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Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#301: Nov 12th 2023 at 12:57:18 PM

Scream- East Village

Oh sweet summer child. Scream is now not so sure if Rivet is open minded, or her galaxy is one that people would shrug off a host in symbiote form as a 'normal' thing. "To put it simply, most humans aren't....used to things that aren't them. A fair amount think they're dealing with some monster out of a horror story that will try to eat their face off as soon as I show up." Though suddenly, a new arrival came out of nowhere. Subaru's arrival was unexpected for both Andi and the symbiote. So much for passing by undetected, she supposed.

Scream's blank white eyes narrowed as she looked at Subaru up and down, the symbiote woman a bit cautious from this sudden arrival. Andi was not in the mood for her bad luck to manifest soon as she made a friend in this damn city, so hopefully it was not someone wanting to stab them in the back for whatever reason.

"Mhm. What she said. My friend here ended up on this place by accident and means no harm to anyone, if you're here because of the noise and crash a few minutes ago." If Subaru agreed with the walking and talking Rivet mentioned, Scream would continue leading Rivet, and now Subaru to the furniture store she was leading them to.

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#302: Nov 12th 2023 at 1:08:40 PM

Subaru — East Village — with Rivet and Scream

Subaru smiled at Rivet and Scream. If she was bothered by the appearance of either, she didn't show it. "I'm Subaru Nakajima! Nice to meet you both," she said, skating after the Lombax and the Symbiote.

"I'm here to check that everything's alright," she told Scream, then glanced at Rivet. "Emergency services got a call about someone that got hit by a car — and you fit the description — but you look pretty okay for someone that just got hit by one." She sounded confused. "Do you need medical attention?"

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#303: Nov 12th 2023 at 3:02:03 PM

Rivet: East Village

"Humans sound pre-tty xenophobic so far..." Rivet had muttered in response to Scream, though she didn't voice her thoughts any further than that. Her attention had instead been taken up by Subaru, so if she had any negative opinions on humans so far she was doing well to hide them. Subaru herself seemed enthusiastic to meet the two of them, so Rivet supposed that was a point in her favour. Noting that she wasn't the only one skating along, Rivet reactivated her hoverboots and began skating alongside Subaru, keeping pace with her behind Scream as they continued on.

"Someone called? Huh," Rivet blinked in surprise, looking confused for a moment before she connected the dots. "Ohhh. Right. No Nanotech around here. Sorry. I'm fine, I take hits like that all the time. I've got this stuff called Nanotech in my system; heals me up if I get hurt too much. That hit did knock some of those little guys loose, though... but I'm okay. I'll just need to order some more Nanotech later on to top 'em up again."

She smiled reassuringly to Subaru, turning ahead for a moment to keep an eye on the road ahead, before her expression started to shift into a concerned frown. She then looked aside towards Subaru again, a worried look in her eyes as she'd evidently realised something.

"What about the driver? Are they okay? I didn't even stick around to see what happened... I was so freaked out over being somewhere new and hit by something that I just ran away. Was... w-was anyone hurt...? Like, really hurt...?"

Edited by Enirboreh on Nov 12th 2023 at 11:04:43 AM

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Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#304: Nov 13th 2023 at 2:32:52 AM

Scream- East Village

All things considered, this Subaru is pretty damn open minded, if she not only doesn't mind Rivet, but also Andi's whole 'tall, goopy and toothy' thing she currently has going on.

We welcome that. Allies are appreciated over those who loathe us for being something different.

Can always snack on the latter. Remember the boneheads at that concert that one time?

Ah. A wonderful and justified snack those were.

"I thought your kind was just that naturally durable. Still, glad to hear that your big head is not your weak point if you can heal fast." Scream joked, though as Rivet showed concern and worry for the car crash situation, Andi very much decided to drop it. Fucking hell, hard to keep being sassy when she does the sad eyes. How does she do it?

"Look, I may not had been at ground zero during your arrival, but I did took a peek from the alley I was hiding in when you ran off. The drivers might have to deal with insurance bullcrap, but otherwise, they didn't seem worse for wear. Don't be guilt tripping yourself. I already do that to myself most of the time, the Warehouse won't be able to handle two at once." Scream tried to reassure Rivet, hoping she'd lighten up with that, even if she did self-deprecate somewhat.

