The Metamorphose Sickness

[Midnight Maiden]

"Hmph... this better not be a waste of my time..." Add grumbled to himself as he decided to go to the hospital first.

@Hospes @hospital group​

@ALL OF THOSE HEADED FOR THE HOSPITAL

Out of all of the buildings in town, this one seemed to have held up the best. However, the building was very heavily barricaded, and all of the entrances and exits were boarded up..

Someone really wanted to keep something out... Or in.​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

"So... we have to search here next?" Xenon said as he began to walk to the Mayor's house. Maybe he knows something.

"Wait up Xenon!" a girl said.

"...who are you?"

"Darn it! It transformed back? Ugh!"

"...T-There! I'm Angelic Buster!"

"That was kinda embarassing, to be honest..."

Whatever, to the Mayor's house it is.

@Gummi Bunnies​

@Anybody headed for the Mayor's House
@Bomb

If it wasn't for the fact that things were falling apart and in disrepair in this location, then you would definitely feel as if you could stay in this here residential building. ... Well, why not? It was perfectly quiet, so things shouldn't pop out at you once you enter... right? Actually, it was more of an eerie silence from within.

Do you enter the mayor's house?​

 

[C.T.]

@ALL OF THOSE HEADED TO HENRY'S CASTLE
​

The 'castle' was small and made of wood, and seemed to have stood tall and proud in the past, a home and safe haven for a child- or multiple children -to use their imagination as they liked.

However, now, the small monument had collapsed.. Lost the magic it had once held. And, now, there appeared to be a child trapped under it, judging by muffled cries that could be heard coming from the rubble of the structure...
​

"This children's monument was once a magnificent structure, in times past. A safe haven for those children who loved to play and respected their elders. But this...now...it is a shrunken reflection of the corruption of one's soul if they do not worship Talos! Do you see? A structure formed without the will of Talos will always crumble...while a building formed by his will and his heart and his strength will forever stand tall!" He proclaimed, popping up from god knows where he had been and his player had struggled to post.

"But now--eh?"

His head turned sharply to the sound. "Oh!" And he moved instantly to help free the poor trapped soul and asked through the rubble as he sifted through.

@Hospes @Castle Peeps​

 

[York]

Well, there went one of the creatures! Marie's strike upon it with her vacuum seemed to distract it enough for Noel's bullets to pierce it's skull. And, now, it's brains were now strewn all over the floor.... Gross!

But, one Crank was still standing, and it made an attempt to latch onto Jojo's leg with it's teeth.

@Verite @Kaykay @Bomb @york​

Round Two: Tainted Dreams & Fatal Fairytales

As everyone decided their votes, it was quickly shown Dylan had been voted for the most by a landslide. Slowly, the male began to vanish in a manner as though his molecules had been ripped apart and put back together elsewhere. Soon enough, this was shown to have been exactly the case, as monitors rose from the ground in front of all of the diffent groups. Dylan was on them, chained to a chair and gagged. Minutes later, more figures could be seen on the screen.. Horribly disfigured ones, at that. To Noel, JoJo, Angelic Buster, and Marie, they'd be familiar: they were the odd Creatures theyd seen underground before!

Slowly, the monsters crept nearer to Dylan, who was struggling immensely to free himself. Before he had the chance to do so, blades came out of all of the monsters' disfigured four fingers and toes, as well as their toes and shoulders. Immediately, the monsters began slowly and sadistically tearing Dylan apart, piece by piece! Soon enough, all that remained of him was unrecognizable chunks and limbs, and the monitors slid back into the ground.. Or wherever they'd came from in the first place.

Good thing that was over...

No matter what group you had been with, you'd suddenly find everything going dark... Like a black sheet had obstructed the sun and sky itself- and any other potential light sources -from view. With how pitch black it was, it was impossible to even see your comrades around you. Before you could even try to speak to question what was happening, an awful, eardrum-bursting ripping sound seemed to come from all around you... Almost as though the fabric of reality itself was being torn apart. And soon after.. You found even the ground under your feet practically jerked away, and you were suddenly falling!

