Cassidy watched with wide eyes at the scene in front of her unfolding- the lights going out suddenly making her heart drop. She clutched the chainsaw to her chest in case, it was a dramatic measure; but it made her feel better. When the lights went back on as quickly as they turned off a new man appeared- looking about ten years her senior. He spoke coldly and calmly to the mouse as well as the rest of the crowd, telling them to follow him.

Cassidy jaw slacked as Ballroom Blitz played over the stereo, fitting the current chaos; moving at a quick pace to follow behind.

@Everyone
------------------------------------------------
"Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz

Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz"

"Wha-?" Kuko grumbled, his eyes fluttering slowly- his eyelids felt heavier than lead. He slowly sat up with a groan, his brows furrowing at the muffled English song. He then looked around, not familiar with where he was- putting him in defense mode, his fist raised to his chest. His cat-like eyes soon wandering over to the sleeping figure curled next to him on the couch.

Jyushi.

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"Oi, oi!" Kuko snapped, shaking the other man- a poor attempt at waking him.

@Yun Lee @Sark
 
Rin Kagamine
_________________
Rin was actually THIS close to crying, before she heard Pareo. And Gris. And Meiji. And the sound of her chomping down on pancakes. She wasn't even aware that she had ordered two plates of pancakes, and she...really didn't taste anything. Taking a deep breath, she backed away from the pancakes. If she went on some sort of auto pilot self care, it sure didn't help! She was lucky androids couldn't get fat, pah, how pathetic!

That's right, her fans had told her she had done well. That was better then any lame solitary comfort munching. Okay, maybe midnight solitary munching was slightly cool, but nothing was sweeter then words. She lived by word play, so shouldn't it be alright for her to live by word praise? Yes, yes it was!

She was Rin Kagamine, one of the most popular virtual divas there was! Rin Kagamine doesn't cry, well, not actual crying. Sad crying was something for something actually serious. Something more serious then even her roadroller breaking down or Len winning! Rin jumped up, and went to give Pareo a big hug as soon as she came down. She would give Gris and Meiji one, but...Oh screw it! Rin went to hug-

The announcements. Rin listened, clapped, slightly regretted her performance, ate another pancake. Of course, no one was as good as her (If only she had a second chance! Grghh!), but they were good. RIn clapped until she saw Lord Raptor. Then she closed her ears. Jeeez, that guy was loud. Good, apparently. But loud. She had basically made tissue earplugs backstage. Hearing some commotion, Rin stepped to the back to try and see what was going on. No luck.

No lights. Rin was frozen in place, as a skirmish took place on stage.

The lights turned back on. Um....why was she covering her head? Rin put her hands down, and pretended she totally didn't just do something that embarrassing. Rin, with a blank stare, looked at the new man. Rin was old (Vocaloid wise...) dang it, she was slow! She didn't get anything at all. Could he be trusted, or is he just baddie? Rin crossed her arms, checks puffed, and stayed behind. But obviously she was close to the stairs. Just in case.

"Ann! What's going on up there? I don't trust anyone who 'sues' people, so as if I was going to follow him up there!"

No wait. She had more questions for someone else. Rin, standing up, heard Mister Mouse groaning at the top of his lungs about something something, she didn't have time to think about it. Went in the ear, and out her mouth.

"Eh, Mister Mouseee? So wait, did you not see anything weirdddd or strange with the zombie manager? Even I would have suspicious!"

Rin gave him a glare. Of anger, rather then intimidation. It was practically impossible for her to be imtimidating. And even though she was trying to sound all tough and snarky, she was actually asking him a genuine question.

"So wait one second, mister, where is the lost and found?"

@Yun Lee @Capri @Lounge
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Mima Kirigoe
__________________

Mima clapped, and clapped and clapped, with what seemed to be a smile on her face. She was happy, wasn't she? She had done the best she could, and she had done it by herself. Of course, it was better if she had her group with her, but that couldn't be helped. Honestly, there would be no way Mima would be able to win against inter-galactic stars. CHAM! was just a regional pop idol, and even then, it had been declining in popularity.

Or maybe she was just wasn't cut out for it.

No. No. She had had done her best. That's all that mattered. She didn't need a skull medallion, or a chainsaw, or like that. (She didn't need the chainsaw, she was a singer. Even HE was just doing his job) Just be grateful for your competitors. They deserve it.

"H-huh!? What's...what's that?"

In an instant, that happy presentation had turned into pitch black. She couldn't see anything. What was this? Where was this? Why couldn't she move? All she could feel was cold. Perfect cold from the depths of her heart, spreading throughout her body through cold blood. It was all just noise. How long was this going to go for? Was she going to stay stunned like this for long? How long, how long?

