#Flarp2 - Session 44

<Jaspersprite> *** The previous fight in the arena was the talk of the town that morning-- it may not have scored S, but it was safe to say that it was a close call. The residents traverse the streets of Seaside as they always do as the party begins to wake in the Inn, the sun gleaming through the glass panes for a peaceful morning glow.
<PurpleKoopa> as long as my internet works, at least
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> godspeed, pk)
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee is in the bathroom, lazily examining the dark roots of his hair in the mirror. He has somehow gained posession of the small knife, which hangs loosely from his free hand.
-*- cadaverousCounselor It was morning again, but he hardly noticed it. He hardly noticed anything. Not the sun peeking in through the window, not the sheets covering his body, not a damn thing in the world. Nothing was real. Nothing at all. Not even him. He was somewhere far, far away from here. Somewhere where bloodshed was only a fantasy.
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy rises bright and early in the Seaside Town Inn. She goes through the usual motions of the day: waking up in the morning, getting fresh, going downstairs... It's just like a Rebecca Black video, except the guy rapping in that one part is replaced by Gamzee.
<-> MidnAway is now known as Midna
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty And instead of rapping Gamzee is laughing his ass off.
-*- MrStrider Dave slugs out of bed, pulling his sunglasses on over his tired eyes. He goes through the very limited motions of which include putting on suitable clothing and his various, unnecessary accessories. He raps on the bathroom door hastily, as his hair can only go so long before losing it's morning ~buoyancy~
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty The door creaks open of its own accord, revealing the shaving clown. The freshly shorn sides of his head are now dotted with several sloppily shaved smiley faces.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Yo.
-*- PurpleKoopa Out of total curiosity and not from any desire to continue this ridiculous musical charade (totally), Roxy asks the innkeeper if they have any complementary breakfast foods. Cereal, perhaps?
-*- MrStrider snorts at Gamzee's antics, opening the door a bit.
<MrStrider> mind if i squeeze in
<MrStrider> i gotta fix up my nest
-*- cadaverousCounselor You are all doing it wrong, she swears. Kanaya had already been up hours ago, primping her hair and complexion. She didn't have much, but her newfound chainsaw helped.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Grab some mirror, bro.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty All three of these motherfuckers are just crowding the bathroom mirror.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Adorable.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Wait, chainsaw? What do you mean, chainsaw? Obviously, this is MAKEUP POWDER. And just her complexion too - snow white!
-*- MrStrider huddles in, swiping and grooming his hair like he'd hopped fresh out of beauty school. Cosmopolitan, your missing girl has been found.
<cadaverousCounselor> Gamzee If I May I Find Your Hair To Be Fabulous Today
<cadaverousCounselor> The Smiley Faces Are A Very Nice Touch
-*- cadaverousCounselor Another day in Havre, another nautical dress to match. Finally, she had a use for all the dresses she made on the meteor! http://cdn.glamcheck.com/fashion/files/2010/02/Nautical-dress.jpg
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<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Thanks, girl (o:
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<cadaverousCounselor> * MrStrider huddles in, swiping and grooming his hair like he'd hopped fresh out of beauty school. Cosmopolitan, your missing girl has been found.
<cadaverousCounselor> <cadaverousCounselor> The Smiley Faces Are A Very Nice Touch
<cadaverousCounselor> * cadaverousCounselor Another day in Havre, another nautical dress to match. Finally, she had a use for all the dresses she made on the meteor! http://cdn.glamcheck.com/fashion/files/2010/02/Nautical-dress.jpg
<cadaverousCounselor> (4 u uou)
<cadaverousCounselor> <tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Thanks, girl (o:
<cadaverousCounselor> (also this)
-*- PurpleKoopa thanks!]
-*- PurpleKoopa Huh. That innkeeper sure is one quiet dude. Roxy flips through a few pages of her trashy romance novel before setting off the rest of the day's activities.
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<PurpleKoopa> [yo, screwloose!]
<WaywardVagabond> ((Heyo))
<PurpleKoopa> [are you interested in joining this thing, or are you just watching?]
<WaywardVagabond> ((Just watching for now))
<WaywardVagabond> ((For one thing, I'm usually more interested in character interaction than actual combat))
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<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I'ma hit you right back with a damn that is a cute motherfuckin' dress.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Ah, perfect. Her complexion was practically glowing. Giving her hair one last check up, she turned towards Gamzee with an almost bashful smile. "Thank You Gamzee I Designed It Myself"
<cadaverousCounselor> I Was Interested In Experimenting With Stripes And Color
<Nitro> Halley had successfully managed to sleep through the teenagers' fussing over their appearances. Canines are chronically adorable. Everyone knows that.
-*- PurpleKoopa where /is/ halley]
<cadaverousCounselor> Color Is A Sorely Ignored Trait In Troll Society I Am Afraid
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> All lookin' like a sailor outfit from old times.
<cadaverousCounselor> Do You Really Think So
<Nitro> [Sleeping on the floor of the inn, for convenience's sake. He generally follows whoever he was last with because. That's basically what dogs do. I believe he was with Nero, Dave, and Jade last I really remember??]
<cadaverousCounselor> I Was Reading A Human Romance About A Sailor And A 'Wench Girl'
<cadaverousCounselor> You Can Say I Was Inspired
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Awww shit.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> If you the sailor, who's gonna be the wench girl?
-*- MrStrider Is that a chip in my tooth?
-*- MrStrider That's a chip in my tooth.
<cadaverousCounselor> "You Can Say I Have My Theories" Is all she says, her smile suddenly becoming enigmatic.
<Jaspersprite> [[Sorry, thought I wasn't gonna be needed.]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Also, character interaction is pretty much]]
<Jaspersprite> [[The entire thing nowadays, so it'd be fine.]]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Shit, you got your secrets girl, I got mine.
<Nitro> [We do more character interaction and such than combat, probably.]
<Jaspersprite> [['Probably'.]]
<Nitro> [fff.]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> What's got your face all soured up, Shades?
<Jaspersprite> [[Really, I might as well just]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Not impliment a plot at all]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Just leave it up to you guys]]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> where's the fun in that?)
<Jaspersprite> [[Apparently there's a lot in that.]]
<Nitro> [fff. We do need a plot. uwu Without the plot, the characters don't really have anything to interact about, or to spur development. It'd be boring if we discarded either element -- character interaction/development OR plot.]
<Nitro> [Granted, lately, we have been being slow to actually DO the plot.]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> if you want more plot, have the plot just. happen)
<PurpleKoopa> [there's something to be said about an overreaching plot]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> someone run up to them in the street, monster attack, anything)
<Jaspersprite> [[:\]]
<cadaverousCounselor> It Appears That Hes Damaged One Of His Calcium Roots.
