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Post by kagemaru656 on Jan 17, 2018 21:57:25 GMT
Suzume takes out her phone and messages everyone else over the Jack App. "Hey, the president is some kind of huntress here, destroyign any shadows that show even the slightest bit of corruption. It seems she's made a base for herself in the schools's garden, center of the ground floor. Miguel and I will head to the front center of the school, we can regroup and go to the garden together." She looks up at Miguel. "With all the mess with the tentacles and getting seperated I forgot the app worked for more than just our personas. Woops. I've messaged the others what we know, and asked them to meet us on the ground floor so we can go confront the prez together. Lets take another stairs down though, not pass the tentacles form that classroom..." Suzume is already hyping herself up for the coming confrontation, and starts walking to the door.
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Post by eltrou on Jan 18, 2018 10:22:17 GMT
"It'll be an adventure, trust me." Miguel grinned reassuringly as they went up to the 5th floor. When they finally got there, his eyebrows raised when he saw that there was a huge schematic diagram of things that looking like building floor plans. This school's floor plans... if it had a pipe system made on crack that starts and ends in lockers. At least there was SOMETHING interesting about all this that was easily understandable - that pipes lead to the garden.
He glanced over at Suzume and nodded when she spoke up. "Sounds like a plan." But before he followed after her, he had Arsene support the creature with both of his hands so that he could use one hand to take a picture of the schematics with his phone. Once that was done, he took the creature back into his arms and followed.
"How's the tour going so far of the rest of your home? Excited to maybe see the huntress' rumored HQ?" He asked lightly, trying to keep an easy atmosphere going so that the cocoon man remained calm.
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Post by drallore on Jan 19, 2018 3:53:48 GMT
"It's . . . enlightening, to say the least. I had always thought that the upstairs would be littered with watchdogs, or some horrid trap, but it was just vacant. It's slightly disappointing. Now that I think about it, why are you all here? You don't seem to be from here."
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 19, 2018 5:34:54 GMT
Jericha makes another attempt at putting one of the bunnies away by flinging another card at it. But, She's too beat up to throw it properly . Capture attempt vs lopunny. AC 6 vs 2 Miss!
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Post by Zephias on Jan 19, 2018 18:13:57 GMT
"Okay, Banshee, that's enough. Cait, tag in! Distract the bunny in front of you, if you can?" said Ciara, switching to her Meowstic persona's card and crushing it.
"O-okay. I'll try" said Cait, slapping at the closest bun!
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Post by eltrou on Jan 19, 2018 22:57:42 GMT
"Yeah, to be honest we're not from around here. Not just the classroom floor you frequent." Miguel admitted openly as he followed on down the stairs to where hopefully the ground floor was, shrugging as well as he could while carrying the cocoon man. "We actually came here because we were investigating some strange instances of shadows going crazy and gaining more power than normal at another place we were in. The clues led us here, where we have reason to believe that the Huntress stalking the halls and making this place her home is either responsible for that mess and possible future instances of said mess cropping up... or will lead us to clues to the true perpetrator."
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Post by drallore on Jan 20, 2018 6:46:54 GMT
The creature seems disheartened at that last comment. "I often wonder myself if the huntress is doing more damage than good here. Certainly, she protects us against such monstrosities, but her influence is based off intimidation. The younger shadows see her as a guardian. They admire her, but there are those who only become more stressed by her presence. Her influence seems to create just as many monsters as she destroys. For now she seems to be able to balance it all out in the end, but how long can that go on for?"Meanwhile Suzume happens to receive a picture from the JackApp. It appears to be the girl's locker room. It's from Sparrow Suzume. What would be the quickest way out of here without passing by any lockers? Unfortunately for Suzume, she'd know that there isn't really a way to leave the room without passing at least one row of lockers where Sparrow seems to be standing.
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Post by eltrou on Jan 20, 2018 7:38:15 GMT
Miguel frowned thoughtfully at that. "You have a point there. Her influence is already spilling out to places beyond her supposed territory and it's only a matter of time before the scale tips. Part of the reason why we're here is to try and get her to ease up and stop corrupting all those shadows, so that this place and other places wouldn't be going crazy... or crazier."
He then cast a curious glance at the cocoon. "If you had a chance, what would you do or say to the Huntress on the behalf of others who have been with in this school?"
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Post by drallore on Jan 20, 2018 8:11:56 GMT
Caccoon closes his eyes as he ponders his words
”I’d tell her . . . That she doesn’t need to be alone. That she is loved, and appreciated, but it hurts to watch her try and carry this burden all by herself. I’d ask her to stop pushing me away . . . pushing away everyone that wants to help. I’d ask her to rest, and let someone else deal with things for a little while.
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Post by eltrou on Jan 20, 2018 8:42:14 GMT
All of those heartfelt and sincere words made his eyes widen ever so slightly as his mind raced at this small but possibly important revelation. Who was this big cocoon guy, really, that he would have such opinions? The young ones would believe her invincible, the older ones someone to please or a threat that need her removal. But this sentiment... this was definitely something that tugged at his mind and at his heartstrings, sending a dull ache through him as he was reminded of the last person who really mentioned that to him.
