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 Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:02 pm
Class *** Titan HP: 75/75 Description: An agile creature that is weaker but can fly, quickly and steadily. Attention must be paid to its movement patterns, as it will always descend after a small period of time, as its body is too heavy to remain in the air. Watch out for it's tail, which will jab at anyone nearby, and its venomous spray that it will spit. Upon defeat: Has a 75% chance of dropping Insanity remains usable for the R & D. Each player rolls 1d100. If 76 or higher, you find remains (for that player).
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Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:14 pm
After returning from the mist secret garden, dealing with the tournament, and giving Stormy some space with Gale, Nevada has still not gotten frustrations out. She hated being on this rock, stuck here day in and out with nothing more than to pick petty fights with men she didn't know.
Back in the day, when they had portals, things like this never happened.
Ah but what could she do. She shuffled the paperwork for the life lab she had completed, specifically on reports of mass insanity surges as well as readings and spikes here on their very own Island.
And on her way to drop them off, somehow ended up the offensive gear of an attack on a Kaijuu with it's missing partner somewhere in the life labs they said. Good luck finding him, They said. She wouldn't miss him, they assured her.
Jesus, why were life techs the worse.
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Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:23 pm
Moping wasn't his style, but Jack still felt the impact of what had happened at the tournament even a few days after. It wasn't so much sad as it was just . . . his mind kept coming around to it. Thankfully if he kept himself busy, things like that passed soon enough. Thus Jack thought nothing about the next time titan pairings were needed and signed right up.
It was as he was coming over to grab his defense gear that he realized he got more than he bargained for.
"You're kidding me," he murmured flatly as he spotted Nevada approach. Sigh. Well, she didn't have to be his partner. Maybe she was there for something else. "You looking for something, sweet thing?" he asked in a louder tone.
Yes, he still remembered Nevada's parting words. Yes, he knew this was probably one of the worst ways to start things off. No, he didn't care too much. He could probably say something stupid like an apology and she'd probably stay mad.
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Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:36 pm
Nevada went to find the number on the list of teams, then matched it to...There was a murmured curse under her breath as she rolled her eye. Jack Hawthorn.
She really didn't need this right after the tournament. Part of her was bitter, but most of it was directed at herself. She needed to learn self control obviously. Especially with her flirting. So she didn't end up in awkward situations again.
Jack's approach was met with a level gaze and a flat lined look.
"I'm looking for the partner to this. It seems to be you." She wanted to curse. Really, really badly just wanted to curse and leave. But that was unprofessional and personal problems aside, they had a job to do.
Instead she pulled it all in, as best as she could and held it there. Kill the Kaijuu, get this over with...move on.
"I need you to help me into it." She walked to the nearest table, setting it down and preparing herself for the attack. Her long hair was pulled into a large bun, her coat and dress were discarded (don't get too excited, she's wearing leggings and a tanktop.) in favor of having minimal damage to her clothing again. No more blue ink please. She picked the gear up and held it out to Jack, a cool indifference on her face. "The sooner we get this done, the sooner I'm out of your hair..." Which actually meant the sooner she got this done, the sooner she could leave. She held her arms out expectantly so he could belt her.
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:25 am
His initial reaction was to spite her, but unfortunately that would cause risks that could jeopardize the mission. And frankly dying by being squashed by a titan just was an embarrassing way to go. Jack had to give her some credit, though; at least she wasn't doing the mouse trap about to snap attitude.
"Lucky me," he said nevertheless as he strapped Nevada in. Jack was careful not to get too handsy about it or crack jokes like he had with Kat; he actually wanted to have ten fingers after this. Afterwards, he grabbed his own gear and began to belt it up. "So, still mad at me?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:30 am
Almost Jack. She almost had a mouse trap attitude. It would take almost little to nothing of him mentioning Stormy or such to have her full anger out.
She didn't even give two flying shits that her half of this mission was completely in his hands. Yet.
She half expected him to get his feels up in, make some stupid crack about sending a one eyed girl up on to a Kaijuu...Well she gave him credit. Either he respected that she was the stronger one, or he was scared that her restraint was so little, any sudden movements and she'd snatch all those fingers off.
That she actually smiled at. Ah humor. It fled at his question, and while he prepped into his gear, she actually thought about the answer.
"I don't like being left in the dark." Nevada tugged on the belts, "But I also don't like the you that Stormy described to me. One where you whittled her down so that when she came to the Island, it took her awhile to break out of her shell. There are still some things she is very uncomfortable with and shouldn't be. You being here reminds her why she has to be like that." Nevada looked up at Jack now. "I'm not mad any longer about anything that happened between us, I chalk that up to my own stupidity. I'm disappointed that the guy I thought was funny and sweet actually turned out to be fishing with me." She shrugged, "Again, Not mad cause my own stupidity." She double checked her clothes, leaving her phone with them before heading to the area where they had set up the machines.