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#305: Nov 13th 2023 at 3:00:25 AM

Subaru — East Village — with Rivet and Scream

"Glad to hear you're alright!" Subaru said. "Tall, yellow and handsome here" — she pointed at Scream — "is right. The driver's in shock, but it's nothing the EMTs that'll get there—"

"In four minutes, thirty-three seconds," a mechanised, slightly stilted voice said from Subaru's general direction; if Scream or Rivet happened to look at Subaru's rollerblades they would see the blue gems set in them flashing in time with the words.

"Thanks, Mach Caliber. Either way, the EMTs should get him up and running in no time. So don't worry, yeah?"

After a moment, the purple-haired woman added, "You appeared out nowhere. Do you have some place to stay?"

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#306: Nov 13th 2023 at 8:44:23 AM

Rivet: East Village

"Pfft. Nah. We're just as squishy as anyone else," Rivet chuckled in reply to Scream, before feigning offense and narrowing her eyes at the symbiote. "It's not a big head! It's a perfectly normal-sized cranium. Maybe you're the weirdo with a small head and tiny hands."

She shook her head and chuckled a little, and her gaze softened in response to Scream and Subaru's attempt to reassure her over the whole 'car crash' thing. She smiled slightly, appreciating the gesture and nodding in acceptance of it.

"Okay. That's a relief. If I were there still, I'd probably find the driver and give him some bolts for his insurance. Buuut I'm guessing he'd be gone by the time I get there. No use trying to track a stranger down, so... ah well...! If I bump into him again—without the car this time—maybe I'll get to say sorry for getting in his way..."

She didn't seem to think of it as the driver's fault, or in general didn't view the whole accident as exactly what it was: an accident. Instead, Rivet appeared to be taking the blame as if it were somehow her responsibility not to get hit by a car after randomly teleporting onto a foreign planet. Whether or not this was a healthy thing to do was another matter entirely.

"Oh, uh, Scream here's gonna room with me," Rivet piped up once Subaru asked if she had a place to stay. "That warehouse back there? Completely abandoned. I lived in a garage back at home, so I like big spaces. Scream led me there, and... well, I offered to let her stay with me. So, here we are! That's why we're gonna go buy some furniture and stuff. Scream knows this place better than I do, obviously. I'm... sort of not from this galaxy...? I'm not just a local alien..."

Edited by Enirboreh on Nov 13th 2023 at 4:47:26 PM

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Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#307: Nov 13th 2023 at 10:35:52 AM

Scream- East Village

"Ex-fucking-cuse me? My big smile compensates for the tiny head!" Scream chuckled, though Subaru calling her 'Tall, yellow and handsome', of all things, caught her off guard for a moment. Normally she'd assume if someone said that they are being sarcastic as all hell, but from the way this girl seems to act like, it very much felt...genuine. Like a compliment.

Did she end up in a alternate reality where everyone is nice without her realizing? What the fuck.

Enjoy it. After all the pain we passed through...we both need to mend...

Outside of her mind, Scream's face seemed to be almost taken aback by what Subaru said, blank white eyes wide as saucers. "Uh...r-right." She said a bit flustered, shaking her head and focused back on hearing the other two and guiding Rivet to the store. "We're both dealing with shitty conditions, and we both thought it wouldn't hurt if we sticked together, considering the similar circumstances." Speaking of furniture store, Scream would make a stop in one of the rooftops, the furniture store in clear sight. "There we go. Not sure if I should enter with you two considering....you know." One of the many tendrils of her hair moved to point at herself when saying that. "Will still follow if you're okay with it, though."

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#308: Nov 13th 2023 at 12:01:45 PM

Subaru — East Village — with Rivet and Scream

Subaru dropped to the roof, the ribbon of hard light vanishing behind her, then half-turned — both to kill her speed and to face Rivet and Scream. She put her non-gauntlet-wearing hand to her lips for a moment, then shook her head.

"It's up to you, uh..." She trailed off for a moment — both Scream and Rivet were yet to introduce themselves to her. "Either way," she powered on, "it's your choice. But if you choose to come, I'll have your back." The purple-haired slammed her fists together resolutely, causing a small gust of wind to whip the trailing edges of her hair ribbon around. "You have a soul," she said, "and that's enough."

