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Post by pielover19 on Oct 12, 2018 20:26:55 GMT -5
"Neutral guardian? Where would a guy like him live?"
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 13, 2018 15:06:04 GMT -5
Leia
"Yeah!"
"Probably!"
"Doubtful."
"No."
Somnis, Tia, Grant, and Death all answer at once. Somnis looks extremely confused at the other responses. "Huh? What do you mean 'no?'" she asks.
"The territory between zones has been... changing," Death explains.
"Yeah. The land's all grey, and it's filled with really tough monsters," Grant says. "I mean, imagine fighting a guardian... but there's three of them. And could appear anywhere."
"Not quite that strong, but still dangerous. More importantly, the power of the Souls is diminished in that area," Death says. "Enough that even I have trouble passing between areas."
"I think you all saw a monster on par with those creatures at the Howling Cliffs. When you attracted it by fighting in too large a group," Grant continues. "Don't do that, by the way."
"So yes, technically, you can. But only do so as a last resort," Death tells Leia.
Dewey
"... Wait a minute Somnis, Mercia isn't the Light Guardian?"
Somnis cocks her head. "No? She's the Celestial Guardian."
Karl
"Neutrality is the power of the individual," Death explains. "The ability to reach out and shape one's own destiny."
"Yeah, I remember the Neutral Zone was full of some really weird stuff," Somnis says. "Like... hm... Some places that were really normal, some places that were completely crazy. Like a drug trip."
Death snaps around to stare at Somnis. "Have you been doing drugs, young lady? What would your mother say?"
"No! Um. I... y'know, just based on movies and stuff?" Somnis clarifies. "A-anyway, it was all, like... a demonstration of how people interpret the world around them or something?"
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Post by Digi on Oct 13, 2018 18:22:00 GMT -5
Tai yawns. "Can we start wrapping this 'gsme plan' up? Or at least get somewhere with it?"
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Post by pielover19 on Oct 13, 2018 19:19:03 GMT -5
"That sounds really cool...
I wonder if my house has a portal in it. I don't use any room other than the main one, maybe my attic is some sort of dungeon...
I say we go check out a bunch of different places tomorrow night. Maybe we'll find some new portals."
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Post by mrfuzz111 on Oct 13, 2018 23:05:19 GMT -5
"Agreed."
Dewey thinks for a moment.
"So far many of the locations we've found portals at seem to have something in common with the primary element of the location they lead. It might be a good idea to get some town maps and focus our investigations on places matching the elements we haven't found areas of, perhaps split up to investigate more potential areas. As long as we're merely checking for portals rather than doing any serious exploration within them we shouldn't need everyone together, right?"
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 14, 2018 0:12:56 GMT -5
Everyone
"Fine," Alice says. "It seems like everyone's more or less in agreement. It's not exactly what I was hoping to get from this meeting, but I suppose it's acceptable. Everyone seems to have their own goals that line up well enough, so we'll just stay split into groups and just agree to cooperate."
"Works for me," Mattea says. "So we'll all look for our own stuff. Seems like our first priority is finding new areas, so we'll focus on that and report to each other."
"Just remember to be careful about what you talk about and where," Alice says.
"So. We're finished, right? Unless anyone already knows where a portal is?" Mattea asks.
Katie and Fox look at each other again.
"Welllllllllllllllllll... Kinda," Fox says.
"But I dunno if we really wanna tell everyone about it. Um. Not that we don't trust you, but..." Katie says. "We kinda don't completely trust you."
"Same here," Buttons says. "On both accounts."
"Tch. We showed you assholes where the Dark Corridors are, and you can't do us the same courtesy?" Mattea sneers.
"Yeah, well. Maybe later," Buttons shrugs. "Once I'm convinced no one's going to... y'know. Decide to kill the Guardian. Plus, Nat would be pissed if I just up and told you all without asking her. So..."
Katie and Fox nod enthusiastically behind him.
"Ugh. Whatever. We're done here for real this time, right?" Mattea asks again. She glances at Tai and Dewey. "The big quiz competition's tomorrow. Unless Alice is hoping to sabotage our chances of victory so she can win our little bet?"
Alice rolls her eyes. "I'd rather the team win and me lose the bet, genius."
"Always the self-sacrificial little..." Mattea puts her hands on her hips and smirks. "Whatever. I know reverse psychology when I see it. But it doesn't really matter. Getting played is worth it since I'm so-o-o-o going to enjoy fucking with you."
"Yeah, whatever. If you two are done with your little lovers spat, I'm going to bed," Buttons says.
Alice and Mattea both cross their arms and stare at him, then at each other.
"I didn't miss the meeting, did I? Excellent." Everyone turns to see a tall, angelic figure standing several feet behind Death, slowly floating closer. Of her half-dozen wings, one is covering her face. "I'm so very hurt none of you invited us."
