CoLC crossover RP, main thread

With the crowd as it was in the lobby, Cent and Daisy didn't get any vocal response from people around. Plenty of people did look over, since the two of them did stand out, but none of the regular people there to hide seemed interested in interacting with them.

Outside the arcade, a sudden scuffle had started. "Hey! Hands off, jerk!" yelled Louie, followed by an angered squawk from Ace, and the grunt of a man getting kicked hard enough to send him to the ground. A guy in a nice, classic forties era suit laid on the ground, a wood carving knife wet with a little blood laying on the street a few feet away; Louie and Ace stood next to each other not far away. Louie was holding his left arm, up near the shoulder, where there was a long though thankfully shallow cut.

Ace's feathers were fluffing up aggressively as he looked back and forth at some of the other people standing around in the street. They didn't look outright hostile, but there was something off and definitely not friendly about them; such was the conditions of the day for the copies made.

Edited by FirockFinion on Jul 6th 2019 at 12:43:43 PM

Day 27

A young East Asian woman (known only to Gon as Mo-gyeong, the person he's suppose to target) was seen wondering around the City, seemingly looking around as if she just arrived.

This is while Gon was making his way to go the library... Maybe meet someone familiar and maybe work with them...

Edited by Ominae on Jul 7th 2019 at 8:02:24 AM

Apparently the man was not, Miss Tairee’s boyfriend but rather someone she had dated a few times and the day concerned the past, present and future as well. “Wait ‘my past, present and future’?” Hercules asked confused: “Do you mean someone who has a connection with us? Like a friend, a relative someone who is really important on our lives? Someone we feel close to perhaps?” He was still not sure how today was going to pan out but he was determined to see what he can learn in order to get through the day better.

Then Cent arrived with Daisy catching Herc’s attention in the process. “Umm can we help you?” He asked addressing Cent and Daisy as they headed for the library. Herc had to be on his guard, he had already seen a wife stabbed her husband and a man that Miss Tairee once dated try and get to her so something must be up with those two, whatever they were there for, it couldn’t anything good.

Edited by TheStarscream759 on Jul 8th 2019 at 8:46:41 PM

Joker had enough information about Makoto's possible location and apparently decided to waste no time before going after her. After a quick transformation, and activating his grappling hook—which Makoto had never mentioned before, come to think of it—he was already wishing everyone at the arcade goodbye from atop a building. That made Rex a little nervous, naturally, but he couldn't justify going after him. He still needed to discuss some details with Two and it was very important that Makoto didn't find out about it until things were set in motion, or else the deal she accepted would make it useless. Two wasn't in the mood to deal with anymore of Rex's attitude and made her frustration crystal clear.

"Okay... I admit it. So maybe I don't like this guy. But I swear I really had something to talk about with you"

Morty, still holding a gun and scared as usual wondered if the chances of doppelgangers showing up again were bigger than zero. It certainly was a possibility but Rex felt it was a little too convenient. But then again so was Makoto's friend showing up out of the blue.

"Come on Morty, you are overthinking this" Rex tried to calm him down but honestly now he was just trying to convince himself that couldn't be true. It was hard not to give in to his paranoia and shower Joker with questions about why exactly he wanted to meet up with his friend. And the scuffle outside didn't help matters. "Hectic day, huh?"

Rex stood looking at the scene, and then at the phantom thief and sighed. He had already made his choice and now he was just accepting he would have to live with the consequences.

"Hey, phantom guy I think we started off on the wrong foot, don't you think?" Rex asked Joker, as he caught up with him with his wings.

City Streets

Joker was zeroed in on Louie as Rex caught up to him. It wouldn't be too hard to take the kid out, but the burning chicken would be more annoying. Not worth the bullets or energy right now. Arsene was impatient, but they could wait for a more climactic battle to show off in.

"Hm?" He stared at Rex for a few seconds with a hint of surpise. Was that a set of turbines coming out of his back? It looked like the wings were attached to a steel backpack strapped to his chest, as if it was growing out of him. What the hell? Joker covered up his slight change of expression and tilted his head.

