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Post by lunarLunatic on Dec 23, 2015 11:26:50 GMT -8
[An indeterminate length of time has passed since the meteor folk met Balmung...]
Three figures pass through the rose vine barrier and land on the meteor, near the hideout. They seem to be talking among themselves.
'So this is the rendezvous point. When are they coming?'
'It'll be hard to know...This place never really had any semblance of time.'
'That is true...But you know how impatient I get.'
'We can always talk to the outsiders on this meteor until then.'
'R...Right.'
'Getting shy, Licorice?'
'You know not to call me that!! And it's not being shy, it's just...'
'You don't trust them, do you?'
'Oh come on! The past is the past! Even if we are dead, we shouldn't let old grudges get to us!'
'I know that! But hearing from everyone's stories, it's just...Is he really the best choice to recruit against Maiden Zwei?'
'Right, you don't remember your own...But assuming something will only cause a complete standstill.'
'Understandable...'
The third figure flails a bit. 'When is Hypnos coming? He has to be here! I mean he's Lord Eins' envoy and all, and this is official business!'
The second, easily recognizable as Balmung, motions her to settle down. 'He'll come later. He mentioned something about an important discovery by Sir Wayland, and said it would take a while to finish.'
The first scoffs. 'What's more important than a counterattack against Maiden Zwei?'
'I'm not exactly sure...My only guess is that it has something to do with the soul of the body she stole...'
'Yeesh, way to keep me out of the loop! I didn't know the little rascal had it in her to hijack someone's body!'
'You were busy with your little "business" when the news came up.'
'Hey! Dream packages are serious stuff! You have no idea how much appreciation I get!! I got a 4-and-a-half star review on how the bumpercars I sent were extremely durable! Ran into fifteen skeletons! Not even a dent!' she poses proudly.
...The rest of the conversation goes on a tangent about weird merchandise and what flavors of icecream they should go for when they have a party for when they win against Zwei...
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Post by flightlessicarus on Dec 23, 2015 16:00:53 GMT -8
Another quiet "day" in the hideout.
...not.
Thoren leaps through the other end of the teleportal, followed by a horned seth. They are both wearing their time heir uniforms, though Thoren's is still tattered and seemingly a size too small for his height. They dash towards the stairs as the other seths begin pouring out behind them.
The stampede of dead seths makes their way up and out the door. They try to keep a reasonable distance between any non-seths in the area. There appears to be enough to surround the exterior of the building.
Thoren looks around for a short moment. It seems no matter how far he tries to run, even in death, he seems to be drawn back to this forsaken rock.
Remembering his role, he walks out towards the three others that were already there. He keeps a serious facade, trying to dampen his nervousness. Thankfully alpha Seth offers some support from afar.
"Hello. My name is Thoren. We have come to aid you in your time of need. We are the dead seths. What shall your plans require of us?" He adds a bit of formality to his speech.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Dec 23, 2015 16:37:33 GMT -8
The trio look towards the army. There honestly were no words.  Two of the three, a horned girl in black and a girl that looks like Kat in a ridiculously tailored patchwork witch outfit with fake horns and a tiny bottle of ink on her hood, have their mouths open agape. The former in horror, the latter in excitement and curiosity. Balmung simply looks impressed. ' Welcome to the Lethean Dream, boys. I didn't expect such a large army...But it's a great surprise.' The girl in the witch outfit nods excitedly, the one in black is just dumbfounded. |
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Post by flightlessicarus on Dec 24, 2015 13:17:03 GMT -8
 "We knew you needed all the assistance you could get, and I recruited every seth that gave a damn." Thoren stands there with confidence. Alpha Seth seems to be worried about something. Thoren lets him sort out that worry on his own while focusing on his own situation. Lethean Dream? Something about it rings a bell. Ah yes, the River Lethe. According to greek mythology, drinking the water is known to cause memory loss. He takes note not to let any of his crew drink any water here. He takes a quick scan of his surroundings, and then looks over at the girls again. He could somewhat recognize two of them as some sort of Kat, but the probably-a-temporic with the broken horn and the eyepatch is a bit of an enigma. Perhaps another version of Elsey? It doesn't matter though, an ally is an ally. "So, what are some important things that should be known about this place?" |
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Post by lunarLunatic on Dec 24, 2015 14:38:11 GMT -8
Balmung clears their throat, looking towards the other two as to recall what she should probably say. But before they could say anything, the girl in black stops her.
'I believe we should discuss this somewhere where the Maiden's influence can't reach.' she says.
Balmung nods, 'Ah yes, I have nearly forgotten. However, the only safe haven we have is too far...And Hypnos is the only one with remote access to it.'
The witch flings an arm up and strikes a pose. 'That's what you think! But I have the instant solution for you! Approved by Lady Ananke herself before her disappearance!'
She tosses down what seems to be a small rectangular object...until it starts to expand into a set of large, golden set of double doors with ornate decorations.
'Tah daaah! Portable door! Tested and proven to take us to the Stronghold in no time at all...but only to the stronghold. The R&D team...unfortunately became out of commission before enough improvements were made to take us straight to the Abyss...Darn Maiden and her sleep plague...And near Christmas, too...Noelle is going to be pissed if she finds out her presents will be sent late...'
The lady in black coughs and the witch stops her tangent.
