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Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
"No." Megumin snorted, lifting her nose with a smile stolen right off Facillier's lips. "I just prefer to save my friendliness for people who-" Before she could finish her retort, she was shoved to the ground! "Hey! What gives?!" She snapped at nobody in particular. Everyone looked innocent, what was going on? She followed the others' eyes to a strange shadow on the wall. It could only have been Facillier's, though it looked starved and downright frail in comparison. As it smirked at her, Facillier bragged about having special friends. "Your friends are shadows? What sort of black magic is this?" It had to be a member of the "Create" family. "What are you going to do, possess us with shadows? YOU ARE, AREN'T YOU!?" She cried out for help as the black mist circled her, struggling to lunge out of its embrace. As she did so, she felt her nose swelling up, while her arms and legs shriveled up and shrunk. Every shift of her vertebrae brought a yip of pain, but the warm, aching, sizzling sensation of her back tearing itself open turned those yips into a yowl. Her belly hardened. Her eyes, socket and all, were forced to the sides of her elongated, swollen skull. When the agony was over, all that remained in the archmage's place was a cute little shoe. She tried to hop away, only to be caught up in Facillier's shadow and held prisoner. Naturally, her friends were upset, but willing to follow him.
No, no. She couldn't let her party be targeted. What sorts of awful transformations did Facillier have in mind for the rest of them? Let's not kid ourselves, as if any of them wanted to find out! In a comically squeaky voice, a wheeze on helium, she gave her friends some quick advice. "Run away from him, and get help!"
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Off to a Better Place
"Alright... okay..." Linguini would reply as he jot down everyone's orders on a notepad with a pen, nodding quickly throughout. "Oh, uh..." He turned to face Soma and Shoana. "We don't offer sodas here, sorry..." He would hand them the menu for beverages, which consisted of mostly fine wines, juices, sparkling water, and regular water. "Your meal will be out shortly." The waiter said quietly, before rolling off to the kitchen on his roller skates.
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"You'll have to find that out for yourselves," The witch doctor replied to Ciri's question about his friends. He smiled, however, when Ciri asked him if Megumin would be changed back to normal if they followed him back to his shop. "Of course! I'm a man of my word." He said with a sly grin in his deep voice, which somehow still remained buttery smooth despite the circumstances. He didn't even flinch as the street lamp near him caught on fire. In fact, he went as far as to casually wipe his shoulder with the back of his hand to show how much he didn't care. As Sage visibly began growing hotter and hotter, Doctor Facilier merely rolled his eyes at the sight. "Y'all come with me back to my shop, and you'll get what you want." Another smile sprouted on the corner of his lips. "And, in case you didn't know, it's kinda hard to remove a dead man's spell." He'd say, though his smile was reduced to a small scoff with Megumin's protests. In response, the supposed doctor opened up his suit jacket and stuffed Megumin inside, where she would no longer be heard.
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"You'll have to find that out for yourselves," The witch doctor replied to Ciri's question about his friends. He smiled, however, when Ciri asked him if Megumin would be changed back to normal if they followed him back to his shop. "Of course! I'm a man of my word." He said with a sly grin in his deep voice, which somehow still remained buttery smooth despite the circumstances. He didn't even flinch as the street lamp near him caught on fire. In fact, he went as far as to casually wipe his shoulder with the back of his hand to show how much he didn't care. As Sage visibly began growing hotter and hotter, Doctor Facilier merely rolled his eyes at the sight. "Y'all come with me back to my shop, and you'll get what you want." Another smile sprouted on the corner of his lips. "And, in case you didn't know, it's kinda hard to remove a dead man's spell." He'd say, though his smile was reduced to a small scoff with Megumin's protests. In response, the supposed doctor opened up his suit jacket and stuffed Megumin inside, where she would no longer be heard.
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and it was this big
--Hiryu Kakogawa--
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While Hiryu ate his share of the chimken nuggets, he took note of how down Zwei was being compared to her usual energetic self. Deciding not to ask, he still ate a few of the nuggets but making sure that Zwei got a bit more.
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While Hiryu ate his share of the chimken nuggets, he took note of how down Zwei was being compared to her usual energetic self. Deciding not to ask, he still ate a few of the nuggets but making sure that Zwei got a bit more.
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Shrugging and raising a brow as the sponge went back to doing its usual job, Benrey just kept eating his burger. After some time, he finished the burger and began to eat some of the tater tots..... and seemed busy for a bit. He is not one to start a conversation, but might as well start one as well. Looking towards Hiryu, he said “So, what have you guys been doing this entire time. And why did Zwei need some healing back there.” he said, trying to at least start something here.
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Yang's reaction to more people joining them worried her. An outburst in a place like this wouldn't be good, plus it was clear, at least to Blake, that she was probably trying to force herself to be happy and surpress her anger. Shanoa would love that, now wouldn't she? When Blake looked at Shanoa, Blake could tell that she was getting annoyed with Yang on account of how she doesn't seem to like her.
Once everyone gave their orders and before the waiter could leave, she placed her order. "I'll take a Café Orleans Salmon Sandwich." The waiter left and she looked at Yang. "Yang, can we talk outside?" If she agreed, which would probably be the case, she would then look at the others. "We'll be right back. If the waiter asks, just tell him where we went."
Getting up, she led Yang to the door and opened it for her. Once the two were outside, Blake would lead her to an empty alleyway very close to the restaurant and proceeded to start the conversation once they went in the alleyway. "Yang, are you okay? And be honest. I'm worried about you, you're getting more irritated and angry."
If not, she would just ask Weiss to speak to her alone, simple as that.
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It was clear that two people weren't too fond of following the man, but there wasn't a choice. "Megumin, we really have no choice." The boy on the other hand was very against this. "Calm down before he ends up turning you into an object as well."