<cadaverousCounselor> Ah
<cadaverousCounselor> 'Teeth'
<cadaverousCounselor> That Is What Humans Call It Yes
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Yeah. Calcium roots is way more motherfuckin' badass, though.
<cadaverousCounselor> (like i said)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Sounds like a wicked-ass concept album.
<cadaverousCounselor> (i could always have nero)
<Jaspersprite> *** Roxy skims through by far one of the trashiest novels to date. How she got her hands on this particular piece of literature without paying a leg and an arm is a mystery. After a brief period of reading, she...
<cadaverousCounselor> (not)
<MrStrider> i guess i must have clipped it somewhere
<cadaverousCounselor> (be suffering from depersonalization)
<cadaverousCounselor> Do You Remember Doing Anything Particularly Dangerous Yesterday
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> nah, i got this)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Y'all feel like goin' after the big bad today?
<Jaspersprite> *** ... Doesn't quite learn a whole much, actually. To be fair, it's a romance novel by Nicolas Cage. That's enough magic.
<MrStrider> i fought the notorious monster known as stairs if thats anything
<Jaspersprite> *** Always.
-*- MrStrider these boots arent made for walkin
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Stairs can be tricky bitches, though.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Lemme go wake up little brother and we can make all that crazy shit we were jawin' at yesterday.
<Jaspersprite> [[And Iblis, it's ffffine. v: I guess I'm just]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Getting a little bored and in the process bitching about it, I'm sorry.]]
<MrStrider> hurry back, ive got some serious willies to get stuff done today
<cadaverousCounselor> ...
<cadaverousCounselor> Gamzee Im Not Sure Thats A Good Idea
<cadaverousCounselor> To Be Perfectly Honest Im Worried About...
<cadaverousCounselor> ...Our Friend.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee walks right the fuck out of the bathroom.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Like mid sentence.
-*- PurpleKoopa Wow, this was so /enlightening/. Roxy learns the greatest lesson of all today: THE MAGIC WAS INSIDE HER ALL ALONG. And also in this Nic Cage book. Mostly the Cage book.
-*- MrStrider looks up toward Kanaya, rubbing his faulted tooth.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Sorry, girl.
<MrStrider> whats wrong with nerdo
-*- cadaverousCounselor ...Siiiigh. That is. Exactly what she imagined he'd do. This was not going to end well, she just knew it.
<cadaverousCounselor> Im Not Sure Whats Wrong With Him Dave
<cadaverousCounselor> He Seems
<cadaverousCounselor> Despondent
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He continues to walk right the fuck out of every room that is not the one Nero is currently in.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> 'Ey yo, bro.
<MrStrider> like, whiny despondent or creepy despondent
<cadaverousCounselor> Dave
-*- MrStrider maaaybe he should be a bit more serious.
-*- cadaverousCounselor No response. How could he answer, when he wasn't even there? No such thing.
<cadaverousCounselor> Im Not Entirely Sure What Happened In The Arena
<cadaverousCounselor> But From What Ainsley Described His Condition Isnt As Simple As That
-*- PurpleKoopa Her reading done for the time being, Lalonde strolls back over to the front desk.
<PurpleKoopa> hay innkeeper guy
<PurpleKoopa> any idea on where a grils sposed to get some armor round here?
<PurpleKoopa> like if she (ie me) wanted to go fight like a giant squibmonster or something
-*- MrStrider scrunched up his face into a look of worry, pulling his hand out of his mouth.
<MrStrider> you saying he snapped during the fight?
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Damn, dude is just sort of laying on the covers.
<cadaverousCounselor> Shortly After It Seems
<PurpleKoopa> hypothetically speaking of course (;
<cadaverousCounselor> Shes Unsure As To What Caused It
<cadaverousCounselor> But She Suspects It Has Something To Do With How His Opponent Died
<cadaverousCounselor> Id Like To Think His Comatose State Will Pass But...
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<PurpleKoopa> [hey, childJohn!]
<cadaverousCounselor> Im Afraid Dave
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Eyes all closed like the motherfucker's in some kinda. Magic sleep.
<cadaverousCounselor> (>kanaya: actually be hal 9000)
<cadaverousCounselor> (i can't let you do that dave)
<cadaverousCounselor> If He Never Snaps Out Of It What Will We Tell His Lusus
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Shit, this is just like that scene from that one disney movie, the one with the chick with the bitchtits hat who turns into a dragon.
<MrStrider> >Dave: groan because hes heard the joke about 30453 times )
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty And I guess some other bitch sleeps for like a thousand years, I don't know.
<MrStrider> thats kind of terrifying
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Also there were some fairies, which is why he watched the movie in the first place. Fairy research, yo.
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-*- PurpleKoopa [quick recap for CJ: everyone's in the inn, roxy is downstairs, dave and kanaya are in the bathroom chatting away, and gamzee's in one of the vacant inn rooms]
<MrStrider> but i mean, theres gotta be something we could do to prevent that right
<Jaspersprite> *** "Hm? Can't say fer sure-- could try makin' some yerself. In fact, that's probably yer best bet. But if y'ain't that sort've gal, y'could try th'haberdashery." The Inn keep pauses, clearing their throat for a moment. "Hey, think y'could do me a favor'nd get yer friend t'give me back m'knife some time? T'wasn't a gift."
<SirScrewloose> Who's in a coma?))
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<cadaverousCounselor> (technically not a coma, but it's nero)
<cadaverousCounselor> (he's having a mental black out)
<cadaverousCounselor> (depersonalization, yo)
<Blindnasty> has anyone seen mrstrider lately
<Stridenasty> fff)
<SirScrewloose> (Oh, more dmc stuff. I know jack shit about that)
<cadaverousCounselor> (you don't need to, i promise)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Hey, yo. Not sure if your ass can even hear me, but.
<cadaverousCounselor> I Hope So
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee sits down on the edge of the bed. CreeEEEeak.
<cadaverousCounselor> Admittedly I Know Very Little About Human Psychology
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> All this shit we been through is basically awful.
<cadaverousCounselor> Or Demon Psychology For That Matter
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Let me put that out on the table where both us motherfuckers can see it.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Rose would know what to do, though. She always knew what to do. But she wasn't Rose, not nearly.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> And you got it worst out of all us motherfuckers, probably, 'cause you feel it the deepest.
<Stridenasty> who else am i gonna spar with, right
<PurpleKoopa> sure thing! (:
-*- Stridenasty awkward laughter.
-*- Stridenasty your comedic relief is lacking, daved.
<PurpleKoopa> actually i thought about headin out early 2day
<PurpleKoopa> so if you see em then let them know that im out gettin stuff done
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> But like. There is for /real/ magic here, yo.