The lights were back on? Her mouth was still turned upright, although what emotion she was supposed to be showing was unreadable. Perhaps she wasn't feeling anything at all. How could she. Powers. Mice. It was all madness. She wasn't sure what to do. Where was she supposed to go? Oh, she was told to go backstage. That was as good as any. She did as she was told.

"Um, excuse me? Mister Hitoya, this show is a scam? Why would he kidnap everyone to perform?"

She wasn't that fast of a runner (As if you would, with a dress that large.), but she still surprisingly kept up. She was just so clueless about everything, there were so many questions to ask, and not enough lung space to say them all. And maybe, not enough literal lung space, if Hitoya had guessed correctly about the manager having weapons.

@Yun Lee @Anyone/Everyone​
 
At being hugged whenever Rin got around to it, Meiji returned it with a small laugh, patting Rin on the back.

"Don't be discouraged." She chuckled.


When Rin got around to hugging Gris, the blue haired young woman gave the Vocaloid a confused look for a moment as she shoved the last bit of pancake into her face, before smiling and setting her fork down so start ruffling Rin's hair.

Then the lights went out.

@Farewell

"Then stay here," the man said, not giving Snufkin so much as a second glance. "I don't think you have any idea just how serious this is."

Though he'd accept The Doctor's handshake and be a bit more receptive of those asking for more information. "I'll keep it brief. My name's Hitoya Amaguni. I'm a lawyer, and the genius responsible for this broke into my office this morning. I don't remember much, but he decided to drag me to some seedy lounge in a trunk and lock me in that office. Margaret got me out when he locked her in there, and the two of us were able to figure out what was going on thanks to some paperwork he left laying around. Which we can worry about later, because evidence is useless if the man it incriminates isn't apprehended!"

"And just WHAT is going on?!" Mylar shrieked, at his wits' end. "What did that guy do to my beautiful lounge?!"

"Drug us all and drag us here against our wills," Hitoya replied. "This whole damn show is a scam. He'll tell us more once Margaret catches up to him, but she's gonna need backup." He wouldn't give the group time to fully process that yet, and instead led the group backstage, where no signs of Murdoc or Margaret could be seen. There could, however, be heard indistinct shouting from below a stairwell.

Mylar slapped his forehead and groaned. "The lost-and-found! That's where I told him to store all the weapons he brought in! Oough, I should've KNOWN that was a red flag!"

"God damn it..." At the top of the stairs, Hitoya looked back at the group. "This guy may be dangerous and using anything you all may have brought here. If you don't think you can handle that, go ahead and wait in the lounge for us to take him."

@Jeremi @Capri @Ver @MaxIrvaron

Neither could move until the lights returned, and while Meiji wasn't as effected, the frown on her face said it all. Gris sat in her seat wide eyed a moment, confused and disturbed by suddenly being unable to move. She rose from her seat to stand by Rin as she questioned Mylar by the stairs.

"Why'd he bring a lawyer and stuff him in a trunk?" Meiji muttered aloud. Last she checked humans needed to breath, if that guy died in there then that 'manager' would've been left with a trunk full of dead lawyer and a group of angry kidnapped intergalactic idols.

@Yun Lee @Space_Candy @Farewell @Capri @Everyone
 
“That manager of ours is such a man of the people,” The Doctor remarked. “Of course it is a scam, but why is it a scam? That’s what we have to figure out.” He wasn’t sure if he wanted that Margaret girl to catch up to Murdoc before they did. The Doctor imagined there wouldn’t be much left for them to interrogate.

“Yes. Such a clever idea to store all your patron's weapons in one place,” The Doctor snarked. “That will surely never backfire.” To Hitoya the Doctor gave a quick glance before going up the stairs. “Mr. Green has some questions needed to answer. Let’s hope he has answers.”

@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Capri @Ver @MaxIrvaron

"It doesn't backfire when you sell stuff no one picks up." Mylar shrugged. "What? You think the lounge business is lucrative? I gotta do what you can in this economy."

❝ That explains... a whole lot about this event. Uh, I'm just going to... hang back I guess? ❞ Neko was at a loss for words with the sudden developments. If this was as serious and dangerous as Hitoya puts it to be, she wanted NO part in that.

❝ Okay, I'm convinced. Let's get this S.O.B. pronto. Nobody tricks this reaper and gets away with it scot-free. ❞ Calliope, on the other hand, was rearing to get going once the truth's been revealed to them about this whole "event."

@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Capri @Ver @MaxIrvaron
@Everyone
Cassidy watched with wide eyes at the scene in front of her unfolding- the lights going out suddenly making her heart drop. She clutched the chainsaw to her chest in case, it was a dramatic measure; but it made her feel better. When the lights went back on as quickly as they turned off a new man appeared- looking about ten years her senior. He spoke coldly and calmly to the mouse as well as the rest of the crowd, telling them to follow him.

