Flying Colors
Futures Factory — Roof
-Rogue turns to face Dr. Braun once they've sufficiently disposed of the remains of the robot.-
Rogue: ...I'd have to agree. You've evaded the afterlife long enough, and it's time Yveltal decides what to do with you. You'd best meet her soon.
PEFE HQ Depths
-Mason smirks.-
Mason: I was thinking more "product of mad bureaucracy", but that's fair. Maybe there's something a little more inexplicably Victorian for you down here, who knows?
Kai's Apartment — Today
From: Rogue
I've made a decision. It's time that I left the Bolts. The past few days, I've been involved with the process of officially and legally clearing my name, a process which has been made no easier by Whiptail's escape. But it is done, and I don't think I need to tag along with you all for validation anymore. It was a pleasure working with you, and I look forward to hearing whatever you get yourselves into in the future.
Thanks for everything. Rogue out.
-Kai cracks their neck, and leans back on their couch.-
Kai: Wonder how Diane's work on that new Avenger suit's coming along.
Not A Lawyer
Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin
Lissa: That it does. That it does...
-She rolls over and goes back to sleep.-
PEFE HQ Depths
-Kahlia gives Mason a toothy grin.-
Kahlia: Victorian? Nah, I'm a modern vampire. Why embrace the aesthetic of a society that would've hated me for hundreds of reasons even without the fangs? An abandoned lab works fine for me, thanks~
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From: Gaia
I understand. Allow me to say that you were a talented partner to work with, and remain a valued friend. Stay safe.
-Alice allows herself a faint sigh of relief as she hits "send".-
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Flying Colors
PEFE HQ Depths
Mason: ...You know, that's fair. Fuck the system. Stick it to Dracula.
Not A Lawyer
PEFE HQ Depths
-Kahlia laughs.-
Kahlia: Yup. Fuck the system, and fuck Dracula. In every sense of the word.
Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 30th 2019 at 12:49:52 PM
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Fwomph
NWMB: New World Mobius Base
-The Hunter Pent blinks a little bit at the markings and the sudden dryness of the air. With a moment to stare in awe at the power of this augmented Elder Dragon, he starts trying to climb it-
-Yep, he's trying to climb a volcanobeast in heavy armor and with a huge metal bell-thing on his back-
Orre Tower Roof
Either way, we should probably bring the ship around before this place collapses without it's 'boss'.
-Her eyes continue to be an unsettling pulse as she thinks over her stance on this issue-
Gah...
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-There is a poignant lack of reply from Nightingale for a good while. Eventually there is a rather terse one-
From: Silas
Wait still bothering? I thought she never stopped. Last I remember seeing here was about a year ago or so when she had me as one of her mons, she ended up hiring a Hunter to capture Gogie. Long story but we're fine now.
I think I recall hearing Jay's surname one time while she was on the phone with her Macraul employers, Dartiri-Mc Guire I think it was.
"Don't I get a say in this?" Braun asked, glitching slightly.
"Seeing as you're the soul of a immoral pokefutures scientist that cloned a slave army and tried to get a god body. I'd say no. I'm for team "let him pass on," Jackal commented.
Fox shrugged, "He's not exactly alive, this ain't murder seeing as he's dead and we can't keep him seeing as he ain't a mon."
~Time for the past. To pass.~
From: Jackal
It has been a honor working with you, I'll keep your name on a reserve listing, you're free to come back whenever you feel and if you run into trouble. Contact us, we can help out.
Good luck with everything.
From: Jackal
If you need any upgrades or tools let me know, I got plenty of designs and am always available for a workshop. I'll keep you updated when our next raid hits.
Edited by EchoingSilence on Jul 31st 2019 at 7:37:08 AM
Flying Colors
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From: Auric Avenger v4
We'll talk about that later. For now, it's the identity that matters, we've got plenty of tools at our disposal following in the previous Avenger's footsteps.
From: Kai
There's a lot going on.
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Jul 30th 2019 at 9:15:09 AM
Anyways Here's Darude Sandstorm
Orre Factory Roof
Stranger is quiet for a bit. Then he speaks.
"I want in. I've had it with thugging it out. I wanna make a difference in the world. Let me join you guys. I know I was next to useless in this raid but I went in blind. I promise, I can be an asset to you lot."
GIVE ME YOUR FACE
Some Rando
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Your decision. Good luck in the future.
Orre Tower
Lamb pointed at Nightingale as if to say "good call", considering how best to get the ship to come around to them.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Jackal tapped his headset, "Obelisk get up here, we need a evac soon."
"Roger that Captain, will be at the nearest landing site."
Jackal turned to Stranger, "You have a unique kit, you may compliment more aggressive styles such as Vulpecula's compared to our more stealth focused team... Gaia what do you think?"
Not A Lawyer
Orre, Factory Tower Rooftop - Past
-Gaia puts a hand on her chin.-
Gaia: No objections here, as long as we can ensure he's trustworthy. Recruiting more members to the team allows us to pick and choose those with the skillsets best suited for each individual mission, and means we can be in many places at once if we need to be. The main drawback that I can see is that deploying in force as we did here will quickly become unwieldy.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Fwomph
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Anyways Here's Darude Sandstorm
Orre, Factory Roof
Stranger:"I...thank you. I will not spurn this opportunity. You will see I am full of surprises."
