The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal

As he and Slindis conversed, Rugal heard the call from the Intercom.
"What?...Ugh, Again? Just a few motion senors or at least some mobile alerts! Does anyone even know who that is!?...*Sigh* Come on, I bet it's going to be important..." He sighed as he led Slindis towards the Meeting.
End of the war, huh?...I best make that Supply request... He thought as he ordered another drop pod with a special request.

Jenny

Jenny was once again awoken by Micheal's message and yawned as she pulled herself from her bed.
"*YYYYYYYYYYYAAAWWWWNNNN*...Well, guess I best make a appearance..." She groaned as she took a moment to steady herself before making her way to the meeting.
Ugghhhh...War is hell... she thought, her mind tired from the events of the last few days.

David

"zzzzzzzz-WAH! I'M AWAKE!" David panicked as he he suffered the mother of all hangovers.
"...Shit! Shadow and that Injection!" He thought as he got dressed and waded out of his room full of empty bottles to find the Merc.
He wasn't about to let himself get beaten by that Angel again!

AIM: Viscus

Viscus perked up at her mention of "Crushing" the World Economy, compared to Rugal's "Conquering!"

"I designed them and as good as that copy of me you planted is, there is only one Viscus."

He said as he brought up a map of the Bunker and got to work on creating a means for Dani to escape.

AIM: Bruiser

Inuart and Furiae watched as Bruiser was forcefully sedated, enough to dull the pain and more then enough to shut him up.
He was rather badly mauled by Rodem, even his tough skin was torn up by the Panther's Claws and Teeth.
He took rapid pained breathes as he shook his head.
"He..Can't...He Can't do this to ME! Ohhhhhh...I'll show them...I'LL SHOW THEM ALL!" He shouted as held his hands over where his manhood used to be.
"...Yeah...Just like that...Heheheh..." He lingeringly laughed.
He was going to make Rugal rule this day...

 

[mcpop9]

"Good, I'll need you to get some parts manufactured for me. Also, i'd need a list of those who have recently got on Rugal's bad side in the cartel. That's possible, right?" She asked him, slipping along blueprints for machines and objects beyond human comprehension and ways of thinking.

[hr]
Command Room.
As Bison was watching over the screens of the command center, someone walked into the room. He was about to turn, but then heard that dreaded voice. "Suuuuup." Said the crimson fucker.
Bison turned around to see alucard standing there with his hands in his pockets.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

AIM: Viscus

"I can arrange those parts, but there is no need for the list..."

Viscus said before sending in a request under a dummy corporation ran by the Cartel, He found most of the Production lines barely notice these things.
"...But I need names of people who'd Angered Rugal..."

"Then you need the entire Roster at this base, he's not keen on anyone..."

AIM: Bison

[color=6c1504]Oh for the love of...
"Hello Alucard, break anything expensive today?"[/color] Bison deadpanned as he attempted to get on with his work, the screens bringing up the aftermath of the Battle for Washington DC.
[color=6c1504]"Tell me, What exact position did Rugal appoint you? I'll try and find something for you to do."[/color]

 

[mcpop9]

Inside Dani.
"I'm talking about anyone who has angered him and been dealt with. anyone still alive that would hate him inside the cartel." She said. Meanwhile, she was also running simulations of how the most effective way to deal with anyone in her path.

[hr]
Alucard
"Oh, nothing, you know; Just a few priceless vases. They had some weird tasting chocolate milk mix in them. For some reason, there were pictures of cats and dogs on them. What kind of fucking company makes animal themed chocolate milk?" He said then heard the second question. "Dafuck if i know. i just take walks and fuck bitches. [small]Mainly the big tittied police girl.[/small]" He added quickly.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

AIM: Viscus

"There is Bruiser the Machoke, he was recently castrated by him about a hour ago..."

While this was big news to Dani, given that Luna was part of her, it was clear this meant little to nothing to Viscus.

