The exhilarating walk continued, Officer K still diligently watching for any sign of a foe. None came, none yet at least.
Chapter 2 - A Colossal Icebreaker
"We're not far now," Bruce replied as he took them through the alley and a short trek through another path of the city later they'd find the Gotham harbor opening up before them.
In the distance they spotted a floating casino hooked to the docks. "Ladies and gentleman, the Iceberg lounge." As they moved to where it was situated Bruce pondered aloud. "I wonder how Aquawoman and the others are doing?"
Meanwhile the second group was making its way through the construction site when disaster struck! The group heard the unfinished building creaking loudly and the sound of something snapping. "Look out!" Aquawoman managed to push SeeU out of the way but a ton of girders fell right on top of Harper Row, the hero known as Bluebird. As the girders hit the ground they sent dust and debris flying lowering visibility considerable. As the dust cleared the only thing they saw of Harper was the pool of blood coming out from bellow the girders. "Harper!" Aquawoman leaped into action and tossed the girders away to finally found Harper's lifeless corpse. The impact had killed her instantly.
Before Aquawoman could say anything they once again felt the rumbling much like they had in the park. That stone giant was coming here. Perhaps its shaking had even cause the steal beams to break and fall down. "We have to leave." Aquawoman replied knowing fully well that there was going to be objections to leaving a fallen comrade behind. "You can be furious to me on the way, but we have to go. NOW!" However decided to object Aquawoman dragged with her until they were finally past the construction site and the dock area beckoned them.
Soon Bruce and the others were in view. Spotting them Bruce flashed the group a smile. "All here now! I hope you had as a pleasant journey as we did." Noticing the grim faces Bruce took a quick head count when he realized. "Where's Bluebird?"
Aquawoman looked at the others with sorrow in her eyes before responding to Bruce. "There was an accident...she did not make it."
"I...see..." Bruce seemed visibly shaken by the news but he quickly regained his composure. "It is...beyond our hands...come on. We're almost at our location." Their steps seemed more heavy then usual as they made their way to the pier housing the Iceberg Lounge. Strangely enough once they reached the entrance there were no guards or anything. "Stay on your guard, we're moving into dangerous territory. We...don't want to lose someone else. Let me speak to the Penguin and we will try to figure this out okay?" Still he hesitated though, they only had to push to get the door to lounge open. The death of Harper however loomed over them. What would their current mood bring to the table?
Cast list:
@Minerva as Ann Takamaki
@Ver as Aoko Aozaki
@Neko Shogun as Aqua
@Crow as Ben Tennyson
@Takumi as Bishamon
@Lucky as Corey Bryant and Mason Hewitt
@Widowmaker as Dante
@Zireael as Geralt of Rivia
@Gummi Bunnies as Goro Majima
@Bomb as Gnar
@thatguyinthestore as Harper Row - dead
@ThatAverageGuy as Jimmy
@dark as John Connor
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Jotaro Kujo
@BarrenThin as Kroq-Gar
@Atomic Knight as Makoto Naegi
@Josh as Manchester Black
@Otto as Malzahar
@Kentucky as Officer K
@Yun Lee as SeeU
@Kaykay as Soujirou Mibu
@belVita as Stanley Burrell
@York as Terry McGinnis
@Archmage Jeremiah as Trixie
@Sen as Vel'Koz
Chapter 2 - A Colossal Icebreaker
"We're not far now," Bruce replied as he took them through the alley and a short trek through another path of the city later they'd find the Gotham harbor opening up before them.
In the distance they spotted a floating casino hooked to the docks. "Ladies and gentleman, the Iceberg lounge." As they moved to where it was situated Bruce pondered aloud. "I wonder how Aquawoman and the others are doing?"
Meanwhile the second group was making its way through the construction site when disaster struck! The group heard the unfinished building creaking loudly and the sound of something snapping. "Look out!" Aquawoman managed to push SeeU out of the way but a ton of girders fell right on top of Harper Row, the hero known as Bluebird. As the girders hit the ground they sent dust and debris flying lowering visibility considerable. As the dust cleared the only thing they saw of Harper was the pool of blood coming out from bellow the girders. "Harper!" Aquawoman leaped into action and tossed the girders away to finally found Harper's lifeless corpse. The impact had killed her instantly.
