Hopefully, continue with things over in Sovereign City and get Dianne and the others over there. If she and Mia can stop fighting long enough. XD And maybe I can get Crowley moving again soon, if he heals fast enough.
Tochi sprung away just before the stick hit her. She almost slid again on the damp ground, but she didn't let herself stumble this time. she aimed a sick-swing vaguely towards Sheldon's leg.
Sheldon blocked her swing with the edge of his own stick just before it made contact. 'How are we going to decide who wins?' he wondered out loud, a little breathlessly, as he stepped back to put some distance between them.
'But you have such a boring life!' said Crowley. 'Sitting by yourself in this stupid temple with nothing to do. You need /way/ more excitement in your life. I'd have died of boredom by now if I was in your shoes.'
'Well... I'm not going to get tired first! I-I'm a werewolf!' said Sheldon in an attempt to sound confident and boastful. He caught his breath and started to edge forwards again. 'I guess we just do it until someone loses their stick. Or gets an arm broken or something.'
{Pythia just frowns.} "Haven't you considered that maybe I like it this way? Boring is safe. Unlike you, I don't like being dismembered on a daily basis."
'Well, duh,' said Crowley. 'Of course it's SAFER... but what's the point? Sometimes you HAVE to live dangerously. Sometimes not being safe is way more fun. I mean, what do you do, hiding in here like a coward? What have you /accomplished?'/ he mocked her.
{Pythia's expression turns dark.} "How /dare/ you! I help the people in need in this city! I've taken refugees, wounded, and cursed, and I helped them! Knowing that they've been able to go on with their lives is accomplishment enough! What have you done? Annoy a few people you could never hope to beat? Get ripped apart and put back together? All you do is make the lives of everyone around you miserable!"
Crowley shrugged and averted his gaze. 'Maaaaybe... But what are you gonna do if monsters show up here and attack you? You don't fight. You might be pretty good at healing people, but you can't protect them. You wouldn't even be able to protect yourself if some lunatic like me tried to murder you.'
After he felt his weapon make contact twice, Sheldon stopped swinging wildly and stepped back again. He kept his stick raised and edged slowly around Tochi, waiting for her to make a move.
{Pythia crosses her arms.} "I have wards, you know. Restoration magic is more than just healing. You wouldn't be able to touch me and you would eventually just tire yourself out trying."
'Yeah, but someone even more dangerous than me might show up someday,' said Crowley, folding his arms with a vicious grin. 'What if that Sargon guy's whole army came after you?' He paused and gazed around the room. 'Is it true that his temple keeps evil out? How does THAT work, anyway?'
{Pythia's sour expression remains.} "What could Sargon possibly gain from killing me? And it keeps out evil spirits, like Dark Bring and the draugrs. This is sacred ground, and they cannot set foot on it."
'What if some evil monster tried to knock it down from the outside? Would it still repel them?' Crowley asked, seeming morbidly interested by the whole thing.
Tochi gripped her stick tightly and watched him for a few seconds. Then she leapt forward, aiming for his left side, then suddenly switched to his right side to throw him off guard.
Sheldon had moved his stick to shield himself, but didn't anticipate her suddenly changing her angle mid-swing. He gave a small yelp when her stick hit him, and quickly jumped backwards to avoid any follow-up attacks. 'That kind of hurt,' he said reproachfully. Without waiting for an answer, he sprung forwards, getting in close and slashing at her stick, trying to knock it out of her hand.
'By the way,' said Crowley suddenly, 'when am I gonna be healed enough to go out? No offence, but I don't really want to stay here longer than I have to.'
One of the refugees, a young werewolf, was busy worrying about his friends and family. 'I bet I'm never going to see any of them again,' he groaned. 'I saw all those werewolves being killed by the horrible centaur monsters last night. All my friends were probably with them.'
Seeing his advantage, Sheldon gave a whoop of excitement and lunged at her with a fast upward strike. The two sticks smacked into each other with great force, and Tochi's was wrenched out of her hand.
Tochi let out a surprised exclamation as her stick fell with a small thwump on the ground. She took a few steps backwards, panting. "That was fun! Do you think... I did well?"
Sheldon, looking a little awestruck that he'd actually won, pushed his stick into the ground point-first. 'I think you did amazingly!' he exclaimed. 'Of course, ANY evil person would be better at fighting than me... but still... I think you'd have a great chance.'
{Pythia looks a Crowley.} "I stopped the bleeding and mended the wound, but, because I know the first thing you're going to do is run back out there to fight more people, I didn't heal you entirely. You'll have to do the rest on your own." {After that, she walked over to the boy and tried to comfort him.} "You don't know, they might have escaped. Don't lose hope."
@Aggron Mia sprints for Claw, who had finally got to it's feet. She vaults up onto it, one hand hanging onto it's shoulder and finding footholds in the gaps in it's legs, tearing open the panel on it's chest and revealing it's inner workings. They weren't so intricate, easy to replace and fix, so she locates the tank of precious gasoline and yanks it out, a crazy grin on her face.
At that moment, Mortikai appears on a roof, shifting into his human form and staring down at the scene. He was sure he could hear at least two centaurs behind him and wasn't ready to question why it looked like Dianne was fighting one of the proxies. "Dianne! Stop your goddamn centaurs! They're going to kill innocent people!"
Crowley frowned. 'That's not fair. You're a healer. You're supposed to heal me completely.' However, once he realised she wasn't paying him any attention, he subsided into a quiet sulk and plotted revenge.
The young werewolf sniffed. 'Maybe...'
Another werewolf spoke up. It was a middle-aged man with greying red hair and glasses. 'I know it's hard, but try to keep believing. I lost my son and wife in that attack last week, and then I was forced to work for that Sargon monster right after his troops turned me into a werewolf... I've lost everything, but at least I'm alive.'
'I'm not sure...' said Sheldon, looking down and scraping the toe of his shoe along the ground. 'Oh, I know. I-I could have a go at becoming a werewolf again. It always kind of scares me, though. What if I get stuck like that forever?'
"I'm sure you won't get stuck - and besides, there are some really powerful sorcerers and stuff out there, we would be able to find someone who could turn you back," she assured him. "Try transforming now."
{When Mia vaulted onto claw, so did Magnus. He grabbed Mia by the back of the head and slammed it into claw's hull repeatedly before pulling Mia off and throwing her to the ground. Dianne turned her attention to Morty momentarily.} Dianne: "I'm a little busy right now, Mortikai!"
'Mhm... a-alright.' Sheldon took a long breath and tried to remember how he'd always transformed before. He always had to be in danger, or imagine himself in danger, for it to work.
He closed his eyes and forced himself to think about monsters - werewolves, vampires, dragons, draugrs - all chasing him and Tochi, roaring and laughing and trying to kill them.