Cassidy jaw slacked as Ballroom Blitz played over the stereo, fitting the current chaos; moving at a quick pace to follow behind.

@Everyone
------------------------------------------------
"Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz

Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz"

"Wha-?" Kuko grumbled, his eyes fluttering slowly- his eyelids felt heavier than lead. He slowly sat up with a groan, his brows furrowing at the muffled English song. He then looked around, not familiar with where he was- putting him in defense mode, his fist raised to his chest. His cat-like eyes soon wandering over to the sleeping figure curled next to him on the couch.

Jyushi.

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"Oi, oi!" Kuko snapped, shaking the other man- a poor attempt at waking him.

@Yun Lee @Sark
Rin Kagamine
_________________
Rin was actually THIS close to crying, before she heard Pareo. And Gris. And Meiji. And the sound of her chomping down on pancakes. She wasn't even aware that she had ordered two plates of pancakes, and she...really didn't taste anything. Taking a deep breath, she backed away from the pancakes. If she went on some sort of auto pilot self care, it sure didn't help! She was lucky androids couldn't get fat, pah, how pathetic!

That's right, her fans had told her she had done well. That was better then any lame solitary comfort munching. Okay, maybe midnight solitary munching was slightly cool, but nothing was sweeter then words. She lived by word play, so shouldn't it be alright for her to live by word praise? Yes, yes it was!

She was Rin Kagamine, one of the most popular virtual divas there was! Rin Kagamine doesn't cry, well, not actual crying. Sad crying was something for something actually serious. Something more serious then even her roadroller breaking down or Len winning! Rin jumped up, and went to give Pareo a big hug as soon as she came down. She would give Gris and Meiji one, but...Oh screw it! Rin went to hug-

The announcements. Rin listened, clapped, slightly regretted her performance, ate another pancake. Of course, no one was as good as her (If only she had a second chance! Grghh!), but they were good. RIn clapped until she saw Lord Raptor. Then she closed her ears. Jeeez, that guy was loud. Good, apparently. But loud. She had basically made tissue earplugs backstage. Hearing some commotion, Rin stepped to the back to try and see what was going on. No luck.

No lights. Rin was frozen in place, as a skirmish took place on stage.

The lights turned back on. Um....why was she covering her head? Rin put her hands down, and pretended she totally didn't just do something that embarrassing. Rin, with a blank stare, looked at the new man. Rin was old (Vocaloid wise...) dang it, she was slow! She didn't get anything at all. Could he be trusted, or is he just baddie? Rin crossed her arms, checks puffed, and stayed behind. But obviously she was close to the stairs. Just in case.

"Ann! What's going on up there? I don't trust anyone who 'sues' people, so as if I was going to follow him up there!"

No wait. She had more questions for someone else. Rin, standing up, heard Mister Mouse groaning at the top of his lungs about something something, she didn't have time to think about it. Went in the ear, and out her mouth.

"Eh, Mister Mouseee? So wait, did you not see anything weirdddd or strange with the zombie manager? Even I would have suspicious!"

Rin gave him a glare. Of anger, rather then intimidation. It was practically impossible for her to be imtimidating. And even though she was trying to sound all tough and snarky, she was actually asking him a genuine question.

"So wait one second, mister, where is the lost and found?"

@Yun Lee @Capri @Lounge
_________________
Mima Kirigoe
__________________

Mima clapped, and clapped and clapped, with what seemed to be a smile on her face. She was happy, wasn't she? She had done the best she could, and she had done it by herself. Of course, it was better if she had her group with her, but that couldn't be helped. Honestly, there would be no way Mima would be able to win against inter-galactic stars. CHAM! was just a regional pop idol, and even then, it had been declining in popularity.

Or maybe she was just wasn't cut out for it.

No. No. She had had done her best. That's all that mattered. She didn't need a skull medallion, or a chainsaw, or like that. (She didn't need the chainsaw, she was a singer. Even HE was just doing his job) Just be grateful for your competitors. They deserve it.

"H-huh!? What's...what's that?"

In an instant, that happy presentation had turned into pitch black. She couldn't see anything. What was this? Where was this? Why couldn't she move? All she could feel was cold. Perfect cold from the depths of her heart, spreading throughout her body through cold blood. It was all just noise. How long was this going to go for? Was she going to stay stunned like this for long? How long, how long?

