It took a moment for Teppei to react to Genji, his mind focused on the ninja's words. Actual robots and smart monkeys? The man's world sounded crazier than his own in some ways. The goblin-boy nodded, addressing the two new heroes. "Thanks! And yeah, monsters. Everyone calls them Goblins. They can look all different, but they're all really ugly and look kind of like giant people. It makes sense, since they used to be humans. But... one day a bunch of people suddenly just turned into them, violent and heartless freaks that started to kill everyone else just because they could." The young boy frowned slightly. "A lot of people died that day, and Japan was overrun by them."
Then he lifted his hand up, the small limb suddenly twisting into a large dark metal claw. "I'm one of them, but I refuse to let the power make me cruel like the others did. So I protect whoever I can, and kill other goblins that try to hurt people."
Raiden nodded in approval as she summoned an unusual weapon. No doubt she was counting on the use of an exotic weapon to trip him up. He was then invited to strike first, clearly she was hoping to get him swinging so she could do some form of dodge and counter. He chuckled as he started circling her, his visor slamming shut as various graphics and other information appeared on the inside.
"No, no, ladies first. My wife would kill me if I didn't show some basic manners."
The blade remained held off to the side, ready to move as needed to react to whatever she did.
The Mighty Pen
Kage - To Get Us Into Trouble Faster
As the other woman walked off, I was finally able to have a look around again. There were a couple new prisoners dumped in with us while Angry was holding my attention and most of the others had either drifted off or were chatting with each other. Smiley was jawing with the new guys on our team, some feudal world-looking girl and a couple heavily augmetic guys. As usual, we got the crazies and the useless. I'd see about talking with them after Smiley was done with'em. In the meantime, seeing as how Pen was nowhere to be found, I headed over to the kitchen. Might as well get a bite to eat after that shitshow. Knuckles and the cane guy were both there, along with the warp-spawn they'd given Eyeball, but Eyeball himself was missing. Strange. I thought she was supposed to follow him around. Maybe our jailers did for him. Wouldn't be the first time people just blinked away.
"Hey," I greeted them. "Eyeball not here any more? And if he's not, what happens to that thing?"
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu
With that little mental gripe out of the way, Suika launched herself at Neo as soon as she took off in a sprint, aiming to plant both of her tiny feet into her side and knock her over.
feeling blue
"Indeed, omnics have been suffering a lot because of people's anger after the crisis. There are those who are trying to improve the relationships between omnics and humans, but it has been a difficult fight." Genji replied to Soma, then glanced over at Teppei again as he explained what he did, "That... that seems like quite a heavy burden for a child. Is there no way to cure those people?" He further inquired as he now took the role of questioner.
It was impressive for sure, but also a little sad that a child had to be thrown into a situation like that at such a young age. Not only that but it looked like the whole thing was like some kind of zombie outbreak, except that people apparently turned into monsters at random. It sure sounded like a very bleak situation and not only that but Teppei himself was one of those, except with more control over his actions.
Salute the freedom fairy! ._.7
Out in the yard
The house's yard was, as always, pristine and kept clean of blemishes by the place's natural regeneration magic advanced technology.
-BOOM-
And just like that, the pristine tableau was gone, as in one sorry corner a hole the size of a giant's foot suddenly blew open with a thunderous crash. Dirt, grass, and rock spattered the sides of the house and scattered everywhere else, maybe even on the poor inhabitants of the nextdoor hot tub.
The pasted hail of green rained down for several seconds before coming to an end, returning the yard to sweet stillness. Silence reigned for several more seconds, the brief violent interlude being absorbed as readily as a lemon cake down a starved man's gullet. Then, slowly, a dirty, gloved hand rose out of the new hole in the ground, raising and ensnaring several mounds of grass as its owner pulled himself out with a grunt.
Harry Dresden, straight to the showers with you
There's nothing in the world that feels better than warm water after a month in the cold ground. I craned my neck and let it gently dribble down my face, twisting the knob as far as it would go. I'll give the producers this, their production values were top notch; even something as simple as the common bathrooms looked large and inviting, offering up every kind of washing utility from old fashioned wooden baths to modern showers to weird asian looking areas with wide open wetrooms. The middle option suited me just fine, and were still way more advanced than anything I had ever owned (I didn't even have a water heater which, in my opinion, were the most underrated and underappreciated part of modern society).
