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SushiKraken6414 Fool From The Depths from Somewhere...Nowhere....Wherever Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Fool From The Depths
#451: Jan 13th 2023 at 6:00:51 PM

Galo and Lio, interacting with the other Arcade folks

"Woops! I guess you're right, that was kinda stupid. Sorry!" Galo apologized quickly, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly as Mai pointed out how paranoid it was to be interrogating Sayaka about what she'd done to Daisy when she'd likely just healed her. "You're forgiven, Ms. Magic Lady. Sorry about that, I can be a bit impulsive sometimes. Some say it's what makes me great, but plenty of others think it makes me stupid. I'm thinking it was a lot more of the latter this time."

Meanwhile, Lio eyed the lawyer-unfriendly candy bar that Trevor was offering to Shantae.

"They have candy bars here?" he asked. "Huh, didn't notice. Haven't had one of these things in...well, just about forever. I've all but forgotten what they taste like. They barely have any nutrition, and when every calorie matters, there's infinitely better things to snack on. I haven't had the luxury of chowing down on unnecessary snack food in...again, practically forever."

Something's Fishy Here...
MystyGlyttyr Bitch pills from Ship's Harbor Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Bitch pills
#452: Jan 13th 2023 at 6:55:34 PM

Going into the sewers, apparently

Bucky only stopped when Donnie did, giving the manhole cover a glance, but also prepared to keep walking. ...until Donnie moved to actually enter the sewer.

"...is this...sewers do not seem like a...normal place for people to go," Bucky said hesitantly. Though he didn't seem to have any issue following Donnie down the ladder, either, although he seemed a bit put out over it.

Easing back into life one step at a time
minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#453: Jan 13th 2023 at 7:03:36 PM

Sayaka

Arcade

Sayaka was clutching the hilt of her sword, as she was thinking about what Shantae said earlier.
'What would other people think if they knew I was a magical girl? What would Kyouske think?'
As she was sinking in worry, the light emitted by her soul gem was fading. It was interrupted when Galo asked her what she was doing, and that she might be lying whatever she said. She shot him back a death glare, after which he apologized.

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
Oceanstuck Dark Sun, what choices have I...? from see handle Since: Feb, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Dark Sun, what choices have I...?
#454: Jan 13th 2023 at 7:30:10 PM

Arcade, inside

"FIREFIREFIREFIREFIREFIREFIRE—" Frosmoth scrambled away from the desk at the sight of the fire-breathing multitool, deeper into the tabletop section. After some time, he happened to bump abdomen-first into an unfortunate Chim, which seemed to snap him out of it.

"Meep—! Oh, sorry!" He turned around sheepishly. "I-I didn't mean to interrupt...whatever it was you were doing."

The obscenely-dressed man at the computers had apparently gone back to his business, foolishly figuring Aqua wouldn't care enough to respond, and was unpleasantly surprised at being suddenly drenched. He gave Aqua a dirty look, and seemed to be watching her for any more unwanted stunts. Although, that was probably the last stunt Aqua would be pulling for a bit, because for a moment Aqua was briefly enveloped in a pixelation effect, after which she would find any offensive spells she cast in the library would simply pass through objects as though intangible.

For what it was worth, a pixelation effect also appeared around the man's hoodie and stayed, mercifully hiding its design from unwanting eyes.

Someone who was watching TESTER as this happened might spot the words > Curbing disruptive action briefly flash on one of his screens, amidst a rapidly scrolling block of command prompt text. A couple of his other screens had been turned to the other outbursts, but given nothing had happened to any of their culprits, one had to guess they had resolved themselves too quickly to merit much of a response. At Brigitte's words, a green beam shone down on Cheetor from the ceiling, and he would find that his transformation troubles were no more.

"You may simply ask," TESTER answered Brigitte. "As well, since it has gone unnoticed, some of the decorations in the various Taverns will provide the same effect, simply by touching them for a few moments."

To Teemo, he answered, "You may ask him directly if you, individually, would like to return to the time you were brought here, but he is unlikely to grant the request except in cases such as theirs." A small arrow appeared, briefly pointing to Lio and Galo, and then disappeared.

In the meantime, a certain boy had looked about ready to silently stalk the leaving party out, only to stop as something occurred to him. Akechi looked at the counter one more time, and called, "I lied; one more question. I was about to infiltrate when I got here, and now Joker has to do it by himself. ...Will he manage?"

