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TheTropingAlliancer Kheshig, the Nonsense Man from Inside a PriPara (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
Kheshig, the Nonsense Man
#396701: Jun 9th 2025 at 1:30:53 PM

UTOPIA

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  • The Story Truly Begins

Surviving the shootout and helping Bruce recover (though with the bench shattered by the onslaught, deactivating it early), the Rock Trio reorganises their equipment before listening to what the “organising committee” as they refer to the people who sent them here internally has so say about the situation.

The Absolute Solver infecting technology… being (ambiguously) part code and the bassist seemingly being able to control technology in their own way, the Absolute Solver would be an threat if left unchecked, even if the Rock Trio simply stumbled upon the situation and is seemingly confused by the nuances of what they got themselves into.

The Rock Trio decides to split up for the first mission, with each option requiring different specialties that each member has in situations like these.

The Guitarist will head to the bar, where she will be attempt to pretend to be a new-if-ordinary patron and if hearing is involved, utilise her honed hearing to pick up information of interest amongst the rabble of a bar. Once she joins the group, she would introduce herself as Honey@Trick-Stars.

The Drummer will head to the research facility. Having gills and the means to communicate underwater via a magitech sign that transcribe her thoughts, any potential floors that are submerged can be dealt with. Once she joins the group, she would introduce herself as Kass@Trick-Stars.

The Bassist will head to the holding facility, feeling a sense of… familiarity when it comes to technological powers even if they still don’t quite get the nuances of what they’re about to get into. And use their bike to carry whatever the group end up grabbing at the facility. Once they join the group, they would introduce themselves as ”Pyra”@Trick-Stars.

The Bros will join the Bassist for extra team support.

Before the trio joins their respective teams, “Pyra”’s watch glows, and a purple-haired figure briefly peeks out as a hologram.

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|”Digital Kami(?)”|

An artificial god that can control technology… You’re part code and I’m a kami-adjacent mascot of a software. Let’s do this stylishly yet carefully.

|”You”|

Thanks Lily. No wonder I have this gut feeling of familiarity… let’s do this.

Inventory

    Honey 
Weapons:
  • Multi-Range Electrocane
  • 50x slingshot ammunition
  • Quake Spear

Tools:

  • Holo-Apples
  • Backup Command Blocks
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Portable Multicooker
  • Cellphone for communication
  • 1x roll of partially used duct tape
  • 5m of nylon rope

Support:

  • 4x Medium Heal
  • Trick Recharger x2

Personal Skill:

  • Echolocation
  • Hand Shocker

    ”Pyra” 
Weapons:
  • Orihime and Hikoboshi
  • Moonrise Hammer

Tools:

  • Victoria to use SONG Drives
  • Wristwatch that Lily hides in
  • Cellphone for communication (has Ui)

Support:

  • Summon Ravenos
  • Summon Coalin
  • Trick Recharger x2

Personal Skills:

    Kass 
Weapons:
  • Azure Cloth Blade
  • Coated Trident

Tools:

  • Combat Tengu Fans
  • Cellphone for communication

Support:

  • 5x Mason jars filled with an unknown acid (may also contain a figurine)
  • Trick Recharger x1

Personal Skills:

    Ui 
Available Combat-Vision interfaces:

     Typhoon Convoy 
Weapons:
  • Scald Cannon (a kettle that can turn into a rocket launcher)

Tools:

  • Corey’s Fingers
  • Sound Condensing Solution
  • A camping stove

Support:

Songs:

  • Make It! (Usable/Recharging)
  • Agent Yoru o Yuku
  • Snow Halation

Active Tricks and Songs

Du-Du-Wa-Do-It, Arena Katsudou
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#396702: Jun 9th 2025 at 1:45:40 PM

Reprium

Garth is too nimble and quick for the Indominux Rex to react to in time, resulting in it getting slashed. It shrieks, then suddenly goes for a massive tail swipe, aiming to send Garth brutally flying against a tree.

The tail is long enough to also target the old man, who takes a step and falls forward, landing on his stomach/front shell. The tail goes right over him.

