VeloCITY Neon 13: Except Gun's

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Renee:
so who's gonna fuck Inc

Cyprien:
Not I, but I was going down to check on Morgan as he hasn't shown up yet.
Thrice:
>searches sprites for "vine"

Divine Grace Northwemko:
this is an acceptable vine

Renee:
you just get damn daniel
Butts has connected.
Butts:
back to dying

Morgan:
fuk me up fellow redhead

Renee:
and there it is

Divine Grace Northwemko:
LAST TIME ON VELOCITY NEON somehow wasn't a month ago what a miracle

Divine Grace Northwemko:
You came out to help Team L, and ended up in the middle of the fray against a shapeshifting member of Team R and a very cute redheaded poison ivy! The shapeshifter just busted out a window and disappeared into the courthouse, and the redhead has Morgan strung up!

Renee:
Sous is drowning

Divine Grace Northwemko:
she IS drowning

Divine Grace Northwemko:
in v cold
Cyprien: (( I was gonna go check on her before I went to check on Morgan ))

Mystery Perp:
tiddies take priority I see
Cyprien: (( I mean, yeah. But she's also closer. ))

Mystery Perp:
"Ah! Krysalis just came in... Uh, sorry to leave you like this, but I should support him!" They cross their arms over their chest in a weird X shape, and vines climb up Morgan's legs!
Renee: (( Send a clone to her? I could also pop open a portal and you can help her from here ))

Mystery Perp:
(2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 6)

Mystery Perp:
That's not a damage roll, they're just restraining you
Renee: (( kinky ))

Morgan:
im into this

Morgan:
i mean

Renee:
tell them how you really feel

Renee:
make it as uncomfortable as possible

Morgan:
roll str to resist?

Mystery Perp:
Yea you cna try to resist it

Mystery Perp:
They're going to dash out into the overgrown hallway afterward though

Morgan:
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm not into this! I think." Morgan tries to break loose!

Morgan:
(1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6)

Mystery Perp:
So if you wanna try and grab em again you'll definitely need to break out

Mystery Perp:
Well, you do manage to barely pry the vines away from your neck, and they're hanging loose, but it'll take a second to get fully free of them

Mystery Perp:
So the perp still gets away

Renee:
"Oh, Shi is in deep! Hang in there girl!"
Renee has received initiative.

Mystery Perp:
"Don't worry, you'll be okay! Just sit right there, I'll be back to let you go!"

Cyprien:
"Stay safe, okay?" Cy calls out to Renee as he slides down the ladder. He makes his way over to the soggy Sous, sizing up the situation.

Morgan:
"Oh, damn it! She's gone."

Morgan:
Is there a way out?

Renee:
Renee down through the window - there doesn't seem to be a door up here, maybe it's a decorative skylight?

Sous Shi:
Sous drags herself out of the freezing water, "Ugghh..." Physically, she's okay. No blood or anything. But she's obviously freezing and soaked, not a good combination

Sous Shi:
Yeah you can just go out the door into the hallway

Sous Shi:
They went back out the one you came in, but there's another door too

Cyprien:
Cy offers her a hand, "Are you alright? Well, as much as you can be, I mean.."

Sous Shi:
"Ugh...Y-yeah..." She drags herself out of the water with your help, shivering. "I-I shouldn't have let myself get hit like t-that..."

Renee:
quick light her on fire
Cyprien: (( I gotchu, boo. ))
Thrice:
There's a bell inside that area, actually, Renee. A little room with stairs leading down

Renee:
I'm just. I'm just gonna go in there.

Renee:
With my gun's/
Morgan: (( is this the new door ))

Renee:
Let's just peer in through the opposite wall.

Cyprien:
"It happens to the best of us, no worries, ahaha. We'll take care of him." Cy slips off his jacket and offers it to the soaked girl; "If you can, find some shelter with your teammate over there. Pretty sure whoever is in this building...we're the center of their attention now..."

Sous Shi:
Yea that's the way to the other hallway Morgan

Seb:
Seb objects to that, "No, I'm staying. Just go back to where we left Empyre, Sue. This guy's taken out two of us, if I take off with my tail between my legs, we're gonna lose even more respect."

Morgan:
Morgan runs down the other hallway to chase the other redhead.

Sous Shi:
"Uh...th-thanks for the jacket!" She throws it on, then bites her lip, "L-listen, this's gonna sound real dumb, b-but...I need you to knock me out!"
Renee: (( "Knock you what?" ))

Cyprien:
"P-...pardon...?"

Morgan:
kinky tubs
Thrice:
Through the opposite wall, Renee can kind of see down the stairs. They, too, are overgrown, with slick vines coiling and writing over each step.
Thrice:
Morgan is once again a lone redhead in the hallway; wherever the other one went, they're not in sight. Vines lash out from the walls, with some hanging down from the ceiling. Briar bushes and large, aromatic red flowers adorn the floor as well, blocking off some of the doors

Renee:
v prolific vines

Renee:
vinedals

Sous Shi:
"Y-you heard me! Just one big swipe! I-I believe in you! I-if he uses his power on me, t-then we'll all be in for a load of trouble!"
Renee: (( Her biggest fear: Big, swingin' dongers ))

Morgan:
Morgan paces down the hall, checking each doorknob he can.

Renee:
aw screw it

Renee:
I can grind on some vines

Mystery Perp:
lewd

Renee:
I have my black/pink RAD hoodie
Thrice:
was it a hoodie? I thought it was a beanie
Thrice:
is this beanie erasure

Renee:
beanie yes

Renee:
my b

Renee:
nee
Thrice:
A flower next to the first door opens up, revealing rows of thorns like lamprey teeth, and tries to bite morgan!