With no other option, Ciri followed Facilier after he put Megumin away in his jacket. Of course, her hand was still on the sword handle as she looked at the shadow on the wall, still wary of it and these friends that were mentioned. Hopefully the others were following as well.
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Yang's reaction to more people joining them worried her. An outburst in a place like this wouldn't be good, plus it was clear, at least to Blake, that she was probably trying to force herself to be happy and surpress her anger. Shanoa would love that, now wouldn't she? When Blake looked at Shanoa, Blake could tell that she was getting annoyed with Yang on account of how she doesn't seem to like her.
Once everyone gave their orders and before the waiter could leave, she placed her order. "I'll take a Café Orleans Salmon Sandwich." The waiter left and she looked at Yang. "Yang, can we talk outside?" If she agreed, which would probably be the case, she would then look at the others. "We'll be right back. If the waiter asks, just tell him where we went."
Getting up, she led Yang to the door and opened it for her. Once the two were outside, Blake would lead her to an empty alleyway very close to the restaurant and proceeded to start the conversation once they went in the alleyway. "Yang, are you okay? And be honest. I'm worried about you, you're getting more irritated and angry."
If not, she would just ask Weiss to speak to her alone, simple as that.
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It was clear that two people weren't too fond of following the man, but there wasn't a choice. "Megumin, we really have no choice." The boy on the other hand was very against this. "Calm down before he ends up turning you into an object as well."
With no other option, Ciri followed Facilier after he put Megumin away in his jacket. Of course, her hand was still on the sword handle as she looked at the shadow on the wall, still wary of it and these friends that were mentioned. Hopefully the others were following as well.
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"Oh, that's fine. We'll have water then." Soma said right before Linguini takes off. As they waited, Blake asks Yang if they can talk outside. Soma and Shanoa would know what it is all about.
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"Oh, that's fine. We'll have water then." Soma said right before Linguini takes off. As they waited, Blake asks Yang if they can talk outside. Soma and Shanoa would know what it is all about.
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Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
- A shoe. She is literally just a shoe. This narrator has nothing to work with.
- An Chicken-Craving Rabbit
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"Don't listen to him! He'll probably do bad things to the rest of you!" Megumin yelped one more time as she was stuffed into Facillier's coat.
She wriggled and tried to bite her way out of the supple fabric prison, presumably to no avail. Ciri's response fueled her distress. "You DO have a choice! You have that scream! Use it to deafen Facillier and call for aid at the same time!" The shoe remained desperate as she felt the doctor move towards his shop, biting on her...um, sole.
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Akari "Paladin" Kishiri
When Hiryu claimed Akari was a lifesaver, he grinned. "Well, thank you. I'm glad I was able to give Zwei a hand."
Akari patiently waited for Skeet to give him the total price of his food, but after a while he decided to just pay him anyway. "Ah. Well, you seem to use U.S. Dollars as payment, but all I have is Yen. Well... I hope this covers it..." Akari produced ¥854 and placed it on the counter. "I'll be waiting over there for my order. You're welcome to keep the change, if there is any." He said, pointing to the table where Benrey and the others were seated.
Akari saw the sponge-person deliver fried nuggets to that very same table, and when he sat down there, he picked up a chicken nugget and examined it closely. "What's this...?" Akari took a bite, and... "Oh..." His eyes widened in surprise. "Oh!" Akari practically inhaled the rest of it. "Why, it's a fried piece of chicken! Salty and savory! Though... I should let everyone else eat them... I do have my own food on the way."
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"That is correct! We are Multiversal Adventurers, here to save various universes from villains using a particularly corrosive.... I suppose it's a kind of light or something, all things considered. I'll have to ask Midna for more samples to analyze. Anyway, this guy is your local hero? Must be pretty tough if he's saved the universe!" Lealan looks over the plumber with an appraising eye, clearly he was more than he appears at first glance.
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Orbeck of Vinheim
status: The rotten Witchdoctor, and a reluctant answer.
Condition: normal, despite an ally being turned into a shoe.
status: The rotten Witchdoctor, and a reluctant answer.
Condition: normal, despite an ally being turned into a shoe.
A...witch doctor? Not a term Orbeck is in knowledge about. Some compared him to a fortune teller, others compared him to a druid (yet another thing he lacks knowledge of). Beside the card's mention of fortune-telling, charms, and poisons, there was not much background knowledge to really help in this case.
And then there was Megumin, who had the most defiant of replies to this man, who made clear that she simply hated his presence. And predictably, Facilier did not take kindly...as a shadow in his likeness toyed with the archwizard once, twice, then..."Do y'all disrespect all the new people you meet, or is it just my unlucky day?" He asked in a spiteful tone as he exhaled through his nose. Seconds later, Megumin would feel herself suddenly being shoved from behind. If she turned around she would find that nothing was there! Before she could find what had shoved her, she would be shoved again, though this time it was hard enough to send her falling onto her butt. "Denying my help is one thing, but insulting me is another." He said. At this point, if anyone were to look at the nearby wall in an attempt to find the source of the shoving, they would see it clear as day.
She has turned into a...shoe...a shoe? This was starting to remind him of those two ghosts back at the abandoned market in Gravity falls, where a beanie-wearing teen and a Large blue blooded troll were turned into a hot dog and a bubblehead, respectively. It's times like this that make him consider the nature of spells in his world, he has no means to reverse Megumin back to normal, and he doubted that anyone else can do the same. He would consider hiding amongst the groop with invisible body, but that shadow would certainly take note of such plans.Now, we can either do this the easy way, or..." He would then chuckle to himself and raise a hand. Once he did so, he waved it around a bit, and Megumin was surrounded in a black mist. The mist swirled around her, hiding her from sight entirely, and then once it subsided...