"Perhaps this was a response to past transgressions against the Cartel. He seems to have been enraged by the process."

AIM: Bison

[color=6c1504]"....You drank Rodem's Chocolate Milk!?..."[/color] Bison said in horror after hearing that.
[color=6c1504]"Ohhhh man...if Rodem is unhappy, Rugal is unhappy, if Rugal is unhappy, people die..."[/color] He explained, revealing to Alucard that Rodem actually had some sake in the operations here.
[color=6c1504]"Just...Get him a steak or something, didn't get much meat off Bruiser...."[/color]

 

[mcpop9]

Dani
She perked up at this news. "He'd probably be right buggered up now. He cares about his lower package more than life itself. Hopefully i can pick him up in a bit." She said, thinking of allies she could make. "You can have access to my wifi ports to send orders and such." She said and went back to planning.
[hr]
Alucard
"Rugal? kill me? there's only one person who can stop me. I can't seem to remember his name though... what was it? Mr. McDoesntexist..." Alucard said and leaned on a console, hitting a number of buttons and setting off a number of alarms.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

AIM: Viscus

"Noted, though knowing Bruiser, he'll make his own trouble without any prompting from us."

Viscus explained as Bruiser swore revenge in the Medical Bay and Viscus was pretty sure how.

AIM: Bison

[color=6c1504]"Huh? Oh yeah? Well what about the rest of u-DON'T PUSH THAT!"[/color] Bison shouted before Alucard set off the Fire Alarm, The Attack Siren and the Self Destruct Countdown all at once.
Panic filled the base for a second until Bison shut them down and said over the intercom [color=6c1504]"FALSE ALARM, GET BACK TO WORK!"[/color]
Turning back to Alucard, clearly annoyed, He then asked [color=6c1504]"....how good is your mental shielding?..."[/color]

 

[mcpop9]

Alurcard
"Mental shielding?" Alucard said, now eating a chicken wing from a bucket of Kfc that he now had. "If you mean my mind. *schluck chew chew swallow* Then don't go there. You'll get eaten alive." He said, shifting and hitting a few more buttons, not really caring that he did. The vampire stuck a full drummy in his mouth and pulled it out, bone as clean as a whistle.

And with alucard's history and the amount of people he absorbed, his mind was a minefield. Not only his memories, but a completely and utterly shattered mess of memories from thousands of souls. Certainly not a place you would want to mess around with.

 

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Rugal, Slindis

She chuckled at Rugal's comment as they proceeded. [color=c20000]"You talk as if I have any control who gets on this ship or not, Rugal. I don't know exactly what this meeting's supposed to be about, but I have to say this is the oddest command structure of any group I've ever been with. Honestly, does the command shift over each day of the week? And they wonder why they're always reacting to the events that are happening..."[/color]

Tajuh

He heard the call come over the intercom, but he was far more interested in the current message that appeared with a small laptop without the folding screen. He pushed a button on the keyboard area and a holographic screen popped up with the coordinates of where it would be warped in along with the unit loadout. Like always, the massive carrier would be manned with androids build specifically for combat, and they had been modified to withstand EMP blasts.

The units on the ship were myriad, ranging from standard machines that would be well-suited to a regular pilot all the way to machines that would be directly linked to the pilot's movements and benefit greatly from the use of Ki. With a few exceptions, there was a machine for every person on the Rising Dawn should they choose to head out, and supplementary AIs would help those not so used to piloting machines.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

"I'm guessing that's the case, I mean, that's how I came to be captain!" Rugal pointed out the irony of the ship's security.
"Still, While they are unorganized, You would be wise not to oppose them. While that lack in punctuality, they make up for in results. I've yet to see them fail to defeat whomever tries their luck..." He said, recalling just how hard it was to defeat the crew here.
"Yeah...real heroes here..." He trailed off, All these powerful people and his men were either backstabbers or-

Bison

[color=6c1504]"-STUPID IN-COMPLIANT FOOLS! THAT WAS NOT A REAL DRILL!"[/color] Bison shouted as alerts like "Missile Strike" or "Lets do the Time Warp again!" started to flash across the entire bunker while Alucard enjoyed his KFC.
[color=6c1504]"Grrrr...If I can survive what goes on in Doom's mind, you shouldn't be a problem!"[/color] He growled as his eyes glowed purple.
He then attempted to enter the mind of the Vampire and at the very least get him to stop being such a idiot.

