Maggie/Auriga has bested Finn/Babylon with a close score of 5 to 4!
When everyone began to henshin up, Maggie looked like she was at a tennis match with 30 players going at once. She spun around to gawk at every fuku, not even attempting to hide it. Oh hey, Gunn had a hood too! "We're hood twins," she said brightly to Gunn, not realizing at all how her words had come out.
With a flourish, she spun in a flash of seeping green and emerged -- a sickly green and brown, with a rib cage corset, face veil, and hood. It was not the prettiest fuku on the block by any means. She tugged on her hood for a moment, her smile shadowed by the thin veil. Beside her, Finn became Bablyon, and she got a little starry eyed at the transformation. "I like your blue," she said, tapping at his uniform. It looked a lot more comfortable than hers, but part of the magic of being a senshi was feeling comfortable running around in heels.
In no time, they were trading blows. Auriga tried to think carefully about her next move. Before she knew it, she nailed Babylon right in the chest area. "Oh my god!" she said, covering her mouth. Out of excitement, she threw her arms around him and pulled him into a tight hug. "I DID IT! Also, are you okay?"
Bo/Neso is bested by Keren/Megiddo by a score of 3 to 1!
(( HAHA -- YES. Neso loses. Gloriously. ))
When the mention of "sparring" came up, Bo's smile dipped. "I'd be up for another round of laser tag instead, any takers?" he asked. Wide eyes peered for any takers, but it didn't seem like anyone was up for it. Oh well. At least he could get all sparkly-henshiny with his new friends.
Bo shrugged. "All right, I can slip into something more comfortable then," he said, giving an emphatic leap into the air and coming down as Super Sailor Neso, the Senshi of Summer.
Somehow, Bo was actually in less clothes when he transformed into his fuku. He hadn't met any whose outfit was comprised of less clothes than his, which was nice. Gender rules broken and whatnot. His itty-bitty shorts, strappy sandals, and open, sleeveless jacket that bared his chest did little to hide him. The sunburst-style at the back of his jacket flapped a little as the last of the magical dust settled.
Neso adjusted the bright blue scarf that dangled on his wrist and approached Keren. "So... shall we commence to fisticuffs?" he said, looking like there was nothing in the world he would rather do less.
He had barely raised his fists half-heartedly, only to watch (and not react to) a strike flying at his face. Neso took the punch, turning only so that it glanced off his jawline instead of breaking his noise. The tall man staggered a few feet backward. He cradled his face. "Ooooowwww," he whined. "I yield."
Mary was not particularly good with fighting. She usually ran around and avoided people. Having non usable weapons was, well, annoying. So she poured over the material, trying to take it all to heart and go through the motions.
Which was a lot harder than she would have liked, but she got a good chunk of it down. She thought anyway. Maybe? Probably.
Mary glanced at her partner and stood up. People powered up around her, and she was suddenly aware of a lot of people being people she recognized. Well, that was one way to get to know a lot of people all at once. She chuckled and tucked her hands behind her back.
She had nothing to say, unlike the senshi. She concentrated on her wonder and power surged around her. Bifrost stood in Mary's place in a flush of rainbowy light and she smiled at her partner.
"Bifrost Squire of Chronos, at your service! Let's see what we can do, mm?" she fell into a stance like in the reading material, ready for whatever she threw at her.
Maybe.
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Alex blinked. Huh. Suddenly there were a lot of powereds and she knew who they were under the clothing. She made several, several mental notes about the ones with butt wings, as well as some of the babes like her.
IT would be prudent to have people to go to, if she needed to. Alex didn't power up, as she wasn't partaking in the sparing. Besides, that took effort and she was feeling mighty lazy right about now.
Now this was something Talia did not like at all. Everyone was powering up left and right- a whole group of people knowing her identity! Why wasn't anyone more concerned about this?
Still, she was somewhat backed into a corner, peer pressured into the whims of Kaatje. "Dr-Draconis power, make up!" she said, somewhat timidly. The only thing keeping her from running out the door was the cool confidence that arose within her whenever she transformed into Sailor Draconis.
She nodded to the other girl, apparently known as "Bifrost." Draconis stretched a bit, putting her fists up defensively. "Let's end this quickly."
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i think that means draconis wins? feel free to do whatever you'd like to her!
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:45 pm
She thought she might have lost a cat, Mistral thought, having henshined up just for the camaraderie of the action; she didn't particularly care to fight, mostly because she was fairly sure she would die, but it didn't seem fair to know all these other identities and not expose her own. She gave Alex a questioning look--but didn't say anything. If the page didn't want to transform and show them all who she was, Mistral wasn't going to make her.