"That's a damn good message you have there, big guy." Miguel admitted with a soft smile. "Everyone deserves to know that they aren't alone, that no matter who they are or what they've done that there would be someone who would always be by their side to love and support them. To be the rock that they could lean on and support them, the tether that keeps them grounded." His voice was soft and melancholic as a lump formed in his throat at the memories of times long past and things that could never be.
It was only the fact that he was used to talking through sudden painful pangs of reminder like this that he was able to continue speaking. "But sometimes people are so stubborn that they'd rather forge on ahead and then the rock becomes an obstacle. And sometimes, that rock does need to become an obstacle, because people can be stubborn enough to keep forging ahead that they don't really look at where they are until they're faced with a wall that they have no choice but to confront. I know the feeling." Boy did he.
"Personally, I know what it's like to have needed a rock like that, one that stayed firm but just... yielded and helped me on my way till I was almost too lost. It's something I don't want to have anyone to have to go through, whether it be a friend or a stranger like the Huntress. No one is irredeemable. No one is hopeless." He closed his eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath. "If you come with us all the way to her, will you help us be that rock to help her see what's happening around her with open eyes, whatever the method might be? To help her and everyone that's being influenced and corrupted by the stress of her burdens? Because if that's what you want to say, I personally want to help you deliver the message while she can still change - can still learn."
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Post by kagemaru656 on Jan 20, 2018 18:47:46 GMT
Suzume checks her phone to respond. I'm afraid there's no real way to avoid the lockers form there... you could try moving along on top of the lockers.
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Post by drallore on Jan 21, 2018 4:16:51 GMT
With the kitty out, and another failed card throw, the bun buns take their turn. Both attempted a final assault from the sky . . . and failed miserably. They pass out, and dissipate upon impact with the ground. The first turtle is still aghast to the heavy blow that was dealt to him, and decided to retaliate with a flaming charge against the blissey, which does little to nothing. The second turtle performs jumps onto Jericha, using its full weight in an attempt to crush her, dealing 43 physical normal damage.
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"You seem kind, despite that villainous atmosphere you give off boy. Hmm . . . perhaps it is a good thing you came here this day. Perhaps it's time to be a bit more proactive in this situation. I think . . . yes . . . it's time I got more involved, and put an end to all this. I shall come with you friend. Hopefully we can talk some sense into her."
Suzume receives a number of more picture messages from Sparrow. The first seems to be an image from the top of a row of lockers, followed by a question of "All right, which direction hsoulfei Ii0-p--"
Then there's a series of other photos followed. They seem disoriented, but you can vaguely make them out to be scenes of Sparrow being dragged off the top of a locker by a purple tentacle, and suddenly, the locker room ceiling.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Jan 21, 2018 15:04:25 GMT
Suzume gives an annoyed sound. When you're done running off on your on and getting warped about, the rest of us are heading to the ground floor to confront her. Maybe the tentaclers will stop too when she's defeated. To Miguel she says "Sparrows caught getting stuck by all the lockers. We're probably better off not waiting for him to deal with her."
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Post by eltrou on Jan 21, 2018 17:57:20 GMT
"Good to have you onboard with this endeavor. I look forward to working with you." Miguel nodded respectfully at the cocoon before glancing over at Suzume and looking a tad amused at the mention.
"He's a smart kid. He'll figure something out soon enough, and he has the advantage of being small and wily." If he didn't mess up again because of clear impulse problems. "He text you or something? Where is he anyway?"
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Post by kagemaru656 on Jan 22, 2018 13:32:05 GMT
"Well before he lost his phone he was trapped in the girls locker room. Then the tentacles..." Suzume grimmaces. "Given how we get in and out of Mythos I'd say not having his phone will be a problem, but we know roughly where it is and will need to confront the prez to deal with all the tentacles anyway."
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 22, 2018 19:03:13 GMT
Jericha goes down in a heap, and Palladion tries to smash its head into the adjacent tortoise.
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Post by eltrou on Jan 22, 2018 23:03:17 GMT
"...that is true. Is there no safe path in or out of your locker room without crossing lockers?" He asked as he continued to follow her down the stairs. "And where is that locker room anyway? Just so I kind of know where to go after we talk to that huntress."
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Post by drallore on Jan 23, 2018 3:57:54 GMT
Easter and Blissey are quick to attack the turtle that downed their friend. Between Blissey's water pulse, and a terrifying moonblast from Easter, they manage to easily strike down the foe, even as he retreated to his shell for protection. The gallade's attack would normally be fairly strong, but this turtle seemed to have far more endurance thanks to it's blessings, and was able to also retreat to its shell before the attack could finish it off.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Jan 23, 2018 10:16:31 GMT
It felt weird directing a man to the girls locker room, but Suzume supposed it would be empty in here. "Well it's kind of in the name. Plus it's just off one of the main locker hall areas." She gives him details of how to find it. "I wonder how the others are doing? "
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Post by eltrou on Jan 23, 2018 22:41:01 GMT
"I'll keep that in mind." He nodded and then shrugged. "Have the others not texted you yet...? Actually, what floor were they on before all this happened? Maybe we could stop by that floor's door?"
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