And back to Rugal

Snapping out of this trance, He then asked "Tell me...Are you..."Happy" here?...", curious as to if she was going to stay with this madmen after this War was over.

 

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Rugal, Slindis

She looked over at Rugal as they continued making their way down to the meeting area. [color=c20000]"Honestly, I don't have much of a connection with anyone on this ship other than a scant few, my daughter and Teri being among them. You know how it is when you travel so much: not many know what's happened, and it's easier to keep the information to yourself. Still, at the end of the day, something's going to happen and there will be the need for someone competent to get the job done. I just wish they would get over the petty quarreling sooner so we could be more proactive. If I'd worked with people like that back home, the place would have fallen much sooner."[/color]

She was clearly frustrated as she continued. [color=c20000]"Yet they can always count on those Khyber-taken resets of theirs, which means they're free to drag their feet while the death count soars! It doesn't matter how skilled someone is if they're consistently late to the fight, and that's what's happening here! I'd rather work with a less skilled group, because they'd know that they have to move before things go to Khyber, and they'd not automatically assume that there's some contrived warping of time that will stop every flaw they make! It happened with that blasted Red Mage, it happened with that blasted Daniel, and it's happening again! The pattern will keep repeating itself, mark my words. and when they prove to be a bit later than usual, there won't be a chance to reset their errors."[/color]

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

"...I see...." Rugal answered as he considered her answer to his question.
"...I guess this sort of environment wouldn't suit Melethia all that much either. While she has her mothers spirit, She can't grow up like this, going from warzone to warzone..." He added, sneaking in a silent complement to Slindis as he did.
He really did seem to care.
"Once this is over, I say we make it u-"
[color=c00000]"We?"[/color]
"...Sorry, You should bring her someplace less...."Viscous"..." He corrected himself, hoping she wouldn't follow up on it.

 

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Rugal, Slindis

Slindis stopped and looked at Rugal.[color=c20000]"Would you mind expanding on that last remark? You know, the one with the 'we'? As for my daughter, I tried to keep her in a safe environment back in Eberron. Believe me, it didn't work. I would be surprised if there was somewhere she couldn't get in or out of."[/color]

Although her tone was calm, Rugal knew that the woman had caught the slip of tongue.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

Rugal was now in a bit of a tight spot, He knew that Slindis was attracted to her, but she didn't know he knew that.
And Given her history, He was worried about being pushed aside as another moronic suitor.
"...What I meant was, After this conflict is resolved, We, referring to the Crew as a whole, should do someplace to unwind. You saw how far over the edge David went and These people going rouge like that..." He explained as he made up another answer for his other comment.
"As for Melethia, You said you've spent some time apart, maybe that might be a good time to make up for that. I'm not a parent, but that's what'd I do..."
While he was concerned of her calling his bluff, he kept a eye out for any more spikes in her energy field to help figure out her reaction.

 

[bluerocker]

Med Bay

Lucifer stiffened upon hearing Michael's voice over the intercom, and with a sigh, looked to his Dear Little Cleric, "All good things come to an end eventually, it seems. Well, I'm afraid I must go. This is one family reunion this ship doesn't need."

After waiting another moment for the Auto-Doc to release his hand, the Lord of Darkness disappeared, leaving no trace of his being there.