And soon enough, you couldn't even feel that, because you quickly lost consciousness.

When you finally awoke, it wasn't hard to tell that you weren't where you'd been before. Rather, you had been reunited with the rest of the group, and were all together along a small country road. At least this place road was a little more peaceful than your previous surroundings... And hey; you even actually know where you are this time, thanks to a sign that looked old and a little beat up:

Thanks to the mid-day light, and despite the fact it was drizzling lightly, the sign was quite easy to read. And, with all of the crazy stuff that had happened over the past couple days since the crash, the thought of a normal little town to stay in was quite welcoming. So, you followed the road 'til you reached the town.

The odd thing was... The streets were almost completely empty. Buildings were falling apart. Some, burned down or totally torn apart. Signs and poles were crooked, and many of the power lines were knocked over. Cars were totalled, tipped over, or burning. And there were a few odd looking figures wandering around.

Well... So much for a bit of normality, huh?

It looked like there were quite a few places to explore...

Available locations to explore seemed to be The Old Library/Clocktower(tag @Gummi Bunnies ), Mr. Gold's Pawn Shop (tag @The Silver Paladin ), The Sheriff's Station(tag @Hospes ), The Mayor's House(tag @Gummi Bunnies ), The Hospital(tag @Hospes ), Granny's Diner(tag @The Silver Paladin), and Henry's Castle(tag @Hospes ).

~Cast~

@Thuro Pendragon as Desmond Miles[Assassin's Creed] & Cameron Phillips[Terminator]
@Kaykay as Noel Vermillion[BlazBlue]
@Verite as Joseph Joestar[JoJo's Bizarre Adventures]
@Jeremi as Penny[RWBY]
@TheBlueBurch as Nemesis T-Type and Jack Krauser[Resident Evil]
@Gummi Bunnies as Add[Elsword]
@york as Marie Korbel[Skullgirls]
@Mighty Roman as John Connor & T-800[Terminator]
@Bomb as Xenon & Angelic Buster[Maplestory]
@BarrenThin as Gregory House[House MD]
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as Riley Anderson[Inside Out]
@ShadowPrime as Heimskr[Skyrim]
@TheColourlessRainbow as Anna and Regina Mills[Once Upon A Time]
@Hospes as Ridley Duchannes[The Caster Chronicles]
@Arcadia Lumina as Booker DeWitt[Bioshock] and Artemis Luna[OC]
@Atomyk as Ms. "Mom" Lalonde[Homestuck]
@The Tactician as Shizuo Heiwajima[Durarara!]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Sienna 'Squigly' Contiello/Leviathan[Skullgirls]
@Velvetclaw as Lapis Lazulli[Steven Universe]
@DapperDogman as The Rookie[Halo]
@CCC Kouhai as Ririchiyo Shirakiin[Inu x Boku SS]
@OrlandoBloomers as Vino[Baccano!]
@Emperor Palpachu as Dylan[Terminator]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as The Predator[Alien vs. Predator]
@Unlimited RP Works as The Pyro[Team Fortress 2]
@SPARTAN Bennett as John-117[Halo]

~Elliminated~

@Emperor Palpachu as Dylan: INNOCENT! RIPPED APART BY THE SCORCH MONSTERS!​

Marie Korbel
@Hospes @Anyone

Welp it looked like Marie was alone again... But, was that such a bad thing? She looked at the map, and, after thinking for a moment, she decided to head towards the Graveyard, it was the most logical thing to do... A place like that was bound to provide malleable bodies she could use in combat... Right?​

 

[Bomb]

@Anybody headed for the Mayor's House
@Bomb

If it wasn't for the fact that things were falling apart and in disrepair in this location, then you would definitely feel as if you could stay in this here residential building. ... Well, why not? It was perfectly quiet, so things shouldn't pop out at you once you enter... right? Actually, it was more of an eerie silence from within.