The lights were back on? Her mouth was still turned upright, although what emotion she was supposed to be showing was unreadable. Perhaps she wasn't feeling anything at all. How could she. Powers. Mice. It was all madness. She wasn't sure what to do. Where was she supposed to go? Oh, she was told to go backstage. That was as good as any. She did as she was told.

"Um, excuse me? Mister Hitoya, this show is a scam? Why would he kidnap everyone to perform?"

She wasn't that fast of a runner (As if you would, with a dress that large.), but she still surprisingly kept up. She was just so clueless about everything, there were so many questions to ask, and not enough lung space to say them all. And maybe, not enough literal lung space, if Hitoya had guessed correctly about the manager having weapons.

@Yun Lee @Anyone/Everyone
At being hugged whenever Rin got around to it, Meiji returned it with a small laugh, patting Rin on the back.

"Don't be discouraged." She chuckled.


When Rin got around to hugging Gris, the blue haired young woman gave the Vocaloid a confused look for a moment as she shoved the last bit of pancake into her face, before smiling and setting her fork down so start ruffling Rin's hair.

Then the lights went out.

@Farewell



Neither could move until the lights returned, and while Meiji wasn't as effected, the frown on her face said it all. Gris sat in her seat wide eyed a moment, confused and disturbed by suddenly being unable to move. She rose from her seat to stand by Rin as she questioned Mylar by the stairs.

"Why'd he bring a lawyer and stuff him in a trunk?" Meiji muttered aloud. Last she checked humans needed to breath, if that guy died in there then that 'manager' would've been left with a trunk full of dead lawyer and a group of angry kidnapped intergalactic idols.

@Yun Lee @Space_Candy @Farewell @Capri @Everyone

"All I know is that he climbed into my office window with a gas tank while I was still there. Why he did that or brought me here, or any of you here, I don't know. But once we catch him, we're going to find out."

As the group travelled down, the music playing on the system faded out, leaving them in silence save for the noise of them walking down metal stairs. Once at their destination, they would find themselves in what looked to be a storage area.

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It looked neater than anticipated, and larger too. "Nice, ain't it?" Mylar said, puffing his chest out a bit. "State-of-the-art and the latest in storage technology...well, okay. I'm about two editions behind, but nothing a half-dozen confiscated blaster guns won't fix."

One box in particular was marked "OBLIVION." Lying next to it was a piece of paper. "Just go on and put your hand on the scanner, then say what weapon is yours. Murdoc had to register them all by name when he came in."

Hitoya decided to try it out. Placing his hand on the green square atop the box, he said, "Hypnosis Microphone." After a good few moments, the box whirred, opening up to reveal three of them. "Wait a minute..." His eyes widened, but then narrowed as he gritted his teeth, taking all three. "That son of a...hurry up and get your weapons," he said, stepping aside. "I'm starting to not care if Margaret gets him first."

@Jeremi @Farewell @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @Ver @MaxIrvaron @Space_Candy
 


"It doesn't backfire when you sell stuff no one picks up." Mylar shrugged. "What? You think the lounge business is lucrative? I gotta do what you can in this economy."






"All I know is that he climbed into my office window with a gas tank while I was still there. Why he did that or brought me here, or any of you here, I don't know. But once we catch him, we're going to find out."

As the group travelled down, the music playing on the system faded out, leaving them in silence save for the noise of them walking down metal stairs. Once at their destination, they would find themselves in what looked to be a storage area.

View attachment 8879

It looked neater than anticipated, and larger too. "Nice, ain't it?" Mylar said, puffing his chest out a bit. "State-of-the-art and the latest in storage technology...well, okay. I'm about two editions behind, but nothing a half-dozen confiscated blaster guns won't fix."

One box in particular was marked "OBLIVION." Lying next to it was a piece of paper. "Just go on and put your hand on the scanner, then say what weapon is yours. Murdoc had to register them all by name when he came in."

Hitoya decided to try it out. Placing his hand on the green square atop the box, he said, "Hypnosis Microphone." After a good few moments, the box whirred, opening up to reveal three of them. "Wait a minute..." His eyes widened, but then narrowed as he gritted his teeth, taking all three. "That son of a...hurry up and get your weapons," he said, stepping aside. "I'm starting to not care if Margaret gets him first."

@Jeremi @Farewell @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @Ver @MaxIrvaron @Space_Candy

"I've seen better," The Doctor remarked as he walked up to the box and placed his hand on the scanner. "Sonic screwdriver." As he waited he went back to chat with the others. "I'll remind you that calling the sonic screwdriver a weapon is highly offensive. Only an idiot would think that it's a weapon. Though if Murdoch was the one rummaging through my pockets..."

