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desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#1876: Jul 8th 2017 at 4:39:39 PM

Neriel — the Tower

The elven Mage grabbed the bridge of her nose. She had met people like that old man before; vague and entirely unhelpful. The only way to get more information, she concluded, was to go through the gates the man mentioned and see for herself.
Still, before she would do that, she'd prepare. So Neriel lifted Spellfury and began muttering; soon enough, a small ball of light appeared near her head, orbiting her like a miniature moon. The next spell caused her skin to look stony, scaly and slightly… broken; and the last seemed to distort the air around her.

Neriel casts Spell Wisp
Neriel casts Rock Armour
Neriel casts Arcane Shield
Thus prepared, Neriel glanced one last time at the old man, then pushed through the black and gold gates.
Neriel — Kamurochou

Suffice to say that Neriel has never seen anything quite like modern-age Tokyo before. She spent the first few moments rooted to the spot, trying to make sense of everything she was seeing. In the end, though, she fell back to her dungeon-crawling habits; so she stalked forward, staff in hand, and went looking for those other "Climbers" the old man has mentioned. Of course, since she didn't know any of them, her only chance of encountering one of them was through pure luck.

edited 8th Jul '17 4:40:13 PM by desdendelle

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#1877: Jul 8th 2017 at 6:50:12 PM

Sumireko, Getting the Show on The Road
Kashira's act was going to be tough to follow up on. Sure, people joined cults thinking "If I pray/pay enough, my mom will stop dying of cancer," but right here, this woman could probably pull that off! Sumireko, meanwhile, was left with...

"I've been learning some western-style fortune telling, I'm sure people will like that," she eagerly told Reimu. "And...I guess I could lift them up in the air and say they're flying. I dunno, most of my occult stuff requires a lot of reagents, like our friend's potions. Most people don't want to be set on fire, I think."

Sumireko was also noticing the relative lack of foot traffic, and how most people that did pass by were understandably ignoring the group of cosplaying weirdoes. Yes, just ignore us, as ignorant people will do, Sumireko thought. You're missing out on the opportunity of a lifetime.

That still left the issue of getting people to come over...if only there was some way to get those guys on main street looking in their direction...

It wasn't really a hard issue to solve, as Sumireko turned around to the pile of trash behind her. Without taking a step, she reached on over with her miiiiind and telekinetically pulled a large piece of cardboard out from it.

"Say, Reimu, do you think I could see if I can get people out from the street and over here? I just need you to write something like 'Hakurei Branch Shrine, Miko Services Offered' on this. I'll handle the flashiness part," she said to the service-offering miko.

Meanken Since: May, 2013
#1878: Jul 10th 2017 at 4:16:38 PM

Rooftop

Akiyama's eyes widened as Yang ripped off her own arm and started trying to wack him with it.

"What the?" He was forced to quickly dodge and weave to evade the arm as she spoke.

"Wait a minute, you did all of this just so you could talk to me about a loan?" He said in total shock. "Are you insane!? You know I have an office, right? I know it's a little hard to find, but most people on the street can point you to it, you don't have to-"

He was forced again to dodge, interrupting himself. "Why are you trying to beat me up with your arm of all things! What, do you think you're going to get a better loan offer if you knock me senseless first?"

Arena Outside

He shook his head as the sights went off.

"As I said, I do not demand anything from you. It has been years since we have had visitors such as yourself, and I am always curious to hear the thoughts of my patrons. Allow me to properly introduce myself. My name is Kage the Florist. I am the proprietor of this arena, and indeed, all of Purgatory. Outside of that, my business is information. I am an information broker, and thus, it is very much in my interest to know what sorts of people venture into my holdings."

"I do thank you, Mr Crow, for not treating the man I placed at the entrance roughly. He had no idea of the true reason I arranged for him to sit there, all he knew is that he was handed a large sum of money to sit there and impede you. I like to know in advance what sort of people I am dealing with, and the way you handled him told me much. You assumed he was a fee collector and watchman, a common thing for establishments such as mine, but we do not charge fees, and anyone in the know has long since been paid off. This told me you are likely familiar with places like this. You first tried to bribe him, which told me you ether avoid conflict, or are wise enough to know when not to resort to it. Then you scared him off with a threat which I am reasonably sure you intended to follow though on, telling me you are not afraid to dirty your hands if needed."

He paused, folding his hands on the table. "I have been in this game for longer then most of your group was born. The city has at least one thousand cameras spread throughout this district, all of which I have direct access to. So, while I do not want anything from you, if you, perhaps, wish to ask me anything, then perhaps we can come to some arrangement."

Theater Square

With the sumo man's defeat, the doubled stack of Yen, when combined with what the Kid and Baron already had to match, equaled 5,720 Yen. How they split it would be up to them. Meanwhile, said man looked unhappy. He reached across the table, pointing in the Kid's face.

"You cheated!" He yelled.

Meanwhile, the sceptic's mouth dropped open as the hat came out of his hand.

