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shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#383001: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:44:11 PM

Hammering Time

"Hmm, let's try this." Yamame offers to Wriggle who looks doubtful. Something about this 'Gex' individual has an ominous aura.

   "Ok..."    she says and they load it in.

Time Card Goes Here

Well. That was an experience that happened.

   "Do humans really find this fun?"    Wriggle asked, confused.    "The controls felt awful, the level design was unpleasant and for some reason it keeps dropping me in the central zone every time I get one of those dumb remotes so I have to find the level again."   

Beat

   "Also the stupid donkey doesn't shut up."    Wriggle adds, tossing the controller away in irritation. Yamame sighs.

"Um, oh hey. There's Subaru, let's say hi." Yamame says quickly to distract her friend. Wriggle grumbles but follows Yammers as they approach the like one guest they already know.

Surely the other games aren't total ass.

Edited by shroobot3000 on Nov 19th 2023 at 2:58:32 PM

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#383002: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:47:56 PM

Severus strokes his chin thoughtfully.

"A keen observation, Tharja. Although if the Grima we fought was acting independently, this boy possessing the same dark power can only mean another Grima must be out there somewhere," he muses. "And judging by what that girl said about Grimas seemingly coming out of the woodwork, they might not even be the first Grimas to set foot here. All the more reason we'll need to be prepared and at our best, then."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Nov 19th 2023 at 3:49:07 AM

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#383003: Nov 19th 2023 at 3:55:00 PM

"Then I shall, okyakusama."

Sauron studies the High Priest's (lack of) expression, then returns his attention to the table as Majima's clones finish bringing the High Priest his food and start bringing food to the League of Evil. He raises his wine. "Gentlemen, a toast."

"To conquest of the world."

   "To elimination of the opposition."   

   "To achieving new heights of power."   

"To expanding our reach!"

   <To absolute control.>   

   "To settling scores."   

They all clink their glasses together and drink at once.

Shredder lowers his glass and inspects it.

"Hm... It tastes better after the second glass."

   <You are simply inebriated. I have no such weaknesses.>   

"Nonsense. I can hold my liquor."

   <I will settle this at once.>    Raven Beak reaches for the bottle, but Sombron grabs his wrist.

   "You will not drink the entire bottle."   

   <We can afford it.>   

   "It is mine."   

   <Order another.>   

While they squabble, the Fell Tactician leans over.    "Hey, can you tell us what you think of the stuff?"   

The High Priest of Darkness would've gotten a sample of Pinot Grand Fenwick as part of his everything order, if he cares to weigh in.

Edited by KiriK on Nov 19th 2023 at 5:56:39 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
RainbyPlays fae being from yes Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: Hiding
fae being
#383004: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:00:59 PM

Hammer

Nuue just straight up cringes at the games. As if she's disgusted by their presence. She can feel the sheer despair of the previous owners radiating off of them.

"-nope, I know the spawns of darkness when I see 'em. I think I'll sit this out."

She sits down in the corner and pulls out a painting kit, instead electing to paint a bird's-eye view of Centralis that she had seen earlier.

And of course she grabs some snacks, electing to eat slowly as she wants to actually stay awake and not food coma herself.

...

Meanwhile, someone nearby notices the aura of despair and anger from the house. It is Curse!Artemis- though, no longer really an Artemis shell. Instead, this is Maris. She lingers nearby, out of sight. Technically. She's sitting on a bench, reading.

"...I wonder what's going on with those people... Clearly the intent was a party. Maybe someone did something depressing on purpose? Heh."

She stretches her arms and then continues reading, though she is idly siphoning any Cursed Energy that may be nearby.

Her base ability is one that mimics Artemis's World Barrier- though it only works on Cursed Techniques and the like. This also has the side effect of her almost always siphoning energy into herself- though she can control the rate.

The Shallows

Kaisui keeps clicking, closing her eyes and just... flowing with the water as she gets used to the force needed to knock out these fish. She's still swinging that wrench- though in more of a careful, coordinated manner now. It seems she really is made for the ocean.

