Murder Game XII: Welcome to the Falls

[Crow]

@Atomyk @Bomb @Yun Lee @Verite @Jeremi @Hospes @etcetcetc

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"Alright, Aran, I'll keep a close eye," Gran responds. He looks at Djeeta's dazed appearance. "What's wrong, partner?"

"Huh?" Snapping out of her daze, Djeeta responds, "nothing. I'm just a little... worried."

With a pat on the shoulder, Gran smiles, "it's alright. I think it'd be wise of us to split up for the time being. Since we trust each other, we'll have more evidence to trust with each other. Remember to keep a sharp eye. I'll be hopping on a Minecart. If you feel that you need my help, feel free to turn to me."

@Hospes

"Understood, partner," Djeeta performs a handshake with her old friend. Her pupils glanced towards young Meteo. She felt the urge to follow him, and had felt this way ever since witnessing him suffer from supposed narcolepsy. The way Bowling Cap Guy stepped on him, the way Secret Agent Man started to inquire him... alright, maybe that was mere overanalysis, and the latter didn't really matter anymore.

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@Atomyk @Bomb @Yun Lee @Verite @Jeremi @Hospes @etcetcetc​

 

[Verite]

Chapter Two
"The Lost Bunker"

"So we need somethin' to figure out if people are tellin' the truth, huh? I think I got just the thing! Hold on." Stan would enter into the Mystery Shack rummage through it for a few minutes before finally stepping out with a weird scepter in hand.

"Found it! With this thing we'll solve this mystery in a jiffy! It's a friendship scepter! With this thing out you'll know instantly if someone's lyin'. Or that's how they're supposed to work in theory."

Stan would walk over to Aran and hover the scepter around him. "How was this hunk of junk supposed to work?" Frustrated, he'd accidentally swing the scepter right on Aran's head. As he did so it would shine a bright blue color before dimming once again.

"Blue's good right? I think blue was good. Guess that means you're not a traitor! Too bad this baby needs to recharge so it will probably be conveniently done by the time we need it again."

Lalonde sighed and crossed her arms, evidently not surprised by the outcome of the vote. "That would not have been my personal choice," she muttered. She took a moment to adjust her scarf, pulling it up over her mouth once again. "Well, if our only means of assuring someone's innocence is that scepter, we will have to wait for it to recharge. Let us hope it recovers its energy before another murder occurs, dear."

"That's all well and good," said Ford, stepping in. "But we still must concentrate our efforts on finding out who has hired these killers! It would be foolish to not assume they are also the force behind your missing powers and the malfunctioning portal!"

"But that hardly seems an easy task," said Lalonde. "For one, how do we investigate such a vague threat? Any work we do on the portal could be compromised."

"Hmm, those are very astute observations, Miss Lalonde! How about we--"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!"

A tiny scream interrupted Ford, the source coming from above the group. Looking up, they would find a bird flying away, and a tiny boy about the size of Dipper falling down tot he ground. Mabel gasped at the sight and ran to catch the boy, holding out her hands and grabbing him from the air. When she opened her hand, the boy turned out to be...

"Dipper?!"

"Uhh, hey there. Nice to drop in, huh? You know--"

The little Dipper taking refuge in Mabel's sweater popped his head up and grimaced. The two Dippers stared at each other, realizing everyone would know the truth now. The one in Mabel's hand noticed the other's missing hat, so he pulled it from his pocket and tossed it up to his clone. "It smells like bird, sorry."

As the clone went to put on the hat, he slipped from Mabel's sweater and fell down into her hand, his clone catching him in his arms.

Now side-by-side, it was easy to see the two Dippers had the numbers three and four on their hats.

Mabel was rather unsure what to make of this. "What... is happening here? Do I have a long lost twin I didn't know about?!"

The two clone shared a glance, and Four quickly dropped Three. "No, no, Mabel," began Three, shaking his hands. "We're clones. It's... probably best you don't call us Dipper. Just call us by the numbers on our hats. It's like... a really long story and we don't really have time to go into it and we're really sorry about whatever mess you're all in and whatever happened to Dipper prime, but we really want to go back to being regular size."

Mabel squinted, looking deep in thought for moment. After a moment, she shrugged and smiled. "Okay! Grunkle Ford, stop whatever gobbledygook thing you were going to suggest! Instead, we need to help out my new twin brothers!"

"Mabel, we're not--"

"WE'RE QUADRUPLETS NOW!"

Mabel seemed overjoyed at this development, the grim reality of the situation forgotten by her for the moment.

"I, uh..." Ford cleared his throat. "All right then, Mabel! You take the group and investigate those crystals. If fortune smiles on us, this all may be related and you may find an important clue!"

"Yes!" Mabel stuffed the clones into the neck of her sweater and began to make a run for it, but she froze when she remembered the storybook. "Oh, right! Grunkle Ford!" The girl turned around and picked the book off the ground, quickly handing it to her great uncle. "Dipper's still missing then, but I think he's in this book! It's probably a weirdo strange Gravity Falls... thing! Think you can take a look at it?"

Ford opened up the book and flipped through the pages. He looked intrigued at what he saw. "You just may be right, Mabel. I'll do everything I can to unlock the mysteries of this book! Lalonde, will you be joining me?" The female scientist nodded in acceptance and Mabel clapped her hands in excitement.

"Let's go!"

***

Mabel led the group back through the forest, tracing their path back to the ruined church. There, she gestured to the rope leading into a hole in the floor, telling the group that she had been inside before.

Below was an abandoned mine shaft where some strange fauna resided. "It's so much bigger at this size," said Three in awe.

"So... by the way..." Mabel laughed nervously. "There may be dinosaurs down here. Just so you guys know. But don't worry about that... look! A mine cart!" Without waiting for anyone, Mabel ran to a lone mine cart and hopped inside, causing it to start moving along its track. The two clones screamed at the sudden rush.

The group could either follow Mabel down the mine shaft, head into the large archway, or take the small cave off to the side.

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Tag @Hospes for the mine cart, @Jeremi for the archway, and @Atomyk for the cave.​

"So evidently, it would seem that the humans were unable to ascertain the murderer of the dear girl. What a shame," Shinobu spoke indifferently after the fact, putting a hand on her hip while idly watching the shenanigans of the old man, the clones of the boy with the cap, and the girl, who would seem to recklessly jump into a mine cart, likely to her death or at the very least, maiming.

