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darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#426: Jan 12th 2023 at 5:50:32 PM

Within The Arcade, with Narancia

"Oh, thanks! That's really nice of you to say!" Enty beamed at Narancia and took a proud, contented sip of her cappuccino, seemingly oblivious to any effect she was having on his composure - indeed, oblivious by this point to the continued outbursts and antics from her fellow abductees while she focused solely on the topic of planes.

"This one is a Dauntless dive-bomber, but I've also got Hellcat fighters and Avenger torp-bombers!" she explained happily, first pointing to the one that had already taken off and then waving her hand to indicate her Rigging as she summoned two more, one each of the latter kinds, though those ones didn't move for liftoff just yet. "I'm not sure what a 'Stand' is, but my planes are part of my Rigging, which represents... Well, basically, I'm a KAN-SEN, a warship in human form, specifically a certain aircraft carrier, which means I can summon a smaller version of 'me' called a 'Rigging', like this runway here. Pretty neat, huh? I've never met someone who can summon planes who isn't a KAN-SEN, though! Is that normal where you come from, or is a 'Stand' like some kind of special power? Are all Stands planes?"

"Oh, uh, I should probably introduce myself, huh?" the silver-haired woman realized after a beat, looking sheepish, then offered the skirt-wearing teen a handshake. "Nice to meet you! I'm Enterprise! What's your name?"

Meanwhile, the Dauntless that was in the air soared on over to circle around near Lio and Galo, on orders to get a good reading angle on their computer screen. Any scrap of information on their captor's methodology or psychology in general could be helpful in the future.

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#427: Jan 12th 2023 at 5:52:47 PM

Aqua - The Arcade: Goddesses Gone Wild 2: Wet Armor Contest!

"Ha! Keep running!" Aqua huffs and crosses her arms as she watches the turtle run.

....

She blinks as she looks at Saria and her shield... and at Kobeni and her suit.....

"Oooooops - but don't worry! I'll have you dry and clean in a jiffy! No thanks needed - but I won't turn it awaaaaaay!"

She winks, and then with a single wave of her hand, magically causes all the water on Saria and Kobeni to fling off of them, and towards one of the random monitors - like one certain nerd with a stupid sweater - with a laugh.

"Aaaaaaall better!"

Edited by nman on Jan 12th 2023 at 5:53:08 AM

TheStarscream759 from Maidenhead Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#428: Jan 12th 2023 at 5:54:21 PM

Arcade Entrance to the Arcade

Buzz stepped into the arcade to see that everybody was making a commotion because apparently the being that had taken them was going to keep them there for 25 days. “What?!” Buzz shouted outraged at this, this was the first that the cool and calm space ranger was showing his anger, he was about to tell TESTER what for when Nia started yelling at the computer but the machine essentially told her that nothing could be done. But then a horrible thought crept over Buzz, his anger being replaced with a mixture of worry and realising the implications of what staying here for 25 days meant for him. He would be away from his team, not just that, he wouldn’t be able to defend anybody in the galaxy while he was gone. The Space Ranger for the first time in his long career, didn’t know what to do, he was standing there, staring at his now uncurled hand. What would they be thinking? Would they be worried sick about him? Of course they would, they were his teammates after all and they had been with him since the incident involving Warp through thick and thin and of course remembering how he was stubborn about change when he thought Warp had died when in actuality he had just faked his own death and was working for Zurg the whole time. This feeling felt really familiar to him.

Everybody was letting their emotions cloud their judgement about this predicament, Buzz would’ve probably stepped in to clear up this mess but, 1: This wasn’t his world and anything he would’ve done at this point would’ve made things a lot worse and 2: His mind was just racing with thoughts about home and his friends for the longest part and that was what he was more worried about and the idea of him being in this strange place was just overwhelming him to no end. He was feeling drained, he decided he needed to be somewhere quieter. So he walked away just as the whole thing with Donatello was being resolved, he spied a table out of the way from the main spot that everyone was in, he sat down at one of the seats and then just thumped his fist in his frustration and then let his face just slump onto the table, facing down, with both his arms crossed together in front of him.