She had been turned into a shoe! A shoe which was quickly picked up by Facilier's shadow and placed into his palm. "I can show your little friend here my friends firsthand..."
It's true, even if the man intends to twist that so-called promise of his, there is no other option, not unless he can use a certain dark miracle. So he comes up to Sage, and once again puts an arm at his shoder before shaking his head. There will be time to end this Witch Doctor, but now is not the time to do so...
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Chronology: Ultimate
DR ALEXIS KUROKI
AETHER: 65%
PHYSICAL CONDITION: FineMENTAL CONDITION: Reluctant, Angry, Protective
SOUL: Kitsune
LOCATION: Near Dr. Facilier, New Donk City
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It wasn’t long before Sage was back to his normal cheerful self, as he began rambling about his friend Hershel. Alexis was glad that he had someone else that he was able to talk to and get along with. At the idea that she should meet him, Alexis couldn’t help but agree, “If we ever see Hershel, be sure to introduce me. I’d love to meet your other friends!”
Alexis wasn’t sure if Sage heard her, as he suddenly took off in pursuit of a bird with a comically oversized pointy hat, like one of a stereotypical wizard. It was the one that Megumin was constantly wearing...how did that bird get it? To be fair, the kitsune had thought that hat was an affront to fashion; she’d honestly never met a single wizard that actually wore a hat like that. She watched as Sage made his valiant attempt to catch the hat, only for an eagle to steal his thunder. Thus was the way of the food chain.
As the boy was having his fun flying, Alexis had already made her way towards Megumin and a tall, lanky, man sporting dark colors and an ominous Pressure. This ominous man introduced himself as Dr. Facilier, but Alexis sure as heck wouldn’t trust a doctor that carried himself like this. He gave off the vibes of some kind of child predator or dealer of illicit goods and services. That was the conclusion her mind usually jumps to when someone approaches a child such as Megumin out of the blue. The kitsune restrained herself for the time being as he was being relatively cordial for now…
Then the man invited them to show them around the city… which included his “shop”. The mom in Alexis was screaming at her, but at the same time, she felt the voices of the Deities inside her head goading her on. Alexis decided that following this man would not be wise by any stretch of the imagination, and Ciri thought as much, and accused him of being a sorcerer. The Pressure coming off from the man indicated as much, and Dr. Facilier confirmed the statement, claiming to be a witch doctor. Definitely not a legitimate doctor, at least, not anymore.
It seemed as if the suspicions of the group didn’t bode well with the witch doctor as he began to manipulate the shadows to shove Megumin around. It didn’t take long for him to cast some sort of spell that turned the girl into a shoe! Alexis didn’t hear much of what he said as she flared up in protective anger. Her tails ignited, lighting up the alleyway with angry red flames and heating the air up with Sage’s own flames.
When Dr. Facilier seemed unfazed by the fire, he had the audacity to attempt to force them to go to his shop and meet his “friends”. His threat was the difficulty in removing a “dead man’s spell”. While it was certainly inconvenient, Alexis was willing to wager that she would be able to dispel whatever the man cast on Megumin given a couple of hours… and that was a task that didn’t require the doctor to be alive. However, she reconsidered when he stuffed Megumin into his jacket. There wasn’t any way for her to kill him while he was holding the girl hostage like that; she’d lost her opening to rain the fires of hell down on him.
Clear displeasure and anger radiated from Alexis as she gave the man a piercing glare. Her words dripped with so much contempt that one could almost collect it with a bucket. “Bring us to your ‘friends’ and don’t try anything funny. I know what people mean when they say ‘man of my word’, so I’ll make a promise of my own, since I’m also a ‘woman of my word’. If you don’t undo your spell, I’ll let you meet my ‘friends’ face to face when I take your soul for myself.”
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I'll keep trying, even if I'm not good enough...
Sage was not happy. He felt himself go for a full-on displeased growl as the so-called 'doctor' keep acting calm as if everything continued just peachy and he hadn't throw conversation out of the window on minor things. WRONG. That HAD BEEN incredibly petty, unnecessary and he was sure that the bastard had taken some surge of sick pleasure from it all...
'Man of your word', get out of here with those empty lines. Promises and codes of honor mean nothing to people like you.
If the other had simply ignored his outburst that'd have been one thing, but with the apparent indifference and shoulder swiping motion, the displease was hammering even stronger. The pyromancer felt dismissed and challenged, but despite the crackling flames of anger, he knew better than to give in to them. To fall for a taunt as old as this. He had relaxed the tension ever so slightly, though the flame-aura burned with unsatisfaction and his attacked sense of justice. To be letting such terrible actions to go impune right now was frustrating.
"Sorry Megumin, I cannot leave without you.", had been his only reply to the archmage's pleas for them to run and seek help.
Not even a choice there, there was no way in Life nor Death that Sage would leave an ally behind. Especially when said ally was notably younger and defenseless compared to him. Explosion was interesting, but without a changeable power output, it demanded very specific situations to be used without risks and this was definitely not it. The girl's staff had also been broken recently, and though he couldn't exactly grasp why it was needed, he could infer that it was some kind of tool for Magic. Like an Array, it worked as a Focus for the flow which was probably why the Effect of the Fire-Magic became so devastating in a system apparently not funnelled down by the Hierarchy.
Unfortunately, as impressive as it was, it made Megumin into a one-trick pony.
"Oh, don't worry...", with hatred at an all-time high, the young man's reply had been quite harsh, "I'm decent enough to not run with the idea, no matter how much I think you may deserve it right now.", he actually had a grin peeking out, if only because in the middle of everything, the thought that it had been a sentence done with just a little amount of fear from the man's part was oddly amusing. Also, because he was annoyed, "I'm just holding it out for karma."
