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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#1376: Jan 15th 2012 at 3:02:05 PM

"I know one thing that could be done to make us stronger," Evangeline muttered, straightening the sleeve of her blazer somewhat and producing an iron fan from her pocket. That... couldn't have been there before, could it? Still, she'd had it on her at some point, so it must've carried over. Nice of the bird to restore her equipment as well as her attire. In a louder voice, the blonde continued, "So, a dozen or so of you couldn't defeat one duck?"

Colonial1.1 Purveyor of Obscurity from The Marvelous River City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Purveyor of Obscurity
#1377: Jan 15th 2012 at 3:09:32 PM

—A metal boot slammed into the ice with thunderous force. The Cliff Lord's left hand went to the front of his helm, whereupon he lifted the visor. Those blood-red eyes were narrowed to slits. Exarchall's abyssal deep voice carried with it a distinct note of ire.—

"Defeat? More shameful is that we didn't question him properly."

"He could not know it. For it was not all a joke."
Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#1378: Jan 15th 2012 at 3:20:59 PM

Did not have right material, giant man. Need lots of snow, shovel, hungry dogs and cigarettes. Works many times.

kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#1379: Jan 15th 2012 at 3:22:42 PM

"To be fair, it was an incredibly powerful duck." Samus spoke up from where she lay. "It took a lot of ordinance to actually bring him down, and we didn't even kill him."

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Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#1380: Jan 15th 2012 at 3:26:19 PM

"...Ranma is right," said Zero finally. "It's obvious that we could only barely match one of these 'Heralds', so what if we encounter more in future? The only answers appear to be to get stronger or to use better tactics."

The reploid tried not to let the concern that he may not be able to complete the missions assigned to him. He had dealt with much worse in the past and with far less at his disposal, had he not? By all rights, this should have been easy for him. Unfortunately, that did not seem to be the case here, and for the first time in ages the crimson warrior could not devise a satisfactory answer.

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IBLiS arachnidsGrip from Alternia Since: May, 2011
arachnidsGrip
#1381: Jan 15th 2012 at 3:58:06 PM

So much for your great entrance, not a single cower in the house. A lot of protesting and pretending to be tough, but apparently these pink fleshy...things couldn't see a good thing if it ripped their jugular. And then, to rub salt in the wound, Wingbeast Man ripped the spotlight away from you.

If anyone had a right to introduce yourself, it should be you. Not some freaky wingbeast with a tritone voice. But he did call you promising, and that was something to be accounted for. Your small scowl gave a cough of smugness as he said that, pleased in knowing that someone wasn't completely blind.

The rest? Useless. Oh man, this was gonna be an uphill battle for you! Maybe with some...tough love, they'd shape up to something respectable. And you were just the one to do it, oh yes.

"Hard, huuuuuuuuuh?" you mocked the fleshy thing that decided to aggrieve you up-front. There were the two moody ones in the suit, and the pipsqueak angry ones that decried your dislike for the color pink

, but this one looked like he was itching for a fight. Better than the rest, you'd have to guess.

Well, pinky I've fought things a lot harder than a duck!" you spat with a smile, clearly keeping up the boast to its very end. "In fact, I've got allllllll the levels, all of them!" And if the plebeian didn't know what FLAR Ping was, then the shame was all on him. He could stick to his baby games for babies, before he ran crying back to his lusus.

You'd go on, with their whiny protests, but the statue had decided just then to melt down. Or rather, Wingbeast Man did the dirty deed for her. And bluh, they looked even worse with less clothes on. How did they go out in public looking like that, all soft and cuddly? Of course you bluhed all over that, it was meant to be bluhed at in your opinion.

Fortunately, your employer had the smart sense of putting her clothes back on. You were starting to like wingbrain.

But not enough to understand his worry about the other team, not at all. What was the point of all that hubbub, when you knew a quick and dirty way of winning. After all, who didn't love winning? "Soooooooo, the other side's playing dirty?" you chirped, plaintively ignoring the others. Except for the big pink guy - he was, at least, pretty tough. Maybe not too bright, though.

"Hah, no wonder you needed me!" putting a hand on your hips, you gave a toothy smile. Iiiiiiiif you wanna win, you got to play dirty! Sounds like duckboy wasn't playing fair; serves you right for not beating him!

And then the big dusty suit started getting pissy, over questioning him of all things. To that, you chuckled your windhole off. If you didn't know any better, you'd think Team Scourge was back in action! "Sounds like soooooooomeone's likes to play legislacerator a little too much!

