Sam walked up towards the others, as his face and body became more human.
"Well, that's solved" He commented "Although tossing explosives into the Abyss, even if just an hologram can seriously backfire, they don't like us much around there, last time I checked"
Ryuu just looked around, smelling to see who isn't there.
"Where is the guy with no emotion?" He asked.
Wake me up at your own risk.Training Room - Regrouping
Naturally, Thought Mikael, the stupid ones are also the most overdramatic. Why am I not surprised? I wonder if this is what fatherhood feels like.
He and Ellie rejoined the others, landing on the ground again, and Ellie returned her coat to normal and set Iona down.
The demon couple shared a quick kiss at a job well done, and Mikael crossed his arms while they waited for the debriefing. He'd harass the kids later - assuming Interceptor didn't lecture the rebelliousness out of them.
Yet at the back of his mind, he felt like he was forgetting something.
Abyss - Who Let The-
The nearest demon, it turned out, was a four-legged hellhound. A huge (big enough to ride on, in fact), fuzzy, black wolfdog, bat wings sprouting from his back, with piercing red eyes and far, far too many teeth for comfort.
He charged without warning, inhumanly fast, body aimed at her face like a rocket as he sailed through the air.
And then he started to try and lick her, barking happily, tail wagging with excitement. He gestured with his head towards what looked like a castle in the distance, then knelt down before her.
He clearly wanted her to ride on his back.
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?Training Room
Karl looked at the girl whose appearance was suspiciously similar to that of his classmate Alex. If he were to guess, his guess would be that it was Alex, and Alex was a gender bender.
"I am going, Alex." he said in a dull monotone. "I have proven myself incompetent, stupid, and self-centered. None of those are heroic qualities, so I feel the need to dismiss myself. Thus, I am going. I see how you all look at me, so I am under no illusions that you will miss me. Otherwise, I may have stayed to bid you all farewell."
Umm... so, I was here, I guess. If I wasn't, someone hacked my account. So, yeah.Fluffy's Infernal Adventures - Fluffy
"Puppy!" Fluffy read the hellhound's happiness signals early on (after all, what kind of fluff lover would she be without knowing that a dog is excited to see you? for shame) and welcomed the big silly beast's face kisses with open arms - literally, giving him a happy hug around his mane and planting kisses on his forehead to return the favor. "Who's a good boy, who's a good boy?!"
Giggling, the sheepy superheroine stood back up as the dog lowered down for her to climb atop of. "Oh, doggy wants Fluffy to ride him? You wanna take me to the castle? Hehe, Fluffy isn't a princess, but sure, let's goo~"
With that, Fluffy hopped onto the hellhound mount and laid down on his back, giving him a cozy hug as she let herself be abducted kidnapped led onward by the dog.
Training Room
Karl seemed to think about what Alex had said for a long while, then looked at the gender bender. "I suppose you are right. I overreacted. I am still not sure that I am exactly cut out to be a hero, but I should try to dedicate myself to it instead of giving up at the first sign of hardship. I apologize for my stupidity." He said, then nodded at her.
He returned to where Ash was standing, seeming grumpy, probably about Mikael's lecture. He did know why he stood next to her of all people, but he supposed he'd probably just gotten used to doing so.
Umm... so, I was here, I guess. If I wasn't, someone hacked my account. So, yeah.Training Room
Ash was silent even when Karl decided to stand next to her for whatever reason. She'd noticed his absence, certainly—but she was a bit distracted by the fact she had been resisting the urge to stalk over to Mikael and shove her fist up his ass. Thankfully, emotional repression was a #$&%ing joy—and so by the time Karl had settled she was about calm enough to speak again without risking it being only incoherent and intensely vitriolic vowel sounds.
“#$&%ing bulls***, am I right?” she asked him rhetorically, slightly turning towards him. “Thinks he's got some sorta edge over us 'cause he's banging some chick. Pretentious prick. Not like I can #$&%ing poof out like a mother#$&%er,” she grumbled, before catching on to his look and staring at him strangely. After a moment, she snapped her fingers in front of his face.
