Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Squad 3 – Training Room
"Hello to you too, Mikael and Ellie", he waved politely at them.
Mikael and Ellie are the demons of the Class. Mikael, from what he has saw in his file, is an half-demon, son of Zamiel, one of the rulers of the twisted dimension known as the Abyss. Ellie is an electrokinectic while he is a weapon-summoner, huh? He will be an interesting squadmate...
"Whoops...sorry then!", he calmly apologized, "I'm glad you've liked it...I've got many tricks up my sleeves. And those tricks make me more than just a distraction", he replied to Mikael.
He also acknowledge the spririt channeler Perry. She seems to be as (if not, almost as) feral as Wren....
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?
AKA Nixer
Wren – Training Room (Squad 1)
“Papa. Paaapaaa,” the creature repeated, before shaking her head. “Wren no like. Wren call Other Mama. Papa be sad. Other Mama not make sad.”
The feathered girl didn't resist Ellie's grip this time, and grumbled contently as she shut her eyes—only to crack them open again at the approach of Perry. She peered down at her in confusion for a moment, then leaned down—retreating with a start when the other girl licked her on the face.
“Peeerrryyyy. P-p-pear. Perry. Peeerryyy. Wren,” she introduced in her usual fashion; jutting a claw towards herself and sniffing the other experimentally. “Smell of tree. For-east. Home. Wren like home. Home like Wren. Perry like Wren?”
She attempted to 'port over to her, but all she succeeded in doing was fluctuating slightly and exuding an abundance of sulphur. Ellie's grip was too strong, so she craned her neck up at her to address her.
“Mama. Wren no puff when held. Wren no puff when no direk-shunn. Wren no puff when neck-squeeze. Puff when Wren move. No puff when Wren not move.”
It was a rudimentary way of phrasing it, but the creature hoped she got the idea. Regardless, she didn't dwell on it—staring down at Perry again and proceeding to make a variety of different sounds out of experimentation.
Wren may have been lacking intellectually, but she understood that this one was like her.
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An Ordinary Oddball
Perry (4)
"Lived in forest for while, with my Papa," Perry admitted. "Think we more like than we both think."
"We be friends now?" she asked. "Learn lots. Know lots together. Share food. Hugs."
She licked Wren's face one last time.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Vivian-Surprises Galore-Squad 4
Vivian has had a lonng night (one of many) but she was still feeling pretty alert. That was, of course, before the weird bird-girl had shown up and started acting the cat around the demon couple. How did she get in? We need to check the teleport blockers in here. Quickly. She started typing a note into her phone while keeping an eye on the new arrival.
Next came the rat. She'd seen it, but it came up to the birdy-lady so quickly she didn't have time to respond appropriately (and responding inappropriately would have just led to bloodshed and screaming).
Then the damned rat started shifting into a zombie-dude who seemed to know a lot about them. Vivian kept typing with one hand, but she also activated a certain app on her phone marked SURPRISE. One button push and things would get interesting. She casually asked Clay and Evelyn: "So, did you guys spend much of the summer together?"
Edited by Booky on Apr 7th 2019 at 6:55:04 AM
Squad 2
Roboctopus strolled into the training room, full of anticipation, though few would be able to glean that from either his robotic body or his octopus one housed within it. He had conquered the scientific world and now it was onto the superheroic. He had no doubts of his ability or his potential to become the greatest superhero of all time but he wasn't there yet. He'd never been very good with talking to people - he found most everybody far more dull and stupid than he - but on his first day, he calculated that trying to network couldn't go. He walked up to a girl who appeared to be quite popular (Sally) and introduced himself.
"Greetings. I am called Roboctopus. Who are you?" Roboctopus typed on his keypad, the text being relayed to Sally and all around her through the speaker system on the head of his robotic suit.
Breath of the Sun
Training Room - Mikael and Ellie - Squad 1 + Squad 3
"Well, I guess Mi-Mi is a Mama some of the time, at least." Ellie giggled. Mikael just rolled his eyes.
"Oh, hi little Perry." As Perry came up to greet her new daughter, Ellie could only beam. Aww, she's already making friends. So cute~. "Ah, oops. My bad." The demoness loosened her grip on Wren, allowing the bird-girl-creature to poof away and play with Perry if she so desired.