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GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#1382: Jan 15th 2012 at 4:01:43 PM

"Duck was too powerful," Shampoo looked at Evangeline. "Need to be stronger."

While Shampoo saw Evangeline as an obstacle to getting Ranma and obstacles are meant for killing, after the fight with the duck, their group did need all the help they could get. Unfortunately, that meant that Evangeline had to remain alive for now.

Shampoo glared at the oni again. She was really wanting a fight with Shampoo.

edited 15th Jan '12 7:44:15 PM by GameGuruGG

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SullenFrog (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#1383: Jan 15th 2012 at 5:23:46 PM

As he listened to this story, Spider-Man could not help but let out a groan of frustration. "An undead serial killer," he muttered sarcastically. "Great, that's just what we needed...it's a pity we aren't in my world right now, Barry, because right now there's an acquaintance of mine that I'm sure would just love to meet you; goes by the name of Johnny Blaze, but in public he prefers to be called Ghost Rider."

He might have said more on this subject—particularly how Ghost Rider would likely give this Barry the Chopper the Penance Stare he so clearly deserved—but at that moment the grey-skinned girl who Zahav had introduced as...Frisket? No, it was Vriska...had piped into the conversation in the overly-dramatic fashion that only teenagers and the classically-trained could manage. The webslinger had no idea what some of the terms she was saying meant*

, but it seemed clear from her talk of levels that she was treating this whole situation in a rather casual manner.

"Look, kid," he said, "I don't know just what Big Bird here has told you, but this isn't a game we're playing here; and while I don't know the full scope of exactly what's going on here, I do know that we're more or less fighting for the continued existence of life itself."

Turning to the others, the wall-crawler clapped his hands together. "Now then...I agree with what's been said that the Miser seems to be ridiculously powerful, from what little we've seen of him; that healing factor he has looks like it could give Wolverine a run for his money, and that's saying something. Obviously, we need to figure something out for the next time we face one of these Heralds, so we don't all get our butts kicked and come out looking like idiots."

Spidey hummed for a moment, tilting his head back while reaching up to scratch at his chin in contemplation. "What we need, I think, is some kind of training facility...one where we can hone our skills and abilities between these missions, like that Danger Room the X-Men have...or heck, the training room in Avengers Tower. If nothing else, it'd be a step in the right direction; what do you guys think?"


The Torchic had bristled faintly with anger as Ranma began to stroke it, but after a few moments the critter's anger seemed to dissipate and it began to coo faintly, evidently pleased with the affection and attention it was getting. As before, the small bird felt pleasantly warm to the touch, as though a fire burned within its tiny little body.

edited 15th Jan '12 6:12:33 PM by SullenFrog

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FallenAngelOfTheDark Just call me Fallen from Louisville, CO Since: Dec, 2011
Just call me Fallen
#1384: Jan 15th 2012 at 6:10:04 PM

Barry growled.

"Of all the people I didn't want butting into this conversation... It had to be the troll lady..." His beady eyes narrowed. "Seriously, what did I do to you, lady?"

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#1385: Jan 15th 2012 at 7:26:49 PM

Adrian looked between the others as they spoke, then turned his attention to Spidey. Upon his mention of training, Adrian spoke up.

"Well, unless the dude who brought us here and gave us our new shinies wants to take the time to hook us up with something, we'd probably only be able to like spar amongst each other, like form our own little bizarre karate dojo sort of thing, teach other our kung fu..."

Adrian's voice trailed off as he stared at the wall-crawler for a moment, and his next statement actually had a tone of surprise to it.

"You're Spiderman!"

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#1386: Jan 15th 2012 at 7:39:10 PM

Behind his mask, Spider-Man blinked; Adrian's sudden exclamation had taken him completely by surprise, and as a result his trail of thought was now officially derailed. He stared at the masked marine for a moment, trying to figure out whether or not he was serious; the wall-crawler eventually decided that, if Adrian's surprise wasn't genuine, then the befuddled soldier certainly had an excellent poker face...though the fact that his face was also hidden behind a gas-mask probably helped.

"...Well, yeah," the arachnid avenger replied eventually. "Matter of fact, I introduced myself as Spider-Man to you when we first met. And for the record, it's Spider-Man, not Spiderman—there's a hyphen in there, you know."

He paused, momentarily at a loss for words. "You're honestly only picking up on this now?"

