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 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:21 pm
Asch had quickly started realizing that he wasn't the only man princess here. Still, that didn't mean he was going to take Guy's mockery lying down. As the blonde doubled over in his laughter, he stared the man down with a cold look.
He then held out one had to the side, and as if on cue, a sword suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere and was placed in his outstretched hand.
Wordlessly, and with a look that could kill, he aimed the business end of the sword directly at Guy's face.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:32 pm
Guy [Asch] -
Guy wiped tears of laughter from his eyes as he continued his chuckling. Oh gracious, the irony of it all! It was just too good to be true! His ribs were aching terribly, but Guy didn't care. It was too damn funny.
Looking up, Guy was startled to find the point of a sword right in his face. That was no fake sword. Immediately, Guy sobered and stopped his laughing. The first thought that crossed his minds was along the lines of: "s**t. I didn't bring my sword. Why didn't I bring my sword?!" The one time he was caught without it was the one time he would have needed it. Had this happened somewhere before?
Raising his hands to show he was unarmed, Guy's eyes lowered to the ground so as to avoid Asch's gaze. If he looked at him now and laughed with that sword in his face, it would undoubtedly not end well. It took all the strength Guy possessed not to chuckle as he spoke. "...Sorry."
Anonymes, who had been clinging to Guy's arm up to this point, finally recognized Asch and narrowed his eyes angrily. That was that guy! That was the one Master didn't like! What was he doing here? He had a sword! He was going to harm Master! Anon would never allow that! He balled up one appendage into a fist and shook it somewhat threateningly in Asch's direction. If he harmed one hair on Master's head...
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:41 pm
(Rosie, Izumi, Jerome)
Sera hadn't seen the boy-princess yet - even if she had, she would've just laughed at him, seeing as she hadn't gone to the contest and wouldn't recognize him - and rolled her eyes a little as Izumi mentioned this Jerome-guy again. Seriously, that was like all she could talk about. Didn't the girl have any hobb--oh wait, she did. Metal stuff. Weirdo.
..well, she wasn't.. Too bad. Still weird. But whatever.
The deep voice from somewhere behind her must've belonged to this 'Jerome' she always mentioned, so the feather-brained costumed girl turned around with a skeptical expression.
It quickly turned into a horrified face as she shrieked at the top of her lungs, throwing her arms up to protect her face from the huge black monster-wolf. "Waaaugh! Don't eat me! Don't-- here," she said suddenly as she grabbed the robot-armed angel and quickly pushed her between herself and the giant wolf. "Eat her instead!"
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:45 pm
Guy, Rosie, Izumi, Sera, Jerome, Asch
"Oh I'm doing well, it nice to see both of you again." Charlotte was pleased that at least they recognized her, even if only faintly. The trainer turned her head to the others "I'm Charlotte," she directed towards them. Formal introductions were a bit awkward so it would be a bit better this way at least. She turned back to see two new faces. One belonged to an unfamiliar face called Jerome thought it would likely have been unrecognizable anyway because veryone was in costume. The other belonged to a princess with a distinctly masculine face. Guy had whitened at their touch but surprised Charlotte by almost immediately then breaking out into hysterical laughter. Charlotte couldn't help but giggle as well for it was most definately a man in a princess costume, the first she had seen that night but there were others as well, she assumed.
Her quiet giggles came to an abrupt stop though when a sword was lifted towards Guy's face. She eyed it warily itching to take the small dagger from her boot. It was both a blessing and a curse that weapons weren't checked for, she wouldn't have one to defend with but one couldn't attack with one either. The cool metal of the blade could be felt as it sat in her combat boots which she had luckily refused to shed when she arrived. Charlotte was on her gaurd as she watched the costumed princess.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:47 pm
Asch said not a word but simply "hmph"ed and drew the sword back. He had no intention of fighting Guy, but he had made his point. The red head clad as a princess ignored the Lampent who shook his fist at him, and turned the blade down, holding it out to the side again by the hilt. The weapon then again mysteriously vanished. If one knew Asch well enough, they would figure out that he hadn't come alone, and was obviously more prepared than Guy had been. Granted he couldn't keep that thing out for long. He would very likely get in trouble if someone found out that Saber had snuck in with him, holding a weapon.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:51 pm
One of the men standing with the crowd started over, Rosie tilted her head at the way he walked, it was vary slouched, and almost lazy, or just really casual. Was this Jerome?