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
PresidentStalkeyes Eats moldy bread and flies into windows from United Kingdom of England-land Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Do you like me? (Yes ⎕ Definitely ⎕ Absolutely!!! ⎕)
Eats moldy bread and flies into windows
#309: Nov 13th 2023 at 2:33:11 PM

Norma - East Brooklyn (Crystal Clear)

'MEAGER PSYCHIC ABILITY?! MEAGER-'

Norma took a sharp breath, calming herself. It wouldn't do to get all worked up over an... inconsequential insult. She could dispatch this fluffy little paparazza without breaking a sweat if she so desired. Besides, she couldn't be sure if 'Coco' - if that really was her real name - had actually seen her steal the crystal, and wasn't just hunting for leads.

It'd been a while since she'd tried Clairvoyance from a 'neutral' position, but it was as good a time as any to practice. She closed her eyes and, feeling her head throb, tried to reach out to the mind of the rat creature in front of her. It was thorny and headache-inducing, especially since she had to do it as quickly as possible so as to avoid suspicion. Like hurling oneself against a mass of thick foliage in lieu of a machete.

For just a moment, she saw herself through Coco's eyes. A shifty, obvious thief, clad all in black and comically tiptoeing along like a Looney Tunes character, hefting an enormous sparkling gem about six times the size of the actual crystal.

Her vision returning to normal, she opened her eyes. So she could be reasonably sure that Coco suspected her of stealing the crystal, and probably wasn't working for Arachnos, as one of the brainwashers would have seen her as something very different. Still, can't be too careful. She couldn't be sure she wasn't being manipulated in some way.

Her eyes darted over to her bag, and she felt some thoughts barge into her head.

   It would be easy, you know.   

   Just a taste.   

   No need to kill her, just wipe her memory a little.   

   She'll never know you existed.   

A bead of sweat rolled down her face. Feeling her nails dig into her palms as she gripped her bag even tighter, she forced her gaze back to Coco, letting her Censors stamp those thoughts out with extreme prejudice. She would not let some hunk of overpriced rock get the better of her. Not today.

"Uh-huh..." she finally responded to Coco after a delay of what must have only been a few seconds, but to Norma had felt eternally longer. "And what's that got to do with me? I hope you're not accusing me of anything. 'Cuz if you are, I'd like to see some proof. Otherwise I suggest you turn your fluffy little keister around and run back to whatever hole you crawled out of," she said, illustrating the point by doing a 'walking' gesture with two fingers. "I'm a busy girl, I've got places to be."

Edited by PresidentStalkeyes on Nov 25th 2023 at 11:30:16 AM

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Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#310: Nov 13th 2023 at 4:38:34 PM

Rivet: East Village

"I don't mind it," Rivet affirmed as she skidded to a stop alongside the symbiote and Subaru on the rooftop, looking up at Scream with a smile. "If anyone's got any trouble, I'll call 'em out. Friends stick with friends, 'kay? No question."

She then flicked her eyes over to Subaru, giving her a weird look in response to her statement.

"...Weeiird observation," she noted. "But okay. Glad we... all have souls? Do I have a soul? Can you tell that? Actually nevermind. I don't wanna have a crisis while browsing furniture."

She glanced ahead at the furniture store, before huffing and vaulting down off of the rooftops, forging ahead with a sort-of resigned confidence.

"Alright, c'mon you guys! Before it gets dark! I can feel my fur starting to stand up and I can't tell if it's cold or if I'm freaking out. Probably both. Did I mention I'm still freaking out a little about the whole 'in another galaxy' thing...?"

She exhaled sharply as she strode up to the furniture store, checking to see if it was open and deciding to wait for her two allies to catch up with her before heading inside. She'd folded her arms against her chest again, her tail weaving nervously back and forth as her ears lowered so as to be level with the top of her skull. Perhaps she was anxious about meeting whoever was inside. Aside from Subaru and Scream, who were exceptional cases, she hadn't really met any average people yet in the city. Excluding that guy who hit her with his truck, of course.

Edited by Enirboreh on Nov 13th 2023 at 12:44:25 PM

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Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#311: Nov 14th 2023 at 10:04:34 AM

Scream- East Village

Between Subaru's words, and Rivet's willingness to stick out for her and calling her friend of all things, Andi was feeling like this was a dream. She was almost expecting any second now to wake up at the homeless shelter, with only Scream as company.

"Alright. Uh...thank you." Scream seemed taken aback by the kindness these two were giving her, almost as if she hasn't been treated that way for a good while, even with those blank white eyes, they could see the gratefulness mixed with confusion. Maaaybe it's worth a try to do this stupid stunt of going there to the store like this if these two will stick out for her?

I never felt you this comfortable before, host. This is new.

