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Hey there!

BRB.

Glad to hear you like the idea of The Illusionist. I can't wait to see what happens when he finally comes into play.

hOW DO YOU DO FELLOW KIDS-
I will never not open with this

Alsooooo, I'll be here and there for a while since I'm writing up the info for my mimic dragons species ;w;
Hopefully it won't take up a lot of time--

Back.

(Aggron) Me too, it'll be interesting to see how he interacts with everyone. :)

(King) No problem! I'm gonna be slow too, but then I already mentioned that. XD

Ok, y'all, when should we start if everyon'e going to be slow?

We may as well go ahead and start now, it's better than waiting. Just give me a second and I'll do Crowley's reply.

(King) Hey, should we get Anastasia to find Morty soon? I'm just waiting for you to do everything you need to do with him first. X)

Crowley groaned dramatically, and considered hitting his head against the ground, before realising that with all his cuts and bruises it probably wouldn't be a very good idea. 'Why does EVERYONE make stupid bird jokes around here? If you're gonna insult me, at least think of a creative way to do it! ...And me being small just makes me a harder target to hit,' he added as an afterthought, grinning nastily.

( @Radiant Ok. @King Just in case it was forgotten, Jerry needs a reply from GB.)

f i t e m e b r u h

( y o )

{Vitis laughs obnoxiously, pulling out more knives and holding them by the blades, between his fingers.}"Fine, tick-bag! No more bird jokes! You think you're hard to hit because you're small? Tha' might be true if you didn't already have one foot in the grave, seein' how fu.c.ked up you got by lion-boy, but in yo' condition, you'll be dead in a minute!" {He then immediately flings a knife at Crowley's closest foot, trying to pin it to the ground.}

@Aggron
(ah flip I think I did sorry-)
//Alright. I can't say for certain that I can find all you're looking for, as written and spoken words are all I can gather from. Unfortunately my powers to pry into minds has weakened with the lack of good in the world...No matter. I will be back as soon as I gather as much as I can.//
The spectral cat swiftly reads over the list, nods, then exits through the nearby wall.

@Draco
While waiting for the group to leave, Keenan lumbers into the hospital and ducks behind the reception desk, tearing open the rubber casing of a plug and taking the copper wires into his jaws, electricity flooding into his body. He shakes it off, static running through his body as he shifts back into a human, sighing softly as he clambers into a chair to wait.

( @Radiant Sure! As soon as Morty leaves the doggo squad Keenan and possibly Thorn, Anastasia can scoop him up and take him to Sargon. Though, I need to do a little explaination to his spooky DB headache-)

"So... I'm going to tag along with you lot, I guess," Thorn said to the room in general. "I've got nowhere else to go."

Although his injuries did hamper him somewhat, Crowley's normally lightning-fast reflexes were still quick enough to allow him to dodge the thrown knife. He stared at it buried in the ground for a split second, then let out a cackling laugh. 'Ooh, did your tiny little knife miss? I hope you've got something better up your sleeve, or this is gonna be one heII of a boring fight.'

He kicked the fallen blade away and charged forwards, aiming to slash at Vitis' legs and incapacitate him for an easy win.

{Jerry nods at Brink as he disappears. Walking into the kitchen, Jerry holds up the locket Brink brought for Armin to see. It was a greenish-white, with gold decorating it, and hinges made of wire holding the shells together.}"We've got it. I'll go make the arangement for her to meet us. Get you're things and be ready to leave. Wait..."{Jerry looks around with a puzzled look.}"Where's Ivy?"

{Vitis grins, steps back, and flings every knife he has in his hands but one, all in rapid succession at his charging assailant. Crowley now had a choice: Keep charging and get stabbed by half a dozen knives in various places, but land the strike on Vitis, or dodge them, but give give Vitis more time to throw sharp items at him.}

Armin nodded, not looking surprised that they were going so soon. He gave the locket a cursory glance, but didn't make any attempt to take it from Jeremiah, or ask to.

'No problem... Oh, Ivy? I think she went outside for some fresh air. I doubt she's stupid enough to go far when she already knows what's going on out there, so I'm sure she's fine. Why do you ask? Are we taking her with us?'

Forced to make a split-second decision, Crowley compromised - or attempted to. He threw up one of his wings in front of his body, letting most of the knives sink into it instead of hitting him in more vital areas. Blood poured from the wounds, staining his dark feathers, and he let out a short yell of pain. But he didn't stop running. As soon as he was close enough, he swung his injured wing outwards and hit Vitis with enough force to knock him over.

Immediately after landing the blow, Crowley staggered back until he was out of reach of any direct hits, and then stopped, gasping for breath. He looked around at his wing and hissed angrily. There was no way he'd be flying anywhere again today.

{Jerry looks gives a concerned look.}"No, I was going to ask that she stay here. I noticed she had a rather......forward personality, and I wouldn't want her to say something......stupid to Dianne. As I'm sure you know, western dragons are very proud creatures, and any insult to that pride might make them angry. I'll make the call, you get her inside so I can fill her in before we leave." {Jerry then walks into the other room to call Dianne on his phone.} (Get ready for a massive block of dialogue.)