Ciri tells him to calm down, which is fair but will be no easy task given the circumstances. Still, he tried to at least reel the flame-aura back in, taking a deep, heavy with tension breath. It helps a little, the flames sticking closer to his body, making it safe enough for Orbeck to place his hand on the young man's shoulder despite the still lingering heat. Yeah, yeah, he knows. It's frustrating to no end, but there was nothing they could actually do in here other than follow the man and see what he had planned for them... And it absolutely sucked.
"Fine. We'll hear you out.", not like there's a choice, "But, no tricks.", though that was the same as telling a cat to not be curious...
With both biases and his self-righteousness leaning for a rampage, Sage didn't think he'd be stable enough for this on his own and instead rummaged his jacket's pocket for the armlet. At the same time, Alexis added to it with a threat of her own and despite the clear kill intent, it was... as if they were on a same wavelength for once. Both just as irritated and outraged at the situation as the other. He'd have to leave it to the Kitsune this time, sliding the relic back onto his arm for an added safety net against possibly blowing it out of proportion.
As soon as the Runes were doing their job, there had been a legitimate grunt of pain that momentarily deterred his breath as the Magic was forcefully restricted, despite being under elevated emotional tension. It was nearly constricting. Everything felt tight and wrong and yet, it was better than the alternative. The flame-aura gradually died out simultaneously with his gaze, blending back into its more normal cappuccino brown variation. He hated it. He hated all about this situation with a burning passion...
"So uhh, would a jacket count as 'coat'?", the Descendant's question had been dropped in the air, referring back to something from earlier.
He wasn't sure of why he had done it, maybe to relieve some of the tension, maybe as a little reprieve from all of the ragging emotions, dislikes and physical discomfort. Who knows? But since the man was obviously of the petty kind, it was better to be safe than sorry.
Trailing behind the group, the young man tried to distract himself from things that made his anger boil by looking at the numbers of the houses and such around them, interpreting them according to Numerology principles and meanings; Musing briefly over what kind of people they belonged to. He'd be attempting the very same with the number associated with this so-called 'shop's entrance.
'Man of your word', get out of here with those empty lines. Promises and codes of honor mean nothing to people like you.
If the other had simply ignored his outburst that'd have been one thing, but with the apparent indifference and shoulder swiping motion, the displease was hammering even stronger. The pyromancer felt dismissed and challenged, but despite the crackling flames of anger, he knew better than to give in to them. To fall for a taunt as old as this. He had relaxed the tension ever so slightly, though the flame-aura burned with unsatisfaction and his attacked sense of justice. To be letting such terrible actions to go impune right now was frustrating.
"Sorry Megumin, I cannot leave without you.", had been his only reply to the archmage's pleas for them to run and seek help.
Not even a choice there, there was no way in Life nor Death that Sage would leave an ally behind. Especially when said ally was notably younger and defenseless compared to him. Explosion was interesting, but without a changeable power output, it demanded very specific situations to be used without risks and this was definitely not it. The girl's staff had also been broken recently, and though he couldn't exactly grasp why it was needed, he could infer that it was some kind of tool for Magic. Like an Array, it worked as a Focus for the flow which was probably why the Effect of the Fire-Magic became so devastating in a system apparently not funnelled down by the Hierarchy.
Unfortunately, as impressive as it was, it made Megumin into a one-trick pony.
"And, in case you didn't know, it's kinda hard to remove a dead man's spell.", the twisted fiend's taunts continued to come.
"Oh, don't worry...", with hatred at an all-time high, the young man's reply had been quite harsh, "I'm decent enough to not run with the idea, no matter how much I think you may deserve it right now.", he actually had a grin peeking out, if only because in the middle of everything, the thought that it had been a sentence done with just a little amount of fear from the man's part was oddly amusing. Also, because he was annoyed, "I'm just holding it out for karma."
Ciri tells him to calm down, which is fair but will be no easy task given the circumstances. Still, he tried to at least reel the flame-aura back in, taking a deep, heavy with tension breath. It helps a little, the flames sticking closer to his body, making it safe enough for Orbeck to place his hand on the young man's shoulder despite the still lingering heat. Yeah, yeah, he knows. It's frustrating to no end, but there was nothing they could actually do in here other than follow the man and see what he had planned for them... And it absolutely sucked.
"Fine. We'll hear you out.", not like there's a choice, "But, no tricks.", though that was the same as telling a cat to not be curious...
With both biases and his self-righteousness leaning for a rampage, Sage didn't think he'd be stable enough for this on his own and instead rummaged his jacket's pocket for the armlet. At the same time, Alexis added to it with a threat of her own and despite the clear kill intent, it was... as if they were on a same wavelength for once. Both just as irritated and outraged at the situation as the other. He'd have to leave it to the Kitsune this time, sliding the relic back onto his arm for an added safety net against possibly blowing it out of proportion.
As soon as the Runes were doing their job, there had been a legitimate grunt of pain that momentarily deterred his breath as the Magic was forcefully restricted, despite being under elevated emotional tension. It was nearly constricting. Everything felt tight and wrong and yet, it was better than the alternative. The flame-aura gradually died out simultaneously with his gaze, blending back into its more normal cappuccino brown variation. He hated it. He hated all about this situation with a burning passion...
"So uhh, would a jacket count as 'coat'?", the Descendant's question had been dropped in the air, referring back to something from earlier.
He wasn't sure of why he had done it, maybe to relieve some of the tension, maybe as a little reprieve from all of the ragging emotions, dislikes and physical discomfort. Who knows? But since the man was obviously of the petty kind, it was better to be safe than sorry.
Trailing behind the group, the young man tried to distract himself from things that made his anger boil by looking at the numbers of the houses and such around them, interpreting them according to Numerology principles and meanings; Musing briefly over what kind of people they belonged to. He'd be attempting the very same with the number associated with this so-called 'shop's entrance.