I ran my fingers through my wild hair a few times, feeling the clumps of dirt fall out and drain away. I smelled like a tomb and felt worse; everything ached, and there was this weird buzzing in my head like some bees had decided to take up residence. I closed my eyes and let the streams splash against my forehead, leaning on the wall. I just stood still, resting for a minute or two as the water slowly melted the feeling away. I rubbed my temples to accelerate the process and tried to get the gears going. My thoughts weren't entirely coherent, but my situation wasn't really complicated either. Hells bells, a month long dirt nap is a new one, even for me. And I had no earthly idea what had caused it. I considered the possibility that maybe one of those 'villains' had put a curse for me after I wrecked their kitchen. Or maybe one of my supposed allies. Yeah, that was probably it, my luck was just like that.
After the minute passed, I racked my knuckles a few times against my forehead experimentally. Still felt as dense as ever, but that just meant it was the same as it had always been. I sighed and began the long process of scrubbing myself down, letting the soothing heat do its part on the rest of my aching body while my brain wandered.
Those producers hadn't exactly filled me in on what I had missed, either. I had ignored pretty much everyone as I stomped my dirty ass over to the shower rooms, so I didn't even have any clue what the current set up looked like. We were all still immortal, right? So I figured no one should have been killed off at least. Probably lots of new faces around, some even as questionably sane as I was.
I probably should have been upset at my continued, bizarrely tragic circumstances. And for a minute I was. But hot showers were basically massages and therapy wrapped in one, especially to people who were used to freezing water; the ache went away, and warmth began to settle on me. Oh well, I told myself, not like there's much for me to lose anyway. Why be grim about things?
Done with that, I stood straight and stretched in the water jets, and grabbed my duster off of its hanger on the wall next to me. Settling back down on the ground and whistling a tune to myself, I began to meticulously scrub the dirt and blood off of it. Most of my clothes I'd simply be disposing of — not like I'd miss jeans and a blank T shirt, I wasn't THAT poor — but my enchanted duster was a wildly different story. I didn't want to be known as that creepy guy who walks around in an ichor-bleached coat. Plus I needed to check on how the magic seals were doing after being dormant for so long. I scrubbed away, the familiar labor drawing me into a gentle stupor as I pondered what was in store for me now.
Something something magic system in his body didn't like the new universe, something something winter mantel konked him out and put him into hibernation, accidentally fell into the whole in the ground he had previously blasted open while he was falling into it. Producers were way too happy to send him a message telling him what had happened after it wore off
edited 16th Jul '17 11:37:26 PM by tvtropesnoob
"Your Sig is now charmingly out of date" — Vox, 7/6/2016
Lizard Metabolism
New Destroymen, Done With Tira > Now Pestering Magician
"Not if I rip out your head and shit down your neck first, you sad fucking clown." The rude Destroyman snarled back at Gloomy Tira before she reverted back to her usual Jolly self.
"It's quite a funny story, if I may say so." The polite Destroyman chuckled quietly upon the question. "We used to be a single person, one Destroyman, back in the old UAA. As it turned out, our opponent was too formidable and we ended up in two halves as you can see." He gestured towards himself and the rude one who only scoffed. "A true gentleman, that man. As you can see, he sliced perfectly enough to make it two even halves."
"As for your other question, if I had to guess we are probably the Superego and the Id of the original Destroyman. We balance each other out like Yin and Yang, or like Fire and Ice." He smiled at Tira. "In any case, please excuse us. We still need to glance around, see the place some more." And then the two Destroymen were gone...
...having just walked into the bathroom and stumbling upon one duster-scrubbing magician. "Ah, excuse me. Didn't think anyone would be here." The polite Destroyman introduced himself, half-man, half-machine and all shitty superhero. "Well, since we're already here, we might as well introduce ourselves. Destroymen, at your service." This time, the rude one refrained from any scathing remark, but it was obvious he wasn't thinking very highly of a man washing his duster in the shower.