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#429: Jan 12th 2023 at 6:13:48 PM

Daisy Buchanan, outside the Arcade

"Huh, interesting," Daisy said upon hearing Bucky explain his metal arm. "I wonder what 25 days mean here. Does that mean we're going to be here for 25 whole days?"

Daisy's eyes widened in horror.

"Oh no. What will happen to us while we're trapped here?" She became a lot more nervous.

Then she spots Donnie leaving the Arcade, just as nervous as her.

"Hey, are we gonna stay here for 25 days?" She asked Donnie.

CG for short
MystyGlyttyr Bitch pills from Ship's Harbor Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Bitch pills
#430: Jan 12th 2023 at 6:28:20 PM

Outside the Arcade

Bucky had just continued to watch the seeming disaster unfolding inside the building, frowning a little. Once Donnie came out, clearly agitated and upset, and Daisy was questioning him, Bucky just stepped around in front of the turtle lad to intercept him.

"They did say 25 days. I could hear it from there. We'll be in this place."

He paused a moment before reaching out to somewhat awkwardly pat at Donnie's shoulder. "It...we can...find a way to make sure things will...be okay?"

Easing back into life one step at a time
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#431: Jan 12th 2023 at 6:48:17 PM

Daisy Buchanan, Outside of the Arcade

"So, we're really are staying in this city for 25 days..." Daisy was fully agitated by them.

What about Tom? Pammy?

She just moved in Chicago and now she's in an entirely different world and stuck there for almost a month.

"T-Tooooommmm!" She shouted in panic.

Without thinking straight, she ran right inside the Arcade and came across the people still in there. She pulled at her hair as she looked around.

So many vivid, flashy lights and those strange looking cabinets and objects. Objects she'd never seen before.

Struck with overwhelimg terror and confusion, Daisy fainted right in front of the party.

CG for short
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#432: Jan 12th 2023 at 6:54:01 PM

Donnie, An Awkward Bystander

Okay. Calm down. Deep breaths, Donnie. You can do this.

Donnie shut his eyes, inhaled sharply, then slowly breathed out. In. Out. In. Out. He rubbed at his still-wet eyes, hoping no one had noticed how he'd been on the verge of tears. That would've been embarrassing.

He could cry in front of his family. They understood. He didn't know if anyone here would, though.

Daisy and Bucky's voices jolted him out of his thoughts. "Oh. Right. Forgot you two." He watched as Daisy rushed into the Arcade. "...she's fine. Right?" Donnie paused, then sighed. "I'm...going for a walk. To clear my head."

With that, he picked a direction and just...started walking. Where he'd end up, he had no idea.

Hopefully not "lost". That would not be good.

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#433: Jan 12th 2023 at 7:18:15 PM

Sayaka

Arcade

Sayaka was busy trying to process the fact that TESTER had locked her in this place for 25 days. Looking around, she saw Donnie try to destroy the building with everyone inside but swiftly get his ass hauled by Shantae and Trevor.
She turned around and faced the two.
“In my world, we had evil monsters called witches that kidnapped people into labyrinths and brainwashed them to kill themselves. I don’t know about you, but when I became a magical girl, I vowed to kill witches and rescue people from them, not to stand by and let others die! Whose -
She was cut off mid-sentence by a loud thud. Daisy had fainted. She ran towards Daisy and channeled some magic into her. Any physical damage due to fainting was recovered, but as she couldn’t heal psychological issues, all she could do was lay Daisy on a bench.
kuso! Sayaka yelled, as she drove her sword into the linoleum in frustration.

Edited by minseok42 on Jan 12th 2023 at 8:18:29 AM

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#434: Jan 12th 2023 at 7:31:27 PM

Nia, Arcade: To Alcohol!

The world around Nia's vicinity felt like a void as all sorts of thoughts swim around her, threatening to drag her down to the abyss. She was just drowning in silent rage until she heard a stuttering voice from behind her. She looked behind to see that nervous girl from the pub with a can of beer in her hand.

Her face barely held fury and misery until she sees the girl, if only for a moment before her expression lightened up, if only slightly. She slowly took the beer and muttered out a dejected, "Thanks..." before cracking it open and sipping the Harnas. It may not be like the beer at home, but if it helps her get her through all this, she might as well have it. As her surroundings get clearer, she sighed to anyone looking at her before going back to her drink.

