WT Episode 0 - Small Talk

Cy:
Yeah..I can see we've got a bunch of weirdos here..

Trish:
I hear ya! I mean, I gotta admit, it'd be prolly be totally boring around here if they were just normal ass people!

Cy:
So did we wanna actually do anything in-character as an intro now that we've got the characters all sorted?

Trish:
I'm down, though do we need agi too?

Cy:
I think he's playing gark and I'm not suuuuuuuuuure if he'd be introduced right now or later on considering I guess this'd just be character building/random fluff

Holly:
Well it depends; what kind of situation would you like to do?

Holly:
We could always just go for coffee...

Trish:
Well hey, if we're not going to be in a life threatening situation, keep it simple

Cy:
Is coffee code for something else?

Holly:
No...

Cy:
Oh, I thought it was code for the dank shit

Holly:
I'd prefer to do that when it's dark outside - it's just not the same during the daytime.

Cy:
Fair enough.

Cy:
But yeah, whatever you're up for. I don't think Trish and her group would...typically hang out with us though..or vice versa.

Holly:
Yeah probably not...

Holly:
Maybe we should wait until nightfall though...and I'm sure you know this by now, but I'd much rather eat- erm...drink while outside, rather than in.

Quincy:
Ey, but screw those weirdos! Ey Trishy, my ball game is coming up soon! And I damn well hope you're coming to see it later, huh mate!?

Trish:
Ohh party split time! That's always fun! Except when that one Thrice guy that always seems to do it on purpose

Cy:
And so, the party was split for now.

Trish:
And which ball game we talking here? The good ol' B-Ball? You seem a little bit on the short side for that!

Quincy:
Uh, yknow....soccer. That thing where you kick a ball around?

Kaylee:
Oh, you mean football!

Quincy:
No..soccer. You hardly kick a ball at all in football!

Kaylee:
No, I am fairly certain you are talking about football...

Quincy:
Oh don't mind the crazy lady there. Always speaking nonsense.

Trish:
Y'know, that's a good point. If you barely kick the ball, why it's called FOOTball?

Trish:
But I digress! Assuming it doesn't take too long, got nothing better to do tonight! Just can't stay for too long so I don't worry my little sis, haha!
Trish: (( which I'll probably send you the token for tomorrow ))

Sable:
Ayayay! I know how Quincy is...I'll just have to come along with in case he, like, totally hurts himself!

Cy:
Woops, didn't see you drop down here.

Holly:
"It's all right..." Holly says, slumped over a cup of coffee. "I don't really like this kind of stuff myself, but it gets my nerves running again..."

Trish:
Oh hey, guess we're speaking in quotes now

Cy:
"You sure it doesn't just give you the jitters?" Cy replies, a sly grin on his face, "This shit gets you bouncing all over the place."

Trish:
"Alrighty, lead the way, foo- socc- kicking ball guy!"

Quincy:
It appears to be nearing game night, but Quincy is feeling nothing but blood red anger pouring through his veins. "GRAAAAH! I fucking HATE my team! Who the FUCK do they think they are- ow!" Quincy sprains himself while kicking in anger.

Cho:
"I-I was just saying man. You don't gotta take this so seriously. You have a bad foot, you'll never walk again if you keep at it like this!'

Holly:
"So don't tell anyone this, but I had a dream the other day. Not sure if it was bad or not...."

Cy:
"Who else do I even talk to besides you, Holly? What was it about?"

Trish:
"Don't believe in your team, believe in the team that believes in you? Errr, I mean, I really don't think it's a good idea to continue when your foot's hurt, but I ain't a doctor."

Trish:
"Pssst, Sable, that's you, right?

Holly:
"In it, I was slowly burning and my ashes were reborn as an invisible ghost. While I was in this state, I did nothing but spy on everyone I knew all day; One by one though, they all too slowly disintegrated. In the end, we were all carefree ghosts."

Sable:
"Sure thing! And from the looks of it, you, like, totally need to rest that thing for at least a week! Keep up that song and dance though, and, like, you'll totally be in a cast for months!"

Quincy:
"Wasn't askin' you sweet cheeks. Gah, this whole thing has gone crumbling down further than I can imagine!"