Edited by RainbyPlays on Nov 19th 2023 at 7:07:16 AM

aeiou: the second
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#383005: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:07:34 PM

"Indeed.", Tharja says. "But I hope you're not expecting me to seek them out. This will be purely in the case one ends up attacking us."

She then looks curious, glancing back at Severus.

"Now, I do wonder, what drew you to that battlefield?", she asks. "Did you also sense the darkness? Or was it coincidence?"


The High Priest of Darkness continues to eat. He does hear the League's exclamation, and technically what they desire is in conflict with what he desires.

But they don't need to know that.

And he doesn't need to fear them.

Because as long as he gets his hands on the Millennium Items without making himself known as a threat to anyone, he'll be able to finish his plans in the shadows long before these people can try to take over this world, especially with how many people here will resist them.

Neither Zorc or Killer Bat is worried. And thanks to that, the High Priest of Darkness can simply remain quiet as they celebrate their plans for victory.

The Fell Tactician then asks him about the wine, which he hadn't actually tasted yet. He tilts his head towards her for a moment, then looks at the wine and drinks from it.

Like, from the bottle.

So he's basically drinking several glasses of wine in one go.

After a moment he puts the bottle back down, says nothing for ten seconds or so, then tilts his head back to the Fell Tactician to give his verdict.

"It's the best wine I've ever had."

He returns to his meals, wanting to finish them before they can get cold.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#383006: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:13:22 PM

   "So it's settled. Oh, by the way, Sombron?"   

Sombron turns to look at the Fell Tactician, at which point Raven Beak immediately snatches the bottle and starts chugging it.    "Curses! This had better be good, wench."   

   "A little bird told me where your little brat's ended up. And get this: One of her caretakers is a member of a near-extinct race of dragons from an Emblem's world."   

   "You mean it could be a Divine Dragon? Here, in the Arena?"   

She smiles and gives him a knowing look.    "Interested?"   

   "You will tell me where they are, and as soon as we are done here, I am going."   

   "Of course..."   

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#383007: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:19:35 PM

How curious.

The High Priest of Darkness briefly considers using the Millennium Eye to pry their minds. But the pressure he's felt from some of them makes him ponder if they have the ability to notice. The last thing he wants now is to stir up trouble when he should remain in the shadows.

Besides, fighting in this place may ruin his chances at getting Majima to talk to whoever owns the other items.

...

The wine is actually really good. Zorc doesn't care much, but Killer Bat's never tasted a drink this good before back when he was attached to Zola.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#383008: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:38:58 PM

"Both, actually. I was staying at that desert town's local inn when I overheard the unmistakable sound of battle being waged outside. Between how powerful the enemy forces were and the sinister magic I detected, I figured I ought to have intervened before things got horrendously out of hand," Severus explains. "And, of course, that led me to discover that you were planning on joining the fray."

He offers Tharja a slight smile.

"Which was very more fortunate for me. Had it not been for your quick thinking and ingenious use of hexes, it likely would've taken far longer to drive off that Grima."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Nov 19th 2023 at 4:40:17 AM

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#383009: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:54:32 PM

"Perhaps it was a little dark twist of fate, huhuhu.", Tharja laughs.

"Now, how about we take a closer look at this tome? I'd love to discover its secrets.", she says, now grinning again.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#383010: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:55:41 PM

Alright, so video games... well, take games, you know? blablabla... and now VIDEOS, you see? Blablablabla... Yuji explains literally what games are, then videos, all in great, somewhat unecessary details.

Hurry up and pick one. I'm gonna smash GEX 3. He holds up the copy. Beruka nods and Megumi proceeds to crush it under his foot.

Then, from under Megumi's foot, a dark eyeless pale thing with thin spiky limbs emerge, throwing its long tongue around as it snarls at the air and roar with the agonized voice of a hundred babies. Megumi puts his foot down harder and crush it.

Okay.

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#383011: Nov 19th 2023 at 4:58:39 PM

Street to Central Hub

   "Hehe, time to bail out lads."    One Scraptrap component says as the mini cars reunite before recombining into Scraptrap's car mode. He drives over to where Buzzsaw crash landed and is nice enough to tow him through a groundbridge portal that opens up.