"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
AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#435: Jan 12th 2023 at 7:57:10 PM

Shantae the half-genie, the arcade as things go to hell

Shantae huffed, noticing at once that Donnie was going through a great deal of emotion. It almost made her feel sorry for him, but then she remembered the things that he said and she fought those feelings back. Galo tried to do damage control and she sighed, glancing over at Galo.

"You should've heard the awful things he said to me before we arrived here!" she insisted. "He was saying I shouldn't exist, saying my magic wasn't real, calling me weird names... I'm sick of him! He's a rude, thick-headed, arrogant little—" she started to say, gasping once Daisy walked in and promptly fainted. Sayaka lifted her up and placed her on a bench to rest.

Shantae took her own seat at a bench, grasping her head in her hands and shaking her head.

"I don't get it, I just don't get it. Am I really dead? Is this place some kind of weird limbo? Nothing makes sense, nothing looks right, we're supposed to be here for 25 days but to be inspiration to some guy and put on a play? I don't... I just... I don't..."

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#436: Jan 13th 2023 at 2:09:38 AM

Brigitte Lindholm - Default armor - Inside the Arcade - Terrible APM thanks to tons of posts happening while this player couldn't make one.

The crowd certainly was... Colorful. The sheer variety and amount of character on display actually gave Brigitte thoughts of the many pictures of the old Overwatch organization she'd seen from her father and godfather. There was a lot of confusion and outrage about the general goings on, though in the midst of it Brigitte did notice one man in a fur trimmed cloak staring at her for a few moments, before suddenly the talking turtle man (Did he come from the same world as that frog woman, Brigitte wondered?) threatened violence on the rack of monitors. The belly dancer lady whipped her hair at the turtle, which apparently worked, much to Brigitte's confusion, and the man in the fur trimmed cloak proceeded to give the turtle man a bit of a wailing upon.

Brigitte was about to grab her own weapon and shield at that point and see about intervening- for which side, she wasn't honestly sure yet- but thankfully the turtle man stood down. Then however, one blue haired lady proceeded to fire a lot of water at the turtle man. Brigitte grabbed her shield to protect him from it, but the other lady with a large, non-hardlight shield did it first. Brigitte still frowned deeply, and looked towards where the turtle guy was leaving, and ran back over to that door.

With any luck, she'd get there before Donnie was already out of sight, and in that case she would call out, "here! Take this!" and throw a targeted repair pack at him to heal up his mild injuries given to him by Shantae and Trevor.

If instead Donnie was already gone though, Brigitte would huff in frustration.

Either way, right afterward Brigitte went back inside, and stormed over towards Aqua and Saria. "What's the big idea launching an attack at somebody who already stood down?!" Brigitte ranted at the water-themed goddess, then held up a hand and shook her head. "You know what? Never mind, I don't even want to hear it. But try it again while I'm around, and I'll make you regret it. Släng dig i väggen!"note  After getting frustrated enough to dip into her native tongue, Brigitte walked away from them, and over to the counter where Tester was.

Brigitte paused a moment to glance back at Cheetor, perched up on an arcade machine and trying to get some order in the situation. It looked a bit futile from where she was standing, but she cast him an appreciative smile regardless. Then that made her think back to some of the things he said, and she looked back at the collection of monitors that everyone else had seemed so mad at. "Hey, excuse me? My feline friend over there says he's supposed to be able to transform, but can't right now. I've tried fixing him up, but it hasn't worked; can you tell me where we could get him the help he needs, or the info I would need to help him myself?" she asked, while also looking at the menu that had appeared there, which she started looking through for information.

Edited by FirockFinion on Jan 13th 2023 at 2:31:42 AM

You are reading this.
Katarsus Annoyed Mode: ON Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
Annoyed Mode: ON
#437: Jan 13th 2023 at 5:58:58 AM

Saria - Arcade

Wet Saria was not having fun. Wet Saria had not come to have fun. Wet Saria had come for answers, and she had the feeling she would not get many more given the circumstances. Temper tantrums left and right, people yelling and getting angry and depressed... and, of course, Wet Saria herself being, well, wet.

It did not last long, fortunately, as Aqua promptly dried her up. This did surprise Dry Saria a little, but the fact that she just launched the water somewhere else did not.