Do you enter the mayor's house?​

Xenon rang the doorbell.

"Hello?"

"Well it's like no one is at home... let's just barge in!"

"I don't think that's a good idea, Buster..."​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Xenon rang the doorbell.

"Hello?"

"Well it's like no one is at home... let's just barge in!"

"I don't think that's a good idea, Buster..."​

No response. Aw, so no peeps were around to give them some great hospitality. Guess they would have to go with Angelic Buster's suggestion.

@Bomb @Mayor's House​

 

[Bomb]

No response. Aw, so no peeps were around to give them some great hospitality. Guess they would have to go with Angelic Buster's suggestion.

@Bomb @Mayor's House​

Well at least they're in.

"Let's split up and search."

@Gummi Bunnies @mayor house​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Well at least they're in.

"Let's split up and search."

@Gummi Bunnies @mayor house​

Hoo boy. It's a big house they're gonna search through, so there's that. The place looked like a tornado had come through and scattered everything throughout the house. Oh, and there's a bunch of dead bodies littered here and there. It didn't matter how these people died, it was just a bunch of dead bodies everywhere. You better watch your step.

They could search through the living room and kitchen on the first floor, and the second floor consisted of the master bedroom and a study.

@Bomb @Mayor's House​

 

[Bomb]

Hoo boy. It's a big house they're gonna search through, so there's that. The place looked like a tornado had come through and scattered everything throughout the house. Oh, and there's a bunch of dead bodies littered here and there. It didn't matter how these people died, it was just a bunch of dead bodies everywhere. You better watch your step.

They could search through the living room and kitchen on the first floor, and the second floor consisted of the master bedroom and a study.

@Bomb @Mayor's House​

Xenon went to the living room while Angelic Buster went to the Master Bedroom.

@Gummi Bunnies​

 

[Midnight Maiden]

"This children's monument was once a magnificent structure, in times past. A safe haven for those children who loved to play and respected their elders. But this...now...it is a shrunken reflection of the corruption of one's soul if they do not worship Talos! Do you see? A structure formed without the will of Talos will always crumble...while a building formed by his will and his heart and his strength will forever stand tall!" He proclaimed, popping up from god knows where he had been and his player had struggled to post.

"But now--eh?"

His head turned sharply to the sound. "Oh!" And he moved instantly to help free the poor trapped soul and asked through the rubble as he sifted through.

@Hospes @Castle Peeps​

The little boy peeked up as Heimskr managed to pull the rubble away, tears still running down his face. Of course, the poor fellow had had a rough day.. And had absolutely no idea what this odd man was telling about just like the Dragonborn didn't give a damn about what Heimskr had to say. :|

"Wh-who the heck is T-Talos?"

@C.T @TheSpringwoodSlasher @Henry's Castle​

 

[Minerva]

@Everyone going to the Diner:

On the way to the Diner, you see a barricade. Four men are sitting around it, talking. One is sitting on the hood of a car, the others are leaning against buildings, and a trailer.

Three of the men are wearing HAZMAT suits with the names of the WHO, CDC, and this CEDA Organization. The fourth is wearing the Blue Body armor of a UN Peacekeeper. The UN Peacekeeper is carrying a Riot Shield, and an assault rifle. The others have what appears to be first aid kits. You have three options:

Bypass the Barricade and keep moving, Talk to the men, or attempt to go into the trailer.

@The Tactician @Diner Group

 

[Chewy Rabbits]

Oh, wonderful. It was just some brat's little make believe castle. Still, it did bring back memories of Krauser's visit to that village in particular. Wesker had been very interested in the Las Plagas parasite that had been very prominent there and Wesker was not one to disappoint. Still, it had been a long while since he had to deal with kids and Leon had always been the one to deal with all that sympathy and comforting nonsense. Krauser usually just got straight down to business and dealt with whatever problems the kid may have had afterwards. That and he wasn't too keen on being stuck with the insane preacher of a god that he'd never shut up about.