A pause. "Yes. While jarred by your sudden disappearance, he should be able to manage with the tools available to him."

Akechi let out a faint nose, and then returned to leaving the building. Perhaps thinking fuck it, I gave myself away anyway, he ditched the stealth approach, instead walked next to Hunk and just...stared. The mask didn't exactly help with reading his expression, but there seemed to be a calculating aura to his posture, as though trying to evaluate him.

On the computer where Lio had been, another reply appeared:

Guest: What kind of deal are you proposing? We would do anything to save our world, but don't you dare think we won't be enraged if you ask us to do something that goes against our values.
Developer: [Other] Then you should have little trouble, unless you find a simple test of strength to be morally offensive. They will appear tomorrow; you must make your way to the three of them and best them in combat. Once you have done that, you simply return to the counter and ask. Is that agreeable?

Somewhere out in the streets, with Tron Bonne

It took a while of searching, but Tron did indeed manage to find a garage of some sort. Perhaps conveniently, it seemed to belong to some manner of auto repair shop. At least, that's what the signs indicated; the shutter was very obviously down and locked. The customer area appeared to be unlocked, though; there might have been a key inside...or she could just try breaking the lock. After all, it appeared to be just a normal cheap padlock.

Edited by Oceanstuck on Jan 16th 2023 at 10:20:52 AM

i guess you can watch me shitpost i guess
AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#455: Jan 13th 2023 at 9:05:37 PM

Shantae the half-genie hero, in the arcade

Shantae looked down at her feet as she continued to try and process what was going on. The handsome guy's friend walked up, introduced himself, and asked what Donatello had been saying to her. Both the scruffy-looking scarred guy in a fur coat and the girl she had talked to earlier offered her snacks, one a strange wrapped up item and another a cup of something dark and fizzy.

Shantae took the snacks gratefully, smiling towards the three of them.

"You guys are so nice, really," Shantae said, pulling open the wrapper of the candy bar and taking a bite. She chewed on it tentatively, before grinning and taking another bite, washing it down with some of the sweet, fizzy drink.

"Thank you so much! Anyway, about what Donnie was saying. First he told me that genies aren't real. Which is just totally not true, I'm half-genie! My mother's a genie! If they're not real than what am I?" she groaned. "Then he called me... yucky or something! He's such a stuck-up arrogant..." She pinched the bridge of her nose before finishing off her candy bar. "Even when he saw my magic with his own eyes, he kept insisting it wasn't real! He's an idiot!" She sighed, glancing down.

"So I lost my temper. When he started flipping out, I lashed out right back at him..." she admitted. She took a sip of her cola, looking a little dejected.

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
Pentigan Fwomph from The Underverse Since: Apr, 2010
Fwomph
#456: Jan 13th 2023 at 9:11:07 PM

Baro Ki'Teer's Hot Minute

Twenty. Five. Days. This was a problem for Baro but given people's reactions and questions, possibly less of a problem than it was for everyone else yanked into this realm.

"Right, I'm going to need to take my first call immediately."

He was already pretty sure who to get in contact with and how best to spread a little old 'just going to be away for the next twenty five days, sorry if that skips a couple Relay visits' news to calm the populace but really what occupied his thoughts a little more right now was whatever manner of matter printing technology others were using to fetch snacks. Feeling a little peckish himself he wandered over and opted to whisper his order and retrieve the resulting food product while everyone was distracted with being dismayed at their enforced absence from their homeworlds or being in awe of various facets of this place or its population.

Honestly it was hard to read his reaction to this whole situation from the outside. Definitely not panic, at least.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Locoman Since: Nov, 2010
#457: Jan 13th 2023 at 9:31:41 PM

Arcade

"Tiger?" Cheetor looked down at himself as Kobeni left-maybe Earth, or these parallel Earths, really didn't have a lot in common after all. "I'm a-hey!" Cheetor blinked as the beam briefly enveloped him, then shook himself. Whatever that was... well, for the first time in what felt like days, he felt like he'd taken a shot of fine energon straight to the fuel pump. The world swam around him for a second as systems he'd forgot he'd had abruptly flared to life.

SYSTEM INTEGRITY... 100%

TRANSFORMATION COG INTEGRITY: 100%

After the morning he'd had, it seemed almost a little two good to be true, and for a moment the Maximal warrior-still perched on the arcade cabinet from where he'd tried to get everyone's attention-twitched his tail, as if in thought. Then...

"Cheetor... maximize!"