Humans were truly something else. They were as annoying as they were amusing, usually at the expense of their own well-being.

Perhaps it was a thing of youth, though then again, everyone was a child in Shinobu's eyes. An ironic twist of fate as it were, but not entirely without good reason.

"Not that you helped out in any way," Koyomi grunted, looking down at the girl as he inched her away from the curious eyes of Karen and Kanbaru, not wanting to show off just how big the new little sister's vocabulary was.

Then again, it wasn't like he really helped either. He just sorta gave up and let the others decide. A bad habit that could easily be picked up, yes. The young man would try his best to not make a habit out of letting others do the hard thinking. After all, if he was able to piece together the many enigmas behind Sodachi's circumstances, ascertaining the culprits of some murders with evidence that needed to be sewn together onto one nice quilt of truth and justice shouldn't be too much.

Hopefully.

"Must I teach you a lesson and snap off a certain branch of yours if you talk to me like that, Master?"

With a sharp turn, Shinobu, with her continued overplay of the no-nonsense attitude, replied without missing a beat. Not that she denied his little comment.

It didn't take a rocket scientist for Koyomi to get her metaphor.

"WAIT NO, THAT'S A LITTLE HASTY!" He cried out in alarm. This was most certainly not a fetish of his. Honest.

He usually responded positively to those kinds of things.

"Or perhaps I'll rip off your hand and wring that branch with your own doing?"

Assertive, she was.

"NOW THAT'S JUST TOO BRUTAL!"

With a small chuckle, Shinobu decided that she was done with the idle threats. After a small sigh, she'd dust off her dress a little, and look down the dark mine shaft that Mabel had ended up in, along with a few other people who decided to do the same, whether with the intent of rescuing her before she gets hurt, or because they figured they should start investigating some place.

Clearing her throat, the vampire took a running start, eyeing Koyomi.

"In any case, let us not dilly-dally for too long. We have business to attend to, of course."

"W-Wait, Shinobu-chan. It'd be bad if you were to show off your--" Koyomi began, but was promptly interrupted when the small girl would suddenly take off without even giving a chance to let him finish, the sheer force of her short legs pushing against the ground and boosting her forward with a small whoosh sound. With a frustrated sigh, Koyomi followed suit, believing that Karen and Kanbaru would be fine on their own in the meantime.

Takatakatakatakataka.

With the sounds of rapid footsteps repeatedly hitting the ground, it would perhaps come as a small surprise that, on bare foot, Koyomi and Shinobu were able to match the speed of mine carts going down, and even maintain balance through the uneven terrain, like nothing as they followed Mabel down the mine shaft.

"You really are reckless for an immortal vampire, you know that?!"

"I take after my Master~"

@Hospes @Mine peeps​

 

[Yun Lee]

"Dinosaurs? As someone who just got back home from the Savage Lands I feel like my monthly quota of dinosaur sightings have been fulfilled for a life time." Even so they had to push on forward to try and solve this mystery. "If we see one we'll give it a good punch in the face!"

She turned towards the group. "Anyone heading through the big Archway follow me! Also everyone try to be careful, dinosaurs are no laughing matter, especially with out any powers."

The darkness came over the rather fast as they traversed the cave but the little light that there was would reveal something on the ground.

"Seems like this fellas been here for a long, long time." Kneeling down next to the skeleton she'd pick up the hat and examine it. "If I push this button..." Surprisingly the light on the hat worked. Instead of putting it on her head however she'd use it as a regular flashlight.

"Not the best source of light but it's going to have to do for now. Come on let's get going."

Soon enough the cavern would widen they would be met by an unwelcome visage.

The T-Rex was not the only dinosaur they would see as She-Hulk shone the light further the group would find the entire chamber filled with different dinosaur, both carnivorous and herbivores encased in amber.

"Well gang seems we found our dinosaurs, and by the looks of them I don't need to punch them...yet anyway."
​

@Gwazi Magnum @Ringmaster @LuckycoolHawk9 @Archway allies

Ugh, people kept going to the bloody minecart. Still following Hideo like sheep, he supposed. But he noticed the green woman who had voted with him also going to the archway. There were only a few folks there as well, meaning less people jump on his case for anything. Plus the imp and grim reaper went to the caves and he didn't want to bother with them any more.

"What the heck, I'll head for the arch! Feel free to join the cart crew, Your Highness, but that's where ol' Aran is off to!" He followed quickly behind She-Hulk and the others, glad he joined them once they found the dinosaurs.

"Ha! Ah, dinosaurs! I remember I thought I was one when I was six! Bit everything I could-until I bit a sack of hot peppers by mistake." He stuck his tongue out at the unsavory memory.

@Jeremi @Klutzy Ninja Kitty @Gwazi Magnum @LuckycoolHawk9 @Archway Gang

 

[Ringmaster]

Roman thoughtfully rubbed his chin, looking at the massive tyrannosaurus in amber.

He then proceeded to look at the others, tapping his finger against it before finally shrugging.

"Meh."

They had more impressive specimens back home. Honestly, he was more concerned with other things on his mind. The unknown killers for example(Hideo was looking suspicious now after the beast tamers named by Gilgamesh). Both had access to a staff of illusions and a catsune. Which wasn't even taking into account the theory that there was more then one traitor by the veterans. The more options came up, the more he wondered whether or not any of them would make it out alive.

Well.

He intended to at least.

If he had to run screaming all the way.

"This place seems....Nice. A little beanbag pillow, some throw rugs and you got a nice, hidden setup. Complete with conversation starters!"

He gestured to the dinosaurs.​

"Ha! Ah, dinosaurs! I remember I thought I was one when I was six! Bit everything I could-until I bit a sack of hot peppers by mistake." He stuck his tongue out at the unsavory memory.

"See, we're talking about em already!"

@Jeremi @Klutzy Ninja Kitty @Gwazi Magnum @LuckycoolHawk9 @Archway Gang​

 

[Takumi]

Chapter Two
"The Lost Bunker"

"So we need somethin' to figure out if people are tellin' the truth, huh? I think I got just the thing! Hold on." Stan would enter into the Mystery Shack rummage through it for a few minutes before finally stepping out with a weird scepter in hand.

"Found it! With this thing we'll solve this mystery in a jiffy! It's a friendship scepter! With this thing out you'll know instantly if someone's lyin'. Or that's how they're supposed to work in theory."

