Town Square

[MikitoAilie]

Here is the center of town.  

[ExTERmINATION]

Steven Drake / Green Lantern
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Green Lantern: Reservist of Sector 2184
Metropolis City Police Department: Detective



"So this is Jump City eh?"

A voice whispered looking over Town Square, the figure itself was an Officer of The Green Lantern Corps who stood on one of the many large buildings over looking Jump City, from this point he stood straight up looking past the city's skyline to look at the four corners of the city. It was a remarkable city even though he only been here on a training exercise with Metropolis City Police Department for tactical training but as a Green Lantern, never and he just got summoned basically from Justice League higher ups to take part of the Teen Titan program as Steven refereed to it. He wasn't bothered by taking part in training members or even assisting with whatever as a representative from The Justice League he was worried that he wasn't much of a senior member of roster yet but they figured it was fine.

The Green Lantern looked down to his right hand where his green lantern power ring sat upon his finger, he tilted his head watching the green hue trace the ring, he had some battles under his belt, some fights and missions and at times rumbled with League members to take down some tough villains or extremely dangerous operations but this was the first he felt 'away' or 'gone' he was suppose to be a League member and didn't know if he made any mistakes would he be judged? even as a Detective he trained Police Cadets but that was five years ago and now, so much has changed and he was now trying to settle down in Jump City. Since he arrived early to the city he decided to get to know the area carefully before he went to the location given to him, hopefully he could meet the new Green Lantern that was mentioned to him by Oa 'Human Resources' as this Green Lantern identified them as.  

[ExTERmINATION]

Steven Drake / Green Lantern
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Green Lantern: Reservist of Sector 2184
Metropolis City Police Department: Detective



The clean fresh air hit him hard, he grinned slightly closing his eyes feeling the cool breeze, it was something to enjoy the life as a hero who could reach the tallest buildings easily and look down upon the city or town and enjoy it for a moment, taking in the little things. Observing the street level The Green Lantern moved over to the edge and leaped off the building rooftop, he easily floated safely to ground level taking his first steps on Jump City. He looked around and made his way through a dark alley only to exit out in his civilian clothing.

Steven dressed in a casual black t-shirt, slightly fitting to his figure which caused his upper body from chest, shoulders and biceps to be a bit tight when wearing such shirts. He had a pair of causal darker blue jeans which gave a generous gap around areas of the jeans so it was comfortable to wear. He also carried on him a black wallet for normal purposes which also carried his M.C.P.D. badge. Stopping on the sidewalk Steven padded his jean pockets then to his back ones to pull out a large cigar, a very unhealthy addiction but enjoyed the odd taste of a fresh cigar. Placing it tightly in his teeth he quickly used his green power ring and started a small flame to start the cigar. Taking a few puffs he continued on the street observing how citizens reacted, his first experience was to see how the citizens of Jump City felt, reacted, enjoyed their City, did they fear the night like those in Gotham, did they have a more excitement vibe in Central City? or causal business like Metropolis City. Looking at a few faces he past he could see most enjoyed their time, happy couples of all ages enjoying their time, not carrying about when bills have to be paid next, where their food is coming from or work the next day, everyone was in great spirits.

Standing at a four-way intersection Steven stopped as the traffic lights began to change to red, he was alone at the corner while others walked by, he grunted slightly as his stomached growled followed by a pinch of pain hitting him, he was hungry and couldn't remember if he had ate at all today but was sure he made a protein shake in the morning but shrugged it off, looking around he noticed a Pizza restaurant just off in the corner, he grinned thinking of what he could order what he could eat, he was on vacation, slightly, but he didn't have to report to the Titan Tower for sometime so he could make a pig of himself, devour two large pizzas a few soda and clean himself up and hit up a few night clubs to check out the vibe, he slightly grinned thinking of the wildlife the night clubs could bring, perhaps he could enjoy Jump City for one night off and enjoy it's adult temptations of drinks, women and good music.

[[Next Post: Pizza Cafe']]

 

[Kitsune Kage Tsume]

Valkyrie

Coming to a stop with a roll across a the foor of a pizza shop, Valkyrie glances back to the west and the distant glow of police lights. They haven't been able to track her, which was good, but even so as she was looking now, a complete shadowy creature thing, she would stand out quite a bit. Gripping the diamonds in her right hand tightly, she pushes down the bubbling instinct to feed in order to focus on more important things. Such as escape. Escape without running into Raven. The only one she can't fool out of all the heros she's met in her year of life. Which given what she's heard through the tv box of video magic, probably wasn't that many.