In one swift motion, Cheetor leapt high into the air, pulled a perfect front roll-then transformed, becoming a momentary blur of indistinct limbs and shifting mechanical components before he landed, crouched, as a lithe humanoid robot with a youthful face and metallic blue limbs. He slowly rose from the ground into a standing position, taking a moment to stretch his limbs and wiggle his fingers in appreciation-man, it felt good to have hands again.

"Woah, talk about your major saves..." he managed, twisting his body this way and that as if trying to reassure himself how everything fit together-it'd been so long since he'd worn this particular bodyform, after all. "I mean... thanks." He flashed a quick grin at Brigitte, revealing a set of metallic fangs.

Edited by Locoman on Jan 13th 2023 at 12:32:50 PM

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#458: Jan 14th 2023 at 2:21:25 AM

Brigitte Lindholm - Default armor - Inside the Arcade - I gotta get one of those.

So, this 'menu' held information on this Tester fellow... Or AI, rather, along with his boss, Developer. It also confirmed that this whole, experiment, inspiration gathering thing was supposed to last 25 days. Brigitte frowned slightly, but then glanced over, her attention drawn to the other machine nearby as the man in the fur-trimmed cloak used it to seemingly generate a candy bar out of thin air. Brigitte gawked for a moment, almost distracted away from the much more important matters...

Thankfully, Tester addressing her got her mind back on track, and she raised her eyebrows in surprise. "You can just do that?" she thought aloud, then looked back over her shoulder and saw Cheetor getting healed before finally transforming, just like he said he could. His new form did indeed much more greatly resemble an Omnic, and now everything about him made more sense to her... Though, Omnics didn't normally have teeth, and she was ever so slightly unnerved by the smile he gave her. Still, more impressive to Brigitte was the way in which it had happened.

"Wow, what was that? Tech? I don't suppose I could get something like that to use?" Brigitte asked Tester. She also felt a little relieved in a way; if free healing like that was available both here and at all of the taverns in the city, then perhaps she wouldn't have to shoulder as much in terms of healing. She could focus on doing it in the middle of fights, if she had to; though of course, she kind of hoped that wouldn't end up being necessary either.

... Then her stomach gave a small rumble, and Brigitte glanced aside at the replicator again. "Oh and uh, is that thing free to use? Any limit?" she wondered, doing a little point over at it with both hands, while her expression was like that of a hopeful child looking through the window of a candy shop.

You are reading this.
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#459: Jan 14th 2023 at 6:16:50 AM

Aqua - The Arcade: Feelsbadman

Aqua wouldn't have too long to make any jokes about the pixelation due to her current visitor.

"I... but... it was... and then it just took a while to.... fwaaaaaa!" Aqua fwaas in frustration, but the strange-speaking crusader-looking lady had stormed off almost as quickly a she had chastised her.

There was someone who stuck around to... also chastise her.

"Uhhhhmmm...." Aqua's voice catches in her throat, and she clamps her mouth shut and trembles slightly. Eventually she at least manages to tilt her head down low in shame, choking back tears.

"I was just helping...."

Edited by nman on Jan 14th 2023 at 6:17:37 AM

BlitzTrain Since: Apr, 2014
#460: Jan 14th 2023 at 7:02:57 AM

Tron Bonne - Streets/Garage

"Is that...? Finally! I was starting to think this dump wouldn't even have a wrench"

The Gustaff stopped in front of the shutter door while Tron briefly considered her options before the padlock was crushed in a metal fist. Actually getting the resulting scrap untangled from the door took a bit longer, the Gustaff wasn't made for dexterous work, but soon enough the shutter was open and the bipedal tank stepped in to look around.

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#461: Jan 14th 2023 at 7:42:07 AM

Within the Arcade, with Narancia -> with Buzz, Hunk, and Akechi (and maybe Narancia)

Unlike the Italian, Enty got splashed by a good deal more water, soaking the side of her face, most of her hair, and part of her top, the latter two clinging tightly to her figure as she blinked rapidly in surprise.

"Narancia! That's a good name; I'll make sure to remember it!" she said in reply to the teen's introduction after a moment, still all smiles. Being wet with water was nothing unusual to her, even if it didn't usually happen indoors outside of showers or baths. Besides which...

She released his hand and stretched her arm out to her side, then used her lesser hydrokinetic powers to repel the water from her body and clothes so that it ran down her arm onto the floor a safe distance away. Now perfectly dry again, she considered the pixelation effects Tester had seemed to induce thoughtfully, as well as the repairing... spotlight, for lack of a better word, upon the cheetah that soon revealed himself to be a robot.

