The Matador [Modern]

[McBish]

The Matador is a large resturant and bar. It is pretty fancy and has several levels. You can get almost any type of food and drink here. It is also a popular hang out for many power players of the underworld. In the basement level there is a large arena set up that hold illegal fights. These can range from boxing matches to dog fights to brutal death matches. Down here you can make many contacts, and buy lots of different goods, be it drugs, guns, or nearly anything else. The staff includes several waitresses and bar tenders, and there are also several bouncers that keep an eye on the patrons. They carry semi-automatic weapons on them.

Enjoy.

[McBish]

In the basement a fight has just wrapped up. Kip Pierce has just exited the arena bloodied from the brutal fight he was just in. The other guy is dragged out by several bouncers. Kip has been in the arena several times and won each time. His face and body seem to be covered in odd bony protrusions. These seem to grow when he fights and he uses them to protect himself and to make his punches hurt more. He sits at a table and gets a clothe to wipe the blood off of himself.

[The Geomancer]

A small superman action figure walks into the bar. Crappy excuse for a body, best I could get on that long flight. It says looking itself over. It does have some perks though. The toy leaps up on to the bar, which is a long distance for a toy.

[McBish]

A bartender waits to see if the toy wants a drink.

Kip gets up and goes and collects his winnings from the fight.

[The Geomancer]

The toy, is working on getting himself a digestive system first. He sits down and ignores the bartender.

[McBish]

The bartender ignores the toy then.

Kip takes the money and goes to find someone in the basement.

[The Geomancer]

The toy after some while says. There! Now I have a stomach to hold it in and a liver to ruin. I'm all set. He tries to get the bartenders attention. Hey! Down Here! Can I get something to drink?

[McBish]

"You got money?"

Kip finds who he is looking for and they sit in a shady corner and start talking.

((Basically anyone in here, besides Kip is up for NPCing))

[The Geomancer]

The toy looks around... himself and back at the bartender. Crap! I left my wallet and all my luggage at the airport when I inhabited this kids toy. The toy looks at the bartender and then at the man sitting next to him. The man seems to be muttering about his mother in law into his drink. The toy looks back at the bartender and says Normally I wouldn't do this, but.. The toy then winks at the bartender and falls over. The man begins to animatedly finish his drink and then pulls out his wallet. There! Now I've got some money! Lemme buy everyone a round! On me! The man says energetically. Boy is this guy... Errr, am I loaded.

[McBish]

The bartenders start serving people drinks.

Kip passes some money to the guy across the table and gets something in return. He gets up and moves to another table.

[The Geomancer]

The man sees Kip and walks over. Howdy mate, I'm Josh. Whats your name?

[McBish]

I'm Kip. The man would probably notice the odd bones sticking out of Kip.

[The Geomancer]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news Kip, but you have bones sticking out of you. The man, innebriated from the long amount of time he was in the Tavern before he became a PC has alcohol on his breath.

[McBish]

No really? Kip is a bit sarcastic. He also pulls out a stocking cap and puts it on covering some of them up.

[The Geomancer]

As far as I know, that isn't normal... Do you need some medical aid? The man has passed out on the table, and the question seems to have been posed by Kip's cap.

[Deadly]

The door opens and a man walks in. His face is covered by a strange metallic mask, and his brown eyes scan the room as he walks up to the bar and sits down. A glass of water, please he says slowly, still looking around.

[McBish]

Kip takes the cap off and puts it on the table. No. And what are you doing in my hat?

[The Geomancer]

The hat doesn't respond, but the saltshaker starts cracking up. Just seeing whats up. It says laughing uproariously at its own joke. Salt goes everywhere.

((Dinner short dead time on him))

[Deadly]

Timothy takes the glass of water as it's put down in front of him and flips the bartender a coin, then continues watching the room

[McBish]

Kip shakes his head and takes his hat back. He decides to try and ignore the odd salt shaker.

[Vespe Ratavo]

A man in a black trenchcoat walks into the Matador. He pulls out a pencil and some paper, and starts writing.

[Nevrmore]

A man with a huge afro in a purple pinstriped suit walks in, tapping his gold cane along the ground whilst doing so.

[McBish]

Kip gets up and covers up most of his bones that stick out with a long coat and exits the building.

