Chronology: Ultimate


  • A card game...probably those tarot cards Facillier spoke of. Knowing him, the cards were also laced with accursed magic. She couldn't let them get cursed for her sake, she had to get out of here and find the others! But how could one without limbs or teeth work themselves free?

    She tried wriggling into Facillier's undershirt and then clamping herself onto his skin.
 
Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long
New Donk City
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(Talking to Soma and Shanoa) (#JusticeForYang)

Yang stood as she listened to Blake acknowledge what she had to say about the group accepting Sage's apology, but not her own. Of course, she got nothing because she's a 19 year old with a Huntress license, yet a kid got all the attention. Even after Shanoa overstepped her boundaries and potentially almost escalated the situation, did they continue to simply watch her slide further into the drain. By that, those who ignored her lost the right to have understood Sage.

Because they refused to understand her.

Blake would make sure to give anyone who wasn't Ciri or Sage an opportunity to earn the right back. She did, however, say that she still needs to work on her feelings, suggesting a gym where she could embrace them, and she was right to assume so; training was one of her past times that she had enjoyed even after her Beacon days, and usually, she was either blowing off steam, or working to become a better fighter under the guidance of her father.

As she let her tears continue to fall, she smiled. Only then did she finally wiped them. As another memory of Ruby came to mind, this time of her dying wish to never give up hope. Once again, she was saddened, but this time, she was starting to come in terms with the memory.

It was at this moment, she remembered that her dying wish was what ultimately got her and Weiss to join the journey to defeat Ganondorf. After that, Ruby and her teammates could finally rest.

Taking her last request to heart, Yang put her non-robotic hand on Blake's other arm.

"And for Ruby."

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"Well, I wouldn't say Yang and I are part of the MPF," Weiss answered Soma, "We just happen to join you in your quest."

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Really, to no one's surprise, Yang listened to Blake. She placed her non robotic hand on Blake's other arm and she nodded in response to Yang. "For Ruby. If you're feeling better, we can head back before our food comes. I'll try to get them to accept the apology after lunch, I don't think any of us wish to make a scene in the middle of a restaurant."​

Blake let go of Yang's arm and started to exit the alleyway if Yang said she was fine and Blake truly believed it. "Oh and try to ignore anything Shanoa says involving you that comes off as rude. It's better to just ignore her."

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"I visited a hat shop, asked about the currency and fucked off since I don't have gold coins." Hiryu briefly recounted the events that occured, "Yeah, somewhere along the lines she got shot there." He said when Zwei opted not to talk about the subject. It was then that one of the cashiers told them that they don't accept Yen, much to Hiryu and Akari's dismay, prompting him to utter a distressed, "Fuck."

Hiryu then glanced at Benrey, hoping that he'll be able to pay for it.
 
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Nevermind interpreting the number on the door, the sign already said enough by itself... Welp, this was about to be bad, surely. Still, if the pyromancer were to attribute a number to the disaster of a shop that they were about to enter, one to suit its owner it would have probably been something with 8 in it; The number of business, for Materialism, Authoritarianism and Entitlement. Uh, what? ...Yes! Yes he WAS only focusing on the terrible portions of it, what else did you expect him to do while being extremely salty over stuff? That man did not deserve good things in life! He wasn't lying when he said he was waiting for karma to do its job!!

Still, despite all wishes and flashing danger alerts they had reached the bastard's abode. It was pretty boring, to be honest, or maybe that was just a numb state of indifference talking. Sage had been mostly frowning and unimpressed at everything, even averting his gaze from the cocky, attention-seeking, other. It was clear to him that Facilier had a narcissistic, show-man streak and boy, if he was expecting cooperation from the young man he had another thing coming.
Since he couldn't act on justice, then he was going to be defiant and difficult. Childish? Probably! But in his mind, it was a good way to get back for everything without actively doing much that'd get them in trouble. He would not reward bad behavior by being responsive, showing interest or playing along. That option was thrown off the window the instant civil communication attempts had been abruptly cut.

" 'Dr. Facilier's Voodoo Emporium'...? ", he had read the sign in a dead tone, not reacting to the skulls catching on fire since, that's pretty much what he did already... on a daily basis. There's nothing new to see there, "...What the heck even is a 'Voodoo' ?"

Entering the location, his defiant stand had fallen short overshadowed by habit. The sneakers were off before he had even registered the action consciously. It was odd though. The ground wasn't made out of wood it seemed to be a rather tacky patterned carpet instead, and there were no indoor shoes waiting for them either; They were apparently expected to tread on with just their socks?? As he stood there a bit confused, the soldier guy from before had passed by him, not leaving any shoes by the door.
This was when the Descendant had realized the failure to comply with his own resolve, but deemed it a bit too late to backtrack. Maybe it was better like this, wouldn't want to make it too apparent by constantly pilling up defiant actions. He didn't leave the jacket on the clothing rack though. If the 'doctor' couldn't bother to answer his question, then he wouldn't bother trying to guess guidelines.

He said 'coats', this was not a coat, therefore it's not breaking the rule.

The shop itself was, well... Hideous. It was 'hideous' even by Feng-Shui principles, when the entrance spawned into a rather long and darkened corridor. No established command position, the lack of lighting and amount of heavy hanging objects overhead was downright unsafe, inspiring an environment of tense negative energy. The colors were red, purple and black: Success, Prosperity and Work. These were the marks of a location belonging to somebody very focused on their profession and stability, but not much else than that. Remember when he mentioned he felt the number of business seemed to suit Facilier? Well then, the match was absolutely made.