Renee:
Renee pulls her beanie on tight, grins, and kicks out her wheels. "Alright! No backing down here..."
Renee: (( Oh I immediately regret this. ))

Cyprien:
Cy looks back at Sebastian as if to say "What do I do?"

Lamprey Flower:
(1, 3, 4, 6)
Cyprien has received initiative.

Seb:
He looks back like how the fuck should I know? "You...sure about that, Sue?"

Sous Shi:
"W-well...I'd just run away, b-but I can't right now! My whole body's numb..."
Renee: (( just slap a blindfold on her tbh ))

Sous Shi:
far too lewd
Renee: (( We've got lewdity on all fronts here just accept it ))
Renee: (( I'm about to get hentai'd ))
Thrice:
Try a roll to not slip n slide across the vines renny

Morgan:
Morgan tries to jump away from the door-flower!

Morgan:
(2, 6)

Cyprien:
"I-...I would really rather not hit a lady if at all avoidable..perhaps she'd be better in your care...?"
Thrice:
Morgan retracts his hand just in time! And a good thing, too. Something splashes onto his hand from the flower's attack. Just from a drop, there's a slight stinging sensation, then numbness. It's probably a good idea to avoid getting bit for real.

Seb:
"...what, you want me to do it? Fine, I guess...or so I'd say, but all my robots have been taken out. I got nothing to hit her with."

Sous Shi:
"W-well...If you can just keep him away from me, that could work..."
Renee: (( Sous just pick up a rock and smack yourself in the head with it ))

Morgan:
"This is scary..."
Renee: (( get fed up with em ))

Morgan:
Morgan looks around for anything to poke doors with.
Thrice:
There's a flagpole that might serve as a makeshift spear if you take the flag off...unless you wanna be a banneret

Morgan:
Morgan picks up the flagpole (how big is this lol).
Thrice:
It's jsut a decorative one that stands outside one of the courtrooms
Thrice:
It's like 6 feet long

Cyprien:
"I-..I didn't mean knock her out! Just keep her safe away from that guy! If we take him out we won't have to worry about this...!" He glances back at Sebastian, "I have to go help my team...!"

Morgan:
oh lol right

Whomst??:
Something busts down a door and comes storming out of a room down the hall from Morgan! They come to a screeching halt when they see you. He rolls his neck and cracks his knuckles, "Oh, boy, you didn't beat up the poor kid already, did you?"

Renee:
Renee backs up several feet, picks up some speed, and then jumps down into the staircase, grinding the vines down!

Renee:
skates etc

Seb:
"...fine, but, I'll be back!"

Morgan:
Morgan tries to look threatening with the flagpole. "Whoa, stay away! Wait, Jetlag?"

Morgan:
do i... know his name

Morgan:
i cant remember lol

Cyprien:
"Thank you...! Renee will never know you left!"

Seb:
Seb supports her with his shoulders, "God, you're freezing..." He flips around on Cy, a bit testy, "W-what? I-I don't care about that at all! Look...at least hold out until I get back!"

Whomst??:
You might IDR if he said it

Whomst??:
"Whoa, you know that name? Surprised you recognize it. He's a littel different from this brat now."

Morgan:
its been months >: )
Thrice:
Renee, make an uh...acrobatic? IDK what that is really roll
Thrice:
but that's what I see that would apply

Renee:
(2, 2, 3)

Renee:
nice

Morgan:
"What are you talking about?"
Thrice:
You leap onto the vines, and all seems to be going well for a few stairs, but then a thin vine gets caught up on your foot, sending you face-first into the writhing vines! They jump at the chance to coil around you! You can try getting out, but...you have a feeling that unless you escape entirely, struggling is only going to make things worse

Cyprien:
Cy gives a small wave before he rushes off to presumably where Morgan is at.

Seb:
Seb and sue finna boutta head out, leaving Cy alone. You spot movement through a window on the 1st floor, a flash of brightness amid the dark mass of vines

Renee:
ok I was supposed to be joking
Thrice:
it's less hentai and more that one scene from harry potter

Renee:
"Agh! Damn it, get off!" Renee grits her teeth and fires off a few shots at the base of the vines

Renee:
yeah wow I forgot how I have no combat ability

Whomst??:
NOW PLAYING The Crystal Method - Born Too Slow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwswBLIkzx8

Renee:
let's just burn some endurance

Renee:
(2, 2, 2, 3)

Whomst??:
"Well, you know. This version's, what, five years younger? Growing older...a luxury afforded only to some, and most of them don't want it. At least I'm not a cop."
Cyprien: (( Do I get in without struggle? :V ))

Jetlag:
He notices ur fuckin spear, "I don't know who you are, but if you took out Inc.blot, you might be worth this after all." He rips the door he came through off its hinges and holds it up like a shield, "So...what's your Soul Album like?"
Thrice:
Going up through the 2nd floor entrance, yes. The area is overgrown but the door has already been taken care of by Morgan

Morgan:
"Wait, you do look a little.. different... There's two of you? What's the deal?"

Morgan:
Morgan braces the spear. "It... it's a work in progress."

Jetlag:
"Just took a little inspiration from the past is all."

Morgan:
omg its a skrull

Morgan:
lol "spear"
Thrice:
Renee, you struggle out of the vines, but not enough! They go to grab you again, but can't seem to agree which one gets to crush you to death, and accidentally...
Thrice:
« 1d4 = 3 »
Thrice:
Yeet you down the stairs! You hit the corner, then keep tumbling down onto the first floor!

