VeloCITY Neon 5: Base Affairs

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Renege:
you weren't kidding

Renege:
this place is trashed
Ci Tsukino has connected.

Renege:
aw what is Cy just teleporting out here

Renege:
No time to close with the cuties
Thrice:
I mean that's a possibility I just didn't want to have two huge maps open lol

Cyprien:
We're gonna grab some food first

Cyprien:
IRL, I mean :X
Thrice:
With your harassers gone, you open the door to the Viper Pavillion. It may've once been a famous joint, boppin' and bouncin' with peeps, but now it's in ruins. You shove a makeshit barricade out of your way as you creak open the rusted door. Inside, each step chokes the air with a cloud of dust, and you have to carefully maneuver around shards of glass, puddles of nondescript stickiness, and heaps of trash discarded without care. The lights don't work; this place clearly hasn't had electricity in ages. A large, dated notice on the wall informs you that the Viper Pavillion is shutting down soon, who knew?
Renege: (( I mean. ))
Renege: (( I won't stop you. ))
Renege: (( IC, I mean. ))
Cyprien: (( I await the exchange where we both comment on how the other looks like shit ))

Renege:
"Whew, they left this place a total dump."

Myst:
"Eugh...yeah..." Myst futilely clears her throat to rid it of the creeping dust, "It-it's better than nothing, though.."

Renege:
So no light sources at all then, huh? Are the trash cans plastic, or metal? We could maybe light some fires

Hezit8:
"Blimey, why wah they so protective o' this wreck?"

Hezit8:
The big ones are plastic but there are some smaller metal ones

Renege:
"Our wreck now. We ought to go pinch some bags, tarps and stuff."

Myst:
"Stealing...? Again, huh... W-well, hold on. My teammates could probably help us out..."

Renege:
She turns to Hez. "Assuming you're alright with that, 'course. Seems big enough for three teams..."

Renege:
"Hey, unless you're rolling in cash, I don't want to waste my money buying something I'm literally planning to throw away."

Renege:
"Those things are expensive."

Hezit8:
"Yeah, we got room to spare here. More'n I expected - if we can make it livable."

Myst:
"Well, it's just - the cops around here are kinda tough...what if they track us down?"

Renege:
"Good! Good. I figured you wouldn't be too sore. Negotiations didn't seem to be going so hot."

Renege:
"Are they, Myst? Are they really?"

Renege:
"Most of the ones I've seen were a bunch of goobers."

Renege:
"To be flattering."

Hezit8:
"Yeah, ya off yer rocker, miss? They ain't shit! Don't'cha worry, what with me 'round, the grass won't bother us fer long."

Renege:
@Cy, Morgan: "Hey! Got us a place on Sakura Street. :snake::snake::snake: We're rooming with Team N and T. " god I'm glad we aren't Team R
Ci Tsukino is disconnected.

Hezit8:
it's the worst fetish

Myst:
"If you say so...":

Renege:
While sending out the text, her phone beeps a boop. "Hooo. 500 more points? What did you DO, Cy?"

Myst:
something LEWD

Renege:
"Right, then! Let's scope the place out, see if we have to chase anyone else off."

Renege:
Renee picks up the fire extinguisher (very past its expiration date), and gives it a shake, nodding, before clanking it over towards Myst. "Hey, you know how to work this, right? Good."

Renege:
She rolls a stick in some unidentified muck, sticks it between her knees, and busts out the firespray, making a makeshift torch.

Myst:
"W-wait, what're you doing?!"

Renege:
"What, you don't want to check out beyond the lobby? It's on you if some hobo stabs us in our sleep, you know."

Myst:
"Well, I meant - why the torch?"

Renege:
"It pays to be prepared."

Renege:
Renee hops over the ticket counter and moves towards the back room. "Hez! As the only guy here, you're on spider duty."

Renege:
"I'm sorry, that's just the rules."

Hezit8:
"Uh, sure? If that's all it takes, I'm down!"

Myst:
"Oh...I wasn't even thinking of spiders..."

Myst:
That door leads to a hallway, which leads to the projector room. It's seen better days; right at the entrance is a hole in the floor - roll Quick to avoid stepping in it!

Myst:
Also any Endurance you didn't burn is back

Renege:
haHAA

Renege:
so probably like 10

Renege:
I'll keep track of that better going forward

Renege:
(3, 3, 3, 4, 6)

Myst:
Yeah you're fine

Myst:
You avoid the hole with ease

Renege:
"Hoo, that'll need boarded up!"

Renege:
"Watch the feets."

Myst:
There are still some old reels in here, but god knows what they are; they aren't labeled. There's another hole in the floor further in, but you don't need to roll for that one.

Myst:
Another pile of misc trash, too, and some covered up boxes. On the back wall, there's a safe, but you've got no way of knowing the combination, or even if there's anything in it

Renege:
"Ohhh this seems too obvious." Renee holds her torch towards the safe, illuminating it.

Hezit8:
"Huh...we should put a picture over that, I'd say."

Renege:
"Wanna bet it's Shades's stash?"

Renege:
"Good idea."

Hezit8:
"That could mean anything...but I'd be interested in most of 'em."

Myst:
"Eugh...why didn't they clean anything up...?"

Renege:
"We could break off one of these cabinet doors to cover the hole - but there's probably something better lying around somewhere..."

Renege:
"And this is just allll sorts of spare parts. Very nice." Renee gives the projector a knuckle rap.

Myst:
"U-um, actually - Acet0ne says he's pretty good with that kind of thing. He might be able to patch some of this up."

Myst:
"Oh, er...that's one my teammates. He's sort of a moron..."

Renege:
"Useful morons are welcome."

Hezit8:
"Least he's good for somethin'. My teammates 'r good at yellin' at me and ignorin' me, respectively."

Renege:
"Tell him thanks for me, will ya?" Renee nervously looks around for droppings

Renege:
"Mine are alright... they always come through in a pinch."

Hezit8:
Yeah this place ain't clean - there's evidence of rats, and every now and then you see a dickroach scampering away from your thunder thighs

Renege:
Renee swipes the torch roach-wards

Hezit8:
"Ain't lookin' forward to sleepin' in here, I'll tell ya that for free. I know what they say 'bout choosy beggars, but eesh, could this be any more of a dump?"

Renege:
"Could be worse. Could be haunted. Might be haunted. You wanna test your luck?"

Renege:
Renee smirks, and leans on the tarp-covered boxes. "Look out, it's the ghost of vipers past! OOoooOOoooo" She flips up the tarp with her free hand

Myst:
"Ah!!" Flipping up the cloth, you cloud the air with dust, and send Myst scampering away with your ghastly ghost noises; in her haste, she trips in the hole, and lands facedown, "H---haaahhh..."

Hezit8:
"Whoa, there, Nelly! Hahahaha!" Tate doubles over in laughter, "Y-ya oka... Sorry- give me a minute... hahahaha...I-I don't mean to lose my shit..."

Renege:
"Oh. Shit. Myst, you alright over there? Crap, that's totally going to get infected..."

Renege:
"We don't have running water in this place, do we? Hold on, let me go check!"

Myst:
"I-I'm...I'm alright...I think..." She won't look you in the eye; whether that's cause she's facedown or too embarrased, who knows, "Y-you don't have to do that! I'll be okay..."

Renege:
She passes the torch to Hez. "Look, we got NOTHING for healthcare here, first aid matters for everything!"

Hezit8:
Tate's laughed himself silent, but again tries to catch his composure, "Hhhhhaaaha... C-come on now, after a pratfall like that, ya oughta look out fer yerself..."

Renege:
I'll just go grab a water from a vending machine tbh

Renege:
Not uh

Renege:
not the one in here.