@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Farewell @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @Ver @MaxIrvaron @Space_Candy
 
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"Nice of them to securely put our belongings so neatly," Maria commented. Once it came to her and Tsubasa's turn, the pink-haired girl put her hand on the box and did the same as the others. "Airgetlám," she spoke, and lo and behold, her valued Gear appeared before her in the form of its relic. Without a word, she recovered it back into her possession and stepped to the side.

Tsubasa recovered her Gear next, placing her hand on the box and sighing softly. "Ame-no-Habakiri," she said, calling out for her Gear, before it appeared before her as well, the relic of her Gear taking the form of a red crystal necklace.

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"There we are. I feel much better now," Tsubasa breathed in relief, putting her necklace back on. Now, they would hopefully be able to charge through anyone or anything that would intend to get in their way. And on that note...

"Shall we get a move on, then? I don't imagine we've got much time to waste," the blue-haired idol commented. Now that her suspicions had come true, that the curtain of benevolence was torn down, it was time to reveal the truth of their situation.

@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Takumi @Farewell @Space_Candy @Everybody
 


"It doesn't backfire when you sell stuff no one picks up." Mylar shrugged. "What? You think the lounge business is lucrative? I gotta do what you can in this economy."






"All I know is that he climbed into my office window with a gas tank while I was still there. Why he did that or brought me here, or any of you here, I don't know. But once we catch him, we're going to find out."

As the group travelled down, the music playing on the system faded out, leaving them in silence save for the noise of them walking down metal stairs. Once at their destination, they would find themselves in what looked to be a storage area.

View attachment 8879

It looked neater than anticipated, and larger too. "Nice, ain't it?" Mylar said, puffing his chest out a bit. "State-of-the-art and the latest in storage technology...well, okay. I'm about two editions behind, but nothing a half-dozen confiscated blaster guns won't fix."

One box in particular was marked "OBLIVION." Lying next to it was a piece of paper. "Just go on and put your hand on the scanner, then say what weapon is yours. Murdoc had to register them all by name when he came in."

Hitoya decided to try it out. Placing his hand on the green square atop the box, he said, "Hypnosis Microphone." After a good few moments, the box whirred, opening up to reveal three of them. "Wait a minute..." His eyes widened, but then narrowed as he gritted his teeth, taking all three. "That son of a...hurry up and get your weapons," he said, stepping aside. "I'm starting to not care if Margaret gets him first."

@Jeremi @Farewell @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @Ver @MaxIrvaron @Space_Candy

"I don't own any weapons." Meiji spoke up, crossing her arms as she spoke. Gris nodded along with Meiji.

"I just have powers...well, my clothes have powers." Gris mentioned, gently tugging on the hem of her gray dress a moment to emphasize her point.

@Yun Lee @Capri @Farewell @Space_Candy @Jeremi @Ver @Everyone
 
SWEET ANN
@Yun Lee @Farewell @mintyy @AnyoneElse

"Ann! What's going on up there? I don't trust anyone who 'sues' people, so as if I was going to follow him up there!"

"They're chasing after the guy who kidnapped us," Ann said to Rin, "And suing someone is when... someone turns someone in for doing something bad, dearie. That man in the jacket, his name is Hitoya, he's going to sue that green man for kidnapping us,"

Unless Margaret or Dante get to him first Ann thought to herself, but not saying anything to Rin about that.




SNUFKIN
@Yun Lee @Space_Candy @Sark

"Wha-?" Kuko grumbled, his eyes fluttering slowly- his eyelids felt heavier than lead. He slowly sat up with a groan, his brows furrowing at the muffled English song. He then looked around, not familiar with where he was- putting him in defense mode, his fist raised to his chest. His cat-like eyes soon wandering over to the sleeping figure curled next to him on the couch.

Jyushi.

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"Oi, oi!" Kuko snapped, shaking the other man- a poor attempt at waking him.

Snufkin heard, using his peachy ears, commotion in another place. Following that, he found the two rappers sprawled out, one trying to wake up the other.

"Do you need any help getting up?" Snufkin asked Kuko Harai.​
 
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"Nice of them to securely put our belongings so neatly," Maria commented. Once it came to her and Tsubasa's turn, the pink-haired girl put her hand on the box and did the same as the others. "Airgetlám," she spoke, and lo and behold, her valued Gear appeared before her in the form of its relic. Without a word, she recovered it back into her possession and stepped to the side.

Tsubasa recovered her Gear next, placing her hand on the box and sighing softly. "Ame-no-Habakiri," she said, calling out for her Gear, before it appeared before her as well, the relic of her Gear taking the form of a red crystal necklace.

View attachment 8908

"There we are. I feel much better now," Tsubasa breathed in relief, putting her necklace back on. Now, they would hopefully be able to charge through anyone or anything that would intend to get in their way. And on that note...