“Yo. Hell's up with you? You just up and stalked off like that, so what gives? Nerves gettin' to ya?”
borkTraining Room
Interceptor blew into a black whistle hanging around his neck, sending a sharp sound throughout the room in an attempt to get everyone's attention. "Well. That was unexpected. Though I guess I can give you points for thinking outside the box. Oh, and that thing won't exsist outside this room, so it's not like you'll be causing an interdimensional incident by warping an exploding tank into another dimension. Just keep that in mind for next time."
Kilgore clapped his hands, congratulating the class on their success. "Great job! Gotta say, wasn't expecting that on your first day! Anyway, I think we've got a pretty good handle on what you all can do. And I think you all know what's expected of you as heroes. That said, this is only the first day, so you all get to take a break. Go to a restaurant, maybe do some shopping, whatever. Oh, and we'll be picking out your dorms when you get back, so just keep that in mind. Might be a good idea to decide who you're gonna room with before then. And if there's anything you wanna ask, I'll be in my office. Well, see ya later!"
Kilgore briefly ported out in another whirlwind of smoke before reappearing just as quickly. "Hold on. Maybe I'm just imagining things, but... where's Fluffy?"
The Abyss — Fluffy's Infernal Adventures
As Fluffy rode on the snarling, beastly hellhound, it did just as asked. It galloped over the scorched earth and withering plains of the Abyss, darting past the mountains of skulls and lava pits and underneath the circling, soaring hellbeasts in the red-orange skies as it took her to the castle. Specifically, the castle of Lord Zamael, one of the Lords of Hell. It was a towering fortress painted in blood red, surrounded by a moat of bubbling lava. As they got closer, they could see a couple of beastly monstrosities gaurding the drawbridge, not keen on letting anyone get past them without the proper authority. Of course, it was always possible for Fluffy to turn back or get off her new pet before she got into any unncessecary trouble. But where would be the fun in that?
Dante – Training Room Simulation
Wow, this phoenix redhead is quite the pottymouth, isn't she?
However, hearing Ash talk shit about Mikael really amused him...
In fact, Wonder!Dante started to make the male equivalent of the Noblewoman's Laugh, You...you are quite funny, Miss Phoenix. , he said to her, laughing.
Edited by Theyja on Nov 25th 2018 at 8:25:58 PM
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?Training Room - Iris
Ewww, eww eww eww. Did Ash really just stick gum on Iris's face? Who does that? This distracted her enough that her wall-eyes stopped firing and started shifting back onto her body while she pulled the offending substance off.
… crap, she should probably fix that. Or not, since everything appeared to be over anyway... Hopefully nobody noticed she'd stopped helping. She walked over to where Ash was standing, outrage overcoming her usual shyness.
"Why in the name of the Viewer of Infinite Planes did you stick your gum on me? That's disgusting!"
Training Room - Rebecca
Rebecca had spent the latter half of the exercise fortifying her wall, so as to buy her classmates more time to evacuate the civilians. She momentarily panicked at the imminent self-destruct, but Mikael took care of that before she really got a chance to worry.
With the exercise done, she began the arduous task of cleaning up after herself.
Top rejoined the others and resisted the ever increasing urge to laugh at Ash's remarks.He failed and broke out into laughter that everyone could hear. It didn't appear that this person— this Ash Phoenix cared about anything at all, but even a broken clock was right twice a day.
"Great job everyone," Oliver said sheepishly. He walked over and took his place among the group.
Dante – Training Room
Oh well, the simulation ended...
That was...something...
Dante decided to remove the Wonder Masquerade Mask from his face...
...now he's back to normal...
Mister Kilgore, I think a certain someone has something to do with Fluffy's disappearance... , he said, giving Mikael a smug glare.
