We Are Our Avatars VIII: Interdimensional Jaunt. (Closed up, thanks for playing.)

[Chungus]

"Right. Makes sense." Gideon responded with a small nod. Seeing Amelia scratch behind one of her horns again, he cocked an eyebrow at how often she seemed to do this, before writing it off as a nervous tick, and setting the thoughts aside. Looking to the screen of the phone again, he looked the imediate area over, before shutting the map down, and looking at the time, and seeing it was just early afternoon, putting the phone away.

"It's still early, so I got some time to kill. Might as well join you." He stated, before giving a wry smile. "Unless you'd rather head out on your own, which is fine by me too."

 

[Kirke]

"It'll hold up pretty well, but how about we get in close between 'em? That way they can't use fire without hittin' each other."

 

[DotSlash]

"Provided they don't have an immunity to fire themselves, that should work..." Jeff mused. "And I think they would've told us about that. I'll be sure to do that if I can." Noting the group of wizardy-looking people joking, he walked forward into the street. "Let's get going, shall we? Maybe ask around and hope some one can translate for us." Bruce would note that the girl they were looking for was not in the group that they had seen, but their hats would look similar to the one in her bounty picture.

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Amelia paused for a moment before nodding a small bit. [color=ff7777] "Uh.... sure. Actually, I p-probably want to put these offers back in my room... Let me just put these back before w-we head off." [/color] She said, a bit of relief in her tone as she turned on her toe and walked toward the temple, moving a little quickly.

[hr]

The bandits all moved quickly to get away, two lagging behind as one moved quickly into the darker recesses of the alleyway. The turret would be able to target all three of them without much trouble.

 

[Kirke]

Bruce nodded and headed towards the group of wizards, removing his helmet. When he got close he put on a friendly smile and spoke.
"'Ello there mates, pleasure meeting you all! How are you doing this fine day?"

 

[Outisakanobody]

Axton deactivated the turret before it started to fire, but he made up for it somewhat by emptying his revolver at them. "What's the matter? You got something against my girlfriend?" he shouted mockingly as he shot at them.

 

[Chungus]

"Alright. I'll wait here." Gideon responded, giving Amelia a small wave, before crossing his arms and leaning against the wall of a supermarket on the corner of a street. Once Amelia had ran off, Gideon idly looked around the streets.

 

[DotSlash]

The wizards all looked to each other as Bruce suddenly spoke up, some seeming not to understand, others just seeming confused by his armor and accent. It would be notable that a majority of the wizards were in their teens or at latest, early 20s. One stepped forward, a boy with lime green eyes and cleared his throat for a moment before speaking. [color=00bb77] "...What is it?" [/color] He spoke a bit shakily, obviously not familiar with the language.

Jeff seemed surprised by Bruce's move, but said nothing as he moved to get to the other side of the group.

[hr]

After a bit of time, Amelia would return from the temple, hands empty and a small smile on her face.

Gideon would see the area was still somewhat crowded, though a bit less so. There were a few bands covering music on the streets and even a street artist starting to draw some ridiculous 3D illusion in chalk. Presumably these two were the cause of the crowding in the immediate area.

[hr]

The bandits continued their retreat as Axton fired. A few bullets would find one of the slower bandits and cause him to drop. The other slowed bandit would be limping and not long for this world. The final bandit seemed to not look back, still moving as quickly as he could.

 

[Outisakanobody]

Axton cautiously exited the ally and looked around for Jensen. As he was doing this, he finally pulled out the daggers that were in him. Even though they were bleeding quite badly, they started healing quickly enough. "Hey Jensen! Where are ya!" he shouted as he looked around.

OOC: Axton has an ability that lets him regenerate health when his shields are full, so I guess that means he has faster healing than a normal person.

 

[Chungus]

Somewhat captivated by the street artist and his drawing, Gideon didn't imediately notice when Amelia returned, it taking a while beofre he notced her from his peripheral vision. "Ah. There you are." He began, looking towards her, and pushing off the wall, letting his hands hang by his side again. "There's a hotel called 'Schello' not too far from here. And considdering the neighborhood, I guess it shouldn't be all that expensive. So, wanna check there first?"

 

[Kirke]

"There's a gal who wanted ta meet with me 'round here somewhere. She got scarlet hair an' a hat a bit like yours. Yellow eyes too. You lads wouldn't know where I might find her, would'ya?" If one was very perceptive they might notice that with how his arm held his helmet, his hand was in prime position to pull out his knife. He still seemed very relaxed.