Renege:
I don't trust the one in here, for

Renege:
reasons.

Hezit8:
He takes the torch in one hand, extending the other toward Myst, "Come on, then! Get up, I'll clear ya a spot on the bench while she's out. Can't have ya bleedin' all over the place!"

Renege:
cute

Myst:
With a small 'thanks', she accepts the offer, and they walk over the bench. Myst won't look at her leg, but Tate assures her it'll be okay after it's tended to

Renege:
"Realized on the way out that even if we do have water, it's probably also crap. Got a bottle from the street."

Renege:
Renee kneels down to inspect. "H...huh, you're kind of a bleeder, aren't you?"

Myst:
"Y-yeah...Sorry... U-um, just apply some pressure, it'll be okay..."

Renege:
She's on it. A bit of water from the bottle, toilet paper she stole from Cath's house, and some duct tape.

Renege:
(5, 6)

Myst:
you just went to Catherim;'s house in the interim?

Renege:
oh I'm just saying she stole it while they were there

Renege:
the perfect crime tbh

Myst:
fair

Myst:
you still got that hooch

Renege:
heck maybe

Myst:
don't put in the wound obv that's a bad idea but like

Myst:
ddrinking

Renege:
that was mostly a shitpost but like

Myst:
now, *superglue*, that's not a bad idea.

Myst:
like it SOUNDS like a bad idea.

Myst:
but it's actually not.

Renege:
I'm not shoving superglue in her open wound

Hezit8:
"See? Ye'll be fine! Sorry, I ain't much of ah medic, meself."

Renege:
"Aand you're good." Renee gives it the ol' pat-pat. "Nothing fancy, but good enough for a bunch of rudies, huh?"

Myst:
"Y-yeah... Thanks, Renee. Sorry I'm such a klutz.."

Renege:
"No, that was all me. I'll try not to startle you again."

Hezit8:
"Haha...that might be a little tough! Ya seem pretty jumpy, Myst. Ah, I don't mean nothin' by that, just an observation. If ya want, ya can rest a bit, an' we'll look through the rest of the place, eh?"

Renege:
"Also, hey, could you do Ren? I was a bit slow on the uptake with the tag thing, but... I feel like we're expected to use it, you know?"

Myst:
"Oh...yeah, okay. Sorry, I wasn't thinking."

Renege:
"You're good. I need to get on my teammates about it, too."
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Renege:
"You had yours from day 1, didn't you? How were you even thinking of that?"
Ci Tsukino: (( Okay, I'm home ))

Renege:
"We were just trying to process the whole thing between grabbing flags."
Renege: (( He bring that taco smell ))
Cyprien: (( I assume I'll split off from the girls here in a bit and respond to your text ))
Renege: (( You got that though? It got sent out before you disco'd ))
Cyprien: (( Yeah, I saw it. ))
Renege: (( kk ))

Myst:
"Er...well.. I'm not as smart as you think. It's just - my name is Misty...so... My phone said we were supposed to have nicknames, and I didn't have much time to think, so..."

Renege:
"Oof, big mistake there, Myst. Never let them know you're not as smart as they think." Renee laughs.

Renege:
"Anyway - coming or staying? There's a whole 'nother door to go through."
Cyprien: (( Arkain is a ? ))

Karet Kake:
As you bail from the museum, you hear sirens in the distance. Karet clicks her tongue, "'bout time they got there. You'd'a thought they'd be a little quicker to the chase, for a stunt like that."

Myst:
"I can- I can go with you, if that's okay." She gets up tenderly, trying her weight, and seems to decide it'll be fine, "Yeah, I'm okay.."

Renege:
"That's the spirit. Door number two?" Renee nods to Hez

Hezit8:
"Sure thing!" He pries the door open; apparently it was stuck somethin' fierce. "Christ, and here I expected the damn thing to fall apart on me."

Cyprien:
"I have to say that was quite a rush! Thank you for inviting me along on this escapade." Cy replies with a smile, "Hrmm, perhaps I shouldn't be so excited about committing grand theft...but ahaha.."

Renege:
"Oooh, LOOK at all this space!"

Hezit8:
You're in what must be the main club room now; littering the floor are overturned tables, rickety chairs, long-expired tickets to shows that'll never play again, and empty bottles of hooch

Renege:
"Hey! If there's anyone in here, last chance! The place is under new management!"

Hezit8:
There's more holes in the floor, and the walls and stereo equipment are equally cracked.

Renege:
"Lot less green than I expected from the name of the place. We'll just need to get some yellow tablecloths or something..."

Lunasee:
"Musht be nice..." Despite her dozy demeanor, Luna's keeping up with the pack with ease, "Hard t' get exshited thesh days... Aaahhwwn... Congrats on the points."

Karet Kake:
"Glad you got outta there. I knew Arkain'd be fine, but no offence, when I saw you I thought ya might be a goner."

Hezit8:
Nothing responds to your shout, though, really, would anything?

Renege:
nah prolly not

Hezit8:
"Hahaha! I say we pick up the glass before we start frettin' our heads 'bout tablecloths!"

Myst:
"And maybe fix the tables, too..."

Renege:
"It's a fixer-upper!"

Renege:
"More of those holes, too... Acet0ne, was it? He'll be kept busy a while."

Cyprien:
."Haha, none taken. I may not look it but I'm quite capable of holding my own." Cy smiles at the group once again, "Ah, but where are my manners? My name is Cy, but uhh, I suppose I'll have to come up with a code name...it seems like everyone else already has one..."

Hezit8:
"Wonder'f any of this rubbish still works? My teammates'd have a field day with it."

Renege:
"I'll need to check on the electricity situation. I'm sure the city cut it off ages ago, but that's not really a problem. Internal wiring..." Renee bites her knuckle as she starts planning

Hezit8:
"What, ya got a generator sittin' around?"

Hezit8:
He checks, "Ya don't look like ya got enough junk in that trunk to hide somethin' like that."

Renege:
"Ha, not quite. I was just planning to piggyback."

Renege:
"If I get the right setup, a few of the local restaurants might see their bills go up by a few dozen bucks each."

Karet Kake:
"That so? Ya can call me Karet. Or Kake, but people might look at ya funny. I think I already introduced ya to Luna? That's good enough to call her by."

Renege:
"Let me know if you have anything in yours I might be interested in, huh?"

Renege:
"I bet at least one of your morons is useful."

Hezit8:
"Oh, Zero's dead useful, if ya can get him to help ya. I swear, sometimes I feel like I gotta bribe the guy to get a word out've 'im."

Renege:
gotta test these piss-soaked cushions

Cyprien:
"Ah, well it's a pleasure, Miss Karet, Miss Luna." Feeling a vibration, Cy fishes out his phone and checks the display, "Hmm, it would appear as though my teammate has found a hideout. I guess we've all been keeping busy at least."
Thrice:
Renee, you hear some scuffling coming from the lobby, followed by a couple of shouts. First, a singsong, girly voice that croons out a "Hey heeeey~~ Myyyysssttt, where'd ya gooo, girl? I came ALL. THIS. WAY, just for youuuu!"

Renege:
"Oh, no, it's the ghost again!"
Thrice:
The second, a burly dude's voice, assaults your eardrums with a supersonic shout, "OOOOIII! Myst, you here??? Ya didn't get hurt again didja?!"

Karet Kake:
"Damn, that quick, huh? We oughta get a move on, too, then. Looks like we might be here a while."

Renege:
"Ooh, got a reputation, don't you Myst?"

Myst:
"Ahh...U-um, well...He's not wrong to assume..."