[The Geomancer]

The man's can looks up and says Stop doing that! Across the room a salt shaker bursts out laughing again.

[Nevrmore]

The sharply-dressed man looks about the room. Spotting the toy, he pulls out a small notepad and scribbles something down with a gold, diamond-encrusted pencil.

[Deadly]

Timothy frowns, which his mask does a great job of hiding.

[The Geomancer]

The salt shaker, returned to its inanimate form does nothing. The toy, newly animated sits up. Noticing the guy with the afro looking him over, he flies over to him. Hey there baby, see anything you.. like? The superman action figure inquires. He hovers around the man's head in a suggestively relaxed pose.

[Nevrmore]

The man flips the cover to the notepad up quickly and pockets it.

"Nah, baby, I go more for the feminine type." He says smoothly.

[The Geomancer]

Oh? Is that the case? He toy turns his back to the man, deep in a floating concentration. When the toy turns around, its a supergirl action figure that suggestively meets the mans eyes. Better?

[Nevrmore]

He laughs a bit, "Sorry, little girl, I also enjoy my females being of about the same height as me. Can't do much when they're six inches."

[The Geomancer]

The super girl toy falls to the ground. A chair scoots up behind the man, trying to get him to sit down. I'm just joshing you... Hah! Its funny because that's my name. The chair exclaims.

[Deadly]

Timothy decides to get up and leave

[Nevrmore]

"I see. Well Josh, I could not help but notice that you are indeed a toy. What's up with that?"

[The Geomancer]

I'm not a toy, I'm a chair. The chair says, trying to head butt the man in the back of his knees and make him sit down.

((Pay more attention to my explainy text Nevr...))

[Nevrmore]

The man sits down.

"Alright then, what are you normally, baby?"

[The Geomancer]

The chair, no longer animated, says nothing. A mug of beer floats up, sloshing some beer everywhere. I used to be a boy, but now I'm anything I want to be. Want a drink? The mug tries to push itself into the mans hand.

[Nevrmore]

"Uhh...no thanks, baby." The man says, not fancying the thought of drinking out of a living entity. "So how did this happen to you?"

[The Geomancer]

The mug of beer rests itself on a nearby table. Who else? The government.

[Nevrmore]

"I am at a loss of how the government could've done that to you."

[The Geomancer]

Dude, its the Government... They do whatever they want. Whatever. They. Want. If a mug of beer could scowl, this one would be.

[NecroPaladin]

Father State walks in, visibly disgusted with the place. He sits down and orders a very light drink.

[Nevrmore]

"Are you a shadowkind, kid?"

[The Geomancer]

I guess I am now... but I wasn't when I was born.

[Nevrmore]

"I see. That's a shame. Anyway baby, it was nice talking to you, but I gotta go." The man stands.

[The Geomancer]

Oh, ok The mug says gloomily. It then promptly stops talking and resumes being a normal mug of beer.

[Nevrmore]

The man walks outside, where a very pale man in a white suit and sunglasses is waiting.

"Well?"

"I found one...But he's just a kid. He ain't doing no harm."

"Which one?"

"Come on, man, don't do this.."

"WHICH ONE?!"

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The same suited man walks in a minute later, looking around suspiciously.

[The Geomancer]

A completely different mug of beer on the bar, empties itself noisily. The only good thing about not having a body, is the absence of drinking laws. it says to itself.

[Nevrmore]

The new man looks at the mug of beer, "Hey there. Are you Josh?"

[The Geomancer]

The mug of beer says nothing, but a toothpick buzzing around the man's ear says, Yeah, I'm Josh... Who are you?

[Nevrmore]

The man holds out a hand for the toothpick to rest on.

"My name's Adamska, but you can call me Adam." He smiles.

[Obsidian Blade]

A woman enters the Matador. Nearly everything about her is decidedly unremarkable, from her dark, uninteresting clothes to the quietly confident way she walks. Sitting quietly at the bar, she looks around at the other patrons with grey eyes and wonders how the hell she got here.

[The Geomancer]

The toothpick, which has now grown dragonfly style wings, lands on the mans shoulder instead. Do I know you? How do you know my name? The little toothpick asks.

