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Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#176: Oct 8th 2020 at 4:14:31 AM

Jo

“...Sure. Why not, love. Just um... keep it in mind that I'm not exactly good at punching myself,” Jo cautiously informed, relieved somewhat that Setsuna seemed to be less troubled nonetheless. “This body's not exactly good for it. I think I know a little karate though, so I got that...”

Exactly how much karate I know is up in the air...

“One thing I gotta ask though, love. Dying hurts still, and I 'aven't ever gotten used to it. So for my sake, just treat me like I never told you what I did before? And uh... please don't tell the others. Not yet. I wanna explain in my own time, know what I mean?”

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#177: Oct 8th 2020 at 6:38:56 AM

Setsuna

"Why would I? Like, it's not like the rest of us are that close or anything. Don't got a reason to tell 'em. And, uh... I kinda told you a bunch of real nasty shit myself. If any of them found out, I... I don't know what I'd do. What they'd do. I'll probally be freaking the fuck out after this shit wears off. So, uh, yeah. You don't tell them about me, I won't tell them about you. Okay?"

By now, the other patrons were starting to give them looks. Mostly of the 'OMG SHE'S HOT' variety. Setsuna already stood out like a sore thumb, but her increasingly loose behavior coupled with her equally loose bandages was enough to make Joe Schmoe's trousers wet themselves with arousal. And having another lovely lady sitting right across from her only sweetened the deal.

Course, she didn't— okay, no, she did mind. Seriously pissed her the hell off. What did they think she was, some sort of protistute or stripper?

...maybe, yeah.

She certainty looked the part.

Maybe she should do something about that?

...

Nah.

If the last few minutes had taught her anything, it was that holding back? Keeping herself under lock and key?

That was the worst thing she could do.

So she wasn't gonna start hiding herself now.

But that didn't meant she'd have to let everyone else abuse it.

"...ya know, I think we might have a whole of buncha candiates right here in front'a us. Bet ya the rest of this here bottle that half of 'em are gonna try somethin' in the next minute. But I'd be lyin' if part of me wasn't looking foward to it. Ya get me?" She cracked her knuckles, confident she got the point across.

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#178: Oct 8th 2020 at 7:08:21 AM

Jo

“...”

There was a strangely unnerving look in Jo's eye as she grimly nodded, before slightly opening her jacket in order to reach into one of her inside pockets. The angle was thankfully directed so that only Setsuna should've been able to see it, but inwardly Jo wondered if she even truly cared.

Regardless, she was smart enough to try and at least partially keep it from prying eyes. Because the object she carefully pulled out by only a couple of centimetres was of cold metal, and of a particular shape that was undeniable.

The handle of a gun.

“Depends how far they go, love. But let's not worry about that,” Jo muttered, quickly stowing the thing away again and sitting back in a more relaxed fashion. “Between you and me, them trying'll be... a mistake.”

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#179: Oct 8th 2020 at 8:35:02 AM

Quark's

Suddenly, a large hairy hand clasped Jo's shoulder. It belonged to a large hairy man, covered in thick bushy hair from head to toe like an oversized dustbunny. But she didn't have to see his face to guess his intentions.

"Hey there, sweetcheeks. Looks like you could use some company. How about we order a round of drinks and get ourselves all nice and friendly?"

At the other end of the table, Setsuna was impressed. She thought it'd be another minute berore they got that damned brazen. She got ready to shoot up, siezing her club with one hand and gripping the bottle in the another.

Unless Jo was one smooth operator, things were gonna get ugly.

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#180: Oct 8th 2020 at 8:50:25 AM

Jo

Oh, great. He's like the Butcher.

“I'm sorry, mate. Me and my friend were just setting off. If you don't mind...” she smiled distantly, reaching into her jacket and pulling out her gun. “Also let go of my shoulder while you're at it. Hardly the time.”

She hadn't yet cocked back the hammer, but she was quick to forcefully press the end of the barrel against the man's skin. Only a flick of her thumb and a twitch of the finger would be needed.

Though she made a mental note to dive behind Setsuna if it got significantly tougher. She seemed like a good defensive shield to have around.