Cho:
"Hmm...I gotta feel sorry for him. He became our ace player for a good reason. Guy puts in work. Almost too much at times. It drives the other boys crazy."

Trish:
"Sooo, what are you gonna do? DO WE HAVE TO CHOP HIS FOOT OFF IF GETS ANY WORSE?!" Trish says in shock yet almost sounds enthusiastic about it.

Cy:
"Heh, sounds like your inner firebug wants to get out." He leans in and stares at the girl as she studies her coffee, "That, or you're lighing up other things without me, huh?"

Sable:
"Gasp! We totally do! I'm sorry, it's the only way!"

Quincy:
"STOP! FUCKING! JOKING! JEEZ!"

Quincy:
Quincy makes a mad dart forward, with violence in his eyes. "WHY I'M GONNA-!" but then trips over his ankle again. "GHAAYGHK!"

Cho:
"OOooo...that didn't sound good..."

Trish:
"Ohhhh, I think I heard a bone crack."

Holly:
"Admittedly, I've been trying to stop. Y'know...for everyone else's sake. Burning things is an act of destruction, after all...and who likes destroying things? Nobody in their right mind, no..."

Holly:
"Yet I do it anyway...I'm such a freak...." Right after giving her nerves a jump, she decides to relax them again by lighting up a joint. "I think I was hungry before, but now....blegh."

Sable:
"Yup, yup! Definitely out of it! What a shame!"

Cho:
Cho slings the ace baller over his shoulder. "C'mon man, it's time to call this off for now. We'll do just fine on our own."

Trish:
"What time does your game even start?"

Cy:
"You're not a freak. You're about the only person in this fuckin' city I think isn't a freak." Cy signs and leans back, "Yeah, you're just about the only one who actually does what they want to.."

Quincy:
"Pretty much, like...right now...god dammit..."

Cy:
*sighs
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Cho:
"We'll hold out on our own, okay?" Also BibleThump
Cy: (( TWILTY plz ))

Holly:
"What they want to, huh..." Holly stares into the distance, a light vaguely reflecting into her eye. "Cy, do you believe we, as people, possess free will? Do we truly decide our fate for ourselves? If we don't, should we? These are the questions that plague my mind..."
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Trish: (( did I miss anything? ))

Cho:
Cho: "We'll hold out on our own, okay?" Also BibleThump

Cy:
"Heh, you just started and you're already onto this train of thought?" The young man relaxes and then rubs the back of his neck, "Of course we have free will, I guess. Nobody tells us the shit we're supposed to do..like, we're just here for such a short amount of time. How long does a person live? Maybe like...80 years? Out of how many the fuckin' universe has been around? What's 80 out of a million? Out of a billion? Out of a trillion; so on and so fuckin' forth." Cy leans forward and hugs his legs, "In short, we're here for such little time, I figure we're just sorta like...expected to do what we want. Make our lives actually mean something, make it -worth- something...try to be more than just a drop of water in the ocean, you know?"

Sable:
"Haha! Y'know, I've heard some horror tales, of, like, how much of a pain that kid is to work with! Stress levels go all the way up! Just not healthy at all!"

Trish:
"How important is this game? Did you need a replacement...?" Trish whistles after she says that.

Cho:
"Sorry, but only team members can play! It's not my choice!"

Trish:
"Awww, I totally wanted to try out the Trish Secret Technique #11 that I did not just this second make up! Sigh..."

Sable:
"It is a shame! But it should be a good watch, no? I know how much this game, like, meant to Quincy and stuff, so I'm 1000% certain his team will give 10000%!"

Trish:
and then they job horribly

Trish:
"...$10 that they lose?"

Holly:
"So little time...but to me it just doesn't feel fast enough. I do wish the fall would get here fast enough...June is such a foreboding month..."

Holly:
"Ah, I've been way too depressing today. I just....I dunno."

Holly:
"You seem to be on the right track, but me, all I do is find reasons to complain. I think it's about time I lift myself up and actually do something, yes..."

Sable:
"Nah, I'm completely confident in them!"

Sable:
You all watch the game for about two hours, before half of the audience leaves because it's getting obvious Quincy's home team is getting schooled hard. "This is painful!"