[Nevrmore]

THe man tries to quickly place a glass dome over the toothpick which should work pretty well in nullifying his weird powers.

[The Geomancer]

((Assuming the glass dome is anti-magic or the like))
The tooth pick buzzes around angrily inside the glass dome. Hey, whats the big Idea? Let me out of here!

[Nevrmore]

"You're under arrest, shadowkind." The man carefully slips the dome from his shoulder to his hand so that his palm acts like a floor to the toothpick as he walks towards the door.

[The Geomancer]

The toothpick, which is now stronger and sharper then any toothpick has a right to be, bends over and tries to puncture the man's hand. Take this! It should be sharp enough to pass right through. Meanwhile the things wings have morphed into arms and legs.

[Obsidian Blade]

The woman watches the toothpick, vaguely amused.

[Nevrmore]

The hand tightens at the stabbing.

"I've had worse." He says, still traveling towards the door.

[The Geomancer]

The toothpick looks at the woman. Help this man is kidnapping me! it squeaks. It then goes back to stabbing the man, this time going for the space in between to start of each finger, knowing it to be a particularly tender spot.

[Obsidian Blade]

The woman sighs and gets up, walking towards the man and toothpick. Excuse me, but would you mind putting the... uh... sentiant toothpick down? It doesn't want to go with you.

[Nevrmore]

Adamska bears the pain of the toothpick while he turns around and points a shiny silver gun at the woman.

"I advise you to sit down and forget this ever happened."

[Obsidian Blade]

The woman looks at the shiny silver gun and folds her arms, unimpressed. I advise you to put the freaking gun down and let go of the toothpick. Shooting me would be a very bad idea. She tries to say this threateningly, but it comes out rather flat and bored.

[The Geomancer]

The toothpick, realizing that the man isn't going to let go, and that everything else he could possess is shielded from him by the cup, cries in frustration. Except for him! To toothpick cries, getting an idea. The toothpick focuses and tries to take over Adam's body.

[Nevrmore]

((The cup is antimagic, so that doesn't work. Nice try, though.))

"Yeah, whatever." Adam says, having heard similar threats before, "If this were an action movie, this would be the point where I c0ck the hammer back on my gun to prove how serious I am, but as you can see I've already done that. So go sit down. Now."

[The Geomancer]

((But his palm is on the bottom, not the cup... Oh well I wan't to see where this is going anyways..)) The toothpick, now made of steel instead of wood, resigns to his fate and sits back.

[Obsidian Blade]

No really, shoot me. I dare you. The woman says, taking a step forward. I don't know what you want with the stupid toothpick, but if that gun is your only weapon, let the toothpick go now. The back of her mind wonders if this is such a good idea.

[Nevrmore]

((Don't worry, I don't have any intention of actually kidnapping you.))

Adam shrugs and shoots the woman, aiming between her eyes.

[McBish]

Several bouncers move around the man with the gun. He is now not the only guy with a hand on a gun.

[Obsidian Blade]

The bullet, presuming its made of metal and not some other weird material, stops right before her forehead in midair, revolving slowly. The woman scrunches her face and attempts to crumple the bullet using magnetic force. Then she shrugs. I was wondering if that worked here. Backing away, she moves off back to the bar. Take the toothpick. I really don't care. That being said, she falls into Dead Time.

[Nevrmore]

"You...you're a shadowkind, too?!" Adamska growls, dropping the dome and the toothpick, trying to go and subdue the woman. Seeingas he is surrounded by a ring of bouncers, this may be difficult.

[McBish]

"Sir since you have already discharged your weapon, we are going to have to ask you to leave. If you don't we will make you."

[The Geomancer]

The steel toothpick seems to be growing in size. It is now about the size of the man's middle finger. Soon cup will be to small to contain it.

[Nevrmore]

((Since there is no longer a bottom to the dome, conceivably the toothpick could just fly out of it.))
Adamska spits at the bouncers.

"Get back. Official government business."

[McBish]

The bouncers look at the spit and pull out their submachine guns and point it at him. "I suggest you leave. Because if you disappear in here no one will ever find you."

[The Geomancer]

((Wow, how could I miss that.))
The toothpick flies out of the cup, and is about to leave when it hears about Adam being with the government. Oh that tears it! The toothpick yells, just as it falls to the floor, a normal toothpick again.