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?Training Room
Mahvash had hovered watching Mikael disappear the tank. Too bad. Watching the results of the fire attack could have been amusing. Not like they'd cause an instant fail. All she had to do was roll the civvies into a trench, while watching the others go boom. SOP. Well, all's well that ends well. She would schedule some time with the training room before they left then wrangle the class into some group sessions for operational art and unit cohesion."Felicity's in Hell," the daeva said shrugging. "The fluffy Abyss version. She may or may not be torn apart by now, but its not like she's called me. Besides, Mikael may remember where he dropped the tank off. No biggie. In any case, your offer sounds amazing, Zachary. I'll drive!" Mahvash shimmied a bit. "We can go all Brazilian grill. And Dawn should ride shotgun."
Edited by CenturyEye on Nov 25th 2018 at 2:50:58 PM
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our livesTraining Room
Karl looked at Ash, and felt a strange urge to actually tell her what was on his mind. He was not normally open with his thoughts, but he felt that he needed someone to confide in.
"I... well, I feel that I do not belong here. I know it is only my first day, but I already feel alienated. I do not think anyone in this class really likes me. Not only that, but I do not think I am exactly proper hero material. I am selfish, incompetent, and short-sighted. I find it very hard to empathize with others. I was of absolutely no help when dealing with the tank, and Mikael did not even find my efforts worthy of admonition. I was going to leave, but I talked to the girl over there who I assume to be Alex, and realized I was overreacting. Still, these doubts continue to plague my mind, and I feel that I am not cut out for this school, not cut out for this profession. I worry that I am just as bad as the rest of my family, perhaps worse for trying to pretend to be better. I do not think there is anything you can do about this. In fact, I am fairly sure you will just mock me for it, but I feel the need to tell somebody about it. And that is, as you put it, what the hell is up with me." He said, still perfectly composed and expressionless.
Umm... so, I was here, I guess. If I wasn't, someone hacked my account. So, yeah.Training Room
Ash managed to crack a smirk at Dante and Top's respective amusement towards her language—nonchalantly flipping the former off in a jovial manner in return to his comment.
“Cool. Wasn't trying to be, but cool. Also if you call me 'Miss' again I'll shove this up somewhere good. And by 'good' I mean 'ass'. Literally. Get the picture?”
Iris's arrival almost caused Ash to zip on over in a blur, but she settled for a simple quick-walk and calmly plucked the gum off of her forehead and popped it back into her mouth; disregarding the normally shy girl's infuriated outburst with a wave of her hand.
“Yeah yeah. Sticky and gross blah blah whatever. You were the closest thing to a clean surface around, okay? Oh and thanks for holding onto it. I might've choked if asshole had actually let me punch that #$&%ing tank!”
Her voice had raised again at this last part to said half-demon, though there was notably less anger to it this time. Instead if he turned he would see her yet again casually standing with her middle finger raised. And not looking at him.
She seemed to be less grumpy now, at least.
At least until Karl #$&%ing unloaded with that speech.
“Jesus... Christ you're a downer aren't you?” she muttered after a pause, before shaking it off and looking him up and down. A few moments' study later, and she snorted—flicking him on the nose and walking past him.
“Join the #$&%ing club. You're fine. Now come on, I'm #$&%ing starving. Zach, was it? I'd help pay if I could be #$&%ed but all I've got is buttons and string! Gum price's gone up y'know!”
I better not have broken Statue Boy further. Holy crap I hate mushy stuff...
Edited by Enirboreh on Nov 25th 2018 at 7:49:48 PM
borkSam just walked past the fire kids talking, putting his shoes on. But before leaving, he simply decided to leave a message to Karl.
"Do you want to be better?" He asked him, without turning to look at him "If you can answer that, you'll know" With that, he walked outside.
Ryuu looked around, wondering what the hell he should do.
"Well, first going out for Fluffy" He shrugged.
Wake me up at your own risk.Dante – Training Room
Hehehehe! Sorry, Ash... , he said sheepishly to the foulmouthed redhead.
Good idea, Zach! I was starting to feel a little peckish... , Dante said, lightly patting his stomach.
