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Mullifuso: Fleeting Desperation
Topic Started: Dec 13 2010, 10:05 PM (2,963 Views)
IBAJimmyHill
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Sorry sorry, didnt know you three were all waiting on me... Isn't much, but hope it is enough to start this back up...

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The sleeping Jessica gets carried off from the danger she paid no attention to, which will teach her. "Oi... You really are bringing her along...? Will just be trouble..." Merikh, unhappy about taking her along, picks up her backpack with a sigh and runs off with the rest of em. Despite running through a cloud of the sleep gas, he seems perfectly fine. However, he seems to branch off from the rest of the group, possibly taking a different route out of the city.

Slipping through back alleys are Jason and Sonja, who are able to get by due to their odd anatomies. "I don't get it" Jason looks to his sister, tilting his head at her statement. "Why can a hunter so conspicuous get in this town so easily, with no opposition?" She leans against a building, not particularly caring what happens to everyone else. "Well... I don't know, bu-" Interrupting, she yawns from boredom "And such a weak lookin' one too, wonder how all these idiots are getting caught." Not knowing how he could reply to any of that, Jason just shrugs. Soon after, Merikh goes running by them, carrying Jessica's backpack and some small item he quickly stuffs into his pockets. Not acknowledging the two slime siblings, he continues with his escape. Jason keeps his eyes on Merikh until he is out of sight, then he asks his sister, "Oh yeah, still want to follow those people?" Popping back up, stretching her back, Sonja replies "Yeah yeah I guess. Could give us the info we need. Le's just wait for this ruckus to end."
 
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Since Silly's character can basically do nothing more than just hang around at the moment, I think we can press on. Thanks, Jimmy! :D
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As the group hurried off, the hunter and catolf had a classical spaghetti western staredown. The cold, calculating yellow eyes facing the calm red eyes. "Thanks to you, half my cover is blown. But then again, it was either gonna be that or us getting caught, y'know?" The hunter silently glared at his target, comtemplating the best way to handle the situation. Before him was a world-renowned bounty. One that could easily crush the rebellion of society if he was caught. "I see you're anxious to get started, big guy. So how about we make this quick? I gotta catch up to my team before they leave me here."

With red dot accuracy, three tranquilizer bullets flew from the cloak toward the catolf. "Too..." Within the span of ten seconds, Reizu had drawn a simple dagger and effortlessly deflected the ballistics into the sand. "Easy. If that's all, this'll be all I need." The hunter quietly acessed the situation before clamping his fists together. "Oron prohibitor, unlock. Now firing missiles." A row of shiny rockets lined the hunter's chest as they hissed and fired toward Reizu, who gave his response as..."Huh."

The explosives created geysers of sand that could be seen from quite a distance. After a few minutes of repeated bombardment, he finally stopped and observed his handiwork. Laying in the ashes was the body of the once-great bounty, keeping that same pose he had before the missiles had launched.

"Extermination confirmed. Returning to-" Sparks began to fritz from his body as he failed to complete his sentence. Slowly, the hunter began to kneel down as he saw what was the cause of his malfunction. The same knife Reizu had used. "Noticed, yes? Good. It was all too easy to stick a sword through your ribs, so to speak." The catolf was standing behind the hunter, watching his copy melt away into the sand. "Ice copy. Of course, you wouldn't know that due to your outdated memory response. You're an older model Hunter. Series 45 Alpha, if I'm not mistaken. And your biggest weakness is...."

Pulling the knife from the wound quite painfully, he stuck his hand in and began to rummage around for a while, causing a few grunts of distress from his once enemy. Clamping down on what he had been looking for, the catolf pulled a few times before placing his foot onto the back of the android. With a harsh tug, Reizu freed his arm from the chest while crushing the spine under his foot. "A reachable power source."

Dripping blue liquid onto the ground, his hand opened to reveal a chain of what seemed to be glowing blue plasma generators connected by wires. "Wow, running on six now? They must really be putting the pressure on. Well, I'll be taking this. Be of more use to me than you." Stuffing the generators into his pockets, he gave to the hunter's body one more look before turning away to catch up to the group.