Stan would walk over to Aran and hover the scepter around him. "How was this hunk of junk supposed to work?" Frustrated, he'd accidentally swing the scepter right on Aran's head. As he did so it would shine a bright blue color before dimming once again.

"Blue's good right? I think blue was good. Guess that means you're not a traitor! Too bad this baby needs to recharge so it will probably be conveniently done by the time we need it again."

Lalonde sighed and crossed her arms, evidently not surprised by the outcome of the vote. "That would not have been my personal choice," she muttered. She took a moment to adjust her scarf, pulling it up over her mouth once again. "Well, if our only means of assuring someone's innocence is that scepter, we will have to wait for it to recharge. Let us hope it recovers its energy before another murder occurs, dear."

"That's all well and good," said Ford, stepping in. "But we still must concentrate our efforts on finding out who has hired these killers! It would be foolish to not assume they are also the force behind your missing powers and the malfunctioning portal!"

"But that hardly seems an easy task," said Lalonde. "For one, how do we investigate such a vague threat? Any work we do on the portal could be compromised."

"Hmm, those are very astute observations, Miss Lalonde! How about we--"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!"

A tiny scream interrupted Ford, the source coming from above the group. Looking up, they would find a bird flying away, and a tiny boy about the size of Dipper falling down tot he ground. Mabel gasped at the sight and ran to catch the boy, holding out her hands and grabbing him from the air. When she opened her hand, the boy turned out to be...

"Dipper?!"

"Uhh, hey there. Nice to drop in, huh? You know--"

The little Dipper taking refuge in Mabel's sweater popped his head up and grimaced. The two Dippers stared at each other, realizing everyone would know the truth now. The one in Mabel's hand noticed the other's missing hat, so he pulled it from his pocket and tossed it up to his clone. "It smells like bird, sorry."

As the clone went to put on the hat, he slipped from Mabel's sweater and fell down into her hand, his clone catching him in his arms.

Now side-by-side, it was easy to see the two Dippers had the numbers three and four on their hats.

Mabel was rather unsure what to make of this. "What... is happening here? Do I have a long lost twin I didn't know about?!"

The two clone shared a glance, and Four quickly dropped Three. "No, no, Mabel," began Three, shaking his hands. "We're clones. It's... probably best you don't call us Dipper. Just call us by the numbers on our hats. It's like... a really long story and we don't really have time to go into it and we're really sorry about whatever mess you're all in and whatever happened to Dipper prime, but we really want to go back to being regular size."

Mabel squinted, looking deep in thought for moment. After a moment, she shrugged and smiled. "Okay! Grunkle Ford, stop whatever gobbledygook thing you were going to suggest! Instead, we need to help out my new twin brothers!"

"Mabel, we're not--"

"WE'RE QUADRUPLETS NOW!"

Mabel seemed overjoyed at this development, the grim reality of the situation forgotten by her for the moment.

"I, uh..." Ford cleared his throat. "All right then, Mabel! You take the group and investigate those crystals. If fortune smiles on us, this all may be related and you may find an important clue!"

"Yes!" Mabel stuffed the clones into the neck of her sweater and began to make a run for it, but she froze when she remembered the storybook. "Oh, right! Grunkle Ford!" The girl turned around and picked the book off the ground, quickly handing it to her great uncle. "Dipper's still missing then, but I think he's in this book! It's probably a weirdo strange Gravity Falls... thing! Think you can take a look at it?"

Ford opened up the book and flipped through the pages. He looked intrigued at what he saw. "You just may be right, Mabel. I'll do everything I can to unlock the mysteries of this book! Lalonde, will you be joining me?" The female scientist nodded in acceptance and Mabel clapped her hands in excitement.

"Let's go!"

***

Mabel led the group back through the forest, tracing their path back to the ruined church. There, she gestured to the rope leading into a hole in the floor, telling the group that she had been inside before.

Below was an abandoned mine shaft where some strange fauna resided. "It's so much bigger at this size," said Three in awe.

"So... by the way..." Mabel laughed nervously. "There may be dinosaurs down here. Just so you guys know. But don't worry about that... look! A mine cart!" Without waiting for anyone, Mabel ran to a lone mine cart and hopped inside, causing it to start moving along its track. The two clones screamed at the sudden rush.

The group could either follow Mabel down the mine shaft, head into the large archway, or take the small cave off to the side.

---

Tag @Hospes for the mine cart, @Jeremi for the archway, and @Atomyk for the cave.

Starring
@C.T. as Hank Pym [Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]
@DapperDogman as Sans [Undertale AU]
@T.O.M. as Ougi Oshino and Kanbaru Suruga [Monogatari]
@Crow as Gran and Djeeta [Granblue Fantasy]
@Verite as Koyomi Araragi and Shinobu Oshino [Monogatari]
@Kaykay as Karen Araragi [Monogatari]
@HIPPIE PRINCE JUSTIN as Maleficent [Maleficent]
@Mighty Roman as Thor Odinson [Marvel]
@The Tactician as Samurai Jack [Samurai Jack]
@IntrusivePenDesperateSword as Clarence Irawn [Fallen London]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Alex Mercer [Prototype]
@Bomb as Meteo [L]
@CookieMonster as River Tam [Firefly] and Jessica Jones [Jessica Jones]
@Jeremi as Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk [Marvel Comics]
@Atomyk as Pearl [Steven Universe]
@Gummi Bunnies as Hideo Kawamura and Will.CO21 "Wiruko" [Sentou Jousai Masurawo]
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as Lorekeeper Zinnia and Aster the Whismur [Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire]
@Melon as Hanzō Urushihara AKA Lucifer [Hataraku Maou-sama!]
@Crimson Spartan as Lon'qu [Fire Emblem Awakening/Murder Games] and Inigo [Fire Emblem Awakening]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Jack Joyce [Quantum Break]
@Krieg as Lena "Tracer" Oxton [Overwatch]
@LuckycoolHawk9 as Lincoln Campbell [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D] and Thomas "Tommy" Merlyn [Arrow]
@Lissamel as RGB [The Property of Hate]
@The Silver Paladin as Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester [Supernatural]
@ResistingTheEnlightened as Duke Togo [Golgo 13] and Michaelangelo "Spike" Scarlatti [Flashpoint]
@Ringmaster as Roman Torchwick [RWBY]
@TheColourlessRainbow as Edward Elric [Fullmetal Alchemist]
@Cromartie Sarkissian as James 'Bucky' Barnes [MCU]
@Gwazi Magnum as Gilgamesh [Fate Series]
@Yang Lee as LeShawna [Total Drama]
@Raven as Uncle Chan and Jade Chan [Jackie Chan Adventures]
@Takumi as Michiko Malandro and Hana "Hatchin" Morenos [Michiko and Hatchin]
@Josh M as Enzo Amore and Colin "Big Cass" Cassady [WWE Kafabe]
@Mr.Scales ⚖ as Damon Salvatore [Vampire Diaries]
@Nater Taters as Kirby [Kirby Franchise]
@Gossamer as Cloud and Light [Original Characters]
@BarrenThin as Artorias [Dark Souls]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Grim and Mandy [The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]
@york as Max Caulfield [Life is Strange] MURDERED! INNOCENT! DROWNED
@Yun Lee as Aran Ryan [Punch-Out!!!] INVESTIGATED! INNOCENT!​