The gun in one of the bouncer's hands rips itself away and floats over to Adam. Kidnap me? I'm going to kill you! You Government Bastard! The gun screams. The floating Gun attempts to shoot Adamska in the mouth.

[Nevrmore]

Adamska hits the ground, blood pooling out of the hole in the back of his mouth. He writhes in pain.

[McBish]

The bouncers go to pick him up and throw him out. Once they do that they heal him so he doesn't die.

[The Geomancer]

The gun drops to the floor. In the corner of the bar, a rather happy looking elderly woman bursts into tears for no apparent reason.

[Nevrmore]

Adamska growls, but thinks better of charging in again. He leaves to go gather more friends from Department-7.

Meanwhile Plot, decked out in heavy, grey MJOLNIR style armor, sits in the Matador. "Cooooool."

[Kyrian]

((Wait...McBish is here?...play done already?))

((Oh, and now's a good a place as any to bring in my fanfiction character...))

A kid walks into the place. He can't be more than 19 years old. He looks around before sitting at the bar.

[The Geomancer]

The elderly lady stops crying and walks up to the kid. Hey buddy, what brings you to the Matador. The elderly lady doesn't talk like a normal elderly lady. Tears have smudged her mascara so she looks almost like a zombie.

[McBish]

((No I just don't go on till the very end. So I am sitting in the greenroom on a computer.

Also if the guy checks the owner of this place pays many bribes and blackmails many people to keep this place open and running how it is.))

[Hitchhiker]

The door opens and shuts slowly. There's a slight breeze throughout the room, and a stray leaf lazily floats in the door. Drifting about, it slowly loses its updraft and settes down onto the floor, near a table. If you blink, or are not watching the table intently, then you notice that now there happens to be a man sitting in one of the chairs. The thing is, unless you're trained to notice the unnatural on sight, his sudden appearance seems perfectly natural. He wears earth-toned clothing, and has a rustic brown shade of hair; dull, brown eyes survey the situation, though he doesn't appear to be lifting a finger to do anything.

[Kyrian]

((Oh, I see....make sure you don't forget to go on ;P))

[McBish]

((Heck I'm not even in makeup yet. I'm not that worried.))

[The Geomancer]

((Break a leg))

[Kyrian]

The kid watches everyone, as his player tries to find a name for him.

[Hitchhiker]

Relaxed casually in the chair, the man turns his eyes towards the kid, an eyebrow raising slightly. His eyes seem to have an amused shade to them, but he still doesn't move.

[Kyrian]

The kid raises an eyebrow at the man, wondering why the man's staring at him.

[Hitchhiker]

The man chuckles quietly at the kid's reaction and looks away, eyes falling on the elderly lady who doesn't seem to be acting quite normally.

[Kyrian]

((Hehe...just changed this to a fanfic crossover...hehehee))

The kid turns back to the bar and looks at the menu.

[Lykan]

Lykan enters the bar, and scans the area for shadow

((shadowslayer class ability... Shadow creatures light up like lamps :P))

[Kyrian]

The shadows cast by the lights light up like lamps....I think.

[Reptilus]

((Awesome. I have to go now, but I can't wait to start in here.))

[Kyrian]

Bit turns in his seat and looks at Lykan, then turns back.

[Lykan]

((okay...))

Lykan shrugs, and sniffs the air. He chuckles a bit and sits at a table by himself

[Kyrian]

((Oh...I kinda misplaced "creatures" as I read your post a few times...my bad.))

Bit orders a drink and looks around the bar.

[Lykan]

Lykan scans again, in case he missed something. As a second thought, he looks around for evil creatures as well. Comes in handy with demon hunting.

[Kyrian]

Bit sits at the bar wondering what Lykan's doing.

[Lykan]

Lykan sighs, ordering an orange soda while pulling out a book. It appears to be written in Chinese

[Kyrian]

Bit's drink arrives and he starts to drink it.

[Lykan]

Lykan performs some other humdrum activity while he waits for Kyrian's character to do something that will instigate a conversation of some sort.

[Kyrian]

Bit feels compelled to talk to Lykan so he heads over to Lykan's table. Hi there, I'm Bit. He holds out his hand.

