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UncleWolf

2012-02-21, 10:13 PM

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Flag of Inside, flown over all Remnant and Government Installations

Current Events:
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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 Wolfbane 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.

Halae

2012-02-21, 10:18 PM

[Some Street]

Come one now, you know that if something happens, I'll protect you! You're my master, after all. It's what I'm here for.

Ann seems remarkably happy about that fact, like always when she calls Howard 'Master'. She just wishes he was a bit more adventurous. Or adventurous at all. I mean really, this was a beautiful opportunity!

Lost_Deep

2012-02-21, 11:09 PM

Some Street

Howard sighs again, and does not answer. After a bit more wandering, he stops and sighs. Someone could walk up to the confused individual, if they're feeling particularly outgoing at the moment. Or whatever.

Rebonack

2012-02-22, 09:09 AM

Wow.

See?

Just look at that!

If that isn't a call for PC interaction I just don't know what is! Really too bad that it fell on deaf ears.

Welp!

One way to fix that issue!

[Some Street]

As if on cue from Ann's desire for adventure a potential source of adventure reveals itself! In this particular case the potential source of adventure happens to be a fellow in a rather SPAAAAAAAACE!ish looking uniform. Red long-sleeved shirt with a stylized star-like symbol on it. Black slacks. And some kind of funny looking little ray-gun.

He appears to be human. Or at least a human that's supposed to be an alien on account of some chin-putty.

"Greetings indigenous life form," the totally-an-alien begins, making a funny gesture with one hand. "Long life and fortune. I am Ensign D'nar of the UFA Sojourner. Our ship has crash-landed on your world and we are in dire need of assistance."

That sounds like an adventure!

In truth, quite a few Expendable-Class crew members have been dispatched through-out Inside to seek help from any would be heroes! Totally feel free to encounter one!

Artemis97

2012-02-22, 11:34 AM

[Some Other Street]

Marcus is wandering the streets of the city, somewhat bored. The blue-skinned half-drow comes across something odd: people in uniforms carrying odd devices in their hands. One was in a blue shirt, using something that made a strange whirring noise. Curious, Marcus decides to approach.

Rebonack

2012-02-22, 11:45 AM

[Some Other Street]

"There are concentrations of alloys below the surface here that could be used to repair the hull," the woman in the Blue Shirt comments as she waves a small cylindrical device at the ground whilst looking at a little box in her hands.

Because after all, everyone knows that alloys are something you mine. Not a combination of metals that are synthetically combined.

The fellow next to her nods. He's wearing a red shirt. And... he looks human? Though a human in darkish face paint with a fu-manchu mustache and painted on eyebrows.

Clearly he must be an alien of some kind.

"It'll take an army to mine enough, though. The hull was severely compromised when we tested the new Warp Drive. And that's not even considering-" he breaks off as the half-drow approaches!

The woman glances up from her device, snaps it shut, and turns her attention to Marcus. "Greetings. We're members of the crew of the UFA Sojourner. Our ship has crashed on your world and we're hoping we might get some assistance."

Artemis97

2012-02-22, 11:50 AM

[Some Other Street]

Marcus is a tad confused by the talk between the crewmembers, but nods, mostly understanding. They were stranded here. It was a common story. "I'll help you how I can, sure. What do you need?" The half-drow couldn't help but assist a lady in need.

Rebonack

2012-02-22, 12:20 PM

Lost_Deep

2012-02-22, 04:30 PM

[Some Street]

As if on cue from Ann's desire for adventure a potential source of adventure reveals itself! In this particular case the potential source of adventure happens to be a fellow in a rather SPAAAAAAAACE!ish looking uniform. Red long-sleeved shirt with a stylized star-like symbol on it. Black slacks. And some kind of funny looking little ray-gun.

He appears to be human. Or at least a human that's supposed to be an alien on account of some chin-putty.

"Greetings indigenous life form," the totally-an-alien begins, making a funny gesture with one hand. "Long life and fortune. I am Ensign D'nar of the UFA Sojourner. Our ship has crash-landed on your world and we are in dire need of assistance."

That sounds like an adventure!

In truth, quite a few Expendable-Class crew members have been dispatched through-out Inside to seek help from any would be heroes! Totally feel free to encounter one!

The look on Howard's face is one of complete confusion and befuddlement. What is this thing talking about? Most of those words make sense, but they have been strung together in such a way to make no sense whatsoever. What was this madman talking about? For that matter, what is he wearing?

"Umm... No, I don't think I can help you, sorry. We-err, I only just got here myself. Best of luck!"

He takes a step back, but his sense of etiquette keeps him doing more than that. He honestly has no clue what to make of this.

Halae

2012-02-22, 04:53 PM

[Some Street]

Oh no, Howard! You are most definitely accepting this! I have no idea what it is, but he's looking for help! We're the perfect pair to take care of things, so you better damn well go along for the ride.

Push, Ann, push! it's only a matter of time before he relents!

Rebonack

2012-02-22, 05:18 PM

[Some Street]

Certainly can't let this one drop, now.

No, not after that guy with the quest just walked up and asked for aid. Everyone knows that answering 'no' will just result in an obnoxious dialog loop until you finally accept the quest and get the job done.

"I... see," the chin-putty-alien replies. "That is most unfortunate. Perhaps you know of a location where I might find natives of this world willing to lend aid to myself and my comrades?"

Come on Howard.

Don't ditch this guy.

You'll be letting his comrades down!

Lost_Deep

2012-02-22, 06:06 PM

Some Street

"I don't know. What do you need help with?"

Ann, let's be realistic. He's from some kind of odd other culture, asking for help because his ship crashed. I don't know a thing about sailing or ships... what they need is a bunch of strong men and several skilled carpenters. Maybe metalworkers or wizards, depending on the kind of ship. All these things are things that we cannot help with. That's just how it works: even if I were to rush to help him, I would most likely not be any good. At most, it would be manual labor, which I am no good at.

Okay, you have to admit that he's smart even if he isn't adventurous.

Halae

2012-02-22, 06:08 PM

[Some Street]

Then why would he ask you if he didn't think you could help, hmm? Ann asks.

That logic is infallible!

Rebonack

2012-02-22, 06:28 PM

[Some Street]

Wrong kind of ship!

Though if they decide to lend a hand then that will become pretty apparent in a hurry.

"While testing a new propulsion system our ship was infested with alien life forms," the Expendable-Class crew member explains. "We lack the numbers sufficient to remove them so that we might continue repairs on our vessel."

Those blighted vermin!

"As such, we are recruiting a number of volunteers from this world to aid us in the endeavor. Should you require compensation there are no doubt sufficient materials aboard the UFA Sojourner to be used for trade."

See?

They might even get payed.

Lost_Deep

2012-02-22, 06:36 PM

Slii Arhem

2012-02-22, 06:43 PM

Animal Shelter

A very redfaced goblin stalks up to the shelter, a pressurized tank strapped to his back, attached via hose to a series of tubes and valves that seem to be leeking foul smelling sludge everywhere. On his head sits a welding mask, flipped up for the moment and painted on each side with crudely drawn bright red flames.

"Shraaaahaahahahaha...." The goblin will give a quick survey of his surroundings and then attempt to walk inside. S'time to do the job.

VampireRot

2012-02-22, 07:05 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

The shelter-temple, and the street it's on, looks normal enough. The goblin will find that the flimsy wooden door to the building is locked. There's a cat flap, though, and that's unlocked all the time so the cats can come and go as they please. He could try to squeeze through it, reach through and try for the lock blindly, or just destroy the door itself if he pleased. :smalltongue:

Slii Arhem

2012-02-22, 07:21 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

Darned Bobbie and her fire-blasted rules. Rather than exploded down the door, Shraaaah will go for the cat flap, unstrapping the tank from his back so that he can fit. Good thing he's a wiry little goblinoid, or this wouldn't work at all.

If he gets through, he'll haul the tank in after him and look around, assuming he has the time to do so.

Reinholdt

2012-02-22, 07:34 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

Neme Hat Reinholdt is currently sleeping! In Arel's room no less. The scandal!

Whether he's a kitty or a person depends on how cold Arel seemed to be at the time.
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VampireRot

2012-02-22, 07:42 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

The goblin can get through the cat flap easily enough. There doesn't seem to be any defenses on the door. The cats are either asleep or out roaming the streets, and the one or two who are awake and in the shelter ignore the goblin, since they're not the magically intelligent sort. The way to the room Reinholdt and Arel are sleeping in is clear, at least of my characters.

Hattish Thing

2012-02-22, 08:20 PM

Street

Marciano and Grantaire run through the streets happily. They recently managed to get their greedy hands on half a million gold. From another PC! They are heading to Mallside to go on a shopping spree. The pair of thieves smoke long cigars and jeer wildly. Marciano has a big bottle of a caffeine-loaded soda. He takes a huge gulp and passes it to Grantaire before continuing to run to Mallside like a child after candy.

Feel free to interact with 'em. :smallcool:

Mindfreak

2012-02-22, 08:35 PM

Gray Zone - Street
Mindfreak is just finishing up a fantastic, mundane magic show! He has drawn a sizable crowd!
"Thank you everyone for watching my show! Donations are appreciated, just put them in my cash box on the table over there..." he pointed at the cash box on the table as he flicked his fingers towards the sky, setting off simple fireworks.
The crowd begins to disperse, placing money into his cashbox and chattering about the show.

Gullara

2012-02-22, 08:43 PM

Devixer

2012-02-22, 09:02 PM

[Gray Zone - Street]

Though normally, Iamar would be in the Remnant base, she had decided to try and learn the streets of Inside, and had stumbled upon this show. Though she was able to see through most of the tricks, she was still very impressed about Mindfreak's skill, so she makes her way through the crowd to the donation box.

"Your show was very impressive, sir. I am glad to have seen it." Iamar, as usual, has her face obscured by her white hood, and almost all of her weapons are plainly worn. She goes to place a couple of bronze Syrian coins into the cashbox.

Reinholdt

2012-02-22, 09:15 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Arel isn't exactly a warm person, so Rein curling up with her would be welcome, rather than him being in cat form. There's probably other reasons she'd want that too. >.> Of course, it took her a lot longer to go to sleep as she was very conscious of him, but by this point she's fast asleep.

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Catboy form then, with his tail draped over the two of them as he curls around her, one arm snuggling her close. It took a fair bit to get to sleep as well, but he's more used to it than she by a long shot.

Mindfreak

2012-02-22, 09:15 PM

Gray Zone - Street
Mindfreak bows towards Iamar, tipping his hat.
"Why thank you! I'm glad to hear you say that!"
He offers his hand for her to shake.
"The name's Mindfreak, though I bet you've gathered that already."

Devixer

2012-02-22, 09:23 PM

[Gray Zone Street]

"Yes, I heard. I am Iamar Shalhoub. A pleasure to meet you, Mindfreak." Iamar shakes Mindfreak's hand. He might notice that her left hand is missing a left finger.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-22, 09:28 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

Shraaaah is tempted to just roast the fuzzy little monsters and have a bit of lunch, but he knows what he's here for. He can torch them after he's done with the pinkies.

And so, he'll put the tank back on his shoulder and start looking around, probably coming across Reinholdt and Arel's room, and unless the door is similarly locked their sleeping forms.

"Syeheheehehe.... Dem tings gonna burn tonight!" The goblin flips down his welding helmet as he mumbles to himself, turning the eye shield hinge up so he can see what he's doing. Once that's accomplished, he'll turn one of the valves on the contraption, letting a small hiss of gas out of one of the tubes. He takes a second to fumble with a pack of matches, and the post stops here, as he's made a bit of noise, so it's possible one of the two will wake up any moment now.

Mindfreak

2012-02-22, 09:37 PM

Gray Zone - Street
Mindfreak smiles.
"Likewise, Iamar."
He notices the finger missing, but just ignores it. He wasn't one to ask about amputations after all.
"So what do you do for a living, Iamar? I'd tell you what I do...but you kinda just saw it..."

Devixer

2012-02-22, 09:47 PM

[Gray Zone - Street]

"Well, until I can find a reliable way back to my home, I am working for Remnant," Iamar says, deciding not to elaborate on her role any further.

Mindfreak

2012-02-22, 09:51 PM

Gray Zone - Street
"Ah...I love Remnant. They do protect Inside quite well."
"Can I treat you to a drink, Officer? I did get quite a haul." he said as he patted the cashbox which was quite full.

Devixer

2012-02-22, 09:55 PM

[Gray Zone - Street]

Iamar hesitates for just a second, mostly because she doesn't want to have alcohol. "I do not see why not. It has been a long time since I had good tea."

Chaotic Bob

2012-02-22, 09:57 PM

[Outside the Shelter]

Bobbie has made it to the roof at some point, shortly after the goblin had entered the building.
She'd tried to make an effort to not be noticed by him, hiding out of sight until the creature's maniacal giggling was gone.

Up on the roof, she has pulled out a bit of chalk, and is setting about making a rather large circle.
Chalk! That magical substance that can write on just about anything yet easily wash away in the next rain, so no one ever knows. So wonderful.

Mindfreak

2012-02-22, 10:02 PM

Gray Zone - Street
"Well, the nearest place to get good tea would be my place. We can just stop by the store on the way for leaves."
"That is, of that's okay with you? We could go to Trog's, but they only have Oni Tea if you'd rather to."
He really didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable after all.
It's been a while since he made a new friend.

Devixer

2012-02-22, 10:10 PM

[Gray Zone - Street]

"Ah, I have heard that there is a teahouse nearby. Perhaps we could go there instead?" Iamar is a little uncomfortable with the request to go to Mindfreak's house, but is willing to let that slide.

Mindfreak

2012-02-22, 10:14 PM

Reinholdt

2012-02-22, 10:24 PM

[Animal Shelter

Reinholdt lifts his head.
"Hello? Is someone there?" He asks quietly.

Kitty ears hear something!