Well, it wasn't like she could intercept that again at that point. She could only pray that the water was pure enough to act as an insulator rather than a conductor that could possibly electrocute someone in a place full of electronics.

.....ah, and admonish Aqua herself, even if someone else was already doing that. A kindred spirit, from the looks of it. Still, it was time for Saria to offer a proper evaluation on the matter. Though, ideally not in public, and not in a place with that many electronics in one place. So she turned towards the divinity with a look on her eyes that actually betrayed a subtle hint of disappointment and a far less subtle hint of frustration.

"Aqua... what that woman said was entirely right," she stated, before issuing a warning of her own. "You and I will need to have a proper talk later. Got it?"

MystyGlyttyr Bitch pills from Ship's Harbor Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Bitch pills
#438: Jan 13th 2023 at 6:31:19 AM

Outside, on a walk, apparently

Bucky watched Daisy run inside, and...promptly get overwhelmed and faint. He raised his eyebrows, but she was being tended to right away. There were...far too many people in that building, anyway.

Besides, the turtle kid was leaving, and he seemed...

Subject body language withdrawn. Excessive eye rubbing, seeming disorientation and distraction, desire to leave crowd. Likely cause: extreme anxiety. Cause of condition: bizarre scenario, overwhelming stimulus, possible age. Other variables lacking. Potential solution: protection until self-recovery.

Bucky didn't hesitate to turn and start walking alongside Donnie, without much of a word. Though Donnie might have noticed Bucky was avoiding looking at him, still looking around the city as though watching out for anything as he had been when they'd walked to the arcade.

Edited by MystyGlyttyr on Jan 13th 2023 at 6:31:52 AM

Easing back into life one step at a time
EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#439: Jan 13th 2023 at 6:58:53 AM

Arcade - Team Monster Slayer

Hunk looked to Trevor and Stocking and nodded. "Right, we'll get moving soon enough."

Observing what went down with Donnie, the turtle mutant reminded him of a few of Umbrella's Hunter series mutants, far more intelligent judging by the bow staff however. Not only did he hold it with discipline, it held tricks inside it, a weapon that held other weapons.

Hunk would have to save that for later, he turned his attention to Buzz. "We're going to need more people, recruitment will be necessary. I believe Kobeni and Aqua have already joined us, if involuntarily on our part or theirs."

Hunk walked over to Buzz. "You carry yourself different, trained, professional. Your frustration speaks to somebody dedicated to completing a mission."

SushiKraken6414 Fool From The Depths from Somewhere...Nowhere....Wherever Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Fool From The Depths
#440: Jan 13th 2023 at 7:14:44 AM

Galo and Lio, the Arcade That Never Seems To Run Out of Bizarre And Comical Character Interactions

"WHOA! What the hell?" Galo exclaimed as Daisy entered the Arcade and promptly fainted. He was about to run over and give her some help, when Sayaka performed some kind of weird spell on Daisy, and then placed her on a nearby bench. He turned to Sayaka. "Hey, what did you just do to her? Whatever that was that you did, it'd better have helped her out!" Then, something seemed to occur to him. "Then again, I only got your word for this, so you could lie and tell me something completely different then what you actually did. Unless someone else around here is some kind of expert on this stuff." He gestured around at all the various strange folks in the Arcade.

Meanwhile, Lio moved away from the computer and over to Shantae, continuing the conversation where Galo had left off. If he could find out the root of her rivalry with this turtle person, perhaps he could find a way to prevent further conflict escalations in the future.

"Well hello there." he said with a smile. "I'm Lio, Galo's, er...partner in crime, as he said to you. So, this turtle person's been bothering you, eh? Why don't you tell me the whole story of what he did, right from the beginning."

Something's Fishy Here...
JustSomeGuy732 Since: Jan, 2012
#441: Jan 13th 2023 at 8:28:29 AM

Kobeni - The Arcade - Acquaintance in Beer-ship, ft. Nia

O-oh! It looks like she doesn't have to worry about getting a cold, then... She would thank Aqua, b-but it looks like Saria's about to have a talk with her.

... Maybe... later...?