Watching as as the kid was removed from under the pile of debris, Krauser stepped forward and stared menacingly down at the boy. "You alright enough to talk, kid? Don't concern yourself with the bullshit that guy in the ropes is peddling. I just need you to answer a question for me. What did this to your little hangout here and to the town in general?"

@C.T.​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Xenon went to the living room while Angelic Buster went to the Master Bedroom.

@Gummi Bunnies​

The living room appeared to have the most dead bodies in the entire household. Though, an eye-popping thing was that there was the corpses of a couple on the couch. Their hands were left holding together, while the woman's corpse happened to have an apple held in her other hand. The apple seemed to have a bite in it already, and what seemed odd was that a note was left in the open mouth of the woman's corpse.

The master bedroom happened to be relatively normal. Just a few smears of blood on the wall, floor, furniture, and ceiling, but no bodies to be seen here. On the nightstand next to the bed, there was an envelope that was sealed and laid out as if someone was going to send it. Well... before whatever hit this town occurred.

@Bomb​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

@ALL OF THOSE HEADED FOR THE HOSPITAL

Out of all of the buildings in town, this one seemed to have held up the best. However, the building was very heavily barricaded, and all of the entrances and exits were boarded up..

Someone really wanted to keep something out... Or in.​

Not seeming to care on what the hospital's purpose was on being sealed up like this, Add signalled half of his Dynamos to ram into the entrance in an attempt to break his way in.

@Hospes​

 

[C.T.]

The little boy peeked up as Heimskr managed to pull the rubble away, tears still running down his face. Of course, the poor fellow had had a rough day.. And had absolutely no idea what this odd man was telling about just like the Dragonborn didn't give a damn about what Heimskr had to say. :|

"Wh-who the heck is T-Talos?"

@C.T @TheSpringwoodSlasher @Henry's Castle​

"Listen here, you little shit, I am spitting the wise ass words of Talos! Spell it out with me, dawg! T for Terrifying, A for Ass-kickin, L for Lethal, O for Omniscient and S for Sit the Fuck Down, Child!"

"Ha. An apt question, young one. Who is Talos, indeed. He is the god of all and the savior of you. For it is through him that I was able to save you from the cursed existence of being trapped alone under the rubble of a castle. Rejoice in his favor and heed his word!"

@Hospes @TheSpringwoodSlasher​

 

[Bomb]

The living room appeared to have the most dead bodies in the entire household. Though, an eye-popping thing was that there was the corpses of a couple on the couch. Their hands were left holding together, while the woman's corpse happened to have an apple held in her other hand. The apple seemed to have a bite in it already, and what seemed odd was that a note was left in the open mouth of the woman's corpse.

The master bedroom happened to be relatively normal. Just a few smears of blood on the wall, floor, furniture, and ceiling, but no bodies to be seen here. On the nightstand next to the bed, there was an envelope that was sealed and laid out as if someone was going to send it. Well... before whatever hit this town occurred.

@Bomb​

"W-what the?"

Xenon took the note and read it.

AS for Angelic Buster, she opening the envelope and began reading its' contents.​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

"W-what the?"

Xenon took the note and read it.

AS for Angelic Buster, she opening the envelope and began reading its' contents.​

The note that Xenon found read:

Do you know what is the sin?
It isn't because you ate the forbidden fruit.

Do you know what is the sin?
It isn't because you listened to the serpent.

You still don't know what is the sin?
Then, that itself is your sin.

Well, someone wanted to re-enact some Bible scene. That's for sure. Actually, where's the snake during for this? Huh... Now that that comes to mind, one of the corpses on the ground seemed to be moving. Investigate that?

On the other hand, Angelic Buster would only find a small note and a key in the envelope.

