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Tweak says, "ROMAN does not overcome things"

Aoi, Misaki (pinksunbeam) wrote in disappear_plot,
@ 2009-10-08 21:18:00

Sweet and Sour Dungeon...Act 1
Who: Exploration Team.
What: Dungeon crawling.
Where: Gingerbread Dungeon crawl
When: June 22nd
Why: Dungeon crawling, have fun you lucky ducks

The group finds itself placed in a very sweet setting, the world around them is covered in well white icing on the ground, and various gumdrops that lead the way around a gingerbread bricked path, with chocolate icing on the edges to make a nice touch. The path leads down a long front yard dotted with trees made from fondant (cake decorating stuff that's like candy) and hanging off them are chocolate kisses, pepermint drops, lemon drops, and other assorted fruit candy.

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	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-12 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	As Smaeko ran a beam of light shot down from the heavens, striking the mass of shadows in its centre. As the shadows withered away and the sudden light-blindness cleared, three winged figures floated above the bird cage. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-12 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Michael..." The right-sided one looked over the group without looking at the middle of his own. "I can see by the absence of the light that the fourth of us hasn't arrived. Do we carry on?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2dbeauty
2009-10-12 08:28 pm UTC (link)

Toru couldn't help but stare. Shadows were one thing. He'd gotten used to those. They were, after all, hardly different from the monsters he fought in video games.

Now, angels, on the other hand... this didn't bode well. They were glowing. And bright. And... capable of talking.

He did the first thing that came to mind. Shouted. Not to anyone in particular. "What the hell!?"

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	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-12 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	The angel identified as Micheal shook his head. "We continue. This mission is of great importance." "Not hell, child. Quite the opposite." He continued, adressing the group. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... zealousemperor 2009-10-12 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	Kanaye just looks up, emotionless. "Angels. Of course. My day couldn't get any worse, could it?" he says, deadpan. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-12 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	The third angel, quiet to this point, examined her hands and spoke quietly. "So this... this is what I am. I understand now... the other form is just a disguise." She lifts her head and looks to Micheal, waiting. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... 2dbeauty 2009-10-12 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	With a slightly exasperation expression, Toru apologized to Michael. "O-okay, th-that was a bad choice of words. B-but... what are you three doing here?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-12 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	Micheal nodded again and turned to the team, floating down so to be closer to thier level. "You have been meddling where humans should not. It was fortunate that girl's shadow was so happy to turn you over to us." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... zealousemperor 2009-10-12 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	Kanaye sighed again. "Of course. Not only are you angels, but you're ASSHOLE angels. Tell your God to go die, alright? I've had enough abuse for one day." he said, sounding like he's about to cry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2dbeauty
2009-10-12 08:47 pm UTC (link)

Toru suppressed the urge to comfort Kanaye; it probably wasn't the time. At all. Instead, he addressed Michael again.

"P-please, don't listen to him! He's having... a-a bad week. B-but, we... what have we done to 'meddle?' We've just been saving peoples' lives!"

The fact that he was even able to talk back to such a heavenly being was quite the indicator that Toru played way too much of the Ultimate Sci-Fi series.

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ofmanydevices
2009-10-12 08:49 pm UTC (link)

Tom quirked an eyebrow. And studied the Angels. He put a finger to his chin.

"The most likely answer is that they're shadows, a manifestation of Akuba's psyche. They could also be personas from other users nearby. We may have a chance to fight our way out.

It's also possible that they are in fact divine beings. The naming conventions suggest a Christian mythology. Though the attitudes imply a more Old Testament origin. But I have my doubts."

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disappear_npc
2009-10-12 09:02 pm UTC (link)

"We are not Personae. That which you call 'Persona'... they threaten the divine order. We had planned to remove you one by one, but your friend's shadow was happy to turn you over, as Micheal said. Though, I doubt she'd be the only one... I suppose we can shoulder some of the blame for your present discord. You wouldn't expect a place called Paradise to be so stressful, would you?"

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zealousemperor
2009-10-12 09:04 pm UTC (link)

Kanaye would have glared at Toru if he was functioning correctly. Instead, he kind of glanced. "Bad week? I'm having a bad EXISTENCE. You wouldn't like LIFE would be so stressful, would you? Also, I thought God was love and such. Why not just tell us to not use our personae or something? It would be preferable to us dying." Kanaye said the longest thing he said all day, but then relapsed into an emotionless mess.

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disappear_npc
2009-10-12 09:08 pm UTC (link)

Uriel's gaze turned from Kanaye for a moment. "Thomas. Kanaye. Your thoughts are wrapped in delusion and ignorance."