"Erm....sorry." He muttered.

"Me first, me first, I want a picture with her!" One man yelled, shoving the man to the side as he reached for his wallet to pay. After patting his pocket for a moment, he looked behind him at said pocket, noticing something he had for some reason not noticed until now.

"My wallet! It's gone!"

"That's a shame." Another man said as he reached for his own, also prepared to pay. Then he too looked. "Mine is gone too!"

"So is mine!"

Around the area, everyone started checking their pockets, every single one of them finding their wallets were now missing.

edited 10th Jul '17 4:16:51 PM by Meanken

FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#1879: Jul 12th 2017 at 12:59:04 AM

Claw, What?, Alleyway

That sure took a turn for the weird. Some man showed up, outraged, screaming something about movies, blacklists.

"Governor, two things. One, this is not a catsuit." Seriously, this was getting old. "Second" Now he batted away the director's hand, eyes hardening. "You have some nerve to be staging something like this in this place. Don't have enough bandits running about for you?"

Finally, Claw sighed and took a step back. "Gaige, translate the rest for me, if you will."


Baron, Koishoe No, Theater Square

Fuck's sake, Koishi-baby, The Blacker Baron thought as the mass disappearance of wallets became known. They should have been a bit more clear with instructions so she doesn't steal all wallets, as dumb as it may sound.

Just play it cool. He turned his attention to the sumo man. "Oh yeah? How do ya figure, sir?" He asked, putting his pimp hat back on.

Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#1880: Jul 12th 2017 at 3:16:48 AM

The Kid, Theater Square

The Kid barely reacted to the accusation, staring at the man's finger for a moment where it jabbed close to his face and then at the man himself. Was he really going to try and do that? Sure, what he'd done might have been slightly dishonest and rude, but the he definitely hadn't cheated in any way. Of course, he was most likely just nursing a bruised ego at being beat by the young soldier. Brow slightly furrowed, he said, "How could I have?"

At the same time, The Kid put his hand over the stack of money; In case the man tried to just grab it and run. He'd seen people try that a few times. His attention was briefly taken away from his own situation by the steadily growing shouts coming from the area around them. He frowned, confused and slightly annoyed. It seemed someone had pick-pocketed most of the crowd, which meant it was unlikely anyone else would step forward to challenge him. Great.

Makaioh Since: Jan, 2015
#1881: Jul 13th 2017 at 7:49:29 AM

Rooftop

Well, that didn't do anything. Cursing humans for having such shoddy products made, Lucifer continued to dodge the hail of bullets, getting some pretty close shaves due to the fact she was making due to a somewhat regular human body. Clicking her tongue, the woman with a rather slothful nature in general looked more and more annoyed as her stamina dwindled- it was pretty clear that things really couldn't continue as is. "HAH!" Dashing forward with body inclined so close to the ground that it looked like it could topple at any moment, the disguised fallen reared back her hand in a fist before performing a straightforward screw punch aimed towards the solar plexus. backed with a healthy amount of supernatural strength. It was better to take a few hits by moving forward than to take a lot of them by retreating really.

Theater Square

I resisted the urge to facepalm as it became apparent that Koishi took our words a bit too heart and that we weren't clear with the quantity of the items stolen nor the kind of people she should steal it from. This is bad. Real bad. It can get ugly incredibly quickly, humans having a sort of pack mentality that lets them easily form the aggregate and dumb entity colloquially termed as the 'angry mob'. We were vivid and distinct, and the robbery took place in our area. It wouldn't take more for some people to rub two brain cells together and connect the dots. I just hoped that the girl found a suitable fall guy before we made our way into the attention of people we shouldn't invoke. Honestly I don't know what would be worse, the news or the yakuza...

Lemurian from Touhou fanboy attic Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#1882: Jul 14th 2017 at 11:24:09 AM

Reimu - Shrine Grounds

"Western fortune telling? You mean like stars and cards and such things? Hmm, okay. I will add it to the list."

Reimu did so, writing it in underneath the more traditional fortune telling that was offered at Shinto shrines. If Sumireko truly had such talents, there was no need to sell it short. When she looked back up, the Outsider girl had another suggestion. Advertising in the main street seemed to be an established practise in this world, so Reimu nodded.

"Good idea. Point people our way, and get the word out." She smiled. "Let the whole town know, there is finally a shrine available!"