@Draco
"You're welcome to come with!"
Ango smiles up at Thorn, quickly glaring at Mortikai as he passes them to go out the room, not fully trusting him.
Toby whines quietly at Ango's nervousness, nudging everyone close by gently as he paces around.

(Well played, Crow-boi.XD) {Vitis' once confident face quickly turned to shock once he realized that Crowley wasn't stopping, despite the knives. In Vitis' experience, half a dozen knives flying through the air were generally enough to deter even the craziest of foes. But not Crowley. When Crowley's wing hit Vitis, the force of it caused him to perform an unintentional backwards somersault and landed as gracefully as a drunken moron attempting parkour. With no small amount of cussing, Vitis painfully picks himself up, and speaks to Crowley.}"What's //WRONG// with you?! You took //All// the knives, just to land a hit on me? Are you insane?!"

Slightly put out by being given orders in his own house, Armin hesitated, threw a mildly dirty look at Jerry's retreating back, then turned and went outside to locate Ivy. Finding her turned out to be easy; she was standing only fifty feet away from the house, staring at the trunk of an old oak tree.

'You need to come inside,' he said without preamble, as he wandered over to her.

Her head snapped around when she heard his voice. 'Oh, it's just you,' she mumbled. Then she said, 'Why? There's nothing here, and I'm sure even the non-human monsters wouldn't be stupid enough to come this close to your house.'

'It's not that. Jeremiah and I are... going out somewhere, and you've got to stay in while we're gone. For your own safety.'

'Why can't I just come WITH you?'

Armin recited the same reasons Jerry had told him.

'No,' said Ivy at once. 'Absolutely not! I am NOT sitying at home while you two go off on exciting missions. What do I look like to you, a pathetic damsel in distress?!'

(I'll probably continue that last post in a minute, hold on.)

Crowley looked across at Vitis, panting and baring his teeth angrily. He limped forwards a couple of steps, dragging his injured wing behind him. 'When I fight, I FIGHT,' he hissed. 'I'm not gonna let anything stop me from breaking every bone in your body if that's what I've decided to do. ESPECIALLY not something as stupid as a little bit of pain. What's the matter, cool guy? You wouldn't do the same thing?'

His jaws twisted into an unpleasant grin as he continued to gasp for breath.

{Jerry dials Dianne and waits for her to pick up. Meanwhile, at Dianne's place, whole building was silent. The curtains were pulled over every window, the entire bottom floor was occupied by Dianne's 13 draugrs, all standing guard, and Dianne herself was sleeping in her bedroom. The sound of her phone reverberates through the building, causing Dianne to wake from her slumber. Getting up groggily, she shambles out her bedroom door to the phone on the wall in the hallway and answers it.}Dianne:"What do you want? Jerry:"Dianne?"
Dianne:"Jeremiah?"
{She stops for a second, the events of last night rushing to her memory.}
Jerry:"Yeah, you ok? Are you still in the city?"
Dianne:"Right, that psychopath attacked last night. I remember now."
Jerry:"How could you forget?!"
Dianne:"Jerry, I was up all night, I'm still healing from some minor wounds, and I didn't sleep well, so cut me some slack if I seem out of it right now. Why are you calling?" {Cont.}

Jerry:"I need some supplies, and I need to talk to you in person. Think you can meet me at The Spot?"
{Dianne sighs heavilly before continuing.}
Dianne:"Jerry, I spoke with the nut-ball who coordinated this attack. He said if I stayed out of his affairs, he'd stay out of mine. I can't help you without painting a target on my own back. I'm sorry." (Gtg, Bbl)

'I'm not staying here,' said Ivy with an air of finality. She crossed her arms and gave Armin a glare. If looks could kill, he probably would have exploded right then, vampire or not.

Instead, he just let out a long breath and stepped closer to her, saying, 'Look, I'm only here because I have to bring down Count Sargon, and all this planning Jeremiah's doing only matters to me because it might help me accomplish that. And you coming with us could ruin those plans if you aren't incredibly careful. So I'll say it once more; stay here, or you'll end up dying an unpleasant death.' He turned and began to walk away.

'Are you threatening me?!' Ivy screeched, her hands curling into fists.

'No,' replied Armin shortly. 'I'm warning you.' And without looking back, he returned to the house to see if Jerry was finished with his phone call.

(Alright Aggron, we'll see you later if we're still going then.)

(Okie Aggron!
btw, is Draco still alive? XD)

( @King: She's still around, maybe she just didn't know what to reply? I can get her back if you need her. XD)

(G O L L Y
sorry for the wait x'D)

"Thanks. Maybe someday that birdbrain will come crawling back to us," Thorn said, laughing a little. "And I never gave you guys my name, did I? Too much fighting and cra.p going on. I'm Thorn."

Anastasia had made her way across Shacklestone, landing every now and again on intact rooftops to get her bearings and survey her surroundings. She'd not seen a trace of the strange top-hatted man she was searching for, but she knew he was around SOMEWHERE. And when she found him... maybe she'd play with him, just a little bit, before she brought him back to Lord Sargon... She grinned and her claws twitched in anticipation.