Myst:
"We're in the club room, guys! The main door!" She didn't really need to call out, as no sooner than she finishes, the door bursts open and two rudies walk in

Acet0ne:
"Eeeyy, wassup, Myst? Made some new friends! Ain't that cool? Man, ya didn't tell me this place was THIS much of a mess. This' gonna be fun as hell!"

Renege:
"Hey! And Team N files in. Welcome to our palace!" Renee spreads her arms out, presenting.

Nsyte:
"Ooh, friends? Wow, first for everything!" She looks at Renege, and around the room, "You know, it really fits you!"

Lunasee:
"I can schleep anywhere..."

Cyprien:
"I suppose we're taking this quite seriously then. Well, I'm not sure what this place is like, but I'm sure you'd be welcome if you needed a place to stay." He kicks out his kickstand, "I'm sure I'll see you ladies around, it's been a pleasure!" Cy texts Arkain a similar reply before he leaves.

Renege:
"Palace-in-progress." Renee nods briefly at Nsyte, before turning her attention to Acet0ne. "So - you must be Acet0ne - which would make yoooou the one not important enough to mention! Good to meet you. Call me Ren. Stimpy jokes are allowed, if extremely predictable."

Arkain:
"See ya later, Cy! Don't go giving anyone else priceless gems, you hear? I might get the wrong idea ;)"
Renege: (( damn she's a keeper ))

Nsyte:
"Awww, Myst, you doofus, didja forget my name again? I even started it with an N to make it easy for you!" She shakes her head in an exagerrated fashion before turning back to Hard R, "I'm Nsyte! Who's the guy rocking the HiVis vest?"

Hezit8:
"Ya can call me Tate! And at least it gets people lookin' at me."

Nsyte:
"Oh, I don't think you'll have any trouble with that. Now, to keep looking at you, maybe..."

Renege:
"He's our Team T rep, and the guy who scoped the place out."

Cyprien:
"Ah, beautiful gems for beautiful ladies? I'll have to let you know if I heist again." He replies as he bikes off.

Cyprien:
Cy takes some backstreets, trying his best to keep a low profile as he bikes to the location Renee sent him.

Renege:
"Good news, though - the place is former gang property. Okay, I see how that sounds like bad news - but the gang is cool with it."

Nsyte:
sorry you're IMMEDIATELY JUMPED BY THE FEDS and put into a pizza bear outfit which then has its zipper padlocked
Cyprien: (( Oh no. ))

Nsyte:
"Wait, did you say Team T? Oh, for fuck's sake..."

0Day:
Nah but you DO run into some folk outside the door, Cy. They seem to be, uh...conversing? One of them types into a pad he's got, which then narrates what he typed in a smooth, robotic voice, "It would appear that this is the location mentioned in the briefing."

Nerv:
"Gawd, can ye yank the stick outta yer ass and speak ENGLISH for once in yer fukken life?"

Renege:
oh no

Myst:
"W-what's wrong with T? I-it's a fine letter..."

Renege:
"I can think of worse."

Acet0ne:
"Nah, I, uh, I gotta agree with Nsyte on this one, guys. Sorry to break it to ya, man, but your teammate's kind of an asshole."

Hezit8:
"You think I ain't cottoned onto that yet? Why d'ya think I was out on me own..."

Cyprien:
"Ah..this would look like the place."

Renege:
"There's an asshole in every team! And if yours doesn't have one, it's probably you."

Hezit8:
"Uh...who's the asshole on your team?"

Renege:
"Mine doesn't have one."

Renege:
"What's so bad about 'em, anyway?"

Nerv:
"Aw, great, and now this ninny shows up! What's with that look, yer bike crushin' what little balls ya started with?"

Hezit8:
"Er...well, Zero, he's not so bad. Just, uh, dismissive. Not much a fan of the ol' chinwag. Nerv, though... Takes some gettin' used to. How much I dunno, didn't wanna chance it."

Cyprien:
"Oh, hello. You're that girl from before. Are you feeling better?" He chooses to ignore her pointed words.

Renege:
"Tttcccchhhhhh...."

Renege:
Renee pokes around in the piles of trash. "Any of these cans still got booze in 'em...?"

Nerv:
"Hah! Never better, thanks. 'n you? Still divin' headfirst into the dulcinea effect?"

0Day:
0 flips his shades down and walks through the door, leaving the two to bicker outside
Thrice:
Unfortunately, there ain't no hooch - at least none you'd be willing to drink

Renege:
try me
Thrice:
if you wanna take a swig of that heineken/backwash cocktail that's been swilling around in the bottom of the bottle for who knows how long, be my guest

Renege:
She will sniff it, consider, and decide against it

Renege:
"Look, we'll deal with it, alright?"

Renege:
"She's a pair of hands, even if those hands are attached to a bitch."

Cyprien:
"Ah, well if you mean being a gentleman, I suppose guilty as charged." Cy smiles at the obnoxious girl, "Either way, I'm glad to see you're better after last time." He looks over at the other girl, "Is this your teammate?"

Renege:
I don't think that's a girl

0Day:
it is not

Renege:
I don't even know if he's human

0Day:
it might be
Cyprien: (( Oh well, I didn't say girl or boy. ))
Cyprien: (( I assumed their gender through out of character. ))

Nerv:
Nerv watches 0 go through the door, "That or a plank of wood. Bout the same personality."
Renege: (( Ah. So he's the Agi character. ))

Renege:
"Party's in here!" Ren calls to the footsteps

Nerv:
"So'm stuck with you, too, then? An' here I was hopin' the worst I'd hafta deal with would be Tate's weenie ass."

Cyprien:
"Well at least we have a roof over our heads, no? I think we're all just trying to get out of here in the end, so it would be best to put our differences aside."

Hezit8:
"Oh, hey...Zero. Is Nerv not with you?"

Renege:
>Walker

Renege:
that just clicked

0Day:
He shakes his head, and points a thumb over his shoulder. He looks around for a seat, but after seeing the condition all the chairs are in, decides against it, and leans against the wall, browsing his PDA.

Cyprien:
Cy walks in behind the robit, "Ah, this place looks like quite the fixer-upper...but at least it's something."

Nerv:
"Get out? Ha! Are ya scared, stuck here all alone without yer mum? I'm lovin' this place!"

Renege:
"Yeah. Okay. You're welcome, guy."

Renege:
Renee's eyes light up when she sees Cy. "Hey! Back in one piece- oh, wow. You DO have all your pieces, right?"

Nerv:
"Not THIS place, this' a fukken dump. But tha city? Hah! Ye can get away with anythin' here."

Myst:
Myst backs up, "Uh...h-hey...Good to see you again..."

Myst:
why are you ALWAYS covered in blood

Renege:
sliding up to support the girl

Cyprien:
Scanning the room of unfamiliar faces, Cy spots Renee across the room, "Ah, hello Renee!" He looks over himself, he's a bit roughed up but Renee looks pretty bad too. He hears Myst's voice, "Ah, hello, Miss Myst, good to see you as well!"

Nsyte:
"Yippee! More helpers~ Hey, you can still lift stuff, right?"

Myst:
She feebly waves, "Hey... Um, so...this is the place..."

Renege:
"Ladies, gentlemen, and others - welcome to what's left of the Viper Pavillion!"

Nerv:
"Fancy fuckin' name ya got there. Did the snake with the pigtails come up w' it?"

Nsyte:
"Hssss! Be careful, or I'll bite'cha!" She makes little snake-fangs with her fingers

Renege:
"I dunno, I was thinking we should change it when we get things cleaned up around here..."

Cyprien:
"Good job finding a place, Renee."

Renege:
"Thanks, but don't go giving me full credit now. The three of us had to fight off its old owners for it." Pointing to Hez and Myst

Nerv:
"Holy fuck, an' ya WON? With those knobheads?"