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Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long
New Donk City
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"Why, thank you."
Weiss picked up one of the menus for fine drinks and started reading. Yang, meanwhile, did not read the menu at all, only taking one for herself as she continued to avoid confrontation with the people other than her friends around her. Eventually, however, she let out a sigh of relief once Blake told her to meet outside; at least when she's out of the restaurant, she won't have to deal with someone like Shanoa.
For now.
"Sure, lead the way."
With Weiss watching with increasing worry, the blonde stood up and started to follow Blake out of the restaurant. As she left for the outdoors, along the way she happen to pass by Antoneva, whom she had barely met by then, whom Blake apparently had called over as well. Soon enough, the torture was all over.
After having followed the cat girl into the alleyway, Yang stood against a wall, facing against Blake. Predictably, she asked if she was okay, that she has been becoming more irritated, angrier.
Already a few minutes in, and she was starting to fail herself on her own promise that she had made to Sage. She had promised that if he and the girl could not control themselves at the moment, they probably will be able to the next time. She could not help but to feel that maybe Blake was right after all; she was increasingly unstable. Some time may have passed, but it did little to cushion the blows that the death of her sister had dealt. Not just that, but a string of misfortunes had even made the already-devastating blows worse.
Sensitive topics were being thrown around her like nothing. Moments before, she had gone through a repeat of painful memories from the Vytal Tournament.
Only Sage was someone she felt comfortable to be around, especially given that the two could relate on the basis that stress could push them over the edge. Numerous others, however, only saw Yang the beast, particularly after what had happened, Shanoa the most notable example. Was it a wonder she avoided conversation with the two vampire hunters the best she could?
"I'm not okay." Yang began. She hesitated, then took in a deep breath. "Hell, for all I care, it's been terrible all around. Apparently, I did not learn from the last time I hurt someone in front of others around me, people have been bringing up things that I would've been content with just waiting out, and through this, the space I wanted in the first place is closing in on me."
Yang put her prosthetic hand to her left elbow, as she thought back to what had happened. She found out Ganondorf had been at it for two years. She lost it. She stopped a group that was supposed to be avenging her dead sister from getting anymore info from a small villain. She herself was stopped for that.
And when she apologized, nobody seemed to care. Yet, they still stopped for Sage.
Her eyebrows began to furrow. She breathed heavily. She looked back up at Blake, her eyes reopened.
"There's even people who haven't even accepted my apology! I had literally apologized to them, right after I'd been contained, and yet, damn near everyone just went on as if they had captured something and..."
Yang entered a trance-like manner, speaking in an almost flat tone.
"Forgot about it. Went on like it was nothing. Carried on as if they'd solved a 'simple' problem. Who cares. It's not like I'm Sage, or...I don't know."
She paused once again. The frown faded. Instead, tears started to form in her eyes as she continued, returning to her previous tone.
"'Well, maybe, Yang, you should've just kept going like everyone else!' So what am I supposed to do? Push aside my feelings just for a task that I will soon not be able to fulfill, because some geniuses decided to treat my issues as a one-and-done deal?"
She threw her hands up into the air, now on the verge of sobbing.
"A--And let those issues consume me?!"
"So..." Meanwhile, with nobody else on her team to stay around with her, Weiss was starting to think of something to fill the void.
"...How did you two get here?"
Weiss picked up one of the menus for fine drinks and started reading. Yang, meanwhile, did not read the menu at all, only taking one for herself as she continued to avoid confrontation with the people other than her friends around her. Eventually, however, she let out a sigh of relief once Blake told her to meet outside; at least when she's out of the restaurant, she won't have to deal with someone like Shanoa.
For now.
"Sure, lead the way."
With Weiss watching with increasing worry, the blonde stood up and started to follow Blake out of the restaurant. As she left for the outdoors, along the way she happen to pass by Antoneva, whom she had barely met by then, whom Blake apparently had called over as well. Soon enough, the torture was all over.
After having followed the cat girl into the alleyway, Yang stood against a wall, facing against Blake. Predictably, she asked if she was okay, that she has been becoming more irritated, angrier.
Already a few minutes in, and she was starting to fail herself on her own promise that she had made to Sage. She had promised that if he and the girl could not control themselves at the moment, they probably will be able to the next time. She could not help but to feel that maybe Blake was right after all; she was increasingly unstable. Some time may have passed, but it did little to cushion the blows that the death of her sister had dealt. Not just that, but a string of misfortunes had even made the already-devastating blows worse.
Sensitive topics were being thrown around her like nothing. Moments before, she had gone through a repeat of painful memories from the Vytal Tournament.
Only Sage was someone she felt comfortable to be around, especially given that the two could relate on the basis that stress could push them over the edge. Numerous others, however, only saw Yang the beast, particularly after what had happened, Shanoa the most notable example. Was it a wonder she avoided conversation with the two vampire hunters the best she could?
"I'm not okay." Yang began. She hesitated, then took in a deep breath. "Hell, for all I care, it's been terrible all around. Apparently, I did not learn from the last time I hurt someone in front of others around me, people have been bringing up things that I would've been content with just waiting out, and through this, the space I wanted in the first place is closing in on me."
Yang put her prosthetic hand to her left elbow, as she thought back to what had happened. She found out Ganondorf had been at it for two years. She lost it. She stopped a group that was supposed to be avenging her dead sister from getting anymore info from a small villain. She herself was stopped for that.
And when she apologized, nobody seemed to care. Yet, they still stopped for Sage.
Her eyebrows began to furrow. She breathed heavily. She looked back up at Blake, her eyes reopened.
