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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 0:44:55 GMT
Shroud stared into the crowd of demons, standing just as imposing a he had not too long before he announced a small intermission. His eye seemed to be scanning the crowd, viewing the stragglers as they adjusted themselves, and the wounded who were being tended to. He didn't have very high hopes for this group, so it seemed, but he stood still regardless, patiently waiting.
Meanwhile, Amulet dusted his robes off and stood beside the Absolute once again, peering over his paper on the back of his book.
"My Lord, are you sure we should continue with this?" He asked, though there was no hint of worry or care in his voice. It almost seemed scripted, "They seem to be weaker than we anticipated."
"It may seem off, but I'm sure we'll find a few loose threads to grasp." Shroud replied, seemingly optimistic.
Amulet only snorted as if he tried not to laugh. Another sewing pun.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 2:26:54 GMT
In light of the new Absolute and, indeed, in light of a lot of other things, it seemed only fitting that a mismatched set of demons was in the area for training. Though the smaller almost didn't make it and was sitting primly in place on the bleachers. The taller of the pair was standing beside the bleachers in order to avoid bringing attention to itself. Its eyes tracked the pair at the front and center and had, in fact, been watching the proceedings with keen interest. Weak, all of them. And while Volto Foglia might not be an elite, it was more out of a dislike of the military structure than anything else. Cerniera cooed at it from the perch on the masked demon's shoulder and caused it to snort.
"It doesn't think, Cerniera, that saying such to the leaders is wise." The bird seemed to snort but settled, curious on the upcoming events.
Meanwhile, Tiara watched her Papa with interest. Whoever this was was interesting to her usually uninterested dad. Her eyes narrowed though her face remained happy. Her Mama had taught her to never show others the way she felt on anything. To do so was to invite chaos. And trouble. A lot of trouble. Still, she wondered if she would have to fight too...
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Post by Kro on Apr 19, 2015 2:30:07 GMT
Jokki felt disgusted as he had to go through another sewing pun. Disgusting, "I'll gladly volunteer as tribute if you cannot find two others to spar." The demon that needed healing could wait, she'll live. What Jokki wanted at the moment was to fight both Amulet and Shroud.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 14:15:06 GMT
"I'll volunteer as well!" Bowtie said as she raised her hand. She was tired off sitting on the sidelines watching the fights. The waiting was killing her and she was itching to get in there and show off her skills.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 1:05:39 GMT
Amulet looked between the two who had spoken, then back down to his paper. Oh, more were entering the Arena. How quaint. He knew even Tiara would want to prove herself at this point, which wasn't much of a surprise since she was eager to please "papa" by any means necessary... At least, from what he'd seen. He had yet to really speak much to her.
"I wish my match lasted longer." Fishnet sighed from his place in the stands, "That was too easy because of these stupid match-ups."
"The next match, then." Amulet said, reading from his paper, "Will be..."
The demon paused, seeming to look at the page in disbelief.
"The next match will be Amulet against Hairclip." Shroud spoke, looking over the crowd with his eye again before landing it on HP.
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Post by Kro on Apr 20, 2015 3:21:47 GMT
Jokki forced a laughter, "You have GOT to be joking." He rushed himself next to HP, picking up his left arm, "This child's a literal beanpole. He'll die at one punch."
"It's true." HP added in. Holy shit, of all things, he was certainly not expecting to be matched up against Amulet. It could be interesting but he has little to no experience in combat, he's a scientist after all! "I'm more of a computer sort of man...Perhaps it's best to reconsider Amulet's sparring partner? Either Jokki or Bowtie would be good alternatives."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 14:25:39 GMT
"My lord, surely this is a joke?" Amulet asked, turning to Shroud, "What reason have Hairpin and I to fight?"
"You need no reason. Finish this quickly, as there are other members far more willing to fight than you seem to be. Unless, of course, you forfeit?" Shroud asked, his eye turning to Amulet. "How shameful."
Amulet made motions to continue to say things, but words did not come out. Instead, he closed his yap and heaved a heavy sigh.
'Getting this over quickly' he thought 'would mean beating my own fiance to a pulp. Unless he wants to take this lightly.'
"No, I won't forfeit." He answered, "Your word is law."