Join us in our quest to play all RPG video games! Moving on to disc 2 of Grandia!
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#1883: Jul 14th 2017 at 1:21:58 PM

Neriel — Kamurochou Theatre Square

After a long, frustrating and pointless trek through Kamurochou (well, aside from a pickpocket with newly-broken fingers – Neriel did not appreciate him trying to relive her of her gold purse), Neriel found herself in the Theatre Square, wishing that she'd have bothered to learn a tracking spell.
The building hubbub of people complaining that their "wallets"are gone broke her out of her reverie, though. She inspected the scene. There was a mass of shem gathered 'round a few… colourful characters. Shem with oddly-coloured hair, some sort of metallic golem, a man wearing an eye-stinging set of yellow clothing and two monsters were in the centre of attention. Then it clicked: those were obviously strangers, and since — from what she'd seen so far — this world had no golems or monsters, just shem, they were probably strangers; possibly the "Climbers" the old man talked about.
The crowd, however, seemed like it might turn into a mob soon. Neriel squinted at the strangers, sighed, and raised her staff, then slammed it on the pavement. A small marble left its tip, travelled directly up and exploded — high enough so nobody would be hurt, but close enough to, hopefully, grab everyone's attention.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
DoctorThunder Since: Sep, 2010
#1884: Jul 14th 2017 at 1:53:17 PM

Theater Square - Koishi

From her perch above the action, Koishi sees the crowd working itself up. Everyone has started to notice their missing wallets, and the most likely suspects are her friends. She usually doesn't stick around after nabbing something, but then again, she's never taken so many things at once before, so she should have realized this might require a more careful hand than usual. Fortunately, as an experienced heist-puller, Koishi knows just what to do in such a volatile situation.

Koishi scopes out the scene, her eyes falling on one of the men who had seemed most eager to take pictures with Tanya. She frowns, unhappy with the prospect of standing next to him again, but this is for a good cause. Retrieving that man's wallet, as well as three others, Koishi zips down from the rooftop and lands right behind him.

Still concealing her presence from the crowd, but now within view of her friends, she slips the man's wallet back into his pocket, then stuffs the others into any free pockets she can locate. The thoroughly unpleasant man now has three wallets which aren't his planted on him. Naive as she may be, Koishi understands the concept of getting someone else to take the fall. With a proud thumbs-up to Baron, Koishi floats above the crowd and back toward the safety of her chosen roof, confident that she's solved the problem.

GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#1885: Jul 14th 2017 at 2:01:09 PM

Qrow - Espionage, Arena Stands

Qrow smiled grimly at Kage's offer. He hadn't ever heard this pitch before, but it wasn't through hard to cut through the bullshit and get to the heart of the matter.

"Yeah, right." Qrow scoffed. "You're just coming up to us to offer us information out of the kindness of your heart. I know information brokers, Kage, and you might have a better presentation than Hei Xiong, but they're not all that different. No matter the universe."

"So, you say you don't want anything from us. Truth be told? I might believe ya. I might not. But the way you're approaching us instead of going through the usual cloak and dagger referrals says a little somethin'."

Qrow crossed his arms and leaned back in his seat.

"You have something you think we want. Or at least, something we will want once you tell us what it is. My guess, considering your knowledge of the group that came before us, it's somethin' about them. Am I right?"

wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#1886: Jul 14th 2017 at 6:34:28 PM

Sumireko, Advertisements With Schoolgirls
"Yeah! Don't worry, if this doesn't get people interested, there isn't a force in Heaven or Earth that will," Sumireko said, giving a thumbs up to her much more idealistic friend. Sumireko knew there was a heaven, and that apparently the people there are really stuck up about things. If that didn't describe the populace of Japan, Sumireko didn't know what would!

The psyker took her sign, and headed out for the main street to the West. When she got there, she saw the throngs of bored old people and equally bored young people, and froze for all of a second...before she understood that she was Sumireko freakin' Usami, letting that sweet, sweet ego get back in her head after letting it out earlier. People here deserved to have a show!

So, without further ado, Sumireko began. The sign itself lifted up into the air, ten feet high, and tongues of fire appeared out of nowhere! They began to circle around the sign, and suddenly another roar of flame was heard as an arrow of fire joined the sign in pointing down the street where the rest had their table shrine situated.

And, of course, there was a schoolgirl standing underneath the sign, hands clasped at her waist as she did her best impression of one of those ladies that hands out the free tissue paper. She eagerly waited for attention to gather.

GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#1887: Jul 14th 2017 at 11:22:38 PM

Sabrina, He Deserves It in Retrospect

Sabrina looked utterly surprised that everyone seemed to have had their wallets stolen in the crowd. This was very bad, since she and her group was going to the main focus of their ire. Before Sabrina could try to give a rather unconvincing explanation, not only was there a new character who did not look to belong in Kamurochou but the thief made herself known to them. She was obviously someone on their team who was using a psychic block or something to make herself unnoticed by the crowd. In any case, this was at least something Sabrina could work with.

"T-That man is fleeing the scene!" Sabrina said to the crowd, pointing to the very detestable man who had been just a bit too perverted with Tanya that Koishi had just planted wallets on. She can reprimand Koishi for her accursed thievery later.

Wizard Needs Food Badly
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#1888: Jul 15th 2017 at 1:29:17 AM

Yang - Rooftop

"Hey at least it got you talking," Yang said, idly whipping her arm around to keep the momentum going. "I don't know you dude, I just came here cause your teacher guy said you deal with money and stuff, and he really wanted us to fight you. Besides, where else am I going to find a banker at two in the morning?"