Gullara

2012-02-22, 10:37 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Arel stirs a bit when the goblin first speaks. She's not exactly a heavy sleeper, and even less so with a different sleeping arrangement. The combination of the noise the goblin makes and Rein speaking is enough to partially wake her. "Mm?" She lifts her head as well and shifts a bit so she's lying a bit more on her back.

Artemis97

2012-02-22, 11:10 PM

[Some Other Street]

The two crew members spare each other a glance before the damsel in distress continues. "We were testing out a new Warp Drive. One that totally submerges the ship in sub-space rather than simply creating a bubble of real space within sub-space. It had some... eerr... unforeseen complications."

Oh no!

Those are the worst kind of complications!

"It turns out that there are actually life-forms living in sub-space," the mustache alien explains. "And they didn't take kindly to our intrusion. Some of them appear to be simply confused and afraid. Others are overtly hostile and openly malicious. Our Captain thought they would be left behind when we dropped back to real space, but the life forms have been pulled here with us. We can't very well repair our ship with hostile life-forms crawling around everywhere."

[Some Other Street]

The large majority of what the science officer says goes right over Marcus' head. The half-drow had grown up in the grimmer, medieval fantasy based area of the slums. Seemed like they had been crossing planes and picked up some hitch-hikers. "So, you need those things cleared out, then?" He asks, the Nexus native innately recognizing the structure of a dungeon crawl, even under a sci-fi guise. "I'd suggest asking around one of the taverns for help. People around here will be eager to help you to kill those beasties, just because you ask. 'Course, you'll get better help if you offer some sort of reward." That was Marcus' favorite part of the deal. Depending on what these folks offered, he was considering joining up himself.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-22, 11:14 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

Shraaaah finally gets a match lit, managing to light the whole pack in the process in a startling burst of flame.

Ignoring the miniature fireball he's holding, the magma goblin touches it to the flowing gas and ignites the pilot light, a thin blue cone of flame leaping from the tube.

"Shraaahahahaha! Gunna burn'em good 'umies, right to a crisp!" Shraaaah opens up another valve on the device, this one connected to a rather large copper tube, maybe a bit over an inch in diameter. A dark black sludge sits right behind the opened valve, and the goblin's free hand goes to a lever ready and poised to pull it.

"Start runnin' 'umies."

Reinholdt

2012-02-22, 11:33 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

"GAAAAAAHHHH!"
Reinholdt flails a bit, probably bonking Arel by accident, and rolls out of bed with a thump.

Devixer

2012-02-22, 11:33 PM

Gray Zone - Street
"There's a Teahouse nearby and I didn't hear about it?"
"Huh."
"Wish I did 'cause I'm a tea man myself."
He makes a waving gesture.
"If you know of a place then by all means, lead the way."

"Of course." Iamar will start walking to where she thinks the Temperance Teahouse is. Normally, she'd be running and jumping across rooftops, but she doubted that Mindfreak could go that quickly.

I'll post there soon.

Gullara

2012-02-23, 12:34 AM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

"AAAAAAHH!" Screaming! It is loud! Oh God, what's happening? Arel doesn't reach too much differently than Rein and ends up rolling off the other side of the bed.

Mindfreak

2012-02-23, 10:24 AM

"Of course." Iamar will start walking to where she thinks the Temperance Teahouse is. Normally, she'd be running and jumping across rooftops, but she doubted that Mindfreak could go that quickly.

I'll post there soon.

Mindfreak will follow along, cashbox in hand.

Rebonack

2012-02-23, 12:17 PM

[Some Other Street]

The science officer wrinkles her nose a bit. "A... bar...?"

"Like ten-foward," the mustache alien explains. "Though I'm willing to bet they have beverages that actually contain alcohol."

"How... dreadful... Food without nutritional value? What's the point?"

She sounds aghast.

He sounds intrigued.

"We could use some help finding one of these taverns. You must remember that we just arrived on this world. As for compensation we have plenty in our cargo holds that could be traded as payment for services."

Can't expect everyone to just work out of the goodness of their hearts after all.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-23, 01:45 PM

Reinholdt

2012-02-23, 03:32 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

Reinholdt runs and screams. Doesn't quite die.

But he does shift into a cat while running in a panic for a bit. It takes him several seconds of runnning around the room to even figure out what the heck the situation is.

Whereupon he runs at Shraaaah and tries to jump onto his leg and claw and bite at it.

It's one thing to threaten him, but Arel too? That requires... well biting and clawing is pretty much the extent of his combat capabilities. If the goblin has on strong pants, it probably won't do much at all.

Gullara

2012-02-23, 04:15 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Arel recovers enough to scream for a second before crawling hastily away from the flaming bed. She can only go o far before having to stop for the wall though. She has no idea what to do now! D=

The Bushranger

2012-02-23, 06:20 PM

Erin's Emporium

"Forgive yourself? For what, letting her go off and pursue her dreams?" Wes says this softly, and squeezes her hand again. "Children are so precious, but in the end, all of a parent's work is so the child can go forth and test their own wings. She was named a saint. That alone shows you raised a wonderful young woman, and you did everything, everything you could."

"I was having some personal issues at the time but...I guess you're right. I just knew her so briefly..."
There are tears in Aeryn's eyes, but she manages to smile gratefully as she looks up.
"Thank you."

LadyOfWar

2012-02-23, 11:54 PM

[Streets with Winguardia]

The short thin man with enormous feathered wings speaks again. “Very well Harbinger, be a coward, hide behind this human girl and her light show. If you refuse to meet me in combat, I will wait until you are alone. You will face Retribution, one way or the other.” He backs away, as if to take his leave.

“You know, Brian, our futures do not have to unfold this way. While you’re tracing me, go ahead and take some time to look around you. This Nexus is the sort of place an Aerial could make a life in peace and prosperity for many hundreds of years. Think about it while you skulk on rooftops doing the bidding of your taskmasters. Think about the freedom you could have here. There was a time we were friends; fate has dealt stranger cards than to make enemies friends again. Just think.” She reasons with him. “My friends, thought you may not think much of them, have shown me that this place is very different from our world.”

Phase one, scare him, complete.

Phase two, reason with him, initiated.

The three women with Winguardia will all have time to give the egotistical money-loving glory-hog a piece of their minds, either verbally or otherwise, before he tries to retreat out of sight behind a rooftop. Of course, if they have nothing left to say or do involving him, the crew can head off about their business, with the knowledge that he is probably still following at a safer distance.

((I'm not forgetting the Emporium, BR, I just have no energy left to post.))

The Bushranger

2012-02-24, 12:23 AM

KerfuffleMach2

2012-02-24, 12:24 AM

[Streets]

Alysha nods in agreement, her Keyblade lowered now. Oh yeah, there's lots of fun stuff to do here. You'd love it.

UncleWolf

2012-02-24, 01:59 AM

Middleton Apartments

The sorceress nods slowly, "Thank you. Ariel is someone you should be proud if as well." She says as her lips curve ever so slightly into a faint smile.

"I guess you haven't meet the father yet though? Ariel have told you about him I'm sure but unless you meet him in your world I can't imagine you have." Cessie asks while sipping some milk from her cup.

Middleton Apartments

"Thank you." Telly says with a gentle smile to her daughter and reaching out to squeeze her hand, obviously proud. After a moment, she looks back to Cessie. "No, I haven't met your husband. I think I'd remember someone of his description. I hope you're quite happy with him." She adds sincerely. Unlike Ariel, she's able to handle the differences between the realities somewhat easily.

Lady Serpentine

2012-02-24, 05:48 AM

Common Street

Wait what? The little gnome is summoning another insect? That seems like he uses them as tools not as colleagues. The scorpion sights in mind. What have he brought himself into. From the three persons the only eh... let's say most normal one is the woman wiht the sword. Just leave the little caster in there magic duell maybe they make a draw and don't need to deal with any of them.

The scorpion decides to sneak away most likly to the third person.

"Hello may I ask you something?" he whispers while reaching for her cover.

"Yes. But I might not answer; it depends on whether I'm involved in the fight at the time."

Shadowcaller

2012-02-24, 10:15 AM

Middleton Apartments

"I am." The sorceress replies with another short nod. She wanted to say she couldn't imagine to be with anyone else but that thought was quickly cast aside.
"You should meet him sometime, I'm sure he would think it would be interesting to see you. Harnel is the accepting sort so I doubt he would hold anything your counterpart have done against you." She takes another sip of milk and then put the mug down.

You know, IF-canon Cessie would both these Cessie's to be insane. A female cult leader and a half-dragon? Get out of here.

"So how is your... wife?" A pause. "To be I mean. How is she?"

UncleWolf

2012-02-24, 10:25 AM

Middleton Apartments

"I'd like to meet him as well." Telly says with a gentle smile before taking a sip from her tea. Setting the saucer back down, she sighs happily, remembering her lover. "She's doing well. The servants are taking care of her needs at the moment, but since we have another child on the way, I'm not going to stay here for very long." She admits, sounding a tad worried.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-24, 10:30 AM

Middleton Apartments

"Mm..." Cessie replies, feeling uncomfortably close to her supposed alternative selves situation. Frankly she didn't want to think too closely on how exactly two women could have children.

"So is it a boy or a girl? What are you going to call it?" Better to just keep asking questions to hide her comfortableness.

UncleWolf

2012-02-24, 10:36 AM

Middleton Apartments

"Another girl." She tells Cessie with a smile, obviously excited. "We have 2-3 months left, so we haven't decided upon a name just yet. We're likely to soon though."

LadyOfWar

2012-02-24, 02:40 PM

[Streets]

"What she said. There's no reason those who control you ever have to know you exist ever again. You can stay here. Start a new life," Rhyan adds to her new friend's statement, with a raised eyebrow in their adversary's direction.

((it's OK, don't worry. :smallsmile:))

[Streets]

Alysha nods in agreement, her Keyblade lowered now. Oh yeah, there's lots of fun stuff to do here. You'd love it.

The women’s words reach his ears before the winged man retreats out of sight behind a rooftop, but his figure is not seen taking off into the night sky, and it is unlikely he would leave Winguardia’s trail.

His face showed no signs that he was listening to them, but Winguardia smiles. “That went well.” She declares. “Thanks.” She nods to the gals with her.

“Now, where to?” she inquires.

[Erin's Emporium]

Wes just smiles sympathetically at Aeryn.

She tries to think of a happier topic to talk about before she goes, she doesn't want to leave her new friend feeling down. Her aquamarine eyes scan the shop trying to find something brighter to discuss.

Halae

2012-02-24, 08:27 PM

Some Street

He's desperate. The basic idea is that if you ask enough people, you eventually will find someone with the skills you need to...

Now the guy with the odd facial feature and the funny clothes says his ship has an infestation of... what now?

"I'm sorry, but... I am not familiar with that word, "Alien." What does it mean?"

What is this guy talking about? Is his ship full of rats or termites or somesuch?[Some Street]

Alien means creature from another place, I think... so a bunch of wild animals then? Maybe he's surprised by cat sized rats? Wimp.

Ann clearly doesn't think too much of the problem

Rebonack

2012-02-25, 01:39 PM

[Some Street]

You bet he's desperate!

His ship is crashed on this crazy planet!

They need to get out of here before they all get turned into werewolves and girls. The Nexus is a dangerous place!.

"I apologize. The term alien in this case refers to non-humanoid life forms. We lack the man power and the weapons to safely remove all the creatures on our own."

Wah?

Weapons?

That sounds serious!

Lady Serpentine

2012-02-25, 01:47 PM

[Hollow Hill]

Lellienth arrives, presumably with Paisley.

Lost_Deep

2012-02-25, 01:48 PM

Some Street

"Err... what kind of creatures? Are we talking about large insects, perhaps? Or some kind of reptile?"

This is well out of my experience. I doubt that I would be of any help, even if I were to come. I don't want to fight creatures any more than I have to; that is, at all.

And yet, now Howard seems curious. He might be trappable from here...

Halae

2012-02-25, 02:29 PM

[Some Street]

Not out of my experience, if you recall. my last master was an amazing fighter, so I can guide you through any steps you might need!

Ann sounds awfully confident. maybe it'll be enough to get Howard to go?

Rebonack

2012-02-25, 02:45 PM

[Some Street]

Hopefully it will.

Otherwise this would be an awfully boring adventure. Adventures without any adventurers are just lame.

"Some of the life forms have a resemblance to arthropods and reptiles, yes." the Ensign replies.

...it honestly seems like there might be more to this than just bugs.

The guy has a sci-fi ray gun and everything. The sort that just disintegrates things without a trace for no discernible reason. One would think that would be enough to take care of the issue. But apparently not.

Must be some nasty bug lizards.

...or all the people trained for combat are all Expendable Class crew members...

Lost_Deep

2012-02-25, 03:24 PM

Some Street

Howard has noticed the odd thing. He doesn't know what it is, but is familiar with simple pistols and as such suspects it to be ranged weapon.

"Can't you use your weapons to simply kill the creatures? Firearms kill most everything."

Yes, a lot of your masters have been amazing fighters. you have told me. I am not a fighter. At all.

Halae

2012-02-25, 03:26 PM

[Some Street]

We can make you one, though! I guarantee it!

Comforting, Ann.

iElf

2012-02-25, 03:57 PM

random area in the blue zone

Din and her companions appear here "girls, we need transport...we should go round the taverns and look for the first best airship or such...."

Beans

2012-02-25, 04:00 PM

The peg-legged Aspect and the daemon gal nod, and will follow her.

iElf

2012-02-25, 04:23 PM

Din leads the deamon and the aspect towards trog's "it would be too lucky if you knew any airship captains...we'll just have to look"

Beans

2012-02-25, 04:27 PM

They'll follow her into Trog's.
I've never seen an airship.

Rebonack

2012-02-25, 05:13 PM

[Some Street]

"As stated, we lack sufficient manpower to dispatch all the life forms on our own," the Ensign explains. He seems... well... Desperate?

As if this whole situation is life or death.

Though he's doing his best to remain as unemotional as possible.

Since being emotional is illogical.

And stuff.