"Well, Chibuzo," Mikael said, "One hopes you're more than a distraction in combat. Unless you're aiming to be one of those search-and-rescue type heroes, being able to fight villains... helps... is that an octopus?"
Indeed, it was an octopus. In a mech suit. "Well shit. Don't remember that in the files I read. Of course, now that I think about it I don't remember Wren, either. Hmph. Guess I really need to stop taking a hit before I study."
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Iridium Wonders – Training Room
So the rat was a shapeshifting lich mage that really, really knew their history. Talk about being invasive, hahah.
Dante made a quick bow at the newcomer.
Then Finn came to apologize to him. Dante put a hand on the shoulder of the boy. Thank you for making me know that, Mr. Acker , he politely reassured him, People have always got breaking points...I've reached mine, and, as a consequence of that, you and Shane have reached yours... , he kindly said while slightly side-eying Shane.
Things apparently get even more crazier when an octopus inside a suit that's probably as tall as Demon Mikael and Iuvem enters the training room.
Dante's eyes widened as the octopus inside the suit started typing something. And hatever he typed was then turned to speech thanks to a T.T.S program and some speakers in a robot suit! What a smart cookie!
H-he-he..he's just TOO wonderful to not be stared at.
Squad 3 – Training Room
"Heheheh...you won't certainly be disappointed, Mr. Freisch", Chibuzo politely said, in a playful tone.
"Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser, don't they?", the lich commented as the "armored" octopus entered the room.
Apparently this beast could only get here because of his intelligence, which got powered up by pollution.
It seems like more and more living beings are starting to embrace the pollution to augment their capabilities...is that how meta-humanity possibly came into existence?
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?
Girly girl writer♡ (*>ω<)
"Hello, let me introduce myself. I am Sally Martel. It's nice to meet you."
"So, who's ready for the new year?" Finn says, being confident and chipper.
Just an adorable fan girl and cosplayer ヾ(*・ω・)ノ💝💟
Girly girl writer♡ (*>ω<)
accidental duplicate. Ignore this.
Edited by LovelyMagicianSavvy on Apr 8th 2019 at 12:04:41 PM
Just an adorable fan girl and cosplayer ヾ(*・ω・)ノ💝💟
AKA Nixer
Wren – Training Room (Squad 1)
Wren cocked her head to one side, and puffed down to meet Perry. Now that she could properly reach her, she sniffed around her in full (noting the otherworldly scents that followed her as well) before sitting back on her haunches and nodding.
“Frieeend. Wren not know friend. Wren know Wren. Wren know food. Wren know Not Wren. Wren know Mama. Wren know Other Mama. What friend? Is food? Or Not Wren? Hugs from Wren and Not Wren, but food hug too before killings.”
She seemed to scrunch up her nose as she got licked on the face again, and out of either spite or mimicry (there was a certain childish sense of ‘take that’ to it either way) she licked her in return—made considerably more disgusting due to her tongue almost being classifiable as an entity all by itself. Nonetheless, she didn't look ready to lash out at anyone anymore, so that was an improvement.
She didn't even bat an eye in surprise at the octopus-piloted-mech, but she did 'port over there to peer into its tank; staring at it with all the wonder and curiosity a toddler might have at an aquarium.
“Biiig. Big like Mama. Feelers like Mama. Floaty like Mama. Look funny. Wren touch?”
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Squad 2
"Very well." Roboctopus responded in a neutral tone. "This is a training room, no? Have you any idea when the actual training is supposed to start. I do have a limited lifespan and would like to get on with learning how to properly become a superhero, you know."
An Ordinary Oddball
Jumping Bean (3)
A girl wearing clothes that wouldn't look out of place in a wuxia flick quietly slipped into the impromptu student meeting. In fact, she was the one who had fallen out of the sky and landed in a belly-flop, making a minor crater. The news had covered that for one moment and then moved on to the lottery.
"Greetings. I am Jumping Bean," she introduced herself, and bowed to the gathering.
