The giant didn't respond with anything intelligible to the attacks, meaning it must not be intellegent enough to be worth trying to arrest (not that Ochaco would know where to find handcuffs that big here). This was good to know since before she could find something suitable to use her quirk on another giant snake dispatched it.
The schoolgirl winced and looked away as the snake devoured the beast with gristly efficiency. "I've seen giants before" was all Ochaco had to say to the claymores before introductions started, of sorts. "Thanks again Cagilostro"
Issun's boisterous introduction, and subsequent punishment earned a 'Pfffffft' as Ochaco failed to entirely suppress her humor at the sight, in wake of that it took a few seconds for the names to entirely sink in "Wait, you're-?!" Ochaco quickly found herself gesturing from the 'wolf' to various others in the group as she tried to figure out what to do with that revelation, even if nobody seemed to take notice that little man just announced the sun goddess was in their midst"-I mean, the real? Not just named after? Ah-" She finally settled for a hasty, 90 degree standing bow "It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Nobody back home was going to believe that part of this story.
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Shantae went silent, taken aback by Abel's sudden shouting at her. She grabbed one of her forearms and looked down, a pained expression on her face.
"If you say so," Shantae muttered, the joy gone from her voice. "If you wanted me to leave you alone, you could have just told me. I guess I'll look for Risky Boots on my own then," she sighed, starting to trudge in a different direction through Ahoy City.
I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.The second Nowi turned away from her, the girl immediately started to walk away, going back to examining her surroundings. It was only the voice of "Princess" that got her to stop and look back at the group.
She was once again quiet for a few long moments as she examined "Princess" and her companions.
"Location not in database. Additional investigation highly recommended," she repeated simply. At that, she turned away again. Then her eyes settled on the central pillar and the information desks surrounding it. She examined it quietly for another couple moments, watching as people went to and from the desks.
"90% chance of information being available from the center," she added, pointing, "Investigation highly recommended."
Icon by Civvi the Civilian!Traveller's Hub
One one hand, Rachel had no personal interest in finding where this green haired girl's friend is, and if she didn't know what was going on, she doubted they would. However, evidence was pointing to the fact that the answers aren't going to be handed to her on a silver platter as they ought to be to her. Besides, she needed to do something while she was out, it would be nice to have people to do the heavy lifting, and being by herself would get dreadfully lonely.
"Very well. You have the grace of my presence."
The other girl, clearly some form of machine, then pointed out the information kiosk near her.
"... Princ-" the umbrella started to speak
"Not another word."
"Coul-"-the bat started talking.
"Not a peep out of you as well."
They stood silent for a while
"Let's entertain the doll and see what this center has to offer, shall we?"
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New Rome City
"No Yoma, huh? Sounds like a hell of a place. You should have never left it," Helen said to Fabiola. She harrumphed and gave Issun a cocky smile. "Pretty ballsy for a Goddamn flea that lives on a talking dog. Don't worry about it, this is just about the weakest a Yoma gets, I'm sure one of them will manage to kill a pipsqueak like you sooner rather than later.""Helen, enough!" Deneve interjected, just eliciting a wider grin from the rash Claymore. "Anyway," she looked at Uraraka with the slightest of smiles in an attempt to be friendly. "In addition to Helen here, I'm Deneve, and we hunt these monsters. People call us Claymores, if that makes it easier to understand."
"Yeah! And there's always more Yoma so you better get used to this shit real fast or you'll be breakfast for one of them - unless they decide to just turn you into a fucking monster like them," Helen added. "That's a nifty trick you got there, Cag...lio... uh, screw it, I'm just calling you Leo. Okay, kid? Is that the biggest thing you can make, Leo? You're gonna need a bigger snake if you run into any serious Yoma. Your alchemy got that covered?"
"No worries, I just needed some new research materials and you people needed pest control so we've both benefited from the situation." Clicking her tongue while smiling cheekily with her finger pointed outwards, the alchemist turned her gaze towards the white wolf with an appraising gaze as if wondering if this was a Primal Beast before once more looking at the cheeky Claymore. "Psh, this is just a parlour trick for one such as I. Ouroborous can grow much bigger, I simply sent him as is since there wasn't any need for his more advanced forms. One does not use a lion to capture a mouse after all."
Responding in the cheekiest of manners,the founder then dispelled her snake so as to not scare the civilians even further. "Still, judging by this motley group's wide range of outfits and common sense as compared to everyone else, we are all newcomers, ne? I propose we find somewhere more private to acclimatize ourselves with each other and this... New Rome, gather information to help us go on from there. I'm not sure about you but I so hate being in the dark..."
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Fabiola, Introductions
"Fabiola Iglesias, maid to the Lovelace household." Fabiola introduced herself after others. Apparently the white dog was Amaterasu. The maid's faint knowledge of Japanese mythology seemed to recall that it was one of the chief gods of the pantheon. Ochaco bowing to it was just a cherry on top.