"Shall we get a move on, then? I don't imagine we've got much time to waste," the blue-haired idol commented. Now that her suspicions had come true, that the curtain of benevolence was torn down, it was time to reveal the truth of their situation.

@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Takumi @Farewell @Space_Candy @Everybody

"Pretty," The Doctor remarked to Tsubasa. "I suppose it's a family heirloom of sorts? What does it do? No, let me guess! Does it melt the mind of anyone who dares look at it? Right? Seems like something you would have on you."

@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Takumi @Farewell @Space_Candy @Everybody
 
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"Hmph. Not exactly," Tsubasa shook her head in response to the Doctor briefly, cracking a wry smile, a first while she was here. After all, with her Gear back in her possession, she finally felt more confident in getting through this ordeal safely. "But all the same, it may not look like much, but let's just say this group is in much better hands now. Maria and I will do everything in our power to make sure no one gets hurt, and we've got a lot of power to spare," she said pridefully.

"Yes. It's a bit... much, but rest assured, Doctor. As long as you stay close to us, we'll make sure no harm will come to you!" Maria exclaimed earnestly. At some point, it might have come off like they were coddling him, seeing him as little more than an eccentric old man, but it couldn't be helped.

@Jeremi
 
"If you don't have a weapon, you can ask for something generic and it's probably in there," Mylar said with a shrug. "Knives, bats, guns...I don't bother trying to sell anything that goes for cheap. Money's in the custom pieces."

"..." Hitoya returned to the box after some thought. "Baseball bat." One appeared then, a standard metal bat.

"Metal ones survived the nukes," Mylar said with a nod. "Baseball never really got picked up again once the humans all got wiped out."

With weapons both specific and generic available to the group, Mylar led them further in. "The only other thing down here is Electrical, and I need you all to listen very carefully. Do not, and I mean do NOT, under any circumstances turn off those lights or damage the power in any way. I've got neutralizer tech that keeps people with magic powers or whatever from acting up! You ever try mixing alcohol and super-strength? Mylar's would be ripped to shreds in a day!"

The door to the electrical room was shut once the group arrived, so Mylar dug into his pocket to get his keys out. "Again. Careful." He unlocked the door, putting his finger to his lips to shush the group, and opened the door...

"Blah!!!"

Only for a green blur to tackle the nearest person, in this case the unfortunate Tsubasa, to the ground. Murdoc, in a state of wild-eyed panic, stumbled to his feet and ran off back towards the way they came. Margaret appeared in the doorway shortly after.

"Out of my way!!! I'm gonna kill that piece of shit!!!"

@Ver @Jeremi @Takumi @Farewell @Space_Candy @MaxIrvaron
 
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"Hmph. Not exactly," Tsubasa shook her head in response to the Doctor briefly, cracking a wry smile, a first while she was here. After all, with her Gear back in her possession, she finally felt more confident in getting through this ordeal safely. "But all the same, it may not look like much, but let's just say this group is in much better hands now. Maria and I will do everything in our power to make sure no one gets hurt, and we've got a lot of power to spare," she said pridefully.

"Yes. It's a bit... much, but rest assured, Doctor. As long as you stay close to us, we'll make sure no harm will come to you!" Maria exclaimed earnestly. At some point, it might have come off like they were coddling him, seeing him as little more than an eccentric old man, but it couldn't be helped.

@Jeremi

The Doctor had a bemused look on his face. "I'm usually the one who says that," He remarked. "I do appreciate the sentiment, but I do assure you that I'm the one who won't let any of you get hur-"

"If you don't have a weapon, you can ask for something generic and it's probably in there," Mylar said with a shrug. "Knives, bats, guns...I don't bother trying to sell anything that goes for cheap. Money's in the custom pieces."

"..." Hitoya returned to the box after some thought. "Baseball bat." One appeared then, a standard metal bat.

"Metal ones survived the nukes," Mylar said with a nod. "Baseball never really got picked up again once the humans all got wiped out."

With weapons both specific and generic available to the group, Mylar led them further in. "The only other thing down here is Electrical, and I need you all to listen very carefully. Do not, and I mean do NOT, under any circumstances turn off those lights or damage the power in any way. I've got neutralizer tech that keeps people with magic powers or whatever from acting up! You ever try mixing alcohol and super-strength? Mylar's would be ripped to shreds in a day!"

The door to the electrical room was shut once the group arrived, so Mylar dug into his pocket to get his keys out. "Again. Careful." He unlocked the door, putting his finger to his lips to shush the group, and opened the door...

"Blah!!!"

Only for a green blur to tackle the nearest person, in this case the unfortunate Tsubasa, to the ground. Murdoc, in a state of wild-eyed panic, stumbled to his feet and ran off back towards the way they came. Margaret appeared in the doorway shortly after.