[Lykan]

Lykan doesn't look up from his book. He takes on a heavy Polish accent

Dobry wieczór, sir. Can I help you?

[Kyrian]

Dobry wieczor? Just saying hi, introducing myself.

[Lykan]

It is "good evening" in my language. So I was saying hello as well.

[Kyrian]

Ah, pardon my ignorance then. I know English only, and I have several teachers that would argue I fail even that.

[Lykan]

Lykan chuckles

I am knowing five languages. English is one.

[Kyrian]

Tried espanol for a few years, but haven't taken any classes in it for some time now.

[Lykan]

I have no need to learn spanish. It is enough like english for me to understand.

[Kyrian]

So what languages do you know, aside from English?

[Lykan]

Polish, Japanese, Mandarin, and Hebrew.

[Kyrian]

Very nice. Did you need them for a job, or did you just want to learn several languages.

[Lykan]

It is a bit of both, I guess.

[Kyrian]

Interesting. What do you do?

[Lykan]

I work in library.

He takes a sip of soda

I speak Latin, too. Just remembered.

((computer with character info is currently down... I actually think he doesn't speak either Japanese or Chinese. Forget which))

[Kyrian]

Very nice. Meet any nice ladies there? Bit chuckles, joking, yet not minding if he actually gets an answer.

[Lykan]

There is this nice girl. Gray hair, only... Sixteen, seventeen years. Brown hair too.

[Kyrian]

Gray hair...and Brown hair?

[Lykan]

He nods

Yes. I think it was either turning gray, or she had dyed it that way.

[Kyrian]

Oh ok, I see now.

[Lykan]

She very cute... No asking her out, yes?

[Kyrian]

Wait, I'm sorry, I don't think I understand fully. Are you asking me not to ask her out, or asking if you should or not?

[Lykan]

The first one.

[Kyrian]

Oh don't worry. I don't even know who this girl is, and from the sounds of it, she's at least three years younger than me. (Sorry, changed his age once I decided who he actually was)

[Lykan]

Good. She is special, yes? No hitting on or flirting.

[McBish]

Kip comes back inside and sits at the bar with his hat pulled down close to his eyes.

[Kyrian]

Bit laughs. Don't worry friend. She's all yours.

[Lykan]

Good. I need new girlfriend. She is, how you say... A perfect catch. Smart and pretty.

[McBish]

Kip orders a beer and gets it despite looking only around 16.

[Kyrian]

Well, good luck with that.

[Lykan]

He huffs

Luck's for schmucks.

He looks at Kip, his player frogetting what exactly Kip was, though Lykan would probably recognize it on site if it was a shadowbeing

[McBish]

Kip looks human but has slight bumps where bone seem to stick out, but these are mostly hidden by his clothes. He is a mutant not a shadowbeing, unless shadowbeings are mutants, then he is both. But he is from this plane. He is also fairly well known as a decent fighter in the pit in the basement.

[Kyrian]

Bit's player's eyes light up a bit. A pit fight, in the basement? Sounded interesting.

[Lykan]

Okay, not a shadow then.

He goes back to reading.

Need new girlfriend, yeah? Old one was shot.

[McBish]

Kip takes his beer and heads downstairs. He starts to watch a fight that is going on between two men with knives.

[Kyrian]

Shot? As in killed, shot?

[Lykan]

He nods, taking another sip of soda

Yes. Shot dead. Two bullets through the chest and head apeice.

She was cut in half, too.

[Nevrmore]

((Two bullets through the head? That's Keyser Soze's calling card!

WHERE ARE YOU, SPACEY?!?!))

[Kyrian]

She was wha...? What happened??

[Lykan]

Lykan takes another sip of soda

I killed her. Crazy woman, eh?

[Obsidian Blade]

The woman is released from Dead Time, and sits down a bit shakily, muttering about toothpicks and idiots with guns.

[Kyrian]

You killed her!?!?

[Lykan]

Eh. Her time was up.

He takes a sip of soda again, not really fazed by what he had just said

[McBish]

Kip watches the fight near a end both men bleeding from several cuts. Neither of them seem to profecient with the knives and are tired.

[Kyrian]

Ok...if you'll excuse me, I'm going to check out the fighting downstairs. Bit gets up and heads downstairs.

