Centralis - Garage
Slamming doors in such a run-down building? If the door pops off its hinges, anyone looking to shower will have to be exposed while- Ah, the bathroom was unusable for its original purpose anyway.
Taylen's eyes widen at the sight of what is basically powered armor.
"Don't mind me taking a closer look." He makes a small step towards the suit to check it out. One thing he's quick to notice: it doesn't seem to follow the Star Wars style all that much.
"Megafauna and mech suits... as in, outside the city, I take it? I may not have been around too long, but I'd think dinosaurs & mechas here would be rather noticable..."
Taylen doesn't remember any Star Wars story featuring much in the way of megafauna, or mech suits. Come to think of it, since he entered this place, things have been very not Star Wars-y. He would love to get out of his last story, but something tells him he won't escape so easily. Narratives often have tight holds on their characters.
"I can't imagine it being easy to maintain an advanced suit like this. I do wonder though, how does it fare against lightsabers? Does it have... let me remember... beskar or a similar metal?"
Severus blinks, looking as though an ogre had suddenly appeared out of thin air.
"What in blazes just happened?" is all he can say.
Nicole grits her teeth, fighting to keep her frustration banked.
"For god's sake, Reyna, stop and think for one goddamn second. All you're gonna do is end up a bloody- and she's gone. Fuck."
Maki heaves an exasperated sigh, shaking her head in disbelief.
"Great, she just played right into his hands. Is she insane?" she mutters.
District Eight
The Creatures beneath Meniko tried to move out of the way, tighrenting themselves into tightly wound helix strands as they rocketed out of the way, but two were crushed under the mallet as rheir bodies fizzles into light not too dissimilar to Kurumi's own attacks.
The Warden with them, the Bliźniacze Biesy, began to flicker in and out of reality appearing atop the group trying to attack Henry, and savagely begin ing to shred into these Iszs. The Butterwort atop ot handed a fruit to Marzanna/Henry... that if they are its dark purple flesh, would find the vaguely bitter fruit to be a stimulant, and giving them a rush equivalent to a testosterone injection...
Which was perfect as Kurumi's light had dispensed some of those odd creatures, their flesh incinerating, some ran away from her, alongside the tar pitch colored Iszs-
And crashed into the skeletons.
Those who put out the fire would find that this floating cloaked flame was grabbing onto the dead and incinerating their remains-
And raising them to be a new volley to throw at all those Non-Iszs.
Taking in forms of celestial bodies, the fireballs crashed around them, and also soaring into the skeleton horde.
Kurumi's Iszs upon grabbing their respective weapons, had a flash of light vross over them, purple and hypnotic.
Than, they lunged for her. Skills she had seen among the best swordsmen back homr coming to crash into her, while those armed with spears blocked off an exit for the Bliźniacze Biesy, moving in like a phalanx formation towards the beast as it shredded up some of their own kin.
Ingqumbo couldn't find Gone... clearly agitated... but not before Maxx's Iszs adorned armor from the fallen skeletons, shape-shifting into armored warriors now barreling towards him. Ingqumbo hissed and ran up a wall, looking to that massive machine they had been constricting. Grabbing a chain and hook he'd swing down, kicking knights and samurai our of the way as he went back for Henry.
Meniko's Iszs seemed to be recuperating a new strategy, suddenelt shooting at Meniko like ricocheting bullets, trying to catch them off guard-
While some odd Kurumi's Iszs tried to shoot him out of the sky with longbows.
The Hotel
As Mark tried to wrangle the creature, it writhes and jumped around the room, and for but a fleeting moment... it was only Mark. Only this creature with Mark's eyes.
He could see the flashes of The Medicine Vendor fighting off creatures, stretched and resembling adult humans with fetal heads and stingray webbing... Trying to ensnare him as his swors cleaned through the innumerable spawn...
He could see Kayo firing into these pots, held by headless stone golems, and the smokey mosntrosities lunging for her as radiant Blunderbuss shots wrang through the cavern, rattling in the pots of these monstrosities...
Him? He was trying to wranfle control of this thing... as it tried to throw him off in rage. The metal fin struck against his back again and again. He tried to control it-
Using improvisation, using strength.
He was doing the best he knew how too... and for a moment the creature seemed to grow weak, it finished slamming itself against the wall, weakly clawing at the earth-
Then, everything went still. For a brief moment he could see his own pyrokinetic powers rattle through this creature's chains-
Travelling up towards the mechanism he was straddling-
And oh it erupted like Mount St. Helens.