 

[DotSlash]

"Right 'ere, mack!" came a jaunty reply as Jensen walked out, wiping a bit of blood of his suit with his handkerchief. "Bastards were quick but not that big a deal." He looked over Axton and tutted a bit. "Damn, looks like they got ya good, mack. Good ta see you've got regenatives though--saves me a lot of time and money. Speaking of time, let's keep moving. The bull ain't gonna keel himself over." The fast-talking man said, still with a smirk on his face as he walked forward into the district, the streets now empty, making it look like a ghost town.

[hr]

Amelia nodded in response as she noticed the street artist's work and her eyes widened in wonder for a few moments before she shook her head and walked after him. [color=ff7777] "O-Oh. That's right... You said you w-were looking for another place to live soon, right? I guess it makes sense you f-found a place so quickly." [/color]

[hr]

[color=00bb77] "..." [/color] The boy paused before looking to the others and saying a few things. The others huddled and began to murmur a bit, obviously discussing something. Eventually, the boy looked back to Bruce and shook his head. [color=00bb77] "We no know her." [/color] The boy replied afterward. None of them seemed to notice either Jeff or Bruce's position.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

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[Chungus]

"I didn't do any real searching, though. This was just the first'f three hotels that caught my eye on the map, and it's the closest one to where we are now." Gideon responded. "But, yeah. I wanna leave that shrine as quickly as I can. That place still gives me the creeps, and the fact that there isn't a lock on any'f the bedroom doors doesn't sit well with me either."

 

[Kirke]

Bruce smiled pleasantly and stepped a tad closer to the boy, reaching out with his right hand to shake it. He blinked to Jeff knowingly. "Well that's a shame aint it?" At this point he pulled out his knife with his other hand and pressed it gently against the boy's gut, concealing it with the handshake. He smiled at the boy and normally. "Real shame, you sure you don't know? I reckon someone could get hurt if I don't find that gal."

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Well, maybe I'll be expecting some compensation for protecting you from those nasty bandits." Axton said as he fell in behind Jensen, speaking in a cheery tone himself.

 

[DotSlash]

Amelia nodded as she walked after Gideon looking around at the area as she stepped. She seemed a smidge disappointed as Gideon explained. [color=ff7777] "...Yeah, that is quite the problem. A hotel would be nice, but I'd probably want to find an apartment or something... But getting out of the shrine and staying in this area would be grand..." I'd wonder about that garden though... They'd be fine, right? [/color]

[hr]

As Bruce blinked, Jeff's hands moved to his pistols, though he didn't fire off anything just yet. The boy seeing the glint of the knife began to panic and shook his head furiously. [color=00bb77] "NO KNOW HER! NO KNOW HER!!" [/color] He screamed in protest as he tried to wrench himself away from Bruce's grip. The others around him began to back up, keeping themselves looking toward Bruce. There were 6 of them in all and there would be a small increase in the pressure in the air as they began to mumble things under their breath.

[hr]

Jensen laughed. "By savin' time and money, I meant by havin' to heal ya! Trust me, kid. I don't need protectin'. Lil' scratches don't add up on me." As they continued through the alleyways and streets, they eventually find what looked like a tavern with a large neon sign of a rampaging bull, blinking on and off, animating a cowboy getting gored repeatedly. "And here we are... Bullhead Tavern. Ya ready, mack? I know ya hate diplomacy, but we're gonna need ta get into the fight ring before we cap the guy. Play it cool." He said, looking to Axton to get some sort of indicator of understanding.

[hr]

After obtaining the cash, Liza turned toward Samus and handed her a large wad of British pounds, 2500 in total. "Here we are. Once again, nice job. We'll keep in touch, okay?"

 

[HatchyHatch14]

OoC: Continuing with Yesterday.

Fredrick grit his teeth slightly as he saw the Goo person punched. [color=F87217]"Now Listen here and lsiten good Sir!"[/color] Fredrick said in a strong tone to the Bug creature. [color=F87217]"There is no need to kick another living being, what has he ever done to you? I suggest you apologize right this instant!"[/color] After finishing with speaking, Fredrick crossed his arms and waited for the Bug creature to reply, tapping his foot on the ground like a disappointed parent.

Mary when to the Slime guy? to see if he was okay, trying to help him stand as best as a slime person could.

Are you quite alright?

Mary wrote and held for the slime to read.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Cool as a Bullymong." Axton said with a small nod and a smirk.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

OoC: @Dot: Sorry to correct but it was 2500, not 1000.

Samus took the money, examining the paper bills in slight disbelief, being used to purely electronic currency. She nodded at Liza.

 

[Chungus]

"That would be the best, yeah. If the hotel costs are anything like they're back home, even the low end ones're gonna burn up money quickly." Gideon commented as he spoke. Turning around a corner, he looked around for a moment, before walking down the straight ahead of him, and stopping at the traffic light and looking around, even as the traffic light was green.

"The place should be over there." He stated as he pointed to the a corner of the building that could be seen from where Gideon stood.