Thor takes a sip of his ale, suppressing a chuckle at Lucas's prank as best he can.
"Things have been going quite well, actually. We haven't needed to worry about near total destruction since Loki and the twins helped vanquish that Infinity Stone-wielding Ultron."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Apr 8th 2022 at 4:50:15 AM
"Really? Wasn't something going on up above not too long ago? No idea what it was considering we were stuck in the base, but apparently the ceiling of Blackreach was quaking, so it must've been something big.", Lucas says.
Claus looks his glass of ice cubes over for a bit, looking like some metaphorical gears are turning in his head. He eventually takes an ice cube out of it, and...
bites into it. Lucas pauses, then turns to him.
"What are you doing?"
"Drinking water.", Claus sarcastically says before biting into it again. Lucas looks a bit squeemish.
"You shouldn't do that, that's really bad for your teeth."
"I'm a chimera, I can get new ones.", Claus shrugs before chucking the entire ice cube in his mouth, after which he starts to crunch it all up, followed by him having a smug grin before he grabs a second ice cube and opens his mouth. Lucas' expression is that of someone who knows his scheme was turned back on him.
"Claus-"
"Hop!", Claus says before chucking it into his mouth too, crunching it up once more.
"You know those are kept in a freezer, right? How's that not giving you a cold headache?", Kumatora asks.
"Who's saying it isn't?", Claus says before grabbing another cube. This time Lucas stops him by grabbing it out of his hand and switching their glasses.
"Here's some actual water.", he grumbles, defeated. Claus smiles victoriously as he begins to drink. Round 2 goes to Claus.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."If there was something major occurring on the surface, this is the first time I've ever heard of it. As I said, the final clash with Ultron was the last catastrophic battle I recall taking place," Thor replies, downing a little more ale. "Now, if I may ask, how long are you going to continue... whatever the Hel this is supposed to be?"
He gestures to the switched-out glasses.
"Until he apologizes." "Until he apologizes.", they both say at the exact same time, with the exact same tone. Kumatora lets out a shiver, then smirks.
"It's always a little creepy when you two go all 'synchronized twins' on us. Awesome creepy, that is."
The twins then both groan, again at the same time and in the same way. They look at each other now, expressions souring again.
"I'm not apologizing for wanting to give mom and dad a break and showing some trust in Fuel!"
"I'm not apologizing for wanting to not rush things and potentially have things go south!"
"Can't you have some faith in our friend!? His attention is a bit over the place, but he's not stupid!"
"I'm not saying that Fuel's dumb! I'm saying that mom and dad will just get stressed if Fuel starts making mistakes that could've easily been avoided!"
They start to look angry now, and Kumatora stops looking amused.
"Guys-"
Claus stands up.
"As if it's that hard to look after the sheep! We've been doing that since we were four!"
Lucas stands up now too.
"It's not hard for us because we're used to doing it! And we live on top of a cliff, what if the sheep escape and tumble off into the sea!?"
"No animal would be stupid enough to just walk off of a cliff!"
"I spent much more time with them due to what happened to you, and I assure you that even telepathy won't make those sheep stay in a safe place outside of their pen!"
"Are we gonna bring that up again!?"
"I wouldn't keep bringing it up if you'd just stop trying to recklessly rush things! Have you learnt nothing!?"
"Giving Fuel a chance is not the same as stupidly rushing off to fight a Drago with a knife!"
"Recklessness comes in a lot of forms, you'd know that if you stopped to think once in a while!"
"Guys, people are looking at us-", Kumatora says, upon which the twins turn to look at her.
"Let them!" "Let them!"
It's not so 'awesomely' creepy if they do it when they're pissed.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Apr 8th 2022 at 2:19:12 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Downing the remainder of his ale, Thor stands up before moving to seize both Claus and Lucas by the scruffs of the necks in order to hoist them both into the air.
"Claus. Lucas. This is beginning to get so bloody absurd, not even Loki would would find this amusing anymore. Now, why don't you two explain why you're getting so upset over such a trivial matter? Clearly, there's far more to the issue than whether or not Fuel is capable of handling a task on your farm."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Apr 8th 2022 at 5:33:05 AM
They're caught off guard by being held up, but that doesn't calm their anger one bit.
"My issue is that Claus still doesn't think before he acts despite the fact that the last time he did that it ended up the destruction of our world!"
"My issue is that Lucas keeps blowing things out of proportion like a freaking drama queen!"
"Reckless idiot!"
"Overemotional dumbass!"
"That's it! I'm leaving!"
"So am I!", Claus says, pulling himself free from Thor's grip with ease thanks to his chimeric strength. Lucas, on the other hand... well, he can't overpower Thor's grip immediately so he kind of just hangs there awkwardly for a while.
"Hah."