Yeah. New for me too.

Are you enjoying this?

...I guess so.

I am glad to hear that.

Scream followed Rivet's lead as the furball strode up to the furniture store. Once the three were gathered, they'd move inside to the store. Even if the store wasn't exactly filled with many people at all, either from it being a quiet day, or the weird crap going in the city mixed with Rivet's noisy arrival making people in this neighborhood stay in their homes, Andi definetely could -feel- thanks to the symbiote being her second pair of eyes that she was being looked at by the people in the store with a mix of surprise, fear and who knows what else. Andi shrugged that off, knowing this'd be over quick, and by god, if tolerating this meant having an actual fucking comfy bed to sleep on and Scream not having to do something as mundane as healing her back pains from sleeping on the floor? Just some awkward 10 minutes of symbiote shopping would be worth it.

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#312: Nov 14th 2023 at 10:58:51 AM

Subaru — East Village rooftop —> furniture store — with Rivet and Scream

Subaru tilted her head at Rivet. "Uhh... Mach Caliber, help?" she said, at length.

"The Midchildan word Subaru translated to 'soul' has no direct counterpart in English," the Device explained. "Its closest relative is a word in Japanese, 'kokoro', that can mean 'soul', 'mind', 'heart' and more. I think this exchange best explains it."

There was a pause, then a somewhat-tinny recording played from Mach Caliber's speakers:

"Because I was made to make you run stronger and faster."

To which Subaru's recorded voice replied, "Mm. But, Mach Caliber, as an AI, you have a soul, right? So your thinking's a bit wrong. You were born so you could run together with me."

Subaru blushed and looked to the side, then followed Rivet and Scream as they approached the store.


The store consisted of one large hall, chairs and sofas and the like clumped together like nesting seabirds. The air was stale and smelled of plastic and fake leather, and Rivet could hear a ceiling fan trying and failing to improve the situation.

There weren't many customers around; a couple of them were arguing with a bored-looking clerk sitting beside a desk near the back wall, and a few more were browsing.

It took a moment for anybody to notice the trio's entrance. Finally, a haggard-looking man approached them. He was wearing a suit which, upon closer inspection, had seen better days, and while for Subaru and Scream he smelled a bit, Rivet's nose was assaulted by an acrid, tar-like smell emanating from the man.

He scratched his stubble, squinting at the trio, then spat on the floor. "We don't like your kind here," he said, his voice scratchy and raw.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#313: Nov 14th 2023 at 11:12:40 AM

Rivet: Furniture Store

Rivet idly looked around the store as she strolled in with the others, taking in the slightly miserable interior through half-lidded eyes that clearly showed how unimpressed she was. Her dry expression soon gave way to a wrinkled nose of disgust as she caught the scent of the man who'd come up to them, and she had to suppress a cough as her eyes stung from the smell. What could've possibly been wrong with him to make him smell like that? Rivet certainly hadn't caught any foul scents from any other humans so far.

"G-Great. Yeah. Awesome..." she strained in reply, barely even caring about his xenophobia as she pushed past him into the store. "We're just here for furniture, thanks but no thanks..."

Uggghhh, she inwardly groaned as she moved past and stood a little ways away from the man, fighting to regain her composure as she kept herself upright by leaning on the arm of one of the display couches. Worst... smell... ever... blech. Okay, breathe through the mouth, breathe through the mouth... don't think about it...

She stood up, took in a careful few breaths, then forced herself to relax and start looking around the place.

...okay that's better.

"What do you mean by 'my kind,' anyways?" she couldn't help but speak up to the man from behind, even as she idly perused the furniture. She wasn't even looking in his direction, demonstrating how little she cared. "Can't have even seen my kind before, nevermind not liking 'em. Hey, uh, Scream?" she interrupted herself, gesturing for the symbiote to come over. "This bed looks pretty good. It'd probably suit you more, though. I like smaller ones I can curl up on."

Edited by Enirboreh on Nov 14th 2023 at 7:14:11 PM

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Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#314: Nov 14th 2023 at 11:37:57 AM

Scream- Store

Well, guess her bad luck had to manifest after it seemed like things were brightening up. Of course even something as simple and easy as buying furniture can't go without a issue. Even if this form didn't exactly seemed to have a nose, Andi still can smell normally underneath the symbiote. He smelled a bit weird, but it seemed like Rivet was not having a good time whatsoever. Somehow, she was glad the symbiote didn't amplify smell if Rivet was suffering just from being near this dumbass.