At the end of this terrible hallway-like room sat a little table and many chairs, with a chandelier casting light over it as if a spotlight. The closest to a command position was a negotiation corner. Delightful. The man gestured for them to sit, but Sage just remained beside one of the chairs, arms crossed and clearly displeased. It only got worse when the other took out the deck of cards which, despite never having seen live previously, was quite simple to name after reading the weird business card. They were Tarot cards. Every sort of mood had just died entirely, buried under tons of hatred, annoyance and rampaging biases.

"Y'all care for a game of cards while we wait?"​

"I pass.", the response had been almost immediate, done in an angry powerful monotone, softening only slightly into politeness afterwards, "Now if you'll excuse me, I must sit down by the foot of the stairs to meditate... Before I accidentally raze us all to the ground.", or worse.

The pyromancer then proceeded to turn around, letting the soldier engage with the scummy cards instead. There was a little grin of satisfaction over not complying with the man's request, though it hadn't been all a ruse. He DID have to calm down and get distance. Perhaps not because he was going to start a fire since the Magic was restricted, but because this was starting to become rather painful. The whole time, from the moment he had put the armet back to now, the underlying hatred and annoyance continued to burn, and as a result, the tightness he felt grew gradually stronger. The entirety of the trip he had been in physical discomfort and trying not to make it noticeable.

In a way, this thing was Sage's version of a shock-collar. It was okay when he did good in stabilizing his emotions, but it brought him anguish when the opposite was true. It was sadly ironic that Alexis had just called him out on disregarding his own well-being and here he was, a couple minutes later, withstanding pain for the sake of others again. But what else was there to do?? There were so many grinding things going on at once, he didn't think he could handle it on his own!! It was the bias against trickery and seemingly morally-wrong, selfish things; It was the oppression of Megumin and unjustified application of an extreme punishment; Even using a person as bargaining chip! The sheer injustice, thoughtlessness and- NO! Just no!! He could not, would not stand for it!

...But they had to wait for an opening. And right now it hurt!

Just as he said he would, the young man sat down by the foot of the small staircase, crossed his legs and took a deep breath. Already the tension seemed to ease up a bit, a shaky breath of relief making it out of his lips. Arms extended by the sides first, he brought them together in a circular motion to the front, palms against each other as if in prayer, took a new breath aaaand-

"I didn’t know that you guys like being in a voodoo shop.", the door had opened and the big hammer guy had come in.
Did he just stumble upon their predicament without any context?

"Normally, we don't, but we have no choice."​

...Finding peace of mind here was going to be a hard task, wasn't it?

"So..... what is this card game about....?", 'Just lies, manipulation and some kind of remuneration, most likely.'​

Hopefully in the form of actual money, and if not, at least some normal errands. He strongly doubted that'll be the case, however...
 
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Benrey​
Welp..... maybe he should have not talked about this sensitive topic, as he learned more about the origins of Zwei’s wound. But, even when talking, he heard that Akiri doesn’t have the right kind of currency for the meal, to which Hiryu looked at him, expecting something. Benrey could only sigh, as he walked up to the cashier, slowly taking out his wallet. “I’ll be paying for him.... just need the change.” as he handed a 20 dollar bill to the cashier, waiting a bit for his friend’s order to be paid.
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Chronology: Ultimate
DR ALEXIS KUROKI
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MENTAL CONDITION: Unamused, Restrained
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LOCATION: Dr. Facilier's Voodoo Emporium, New Donk City
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With a reluctant and cautious attitude, Alexis followed the ever ominous Dr. Facilier down the dark alleyway to a door marked with a sign that read “Dr. Facilier’s Voodoo Emporium”. Now, normally, Alexis would find the flaming skulls and hand painted sign to be quite quaint and aesthetic in its own way, but knowing the person to whom the store belongs to, it was far more indicative of the evil that must lurk behind this man’s actions. She cast a glance at Sage as he asked what “Voodoo” is, and Alexis gave her reply in a voice free from amusement, “Voodoo is a certain system of magic and spiritual beliefs that stemmed with African traditions. It focuses on communing with spirits from beyond the grave and casting charms and curses. It isn’t innately evil, but it certain has gotten a bad rap thanks to people like the good doctor here.”

Once Dr. Facilier opened up the door to his shop, Alexis was greeted with a sight exactly as the sign outside advertised. Countless pieces of voodoo paraphernalia cluttered the walls and floors with a single pronounced walkway leading to a small table bathed in red light. On any other day, it would’ve been charming, but today, it screamed “villain lair”. Still, like Sage, Alexis’s habit of obliging to requests to take off shoes and coats led her to leave her heels and leather jacket near the door.

When Alexis took her seat directly in front of the doctor, she crossed her legs and spread out her tails such that they spilled over any imaginary boundary created by the chair and created the appearance of a throne of white fur. The kitsune stared into the man’s purple eyes as she showed her annoyance with his “card games”, but she would have to oblige if they were to stand any chance at getting Megumin back. Her words and tone leaned on the side of polite, but anyone listening would get the feeling that there was utter hostility belying them, “What kind of game are you talking about? Do we each pick three cards and you’ll read us a fortune or sentence us to a never ending nightmare built from our own underlying fears? I’d honestly prefer neither, but We have to get this show on the road don’t we?”