   "Hahaha! Pain is my friend! Allow me to introduce YOU to it, Autobot!"    Snaptrap says, not even trying to shake off Ratchet as he blasts him in his torso to surprisingly little effect. He subsequently lifts up a claw to try and crush Ratchet underfoot but the missile barrage makes him stagger, allowing Ratchet to avoid being squished.

Snaptrap growls and stomps the ground with his beast mode's forelimbs before starting to take in air. This is Ratchet's only warning before a sonic beam of sorts shoots out of his mouth, aiming to smash into Ratchet and blow him away. Snaptrap then sweeps it across the sky in a clumsy attempt to hit the annoying jet before stopping.

Kickback meanwhile takes this opportunity to be a cheeky asshole and waits for Replexi to focus on the !!HUGE CON!! before shooting at her.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#383012: Nov 19th 2023 at 5:10:12 PM

Severus allows himself to laugh along with Tharja.

"I was going to suggest getting to it myself, funnily enough."

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#383013: Nov 19th 2023 at 5:14:23 PM

"Excellent.", Tharja chuckles in her usual creepy but also somewhat happy way. She opens the tome and begins to prepare some hexes to draw out the latent magic of it.

Let the studying begin.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Hotpizza (Searching for Spock)
#383014: Nov 19th 2023 at 7:53:04 PM

Bancho Sushi - The Shallows

Looks like Taye's not the only one with the ability to talk underwater. "I mean, I've met small but vicious fishes. I don't think they were sharks though."

Taye snatches up the last of the peepers, shooting the harpoon at the helpful whirlpool of fishes Audiogeist had created. But when she's done with that, she stands (floats?) still, looking in Kaisui's direction.

It's a while before Taye snaps out of it. "I see some more targets- I mean fishes over there!" With that, she swims towards the next school of fish.



Hammertime

Hearing Corrin mention the Generic Wyvern Raider, Taye turns to Jenner Rick and grins, then continues talking to him despite the infodump going on in the background. "Yep, this sounds like a fun party alright. My father figure created me to find the other fragments of himself, then when the job was done tried to absorb me back-"

Taye adruptly stops and keels over in laughter, slapping his own knees multiple times. "- no, no, I'm not doing that, thankfully."

He makes a side-glance at Yuji's attempt to answer Rick's question about what video games are. "Video games are if you took a game or a sport and shoved it into this device." He pats the flat HD TV, despite knowing the games are actually in the console - gotta simplify, dammit. "It's easier if you just try playing one, honestly."

He snatches the Elderly Normal Turtle game, slaps it into the console, and boots it up. "Come on, they're video games. They can't all be that bad. Also, everyone's invited."

...

An unknown amount of time later...

"No no, not there, the bomb is over here- where are you going- WAIT NO-"

Taye's hands shake rapidly as he struggles to retain the grip on both the controller and his sanity. Before long, he tosses the controller onto the floor, letting it slide a good distance away.

"Screw this, I'm getting snacks." He gets up abruptly and steps on a couple glass shards as he makes his way to the table. A pack of Lay's potato chips is torn so violently the crisps are scattered everywhere, but Taye picks some off the table and eats them anyway.

Edited by Hotpizza on Nov 20th 2023 at 2:20:32 AM

StepexNo2 Leave your ants ants ants ants ants ANTS ANTS from The Complex Plane Since: Aug, 2021 Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
Leave your ants ants ants ants ants ANTS ANTS
#383015: Nov 20th 2023 at 8:09:11 AM

The Shallows

Motivated and lightly excited by the nervousness of some of his allies, Audiogeist produces the sound of a string bass, imitating the Jaws theme... and quickly transitions to something much more intense.

Anyone hearing this music will feel themselves strengthened and gain the ability to swim faster. Hey, who cares if it disrupts a sonar or two, right? It's good music.

If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.
ReynTheLord Since: Aug, 2017
#383016: Nov 20th 2023 at 11:30:28 AM

'The Hammer

The nerd opens the case of the Bootleg Sonic 06 ripoff, looking at the shoddy bootleg art on the disk. "Oh this is going to suck."

He Puts the game into the console and...

"Did... Did they just use the opening cutscene from sonic 06, but somehow fuck up the framerate? DID THEY DO THIS IN FUCKING POWERPOINT? HOW THE FUCK DID THEY MANAGE TO DO THIS?"