"There's even people who haven't even accepted my apology! I had literally apologized to them, right after I'd been contained, and yet, damn near everyone just went on as if they had captured something and..."
Yang entered a trance-like manner, speaking in an almost flat tone.
"Forgot about it. Went on like it was nothing. Carried on as if they'd solved a 'simple' problem. Who cares. It's not like I'm Sage, or...I don't know."
She paused once again. The frown faded. Instead, tears started to form in her eyes as she continued, returning to her previous tone.
"'Well, maybe, Yang, you should've just kept going like everyone else!' So what am I supposed to do? Push aside my feelings just for a task that I will soon not be able to fulfill, because some geniuses decided to treat my issues as a one-and-done deal?"
She threw her hands up into the air, now on the verge of sobbing.
"A--And let those issues consume me?!"
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"So..." Meanwhile, with nobody else on her team to stay around with her, Weiss was starting to think of something to fill the void.
"...How did you two get here?"
thatguyinthestore
(GM),
TheElenaFisher
(Blake),
Zamasu
(Soma, Shanoa),
P
PopcornPie
(Lucky),
Ineptitude
(Antoneva)
PolikShadowbliss
Raptor Shapeshifter
“I was shot, let’s leave it at that!” Zwei says sourly. “all for a stupid cowboy hat!” She eats some nuggets slowly.
thatguyinthestore
Thepotatogod
Lazaro1505
quadraxis201
thatguyinthestore
Thepotatogod
Lazaro1505
quadraxis201
thatguyinthestore
Off to a Better Place
Just as Megumin suspected, it was indeed rather hard to free herself from the prison of fabric that surrounded her thanks to Facilier's coat. He merely waved off everyone's concerns with his hand as he led the group down the alleyway. Not too much time had passed as he led you all to a nearby door, before snapping his fingers, causing the skulls that surrounded the door's frame to combust suddenly in a bright burst of flame.
He smirked to all of you as he slowly opened the door to said emporium, revealing the dark interior, downright ominous interior.
The majority of the shop was so dark that it made it hard to see much of anything, but what you could see consisted of skeletons, voodoo dolls, doll heads, cards, and other various knick knacks that you would honestly expect only a self-proclaimed "witch doctor" to have. The man of the hour led you all to the one well lit area near the back of the room. The well lit area in question had a lot less going on than the rest of the shop did. Really, there was just a circular table with a few chairs surrounding it.
"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.
"Y'all care for a game of cards while we wait?"
Necessity4Fun
Laix_Lake
FactionGuerrilla
StaidFoal
QizPizza
P
PopcornPie
TheElenaFisher
"Uhh... dude..." Skeet would say to Akari as he just walked away from him, while pointing down at the Yen that he'd laid on the table for him. "We don't accept this kinda money..." He said.
quadraxis201
PolikShadowbliss
Lazaro1505
Thepotatogod
"That he is," Pauline explained with a smile, before turning to look up at the red clad plumber. "Isn't that right, Mario?" She'd ask.
"Oh yeah!" Mario exclaimed proudly, giving Lealan a thumbs up.
DerpyCarp
ConnorOfficials
He smirked to all of you as he slowly opened the door to said emporium, revealing the dark interior, downright ominous interior.
The majority of the shop was so dark that it made it hard to see much of anything, but what you could see consisted of skeletons, voodoo dolls, doll heads, cards, and other various knick knacks that you would honestly expect only a self-proclaimed "witch doctor" to have. The man of the hour led you all to the one well lit area near the back of the room. The well lit area in question had a lot less going on than the rest of the shop did. Really, there was just a circular table with a few chairs surrounding it.
"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.
"Y'all care for a game of cards while we wait?"
Necessity4Fun
Laix_Lake
FactionGuerrilla
StaidFoal
QizPizza
P
PopcornPie
TheElenaFisher
"Uhh... dude..." Skeet would say to Akari as he just walked away from him, while pointing down at the Yen that he'd laid on the table for him. "We don't accept this kinda money..." He said.
quadraxis201
PolikShadowbliss
Lazaro1505
Thepotatogod
"That he is," Pauline explained with a smile, before turning to look up at the red clad plumber. "Isn't that right, Mario?" She'd ask.
"Oh yeah!" Mario exclaimed proudly, giving Lealan a thumbs up.
DerpyCarp
ConnorOfficials
BoltBeam
Falling Into The Sky
Agent 3
A wander around that took her more or less nowhere later, Agent 3 would briefly yawn and rub her eyes before scanning her surroundings anew. By now, most people had dispersed - for better or worse, so it was relatively easy to see who was where and doing what. Among such a crowd, she would hear a loud proclamation in the not-so-distance, and when she looked to it, she saw a bright red cap as the first thing. Yup, that's familiar alright - the more familiar faces, the merrier! Nodding to herself, she decided to approach said individual in question - Mario - and the group he seemed to have with him. She didn't say anything right away, but rather just stayed near the group and watched, smiling distinctively. 'A familiar face in this city, never mind the whole group of people here, is great...' She thought to herself before continuing. 'I want to bet he's recovered from that cannonball by now, too.'
Character Information
A wander around that took her more or less nowhere later, Agent 3 would briefly yawn and rub her eyes before scanning her surroundings anew. By now, most people had dispersed - for better or worse, so it was relatively easy to see who was where and doing what. Among such a crowd, she would hear a loud proclamation in the not-so-distance, and when she looked to it, she saw a bright red cap as the first thing. Yup, that's familiar alright - the more familiar faces, the merrier! Nodding to herself, she decided to approach said individual in question - Mario - and the group he seemed to have with him. She didn't say anything right away, but rather just stayed near the group and watched, smiling distinctively. 'A familiar face in this city, never mind the whole group of people here, is great...' She thought to herself before continuing. 'I want to bet he's recovered from that cannonball by now, too.'