Renee:
Nice, I'm Trained in crashing!
Thrice:
(1, 3, 6, 6)

Renee:
not that well

Renee:
(5, 6, 6)

Renee:
shid ok
Cyprien: (( That well ))
Cyprien: (( I assume I can see Morgan from here but not Imposter Boy? ))

Renee:
Renee springs off her Reinforced Gloves, adjusting for the slight change in plans! Made it down after all
Thrice:
You wind up at the bottom of the flight of stairs on the first floor, next to a nipping flower. A door opens up, and someone rounds on you, "H-hey! Don't mov--oh...it's you! You were on his team, weren't you..."
Thrice:
You can see morgan, he's at the end of the hall
Thrice:
You can see a silhouette of the other guy
Thrice:
they're not in an actual courthouse room now
Thrice:
Just a hallway

Cyprien:
"Morgan, you're alright!"

Morgan:
"Cy?"

Jetlag:
"Brought backup, huh? And here I thought Team X was a bunch of lone wolves."

Renee:
Renee points the salvaged weapon at the intruder! "Hoo, stop it right the- Inc?" She shakes her head. "No, no, he's just using the illusion thing again!"

Jetlag:
"You all still dumbasses like the old one, at least?"
Cyprien: (( I assume I can hear the Jetlag voice ))

Jetlag:
Yea

Cyprien:
"Morgan...! That deputy is a fake one; he's with Team R!"

Mystery Perp:
They throw their hands up, "Whoa! Hey, that's dangerous! You could seriously hurt someone with that, ahaha..." The smile fades slowly from their face as they look away, "Hey - be honest with me. What are you really here for...? Do you want to stop Krysalis, or...just help your friends? I'll let you go, free of charge, if you want!"

Jetlag:
"Deputy this, deputy that...I specifically took this form so I wouldn't be associated with the police...Oh well!" Like Cap, this man sides against government.

Jetlag:
Also like Cap, he throws his fucking shield at you.

Jetlag:
(1, 4, 4, 4, 5)

Jetlag:
It comes careening down the hallway, tearing through vines and bushes!
Cyprien: (( I...assume at Morgan? :X ))

Jetlag:
Yea

Jetlag:
but I mean

Jetlag:
it'll keep going if morgan dodges

Renee:
"Well what I WANTED was to have a nice lunch, but that's not happening until we get home, is it?" She retracts her aim. "...It does have to be you though, doesnt it? With the vines... were you also fighting Team L? I... kind of... just got here..."
Cyprien: (( Is he gonna set up some crazy ricochet shot to hit me? D: ))

Morgan:
"A fake?" Morgan says as he attempts to swing the pole at the incoming shield-door-thing!
Morgan: (( lol we'll see how this turns out ))

Mystery Perp:
"I-I'll go out to lunch with you! Promise! And all you have to do to win that wonderful honor is, umm...leave right now!"

Mystery Perp:
"And, er...well, yeah...kind of. Is that so bad? The white-haired boy, I tried not to hurt him too much, but he was kind of weak, so..."
Thrice:
You're trying to swat it away right
Morgan: (( yeah ))
Thrice:
You can roll Perception and then half your Strong dice, so 4 bonus dice
Thrice:
aka 6 altogether
Thrice:
Perception to see when/where to hit it

Morgan:
(2, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6)

Morgan:
dohohoho lets go

Renee:
tbf he didn't look that hurt.
Thrice:
You smack that shit hard enough to cook a chicken! It goes flying straight up and lodges into the ceiling!

Renee:
"Was that a humblebrag? It was a preeetty weak one."

Renee:
I assume I can hear that THUNK

Cyprien:
"Nice! Now do that to him! Well, maybe not that hard, but enough to knock him out!"

Mystery Perp:
"Huh? Oh, no, not at all!" They notice the Gun's still in your hand, "You...you're not going to listen, are you? Hey - just out of curiousity - do you like it here?"

Renee:
"I make do, I'm not planning to make it a career!" Renee's gaze darts upward at the thunk

Morgan:
have u accepted team r as your lord and savior

Jetlag:
"Not bad! Are you another of those brute strength guys?"

Jetlag:
"Or maybe... Hm. I should have Rust take a look at you, I think."

Morgan:
"Cy, help me out!"

Jetlag:
"Hey, hey - listen. We don't gotta do this, you know. What do you think about this place? It's nice, isn't it? Fun, exciting, you get to stick it to the man, right? Isn't that what we're all about?"

Morgan:
"I don't think I want anyone named Rust touching me."

Morgan:
"Are you gonna give me the same sales pitch as your Poison Ivy friend?"

Morgan:
"I'm not interested in sticking around here."

Jetlag:
"Well, then... What if everywhere were like here?"

Jetlag:
"There's no reason this has to be contained, you know. It's just a matter of...resources."

Morgan:
"I don't think I like where you're going with this."

Cyprien:
"'Poison Ivy' friend..?"

Morgan:
"A redhead girl that could control vines dragged me down here..."

Cyprien:
"That sounds like...a-...are you sure it was a girl?"

Mystery Perp:
"Yeah, most people probably think that way... But we all have our reasons! It...looks like ours might not align..."

Renee:
"What- you WANT to stay here? Are you nuts? You've got NOTHING you want to get back to."

Renee:
"Actually? Screw this, my team needs me, and there's no way that wasn't them."

Morgan:
"Uh, I might be assuming incorrectly."

Morgan:
"When you phrase it like that..."

Morgan:
Morgan has a lightbulb moment. "Oh my God."

Mystery Perp:
"...I'm sorry, Renee." They make a downward striking motion with their fingers, and you hear another loud crash! You feel dust on your face, and when you look up to see what it is, a cluster of thick vines breaks through the ceiling, coming right for you! "It won't hurt much!"

Renee:
nice

Renee:
a line of sight

Renee:
...up into a room that's probably also filled with vines.

Jetlag:
"You done talking amongst yourselves?"

Renee:
well it's not like I have another option

Jetlag:
"Trying to be polite here, but I'm feeling really ignored right now."