<PurpleKoopa> then you can ask whoever it was for ur nife back
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Or at least somethin' like it. Usually I'm the only motherfucker what believes in it, but all y'all do too, and that's a miracle.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I'm probably still the only one who believes in miracles, though.
<childJohn> [Whoops totally didn't get distracted right there .u.]
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<PurpleKoopa> okay im off now LATERZ
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy waves the innkeeper goodbye, then suddenly remembers the Self Defense Depot is a thing that exists. She decides to head there first, there'll be /plenty/ of time for hat shopping later.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Like our asses gettin' the fuck up out this crazy fuckin' alternate universe business.
<-> Midna is now known as MidnAway
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Hopefully this shit is like Aslan's crib and we ain't gone but a day back home.
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-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee stretches full length on the bed next to nero, arms behind his head, staring at the ceiling. His feet still hang off.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Karbro woulda shit like fifty goddamn bricks if it's been just as long.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Fuck, I miss that motherfucker.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> But that's aight, 'cause we got our crew here. Right, little brother?
-*- cadaverousCounselor Someone was talking, though it couldn't be him. Couldn't possibly be him. He wasn't here. Nothing was. Still, the words came through the filter. The thick, fluffy filter. Like molasses. Did he ever had molasses? He couldn't remember. He couldn't remember much of anything.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Nudgenudge.
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-*- cadaverousCounselor But even in such a state he had no choice but to listen, whoever he was talking to. He had no choice in anything. And deep down inside, something registered.
-*- cadaverousCounselor That something being that no, he didn't believe miracles.
-*- cadaverousCounselor They were fucking dead to him.
<cadaverousCounselor> Dave As Much As I Appreciate Your Ironic Statements Now Is Probably Not The Right Time
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-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee's hopeful grin fades into a small, sad frown that looks completely out of place on his goofy mug.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You'll see your dad again, man.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I can feel it.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I got a sense for this type of shit. Trust in a motherfucker, aight?
<Blindog> [[Alright sorry I was busy with]]
<Blindog> [[Serious business]]
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<Stridenasty> yeah i figured
<Stridenasty> maybe we should try and catch up to gamzee
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-*- cadaverousCounselor Someone was nudged. Was it him? He didn't even know. All he knew was that someone was throwing the word 'dad' around. Somewhere, that darkness twitched just a bit more.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Fathers.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Come on, bro. Believe.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Am I gonna have to sleeping beauty your ass awake?
-*- cadaverousCounselor He wanted nothing to do with them. Not ever again. Wanted nothing to do with anything.
<cadaverousCounselor> That Would Be A Wise Idea Yes
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Maybe it ain't just you bein' tore up. Maybe it's magic. Shit, it's worth a shot.
<Jaspersprite> *** Roxy arrives at the Self Defense Depot all in due time. The building is still very well stocked to the brim with a colorful array of weaponry and the sort. The DANGERGUANA stands behind the counter with a particularly menacing look about them. They're as dangerous as dangerous gets. Do *not* get on his bad side. Bv
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I'm the worst goddamn prince there ever was, but I did help to kill a motherfuckin' dragon, so that shit has got to count for something.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He rolls off the bed and into a kneeling position next to it, as close to the scene from the movie as he can remember.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty And Nero gets kissed so gently and so tenderly by a huge gross clown dude.
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-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Again.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Hopefully Chris Hansen doesn't pop out.
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-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Some fairies would be cool, though.
-*- cadaverousCounselor The fairies come in just in time to watch the show. "Gamzee What Are You-"
-*- Stridenasty snORT
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Maybe those ones from that Zelda, where they pop out of a bottle and bring your ass back to life.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee holds up a finger. Wait.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He is concentrating.
<PurpleKoopa> [mibbit keeps eating everyone's posts. can i get some reposts for the self defense store?]
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty I guess those two motherfuckers count as fairies?
-*- cadaverousCounselor If there was one way to shock a man back to life, that would be it. But not for the reasons Gamzee wanted to believe. Not at all.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> i don;t think jasps actually did a post for that)
<Nitro> <Jaspersprite> *** Roxy arrives at the Self Defense Depot all in due time. The building is still very well stocked to the brim with a colorful array of weaponry and the sort. The DANGERGUANA stands behind the counter with a particularly menacing look about them. They're as dangerous as dangerous gets. Do *not* get on his bad side. Bv
<Nitro> [I'll be doing the shopping, also, so Jasp isn't tied down. uwu]
-*- cadaverousCounselor The sensation of Gamzee's gross, sweaty lips jolted reality into existence. The fliter had been snapped off, leaving everything painfully clear. There was a 'him', just as there was a 'they'. And everything, everything was so...
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Probably hairy.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Agonizing. From the wallpaper to his very being, it was nothing but pain. Pain he didn't even want to deal with.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Gamzee got a hard hook to the face for his efforts. Not for what he'd did, no. But because he was the closest Nero could hit. Tearing the entire world apart wasn't an option.
-*- PurpleKoopa Oh, please. She is as /twice/ as tough as whatever weapons you're hawking there. She's got FRIENDSHIP BANDS. >B[
-*- PurpleKoopa She /guesses/ she can take a look through your wares. But only because she wants to laugh hard at your little baby toys.
-*- Stridenasty Oh, /wow/. Hell, he was ecstatic that Nero had responded, but a Gamz punched seemed kind of harsh.
<Nitro> *** Sure, sure, kid. Whatever helps you work up the bravery to do business with this bad dude. B[
<Nitro> *** HA. HA HA. You're so funny. Let's see you say that when you accidentally injure yourself with the merchandise you purchase from him.
<Nitro> *** Because even Dangerguana needs BB.
<Nitro> *** Loading...
<Nitro> *** Pirate's Cutlass- 900
<Nitro> *** Flintlock Pistol- 800
<Nitro> *** Brutal Staff- 900
<Nitro> *** Shuriken- 150
<Nitro> *** Wooden Shield- 600
<Nitro> *** Bandit Dagger- 800
<Nitro> *** Generic Bullet- 80
-*- cadaverousCounselor With trembling fingers and eyes, everything flew at him in a rush. Every feeling he had tried so hard to forget, everything he had tried to ignore. Everything filled with nothing but such loathing.
-*- cadaverousCounselor It was too much. Too much for anyone to deal with, much less him.
-*- cadaverousCounselor He broke down into a quivering mess, not even understanding why. Understanding nothing, remembering nothing.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Not even why he was here.
<cadaverousCounselor> (okay i'm done being artsy fartsy)
<cadaverousCounselor> (it is safe to come out now umu)
-*- PurpleKoopa that was a good art fart]
-*- Stridenasty art fart more like art break my heart )
<Nitro> [^]
<Nitro> [ye.]
