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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 4, 2018 23:27:35 GMT -7
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The good news was that one part of the nightmare had receded. The bad news was that the worst of it was still going on. As a bell rang, the others slowly chose to go investigate it. Certainly it couldn’t be any worse than what was going on here – maybe it was other people. Of course, odds were equally good that it was another horror.
Of course, there were already plenty to go around. When the group had acknowledged him, they seemed mostly to tell him he was better off leaving. Lewis scowled at the one in the plague mask. ”Yeah, and go back into the monster mall back there on my lonesome? Not a chance, sister. I’m not that dumb.”
Turning to the blue-haired girl, he said ”There’s a whole shopping center full of passed-out people. One person isn’t gonna make a diff-“ His train of thought had derailed; the girl seemed familiar and then it clicked. ”Hey, you were the girl who had seen ghosts and stuff around here, right? I guess you were right.”
After her quick explanation, he responded: ”Wai-wai-wait, you’re gonna have to tell me more. Why’s everyone in the masks?”
Too late, everyone was hurrying upstairs, leaving him alone with his imagination to illuminate whatever could be lurking around his peripheral vision.
He lasted about half a minute with this, and shortly burst up onto the roof behind everyone else to the sort of scene he least expected. Normally full of smartass remarks, this surprise silenced him in his tracks: ”You guys were gonna just leave me alo….Eh?” As he took in the scene, observing first the speaker, the petals, and the money, bewilderment overtook him. At least it wasn’t fear. He felt like he had just wandered onto the set of a game show.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 9, 2018 9:23:45 GMT -7
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"..." Ringo threw open the doors to the roof to see...the bizarre sight to say the least. This certainly wasn't what he would define as an ideal celebration given the shadow they fought at the bottom floor of the mall. The grip on Ringo's gun intensified when the man started to throw around yen coins and bills.
"I was sure I ordered a welcoming party of some kind..." This one can't be reasoned with. Ringo took a deep breathe and drew his gun and pointed it at the man's general direction.
"If you're talking about the shadows, we killed them. If you're the cause of this, please stop." Ringo's finger moved over the trigger, ready to shoot should the man present hostile action. His hands were shaky however.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 9, 2018 15:48:42 GMT -7
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Xander laughed at the sight of the amn throwing coins around. "Haha he sure knows how to celebr-" He stopped mid sentence as the man started tossing bills as if they were confetti. "WAIT ARE THOSE REAL?" Xander dove towards the pile of scattered bills and coins, pocketing as much as he could.
You sure this is the time to be thinking of your economic status? In front of whats obviously the opponent.
"I know he's the bad guy, but c'mon he's literally giving us free money. I have to pay for college and all that studio equipment somehow," he said grabbing another handful of bills. And besides I'm in a decent flanking position.
The Norse god sighed, Just make sure to keep your eyes on him
Xander stopped picking up the littered cash "...is that a one eyed joke?"
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 9, 2018 19:12:42 GMT -7
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"...huh?" Sayomi followed on up and...she was confused. This was not what she expected when she got up. She expected some kind of other monster but really if this wasn't such a dire situation, it'd look like they're preparing for Spring Festival. Sayomi almost wanted to slap herself for wondering if she should go shopping for any spring themed kimonos.
"Celebrate to your heart's content! Indulge in your success by spending what you earned! You deserve it for all your hard work!!"
"...huh?" Sayomi was very confused but was more confusing was the boy who suddenly dove toward the money. "...um? Mister?"
"I know he's the bad guy, but c'mon he's literally giving us free money. I have to pay for college and all that studio equipment somehow,"
"...?" Sayomi...guessed that was true? Come to think of it, her parents never did go into detail about her college fund. All they said is to focus on studying and not worrying about it. Is the fate of those not so lucky? Maybe she should thank them the next time they visit.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 9, 2018 21:24:46 GMT -7
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Well this was a...mix of responses. Confusion from the guy who should have left already, even more confusion from the girl who had gained the same power as Mary in the middle of the fight. But of the others, one of them mentioned killing the 'welcoming party' and insisted the strange partying man needed to stop, and the other...immediately dove for the free money.