Mystery Perp:
well first you gotta not get skewered

Renee:
There is one thing I am good at

Renee:
two things I'm good at

Renee:
getting places I shouldn't be and not getting hit

Mystery Perp:
I'll brb
Morgan: (( dm is gone ANARCHY ))

Renee:
Renee syncs with the second story ceiling before dodging out of the way! She squats down and leaps towards Inc, trusting that he won't send the vines crashing towards himself

Morgan:
"Oh, my mistake." Morgan runs forward with the flagpole and takes a swing at Jetlag's? head.

Mystery Perp:
Unfortunately

Mystery Perp:
that is something I am already known for

Renee:
it's been months you aren't even known for being male

Mystery Perp:
i did it last session

Renee:
I wasn't here last session

Jetlag:
Jet is going to counter!

Morgan:
sounds like a personal problem

Morgan:
o

Morgan:
yea thats a thing

Morgan:
How does this work again? both roll to hit?

Renee:
loser takes all the damage

Morgan:
beautiful

Morgan:
What affects chance to hit?

Mystery Perp:
Yep

Renee:
recommendation: don't lose

Mystery Perp:
Inc grabs at you, pulling the vines down toward you both!
Cyprien: (( but does he grab her boobies? ))

Renee:
yea I was uh

Renee:
gonna do that meself

Renee:
as part of me dodge

Mystery Perp:
do not grab ur own boobies

Renee:
was kind of waiting on an attack roll tbh

Mystery Perp:
They want to hold you down is the thing

Renee:
I'll grab my boobies whenever I want

Mystery Perp:
so you get hit

Morgan:
(2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 6)

Renee:
ok see we're gonna fall through the floor together

Renee:
the vines won't fit

Renee:
they're 2big

Morgan:
devils attack roll

Mystery Perp:
Wait what

Mystery Perp:
You're on the first floor
Cyprien: (( Morgan with the BIG SWINGZ ))

Renee:
yeag

Renee:
I'm going to fall onto the second floor

Morgan:
i used end for this shit it better hit

Mystery Perp:
fair enough

Renee:
p o r t a l s

Mystery Perp:
reminder: with ATTACKS specifically, you don't need to DRAIN Endurance to increase the attack roll

Mystery Perp:
you can buy the Accurate Perk instead, which still costs 5 End but doesn't drain it
Jetlag uses 15 Endurance!

Jetlag:
damn that really looks a shit ton lmao

Jetlag:
(1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6)

Morgan:
maybe i should read the manual again

Renee:
Renee rushes Inc down, which he seems to be okay with! She knocks him over and into a fresh portal to the second floor's ceiling! ...and probably more vines, which is bad, but we will briefly take this upper hand

Jetlag:
oh god

Jetlag:
strong 5
Cyprien: (( D-...does that just kill him? :V ))

Renee:
probably.

Renee:
This system is dumb

Jetlag:
well

Jetlag:
morgan rolled an 18

Jetlag:
against a defense of 0

Jetlag:
with a DX of 6.

Jetlag:
which is 108 damage

Jetlag:
not QUITE as much as Jetlag himself did on Cy

Jetlag:
but close
Morgan: (( what does drain mean again? it doesnt replenish? ))

Morgan:
(2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6)

Morgan:
lol

Jetlag:
Doesn't come back until your next big ol long rest yea

Jetlag:
You don't need to roll damage or anyhting anymore - attack and damage rolls are all one thing now

Morgan:
OHhH

Jetlag:
or well in this system

Morgan:
man i wasted that roll >: (

Jetlag:
also I just haven't had time to roll for the vine attack yet Agi lol

Mystery Perp:
(3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6)

Renee:
does *dodging* work for counters

Renee:
the dice I mean

Jetlag:
you don't roll defense at all when countering

Jetlag:
no one does

Jetlag:
It's just two attacks

Renee:
so you can't use defensive dice on a counter roll, got it

Renee:
I'll stick to what I know then

Renee:
Evasive/Other Ability both seem like they apply but fkn dicepiles

Renee:
(1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5)

Renee:
I wanted 7 dice if I needed to spend endurance to do so I will

Jetlag:
yea probably

Jetlag:
Well actually no I think you're good?

Jetlag:
i still don't know why quick and evasive both apply to dodging

Renee:
neither do I

Jetlag:
or why agile and combat expert both apply to attack rolls

Renee:
but they don't apply to dealing 108 damage

Renee:
so

Jetlag:
Kid Deputy is stabbed through the stomach, impaled on the spear! Instead of blood, there's some...odd, black mist. The figure walks toward you, holding onto the spear as it impales itself further, "Ha...ha...you know...I never did try just stabbing him..."
Jetlag lost 30 Health!
Jetlag uses 5 Endurance!
Butts is disconnected.

Mystery Perp:
(1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 6)

Mystery Perp:
Inc tries to raise a barrier or leaves against their own dam vines, but still takes a small hit!
Mystery Perp lost 4 Health!
Butts has connected.
Butts:
oops idk what happened
Morgan: (( did i miss anything ))

Jetlag:
did u get the last Jetlag post

Morgan:
black mist?

Jetlag:
yea

Morgan:
spoopy

Renee:
so

Renee:
Ideally neither of us get hit by vines unless we land on them?

Morgan:
"Ahhh.... What is happening..." Morgan shivers, lets go of the flagpole, and starts backing away.
Renee: (( Fall damage would be what I would expect here ))

Jetlag:
Jet snaps his head up, looking Morgan dead in the eyes, "Well...let's see here..." Morgan's head swirls, but there's only vague imagery. He seems to latch onto something, though...
Thrice:
sorry my keyboard is fucking shit

Renee:
Morgan's worst fear: stream monsters

Renee:
alt: filing his taxes
Thrice:
A scolding, arrogant voice rings through your head, demanding your attention and your presence. A gun, gold and decorated with a rose and snake, pointed in your face. "Hmhm...that will do. You've really met quite the cast, haven't you?"