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee is shocked out of Romeomode by...Nero crying. Aw shit, he thinks.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "Aw, shit," he says.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I'm sorry, brother, I- I didn't mean to- aw, hell.
-*- PurpleKoopa Hmm. Not that she has shieldKind, but would using the Wooden Shield do anything in her case? It's not like she's using it to bash in heads or anything.
-*- cadaverousCounselor ...This was worse than she had even imagined. It had gone wrong in every possible way, for everyone involved. She had to work fast.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty He scoots back onto the bed and embraces Nero helplessly.
<cadaverousCounselor> Gamzee Dont
<cadaverousCounselor> It
<cadaverousCounselor> It Wasnt Your Fault
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I guess what he's doin' now is better than what he was doin' before.
-*- cadaverousCounselor She sat on the side of the bed, not daring to touch the two. She had to do something, not feel so useless. If only she were Rose. Rose would know what to do.
-*- cadaverousCounselor ...If only she were here.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee reaches out of his own accord and takes her hand, seemingly for his own benefit.
-*- Stridenasty stands by the bedpost, watching in some convulsed mix of confusion and fear. He stands there, watching as Nero breaks down.
-*- cadaverousCounselor She squeezes. Partly for him, mostly for her.
<Jaspersprite> *** Dangerguana is afraid that it wouldn't. Dangerguana gives Roxy a once over and deems Roxy unworthy of shields. However, with the right specibus, maybe the tides would change for her and she'd have the backbone needed to wield a blocking instrument like such.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Us motherfuckers are gonna be alright.
<Jaspersprite> *** Don't let the wood fool you. This bad boy could tip the scale for any battle. Could be more dangerous, though.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> This bullshit that's happening, it's gonna fuck us up some, but. We'll be alright.
-*- PurpleKoopa Ah, dang. Well, thanks for the advice. There's nothing else she could possibly use here (though she notes the Shuriken for Sollux, possibly), so on that note, she will leave for now and go pick up some dinner.
-*- PurpleKoopa And by that she means: I have to leave for now and go pick up some dinner.
-*- PurpleKoopa So.
-*- PurpleKoopa BRB.
<Nitro> [Pfffff]
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Even if this Kansis isn't /his/ Kansis, she still has the same kind of effect on him. Now instead of a kid he accidentally fucked up, he's just holding another motherfucker as he goes through a bad trip. This he can deal with.
<cadaverousCounselor> Yes
<cadaverousCounselor> Everything Will Be Alright
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<Stridenasty> yeah we can put on the bob marley mask and all but what are we going to /do/
-*- cadaverousCounselor She wasn't sure if she believed it, but what else could she say? She wanted it to be true, just like everyone else.  Most of all, she wanted to help. No matter how helpless she felt, she wanted to do nothing more than to help them through this.
<Stridenasty> we can just stand here and watch him flip out or
-*- Stridenasty Man, he didn't even know. He was kind of just flipping out.
-*- cadaverousCounselor So funny to think that once upon a time she was afraid of Gamzee. Or rather, this Gamzee. This Gamzee wasn't her Gamzee, that was for certain. He was the man Gamzee used to be. The man everyone missed.
<cadaverousCounselor> (what am i even)
-*- cadaverousCounselor Seeing Dave having his own panic attack, she pulled him by the arm onto the bed. Her free hand wrapped around his shoulder, gently patting him. "Itll Be Alright Dave"
<cadaverousCounselor> He Just Needs Some Time
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Well, I guess. We got some options.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> We can go fight that motherfucker in the ocean, and see how that goes.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Truth be told, he probably needed much more than just time. But time was all they had.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> We can go someplace else instead.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Or we can stay here for a while and chill.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I don't like fightin' all these motherfuckers, y'all. Not in the motherfuckin' least.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Do we even got to?
-*- Stridenasty leaned against Kanaya slightly, frowning.
<Stridenasty> seems kind of obligatory right
-*- cadaverousCounselor There was a half-hearted shoved as Gamzee embraced him, but he could hardly put up a fight. He could barely keep himself at bay, much less anyone else.
<cadaverousCounselor> Im Afraid Daves Right Gamzee
<cadaverousCounselor> As Much As I Dislike Fighting
<cadaverousCounselor> Well Never Escape If We Simply Stay
<cadaverousCounselor> And I Refuse To Give Up No Matter How Much It Hurts
<cadaverousCounselor> My Friends...
<cadaverousCounselor> ...They Need Me
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> But we ain't even know fightin' these motherfuckers will get us home.
<cadaverousCounselor> No But...
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Unless this shit's like one big videogame.
<cadaverousCounselor> If We Keep Running Away
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Gotta bleep bloop our way to the last level.
<cadaverousCounselor> Well Never Know Anything For Certain
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> But maybe it's like. A portal, though.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Somewhere.
<cadaverousCounselor> Perhaps
<cadaverousCounselor> Perhaps This Place Expects Something Of Us
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty With a long sigh he plops his chin onto Nero's head. Hell.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Hell.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> We may as well help these motherfuckers out here.
<cadaverousCounselor> Id Hate To Leave Them To Their Fate
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Got their families destroyed by this squiddly motherfucker. Shouldn't let it happen to anybody else.
<cadaverousCounselor> Nero Seemed Awfully Committed To The Cause Though Now...
<cadaverousCounselor> ...Im Not Sure What He Thinks
-*- Stridenasty watched Nero with a straight worryline.
<Stridenasty> have we even tried talking to him
<Stridenasty>  ( nero)
<Stridenasty> ( nero psst )
<cadaverousCounselor> (i can't)
<cadaverousCounselor> (dave i want to touch your face)
<cadaverousCounselor> ((that was ooc))
<Stridenasty> fff)
<cadaverousCounselor> ((i should probably use these for ooc now 8y))
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<Jaspersprite> [[Ssssorry x:]]
<Nitro> The dog was...
<Nitro> STILL SLEEPING -- wait, actually, he was surprisingly awake!
-*- cadaverousCounselor Still trembling like a fallen leaf, he could barely choke out his words. They were clogged up by the sobs, plummeting into the endless weeping. "d-d-dont you u-understand?" he growled, digging his fingers into his face.
<Nitro> And observing with tentative curiosity.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Naw, bro, naw. I ain't understand most shit, really.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Good, he's talking. Saying weird shit, but talking. This earns an encouraging backrub.
-*- cadaverousCounselor He could barely understand his own words, let alone control them. They came and went by their will, leaving him helplessly beside him. His body was still not his own. He was simply along for the ride, the rollercoaster of twisted emotions.
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-*- Stridenasty Dave was never really good at comforting anybody. It was usually just jabs of encouragement, stuff like, " Don't be a pussy, man." He had a feeling that wouldn't apply here.