The creature blasted Mark off its back, and immediately went into a frenzy. It's chains lashed towards the Vendor, tearing apart the spawn he was eviscerating. The sword quickly moved to deflevt the chains as the Medicine Vendor surges forward-
But a shocked expression caught his face as it grabbed his sword, and threw him into Kayo, another shot from her blunderbuss entering its chains. As it tore the two threw the pot beasts, the sound of metal tearing metal, and the twos screams as it echoed through the cavern.
Then it turned to Mark, and with a pained sneer, roared and charged at him, chains raised.
As Mark was no longer getting pummeled, it raised its chains up to bring it down onto him-
Edited by ArbiterOfTheBog on Sep 13th 2025 at 8:05:02 AM
AwawaMark's only channeling his frustrations at the creature. When he finally purchased, he sighed relief but not until he feels heat erupt from the bottom to his bottom. He stood up not until being forced to jump out instead. As persistent as he was with trying to keep the chains ensnared he was forced to recall them to deal with the incoming attack.
He's put to the ground, raising his arms to protect his head. But maybe he thought wrong. Not only was he struck and ensnared but also—
...
"This could go by a lot faster if stepped in."
"It's how I do things around here."
...
"I was only joking, come on—"
"Oh fuck off—"
...
"You uh, need a hand with that boulder?"
"Nope, I got it."
...
"Mark! I joined this party to help people— To help you. Why do you keep telling me to back off whenever I try to heal you!?"
"It's— You don't have to do it in the middle of a fucking fight!"
...
"Dad's mad at you again, eh?"
"Stop it William, I'm old enough."
"Being the big baker in town does that to someone, even adventurers—"
"I SAID STOP!!"
...
That. The moment he's given any kind of breathing room, he tries to wrangle himself free. He's reaching a degree of desperation to just free himself and do his own pummeling towards this creature. Whatever flashed in his mind as a result of the creature pummeling him flew Mark into a mad rage.
"GET OUT!"
As the chains descended he immediately got up and smashed his fist against the creature's head with force he's never experienced. He charges with sudden unnatural vigor. His body being enhanced by magic consisting of its purest component: Will.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!" His voice cracks.
The same thing that makes even the poorest of conduits near-unbreakable under select wielders, like Mark, but comes with severe drawbacks when used in the manner that he uses it.
realSukuna
laughs and fold his arms at the lack of unity amongst the Shepherds.
Trouble in paradise heh? I thought you'd have a better leash on your numbers. Sukuna says, watching as Maki gets closer and closer to him. He simply spreads his arms to the side, unintimidated.
A noteworthy feat indeed. But if you think crushing those ants mean you can take on a tiger, then clearly you haven't learned from the attack... Come! Those of you who wish to take me on can do so while Reyna is absent!
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe Rift
"Yes, a nonexistent horn. Those are among the curses placed on me. A curse to suddenly collide head-on with a cat as it rounds a corner...and a curse to stub my pinky on a cat's horn, even though that isn't a thing that exists...the curses can make it happen even if it doesn't make sense."
Kasli puts her pinky finger in her mouth to put pressure on it and keeps walking.
Fort Dawnguard
Todo puts up his fists. "I'll take this dance."
"No," RF!Anna says.
"Hm?"
"You think he baited Reyna? He's baiting us into recklessly throwing ourselves at him when he's at full power. Stay back and save your strength."
"And since when did we have to take orders from you?"
"Since the moment Reyna and I rebuilt this faction. Granted, you weren't there for that, but I am the official leader of the Neo Shepherds, and I'd like to think I have the tactical know-how to make the right call."
Todo smirks. "Okay."
He turns like and starts walking away, casually picking up a piece of debris and tossing it over his shoulder.
At Sukuna.
CLAP
Flying kick jumpscare.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Mal
"Well after seeing giant radioactive monsters in another universe, aliens are pretty meh in comparison." Kana shrugs, then smirks. "Besides, different skin and organs or not you think pretty similarly."
Obviously alluding to a certain chat of theirs.
"That would have to depend on how you pilot. The Red Comet got his name from his speed, as did the Crimson Lightning. The Blue Giant got his name from his brute force and the White Devil... well, for being scary." Kana said, patting Ez on the head. "Get some experience piloting and we'll see."