Within a short time, the catolf and group were had reunited. The pandadger had not forgotten what Reizu had promised him. "So what did you do?" The catolf waved a finger as though he was talking to a naughty babe. "Ah, ah, ah, we're not on the road yet."
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Regaider begins to look less tense. "The noise has abated... hm?" He then looks at the blue liquid on Reizu's hand and reacts by checking his person then looks back. "Ah... I see..." he then stops and readjusts his helmet. Eel flails her arms running up to Reizu and hugging him. "Oh geez! Your alright? You actually made the hurting for tall dark and metallic? What was that back there? Was that REAL magic? Do you think I could learn some? CAN YOU PULL A LONG EARED MAMMAL OF THE HOPPING VARIETY FROM A FASHIONABLE HEAD COVER!?" Renard overhearing this waves his finger at Eel to calm down. "Hey, hey, down girl..." Eel pauses looks at Renard and back at Reizu looking embarrassed and laughs nervously. "Well... um.. glad your alright."

Regaider looks ahead and says something under his breath. "Good girl." Up ahead not far from the edge of Sarlon is a single figure in a gray full body robe, a hood covering the head. No taller than four feet in height, the figure seems to be a child, yet stands alone looking in their direction without any sign of fear. As they get closer, the figure is seen to have protruding out from the sides of her hood two very large white catlike ears with purple insides that are nearly two feet in length! From her hood is a visibly young and delicate face covered in light white fur but slightly purple tinted lips visible on a slightly feline shaped mouth, a purple nose and blue medium-length hair with purple tips as if dipped in violet ink. Her eyes are very different from one another, her right eye is purple and seems somewhat human although elongated in a feline manner, but her left is a piercing sky blue with a very hazy look, the pupil is barely visible as a somewhat darker blue and it almost seems to be luminescent. Under this eye is a small single mole. The helmeted figure turns his run to a walk and stops before her. "Sh..." Before he can speak he's cut off by her. From her mouth a soft and delicate voice emerges, although spoken in what seems to be limited, or at least reserved feeling. "There was a fight You said... there wouldn't be a fight." Regaider pauses for a moment then puts his hand on her head and pats it. She closes her eyes and lets her ears droop then opens them partway looking toward the others. "These are our new comrades..? That is the right ones... you did well, father."

Eel hears this and her smile grows wide looking sly. "Soooooo! So so sooo! I see that the 'voice of the people' is but a man afterall." Eel giggles teasingly. The masked crusader freezes in place at this comment, then the cloaked girl speaks up. "You are incorrect, father is a bo-" She is then interrupted by Regaider who has finally snapped around. "It is not as you may perceive it to be, she is not one born of me by marriage!" Eel pauses then her eyes grow wide and holds up a finger mouth open wide looking both shocked and a tad disturbed. "NO! In whatever way you may be thinking, is not what I mean! I didn't give her initial life, I..." Renard then pokes in. "I think he's trying to say she's adopted." Regaider looks over at Renard staring, then looks down at her. "Yeah, that is the most fitting way to call it... her name is Shima, but now we..." Shima again interrupts Regaider. "We must go now, it is no longer safe here..." With that she crawls up onto the back of her adoptive parent. "Where to..?"
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Upon the defeat of the random mechanical terror, running towards the group of misfits was Merikh. No longer holding that second item, but still lugging around Jessica's backpack. He runs past the group at first, only to stop and stare ahead, talking to himself it seems. Then he turns and walks back towards them, noticing Shima, but simply shrugging her presence off, as it likely did not concern him. "So you all got out, eh?" Looking around a bit. "That's nice..." He drops the snoozing kid's backpack onto the ground, choosing it isn't his burden anymore. His snake apparently got into the bag, and slithers out onto his leg. "So where you all headed anyway?" He asks while giving that odd smile he bore back at the bar, prior to these events.

The snoring lil lass, still in Sisamoo's grasp, wakes up suddenly with no warning. "Geez that was a long nap eh?" She rubs her eyes, then worms out of his hold, somersaulting on the ground as she meets it. "Oh and I misplaced my backpack... Oi careless careless me..." Grabbing it, without checking its contents, she puts it back onto her shoulders. "Now what was I doing nows..." Apparently, she is oblivious to everyone around her, her eyes a bit more reddish than they were before she fell asleep. "... ... ... OH YEAH!" She looks all around her frantically, and fixes onto Regaider and Ren, who were directly in front of her. "You two! Want to do that favor now!?" She looks at them with big puppy dog eyes, until she spots Shima. Suddenly, Jessica pulls back and looks a bit sour in the face. "Another one? ... Well whatever..." She goes back into pleading mode, "So wanna? Wanna wanna wanna!?" Her smile grows wider with each "Wanna" and her tail starts swishing around a bit.
 
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Shima tilts her head glancing over at Jessica. "Another..? Who is this? Is this my sister?" Regaider shrugs. "No, she just came here, she seems to be from the more desperate portions of the world, not too unlike you actually..." Shima tilts her head the other way, her ears slightly flopping as she does so. "I see... minus being sick though..." Regaider pats her on the head. "Well, your not sick now."