<cadaverousCounselor> i k-k-kILLED h-him cuz he l-loved his g-g-god-d-damn d-daughter
<cadaverousCounselor> he l-l-loved her
<Nitro> [Nero you are kILLING my heart right now sTOP]
<cadaverousCounselor> an i fuck-k-kin k-kILLED him for it
<cadaverousCounselor> ((nEVER))
<Nitro> [SOBS]
<Stridenasty> tEARS)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Bro, what are you talkin' about? You mean in the arena?
-*- cadaverousCounselor ...Was that what happened? Ainsley had described the scene very vividly, but nothing hinting something like this.
<Nitro> Halley, had he an eyebrow, would raise it. He moved closer to the bed to nudge the boy -- this child who was only experiencing the beginnings of his pain, having hardly emerged from his desensitized trance. Not that the dog knew any of this.
-*- Stridenasty watched in morbid seriousness. He'd never been one to tear up about death, but this was horrible.
-*- cadaverousCounselor He could barely understand it, but he could feel it. Nothing else made sense, but that rang loud and clear. He was a goddamn murderer. The worst kind of murderer.
-*- cadaverousCounselor A hypocrite.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Dogg, whoever you fought in there signed up for that shit, same as you.
-*- cadaverousCounselor How could he?
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Woulda killed you dead if you didn't do it first.
<cadaverousCounselor> i-i-i d-d-didnt have to fuckin KILL HIM!
<cadaverousCounselor> WHATS HIS DAUGHTER SUPPOSED TO FUCKIN DO NOW?
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> How you know all this junk about his kid, bro?
-*- cadaverousCounselor That came out as a anguished roar, as he clawed up the mattress. Furious at nothing, and yet everything. Mostly himself.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Always himself. Fuckin' monster.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee hangs on for dear life. WHOASHIT
-*- Stridenasty recoiled at the sudden lashout, wincing as he watched him so /angry/.
<Jaspersprite> *** GRIMDARK METER: %01
<Nitro> Halley reeled back and growled, set on edge by the abrupt outburst.
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<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> BRO, come on now, come on.
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-*- Jaspersprite socks computer in throat what are you doing]]
<Nitro> [wORST COMPUTER. BAD.]
-*- cadaverousCounselor He had no answer for that. Only a choked cry, as he couldn't bear himself to tear any longer. It was just too painful, too exhausting. His weeps quieting down to nothing, he sunk into the sheets with a sob. Weeping incoherent whispers between heaving gasps, clawing weakly at his hair.
<Jaspersprite> [[Skype froze up, I think I made a call, the entire computer as a whole stopped entirely and then it just]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Crashed v8]]
-*- cadaverousCounselor What had he done, what had he done?
<Nitro> [Wow bad computer ono]
-*- Jaspersprite strongly considers investing in new one omo]]
<KnightStrider> (Bad bad naughty computer.)
-*- Jaspersprite retrieves belt]]
<KnightStrider> (Ho damn.)
-*- PurpleKoopa She doesn't know about everyone else, but THIS drunken lady is going to head over to the ARENA! Nothing bad /ever/ happens there!
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> aww yee)
<KnightStrider> (FFF)
<cadaverousCounselor> (fffhahaha)
<Jaspersprite> [[Roxy vs Katey Greene]]
<cadaverousCounselor> (wHOOPS)
<Jaspersprite> [[Roxy vs Pack of Starving Orphans]]
<KnightStrider> (GOOD)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Goddamn, bro.
<Jaspersprite> [[Roxy vs Nero]]
<childJohn> [Pfffff]
<Jaspersprite> [[Also not sure if I'm gonna be able to run the arena tonight as I've said, so--]]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I guess we'd better get to the arena and figure out who that motherfucker was. Maybe we can, like. I don't know, help out his family with money or someshit from now on.
-*- Stridenasty a ghost of a smile crossed his face at the notion.
<Jaspersprite> *** As Roxy approaches the Arena, to her dismay she finds that it is closed for the evening! There must have been a tragic accident that DOESN'T pertain the loss of a fatherfigure. Maybe they ran out of straws. Or the receptionist's pen ran out of ink.
<Stridenasty> yeah we could try and right the wrong
<cadaverousCounselor> Perhaps His Daughter Is Still Living Near The Area
<Jaspersprite> *** She spent it all on stabbing Nero awake.
<cadaverousCounselor> The Least We Could Do Is Tell Her The Unfortunate News
<cadaverousCounselor> Perhaps Ainsley Can Tell Us Who He Was
-*- KnightStrider Sollux sat up in bed, he had been particularly tired for some reason and slept in late that day. Yawning he stretched his arms in the air before hearing voices in the room next door. After getting ready for the day he walked out of his room and knocked on the door of the other.
-*- KnightStrider Ainsley however was outside the inn, sitting around at the back, quietly watching the sky. Their ever present deadpan face tilted up as their head rested against the back wall of the inn.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Maybe so, sis, maybe so.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Anybody know where that fluttery brosis went off to?
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-*- Stridenasty looked over toward the sudden rapping against the door. He relieved Kanaya's arm, stumbling over to pull it open.
-*- KnightStrider once the door opened Sollux gave a wave. "hey what'2 up iin here?"
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Just chillin', Solbro.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> You seen Ainsley?
-*- Stridenasty worridly shook his head, closing the door tiredly behind Sollux as he entered.
<KnightStrider> ii thiink ii 2aw them 2iitiing out back when ii looked out my wiindow thii2 morniing.
-*- PurpleKoopa Hmm. Not that she was ready to set sail and kick monster ass today, persay, but it couldn't hurt to check with the boat guy and secure a ride. Otherwise, they're going to have to /swim/ across the ocean. Roxy makes her way to the Sea Shore Boat Rentals place.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Cool.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty Gamzee smiles wanly at Dave and Kanaya. "Y'all wanna go ask the motherfucker, then? I'll stay here with little brother."
<Nitro> Halley was still bristling and observing the traumatized child. Those sounds he was making sounded like Master, once -- when he was despairing and pained in ways that his canine companion could only guess at. He reluctantly moved forward and did what he'd always done to his boy when he was upset -- curled up beside him, licking his cheek once because it was all he could do.
<Nitro> [quietly does a thing]
<Nitro> [because dogs either a) do combat or b) do cuddling.]
<Jaspersprite> [[Pfft]]
<Nitro> [Or tracking.]
<PurpleKoopa> [do they do taxes]
<KnightStrider> (Only during tax season.)
<Nitro> [Halley pays his master taxes. In love.]
<KnightStrider> (Best taxes.)
-*- Stridenasty nods, walking over towards Kanaya.