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#1387: Jan 15th 2012 at 7:43:34 PM

Adrian shrugged slightly. "I gotta be honest, I haven't really been paying attention for a while now. Like, um...ever." He glanced around again as though trying to clear his thoughts, then chuckled. "Do you think we're on Hoth? That would make sense. This place looks a lot like Hoth."

Whatever befuddlement had overtaken the Marine at his "discovery" of his comrade's identity, it was gone now.

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Colonial1.1 Purveyor of Obscurity from The Marvelous River City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Purveyor of Obscurity
#1388: Jan 16th 2012 at 1:34:28 AM

— The Cliff Lord's eyes closed, and for a moment, there was only a deep sussurus of breathing from behind the helm. Then they flicked back open, settling right where Spiderman's eyes would be, emotionless. The great sword was propped up in his gauntleted hands again, the point embedded in the ice. Every part of the Darknut had become completely motionless, not even blinking. —

"He could not know it. For it was not all a joke."
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#1389: Jan 16th 2012 at 2:22:38 AM

Evangeline was starting to get bored of waiting. All that had been established was that people were incapable of defeating a duck and wanted more power. Strange as it may have seemed to them, she didn't want a power boost. What the hell would she do with more power? Cause collateral damage to no extra gain in efficacy? No, her power, as it was, would be adequate.

If she got it back.

She doubted that.

Annoying bird.

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#1390: Jan 16th 2012 at 2:29:27 AM

Reaper massaged his brow. Truly, that troll (apparently, such things existed...) was no smarter than a Krall, treating life like a game or something.
Shaking his head, he said, "I'd tell you to shut up, but Spider Man did that well enough, I think."
He turned to Spider Man. "That is a good idea, I think. Training is always welcome."

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IBLiS arachnidsGrip from Alternia Since: May, 2011
arachnidsGrip
#1391: Jan 16th 2012 at 12:13:16 PM

Oh, they did it now. Being too blind to see was one thing, but now they were outright antagonising you. Maybe it should have been expected - they couldn't comprehend your greatness on any level, it seemed.

But that was one thing. Being treated like a wriggler was another thing altogether. A stupid wriggler, at that. Oh no, you wouldn't have it.

"Now you listen here, Spider-Trooooooooll!" you walked right up to the suit and gave him a big jab in the chest, hair shaking in anger. Man, what would you do to break an eight-ball right now. They were always a great stress reliever, addicting as they were. "Wingbeast here told me eeeeeeeeverything I needed to know, and then some! Just because I'm not cowering in fear like you wrigglers doesn't mean I'm not in it to win it. And I will win it!"

You always won it, after all. You had all the luck, and then some. And if luck wouldn't work for you, you'd force it any way possible. And then they would see, ungrateful little whelps. They were just like the idiots back at home, only somehow even more pathetic.

They'd see, they'd all see.

"With or without your stuuuuuuuupid danger room!" you added with one final huff, shooting the mouthy pinky a look. That one was going to get on your nerves before this adventure was done, you just knew it.

With all said and done, you kicked a shard of ice and walked off. It was always the same song and dance, wasn't it? Nooksuckers, nooksuckers as far as the eye could see. And you were always stuck with the worst of the lot, blinder than furry wingbeasts.

Who cares, you didn't need them. You didn't need them at all.

edited 16th Jan '12 12:27:20 PM by IBLiS

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Flanker66 Dreams of Revenge from 30,000 feet and climbing Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Dreams of Revenge
#1392: Jan 16th 2012 at 12:13:59 PM

Zero ignored the strange girl's taunts in favour of Spider-Man's suggestion. He had enough annoyances to deal with without getting himself talking with Vriska as well*

. "That could be helpful... although I wonder if we'd have enough time between missions to make use of it."

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Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#1393: Jan 16th 2012 at 12:21:03 PM

Now there are two crazy mans on team? I was thinking Soldier hard enough to deal with.

edited 16th Jan '12 12:21:14 PM by Chabal2

LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1394: Jan 16th 2012 at 12:31:02 PM

Ash gave a pointed glare at Vriska. "Ease off the attitude, kid. This ain't a game for 'winning' here, and there's a world of difference between being told about something, and having it spring from the ground like hellborn daisies. Wait until the monsters are chewin' your fancy horns off before ya go mouthin' off."