"Out of my way!!! I'm gonna kill that piece of shit!!!"

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It all happened to fast as Murdoc burst through with Margaret in hot pursuit. The Doctor would've been after him too if it hadn't been for poor Tsubasa being knocked over. "Kill him after I've talked with him!" He shouted after her as he went over to check on Tsubasa. "That was a nasty bump you took. How many fingers am I holding up?" The Doctor asked as he held up two fingers.

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"If you don't have a weapon, you can ask for something generic and it's probably in there," Mylar said with a shrug. "Knives, bats, guns...I don't bother trying to sell anything that goes for cheap. Money's in the custom pieces."

"..." Hitoya returned to the box after some thought. "Baseball bat." One appeared then, a standard metal bat.

"Metal ones survived the nukes," Mylar said with a nod. "Baseball never really got picked up again once the humans all got wiped out."

With weapons both specific and generic available to the group, Mylar led them further in. "The only other thing down here is Electrical, and I need you all to listen very carefully. Do not, and I mean do NOT, under any circumstances turn off those lights or damage the power in any way. I've got neutralizer tech that keeps people with magic powers or whatever from acting up! You ever try mixing alcohol and super-strength? Mylar's would be ripped to shreds in a day!"

The door to the electrical room was shut once the group arrived, so Mylar dug into his pocket to get his keys out. "Again. Careful." He unlocked the door, putting his finger to his lips to shush the group, and opened the door...

"Blah!!!"

Only for a green blur to tackle the nearest person, in this case the unfortunate Tsubasa, to the ground. Murdoc, in a state of wild-eyed panic, stumbled to his feet and ran off back towards the way they came. Margaret appeared in the doorway shortly after.

"Out of my way!!! I'm gonna kill that piece of shit!!!"

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"That's good to know." Meiji replied as she watched Hitoya get a metal bat from the machine, before going to get one herself.

Gris, out of curiosity, got knives. She stared down at them for a moment, very impressed by the odd box. As the group kept moving she nodded along as Mylar spoke, before jumping slightly as Murdoc suddenly rushed through, knocking over one of their group members before running off.

Meiji turned and rushed after the two, hopefully they could stop Murdoc before Margaret went through and killed.

Gris meanwhile held a hand out to help Tsubasa back to her feet if she needed it.

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"It doesn't backfire when you sell stuff no one picks up." Mylar shrugged. "What? You think the lounge business is lucrative? I gotta do what you can in this economy."






"All I know is that he climbed into my office window with a gas tank while I was still there. Why he did that or brought me here, or any of you here, I don't know. But once we catch him, we're going to find out."

As the group travelled down, the music playing on the system faded out, leaving them in silence save for the noise of them walking down metal stairs. Once at their destination, they would find themselves in what looked to be a storage area.

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It looked neater than anticipated, and larger too. "Nice, ain't it?" Mylar said, puffing his chest out a bit. "State-of-the-art and the latest in storage technology...well, okay. I'm about two editions behind, but nothing a half-dozen confiscated blaster guns won't fix."

One box in particular was marked "OBLIVION." Lying next to it was a piece of paper. "Just go on and put your hand on the scanner, then say what weapon is yours. Murdoc had to register them all by name when he came in."

Hitoya decided to try it out. Placing his hand on the green square atop the box, he said, "Hypnosis Microphone." After a good few moments, the box whirred, opening up to reveal three of them. "Wait a minute..." His eyes widened, but then narrowed as he gritted his teeth, taking all three. "That son of a...hurry up and get your weapons," he said, stepping aside. "I'm starting to not care if Margaret gets him first."

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Camille began to stretch, shaking her head to herself while she extended her legs from side to side, reaching her arms as well. She stopped shaking her head eventually and clenched her fist, a devious smirk in her eyes. "Heh.... weapons! Couldn't be me! I like to let my fists do all the talking!" She was obviously in a good mood, what with the constant smiling and the energy in her movement.

She did look around, however, appreciating the weapons she did see. The old guy pulled out some kind of... screwdriver?! Camille was weirded out, but she'd seen someone fight with a flute before, so taking alternate universes and all that bullshit into consideration, it wasn't all that surprising. Despite that very thought, Camille couldn't help but let her eyes bulge when she saw Tsubasa and Maria's Gears.

Does Tsubasa plan on fighting with a necklace?!!?!? Camille questioned herself, scratching the back of her head furiously but also wearing a confused smile on her face. That's either going to look really girly or really metal, and I am here for that shit! We're gonna rock this bitch for real!
"If you don't have a weapon, you can ask for something generic and it's probably in there," Mylar said with a shrug. "Knives, bats, guns...I don't bother trying to sell anything that goes for cheap. Money's in the custom pieces."