Instantly he felt himself changing, morphing into the wolf-like beast he remembered from before. He opened his eyes and gazed at Tochi curiously. He was the same height as his normal self, so he was slightly looking down on her.
{Pythia ignores Crowley and puts her hand on the boy's back. Before she could say anything, a voice speaks out from outside. Looking through a window was a centaur.} Centaur: "You should never had done what he said. There was a clear resistance against him. Had you and your friends joined us and deserted Sagon, they would still be alive."
The boy whipped around and stared in horror at the centaur through the window. 'I-I-I didn't think, OK?!' he exclaimed. 'I was scared that Sargon would kill me or my friends if I tried to leave... B-besides, I was scared of your 'resistence' too! All those horrible zombie monsters... Staying with Sargon seemed like the safest option.'
Tochi laughed and reached up to pet the werewolf's head. "Good boy. I just wondered... would I be able to ride on you?" she examined him curiously. "Are you big enough?"
{The centaur looks right at the boy.} "Do you know Armin? He joined us, and he had friends. After he left, Sargon didn't touch them. And we only kill who Dianne commands. We are not animals."
Jed wagged his tail and threw the fish for Toby to catch it. Thorn watched with mild interest from the chair. "That fish has come a long way, huh?" she commented. "Does it have a name?"
Sheldon pricked up one ear as she spoke. He still understood her, even though his mind didn't feel quite the same as before. He gave a little whuffing noise and crouched down, low enough for her to climb onto his back.
'I don't trust any of you!' growled the young werewolf, anger flashing in his eyes. 'Dianne's a monster too! She tried to kill all of us before Pythia came to offer us sanctuary, even though we'd already given up fighting and didn't want to serve Sargon anymore!' Behind him, one or two of the refugees nodded in agreement, while others just looked uncertain.
@Aggron He flinches slightly as Magnus takes care of Mia, the girl laying still - injured, but alive. "Well I don't think you're very busy now, are you? If you're done with that pathetic excuse of a proxy, /I/ need to save some lives!" A slight hint of anger works into his voice along with desperation. Mia was vaguely conscious, aware of the blood trickling down her face but feeling unable to move. Through her half-closed eyes, she could see the gasoline had spilled onto the floor, but the bad news was that she, along with the others, was in it. If she set a fire going now she would probably damage herself more. This Wasn't what she wanted to happen. Claw was struggling, unable to switch power supplies without Mia's power and starting to fail. It swings at Magnus, hoping to gain some revenge for it's creator.
"We had no way of knowing." {Replied the centaur.} "As it stands, you're likely lying. Sargon ordered you to stay behind to guard the city. Your presence in it prompted our attack. If you were truly disloyal, why not abandon your posts?"
'Some of us did,' said the boy. 'That's why your people had to chase us through the city for hours. Lots of us were just trying to get to safety, and you hunted us down like animals -' He broke off, shaking his head sadly. 'Oh, what does it matter? You and Dianne will never believe that we're not all evil. Just go away.'
Sheldon straightened to his full height and set off, keeping at a steady walk so he wouldn't unbalance her. As they reached a flat bit of ground, he put back his ears and ran the rest of the way to the oak tree, his tongue hanging out like a happy dog's, but still being careful not to make her fall.
{Dianne turns back to Mia, saying on last thing to Morty.} Dianne: "Be patient. I need to make an example of this one." Magnus: "Well, she was just like Crowley. All talk and no-" {Magnus wasn't paying attention to Claw, and lost his head to his sweeping attack. Looking slightly annoyed, Dianne grabbed Mia by the throat and held her off the ground, walking a safe distance from the gas.}
{The centaur glares at the boy, backing away.} "You didn't even try to surrender. You just fought and ran. Whatever, it matters not now. What's done is done."
@Draco Toby runs over to catch the fish, jumping up on his hind legs to catch it. He looks at Thorn inquisitively, head tilted to the side, and then to Jed. He was the only one out of the duo who could actually talk, after all.
Keenan finishes bandaging Ango's arm, beaming at her. "There ya go kid. That'll stop you dying from blood disease." "Wow, thanks. That makes me feel so much better." Ango replies sarcastically, gently rolling down her sleeve and sadly poking at the holes. "I'm gonna have to patch these up...Anyways...Where's your mark?" "What?" "All you dudes under Dark Brink have one, so where's yours?" "It-it's, uh..." Keenan pauses for a moment before patting the left side of his chest. "Here. It'd be kinda weird if I took off my shirt to show you, hah..." "Yeah, I s'pose..." She trails off, then turns to go back into the living room. "We...should probably get going soon. Who knows if anyone's still chasing us. I heard some pretty funky noises last night, something not quite...natural."
'Yes, that's right,' said the boy, glaring right back. 'Whatever we've done wrong in the past, we've surrendered now. We won't fight you anymore. We don't want anything more to do with Sargon.' A few of the other refugees again nodded in agreement.
Tochi flattened herself against his back as he ran, laughing with joy. Her parents had asked her if she wanted horse riding lessons when she was young, and this made her regret declining. This was probably even better than having a horse, though.
{The centaur turns away.} "Good. From what I've heard, Sargon went to Sovereign and got his entire army killed. Don't waste any more lives on his behalf."
Sheldon drew to a halt beside the great oak tree, panting a little but grinning toothily. He realised that for the first time, he was enjoying being a werewolf. It was so much fun to be able to turn himself into this big, powerful animal and know he had the strength to protect himself and Tochi.
The boy looked around at the others. 'I-is that really true? They're all gone?' he said in an awestruck whisper, as if hardly daring to hope.
Across the room, Crowley shrugged carelessly. 'Well, I know they went to Sovereign. Dunno what happened once they got there, though. I'd like to go there soon and have a look.'
@Aggron Registering Magnus' loss of head as a kill, Claw returns to a neutral position and stands still, looking down at the ruined form of Five nearby and picking the little bot up. Mia attempts to glare at Dianne, but with what little she had left it didn't stand up to much. Her expression wavers, eyes closing to avoid letting tears well up in them. "P...please...don't....don't kill me...."
Mortikai can only watch to see what she does, between many things. While Mia was one of Dark Brink's and had done some unspeakable things, he was sure Dianne could forgive that due to her being taught from a young age by the dark spirit itself to do so.