Well, assuming that the free money was even real. Mary had seen enough of the 'other world' by now to doubt that. Or rather, even if it was real, there was no guarantee that she would be able to take it out.
She cleared her throat and stepped forward, addressing the boy with the gun. "Easy on the trigger finger, we don't even know who this guy is," she said. Where did someone in Japan even get a gun? Or was it only a gun in this world, like how her metal staff was normally a wooden hiking stick? "You'll have to excuse our rudeness, this is still new to us," she said, approaching the strange man. "You are causing problems, though. Everyone here who could celebrate is unconscious downstairs. Or...well, us. I'm happy to celebrate, but my stories only make so much and this is a poor mood for it."
Was this odd man a shadow? Possibly. Had she seen stranger? Much. Had she talked to stranger? Absolutely.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 10, 2018 20:38:24 GMT -7
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Shion didn't know what she had been expecting to see when they got up to the roof, really, other than what little bit of the float she'd sighted from ground level. The scenery would have been beautiful, had it really been a real event of the Bubble and not this... Manifestation. That man in the shrine definitely was not normal like the unconscious people downstairs, and he felt off, and not in the same way as the people around Shion did.
Cautiously, she stepped further out onto the roof, not wanting to crowd the only exit they'd have if this goes sideways, but unwilling to get too close to the float. "It looks like we're the welcoming party here." She stared at the guy who dove for the money and shook her head, casting her attention down to the money at her feet. Was the cash even real? Even if it was, free money was too good to be true, so it probably doesn't come without strings.
I hope you're not about to follow suit, young lady. The warning was there in Phoenix's tone, and so was the impending disappointment and insult. The Guardian didn't even have to hide it.
A chuckle escaped the girl's lips. I have a job, remember? Granny would kick me out if I became irresponsible with money. This wasn't time for banter though. Shion extended her pointer stick and adjusted her grip on it. "A bit too early to celebrate anything, mister. Would you tell us why you're here?"
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 11, 2018 21:31:07 GMT -7
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"Well...that's a shame." Those present aren't sure if he refereed to the gun that was momentarily pointed at him or the dead 'welcoming committee'. However, the man stayed jovial despite the news. "Oh well, saves me the money I have to spend on them. That just means I can get spoil myself a little more during that nice dinner tonight..." "You are causing problems, though. Everyone here who could celebrate is unconscious downstairs. Or...well, us. I'm happy to celebrate, but my stories only make so much and this is a poor mood for it.""Well that's what you get for being a writing major." The man said in a blase manner. "Anyhow, are any of you even here to spend or are you going to be window shoppers?" The man suddenly dung his fingers into his own torso! "If you're not to spend a single yen for this celebration then you have no right to be here!!" His eyes glowed immensely as he ripped himself open. Instead of blood and oragns however, it was the same black ooze that formed the monstrosities down stairs. The ooze that spiraled around the man and the shrine became fog and the fog was eventually lifted in a rush of a sakura petals. A red umbrella was opened, the holder now being a fox with the same purple eyes wearing a celebratory purple kimono with a sash seemingly made of gold. The temple's roof was gone but the foundations are still there and by the fox's side is two closed Japanese baskets. "Now choose! Spend your yen or spend your lives!!" RINGO SHIRO HP: 8 SP: 10 MARIAN WILSON HP: 8 SP: 10 SAYOMI SHIZU HP: 8 SP: 10 XANDER SMITH HP: 9 SP: 10 SHION AMANOMIYA HP: 8 SP: 10 LEWIS WAGNER HP: 8 SP: 10
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 11, 2018 22:16:46 GMT -7
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Xander beamed at all of the money he was gathering. He had gathered at the least 20k yen, and that was just the amount he currently had in his pockets. It was a dream come true. His family wasn't poor, far from it actually. But, they really only paid for his necessities: food, toiletries, clothes. The rest was all on him. Evem college. "I can build a new desktop, I can finally get a new mic, I can get my music professionally mixed, I can buy a switch, I can eat more than cheap ramen, I can go to college..." His eyes started to well up with tears of joy.
Are...are you crying?