Renard speaks to the little lady. "What is it that you need help on? Water? Easy cook meal? Donuts? First aid?" Renard smiles kneeling over to her. Regaider rubs the chin portion of his helmet. "Well, what is it that you need, miss?" Shima turns to Jessica. "Father would do anything to help... he wants to..." Shima cracks a very sheepish smile seeming to be showing slight signs of being timid with everyone around. Regaider seems still ad unease, but not as much so before, as he's no longer showing paranoia of Jessica, but still seems cautious. Shima seems relatively calm, and Renard seems relatively... cheerful. Eel is kinda lost and just watching.
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Despite the small welcome back, Reizu and Sisamoo were stuck in their own conversation. And the pandadger had been soul-set on making the catolf keep his promise. But as though luck had been on his side, the arrival of Shima, awakening of Jessica and the return of Merikh had delayed his explanation. Pointing to his partner warningly, he turned to Jessica, a benevolent smile on his face. "We'll be glad to help you, miss. But perhaps, you could tell us on the road? I'd like to keep moving."

Switching to Regaider and his "daughter", he addressed the issue of where to go next. "Our next destination is Eusalia, the oasis due northeast of here. We're on excellent terms with the townspeople and they've actually built us a shelter to hideaway with for our next movement. Pus, we'll stock up on our supplies there also. And seeing we have a few hours before night falls, we should leave about now. The nocturnal creatures are the worst. And I believe we're all ready so..." Looking around, Sisamoo observed that everybody seemed to qualms against his decision. "Let's go. Gotta lot of ground to cover."

With the word "cover", he glanced straight at Reizu, who had taken to twirling the silver bracelet on his tail, a small grin on his face.
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(Hope y'all don't mind. Gonna get us on the road.)

With the blazing sun overhead scorching the crispy plains of the desert, the rebellion group known as Quintessence left the town known as Sarlon, minus one bar. Sure, it may have left a bad taste in some of their mouths, but it was either that or capture. So with their thoughts on their mind, they trekked. Despite being a desert world, it wasn't devoid of some interest. Along the landscape were majestic plateaus that stood above, offering brief moments of shade. Petrified trees stood out here and there, providing a resting spot for traveller owls to gaze at the passerby. Minute plants of vegetation bore a bit of green for the barren canvas. And so far, no aggressive creatures had taken an interest in them.

And now that they finally were on the road, it came time for Reizu to fulfill his promise about his source of magic.

"You're not going to leave me alone about it, are you?"

"I don't plan to, staller. Now I would like to hear how."

"Fine. You know about energy from living things and all, right?

"Correct."

"Ok, it's like that. Magic has two ways of being harnessed. One is by harnessing the powers that come from the living. The element is chosen by the user's state of being, something unchosen throughout their life. I'm ice. Red ice, to be exact. Bit better in ways. Harder, better, stronger, all that jazz. Follow me? Good. Second is through harnessing your own energy. A bit harder but stronger too. This ring here allows me to pull energy from myself as well as pull it from the things around me. Seeing as I'm fighting all the time, this let's me use magic without fear of running out too soon."

"But isn't that destructive to do?"

"Allow me to tell you something. Magic has no alignment. It all matters on how one uses it. It can create. And destroy....Other than that, it's the will of use, get it?" With his explanation finally done, Reizu resumed twirling his bracelet now that he had fulfullied his promise.
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And so the group left the town, Jessica interrupted in her pleas, causing her to yell after them until catching up with the band of odd people.
Following were the two polymorphic siblings, who disguised themselves as various wildlife, thanks to their shape-shifting capabilities, to avoid detection.

Merikh seems to disappear every few seconds, only to be back just as fast. He doesn't seem to say anything, just walks down the path with them until they stop to talk.

Upon stopping, Jessica shouts out once more."Eusalia!? Nooooo~! We're going to my home!" Jessica shot a sour look at the pandadger and his comrade. Turning to Ren and Regaider, Jessica asks ever so sweetly "Would you two come back and get arrested for me, so I can get the reward, please?" She strikes her pleading pose once more, being sincere and rather sweet about it all. Merikh had a chill go down his spine, "Eh?" Jessica repeated herself for the hard of hearing cowboy, while shooting him a sour look too "I said I want to detain these two, weren't ya listenin?" Shrugging Merikh off "Just don't listen, that is mighty rude, mighty rude... So please fox-face and jelly-boy, will ya, huh, huh, huh?" She is on her tip-toes, leaning towards the two, somehow denying gravity for the sake of looking cutesy at the moment.