Lusamine - Theater Square

"Then it's settled, we can discuss this further. Though first, allow me to introduce ourselves," Lusamine said to the man, giving Lillie a reassuring pat on the back. "I am Lusamine, and this is my darling daughter Lillie. It will be a pleasure to work with you."

Keeping her grin steady and ever-present, Lusamine smiled at the man without twitching as she looked on at the scene going on behind him. Yes, of course, Arceus forbid these people ever do anything right, apparently panhandling was too difficult for them to do without inciting an angry mob. If they screwed this up for her and Lillie there would be hell to pay.

"...perhaps we should go into a nearby cafe or diner to discuss terms. We can't simply conduct business out on the street, now can we? For instance, how about that place right over... there?" She pointed one hand at the Matsuya just down the street.

LatverianBadger Calamity is a housewife from gacha hell Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Calamity is a housewife
#1889: Jul 15th 2017 at 2:31:04 AM

Guts, Arena Stands

When mysterious red dots appeared out of nowhere on the drunken swordsman's forehead and his cheeks, Guts tensed. He didn't leap from his seat or draw his sword, but at the very least his metallic fist clenched as it was made clear that this man wanted them to listen, and was holding them hostage just so he could talk. What weapons were his men using, Guts wondered, as he surveyed the arena stands, looking for them. From what the man implied; it seemed to be more of the guns the redhead mentioned on their previous mission.

Splendid.

Eventually, the sights disappeared and the man introduced himself proper, Kage was his name, apparently he was a florist, though he hardly looked the part. He claimed he was here merely as a friendly information broker, and that he was prepared to give any information they asked of him. Qrow had other suspicions.

Guts wasn't sure, but he sat back and let the drunken swordsman handle the talking for now. Depending on how Kage the florist reacted to Qrow's accusations, he might have to be prepared to change the subject.

2B's fight went ignored for now.

edited 15th Jul '17 2:31:27 AM by LatverianBadger

"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani
Meanken Since: May, 2013
#1890: Jul 16th 2017 at 8:52:37 PM

Alleyway

Gaige quickly stepped forward, leaning up to whisper in Claw's ear.

"So, er, how's the best way to explain this....Oh, ok, so they're actors. They're putting on a play, these days they call it a movie, and rather then do it on stage in front of actual people, they record it on cameras that they can then copy a bunch of times and ship all over the world to play in giant movie theaters for millions of people, all without having to constantly have the actors come back and do it again and again. Or, you know, they can always just pirate the movie off the echonet and watch it without paying for it but that's a whole different bag of worms. Point is, none of that was real and you just screwed up their movie shoot by walking in like that. So, like I said earlier....oops."

"Also, stop trying to convince people you're not in a catsuit, no one's ever going to believe you here."

Theater Square

The sumo man sputtered, suddenly without a good reply to the valid question. "I, well, er......you had to cheat somehow! That's the only thing I-"

He was cut off as the commotion with the wallets continued, causing him to look over at the crowd himself. Said crowd all turned as one to look at the odd man shooting a firework out of his staff.

"Who-who are you?" One of them asked. It was at about this point that Sabrina yelled, and the man in question turned to face her, outraged.

"No I'm not, you bitch! What the fuck are you talking about, why the fuck would I-"

He stopped as he reached into a formerly empty pocket and suddenly yanked out a wallet, looking at it, very confused.

"What?"

"Hey! That's my wallet!"

"He's the thief!"

"Kick his ass!"

"What, but, how did-" Seeing he was not about to convince them, he turned to run for real, only to bump into the sumo guy, who had gotten up and moved behind him.

"You think it's ok to go stealing the wallets of hardworking citizens of Japan, punk?" He reached down to grab the guy by the throat, lifting him with one hand. "First, we're going to drag you into a alley, and kick your ass. Then, you're going to tell us exactly where you hid the rest of those wallets. And if you don't...."

Another man in a black suit and sunglasses walked up, another victim of the wallet theft. He had on a pin identfying him as a member of one of the Yakuza clans. "If you don't, then I'm going to drag what's left of you to the clan office, and teach you what we think of petty pickpockets who steal from us in this city.

Rooftop

Saigo staggered backward as he was hit, but he did not go down yet. Stuck in close range, the staggered mercenary attempted to lift his gun and slam the back end of it into Lucifer's face, or, if she was still close to the ground, he would try to kick her in the face.

Meanwhile, Akiyama only became more confused. "I was sleeping before some guy in a pirate cat suit came into my office asking for a loan! And by all rights I should have went back to bed after that. Why can't my day ever just be normal?" He asked the sky. "And I'm not a banker, got fired from a bank back in the day in fact, I'm a moneylender. I give out interest free loans to people who pass whatever test I assign them. Unless you want to apply for a loan, there's not much I can do for you, really."