"Hmmm..."

After a couple more beats evaluating the scene, she shrugged and beckoned to the young man she'd been talking with. "Well, we're not going to get any closer to finding an early way out of this place just standing around! Come on; we'd better get organized!" she asserted as she turned and made her way over to Akechi, Hunk, and Buzz in time to hear the latter's initial response to the former.

"Excuse me, gentlemen!" she greeted with a friendly smile, then addressed Buzz in particular. "You may have heard me introduce myself at the building we originally showed up in, but in case not, my name is Enterprise; good to meet you, Sir. I understand how you feel, if you don't mind me saying so. That armor of yours tells me that you and your comrades are used to fighting for and protecting something important, just like I do back home, and I'm sure my friends are worried about me as much as I am about them, as well. But if there's anything I've learned over the years, it's that there's no use nursing our anxiety over things we can't control, like the whims of TESTER's boss. Apparently, we'll be provided a chance to call someone from our universe once every five days, but it's possible we might be able to broker some kind of deal with Developer to get in touch with someone sooner."

"In the meantime, though, I think it's important to focus on the things we can control, like the situation of the people in this city. We're going to need to instill some semblance of order as best we can, so that we don't have violence breaking out between our fellow abductees at every turn. I might be wrong, but to me, you seem to have the sense of someone who's used to keeping the peace. Can I count on you to join me in keeping the people of this city safe while we try to find a way home sooner rather than later, Sir?" she asked, concluding by offering him a hand to shake if he wanted to seal the deal.

Edited by darksidevoid on Jan 14th 2023 at 12:47:04 PM

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.
FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#462: Jan 14th 2023 at 9:54:47 AM

St. Trevor of the Candy Bar - Arcade (Stocking's Harem Squad)

So that's what HUNK stood for, huh? Kind of a weird thing to focus on. Dying was, 99% of the time, a rather binary affair; you either lived or you didn't. Might as well have called himself Always Breathing Air or other... well, anyway, Stocking seemed ready to go, and honestly, Trevor really didn't want to linger here any longer lest someone tries setting the place on fire for... what, a third time in fifteen minutes?

Human Unit Soon Killed (HUSK - hey, that even rolled off the tongue nicely) seemed to want to recruit the guy with a glass dome on his head. A kindred spirit, perhaps. Meanwhile, these snickering things were looking to become a popular item among the Arcadegoers; Lio mentioned not having something like that in a while. Others looked to be in need of a pick-me-up (it seemed to work on Shantae! Although he objected to being called nice if his growing frown was anything to go by), so Trevor fiddled with the machinery while they were still here. This time, rather than produce the same thing, the fickle thing spewed out other things to snack on.

...honestly, they all looked the same to him, flashy wraps aside. "Catch." Was all Lio and Sayaka would hear before treats were tossed their way (from a generous low lob, so hopefully their coordination was up to par). The Burnish received a princely thing; a crunchy wafer with chocolate, while Not-Aqua got... a questionably-taglined solid weight of chocolate. "And don't spend your time moping; all you'll get is feeling bad after you're done." Sayaka received additional instructions from someone well-intimate with the concept of uselessly moping (although he had yet to indulge). He would address Shantae's story of altercating with the guy who just rushed out... except then the talking cat became a gleaming golem of steel.

Right. That was more than enough for him. Enty was talking about establishing cooperation, which Trevor didn't count on lasting for long - but that was Hunk and his glass-domed recruit's prerogative as to how they would reply to it. "Since we're still here; where do I learn how to turn clothes into weapons on a whim?" He asked Stocking by way of idle conversation.

Edited by FergardStratoavis on Jan 14th 2023 at 6:56:07 PM

Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#463: Jan 14th 2023 at 10:15:03 AM

Nia, Arcade: People Watching

She gave the Vampire Hunter a thumbs up, albeit a weak one, in response. Next in line was her thoughts about the armored man's name, Guess we'll see how long that'll last here. Ideally, never, but you never know. After she finishes the roll and beer, she noticed the girl in purple-haired girl in a black dress offering her a plush toy to hold on to. Tentatively, Nia accepts, "O-okay."