{Dianne looks upon the girl with disdain.} Dianne: "You tried to kill me. You and that rat. Why should I show you any mercy?" {As she spoke, Dianne's decay began to creep up Mia's face, burning and bleeding in a tendril-like fashion. Magnus, now a spirit, was trying to talk Dianne out of it.} Magnus: //Hey, hey, take it easy! She couldn't have hurt us, even if everything went her way. Let her go, Dianne, don't do this.//
{As Ango's group were talking about leaving, something stirred in the dark corner of the room. Out from the darkness scuttled the Abomination of Limbs and Teeth. Moving like a roach, it stopped in the middle of the room, its razor sharp maw, clicking and grumbling as it inspected the people in the room.}
{The centaur leaves the temple alone, only to return a minute later, chasing someone.} "EEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" {Through the doors smashes Vitis, diving into the temple for safety. The centaur stops just outside the doors, snarling and pawing the ground.} Pythia: "Vitis! I just got those fixed!"
@Aggron She sobs, trying to grasp onto her wrist with both hands and pull herself out of her grasp, though she was still weak. "P-please!! It- it wasn't my fault he made me do it! I swear please, please don't kill me!"
"Dianne, stop this!" Mortikai shouts, dropping from the roof. "She's just a dumb kid, she doesn't know any better! Let her go!"
{Dianne's expresion hardens and her grip tighten} Dianne: "How is she going to learn if there are no consequences to her actions? Magnus: //How is she going to learn if she's dead?! Let her go, Dianne, he's right. She's just a kid!// {Between Magnus, Mia, and Morty's pleading, Dianne starts to get frustrated. Throwing Mia into a wall, she shifts and starts to brutally dismember Claw's helpless form. Leaving the robot in pieces, she shifts back, still fuming.} "Fine! There! She's not dead! Are you two HAPPY!? Will you just shut up now!?"
{Vitis sees Crowley and grins ear to ear.} "Hey, man! Of course I'm not dead, I'm too cool!" {He walks over and offers Crowley a high five.} "So, how were things on your end?"
Crowley accepted the high-five, still grinning. 'Eh, it's been busy. I was walking around with this weird girl who builds robots, and then we ran into Dianne and her pet draugr, and we were all fighting, and I sorta got sliced in half so I ran back here to get healed. The girl's probably dead by now, but I didn't care about her anyway.'
{Vitis nods in understanding.} “Yeah, it’s hell out there. I think La Bruja finally lost it, ‘cause her draugr things are just killing everyone. Anyway, let’s forget about that. Lookie what I got!” {Vitis produces two beer cans, offering one to Crowley.}
Crowley gave a whoop of delight and grabbed the can. 'Hey, thanks dude! Did you carry these all through the city with those things chasing you?' With a laugh, he opened the top and took a long gulp.
Crowley finished his beer in a few mouthfuls. 'I need more of that stuff...' he mumbled. 'Uh, hang on a minute.'
He suddenly teleported out of existence. A moment later, he reappeared struggling to lift an entire twelve-pack crate of beers. 'Jumped into that bar we visited the other day and grabbed this,' he said smugly. 'There were a couple of centaurs outside, but I teleported back out before they could even reach me.' He started tearing open the crate.
{Vitis just grinned while Pythia just rubs her face in an irritated and exasperated manner.} "This is a temple, not a bar. Can't you wait to drink that somewhere else?"
'Uhh, no,' said Crowley, pulling a can loose and opening it. 'I can't go anywhere else until Dianne calls off those stupid centaurs, and I don't wanna wait for that.' He drank some, then grinned. 'Hey, I'm willing to share if anyone else wants some...'
Crowley sipped at his drink while he considered this. 'I think I'm gonna go to Sovereign City, actually,' he said. 'I like this place, but there's nothing to do here anymore, not since everyone left or got killed. I heard there's a lot of stuff happening south right now. I wanna be a part of it.'
'We should totally go there together,' said Crowley, nodding in agreement. His voice was beginning to sound a little slurred. 'That'd be so cooool. Like, dude, think of all the people there. And the stuff we can steal. And I bet they have great bars.'
'Nah, I'm fine...' Crowley took another, smaller sip of his beer, gazing thoughtfully into the distance. 'So, how about you? Have you ever been to Sovereign before?'
"Once." {Says Vitis, swatting his hand in a dismissal fashion.} "They really don't like non-humans, especially if you've committed crimes. They screened me out at the front gates and sent me home."
Crowley shrugged uncaringly. 'They won't stop me. I can teleport, you know. Besides, Dianne's lot all went over there, and half of them were non-humans. If they can get in, then so can I.' He tipped his head back and drank about half his beer in one go.
'That's not gonna happen,' said Crowley firmly, swaying a little on his seat. 'I can just flyyyy away... I can teleppooort... no-one is EVEEER fast enough to catch meee... I'm way faster than you, you great creepy serpent thing...'
Crowley grinned widely. 'I knew you'd see it my way!' he said in a very slurred voice. 'Because I AAAAMM the beeest! And I'll ALWAYS be the best!' He threw his arms around Vitis in a drunken hug.
"Woah!" {Exclaims Vitis.} "We got a hugger." {One of the refugees snaps a photo of this.} Vitis: "Hey! Don't go posting that on Face-Space or some sh!t like that!"
'Yeah! Post it on ALL the social media!' snickered one of the other refugees. The young werewolf who'd argued with the centaur earlier was laughing, too.
'Everyone in this city is dead, though,' said Crowley morosely. He let go of Vitis and slumped back in his chair. 'Nobody who knew me will see whatever weird crap I'm doing.'
{Vitis raised an eyebrow at Crowley.} "Wow, you went from happy, sloppy drunk, to really depressing in 2.5 seconds. I don't think I've ever seen anyone change that fast."
'Shudduuuup,' Crowley whined. 'I'm not depressing at all. I don't care that everyone is dead. I kill people myself. The only people I don't kill are the ones who are cool enough to be my friend, like you. And that Mortikai dude, before he betrayed me.' He burped and then reached into the crate for another beer.
Crowley clumsily opened his new beer can and took a gulp, swaying on his chair. 'You ARE cool... And I'm cool too... And some other people are cool... Except for /her.'/ He jerked a thumb towards Pythia.
{Pythia gives a look of surprise and anger.} "I'm not cool? Who patches you up every time you almost die? Who puts up with your bullsh!t on a nightly basis and gives you a place to avoid dangers? How am I not cool?"
'Well, that's helpful, sure, but it's not COOL,' Crowley pointed out. 'You're not cool like WE are. You're just here to make sure I don't die.' He drank the rest of his beer in one go, then immediately fell off his chair with a thump. 'Deeeck the haaaalls with boughs of hollyyyy...' he mumbled incoherently as he lay face-down on the floor.
{Vitis snickers.} "He does have a point, Pythia. You're too much of a 'goody two-shoes' to be cool. That's not to say I don't appreciate what you do for me though." Pythia: "Oh, F% @k off, both of you!" {With that, she stomps off to her quarters, leaving them alone with the refugees.}
'Wow,' said one of the refugees, looking surprised and amused at the same time. 'I don't think I've ever heard her swear so much in such a short amount of time. She must really hate you, crow guy.'