Perry (4)
"When everyone get here, Octopus Guy," Perry yawned, and turned back to Wren. "I not Wren, I not Mama, I not not-Mama. So I be not Wren. Happiness? Happiness."
She giggled a little as she was licked back.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Squad 4 - Training Room - Aaron
There was a brief flash of black, fading away to reveal Aaron standing in front of the door, finagling with his eye mask.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late I had costume trou-"
He stopped dead in his tracks as he finally managed to see what was in front of him. Namely, the exchange between Perry and Wren.
"...-ble."
He didn't bother to fix the slight misalignment of his mask, gazing on in tentative discomfort.
"Am I...dreaming or something? What have I just walked in on?"
Up on Melancholy hill.
Squad 1 - Zach
Thanks, man, I appreciate it. He wrote with a smile as he took the little gifts Sam had prepped for him...
Including a pair of clothing choices that, he was sure, they would declare endless vengence against their uncle once they were old enough to appreciate the pictures being dug up.
Like Yoko said, you don't need to be so concerned about being around the kids, they're tough by default, I'm just pampering them cause they're my kids and I'm hyper protective of them. To emphasis this, he reached over and quickly tickled Mikoto's stomach, causing him to squirm and giggle in his ink based cradle.
Besides, you're their honorary uncle, you can't just avoid—Is that a fucking octopus? In a robo suit?
He stared for a moment, before he grinned.
God, I love this school.
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
AKA Nixer
Wren – Training Room (Squad 1)
“Not Wren. Yes. Not Wren,” the feathered girl solemnly nodded in agreement to her fellow feral, giving the octopus-piloted mech a few prods before tilting her head curiously (she seemed to do that a lot) and echoing Perry's giggling like a parakeet upon hearing it.
At least until Aaron arrived in his own manner, and her eyes widened as she swiftly 'ported twice to reach him.
“Ooh! Puff-puff. Puff-puff like Wren, yes? No smell. Wren smell when puff. Smell of burnings and ash. New perr-sun not smell. Why no smell?”
She was a little too close to him, and unfortunately said smell was apparent. True to her word, the creature had a scent of charred wood and fire. It was just a shame that one didn't need an enhanced sense of smell to catch that.
Granted, two inches wasn't that much leeway anyway.
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Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Iridium Wonders – Training Room
Like Mrs. Alastor said, when everyone is here, Mr. Roboctopus... , he said politely.
God...is he being corteous towards a flipping octupus, Oh my my...sooooo crazy...I like iiiiiiit!'
Also, you're already worried about your death, huh? , Dante asked him, I guess that you shouldn't not be...common octopi like you averagely live for one or two years...and it's sad actually...not having a long lifespan like humans do, or having biologically immortality like demons, yōkai, the undead and whatever Iuvem is kinda sucks , he kindly said, trying to empathize with the brainy octopus, But I see that you to take advantage of your short lifespan to become an impressive and luminous hero, is that right? , Dante said, in a grandiose and hammy tone.
Squad 3 – Training Room
"Greetings, Jumping Bean. I am Chibuzo Kariuki, but you can call me 'Chibi' if you want...", Chibuzo politely introduced himself to the girl who looked like she came from the Distant East. She also was one that fell from the sky, was she? He heard that from the news...
Squad 4 – Training Room
Gosh...the rat thing became a swarm...and then...an undead? A-a-a-an intelligent octopus?? T-T-Th-The damned Sky-fallen girl?!
No you aren't dreaming... , Iuvem replied to Aaron, in a barely grumpy tone, ...variety is always accepted, and then, weird and bizarre is almost always a synonym for awesome... , he said.
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?
Squad 4 - Training Room - Aaron
Aaron jumped as Wren rapidly teleported over to him, leaning back a bit, eyes wide with surprise at the animalistic girl's sudden interest in him. And also the smell of her that hit the nostrils.
"U-Uh...puff-puff? If I don't smell it's probably because I took a shower...unless you're asking why I don't smell when I teleport. And I can't answer that except with 'that is how it is'."
His shoulders half-shrugged. And when Iuvem spoke up...
"Well, yeah, it's just really weird to walk into a place and see two people sniffing and licking each other. Like, more unusual than normal around here, and that's saying something."