She slings the plush on her shoulder, taking care to keep it from slipping out. She did look at the computer for a moment, but with the madness that went on, she decided to hold off for now. Sure, she may be gone, but she wouldn't be gone forever, right? All she had to do was ask this Developer, but she could wait a little while longer. She looked at the half-genie with some sympathy in her eyes, "Hey, it's alright. He's probably in shock from all this, like how I was. I mean, half the whole bloody place heard me whinging and whining."

Then, the talking beast suddenly changed form, taking on a more human-like appearance. If Tora were here, she wondered, he'd be in some engineering heaven, especially for the morphing robot. She stayed mostly quiet to take in all the people she had to stay with, knowing she'll be working with some and dealing with others.

"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
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#464: Jan 14th 2023 at 11:22:01 AM

Donnie, Six Feet Undernote 

"Eh, it's fine, I live in the sewers," Donnie said, waving a hand dismissively. "I'm used to it."

And with that, he climbed down the ladder and into the City sewer system.

The sight was (to Donnie at least) thankfully familiar—an underground canal with narrow walkways on the side, the walkway twisting and turning into a labyrinth beneath the city. The whole place was dimly lit, albeit still a bit darker than what he was used to.

Oh well. It would do.

"Hm," Donnie said, looking over the area appraisingly. "Shouldn't take much to turn this into a temporary lair...just need a place for a lab."

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
SushiKraken6414 Fool From The Depths from Somewhere...Nowhere....Wherever Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Fool From The Depths
#465: Jan 14th 2023 at 11:29:19 AM

Galo and Lio, in the midst of the Arcade

"A prince, huh?" Lio muttered, looking at the candy bar that he'd received. "Never liked the idea of royalty very much. If people are going around boasting that their candy bar is worthy of a prince, then they're basically saying the thing they're selling tastes like nepotism. Still, it's at least worth a small bite."

He unwrapped it, and bit into the candy bar, chewing on it for a second, making considering noises. "Hmmmm...not bad." he said as he swallowed the bite he'd taken. "Was expecting it to be a disgusting sugar bomb, but it's actually got just the right amount of sweet. Then again, I haven't had what Galo would call a proper meal in forever, so maybe my taste is a bit off."

Speaking of Galo, the blue haired lad himself had just noticed the notification from the computer he and Lio had been at that a new message had been recieved.

"Yknow, it's been interesting running into you guys," he said to Mai and Sayaka. "But I gotta go check on something for a moment. Toodles!"

He rushed over to the computer, and took a look at the message that the Developer had sent. All he and Lio had to do to get themselves a ticket back to the fight against Kray was beat three beings in a test of strength? That sounded easy! He could kick some serious ass in his Matoi Mech, and Lio was an absolute demon when it came to fighting. They'd be earning that privilege in no time. He quickly typed up a response to the Developer.

"Alright, you got yourself a deal, Developer! We won't hesitate to kick these guys' asses when they show up!"

He submitted the message with a grin. He already couldn't wait until tomorrow. This ought to be fun!

Something's Fishy Here...
MystyGlyttyr Bitch pills from Ship's Harbor Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Bitch pills
#466: Jan 14th 2023 at 3:35:15 PM

In the sewers

Bucky just continued to follow after Donnie, taking in their surroundings with a raised eyebrow. It was definitely dark, and he gave the canal a suspicious look. But it didn't seem entirely awful. He supposed in a pinch it could do as a shelter. Still.

"In severe rains, this place would flood easily. There is no current data for the weather patterns of this place. The limited exits make this very defensible, but also hazardous if there is need of evacuation. Many hazardous gases would be prone to sinking into this place, and ventilation would be difficult. This place is more unsafe than the surface, except in extreme circumstances."

Still, it wasn't said with any tone of voice that actually sounded disapproving. Just a simple recitation of facts.

Easing back into life one step at a time
GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#467: Jan 14th 2023 at 4:18:59 PM

Mai, Arcade

"Trevor and Nia said it better that I ever could... I'm Mai Shiranui, by the way," Mai said and introduced herself. "And most of us are on edge... Why wouldn't we? We were kidnapped!"

When TESTER punished Aqua for her actions, Mai gave him a death glare, though she didn't do any further actions. Even if Aqua was annoying, she was one of the kidnappees same as everyone else. One of their own despite her issues. So it seemed TESTER and Developer really could affect them, and there really was nothing they could do about it.

"TESTER says Lio is a Burnish, which is something none of us have even heard of, and a talking cheetah just 'maximized' into a robot," Mai frowned, looking down. "Given his high tech bo staff, Turtle has probably never even encountered magic before let alone someone inherently magical like a half-genie."