Michiko and Hatchin had veen quite for the most part. Neither not knowing who to vote for but it was too late now. Michiko had headed to the cave group, while Hatchin had headed to the mine cart with Mabel without the convict noticing apparently. Hatchin didn't necessarily care at the moment as Coco stayed close to her new owner, purring as the blonde picked her up and held her close to her chest.

@Hospes @mine cart peeps, @Atomyk @cave peeps

 

[Midnight Maiden]

@The Mine Shaft​

"Haha, yeah!" Mabel exclaimed, cheering as the group followed her lead on the carts. Said devices of transportation, as well as the track they rode on, were rickety and seemingly very dangerous.... But nobody had died yet, and there was nothing breaking yet, so that was good - right? "Wooooo! Party train is leaving the station!"

As though the fact that the tracks and carts were rickety and unstable wasn't enough, there was a sudden shift in the track - more of a sharp turn, really, that made this little 'joyride' suddenly seem less safe. If Mabel noticed this fact, she didn't really seem to care, considering the excited look plastered on her face.

That smile and excitement didn't fade; even as her cart was sent flying off the track by the sudden curve.

...Uh-oh.

Unluckily for the others that had followed, they met the same fate, with the exception of Koyomi and Shinobu(who had merely ran along the tracks instead of taking a cart). But hey - the crash wasn't too bad, and they were all still alive. Congratulations!

Unlike the rest of the group, Mabel seemed to take quite the hit, tumbling a few feet with her cart landing over her small body. "...Ugh," she muttered, managing to flip the thing over in a surprising show of strength. She rubbed her head quietly for a moment, expression completely unreadable... Before she broke into a wide smile.

"That. Was. Awesome!"

Before she could go on more about how cool and exciting the happening had been, something managed to catch Mabel's eyes. "...Huh?" After staring a moment longer, the young brunette narrowed her eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "Hey.... I know this place!" she exclaimed, grin quickly returning. "This is that crazy lab-y place Wendy, Dipper, Soos and I- ...Wait, who're you?" Apparently, Mabel hadn't been expecting to see some girl there, and was rather confused by the sight.
"Oh HALLELUJAH! I knew somebody was bound to come around this way sometime. Weird abandoned mines are always begging for exploration in the movies. I just...didn't think it'd take so long. But you're here now, so that's all that matters--oh. Who am I? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell..."

"There's a funny story about that, actually. See, earlier I ran into this dude down here while trying to find and take a shortcut. Mousy brown hair, a bit utterly focused and rambling on about the migration patterns of ants. I think. It kinda got jumbled up in the heat of the moment when some stranger sneaks up on you in a dark and scary place. Heh heh." She laughed nervously, pulling on her collar and eyes flickering over to the side where Hank's body rested, clearly having been choked to death judging by the bruising lining his throat.

"It was uh...only after that, when I realized I knew the guy! Hank Pym, from that series. Saturday morning cartoon style! I watched all the episodes, sooooooo good. Anyways, yeah he showed up in his good old pristine white labcoat outfit and temperament(Ugh Yellowjacket sucks) and one thing lead to another and yeah. If it helps when I realized I shot a pacifist I totally teared up, bawling but then I remembered he'll be back. Nobody ever dies unless its Uncle Ben, in which case he dies every single time. BUT THAT DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!" Gwen sidled up closer to Mabel with a cheerful grin.

"You can call me Gwenpool. It's actually Gwen Poole but everyone calls me that first one."

...

"I like the cut of your jib, lady!"

Yeah. Mabel must've missed the whole dead body and killing thing.

In any case, it was probably a good idea to start exploring. They seemed to have stumbled upon what, as Mabel had said, must've been some sort of lab. At least, at one point. There were odd things that looked like containment chambers, some broken devices, and even some sort of observation room. It couldn't hurt to take a peek around, but...

"...Oh. And look out for booby traps," Mabel warned, seeming semi-serious for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "...Haha, booby."

-Collab written by Hospes and C.T.-

@Verite @Lissamel @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @C.T. @IntrusivePenDesperateSword @Nater Taters​

 

[C.T.]

"Awwww that's so nice! Well I like the cut of your jib too! It's really familiar actually...like on the tip of my tongue." She contemplated this for a few more seconds before shrugging and moving on. "Eh whatever I'm sure it'll come to me sooner or later." Gwen nodded, satisfied with that. "So uh what are we looking for? Aside from looking out for booby traps so we can stay away from those. But if we do end up triggering one, could it at least be like that one in Indiana Jones where he picks up his artifact and then it summons a giant stone ball of death that he has to furiously run away from, cause that would be da bomb. We could have so many hits on YouTube..."

She paused, blinking and looking over the rest of the people. "...Hey everyone."

@Hospes @Verite @Lissamel @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @IntrusivePenDesperateSword @Nater Taters​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

@The Mine Shaft​

"Haha, yeah!" Mabel exclaimed, cheering as the group followed her lead on the carts. Said devices of transportation, as well as the track they rode on, were rickety and seemingly very dangerous.... But nobody had died yet, and there was nothing breaking yet, so that was good - right? "Wooooo! Party train is leaving the station!"

As though the fact that the tracks and carts were rickety and unstable wasn't enough, there was a sudden shift in the track - more of a sharp turn, really, that made this little 'joyride' suddenly seem less safe. If Mabel noticed this fact, she didn't really seem to care, considering the excited look plastered on her face.