At that moment, Crowley lifted his head off the floor. 'Is she gooone? Niiiice.' He tried to get up, but ended up falling back down again, and decided to just give up and stay on the floor. 'We should have a party or something.'
"I don't know." {Says the vampire girl.} "Looks to me like you're already partied out. After all,, you look pretty....floored." {She subsides into laughter at her own joke.}
'Aren't friends supposed to stop their friends getting too drunk?' Crowley whined, still lying on the floor. 'Urgh, nevermind. I think I gotta puke.' With that, he crawled over to the door, which was still broken down from Vitis's earlier entry, and threw up outside.
'What a loser,' muttered the young werewolf. 'Knows he can't handle alcohol but insists on drinking anyway.'
{Vitis just chuckles.} "Yeah, that's Crowley for ya. He doesn't care if it's a terrible idea, or if he has no hope of winning, or if he's going to hurt himself. He does what he wants."
Comments
25 Aug, 2018, 6:00 pm
'Sup?
25 Aug, 2018, 6:06 pm
Just the ceiling, like always.
25 Aug, 2018, 6:16 pm
Lol. So, what's on the agenda today?
25 Aug, 2018, 6:18 pm
that's a cute sheldon doggo
25 Aug, 2018, 6:19 pm
Hopefully, continue with things over in Sovereign City and get Dianne and the others over there. If she and Mia can stop fighting long enough. XD And maybe I can get Crowley moving again soon, if he heals fast enough.
25 Aug, 2018, 6:19 pm
yes it is
a cute fluffy dogg
25 Aug, 2018, 6:22 pm
he do need some heckin chicken nuggits tho
proper grammar is for the w e a k
25 Aug, 2018, 6:22 pm
Okily dokily. XD
25 Aug, 2018, 6:23 pm
he's weak ok
i think i just didn't do him fluffy enough
25 Aug, 2018, 6:25 pm
Did I do the last post in the old room, Aggron? If so, then you can start if you like. XD
And Draco, I did the last one for Sheld and Toch - you might be able to still see it in regular comments in the last room
25 Aug, 2018, 6:27 pm
needs to be floofier than this
not too much floof, not poff levels of floof, but quite floof
i'll go chec the reply
25 Aug, 2018, 6:28 pm
SHELDON
HE AWOO
25 Aug, 2018, 6:28 pm
ok.
25 Aug, 2018, 6:30 pm
Tochi sprung away just before the stick hit her. She almost slid again on the damp ground, but she didn't let herself stumble this time. she aimed a sick-swing vaguely towards Sheldon's leg.
25 Aug, 2018, 6:30 pm
*stick
h m m m
25 Aug, 2018, 6:31 pm
(King) he bork
25 Aug, 2018, 6:31 pm
(Draco - ohmygod sick? )
25 Aug, 2018, 6:32 pm
KING HELLO OLD CHAP
h m m s i c k s w i n g
25 Aug, 2018, 6:34 pm
(Howdy King!)
25 Aug, 2018, 6:34 pm
(D)
Sheldon blocked her swing with the edge of his own stick just before it made contact. 'How are we going to decide who wins?' he wondered out loud, a little breathlessly, as he stepped back to put some distance between them.
25 Aug, 2018, 6:35 pm
{Pythia just gives Crowley an exasperated look.} "Please don't. I've had enough of our shenanigans to last me a lifetime..."
25 Aug, 2018, 6:36 pm
*Your
25 Aug, 2018, 6:37 pm
(A)
'But you have such a boring life!' said Crowley. 'Sitting by yourself in this stupid temple with nothing to do. You need /way/ more excitement in your life. I'd have died of boredom by now if I was in your shoes.'
25 Aug, 2018, 6:44 pm
"By who drops their weapon first?" Tochi suggested, leaning on her stick as she caught her breath. "Or when one of us gets too tired to fight."
25 Aug, 2018, 6:52 pm
(D)
'Well... I'm not going to get tired first! I-I'm a werewolf!' said Sheldon in an attempt to sound confident and boastful. He caught his breath and started to edge forwards again. 'I guess we just do it until someone loses their stick. Or gets an arm broken or something.'
25 Aug, 2018, 6:53 pm
{Pythia just frowns.} "Haven't you considered that maybe I like it this way? Boring is safe. Unlike you, I don't like being dismembered on a daily basis."
25 Aug, 2018, 7:00 pm
(A)
'Well, duh,' said Crowley. 'Of course it's SAFER... but what's the point? Sometimes you HAVE to live dangerously. Sometimes not being safe is way more fun. I mean, what do you do, hiding in here like a coward? What have you /accomplished?'/ he mocked her.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:01 pm
She laughed. "Never broken a bone before. Maybe I'll find out what it's like soon."
(i forgot what sheldon did whoops now i need to check)
25 Aug, 2018, 7:02 pm
(oh he was edging)
-She held up her stick in front of her, ready to deflect any attacks.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:03 pm
also will be slow or nonexistant now, need to finish up the guinea pig
25 Aug, 2018, 7:07 pm
(D)
Sheldon paused, then ran at her with a barrage of fast swings and slashes, similar to an attack she'd tried on him earlier.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:08 pm
(Draco - come back afterrrr)
25 Aug, 2018, 7:15 pm
(I disappeared into the abyss oops uh
Mia was yeeting herself away from Dianne, doggo squad got all tv drama-ish, was Mortikai existing? idk)
25 Aug, 2018, 7:20 pm
{Pythia's expression turns dark.} "How /dare/ you! I help the people in need in this city! I've taken refugees, wounded, and cursed, and I helped them! Knowing that they've been able to go on with their lives is accomplishment enough! What have you done? Annoy a few people you could never hope to beat? Get ripped apart and put back together? All you do is make the lives of everyone around you miserable!"
25 Aug, 2018, 7:21 pm
(Wasn't Morty looking for Dianne to call off her centaurs?)
25 Aug, 2018, 7:24 pm
(A)
Crowley shrugged and averted his gaze. 'Maaaaybe... But what are you gonna do if monsters show up here and attack you? You don't fight. You might be pretty good at healing people, but you can't protect them. You wouldn't even be able to protect yourself if some lunatic like me tried to murder you.'
25 Aug, 2018, 7:29 pm
Tochi's eyes widened and she stepped back a little. She used her own stick to shield herself from some of the attacks, but she got hit several times.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:31 pm
(D)
After he felt his weapon make contact twice, Sheldon stopped swinging wildly and stepped back again. He kept his stick raised and edged slowly around Tochi, waiting for her to make a move.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:31 pm
{Pythia crosses her arms.} "I have wards, you know. Restoration magic is more than just healing. You wouldn't be able to touch me and you would eventually just tire yourself out trying."