"There is a lot of stuff here that everyone is having trouble understanding, even though it clearly exists," Mai sighed to herself, before looking at Trevor and standing up. "I don't want to be in this arcade anymore."

Edited by GameGuruGG on Jan 14th 2023 at 6:22:04 AM

Wizard Needs Food Badly
kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#468: Jan 14th 2023 at 5:03:36 PM

Stocking - Arcade

Honekoneko's lazy grin became a sincere smile as Nia put him on her shoulders, reflecting the same smile that was on Stocking's face.

"Honestly, I find it kinda weird that he thinks genies are impossible while being a giant turtle. If anything, he's the weird one." Stocking added her own two cents to the ongoing conversation.

Trevor's comment about her sword gave her pause for a moment, but considering the circumstances there was no point in secrecy. "It's not something you could learn. Since we're all sharing: I'm actually an angel."

She pointed two fingers at the air above her head, where a halo promptly flashed into existence. Two wings of light sprouted from her back, shimmering like holograms.

"My stockings are actually divine weapons disguised as clothes. For privacy reasons, mostly. Where I'm from, carrying swords around makes people look at you funny."

She shrugged. "Really, it's a good thing that turtle guy left. I'd be annoyed at whatever existential crisis he had over me."

The halo and wings faded as Stocking chewed on another marshmallow. "Anyway, are we heading out to ransack this city or not? You guys can talk about your little neighborhood watch while we walk, if you want."

Stocking didn't really see the need for law and order; she'd been an honorary police chief once and the cops proved to be pretty useless. Admittedly she was probably biased, since that gig had ended in a zombie outbreak, but still. As one of the Anarchy sisters, she wasn't keen on authority.

What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
Locoman Since: Nov, 2010
#469: Jan 14th 2023 at 7:45:40 PM

Arcade

"I mean, I guess..." Cheetor grinned a cocky grin at Brigitte's question, "it's not like I know how it works, or anything, it's just something we-I mean, Cybertronians-it's what we do." He looked around the arcade once more, surveying the strange array of characters and beings who'd all been dragged against their will into a city they didn't understand, and his grin momentarily faded again.

"Maybe we should-I don't know-scout out a perimeter. Or something." He paused for a moment, then reached for a one-handed rifle adorned with what appeared to be a mass of beast mode organs, which he hefted with a certain amount of expertise. "How do we know that everyone who got yanked here is friendly, huh? Jumpin' gyros, there could be Predacons... frag, there could be Decepticons out there, for all we know!"

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#470: Jan 14th 2023 at 9:48:00 PM

Brigitte Lindholm - Default armor - Inside the Arcade - Who let the cat out? Who gave it a gun?

"Not you, Cheetor, I meant that green light it used to fix you up," Brigitte clarified, motioning up at the ceiling. "It's like Angela's tech, but it even fixed what her's couldn't earlier," the engineer thought out loud, then made a slight frown as Cheetor hoisted his weapon.

"Maybe don't go brandishing a weapon until you actually need to? You're gonna scare people," Brigitte pointed out, a little disappointed in her tone. "Probably gonna frighten some just by being you, but... How about we don't make it worse."

You are reading this.
Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#471: Jan 14th 2023 at 10:27:27 PM

Nia, Arcade: Avoiding the Stir-Craziness

The Gormotti looked at Stocking's angel form with curiosity. To her knowledge, only Blades could alter their appearance, and that's with certain Aux Cores. It helped make Mythra more decent by covering up her legs and chest (and ironically, more attr- stopping that thought), for example. Well, there is one exception, but Nia would rather not bring it up.

Speaking of which, Nia wondered if she would... no. But no one here knows anything about it! But what if they ask about that... She clutched her upper chest and lost herself in thought, if only for a few seconds. She shook her head and breathed out. No. At least, not right now.

She followed the ninja lady and the angel's response, "Yeah, I'd rather not stay in one spot for one day, let alone twenty-bloody-five."

"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
#472: Jan 15th 2023 at 2:28:22 AM

Trevor & Theology - Stocking's Baggage Carriers (Arcade -> Outside Arcade)

"There's probably some internal logic chain where that makes sense." Trevor shrugged. "Could stand to not threaten to burn the house down, at least." And hey, Stocking apparently was an angel and her clothes were a divine power. Which, he had to conclude, was definitely not something he could learn. "I figured I'll ask. Handy thing, that." And there was the halo and the wings; he was about to ask for them.