"..." Hitoya returned to the box after some thought. "Baseball bat." One appeared then, a standard metal bat.

"Metal ones survived the nukes," Mylar said with a nod. "Baseball never really got picked up again once the humans all got wiped out."

With weapons both specific and generic available to the group, Mylar led them further in. "The only other thing down here is Electrical, and I need you all to listen very carefully. Do not, and I mean do NOT, under any circumstances turn off those lights or damage the power in any way. I've got neutralizer tech that keeps people with magic powers or whatever from acting up! You ever try mixing alcohol and super-strength? Mylar's would be ripped to shreds in a day!"

The door to the electrical room was shut once the group arrived, so Mylar dug into his pocket to get his keys out. "Again. Careful." He unlocked the door, putting his finger to his lips to shush the group, and opened the door...

"Blah!!!"

Only for a green blur to tackle the nearest person, in this case the unfortunate Tsubasa, to the ground. Murdoc, in a state of wild-eyed panic, stumbled to his feet and ran off back towards the way they came. Margaret appeared in the doorway shortly after.

"Out of my way!!! I'm gonna kill that piece of shit!!!"

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"NOT IF I GET TO HIM FIRST!" yelled Camille as she bolted towards Murdoc.

She jumped into the air a small amount and tried using her powers; her Drive ability, to be precise. She put her palms behind her and tried to eject white flames from them in order to shoot herself forward at Murdoc. If Camille was able to, she'd attempt tackling the manager at high speeds... but if not, she'd end up looking really stupid and falling on her face.

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Powers were still unavailable, so Camille wasn't able to stop Murdoc. She did, however, tackle somebody: Margaret fell to the ground as she had taken off after the "manager."

"Get off of me!!" Margaret yelled. "He needs to pay for this!!"

"How about we let him take us home before we do that?!"

"He's lying through his teeth, he's not going to take us home!" Margaret pointed to the ground by the box, where that piece of paper lay. "Anyone want to take a look at that? I found it backstage. It'll make you wanna kill him, too!"

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BAM!

The door to the dressing room slammed shut, Murdoc catching his breath as he leaned against it. Running his hand down his face, he turned to look at those in the dressing room with him. "We've got to barricade, lads! They're all goin' crazy out there!" He grabbed for the table of refreshments and started pulling it to the door.

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❝ Let me take a look at this. ❞ Calliope narrowed her eyes once Margaret brought attention to the piece of paper on the ground. How bad could this even be?

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❝ Wait what? What do you mean by that? You're losing me here. ❞ Neko tilted her head in bewilderment at Murdoc. These developments were escalating a whole lot faster than she's used to.

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"Gaah!" Tsubasa gasped out as Murdoc suddenly leapt out to tackle her, the shock stunning the blue-haired young woman for a good second. Once Murdoc was up and about again before Tsubasa could react once more, she struggled to her feet, aided by Maria who gracefully wrapped her friend's arm around her.

"A-Are you alright, Tsubasa?!" Maria exclaimed worriedly.

"I-I'm fine! You have no need to coddle me, Maria, Doctor," Tsubasa grunted, softly pushing away from Maria and standing on her own two feet once more. "To answer your question, Doctor, two. That may have been a bit of a shock, but he didn't hurt me. We need to go after him again!" She exclaimed, evidently no worse for wear, or so she managed to convince herself.

"Tsubasa... If you keep pushing yourself like this, you're going to end up burning out in no time!" The pink-haired girl said, almost nagging like a stern mother.

"I said I am fine! Your concern is noted, Maria, but a sword has no need of it," Tsubasa breathed, clasping her hand around her necklace. She was ready to take off for Murdoc once more, until Margaret and Calliope took note of some piece of paper that was apparently related to why the former was so adamant on going after the green-skinned man. Tsubasa's brow furrowed; she would have liked to pound some answers out of that man as well, but as Hitoya and the Doctor noted, it was probably best to take a step back and gather as many facts as they could.

Taking a deep breath to compose herself once more, she walked over beside Calliope and Margaret, looking over her shoulder toward the piece of paper. "So? What's on it?"

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"I'm not much one to wish death on someone," The Doctor remarked to Margaret. "And I'd prefer you wouldn't. At least not yet," He added with a cheeky smirk. "Now what does the note say?"

As he looked over the shoulder of the others the Doctor decided to address Tsubasa. "A sword always needs protection. What do you think you have a sheathed sword because it gets cold? That you don't clean and sharpen it? What happens to a sword if no one takes care of it? A blunt rust stick. That's what happens."

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