A pair of what look like normal humans in jet-black suits of armor step out from behind her. Their uniforms are identical, with dark-blue stripes of light pulsing along the joints. Both look... suspiciously like they could be high school students.
"I hope you don't mind if I brought some assistants, just in case you decided to turn a friendly meeting into a battle," Mercia says.
"Hello," one says in a synthesized, unrecognizable voice.
"Nice to meet you all," the other says in an identical tone.
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Post by pielover19 on Oct 14, 2018 9:24:44 GMT -5
Karl makes a quick list of everyone attending and shoves it in his pocket.
"Dang, Mercia, you're pretty stupid. The meeting is already over!"
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Post by Digi on Oct 14, 2018 15:29:30 GMT -5
"Just what we needed. Another loud, self-righteous bitch."
Tai crosses his arms and leaves his slouching wall position.
He takes a few steps, toying with one of his guns lazily.
He sighs. "Well, now's our chance. Kiran suggested we hear her out and obviously she's not here to kill us or her entrance would've been more explosive." He looks at Mercia with tired, yet dead-serious eyes. "So start talking, and make it quick, angel in the outfield. I got a contest to win tomorrow."
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 15, 2018 1:41:41 GMT -5
Everybody
Mercia turns to Alice. "I'm glad to see you're recovering well."
Alice glares at her, starts to speak, then stops herself.
"Cut the bullshit and get on with it. You've got about a minute before I get really angry."
Mercia shrugs dramatically. "All business, then. Fine. I'll keep it short." She lands, looking around at everyone in turn. "At the end of the year, this world will be destroyed, unless the 13 Souls come together. I do not care whether you all agree to cooperate with me, or if I have to unite them by force. But I absolutely will not fail. I can not fail."
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Post by pielover19 on Oct 15, 2018 18:38:51 GMT -5
"Oh, boo hoo! A villian with a purpose, one who might actually have a good reason for their actions, it's so overplayed! And why are you talking like you need to reassure yourself? This is what the ferret mafia does, people, it's truly disgusting..."
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 15, 2018 18:54:29 GMT -5
Everybody
"Reassure myself? Ha. Once maybe, but no more. My heart and actions are utterly unclouded." Mercia narrows her eyes at Karl. "If you get in my way I won't hesitate to kill you where you stand."
Death shifts to put herself more between you all and Mercia.
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Post by pielover19 on Oct 15, 2018 20:22:02 GMT -5
"You think that scares me? Lemme tell ya, animals do run this world..."
Karl smugly snacks on a pop-tart.
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Post by Digi on Oct 15, 2018 21:48:50 GMT -5
Tai thinks it over for a moment before being quick to answer, ignoring Karl.
"Where's this coming from? This information? Do you have any proof that it's reliable? For all we know it's as reliable as internet bloggers in 2012. You'd have to think that all of us were idiots to take such a fucking insane statement at face value. And you'd only be half-right."
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Post by Malefio on Oct 23, 2018 6:10:55 GMT -5
Leia is seemingly scared of Mercia and seems unable to look at anyone.
"Enenenenend ohohohof thethethe wowowoworld?
K... K... Kill anyone in your way?
KILL ANYONE IN YOUR WAY?!"
She's suddenly obviously angry and looks at Mercia straight in the eyes.
"THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO THINGS YOU IDIOT! YOU WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD?! YOU DON'T SAVE ANYONE BY KILLING SOMEONE! YOU JUST KILL EVERYONE ELSE, JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY!
I'M JUST AN EMPTY SHELL. A USELESS SOUL THAT'S TOO SCARED TO DIE. I'M SCARED OF MY OWN SHADOW. I'M SCARED OF EVERYONE.
ALL BECAUSE OF SOMEONE LIKE YOU WHO JUST DECIDED THAT THE LIVES OF OTHERS HAD NO WORTH!
WETHER THE WORLD ENDS OR NOT, AT LEAST IF IT ENDS, YOU WON'T BE SEPARATING PEOPLE FROM THE ONES THEY LOVE YOU COMPLETE MONSTER!"
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Post by Vitsheep on Oct 23, 2018 18:58:34 GMT -5
Everybody
Mercia completely ignores Karl and turns to Tai. "No, no. I don't believe most of you are idiots. I know at least some of you are quite clever, in fact." She narrows her eyes. "I can tell you I know because of the power of my Celestial Soul - the power of guidance. But at the end of the day, I have no proof. Whether you choose to believe me or not is a question of faith."
Death seems unimpressed. "Yes, a-"
And then Leia blows up.
Everyone is too stunned to interrupt, staring at Leia in shock. Mercia is one of the first to recover.
"Oh, you poor dear. You must have been through something truly terrible." She spreads her arms and wings out invitingly. "Come here. You don't have to worry anymore. You don't have to keep doing this. You can just go home, forget about all these scary monsters and the fighting..."
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