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Touta Konoe

2023-08-01T03:37:32Z

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{{CharacterRedux
|NameOnMUSH=Touta Konoe
|Color=#0099FF
|Char_id=1143
|Img=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/uq-holder/images/3/37/Touta_Konoe.png/revision/latest?cb=20140105164801
|FullName=Touta Konoe
|Gender=Male
|Species=Vampire
|Theme=UQ Holder-1
|Chartype=FC
|Active=Active
|Function=Eternal Dreamer
|Faction=Unaffiliated
|Rank=N/A
|Ranktype=Unaffiliated
|Quote=I don't care about getting stronger. I've got a dream that's a little bigger than that.
|PAge=14
|AAge=Chronologically: 10 Mentally: 20
|Aging=No
|Height=Short
|Weight=N/A
|Hair=Black
|Eyes=Dark-Brown
|Voice=N/A
|Song=N/A
|Profile=A member of UQ Holder (a mutual aid organization for people beyond the
human world comprised of non-humans and immortal-beings), Touta Konoe is
tasked with responsibilities that most normal fourteen year olds would not
be able to handle. But with an optimistic attitude and an immortal vampire
body he's not too worried. Having only two years worth of memories, Touta
makes an effort to learn everything he can whether it be singing, writing,
mechanics, or cooking. While he tends to be a bit of a quick study, the
one thing he picks up better than anything else is how to fight. In terms
of combat Touta has plenty going for him beyond his immortality. An innate
battle instinct, the ability to use Ki to strengthen his body, a magical
sword, and the mysterious magical entities of the Black of Venus and the
White of Mars that inhabit his body. Yet when he compares himself to his
like he has a large pair of shoes to fill.
|Defining=Magia Erebea:
Magia Erebea is one of two magical powers dwelling in Toutas body. This dark magic is the primary source of his immortality.
Immortality···, Remote Manipulation: Touta can survive fatal wounds due to Magia Erebea. A limb torn from his body can still move, though only as much as a dismembered limb could be expected. His immortality can be severed if his connection with the source of his immortality on Venus is disrupted through forms of magical negation.
Regeneration···, Remote Manipulation: Regeneration allows him to heal from wounds instantaneously, capable of reattaching lost limbs from a distance or growing new ones at his discretion. This healing is so spontaneous that when regenerating from the smallest speck of blood it seems like he appears out of thin air, giving him the appearance of using teleportation.

Blood Magic:
Using blood as a catalyst, Touta can use Magia Erebea to create clones of himself from drops of his blood as if he were regenerating, or even large quantities of a black mist/mud-like liquid that he or his clones can can manipulate and spawn from.
NPCs···, Split Actions···, Field Shaping··: Accelerating Touta's regeneration, he is able to create a demon-like creature the size of a skyscraper, multiple clones of himself in the same way a starfish can be made from a torn limb, or even a miniscule amount of blood. The clones have the powers of the original, including the power to make more clones. Doing so splits their power for each new one made. To deal with this, clones need to re-merge. Any knowledge they acquired is accumulated into the reformed Touta. If a clone is truly killed, the power that went along with it is lost, losing a degree of fighting capability until Touta gets back that power over time.
Field Shaping··, Teleportation··, Entry Methods·: Touta can cover terrains in a dense black mist. He is also able to generate mud-like liquid to create geysers, or tsunamis capable of washing over a wide area at once, flooding them and destroying buildings in the process. Because the mist and mud are created from his blood magic, he and his clones are able to spawn from it, appearing instantly anywhere the fog or mud is spread in an area. Using this surgically, he can access areas by passing the mud or fog through crevices or vents to gain access to more secure areas as well. He can trigger this 'teleportation' manually by giving himself a wound that draws blood, causing his body to fade into what looks like ash before regenerating from a different spot where blood, mist, or mud is in an area.
Field Shaping··, Invisibility··: Within the black mist, visibility is null, to the extent one might experience full loss of sight. Because the mist is also magically infused, it makes sensing magic energies difficult in the same way heat vision goggles might be impaired if one was surrounded by flames. This makes it a boon to anyone hiding within, but a bane to ally and foe attempting to enter or exit it without Touta's assistance who can traverse and manipulate the mist like an extension of his body.

Demon Advent Armament:
A form created after learning how to tap into his immortality as a source of power, and changing his perspective. By acknowledging that while he perceives himself as human, he's actually an immortal monster he's allowed himself to garner a more demonic form that he can alter whether it be additional limbs and claws, wings, tails, and even tendril like appendages.
Strength···, Superhumanity···, Flight··: Tapping into his infinite magic source at an explosive rate, Touta adorns a demonic black armor that grants him additional arms, a whip-like tail, and even wings that allow for dynamic maneuvers mid-air and raises all aspects of his fighting prowess exponentially.
Extraordinary Senses - Magic·
|Significant=Revolution:
Using a hula-hoop, Touta can control the flow of his blood and Ki, allowing him to separate the two magical powers in his body. Though this is mainly used to gain access to the second magic in his body Mars Album.
Anti - Battle Magic···: By direct contact with him, use of his blade, a non-damaging beam from his fist, or creating a magical barrier,. Touta can nullify offensive magic such as magic projectiles, or enchantments on weapons to increase their proficiency in battle. Can impede by stopping him while he uses his hula-hoop or taking it.
Anti - Magical Construct···: Touta can negate constructs formed solely of magical components. Such examples would be magical barriers, magically forged weapons, structures built solely of magic, and entities summoned or manipulated by magic. This does not negate entities like demons or angels that might use magic, but aren't created from it. Can impede by stopping him while he uses his hula-hoop or taking it.
Defensive Paradigm··: Touta's able to absorb elemental attacks (water, fire, earth, air, lightning, wood, light,dark) into his body to then redirect the attack back at enemies. This can also be used with his mist or black mud since they act as an extension of himself.

Ki User:
Through constant martial arts training and continuously bringing the body to its limits Touta is able to use Ki to perform superhuman feats.
Teleport·, Strength···, Superhumanity···, Defense Paradigm··:Even before awakening to his immortality, Touta had been training in martial arts to the extent that his strength had become abnormal for someone his age. Since then, he's trained constantly and the results have allowed him to perform feats such as lift trailers with ease, jump the height of small buildings in a single leap, run on walls, jump mid-air, blunt bladed strikes against his body at pin-point locations, and even use flash steps to traverse short distances faster than the eye can see.
Weapon Mastery - Hand To Hand··: Touta has a natural sense for martial arts that has surprised those who have fought for years. Originally taught how to fight in order to train using his Ki, he improved his physical abilities to unnatural feats.

Gravity Blade:
A sword that was sealed under the UQ Holder base until Touta claimed it for his own. The blade is able to alter its weight from being that of a normal katana, to that of thousands upon thousands of times its original weight. By imbuing this blade with his magic he can alter its form.
NPCs·: Kurobo, a.k.a Sable Sidestick is a sentient blade capable of speech and flying to Touta's side if Touta needs it.
Arsenal - Melee··:Acting as Touta's weapon of choice, he's developed an entire fighting style around manipulating the weapon's weight. Whether it be keeping the weapon at its base weight to perform swift strikes, or adding an obstructive amount of weight to the blade for powerful and staggering strikes. The blade can even alter its form into a large hammer-like weapon with a surface area wide-enough to completely flatten a truck.

Black of Venus:
Magia Erebea, while granting Touta Immortality seems redundant considering he's a vampire, it has granted him assets that strangely benefit his vampire physiology.
Imperishable: Toutas body is completely fueled by the magical powers inside him. While he is able to eat and breathe, he does not need to. It has also relinquished any vampiric desire for him to drink blood.
Disguise: Touta's immortality prevents him from aging. To better encapsulate his mental age Touta has access to a magic item to give him the appearance of what he'd appear as a young man. Beyond having him appear taller and matured, it does nothing to hide his identity.
Adaptation - Common Terrestrial·, Adaptation - Space·
Knowledge - Law and Customs··
|Minor=
|Disadvantages=No One Deserves To Die <Trouble>:
One would think that obtaining immortality would diminish one's own value of life, but in Touta's case it was the opposite. Once Touta had become a vampire one of the first things to come to his mind was how his abilities could help people. While that can mean just playing with the orphaned children at the UQ Holder base, usually it means fighting to protect those who can't protect themselves. Touta goes out of his way to make sure that casualties are at zero. While that's good in regards to protecting innocent civilians, this ends up extending to people he is fighting against too. Even when dealing with murderous individuals, he refuses to kill. Instead Touta would try to see them locked away in hopes that they may contemplate on their actions and have a change of heart. It is to such an extent that even if he were to go berserk using Magia Erebea, he would rather rebel against the powers that grant him his immortality, leaving him incapable of healing than to potentially kill someone.

