A Dark Future

[Feng]

Lord Bone's raises an eyebrow.

".... Whatever happened to discretion?" he says aloud, hands clutched to his cane. "Very well, show me to the interior castle please..." =.=

[Knight Errant]

Dact stares a bit at Julia. "Err... yeah... about that. I didnt escape... that is... the Dact your thinking of didnt. At least I think he didnt. Maybe he did..." He rambles for a moment, before shaking his head. "Anyway... I'm a Dactylos from another dimension... or timeline... I'm not entirely sure. I just showed up here."

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"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!

Instead of Rosetta, he finds two gas mask clad soldiers inside toting laser rifles. They're wearing armor and capes with Clubs on them. Between them is a voice machine that had obviously been used to imitate Rosetta's voice.

"Hands on your head." The one on the left said. "We've been looking for you for some time."

Lord Bone's raises an eyebrow.

".... Whatever happened to discretion?" he says aloud, hands clutched to his cane. "Very well, show me to the interior castle please..." =.=

"Descretion went out the window after the Deck took over." One of the guards said, "And why are you talkin' like you've never seen the place before? Your funds and ingenuity helped us do all this. That's why you're the Diamond master."

"Are you here to see The Jester?" The other asked.

Dact stares a bit at Julia. "Err... yeah... about that. I didnt escape... that is... the Dact your thinking of didnt. At least I think he didnt. Maybe he did..." He rambles for a moment, before shaking his head. "Anyway... I'm a Dactylos from another dimension... or timeline... I'm not entirely sure. I just showed up here."

"Come with me." She said. "We'll talk about it in safety. And take this."

She shoved a small, round device into his hand. "It's a hologram projector. Sara gave it to me before she went into hiding. It can make you appear as anything you want, but don't get too close to any of these guards."

[Knight Errant]

Dact nods, taking the device and looking over it. "Sure... but... how does it work?"

[Feng]

Bones raises an eyebrow.

"What if I were to say that I am an interloper from another plane of existence? A Diamond Master from an alternative plain of existence parallel to our own? Sure you didn't expect the Diamond Master of a plane where the Deck has triumphed to march about in street fare did you?" =.=

[Jello Shot Mischa]

Instead of Rosetta, he finds two gas mask clad soldiers inside toting laser rifles. They're wearing armor and capes with Clubs on them. Between them is a voice machine that had obviously been used to imitate Rosetta's voice.

"Hands on your head." The one on the left said. "We've been looking for you for some time."

Mischa frowns, letting the pistol dangle from his fingers as he slowly raises his hands. "Where is Rosetta?" he asks firmly.

[Bigmouthstrikes]

Instead of Rosetta, he finds two gas mask clad soldiers inside toting laser rifles. They're wearing armor and capes with Clubs on them. Between them is a voice machine that had obviously been used to imitate Rosetta's voice.

"Hands on your head." The one on the left said. "We've been looking for you for some time."

Mischa frowns, letting the pistol dangle from his fingers as he slowly raises his hands. "Where is Rosetta?" he asks firmly.

"You'll know soon enough." One of the guard says

And just like that, his comrade raised his rifle, and a flash took over Mischa's world.

Bones raises an eyebrow.

"What if I were to say that I am an interloper from another plane of existence? A Diamond Master from an alternative plain of existence parallel to our own? Sure you didn't expect the Diamond Master of a plane where the Deck has triumphed to march about in street fare did you?" =.=

The two soldiers exchanged a glance a shrug. "Everyone else does. Although I suppose that might not be safe with rebels and stuff."

"Uhm...we should take him to the Jester." The other suggested.

And just like that, Bones was lead up toward the keep of the castle

Dact nods, taking the device and looking over it. "Sure... but... how does it work?"

"Just concentrate the form you want to appear as." She suggested. "I'll be a mother, so you should try to think of some child's form. They notice kids less."

[Feng]

Bones shrugs as he is led to the keep. However, he keeps a tight grip on his cane...

[Knight Errant]

"Oookay..." Says Dact, as he thinks of a image of a young boy!

[Raleigh]

If they start asking for their mothers I'm going to do something silly like either burning off all the atmosphere or finding a way to screw up a Doctor Who impersonation. Perhaps Doctor Wharf? Heh. *He walks toward the people with the gas masks.*

[Harri-chan]

Elliot reached for her as she slumped, his head turning towards the sound of the voice as he caught her, drawing her into a hug against his chest. He felt a shiver run down his spine, and his eyes narrowed at the man, "Under your employ? In... this place?", he asked hesitantly. "Look... there's been some confusion here... I'm not who you think I am", he tried to explain. "I can explain later... but I need to get her out of here. I think she's sick".

[Bigmouthstrikes]

Elliot reached for her as she slumped, his head turning towards the sound of the voice as he caught her, drawing her into a hug against his chest. He felt a shiver run down his spine, and his eyes narrowed at the man, "Under your employ? In... this place?", he asked hesitantly. "Look... there's been some confusion here... I'm not who you think I am", he tried to explain. "I can explain later... but I need to get her out of here. I think she's sick".

"You're a wonderfully naive little twerp, you know that?" He told Elliot. "She's not sick, she's an android. Programmed, at the moment, to her Harem setting which is just one of her many "modes". You were no different. I turned you both into them when I took this place over. Part of my payment package for helping the Deck take over this town was to get my pick of the businesses."

At that point, a blonde waitress walked in. She was wearing a bikini and a collar like all the others, but on left breast was a name tag that read "Ellie"

"Now I don't know how you got out of this, or who you got to take your place," He mused, "But I have a feeling that I know who gave you the help you needed. Tell me where she is, and I'll let you go free. We never had much use for you anyway."

If they start asking for their mothers I'm going to do something silly like either burning off all the atmosphere or finding a way to screw up a Doctor Who impersonation. Perhaps Doctor Wharf? Heh. *He walks toward the people with the gas masks.*

"Halt!" One of them said. "This quadrant is off limits to civilians. State your business here!"

"Oookay..." Says Dact, as he thinks of a image of a young boy!

The air around him flickers, and to all the world, he appears as a young boy. The hologram is convincing at a distance, but where anyone to get close, they would be able to see that there was a figure in what appeared to be empty air.

"Come with me." Julia motioned, now taking the appearance of a woman old enough to be the boys mother, "We don't have far to go, but it's important that no one sees us enter."

Bones shrugs as he is led to the keep. However, he keeps a tight grip on his cane...

After a time, Bones is up a tower and into a large room. A robed figure sat on a chair at the end of it. The robe was black and red in four large, alternating squares, each containing a Club, Heart, Spade and Diamond on them. A Joker's sigil sat in the center of its back.

"Daimond master!" The figure exclaimed in an excited, delighted-to-see-you voice. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your splendid company?"

[Harri-chan]

A horrified look spread across Elliot's face as he listened to the man's claim of now owning Julia, her bakery... and even Elliot himself. He still cuddled the unconscious girl warmly, his cheeks turning red as a familiar looking waitress came into the room. His wide blue eyes looked to her name badge, and he swallowed a deep breath. Easing Julia down onto the pillows, he slowly climbed to his feet, the android girl version of himself proving to be quite a distraction.

"I don't know where she is... but even if I did, I'd never tell you", he said defiantly.

[Knight Errant]

Dact nods, and silently follows!

[Raleigh]

You military types do this every time in just about every world. *He sighs.* Never mind that I'm an immortal magical creature that has survived being present at the end of entire universes I still get treated this way. *Addressing the man.* My business is to see what is going on here. Care to share the info with a man who hasn't located any infolink hubs or the like in the past 30 seconds or so since he got here?