'...Anyway. Let's continue this where there aren't any prying eyes.' The lady in black goes on and opens the doors, urging everyone to follow.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Dec 25, 2015 0:12:14 GMT -8
So many greek myth references... Most of the seths never knew that kat was also such a nerd about that cool shit.
"Good idea." Thoren nods and then turns to face his army. "Hey everyone, into the doors over here! Move it!"
Thoren walks through the door, slightly irritated at the mention of Christmas. It's likely a miracle he hasn't set Rudolph's sweater on fire at this point.
Thoren's last months of life were spent plotting the ruin of a session designed for a group of christmas elves from another planet. He still has no regrets about killing them all. He got some sick magic spells to work with out of the deal, and shit like that transfers over.
The masses begin filing through. It takes about a minute or two for all of them to enter the doorway in an orderly manner.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Dec 25, 2015 9:45:28 GMT -8
Soon enough, the meteor becomes emptier and emptier as they start pouring into the door. [-=-=-=-=>]
The witch stares at the army going into it with intense curiosity...Until she notices that Balmung is still there.
'You go on without me, Balmung! I'll watch for weird strangers and stuff~!'
'Are you sure that I should? What if one of the Maiden's agents come and attacks?'
'Are you implying that I can't defend myself?'
'I'm implying that you might not be able to fend them off from infiltrating the stronghold.'
'...Right.'
'...I'm also expecting the folk that live in this meteor to come as well. I want to make sure that we don't leave them behind.'
'...There's more of them than just the Seths?'
'There's a few individuals...I'm not exactly sure if they want to join the fray or not, but I'm willing to wait for them.'
'And what about L-errr...Ciel?'
'She knows not to wait for us.'
And so the two wait by the door.
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Post by SJmun on Dec 25, 2015 15:47:38 GMT -8
Niki finally gets up from sleeping on the couch. Her lighty senses seem to be going off for some weird reason.
"okay, what's going on here."
She gets up and looks around the place.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Dec 25, 2015 15:58:43 GMT -8
The pianist and the treasure chest seth stand at the bottom of the stairs, next to their respective associated objects.
"how the fuck are we supposed to get up these shitty stairs? I can't fucking carry this chest!"
"you're chest is nothing. I've got an entire fucking piano."
"why the fuck do you need a piano anyways? We're going to a battle, not a concert."
"Listen, the power of music isn't something you shouldn't underestimate. Even in a fight, the right music can make or break a moment."
"But why the fuck did you have to choose a piano?! Even a cello would be easier to carry up the stairs!"
"But everyone in the tower plays the cello! You can't just bring one instrument to this kind of thing!"
"Cellos can at least be used as a weapon! Name one way you can offensively use your shitty piano."
The pianist stops for a moment. He seems to be lost in thought.
"...there's a lot of ways."
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Post by SJmun on Dec 25, 2015 16:04:54 GMT -8
Niki enters the room and is shocked to see two seth ghosts arguing at the bottom of the stairs.
"...umm, h-hi?"
She sheepishly waves, not expecting to see them here.
"I... kinda overheard you guys talking and... why don't you like... captchalogue the chest and the piano? or maybe, conjure something to help?"
Despite being afraid, she can clearly see this is a solvable problem.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Dec 25, 2015 16:16:16 GMT -8
They both stare blankly at eachother, and then at the young woman, and then at their objects.
"Why the fuck didn't you think of that?"
"hey, you forgot about your sylladex too, don't pin this shit on me!"
The pianist grumbles and captchalogues his piano, quickly dashing up the stairs to meet back up with the rest of the group.
Chest seth looks down at his treasure chest, then at his hand, then up at the stairs. Maybe if he makes this a quick one and deploys it immediately after the stairs, he won't have to spend too much time without it.
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Post by SJmun on Dec 25, 2015 16:20:44 GMT -8
"hey um... what are you guys doing here exactly? I heard something about a battle?" Niki then remembers a thing from earlier.
"Wait, you and that other guy are part of that army that alpha seth was talking about, right? Oh crud, that means I gotta get Micha's attention!"
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Post by flightlessicarus on Dec 25, 2015 17:19:22 GMT -8
"I don't know who the fuck Micha is supposed to be, but yeah. We're just passing through. For what it's worth, at least this place is a lot less gloomy than the tower."
Chest seth prepares to captchalogue his treasure chest. He hasn't been apart from it since... well, since he died and appeared in it upon arriving in the underworld. It practically is apart of him by this point. Putting it away almost seems like sawing off an arm.
his hand shakes erratically.
He can't do this. he can't be seen without his chest. His chest is a vital part of his identity.
Without it, he's just another anonymous seth in the crowd.
He doesn't want to be generic.
He doesn't want to be forgotten.
"...I, I CAN'T DO THIS. Y-YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" He falls on top of the treasure chest and clings desperately to it.
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Post by SJmun on Dec 25, 2015 17:26:40 GMT -8
Niki just kinda stares at him for a moment and then walks around him.
"Okaaaay then... I got more important stuff to do right now so I'll see you later, probably."
She makes her way back into the main room and to the transportalizer, leading downstairs. She eventually reaches Micha's bedroom door.
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
"MICHA, GET UP! IT'S SHOWTIME!"
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Post by metreu on Dec 25, 2015 17:42:23 GMT -8
Micha opens the door on the last knock, her face immediately decked by Niki's third knock.
She stands there, fist on face. "I'm up." She says with her massive bed head standing out.
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