Off to a good start I see.

"What the hell are these models? Off brand sonic over here in fucking crocs, "Tails" has been playing way too much team fortress 2 given all the hats hes wearing, And SOMEHOW the NPC models are worse since they LOOK LIKE THEY JUST CAME OFF THE PLAY STATION 1 ON LAUNCH DAY"

Onto the contro- OH GOD THEY'RE HORRID "Look. I'm holding the joystick straight, but the characters veer off to the sides randomly, at high speed. ARE THEY DRUNK? GOD I WISH I WAS THAT DRUNK, JUST SO I COULD SIT THROUGH THIS GODFORSAKEN BOOTLEG DIARRHEA" He downs an entire bottle of beer on the spot.

"Alright. Onto the first level... Just got to load."

Uh. hm. Taking an awfully long time to load. "Did something break? It's been 15 minut- Oh NOW ITS LOADED. It took FIFTEEN MINUTES to load a SINGLE LEVEL!"

He begins holding down the joystick, adjusting movement to the drunken stagger of the characters... He jumps, tries to lock on attack an enemy and...

"The game just crashed. THE GAME JUST FUCKING CRASHED"

He tries to boot up the game again. It doesn't work. The data of the game somehow bricked itself.

"THE PIECE OF SHIT KNEW! IT KNEW HOW BAD IT WAS. IT JUST OFFED ITSELF. I JUST WITNESSED DIGITAL SUICIDE. HOLY SHIT"

The nerd ejects the disk staring at it.

Hotpizza (Searching for Spock)
#383017: Nov 20th 2023 at 7:25:04 PM

Bancho Sushi - The Shallows

Taye freezes in place and spins around, looking out for anything particularly big or fearsome.

"I heard intense music."

She also noticed the strengthening effect, but it's not her main concern at the moment.

Edited by Hotpizza on Nov 20th 2023 at 11:29:41 PM

KrampusTheTherapist Filia, Final Lucifer. from A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Filia, Final Lucifer.
#383018: Nov 21st 2023 at 2:46:30 AM

Filia vs Kain - A Fakeout

Previous Post

Filia watched with bated breath and eager eyes as the lightning from above followed Kain, crisping his flesh. She briefly locked eyes with her opponent, hardening her gaze in that same instance to mask any fatigue or pain she was feeling with disdain. No doubt he perhaps caught a glimpse, his sarcastic shouting causing Filia to take a few cautious steps back, preparing for another of his bloody portals.

The lightning ceased when Kain sunk into the ground, Filia's gaze darting everywhere except where the puddle next formed. Her gaze widened as her ears caught on faster than her eyes, looking up to counter until Kain's hand slammed straight into Filia's trapezius. That side of her body crumpled, her azure skin turning pale from the force of Kain's blow. Her eyes wandered up to examine the horrifyingly grotesque face of Kain.

Even as the pain deepened, Filia's observation of the blood seeping from Kain's face gave her an idea. From where Kain struck the demoness, ice coalesced around his hand, attempting to creep up onto and around it to freeze his arm completely solid. Her eyes glow blue, and moving her gaze to the arm, she endeavors to freeze; lightning crackles from her irises. She threatened to blow Kain's arm directly off, but this wasn't her plan.

Hoping Kain was distracted, she brings the arm with an uninjured shoulder up and attempts to dig it into the open wounds on Kain's face, even for a moment. Assuming she was successful, her fingertips would release a 'poison' to put it in lamens terms. A creeping infection of ice that would swiftly spread and freeze Kain's bloodstream entirely, seeping into his organs (if there were any to be found) and solidifying them as well.

Edited by KrampusTheTherapist on Mar 7th 2024 at 9:27:26 AM

Arachnos (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#383019: Nov 21st 2023 at 10:41:37 AM

Previous

"Not this confounded attack again! Get down from here and face me, you craven pest!" Altzaira just about howls in frustration, once again unable to touch these Qurio chunks with any of her close-ranged attacks. It's going to be a while before she can charge up another one of these super bursts, too. She frustratedly spews a basic stream of flames at the bottom chunk.