Cyprien:
"Oh, my apologies. You all did a great job!"

Nerv:
"Didja beat up a buncha mobsters from the 30s?"

Acet0ne:
"Nice, Myst!" He claps her on the back, nearly sending her spiralling out of control, "Whoops, my bad! Ya okay?"

Cyprien:
"I'm not sure if you've checked the points total, but I earned us some while I was out!"

Hezit8:
"'ey, I'll have ya know I can hold me own, blondie!"

Renege:
"Well, just the leader had that sort of aesthetic about her, really..." Renee strokes her ponytail. "B-but yes, we did! You might have noticed the tagging outside - we're going to have to tidy that up. That purple and yellow Z, with the blue dash - that's ours. The other one you'll see around, those were the Bells'."

Nerv:
"Ya couldn't hold yer own dick while ya piss!"

Nerv:
"I've been meanin' to ask, how the fuck didja get that many points? Even hackerman o'er there couldn't rig us up that many."

Renege:
"We punched out Cthulhu. What'd you do?"

Nerv:
"Good one! When I see's ya with a broken wrist, then I'll buy that you've been punchin' anythin', let alone elder gods.

Renege:
"Ha! Punching with a fist. Lots of assumptions there."

Cyprien:
"Mostly my bike, to be quite honest. I need to fix up the paint job when I have the chance..."

Acet0ne:
"Alright, alright, girls! If yer gonna fight, then at least fight over something important! Like me! Haha... Jus' kidding. Come on, let's get started fixin' this place up, eh?"

Renege:
"Yeah. I hear you're good with a hammer? I'm alright with machines. Oh, so here's what we're going to need..."

Renege:
Renee passes out some sheets of scribbled to-do lists

Renege:
"I bet a lot of that stuff can be nicked without anyone really caring, but - obviously - try not to bring any unwanted eyes back to the place, yeah?"

Renege:
"We've got a box and a half of trash bags in the bathroom and I can tell you that's not gonna be enough."

Nerv:
"Yeah, we'd run through a box just throwin' all you away."

Renege:
"If you get tired of anyone, can't imagine who - hey, we're missing someone. Cy, you heard from Morgan recently?"

Nsyte:
"Hey, if ya don't feel up to runnin' from the paddy wagons, you can come with me~~~!"

Cyprien:
"No, I've been quite busy...I haven't heard anything but your message..."

Renege:
"Ehhh, he'll show up. But yeah. Gathering materials, putting shit in bags, and tagging, patching up holes, chasing rats, cleaning rat shit, buying rat poison..."

Renege:
"I have a couple pairs of gloves. You'll want them if you're in here."

Renege:
"Also - the vending machines outside are fake, just like the rest of them. Just grab whatever you want."

Renege:
"If anyone has a cousin with a couch, give them a ring, because those cushions are CAKED in piss. Hopefully just piss."

Nerv:
Nerv shakes her head, "Ugly and fucked in the head. Ye'll be a virgin forever." She turns to head out, "I'm gon' rob us a broom an' get started."

Renege:
"That's the spirit."

Myst:
"I-I think I'll go with Nsyte...I don't think I should be running on my leg..."

Hezit8:
"'Ey, Zero! Come wit' me, why don't'cha? We'll nick some shit. Ya can deactivate those barcode things, yeah?"

Renege:
"I'm going to see what the electric situation is like. Gotta know what parts I'll need..."
Renege: (( any running water? ))

Hezit8:
Nope, the water's been cut off, too
Renege: (( oof ))

Renege:
"Cy, you want to help me gather some water first?"

0Day:
Zero and Tate head out, as does Nerv

Acet0ne:
"Awright! I'll rearrange shit in here - right those tables, get the boxes against the wall - make it easier for you guys to clean up when ya get back!"

Cyprien:
"Sure, I'll help where I can!"

Renege:
"Set up the least grimy one for refreshments, we'll need it!"

Nsyte:
"Oookay, Myst! Put on your best pouty-face, and I'll tell ya the story we're gonna go with!"

Renege:
Renee brings along a fresh trash bag to carry the waters

Renege:
"Whew. That could've gone worse."

Cyprien:
"Ah..rather unfortunate that we're going to be with her, but I suppose we should make the most of the situation.."

Renege:
"I'm worried about Myst."

Renege:
"She was barely handling my teasing..."

Renege:
"She actually got spooked when I did a ghost impression, can you believe that? Tripped and fell over one of those ten thousand holes in the ground."

Renege:
"Got her bandaged up quickly though. Really, we're lucky to have all this water out here. Wonder how often they restock it... y'mind holding the bag?"

Renege:
Renee begins yoinking bottles of Agua-Fine-A
Thrice:
You get about 20 bottles of water out of the vending machine
Renege: (( that SOUNDS like a lot but I know it's not a lot. ))

Cyprien:
Cy holds the water bottle open, "Ah..I suppose everyone's not quite cut out for this..I can't say I truly blame her; we have sort of been pulled out of our element for this.."

Renege:
"You're doing alright though, huh? Jeez, 500 points on your own? What was that about?"

Renege:
"I'm going to have to keep my eye on you."

Cyprien:
"Oh, it wasn't much. I just went on a mission with Arkain's team. Quite lovely ladies there, I must say." He stifles a cough, "It's probably best they didn't head back here though...it would probably cause some tension with that one girl.."
Renege: (( he cleaned the SHIT out that table goddamn ))
Cyprien: (( Also I meant to say bag up above, but I'm sure you know that :V ))
Renege: (( I completely spaced on that honestly and just kind of accepted it ))

Renege:
"Ooh, bringing ladies home, are we? You might want to wait until it's tidied up, first."

Cyprien:
"Well, I wanted to make sure they had a roof over their head, worst case scenario. Unrelated to anything, did you know President Lincoln packs quite a punch?"

Renege:
Renee leans deeeeep into the vending machine to grab out the last water bottle. "He... they were still doing duels back then, I guess that makes sense? Why?"

Cyprien:
"Hrmm, it may come up later, so perhaps I should explain the mission...we sort of stole a sapphire from the museum. Exhibits came to life, attacked us...it was quite a rush."

Renege:
"Oh, that's a neat trick! My uncle pulled that one on me back in middle school, when I was in my FNAF phase. Yours actually attacked you though? Wow."

Renege:
"Also you stole a sapphire? Niiice. Where are you planning to sell it?"

Xiri:
"Wanton larceny is how you pass your days now? I suppose it is fitting. Your human requirement of shelter aside, do you plan to lay back and sit on your throne of points?"

Cyprien:
"Ah..nothing seems to phase you, Miss Renee." Cy replies with a chuckle, "Oh, I gave it to Miss Karet, one of the other Team K members. I had obtained the points..that was afterall what I was going for."

Renege:
"...baaack up."

Renege:
"You stole a priceless gem, got attacked by the Hall of Presidents for it, gave it away - and STILL didn't bring back the girl you gave it to?"

Arkain:
didn't even give it to the girl who helped him steal it

Arkain:
at least i was smart enough to wear gloves.

Renege:
"What's your game here? This isn't adding up."

Cyprien:
"Game? I'm not sure I follow...hrmm, I suppose your right though, I probably should've brought them back to meet the team. Miss Karet Kake is quite lovely, and Miss Arkain is a joy to be around. Miss Luna is quite the sleepy person, but she seemed to have a good heart."

Renege:
"You can't be that oblivious. That's a total hero move."

Renege:
"You're picking all the Paragon options. Eventually you have to collect on the goodwill you're building up or people will get suspicious. I already am."