[Lykan]

Lykan chuckles to himself, taking another sip while continuing to read the book.

Eh... It's an interesting story that you'll never know.

[McBish]

One of the two knife fighters falls and doesn't move the other is declared the winner and bets are payed off.

[Kyrian]

Bit looks around the basement, wanting to fight someone.

[McBish]

There does seem to be an open slot for a fight coming up. Kip sits in a dark corner and takes what looks like a pill.

[Kyrian]

Bit asks who the open slot is up against, wanting to judge his opponent before deciding.

[Raistlin1040]

A tall elf with a laptop sits down at a table. He begins typing furiously but can't seem to get the right code.
Damn.
He shuts it off.

[McBish]

"There isn't anyone set up to fight at all. But I'm sure we can find you someone, if you want."

[Kyrian]

Fine then. I'll fight.

[Lykan]

Lykan leaves, and heads for the library, taking his soda with him


Lykan looks over at the elf

Problems, friend?

[Obsidian Blade]

The woman sighs with boredom and occupies herself by staring at the spoons on the table, bending them with her mind.

[Raistlin1040]

Tough code. The feds have been covering their tracks well.

[McBish]

"Right then sir, may I ask if you have any special powers or skills? So we know who to match you up against."

Kip's interest is peeked seeing a new guy step up to fight.

[Lykan]

What are you trying to do?

[Kyrian]

Summoning these count? Bit holds his arms out and a blade appears in each hand.....a keyblade.

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[Raistlin1040]

He looks very innocent as he states this.
Crash a satallite and then shut down a network.

[Lykan]

Lykan nods

So, general delinquency and that?

[Raistlin1040]

He shrugs.
Sort of. I'm more just bored today.

[Lykan]

He shrugs, taking a sip of soda

You stop now, I won't have reason to take you in.

[McBish]

"I see so a blade fighter? Very well. Hold on one second." The man whispers to someother men and they head off into the crowd. One goes over to Kip and whispers in his ear. How much? The man responds and Kip nods and gets up heading to the pit. A few people clap seeing him go over. He heads over to Bit. How far do you want the fight to go?

[Kyrian]

'Til one of us is in some real need of healing.

[McBish]

Right then. Kip takes off his long coat and hat showing the bones poping out. He steps into the pit and grimaces a bit as more bone forms over his fists.

[Kyrian]

Bit steps into the pit as well, and readies himself.

[Raistlin1040]

The elf shrugs.
I've been in jail and broken out so many times it's like a trip to the dentist.

[McBish]

Kip streaches a bit the bones snapping into place making a audible crack.

"Ladies and Gentleman another fight has been arranged for your veiwing pleasure, make your bets now."

[Lykan]

He shrugs

You've never been to Department 7, have you?

((before you answer, the place is really nigh impossible to get out of, even with magic and such))

[Raistlin1040]

I don't believe so.

[Kyrian]

Bit remains readied.

[Lykan]

He shrugs

You'll get your chance now if you don't quit.

[McBish]

Bets are made and then people sit to watch the fight. Kip circles around the arena keeping his eyes on Bit.

[Raistlin1040]

Well, in my defense, the satallite isn't government property. And the network, while including the government, isn't explicitly theirs either.

[Kyrian]

Bit circles along with Kip, watching and waiting.

[McBish]

Kip's forearms slowly cover in bone blood can be seen where they break the skin.

[Lykan]

Lykan raises an eyebrow

Care to brief me on what it is, exactly?

[Kyrian]

Bit watches this, and continues to wait.

[Raistlin1040]

The sattelite belongs to a corporate man who screwed over my laptop. Took over a year to fix. The network is just a job I'm working for a friend.

[Lykan]

Lykan actually chuckles

What company does the guy work for?

[McBish]

Kip charges foward swinging at Bits head.

[Kyrian]

Bit jumps back, bringing the keyblades up to block. He presses forward, and kicks his knee out at Kip's gut.

[Raistlin1040]

Draco Industries.

[McBish]

Kip's hands bounce off the blades and he jumps back out of range of the knee.

[Lykan]

Lykan grins

Take the damn thing down. Do us all a favor.

He takes a sip of the soda

Just make sure it doesn't hit anyone.