She descended from the sky and landed on another roof, this one only a few streets away from the half-destroyed hospital. Hmm... maybe Top Hat Man could still be in there... Maybe he would come out and then she could fly down and grab him...?

@Radiant
(Nah it's fine, I should probably expand on my reply anyways XD
I'll just copy it here so it's all together--)

@Draco
"You're welcome to come with! I'm Ango by the way, and this is Toby and Jed, and this is my awesome mum!"
She smiles up at Thorn, glaring a little at Mortikai as he passes them to go out of the room, still not fully trusting him despite her mother knowing. The last time that happened, their lives got turned around. Toby whines a little at her nervousness, gently nudging everyone close by as he paces around.

(wait heck ignore the duplicate info there XD)

(There's dust trapped in the edges of my screen)

(I just realised, there's not much I can do until either Mortikai is alone or Aggron comes back. XD I'll just sorta hang around and watch until I can write something.)

(mine too
is king typing something else or to i reply to that and ignore the mess-ups

(I don't know. :'D)

@Draco
(nope I'm typing something else XD
just take that as a better answer XD)
"Come on. The quicker we get out of here the quicker you'll all be safe."
Mortikai says, beckoning them out the door. He looks a little strange, his eyes seeming a little darker.
Emelia looks at him with slight worry as she ushers the others to exit in front of her.

Jed stayed close to the group, his eyes fixed on Mortikai. After one last glance out the window, she murmured, "See ya, birdy." and walked after them.

(she's talking about crowley in case it wasn't clear--)

*THORN murmured
OOPS
IT SOUNDS LIKE JED IS A GIRL

(I just imagined Jed with lipstick and long eyelashes
it was a good image)

(H O T
put him in a dress too

(but I was imagining him in dog form
now everything is broken)

@Draco
(r.i.p Jed XD
oH MY GOD XD
byootiful-)
Mortikai follows them out, musing over the strange looks almost all of them had given him.
"Hey, we can leave through the quickest way now!"
Ango says, jogging ahead a little with Toby, who barks happily.

(Hey guys, I'm gonna end this soon, it's getting late-ish here.)

"What's this 'quickest way'?" Thorn asked.

Jed smiled down at Toby with amusment and reached down and patted his head.

okie dOKE

@Draco
His tail wags as he nuzzles up against the vampire's hand.
"I think it might be the way you guys came, I'm not sure."
She looks back at Thorn, a little uncertain.
"Well, we are going a similar way, but I think we went a slightly different path."
Mortikai says from the back of the group.

Meanwhile, at the reception, Keenan had begun to patch himself up using a first aid kit under a damaged desk, using strips of metal from a roof cave-in to support his injured wrist. He was sure that it wasn't completely broken, but it would be good to stay on the safe side.

@Radiant
(okay!)

"Alright." Thorn said simply.

There was silence for a short while, then Jed asked, "What will we do once we're out of here?"

(they might've explained that earlier but i forgot lmao)

@Draco
"I think we get that lion guy to take us out the city, since it's probably not too safe, right?"
Ango looks at both her mum and Mortikai for the answer.
The top-hatten man simply nods, while Emilia looks a little distant, as if she didn't hear her.

brb-- gonna get ready for bedd

(Heeeyyy guys, I'm gonna call it a night. See you next week, King!)

O Hok aay*&^€(bye

Okie! Night guys! ;w;

(Continuing dialogue with permission from @Radiant.)
Jerry:"Dianne, please, I really need this.
Dianne:"Why?"
Jerry:"That nut-ball, as you called him, took my home last night and killed all my friends. That can't go unanswered. I need those supplies.
Dianne:"There's roughly 300 of them and one of you. Just how are you going to beat that?"
Jerry:"I have a plan. Please, just bring me the supplies, I can't do this without them. I'll pay you triple, in gold." {Dianne falls silent, considering the offer. Despite everything that was going on, she was still a dragon, one with a love for gold. Hell, gold fever isn't called 'Dragon Sickness' for nothing.}
Dianne:"How much gold?
Jerry:"If I'm counting this right, about 20 ingots. God, that'll be hell to heft...But I'll do it if it means getting those items from you."
{Dianne hesitates once more, considering the offer. After a moment of careful deliberation, she speaks.}
(Cont.)

Dianne:"Alright, I'll do it. It might take me a bit longer to get there though, given what's going on. Tell me what you need."
{Jerry smiles and silently mouths "Yes!" and makes a happy gesture.}
Jerry:"Well, alright. I'll meet you out there. Here's what I need:" {Jerry proceeds to list a number of magical items, including some soul traps.}
Jerry:"Got all that?"
Dianne:"Yes. I'll see you soon. Oh, and if Sargo, or whatever his name was, finds out about this and has a cat, I'm telling him you blackmailed me, just an fyi."
Jerry:"Ok, that's fine.......I think. See you there." {Jerry hangs up and waits for Armin to return. Part one of Jerry's insane plan was about to go into motion.}