"Our weapons do seem to have some degree of effect on the creatures. Though it is speculated that directed energy based munitions are having less of an effect than..." he pauses for a moment to come up with the right words. "Less sophisticated devices."

LadyOfWar

2012-02-25, 05:24 PM

[Some Street]

A plot-clone ((gaah! I can't believe I'm falling into the trap of plot-cloning her again! Oh, well, it's totally worth it. :smallbiggrin:)) of Westlanna has just left Erin's Emporium and is walking along the street.

She notices the little crowd gathered around the fellow in the red shirt. Something about his appearance makes a little grin pull at the corners of her mouth. She wanders over to see what the fuss is about, just in time to hear 'Lack sufficient manpower to get rid of the creatures' and mention of 'Less sophisticated weapons.'

"Looking for a gal packing heat to help you with a problem?" she inquires. Her mischievous grin grows, and she pushes her over-sized camouflage jacket aside to reveal her shiny M1911 at her hip. "I just got some new ammunition and I'm eager for a bit of target practice. ...." she pauses a moment, then adds, "Or have I misread this situation?"

Lost_Deep

2012-02-25, 05:33 PM

Rebonack

2012-02-25, 05:45 PM

[Some Street]

If the Ensign were some other species that isn't supposed to be a rip-off of Vulcans he would totally laugh at the fellow's comment. But he isn't, so he just quirks one of his eyebrows in that totally Vulcan sort of fashion. "In a manner of speaking, yes. But the simple kinetic energy of crude weapons is very different from the phased nadeon pulses our weapons employ."

Rebo is almost 100% certain that a 'nadeon' isn't even a thing.

But that's Trekkie technobabble for you.

"No miss, you are quite accurate with your assessment," the Expendable Class crew member replies. "Further aid in clearing our ship of hostile life-forms would be greatly appreciated. Should you so desire you may speak with our captain afterward regarding compensation for your services."

Yay payment!

LadyOfWar

2012-02-25, 05:56 PM

"Great!" she replies. "I just spent more than I should have at the gun shop. Tell me a little bit about these hostile critters, please." She lets her jacket fall over her weapon once more and settles her weight back into her heels as if she expects this conversation to go on for a few minutes.

"Size, weight, armor, resistance to chemicals, speed, endurance, adaptability, anything at all that you've observed, really. I need to know what I'm up against here."

((My posting will be patchy with long gaps... feel free to say "Wes follows the group" when needed.))

The Bushranger

2012-02-25, 06:21 PM

[Streets somewhere]

The women’s words reach his ears before the winged man retreats out of sight behind a rooftop, but his figure is not seen taking off into the night sky, and it is unlikely he would leave Winguardia’s trail.

His face showed no signs that he was listening to them, but Winguardia smiles. “That went well.” She declares. “Thanks.” She nods to the gals with her.

“Now, where to?” she inquires.

"No problem. And I'm happy to head just about anywhere, really. I have yet to settle down," Rhyan says with a chuckle.

[Erin's Emporium]

Wes just smiles sympathetically at Aeryn.

She tries to think of a happier topic to talk about before she goes, she doesn't want to leave her new friend feeling down. Her aquamarine eyes scan the shop trying to find something brighter to discuss.

Well, given that the shop was recently trashed, there's not much to comment upon aside from the plethora of types of weapons. :smalltongue:
Aeryn does smile, though.
"Do you need directions to the temple?"

LadyOfWar

2012-02-25, 06:29 PM

[Erin's Emporium]

"Yes, please, I'd like some directions." Wes replies. "It seems this parallel universe is laid out similarly but not identically to the other Town I was in."

The Bushranger

2012-02-25, 06:42 PM

[Erin's Emporium]

"All this has happened before, and all that. From what I've heard there's just enough differences to mess with your mind." Aeryn chuckles. And provides the desired directions. :smalltongue:

LadyOfWar

2012-02-25, 07:02 PM

[Erin's Emporium]

"Yes, exactly like that." Westlanna replies with a laugh. "Thanks, I should probably head off and find Erin then." She shells out the cash for the ammunition she just bought. "You take care, and let me know if there is any way I can help out around here." she motions to the torn up shop as she steps to take her leave.

The Bushranger

2012-02-26, 12:28 AM

[Erin's Emporium]

"I will. And come back any time!" Aerin calls, grinning and waving, looking much happier now.

LadyOfWar

2012-02-26, 12:31 AM

[Erin's Emporium]

"Will do!" she calls back.

Then Wes heads off to find Inari's.

((In all seriousness, where is the Inari's thread around here?))

The Bushranger

2012-02-26, 01:37 AM

[EE]

Aeryn smiles, and goes back to her cleanup work.

((It was buried - I had to request permission to necromance it. :smalleek:
But it's here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=12792053&postcount=1121). :smallsmile:))

Shadowcaller

2012-02-26, 06:53 AM

Middleton Apartments

"Another girl." She tells Cessie with a smile, obviously excited. "We have 2-3 months left, so we haven't decided upon a name just yet. We're likely to soon though."

Middleton Apartments

"Oh, we haven't really decided on the names of our children either." Cessie replies, not admiting she was considering 'Ariel' for the girl. She pauses a moment. "So what happened to Serpent's Gaze back in your world?" Wait, did she really want to know that? Gah!

Zefir

2012-02-26, 08:27 AM

"Yes. But I might not answer; it depends on whether I'm involved in the fight at the time."

Common Street

I still belive the goblin and the gnome fall into their battle once their players come back. Tovpir isn't really into fighting right now. After all he is smart enougth to avoid getting a bad reputation by maybe fighting important persons.

"Does one of these guys belong to the local authority?"

KerfuffleMach2

2012-02-26, 10:41 AM

Street with Wing and friends

Alysha nods a little. Yeah, I don't really have any preferences either.

Lady Serpentine

2012-02-26, 10:48 AM

[Streets, Winguardia and Company]

"Considering I got here all of an hour ago, I don't even know where there is to go," Mayhala agrees, shrugging.

LadyOfWar

2012-02-26, 02:19 PM

Gullara

2012-02-26, 03:50 PM

[Pokemon Center (http://art3.server01.sheezyart.com/image/202/2020361.jpg)]

Arriving here is Becca, followed by the newly caught Eeveek! As one would expect, Eeveek needs healing. Despite the Eevee's still undoubtedly being in a sour mood, Becca is on top of the world. She caught a rare pokemon! :smallbiggrin:

Rebonack

2012-02-26, 04:13 PM

[Pokemon Center]

There is no nurse Joy!

The nurse in this case is some guy named Peace. He seems friendly enough. And he's actually human as opposed to a goblin or something. Close enough, right?

"Wow, these little guys all look like they've been through a lot," the nurse comments as the various critters are heaped onto the odd boxy looking contraption that does such a nice job of healing things!

Doot doot Do do DO!

"Well there you are. Take good care of them!"

And thus Becca's three pokemon are healed! Eeveek is now no longer injured! Though he doesn't appear to be in any better of a mood than he was a few minutes prior. Still looks like someone has stomped all over his hopes and dreams.

With Eeveek visibly moping about the rather rare pokemon manages to get quite a few jealous looks from those nearby! "Oh wow, an eevee!" squeals an irritating sounding child in short shorts. "Where did you get it?"

Gullara

2012-02-26, 05:14 PM

[Pokemon Center]

"I caught him out on Route 42." Becca says proudly. She decides not to tell this random kid about the weird egg ship thing. Or at least not that it's connected to Eeveek.

Rebonack

2012-02-26, 05:34 PM

[Pokemon Center]

"Oh wow!" the short-shorts kid exclaims gleefully. "You're so lucky. The best thing I have is a rattata..."

That's...

That's just horrible. Gotta feel bad for all these kids who don't get something neat and rare when they start their journey off. Instead they get shoe-horned with whatever is scarped out of the bottom of the rubbish heap.

"You should talk to Doctor Willow! I'll bet she would love to see a rare pokemon like Eevee!"

What's this?

A quest of some kind? Certainly sounds like it.

Becca's map was updated with directions to Doctor Willow's lab!

Eeveek, meanwhile, is busy giving the short-shorted kid an appraising look. Wow does everyone around here seem weak...

Gullara

2012-02-26, 06:32 PM

[Pokemon Center]

"I knew there had to be a pokemon professor around here. Thanks." Becca turns to Eeveek. "Come on, Eeveek. We're gonna visit Doctor Willow." She immediately starts moving toward the exit, expecting the Eevee to follow.

Rebonack

2012-02-26, 07:11 PM

Halae

2012-02-28, 05:04 PM

Some Street

"Um... isn't all weaponry based the direct application of energy?" The tech difference here is very odd, and probably messing with this exchange more than a little.

Ann... I'm a student, not a soldier. I'm not a even a genius, or a sportsman. I do not run track nor lift weights. I maintain that we should find a better wielder for you, one that can actually fight.

And then, person. Howard steps back a bit.

[Some Street]

If the Ensign were some other species that isn't supposed to be a rip-off of Vulcans he would totally laugh at the fellow's comment. But he isn't, so he just quirks one of his eyebrows in that totally Vulcan sort of fashion. "In a manner of speaking, yes. But the simple kinetic energy of crude weapons is very different from the phased nadeon pulses our weapons employ."

Rebo is almost 100% certain that a 'nadeon' isn't even a thing.

But that's Trekkie technobabble for you.

"No miss, you are quite accurate with your assessment," the Expendable Class crew member replies. "Further aid in clearing our ship of hostile life-forms would be greatly appreciated. Should you so desire you may speak with our captain afterward regarding compensation for your services."

Yay payment!We've been over this, Howard; I'm here to shape you up into a proper warrior! And didn't you hear? Compensation! Come on, this is great; you'll be able to get some money, get a little training in, help people. The sky is the limit here, boy-o!

Ann seems particularly enamored to this idea.

Rebonack

2012-02-28, 05:14 PM

[Some Street]

The Ensign nods at the request to describe the invading critters a little better. "They are... varied. Our tri-corders have been unable to ascertain the nature of their composition. This does not come as a great surprise given that they inhabit a depth of sub-space that has been as yet unexplored."

Jabber jabber jabber.

Come on!

This isn't useful information.

"The creatures display a wide variety of physical characteristics ranging from vertebrate to bacterial. Most seem to be small and relatively harmless, though some are much larger and rather violent."

Lost_Deep

2012-02-28, 05:18 PM

Some Street

I- look... Okay, okay, fine.

"Well, alright, lead on. I'll at least look at the situation."

Guuhh... Howrad muses to himself that if he could go back in time and NOT pick up the artifact, he would. It has brought him nothing but trouble.

Halae

2012-02-28, 05:34 PM

[Some Street]

You won't regret it, I promise!

Well, that's a promise easily broken...

Slii Arhem

2012-02-28, 05:36 PM

[Off to the Lab!]

"Bye! Good luck!" the short-shorts kid calls out. "Next time you see me I'll have cool pokemon like you!"

Aaww...

He's been inspired! How cute.

Eeveek falls in step with Becca, trotting along behind her. Though... he keeps poking at his neck with one paw as if expecting to find something there. Huh... wonder what's up with that. "ghobe' toy'wI''a' mu'..."

Okay.

This is getting a little bothersome.

What's he saying?

Is he even saying anything?

Well regardless off toward the lab! Who knows what wonders and adventures await them along the way?

Willow's Lab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugq_3l74LNE)

Ah, Professor Willow's lab, a place of calm, orderly research undisturbed by the hustle and bustle of everyday pokelife.

"AGH! I'm late! Holy crap outtamywaygaaaaah!!!" And there goes Professor Willow now, running, stumbling and leaping headfirst out of the doors of the lab, possibly almost trampling Becca on her way to whatever serene, peaceful meeting she's late for.

"Ah! Professor, you forgot your- oh never mind, she'll be back." Behind the fleeing pokeprof, a rather weathered man in a grey labcoat stands, holding a briefcase at his side.

"Oh, why hello there, what can I do for you young lass?" Clearly he has mistaken Becca for one of those odd young girls that stands by the roadside and yammers at people about her clefairy.

LadyOfWar

2012-02-28, 05:45 PM

[Some Street Tangential to the Star Trek Universe]

"On a side-note, I have to get a look at one of those tri-corders before this is over, agreed?" Westlanna begins with a grin.

"Before we go, I have one more question, are any of the big angry ones larger than a human?

Er... make that two questions. Roughly how many of the big ones are we looking at? If I need more ammo or a bigger gun I need to know now before I'm too embroiled in this thing to leave and get supplies."

These are important questions after all. Heading into combat ill-equipped is a leading cause of death (and un-death and near-death) in an adventurer's life.

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 06:06 PM

[Park]

Harnel sits here on a parkbench, staring at the rose twirling in his hand.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-28, 06:14 PM

[On her way to the Keep]

Cessie is making her way towards Mithar keep, anyone seeing her might be able to tell she have been crying and is generally rather upset.

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 06:19 PM

[Park]

As soon as Cessie gets close, it's almost like Harnel knows she's there. His attention is drawn up to her immediately and it's clear something's wrong.

Putting the rose in his shirt, he stands and moves on an intercept course to meet her.
"Hello Cessie. What's wrong?" :smallfrown:

As is evident by his dress, he's not the Harnel she just left. Though I imagine that much was clear anyways.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-28, 06:39 PM

[Park]

Cessie looks up briefly and while she first seem shocked she quickly seem to realize who this is even if she couldn't understand why he wasn't a demon anymore.

"...just leave me alone." She just wanted to go home and talk to Sakura right now. Not dealing with more Harnel's.

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 07:03 PM

[Park]

"I... yeah. Ok. If that's what my lady wishes."
Harnel says, stepping back and aside.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-28, 07:05 PM

[Park]

Cessie sigh, who was he anyway? "Why are you here? Who are you?"

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 07:08 PM

[Park]

"If you mean this park, I was looking for someplace quiet to ponder how to win your affection. I believe the answer is the same on a broader scale as well. Though I am honestly surprised to see you here as well." Harnel didn't expect her here!