Arena Stands

Kage shrugged for a moment. "Not quite. In fact, that is the one thing I cannot offer. No doubt you are aware they vanished, never to return to where they came. When they decided to remain in this city for good, they approached me. It is one thing to visit for a few days, but to live in this world, there are a number of basic necessities that people from other worlds will not possess. Birth certificates, identification, school records.....the list goes on. And so I forged the necessary paperwork for them, for a fee, ad helped them settle into our world. Some of the less human looking ones now work as some of Japan's most beloved mascots, who are never seen outside of their "costumes" in public. But I cannot tell you anything about where to find them, as part of our agreement was that I never divulge said information."

He leaned back. "While that information is off limits, I can of course offer other information. Perhaps you wish to know about the local criminal organizations? Things about the city itself, and how it operates? Or.....perhaps you want information about your fellow travelers? If what the last group once said holds true for you as well, you were all strangers before you came to our world. Perhaps you have spoken with some, but how well do you think you truly know them? This district of the city alone has over 1000 cameras spread throughout it, and I have access to them all. I am sure if I looked at the footage recorded since your arrival, I would find something that you may find most useful to know about those you travel with."

"And lastly, should you or any in your group decide to remain in this world, as the last ones did, I am more then happy to offer my services to assist in their relocation. As for the price, I am a reasonable man, and while you may not have funds to pay me this moment..." He turned to look at 2B in the arena. "I suspect that will not be the case for much longer."

Arena

The man attempted to put up a defense as he was pushed back, but it would seem his soccer skills were failing him here. A failed block resulted in his head slamming into the cage, and he was knocked out. Quickly, he was carted out of the arena.

"And with two down, our competator is set to make history twice tonight! The first woman to fight AND win in the arena! Let's see who her final opponent will be!"

The other door opened, and a black haired man in a yellow jumpsuit entered.

"It. Is. TIME. For the final match! On one side, our challenger, The White Rose, 2B! And on the other side, the man in the yellow jumpsuit, a hardened warrior of the arena, he is The Resurrected Legend, Bruce Ebinuma!

The man entered a fighting stance, hoping swiftly back and forth from one foot to the other, clearly a much more formidable opponent then her last two.

"Fight!"

The man wasted no time, swiftly shooting forward, clearing the distance in an instant as he swiftly kicked high at 2B, then transitioned into a series of hard, swift fist blows, each punctuated by a loud yell from the man as he swung.

To Matsuya

"Yes, of course, let us be off." He said, convenently leaving before all the other things happened. Entering, he took a seat, and they would find the same menu that Claw and Gaige saw.

"Order what you like, I will pay for the meal, write it off as a business expense. I suppose I should begin by asking if you have any particular questions or concerns before we get into the exact details."

Shrine Adds

As the sign light up, people did in fact stop to look, clearly shocked. One older man pointed, on the verge of panicking.

"Fire! Fire! It's on fire! Someone.....someone call the fire department!"

The yelling drew the attention of the owner of the store she had placed herself in front of, a stern looking man in a dirty cooking apron who pointed at the girl in front of him, waging his finger.

"What are you doing!? How dare you set fireworks off outside my place of business and try to draw away my customers! Not to mention the fire hazard you are creating! Get the hell out of here before I call the police and have you arrested!"

It would seem that she had gone a little too over the top in trying to get customers.

FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#1891: Jul 17th 2017 at 1:19:14 PM

Baron, Serves That Guy Right

As far as Baron could tell, Koishi was giving away the wallets at random, so this wasn't a time to celebrate yet. Still, some of the tension went away for now. The sudden appearance of who seemed to be another Climber helped as well. He refrained from giving their little pickpocket a thumbs-up, but he would be sure to give it later.

"Ya a real piece o' work, sir." He grinned mirthlessly at the lolicon caught like a deer in the headlights. The "sir" part was scathingly acidic. "Not only ya pervin' on a young girl, ya also a thief?!" And then it turned out that among Koishi's targets were not one, but two yakuzas. That was also pretty terrifying. He and Tanya really had to teach their pickpocket who to rob next time.

The lolicon was probably toast, but he had it coming. Good thing Lusamine took Lillie out of the scene at the right time.


Claw, Uh-Huh

He listened to Gaige's explanation without any expression to speak of. Once she was finished he took a deep breath and sighed. "We are done here then." Without further ado he turned and headed towards the alleyway's exit. "People are idiots, Miss Gaige, if they want a play about crime in a place choke-full of it." He muttered to her once/if she joined him on his exit.

wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#1892: Jul 18th 2017 at 1:11:41 PM

Sumireko, UHHHHHHHHHHHH
Sumireko expected, at best, maybe some screams of joy at finally seeing a place to justify their existence, but this was the exact opposite. Everyone started to scream at either her, or stuff she did, and Sumireko once again knew why she hated the real world. Good for nothing old people...

As she stood there, taking the brunt of the shopkeeper's full frontal assault, her mind scrambled for an answer that wasn't "go full chuuni and threaten him with your terrifying, unimaginably powerful psychic abilities". She started to slowly back away, looking rather frightened...

