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Rebonack

2012-06-02, 04:47 PM

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Flag of Inside, flown over all Remnant and Government Installations

Current Events:

The title is a misnomer, of course. No doubt the moniker of this place was settled on after a brief conversation that started with, 'Wouldn't it be funny if...?'. But now the name has stuck.

But what is this place, you ask?

Inside is everything within the City Walls. As opposed to Outside, which is everything without. This strange, whimsical city seems to be the center of a planar Nexus, a crossing point between all possible worlds. One can find just about anything in this wondrous place, dreams that defy imagination and terrors that freeze the soul. People and whole places are regularly drawn into the Nexus, added to the chaotic melting pot of all possible realities.

And more than a few realities that aren't possible.

The city is surrounded by defensive walls, with an artificially and accidentally created moat outside the walls, a moat that has been diverted into a river-channel for one many bodies of water flowing through Inside. A gap in the walls and a bridge allow for entrance into the city proper, the main gate opening up to welcome newcomers Inside.

Welcome, traveler, to the City of Inside. The only boundaries you find within are the bounds of your own imagination.

Rules, Zones, Streets, and Locations

Rules

1:Please Spoiler any Fanservice in this thread! It is accepted that there will of course be some, and that romance and curtains happen. However, please be courteous to others and spoiler any scene that goes on for a little while, and if it reaches the point, curtain. This is so you can stay within forum rules, as well as letting those uninterested in the scene, pass by. Thank you. :smallsmile:

2:Godmodding is not permissible! As stated in the rules in the FFRP Central Thread, (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166066), godmodding is generally not allowed without permission. If you're shaky on what might be, and what might not be godmodding, please follow the above link.

3:The DOOM-Shield. Inside is currently equipped with a techno-magic shield that mitigates "global" effects to a survivable level. This is to prevent anyone from simply killing all the NPCs, or affecting the entire city. For example, a plot that envelops the entire city in sub-arctic temperatures, will find that the cold isn't as bad as it should be, and survivable.

4:Remnant. Please remember when doing any plots or large events, that even though it has it's own thread, Remnant (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211872), the Inside Police Force and Army, is located in Inside, and may respond to events, or may be asked to respond to them. More information on them will be provided later.

4:All Inside-Wide/Nexus-Wide plots need to be brought up in OOC first! We all want to have the entire city be cast into a frozen wasteland from time to time, but such things need to be brought up in OOC first, to allow players plenty of warning, and so people don't feel like anything is being forced upon them that they don't want to RP.

5:Inside is not Space! Anything involving massive spaceships, meteors, satellites, Lasers From Space, and the like, do not belong in this thread. Few PCs have the ability to fight off an orbital bombardment, so it is considered unfair to be able to call down such things inside Inside. It can be assumed that the Doom Shield prevents such things from occurring. The place for these sorts of things should be in Outside, or another thread all together.

Zones, Streets, and Locations

Please PM Rebonack to have a new location placed in this registry.

Zones:

In the Zone(s): The City of Inside is separated into three socioeconomic zones color-coded for your convenience.

The Blue Zone is upper-class, well to do portions of Inside.

The Grey Zone is the portion of the City that is middle-class. It also includes many commercial and industrial portions of the City.

The Red Zone is the of the City that is degenerate, destitute, or downright dangerous. Sometimes all of the above.

Streets:

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Generic Street? The City of Inside also has a number of Streets. The Streets aren't a street in the literal sense, but rather portions of the City with a particular theme. While one can find anything anywhere in the City there are none the less areas were certain settings predominate.

If you have an idea for a Street feel free to suggest it in the OOC thread. :smallsmile:

Known Streets:

Generic Street: The generically modern setting! Generic Street is perhaps the most plastic of the Streets, displaying a decent mix of all settings, though modern predominates. Generally speaking most locations without a Street name will be found here. The most commonly seen locations here are the Streets and the Slums. Occasionally The Rooftops if someone is feeling daring.

Arkham Street: Spanning 1920s-1940s style sci-fi and horror, Arkham Street is home of such spooky locations as Philip Memorial Library, the haunted Carter House, and Dunwich Park. The more upscale portion of Arkham Street is known as Metropolis Square, a metropolitan area sporting Diesel Punk style robots and rayguns and mad scientists oh my!

Cirrus Street: Cirrus Street is the FUTURE! sci-fi portion of Inside. Most commonly seen are the post-apocalyptic Bombed Out Zone with its never-ending zombie vs Martian vs killbot vs mutant war and the hopeless squalor of the Underhive. In addition to these areas there's also the chrome and glass clad Skyway. Think Jetsons with more foot-paths. Repulser Trams connect the Skyway to other portions of Inside for those not blessed with flying cars.

Market Street: Market Street is the ye olde portion of Inside, complete with bards, fools, open market places, and the occasional damsel in distress. While products of any age can be found in the sprawling street booths everything is done ye olde style-e. If you need a chase scene to crash through a fruit-cart this is the place to do it.

Yellow Dog

At the edge of the city of Inside, a unique street marks the border between the wilderness and the world of men. Two rows of wooden buildings stare at one another from across the sides of a dusty, unpaved street. The dark brown wood is bare, held in place with rough nails, only the occasional brightly painted sign relieving the earth tone monotony. This street is called Yellow Dog, and it is a little mining town right out of the Old West.

Well, not quite right out of the Old West. You see, anything and anyone that has even a little to do with the West comes to Yellow Dog. It doesn't matter what kind of West you're from; a Fantasy West with dragons and demons, a Steampunk West with stompy mechs powered by cloud benching coal furnaces, a Samurai West were a man's sword is as trusted as his six-gun, a post apocalyptic or futuristic West were revolvers come in laser form and the horses are robots; heck, even folks from just the plain old regular West are welcome here, and they don't mind strangers round these parts. This is a place were a gaggle of fur trappers and buffalo hunters haggle with a squid faced merchant about the worth of their haul. This is a street where dwarf and gnome gold miners walk into town, comparing the size of the nuggets they've panned from the rivers as they head towards the saloon. This is a place where you can pass a man dressed like a Union Cavalry Officer talking with a robot cowboy on a steel horse. You can walk down the way and pass a mysterious man who greets you with a "Konnichiwa, pardner.", as his samurai sword rattles lightly against his holstered pistol. Gunslingers, cowpokes, gamblers, bandits, prospectors, pioneers, profiteers, preachers, snake oil salesmen, trappers, hunters, townsfolk, wildmen, and things much weirder all mingle along this dusty lane.

Welcome to Yellow Dog, pilgrim. Enjoy your stay.

Locations:
Azik's Enchantments(Player: Harnel, Grey Zone)

Those in the area will hear a rumbling as the Nexus begins pulling in something larger than just a single person. Reality bends, and the shape of portal opens above a certain street corner. For a sickening moment, nothing happens, but then things start coming out of the portal - all of them are bricks, building up finally to a door and a roof, with tiny windows built in. There's even a large chimney sticking out of the center of this strange, conical building that begins puffing rainbow smoke almost immediately.

A creature steps out the front door, though many wouldn't consider it a creature - He is a warforged, a living golem. Covered in what appears to be adamantine plates, he looks up and down the street, his longcoat catching in the breeze. as it flutters, one can see a multitude of wands, schema, and scrolls all attached to several belts around his waist and upper legs. On his eyes he wears a pair of blue tinted shades, despite his lack of ears, and the metal orbs that serve as his eyes glow green behind these spectacles. He looks up and down the street. He doesn't seem to be particularly disturbed by the change in location, but he does take the time to call out, in a metallic voice:

"Azik's Enchantments is open for business! Come find a potion, a wand, a scroll to fit any need! We have spellbooks for beginners and experts! Weapons of all shapes and sizes, and armor unlike anything you've ever seen! Come find what you're looking for here!"

And then he heads back inside. So much work, so little time. Inside is as strange as outside, with magic trinkets lining the walls on shelves, but all behind the counter, to keep any stupid kid with the idea to steal something from doing so. You can find just about anything magical here, and that which you can't find, Azik the Warforged can make within a more than reasonable timeframe.

Emergency Bunkers

Eight bunker-like structures in a ring-like arrangement at about the midpoint between the walls (or the docks) and the center of the city have been completed.

The interior of each is rather dull, rather befitting a bunker, but there are underground areas beneath the visible bunkers. These are similarly dull and military-styled, but they also act as hospitals.

These are mostly designed with emergencies such as shelling in mind, and are usually closed.

Emergency Clinics
Like the bunkers the clinics are spread through-out the City and are equipped with technology akin to a modern emergency room. Since there's no magical healing available the speed of recovery is going to be noticeably lower than what is available at one of Inside's many temples. However their availability makes them absolutely vital in the application of life-saving care.

Erin's Emporium (Player: The Bushranger, Grey Zone)

Construction Gnomes have been hard at work renovating a small store along one of the various merchantile roads. Well, it was small. Now it's bigger on the inside.

And filled with every sort of weaponry imaginable, from across the multiverse. From blaster carbines to P-90s, surface-to-air missiles to ballistas, zats to nunchucks, they're all here.

Is that a siege crossbow sitting in the corner?

Evolution Industries Headquarters + Factories (Player: Darkcomet, Blue Zone)
The headquarters of the company known as Evolution Electronics and Power is a fairly standard-looking modern-day tower in appearance, not quite reaching the level of skyscraper.

The company owns a large factory nearby, used in production of its MACE units, and potentially other products, should it be desired.

The company also possesses a number of other factories around the city, used for production of weaponry and other military materiel.

Retail outlets for Evolution's products are scattered around the city.

Finders Keepers (Player: Reinholdt)

[Gray Zone]

Sitting right near the edge of the Red Zone, a new shop has opened up. It's a basic looking office, part of a larger building. Out front is a sign,

FINDERS KEEPERS*
We find missing people, kidnapees, deadtime victims and more.

*And no we don't actually keep them. It's just a name.

Inside, is a secretary typing away at a typewriter. She directs customers to wait until their turn, at which point she sends them back to meet the shop owner, one Heinrik Hurtz. He is most clearly not related to any superheroes whatsoever. This is a fact in and of itself, proven clearly by the fact that Heinrik wears glasses.

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Hastings and Sons Mortuary (player: Kid Kris, Grey Zone)
Near one of the older parts of the city sits a large and somewhat dour building of brick and mortar, built in the traditional sense, with a metal plaque by the door that reads (predictably enough):

Hastings and Sons
MORTUARY
For the preparation of the dearly departed.
And indeed, should one go in one should find all the trappings of a conventional mortuary, including several large visitation rooms, run by this guy:

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Though of course, usually without the zombie there.
In recent times however, the true business of the resident Mortician has branched into a more heretical bent, offering certain services to the living impaired (more commonly known as the foul Undead). These start at simple healings and flesh grafts (the flesh occasionally obtained 'legitimately', when a body comes in for cremation and the Mortician gives them an urn full of wood-ash, but usually corpses are obtained through donations from customers or good old fashioned grave-robbing). But services can also range into body part replacement and augmentation for the undead who wishes his creator had seen fight to give him a giant lobster claw or retractable venomous spines, or even full body/flesh reconstruction for the self-conscious lich (or lich in disguise, though making your new flesh look like someone else usually costs extra) or the zombie in his golden years. These customers usually come in through the back door, where there is a plaque listing the full list of services. Though of course some are brazen enough to come through the front door anyway.

((PM if you wish to interact with the Mortician, as Kid Kris may not always check the thread.))

MagMart (Player: Lord Magtok, Blue Zone)
An absurd mash-up of K-Mart, Wall-Mart, Target, and every other vile retail chain, MagMart is staffed by an unswervingly loyal Magbots, lobotomized talking cats that are too brain-dead to know any better, several voodoo spirits, and a pickle jar that everyone insists is a sentient being that only communes with those who truly believe in it.

Here you can find everything from curtains to carpets, macaroni to monkeys on motorcycles, groceries to zombies. The staff is always happy to help (or else), and if you aren't entirely satisfied with your shopping experience, you can pay a small fee to watch the MagMart employee of your choosing get fired out the MagMart complimentary employee morale cannon.

The Misspelled Cemetary (Grey Zone)
It's the rain that makes for the perfect atmosphere.

Since the party left the well lit cobbles lanes of the Market Streets the sky has opened up upon our intrepid band of adventurers with a vengeance. The wind howls through barren trees as the rain descends in sheets. The heavens are split by a ribbon of lightning and a roar of thunder.

A massive cast iron gate surrounds this place of once hallowed ground. Yes, hallowed once but no longer. The earth appears dead. Rotten. A phosphorescent green fog creeping along the ground. Misshapen fungus and molds clinging to crumbling monuments. Corpses exposed on the surface, half-eaten with decay.

The gate creeks open of its own accord as the party nears.

And above the gate, in rusted iron letters, reads:

The Misspelled Cemetary

Needle and Thread (Blue Zone, Player: Artemis97)
On one side of a wide cobblestoned street is a small shop. The sign hanging over the door depicts a simple spool of thread, pierced by a needle. No words were included, as a courtesy to those who could not read, nor were they needed. It was clear from the merchandise displayed in the two large windows on either side of the door that this was a clothing boutique. The right side displayed the latest in women's fashions, dresses and skirts in unique designs, all detailed by hand with beading and embroidery. The left window showed men's clothing, from a beautifully tailored three piece suit, cut from expensive fabrics, to the very best in adventuring style, rugged and sturdy, clearly built to last.

Inside, racks and manequins display more clothing, split down the middle between men's and women's fashions. The back wall held rolls of fabric, some plain, others with obviously magical properties. A large, three-sided mirror sits in the back corner, next to a small changing stall. On the other side is a small counter holding a cash register, behind that the door that led to a small workroom.

The Needle and Thread is a clothing shop specializing in custom tailoring and specialty designs. It is owned and operated by Lillith Rock, and the kindly fiendish woman can usually be found behind the counter, or working on orders in the back workroom.

Pontius' Custom Constructs (Player: Earl of Purple, Grey Zone)
The caravan of 6 wagons (I never said 3! Well, I did, but still.) arrives at a warehouse, previously for sale. The gnomes lead the golems and other constructs inside, and get to work. The warehouse has an open yard at the main entrance, and several golems, like crude figures of worked stone or wood, stand in the yard. A gnome wearing an apron over smart-yet-practical artesan's clothes and puts a sign up.

Pontius's Custom Constructs
Golems of Any Material* at Unbelievably Low Prices!!!**
You Won't Find a Golem, Gargoyle, Guardian or Homonculus Cheaper!!***
Come Now and Buy 1 Get 1 Full Price!!!****

*Flesh has an additional charge. **Define 'low'. ***Except at our competitors. ****Terms and conditions apply.

Sanctuary Fortress of Zoemaytare (Player: Rebonack, Red Zone)

Like so many other prominent buildings in Town, or not so prominent buildings for that matter, this place seemed to pop up out of nowhere over night.

Buildings are like mushrooms in Town. Probably spread via spores, too.

Regardless, here it is. A rather sizable campus marble hewn from the mountains some distance away. Carved and hauled here near the edge of the slums where they were no doubt assembled. Though... no one can quite place a finger on when this happened.

Though the buildings aren't of only cold hard stone, no. There are timbers as well. Not what one might expect, however. They seem almost organic. As though they had grown into place rather than being hewn.

Oddness aside, the temple is arranged in a rather interesting fashion. Several concentric wall and courtyards ending in a central temple.

The outer wall is lower than the rest, each tier of the temple built onto higher ground like a wedding cake. Each wall is topped with a roof supported on the inside by pillars, creating a sheltered walkway. The exact use of these porches depends on the section of the temple one happens to be in.

Anyone is allowed entry through the first wall and into the first court, the Court of Meeting. Beyond the second wall only worshipers of Zoemaytare are allowed admittance to the second court, the Court of the Blessed. Beyond the third wall only the priests are allowed, where they carry out holy rituals within the temple itself.

The Court of Meeting is dedicated to service of those the worshipers of Zoemaytare dwell among. Food is prepared for the hungry here and given out without expectation of recompense. Those without a place to lay their head are allowed to sleep within the porch. The grounds beyond the porch are devoted to a wondrous garden boasting vibrancy and spectacular color. This are is always comfortably warm and brimming with life. Wounds heal faster as the body is refreshed. Undead creatures will find that remaining here is decidedly uncomfortable.

The sky above the temple seems to be perpetually clear, filled with pleasant sunlight in the day and cloaked with gossamer stars at night. Benches are set up here and there, under trees with hanging branches and above fragrant shrubbery. A lively stream flows endlessly in a circuit about the Court, spilling into several larger pools and meandering up a small outcrop of stone before cascading back down the other side.

This section of the temple is tended by members of the faith. Not priests, though devote. They can be found tending the garden and serving warm food. When in service to the temple these devotees wear a white linen ephod bearing the symbol of a willow tree, ornately rendered in blue thread. They'll be more than happen to answer any questions. Priests tend to have stricter ceremonial garb, including a blue tunic and white robe in addition to the ephod.

Welcome, traveler. May you be more blessed when you leave than when you came.

New information that isn't readily noticeable at first glance at the temple will be added here.

The temple grounds are protected by a dampening field that blocks unauthorized teleporation and dimensional shifting. The place is something of a fortress after all. Being able to pop in and out at will would defeat the purpose.

Zoemaytare isn't a god of (fill in the black) but rather the patron and protector of her people. As such, her domain, if she even has one, is over all that her people do. The people in question are collectively known as the Zoeos, and this particular temple is their first major venture into Town. At present their stated goal is to set up trade relations and aid the city. This is ministered through the temple on account of the Zoeos government being a theocracy.

It just so happens that there's a dungeon under the temple, though the entrance to it is well hidden.

NPCs thus far:

Potentate of the temple: the head priest and administrator. He has yet to be seen 'on screen' though he has been referred to.

Regent Zachius: And elderly human with a coppery complexion and deep-set wrinkles, the sort of face one expects of a person who has spent a great deal of time in the sun smiling. He's a kind old fellow who is in charge of the Court of Meeting.

Regent Stephen: A younger human who smells rather distinctly of wolf. He's in charge of the dungeons of the temple and seems to be a rather caring and compassionate fellow. It's his job to bring the cases of prisoners before the Potentate.

Regent Thadeus: One of the priests who aids in minor upkeep in the temple proper. He usually isn't seen outside the temple and since his position doesn't put him in much contact with the common folk he tends to be somewhat aloof and judgmental. Also happens to be an elf. Those snooty elves!

Bognus Thundershield: a lay dwarf that operates the temple's teleporter, primarily from Trog's. Though people can be 'ported in from elsewhere as well. While it isn't commonly known, this device can send people over rather long distances, though it's somewhat inaccurate when doing so. Bognus is a bit gruff, though generally good natured. He speaks with a thick Scottish Dwarven accent.

St. Guinevere's Sanatorium for Lunatics and Object Seekers (Player: Anyone, Gray Zone)
This insane asylum exists for people questing after Objects from the Holders Mythos. Anyone can run an Object quest, but please look at the community agreed guidelines first (http://tinyurl.com/5w42x5c) as it helps keep things consistent.

If you want to use the Sanatorium for other uses, feel free, but expect it to be a house of unspeakable horrors. :smalltongue:

The Temple of Dalachrech (Player: Earl of Purple, Grey Zone)
The first room entered is a foyer. On the walls are red drapes with silver, two-tailed scorpions embroidered on to them, and next to the door is an ornate font. The granite font stands about waist height, and is a plinth with a bowl of unholy water. Winding around the font are carved centipedes. A door away from this chamber leads to the main prayer hall. This room also has drapes with the two-tailed scorpion device on the walls, and a red velvet carpet flanked by wooden pews leads to an altar at the far end. The altar is covered with red velvet, with a gold statue and red candles placed upon it. The statue depicts a demon with a centipede's body, a scorpion's tail with spinnerets next to the sting, a stag beetle's head and the claws of a praying mantis.

This is a hidden location in the Grey Zone. Please PM Earl of Purple if you wish to interract there. The Temple is now open to the public.

Trollfinger, Ironpick & Greencheek, Mining & Engineering (Player: Morty, Blue Zone)
A run-down building near Trog's Tavern was bought by three goblin enterpreneurs with a large crew and now houses their mining and engineering company. Everyone who needs something dug, built, repaired or blown up is welcome.

Warwick Works (player: happyturtle, Grey Zone)
In the industrial area, a building is rented and has a new sign put out front.

W
Warwick Works

The building itself consists of a small office area in front and warehouses in back. There is no indication of what sort of business this is, but a certain cyborg with a satellite might recognize the logo and name.

Witch Which's Wish Shop (Grey, Player: Haruki-kun)

Welcome. If you have stepped into this store, it is because you have a wish.

The store is big, ancient and beautiful. It has a large garden with colorful flowers, a pond with fish and running water, and chirping birds. This is the outside of the store. The inside, however, is, to put it simply, gloomy. There’s burning candles and incense everywhere. From the hall where you enter you are led off into a side room with a low table and cushions around it. A tall, masked and unnamed stranger brings tea and snacks to the guests. The Witch sits opposite and rarely ever moves.

RULES (OOC):
This is a Wish shop. Your character will only enter this shop if he has a wish. Whether the wish is granted or not is a different issue.
Witch Which is in charge of the shop and will grant wishes to everyone who asks, regardless of intent or alignment, as long as the appropriate price is paid. Under certain conditions:

Condition one: Witch Which will not haggle. She couldn’t lower a price or overcharge even if she wanted to. A balance must be kept in order for the wish to be granted.

Condition two: When a Wish directly affects another player’s character in a way that would be considered godmodding, the other player must agree first.

Condition three: The Witch may not reject any wish unless the price is too high to be paid. Wishes to take a life or to destroy the world, for example, carry a price higher than anyone can pay. ANYONE.

Condition Four: The Witch will never engage in battle. Be glad. The Witch is the very definition of True Neutral.

Condition Five: The store is not hard to access; in fact, there’s a big sign outside and everything. However, the store’s grounds exist in a special separate dimension, protecting it from anything that could destroy it, up to and including plot.

Condition Six: Haruki-kun reserves the right to alter the conditions if he feels they’re causing problems such as godmodding or similar issues.

(Haruki-Kun wishes for a PM to be sent to him upon someone entering the shop so he knows about it.)