<Jaspersprite> *** Roxy soon arrives at Sea Shore Boat Rentals, having signifigantly better luck this time and finding it to be open for business. The store clerk sits peacefully behind the counter, leaning back in his seat with his arms crossed behind his head. He gives the girl a curious look, and after a thorough thought process, recognizes her. "Ah see yer finally back.
<Jaspersprite> Lemme guess... yer takin' me up on th'boat offer ain't ya."
<cadaverousCounselor> (sorry guys)
<cadaverousCounselor> (had to do stuff)
<cadaverousCounselor> (i uh)
<cadaverousCounselor> (need some time to myself)
<cadaverousCounselor> (is that okay?)
<Jaspersprite> [[It's more than okay. I'm sorry to hear that Iblis. :c]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Is something the matter? x:]]
<Nitro> [Do what you gotta do, bro. I hope everything's alright.]
<PurpleKoopa> [take your time, friend]
<Stridenasty> do what you will uvu )
<KnightStrider> (Agreed.)
- {Day changed to Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 2012}
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy responds with an affirmative nod.
<PurpleKoopa> eeeeeeyup
<PurpleKoopa> we met with that hackeye guy and he gave us his approval
<PurpleKoopa> tho i think hes still p worreid about how it will turn out
<PurpleKoopa> will you still be willin to give us a ship? (:
<Jaspersprite> *** "Figured as much." He sighs, standing up from his seat. "... There ain't anythin' I can say t'change yer mind, is there? Yer all a bit young t'be doin' somethin' like this an' all."
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-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy shakes her head firmly.
<PurpleKoopa> nope dont think so
<PurpleKoopa> unless theres sometehing even more horrific out there than a hella-tall betentacled leviathan
-*- KnightStrider Sollux looked over to Gamzee with a frown. "what happened?"
<cadaverousCounselor> (alright, i think i'm good)
<cadaverousCounselor> (sorry for scaring you guys like that)
<cadaverousCounselor> (just needed a few moments)
<KnightStrider> (Is okay. :))
<Nitro> [uwu Whatever you need. You wanna talk about it or?]
<cadaverousCounselor> (i rather not)
<Nitro> [Alright.]
<PurpleKoopa> and imo SOMEBOBYS gotta do it right?
<PurpleKoopa> who else would you hire for life or death misshions other than a bunch of adventrurers like us?
<cadaverousCounselor> (it's nothing really)
<cadaverousCounselor> (just)
<cadaverousCounselor> (people who can't mind their own goddamn business)
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<Nitro> [:c I'm sorry bby.]
<cadaverousCounselor> (i'll be fine)
<cadaverousCounselor> (don't worry about lil' old me)
-*- PurpleKoopa This is the part where Roxy would be part of an AWESOME group pose, were it not for the undeniable fact that she's dealing with this guy mano-a-mano.
-*- PurpleKoopa So instead she just wraps her arms around an invisible Gamzee and Nero.
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy is slanting really awkwardly right now.
-*- PurpleKoopa HEIGHT DIFFERENCES
-*- KnightStrider WILL NEVER STOP WORRYING.)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Some shit. Don't worry about it bro, it's cool.
<cadaverousCounselor> (pfff)
<KnightStrider> (Good Roxy.)
<KnightStrider> you 2ure?
<Nitro> [Can't help it. I am a worrier. Regardless, I am sure you'll be alright. owo]
-*- cadaverousCounselor It wasn't much, but it was the least she could do. Closure was all they could hope for, really. With a solemn nod, she followed Dave out the door.
<Jaspersprite> [[x:]]
<cadaverousCounselor> (oh, you uwu)
<PurpleKoopa> [hang in there, cG]
<Jaspersprite> [[ http://funnycrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/hang-in-there-ab113009.jpg  ]]
<Nitro> [GDI JASP]
<Nitro> [THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA DO
<Nitro> ]
<KnightStrider> (FFF)
<KnightStrider> (We are good people. :B)
<Nitro> [Also, Halley curled up beside Nero, if you didn't see that. o: Because]
<Nitro> [Halley just has feelings about crying teenagers ok??]
-*- KnightStrider as a gentle breeze blew by Ainsley closed their eyes, hair blowing into their face while they placed a hand on each folded knee and thought.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> as do we all, halley. as do we all)
<Jaspersprite> *** "Hrm... ye got guts kid, I'll give y'that. Y'got a captain, though? Can't drive a boat without no experience." Honestly, he was just looking for excuses. He never /did/ like it when a kid got themselves into trouble because they wanted to be a hero. umu
-*- cadaverousCounselor Normally, he'd be amazed that dog was even touching him. The dog that seemingly avoided him like the plague. But right now, he couldn't think much at all. Only the tragedy he had personally inflicted.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Accepting his cuddling was something he could only so readily accept.
<cadaverousCounselor> (wh)
<cadaverousCounselor> (goddamnit redundancy)
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy gives this some thought. She scours the depths her mind to find the most capable, the most qualified, THE MOST COMPETENT driver she has ever known.
<PurpleKoopa> gamzee
<PurpleKoopa> gamzee can drive the boat
<KnightStrider> (FFFF)
<KnightStrider> (Best idea.)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> we on a boat motherfucker don't you ever forget)
<Jaspersprite> *** "..."
<Jaspersprite> *** "Can he /really/."
<PurpleKoopa> yes
<PurpleKoopa> yes totes
<PurpleKoopa> altho going over a lil tutorial couldnt hurt though
<PurpleKoopa> yknow like a boating lesson or somthing?
<PurpleKoopa> not that he needs to go over the basics or anything
<PurpleKoopa> he just needs a
<PurpleKoopa> uh
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc-JTVI4N70
<PurpleKoopa> a reninder i guess
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy is resisting with all of her might to ask if T-Pain can accompany them on their boating trip. She is just trying SO HARD, man.
-*- PurpleKoopa And Snoop Dogg would've probably known him too FUCK man this could've been PERFECT
<Jaspersprite> *** "Hrm... the oceans ain't a great place right now fer practicin'. I'm sure y'can find someone 'round that'd be suicid--" Cough. "Willin' enough t'help you out on yer trip that has more experience with boatin'. Have y'asked around?"
<PurpleKoopa> hmmmm
<PurpleKoopa> maybe hawkeye but i havent asked him yet
<PurpleKoopa> tbh i dont think hes going to want to go on a boat for a long wihle
<PurpleKoopa> im sure there are some ohter sailors i could ask??? i dunno
<Jaspersprite> *** "It'd be worth a shot, an' there ain't no better place t'look for sailors in this town right here."
<Jaspersprite> *** "It's /Seaside/."
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty The phrase "And Snoop Dogg would've probably known him too FUCK man this could've been PERFECT" echoes through time and space. Somewhere, Gamzee sheds a single golden tear of regret.
