"Ahh! Shiki-kun!" Plutia reacted to the electric door knob. If she only had an Anti-Paralysis or a Paralaxin with her..."... Well, not the most subtle way, though I suppose it's as good as any other way," Shiki would comment, having totally been there with them the entire time, glancing briefly at Plutia and Booker, before shrugging, "Well, I guess there's no time like the present."
As you would all board the elevator, the only way to go was down, which it would. Eventually, you would all be led into what appeared to be a small, underground facility. Once you would reach the destination and step out of the elevator, you'd find yourself in a small hallway that had another door at the end of it, the door having a small TV screen on top of it.
As they would reach the door, Shiki would put his hand on the knob to open it, before a jolt of electricity out of nowhere sent him stumbling back on his ass, and the door would suddenly become closed off by a gate, the two barriers surging with electricity. The TV screen would turn itself on, revealing a man in green with glasses.
"Ah, visitors! Hey diddle diddle. I wasn't expecting anyone, but then again, it's not like you look like one of Bane's goons... But then again, looks can be deceiving. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"I can't feel my arm!"
"Ah, you'll feel better in no time."
@Bomb @Nater Taters @People in the facility from the alleyway
Max had so not been ready for a sudden hug attack from her best friend back in the medical tent, and she was hella shy and awkward around other people as it was. So it probably wasn't too surprising when the sole outcome of that PDA outta nowhere was some very embarrassed mumbling and an obscenely meek attempt at reciprocation, Max's cheeks flushing like the basic scrub she was.
They would've flushed about a million times harder had she been even remotely aware of Chloe's... dream? Nightmare? Acid trip? Whatever it was. But, perhaps mercifully, that wasn't the case, so she settled for less mythical levels of flusterment instead, falling into a sheepish silence for the rest of their time in that dimension as she tried to get her mind in the zone for the next leap.
Which actually did a lot to help out this time when the fabric of reality around her shattered away like a picture frame, and she was far less disoriented by the transitional phase of their displacement than she had been last time around. Of course, being "in the zone" didn't exactly help her heart not start beating through her ribcage in terror when she saw the sheer size of Watzilla coming at them, and by the time it toppled over like a tree she couldn't even muster up enough peace of mind to say something sarcastic about them being in another iteration of trashed New York. She did get a rad photo shot of the behemoth before it went down, though. Score.
As the possible destinations were laid out before them by the lady with the red hair, Max's thought process went a little something like this.
Wayne Manor – 'Too obvious.'
Powers Technology Building – 'Ugh... too... many... stairs.'
The Docks – 'Too cliche.'
Alleyway – 'Too... annoying. The Riddler trophies are a total pain in the ass.'
Hospital – 'Hmm. Pros: might be the safest, probably not on fire. Cons: might be the setting for every J-horror game ever. Decisions, decisions...'
Welllllll... she had racked up hundreds of hours on Fatal Frame, and if it turned out there were ghosts around she was pretty damn slick with a camera. So when Lisa asked where their destination lay, Max answered after a little thought.
"Let's check out the hospital. Maybe we'll find Doc Riley, PhD a stethoscope or something."
Aaaaand, of course, once they arrived the place completely turned out to be the scary kind of hospital. Yay. Max looked around briefly as they came to an intersection in the hallways.
"Uh... you guys wanna split up, or keep in a group?"
The age-old Scooby Doo dilemma; to keep safe or cover more ground. Whatever they decided, Max herself decided to turn to the right, having no idea how to navigate the hospital corridors anyway. Might as well check everywhere she could.
@Verite my faker @TheBlueBurch @BarrenThin @The Silver Paladin @any shucky duckys who mosey on down to hospital town
Bayonetta smiled at the sight of Pikachu eating. "Eat up little one," she said, "who knows what awaits us?"
"Let's just not have any more drama though, shall we? I've seen and heard enough just among us in the last few hours to last a bloody human lifetime. And that's without any father or mother issues involved."
@Bomb @Gummi Bunnies @Verite @Atomyk @Klutzy Ninja Kitty
He looked behind him for a moment, stopping at a random door about two stories up. "And to what do I owe you that you continue following me?" The question came out rudely but in reality was supposed to sound normal.