Cyprien:
Cy looks genuinely shocked by Renee's words, "Ah..I apologize if I've made you suspicious of myself.."
Thrice:
As you walk around looking for more water/drank to filch, you hear an excited gasp, followed by equally thrilled, if exhausted, insistence, "Hey, hey! Is that the girl you were talking about? That's her, right? You've gotta go tell her the good news!"

Renege:
"Hey, it's fine. Maybe you're just playing the long game? Let me tell you though, it's a looong game. Every good deed has a bit of a selfish edge to it, though, there's no use hiding it. Everyone knows it."

Freakwency:
The second voice, you recognize, "What? I don't gotta do--stop pushing me! Damn it, that hurts, Sue! My arm's already fucked up!" And indeed, the white-haired sourpuss is clutching his left arm, which has a pretty nasty gash in it, "Guh...can't avoid it now. Hello."

Renege:
o man they're FUCKED up
Cyprien: (( So are we. ))

Renege:
"Oh, hey! What are you guys up to?"

Cyprien:
"The long game? I'm sorry, I'm not sure I follow your colloquialisms..."

Sous Shi:
"See, it's okay! She's pretty banged up too!"

Renege:
"Yooou, whoa... your arm..."

Freakwency:
"Uh...yeah. Not the best it's ever been." He's pretty clearly bandaged it up himself; that, or his teammates really suck at wrapping bandages, "We got in a little over our heads... But it was worth it." You see him smirk, but he quickly wipes it off his face, "What's your story?"

Renege:
"Gang fight. Guy had a heck of an arm."

Sous Shi:
"Wow! What gang??"

Sous Shi:
"Ooh, was it the Black Bells? They're pretty well-known around here!"

Freakwency:
"They...are? I've never heard of them."

Renege:
"That's the one! You know them? You know the big guy with the hair?"

Seb:
let's face it nobody is gonna call this guy freakwency

Seb:
and this is much shorter

Cyprien:
"Nor have I."
Renege: (( tbh I had forgotten what Seb even looked like ))

Seb:
nice lmao
Renege: (( and that that was his tag. ))

Cyprien:
"Attacked by more robots, in my case. You would've been proud, ahaha."
Renege: (( I was just like "I KNOW I know that guy but I'm afraid to ask..." ))

Seb:
"Yeah, I saw that. Your face is plastered all over the intranet."

Seb:
"I admire the bravery, but don't you think you should've thought that through a bit better?

Seb:
"Maybe worn a mask?"

Renege:
"Oh." Renee hadn't had the chance to check Twatter yet.

Renege:
She does so.

Cyprien:
"Ah..yes, well, it was rather improptu..a little foolish on my part, I suppose."

Cyprien:
Cy rubs the back of his neck, "It was quite the experience though!"

Renege:
"Oh that is a heck of a Log Cabin Left."

Sous Shi:
"Oooh, you mean...uh..UUUHHH... Pomp! Yeah! I know I've seen him at the arcade!"

Renege:
"Jeez, you guys have been to the arcade?"

Seb:
"No."

Seb:
"I don't know where the hell she gets off to...she runs around like a maniac."

Cyprien:
"Hmm, you seem like you'd be the type to have gone to an arcade..." Cy smiles, "Nothing wrong with getting out and enjoying yourself~"

Sous Shi:
"Uh, yeah! I went there yesterday! It was really fun, you should go sometime! And tell m--the owner I said hi!"

Renege:
"Oh! Seb, that offer is still on the table. I don't know how much work you've been able to get done on your bots yet, I've been trying to get this new place set up..."

Seb:
He looks a little dejected when you mention that, "I'd...just gotten them upgraded, before we took on that mission. I'll have to start all over again, now."

Seb:
"But that's fine. What I got out of it was worth more than those could ever be. Check your phones."

Cyprien:
"I would love to, but if my face is out there as a wanted criminal, I should probably lay low for a bit." The young man chuckles at his own sentence, "My, that's never something I thought I'd be saying."

Renege:
"Heh?" *check*

Xiri:
Xiri goes ahead and opens up the Team Tracker, knowing what Seb's getting at. You're still in first, with 2000 points. 2nd place is Team L, with 1800

Xiri:
Last night, they had 800

Cyprien:
"I suppose it's a bit easier to cut loose here as opposed to the, er, real world? I'm not even sure if that's the real qay to describe it..."
Cyprien: (( *way ))

Renege:
"Ooooh, look at you! Team Stupid, huh?"

Seb:
"You'd be right two-thirds of the time."

Sous Shi:
"Yeah, this place is great! But it gets old after a while! At least, that's how I'd feel! But I'm gonna keep enjoying it for now!" She pumps her fist, then flinches, "Owh...right..."

Seb:
"Don't get complacent - I'm not going to let you stand high and mighty anymore. The gap's gotten a lot smaller now, we're gonna catch up."

Renege:
"Looking forward to it, honestly."

Renege:
"Well, I WAS going to invite you over to our place, but... I guess that would just make it easier for you to keep tabs on us, huh?"

Cyprien:
"Ah, perhaps we should anyway? It seems like the young miss is quite hurt. And uh, your friend, of course."

Seb:
"That's right. But I'll find out eventually."

Sous Shi:
She jabs him in the arm, "Seb, don't be that way! She's inviting you over! Kinda. You gotta take her up on that."

Renege:
"Oh I bet you will."

Seb:
"Ugh...Do you see what I meant when I said my teammates are idiots?"

Cyprien:
"Hrmm, you should really be more supportive of your teammates..."

Seb:
"Of this freaking amazon? No way. My back is strained enough carrying this team, I can't lift her, too."

Sous Shi:
"As if! Next time I'll just let that thing eat your arm, how's that sound??"

Cyprien:
"Hmm, actually, nevermind. I can see you guys really do care in your own way."

Renege:
" 'That thing'? Did you guys face off against a Disruption, too?"

Cyprien:
"Speaking of, I wonder where Morgan's gone off to..."

Seb:
he's FUCKCING DEADD
Renege: (( he helicopter dicking around ))
Cyprien: (( I'm gonna check what my phone is saying about my heist :V ))

Seb:
"Is that what they're called? ...actually, I do remember that preppy chick mentioning them. Anyway, yeah."

Xiri:
your phone itself thinks you're a dumbass, but the intranet is lovin' it. Lots of twats comin' your way

Renege:
"Cy killed ours with his bike. It was great. I think. I kind of blacked out towards the end."

Cyprien:
"Ah...lots of positive feedback from that heist, Renee~" he shows her the twats pouring in.

Renege:
"Make sure to push the hashtag!" Crap, how am I going to make the Morgan account compete with this

Renege:
"Morgannn, what are you doing? So much squandered potential..."

Alkali:
@FailedTheLitmusTest "Hell yeah! You go, man! That was rad!"

Seb:
"So we've both fought one of those monsters. What did yours look like? Ours was...some kind of scorpion with teeth."

Renege:
"Well... it was black, bipedal, broad-shouldered, and about 5 feet taller than the firetruck we slammed into it with."

Sous Shi:
"Wow! You can lift a firetruck?! That's impressive! I only know a couple of people who can do that!"

Cyprien:
"That's frightening, if true..."

Sous Shi:
"And you're not even a redhead, that's super cool!"

Renege:
"Well I DID have a redhead with me..."

Seb:
"Don't believe half the shit this woman says. She's full of it."

Renege:
"Cy, you talked with the person who summoned the thing, right?"

Cyprien:
"Oh, yes. She seemed like quite the tortured soul. Quite an interesting individual...I actually wonder if she's alright.."

Seb:
"Summoned?! If that monster was anything like the one we faced, I hope she's been locked up!"

Renege:
*about that

Renege:
*

Renege:
Renee nervously ghosts a Dr. Pepper out of the adjacent vending machine.