"I've told you all I personally know about the subject of who I am though."

Gullara

2012-02-28, 07:08 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Becca just narrowly avoids being tramped by a pokemon professor. That was close. She moves toward the lab again, looking back at the departing professor. That was odd... Her head whips around to the man when he first speaks. "Wait wait wait, did you say that was the professor? I needed to talk to her." The pokemon trainer looks rather frustrated. "Will she be back soon?"

Shadowcaller

2012-02-28, 07:18 PM

[Park]

Cessie laughs joylessly, "Win my affections? You do realize I'm married right? It might be with an absolute idiot but you should try to move on. I don't see myself divorcing him just yet."

Rebonack

2012-02-28, 07:28 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Eeveek is tagging along far enough behind that he's in no real danger of being stomped all over. Though the eevee does back off a little to give the fleeing Prof a bit more room.

Can never be too careful after all.

And of course now the two humans are talking.

He's pretty sure that's he's been able to figure out what a few of the words mean. Buuut...

By no means fluent.

That's for sure.

Of course it's just his luck that no one speaks Galactic here.

[Some Other Street]

And not to forget plain old doom.

"The largest of the creatures encountered thus far are no larger than an average humanoid," the Ensign replies.

Woo!

That's a relief.

"They have shown a marked degree of resistance to our phasers. Though they have proven to be vulnerable to more primitive weapons."

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 07:33 PM

[Park]

"And why not? He can't love you. Not the way I do. Where he is anyways? I thought he'd want to be at your side in a time of trauma." Harnel counters.

Lex-Kat

2012-02-28, 07:41 PM

One of the many Plot Clones of Melody is heading for the Inside Council's place of councilness, where ever it is. She'll ask directions of NPCs, as she's certain they will help her find it.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-28, 07:41 PM

Shadowcaller

2012-02-28, 07:45 PM

[Park]

"Bidding away in Maglog no doubt..." The mage shakes her head, "It's very sweet what you say but I can't love you back Harnel. I might be angry at my Harnel right now for what he did but we have known each other for more then a year now and I hardly know you. You're a stranger to me."

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 07:50 PM

[Park]

"So... get to know me! I'm free right now if you are." Harnel says, motioning at the park-bench behind him. No time like the present!

Lady Serpentine

2012-02-28, 08:19 PM

[Streets, Alia and Chloe]

A twisting orange and gold portal appears on one of the many streets of Inside, in this case, some of the ones in the Grey Zone, and spits out a woman in a heavy exosuit, with clawed gauntlets, and a fully functional wolf helmet, holding a syringe. Spits her out rather hard, in fact - she hits a car hard enough to dent it, though fortunately, she seems to have taken only minimal damage.

"Well, there go the location sensors. Again...", she thought, looking around to see if any of her teammates got dumped here with her.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-28, 08:28 PM

[Park]

"I'm sorry but I was on my way back home and talk to Sakura..." She pauses for a moment. "Harnel, I would love to be your friend but I don't love you, I can't leave my Harnel for you."

Reinholdt

2012-02-28, 08:37 PM

Gullara

2012-02-28, 10:51 PM

Willow's Lab

Oh, well that was a professor, but by no means the only one. I'm professor Larch, here on exchange from another league. Willow, my colleague, is late for her flight to take my place back at the Chartreuse League, where she'll be for several months. Now, how can I help you, in her place?" Larch tilts his head, looking past Becca to peer curiously at the eevee behind her.

"Oh. Great. I wanted you to look at my Eevee. I just caught him and I think he might be really rare. He can evolve on his own, and chance back, and evolve into something my pokedex has never seen before now." Becca fumbles for her pokedex and holds it out for him to look at, her excitement clear.

Rebonack

2012-02-28, 11:44 PM

[Willow's Lab]

The pokedex will no doubt be filled with a whole type-spectrum of eevee evolutions! Assuming it hasn't deleted them for some absurd reason. No doubt it hasn't done that. Would be weird.

Steel, dragon, ghost, flying, this little guy has got everything!

Though...

At the moment he just looks like your run of the mill eevee.

A somewhat grumpy run of the mill eevee.

"'oH SoH ja'ta' vo' jIH?" the fuzzy little critter inquires.

Well.

That was certainly something different.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 12:07 AM

Willow's Lab

Larch shakes his head slowly, reaching out to take the pokedex and look it over. Poor naive young lass. Larch will attempt to ruffle her adorable little mop of hair patronizingly.

"No, I'm afraid what you have here is a Porygon Z in your pokedex widgit young lass. You really shouldn't be on all those nasty pokechats you know, catching viruses from trading like this is nasty business. There's no such thing as a pokemon that can evolve and... un-evolve whenever it feels like it, nor is there a Drageon. That "eevee" that followed you here is just a hard-light hologram the porygon is making to fool you." Throughout this, Larch will continue to shake his head and attempt to ruffle her hair, an amused smile crossing his face.

Gullara

2012-02-29, 12:39 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Becca deftly avoids the hair ruffling. She seems none too pleased about the way Larch is treating her. "No, I found him on Route 46. He came out of this weird egg thing. I know what a Porygon Z, and Eeveek isn't one." The girl tries to snatch her Pokedex back. Nyah!

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 12:45 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Eeveek doesn't know what a Porygon Z is!

At least not by that name.

With Becca and the professor arguing about what he is in some gibberish moon-language the eevee decides to see what (if anything) looks particularly useful in here. Thus far he's gotten the impression that these humans aren't expecting a great degree of intelligence out of him.

So maybe...

That can be used to his advantage?

We'll find out.

Search the lab for useful looking things!

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 12:56 AM

Willow's Lab

It's a good thing Larch isn't paying attention to Eeveek, or he'd be more concerned. As it is, he dismisses the "hardlight hologram" without another thought.

As for useful things, there is that briefcase Larch has sitting near his feet, that he evidently set down while he was chatting with the darling, if misguided, young lass.

Maybe it has food inside? Or parts for a doomsday space armada? Who knows? Certainly not Eeveek, not without opening it anyway.

But back to the good professor, who is looking more and more irate with each passing second as Becca attempts to take the pokedex back from him. He doesn't let it go quite yet though, using his superior height to keep it from her, "Nonsense Lass, just let me take this dex back to my shop, I'll get rid of the virus and give it a nice home, and you can be on your way, so long as you remember to take better care of it from now on, alright?"

Gullara

2012-02-29, 01:22 AM

[Willow's Lab]

"What?! No! Give my Pokedex back right now!" Becca jumps and tries to grab it out of his hand. Nobody as dumb as this guy is doing anything to her Pokedex as long as she can help it. It's infuriating!

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 01:36 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Oh hey.

A smallish box made of fake leather?

Who knows what wonders it might contain! Bet they're starter pokemon or something.

Eeveek prods at the case a few times. Which as one might imagine results in very little that could be considered helpful. Hmm... That isn't working. Welp. Time to try a more universal solution to problems.

Violence!

Eeveek used Bite!

He'll attempt to clamp his teeth down on the case and give it a few good shakes.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 02:13 AM

Willow's Lab

Hey, he's not stupid! Here, watch. In stark contrast to his previous actions, Larch shrugs and lowers his hands, placing the pokedex back into Becca's reach.

"Fine then young Lass, but don't come whining to me when you're getting spam mail from rare candy dealers in the Mauve league and all your pokemon info turns into detailed notes on the wonders of Magikarp." Silly little girl, doubting his advice.

Eeveek chomps down, and immediately gets a mouthfull of steel! Turns out that the briefcase was merely leather covered, and its rigid structure was made of metal. Still, he has managed to dent it, no doubt at the expense of his teeth.

Oh, and would you look at that, the latch is undone anyway. Shame the eevee hadn't tried that in the first place. The case will fall open, revealing about what was expected. It's a pokeball! Nestled in the comfort of the case's foam lining.

And would you look at that, it even has a name engraved onto it. Looks like it says.... "Polygon"

Shame Eeveek probably can't read common.

And hey, if Becca or Eeveek happen to be looking up at where the professor's hands were moments ago, they might notice something odd! Looks like there's a pokedex just floating there, identical to Becca's, doing absolutely nothing special.

Isn't that strange. Ah well, it's clearly not important, or related to the dex Larch is holding out to Becca at this very moment.

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 02:23 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Pokeball.

Eeveek glowers at the device. The vile instrument of slavery. Whatever evil monster invented that machine deserves a slow and agonizing demise. Though sadly they're probably dead already.

And of course releasing whoever is trapped inside wouldn't do any good. They would still be enslaved to the tyrant who captured them.

Much the same problem that he has. His only hope is that someone might kill the human that owns him now. But what are the chances of that happening again so soon after his last owner had an unfortunate accident?

Well...

All he can do for now is wait for the humans to finish jabbering at each other. Maybe with a bit of time he'll be able to pick out more than a few words.

Ah!

Pokemon! That one he knows! And it has such a nice, pleasant meaning too.

Warrior-slave.

Gullara

2012-02-29, 02:35 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Becca doesn't trust this nut as far as she can throw him. She narrows her eyes at the Professor. Of course, she has to look up at him. Spotting that floating pokedex isn't that hard. She glares past him at it. Nuh uh, she's not some dumb kid. Becca tries to suddenly kick Larch in the shin and then jump for what she assumes is her real pokedex.

NotScaryBats

2012-02-29, 02:38 AM

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 03:08 AM

Willow's Lab

Larch's leg feels like kicking an iron post, and his form... flickers? Just for a moment as she hits him. He doesn't even react to it though, even as she leaps for the pokedex and wrenches it out of his hands.

Wait, when did his hands get back up there? Huh.

Once she has the dex back, the hologram collapses, revealing a porygon Z! What a twist!

We are the Poke, your struggles are meaningless. Kneel Before Deoxys! The hovering pokemon doesn't even attempt to make sense anymore, bobbing left and right and spinning in place as it peers at Becca from a yellow and black bullseye on the side of its head.

Suddenly, it vibrates for a few seconds, before becoming absolutely still.

Is that music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2r-D4xYG4o&feature=related) I hear?

Chaotic Bob

2012-02-29, 09:49 AM

Bast's Animal Shelter

"Syeheaahahahaa! Run! Scream! Die! An' BUUUUURN!!!" Shraaaah slams the lever forward, discharging a gout of compressed air into the tube that sends the ball of goop hurtling through the pilot light, resulting in a fist sized ball of flame flying out at the bed, probably striking, just where Reinholdt's head was a second ago.

Then he starts fiddling with the device, closing the valve on the empty tube and opening another one. This 'reload' takes a bit, so they might have some time to recover.

Bast's Animal Shelter

Reinholdt runs and screams. Doesn't quite die.

But he does shift into a cat while running in a panic for a bit. It takes him several seconds of runnning around the room to even figure out what the heck the situation is.

Whereupon he runs at Shraaaah and tries to jump onto his leg and claw and bite at it.

It's one thing to threaten him, but Arel too? That requires... well biting and clawing is pretty much the extent of his combat capabilities. If the goblin has on strong pants, it probably won't do much at all.

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Arel recovers enough to scream for a second before crawling hastily away from the flaming bed. She can only go o far before having to stop for the wall though. She has no idea what to do now! D=

Up atop the animal shelter, Bobbie has been dutifully chalking out that circle.
She seems to be making a vague effort to be quick about it, whether or not this is owing to the screams inside or not. Overall, the woman seems utterly unstressed about it.
"One day you'll see,
And run away with me~"

Pavna has clambered along the end of the roof and slithered down, off to make use of that cat door.
With all of the fire and screeching, it probably won't be too hard for the bonebat to find its way towards the unhappy trio. Or unhappy couple and gleeful single.
Whichever.

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 11:28 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Huh.

Well.

This has turned out to be quite a bit more confusing than was initially anticipated. Eeveek's attention is immediately focused on the hovering Porygon! As much as he hates it the fact that he was captured means he has to do everything in his power to protect his master.

Otherwise he would just let the apparently disguised Pokemon kill her.

...it was planning on killing her, right? Certainly sounds like it's making some aggressive advances. And there's only one way to react to that!

The little fox-like Pokemon clenches his teeny paws and grits his teeth as he begins to flash! "eeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEE!"

A brilliant burst of mystic blue flame envelopes Eeveek, obscuring him for but a moment before clearing away revealing-! "EON!"

Larger now. Quite a bit larger in fact! Clad in dull teal scales, black bat-like wings flared. Thick muscular tail twitching behind. And fierce wrath burning in his heart!

Eeveek evolved into Drageon!

With a powerful lunge the dragon-type attempts to Tackle the Porygon Z out of the air!

Lady Serpentine

2012-02-29, 11:58 AM

Streets Alia and Chloé

Chloé is forcibly ejected from the portal after her teammate. She breaks her fall with a roll but collides with a wall. Her stealth suit was disrupted by the portal, making her more visible than she wanted to be as she lay sprawled against the wall, probably looking quite foolish. She deactivates the stealth field, since it wasn't even working properly, fully materializing in her skin tight gray suit and helmet.

Getting up and casting about for enemies and allies, Chloé spots Alia. She waves at her, happy to see a familiar face.

[Temperamental Streets]

Alia waves back, getting to her feet cautiously, still a bit unsteady from slamming into the car, and opens a sealed line to Chloe.

"Hey. You alright, Chameleon? Do you know where the othrs are? I'm not even getting a signal from them... Of course, yours says you're about five hundred feet up from me, so it might just be the sensors. Same problem they always have, y'know?"

Well. That's not good. Alia is, pretty much, the team coordinator when they're in the field. Even Mongoose and Irukandji, the ones that she's gotten into fights with, or come very close to it, rely on her to tell them where they are, and get them help if they need it. And, as Chameleon has seen, she's an expert at working around it if some of the more sensitive parts of her gear get damaged. If she's lost them entirely, it either means they're out of range or the tie-ins to their suits have been smashed.

Which is probably why the cameras she installed on Chloe's helmet before the mission also contained back-up location sensors, which have just now come on... She's hoping that it's just her gear, which would mean Chameleon might get better results.