"You buying, or do you make it a habit of harrassing customers in a store and ruining the store's profits? Because you got a shitty hobby if the latter's true." Scream scoffed, her tendrils of hair seeming to be twitching from this annoyance. Rivet's words and beckoning the symbiote did took the attention away from the fuckface, as she moved over to look at the bed the furball was looking at. A clawed finger poked the bed, as if testing how soft it was...though considering her circumstances, any bed would be a blessing at this point. "...Yeah, this one could work. Make sure yours is as comfy as it can be, though. Nanothingies or not, gonna be pretty annoying if you use them just to mend a back pain just because it wasn't comfy enough. I speak from experience."

She may had realized this bed she might pick would be a tad too big for her once she is out of her symbiote form....but fucking hell, at this point, having anything where she can rest, and all the space to lay around is far more worth it.

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#315: Nov 14th 2023 at 1:23:32 PM

Subaru — furniture store — with Rivet and Scream (and a garden-variety bigot)

The smelly man shambled after Scream and Rivet. "Y-your kind!" he said to the pair, then coughed. It sounded like his innards were trying to escape through his mouth. "Aliens and monsters that come here to displace" — another hacking cough — "good hardworking Americans! You don't belong here!" The more he talked, the more worked-up he became. He opened his mouth to continue his tirade, but stopped when a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Hey buddy." It was, of course, Subaru, who lightly tapped his shoulder with her gauntleted hand. "Mind saying that to someone your own size?" She sounded polite, cheerful even, but her expression was anything but.

The man snorted and turned to face her. "Oh yeah? You one of them 'heroes'?" He sneered. "Here to protect them aliens instead of normal people?"

After a moment, he cleared his throat and spat on her. Subaru looked at him, spit running down her chin. She didn't move, but her eyes flickered between their normal, green colour and a golden, with blocky circles appearing around her pupils. Not that the man noticed; he was looking at her with a self-satisfied expression.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#316: Nov 14th 2023 at 6:36:51 PM

Scream - Shop

Here we fucking go. 2023 and we still got these people around. Her symbiote just wanted someone to bond and relate with instead of whatever this idiot was sprouting from fake news. Andi was perfectly fine ignoring the dumbass and focusing towards Rivet...atleast until she saw him spitting at Subaru's face.

She didnt knew why, but the action angered her. Greatly. The very few people that showed her kindness in her time staying in this shitty city and this is how THEY get treated?! This dumbass wouldn't even bother giving her any money if she was sitting in a corner begging for money!

The man would suddenly find himself licked in the face by a long, slimy tongue, lots of drool and saliva now stuck in his face. Scream would retract her long tongue back to her maw, blank white eyes glaring at the man.

"Now we're even. We can tell you get off mocking, abusing and hurting others, just because they're different. Minorities. Other countries. Other worlds. We don't SEE you helping the downtrodden and the people struggling for food. You just do this to make yourself feel strong. Wasting your time instead of actually getting someone a fucking helping hand." Scream scoffed. "Leave us alone to shop. If you dare hurt someone innocent, I will know. And you will end up as an armless, legless thing. Rolling down the street, like a turd in the wind."

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#317: Nov 14th 2023 at 7:00:59 PM

Rivet: Furniture Store

"Eh, don't worry about it. My 'bed' back home was basically just a pile of blankets and stuff on the floor. It was comfy! I'll probably get something simple," Rivet assured Scream, only to then glance to one side as Subaru confronted the man. She watched the whole debate unfold, eyes wide, until Scream moved to intervene—at which point Rivet let out a disgusted noise at Scream's... demonstration.

"Did you have to lick him? Yeuch! There was at least eight other things you could've done instead," Rivet scolded, walking up to Scream and the man while gesturing for the former to put him down. "At least five of 'em I can think of involve one of these babies."

She promptly summoned the Blackhole Storm from her telestorage; a mean-looking oversized gatling gun that looked like it'd been fused with some sci-fi blaster rifle. It let out a high-pitched whine as she held it up, smiling innocently at the man while almost hugging the weapon like it were a toy. It was mostly because it was so massive compared to her that she had to heft it up with both hands, but it didn't take away from the indimidation factor much.

"Anyways, you gonna go now?" she chirped to the man, her tail weaving back and forth in barely-contained amusement. "'Cause I would if I were you."