That smile and excitement didn't fade; even as her cart was sent flying off the track by the sudden curve.

...Uh-oh.

Unluckily for the others that had followed, they met the same fate, with the exception of Koyomi and Shinobu(who had merely ran along the tracks instead of taking a cart). But hey - the crash wasn't too bad, and they were all still alive. Congratulations!

Unlike the rest of the group, Mabel seemed to take quite the hit, tumbling a few feet with her cart landing over her small body. "...Ugh," she muttered, managing to flip the thing over in a surprising show of strength. She rubbed her head quietly for a moment, expression completely unreadable... Before she broke into a wide smile.

"That. Was. Awesome!"

Before she could go on more about how cool and exciting the happening had been, something managed to catch Mabel's eyes. "...Huh?" After staring a moment longer, the young brunette narrowed her eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "Hey.... I know this place!" she exclaimed, grin quickly returning. "This is that crazy lab-y place Wendy, Dipper, Soos and I- ...Wait, who're you?" Apparently, Mabel hadn't been expecting to see some girl there, and was rather confused by the sight.
"Oh HALLELUJAH! I knew somebody was bound to come around this way sometime. Weird abandoned mines are always begging for exploration in the movies. I just...didn't think it'd take so long. But you're here now, so that's all that matters--oh. Who am I? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell..."

"There's a funny story about that, actually. See, earlier I ran into this dude down here while trying to find and take a shortcut. Mousy brown hair, a bit utterly focused and rambling on about the migration patterns of ants. I think. It kinda got jumbled up in the heat of the moment when some stranger sneaks up on you in a dark and scary place. Heh heh." She laughed nervously, pulling on her collar and eyes flickering over to the side where Hank's body rested, clearly having been choked to death judging by the bruising lining his throat.

"It was uh...only after that, when I realized I knew the guy! Hank Pym, from that series. Saturday morning cartoon style! I watched all the episodes, sooooooo good. Anyways, yeah he showed up in his good old pristine white labcoat outfit and temperament(Ugh Yellowjacket sucks) and one thing lead to another and yeah. If it helps when I realized I shot a pacifist I totally teared up, bawling but then I remembered he'll be back. Nobody ever dies unless its Uncle Ben, in which case he dies every single time. BUT THAT DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!" Gwen sidled up closer to Mabel with a cheerful grin.

"You can call me Gwenpool. It's actually Gwen Poole but everyone calls me that first one."

...

"I like the cut of your jib, lady!"

Yeah. Mabel must've missed the whole dead body and killing thing.

In any case, it was probably a good idea to start exploring. They seemed to have stumbled upon what, as Mabel had said, must've been some sort of lab. At least, at one point. There were odd things that looked like containment chambers, some broken devices, and even some sort of observation room. It couldn't hurt to take a peek around, but...

"...Oh. And look out for booby traps," Mabel warned, seeming semi-serious for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "...Haha, booby."

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While the ride was certainly more dangerous and shaking than the golf cart, it seemed Jack was relatively undisturbed by the effects. In fact, he seemed no worse for wear as he landed in a roll and picked himself up before checking on Mabel, "You are not harmed then, little one? It seemed that the cart would ha-"

Then he noticed where they were, and the fact that there was a woman in a pink and white leather suit rambling on. A woman who had apparently killed a man before they had arrived.

In all honesty, the samurai did not know how to react to the strange woman. She had certainly killed the man, based on her own admittance, but it seemed it was also in self-defense... For now, his hand would only rest on his sword's hilt.

"Uuuuuhhhh... Jack, Miss Poole," With his introduction out of the way, he sighed at Mabel's childish joke and began to explore the place of scientific study.

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[Klutzy Ninja Kitty]

And so, since a majority of her companions when there, Zinnia chose to travel the mine shaft. She hopped into a cart along with some of the others, shocked when it took them on a wilder ride than she had expected. She plugged her ears when Aster began to scream to protect her ears, unplugging them when she realized their cart was going to crash land. She scooped Aster up in her arms and protected the pokémon with her entire body before roughly hitting the ground.

After she had landed, Zinnia sat up and cradled her right arm. "It appears I've been injured. Ah, well." Zinnia didn't make a big deal of it, even with a whimpering Aster squeaking in distress. "I'll be fine," she assured Aster, getting up to follow the others. She walked toward the destroyed lab area with some of the others.

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[Takumi]

@The Mine Shaft​

"Haha, yeah!" Mabel exclaimed, cheering as the group followed her lead on the carts. Said devices of transportation, as well as the track they rode on, were rickety and seemingly very dangerous.... But nobody had died yet, and there was nothing breaking yet, so that was good - right? "Wooooo! Party train is leaving the station!"

As though the fact that the tracks and carts were rickety and unstable wasn't enough, there was a sudden shift in the track - more of a sharp turn, really, that made this little 'joyride' suddenly seem less safe. If Mabel noticed this fact, she didn't really seem to care, considering the excited look plastered on her face.

That smile and excitement didn't fade; even as her cart was sent flying off the track by the sudden curve.

...Uh-oh.

Unluckily for the others that had followed, they met the same fate, with the exception of Koyomi and Shinobu(who had merely ran along the tracks instead of taking a cart). But hey - the crash wasn't too bad, and they were all still alive. Congratulations!

Unlike the rest of the group, Mabel seemed to take quite the hit, tumbling a few feet with her cart landing over her small body. "...Ugh," she muttered, managing to flip the thing over in a surprising show of strength. She rubbed her head quietly for a moment, expression completely unreadable... Before she broke into a wide smile.

"That. Was. Awesome!"

Before she could go on more about how cool and exciting the happening had been, something managed to catch Mabel's eyes. "...Huh?" After staring a moment longer, the young brunette narrowed her eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "Hey.... I know this place!" she exclaimed, grin quickly returning. "This is that crazy lab-y place Wendy, Dipper, Soos and I- ...Wait, who're you?" Apparently, Mabel hadn't been expecting to see some girl there, and was rather confused by the sight.
"Oh HALLELUJAH! I knew somebody was bound to come around this way sometime. Weird abandoned mines are always begging for exploration in the movies. I just...didn't think it'd take so long. But you're here now, so that's all that matters--oh. Who am I? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell..."