Edited by Arachnos on Nov 21st 2023 at 3:24:55 PM

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#383020: Nov 21st 2023 at 1:37:27 PM

Yawning Abyss

Fortunately, everyone targeting the same spot this time manages to destroy it early, leaving the flesh on Majin Gaismagorm's back seared and raw. It pauses climbing for a moment, but continues undisturbed, sending down homing Qurio fireballs to stop its attackers. Like before, these won't explode instantly if hit with a simple attack, requiring extra force to pop, but will explode if they make contact with a person.

The Quintet Magician's shot flinches Miraidon and Nitori's blast hits hard enough to snap it out of its rage.

"Target the right shoulder this time! And we need a few people to focus on shooting down the blasts!"

"Beast Breathing, Eleventh Fang: Sudden Throwing Strike!" Inosuke hurls his swords at Majin Gaismagorm's left shoulder. They spin like boomerangs and fly perfectly straight, digging into the mass of Qurio. Then he sprints up the wall, going so fast his mask flies off against the drag and gravity to reveal his handsome face. He starts to slip, but continues throwing himself higher up with all fours, riding the shockwaves of Qurio fireballs that chase him and explode in his wake, until he reaches his blades, snatches them out, crests above the Elder Dragon, and begins to plummet.

"Beast Breathing, Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush!"

His feet hit the cliff wall and cling to it as he begins sprinting vertically downward, even more homing fireballs crashing into the wall all around him as Majin Gaismagorm begins targeting him specifically, his rush unperturbed by its wrathful roar. He jumps off and sweeps his twin blades just as he falls past the monster, the impact of his blades and its shoulder making an explosion.

Like an angel with wings spread, Inosuke hits the ground on his feet, holding his blades out behind him like a V. He chuckles and sheathes his swords, before suddenly falling faint as his pain exhaustion, held back by the Hymn of Victory, finally catches up. Baiken rushes over, catching him before he hits the ground.

"Got that bastard good," he groans. "Don't worry about me."

Unfortunately, both shoulder masses are still intact... for now. But the left shoulder has certainly taken a beating. Granted, it was due to Haru and Inosuke ignoring Malzeno's orders, but it looks like it'll work out in the end.

Zenitsu remains stanced up. Arcs of lightning start to shoot off of the ground at his feet, leaping to the Qurio fireballs and gradually wearing away at them. Sub-Zero, lacking any super strong attacks aside from combos that won't work on something as large as Gaismagorm, helps by shooting a barrage of icicles at the fireballs. Malzeno and Miraidon both fire dragon beams at the right shoulder, in accordance with Mal's plan.

2 rounds until Majin Gaismagorm reaches the top


Freddy Gaming

"Oh! Sorry," Emma says, taking Jax's quip as a serious instruction. She runs along once again, while Charlie flies after them.

Delilah declares, "Next fight, I'll focus on controlling Emma. I'll test out her healing abilities."

Cassie chimes in, "If we're choosing ahead of time, I'm interested in exploring that weird stuff with Evan's move list."


Sarah

Sarah's biggest advantage against a full-strength Sadhri is, the latter can't see her moves coming. At her full power, with more stamina than Sarah, Sadhri should easily be able to dodge or block her flurry of blows, but the opening punch turns her cheek concave, and she gets battered by the rest of the assault.

The moment she has an opening, she roars in anger and tries to deliver a single punch back, unleashing a conical burst of black lightning from her fist that scars the sky and splits the ground behind them. She hopes to send Sarah flying with that punch, then form a javelin of black lightning and hurl it after her, creating a tremendous destructive pillar of energy on impact!


Pica-Verse

Previous Round

Raid

Soon, the raid team makes it to the Royal Palace. The interior... looks nothing like it should, a twisting labyrinth of hallways, rooms, and courtyards.

They make it to what should be the Plaza de Oriente, which is absolutely SWARMING with Mirages. Anna hunkers behind one of a series of statues. In the real-life plaza, these statues are the Gothic kings, but here they are all Goyo Richard in various poses.

"Leandro, do you think you can intuit the path to the throne room? Do that... and I'll clear the way."