25 Aug, 2018, 7:41 pm
(A)
'Yeah, but someone even more dangerous than me might show up someday,' said Crowley, folding his arms with a vicious grin. 'What if that Sargon guy's whole army came after you?' He paused and gazed around the room. 'Is it true that his temple keeps evil out? How does THAT work, anyway?'
25 Aug, 2018, 7:45 pm
@king
i think you made the last doggo squaddo post so i'll check in a sec
25 Aug, 2018, 7:46 pm
{Pythia's sour expression remains.} "What could Sargon possibly gain from killing me? And it keeps out evil spirits, like Dark Bring and the draugrs. This is sacred ground, and they cannot set foot on it."
25 Aug, 2018, 7:46 pm
*Brink
25 Aug, 2018, 7:47 pm
(A)
'What if some evil monster tried to knock it down from the outside? Would it still repel them?' Crowley asked, seeming morbidly interested by the whole thing.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:53 pm
Tochi gripped her stick tightly and watched him for a few seconds. Then she leapt forward, aiming for his left side, then suddenly switched to his right side to throw him off guard.
25 Aug, 2018, 7:57 pm
{Pythia sighs.} "I don't know, Crowley, one's never been knocked down by a monster before. Use your imagination."
25 Aug, 2018, 8:00 pm
(D)
Sheldon had moved his stick to shield himself, but didn't anticipate her suddenly changing her angle mid-swing. He gave a small yelp when her stick hit him, and quickly jumped backwards to avoid any follow-up attacks. 'That kind of hurt,' he said reproachfully. Without waiting for an answer, he sprung forwards, getting in close and slashing at her stick, trying to knock it out of her hand.
25 Aug, 2018, 8:01 pm
(A)
'Well, that sucks,' muttered Crowley. He then fell silent, gazing thoughtfully around the room instead.
25 Aug, 2018, 8:15 pm
{Around the room, the refugees are just sitting about, talking quietly.}
25 Aug, 2018, 8:21 pm
(A)
'By the way,' said Crowley suddenly, 'when am I gonna be healed enough to go out? No offence, but I don't really want to stay here longer than I have to.'
One of the refugees, a young werewolf, was busy worrying about his friends and family. 'I bet I'm never going to see any of them again,' he groaned. 'I saw all those werewolves being killed by the horrible centaur monsters last night. All my friends were probably with them.'
25 Aug, 2018, 8:24 pm
Tochi's grip loosened on her stick. It would only take one more hit to knock it from her hand. If Sheldon was quick, he would be able to beat her.
25 Aug, 2018, 8:26 pm
(D)
Seeing his advantage, Sheldon gave a whoop of excitement and lunged at her with a fast upward strike. The two sticks smacked into each other with great force, and Tochi's was wrenched out of her hand.
25 Aug, 2018, 8:31 pm
Tochi let out a surprised exclamation as her stick fell with a small thwump on the ground. She took a few steps backwards, panting. "That was fun! Do you think... I did well?"
25 Aug, 2018, 8:35 pm
(D)
Sheldon, looking a little awestruck that he'd actually won, pushed his stick into the ground point-first. 'I think you did amazingly!' he exclaimed. 'Of course, ANY evil person would be better at fighting than me... but still... I think you'd have a great chance.'
25 Aug, 2018, 8:42 pm
{Pythia looks a Crowley.} "I stopped the bleeding and mended the wound, but, because I know the first thing you're going to do is run back out there to fight more people, I didn't heal you entirely. You'll have to do the rest on your own."
{After that, she walked over to the boy and tried to comfort him.} "You don't know, they might have escaped. Don't lose hope."
25 Aug, 2018, 8:47 pm
"Maybe if we keep training, I'll be able to beat you, and people even stronger than you," she grinned. "Hahaha... what now?"
25 Aug, 2018, 8:54 pm
@Aggron
Mia sprints for Claw, who had finally got to it's feet. She vaults up onto it, one hand hanging onto it's shoulder and finding footholds in the gaps in it's legs, tearing open the panel on it's chest and revealing it's inner workings. They weren't so intricate, easy to replace and fix, so she locates the tank of precious gasoline and yanks it out, a crazy grin on her face.
At that moment, Mortikai appears on a roof, shifting into his human form and staring down at the scene. He was sure he could hear at least two centaurs behind him and wasn't ready to question why it looked like Dianne was fighting one of the proxies.
"Dianne! Stop your goddamn centaurs! They're going to kill innocent people!"
25 Aug, 2018, 8:56 pm
(A)
Crowley frowned. 'That's not fair. You're a healer. You're supposed to heal me completely.' However, once he realised she wasn't paying him any attention, he subsided into a quiet sulk and plotted revenge.
The young werewolf sniffed. 'Maybe...'
Another werewolf spoke up. It was a middle-aged man with greying red hair and glasses. 'I know it's hard, but try to keep believing. I lost my son and wife in that attack last week, and then I was forced to work for that Sargon monster right after his troops turned me into a werewolf... I've lost everything, but at least I'm alive.'
25 Aug, 2018, 8:59 pm
(D)
'I'm not sure...' said Sheldon, looking down and scraping the toe of his shoe along the ground. 'Oh, I know. I-I could have a go at becoming a werewolf again. It always kind of scares me, though. What if I get stuck like that forever?'
25 Aug, 2018, 8:59 pm
@Draco
(Uuuhhmmm I may have replied last
Hmm)
25 Aug, 2018, 9:05 pm
"I'm sure you won't get stuck - and besides, there are some really powerful sorcerers and stuff out there, we would be able to find someone who could turn you back," she assured him. "Try transforming now."
25 Aug, 2018, 9:08 pm
{When Mia vaulted onto claw, so did Magnus. He grabbed Mia by the back of the head and slammed it into claw's hull repeatedly before pulling Mia off and throwing her to the ground. Dianne turned her attention to Morty momentarily.}
Dianne: "I'm a little busy right now, Mortikai!"
25 Aug, 2018, 9:09 pm
(D)
'Mhm... a-alright.' Sheldon took a long breath and tried to remember how he'd always transformed before. He always had to be in danger, or imagine himself in danger, for it to work.
He closed his eyes and forced himself to think about monsters - werewolves, vampires, dragons, draugrs - all chasing him and Tochi, roaring and laughing and trying to kill them.
Instantly he felt himself changing, morphing into the wolf-like beast he remembered from before. He opened his eyes and gazed at Tochi curiously. He was the same height as his normal self, so he was slightly looking down on her.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:13 pm
{Pythia ignores Crowley and puts her hand on the boy's back. Before she could say anything, a voice speaks out from outside. Looking through a window was a centaur.}
Centaur: "You should never had done what he said. There was a clear resistance against him. Had you and your friends joined us and deserted Sagon, they would still be alive."
