"Not standing still out in the open might be a start." Roman replied, shrugging and smirking. "But what would I know? I'm just the guy who didn't get his arm shot off in the first place." When Agnes moved into few, the criminal fell silent as he stared at her intently for a moment. "I forgot to ask, but what's with her? She your partner? I prefer the more... lively type myself. " And he meant that in several ways. Something about the woman creeped him out, and it wasn't just the freaky eyes.
"Speaking of." His eyes flicked away from the woman, grateful to have something to distract him from her, and turned towards Juri. He grinned slightly and chuckled. "What a shame. You didn't miss out on much. Did you really think one of the 'heroes' would lead you to the princess even if they knew where she was?" Soma popped into Roman's mind, which just made him more amused. He'd have to see if that could be of any use later.
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feeling blue
As it was to be expected of Reinhardt he greeted Genji in his usual friendly way, with a tap to his shoulder that still quite a decent bit of strength to it. It was good to have someone like him around, his charisma was always good at keeping morale up even when the cyborg ninja was having his doubts.
"I'm at peace with myself now, but I see you haven't changed much since our time at Overwatch. What have you been up to since then?"
As Soma offered to give a little tour of the place, Genji decided to stick around for the time being. He still needed to know some of his allies a little better, he hadn't gotten much of a chance to do so last time and, if the fight from the last challenge was any indication, he wouldn't have much luck trying to do things all by himself.
Small Talk
Ready to follow Soma, Usalia looked up to the ninja and the knight. Most of the people were taller than her and probably older from what she could see. That was nothing new to the young Overlord, she has lived with mostly adults for a long time now especially after The Lost. "You guys know eachother? What is Overwatch?" If others trapped here knew eachother maybe Usalia would find someone she recognized brought here. That brought mixed feelings as while she would be glad to see a familiar face she wouldn't want others to be stuck under the thumb of the humans that brought her here.
Reinhardt - Time 4 Backstory
The knight replied to Genji, "Glad to see it! I've been roaming around the world, dispensing justice wherever and whenever. They said retirement could help me relax, ha! You can't keep Reinhardt down without a fight!" Reinhardt looked at the little overlord as he explained, "Of course! Overwatch was a task force designed to defend humanity against the Omnics when they went crazy. After it was over, we brought justice and peace everywhere!" Then, a melancholic sigh, "Alas, it did not last. It fell apart after... plenty of issues and all activities were deemed illegal. But, I won't stand for it, and neither will my friends!"
After that little bit of exposition, Reinhardt accompanied Soma's trip across the Nemesis House.
Felix - Not Alone in the Frustration
Felix took off his helmet as he drank his beer as Roman and Juri joined in, "Fuckin' A. I prefer my piracy up here than waste my time with Goldilocks. Hell, if you wouldn't have killed him, I would've." After hearing Jan's injury in regards to his fight with Teppei, he responded "We just need to find a way to kill that... thing without losing someone. Or at the very least, keep his ugly ass busy."
"I treasure every day with you, darling." "No need to be so sappy, love." "You know that's how she is, Nia." - AU!Pyra, Nia, Mythra
Lizard Metabolism
Jan, Kitchen Talk
"Hey, Guyliner, you ever stop to hear shit coming out of your mouth?" Jan grumbled at Roman, finishing his bloodpack, then offhandedly throwing Agnes an extra scrap of meat he found in the fridge. She devoured it without much care for table manners, idly scraping the remains out of her sharp, predatory teeth. "Or are you too used to your girlfriend doing smiley faces to you all day?" He must have been talking about Neo.
"And Agnes here is a pet. A Christmas present, if you will." This time he grinned, gesturing idly to the maid. "She was one of the civies we were sent in to waste. The Producers are a bunch of sick fucks, so they've got me this here souvenir when I've won the MVP contest last challenge."
"As for Goblin Boy, you just move around a lot, I guess. He doesn't seem too mobile, right? Just strafe his gun." He had to kick himself mentally for not doing that, but to be fair, he was hungry, angry and otherwise in bad disposition. This time, Jan got himself a can of cheap beer and raised it in toast to Juri. "Preach it. Fuck the jungle."
Four, Yes, With Kage -> TV
"Quite. But I will let it slip for now, soldier. Just do not give in to pointless fanaticism next time you're told not to kill someone." Some preaching to the choir. Regardless, Four scoffed and left the Guardsman, heading over to where Chun-Li and Ryuko were.
"I've heard I have you to thank for getting the princess to safety?" She addressed the former, nodding hello.