Rescue

Altina briefly gives Carolina a thankful smile, then turns her attention back to Mirage Sigurd. "You are corrupted, your true nature subverted. With this attack... return to yourself!"

She slides the blades of Ragnell and Alondite together, lighting them up with blue and golden flame respectively, and rushes at Mirage Sigurd. He tries to intercept her with a lance thrust, but the stab goes right through her—she's an afterimage! He whips around on his bike to see her right up in his face and sweeps his lance, only to be launched off his seat and into the air by a rising kick. Altina's swords are already up there in the air with him when she appears to snatch them.

"GREAT... AETHEEEEEEER!"

She unleashes a barrage of spinning slashes and flying kicks on Sigurd, then flies past him with repeated strikes from different directions, juggling him higher and higher before she dives down and slams him into the inner wall of the Las Ventas arena. With a final stab of her twin blades, the colosseum is engulfed in brilliant, divine flame.

Carolina has leveled up!

A thoroughly exhausted Altina emerges from the smoke and light, down on her knees and panting heavily. The FE!Pica-Pica's bindings are gone, leaving them on the ground and groggy. Mirage Sigurd's light, once purple and foul, is now a shining blue, and he smiles warmly to Altina and Carolina.

"I apologize. My name is Sigurd. Emi was my Mirage Master, but the Malvatti twins twisted our mutual bond into a parasitic one to control me. Nacho's Mirage is my son, Seliph, and Belén's is Seliph's friend Leif."

"What happened to them?"

"They were merely suppressed. With my freedom, they should rejoin us soon."

I found fanart for Sigurd as a Mirage, but none for Seliph or Leif, so I'll have to simply come up with descriptions for them

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Arachnos (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#383021: Nov 21st 2023 at 2:27:00 PM

"All of you, focus everything you've got on the orbs! My physical attacks are too hazardous to use on these orbs, so I'll keep you safe from these meteors instead!"

She swipes her tail, using her Wild Magic to set the halberd at its tip ablaze, then in a single beat of her wings, rushes into the sky, where they hear the distant cry of "Wild Martial Art: Blazing Steel Typhoon!" shortly before the fireworks begin.

If the sky could crack and shatter, it would surely have done so under this strain. Infused with magic, Altzaira's tail carves blazing swaths into the air, an intricate calligraphy in flames, as beautiful as it is fearsome, each of countless strokes impeccably aimed to split a meteor in twain.

The range and power of Altzaira's tail is such that much fewer meteors, if any, should make it to the ground, and even the ones that manage to get through will be already destabilized and easily finished off even by weaker attacks.

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#383022: Nov 21st 2023 at 2:30:11 PM

Yawning Abyss

Considering that Quintet Magician already launches out several shots with each attack, it chooses to take on the role of shooting down projectiles. Drawing power from the staff, it starts launching waves of magical projectiles upwards like a freaking magical machine gun, aiming to strike the Qurio Fireballs down and open the way to attacking Majin Gaismagorm for its allies.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Nov 21st 2023 at 11:31:09 AM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#383023: Nov 21st 2023 at 2:33:09 PM

As Corrin watch everyone having sort of a bad time at their games, with AVGN waiting 15 minutes, he think that geez maybe these games are all pretty bad? He isn't especially encouraged by how Megumi and Beruka get to work on destroying the C Ds after playing them.

Huh, not to be too mean but I think these games are pretty... middling in quality, we should maybe not play Nario Party? whatisabootleg

No, it's alright. It's a bootleg but Nario Party is highly fun. I play it alone, granted, but it's pretty good all the same.

Why'd you play a game like that all alone?

Megumi doesn't really say anything, instead putting the disc in. Super Nario 38 is the 37th sequel to Super Nario and is a "return to the roots" but a good one after the sixth "return to the roots". Players can play as Nario, Muigi, Pleach, Zoad, Kondey Dong, Boswer or the farious Yario or Wamuigi as they compete to acquire "stellar orbs" by playing "tiny recreational activites" all over party-inspired "flat lands".

Unlike all the other games thus far, it's... actually kinda fun. Megumi picks Yario while Corrin picks Nario and both proceed.

