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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Bigmouthstrikes » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:24 pm

Harri-chan wrote:Elliot was expecting to see Dact, so finding the Knight nowhere to be seen made him rather nervous. He glanced around, recognising the area of Muffinville, as he was such a regular visitor, although the state of the buildings was a sobering effect that dampened the natural excitement that welled up when thinking of Julia II.

Shaking his head, he moved towards the bakery, avoiding the craters, and tried the door...


In the window, he can see that the place is rather lively. There is booze being served, and a host of waitresses that Elliot might have recognized from Julia's place. Instead of their usual frilly dresses, however, the new waitresses wore strange looking collars and bikinis. Loud honky-tonk music played on a piano, and an assortment of unsavory looking characters were drinking and eating food far beneath the quality the baker would normally serve.

Jello Shot Mischa wrote:Mischa glances at the odd woman, and then at the mirror, seeing Dact and Elliot passing through it. "Well... I suppose I should at least check it out," he murmurs, adjusting his backpack before passing through the mirror!


Soon, Miscah found himself standing outside of Rosetta's home. There seemed to be some kind of ruckus going on inside.

Knight Errant wrote:Dact blinks... looking around the damaged streets. "This looks... like it will be interesting." He says, keeping his blade close at hand as he walks forward down the street cautiously...


As he did, the loudspeaker's announcement grew louder.

"The Exorsists, at large. Julia Kovacs, at large. Nathan Cruz, Slain. Natasha Cruz, captured. Sara Brightwall, at large. Light, slain. Dact, captured."

The list went on and on. It would seem that many of Muffinville's old heroes had been captured and a few more killed! Some were at large though. Some distance away, the soft "pat-pat-pat" of gunfire can be heard.

Raleigh wrote:*He smiles at the woman.* Ah, but aren't they all? *He steps into the mirror.*


After stepping into the mirror, he finds himself in a former warehouse yard. Most of the crates and buildings were decimated, and a number of armed men in gas masks were roaming around.

Feng wrote:A Lord Bones strolls up to the blindfolded woman. In contrast to his usual gaudy appearance, the crime lord is dressed in an earthen color trench coat and a brown bowler cap that conceals his eyes. Whether or not the woman's unearthly presence startles the fiend remains to be seen...


"So you are the woman my sources informed me about" says Bones, clutching his walking cane. "I hear you offer a glimpse into distant worlds. Worlds filled with... darkness?"

Of course Bones, isn't really sure what the Woman is doing. The Chibiwanbanshu merely mentioned a strange lady with a portal lurking about. Bones is merely improvising, using his powers of deduction (or perhaps lack of) to decipher the enigma before him...


The blind woman nodded. "Step inside and you will learn much and more."
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Harri-chan » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:30 pm

Elliot's mouth fell open as he didn't find the warm, comforting sight of waitresses in frilly dresses serving cupcakes, but instead, those same girls he'd become friendly with, wearing... well, very little at all as they served beer. He almost turned away... but there was a slim chance Julia II was in there somewhere. Brushing his hair back over his shoulders, he adjusted his t-shirt and headed on inside the place.

His nose wrinkled as he weaved his way through the tables, most of the customers making him quite nervous. "Yuck... ", he muttered as one plate of food was carried passed, before he ended up at the counter... or should be that the bar now?

"Um... is Julia around?".
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Knight Errant » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:31 pm

"Captured... but by who..." Mutters Dact. As he quickly and quietly heads towards the sound of the loudspeaker.
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Bigmouthstrikes » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:05 pm

Knight Errant wrote:"Captured... but by who..." Mutters Dact. As he quickly and quietly heads towards the sound of the loudspeaker.


Closing in on the speaker, he saw that it was attached to a telephone pole, likely as part of a wider PA system. It continued to belt out its grim fates, monotonously and without detail.

"Rosetta Morris, at large. The Light Warriors, slain. Rebel Captain Marcus, slain. Rebel Captain Lionel, Slain. Rebel..."