"The wrong foot? I thought a little competition was healthy, that's all. Nothing serious." Joker hopped to the next rooftop before he spoke again. "...Unless you think there's something between Makoto and I. Is that why you're coming along?" He had no reason to manipulate Rex like this anymore, but it was entertaining. "Maybe I should hurry over then." He jumped to another building, threatening to shift away soon.

It was not not to be a little disturbed by what Cole said. What kind of day was this, round 2 of the one before? Was Shadow Sae back to try to kill her? Or was the killer's theme something else this time?

"I dont want to deal with my sister again..." Makoto said, expecting the worst to happen. "Or any of the other creeps from yesterday. But the Writer doesn't just repeat things without a twist, so..." She hadn't moved from her position, but now she was thinking about what exactly today's "challenge" was meant to be.

Edited by ScorpioRat on Jul 8th 2019 at 8:28:25 AM

"And you're just okay with this?" shouted Morty at their retreating shapes, looking panicked as another melee erupted just beyond the arcade door. It did'nt take a genius to recognize that there was something very wrong- in this city, people didn't usually start killing one another until at least about three in the afternoon.

"Rick! Rick!"

Rick rolled over, clutching his leg and wincing as he shifted his weight to look up at Morty.

"Rick, everything's going to shit out there-people I've never seen before are... well, killing one another and..." His grandfather sighed, winced again, and took a bracing swig. "Are we... you have a plan, right? Are we... stuck in, stuck in some kind of, I dunno, a time loop or somethin'?"

Rick rolled his eyes. "No, Morty, time travel is-it doesn't work here, okay? I know that much. So just Gimme five minutes." He thought a moment. "And another shot."

Miss Tairee looked up from the computer to stare at Hercules with a bit of a dull expression. "... As I just said, I can't tell you what the criteria is exactly. Only that it's someone from your own universe or universal hub, and that it considers your entire timeline that would have been" Miss Tairee said, shaking her head slightly. "Would you like me to make some kind of, visual representation?" the librarian suggested, though in a tone with a hint of exasperation.

According to the desk lady, she knew the me from the future somehow. And the me of the future had done some things the desk lady didn't like, that hurt a lot of people, just to stay alive. It didn't really sound like me, though. After all, what would be the point? I would be all alone, ill, hungry, thirsty... well, if I was still alive, maybe.

But then the red man spoke. And I could feel my whole body freezing up.

What did he mean by "made her better"? Was he talking about me? Had the desk lady... no, it made no sense. But... the man asked for some "bullets", and some things appeared out of nowhere. How? And... why? And... what? It was all so confusing...

While the red man was busy playing with his things, I climbed back down. I knew the fall back to the ground would hurt. It always did. But... it didn't. It didn't hurt one bit. In fact, nothing hurt. I could feel the floor under my feet, but I couldn't feel any pain from them, or from any other place. And I couldn't understand why.

"What... happened to me?" is all I was able to ask.

Cent, Library

"Is he much of a scholar? Why, this place puts Cathedral City libraries to shame." It was hard not to be impressed by the scope of the library. Cent wasn't much for reading, and he knew that neither was Two - but it was as good of a guess as any. A redheaded man approached them, as one of the few. Despite their striking appearance, it seemed most people were content to mind their own business.

"Just looking around. The two of us had just arrived in this City, and everything is just a little bit daunting." Smiling as earnestly as he could get, Cent knew full well that saying he looked for Two would invite immediate suspicion. By all accounts, an ordinary newcomer would not know of her presence here, even if he knew her personally. "I don't suppose you could tell us more about the city?"

...and Rex was gone too. "Unbelievable..." For better or worse, Two had no time to feel frustrated; there were things happening. Morty retreated back to Rick. They could probably take care of themselves now. Frowning, the bluenette unsheathed her sword and approached the scene with Louie and the crowd. "What's happening here? Are we having a needless fight?" Hopefully she could dissuade this awfully off-feeling crowd from doing something stupid.