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."The Rift
"Now this is fascinating.", Tharja hums with a grin on her face. "This may be a category of curse I haven't personally encountered yet. I might learn something from this."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Mal
shrugs in a "fair enough" way. He did wonder at how well he was actually interacting with Kana - it was weird because he had to acknowledge he'd very much have killed her if they had met anywhere else. She was a fanatical follower of what seemed to be a violent group of space human supremacist. And though she'd helped him before, it was by encouraging him to tap into his darker instincts.
People like Kana, but less talented, he'd killed without giving it any more thought than "where am I going to be hiding these bodies?" Or prevent Ez from seeing it happening, in a futile bid to preserve her innocent. So how was it that they hit it off so nicely here? Was he softening? Or was it just a cynical way for him to worm his way into Zeon's good graces?
If Kana did turn on them, would he just kill her as he did any other or would he hesitate? What about her?
Mal had to think about it, he had to think about the worst options. Because it wasn't just his life on the line, it was Ez's too.
Ez, for her part, take being pet well. Her skin feels like... well, it's surprisingly hard. But also soft to the touch and surprisingly wet, even though her hands would be clean.
yay!
But you're not piloting anything until you can cut your food by yourself at least, Ez. Mal says, smiling in quiet anticipation at Ez's betrayed look.
no! Ez says, whipping her tresses and Lekkus to the side in fury.
I was 14 when I began piloting one of these for the first time - I'd like you to be four years older than that.
thats Ez starts counting down, clenching her fists and then popping one finger after the other as she calculates.
that's... a lot of time!
Ez, they don't really make those things for young children. Can your limbs even fit in there? Mal says, laughing quietly before he stops, for he knows that Ez will answer back about using The Force. And he can't let Kana hear about Ez being a potent space wizardling. You can get familiar early. And if you do good, I'll let you pilot it earlier to fly around and use it for labors. It'll make it easier if we spread out training instead of making you learn it all at once.
id love to use it to fly i really want to fly because its faster than walking or running so i could go see little guy really fast instead of having to walk Ez starts rambling. And Mal turns to Kana.
... I kinda wish I had more things to pass down to her than knowledge about piloting war machines. But she'll need to be good with using those things to thrive, sadly.
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 14th 2025 at 2:21:49 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Who or what could've possibly placed such curses on you?" Severus asks.
"You're making the exact same mistake they did: thinking you're invincible, that no one can ever bring you down. That overconfidence is gonna be your undoing," Maki retorts.
"There's a huge difference between a tiger and a dragon, Sukuna," Nicole says, now smiling dangerously.
Before either of them can move to engage Sukuna, RF!Anna suddenly tells them not to, prompting Nicole to wheel on her.
"Screw that! If Reyna insists on fighting him one-on-one, the least we can do is soften the bastard up for her," she retorts.
Then Todo suddenly launches a surprise attack on Sukuna, and Nicole immediately activates Dragon Vein to cloak the air around the King of Curses with fog in the hopes of obscuring his vision. She then rockets towards Sukuna and attempts to slug him hard in the stomach with all her considerable might before discharging multiple point-blank Arcane Beams with that same hand.
At the same time, Maki takes a running leap headlong into the fray in an attempt to plunge her Split Soul Katana deep into Sukuna's chest, lift him high above her head, and throw him down towards the ground below before landing gracefully on her feet afterwards.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 14th 2025 at 5:24:58 AM
Sukuna
I lived through the Golden Age of sorcery unbeaten. Don't compare me to your paltry clan.
anticipates what's coming - he's familiar with Todo's technique. But the switch is so fast as to let Todo hit his kick, with Sukuna being flicked backwards... and smiling down, revealing that he's fine from the kick, having only a bruise left. His skin, on contact, will feel like steel. Or harder - not because he's using his reinforcement, but simply because of the sheer toughness of Corrin's skin.
Still, it's a bruise.
Amongst the modern mongrel of the current day, you do things your own way at your own pace. For that reason, I acknowledge you as unique. Sukuna says, holding out his hand and building up his Cursed Energy to toss out a Dismantle. However, Nicole's fog prompts him to reevaluate this strategy, because Todo probably can't sense Cursed Energy coming out of Nicole and Maki (definitely Maki) in a large amount enough to do swaps easily.
Using Corrin's enhanced senses to his advantage, Sukuna waits before avoiding Nicole's attack at the last moment by dodging to the side, raising his knee with immense speed and strength to try to rocket her into the sky towards Maki, using Nicole's own momentum against her. A normal mist would have been blown away by this, but Nicole's persist, and Sukuna thus decide to stick his hand out, charging up energy as if to throw out Dismantles. If everything goes right, then Todo will try to swap him with them to prevent that, but Sukuna then doesn't launch Dismantles, instead kicking off the air he's in to fling himself at Todo, attempting to slam into him claws first.
