Enter The Arena As Your Avatar -- The Spinoff!

Versus Kriemhild Core

The barrage of incoming attacks on Kriemhild's avatar knock chunks off its mass, their form beginning to flicker. However, it simply smiles further, as it warps over back to the tree it started in, as it fires out a series of arrows... all of different colors. The pink arrows attempt to home in on those opposing kreimhild, green arrows, fired in a shotgun blast pattern in an inner cone, reduce a foes speed, currently concentrated at thor. Blue arrows, reducing one's defence, are fired rampantly, scattering all over the battlefield with no clear target.

Something seems to charge up, as the eye in the sky begins to wink...

Shinji, in the midst of this clutsterfuck, is hit by the flat side of Dante's sword, being sent flying. Usually, this would easily kill shinji, and yet, at this moment in time, it doesn't. Shinji notices this, and takes up his gun, flicking the safety off, cocking it, and aiming it at the gretchen core, before firing a series of shots... which also knock off mass, despite seemingly being less powerful than any other previous attack.

Seems there's something beyond kreimhild's influence in this fight

   "My bad, I don't know what came over me. HRAH!"   

Dante shoots up and flies around to try and dodge the pink arrows, but a few tag him and knock him down. Still, he regenerates from the injuries right quick.

Thor let himself get struck by the green arrow and, instead of approaching, roar and gather lightning in Mjolnir before sending a concentrated beam of it right at the menace. While slowed, he attempts to keep the fight going at range by trying to blast the fuck out of Gretchen from afar.

YES! USE THAT WRATH TO SEIZE THE WITCH!

Madeline was able to dodge the arrows coming at her as she stomped her foot down and the ground raised below her, she was trying to reach that eye

"This needs to end here"

she kept raising up, higher and higher

"I hope kittys ok..."

Kyoko grimaces, but focuses her attention back on 'Madoka'. Some pink arrows are able to get around her defenses, but for the most part she expertly dances around them, tossing her spear like a javelin.

Ceph finally falls. His armor collapses, and the cephalopoid alien falls out, landing on the ground with a *splurch!*.

"Wmwbwmbbma..."

Stapler spends this turn bringing in new staples to work with.

Indigo does look genuinely surprised by Wick's declaration for a moment, clearly having thought Wick's fully loyal to Bowser. But he's pleased when Wick agrees to play along.

"(Good. Then let's get this battle over with.)", Indigo says, turning his attention back to Tape, Flutter-jumping up to him and doing a Ground Pound to destroy its casing.

"WHAAAAAA!", Tape yells as it's being flung up. Indigo smiles, really wanting to grin condescendingly but knowing that Mario may see it if he does.

"Heh heh heh!"

Tape then lands back on the ground, now as just the band without the casing. However, it still seems raring to go.

"You've got some noive, bustin' up my precious, tailor-made dispenser like dat. It was worth a fortune, not to mention the senty-mental value! If dat's how ya want it, I might as well DISPENSE wit' the pleasantries. Time to seal the deal, heh heh!"

The dispenser blade attaches itself to Tape, and a strand of tape on its 'front' takes on the form of a pompadour.

"See what ya made me do? Ya got me breakin' out the doity tricks. Alright. Let's wrap this up, eh? Heh heh heh!"

Tape then suddenly starts to roll all around the battlefield, leaving more tape sticking on the ground in various locations. Because of this, Wick may end up stuck in one of the tapes before he can even get to Colored Pencils.

"Hey, look at me! I'm on a ROLL!"

"(What in... what's the deal with this thing!?)", Indigo mutters, genuinely taken aback by the situation.

"Ohoh, right in my trap!", Rubber Band says, pleased to see its bands got Wick in a world of hurt. It then recalls all of the bands on the ground, healing it back to full health.

Regardless of whether the tapes stop Wick in his tracks or not, Colored Pencils seems amused. ... Even if he's secretly happy that Wick bothered to call him by his full name.

"You won't get far!"

Seeing as Wick is somewhat slow regardless of if he gets stuck, Colored Pencils prepares another Rainbow Roll.

"Dodging my moves! No way, Jose!"

   THE WHOLE PUNCH   

Hole Punch tries to use Whole Punch on Mario again. However, upon hitting his now metal body, only Hole Punch itself takes damage, and flips over due to the force of the impact, exposing its underside.

"H-hey, whoa, this is not cool!"

Scissors, however, seeing an opportunity, now charges at Mario with its charged up move.

   FINAL CUT   

Now, despite Mario's currently metal state, if Final Cut hits him, he will get cut in half on the spot.

"I'd be surprised if she wasn't. She's been married five times in the past and is single now as far as I know.", Norm says, shrugging.

"None of us really know what happened to the husbands, but considering her past affairs, I don't think the answer is a pleasant one. She's never been much of a 'moral' type of person before joining G.E.M.. Just telling you now in case you have eyes for her."