 

  • Both. Of course.

    "Alright." Lucky cracked invisible knuckles. "Hope you're comfy. I was when it all started. I was in me beloved recliner, watchin' Duck Dynasty, when I felt the worst fuckin' aches..."

    What poured from the bunny's wide mouth next was a relatively abridged, crass recap of what happened in Blood Gulch. "I got stuck in that hellhole with uhh...Kassandra, Rex, Sora, Captain Falcon, Megumin, Lealan...A good three-fourths of the people you met. It's easier to list the people who weren't cloned and trapped as 'recruits'. Fuckers put us in bodies without our powers or weapons, and the next thing you know, we're hunting this fuckface evil A.I. called Meta. But he also called himself 'O'Malley' for some reason, so that name is ruined for me. And there was this raptor asshole called Toffee who sold Meta's creator, the assholes called Project Freelancer, the multiversal equipment. Now there is a fuckface I'm lookin' forward to skinning alive. He used us as goddamn pawns, or auditions for his company, whatever you wanna call it. Ruined all our reputations, and drove Lana to kill herself..." Just like that, his voice softened.

    "Lana...I was lookin' forward to meeting her again. She was this beautiful fox lass, the best thing about that trip. Such a sweetheart, always worryin' about me, but I took her for granted...and let her run back to that SELFISH KENDALL ARSEWIPE!" He held his head, doing a poor job at hiding veins that popped out. Red veins also appeared in his eyes. "Fucker was more concerned about playin' us for saps and pretendin' to be on Meta's side than his girl gettin' FUCKIN' KIDNAPPED BY SHADOWY SHIT! What if it was Meta lookin' to scoop her brains out, Kendall?! DID YOU EVEN GIVE A SHIT THAT SHE WAS SO HUMILIATED THAT SHE FUCKIN' KILLED HERSELF?! WHERE WERE..." Suddenly, Lucky's head rolled around, his eyes becoming crossed. "...where were...y-you...then, you...dickwheezer..." and then he fainted, right there on the table.

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    "Shit." Lupé grumbled, making her way to Lucky's fusebox.

    Rebooting rabbit. 3...2...1...

    "Uuuugh..." Lucky rubbed his head as he regained consciousness however long after. "...What you just saw was the Director's partin' gift. I can't get boilin' mad, as I used to, without blowing a fuse. Maybe they thought I'd get too pissed off to focus on the Meta hunt, I don't know, but it's probably why I got so..." He glanced around for Rex and/or Sora. "...weak. Yeah, I'll say it. I turned into some lovey-dovey, worry-wart bunny boy. I went crazy over the possibility of Toffee waitin' to pounce on us. Hell, I'm not confident that he isn't waitin' for his new sheep to come home." He protectively tapped his Paw o' Death. "At least this time, I'm gonna be ready for 'im. I'll show him what happens when you cause me to lose such a vital part of meself, and then make the first girl I've ever sworn to protect feel such self-worthlessness that she wanted to stab herself dead in a ditch."

    "Hey!" Lupé tapped her foot, sending little jolts across Lucky's cerebellum. "I still exist, remember?"

    "Gettin' to you, Lass..."

    "No, you weren't."

    "Well, I am now." Lucky pointed to his own head. "I did get outta there with a new friend. Her name's Lupé. While I was tryin' to reclaim meself, she came to me like an angel outta heaven, and she's been helping me ever since."

    "Now, then...I figured that there was no way in Hell that me house hadn't burned down, and I was presumed dead back at me old place by the time Meta finally bought the barn, so I was effectively homeless. Because of that, I moved in with Lealan, because it was clear that the lass needed somebody. She lives out in space and shit, and when she's in a good mood, she's a pretty cool chick. She threatens to eat me on a consistent basis, though."     He sighed, rubbing his arms as he imagined that first time Lana had hugged him. "Everything was gonna be fine", she said. Yeah, right. "I wasn't happy, though. If Kendall wasn't goin' to, then, fuck it, I'd rescue Lana. I kept the dress she wore in Sidewinder, intendin' to give it to her when I found her. But how would I do that without any way through the multiverse? To solve me conundrums, I went on walks throughout the night, carrying the dress and some Stim Packs on the off chance that I'd get a miracle allowing me to go after her. One night, I came to something that Lealan calls a 'Challenge Door', which I couldn't help but check out. It glitched out or somethin', however, and I fell into this kinda crappy medieval-type world." It was all gray, wet, and murky, and landing in a pigsty certainly wasn't a good first impression.

    "At first, I thought it was gonna suck, and suck hard. But then I found her." He got up on the back of his chair, mimicking the rearing-up pose in which he'd first seen the kirin immortalized. "Mismakora. Her statue is fuckin' huge, so I figured she was a celebrity of sorts. Sure enough, there was a plaque below that told me about how she brandished a spell called 'Barrijade', which seals up the heart so you don't let any feelings keep you from doin' your job. I was all like, 'Sweet, this is the thing I need to solve me issue.' So I took what had to be the multiverse's longest hike through just about every unhygienic substance imaginable-" He sniffed his armpit, giving a hideous grimace as his sinuses were jabbed with a pitchfork composed of various kinds of feces. "-to reach the Forbidden Havens. Then I almost got killed by Mismakora's dragon sidechick, Sunburn, before I met the kirin herself. To prove that I was worthy of receiving the spell, I had to go through this whole theatrical trial where I needed to think and act for meself without giving in and sacrificing meself for someone else." And it was so much harder than it sounded; The part of the trial where he had to choose between squeezing out of the collapsing cave, and holding the cave open for a sickly Rex, effectively getting Lucky himself sealed in, was brutal.