Gullara

2012-02-29, 01:21 PM

[Willow's Lab]

It's a good thing Becca wears those study hiking boots or that might have hurt. Of course, she has other things to worry about at the moment. Like the super weird Porygon Z. Becca takes a few steps back. Holy crap! "Get him, Eeveek!" She shouts, even though Eeveek is already doing just that.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-29, 01:25 PM

[Park]

"Well, I can certainly hope that in time you'll change your mind, can't I?" Harnel says, still not in the way if she wishes to leave.

"In the meantime... something to remember me by." Harnel says, taking the rose from his pocket and offering it to Cessie.

[Park]

Cessie stares at the rose for a moment before she shakes her head, "I can't accept that Harnel. I wish I could but I know your intentions and I just want to be your friend. Is there anything I could do for you instead?" If he suggested something inappropriate she could leave with good conscience.

Reinholdt

2012-02-29, 01:30 PM

[Park]

Harnel sighs and tucks the rose back in his pocket. Wouldn't spend time with him, wouldn't accept a simple gift. What else could she possibly even offer him that he'd want?

"No. Nothing for now. I hope your night improves."

Harnel turns to go back to his bench.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-29, 01:41 PM

[Park]

"I'm really sorry Harnel... it's just a difficult time for me right now. I would offer you something but right now I just want to get home. Would it be okay if I contacted you later? We could have a conversation telepathically." No risk for intimacy then.

Reinholdt

2012-02-29, 01:46 PM

[Park]

But she just offered him something!
Harnel's feeling a few mixed messages with that.

"Of course. Anytime you want to talk." He says, perking up just a tiny bit.

Shadowcaller

2012-02-29, 01:55 PM

[Park]

"I'll contact you once I talked to Sakura alright? See you later." Cessie replies with the best smile she can muster up at this point before she turns around and slowly walks away.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 02:25 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

"ShraahahaAAAHH!" Shraaaah's pants are fairly thick, which would serve him well if they extended past his knees. Reinholdt gets a mouthful of ash tasting skin and thick, syrupy blood.

Very, very hot syrupy blood. Magma goblins aren't exactly made of molten rock, but their internal temperatures are well past boiling.

Even though Reinholdt may soon be nursing a scalded tongue, he does his job delaying Shraaaah well enough, and the shot the goblin had been lining up goes wildly offcourse as he jerks the barrely of the gun upwards. The ball of sitcky fire splatters against the ceiling and hangs there, flames flickering menacingly.

Willow's Lab

Converrrrrrrrrrrrrrt! In response to Eeveek's ferocious tackle, Polygon glows blue for a moment before a curtain of cubes descends over its form.

Two can play the changing game, as porygon converts to an ice type! A cunning plan indeed, that doesn't do anything to stop the tackle. The viral pokemon goes spinning through the air, bludgeoned but relatively unharmed.

Scanning, subject deemed viable, neutralize resistance and capture for further study. Neutralizing in three... two... one... A pale blue light collects between the porygon's flipper things, and once it's done counting down it fires out in a beam of ice! Oh no! Poor Eeveek, at a type disadvantage even when it has that neat trick.

Reinholdt

2012-02-29, 02:30 PM

[Park]

Harnel sits back down on the bench with a sigh. It hadn't gone horribly. She didn't just out and out hate him. The other Harnel just needed to be removed as an obstacle somehow. With any luck, by Cessie's own doing.

Bast's Animal Shelter

Reinholdt detaches quickly, coughing onto the ground and making a horrible meow-hiss-growl of pain. That was unintended.

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 04:00 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Yeeeouch!

As the beam of cold smashes into Eeveek a shower of ablative scales are scoured off him, blunting the main force of the attack! Still looks like it hurt something nasty though...

Well, if doom rays is the name of the game two can play at that!

Eeveek inhales sharply before lurching forward and sending a withering plume of paralyzing Dragon Breath at the Porygon!

"Bwaaaaaargh!"

The blazing purple flames seem to be far more intense than one might expect, strong enough to STAB right through another Pokemon's resistance! Too bad Ice doesn't actually resist Dragon...

NotScaryBats

2012-02-29, 04:16 PM

"I... I think I am okay. What 'as 'appened?" Chloé -- code name Chameleon -- mumbles mostly to herself as she shakes off a bit more confusion. She rubs her bruised thigh and she approaches Alia.

"I did not see the others, but... Je sais pas! They must be 'ere too, non?"

Lady Serpentine

2012-02-29, 04:23 PM

[Temperamental Streets]

Alia - also known as Wolf - nods confidently, though, if her... Friend? As close as Alia is going to get to one, anyway... could see under the helmet, she'd be able to tell that the hacker is considerably less certain about that than she seems.

"Something Miss Harker didn't expect, apparently...", she replies, shrugging. "I think that whatsit we were going after teleported us somehow. And yeah, if we both got spit out here, I'd think Mongoose and Irukandji would be too, or at least close. Maybe there were time effects, and they arrived before we did?"

Gullara

2012-02-29, 04:24 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Here's an opening to get out of this confined room. Arel sees the chance and gets to her feet. She scrambles toward the door out of the room, almost tripping over her shift in her haste. She's not just thinking of escape though, She look to Rein as she moves and cries. "Reinholdt!" They've got to get away from this crazy goblin!

[Willow's Lab]

"You can do it! Keep it up!" Becca shouts. You'd think she was a cheer leader or something. Of course, it'd be hard to direct Eeveek seeing as she doesn't know what he can do yet.

Earl of Purple

2012-02-29, 04:43 PM

Common Street

((Sorry it too long to reply- I thought I was waiting for Lord Raziere when I wasn't then forgot about the scene :smalleek:))

Destur Spritesson, for that's the gnome's name, isn't summoning another insect. The glowing termite mound is an IME (/http://www.goblinscomic.com/08042006/). I've introduced them to several of my characters recently because I think they're cool and I've been debating about it (with myself) for a while now.

Destur completes his spell, a mystic shield of navy blue magical energy materialising in the air in front of him. Although, now he can't see due to the smokescreen, and he doesn't have a spell to remove it. Instead, he stoops down and picks up a small stone from the ground and mutters another Abyssal incantation, the termite mound fading back into view around him. When it's complete, the stone glows navy-blue brightly and the gnomish cleric approaches the smoke with the intention of entering it and hoping he finds the robogoblin using the glowing stone as a light source.

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 04:54 PM

Willow's Lab

Too bad nothing resists dragon you mean. :smalltongue:

Well, no type anyway, but Polygon doesn't need your stupid type advantages! He has the ultimate of cheaty cheater moves!

A shimmering wall of force stops the dragon breath dead, as Polgyon Protects himself! What a cheapskate.

Cease your feeble attempts to destroy us and submit. Despite its emotionless words, Polygon doesn't seem to be able to do anything else this turn, too winded from deflecting that blast of breath!

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 05:27 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Steel totally resists dragon!

Eeveek narrows his eyes at the vile virtual villain. This thing is bothersome. Bothersome and annoying. Though not quite as annoying as the human yelling at him from behind whilst doing nothing of any real use. She has other slaves, doesn't she? Why not send out another to lend some aid?

Feh.

Has to do everything himself.

As usual.

The Drageon flares his wings wide before lashing them forward, sending a pounding Twister of fierce air ripping through the lab toward the Porygon! With any luck getting snapped about by the storm will be enough to leave his foe disoriented!

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 05:40 PM

Willow's Lab

Bzzzzzt Polygon spins like a flipping flying whirleybird, and looks to be temporarily stunned by this sudden turn of events!

At least until you notice that its detached head is staying locked on to Eeveek, and both of its yellow and black eyes are glowing, along with its ovoid beak.

Glowing three different colours as well. Odd that. Oh well, the main point is it's trapped in the twister, and completely harmless beca-Holy crap Tri Attack!

I really hope Eeveek has something sturdy to hide behind, because otherwise this is going to hurt.

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 06:08 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Less something sturdy to hide behind and more dive out of the way!

In a display of impressive skill Eeveek braces his legs, spreads his wings, and hurls himself straight up into the air to deftly dodge the tripple-beam of doomy doom!

No doubt it'll blast a nasty scorch mark into the floor. Or maybe freeze it. Or whatever.

From on high he puffs out his chest before sending another roiling gout of Dragon Breath blazing toward the menace!

Sadly his hang-time doesn't last forever. Those wings just aren't strong enough to actually fly with. More just a leaping aid. Eeveek lands atop some expensive looking equipment on the other side of the room, loosing his footing and falling flat on his face.

"Oof!"

Chaotic Bob

2012-02-29, 06:16 PM

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Time for another vague attempt at being quick.

Bobbie tosses her chalk off the roof, slaps her hand down into the middle of the circle, and the slides off the ledge as the mass flash of light begins.

Pavna skitters on towards the screaming and cackling, aiming to find Reinholdt.
Presumably that cat over there that smells the same is him.
Conveniently smaller, at least.

So around the time that Bobbie will be hitting the ground outside, the bonebat is darting towards the cat with intent for tackling (which is obviously necessary to drag him out of the room later).
It may also flick its tail out in an completely unintentional manner towards the back of Arel's legs. Sure would be a shame if that knocked her over, huh?

Bobbie leaps, Pavna charges, and the air shifts.

Something about a general anaesthetic replacing a small percentage of the air in the shelter, in a manner that would make most somewhat dazed without actually knocking them out.

LadyOfWar

2012-02-29, 06:25 PM

[Streets Tangential to the Star Trek Universe]

Wes seems torn between heading out right away, and making a quick stop before she goes.

She rather abruptly makes up her mind. "I will be right back, right back. This should only take five minutes. I can't go adventuring without a few basic supplies, don't go anywhere!"

If the red-shirt protests, she'll stay put, but if he does not she sprints off toward..... Erin's Emporium once again.

The Bushranger

2012-02-29, 06:36 PM

[Erin's Emporium]

Ah, the power of cheeseplotclone! :smalltongue:
And Aeryn is behind the counter.
Looks like she's working on a REALLY big revolver.
This big, in fact. (http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/600holdgun_9038.jpg)

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 07:03 PM

Willow's Lab

Dodging a locked on attack? What madness is this!? Polygon has only moments to think about the impossibility before getting smacked in the schnozz by the dragonbreath, sending him end over end outside the dying twister.

A few sparks dance across his flippers as Polygon tries to recover, twitching erratically. He's stunned for realz this time!

Szzzuubbbm-m-mi't!!1100101011000101101 I AM ERRORrrr That's about all you'll be getting out of him for now.

Bast's Animal Shelter

The gas hits Shraaaah rather hard, owing to his small size and lack of experience with calming chemicals, or the feeling of being calm at all. He blinks a few times, looking back and forth between Arel, Reinholdt and the crazy bat thing.

Hey wait, that thing looks familiar, and silly.

"Syeheeheheheheheeheheeee." Oh dear, he's begun to giggle.

Reinholdt

2012-02-29, 07:36 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

Reinholdt agrees with Arel's assessment. In that leaving seems preferable. He starts darting that way and gets about halfway there when the gas hits. Heh. Everything seems to slow down and lift up and moving seems a whole lot more difficult. He half-runs/half-slides most of the rest of the way.

And then he gets tackled by a bone bat.

Surreal.

Halae

2012-02-29, 07:49 PM

[Park]

Harnel sits back down on the bench with a sigh. It hadn't gone horribly. She didn't just out and out hate him. The other Harnel just needed to be removed as an obstacle somehow. With any luck, by Cessie's own doing.[Park]

Harnel may or may not see a group of yellow eyes looking at him from a nearby bush. there appears to be three pairs, all looking at him curiously. the bodies they are attached to are unfortunately too dark to see, but their curiosity is evident.

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 07:51 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Paralysis is a real bugger sometimes. Hard to fight back when one is busy twitching violently.

It takes a few moments for Eeveek to recover his footing. Thankfully his clinging breath attack managed to immobilize the Porygon otherwise he would have been a sitting duck for any potential follow up attack. And that would have been just terrible.

Without his ablative scales another ice attack would probably put him down for the count!

And he knows it too.

That means finishing this fast is the way to go!

Eeveek leaps into the air again, focusing as he begins to transform once again! "Eeeeeeeeeee!"

*FWOOOOSH!*

"EON!"

Flinging flying Flame Wheel attack!

A blazing flurry of fiery furry Flareon comes blazing down from the ceiling to collide with the still Ice-Type Porygon!

"vam 'oH het pItlh!"

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 08:34 PM

Willow's Lab

Oh no! That could put him out for the count, even with Polygon's impressive defenses. However, it looks like he has mustered up enough muster to delay his defeat!

A hologram briefly flickers into place, sapping Polygon's strength a bit as it forms and takes the brunt of the blow. The hologram flickers, then fails as the flame wheel burst through it, but the porygon has already moved out of the way.

C-converrrrrrrrrrrt! in another shower of 2D squares, Polygon changes hue to a bright yellow! He's done for now though, wary of making another move against Eeveek while he's still short circuiting.

((We should wait for Ghar to jump in with Becca at this point.))

Gullara

2012-02-29, 08:38 PM

[Willow's Lab]

A weakened pokemon and no trainer in sight? Hm... Well, it's worth a shot. Becca steps forward after retrieving a pokeball from her bag. The pokemon trainer throws the ball at the Porygon Z.

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Something smacks Arel in the back of the legs. She has no idea what, but she knows she's falling. The woman hits the ground hard and has the wind knocked out of her. Oh jeeze, she's gasping for breath and now she's having trouble seeing, and thinking. After a moment she'll start crawling forward again.

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 08:48 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Oh you silly Porygon!

You aren't going to win this battle! All that remains is delaying the inevitable.

As Becca is digging around in her bag Eeveek goes in for one last attack!

...wait.

Doesn't a Pokemon usually lose their turn if their trainer uses an item?

Huh.

Weird.

Apparently no one informed Eeveek of that rule. Because he's pretty busy trying to Tackle the Porygon to the floor!