 
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Regaider and Renard overhearing the conversation on magic and whatnots but before either could comment Jessica had made the request of them turning themselves over, both reacting by looking a bit bewildered. It seemed legit, troubling since she is now only completely unarmed as it seems, but completely oblivious to what it'd mean for either of them. Renard having a hard time denying the desperate request the only thing escaping is a jumble of words, "D-detain? Arrested? B-buh well, that is... I mean there are... things wrong with that and... well you see that is... gah... ah gee... well, I know your home is under a lot of trouble with money but... ah..." Regaider on the other hand though makes even less sense in this regard. "Well... that would cause things to be not so... good and I already have had a... before and it was mildly unpleasant and ah..."

Shima stands looking between the two "fathers" (lame pun intended =D) and then looks to Jessica. "I thing what they mean is that if they are arrested then there would be no getting back out and that they have already planned to help you." Regaider butts in. "They don't... do... nice things." Shima translates for her babbling adoptive parent, "Oh and dad says the ones after them that'd give the money are meanie heads and are the reason you are in need in the first place and why he fights them. I guess you don't know what they do with bounties." Shima lays her head down on Regaider's back to sorta obscure her face. "They aren't sent to a big playground as I was told by... well... it isn't like that, most don't come back, and not because of fun."
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Reizu and Sisamoo were as genuinely surprised as everyone else was when Jessica finally made her request. Turning themselves in?! That would not only put the entire plan in jeopardy, but it would basically crush all signs of rebellion, thus forever giving all control to the government. The catolf was thrown into a fair bit of panic while the pandadger did his best to remain calm, listening to Regaider and Shima try to explain why they couldn't do that.

"That pretty much sums it up. If we do turn ourselves in, the world wouldn't be much of a better place. Matter of fact, I wouldn't be amazed if they pulled some wild rule that ruled out the use of Notoriety in one night. All, I'm implying is that-"

Reizu jumped in to finish his sentence. "The whole planet'd be toast! And, and that'd suck for everyone! Specially the little small towns. So we can't turn ourselves in! And it's like Shima said. What awaits us is one thing: public execution." He paused to allow the two words to sink in before continuing.

"People who've racked a bunch of charges are instantly sentenced to being executed in front of an audience. Even worse is the crowd must choose the punishment. The unlikely ones have theirs chosen by the government. But the worst of all is.....is...." The catolf freezed up, his hands literally squeezing water from the bracelet in his hands. Apparently the next words were much too painful to say.

"JTG. The Jaws, Throat, and Gut." Sisamoo had completed the dreadful sentence for Reizu, who gurgled at the mouth and fainted straight away. "I assume we all know what that is, don't we?" Sisamoo regretted having to explain this for he and Reizu had both lost an important person in their lives due to JTG. Buzzsaw.
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One of the gel siblings can be found face-palming to the fact they would say such things to a child.

Jessica, however, did not react to it. "Trust me, those people aren't the reason 'we' are in trouble... Stupid outsiders..." A dark look on her face is noticeable, until she wipes at her nose, at which point she becomes cheery looking again. "Well it isn't for what you people think, I just need it for a certain something... AND DON'T YOU ASK! Not polite to ask a young lady about personal problems... 'Sides, the needs of many outweigh those of the few. Don't think of just yourselves you two... Look, a helpless little girl is asking you! So please!? Just turn yourself in Mr Fox and Jelly Boy! Please please please!?"

In response to hearing this, Merikh simply scoffed. "Hardly helpless if you got all the way up here from that cruddy outpost of yer's... Plus that gun strapped to your belt there."

"Well... I can't really fire it too well... A-and... Other than the hummy night thingy that chases travellers, I haven't seen anything on the way up here." she replied, a bit scared of him, evident to her kind of hiding behind Regaider and Ren as soon as he talks. "I-I know that seems unlikely, but it's true... I couldn't do anything to hurt... Only to-"

"Quit lyin' kid... Just give up, no one is going anywhere. At least, not arrested I mean... Still going to the thing there."

Shooting Merikh a sour look again, Jessica looks back up to Regaider and Ren, on the verge of tears, "S-So... You aren't going to come...?"
 
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Eel shudders. "Not exactly the thing I'd say in front of a mineral... er... minor." She then looks down at Reizu. "Ah! You okay!?" She then puts a finger to her mouth in thought. "Wait, Buzzsaw?" Renard looks back and forth between everyone and seems a bit uncomfortable, though it seems more sympathetic than fear for his own safety. "I'm going to admit here, I'm a... bit... of a hemophobe... but I'm not necessarily afraid to die if it helps the cause. But..."