Soft Spot for the Dreamers <Significant>:
Due to Touta's memory loss he feels as though he has less than others, this is especially true when it comes to ambitious goals. Where many people have detailed desires they want, Touta's goal is merely to "Make it big." For that reason he finds people who have large ambitions and goals that seem challenging as admirable people. It is for this same reason he dislikes it when others would think it is okay to ridicule them for those dreams. Depending on the severity of the taunting he may just give the person a discouraging look to persuade them to back off, to completely butting into the conversation and threatening the individual. If the person was to do something that went beyond simply teasing, and more towards the disruption or sabotage of an individual's dream, Touta is more likely to go beyond just simply throwing threats around taking actions to help the person whose dream is being squandered or taking down the person who is trying to ruin it.

Magic Malfunction?! <Minor>:
Touta is incapable of using normal forms of magic or any sort of magical items due to White of Mars within his body. When attempting to use magical items he may even end up breaking them.

Getting My Head On Straight <Minor>:
When Touta's head gets completely blown off and his head begins to reform during that time he feels out of it, and becomes momentarily unaware of his surroundings. Generally he will feign awareness of the situation but it takes him a moment or so to get his bearings back on the situation.
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6180/Angry Guests

2019-03-27T08:44:51Z

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|Location=Fairyland Hall
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     Upon arriving through the Warpgate the two Servants find themselves in what appears to be a cave or rather a network of caves so large that they expand outward for miles. Even the ceiling of the cave is so expansive that a certain Servants dragons could fly through this place with little to no issue. Thankfully it seems that someone has taken the necessary precautions to allow for the traversal of this cavern network supplying lights to act as a guide way.      Funnily enough along the path there's the occassional sign detailing some sort of tidbit of information.      Please be wary of the water.      Please be conscious of giant cobwebs.      Please be conscious of giant spiders and their webs.      If you look at the waterfall area you might see the Guardian of the Lake (It sorta looked like the detailings of the Lochness Monster).      As those who traverse the cave network continue following the lights they begin to ascend up sloped paths and can perhaps see in the distance what appears to be a castle...Or at least what's left of it. At once it looked like it was quite regal but now, it appeared it had been left to disarray decades ago.      EVENTUALLY though they'll arrive at their desired exit. Popping out from the bottom of a sealed off well, they would see light for the first time shine down upon them as they finally made it back onto regular land. Well as regular as they were gonna get. Once they got out of the cave and began looking around they would see just as had been shown in the picture they were shown prior. An large japanese style building housed upon a rather large island. In the distance across the waters one can tell that the mainland is several kilometers away but probably more surprising and perhaps the real factor that separated this world from most similar iterations of this version of Japan was that there was a tower. A tower so large that it literally traversed past the clouds and beyond the vision that the normal eye can see.      This was the world of UQ Holder, and the place they were at was none other than Fairyland Hall.      Upon the sand bar a young man swings a sword. His attention shifts from his training as he notices his guests in the distance and then...He looks back at his sword, and then starts talking to it. There's a pause...Then more talking. Then it looks like there's more talking...And ultimately he just plunges the blade into the sound before heading towards the two from the beach, giving them just enough time to converse before his arrival. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     It's a good thing that directions in the form of lights have been left within the cave. If not for those, it's entirely possible the vengeful fire maiden would have just gotten lost and/or set the entire cave on fire in her journey to find an exit.          Alas, no fire is needed yet. The signs warning her about the giant spiders do have Jeanne keeping her sword at the ready just in case, but it's probably fine. No wyverns are escorting her today, as she's confident enough to go without one, and...          It's not like she's trusting Archer at his word or anything. It'd just be more amusing if he was lying about this area being safe, is all. By the time she steps out of the cave, Jeanne Alter squints slightly upon finally being able to see the sky again. Everything does indeed match up, so that leaves her with trying to find the actual meeting point instead of sightseeing.          "This looks like the place you mentioned. Now where's this... Child we're meeting?" Jeanne still sounds skeptical, a distasteful frown crossing her face as she spots someone approaching. She hasn't ID'd him as their contact yet, but the grip on her sword remains while her cursed flag rests against her shoulder. "He better not keep us waiting long. If he takes too long, I might just have to use your place instead."     Good luck, Touta. 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''      Having been here a few times before to help Touta in his cooking endeavors, Archer isn't exactly phased when he's transported inside of a cave. Though he somewhat knows the way by heart already, he's still thankful for the signs. Especially since if the Dragon Witch he was escorting were to get lost, he's more than sure she'd resort to attempting to burn the entire island down.      Exiting the cave and making his way towards the beach, Archer is quick to spot his vampire 'friend'.      " You're looking at him.Seems like he couldn't quite wait to meet up. Anyway, Touta, Jeanne d'Arc. Jeanne d'Arc, Touta."      He introduces the two, folding his arms against his chest as he waits to see what happens next...      Hopefully it's something good. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     "Hey, nice meeting ya. Looks like you both made it here no problems, huh?"      Touta greets both Servants with his usual cheerful demeanor. On the surface he looks just as Archer has described him. A young man of his early teens. Like Jeanne most of his attire is rather...Black. A black gakuran, a black pair of pants, and spiked black-hair. Though unlike his black color scheme, his personality was nothing but bright even as he notices a sword in her hand, and a flag on her shoulder. There's sorta an open-weapon policy...Somewhat on the island. Sorta...      "So Archer told me something about you needing a place to crash? Well, if you want I don't think it'd be a problem. Though if you do, you'd probably be asked to work a bit. We're in the season right now so we're getting alot more guests than usual. Or if you wanted to just book a room we do have a few leasing options as well, but uh...It might be hard to get a background check on a Servant." 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     So the child approaching them was their contact all along! This...          "... Really?" Jeanne sounds nonplussed about the revelation, her eyes narrowing at Archer for a moment before she turns back to Touta. She's not swinging anything at him immediately, though, so... That's something!          Why did she agree to this again? Right, the not-getting-hounded-by-everyone thing. Loathe as she is to admit it, having somewhere safe to rest without people trying to recruit or kill her has its advantages.          "Work? You expect me to dig around in the muck and debase myself just for /lodging/? You ask this even knowing that I could turn this place into a smoldering wreck?" That mad smile is starting to creep across her face as her grip on the sword tightens, even going as far as stepping towards Touta.          She hasn't swung yet, though. She's watching his reaction closely. "What sorts of work do you plan on, then?" 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''      "I don't know if you knew this, Dragon Witch, but nothing in life is free. Even simple commodities."      Archer chuckles a bit and gives the Avenger a smug laugh as he tempts fate.      "I don't have use for my Paladins payroll outside of a few side hobbies though, so if you find the manner of work you're going to be given unappealing, I'm willing to part with some of my earnings." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta is a bit surprised that someone who's trying to stay in their home seemed to be getting more agressive, especially someone who was suppose to be Jeanne D'Arc, a saint of all people. But Archer did say she was to angry as he was to smug. "I don't know about any muck, but my boss isn't the type to give free rides to people. You gotta earn your keep just like anywhere else in the world, right? I don't know what kind of Servant you are but I'd imagine that a Heroic Spirit would prefer being a Worker Class than a Freeloader Class right? Still...It'd be a problem if you tried burning this place down. My boss would probably get into a really sour mood if that happened, plus she'd probably put you in debt. Trust me, I'm in that boat and you don't want to join me!"      The boy takes a moment to ponder as he looks the woman up and down. In regards to what she could do he's not really certain at first glance. Her whole demeanor screams warrior. She would probably fit in well as a receptionist but her attitude...And her smile...Ehm...      "Well, what are you good at? If you can cook we can put you in the kitchen. If you're good with numbers we can have you do book keeping. If can clean we can have you as house keeping. If you're good with kids we can have you watch over the orphanage. If you're- Oh...I mean if Archer wants to spot you I guess that works. That'd be pretty charitable of him. But like I said, at the end of the day it's your decision. It would probably be more cushy for you if Archer pays." 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     "I'm aware, Archer. But if this child wants me to work, I want to know what his intentions are." That crooked smile on the verge of snapping remains as she keeps her gaze focused on Touta. She holds that stare for several long moments before breaking into laughter, finally releasing the sword to rest her hand on her hip instead.          "You have some nerve, don't you? As if I would be cowed by your boss' existence as some sort of vague threat. But if you fear that more than myself..." She scoffs lightly before chuckling to herself, stepping back finally to give Touta some breathing room again.          "As for work to do..." She starts, then stops. None of those things sound like they'd really fit her, between not knowing much aside from farming and being on the battlefield. Book keeping would be right out, so that leaves...          "... Cooking or child-rearing? Neither of those sound pleasant, but don't you dare let it be said that I will not make an attempt at it!" She draws her sword and points it towards Touta with a well-controlled flourish, stopping inches away from him while she gauges his reaction once more. "Do we have a deal, then?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     Truth be told if Touta hadn't already been exposed to so many Servants he might have been a bit more thrown off by Jeanne's display, and not to say that he isn't entirely as a sword is flung his way. That said he's also gotten accustomed to the eccentric way that some act. So he just figures this is more of a quirk to get accustomed to. Though his eyes turning to Archer for a brief glance make it clear that he sees what he had meant now.     Touta gives a bit of a laugh at her remarks at his boss. Archer must not have told this woman about what this place was...Guess that's up to Touta to explain... But first...It's Touta who steps forward into Jeanne's personal space with his own smile.      "Sounds good! But before we get you started you'll need to change out of the armor. Not that it doesn't look cool but all the staff has to wear uniforms while working. I can't imagine you'd be comfortable moving around in heavy black armor like that while working on a stove. We'd also have to get you to put the weapons away while you work too. Don't want to freak any of the kids out or accidently get one hurt." As he continues speaking it feels like he's getting closer and closer in fact. In fact, why was that the case? Didn't she just point her blade at him and yet he was being accomodating...Extremely accomodating. In fact as he continued to ask more and more questions he just gave off this aura of...Actually caring?      "Oh yeah, before I forget is your Master going to be moving in as well? If so I can see if I can get you guys a bunk bed or something." 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     So this Touta did have some sense, it seemed. Not a lot, but at least it was more than nothing. Of course, what little sense is there is looking less and less... Existing as Touta actually moves closer, drawing a more confused look from the avenger than anyone has likely seen thus far.          "Uniform...? I see. So you have your own crests here, too. A standard should be simple enough to wear over the armor, but if your employer insists..." Scoffing again, Jeanne tilts her head back slightly as she notices Touta drawing even closer. Just what is this child up to? Even his tone is reminding her of that boy in red, and it's confusing.          She's got half a mind to just use the entire place to send a message to the rest of the Multiverse and be done with it. It's a tempting thought, really. So many people here, so many examples to be made, so much attention to be grabbed... But. She hasn't determined how deserving these people are yet. Archer /had/ described it as a haven for strange orphans of some sort, didn't he?          His question snaps her out of that thinking spree, though, and she raises an eyebrow slowly after a few more moments. "Master? I serve no Master. The fool died moments after I was summoned." She states this matter-of-factly, not sounding all that concerned about the implications of such. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     Thinks Jeanne may be miscontruing some things in regards to uniform. Well, that'll be fun when she realizes that there's a traditional japanese maid uniform with her name on it. Another exciting thing that Touta will apparently have the pleasure of explaining to the very...Calm and understanding Jeanne D'Arc.      "Died?"      It's only at the mention of her Master perishing that he stays quiet if only for a moment, his eyes turning back to Archer since he had not mentioned THAT part. Apparently that had garnered his attention. Of course it would have, and for a moment if just a moment his expression becomes somewhat more neutral. Of course it would, even a child such as Touta could see what she may be trying to imply. Though just as quick as that expression came he makes another statement.      "I don't know what your deal was with your Master was, if he was a jerk or not but it goes without saying that if you have any issues with anyone fightings prohibited, especially with guests. If you ever want a sparring buddy, I'm always willing to go a round. Anyway...If you don't have a Master are you going to be okay with Mana? I know that Servants for the most part need a Master to supply them unless your an Archer or something." 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''      Archer audibly clears his throats at the mentioning of uniforms. He has a strong feeling that what's about to transpire isn't going to end too well, but at the moment the most he can do is remain optimistic that the Avenger somehow suprises him.      "Your Master didn't even think to use a Command Seal to stop you? Well that's just..."      They aren't quite sure how to parse the information they've been given and sort of just trail off part sentence. He's pretty sure this is the first time he's heard of a Servant instantly killing their Master after being summoned. Which probably means they are by far probably the most incompetent person in existence. Kinda sad, honestly. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     Instead of laughing or scoffing at the comments about her former Master, Jeanne continues wearing that quirked eyebrow. "Stop me? What do you think... Oh."          Of course they would think that. It wouldn't be unexpected even to herself, really, if she had known anything about the man. "It wasn't by my hand, unfortunately. No, they thought it'd be wise to summon me in the middle of an active battlefield." She pantomimes a sword slicing horizontally through something. "A messy affair, but there were no important casualties. If you wish to cross swords with me, though, then... Perhaps."          The talk of mana draws an indifferent shrug from Jeanne. "I have that taken care of as well. Criminals individually rarely have enough, but prisons are plenty in certain regions. Although..." Touta's comment about Archer being okay on the Mana front ends up with Jeanne turning to this Archer in particular. "How do you manage it, then?"          Touta gets a longer stare following that. "What /do/ you do here, anyway? I still don't know if I trust you or this place yet. You know of Servants and Masters already, you haven't soiled yourself even with the obvious threats. What are you?" 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''     "Ah. I see, your master was a fool indeed."      Archer's face grimaces at what he said, as if something is bothering him about what he said. He can't really be assed to remember it at the moment though.      At the question of mana, the servant shrugs his shoulders at Jeanne.      "Don't ask me for all the specifics, but Moon Cell pays for most of my upkeep. It's a bit more complicated than that, but I won't bore you with the details." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     Touta gives the girl a smile. For two separate reasons. One because she didn't end up killing her Master on her own. The other being because she asked a rather good question. She doesn't ask 'who' but 'what' are you? And that is a rather appropriate question to ask. After all, Archer did think this person could handle Jeanne but surely he wasn't negligent enough to leave a normal child at the hands of a Servant, right? Touta gives out a bit of a awkward smile at this point.      "Yeah, I guess Archer really didn't give the full details on what this place was did he? He's sorta like that sometimes. Anyway, let me explain who I am. My name is Touta Konoe and I'm part of the organization UQ Holder, a mutual aid organization that's run by non-humans and immortals. Fairyland Hall is actually our base of operations but it also acts as a Japanese hot-springs inn that caters to non-humans that are visiting the capital as a second form of revenue. When I'm workind for the inn, I'm usually tasked as a servant...The normal kind not the magical kind. I help clean up, I help cook, and I greet guests. But when I'm not doing that... I'm Touta Konoe, UQ Holder #7. I know that's alot to drop on you but you don't have to think about it too much. At least for work. For the most part we just need some extra hands to help with the inn during the busy holiday season...." He continues on at this point talkind about more hotel and hospitality information completely skipping over the fact that he just told her that most of that information was a cover. In fact, he's basically just skipped over the fact that either he's either non-human, immortal...Or both!      "Anyway, as far as mana goes you won't have to worry about dragging it from prisoners. The reason I know about Master and Servants is because I ended up makind alot of friends who are either Masters or Servants. And while I can't be a Master for you, a while back one of my friends needed a way to get mana but I wasn't able to help as much as I wanted...So I ended up lookind into a few ways in my world that might be able to do the same thing. I haven't tried any of them yet but I think it looks promising. In fact, Archer if you want I can try with you as well if you want. I don't know how much juice the Moon Cell's giving you but I figure I should offer to you too at least right?" And now he's gone from one extreme to another... 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     "Convenient. Boring, but convenient." Jeanne replies to Archer with a light shrug, her previous fervor seemingly gone for the time being. Instead, she focuses on listening to Touta's explanation about the entire facility: The cover, the real purpose of UQ Holder, the implications of what Touta may or may not be.          "That explains the who, indeed. It's not surprising, considering how people usually react to anything they don't understand. A cover /would/ be useful to have, if only to see things." Jeanne starts, taking another look around as she starts to pace around. "I won't make any promises on what I'll do knowing what I do about your ogranization, but that still leaves the question about what you are."          She stops in mid-step, turning smoothly to face Touta again. "You said you're number seven. Number seven of what? An army? A task force? Nothing specific?" It's less of a hostile, accusing question as it is one that's more just curious, but it certainly sounds more like the former. "I don't need a Master, and I know what someone could do with a Command Seal, so I won't be taking you up on that. But as for working..."          The fervor dies down again. "... I'll try it. It better not bore me." 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''     "Well, glad to see this worked out rather well..."      Archer has at some pont or another, pulled out a cellphone that he's now fiddling with. It's kinda hard to tell if he's taking this whole thing seriously or if he just had confidence in this idea.      "I have no problems making contracts, but for safety reasons I'd rather they be made by people within the Paladins... I'm sure you understand, nothing against you, kid." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     Touta debates how much he should start telling her at this point but he does begin elaborating on a few things at least. "I'm UQ Holder's seventh main member is what it means. I'd go more into it but uh...Well, think of the numbers like Servant classes."     Basically he was telling her, this is need to know basis cause we don't want to be exploited. At this point he nods to Archer whose...On his phone? That did feel just a bit rude, even for Touta, but he'll address them both at once.     "Eh, don't worry about it. I gotcha. Also, just to clarify there wouldn't be any command seals. This wouldn't be that kind of Servant/Master contract. This is something from my world apparently that can be used to give mana to someone without going through alot of hoops. But if you're not interested you don't have to, we'll still need to find a way for you to get some mana though. But as far as work goes, it probably wouldn't be work if it wasn't a little boring. But it's fine, once we get you into your uniform I'll try going over some basic stuff with you and you can just eat what I make as you watch. Sound fair?" 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     "Were you expecting more death? I could oblige~" Jeanne flashes Archer a sinister smirk as she raises her hand, purple flames starting to gather around it to demonstrate. It starts lifting into the air as more fire gathers into it, threatening to become an all-consuming pyre!          ... Until about three seconds into Touta's continued explanation. The workaround involving no actual Command Seals even gets her attention in a less hostile way! "Oh? That could be convenient in a pinch. I'll use my own methods for now, though. It's much more satisfying that way." Another sinister smirk, and then she snaps the flames away.          "Besides. Murderers, thieves, and rapists will not be missed. If what humans call a justice system would permit them to continue going free just because of how much they have in their pockets, then judgment will come by my hands regardless." She pauses again, then...          ... Nothing. She should've kept the fire burning from before, but she's already stopped it. It'd just look silly to bring it back out now. No, she just settles for tapping on the handle of her sword instead.          "Otherwise... That sounds fair. If nothing else, this is at least more trustworthy than those Paladins. For now. Now, where and what are we eating?" 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''     "I'll abstain that offer for now, I'm not much hurting much. I'll keep the offer in mind if I do need it, though."      Archer continues to flip through his phone as he turns down Touta's offer again. There's a fleeting moment of dread as Jeanne seems to be angered, but he's able to keep those feeling masked under his usual smug poker face.      "Yes, let's eat. Shall we? It's a /good idea/."      Completely ignoring the Avenger's comment about how she deals with criminals, Archer attempts to lead Touta into going with the dinner plan with not only his words, but with the current look he's giving him. A look that can only be described as 'please'. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Unfortunately, Touta can't oblige Archer so easily..."You won't be doin that here you're not. UQ Holder has a no-kill policy for humans. It'd be bad if the governments decided that we were just a group of monsters murdering humans. That's how we end up getting hunted ourselves. If you work with us, you're representing us as well. Besides...Can you really say you're giving justice if you're using it as an excuse for being 'satisfied'?" He makes a firm stance on this. More firm than he has with anything else. In fact even with that display of flames he's sorta seems less worried and more steadfast than before. While this wasn't the Paladins this was still an organization, and if she was going to be housed by them she needed to respect that her actions would have consequences to them, all of them. "Look, we're not like the paladins. We have a few backers, it's why we have the inn making income as well. If something happens that causes people to lose faith in us then we just become a bunch of bloodthirsty monsters to them. Till you decide what you want to do about mana..." He stays quiet for a moment contemplating this decision...He looks like this has put him even more in thought. "I'll supply you with mana...I won't try to be your Master but this is a give and take, if you join up we're partners. If you're okay with that...Once you find a uniform that fits I'll show you how to make a simple pizza. Deal?"      Touta throws in a last but rather conflicting idealogy to the Dragon Witch's. But at the same time, it's less about a moral decision and was based in logic of this world. He imagines this might be a deal breaker for her, but even if she isn't aware he's making sacrifices as well to try and accomodate her. The question at this point is... Will she join for pizza or naw? 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     "Food does sound quite good right now, yes. All this talk of restrictions is..." Jeanne lets out an irritated grunt, then raises an eyebrow again when Toutat gives her those terms. "I won't kill anyone in your world, but I make no promises if I am to travel to other regions outside of this..."          She gestures around vaguely. "UQ Holders' reach. And.. Yes, yes I could. There's no reason someone can't enjoy their work. Sinners need punishment, and humans need reminders if they are to be truly as good their God intended." A bitter laugh follows that, but she goes quiet shortly afterwards.          She can't fault him or the organization for needing to keep their heads down, at least. Jeanne's more than familiar with what happens to someone getting too much attention, after all, and she's even got the whole Dragon Witch moniker to prove it!          "... This depends, then. I'll limit myself to only what your people would consider 'justified killing' here, but I have my own work to do elsewhere. If I don't gain recognition as the Dragon Witch anywhere, then I might as well die right here." She plants her flag in the ground for emphasis, and that sadistic grin starts to return.          "Although if that is what you're looking for, it could make for a spectacular showing, don't you think?" She holds that grin for a while, but twitches slightly as the faintest of rumbles comes from her gut. It's been a while! 