<Jaspersprite> *** Believe me when I say that Snoop Dogg is in no possition to be in charge of /anything/ right now, ahaaah.
<Jaspersprite> *** pUFF
<cadaverousCounselor> (oh right we were doing an rp weren't we)
<cadaverousCounselor> (wHUPS)
<Jaspersprite> [[Pfft]]
-*- Jaspersprite pats Iblis uou]]
-*- cadaverousCounselor Ah, there they were. Seemingly gazing at the sky, face unreadable as always. It was almost unnerving, really. But Ainsley was still an aquaintence, if not a friend.
<PurpleKoopa> hahahah yeah it /shore/ is
-*- Stridenasty followed after Kanaya in a broken up manner, still kind of shaken from seeing the guy he always bashed on so /broken/. He stuffed his hands deep in his pockets, looking over toward fluttershy. " sup" he managed to squeak out.
-*- Stridenasty squEAK
-*- Stridenasty rasped***??
<PurpleKoopa> ill go look around and see if i can feind anyone
<PurpleKoopa> but in the meantime tho are we good on the boat deal???
-*- cadaverousCounselor Dave gets a supportive pat on the back for his troubles. She too had been shaken by Nero's destructive breakdown, feeling completely helpless to watch. But this was something that she could do, that they could do.
-*- KnightStrider opening a single eye Ainsley looked up to the two before them. "Hello. I suspect you are here for information?"
<Jaspersprite> *** "I'll have it ready by th'mornin', if y'like. Be careful now, lass-- not everyone in th'town's all that friendly, but ah don't think I need t'tell ya that."
<cadaverousCounselor> I
<cadaverousCounselor> Yes Actually
<cadaverousCounselor> Yes We Are
<cadaverousCounselor> (ainsley are u a wizard)
<KnightStrider> (TOTES. MAGICAL BUTTERFLY WIZARD.)
-*- Stridenasty nods, popping a kink in his neck. Man, to think he'd just woken up. Felt like it'd been hours.
<KnightStrider> ... Feel free to sit... You both look rather exhausted despite it being only the morning.
-*- cadaverousCounselor In his sobbing throes, Nero could only feel solace in Halley's warm fur. It reminded him of someplace soft, someplace warm. It solved nothing, absolutely nothing, but it was something. He weeped quietly into the ruff of his collar, oblivious to the world. Only his montrous actions shone through.
<cadaverousCounselor> *monstrous
<cadaverousCounselor> (oops i accidentally the post)
-*- cadaverousCounselor A man was dead. A father was dead. That kid had nothing left. All his fault. All his fault.
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty "Bro," Gamzee interjects between Nero's garbled confessions, "It /ain't/ all your fault."
-*- tenaciouslyCrunknasty His hand still rests tentatively between the boy's heaving shoulderblades.
<Nitro> The fur shifted, curled closer. It was all the dog could do. He could all but feel the anguish that had broken the boy out of his trance, and he hated it. Hated the brokenness.
<PurpleKoopa> i think it might take some of us loanger than just a mornin but alrite
-*- cadaverousCounselor Kanaya did so, sitting besides the enigmatic alien. Her stress lines were already showing, dark circles underneath her luminious eyes. In another life, this would give her a spot of worry. This was not that life. "It..."
-*- KnightStrider picking out a few choice words from Nero's ramblings Sollux's eyes widened. "oh..." he mumbled before sitting on one of the beds opposite that of the one the other three were on.
<cadaverousCounselor> Has Been A Long Morning
-*- Stridenasty took a load off beside Kan, looking over toward Ainsley. He was anxious to do something to help.
<PurpleKoopa> when were all ready ill bring the wohle gang over to ur store mmkay (:
<PurpleKoopa> or actually
<PurpleKoopa> lets meet up @ the harbour
<PurpleKoopa> since that is the place where u keep shpips
<Jaspersprite> *** "Th'harbor's where we dock our ships, that'd be right. Take as long as y'need lass, it ain't goin' nowhere."
-*- KnightStrider Ainsley closed their eye and spoke. "It is very difficult... Taking a life. Especially when you're not trained to take such actions lightly... Even then it tears you apart."
-*- cadaverousCounselor Nero only whimpered in response, his shoulders twitching at the touch. But he didn't pull away, incapable of tearing himself from the warmth. It was his only comfort. His only resolve from himself.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> It /ain't/, man. He was there to fight. You was there to fight.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> He knew what was gonna happen.
<KnightStrider> I can tell you now that it might very well help for him to seek the girl, but it might not as well. Everyone handles these things differently. Though I'm sure you're both well aware of that.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> I think that arena's some bullshit anyway. Why's a motherfucker got to fight to the death? Why not just till a ref calls it? It's some bullshit.
-*- Stridenasty nodded a bit too hastily, biting his lip.
<Nitro> The dog pulled his neck a little loose, partly because the grip was tight and the spiny Weird Arm was digging into his neck, but partly to pull back and lick said arm. That always seemed to help Jake.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Kanaya absorbed their words, chewing it over carefully. Murder had become all too easy on Alternia, an accepted fact. Trolls killed for the pettiest of reasons...but it was something that Kanaya always loathed. She had done everything she could to avoid that fate, uplifting troll society to be better.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> There's some shady motherfuckin' dealin's goin' on there, I think. Like, remember that big red dog kittysis up and fought? That motherfucker just wanted to make friends. He ain't know what he signed up for.
-*- cadaverousCounselor It would be different, she told herself. This matriorb would be the dawn of a new era. Something special. Something peaceful.
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> Maybe that's the real motherfuckin' quest in this burg.
-*- cadaverousCounselor ...
<cadaverousCounselor> ...
<cadaverousCounselor> Do You Remember His Name
<cadaverousCounselor> The Name Of His Opponent I Mean
<KnightStrider> His name was announced as Chuck Greene, and from what I can collect his child would be Katey Greene.
-*- cadaverousCounselor She couldn't think about all this. Not now, not today. She had already spent years trying to forget it. Of the society that wasn't meant to be.
<KnightStrider> That was the name he said when speaking at the doll he carried with him.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Of how useless she had been.
-*- cadaverousCounselor She wasn't going to be useless here.
<cadaverousCounselor> Do You Think The Innkeeper Might Recognize His Name
<cadaverousCounselor> If He Was In The Arena He Must Have Certainly Been In Town Before
<KnightStrider> Perhaps, from the way he spoke it seemed as if he wasn't from around here, so it is a possibility for him to have stayed at the inn.
<KnightStrider> You might also want to ask at the local pub, as he had a bottle with him upon entering the match.
-*- cadaverousCounselor She considered both these options. It would be better to widen their search, so...