If things do not work well out here, please keep this key safe.

Keys are useful, hm? You might want to hold onto it. Otherwise, this master bedroom didn't have much to offer in the first place, so no use on sticking around for any longer.

@Bomb​

 

[Verite]

Round Two: Tainted Dreams & Fatal Fairytales

As everyone decided their votes, it was quickly shown Dylan had been voted for the most by a landslide. Slowly, the male began to vanish in a manner as though his molecules had been ripped apart and put back together elsewhere. Soon enough, this was shown to have been exactly the case, as monitors rose from the ground in front of all of the diffent groups. Dylan was on them, chained to a chair and gagged. Minutes later, more figures could be seen on the screen.. Horribly disfigured ones, at that. To Noel, JoJo, Angelic Buster, and Marie, they'd be familiar: they were the odd Creatures theyd seen underground before!

Slowly, the monsters crept nearer to Dylan, who was struggling immensely to free himself. Before he had the chance to do so, blades came out of all of the monsters' disfigured four fingers and toes, as well as their toes and shoulders. Immediately, the monsters began slowly and sadistically tearing Dylan apart, piece by piece! Soon enough, all that remained of him was unrecognizable chunks and limbs, and the monitors slid back into the ground.. Or wherever they'd came from in the first place.

Good thing that was over...

No matter what group you had been with, you'd suddenly find everything going dark... Like a black sheet had obstructed the sun and sky itself- and any other potential light sources -from view. With how pitch black it was, it was impossible to even see your comrades around you. Before you could even try to speak to question what was happening, an awful, eardrum-bursting ripping sound seemed to come from all around you... Almost as though the fabric of reality itself was being torn apart. And soon after.. You found even the ground under your feet practically jerked away, and you were suddenly falling!

And soon enough, you couldn't even feel that, because you quickly lost consciousness.

When you finally awoke, it wasn't hard to tell that you weren't where you'd been before. Rather, you had been reunited with the rest of the group, and were all together along a small country road. At least this place road was a little more peaceful than your previous surroundings... And hey; you even actually know where you are this time, thanks to a sign that looked old and a little beat up:

Thanks to the mid-day light, and despite the fact it was drizzling lightly, the sign was quite easy to read. And, with all of the crazy stuff that had happened over the past couple days since the crash, the thought of a normal little town to stay in was quite welcoming. So, you followed the road 'til you reached the town.

The odd thing was... The streets were almost completely empty. Buildings were falling apart. Some, burned down or totally torn apart. Signs and poles were crooked, and many of the power lines were knocked over. Cars were totalled, tipped over, or burning. And there were a few odd looking figures wandering around.

Well... So much for a bit of normality, huh?

It looked like there were quite a few places to explore...

Available locations to explore seemed to be The Old Library/Clocktower(tag @Gummi Bunnies ), Mr. Gold's Pawn Shop (tag @The Silver Paladin ), The Sheriff's Station(tag @Hospes ), The Mayor's House(tag @Gummi Bunnies ), The Hospital(tag @Hospes ), Granny's Diner(tag @The Silver Paladin), and Henry's Castle(tag @Hospes ).