Inside's Defenses, Remnant, and The Council

Defenses

As stated above, the city of Inside is defended by the Walls, Moat and DOOM-Shield, but it is also defended by a more "mundane" force field that can be called upon in times of need, as well as a number of more conventional defensive capabilities, nearly all of which are manned and controlled by Remnant(Controlled for the most part by Wolfbane). These include things from Emergency Bunkers, Relief Stations, Anti-Aircraft Cannon, and the like.

Remnant

As stated before, Remnant is Inside's police force, army, and main defensive body. It is made up of the remains of what was once the Acronymian Empire, and consists of hundreds of men, women, and machines, both soldier and civilian, sacrificing their daily lives and time to make sure the city of Inside is relatively safe for it's citizens. There are Remnant Outposts all throughout the city, with the main HQ in Blue Zone, and less Outposts in Red Zone. These can be reached fairly easily, and allow people to report crimes, turn in criminals, collect bounties, and even ask to be recruited. Remnant controls most of Inside's defenses, but also controls Rapid Response Units capable of stopping fires, providing emergency medical aide, and even disaster relief to clean up debris and fix buildings and roads damaged by the day to day events of Inside.

Squads of Remnants patrol the streets "every so often" and should anyone need one, can interact with them(Please PM Wolfbane upon doing so, however).

As a note, Low-Level Remnants can be Godmodded! They can be assumed to fight the fires that pop up, but can also be asked to provide basic information. This also means that they can be bribed for less well-known information such as someone's name and rank, or to look the other way for a small crime, such as theft. Anything more, please PM Wolfbane to let him know, in case there is something that needs clarified. The Remnants can be godmodded to be killed on occasion, but if it happens too fast, too often, Wolfbane may step in and RP it out. Once again, please PM Wolfbane if you plan on killing a Remnant NPC.

What is NOT Godmoddable:

-Getting Security Codes
-Accessing Secure Areas
-Killing off more than one or two NPCs at a time, or killing a Named Remnant NPC/PC
-Stealing Identities
-Destroying Remnant facilities

It is not impossible for these to happen, but with proper warning provided to Wolfbane, it can be RP'd out and attempted. However, it should be noted that only Low-Ranking Remnants can be Godmodded in this way.

Council

The Council (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195380) is the "ruling" body of Inside. A small group of individuals reside on it, and decide Inside Policy. People can go here for diplomatic relations, trials, or other activities that may concern dealing with an actual government instead of a police force or army.

happyturtle

2012-06-02, 04:56 PM

Bakery

Master Dahl's Bakery

The demon frowns, "Come on, it's not going to happen for real! It's just lying to us. It was really easy to find it anyway. No one was there." In the room at least. "If it had been like, cursed, why wait all this time huh? Why not have bugs eat me when I touched it? You're just scared." Hekta says, smiling at Elias.

"Being scared of dangerous things is sensible. Besides, you gave it to me for the food, so it's my decision what to do with it. And this is the only way I'll go flying with you and Kashi." Elias thinks that last point will be convincing to her.

Morty

2012-06-02, 05:57 PM

[Soul Quest - Warehouse]

What!? No!! Gawker begins to squirm more, then reaches for Sophie, anywhere he can, to try to pull her off him. It's mine! You can't steal my power!

He begins fighting desperately, and dirty. He may even try to bite her, if he can.

Sophie tries to hold him down with all her strength. If necessary, she'll shout: Stop! Which of course comes with the supernatural compulsion to do just that for a moment.

Chaotic Bob

2012-06-02, 06:13 PM

[Ice Rink]

Reinholdt nods at Bobbie, before looking at Arel. All those vines and she can't get up? "You'll probably be really good at balancing." Reinholdt says as he goes to help her up. Then again, as a catboy, he is pretty good himself.

[Ice Rink]

The vines leave her a bit unbalanced in the back. She can compensate for it pretty easily. Not so easily when she's trying to stand with skates, though. If only she had something to pull herself up with.

Thankfully Rein is there to provide help. Once on her feet she's not going to stop clinging to Reinholdt's arm. "How the heck are you supposed to stand with these things?"

If Bobbie was with the two, she'd probably cheerfully shout something along the lines of "By moving, silly!" then zoom away.

But, as she is in the rink instead, she's doing some lazy laps around the rink, reacquainting herself with her skates.
Her idea of lazy might involve spinning.
"Wheeeeee!"

Shadowcaller

2012-06-02, 06:56 PM

Bakery

"Fine, we'll go back to the stupid temple then." She says with a pout. "But I get to fly Kashi."

Slii Arhem

2012-06-02, 07:15 PM

Master Dahl's Bakery

Pfft, no one flies Kashi, Kashi flies people. The big dragon sticks his tongue out at Hekta briefly, and then decides that isn't nearly childish enough and follows it up by spitting a coin at her forehead.

That never gets old.

happyturtle

2012-06-02, 07:19 PM

Master Dahl's Bakery

Elias goes to the kitchen and gets some rope. "Here. Tie this around the bag." he says, giving it to Hekta. He isn't getting any closer to that idol than he has to.

Shadowcaller

2012-06-02, 08:00 PM

Master Dahl's Bakery

"Hey!" Hekta exclaims as she get's hit by a coin. She frowns and sticks her out her tongue back at Kashi before quickly turning to Elias.

"Um, okay." The demons replies and then does what he ordered. No use arguing really.

Lex-Kat

2012-06-02, 08:14 PM

[Soul Quest- Warehouse]

"Sorry!" Mikani apologises to Sallianne. Racing after the pixie, and soon arriving with her at the blackened door!

Where she races up, barely slowing, bounces on one leg for leverage, and kicks out with the other, dead center on the door. :smalleek:

That's...one pretty powerful kick for such a small girl. :smalleek:

The door is kicked in. If Mikani rushes in immediately, she may find a door swinging back into her, as the door bounces back.

Well if it tries to zap her as she goes through the first boxes, I imagine the boxes take the blow. Though I don't really know what the zap is comprised of so can't say fully what's what.

But it quickly dawns on Irene that she'll never make it before the robot gets all trigger happy on her and doubles back around briefly to make the robot go the other way before trying to sink straight down into the floor.

Maybe this way she can just float under everything to reach the gawker.

Sophie tries to hold him down with all her strength. If necessary, she'll shout: Stop! Which of course comes with the supernatural compulsion to do just that for a moment.

The Gawker stops struggling. He doesn't look happy. No not one bit.

Irene has successfully evaded the guardian robot, for now. She's able to come up from the floor in front of Sophie and Gawker.

billtodamax

2012-06-02, 08:26 PM

KerfuffleMach2

2012-06-02, 08:59 PM

[Theater Plot]

Demon Queen looks back to the civilians for a moment. She's glad they got the picture. Now, she just needs to get them out of the building...

And then the stage explodes with robo-suits. Demon Queen stares open-mouthed for a moment, then swears loudly. She looks to Shirke. Get these people outta here. I'm gonna help take out those things.

If Shrike protests, Demon Queen will point to the black sunburst that has appeared on her forehead since the battle started. I gotta kill something. All this fighting is getting to me. And I'd rather it be one of those guys then some innocent.

And with that, Demon Queen will move into range to tip the nearest guy backwards. She could probably lift and throw him, but she doesn't want to use all her energy up. Defending the civilians took more out of her than she thought it would.

Slii Arhem

2012-06-02, 09:05 PM

Master Dahl's Bakery

Kashi waits patiently until the two tell him what he has to do in his part of this. Obviously he has to fly them and the idol somewhere, but he has no idea where.

He also looks around for more stuff to eat, but finds nothing. Looks like he'll have to come back tomorrow night.

happyturtle

2012-06-02, 11:37 PM

Master Dahl's Bakery >> Dragonback >> The Skies?

"Okay, I guess we go outside and... climb onto the dragon?"

Elias is still pretty hesitant about this, but he thinks it's the right thing to do. He waits until the pair go out, locks the bakery back up, and will climb up onto Kashi after Hekta does. He lets Hekta handle the rope and sack. He doesn't think Hekta will get cursed more than she already is by it, and he doesn't want to get cursed himself.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 02:11 AM

Swinub get back, Chinchou take the hit. Swinub disappears from Phanish's path, with Chinchou flashing in, before being bounced back slightly by the hit.

Put him down, Chinchou. Water Pulse. A wave of water rockets forward from Chinchou's mouth, emitting a high pitched and insistent noise, flying straight towards Phanish.

[Pokemon Gym]

The Phanpy has had enough. Between the recoil of his own attack, and the following blast of water, he is knocked out.

"You did good, Phanish. Return." Becca replaces Phanish's pokeball at her belt. "Okay, Shroomy, you know what to do." The Shroomish waddles forward and leads with a cloud of energy sapping cloud of spores.

Zefir

2012-06-03, 02:37 AM

[SRW Plot: Intuder Alert!]

((SerphIvanXin123 that isn't nice from you. You split the groupe and as far as I read Red and Mark walked for at least half an hour or more while in the other part not even secounds past. If you know that the groups actions will cause something by the other you have to WAIT. Posting order:

SerphIvanXin123
Bookboy
Zefir
Third Emperor))
(Pre Shutdown)
Mia uses her staff on MDM. His hand suddendly changes into a Laser Canon. Mis still hides behind MDM who rais the weapon at the turrets, trying to find a line of fire to hit more than on, if possible. The Laser should be able to pass through the turrets and cause a hughe amount of damage. Assuming it explodes while hitting the floor.

(After Shutdown)
Since the weapon has a high reload time MDM won't be able to shoot again. Mia looks at the security system and just shrigs when they shut down. As MArk appears Mia will look after the wounded, mainly MDM first. Her shield against the scan is stil up.

billtodamax

2012-06-03, 02:39 AM

Asha'man

2012-06-03, 02:54 AM

Shadowcaller

2012-06-03, 09:30 AM

Master Dahl's Bakery >> Dragonback >> The Skies?

Hekta follows along and climbs up on Kashi's back, giving the dragon a suspicions glance as she do so. He wasn't going to to spit more coins at her was he?

"Okay, let's just fly there and be done with it." She says and then yawns loudly. "Getting sleepy."

Slii Arhem

2012-06-03, 09:58 AM

Gullara

2012-06-03, 10:33 AM

Pokemon Gym

Thunder Wave. Patrick says, squinting at the cloud of spores. Oh, crap. The spores begin to settle over Chinchou as it fires of a weak bolt of lightning designed to paralyse.

Patrick rubs his chin and mutters to himself. Do I even get to use paralyz heal if they don't have a badge? I think I only get potions.

[Pokemon Gym]

Shrommy get zapped with the electricity, and his already not particularly fast movement is slowed further.

"Come on, Shroomy! Seed him!" The Shroomish wastes no time in following her command and fires a seed at Chinchou.

Reinholdt

2012-06-03, 10:50 AM

[Ice Rink]

The vines leave her a bit unbalanced in the back. She can compensate for it pretty easily. Not so easily when she's trying to stand with skates, though. If only she had something to pull herself up with.

Thankfully Rein is there to provide help. Once on her feet she's not going to stop clinging to Reinholdt's arm. "How the heck are you supposed to stand with these things?"

If Bobbie was with the two, she'd probably cheerfully shout something along the lines of "By moving, silly!" then zoom away.

But, as she is in the rink instead, she's doing some lazy laps around the rink, reacquainting herself with her skates.
Her idea of lazy might involve spinning.
"Wheeeeee!"

Ice Rink

"It's like a bicycle. You need to keep momentum in order to balance on them." Reinholdt would show her, but she's clinging fairly tight and she's errr... heavier than she used to be.
>>

Anyways, Rein's making quite an effort just to not send them both crashing to the ground.

[Soul Quest- Warehouse]

The Gawker stops struggling. He doesn't look happy. No not one bit.

Irene has successfully evaded the guardian robot, for now. She's able to come up from the floor in front of Sophie and Gawker.

Soul Quest

Irene quickly tries to suck the soul bit out of Gawker. Maybe Mikani can distract the giant robot only doing its job!

Gullara

2012-06-03, 11:30 AM

[Ice Rink]

"I've never rode a bike either." Arel reminds him and laughs a little. "Okay, maybe just let me get balanced..." She spreads her legs out a bit further and shifts her vines forward. When she feels like she's not going to topple over, she'll let go of Rein's arm, and actually stay upright! Moving might be another issue altogether.

Reinholdt

2012-06-03, 11:32 AM

[Ice Rink]

That's ok. I'm sure she can ice skate by standing perfectly still outside the actual rink. :smalltongue:

"Good!" Reinholdt says. He takes a moment to find his own balance after she lets go, then starts walking carefully towards the rink. If anything, he needs to at least get to the door to hold it open for Arel.

happyturtle

2012-06-03, 02:11 PM

Dragonback

"Hey!" Elias pinches Hekta's arm. :smallmad: "No falling asleep. You have to tell Kashi where we're going."

Gullara

2012-06-03, 02:41 PM

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-03, 02:48 PM

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 04:18 PM

[The Gatehouse]

In comes Winifred!

Probably followed by Kitty the Kitsune who Rebo is certain Becca named.

As Freddie comes around the corner heading toward the place she was told to meet this guy with the information on the other Huldra she immediately turns on the ball of her heel and ducks back behind the gatehouse.

Why?

"Oh Emperor's mercy it's an Inquisitor!"

Should Kitty glance around the corner she'll probably notice a guy in a cardinal red uniform with a really snazzy hat.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 05:11 PM

[The Gatehouse]

Kitty peers at Winifred. "A what?" She turns her attention to the Inquisitor. "He has a nice hat." She picks at her teeth idly, not looking all that concerned.

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 05:19 PM

[The Gatehouse]

He DOES have a nice hat.

Though Winifred isn't terribly concerned about that right now. "An Inquisitor!" she replies. "They hunt discord. Like Huldra! If he spots me I'll be in major trouble."

Major trouble is pretty awful.

Winifred would like to avoid trouble if at all possible.

"I'm going to head back out. I guess you can keep exploring the city if you-"

"I'm sorry m'lady," comes a rather polite voice from behind. "But I'm afraid I'll have to insist that you keep your appointment with Inquisitor Thomas."

Should Kitty turn around she'll find that their path of escape has been blocked off by a dragon of all things! A big black almost metallic looking dragon roughly the size of a large horse!

Gullara

2012-06-03, 05:37 PM

[The Gatehouse]

Kitty whirls around and freezes. Her eyes go wide. "We might already be in trouble." She takes a step back, ready to bolt if the dragon makes any sudden movements.

Halae

2012-06-03, 05:49 PM

[Inside The Mech]

"I just got here myself. God must have put us here so we may help each other." Shina theorizes. "We are seem to be lost here after all." She pauses. "So what's the last thing you remember?"[Inside The Mech]

"The last thing I remember is a routine mission. Disable some rebel vehicles and then go home to get paid, but as I was getting back into my hangar there was a white flash all around and I ended up losing power, despite my generator being fine. Then I showed up here with most of my mech's systems fried." Michael is a bit grumpy about this, obviously. He doesn't like the fact that he's going to have to repair his equipment.

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 05:58 PM

[The Gatehouse]

It looks like they're already in trouble.

Winifred's shoulders slump as she heads toward the Inquisitor. The dragon will follow close behind.

"Inquisitor Thomas, it would appear as though your trap was successful," the Ebony demi-dragon speaks up as he drops down on his haunches.

The Inquisitor doesn't reply.

Just leaning up against that post. Hat pulled down over his eyes.

Looking all cool.

Eerr...

Is he snoring?

The demi-dragon sighs, rises to his hind legs, walks over to the Inquisitor, and punches down into the top of his head.

*snort!* "OHTHRONEIWASN'T SLEEPING!" the man yells quite loudly, glancing around with blurry eyes before his gaze settles on Winifred and Kitty. He then adjusts his had and smiles! "Ah! Ladies! What a pleasant surprise!"

Guy sounds very laid back and friendly. Not the sort of person one should be terrified of. And Winifred is clearly terrified of him. "I figured that if I put out word that another Huldra was skulking about I might catch the attention of one trying to play the hero. Now... which one of you is Fredrick..."

He then reaches into his pocket, pulls out some powdered herbs, and blows a handful of the stuff over Freddie and Kitty.

Freddie instantly reverts to her natural shape. Would imagine Kitty probably doesn't. Huge blue and black fox, back covered in gnarled bark. Four tails fanned out behind him and a pair of curving horns on her head.

"Dear me! Four tails already? Haven't you been busy."

Shadowcaller

2012-06-03, 06:08 PM

The Skies!

It would be kind of hard for him to spit coins at her while she's on his back, but Kashi has proven capable of trickshots before, so Hekta is right to be on her toes.

Still, there's on major problem. Kashi has no idea where this temple is, and the only person who does can't understand him, and is getting sleepy.

So before he takes off, he sweats out another slip of silver parchment to Elias from between the scales where the boy sits.

"Ask Hekta where we're going please, or tell her to give me directions."

Dragonback

"Hey!" Elias pinches Hekta's arm. :smallmad: "No falling asleep. You have to tell Kashi where we're going."

[Dragonback]

"Yeah, yeah, you always worry about me too much."[/FONT] Hekta replies with a glare at at Elias. "Just go... forward a bit. I'll show you."

[Inside The Mech]

"I remember a white flash too. Maybe it was God who did it? He sometimes works it mysterious ways. Perhaps there is some greater purpose to why you are here?" Shina suggests gently. More of an comfort really.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 06:10 PM

[The Gatehouse]

Kitty sputters a bit and waves a hand in front of her face. Bleh, she frowns at the Inquisitor. "What's your problem? She never did anything wrong."

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 06:28 PM

[The Gatehouse]

"Ah, you can vouch for 'her' then?" Inquisitor Thomas replies in a tone that suggests this is a wonderful thing that Kitty should be proud of!

Freddie's eyes go wide! "No! She can't vouch for me! I just met her, she's innocent and has nothing to do with me. I hardly even know her."

"Mm..." the Inquisitor rubs his chin in thought. "Might have to ask her a few questions just to be sure," he then turns his attention to Kitty and asks three questions in a very stern and demanding voice!

"What! Is your name?"

"What! Is your quest?"

"What! Is your favorite color?"

Halae

2012-06-03, 06:29 PM

[Inside the Mech]

"If there is, it doesn't stop it from being a pain in the ass. Honestly, if this was some divine will or something it could have at least left my machine in working order."

Gullara

2012-06-03, 06:40 PM

[The Gatehouse]

Kitty didn't expect some kind of Spanish Inquisition. "Um..." Those are odd questions. "My name's Kitty. I have no idea what my quest is. And my favorite colour is blue."

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 06:48 PM

[The Gatehouse]

"In which case I proclaim you GUILTY!" the Inquisitor replies, pointing a finger at Kitty. "Guilty of wearing that nice dress with no undergarments. You might give young men impious thoughts. And you should find out what your quest is. Everybody should have one."

Freddie seems totally baffled by this guy's behavior. He seems nothing like any Inquisitor the Huldra had ever heard of.

"Now then. Can you tell me what happened to Templar Gregoire?" Thomas asks.

Freddie looks quite uncomfortable at this point. "He stabbed me in the gut to make me become a Huldra faster. Then some sort of giant showed up. It fought with Gregoire and killed him. I used an object I had found here in the Nexus to capture my soul before it could escape."

Gullara

2012-06-03, 06:55 PM

[The Gatehouse]

"...Huh?" What's up with this guy? She listens to the two of them wondering what the heck's going on. And she also makes note to aquire undergarments. Clothes are complicated sometimes.

Shadowcaller

2012-06-03, 07:13 PM

[Inside the Mech]

"Perhaps it is a test? You're used to doing everything inside this vehicle aren't you? Just as I was used to have a body just like your vehicle. Maybe there is a lesson in this somewhere."

Reinholdt

2012-06-03, 07:14 PM

[Ice Rink]

Arel carefully walks toward the door, trying to keep steady. "Thanks." She says gratefully as she goes through the door. She stops before the actual ice. "I have no idea how I'm not going to fall flat on my face."

[Ice Rink]

"You probably will a lot at first. Just try to keep moving forward." Reinholdt knows he's not going to fare too much better, really.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 07:31 PM

Halae

2012-06-03, 07:40 PM

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 07:42 PM

[The Gatehouse]

No doubt shenanigans of some kind.

"So you're a Huldra with your human soul AND four tails already?" the Templar asks. This is kind of a silly question to ask since Freddie clearly has four tails.

"Yes..." she replies, ears drooping a bit as his eyes drop to the ground.

"Mmm... I told the Bishop that it was a poor idea to assign you to Gregoire. The boy was far too impatient. Now he's dead and you can't be leashed anymore. What, or rather who, have you been eating?"

At that Freddie looks up, her expression a bit more hopeful. "Ghosts. I've been eating ghosts. The Nexus is infested with them. The few living people I've eaten where all scoundrels of the worst kinds. Thieves and murderers. All were trying to harm the innocent people of the city."

"And when Templar Gregoire was killed, did you eat him as well?"

The Huldra winces at that and falls silent.

"Mm... I see. That will be a bit damning when the Bishop is deciding what will be done with you. But in the mean time there's another Huldra that needs to be put down. Before I take you back to Ironkeep for judgment I would like you to accompany myself and my cohorts for the purpose of its destruction."

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-03, 07:55 PM

Arkham Hospital

"East. Let's go eastways." 'cause northways has tentacle-torso and Oliver could definitely do without ever running into those again.

Unless anyone objects Oliver will lead the way, keeping a very close eye out for nasty things hiding in the walls or crawling on the ceiling or just lurking in wait. Having run into two seemingly insurmountable foes in as many rooms, he's adopted a more cautious approach than his usual 'kick the down the door then kick down the monsters" tactic.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 09:23 PM

[The Gatehouse]

Kitty frowns. How can she help out her new friend? Maybe she can get her away from the inquisitor sometime, but she'd need to be around then to do that... "I'll come too." The kitsune says suddenly. Hopefully this doesn't go horribly.

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 09:42 PM

[Arkham Hospital]

Through the east door!

Winifred nods to the others before opening it up and heading through!

On the other side? A hallway. Possibly of doom. The of doom part is supported when a massive rotting hand with an eye in the palm reaches through one wall and smashes Winifred into the other.

Ouch!

[Gatehouse]

At this the Inquisitor raises an eyebrow! "Oh, will you now?" he replies in a tone usually reserved for using with people who just announced that they will accompany their friends to the beach. "And what makes you think you can contribute to this little hunt?"

Gullara

2012-06-03, 09:54 PM

[Gatehouse]

Kitty neglects to point out that she cold probably kicks his butt. Mostly because she probably couldn't and that would be a bad idea. So instead she holds up her hand and wills a few small orbs of white fire into existence around it. "I can handle myself." She says with a smirk.