Seb:
In front of god and everybody, presumably

Renege:
"I dunno what happened to her, I blacked out."

Renege:
yes

Renege:
was trying to think of a way to change the subject

Seb:
Their eyes light up, "You...did you just -?"

Sous Shi:
"OOh, already?! That's so cool!"

Renege:
"Oh. Right. Have you not figured that trick out already?"

Renege:
"Heck, one of the ones down the way is a portal to the AC unit."

Renege:
"I don't make the rules, I just try to understand them."

Seb:
"Er...wha--you have no idea what's going on, do you?"

Renege:
"No? It seems kind of pointless to me. Like those fake walls in old N64 games."

Cyprien:
"Umm...I feel as though I don't quite follow...what on earth?"

Renege:
"Convenient, though, isn't it?" *sip*

Seb:
"Convenient, she says... Hey, you - blue boy. Put your hand against that vending machine. SLap the shit out of it if you want."

Renege:
"Hey, he's got a name. ...But do you have a tag yet? We haven't had that conversation, have we?"

Cyprien:
"Hrmm, I was discussing this with Team K...I wasn't quite sure what I should make mine..have you already decided, Renee?"

Renege:
"-ge. Renege. It's French."

Renege:
"I was also thinking Renegade, but that seemed too easy."
Cyprien: (( You tell the french guy that it's french :V ))
Renege: (( I was being cute ))

Cyprien:
"Ah, that's quite a clever one." He ponders for a moment, "Everything with my name is a bit too...destructive? I suppose? Cyanide, cyclone?

Renege:
"Cylent, cypress, cyko... cypher?"

Renege:
"I'm probably still going to call you Cy no matter what."

Seb:
"....would you stop ignoring me?"

Seb:
"Look, just - I'm trying to prove a point, here."

Cyprien:
"It's quite the easy name to use, I suppose I should come up with something though...especially if I've gotten, erm...rather famous..."

Seb:
cyduck

Renege:
"Cyduck, I think he wanted you to do the thing."

Sous Shi:
"Aw, it's okay, Seb! I won't ignore you!"

Cyprien:
"Oh, my apologies..I thought you were just...erm..alright..." He places his hand on the vending machine. "Also, I'm not quite sure a small yellow duck would be a good name."

Renege:
"Well now you're just being Cylly."

Seb:
Sebastian walks up to it and slaps it, THIS BAD BOY CAN FIT SO MANY DR. MERCHANTS IN IT

Seb:
"See? Completely solid."

Cyprien:
"Quite."

Renege:
"Also, how are you managing to-" Renee cuts off as her own hand meets the surface of the vending machine. "...huh."

Renege:
"But I know that if you just - yeah, like that!" Byoom. "Just think about what you're grabbing for, it's as simple as that. Jeez. You had me worried there."

Renege:
"It's not like it's a big deal or anything."

Renege:
"A bit weird that it can read minds, but..."

Seb:
"Man, you're stubborn, aren't ya? Let me ask you something - what do the words Soul Album mean to you? Yeah, I know, it sounds stupid, but bear with me here."

Cyprien:
"Uhhh...what?"

Renege:
"I don't know? Is that a new band in this city?"

Seb:
"God, I'm almost thankful for that stuck-up bitch now. You never had this explained to you?"

Renege:
"Didn't see anything about it at the Cold Subject..."

Cyprien:
"I'm...very lost here, unfortunately..."

Xiri:
look there's only room for one stuck up bitch in this game

Xiri:
okay two, i forgot about black belle

Renege:
I didn't

Seb:
"So the short of it is - the vending machine can't read your goddamned mind." He stomps out his cigarette, "You just...awakened some power. Disruptions aren't the only supernatural things running around this city."

Renege:
"...Xiri?"

Seb:
"...gesundheit?"

Renege:
"Okay, you can't tell me you don't have the phone bitch."

Xiri:
"I'm not going to explain it to you."

Renege:
"Then what is the POINT of you?"

Seb:
"Oh, you mean Liri. No, it wasn't her."

Seb:
"Some blonde bimbo."
Renege: (( oh my god ))

Seb:
"I dunno her name, but she showed up after that Disruption. Sue and I...did something in that fight. Something I didn't understand. Thankfully, this chick happened to show up and knew all about it."

Renege:
"So wait, -I- did the portal thing? What the hell?"

Seb:
"No, the sheer coincidence of that does not escape me. Something's up."

Renege:
"Wait, what can YOU do, then?"

Renege:
"And why haven't you or Morgan done anything weird, Cy?"

Cyprien:
"Define...weird?"

Xiri:
"They need nothing special."

Renege:
"...I don't know, I don't want to consider him eating a whole pizza as some 'awakened power'."

Xiri:
"Nor do you, but the gods gift some of us twice."

Sous Shi:
"Oh ho ho, you would be surprised!!"

Seb:
"Anyway...I guess it's only fair. I can deduce what your ability is. I'll show you mine. ...we should probably head to an alleyway."

Renege:
hon hon hon

Cyprien:
"I'll uhhh...bring the waters inside, I suppose. Have fun...in that alleyway..."

Renege:
"Oh, well, I mean."

Cyprien:
Cy heads on inside, lugging the large bag of water bottles inside.

Acet0ne:
"Yo! Wassup, man? Need any help with that?"

Renege:
"No peeking, Sous."

Sous Shi:
"Hehe...I'd join in, too, but I'm flumphed! That Disruption took a lot outta me!"

Cyprien:
"Ah, I'd appreciate it. My help ran off to the alleyway with a boy, ahaha."

Renege:
"Alright, I kid, but this is... kind of weirding me out. You always dream about superpowers as a kid, but..."

Acet0ne:
"Oh, word? Nice! Got a little boytoy, huh? Well, just leave these here to good ol' Acet0ne!" He lifts up the bag with ease, but has no idea where to go from there, "Uh...where we gonna put these?"

Renege:
"A-anyway, what's going on with you?"

Seb:
He pulls you back behind an alleyway, "I don't really have control over it, yet, but... It should be enough for a demonstration."

Renege:
o my

Cyprien:
"Yes, word." Cy looks around, "Hrmm, you guys cleared a table for refreshments, right?"

Acet0ne:
"Oh, yeah, I did. But I thought she meant, like...food and stuff. Can't eat water!"

Acet0ne:
He thinks about that for a second, "Well...if you freeze it..."

Acet0ne:
"Well, whatever works, man!"
Renege: (( Morgan better show up with a shit ton of pizzas ))

Cyprien:
"I'm not quite sure, I just sort of got pulled into all this club hideout stuff hahaha."

Cyprien:
"I appreciate the help though!"

Seb:
"Stand back." He takes off his headphones, and unplugs them from his phone. He flicks the volume switch to about medium, and turns out a random song. Sounds like Europe, by Dorothy.

Liri:
hello I'm your phone but stronger

Renege:
You have the same number of lines you don't scare me

Renege:
"So is this going to be some kind of sonic blast...?"
Cyprien: (( Bastard, stole any sound related power I could have >:V ))

Seb:
Seb cracks his knuckles, and holds out his hands, which begin to change size - or that's what it looks like, anyway. On closer inspection, it's refraction, from the water. Which is spraying into the air from his phone. It's like a fountain! He bends down to adjust the volume, lowering the spray to a drizzle, then pumps it all the way up! A dumpster-sized wave of water crashes out of the phone, rolling over Renee and Sebastian and knocking them into the wall! At that moment, Liri shorts out, and the water immediately stops. "FUCK! My bad!"