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#181: Oct 8th 2020 at 10:49:48 AM

Quark's

As soon as he felt the cold hard barrel press against his skin, the man let Jo free of his grasp, slowly raising both hands into the air where she could see them. "Uh, hey! Didn't mean nothin'! Just wanted to get to know each other better! Honest!" He inched away, not taking his gaze off of Jo's gun until he was safely on the other end of the bar.

The other patrons got the hint, wisely taking their eyes off the pair and returning to their drinks. There was still the odd whisper or rumor from the more unsavory patrons. A few casting a glance, only to look down after they were caught. But for now, they were safe.

Whether they remained so was a different story.

Setsuna let out a low whistle, slamming the bottle back on the table before doubling over in laughter. "Oh man! Should've seen the look on his face! I mean, you couldn't see the look on his face, but did you see the look on his face?! Where'd you even get that thing anyway? Like, we had some fancy bows and shit back in the village, but you only saw somethin' like that once in a blue moon!"

Edited by kkhohoho on Oct 8th 2020 at 12:50:27 PM

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#182: Oct 8th 2020 at 12:02:59 PM

Jo

“Past life, love. Used to be a real gunslinger back in the day,” Jo answered, keeping an eye on those around them for a moment longer before safely stowing away her gun again and turning back to the oni. “Might as well keep wha'ever the old mes left behind, am I right?”

She drummed her fingers against her glass, feeling slightly unnerved by the other patrons yet remaining in her seat nonetheless.

“So you don't 'ave a lot of guns back where you come from, then? Probably for the better. I just carry this around so stuff like that,” she jutted her thumb over her shoulder to the guy who'd tried to hit on her, “doesn't happen so much. But it ain't fun.”

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#183: Oct 8th 2020 at 12:57:50 PM

Setsuna

"Not really. Mostly it's just swords and clubs. Maybe a few arrows or a spear up the ass. Like, I'd say we're old fashioned. But before the Doctor went and stuck us all on that TARDIS thing, I thought straw matts and barrel baths were as good as it was gonna get. Not that I'm dissing it. A long soak in the hot springs still does a body good! And the air was a helluva lot cleaner too. Maybe it's those big tubes pumping out that smokey shit, but this air feels dirty. Least from where I'm standin'."

She held up the bottle for another swig, only for nothing but a single drop to reach her lips. "...fuck. Guess that's it, huh?" She tossed it back over the chair, not batting an eye as it smashed to the floor and broke into a hundred little pieces.

"And what do ya mean it ain't fun? I mean, murdering people for funsies ain't great, sure. But you're gonna tell me you got nothin' out of giving that bastard a scare? Like, long as you're aren't shooting their dicks off or something, if they're the ones starting it, then it's fair game, right?"

MichaelDj54 Since: Mar, 2010
#184: Oct 8th 2020 at 1:16:56 PM

Mason Itakari

Oh man, more people showing up to talk to him. But still, if there was anything he was happy to talk about, it was...well, not only his tech but the ability to get his mind off the incredibly shitty situation. Besides, they seemed...nice. Approachable.

Friendly.

And really that's all he needed.

Taking the belt back and watching, mystified, as it melted back into its original red, blue and gold design, and the two threaded spools morphed back into the bottles, he looked over at Tibalt and gave a little chuckle as he snapped it around his waist again, where the silver belt held it in place.

"Well I mean, theoretically anyone can use it, it just takes some fine tuning and maybe one of your own before I can get it working, but for now? This..." He paused. "SHOULD only work for someone like me but now I'm not too sure-"

Two more guests showed up! Roon (he thought her name was) and Yuan approached and showed immediate interest in his belt. He almost felt his pride swelling at the idea of so many people taking interest in it!

But then again it wasn't truly his, so all he could do was shrug and gestured to it. "Well, kind of-My mom made the schematics and I kind of built it myself with what I had laying around. It's...kind of mine but also not really mine."