"There's a funny story about that, actually. See, earlier I ran into this dude down here while trying to find and take a shortcut. Mousy brown hair, a bit utterly focused and rambling on about the migration patterns of ants. I think. It kinda got jumbled up in the heat of the moment when some stranger sneaks up on you in a dark and scary place. Heh heh." She laughed nervously, pulling on her collar and eyes flickering over to the side where Hank's body rested, clearly having been choked to death judging by the bruising lining his throat.

"It was uh...only after that, when I realized I knew the guy! Hank Pym, from that series. Saturday morning cartoon style! I watched all the episodes, sooooooo good. Anyways, yeah he showed up in his good old pristine white labcoat outfit and temperament(Ugh Yellowjacket sucks) and one thing lead to another and yeah. If it helps when I realized I shot a pacifist I totally teared up, bawling but then I remembered he'll be back. Nobody ever dies unless its Uncle Ben, in which case he dies every single time. BUT THAT DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!" Gwen sidled up closer to Mabel with a cheerful grin.

"You can call me Gwenpool. It's actually Gwen Poole but everyone calls me that first one."

...

"I like the cut of your jib, lady!"

Yeah. Mabel must've missed the whole dead body and killing thing.

In any case, it was probably a good idea to start exploring. They seemed to have stumbled upon what, as Mabel had said, must've been some sort of lab. At least, at one point. There were odd things that looked like containment chambers, some broken devices, and even some sort of observation room. It couldn't hurt to take a peek around, but...

"...Oh. And look out for booby traps," Mabel warned, seeming semi-serious for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "...Haha, booby."

-Collab written by Hospes and C.T.-

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Coco had jumped out of Hatchin's arms and shifted into a nice soft bean bag to catch Hana and any others. Unfortunately Hatchin fell just short of it and hit the ground face first. She groaned and sat up, bruising already starting just above her eye and with a scrape to her knee, but it was nothing too serious.

Huh? Okay, some stranger was suddenly talking to them and-

Wait, was Mabel not really going to adress the fact that there was another dead body here?

Coco shifted back to her original form and mewled in concern as she rubbed against Hatchin's leg.

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[C.T.]

"Uuuuuhhhh... Jack, Miss Poole," With his introduction out of the way, he sighed at Mabel's childish joke and began to explore the place of scientific study.​

Gwen squinted behind the mask, face leaning closer in. "...No it couldn't be...could it? That close, cropped hair as black as a raven's feathers. A sword. Highly courteous...and that jawline. Say, that wouldn't be Samurai Jack in full, would it, Mister?" She asked curiously.

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[Khan of the Mardu]

Gwen squinted behind the mask, face leaning closer in. "...No it couldn't be...could it? That close, cropped hair as black as a raven's feathers. A sword. Highly courteous...and that jawline. Say, that wouldn't be Samurai Jack in full, would it, Mister?" She asked curiously.

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Strange, had there been visitors to this world who had spread his name? Was she one who served Aku? Most likely not, she would have attacked by now.

"Well, I do go by the title of Jack, and I do have the great honor of being a samurai," Jack blinked and stared back at the woman, unsure of what exactly to do in this situation, "However, would you perhaps explain how you know of me? I was led to believe that the various worlds we are all from were separate."

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[Lissamel]

@The Mine Shaft​

"Haha, yeah!" Mabel exclaimed, cheering as the group followed her lead on the carts. Said devices of transportation, as well as the track they rode on, were rickety and seemingly very dangerous.... But nobody had died yet, and there was nothing breaking yet, so that was good - right? "Wooooo! Party train is leaving the station!"

As though the fact that the tracks and carts were rickety and unstable wasn't enough, there was a sudden shift in the track - more of a sharp turn, really, that made this little 'joyride' suddenly seem less safe. If Mabel noticed this fact, she didn't really seem to care, considering the excited look plastered on her face.

That smile and excitement didn't fade; even as her cart was sent flying off the track by the sudden curve.

...Uh-oh.

Unluckily for the others that had followed, they met the same fate, with the exception of Koyomi and Shinobu(who had merely ran along the tracks instead of taking a cart). But hey - the crash wasn't too bad, and they were all still alive. Congratulations!

Unlike the rest of the group, Mabel seemed to take quite the hit, tumbling a few feet with her cart landing over her small body. "...Ugh," she muttered, managing to flip the thing over in a surprising show of strength. She rubbed her head quietly for a moment, expression completely unreadable... Before she broke into a wide smile.

"That. Was. Awesome!"

Before she could go on more about how cool and exciting the happening had been, something managed to catch Mabel's eyes. "...Huh?" After staring a moment longer, the young brunette narrowed her eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "Hey.... I know this place!" she exclaimed, grin quickly returning. "This is that crazy lab-y place Wendy, Dipper, Soos and I- ...Wait, who're you?" Apparently, Mabel hadn't been expecting to see some girl there, and was rather confused by the sight.
"Oh HALLELUJAH! I knew somebody was bound to come around this way sometime. Weird abandoned mines are always begging for exploration in the movies. I just...didn't think it'd take so long. But you're here now, so that's all that matters--oh. Who am I? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell..."

"There's a funny story about that, actually. See, earlier I ran into this dude down here while trying to find and take a shortcut. Mousy brown hair, a bit utterly focused and rambling on about the migration patterns of ants. I think. It kinda got jumbled up in the heat of the moment when some stranger sneaks up on you in a dark and scary place. Heh heh." She laughed nervously, pulling on her collar and eyes flickering over to the side where Hank's body rested, clearly having been choked to death judging by the bruising lining his throat.

"It was uh...only after that, when I realized I knew the guy! Hank Pym, from that series. Saturday morning cartoon style! I watched all the episodes, sooooooo good. Anyways, yeah he showed up in his good old pristine white labcoat outfit and temperament(Ugh Yellowjacket sucks) and one thing lead to another and yeah. If it helps when I realized I shot a pacifist I totally teared up, bawling but then I remembered he'll be back. Nobody ever dies unless its Uncle Ben, in which case he dies every single time. BUT THAT DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!" Gwen sidled up closer to Mabel with a cheerful grin.

"You can call me Gwenpool. It's actually Gwen Poole but everyone calls me that first one."

...

"I like the cut of your jib, lady!"

Yeah. Mabel must've missed the whole dead body and killing thing.

