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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 18, 2016 18:46:28 GMT -8
You feel a certain resonance upon being called by name.
It seems you really are Thoren after all.
You read the rest of the command and ponder how to pull it off.
Collection of other players? as in, those player shaped figures that were hanging around earlier in the fight? It makes sense, considering how difficult it seems to be to make any progress against this enemy. Wasn't that what Ark was working on earlier?
Wait, connections... Blood! A blood player would be the most useful here! Blood aspect deals in connections, especially between others, right?
Who the fuck are the most useful blood players for this task though...
Charles is a blood player, but then again he's Charles and the last time he tried to do something he got launched through a wall and gave you and Alpha Seth a terrible headache. Other than him though, you don't actually know any other Blood players around here.
And to add to the matter, he's not even present anymore!
You still have his battery in your sylladex however. You're not sure what to do with it.
With your only known option not available, you decide to make a post on the message board, considering that you apparently "need" to tell others about it.
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Post by powerkitten on Jul 18, 2016 18:48:10 GMT -8
>Thoren, you fuck. Nora, that fangirl of your template who isn't Kat, is a blood player.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 18, 2016 18:51:47 GMT -8
Well fuck you too, command console.
Nora? Who the fuck is Nora? Wait, the fangirl? Now that it's mentioned, you seem to remember her commenting on your own connections. At least now you have somebody specific to tell this shit to now, though you still plan on making that message board post.
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Post by frozenlake on Jul 18, 2016 18:55:06 GMT -8
> Ah yes, the core. A repository of Blood Energy. If destroyed, it would have torn the bonds of the area to pieces. Walls, floors, and people, all crumbling into dust.
> However, if directed, it can be used as a source of power to bind collections of objects to ones will, or to destroy existing connections between objects.
> Question is, do you use it to split the Scourge from the hands, or the other players from the scourge?
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 18, 2016 19:03:32 GMT -8
Holy shit, that's what the battery can do?
You don't know your way around blood aspect bullshit, so you decide to give the core to Nora. She should be able to make better use of it than you.
Besides, you've got enough tricks up your sleeve already with that new toy you recently received.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 18, 2016 19:47:43 GMT -8
While waiting for the Core to complete the connection to Nora, you decide to modify your connection to Raine.
Now instead of getting a complete unabridged stream from each other with nothing being a secret, now only thoughts and feelings specifically directed towards each other will be sent, unless they are above a certain threshold (calls for help, overwhelming feelings, and the like), in which case they will be sent anyways.
She'll probably appreciate having a bit more privacy.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 20, 2016 6:47:13 GMT -8
You manage to connect... to someone that decidedly not Nora.
...Charles? Is that you? It's me, Thoren. Some smiley bitch attacked you and pulled out your battery. They were gonna unbond everything and everyone here with it if I didn't step in. You say you're in a tube? What can you see over there?
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 26, 2016 6:19:06 GMT -8
You feel invigorated after Nora has connected you and everyone else to her. It almost feels like, you belong to a family. Not just some bullshit family only comprised of yourself, but a real one with people you can count on.
You know for certain that together, you and the others can defeat the Scourge.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Sept 21, 2016 6:28:17 GMT -8
Thoren, standing resolute at full blaze, has been typing a series of instructions into a console, labeled nanite control center.
An outlined finger presses down upon the enter key.
...Initiate sequence: Unite Synchronization!
As the events progress on the outside, panels of the control room are removed, one by one.
Until there are none left, and Thoren is left exposed to the outside world, locked in passionate embrace with his love.
Thoren begins to sink into Raine's body. Soon they will be closer than ever before.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Sept 21, 2016 6:41:47 GMT -8
A crimson flame arrives at Raine's heart, door left wide open as he is drawn inside by their bond.
This is the first time he's actually been here before. To think that Zwei had once overtaken this sacred space not too long ago.
Thoren does not plan on taking after her actions. He and Raine will share the control of this vessel. It's the only way the two of them can unlock the true power of their union after all.
He lets himself be known to the one that sits at the seat of consciousness.
((As mentioned elsewhere, Thoraine's actions outside will be dictated from here, due to their dual nature. It takes an agreement from both parties, or an emergency to make an action be carried out. If needed, the agreement can be done in an outside chat, though repost here might be a good idea for posterity.))
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lunarLunatic
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Post by lunarLunatic on Sept 22, 2016 13:54:17 GMT -8
"Whoa...umm...Hey..."
A couch and a table drop beside him, with Raine dropping down on one side of the couch a few moments later.
"This is a little weird. But I guess we can probably get used to it soon enough to fight."
The scene fills in to what seems to be a familiar living room.
"Well, we should at least get moving to where we need to go. Start small and all..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Sept 22, 2016 18:12:08 GMT -8
'Hello darling.'
Thoren sits down next to her on the couch, in outline form.
To believe that they're this close, sharing the control of a single vessel... A living human being nonetheless.
It makes him flare up in excitement just thinking about it.
'Yeah.'
Thoren makes himself comfortable and begins to take in the new sensations sharing the seat of consciousness supplies him with.
'You know, I've been dead for so long, I forgot what being alive was like. I had thought that being in that robot was the closest I was ever gonna get. It's... really nice here. I'm not used to the whole being a woman thing, but it's miles better than the metal imitation I was working with, even after the legendary upgrade.'
Thoren activates manual breathing, just to feel what it's like to breathe again.
Then he remembers they have things to get done.
'...Right. Let's go.'
Thoren puts forth his half of their will to make them move forwards.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Sept 23, 2016 6:17:45 GMT -8
Soon enough, it seems they've gotten somewhere.
Thoren seems to be enjoying this setup, but there's a sense of something bothering him.
'You know... before this fight, when Clear was there handing out good shit, I actually kind of wanted her to give me a new body. Not really an upgraded robot, but a chance to live again.'
A pause, and then a sigh.
'But, I feel like I wouldn't deserve it. Not after all the countless lives that I've ended with my own two hands...
why should I get to live when they're dead? Why the fuck should the bad guy get a happy ending while everyone else suffers?'
There's a great deal of weight on Thoren's side of the couch.
'Right now though, I just want to do what I can to try and make up for past transgressions. I figure using my only well developed skill to take down the Scourge should be a step in the right direction...'
'They can't hold it against me if I save everyone through my actions, right?'
'I hope I'm doing the right thing...'
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Post by lunarLunatic on Sept 23, 2016 16:47:59 GMT -8
'...Well, it may be your own ambitions that lead you to taking those chances.'
'But at least you acknowledge that what you did before was wrong. Sure, not everyone will accept that easily or even at all...But the fact that you're trying to do better now is a step in a right direction.'
A slight feeling of dread emanates from her.
What's going on right now...
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Post by flightlessicarus on Sept 23, 2016 20:46:47 GMT -8
'Thanks. It means a lot to me, knowing someone notices I'm trying to be a better person.'
There's a bit of a soft warmth as a small amount of Thoren's weight seems to have been lifted.
A short motivational speech is given.
'I hope you didn't mind me taking so much initiative there. Sometimes they need a push in the right direction.'
'After the Kusari incident, I just can't stand seeing a relationship between our template members fall apart... Do you think there's anything we can do to help, besides just sending hot topic seth to the skies?'
Thoren looks to Raine for answers.
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