Instead she counted out her feline charges. Snowball was there, and so was Liryn, and Ash was still guarding the light board. So, she was missing Horatio. That was the one with the flag on her tail. Mistral did not know what she was going to say to Kaatje if she had to admit she'd lost a cat, so she got up and started searching cabinets. While she was peering into the (unplugged!) stove, she heard a little giggle.
She followed the giggle until she found the cat, in a little cubbyhole. "Hey, Horatio," she said. "You wanna come out?" She couldn't carry much, but she could certainly lift a kitten…
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 4:22 pm
When it looked like everyone had wrapped up, Gunn stood up again. "Alright, everyone settle down," she called across the lobby, "You all did great, so! Be proud of yourselves. Try to practice what you learned until next time, when we'll be doing first aid and self care, so try to turn out for that one."
She smiled at the group. "If you liked what went on here, you can meet me in civ form on Saturday mornings at 10am at Regents' Park. Where all the old ladies hang out on Tuesday mornings, if that's still a thing the old ladies do. I'm certified in combatives training and have experience in urban warfare, so I can pass that along and answer any questions you may have. Every second Tuesday, there's a get-together at Florence Court--come check it out, if you're interested, it's pizza, sushi, and crappy movies. If your home situation's making your powered life hard, come check us out--it's low-or-no rent, and I can give you a job." Gunn surveyed them all again, and then nodded to herself. "My phone number's 585-555-5128, and you can call me any time after five o'clock in the evening, and I will pick up. The important thing I want you to remember is, you're not alone, and if you need backup, I'm here--and so are all your wingmen."
With that said, she dropped her henshin, the fuku fading out in the colors of shimmering embers. "Thanks for turning out, ladies and gentlemen."
Jeanne grinned, breathing a little heavily after their spar. "Y'kept up pretty well, I'm impressed," she said. No shutout, for sure, and that pleased her.
"It's called Krav Maga. D'veloped by Israeli commandoes, none of th' honorable-fighting philosophical crap of other martial arts. All about wreckin' your opponent's s**t as fast as possible however y'have to." She grinned, feeling pretty damn proud of herself. "Good fer someone like me, since I'm y'know, tiny."
"I can teach ya, if you'd like?" She offered, once she'd powered down. She'd been instructing for years, teaching Thraen wouldn't be that different.
Ivynian
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 5:00 pm
Powering down always felt odd anymore, but welcome for being in a swath of other powered individuals. In some xenophobic sense, it was nerve wracking to be near so many he didn't know, without introductions, and most likely without much further contact after. It was a strange meeting -at-the-crossroads. He'd been long enough alone to come to prefer it more and more. "I wish I could properly relate how tired I am of having to get wrecked before being able to down enemies. They have to be in range and not suspecting the sudden magic, so it always ends up with requiring hand-to-hand combat. "
"Which you now have first-hand example of how awful I am at it. Anything you can offer, I'd be glad of. "
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 8:34 pm
Teal eyes followed the page as she moved about the area, her tail lashing softly with each failed location. Nope, not in the cabinets! The giggling only increased in volume whenever Mistral moved to the stove. The STOVE! What was she, a little creampuff just waiting to be all baked up and eaten? (Actually, a creampuff sounded kind of good to the hungry Mauvian, especially if it was stuffed with something super delicious like salmon mmm.)
So distracted was she by the thought of smoky, succulent fish that her friend managed to sneak up on her! Drat, her hidehole was discovered! She took it well enough, though, a broad grin on her face as she mewled, "I dunno... I'm pretty comfy, and it's a great spot,but I could maybe be convinced for a warmer, softer, more cuddly one!"
As she stretched up her paws fora hug, her ears curved to catch what Gunn was saying now. About a place with sushi (Salmon sushi? Worthy of later investigation for sure!) and a phone number and team work and yeaaaah, team work was awesome and she couldn't agree more.
Then a horrible, horrible revelation struck her. She looked up to the Mercury page, almost in disbelief. "Does... does that mean the game's over?"
Horatio had never sounded more crestfallen in her life.
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 6:03 pm
Through most of the game, Ash had sat primly and comfortably on the counter top and the light board, guarding her charge rather zealously. Well... when she wasn't distracted by a little extra grooming, of course. She did her job, but she couldn't help it... the bit of down time seemed a waste if she didn't get in a little maintenance.
Now the energy dampening... that was a little something she had never done before. She had a feeling it was one of those things that guardians just knew how to do, but... time to find out if she could really do it. As the other guardians settled in, Ash let her eyes closed and she lifted her head high, turning into an approximation of an Egyptian statue as she stretched her senses outwards.