:'''{{#var:6746|Archer (6746)}} has posed:'''      Archer, seemingly finished doing whatever he was with his phone, finally decides to put the device away.      "So you'll 'behave' when you're at your guest's house but you're still going to do your thing elsewhere? Fair enough I suppose, so long as no one knows you're crashing here it probably won't cause any issues."      Archer goes back to crossing his arms against his chest, leaning most of his weight between one leg and the other and he seems to be getting ever so slightly impatient. The longer things go on, the more chances for things to go completely south. That's common knowledge when it comes to negotiations, and that knowledge seems to be slowly getting to them as it starts to make them antsy. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "No one wants you to die here...Can't say I want you to kill either though but it's not like everyone here is a saint..." Whether that was intended to be a pun or not is hard to tell but he keeps a serious expression on the matter none the less. "If it's to save someone else, you probably won't get any flack from the boss. But anything more than that and you'll be butting heads with me no doubt about it." While it was true that the organization did this for a survival reason, Touta clearly seemed to hold more of a moral reasoning towards the matter. But he's aware enough that not everyone in this organization held that same moral values he had, and if she was going as far as to say she'd rather die than not be able to instill her 'justice' well...Touta respects the desires and wishes of people. In fact having dreams is something he respects in others but this sort of desire was something that conflicted him.      His eyes turn towards Archer once more with a bit of tedious look to them. Man, Archer really did drop a hand-full on him.      "Well, I won't push it for it now but..." Touta slowly extends his hand. He doesn't know why this person, someone who is considered a saint feels the need to pass judgement on people like so, it felt so opposite of the expected but he figures that if he gets to know this Servant over time he can rub off on her a bit. After all, that's what Nozomi did with Tamamo once upon a time. So for now, before he tries to reprimand her, he'll just try and take the time to understand this Servant.      So his hand extends outward for her to shake as a sign of a compromise and good will. It'll also be the hand that pulls her into the inn so one of the other girls can help her put on her new work uniform before she starts working in the kitchen with him and likely Archer if he's tagging along to see whether she doesn't kill everyone once she realizes what this uniform actually is. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''     "Yes, Archer. That's a good way to put it." Jeanne smiles in turn, apparently approving of Archer's assessment. "I have no intention of bringing trouble to my hosts here, only as far as not bringing the trouble here."          It's probably not the best outcome, but she's trying! Sort of. She squints slightly when Touta drops that saint pun, having trouble eyeballing whether or not it was intended. She's not too worried about it either way, though, and after all is said and done?          The fact that Touta's offered hand is taken at all is probably a good indicator of where she's standing on this whole deal. She's still got those gauntlets on, of course, but her grip is strong even through that! "Feel free to push for it when you want, child. Do not be surprised if I push back."          Pulling, however, is out of the question. As for uniforms... Well, maybe they'll find a good mask or something in there, too. It'll probably be easier than convincing her to not kill people, at least. 
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6138/A Lost Hero

2019-03-27T08:23:04Z

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|Poses=:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Requests go out throughout the channels about an unusual disturbance in one of the less traveled regions of the Multiverse. Reports of some sort of disturbance from the locals are coming in about an underground cavern and an abnormal amount of commotion. The cause...Well they aren't really sure but they do report on a few things.      1. The area is a network of caves with underground sources of water so large they are basically lakes. A perfect environment to house magical creatures of both aquatic and cavern-like nature. These animals are highly hostile, and extremely territorial.      2. This cave is the only place from this world that has a Warpgate. The pathways that allowed for one to traverse through the Multiverse.      Considering that the locals know better than to drop down into these caves without a reason they can only assume that they have an unexpected visitor.      Touta Konoe however now has a reason...A young man who appeared to be in his teens descends into the caverns. He was the one who made the announcement and had decided to go into the caves himself to see what was going on for himself. Usually this underground labrynth would be so dark that one could barely see a few feet in front of them, but with the introduction of the Warpgate, accomodations had been made to try and give some form of lighting throughout this underground network.      He's not really sure what's been going on down here but he figures that as he passes through the underground channels he should check around the Warpgate first, after all even if he couldn't find anything someone might pop up right? 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      When there are such announcements go out, telling of trouble a-brewing, often Search and Rescue agents will be sent in. They are not intended to shoot the trouble, that's what the troubleshooters do. Instead they go in to get people out of the range of the danger.      Such is why Orchid has just come through the warpgate, a swarm of drones at her sides, fanning out while she connects with the local networks, downloading maps, and trying to find the source of the trouble. 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty doesn't really know what's going on either, she just knows that a friend of hers is going somewhere and that's all she needs to know to follow after! So, as Touta checks around the warpgate he is sure to notice the cute, green-haired and green-eyed girl with the strange furry ears as she steps out of the warpgate and looks around. "Hello? Touta?" She spots him and smiles cheerfully before offering a friendly wave. "Hello Touta! What are you doing in a spooky place like this?" Her ears droop a bit as she looks around at the cavern, and those ears twitch as she catches various sounds (many of which may not be audible to other people). 