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 10:09 PM

[The Gatehouse]

"Can you now? Well," the Inquisitor shrugs. "Who am I to argue with a lady? Alright then everyone. We have a soul-eating demon fox to kill."

The dragon will take up position behind the little group whilst Thomas leads the way. Making sure no one runs off!

Freddie will lean toward Kitty and whisper, "This is going to be really dangerous. And I hardly even know you. Are you sure you want to come?"

SUDDENLY!

A sooty little imp with a hotdog in his arms comes running into the midst of the party! And goes right under Kitty's dress in the process. As he darts out from under her he sneers, "Hey toots! Great view from down here!"

The dragon growls at the perverse little imp. "Do not dishonor ladies in my presence, Wiggums. Or I'll stuff you in your jar again."

Gullara

2012-06-03, 10:16 PM

[The Gatehouse]

"Yeah su-" Kitty yelps as the imp scoots under her dress. She hates dresses so much. So much. She bares her pointy teeth at him. "You little creep." The little balls of foxfire that were dancing around her hands are now suddenly flying at the imp's feet and legs.

billtodamax

2012-06-03, 10:51 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Shrommy get zapped with the electricity, and his already not particularly fast movement is slowed further.

"Come on, Shroomy! Seed him!" The Shroomish wastes no time in following her command and fires a seed at Chinchou.
Pokemon Gym
Confuse Ray. Patrick says, frowning. Chinchou - although slowed by the spores - manages to fire off several bright yellow orbs that fly out towards Shroomy and swirl about him in distracting and confusing patterns.

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 10:57 PM

[Streets]

The imp gets foxfired!

He sniggers in a rather nasty fashion, dancing around the flames and gnawing on his hot-dog. What a horrible little creature.

The dragon growls at him to stay in line. Seems the Inquisitor's steed doesn't much care for the imp either.

Freddie scowls at the thing. "That's a Boggart," s/he says. "And they're terrible. Every single one of them."

Every.

Single.

One.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 11:22 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Oh dear, that is confusing. "Use absorb!" Becca calls, but Shroomy doesn't seem to hear. Instead he fires another leech seed... in the wrong direction. Becca has to dive to the ground to avoid it.

[Streets]

Almost as an after though, Kitty launches a ball of foxfire at the hot dog, hopefully burning it to a crisp. "He's not really with you guys, is he?" She's already regretting this.

billtodamax

2012-06-03, 11:28 PM

Pokemon Gym

Chinchou, good job, get back here. Patrick calls out, and Chinchou disappears leaving the seeds to drain away nothing.
Swinub, let's finish this thing off. Ice Shard it. He says, Swinub bursting forth and firing a sharp chunk of ice at blistering speed towards Shroomy.

Asha'man

2012-06-03, 11:31 PM

SRW Plot- Intruder Alert

The turrets and gunners might stop. The triplets won't.

What with the smoke and all they can't really see the shutdown occur. One might suppose the sudden lack of bullets flying everywhere would be a dead giveaway, but it isn't, largely because in the confusion they're hitting each other as often as not and assuming it's the turrets still firing at them. So they keep firing back, sending lead flying in every direction vaguely categorizable as 'forward'.

When the smoke finally clears and they're left slumped against the walls, out of breath, out of ammo, covered in aching bruises from being shot so many times yet still laughing with bloodthirsty joy, only then do they realize what just happened.

And then they really start laughing.

Grantz sees the triplets and the chaos they caused.
"Is it just me or are you three nuts?"
He sees the hologram of Mark and Red. He also sees Mia shield herself from being scanned.
"I guess I'll test this out. Name Grantz and rank Visitor."
The machine starts to scan him and replies.
"Analyzed. Grantz upgrading rank to Lieutenant first grade, assigned to PT unit command."
Grantz scratches his head.
"Ok, I don't think I'm hurt. But I have no Idea what my rank means."

Arkham Hospital

"East. Let's go eastways." 'cause northways has tentacle-torso and Oliver could definitely do without ever running into those again.

Unless anyone objects Oliver will lead the way, keeping a very close eye out for nasty things hiding in the walls or crawling on the ceiling or just lurking in wait. Having run into two seemingly insurmountable foes in as many rooms, he's adopted a more cautious approach than his usual 'kick the down the door then kick down the monsters" tactic.

Grantz just follows Oliver while surrounded by his demons for protection. He did not want to accidentally attract any undue attention. The GM might just troll him again, but he had no Idea what a GM was or why it had to be a troll.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 11:33 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Shroomy gets smacked by a shard of ice, but he's far from finished yet. He seems to be able to focus after that hit. He emits another thick, paralyzing cloud of spores in Swinub's direction.

billtodamax

2012-06-03, 11:38 PM

Pokemon Gym

Keep it up buddy. Patrick says, as Swinub launches another shard of ice at Shroomy, the spores settling into its fur and paralysing it.

Gullara

2012-06-03, 11:47 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Ouch, those super effective attacks are hurting. Shroomy can't take much more of this. The pokemon has enough energy for one more attack in him at least. Shroomy sends another kind of spore at his opponent, this kind intending to drain Swinub's energy and transfer it back to Shroomy.

billtodamax

2012-06-03, 11:51 PM

Pokemon Gym

Come on Swinub, one more. Ice Shard him. The now familiar shard begins to form above Swinub, but it twitches, and the shard drops. The spores settle over him and drain him considerably.

Rebonack

2012-06-03, 11:53 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring looks utterly disinterested in the fight. Not only are these Pokemon not fighting to the death they aren't putting nearly enough spirit into the battle! What a crazy boring world he found himself flung into.

[Streets]

"Unfortunately, yes," the dragon replies in a rather flat tone. "Since the others have been introduced I may as well follow suit. I am Zaaldunvah Bastion, knight of the Inquisition and steed of the noble Inquisitor Thomas."

Seems kind of weird that a dragon would be a knight.

The Boggart gets his hot dog incinerated. He gives Kitty a rather sour look but otherwise doesn't react.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 12:40 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

"Good job, Shroomy! Hit him again!" Shroomy goes to do just that, waddling toward Swinub and releasing more spores. That is, until he trips and falls flat on his face. His confusion hadn't quite worn off yet.

[Streets]

Kitty gives the boggart a satisfied smirk. Serves him right. "Nice to meet you I guess. So what're we doing now?" She doesn't know the first thing about what she volunteered to help with!

billtodamax

2012-06-04, 12:53 AM

Pokemon Gym

Ice shard him before he gets close. Patrick says, and another shard flies towards Shroomy.

It's like Swinub's a pig-shaped railgun.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 12:57 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

That's all Shroomy can take. Those super effective attacks are nasty. Becca returns the mushroom pokemon to his ball. "Alright Glamdring, they're softened up for you. Finish them off!"

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 01:51 AM

Shadowcaller

2012-06-04, 03:57 AM

[Inside the Mech]

"My dad used to say something similar. About there being no such thing as coincidence. Quite frankly, I don't like the thought that everything happens because it's supposed to happen. Suggests we don't have free will."

[Inside the Mech]

"God allows free will, otherwise it wouldn't be so much conflict in the world." The descended angel says with a faint smile. "And as a test, you must prove yourself, not only to God, but to yourself. That suggests free will doesn't it? You can fail or succeed, it's all up to you. God only placed you in the right location.""

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 07:40 AM

Grantz sees the triplets and the chaos they caused.
"Is it just me or are you three nuts?"
He sees the hologram of Mark and Red. He also sees Mia shield herself from being scanned.
"I guess I'll test this out. Name Grantz and rank Visitor."
The machine starts to scan him and replies.
"Analyzed. Grantz upgrading rank to Lieutenant first grade, assigned to PT unit command."
Grantz scratches his head.
"Ok, I don't think I'm hurt. But I have no Idea what my rank means."

[SRW Plot: Red and Mark]

I haven't got a clue either, but I know I'm a Col., and I know that is traditionally a very high rank, so I don't mind.

Zefir

2012-06-04, 07:56 AM

[Theater Plot]

Absolute pandemonium ensues in this stadium of death today, folks! We'd have a legit NPC riot on our hands if not for the foresight of the discerning but amateurish troopers had in thinning the crowd as it were before things really started heating up! That would be in the interests of nobody here, as that would amount in

Demon Queen and Shrike have put up a valiant front in safeguarding the civilians present in the theater up to this point, but now they might find their bodies and minds liberated from this most noble labor! The survivors of the initial onslaught have spaced themselves out along the walls of the theater, hunched over or prone on the ground in order to minimize the surface area they expose to their sloppy assailants. They've taken as much cover as they is up for grabs in this enclosed battlefield! They're relatively safe. For now.

Moving on...

Fade will find his sword cleanly connecting with the neck of his mark. With an alarmed shout interrupted right in the middle, the man's head is lopped off! He was, up until instants before his death, unaware of Fade's presence and thus unable to retaliate in any notable manner.

Fade's element of surprise is completely purged now, though, and he's right up there in terms of targeting priority as...

Jane. Jane will learn that these soldiers aren't as incapable of fighting back as it would appear at a glance. Lunging at the soldier as she is, he has been afforded a decent amount of time to react, though her speed definitively outclasses his by every measure. He swings the butt of his rifle at where Jane's general body might be when she charges him. He attempts to shunt her away from her, but she might register a spear jab to the eye regardless. That decision I leave entirely up to you to establish. He won't be alive in a minute either way.

The other two grunts who have just finished reloading their guns and those that have recently recovered from Demon Queen's kinetic blast should suddenly be reduced to stains on the stage as Teq's railgun shreds to strips of assorted substances them along with the stage. Swiss cheese anyone? Well, that and the strain of bearing the other combatants engaged in mortal combat up on the elevated largely wooden platform causes the remainder of the floor of the stage to splinter and creak, its structural integrity drawing dangerously close to zero.

But then!

The stage and set simultaneously explode outward as power armor is called onto the site! Four colossal suits of metal coated in reactive shielding technology about 1.5 times the height of a normal man and 4 times as wide and thick. They burst out from deep under the stage, tearing through any and all walls that stand in their way. They are outfitted with two different types of weapon sets. Two are equipped with a flamethrower on their left arm and a massive energy sword jutting out of a source inches behind their right upper arms. Others sport an intimidating electric beam cannon on their right and a titanic metal shield with jagged edges welded onto their left.

The flamethrower mechs emerge with their flame jets ablaze, infusing their deadly spray with napalm to give it a more lasting effect. They aim primarily at Jane and Fade. The two heavy beam cannon mechs move to engage Teq in close quarters combat before, they estimate, he is able to reload his crazy battlecruiser armament.

[Theater Plot]

Fade's element of surprise is completely purged.? Ha He still has an ace in the hole. holding up his left hand he stands there. on his hand is something like a Tattoo. A small white bubble going down to fill the Tattoo, which start to gloom. When the fire is aimed at him it seems like an invisible wall in front of Fade prevents the fire from reaching Fade. Hoping this will be enough to tell them this weapon don't work he prepares for the impact of the mech.

DMC
"Ah...that makes sense..."
"Are there any specifics to follow while worshiping him?"
She is quite anxious to start a new life of living a life according to her new deity!

DMC

"The most common way woul be to work with his creations. If you want to go deeper you need to read his writings."

Such things can be cleared OOC since I assume they could be really annoying IC.^^

[SRW Plot: Triples, Mia and Gnatz]

Mia is distracted with MDM at firs. her hands gloom slightly as she waves in front of the holes in MDM's armor. slowly they close and even the color becomes normal again. After all she keeps her shield up. Scanning isn't lethal after all, but she isn't willing to give them data she don't want them to have. Lucky that MDM's inside is saved as well. After a moment she turns to the system.

"I'm Mia Mechanicus. High Priestess of Deus Mechanicus."

Mindfreak

2012-06-04, 08:05 AM

DMC

"The most common way woul be to work with his creations. If you want to go deeper you need to read his writings."

Such things can be cleared OOC since I assume they could be really annoying IC.^^
DMC
"May I have a copy of his writings then?"
She did need to read them, at least she figured she needed to.

Reinholdt

2012-06-04, 10:04 AM

[Ice Rink]

"Alright." Arel nods and takes a careful step forward. After she puts her foot down it doesn't stop moving forward. Arel rather quickly ends up nearly doing the splits then falling over on the ice.

[Ice Rink]

Reinholdt winces. "You ok?"
Probably not. Reinholdt would step out to help her, but he suspects he'd end up in the same spot, especially with those vines about.

He slowly crouches down from where he is to reach out his arm as far as it can to help her up.
"Hold onto the wall."

Morty

2012-06-04, 10:08 AM

Soul Quest

Irene quickly tries to suck the soul bit out of Gawker. Maybe Mikani can distract the giant robot only doing its job!

Sophie will try to hold the Gawker down long enough for Irene to work.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 12:28 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring suddenly snaps to attention when he hears his name! His turn to fight? Great! Though... he has to keep in mind that he isn't allowed to finish a fight for whatever absurd reason. These humans don't seem very keen on killing.

The Eevee steps forward and-!

"eeeeeeeeEEEEEEE-"

Thick mist begins to swirl around Glamdring moments before!

"-EON!"

Eevee has evolved into Vaporeon!

Without missing a beat the bubble jet pokemon makes good on its name and sprays a stream of Bubbles at the piggy pokemon! Or... maybe more of a Beam of bubbles?

Eh.

Close enough.

[Streets]

"We're going to destroy a Huldra that has been harassing the local population," Zaal replies. "It is a creature akin to the one named Fredrick. Or Winifred. Or whatever it's calling itself now. Though I believe the monster in question is only a Three-Tails."

"Mhmm," Inquisitor Thomas confirms. "Fredrick will be able to devour its illusions. That should make the hunt a lot easier."

Mindfreak

2012-06-04, 12:41 PM

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 01:00 PM

[SRW Plot: Triples, Mia and Gnatz][/B]

Mia is distracted with MDM at firs. her hands gloom slightly as she waves in front of the holes in MDM's armor. slowly they close and even the color becomes normal again. After all she keeps her shield up. Scanning isn't lethal after all, but she isn't willing to give them data she don't want them to have. Lucky that MDM's inside is saved as well. After a moment she turns to the system.

"I'm Mia Mechanicus. High Priestess of Deus Mechanicus."

((Again its Grantz not Gnatz))

The computer scans Mia and MDM
"Analyzing....... Mia upgrading rank to Captain assigned to Maintenance and R&D....... identified inorganic life form.... assessing..... assessing....... ERROR...... Col. Mark what shall be done with the inorganic creature?"

Halae

2012-06-04, 01:02 PM

[Inside the Mech]

"God allows free will, otherwise it wouldn't be so much conflict in the world." The descended angel says with a faint smile. "And as a test, you must prove yourself, not only to God, but to yourself. That suggests free will doesn't it? You can fail or succeed, it's all up to you. God only placed you in the right location.""[Inside The Mech]

"Which limits free will, since we have to do what he wants at that point," Michael says, frowning, "Look, I don't want to argue this with you. What's say we go find someone who can tow my mech into some place I can repair it?

Gullara

2012-06-04, 01:35 PM

[Ice Rink]

Reinholdt winces. "You ok?"
Probably not. Reinholdt would step out to help her, but he suspects he'd end up in the same spot, especially with those vines about.

He slowly crouches down from where he is to reach out his arm as far as it can to help her up.
"Hold onto the wall."

[Ice Rink]

"I'm okay." Arel says as she gets her legs untangled. She's flexible enough that that never hurt overly much. She manages to get in a kneeling position. She pushes against the ice with a few of her vines and reaches for Rein's hand with her own hand and another of her vines. Assuming she doesn't accidentally tug Rein over, she should be up in short order.

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 01:55 PM

((Again its Grantz not Gnatz))

The computer scans Mia and MDM
"Analyzing....... Mia upgrading rank to Captain assigned to Maintenance and R&D....... identified inorganic life form.... assessing..... assessing....... ERROR...... Col. Mark what shall be done with the inorganic creature?"

It's a new development. We're testing it. For now, just leave it be.

Reinholdt

2012-06-04, 02:32 PM

[Ice Rink]

"I'm okay." Arel says as she gets her legs untangled. She's flexible enough that that never hurt overly much. She manages to get in a kneeling position. She pushes against the ice with a few of her vines and reaches for Rein's hand with her own hand and another of her vines. Assuming she doesn't accidentally tug Rein over, she should be up in short order.

[Ice Rink]

Reinholdt's been clinging to that door area for a rather specific reason. >>

He'll help her up with a slight shiver at the vine. Doesn't have any more advice for her though.

Shadowcaller

2012-06-04, 03:00 PM

[Inside The Mech]

Shina falls silent for a moment. There was really no use to argue against that. She just nods in agreement. "Yes, that is probably the wisest course of action at this point."

Zefir

2012-06-04, 03:23 PM

DMC
"May I have a copy of his writings then?"
She did need to read them, at least she figured she needed to.

DMC

"That could be a problem."

She stands up and tends to leave.

"The material itself is printed out. After all we need access to it even if there isn't energy to run a computer. I will lead you to the libary now. If you really want to study then you need to stay here."

((Again its Grantz not Gnatz))

The computer scans Mia and MDM
"Analyzing....... Mia upgrading rank to Captain assigned to Maintenance and R&D....... identified inorganic life form.... assessing..... assessing....... ERROR...... Col. Mark what shall be done with the inorganic creature?"

[SRW Plot: Triples, Mia and Grantz]

((I still wonder how this thing got through her shield. I mentioned that she keeps is up))

"I'm not a Captain, which is due to a High Priestress a much lower rank. change that."

MDM sounds indeed a bit annoyed. Why does another machine posess the right to call him inorganic, while itself is inorganic as well. With some steam clouds he seems to talk to Mia.

"Seems like the technologie of this place isn't as high as I assumed."

billtodamax

2012-06-04, 05:11 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring suddenly snaps to attention when he hears his name! His turn to fight? Great! Though... he has to keep in mind that he isn't allowed to finish a fight for whatever absurd reason. These humans don't seem very keen on killing.

The Eevee steps forward and-!

"eeeeeeeeEEEEEEE-"

Thick mist begins to swirl around Glamdring moments before!

"-EON!"

Eevee has evolved into Vaporeon!

Without missing a beat the bubble jet pokemon makes good on its name and sprays a stream of Bubbles at the piggy pokemon! Or... maybe more of a Beam of bubbles?

Eh.

Close enough.

What the... Swinub get back here, Chinchou you're up. Swinub disappears, only for Chinchou to reappear... right in front of the bubbles. Surely he could have sent it out elsewhere to dodge that attack, right? Why would - oh. The bubbles begin pouring over Chinchou and sinking into its skin, repair its injuries from earlier in the fight. Good thing it has Water Absorb!
Spark it. Patrick says, and Chinchou flies at Glamdring, surrounded in a halo of electricity.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 05:37 PM

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-04, 05:44 PM

[Arkham Hospital]

Through the east door!

Winifred nods to the others before opening it up and heading through!

On the other side? A hallway. Possibly of doom. The of doom part is supported when a massive rotting hand with an eye in the palm reaches through one wall and smashes Winifred into the other.

Ouch!

Dangit, this place's got so many ghosts they're literally coming out of the woodwork.

Sensing the spirit leap out from behind him Oliver spins on 'round on the balls of his feet to face it, following the pirouette up with a rapid slash. If the hand is open and the palm visible from the side Ollie's on the slash will be aimed at that, otherwise, he'll just be hacking at the darned thing.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 05:51 PM

[Streets]

"We're going to destroy a Huldra that has been harassing the local population," Zaal replies. "It is a creature akin to the one named Fredrick. Or Winifred. Or whatever it's calling itself now. Though I believe the monster in question is only a Three-Tails."

"Mhmm," Inquisitor Thomas confirms. "Fredrick will be able to devour its illusions. That should make the hunt a lot easier."

[Streets]

"I mean what are we gonna do right now?" Silly Zaal. Kitty already knew that part. She taps her foot impatiently.

[Ice Rink]

Reinholdt's been clinging to that door area for a rather specific reason. >>

He'll help her up with a slight shiver at the vine. Doesn't have any more advice for her though.

[Ice Rink]

Arel manages to get to and stay on her feet! She uses her vines to support herself so she doesn't fall again. She smiles at Rein. "Thanks."

[Pokemon Gym]

"Whoo! You got this, Glamdring!" Becca shouts. She has no idea what that item he has is, but it seems to be effective.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 06:03 PM

[Arkham Hospital]

Nope, can't see the eye. Eye is in the palm. Palm is smashing Winifred into the wall. Crunch!

Though slashing into the horrible monster works pretty well!

The ghostly creature screeches from... umm... somewhere... and recoils before aiming a massive punch at Oliver!

Bam!

Right in the kisser!

Once she manages to catch her senses Winifred carves a chunk out of the monster with her halberd as well!

[Streets]

"We're arriving at the Huldra's lair of course," the dragon replies as they arrive at the Huldra's lair.

Which appears to be an-

[Abandoned School]

Broken windows. Weed-strewn lawn. A hook on a rope clanking rhythmically against the rusted old flag pole. Wind blowing through playground equipment and filling the air with the sound of phantom laughter.

It's all rather creepy.

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-04, 06:06 PM

SRW Plot

"What? You never been in a good fight?" Alpha just smirks at Grantz, his smile more than a little bloody due to a few of the bullets hitting him in the face. Split lip, black eye, the works as far as bruises go.

"So, we just tell this thing what we wanna be, right?" First asks, trying to wave a hand through the hologram.

One stays as quiet as ever, although this time there might be a little more reason to it than just his natural reluctance to speak. The triplet is in a bad way, slumped down in one corner, breathing ragged, blood pooling beneath him from that one stray bullet that managed to find it's mark before Grantz cast the shielding spell.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 06:18 PM

[Abandoned School]

"...Oh." Kitty stops and looks at the building. "Huh... So that's it?" That's... indeed creepy. "How do you know he's in there?" She sounds a bit reluctant.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 06:33 PM

[Abandoned School]

"A combination of divination, prayer, and the fact that quite a few people have seen the Huldra holing up in here during the day," Inquisitor Thomas says before heading toward the door, motioning for the others to follow.

In goes Freddie!

And Zaal does likewise!

Though as soon as Kitty starts to move he turns to her and says, "No, you will be staying here, m'lady. Keep an eye on Wiggums and make sure the crass little imp doesn't get into any trouble."