"Oh, call that lucky-unlucky, hehe!", he chuckles.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#396703: Jun 9th 2025 at 2:05:00 PM

District 8

Henry snapped back to himself and flinched away, the corpse in his hands dropping to the pavement. He lifted trembling hands to the streetlight, watched the rain wash the blood from them. A coppery taste in his mouth. Henry doubled over and expelled a mess of blood — it wasn’t his.

Marzanna. Even as a thought his voice was hoarse, tentative. What the fuck? You weren’t supposed to… When she needed to feed, he surrendered all control and sensibility to her; he’d wake up the following morning fulfilled, like an addict in the bliss of relapse, and none the wiser to whatever she’d done to sate their hunger. But today, he was here. In the middle of it. And Marzanna—Where are you?—was silent.

“Marzanna!” The call broached his mind and became real. He vomited again; the taste wouldn’t go away. The man on the ground, pale-eyed and split-shouldered, bled into the sewer grate. Henry’s hair fell in blonde strands before his eyes as thunder’s judgemental grumbling drew a flinch from him.

Edited by ISZATSO on Jun 9th 2025 at 5:07:45 AM

With great power…you know the rest.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#396704: Jun 9th 2025 at 2:32:42 PM

District 8

As the corpse soaked up the rainwater, both Marzanna and Henry could hear something:

The screaming of the man they had just been feasting upon. But it wasn't coming from the body. It was coming from the alley behind them. It was quieted, not nearly the earth piercing fury they possessed before their life was taken.

It was... without passion or fear.

Sneaking forward was a slightly rounded, reptilian-avian snout. It opened its maw that was lit under streetlight, sharp steak knife-esque feet. And from it came Henry's own voice.

"Stop!"

Walking out from the shadows was a lion-sized theropod. It bore wide forearms, a narrow, rounded snout, and small, bright eyes with crosz-shaped pupils. The creature's body was colored twilight blues and near black-purple pelted feathers. It was adorned with quill along its back, neck, elbows, and thighs, that grew larger toward the base of the tail. Its tail and neck feature black oval-like markings, and it has a long, thin pale pink-colored extension from the brow.

It hissed at Henry and began to tear at the corpse he would not finish, it's snout moving into the torn shoulder and pulling up lean muscle from the arm and chest.

Awawa
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#396705: Jun 9th 2025 at 2:45:01 PM

Reprium

Ouch. The machine gets slapped and crashes into a tree, having still been getting a read on his opponent. The Gizoid stands back up, not looking overly damaged by the attack as it switches to a blaster and starts taking potshots at the Indominus' indomitable face.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#396706: Jun 9th 2025 at 2:45:16 PM

Henry jumped again, eyes firing to the source of the sound. Was this, at last, the reckoning? The moment he realized that Marzanna, despite the realness of the spirit’s voice, was only an extension of his imagination, and nothing more?

It’s an echo, he told himself, but the explanation lacked sense. He backed away slowly as the creature approached. Another echo — his own. The full form was revealed; a monster in District 8. He watched as it devoured what he couldn’t and was content to back away slowly, flee the scene and leave this thing to dispose of the evidence of his failure, but something stopped him. A sharpness infiltrated his mine, snapped no! and pushed him forwards. Half-stumbling and only half-in control of himself, Henry snatched at the corpse and tried to wrest it back for purposes even he didn’t yet know.

With great power…you know the rest.
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#396707: Jun 9th 2025 at 2:58:37 PM

Reprium

The Indominus Rex gets hit a few times, it suddenly charges at Garth with the intent to ram it through one, potentially multiple trees.

"Whaahaa, better jump! Or maybe that's the wrong direction to go? Gyaa haa haa!", the old man chuckles as he gets back on his feet.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Jun 9th 2025 at 11:59:35 AM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#396708: Jun 9th 2025 at 3:04:08 PM

District 8

Plunging its snout into where the shoulder bone was, it wetly snapped out around the keratinous sharpened pegs that surrounded select teeth on the top jaw. Deboning the right arm, it began to feed on the arm flesh, blood scattering around its x-patterned whiskers, acting as a shield for its eyes. Only for Henry! To pull! It! Away!

The theropod narrowed its eyes, and began to pull back on the carcass, raising its quills as it began to puff its neck feathers up.

