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Post by Machaeus on Mar 13, 2008 16:10:50 GMT -5
Machaeus nods. "And you want to be sure you're not going to get burned. Literally." He sighs. "Hell is usually reserved for corrupt people in power and most lawyers anyways. They use the law to serve their own purpose, or the purpose of others so they get money in the case of lawyers. I mean, Archeron is pretty nasty in its own ways - you fight forever, for no reason, and there's always the chance that you get squished by the terrain and 'respawn' a la video games somewhere else - not to mention the vertigo you experience if you take a step over the side of one of the 'cubes'. That's a 270 degree change in gravity right there." Noticing looks of confusion, he shrugs. "I could show you sometime, if you like. It's an interesting place - back when I lived in the Abyss, I went there on a field trip for the Daemon Academy of Grazz't."
Urufu wakes up at this point. "Aaagh. Hangover cat sez 'No loud noizez!'" he groans, grabbing his head.
"How do you recover from a stupor that fast?"
"Regeneration, remember? I just can't hold my drinks is all."
"...just get up here. Ash is going on a suicide mission and he asked me questions about the afterlife because of it."
"What you say!" Machaeus pounds his friend on the skull with his book. "OW! Not the head, it already hurts!"
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Post by tachyon on Mar 14, 2008 5:04:10 GMT -5
Kei, finishing the last of the pint Ash had bought her, pricked up her ears.
"Whoa, wait. You come from Hell Machy?" she took another drink from her pitcher before continuing, "Groovy."
She traced patterns in the circles of water left by the cool glasses on the table with her finger.
"I used to get told stories about Yunasius when I was a kid; thats my people's equivalent of hell. It's a bit different from most other species, in that it's not eternal d**nation in a pit of flames. Yunika, the Daemon Queen, makes you feel the pain you have caused others until you repent, then sends you back to this world where you have to act as a guardian spirit to one of your victim's descendent's until they die...I forget the next part, but I'm sure it's about seeking forgiveness from your ancestors before they'll allow you to join them." Kei drank again, the pitcher now almost empty, "But that's one of the old beliefs, most Khrohali are Akit now, thats more like your human views of the afterlife."
Reaching over the table, Kei takes Ash's hand and gives it a gentle squeeze.
"And just so you know Ash, growing up in a place like I did I knew a lot of beings who deserved divine retribution and you don't share any of their qualities. Your worrying about that sort of thing is a good indication of it."
She released Ash's hand, finished her drink, and slammed the empty jug onto the table.
"Now enough of this fracking theological bullsh*t, what's the battle plan?"
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Post by Ash on Mar 14, 2008 12:05:11 GMT -5
As Kei squeezes his hand, Ash felt something. Like an impulse it ran through his body. Emotions. But it weren't his own. What was this? He looks at his hand for a few seconds before he is ripped out of his thoughts.
"Battle plan? Umm... yes...I wanted to strike tomorrow night. But I know how this conversation will end, so I say that WE strike tomorrow night. For the actual plan. Well, there is no plan at all. I will search Revil and kill him. Not that complicated, huh? Even if I wanted to come up with some sort of plan, I don't even know where in the EDF base he is located. He will probably show himself once we have caused enough destruction.Besides that, he wont get a better chance to test his own armor."
"Still... I am afraid that it will be more difficult than the last time. If its true that they have produced more armors, what I don't doubt, it will be a hell of a ride."
"Nothing we cant handle, right?", he says, raising a thumb.
After that, Ash drinks, only lowering the mug once to breath.
"I don't know about any of you, but if I drink any more, I will kiss the ground like our friend here did.", he says smiling,while pointing at Urufu.
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Post by tachyon on Mar 15, 2008 7:16:37 GMT -5
"Speaking of which..." Kei grabbed Urufu's drink and finnished it off in 3 large gulps, "I don't think Rufi would've wanted that anyway."
She leant over the table, so that only the others could hear her.
"If we're gonna do this then we'd better do it right. I've spent my whole life sneaking in and out of places, so if there's a back way in I'm sure I can find it. Do you know what the basic security systems are like on EDF bases Ashy?"