After making sure her urges were thoroughly supressed, she hops down from the roof into a neighboring alley. Pausing briefly to alter her appearance once again, this time she alters the shape of her tail, and her body grows sheets and becomes chiseled so that when she manipulates the light passing through her body she appears as a normal clothed human. A cosplaying human, but a human none the less. Valkyrie pushes forward into the crowded throng, her tail limp and unmoving like a cosplayers would be, and fights against the tide of the crowd heading for work to follow the crowd heading for the clubs, lots of people crowded together in a place with a lot of constantly shifting lights would be the best place to hide out for a while.

OOC:  

[Elmira of Elkwood]

Queen of Hearts
Location: Walking down the street towards the center of town.
Company: Alone.
Status: Trying to wrap her head around everything..
Out Of Cranium: Bleh... again, her posting and profile picture will change once I can get her drawn up.

[[ ENTER Rosie from North Streets]]

...............Rosie continued on until she reached the more crowded area of the streets. As there began to be less and less room on the side walk, and as the buildings began to tower around her, the young clown girl stopped to regain her bearings. Or... as much as she could get for being in an unfamiliar city. Some people stared as they passed by her, others ignored her, and a few pointed and giggled at her get-up. Rosie was far too focused on looking for some tourist information center, or a bus stop, or bank, or... just something remotely helpful. She either needed to find a way back to Gotham, or she needed to find a good place to rob on her own.

Honestly she was hoping for the easier of the two options. She'd take a bus ride back to her dark little City rather than trying to pull of a heist in an unknown City. It was just too much of a hassle here. She had no idea how quickly the cops could get to a scene here, and she had no idea what kind of heroes hung around this city. If she wasn't able to get back to Gotham easily though, she'd almost have to get her hands on some quick cash.

...............Rosie sighed lightly and let her gaze travel over the sky line around her. Plenty of tall buildings, lots of places to shop and eat... but nothing helpful for her. The girl pursed her lips together and turned her attention down towards the crowd around her. A few people quickly turned their gaze away from Rosie, while a small group of brave souls muttered back and forth to each other and pointed towards her. Rosie smiled back at them and waved, then gently turned her attention back towards the street and walked away. She really didn't feel like dealing with the curious crowd right now. She wasn't used to the stares. Not... these kind of stares anyway. The wide-eyed stare then turn tail and run kind of stare, sure. But not the arched-brow and 'Is she on her way to a Halloween party' kind of stare. Bleh.

...............So, Rosie made her way farther into the center of the town, and stopped only when she found a bench that offered a bit of breathing room. She then flipped the back of her ruffled skirt into the air, and promptly planted herself down on the bench. Rosie's eyes gently scanned the crowd of people that passed her by, crossing her legs and leaning back in the rusty metal bench. She smiled and waved at those that stopped to stare at her, and let her smile fall when they just walked on by again. This was so... odd. She wasn't used to this at all. The new environment, the clean city, no one freaking out when they seen her, the odd glances, the absolute lack of panicking.

.... maybe she should just start asking around. Bring up Gotham. Bring up the Joker. Heck, bring up any of the Bat-Fam. See if any one knew anything or knew how to get to Gotham.

 

[MikitoAilie]

Plasmus, waited the amount of time he was told… but received no more orders. With this all six of the purple acid monsters, exploded from the fear gas. Intoxicating everything below, and above. Screams of terror, could already be heard as the gas filled the entire city one block at a time. Civilians screamed and ran away. Slowly, the purple monster reformed, and let out a ghastly “GARRRROAAAH!!!” And he slid farther down. This gas didn’t effect him, and he was the perfect host.

Meanwhile back in Titans Tower, the pink blob mades its way up a pip, slowly but surely. He stretch himself into the sprinkler system of the tower, which also was outside on the shore, and he placed the canister on the inside of it. Smirking. He followed his steps back but got lost.. Instead he started coming out in a shower… While a pinkette was showering. He fell onto her head, and smiled that huge grin. Expecting a scream shortly after his arrival, Plasmus rushed out into the halls, and pulled the fire alarm. Causing the sprinklers to go off, revealing the gas.

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Location:
Thoughts: I'm only human when I slee..... Garrroaaah
Emotion: None
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[Elmira of Elkwood]

Queen of Hearts
Location: Running through the streets.
Company: Alone.
Status: Trying to get out of the line of the Fear Gas..
Out Of Cranium: .....