"STOP! STOP!"

Darkening Henry's own voice, it continued to chant for him to stop as it tugged in the cadaver like a tiger with a rope.

Awawa
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#396709: Jun 9th 2025 at 3:11:33 PM

Why did he do that? A good question for another time. But he was in too deep now, there was no way he’d just let go. So he pulled back, adjusted his footing and tugged, trying to tap into some of that innate football strength he’d let wither for so long. “Hey, come on!” A sudden idea; like the last idea to try and strongarm a velociraptor, he had no clue where it came from, but this one was at least a little better: “Compromise! Listen! You take the legs, okay? I just want…” What did he want? “The pockets. I just want what’s in his pockets, okay?”

With great power…you know the rest.
BombonBombin Nightmare lord from Across time and space Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: In love with love
Nightmare lord
#396710: Jun 9th 2025 at 3:35:52 PM

DISTOPIA

After the shooting ended, Machín and Wendy left out a sigh of relief. At Waller's question, Gonzalete answers: Don't worry for us: we are already dead.

...

After Beelzebub's debrief ended, and everybody before this post talked, Tony says:

Did somebody said "charisma"? Because I'm the most charismatic fella here! (*winks eye*) I'll go to the bar.

He grabs Wendy by the shoulder. I'll bring Wendy with me. She's so sweet, I doubt they cannot trust her.

...Do you actually think I'm sweet?

Tony nods. Machín tackles the ghost aside, and yells. I'll go to the bar too! I'll be watching you!

Relax, Viruta, I'll will not do her something she doesn't wants. Queca, you will go to the facility. You will make a perfect cork to stop the flooding!

She glares at him. What dud you said!? I mean... I'll go there to help with my magic hands.

Gonzalete talks. I'll go to help at the Prison. He then adresses the Bar group.

You three should go unnoticed, so take out your noses. Machín, your main defect is that you tend to get angry easily, specially if somebody talks with your wife, so please relax. And Tony, calm down your anaconda! We don't want your cover be blown out by your horniness.

Worry not, chochera. I'll be so discrete and gentleman like James Bond.

Gonzalete kneels down and starts praying. Meanwhile, Queca materializes a dapper blue suit, and offers it to the Cap. Then, she adresses Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne:

Hey, handsome guys. We could need your tech in the facility to keep that bad guy and the water at bay, what do you say?


Bar: Machín, Wendy, Tony. Facility: Queca. Prison: Gonzalete.

Three freaking ghosts!
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#396711: Jun 9th 2025 at 4:50:01 PM

Reprium

Carth looks briefly confused by the old man's statement, impressive when he's usually expressionless. Looking back at the charging foe and calculating... he decides to indeed reject the aerial approach and instead runs at the beast, rolling between its legs to spin around and slash with one blade at their back.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#396712: Jun 9th 2025 at 4:58:30 PM

Reprium

That seems to have been highly effective. The hybrid flinches from the pain of the slash, after which it rams into the tree head-first and falls on the ground alongside the tree.

The old turtle strokes his beard a little. He seems pleased with what he saw.

The Indominus Rex then gets back up again (surprisingly fast) and tries to chomp at Garth. However, it too learns from its enemies, and if Garth tries to dodge under, left or right, it'll suddenly reach out to grab the Gizoid with its arms. And given that its arms are longer than that of a T.Rex, it may very well succeed in that.

If it manages to catch Garth in its arms, it'll open its jaws, preparing for a bite.

"Well now, I don't know about you, but something's clearly up with that thing, hehe.", the old turtle casually says.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#396713: Jun 9th 2025 at 4:59:24 PM

District 8

Hearing his voice, Henry could note the creature didn't stop tugging. Not in the slightest, but it wasn't trying to overpower him now. Meeting his own strength, it's bird-like biology allowed it to speak to Henry in broken, scattered syllables, while tearing a leg free.

"Listen... pockets... Listen! I want whats in the legs... listen compromise!"

It stopped pulling as hard, and putting its handling handling the man's crotch, it began to... show its part of the bargain. The pubis began to bleed,until through the pants a horrifyingly wet sounding pop came ad the right leg had been relieved of the socket, the creature beginning to tear the limb apart.