Morgan:
its taxes

Jetlag:
Jetlag deforms, and the spear drops to the ground! His silhouette is surrounded by a glowing cocoon, which explodes into light, blinding you momentarily. When you regain your vision, someone else is there!

Renee:
it wasn't even his final form

Morgan:
hes evolving

Black Belle:
The woman brandishes an ornate derringer, aimed at Morgan! "Well, you'd better give up while you can. What do you plan to do against a gun?"

Renee:
she's baaack

Black Belle:
NOW PLAYING The Correspondents - Fear And Delight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABS-mlep5rY

Morgan:
"... Belle?"

Mystery Perp:
So

Mystery Perp:
falling onto the 2nd floor

Mystery Perp:
Inc can catch themself in their vines

Mystery Perp:
Renee is not so lucky

Renee:
I'm holding onto u boyo, catch us both

Renee:
or break my grasp

Renee:
which would probably be easy

Cyprien:
"Don't let him fool you! That's not Belle either! He must be desperate." Cy advances on Morgan. "He took Sebastian's form earlier because of his water powers to use against me..but he was weaker while using them because I don't fear the person, just the concept."

Renee:
weaken him by thinking of how how she is

Mystery Perp:
how

Renee:
save us with your horniness
Cyprien: (( Howie Mandell she is. ))

Mystery Perp:
Inc breaks you away by slapping you with a vine!

Mystery Perp:
(2, 2, 5, 6, 6)

Mystery Perp:
I don't really know how you're supposed to like

Mystery Perp:
dodge that

Renee:
how hot dam
Morgan: (( morgan busts out the rubber glove ))

Renee:
I will not be dodging it

Mystery Perp:
hwile holding onto them, and in midair

Renee:
I'm fucked

Renee:
12? 24? 108?

Black Belle:
"Yes, well... I don't have to rely on brute strength anymore."
Renee: (( he had the power to turn his sleeves into guns all this time ))

Black Belle:
Aiming at Morgan's feet, she fires a black rose into the ground!
Renee: (( only now did he think to use it ))

Black Belle:
24 damage, renny

Black Belle:
And you're knocked away and the to ground

Renee:
ouch oof my bones

Morgan:
tune me to summon black rose dragon

Renee:
"Agh!" Renee crashes into the ground, stumbling as she clambers onto her feet. "Hrrgh..."

Black Belle:
In the spot where it hits, a huge geyser of dark liquid bubbles up, spreading across the floor and up the walls! As it bubbles and evaporates, purple mist fills the hallway, choking you, and causing your skin to contract...It feels like being underwater - deep underwater. The pressure is intense
Morgan: (( wow morgan really does die ))

Black Belle:
"Ohh...I am...not immune to that..." The imposter steps back, and flees from the rapidly spready miasma!

Renee:
Choke him harder

Morgan:
"Cy! ... Help me!" Morgan yells out as he struggles.

Cyprien:
Cy rushes in and goes to pull Morgan out of the miasma

Renee:
>Cy experiences drowning on dry land

Renee:
>now terrified of dry land

Black Belle:
that's pretty much what it feels like, being crushed under a ton of water, and it's hard to breathe

Black Belle:
but it's not actual water lol

Renee:
"Er... haha, that didn't work out so well long-term, did it?"
Thrice:
You can pull him out, but the liquid is spreading quick, almost like it's chasing you
Cyprien: (( Well I do so :V ))
Cyprien: (( We can regroup and get this guy later ))
Thrice:
The inky coating slithers up the walls, onto the ceiling, and even drowns the vines

Black Belle:
Agi's gonna have to get him now

Renee:
all I'd be good for is setting up a portal for Morgan to punch him in the nuts

Black Belle:
that

Black Belle:
probably will not work on me right now

Renee:
deepest lore
Thrice:
Renee and Inc end up in a conference room of some kind, one free from the overgrowth of the rest of the area

Black Belle:
And it's also the one Black Belle ran into in a panic, fleeing her own miasma
Thrice:
Morgan and Cy, if you wanna escape that shit, you better roll to outrun it

Cyprien:
(3, 4, 4, 4, 5)

Mystery Perp:
"Ugh...w-what did you do...?"
Cyprien: (( That was my quick roll after I assisted him ))

Renee:
I'm going to take a shot as soon as I see her.

Cyprien:
"Let's get out of here! We can chase him later...! This stuff is deadly..!"

Black Belle:
"I really should have done my homework...how far will that spread now?"

Morgan:
(5, 6)

Black Belle:
They dust off their hands, "Well, not my fault. Should have been scared of squirrels, or something."

Renee:
through the - actually hol up

Mystery Perp:
Inc sees you raising your Gun's and calls out to warn their pal, "Krys! Watch out!"

Morgan:
Morgan gasps for air. "Let's get out of here!"

Mystery Perp:
You're both okay, though morgan is hurt by the miasma seeping into his lungs
Unresolved value "dice".
Thrice:
(1, 5, 5)
Thrice:
tough or vigorous would apply if you hae the
Thrice:
m
Thrice:
keyoad et
Thrice:
c

Renee:
"I know it's you!" Renee trains her gun on Fake!Belle. "Strip!"

Black Belle:
look you can't use shadow clones like that it's illegal

Black Belle:
"Excuse m--Guh...More guns?"

Renee:
"Yes, more guns! You already knew about this one."

Morgan:
(1, 5)

Black Belle:
"Renee....come on. Don't you think this place is better than the world outside?"