"And the change!" he said, almost a wee bit too excitedly to Roon, holding up two of the bottles, the Car and the Horse. "The change was the belt, the Build Driver, reading the contents of the bottles here, the Car Bottle and the Horse Bottle. When I put these into conjunction with the belt, it reads the essence inside, combines together and forms a suit of armor for me to use, with weapons, and other enhancements! Though...NOTABLY...different from what Nancy did, still trying to figure that one out. At the base level it really is quite simple."

It was hard to ignore the chill that Seamstress gave him, even if it was in flickering images and he never got to actually get a good look at...whatever it was. It felt familiar and yet entirely alien, and perhaps his experimentations would not only be for Nancy and her connection to the Rider System, but to Seamstress and whatever it was.

Edited by MichaelDj54 on Oct 8th 2020 at 3:18:11 AM

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#185: Oct 8th 2020 at 2:19:21 PM

Jo

Jo hesitated a moment, looking back at the guy in question—before turning back to face Setsuna and slowly shaking her head, seeming as if she hadn't even thought about it herself until that moment.

“No, not... not really. I get your point, love. I do... but... no. I don't find that fun. Maybe I'm just... tired of it, I s'pose. Feels more like I'm telling off little kids than scaring off creeps. Just... babysitting.

She paused, at least having the decency to half-smile at the more ridiculous side of it all.

“With guns. The best kind of babysitting. But... I dunno, at the least I feel nothing, and at most I just feel... disappointed, I s'pose. Like it goes against my nature. Maybe it's just this body. M'not sure.”

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Pentigan Fwomph from The Underverse Since: Apr, 2010
Fwomph
#186: Oct 8th 2020 at 2:45:26 PM

Tibalt nodded appreciatively and gave a warm smile.

"Ah man, nifty tech then. I'm always a fan of cool trinkets that let people do extraordinary things whether it is through tech or more arcane means. Unfortunately on the personal side I'm kinda bereft of fighting options beyond the ol' sword."

He vaguely gestured to the thing strapped to his back.

"And that still is with the assumption that I'm any good at swordsmanship which is... Eh. A lot of my other stuff that might be useful is back home and I'm pretty sure Doc doesn't want to risk me darting back to the hoard..."

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#187: Oct 8th 2020 at 2:59:09 PM

Setsuna

Setsuna leaned forward, resting her head on one hand as she drummed the table with the other. "Well, what do you find fun? Like, there has to be somethin' Me, it's mostly huntin'. And brawlin'. And eatin' and drinkin'. Like, one time I ate a boar the size of a small shack. Couldn't move for a day. But damn if it wasn't tasty!"

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#188: Oct 8th 2020 at 3:08:37 PM

Jo

“Ehhh, basic stuff. Sightseeing, walks, card games, drinking... not dying, even slightly... still like shooting galleries even if my aim's a little off now... guess I'm more a low-key person than anything, love. Simple pleasures. Though I wouldn't say no to a game of pool...” she hummed, glancing over elsewhere in the bar before shrugging her shoulders. “Unless we break the cues and have to pay for 'em. Less fun.”

She fell silent for a few moments, considering something—before snapping her fingers in realisation, as if something had only just occurred to her.

“I like helping with s***. That's one. Doing errands, out and about... dunno, that feels the most me. Getting s*** done; it's satisfying.”

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#189: Oct 8th 2020 at 3:22:50 PM

Setsuna

"You like doing other people's shit? I mean, I don't mind helping out friends with stuff if they want me to. Not that I've had friends. But if I did, then I wouldn't mind. I think. But I don't think it'd be fun. Mostly cuz my parents made me work and shit sometimes, and it was a fucking pain in the ass."

She leaned back in her seat, laying her feet up on her half of the table as she gazed up at the ceiling. "Don't know much about pool though. Like, the only pool I know is the one where you dump a bunch of water into a big-ass space and then you jump in it and swim around and shit. Never did it much. Some of us oni are so big, we'll splash all the water out if we do a fuckin' cannonball! One of them was so damn huge, half of got swept out of the pool and landed in the spike pit! Now that wasn't fun."