Ultimate Hope, Absolute Insanity
Squad 4 – Training Room
Iuvem stared at Wren. He guesses that one wild child wasn't enough, huh?
From what he has read about Wren, she's supposed to be this weird creature that got apparently indecipherable DNA (if she even has DNA...).
He would like to...analyze her...wait, did he just think that?
Whatever....
Yeah...you're right.... , he agreed with Aaron, ...but hey, now L'il Perry has found a friend, and she looks happy now... , Iuvem quietly said, with a weak smile.
Edited by Theyja on Apr 8th 2019 at 9:17:30 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?
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Iridium Wonders - Training Room
Of course she would end up here... Funny though, the two of them gave the room half and half mood lighting. Well, not a yazata or the scion of one. She held back, saving study for later. After all, she had an octopus piloting a Mini-Mecha.
Mahvash gave a gracious curtsy to the Octo-Space Marine. "Welcome," she said rather plainly, one hand folded behind her back and the other daintily adjusting her glasses.
"Sally," she leaned into the girl's ear to whisper and make obvious her mischief. "We never did come up with the Iridium Wonders' initiation ceremony. What do you think? Unicycle on telephone wire, then eat it? Or we can break out the french maid uniform and he can carry Ever Green's books?"
In a semi-serious version of initiation though, last year they'd literally painted Iris's house red, so, they needed some sort of get together this year, especially since the team was at the cutting edge of all the crazy things in the world. 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 lives
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Wren – Training Room (Squad 1)
“Puff-puff 'porting. Wren call puff puff, 'cos Wren puff,” she explained, leaning over for a moment and prising his eye open with her fingers before letting them snap shut. “Not like Wren. Not like Mama. No slidey. See?”
A translucent, protective scale slid over her eyes at that, and she finally took a step back. Probably because the other conversations had garnered her interest. After a moment of silent listening, she 'ported away again—reappearing on the wall and crawling across it as she scanned the room properly.
Wren big place. Wren no like. Too big for Wren. No hiding. All open. Why big? she thought to herself. Could have big thing. Big thing bad. Big thing hurt Wren. Then Wren get sad. Mama get mad. Wren get sad when Mama mad. Wren stupid. Wren bad. Mama good. Ellie good Mama. Wren Mama mad. Other Mama–
She glanced at Mikael, and relaxed her grip on the wall somewhat.
Other Mama stupid. Other Mama good Mama.
Silence reigned in the creature's head for a moment, before she burst into a sulphurous mist and a mass of feathers once more.
“Biiig. Big thing. Big Wren. Feel like Mama. Feel like Wren. Smell like... hmm...” she pondered—having apparently decided to continue her ‘investigation’ with Mahvash seemingly being the next person of interest. “Smell of killings. Wren do killings. Wren eat killings. You eat killings?”
The little creature didn't quite look at the daeva. She didn't quite look at anything. She seemed instead to look at everything possible for a single being to look at without their eyes glazing over and slipping into some epileptic state. At least with the others she had offered a curious look over. With Mahvash, though, it was like she wasn't even there. Despite Wren clearly addressing her.
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Training Room
Suddenly the doors slid open as a new arrival stepped through the entryway. He was wearing a red and gold kimono with a large flame insignia stitched on the back. He marched forward on large wooden sandals that increased his height by at least a foot. He carried a long sheathe by his side that no doubt concealed a fine, mighty blade, and he often alternated between fidgeting with a toothpick stuck in his teeth and adjusting his sandogasa. He was also dragging along a small wagon carrying a stack of scrolls, which he didn't seem particularly pleased with. In fact, one look at his old tired eyes was enough to tell that he was pissed.
He was also twelve years old.
"Alright, listen up! Class is now in session. Name's Fujin. Seeing as Interceptor's stuck managing security full time, I'm gonna be your new combat instructor. You got a problem with that, you better bring it up now because let me tell ya, I'm here for two things only and that's to teach your sorry asses and drink sake. And I'm all out of sake." Coincidentally, the lack of sake may have led to him being ever so slightly more ornery than usual, though that was neither here nor there.