She didn't have much time to wonder, when there was a noise from Guy, and he suddenly started laughing.
Rosie looked over at him, wondering what was so funny, in time to see a sword being pulled out and pointed to her friends face.
Rosie gasped in horror, bringing her hands up to her mouth. What was going on, what was this girl doing?
There was thick growl from an emerald Charmeleon that clambered out from under the chair, long teeth bared at the human dressed as a princess.
"Pika!" Kiss piped up, jumping away from the accessories she was going through to land next to Rosie.
They did not move though, and Rosie relaxed a little when the weapon was lowered, but still stared.
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"There a problem?" the deep voice of the wolfed man spoke when he stepped over closer, noticing with a raised brow that one of the party seemed to be pointing a sword at one of the guys Izumi was with.
Still, Jerome seemed calm, not jumping to conclusions, but Whatever was going on, he didn't want it going on around Izumi.
Where the ******** was Shizou?
And then there was a shrike as if someone was about to be killed and begging not to be eaten.
Jerome looked genuinely surprised, blacked eye wide and blinking as he looked at the younger girl in the feathers. "The ********... woh!"
The crazy girl then grabbed and thrust Izumi out toward him, Jerome reacted quickly, opening his arms and grabbing onto her carefully to make sure she wasn't pushed anymore. hands on her shoulders.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:00 pm
(Inigo)
Alba studied the coat passed to him. Blue and white stripes? "Right size maybe, but..." He trailed off as his eyes fell on a similar coat, but black, with a stiff collar and classic tails. "Hello. We may have a winner." Trying on the find, he found it was a little loose in the shoulders, but overall, it wasn't half bad. He may not know magic, but he did have some practice with dressing up. In a matter of seconds, he had matching pants and an old-fashioned, white dress shirt, with ruffles lining the column of buttons down the front. "Feels like a history book," he said with some amusement, looking other pieces to go with the look.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:04 pm
"Yes! I didn't know he'd be here-" Izumi said excitedly to Rosie. Finally all of her friends got to meet her best friend who she told them all about!
Jerome approached casually and Izumi lit up, possibly aided by the make-over that Rosie had given her for her costume. "Ee~Hi Jer-woah!" Things happened quickly; There was a yell from Sera, Izumi was grabbed and suddenly pushed towards Jerome, who caught her. Needless to say, she was stunned--partially by being shoved, and partially because Sera had so readily sacrificed her to save her own skin.
It would probably make the prissy girl gasp, but instead of screaming or trying to get away, Izumi grinned and wrapped her arms around the wolf-man. "Jerome!" It had been too long, he was right. She'd missed her friend during their trip, and had wished that he'd come along, but now she was back and he was at the party and that was awesome.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:06 pm
Guy [Asch, Rosie, Sera, Charlotte, Izumi, Jerome] -
Inwardly, Guy breathed a sigh of relief as Asch put down the sword. How... kind it was of him to not injure Guy, unlike the last time they met when the situations were reversed. However, that day, Guy actually had something - or rather, someone - to protect. He had a good cause for injuring Asch, albeit the reason was partially for the fact that the b*****d knew Guy's real name. Still. Guy had every right. Mister Princess just had his pride hurt a little.
Turning away from Asch, Guy looked back to the woman who had joined them. Right! Charlotte was her name! Duh. He gave her another small smile and looked to see who had joined their ever-growing group. Guy blinked and was slightly surprised to see a large man dressed in a wolf costume had joined them, and he appeared to know Miss Izumi. Were they friends, then? Guy assumed that must be the case.
Behind Guy, Anonymes had discontinued clinging to his master's arm and hovered angrily towards that meanie Asch. Who did he think he was? He threatened Master! That was unforgivable! Anon would teach that meanie a lesson! He would! An angry look in his normally happy golden eyes, the Lampent, without making contact with Asch, flailed his arms at the man's face in a sort of one-sided slap fight. Yeah! That would teach him for messing with Anon's master!
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:11 pm
As Guy turned away, Asch was somewhat surprised. But then, this wasn't the time or place to settle any scores or the like. However, the stupid little Lampent suddenly got his attention with the slapping motions he was making. Asch just gave it an unimpressed look before turning and walking away from the group. He had taken note of some familiar faces, and decided it would be best that he didn't linger with that group.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:20 pm
(Guy, Rosie, Izumi, Sera, Jerome, Asch)
Charlotte was sure that her neck would be aching by the end of the night because of constantly having to turn her head to see eberyone in the growing cluster. Charlotte was relieved that the sword had been lowered but was still a bit reluctant to let her guard down and shifted her leg just to reassure herself of her dagger's location.
Charlotte smiled back at Guy, which was quite inconsistent with her devil constume, before returning her gaze to the new wolfy arrival, Jerome. One girl had kindly shoved her friend towards the figure in a frightened manner. How sweet of her to save herself, Charlotte thought laughing inside. That's when it hit her. She knew that girl too, Seraphine, Sera. She was at the spring jubillee as well though she hadn't stuck especially well in Charlotte memory. If she thought about it she surely would have been able to conjure up a picture of Sera's disgust at the powdered sugar on Charlotte's hands. Ah well, she recognized her now, the costume must had been very effective. The other girl was still unknown though, but it seemed like a reunion between her and Jerome. It was nice to see something normal after the surprising appearance of weaponry. Though she was focused on Jerome and Izumi her peripheral vision was watching the male princess.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:32 pm
(Alba)
"Nah, it looks good," Inigo said with a chuckle as he adjusted his coat. It was a little big, but not too bad. He'd found a fancy shirt and red vest to wear under it - with a tie he was trying to fix, but when had he ever worn ties in his life? Never, that's when. Oh well. When he managed to fix it and tuck it in, he plopped a fancy top-hat on his head (why did it have to have sparkles?) and shoved a magic wand and some cards in his pockets. "There, what do you think?" He asked, half-turning to show Alba as well as look in a mirror. Nah, didn't look bad at all! "Ready to go out? I wonder how many other people from -- uh, from work will be here." Crap, he'd have to make sure he didn't slip and mention the base or anything. Shouldn't be too hard though, right? Right.
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:02 pm
@Aila
He shouldn't have expected her to watch westerns. Aila was always too proper, so cowboys wouldn't be her thing, right? When she took the drink, Mau flicked the rim of his hat up slightly. "Didn't actually expect you to be here. Costume parties don't seem like your thing." He turned and rested his back against the wall beside Aila before pulling the bandanna down from his face slightly. The fake mustache on his upper lip itched a little, but he did his best to ignore it and took a drink. He watched the people moving like some disjointed hive. Everyone buzzing around like bees. Some less graceful then others, as he noted the spilled foods.
"Your costume is an interesting take on the old west."
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@ Alba & Inigo
Presea was having little luck talking to people. She was brushed off and ignored by anyone she had been trying to interview. The robotic doll-dressed girl would have been irritated, had she not been prepared for this. It happened to often to be of any surprise. She figured that it would be easier to speak to people before they were in the full throw of the party, and made her way back towards the dressing rooms. She could see many groups of people, and eyed conflict that seemed to spark and defuse quickly. Perhaps she should keep her eyes on the princess and the blond whom he had pointed at. Perhaps she would catch up with him later for an interview.
She spotted a pair of men whom were picking the final touches for their costumes. They seemed a good place to start. She approached magicians. Presea wondered for a moment if they would pass her off as a child as well. She was youthful, and being under 5 feet tall, what would they do? She stopped before the pair and cleared her throat. "Would you mind if I asked you some questions." She got right to the point, poised to take notes on what they may converse about.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:03 pm
(Asch, anyone else who'd like to jump in to this part)
Kratos had been wandering around the party for a little while now, but even though it was productive, simply scoping out the 'lay of the land', so to speak, was getting rather boring. He could continue observing for a greater amount of time, but when it wasn't necessary, there were other alternatives that might prove to be of more use. Such as attempting to detect other Rockets in the crowd, for instance.
Granted, it was a challenge since it was a requirement to be decent as disguises and this was a halloween party, but at the very least if he could mark a few of the faces around and remember them, he might have an easier time picking them out back at HQ. As his gaze swept over the crowd, his eyes landed on one of the partygoers who was dressed as a princess. Kratos winced in sympathy, though he hid it quickly, as while it wasn't obvious, he knew a man in a dress when he saw one.
So too did Miette, who let out an excited "Cha!" and pointed at the redhead he had just noticed, clearly wanting to go say hello. The pikachu obviously remembered the crossdressing parties Anna had often brought her team (and her husband) to. Being forced into that kind of costume was horribly uncomfortable, even with his wife's pout to persuade him - how much worse must it be for someone without even that small consolation? Making his way over to the unlucky man, Kratos offered a stiff nod of greeting.
"Evening," he said quietly, not really pushing for conversation, but sympathetic enough to the other's temporary loss of manliness to try and make it a little less humiliating. Hopefully he hadn't had anyone mistake him for an actual woman yet - he didn't seem like the type who would appreciate that kind of assumption.
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(Izaya, maybe...)
Callista was seriously beginning to regret her choice of costume. She had thought that all of the people in here would make it warm enough that the bikini and body paint combination would be more comfortable, but not, she was starting to get a little chilled anyway. And Misa wouldn't stop trying to tug her away from her comfortable corner locale to try and talk to some of the ghosts attending the party. Rolling her eyes at the little ghost-type's antics, the pink-haired rocket-in-a-double-disguise shrugged.
"Alright, alright, Misa, I'll find someone to talk to. Would you just calm down for a little while?"
Although, she quickly considered amending that decision and retreating back to her corner when she thought she caught a glimpse of a familiar-looking superhero in the distance. Please, let her be mistaken. She would rather anyone else be here, the higher-ranked agents, her sister even, than Izaya. Well, okay, maybe not her sister. It was hard to say who she hated more - the obnoxious Rocket who had gotten on her bad side so thoroughly, or her happy, perky, 'perfect' twin sister back in Kanto.
Maybe she would be lucky enough that he wouldn't notice her?
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:17 pm
(Frost)
It took a little bit but Xander finally got his costume on correctly and he was out of the changing rooms. The armor on his arm had been giving him some trouble but now that it was on it seemed like it would behave. He stopped just out of the changing rooms to scan the area for anyone he knew again, picking up on a few he recognized. While the other Rockets he could see would be interesting to talk to, Izaya flouncing in a super hero costume begged for attention, there was only one person he wanted to know about.
He started walking again after a bit, looking carefully at all the people, or at least the ones he could see the faces for anyway. Frost had to be around here somewhere by now right?
~*~*~
(Jerome, Izumi, and the others)
While Shizuo had heard Izumi when she mentioned Jerome, he hadn't been able to escape the attendee just yet. In fact thanks to her he completely missed the interaction between Asch and Guy so he had no idea about their little show off, other then the laughing anyway. He manged to escape with just his face painted and the fake blood splatter and was just in time for the catch/hug between the two. "..." A small amused smile crossed his lips at the sight they made.
It's too bad he completely missed Izaya walking around though. It might have made the party rather interesting to say the least.
~*~*~
(Guy and the others, Asch)
Guy's voice caught Natalia's attention, even with all the people around her since she was so used to both his and Luke's voice. She had started over there with a bright smile and happiness that she had found one of her boys so quickly but had been stopped by a few people who wanted a word. The teen kept looking back over at the group when she had talked however so she saw the confrontation between Guy and ...Luke?! Bother of them were here and Luke was dressed as a princess?!
That caused her to pause and stare, disregarding the sword in Guy's face as one they play fought all the time and two 'Luke' would never harm Guy. Though from what it looked like, the others in Guy's group weren't used to it since most of them tensed up. Finally she was able to escape the people talking to her about the same time as 'Luke' walked off. Natalia looked from Guy to 'Luke' then back again before hurrying after the red head. Better to greet her fiancee first and childhood friend second. Plus it would give her the chance to help calm 'Luke' down.
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