    "After I earned the enchantment, I settled in the Forbidden Havens, until I was called to help kick sand in Ganondorf's face. I was really looking forward to trying out me jade on him and Toffee, but thanks to A CERTAIN ASSHOLE IN A RED HELMET, THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN." He snapped, his eyes flaring up. "Now, as for everything MPF-related up to this point..."

    Another crude recap came, detailing the romps through Gravity Falls, Atlas, and the train ride. The brain swapping between him and Dipper Pines, watching half of the team turn on the other half, and Megumin's heartbroken meltdown over it, the Nightmare Realm, the Freddy Krueger house tour, becoming blind from shrapnel to the eyes only to get his vision back upon leaving the dream world, having to help distract Penny's guard robots, getting their asses wiped by Toga, reluctantly having brunch with Jerome, getting their asses wiped by Jerome, Megumin falling into the mother of all depressions over Explosion being disabled, infiltrating Cobblepot's building, having to break Penny, seeing the Rex x Ben hentai, getting their asses wiped by Cobblepot, all of it. When it came to Ruby's death, however, he turned soft and meek. "Poor Lass, I really was doin' everything I could to save her. If I had just paid attention to Blake about him havin' Twilight-highly lethal blackish-blueish substance, in case you didn't know-things could've gone different. I promised Ruby I'd be a better hare. Oh, and I ended up fixin' Megumin's Explosion by knocking her down the stairs."

    Then he teared up, though not from the passings of Lana or Ruby. "My god, Laddie, did you see the TV movie 'One More Score'? Jason, Arthur, Micah and me caught it during the train trip. Oh, my Lord, it was a masterpiece. TV hasn't made me cry like that in years, I tell ya!"
 
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Soma Cruz & Shanoa

Soma felt pretty sorry for what Lucky had went through. The deaths of those he held dear mirrors those whom Soma also held dear and died. "I'm so sorry you had to go through all that. I assure to you that those will not be in vain. Once we're done with Ganondorf, then those who have fallen will finally rest in peace." He said in a apologizing to confident tone.

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Akari "Paladin" Kishiri
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Akari turned his head towards Skeet when he told him that McSpankie's didn't accept Yen, and this made Akari's heart sink. "Oh... I see... I'm sorry about that..." He almost murmured sadly. Akari went back up to the counter and recollected his Yen, seeing as it wasn't valid currency. "I suppose, then, that my quest for a hamburger will go-"

Then, Benrey saved the day!
(Even if he seemed a bit annoyed about doing so...)
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Akari positively beamed. "You would really do that for me?! Oh, thank you so much! If I can find somewhere to convert currencies, I'll be sure to pay you back!" He practically skipped his way back to Benrey's table while he waited for his food to be delivered.

When Hiryu mentioned a hat shop wanting gold coins, this made Akari think, a finger to his chin. "Wait... two different places that ask for two different currencies, McSpankie's and that hat shop... doesn't that seem a bit... weird? You would think that for two stores in the same city, they would use just one type of money. To not do so seems a bit like an unnecessary complication, to me. Well, in any case..." Akari clapped his hands together. "I now patiently await my food."

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Benrey​
Seeing the reaction of Akiri to his act of kindness, he just did a thumbs up and said “Yeah..... but next time, carry around freedom bucks instead of weeb coins on ya” as went back to their table..... before freezing in place as he began to remember something. It was in the past, after he responded to Sage, no wait, before that, it was when the yellow headed brawler tried apologizing, but he was too busy in order to notice. He then realized his mistake, along with how drastic this mistake was. For he was suppose to be there helping his allies at any time, but he was too caught up on the explanation from Mr. can not control his fire boi, that he had forgotten about.... Yin’s...?, Benrey doesn’t know who she is called again, but he had forgotten to give accept the apology as well. And considering that few others did so as well...... he then realized the extent of it, as a stupid face was plastered on his head the entire time:
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“Youknowwhat,Igotsomethingelsetodo,youguyscaneatthetatertotsifyouwant,gottafinishdoingsomethingrealquick.” Benrey said in a quick tone, before leaving McSpankies. After a while, he took out his watch, and he felt like this was wrong, and no, it’s not that he forgotten to help a teammate in their time of need, it was that he was restoring to tracking then down..... which is already creepy if said out of context. And this was all to accept some goddamn apology he forgotten to react to, which is mostly his fault, but still seems really suspicious out of context as well.

But hey, at least he knew where some of his teammates were, which is some sort of restaurant that has a rat on the sign, something he didn’t pay much as he went inside. It was...... fancy, and his clothing didn’t help that fact. While he could have gone to the table right then and now, he could probably go for seconds, and get seated on the table with his teammates was well. Going to where the squid-person was, he said to him “Ahem.... have you seen others with a watch like this.... I am supposed to be here with them but I kinda got sidetracked and lost on the way here....” as he showed the watch to the squidperson... and hoped that he can be seated with them, or at least near them.
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Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long
New Donk City
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"Alright." Yang responded, "I don't think any of us should make a scene, either."