:'''{{#var:685|Shigure (685)}} has posed:'''     Another reckless person barrels into the cave system... literally leaping off the ledge and onto the water with a great splash. "Yori dori midori poi~!" she crows, the translation effect giving "There's, like, so many targets to choose from~." her young frame clad in metal rigging that looks like a giant smoke-stack backpack, bristling with guns. "Night battle is my speciality!" 

:'''{{#var:6751|Izuku Midoriya (6751)}} has posed:'''      Gee, he's really done it now. He always considered himself a little clumsy but this was a new level of blunder that blows all the other competition out of the water. Even if it was was a simple mistake like always...How did it...      "H-How did it turn out like this!"      The sound of a young boys frustration echoes through the cavernous formations with great clarity. Any attempt at staying under the radar was immediately ruined with that outburst as he puts his back to the wall trying to think further on the situation he found himself in. It seemed relatively safe at the moment, so he doesn't try too hard to restrain himself and his natural tendencies with a stream of murmuring making his thoughts very clear.      He had fallen into some shimmering entity while investigating it and it's origins right before he was going to go let someone know about it. Afterward, he had a brief stint with the 'locals' of this alien area aggressing him with varying degrees of hostility. They seemed angry, but after he calms his head a bit it's probably no different than a bear attacking someone for intruding on their territory. More importantly than that, this setting presented a unique problem for him.      "That's right, I..." The rookie hero brings his hands to his messy hair and rakes his hands through it as he announces his plight to seemingly no one in particular. "I can't fight here, I'll cause a cave in...but..." 

:'''{{#var:7|Kotone Yamakawa (7)}} has posed:''' There had been some call for help here from Touta, Kotone knew of him well enough that if he neede help? One it was no joke and two he was a good young man so double the reason to help him. Kotone was clad in a form-fitting bodysuit slightly armoured in the important places, she also has an assault rifle sung over her back as she moves following the group down. "Good we seem to be ready here so hopefully I can be of some help with this." She pauses as she hears some else down here. "Looks like we better get moving. Sounds like someone might be in trouble here." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Upon the those who take heed to the call Orchid's drones begin to scour the cavern network. It's expansive. Her drones have likely already traversed several hundred meters but its clear that this place was huge. Though as they continue to explore the light that has been provided within a certain area begins to grow more and more distant. It's clear that there are parts of this cave that have been prioritized in keeping accessible over others. While she does find a network to connect with, how powerful her connection will be underground is...Difficult to say the least.      Yuudachi finds that she's right in her element. Well sort of anyway. There's plenty of water in this place, how much? No one really records that stuff but considering there's the sounds of a waterfall in the distance its safe to assume quite a bit... In regards to targets there were plenty. While most of the creatures appeared to be avoiding the areas of the cavern that were illuinated, one could see spiders the size of cars traversing the distance. Bat like screeching sounds could be heard from above. And...Something that looked like the lochness monster or something could be seen in the distance. How big was this place?! Even in the water below Yuudachi's feet there's shadows of things lurking below Touta meanwhile get's a surprise from a familiar face. Actually he recognizes a few faces! He's seen Orchid a few times here and there so he's relieved to see her when she's one of the ones who decides to arrive. Just as he's about to greet her Solty appears. That was definitely a surprise.      "Oh, I live here. Well uhm...Not here but I'm the one sent the call out. Something's been causing a ruckus down here and getting all the creatures down here flipping out. It's was getting so loud we could hear it up top so I thought I'd go check it ou-"      Suddenly the a sound can be heard in the distance. The sound of a boy shouting out which besides Touta...There really shouldn't be any. Accompanying that sound is the sound of low snake like hissing in the distance. Kotone arrives just in time to hear as well and with only a nod Touta, who looks towards Orchid hoping her drones had picked up on where they needed to head.      These are the sounds of the creatures that have appeared before Izuku, Midoriya. Reptilian creatures with long extended necks. Teeth, sharp and plentiful bared at the young man. They weren't just hostile because they the boy had appeared in their territory, they were predators, and prey had just spontaneously appeared at their doorstep. So they'll do what comes instinctual. A few of the creatures at the forefront of the pack dart forward towards the young man, jaws opened wide in an attempt to get their fill of this snack before the others had the opportunity. 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      Once Orchid comes to Touta, she tilts her head, listening to the explanation. "So there's a loud monster, making worrying noises, and this is basically a bug hunt, right?" she asks. Her drones are still doing the scouting/mapping thing. At the sound of the creature in the distance, she turns. "Judging by the echoes and the falloff from my drones, whatever made that noise is that way," she says, pointing. There's a moment where she deals with fear, then activates her dash-boots, zooming forward towards the fray.      As far as staying in contact with others goes, some of her larger drones will be hanging back at strategic intervals, and acting as relay points. 

:'''{{#var:6751|Izuku Midoriya (6751)}} has posed:'''      Izuku had been mostly in thought and might not have even had enough time to properly react if not for the hissing that rings very clearly through his head as his gaze is pulled upwards on instinct.      "E-eh? That sounds like..."      The green-clad boy had just lined himself up with a whole sundry of predators to his location on complete accident. Any more thoughts he'd have are interrupted swiftly by the incoming assault. He can't help but feel sweat drench his brow even in mere moments just from the ominous appearance of these things. He'll need to get out of the situation without using his powers so he will need to come up with some kind of plan to evade them. Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is very obvious even for someone inexperienced like him.      In a quick motion he braces his body seemingly for impact but makes a conscious decision to use that potential energy not to maintain his ground, but dive out of the way of the incoming blitzkrieg moments before impact. Quadrapeds had wide turning arcs so he wanted to rely on their own momentum to slam into the wall he just had his back against without them having time to catch him mid-motion.      While airborne he hangs on to a rock and pulls it along with him as he rolls into stability, quickly standing with his inertia and making a break for it, rock in tow for future use.      "W-what are those? Are these real!?"      He's seen some crazy things before from people with quirks but being lost in the dark surrounded by things trying to genuinely eat him is a bit of a foreign situation for the young boy. 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty's ears twitch at the sounds of the boy shouting and murmuring, and at the snake hissing. "Come on!" she says to Touta and the others before taking off at a sprint that kicks up rocks and leaves a trail of dust, each footfall sounding like small explosions.      When she hears the sounds of the creatures attacking, she seems to disappear all together as she tries to get there before the creatures are able to bite Izuku.      She doesn't make it, but much to her delight Izuku knows how to handle himself. She seems to teleport in beside Izuku and runs with him. "Are you alright?! Those big lizards almost got you! Don't worry, there's lots of strong people here so you'll be safe!" she says a bit too cheerfully for such a situation. But, her smile and tone are so genuine that it would be difficult not to believe her. "I'm Solty! Who are you?" she asks as they run. 