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Dezmo Since: Jan, 2011
#318: Nov 15th 2023 at 1:26:55 AM

Team Bandicoot-Brooklyn-Transformer Tag Team

Crash, Tawna and Aku Aku tensed to move out of the way as the big Turtle took the bait, coming at them as a big swirling spikeball of doom. This, they had expected.

The giant transforming robots intervening? Not at all what they were expecting. They could roll with this though.

As the big Truck Robot moved between them and the Turtle and caught the Turtle in a punch, Crash and Tawna would both leap up the Robot's shoulders.

"Thanks for the assist, Big Guy!" Tawna shouted, before unleashing her grappling hook to swing up and over the turtle-right upto the rooftops to survey the scene.

Crash, meanwhile, capitalized on the opening Truck Bot had created to bring out his yo-yo, flicking it out towards the Turtle's shell in the few moments they hung in the air midair post punch and wrapping them up tightly. Quickly jumping onto Truck Bot's outstretched fist, Crash would then jump into the air and attempt to swing the captured Koopa right into the pavement below.

Edited by Dezmo on Nov 20th 2023 at 3:29:23 AM

FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#319: Nov 15th 2023 at 2:44:00 AM

Belial Bash in Alphabet City

   "So far I've been unimpressed with the mortal world."    Puff, exhale.    "But, the one thing it has over the foul bowels of Purgatory is that it's not a kill-Naphil-on-sight affair here."   

   "Although that does make maintaining the usual dietary habits difficult."    He muttered, gesturing in Tonka Tom's vague direction.    "Love the pyrotechnics, by the way."   

One more puff and exhale, and the mortal sin of angels and demons in the flesh opted to swallow the cig, crunching it between his teeth.    "Yuck. Back to work."    He swaggered over to where Bluehair was, bronze discs jingling on his outfit.    "Might as well check what business dragons have with this chicken coop."   

Squatting down, he slapped the downed man with his angel hand - which was still clad in a heavy plate gauntlet. Probably beat the ghoulish claw of his demon hand.    "Wakey wakey. Uncle Belial's got some questions."   

Edited by FergardStratoavis on Nov 15th 2023 at 1:36:50 PM

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#320: Nov 15th 2023 at 4:06:08 AM

Subaru — furniture store — with Rivet and Scream (and a garden-variety bigot)

"M-monster!!" the spitting man screeched, pointing at Scream. As much as he tried to look big and intimidating, the wetness around his crotch and the smell of urine told another story; when Rivet summoned a huge, purple, five-barrelled gun out of thin air, he tripped backwards and fell on his rump, scooting away from her.

Subaru lifted an arm, and the man didn't wait to see what she'll do — he picked himself up and ran out of the store, screaming about monsters and thugs all the way.

The purple-haired woman just put her hand on the Blackhole Storm, pushing it down so the barrels pointed at the floor. Her eyes stopped flickering gold, returning to their normal green colour, and she sighed, wiping away the drool from her face with her other hand.

The clerk that, until now, was arguing with customers at the back of the store approached the trio, running a hand through her white-streaked hair. She mostly looked tired. To Rivet, she smelled like mostly like the store itself, but the Lombax's sensitive nose could detect hints of various sorts of meaty foods in the woman's scent.

"I apologise for the mess," the clerk said quietly. Glancing at the floor, she added, "I'll get something to clean this." She sounded like it wasn't the first time she had to do this.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#321: Nov 15th 2023 at 8:32:28 AM

Scream- Furniture Store

"Oh, come on. Had to pay back a hundredfold times what he did to her. May be disgusting, but don't tell me it wasn't funny." Andi definetely felt the tongue of the symbiote to be...well, her actual tongue due to the way how symbiosis works. The guy tasted like garbage, which for a symbiote says a lot, yet at the same time, seeing the guy's tough exterior falter at the lickening, the wetening and Rivet's fancy gun scaring him made Scream cackle at seeing him run off like a little bitch. "Haha! So fucking worth it."

Humans really can be so strange....and petty.

Yep, that's us alright. Sometimes people don't think like you symbiotes. You are all about 'cooperating with others', but-

Some humans instead of relying on mutualism by working with others, they're parasites who drain resources?

Yep.

Scream shrugged at the clerk who apologized for the whole situation. "It happens. Idiots gotta be idiots." Scream would then glance at Subaru, as if making sure she was okay after all that happened. If she was indeed fine, she'd then focus back to Rivet. "Well. Now that that's done, we can cross my bed off the list. Think we only need to find yours, Riv."