Soma, On Omnics
"Racism never goes away, huh..." Robots, aliens, other races, it's always the same. Human race are idiots. "Well, for what it's worth, I hope things can be worked out in the end."
How do lizards fly?
Vampire Hunter
Chun-Li, Couch
"Thanks," Chun-Li blushed as she took the compliments from Menardi and Qui-Gon, before looking at Four again. "That sound perfectly fine... What's your name?"
Juri, Kitchen
"Yeah, but don't think you can just refuse to do the challenges and go back home," Juri replied to Roman. "They will just try to shoot you or set you on fire if you are willfully refuse to entertain the audience."
"And since we respawn here, they will keep on doing that until you agree to it," Juri noted to Roman, frowning at the situation.
Wizard Needs Food Badly
For a brief moment, Teppei hesitated. His face twisted into a uncertain expression, lips pulled down in a frown. He jumped back to when he'd ran into people again for the first time, and learned more about Goblins were. About what he was, and could become. But, he pushed it aside, slowly shaking his head. "Uh, no no one has been able to figure one out, if there even is one. And.., I don't think most of the people who changed would want to be cured anyway. The truth is... Goblins are people who were different before they changed. Criminals and monstrous, cruel people. Deviants, they say. And, only the strong ones remember who they are and can change." He looked the at the man's visor, where his eyes would be, to try and gauge his reaction. "Only me and one other person are good goblins. The rest... there's no other option but to kill them."
feeling blue
"That's our hope as well," Genji said to Soma, not really being able to think of anything else to say regarding the subject.
Then he focused completely on Teppei as he explained more about these goblins he fought and was a part of. Those that were turned into goblins were generally criminals and other cruel people, which raised further questions of how exactly such a transformation happened if it targeted specific people, but there likely wasn't a clear answer to that question. Neverthless, the fact that Teppei only had the help of one other person like him to help... To say that it was a difficult situation was an understatement, certainly nothing a child should have to go through.
"I see... You must have a very strong resolve, to be able to keep resisting the effect of that power."
Genji took a moment to think back to how enthusiatic Teppei was acting just moment earlier. Even despite the bleak state of the Japan he knew, he was still very much a child at heart. To think he was able to keep some of that cheer... The ninja couldn't help but wonder...
"What is it that keeps you going? In a situation like that, it would probably be very easy for someone to lose hope."
Usalia - Nemesis House
Usalia listened intently to the others around her. This was a strange place really, one moment she was suddenly shoved into this place the next she was starting to talk with humans that were now her peers. She had never even met a human before this that she knew of. But while this ninja and knight's origin was interesting, Teppei had something that hit a little closer to home. "Wow, you were cursed just like I was, but your situation sounds so much worse than mine. I was cursed by a general of The Lost when she invaded my homeland and soon after killed my parents. Revenge drove me forward to survive, but you don't even know why you were cursed..."
She looked away from Teppei. "And I had so much support from my parents, my subjects, and my friends from the Rebel Army. My curse forced me to do what I hated most and avoid what I loved most or I would go berserk with power and die." Her situation wasn't exactly the same, but becoming an ordinary demon and losing themselves to their power was probably not that different from dying. "I respect someone that can live with that kind of pressure, I didn't know humans would share some of the problems that demons have. I've never met a human before, plip."
edited 18th Jul '17 8:03:15 AM by StephanReiken
Lizard Metabolism
Four, Introduction At Lounge
"My name is Four, an Intoner of the Land of Mountains." She nodded at Chun-Li. "You, I've heard, are Chun-Li, is that correct?"
Soma, On Curses
"Well, I suppose I'm the luckiest here when it comes to curses." I mention idly in the conversation. "Managed to fight it off quick enough, so it doesn't pester me. Still, I suppose it was this close to losing myself there."
How do lizards fly?
Roman chuckled dryly, looking darkly amused at Juri's words. "No worries there. I'm not in any real rush to get back, as comfy as the cell might have been. And such lovely company too." He said in an upbeat but very sarcastic tone. "And it seems that being strong-armed into playing someone else's games has been happening to me a lot lately. This time they're even actual games, which is at least mildly entertaining." He tilted his glass towards Juri slightly, a wry grin on his face. "So what about you, Beautiful? What kind of 'villain' are you where you're from?"