Immediately, what becomes obvious is that Corrin has no clue on how to play his video game. Tentatively enjoying the experience, he keep asking for the controls at every turn, wonder why he can't "move on his own" on the flat land and tend to run into a corner each minigame and die. Or he doesn't really do anything, which actually grant him a lucky win once or twice.

Despite this, he seems to be enjoying himself, smiling and laughing whenever anything happens, being humble when he has a good roll or RNG plays in his favor and shrugging off any lost minigame (i mean "tiny recreational activity") or unlucky roll or item. His one star, acquired pretty late into the game, is greeted with silent joy, as he compliments Megumi, Subaru or Jenner Rick's good luck or provides either some comforting or teasing words when they fail.

Megumi is kind of different.

He does start off explaining things and being somewhat agreeable but being ruthlessly effective at minigames, having unusual knowledge of what item to use at the right time and good roll means that before soon he's winning, and at this point he goes quiet, leaning towards the TV, not talking or blinking once as he slowly lose focus on having fun, instead desesperately trying to nab a "fat W"

This cause him to furiously press on the button at high speed whenever they're on a screen, sigh loudly when he loses/someone else wins a tiny recreational game or earn a star. But whenever he wins, he briefly throws his hands into the air, grins madly and glance at his playmates in a smug way, clearly proud of his score.

As for how the others fare, it's up to them.

By the time the game is ending, Corrin is sitting on his couch with an innocent smile, happily watching Nario get fucking annihilated by a laser that he couldn't dodge. Wow! Look at how far my character flew! Beruka smiles and pat him on the shoulder, humoring him.

Meanwhile, Megumi is breathing out loudly as he rubs his shirt against his remote, pressing every button at once so that Yario can ultra instinct his way through a few bouncy beach balls. Ohh shit Megumi! There's another beach ball coming your way! Yuji says, as he shoves a fat bunch of chips into his maw.

Megumi answers Yuji with strained breathing, sweat pouring out of him like rain as he desperately try to tryhard his way into winning the game.

Come on come on come on come on!!!! OHHHHH FUCK! THE BOUNCY BEACH BALL! ANOTHER BOUNCY BEACH BALL! BBB! BBB! BBB!

You've got it man. That bouncy beach ball won't hurt- Yuji lays a hand on Megumi's shoulder and Megumi leaps to a corner of the ceiling, sticking there by lodging his feet into the ceiling, eyes still turned towards the screen as he hiss right at Yuji.

Edited by Bolded1 on Nov 21st 2023 at 11:34:03 AM

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DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#383024: Nov 21st 2023 at 2:39:50 PM

Hammah

Being from medieval times, Jenner Rick doesn't understand Yuji's explanation at all. Taye's explanation makes a bit more sense to him, but he still doesn't entirely get it.

"What-ACK!"

He then gets pulled along with Subaru, forced to join the Nario Party group. Trial by fire it is.

Having picked Wamuigi, it becomes clear that he's just as bad as Corrin at this game, as he's trying to make sense of it all.

Somehow, despite not even knowing how to properly move his character, he wins a few of the minigames. He also, however, constantly loses his stars because he keeps landing on Lucky Time, which he swears is just an 80% chance to screw you over if you land on it.

At one point he also accidentally pauses the game by pressing the start button during a minigame and he briefly panics on what to do.

He ends up finishing either last or second-to-last most likely. But the real goal for him wasn't winning, it was figuring out how the hell this stuff worked. And by the end of the game, he's made... a bit of progress at least. And that's good enough for him. He had some genuine fun with this in the end.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#383025: Nov 21st 2023 at 3:25:17 PM

subb ernelhr dubble nheammer time

"Wow, this really is just like worse Mario Party!"

ZOAD TIME

i dont think 'minigame' is trademarked why did they feel the need to write around that-

Being a REAL GAMER, Subaru actually does decently well, albeit Party Games not being her forte and RNG occasionally taking the time to kick her in the gut.

She decides to PRESS THE OPENING when Megumi FOOLISHLY drops their controller in favor of becoming a ceiling spider, furiously button mashing.
"WAHAHA!"
Okay she wasn't trying to be competitive but when the Big W chaser fumbles like that i mean why not try to take the chance to yank it from under them.

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