Awawa
SacredSpirit123 Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman from Jorrvaskr (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman
#396714: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:17:08 PM

Sorry guys I had some things to do

Blackreach Alliance Headquarters

Shadow smiles when Pseudo switches on the monitor and connects to Roll, waving to her.

   "Hey, Roll! I was kinda' expecting to see you in person, but this works too for the moment. I've been..."   

He sighs, taking a moment to wipe his brow with his bandanna.

   "...really, really busy, actually, but, hey, that's life. I've actually just been recapping Pseudo, Pilly, and Helryx on some major events that went down in the Arena just now, including some things that involve the Assassins one way or another, an apocalyptic prophecy, two thwarted attempts by godlike dark lords to conquer or destroy the Arena in one blow...y'know, the usual here."   

He then watches as Iris enters the room, tilting his head as he takes in her appearance. He opens his mouth, ready to introduce himself...then hears about the coffee.

Beat

   "...and I thought it was just my brother who did that before."   

He then looks as Thor, Loki, and Sylvie enter the room, and his face lights up in a bright smile, holding his hand out to each for a handshake.

   "Now there's some faces I haven't seen in what feels like ages! How's life been treating you guys?"   

He nods to Thor.

   "Yeah, that it has, my friend. On my side as well, actually."   

He then grins to Loki.

   "Hey, I'm a busy guy. My siblings and I've got the whole Omniverse to protect, after all. It's taxing work, but can you believe I actually came here for a rest day? Didn't work out that way, but it's the thought that counts."   

He then tilts his head at Sylvie's introduction, giving an amused smirk.

   "Oh, how tall were you expecting? I get reactions like that a lot."   

He shrugs, snickering.

   "Hey, I know who you are. And I do know of Alligator Loki. Would you believe that's not nearly the strangest variant of someone from your world I've seen? There's a world where everyone is a cartoonish anthropomorphic animal, and the Spider-Man of that world is Peter Porker, a spider who was bitten by a radioactive pig, turning into a pig with spider powers. His codename is Spider-Ham, and he retains the power of cartoon physics, no matter what world he visits. And that's barely scratching the surface of just how strange the Omniverse can be."   

"Life isn't a fairytale. There isn't always a 'Happily Ever After' waiting for you at the end of the road." ~ Isengrim Heath-Stalker
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#396715: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:17:30 PM

Reprium

Carth readies to jump to the side, which would be a disastrous move apparently. Fortunately the old man once again chimes in with advice. The Gizoid glances at him and calculates...

Right at the last minute it jumps to go over the dinosaur, aiming to land on top and slash once before jumping back off to land with a roll.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#396716: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:20:02 PM

A shiver ran down his spine as the creature tore the leg loose of the corpse, and Henry was thankful that the creature seemed to have eyes only for what was already dead. Grimacing at the sight, he quickly patted down the left pocket and, through a tear in the jeans left by the brutal dismantling, flopped a wallet. Henry let the body dropped and pushed it with his heel towards the creature, snatching the bloody wallet and taking several hops backwards. The leather nearly slipped from his trembling, sweatslick hands as he clutched it tight, never removing his gaze from the scene despite how difficult it was to watch.

With great power…you know the rest.
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#396717: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:29:14 PM

Reprium

The slash ends up landing on the beast's neck, resulting in another screech as it nearly stumbles again. It's bleeding at this point from the cuts given.

And then, all of a sudden...

It starts to run away.

The old man has a curious smile.

"Well now, it's running. What to do? Shall we be on our way? I'll leave the decision up to you."


Blackreach Alliance Headquarters

"Ah... about that. I kinda can't do that. Hub took my Data Chip, so I'm stuck in the system now.", Roll.EXE says. Indeed, the Light Chip plan had failed due to Mara's interference. Had she not been there, Roll.EXE would've gotten through to Hub.

"You won't need to worry about explaining it all over again. I can upload the information we got so Roll immediately has it all.", Pseudo says.

Iris then looks back at Shadow.

" Hi. Uh... who exactly are you? You look familiar but I can't place you."