Edited by Darkomega245 on Nov 15th 2023 at 8:33:03 AM

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#322: Nov 15th 2023 at 8:44:55 AM

Rivet: Furniture Store

"Yeah, it's fine. Not your fault you get customers like that," Rivet nodded to the clerk, letting the Blackhole Storm retreat back into her telestorage as she adopted a satisfied smile. "Don't think he'll come back here in a while after that. Let's hope so..."

She looked up at Scream then, her mood brightening at the symbiote's statement before she jogged back over to the bed section; her ears perked up attentively as her demeanour shifted into a more feline set of behaviours. She really did start to look more like a cat when she began darting around the place, looking over each and every bit of furniture before finally raising a finger into the air to signal to the others.

"Found one!"

It was a sofa-bed she'd found, one that unfolded quite low to the ground like a futon, but neatly compacted into a two-seater couch when not in use. Rivet was mesmerised by the mechanism for a short while, as it was activated by a simple lever and a lift of the cushions, and she switched between the bed and the couch for about a minute before breaking herself out of it.

"O-kay, I love it. How many bolts is that?" she asked the clerk, immediately pulling out her PDA to check her bolt balance. "I've got abooouuut... 20,000 bolts on me. Name your price!"

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desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
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#323: Nov 15th 2023 at 9:29:00 AM

Subaru — furniture store — with Rivet and Scream (and a tired-looking clerk)

If anything, Subaru looked sheepish. "I'm glad Nove isn't here," she mumbled under her breath. "That'd have been embarrassing."

"I do not think your sister would find this incident funny," Mach Caliber said.

While Subaru argued with her rollerblades, the clerk followed Rivet and Scream. She looked relieved that neither of them took the matter hard (and, probably, that nobody started a super-powered fight inside the shop). The mention of "bolts" had her blinking in confusion, though. "Are you from abroad, miss?" she asked. "We use US dollars here."

There was the sound of rollerblades-on-linoleum-floor, and Subaru suddenly appeared behind the clerk. "Don't worry, uh... Riv, was it?" she said with a slightly-awkward smile. "I can pay for these now" — she waved a hand at the sofa-slash-bed — "and you can pay me back later — once we find a money changer that accepts those Bolts, yeah?"

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kagescorpionakki Breath of the Sun from Long Ago Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Breath of the Sun
#324: Nov 15th 2023 at 10:19:54 AM

Brooklyn

Bowser's awesome shell spin attack was rudely interrupted by a giant robot fist. That was a new one on him; usually, giant robots were supposed to destroy stuff, not protect it. Evidently this one didn't get the memo. Also, how dare it be bigger than him. Bowser was supposed to be the biggest guy around.

The king's ultra-hard shell made an awful noise as it ground against a metal arm, but the arm ultimately won and pushed Bowser off course.

"Outta my way, you hunk of junk!" He barked, uncurling from his shell and exhaling a stream of fire into the robot's face.

He only then noticed the string wrapped around him, which interrupted any further counterattack by slamming him into the ground. Bowser could land on his feet at terminal velocity without a care, so this didn't really hurt him so much as annoy him.

Kinda busy here, guy. He thought back to Skeletor, hoping bonehead would hear it. I'll be there once I crush these morons.

With that thought, Bowser grabbed the string of the yo-yo in one mighty hand and pulled intending to yank Crash towards him. Bowser's other hand was already cocked back for a punch that would no doubt splatter the rodent if it connected.

Edited by kagescorpionakki on Nov 15th 2023 at 8:53:55 AM

What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
Darkomega245 Since: May, 2012
#325: Nov 15th 2023 at 10:46:19 AM

Scream- Furniture Store

God, Scream really finds it hard to admit that Rivet really can just become cute and charming to see when she just darts around like that. She's wondering what this means for her daily brooding now that it seems she'll be living with the furball for a good while.

Though the shopping might had taken an awkward turn, since only now did she realized that these 'bolts' Rivet mentioned might not be compatible as currency. Still, seeing Subaru being willing to pay for their stuff is...fucking hell, did her bad luck really vanished and she ended up meeting these two ray of sunshines due to that?

"That's...mighty kind of you to be willing to pay for our stuff. Thank you, I guess?" Scream said, tone as if in disbelief this is happening, but grateful all the same. "Oh, and uh, call me Scream, since we didn't fully introduced yet."


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