And then in he goes as well!

The crass little imp snickers in melevolent glee. "Oh yeah! You get to baby-sit me, miss Hotty McNopants! First order of business, get me something to eat!"

Gullara

2012-06-04, 06:37 PM

[Abandoned School]

"You're kidding." Oh no, he's not kidding. Kitty turns to glare at the Boggart. "I'm not getting you anything. You're gonna sit down and shut up till they're back."

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 06:50 PM

[Abandoned School]

Nope.

He totally wasn't kidding.

No Kitty is stuck keeping an eye on the Boggart.

"Pffhehehehe!" the creepy little sootball laughs. "Oh am I now?"

And with that he rises to his feet and begins to slowly tip-toe away!

"Look at me! I'm not sitting! What are you going to do about it Miss Hotty McNopants? Are you gunna spank me for being naughty?"

He really is terrible.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 07:26 PM

[Abandoned School]

This is going to be horrible, Kitty just knows it. She just wants to punch in his stupid face. "Get back here, you little freak." She steps forward and tries to grab his arm, and give it a sharp tug.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 08:07 PM

[Abandoned School]

A description of Boggarts is probably in order.

They have a body like an infant's those with long spindly clawed hands and feet. Their faces consist of stark silvery white pinprick eyes and a leering toothy crescent moon grin. Finally, they're as black as soot and just as dusty.

Wiggums wears a tiny fez.

Also?

His arm is ripped off and turns to ashes in Kitty's hand!

"GAAAAAAH! My arm! You ripped off my arm!" the imp wails.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 08:31 PM

Dangit, this place's got so many ghosts they're literally coming out of the woodwork.

Sensing the spirit leap out from behind him Oliver spins on 'round on the balls of his feet to face it, following the pirouette up with a rapid slash. If the hand is open and the palm visible from the side Ollie's on the slash will be aimed at that, otherwise, he'll just be hacking at the darned thing.

Grantz was already attuned to the area and was no longer surprised by its residents. He and his demons just continuously cast fire on the foe like an artillery unit.

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 08:47 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

When one succeeds in teleporting to the place one will notice that they are in an underground hollow. If one is an expert then it will be noticed that we are 500,000 thousand kilometers underground. Oxygen is plenty here even this deep as there are plants that absorb dark energy and gives out breathable air in exchange. Truth be told the place holds a lot of dark energy. The tower Tartarus has a hollow around it so that the earth does not touch it. normally the tower would be 200 floors tall but it looks as if it just has 20 floors now excluding the ground floor, its as if someone messed with the building and distorted it.

"Well here we are, where we managed to find the deformed tower of Tartarus. What do you think of it?"
Serph asks the open area.

"My friend, who in all the hells are you talking to? Our companions are not yet here and I just arrived."
Element knew his friend could be strange at times.

(forgot this one was here too)

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae appears wherever Element and Serph did, and looks around.
Well, I hope you gentlemen are planning to redecorate when this is over. At least, unless you want a beacon calling every paladin for a few hundred planes to launch a crusade against you.
She ***** her head and looks at them.
Is that what you want?
Her voice has a tone of genuine concern that that could be their goal.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 08:54 PM

(forgot this one was here too)

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae appears wherever Element and Serph did, and looks around.
Well, I hope you gentlemen are planning to redecorate when this is over. At least, unless you want a beacon calling every paladin for a few hundred planes to launch a crusade against you.
She ***** her head and looks at them.
Is that what you want?
Her voice has a tone of genuine concern that that could be their goal.

((She ***** her head and looks at them. What the heck did that mean? Since Lazorath isn't here yet i guess I'm allowed to post.))

"I can only hope that beeing 500,000 kilometers underground will deter most paladins from this place and hopefully templars as well."
Element says a bit worried.

"Also without this 'Beacon' we wouldn't be able to breathe. Can't be perfect."
Grantz leans on a rock while waiting for Lune and her siblings.

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 08:58 PM

(apparently that word is censored for another meaning I didn't think of at the time. "Tilts" is also functional there)

The depth will help, but you need to watch out for the dwarves. They'll come for you eventually.
Danae turns to gives Grantz a weird look.
You need to breathe?

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 09:03 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

((I guess conversing is ok but no advancing without the last member, I got chewed out in SRW by Zefir already.))

"I used to, its just habit now and fire needs air to survive. So will Lune when she gets here.
Serph inhales then exhales some air.

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 09:07 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae stops inhaling.
You're using the wrong fire, then. The air stuff doesn't burn nearly as hot.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 09:10 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae stops inhaling.
You're using the wrong fire, then. The air stuff doesn't burn nearly as hot.

"I try not to use Demon flame all the time."

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 09:15 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Not even specifically Demon fire. Angel fire, magic fire, any of it.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 09:16 PM

[Abandoned School]

Kitty's eyes go wide and she recoils backward. She stammers something, but can't seem to say anything. She's absolutely horrified.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 09:17 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Serph replies.
"Sure I have fire, demon fire and maybe even magic fire but I can't use angel fire. You do know what me and Element are don't you?"

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 09:20 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae smiles as she takes on her true form. Full true form this time. Grown woman, horns, tail, wings, fangs. Odd thing about the wings is that one is feathered and the other is leathery.
Not a clue.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 09:26 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

"Wow, you got yourself quite the friend Element, I guess that's the kind of women you like."
Serph decides to troll Element

"Put a sock in it, we're all just one type of demon or other here."

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 09:29 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae keeps smiling at Serph as her form begins shifting between a thousand little variations.
And what kind of woman do you like, good sir? I can be whatever you desire.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 09:32 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Serph raises an eyebrow.
"Can't really say, The only women I know is you, Lune and Lasagna. I've had more taste of battle than women."
His tattoos glow for a bit then fades.

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 09:38 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae settles back to her preferred form of the little girl.
What's up with the tattoos?

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 09:54 PM

[[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]]

Serph's eyes twitch and he does not reply. He goes back to the rock and leans on it content to wait for Lune and her siblings.

"Damn, sorry Danae you just hit a landmine there."
Element sits on the ground looking as if he is meditating.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 10:08 PM

[Abandoned School]

"Ah hahahaha!" the imp laughs as another arm pops into place with a sooty *POOF!* "Oh man! That gag never gets old! You should have seen the look on your face!"

Now Wiggums is pointing and laughing at Kitty.

What a terrible little creature.

But wait!

What's this?

Ice cream truck driving past!

With a squeal of delight the Boggart takes off after it!

Vhaidara

2012-06-04, 10:11 PM

Gullara

2012-06-04, 10:12 PM

[Abandoned School]

"You little bastard! Get back here!" Kitty yells after him. Boy is she ever angry. The kitsune takes off after Wiggums. Someone might assume she has murder on her mind if they looked at her.

Asha'man

2012-06-04, 10:16 PM

[[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]]

Danae remains standing.
Would you mind explaining it to me then?

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

"Now's not the right to explain..... while the shackles of the past still bind us."

Element continues to meditate

"Why don't you meditate while we wait for our remaining companions."

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 10:29 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

And thus the silly chase music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg) begins.

Wiggums doesn't seem inclined to get back here.

The vile little imp leaps onto the back bumper of the ice cream truck, sticking his finger against the spot his nose should be and blowing a raspberry at Kitty.

Off the truck goes!

There's no way Kitty will catch it now!

...it stops less than a half of a block later whilst a bunch of children swarm it.

"Oh bollix," grumbles the imp.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 11:04 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty pumps her legs to catch up to the truck before Wiggums has a chance to do get away again. "We're supposed to wait back over there. What the hell are you doing?" She really wishes that both smacking him and fire actually did something. Or at least one.

Rebonack

2012-06-04, 11:27 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

"We sure are, aren't we?" Wiggums sneers. "But that's boring. Do you really want to sit around over there until those guys kill that stupid fox? Or would you rather be over here getting free ice cream?"

Wait...

Free?

Why would it be free?

Suddenly there comes a scream from the van!

The owner goes running out, beating at his body which is covered in hundreds of spiders! The children all squeal in terror and likewise flee.

Gullara

2012-06-04, 11:56 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

"You're kidding me, right? You're gonna steal ice crea-" Kitty stops and shakes her head. Of course he's going to steal ice cream, the nasty little creature that he is. "I think I'd rather just sit around."

Asha'man

2012-06-05, 01:36 AM

It's a new development. We're testing it. For now, just leave it be.

((I still wonder how this thing got through her shield. I mentioned that she keeps is up))

"I'm not a Captain, which is due to a High Priestress a much lower rank. change that."

MDM sounds indeed a bit annoyed. Why does another machine posess the right to call him inorganic, while itself is inorganic as well. With some steam clouds he seems to talk to Mia.

"Seems like the technologie of this place isn't as high as I assumed."

((I assumed since you stated your name and rank you put down your shield.))

Red decides to reply to MDM
"Hey Robotnik, I'm pretty sure that AI over here will also say he's inorganic. Don't fuss, you'll break a circuit. "

Serph talks to Mia.
"What rank do you want then, because I don't think Priestess is a military rank and it sounds more like a job class in a fantasy game."

He then tries to cast medium level healing spells to the hot-blooded triplets.

Zefir

2012-06-05, 02:05 AM

[SRW Mia, Triples and Serph]

((That's the thing she wanted to see what this thing is about.))

After all I'm not sure how Red got such a clue. Isn't he at another location? Thought there only is a communication link between them. After all I should mention that MDM's 'speaking' turns out in steam clouds and other mechanical noise. For now MDM ignores Red. being called Robotnik is much like an insult for him. Also Mia looks very angry at Serph.

"You really think so? Taking Col or Sargant sounds much more like ranks from a game. I don't know what kind of ugly world you came from, but in my world High Priest is a rank of honor and respect. Even high military people would fall on their knees when they met a High Priest. Also I'm not a military in any kind."

Then she points at the direction they came from.

"And tell your friend that his name is MDM not Robotnik."

Mia is much to angry to care for the triples right now.

Asha'man

2012-06-05, 02:17 AM

[SRW Plot: Mia, Triplets and Serph]

((You could have told me MDM used smoke to speak a little earlier.))

"Chill Mia, Red has the personality of a ten year old that got spoiled by a mom. Sorry but since I'm a demon I can't really kneel down to a priestess and I'm busy trying to heal these 3."

billtodamax

2012-06-05, 05:32 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

Ouch!

That hurts! Or... wait.

What the...

The odd gun-like device hanging around Glamdring's neck seemed to absorb the brunt of the electrical attack! Still hurt Glamdring, sure. But, wow. What the heck is that thing?

The Vaporeon takes the disruptor in his mouth and fires a bolt of sickly green energy at the opposing Pokemon! The weapon doesn't even have an attack type! What insanity is this?

*PWEEEEM!*

The weapon doesn't have enough power to deliver anything above the 'Stun' setting. But given that everything in the Pokemon universe is at the stun setting that probably doesn't matter much.

[Pokemon Gym]

"Whoo! You got this, Glamdring!" Becca shouts. She has no idea what that item he has is, but it seems to be effective.

What the hell is that? Patrick shouts as Chinchou is knocked backwards by the blast. There's a high-pitched bellowing at the back of the gym, and a young boy can be seen running over to the pool. Chinchou, keep him statused. Start with paralysing him. Patrick says, turning to the kid to watch him. Chinchou lets loose a weak bolt of lightning designed to paralyse Glamdring.

Lazorath

2012-06-05, 07:28 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

When one succeeds in teleporting to the place one will notice that they are in an underground hollow. If one is an expert then it will be noticed that we are 500,000 thousand kilometers underground. Oxygen is plenty here even this deep as there are plants that absorb dark energy and gives out breathable air in exchange. Truth be told the place holds a lot of dark energy. The tower Tartarus has a hollow around it so that the earth does not touch it. normally the tower would be 200 floors tall but it looks as if it just has 20 floors now excluding the ground floor, its as if someone messed with the building and distorted it.

"Well here we are, where we managed to find the deformed tower of Tartarus. What do you think of it?"
Serph asks the open area.

"My friend, who in all the hells are you talking to? Our companions are not yet here and I just arrived."
Element knew his friend could be strange at times.

Teeteeh, Lasagna and Luna arrive, looking around the area. Teeteeh's mouth opens wide in shock. Lasagna looks to Luna.
"We should have never come here...Look at what you've gotten us into..."
"Be calm Lasagna," states Luna. She looks over to Serph, "What is it exactly that we're meant to do."

Vhaidara

2012-06-05, 09:36 AM

Reinholdt

2012-06-05, 09:44 AM

[Ice Rink]

Arel manages to get to and stay on her feet! She uses her vines to support herself so she doesn't fall again. She smiles at Rein. "Thanks."

Ice Rink

"No problem." Reinholdt looks around briefly.

"Let's just try going along the wall." He suggests, before doing so, albeit uncertainly. Hmmm... doesn't feel too different from roller skating.

Lazorath

2012-06-05, 09:57 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae just watches the family, smiling.
I don't know, girls. I kind of like it here. Refreshing.
Of course, the dark energy does more good for Danae than the air.

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]
"I'm a boy," Teeteeh yells in an attempt to jump on Danae but Lasagna successfully holds him back.
"Don't mind him," she says, staring at Danae.

Vhaidara

2012-06-05, 10:12 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate]

Danae smiles.
I can see that. But you hadn't spoken yet, so I wasn't speaking to you.

Lazorath

2012-06-05, 10:25 AM

(Underground Tartarus:Gate)
Teeteeh gives Danae a mean, childish look. Luna overlooks them.
"So what's the plan Serph?"

Gullara

2012-06-05, 10:29 AM

Hattish Thing

2012-06-05, 10:44 AM

[Haunted Hotel of Javert's Nightmares]

Ding! The elevator reaches its stop and releases Javert and Lintha on the fifteenth floor of the building. The air here smells of scented vanilla air freshner with a faint taint of ash. A maid ambles up to a room with her cleaning cart, twists the shiny metal doorknob and enters, leaving the hallway outside desolate and depopulated.

Lintha, room keycard firmly held between her teeth, rebelliously strolls up to room 999. She expectantly stands outside of it, unable to gain entry to the living quarters until the card is swiped. She herself cannot run it through the scanner without either dropping Javert or contorting her body in a most uncomfortable manner.

"The card!"

Lintha struggles to entreat!

Javert barely has time to look around, still mostly unaware of the surroundings, pain does that. He does heree her shout but faintly, even though he's right there. The ghost/demon/dorw/thing groans and the card ought to float of its own accord into the swiper and swipe, an inky blackness enveloping it. Lintha really should ask him about what kind of magic he uses soon...it's not the most friendly type of black magic. Th...There...oh....

Rebonack

2012-06-05, 11:33 AM

[Boggart Chase!]

"Suit yourself McHotty!" the imp sneers as he skitters into the van and returns a few moments later with two rather large ice cream cones.

He'll begin to devour both.

Loudly.

Kitty isn't doing her job very well!

Clearly she should try harder.

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring manages to avoid being fully paralyzed!

Though instead of attacking?

He does a little dance! And given that it begins to Rain after said Dance clearly there was more purpose to it than simply cutting some rug and strutting his stuff!

As the water pours over Glamdring the paralysis is washed away!

Gullara

2012-06-05, 12:49 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty tosses a fireball at the second cone before he can eat it. Just to spite him. "Let's see what happens when I grab you by your scrawny little throat!" She lunges forward and tries to grab him with the aim of putting him in a headlock.

Mindfreak

2012-06-05, 01:14 PM

DMC

"That could be a problem."

She stands up and tends to leave.

"The material itself is printed out. After all we need access to it even if there isn't energy to run a computer. I will lead you to the libary now. If you really want to study then you need to stay here."
DMC
"That won't be a problem..."
She has been wandering around since her parents kicked her out a year or so back...
She gets up and will follow her!

Murkus

2012-06-05, 04:47 PM

Red Zone

The ads had been going for days now. Someone - old Patrick thought it was that blue woman from before - had bought up all the advertising space in the Red Zone. Every billboard he could see was plastered with strange, garish advertisements for something called Elexxion Industries. The ads weren't like normal, for the Red. They moved like a TV screen. A thin, pretty young lady went on and on about this new Clinic. Come old and crippled and poor, she said. Come orphaned and sick and dying. We can help.

Patrick had always been a cynical man. He wasn't desperate - despite being all of the above - and if something sounded too good to be true, it probably was. But the pictures they showed... men with new arms, new legs, new bodies. He often just stared down at his stumps for hours after, wondering what that could be like. All his 'neighbors' had already went to wait for the grand opening - a couple mercenary vets, that crone Teresa, that poor man Davidson and his family. All gone.

But not old Patrick. All alone with his moth-eaten wheel-chair, sitting destitute in a damp alley. He looked out into the street and watched the procession grow. These people hadn't just promised healing, they'd promised shelter. Food. You'd have to work - always some catch, thought cynical Patrick - but the promises these people made would more than make up for that. If they could keep them.

Perhaps he would go after all.

Red Zone - Elexxion Industries Augmentation Clinic

Naitiri surveyed the growing throng below with trepidation. She was nervous, to be sure - she hadn't expected nearly this many. It would be a long day, even with all the homeless folks she'd turned into receptionists. Oh, they were happy as could be, but that might not last long with the number of new customers.

They were impatient. With the promise of new life, new bodies, Naitiri was not surprised. If Dexter would finished that gods-damned systems analysis, they could finally...

"All finished, Nait," said Dexter over the comms, their nanobot 'custodian'. Voice calm and bland as ever. "You can let em' in now. The gals are in position, if any of em' try anything, but they're just a bunch of bums."

"Excellent," said Naitiri, clearly excited. "Have you seen Tina? I could really use another good speaker on this."

"She said she was going to the beach, ma'am."

Naitiri grimaced. Of course, Tina picks today to take a vacation. "Evan?"

"Should be on his way."

Naitiri bowed her head with a deep sigh. Gods, what a mess. "Thank you, Dexter." One final grunt to the affirmative, then Dexter got back to work. Alright. Showtime. Naitiri puts her hair up, straightens her blouse, checks her augments, and then makes her way downstairs. Nodding to the secretaries, she steps forward to unleash the unwashed masses.

The crowd of men, women and children stops at the doorway, despite being so eager not a moment before. The place is alien - with sheeny chrome walls and glittering digital ads hung on nearly every visible surface. Displays of various augmentations were nestled all around the circular lobby. Receptionists wait behind the front desk and various employees make their way through the room, glancing at the Clinic's first customers. Slow, classy music plays in the background, and free food has been set out off to the side.

Naitiri steps back, holding out her arms with a welcoming posture. "Well? Come on. No need to be shy now."

Slowly, like a reluctant herd of cattle, the poor and the needy make their way inside. This place really does spook them, and while those ads on the street were quite welcoming, the clinic itself is an entirely alien place.

"I know you must have questions. If you need anything, talk to me or one of the receptionists."

Suddenly, the crowd breaks out in a cacophony of voices, all asking different things. An old woman asks if Naitiri can make her young again. A boy asks if they can really make him fly. A family asks if the Clinic can heal their daughter. Naitiri holds out her hands, about ready to tell them 'settle down', when a scruffy looking mustached fellow rolls free of the others. Legless, his arms thick as tree trunks, the middle-aged man grits his half-rotten teeth. Then, clear as day despite the yammering of his fellows, he asks, "Can you fix my legs?"

There is, as if on cue, the briefest of pauses.

"Yes," says Naitiri, confidence suddenly returning. "Yes, we can. We can do all of it," She explains, looking up at the others staunchly. "We can give you everything you could possibly need, if you're willing to work for it. Now form some lines, please, and let's get on with it."

---

Not twenty minutes later, Patrick lay beneath a glaring surgical light, nearly blinded. He wasn't sure what was about to happen. He'd been cleared for surgery right away - the most chronic or desperate cases were being treated first, they said. The others would receive shelter, and be denominated for 'augmentation and cloning' (whatever that meant) based on necessity or workload.

Patrick supposed he'd need legs to work for these people, after all. He didn't intend to welch, either - if Elexxion could really made him walk again, Pat would dig to the center of the Nexus for these people.

"Please do not move. You are being sedated," stated a voice, cold and automated. "When you awake, do not attempt to stand. Tests will be underway."

Do not attempt to stand? Are these people ****ing insane? "Like hell," said Patrick, right as something sharp entered his arm.

[Citywide]

Throughout Inside's other zones, advertisements and e-mails are being sent. Commercials show up on TV. All forms of media attest to the same thing: Elexxion Industries can help you. A truly staggering number of adverts are aired - whoever's funding the Inside clinic must have plenty of money to spare.

The available services are too many to count. It is advised that those interested call the clinic, email, or come and ask directly. However, the services advertised seem to be: cloning (with mind-transferal), augmentation of physical and mental attributes, bodily restoration, instantaneous education, all available for reasonable prices.

Theater Plot

Teq drops to a knee when the stage erupts outward, showering his flickering kinetic shield with chunks of cheap wood. The hitman is none too surprised when the reinforcements appear - power armor was promised for the engagement. But these aren't some petty exoskeletons meant for holding heavy equipment. These things are taller than Teq, twice as wide, and carrying arms that could very well kill the finest Vraal warrior.

Teq just watches them lumber forward, his armament held off to the side in a relaxed position. Within his helmet, a tinny voice says, "Targets acquired." There is a pause as two small missile pods fold out of Teq's backpack. "Commencing firing sequence."

With any luck, the two powered armor units advancing on Teq will be showered with miniature rockets. If hit, intense heat and concussive force will blossom upon their shields, creating not only a damaging explosion but also an effective smoke-screen. Teq hopes to stagger his enemies while preparing a counter for their powerful weapons.

Red Zone - Elsewhere

Streets - Red Zone
She blushes and looks down, twiddling her fingers together.
"W-well...it's not that being skilled should make me less shy...I just don't like people very much..."

"Oh. I see," Says Bellan, nodding as if he understands. The tall man looks around. "Well, I can leave if you'd like..."

Earl of Purple

2012-06-05, 05:07 PM

Red Zone- Elexxion Industries Augmentation Clinic

Two people arrive here, standing out on their own for quite separate reasons. One is a gnome, and therefore short; he's just under a metre tall. However, he's quite colourfully dressed, with a red velvet waistcoat over a green silk shirt and orange silk pantaloons. Draped over his back is a purple cloak with yellow tassels and perched on his head is a pink bowler hat. His buttons are shiny polished brass and embossed with the symbol of a two-tailed scorpion; a symbol mimicked on a silver amulet around his neck.