Soma, Mid-Tour
So it looks like the ninja and the knight have a history. "What are Omnics, by the way?" I ask idly either of the two as I continue the tour, showing them where is what, pointedly avoiding the kitchen.
How do lizards fly?
feeling blue
"Robots, basically, except intelligent enough that they are hardly different from humans. They are still machines, however, and although we still don't know the cause, something made them to go berserk and started a worldwide crisis," Genji explained to Soma, thinking back to the times of conflict he had been involved in since he had gotten in Overwatch, "things have been more peaceful now, but the wounds left by the crisis will take a long time to heal."
He took notice of Teppei approaching. The look of admiration on his face making it clear that he was holding himself back from going all fanboy towards Reinhardt. The man had that quality to him, children seemed to be attracted to him like moths to a flame. What really got the ninja's attention, however, was the boy's implication that he was a knight too.
"'As well?'"
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Ryuko - Something something rock and a hard place (Lounge)
"Hehe, don't worry about it." Ryuko answered Chun-Li, shooting her a easygoing smile. "It was pretty damn chaotic getting everyone back to the boats once we got the princess on board. I'm just glad we won that little challenge..." she added while stretching her legs. Her channel flipping eventually stopped at a program showing two women fighting each other. Ryuko chuckled, putting the remote down.
"I admit I didn't do too much but stood bodyguard for the boat. You guys did most of the heavy lifting. I'm kinda feel like I have to-" she started before Four showed up next to them. Ryuko stopped and looked over to Chun-Li then back at Four.
"Hey, let's not start here alright? I want to take it easy right now OK?" Ryuko said over to the both of them, hoping to defuse anything that might happen between them.
Your works are one trope short.
As Neo continued to take her sweet time with her murder plans, Liberty spoke yet again.
"Another contestant is entering the house!"
"In a city where murder is practically legal as long as the right people are paid, everyone is an asshole, and deathmatches are the local sport of choice, these two are the local superheroes! Please welcome Santa Destroy's beloved superheroes, The New Destroymen!"
Prior to being brought in to the house, The newcomers would find themselves in a tiny cubicle, completely restrained by invisible forcefields, and forced to sit through hastily-edited footage of Liberty explaining
the situation, and making the introductions of everyone who hadn't left the house. The footage ended with a title card proclaiming the team they were on (Hero for Usalia, Shirou, and Reinhardt, Villain for Nobunaga), before the viewing screen erupted into a bright white portal and automated pistons pushed them through.
Liberty continued to speak, voice echoing throughout the house.
"Now then, the votes are in. First, our loser from Team Villain, who's punishment will be that everything they say will now be spoken like they are a pirate until the next challenge.....Penemue Dogan!"
"Second, our winner from the hero team is none other then.....Chun-li! For your prize, we will be placing a new room in the house, a fighting dojo themed like something from your homeland!"
Suddenly, a new door appeared inside the room with the TV, leading to a large, mostly empty room
◊ Off to the side, a panel sat, which would allow anyone inside to request any and all manner of martial arts training gear, as well as a large list of songs that were designated good training montage music.
Much like the cyborg ninja he unintentionally took after in many ways, Raiden suddenly appeared next to Genji, having overheard his last comment.
"A worldwide robot attack? If it hadn't been for all the other insane things I've seen, I'd say that only happens in movies. So, what kind of robot attack are we talking, was this manmade robots going nuts, like in The Terminator, or a robot invasion from outer space?"
Tira's smile grew wider as Noby spoke. Oh, I like you, Noby, you seem like fun. You should join my team! I have a special little team of all of the fun people on the villain team, we call ourselves "Team Murder Buddies", it's a name I came up with myself! Basically, we're a bunch of people who don't like being ordered around by frowny faced bosses and just wanna have fun.
We don't really have any leader, that's not really the point, the voice in my head says it's something about, erm....mutual protection? This way, in case one of the boring heroes tries to kill us, we can all be there to gang up on em! The only rules we have are kill the heroes first if we're doing something with them around, and don't try to order people around or betray us! Other then that, you can do whatever you wanna do, You wanna join?
The two were close enough to the new entrant point that the New Destroymen might be able to overhear Tira's explanation of her team and her offer.
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Jan, Whisked Awayyyy~
Ahem... Make Way For Replacement
"I just want to say that, uh, I don't think this is quite right. We are just actors for the most part." One Destroyman said in response to the announcement. "And, well, we would be in the other team otherwise now, wouldn't we?"
