WAOA Arena

[FPSfanatic]

Vera would not Malcor was in a filthy tweed suit, coated with stains of a strange black substance. His sleeves in particular were coated in the substances. He stood at 5' 9", and wore a brimmed hat to partially cover his face. He also had a mask vaguely shaped like a raven's head on. "No need, you've summed it up well. Since you answered a question of mine, its only fair I answer a question of yours, if you have one." he stared expectantly from behind the bird mask.

 

[DotSlash]

[color=00aa44] "Why do you hide your face with that mask? Moreover, why did you choose one that resembles a raven?" [/color] Vera asked, tilting her head at an exactly 45° angle.

 

[FPSfanatic]

Malcor cocked his head to match Vera's movements. "Because my face is ugly and I like the way a raven looks."

 

[Chungus]

"You're really a curious one, aren't you?" Solaris said with a slightly lowered voice as she walked through the hallway. Upon reaching Ness' suite, Solaris placed her hand on the doorknob, and slowly and softly turned to open it, only to find the door had been locked. [sub]"That's odd. I wonder if she woke up..."[/sub]
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"I wasn't really a leader, that's never really been my thing. I just kept things orginised, made sure everything was working as they were supposed to, and that things were running smoothly. Actually being the face of the band was someone else's job." Eddie responded, lightly scratching the back of his head with his free hand.

After following Lapis to the entrance of the arena, and finding it to be empty, Eddie looked around momentarily, before looking back to Lapis. "Huh... You think your pal got himself lost, or something?"

 

[Drakmorg]

"Is that not what a leader does though? Direct everyone to do as they should?" Lapis replied. "And it's possible, but I don't think--" Lapis stopped talking as her ears turned to face back down the hallway and she turned her head to face the same way. Shortly thereafter, Eddie would be able to hear the sound of metal clanking against the floor of the hallway, followed thereafter by the sight of Jerrog wearing a suit of heavy armor, or at least one could assume it to be Jerrog, as though his face was hidden by a large helmet, his distinct size and form would give him away.

Spoiler: Anudda pikcha

"Agh, sorry for tha hold up." Jerrog spoke after coming to a halt a few feet from where Lapis and Eddie stood, resting the haft end of a lance down against the ground. "S'been a while since I had ta put this on. Fergot how long it took." He added with a chuckle.

 

[DotSlash]

[color=80bb00] [small] "Yeah, I am.... Why do you think I wanted to stick with you?" [/small] [/color] Pix replied as a small drip began to flow into the keyhole. After a while, the drip took the proper form of key and opened the lock. If Solaris walked in, Ness would still be asleep on the floor while the books were still in their places they had seen before. A few books were on the floor and a majority were still on the shelf. The fedora girl had fallen on a few books while others were safely away from her.

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[color=00aa44] "Acknowledged." [/color] Vera stated, tilting her head to the other side as Malcor did. [color=00aa44] "Isn't 'ugly' a subjective human term? It's illogical to believe you are ugly when the standard is flawed." [/color]

 

[Chungus]

[sub]"I'm flattered you find me so interesting."[/sub] Solaris responded with a smile, although it was impossible to tell wherther or not she was serious. After Pix unlocked the door, Solaris opened it slowly, and just enough that she would be able to fit through, so to not risk Ness waking up when the lights from the hallway would flood the room. Closing the door behind her, Solaris shook her head upon seeing that Ness had fallen down, but paid her little mind. Keeping her eyes to the floor, looking to what's directly infront of her feet so to not step on something and risk waking Ness up with the resulting noise, Solaris began looking for books on the composition of stones.
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"Nah. There's more to being the face of the band then that. Like giving speeches and other public speakings like that. That's really not my thing, you knwow?" Eddie responded. Upon hearing the footsteps with the accompanying sound of metal clanking, Eddie turned around, and looked to the entrance, grinning slightly when Jerrog entered. "Looking badass in that thing, dude. Could do with a change in colours, though..." After humminh to himself, Eddie rested the shaft of the axe on his shoulder, holding it near the end. "Anyway, let's get this show on the road, huh?" After giving a small wave to Lapis, Eddie turned around again, and entered the arena.

 

[DotSlash]

As Solaris slipped in, Ness would continue to be asleep as she looked around. After a little milling around, Solaris would see a book on basic alchemy principles right under Ness' right hip. There were other alchemy books strewn about, but they delved more into the transmutation of metals and metallic alloys.

 

[Drakmorg]

"Speeches were never much of a favorite of our actual leader either. So I believe I know what you mean. You two might have much in common." Lapis replied to Eddie, chuckling to herself slightly.

"Never much cared to bother with tha color. Sa long as it keeps sharp and nasty things away from moi hide, I'm happy with it." Jerrog replied to Eddie. He nodded to him in reply and lifted his lance back up, holding the point towards the ground as he followed Eddie into the Arena.