Edited by Bolded1 on Sep 14th 2025 at 2:33:13 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe Rift
"All I know about the origin of the curses...is that they've been shackled to me since I was old enough to know my name. And that I'm supposed to bear this burden...without knowing why, or for how long, or if there's more to it."
Fort Dawnguard
RF!Anna sighs and stays out of the fight.
Todo grins and anticipates Sukuna's maneuver. He CLAPS... and swaps with another piece of debris on the ground at Sukuna's feet, putting himself right next to Sukuna.
Sukuna will probably have heard the clap and braced himself to leap without waiting to see if his surroundings changed. If so, Todo will interrupt him with a clothesline across the face. If not, Todo is still out of the aim of his Dismantle.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Riften
"To a child?", Tharja mutters in seeming shock. There's some hypothetical lightning in her glare right now. She does not like this.
"If I ever meet whoever put this curse on you, I will pelt them with every curse and hex in my possession."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Severus' gaze hardens as well.
"No curse in any tongue could even begin to describe how... depraved an act such as that truly is," he says. "Should I ever cross paths with whoever forced this unjust fate upon you, Kasli, I intend to make certain their death is an agonizing one."
Nicole ends up kneed in the stomach and summarily thrown back, though she manages to regain her bearings in time to stop herself in midair with a flap of her wings before she can crash into Maki.
"Argh, crap. Alright, Corrin... let's kick his ass," she mutters. Of all the times for Robyn to go off adventuring on a quest with some group...
"Got a plan?" Maki asks.
"Yeah. Overwhelm the son of a bitch," Nicole replies. "Emblem, Engage!"
Now standing clad from head to foot in Female Corrin's armor with her brown hair turning snow-white, Nicole suddenly rushes forward while Sukuna is preoccupied with Todo, wielding Yato and the Dual Katana in either hand as she blitzes the King of Curses with an unrelenting flurry of swipes and crosscuts. However Sukuna manages to weather her onslaught, Nicole caps it off by attempting to furiously kick him right in the mouth.
Maki brings Playful Cloud to bare, brandishing her three-section-staff in tandem with the Split Soul Katana as she charges back into the fray. The second she manage to closes the distance between herself and Sukuna, the Zenin prodigy begins swinging both weapons at the ancient Jujutsu Sorcerer, planning to slash and pulverize him in equal measure before attempting to bash Sukuna across the face with Playful Cloud at the same time Nicole goes for her kick.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 14th 2025 at 6:52:19 AM
The Hotel
Mark's strike towards their head sent the creature reeling through another room, the grotto falling apart slightly as the roof caved in.
Mark's chain strikes were initially doing some impressive damage, the beast trying to identify it's bulk to keep Mark off it, only giving him more space to strike the creature's hide. He was seeing blood from the strikes, making the white hairs turn muddled, darkening the tufts-
And as one chain strike rattled ahsinst the creature's own, it went into hysterics. It bucked it's legs out uselessly, and now in a proper hotel hall it raked its chains through the walls as if trying to get away-
And with nowhere to hide-
And one of Mark's strikes landing near its eyes-
It went on the offense once more.
Charging forward it slammed Mark through the wall using its head, and seeing Mark flying through the suites, it grabbed a hold of a fetal isz trying to manifest itself into a carpet-wing beast... and slammed it into the ground, throwing the mass at Mark-
Only for the Medicine Vendor to suddenelt appear between the two, his sword severing the horror.
Kayo would try to catch Mark, her eyes focusing on the creature, then to him-
"Try a different plan... or a better escape!"
AwawaHotel
Magic of this nature is as mighty as it is extremely self-destructive. Both of Mark's hands were practically soaked in his own blood. Born from persistence yet volatile in nature. Just as quickly as that strength came, it went. He's flung by the creature's headbutt. Kayo's hold on him brought him back to his senses.
He's huffing and extremely warm to the touch.
"Fine-" He replies back.
Once he got off he walked back to the creature. His eagerness to move precedes his body's limits for the day. Despite that, he's not immediately charging into the fray. Instead he tries standing his ground as firm as he can while looking at the creature in the eye, as if wanting it to stop in some other way.
He's gritting his teeth, bracing himself in case trying to prod something out of it through words isn't going to work out. But for now, it's to see how it'll move.