Trish:
"Yikes, I have never seen a soccer team get wrecked so hard...Also, I get 10 bucks now, right?" Trish continues observing until it's over.

Sable:
Soon enough, the game is over almost as soon as it starts. "The 10 bucks is yours me friend....I think we should go visit our friend to see if his leg is doing any better."

Josiah:
"H-heeey..." Josiah peeks around the corner of one of the school buildings. "I didn't arrive too late, did I?"

Cy:
"I'm on the right track? Heh, now I know you're high, Holly." Cy nudges the girl's arm, "I'm about as far from 'on the right track' as you can get, in fact, I'm pretty sure I'm not even on a train at this point." Cy looks over at Holly and playfully snatches the joint from her, "I'm gonna need this if you're gonna make me fess this up..." He takes a puff on the joint, inhaling deeply before passing it back to the young girl. After a moment, he exhales the trapped smoke and grins, "You're just about all I've got Holls, I can't fuckin' stomach the people in this city, but maybe that's the worth we've got if nothin' else. We're at least worth something to each other in that case."

Trish:
"Yessssss, on Friday, gonna get one of those new amii- I MEAN, yeah, we totally should because we're totally good people!" Trish turns around and notices Josiah. "Ohhh no! ...Unless you're talking about the team getting their butt whooped, then yeah, you're kinda two hours late on that."

Holly:
Holly begins to crack a faint smile. "Y'know, it makes me happy to hear you say that. I mean...it feels kinda shameless to get self-validation from the approval of others, but it's true on my end. I miss when I was just a small child...when people would praise you just for existing. When you get older, you're just another droplet in the pool. Of course, that's because people are valued for thier potential. Once that window of potential begins to close...people display their true feelings for you. It's not pretty."

Holly:
Holly deeply inhales the aroma of the burning plant. "Promise me you'll never stop being shameless...for me. No matter how weird that sounds...*cough cough*"

Josiah:
"D-d-d-d-da-da-d---daa-daaaa-drat! I knew my watch was a few hours slow! I hope Quincy doesn't hate me for this..."

Cy:
"As long as you promise not to be like the rest of these assholes out here...but yeah, I've come to find that people, their feelings, their minds, they're not pretty..." He shoots a sideways glance at the young girl, "Well, most people."

Sable:
"The Quincy one doesn't seem to like you no matter how you slice it! Doesn't, like, matter though. We were gonna visit the guy in the nurses office."

Trish:
"Let's not keep him waiting then. I'm sure he's just dying on how his team did!"

Trish:
oh shit we're in the abyss now

Quincy:
"*Cough* So....how did you do out there, my guy?"

Cho:
"Oh y'know...we did okay, really."

Quincy:
*THROWS A FUKING METAL....OBJECT, IDK, A LAMP MAYBE, AT CHO* "Bullshit, bullshit, why the fuck are you always lying?! I heard the goddamn game from here, what do you take me for!?"

Trish:
"If that was okay, I'd hate to see what terrible is-" Trish cuts her sentence mid way upon the lamp being thrown.

Holly:
"I think, maybe...people choose not to be good when pressed against a stressful environment. At least, I'd like to think everyone has a bit of good hidden in them. So long as you just burn away the layers...."

Trish:
which I'm sure could injure Cho's face pretty badly if he doesn't dodge

Cho:
Which he does. "Guuuh. Seriously man, you can't keep doing this! Your safety is far more important than some silly game, man!"

Sable:
"They are, like, totally stressing it! Think we should interfere, buddy?"

Trish:
"...I think if we don't, he's gonna hurt himself even more than he already is, sooooo...after you, doc."

Cy:
"A stressed environment, huh? So like the soul crushing everything of this day-to-day life? You gotta go to school to get a job, but you can't afford to go to school unless you have a job, but then you're working so much you have no time for school and long-story-short, you're sorta fucked? Yeah, I could see why a life with this much...bullshit, would drive anyone to do some stupid shit..." Cy sighs once again, "I dunno if it's just the high or what though, but I just...I don't give a shit at times like this, you know? I know I'm worthless, I know I'm pretty much a shitty human being but like...I don't care. This is like the only sense of worth that matters to me, I guess.."

Sable:
"But IIIII probably should not touch this with a 10 foot pole! Oh, whatevuuurr... anyway, the big one is right. Had you gone out there, you could have spent your entire life in a wheelchair with the way this ankle looks!"

Quincy:
"Hey, hey, did I ask you, bitch? Who even invited you here? I swear, this is the last kind of shit I need after blowing our last game until summer..."

Quincy:
"I swear to god, our team is completely worthless...worthless! God damn! I promised myself....promised myself I'd take myself to the top with these boys too!"

Holly:
Holly looks up into the stars. "Well, I'm glad you decided to make me your self-worth. So long as you're not, y'know, taking advantage of me. Scratch that- even if you are, keep doing that. It feels all right anyway."

Trish:
"Bruh, knock it off. She's just worried about you, is all. And the team clearly tried their best...I think. Besides, I thought you just needed a week to recover...?" Trish looks at Sable really quick to get her to reconfirm that.

Sable:
"After that stunt before, maybe it'll take a little longer! But I'm not the nurse here! just a student..."

Cho:
"Nah, we aught to leave. Let him cool off for a moment....."

Josiah:
"Let's, uh, go home and play video games! Or something. Just my suggestion...."

Trish:
"Alrighty then...try not to do anything else that'll make you even worse, alright, Quince?" She lets out a small smile, before getting ready to leave.

Cy:
"Jesus Christ, Holls..I wouldn't do that to you. I dunno, I can't really explain it and I'm sure if I tried I'd just spew up a fuckin' shitload of cheesy shit, but like.." He leans in and grabs the dwindling joint, inhaling once more. "When you like...think about it. The cosmic odds of everything, I guess. What're the odds that we'd both be in this same place, at the same time? One tiny fuckin' change in life and like...I'd never even know you. You could've been born in like...the 1800's or some shit. Or in another country." Cy pauses for a moment, seemingly having lost his original thought, "But yeah, what I'm getting at is like..if I was gonna take advantage of someone..I dunno, I'd be a real shithead thing to do. And you just sorta put shit into perspective for me...so I couldn't do that to you.."

Cho:
*Pant* "Sorry brehs...Quincy ain't really a bad guy, you see. He just seeks, I dunno...validation. From something. Or maybe someone...he just won't tell me. Sooner or later, I'm gonna get to the bottom of that guy..."
Trish: (( what time it be ingame ))
Cho: (( I suppose around 8 ))

Trish:
"I...can see that. To the point of letting his foot get wrecked like that though..."

Holly:
"Well, don't worry. I certainly believe you there." Holly peers through the cloud of smoke in front of her face. "I wonder though...would you do the same for others? Actually, that's something I too, ask myself. What lengths just would I go through..."

Trish:
"I'm uh, not gonna lie though. That...performance I saw earlier was kinda...what's the nicest way I can say this...?"

Cy:
"Would you go through for what? Someone else? I guess you gotta think what they'd do for you..like, if they're not worth shit. If they're not gonna do a fucking thing for you, what's the point?"

Sable:
"It was like an unstoppable ballet of-!"

Cho:
"Y-yeah, I know, just save it for now, will ya? *Sigh* I'm sorry guys."

Holly:
"I suppose you're right...who cares about anyone else....I know I sure don't...."

Trish:
"When's your next game anyway? If his foot doesn't recover before then...uhh, hope he doesn't get -too- stubborn is all I'll say."

Scarf Cat:
A little kitter peers out from the corner. "Nao?"

Holly:
"Scarf cat....! There you are!" The hazy-eyed girl throws away her joint and picks up the cat. "Well, nobody human at least. Animals are without sin, after all..."

Cy:
"Cute cat, another stray you found?"

Holly:
"I call him scarf cat....for some reason I found 'em wearing this tacky scarf while under a bridge. Thought it already had an owner, but I haven't seen them at all...maybe the poor thing was abandoned..."

Cy:
"Wouldn't surprise me, nobody values anything living or otherwise these days...he's a lot better off with you."

Cho:
"*Sigh* About two weeks. You'd think it'd be good enough, but boy is he bound to push it..."