Up until the fire disappeared. Where it once was were now spheres of water, glittering in the many thousands of electric lights of Kamurocho.

"...D-Does that work better, sir?" She shakily pointed up to her new display. "I'll even get a little closer to the alley so I won't bother you, if you like that, sir..."

Yomegami Since: Jan, 2011
#1893: Jul 18th 2017 at 1:24:53 PM

Lillie ~ Theater Square -> Matsuya

"I, um...I'm fine with that...." Lillie said in response to Mother's suggestion, giving worried glances at the rest of the scene all the while. She did remember hearing something about a plan to steal, but she had been assuming it had been a last resort plan. Not something to be done alongside their more honest endeavors. As much as a jerk that one man had been, she didn't feel like this was entirely appropriate retribution.

As soon as the decision was made, she then turned back to Tanya, who presumably was still holding Nebby. For lack of better things to do, it had been enjoying the petting, while at the same time watching the scene with a small frown of concern.

"Tanya, I, um....I think...I'll probably need Nebby for this talk...." she said, "Unless...unless you have more need of him...?"

With or without the Cosmog in tow, she'd then hurry off after Mother and Goto, not even looking back. She'd stay quiet up until entering the restaurant, taking a seat, and looking over the menu. She frowned as she examined the offerings; not only because she was having her usual trouble with making decisions, but also because she wasn't that hungry. It hadn't been that long since they had last ate, had it?

On top of that, she also pried her mind for any questions or concerns about the deal in question. Truth be told, she really couldn't think of any...oh wait, there was one really obvious question that she probably should have asked before.

"...This won't involve doing anything to Nebby, will it...?"

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OG-Sama Mancunian Candidate Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
Mancunian Candidate
#1894: Jul 18th 2017 at 1:48:31 PM

Dio Brando - Yoshida Batting Centre

For a perilous second, better judgement overcame fear - he lingered on the precipice, unsure, but I'd chosen my opening well. The phone was still in his hand.

I like to imagine my request made its way up the chain with an anxious hesitance, but I'm certain it came back down again like lightning. Even after all he'd seen us do, the quivering wrecks we'd made of what were - regrettably - his best men, he and those above felt more terror at the mere abstraction of the man at the top than we, in all our immediacy, could ever hope to provoke. The civility in a man is inspired by the deeds of his greaters; his violence by the fear of those more capable. This is a shallow insight, but a potent one.

We arrived at Yoshida Batting Centre ten minutes later, escorted by men aware of their impotence. They stopped a respectful distance from the place, privy to some urban superstition which to rest of us remained obscured, and pleaded silently for absolution from their responsibility.

I obliged. I'd taken charge of our haul in transit, Desco's with some difficulty, and had almost everything I needed - Veronica was the victim of submersible conversation, such as it was, but, like a descending guardian angel, I took her firmly by the shoulder as I passed and set her free.

"You'll have to wait, Desco," I said, contrition absolutely unnecessary. "I'll need Veronica too. Feel free to join us, if you'd like."

And then, into the batting centre.

Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#1895: Jul 18th 2017 at 7:38:35 PM

Heavy - Heavy Said Knock Him Out

The giant had tried his best to ignore the florist and Qrow, but he will ask about the conversation. As the footballer had fallen, the giant smirked at the scene and when another fighter appeared, he felt the need to mock him as well, "Yellow jumpsuit? That's the color of cowards! Yellow is for little chickens!" In a way, he was supporting 2B, by mocking the opponent, that is.

Scaramouche - Messing With My Groove

At some point Scaramouche had used his music to get his hat back. As soon as the audience had lost their wallets, the music had stopped as he waited to see it play out. Then, as soon as the blame was pinned on that pervert from earlier, the musical machine walked up to him with a smile and words that seemed to betray his intent, "I gotta say, you taking everybody's wallets with them almost none the wiser? My hat's of to you, babe. Well, it was off to your spine before Sabby here stopped me, but who's counting?"

"I treasure every day with you, darling." "No need to be so sappy, love." "You know that's how she is, Nia." - AU!Pyra, Nia, Mythra
Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#1896: Jul 19th 2017 at 3:34:34 AM

The Kid, Theater Square

A sudden explosion nearby snatched The Kid's attention away, his free hand drawing one of his pistols without thinking as turned to look for a possible threat. The source of the noise appeared to be an oddly dressed woman simply standing in place and waiting. He had a feeling she had come from the tower, however she had managed to find them. With the possibility of a threat now not seeming likely, the young soldier put his pistol away and went to turn back towards the table; But not before spotting a familiar figure weaving silently through the crowd.

Cocking his head, he watched as the small girl from before moved past people without them even reacting and slipped a few things into a man's pockets. His brow furrowed as he realized what the girl was doing, and who had mostly likely taken everyone's money. He didn't like that they'd resorted to that already, and especially not that she appeared to be setting the person up for a fall. And sure enough, the man is quickly surrounded, and judging by some of the people doing it if they left this to just happen the man would be lucky to come out of it in one piece.