That last part hurt to say. Now he was feeling the same disdain everyone else was. He placed his book in what seemed to be hammerspace and walked to the center of the ring.
Shroud sat back in the stands, his mask seemed to glint with some sort of mocking light.
Fundoshi looked over at Volto Folgia and then to Tiara. Oh, boy. This was going to be a treat for them.
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Post by Kro on Apr 20, 2015 17:18:01 GMT
It looks like HP won't be excused this time, damn if only Fundoshi was running this shit he'd reconsidered. The guy's considerate enough. Without any further complaint, Jokki let go of HP's arm to allow the kid to enter the middle of the arena. He smiled nervously as he approached Amulet. "Well..This is a story we can tell our kids later on tonight.." He was trying to humor himself as this was just outright terrifying. Save him Lord. Jokki sat down next to Fundoshi, practically biting his nails of, "It would suck if we lost one of our scientists, they're kind of....important."
Enough pussyfooting around HP, let's just get this over with. "Hun...just punch me. Anywhere. Punch the air out of me, or in the face. I don't care, but just knock me out to get it over with. Besides, I haven't been getting adequate sleep so if you knock me out it's a win-win for everybody." Way to keep it optimistic there HP.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 18:21:07 GMT
Kilt wandered in drunkenly with all the care and concern that would go into a Russian made car. He would find a nice quiet corner to sit in while his head stopped spinning. His rifle lay across his lap, chamber open and ready for combat.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 2:00:05 GMT
"It seems our new Absolute wants everyone combat-ready." Fundoshi said, patting Jokki's shoulder, "However, it doesn't seem like he's willing to kill his fiance."
His eyes wandered toward the human that made his way in. Wonderful, a drunk human. That would be interesting.
"Hairpin..." Amulet started, crossing his arms, "One punch from me, well-placed or not, isn't going to knock you out. I'll have to work harder than that, and I'd rather you not lose your job due to the Absolute's new standards."
He wasn't extremely willing to give HP a black eye or anything, either.
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Post by Kro on Apr 22, 2015 2:21:05 GMT
"That doesn't make me feel any better in all honesty, but things happen... At least I would like to say that to myself to sleep at night.." Oops, there went one of Jokki's nails.
Hairpin grabbed Amulet by the collar of his robes and brought him close, "I'm only asking this out of you once. Don't you know any type of magic that can knock a person out silly?" Unlike his fiance, HP was more than willing to take a black eye. He can make ridiculous stories and people would believe him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2015 14:20:06 GMT
Amulet sighed and pushed HP away gently.
"Fine, I'll think of something. However, we have to make this look legitimate," His eyes pointed to the Absolute and then back to HP, "I'd rather not get demoted so quickly."
"I'm confident this won't lead to death... At least not this time." Fundoshi assured Jokki. That poor man was tearing his nails apart, holy shit.
"Hey!" Fishnet called impatiently to Bowtie, "I hope you're next. At least you have some sort of initiative."
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Post by Kro on Apr 24, 2015 15:43:54 GMT
"Fiiiine." HP sighed exasperatedly as he removed his namesake, summoning oversized gauntlets. Damn, he felt all cool now, like Garnet. "Ready when you are."
"I guess you're right, that lap dog seems to be really hesitant." That calmed down Jokki somewhat but the poor guy still lost a nail.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 20:07:07 GMT
"I hope so too" Bowtie called back. "I really want to show everyone what I can do" she said with fire in her eyes. Quickly blinking to extinguish the flames, she coughed a bit as she got herself back under control.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 23:20:02 GMT
Fishnet tilted his head at Bowtie's reaction. For a girl she seemed to have more fire in her... Well, at least more than the one he beat the crap out of. He snorted, angry that his turn was already up. That was super upsetting.
"You better!" He chuckled.
"Lap dog? Jumping to conclusions, now?" Fundoshi asked, looking over at Jokki, again.
Amulet removed his amulet and summoned his Scimtar, swinging it a little before pointing it at HP.
"I'll try to use the blunt size so I don't cut your pretty face." He mused, seeming to change a little now that he was holding his weapon, "This will hopefully be quick? How do you think your circuits will hold up against water?"
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