Lapis waved back to Eddie as he and Jerrog entered the Arena. After seeing them off, she made her way back to the lounge to observe the match.

 

[Chungus]

As Solaris slowly walked around the room, she took note of what books were and weren't of interest. She saw the book on alchemic principles under Ness, but quickly deciding it wasn't worth risking waking her up by trying to pull it out from under her. Noting the books on the transmutation of metal, Solaris picked up two of them, then turned around and began heading back towards the door again, still keeping her eyes to the floor.
[hr]
Once in the arena, Eddie walked to the opposite end of it, before turning around back to face Jerrog. "So, before we begin, what's your name? I'm Eddie." He asked while cracking his neck, followed by rolling the shoulder of his free arm.

OoC @Drak: You wanna choose the setting?

 

[DotSlash]

On the way back, she'd see that a clockwork robot Ness had made had bumped into a small table, rattling it a small amount. This caused a book on top of it to fall, pages open to a section on stones and their formation. Ness continued sleeping despite the miniscule noise the book falling down onto the carpet produced. Other than that, all the books she would have seen were all the same and nothing that would cause large amounts of noise were placed in her path.

[hr]

As Lapis returned to the lounge, she would see Carmen sipping on her wine and casually observing the matches on screen with some interest.

 

[Chungus]

Seeing the clockwork robot stroll around, Solaris' first thoughts were that she was suprised to find it was still running. Once it ran into the table and caused the books to fall down, however, Solaris bit her lip lightly, glancing towards Ness while making no further move. When it seemed the noise didn't wake Ness, Solaris blew a mute sigh, and continued on towards the door. Once there, she pressed her ear against it, and listened for footsteps in the hallway, leaving the room only once she found there were none. Softly closing the door, Solaris looked down to Pix. [sub]"Now then, lock it again."[/sub]

 

[DotSlash]

A small tendril of slime extended back into the keyhole and turned it the other way, locking the door from outside. Pix chuckled softly. [color=80bb00] [small] "Sweeeeet~! Let's get moving!" [/small] [/color] As the door was locked from the outside, Ness shifted around a little bit in her sleep before settling back down.

 

[Chungus]

Holding the books under her left arm, Solaris began heading back towards her own suite, throwing her hair with her free hand. "I couldn't find anything on stones, but I did find things on the transmutation of metals. This'll be just as useful." She said with a slightly hushed voice.

 

[Drakmorg]

@Nail: I guess.

Jerrog stopped at the opposite end of the arena as Eddie. "Eddie? Bit of an odd name, but I'm not one ta judge. I'm Jerrog." Jerrog replied, adopting a combat ready stance. As he did, the Arena began changing. It took on the appearance of ruins comprised of multi-layered stone-work, forming a sloping chamber, with Jerrog and Eddie remaining level with each other. A shallow water-way split the chamber in two right between them. An eerie amber fog started to form, though it was still thin enough to see though, only being enough to slightly tint the surroundings. "Some kinda fancy magick at work alright..."

 

[DotSlash]

Pix sighed a bit. [color=80bb00] "Good to hear. Thing is where are we gonna find some metal to practice with? But I'll be able to do the same sort of things as you said I might be able to with stone, right?" [/color] She asked in a similarly hushed tone.

 

[Chungus]

"We could go to the lounge and practice on the stools, but then others would see we have the books, which is really a thing to avoid. So, back to my suite we go. You can practice by attempting to turn the doorknob into a dagger." Solaris responded. Once back at her suite, she opened the door, and entered, closing it behind her. "And, yes, you can. It also opens up the option of making an enemy's weapon useless, provided you know the composition of the metal."
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As the arena changed to take on the appearance of foggy ruins, Eddie looked around and whistled to himself. "That's pretty awesome. Huh..." Looking back to Jerrog, Eddie narrowed his eyes, throwing his axe up by a small amount, and catching it near the middle of the handle. Assuming a battle stance, he bended through his knees slightly and leaned forward. Once the anouncer anounced the start of the battle, Eddie began slowly approaching Jerrog.

 

[FPSfanatic]

"It is usually quite subjective. But most judges would agree that I pass the chance up for beauty." Malcor answered, straightening his head.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

@DotSlash: Posted in chat.

 

[Drakmorg]

"Well let's not have this start off all slow then, ah?" Jerrog bent his knees, then took off running towards Eddie. As he reached the water-way, Jerrog leaped over it and kept his stride, quickly bearing down on Eddie and jabbing right for his mid-section with his lance. Having decided to not take the match to the death, Jerrog was wielding a blunt lance, obviously designed to be used in practice than actual warfare, though Jerrog's considerable strength would still make the blow something not to be easily shrugged off if it were to land.