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 Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:40 pm
Beatrix wandered aimlessly for a while around the city, she hadn't been in the part of town that her fellow Negaverse agent had recommended they meet at. They had an interesting name that was hard not to misspeak, it would be so easy to say in a while crocodile to the individual she was about to meet but she had to gauge if they would put up with her jokes and personality. When she arrived at the area on the edge of town, she took a seat partially out of site and powered up. It was hard to travel with all that hair of hers, she preferred her short hair when she was her everyday regular self. This agent was interested in magic, so that must mean he wasn't a senshi like herself. They were sure in for one hell of a shock when she brought hers out, it wasn't all happiness and roses in her fog of nightmares.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:52 am
Captain Crocoite was never in a good mood. Tonight, however, he was in a particularly foul one. He had heard some interesting rumors from his unintentional spy concerning his former General, and he was not happy with the way the story was turning out. If she managed to escape him before he could crush her his own way, he would never feel as though he fully succeeded in his goals.
How was he supposed to prove himself better than her in every way, if she gave up her beautiful power and instead embraced the light? She would become a stain, not worth all this time and effort he was putting in to his own ascension. No, he had to not only crush her, but ensure she never saw that freedom she was seemingly seeking.
These thoughts were plaguing him this evening, as he did a very poor job of patrolling. He had no energy to speak of yet, and certainly no will to seek out a target to barter for a starseed with. While he generally made himself feel better that way, tonight it just seemed like too much effort.
But at least he had something else to distract him.
"Good evening," the Crocodile-esque Captain said leisurely, as he approached the Corrupt Senshi. he had very few interactions with her kind, so he could not help but be curious. He did not have his cane out, though it only added to the theme by having a crocodile head at its top, but he did not want to give the impression that he was expecting a fight. "I appreciate you meeting me. I am Captain Crocoite."
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:36 pm
"Hello Captain, how are you this evening? It's no problem at all meeting ya tonight." She nodded at him and looked him over, seeing the curiosity in his eyes. By now she was used to the variations in the attire of the non-senshi agents. Each had sort of the same military-like vibe going for them with the oddest variety of not-quite weapon-looking things to use in a fight. The generals she met did have actual sharp things though so that was something to keep in mind too. "So what kinda weapony doodad did you end up with? I've seen some weird s**t so far that I really wouldn't call dangerous." It was just a bit of her own curiosity showing as she really wasn't sure what else to bring up in conversation. She was still really awkward and inexperienced in all this stuff with how long she was gone.
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:41 pm
Captain Crocoite smirked, holding out his hand and summoning his cane to it. It was topped with a heavy looking, though lighter than it looked, crocodile head. He found it to be the perfect shape for his palm when he wanted to lean menacingly on it. And of course, it was very useful for other things.
"I feel as though I lucked out, even as a Lieutenant, when it was much more feeble and easily broken. It was still capable of delivering a few good wallops."
He was all too happy to supply some basic information about himself, in exchange for his own curiosity being sated. Anyway, many already knew what his weapon was, and generally learned about it the hard way. He moved to grip where the head's neck would be, if it did not start into a cane's staff, and pulled gently. It revealed a thin, rapier-like blade that he pulled free from its housing.
"Since my promotion, it's gotten a bit more pointy, which I've been enjoying quite a lot. It's very fun, what just a bit more power can do for a person. Of course, I seek more. As I'm sure we all do, in this game we're playing. You, however, were granted a different kind of perk. Which I admit, I have always been a bit jealous of, when it comes to the White Moon as well. Magic sounds like a very fun toy."
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:25 pm
"I seeee that's a good whacking stick, probably hurts a ton, to be honest." As he opened the can her eyes sparkled. "That is pretty freaking amazing! that's like straight out of a movie! My magic is uhhh hella metal I'm still learning how to control it but it's almost like there's something in the fog doing it's own thing when I use it. Kinda like a big skeleton thing yanno? It's hella metal and I don't know if I can piss it off but I'd rather not yet."
She thought about the skeletal hand that had grabbed man of her opponents when she was in her tournament. It was really useful for spooking people and also getting people downed for more up close and personal fighting with an advantage. It was a positive at least and hopefully she'd come to learn more about it as she spent more time around other agents and senshi.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:50 am
Crocoite could not help but chuckle. Maybe it was his vanity helping him tolerate the other's excitement, but it at least was not pissing him off. Usually, folks that struck him as particularly upbeat or untroubled got on his bad side almost immediately, but he supposed he just liked it when he knew people were suffering.