Character Information
Link to CS: Here!
Hex Code: #61BD6D
Status (physically): Fine
Status (mentally/emotionally): Calm/Happy
Powers: Inkling (species abilities and traits)
Items: Hero Shot, Splat Bombs, Splashdown
Skills/Abilities: Highly mobile, leadership skills
Course of action: Oh sweet, familiar face!
RP InformationLocation: New Donk City
Interactions:
thatguyinthestore
thatguyinthestoreNearby/In Group: @ItsAHimMario
Atomic Chucklenuts
someone of no importance
Sora and Rex were still looking around, wondering where to go. “How much longer do we have to go?”
“Wait. Do you hear that?” They stop for a minute and listen where they are. “It’s coming from over there.” The boys make it to one of the busier parts of the city and decide where to go.
“There’s so many places, so many people. Where do we go?” They see three options on where to go: A clothing store, the city hall, and a restaurant. “Why not check them all? I mean when’s the chance we’ll see something like this again.”
“You’re right about that. Where’s the fun if you just laze around all day?” The boys enter the clothings store for a quick look before going to the city hall and restaurant.
thatguyinthestore
“Wait. Do you hear that?” They stop for a minute and listen where they are. “It’s coming from over there.” The boys make it to one of the busier parts of the city and decide where to go.
“There’s so many places, so many people. Where do we go?” They see three options on where to go: A clothing store, the city hall, and a restaurant. “Why not check them all? I mean when’s the chance we’ll see something like this again.”
“You’re right about that. Where’s the fun if you just laze around all day?” The boys enter the clothings store for a quick look before going to the city hall and restaurant.
thatguyinthestore
ConnorOfficials
We don't want zombies on our lawn!
Lilith
Lilith turns around to that Mario was still in his usual cheerful mood. "So you must be that Mario guy Pauline was talking about, I'll be honest you are a lot more remarkable then I first thought, I mean aside from the fact you somehow you survived that fall but whatever. My name's Lilith." She says with a small smile. Just then a squid girl came up and notes that she has known Mario as well. "Really, when did you two first meat."
Interactions:
thatguyinthestore
(Mario, Pauline)
BoltBeam
(Agent 3)
Lilith turns around to that Mario was still in his usual cheerful mood. "So you must be that Mario guy Pauline was talking about, I'll be honest you are a lot more remarkable then I first thought, I mean aside from the fact you somehow you survived that fall but whatever. My name's Lilith." She says with a small smile. Just then a squid girl came up and notes that she has known Mario as well. "Really, when did you two first meat."
Interactions:
thatguyinthestore
(Mario, Pauline)
BoltBeam
(Agent 3)
thatguyinthestore
Off to a Better Place
Zamasu
The Ningen-Slaying Supreme Kai
Soma Cruz & Shanoa
"We have no idea. We just woke up in the train and that's it." Soma said before turning to the two newcomers "And also, who might you two be? MPF's new recruits?"
thatguyinthestore
TheElenaFisher
marc122
Ineptitude
P
PopcornPie
"We have no idea. We just woke up in the train and that's it." Soma said before turning to the two newcomers "And also, who might you two be? MPF's new recruits?"
thatguyinthestore
TheElenaFisher
marc122
Ineptitude
P
PopcornPie
jigglesworth
Some words you just read.
At Kassandra's mention of messengers, Price shrugged. "That's what the Royal Mail's for." Not bothering to explain, and fully aware this place probably doesn't have the Royal Mail, he looked over at Ciri as she hasted to Megumin's side.
There was some creepy, voodoo-looking man talking to the kid, which set off all sorts of alarms immediately. Tall, cane, eyeliner, all he needs is to introduce himself and they'll have a full set. His voodoo attire points to that, though. What's the word? Witch-"Doctor Facilier!" Yeah, that. "Had to happen sometime, mate," Price said to Corvo, then walked over with the two women, casually placing his hand on his sidearm. As those two protected Megumin, others joining as well, John veered off to the side, ready to
the man if he tries anything. They have him covered. Maybe on a normal day he would be a tad chill, but this man is very out of place for this world, giving off some dangerous vibes. And not in a good way. Blazkowicz addressed the man casually, being friendly with him. Well, they have their good cop now.
Despite the aggressive display, Facilier was still friendly to them, which can only mean two things. Either he's trying to sell them something, or he's the next person on the money trail. Well, more like candy trail. His business card doesn't necessarily clear it up, either. Con-artist, actual witch doctor, doesn't matter, he isn't to be trusted. Facilier started walking away, offering the group a tour. Price looked at the others, taking his hand off his sidearm. They all seemed to agree they did not want on Mr. Bone's Wild Ride, smiles or not. Unfortunately, in Megumin's "no," she insulted Facilier, calling him a creep and untrustworthy. She was right, of course, but it still hurt.
Megumin was suddenly being pushed around by- nothing? Price's hand quickly found his sidearm, but stopped as he saw the shadow on the wall. It was... terrifying. There is something particularly unsettling about living shadows, especially when evil. Black mist suddenly surrounded the kid, and within seconds, all that was left was a shoe. "The fuck are you-" John cut himself off, letting the witch doctor speak. Facilier wants them to come and meet his "powerful friends," and something tells Price they don't just want to sell tarot cards and rip them off for a palm reading. Nevertheless, it's clear they don't have the upper hand here.
Facilier pushed aside Ciri's question, but gave his word that Megumin will be turned back if they follow. Well, they probably don't ALL have to follow, but there's power in numbers. Sage was getting angry, a lamppost exploding, and fire surrounding him. Despite all this, Facilier was entirely unfazed, unshakable confidence that Price is almost convinced isn't any bit of a bluff.