...............Rosie, meanwhile, was sitting on a bus stop bench deeper into the center of the city. Her elbows burrowed into the soft muscles above her knees, and her chin cradled in the palms of her hands. Her bottom lip pressed out in a small pout, dis forming the heart she had painted on them. Her eyes were fixed on the ground in front of her, and the toe of her left boot was grinding a pebble into the pavement under her.

She had finally found a place where there was tourist... whatever. Found some maps, found out how far it was to Gotham, and found out she only had enough money on her to buy a lunch later. A far cry from the amount she'd need to get back home. And, after the stares she had gotten from tourists... the gawks, the photographs, the giggles... absolutely no one knew who she was. Not even the ones who had just come FROM Gotham. No one knew who the “Queen of Hearts” was... and the only person who recognized the “Queen” villain thought she was from the Royal Flush Gang. When she tried to explain who she was, she either got the “Uh-oh, crazy girl” stare, or was flat out laughed at for the very IDEA that the widely feared JOKER would even entertain the thought of raising a child. No one... absolutely NO ONE knew who she was or believed she was with the Joker.

...and of course trying to explain herself nixed any chances she had of trying to hitchhike her way back to Gotham with another tourist. No one wanted a psycho-Joker-fanatic in the back seat of their rental SUV.

So... she just moved out onto the bench of a bus stop, and waited for a bus... way back home... or an idea to come to her. Whatever came though. As she did so, her mind began to wander all over the place. How was she going to get home? Why didn't anyone know her? Why did everyone act like Joker didn't have a little side-kick? She hadn't been that sheltered and out of the public, had she? What if she WAS a lot farther away from home than she thought? What if... she was in some other world or something? What if she wasn't getting back home? What if she was on her own here?

...............As she thought, she vaguely heard the deep rumble of an explosion, but she didn't pay much attention to it. After all, explosions were a rather common sound with her daily life. The ear piercing screams that rang out from the end of the street, on the other hand, THOSE caught her attention.

Rosie blinked and gently glanced towards the sound of the screaming. Down the street, a few blocks away, she found a cloud of smoke filling the street. People were screaming and running out of the smoke filled street. Rosie tilted her head to the side a bit, watching curiously as more people began to scream as the smoke moved towards them. Then something very large rose from the ground and towered above the people panicking about. The creature roared, and the sound bounced off the buildings around him. The girl pursed her lips and stood from the bench. She sort of wanted to get a better look, but there were so many people screaming and buzzing about the street, she didn't want to get trampled on just for a look.

Then she got a better look at the people in the path of the smoke. People who had simply been standing there began to scream and panic as the smoke hit them. Some screamed and ran, some backed themselves up until they were stiff against a building, cars were swerving and crashing into each other, and some people were... just behaving oddly. Pulling non-existant things off of their body, falling onto the ground and flailing about, hugging street lamps and looking down as though the pavement were something horrid. Rosie stared for another moment, and as the screaming became clearer.... as she heard what a few people were screaming about.... as she realized the smoke was flowing through the streets towards her.... she realized what was happening.

...............Perhaps it was fortunate that she grew up in Gotham. More specifically grew up around some of Gotham's Rogue Gallery. She had never really met the “Scarecrow” in person, but she darn well knew what his fear gas was. And it didn't take much staring down the street to realize why everyone was freaking out once the smoke reached them. The girl's eyes grew wide and fearful as she watched the gas flow closer. A second later she spun on her toes and bolted down the street, away from the smoke. She didn't bother to warn anyone else about what was coming, she didn't stop when she knocked someone down, she just ran. Her only concern right now was to get out of the path of the gas. She wasn't immune to it like she was the Joker venom, and she wasn't willing to be a wailing ball of flesh huddled on the ground like everyone else. Or... trampled by someone who didn't know she was even there, or hit by a car, or eaten by... whatever that creature is.

 

[Kitsune Kage Tsume]

Valkyrie

Having taken refuge inside the nightclubs bathroom, she locks herself in one of the stalls, needing the privacy since whenever she consumes a diamond it always ends up disrupting the visual illusion. Lowering her gaze to the handful of blue diamonds, she parts her lips revealing teeth that would be better off being called fangs, and pops in two of the diamonds, swallowing them whole.Almost immediately the diamonds react with her body and start pulsing with energy, the energy does as anticipated and disrupts her illusion and reveals her body as it truly is. Allowing herself to relax as her body absorbs the diamonds she swallowed, she delves into her own mind to lose herself in her thoughts and memories of the past. Minutes past, and her peace is disturbed by a sudden rumble, causing her eyes to pop open in surprise. Admittedly it wasn't the rumble that surprised her.