Renege:
"WhoooaaSHIT" Renee changes from fascinated to fukt in the span of a few seconds

Seb:
Seb coughs up water, "...you okay? Didn't mean to do that... But that's the gist of my ability. I can turn waves of sound into waves of water."

Renege:
"That- *kef*- hoo, that's amazing! WEIRD, but really cool!"

Acet0ne:
"Yeah, no prob, dude! Let's get this place set up! We're gonna have the best base in the city!"

Seb:
"Weirder than phasing through vending machines?"

Cyprien:
"Sounds good!"

Renege:
"Maybe a little bit? It worked with refrigerators, too. ...maybe other things. I have a lot of experimenting to do."
Cyprien: (( Now kiss. ))

Renege:
"Heck of a show you put on. You could've just, like. Clapped."
Cyprien: (( And once again, white shirt. ))

Seb:
"Yeah...not sure why I did that. Wanted to make an impression, I guess."

Renege:
"Mission success. Your phone alright?"

Cyprien:
Cy texts Arkain, "Apparently I'm Twatter famous for being an idiot :O"

Renege:
"Mine would get pissed off at me if I did that."

Renege:
"Not that I could. You know what I mean."

Liri:
"I-I'll be fine....I just don't like the water, okay?! Geez."

Seb:
"Yeah, it'll survive. You should've seen what happened against that Disruption... We fought it at a concert."

Seb:
"That's why I have to start over with my bots. I uh, never waterproofed them."

Renege:
"Hooo, I'm imagining. Any good twats?"

Seb:
He blinks, then steps back, "E-excu--oh, right...Er, kind of. Most people were just pissed we ruined the show."

Renege:
"Imagine that accidentally turning on while you're working on them. Smack your wrench or cough, days of work gone just like that."

Arkain:
"I saw! You deserve to be! But don't let it get to your head, you can't be an idiot all the time!"

Arkain:
"I don't have it any better. Everyone knows my face, too, lol. I guess we're the stars of the city for now!"

Cyprien:
"I've already taken down a demon and robbed a museum, I'm feeling pretty on top of the world lol"

Renege:
"Seriously though, that's so flashy! I'm going to be pissed if all my - Soul Album? If all it's good for is sneaking midnight snacks without getting caught."

Sous Shi:
Sue peeks her head around the corner, "Sooo? How'd it go, you two? Was it good for both of you?"

Sous Shi:
"Oh, wow! You're soaked! Haha, you didn't hold back, did you, Seb? Always gotta go all out!"

Arkain:
"Seriously? A demon? Man. Must be nice being first! We've fallen to 5th already."

Renege:
"Oh I'm soaked alright. But that's fine, I needed to change anyway..."

Renege:
"Don't forget about that offer, okay? I need to get back, otherwise they'll think I'm slacking. But this might change everything..."

Sous Shi:
"Ya want Seb to walk you home?? It could get pretty cold without someone to cling onto!"

Seb:
Seb rolls his eyes, "I'm pretty sure she knows the way back better than I do, Sue."

Cyprien:
"Teammate made us do a 5-Bolt, it was wild. I'm sure you guys will bounce back; you and Karet just have to make sure Luna stays awake ;P"

Renege:
"That's not the point, y'know."

Seb:
"I haven't forgotten, but I don't have much to repair right now. I'll need to procure new parts entirely at this rate. The ones that still worked have been waterlogged."

Seb:
He pauses for a second, and lights up a cigarette, after a minute of searching for a dry one, "...DO you want me to walk you home?"

Renege:
"I think it's the polite thing to do, don't you?"

Renege:
be careful tho my girlfriend might be watching

Seb:
"I was raised to be smart, not polite. But sure, I don't have an issue with it."

Arkain:
"A 5-bolt??? Dang! We tried otu a 4-bolt, and it was pretty tough. Congrats!" She texts you back soon, "You know, Luna's weird. How does she steer?"

Renege:
"Don't have an issue with it." Renee chortles. "Charmer."

Sous Shi:
"No, Seb, you moron! It's "I'd love to!" Or, like, 'I'd be happy to.' if you're going for a gentleman aura!"

Renege:
"No no no, let him learn."

Cyprien:
There's a bit of delay before Cy texts back as he feels genuinely bad about making Acet0ne set up by himself, despite the fact that the guy would probably do it by himself anyway. "Good question. You hear anything about Soul Albums or something? My team was talking about it with another team but it's all going over my head >_;"

Renege:
"I'll need you to leave me at the doorstep though. We're in no condition to have guests yet."

Seb:
"...ugh...L-let's just go. Come on." He makes to grab your arm to pull you along, but slows down at the last second and just gently tugs it, "If you say so. Whatever you've got, it'll be better than most people."

Renege:
"Yeah. That's true." She becomes a bit more somber, and leans into him as they walk. "Hez said he actually slept out on the street last night. In this kind of weather."

Renege:
"What's the point of all this, anyway? I just want to go home... we've met people who have been here for years. I want to say we still have a shot, but what makes us any different than them?"

Arkain:
"Nah, nothing. What's that? I don't really know much about music, for obvious reasons! :s"

Cyprien:
"I don't think it's music..they're talking about weird powers and stuff, sounds like a comic book or something, idk."

Arkain:
funny thing is Agi's character in another game asked the character Arkain is sorta-based off of what kind of music she liked

Arkain:
knowing she was deaf
Renege: (( More specifically, I asked her if she did, with that caveat ))
Renege: (( I maintain that it was reasonable ))

Seb:
He takes a drag before answering, "I...don't know. I'm taking it all in as a learning experience. I thought I'd found some connection in these abilities, but they don't seem related to Replicants...Not directly, at least."

Seb:
"But who knows? I've only had this ability for a few hours. Anything could come to light."

Seb:
"At the least, we have more connection to the outside world than most of the others. It was...almost refreshing, to see you, in a way. I didn't know you, but to at least be able to tell that I was still in the same world was reassuring."

Arkain:
"Superpowers? Nice... If true! Not pulling a fast one on me, are you? After the monsters I've fought, and the museum, I can't write anything off, haha"

Seb:
I didn't know you well*

Renege:
"Really? We're FROM the same world, at least, but I can't say we're still in that world. Cy has confirmed for me that France and Colorado exist where he comes from, but that's not much to work on."

Renege:
"It was a relief to see a familiar face too, but... I don't know. I don't want to get too comfortable here."

Cyprien:
"I wouldn't, no. I just don't know what to believe anymore. Either way, we're setting stuff up over here; stay safe, alright? Idk what they're gonna do about the museum thing, but I'm going to be keeping a low profile for a bit, I think..."

Nsyte:
Around that time, Myst and Nsyte return, shopping bags hanging from their hands, and even a gift basket with shampoo, moisturizer, toothpaste, and other goodies, "Yooooo~!"

Cyprien:
"Oh, welcome back, ladies."

Cyprien:
Cy offers to grab some of the bags from them.

Arkain:
"Probably a good idea! Who's to say ol' Honest Abe can't leave the museum to track us down, huh? Maybe I should get a disguise? I think I'd make a pretty good Catwoman1"

Arkain:
!*

Arkain:
fuck it that's just an actual typo

Arkain:
on her end

Arkain:
"What do you think?"

Seb:
"I understand what you mean. I'd like to head back home, too...but not until I get to the bottom of all this."

Renege:
"I don't even know how much these points mean, or matter, or what. I'm sure we'll get updates on that... pretty soon here. I really hope this isn't some... dumb killing game, or something like that."

Renege:
"It's dumb no matter what, obviously."

Myst:
"Th-thaaaanks..." Myst is very happy to be relieved of some of the load

Cyprien:
Cy pockets his phone and grabs the bags, "No, thank you for going to get some stuff!"