:'''{{#var:7|Kotone Yamakawa (7)}} has posed:''' Kotone Yamakawa first up cloaks for the moment her body shimmering and vanishing from view, and she heads in. The move quickly trying to catch up to the creatures and the young man they are assaulting him. She hears his shouting and calls out. "Help's here hang on." Then there's the sound of weapons fire and one might get a brief sign of a muzzel flash as Kotone fires seveal shots at the creatures trying to keep them at bay. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Deku's maneuvering proves effective. Even when faced with an unknown entity using what litle information he has to categorize it and identify a reasonable weakpoint of creatures of that body type allow him to dodge at just the right moment to have one of the creatures slam into one of the walls in the caves. As its head collides into it, vibrations course through the wall, a loud thud echoes through, and the clear surface of the water shakes if not briefly. Unfortunately that only tactic only stops the creatures that had been rash enough to charge in without the rest of the group. Which Izuku will come to realize as several of them start charging at him as they began traversing the wet surface of the cavern floor.      Meanwhile the group that heads towards the sound of hissing aren't left in the dark for long. The appearence of the other boy running for his life while being chased by a group of strange reptilian creatures should really not need to be explained to anyone. Solty appearing right beside Deku finds that the sounds of hissing increases upon her appearence right next to the green boy. She's just appeared on their radar as well, and now their meal portion size has doubled!      Meanwhile, Orchid seemed to have a plan already in action. From the way she described it, sounded almost like she was gonna use a dog whistle...But on these strange creatures instead. t Kotone's approach to dealing with these creatures appears more direct by trying to shoot at the creature. It's usually a simple and effective method. Though, while she does end up taking several of the predators down she'll quickly learn that the amount of bullets necessary to do so is a bit on the steep side since their skin seems quite difficult to pierce through without a reasonable amount of effort.. Thankfully, this has deterred several of them, deeming that this prey is not worth the effort as some split off from the main group and attempt to flee into one of the bodies of water.      "Hey! Get up here! They won't follow you this far up!" Touta had not dashed towards Izuki like a few of the others had. Instead he had been scouting for a spot that would have been easy for them to reach that was elevated off the lower level of the caves. He knows from personal experience that these things will chase you with alot of speed but once you're out of their territory they would try to go for easier prey. 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      Calling it a dog whistle would be good. Orchid's hands vanish into her arms, and are replaced with a pair of sonic screwdrivers. Now, while the Doctor could use one to take down a Dalek, Orchid is going to use two to take down the hounds. One is set at 40 kHz, the other at seven semitones higher. This is also known as the wolf fifth... and it will HURT the ears to hear. Thankfully, humans won't be able to hear it. Orchid has no idea what the range of hearing on these creatures is, but it's a good bet that this should work SOME good. 

:'''{{#var:7|Kotone Yamakawa (7)}} has posed:''' Kotone Yamakawa hoped that taking out one would make hte others fall back, but dang she should have brought some AP ammo the good news is some of them are fleeing. Okay the ones that are gtting a fear of guns and man? GOOD hopefully they will breed and pass that on to their kids. For now though Kotone decloaks and will start to move trying to get away from the monsters. "Go, we need get to higher ground like he's said." She's bouncing now with inhuman agility as she listens to Touta's very wise advice. 

:'''{{#var:6751|Izuku Midoriya (6751)}} has posed:'''      There's a brief moment of confusion very apparent in the boys face as an incredulous expression comes to the forefront. He's completely caught off guard by the girl seemingly appearing before him and starting a conversation just as fast. He stares wide-eyed as he opens his mouth to say something but only really managing to look ridiculous in face of her appearance while she talks without missing a beat. He does manage to bring himself to nod in response at the very least through his stammering. Once she asks him his name he does give her proper responses.      "Huh? Y-yeah, my name? Ah, uhm...Izuku!"      The delivery is a bit weird and her positive aura does help him forget the grim danger behind him. At least until he starts hearing gunshots behind him that cause him to perform what is not unlike that of a surprised squeal at it, bringing the rock to defend his head as he lowers his form a bit.      "What? Oh no! They have weapons!?"      He clearly wasn't paying too much attention to where it was coming from given Kotone is virtually invisible to someone like him and isn't broken out of that stump until he hears someone who actually sounds pretty close to his age, eliciting him to look up. It's pretty easy for him to divert and sprint straight up the hill, and once he's about halfway up he drops the rock to cause it to roll down and knock over the ones that are closest to them to secure their escape. 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty doesn't seem worried that a few are focusing on her now. It's actually how she'd prefer it because that means her new friend won't be in as much danger. "Nice to meet you, Izuku!" She blinks as he talks about weapons, then her ears wiggle and she shakes her head. "No, that's Miss Kotone! She's really nice and is helping to keep the big lizards from ca-AAAAH!!"      Orchid's whistles go off and Solty shrieks, clutching her ears tightly. Her body seizes up and she goes bouncing across the ground before ending up in a curled up ball on the ground, still trying to cover her ears against the ultrasonic soundwaves. "S-STOP IIIIT!!" she screams pleadingly, shuddering in pain.      Hopefully it works on those creatures, or Solty might suddenly be a very easy snack! 

:'''{{#var:685|Shigure (685)}} has posed:'''     It's taken Yuudachi a little while to realize that, oh right, she's here for a reason, not to lob depth charges at the weird looking fish. She tosses another hand grenade-like explosive over her shoulder, than casually skates closer to the action. She angles and the cannon turret on her rigging swivels into place. "Fire one!" she chirps happily, the twin barrels reporting and lobbing a pair of scaled down 12.7cm shells at the iguana-snake monsters. "Fire support is on station, poi~." 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      Orchid DID ask about the sound thing on the radio, but clearly missed a connection. At Solty's request, she stops her ultra-sonic blasters. (she has good ears, and the scream is at a frequency she has separate from the others for communications) Seeing Solty falling down, Orchid lunges forward, to pull the woman into a carry hold. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     With the ultra-sonic blasters going off for the most part the creatures sense of sound are assaulted violently. Some literally pass out from the sound alone. Others recede back into the water. It looks as though Orchid's plan will do its job of thwarting the creatures as it almost seems that the entirety of the group is ready to disperse. Though Solty's powerful hearing becomes a detriment in this situation. So much so that Orchid is forced to turn off her blasters less she harm Solty as well.      As she does this relief can be given to Solty. The awful sound is gone and Solty can collect her thoughts again. Though so could the remaining few creatures that had struggled to stay. With the sound no longer stifling for them they're ready to charge at Solty who has fallen behind into her curled up position. Thankfully Yuudachi's grenade blast keeps them from pushing any further towards her. Their attention turns towards the shipgirl with discontent. It was one thing to be in there territory, but it was downright insulting to be skating around in the water. That was their home. Their homefield advantage, they wouldn't let that go...And then Yuudachi's cannon fire pierces through a few of them. So...Just like with Kotone's gunfire realizing what Yuudachi's packing they recede below the surface of the water.      That was it though. No more of the amphibious creatures appeared to be lurking. In fact it seemed there wasn't even a reason to go up to the higher elevated parts of the shore now except for cautionary purposes...Or that should have been the case. Unfortunately, Orchid's sonic blast had not just interfered with that of the Solty or the amphibious creatures...      The sound of piercing screech comes from above, as if Orchid had decided to release another one of her sonic blasters down upon the rest of the group. A large bat-like creature descends from the protection of the darkness in a rage from the noise that just blasted its senses. It swoops down at Solty with such speed that by the time Kotone, Orchid, or Yuudachi were able to line up their sights more than likely the green-haired girl would already be slammed into by the beast. 

:'''{{#var:685|Shigure (685)}} has posed:'''     Yuudachi grins brightly. "Mmmm, That was great~." she chirps, skating closer to the shoreline, hucking a couple more depth charge grenades into the deeper water to assert her dominance even further.     And that's when the bat-thing comes diving in.     Red eyes flare, and a golden light surrounds her rigging as she draws out a pair of wrist cannons. "I'll show you the Nightmare of Solomon!" she bellows, aiming at the bat creature and just unleashing hell in the form of flak shells and tracer fire from little fold-out machinegun emplacements that have tiny fairies manning them. She's turned herself into a very angry hornets nest of fast, stinging insects. "Get out of here! I'll hold it off!" 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      The sound stops, but the assault to Solty's sensitive ears leaves her stunned for a little bit longer. Orchid gathers her up but Solty is still curled up and still covering her ears. She is just starting to uncurl when...there's another screech! Despite being an android, Solty apparently wasn't programmed with (or has forgotten how) to tune out certain frequencies. "Nnnng! Aaaaah!!" she cries out, curling up tightly again and trying to cover her ears just as tightly. "N-nooo! T-too loud!!"      The bat hits, and Solty goes bouncing off again. Curled up as she is it isn't as bad as it might have been, but there are obvious scrapes and slashes in her abnormally smooth skin when she finally hits a large rock and comes to a stop. Those cuts reveal gleaming metal beneath, revealing the fact that Solty is an android to anyone who didn't already know. "M-make it stoooop!!" Solty cries, actual tears in her eyes now. 