"This is Shadow. He's one of our friends!"

"He helped us fight the Cyber Angels. You may have seen him there. Given how cluttered the battlefield was and... considering what happened near the end, I'm not surprised you didn't interact with one another."

" Oh! Well then, happy to meet you!"

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#396718: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:32:11 PM

District 8

The creature before him cracked bones when it wanted to, and discarded those it didn't to the street. Reasonable horror for a creature this efficient at processing a man. Calculated, eating foen from the thigh to the foot. Even more horrifying when it wrestled his bleeding body from his pants and shirt, wearing it as he stripped the face to the bone.

It was... wearing his attire. As Henry slipped with his hands thr creature stopped eating and looked to him. In a older man's voice, with a Xhosa accent, and his own, as it spoke up:

"Ingqumbo... I, Ingqumbo. You just... pockets..."

It leapt forward towards him, remixing different voices into an almost white noise before hissing with something more typical of a ratite. Bobbing it's head, Ingqumbo seemed to be observing him.

Awawa
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#396719: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:35:44 PM

Reprium

Carth leans forward, as if ready to pursue. Then the old man's prompt gets him to process things. A wild beast has no techniques for him to copy and the only noteworthy thing about it was the camouflage it seems, which he's already begun analyzing to potentially mimic.

So he straightens up and retracts his weapons.

"Pursuit would be a waste." he says, turning to the old man. "...You are more perceptive than your appearance suggests."

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#396720: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:41:53 PM

Reprium

The Indominus Rex has escaped. The old turtle seems pleased by the Gizoid's decision to spare it, even if it did so for a pragmatic reason.

"Well, I'm an old coot. I've seen a lot in my time, so it's like second nature to me now, gyaa haa haa!", he then laughs.

"Alright then, shall we continue? I'll walk at your pace now.", he chuckles.

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
#396721: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:44:14 PM

STAINED LETS GO

The Tarnished bashes away at the Poacher's shield and limbs for a bit. Black flames are left in the wake of the Godslayer Greatsword, so the Tarnished banks on that overwhelming their limbs at least. Or their shield, by sheer force.

If it fails though, the Tarnished step back and take a moment to focus, briefly swinging their sword down and imbuing it with even more black flames before raising it and swinging it in a downward diagonal movement with great speed and power, before following it up with a devastating upwards horizontal strike of their blade to sever the Poacher in twain!

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#396722: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:51:38 PM

Three words streamed through Henry’s thoughts as he observed the proceedings, four, three, and four letters again, all on repeat. It was saying something he couldn’t quite catch, perhaps something lifted from another victim. No time to consider it. Henry’s eyes shot wide. He dove aside, elbows to the pavement, rising scraped and bloody as he pushed back to his feet and wheeled around to face the creature again, backing away, further with every step. Marzanna, God damn you, where are you?! “What, one isn’t enough for you!” He hollered, an edge of fear cutting through his words and brightly brandished. “Gonna eat me, too?”

With great power…you know the rest.
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#396723: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:53:43 PM

Reprium

Carth stares. He is beginning to suspect this old man is more than he appears... But not to a degree that he considers it worth risking breaking his previous master's rules. The odds remain too low for that compared to him simply being experienced as he says.

So instead he begins silently walking again.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#396724: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:55:06 PM

Reprium

The old man follows, indeed matching its pace this time.

"You're quite the impressive one, that's for sure. Jumping and diving all over the place. I'm curious about what else you can do."

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#396725: Jun 9th 2025 at 5:58:55 PM

District 8

As he wheeled back on the ground to face Ingqumbo, the beast hopped onto a wall besides him, sniffing the air as it gazed back at him. Golden eyes and black crosses focusing on him like he was within crosshairs. The hissing moved back to a sequence of new voices, as it clacked its jaws together.

"Why... eat... your- BROTHER COME HERE! Only to- I just want whats in the wallet."

Its broad forelimbs bore thick curved claws that were perfectly suited to anchoring to the stonework, as the creature coughed up something else, landing with a tinkering at Henry's hands:

A pinky finger with a signet ring. The creature sniffed the air, poking it's snout against Henry's cheeks before moving its head away.

Awawa

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