For the first time, which he felt a little embarrassed about, Teppei turned his attention to the other new arrival for their team. He was a little surprised to find himself looking at another bunny girl around his age. There was a brief pang in his chest as he thought of Yuki. He hoped she was safe, but there wasn't much he could do right then.
Instead he focused on the girl. Looking closer now, he realized he might not have been quite right. The girl's 'ears' seemed to be part of the ear muffs she wore, which was a little odd but Yuki wore some odd things in her human form. And speaking of clothes, a faint blush spread across the goblin-boy's cheeks as he noticed just what the 'bunny' girl was wearing. Sure Yuki might not really wear anything as a goblin, but neither did he and she had all her fur. With this girl's outfit he could see... a lot. He quickly focused all his attention on her face and what she was saying.
"I"m sorry about your parents." Teppei said sympathetically, frowning. "And that curse sounds awful. I can still use mine to do what I want, so long as I don't let it take me over." He glanced down briefly, his frowning deepening. "Though, it's slowly getting stronger. Sometimes it's better, but sometimes it's hard and I can't even turn back fully and I get horns." The reply for as much for Genji as it was for Usalia. Then he cocked his head, giving the girl a confused look. "Demon?"
The goblin-boy's confusion was left behind when the ninja spoke up again, asking a question that he knew the answer to very well. He grinned up at the man. "It's easy. I want to protect everyone who can't protect themselves. My Dad's an-" His grin faltered slightly, his tone losing a little strength, "My Dad's an amazing police detective! He's saved a lot of people and put away a lot of monsters and bad guys before everything happened. So I want to be a hero that protects everyone, just like him. Like we promised my Mum before she died. To be sure to live well, and to protect the people around us. So I became the Iron Knight, when no one else could fight back." His orange eyes burned with determination as he clenched a fist in front of himself. "So I can't lose hope, for the sake of everyone back home!"
edited 19th Jul '17 6:36:40 AM by Alleydodger
Menardi - Dojo
Menardi laughed.
"How polite of you," she said, assuming a pose. "Unfortunately, I am no lady."
Immediately, she channelled into being a dozen small fireballs, each the approximate size of a baseball, and sent them flying towards Raiden. She started spinning the weighted end of the chain with her left hand, watching his response.
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Neo - Delayed Gratification; Nemesis House Hallway
Neo crashed to the ground, rolling to stop after Suika's kick knocked her off-course. She rose with a silent snarl, blade still in hand, and nearly started to run towards Suika, before catching herself.
Aside from from the fact that she hit as hard as Blondie while looking like a miniature Blondie (if Blondie wasn't just a bit too young, she would've guessed this was Blondie's kid), she was looking for a fight like Blondie.
And what was better torture for someone looking for a fight than to not give them one?
Neo sheathed her blade into her parasol and holstered it at her hip. And with that, she sauntered towards Suika at leisurely pace, and if she garnered no reaction, past Suika. All with the biggest shit-eating grin on face.
Vampire Hunter
Chun-Li, Couch
"Yeah, that's me," Chun-Li nodded, before asking her own questions about Four. "What are Intoners?"
"They aren't something nefarious, are they?" Chun-Li followed up her question with another more pertinent one, though the worry on Chun-Li's face seemed to reveal the reason for the question. "I mean, you are on the Villain team and... Well, four is a number."
Juri, Kitchen
"Oh, I'm just a fun-loving girl whose idea of fun is breaking the bones of people's bodies before killing them," Juri said in her own flirtatious tone to Roman before drinking more alcohol. "What about you and the mute?"
"What type of villains are you two?" Juri asked Roman, obviously referring to Neo as the mute. Apparently, she had picked up that the two were a package deal as it were, but wanted to know what type of package they were.
Wizard Needs Food Badly
Lizard Metabolism
Four, On Family
"Intoners are the six of us, my dear sisters and me." Four smiled, beginning her explanation. "We brought peace and harmony to the lands oppressed by the ones who ruled them before, and we overthrew these tyrants. The people wanted us to take their place as their rulers, and so we did just that."