-

Lucas seems to like his hair getting tousled. As long as said tousling doesn't mess it up though.

"Yeah, I should probably get some sleep."

He hops off of the brancard bed and Claus motions for some of the Pigmasks to help him get back.

"I know the way to my room, Claus."

"Yeah, but with only half your usual line of sight you'll bump into everything along the way. It's something you'd have to get used to. I speak from experience."

"Well, alright. Bye!", he then says to everyone, quickly saying bye to Norm as well as he and the Pigmasks leave the room. Claus then looks at Pietro.

"I don't think there's any way to tell right now. Just try to not let it get to you. If you're too stressed up, it'll affect your performance. I can speak from experience from that too."

Claus smiles.

"Either we'll find her, or she'll show back up on her own."

Despite Charlie's expectations, no music starts playing.

However, she may feel like she is being watched by someone other than the friends she brought here with her.

"Who's Jeremy?", Ren asks, a little nervous again. The wolves stick near him protectively.

Hiddin within darkness

Onyxis

Galarian Articuno◊ is hovering above the snowy ground. The cold doesn't bother it anyway.

Astil

Galarian Zapdos◊ is running around the hills of Astil. It's raining a bit as well, but it's not deterred by that.

Estraole

Galarian Moltres◊ is flying over the land. It seems to enjoy the hot air in this place.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Nov 21st 2020 at 11:05:44 AM

Onyxis

Oh, I'm sure that there's something that you'd like for me to do!

nope

Perhaps some food you would like to eat!

nah

A coat, perhaps?

Samaleel shake her head, and Sanji sighs. Zoro, in the background, sits cross-legged on a rock, smiling silently at his rival's misofortune. The two men and the demonness are somewhere in the snowy wasteland, all three having lost their way there. Sanji has, huh, hearts instead of eyes?

urgh huhh yes She points at the Zapdos away. that bird looks like the one who'd keep shitting on my cool outfits when I was a kid could you go kill it thanks

Kill? Hm... Perhaps I could defeat it, yes!

yeah whatever

Then, I am off! Do not intervene, Zoro! It would be humiliating for this bird to so easily defeat you in front of a lady!

Zoro smirks trollishly as Sanji kick the air to directly go up to the bird. Once he's distracted enough, Samaleel open up a door, leading to a Fire and Brimstone Hell. thank fuck She says, before leaving, closing the door on the way out.

Edited by Bolded1 on Nov 21st 2020 at 11:07:51 AM

Even if Mario wanted to dodge the Final Cut, between his metal form's slowness and the tape sticking to him... he can't.

bududuh - doo-doop doo-dee-doo-doo-dee-doop dee-doop

Luckily, a flickering 1-Up Mushroom appears over him and descends into him, being absorbed and promptly reviving him - sans Ice Suit and Metal Cap transformations.

"Mmmnnn...!"

—

"Heh! This is nothing!" Wick simply sweeps his fuse against the tape, sparking a fire that sets it ablaze.

He then suddenly breaks into a sprint and leaps at the Rainbow Roll before unleashing his species' signature self-destruct, intending to detonate all the missiles while they're still inside Colored Pencils in order to send it reeling.

When nothing happens, Charlie suddenly gets a lot less brazen.

"Fritz, is that you?"

... Still no response. Not regarding Ren, she starts stepping back, trembling. She whispers, "... Andy? Cass?"

She ends up backing right into Erma, causing her to yelp and stumble forward before falling over on all fours. "Not funny, Erma..."

Erma, however, has gone full onryō, her face totally obscured by her hair as she floats there, limp and ominous.

This prompts Charlie to yelp again and scramble back to her feet.

Astil

Ghiaccio is camped out in a car nearby, talking to someone on the phone.

"So I told the asshole 'vaffanculo' and - Rgh!" He glares at the bird romping about, its footsteps being just loud enough to distract him. "WOULD YOU MIND KEEPING IT DOWN?!"

Edited by KiriK on Nov 21st 2020 at 4:11:14 AM

"She's proven herself to be a keen ally of Claus and Lucas, so I can't imagine she's that bad," Thor says. "Nonetheless, I'll keep your words in mind."

Pietro simply nods in response.

"So, besides the whole thing with Lucas going after Ridley, did anything else important happen that we should know about?"

After bidding farewell to Lucas, Wanda shifts her gaze back to Claus and her brother.

Due to having died, the parts of Mario's body that were still in Hole Punch's possession return to him instantly, restoring him to his maximum health.

"(WOW, WHAT!?)", Indigo exclaims in genuine shock when he sees Metal Mario get bisected. This leaves him wide open to get tackled by Tape.

"Hey! I'm attackin' over here!", Tape calls out, upset at Indigo not taking him seriously enough in his opinion. Indigo, hopping back up, looks angry.

"Yoshi! Yoshi!"

