Babey Gang
Victor got into the circle and sat down, taking a big sip from his drink.
"Introductions... uhh... yeah, that seems like a good idea. Anyone want anything to drink, by the way? I can probably nab some more drinks from the station!"
"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalousBabey Gang
Giving a friendly wave to Refia, Josie then pops open the basket, revealing fresh sandwiches for the others to see. Coming closer to the group, she plops down in the circle around the living furnace, setting said basket in front of her.
"Well... If anybody wants some food, I have some sandwiches... I'm Josephine, by the way, but people call me Josie!"
Something something Arena.N does a salute. "I'm Serial Designation N. Just call me N. I'm a Disassembly Drone, built to tear apart other robots and drink their fluids! People tell me that's creepy and wrong but I will literally overheat and melt down if I don't, so what do they know?"
Iron Maiden, the next one over, looks at him. Though her helmet hides her face, it's obvious she's got a 'what the fuck' kinda vibe.
N smiles blankly. His expression grows slightly anxious as he notices Morgan and Refia (if not everyone) staring at him. "Right, uh... next person, please?"
The Iron Maiden speaks, her voice soft yet hoarse like a child trying to talk quietly. "I am known only as the Iron Maiden. I am one of the Four Undying Generals of the Lord of Lords, dispatched to this world on a scouting mission."
"Wow, that sounds dangerous and evil!" N points out, clearly trying to take suspicion off himself. "Why would you just tell us that?"
"My armor is completely impervious to anything that would threaten me. In over three centuries of wearing it, I have never felt pain, heat, cold, age, hunger, thirst, sickness... I am beyond your means to harm, so even if you all teamed up against me, I would have nothing to fear."
"Next."
player order doesn't matter but Refia and Morgan will be last
Líf lets out a long exhale, resting a hand on the hilt of his sword.
"You have my attention. Get my interest."
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Ika Musume s e l e c t s a sammich as Ami processes what N and the Iron Maiden said.
N = spooky!
Iron Maiden = also spooky! Wowzers!
"Mmmmmmahaha! Getting rid of instruments of pollution is good, yes, de-geso!"
Ika you are being weird stop it.
She pats N on the back with a tentacle in approval.
...
Her tentacle bursts into flames. She wordlessly removes it from N's back before rushing off in a panic to extinguish herself.
Ami's face is a cross between being amused by these antics and just confused.
"Ahum?"
She takes a comfy seat before introducing herself, waiting a moment for Ika to return from stop-drop-and-roll-land. Hi, I'm Ami Heddaviand Le'Viand! I'm the princess of the Land of Gwain, in the world of Teora! My element is Love magic, I have a disease named after me, and I have my own cartoon!
"..."
"Ooh! A cartoon?! Oh wait it's my turn a listen up, surface dwellers!" she says, popping up and placing her hands on her hips. "I am Ika Musume, de-geso! I came from the bottom of the sea to inkvade and conquer the human world, and save the oceans from their destructive influence, de-geso! ....... butthat
didn'treally
workout
sowell
SO I geso I've just been. Hanging around. I geso. Also I'm part of a pirate crew now I think? At least the captain is really cool and nice and said he'd help out with the environment and stuff so that's sea-cucumber cool."
Monster hum-hums to himself as he considers the benefits of joining his little group.
"Allow me to turn the inquiry to you. What is it that you desire? Our little group serves the interests of all of its members. Your enemies are our enemies, your goals are our goals. The majority of our little troop joined in search of more physical strength... perhaps that is something that you would like as well? Of course, some of our members had enemies they wished to have a hand in dealing with, or simply needed a support structure and were willing to put in the work to join one."
/\。。/\Nick nods to what was said, "I trust what you say isn't scummy... unless of course, you want to die." He says ominously, a tiny bit of that malintent coming through before being interrupted by his backpack walking to him.
"Ah right almost forgot about you", the backpack hops behind him as the legs form back into straps.
He points the wand in towards the cavern, a small blueish glow emanating from it's tip. "Best we stay cautious"
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realVanilla Gang HQ, Dreamstalk, Intrigue
Waking after a well deserved sleep night, just after helping to defeat Set, Painty finds something over her desk:
My Pokéballs! Oh, there is a note:
"Dear Painty: After the battle with Set, I went to recover your Pokémon. Don't ask me how I did it. Take care, Enzo."
Thank you, Enzo! Now, there is something I wanted to do since so much...
She sits at her computer, and writes an e-mail:
Dear Cyrus from Team Galaxy:
Finally I am ready for our duel. If you are too, please, bring on your Darkrai. We'll be waiting for you.
In the e-mail, there is attached a map of Intrigue, with a location marked with an X.
