Garrett stood up in alarm as a ghost-like creature popped up and began harassing the boy. He recalled hearing about how one of those 'aliens' escaped from the boy's device... so this monster was the fugitive? It certainly gave off the vibe of being malicious and dangerous. Thankfully the librarian took care of the thing—for now. Garrett approached Ben; he had a few words for him.
"So how many more dangerous maniacs are you keeping inside your toy? Is your entire menagerie going to break free any day now?" he said, arms folded against his chest.
Lewis explained all of the coming events of the next nine years, at least in his world. Ben raised an eyebrow. "Gee," Ben muttered. "How do you know things are gonna turn out the same in your universe as in mine?" he asked. Before he could get an answer, Lewis joked about having to kill him to show him about the mansion. He blinked, a blank expression on his face.
He was snapped out of it by Garrett's accusation. He raised an eyebrow and turned towards the thief. "Let's hope that's the only one, Hood," he told Garrett. "I always got a weird vibe from Ghostfreak. None of the others have been trying to kill me or escape."
Ghostfreak scoffed at that statement. "Of course not. An Ectonurite's consciousness extends all the way down to its DNA. Where any other species would perish, an Ectonurite can thrive," he explained.
Ben raised an eyebrow. "Huh, what do you know," he stated.
edited 6th Mar '17 11:48:59 AM by AllHailThrall
I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.Unfortunately, Plague Knight found himself losing Wander and Sylvia in the crowd. There goes my contingency plan, he thought. It was then Miss Tairee reappeared in the stadium. After some strokes on her light based keyboard, a majority of people was teleported back into the stand, including the knight himself, followed by the announcement that the final competition would be a mere footrace between, from the looks of it, Caro and Lucas.
This dalliance may prove a little interesting at least, the knight thought as he sat back and watched.
DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!Eve|Library|Nope, I'm Stumped
Eve sat, absentmindedly fiddling with the torches on her lap. After Sora attacked the bubble, she was planning to go explain them, but Ghostfreak felt the need to make a melodramatic introduction (though the time had long passed for that kind of thing). She impassively stared.
"Hunchback. Scissors. Snip."
Then other people started arriving. Other person, to be precise, and asked about whether or not the other aliens would do so. Ben said no, Ghostfreak said no, but Eve couldn't contain a slight wince when she heard Ghostfreak's explanation as to why. That's awful.
Turning a torch on to distract her, she played with the purple light up and down, up and down. She couldn't flash it at Ghostfreak, since that might be construed as an attack.
[TOP SECRET]"So the stories was on the fourth floor, huh?" I asked the librarian. "Thank you, ma'am."
I smiled at her and began walkin' up the stairs. While I was headin’ up, some people tried fightin’ each other and stuff, but the librarian was prepared and stuffed the troublemakers who started this into personal bubbles. Was she usin’ magic or somethin’?
Anyways, I began searchin’ for a book, and eventually somethin’ caught my eye. It was a book with a scary woman on the cover. The title was strange, alright. I think it was called Earth vs. Spanish Soap Opera Lady with Demonic Powers or somethin’ like that.
I began readin’ it out of curiosity, and it was very confusin’. Sadly, I couldn't remember what the book was about. It didn’t help that I couldn’t read that well, and so it took me like forever to get to the good parts.
edited 6th Mar '17 6:59:18 PM by josh6243
Cole looked up at Dave as the troll seemed...somewhat out of sorts, really. Still, the doctor put a hand on his shoulder as he stood, seemingly trying to be comforting. He seemed to think that what Cole needed at the moment was to try and get some sleep. Cole wasn't sure he thought that was going to fix anything, but...well, it wasn't like there were any better options right now.
"All...a-a-all right..." he said, getting to his feet, tucking the bunny under one arm and picking up his hat with his other hand, shaking a couple remaining clumps of wet sand out of it before plopping it back onto his head without any thought as to why that might not be the wisest idea. He didn't seem to be bothered by it though, just reaching out to take Dave's hand without a word, hugging the stuffed toy tight and half-hiding his face against it again. "B-but...if...if you...if you want me to leave, I will...I don't...I don't want to scare your friend..."
I shrugged at Ben's question. "I don't."
He didn't seem to know what to make of the murder joke. I guess that kind of humor just falls flat sometimes.
...No? Yeah, me neither.
Garrett came, raising a sinister inquiry about the boy's watch, clearly the instrument of his shapeshifting ability. Considering we were talking sci-fi technology, having to imprison sentient beings to shapeshift into their species sounded ridiculous, but somehow that thing was stuck in there and the fuck?
The creature we had affectionately nicknamed Ghostfreak elaborated that the very DNA of its kind was sentient, because that made sense apparently. God, the multiverse was weird. And apparently the watch needed DNA samples to work, which I guess made sense, but it made for some disturbing math.
"So you've just had that guy in your little gizmo for however long? Dude, what the f...dude."
i guess you can watch me shitpost i guessThen next Ghostfreak revealed of his entrapment in Ben's watch and Lewis, Eve, and hood guy made some comments that leaned on the negative side. Sora would have to help Ben out. Sora said something in defense of Ben to Lewis, Eve, and Garrett, "Hey, I'm sure that Ben didn't know that Ghostfreak was in there. I mean, I don't think Ben has the knowledge to make a device that can copy people and then transform him into those people, right? Asides, he wouldn't trap someone in his.....watch, even if it was a villain. Ben is too good for that!" Sora smiled at Ben.
edited 6th Mar '17 3:53:21 PM by LightToAll
Wells plainly answered Rex's question about the gunship's status adding the comment that he probably didn't really care. And he was right. As far as Rex was concerned, that vehicle was just something he would need to take care of eventually.
As for the comment about Rex being so confident in his own abilities that he was willing to accept a challenge he barely knew anything about...
"Well, it was either that or using the wish and someone else needed it more than me. Besides, you've seen what I can do. Anything Tairee's boss has planned for me I can deal with"
...he didn't seem to regret it that much.
Ghostfreak hissed at Eve when she brought up the Scissorman again. Ben instead frowned at Lewis, shaking his head. "Yeah, I wasn't the one who trapped him in there. I didn't even build this thing. I found it when it fell from the sky one day," he explained. Ghostfreak's eye narrowed.
"You play with a toy you do not understand, boy," he replied. Ben rolled his eyes. "Bla bla bla," he replied.
I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.Considering Ben had been surprised to learn of Ghostfuck's 'every part of me is sentient' deal, it wasn't much of a shocker that he had no part in the guy being in there. "Okay," I replied, still unnerved. "It just freaked me out was all. Ahem."
I glanced between the two. "So, what are we gonna do about him exactly?"
i guess you can watch me shitpost i guessEve|Library|Giggle at the Ghostie
Eve stared back impassively at Ghostfreak after he hissed at her. Ben didn't seem as scared of him now, which was good. Than Lewis raised an important question. Whqt could they do? There were the UV torches, but they were a temporary measure.
Oh. Oh dear.
"There's a way to get him back into the watch with minimal fuss. I think."
[TOP SECRET]I looked at Eve, who looked to be in much better shape now, recalling some of her words of wisdom. "Does it involve a hunchback, a pair of scissors, and the word 'snip'?"
i guess you can watch me shitpost i guessEve|Library|Tired Of Giving Up The Ghost
Eve shook her head almost imperceptably, before deciding that now was neither the time nor place. Smirking slightly at Lewis' comment, she then went back to her impassive face.
"It could. Do you know any? Hunchbacks, not scissors."
Right now, Ghostfreak couldn't harm anyone. And they had to take advantage of that, so that when he could, he'd be off balance.
[TOP SECRET]Stadium- Go!
Going to the starting line, Lucas knew he was ready. He recalled what Alec told him three years ago. He pictured a B button. He imagined holding down that B button. And as the race started, Lucas imagined that he let go of that B button. Moving at a clip similar to Caro's, Lucas got moving.
Running. It reminded Lucas of those last good days spent at Alec's house. Running into the drago and then fighting that mole cricket. Eating nut bread. That was a fun day. This wasn't the hectic rush to heal someone, to run from the Ultimate Chimera, to pull the needles. Lucas was just running for fun. It was calming to run for the sake of it. Win or lose, this time a world would be saved either way. It was the best feeling, to not have to worry. He could almost imagine his party following right behind him.
He smiled at Caro. This wasn't a competition. They were teammates right now.
edited 6th Mar '17 6:27:43 PM by pillowmantis
Why is a yam attacking me?Miss Tairee glanced over at Sora in his bubble. "You're not exactly in a position to be making requests at the moment, boy. Since you are being punished for trying to fight in the library while I'm here, after all" Miss Tairee said neutrally to him. "And I think you might be a little confused about what the other bubbled individual is, because he's certainly not anything you've experienced encountering before" the librarian added.
Then Miss Tairee turned her attention slightly, towards Zs'Skayr. "And you, sir. If you continue with such threatening dialogue towards other patrons, I will leave you in that bubble overnight" Miss Tairee threatened him, though her tone was still neutral.
Still nearby the central desks, the first Fanboy shrugged and shook his head. "We don't have a radio channel or anything like that. But we know that everybody's gonna be back at the cinema sooner or later though; so we'll talk it out with them there" the first Fanboy explained to Curly.
Meanwhile, off to one side of the lobby the two Annas had been in a quiet conversation with each other, but then partway through suddenly Anna-Maria stood up and started speaking up, letting others potentially start to overhear.
"Everything we went through was to make sure that wouldn't happen! You seriously want to just walk in there and throw it away?!" Anna-Maria said in an incredulous tone.
"I thought we were trying to get someone on our side and be safe! And we did get someone on our side; so we should stick with him! What is Rex going to think if he finds out we've been sitting cozy out here while he's stewing in prison?" Anna-Rose countered.
"He'll think that we didn't want to go to prison, because that's logical? I really don't think he'd hold that against us" Anna-maria responded.
"But we could show him that we're serious! He wouldn't think that we're just playing him if we're willing to go with him there" Anna-Rose argued.
"And what if the militia wants to keep us locked up longer than they keep him, huh? Then what?" Anna-Maria pointed out.
"Now is it just me, or are they not running as fast as they could be?" Jeff's voice wondered over the loud speakers and news channel.
"Look at them Jeff, they're just a couple of kids. But also look at their faces; they're just having a good time right now" Adam's voice responded. "Even with a wish of maybe anything on the line and the news that was spread out earlier, they're just having some fun; you know, I think we could learn from them. Sometimes you've just gotta take life as it comes and enjoy yourself like it doesn't even matter" his voice continued.
"Yeah... I guess maybe you're right Adam" Jeff's voice said, a little quietly.
"So what's got you down then?" Adam's voice asked.
"Well, it's just... I thought we'd get a more exciting final match. I'm just a little bit disappointed" Jeff's voice admitted.
Back behind Caro and Lucas, Miss Tairee watched with a gentle smile on her face. The crowd seemed to quiet down a bit as well, though some of them just looked like they were just being quiet out of confusion more than anything else.
"Who, Martha? Don't worry about her; she's a military doctor and was serving in a war when she was brought here. She just doesn't know how to deal with stuff that was impossible back in her universe" Dave said to Cole, leading him out of the meditation room and to the elevator to head to a lower floor.
"Let's get you a shower, and those clothes in the laundry" Dave told Cole as they rode the elevator down.
"Oh, right. Just like you single-handedly dealt with all the previous things that were thrown at us" Wells said sarcastically, stopping at an intersection and checking the other directions. "There, about time" the soldier thought aloud as he noted the prison complex down one of the streets, which he then led Rex towards.
edited 6th Mar '17 7:46:30 PM by FirockFinion
You are reading this.Bucket O' Sushi ~ Um....
Silanea's lack of manners earned her an odd look from both Fate and Arf. Then they looked at each other, clearly not sure just what to make of it. Eventually, Arf just shrugged.
"...Well, I'm not judging."
At that, the two of them went back to their meals. It was right about this time that the announcers started reporting on the final competition, which was apparently just a race between a couple of children.
"Sure, don't even tell us who's competing," Arf commented.
Fate frowned thoughtfully. "I think it's meant for the people back in the stadium. The fact we're listening to it is kind of incidental. It doesn't sound like it matters who the winner is, anyway." She took another couple bites of her food. "I haven't looked since she beat us, but that victory put Caro in first. It wouldn't surprise me if no one surpassed her since then. Though I guess that still leaves the question of who she's competing against...."
Arf scowled a little. "I hope whoever it is crushes her."
Icon by Civvi the Civilian!Cole still didn't like the elevator, and frankly he would have wanted to ask why exactly people found them so necessary, if he had the wherewithal. As it was, he just clung a little tighter to his grip on Dave's hand silent as the troll explained Martha's apparent issues with him. Apparently it wasn't just him, it was everything that wasn't how she knew it. Cole supposed he could understand that. He wasn't doing very well with things that weren't how he knew them, either.
Dave mentioned then that Cole could use a shower, and his clothes could stand to be laundered. Cole looked down at his outfit at that, apparently thinking that over.
"I...I don't have anything else to wear...?" he finally said, looking up towards Dave. "I...I was going to pick...other clothes before, with Sans, b-but...but that...it didn't happen. I dropped everything and everything went wrong. Then I went to the militia to help and they sent me to find you and other healers. I never did...never did get something..."
Ghostfreak narrowed his eyes, then crossed his arms, floating there in the bubble and turning invisible, sulking slightly. Ben smirked at him, then looked back at Miss Tairee. "Hey, do you think you could let Sora go? If I make him promise not to fight people in the Library?" he stated. Ben glanced over at Sora. "Sora. C'mon, say sorry. We're the good guys here, y'know?" he stated. He then looked at Eve, stating she had an idea on how they could get Ghostfreak back into the watch with minimum fuss.
"I don't want Ghostfreak back into the watch, he scares me," he muttered. "I just want him gone..."
I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither."Yeah. I mean..." Morty trailed off as he briefly wondered whether or not it was wise to explain to Lily that what they were doing was less "exploring" and more like "very polite looting" note "...okay, yeah. W-we're exploring. Yeah." Morty tried to ignore the vague sense of disgust as the words left his mouth.
After a few minutes of walking, the trio chanced on what looked like an electronics store; a low-slung building that wouldn't be out of place in your average suburban strip mall. note It seemed more or less abandoned.
"Huh," observed Morty as the light around them dimmed. "L-look at that. It's an electronics place, I mean, that's - that's awful convenient." There was a pause as he peered through the ugly plate-glass windows. "I mean - if - if this was yesterday ,you know, I'd be a little more concerned 'cause everything convenient in a horror movie is designed to murder you. But this is... you know... it's... okay let's just go in I guess."
Stadium - One victory, all winners
Even though they were pretty much just enjoying themselves, the track was still fairly short, so it was almost over in no time. Close to the end, she gave it a little more burst of speed, just to get it a little more exciting, though it was clear that Lucas was pulling ahead by a slight margin by that point.
As such, he made it over to the finish just a little before she did. Like she had been feeling earlier, the actual result here didn't matter much in the end. They were gonna get this wish through, so it was time to celebrate.
Once they both stopped, she would go over to him and with a very bright, warm smile, she said, "Congratulations! That was fun, wasn't it? You did, we did it. Now all that is left is the wish granting itself ..."
She then waited, fully expecting Miss Tairee to appear right before them and/or yank them away once more
Stadium-Victory tastes sweeter when nobody has to lose
It was a short race, as fun things tend to be. Lucas sped up a tiny bit too match Caro again. It was an artificially close match, to be sure, but neither of the two cared. It was fun. He crossed over the finish line first and simply stood there, relishing the feeling of it all. It had been far too long since he had ran for fun.
And now Sans would have his world back. All that was determined was that Lucas would wish for it. Not that it mitigated the fun of the whole event. Lucas looked back at Caro with a grin and responded "It was definitely fun! I think this city might not be so bad a place, even with things like yesterday. I wonder how this wish is going to work." He was busy thinking of how he'd word it as he talked. It would be a shame to wish in a way that didn't leave Sans in a world that was in the best state possible.
Why is a yam attacking me?Eve|Library|[INSERT PUN HERE]
Eve ignored Ghostfreak, looking almost pityingly at Ben. He was more scared than he wanted to let on. She had ideas, of course, but she wasn't going to talk about them in front of the problem in question. However, if she aggravated Ghostfreak more, and got him to continue being threatening, he'd get stuck in that bubble overnight, which would be useful. Beckoning for Lewis to lean in, she spoke quietly.
"I have ideas, but can you help me infuriate Ghostfreak first? Getting him trapped in a bubble overnight has promise."
She mainly directed the question at Lewis, since she wanted to keep Ghostfreak's attention off Ben if possible.
[TOP SECRET]

"2014. Everything's distributed digitally and we have the first black president. You'll be...19 by that point? If my estimation is correct. That's old enough to vote, ain't it? I'm sure it'll be a great year for you."
Eve came over and handed me a UV torch. "Um, thanks." I didn't really get what these were for. Was the thing allergic to UV light?
Oh god, Ben and Eve were a thing. This just kept getting better.
Aw, he was impressed to learn about the mansion. "Aw, it was nothing. I could show you the ropes, I'd just have to horribly murder you first. Jk, I wouldn't do that, and it's not like it'd work anyway."
Well that guy was still fuming. "That's a mouthful to remember, I'm just gonna go with what he said, alright?" I replied sarcastically, trying to see if I could flip him off without all these kids noticing.
"Hey, don't worry, Sora. You just tap the thing a couple of times and it'll do what you want it to do. It's really user-friendly, I can show you if you really need it."
i guess you can watch me shitpost i guess