It was the sudden distortion of the cities natural energy.

Something had happened to induce a sudden influx of negative energies into the cities natural energy stream, distorting it. This was...a very bad thing. Not only would that bring about an increase in misfortune, but if the distortion in the energy stream were to continue to increase, it would weaken the veil that keeps the creatures of nightmares from entering this world. Valkyrie had witnessed the entrance of such a demon once before, it was...not a good thing for the city it happened in. Although the heroes of that city did have an easier time killing it, and restoring the strength of the barrier between dimensions thanks to her ability to sense and track the polluting of the worlds natural energies.

Glancing down, she takes note of the fact that she had fully absorbed the diamonds she had swallowed. Thankful for that, she restores her illusion and stores the remaining diamonds in her tail. Making her way through the crowds, she leaves the nightclub to be greeted by screams, turning toward the source she watches as people fall about, completely terrified. Watches as normal citizens suddenly flound about in terror after inhaling some sort of gasous substance.
Gasous substance. Terror induced upon inhalation.

Squish baskets.

Fear gas would be the only thing that could cause this to happen. That wasn't something she wanted to experience again.The last time she experienced fear gas in gotham...it wasn't pleasant, half the populace turned on her and tried to kill her out of fear, believing she was some sort of monster. Before she could do anything, her attention is caught by a strange sight, a girl dressed in red, like some sort of character pulled from Alice in Wonderland, was running towards her, and away from the advancing cloud of fear gas. Well, aparently this squishy human had figured out that the gas was harmful, a smart squishy. A rare breed indeed. But it doesn't matter, at ground level like this there would be no escape from the gas, the only escape would be to the rooftops, perferably the five story rooftops. There were a couple around nearby, but a squishy wouldn't be able to get that high in time to escape the gas....Well, she could help this squishy out. An ally would be good to have if this is going to turn out like that time in Gotham, the memory of which makes her shudder. Stepping forward, she positions herself to intercept the girl.

Extending her right arm, it begins to seemingly liquify and reshape itself into what looks like a mix of a harpoon gun with a grappling hook, her entire arm the familiar clear blue diamond. Aiming at the rooftop of the nearest five story building, she waits to fire it till just before the girl in red reaches her, snagging the girl by the waist just as she reels herself up to the roof. It was very much a Batman inspired rescue. The moment she makes it to the top of the roof, her arm returns to that of a normal human like arm, and Valkyrie uses it to pull herself up onto the roof, and pulls the girl up onto it along with her. Once safely ontop, she restores the illusion to her right arm.

OOC:  

[Elmira of Elkwood]

Queen of Hearts
Location: Now on the rooftops.
Company: With Valkyrie.
Status: Trying to figure out what just happened, and who she is with..
Out Of Cranium: .....

...............Rosie had continued to bolt down the street. Shoving her way through the crowd, and frantically searching the buildings she passed by. This wasn't good. At all. If the gas didn't get her, then there was a very good chance that the bustling population would. With everyone freaking the hell out, there was a good chance she'd get run over, stampeded, or attacked out right. That... she could sort of deal with though. She was more worried about not being able to outrun the gas with the number of people in her way. THAT she needed to try and deal with while she could. And what she needed was to find a certain kind of store. A manly men kind of store. Heck, that whole Mayan apocalypse thing was last year, if she was lucky she'd find some kind of dooms day store. Something where she could find a gas mask or a hazmat suit.

If she could get her hands on a gas mask or something that would keep her safe from the fear gas, at least for a while... she'd be fine. She could work from there. But the chances of finding a store like that were... slim. Crap.

...............Before she could worry too much longer about finding a place to steal a gas mask from, she felt an arm wrap around her waist. A second later, she was jerked off of her feet and bent over the arm, staring down at the street below her. The sudden surprise caught her entirely off guard, and she let out a sharp squeal as she was jerked high into the air. She watched the ground grow smaller and smaller beneath her, and closed her eyes as tightly as she could. This was it... the gas had gotten her. She was freaking out. She just needed to try and keep calm, empty her mind if she could, try and focus on nice things. Just... just nice things.