"You're welcome... Ha ha." Kobeni answered sheepishly to Nia. "It's- it's a lot, to take in. I'm still not sure how to take it myself...." She then shakes her head.

"B-b-but, if you're worried, that- you're going to be left behind by, you know, your friends and your world, then-"

The Devil Hunter then points towards Galo and Lio.

"I-I heard that you can... make a deal, with Developer, w-with one of the computers! That after 25 days, if you want to return... exactly as if you never teleported away... You just, need to do something for him... I-I don't know the details, but... you can ask them? Since... the two tried communicating with the boss, too..."

"It's not much, but... m-maybe- I hope it'll help?" she sheepishly says. Then Hunk mentioned something about moving out soon.

"C-C-Coming! Please don't leave me behind..." bowing once more to Nia the catgirl, Kobeni then goes and-

Oh, wait. She almost forgot...

She turned towards Cheetor(that is now perched atop of an arcade machine) and bows to him.

"O-o-oh, and um- t-thank you- And- sorry, about before... it's, just, you know- Yo-you're a tiger, and- I-I thought you were going to, an- and-"

"A-anyways, sorry!"

And with a final bow and eek, Kobeni finally gravitated over towards the sorta-pragmatic group of the soldier, Trevor and the.. angel lady? Another of those Angel Devil?

At the very least... they don't seem to mind Kobeni too much...

Edited by JustSomeGuy732 on Jan 14th 2023 at 12:36:21 AM

BlitzTrain Since: Apr, 2014
#442: Jan 13th 2023 at 9:18:56 AM

Tron/Gustaff - Wandering the City streets

With everyone else off to investigate one thing or another, Tron decided now was a good time to try and get some distance from everyone and go her own way, with any luck she wouldn't see them again and she could avoid having that dog freakout affect her reputation here. Or at least maybe they would forget about it before they met again.

Regardless, as the Gustaff stomped around the city as only a walking tank can Tron found it hard to keep track of where she'd been or where she was going, the buildings seemed arranged nearly at random, and the only thing that seemed consistent was where the large, colorful building was in relation to her travels. That definitely seemed worth investigating, but first Tron wanted to check on something, the armored girl raised an interesting point about the idea of this being some sort of simulation... It wasn't impossible that someone may have sabotaged the Gustaff and everything she was seeing and hearing through her monitors was in fact some sort of bizarre fabrication. Tron couldn't fathom how anyone would have managed that in her own garage without the Servbots interfering or coming to check on her once communications were cut, but she didn't particularly like the idea of getting out of the Gustaff and doing another systems check in the middle of the street.
Especially if there were more dogs running around.

"Come on, there's gotta be a garage or something I can borrow around here somewhere... Who designs a city like this anyway?"

GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#443: Jan 13th 2023 at 12:50:12 PM

Mai, Arcade

"Galo, don't overthink it," Mai admonished Galo when she started confronting Sayaka. "Let's just trust each other for now, okay."

"Oh, you should be able to at least make this," Mai went over to the replicator and, after ordering, it created a glass of cola. Soon enough, she walked back over to Shantae and sat down next to her.

"I don't think any of us are dead," Mai stated to Shantae. "And the guy who kidnapped us is clearly a jerk who called us lesser lifeforms to our faces!"

"Here... It's a sweet, non-alcoholic drink called cola," Mai offered it to her. "It sounds like Turtle was being a complete jerk to you. Are you going to be okay, Shantae?"

Edited by GameGuruGG on Jan 13th 2023 at 8:20:52 AM

Wizard Needs Food Badly
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#444: Jan 13th 2023 at 1:20:00 PM

Donnie, Sewer Turtle

Donnie didn't say anything as Bucky joined him in his walk. Honestly, he was mildly emotionally exhausted and didn't have the heart to ask him to leave. At least the pain was gone now...for whatever reason. A few minutes passed where nothing happened aside from walking.

Then, Donnie's next step had a soft but noticeable clang. He blinked, then looked down to see what he had stepped on.

...a manhole cover?

"This place has sewers?" Bucky would...probably be surprised by the note of excitement in Donnie's voice. "I think I just found my temporary hideout-slash-lab!"

Donnie stepped back and lifted the cover, then climbed onto the ladder to head down.