The announcement went on like that for a while, with few "at large" titles. At the end, the PA crackled one more time.

"These Fates of Traitors has been brought to you by the Deck. Resistors will be destroyed!"

Harri-chan wrote:Elliot's mouth fell open as he didn't find the warm, comforting sight of waitresses in frilly dresses serving cupcakes, but instead, those same girls he'd become friendly with, wearing... well, very little at all as they served beer. He almost turned away... but there was a slim chance Julia II was in there somewhere. Brushing his hair back over his shoulders, he adjusted his t-shirt and headed on inside the place.

His nose wrinkled as he weaved his way through the tables, most of the customers making him quite nervous. "Yuck... ", he muttered as one plate of food was carried passed, before he ended up at the counter... or should be that the bar now?

"Um... is Julia around?".


"Talk to the boss." One of the ugly men said. "He should be in the back with her."
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Harri-chan » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:08 pm

Elliot turned and gave the man a slight glare... although he knew he definitely didn't have the build to go picking fights with guys like this. Shaking his head, he slipped around the counter, now starting to worry about who this 'Boss' was that was with Julia. Passing another of the waitresses he knew from the Bakery, he ended up blushing brightly, failing to avoid staring right at her cleavage.

"Sorry... ", he mumbled, before pushing the door to the back open, and stepped through.

"Julia?".
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Feng » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:22 pm

Bones nods grimly, approaching the portal but not stepping in yet. Instead he turns to the blindfolded woman, giving her a curious glance. However, rather than stating what is on his mind, he simply shrugs and enters the portal...
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Bigmouthstrikes » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:28 pm

Harri-chan wrote:Elliot turned and gave the man a slight glare... although he knew he definitely didn't have the build to go picking fights with guys like this. Shaking his head, he slipped around the counter, now starting to worry about who this 'Boss' was that was with Julia. Passing another of the waitresses he knew from the Bakery, he ended up blushing brightly, failing to avoid staring right at her cleavage.

"Sorry... ", he mumbled, before pushing the door to the back open, and stepped through.

"Julia?".


What Elliot didn't notice in his haste to find the likely doomed girl was that the waitresses' movements were a bit stiffer than usual. There was something about them that seemed...unnatural.

Of course by the time he would have noticed this, he was already in the back office. Julia lay alone, for the time being, on a set of silk pillows. She was garbed in a harem outfit tight fitting silk pants and silk tube top. Her eyes seemed very different...blank of thought. They stirred to something that resembled life as they looked at him and an audible "click" came from her that one might expect from a processor.

"Are you Elliot?" She asked in a voice that sounded exactly like Juila II's, but felt entirely different; devoid of life and emotion. "This does not make sense. I saw you terminated when Master took over the bakery as payment for his service."

Feng wrote:Bones nods grimly, approaching the portal but not stepping in yet. Instead he turns to the blindfolded woman, giving her a curious glance. However, rather than stating what is on his mind, he simply shrugs and enters the portal...


As soon as he enters, he finds that he is standing outside of a very large castle that has sprung from central park. Two guards in armor and gas masks stood outside a main gate and he somehow got the feeling that he was being watched through sniper scopes.
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Harri-chan » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:34 pm

Elliot closed the office door behind him, groaning as he saw Julia dressed the way she was. Hurrying over to the pillows, he saw the vacant look in her eyes, which caused his chest to tighten with anxiety. "Julia? What happened out there? Where did the girls' uniforms go?", he asked, before her reaction cut him off.