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 09:08 PM

Willow's Lab

Eeveek doesn't know a lot of rules it seems. Still, this doesn't dissuade the porygon. A gleaming starts to form in his eye, and then WHUMP! he's hit with a tackle, and knocked out of the way of a flying sphere!

Sadly enough for the eevee, this doesn't stop Polygon's beam of crackling electricity from discharging at point blank range at Eeveek. The viral pokemon isn't out for the count yet!

However, after two substitutions and a full brunt dragon breath attack, he's looking very haggard, and probably won't be able to move after this as the paralysis takes full hold of him. It's all or nothing now!

Gullara

2012-02-29, 09:11 PM

[Willow's Lab]

"Dangit!" Eeveek wasn't supposed to do that! Becca starts rooting into her bag again. Dangit, where are those pokeballs? And why doesn't she use the different compartments on her bag? There's a ball pocket for a reason!

Shadowcaller

2012-02-29, 09:23 PM

[Park - The future/past]

While waiting on that god Astrana strolls out from the library towards the animal shelter. She wanted to talk to someone, anyone. Arel seemed nice enough and she really didn't want to be alone anymore. She needed allies if she was going to take on Ilpohlin.

She shakes her head, this had become much more comlicated then she orginally expected, she wanted Valente back, she needed him back but everything she had tried had failed.

"Cynthia." She says as the start walking through a park, "What am I doing wrong?" The question is pretty much rhetorical as she don't expect much of an answer from the tiny demon.

Gullara

2012-02-29, 09:33 PM

[Park]

The little girl demon is following along without her usual bounce in her step. Astrana's bad mood is contagious. Has she... does she have pigtails now? Where did those ribbons come from?!

Anyway... "Don't worry, it'll be okay." She says encouragingly.

Halae

2012-02-29, 09:34 PM

[Park - Astranna Timeline]

Astranna may see a tiny little humanoid figure come out of the bushes, rush up to her leg and pull on any pants she may be wearing there, "Hey! Big people! Want to play a game? It's really fun and stuff!"

Rebonack

2012-02-29, 09:43 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Point blank electrical zorp!

bzzzzt!

Eeveek spasms violently from the attack, but it isn't quite enough to bring him down. Another super effective strike would have sealed the deal, but as it is he's still clinging to the edge of consciousness!

He can feel the paralysis slowing him down, but it only steels his resolve! With pure Guts and grit he perseveres through the attack and counters with one of his own!

A riot of Flames erupts around him as he Charges the injured Porygon, aiming to slam his blazing body into his foe with tremendous force!

"SoH Suvta' tlhej quv, 'ach SoH Hegh vam jaj!" Eeveek snarls as he pounces!

Shadowcaller

2012-02-29, 09:43 PM

[Park - Astrana Timeline]

Astrana is pretty busy with being gloomy, but not enough to not notice her pants being tugged. She looks down at the creatures and raises an eyebrow. Fey? Oh dear, she had dealt with these creatures, they could be rather unpredictable. "What kind of game?" She needed to be very careful now, fey seldom let others win.

Gullara

2012-02-29, 09:53 PM

[Park - Astrana Timeline]

"Ooh, yes. Let's play a game." Cynthia says enthusiastically. She has no idea who this little guy is, but a game sounds fun, and it might cheer Astrana up.

LadyOfWar

2012-02-29, 09:58 PM

Slii Arhem

2012-02-29, 09:59 PM

Willow's Lab

Charging the poor, defenseless porygon? For shame Eeveek, for shame. Polygon is too weak and twitchy to move out of the way, and the attack hits cleanly, burns extending over the struck area and a dent forming under where it was hit. A hiss of static sounds out from his mouth as the pain overtakes him, and his big yellow eyes go blank.

Looks like that's it, the little mischief maker has fainted on them.

In the open briefcase, a pokeball rattles, cracks open, and emits a red beam of light that strikes Polygon and sucks it back into the ball.

Halae

2012-02-29, 10:22 PM

The Bushranger

2012-02-29, 11:01 PM

Erin's Emporium]

((I believe this is the trope you want: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RevolversAreJustBetter))

"Oh! Aeryn! I'm so glad you're here!" Wes calls as she jogs into the shop, looking a little wind-blown from how fast she's run here.

"I was just offered an adventuring job. Could you set me up with some rope, a first aid kit, and... I promise I'll bring it back if you loan me a shotgun. Nothing fancy. Just something good for a little close-quarters bad-guy ass-kicking. Please with cheese?" She seems awful eager. "And do you have a roll of duct tape? Mine is almost out."

((Alternatively: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandCannon :smallamused:))

Aeryn looks up in surprise, then grins, shaking her head bemusedly. "Of course I can do that. How about a Savage 24? .30-30 Winchester over 12-gauge, should handle anything up to the maddest owlbear."
She doesn't wait for a reply, before collecting ammo and a super-jumbo-size roll of duct tape (Demonic Duck Tape Of Some Sort™ brand) as DRDs scurry to collect the other items. "Hopefully you won't need it to deal with anything too dangerous, though..."

NotScaryBats

2012-03-01, 12:07 AM

Temperamental Streets

"May'ap we should..." Chloé thinks for a moment, "go find them?" she offers at last.

She seems ready to go as she'll ever be.

Lady Serpentine

2012-03-01, 03:04 AM

[Temperamental Streets]

"That's really our only option that doesn't involve abandoning them, so... It's not like we have a choice, is it?"

With that, Alia reaches out to squeeze Chameleon's hand reassuringly, before starting to head deeper into the city.

Gullara

2012-03-01, 12:12 PM

Rebonack

2012-03-01, 12:40 PM

[Willow's Lab]

The Eevee is paying very little attention to his trainer right now.

"SoH Har SoH laH So' vo' jIH K'tak?" Eeveek hisses at the pokeball still sitting in its brief case. He raises one paw, the limb blazing with flame!

...

Umm...

I, uuhh...

I think he's gong to try to destroy the pokeball with a Pokemon inside of it. Which is almost certainly a bad thing. Like... Probably lethal sort of bad thing!

Quick Becca!

Tell him to stop!

Reinholdt

2012-03-01, 01:59 PM

[Park]

Harnel may or may not see a group of yellow eyes looking at him from a nearby bush. there appears to be three pairs, all looking at him curiously. the bodies they are attached to are unfortunately too dark to see, but their curiosity is evident.

[Park]

Harnel almost misses it, but when he realizes something's watching him, he bares his teeth a little and calls out. "Who's there? Come out and show yourself."

Gullara

2012-03-01, 02:01 PM

[Willow's Lab]

"Hey! Stop!" Becca shouts as she starts to rush toward Eeveek. Gah! What is he doing?! The fight is obviously over, why is he still attacking?

Rebonack

2012-03-01, 02:13 PM

[Willow's Lab]

A convulsion runs through Eeveek's body as Becca issues her command! He probably doesn't actually understand her. But it would seem whatever ensures that he obeys her got the drift.

He stumbles off to the side, whiffing his attack and instead gouging some bubbling claw-marks into the floor. Becca is then regarded with a look somewhere between rage and confusion.

"Het may' 'oH ghobe' Dug'n!" Eeveek growls. "jIH DIchDaq nob ghaH quv Hegh."

Well.

He's certainly saying something. Too bad Becca can't understand a word of it.

Eeveek turns back to the pokeball and takes in a deep breath, readying himself to torch the machine!

Gullara

2012-03-01, 02:54 PM

[Willow's Lab]

"Eeveek, stop right now!" Becca says very sternly. Geeze, she wishes she could communicate easier with him. Looks like he's goign to be one of those hard pokemon to work with. She's been very lucky with Shroomy and Phanish so far.

Rebonack

2012-03-01, 03:09 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Eeveek stops.

In this case by swallowing that Ember he was about to spit. The whole process looks rather akin to throwing up in one's mouth a little and then gulping it back down.

Suffice to say, very unpleasant.

"Stop," the Pokemon echoes. "Stop 'oH pItlh."

He turns away from the pokeball and faces directly at Becca now. "pIn ta'taH ghobe' neH jIH Daq HoH het K'tak?"

Followed by a little snort of flame.

"SoH laH ghobe' Qoy qatlh ta' jIH jatlh?"

Hmm...

He seems to be waiting for orders?

Lost_Deep

2012-03-01, 05:08 PM

[Park]

Harnel almost misses it, but when he realizes something's watching him, he bares his teeth a little and calls out. "Who's there? Come out and show yourself."

A Grig, a six-inch-tall shapely woman with the lower half of a spider, will suddenly land on his lap.

"Heya! Lookin pretty lonely here. Are you the type to commonly sit on park benches looking lonely, or is this a rare occurrence for you?"

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 05:29 PM

[Park - Astranna Timeline]

An agreement! Excellent! "Ooooo-kay!"

And then a horde of the gloamings descend up on cynthia and Astranna. Like the first, they all have black skin and yellow eyes, but of different shades, as well as different body shapes, though they all fit a spindly or lanky look.

At this point, said gloamings will attempt to reach into the pair, and pull out little glowing orbs. If successful, three things will be taken from each.

Astranna will lose her voice, her hair and her gender. This will leave her as a mute with no sexual characteristics of any sort and no hair at all, a completely smooth scalp instead.

Cynthia will also have her gender taken, lose her skin texture so that it feels flat and plastic-y, and finally she'll have a good deal of her height taken. 35%, to be exact. She'll remain the same proportions she was previously, but now her height shall be comparable to that of a halfling child.

"We take three things, you get to keep three things from us, whatever you want! come on, the stash is this way! Just follow, the hole will let you through!" And the gloamings will all run off into the brush, descending down a hole a little ways away. if either of the victims players here press their hand to the hole, they'll get sucked into the gloaming stash area.

[Park - Astranna Timeline]

As soon as the gloamings start to advance on them Astrana feels something snap in her, she had enough. Valente was still missing, kidnapped by some evil bitch and now she was being attacked by some ****ing garden gnomes?

Her eyes flashes and with a roar arcane energy swirls around her like a vortex.

The closest gloamling might be caught in the fire unless it quickly retreats. While the fire is hopefully keeping them at bay Astrana pick up one of her pact bindings. She had traded away a part of her soul for this so it better be worth it.

It was a completely smooth black stone shaped as a heart, the charm of hearts. As the fire around her subsides she activates it and the gloamings will (unless they make a will save) feel a powerful attraction the instance they see the tiefling. If they don't resist the charm they will see her as the perfect being and fall madly in love with her for a while.

Gullara

2012-03-01, 06:55 PM

[Willow's Lab]

"You could understand that?" Becca says. She's never heard a pokemon speak in any way she could understand before. She's heard of it, but actually witnessing it is something else. "Okay then. We're just gonna leave this ball here." She says, pointing at it. "It's someone else's pokemon, no matter how crazy it is."

[Park - Astrana Timeline]

Whoa! Fire! How cool is that! Cythia watches Astrana work her magic, clearly impressed. When she uses the charm, the demon girl blinks. Huh, that felt a little funny. Feels fine now though. Seems she has some resistance to the compulsion.

Halae

2012-03-01, 07:03 PM

[Park - Harnel]

"And nobody should be alone during the night, right guys?" One of the gloamings say, as he comes out of the bush, crying out agreement. it's Leafwatch! and two other unnamed ones, one male and one female. "So we can keep you company!"

[Park - Atranna and Cynthia]

And thus every gloaming was caught in the sudden burst of magic!

This is either going to be very good,

Or very.

Very.

Bad.

Let's find out!

The first thing that they do is every one of them starts to blush. Their faces turn different dark colors, changing off from the typical pitch black. Then immediately they scurry off, vanishing down a hole for a moment, before coming back up. All seven of them are carrying glowing orbs, and then offer them to Astranna intently. None of them says anything, not sure what to say to a being so beautiful and lovely and just generally awesome.

Reinholdt

2012-03-01, 07:10 PM

A Grig, a six-inch-tall shapely woman with the lower half of a spider, will suddenly land on his lap.

"Heya! Lookin pretty lonely here. Are you the type to commonly sit on park benches looking lonely, or is this a rare occurrence for you?"

[Park - Harnel]

"And nobody should be alone during the night, right guys?" One of the gloamings say, as he comes out of the bush, crying out agreement. it's Leafwatch! and two other unnamed ones, one male and one female. "So we can keep you company!"

[Park - Harnel]

"Thank you all for the gesture, but there's really only one lady I need the company of. I appreciate the thought though." Harnel explains, not really in the mood for said company.

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 07:22 PM

[Park - Atranna and Cynthia]

Astrana smirks, glad that for once one of her tricks actually worked out as intended. Well, sort of.

She inspects the orbs to see if she can determine what they are, if she isn't successful she will turn to Cynthia, "What are these? What do they do?"

Gullara

2012-03-01, 08:08 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

The little girl shrug. "I dunno. Some sort of weird, glowy thing I guess." Cynthia knows nothing of gloamings or their weird orbs.

Rebonack

2012-03-01, 08:14 PM

Halae

2012-03-01, 08:25 PM

[Park - Astranna and Cynthia]

"They're body things!" One of the gloamings says, "They make good gifts! You just put on against your chest and it works!"

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 08:33 PM

[Park - Astranna and Cynthia]

"Err..." That sounded odd. They were most likely beneficial though as they were giving them to her as a gifts.

"So what do they do exactly? 'Body things' doesn't tell me much." She asks as she takes an orb in her hand to inspect it closer.

Halae

2012-03-01, 08:48 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

"They give you... stuff! Go ahead, try one!" The gloaming girl grins, reaching up to give Astrana the orb she's holding. the others do as well, each hoping that they're the one that Astrana picks.

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 08:55 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

Astrana sigh but she was willing to t it out and will after a moment of hesitation follow the little fey's instructions with the orb.

Halae

2012-03-01, 09:08 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

As Astrana presses the orb to her chest, she'll feel something 'click' within her mind. Magical workings, while she doesn't learn any new ones, all seem clearer, easier to understand, and Astrana's ability to work with magic increased somewhat.

the gloamings sit at watch hopefully. The one Astranna took the orb from hoping that the tiefling likes what she was given, while the rest all hope she doesn't, so that Astranna can accept their gifts.