She held onto the arm that was wrapped around her waist, and kept her eyes shut tightly. Then she felt herself bump against the side of a building, and risked opening her eyes. She found herself high above the street, watching the gas begin to roll over the pavement below. The brick of a building was next to her, as well as... a long red scarf blowing around in the breeze and another set of legs. Rosie stared at them, then looked up as she was pulled onto the roof of the building.

...............When she got a better view of the girl that had just saved her, she wasn't sure what to think. If the gas had gotten her and she was just... wigging out. Or if this girl with the tail and cat ears... or wolf, she couldn't tell... was some kind of hero or something. The girl had ears and a tail, oddly colored hair and eyes, had swords hanging from her sides, looked like she had just come back from an Anime convention... and her one arm was... she didn't know what it was. It was clear and crystally like a clean cut gem, and it was in the shape of a grappling hook. And the moment they were both safely on the rooftop, the arm transformed back into a normal looking arm.

"Wow..." Rosie said in a low whisper, still staring at the girl's arm. "THAT is a handy little trick."

Kitsune Kage Tsume

 

[Kitsune Kage Tsume]

Valkyrie

Valkyrie noticed the girl in reds stare, and slid her right arm to her side, hiding it essentially, before turning her mind back onto more important matters. A brief check over the railing told her what she expected, this block had been completely consumed by the gas and the victims were quickly experiencing the effects and reacting. Some violently. Turning on her heels she strides to the door leading below and checks to make sure it was lock, once satisfied of that, she goes tears of a couple lengths of railing from the roof with percise, swift, slashes of her arms. Taking the pieces of railing, she stuffs them through the loop handles, making sure that even if someone with the key unlocks the door, that they can't get it open.

Once done, she allows herself to relax a little. She really didn't want to have to go through what happened in Gotham all over again. Mobbed by terrified people absolutely convinced she was monster. They were right, of course, but she was the 'wants to be left alone' kind of monster, not the 'kill me cause I'm a viscious beast going to feed on your brains' kind like they believed her to be.

Stepping to the edge of the roof, she sits down in order to rest and watch over the chaos in the streets. Valkyrie decided this was probably the best time to get a closer look at her roofmate. Dressed in red, a color of passion and love, from head to toe, frilled skirts, she very much looked like the Queen of Hearts right out of the Wonderland fairy tale.

After a few seconds of mulling over how to communicate without a telepath, she flicks out a clawed finger and pushes it into the concrete of the roof. In a stylish flowering script, surprising given it's being scratched into concrete, she starts writing, We apologize for the ruff treatment in bringing you here. It was the only way we could think of getting you up here in time to avoid the gas. We chose you because you seemed to be halfway intelligent to our eye compared with the others. The last thing we want is for us to be left to fend alone in the middle of a screaming mob filled with terror and blood frenzy...We have a question for you that may seem odd, but...what is love? Our knowledge is lacking...and we would like to understand."

OOC:
With: Queen of Hearts
Where: 5th story rooftop

innocent little Rosie

 

[Elmira of Elkwood]

Queen of Hearts
Location: Rooftops.
Company: With Valkyrie.
Status: Puzzled..
Out Of Cranium: .....

...............When the girl moved to hide her arm, Rosie took that as a hint that she didn't like showing that ability off. So she casually glanced away to try and make things less awkward. At least... as much as they could be for being yanked onto a rooftop by a complete stranger who had a shape-shifting arm, and being stuck with said stranger on the rooftop because there was no where to go until the mob and gas cleared. ”So... um... thanks.” Rosie said, watching the girl move to look over the edge of the roof. ”That was a considerably better escape from the gas than what I was hoping to find.”

As the girl went to the door leading back into the building, Rosie took a glance over the edge herself. Her eyes widened a fraction as she watched the chaos unfold below. It wasn't that she wasn't used to seeing panic in the streets... but she'd never seen something to this degree before. Cars plowing into one another or barreling over unlucky pedestrians... through walls and shop windows. Those who weren't attacked by vehicles were attacked by other people who must have seen the poor soul as a threat. Children being trampled over by fleeing adults. Babies... Rosie's arms suddenly moved in front of her and protectively hugged themselves around her torso as a shiver ran down her spine. If it was this bad looking down at it from so high up... what would have it been like if she'd been on ground level with a gas mask? Would have she been trying to grapple her way onto a rooftop with an arrow, or trying to help the poor souls who have only lived for a few years?