His companion, meanwhile, is wearing a suit of shiny steel chainmail under a red tabard emblazoned with a black two-tailed scorpion; around his neck is a silver amulet depicting the same symbol. He's much taller, though he's below average human height, despite being a human. His hair and eyes are brown and he's rather plain. At his waist hangs a wooden club carved with ornate runes and magical glyphs.

Devixer

2012-06-05, 05:15 PM

[Theater Plot]

If the soldier's rifle's stock is of wood, he may find it getting shattered as Jane bashes it with her forearm. The attempted shove is only used as leverage for her to jump up and skewer his eye. The man may have some experience, but it likely pales in comparison to Jane's twenty-plus years as an assassin.

Then the wall explodes and the armored troops arrive. Jane is hardly surprised by this development. What does surprise her a little is the flamethrowers. Upon seeing them, she jumps backwards about fifteen feet. Hopefully these weren't liquid-based. When she's fired at, Jane manages to dodge the brunt of the flames, but some of the napalm catches her sleeve. She ignores it for now. She's been through worse, and she didn't have the time to pat it out.

Instead, Jane reaches into another hidden pocket, and withdraws a small grenade. She pulls the pin, tosses it at the two flamethrower mechs, and moves again. The grenade is a simple concussion grenade. It's more meant to distract than to actually stun, though, and to buy Jane a few precious seconds to get in a better position.

Hattish Thing

2012-06-05, 05:15 PM

Red Zone

B]Red Zone - Elexxion Industries Augmentation Clinic[/B]

Naitiri surveyed the growing throng below with trepidation. She was nervous, to be sure - she hadn't expected nearly this many. It would be a long day, even with all the homeless folks she'd turned into receptionists. Oh, they were happy as could be, but that might not last long with the number of new customers.

They were impatient. With the promise of new life, new bodies, Naitiri was not surprised. If Dexter would finished that gods-damned systems analysis, they could finally...

"All finished, Nait," said Dexter over the comms, their nanobot 'custodian'. Voice calm and bland as ever. "You can let em' in now. The gals are in position, if any of em' try anything, but they're just a bunch of bums."

"Excellent," said Naitiri, clearly excited. "Have you seen Tina? I could really use another good speaker on this."

"She said she was going to the beach, ma'am."

Naitiri grimaced. Of course, Tina picks today to take a vacation. "Evan?"

"Should be on his way."

Naitiri bowed her head with a deep sigh. Gods, what a mess. "Thank you, Dexter." One final grunt to the affirmative, then Dexter got back to work. Alright. Showtime. Naitiri puts her hair up, straightens her blouse, checks her augments, and then makes her way downstairs. Nodding to the secretaries, she steps forward to unleash the unwashed masses.

The crowd of men, women and children stops at the doorway, despite being so eager not a moment before. The place is alien - with sheeny chrome walls and glittering digital ads hung on nearly every visible surface. Displays of various augmentations were nestled all around the circular lobby. Receptionists wait behind the front desk and various employees make their way through the room, glancing at the Clinic's first customers. Slow, classy music plays in the background, and free food has been set out off to the side.

Naitiri steps back, holding out her arms with a welcoming posture. "Well? Come on. No need to be shy now."

Slowly, like a reluctant herd of cattle, the poor and the needy make their way inside. This place really does spook them, and while those ads on the street were quite welcoming, the clinic itself is an entirely alien place.

"I know you must have questions. If you need anything, talk to me or one of the receptionists."

Suddenly, the crowd breaks out in a cacophony of voices, all asking different things. An old woman asks if Naitiri can make her young again. A boy asks if they can really make him fly. A family asks if the Clinic can heal their daughter. Naitiri holds out her hands, about ready to tell them 'settle down', when a scruffy looking mustached fellow rolls free of the others. Legless, his arms thick as tree trunks, the middle-aged man grits his half-rotten teeth. Then, clear as day despite the yammering of his fellows, he asks, "Can you fix my legs?"

There is, as if on cue, the briefest of pauses.

"Yes," says Naitiri, confidence suddenly returning. "Yes, we can. We can do all of it," She explains, looking up at the others staunchly. "We can give you everything you could possibly need, if you're willing to work for it. Now form some lines, please, and let's get on with it."

---

Not twenty minutes later, Patrick lay beneath a glaring surgical light, nearly blinded. He wasn't sure what was about to happen. He'd been cleared for surgery right away - the most chronic or desperate cases were being treated first, they said. The others would receive shelter, and be denominated for 'augmentation and cloning' (whatever that meant) based on necessity or workload.

Patrick supposed he'd need legs to work for these people, after all. He didn't intend to welch, either - if Elexxion could really made him walk again, Pat would dig to the center of the Nexus for these people.

"Please do not move. You are being sedated," stated a voice, cold and automated. "When you awake, do not attempt to stand. Tests will be underway."

Do not attempt to stand? Are these people ****ing insane? "Like hell," said Patrick, right as something sharp entered his arm.

Well, a certain halfling was previously hunting for such things! Marciano Louv're, accompanied by his ever-present companion Grantair stride through the many homeless people, kicking or spitting at them on the way. The rich halfing strides up to the clinic and pushes through the gaggle of bums to look around for whoever was in charge. Oy! Egghead patrol! I'd like t' make an appoinment. An' ge' these 'omeless grunts away from me, They're gettin' me shoes dirty. Grantair looks around. The heavyset and slightly chubby gnome bodyguard looks amazed at how many people are here.

billtodamax

2012-06-05, 05:23 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring manages to avoid being fully paralyzed!

Though instead of attacking?

He does a little dance! And given that it begins to Rain after said Dance clearly there was more purpose to it than simply cutting some rug and strutting his stuff!

As the water pours over Glamdring the paralysis is washed away!
Confuse Ray Patrick says as he glances back at the battle. He's pretty confident he can stall out a Vaporeon. Chinchou lets loose two yellow balls of light, but as it readies the third it twitches and drops it, the other two falling apart on their way to Glamdring.

There's still a lot of bellowing going on at the back of the gym, but it's probably safe to ignore.

Rebonack

2012-06-05, 05:33 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

"Hey! I was eating that!" Wiggums objects when his ice cream gets tragically melted.

Aaaand then he gets grabbed around the neck.

Head pops right off!

Both head and body go totally limp.

...

Did...

Did Kitty just kill him?

[Pokemon Gym]

Well!

Now it's time for something else!

"eeeeeEEEEEE!" Glamdring begins, leaves and blades of grass swirling around him before! "EON!"

Glamdring just evolved into Leafeon!

...wait.

How.

How is that even possible?

Several Razor sharp Leafs are launched from Glamdring at the electrical fishy!

Murkus

2012-06-05, 05:40 PM

[Red Zone - EIAC Lobby

A receptionist moves to greet both parties.

Red Zone- Elexxion Industries Augmentation Clinic

Two people arrive here, standing out on their own for quite separate reasons. One is a gnome, and therefore short; he's just under a metre tall. However, he's quite colourfully dressed, with a red velvet waistcoat over a green silk shirt and orange silk pantaloons. Draped over his back is a purple cloak with yellow tassels and perched on his head is a pink bowler hat. His buttons are shiny polished brass and embossed with the symbol of a two-tailed scorpion; a symbol mimicked on a silver amulet around his neck.

His companion, meanwhile, is wearing a suit of shiny steel chainmail under a red tabard emblazoned with a black two-tailed scorpion; around his neck is a silver amulet depicting the same symbol. He's much taller, though he's below average human height, despite being a human. His hair and eyes are brown and he's rather plain. At his waist hangs a wooden club carved with ornate runes and magical glyphs.

Seeing the new, noble-looking individuals, one young lady moves to help them. She's holding a clipboard against her stomach, and wearing a broad smile. "What can I do for you, dears?" She asks, talking like a sweet old grandmother. Perhaps because she was one, up until yesterday.

Well, a certain halfling was previously hunting for such things! Marciano Louv're, accompanied by his ever-present companion Grantair stride through the many homeless people, kicking or spitting at them on the way. The rich halfing strides up to the clinic and pushes through the gaggle of bums to look around for whoever was in charge. Oy! Egghead patrol! I'd like t' make an appoinment. An' ge' these 'omeless grunts away from me, They're gettin' me shoes dirty. Grantair looks around. The heavyset and slightly chubby gnome bodyguard looks amazed at how many people are here.

"Sir, we're currently full up on appointments. If you move to the back of the line, perhaps we can work something out..." The male receptionist frowns at this snobbish new patron. While the secretary is treating him normally, Marciano is getting quite a few glares from the aforementioned gaggle of bums.

Earl of Purple

2012-06-05, 06:01 PM

Gullara

2012-06-05, 06:01 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

"Yeah, I'm not buying that. Now get up and back over there." Kitty points at the school. Stupid boggart.

[Pokemon Gym]

Becca glances back toward the commotion. What's going on? Ack, she needs to pay attention to the battle! Not that she's figured out how to instruct Glamdring, seeing as with all the changing he's never consistent.

Mindfreak

2012-06-05, 06:40 PM

Red Zone -EMC A man in a doctors coat with a stethoscope around his neck with a white dress shirt and a black tie on, not to mention black dress pants. Plus he has short brown hair with a cowlick and a gotee(I forget how to properly spell it) and a jet black katana on his back walks in and will wait his turn. Dave can wait for this, because things of importance take time.
Red Zone - Streets The girl shakes her head and goes to try to grab his arm, as if afraid he'll leave right there! "No! Please don't! You're...different..."

Murkus

2012-06-05, 06:58 PM

Red Zone- EIAC Lobby

"I would like to glow, please. I think Jorje here would be interested in a cosmetic alteration as well; it's part of our bargain. He hasn't decided what, though." Jorje smiles as Destur mentions his name and gives a shy little wave. Neither of them are particularly interested in ladies, and both are in a monogamous relationship.
"I was thinking, maybe something to show my devotion to Dalachrech. So, antennae, or compound eyes, maybe? Are there any benefits to compound eyes or antennae, or are they purely cosmetic with no practical application?" Jorje is interested in those, although I already have a character with compound eyes and another with antennae.
"Ooh, go for the compound eyes. I reckon they'd be beautiful on you. Not that you aren't already, of course." The last is accompanied with a smile up at his human companion from Destur.

Red Zone -EMC A man in a doctors coat with a stethoscope around his neck with a white dress shirt and a black tie on, not to mention black dress pants. Plus he has short brown hair with a cowlick and a gotee(I forget how to properly spell it) and a jet black katana on his back walks in and will wait his turn. Dave can wait for this, because things of importance take time.
Red Zone - Streets The girl shakes her head and goes to try to grab his arm, as if afraid he'll leave right there! "No! Please don't! You're...different..."

Red Zone - EIAC Lobby

The kindly woman - whose holographic nametag reads Marge, as a note - smiles at the pair, seeming to understand. "Oh, aren't you two sweet? Lemme see what I can do." She lifts the 'clipboard', tapping the touchscreen feverishly. "Well, glowin's always ready. We just need to know the color. As for bug parts... We have some compound eyes for you, but only fake antannae. Maybe some insect wings, hm?"

---

Meanwhile, having waited patiently, doctor Dave will reach the front of the line in short order. They process people quickly, here. "Are you here about a job?" Asks the tall, male receptionist, noticing his outfit and actual personal hygiene.

[Red Zone - Streets]

Bellan doesn't object to the arm-grabbing. He is no lightweight, either - the warrior is quite muscular, as befits his profession. He looks down at her and smiles. "What do you mean?"

Mindfreak

2012-06-05, 07:21 PM

Red Zone - EMC
"No, I'm not. I want to speak to whomever is in charge here." Dave says calmly, though on the inside he's bursting with excitement. The ninja training helps.
Red Zone - Street
"Because well...I don't know...":smallredface:

Earl of Purple

2012-06-05, 07:29 PM

Red Zone- EIAC Lobby

"Hmm. I don't know what colour. Maybe white- something nice, gentle and neutral that doesn't clash with my clothing. Nothing too harsh." Jorje snorts slightly at that, earning himself a glare from Destur. After all, Destur's clothes already clash.
"Not wings. I might be able to fly, but I'd need to adjust my chainmail, and that's something I doubt I could afford. I think I'll just go for the compound eyes, please." Jorje shakes his head at the wings suggestion. It's a fair point- Jorje never goes anywhere without his chainmail. Nobody else wears their armour so much in the Cult, even Azurelle. Although she wears platemail which is impractical for daily use.

Halae

2012-06-05, 08:04 PM

[Inside The Mech]

Shina falls silent for a moment. There was really no use to argue against that. She just nods in agreement. "Yes, that is probably the wisest course of action at this point."[Inside The Mech]

Michael nods, then moves towards the exit of the cramped area, "Sorry."

He'll step outside, looking between the different people around. Is that a catgirl? He'll go up to the first relatively normal looking person he sees to say, "Hey, do you know somewhere I could go to get my machine towed away from the middle of the road?"

Shadowcaller

2012-06-05, 08:14 PM

[Inside The Mech==> The Streets]

Shina follows after him quietly, people around here were strange indeed so she keeps herself close to Michael who is the only person she knows in this crazy world.

As they come across some relatively normal looking people she looks at them curiously. What were man around here like anyway? God must have created them as well after all. Otherwise they wouldn't look so similar.

Murkus

2012-06-05, 08:15 PM

Red Zone - Street

Well that's a bit of a dead end, conversation-wise. Bellan looks down curiously at the young lady on his arm. "Is this, er, where you live?"

EIAC - Offices

"Oh. Alright. One second," Says the young, glowing man. He stares at Dave blankly a moment, communicating directly through his half-electronic brain. "Come with me please."

The young man will lead him up an escalator, then down a pristine hallway line with offices. At the end is Naitiri's, with an empty desk resting beside the door.

Inside is a lovely, curvy office setting. The walls, the windows, even the desk are set in a calm, wavy pattern. A wobbly fish tank is set into the left wall. On the right, rather than your average lava lamp, is a tremendous lava wall, roiling and bubbling behind a warm sheet of glass.

There's what looks like a therapist's couch in the center of the room. Sitting on it, her blouse pooled around her waist, is Naitiri. She's a slim and shapely young lady, wearing naught on her upper body, her exposed skin colored a pale blue. Thankfully, her back is toward Dave.

She has one cyborg arm extended away from her, sans fake flesh, and pricking the ugly joint with a needle. Each time she does, sparks fly. She's glaring at the malfunctioning hardware, a pair of expensive earings dangling from her ears. "Thank you Mathew. You can go," She grumbles. The employee retreats from the room with a nod. Her gaze still on the arm, Naitiri asks, "If this is about a complaint, I suggest you submit it over NexNet."

Red Zone - EIAC Lobby

"Well honey, I think you've taken all those colors for yourself," says Marge, smiling at the dwarf. "Perhaps a paler pink? Or a soft blue?"

She nods at Jorje. "We can do that."

The Bushranger

2012-06-05, 08:45 PM

[Soul Quest- Warehouse]

The door is kicked in. If Mikani rushes in immediately, she may find a door swinging back into her, as the door bounces back.

The Gawker stops struggling. He doesn't look happy. No not one bit.

Irene has successfully evaded the guardian robot, for now. She's able to come up from the floor in front of Sophie and Gawker.

Irene quickly tries to suck the soul bit out of Gawker. Maybe Mikani can distract the giant robot only doing its job!

Sophie will try to hold the Gawker down long enough for Irene to work.

Mikani pauses long enough to avoid getting the slapstick comedy of the door swinging back in her face...and upon spotting the guardian robot, drops to press her hands to the floor, attempting to summon Kudzu through it to entangle the robot!

Lex-Kat

2012-06-05, 09:13 PM

{Soul Quest}

Irene quickly tries to suck the soul bit out of Gawker. Maybe Mikani can distract the giant robot only doing its job!

Sophie will try to hold the Gawker down long enough for Irene to work.

Irene begins pulling the soul piece from Gawker, but he's resisiting even more than the evil goblin did. The more she pulls, the more he struggles to keep it.

He's concentrating so much on keeping the "gift", he doesn't struggle against Sophie's hold for the moment. It's not fair!! It's mine! Mine!!

Mikani pauses long enough to avoid getting the slapstick comedy of the door swinging back in her face...and upon spotting the guardian robot, drops to press her hands to the floor, attempting to summon Kudzu through it to entangle the robot!

The door doesn't hit Mikani or Sallianne.

The Kudzu tries to burrow through the cement floor, but it struggles in vain. But, the robot now has a new target. :smallsmile: Intruders!! Remove yourself from the premises, please. It flies toward Mikani and Sallianne.

Sallianne flies up to the top of the warehouse, and throws an ineffective spear at the robot. *ting*

Rebonack

2012-06-05, 09:41 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

...

Nope.

Nothing.

Wiggums isn't moving at all.

In fact, he just *whumphed* into a small heap of soot.

He totally looks dead.

And he's totally not responding to Kitty.

And he'll totally make fun of her again if she falls for this. Maybe she should get a broom?

Reinholdt

2012-06-05, 09:46 PM

Gullara

2012-06-05, 09:56 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty frowns and pokes at the ash pile with her foot. Like hell he's actually dead. The kitsune suddenly kicks at the ashes. Nyah.

Rebonack

2012-06-05, 10:04 PM

[Boggart Kicking]

Pwuf!

Kick those ashes!

They don't do anything that one wouldn't expect from a heap of ashes. Get spread around a little? That's about it.

...

Nope.

Just a pile of ashes.

Still not moving.

...do you smell that? It smells like something's burning nearby. And there's some screaming. And some hideous croaky laughter.

Gullara

2012-06-05, 10:06 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty certainly smells it. She has a very strong sense of smell. Her head whips in the direction the smell is coming from. Oh no... The kitsune heads in that direction as quickly as she can run.

Asha'man

2012-06-05, 10:15 PM

Teeteeh, Lasagna and Luna arrive, looking around the area. Teeteeh's mouth opens wide in shock. Lasagna looks to Luna.
"We should have never come here...Look at what you've gotten us into..."
"Be calm Lasagna," states Luna. She looks over to Serph, "What is it exactly that we're meant to do."

(Underground Tartarus:Gate)
Teeteeh gives Danae a mean, childish look. Luna overlooks them.
"So what's the plan Serph?"

((Sorry guys I was busy with IRL stuff.))

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate-----> first floor]

"This place is called Tartarus, for some very odd and convenient reason that I had nothing to do with, the tall tower is now reduced to a some twenty or so floors. Our job is eviction of the current residents. Each floor we go up is a boss fight so be ready."

Serph beckons them to enter the tower after he opens the gate.

"Don't worry the first floor is clear of any foes. Its the floors above we'll have to worry about."

Element reassures the team as he himself enters the tower.

Rebonack

2012-06-05, 10:18 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty will find Wiggums on top of a hotdog cart near a burning barrel of trash. And evidence that several people fled pretty quickly just a few moments prior. The perverse little imp is shoveling hotdogs into his mouth.

Om nom nom nom!

He'll wave at the approaching Kitty!

"Hello again, Thunder Thighs! Finally reconsider the offer of free food?"

Wow.

He really is terrible isn't he?

Vhaidara

2012-06-05, 10:33 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate-----> first floor]

(Don't sweat it, all of us most of us some of us have RLs. Those of us who do get it.)

Danae follows them in.
Any idea what kind of fights we're looking at?
Deciding that the little girl isn't as good a choice for a fight, Danae returns to full true form again, a dagger appearing in her left hand. The blade is runed, and the hilt and pommel are studded with gems.

Lazorath

2012-06-06, 12:30 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Gate-----> first floor]
Luna, Lasagna and Teeteeh enter the tower. Lasagna draws her mace whilst Teeteeh draws his small dagger, ready for the battles to come.

Asha'man

2012-06-06, 01:04 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: First Floor------> Second Floor]

Once entering the tower a big room will be seen. The room contains a stair gong to a floor above but instead of a hallway a portal is in its place. To the left side a yellow glowing grandfather clock is visible though its function is unknown. On the right side is a small platform that has a glowing green color. At the far right wall is a huge double door that looks sealed with chains and a lock.

"Come on we need to go up, nothing here is of any use to us just yet."

With that Serph and Element go to the second floor through the portal.

Vhaidara

2012-06-06, 01:13 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: First Floor------> Second Floor]

Danae sighs and follows them through, mentally rehearsing a few spells.

Lazorath

2012-06-06, 01:48 AM

Luna follows Serph through the portal, Lasagna and Teeteeh following Luna.

Mina Kobold

2012-06-06, 02:22 AM

Streets of Inside - Alley
A girl in a skin tight jumpsuit is currently being pinned against a brick wall in an alley by a man in a trenchcoat with a knife! Clearly he has bad intentions!

Will her boyfriend be able to help her in time?

Clearly he must!

From the rooftops above, a voice shouts down at the malicious mugger.

"Have you moved up from stealing candy from kids already?"

If the mugger looks up at the source of the question left hanging in the air, he will see a loaded bag falling rapidly towards him. A boy in a similar jumpsuit to the girl not far behind.

Asha'man

2012-06-06, 02:56 AM

Zefir

2012-06-06, 03:00 AM

DMC
"That won't be a problem..."
She has been wandering around since her parents kicked her out a year or so back...
She gets up and will follow her!

DMC

They will head for the library then. It's not as impressive as the big city libraries, but the room is filled with books, calculated to store as many books as possible without blocking each other. The themes are very strict and all include some technologies. nanobots, Cybernetic, Software, programming etc., but also some history about Deus Mechanicus.

"Here are the whole materials. Your room will be in the other building and I will send you a Guard bot for your assistance. Do you have any questions?"

[Red Zone - EIAC]

Another man walks into the hospital. he wears A lab white coat, most likely simular to the once a doctor wears. Under them he seems to wear normal clothes ,like a jeans.

He looks out for the staff member going to ask for a job here.

Devixer

2012-06-06, 03:54 AM

[Red Zone Alley]

The stocky Hunter with a shotgun steps forward and erects an invisible barrier in front of him in an effort to keep the monsters away.
The Avenger steps forward when the creatures attack and swings a metal rod at one of them. It is affected by the same magic ability as before.
The scraggy-looking Hunter also engages the creatures in melee, swinging his ax with unnatural strength.
The girl and the Judge, meanwhile, step back and toss molotov cocktails at the insectoid monsters.