25 Aug, 2018, 9:18 pm
(A)
The boy whipped around and stared in horror at the centaur through the window. 'I-I-I didn't think, OK?!' he exclaimed. 'I was scared that Sargon would kill me or my friends if I tried to leave... B-besides, I was scared of your 'resistence' too! All those horrible zombie monsters... Staying with Sargon seemed like the safest option.'
25 Aug, 2018, 9:18 pm
( @king aa I'll go look now)
Tochi laughed and reached up to pet the werewolf's head. "Good boy. I just wondered... would I be able to ride on you?" she examined him curiously. "Are you big enough?"
25 Aug, 2018, 9:20 pm
{The centaur looks right at the boy.} "Do you know Armin? He joined us, and he had friends. After he left, Sargon didn't touch them. And we only kill who Dianne commands. We are not animals."
25 Aug, 2018, 9:22 pm
Jed wagged his tail and threw the fish for Toby to catch it. Thorn watched with mild interest from the chair. "That fish has come a long way, huh?" she commented. "Does it have a name?"
25 Aug, 2018, 9:24 pm
(D)
Sheldon pricked up one ear as she spoke. He still understood her, even though his mind didn't feel quite the same as before. He gave a little whuffing noise and crouched down, low enough for her to climb onto his back.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:27 pm
(A)
'I don't trust any of you!' growled the young werewolf, anger flashing in his eyes. 'Dianne's a monster too! She tried to kill all of us before Pythia came to offer us sanctuary, even though we'd already given up fighting and didn't want to serve Sargon anymore!' Behind him, one or two of the refugees nodded in agreement, while others just looked uncertain.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:31 pm
@Aggron
He flinches slightly as Magnus takes care of Mia, the girl laying still - injured, but alive.
"Well I don't think you're very busy now, are you? If you're done with that pathetic excuse of a proxy, /I/ need to save some lives!"
A slight hint of anger works into his voice along with desperation.
Mia was vaguely conscious, aware of the blood trickling down her face but feeling unable to move. Through her half-closed eyes, she could see the gasoline had spilled onto the floor, but the bad news was that she, along with the others, was in it. If she set a fire going now she would probably damage herself more. This Wasn't what she wanted to happen. Claw was struggling, unable to switch power supplies without Mia's power and starting to fail. It swings at Magnus, hoping to gain some revenge for it's creator.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:32 pm
"We had no way of knowing." {Replied the centaur.} "As it stands, you're likely lying. Sargon ordered you to stay behind to guard the city. Your presence in it prompted our attack. If you were truly disloyal, why not abandon your posts?"
25 Aug, 2018, 9:32 pm
She pulled herself up onto his back. She'd never ridden an animal before, but she knew he at least wouldn't deliberately throw her off or something.
"Maybe head for the big oak by the stream over there?" she suggested.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:37 pm
(A)
'Some of us did,' said the boy. 'That's why your people had to chase us through the city for hours. Lots of us were just trying to get to safety, and you hunted us down like animals -' He broke off, shaking his head sadly. 'Oh, what does it matter? You and Dianne will never believe that we're not all evil. Just go away.'
25 Aug, 2018, 9:39 pm
(D)
Sheldon straightened to his full height and set off, keeping at a steady walk so he wouldn't unbalance her. As they reached a flat bit of ground, he put back his ears and ran the rest of the way to the oak tree, his tongue hanging out like a happy dog's, but still being careful not to make her fall.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:42 pm
{Dianne turns back to Mia, saying on last thing to Morty.}
Dianne: "Be patient. I need to make an example of this one."
Magnus: "Well, she was just like Crowley. All talk and no-"
{Magnus wasn't paying attention to Claw, and lost his head to his sweeping attack. Looking slightly annoyed, Dianne grabbed Mia by the throat and held her off the ground, walking a safe distance from the gas.}
25 Aug, 2018, 9:45 pm
{The centaur glares at the boy, backing away.} "You didn't even try to surrender. You just fought and ran. Whatever, it matters not now. What's done is done."
25 Aug, 2018, 9:46 pm
@Draco
Toby runs over to catch the fish, jumping up on his hind legs to catch it. He looks at Thorn inquisitively, head tilted to the side, and then to Jed. He was the only one out of the duo who could actually talk, after all.
Keenan finishes bandaging Ango's arm, beaming at her.
"There ya go kid. That'll stop you dying from blood disease."
"Wow, thanks. That makes me feel so much better."
Ango replies sarcastically, gently rolling down her sleeve and sadly poking at the holes.
"I'm gonna have to patch these up...Anyways...Where's your mark?"
"What?"
"All you dudes under Dark Brink have one, so where's yours?"
"It-it's, uh..."
Keenan pauses for a moment before patting the left side of his chest.
"Here. It'd be kinda weird if I took off my shirt to show you, hah..."
"Yeah, I s'pose..."
She trails off, then turns to go back into the living room.
"We...should probably get going soon. Who knows if anyone's still chasing us. I heard some pretty funky noises last night, something not quite...natural."
25 Aug, 2018, 9:49 pm
( @King and Draco Should I throw a draugr beast at the doggos?)
25 Aug, 2018, 9:50 pm
(A)
'Yes, that's right,' said the boy, glaring right back. 'Whatever we've done wrong in the past, we've surrendered now. We won't fight you anymore. We don't want anything more to do with Sargon.' A few of the other refugees again nodded in agreement.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:54 pm
Tochi flattened herself against his back as he ran, laughing with joy. Her parents had asked her if she wanted horse riding lessons when she was young, and this made her regret declining. This was probably even better than having a horse, though.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:56 pm
{The centaur turns away.} "Good. From what I've heard, Sargon went to Sovereign and got his entire army killed. Don't waste any more lives on his behalf."
25 Aug, 2018, 9:56 pm
@Aggron
Sure, that'd be cool!
25 Aug, 2018, 9:57 pm
(D)
Sheldon drew to a halt beside the great oak tree, panting a little but grinning toothily. He realised that for the first time, he was enjoying being a werewolf. It was so much fun to be able to turn himself into this big, powerful animal and know he had the strength to protect himself and Tochi.
25 Aug, 2018, 9:57 pm
(A flea just jumped across my desk)
25 Aug, 2018, 9:59 pm
( @Radiant kIlL it wItH FIRE!)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:00 pm
(A)
The boy looked around at the others. 'I-is that really true? They're all gone?' he said in an awestruck whisper, as if hardly daring to hope.