"As long as they are not bulletproof, we should be fine." She reassured the rude Claymore Helen before turning to Deneve. "We are already on the hunt after monsters not disimilar to these Yoma called Direwraiths. The larger the group, the safer it should get. But Miss Cagliostro is right." She nodded in agreement with the little alchemist. "Perhaps a cafe to sit down and get our bearings, talk things out."
New Rome
Amaterasu barked and licked Ochaco on the nose. She smiled a wolfy smile at the young girl, and Issun laughed.
"Hey, no need to be so formal." He chided. "Specially since Ammy's basically like a mom to everyone anyway." She barked in agreement, then sniffed the air and barked again.
"Anyway, a bit of grub sounds good to Ammy and me." Another bark. "We're not getting sake. It's like, noon."
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?New Rome City
"Whatever you say, Leo, just keep those snake things coming and you'll go far, kid," Helen said."Monsters like Yoma?" Deneve asked Fabiola, confused. "What are these Direwraiths? Whether they are actually a different breed of monster, or simply a type of Yoma, neither possibility bodes well...."
"Hey what's this about a cafe? I could eat," Helen jumped in, pulling out an apple from somewhere in her armor. Rubbing it with her sleeve to make it slightly more shiny, she smiled and took a bite. "What sort of pies they got?" she said through a mouthful of food.
A weird whistling noise emnated from the shopkeeper that somehow sounded baffled in reaction to Christine's reaction to its mention of a cockfighting arena. It took it a few moments to make the actual connection.
"Ugh you sixes and your obsessions with genitals. No, not those. Cock as in rooster. Used metaphorically in reference to animal bloodsports. Illegal animal bloodsports. As for your trainer license, whatever that is, if you haven't noticed you aren't in your home reality anymore. What status that license may grant you does not apply here. Now leave! I won't have you distressing my animals any further!"
The shopkeeper appeared to have missed Henry's slight of hand with the rabbit and his spelltome, but the Doomslayer didn't. He rested a single hand on Henry's shoulder, being sure to be gentle about it, before pointing with his free hand at Henry's robes, and then pointing back at the rabbit enclosure. Rather he was concerned about the legality of the event, or if he didn't believe Henry could keep the animal safe, was unknown.
Click Click Boom BoomThe nose lick got Ochaco to straighten up in surprise, rubbed the back of her neck in embarrassment "Oh, hahah... Alright" Who'd have thought a goddess would be laid back? ...Or ask for belly rubs, come to think of it. "We could take a break, yeah... Oh! Except I still need to exchange my money for whatever they use here. Just a sec"
The girl rushed back to the exchange booth that had temporarily been forgotten due to the monster attack to do her business. It wouldn't take long for her to return with one of the metal chips that apparently were the city's version of debit cards.
Meanwhile, the only other person currently available to contact on the girl's pink flip phone would get a text:
From: Uraraka
You won't believe this, but I just rubbed Amaterasu's belly!
Also found a store that sells radios and stuff, but they don't take Yen, so had to find somewhere to exchange my cash. And there's apparently there's monsters called Yoma in addition to those Wraiths in this city/world/whatever. Ran into a regenerating giant and some people hunting them, thought you should know
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"Splendid. Now one of you grown-up looking people need to take the mantle of chaperone for the rest of the group so we can be taken seriously. I know that we took down several monsters already but still, better to be safe than sorry. Meanwhile for expenses..." Humming as she bent down to pick up random bits of rubble from the roadside, the alchemist's hand flashed with gentle light before unfurling to reveal the marble had now turned into pure golden nuggets. "There we go, the gold standard should work in most civilized places where monetary values are unknown, right?" Cagliostro, ever the reliable person.
Dar, via Banshee — Ahoy City slums — Corpus Greed
Immobile, paralysed targets usually make for easy pickings and this fight wasn't any different. The Bursa was rocking on its legs, its riot shields folded away as it diverted power to its shields in order to at least contain the damage Banshee's soundquake was doing to its systems. That meant it couldn't dodge or block the projectiles the Soul Leech was firing at it, and the stick of TNT Caleb chucked toward it was similarly ignored. It exploded and the Bursa shut down, crouching on its haunches with its head and gun pointing downwards; aside from a few forlorn beeps from the console on its back, it was completely silent.
While ordinarily charging into a crowd of MOAs while your shields were down and you didn't have a Trinity in hand lead to the untimely activation of a resurrection surge of many a Tenno, this time Rine was spared the fate of being filled with hot plasma; between him and Meetra the rest of the MOAs were exterminated in short order.
The Banshee lifted its hands from the ground and got up, and at once the shaking and the ever-present noise that accompanied it stopped. It walked, leisurely, to the base's entrance; the door opened up, revealing a spacious room where blue coveralls with white, boxy helmets and large white boots were hanging from racks near a series of futuristic lockers and low benches.