In any case, it was probably a good idea to start exploring. They seemed to have stumbled upon what, as Mabel had said, must've been some sort of lab. At least, at one point. There were odd things that looked like containment chambers, some broken devices, and even some sort of observation room. It couldn't hurt to take a peek around, but...

"...Oh. And look out for booby traps," Mabel warned, seeming semi-serious for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "...Haha, booby."

-Collab written by Hospes and C.T.-

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"Awwww that's so nice! Well I like the cut of your jib too! It's really familiar actually...like on the tip of my tongue." She contemplated this for a few more seconds before shrugging and moving on. "Eh whatever I'm sure it'll come to me sooner or later." Gwen nodded, satisfied with that. "So uh what are we looking for? Aside from looking out for booby traps so we can stay away from those. But if we do end up triggering one, could it at least be like that one in Indiana Jones where he picks up his artifact and then it summons a giant stone ball of death that he has to furiously run away from, cause that would be da bomb. We could have so many hits on YouTube..."

She paused, blinking and looking over the rest of the people. "...Hey everyone."

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"Bwah!"

See, that was the problem with RGB. He thought he was being casual--Helpful, even--When he'd hooked the back of the minecart to prevent it's leave. However, the monster didn't even consider the possibility that it could begin moving again. Suffice it to say, the monster was swept off of his feet, clutching onto his cane for dear life as the cart sped out of control. He was dragged across the tracks, into dirt and debris, his knuckles nearly going white (metaphorically speaking) in his grip.

He was going to die. He was going to die. He was going to--

His ride was ended by running into the rest of them, toppling over, rolling, and then landing on his back in a most undignified display.

"...Urgh..."

RGB's suit was flickering in a way that resembled an old film reel (some parts of it even saying 'INTERMISSION! WHY NOT BUY A...'), but soon picked up a more burning pattern. The old-film-reel look was burned away, showing the regular colors of his suit once more, and he sat up.

It was not a good day to be RGB, that was for certain. He shook the colors off of his glove, then paused and frantically looked for his cane and hat--Both of which had fallen into the cart itself, and both of which the monster snatched up with a good deal of subtly repressed anger. He took a moment to examine his suit, finding tears in his coat from the fall--Little tears, nothing a quick stitch-up couldn't fix--And then used his fingers to very carefully prod at his screen. It hadn't cracked. Thank heavens.

"Thank you graciously for telling me we were about to pick up such a breakneck pace!" The sarcasm in RGB's voice was practically palpable. He straightened his sleeves with a mechanical huff, looking around the place. A laboratory? A rather abandoned and broken one, at that. And who was this...Newcomer? He could swear he hadn't seen her at the market...Or anywhere else, for that matter.

"And yes, greetings and salutations all around, my name is RGB..." He added, though shifted away from Gwen (as she said her name was) just subtly to get a better glance at all the broken equipment. "...Really quite a pleasure."

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[Gummi Bunnies]

"Wiruko wants to go again!"

Wiruko seemed like she was having the time of her life as of now, not seeming to be harmed. Well, not that Hideo would be okay after that, because he was currently unconscious.

However, the broken devices got Wiruko's attention.

"Heeeeey... Can Wiruko get the data out of this device? Wiruko's pretty hungry,and data is her favorite yummy snack."

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[Klutzy Ninja Kitty]

"Wiruko wants to go again!"

Wiruko seemed like she was having the time of her life as of now, not seeming to be harmed. Well, not that Hideo would be okay after that, because he was currently unconscious.

However, the broken devices got Wiruko's attention.

"Heeeeey... Can Wiruko get the data out of this device? Wiruko's pretty hungry,and data is her favorite yummy snack."

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"At least one of us had fun," Zinnia mumbled, cradling her battered right arm. Landing on it did not feel good at all. She stepped forward when Wiruko noticed the broken devices, however, tilting her head as she looked at them. She had seen similar looking things in Hoenn. "What are those?" Meanwhile, Aster was still whimpering, following after Zinnia.

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[C.T.]

"Well, I do go by the title of Jack, and I do have the great honor of being a samurai," Jack blinked and stared back at the woman, unsure of what exactly to do in this situation, "However, would you perhaps explain how you know of me? I was led to believe that the various worlds we are all from were separate."​

"IT IS YOU!"

"Oh yeah yeah yeah, I can explain. I'm a big fan of your show! The ongoing battle against the dreaded demon Aku and his legions of subordinates! Oh sure, you didn't really wear a costume(nothing against kimonos) but you had a weapon and you fought the fight normal regular people could never hope to fight. You were basically a superhero, just like me! Hey hold on..." She reached behind her, pulling out her flaming sword. "You think you can teach me some of your kickass moves? Oh and uh just fyi, I'm totally psyched to see you fighting onscreen once again. Long awaited revival." She winked, a gesture mostly lost behind the mask. "Like--"
​

"And yes, greetings and salutations all around, my name is RGB..." He added, though shifted away from Gwen (as she said her name was) just subtly to get a better glance at all the broken equipment. "...Really quite a pleasure."​

She paused, sloooooooowly tilting her head to look at RGB before just as slowly leaning again closer to Jack with a hand cupped around her mouth. "Is that a talking TV?"

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[Nater Taters]

@The Mine Shaft​

"Haha, yeah!" Mabel exclaimed, cheering as the group followed her lead on the carts. Said devices of transportation, as well as the track they rode on, were rickety and seemingly very dangerous.... But nobody had died yet, and there was nothing breaking yet, so that was good - right? "Wooooo! Party train is leaving the station!"

As though the fact that the tracks and carts were rickety and unstable wasn't enough, there was a sudden shift in the track - more of a sharp turn, really, that made this little 'joyride' suddenly seem less safe. If Mabel noticed this fact, she didn't really seem to care, considering the excited look plastered on her face.

That smile and excitement didn't fade; even as her cart was sent flying off the track by the sudden curve.

...Uh-oh.

Unluckily for the others that had followed, they met the same fate, with the exception of Koyomi and Shinobu(who had merely ran along the tracks instead of taking a cart). But hey - the crash wasn't too bad, and they were all still alive. Congratulations!

Unlike the rest of the group, Mabel seemed to take quite the hit, tumbling a few feet with her cart landing over her small body. "...Ugh," she muttered, managing to flip the thing over in a surprising show of strength. She rubbed her head quietly for a moment, expression completely unreadable... Before she broke into a wide smile.