Across the room, Crowley shrugged carelessly. 'Well, I know they went to Sovereign. Dunno what happened once they got there, though. I'd like to go there soon and have a look.'
25 Aug, 2018, 10:01 pm
(I'LL GET THE HOMEMADE FLAMETHROWER)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:01 pm
@Aggron
Registering Magnus' loss of head as a kill, Claw returns to a neutral position and stands still, looking down at the ruined form of Five nearby and picking the little bot up. Mia attempts to glare at Dianne, but with what little she had left it didn't stand up to much. Her expression wavers, eyes closing to avoid letting tears well up in them.
"P...please...don't....don't kill me...."
Mortikai can only watch to see what she does, between many things. While Mia was one of Dark Brink's and had done some unspeakable things, he was sure Dianne could forgive that due to her being taught from a young age by the dark spirit itself to do so.
25 Aug, 2018, 10:02 pm
(YES AGGRON DO JT)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:06 pm
(yeEEEESSSS!!!)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:08 pm
(THERE'S SO MUCH SHOUTING GOING ON IN HERE)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:11 pm
{Dianne looks upon the girl with disdain.}
Dianne: "You tried to kill me. You and that rat. Why should I show you any mercy?"
{As she spoke, Dianne's decay began to creep up Mia's face, burning and bleeding in a tendril-like fashion. Magnus, now a spirit, was trying to talk Dianne out of it.}
Magnus: //Hey, hey, take it easy! She couldn't have hurt us, even if everything went her way. Let her go, Dianne, don't do this.//
25 Aug, 2018, 10:15 pm
{As Ango's group were talking about leaving, something stirred in the dark corner of the room. Out from the darkness scuttled the Abomination of Limbs and Teeth. Moving like a roach, it stopped in the middle of the room, its razor sharp maw, clicking and grumbling as it inspected the people in the room.}
25 Aug, 2018, 10:20 pm
{The centaur leaves the temple alone, only to return a minute later, chasing someone.} "EEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
{Through the doors smashes Vitis, diving into the temple for safety. The centaur stops just outside the doors, snarling and pawing the ground.}
Pythia: "Vitis! I just got those fixed!"
25 Aug, 2018, 10:22 pm
(A)
Crowley looked up at the sound of the doors being smashed down, and a wide grin split his face. 'Vitis! My old buddy! You're not deeeead!'
25 Aug, 2018, 10:24 pm
@Aggron
She sobs, trying to grasp onto her wrist with both hands and pull herself out of her grasp, though she was still weak.
"P-please!! It- it wasn't my fault he made me do it! I swear please, please don't kill me!"
"Dianne, stop this!"
Mortikai shouts, dropping from the roof.
"She's just a dumb kid, she doesn't know any better! Let her go!"
25 Aug, 2018, 10:34 pm
{Dianne's expresion hardens and her grip tighten}
Dianne: "How is she going to learn if there are no consequences to her actions?
Magnus: //How is she going to learn if she's dead?! Let her go, Dianne, he's right. She's just a kid!//
{Between Magnus, Mia, and Morty's pleading, Dianne starts to get frustrated. Throwing Mia into a wall, she shifts and starts to brutally dismember Claw's helpless form. Leaving the robot in pieces, she shifts back, still fuming.} "Fine! There! She's not dead! Are you two HAPPY!? Will you just shut up now!?"
25 Aug, 2018, 10:37 pm
{Vitis sees Crowley and grins ear to ear.} "Hey, man! Of course I'm not dead, I'm too cool!" {He walks over and offers Crowley a high five.} "So, how were things on your end?"
25 Aug, 2018, 10:38 pm
hi i dropped off the edge of the world
25 Aug, 2018, 10:48 pm
(A)
Crowley accepted the high-five, still grinning. 'Eh, it's been busy. I was walking around with this weird girl who builds robots, and then we ran into Dianne and her pet draugr, and we were all fighting, and I sorta got sliced in half so I ran back here to get healed. The girl's probably dead by now, but I didn't care about her anyway.'
25 Aug, 2018, 10:48 pm
(no draco)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:50 pm
(I might drop off the earth soon, I don't think my wifi will be on much longer, but I'll keep replying for as long as I can.)
25 Aug, 2018, 10:53 pm
might drop off earth again for the night
goodnight/morning/afternoon/evening/waluigi time
25 Aug, 2018, 11:00 pm
(draco: but you havent even replieeeeeeeeed
good waluigi time then)
25 Aug, 2018, 11:06 pm
(I'm gonna go now, I'll check back in a little while if my wifi is still on.
Bye!)
25 Aug, 2018, 11:37 pm
{Vitis nods in understanding.} “Yeah, it’s hell out there. I think La Bruja finally lost it, ‘cause her draugr things are just killing everyone. Anyway, let’s forget about that. Lookie what I got!” {Vitis produces two beer cans, offering one to Crowley.}
25 Aug, 2018, 11:37 pm
(Ok.)
26 Aug, 2018, 9:48 am
(This RR)
(A)
Crowley gave a whoop of delight and grabbed the can. 'Hey, thanks dude! Did you carry these all through the city with those things chasing you?' With a laugh, he opened the top and took a long gulp.
26 Aug, 2018, 6:21 pm
"Yeah, I did! Cheers!" {Vitis cracks open his own can.} "Here's to being too cool to die!"
26 Aug, 2018, 7:39 pm
(A)
Crowley finished his beer in a few mouthfuls. 'I need more of that stuff...' he mumbled. 'Uh, hang on a minute.'
He suddenly teleported out of existence. A moment later, he reappeared struggling to lift an entire twelve-pack crate of beers. 'Jumped into that bar we visited the other day and grabbed this,' he said smugly. 'There were a couple of centaurs outside, but I teleported back out before they could even reach me.' He started tearing open the crate.
27 Aug, 2018, 9:48 am
{Vitis just grinned while Pythia just rubs her face in an irritated and exasperated manner.} "This is a temple, not a bar. Can't you wait to drink that somewhere else?"
27 Aug, 2018, 11:41 am
(A)
'Uhh, no,' said Crowley, pulling a can loose and opening it. 'I can't go anywhere else until Dianne calls off those stupid centaurs, and I don't wanna wait for that.' He drank some, then grinned. 'Hey, I'm willing to share if anyone else wants some...'
27 Aug, 2018, 6:45 pm
{Vitis finishes his first and takes another from Crowley's stash.} "Yes! More! So, after these monsters leave, what do you want to do?"
27 Aug, 2018, 7:07 pm
(A)
Crowley sipped at his drink while he considered this. 'I think I'm gonna go to Sovereign City, actually,' he said. 'I like this place, but there's nothing to do here anymore, not since everyone left or got killed. I heard there's a lot of stuff happening south right now. I wanna be a part of it.'