[Raistlin1040]

Yeah sure. I'm just planning on smashing it out in the country somewhere.

[Kyrian]

Bit stands ready again, trying to judge what Kip's next move would be.

[Lykan]

Lykan chuckles

Poor farmers... Gonna have Draco's people swarming all over that area.

[McBish]

Kip apparently isn't very tricky as he charges foward again swinging to bat away the swords.

[Kyrian]

As Kip forces both blades wide, Bit does a back flip, aiming to kick Kip in the chin, uppercut-like as he flips.

[McBish]

Kip is kicked in the chin and takes a few steps back but quickly moves foward again trying to punch him in the gut.

[Kyrian]

Bit takes the punch right as he orients himself from the backflip. With a small scowl, he swings both keyblades at Kip.

[Raistlin1040]

The elf pulls out his laptop again and begins running a program he made called SPIDERWEB.
There. I should have the password in a manner of minutes. I'm new here. I just moved from the UK. Tell me, what goes on around here?

[McBish]

Kip brings up his arms to block the blades and goes to headbutt Bit. If he connects it will hurt more than normal due to the bones sticking out of his head.

[Lykan]

Lykan shrugs

In the town, or in the bar?

[Raistlin1040]

((Eric? Wrong setting bud))

All of it.

[Kyrian]

((When did Kip become Eric? :P))

Bit reels back again, not much enjoying that feeling. He leaps high into the air. Not too high, just higher than anyone normal should jump, and swings with both blades again.

[McBish]

((Psh... tired I guess.))

Kip blocks the blades but is forced down to his knees to do so.

[Kyrian]

((It's ok, I may have to dead time this fight if you don't mind...think I'm going to pass out soon))

Bit presses down harder, trying to force Kip down further.

[Lykan]

Lykan shrugs

Your from the UK, right? Imagine that, with a much larger shadow population. Like, ten times larger. Things get funky at times... I'm surprised that there's still unaware people around here.

He takes another sip of his drink

Makes my job interesting, at least. Though I did have to kill my last girlfriend because of it.

[McBish]

((I suppose we can.))

Kip pushs up trying to force the swords away from him. Then he will roll away.

[Raistlin1040]

Yes I do see the similarities between Engla-
A quiet Ding is heard from the laptop. Followed by a feminine voice saying "PASSWORD OBTAINED."
The elf turns away and begins typing. After about a minute he turns back.
Satellite down.

[Lykan]

Lykan bites his lip

Where, exactly?

[Raistlin1040]

Well my aim was a bit off so I'd say...somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

[Kyrian]

Bit steps back and prepares himself for the next attack.

[Lykan]

Lykan grins

Good. Hard to reaccess at the bottom of the friggin sea.

He sips his soda again

You know what they do there, right?

[Raistlin1040]

Break very expensive laptops?

[McBish]

And the fight is deadtimed.

[Lykan]

That, I guess, and military expirimentation. You should see some of the things they turn out there... Genetically altered animals and humans, robots armedwith rocketlaunchers and machineguns, cyborgs... All that fun stuff.

They just take people off the street to expriment on. It's creepy.

[Raistlin1040]

Yeah sounds nice. I'm sorry, I haven't asked your name. I'm Varin Wryte.

[Lykan]

Lykan nods

Krzysu Zuraw. Most people can't pronounce that right, so they just call me Lykan.

[Raistlin1040]

And the connection between Krzysu and Lykan is?

[Lykan]

Nothing. It's just a nickname.

[Raistlin1040]

Varin nods.
Cool. Well I'd like to keep chatting but I'm tired.
Varin yawns and picks up his laptop and leaves.

[Lykan]

Lykan sighs, looking around the room

[Reptilus]

Mestre Akinkawon enters and heads for the basement to enter one of the illegal fights. Even if he's not in Jamaica, his money still needs to be.

[Hitchhiker]

The man silently watches the patrons, as well as several NPCs and some of the waiting staff. About every time he looks at someone, his eyes flash white very briefly, and then the dull brown pupils return.

[The Geomancer]

An old woman who has been drinking heavily the entire night, sits up and looks around the room, rather confused. Meanwhile a heavy set man stands up and sits near Lykan, holding a coffee.

[McBish]

There is a fight in progress at the moment. Well sort of. Blame Kyrian.