He addressed the group afterward:

"I can see by the emotions in your souls that you have chosen to disregard our warnings. We cannot turn a blind eye to your plan to tread in a realm humanity has no business exploring. Begone, or we shall purge you from the earth ourselves, along with the rest of the darkness!"

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	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... zealousemperor 2009-10-12 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Kanaye, not even looking at Uriel, said "We'd love to, angel dude. Problem is, one of my friends is in there, so if you'd just be happy enough to let her out, the actual person, not the shadow, I'd LOVE to never go into here AGAIN." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-12 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	"None of you will leave here. Betrayal of one's comrades is as grave a sin as meddling in the affairs of the absolute one." Micheal was now staring straight ahead beyond the group, speaking without facing any of them in particular. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... zealousemperor 2009-10-12 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Kanaye blinked. "It's true! God DOES hate me!" he shouted. "This explains EVERYTHING!" Then, Kanaye started crying like a widow. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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2dbeauty
2009-10-12 09:28 pm UTC (link)

Toru moved so that he could face the angel, since it seemed to be staring off into space.

"You... you're punishing her for helping you!? Th-that's beyond wrong! And... d-don't even think of doing anything to us until you tell us why you want to kill us! Bosses and villains have to share their motivations, it's only fair!"

Hands grasped tight on his weapon, he readied himself to defend the dejected Kanaye.

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	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... ofmanydevices 2009-10-12 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	Tom pointed up toward the angels. "You're lying! The Archangel Micheal was a being of Justice, who taught humans Mercy! You're nothing so divine." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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daioujou
2009-10-12 10:05 pm UTC (link)

Kou's gaze hurried from one angel to another, then to his classmates, past the bird cage into t,he sky, and then to the beginning. His eyes were wide. Breathing frequently he felt a rising illness in his stomach. It turned swiftly into bone-numbing coldness as he realised, if these were angels as claimed, that God existed.

His thoughts turned to saving himself, because at the end of it he was a human being.

He hurried in front of the group and raised his arms.

"... What do you think you're doing?" A pause for breath. "As we are, we don't know anything."

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anthesphoria
2009-10-12 10:37 pm UTC (link)

"Y-yeah…" Kozue chimed in, more a bit nervously, looking skywards. "We don't know what's going on at all. You can't… I don't know, help us understand what we should be doing?"

Wasn't that kind of the Western God thing? Guidance? Rules? Helping people? Or. Coming from a strictly Shinto-Buddhist family, at the moment? Kozue was distinctly out of her depth. Couldn't they have gotten Kannon or Kokuzo, or at least someone she vaguely knew?

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apathyisboring
2009-10-13 01:32 am UTC (link)

"Didn't you hear him?!" Kiriko's voice was strangely high-pitched and nearly squeaked when she spoked. She'd pulled herself into a sitting position and was scrambling to her feet now, stumbling to the bars of the cage and gripping them, looking up to the angels.

"What if we stopped using our Personas?" She looked desperately from one to the next. "Will you let us go?"

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ofmanydevices
2009-10-13 05:00 pm UTC (link)

Tom shook his head at the discussion. Making deals was not going to save them, they needed to do it themsevles. He looked around the cage to try and come up with a way for them to escape.

Getting through the bars would be difficult, maybe if they hit them with the full strength of their attacks, but the Angels would be on them. Then Tom had a thought

He slipped over toward Team Cake, he needed to warn someone about his plan, and he trusted Sonozaku at least to handle herself. He also needed to talk to Kozue, she was the only other one here who knew. He moved to the two gorls, and looked between them.

"I have a plan to get out of here. When the time comes I need all of you to get out of Paradise. Just run, as fast as you can, and don't stop for anything."

Finally Tom looked to Kozue.

"And... if my plan doesn't work, take care of Max."

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	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... disappear_npc 2009-10-13 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	If Uriel had noticed, he didn't care. They were humans. "The deed has already been done, and ignorance is no excuse. To think we wouldn't notice is foolish. You are mortals, all of you. There is no place for you here. Keep this up and we will take you, and the other betrayers, and turn you to stone." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	Re: SMAEKO IS NOT A HUNTER UNBEKNOWNST TO ITS PREY... ofmanydevices 2009-10-12 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Tom suddenly saw an opportunity to get some answers. "I note you didn't deny being Shadows. But I'm willing to accept your some very powerful beings. So what are you then? What is this place? I know it's not actually some paradise dimension. And who created it?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

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