Before Aquawoman could say anything they once again felt the rumbling much like they had in the park. That stone giant was coming here. Perhaps its shaking had even cause the steal beams to break and fall down. "We have to leave." Aquawoman replied knowing fully well that there was going to be objections to leaving a fallen comrade behind. "You can be furious to me on the way, but we have to go. NOW!" However decided to object Aquawoman dragged with her until they were finally past the construction site and the dock area beckoned them.
Soon Bruce and the others were in view. Spotting them Bruce flashed the group a smile. "All here now! I hope you had as a pleasant journey as we did." Noticing the grim faces Bruce took a quick head count when he realized. "Where's Bluebird?"
Aquawoman looked at the others with sorrow in her eyes before responding to Bruce. "There was an accident...she did not make it."
"I...see..." Bruce seemed visibly shaken by the news but he quickly regained his composure. "It is...beyond our hands...come on. We're almost at our location." Their steps seemed more heavy then usual as they made their way to the pier housing the Iceberg Lounge. Strangely enough once they reached the entrance there were no guards or anything. "Stay on your guard, we're moving into dangerous territory. We...don't want to lose someone else. Let me speak to the Penguin and we will try to figure this out okay?" Still he hesitated though, they only had to push to get the door to lounge open. The death of Harper however loomed over them. What would their current mood bring to the table?
Cast list:
@Minerva as Ann Takamaki
@Ver as Aoko Aozaki
@Neko Shogun as Aqua
@Crow as Ben Tennyson
@Takumi as Bishamon
@Lucky as Corey Bryant and Mason Hewitt
@Widowmaker as Dante
@Zireael as Geralt of Rivia
@Gummi Bunnies as Goro Majima
@Bomb as Gnar
@thatguyinthestore as Harper Row - dead
@ThatAverageGuy as Jimmy
@dark as John Connor
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Jotaro Kujo
@BarrenThin as Kroq-Gar
@Atomic Knight as Makoto Naegi
@Josh as Manchester Black
@Otto as Malzahar
@Kentucky as Officer K
@Yun Lee as SeeU
@Kaykay as Soujirou Mibu
@belVita as Stanley Burrell
@York as Terry McGinnis
@Archmage Jeremiah as Trixie
@Sen as Vel'Koz
"Aw, jeez!" Aoko exclaimed at the gruesome display of Harper's death, wincing at the sight. She froze for a moment; it had been a while since she had seen someone die before her eyes. Even despite the vibrations in the air, the gruesome sight only reminded the redhead of the last time she had done something like this... and the drastic measures she took to reverse that. Of course, it had been such a long time since she did anything close to the magnitude of that. Fifth Magician she may be, but every magician could get rusty if they didn't practice every now and then, and certainly, her domain had gone into disuse, but...
Aoko pursed her lips, looking at her arm for a brief moment as it glowed a bright teal; she activated her Magic Circuits within her body, wondering if she'd dare try another hand at that again, like she did ten years ago. However, the moment Aoko began to brave reaching for Harper's corpse, she was snapped out of it when Aquawoman urged everyone to get a move out of there. She clicked her tongue, unsure of herself, but made her decision, the glow in her arm disappearing as the magician resolved to follow the makeshift leader for now. Normally, perhaps she would have spoken more and more strongly objected to leaving Harper behind, but... Well, careless and flippant as Aoko may come off, but considering how application of her magic had a side effect of "accelerating the end of the universe," as the other mages put it (overreaction much?), perhaps there came a time where the woman had to weigh her options.
Once the two groups reunited, Aoko nodded at Bruce's instructions. With Harper gone, it seemed that the rich boy here was their only connection to Gotham City, dogmatically speaking, at least, so it was probably best to let him do the talking now that they were finally in the so-called Iceberg Lounge. Of course, there were no promises (on either side, to be honest) that any civilities would last, but that was alright. Aoko felt like hitting something at the moment anyway, but she'd stay her hands for as long as Mister Penguin and his goons would.
Leaning toward Jotaro, Aqua, and other allies, the redhead cleared her throat. "You guys holdin' up fine? It really is too bad about what happened, but..." Aoko paused for a brief moment, as though thinking back on something, before shaking her head, "I guess it couldn't be helped, huh?"