The invisible barrier does hold back most of the creatures, except for one particularly persistent creature. Its efforts are cut short by the Avenger chipping the plating on its shoulder. It turns its efforts to the Avenger and tries to grab him with one or both of its claws.

The other Hunter ends up attracting another of the creatures into combat. The ax easily sticks into its limb, and it screams in painful response. Pulling that ax out will probably be much more difficult than swinging it was.

The Molotovs don't end up doing much to the monsters. The flames can't seem to get at their unprotected spots. Instead, the other two creatures notice the ones throwing them, and step towards them.

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-06, 03:56 AM

Mindfreak

2012-06-06, 04:45 AM

Zefir

2012-06-06, 04:51 AM

[SRW Plot: Red and Mark]

(Also, Zefir, inorganic isn't an insult, just an adjective. And it is true, isn't it?)

Miss Mia, this is a military complex. And in many worlds, perhaps not yours, but in many, by the time this level of technology is reached one of two things has occurred. Either the military and the religion have become one, or they have utterly separated. It appears this is a case of complete separation, which means this installation would never recognize a religious rank as being equivalent to a military one. If you were to be from this world, you would likely have been given an escort including a high ranking officer, but your movements would have been controlled to avoid a foolish member of the priesthood from damaging anything.
Mark then realizes his wording wasn't very good there.
Sorry, that came out wrong. I forgot to preface that in a world of this type, the priesthood would largely be technologically incompetent.

[SRW Plot: Mia, Triplets and Serph]

((You could have told me MDM used smoke to speak a little earlier.))

"Chill Mia, Red has the personality of a ten year old that got spoiled by a mom. Sorry but since I'm a demon I can't really kneel down to a priestess and I'm busy trying to heal these 3."

[SRW Plot: Mia, Triplets and Serph]

((Serph I the fact that there doesn't appear any other speech color and that you already met her in Watch, where MDM talked that way as well, left the thought you know it. And it's not only smoke His current appearance is like a Steampunk robot.
Bookboy, for him it is. Your right by saying that they just point out the obvious, but MDM is a character as well. He can go mad at things we don't understand. MDM has his reasons))

First she looks at the demon. She turns around and some may see that the holes start regenerating, without leaving any sign.

"And your not better it seems. You actually assume priestess as the arch enemy of demons, right? Don't you have gods as well in your community?"

Her sound is all polite as she leaves him with this questions just to turn at Mark.

"Shut up!" She shouts at Mark as he insults her. Think this may have some feedback later. After a moment she clams down and speaks in a normal sound

You don't even understand what I mean. Also I'm here as an expert for technology. If your really so dump to think I can't fullfill that, then I should rather leave from here. Just keep in your mind that we all come from different worlds and for me it is an insult to call me Captain while I am a High priestess. If the system isn't able to Insert this I could do that."

Mia will throw a look over the triblets just to make sure they are fine with the healing.

DMC

"You should first visit your Room. I let someone prepare clothes for you when you want to go to a workstation. After that you can go on as you think it's right."

IF following they go to the other building showing her the Room. It's like a standart hotel room with a PC a toolbox, a cupboard,a bed and a Table.

billtodamax

2012-06-06, 05:29 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

Well!

Now it's time for something else!

"eeeeeEEEEEE!" Glamdring begins, leaves and blades of grass swirling around him before! "EON!"

Glamdring just evolved into Leafeon!

...wait.

How.

How is that even possible?

Several Razor sharp Leafs are launched from Glamdring at the electrical fishy!

[Pokemon Gym]

Becca glances back toward the commotion. What's going on? Ack, she needs to pay attention to the battle! Not that she's figured out how to instruct Glamdring, seeing as with all the changing he's never consistent.
[Pokemon Gym]

What the- That sort of language is not appropriate around ten-year olds.
Uh... Arceus, Chinchou use Thunderwave. Patrick calls out, a thin bolt of lightning just managing to arc past the leaves that tear into Chinchou. It's still standing, but barely.
You and I are having a long talk after this! He shouts at Becca.

The bellowing starts growing quieter as the boy seems to have calmed down whatever was back there.

Asha'man

2012-06-06, 06:30 AM

SRW Plot

Well, they never really got an answer to their question, so.....

"Alpha, general!"
"First, general!"
"One, general."
The triplets declare to the hologram, First and Alpha snapping to attention.

It can only be hoped that rank will be largely ornamental on this mission, otherwise, the triplets may just have landed themselves command of it.

Arkham Asylum

Let's see. Oliver still off-balance from that fancy spinning slash he tried to pull, narrow fighting quarters, giant hand hurtling towards him... Yep. No way Oliver can dodge that.

So rather than even trying, he strikes a fencer's pose and stabs outward with his sword. That way, barring ghostly shenanigans the hand will have to impale itself upon the blade in order to reach him.

If it does though, well, it's a giant friggin' fist colliding with a slightly smaller than average guy. If the attack goes through despite his defense Oliver will be sent rolling, skidding down the hallway, losing his grip on his sword in the process.

[SRW Plot: Mia, Triplets and Serph]

((Serph I the fact that there doesn't appear any other speech color and that you already met her in Watch, where MDM talked that way as well, left the thought you know it. And it's not only smoke His current appearance is like a Steampunk robot.
Bookboy, for him it is. Your right by saying that they just point out the obvious, but MDM is a character as well. He can go mad at things we don't understand. MDM has his reasons))

First she looks at the demon. She turns around and some may see that the holes start regenerating, without leaving any sign.

"And your not better it seems. You actually assume priestess as the arch enemy of demons, right? Don't you have gods as well in your community?"

Her sound is all polite as she leaves him with this questions just to turn at Mark.

"Shut up!" She shouts at Mark as he insults her. Think this may have some feedback later. After a moment she clams down and speaks in a normal sound

You don't even understand what I mean. Also I'm here as an expert for technology. If your really so dump to think I can't fullfill that, then I should rather leave from here. Just keep in your mind that we all come from different worlds and for me it is an insult to call me Captain while I am a High priestess. If the system isn't able to Insert this I could do that."

Mia will throw a look over the triblets just to make sure they are fine with the healing.

[Arkham Street Asylum]

Grantz mind is still part in lala land so he just acts like an AI fire cannon, he'll stop when the battle finishes though Oliver may want to watch out as he's close to the target.

((ThirdEmperor i think you disregarded Grantz trying to heal the triplets.))

[SRW Plot: Everyone Arguing]

"All right all right I'm sorry, everyone just has touchy subjects since we all come from different worlds so lets just agree to disagree. I'd like to think all of us are friends here, so lets not fight lets leave that for the evil robots."

The machine scans the triplets.
Error........ All personnel above the rank of colonel have been killed in action. You do not exist in my database. Assuming status....... First, Alpha,One subjected to rank Lieutenant, second grade.
The machine seems to be saving records.

"Hey AI can you change Mia's rank? It looks like she's getting pissed. I think we need as many people here as possible."

"Assessing...... suitable rank found. Rank for non-military personnel and civilian recruit..... titles viable. Mia.... Changing rank to Warrant Officer Priestess Mia. Col. Mark, Priestess Mia is that viable."

((Sorry guys I'm not all that familiar with military except in super robot war games and mobile suit anime.))

Lazorath

2012-06-06, 07:07 AM

Vhaidara

2012-06-06, 07:56 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

As soon as the party make it to the second floor the stair going down vanishes, well it was a portal. The second floor is a square room without anything special about it other than it being spacious. on the other end lies the stair to the third floor.

"Be alert, it may seem like nothing is here but that is never the case in Tartarus."
Element warns his companions.

"Due to special circumstances I cannot summon my demon allies in this tower, expect no backup."
Serph draws his sword that he vaguely knows how to use and it catches fire, hellfire. He walks to the middle of the room. Bam!

from out of the abyss of the roof a giant cockatrice lands in front of Serph and roars.

"QUUUUUEEEE!!!!"

Cue screen turning into a vortex with battle BGM starting.
Serph Jumps back and steadies himself while Element jumps onto Serph in slime form and turns into armor. Imagine Alex Mercer from portotype with his armor without the mask.

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

(Good taste in armor, he has)

Danae recognizes the cockatrice from her studies.
Don't let it bite you, they usually turn you to stone!
Then she decides to try something that worked before.
Come here, you oversized chicken!
She brandishes the dagger as it is engulfed by whirling pink flames.

[SRW Plot: Everyone Arguing]

"All right all right I'm sorry, everyone just has touchy subjects since we all come from different worlds so lets just agree to disagree. I'd like to think all of us are friends here, so lets not fight lets leave that for the evil robots."

The machine scans the triplets.
Error........ All personnel above the rank of colonel have been killed in action. You do not exist in my database. Assuming status....... First, Alpha,One subjected to rank Lieutenant, second grade.
The machine seems to be saving records.

"Hey AI can you change Mia's rank? It looks like she's getting pissed. I think we need as many people here as possible."

"Assessing...... suitable rank found. Rank for non-military personnel and civilian recruit..... titles viable. Mia.... Changing rank to Warrant Officer Priestess Mia. Col. Mark, Priestess Mia is that viable."

((Sorry guys I'm not all that familiar with military except in super robot war games and mobile suit anime.))

[SRW Plot: Everyone Arguing]

(Zefir, I figured that was the issue, just making sure. I've seen things spiral out of control between players before. It's never pretty)

Mark sighs. He should have known better than to try and reason with an angry priestess.
High Priestess, it was not my intention to imply that you were not competent. One of my best instructors was a priestess. What I said was that members of the clergy in worlds where religion is not founded around technology tend not to be competent. Also note the word tend. Not always the case, even under the circumstances I have mentioned
And then the AI produces a rank.
Miss Mia, will that be close enough to satisfy you? It does not replace your rank as High Priestess, but it is another rank, and the highest honor this facility has on record to offer.

Mina Kobold

2012-06-06, 09:44 AM

Red Zone - Streets "...yes. No one would rent me an apartment around here..." :smallfrown:
Streets of Inside - Alley The mugger is hit in the face by the bag! Pow! He falls to the ground with a groan and the girl cheers!

The boy attempts a graceful landing next to the bag. Feet aimed just right and-

"Ai!"

The purple-haired mugger-bane barely manages to avoid tripping into the girl, instead falling right next to her.

"You OK, Parley?"

Hattish Thing

2012-06-06, 09:56 AM

Dusty Flagon

"Much obliged." Giving Mr. Poe a nod of thanks, Ray takes whichever glass looks to have more in it and chugs it down, wincing a little as the burning liquid hits his stomach. Much stronger than the water down rubbish he usually drinks. "So, ah, cultists? That would fit with what the guy told me just before he bit the dust. Something about a bunch of hooded clowns holding a meeting right outside this very bar, actually. Can't imagine that's gonna be good for business at all." That's an awfully devious grin Ray's got going on there, and not a very nice one either.

Erm...yes...N-Not particularly...They...were outside my inn?! B-But...why?! Please...stop tjhem...I'll pay you? Anything! I can't have them ruining my business! You might want to talk to that poor girls family by the way...

Asha'man

2012-06-06, 10:16 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
Luna drops her weapon to the side. Lasagna pulls out the shield which was located on her back. Teeteeh wears the red necklace which was previously owned by Ratai and uses his powers revealing 5 Teeteeh's in total.
"So...who's making the first move?"

((That thing about the Screen vortex was a joke. though the BGM is for real!))

The monster was twice Serph's height which means the thing was 16 feet tall. The cockatrice screeches "QUUEEE!!" and wind started to rise from underneath each character's feet. If it hits small Zan(wind) damage shall be dealt.

Serph, who has Element as armor, takes minor wind damage that didn't do much. "My turn!" Serph combines an Agilao(medium fire) and lunge skill that cuts at the beasts left wing. It is now suffering from burn damage.

From the armor form.
"Do continuous follow-up attacks! Don't waste more than one round on this guy! "

Vhaidara

2012-06-06, 10:21 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

Danae feels the wide stirring and flaps her wings, lifting off of the ground in time to avoid the attack.
Guess it's my turn!
She vanishes, and reappears behind the cockatrice's back, stabbing down with the dagger. If it hits, it will deal a mix of fire, physical, and cold/ice damage.

(Sadly, I know not the terms you are using, so this will have to suffice)

Lazorath

2012-06-06, 10:40 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
The attack deals small damage to the three of them. Luna relies on her huge weapon to prevent her from being blown away, Lasagna uses her shield and Teeteeh piles behind his clones to withstand the force resulting in a clone being lost.
Luna rushes over and swings her two-handed morningstar mace in an attempt to break one of its legs.
Lasagna rushes over to a different leg and attempts to dig her sharp end of the shield into its foot and Teeteeh and his clones aim to climb up its body, stabbing the body of the creature.

Asha'man

2012-06-06, 10:40 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

((I use the terms in the Shin Megami Tensei video game series. I just translate them in the parenthesis.

On another note since you attacked the cockatrice do I give the cockatrice's reaction or will I wait for Lazorath's post for the sake of posting order? ))

((And I got ninja'd time to edit.))

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

Danae feels the wide stirring and flaps her wings, lifting off of the ground in time to avoid the attack.
Guess it's my turn!
She vanishes, and reappears behind the cockatrice's back, stabbing down with the dagger. If it hits, it will deal a mix of fire, physical, and cold/ice damage.

(Sadly, I know not the terms you are using, so this will have to suffice)

The physical damage doesn't do much as the dagger must needs to bite deeper to do real damage, the fire/ice damage does hurt it somewhat.

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
The attack deals small damage to the three of them. Luna relies on her huge weapon to prevent her from being blown away, Lasagna uses her shield and Teeteeh piles behind his clones to withstand the force resulting in a clone being lost.
Luna rushes over and swings her two-handed morningstar mace in an attempt to break one of its legs.
Lasagna rushes over to a different leg and attempts to dig her sharp end of the shield into its foot and Teeteeh and his clones aim to climb up its body, stabbing the body of the creature.

((Please give me that exact number of clones.))

Uh-oh! Attacking the legs do little to no damage! Looks like you'll need to hit the body. The stabs by the cloning guy don't hurt individually but damage tends to pile up so it does good damage. The cockatrice is angry and does a spin attack, it should affect anyone near it.

Serph, being in mid range is not hit.
"so much for finishing this in one round."
He performs the same attack after it spins only on the right wing making sure not to hit any friendlies. After this the cockatrice should only take about one more go of attacks to kill.

Vhaidara

2012-06-06, 11:13 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

Danae is grazed by the spin before she teleports back to where she was before. From there, she conjures up a mid power lightning spell and launches it at the creature, taking care to avoid her allies.

(In these circumstances, since the environment seems to be creating a turn-based combat system, I'd say posting a reaction to the attack [effectiveness of the attack only] would be okay, as well as major changes in behavior [ie, after a given attack does a lot of damage, it suddenly starts running], as long as the creature's actual actions aren't advanced. But that's just my opinion. I don't mind, check with Laz)

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 11:44 AM

Lazorath

2012-06-06, 11:44 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
((There are three clones currently))
Luna jumps backwards evading the attack whereas Lasagna is hit and sent flying back but manages to cure herself to full health thanks to a healing spell. Teeteeh and the clones are sent flying off the back of the creature resulting in two clones being defeated. The remaining clones put their hands together causing their necklaces to glow. The energy from the charmed necklaces causes their eyes to glow red in anger and they begin charging at the beast, their nails long, sharp and extended.
Luna keeps her distance and begins chanting quietly.

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 01:49 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Lightning attack of dooooooom!

Rebo's dice once again say that Glamdring isn't fully paralyzed. Though he is crackling a bit and looking none too happy.

He decides to channel that irritation in the form of another Razor sharp Leaf that he launches at the fight!

Ha!

Stupid fish!

Take that!

The rain continues to fall.

Chaotic Bob

2012-06-06, 05:08 PM

Ice Rink

"No problem." Reinholdt looks around briefly.

"Let's just try going along the wall." He suggests, before doing so, albeit uncertainly. Hmmm... doesn't feel too different from roller skating.

Ice Rink

"Sure." Arel turns and carefully moves against the wall. It's much easier to support herself this way. "I think this is even harder than I'd thought it would be. I have no idea how anyone can do this so easily." Speaking of having little trouble skating, Arel looks around for Bobbie. She doesn't exactly mind the other woman's absence, though. <.<

Bobbie is right over there, skating backwards in a lazy curve while waving at a group of kids who are slowly helping each other onto the ice.
One gives a wave back, prompting a quick loss in balance and a tumbling of the whole group.
"Oopsy, hehe. You'll get it!"

Another little wave later and she spins back into a forward direction, sliding up in the direction of Arel and Reinholdt.
It seems probable that Bobbie has ice-skated before.

billtodamax

2012-06-06, 05:17 PM

Pokemon Gym

The leaves tear into Chinchou, and as it faints it disappears back into its ball.
Swinub, Ice shard. He says as the pig bursts forwards. A bolt of ice begins to form around Swinub before it rockets towards Glamdring. Swinub's not looking so good from the first half of the fight.

The Bushranger

2012-06-06, 05:19 PM

{Soul Quest}

Irene begins pulling the soul piece from Gawker, but he's resisiting even more than the evil goblin did. The more she pulls, the more he struggles to keep it.

He's concentrating so much on keeping the "gift", he doesn't struggle against Sophie's hold for the moment. It's not fair!! It's mine! Mine!!

The door doesn't hit Mikani or Sallianne.

The Kudzu tries to burrow through the cement floor, but it struggles in vain. But, the robot now has a new target. :smallsmile: Intruders!! Remove yourself from the premises, please. It flies toward Mikani and Sallianne.

Sallianne flies up to the top of the warehouse, and throws an ineffective spear at the robot. *ting*

{Soul Quest}

"No, it's really not." Irene says evenly, struggling to get it out and back to where it belongs. Maybe she should have asked Mikani to drop this one into a pit too.

All the same, she steels herself and tries harder.

Mikani, meanwhile, scowls at the robot and produces her wand, aiming at it.
"In the name of Nature I command you to cease operations!" the Druid Princess cries, as a bolt of green energy flies from the wand at the robot! Which may disrupt it some if it is an acual robot instead of a golem. :smalltongue:

Lost_Deep

2012-06-06, 05:31 PM

[Inside The Mech]

Michael nods, then moves towards the exit of the cramped area, "Sorry."

He'll step outside, looking between the different people around. Is that a catgirl? He'll go up to the first relatively normal looking person he sees to say, "Hey, do you know somewhere I could go to get my machine towed away from the middle of the road?"

[Inside The Mech==> The Streets]

Shina follows after him quietly, people around here were strange indeed so she keeps herself close to Michael who is the only person she knows in this crazy world.

As they come across some relatively normal looking people she looks at them curiously. What were man around here like anyway? God must have created them as well after all. Otherwise they wouldn't look so similar.

After a bit they will come across a large tow truck... okay, it's not a tow truck. It's a tank, but instead of a turret on top it seems to have a small crane. On the side is painted,

MANIAC TOWING AND DEMOLITIONS
For when you need something to be not where it is right now.

A man, presumably maniac, is sitting in the front seat poking at his computer. He wears an odd helmet which some might recognize as from the star wars universe.

Earl of Purple

2012-06-06, 05:45 PM

Red Zone- EIAC Lobby

Destur isn't a dwarf- he's a gnome. That makes him shorter, less hairy, slimmer and better smelling.

"Oh. Hmm. I think I'll go for the soft blue, please. Thank you." Destur smiles.
Jorje nods. "Thank you. You've been very helpful."

Mindfreak

2012-06-06, 05:46 PM

Streets of Inside - Alley Parley nods and goes to hug him. "Thank you Par."
DMC The girl nods in thanks. "Okay, thank you!" She then waits for her to leave so she can change...

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 06:06 PM

Gullara

2012-06-06, 06:10 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

"Dangit, Glamdring! You're not supposed to sleep during the gym battle! Wake up!" Becca knows that it heals him, but it still bothers her.

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty will find Wiggums on top of a hotdog cart near a burning barrel of trash. And evidence that several people fled pretty quickly just a few moments prior. The perverse little imp is shoveling hotdogs into his mouth.

Om nom nom nom!

He'll wave at the approaching Kitty!

"Hello again, Thunder Thighs! Finally reconsider the offer of free food?"

Wow.

He really is terrible isn't he?

[Boggart Chase!]

"It's amazing how much I hate you right now." Kitty bares her teeth and leaps at Wiggums, easily jumping high enough to reach him.

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 06:45 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

This time around Wiggums deftly evades Kitty's pounce and goes prancing off back toward the school! All the while going "Mweh hehehehehe!"

And somehow in the course of the dodging Wiggus will attempt to magic Kitty's dress-laces loose. Should she run after him there's a reasonable chance that her dress may experience a wardrobe malfunction.

What a horrible horrible little creature.

Meanwhile!

A Huldra smashes through a window on the school's second floor!

Shortly followed by another Huldra! The first only has three tails where as the second sports four!

Gullara

2012-06-06, 07:15 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Grrr. Kitty gets to her feet, and doesn't notice the trouble with her dress until she starts to run, tripping over it and landing flat on her face. In the process, her dress slips down around her ankles.

...Oh no, people are gonna stare at her tails... and her naked body. As quickly as she can, Kitty pulls the dress up to conceal both. She flushes beet red.

Then there's crashing though the window! Kitty pulls herself off the ground and hurries over to the school, still holding up her dress as she runs. At least she's getting away from all those people that just saw her naked, too.

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 07:40 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Whoops!

Several people point and a few snigger at Kitty. But otherwise no one really pays the wardrobe malfunction any heed. Though if anything this encounter may encourage Kitty to invest in some pants.

Anywho!

Freddie tackles the other Huldra, smashing the bark on the monster's back with hisr head before chomping down HARD on the creature's fox-ball.

There comes a crunching sound like shattering glass.

And then all at once the Three-Tails is snuffed like a candle, leaving only a blackened husk of hollow wood behind.

Freddie reacts to this by going, "Mmm..." and suddenly looking quite dreamy.

"Ha! Success! That's one ugly mutt down!" the Boggart laughs.

Lex-Kat

2012-06-06, 07:44 PM

{Soul Quest}

"No, it's really not." Irene says evenly, struggling to get it out and back to where it belongs. Maybe she should have asked Mikani to drop this one into a pit too.

All the same, she steels herself and tries harder.

It's a struggle, to be sure. But eventually Irene wins out and rips it from the Gawker.

Having lost what he found most precious, the Gawker begins to cry. Why are you doing this to me?