Morgan:
5?
Thrice:
You guys get outside, if that's where you're headed, without much issue
Thrice:
The vines seem to be receding, so that's good

Renee:
"Are we doing this? Inc and I just went through that spiel."

Black Belle:
"You must miss your family, and I understand that...but they can be here too. The whole world can."

Cyprien:
Cy helps his bud outside and claps him on the back, "Are you alright, Morgan...?" He pants slightly from the sudden sprint more than the miasma which his mask thankfully blocked the majority of.

Black Belle:
"It's so much more interesting here, don't you think? You're rewarded for putting your best out there, for handing oppressors their ass. People aren't complacent, they don't let the world pass them by - they can't! Monsters, sure, but we can fight those."

Morgan:
"I've been better... We're dealing with some serious shit."
Cyprien: (( they're floating in a big ? btw ))
Renee: (( oh I missed that we had a mappu area ))

Morgan:
"Thanks for pulling me out..." Morgan takes a moment to collect himself. "... Did Renee ever come?"

Seb:
Sebastian runs up to you, now free of Sue's fiddy-pound tiddies, "So you did hold out. ...where's Renee? Did you beat that asshole yet?"

Renee:
"Okay, easy with the speeches, Gaius."

Renee:
She darts her eyes towards Inc. "...so that's both of you looking to bargain, was that right?"

Cyprien:
"Not a proble-..oh no..! Renee's inside there somewhere...!" He turns his attention to Sebastian, "We've both hit him...real hard...he just changes forms and shrugs it off...he turned into Black Belle..I guess now I know what that would've done to the deputy if it had hit.."

Black Belle:
"I need as many allies as I can muster. If I don't act fast...well, you've met them, right? They're going to put an end to this. Alone, even I can't stop them."

Black Belle:
"Such a shame, really. Pulling the plug on such a long-standing tradition. Not to mention the effects it could have."

Seb:
"Turned into who--whatever, it doesn't matter! You said Renee's still in there?" He grits his teeth and looks away, "Well...we'd better go get her. Do you know where?"

Renee:
She cuts him off. "Did you. Damage. The dress?"
Thrice:
she DID fire that before
Thrice:
but missed
Thrice:
and turned the whole flooded street black

Black Belle:
"...what?"

Black Belle:
"I don't know, probably a stain or two from that...liquid. Why?"

Renee:
"Do you know who you are right now?"
Cyprien: (( Yeah, that's what I meant lol ))

Black Belle:
"Some hoity-toity gangster, I think? She was after my time."

Renee:
"Is it real? Because that's what matters to me here. Is it going to turn into a sweaty hoodie and a pair of boxers?"

Black Belle:
"I've heard some from Inc."

Black Belle:
"...are you looking for a new wardrobe? Right now? Really?"

Black Belle:
"I can't say I've ever stripped myself down before discontinuing Nothing To Fear, but if it's anything like The Butterfly Effect, it should remain."

Cyprien:
"Not a clue...the mask protects me from that stuff but it still hurts like hell.." he looks back up at the building, "I would assume...more towards the middle of the building..." Cy shakes his head, "Dammit...why is Inc working with this monster...? And after they helped me and everything..."

Renee:
"Not for me, for you. Well, 'you'... look, I might owe a favor here or there."

Seb:
"Inc...? Inc.blot? Like...the leader of Team Y? THAT'S who that was?"

Cyprien:
"I haven't seen them yet...but Morgan said it was a girl with plant based powers...and, well, if you weren't exactly paying attention, you could easily confuse him for one..."

Renee:
"I don't want to live here, but the people here are real, as far as I can tell? Are we even still on earth?"

Seb:
"Shit, I didn't know he had a Soul Album this powerful...I thought all he could do was make walls. We really need to rescue her, then!"

Cyprien:
"Agreed."

Renee:
no don't

Black Belle:
"How about we cut a deal? You want the dress, right? Sure, you may be able to defeat me, but it no doubt be damaged in the fracas."

Black Belle:
will*

Black Belle:
you have got to stop making deals with black belle

Renee:
never

Black Belle:
this is like the fourth one
Cyprien: (( We've all beaten you at this point bro, you just keep shifting the goal posts >:V ))

Renee:
"Iiii appreciate the compliment..."

Renee:
"I'd have bolted by now if I thought this was going to come to a fight. Inc was more than handling me on his own..."

Morgan:
"Man, are we going back into the vines?"

Mystery Perp:
Inc frowns a bit, "Er...it's...uh, nevermind... Renee, won't you please agree to help us? Even for a moment? I don't want to go back, no matter what!"

Cyprien:
"If you need to catch your breath, I understand." He nods at Sebastian, "I can try and recon the area with my clones, but I don't know how well they'll be able to maintain in that black smoke..."

Renee:
"So you all know something, then...? It's an all-or-nothing sort of deal?"

Seb:
"Smoke? Wait, is that place on fire?!"

Cyprien:
"No, it's...well, you'll see. It's a soul album...well, rather, the soul album of someone the perp has taken the form of..."

Black Belle:
"I've...done my research, we'll say. At the beginning, they said this was the third Trial, do you remember? Obviously, that meant their had to be more. But I have my suspicions that they intend for this to be the last one."

Black Belle:
"Have you tried to contact anyone outside of New Brahman City? It's as though it's completely cut off. Its own little demiplane. If it's ended...what happens to here? To the people?"

Black Belle:
there*

Renee:
" 'As though?' So what, you're totally ruling out signal dampers? Intranet? You aren't taking being totally connected for granted, are you? There are still planes here."

Black Belle:
"Have you ever watched one leave the airspace?"