"I'm Four because I'm the second youngest of us. My older sisters go all the way to Zero, and there's also my younger sister Five." For a moment it seemed like Four's face briefly twisted in a less agreeable expression of annoyance. "As for your other question, Dame Chun-Li, I cannot answer that for I am as much at a loss as you are. 'tis true, we have fought our way through many evils and none of them were spared, but the same could likely be said of many other people caged here."
"The way I understand it, it is simply a way for these Producers to keep us agitated with each other. This Teppei of yours, for example" Four frowned, but it looked like some part of the frown was more hurt than angry. "he wanted nothing to do with me despite my insistence that our goals align."
How do lizards fly?
Vampire Hunter
Chun-Li, Couch
"I see, Four," Chun-Li looked rather thoughtful. "Well, Teppei is quite literally a kid whose been cursed with his goblin power... Younger than your apparent age even."
"So far, you really don't seem the type to be on the other team, at least if I had to judge you right now," Chun-Li nodded to Four. "You seem like a nice enough girl."
Wizard Needs Food Badly
Paranormal Activity VII
Ryuko - Becoming one with the TV (Lounge)
With Chun-Li and Four seemingly having a good talk with each other, Ryuko eased up her inner tension and continued watching TV, only half paying attention to their conversation, and watching the fight between two women unfold on the TV. She reacted to the fighting on TV with winces and grimaces, but was clearly enjoying what she saw. She visibly flinched when one particularly hard hit was shown on-screen.
"Ouch.... That hurt to watch...!" she said under her breath, chuckling slightly. She looked over to Four when she overheard Chun-Li saying she doesn't look like a fit for the Villain Team. A guick glance, then Ryuko sighed.
"Just because someone doesn't look like a bad guy, doesn't mean they aren't one. There has to be a reason she's on the other team right?" Ryuko said over to Chun-Li, her eyes still trained on the TV.
Azula - No cooldown (Villain Bedroom -> Kitchen)
After a while to herself to keep calm about her team's loss, Azula had changed her clothing from the pirate rags back to her regal attire. She passed through the Hallway, noting everybody that crowded around the general area, before she made her way over to the Kitchen. There she passed by Neo and Roman and made her way to the fridge to get a coconut drink.
Oh don't mind me, I'm simply trying to make due with our humiliating loss back at the island. I trust that nothing like that happens again... she said as she took a sip of her drink.
Your works are one trope short.
someone
Hazel, Dojo, A Handwavey Post
Hazel walked into their new room, and watched the ensuing fight between Menardi and Raiden. It was interesting, certainly, and she found herself missing the spars that she used to have with her friends.
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feeling blue
It looked like all of these people except Reinhardt and Genji himself had some kind of curse in them that threatened to make them go berserk. Not a very promising concept for a hero team but hopefully this category wasn't the majority of the team. Either way, the little bunny girl explained her own problems while at the same time implying that she was some kind of demon. The conversation sure was going to a lot of different places.
Teppei then explained that a lot of his motivation came from his father, who was a detective. From the sounds of it, Teppei was an orphan on top of everything else that was going on and reminding himself that his father had passed away did a small blow to his enthusiasm, but he still made his speech with vigor. What he was saying was nothing that you wouldn't expect a child who had watched a lot of superhero cartoons to say... In fact it sounded a lot like something Reinhardt would say, which made the ninja briefly glancing at the old man before focusing back on Teppei.
"You certainly have the atittude of a hero," he said, then walking closer to Teppei and crouching down to get on eye level with the boy, then ruffling his hair a little as an affectionate gesture, "You probably do not need me to say this, but make sure that fire you have never dies down. You are still very young and there's no doubt you're only going to get even stronger as you grow. You might even be able to give the big guy here a run for his money." He then pointed at Reinhardt with his head.
He then stood up and took a step back to put some distance between them.
"It's a shame I didn't get to see you in action. I was too busy trying to not get gutted by a crazy woman to see how everyone else was doing," he said, sounding genuinely disappointed.
Lizard Metabolism
Four, Hm
"This must be a heavy burden to bear, especially for a child. I hope he can preservere nonetheless." Four nodded when Chun-Li mentioned Teppei's condition. "I have little experience with curses, but if he only wished, we could at least talk our issues out."
