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 Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:56 am
[ Ajora : Castle That Never Was : Altar of Naught ]
"No need to apologize, we're curious topics. I was always curious how Repliku worked, as well," he responded, shrugging again. His eyes glazed over for a moment as he thought about the question.
"It did for awhile. Still does, every now and then, but the logically better position is my own. No point in envying grass that's not as green," Ajora explained, looking over to Louis with with a bored expression. "I can either be dragged down by something I can't control, or driven forward to take the reigns of things I can. Besides, if I gained those memories back, odds are I'd be destroyed in the process, metaphorically or literally, so what good would it do?"
"What about you?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow up in curiosity. "You still have your memories of home, yes? And yet here you are, walking amongst the shadows. If you can pick this path, knowing what I'm supposedly missing, then what reason do I have to go back?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:46 pm
[[Louis : Castle that Never Was : Altar of Naught]] [[Cue: Earth]] Louis nodded in reply to Ajora, "I do... but it seems whenever I try to think back on that place, I can only feel a sense of sadness and hate. Only the dark things of that world stick out to me... all the good times just feel fogged over, painted black by all the pain and suffering surrounding them," The avatar's face looked pained as if possibly holding back tears, only under closer inspection he might have been gritting his teeth. The snow around them thickened, a light layer coating every surface, "I chose this path because it's the only one that makes sense to me. All other options only lead to more suffering. Why would I ever want to go back to that place? Why would I want to allow this depressing cycle continue any further? I have to end it..."Louis turned and faced Ajora completely, gaze sharp as a knife, "Ajora... it's true that you and I want the same thing. I hated the world that was. You hate the way the world that is wants to cling to the old ways. I want to create a world void of pain and suffering. You want to create a world where that can actually be achieved. Our paths ultimately lead us to the same goal."The Avatar of Corruption chuckled, and scratched the side of his head again, by the angle of his eyes one could easily discern a nervous smile under the mask, "Whether by choice or by fate, both of us ended up walking this path for one reason or another. Let's make the best of it," Louis extended a hand forward as all the armor peeled off in layers and took the shape of Mateus' cloth outfit. His face revealed itself with a confident smile, "Replica or not, you're still human. Allies... no. Allies are nice, but friends are better. I don't know if replicas can understand it, or appreciate it, but at least you can understand the advantage it brings. What do you say? Let's show this world what a TRUE alliance can do."
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:05 pm
{Demyx .:. Red Rose .:. Women's Baths}
"It's a party, then!" Demyx crowed as Jenny decided to join them in the baths. "So what do you girls usually do in these bath parties, hmm?" The Nobody seemed determined to have a good time, though every movement was languid, and he reclined back in the tub on Noelle's other side as he spoke. He watched the two girls with fascination, almost forgetting that John was there with them.
{Bobbi .:. Red Rose .:. Men's Baths}
"Oh, Ink Exchange," Bobbi muttered as she scooted down further in her tub. "I knew that." With her rinsing and washing done, she just felt like relaxing and turning into a prune right now, so she slipped down until her mouth was under the water, and watched the ripples that formed every time she exhaled.
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:16 pm
[Kyla: Red Rose: Men’s Bathing Chambers]
“I came with the original first group actually, I’ve been on Silvers Ship, The Disney Train and now this thing.” Kyla was starting to run out of run-arounds. She’d have to reveal who she was pretty soon or else thing would just get too obvious. Her advantage was Anthony didn’t seem to know her real self very well either.
In the meantime, Kyla could see she was beginning to bore the others after the main pause between her explanations. She tended to get pretty nerdy/geeky/technical when she got into her explanatory drawls. Despite the fact he jumped ship- she almost wished Zexions was here. Back when he was on their side. But she did her best- and at the very least Bobbi and Joe and Anthony were not making those overdramatic yawns and asking her to hurry up and finish talking.
However their attentions did seem to peek when she mentioned her secondary power which was in beta testing.
