Gah! Hey! Glare compensators would have been nice...

My mech is made of paper, were you expecting a blindfold or something?

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Deziscape

-The white glare subsides, revealing the empty air where Raijin once stood. Motes of light litter the air. The ground nearby has been scorched black, while everything at a distance has been bleached white, as if the sun had spent a good week bearing down on it.-

Dune: That... That was really satisfying. Thank you.

-Susano-o nods.-

Dune: Now... time to finish this.

-Dune raises the card, and the motes of light begin to swirl and gather within the paperback conduit. A stylized picture of Raijin, one hand holding lightning and the other holding chains, appears on the face. The picture is titles, XV: THE DEVIL. Dune looks at the card front and back.-

Dune: I'm gonna have to buy Igor a meal next time I see him.

-Susano-o sets Dune down on the ground near the crater before slashing the air, creating another void portal.-

Susano-o: Operation, complete.

-The void-giant steps through, and the portal closes behind him. Dune gives a small salute where the giant once stood.-

-The combined mech swiftly breaks back into it's component creations-

So... Have we rebooted Dezi yet?

Perhaps, perhaps not.

Westillaintseenolrustyyet

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

-Kitsune blinks few times to readjust here contracted pupils-

Kitsune: <Did anyone actually consider that by removing the source of Rust's power that Rust might no longer exist as a threat?>

Deziscape

Dezismack: Ugh... I suddenly feel... kinda tired.

Deziton: Yeah... *Yawn!* I'm tired, too.

Dezilete: We considered that, but things were a bit... out of our hands... man, all that activity has left us on a low point...

-Dune holds the card out as it begins to glow again. For those who aren't occupied by that, a red mech falls from the heavens. It reads as "Hostile" to all IFF readers.◊

Dune: What the hell is going on with this card...?

Dezicurrie: AAAAAAAAAAH IT'S HERRRRRRRRRRRR!

Aqua Resort

-possibly near Lily, Ever is still staffing the shop-

Breeze: <I'm booooored...>

Ever: If you want to get out of here sooner, how about you make yourself useful and go look adorable to draw sales?

-Breeze floats off to make faces at passersby-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

...

What the...

Damn, disengaged too early...

We might need a bigger boat

Thatyourustywherethehellwereyoududeipreferedyourhumansizedformbetter

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Deziscape

-The red mech doesn't move from it's landing point. It just... stares. It doesn't stop the Deziaspects from flipping out. The card in Dune's hand continues to glow, eventually releasing in a brilliant white light similar to Raijin. After it subsides, the card has... a new face, and a regal backing. It now shows XIV: Temperance - a copper-skinned serpent coils upon itself in the sky, surrounded by soft rainclouds.-

Dune: Woah...

-The Card trembles, and falls out of Dune's hand. It lands face-up, and the copper serpent erupts from the card before coiling in the sky. Arcane runes coat his body as it shines a cascading rainbow.-

Yurlungur: I have come. I shall heal.

-The red mech looks up at the flying serpent.-

Yurlunger: I shall return balance.

-Rainclouds begin to form in the sky.-

Kitsune: <Have I mentioned I hate rain? Because if I haven't, I really, really, really    HATE    rain.>

Huh...

Just a mo, researching.

I mean it should feel familiar.

Distributing the results

... Wait, what's a male puberty metaphor doing here?

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Deziscape

Yurlungur: I represent more aspects of life than that, Gestalt.

-The rain begins to fall from the clouds as Dune, the mech, and all of the Deziaspects stare skyward. The water isn't cool, or hot, but pleasantly warm. It seeps into the burnt soil, the wrecked machinery, and... the red mech.-

???: I...

-The chest of the mech opens outward as a rusted metal skeleton steps outward. It stares up at the sky with pleading eyes.-

Dune: Woah...

-The soil under their feet becomes loamy and moist as the wreckage and slag seem to either melt away or renew.-

Rusty! Iguesswehaventmetbutimchaosincarnateandyourredandgrittylookisreallyappealingtomysensibilitiesdoyouneedajobafterthisineedanewgeneralafteroldolliekickedthedesertdust

Hey, I'm not a... Okay Knowledge has private messaged me to say that I am a gestalt... Aparently it just means like, sorta just an aspect.

Another ditz episode?

Shuddup.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Kitsune: <Freaky metal skeleton is freaky.>

Deziscape

-The rain continues to fall.-

Yurlungur: Let this heal wounds, new and old.

-The soil begins to grow green as grass erupts from the once-parched ground. It also seeps into the metal skeleton staring at the sky.-

Rust: It... it's finally over...

-The askew metal ribs dissolve. The rended clothing stitches itself. The long-corroded skin returns.-

Dune: ... D-... Dezi?

-A familiar face now looks back down at Dune.◊ She gives him a smile, straight from the heart, before climbing back into her mech.-

Dezimorgan: ... Woah.

Dezilete: I... Wow.

Dune: ... I think... I think we're done here.

Dusk Bar

Wiseguy grinned."First one that I saw.You'll have to catch me first." He tapped the lamp that came down from the roof, and when it swung back, he was gone.

From outside of the bar, Wiseguy reached into his jacket, and pulled out a tommy gun.

A few seconds later, a hail of bullets erupted from that side of the wall towards the inside, and if the others were to look, Wiseguy was gone, his cackling echoing, the hum of an engine reverberating throughout the area.

Toriscape

"Yes, actually." Locke looked around, and a door popped up, Mirror's chuckle echoing. He sighed, nodded towards Tori, and said"So apparently Mirror wants us to go through that door."

Whoo, we put together another Dezi-lookin' aspect! I guess we'll need a punny name for her.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Somewhere

Keys: <Why not just call her "Agatha" or "The Hetrodyne"?

Deziscape

Kitsune: <Well, since we "repaired" her, why not call her "Rusty"?>

edited 21st Oct '14 8:39:00 PM by keys2tkingdom

Dusk Bar

-The Aspects, Ancestor, and Jason duck for cover.-

Jason:Oh, you little shit!

-He runs out the door to scour the city for the runaway.-

Hikaru:Jason, wai-...damn!

Hope:Tch, if he wants a chase...Justice, with me. Reason, you and Love search the remainder. Hikaru...

Hikaru:I'll do what I can, don't worry.

-And the rest follow.-

Tori scape

-Said door may have the sound of people rushing about behind it.-

edited 21st Oct '14 8:45:59 PM by Skyzerk

Deziscape

Dune: Perhaps it's best if we let her... pick her own name. Just like the first time.

-Yurlungur coils upon himself.-

Yurlungur: Now, I should tend to the other wounds the Devil and the Empress inflicted, as well as discuss matters with the one previously known as "Rust". Thank you again. I hope that your next visit is on better terms.

-The copper serpent slithers into the sky, disappearing into the clouds as the red mech rockets off toward the horizon.-

Garuda: -ello? Am I getting through?

Dune: Oh, hey, Garuda! Yeah, we're here.

Garuda: Oh, good. You went black for a distressingly extended period of time.

Selene: -s P-...-ti th-...-re?

Garuda: Apologies, Selene is human right now, and she's still not quite gotten the hang of telepathy yet.

Kitsune: <I think we're all okay. But I think the more pressing quest is, "Does this mindscape have a fixed exit?">

Toriscape

Tori: "Okay, not like there's anywhere else to go"

-She reaches for the door-

"Sounds lively"

-And pulls the handle-

Hey Selene~!

Oh great, now she's got a direction...

We just defeated two insanely huge mechanoid creations, she can have her fun for now.

At least she's not thinkin' about that reapertech thing...

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Deziscape

Deziborous: A FIXED POINT she asks! We can do better than that! Don't forget that this is the UNSTAAAAAAAABLE ZOOOOOOOONE!

-A pod drops from the sky and unfolds into a metallic gateway.-

Dune: You just did that to have fun.

Deziborous: I have a DEGREE in EXTREME PRESENTATION!

Selene: P-...-t! I'-...-isse-...-u!

-Dune makes his way to the gateway, freshly-grown grass under his feet.-

Jasonscape

Wiseguy is currently driving into the Negative base, while Locke might run into Justice as he steps out of the doorway, stumbling as he does so.

-Kitsune sighs at Deziborous.-

Kitsune: <I think I'm going to actively avoid enter mindscapes. This seems to be more of Ren's cup of tea.>

-Beat.-

<Pun not intended.> >_<

-Kitsune, likewise, makes her way to the gate.-