:'''{{#var:6751|Izuku Midoriya (6751)}} has posed:'''      Is very confused at the turn of events. One second they were aiming to go up a hill to get away from the incoming monsters and the next from his perspective they started dropping, not that he would have turned around if it was just that. The real thing that catches his attention is the cries of a certain sunny sided individual who had come to his aid. They had been right next to each other but in mere moments she had collapsed and dragged behind him for a seemingly unknown reason. His eyes dart around, trying to see what was even causing the disturbance to begin with but once he noticed her ears he managed to come to a reasonable conclusion that it was something to do with sound, even if he wasn't sure what.     Before he can properly approach her to help he find himself flinching from the scattered light of explosions from the artillery barrage, causing him to raise his hand to shield his eyes as they had somewhat adjusted to the dark by now. It definitely seemed like the ordinance worked, even if he was a little shell-shocked from the onset of events. He can't help but be a little sheepish that they were doing all of this for him which is the opposite of what he would have wanted.      With the situation resolved he goes to make sure Solty was doing alright- that is until he's faced with the realization that whatever happened had managed to drag an entirely different threat to their position. One that announced its presence in a way that even he could understand. He brings a hand to ear facing the creature on reflex, wincing from the sudden screeching, though his ears aren't particularly sensitive. He does almost immediately recognize that if something sound related debilitated Solty before then it will do so again. He isn't sure of the capabilities of the girl trying to assist her but he does know one thing.      "Don't you...Touch her...!"      He rears up his finger in an attempt to supercharge his strength utilizing his powers as lights shoot up his gloved finger, ripping it to shreds. In mere moments he realizes that it's simply moving too fast to aim something that pinpoint, and instead has to curl them into a fist with the streaks shooting up the rest of his arm as he has no more time to think of anything else, structural integrity be damned.      "Smash!"      He's only been able to see very surface level of what other people can do here, and even in a foreign area, there are so many fantastical abilities and people that are abundant. He's not some helpless kid anymore, he's a hero. If someone in front of him looks like they need help he'll jump forward to offer it with his all. 

:'''{{#var:7|Kotone Yamakawa (7)}} has posed:''' So things are getting pretty hectic here, and Kotone is trying to follow Touta's advice, get the heck to higher ground, it seemed pretty good, he knew how those things operated she would be wise to listen to the young man. She scrambles to safety but then there are bats? Giant Bats? She's fast but the bats are moving just to fast on Solty. She will still line up attempting to make the shot, thankfully someone else is on the case, the young man they'd been trying to help of all people. She watches as the kid goes in and goes right for the bat, her weapon is lowered out of fear of hitting Deku should she take the shot and then she sees something rather amazing as he goes right after the bat. 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      Things are getting confusing, but the salient facts are that things are getting somewhat safer. Somewhat. Orchid gets Solty back on her feet, this new kid is helping her punch bats, and the important thing... "This way!" Orchid shouts, pointing at a passage that should be too narrow for the bat, and will lead them away. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     The bat goes down in a nose dive towards the immobilized girl, but as it does so Yuudachi's flak shells take very little aim to deal with the flying monstrosity and the shells prove potent as they rip through one of the creatures wings. While the damage is substantial it leads to a whole new problem. The bat would have likely have pulled up slightly as it reached the ground to swoop up Solty or something of the sort, but with the tearing of its wing it has lost a substantial amount of control over its ability to fly or alter its trajectory. Now there's only one direction it can go and that's crashing down with all of its body weight towards Solty instead!      As the bat no longer capable of flight simply just falls towards the curled up girl, Yuudachi runs the risk of catching both Solty and Izuku in the crossfire if she fires off anymore of her Flak shells. Even as a android, Solty likely wouldn't come out unscathed if she was smashed into with such a large lump of mass all at once. Speaking of smashed though... As the clipped bat finally descends into range, Izuku is able to unleash a powerful punch. So powerful infact that the downward moment of the creature is halted upon his fist and even without working wings is sent flying. In fact...The impact from that punch was so immense that it sends out a shockwave outwards from the contact of the punch. Dust and dirt blast up into the air making the visibility even worse than before. The shockwave's intensity likely blowing a few people off their feet if they weren't prepared for it.      The end result though... Izuku can see the bat be sent flying through the dust clouds into the distance with even more speed than it had going down. It vanishes into the darkness of the cave with all that is left of it being the sound of a large slamming sound very far off into the distance of the cave.      With that all said and done, Touta tries to pick himself up. He was apparently one of the ones that had knocked back a bit...Or a lot. He has no idea what just happened, or if the others were okay with all the dust still about, so he gives a shout out from the higher elevated spot checking to see if anyone else had been knocked off their feet.      "Heeeeeey! Everyone okay?!" 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty is more or less dragged by Orchid toward the protective cave, but it looks like they aren't going to make it in time to avoid the now free-falling giant bat!      Luckily for Solty, Izuku comes in with a punch that might even put her own to shame! The shockwave knocks her right into that little cave with Orchid, and after a few moments of silence she peeks out. "...hello?" she calls into the cloud of dust. "Touta? Izuku? Kotone?" She looks to Orchid, then takes her hand and makes her way out carefully. Her ears twitch at Touta's voice and she heads in that direction. "I think so!" she calls back to him, then looks at Orchid again. "Sorry...I didn't realize you were talking about a sound attack. I have really sensitive ears." She rubs them as if they are still hurting, then wiggles them experimentally. "Are you alright?" 

:'''{{#var:685|Shigure (685)}} has posed:'''     Yuudachi blinks as the bat gets wing-clipped. "Craaaaap!!" she starts forward, cutting off her firing solution to try and bodily tackle the bat away form Solty.     Izuku has it well on fist though, the shockwave catching the destroyer by surprise and sending her staggering and reeling backwards. "UUUAAAAAAH!" She tips over, flailing head over heels across the water, until she lands on her butt and skids backwards a few more feet. She seems dazed, slowly picking herself back up unsteadily. 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      Orchid sets Solty back on her feet. "I'm fine," she says in response to Touta. "Kotone? Punch-guy? Ship girl?" She looks around the cave. "Yeah, I thought that was implied, my bad," she adds towards Solty." 

:'''{{#var:6751|Izuku Midoriya (6751)}} has posed:'''      Feels something push back. That must be the air giving in and cavitating from the sudden force and performing a feat not unlike that of a directional explosion when he swung. He can't help but immediately let out a stifled grunt of pain through the smoke through heavy breathing, the arm that he swung with being bare with blood seeming to trickle down, hanging listlessly to his side. Through those heavy heaves, he turns to look through the smoke and confirm everyone's current condition. It seems like everyone's okay, even if a bit disorientated which was to be expected. If these creatures were like animals giant sounds like his attack and the explosions from the shore would deter them rather than attract them.      It doesn't take long for his endorphins to stop stifling the pain in his arm when he starts to calm down from the hectic situation. Regardless, he pushes through with an arm on his shoulder and goes over to where they were directed to go towards previously.      "Y-Yeah, I think I'm fine..."      He offers a brief confirmation as he approached them, giving Orchid and Solty a good once over before his mind registers something.      "Ship girl? Oh, wait, that means..."      He didn't consider where the attacks had actually been coming from previously until just now, and he can't help but feel embarrassed when he notices the condition of Yuudachi.      "I'm sorry! You're not hurt are you..?" 

:'''{{#var:685|Shigure (685)}} has posed:'''     "Pretty birdies..." says the shipgirl, swaying for a moment before she recollects herself, shaking out like a dog and skating back to shore, mounting up onto dry land and walking over to the injured boy. "You're wounded, poi. We should get you to a medical facility, poi." she says, looking to Orchid, Solty and Touta. "We should get outta here before they put on their man pants, poi." 

:'''{{#var:7|Kotone Yamakawa (7)}} has posed:''' The bat seems to be handled now and Kotone is making for Solty and Deku. "I'm all right, I haven't been hurt." she's already slinging her rifle over her shoulder. "I'm fine Solty. Humm we might need to see if we can do something for you on that with the hearing, well some good hearing protection." She looks to Yuudaschi for a moment. "Are you all right there and good to see your intact Orchid." She looks to Deku and nods slightly "Once we can all move we should get out of these caves." She looks very concerned at Yuu now. If Yuu needs help getting out Kotone will provide it otherwise it's time the group got going to get out of this place before other things come back wearing their big boy pants. 