"Shut up. I'm gone the moment Thor lets go! ... and I'm taking your glass of ice cubes with me!"
"The hell you are!", Claus says, swiping the glass off of the table and beginning to walk away... only to realize halfway across the room that Lucas got him again. He turns his head, seeing Lucas grinning smugly.
Without uttering a single word, a very unamused looking Claus walks back to the table, puts the glass of ice cubes back on it, snatches his glass of water off of it, turns back around and walks off, slamming the door shut behind him.
Lucas now manages to free himself, lets out a hmph, and walks off towards another door, slamming that one shut behind him.
Kumatora just awkwardly sits on her chair. Eventually a random G.E.M. soldier from a nearby table comments on it.
"Teenagers, am I right?"
"Slamming doors when they get pissed goes hand in hand with them.", another one says.
A third one walks up to Thor and Kumatora.
"As someone who's also a twin, heed my advice: you can't make two feuding brothers settle their arguments by force.", he says. "Especially when they're twins. They're closer than normal siblings, so when they start fighting they aim for the low points on purpose."
He takes an ice cube out of the glass, since Lucas didn't take it with him, and puts it in his cola.
"They just need time to cool off, start missing each other, and eventually they'll make amends. That's experience talking."
"You sure? Their childhood wasn't really like that of most people."
"Y'think I came from a life of luxury? No worries, I know what I'm talking about."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Thor returns to his seat, letting out an annoyed sigh at Claus and Lucas storming off.
"I only hope Mara isn't somehow amplifying their negative emotions like she did with Lucas. Though if she is, at least we have someone capable of breaking her control and ensuring that that she regrets ever trying to tear their family apart again."
"Heh. Thanks." Unity pulls a sewing needle from her pants pocket, then gets to work patching herself back together.
Rhea swats the ball aside, but Kaminari the Luxray gets caught.
The ball breaks before it can even shake. However, that doesn't matter to Rhea. She locks up, eyes wide, pupils dilating, breathing short and sharp.
And then she pounces on Trainer and tries to smash his face in with her bare hands.
A most unfortunate SI!Rey takes Bakura's bet and, with hardly any understanding of the rules and his deck comprised entirely of first-gen cards like Man-Eater Bug, gets his ass handed to him game 1. He wisely quits before he can lose actual money.
Even less fortunate in that endeavor is Hunter Reyna, who ends up forking over several monster gems instead of money because her actual currency is hardly worth anything. "If this game had cards based on my world's monsters, I'd crush you," she spits.
Edited by KiriK on Apr 8th 2022 at 8:04:18 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""I think they'd make things physical if Mara was behind it.", Kumatora says.
"You say that as if brothers need to be possessed to make things physical sometimes.", the soldier says. "They'll be fine on their own after a while, you'll see."
He takes another ice cube, then moves back to his own table, not wanting to overstay his welcome in what's otherwise a more personal conversation.
Kumatora takes the last remaining ice cube (because it'd be a waste otherwise) and dumps it in her root beer.
"Let's hope that this 'after a while' comes sooner rather than later. It was a little funny at first but it turned a bit too serious for my liking near the end."
She glances at the doors.
"It'd probably be a crap idea to go after them now, huh?"
Thief King Bakura smirks as he plays with his rewards.
"I don't know, I'm a quick learner when it comes to games. You might've won a game, but I'd bounce back right away."
As he pockets them, the bandits silently thank God that they didn't go first and wasted what little money they had on it. After all, all of their cafe earnings go straight to Tahn.
Speaking of Tahn, he's currently trying to make sense of the racing minigame. He's not playing though, just looking things over.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Apr 8th 2022 at 3:07:05 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Hub Centralis
Well, tonight was boring so far.
That's the funny part about early spring, the weather isn't interesting and yet it's not quite warm
This wouldn't play much into what was going on, as trotting along was a certain pink hedgehog we all know and love, Amy Rose had somehow made her way to the arena, she didn't know how.
"Maybe sonic was telling the truth about the king Arthur thing"
She said to herself as she kept walking
_ _
Elsewhere in hub Centralis
Two tall girls were walking around, one had black hair, one had blonde hair.
The black haired one was ranting to the other angrily
"First I lose a million dollars, then this. It's so stupid, who randomly takes sleeping girls to random cities?"
"What if it's magic?"
"That sounds stupid"
Edited by vgm23 on Apr 8th 2022 at 9:07:18 AM
Your Jordans are fake, fake as hell. Dollar Store ass shoesAGH, WILD POKÉMON ATTACK. Trainer is brought to the ground, and his head pitches sideways as Rhea goes ape.
"G[[[]gh…!"
"D̶E̴F̷E̸N̶D̸ ̸Y̶O̴U̸R̶S̸E̴L̸F̸"
"Guh! G[][ it's my turn!" Holilan Mecha Trainer 5783v2 says.