Regaider sighs then kneels down before Jessica. "That is the thing, little one. It is not just about me. Not only do I have someone who depends on me, but... if I knew my sacrifice would save this world then I would do so without hesitation. But that doesn't seem the case... I too want the bad outsiders to go away, I want to return this entire system back into zero, back to its point of prosperity for this world... I can't understand your problem if you don't tell me, but I won't force it out of you. People do depend on me, even if I am an outsider. I want to help you, but if something happens to me short of my mission... then I've failed your entire world. I'm... not like anyone else here... in fact I may be the most alien thing living here at current. My only desire is to take from this world what doesn't belong here, and to bring back the land to the ones that actually need it, like you." Regaider's visor becomes slightly clearer, like a membrane rather than a bike helmet revealing a hazy luminescent blue eyes that is slightly darker in the center, a sympathetic look to it. "I am really torn here... I can feel your desperation, and I feel there are strong reasons behind it, you would not have come this far if it weren't something really important... and it tears me... despite what I know and understand... I don't know what to do or say... but... please don't cry..."

Renard after his pause seems to have been stolen for words then lowers his head and squats down before Jessica. "Yeah,,, that is pretty much a problem... we are NOT here for ourselves... it isn't what I can take, it is what I can give, and I want to keep giving to your world and people, because it needs it for what all has been taken..." With this, the priest takes out a handkerchief from his coat pocket and hands it to Jessica, ornamented with strange designs, seeming to be a kind of language or symbols. "I do not know if I can get you to understand, but at least try to trust me that I will do my best to help..."
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Taking the handkerchief, she stares at it for a bit while he keeps talking. A long silence fills the air as she continues to simply stare at it, a small blush appearing on her dirtied face. She turns away to wipe at her eyes with it and then stuffs it down her shirt. Turning back to Renard, she looks downwards while playing with her feet a bit. "W-Well only way you can help is turning yourself in... I just need the money from it..."

An annoyed Merikh rolls his eyes, "Fine if it is gonna be this way... Can't those two help ya in some other way then?"

"No. I couldn't do it any other way. If I told you of it, and you learned that I'm a s- what the problem is, then you may do something bad then... Look can't you guys just do something to escape after being arrested...? You are weirdo outsiders and all and stuff..." Again she looks up at Ren and Regaider pleadingly.

"Y'know munchkin, gonna have to learn to compromise when you are this needy"

Sour look on her face, she blushes from embarrassment. "But... I can't..."
 
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Renard thinks for a moment, "Do something bad eh? Seems a little harsh, but..." Renard then takes off his spectacles and puts them in his pocket then starts to talk again but in an odd manner, almost hinting something. "I can see why I've never come across your people, since I am not wanted near the outposts. Apparently I inspire free thinking, and they don't like that too well. I'm not sure why that is considered a bad thing, it liberates a few burdens of the mind and soul."

Eel just stares blankly at the cryptic way Renard is speaking. "Ah! I... I don't get it..." Shima speaks up. "I was just a sick, starving, homeless girl, couldn't go on, then Regaider found me and made me better... he has taken care of me since. I think that if things are as desperate as you say, then the best thing is to make some friends... you may not be so alone in how you feel or want to do."
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Jessica begins shaking a bit with anger, coming with no warning. "I don't need friends... I need that money... Stop talking about your stupid selves... That is just... just stupid! That is just stupid! None of you are in the same situation! Don't pretend that you can understand anything! You aren't doing any good! You are just a bunch of stupid, stupid posers!" With this, she delivers a swift kick to Renard's shin and jumps onto a tall rock formation nearby. "I'll get it... And none of you dunderheads will stop me!" She sticks her tongue at the group of misfits and jumps down the opposite side, running off on her own for now.

Merikh just scratches his head at her whole departure, "Well that was a bit weird. Sure she'll be fine, but probably don't want to wait around for her. Probably concoctin' some sort of plan to get what she wants..." Stretching out a bit and yawning, "So where to? Should be dark soon, so should get a move on as soon as we can 'n' all."
 
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Renard lets out an odd yelp and rubs his shin. Regaider stands up, looks down at him then at the rock formation. "That was a rather... random reaction... I think, I don't think she understood, or is afraid to trust." Renard stumblingly stands up. "That is some way not to trust somebody..." Shima just sighs and just lays her head against the back of Regaider's back.

Eel observing this simply comments. "She's sure full of energy. Well, I suppose we should keep going then, though I kinda worry about a kid being out here." Regaider looks about. "I'm sure Merikh is right, she'll most likely shadow us. So do not worry there."
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