Renee:
"I've TRIED, they always vanish into the clouds..."
Cyprien: (( What's the smoke situation like ))

Black Belle:
"And then into the aether. This isn't a fake world, just...a modified one. A constructed one. But in my opinion, a better one."
Thrice:
The miasma is still t hick, but it's killing off all the vines, so the floor is clear, and nothing will accost you if you can hold your breath and stand the pressure

Renee:
"Well, we all get to have opinions..."

Black Belle:
"I don't ask for your undying loyalty. But I would like you to get some information for me. You know the orchestrators of this well, don't you?"

Renee:
"I've made some friends."

Black Belle:
"I'd reconsider how you think of them. If you want this dress - and I have no issue giving it to you - then get me some information regarding them. They won't think twice about you meeting with me...after all, don't we have an appointment tomorrow?"
Renee: (( I guess that is tomorrow yes ))

Renee:
"...alright, let's say I'm interested. What are we looking for?"
Butts is disconnected.

Black Belle:
"I suspect that they're manipulating the cause behind this place. They've got to be, if they're going to end it. And it would make sense...they did win the last Trial, after all. They have to have a base of operations - and I think I know where. That arcade, you've been in the office, right? There's another room in there, one filled with documents. Bring them to me."

Renee:
Renee balks a little bit, hoping this was a bit more of a "bring up something in conversation" sort of deal. " 'A room full of documents. Bring them to me.' The whole room, huh? I'll get right on that..."
Renee: (( okay that wasn't supposed to italicize ))

Seb:
"Jesus...what the fuck happened here?"
Renee: (( I guess it's thought now ))

Seb:
"Ugh...it's like being in a gravity chamber...With a chainsmoker.."

Cyprien:
"A whole lot; hold your breath. You don't want that stuff in your lungs..." He points towards the open doorway across the way, "That's where the perp went...I assume Renee might be nearby...!"

Renee:
"Something more... SPECIFIC than that? I guess you don't know what you're looking for exactly... I'll snoop around. This is one thing my Album is good for..."

Renee:
"If I can work out a way for some of us to go back, at least - you can bet I'm doing that."

Black Belle:
"Good. You don't need to take the whole room with you - but the essentials would be nice. The ones who run the arcade are morons. Should be easy to find."
Butts has connected.
Butts:
oh lets go

Seb:
"Right..." He adjusts his headphones, "Will taking this guy out get rid of all this shit?"

Renee:
"Alright. I didn't bring a change of clothes with me, and - I'm going to have to keep this a secret for now, can't really walk out wearing that myself."

Renee:
"Numbers?"

Cyprien:
"Ahhh...that's a good question..."

Renee:
"Could you pull that out of my mind later, or would you need Morgan again?"

Black Belle:
"Oh, sure." They pull out an old, beat up Nokia, "I trust these a lot more than the new ones...I think they're spying on them."

Renee:
"...maybe I aught to get one of my own then." She scribbles his down on a piece of paper. "They still have texting? I'll hit you up."

Black Belle:
"As long as you're afraid of her, I should be able to mimic the form."

Cyprien:
(3, 3, 3, 6, 6)

Renee:
"Hope you don't mind staying pretty for a while then."

Cyprien:
Cy makes a break through the miasma into the open doorway, his body aching as he powers through it, "Will have to keep in mind not to welch on what I owe Miss Belle if this is what she can do to me..."

Renee:
"She's kind of my idol in this place."

Black Belle:
"Hmm...that might be troublesome. But all the more excuse to avoid the police."

Black Belle:
"...I think I hear your friends on their way. Are you planning to explain this, or should I orchestrate an escape?"
Morgan: (( wait were we all bolting through the miasma ))

Seb:
Believe so
Cyprien: (( I was, you don't have to really :V ))
Morgan: (( what did u roll to check ))

Renee:
Renee hustles to the window. "All aboard!" She gives the wall a smack, opening up a portal to a building across the way. "Don't worry, I won't close it on you."
Cyprien: (( I just rolled quick lol ))
Morgan: (( lol idk what id do if i stayed behind ))

Morgan:
"Ah.... I can't believe I'm doing this." Morgan tries to bolt through and follow Cy!
Cyprien: (( You could check elsewhere if you wanted to ))

Mystery Perp:
"I think we can trust her, Krys..."

Morgan:
(4, 4)

Renee:
"I'll double back and make something up."

Renee:
"They know I'm useless in a fair fight anyway."

Black Belle:
"I'm trusting her with much more than my life as it is. We'll be fine." They seem to contemplate for a moment, "...now how do I end that miasma mess..."

Black Belle:
"I'm sure it'll go away on its own. Eventually..."
Cyprien: (( With my 12 in quick I totes heard you say you were gonna make up an excuse ))

Black Belle:
Belle leaps through the portal, and Inc follows suit

Mystery Perp:
"Thanks, Renee...you don't know how much this means to me! Uh, and that's the truth!"

Mystery Perp:
if you want to bust up the party you can try to roll in big dick swingin at the last second mt

Renee:
oh no
Cyprien: (( Like roll quick again? ))

Mystery Perp:
yea

Renee:
"Please just... keep moving. I need time to think about this."

Cyprien:
(2, 3, 4, 6, 6)

Renee:
no time 2quick
Cyprien: (( With two twelves I totally catch the ass end of that conversation :V ))

Mystery Perp:
but do you catch my ass end
Cyprien: (( Assuming the miasma isn't flooding that hallway entirely and killing me no, I stop outside the door when I heard Renee totally turncoating us. ))
Morgan: (( hmm i think i missed something important ))

Mystery Perp:
yea basically

Mystery Perp:
renee wanted to see Black Belle strip so Krysalis was like "sure okay but steal some shit from the old guard for me"

Renee:
in summary yes

Renee:
in not entirely *fair* summary but summary nonetheless

Morgan:
wowow

Renee:
okay so I needa get out of this room and into a room with signs of struggle

Renee:
...though this room does have a hole in the floor.