@Jeremi @CrunchyCHEEZIT @Neko Shogun @Josh @Kaykay @Anybody
As they arrived at the Iceberg Lounge, Felix would look directly into Aquawoman's eyes as she mentioned the death of Harper.
"So you're telling me that we just walked through those giant monster infested streets and we've only lost one member of our group?" Pausing, Felix would look away from the group and shrug.
"Pretty sweet deal if ya ask me." He said, not seeming to show any remorse or sorrow over Harper's death.
@Jeremi @Ver
Chapter 2 - A Colossal Icebreaker
"We're not far now," Bruce replied as he took them through the alley and a short trek through another path of the city later they'd find the Gotham harbor opening up before them.
In the distance they spotted a floating casino hooked to the docks. "Ladies and gentleman, the Iceberg lounge." As they moved to where it was situated Bruce pondered aloud. "I wonder how Aquawoman and the others are doing?"
Meanwhile the second group was making its way through the construction site when disaster struck! The group heard the unfinished building creaking loudly and the sound of something snapping. "Look out!" Aquawoman managed to push SeeU out of the way but a ton of girders fell right on top of Harper Row, the hero known as Bluebird. As the girders hit the ground they sent dust and debris flying lowering visibility considerable. As the dust cleared the only thing they saw of Harper was the pool of blood coming out from bellow the girders. "Harper!" Aquawoman leaped into action and tossed the girders away to finally found Harper's lifeless corpse. The impact had killed her instantly.
Before Aquawoman could say anything they once again felt the rumbling much like they had in the park. That stone giant was coming here. Perhaps its shaking had even cause the steal beams to break and fall down. "We have to leave." Aquawoman replied knowing fully well that there was going to be objections to leaving a fallen comrade behind. "You can be furious to me on the way, but we have to go. NOW!" However decided to object Aquawoman dragged with her until they were finally past the construction site and the dock area beckoned them.
Soon Bruce and the others were in view. Spotting them Bruce flashed the group a smile. "All here now! I hope you had as a pleasant journey as we did." Noticing the grim faces Bruce took a quick head count when he realized. "Where's Bluebird?"
Aquawoman looked at the others with sorrow in her eyes before responding to Bruce. "There was an accident...she did not make it."
"I...see..." Bruce seemed visibly shaken by the news but he quickly regained his composure. "It is...beyond our hands...come on. We're almost at our location." Their steps seemed more heavy then usual as they made their way to the pier housing the Iceberg Lounge. Strangely enough once they reached the entrance there were no guards or anything. "Stay on your guard, we're moving into dangerous territory. We...don't want to lose someone else. Let me speak to the Penguin and we will try to figure this out okay?" Still he hesitated though, they only had to push to get the door to lounge open. The death of Harper however loomed over them. What would their current mood bring to the table?
Cast list:
@Minerva as Ann Takamaki
@Ver as Aoko Aozaki
@Neko Shogun as Aqua
@Crow as Ben Tennyson
@Takumi as Bishamon
@Lucky as Corey Bryant and Mason Hewitt
@Widowmaker as Dante
@Zireael as Geralt of Rivia
@Gummi Bunnies as Goro Majima
@Bomb as Gnar
@thatguyinthestore as Harper Row - dead
@ThatAverageGuy as Jimmy
@dark as John Connor
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Jotaro Kujo
@BarrenThin as Kroq-Gar
@Atomic Knight as Makoto Naegi
@Josh as Manchester Black
@Otto as Malzahar
@Kentucky as Officer K
@Yun Lee as SeeU
@Kaykay as Soujirou Mibu
@belVita as Stanley Burrell
@York as Terry McGinnis
@Archmage Jeremiah as Trixie
@Sen as Vel'Koz
"No, no sweet deal," Ben retorts, then turns back to the current situation. "But I guess it was hard to avoid..."
"I bet ten bucks that this Penguin guy will start fighting with Mr Wayne, and that's when we roll in to kick that bird brain into next year's Thanksgiving," Ben proclaims.
@Jeremi @Ver @thatguyinthestore @Widowmaker @Yun Lee @Crow @everyoneprettymuch