Arcade couldn't argue with Cole's logic. He also didn't really want to, since that'd basically be arguing against adopting Cole at all, and he'd actually come to terms with that, so he had to just accept the weirdness.

"I'll get used to it," he promised, "I just wasn't expecting it."

He couldn't really hear Makoto all that well, but he got enough of an idea that she wasn't looking forward to meeting anyone. "Well, right now you should probably rest, right?"

On the other side of the library, Daisy nodded, eagerly.    "Oh, yes, he's always loved reading any books we could come across. It wasn't always easy, but the way he'd light up when he'd get a new one was precious."   

The next thing she knew, a stranger walked right up to them, the only one who seemed at all interested in them.    "Yes, this nice young man had offered to escort me to somewhere we could get some more information.    Her sweet old lady voice was a little odd, coming from the suit of armor.

"Alright, help me up..." There was a crack, a wince, and a general swearing as Rick ripped a few more wires out of the nearest cabinet and wrapped them around the impromptu robotic crutch he'd constructed around his broken leg.

"Can't you just portal us to... you know, the library? Or whatever?"

"Outta juice." Rick pulled out the drained-looking portal gun by way of explanation. "Gotta... you know, wow the pain is making me woozy]... fill 'er up. Fillerup, yeah." Morty rolled his eyes.

"Rick, are you delirious, or drunk? Because if we get jumped by more nemesis... nemesises..."

"Nemeses. And yes to both questions."

"...y-you're delirious, drunk, but you're gonna drag me over that?" Rick belched by way of an answer.

"Look, just scooch past this little scene that's going down here, and..."

"Hey, what's going on?" Rick blurted out as he surveyed the crowd gathering around Louie. "'S there a fight? Oh oh oh oh, we taking bets? I bet... twenty flernarks on... Lewis... Larry... you know, that kid."

Wildvine was still frustrated that he had lost the woman when the knight attacked him. Now he had nothing to show for his rescue of the man in the library.

He continued walking down the sidewalk, noticing a very familiar building nearby. He perked up, moving cautiously towards the building. This was where the big fight with Vilgax had taken place only yesterday. The arcade.

It looked like the damage the fight had caused had been all fixed when the day transitioned.

Wildvine looked around, eye widening when he saw the unfriendly group gathered around someone.

"Hey!" Wildvine shouted. "Break it up, what do you guys think you're doing?" he asked, noticing the distinctive red outfit and green hair of the person inside the circle.

"Louie!" he exclaimed. He glared at the group again.

"All right, punks! That's my friend you're messing with! You mess with him, you mess with me!" he insisted, approaching the group.

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Edited by MystyGlyttyr on Jul 9th 2019 at 10:19:10 AM

Cole smiled a little at Arcade's acceptance of the title, looking rather genuinely pleased, then shifted a bit to more or less snuggle into Makoto's side. "It's too early to fight," he said to her, shaking his head a little. "You need to rest. You don't have to fight here, and it will be okay even if you don't. ...and this is the easiest place to be if you want Rex to find you."

"You mean, other than being brought to this universe? I just healed you" the Miss Tairee copy said to Ellen, then looked over towards Cent and Daisy. "I'd suggest starting with the pamphlets" the duplicate librarian told them, motioning to the pamphlet stand.

The man on the ground looked at Two with his eyes a bit wide, then wider as he looked at her sword. The other people around scattered as Ben also showed up; the man himself quickly grabbed the wood carving knife and put it away as he got back to his feet. "No no, this is all just a misunderstanding" the man said, giving a slight chuckle.

"Misunderstanding?! You just threatened me with a knife!" Louie retorted, scowling at the man. "Ben? Man, am I glad to see you" the trainer added, looking to Wildvine.

"It was just a little prank of sorts, is all" the man insisted with an almost nervous smile. "You weren't supposed to get hurt, I promise; your um, friend just made me slip when he kicked me" he added, motioning to Ace.

Ace gave an angry squawk in response and one step forward with an aggressive body language, clearly not buying it.