After all was said, the two teammates stood still in the alleyway, where she had taken her for some privacy. As they waited around, Yang thought about what she had said to Blake

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Why did I say "damn near everyone"? I guess it was Weiss, Blake, Ciri, and Sage.

Weiss, well... First, I thought she was gonna be like Jason, who simply just shouted for me to stop, but then, as soon as she started to acknowledge my feelings, it was apparent that even then, she cared about how I felt. Even if she didn't show that amount of care much, she at least stood up for me when Shanoa slapped me in the face. It became much more apparent when she stopped me as I was about to go on a tangent about how I almost don't want to go outside into an area where tens of people know exactly what I did on a rather intimate level, then suggested we go somewhere to rest.

Actions speak louder than words, I guess.

I mean, she knew what was going on. But just as I thought she didn't show her care towards me, like everyone else, she went ahead and made that suggestion. She's okay in my books right now, but Blake...well, I think she's still going to ask her to forgive me because of what she did.

Sage and Ciri, however, they understood my plights and made it clear that they did. Sage could relate to me in which stress could literally get him taken over by his abilities, and I could relate to him in which all that stress and anger is all it takes for me to lose my mind. The two of us pledged to control ourselves better, and I respect that; the both of us want to be better about how we handle our little issues, no? And Ciri stood up for me when that woman slapped me, like Weiss did but on a bigger scale. Not only did she talk about how that triggered some memories — which is true, sadly — but also told her not to throw aside my emotions and to just...stay from me if she didn't like me so much. Yes, I thought I had the slap coming. But...was it really warranted?

I don't know.

I mean, the more I think about it, the more I thought it was like, a byproduct of what people were generally thinking about me when I erupted, and strangled Robbie towards near-death. At that time, they were thinking of the monster that went ahead and...ruined it for everyone. 'Specially Jason, who also wanted to find out what Robbie did and what he was thinking at the time. Before that, my mood had been swinging left-and-right, from normal, to angry. I think that because of that, very few considered the weak, broken-down girl who was living right here, in this monster.

That very few? Well, I'm just grateful to have a "very few" who understood what I went through. One of them whom even went out to me about my feelings, about what I need to do.

That someone is none other than Blake, my teammate and, ultimately, one of my best friends. She wasn't there when I almost killed that guy Robbie, so she couldn't stand up for me, but that was okay; she just needed some rest after all that had happened on her end. When she was up, she not only recognized what was going on, but she took me out on the side, where she let me talk about my feelings, and then promised to get everyone to accept my apology. That, to me, was a big way to accept my apology that she never heard of until now. Perhaps...that's something in Blake that came out, that reminded me of why I came to the conclusion to forgive her back at that farmyard.

And just, standing there, I had lots to think about. And I thought it all out. Blake should definitely know what I had been thinking of, and I trust her.

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"Hey Blake?" Yang finally broke the silence between the two teammates, who were still out in the alleyway, now with a genuine smile on her face. "I'd...like to thank you, Weiss, Ciri, um... And Sage for standing up for me while I was feeling down. I know you weren't there, but..." She paused for a moment, taking the time to breathe in air through her nose. "The most important thing is..." She stopped for a bit to remember what she had thought, "You brought me out here to not only know what's going on with me, but also confront that. Weiss and Ciri, they knew what was going on at the time, and acted upon it. Weiss took us out here so we could rest, knowing that I was the one who needed it most. Ciri not only acknowledged that I had feelings, but also told me to go somewhere I could rest easy. You could almost say Weiss took her word for it."

Yang stood in place for a bit, thinking of what to say. Then she continued. "And Sage and I could relate with each other. Well, that--...those who had stopped for him, who didn't hold it against me, still have yet to actually earn that right, but like... Both of us had agreed to rein in our issues. Sage's got this thing where if there's enough stress holding him down, his powers take him over and they want to burn everything down. I have this thing where enough stress and anger can...make me such an unrecognizable person. And because of that, I had thought that slap to the face was something I had coming. But as I think about it more, I saw less reason for that slap."

At this point, her voice was about to crack, and her eyes were about to water. Taking note of that, the brawler paused again, this time to take a few deep breaths. "A--Again, I thank everyone who made sure to check with me, or to do anything to make me feel better. And I thank you, Blake, for just...caring about me in the best ways possible. What do you think made me forgive you back at that farm?"

Now everything she had wanted to get out, was out. She let out a sigh of relief, and said, "By the way, I feel much better now."

As Blake started to walk out of the alleyway, she listened to what she had to say. Shanoa was the one who had slapped Yang, and it was reasonable enough that she should be ignoring her. Soma at least did express his sympathy, even if only by a bit. He didn't accept her apology, though.

"No worries," Yang replied as she followed the cat girl back towards the restaurant. "Shanoa's not gonna get to my head."

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Weiss sat there, listening to what amounted to Lucky going on a rant about what he had experienced — not that she could blame him, though. At some point, Lucky got so mad that he literally shut down like a computer in front of the group. Only after Lupé started him back up, did he continue on, but not before he commented on that incident.

"So you have an angel named Lupé in your head..." Weiss commented. As she thought about it, she realized that there's something similar going on in her own clique back in Remnant, but with Oscar and Ozpin. "Interesting."