There's some... mechanical shifting noises...? before a metal fist shoots upwards and tries to blow Rhea away.
Edited by Rbade on Sep 13th 2023 at 10:16:34 AM
/\。。/\"Let's hope so.", she sighs. She takes another sip from her root beer, then grins.
"Well, moping around's not gonna solve anything. Do you have somewhere to be today, or are you free? Because if it's the latter, I wouldn't mind a quick spar. You did promise me one long ago."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Kumatora chuckles as her hair gets tousled.
"I love Duster a lot, but strength-wise, I'm pretty sure you could keep him at an arm's length by just holding out your hand against his head."
She finishes her now colder root beer and gets up.
"Anyhow, let's get to brawlin'! I wanna see how well my PSI can fare against your power! 'Cause trust me, I've been practicing for this moment.", she grins as she eagerly heads towards the door that'll lead to a hallway closest to a sparring room.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Donte
He's pretty impressed for the speed, almost struggling to keep up with her till she went-
"What the fuck? This is some-"
Donte also breathes in the sleep powder due to his proximity and nearly went drowsy with her but not to the same extent. Playing along as he fakes falling down before quickly standing up to not actually fall. He laughs it off, crouches, and picks up her body by a pinch her clothing.
"Eh glad that 'shit was over again... 'fuck we do with her now?"
Blackreach to Out of Reach
Artemis immediately made a run for Luin the moment she realizes who's next to fall. She wasn't fast enough. Seeing Lutemis pick up the fallen fighters she fires an arrow at Reiss yet again but was only there to send him dragging into the Rathian's mouth. The arrow obviously misses but hey he got there faster, he's unconscious anyway pain is a foreign concept. She hops onto the talons shortly after.
Edited by BoniniBanana on Apr 8th 2022 at 9:23:18 PM
realBlackreach Elevator
When at last Lutemis arrived, she dropped both of the people in her talons before landing herself, opening her mouth for the unconscious Reiss to come tumbling out. The Rathian grumbled, the taste of human blood in her mouth, and she felt her injuries finally catching up with her. Once Nakai reached the elevator, she'd remember the trick she was taught by Luin, slamming against the taut rope on the edge of the elevator with her foot as the machine began an ascent.
About halfway to the top, Luin had revealed herself to have woken up at some point, breaking her silence and speaking in a low, solemn voice.
"Thank you, Nakai." She sighed, sitting on the wooden platform with a leg outstretched and the other knee upright, her arm resting on it. The Rider stared directly ahead, and if one paid attention, the other arm was down by her side and bloody, with wounds deep enough the bone was exposed.
There was a slight wonder in her mind about why the Nergigante hadn't chased them, but she was sure it was for no important reason.
- - - -
Blackreach Ruins
"They just fucking left us!"
Charlie screamed, avoiding tripping on the uneven ground as he beelined straight away from the Elder Dragon.
"Doesn't matter! Right now, we gotta focus on surviving!" Frank responded, turning to fire at the Nergigante's side with his rifle, the rest of his team scrambling about in panic.
Edited by ISZATSO on Apr 9th 2022 at 1:10:38 AM
With great power…you know the rest.Skyrim, Witchmist Grove
A powerful, dangerous blizzard starts to kick up around the area. It doesn't seem to be a natural blizzard either.
Floating City
It happens within a silent, peaceful room... no real visible movement inside of it.
Then-
"[f%*$] YOU, CYBER CITY!", Spamton yells as he makes his appearance, though he is ever smiling.
Song that might play when you're forced to listen to Spamton's insane salespitch
"IF YOU'RE [exploitable] ENOUGH TO BUY A CAR THIS WEEKEND, YOU'RE A [desperate] ENOUGH JOE-SCHMOE TO COME TO BIG SHOT AUTOS!"
He points at what one would see as the fourth wall itself.
"[ant-sized] DEALS, CARS THAT NEED [auto-ensurance] THIEVES, IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A [free meal] AT BIG SHOT AUTOS, YOU CAN KISS MY [beautiful head]!"
The metaphorical camera turns to reveal that Spamton is quite literally yelling his sales pitch at a wall. Not the fourth wall, a real, regular wall.
"IT'S MY BELIEF THAT YOU'RE SUCH A [specil] MOTHER[*%#&er] THAT YOU'LL FALL FOR THIS [half-price salami] GUARANTEED! IF YOU FIND A [50% off deal] YOU CAN SHOVE [1000 kromer] UP YOUR UGLY [ass]!"
The metaphorical camera now pans back even further to reveal that Flowey
◊ is sitting in his pot on a table further in the room, and he's just staring at Spamton like he has no idea what to make of any of this.