The Kid stared at the rest of the group with a touch of disapproval. "Regardless of who the man is, are you really going to let him be beaten for something he didn't do?" He glanced towards the growing mob. "Those men might even kill him." Leaving them with that, the teenager strode towards the conflict. Recently, he had ended the lives of many for the sake of his goals, and for the future of others. But letting this happen would help none of those, and be just more blood on everyone's hands. He pushed through the crowd with ease and grabbed the wrist of the man's attacker tightly and yanked it down to put the 'thief' back on his feet. "It's understandable you are all upset, but this is somethin' to let yer Marshals handle. Thief or not, his life isn't worth less than your money." He glanced from the man to the Yakuza, and then to the crowd in general.

Makaioh Since: Jan, 2015
#1897: Jul 19th 2017 at 8:36:55 AM

Theater Square

"No, it's alright. Please go ahead." Holding out Nebby towards the Pokemon trainer while keeping an eye out for signs of potential fallout, I couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when the girl in green did some quick thinking and planted the evidence on that earlier scum of the earth. The yakuza showing up though slightly unexpected was within reasonable limits considering this was their stomping ground and all, a suitable target for their 'affection'. We were home-free!

That was what i thought before the young man who I had thought had a cool head on his shoulders all but waded into the throng and put himself in harm's way to protect the damned pervert. Morality had come into play, crashing head on with the skewed organized chaos that was Kamurocho. "Damnation...' Clenching my fist and feeling the spark of magic flare to life, I hurriedly began to load the requisite amount of mana into my finger gun so that it was ready to discharge if things personally went to pot while my other hand grabbed at the edge the military saber. Violence was not something I would want to happen but self-defense necessitates being prepared.

Rooftop Rumble

Shuttling herself over to the side to prevent the firearm from hitting her vulnerable temple and taking a rather hard blow on the clavicle for her trouble, Lucifer let out a grunt of pained frustration at the fact that a human had managed to tag her, even if she was in the weakest form she could take on at the moment. Reeling back from the bone shuddering deep ache inflicted while attempting to grab a hold of the military nut's wrist from his rifle butting maneuver, the fallen angel would then try to go for an acrobatic midair stomp to the face while after jumping and using the grabbed limb as an anchor point.

edited 19th Jul '17 8:39:20 AM by Makaioh

GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#1898: Jul 19th 2017 at 1:37:26 PM

Qrow - The Temptation of the Huntsman; Arena Stands

Qrow sent the Heavy a glare at his disparaging of the colour yellow. Some of the bravest people he knew wore yellow. Including his brother-in-law and his niece.

He quickly turned his attention back on the florist, examining the proposition. An information broke looking to sell. Wasn't exactly the way of things, was it? Usually they were the type of people someone sought, not was sought by.

But there was one offer on the table that was damn tempting. Info on the group. Kage was right, they were strangers to each other. And now, with all of them split up, they'd be acting more naturally than they would in a group that they had to work with. He could find out where the lines were drawn, who the good guys and the bad guys were. Or at the very least, who they could work with and who they couldn't.

But on the other hand... did he want to know? After all, if someone on the team was willing to work alongside them to get out of here, but had gone straight to crime to fund the door... Well, would he risk jeopardizing their escape just to put a criminal down?

"Gotta admit, you make a good sales pitch. Some of that was even a bit tempting. We've been told we can come back here anytime we like, so I might take you up on some of that later. But there's only one thing I'd like to know. And I'd like to know the price of that information before you put me in debt for it."

"What's the fastest way to make ten million yen in this town?"

Meanken Since: May, 2013
#1899: Jul 19th 2017 at 9:07:54 PM

Theater Square

The framed nerd looked up as the climbers taunted him, suddenly understanding.

"It was you! You framed me for this! They're the ones who stole your-"

At this point, the sumo man punched the nerd in the gut, causing him to fall to his knees. "Quiet. No one wants to hear your excuses. To the alley you go."

The approaching Kid caused the Yakuza man to step over.

"This no longer concerns you. This man acted against the Yakuza, and so this is now our responsibility to deal with. These streets belong to the Tojo Clan, and the police understand this. I recommend you step back and remain quiet like a good civilian, unless you need to be taught respect as well."

"Enough."

Those nearby looked over to see a man stepping toward the nerd, one which caused the hardened Yakuza looking man to gasp.

"Think about it for a moment." He said, turning to the sumo man. "Look at this kid. All of you had your wallets stolen within a couple of minutes. Does this kid look like a master thief to you?"

"Er, well...." The sumo man scratched his head. "He had stolen wallets on him."

"A few. Out of at least three dozen, if not more. How, exactly do you think he could have possibly hidden the rest of them?"

"Er......"

"Who are you, anyway?" Another man asked. This question caused the Yakuza man to fall to his knees, pressing his hands and head to the ground.