Afterwards, she continued to listen. There'd been several highs and lows that Lucky went through, and there was no doubt that she couldn't help but to feel sorry about what he had gone through.

"Wow, I... I don't know what to say." Weiss spoke up. "Nobody should've gone through what you're experiencing."

As she expressed her sympathies towards the unlucky rabbit, Benrey happened to come up to the anthropomorphic squid, who was the receptionist at the restaurant she and the others were at. She looked and recognized the Black Mesa security guard talking to him. She didn't realize what was going on, until it registered; Benrey was among one of the others who had seen Yang rage towards Robbie, who had seen her apologize...yet didn't speak up.

And then she realized that she had never accepted her own teammate's apology to begin with, either.

She looked back at Lucky, now in a slightly worse mood, and said, "I mean, if that was how you got here, then I can't possibly imagine what you have had to process."

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"No, no, nothin' like that," Facilier replied to Price with a bit of a laugh as he passed everyone three separate cards from the deck with a push of his thumb. Each card landed in front of everyone who had chosen to sit at his table, and when they were all nice and lined up, he leaned forward on his arm a bit. "Now, here's how this game of our's is gonna work...." He made a waving motion over the cards with his hand. However, before he could explain it, Ciri practically already did. He smirked and flicked up his top hat with his thumb. "Well, aren't you a smart cookie?" He'd ask, though like always, there was an air of spitefulness in his tone. As Megumin tried to bite down on his skin, Facilier merely slammed his fist down on her, doing so hard enough to at least make her lose her grip and fall. Looking back up, he continued, "In fact, since you're so smart..." He'd slowly reach across the table and grab her three cards, before holding them up near his face. "Why don't you go first?"

The first card was turned and held up, revealing a king and a queen. "Looks like we got another royal on our hands... funny how those types always seem to end up back in my shop," He'd joke, before spinning the card around, revealing a shipwreck. He smiled up at Ciri, before puckering out his lower lip in a fake pout. "Too bad you had to luck out, ain't it?" He asked, and before he could reply, he spun the card again, revealing Ciri as a child, holding a sword away from all the other girls her age. "You never fit in with the other girls your age. You always wanted to be a fighter, not some dainty old lover. Which probably made things like this easier to handle..." He smiled and threw up his hands, revealing a projection of flame behind him. The room filled with smoke, making everyone cough as everyone saw what looked like a fair kingdom crumbling into pieces behind him. He looked up with his usual toothy grin, before waving his hand and picking the card back up in one motion. Once he did so, he revealed what could only be described as a low budget cartoon, but on a card. The animation itself was Ciri running into a white haired man's arms in a village, one who she would recognize as a man by the name of Geralt. "Poor girl was lucky she had someone take her in after all that tragedy, ain't she?" He'd ask, still smiling all the while.

"Too bad that no matter how much she trained and fought..." He brandished the second card as another animation began to play, this one of her constantly training and fighting bad guys and studying. His smile turned sinister as he slammed the card down onto the table with his palm, before pushing it out for Ciri to see. In it, she saw all her former Rat friends being slaughtered before her, followed by her being chased by all the countless forces that had wanted her powers throughout her life. "The people she loved always ended up getting hurt in the end... and all she could do was run away. Every time she took out a foe," It showed pictures of her defeating Leo Bonhart and other obstacles she'd faced. He spun the card, revealing the face of her father. "There was always someone else pullin' the strings..." The card was spun again, reminding Ciri of her being kidnapped by the Wild Hunt, followed by her subsequent earned title of "Witcher". "At least you got the job you always wanted, right?"

The third and final card was produced, this one showing her living a normal life. One that was away from all the pain and heartache she'd faced throughout her life. It was an image of her with a loving husband and a child, living in a simple home on what looked like a farm. Where she could gaze out into the distance and see the sun rise every morning, and her only worries were making dinner and washing the clothes. "But deep down, you just want a normal life. One that's away from all that pain and heartache. You just wanna be free, and live the life you never got." He smiled up at her. "And in your future, that's exactly the woman I see you becoming."

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Skeet accepted the payment with a smile.

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"Big McThankies from McSpankies!" He exclaimed as he put the money in the register, not even bothering to hand out the change. Moments later, Spongebob ran back out in a hurry and handed everyone their food nervously.

"Big McThankies from McSpankies!!!" SpongeBob shouted, sounding out of breath as he spoke, before running back off into the kitchen. He appeared to really have taken Benrey's words to heart. Poor kid.

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Blake had stopped walking once she didn't hear footsteps and turned around to see Yang standing there. She could see that Yang was thinking and while she didn't know exactly what she was thinking, part of her knew that she had to be thinking about those that accepted the apology. Eventually, Yang spoke up and Blake listened the entire time, as if there were any doubt that she wouldn't listen.​

Hearing her voice was just about to crack, she went over and placed a comforting hand on her non robotic arm again. Their conversation back at Brunswick Farm was brought back up and Blake gave her a bit of a smile. "You're welcome, Yang. And I think we both know the answer to that." With that, they started walking out of the alleyway, Blake looking at Yang as she said she wouldn't let Shanoa get in her head. "Good."​

Grabbing her non robotic hand, she led her back to the restaurant and entered the building. Before they could go back to their table, they saw the security guard standing in front of Squidward. "If you're looking for our table, I can bring you over to it."​