Her Dad would just be laughing at this. She could already hear his cackle echoing through the streets in her mind, and it sent another chill down her back. She didn't know how he could laugh at something like... this, and she didn't know whether to feel greatful for having that small shred of humanity, or disappointed that she still couldn't develop the stomach that the Joker had.

Rosie's eyes widened further when she turned away from the ledge to see the girl karate chop the metal railing into pieces. She took an involuntary step back, and watched how easily her hand slid trough the metal. She kept her eyes on the girl as she double secured the doors with the bits of railing. Rosie had no idea who or what this girl was... but she was really glad she had run into her. Literally. She was also unsure if she should just start bugging her with the fifty questions she had running through her mind now, or to just keep quiet so she didn't annoy the girl and get her head lopped off.

It was around that point that the girl began to carve a message into the concrete with her finger. Rosie couldn't get over how sharp the claw was, and wondered if Catwoman's claws were that sharp. She'd seen glass cut by her claws before, but never metal or concrete. And such pretty script to boot. Rosie's dark red eyes flickered across the message as the girl scrawled it out. And then blinked when she finished reading it. And blinked again.

What is love? Wow that was a... random question given the current events happening around them. And a loaded question. It wasn't an easy one to answer, because there were so many different kinds of love.... most of which Rosie had never experienced or known herself. She... really probably wasn't the best person to explain such a topic... but she DID have hearts all over her dress. And they weren't going any where else for quite a while. Suppose she'd just have to answer her the best she could. And of course... there was also the whole “WE” she kept referring to herself as. She'd met people with multiple personality disorders, but even they were either one person or the other. Or just a new identity all together. This girl didn't have a disfigured face or a talking doll hanging on her hand. So.... what should she make of that?

”I'ts... not a problem.” Rosie began. ”My big plan was to find a store somewhere close that had a gas mask, then work on climbing up onto a roof. This was considerably quicker.” She said, then paused and looked over what was still left of the railing at the gas below. ”And I'm a Gotham Girl. I've never met Scarecrow or breathed any of that crap in before... but I know fear gas when I see it.” she said, then carefully leaned over the edge of the railing. ”The people freaking out as the hazy cloud got to them was a good indication to stay away. And you're right... even if we escaped the gas, there's a nice chunk of city going nuts below us. Not fun.”

Then Rosie paused as she thought hard about the girl's question. ”As for what is love... it's... complicated. Very complicated.” she began. ”There are different kinds of love. Like... pride towards a country, home, or ideal. There's friendly love, family love, parental love, mother's love, sibling love, animal love... that sort of thing. There's.... imminence enjoyment of a TV show, object, or food. And then there's infatuation, puppy love, intimacy, romance, devotion... that sort of thing.” Rosie adjusted herself on the railing so that she was half leaning over it, satisfied that it wasn't going to buckle under her weight. ”All of those have different characteristics of love. Different.... degrees or levels of love. Some are mild forms of love. More friendly. Others are very deep, strong, emotionally empowering levels of love.” Then she sighed and gazed out at the skyline. Her thoughtful frown turning into a more genuine frown. ”The... higher the degree of love, then the higher degree of fear, sorrow, or hatred that the emotion can transform into if someone's trust or love is broken. Like... If you really, really love someone, and they betray you or your trust, than the love you have for them can vanish and be replaced with anger. Or, if they die, the love for them can still remain, and have an equal level of sorrow overshadowing the love.”

Rosie paused a moment more, then smiled lightly and shook her head. ”Like I said... it's complicated.” she said. Then she slid off of the railing, and slid her legs under the metal to sit on the edge of the roof as well. Moving her arms through the bars and leaning her head against the back of the bars. ”Love is.... basically.... an emotional attachment towards something or someone... that creates a bond between you and that person. Or thing. You care for that person... or thing. Sometimes more than you care about yourself. You are happy just to spend time with them and be together with them. You're happy when they're happy. Upset when they are upset. Sensitive to how they are feeling. Proud of their achievements. You worry about their safety. And... you're saddened at the very thought of them no longer being with you.. enough that you would protect them regardless of your own well being.”

Rosie paused for another long moment in thought, just staring out at the skyline. ”.... that's...basically what love is anyway. It applies to some of the types of love. From friendly to devoted love anyway.” She said. Then she smiled and chuckled uneasily. ”Intimacy and romance and that sort of thing... that's an entirely different type of love. One leads to the other, and very soon after that leads to procreation.” she said, looking over at the girl.

Kitsune Kage Tsume

 

[Kitsune Kage Tsume]

Valkyrie

The girl in reds words were similar to what others have told her. It did help her understand a little bit more. Helped her to understand that without the capability of having deep and strong emotional responses to others, love was impossible. Thus impossible to her. Her emotions were shallow at best, hollow at worst. Like a bubble, ready to vanish into nothingness at the slightest touch.

A crash and the sound of banging captures Valkyries attention, drawing her gaze to the double secured door. Screams can be heard as well, victims of the gas seeking the rooftop to escape their terror. Valkyries forethought proves wise indeed, as it holds firm against the desperate attempts to open it.

Assured about the durability of the door, Valkyrie turns her eyes back to street side, and the chaos below. After a moment of thought, she begins scratching into the roof once again, "We understand. We thank you...and we agree, being out in the middle of that gas is an event we do not wish to repeat. We are known as Valkyrie. We permit you to ask the questions you have on your mind. We will answer if we can." Her words about the gas more then just hinted that she had been in Gotham before herself.

Valkyrie waits for the girls question, patient and silent like a sentinel.

OOC:
With: Queen of Hearts
Where: 5th story rooftop

innocent little Rosie

 

[Elmira of Elkwood]

Queen of Hearts
Location: Rooftops.
Company: With Valkyrie.
Status: Puzzled..
Out Of Cranium: .....

...............Rosie jumped slightly as the door began to rattle. Her attention immediately shifted towards the door, and watched it closely to make sure it was going to hold up. She frowned gently, feeling kind of sorry for the people, but more than glad that they couldn't get up here. They'd either be fighting off people who were literally out of their minds, or watch them run straight over the ledge of the rooftop and fall to the crowds below. Neither sounded fun. So... they were probably as safe stuck in that stairwell. And the two of them were still safe right where they were at.


...............When the girl began scratching at the cement again, Rosie turned her attention away to look down at the ground. Again, her eyes scrolled over the message carved into the cement. After reading the message over, Rosie smiled and looked back up at the girl. Valkyrie... actually a cool name. ”Well, my name is Rosie. The Queen of Hearts if you want to go by aliases.” she said, motioning towards her frilly red dress. ”It's supposed to be more geared towards the Queen of Hearts card than the Alice in Wonderland Queen, but a lot of people mistake me for that when they first see me. When they realize who my Dad is, it makes a little more sense to them. I usually wear shorter dresses than this when I go out and about. But... I wasn't expecting to be out and about today.” she said. Then she smiled a little and glanced over the side of the roof to observe the street for a moment again.


..............."Well... I have a few questions actually.” Rosie replied with an awkward little smile. ”And you don't have to answer them if they're too personal or if I ask too many. But I guess I'd like to know more about you since we're gonna be alone together for a while. Like... your arm. I have powers, but they're nothing as cool or as useful as what you did to get us up here. Or... secure the door. And you keep referring to yourself as “we”. The only people I know that speak like that have a multiple personality disorder.” she said. Then she blinked and looked back at the girl, putting her hand up to gesture. ”Not that I'm saying you're crazy or anything. I know crazy. I live with crazy. It's just unusual to meet someone who refers to themselves as a multiple persons.” she said. Then she turned back around to glance down at the street. ”And I'm curious about your experience with the fear gas. I grew up in Gotham, but I don't ever remember seeing someone like you out and about in the city before.”

Then she looked back at Valkyrie and smiled. ”And feel free to ask me similar questions if you want. Most people don't like the answers”

Kitsune Kage Tsume

 

[Lilith Teivel Noir]

Lilith Teivel Noir

临兵斗
者皆阵
列在前
灭!

-----------Maya☆Black

㊊㊋㊌㊍㊎㊏ The Heir of Abe no Seimei ㊊㊋㊌㊍㊎㊏

Pain make people stronger...

Onmyouji sighs to herself and wonders why as much as she dislike Human beings, she still wanna help them in moments such as this. The Heir of Abe no Seimei gets up to her feet, she says in firm manner, "Byakko, come forth," with that a white tiger, twice the size of a full grown grizzly bear appears by her side. She reaches to touch the tiger gently, the wind god from anicent Japanese culture purrs softly and waits for her order. "Byakko, cleanse the city from that gas of fear," Onmyouji says, the Wind God roars loudly and takes off. "My gift to you, heroes or the City, I hope it will do you all well,"[ she adds.