Best to express his anger in the same way most Yoshi do, just in case. He then sends out his tongue, grabbing Tape's pompadour and pulling on it, removing a good bit of Tape's tape. This does leave Indigo with a sticky situation as he tries to pull the tape off of his tongue.

"OI! WHADDYA THINK YOU'RE DOING!? DO YA THINK YOU'RE FUNNY!?", Tape exclaims, pissed. It then starts rapidly spinning in place, its aura kicking up more.

   STICKY DRILL   

Tape jumps up and, with the dispenser blade aimed down, slams onto Indigo and starts spinning, dealing a ton of damage to the dinosaur.

"How'd you like that, punk? I'll make ya sleep with da fishes!"

Stapler tries to take advantage of Mario's revival, trying to attack him before he can act.

   STRIKE BARRAGE   

It tries to 'bite' into Mario a total of 16 times, after which it shifts to Staple Gun, standing back up on its back and firing all of its remaining staples at Mario. None of them can pin, only do damage.

Scissors, meanwhile, appears to be frustrated.

"Those darnable 1-Ups... I'll slice you through until there's no shrooms left to save you, Mario!", it exclaims, this time plunging its now-closed blades into the ground in front of Mario and spinning wildly, sending debris his way.

Colored Pencils, definitely not seeing this coming, is full-on hit by Wick's explosion, sent reeling back as its case is damaged and its pencils exploding from the shock of the attack, dealing another bit of additional damage to it. It's so sudden and so painful that Colored Pencils can't even vocally react.

It's now in a dazed state, defenseless.

Hole Punch is still on the ground, defenseless as well. If any of the 'heroes' can manage to get to it and Colored Pencils before they recover, they might be able to deal a solid bit of damage.

Rubber Band now gets in front of Wick to bar the path though.

"Your explosions are too bright for my taste. They're hogging the spotlight, and we can't have ''that'! I'm the star of this show, you uncultured HACK!"

It then aims at Wick with its bands, launching them at him in an attempt to send him rolling back, considering his rotund shape.

"'Not that bad' isn't a good way to describe her. But she is definitely an ally we can rely on.", Norman says, nodding to Thor.

"Anyhow, I have to get back to work too. Good luck with finding your friend."

He then leaves as well.

-

"Not really. I went home for a check-up on my metal body parts, that went well, even if I did feel somewhat weird at some point. After I came back, Lucas said he felt a lot better, as he told you just now, and ever since then we've basically been training and keeping an eye on G.E.M.'s work, in case they needed help or protection. And then came Lucas' brilliant Ridley idea.", he sighs.

When Charlie yelps, so does Ren, and he quickly hides behind the small, cubicle chair.

Then, behind Charlie, a strange, large form flickers in a spiritual way. It's not clear enough to make out any details though. Erma will be able to see that it's reaching for Charlie's head with its arm.

However, if Erma tries to warn Charlie and she turns, the spiritual form will already be gone again.

Regardless, a few seconds after that, the emergency lighting goes on, no longer coating the room in darkness.

Galarian Articuno just looks at the trio of people near it, not really bothered by them but not really amused either.

When Sanji approaches, Galarian Articuno suddenly vanishes for a moment, after which three of it appear, spinning in a circle in the air. Is it challenging Sanji to pick out the correct one?

Galarian Zapdos stops running for a moment, glancing over at Ghiaccio with its head tilted. It then casually approaches his car... and kicks it once, as if stating its disrespect this way.

Afterwards it simply starts to jog away, not running very fast, but purposely fast enough to the point where its footsteps are making noise again.

The little sh-

Galarian Moltres still be flyin'.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Nov 21st 2020 at 11:55:01 AM

Sanji decides to just pick the third one starting from the left, because it's his lucky side. He leaps into the air, spins horizontally and then goes for a hard side-kick, intending to strike the bird and send it flying!

Concassé!

"Farewell."

Thor makes his way over to Claus and the Maximoffs.

"So... what exactly happened with Lucas to clear up his mind or whatever? I thought he'd already gotten past that," Pietro says.

"And how the hell was he able to purge himself of Metatron when not even our nanotech filters, which were made specifically to cure people infected with it, could do that?" Wanda inquires.

"I don't mean to interrupt, but I haven't seen Duster or Kumatora around here," the god of thunder chimes in. "How have they been faring since we last met?"

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Nov 21st 2020 at 3:08:51 AM

Estraole

DNP!Red is biking along, seeming pretty relaxed until he notices Moltres.

?!

He skids to a stop, shunts the bike into his bag, and points accusingly at it.

"No a-thanks!" Mario pulls a Mario and Luigi and counters Stapler's biting attempts by pulling out a comically oversized metal mallet, jamming it in the monster's mouth with rhythmic timing for the first eight bites until he slips up and gets bit the next eight times. He still manages to recover in time to bat the projectile staples and Scissors' debris back at their senders, though.