◊ The Warframe turned around and tilted its head, waiting for its companions to come forward.
Fabiola, Let's Find Food
"We do not know much, but they can assume a human disguise." Fabiola explained to Deneve. "If you ever see a man covered in silver armor called Rom, he knows more about them."
Ochaco just acquired a debit card and Cagliostro provided an actual gold nugget. Sadly, the Lovelace maid couldn't provide anything of that value herself. "It appears that Miss Helen and Miss Deneve are the only one fitting the description." She added in response to the lil' alchemist's suggestion. "But we should get going and find a place to rest anyway."
Caleb, Yay, Corpus Fight
The red robot exploded with a satisfactory sound. Caleb chuckled. "Strumming my pain with her fingers..." He intoned as he went over to pick up the Soul Leech and let it rest inside his coat, a reward for a job well done. " ...singing my life with her words..." Then "Killing Me Softly" devolved into a mumbling hum as the revenant strolled in on Banshee's invitation, pulling out both of his sawn-offs. It was time to get close and personal, preferably with someone fleshy this time.
Ahoy City Slums - Rine Anok
Panting slightly from exhaustion, the Kaydenite took one last look at the battlefield, before dissipating his makeshift knuckledusters and following the rest of the group into the base.
Massaging his stomach to ease the strain, he glanced around the interior of the room, taking in the grungy yet futuristic design.
A far cry to the naturalistic and sleek designs of his own world. Despite that, it was charming, in its own way.
"Are we expecting more company? I doubt I'll be at my best, is all, because of my less than graceful landing earlier."
borkClaymores - New Rome City
"Whoa whoa whoa there kid, you just - you just make gold? Holy shit," Helen said after nearly choking on her apple at Cal's antics. Her arm elongated slightly so it could snake around the alchemist's shoulders in a friendly embrace. "You and me Leo, we're gonna go places, got it?""We have more important things to deal with than your new source of money," Deneve deadpanned. "It appears we'll need to be the mouthpiece for this group of children - and a wolf - if we're to have their aid against the Yoma."
"Hey don't be so jealous Den, I'm only interested in her money. She's too young for me anyway," Helen said with a barking laugh. "Speaking of which, let's go to this place and get something to eat. You kids need an adult, fine. But one of you call me mom and you're fucking dead, got it?"
Meetra - Ahoy Slums
"That was certainly eventful...." Meetra said, dismissing her lightsaber and returning it to her belt under her robes as she followed the warframe along."This factory is not unlike the ones of my own Galaxy - and yet, it feels dead - void, foreign."
Reaching out into the Force, she used her Sight to attempt to get a glimpse into the facility that her eyes might not find.
He wish he could take it back, he honestly did, but the damage was done. "Wait, that's not—" He reached out and took a few steps towards her, before suddenly stopping in his tracks and putting his hand back on the edge of his coat. He looked down and let his arm drop.
"...Maybe it's better if I go away."
Henry looked at the Doomguy and, against his better judgement, shook his head, still smiling. If worse came to worse, he'd have to curse this guy sooner or later so he didn't get in the way of his plans. Even though having an armored knight with cool weapons around did have its benefits...
"Hey, good idea, new friends!" Nowi exclaimed. She skipped over to the desk, ignoring the giant line of people who were now yelling at her to get to the back of the line. She remained oblivious, though one had to wonder if she was purposely ignoring them or she was just that stupid. "Hey, excuse me!" She waved at a bronze-skinned (as in, her skin was actually made of bronze) girl with red hair and blue armor behind the counter, a giant wrench in her lap. She leaned back in her chair, feet propped up next to her computer and eyes closed. "Miss? Helloooooo? Can you tell us where we are?"
"Huh? OH!" Her eyes shot open, revealing the fact that she had no pupils and her eyes were just plain white, and she scrambled to get into a position more befitting a secretary for a big, interdimensional train station. "I'm sorry, uh...you're in the Traveler's Hub, of course!"
(holds pool noodle threateningly) Do you want to know what we do to artists?Traveler's Hub
Rachel watched the girl she was tagging along with completely cut the line, and immediately knew agreeing to go with her and the doll was probably a mistake.
"My, do you have any patience, miss? You're supposed to wait in line."
Despite the protest, she decided to follow the girl anyways, listening to another doll's explanation.
"The Traveler's Hub... that is not a place I ever heard of."
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The girl was content to follow Nowi to the central desks. Unlike Nowi she didn't completely ignore all the people shouting at them, though like Nowi she didn't seem concerned that they were committing a faux pas. Instead, her gaze simply flicked from annoyed face to annoyed face as they passed by.
"Tension in immediate area increased by 50%," she commented upon actually reaching the desk, "Caution highly recommended."