If what he saw in that creature, his own eyes, is a ploy its kind mimics to exploit his fears or is a genuine aspect of himself. Whether that creature is a reflection of him or exploits it for its own means. Whether its proactive or reactionary. Mark words this train of thought differently, but it's one he thinks the person he looks up to most would have.
realThe Hotel
The Medicine Vendor looks to Mark with some skepticism, Kayo walking behind him and putting a hand to the Vendor's hip, giving a soft squeeze as if to tell him it'll be fine.
This cresyurw looks to Madk as it approaches him, and begins to move forward as well, it's chains rattling as they dragged behind it.
Kayo looked on, but eas surprised to see, a pair of... red sneakers seemed to be dangling from a tear made in the cieling from the two's prior engagement. Her eyes narrowed...
Something about it seemed wrong. Especially as it whoever it was began to... sing, as if it were a lullaby.
"Hush, my child Stay Still, Don't Cry The wraith awakes- When voices rise~ Shrouded pale, In moonlight gleam, A shape unmade A waking dream..."
As Mark stood before the creature, he could look up into those rafters... finding what Kayo was watching too. A tounf woman dressed in ghoulish carnival attire, hair dark and almost like dark violet. Despite her insanely cartoon pants and shoes, her expression narrowed on him, her eyes glossy and yet full of something piercing.
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"No feet disturb the frozen stone Yet there hark how the chains writhe. Rattling, they creak and moan, Victims exiled from death's scythe...
Through haunted grottos Where lanterns dim, It twists and coils, Something vast and grim...
Their limbs lash, grasping in pain, They pull the warmth from dying veins- A hunger profound, a hollow guise That takes away breath and smothers cries-"
And then, her voice grew more hushed, and the creature seemed to heal... its expression solemn. It moved a great hand forward, brushing Mark's hair away as her hushed words carried on.
"It murmurs low through misted air,
A song that strips the soul laid bare,
Its whispers crawl over trembling skin,
With a touch that steals the light within..."
And as the two locked eyes, the figure whispered something else. And the floor they were on-
Shifted to the lobby.
And seeing the exit, the creature lunged away from Mark, rushing towards the exit like it's own skin had been set ablaze.
Kayo saw the Medicine Vendor fly in to strike the beast-
Only for the girl to block the shot with a nexus of wires between her fingers, the two quickly going from stalling the other to a full brawl as golden radiant energy met neon-red.
AwawaHotel where
Mark snapped his head towards the voice from above, he was about ready to break contact with the creature but thankfully the Vendor and Kayo stepped in. The fact she's healing the creature and the two focused in on her instead means she has to be the source of this hotel's anomaly.
Which means he has to put his undivided attention to... His own fears? His thoughts? No— A thought crosses his mind.
That creature is bound to that woman in some way.
Although seeing all his efforts undone in such a short span of time is disheartening. It makes him tremble, whatever plan he formed is thrown out, a single thought is only in his mind: To walk closer and closer. If he panics, so will the creature. He's not one to look uncool in front of people he just met but that barrier's probably been breached some time earlier.
When he gets face to face, his heart races and he cracks a smile while his brows furrow.
"Are you seriously letting yourself be bitched around by her!?"
It's unclear whether the chuckling that follows is genuine laughter or a mask for the terror that's about to come, but he's feeling exhilarated.
Edited by BoniniBanana on Sep 15th 2025 at 8:05:48 PM
realSukuna
is surprised by Todo's switch but his reaction to the chokeslam is to open his mouth and surge forward to try to bite his arm off while lunging his neck forward, getting hit in said teeth as well, but attempting to rip and gnaw at Todo's flesh. Not just to tear off his arm, but to try to twist and break it!
I've seen his Cursed Technique die before. If I can disable even one arm significantly, he's going to be easy picking. But before Sukuna can try to do that further, Maki and Nicole both attack, leaving marks unto Sukuna's skin as Yuji also step in to help his bro, punching Sukuna in the stomach and driving him back together with Nicole and Maki. However, despite this, these aren't huge wounds. Sukuna even appears to be taking it in stride past the initial surprise, not having expecting them to get up so fast.
Cladding his hands in Corrin's scales, Sukuna begins to get to work on a 1v3, deflecting the Dual Katana and the Split Soul Katana by using Cleave and Dismantle together to create a slash of cuts across his hands that help him drive the weapons back, touching them without "touching" them. Meanwhile, he dodges the other attacks thrown at him or guard them again, Yuji's punches not doing much as Sukuna likewise dodge Maki and Nicole's moves when he isn't blocking or deflecting them, raising one foot, tilting his head to the side, leaning backwards and waiting for his moment.