The Wind God races through the air around the whole perimeter of Jump City. Sending strong gust of wind down the streets of the city, to cleanse the Fear Gas out of the city. The Wind God can be seen from anywhere in the city, the tiger races around the city a few more rounds. Once the Fear Gas is gone from the streets of the City, Byakko runs back to its Mistress, who seems weaken by the deed. The tiger stops next to the Natural Onmyouji, when the Tiger slowly fades away, the girl finally let her exhaustion takes over and she falls backwards. Before she hits the hard floor, a mouse-fox breaks her fall and slowly lowering her to the ground. Maya knows that her Kudakitsune has breaks her fall, she lays there on the floor, Kudakitsune snuggles close to her, she smiles and strokes it gently.

Maya will just lay down for a while, until her energy return, she hopes the heroes of the city will make good use of the gift she has presented to them. A chance to fix things. Get things done and help the people. "I am so tired," the young Onmyouji mutters softly, she has no idea what she has just done might just put the target crosshairs on her.

Music in the background: Theme Song
Mood: Alert, caution and curious 
Music in her headphones: Not On
Location: Jump City, East Street
Occ:

 

[Kitsune Kage Tsume]

Valkyrie

Valkyrie doesn't give much feedback as Rosie spoke, at least, not till she asked about how Valkyrie had obtained her power. At that point her ears, which had been prevously swiveling back and forth like atennas, flattened back completely for a few seconds before they resumed there swiveling motion. The rest of the questions asked were expected, and pretty ordinary for those in Valkyrie and Rosie's professions.

Valkyrie waits a few seconds after the questions were asked before responding. Stilling her ears as she does so, We were in Gotham a couple months half a year ago. Searching for something important for our kind. It belonged to someone else unfortunately...and our skills at...aquisitions were lacking. We nearly got caught by Gothams guardian several times. He did not know what we were, and that was the only reason we could escape him. We got complacent, and discovered by Catwoman as a result. She trained us along with her protoge in order to use us. We are thankful for the training, but fled as soon as we could. We could not risk staying in the chance Batman would be informed about our identity. It was during one of the jobs Catwoman had us help her with, that we were present during Scarecrows fear gas attack. It was on a museum heist that the mayor was attending. It was....the second most disturbing event in our life.

The order in which she answered Rosie's questions by starting with the last, rather then the first, is quite hard to miss. Valkyrie never much liked talking about her powers and origins, reminded her too much that she wasn't human. She would answer though, albeit her information may be selective.

"The most disturbing event would be when we woke. We...are not human. We were human once. We remember that, vaguely, like a misty dream. Many different individuals. Then...we woke like this, all of us still concious, with our identities. We do not think those who crafted us expected that based on the evidence that they were not prepared to defend themselves against our loss of control at the moment of our awakening. It was painful and disorienting. We realized that the tattered remains of ourselves would fade and die if we remain seperate, to survive and live we had no choice but to meld. We are many who have become one.That is why we are we and not what humans would use. When the Titans...the guardians of this city, found out, the little green one freaked out, raving that the Geth were attacking. We still do not understand his meaning, but his companions were amused. Our power may be useful..but we do not believe it justifies the cost to obtain it. In case you wish to have it yourself."

Valkyrie's tail twitches a couple of times in irritation. Before she could continue, however, her concsiousness freezes as she feels a distortion in the energy flow of the city. Different from when the fear gas was released, this distortion was an actual door opening into another dimension, from which energy the likes of which she had never felt before had started to pour through. Like the flowing wind, refreshing and pure. The source of this energy soon becomes visible as a giant white tiger flies across the sky, dispersing the gas. It was quite the sight. "It seems the problem with the gas has been solved...We have never heard of a giant flying tiger before...you are a long way from Gotham. We assume you will have need of help in returning. Or at least, a place to stay. We may not be able to help you get home, but we can certainly find a place for you to stay. There are many abandoned buildings we have discovered, and several we have made into a place comfortable for...squishies." Valkyries offer was made in good faith, and sincere if her ears, at attention and turned toward Rosie, were any indication. Though her admitance to being inhuman might make some...reserved about actually accepting her offer.

OOC:
With: Queen of Hearts
Where: 5th story rooftop

innocent little Rosie