Little stars glowed in her mind, some more brightly than others, and the burmilla focused on stretching herself out over them like some kind of astral blanket. Like she would in real life, she settled herself on top of the glowing auras and hunkered down to cover them, blocking as much as she could from escaping beyond this small area.
Ash was so focused on what she was doing, the sparring had come and gone before she even knew it and she found herself blinking in surprise as the call for finishing up came. She felt... fatigued, despite having done little in the way of physical activity, and she continued to keep herself spread out over the remaining signatures until everyone had powered down.
"Looks like its closing time." She said as she yawned widely, getting up to give herself one long stretch with her tail in the air. "I think I need to find something to eat, I don't know about you folks. Energy suppression perks up the appetite."
Giving those assembled a smile, she moved to jump down from the counter and trot across the floor to find the girl she had been watching in the cameras. Ash wound herself against Kaatje's ankles as she purred, angling her face upwards.
"I don't suppose a hard working guardian could maybe get a bite to eat for helping out?" She said as she gave her best plaintive look, all big green eyes and curling silver tail.
Buyan had done horribly with keeping up. The page frowned as she'd somehow managed to suck at most of the rounds, "Man I'm out of shape." She muttered as she powered down, she thought keeping up with her normal routine would've allowed her to keep up and do as good as the rest of them but it seemed to work adversely to her favor. She needed to find Arian and apologize for being such a horrible team player and hopefully treat him to ice cream or something in efforts to help her apology.
"Arian," She called as she located the young lad, "I'm so sorry for being such a lousy teammate. Can I make it up to you? I know it's not much I can at least buy you an ice cream? Here's my number too just in case!" She had some scratch paper and wrote down her number and name.
Litian
Again I'm super sorry for dropping the ball on this. x_x I wasn't excepting work to kick my butt when this started. I'd love rp between Alexis and Arian again if you'd be up for it!
Snowball had found that this exercise was quite interesting and getting to work on his field dampening skills to be very invigorating and tiring at the same time. His fluffy tail twitched before he decided he needed to scurry on home, giving a quick goodbye to those around him.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:31 pm
Although the practising hitting people had gone somewhat badly, well okay make that pretty abysmally, Athene thought the powered spar had actually gone relatively okay.
Even though he wasn't the best at sparring (and Athene had no illusions about his fighting ability), he'd come out feeling like he'd at least held his own.
It seemed like most the others had finished up too as Gunn was once again addressing them, although it turned out that she was bringing the session formally to an end. He made a note of the next boot camp, the theme - first aid and self care - seeming both interesting and useful to learn and Athene made a mental note to try and make the next session if he could.
He dropped the henshin a little after Gunn dropped hers, the robes and ornaments that he wore as Athene fading away to be replaced with the tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt of Arian, his hair once again back in its braid.
He had to get going so had turned to leave, but half-turned back in curiosity at the sound of his name being called and then turned round fully with a slight smile when he recognised Alexis. "I'd like that" he said in answer to her offer of ice cream. "And you're a lot better at this than I was when I first started out." He was being honest, as Sailor Athene he'd been pretty useless and he hadn't been much better after hitting Super.
At the offer of the piece of paper with Alexis' contact number, Arian smiled again, before rummaging in his bag for some paper of his own "Here, i'll trade you" he offered as he jotted down his name and mobile on the back of a flyer advertising a bead shop called the Beaded Garden and handed it to Alexis, taking her offered scratch paper in return and slipping it carefully in his bag.
That done, he gave her a small wave as he added quietly "Hopefully we can meet at another of these things"before once again turning and slipping away.
[Belated Athene exit]
LP
No worries LP, I know how crazy RL can be and I'd love more rp with Alexis and Arian in future :3
Liryn had been busy making sure to do his part in keeping all the order auras blocked whilst everyone sparred and whilst he occasionally listened to snippets of conversation, it was in the vague sense as aura-blocking took up the majority of his attention.
Finally however people started powering down, Gunn leading the way after she finished bringing the session formally to an end.
Now's my chance!
No longer confined to aura blocking, Liryn said a cheery good bye to Anabel as well as the other mauvians who had helped aura block, before slipping in and out of those gathered, hoping to spot the one who had called out the words Athene Eternal - Make up!
The search had ended up being a futile one, with Liryn unable to spot even a glimmer of the senshi that he had spotted in the warehouse that night.
Athene had been here though, Liryn had heard him henshin up even if he hadn't been able to find him amongst the powered down civilians. It meant that he was one paw closer and that meant that he'd just have to keep searching because if he searched long enough and if he searched hard enough Liryn had no doubt that he'd manage to finally catch up with his senshi.