Sable:
"I feel like I'll need to check up from time to time! Well, when the kids aren't makng -too- much trouble at home that is....speaking of, I think my parents are about to leave soon. Very soon. Oh my, this could, like, be a total disaster zone if I don't make it on time!"

Trish:
"I should get leaving soon too. My little sis is prolly a little worried right now, hah..." But before I do... "Sooo...would there absolutely be no way for you to get a replacement of some sort to temporarily replace Quince, or....?"

Holly:
"It's all right kitty, it's gonna be okay...if you ask me, I think this cat is an omen of things to come. I'm sure there's a god out there, manipulating the strings. I'd just like to know...is he a bad god?"

Cho:
"Hopefully he'll be in shape by the time our next game rolls in. If you know of a replacement, or at least a backup, feel free to hit me up."

Trish:
"*AHEM AHEM COUGH COUGH*"

Cy:
"Hmm..maybe..but like, that means you have to define what's good and what's bad...and even then..." Cy sits up straight, his back aching from slouching against the wall, "They may be pulling the strings, but you're not a puppet. You can work just fine without them and make your own actions..I think that's what makes you..us, so different, why we can relate, I guess. Everyone else is just getting their strings pulled around but..not us."

Sable:
"It's okay, you'll get your big break someday! I think!"

Holly:
"I'm sure you're right, Cy. I'm just, I dunno. It's just a feeling. A feeling that something may be looking down on us, from the safety of their watchtower. Even without anyone pulling our strings, they can still watch how we interact with eachtoher, and assess things from there. All from their watchtower..."

Cy:
"Big brother is always watching?" he replies with a grin, "Guess he knows what we've been up to all this time then, haha."

Trish:
"Y-yeah, that's clearly what I meant and not trying to say to add me to the team to get an almost guaranteed 10x better chance of winning!...sigh." ._.

Holly:
Holly stretches up, cat in hand, faintly grinning along. "If big brother really is watching from his tower, I hope they currently cower in fear of us...or rather, what we can be."

Scarf Cat:
"Nao?"

Cy:
"Well of course; we're not gonna play by their stupid fuckin' rules, right?"

Holly:
"Hmm...actually, I'm...not sure. But if you say so, I have reason to believe we can. Heh. You always brighten up my day no matter how low it's been. Or no matter how pretentious I feel. I just love it."

Josiah:
"But for now, we can play VIDEO GAAAAMES huh? Huh? Guess not..."

Holly:
"I think I'll take this cat home with me today....I only go there to sleep anyway."

Cy:
"Getting ready to turn in?"

Holly:
"Today's been a long day."

Trish:
"I...guess I should be heading home soon anyway." Trish sighs. "But seriously dude, consider adding me to the team. I'll almost sure you win the next game incase Quince screws up again!" (Plus, I could use the exercise anyway...)

Cho:
"I'll, uh, think about it then. Didn't take you for the type, really...."

Cy:
Cy stands up and brushes himself off. He turns around and extends a hand out to the seated Holly, "I'll walk you home. Gotta get the smell of smoke off me or everyone'll flip their shit..really don't wanna deal with that now."

Trish:
"Pleaseeeee, if it's just a game every few weeks, we can totally do it! You'll soon see the wrath of the Trish Soccer Technique #12 that has been passed down from generation to generation that I did not just make up just now."

Holly:
Holly reaches over and pulls herself up, lazily swinging herself around Cy's shoulders. "You're right. We totally do smell like smoke. I wish more people would accept it though...it's a great smell."

Cho:
"Okay, okay, I said I'll think about it! Please don't hurt me!"

Sable:
"Don't worry, I'll be able to fix you!"

Trish:
Trish does a quick salute goodbye then. "Alrighty, I'll see you guys some other time! Getting pretty late; I should probably check up on my little sister to not worry her anymore, haha..." Trish prepares to leave then. "Take care y'all...and make sure Quince doesn't hurt himself anymore than he already has."

Cy:
Cy's face flushes red if only for a second as the girl swings around him. "Yeah, it does smell pretty great.." he replies as he catches a strong whiff of weed accompanied by Holly's own scent. Perfume? Deodorant? Shampoo? He didn't really care, just that it was -her- scent. "Let's get you and your cat friend hom-...well, a roof over your head at least?" Cy caught himself before saying the "h" word, remembering just how much Holly really detested the place.

Holly:
Holly sighs as she steps in pace. "Whatever keeps us safe. Whatever keeps us safe....Today is always a new day, after all...."

Holly:
While you walk Holly home, a bit of her convulsive attitude seems to sink into you. For a moment, you swear you can hear the squeaky, rough voice that's permeated your imagination every odd moment.

Frankie:
"It's almost time, boy..." The face of a regular fedora'd individual turns into that of a burning demon. "Your time will come, soon enough...hahahaha...."

Cy:
"What the f-...?" Cy rubs his eyes quickly and looks back at the fedora-wearing individual.
tirkaroKujo:
and it's just a nobody wearing a fedora. Imagine that....

Sable:
"Don't worry, I'll see to that!"

Josiah:
"...see to that how?"

Cy:
"Haaaaah..I must be getting tired, swear I'm seeing shit." Cy nudges into the girl again, staying close, "That was just weed, right? You're not in some sorta experimenting phase without telling me, are you?"

Trish:
"...You're totally planning to chop his foot off after all, aren't you?!" Trish shouts, but there is a bit of sarcastic tone in there.

Holly:
"Not that I know of, no...I'd prefer to keep things pure, if I must."

Sable:
"Well, like, -maybe- if he keeps talkin' shit! *laughter*"

Cy:
"Yeah, I know you do...must be the lack of sleep then." For the sake of time, the two approach Holly's 'home' (since I'm just about out of stuff to say anyway and we should prolly wrap up for you guys)

Trish:
"Haha, night y'all! Been fun!" She waves goodbye and I should be done too.

Trish:
I was mostly messing around with the group to see how well I fit in, buut I did recall reading in the book that I'd want to keep exercising to increase my stats or something? That's why I kinda went for with the soccer thing

Sable:
Eh, maybe

Cy:
"Well then, same time tomorrow, Holls?"

Holly:
"Hopefully...I have little else to really look forward to."

Trish:
I just didn't want to accidentally go in the complete opposite direction of what you were intending for me lol

Scarf Cat:
idek what direction you're going in

Scarf Cat:
so I just threw in some stuff with some of the high schoolers

Cy:
"Yeah, likewise...so I'll see you then. G'night, Holly, don't forget that big brother's watching." he adds with a chuckle

Trish:
Ah kay. I do want to get in some pew pew action going on maybe next session tho

Holly:
"Heheh...let's hope he'll watch me do something more dangerous later." Holly yawns and walks inside her house with her cat in hand.
Cy: (( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9COHyaFMU8 ))

Scarf Cat:
gr8 sesh guys here's 5 trainer EXP

Scarf Cat:
that is a joke im not giving u exp

Trish:
The GM should be JUST A LITTLE BIT NICE!

Scarf Cat:
n

Trish:
BibleThump

Cy:
I wish this game could stay "Getting high with the girl next door simulator" forever.

Scarf Cat:
nothing gold can stay

Cy:
Except Scarf Cat. Scarf Cat is immortal.

Trish:
so when's next session

Cy:
Lesse. . .I'm off tomorrow, but nobody wants to play tomorrow. 8-12, 4-12, 8:46-1pm

Cy:
So maybe Saturday at the earliest, but I sorta doubt it because I'll hopefully be doing moving stuff Saturday

Cy:
Assuming we get the apartment that I still haven't gotten word of.

Trish:
I don't mind tomorrow, but it's up to tirk

Trish:
and is agi still even playing

Cy:
We ain't gonna be statted by then.

Cy:
And agi's character is like...an insider into what's going on. So he logically wouldn't show up until we're actually involved in the plot

Cy:
But I dunno if he even wants to now, he seems pretty invested in gark

Trish:
I guess tomorrow can be a statting thing

Cy:
Also I sorta lightened up from my initial concept. As I realized I couldn't really get along super well as a character who hates everyone ever.

Trish:
It's kinda nice to be able to joke around/talk more freely for me

Trish:
since Miyako was kind of a pretty quiet stoic character

Cy:
I've immediately set myself up for soul crushing though

Trish:
tirkk, don't forget to save the log and such

Trish:
guessssing he died. I should too. Night MT
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