((Seriously. For a mage of any sort, that was an insanely lucky roll. Astrana's talent with magic in general has gone up by a considerable amount.))

Lost_Deep

2012-03-01, 09:28 PM

[Park - Harnel]

"Thank you all for the gesture, but there's really only one lady I need the company of. I appreciate the thought though." Harnel explains, not really in the mood for said company.

"Ooh. Lady troubles."

The grig leans down toward the gloamings. "You see, a lot of mortals have this monogamy thing, where they only curtain with one person at a time. It's kind of weird, and is done to show the other person how much you love them. But then if you feel like you don't want to be monogamous anymore, there is no way to go about it with making people upset."

She looks back up at Harnel. "Of course, there are the sticky bits of dating, too! Hey, who's the lucky gal?"

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 09:39 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

The tiefling looks herself over, checking every part of herself including the tail and the horns. Nothing different. She felt better though, more powerful. That was her favorite feeling.

She grins and turns her attention to the other orbs, would they have the same effect? Only one way to find out.

If she gained more power there was a better chance she could defeat Ilpholin and take back Valente and all sorts of other things she had planned. Slowly she takes yet another of the orbs to her chest to see what happens.

Halae

2012-03-01, 09:41 PM

[Park - Harnel]

The gloamings all nod oddly, wondering just how an individual could stand to live like that. They don't say much for now though.

[Park - Astrana]

As Astrana does the same with the second orb, She'll feel that same power sensation, the same talent for magic manifesting within her. this is most certainly a good thing, as it's an even greater amount that the previous orb.

Reinholdt

2012-03-01, 09:53 PM

[Park - Harnel]

Harnel scowls a bit.
"No offense, but I don't really think it's any of your business." He says. Monogamy isn't even an issue here. Or rather it really is.

Lost_Deep

2012-03-01, 10:04 PM

Park - Harnel

The grig shrugs. "Hey! I don't care! I waas going to invite you to a party, but if you would prefer to sit here and mope, hey! That's your choice!"

The grig turns around, as if to leave, but then turns back around suddenly.

"HERE'S an idea! How about you tell me who the girl is, and we'll invite HER to the party, too? And then, whoop! It looks like we were invited to the same party! WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT!?!"

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 10:07 PM

[Park - Astrana]

One step closer...

With enough of these orbs she could surpass what some of her peers at the fourth tower had been working for all their lives and all thanks to a simple pact bound.

This must be the dark ones luck at work. She turns to her bag and picks out an insignia, yet another part of her soul sold for this mark (http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/6485547/2/stock-illustration-6485547-skull-horseshoe-flame-b-amp-w.jpg) but now it proved worth it. Her soul would probably be eaten anyway or turn into a wraith.

She smirks at the insignia, hoping that effects will be even greater once she holds it while taking yet another orb to her chest.

Halae

2012-03-01, 10:22 PM

[Park - Harnel]

"Pretty low, I'd say," One gloaming says, "Yeah, we don't invite a lot of big people. just make it weird."

[Park - Astrana]

Well, no magical buff this time. Astrana kind of hit the dead limit on that anyways, having literally the maximum natural talent anybody could have now.

So instead, what she picks up is an interesting difference. there's no rush of talent for magic like before. Instead, Astrana's figure will take on an even more feminine and curvy appearance, hips and breasts gaining size. She'll also find she is a good deal more attracted to men with muscular physiques than before. No other changes present themselves.

Gullara

2012-03-01, 10:32 PM

[Park - Astrana]

Cynthia's eyes practically pop out of her head at the most recent change. Then... she dissolves into a fit of giggles. "Heehee, you're boobs are huge." :smalltongue:

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 10:45 PM

[Park - Astrana]

Okay, not cool. Not cool.

Sure, curves were great, they were a type of power, but she had an ideal figure already, now she just felt bloated. These would be more of a hindrance then an attribute, she couldn't run with these!

She blushes as she hear Cynthia and stares at the gloamings, "Can you unmake this? You created the orbs... right? I want to go back to the way I was before I took the latest orb." This was so awkward.:smallredface:

Halae

2012-03-01, 10:58 PM

[Park - Astrana]

"I-I-I'm so sorry!" the gloaming she took the 'busty' orb from says, near panicking. oh no! she didn't like it!

The little gloaming will attempt to reach into Astrana's ankle and pull the orb back out, after which Astrana will return to her original size and preferences. Her clothing may be a bit stretched, unfortunately, but that's how it goes.

Reinholdt

2012-03-01, 11:10 PM

Park - Harnel

"Great as that may seem, I think she'd be rather upset with me if I did that. Cessie doesn't really like surprises." Harnel tells them.

Gullara

2012-03-01, 11:11 PM

[Park - Astrana]

Cynthia manages to recover from her giggling. Too funny. Then an idea! "Ooh, can I have one too?" She asks in the most cute way she can manage. It's pretty darn cute too. Big smile, and dimples!

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 11:11 PM

[Park - Astrana]

Phew. Astrana breathes out, quite relived to don't have to carry around all that forever. She had found out the orbs were reversible though which was something and that orb might be useful for something. "Thanks, I appreciate it." She tells the gloamings before turning to the other orbs.

Then Cynthia suddenly requests something which causes Astrana to sigh, "Sure, but don't blame me if you get hurt by them alright?"

She will then try another orb on her chest while I assume Cynthia do the same.

Lost_Deep

2012-03-01, 11:21 PM

Park - Harnel

"No? Are you sure? Pity." She looks sad at this. She sighs mournfully, and looks down at the gloamings. "Sorry, guys. Looks like it's only going to be a small one tonight."

With that, she tries to jump up onto Harnel's shoulders. "Well, I hope you don't mind, but I have a strict rule against letting people go on without giving them something to remember me by, okay? It's kind of a thing I do so that on those days when people are in the mood for a party, they think of me!"

The Gloamings may know this as psycho's "Okay, mister SRS BSNS." speech. Last time, it ended in turning a high elf into a drow.

Halae

2012-03-01, 11:32 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

As Astrana takes the next orb into her body, she'll find herself losing her curves, and her face takes on an androgynous quality, leaving her gender in question to casual onlookers. She's still a woman, but she'll find she thinks of women in a whole new light; incredibly sexy, and as her new libido kicks in she will want sex right away, such is the power of the libido that was present in the orb she received. on top of this, she will have a taste for large cleavage.

Cynthia gets something Astrana would have found useful; impressive talent in fighting! Not much else.

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

Harnel, coming away from MaGLoG, is looking generally mopey at the moment. He smells like burnt chapagne from all that he's drunk tonight, and at this point he's mostly just wandering around feeling mopey.

And then he stumbles on the little gathering here. The gloamonings look between the two Harnels, shocked "Whoa."

Reinholdt

2012-03-01, 11:38 PM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

"You haven't even told me your name y..."
Harnel trails off when he sees Harnel.
...
Well not how he imagined his first meeting with him would occur.

"Well, well, welllll..."

Lost_Deep

2012-03-01, 11:46 PM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

The Grig looks over at Harnel, then back to Harnel. She hops over between the two, and rubs her hands together.

"Well, well, WELL! I bet there is a fun story behind this! I am going to get a bit of explanation here, or are you two going to lunge straight at each other? Hey, boys!" She switches her attention to the gloamings for a second, "Get ringside seats while they're available, I've got a good feeling about this."

Shadowcaller

2012-03-01, 11:49 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

Oh wow... gah! Wrong, so wrong, she needed to change right now. This was even worse the the other one. She rather be a very large woman then this.

"Remove this one... please." She orders the gloamings in a strained voice, her eyes closed, she didn't even want to see this, it might provoke something.

Halae

2012-03-02, 12:05 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

The Harnel on the approach just gives a flat look towards the fey as the gloamings indeed take their ringside seat. After all, this should be crazy!

This Harnel doesn't really care right now though. as a matter of fact, he gives the other Harnel a cursory look, and then begins moving on, walking away much to the disappointment of the gloamings.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

The gloamings comply, the one who gave her the orb panicking again before taking it out. they seem to be remarkably similar in regards to what they love, huh?

Astrana will be rid of that overwhelming libido in short order, and have it replaced with the next orb.

...

Not really much happens. If Astranna is self aware enough to realize it, she may realize she just shifted from heterosexual to bisexual, but remarkably there's not other difference.

Reinholdt

2012-03-02, 12:08 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

"Before you go, one question." Harnel says, also ignoring the little creatures.

"Did you make Cessie cry?"

Halae

2012-03-02, 12:20 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

Harnel turns to face Harnel, looking at the other Half-dragon flatly, "You wouldn't be asking if you didn't already know the answer, would you?"

Reinholdt

2012-03-02, 12:23 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

"I know she was crying. I know I comforted her and that we got along rather well. She never told me why though. Your lack of denial only confirms my suspicions, nothing more."

Of course, now Harnel will never forgive Harnel for making Cessie cry. NEVER. :smallfurious:

But for now he just sits on his park bench, smiling pleasantly.

Lost_Deep

2012-03-02, 12:36 AM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

"Heh."

"Ha ha heh."

"He ha heh..."

The grig hops off of the one Harnel, to about halfway between them.

"No wasted words? No bits of this and that? Well, I'm all curious. Can I convince you two to tell me what's going on? Okay. I bet I can find out. This Cessie girl, more of a woman, really... she doesn't like surprises? Well, I guess having a grig come in your window is a bit of a surprise, but it's not too bad. I think she might be willing to tell me. Unless..."

"He he he... does she even know both of you exist? Come on then, which of you has her, and which of you are trying to steal her, hmm?"

Halae

2012-03-02, 12:39 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

Harnel can guess what the Harnel on the bench is thinking. He'd be thinking much the same in his position, "You weren't there for what happened," he says, before beginning to walk away again.

And then Grig! "She's knows about both of us. I'm the one married to her," He says relatively calmly

Reinholdt

2012-03-02, 12:46 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

"Didn't have to be." Harnel says, standing. He is him after all! Being there is optional? Harnel's pretty sure he has a fairly good understanding anyways.

"But not the one who truly loves her." Harnel replies to the Grig, turning to head the other direction.

Lost_Deep

2012-03-02, 12:55 AM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

"Oh, really? Well, there is a way to figure out, isn't there?"

She hops over to where the gloamings are, and whipsers, "You all put that half down for a nap," she gestures toward the Harnel by the bench, "And I'll have this one take a rest," she gestures at the other Harnel, "And when they're both in the bay of hushabye mountain, We can have us some real fun, okay?"

If she gets an affirmative, she will whisper "GO." and leap toward the married Harnel as fast as she can.

Halae

2012-03-02, 01:11 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

"You got it, boss!" One of the gloamings say, pleased to be helping.

They'll rush over to the Harnel indicated and, due to his not looking in the direction of all that are there, will run up behind him and attempt pull out his wakefulness. They can be almost silent when they wish to be, so Harnel should only have a little warning, if any.

Reinholdt

2012-03-02, 01:16 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

Harnel keeps wal-oh no wait. That's him falling forward into a deep sleep. And boy when dragons sleep, there isn't anything that'll wake them besides gold and hobbits.

*THUMP*

That part was probably unpleasant though.

Gullara

2012-03-02, 02:20 AM

[Willow's Lab]

Eeveek just stares blankly at Becca for a few moments before sighing and shaking his fuzzy little head. He begins glowing brightly for but a moment and when the light fades he's an Eevee again!

Is he unable to hold up evolutions between battles?

Is there some time limit on the ability?

Who knows!

Though he's still pretty roughed up from the fight. Becca might want to do something about that?

Anywho!

The Eevee raises one paw toward his master, lil' fingers splayed out. "Stop."

Then points to himself. "jIH 'oH Glamdring," Shortly followed by pointing at Becca! "SoH 'oH pIn."

[Willow's Lab]

It takes Becca a moment to work out what the Eevee means. "Oh. Is that your name? Glamdring?" Eeveek is totally a better name! "My name's Becca." She points at herself.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

As Astrana takes the next orb into her body, she'll find herself losing her curves, and her face takes on an androgynous quality, leaving her gender in question to casual onlookers. She's still a woman, but she'll find she thinks of women in a whole new light; incredibly sexy, and as her new libido kicks in she will want sex right away, such is the power of the libido that was present in the orb she received. on top of this, she will have a taste for large cleavage.

Cynthia gets something Astrana would have found useful; impressive talent in fighting! Not much else.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

Oh wow... gah! Wrong, so wrong, she needed to change right now. This was even worse the the other one. She rather be a very large woman then this.

"Remove this one... please." She orders the gloamings in a strained voice, her eyes closed, she didn't even want to see this, it might provoke something.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

The gloamings comply, the one who gave her the orb panicking again before taking it out. they seem to be remarkably similar in regards to what they love, huh?

Astrana will be rid of that overwhelming libido in short order, and have it replaced with the next orb.

...

Not really much happens. If Astranna is self aware enough to realize it, she may realize she just shifted from heterosexual to bisexual, but remarkably there's not other difference.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

Cynthia looks at herself, searching for some kind of change. Well darn, it doesn't look like it did anything. "This one was boring. I don't feel any different." She wanted something crazy, like the ones Astrana got! Well... maybe not exactly like that.

Lost_Deep

2012-03-02, 09:29 AM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

The psycho will try to jump onto the other Harnel's wing, as it is a place with a lot of exposed flesh, and splay out her spider body to maximize skin contact. That's one of the tricks she has; her powers only work with flesh contact but she has much more control that way.

She will attempt to flood Harnel with sleep hormones; not just increase them, but flood them. All of a sudden, sleep should seem like an amazing idea... he might have trouble thinking about anything else, in fact. His spell resistance may very well help here... but given the force behind the magic (this grig is the de facto leader mainly because she's terrifyingly powerful) a bit more than just resistance may be necessary.