"Yeah, that intro was fucking lame. Guess that's what science has done, created mutts for otakus that can't even read the fucking paper right." The other added right after, though obviously he was quite less pleased than his companion... brother? Part? It was hard to say.
Nevertheless, this is quite a development. "While I think this is an excellent idea, young lady, I would like to think this one through." The polite Destroyman addressed Tira's idea upon hearing it, nodding. "We would like to assess who we're dealing with first, for maximum efficiency. I hope you understand."
"That name fucking sucks, chiquita. What are you, five?" The other chuckled mockingly. "At least the bod's not five."
Four, Oh No
"Oh no, I mean no ill will." Four shook her head, idly hearing that one of theirs was forced to talk like a pirate. "We may be on different teams, but I admire your skills and determination to do the right thing all the same, Dame Chun-Li."
Soma, On Robots
"Was it really just some virus or something like that?" I tilt my head a little. "If they're as smart as humans, they might have come to some ideological conclusions on their own. At least, I would assume so."
"Any evil empires that could have done that? Terrorist cells? Luddites?"
How do lizards fly?
Tira's eyelids lowered, and her head suddenly hunched over as she turned to face the newcomers.
I tried to tell her that, but she diden't care. Tira said, her voice now far raspier. But I don't really see where you get off saying shit about the name, given yours. "New Destroymen"? What kind of fucking name is that? And for the record, I wasen't talking to you, I was talking to her. She said as she jabbed a finger at Noby. I only really bother recruiting a select class of people. people who enjoy the act of killing, people who don't flinch from it, people who don't think they're hot shit and everyone needs to bow before them, and I haven't spoken to you yet to see if you fit what I'm looking for.
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New Destroymen, Sounds Like A Band's Name
"I suppose you might not be familiar with this classic of Santadestroyan indie movie scene, Miss." The polite Destroyman nodded, expression slightly sheepish. "Terribly sorry for the interruption. I simply thought I can say my piece there, since I cannot say we are not considering joining."
"Girly, I was ripping men to pieces while you were still shitting in the litterbox." The other, less polite one, snarled defiantly, likely staining the general opinion Tira might have had on the duo. At least, the rude part.
How do lizards fly?
"Hm, a tempting offer. I DO like the killing and the burning. But this is a bit more indiscriminate than I am used to. I'll join on the condition you people don't make me kill as much as you do I suppose and I won't bother you back when you have your fun. The name could use a bit of work though." Continuing her almost antiquated way of speaking, Nobunaga decided to go for the middle grounds to test the water as it were. After all, she wasn't exactly squeaky clean of all the deaths she caused, but even she only ordered such things in order to unify Japan and stop the constant warring.
Glancing at the cyborg twins that seemed to really just be one singular man sliced in half and then equipped with a robot sliced in half for their other parts, the warlord blanked out for a moment at the incredulous scene. "I knew technology had come a long way in the future but this is almost fantastically so. How does this science even work out? My common sense can't make heads or tails out of this... And I LOVE IT! HAHAHA! Yes, this is how human should be! Continue pushing forward to new horizons and conquer the shackles that the heavens place upon us!" Now rather more excited than before, Nobunaga's uproarious laugh rang out from the stomach.
Vampire Hunter
Chun-Li, Lounge
"Thanks," Chun-Li blushed but before she could continue, they were interrupted by one of the villains, a teenage girl like Ryuko from the looks of it. She frowned somewhat at Four as she knew she was on Team Villain. However, what Four offered instead was admiration which left Chun-Li rather confused. "Yes, I am... Uh, thank you."
Chun-Li then realized that she had won MVP and looked over to the new door, she smiled and guessed to where a camera might be, "Thank you for choosing me as MVP!"
"But right now I just want to relax after all of that," Chun-Li looked over at Four again. "Well, feel free to sit with us, I guess."
Juri, Kitchen
"He didn't notice me until I wanted him to," Juri smirked at Roman and held up her finger. It was then that Jan appeared to be his usual self, and nodded in confirmation of what Jan explained about Agnes. "Yeah, yeah... She's Jan's little zom— ghoulish maid."
It was then that announced that Penemue would be punished by being forced to talk like a pirate and... Hmmph! At least, the Interpol Agent brought in something that Juri could also use, but the Korean martial artist soon devolved into laughter at the thought of Penemue talking like a pirate.
"Oh, I want to see him as a pirate!" Juri smiled as she got some alcohol, and look around, noticing that Jan disappeared... However, it seemed that Agnes, his former pet zombie remained. "Huh."