((BTW, started another RP.))
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Post by Ash on Mar 15, 2008 11:03:55 GMT -5
"Ashy...?", he asked, not sure if he heard right.
"Anyway. It might sound a little strange, but the EDF base isn't to well protected. There are some surveillance cameras and spring guns, yes. I don't know the exact locations for all of them. They most likely tightened the security measures after our last attack. In addition to that, it is possible that the EDF banned my ID card. And without the card it will be hard to find a door we can open the ordinary way. And going in through the air shaft is no option for me."
He sighs and leans back in the chair.
"Don't worry about that part to much. We were able to get in once without attracting a lot of attention. We can do it a second time."
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Post by tachyon on Mar 16, 2008 1:50:37 GMT -5
"Yeah, but the thing I learned is that once they know how you got in, they make sure it can't be done again."
Kei readjusted herself in her seat so her tail lay the opposite way.
"What's the layout of this place? How far do we have to go from the fence to the building? Better yet, what about the sewers? If this place is mainly underground going in through the pipes will mean not having to travel down through the base itself."
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Post by Ash on Mar 16, 2008 6:36:45 GMT -5
"The sewers...", Ash mumbles, rubbing his chin.
"We could go through the sewers. There should be an entrance to the sewers in front of the base, a little into a small forest. It is most likely sealed. But it wont be a problem to open it. From that entrance down as far as possible and to the north. Then we SHOULD be able to reach the hangar and the labs... Good idea.", he says, aftzer he thought about Kei´s suggestion.
Then he laughs.
"You really like to go through sewers, don't you?"
It was more a statement than a question, as he remembered how they escaped from Deathwatch HQ on New Eden.
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Post by Machaeus on Mar 16, 2008 11:08:19 GMT -5
Machaeus sighs. "If I'd bothered with learning stupid scrying magic, I could find an unused or otherwise inconspicuous place to just 'port in. But no, 'I'll never need it' I said." He runs his finger around the rim of his drink. "As long as Urufu doesn't complain about smell, we should be fine that way."
"Summabish, ishatta blue dragon?" he mutters, still kissing the floor.
"And technically I'm from the Abyss, Kei. Similar, but demons reside there as opposed to the devils of Hell. Most of 'em get pretty p!ssy if you say one's from the other place - they're in the middle of a Blood War, which is probably the only reason our Material Plane isn't overrun by the dang things.
"But anyways. Sewers are okay."
(I'm debating introducing Mach's cousin from the Tremorton boards...that might be interesting...)
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Post by Ash on Mar 17, 2008 15:15:38 GMT -5
Ash leans over the table and looks confused at Urufu. "I never buy him a drink again. Promised.", he says, shaking his head. "So it is decided. Tomorrow night. Through the sewers into the base. And then... Showdown!" After saying this he slams his fist on the table. So hard, that the mugs jump up a bit. The people on the tables around the group notice this and look annoyed at them. Ash looks around and coughs slightly. "What I wanted to say is... it sounds like a plan. Yes." ((More characters = More fun  )) |
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Post by Machaeus on Mar 19, 2008 22:10:23 GMT -5
"Machie, is that you?" a young lady asks. She is in a white t-shirt and black sweatpants, has lightly pink skin, and is holding a Roy Rogers. Most striking are her green eyes that almost have a yellow tint to them.
Machaeus turns, staring at the woman. "Only one person in all of reality is fool enough to call me 'Machie', and that's the only virgin succubus in the entirety of the Infinite Abyss," he smiles after a bit. "Kalyy'ya, it's been a while.
"Guys, this would be my cousin," he says to the group. "She appears to have mastered her ability to shapeshift, which is probably a good thing. Wouldn't want a panic because a demon was walking the earth. Say hello to Kalyy'ya, and don't worry, she's not gonna pull any of the crap most demons pull."
Kalyy'ya steps towards Kei, her hand out, and says, "Nice to meet you." In the process, she steps on Urufu's tail, and he yelps and leaps through the roof. "Oh, no, sorry!" she says, covering her mouth in horror.