“Yes..Inked Exchange. The name should give you some idea of what it's about.” She confirmed as she leaned back in the tub, and allowed the water to rinse her hair clean. Just running her fingers through again was enough to tell just how big a difference it was. The suds or oils, whatever was in that shampoo was doing wonders! As she reached for the conditioners and began working it in with her fingers tips much like before she began to explain Inked Exchange in further detail.
“Well, this mostly stemmed from the concern I had with the lack of Healers… especially with the loss of.. Rae. I wanted to create some method in which my pictomancy could help mend injuries with the least amount of mana use to it can be stretched further.”
“In a nut shell, it’s an exchange of damage. By using a medium tracing of the victim and a donor overlapping- I can distribute a specified amount of damage form one person to another. For example, say you dealt a fatal blow. Like a very deep stab wound, so deep it pierced your hear-“
Funny, all this time she’d been there in the bathing chambers with Joe and not ONCE had she noticed all that scaring on his exposed torso until now! She nearly stumbled over her words. ‘How did that happen!?’
Realizing she’d been silent too long, Kyla picked up where she trailed off, clearing her throat.
“- Heart. And so-using someone who’s perfectly healthy, the injury can be divide between the two people, resulting in two wounds, with only half the damage. Making it obviously no longer fatal. Now this is just dividing the injury, lessening it. I could take it all the way and transfer whole wound to another person. Say in battle nearly all the Melee fighters were hurt- but the mages and or medics were fine. Someone could offer to absorb one of those fighters’ injuries, so the original victim could re-enter the battle and balance out the fight.”
Kyla sat there and let the conditioner soak in, while she leaned back down to observe the ceiling.
“The point is this is what I meant by applying my powers to ‘true’ manipulations of the body. By transferring strength and health from one person to another.”
Something seemed to click in the pictomancer’s mind at that moment.
“Mmm.I..I suppose.. that this method could also be applied..for powers too. Maybe. I can certainly try...maybe something similar to driving?” The wheels were turning behind those dark brown spheres, another idea was bubbling to the surface.
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:48 pm
{Bobbi .:. Red Rose .:. Men's Baths}
Bobbi held still as Kyla continued to speak, not wanting to miss anything due to the sounds of splashing water. Or lapping water, since she wouldn't be moving much anyway. When the Pictomancer was done, Bobbi pushed herself up so that she was sitting properly in the tub, instead of slouched down. Easier to talk when her mouth wasn't under water.
"So, wait, you're saying you might be able to take my Ice and give it to... say, Joe?" Bobbi asked with unfeigned interest. "Or I could use Anthony's... um... what's your element, dude?" The Archer turned to look at the man in the other tub, her eyes wide with curiosity. "For that matter, who shares your brain space?"
~:..."shares your brain space?":~ Shiva asked, a decidedly bewildered tone to her voice. ~:What are you on and can I borrow some?:~
Hey, that's my colloquialism, get your own! Bobbi retorted.
~:You are in desperate need of a good night's rest, child. Perhaps you should turn in for the evening and get some sleep.:~
My brain am working good and stuff, shush.
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:05 pm
[Kyla: Red Rose: Men's Baths]
"Theoretically, it's not impossible." the artist replied tilting her head to the side so she could look Bobbi in the eye.
"I guess- unlike Inked Exchange- it would require more mana, but that's OK, especially if I'm siphoning a third party's energy."
Leaving Bobbi and others to ponder that alone for a few seconds, Kyla dipped her head beneath the tub water and rinsed the conditioner out finally. She relished how silky her hair felt now- but tried not to fondle it too much less Anthony suspect her 'male' self for perhaps enjoying 'his' own hair too much.
Seemed like a girly quality to her, but only on a stereotypical base.
With that done, Kyla decided to join Bobbi in the idea of just soaking till her skin turned prune as well, besides, there was obviously a much more interesting thing to talk about now.
"...I wonder if said method will have some visual applications?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:18 pm
[Anthony ~.~ The Red Rose ~.~ Men's Bathing Chambers]
Without realizing it, Anthony began leaning forward as he grew more and more interested in what the artist had to say. This idea of 'ink exchange' would definitely be a great tool, especially when used correctly, like exchanging injuries with those like himself that can endure a large amount of damage. "That sounds awesome," the knight said. "I wouldn't mind being your guinea pig. Ever since I awoke on Tortuga, I've felt, well.. healthier; stronger, like I could withstand all sorts of attacks. I guess you could say I'm sorta like a tank from an RPG."
The young man began to apply shampoo to his hair. In mid-lather, his attention was direct to Bobbi, who asked him about his element and summon. He was cautious at first, but turned to face her anyway after a brief hesitation. He didn't want to be caught off guard by a surprise flash again.
"Lightning," Anthony replied. "My element is lightning. I'd show you, but, uh... not sure how well it would fly with all of us sittin' in tubs of water." He chuckled lightly at his terrible joke. "As for who shares my brain space, uh... to be honest, I totally forgot." He laughed once more.
"I know you had this wicked intro and whatnot, but I totally forgot what your name is."
"Understandable. My name is Odin. Do try and commit it to memory. After all, I do reside in your mind..."
"Yeah, yeah... Odin. Got it."
"He says his name is Odin... whoever that is. He was pretty cool-lookin' when I saw him earlier today. Other than that, I really don't know much about him. He seems to be the 'speaks when spoken to' type."
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:12 am
[Joe: Red Rose: Men's Baths]
Joe had kept up his pacing, back and forth, silently listening to the other three. Sure, he had noticed Kyla's...pause and notice of his chest. But that didn't quite matter to him. No, the gears in his head were turning too much to even comment on it.
The fighter suddenly stopped, turning to the three. "Let's do it. Try it. Whatever. Kyla and Bobbi, you'll use me. Anthony, you'll pay attention in case things get out of hand, you can stop it however you see fit." Why himself? Because...magic is only limited by imagination, which could make it dangerous. He'd rather risk himself to test it, and have someone on standby in case something happened with him, than to have another person test it in front of him. Selfish, sure. But that didn't matter.
And then the male blinked. "Well, maybe not now. Now could be fine, no one else is here, but I know Mathy's busy in the training chamber, so there's that."
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AldrickZearse Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:33 am
[Anthony ~.~ The Red Rose ~.~ Men's Bathing Chambers]
"Woah there, Joe," Anthony said as he emerged out of the water after washing out the shampoo from his hair. He hopped out of the tub, a pair of black boxer briefs magically appearing to cover up his unmentionables, and walked over to Joe, placing an around around his shoulders, then continued speaking, "The idea is to exchange damage, not to take it all on. I can't merely stand as spectator as you take all the pummeling. Seeing as how I probably have the greater H.P. out of the four of us, the damage should be transferred over to me." He patted the bo-wielder's shoulder as he pulled his arm back to his side, then said, "That is, if we're gonna test it out now."
The young man turned his gaze upon the artist and cocked a quizzical brow at the young man. "Kyla, huh?" he began. "That's a pretty feminine-sounding name... Sorry if I come off rude, 'cause I don't intend to offend you in anyway (I mean, we just met, ya know?), but were your parents expect a girl, or something?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:23 pm
[Joe: Red Rose: Men's Baths]
The fighter raised an eyebrow at Anthony. "Who said anything about damage or pummeling? They're going to basically cast 'support' magic on me. Unless they have the intent to hurt me, it shouldn't hurt."
The male smirked. Anthony was probably going to try to talk into it again, so a quick subject change was called for. "Well, Anthony, that's because that boy? Is a girl under some magic paper. I know. I squeezed her boob. And then you squeezed me...well, wrapped your arm around me. While we're in our underwear." Sure, he was trying to get the guy a little flustered. Low? Sure. But possibly effective. He'd rather try it himself then let someone else risk a new, untested technique.
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AldrickZearse Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:49 pm
[Anthony ~.~ The Red Rose ~.~ Men's Bathing Chambers]
"Support magic?" Anthony repeated, feeling rather confused. Had they not been talking about exchanging injures this entire time or had he been imagining it?
Before he had an opportunity to ask, Joe changed the subject and claimed the artist wasn't as ordinary as he claimed to be. "What do you mean a girl?" the young man asked, sounding as confused as ever. Magic paper? Boobs? Things weren't making any sense. He didn't give much thought to the whole 'two men in underwear touching each other' thing. To the knight, it was nothing more than brotherly love, which he expresses often with his friends. It means he was starting to feel comfortable around the other guys.
"I know I'm gullible, but give me some credit," Anthony said as he hopped up onto the edge of Kyla's tub and remained crouched there as he leaned in to examine the boy more closely. "See... no boobs," he said, gently pulling the artist out of the water enough to show everyone his upper torso, then began to prod at his chest--wait a minute... "Woah... that's interesting."
Totally out of character for the knight to be invading a stranger's personal space; however, with Joe there he felt more comfortable and encouraged to be silly and adventurous. Nevertheless, he continued to poke at the boy's chest in bewilderment. "Strange. It feels... softer... kinda round. Which is weird, 'cause your chest is totally flat." Continuing to poke at Kyla's chest, Anthony looked over his shoulder at Joe and asked, "Have you felt his chest? It's so weird... What does it mean?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:01 pm
[Joe: Red Rose: Men's Baths]
The male groaned, going over to Anthony and ripping him from Kyla. And by ripping, he grabbed Volt's arm and pulled. Hard. Hard enough to tug Anthony away and possibly send him sliding away a bit.
"Dude. I just told you. Girl. GIIIIIIRL. You just started poking her boobs. Her naked boobs. That's a big no." He scolded Anthony, shaking his head and rubbing his forehead. Lord have mercy on their souls this was ridiculous.
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AldrickZearse Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:48 pm
[Kyla: Red Rose: Men’s Bathing Chambers]
When Joe proposed he be the guinea pig Kyla was also a bit hesitant. Her powers relied solely on the limitations of her imagination, and so for obvious reasons she had to put some forceful hurdles in place for the sake of properly controlling this ‘wild’ type of magic. Applying her Pictomancy to the manipulation of the human body was one of this hurdles she was using as a safety guard up till now. Support magic was one thing, but this was a much more advanced branch they were about to unlock.
So much could go wrong.
Suddenly she saw that face again. It flashed across her memory like a ghoulish vision from some survivor horror film, and for some unexplained reason, Kyla found her gaze drawn back to the scars on Joe’s flesh. What if something went wrong- what she accidently turned Joe into something terrible!
Kyla hadn’t realized it till now- perhaps she was always capable of this power…but she was in denial of existence… because of that day.
“Joe I-“ she was so focused, absorbed into her own thoughts that she hadn’t realized Anthony had come up to her and once again- Her innocent assets were fondled mercilessly without a care! But not before she was pulled out of the tub to at first show visably the false evidence- only to be… fondled, proded and more or less ‘padded down’ like some suspect at an airport!
At the first clench Kyla just stiffened like a board, silent from shock- and the discomfort that shot through her as the squeezing curious fingers – unseasoned for grabbing sensitive tissue such as a girls breast, squeezed a bit too tightly!
Kyla’s eyes’ tearing up was the first indicator. Second, her face changed from a pale flushed looked, tense, to a beat RED horrified look. Even when Joe ripped Anthony away it was already too late!
“..uh…uuhh…aa…haaaa…..aaaaahahaha owwwwy!” Again her true identity was blatantly revealed as she released a girly squealing moan and wail! Thankfully it was not as loud as when Joe did it, it was different, kind of a pained embarrassed whimper, like a wounded animal complete with sniffling and trembling as she held her arms over her chest.
“That huuuurt! Why do boys have to squeeze them so haard!”
So there it was. The first Heterosexual boy to fondler her breasts! This was almost too much! She had enough of pretending, especially if it meant her innocence was going to be partially taken any further then this! Lord help her if he wanted to examine the REAL lady parts and see if they were there!
She dropped the illusion. The papers scattered, falling from her form like leaves and disintegrating into sparkly dust. Left behind in their wake was a very red faced looking young lady, with big brown eyes misty and tearing like she’d be violated somehow.
“- I- I *hick* I'm so sorry!!”Unable to stand there before Anthony in full frontal view Kyla quickly dropped back down into the tub, the suds and water splashing over the sides.
She wasn't as self conscious about her naked body being seen- as it was..well.. he TOUCHED her! Not intentionally of course, but still! Her softness was still tingly from his 'hands-on' inspection!
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:59 pm
Sayrike::The Red Rose::Training Area--->Women's Bathroom After a few rounds of Final Fantasy characters basically beating up Mathy, Sayrike's attention began to wander. She found out that she remembered a bit more about these guys than she thought and maybe she wasn't going to be the clueless dunderhead who hadn't played a single FF game all of the way through. No one else from the Earth Before (that's what she was calling it in her head, since this world was kinda Earth as well, in a way, or at least parts of it were) were coming down, which were the people Sayrike was more interested in. Well...it was going to be another 15 minutes before he made it through the rest of the video game characters anyway, why not go take a shower? The masked girl slipped from the miniature crowd as quietly as she had ninja'd in. After asking a couple more people where the showers were, she found herself in front of the female bathroom (a bath room in the literal sense). She could hear voices inside; it seemed like this is where some of the others had taken off to. But, as Sayrike's hand hovered over the door, about to enter, she could discern the low tones of a male. Uh...what?Curiosity overtaking her, the girl cautiously came in and grabbed a towel, peeking over to the bath side to see what the heck was going on. Noelle and Jenny were there in the baths already...as well as one guy from Organization XIII and another guy from the other group of people they had met in Hawaii. "Uh, hey. Are...are these baths co-ed and I just didn't know?" Uh uh, no way would she be undressing in front of these girls, let alone these guys. ((Sorry, I couldn't recall offhand who was still in the girls' bathroom, so just let me know who to include in here...))
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:27 pm
[Anthony ~.~ The Red Rose ~.~ Men's Bathing Chambers]
"Ow, ow, ow, ow...!" Anthony cried out as Joe grabbed him by his arm--hard--and pulled him away from Kyla. "Joe!" he rang out in a whine as he slide across the floor then, as he jerked his arm free and stood up, he shouted with annoyance, "He's obviously not a she! His chest are just man boobs in disguise, or some--"
And there it was... Kyla released a girlish squeal that made the knight second guess his conclusion. And then she said something that turned the young man as pale as a ghost: 'Why do you boys have to squeeze them so hard?!' He stood there, doltishly and slightly afraid, as he finally realized the truth, his eyes darting from Joe to Kyla over and over again. "What do you mean by 'you boys' and 'them?'" he asked, though he already knew the answer to the question. And then, before his very eyes, the papers began to disperse--"Oh..."--revealing a very naked--"...my..."--a very womanly--"...gosh!"--Kyla.
Once again, blood gushed out of Anthony's nose as he toppled over, legs twitching in the air. The first pair of breasts he touched belonged to a woman disguised as a man! His face quickly flushed as he scurried on his hands and knees behind Joe to shield his eyes (and his embarrassed self) from Kyla. "I am so sorry! I didn't know!" In his panicked state, he looked up at Joe and, flustered and upset, said, "Why didn't you tell me?!"
Out of desperation to find the words to say and to reconcile for his wrongdoing and immortality, the knight became tongue-tied and spewed out incoherent mumbling and strange remarks: "I'm so sorry for touching your lovely lady lumps," "If it makes you feel any better, they felt nice," "You could touch my chest and we'll call it even."
With every word, the young man grew more and more flustered and embarrassed. Finally realizing he was just burying himself in a deeper hole, he stopped speaking, but without saying a finally, "I'm sorry," to express his remorsefulness.
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