Mikani, meanwhile, scowls at the robot and produces her wand, aiming at it.
"In the name of Nature I command you to cease operations!" the Druid Princess cries, as a bolt of green energy flies from the wand at the robot! Which may disrupt it some, if it is an actual robot instead of a golem. :smalltongue:

The robot stops, its robot eyes dimming, and the gun arms drooping to its sides. Staaaaop

[Boggart Chase!]

Grrr. Kitty gets to her feet, and doesn't notice the trouble with her dress until she starts to run, tripping over it and landing flat on her face. In the process, her dress slips down around her ankles.

...Oh no, people are gonna stare at her tails... and her naked body. As quickly as she can, Kitty pulls the dress up to conceal both. She flushes beet red.

Then there's crashing though the window! Kitty pulls herself off the ground and hurries over to the school, still holding up her dress as she runs. At least she's getting away from all those people that just saw her naked, too.

A random group of drunk NPCs sees the nekkid Kitty, and begin wolf-whistling at her. Awww. Don't run, sweet thing.
Heh, yeah. Let us help you with that dress.
Nice tails, sister. How about you share.

Gullara

2012-06-06, 07:46 PM

[Boggart Chase!]

Kitty sits down on the ground and starts fiddling with her dress strings. She hates dresses so much. >.< "Is that it then?" She asks. She sounds very angry for some reason. Wonder why that is?

The kitsune studiously ignores the jeering bystanders. Or tries to at least. She hates hates hates Wiggums. DX

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 08:06 PM

[Outside the Spooky School]

No more Boggart chasing! Yay!

And don't worry Kitty. Everyone hates Wiggums. You aren't alone.

Freddie nods in the affirmative to Kitty's question! And shortly there after the Inquisitor and the demi-dragon emerge from the school!

"Well! I think that went quite smoothly. As new as you are you seem to have gotten quite the feel for your new state, mister Barrelson," Thomas says, adjusting his hat a bit. "Which leads me to believe that your statement about helping to protect these people is true. If you had just been glutting yourself on ghosts and seduced commoners you wouldn't have had any reason to develop your skills in combat."

Umm...

That's good.

Right?

"You seem to still be pious. Don't think I didn't notice the prayer beads wrapped around your front paw."

Sure enough, Freddie has a string of beads. The skin around them looks ashen and dead. As if just wearing them were harmful to the Huldra.

"It's a real shame. According to dogma a Four-Tails that has regained its original soul is to be slain lest it continue to grow in power. You would have made a fine addition to the Inquisition..."

Wait, what? They're going to kill Freddie?

Gullara

2012-06-06, 08:34 PM

[Outside the Spooky School]

"Wait, what?" Kitty gives up with the dress strings, and just settles for holding it up when she stands. "You can't do that. She helped you." She practically growls at the Inquisitor.

Rebonack

2012-06-06, 09:26 PM

[Outside the Spooky School]

Well. Freddie doesn't seem to pleased with this announcement either! She snarls at the inquisitor as several wisps pop out, ready to defend the demon fox!

"Buuuut it's too bad, really," Inquisitor Thomas sighs dejectedly. "Too bad that Fredrick Barrelson didn't become a Huldra at all when Templar Gregoire stabbed him. Just... died. Such a shame."

And with that he begins walking away!

"Waaaait! We're just going to let him GO?" Wiggums screeches. "I thought we were going to kill both of the Huldra!"

Thomas glances back over his shoulder. "Kill who? All I see is a nice young lady who has been helping keep this City safe. What was your name again, miss? Winifred was it?"

Freddie just nods stupidly. This is all so sudden!

"Well miss Winifred, you keep up the good work. And do try to refrain from eating people. Stick to the ghosts, and I think you won't have to worry about any Inquisitors bothering you."

"I..." POOF! back to human shape! "Thank you. But... why? Not that I'm not grateful. But won't you get in trouble with the Bishop?"

"Eh," Thomas just shrugs. "If he finds out about you I didn't know anything," he replies before starting off again, waving over one shoulder. "Emperor's blessings, miss Winifred."

"Emperor's blessings Inquisitor Thomas..." Freddie replies vacantly.

Yep.

Totally dumbfounded.

Gullara

2012-06-06, 10:49 PM

[Outside the Spooky School]

"...Huh." Kitty relaxes. "Well, that's good I guess." She goes back to fiddling with her dress strings and gets them tied. "So... wanna help me find some new clothes?"

Murkus

2012-06-06, 11:30 PM

EIAC Dave removes his katana and will set it down on the nearest surface. "This isn't a complaint, this is a compliment. I like what you're doing here, you're providing something that my own free clinic here can't do." Yeah, Dave has had a free clinic here in the Red Zone for a while now. "Anyways, I refuse to talk to those low down here, so I was wondering if you could perform a service for me."
DMC "Only one: Can I start reading his works now?"
Red Zone - Streets "...yes. No one would rent me an apartment around here..." :smallfrown:
Streets of Inside - Alley The mugger is hit in the face by the bag! Pow! He falls to the ground with a groan and the girl cheers!

EIAC - Offices

"And what's that, doctor...?" Naitiri asks, shrugging on her silk blouse and buttoning it with machine efficiency. She looks over her shoulder, peering at this new fellow. She'd heard of his clinic, and while moved by such charity, she hadn't the care to emulate it.

Red Zone - Streets

"Wait. You're homeless? What about your parents?" Asks Bellan, looking down at the rainbow-haired young lady.

[Red Zone - EIAC][/B]

Another man walks into the hospital. he wears A lab white coat, most likely simular to the once a doctor wears. Under them he seems to wear normal clothes ,like a jeans.

He looks out for the staff member going to ask for a job here.

"Casual Friday, huh?" Asks a dry, easygoing voice. A tall man stands off to the right, his hair dark and expression bland, though his eyes are bright as ever. He's smoking one of those electronic cigarettes. "Whatcha need, pal?"

Red Zone- EIAC Lobby

Destur isn't a dwarf- he's a gnome. That makes him shorter, less hairy, slimmer and better smelling.

"Oh. Hmm. I think I'll go for the soft blue, please. Thank you." Destur smiles.
Jorje nods. "Thank you. You've been very helpful."

"We can have you outfitted right now, if you like. Should be finished in about twenty minutes," says Marge, looking between the servants of Dalachrech. "Can I interest either of you in a cloning contract?"

Zefir

2012-06-07, 12:42 AM

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-07, 01:29 AM

Dusty Flagon

"I'll get around to talking to them. Right now I'd rather have a little chat about exactly how much I'll be getting paid. You got a pen 'n some paper? Bad luck to name figures aloud." You know, I'm starting to think Mr. Poe would have been better off with the cultists. At least cultists don't try to steal your money with a smile.

Arkham Hospital

'm good..."

Judging by how much trouble Oliver's having getting back up after being sent flying, falling back down several times in the process, maybe he's not being entirely truthfull on that front.

"Any clue how much... How much bigger this place is? All these ghosts poppin' outta everywhere 'r starting to, to get to me." He asks, clutching his head. Using his ghostly vision all the time in a place so inundated in spectral energy is starting to give him a headache too.

SRW Plot

((Missed that.))

Healing happens! Alpha and First look much better, bruises slowly fading and their movements regaining a little vitality. One isn't bleeding all over the place now at least, although unless it's a very powerful healing spell it won't be able to replace all the blood he lost.

Being demoted to mere lieutenants sucks though. Admittedly it ms still higher than their actual rank, which is closer to private, but they were almost generals for a moment there, dangit!

"Do officers have any control over robots piloted by people with lower ranks?" First asks. If they do, then something will need to be done. No way are they giving anyone else control over their mechs.

Murkus

2012-06-07, 01:52 AM

[Red Zone - EIAC]

The man looks up. He himself is a bit over average size so the other guy must be a bit larger.

"Actually I'm looking for a job, but I don't know who is in charg to take such requests."

He takes a few looks around before he speaks up again. He doesn't think this guy is an employee.

"If I where you you shouldn't use these electronic cigarettes. They don't show the danger of normal cigarettes, but they have other disadvantage."

"Buddy, you sound like my goddamn parents," says the jumpsuited man with a dry smile, blowing his smoke off toward the ceiling. The air around it seems to wobble, and then the smelly cloud disappears.

The man - whose nametag reads Dexter - looks Andy over. "Well, the big lady is busy right now, but I could always help you sign on. Jammin job experience into people's heads is only gonna do so much, y'know?"

billtodamax

2012-06-07, 02:51 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

*rolls for paralysis*

Hmm...

Nope!

Fortunate for Glamdring, too! Because that ice shard was super effective! Ouch! The Leafeon winces at the attack, but he still has another nasty trick up his fuzzy sleeve!

"eeeeeeeEEEEE-" once more water begins to swirl around the Pokemon until!

"-EON!"

Glamdring evolved into Vaporeon!

And now for his most devastating attack!

...Glamdring decides that now would be a great time to Rest.

*thud!*

"Zzzz..."

The rain continues to fall...

STAY IN ONE EVOLUTION! Patrick shouts angrily. He grabs a potion from a pouch on his wet suit, runs over to Swinub and starts spraying it on his wounds while Glamdring's asleep. He starts whispering to Swinub as he does. He doesn't have long before the damn rain wakes Glamdring up.

Asha'man

2012-06-07, 05:20 AM

[Arkham Hospital]

Not asylum.

No Joker here!

Oliver gets clubbed! Winifred thwacks the crap out of the monster with her polearm! And thankfully the Huldra is pretty darn close to fireproof. All the doomy flames being tossed around cause her little in the way of harm.

After so much stabbing, slashing, and blasting the weird ghostly creature slumps to the ground and dissolves into a heap of ectoplasm!

Winifred immediately noms the soul that comes slinking out of it.

"Is everyone alright?"

Grantz checks himself and his companions. "Me and my demons are fine."

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

Danae is grazed by the spin before she teleports back to where she was before. From there, she conjures up a mid power lightning spell and launches it at the creature, taking care to avoid her allies.

(In these circumstances, since the environment seems to be creating a turn-based combat system, I'd say posting a reaction to the attack [effectiveness of the attack only] would be okay, as well as major changes in behavior , as long as the creature's actual actions aren't advanced. But that's just my opinion. I don't mind, check with Laz)

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
((There are three clones currently))
Luna jumps backwards evading the attack whereas Lasagna is hit and sent flying back but manages to cure herself to full health thanks to a healing spell. Teeteeh and the clones are sent flying off the back of the creature resulting in two clones being defeated. The remaining clones put their hands together causing their necklaces to glow. The energy from the charmed necklaces causes their eyes to glow red in anger and they begin charging at the beast, their nails long, sharp and extended.
Luna keeps her distance and begins chanting quietly.

((Lazorath what do you think about Bookboy's suggestion?))

Once the lighting hits the cockatrice dies. It falls to the ground and vanishes leaving nothing. Element revert to his child form while Serph stands still.

"That's it for this floor, shall we advance or do any of you need a breather, I mean that literally and figuratively."

Element continues Serph's sentence.

"since some of us don't breathe air."

Arkham Hospital

'm good..."

Judging by how much trouble Oliver's having getting back up after being sent flying, falling back down several times in the process, maybe he's not being [I]entirely truthfull on that front.

"Any clue how much... How much bigger this place is? All these ghosts poppin' outta everywhere 'r starting to, to get to me." He asks, clutching his head. Using his ghostly vision all the time in a place so inundated in spectral energy is starting to give him a headache too.

SRW Plot

((Missed that.))

Healing happens! Alpha and First look much better, bruises slowly fading and their movements regaining a little vitality. One isn't bleeding all over the place now at least, although unless it's a very powerful healing spell it won't be able to replace all the blood he lost.

Being demoted to mere lieutenants sucks though. Admittedly it ms still higher than their actual rank, which is closer to private, but they were almost generals for a moment there, dangit!

"Do officers have any control over robots piloted by people with lower ranks?" First asks. If they do, then something will need to be done. No way are they giving anyone else control over their mechs.

[Arkham Street Hospital: looks like Oliver's getting bugged]

"Its not as if we actually faced anything life-threatening, most were just for scaring and the rest were jokes to be honest."
Grantz says this.

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

"None may control the PT that another is using from having a higher rank. Also the Hangar for the PT's are across the hall."

((Which means lets go get our mechs.))

Lazorath

2012-06-07, 06:33 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
((That sounds like a good idea))
"Let's keep going," Teeteeh says, panting heavily as his necklace begins to dim. He stops, looking to see Lasagna and Luna staring at him. It was clear that something was up and it was because of his necklace.
"Teeteeh...are you okay?" Lasagna asks, slightly worried due to his unusual response. Teeteeh stands up to his full height which really isn't that tall due to him being a gnome.
"I'm fine...let's just get going."
Luna smiles at Teeteeh's response, motivated by his anticipation to fight. "We're ready."

Reinholdt

2012-06-07, 08:59 AM

Bobbie is right over there, skating backwards in a lazy curve while waving at a group of kids who are slowly helping each other onto the ice.
One gives a wave back, prompting a quick loss in balance and a tumbling of the whole group.
"Oopsy, hehe. You'll get it!"

Another little wave later and she spins back into a forward direction, sliding up in the direction of Arel and Reinholdt.
It seems probable that Bobbie has ice-skated before.

Ice Rink

Reinholdt stops his slow wall skating.

"I don't suppose you're going to teach us how to do it?" Pretty please? For Rein?

{Soul Quest}

It's a struggle, to be sure. But eventually Irene wins out and rips it from the Gawker.

Having lost what he found most precious, the Gawker begins to cry. Why are you doing this to me?

{Soul Quest}

"I could name the normal, noble reasons, but frankly you just abused your power horribly in a vile villainous manner and it had to be taken away from you." :smallannoyed:

She does not feel any pity for this man. Even the goblin she could muster up some. But not him.

"Let's go before more security shows up." Irene says, turning to float and get out of here.

Mina Kobold

2012-06-07, 10:18 AM

Streets of Inside - Alley Parley nods and goes to hug him. "Thank you Par."

Parlance gets up and hugs back relieved to see Parley unharmed.

"Just glad that you are OK. That was scary."

Parlance looks at the Mugger Von Mugginess' knife. Powers or not, those were quite dangerous. Unless your powers were Knife-to-Water magic, but Parlance is pretty sure neither of the two could do that.

Vhaidara

2012-06-07, 10:36 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

Danae utters a small spell and passes her hand over the small wound from the spin. It closes rapidly.
Let's go.

=====

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

Which means, kids, behave. Don't worry, I won't abuse my power. Much. Computer, can you guide us to the hangar? And please guide our friends as well.
Mark is oddly polite to AIs. Probably something to do with the last one he was rude to sending him here.

Mindfreak

2012-06-07, 11:09 AM

EIAC - Offices

"And what's that, doctor...?" Naitiri asks, shrugging on her silk blouse and buttoning it with machine efficiency. She looks over her shoulder, peering at this new fellow. She'd heard of his clinic, and while moved by such charity, she hadn't the care to emulate it.

Red Zone - Streets

"Wait. You're homeless? What about your parents?" Asks Bellan, looking down at the rainbow-haired young lady.
EIAC - Offices
"Well...it has to do with this."
He takes out a picture of an armless, legless woman who's missing most of her torso too, being kept alive only by machines.
"Do you think you can give her back her body?" he asked, tears suddenly in his eyes.
This was...a personal case for him.

---
Red Zone - Streets
"Well um, confetti-women are typically solitary creatures...so when I turned 18 a couple months ago my mom kicked me out..."

---
Streets of Inside - Alley
Parley nods in agreement.
"Yeah it was..."
She tries to hold onto Parlance's arm, still a bit shaken up by the whole thing.
"Can we go to the Inn now?"

Rebonack

2012-06-07, 11:11 AM

Ooooookay!

[Creepy School]

"Eerr... I suppose I can show you the way to Mallside?" Winifred replies before starting off in that direction.

Only to be interrupted!

"Oh! One other thing. If I catch word that you start feeding on innocents our next meeting will be a lot less pleasant," Thomas calls out. "Just thought you should know."

Aaaand then he's off!

Winifred fidgets uncomfortably. She's pretty sure she'll be able to resist nomming random people. After all, she has found that the Nexus has ample supply of evil-doers and ghosts for her to snack on.

[Pokemon Gym]

The rain washes off the sleep from Glamdring! Boy is rain 'n Rest ever a broken tactic. Maybe the fight would be more in Patrick's favor if he had a Pokemon that could change the weather?

The Vaporeon rises to his feet, water dripping from his once again healthy body as he leers a rather toothy grin. And speaks one of the few words in Common that he understands.

"No."

Sounds like he doesn't feel inclined to stay in one evolution.

Glamdring makes a distinctive gurgling noise for a few moments before spraying a pressurized stream of Water from his mouth like a Gun! Take that ice-pig!

[Arkham Hospital]

"Not sure. I think we need to get past that room that had the... eerr... corpse in it. The one that scared you so much," Winifred replies as she kicks the left over goop from the hand ghost. "Though there may be another way down here somewhere too."

Hattish Thing

2012-06-07, 11:32 AM

Murkus

2012-06-07, 12:08 PM

EIAC - Offices
"Well...it has to do with this."
He takes out a picture of an armless, legless woman who's missing most of her torso too, being kept alive only by machines.
"Do you think you can give her back her body?" he asked, tears suddenly in his eyes.
This was...a personal case for him.

There is a pang of sorrow in Naitiri's eyes when he shows her the picture. She suddenly seems rather disturbed about the woman, but it only makes her more willing to help.

"We can... clone her, if that's what you mean. Move her mind into the new body."

Red Zone - Streets
"Well um, confetti-women are typically solitary creatures...so when I turned 18 a couple months ago my mom kicked me out..."

"Confetti-women? Then you are a clan of some sort?" Bellan asks quietly. He can understand a shy person if it's in their nature to be shy. But still, he will not abide a homeless person when he can help. It's against his code.

Despite all the money being put toward charities and other desperate people, Bellan still has some to spare. "I can find you a place to stay, if you like."

LOTRfan

2012-06-07, 12:36 PM

[Outside Trog's Tavern- Bus Stop]

For several hours now, a man dressed in all green has been sitting outside by a bus stop. Several buses have passed by at regular intervals since he's left the tavern, but he had refused to get on any of them. While he waits for the buses, he seems to be busy clicking his empty zippo lighter and staring out into space. Several people seem to be keeping their distance, for the most part he is just be ignored.

He has a sign up next to him, which reads "Will take pictures for monetary compensation.". Definitely an odd fellow.

Mina Kobold

2012-06-07, 01:02 PM

[Streets of Inside - Alley]

Parlance carefully gives the unconscious mugger a last glance, making sure there was no danger at the moment, before replying.

"Y-yeah, let's."

Following Parley's lead, the two heads off to the Inn.

(Should we move thread? There are plenty Inns in Inside, so I am not sure which. ^_^')

Mindfreak

2012-06-07, 01:06 PM

There is a pang of sorrow in Naitiri's eyes when he shows her the picture. She suddenly seems rather disturbed about the woman, but it only makes her more willing to help.

"We can... clone her, if that's what you mean. Move her mind into the new body."
EIAC - Offices
Dave gives a her a stare that's suddenly filled with hope.
"Would that actually work? I've never heard of actually moving someone's mind before..."
That's because you're a regular ol' ninja doctor Dave!

"Confetti-women? Then you are a clan of some sort?" Bellan asks quietly. He can understand a shy person if it's in their nature to be shy. But still, he will not abide a homeless person when he can help. It's against his code.

Despite all the money being put toward charities and other desperate people, Bellan still has some to spare. "I can find you a place to stay, if you like."
Streets - Red Zone
"Like I said...people just won't rent me a place to stay. Confetti-woman, which is what I am because I'm...a monster."
She is already regretting saying that! Now he's going to run away and scream! D:
Also, she has a job at the local coffee shop! So she doesn't need money!

Streets of Inside - Alley
Parley will walk with him, staying close!
((Dancing Fox Inn perhaps?))

ThirdEmperor

2012-06-07, 01:27 PM

Zefir

2012-06-07, 01:40 PM

"Buddy, you sound like my goddamn parents," says the jumpsuited man with a dry smile, blowing his smoke off toward the ceiling. The air around it seems to wobble, and then the smelly cloud disappears.

The man - whose nametag reads Dexter - looks Andy over. "Well, the big lady is busy right now, but I could always help you sign on. Jammin job experience into people's heads is only gonna do so much, y'know?"

EIAC

He looks at dexter.

"It's just an advice. So you work here?"

((Still I can't really make something that makes sense out of the last sentence))

DMC

Mia notice her discomfort and leaves.
A few minutes later something will knock on the door.

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

"None may control the PT that another is using from having a higher rank. Also the Hangar for the PT's are across the hall."

((Which means lets go get our mechs.))

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

Mia will just nod. She assumes the computer can accept that.

Mina Kobold

2012-06-07, 01:48 PM

Gullara

2012-06-07, 01:52 PM

Ice Rink

Reinholdt stops his slow wall skating.

"I don't suppose you're going to teach us how to do it?" Pretty please? For Rein?

"That'd be nice." Arel adds. Clearly neither of them are going to get any closer to figuring this out in the near future.

[Creepy School]

"Eerr... I suppose I can show you the way to Mallside?" Winifred replies before starting off in that direction.

Only to be interrupted!

"Oh! One other thing. If I catch word that you start feeding on innocents our next meeting will be a lot less pleasant," Thomas calls out. "Just thought you should know."

Aaaand then he's off!

Winifred fidgets uncomfortably. She's pretty sure she'll be able to resist nomming random people. After all, she has found that the Nexus has ample supply of evil-doers and ghosts for her to snack on.

"I don't know about that guy. I don't trust him." Kitty comments after he's gone. He seems like a good enough guy, but... She's not sure. "Anyway, sure, let's go to Mallside." Whatever that is.

[Pokemon Gym]

Becca grins. Oh right, she forgot about that. It's a nie surprise. "Come on, Glamdring. You can beat him!" She can practically feel that gym badge in her hand already.

Rebonack

2012-06-07, 02:04 PM

[To Mallside!]

"I don't know him either. And I don't really trust him. But at least he didn't kill me," Winifred responds with a sigh. "And... I don't think his request should be too hard. I've never even come close to eating an innocent person yet!"

Hopefully it won't ever happen.

Because if it does...

Well.

That would be pretty terrible.

"C'mon, I'll show you the way."

Off to Mallside!