~Cast~

@Thuro Pendragon as Desmond Miles[Assassin's Creed] & Cameron Phillips[Terminator]
@Kaykay as Noel Vermillion[BlazBlue]
@Verite as Joseph Joestar[JoJo's Bizarre Adventures]
@Jeremi as Penny[RWBY]
@TheBlueBurch as Nemesis T-Type and Jack Krauser[Resident Evil]
@Gummi Bunnies as Add[Elsword]
@york as Marie Korbel[Skullgirls]
@Mighty Roman as John Connor & T-800[Terminator]
@Bomb as Xenon & Angelic Buster[Maplestory]
@BarrenThin as Gregory House[House MD]
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as Riley Anderson[Inside Out]
@ShadowPrime as Heimskr[Skyrim]
@TheColourlessRainbow as Anna and Regina Mills[Once Upon A Time]
@Hospes as Ridley Duchannes[The Caster Chronicles]
@Arcadia Lumina as Booker DeWitt[Bioshock] and Artemis Luna[OC]
@Atomyk as Ms. "Mom" Lalonde[Homestuck]
@The Tactician as Shizuo Heiwajima[Durarara!]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Sienna 'Squigly' Contiello/Leviathan[Skullgirls]
@Velvetclaw as Lapis Lazulli[Steven Universe]
@DapperDogman as The Rookie[Halo]
@CCC Kouhai as Ririchiyo Shirakiin[Inu x Boku SS]
@OrlandoBloomers as Vino[Baccano!]
@Emperor Palpachu as Dylan[Terminator]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as The Predator[Alien vs. Predator]
@Unlimited RP Works as The Pyro[Team Fortress 2]
@SPARTAN Bennett as John-117[Halo]

~Elliminated~

@Emperor Palpachu as Dylan: INNOCENT! RIPPED APART BY THE SCORCH MONSTERS!​

"Jojo!" Penny was so happy to see her friend unharmed so she rushed over to him and gave him a long good hug with almost all her might, which would imply there was quite a bit of forced being applied to the Joestar right about now. "I'm so glad you're okay!"

@Verite

"Penny! Long time no see!"

How much time had even passed again? Bah, who cares?! A familiar face was good to see no matter what! With that being said, Joseph would return the hug... if he wasn't busy being surprised by the strength that Penny seemed to be putting into the hug.

"G-Guaagh! Y-Yeah, it's good to see you too! Glad you're okay!"

...

"I can't breathe..."

@Jeremi​

 

[Midnight Maiden]

Oh, wonderful. It was just some brat's little make believe castle. Still, it did bring back memories of Krauser's visit to that village in particular. Wesker had been very interested in the Las Plagas parasite that had been very prominent there and Wesker was not one to disappoint. Still, it had been a long while since he had to deal with kids and Leon had always been the one to deal with all that sympathy and comforting nonsense. Krauser usually just got straight down to business and dealt with whatever problems the kid may have had afterwards. That and he wasn't too keen on being stuck with the insane preacher of a god that he'd never shut up about.

Watching as as the kid was removed from under the pile of debris, Krauser stepped forward and stared menacingly down at the boy. "You alright enough to talk, kid? Don't concern yourself with the bullshit that guy in the ropes is peddling. I just need you to answer a question for me. What did this to your little hangout here and to the town in general?"

@C.T.​

Well, that made the boy- who was still on the ground trying to catch his breath and stop crying -look more upset and scared. "I-I.. I dunno.. I was with my parents, a-and something took them away and knocked this o-over on m-me.." he stammered through sniffles.
​

"Listen here, you little shit, I am spitting the wise ass words of Talos! Spell it out with me, dawg! T for Terrifying, A for Ass-kickin, L for Lethal, O for Omniscient and S for Sit the Fuck Down, Child!"

"Ha. An apt question, young one. Who is Talos, indeed. He is the god of all and the savior of you. For it is through him that I was able to save you from the cursed existence of being trapped alone under the rubble of a castle. Rejoice in his favor and heed his word!"

@Hospes @TheSpringwoodSlasher​

"...Wh-what the heck are you going on about??"

@C.T. @TheSpringwoodSlasher @Henry's Castle​

 

[Midnight Maiden]

Marie Korbel
@Hospes @Anyone

Welp it looked like Marie was alone again... But, was that such a bad thing? She looked at the map, and, after thinking for a moment, she decided to head towards the Graveyard, it was the most logical thing to do... A place like that was bound to provide malleable bodies she could use in combat... Right?​

Sadly, there didn't appear to be much at the graveyard... The field was ablaze, and almost impossible to set foot upon without getting heavily burned.​