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
Korodzik Since: Jan, 2001
#445: Jan 13th 2023 at 1:43:00 PM

Arcade — Prize counter
Conversation with a warship

Narancia was himself surprised at how quickly he'd opened up to this silver-haired woman. Normally, he kept his distance from people, unless he trusted them completely. However, there was something about her that made him feel at ease.

Plus, she could see his Stand! Apart from his fellow Passione members, Narancia had never met anyone with whom he could talk about Aerosmith. He felt excited to be able to share this part of his life... especially with such a pretty signora.

That said... Narancia reminded himself to be cautious; all this could still be a Stand User's trap, after all.

"I'm not sure what a 'Stand' is, but my planes are part of my Rigging, which represents... Well, basically, I'm a KAN-SEN, a warship in human form, specifically a certain aircraft carrier, which means I can summon a smaller version of 'me' called a 'Rigging', like this runway here. Pretty neat, huh?

Narancia nodded, looking in fascination at the summoned runway, then blinked as her words sank in.

"You... wha? You're, uh... a ship? How does that even work?"

I've never met someone who can summon planes who isn't a KAN-SEN, though! Is that normal where you come from, or is a 'Stand' like some kind of special power? Are all Stands planes?"

Narancia scratched at his cheek as he replied: "Huh... No? There's—there's very few people who can use Stands, like me. Actually, uh— where I come from, only other Stand Users can see each others's Stands. No idea what's up with that here..."

"...anyway, Stands come in all kinds of forms. Most other Stands look kind of like... mutated humans and stuff," he finished.

He briefly considered showing off Aerosmith's powers, but thought better of it. Bucciarati had always drilled into him that he should not show his Stand's capabilities frivolously, except to trusted allies. Bucciarati... Narancia frowned. That's right, he must get out of here as soon as possible... If Enty was paying attention, she'd see gloom cross his face again.

"Oh, uh, I should probably introduce myself, huh?" the silver-haired woman realized after a beat, looking sheepish, then offered the skirt-wearing teen a handshake. "Nice to meet you! I'm Enterprise! What's your name?"

Distracted from his anxious thoughts, Narancia took the offered hand after a bit of hesitation. "I'm—I'm Narancia! Narancia Ghirga, nice to meet you, signora!," he said, the blush again deepening on his face.

...However, his excitement was interrupted as a few droplets of cold water, from Aqua's attack, spattered against his face. He grimaced. "H-hey, what are you guys doing?!", he shouted in the general direction of the commotion.

Edited by Korodzik on Jan 13th 2023 at 10:44:14 AM

Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#446: Jan 13th 2023 at 3:45:49 PM

Nia, Arcade: Cooling Down with a Cinnapon and a Cold One

After finishing three-quarters of her beer, Nia got up and stretched her limbs. The worry in her heart still remained, but it was lessened somewhat. At least it's not crushing her right now. She kept what Kobeni said in mind and made her way to the group. As much as she hated it, she's gonna have to dance to this so-called Developer's tune. To anyone who would care enough to listen, which she anticipated it would be nearly no one, she spoke out, "Sorry for losing my shit. It's just... I hate being alone." Nia paused before she sighed, "Got no other choice but to trust you guys."

She drifted towards the replicator and spoke out loud to herself, "Snacks only, huh?" She tapped in the words "Cinnapon Roll" for a moment before the Replicator did its thing. Indeed, out of purely thin air, the machine created a pastry in a swirl and decked out with cinnamon and frosting, with a telltale look of a Nopon's eyes and mouth in a different frosting and two pieces of cinnamon-coated bread on each of its "cheeks" to represent a Nopon's wings.

Nia idly took a bite from the pastry and leaned against the wall, speaking to whoever's nearby, "So if we're gonna be stuck together for the whole 25 days, we might as well get to know each other's names at least. Mine's Nia."

"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
FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#447: Jan 13th 2023 at 5:11:44 PM

The Hunky-Dory Group Gains A Catgirl - Arcade

Quick thinking on Saria's part, although that got her and the others soaked. Not for long; apparently, Aqua could dry people off liquids with just a thought. Hopefully this skill was limited to outside fluids, or there would be a tragedy in short order... speaking of tragedy, the catgirl wasn't taking their temporary imprisonment very well. On one hand, Trevor could understand the frustration. On the other, she wasn't the first and most likely wouldn't be the last getting uppity about it, and his head could tolerate only so much noise.