It was sort of his thing, after all.
Happiness, even contentment, made him irritable.
"Metal?" He echoed, immediately curious. And difficult to control? Did that mean it was particularly powerful? The spark of hope in him was hard to ignore, finding a good resource or useful person to have in his mental files always marking a good evening for him. It was hopefully an effort that paid off, arranging this meeting.
"That sounds very intriguing. Fear is always a powerful tool in a battle, I find. And though I have some options to incite it in others when I am fighting or simply hunting for energy, I don't think I have anything as potent as this sounds. So you've seen it in use, then? Perhaps we should find some hapless fool, and you could show me it?"
A pang of jealousy hit the back of his mind, but for now he ignored it. He could gain power and notoriety without magic, but he could not help but feel like it would be much more interesting if he had some sort of magic or spell to add to his bartering repertoire.
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:11 pm
"Yes I have, I used it to win my division of that fighting tournament five years ago!" She was very proud of herself in that manner even if she had done the bare minimum for the rest. Fighting had been really interesting and wasn't something she had any experience with before that event. "I'm down for that if you are. I need to drain a bit more to meet my quota I think anyway. You lead and I'll follow ya? It might be best to have a bit of space too for all this when it goes down." This was a newer area to her so she wasn't sure where the best place to go was. Either way, she was excited to get to see her powers in action probably as much as the other was. "I love how spooky it all is, kinda reminds me of a rock concert yanno where I could be the star~" She had always loved special effects in concerts at live venues and thought it would be neat if as she got more into this who Negaverse thing if it would get bigger or something over time. She had an inkling that things changed and grew from her conversations with Chrysocolla and was very much ready to put forth at least a little bit of effort to get there.
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:35 pm
Crocoite offered a crooked smirk, bowing his head and looking genuinely pleased with the encounter so far. He was not generally a people person, by nature, preferring a solitary existence, but he understood that strong acquaintances and allies would do him well in the future, for any unforeseeable trouble on his chosen path.
Plus, it never hurt to have a few hidden cards up his sleeves, and some deals on the go. That was the trick with debt: it did not really matter what side of the deal he was on, so long as he knew the ending was advantageous for him. Sacrifice was meaningless, and terms were flexible and easy to define. As long as he approached each step logically, he could maintain an edge.
Like a crocodile waiting just at the surface of the water. His true power would always reside in knowing when to strike, and when to use those cards.
"It should not take us too long to find some prey. Despite the dangers of the city, and how often people find themselves passed out in the street, the idiot population continues to take strolls at night," Crocoite chuckled despite his stoicism, heading away from their meeting spot to a more populated area of town. Well, generally populated, in earlier hours, though now it was exactly as populated as he needed it to be. There was just one person trying to hurry their way home, unaware of the danger lurking in the shadows.
"Here we go."
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:07 am
With a nod, she followed and kept a lookout as they made their way through lesser populated streets. "I take advantage of the fact I can find random drunkards passed out by dumpsters every weekend, it's so easy and almost no risk given that half of them dream of a goth girlfriend and don't even put two and two together that I'm why they're all tired or even more deadass."She paused as they both spotted the target, she waved a bit for Croconite to stand back a bit. "I'm still figuring out the range so uhhhh stand back a bit if you will." With that warning in place she trotted up closer to the lone guy making their way home. She smiled a bit and curled her hair in the fingers of her left hand in a flirty manner. "Heyo hunk~ Wanna see a magic trick?~" She had gotten their attention just in time for the fog to start rolling out from her. Her heart sped with excitement as her monster came, dark and shadowed within the fog. A devious little giggle came from her as the civilian was downed by the hand. Stepping forward she plopped down on him and pulled his starseed out after draining him a bit to prevent the scream from reaching too far. After a bit the fog cleared with her sitting on the man like a queen on a throne, holding his starseed up with a smile at the good job she had hopefully done. It was so easy when there was only one person since the fog perfectly covered her movements, something she had learned during her fights in the tourney years back. Lithiasaur Sailor Scout Attack: Beatrix's Grasp A dark fog radiates out from Beatrix, a shadowy figure appears in the fog. It will reach out to grab an enemy with an icy cold hand. The being is still mostly enveloped by the fog or shadows. The radius is 6 feet. Effect and illusion lasts for 15 seconds and can be used 3 times per battle
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:05 am
"That does sound like it would help," Crocoite conceded with a knowing smirk. While he had many skills in his repertoire by now, he could not claim to have many wiles that people would find attractive. He was handsome, but he scowled and sneered, and his generally creepy and dangerous personality just oozed from him like poison.