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As she had basically explained how it worked for everyone, Facilier rewarded her by having her go first. "I tend to figure things out quickly." He then began to reveal the first card, saying that she was a royal and that he tended to get royals at his doorstep. "Well, aren't you just lucky to keep attracting royalty? Especially one who's the heir to seven thrones." Then, flipped it and revealed a shipwreck. Not just any shipwreck, her parents shipwreck.​

Or well, to be more accurate, her mother's shipwreck as her father seemed to have ended up surviving which was a shame given how terrible he turned out to be.​

Before she could even reply to the shipwreck, he revealed more, showing how she wasn't like the other girls, holding a sword, followed by the fall of Cintra. "Cintra..." The kingdom she once called home, now on display for everyone to see. Her mind had brought back the distant memory of the screams of her people, the crackling of the fire, and all the bodies she had seen during the fall, followed by her grandmother's dying words, and she tried to shut out the screams, the crackling fire, the sight of the bodies.​

Ciri had gotten over that and yet this man was able to bring it all back with a single card. To say that Ciri was becoming distressed over it was an astute guess, but she attempted to hide it as much as she could.​

Next was a card that showed her meeting Geralt, the man she was bound to by Destiny. No matter how bad it looked, she knew that was Geralt. And the sight of him on the card calmed her down as she remembered the time she had spent with him at Kaer Morhen, the next card showing the time she had spent at Kaer Morhen in general.​

Unfortunately, that took a turn again as it showed her friends being slaughtered and those that wanted her powers chasing her. And he was right. Because of her powers, because of everything, all the men and women she became friends with and those she fell in love with were killed in the end, leaving her with her only option: running. It even cost her... no, she shouldn't remind herself of that, she had already dealt with that death that bringing it back wouldn't be good for her.

Facilier then showed her fighting Leo, a bounty hunter who loved to murder that had slaughtered her Rat friends and had imprisoned and drugged her instead of completing his contracts, before revealing that among those that hired her, there was one person that hired him to go capture her that was shown on the card. That person just so hppened to have been her father. "Father..."​

The way she said it, it didn't sound like she loved him very much. No, it sounded like she hated him.​

Next card showed the events with the Wild Hunt and how she earned the life she had now. She had earned this life, but the final card revealed that there was something she wanted more than anything: a normal life. One where she didn't have to worry about being hunted or her loved ones being slaughtered because of her. It was at this point, she looked away with tears going down her face which if everyone looked at her could see that she was clearly upset by this.​

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    It’s when Aloy followed the “Dr.” into the voodoo shop, strange chills forming on the back of her neck, calling it “woman’s intuition” that something strange was happening. This place was giving her a case of the “chills.”

    Even her focus didn’t have the ability to pick up the supernatural but something was still giving her the creeps.

    As Facilier opened the curtain and the man showed the group a group of cards.

    Aloy looked around for the mage named Megamin and noticed she was a shoe of all things.

    Back home, the Nora tribe elders bowed to a magic technological door that had contained “Aloy” within it when she was born.

    That was as close as she got to magic.

    This man held immense power of some sort able to tell the past, present and future of everyone there.

    Aloy placed a hand on Ciri’s shoulder trying to cheer her up “These are nothing but illusions, right?! Ciri!”

    She worried about her friend.

    “How do you know so much about us?!”

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"Oh, you've gotta be..." Blazkowicz could only let loose a quiet, irritated sigh as Facilier turned the child into a shoe, stuffing her into his coat. With Megumin held hostage, Blazkowicz reluctantly followed the rest of the group into Facilier's little alleyway hideout. It's like every witch doctor's wet dream in here... Gloomy shades of purple and red... masks reeking of the occult... The SS Paranormal Divison would go mad over this stuff... The closest experience to magic he had on his world was with the Da'at Yichud, and their tech only appeared mystical. "Cards? I'm willin' to bet you've got some voodoo whizz whazz infused in 'em, too."

And Blazkowicz was more than correct. A suffocating smoke had blown into the room for around a second, and behind Facilier played the tragic memories of none other than Ciri. Having your past—everything you've tried to forget—put on display like a theater... Recounted and shown by another... Having to relive what must've been hell at the time... Would destroy even the bravest soldiers I know... Hearing Ciri break down pulled the last screw out his shackling restraints. This man was toying with them. B.J. leaned his hands on the table, glaring Facilier in the eye. "Alright, 'doctor,' I think that's enough of your card games. Tell your friends to drop the deuce or get off the pot, because I am on my last straw of patience for your antics!"

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Condition: normal, despite an ally being turned into a shoe.​

thatguyinthestore said:
"Don't mind the mess," Facilier spoke as he led you all into the building. His shadow creeped on the walls around you, staring at you with hungry, non-existent eyes. He tossed his cane to the side and sat down at the big chair. Once he did so, he gestured for the rest of you to sit down in the other chairs that surrounded him. "It's gonna be awhile before my friends show up..." He explained with a toothy grin, before brandishing a large deck of cards.

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"Y'all care for a game of cards while we wait?"
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It seemed somewhat apparent what he wants. Does anyone dare to take a risk of playing along with this game of chance? Is this a game of chance? or just another excuse to turn someone into a random object, or an animal, or something.