Halae

2012-03-02, 09:49 AM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

Drunk as he is, Harnel doesn't really have a chance to respond all that well. due to this, the grig will be able to manage her attack successfully, and this Harnel will thump down onto the ground much like the other.

"What now, boss?" One of the gloamings asks, somewhat at a loss for what to do now.

Lord Raziere

2012-03-02, 09:56 AM

Common Street

Destur completes his spell, a mystic shield of navy blue magical energy materialising in the air in front of him. Although, now he can't see due to the smokescreen, and he doesn't have a spell to remove it. Instead, he stoops down and picks up a small stone from the ground and mutters another Abyssal incantation, the termite mound fading back into view around him. When it's complete, the stone glows navy-blue brightly and the gnomish cleric approaches the smoke with the intention of entering it and hoping he finds the robogoblin using the glowing stone as a light source.

He finds a technoblin alright.
Five of them in fact, none of them The Modified One.
They were all grey-colored, their blue eyes were round as dinner plates. They had been teleported in by The Modified One's transmission.
And they were surrounding you, holding assault rifles.
They begin to open fire.

Shadowcaller

2012-03-02, 09:59 AM

Rebonack

2012-03-02, 12:01 PM

[Willow's Lab]

'Eeveek' thinks that Eeveek is a terrible name...

"pIn pong Becca," the eevee replies in short order. He seems to catch on pretty quickly! "My nymes Glamdring."

Yep!

His name must be Glamdring!

Though he's having a bit of trouble pronouncing things precisely... But that must be more useful than just saying 'eevee' over and over again. Hmmm... Wonder if he would be able to translate what other Pokemon are saying?

Y'know...

Assuming he learns to speak Common and all.

Glamdring rubs at his somewhat charred (and in other places frozen!) flank, wincing at the touch. "chugh 'oH Quch pIn Becca jIH neH chen."

UncleWolf

2012-03-02, 12:10 PM

Middleton Apartments

"Oh, we haven't really decided on the names of our children either." Cessie replies, not admiting she was considering 'Ariel' for the girl. She pauses a moment. "So what happened to Serpent's Gaze back in your world?" Wait, did she really want to know that? Gah!

Middleton Apartments

"Destroyed." She admits with a sip of her tea. "An Apocalypse wiped it out down to the foundation. Lost 17 Staff members and 11 Guests that we know of. Happened about 3 years back. We ended up turning the place to a little memorial park with a pond in the crater."

Gullara

2012-03-02, 12:36 PM

[Willow's Lab]

"Oh! You're probably hurt. Hold on, I got just the thing." Becca slings her bag off her shoulder and starts digging through it. After a moment she produces some kind of spray bottle. "Hold still, this'll make you feel better." And unless Glamdring tries to stop her, she'll spray him with the potion.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

"I just said it did nothing. It was boring." Cynthia pouts. Pouts! This is disappointing. Hopefully this other one will be better. The little girl takes it and presses it to her chest.

Rebonack

2012-03-02, 01:02 PM

[Willow's Lab]

Good thing Glamdring isn't a Meowth.

Otherwise spraying him with a spray bottle would have dire results.

Anywho, the eevee gets spritzed!

And he gets healthy all of a sudden! Like magic!

Except not magic. But rather SCIENCE! There seems to be a whole lot of crazy over the top SCIENCE! in the Pokemon world that is totally taken for granted. Magic is only used to keep out ghosts!

Or some such.

Anywho. Yeah.

The eevee is better now. Which leaves the question, now what?

Chaotic Bob

2012-03-02, 03:56 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

The gas hits Shraaaah rather hard, owing to his small size and lack of experience with calming chemicals, or the feeling of being calm at all. He blinks a few times, looking back and forth between Arel, Reinholdt and the crazy bat thing.

Hey wait, that thing looks familiar, and silly.

"Syeheeheheheheheeheheeee." Oh dear, he's begun to giggle.

Bast's Animal Shelter

Reinholdt agrees with Arel's assessment. In that leaving seems preferable. He starts darting that way and gets about halfway there when the gas hits. Heh. Everything seems to slow down and lift up and moving seems a whole lot more difficult. He half-runs/half-slides most of the rest of the way.

And then he gets tackled by a bone bat.

Surreal.

[Bast's Animal Shelter]

Something smacks Arel in the back of the legs. She has no idea what, but she knows she's falling. The woman hits the ground hard and has the wind knocked out of her. Oh jeeze, she's gasping for breath and now she's having trouble seeing, and thinking. After a moment she'll start crawling forward again.

Pavna doesn't really make a point of being gentle with the tackling.
Maybe it's resisting the urge to eat him, or is bitter about something.
Or it just really really likes tackling Reinholdt.

At least, the bonebat is considerate enough to immediately get started on trying to drag him out of the room.
Could he have gotten out on his own? Maybe. Does that matter? No.

Outside, Bobbie makes for the door, putting on a grim face as she pulls a hem of her jacket over her mouth.
She only steps a little ways in, before reaching a hand up towards the ceiling and snapping the fingers of her free hand.

A little spark from her jacket-circle and she quickly drops down low.
It seems like something to do when the air will shortly be catching on fire, if only for a brief moment.

Slii Arhem

2012-03-02, 05:11 PM

Bast's Animal Shelter

"Shyeihaiihihahaa, gunna getcha 'umies, shyoon as I can tink purple boom!" Shraaaah is lying on his back, completely unfazed by the burst of flame that just rocked the room and put out the pilot light on his fire hurler and the glob of napalm on the ceiling.

Well, that's some of the fires gone, although the bed is still burning cheerily. Shraaaah gets another shot lined up, aiming at Pavna and Reinholdt now, and slams down the lever.

*Shoomp!*

Without a pilot light, the ball of black sludge hurls forward, harmless but sticky and foul smelling. It will cling to fur and bone just as easily as it clung to the ceiling, if it hits.

Reinholdt

2012-03-02, 05:49 PM

[Animal Shelter]

Oh geeze, more flame. And being kidnapped and/or rescued. And goop splat all over him and Rein is so out of it and has almost no idea what's going on now.

"Arel? Arel?" He calls out, still concerned at least.

[Approaching Animal Shelter]

Mecha-Rein is running to the rescue! Run run!

Lost_Deep

2012-03-02, 06:22 PM

Approaching Animal Shelter

Kate Kyland is following Mecha-Rein. She's not sure what good she'll be, but something is on fire and an animal shelter is under attack? Very confusing. She grabbed her backpack before heading out the door, so she has the stuff in there that might be helpful. Like... um... her extra arm? That might be helpful.

((sorry, not ready for park yet. Will post there ASAP))

Gullara

2012-03-02, 06:23 PM

[Animal Shelter]

Oh God, Fire! Arel covers her head and curls up as the flames wash over the room. "Rein?!" Arel calls after it's done, more weakly than she intends. She's still having trouble drawing breath.

Is that him there? With that goblin pointing his weapon at him. "Stay away from him!" Arel says as she manages to get to her feet. Is that a book in her hand? She chucks it right at the gblin. It's not the smallest book ever, and it's hardcover too.

Earl of Purple

2012-03-02, 06:45 PM

Common Street

The Entropic Shield is designed for use against ranged weapons, stopping the bullets from getting through. Destur returns fire- literally, throwing a dagger wreathed in green hellfire at the closest technoblin. The knife screams through the air, and whatever it hits will be ignited- hellfire isn't like mortal flame; it's the product of igniting the immortal soul of an unrepentant sinner. Hence the screaming.

NotScaryBats

2012-03-02, 07:14 PM

Temperamental Streets

Alia squeezes Chloé's hand, filling her with profound joy. Perhaps they were lost, but the two were going to become best friends because of it -- Chloé could tell. Hopefully, they'd find the others, then a way back to where they came from, but even if the pair would endlessly wander the streets of this strange place, they would do so together, and...

Jerked back to reality, Chloé realizes that Alia has begun to walk down the street. She makes a *peep* and scurries off after the other girl.

Lady Serpentine

2012-03-02, 07:20 PM

[Temperamental Streets]

Chloe will be able to catch up with Wolf fairly easily, as the lupine-armored woman is making sure not to leave her behind, and the pair will probably search the streets for a bit, though Alia, at least, stops dead after ten minutes, when a pair of Tieflings, though not any of the group that Kazeko ran into, walk across the street in front of them.

Lost_Deep

2012-03-02, 07:31 PM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

"Okay, you two, go and get me a blue and a yellow from your stash. You, come over here and remove these guys' red..."

Assuming that the Gloamings cooperate and do what the Grig says, the two Harnels should wake up at the same time, next to each other. The "married" Harnel will be yellow Green (the grig changed her mind at the last moment), and the other Harnel should be blue. Oddly, there is no other changes. The Grig is standing there for both of them to see, a sincere smile on her face.

((All Godmods-yes, all three-approved.))

Reinholdt

2012-03-02, 07:57 PM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

Harnel wakes up. Looks at Harnel. Looks at Harnel. Looks at the Grig. Stands.

What the heck do you think you're doing? Change me back, right now!"

Halae

2012-03-02, 08:01 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

The tiefling ponders the benefits and disadvantages of bisexuality for a while before she decides to not keep it due an likely encounter with Ilpholin.

"Remove this one as well." Astrana tells the gloamings before turning to the last orb, "You can take that one Cynthia, seems my luck have run out for the moment. What was in your orb anyway?" She didn't seem any different.

But before she can answer she turns to the gloamings, "So I guess you... steal these attributes from people, correct?"
[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

"I just said it did nothing. It was boring." Cynthia pouts. Pouts! This is disappointing. Hopefully this other one will be better. The little girl takes it and presses it to her chest.[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

The gloamings will comply with the girls' wishes, "Yeah! everything we have, we took from people!"

Cynthia will find herself much more talented at cooking due to the orb she absorbs.

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

Blue Harnel will receive his wakefulness back from the gloamings, which should wake him up instantly.

The green Harnel will wake up looking miffed as he looks towards the grig, "Seriously. Why would you even do that?"

The Bushranger

2012-03-02, 08:06 PM

[Streets, Winguardia and Company]

"Well, last I remember we were considering following Alysha to the Good League of Good and asking someone there about equipment for a skiing adventure. Otherwise we were going to go look into hang-gliding.... either would be fun. I also have one acquaintance in town named Jessica, she might like to be part of this, so I might swing past her place on the way to wherever we go." Winguardia sums up what they were doing before her wing-bearing nemesis started bugging them.

Speaking of him... an odd dark shadow can suddenly be seen flying off over the rooftops and away from the group. Seems Reclaimer just left in a hurry.
"Why don't we pick up your friend, and take her with us to go hang-gliding and skiing?" Rhyan suggests, chuckling.

((And reposting this one. :smallsmile:))

Erin's Emporium]

((Alternatively: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandCannon :smallamused:))

Aeryn looks up in surprise, then grins, shaking her head bemusedly. "Of course I can do that. How about a Savage 24? .30-30 Winchester over 12-gauge, should handle anything up to the maddest owlbear."
She doesn't wait for a reply, before collecting ammo and a super-jumbo-size roll of duct tape (Demonic Duck Tape Of Some Sort™ brand) as DRDs scurry to collect the other items. "Hopefully you won't need it to deal with anything too dangerous, though..."

Shadowcaller

2012-03-02, 08:13 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

"Interesting, so what sort of things can you steal from a person?" Astrana asks curiously, Cynthia forgotten for the moment, this could prove very useful.

[Animal Shelter]

Within the walls of the animal shelter the inhabitants will suddenly notice a couple of flying blue buckets which seem to be trying to seek out any fire within and put it out by pouring water at it. These buckets doesn't seem to be running out of it no matter how much they pour and they won't stop until all the fight is out.

They will also pour water on everything else that seems warm enough to be causing fire and potentially anyone who like to calm down.

These buckets are godmodable to a certain degree but their purpose is to put out the fire even if they may not be all that effective against napalm.

Middleton Apartments

"Oh... I'm sorry, what destroyed it? Where do you live now?" She asks curiously.

Gullara

2012-03-02, 08:25 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

More pouting! This is disappointing. Cynthia doesn't feel any different. The little demon crosses her arms. Hmph!

Lost_Deep

2012-03-02, 08:39 PM

Park - Harnel and Harnel

The grig strides forward a bit. "Gentlemen, you have both been altered. This is suspicious. Furthermore, you are both in this park, and therefore have a even run to the woman you love. Beside you is someone who wants your beloved. Tonight, one of you will warm your love's bed, and the other will be alone. Whoever wins will wake up the color they woke up this morning! What a prize! If it makes you feel any better, the loser can come back to this bench and get a sweet consolation prize! On your marks, get set, GO!"

Vriveka will take an impressive leap up into the nearby tree, leaving the two Harnels alone to their challenge.

Okay, there is a good chance that there are a number of fairies in the trees watching, but what would that change?

Halae

2012-03-02, 08:46 PM

[Park - Harnel and Harnel]

The psycho grig may end up not jumping at all, because Harnel will breathe fire as soon as she says "Consolation". It's high enough up in the air that it won't hurt her, but it should prevent her from jumping at all.

This is Followed by Harnel moving surprisingly quickly towards her, intending to grab her before she can get her bearings and move away.

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

"We can steal anything except light and life!" a gloaming says proudly.

Shadowcaller

2012-03-02, 08:55 PM

[Park - Astrana and Cynthia]

"Oh?" That sounded extremely powerful... and useful. "I guess this isn't something you can teach? Since I could use some more magical power if you could get that for me." She says with a smile.

TechnoScrabble

2012-03-02, 08:55 PM

Sewers

Something is stirring.

A lot of somethings, actually. The sewer wildlife has been particularly active lately. Geneshaper abominations and remainders of the Harlequin gangs relocate, being pushed out of their territory by some unknown threat that comes in the dark, the special kind of dark that exists only deep beneath, the kind of dark that even creatures of the night fear.

The waste and rubbish golems do their job, they keep the threats from nearing the surface, from breaking free. The threats they can see, anyway.

But what if it's not the surface that whatever is scaring away the scaries wants?