Juri would have figured that she would have left with Jan, and would soon begin drinking, "Looks like the fans got bored of Jan, but not his pet."
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Lizard Metabolism
The Destroymen, Well She Seems Personable
"We do try our best to conquer space." The polite Destroyman smiled at Nobunaga shrugging. "But I can't say I know how that happened. Somebody saw fit to bring us back, which I suppose I'm grateful for, because, phew, there were other serious contenders out there."
'cause we're a motherfucking murder machine, that's why!" The rude Destroyman grinned savagely, clearly pleased with the compliment. "Gods can go suck it."
Four, Yay
"Thank you. I mean no harm, though fate has cast me in the opposite team." Four nodded and took the seat, offering a small smile. "After all, we are all prisoners of the higher power here. The least we can do is to at least get along while we are still here."
How do lizards fly?
Menardi and Snake - Enter the dojo
Menardi nodded in satisfaction as the prize was announced.
"Good work, Chun-Li."
Now that was a useful addition. Of course, a proper laboratory would have been better, but a good training room was splendid. And it fit perfectly into her plans to do some training. She disappeared to the Heroes' Bedroom for a moment to change into some more suitable clothing (a grey tracksuit, clearly donated by some athletics wear company with a sleek black logo), then walked into the dojo.
Snake followed some time afterwards, having changed to a simple white t-shirt and olive drab pants. He started to do some simple warm-up exercises, while Menardi considered the training equipment available.
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Neo - To Kill Or Not To Kill, Nemesis Hallway
The short girl had to pause once more at Suika's comments, mulling them over.
The blonde (no, not that one) had a point. Was it really sporting to kill the poor, defenseless commentator? Why not someone with a bit more punch, someone it would take some effort to kill? Would it really satisfy her to have the Catman at her mercy, completely unable to fight back, instead of a hard-won kill?
Yes, yes it would.
Neo nodded to that effect at Suika, before leaping the last few feet towards Liberty, looking to knock him to the ground, straddle him, and stab him the chest multiple times like she had a personal grievance.
Roman smirked at Jan's words, more amused than insulted. One because that wasn't the first time he'd been called something similar, and those who had done it hadn't been laughing for long, and two because if Neo had heard what he said she would have turned the man into a pin cushion.
Then, before the conversation could go any further, Jan seemed to just disappear. The criminal blinked, then glanced around. "So if the fans don't like you, you get to leave?" Not that he wanted that himself. He'd just end up right back in a cell most likely.
Teppei listened as the ninja looking man talked about actual robots, and how he fought them. He stared in awe, thinking about how crazy that would be. When he turned towards him, the goblin-boy grinned and nodded. "Yep! Back home I'm called the Iron Knight. I fight to protect people from monsters." He pointed towards where his almost comically large equipment was lying. "I even have my own sword and shield. And a gun as well."
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He wasn't expecting people to be so interested in the Omnic Crisis, but the questions just kept coming in and there was no harm in answering them. It wasn't like there were any pressing matters currently. Well, trying to find a way to get out of the crazy show was something that they could try but somehow he had a feeling that wouldn't go anywhere.
"Man-made, we haven't had Decepticons attack us yet," Genji answered Raiden, his tone of voice being lighter and more casual, "if you think the robot war is too crazy, remind me to tell you about the genetically engineered primates on the moon later," he added, whether his fellow cyborg would think he was being serious or just messing with him, he didn't really care.
Then Soma began suggesting possibilities for the cause of the crisis, to which Genji shrugged in response. "Truth be told, I joined Overwatch for personal reasons and did not stay for long after I accomplished my goals. I was not there when the organization went under, so if there were any findings regarding what caused the crisis, during that time, I would not know. I cannot imagine any discoveries were made though, otherwise it would have gotten all over the media, unless, of course, the higher ups are keeping it hidden. Either way, we don't have proof of anything."
Finally there was the little knight who also seemed to be very invested in this tale. He pointed towards the equipment that looked far too big for someone of his size to wield, but it was hard to discredit what he was claiming considering he wouldn't have been brought to this competition if he wasn't capable.
"That's... very impressive for someone so young," he said, sounding genuinely impressed, "monsters, you say?" He questioned further.
An announcement echoed through the house about some a dojo now being in the house as a prize for our victory in the last challenge. It was certainly something that could be of use and Genji thought of taking a look at it once this conversation was over.