Wick, for his part, takes the situation in his stride. He starts jumping over the rubber band shots, then starts... bobbing to an imaginary beat. "I've got no time for your hogwash, / you're just a little mook and I'm the big boss! / You think that you're the star of the show, / but WICK's the one dishing out the blows! Unf!" With that, he summons a Burner that blasts flames at Rubber Bands.

Erma reaches towards the spiritual entity, but it looks like she's reaching for Charlie, causing her to duck out of the way... until the form vanishes and Erma draws her hand back. The half-ghost girl lands on the ground and sweeps her hair aside.

Charlie just falls back into her seat, still visibly shivering. "... So we can all agree that something just happened... r-right? I-it wasn't just m-me?"

Ghiaccio's expression warps into an icy cold glare.

"... Excuse me for a moment."

He hangs up, then freezes the ground around him, forming an ice barrier.

"You know the phrase 'free as a bird'? Everyone knows it, the world-famous Beatles even wrote a song titled after that expression."

"... But."

Ghiaccio's cold sneer suddenly goes cartoonish, with his eyes bugging out as he gnashes his teeth with every word. "THAT MAKES NO GODDAMN SENSE! A BIRD IS JUST AS EASY TO CATCH AS ANY OTHER WILD ANIMAL! 'FREE AS A BIRD' MEANS NOTHING MORE THAN JUST 'FREE'! IT'S POINTLESS PURPLE PROSE! NON HAI CAPITO UNA SEGA!"

The ice collapses and conforms around his body, before bursting off to reveal his White Album suit. "NOW YOU GET THE FUCK BACK HERE! I'M GONNA MAKE DRUMSTICKS OUT OF YOU! GAAAAAAAAARGH!"

ghiaccio

Edited by KiriK on Nov 21st 2020 at 5:12:27 AM

The debris hits Scissors and the staples hit Stapler. The latter backs off a bit, whining, but the former becomes angrier, instantly bringing its aura back up again.

"Let's see how much more you can take before you stay dead!"

   FINAL CUTTER   

Scissors charges at Mario. Meanwhile, Hole Punch flips back up but is still a little out of it. He's in Cappy capture range though, so if Mario can just avoid the Final Cutter, perhaps...

Rubber Band, while caught off guard by Wick suddenly singing, is not going to let itself be outdone by 'some mook'.

"I'm the mook? Are you that blind?/I'll leave you trapped, stuck in a bind!/You're just a brat, an ordinary bomb,/I'm the epitome of superstardom!/I'll beat you down and when you wake/Scissors will have turned you to a Metal Mistake!/And as the spotlight shines on me/-"

Then the flames hit Rubber Band, making it screech and stumble back in recoil.

"WHY AM I BURNING AT THIRD DEGREE!?", it yells as it loses multiple of its bands in its trashing about. In fact, it loses so many bands that it now consists of only one band.

Colored Pencils already snaps out of it, and loads its missile pencils in, aiming to fire them at Wick.

Tape◊ spins around a bit, sending more tape across the battlefield and letting an aura spike. Indigo, noticing Colored Pencils preparing an attack though, quickly thinks of a plan.

   STICKY DRILL   

Tape jumps up and Indigo jumps up top of Colored Pencils, then jumps off again once Tape descends, accidentally hitting Colored Pencils instead and shutting his lid, causing the missile pencils to explode in there.

"Oops...", Tape mutters as it gets thrown off by Colored Pencils' trashing.

"You absolute mongrel!", Colored Pencils yells.

"'Ey, it was just a mistake, ya don't have ta hurt my feelings. That Yoshi's one slippery snake!", Tape says.

Indigo, pleased with his tactic, now sets his sights on Rubber Band.

"Well, it's a long story regarding something that happened some time before that whole ordeal with Envy.", Claus says.

"Basically he cleared his mind by fighting other parts of his mind and heart, and Roxas, Xion and Skippy helped him. When they won, his mind and heart were cleared and that apparently also healed his soul of Metatron."

Beat

"Don't ask me about more context, 'cause I don't fully get it either. All I know is that it's Keyblade business. I'm just glad this means he's finally starting to feel well again... as long as he doesn't get anymore 'bright' ideas like that one."

He then looks at Thor and smiles again.

"They're both fine. Kumatora helped me and Lucas with our training yesterday, and they both went to run some errands back in our world earlier today."

Ren peeks out from behind the chair, then stands back up.

"I... I didn't see anything."

The wolves now face Ren, looking him over to see if he's alright. ... all but one of them, who seems to be staring right at Charlie with a rather intense stare and a slight growl.

... he's looking at Charlie... right?

Galarian Articuno dodges by vanishing once more, and its psychic clones vanish as well. However, the instant Sanji hits the ground it reappears right above him, letting out its battle cry before facing him properly.

Galarian Zapdos stops when it notices the sudden ice barrier, confused. It then looks back at Ghiaccio, an actual sweat drop running down the back of its head when the guy goes cartoonishly ballistic.

