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Post by mystery on Mar 12, 2016 19:43:36 GMT -8
The group exits the vortex, glistening in red electricity. They arrive back in the same exact chamber they were in before, but there is nobody here, except for one dude in the corner, chiseling a message on a wall, in the same mysterious glyphset as seen before.
He appears to be wearing a simple tan colored flowing robe. His hair is in a messy attempt of a bob cut.
There are more torches lit in this chamber and the hallways than the first time, making it much easier to navigate.
The only sounds seem to be the clanking of the man's hammer and chisel. The faint scent of some sort of wet clay-based pigment is in the air.
It is just as warm and humid as it was before. A prosthetic leg is on the ground nearby.
Kat and the Maid seem to be nowhere to be seen, and with the safe ejection of the last party member, the vortex seems to be closing up fast.
What will you do?
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Post by lunarLunatic on Mar 12, 2016 20:44:57 GMT -8
Elsey looks around. Maybe the cult still exists...It would be risky to announce themselves now.
She looks to the remaining time players. Maybe they have something.
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Post by togetic on Mar 12, 2016 21:30:36 GMT -8
Nak attempts to spin and hurl the Temporal Testing Prosthetic at the chiselling man, giving a hefty grunt as he lets go.
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Post by creeperpuncher on Mar 12, 2016 21:35:50 GMT -8
Kimura gets his bearings just in time to see Nak hurl the testleg, and facepalms. "nak, you're not supposed to aggro random people unless you know they're already hostile........"
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Post by mystery on Mar 12, 2016 22:49:08 GMT -8
The man is hit in the back with the prosthetic and it makes him screw up the glyph he was chiseling.
"Ow!" The man immediately turns around and sees the party. The prosthetic leg has a crack in it. He seems too focused on the odd bunch of hooligans before him to care about the exact thing he got hit with.
"WHO LET YOU IN HERE!? CAN'T YOU SEE I AM BUSY!?"
The man waves his tools in frustration.
"I'M SUPPOSED TO GET PAID QUITE A BIT FOR TRANSFERRING THE PROPHESY WRITINGS ONTO THE WALLS HERE. I DEMAND REIMBURSEMENT FOR WASTED TIME!"
He then drops his tools and begins rolling up his sleeves.
"WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU JUST THREW SOMETHING AT ME SHALL DUEL AGAINST ME RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. IF YOU LOSE, YOU OWE ME 38 METALLICS." He puts up his fists like a boxer in anticipation.
"Metallics? That's... a really outdated currency.... my provider has found some in the older dig sites he's worked on..." Fannie pauses for a moment and looks around at the place, and then back at the man, and then back the direction they came, no longer open. She is awestruck at the implications of her surroundings.
"....great dear Chronos, we've traveled to the past..."
"I DON'T CARE WHERE OR WHEN YOU'RE FROM, I AM DECLARING A DUEL!" The man yells back from across the room.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Mar 13, 2016 11:23:08 GMT -8
Elsey couldn't help but facepalm.
"Nak, I swear to god if you keep this up I am going to have your head for dinner."
She looks to the party. Seth isn't in any condition to fight, small duel or not. Niki...Well, she has doubts. Nak will probably just straight up kill this poor man. And the new girl is probably not a good choice, considering that she was using a phone book to fight.
"Kimura, it's either you or me."
She doesn't realize that she hasn't hidden her wings, as they are out floating about behind her.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Mar 13, 2016 14:12:06 GMT -8
Seth is very disoriented right now, whenever "right now" is supposed to be. That girl mentioned they're in the past, but Seth can't seem to be able to tell how far back they are. Who is this asshole trying to throw down against the group? Doesn't he know who the fuck he's messing with? It seems apparently not.
As much as he'd rather not say it, Elsey is probably right about him not being in the condition to fight. Honestly, he just wants to lay down for a while.
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Post by SJmun on Mar 17, 2016 12:20:51 GMT -8
Niki is just sorta standing around with the group, slightly confused, but mostly used to it anyways. Why oh why did Nak have to engage against somebody that lives here? Doesn't he know it might write something incredibly dumb into the timeline? Considering they have been in pre-rift times all throughout this adventure, there's a good chance that even if something doesn't line up, it will be corrected or shunted to another timeline or something.
But the question still stands: why the heck did Nak throw one of her legs at this random dude? Has anybody in the party besides maybe Fannie ever engaged in a grand desert-style korousian duel before?
"Um... I'd just like to say, a lot of us don't know what we're doing right now. I don't think most of us have ever dueled before. ➜"
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Post by togetic on Mar 17, 2016 21:46:42 GMT -8
Nak throws the scarf off in a huff, throwing away whatever strand of disguise was present and revealing himself to, in fact, be a child sized predatory reptile. He then begins to float in the air.
"horncult contractor, leave"
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Post by mystery on Mar 17, 2016 22:12:12 GMT -8
The man, upon seeing the true form of the odd looking small person, lowers his fists and quakes in fear. He is slowly stepping backwards, away from the great red floating, thing before him.
"...W-WHAT ARE YOU?"
Fannie gasps.
She swears she's read about this before somewhere. An old storybook perhaps? She can't remember it very well, but it does seem familiar...
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Post by creeperpuncher on Mar 17, 2016 22:23:19 GMT -8
"aaaaaaaand he just blew our cover." Kimura facepalms. "...on the plus side, I have a feeling he doesn't want to duel us anymore, so there's that."
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Post by lunarLunatic on Mar 18, 2016 20:54:11 GMT -8
Elsey was simply speechless.
This fucking...red...reptile...thing.
She just puts her hands to her face, not really knowing what to do...
Well, she could just put him to sleep.
"Sorry, sir."
A faint glow comes out of her hands as she steps towards the man.
"You're just having a real awful dream, that's all..."
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Post by mystery on Mar 19, 2016 13:53:00 GMT -8
The man is still petrified by fear. What are they going to do to him? What is she going to do to him?
Wait a minute, the notes from the sentence he was carving! It mentioned something relevant!
the first temporic travels with a hovering red scale rat. Unless you wish for pain, stay away from the scale rat. The first temporic is much kinder... if you are on her good side...
She looks an awful lot like the descriptions. He didn't particularly believe in her before, but at this point he's willing to take a chance.
The man closes his eyes, trying to suppress tears. "If you are who you appear to be, please forgive my outburst. I never wanted this to happen..."
He waits for whatever this magic lady in front of him will do next.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Mar 19, 2016 15:41:39 GMT -8
Elsey pauses. Maybe this poor man can be reasoned with.
She stops setting up her spell and speaks.
"...It was our fault for striking first. But if you're willing to put this aside...And maybe answer some questions, then we won't hurt you. Is that clear, guys?"
She glances specifically at Nak. Then turns back to the man.
"...Er...Have you seen anyone pass by, aside from us? Or were you the only one here for a long while?"
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Post by mystery on Mar 19, 2016 16:07:47 GMT -8
The man nods nervously. "I'll tell you what I can..."
He thinks about her question. He remembers something earlier.
"There were... footsteps an hour ago. I think it was the foreman, I didn't look away from my work to seenif it was though."
The man hopes his best guess is good enough for them...
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