Lizard Metabolism
Soma, Conspiracy Theorist And Goblin Supporter
"I can see why such information would be hidden from public eye, Shimada-san." I reply to the cyborg ninja. "But at the same time, this likely is giving any today's Omnics no easy rest, isn't it?"
Teppei piped in to the conversation, though it looks like our cyborg ninja is a little incredulous on that. "I can vouch for Teppei; he's formidable with these."
How do lizards fly?
Spidophile
Qui-Gon
After having been teleported back to the Nemesis house, Qui-Gon felt a sense of calm that one typically felt when having accomplished something through the power of the Force. While he did succeed in stopping a villain, he was far from the only hero to have helped save the day. With that in mind, he headed towards Chun-Li and Four.
"Congratulations Chun-Li. Your actions saved a girl's life today. I sense a great power and a tempered mind within you. You would have made a great Jedi." Qui-Gon told her.
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Tira chuckled at the foul mouthed of the pair as he insulted her. Oh, I see, you're old, decrepit, a relic who's been around too long for his own good. You're free to underestimate me if you want, don't let me stop you. But I don't want to hear your crap if I end up tearing out your throat.
Then she reverted again to her other personality.
So, I'm kinda confused guys. Like, you both look the same, but.....not? What's the deal with that? If you're twins, then why do you look like, reversed? I thought twins looked the same. Or did someone like, split you in half and somehow not kill you? And if that's what happened, why are you two so different?
Suddenly an explanation somehow occurred to her, and she suddenly perked up. Oh, oh, are you like me, did you have voices in your head too that sometimes takes over for you?
Raiden was rendered speechless as he tried to figure out whenever or not Genji was joking.
".....Right." He eventually said. "I'm going to go check out this training dojo thing. Later."
With that, he turned and entered the dojo, seeing the blonde woman from the first challenge already in the room.
"Hey there." He said with a wave. "You thinking about getting some training in too?"
Menardi - Alchemist and Metal Man
"Hm?"
Menardi turned around to see Raiden approach. She hadn't had a chance to talk to the cybernetic ninja since the first Challenge.
"Hello Raiden," she greeted him. "Yes, I feel like I need to sharpen my skills. It's been a while since I last fought with people on an even playing field, and there are things I need to work on."
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Raiden smirked as an idea came to mind. He drew his blade from his back, twirling it in his hand.
"I'm of the same mind. They say training is more effective when you have a partner. And here, where we come back to life whenever we die, there's no need to hold back. And I never did get to see what you could do during the first op."
"So, how about it? I don't usually make a habit of hurting women, but then, most people who arn't cyborgs can't keep up with me, and you don't run into many female cyborgs in the field. Not that you'd be able to tell, of course, most PM Cs don't bother to slap boobs on the bodies of the females, that'd cost extra and doesen't really add any combat utility."
Raiden stopped spinning his blade, and pointed it blade first in her direction. "Of course, that's only if you think you can keep up with me. Far be it from me to pick on the weak and defenseless. Training won't mean much if I beat you with both hands tied behind my back." The last comment was said with another playful smirk, and it was clear that Raiden was just playing around to get into the spirit of things and not aiming to insult.
Menardi - Vs Cyber Ninja
Menardi considered it for the moment. This was a good chance to fight against a high-speed opponent, which was a chance that did not come every day. The taunt at the end clinched it, and she grinned.
"Alright then," she said confidently. "Let's see if your bite is as good as your bark. Let me just transmute a weapon."
If he used a sword with that setup, Menardi assumed it would very sharp, probably a vibroblade or energy-edged blade. Which meant that trying to block it would be a colossal waste of time. And with his speed, trying to keep him at a distance with a spear or similar would not work. Instead...she would have to get creative. Her specialty. Browsing the selection of training aids, she picked out a rope and two smaller weights. A flash of Alchemy, and she was holding a weighted chain and sickle. Manipulating the strength of the chain and density of the weight on the end until she was satisfied, she finally took a stance. Flashes of Psynergy, invisible to all but those trained in the mental arts, was the only visible sign of the basic elemental buffs she equipped.
"Ready when you are."
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Kage - Rejoice For Yourselves
Smiley happily bounced off again, leaving me there. Still alive. I took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from my brow. That was too close. Next time she's liable to just kill me without all that fuss first. I need to start watching my mouth and looking over my shoulder. But if I knew how to do that, I wouldn't have gotten into the legion to begin with. Where in hell was Pen? I hoped he'd had better luck than me finding out some weak points we can hit these guys at. But first, there was the other person who'd been telling me off. I turned to her.
"You still got a problem with me? Or are we done here?"
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu