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 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:59 pm
 Chaos, Kenji(Dark Alley) Riku landed in the alley where he had spotted the bit of movement, but to his surprise there was absolutely nothing there. Cautiously he glanced around the alley to make absolutely certain it was nothing. About the time he glanced over his shoulder, he caught a bit of movement behind him. Growling, the black and kryptonite covered creature spun around to face whoever (or whatever) it was. Again he found nothing. "Done making out already?" a voice said quietly from behind him. Chaos paused a moment, and very nearly face-palmed. He didn't have to turn around to know who it was now, and really he didn't need to be on the edge either. But he still felt like punching the guy. "We didn't make out." the creature growled, turning slowly. "And I STILL can't believe you said that in front of her."The older boy with dark hair draped over half of his face grinned smugly at his cousin. "What? It was the truth wasn't it? Besides...it's kind of cute. Little Riku's growing up."A spiky green fist shot out at where Kenji's face would have been...if the speedster had stayed there. Riku's face hit nothing, and Kenji quite suddenly just wasn't there. Growling again, Riku turned to look for his cousin. "I didn't want her finding out like THAT you a*****e! And why are you here anyway?"---- ~~ ** ~~ ---- Gossamer, Vice(Rooftop) When Vice managed to return, he found Gossamer leaning against a vent fast asleep. Grinning, he hefted a large sack onto the rooftop and climbed after it. Carefully, he slung it back over his shoulder and walked the short distance towards Gossamer. He didn't want to wake her up. As upset as she seemed before, he figured she NEEDED a rest. So, he carefully sat the bag down in front of her and tried to unload it as quietly as he could. Wine, beer, soda, coffee, water, burgers, chicken, salad, steak, chocolate, cake, fruit...whatever he could find and was easy enough to take. He knew Goss was hungry, but hadn't been sure of what exactly to bring back. Her appetite depended on her mood if he remembered correctly. So he had no idea what she would have wanted. When he was sure everything was laid out for her when she woke up, he took a few steps back to look at her. Quite a bit of her hair had fallen out of it's tie and was draped against her face. As combat-ready as she was dressed, she looked rather peaceful. A small grin that could well be mistaken for affection laced it's way across his face as he turned and headed back to the ledge of the rooftop. Well, time to go look around while she rested up. Shouldn't be that hard to find a green haired clown, right? ---- ~~ ** ~~ ---- Cantata, Balancer, Exo(Rooftop) "Why, we're here to see you of course." Exo replied with a smile. Cantata blinked, then narrowed her eyes at the two men. "You came to babysit me." she grumbled. "We came to escort you back to-" Balancer began, but was unable to finish. "Because little Cantata always needs someone to watch over her. Right?""The Spectre is still out and about...and it was a good guess that you were going to go straight to X as well.""No one else is gong to help him." she grumbled.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:35 pm
Chaos, Kenji(Dark Alley) "I'm working." Kenji replied simply. "Finally managed to score a new gig. Pays big. I got my last job done a little early, so I've got some free time." Riku made a bit of a face. "Fine. Just don't spend it around me." Kenji grinned. "Oh, come on. You act like you're not happy to see your only realative. And here I thought we were close." "We were until I found out you were a complete psycho." Riku growled, turning away. "Better than being obsessed and with serious anger management issues." Kenji replied with a grin. Riku paused and shot a dirty look over his shoulder. "Trust me, I've gotten better at that." he said, then continued walking away. "This new suit...it's better. Much better." ---- ~~ ** ~~ ---- Gossamer, Vice(Hotel) Finding a green haired clown was harder than he'd thought. He'd found nothing that night, or morning, or day. And magic or not, neither of them could keep searching the outskirts of an entire city for days on end. It took quite a bit of coaxing, but Vice finally managed to convince Gossamer that they needed to take a break from searching. Find a hotel for at least a night to get some energy back. Vice sat on a large double bed, leaning against the hardwood with a tv remote in his hand. Carefully he flipped through every channel, stopping only if he came across the news or some breaking story. If they couldn't find this Joker themselves, then maybe they'd catch him on the news. Gossamer sat at the very end of a couch that was pointed towards the heavily curtained window. She had the corner of it peeled back just far enough for her to see out. She'd been sitting there staring for hours. ---- ~~ ** ~~ ---- Cantata, Balancer, Exo(Rooftop) Balancer opened his mouth to respond, but stopped. The three looked at each other as an tense silence fell between them. Cantata stared wide-eyed at the other two, then slowly lowered her gaze to the ground below them. "Seems like he's helping himself..." Exo said quietly. "He's...he's still going through with it." Cantata whispered. "The core of this planet...it's the same as all the others he touches." Balancer said. "Stronger this time though...he's managed gain quite a few levels in power." he said, then looked up at Cantata. There was a strange look in her eyes. Afraid, disappointed, and a little angry. "Does it really seem like he needs help, Cantata?" Balancer said. "It's just...it's just not right." she said quietly. "Come on Cantata..." Exo said, feigning a smile. "Let's get you back home before big and scary notices you're here."
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:21 am
Chaos, Kenji(Dark Alley) Kenji opened his mouth to say something, but stopped as his phone buzzed in his pocket. Twice. He held a finger up to his cousin in a very 'hold that thought' manner, and shuffled around in his pocket to find it. He flipped it open, scanned through his messages, then whistled. "Damn. Looks like I need to get back to work." he muttered. "Might want to consider finding another new employer. Both jobs to get hit at the same time... Well, keeps it interesting."Riku could care less, and waved him off. "You'd better go then."Without giving some smart-a** comment, Kenji sped off down the street. Which, given his usual personality, should have told it's own story about how important...whatever it was he needed to do. Riku shook his head a bit and sighed, shooting a strand onto the corner of the building. He climbed up, and started off to search again. -- EXIT Chaos to METROPOLIS --
-- EXIT Kenji to NEW YORK ------ ~~ ** ~~ ---- Gossamer, Vice(Hotel) After quite a while, Vice hooked his weapon onto his back again, then slipped on his jacket. "I'll be back in just a bit." he said out loud to Gossamer. She looked over from the window at him, then paused. "Where are you going?""Into the better part of the city for a bit. Get us some other clothes...see if I can find anything out there concerning the problem." he replied. Gossamer looked at him a moment, her emotions hard to pinpoint on her face, then looked back towards the window. "Alright. I...might step out for some fresh air while you're gone."She felt the couch move, and looked over to find Vice leaning against it right beside her. "Don't do anything foolish...""I won't go after anything without you." she sighed. "Good." he replied, then gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "I'll be back soon."Gossamer watched him leave, then waited for a good, long couple of minutes. When she was sure he wasn't going to pop back in to check and make sure she was still there, she left herself. In a quick little burst of magic. -- EXIT Gossamer to Fisk Towers --
-- EXIT Vice to Gotham ------ ~~ ** ~~ ---- Reaper(Streets) ENTER from Underground Exhibit. Reaper emerged from a dark shadow and into the harsh light of a street lamp. He froze for a moment and stared, his eyes darting around him. This....this wasn't the Sanctum. He was supposed to have gone straight to the sanctum, where he would have gone straight to Edel if there were not magic users there. This...this didn't even look like it was New York! Where was...Gotham? He was in Gotham?! He hadn't even been thinking bout this place. Why would he be in Gotham? Then he thought more about what the being had said. That X thing had tampered with his transportation. He had to have. It was the only explanation. His conclusion was confirmed when he tried to make another shadow to teleport through...and nothing happened. Reaper's eyes widened. He tried again. Nothing. Straight teleportation? Nothing. Flying? No. Fire? No. What about his Blood form? He could use that, right? Yeah, he could feel it still. The being hadn't taken that away from him. He'd still be able to hurry across the rooftops, find the area in New York he needed, and then... He froze again. His skin was inky black and spikey...but there was no armor. The kryptonite wasn't there.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:32 pm
{Enter Slaughter from Unknown}
Quite suddenly, a symbiote infested person was floating in front of him. It was hard to tell who it was, but the host body was definitely female, and it had a rough 'S' shape on its chest instead of any spider-themed insignia. "Well, well, well..." was all it said, its two toned voice extremely amused.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:57 pm
Reaper froze instantly. He was pretty sure he felt his heart stop, and he hadn't even been aware that it had been beating. This wasn't good. This was not what he needed. Not when he couldn't make a quick get away...or had any idea what abilities he even had for that matter.
Reaper exhaled and tried to keep as calm as he could, then looked up at the creature's face. "Well yourself..." he replied in a low tone. Though it was much more 'I'm screwed' than it was threatening. "Haven't seen you in quite some time..."
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:20 pm
It grinned. "We've been busy. More importantly it seems to us that if you could use your kryptonite form, you would have about 10.783 seconds ago. It seems likely to us that you don't have it anymore. At all. We aren't going to lie; that certainly is an interesting development."
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:25 pm
Reaper frowned a bit. "A temporary problem, I'm sure." he replied. He hoped it was only temporary. That the being was just messing with him. If he had lost most of his powers...
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:29 pm
The creature shrugged casually, but floated a little closer. "We wouldn't normally care, you understand; Supergirl is no longer in the driver's seat, and you're actually the main person who made all of this possible for us." It paused. "That said, we are incredibly sadistic and not very interested in quid pro quo."
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:34 pm
That tid-bit really didn't make Reaper feel any less screwed. "Should I even ask what you are interested in then?" he asked, the frown still on his face as he resisted the urge to back up against the wall.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:44 pm
"We're going to tell you, anyway," the symbiote replied lazily, obviously amused by his tense posture and attempts at remaining calm, "Killing you is one of the few things the little girl won't fight us on, not that she's really capable of putting up much more than a token resistance at this point. So... yeah. 'Killing you as slowly and painfully as possible' pretty much sums it up for us."
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:01 pm
Reaper tensed even more, trying to take a slow breath. "Killing me, eh?" he said, silently trying to go down his list of powers to try and see if they worked. Finding virtually nothing on each one.
"And how do you imagine you'd accomplish that one?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:03 pm
She cocked her head. "Well, ripping you apart, anyway. This is purely a therapeutic exercise for us; we're not very picky, and it's not like we have any emotional investment in hurting you, the way our host did."
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:13 pm
"Gee...and here I thought this would be special." Reaper replied flatly, his calmness melting into a grimace. So this thing was just going to rip him to pieces for the hell of it? Wonderful. He wanted to run, he really did. At least try to fight back. He was not going to take this standing still.
At the same time...was there any point? This thing was going to catch him before he took so much as half a step to the side. All he could do now was try to make sure he didn't have a heartbeat. Try to make sure his little immortality ability was still working.
...but now that was worrying him as well. He...he couldn't tell. He couldn't tell if his heart was still there or not.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:17 pm
The next moment, he was being yanked into the air by an incredibly strong hand around his throat. "Oh, no. Sorry. You were special only in that you made my host so angry that she literally couldn't think straight, thereby enabling us to work. What we are saying, basically, is that our being here in front of you is entirely a product of your own sadistic tendencies. Otherwise, you'd just be dealing with a very rash but ultimately well-intentioned teenager who could probably be talked down with a minimum of effort." It grinned again. "Funny how that kind of thing works out, isn't it?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:24 pm
Reaper's hands were wrapped around the arm of the dark hand clasped on his throat, trying to take some pressure off of it. His face was twisted into a mix of anger and pain. "Hill...arious." he replied through clenched teeth.
Duplication? Telepathy? Telekenisis? *** **** IT SOMETHING WORK ALREADY!!
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