"Pika pika!" Pikachu happened to share the same sentiment as Bayonetta... especially with occurred with Lapis that indirectly affected Red at the same time.
After finishing up its poffin, Pikachu went ahead of the group, all energized for anything. Red gave a distinct nod to Bayonetta, again being a person unable to talk and that it would take too much time to take out his Pokedex and type out what he wanted to say.
@Mari @Bomb @Verite @Atomyk @Klutzy Ninja Kitty
Uylsses would almost materialize out of thin air, his Stealth Boy having worn off.
Max had so not been ready for a sudden hug attack from her best friend back in the medical tent, and she was hella shy and awkward around other people as it was. So it probably wasn't too surprising when the sole outcome of that PDA outta nowhere was some very embarrassed mumbling and an obscenely meek attempt at reciprocation, Max's cheeks flushing like the basic scrub she was.
They would've flushed about a million times harder had she been even remotely aware of Chloe's... dream? Nightmare? Acid trip? Whatever it was. But, perhaps mercifully, that wasn't the case, so she settled for less mythical levels of flusterment instead, falling into a sheepish silence for the rest of their time in that dimension as she tried to get her mind in the zone for the next leap.
Which actually did a lot to help out this time when the fabric of reality around her shattered away like a picture frame, and she was far less disoriented by the transitional phase of their displacement than she had been last time around. Of course, being "in the zone" didn't exactly help her heart not start beating through her ribcage in terror when she saw the sheer size of Watzilla coming at them, and by the time it toppled over like a tree she couldn't even muster up enough peace of mind to say something sarcastic about them being in another iteration of trashed New York. She did get a rad photo shot of the behemoth before it went down, though. Score.
As the possible destinations were laid out before them by the lady with the red hair, Max's thought process went a little something like this.
Wayne Manor – 'Too obvious.'
Powers Technology Building – 'Ugh... too... many... stairs.'
The Docks – 'Too cliche.'
Alleyway – 'Too... annoying. The Riddler trophies are a total pain in the ass.'
Hospital – 'Hmm. Pros: might be the safest, probably not on fire. Cons: might be the setting for every J-horror game ever. Decisions, decisions...'
Welllllll... she had racked up hundreds of hours on Fatal Frame, and if it turned out there were ghosts around she was pretty damn slick with a camera. So when Lisa asked where their destination lay, Max answered after a little thought.
"Let's check out the hospital. Maybe we'll find Doc Riley, PhD a stethoscope or something."
Aaaaand, of course, once they arrived the place completely turned out to be the scary kind of hospital. Yay. Max looked around briefly as they came to an intersection in the hallways.
"Uh... you guys wanna split up, or keep in a group?"
The age-old Scooby Doo dilemma; to keep safe or cover more ground. Whatever they decided, Max herself decided to turn to the right, having no idea how to navigate the hospital corridors anyway. Might as well check everywhere she could.
@Verite my faker @TheBlueBurch @BarrenThin @The Silver Paladin @any shucky duckys who mosey on down to hospital town
"In the name of God, where the Hell did you come from, Ulysses?" His eyes popped open in fright for a moment before his attention reverted to the door, not opening it "Fatal Funnel... Keep to the left, I'll take the right flank. Push forward and maintain short controlled bursts. Nothing too fancy."
And Bayonetta nodded slightly in return to Pikachu, as they approached the docks.
@Gummi Bunnies @Bomb @Verite @Atomyk @Klutzy Ninja Kitty @docksarea
@Those heading to the docks
The city is silent around the docks, the strange colossi lumbering about far from this location. You may think this area is peaceful, until you hear the distant sound of voices. As you get closer, you can tell there seems to be an argument going on.
Looking for the source of disturbance, you'd find three mean wearing masks at the edge of the water.
Two of them have a hold of a fourth man, and are forcing his head underwater. The third masked man yells out, "You fuckin' shit! Not so tough now, are ya? You waterlogged shit! This is what you get for defying Bane, shit-for-brains! You're gonna die! You're gonna die knowin' you royally fucked up!"
@Mari @Gummi Bunnies @Bomb