Despite this, it's not one to just run away when issued a challenge. As such, it lets out a battle cry and runs back towards Ghiaccio.

Galarian Moltres looks down at DNP!Red and, seemingly angry at the mere sight of him for some reason, lets out its battle cry and swoops down towards him.

-

VS Galarian Birds

Edited by DevilPsyco on Nov 21st 2020 at 12:55:31 PM

Prepare to be defeated! You will not taint her clothing with your stains any longer! LONGUE COTE!

He leaps towards Aricuno and try to kick it up the neck. If it succeeds, he lands on the one leg that he hasn't used to kick, and then spin around before attempting to deliver a powerful sideway attack with his original leg.

Edited by Bolded1 on Nov 21st 2020 at 12:56:25 PM

Vs. Kriemhild Gretchen'

Iraaxos made little effort to defend himself, as the barrage of arrows ripped into his scales.

Zophiel's barrier grew opaque around her, shielding her, but functionally taking her out of the fight. Something strange seemed to be happening within, though...

Rafisol shook it off and did her best to dodge, casting [Hide] at the avatar as she came to terms with the nature of her surroundings.

—

As the Elder Dragon suffered arrow after arrow, he blasted the ground with dragonfire, which he then proceeded to plunge his forelimbs in to. The flames twisted into flesh, and shot forward in a wall of gnashing teeth, cleaving claws, and screaming-half-formed mouths.

   "Into darkness be cast. [Writhing Tide]."   

Zophiel... well, did nothing on account of being stuck in her shield.

Rafisol, however... Rafisol spammed    "[Disorder]"    about six or eight times, though her attention was slowly being drawn to that eye in the heavens...

Edited by OmegaShadowcry on Nov 21st 2020 at 4:27:48 AM

Red panics slightly, and just tosses an empty Poké Ball at the Moltres. Given that it's, you know, a standard ball and Moltres is most likely at full HP, it's probably not going to do much more than give Red the split second he needs to take out a mon of his own.

!

Either way, Magmar was sent out!

Edited by Rbade on Nov 21st 2020 at 4:20:30 AM

Wanda and Pietro both stare at Claus as if he'd just spouted complete gibberish.

"Okay... question: how the hell do you two even know the talking cartoon god dog, anyway?"

"If there was something wrong with his mind, I would've liked to have helped... but all that matters is that he's not suffering anymore. Provided he doesn't go seeking out monsters like Ridley again..."

Thor smiles and leans against his axe, Stormbringer.

"Heh, perhaps Loki and I should see about meeting with them later. We have... a lot of catching up to do, to put it mildly."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Nov 21st 2020 at 4:25:02 AM

Mario crouches and rolls under the Final Cutter, then throws Cappy at Hole Punch!

Wick makes a raspberry-blowing sound at Rubber Band - somehow - before turning his attention to Tape and Colored Pencils. He leaps at the former with a spinning drill kick, lighting his fuse to imbue the attack with fire!

"U-um... nice doggy..." Charlie gulps nervously, until realization hits her and she mentally flatlines.

Erma puts a hand on her shoulder. You alright?

"... Y-yeah... Though, could I ask you to stick around with me for a bit?"

Ghiaccio forms a pair of blades on his feet, like ice skates, and rushes Zapdos.

He throws a wild spinning kick!

Seliana Gathering Hub

Reyna and Co. have gathered around the table to feast before their hunt for Alatreon.

Meat

Courage meats:

• Wyvern Thigh: A long time in the stew makes it very chewy.
• Wyvern Skirt Steak: Best served thinly sliced and grilled over charcoal.
• Wyvern Egg: A precious plunder from a wyvern's nest.
• Wyvern Tail: The tail from a flying wyvern. Worth trying at least once.
• Wyvern Head: A staple of haute cuisine, it also occasionally features in celebratory feasts.
• Wyvern Filet: The most highly valued cut of wyvern meat available.

Resilience meats:

• Tough Meat: Working your way through this chewy meat has the added benefit of strengthening your jaw.
• Thorny Meat: Still attached to the thorny scales from which it was cut, it calls for slow, careful eating.
• Bullion Meat: Relatively expensive, but sometimes you've just gotta treat yourself.
• Steeled Meat: Hard enough to break a tooth, but the protein and vitamins it packs almost makes it worth it.
• Wild Chicken: Best enjoyed by savagely cutting into it and shoveling into your mouth with abandon.
• Marinated Carpaccio: Steeped in a secret sauce, this raw meat is literally dripping with flavor.

Vigor meats:

• Aptonoth Meat: A staple of any hunter's diet which is used in a wide variety of meat dishes.
• Apceroast: Almost always served in large portions, this meat is a favorite among ravenous hunters.
• Diced Steak: Relatively good quality meat cut into small, bite-sized pieces.
• Giant Sirloin: A lovely slice of Aptonoth meat that's tasty and filling.
• Big Bite Burger: A burger prepared the way it was meant to be: almost too big to fit in your mouth.
• Giga Steak: Well-marbled steak so delectable that it's hard to put down even long after you've been full.

Acumen meats:

• White Liver: Loved for its goopy texture.
• Barbecued Short Rib: Mostly fat, this flavorful meat can be dangerously addictive.
• Tangy Tripe: A stomachful of this makes it oddly difficult to sit still.
• Hot Heart: A cut of meat prized for its texture, enjoyed best when devoured piping hot.
• Rich Rump: An exceptionally rich cut of meat from one of a monster's most prized body parts.
• Grand Foie Gras: Its creamy texture and rich taste make it a much sought-after ingredient.

Artillery meats:

• Peon Turkey: Sadly, it's more bone than meat.
• Great Mutton: Highly versatile, it's used in a wide variety of dishes.
• Herbivore Egg: An omelette made from this could feed several hungry families.
• King Turkey: Its meatiness makes it more than worthy of its moniker. Puts Peon Turkey to shame.
• Magma Mutton: Succulent mutton that grows even richer in taste the longer it's stewed.
• Kaiser Turkey: A leg so imperially meaty that even King Turkey pales in comparison.

—

Fish

Courage fish:

• Ridgemane Tuna: Its meat is as tasty as its mane is audacious.
• Serpentine Salmon: Twisty and curvy, it looks more like a snake than a fish.
• Courageous Eel: One bite and you'll be brimming with courage.
• Sushifish: Delicious, with just the right amount of fat. Well-liked near and far.
• Ancient Seabream: Gourmet fish that has been prized as a delicacy since ancient times.
• Boorish Yellowtail: Though criticized for its vulgar appearance, this fish is actually the epitome of courage.

Resilience fish:

• Jumbo Whelk: Larger shells fetch a higher price.
• Scallop Chips: Scallops dried for preservation. They can also be used to make a tasty soup.
• Choice Abalone: First-rate in size and taste.
• Violet Abalone: Its aroma and flavor have transformed as much as its coloration.
• Precious Abalone: Hailed as a delicacy among delicacies.
• Large-horned Turban: Study of its biology has not yet uncovered the use for its large horns.

Vigor fish:

• Squad Sardine: They form into regiment-like schools to protect their territory.
• Samurai Tuna: Notable for the patterns on its head resembling a samurai helmet.
• Gajau Gill: Needs to be cooked for a long time, but the wait is definitely worth it.
• Gajau Liver: Packed with good fats, it's both delicious and nutritious.
• Shogun Tuna: Markings along its entire body evoke the image of a full suit of samurai armor.
• Fiery Seabream: This blazingly red fish looks as though it's perpetually aflame.

Acumen fish:

• Bent-backed Shrimp: Its distinctively contorted body makes this shrimp difficult to eat.
• Armor Crab: A crustacean with a shell that looks like a suit of armor and is just as tough.
• Coral Shrimp: Petite, but with a dazzling rose-colored shell.
• Fortress Crab: It attracts symbiotes to live on its shell, making its body seem larger than it is.
• Queen Shrimp: Reigns over other shrimp as their queen.
• Millenary Crab: A magnificent crab said to live for a thousand years.

Artillery fish:

• Osseoctopus: It has a brittle texture that's almost like chewing on bone.
• Pink Caviar: Brilliantly pink fish eggs, lightly pickled in salt.
• Lily Squid: Said to bring on flashes of insight.
• Ballerina Octopus: Cooking it makes its legs curl up like a dancer.
• Soulful Caviar: Fish eggs so delicious they move the soul.
• Sovereign Squid: A squid whose size practically demands that it be regarded as a ruler of something.

—

Vegetables

Courage veggies:

• Magnicelery: Once you develop a taste for it, you'll find it hard to resist.
• Rapscallion: Eaten raw, its flavor is so sharp that even a Deviljho might shed a tear.
• Jewel Cactus: Large and packed with juicy, fleshy meat.
• Dragonbloom: A flower with fruit as tough as wyvern scales.
• Kingly Cactus: A cactus of majestic, almost king-like, quality.
• Fatty Tomato: A gourmet tomato bursting with sweet juices.

Resilience veggies:

• Stonecorn: A stalk of corn that takes almost superhuman strength to shuck.
• Steadfast Spud: The tenacious roots it spreads make for back-breaking work come harvesting time.
• Exquisite Shroomcap: A delectable mushroom that even chefs are wont to pop into their mouths while cooking.
• Moonlit Mushroom: A mushroom that glows faintly like the moon.
• Spirit Shroomcap: The glow of this mushroom can only be described as otherworldly.
• Soiled Shroomcap: Surprisingly difficult to find, they were once thought to be only a legend.