Renee:
forgot about that

Renee:
I'll just zoop down there
Cyprien: (( I mean, that depends on how far away the room you're in now is and how much what you just said and did I heard. ))

Renee:
pick a spot in the convo I guess lol

Mystery Perp:
Yea p much

Mystery Perp:
You probably dind't hear EVERYTHING

Renee:
or figure it out with Thrice

Renee:
bc I don't know how much you heard IC either

Mystery Perp:
You probably hear from "ALL ABOARD" since she shouted that at the top of her lungs

Morgan:
lol

Renee:
as is tradition
Cyprien: (( So long as I hear the most incriminating things. ))

Seb:
"Hkkg..what're yyou doing? Go!"

Cyprien:
Cy waits outside the door, picking up on the most incriminating bits of the conversation out of context, although in context thye're not much more reassuring.

Renee:
you hear me say "I love boners!"

Cyprien:
"She's in there." he whispers inaudibly, although his message displays plainly across his mask.

Morgan:
"So let's get her!"

Renee:
Left alone, Renee rapidly takes her beanie off and begins unraveling her hairtie. She picks up a chair and hurls it through the window before firing off a shot "in their direction," but actually just towards the ground

Cyprien:
Cy nods, "Lead the way." he says inaudibly again.
Morgan: (( is it a door lol ))

Seb:
renee goin for that "poor attempt at hiding the fact i was jjust having sex in the closet" look

Morgan:
Morgan takes the lead and enters the room.

Seb:
"Renee! Are you safe? Where'd they go?!"

Renee:
"Agh! Damn it, I had one shot!" Renee strains out the recently-broken window, blocking line-of-sight for the group behind her as the two make their way to relative safety

Cyprien:
"Ah..so they got away.."

Black Belle:
now there are two of me

Black Belle:
the world can bvarely handle one

Renee:
as intended

Renee:
just change ASAP

Renee:
"I tried to keep them occupied! Inc was craazy with his vines, it was all I could do to stabilize! I think they must've ran off when they heard you coming..."
Cyprien: (( Are there vines anywhere in this room? :V ))

Renee:
there is a giant hole in the ground made by the vines so

Seb:
there are a COUPLE, the ones that came in through the portal

Seb:
The room itself is not overgrown though

Renee:
probably yes

Seb:
"You let them get away?! We were supposed to take them down here! What's he going to do against four of us?"

Renee:
"Okay, there are LIMITS to my Album! I can't just will them back here!"

Cyprien:
"Well, it's not as if we were here to help..." He glances around the open room, "It's not like she just let them go.."
Morgan: (( awk ))

Mystery Perp:
yeah that would be crazy

Mystery Perp:
who would ever let me go?

Mystery Perp:
look at me
Cyprien: (( I love remarks like that :V ))

Seb:
"Well, sure, but...Damn it!"

Renee:
"W-we've got them tomorrow, anyway..." Renee nervously looks at Cy. "The illusionist, at least. I don't know how Inc ended up wrapped up in this."

Morgan:
"Did you get any more information on them?"

Morgan:
"I might be getting it wrong, but they could... be anywhere or anyone?"

Renee:
"Only if someone's afraid of that person."

Renee:
"I didn't realize how scared of Belle you were, Morgan."

Morgan:
"Uh, I don't know what you're talking about."

Renee:
"Well unless Myst decided to tag along... but I guess he could have turned into just about anything then, huh?"

Cyprien:
"Well as long as everyone is alright..I suppose things could be worse.." He turns back to Seb and burns away his mask, "I trust Miss Sous is alright?"

Morgan:
"Do we even know his original form?"

Seb:
he turns into a bloody mess on the floor and dies

Renee:
"If he has one, I didn't see it."

Cyprien:
'Ah..the first form I saw was that of a white-haired man...I suppose that could've been it.."

Seb:
"I hope so. My Album isn't good at drying people off, soshe'll just have to make do with that jacket."

Renee:
"We have electricity at our place, if you need a place to recover...!"
Morgan: (( look at her tryna be nice smh ))

Seb:
"Uh...sure. Yeah, I'll take you up on that. For Sue, you know..."

Seb:
also you have electricity, the fuck

Seb:
right you live in a goddamned nightclub

Cyprien:
"I'm sure you two have much to catch up on, ahahaha. You were from the same city, right?"

Renee:
yep not that I can remember what it was called

Seb:
the viper pavillion

Renee:
I meant the city

Seb:
oh

Seb:
new easton

Seb:
connecticut

Renee:
"We kind of knew each other? My 'uncle' knew his mom. They're pretty bitter rivals."

Seb:
"Urgh. Yeah. Don't remind me of that guy."

Seb:
"Him and his creepy marionette. ...Look, we should head to your place sooner rather than later. I don't tihnk a jacket is going to be enough for Sue long-term."

Renee:
"Yeah, no. Let's get out of here..."

Cyprien:
"Agreed. We can regroup and make a plan from there."

Seb:
We can probably call the session here unless you wanna go on some more

Renee:
I'm good

Renee:
p satisfied

Seb:
It IS 7 AM where Wrk is

Renee:
someone had to take the bait there

Morgan:
i cant believe i have to go to work in one hour

Cyprien:
go bed

Morgan:
and that renee wants to poop all over our team

Morgan:
:'(

Renee:
get that log and let's retreat to Maptool

Seb:
I

Seb:
yes

Morgan:
good night pals

Cyprien:
You mean Discord?
Butts is disconnected.

Seb:
nightwrk

Renee:
no I mean Xat

Cyprien:
BEGONE, THOT.

Seb:
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