27 Aug, 2018, 7:39 pm
"Huh, maybe I will too." {Said Vitis while drinking.} "You're right, it's kinda boring here now that no one's around."
27 Aug, 2018, 8:56 pm
(A)
'We should totally go there together,' said Crowley, nodding in agreement. His voice was beginning to sound a little slurred. 'That'd be so cooool. Like, dude, think of all the people there. And the stuff we can steal. And I bet they have great bars.'
28 Aug, 2018, 9:15 am
{Vitis nods.} Sounds good, but it also sounds like you might be...gettin' a little loopy there, pal."
28 Aug, 2018, 10:58 am
(A)
'Nah, I'm fine...' Crowley took another, smaller sip of his beer, gazing thoughtfully into the distance. 'So, how about you? Have you ever been to Sovereign before?'
28 Aug, 2018, 6:57 pm
"Once." {Says Vitis, swatting his hand in a dismissal fashion.} "They really don't like non-humans, especially if you've committed crimes. They screened me out at the front gates and sent me home."
28 Aug, 2018, 8:02 pm
(A)
Crowley shrugged uncaringly. 'They won't stop me. I can teleport, you know. Besides, Dianne's lot all went over there, and half of them were non-humans. If they can get in, then so can I.' He tipped his head back and drank about half his beer in one go.
28 Aug, 2018, 10:28 pm
{Vitis chuckles.} "Heh, I guess It'll be fun to watch you get your ass shot off if you get in there when they don't want you to."
29 Aug, 2018, 12:08 pm
(A)
'That's not gonna happen,' said Crowley firmly, swaying a little on his seat. 'I can just flyyyy away... I can teleppooort... no-one is EVEEER fast enough to catch meee... I'm way faster than you, you great creepy serpent thing...'
29 Aug, 2018, 7:22 pm
{Vitis just shakes his head.} "Sure buddy. Whatever you say. you're the best, despite your maaaany shortcomings."
29 Aug, 2018, 8:28 pm
(A)
Crowley grinned widely. 'I knew you'd see it my way!' he said in a very slurred voice. 'Because I AAAAMM the beeest! And I'll ALWAYS be the best!' He threw his arms around Vitis in a drunken hug.
29 Aug, 2018, 9:42 pm
"Woah!" {Exclaims Vitis.} "We got a hugger."
{One of the refugees snaps a photo of this.}
Vitis: "Hey! Don't go posting that on Face-Space or some sh!t like that!"
30 Aug, 2018, 11:26 am
(A)
'Yeah! Post it on ALL the social media!' snickered one of the other refugees. The young werewolf who'd argued with the centaur earlier was laughing, too.
'Everyone in this city is dead, though,' said Crowley morosely. He let go of Vitis and slumped back in his chair. 'Nobody who knew me will see whatever weird crap I'm doing.'
30 Aug, 2018, 6:48 pm
{Vitis raised an eyebrow at Crowley.} "Wow, you went from happy, sloppy drunk, to really depressing in 2.5 seconds. I don't think I've ever seen anyone change that fast."
30 Aug, 2018, 7:01 pm
(A)
'Shudduuuup,' Crowley whined. 'I'm not depressing at all. I don't care that everyone is dead. I kill people myself. The only people I don't kill are the ones who are cool enough to be my friend, like you. And that Mortikai dude, before he betrayed me.' He burped and then reached into the crate for another beer.
30 Aug, 2018, 7:08 pm
{Vitis chuckles.} "Well, at least you think I'm cool. Cheers, mate!" {Vitis raises his beer before downing the last of it in one go.}
30 Aug, 2018, 7:21 pm
(A)
Crowley clumsily opened his new beer can and took a gulp, swaying on his chair. 'You ARE cool... And I'm cool too... And some other people are cool... Except for /her.'/ He jerked a thumb towards Pythia.
30 Aug, 2018, 7:21 pm
(I'm imagining Pythia just standing there with a 'wtf is happening in my temple' expression the whole time. XD)
30 Aug, 2018, 7:33 pm
(Pretty much lol.)
30 Aug, 2018, 7:35 pm
{Pythia gives a look of surprise and anger.} "I'm not cool? Who patches you up every time you almost die? Who puts up with your bullsh!t on a nightly basis and gives you a place to avoid dangers? How am I not cool?"
30 Aug, 2018, 7:45 pm
(A)
'Well, that's helpful, sure, but it's not COOL,' Crowley pointed out. 'You're not cool like WE are. You're just here to make sure I don't die.' He drank the rest of his beer in one go, then immediately fell off his chair with a thump. 'Deeeck the haaaalls with boughs of hollyyyy...' he mumbled incoherently as he lay face-down on the floor.
30 Aug, 2018, 7:52 pm
{Vitis snickers.} "He does have a point, Pythia. You're too much of a 'goody two-shoes' to be cool. That's not to say I don't appreciate what you do for me though."
Pythia: "Oh, F% @k off, both of you!"
{With that, she stomps off to her quarters, leaving them alone with the refugees.}
30 Aug, 2018, 7:55 pm
(A)
'Wow,' said one of the refugees, looking surprised and amused at the same time. 'I don't think I've ever heard her swear so much in such a short amount of time. She must really hate you, crow guy.'
At that moment, Crowley lifted his head off the floor. 'Is she gooone? Niiiice.' He tried to get up, but ended up falling back down again, and decided to just give up and stay on the floor. 'We should have a party or something.'
30 Aug, 2018, 8:20 pm
"I don't know." {Says the vampire girl.} "Looks to me like you're already partied out. After all,, you look pretty....floored." {She subsides into laughter at her own joke.}
31 Aug, 2018, 10:53 am
(A)
'I am not!' said Crowley indignantly, then gave a long groan. 'Urrgh... I feel like crap... Why did you let me drink so much...'
31 Aug, 2018, 7:08 pm
"Why did I /let/ you?" {Vitis exclaims.} "Who am I, your mom? You're old enough to watch your own liquor intake! I'm not going to do it for you!"
31 Aug, 2018, 7:52 pm
(A)
'Aren't friends supposed to stop their friends getting too drunk?' Crowley whined, still lying on the floor. 'Urgh, nevermind. I think I gotta puke.' With that, he crawled over to the door, which was still broken down from Vitis's earlier entry, and threw up outside.
'What a loser,' muttered the young werewolf. 'Knows he can't handle alcohol but insists on drinking anyway.'
31 Aug, 2018, 8:20 pm
{Vitis just chuckles.} "Yeah, that's Crowley for ya. He doesn't care if it's a terrible idea, or if he has no hope of winning, or if he's going to hurt himself. He does what he wants."
01 Sep, 2018, 3:54 pm
(New RP room might be a few minutes late today, but it will be posted.)