His moment, which come as the two women try to attack him in the face. Bashing Yuji away with a swing of his arm, Sukuna reacts to the attacks thrown at his beautiful face by taking them head-on. And there's a brief moment where the air stops as he gets struck... Only for their attack to not meet cold flesh, but draconic steel. Having clad his head in Corrin's draconic form, Sukuna was able to weather the combined damage with minor effects, leaving only cracks where he was struck.
Wide open. Sukuna thrusts his arms back and then try to palm Maki and Nicole in the stomach with tearing claws, meaning to disembowel them at best, send them violently smashing into the scenery at worst. Regardless of result though, Sukuna untransforms, smiling as he cracks his neck to the side.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterMal(odorous)
"You can get her a mobile worker for pretty cheap if you want to be safe." Kana advices, talking from experience evidently. "Anaheim's models have the same standardized control system as military grade mobile suits. Minus weapons obviously. That or a racer like the Hobby Hizack."
District (Sk)Eight
Kurumi manifested a sword of light and met the Isz charge. Unfortunately while decently experienced, she wasn't "among the best" so she got somewhat overwhelmed even with her superior vampire physiology; taking some nicks and slashes. She grit her teeth and opted to leap up and throw her sword at the ground between her foes, whereupon it exploded like a light bomb.
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Mal(odorant)
thank you kana you are very nice Ez says, proud of being backed up as Mal sighs. Right, right. He could buy one of these. Except that...
...
His ass was broke. His credits had been taken from him at the prison. At the present, he could hardly buy himself a couple of boots, let alone complex machinery. Right. I was imprisoned he thought, remembering his rampage earlier. All that he regretted about it was that it hadn't saved Ez, but now he did have regrets, because it'd taken away his own way of making money.
This was one of those times where Mal genuinely wondered if there was something deeply broken with him. He could stomach the idea of committing violence for the sake of his child, but if he could dispense violence so casually and easily, and then not even feel guilty afterwards, would he be a good father? It was one thing for him to close his heart, or to accept it had been closed, but when he needed Ez's to be open for her to embrace her mother's idealism, that was difficult.
Another reason why he felt like Ez needed a motherly figure in her life. Someone who could teach her life without having to constantly tell her to "do as i say, not as i do".
but youre not broken papa youre whole! Ez exclaimed, shocked, reaching for her father's arm as if to check if it wouldn't pop out of its arm socket if she did. It didn't.
Mal huffed. Yeah, money's a bit tight.
is okay we just ask penny for infinite money!
that... isn't that easy Mal could only answer, wishing this wouldn't pique Kana's interest. And feeling humiliated at having to accept handouts from a little girl. Papa will figure it out, alright?
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterMal
Kana gets a smile that's somewhat unnerving and smug at the same time.
"I might have a way to help you with that." she says, leaning closer to Mal in a predatory manner. "There's this little operation we've got planned that you could help with. Mercenary pay's pretty good."
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Mal(veillant)
Ez laughs a little at Kana's approach but then stops and get up, attempting to "nicely" push her off. It unnerves her, seeing another woman get close to her dad like that, because she doesn't know a lot about how children like her are made but apparently all it take is one adult papa and one adult mama and who knows, those two elements were being put together right now!
However, Mal, gulping uncharacteritically, simply grab Ez and put her down on the bench.
If it involves doing anything to civilians or anyone defenseless, you can count me out. He says, a bit hesitant, but growing firmer by the end.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe Rift
Kasli shudders. Her new friends are certainly intense about this...
Their protectiveness is misplaced.
"Hssss..." She hisses at the voice in her head to quiet it.
Fort Dawnguard
Todo gets his arm bitten. He's already preparing to clap when Sukuna's attention is diverted by the others' attacks, and he backs off to rethink his plan of attack.
And then Reyna comes running back in.
"Hold it!"
She's...not wearing any armor. No leggings, no boots, no gauntlets, no helmet, no chestplate or coil.
Which is not to say she's naked; she has underclothes on. Nevertheless, it's bound to make one wonder if this is just an elaborate suicide attempt.
RF!Anna certainly thinks so. "Reyna..." She sighs. "What are you doing?"
"Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not really going to fight without any protection. But one of my little 'tricks' requires me to start like this."
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

The Rift
Tharja seems slightly surprised by this. But not as much as someone would expect her to be.
"A curse that attracts animals. Rare, but not unheard of."
. . .
"... Horn?"
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.