Vigor veggies:

• Plumpkin: An imposing, gorgeously proportioned pumpkin. Its taste is almost irrelevant.
• Cudgel Onion: As its name suggests, its sharp taste and rough appearance are almost ogreish.
• Shinebloom: Its aroma paints the mind with an image of soft, dappled sunlight.
• Sunkissed Grass: An herb claimed to have broad remedial powers.
• Goldbloom: A flower that radiates golden beauty.
• King Truffle: Even a pinch of this adds volumes of delightful aromas to any dish.

Acumen veggies:

• Aromaticelery: Its aroma varies greatly depending on how it's prepared.
• Prismatic Paprika: Its coloration varies greatly depending on how it's prepared.
• Tainted Fruit: A fruit that's ripened in spite of the extreme conditions of the Rotten Vale.
• Heavenberry: Its flavor is praised as a taste of heaven.
• Elysian Fruit: It has an aroma so magical it seems to come from another world.
• Millionfold Cabbage: It boasts a phenomenal texture thanks to its innumerable layers of leaves.

Artillery veggies:

• Kut-Ku Bean: The occasional bean is hot enough to have you spouting fire like a Yian Kut-Ku.
• Molten Mango: A mango that ripens quickly after it's picked, and continues to seethe with heat long after.
• Rockfruit: A fruit with a tough, rock-like rind.
• Divineapple: A tropical fruit that's tricky to grow.
• Wildfruit: Its wild taste is a favorite among gourmets.
• Emerald Durian: A rare fruit that shines like an emerald, and is almost as valuable.

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Drinks

Perception drinks:

• Tater Mud: A drink that goes down as easy as it sounds.
• Dragon Ale: Strong enough to knock out a wyvern, though how that was tested is left up to the imagination.
• Demontater Brew: Bitter enough to put a hole through a Deviljho's stomach.
• Wyvern Amber Ale: An aromatic, full-bodied brew.
• Goldenfish Brew: Consider yourself lucky to get your hands on this holy grail of brews.
• Dragonkiller Sake: Rice wine distilled according to a long-researched process. The epitome of sake.

Fortune drinks:

• Hunter's Brew: The perfect refreshment after a long hunt.
• Star Brandy: Its bottle features the Research Commission's famous sapphire star on its label.
• Master Ale: Brewed with roasted malt, this rich, velvety brew is popular with beer aficionados.
• Ratha Whiskey: Whiskey aged in a barrel scorched by a Rathalos's fiery breath.
• Astera Beer: The local brew of the Research Commission. Perfect for celebratory toasts.
• Blessed Wine: It holds the record for the longest time at the top of the rankings in Wine Hunter's Monthly.

Preparation drinks:

• Greathorn's Gulp: Made with the powdered horns of animals native to Hoarfrost Reach.
• Auspicious Ale: Traditionally gifted to travelers as a good-luck charm for the road.
• Butterbrew: A bracing brew made by fermenting fresh-picked butterbur from the Reach.
• Fortified Honeywine: The carefully selected natural ingredients in this brew warm the body to its core.
• Entrancing Alembic: This fruity spirit's sweet aroma bewitches any who catch a whiff.
• Tequila de Locos: An insanely potent spirit drunk by foolhardy hunters to prove their mettle.

Trailblazer drinks:

• Glacial Vodka: The Canteen's elevated vodka on the rocks, now served boldly atop an icicle.
• Toasting Tequila: A cheery vintage used to celebrate a successful hunt and other happy occasions.
• Snowmelt Snifter: The clean taste of freshly melted snow makes this a tradition for post-fight make-up toasting.
• Frostpeak Fizz: A luxurious drink served over silvery shards of ultra-dense ice.
• Crystal Quaff: A delicate drink so clear it looks as if bubbles are rising up out of an empty glass.
• Searing Spirit: A single sip of this potent brew starts a fire racing from the belly to every extremity.

"I'll get the Open Road Drink Set," says Reyna, receiving one big tankard for each of the Preparation drinks, plus the usual soup, cheese and bread. She passes the drinks around the table.

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Megan got... something a fair bit more intense on the food part of things.

One juicy Apceroast with Magma Mutton and Molten Mango, served with a dash of King Truffle and Prismatic Paprika, and for her drink she grabbed an Entrancing Alembic from the set of preparation drinks.

"Some cultures have a tradition of making burnt offerings to the gods with a portion of their food... smelling this is enough to make me understand how a god could survive on the smell alone. Gods damn does this look tasty."

She was armored up in her ancient armor, with every weapon she had available — or at least most of them — strapped to her. Spear, sword, throwing knives, revolver, bullets, the standard set of five potions... Frankly the only thing she seemed to be missing at this point was the kitchen sink.

Hole Punch gets caught! Mario will have full control over it for one turn.

"What the actual sh... where did Mario go!? HE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!", Scissors asks, not having seen the capture as it'd been re-posing after Mario's dodge.

Tape gets struck by Wick's attack due to being distracted with Colored Pencils, otherwise it'd have spun to let Wick fall through the hole in its body.