"Terminated?", he asked slowly. Gulping down a deep breath, he lowered himself down beside her. It made sense that since he'd visited the world through the mirror... there would be another version of himself here... but he'd been killed? "Julia... it's me... I'm gonna get you out of here. C'mon, we'll use the back door... ", he urged. "What services did this Master do exactly in order for you to hand over the bakery? This is crazy... ".
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Knight Errant » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:05 pm

"Great... well thats at least a piece of info I didnt know..." Says Dact. He decides to head towards city hall... maybe there was something in that direction. Or someone on the way who could fill him in...
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Bigmouthstrikes » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:33 pm

Knight Errant wrote:"Great... well thats at least a piece of info I didnt know..." Says Dact. He decides to head towards city hall... maybe there was something in that direction. Or someone on the way who could fill him in...


As he traveled, he got the feeling that someone, or something perhaps, was watching him. Finally, as he passed an alley, hand reached out and gripped his wrist, yanking him in.

Harri-chan wrote:Elliot closed the office door behind him, groaning as he saw Julia dressed the way she was. Hurrying over to the pillows, he saw the vacant look in her eyes, which caused his chest to tighten with anxiety. "Julia? What happened out there? Where did the girls' uniforms go?", he asked, before her reaction cut him off.

"Terminated?", he asked slowly. Gulping down a deep breath, he lowered himself down beside her. It made sense that since he'd visited the world through the mirror... there would be another version of himself here... but he'd been killed? "Julia... it's me... I'm gonna get you out of here. C'mon, we'll use the back door... ", he urged. "What services did this Master do exactly in order for you to hand over the bakery? This is crazy... ".


"Not killed." Julia said. "Just..."

Before she could continue, the sound of static came from her and she fell over. Her eyes were now totally blank, black orbs in her head.

The change had apparently come from a man standing in the corner of the room holding a remote.

"What she means is that we removed you from the card game." He said. "You're actually under my employ now...or at least I was pretty sure you were."
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Jello Shot Mischa » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:11 pm

Bigmouthstrikes wrote:Soon, Miscah found himself standing outside of Rosetta's home. There seemed to be some kind of ruckus going on inside.


Mischa blinks, glancing around, but his attention is drawn to the house. He knocks on the door. "Rosetta? Are you here?"
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Feng » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:11 pm

"The Gentleman" grins as he approaches the entrance of the castle, hands on his cane. A wide grin manifests on his eyeless face.

"Trick or treat, gentlemen!" :mrgreen:
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Knight Errant » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:13 pm

As Dact is grabbed... he whirls around with his sword. Pushing with his legs and trying to knock whoever it is off their balance. Then hold a sword to their neck if everything goes right!
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Bigmouthstrikes » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:24 pm

Jello Shot Mischa wrote:
Bigmouthstrikes wrote:Soon, Miscah found himself standing outside of Rosetta's home. There seemed to be some kind of ruckus going on inside.


Mischa blinks, glancing around, but his attention is drawn to the house. He knocks on the door. "Rosetta? Are you here?"


"Help!" her voice called.

Feng wrote:"The Gentleman" grins as he approaches the entrance of the castle, hands on his cane. A wide grin manifests on his eyeless face.

"Trick or treat, gentlemen!" :mrgreen:


"Greetings, Diamond master." One of the guards told him. "Would you like admittance to the castle or dungeon?"

Knight Errant wrote:As Dact is grabbed... he whirls around with his sword. Pushing with his legs and trying to knock whoever it is off their balance. Then hold a sword to their neck if everything goes right!


But it doesn't! The figure in the alley rolls with his push and spins around to perry the sword with a combat knife. Standing face to face with her, he realizes that this "attacker" is none other than Julia Kovacs.

"Dact." She said sternly. "Get in here. I don't know how you got away from them, but if you walk around there like a moron, the Deck's going to throw you back in that dungeon."
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Re: A Dark Future

Postby Jello Shot Mischa » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:26 pm

Bigmouthstrikes wrote:"Help!" her voice called.


At the witch's call for help, Mischa immediatley reacts! He knows he's not strong enough to kick in the door... so he slips his backpack off, reaching in to pull out his laser pistol, shooting off the lock on the door before kicking it open!
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