Joker had pretty much hit the nail in the head and left Rex speechless, with the only sounding coming out of him being the turbines keeping him afloat. The phantom thief had made it somewhat easier to explain things now simply because he had pretty much already said everything that could be said about it. The only thing left was for Rex to accept it. If only they could have a talk while not running away.

"Wait! Don't just leave, the day isn't going to end soon"

Rex pulled ahead of Joker and landed in front of him to prevent him from escaping.

"Come on dude... look, I know you mean a lot to Makoto, ok?" He briefly looked at the ground. Words were forming in his brain but they refrained from leaving his mouth. He felt as if he were intruding into a relationship that wasn't his, because it wasn't, and was even allowed to casually mention details he knew about it? "...she told me about your thing. Th-hat there was no thing... nothing heheh. And I... this is awkward, but there's no reason we can't get along, right? I'm willing to do whatever makes her happy"

City Streets—->Library

Joker stopped and waited, slightly impressed with Rex's persistence. This wasn't the reaction he expected to get, and for a brief second, there was a hint of guilt in his eyes. But he still had a job to do, regardless of how he felt about it.

"...I'm surprised she let you know about that," Joker said. "But...I guess I can behave myself." The City shifted, and the Library was significantly closer to them now. "Well that's convenient." He grinned and hopped off the roof, landing near a door.

"I...suppose that's true," Makoto said. Rex would find her here eventually. She wasn't in much of a condition to fight, but that could be fixed if she needed to. That just required...getting up. Maybe later. "I'm sure whoever else is looking for me is going to find me in the same way too."

Edited by ScorpioRat on Jul 10th 2019 at 4:07:20 AM

Gon was about to on his way to the library. Meet some familiar faces and perhaps see what's happening today.

That's when he caught sight of who is suppose to look like Mo-gyeong.

It appeared that she looked well. She didn't look like she had been hurt, abused or taken hostage.

Is that Mo-gyeong?

Library

As Caboose messed around with the bullets, he didn't notice Ellen getting off his back and onto the floor. Not at first, anyways. But when the child started talking, asking what was going on, it caught his attention. He wasn't exactly sure what she was asking about until Ms. Tairee answered her question.

"Oh, so you did make her better, then! That's good," he said, sounding very satisfied about that fact. The sim trooper looked back down at Ellen. "You can walk now, I guess, which is a good thing. And I bet you don't need those bandages anymore! Now you won't need to be carried around everywhere." He was sure this would make the girl very happy. He didn't actually know her name yet, but Caboose did know that most people liked being able to walk.

He turned his head slightly and saw a familiar face nearby. "Oh, hello Cent!" he said to Two's disciple. Dull-witted as he was, the red soldier saw nothing wrong with Cent being here.

You know what? Hercules thought, this really isn’t going to get me anywhere just let it go Herc, let it go. “No thanks I’ll figure it out myself.” Herc then insisted to Miss Tairee once she offered to give him a visual aid on what she meant before letting out a bit of a disappointed sigh, he really should have expected this from the librarian, he wasn’t going to get any more from her other than the bits of information that he had already been told and he could see that Miss Tairee was getting tired of repeating herself to him. So he decided to focus on Cent and Daisy instead.

“I’m Hercules and…you say you wanted to-“ Hercules start to say but then he was caught off by Caboose greeting Cent like he was an old friend of his. Herc then looked at the sim trooper confused for a few seconds and then turned to Cent and Daisy and then said: “Uhh can you two please excuse me for a minute?” He then asked them and then turned to Caboose. “Uh Caboose? Can you come over here please? I need to talk with you in private.” He then gestured at the sim trooper to follow him away from the desk to a corner in the library.

Edited by TheStarscream759 on Jul 10th 2019 at 8:40:10 PM

Library

For some strange reason, Hercules wanted Caboose to come with him for something. The sim trooper didn't really get it. "Huh? But I was... talking to Cent?" he asked uncertainly, not moving yet. "Just give me a minute."

Wildvine furrowed his brow and glared at the man who was antagonizing Louie, stepping beside him to support him.

"If that was a prank, then your sense of humor stinks," Wildvine said. "Now beat it. Or I'm gonna bring you in."

Wildvine then turned towards Louie.

"I'm glad to see you too. The rest of your Pokemon are at the library, we should get back there pronto once we're done dealing with this jerk," he explained.

"Yes, I made her better. It's currently my task to help out city residents who come here to the library; I don't get to say no just because I don't like them" the Miss Tairee copy said to Caboose, before looking back to Hercules. "Very well, suit yourself" the duplicate librarian responded simply with a shrug.

Another person walked in through one of the revolving doors; if Cent or Daisy caught sight of him, they'd know he was another day threat, like them. This person however was a sort of humanoid plant man in primitive clothing holding a spear, who looked around the lobby. "Hmm, thought sshe might be ssetting bookss on fire" the floran man thought out loud as he turned his head back and forth slowly. "Musst not be here..." he decided, turning around to head back outside.

"Okay, okay" the man said, holding his hands up and still having that same smile on his face. "How about we just go our separate ways and forget about it, alright? No harm, no foul" he suggested, backing away from the group.

"They're all okay?" Louie said to Ben, perking up and seemingly forgetting the man instantly. "Then I need to get there right away... But first, uh, what happened anyway? After I..." the trainer trailed off, not wanting to say it, then added with a glance to the blaziken, "I met up with Ace, but something's got him really upset."

Ace kept glaring at the man, not moving much.

"She's told me... a thing or two about her life" Rex answered, trying not to sound like he was bragging about how fast they had shared personal details. But since it was him it still sounded like it. "I'm glad we agree"

The library came into view and Joker didn't waste time hopping off to enter the building. It was a little surprising to see him so focused—as well as seeing just how fast he was—but Rex couldn't fault his enthusiasm. He had missed Makoto too and gift or not he wasn't going to avoid her forever. In fact, he didn't want to get left behind. His worry was born out of a sense that he could control the conversation if he was there, maybe. But surely seeing Joker enter out of the blue would be a surprise big enough for Makoto that she would want to share her joy. He landed near the door Joker was about to use.

"Just keep in mind Makoto's probably tired because of yesterday. She was busy taking out the trash. You know, hero stuff. Nothing too different to stealing hearts"

Library Lobby

It didn't surprise him in the slightest that Makoto had been out yesterday. If she had access to her Persona like he did, then of course she'd spend most of her time trying to take down threats. It was always hard to get her to stay put when there was work to be done, even if it was just a break in a Safe Room or a day off from infiltrating a Palace.

"Yeah, that sounds about right. It's all about doing what's right with her, even if she's hurting herself in the process," Joker said, before pushing his way through the rotating doors. He didn't immediately spot where Makoto was, and he took a second to concentrate and activate his Third Eye. His irises went red as the lobby appeared darker, blocking out the people and objects that weren't as important. The people that were his Confidants were always highly visible for him at home, and it worked the same way here. He could sense his High Priestess bond well enough, laying on a couch across the room. He blinked again, and his eyes returned to normal. "She's over there," he said before he crossed the lobby.

"Makoto, I was looking for"- he cut himself off as he got a better look at her. There was a little blonde kid with her, and she had a blanket draped over her body, but he could still spot the bruises covering her exposed skin. Her neck looked pretty bad in particular. "...You didn't heal yourself after yesterday?" Joker asked, his voice a little softer than before. Makoto woke up a little more as she recognized who was standing next to the couch.

"Ren?" She tried to sit up, but had to take her time so she didn't hurt herself more. "How did you get here?" Oh, wait...this was the challenge, wasn't it? Of course. She looked away from him, her stomach churning as she realized what he was here to do. "...You can stop acting now. I get what's going on." Joker sighed and looked at Miss Tairee back at the desk.

"Am I allowed to ask for her injuries to be healed?" he asked loud enough to get her attention, sliding his hands back into his pockets.