Pirateventures
-Luffy looks at Magilou, throwing a haki-coated STRETCHY PUNCH at the claw to throw off its trajectory-
Huh? What was that?? I was talkin' to Rose!
Anyway- you go heal her with your witch magic, I'll distract him!
-He stretches out his other arm to grip the wall-
Alright, you bastard, let's see what you look like!!
-GUM GUM ROCKETTO-
Bezacon
-Kanaya turns towards the staff only area-
-It is quiet and dark here, the faint humming never growing any louder-
-She steps through a door marked, yes, staff only, and enters...-
-a familiar respiteblock
, wind blowing in and causing the curtains to flutter
-
-When she turns to look at the door behind her, only a smooth, white stretch of wall remains-
-Equius shifts her weight, waiting impatiently-
-She begins talking to Morph Moth-
D —> You are a fellow respectable specimen of femininequine musculatre. Are you an imbiber of the delicious nectar of milk
-Vriska Vantas stares at Trudy, in silence, incredulous-
Library of the Weird
How does what work?
-The book is some manner of obscure fiction-
Three times Randolph Carter dreamed of the marvellous city, and three times was he snatched away while still he paused on the high terrace above it. All golden and lovely it blazed in the sunset, with walls, temples, colonnades, and arched bridges of veined marble, silver-basined fountains of prismatic spray in broad squares and perfumed gardens, and wide streets marching between delicate trees and blossom-laden urns and ivory statues in gleaming rows; while on steep northward slopes climbed tiers of red roofs and old peaked gables harbouring little lanes of grassy cobbles. It was a fever of the gods; a fanfare of supernal trumpets and a clash of immortal cymbals. Mystery hung about it as clouds about a fabulous unvisited mountain; and as Carter stood breathless and expectant on that balustraded parapet there swept up to him the poignancy and suspense of almost-vanished memory, the pain of lost things, and the maddening need to place again what once had an awesome and momentous place.
-There is a large crowd gathered around some manner of machine in the party's corner, a large buffet stocked with alien delicacies, a set of imposing stairs leading up to a deluxe mezzanine, and a happening dance floor-
-In addition to the massive Palanquin dominating the the center of the room-
-A masked figure watches Mikey from the stairs, a comely woman, it seems, with raven hair hidden beneath a terrifying bone and wood mask-
Sewer
That was an act of cosmiregicide. The Old Gods ruled Leng in their antique time, when the cycles of nature were bound to the world-bones and ancient Suok's hunger was sated. These excrete emigrees, adrift deities, overthrew the old order and proclaimed themselves the New Gods. The Old Gods were, in a cruel joke, permitted to serve as clowns in the carnival. One of them violated the design of the New Gods, however, and so they were... punished.
-She looks at Morty-
We're already trapped inside of a rotting corpse, I'm afraid. It's just that now we're in a sewer as well.
Pirateventures
-Rose clutches the wound-
Don't. We can handle it later.
-Luffy smashes through the wall-
Luffy, wait —
-Luffy smashes through the wall-
-He collides with a confused mound of chitin and muscle, strangled in cybernetic equipment and appraising him with false eyes
-
-It flies backwards, away from the floating house, dragging him into the increasingly cold void-
I DON'T WANT YOU!
-It tries to pry Luffy off of itself-
Edited by eldritchseer on Mar 15th 2020 at 6:09:32 AM
St Nodens st
-Michael is tense and hyped up, inspecting as many of the party goers as he can-
-There are two people to look out for, one trying to kill him, and one trying to help. However he got the hint to only one of them, not the one trying to kill him-
-Which could mean they could be anyone—-
-WAIT WHY IS SHE LOOKING AT YOU MIKEY?!-
-CHECK HER HANDS MIKEY CHECK HER HANDS DON'T MAKE EYE CONTACT SHE MIGHT BE A VAMPIRE OR SOMESHIT!-
LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!Bezacon!!
(she grumbles, annoyed at the use of words such as 'mongrel' and 'lower class')
...
(it's not easy coming up with a solution to this predicament)
(Velvet was never that good at improv... and her 'Lord of Calamity' shtick would just cause more trouble than it was worth)
(she leans in close to the bouncer to whisper)
Listen, I didn't want to let this out here, but I'm the real Velvet Crowe. From the Starlight Game? I'd like to think I'm considered pretty important around here, so do me a solid and just let me and my friend in, alright?
(now proving that she's the real Velvet, that's another can of worms she hopes she doesn't have to open)
Sewer
(listening to that exposition... yep, Sol really doesn't like this place)
(Jasper) You know anything about a 'Throne'?
"Shake the dust." - Anis MojganiPirateventures
.....!!!
A dinosaur bird!? Cool!!
-He almost does his little glowy eye bit, before he shakes his head, remembering that he has to BE SERIOUS-
Hrrrngh-!!