With that, the Cleric decided that going to this meeting would prove fruitful, and made her way down the halls, Garm following close after her. As she wandered along the halls, she had the thought that perhaps the commander's (Tajuh) lack of presence in the halls with the rest of the heroes might signify a lack of knowledge on the announcement. Thus, with wolf faithfully following her, the Cleric knocked on the door to Tajuh's quarters, and awaited a response.

Meanwhile, Caim seeked to regain a mental connection between his pact bound allies in an attempt to glen what had happened while he was watching after Jenny...

AIM: Med Bay <- Am I seeing double here?

Furiae and Inuart winced at Bruiser's vocal cries of pain, and Inuart decided to draw the curtain in an attempt to make the atmosphere a bit more pleasant for the both of them. After doing so, he looked at Furiae and asked, "So, how do they feel?"

Furiae, not being used to wearing bracers, moved her arms around a little, but found them to be perfectly fine, needle not-with-standing. With a small nod, she wondered aloud, "I wonder what happens now..? Perhaps I'll begin working here like you are?"

 

[bluecrimson]

Tajuh's room

He heard the knocking. From the light, brisk manner, there was only a few people it could be, but the excited padding of paws nearby narrowed it down completely.

"Come in, Miss Gravel." As the door slid open, she could see the man looking at fairly complicated plans on a fairly high-tech laptop, and there was various machines. At the moment, he was sorting through the various crewmates and seeing where they'd fit best from what he knew of their combat.

"I've heard about the meeting, but there's some fairly important information here I've been breaking down. Tell me, how comfortable are you with your Water affinity?"

Rugal, Slindis
She shook her head. [color=c20000]"Come now, Rugal. We both know that the only two others on this ship that you do more than tolerate are Teri and Melethia. Did you think I was born yesterday? Besides, from your actions with the Preacher, you hardly seem the type to be concerned with the welfare of someone that wanted you dead."[/color]

It was quite clear that she saw through his bluff. Even with that, though, her Ki wasn't spiking. It was subtle, but Rugal felt that the woman was at peace around him.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

"Mmm...Was thinking what wouldn't work..." Rugal confessed, despite his experience with lying, Slindis was not easy to fool.
So it was time to bare all and pray no one was watching.
Still, after that time in Evergreen, The Jungle, the Temple, guess the timing fit in.
Besides, there was a really good chance they would be dead in a few hours, even more so then before if this Intel was as important as it was claimed to be.
"...Well, I was wasn't planning to ask this before this conflict was over but...

...If I was to say that I love you, what would you say in response?..."

 

[bluecrimson]

Rugal, Slindis

For the first time since the two had seen each other way back in the Everfree forest, Rugal saw something that he never thought he'd see: a stunned Slindis. It didn't take looking at her Ki to see that this question had come completely out of left field, and she had been caught completely off guard.

[color=c20000]"Wh-what? I don't think I heard you right... that can't be true."[/color] Her mind raced to find familiar ground, and Rugal saw that the woman, this knight and mother of Melethia, had never personally handled this kind of situation before.

Of course, before now, she'd hidden herself behind that armor that wasn't built to flatter her. For the first time in her life, she'd been caught completely clueless.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

...That wasn't what I was expecting... Rugal thought as he gauged Slindis's reaction, a mess of confusion filled her entire being and he realized his mistake.
"No...You heard me right...I know, it's not really fair for me to...Inform you like this, Given our situation. Still..." He said as he stepped in closer to the confused Drow.
He was treading shaky ground, a single slip could be disastrous.
"...I wouldn't tell you if I didn't think you felt the same...Hm?..."

 

[bluecrimson]

Rugal, Slindis

[color=c20000]"...you're serious? This isn't a jest?"[/color] She was still quite unsure, but Rugal could tell she was caught between two conflicting sides.

One wanted to desperately say yes, yet the other wanted to suppress the feelings she felt until later, any time - just not now, or ever.

She looked around, clearly somewhere she was not familiar with. [color=c20000]"No, you've got to be joking... nobody's ever looked at me as anything other than a nuisance or a tool at best..."[/color]