Love, Painty.
Aaaaand send. Now, to build the stadium!
She rides her spaceship, and brings her Dream Brush to build the stadium.
Three freaking ghosts!Dragonsreach, Whiterun
Pietro would be able to hear footfalls approaching from behind him, and, should he turn around, would find a rather peculiar sight: a dark-haired man with an aura of confidence, wearing mage's robes and with an eyepatch covering his left eye.
"Ah," he greeted casually, nodding over at Pietro, "it has been a while since I last saw you."
Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server."Right.." Luin sighed, not trusting this “Nick” stranger in the slightest after that statement. She watched as pointed the wand, not even noticing the backpack. "Everyone’s ready?" She asked the two, assuming that, despite her warnings, they were going to be entering the cave anyways.
With great power…you know the rest.His train of thought disrupted by the new arrival, Pietro turns his head to see who might've joined him out on the Great Porch. When the unfamiliar-looking man greets him like an old friend, he looks at him as if he'd just uttered something completely ridiculous.
"Hang on... do I know you from somewhere? Maybe I'm having a hard time remembering right now, but I don't remember ever running into you before."
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The dark-haired man with a single eye just smirked, quite amused at the turn of affairs. And, with Pietro's confusion in full view, he approached, bowing in a rather flamboyant manner as he introduced himself.
"Alderoth Karras, the Ninth Summoner of Eriseelie, otherwise known as the Golden Kingdom. I suppose that rings a bell, my friend?"
Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server.Once the stranger reveals himself to be none other than Alderoth, Pietro's expression changes to one of complete and utter bewilderment. He rises from his chair, taking a moment to look Alderoth over.
"As in, the original Alderoth? Not one of the billion alternate versions of you running around or some weird illusion Loki cooked up to screw with me? Because if you are, I've got some questions," he replies. "Like, when the hell did you start looking and acting so freaking differently? And what happened to your eye? I don't know if I'm forgetting something here, but I remember it working just fine."
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Alderoth was most definitely smiling now, getting some kind of amusement at watching Pietro's utter bewilderment take hold, and permitting the speedster to look him over, even raising his arms to permit the other man a better view.
"Well... yes and no, to put it simply," he eventually began, a glimmer in his eye visible, "I am your Alderoth, but also merged with an alternate who is from a surprisingly similar world."
He paused, musing on Pietro's question about his eye, before pointing to his eyepatch.
"I was blinded by the attack of the Black Dragon at the time; an invasion of Eriseelie that injured several of us and killed one."
Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server."So, you are Alderoth, but you're also another Alderoth who lost his eye to the Black Dragon... I'm gonna need a minute."
Pietro momentarily looks away from Alderoth, taking a moment to process everything he had just learned.
"Come on, Pietro, you've seen and dealt with way weirder stuff than this. It's not like he's secretly pretending to be nice just so he can manipulate Wanda for a chance to steal her magic or anything... Hopefully."
Blowing out a sigh, he turns his attention back to the Summoner.
"Alright. Once you're done enjoying how confusing this is for me, there's a few more things I wanna know."
Alderoth was making absolutely no effort to hide his amusement, quirking an eyebrow as Pietro turned away from him to take a moment to let his mind catch up to the rather brief explanation, and the Summoner even had the gall to observe his fingernails as he waited.
"Well, go on, I don't mind," he said at last as Pietro made his additional inquiries known, crossing his arms.
Definitely much more confident now, Pietro would likely notice, but still carrying an amicable air about him.
Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server.Hub Centralis
"I'm Victor Roswell — one of the pilots over at Sky-Warders. I'm uh... not great at these, but I'm really happy to get to meet you all!"
He also didn't seem to mind vibing with an ironbound general of darkness, nor a cannibalistic machine-person. Perhaps he simply had boundless vibes?
"I can't bring my machine down right now, but I pilot the GRIMOIRE-00 Iron Warlock! Erm... remotely. Sam and Magnus don't want me risking life and limb like they're forced to."
His eyes darted over to s a n d w i c h, and he likewise selected one for himself. He flipped what was... honestly, basically a sci-fi wrist-mounted smartphone, and tapped through some options. After a short amount of time, a small cooler of drinks was transmatted in next to him, much in the same manner that he had originally arrived — which he then proceeded to wheel forward and open for the others.
"Anyone want something to drink?"
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"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalousHm... H-hi. Max gets up, still embarrassed over her earlier showing.
I'm Max Doleetle, I'm a private in the NCR Army but I haven't shot anyone yet! Huh... I like Nuka-Cola and watching movies.
She sits down again but timidly hold her hand out for a drink.
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterPietro returns to his seat at the table, motioning for Alderoth to join him before grabbing an apple from one of the plates.