"He's the Forth Chairman! The Forth Chairman of-"

"That was a long time ago." He said. "I'm just a concerned bystander now. And I won't let this man be punished for crimes he did not commit."

The nerd slowly rose to his feet, bowing. "Thank you, thank you sir!"

"Leave. And learn some respect, before someone else decides they need to teach you a lesson."

"Yes, sir!" He said as he ran. Then the man turned toward the Climbers, crossing his arms and glaring.

"Now. Which one of you took these people's wallets? Or are you all in on it?"

Gaige

"Don't blame them for it." Gaige said as she followed Claw. "Artists are weirdos, it's, like, in the contract. You know how it goes, some of them need to do stupid things so they get the "authentic" experience. Still, you sure we wanna just leave? Acting pays stupid well, and if this guy thinks you're an actor, maybe I can get him to pay you to act in a scene or two, be your agent and whatnot."

Alley entrance

If Sumireko was attempting to guilt trip the shop owner, she horribly misread the situation.

"Yes, good! Out of the way of my shop! And no more fireworks, stupid kid, you'll burn down the whole block if you're not careful!"

He walked back into his shop, throwing up his hands, and various passerby muttered about "Good for nothing kids" and things of that nature.

Matsuya

The man shook his head at the question.

"Oh, of course not, not really. It'd be nice if we could get Nebby into a recording booth so we can get some samples of his voice, get the authentic thing to place in the toys, and we might want him to sit for some pictures, perhaps attend an event to introduce the concept to the market with the real thing, but I assure you, Nebby will not be harmed or forced to do anything he doesn't want to do."

Yoshida Batting Center

The climbers would enter to find a group of no less then 12 men in suits standing around the lobby, all of who suddenly turned to look as they entered. The lone man who did not look was Majima himself, swinging a bat idly in one hand as his other held a cell phone to his head.

"-said I'll take care of it, relax. You wouldn't be asking me to handle this if you didn't trust me to get the job done, right?"

He went quiet for a moment as the goons glanced at each other, wondering who would dare to interrupt their bosses phone conversation to inform him the target was here.

"You'll get it back, I don't care what exaggerated stories these guys are telling you. Just let me-" He suddenly turned to look at the door, seeing Dio and his fellow thieves. "They're here, time for me to go to work, later." He hung up before whoever was on the other line responded. Swinging the bat so it rested across his shoulders, he took a couple of steps forward, chuckling.

"You lot have balls, I'll give you that. Not an hour into your stay in the city, and you decide to take a shit on the Tojo's Clan's doorstep? Still, you picked one of the biggest dumps in the area to hit. You could have made twice what you looted from the drugstore in cold, hard cash just running a smash and grab on an ATM. And I know you could have, these boys in Tojo HQ might not believe what they're hearing from the ground crew, but they're all old men who think they understand how the world works, they don't get that there's shit out there beyond our understanding. Maybe you're aliens, time travelers, monsters, whatever. I don't rightly care."

He sat down in a chair, leaning forward on the bat. "You went, robbed a store a block away from the heart of Tojo Clan territory, Millennium Tower, picked what had to be the shittiest store in blocks to rob, and rather then fight your way past the nameless goons that I'm sure you could have taken with both hands tied behind your backs, you asked to see me, a move which any man in the know would tell you is quite possibly one of the stupidest things you could do. I've seen hardened men leap off of rooftops rather then deal with me. So my question to you is simple."

"What kind of game are you playing at?"

Arena Stands

Kage folded his hands as he considered this. "A question that any man who comes to this town wishes to know the answer to." He said with a laugh. "For free, I will give you a single piece of advice. Work with what you do best. This city attracts people from all walks of life, and many of them are prepared to offer you rewards if you are willing to assist them with their problems."

"This ends what I offer for free. For 50,000 Yen, I will offer you directions to a single person who may be in a position to offer you a reward in return for the use of what skills you may have that you tell me about. For an additional 50,000 Yen, I will offer additional information about the individual that you may find useful to know when you are dealing with them and negotiating pay. If you have other requests, I will be more then happy to offer a quote for my fee."

edited 19th Jul '17 9:08:42 PM by Meanken

GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#1900: Jul 19th 2017 at 10:35:02 PM

Sabrina, Theater Square

About the time that the situation was resolved... or as resolved as it could be, Sabrina turned and glared at the whole group of Climbers.

"What in the name of Arceus is wrong with the lot of you?!" Sabrina crossed her arms and berated the lot of them, before looking up at the roof that Koishi was at. "You up there! You return every wallet you stole and apologize to them... I won't cover for your thievery!"

"Idiots, the lot of you!" Sabrina was in full-on 'Gym Leader Berating Her Gym's Trainers" mode as she looked over the other Climbers before pointing to Tanya for effect. "How is it the most sensible one of you is the little girl?! How?!"

After getting that much needed rant out of her system, she turned back to the 'concerned bystander,' "Look, we are quite desperate for any money we can get... if that thief returns the wallets, can we forget this ever happened?"

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