"You just need a lire and a wonderful singing voice at this point." He chuckled dryly, shaking his head. Obviously, Stocking was anything but an angel - but she was nice enough, which was sufficient. "Anyway, that makes four of us. Five." He amended after giving Kobeni a brief look. "Might as well clear some space. Meet you outside." Offering a nod - and grabbing one more of them snickering bars with him, Trevor shuffled out of the building, rustling with his furcoat.

He still wasn't sure why they called a confection thing after a manner of laughing like that, but it would do for now. There, he would wait for the rest of his unlikely squad to join him, regarding the blocky sky with some apprehension.

Katarsus Annoyed Mode: ON Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
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#473: Jan 15th 2023 at 6:05:57 AM

Saria - Arcade

"Yes, I know that, Aqua," Saria acknowledged with a nod. "But there is a difference between 'wanting to help' and 'being helpful'. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions..."

Almost as if to illustrate her point, the vouivre watched as Aqua got momentarily pixellated... for some reason that went far beyond her comprehension. She opted not to question it for the time being, regardless, and instead pulled out a bag of strawberry candy.

"Look, I need to go handle something else, so I'll entrust you with this. I want you to offer a couple to your follower on my part for the good job she's been doing, then to the others in case they want any. Depending on how well you do this, you may receive a reward from me next time we meet. Can I trust you to handle this?"

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#474: Jan 15th 2023 at 6:19:39 AM

Aqua - The Arcade: The Quest!

"Mhmmmmmm...." Aqua sniffles, rubbing her eyes. "I... I can!"

Aqua accepts the candies, clenching her hands shut around the neck of the bag, holding it tight-fisted. Hanging her head low, she shuffles over towards Kobeni and the others, until she comes to a stop before the named woman.

"K-K-K-Kobeni the tall crusader lady wants you to eat these for a reward!" She holds out one of her hands, turning it face-up to reveal the two pieces of strawberry candy that were now contained within, shoving her hands towards Kobeni's face. "Make sure you appreciate them!

TheStarscream759 from Maidenhead Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#475: Jan 15th 2023 at 7:32:50 AM

Arcade
Buzz then turned in the direction of a grey haired girl who was decked out like she was in the navy. Buzz could recognise the girl’s voice because he heard her speak at the tavern unfortunately because of all the stuff happening there, he wasn’t able to see her very well considering he left almost immediately when things started to get…well messy for a lack of a better word. She was essentially complimenting Buzz on how much he was handling the situation which the girl in question thought was remarkable, unlike Hunk she seemed to be genuinely caring about his general well-being compared to the Umbrella Soldier from his tone alone wasn’t interested in how he felt and was trying to get him for something but for what he didn’t know yet. Apparently the girl was called Enterprise which seemed like an odd name for this person but weirder things had happened prior to being here so Buzz didn’t think about bringing it up. She even liked his Space Ranger suit, it was reassuring to know that even if he was in this strange place, there was at least people willing to understand how he felt about all this.

He was a bit taken aback by this but he cleared his throat. “Uh…well…thank you, thank you very much, your sentiments mean a lot to me at the moment.” He replied smiling back at her. He then indicated his Space Ranger suit: “This suit has been my livelihood for a long time and I’ve seen many an ugly thing occur and as you say I try to maintain the peace. But of course it is my job as a Space Ranger for Star Command to protect the innocent that may be in danger, I protect the galaxy from the threat of invasion from the Evil Emperor Zurg, sworn enemy of the galactic alliance!” It was almost like the pep talk was bringing Buzz back to his ol’ self again. ….Well maybe a little too well. For you see Buzz, was doing dramatic gestures to punctuate his point throughout this.

“And I’m not gonna sit by and watch that minion of Zurg-!” He was about to finish the rest of that sentence but then he realised what he was saying and was a little bit embarrassed that he got carried away in the moment. “Oh…yeah…Zurg’s not here, Buzzy, Zurg’s not here. That is definitely something I need to get used. Blast.” Not knowing what to do after that, he scratched the back of his head and hoped that he didn’t get any weird looks from that little moment.

Enterprise then mentioned that the city would need to have order maintained in the long run and then asked if he was up to the task. Buzz had just about recovered from his little moment and just went: “Well I don’t think I have much of a choice considering my current situation but it’s best not to dwell on my anxiety for far too long right?”


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