... well, to be the most accurate one can be, it's safe to say that he looks like he wants to be delivered from this hell. Because, since he's stuck in his pot right now, he's also stuck listening to Spamton.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Floating City
Pietro is currently taking a walk through the Floating City, unaware that Spamton is rehearsing a bizarre sales pitch as he texts Wanda.
What do you mean there was a huge battle that ended with a whole region being carpet-bombed? The last one I remember happening was Ultron
Eastmarch, Witchmist Grove
A nearby Loki
◊ catches sight of the unnatural blizzard. Intrigued, he makes his way towards the snowstorm in order to further investigate the strange happening.
Pietro may just hear Spamton's voice from outside once he gets close enough to the building.
"YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, SHOVE IT UP YOUR UGLY [ass]"
He may also take note of the miserable-looking Flowey inside.
If he opens the door, he'll be able to hear Spamton better as well... as well as see that he's yelling at a wall.
"BRING YOUR [100 customer], BRING YOUR [wild prizes], BRING YOUR HOCHI MAMA! I'LL [*$#!] HER! THAT'S RIGHT! I'LL [*$#!] YOUR [HOCHI MAMA]! BECAUSE AT BIG SHOT AUTOS, YOU'RE [%£^$ed] SIX WAYS TO SUNDAY!"
Once Loki gets to the edge of the still-building storm, he'll be able to very vaguely see some silhouettes inside.
One of them is flying around as if pushed by the very wind itself. He seems to be holding a staff. Considering the blizzard, it's very possible that this is Jack Frost.
As for the other, he seems to be launching bright, colorful projectile attacks from the ground, swinging a stick around to launch them. ... wait, no, that's a bat.
A bat that seems to have a glowing blade sticking out of the end.
... wait.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Pietro's eats perk up at the sound of what seems to be Spamton's voice. Making his way towards the building in question, he pockets his phone and opens the door to find that Spamton was acting out a bizarre ad... to a wall.
"...The hell?"
As soon as he realizes just who was attacking Jack, Loki buries his face in his palm while blowing out a sigh of pure exasperation.
"Your talent for impulsiveness and acting without thinking truly is unmatched, Nesley."
He summons an illusory copy of Surtur in the middle of the duel, hoping that would be enough to break up the fight.
"Tell me, what heinous and unforgivable crime was Jack about to commit before you ambushed him, Nesley? Surely, you haven't forgotten all about the deal we managed to strike with him, or that he isn't serving the Assassins of his own volition."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Apr 9th 2022 at 2:43:57 AM
The Tarnished sees that the worm is busy. Busy worm means no shield on other worms. Means easier job for everyone else. So they keep smashing at the shield, swinging their sword with skill, strength and speed but needing to appropriately brace themselves after every use. The CLANGS are satisfying and the weapon kick up a shitton of dust whenever it's swung, carving marks into the ground.
And yet, while they do have to use it with all its appropriate weight, the Tarnished are able to attack efficiently with it. Actual "windows" of opportunity are scant!
They then raise their weapon to their face and focus, applying a white glow to it... anddd then they just swing it again but with greater force, first putting their back into it and stomping on the ground hard, then grabbing their weapons two-handed, then hitting with the one-time boost of the enchantment, apparently finding the shield too unfair.
...
Glacies appears. Or rather, a frozen statue of her sprouts from the ground, then it takes a life-like appearance, then it blinks twice and smile. She appears to have also materialized a white bag with her. Hey Jack! These beagles-HEY!
Seeing Nesley attacking, Glacies sweeps her hand to send a crescent-shaped "blast" of snow powder his way, meaning to kick him out of the air. If that works, she walks his way wagging her finger. You leave Jack alone or I won't be NICE!
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter

"I'm not doing anything until I hear an apology.", Claus huffs, crossing his arms.
"Back already!", Lucas then says, levitating some glasses behind him. "I got lucky, there was nobody else at the booth."
He puts down the glass of ale next to Thor, and he gives Kumatora a glass of root beer.
"Thanks, Luke.", she winks as she grabs her glass.
"Got you some water, Claus.", Lucas suddenly says, to Claus' surprise. He obviously hadn't expected Lucas to get him something to drink too. Maybe Lucas is already over it? It'd explain why he was so calm just now.
"Huh? Well, uh, tha-", Claus says as Lucas puts down his glass... and then Claus pauses as he looks at it.
"... uh, Lucas. That's not water.", he says. "It's filled with ice cubes."
Lucas leans forward a little, showing Claus a smile that looks ever so sweet, but given the context it's clearly a spiteful troll smile.
"If you wait long enough, it'll be water."
Claus just sits there, looking stunned, and Kumatora starts laughing her ass off, almost falling off of her chair in the process. Lucas then sits down too, takes a sip of his own glass of water (filled with actual water) and shows a nice smile to Thor.
"Anyhow, how've things been with you?", he asks Thor, moving things along as if he didn't do anything out of the ordinary just now.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.