There wasn't much else to say as she got into the machine. While she had said her piece, the minute she had gotten into the launcher, a new kind of anxiety rose. One where she wasn't in control. He could launch her god knows where, right into the belly and all she'd be able to do is deal with it.
She couldn't let the fear show, so while her face looked calm, it was betrayed by the sudden paleness and stiff way her body was held. Oh god why was she being launched through the air again. ******** life techs.
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:39 am
Stormy. God, he still had to restrain himself from rolling his eyes. What was this, a comic book? It was so typical for Lina to linger on the past like that to make herself the victim, painting him as the ghost story of her life: beware the giant with a crooked smile! "All stories have at least two sides," was all he'd say about that. Jack doubted Nevada was interested in anything beyond what her friend fed her.
My own stupidity, she said. Well, her words and not his, alright? "You know, I figured some pissitude would happen when you found out," he remarked conversationally as he followed her to the cannon. "When I found her, we made a deal that we wouldn't talk about it anymore to anyone; fresh start, you know? But I guess promises don't matter to her when they're with me." The timing, her behavior, her swift retreat: all of it screamed of selfishness. She just didn't want him making friends with her friends or some bullshit like that.
As Nevada crawled into the cannon, he began to crack his knuckles. "Yeah, I was fishing," Jack agreed with a shrug. "So sue me. Let's remember I did that before I found out you had any connection to Lina, though; your little diatribe about sleeping with her best friend wasn't very nice." He began fiddling with the runic knobs like before. "And I'll have you know I don't have to fake being funny or friendly; I wasn't faking when I took that kiss, for one.
"Alright, countdown. Hope you're ready, sweet thing." Counting down from five, he adjusted the aim and, at count 0, launched the Mist hunter at the Titan.
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:40 pm
Nevada shifted in her cannon seat, watching Jack carefully. "Of course you should've. You knew I was her best friend before I knew you were ex." She lifted her chin, the corner of her mouth turning up in a half smile. "I would've also expected that you would think I'd not encourage a relationship with each other after finding out." She shrugged. There was a line with best friends...You didn't date their exes. Or something like that.
"She didn't tell me that." Nevada frowned, yet another thing Stormy didn't tell her. Did the girl not trust her anymore? Her face fell, as if her puppy just got ran over. Why wouldn't Stormy tell her things? "That's unfair." She protested, looking over at Jack. But could she deny it? Was Stormy still harboring feelings for Jack? Or was it the shame that felt.....She didn't know.
Her face shifted again, her smile appearing for once, but it was cold...and hurt was clear in the girl's features. From Stormy not telling her things or because she seemed to have terrible luck with guys in general. "Now you know how I felt Jack. I'm so tired of finding guys who have other girls on their minds. Fresh start or not, you can't deny that Stormy would still have some sort of hold on you." Nevada looked away, thinking of the gentle press of lips on her bandage. It was so goddamn unfair. He played on her, something she often thought of her own weakness. And it made her vulnerable to him.
"I wish you hadn't of. It'd be easier to forget...." She mumbled as he counted down. Once the launch count hit 0, she prepared her body for the worst.
And it came as she was flung through the air like a rag doll. To her credit, she didn't scream like she wanted too but goddamn. She pulled the daggers out, eye steely as she hit the Kaijuu on the back of the neck. It made a startled cry, sending a flap of wings.
"Goddamn it." She spoke into the headset as she stabbed the daggers in. "Stabilized Jack."
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:44 pm
Nevada wobbled on the creature before adding an extra hit to the already damaged creature. Bringing her shooter glasses down (because she always had them), she aimed for the creature's eye, decimating it with one fire from Leroy.
"I think I made it angrier." Was all Nevada said, the creature thrashing with her hanging on for dear life.
Nevada: 50/50
Damage: 25%
Kaijuu: 50/75
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medigel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:47 pm
"You think she tells you everything?" He snorted. "That's not her style." Looks like Lina could go under a new name but still have the same old habits.
Jack shrugged at her take on the fresh start. "You slipped into this pretty bad pun, but you don't know jack." Nevada had seen how poorly he did in his fight after that little conversation, but he'd let her make of it what she wanted; apparently whatever he said was just going to get twisted around anyway, he thought bitterly. "But talk like that tells me you've been where I'm standing, if you're not still there. So you know it's not easy to let go when you see someone you were with give someone else higher priority. Quit acting like I was doing this personally to you, Nevada, because trust me: I'm the injured party here at the end of the day."
He wondered sometimes if he could still have it all, if he just built it from the ground up again.
(( I thought wallowing wasn't you style? ))
It isn't. This is brooding. And he left the giant to ponder the difference between them as he fiddled with the runes and launched the Mist hunter, watching her stab down an infuser into the creature. At the signal, Jack firmly planted the stabilizer into the ground and backed off as the runic power began to root it there.
"Good to go down here," he said into the headset.
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medigel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:59 pm
"For what it's worth, though, I'll watch your back."
Jack scanned the titan quickly, watching its movement patterns like the 101 class had described. At least this one didn't look as formidable as its predecessor.
"But here's a piece of advice: don't bother trying to forget s**t. It'll come back with a vengeance. Tail whip coming up from behind!"
Defending for: 6
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 2 10-sided dice:
9, 10
Total: 19 (2-20)
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:34 pm
Nevada wouldn't deny that she didn't expect Stormy to tell her everything. She had hoped that Stormy would tell her the most important things though. But Jack knew Stormy better than Nevada did in a sense. There was a jealousy, and there was a disbelief and something else to wonder about Jack. To wonder about Stormy.
God ******** damn. She had never thought to wonder about her best friend, she never wanted to. To her, Stormy was precious, innocent. Someone she wanted to keep safe at the end of the day. Was it her own selfishness? She had built this whole protective cocoon around Stormy in the ideal that Finn and Jack were the monster's, terrible men who had no respect for anyone but themselves. How wrong could she be?
"I don't know you." She sighed loudly in the mic, "And what I did meet, I can't deny that I liked." She pulled her gun, aiming once again for a huge hit. "No." She added, "No it's not a good feeling...." She had to remember what Finn said, that Jack had come to the island unaware of Stormy, unaware that Lina was alive. How would it feel to see a ghost?
She wondered if that's what bothered him. Her thoughts broke at his warning, moving her body away from the tail whip and hanging onto one of its many spikes, pulling herself back into a good position to attack.
"Thanks..." She mumbled into the earpiece again, shooting the creature out of spite.
"Then if I asked you your side of the story-" She hesitated, "Would you tell me Jack? How much of is it truth and lie?"
A small side of her wanted an answer to the even bigger question.
"Do you think you were terrible to Lina?"
Nevada: 50/50 (Defended for 6)
Damage: 13
Charge: 1/3
Kaijuu: 37/75
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medigel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:39 pm
His scoff was quite clear over the connection. "One moment threatening my life, the next asking for my life story; what a creature you are~ Not as lax as you look, kitten."
Hitting the throttle, he shakily took to the air and steadied the further up he went, summoning his weapon to slap at the creature in passing. Once again, Life Division was awesome.
"It's almost adorable that you think I'd spill to validate myself to you after all of that. The truth is, I don't care what you think now. Let me be a villain if that's easier; I already know the part." The words weren't completely sardonic this time, rather, they were weary like a tired guard dog's barking. It was hard to tell as the Lifer was busy dodging the sweep of a wing.
It was nice to make a person think, though.
Defending for: 5
Charge: 2/3
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 10
Total: 18 (2-20)
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:18 pm
"I threatened your life?" She had to think about that, "I think I threatened Finn's life, not yours." She made a snort like sound at his nickname. "I'm starting to realize that this place is wiring me tighter than I am use too." She wanted to be lax, to just be indifferent like she usually was.
His connection backed out for a second before she heard the lift of something on the wires to the titan and then a Jack was there. Defending her. Distracting the creature. "You Idiot."
She'd like to consider him that mysterious black knight or something, but he was met with a raised eyebrow and a very...very sarcastic comment.
"Missed looking at me so much you had to join me up here?" She shrugged, "You are just the same you know. One minute telling me that there is two sides of the story, that your the hurt one, but the next won't tell me anything as of to why." She shot at the tail that had come back up to hit Jack.
"So then are we to be each other's villians Jack, would that make it easier for you?" She brought her gun down, adjusting her glasses. "I'm not use to that role..."
And she didn't want to go home thinking that somehow Jack had a reason for his treatment for Stormy. because she didn't think anyone should have it...but some...Some did.
Very quickly after their chat, the creature started to thrash, pulling at the ropes that had Nevada and Jack tied to them.
"J...Jack, back down." She stumbled on the creature, fear lacing through her system. "We need to get off now." Meaning she had to get off very soon or it was going to be really bad.
Nevada: 50/50 (Look at you go Jack, Defended for 5)
Damage: 12
Charge: 2/3
Kaijuu: 25/75
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medigel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:14 am
"That wasn't cool either," he drawled at the mention of threatening his friend. Then he rolled his eyes at the insult. "'Thank you so much for making sure my a** wasn't grass, Jack!' Tch. You're ******** welcome, you ungrateful--" And then the monster started thrashing around and he caught a glancing blow.
Right, time to go then.
"Chit chat later. How about we go play the role of being alive instead? You're nobody's villain anyway, kitten, least of all mine."
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