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. Answer: nothing good. "What kind card game, mm? Not blackjack, I take it?" he said, half-considering the proposal. More out of curiosity than anything else, but the practical side of him is screaming not to take a card.
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"Are you going to read our fortune with those cards? Read into our past, present, and the future that you, and only you, can see? Make us deals that we just couldn't refuse? I've seen it all. We just take three cards, right? One for past, present, and future?"
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Agian, he lacks any context when it came to how those cards are even used. Only having the assumptions of the rest of this group to rely on. Of course, Ciri's response would end up getting her picked to have one's Pass, present, and future revealed to them all.

The first card that the Man of the hour picked out was that of a king and queen, obviously a sign of royalty and something that looks to be expected from those cards. Facilier then proceeded to reveal the personal hardships that she had to endure, A ship reck that ended what Orbeck assumed would be Ciri's parent/s lives, her distinct childhood, complicated relations with some man (her father apparently), and a desire for a normal life. To have one's own life be exposed like this, just so this man could claim to have some sort of "cure" or "answer to their worries" or something like that...what a predictable sham.

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“How do you know so much about us?!”
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leaned his hands on the table, glaring Facilier in the eye. "Alright, 'doctor,' I think that's enough of your card games. Tell your friends to drop the deuce or get off the pot, because I am on my last straw of patience for your antics!"
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If anyone had heard Robbie Rotten's testimony, he would have mentioned his ties to Ganondorf, it's not far fetched to expect that Facilier was given some info to go off of. Still, it wouldn't account for the amount of detail that came from this game of his...

Still, threatening the man that welds some unknown power is a poor choice.

"...so that's how this game of yours works..."
he looks towards the clearly pissed B.J. Blazkowicz clearly shaking his head in disapproval over the internet risk to the archwizard's safety.
"I'll be willing to go next, but i do have a inquiry," he said "how did you get to where you are, presently? How did you go about becoming a... witch doctor?"

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  • Megumin didn't really know what she expected, and was helpless to take a sneak preview. Fortunately, her ears still worked, though they were reduced to those little holes you thread the laces through. As she recovered from the hefty smack she'd received, she listened to Facillier positively roasting Ciri. When she wiggled a little opening in Facilier's coat, she saw the poor Huntress looking away in shame. And NOW Megumin was absolutely SHAKING in anger.

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    So Facillier could, in fact, read their pasts, and clearly had nothing but malicious intent with the power. If his big plan was to make everyone feel too ashamed to fight against him, then she would have absolutely nothing to do with it. Even making ONE party member cry was grounds for total annihilation! Of course, she couldn't use her powers right now, but as soon as she was back to normal...Wait, why say it in her head if she could make it clear out in the open? "As soon as I'm an archmage again..." Her squeaks were anything but sinister, much to her further annoyance. "...I will blow you into tiny scraps of fresh-cooked bird seed."

    Wait...what if she could use Explosion, right here and now? Just because her staff had gotten busted didn't mean she couldn't cast it in her human form, what's a shoe form? Her laces would probably work well enough as hands. "Darkness blacker than black and darker than dark..." She began to squeak. Honestly, more of it was squeaking than clear words.
 
Facilier didn't seem to pay much mind at all as Ciri started crying. All he did was take her trio of cards and put them away in his lap. Instead, he merely turned his head to smile at Aloy. "My friends know lots of things about all of you," He said, following up his words with a quiet, sinister chuckle. Then, B.J. decided to try and threaten him, along with Megumin. He merely looked B.J. in the eye with his relaxed smile, before reaching into his coat pocket and producing Megumin. He held the shoe up in his hands as she started trying to cast Explosion on him. "Y'all don't wanna play by my rules, then I guess there ain't no reason to play by your's first, right?" He asked. And then, just like that, Megumin spontaneously combusted in a burst of blue flame in his palm. To everyone, it would appear as though Megumin was being slowly but surely cooked alive before all of them. Even Megumin herself would feel as such. He looked at everyone with a glare in his eye as he turned up the heat, no doubt making her screams even louder. "Now, you gonna sit down and play my game, or do I have to show y'all what roasted shoe smells like?" He asked, as the flames across Megumin dispersed, and despite the fact that she had nearly just been cooked alive by the witch doctor, she was completely fine. There wasn't a scorch or a burn in sight, in fact!

"I ask the questions here, not you," He then said to Orbeck.

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Meanwhile, as Jak took to the skies, the most he would find was the commotion happening with Lealan and Lilith near city hall.

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So...... this squid person probably hates his job or something, but could he at least try to help, instead of throwing around his depression around at customers, because that is probably not good for reputation if this keeps up. Before he could he start explaining why hiring a humanoid squid who doesn’t even remotely try at doing his job right, uh.... who was here name again.... well it started with B. How about B for now... ahem, B went up to him and asked if he wanted to join the other, to which he nodded and said “Lead the way.” as he waited a bit.
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Sora and Rex would enter the hat shop only to find out they can’t go inside due to the doors being locked. “Welp. Guess they’re closed. Wanna go to that restaurant? I’m a little hungry.”

“Sure.” The two enter the restaurant and the moment they went in, all kinds of smells hit their nostrils and made their stomachs grumble with excitement. “Oh. Hey Lucky. How long have you’ve been here?” The two looked to see their furry friend enjoying himself with a few other people... and Yang. They decide to take a seat next to him, if there wasn’t any room, they’d get another both that was close to him and the others.

“The menu looks pretty good. So how’s everyone doing?”

They begin talk with others as they wait for a waiter to take their order.

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