"Thank you, Dame Chun-Li." She smiled at the martial artist, pointedly ignoring Ryuko's remark. "I must be a good ruler for my people, after all."
How do lizards fly?
Salute the freedom fairy! ._.7
Harry, bathroom, to the destroyermanz
A couple minutes into my task, I heard the door slide open from across the washroom. I paused in the middle of scraping out the last bit of dirt from one of its folds and looked up; I couldn't see the entrance from my corner, but I'll be damned if I was going to let someone sneak up on me in the shower. That's right up there with being jumped on the john for the most embarrassing deaths you can get in a household.
I wasn't waiting long. Not one, but two pairs of heavy, metallic bootsteps clanged out towards me, and into view came what I could only describe as being...well, if the WWE hadn't had twin robot wrestlers before, they should get a load of these two for inspiration.
The two stopped in near synchronization as they spotted me, mild surprise registering behind the flamboyent red white and blue lucha masks. Or, in the human half; for each of them, one half of their bodies going clean up the middle was normal, if clothed in a similar manner with more red white and blue tights spreading down their torso down to their waists. That was cool and all, but the real eye draw was the OTHER half, which as far as I could tell was entirely composed out of white, shiny plate metal designed to emulate the human body.
Geez, and I thought I had some rough scars.
"Ah, excuse me. Didn't think anyone would be in here", one of them said while the other just stood there quietly sizing me up. "Well, since we're already here, we might as well introduce ourselves. Destroymen, at your service."
They weren't hostile or anything. But the talkative one' tones weren't entirely friendly either, with his quieter second half apparently not even deeming to speak to me like they were annoyed by the fact that I had apparently made a personal effort to interrupt their day. I almost rolled my eyes, but for once I told myself to try and be nice. Maybe it was the the fact that I might be talking to real life professional wrestlers that did it; don't blame me for maybe feeling a little giddy, alright.
"Don't sweat it, it's a community bathroom and all." I wrung my wrist out and smiled, probably looking a little awkward. "Hey uh, are you two by any chance from the WWE? Cause if so, I gotta tell you, the whole twin half robot gimmick looks freaking awesome."
If it turned out that they could introduce me to hulk hogan, I might just pee myself in this shower
edited 20th Jul '17 4:29:56 PM by tvtropesnoob
"Your Sig is now charmingly out of date" — Vox, 7/6/2016
Raiden took a cautionary step back as fireballs were suddenly launched. His first thought was to jump over them, but then he looked at what Men was doing in preparation for a follow up. She was waiting for that. No doubt she planned to swat him right out of the air the second he left his feet. Something a little more....unorthodox was called for.
Raiden sprinted forward, running right at the fireballs. Readying his sword, he started slashing in front of him, aiming to slash each of the fireballs in half in turn. Of course, this would not completely get rid of the heat, but his body was heat resistant enough to withstand the leftover heat. His sword started glowing red for a brief moment, as the metal on said sword took the full brunt of the heat and reacted appropriately. Not slowing down as he cut through the last one, he tried to close the distance with Mendari and attack while she was relatively defenseless, chain and ball whips not being known for their defensive utility, being wary of potential attacks from it as he did so.
Reinhardt - Old Knight Meets Young Knight
Before Genji had spoke his story, Reinhardt noticed the young knight, Teppei and responded in kind, "Ah! A fellow knight! It's always a pleasure to see one, despite the size, no offense." He suspected this kid was not exactly a knight in the tradional sense considering his age, but he wanted to humor him none the less.
After the speech, the goblin-human hybrid had explained that he fought monsters with his own moniker, proving his earlier thoughts were somewhat wrong. The fact that Soma added to his claims made the old man smile, "Can you tell me what the monsters were like?" From the tone of his voice, he was exited to see where Teppei's story would lead.
Felix - Whose Mans is This?
The mercenary noticed Jan disappearing and his replacement was no one, but two people in ugly superhero costumes. A damn shame, he was starting to like the vampire too. Still, despite their (well, one of their) crude attitudes, he guessed they don't deserve his nickname for them: "The Douchebag Duo." Likely because they could prove useful later on.
"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