After that, she remained quiet as Nowi got the clerk's attention and she responded. Beyond the few quiet moments of observation she'd given Nowi and "Princess" before her, she didn't seem particularly perplexed by the clerk's appearance. The short and simple response brought a small frown to her face.
"Vague response. More information needed."
Icon by Civvi the Civilian!Rom had been vigiliant. As a Space Knight, of course, such things were to be expected of him - he hadn't spent the last two hundred years endlessly pursuing his foes across the galaxy just to give up when his crusade had catapulted him into an entirely different universe.
But even now, as he rose above the domed roofs of the city, Analyzer cast wide above the city streets, the Wraith seemed... gone. Clearly he and the mismatched group of locals - if such a term could be applied here - had frightened their advance scouts, vanguards of whatever greater conspiracy was afoot, back into hiding.
Something flickered on the vague edge of his Analyzer, a strange outpouring of energy. Not quite Wraith in origin, but then... it didn't hurt to investigate, did it?
There was a slight jingling of bells as a familiar silver-armored humanoid strode into the store with the air of an Old West gunslinger - relaxed, but ready to pull out a weapon at the slightest provocation.
"I detected an unusual energy reading from these premises," he announced as he swept the room with his eyes, looking from creature to creature with a suspicious air.
Mikan-Forever Islands, Coast
"... Huh?"
A young girl in a nurses outfit woke up on a beach, the sea shining in front of her, and white sand under her. She got up, her head pounding.
"Where am I...? This isn't Hope's Peak... Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry...."
The girl looked distraught, confused of where she was, or how she got here or... something else. She felt like something else was missing.
"W-what do I do now...?"
She looked around. Wherever she was, it was clearly not close to anything she'd call "home".
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"It's fiiine!" Nowi said in response to both her new friends. The increase in volume proved that things were not fine.
"See, the Traveler's Hub is this kind of, like...inter-dimensional meeting place for people the universe over. Does that make sense?" The secretary explained, unsure how to tell these things to a very diverse group of people.
(holds pool noodle threateningly) Do you want to know what we do to artists?Rachel- Traveler's Hub
Rachel's fears were solidifying more and more with the girl's raised voice, and she still did not look satisfied with the secretary's answer.
"A place to visit? Why then am I stuck here?"
Mikan- Ahoy City, Coast
Whatever answers the girl was going to gleam, it wasn't going to be on the beach. She turned backwards to a large city. Swallowing down her nervousness, she walked into the city.
Ahoy City
This was not her home.
For one, all the structures were white, and it was rather clean. The girl walked carefully here, trying to make sure no one would be offended by her presence, while retracing her steps.
I walked to Hope's Peak, went through the door and... That's all I know. But I know that something else happened to... But... Oh, why can't I remember... I don't think I suffered from blunt force trauma yet...
By this point, the girl was absorbed in her thoughts, paying only passing attention to the world around her.
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New Rome, Pet Store
Alex was now officially irritated. The supersoldier had decided he really felt like petting rabbits, and took a break at a pet store. Then some crazy idiot tried to murder a defenseless animal with hellmagic, and almost succeeded were it not for the soldier's reflexes.
Throughout all of this, Alex elected to remain outside, smacking his head into a wall. The masonry cracked where his forehead made contact. He sighed, deeply.
"Forget this." He muttered, spinning on his heel. "I'm going to go searching on my own in the slums. When you stop being morons, feel free to join me." He called to his companions, making for the nearest convenient alleyway.
Once there, he sprinted up the nearest wall and began leaping from rooftop to rooftop, heading to the city outskirts. Seemed like the kind of place where psychotic aliens would abduct humans from - full of people no one would miss, and the authorities were scarce.
It reminded him eerily of Blackwatch's M.O, and he suppressed an angry growl.
New Rome, Adventures of doG
The great white wolf whined slightly at the sight of the snake eating the monster - the Yoma, apparently - as it reminded her too much of her old nemesis. At least this snake only had one head.
"Eh, that thing wasn't so tough." Issun interjected, hopping back onto Amaterasu's head. The wolf barked in agreement. "Pretty freaky for a demon, though. You guys come from some weird realms."
Amaterasu sat on her haunches, her rosary switching back to her familiar flaming disc, and panted slightly, a big wolfish grin on her face. Issun then caught what Caligostro was saying, and started hopping up and down between Ammy's ears, glowing brighter.
"Oh hey, with all the commotion we forgot to introduce ourselves!" He cleared his throat. "This big furball here is Okami Amaterasu, Great Goddess of the Sun, and I'm her trusted Celestial Envoy, the Magnificent, Talented Artist Issun!"
The wolf in question barked and snatched him out of the air with a bite. He emerged from her mouth a moment later, drenched in doggy slobber.
"What? I wasn't being overdramatic! ...okay, maybe a little."
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?