Squad 3
Martin watched as the teacher introduced himself and stifled down a sigh. During his time at the Academy a thought had occurred to him, if the place had actually been to train new heroes and not just an excuse to hide away the more caustic personalities within the community behind teaching degrees. No inclination toward heroics, just simply not so empty threats and alcoholism. Not that there weren't good people on the staff, but there was a nonzero number of people who probably shouldn't have been given teaching licenses.
Still he put on a brave face and stepped forward. "I look forward to working with you sir." just because someone looked young didn't make much of a difference in the world they lived in. Between magic, technology, and cosmic mistakes the young looking guy could easily be much older then them.
Squad 4
"So I reckon that's our instructor, but where is the rest of him?" Clay whispered toward the rest of his squad. Already based on the introduction he didn't exactly have a high opinion of their new teacher. Trying to threaten people into respecting you didn't exactly sit well with him. Reminded him to much of the outlaws that would come into town waving about a six shooter and thumping their chests. Time would see, but for now he couldn't admit to being very impressed by their new professor.
AKA Nixer
Evelyn – Training Room (Squad 4)
“Don't be rude, Clay,” Evelyn whispered, before leaning in slightly and dropping her voice even lower. “He probably left it at home.”
A greater sense of confidence also gave her a greater sense of humour, it seemed. Still, she forced back her grin and tried her hardest to give the hobbit (cough, cough) the respect he deserved. He was their teacher after all, and even if he had a sour attitude it didn't mean they shouldn't listen to him.
It did make it much harder to not make jokes at his expense, but Evelyn was used to biting back remarks like that anyway.
Yoko – Training Room (Squad 1)
“Morning, Fujin-sensei,” Yoko greeted in short, more to excuse her getting a better look at him. He had an air of an old warrior. Which naturally put her on edge, as along with the aura of mysticism he could very well be a disguised yōkai himself. Or a half-breed. Or a yōkai hunter. None of which were good.
“Minor request to mind the children. Other than that, no,” she stated formally, glancing with pursed lips over to Zach for a second. “But I might have something...”
I wonder if it's a good idea to get him drunk– eh screw it.
A bottle of what looked to be traditional sake was tossed in Fujin's direction, apparently produced from the kyūbi's robe. If the bagginess of it was any indication, it probably wasn't the only one. Still, it was heavenly sake. Most likely a little better than the usual stuff. It'd be false advertising otherwise.
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Training Room
Fujin took a moment to size Martin up before giving him a brief bow. "*Arigato*. Good to see someone with manners. Hell, just lookin' at you I can see you've really got the potential to be somebody. And I don't say that to everyone."
He briefly glared at Clay and Evelyn, letting him know he heard them without saying a word. He jumped up and grabbed Yoko's bottle without breaking a sweat before tossing it in the cart for later. Another bow. "*Arigato.* Much obliged. Course, if this were about 600 years ago we'd probably be at each other's throats by now. But times change, don't they?"
He turned to the rest of the class. "Now, seeing as this is the first day of class, we're gonna start with something simple. Relatively speaking. Saving people is one thing. Kicking someone's ass is another. But how can you tell if you're kicking the right ass? Let's say a group of samurai is going after a bunch of tengu after they supposedly slaughtered their clansmen, but the tengu are sayin' that the samurai slaughtered them first. And for one reason or another, you wind up right in the middle. How do you determine which side is in the right? If either really is?"
Squad 1
Sam just shook his head at everything going on.
"Good to know you guys are still a barrel of laughs" He commented, leaning back for a moment.
"Nice to see you again" He said, going over to Zach "Congratulations on becoming a father"
He looked a bit shy near the twins, after all, parenthood is something he always saw so far away. Besides, the cold that always surrounded him wasn't something he wanted to expose them to.
So, he simply waved at them, and passed Zach a couple outfits he picked. Nothing much, but if he wanted to see the kids being cute (and embarrass them in the future, as a good parent would), alongside some snack or another for Yoko.
So, now they have a lich and whatever the hell Wren is. That'd be interesting to deal with once they have to take any care of them. And she got adopted by Ellie. Figures
But they can get used to it. No matter what, these people, and life and undeath carry on.
Wake me up at your own risk.