[Hitchhiker]

The man directs his gaze at the old woman, and his eyes flash white; but this time, less brief than the previous flashes. The pupils do not return, and the light from his eyes seems to illuminate his entire face.

[The Geomancer]

The old woman collects her purse and exits the tavern. The heavy set man, drinks his coffee slowly and whistles to himself.

[Raistlin1040]

Varin returns and turns on the laptop.
Another spammy insurance ad email? Oh well, I'm going to lazer this gnome like 10 times.

[Hitchhiker]

((HS Runner?))
The man follows the old lady with his eyes as she leaves, and his eyes return to their previous state; he then looks at Varin's laptop, his normally uncaring face now taking on a fascinated expression.

[McBish]

A small kobold walks inside shading his eyes. He finds a quiet corner and sits down looking around nervously.

[Raistlin1040]

On Varin's laptop is a little popup ad game, but behind it is an intricate code, constantly spawning letters.

[Hitchhiker]

The man continues to watch the laptop, then leans forward to get a better view. After watching it for a moment or two, he asks in an flat, but aged tone of voice, "What is that?"

[Raistlin1040]

In a sarcastic voice her replies
A pop-up game.

[Hitchhiker]

He frowns slightly, though it's not very noticable. "No...that." With a gesture, he indicates the entire laptop, not just the ad.

[Raistlin1040]

A code I'm working on.

[Hitchhiker]

Even in his miniscule knowledge of computers, the man knows that one would not normally refer to it as a 'code'. Looking annoyed, his eyes flash white for half a second or so.
In Varin's mind, there's a sudden thought he's aware of; it translates roughly to, 'the man's talking about the laptop itself'.

[Raistlin1040]

Uhh...it's a laptop dude. You've never seen one before?

[Hitchhiker]

"No..." The man studies it, raising one eyebrow. "What's it used for?"

[Reptilus]

(Yeah, but I figured I'd just put Akinkawon out there as "next in line" for the fighting ring. He can wait, no problem. Mystics be patient, mon, but good lookin' owt.)

"Hey!" a skinny teenager with short, pink hair yells. "**** you! Just because I don't have tits so big I have to rest them on your ****ing bar doesn't mean I'm a boy. Look at the ID. It looks like me. It is. It has my name, my eye colour, and my hair colour. The only reason you don't think its me is because it says I'm a girl. Come on, that's ridiculous. Look! No body hair. Would a 22-year-old boy have no hair on his whole body?"
"If he waxed. . ." the bartender said.
"Oh, **** you, I'll go find a ****ing pornstar and have her buy my booze. You'd believe she was a woman, right?"
Annarchy rolls her eyes and slams the doors open and closed on her way out. She was loud enough for anyone in the bar area to have heard her.

[Raistlin1040]

Well I use mine for hacking.

[Hitchhiker]

The man looks up at the ceiling for a moment, thinking, then back down at Varin. "...into..."

[Raistlin1040]

Pretty much anything. Networks, satellites, hard drives ect.

[Hitchhiker]

The man's eyes flash white for several moments, and then the light slowly dies off. He nods, glancing back at the laptop. "And at the moment you're hacking into...?"

[Raistlin1040]

Draco Industries. Again.

[Hitchhiker]

Evidently recognizing the name, the man laughs. "Good job."

[Raistlin1040]

Yeah people keep telling me that for some reason. Right now I'm getting back a blueprint I designed a few years back. They stole it off my hard drive when they took my laptop.

[Hitchhiker]

The man sits back in his chair. "And why did they take your laptop?"

[Raistlin1040]

Because I had over 20 great ideas and blueprints on it?

[Hitchhiker]

He nods, then turns and looks out the window.

[Kyrian]

Suddenly dead time falls from the fight and Bit leaps at Kip, swing down with one keyblade, and sideways with the other.

[McBish]

Kip blocks the one coming from above but is hit by the one on his side. He rushes foward trying to shove his head into Bit's stomach.

[Kyrian]

Bit bring both keyblades down to block this time, and jumps back, ready again.

[McBish]

Kip backs up and grimaces as the bones covering his arms grow out into spikes along the edge, picture the bracer things Batman had in Batman returns.

[Kyrian]

Bit stands ready.