Edited by kkhohoho on Oct 8th 2020 at 5:23:15 AM

JumpingFruit An Ordinary Oddball from R'lyeh Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
An Ordinary Oddball
#190: Oct 8th 2020 at 4:09:09 PM

Nancy Weaver—The Needle & The Nail

Nancy nodded along to Mason’s explanations, paying close attention to what he was saying. However, it seemed like a lot of information was missing here, and another thing had popped up in the back of her mind to nag at her most insistently. She thought that she had better take care of it.

Seamstress seemed to look at Nancy in askance about what they were about to do, and Nancy only gestured for it to go on a present it’s needle to Mason. After staring back at Nancy incredulously for a few seconds, it reluctantly did so, scowling fiercely at Mason before schooling its face back into a neutral expression.

“If I remember correctly...then you should be able to do something with Seamstress’ needle, too,” Nancy said quietly. “Though you’ll have to try it in order to know exactly what that something is.”

Indeed, as soon as Mason touched the needle, it would shrink down and turn into a silvery nail big enough to use as a hairpin. An odd little transformation trinket, to be sure...

Edited by JumpingFruit on Oct 8th 2020 at 4:11:50 AM

I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Sathzur Since: Oct, 2014
#191: Oct 8th 2020 at 6:45:36 PM

Roon

"So how do you get the essences for the bottles?" Roon asks as Seamstress somehow gives Mason its massive needle after some encouragement from Nancy which somehow shrinks to the size of a hairpin. "Do you have to be given something related to the essence or is it something completely different?"

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#192: Oct 9th 2020 at 2:58:51 AM

Jo

“I dunno, love. It's like a compulsion, almost. Had it nearly all my lives, more or less. Like this urge to help out. Better than some of the other urges...” Jo mentioned, seeming to frown and shiver slightly before shaking her head in dismissal. Then looked confused at Setsuna's expounding about pools.

“...Uh? Oh, no. Other kind of pool. Like a... tabletop game, where you've got all these coloured balls. You have to pot them into these holes in the corners and sides of the table in the right order, and you take turns in trying to hit the right ones and get the most points. I could teach you... if this joint had one...” Jo muttered, craning her neck to look around but having little luck due to the angle she was at. “Should do. It's big enough. If not, they should invest.”

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#193: Oct 9th 2020 at 6:26:30 AM

Setsuna

"Maybe that thing?" Setsuna pointed at a pool table in the back. It had seen better days. One of the legs was a bit hobbled, propped up with an old copy of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. A few stains marred the green felt top, and one of the cue sticks had someone's number hastily written on the side. But other than that, it was perfectly usable.

"Didn't play a lotta games growing up. Like, we had shit like shogi or sugoroku. Board games with little wooden pieces or circles, yeah? But I was never too good with any of 'em. Too much thinkin'. I mean, it's not like I'm stupid or anything. I just prefer the straightforward approach, ya know? But hey, if you're offering, then I wouldn't mind givin' this pool thing a shot. Sounds fun!"

Edited by kkhohoho on Oct 9th 2020 at 8:27:58 AM

PossiblyQuiteInsane Where am I? What's going on? from the other side of the mirror Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Where am I? What's going on?
#194: Oct 9th 2020 at 1:41:57 PM

Carmaria

Wolfgang's optimism was almost stifling at this point. He didn't ask for any details and he took any details he heard anyway in stride. If she was still the Ant she used to be...

"Yeah, I'll come with. It's not like I know anybody else here yet."

As they walked, Carmaria turned toward her companion. "You're too trusting, you know that? The only thing you knew about me going into this conversation was that I've done some heinous shit. I'd like to think I'm not who I was, but there was a time not too long ago I would've skewered you and fed you to my Queen without hesitation... and judging from your aura I doubt you'd be able to do anything about it."

Her look carried clear concern. "I just don't want to see you do the same to someone even more dangerous and get killed for your efforts."

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#195: Oct 9th 2020 at 5:44:02 PM

Jo

“It might be a little bit tough to get your head 'round at first... but I'm not exactly a rules-stickler. An' with a table that rickety I don't think you could play it properly if you wanted to,” Jo hummed, scraping back her chair and awkwardly hugging herself as she idly strolled over towards the battered pool table. “Hopefully these cues are straight...”