<cadaverousCounselor> I Believe It Would Be Best If We Split Up
<cadaverousCounselor> I Will Handle The Bar If Thats Alright With You Two
<cadaverousCounselor> One Of You Should Ask The Arena As Well
<Stridenasty> youd probably have to be the one to do it
<Stridenasty> not sure if im even allowed in the pub
<cadaverousCounselor> (pffff)
-*- Stridenasty nods, standing up and stretching.
<KnightStrider> I would prefer actually to stay here, however, I'm sure you could convince Sollux to help you, that is, if he's even awake yet.
<cadaverousCounselor> That Is Quite Alright Ainsley
<KnightStrider> Shall I retrieve him then?
<cadaverousCounselor> If You Like
<cadaverousCounselor> Though If Its Not Too Much Do You Think You Can Inquire The Innkeeper About This Man
<cadaverousCounselor> Dave Can Go To The Arena
-*- KnightStrider slowly opening their eyes Ainsley got to their feet. "Of course."
<Stridenasty> brb)
<KnightStrider> Shall Sollux join you in the pub then?
<PurpleKoopa> alright mate thx for your help
<cadaverousCounselor> Sollux Has Dealt With The Bartender Before So Yes His Help Would Be Much Appreciated
<Nitro> [guise]
<Nitro> [guise pls]
<Nitro> [splitting up is hard]
-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy exits the shop and flops down beside the road. Phew, she's certainly done a lot today! Might as well take it easy before seeing where everyone else ran off to.
-*- PurpleKoopa Hmm. She could do with a drink today.
<Jaspersprite> [[It is.]]
<Jaspersprite> [[It really, really is.]]
<KnightStrider> (That's why Ainsley's gonna go be upstairs and then Sollux is gonna go to the bar.
<KnightStrider> )
<Nitro> [y cant we awl jsut go togathur]
-*- cadaverousCounselor Finally, his tears started to slow. Every man had a breaking point, and he was fast approaching his. He simply had no more to give.
<cadaverousCounselor> (i)
<cadaverousCounselor> (i'm so sorry)
<cadaverousCounselor> (i'm doing the realism thing again aren't i)
<cadaverousCounselor> (goddamnit)
<Stridenasty> i could lay off going to the arena until all the other inquiries are done)
<KnightStrider> (SO EVERYONE'S TOGETHER, EXCEPT FOR DAVE.)
<Stridenasty> just pretend dave is a sloW WALKER)
<KnightStrider> (SHUN THE OUTCAST.)
<Jaspersprite> [[I'm sorry alright it's just]]
<Jaspersprite> [[Difficult and]]
<Nitro> [fff. It's really just easier on Jasp for everyone who's gonna be needing the GM to do things one at a time.]
<Jaspersprite> [[nhyjunhju]]
<KnightStrider> (It's fine. :3)
<KnightStrider> (Understoood.)
<cadaverousCounselor> (i don't care if it's slow)
<cadaverousCounselor> (we don't have to be doing stuff all the time)
<Stridenasty> youre fine jasps!!uvu )
<Jaspersprite> [[I'm just probably going to go to bed, alright.]]
<Jaspersprite> [[I'm sorry.]]
<KnightStrider> (Sure. :3)
<KnightStrider> (It's fine.)
<PurpleKoopa> [i thought the arena was closed anyway]
<Nitro> [It is, but to be fair, Kanaya doesn't know that.]
<Nitro> [And it's alright, Jasp. uwu It's late.]
<Nitro> [Sleep well, buddy!]
<Stridenasty> after 3 miles of walking dave finds the areNA IS CLOSED)
<Nitro> [(do I sound like PK)]
<Stridenasty> sleep tight jasps <3 )
<Jaspersprite> [[I'm sorry that I just can't do this at all in general, apparently. Good night.]]
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<PurpleKoopa> [ ): ]
<KnightStrider> (:()
-*- cadaverousCounselor They still fell, drip by drip, as he sullenly stared into the sheets. But the maddened spirit had left him, leaving nothing but a hollow shell. He was listening, but not really listening.
<cadaverousCounselor> (...)
<cadaverousCounselor> (fucker)
<cadaverousCounselor> ( :< )
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> that boy needs therapy)
<cadaverousCounselor> (non no)
<cadaverousCounselor> (last thing i need is that song in my head)
<KnightStrider> (FFF)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> psychosematic)
<KnightStrider> (I really just wanna go down and smack some sense into him, without the smacking.)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> nah i wanna do the smacks)
<KnightStrider> (BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY LIVE LIKE TWO TO THREE HOURS AWAY.)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> oh for real?)
<KnightStrider> (Yeah.)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> where do you guys live again)
<KnightStrider> (NY State, not the city like SOME people.)
<Stridenasty> arkansis )
<KnightStrider> (:I God damnit Strider come here.)
<PurpleKoopa> [california]
<KnightStrider> (:B You stay PK I'll visit you when I go see my dad.)
<KnightStrider> (He lives in California.)
<cadaverousCounselor> (are you)
<cadaverousCounselor> (are you dissing my city)
<KnightStrider> (NO)
<cadaverousCounselor> (i'll tEAR YOUR WEAVE OUT)
<KnightStrider> (I'm just saying that we're not cool enough to be there.)
<KnightStrider> (We're in the boring state part of NY)
<Stridenasty> ahahah if youre calling ny boring what is mine (
<PurpleKoopa> [guys is the RP still going or are we calling it quits]
<KnightStrider> (Quits I think?)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> i also need to sleep)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> everything that we're doing also hinges on talking to npcs, so)
<KnightStrider> (Go get your sleep.)
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> but i dont wanna)
<Stridenasty> I think this is the end of the line, partners. )
<KnightStrider> (:I But you need it.)
<cadaverousCounselor> (we could always)
<cadaverousCounselor> (floorp)
<PurpleKoopa> [you guys can continue character interaction stuff or floorp it u--]
<KnightStrider> (I'd be up for that.)
<PurpleKoopa> [yep]
<cadaverousCounselor> (i mean, i'm sort at a standstill here)
<cadaverousCounselor> (>nero: cry some more until you fall asleep. zzz.)
<PurpleKoopa> [got the log, nitro?]
<Nitro> [Yes.]
<tenaciouslyCrunknasty> i'm out thennnn
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-*- Stridenasty ollies outie
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-*- PurpleKoopa Roxy falls asleep in the city streets.
<PurpleKoopa> SNORK
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-*- PurpleKoopa le fin
-*- cadaverousCounselor Nero fell asleep becuse he's a big blubbering baby.
-*- cadaverousCounselor Kanaya never found the bartender because she a woman, and women are terrible at directions.
<cadaverousCounselor> tHE END.