People basically knew he was a bad person just by looking, and did not tend to be too trusting right off the bat. Lulling anyone into a sense of calm that way was always difficult, so he used other methods to broker the deals he wanted and was generally happy with his consistent results.
It only added to the idea that having her around would help him. Her magic would seal the deal, without irony. He did love a good arrangement.
Nodding his head, he stayed well back, just in case. Though braver than he once had been, he was still not interested in taking unnecessary risks or exposing himself to the magic he wanted to see. It also allowed him a chance to observe, and he was already smirking at her tactics. Her magic made him lift his eyebrows in wonder, his eyes scanning the fog and the powerful effect it had on the hapless civilian. She was able to grab his starseed without any noise or trouble.
Very useful. Though he did savor making his own prey suffer and beg for their lives, making deals with him and sacrificing terrible things all in vain efforts to save their own lives, he could see how this was effective and potent. Once it seemed like it was safe to approach, Crocoite did so while clapping his hands.
"I see! How delightfully creepy. Just what was that, in the fog? Do you dictate what appears?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:02 am
Beatrix smiled a bit more as the applause came for the show she had put on, she could get used to this. Her goal was to make a show of things with her monster, feed it, and strengthen it. She liked this a lot better than the graveyard gig she worked occasionally. Looking up at him as he approached, she slowly stood up and off of the poor dude she had ambushed. "Nah man, it's the thing from beyond the grave, one day I hope to build up the magic to have him come all the way into this world yanno? Wouldn't that be metal af? I think they call it a Dullahan, at least that's what the cat told me." She nodded at him with the same smile she always had when talking of her monster. She felt as if she was heralding it in a way just like the announcer before a rock show started. It really had become one of the few things that she had actually found herself wanting to put effort into. If this guy could help her gain some more footing in the Negaverse without as much effort, that would be choice to her. He was pretty cool too, even if a bit scary looking but she could get behind that kinda vibe as well. "Could I get a bit of help with this though? I may have some magic but I still have noodley arms. I usually go after the ones already passed out in the dumpsters so I don't really have to move em much."
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:22 am
"Beyond? Well that is very curious indeed," The Negaverse Captain had never heard anything like that before, but it only made him even more curious about senshi magic. How could they have such power in their grasp? Did all senshi have the potential for something like that, or was it just the ones blessed by Chaos that really got the best end of the deal?
He just needed to further his private research. Find more examples to witness, yes, but also force some of the White Moon and the other, more useless Chaos ones, the ones not Corrupted, into showing them his magic. Without being the one subjected to it directly, of course.
It would take a lot of work, and planning. Hunting and trapping.
But it could be fun.
Feeling more excited and inspired than he thought he would, and thus thoroughly happy with the arrangement and the outcome, Crocoite grinned and offered her his hand.
"I would keenly be interested in seeing your power grow, and will gladly offer my service. Of course, i would hope to call on you when I have need of it, in my own endeavors, if that seems like a fair trade to you." He rarely offered even deals, or even ones where he ended up doing a bit more work than he would like, but this was a very special case. He felt a fire burning inside him, and he had no desire to temper the growing flames.
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:18 pm
"Sounds like a done deal then, I'm up for that whole scratch-back thing with ya. The only thing is if there is a concert going on I will be off the radar the night of if that's ok with you.." She took his hand and shook it, smiling her own crazed smile. This would be really good for her in the long run and she appreciated the applause and hoped for more. More positive interactions like this with the other agents really made her feel more at home than she had ever felt in her day-to-day life. "I think I'm gonna head out for now tho but feel free to hit me up in the future. I gotta get some stuff done!" She had to find a few more shmucks to get enough money for rent before the end of the week.
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