-With one arm, he retains an ironclad grip upon the beast's cybernetics, even as the creature grabs and pulls and claws at him go get him off. He shoots out his other arm to STRETCHY GRAB onto some part of the house to anchor to it-
I don't know who the hell you are....
-He looks back at Monster Mash, glaring fiercely-
...But anyone who hurts a friend of my friend is gonna get an ASS-KICKING!!
Edited by MacDuffy on Mar 15th 2020 at 8:30:15 AM
St Nodens — Library
(Near exposes the SHAMEFUL, defenseless port on his jutting chestbox for Peripa, not looking remotely embarrassed about this nastiness. Instead, he looks to Clavicus with a tempered curiosity in his dull gray eyes, twirling his hair on his finger.)
I suppose that's comforting to know, he did make some threatening statements following my rejection... What I wished to know was the distinction between the Old Gods and the New Gods. I have also heard the term "Mild Gods", but was unable to glean any knowledge as to what this could mean.
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019Library
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Pausing to retrieve a dual-male connection cable, she handed one end to Near, taking the other and plugging it into Samantha's analogous port.
[forum cryptid: it/it's]Bezacon
-Morph Moth-
D —> Yes. Yes, I can see that you are an individual of ine%plicably refined tastes. Do you happen to know of any milk dispensaries, my thirst is vast
-She stares at Velvet, raising a brow-
D —> Ah, e%cellent. If you are indeed the true Velvet Crowe and not one of the crude imitators, you should be able to provide provenance of your identity
-Steph shifts her weigh from foot to foot, awkwardly-
-She leans to Velvet-
I can get you through if you want.
W8! W8! You owe me the 8ig bucks!!!!!!!!
-Trudy rushes out of the tent-
-She runs so fast that she bumps into a tall personage
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BWAUGH!!!
-She flops to the ground, staring up at Trudy-
WHAT do you think you're doing!? I was STANDING RIGHT THERE, and you just TRAMPLED ME! Oh my God, are you Irish?
-Her eyes go wide-
Library of the Weird
-Kinnikuman-
Well, as God of the Market, it's my job to ensure bargains run in an orderly way that benefits everyone! If I just so happen to profit from that, well, that's just the invisible hand doing what it does best. Being amazing.
-Near-
-He smiles, graciously, and checks his nails as he talks-
Well, the Old Gods are all dead now as of... I believe five minutes ago. And the New Gods aren't dead. The Mild comment is just branding, nothing all that interesting. I hope that helps.
-Peripa-
-His smile widens and narrows, and she can see his teeth-
I notice your work on Near. It's really quite impressive! How would you like to produce something better than impressive. I believe Samantha's cybernetics are artful — majestic, even. How would you like to be the best machinist in existence?
-She plugs her into Near-
-A popup blinks into life-
-INITIATE EMOTIONAL PARAISTISM SEQUENCE? Y/N-
-Her hands are bare-
-She smirks and slips into the crowd-
-And then appears right next to him-
Well, 'tis common to see wide-eyed youths such as yourself, so common as to be utterly unremarkable. Less common it is to see such a youth at such a grand soiree. What might it be that warranted your entry here?
Sewer
Well, they were in charge of sating that too. But that is not Suok, who is the primeval darkness. This... Game, it serves to deaden the senses of world, to mute the true colors of reality and cover it up. Without the lights, this place is monochrome.
-She looks from side to side, down the variou tunnels-
-She seems to pick one at random-
This should lead us out of the Sewer. When you're ready.
-Sol-
Well, a Throne is a variety of chair.
-Morty-
Please, don't be such a crybaby. Pessimism is expected, but whimpering and whinging are really quite gauche.
Pirateventure
-Luffy grabs a loose gutter, which begins to cut into his fingers (if that's possible on rubber boy)-
SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU LITTLE FUCKSQUIRT
-It begins trying to stab Luffy with its claws-
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-Oh no oh no she's not the person he's looking for-
-she might be out to kill hi—
-slams that book shut!-
Uhhh—Well uh... Coach wanted us to go places and this party was an option. I just came here for the books, I'm not really a party person to be honest...
-he puts it in one of his hands, looking up at her face occasionally before looking back down awkwardly-
Edited by Lilqueendaisy on Mar 16th 2020 at 5:52:35 AM
LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!Bezacon
-Kanaya's orange eyes widen, as she looks around, then back over her shoulder-
-and then back to the respiteblock before her-
-an irrepressible wave of nostalgia and longing washes over her-
-she walks to her desk, almost in a daze, running her hand along a bolt of fabric as to confirm yes, this is real, this is truly here-
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOIBezacon!!
(a grumble and a frown)
(it was worth a shot, at least)
(Steph catches her attention, however...)
You can?
Sewer
No... ugh, the Throne, damn you. The one the Starlight Game is for. What the hell happens when someone wins?
(he's ready to walk down the tunnel if you all are)
"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani

Sewer
Morty you're gonna catch something laying in all this... C'mon...!
-Yusuke bends down and tries HEFTING the boy back up-
mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean