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Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#17376: Jun 27th 2017 at 8:48:03 PM

Streets

Arcade turned in surprise at Chise's outburst. Where did that come from? What had happened to her? He didn't have time to really process that before Despair's taunting took a turn.

Something precious... A girl in pai- Eve? Despair wasn't lying when he said she was hurt? Or was he lying again? Arcade grabbed the back of Despair's collar, holding him up to stare at him directly in the "eyes". "Where is Eve? Who's hurting her?" He demanded, shaking the demon slightly.

He clenched his teeth through the rest. Just help Eve, just help Eve, he chanted in his head. Letting Despair worm his way back in wouldn't do her any good, and if she really needed his help, he would be there.

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
DeisTheAlcano Bored Witch Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Bored Witch
#17377: Jun 27th 2017 at 8:51:09 PM

The Library — Return of the inconvenient phone calls

There was something that Rex couldn't deny about Shenhua, even without experience she was ready to face things head on.

"That's the attitude!"

She obviously noticed Rex staring at her—she would have to be blind not to—and made a quick remark about her knives. Yeah, that's what he was looking at. Totally.

"Those are nice. T-the knives, I mean"

Luckily the topic of Sawyer saved him again from that embarrassing situation since now Shenhua wanted to know what Cole was like. 'A complete mess' was a little too strong of a description, wasn't it?

"He's... complicated. I'm honestly not sure what she saw in him but they were always together. I guess it must be the hat. But yeah, he's still around just... not acting as usual"

Rex's mind went back to the hospital incident. That was horrible yeah, but being Rex, he focused more on the fact that Silanea needed his help and since Ciri and Lucas were too busy with Yoshika, the jiangshi obviously not coming at this rate, and Lewis being apparently gone, he would have to call other people.

"That reminds me. Give me a sec, please. I've got to call someone"

Ben? Nah, it was too early to deal with him. Sans? He was probably sleeping right now and he actually hadn't seen him in a while, weird. Kamina? Did he even have a phone? Scratch that, did he even know what a phone was?

As much as he hated it, Rex didn't have a lot of options right now so calling Eve was it, then.

"Hey Eve, you there?"

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#17378: Jun 27th 2017 at 8:52:50 PM

Chise - Streets

Now Despair was trying to use Eve against Arcade, trying to make him feel guilty for relying on me by claiming he had just replaced Eve with me. But also pointing out how he's not there to help her now that she's in pain. This was all new to me and apparently it was the same for Arcade as well. Eve was in danger too? Or was this just another lie?

"Did... Did Eve go missing? Last I saw her was when you and her were leaving the hospital yesterday," I asked Arcade.

pillowmantis Happy Box Hater Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
Happy Box Hater
#17379: Jun 27th 2017 at 8:56:46 PM

Library

Ciri asked him a question that clearly had some sort of hidden meaning to it. Lucas figured she wanted to move because it would be safer, though he couldn't really get her exact reasoning, at least if he was understanding her correctly. He said "You have a point. I think we should move it upstairs."

Why is a yam attacking me?
TruthHurts22 You can't handle the me Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
You can't handle the me
#17380: Jun 27th 2017 at 9:32:37 PM

Desert

The appearance of the scorpion surprised Phoenix. The poor man yelped, slipping on the sand and toppled backwards. "NO!" He shouted to Ben, doing a scrambling crab-walk away from the giant colorful bug. "Does it look like I can?!"

Maya was decidedly less helpful. She screeched, her eyes as wide as a couple of saucers, and ducked behind the nearest person, who happened to be Garrett. She offered the helpful suggestion of "Kill it kill it just kill it please please", clinging to the thief's bright clothing.

AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#17381: Jun 27th 2017 at 9:46:22 PM

The des(s)ert

Before Ben could transform, a well-placed arrow from the master thief struck the scorpion down. It hissed and then fell to the ground lifeless. Ben winced.

"Let's just get to the town then before things get even more out of hand," Ben told them, starting to head rather briskly towards the group of gathered buildings. He glanced between the signs on the buildings (when they had signs, that is, one of them was a onion-topped building that just had an awning and an open area for business). Eventually, Ben's eyes widened as he heard the sound of a cell phone going off. He looked in the direction of the building.

There it was. The Sweet Tooth Saloon. Ben gestured to the others to stay back.

"Okay, if he jumps me, I'll yell out and you guys come charging in. But don't come in until I give the signal," Ben said to the group. He then crept towards the building, nervously. He pushed the doors open and looked inside.

The saloon

Ghostfreak glanced down at the cell phone as it began to ring. Rex. He narrowed Eve's eyes, and then stared at the phone, not picking it up. He then looked out towards the wine cellar entrance and grinned when he heard the sound of someone he had been waiting for.

"Ghostfreak?" Ben called. "I'm here. And I'm alone. Now let Eve go," Ben told him sternly.

"Not until you come down to the wine cellar... alone, and in human form," Ghostfreak called back, not moving from his spot. Ben winced, then headed towards the wine cellar.

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#17382: Jun 27th 2017 at 10:05:20 PM

Seiga, Home Sweet Let's Get Out of Here
There'd probably be a lot more gravitas to this situation if Lewis wasn't moonwalking into the wall. Seiga winced slightly as he bonked his bones on the barrier, and said "...Please look where you're going, Lewis. But, yes, if you're up to it, we can do that. This isn't something that can wait."

With that, she'd take him by the hand and follow him outside.


Yoshika, Yoshika's Adoption Jam
In the middle of getting a table by carrying it over her head with one arm, Yoshika was stopped by her guardian (but not that kind of guardian jeez) doubting her plan. Yoshika wasn't sure if she had even seen the second floor of the library, left alone the top one.

"B-But," she stammered at Ciri, "What if nobody comes up and sees us? We'd be all stuck alone there, a-and nobody'd come, a-and..."

edited 27th Jun '17 10:21:56 PM by wikkit

Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#17383: Jun 27th 2017 at 11:29:25 PM

Lewis - Leaving Home not-Stuck Home - Here we go again

I took Seiga's hand, watching our surroundings lower as she slowly took off...then after a moment of contemplation, decided to instead wrap my arms around her waist, then after another moment of feeling intensely uncomfortable with it slung them over her shoulders instead, looking out at the view.

And in due time ended up caught between admiring it and being deeply afraid to be up this high.

Well, I agreed to this, and it was for an important purpose. It's not like I could complain...

I whined, pressing against her like a small child.

"I'm guessing we don't do this often?"

i guess you can watch me shitpost i guess
ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#17384: Jun 28th 2017 at 12:00:44 AM

Despair just grinned, wider than before, the teeth growing through his face pulling at the flesh more than ever. "Even if I told you, you would only get her hurt," he said, a somewhat manic edge in his voice. "The being that had her will make her into his weapon just as I was unleashed upon this city..."

He let out a near cackle, letting his head fall backwards a bit limply. "You think of her as such an innocent, and yet what was Cole? What did you think about him, and now...now you see what Cole truly is, what was kept inside, what he...what I am truly, why should you believe any of them are what they say, Arcade Gannon? I am truth, I am the niceties people put on to hide their ugliness stripped bare and shown for all to see, just as any of them could be! You see what I am and yet you think...do you truly think that these girls, this one here, with the images inside her mind, with the creatures she sells herself to as company...or Eve, the things she is, how can you think of any of them as someone deserving of help??"

wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#17385: Jun 28th 2017 at 12:03:40 AM

Seiga, Fly Into Free
Perhaps this would be cute with someone else. If Yoshika was this frightened and clingy, it'd be adorable, and she'd get all the comforting she asked for. Not that she'd like it either, because "clingy" equals "crushing pressure" for her, probably, but there was a difference.

Yoshika wasn't a giant, and wasn't on fire.

"No. There's a reason why I asked," Seiga plainly said as she started to lower herself back down. Today they didn't have any issues to deal with regarding trees, so they were now skating along the dessert sands, kicking up dust in their wake as they glided at full speed.

"Perhaps this would be better, Lewis?"

JamesShields Since: Dec, 2013
#17386: Jun 28th 2017 at 12:11:32 AM

Day 16 - Attack of the Massive Handwave

During the mayhem at the hospital, not at all sure of what to do about the Marcus and Kelsey situation, Caro ended up hanging back for a considerable while. Once things had seemed to calm down a little, she found a more secluded spot and tried once more to contact Sans, again to no avail. OK, now that was starting to get rather worrying ...

Once the situation seemed to have gotten resolved, as the militia and a few others started heading out, she went as well. Unsealing Fried once more, she took to the skies. Unfortunately, it seemed like they had rather quickly gotten shifted away from everyone else. She tried to find someone again, but it was to no avail.

Eventually, she ended up coming up to the orchard again, which was thankfully still mostly creature free. She took the opportunity to regain a bit more energy by consuming a few fruit and also picked out a few for later.

Soon, it seemed that it was getting rather late, so they wandered a bit until they found another hollowed tree-building and ended up spending the night there.

Dawn of Day 17 - Dessert Desert

Once she came to in what seemed to be morning of the next day, at first glance, it seemed that she was back at a more normal building. As always in strange city, not known what may lay in await for them next, she retrieved a couple fruits to in order to gain some boost in preparation. What she found however, was shaped like fruit, but didn't seem edible at all. They more like rocks than anything ... Strange ... Going by how some city rules had operated in past days, If what was normally food was not edible anymore, then maybe ... Yep, upon a few inspections of her possessions, including her clothes, as well as the surrounding building itself, it seemed that everything had become food-like instead. The gems that made part Kerykeion's standby form looked particularly candy-like and the wing attachment seemed rather sugary, though thankfully, she seemed to be still functioning normally ...

Suddenly, a transmission in the City Knights' channel blared through her headset and rather unexpected and worrying one at that! Ghostfreak was the one speaking and he had apparently taken Eve as a hostage, threatning Ben to come alone and powerless, or he would do unspeakable things to her.

Obviously, planning anything through the channel was right out, since the horrible ghost-like alien would just hear it throught what was likely Eve's own radio. Which meant that the best bet was going out and finding the other Knights.

Getting out the building, she unsealed Fried and rode him out to the skies. She quickly noted that whole place looked like a desert, likely one with sand made out of food as well, as probably was the case with all the other building, which turn into constructions seemingly fit for the desert half of the theme.

Thankfully, the library seemed back in the usual position, so they reached it quickly and after Fried got re-sealed, made their way inside.

edited 29th Jun '17 9:58:08 AM by JamesShields

Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#17387: Jun 28th 2017 at 12:41:44 AM

Lewis - Shifting Sands - Panic Attack Averted
(But at what cost?)

"I didn't think it'd be this bad..."

She lowered herself, so that we were just barely in contact with the ground, the burning sugar flying past in a spray of particles. Overhead, I could just barely see a flock of exotic birds, whose heads appeared to be made of gumdrops and have fudge crests. The lack of lethal height let that fear start to quell, and the way the sunlight glinted off the sand was hardly a bad sight, but...

"I liked the view...we're not losing time by flying this low, are we?"

i guess you can watch me shitpost i guess
Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#17388: Jun 28th 2017 at 1:45:18 AM

Dessert ==> Saloon

Up in the sky above, high enough to see the weird desert spreading outwards and the small pockets of buildings, Jack managed to miss just what was going on and what Ghostfreak was, though the name game him some idea. As he drifted on the hot wind, using his powers to cool the uncomfortable air as well as he could, he spotted commotion down below. A giant scorpion of all things burst out of the sand. But, before the Guardian could even start to move down, the fight was over. "...Huh."

It wasn't much longer until Ben moved towards a building below, and he drifted down to see what was happening. It seemed they had arrived. Jack stood by silently, the 'sand' beneath his feet slowly gathering a layer of frost, as the young boy headed in alone.

And then the moment he was out of sight, the winter spirit drifted silently closer and peered through to check the coast was clear before slipping through the gap above the saloon doors and quietly entered the building and ducking out of possible sight.

FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#17389: Jun 28th 2017 at 2:45:19 AM

Chinglish's Curiosity Is Piqued

"Aiya, not himself? That bummer." Shenhua pouted when Rex offered his explanation. "But if he weird, that make lots of sense. Sawyer her own brand, too. She mentioned hat, too." She chuckled at the description her roomie shared with her and Rotton the other day.

It was kind of surreal still; that a place like this with characters like these existed. At least it wasn't too idyllic, seeing all the problems they had in here. "Where he now? I swear, leave man without woman and he goes all crazy..." She chuckled, half-jokingly. Rex seemed to have an important phone call now, but he wasn't going anywhere at least, so that's that.

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#17390: Jun 28th 2017 at 3:33:37 AM

Streets

It took all of Arcade's willpower not to slam Despair into the ground and demand answers. He barely heard Chise's question, focused entirely on figuring out how to get answers from Despair.

He let Despair's head fall back, listening to Despair's words despite himself. There was a pause when Despair finished talking. Arcade stared at the ground for a few seconds before he made up his mind.

"Because I already knew that," he answered, "people can be cruel, and evil, but that doesn't mean they can't ever be changed. Even Followers can do horrible things in the name of good, but I still believe in them. I've seen too much of my world to pretend that people ever can be truly innocent. Ever. Everyone has blood on their hands. Me, Eve, Chise— probably— and you."

There was a beat, Arcade then said, "you know what Cole, I still don't hate you. Because I don't believe this is truly you. Caro said you were Compassion before, and that fits the boy who tried to distract me from my own pain, despite being utterly confused himself.

"You were adamant about helping those two squabbling lovers despite everyone deciding it wasn't our problem. You let me hold onto your rabbit just because I needed some comfort." He looked Despair in the "eyes" again, "you are Compassion; there's no doubt in my mind. Maybe you just deserve some compassion in return."

edited 28th Jun '17 5:19:41 AM by Skooter910

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#17391: Jun 28th 2017 at 4:21:08 AM

Chise - Streets

I could only listen to Arcade's speech as he tried to make Despair go back to how he was usually. Back to being "Compassion" like the man from earlier had called him. It did look like Arcade was very familiar with how he used to be, unlike me, so all I could do was wait and see what happened.

Elias - Hospital

I woke up feeling quite hot. It seemed like the temperature had gone up significantly and the fact I was still wearing my suit, which was now turned into a very bright white, did not help matters either. Once I was up, I yawned and noticed the note Chise left me saying that she would be going out to do some shopping.

I could tell that she was outside due to how I could sense her presence wildly changing positions even though she herself wasn't moving. I wasn't sure if I really agreed with her leaving by herself considering how things were yesterday, plus the fact she had no sense of self-preservation, but other than going outside and hoping to get lucky, there was nothing I could do.

I made my way to the lobby, noticing that the hospital had now turned into a proper building, and glanced at the room where Rex and I had left the lamia in. I wondered if she was still there, so I knocked on the door as a warning and then slowly opened it. Not bothering to use my glamour to disguise myself since she wasn't even human herself.

ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#17392: Jun 28th 2017 at 6:53:27 AM

Despair's head whipped back upwards abruptly when Arcade spoke, and when he heard what Arcade said...the very air around him seemed to chill, just for a moment, as he all but bared his fangs at them, and for just a moment, any of the hints of Cole's voice, of the charming accent they'd gotten to know, the soft-spoken tone, vanished completely.

   "Compassion is dead. All of you killed it."   

That sudden burst of cold dissipated as quickly as it came, but the look of what could only be called intense hatred did not dissipate.

"Do you know why Cole wants to be human? Do you? Did you ever ask why someone like him would thrill so readily to be reduced to a helpless human worm when he has the power to know, to help, to heal, when before that was all he ever wanted? People like you, Arcade Gannon. People who shunned, who avoided, who carried such nasty thoughts in their brain. 'Strange boy, weirdo, freak, don't go reading my mind now, don't you say anything to me that you see.' No one ever thought to ask if he wanted to, if he liked being exposed to all your petty, paltry injuries and aches and imagined slights day in and day out of all of his miserable existence. You think your pain is something so great, Arcade Gannon?"

His head whipped about towards Chise, voice still just as hateful and vile as before. "You think your life was so special, being unwanted, unloved, being hated by everyone around you...but not just you, everyone. Rex, and Ben, and Sans, Eve, Lewis, everyone, all of them, all of you, alone inside your heads wallowing in the thoughts that you're all so alone, so unique in your misery??"

Another snarl at Arcade. "And there Cole was, there we were, with all of it, every last bit of all of you, constantly pressing in, burrowing through, cutting him through as expertly as any Templar's dagger ever did, weighing him, weighing me, slowly pressing him down, tempting him closer and closer to me, letting me be free, but fighting it, always fighting it, always desperate to make a difference, to help people, and what was his return for his desire??"

Cole glared right at Arcade, and the voice that spoke next was practically dripping with sarcasm, with words that might call back to a couple days prior.

"Wow, Cole, you're so right. I will make sure to never request that we not split up from our group ever again. Next time someone feels even slightly bad, we'll just abandon anyone not within our sights, I promise.''

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#17393: Jun 28th 2017 at 7:53:38 AM

Streets

"What the fuck are you talking about, Cole?" Arcade snapped, "when the hell did I ever call you any of that?" Was he that affected by being called compassion? He had to just make up reasons to call him out?

Still, it sounded like Cole didn't enjoy having everyone's troubles forced into his mind. He didn't enjoy hearing his own thoughts; he couldn't imagine what Cole was going through. Throughout the rant, Arcade mostly just felt pity.

Every thought he had stopped when Arcade's words were repeated to him. He remembered that moment. Did... Did he upset Cole that much? He hadn't even thought of what he was going to say, he just snarked in the face of something keeping him from getting what he wanted.

What if he helped cause this? If Cole was that hurt by what he'd said... Did he bring this on himself? Even worse, he said that out of pure selfishness. Cole didn't deserve any of his harsh words.

He swallowed and tried to mumble, "I'm sorry, I- I didn't mean to insult you..." If he wasn't holding Despair, he would've started to shrink into himself. As it was, he simply stared at the ground guiltily, loosely keeping Despair on his shoulders.

edited 28th Jun '17 8:13:52 AM by Skooter910

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#17394: Jun 28th 2017 at 8:22:37 AM

Chise - Streets

I was taken in by what Despair was saying, about how Cole was apparently not human, but now wished to be one due to how others persecuted him for having no control over how he could see their memories, their pains... Or maybe they didn't even care whether he could control it or not, they might simply not have wanted him for being different.

He accused me of thinking I was special due to my suffering. For being alone and shunned, when others like Rex had gone through the same thing. Thoughts and pain that were internalized so much that they bombarded Cole whenever he inadvertedly looked into us.

"I'm not special, I never thought I was. There's nothing about me that's really unique. Even if my circumstances might be different, the pain is nothing others might not have experienced," I began saying, unwavering in face of the accusations, "The pain you- that Cole felt, is similar to mine and I understand how he might feel regarding himself, wanting to be someone else just so he can finally fit with the others who mistreated him so they would stop it and, perhaps, if it really is painful to hear all the torment others might have gone through, it might be for the best to lose those powers."

I stopped, looking at the ground for a moment as I felt pity for this person that I never really got to meet outside of what he turned after he lost his way. Then I looked back at him, my expression remained neutral, but I spoke as sincerely as I could.

"But you're still able to help and to heal, in ways that perhaps nobody else would be capable of. Even the quietest words and smallest actions can be enough to save someone. I might not have met the Cole others know, but I know for sure just from the things I heard that you're still Compassion even if you've lost your way, so please let me help you find it again!"

edited 28th Jun '17 8:24:16 AM by FullMoon

AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#17395: Jun 28th 2017 at 8:33:13 AM

The saloon > The wine cellar

Ben looked nervous, instinctively moving his hand towards the watch, but pulling it away. He walked down the stairs, opening the doors to the wine cellar. It was there that he saw Eve. He was about to gasp and run to her side, but he stopped as soon as he saw something alarming.

She was covered in lacerations of... some sort. Her hair was rather unkempt, her now-colorful dress was torn slightly revealing scratch marks on her shoulder... and her eyes were deep black pits of hatred, with evil pink glows erupting from them, and cracks around the eyes. An unsettling grin broke across her face.

"Hello, Ben. It's me, Eve. Did you miss me? Were you worried about my safety?" Ghostfreak asked, in Eve's body. She began to walk towards Ben, Ben backing off back up the stairs.

"Let Eve go! Right now!" Ben yelled at Ghostfreak. "I came alone, in human form, just as you asked!" Ghostfreak's grin just grew wider, if that was even possible.

"Of course. As long as you cooperated, I had no intention of hurting Eve any more than I had to," Ghostfreak added, before suddenly turning her hair into the same black-and-white tentacles of Ghostfreak and wrapping them tightly around Ben's Omnitrix arm. Ben yelped and screamed, the pressure getting painful and Ben tried desperately to squirm out of his grip. "You, on the other hand.... hahahaha!" Ghostfreak laughed. There was a surprising cracking noise coming from underneath Ghostfreak's tentacles. Ghostfreak's manic expression lightened a bit in curiosity but he didn't let go. Then a shattering sound.

Ghostfreak grinned wider and released his grip on Ben's arm, the candified Omnitrix having completely shattered into hard candy shards all over the ground. Ben looked at his now-bare arm in horror.

"What did you do to my watch?!" Ben shouted in confusion, fear, and anger all rolled into one. Eve looked surprised as well, then Ghostfreak emerged from Eve's body, Eve limply falling to the ground, still barely conscious.