He turned to the others. "Far as training goes, I ain't a bad teacher, but I think the only way we're gonna be ready is if flamebrain sends us places going from easy Tainted to ungodly hard."

edited 16th Jan '12 12:31:42 PM by LizardOfAus

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kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#1395: Jan 16th 2012 at 12:46:20 PM

Upon hearing Vriska's various proclamations (which, if anything, reinforced her belief that Vriska was an alien what with all the unknown terminology), Samus sighed loudly.

"I'm beginning to think that having such a large force is actually counter-intuitive to our goals." She said. "Irritating each other, starting arguments... almost makes me wish I was doing this alone."

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FallenAngelOfTheDark Just call me Fallen from Louisville, CO Since: Dec, 2011
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#1396: Jan 16th 2012 at 12:52:31 PM

Barry growled again. To him, Vriska had already made herself throughly despised, mostly through the fact she had the gall to call him fat to his face... And her above-all attitude just annoyed the hell out of him... Even if he himself had that attitude at times. At least he wasn't always vocal about it.

"Go. Away. Troll-lady." He refused to use Vriska's name, he just wouldn't.

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#1397: Jan 16th 2012 at 1:05:32 PM

"I sincerely doubt that any of you have skills greater than mine in this field*

and, as the bird must know, I cannot teach anyone in this state," Evangeline said, mostly trying to goad Zahav into breaking the curse. She had no desire to teach a ragtag group of mundane morons anything, let alone combat abilities. It was unlikely any of them would be willing to learn from her, either. Fools.

GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
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#1398: Jan 16th 2012 at 2:37:49 PM

"Oni woman probably can't fight," Shampoo waved her hand dismissively as the troll walked off. "Training sounds good."

"We aren't good at working together," Shampoo noted if only to herself. "Get in the way of each other more often than not."

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#1399: Jan 16th 2012 at 4:13:20 PM

Under different circumstances Spider-Man might have had a witty comeback to that—perhaps something about how if this were Hoth, he'd much rather be staying in the Rebel base than standing out here on the ice in the cold—but given the strangeness of the situation his normally glib tongue had deserted him and he found himself at a complete loss for words.

Fortunately (or not), he was save from having to reply when that Vriska girl came up to him, jabbed him in the chest and began screaming in his face. Though slightly surprised by the alien girl's sheer anger, he remained calm throughout her tirade and did not respond; while she might have been from a completely different species, it seemed clearer than ever that she was just a kid who didn't realize what she was getting into. So he took her rant in stride and allowed her to vent; when she stormed off he simply watched her go for a few moments, then shook his head and muttered "teenagers" under his breath.

At that moment, he noticed that Exarchall was staring pointedly at him—and though he couldn't be sure due to that inhuman expression, he got the distinct impression that the Darknut wasn't happy. "Something wrong?"


Vriska would find that she didn't get far; the young troll had scarcely put twenty feet between her and the ring of stumps when a wall of golden fire abruptly sprang up before her, blocking her path.

As Shampoo brought up the fact that they were having difficulty working together, the fire flared up and Zahav's three voices echoed across the Frozen Wastes once more. An astute observation, my Knights of the Golden Phoenix; a team-building exercise is just the thing you need. As for the matter of a training facility, that can easily be rectified; on moment, if you please...

Once the entity had fallen silent, its fiery apparition diminished and the bonfire dwindled to a wretched little thing which barely gave off any warmth. Then the ground began to tremble, softly at first but with rapidly-increasing force, and the low groans of cracking ice began to fill the air as, a short distance away, great fissures and rents began to rip open in the permafrost; something was barely visible within these gaping cracks, something large and golden, but exactly what it might have been could not yet be determined. That said, it was clearly immense; this mystery object seemed to be rising up from deep within the frozen ground, splitting the ice open like the skin of an overripe fruit.

At this disturbance, the Torchic let out a frightened chirp and leapt into Ranma's arms; it burried its head in the crook of her shoulder, as though trying to hide from whatever was causing the ground to shudder and the ice to crack...

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#1400: Jan 16th 2012 at 8:25:28 PM

Adrian watched the apparent...whatever it was that seemed to be cracking through the ground. "Oh, so we can have a training facility, but not a nice log cabin with a fire and cozy chairs and some marshmallows and a big pile of kittens to roll around in," he muttered under his breath, actually sounding as though he might be pouting over this new occurrence. Sparky chittered, and Adrian shrugged. "Nothing personal, Sparky, but you aren't exactly cuddly."

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