Nsyte:
"Wow! You guys really picked up in here, didncha? Well, kinda! Guess there's only so much ya can do without bags, huh?"

Renege:
"Can you keep a secret? Or, at least, keep the source secret?"

Seb:
"...I can, yes. But are you sure you trust even me with the information?"

Cyprien:
"Haha, your thanks can go to your teammate, he did most of the work."

Renege:
"I don't know, maybe? Gotta trust someone, may as well trust my runner-up, huh?"

Acet0ne:
"Hey, don't say that! You brought the water, right?"

Renege:
"Anyway, don't ask me how I know this, but - the deputy. He's, well, he's not IN on it, but he was part of this. He was like us, 'last time.'"

Myst:
"Haaaahhh....W-well either way, I'm glad! We went to, like, three or four stores..."

Seb:
"The...deputy? Of the police force, you mean? How is that possible?"

Renege:
"Don't have that answer."

Cyprien:
"You did good, Myst! Thank you! And I suppose I did bring the waters..that's not much though."

Renege:
"But that's what he said. He was dodgy about it, but it sounded like his whole team, at least, and a few others - they didn't make it back."

Renege:
"So there should be people out there who we can ask about this. Cross out paths we don't need to take again."

Seb:
"Hmmm...I wonder if that chick has the same deal. She knew a lot, that's for sure."

Renege:
"Well, you said she showed up when you got all Disrupted, didn't you? Maybe it's worth staking out someone else's 5-bolt and seeing if we can flag her down."

Renege:
"Because I tell you, I am running on fumes right now. I might have 2 bolts left in me before I collapse."

Cyprien:
"Catwoman, huh? Well, you've got the whip game down flat xD"
Renege: (( >flat ))
Renege: (( oh no ))

Seb:
"...I hate to admit it, but I'm the same way. We seem to recover wounds quite rapidly here, but, this arm still isn't going to be any use to me right now. I don't think any other teams have taken on 5-Bolt missions...maybe Y is next? Are they that reckless?"

Arkain:
"Oh yeah, I do! I'm getting good with this thing! You wanna demonstration? ;)"

Renege:
"Haven't met them. Cy met up with K today, they were apparently pretty wild."

Renege:
"Okay, I guess I met the one guy, but that doesn't reaally count."

Seb:
"K, huh...they were ahead of us at one point. They might get desperate to regain their position...maybe they're worth observing."

Renege:
"We did get a 1000 point swing from their perspective. So. That would close the gap."

Cyprien:
"I'll take your word for now, I need some time to rest and recover ahaha."

Arkain:
"Maybe another time, then. Like when you start getting sassy with me!"

Renege:
"Anyway, this is the place." Renee squeezes his arm. "Thanks for the escort. Show me your place, next time."

Seb:
"Viper Pavillion, huh? Fancy." He takes another drag, "Yeah, sure. By then, maybe I'll have scrounged up enough parts to take you up on that offer."

Renege:
"Oh I'm sure it was, once. Will be again if you give me a week."

Renege:
"By then we might have to charge for entry."

Cyprien:
"You've piqued my interest, I make have to take my chances :O"

Renege:
"You should've seen the lady who used to run the place, never met anyone that classy before."

Renege:
"Present company included. Sorry, but facts are facts."

Seb:
"Oh, no, I'm devastated. So, what'll you be charging to get in? You know, once you've cleaned off the grime."

Renege:
"They only gave us 500 dollars, Seb."

Renege:
"Points don't buy shit."

Renege:
"Stealing will only get us so far..."

Seb:
"Maybe we could work out a deal with that shopkeeper. She seemed willing to help."

Renege:
"Gross, a part-time job?"

Arkain:
"Lol! We'll see!"

Seb:
"Hah, no. See if she'll accept points. There's got to be some use for them, some reward for the teams who put in effort."

Renege:
"Oh, maybe. I figured organizers of this game would just... tell us, at some point. Everyone below 1000 points loses a toe, or something."

Seb:
"Could be. Guess we'll have to wait and see, won't we? I'm gonna talk to that shopkeeper, regardless. When I do, you want to come with?"

Renege:
"Let me know and I'll see if I'm available."

Renege:
"You're not getting an 'it's a date' out of me that easy."

Seb:
"Yeah, right. Busy schedule, huh? Well, it won't be today, I'll say that. We're both worse for wear."

Cyprien:
"Ah, how's your nose been, by the way, Myst?

Myst:
"Oh! I'd kinda forgotten..." She gives it a tender rub, "I-it's okay, I think. Uh...thanks for asking..."

Myst:
"How, uh...how are you doing? You're always so beat up every time I see you...and...bloody..."

Cyprien:
"I'm glad for that!" He smiles at the girl, "Ahaha, I've been better, bit worn out from all of the beats we've been doing...I'll pull through though!" He looks around at the girl's two teammates as well, "I'm also quite glad you found your team!"

Nsyte:
"Hehe~ You can thank me for that! I gathered us all up!"

Acet0ne:
"Yeah! We just gotta start tacklin' Beats now! With your leg like that, I'll just handle 'em all, Myst, don't you worry a bit!"
Renege: (( Team N: 0 points ))

Cyprien:
Cy smiles again, "I'm glad to see you guys together. Admittedly, we've been doing quite well, but we've done very little in terms of uhh..actually being a team, ahaha..."

Myst:
"Er...y-yeah... Maybe you should..."

Nsyte:
"Yeeaaah! You know, Nerv kind of had a point. You guys're WAAAY up there in points! Maybe we should try a 5-Bolt, hahaha~"

Cyprien:
Cy's smile falters, "Ah..I wouldn't recommend that..admittedly, we barely made it out with our lives on that one.."

Seb:
"Well, you should probably head inside. I think it's starting to rain... Even if we're already soaked, best to stay out of it."

Acet0ne:
"No worries! I got it! You guys ain't gotta worry 'bout a thing, ya hear me? Can't have you gettin' hurt on my watch."

Renege:
"Gaah, of course it is. I knew I should have gotten those tags touched up first."

Acet0ne:
"Soon's we get this place cleaned up, I'll take one on and get us some points!"

Renege:
"Oh well, plenty to do inside. Good luck out there, Seb."

Myst:
"E-er, you don't need to do that, really! We'll be okay!"

Seb:
"Yeah, see ya. I ought to get back to Sue and Empyre, wherever she ran off to."

Cyprien:
"You sure look much better at fighting than us, but like I said, we got roughed up really badly on our's...I barely managed to take that thing down before it killed Renee and Morgan..."

Acet0ne:
"Ah, no worries! I'm the leanest, meanest fightinest machine there is! Ain't no monster too tough for Acet0ne!"
Renege: (( Acet0ne died that very Tuesday. ))

Nsyte:
"I'm suuuuure~ But hey, I'll go with ya, juuuust to cheer you on, okay??"
Cyprien: (( btw I'm just sorta chilling playing games so I don't really care, but if y'all need to sleep I get it :V" ))
Nsyte: (( Yeah we should prolley call it for the day lol ))
Renege: (( I'all need to sleep ))
Cyprien: (( I'm off tomorrow so I wasn ))
Cyprien: (( 't saying anything because it doesn't matter to me rofl ))

Renege:
I will kiss this boy and then I will kiss that girl

Renege:
idgaf

Nsyte:
just kiss all the girls

Renege:
too many girls

Renege:
some of which are bad

Nsyte:
i'm not THAT bad

Nsyte:
I'm at least better than Nerv.

Nsyte:
fuckin shinji-ass

Cyprien:
How do you think I feel? :V

Arkain:
i'll whip you into shape

Renege:
Arkain has a thirst.

Cyprien:
I could probably swing a threesome. . .

Acet0ne:
with me (sinister)