"The same thing I am going to do to your soul!" Ghostfreak snarled and lunged at Ben. Ben screamed.

edited 28th Jun '17 12:44:07 PM by AllHailThrall

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
DeisTheAlcano Bored Witch Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Bored Witch
#17396: Jun 28th 2017 at 9:06:59 AM

The Library

Eve wasn't answering her phone but that wasn't going to stop Rex.

"The silent treatment, huh? I can keep calling all day, you know?" and he did, it wasn't even about the challenge anymore. She wasn't going to ignore him.

Meanwhile, Shenhua was a bit curious about Cole "not being himself" and joked that Sawyer's absence was probably the reason behind that. According to her, they were made for each other, being weird an all.

"I think you are onto something there"

The question about the spirit's location, though, that Rex couldn't answer.

"I'm not sure. Last time I saw him he was at the hospital but he... left. I don't know where he is right now"

ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#17397: Jun 28th 2017 at 9:12:34 AM

"I am not Compassion! Compassion is dead, done, destroyed and decimated, Despair is what lives, Despair is what survives, what will always survive! Despair is the only thing that lurks, forever, found inside every soul, inside every body, places where Compassion could only wither and die-!"

He seemed to jolt suddenly, voice cutting off in what seemed like a shrill gasp, and Arcade would be able to feel him suddenly flinch as though he'd been actually, physically struck, and for just a second, the aura they were feeling winked out of existence.

"Ben?"

edited 28th Jun '17 9:13:24 AM by ColeMinor

pillowmantis Happy Box Hater Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
Happy Box Hater
#17398: Jun 28th 2017 at 9:30:12 AM

Library

While Yoshika wasn't wrong that people wouldn't know automatically that they were supposed to be upstairs, it wasn't like Lucas hadn't considered this. It was a simple matter. He said to Yoshika "Don't worry, people will know where to go. Give me a minute."

He was holding a nameplate made out of food that Ms. Tairee had made. It was kind of obvious what they should do to let people know where to go. Lucas simply asked Ms. Tairee "Could you put a sign somewhere in here that will tell people what floor we're going to be on?"

Why is a yam attacking me?
Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#17399: Jun 28th 2017 at 9:31:08 AM

Streets

Cole's flinch grabbed Arcade's attention. "Ben?" He repeated, "is Ben in danger too?" When that thought struck him, he glared at the side of Cole's head with conviction. He placed Cole on the ground and made sure he looked him in the eyes.

"If Ben is in danger then we should go help him," he said, firmly, "I know you want to do this. You want to find where he is and give him the assistance he needs." His voice betrayed the worry he was feeling.

He almost let his guilt about upsetting Cole distract him from not only Eve, but Ben getting hurt. He thought blaming himself would teach him not to cause issues like that anymore, but it only made things worse for everyone. No more.

He looked at Cole with fierce determination. "We are going to help him, Cole," he said, "because you want to help him as much as I do. I know it, and you know it."

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
TruthHurts22 You can't handle the me Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
You can't handle the me
#17400: Jun 28th 2017 at 9:59:06 AM

Outside the Saloon

After the encounter with the giant candy scorpion, Phoenix was a bit on edge when they reached the saloon. He wasn't sure how much help he'd be if things went south. When Ben entered the building (with Jack following closely behind), Phoenix simply stood there, listening to what was happening as best he could.

"It's a trap," he said. Maya tilted her head in confusion, so he continued. "Think about it. This guy is getting Ben in there, alone and unarmed. He's obviously planning to do something to Ben, and since there's a life on the line, he won't be too rational. I'm worried."

Maya took a moment to process this. She glanced from Phoenix to the door to the saloon. "Then let's go do something about it!" She crouched down to the ground and rolled under the saloon doors before Phoenix could argue.

Saloon

Once inside, a dizzy Maya waved up to Jack before turning towards the cellar, where she could hear voices. It was time to get serious.

It was a good thing she got serious then, too. Some commotion happened, with lots of Ben screaming, which was the thing to look out for. The pretense of stealth dropped, Maya rushed to the top of the stairs. "Ben!" He was still on the stairs, so it was easy for Maya to see both him and his attacker: a very very weird looking grey thing. Not sure what else to do and with too much adrenaline to think straight, Maya enacted her plan.

She leaped off the top step and dive-tackled into Ben and Ghostfreak.


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