"Man, where do I even start... okay, I'm guessing there's a good reason you decided to fuse into one Alderoth, and that reason's name is Wanda."
He bites into the apple.
"You both agreed to this, right? The other Alderoth didn't absorb the original into himself against his will for a chance to screw with Wanda or something?"
Alderoth simply trailed behind Pietro, taking a seat on the chair facing the speedster, placing his hands on the table.
"Ah."
He rapped his fingers against the surface.
"It was voluntary — the process involved required the parties to agree to it — and it was something done to the benefit of both. One to acquire the experience and knowledge of this dimension and the people in it... and the other to ensure mental stability and to have a realm to call home."
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Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server.Hub Centralis
"I guess something about myself is that I'm part Kraken and that I like to swim, but other than that there's not much..." she comments before realizing what Iron Maiden said.
"Wait, three centuries without hunger or thirst? Does this mean you haven't eaten in that long?" Josie asks the Iron Maiden, absolutely shocked at this. Sliding the basket over to her, she smiles and says "I have plenty of food if you would like some, though!"
Giving a confused look towards Ika and her declaration of joining a pirate crew, she then plunges her hand into Victor's cooler, retrieving a drink. "Thanks!"
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Something something Arena."It sounds to me like you guys could've just traded notes and let Wanda take care of the original Alderoth. But what do I know? I'm not magically gifted like her," Pietro replies with a shrug.
He takes another bite of his apple.
"I hope Wanda was there, at least. She would've had a freaking heart attack if you just showed up one day and told her that her boyfriend fused with another version of himself. It'd be like learning there's a timeline where she used her magic to create some kind of weird sitcom reality."
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Alderoth didn't really seem like he understood that reference, so the Summoner simply shook his head and opted to move on to more pressing matters, lips curling.
"Well, that part is obvious," he remarked in a rather casually sly way, likely referring to Pietro's lack of magical knowledge, "but your Alderoth was mainly after finding a new home... after circumstances severed his ties to his own world."
And, for someone who was merged with said Alderoth, the Summoner was remarkably indifferent, narrating this as if he were just an observer to the story.
"Combined with his trauma and experiences, he was looking for some kind of escape route."
His single eye darkened, and Pietro, if he looked, would notice a particular detail: how empty his eye was, not carrying any reflections in them, and giving the impression of looking into the yawning abyss. Was that how it looked all the time?
"That was part of his more extreme motivations under Mara's influence, after all."
...And, without missing a beat, the brunette leaned back, looking at Pietro casually.
"And, yes, your magical skill leaves a lot to be desired, especially with the branch of magic you were gifted with."
Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server."A princess?" Iron Maiden notes, looking at Ami. She then turns and holds out a hand to Josie in the 'stop' gesture. "I choose not to take it off. I will not be so easily persuaded to change that."
Morgan goes next. "I'm Morgan. I'm part-human, part-mosquito. I live in a perpetual state of malnourishment because I can't digest food other than meat and fruit, but I need human food to survive. My existence is suffering, and when it gets to be winter, it's straight-up a living Hell."
She looks at Victor. "Any juice options?"
"That just leaves me," Refia says, taking a deep breath. "My name is Refia. As Ika and Josie already know, I'm a succubus, but furthermore I'm the daughter of a mad scientist with the Demon Lord of the Seventh Circle of Hell, Lilith." Her face tightens into a glare. "That's all we're saying on that subject."
However, she soon softens. "N, right? And Morgan. I think... I think my magic might be able to fix your problems. It can do whatever I want, I just have to imagine it."
"And then we can do group hugs and secret handshakes without me hurting you guys, right?"
"... Among other things, yes."
Marth stands up straight and brandishes Falchion's glowing edge, pointing it dramatically at the inside of the cave. "I am prepared for whatever is to come."
"I seek the power... to bring the dead back to life. Truly back, not as a war-stricken husk like myself."
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Despite his poor socialization he can still read the room... He sweats a tad bit from the mess-up.
"FUCK-" He dun goofed, can't do anything about it.
Afterwards Nick nods in response to what Luin said, deciding to keep his mouth shut for once, trailing beside whoever enters first. He's still a genuine adventurer regardless, just having a preference for a little bit of tomfoolery... Which has been inverted onto him.
real

Max blinks upon hearing Ika's particular vocabulary, and quietly sits down in a circle, sipping on her drink along the way.
She eventually gets inspired. Hello you all! I'm Max Do-oh shit it's your turn? her eyes panically set upon N, and she sits back down again. Sorry sorry sorry...
Edited by Bolded1 on Nov 18th 2021 at 5:48:36 PM
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