She picked up the one with the carved number, pausing as she briefly scanned her eyes across it before scoffing and doing a few test pots with the balls on the table. Afterwards she began to set up, going by her own hazy memory and probably screwing up a few of the positions.

Eh. This was hardly a championship.

“So. Any questions off the bat, love?”

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#196: Oct 9th 2020 at 6:04:09 PM

Setsuna

"Not really. We pick up these sticks and try an' ram the the balls in the hole, right? Sounds pretty simple to me!"

She let her club drop to the floor with a thud and hoisted her stick over her shoulder, lightly beating it as she waited her turn. "You go first! Want this to last more than a hot minute, don't we?"

Edited by kkhohoho on Oct 9th 2020 at 9:23:07 AM

TheRealWren Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or. from I...honestly have no idea. Since: Jan, 2011
Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or.
#197: Oct 9th 2020 at 6:32:02 PM

"Let's just say some of them made sense, like giant poisonous frogs. Or rock turtle trees. Those were probably some of the easier ones to deal with. Stuff like construction machinery being controlled by a really deadly plant was a little trickier."

And with that, the young man politely excused himself to go and explore or at least check out what else was at the Axis...

...only to find after a matter of minutes he'd ended up back where he started back at the lobby, looking perplexed and sheepishly waving.

Hope you weren't expecting anything witty here. Maybe some day.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#198: Oct 9th 2020 at 6:51:20 PM

Jo

...Oh, I'm gonna bloody die here aren't I...?

“Wha'ever takes your fancy, love. I'll go first then,” Jo shrugs, trying to let her wariness show as she cautiously begins to line up the initial break. A firm strike with the cue, and the game had begun—the balls scattering with that familiar clacking noise that caused the tired reincarnator to sigh and smile a little.

So how exactly was Setsuna going to f$&% it up, she wondered?

“Right, I didn't pot nuthin' so that's your turn. Don't move or touch the balls with your hands, only hit the white ball and use it to hit the others, and don't deliberately try and miss a ball. Those are all fouls. At the moment, try and hit any ball you can—but if you get one in, you got to stick with its set. Solids or stripes. Unless you miss, then it's my turn. Get the picture? Oh, and don't pot the black. That's for later.”

...Maybe I should've made this Russian pyramid. Eh, we'll see how she does.

Edited by Enirboreh on Oct 9th 2020 at 2:58:17 PM

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#199: Oct 9th 2020 at 7:38:26 PM

Setsuna

"Okay, got it."

In truth, Setsuna didn't get it. She didn't ahave clue what in Izanagi's name this lady was talking about. 'Solids'? 'Stripes'? ' Pots? Where were the pots? She said there were pots, but there weren't any pots. Where were the damn pots?!

Focus, Setsuna. Focus. Just had to concentrate. Concentrate and breathe.

There.

That was better.

She held back her stick, squinting as she eyed the balls at just the right angle. Seriously, it couldn't be that hard. All she had to do was aim, apply just enough power and pressue, and—

CRACK!

It happened before they could even blink. One second, the stick, the balls, the table, ''everything was resting perfectly still without a care in the world... and the next, it was a disaster. The stick had splintered into several dozen pieces. The balls were scattered across the back of the bar, lodged into the walls or stuck in the flittering lanterns. And the table was cracked in two. Sitting on the floor a broken heap.

All because she was a wee bit too eager.

"..."

Well. At the very least, she wouldn't have to keep pretending she knew what the fuck she was doing, did she?

"FUCK!"

Sole saving grace.

kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#200: Oct 9th 2020 at 8:12:30 PM

Wolfgang

On the one hand, it was touching that Carmaria was worried about him. It reassured him that she truly wasn't a bad person. On the other, he didn't like being underestimated.

"I'm a lot stronger than I look, you know." Little Wolf replied, amused. "Just because I'm little doesn't mean I'm weak."

He paused a moment. "Also, what do you mean by 'my aura'? Can you sense mana? Or, uh, life energy, or whatever they call it in your world?"

What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?

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