Tape bounces around a bit, hitting a wall eventually, and as it shakes off its daze, it notices that its tape-pompadour is on fire. It immediately starts rolling around over the ground, inadvertently tossing more tape around.

"OUCH! OUCH! Puttidout! Puttidout! GIMMESOMEWATER! HEEEEEEEEEEEELP!"

"HAHAHAHA!", Colored Pencils laughs at Tape's expense, not even bothering to attack this round.

   SOLO SNAPBACK   

Rubber Band, aura blazing, pulls itself back for a moment before snapping itself towards Wick, trying to deal massive damage with one large impact. However, Indigo gets in the way, protecting itself with an eggshell as a shield, rendering the attack powerless. Though it does break the eggshell.

"Yosh!"

"Get out of my w-"

Cue Indigo grabbing a hold of Rubber Band with his tongue, pulling back a bit, then sending it flying into a building. The attack deals some serious damage, though after it falls back down it recalls its rubber bands, reforming its body.

However, only a little bit of health is recovered this time.

Indigo is then caught off guard by Stapler once more though, the dog-like creature shooting a staple at him to pin him down yet again.

"Awawawa!"

"We met him when Lucas still had amnesia.", Claus says. "Around the time he started getting mad at me..."

He then looks at Wanda.

"I didn't even know anything was wrong, otherwise I'd have told you."

Then at Thor.

"I think Kuma will like that. She's mentioned that she and Duster should seek you out at some point 'cause it's been way too long for her liking."

"Huh? Hey, don't frighten Charlie!", Ren says when he notices the wolf, not realizing why the wolf was really reacting that way.

It calms down on command though, turning back to Ren now as well. Ren looks at Charlie, a little worried about how scared she looks.

"Should we go somewhere else for now?"

Galarian Articuno gets hit by the initial kick, stunned for a moment, then kicked to the left because of the sideway kick.

Galarian Articuno quickly recovers its balance though, and is now angry, insulted even. It swiftly starts kicking up wind with its wings, forming a small Hurricane around Sanji, with which it tries to do some decent damage.

If Sanji is fast enough though, he can avoid the attack completely though. Its accuracy ain't the greatest.

Galarian Zapdos meets this challenge with a powerful kick of its own, the attacks meeting in the middle and tying in strength.

After it lands again, it uses Focus Energy, upping the chances of landing critical hits.

Galarian Moltres is hit and goes into the Poke Ball for a moment.

Naturally, being a Legendary, it breaks out instantly, and the moment it spots Magmar it, too, takes advantage of the moment and uses Nasty Plot, boosting its Special Attack.

Well... this is going to make things a whole lot more difficult.

Varik picks the Marinated Carpaccio, Diced Steak, Lily Squid, Fatty Tomato, Heavenberry and Blessed Wine.

He would have gone with the Giga Steak over the Diced Steak, because... well, steak, but he felt that, if he were to eat too much, he won't be as agile once they actually find their target. So he went for the smaller dish.

Compared to Megan, Varik doesn't seem all too prepared. He has his regular chest armor right besides him on an empty chair and is wearing his regular clothes, but doesn't have any additional armor for the underside of his body, his arms, not even for his head.

As for weapons, he has his sword, 'Planet Buster', as well as his Sun Shield, both placed underneath his own chair.

"If you eat meals this big before every hunt, I think I should apply for a permanent party member.", Varik jokes.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Nov 21st 2020 at 2:04:45 PM

Draedon didn't as much as flinch as Goemon brought down his sword, only bracing slightly at the instant it impacted. After the attack had ended, though, he looked down at his chest, which had been inflicted with a noticeable - if relatively shallow, compared to what Goemon may have expected - gash.    "Impressive. Enhanced cutting power, although I cannot quite identify its source. Perhaps a form of prophetic power inherent in the blade itself? Whether or not it is the case, it is certainly a possibility I should be prepared to defend against. Causal disruption on a local scale, perhaps."    As he spoke, he traced one lanky finger across the length of the scar, getting an idea of its exact depth and length.    "Near-perfectly clean cut, as well. Somewhat impressive property, even if ultimately pointless."   

Ooto! Sanji avoids the Hurricane but note its power! His eyes briefly glows red, leaving a trail, as he heighten his senses so as to have a better shot at dodging the next move.

He also leap several times over into the sky, making his way towards the Articuno. If allowed to do so, he attempts to use both legs to slam into it like a spinning drill!

Tournecôte!

Edited by Bolded1 on Nov 21st 2020 at 2:07:23 PM

"Man, we both have a ton of catching up to do, don't we?" Pietro muses.

"Well, on the off-chance he starts having these kinds of problems again, come see me," Wanda replies. " The mind is kind of my specialty, after all."

"On that, we couldn't agree more. Do you think you could arrange for a meetup between us sometime, Claus?" Thor inquires.