Earl of Purple

2012-06-07, 05:02 PM

Murkus

2012-06-07, 06:34 PM

Red Zone- EIAC Lobby

"No thank you. If I die, it is Dalachrech's will; should He so choose to bring me back, He will." Jorje is quite devout like that.
"I believe that Dalachrech has much larger matters to deal with than the life of one priest, particularly a short one like myself. So, I would like to sign up. Actually, my brother died a while ago- he was killed in battle. The body's been well-preserved, but the Cult has not had a diamond sufficient to raise him. Could you bring him back?" Destur and Jorje regularly have discussions about whether Dalachrech would bring back His priests regardless. Destur has more examples for his point of view, but Jorje is convinced that their deaths is Dalachrech's will.

"M'afraid not, dear. You see, to transfer a mind from one body to another, you have to go through a process called cyberization. We copy the data - your consciousness - from your mind and put it in the clone's dead one. If you don't want your memories and thoughts floating around in our system, you can always just get your brain cyberized. A little chip will transfer your mind at the moment of death."

Marge says all this with mechanical efficiency. As if that particular data was put inside her head.

EIAC

He looks at dexter.

"It's just an advice. So you work here?"

((Still I can't really make something that makes sense out of the last sentence))

((Dexter was alluding to the fact that most of the employees at the Clinic are cyberized individuals - they've had their job experience pumped into their brains, so to speak.))

"Yup. Name's Dexter. Maintenance specialist," says Dexter, offering his hand to Andy with a flat, neutral expression.

EIAC - Offices
Dave gives a her a stare that's suddenly filled with hope.
"Would that actually work? I've never heard of actually moving someone's mind before..."
That's because you're a regular ol' ninja doctor Dave!

Streets - Red Zone
"Like I said...people just won't rent me a place to stay. Confetti-woman, which is what I am because I'm...a monster."
She is already regretting saying that! Now he's going to run away and scream! D:
Also, she has a job at the local coffee shop! So she doesn't need money!

Streets of Inside - Alley
Parley will walk with him, staying close!
((Dancing Fox Inn perhaps?))

EIAC - Offices

"As long as her brain is still alive, it's a guarantee," Naitiri says, moving toward Dave and attempting to take the photo. "Can I see that? Who is she, anyway?"

Red Zone - Streets

Ah. So she's not broke, no one wants to let her rent a place.

Bellan, in any case, just looks at her. And looks. And looks a moment more, trying to think, before asking, "What does that matter?"

Earl of Purple

2012-06-07, 07:03 PM

Red Zone- EIAC Lobby

"Oh, I see. Well, thank you for letting me know, and I think I'll turn your offer down after all. I would like to speak to my brother at some point." Speak with dead spells are all very well, but hardly efficient at catching up with loved ones.

Mindfreak

2012-06-07, 07:56 PM

[Streets of Inside - Alley -> Fox-Dancing Innside!]

Parlance looks at the strange buildings and people in the street. A bird-person arguing with a vendor, ancient Snail-Temples, Balloon-and-Hiccoughs factory, an Inn!

"Dancing Fox Inn. Sounds like a fun place, shall we try?"

(Seems Parlance agrees! To the Dancing Fox!)
-> Dancing Fox Inn
Parley nods and will walk with him!

---

DMC
After changing, the girl goes to answer the door!

---

EIAC - Offices
He allows her to take the photo.
"She's...a friend. And unfortunately, I did that to her when I wasn't myself...":smallfrown:
He looked close to tears, it seems this was a very dear friend.

The Bushranger

2012-06-07, 09:37 PM

{Soul Quest}

It's a struggle, to be sure. But eventually Irene wins out and rips it from the Gawker.

Having lost what he found most precious, the Gawker begins to cry. Why are you doing this to me?

The robot stops, its robot eyes dimming, and the gun arms drooping to its sides. Staaaaop

"I could name the normal, noble reasons, but frankly you just abused your power horribly in a vile villainous manner and it had to be taken away from you." :smallannoyed:

She does not feel any pity for this man. Even the goblin she could muster up some. But not him.

"Let's go before more security shows up." Irene says, turning to float and get out of here.

Mikani feels sorry for the poor robot!
And stops her attack, as she notices Irene having collected her soul-bit.
"I'm sorry. But I couldn't let you hurt us. You'll be better in about half an hour," she tells the robot, reaching to give it a pat on the arm of its chassis before turning to go after Irene.

Murkus

2012-06-08, 12:20 AM

Red Zone - EIAC Lobby

"Oh, m'sorry honey. I hope you have good luck with that diamond," says Marge, gesturing for the two gentlemen to follow her before heading up one of the escalators and down a long hallway. She gestures at the human, pointing inside, "Please, right in here. The surgeon will take care of everything."

Inside is a dark, rather ominous room, with one circle of light illuminating a single metal chair. Once inside, the door will slide closed behind Destur, but not lock or anything creepy like that. A female mechanical voice says, "Sit, please."

Jorje, meanwhile, will be led further down the hallway, where a small office-space rests. "One injection and you're done. Hope you don't mind needles, honey."

Red Zone - EIAC Offices

"Sir, I might have to report this to the local authorities if you don't explain. You hurt her like this how?" Naitiri asks quietly, after a long moment of eyeing Dave.

((Also, Mindfreak, you seem to have forgotten about our other scene))

Zefir

2012-06-08, 12:55 AM

[EIAC]

Ah Ok. Well after all Andy is a Cyborg as well, but he hides it so he looks really normal. The only fact is that one of his eyes has no eye color. ((The contact lense droped out in a fight)) He takes his hand, should he use his left one he will notice that Andy's left arm isn't normal.

"Hi I'm Andreas Emeral."

Actually without any title since he isn't sure how far council member counts.

DMC

Out the Door stands a Robot. One like the guards. He would hardly fit the door.

"Hello Miss."

((Eh did I miss to ask after her name?))

Murkus

2012-06-08, 01:18 AM

EIAC

Dexter's only visible augmentation is his eyes - they glow a stark, scrutinizing white. Mostly for seeing issues with the Clinic's systems.

"What kind of doctor are you?"

Zefir

2012-06-08, 01:23 AM

EIAC

"I'm specialized in body replacements." (Not knowing if there is a title for such doctor)

Asha'man

2012-06-08, 01:35 AM

Arkham Hospital

"Oh, uh, yeah, let's try an' find 'nother way." Oliver says, shivering involuntarily at the very thought of going back and facing that... that thing.

He knows he shouldn't be scared. That void he saw was just a simple fear attack, an illusion or glamour. Quite literally the only thing to be afraid of is fear itself. But that doesn't change the fact that, all logic aside, he is.

Still leaning a bit on the walls for support after getting thrown around, Oliver heads for the far door. Who knows? Maybe Winifred's right and there will be another way down that doesn't involve having to fight that thing. Heck, maybe it'll be in the very next room! Well, or so Oliver hopes...

Grantz follows Oliver's lead singing a tune from a band from another world named Fall Out Boy.

"Hell or glory, I don't want anything in between!...."

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

Mia will just nod. She assumes the computer can accept that.

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

Which means, kids, behave. Don't worry, I won't abuse my power. Much. Computer, can you guide us to the hangar? And please guide our friends as well.
Mark is oddly polite to AIs. Probably something to do with the last one he was rude to sending him here.

The Hiryu Custom AI reports.

"The PT units are in the hangar across the location where First Lieutenant Grantz, Second Lieutenants First, One, Alpha and High Priestess Warrant officer Mia are. Once they enter through the door the remaining PT's we have will be available for them to pilot. It would be faster to meet if both the mothership Hiryu custom and the PT units to meet after launching. Piloting the PT's are very easy to get accustomed to. "

Grantz replies.
"I don't know about you guys but I'm heading to the hangar!"

Grantz runs to the hangar area.

[SRW Plot: Hangar Room]

"Awesome!"

You'll have to enter the room to find out!

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]
((That sounds like a good idea))
"Let's keep going," Teeteeh says, panting heavily as his necklace begins to dim. He stops, looking to see Lasagna and Luna staring at him. It was clear that something was up and it was because of his necklace.
"Teeteeh...are you okay?" Lasagna asks, slightly worried due to his unusual response. Teeteeh stands up to his full height which really isn't that tall due to him being a gnome.
"I'm fine...let's just get going."
Luna smiles at Teeteeh's response, motivated by his anticipation to fight. "We're ready."

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor]

Danae utters a small spell and passes her hand over the small wound from the spin. It closes rapidly.
Let's go.

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]

Once rising to the third floor the path leading down to the previous floor vanishes once more. The room is the same as the previous room with the stair on the other side and a big space in between with the roof looking like an abyss.

Serph and Element walk forward in a steady pace.

Lazorath

2012-06-08, 01:41 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]

Once rising to the third floor the path leading down to the previous floor vanishes once more. The room is the same as the previous room with the stair on the other side and a big space in between with the roof looking like an abyss.

Serph and Element walk forward in a steady pace.

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]
Lasagna, Teeteeh and Luna follow behind them.
Luna chants a spell quietly with her weapon on her shoulder.
Lasagna puts the shield back on her back and waits with Teeteeh and his last remaining clone for monsters to appear.

Vhaidara

2012-06-08, 07:27 AM

[Hiryu Custom]

Very well. Can you patch us through to the hangar while they select their PTs?

=====

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]

Danae follows the group, muttering a few words to bring her dagger to full strength.

billtodamax

2012-06-08, 08:51 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

The rain washes off the sleep from Glamdring! Boy is rain 'n Rest ever a broken tactic. Maybe the fight would be more in Patrick's favor if he had a Pokemon that could change the weather?

The Vaporeon rises to his feet, water dripping from his once again healthy body as he leers a rather toothy grin. And speaks one of the few words in Common that he understands.

"No."

Sounds like he doesn't feel inclined to stay in one evolution.

Glamdring makes a distinctive gurgling noise for a few moments before spraying a pressurized stream of Water from his mouth like a Gun! Take that ice-pig!

You- Patrick begins, before swearing and diving out of the way of the water gun which slams into Swinub.

Swinub, mudslap! Swinub, on low health and not doing well, sprays mud with incredible precision at Glamdring's eyes.

Asha'man

2012-06-08, 09:52 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]
Lasagna, Teeteeh and Luna follow behind them.
Luna chants a spell quietly with her weapon on her shoulder.
Lasagna puts the shield back on her back and waits with Teeteeh and his last remaining clone for monsters to appear.

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]

Danae follows the group, muttering a few words to bring her dagger to full strength.

((You guys have no plans to ever go ahead of Serph and Element do you?))

As soon as the party reaches the middle of the room a presence is felt. From the four sides of the room four demons descend. If one is well versed in demonology then you would know them as Rakshasa(Behind), Kali(Left), Yaksini(Right) and Atavaka(Front)

Here is what they look like.

Rakshasa
http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/6/6b/Rakshasa.jpg
Kali
http://shindds.free.fr/p3/rangees/Strength/Kali.png
Yaksini
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091017151527/persona4/images/thumb/9/94/Yaksini.png/250px-Yaksini.png
Atavaka
http://www.popanime.net/megami/wiki/images/thumb/e/e8/Atavaka.jpg/300px-Atavaka.jpg

This makes the Giant Cockatrice either a Warm-up or a joke.

Serph is a little disturbed that the Demons he could no longer summon are now here to stand in his way. He knew they were not the same exact demons but it still irks him.

"I now have an inkling of what my foes thought when I sicced my summoned demons on them. Element! Blade. Now."

"We need twin blade already? This tower sure is sadistic!" With that said Element turns into a sword much similar to what Serph was holding except this is lightning elemental.

In a fighting stance Serph used focus to double his physical attack power and add critical to it. This uses up the Duo's turn.

The four foes uses Focus as well and four stat boosting spells on themselves. Agi up, Atk up, Def up and Crt up. They are boss monsters capable of using three to four moves at the beginning of the fight then one or two during the fight.

((Guess you would only know this If you play Atlus' SMT series. Harder foes to come each floor. Also using focus makes it look as if lighting hit the caster.))

Rebonack

2012-06-08, 10:36 AM

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring hisses in irritation and pain as he gets nailed right in the face by a blob of mud! Though thankfully the rain quickly washes the irritating grit out of his eyes. Still, that hurt and he doesn't seem too pleased about it!

The Vaporeon takes in another gurgling breath before spraying another pressurized Water Gun stream at the piggy!

How much more can it take?

Stay tuned to find out!

[Arkham Hospital]

Though the doorway!

The room our heroes enter is flooded up to the ankles, water pouring out of a shattered sprinkler system. Thankfully there must be somewhere the water can drain off to, otherwise it would be a lot deeper. Looks almost like a dentist's office in here... though most of the equipment is smashed. Big chair. One of those fancy lights on a arm. Several sets of chair/light combo in fact. And a cabinet in the corner of the room that looks pretty intact. On the south wall of the room is... a door! A closed door.

Lazorath

2012-06-08, 10:36 AM

((You guys have no plans to ever go ahead of Serph and Element do you?))

As soon as the party reaches the middle of the room a presence is felt. From the four sides of the room four demons descend. If one is well versed in demonology then you would know them as Rakshasa(Behind), Kali(Left), Yaksini(Right) and Atavaka(Front)

Here is what they look like.

Rakshasa
http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/6/6b/Rakshasa.jpg
Kali
http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/8/8e/KaliSMT.jpg
Yaksini
http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/c/c5/YaksiniSMT.jpg
Atavaka
http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/2/2d/SMTIIAtavaka.png

This makes the Giant Cockatrice either a Warm-up or a joke.

Serph is a little disturbed that the Demons he could no longer summon are now here to stand in his way. He knew they were not the same exact demons but it still irks him.

"I now have an inkling of what my foes thought when I sicced my summoned demons on them. Element! Blade. Now."

"We need twin blade already? This tower sure is sadistic!" With that said Element turns into a sword much similar to what Serph was holding except this is lightning elemental.

In a fighting stance Serph used focus to double his physical attack power and add critical to it. This uses up the Duo's turn.

The four foes uses Focus as well and four stat boosting spells on themselves. Agi up, Atk up, Def up and Crt up. They are boss monsters capable of using three to four moves at the beginning of the fight then one or two during the fight.

((Guess you would only know this If you play Atlus' SMT series. Harder foes to come each floor. Also using focus makes it look as if lighting hit the caster.))

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Second Floor---->Third Floor ]
((Not really :P You're the leader :smallsmile:))

Luna immediately shouts the last word of her chant causing the spikes on her two-handed morningstar to expand greatly.
She slams the mace into the ground which causes a large dent in the ground but more importantly releases a dark mist. She looks around at the four demons in anger, ready to kill.
"So which one are you guys going after?"

Lasagna's response is quite different.
"W-we can't do this...we should've recruited a larger party before entering,"she thinks to herself, staring at all the demons on the four corners with fear.
Teeteeh grabs her hand and gives her an innocent smile.
"Teeteeh...we shouldn't have come here...they look out of our league..." she states, her head facing down, attempting to avoid eye contact but failing due to Teeteeh being shorter than she is.

"Don't worry, well get through this we're not alone. We have friends."

Lasagna gives a long sigh and summons an unusual longbow with several arrows. The bow is made of steel sharp enough to slice a person with ease(but it also contains a rubbery substance on the areas that you are meant to place your hands in order to fire the bows).

She grabs the large weapon with fear no longer in her eyes. She's focused now. She draws the bow and aims for Yaksini, anazlying the demon whilst she charges. She looked beautiful, strong, confident...Lasagna was determined to fight her because she admired her.

Teeteeh on the other hand activates his necklace yet again even though he had a slight headache the last time he activated the necklace. His eyes glow red yet again. His last remaining clone charges for the demon that appears to look the easiest to kill, the Raksasha. The actual Teeteeh hurls a large ball of fire into the air which slowly makes its way to the Rakshasa.

Asha'man

2012-06-08, 11:55 AM

Murkus

2012-06-08, 12:04 PM

EIAC

"I'm specialized in body replacements." (Not knowing if there is a title for such doctor)

((Not certain, but he can certainly be specialized in such things))

"Arright. Good. I think we'll find a place for you, then," says Dexter, gesturing for Andy to make his way upstairs. To be honest, Dexter has nothing against Andy, he's just not one for showing new people the ropes.

Zefir

2012-06-08, 01:09 PM

EIAC

Don't worry Andy will find something, he is a bit paranoid.:smallfrown:

Andy heads upstairs as called.

[SRW Plot: Conflict resolved for Now]

Mia will go in as well. From the things she actually saw this things can't be that awesome. With a security like that it's rather common to asume that.

Vhaidara

2012-06-08, 01:17 PM

Earl of Purple

2012-06-08, 05:04 PM

Red Zone- EIAC Surgery: Destur

Destur will sit where he has been instructed to, and look around for whatever is talking.

If he undergoes any scans, he has two knives inside his waistcoat, another in each boot, one hanging between his shoulder blades, one under each armpit, and two strapped to his thighs, accessible through the 'pockets' of his pantaloons. In addition, his boots have spring-activated blades built into the sole. Most of the knives are enchanted to return, though the ones strapped to his legs and the one between his shoulder blades have elemental enchantments instead.

Red Zone- EIAC Surgery: Jorje

"I don't mind needles at all. Um, does it need to go in my arm?" Jorje is wearing a suit of chainmail. To access his arm, he'd need to take of his tabard, then the chainmail shirt beneath it.

billtodamax

2012-06-08, 07:58 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Glamdring hisses in irritation and pain as he gets nailed right in the face by a blob of mud! Though thankfully the rain quickly washes the irritating grit out of his eyes. Still, that hurt and he doesn't seem too pleased about it!

The Vaporeon takes in another gurgling breath before spraying another pressurized Water Gun stream at the piggy!

How much more can it take?

Stay tuned to find out!

It looks like that's it - Swinub doesn't appear to be moving anymore.

Congratulations challenger, you've successfully beaten etc. etc. Patrick reaches into a small pouch and pulls out a badge, throwing it to Becca. It's a blue teardrop surrounded by a hexagon of brown.

Now what the hell is your eevee holding, and how the hell does it change between its evolutions? He asks, releasing his fainted pokemon from their balls and applying max revives.

Gullara

2012-06-08, 09:24 PM

[Pokemon Gym]

Becca catches the badge and marvels at it. This is so awesome! Oh right, gym leader is talking. "Er, I don't actually know. He's always been able to do that." She admits, and looks down at him. "And I guess it's some kind of item. He was holding it when i caught him."

Asha'man

2012-06-08, 10:30 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

Danae grins as she teleports behind the Atavaka. As she appears, she attempts to place a hand on its head, attacking with her specialty: domination magic.
Obey. Attack the Rakshasa.
Unless the creature resists the powerful mental assault, it will find itself under her control.

(Her mother was a queen of manipulation spells and her "grandfather" earned the name "The Enchanter". This is actually her most powerful set of abilities.)

((Well The Atvaka is weak to mind attacks but be warned we still have to deal with him after we kill the rest. Also I need Lazorath's reaction of Teeteeh before I can make Atavaka act.))

"Guess the Kali is mine then."

The Kali had six swords but Twin blade was made to fight foes like Atvaka, A diety class demon. She had no chance. With a few swings at each other Serph manages to cut two arms off Kali. The enemy hits as well and the cut lands on the head. One would think this would kill a combatant but the blade just broke.

"Nice try but Physical attacks are completely useless against me!"

((It s nice to know your allies strengths and weaknesses. ))

Lazorath

2012-06-08, 11:40 PM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

((Please elaborate what the dark mist does. Did Lasagna shoot the Yaksini? Or is she charging her attack as well?))

The Rakshasa will take the charge head-on as physical damage does nil to him. The fireball, since it is going slowly, is cut by a wave of force from one of the Rakshasa's blades. If the clone who charged him is still there he will swiftly try to cut it and then head to Teeteeh to try and deal a Critical Focused Rush.

((As I said these guys are fast. Thankfully Teeteeh did not decide to attack Atavaka as that may prove disastrous.))

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]
((Lasagna does fire her bow at the Yaksini. The mist will grant her the ability to summon skeletons to fight for her))

Teeteeh jumps back and produces another ball of fire from his mouth this time. Luna rises her weapon and turns around, swinging her weapon by her side in an attempt to hit the Raskshasa and interfere with his chase for Teeteeh. Whilst she does that a skeleton appears from the dent she made.

Asha'man

2012-06-09, 02:06 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

The attacks of Lune and Teeteeh are made unnecessary. The atvaka uses a focused savage blow and cuts the Rakshasa in half. It then proceeds to tear the torso in half, effectively killing and butchering the Rakshasa.

Meanwhile the Yaksini dodges the arrow and with great speed gets in close range to make a savage focused blow that would cleave a normal human in half if it hits.

At Serph's part of the room the Kali's body lies on the ground dismembered of all arms and decapitated as well.

Vhaidara

2012-06-09, 02:17 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

Danae sees the attack approaching her ally and shouts a command to the atvaka
Intercept that attack!

Lazorath

2012-06-09, 02:46 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

Lasagna jumps back in an attempt to make it more likely for the Atvaka to interfere. She aims another bow at the Yaksini and fires immediately. Teeteeh powers his dagger causing it to increase in length.
Luna jumps high into the air, her weapon facing down beneath her in an attempt to surprise the Yaksini and crush her into the ground or at the very least collide one of her spikes on the morningstar with her skin.

Asha'man

2012-06-09, 03:40 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

The Atvaka makes it into the middle of all the attacks. The arrow hit his lower left back, the morningstar slams on his right shoulder and the Yaksini's sword bites into his stomach. Whether this will be fascinating or scary but the Atvaka is barely damaged at all. Once the Atvaka is near Yaksini, using all his arms, he crushes the life out of her. Before she dies she whispers something into one of Atvaka's ears.

The Atvaka looks around and sees his fallen companions littered on the ground. He turns to face the party.

"Honor."

The Atvaka says this and disappears in a bolt of lightning. Being a Deity class it is unsurprising he has teleportation skills.

"Che, this will return to bite us back in the tush later." Serph thinks this then speaks out loud.

"He managed to take the souls of his companions before he left. What a waste. Shall we head onward?"

"Needless to say, the battles shall continue. Chances are they'll be harder instead of easier as we go up."
Element announces.

Vhaidara

2012-06-09, 04:08 AM

[Underground Tower Tartarus: Third Floor]

Danae looks over at Serph.
I wouldn't say that was to hard. I got the big guy to do most of the work, after all.
And then she heads for the next floor.