Xander wiped his eyes. "N-no...Look I'm just really happy ok." So preoccupied with the money, he had almost forgot why they had even come to the roof, and that there was a strange man staring at them all ominously. He continued to stuff his pockets as the man gave a short. He wasn't paying much attention to it, but he did snicker at the writing major comment. It was funny. As he went on his tone became more aggressive. Xander sighed and stopped lining his pockets with floor money and looked at the man.
He watched the man transform into a fox. Kitsune? Kumiho? He hoped the demon's classification wouldn't be crucial for the obviously upcoming fight.
"Now choose! Spend your yen or spend your lives!!" The man shouted.
Right on cue Xander sighed, stood up and gripped his sword. "I was really hoping we could hash this out diplomatically, and I would get to keep the cash," He looked at the group he came up stairs with then back at the fox, "But apparently that's not an option." Xander reached into his pocket and grabbed a wad of bills and tossed it towards the fox. The bills caught the wind and scattered about. As the money left his hand he gripped the sword with two hands and charged at the fox.
Wh'd you throw the money? It's a distraction. It's like pocket sand.
Once in striking distance, he swung at the fox aiming for it's body.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 13, 2018 22:54:33 GMT -7
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"Should've taken the shot-!" Ringo lowered the gun as the blonde with the bizarre looking Persona approached him. "Easy on the trigger finger, we don't even know who this guy is,"
"Bu-!" Ringo couldn't even finish as the woman approached to confront...however this man was. However, it seemed to only respond in mockery. He kept focus, barely acknowledged the others that joined him up on the roof.
"Anyhow, are any of you even here to spend or are you going to be window shoppers?"
"Hu-?!" Ringo's eyes widened as the man dug his fingers into his chest. "If you're not to spend a single yen for this celebration then you have no right to be here!!" Ringo raised his arms in defense as the spiral of ooze and black fog transformed him. When the fog cleared, he saw a kimono dressed fox. What was he even-?!
"Now choose! Spend your yen or spend your lives!!" Ringo's free hand reached up to his mask. Bullets weren't going to cut it.
"Robin Hood!!" Ringo shattered his mask once more as the black cloaked figure appeared on the edge of the roof and aimed its wrist mounted crossbow at the fox and took the shot.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 21, 2018 14:50:21 GMT -7
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"...huh?" Sayomi had to take a moment to take in what was going on. Alas all discussion was off the table when the man ripped himself open Sayomi's grip on her staff intensified as he spoke and transformed into the fox before her.
"Now choose! Spend your yen or spend your lives!!"
"Do we have to?" Sayomi whispered to herself as her fingers moved over her mask. "Kouha!" Sayomi shattered her own mask as the dress formed around her again. With a way of her staff she launched a sphere of light toward the fox.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 24, 2018 7:35:22 GMT -7
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Lewis wasn’t as surprised as the others were. With something like money raining from the sky, there had to be a catch – and in situations like this where all the rules of rationality and the real world seemed to go out of the window (not that he was well-versed in this sort of thing), this sort of rule applied twice as much. Stay suspicious, stay alive.
Of course, nothing prepared him to see that weird guy start to tear himself apart. A sickening black ooze leaked out of him, almost creeping out, like it was its own living thing. But he was just seeing things, right? Mercifully it transformed into a fox shortly thereafter. Unmercifully, it acted rabid.
It didn’t matter too much, anyway, since it was lashing out at everyone now. There was no running back down into the mall now, and maybe he would rather bite the big one up here in the fresh air than wander around in that nightmarish food court of the damned.
He felt the familiar sense of panic and terror grounding his feet from flight, at any rate, so it didn’t matter what was going on down there since he wouldn’t be moving anytime soon.
Lewis felt like he could feel his mind disintegrating as high nerves and panic tossed it in a thousand directions. He couldn’t see straight.
Suddenly, he could feel his sense of self restored; it was like someone had pressed the rewind button and he saw his shattered Ming vase of a mind fly back into one piece.
He perceived that he was not in the mall anymore; Sayomi and everyone else seemed a thousand miles distant. Instead, the only soul before him was…perhaps not human, perhaps not a soul, but it felt very familiar. It pointed at Lewis with an uncomfortably large blade; fortunately it was to get his attention, not skewer him.