Edited by Theyja on Nov 25th 2018 at 9:08:54 PM
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?Training Room
"Ash, was it?" Mikael's voice carried well, and he began to stride towards her. "You are an idiot. You can fly, I saw it. What stopped you from just propelling the tank into the air with those same jets of fire? Cool your fires down as much as you could, so they wouldn't trigger any explosive compounds, and it probably would have worked. Or at least, been better that your reckless violence."
He was in front of her, suddenly, one strong hand clasped on her shoulder. "Or, alternatively, you could have focused on evacuating the civilians, and trusted your teammates to help. If you want to be a hero, you can't rush headfirst into everything."
He smiled. "Of course, if you're not the type to learn by words, that's fine." He leaned in, real close. "We can spar, whenever you'd like, and I can just as easily beat the information into you. And perhaps show you exactly why I 'have an edge over you', as you put it, ja?"
"Uh, baby?" Ellie interjected, "That's hot and all, but I think the fluff girl was in the tank when you warped it."
Mikael considered this a moment. "...oh fuck."
And then Mikael was gone. Ellie giggled.
"He's silly. Anyway..." Ellie reverted to human form as she strode over to the others. "Where are we going to eat at?"
The Abyss
"Fluff girl!" Mikael appeared in the same location he'd sent the tank, in a swirl of black, eyes darting to-and-fro. His classmate was nowhere to be seen. "Fick Mich. Please don't be dead, please don't be dead."
The only notable landmark from the hell-field was his father's palace. It was familiar ground - hence why Mikael had instinctively chosen it.
That also meant there was only one place she was likely to go. Mikael warped again, appearing inside one of the palace halls, biting his lip almost hard enough to draw blood. I really hope Mom found her first. Or at least one of Dad's nicer brides.
He rapped on his mother's bedroom door three times. "Hey Mom, it's Mikael. Have you, by any chance, seen a human drop by?"
Meanwhile, Outside
The hellhound casually glided to the edge of the moat, landing before the great serpentine creatures. The glimmer of a forcefield, like dark-tinted glass, surrounded the place, forbidding entry even to flying creatures.
He barked, loudly, to draw the hellbeasts attention and indicate they should lower the drawbridge.
Edited by kagescorpionakki on Nov 25th 2018 at 3:32:15 PM
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?Training Room
“One: A tank is a bit bigger than a human being. Two: Cooling down fire would just mean no fire. Three: Fire isn't good at carrying civvies. Left that to you guys. Four: I was trusting my 'teammates' until you up and made the #$&%ing death tank explode. Five: I'd love to beat the snot out of a senior any day but I'm not a #$&%ing idiot so no thanks– and he's gone.”
She blinked, then looked towards Ellie.
“Dude, just... eh, good luck. You'll need it. Anyway, if any of you say Taco Bell there's a neck-wringing coming. Consider it a mercy because trust me you don't wanna be around me after Taco Bell. Pyros and stomach upsets don't mix,” she stated, crossing her arms once again.
borkAt the Gates of the Castle of Zamael, One Amongst the Lords of Hell - Fluffy
"Hello hello!" Fluffy lifted herself up so she was seated on the hellhound proper and gave the two hulking guardsmen a wave. "Fluffy's a little lost and this friendly doggo wanted to show me the castle! Do either of you own this cutie fellow here?"
She gave the beast headpets and neck scritches.
Edited by Starbound2 on Nov 25th 2018 at 12:39:50 PM
"Nnnnnnnnngh..." Perry groaned when she stopped channelling Rollo. Her stomach rumbled in protest—very loudly. "Why you got to die by hungry and do this to me every time, Rollo? But you is good boy. Did good."
She scrambled to all fours and sat at attention. "Sorry. Complaining not good to do in public. People throw things. Where get food?"
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.

Dante – Training Room Simulation
As the group gathered, Wonder Dante noticed someone was missing...
*ahem* Guys...where is the plushie enthusiast? , he asked, confused.
You might know everything I'm going to do...but that's not going to help you, since I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO DO! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?