It looked like Kobeni was willing to approach her, despite being down on her luck (even disregarding the temporary soaking). A hint of a crooked smile showed up once she tried talking with the catgirl through the worlds's most understood language. Admittedly, that canned beer could have stood to be better, but it worked well enough. Of course, that brief nice moment of humanity (...catitude?) was interrupted by someone running in and passing out on the spot.

And then Trevor narrowed his eyes at another blue-haired and blue-clothed girl with healing powers. He assumed these were such, at least; it would check out with the Developer being a talentless, derivative hack struggling with basic writing. At least she wasn't Aqua; not a high bar to clear, but one appreciated nonetheless. He did not, however, appreciate being talked back at. "Well, it's a good thing nobody's dying for too long around these parts. Well, except for people who set themselves on fire or wave around fiery implements in a room full of people." His eyes wandered towards the exit, where Donnie just left.

Most people having a moment were switching from loud and violent to quiet and despairing - which wasn't something Trevor was good at dealing with, for a change. Food helped, he once heard. Shuffling over to the snack machine, he eyed the selection with an increasingly larger confusion - before settling for something that, supposedly, helped you get back on track if you weren't yourself. How, he wasn't entirely sure - especially with that unappealing coloration.

"Don't think too hard about it. You're definitely alive, though; I can promise you that." He grunted to Shantae, offering a lawyer-unfriendly cameo of a snack bar. "...I think you're supposed to unwrap it first. Just so you don't eat the... whatever this thing is wrapped up in." And hey, Mai had the same idea to help the harem girl out. Guess he was doing something right if a social butterfly like the... shinobi(?) followed suit.

Kobeni made her return. She would receive a headpat instead. "You're good people, Kobeni. Hope you don't mind putting up with us right bastards." As for introductions... "Trevor Belmont. Don't sweat it, Nia." He shook his head. "I'd say one gets used to being alone, but I realize I'm the odd one out here. Glad to see you've recovered though."

EchoingSilence Since: Jun, 2013
#448: Jan 13th 2023 at 5:23:31 PM

Arcade - The ever growing party.

"For now, call me Hunk. It's an acronym I was assigned. It stands for Human Unit Never Killed."

kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#449: Jan 13th 2023 at 5:51:08 PM

Stocking - Arcade

"Well then, let's hit it, boys." Stocking took point, heading for the exit with a cocky strut.

She made it two steps before a woman came in and fainted. Stocking raised her eyebrows slightly, noting that for as out of date as the lady's fashion sense was, it was quite refined. Clearly not going to be useful in a fight, but Stocking made a mental note to ask the lady - Daisy, if she was remembering the earlier tavern chaos right - if she ever felt like lezzing out.

The continued drama seemed to have slowed their exit slightly. Stocking merely rolled her eyes and ate another marshmallow. When Nia approached, she nodded in greeting. A small smile played on her lips; as evidenced by the cat plush she still held, she had a minor weakness for felines. "Stocking Anarchy. And this little guy is Honekoneko."

Stocking held out the doll to Nia. Honeko's tongue was sticking out in a lazy grin. "I don't know if you're into dolls, but you can hold him, if you like. Just promise not to drop him."

What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
TheStarscream759 from Maidenhead Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#450: Jan 13th 2023 at 5:58:02 PM

Arcade
Buzz was literally so caught up in his thoughts about his friends that a voice spoke up, somebody had apparently walked up to his table. Buzz broke out of his trance, sat himself back upright to look at the person addressing him. The guy was literally wearing a gas mask and dressed pretty much like a soldier for battle.

Immediately Buzz was caught off guard by this guy, nothing to him seemed trustworthy but he didn’t know for sure, after all he was a complete stranger to him but nevertheless, Buzz was calm around him. “Umm Hunk was it? Listen I don’t know who you are and I’ve only just met you and I really don’t know what you mean by ‘completing a mission’ but what I do know is, that I have had a very long…day and I’m still shaken up by everything. Nothing makes sense, nothing at all for that matter. And I’m worried about my friends and they are probably worried about me back home I mean.”


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