”Are you going to get what’s yours?” The figured thundered. ”Are you gonna get your slice of the pie, or are you gonna lie down and die here?”
He blinked. ”I’m going to make it… And I’m going to get shit done my way.”
The obscured figure laughed and he heard the laughter echo as his vision faded again…and when it cleared, he was back in the mall.
He felt a cloth mask on his face. Odd. That wasn’t there before. Reaching his hands up and feeling around, he realized it was a domino mask, like they had at carnivals. He felt a warmth on the top of his head, like his hair had more structure and twitched, but he brushed that off – probably just nerves, Lord knows it was understandable.
Lewis smirked and tore off the mask. ”Alright Zorro, let’s rock! Garu!”
He imagined he looked incredibly cool. He did not realize that the odd warmth he had felt was actually a set of cat ears, assigned to him through some cosmic fluke or immortal entity’s terrible sense of humor when it came to the term ‘cat burglar’ – both equally plausible). This kind of ruined any 'cool' effect his appearance had.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Sept 24, 2018 15:48:15 GMT -7
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The fox showed no reaction to the various powers displayed by his opposition. All the mattered to him was that they would not celebrate with him...and those who do not spend in celebration are heretics. The first one who moved forward lunged to make a slash which the fox responded by presenting the umbrella forward. While the cut from the projected sword made contact, all it did was made a gash on the improvised shield. The archer's shot also only made a tiny dent at best. The blast of light didn't even make a burn on it. "Spending your lives appears to be your choice. I suppose, one only learns the value of their lives in dea-...?" The fox took notice of the awakening of a new Persona. ”Alright Zorro, let’s rock! Garu!” A blast of wind was launched. Despite the fox managing to move the umbrella shield forward in time, in contrast to the strike of the sword, the arrow, and the blast of light, the umbrella actually began to crack. "Gh-!" He will not falter to these winds of change as he raised his umbrella, closed it and then swung it, releasing a wave of searing heat over all those present. RINGO SHIRO HP: 6 SP: 7 MARIAN WILSON HP: 6 SP: 10 SAYOMI SHIZU HP: 6 SP: 6 XANDER SMITH HP: 6 SP: 7 (Counting your action as Cleave) SHION AMANOMIYA HP: 7 SP: 10 LEWIS WAGNER HP: 6 SP: 7
Boss Theme: Blooming Villain from the Persona 5 OSTBoss Action: Maragi
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Oct 4, 2018 0:01:54 GMT -7
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"Should've taken the shot-!" Ringo raised his arms...which honestly didn't do him any good as he was pushed back by the intensity and the burns inflicted by the wave of heat. As he endured the burns, he tried to think about the current situation. That umbrella acted as a shield, if he can just separate the umbrella from the fox...
He once more reached for his mask and crushed it. Robin Hood appeared on the edge of the roof once again. This time he aimed his arrow more carefully around the fox's wrists and fired, hoping the shot would make impact.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Oct 5, 2018 0:26:20 GMT -7
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"...huh?" Sayomi wished her umbrella was as durable as the fox's considering how well it took sword strikes and arrows. The fox's dance of fire...was sadly not taken well to Sayomi. On top of the fact that the dress disappears after its 'command', she didn't exactly have the most heat resistant clothing on as she is forced to endure immense burns...
Out of instinct, Sayomi's mask disappeared and the dress reappeared, this time with a glow that soothed anyone that surrounded her.
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Event: Welcome to the Madness - Posted Oct 8, 2018 17:21:03 GMT -7
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”Ow! Shit!” He already knew this was serious, but once the crazy guy took a turn for pyromania there was really no going back. Fortunately, the injury seemed to abate almost as soon as he felt it, after Sayomi muttered something. Today was full of strange surprises. The wind attack seemed to crack the umbrella-toting fellow’s odd façade and piss him off; or at least knock him (literally) off balance for a second. It was strange, he thought, that he seemed to know the name of it without thinking about it, but he’d worry about that later. If it pissed this guy off that was a good thing – and plus, if anything could put out a fire shouldn’t it be a strong wind? With that reasoning he ripped off the mask again. "Let's hit him again! Garu!"
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