"S'okay, I don't have a hangover at least," Urufu replies, nursing his tail.
"Why, 'cuz you can't feel it past your tail stinging?"
"Something like that. My tongue is still fuzzy though."
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Post by tachyon on Mar 20, 2008 7:19:39 GMT -5
Kei gets out of her seat to let Kalyy'ya sit closest to Machaeus.
"Hey, nice to meet you Kaly." she says as she shakes her hand, "I'm Kei."
She then leans in closer to Kalyy'ya's ear.
"I'll buy you a beer if you tell me some embarrasing stuff about Mach." she whispered.
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Post by Machaeus on Mar 20, 2008 11:01:32 GMT -5
"Done!" she smiles.
Machaeus glares at the two. "If I heard what I think I heard, you're both dead."
"Never mind," Kalyy'ya says nervously.
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Post by Ash on Mar 21, 2008 8:59:06 GMT -5
"Another demon, huh?", Ash mutters, looking at Kalyy´ya.
He raises his hand.
"Ash Ny...", he begins, before he stops himself. "Ash. Just Ash."
"So... Mach...ie...", Ash says with an evil grin.
"What did they say? Come on. You can tell me. You know that I am deadly serious. Most of the time."
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Post by Machaeus on Mar 21, 2008 10:46:25 GMT -5
"Meh, Kei offered Kalyy'ya a beer if she told something embarrassing about me."
"And only I can call him Machie," Kalyy'ya says with a mock air of pretentiousness. She then sticks out her tongue. "So, cuz, what've you been up to?" she asks Machaeus.
"Traveling across the galaxy, meeting Kei and an AI with more than a few circuits missing, and fighting-slash-maybe-kinda-sorta-befriending a bounty hunter-type guy. What's the news in Lake Woebegone?"
"They officially named it that now. They liked your name better."
"Really? I may have to give Garrison Keillor royalties."
"...that's where you got it from? Why didn't I see it before?!" Kalyy'ya asks, slapping her forehead.
"Dunno," the warlock shrugs. "Which demon prince is running it this week?"
"Actually, Graz'zt's held it for almost a month now."
"What? That's weird. Something funny must be going on - our layer changes rulers every week at best, sometimes after two hours."
The two are ignoring the confused stares of Kei and Ash as they talk a bit more about demon politics (which, they soon discover, means who hates whom enough to bring out an army, and whom is just mildly disliked).
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Post by Ash on Mar 21, 2008 16:19:32 GMT -5
The whole time Machaeus and Kalyy'ya talked, Ash had raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't know that demons have something like politic...", he mutters.
[glow=green,2,000]You have fun?[/glow]
"What?", Ash asks while looking around the table. "Not again."
[glow=green,2,000]May I ask you a question?[/glow]
"No."
[glow=green,2,000]I am sure that you suffered from headaches not to long ago. Are they gone now?[/glow]
He holds his hand in front of his mouth, hoping that no one would hear him.
"Why do you even want to know if you can ask me a question, if you are going to ask anyway?"
[glow=green,2,000]Can you just answer my question, please?[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,000]NO! I AM SICK OF YOU! STAY OUT OF MY HEAD![/glow]
Silence. At least in Ash's head. But a few seconds later the voice begins to speak again.
[glow=green,2,000]Just as I thought... you can talk now... You managed it in such a short amount of time? Impressive.[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,000]What? What the... Whats happening to me? Hello?[/glow]
The voice was gone.
Ash slams his head onto the table.
I am so tired of this...
With his head still on the table, he looks at the group. In that position, he looks as if he had one drink too much.
"If you think Gordon can drive you insane with his ramblings... You should meet Lu... cy...Alli...thingy. Whatever her last name is.", Ash says, rolling his eyes.
"Speaking of Gordon... where is he? Left him... wherever...?"
(( Question: Why is no one posting in the other active RP?
Also added a glow-effect to the "telepathy" coversation. It is easier now to figure out who is who. And a little color is never wrong. ;D ))
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