"That. Was. Awesome!"

Before she could go on more about how cool and exciting the happening had been, something managed to catch Mabel's eyes. "...Huh?" After staring a moment longer, the young brunette narrowed her eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "Hey.... I know this place!" she exclaimed, grin quickly returning. "This is that crazy lab-y place Wendy, Dipper, Soos and I- ...Wait, who're you?" Apparently, Mabel hadn't been expecting to see some girl there, and was rather confused by the sight.
"Oh HALLELUJAH! I knew somebody was bound to come around this way sometime. Weird abandoned mines are always begging for exploration in the movies. I just...didn't think it'd take so long. But you're here now, so that's all that matters--oh. Who am I? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell..."

"There's a funny story about that, actually. See, earlier I ran into this dude down here while trying to find and take a shortcut. Mousy brown hair, a bit utterly focused and rambling on about the migration patterns of ants. I think. It kinda got jumbled up in the heat of the moment when some stranger sneaks up on you in a dark and scary place. Heh heh." She laughed nervously, pulling on her collar and eyes flickering over to the side where Hank's body rested, clearly having been choked to death judging by the bruising lining his throat.

"It was uh...only after that, when I realized I knew the guy! Hank Pym, from that series. Saturday morning cartoon style! I watched all the episodes, sooooooo good. Anyways, yeah he showed up in his good old pristine white labcoat outfit and temperament(Ugh Yellowjacket sucks) and one thing lead to another and yeah. If it helps when I realized I shot a pacifist I totally teared up, bawling but then I remembered he'll be back. Nobody ever dies unless its Uncle Ben, in which case he dies every single time. BUT THAT DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!" Gwen sidled up closer to Mabel with a cheerful grin.

"You can call me Gwenpool. It's actually Gwen Poole but everyone calls me that first one."

...

"I like the cut of your jib, lady!"

Yeah. Mabel must've missed the whole dead body and killing thing.

In any case, it was probably a good idea to start exploring. They seemed to have stumbled upon what, as Mabel had said, must've been some sort of lab. At least, at one point. There were odd things that looked like containment chambers, some broken devices, and even some sort of observation room. It couldn't hurt to take a peek around, but...

"...Oh. And look out for booby traps," Mabel warned, seeming semi-serious for a moment before bursting into a fit of giggles. "...Haha, booby."

-Collab written by Hospes and C.T.-

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How Kirby was still alive, he wasn't sure. The minecart had actually left the rails and crashed, normally, a crash would leave many injured or dead, but not Kirby. It was times like this he was thankful his from was soft and not hard, being able to absorb some of the trauma was nice. He got to his feet and decided to investigate the machines as well.

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[Klutzy Ninja Kitty]

When Kirby went to investigate the devices, Zinnia couldn't take it anymore! She had to examine them too! In her... own way! The wild young woman crouched by a device, acting as if she were going to reach out and touch it...

...but she licked it instead.


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[York]

"Ain't that a surprise." The old woman muttered, though old perhaps was a bit broad. Her hair while white, was tied up in a tight bun beneath the black hat with its wide brim and her face was free of wrinkles and warts that such a hat might have suggested. When she looked at you, it was with the thousand kilowatt diamond stare of a woman who goes mentally if you get her attention 'this had better be good.' At any rate, she tapped her foot once and finally shook her head.

"Well, you can come with me as you like. Its not a place for anyone to go walking alone. All sorts out here, on the edge of myffic and folklore. That walking handbag was just the tip of the iceberg."

She turned, the flare of her cape flapping behind her as she spoke.

"Got a name, train girl? You can just call me Granny....Mistress Weatherwax, if you want to be formal. I don't hold with it myself, but respect to yer elders is something every child should know."

@york​

Max Caulfield
@Ringmaster

"A... Walking handbag? I must be dreaming!" Max thought to herself.

Deciding to doublecheck, Max gave herself a rather sharp pinch, already feeling the sting from it... The world around her didn't seem and weirder than it did around her, and she wasn't waking up anytime soon... Looks like this was as real as it gets, even if it was some convoluted dream or something. When the older woman who had apparantly saved her life finally introduced herself, even referring to Max as 'traingirl' she blinked a few times. Traingirl? Well, it could have been worse, but with this in mind, Max figured it was best not to mention her, 'official' name, Maxine.

"I'm Max. Max Caulfield, that is." She said, seeming to lighten up a little once more.

At least she had a place to stay... Hopefully, but, out of curiousity, Max decided to check to see if her bag, and her belongings were still working, and relatively intact from her little... Swim of sorts, was there even signal out here in these crazy woods? Even if there wasn't, she figured she could at least do with listening to some music, if anything.


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[Khan of the Mardu]

"IT IS YOU!"

"Oh yeah yeah yeah, I can explain. I'm a big fan of your show! The ongoing battle against the dreaded demon Aku and his legions of subordinates! Oh sure, you didn't really wear a costume(nothing against kimonos) but you had a weapon and you fought the fight normal regular people could never hope to fight. You were basically a superhero, just like me! Hey hold on..." She reached behind her, pulling out her flaming sword. "You think you can teach me some of your kickass moves? Oh and uh just fyi, I'm totally psyched to see you fighting onscreen once again. Long awaited revival." She winked, a gesture mostly lost behind the mask. "Like--"
​

She paused, sloooooooowly tilting her head to look at RGB before just as slowly leaning again closer to Jack with a hand cupped around her mouth. "Is that a talking TV?"

@Hospes @The Tactician @Verite @Lissamel @Gummi Bunnies @Takumi @IntrusivePenDesperateSword @Nater Taters


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"..."

Well, Jack couldn't really be angry at the woman for being an apparent fan of his, even if the idea that she was constantly

"Well, I thank you for your kind words. It is quite a welcomed sound to hear such compliments after the ordeal we have gone through. Though I do not think I have anything to teach you as you seem quite capable yourself...Actually, have you seen my blade near he-"

Before Jack could finish his question, he realized that Zinnia had done what she was best at, making strange life choices.
​

When Kirby went to investigate the devices, Zinnia couldn't take it anymore! She had to examine them too! In her... own way! The wild young woman crouched by a device, acting as if she were going to reach out and touch it...

...but she licked it instead.


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He could not begin to fathom a response to this turn of events. Congratulations, Zinnia, you have officially broken Jack's willpower to stop your antics.​