The witch doctor led them down the alley, the skulls on his shop's door shooting flames as they approached. Which was.. just kind of extra. Was he trying to intimidate them anymore than he already has? Just for the aesthetic? Maybe the flames aren't meant for the level of resolve most of the group had. Either way, they were led inside, which looked just about what you'd expect a voodoo hut to look like. Skulls, cards, skeletons, other voodoo things. It was dark, only adding to the eeriness. The idea of there being more shadows hidden in the dark they passed by was... unsettling, to say the least, but Price didn't let those thoughts faze him. On the outside he was quite calm, following close behind Facilier. And no, he didn't take off his shoes, nor did he have a coat to hang up.
As the group sat down at the table, the doctor at one end, the latter asked them if they'd like to pass the time with a game of cards. The others probably know more about the dangers of these cards more than Price, but one could probably guess pretty accurately about what would happen. 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.
Lazaro1505
Skeleton Boi
Gretar
Welp.... it looks like his sleep was ruined, as he got off his bench and decided to take a calm stroll around town. Except..... the reason why he hate modern cities and such, is the loud noises you expect from a city. A honking of a car’s horn here, the loud stepping of each individual in the crowd, and the chirping of the city birds flying about. Ok.... the last one was not as annoying, but the others are nothing he experience in his past years on his home planet. But hey, might as well explore this city a bit, as he decided to adventure into nearby alleyways, and was mostly met with closed doors and trash thrown about.He did however, find a door that lead to some sort of voodoo shop. Hey, as long as it’s interesting, it’s something he should take a look at. Opening the door, he saw many other of his own teammates, along with a fancily dressed man playing cards or something. Shrugging, he said to the others “I didn’t know that you guys like being in a voodoo shop.” as he went to sit down on one of the nearby seats. Looking at the man, his mind was telling him that something seems wrong here, but he wouldn’t know what is wrong until it showed itself. “So..... what is this card game about....?“ he asked the man in black, waiting for a response.
thatguyinthestore
@ Voodoo shop group
TheElenaFisher
Senior Member
ʙʟᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴇʟʟᴀᴅᴏɴɴᴀ
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The entire time, Blake listened. It was bad enough that everyone listened and accepted Sage's apology, but Yang? She didn't get that. It was like if two separate people did the same thing, yet everyone only forgave one because they were younger and more inexperienced with the world than the other person. For people who cared for others, they sure seemed to be caring for everyone but her.
Then came what Yang said about her feelings, pushing them aside. Blake knew this all too well that doing that wouldn't solve anything and Yang knew this too, but she needed to be reminded of it. Putting a hand on her shoulder, she then hugged her a few seconds later. "Yang, you shouldn't push your feelings away. You and I both know that it's unhealthy to do that. It's wrong of everyone to just accept Sage's apology but not accept yours because he's younger than you and doesn't know any better and he doesn't seem to be used to the world. But aside from that, they should accept your apology regardless. Anyone who did accept it, you shouldn't hold it against them."
Blake then looked at Yang after letting go, but placed her hand on her non robotic arm. "I'll make sure to try to get everyone that didn't accept it to accept the apology, but as for your feelings? Pushing them away won't solve anything. You need to work through them or embrace them in some way. After we eat, we can find a gym for you and you can take the anger out on something there. But please... stop this and work through this? For me and Weiss?"
marc122
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ℭ𝔦𝔯𝔦
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The others seemed to agree to follow him and as they entered, Ciri ignoring the skulls that burst in to flame due to seeing that kind of stuff done before in the past, she looked around. Yeah, this wasn't ominous at all, but they had to deal with it if they wanted Megumin back to normal. Going to the table, he then held out cards and asked to play a game. "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?"
Someone then came through the door, turning out to be the man with the hammer, Gretar if she remembered correctly. He had more than likely found this place on accident. Ciri looked over at him. "Normally, we don't, but we have no choice."
thatguyinthestore
,
Lazaro1505
, @ voodoo gang
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The entire time, Blake listened. It was bad enough that everyone listened and accepted Sage's apology, but Yang? She didn't get that. It was like if two separate people did the same thing, yet everyone only forgave one because they were younger and more inexperienced with the world than the other person. For people who cared for others, they sure seemed to be caring for everyone but her.
Then came what Yang said about her feelings, pushing them aside. Blake knew this all too well that doing that wouldn't solve anything and Yang knew this too, but she needed to be reminded of it. Putting a hand on her shoulder, she then hugged her a few seconds later. "Yang, you shouldn't push your feelings away. You and I both know that it's unhealthy to do that. It's wrong of everyone to just accept Sage's apology but not accept yours because he's younger than you and doesn't know any better and he doesn't seem to be used to the world. But aside from that, they should accept your apology regardless. Anyone who did accept it, you shouldn't hold it against them."
Blake then looked at Yang after letting go, but placed her hand on her non robotic arm. "I'll make sure to try to get everyone that didn't accept it to accept the apology, but as for your feelings? Pushing them away won't solve anything. You need to work through them or embrace them in some way. After we eat, we can find a gym for you and you can take the anger out on something there. But please... stop this and work through this? For me and Weiss?"
marc122
━━━━━━━━━
ℭ𝔦𝔯𝔦
——————«•»——————
The others seemed to agree to follow him and as they entered, Ciri ignoring the skulls that burst in to flame due to seeing that kind of stuff done before in the past, she looked around. Yeah, this wasn't ominous at all, but they had to deal with it if they wanted Megumin back to normal. Going to the table, he then held out cards and asked to play a game. "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?"
Someone then came through the door, turning out to be the man with the hammer, Gretar if she remembered correctly. He had more than likely found this place on accident. Ciri looked over at him. "Normally, we don't, but we have no choice."
thatguyinthestore
,
Lazaro1505
, @ voodoo gang
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