That last statement had a slight malevolent tone to it. It didn't quite match up with Stranger's speech patterns up until that point. He approached Gaia and Jack and handed them a pair of cards.
"My contact details. Not my identity outright, but you could probably do some digging to find that out anyways."
The cards are black with only a single line of whitetext:
"We mercs have to offer our services somewhere. You can find it on the dark web."
GIVE ME YOUR FACE
pain peko
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From: Vulpecula
:(
;)
<3
（*＾3＾）/～♡
Stormchaser, Isbrand's Room
-Cereza sighs.-
Cereza: <That settles it. You aren't strong enough to do anything with that power.>
Isbrand: "Not even through training? Can't even light cigs with my pinkie?"
Cereza: <No. Realistically, you shouldn't have that power. The only way to increase your strength is through a catalyst, and I'm not experimenting on your body like the School.>
Isbrand: "Well at least if an alternate version of Annoski gets dropped in this world I'll be prepared.>
Cereza: <Please, don't even joke about that bastard. Look, maybe - emphasis on maybe - with your brilliant mind and your Spark you can create a sort of focus for your Obscura. But you'll never be as strong as someone who got those powers naturally, like Shaun or Umbra. Or someone who was made with those powers, for the record.>
Isbrand: "The worst part is I'm pretty sure this is Ghost-Obscura. It doesn't even match my aesthetic."
Cereza: <My line of Obscura is much rarer in our family. Regardless, don't focus on this too much. You won't even get stronger than Vierr with this, alright?>
Isbrand: "...alright."
"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"
Flying Colors
Stormchaser — Rose's Room
From: Rose
oh cool
i mean cool that we have a whole name, not that she did that to you
any clue what her palace is gonna be if she has one? still gotta get those extra details. where and what sorta place it is and whatever the right word for how she sees herself is
Fwomph
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Well hold on we don't know if this is a Palace job of a Mementos j-
Plugged it in with the Mementos info, viable candidate but not in Mementos.
How did you interrupt me?
Orre Factory Roof
-Nightingale looks at the business card before stowing it in one of the scarce pouches on the costume-
-She then does something that is probably a sigh that isn't audible through the helmet and wanders away from the main group cluster to stand closer to the edge-
-Once there she sits down, arms around her legs and lets her helmet's eyes pulse a dull red in time with presumably her heartbeat-
I'm alive. Nothing else matters right now...
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Some Rando
Orre Roof
"Aside from our mission having been accomplished?" Lamb asked, sitting down beside Nightingale, LEDs on her own helmet dimming.
Phantom Thieves Textspace
To: Group Chat
Personal ties, eh? You probably wouldn't be well-suited to the job, Silas, considering anonymity is critical to the operation.
And I'm not the expert, but I assume that if this became big enough to do something about and we missed a chance to nip it in the bud, this is beyond Mementos.
Fwomph
Orre Tower Roof
Mission isn't over until we get onto the ship and they end up murdering the villain...
-Her words are tense, almost venomous. After a moment of silence she calms down a little-
Sorry. Sorry...
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Flying Colors
Futures Factory — Roof
-Rogue sighs, and looks away from the group, noticing Nightingale.-
-After a moment, they approach and take a seat beside her, wincing as they start to finally feel the bruises from the turret fire.-
Rogue: Ow. Hey. Everything all right?
Some Rando
Orre Rooftop
"Think so," Lamb observed, looking at Rogue. "Nightingale's kinda tense; saying something about how the mission's not complete until the villain is murdered?"
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Fwomph
Orre Tower Roof
-Nightingale shrugs and looks out to the horizon-
I regret bringing up that option...
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Flying Colors
Futures Factory — Roof
-Rogue puts a hand on Nightingale's shoulder-
Rogue: Proper exorcism isn't something to regret suggesting, I don't think. The traditional methods vary from place to place, sure, but urging a restless spirit to pass on is no mistake. Especially if it's the result of an attempt to evade death.
-Gentle hug-
Rogue: I think this is the way it was meant to be.
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Jul 31st 2019 at 10:47:47 AM
Some Rando
Orre Roof
Lamb nodded. "He has evaded death for far too long. His body is dead, sure, but his spirit is very much alive. It will only cause problems; he must be exorcised."
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Fwomph
Orre Tower Roof
Where he'll face the Spirit Games with likely the same skills except this time an inscrutable but evidently fallible divine force has said it's 'fair'.
-The eyes flash red for a moment before shutting off completely as Nightingle tries to take her helmet off-
We're all subject to a dreadful ticking clock...
-As the helmet comes off it's clear that Pent went to the effort of amulet-ing up a new pretty face to go with the Nightingale identity. Which is weird because she wears the helmet all the time-
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin
Snuggles back.
"Now that I think about it, dying in Isbrand's arms does seem appealing."
GIVE ME YOUR FACE