:'''{{#var:6384|Orchid (6384)}} has posed:'''      "Shipgirl is right, poi," Orchid says, doing a point again. "The nearest safe area is that-a-way." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:''' Touta ends up catching up with the others as well he gives a sigh of relief that everyone seemed okay. "Jeez, I swear we just cleaned this place out a few months ago. Those things are like rabbits or something...Anyway, that punch was crazy if you could do that you should have done that from the star-"      Touta cuts himself off as Yuudachi collects herself and makes her observation. Upon closer observation within the darkness he can see what appears to be something dripping from Izuku's arm. Touta's been blown up enough times to know what it is. In fact, looking around it seemed like a few of them had ended up getting really messed up. Even Solty looked like she needed repairs.      "Right...Let's go back on the surface for now. We can take him up to the resort up top to get him patched up a bit then send him home. Follow me, I know a way where the other monsters won't pop up. Just look out for the cobwebs, if you get stuck in them it'll take a while to pull you out."      Without much more explanation, Touta urges them to follow. It'll take some time traversing the caves but at least its scenic and they even get to see a bit more of the cavern network without really bein in harm's way. As they ascend up out of the caves its like going up a mountain. In the distance they seem a closer up view of that waterfall...And something that looks like what the lochness monster should bring its head out of the water before slowly receding peacefully.      They can see giant spider webs that literally look like they could have been used to capture the bat that appeared before...And as they get even farther into the caves...There's a castle. It looks like it hasn't been lived in for decades but its definitely a castle underground.      It does take some time but eventually they find an exit. Touta is the first one to push open the exit door letting sunlight pierce through into the cave for the first time they've gone through the Warpgate. Though once they get out of the cave and onto the surface they probably will realize they just popped out of a well.      Once out though, they're quickly greeted by a large group of rather intimidating gentleman wearing suits. They basically looked like Yakuza to those familiar to the concept as they stared daggers at the group. Perhaps there was going to be more confrontation...      "Hey guys, these are some friends from the Multiverse. Looks like a few got a bit ruffed up from the cave critters. I'mma let'em stay the night but before that you mind taking care of them?"      "Hai, Aniki." Or for the multiverse translation. "Yes, big bro." The demeanor of the group takes a 180 turn upon that remark immediately line up on both sides of the boy clearing a path for the group.      One of the yakuza looking members stares down at Izuku first before he speaks."If you'll follow me, guest we'll bring you to someone to look after your wounds." With that he urges the young man to follow.      Next was Solty who got the same sort of treatment. "If you follow me miss, we'll see if we can have someone look you over." to which Touta interupts the guy, "We have an android on the island so we can see if he can help you out a bit with some parts and repairs if you need it."      As for Orchid,Kotone, and Yuudachi who seemed less harmed, two more suited gentleman walk over to them. "It looks like you three are fine for the most part. If that's the case feel free to use any facilities on the island. Or if you both would like to retire to the guest rooms for the night please let us know."      And just like that all those who had wound up in a cave were to be treated like resort guests 

:'''{{#var:685|Shigure (685)}} has posed:'''     "Arigatou gozaimasu." replies Yuudachi, bowing formally as her rigging vanishes in a flare of blue-white light. Or to give it the translation: "Thank you very much." She then lifts a hand to her ear, speaking as if she were talking into a phone. "Ah? Okay... yes, mhmm. Okay, I'll talk to him, poi." She then heads off after Izuku and the guy taking him to see the local medic.     She waits patiently for the medic to finish patching the young man up, then bows after entering. "Is your name Izuku Midoriya?" she asks, "Student at UA Academy, Class 1-A?" If the answer is 'yes', she proceeds into the Paladin spiel, mentioning Mei's name as another member of the Paladins, what the Paladins are about, what their duties are in the greater Multiverse, then finally providing information on applying for a position as Chevalier, which should be expedited due to Multiversal exchange programs with Hero Earth. 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty is pretty concerned as well when she sees Izuku's arm. "Oh no! Are you alright? Did...did you get hurt because of me?" Her ears droop and she frowns sadly. "I'm sorry...I was supposed to be helping you, but you ended up having to protect me." She looks at Orchid as well and sighs. "Sorry again. Your plan got messed up because of me, too." She walks quietly for a few moments, then clenches her fists and gives a double fist pump of determination. "I'll just have to get better so I don't get in the way again!" she says.      When Touta offers repairs Solty just smiles and nods. "Okay. But, I don't think I was hurt that badly. I just need some more Resemble skin." But, before she goes she turns to the others and bows politely. "Thank you all for your help! It was nice to meet you, Miss Orchid and Miss Yuudachi!" 

:'''{{#var:6751|Izuku Midoriya (6751)}} has posed:'''      The boy nods when he's directed. He more or less falls back to a sheepish demeanor not present when they were presented with immediate danger and simply nods in response when they were offered a medic. This was a pretty regular occurrence for him. It seemed like everyone was alright so instead he simply defaulted to mumbling to himself on how he was going to get back home from here, given everything seemed so different. They seemed to be throwing around a lot of terms like Multiverse so he does manage to piece a few things together. He stays to himself until eventually he's directly referred to by Shigure.      "Eh? Oh, uh...Yes, that's me.      It takes him a moment to take it all in the situation he was in and he definitely needs time to think about it. As he looked at his hands he comes to a resolution.      "Paladins, huh...That's right, the world is much larger than I could ever hope to imagine. A huge world that spans so many universes with so many people. Even so, I still have that dream I cling on to. Even now, that doesn't change.      He brings his fingers to a close and has moved to make eye contact with her, giving her a look of determination.      "I'll do it then, I'll be a hero in the multiverse!" 
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6269/A Weird Sort of Christmas

2019-03-27T08:20:52Z

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|Poses=:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      It has been a busy day at Fairyland Hall with the Christmas holidays upon them. There were a plethora of guests visiting the capital and with these guests were many mouths to feed. Even with all the extra help it was probably a literal trial by fire to anyone who was still getting accustomed to the kitchen. But to each there own in that endeavor. But after being in grueling heat from burners for a prolonged period of time, the dinner rush ends and all those of the kitchen staff are dismissed. It's at that time that a certain new staff member is told to that her presence was being requested at the beach near the staff lodging.      They don't seem to give a reason as to why. Though there is one thing to know. It's cold outside. If the heat from the burners was making it scorching hot inside, the ocean breeze really kept the chill of the winter air nearby this time of the year in this world. Well for whatever reason it appears that she's being called out that way, for whatever reason is for her to imagine. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      Jeanne's been having a tough time with the kitchen, inside and out. Granted, the troubles are a little different on each end, what with the inside troubles being more related to getting impatient with heating things and the outside troubles being more related to setting people on fire. They're both enough to get her heated up regardless, though, and she doesn't even go out with a coat as she's called to the beach.      Except it is kind of chilly outside. After a brief detour back inside (along with glares at anyone daring to look at Jeanne as she gets her coat), she heads back for the beach. Being seen without her armor or weaponry would normally be unheard of, but since she's started working here, she's gotten a little more used to the idea.      Now to find whoever it is that's calling for her. "I'm here! What is it you want?" She calls out brusquely, arms crossed over her chest as she scans the area slowly. It's actually not a bad-looking beach, all things considered, but she's got better things to do than sightsee.      For now. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      It's Touta. Of course it would be Touta. He may be dressed up a bit more than usual with a Santa hat on and his work attire but he's at the beach sitting at one of the outdoor chairs near a campfire. He waves her over with that casual cheeriness he tries to dish out. "I want you to come over here for a second! Why else would I have asked for ya?"      He'll take a moment for her to sit down...Or for her to just get up closer before just standing awkwardly in the sand. But once she's close enough he'll just start talking.      "So, you've been here a while? How you think you're managing?"      It's such a generic question, it feels like he could be asking if she's actually getting accomodated to things here or if he's just asking her to rate her own work in a job performance interview. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      Hearing and spotting Touta, Jeanne sighs lightly as she obliges and steps on over to where he's waiting. "Of course it'd be you. Who else?" She chuckles lightly and moves over to take a seat on one of the chairs provided, stretching her arms out overhead after not too long.      She's certainly relaxing better than she used to, at least. "Is this a performance evaluation? My work is fine. I haven't killed anyone yet, and I've been trusted with preparing certain dishes already." She smirks somewhat proudly at that, conveniently neglecting to mention that said dishes mostly involve microwaving water or using a coffee maker.      A moment later, she settles back into her more usual dour expression. "... Did you truly call me here for a work evaluation?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Gives a smile at those remarks. Yeah, the powerful Avenger had seemed much more at home than she had in her earlier weeks when she flung her sword at anyone and everyone and wasn't willing to remove her armor for any circumstances. This was probably a drastic change all things considered.      "Not really, I just figure you've been here a while now I wanted to see if you were comfy. When I started here a while back it took some time to warm up to me. Besides, I wouldn't be keeping my agreement with Archer if I wasn't checking up on ya right?"      Touta takes from Jeanne's example and slowly stretches himself.      "Actually, there were a few things I wanted to ask you since you were a Servant and figured you might know something. Have you ever heard about a Servant class called 'Ruler'? If not, it's fine I've just been asking around with a few other Servant buddies of mine and no one seems to have a clue. But since you're also apparently some kind of special class I thought you might know something?" 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      "I'm comfortable enough. I earn my boarding as agreed on, and I do what I like outside of working hours. It works out for everyone." Jeanne replies with a self-satisfied tone, smirking again as Touta brings up his agreement. "If you didn't keep your agreement, he wouldn't have to worry about hearing from you. He'd have a smoldering hole where this place used to be to worry about."      Despite the not-so-veiled threat, she doesn't look like someone that's about to burn the entire place to the ground.      "Hmph. 'Ruler'... That'd probably be the class of someone that's beloved by many. Someone that can't be described simply by something like 'Saber' or 'Rider' because of their skills, but someone the public would throw themselves at." Jeanne goes quiet as she stares at the fire in reflection, turning to Touta several moments later. "... Why do you ask? Have you seen any around?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "Someone the public would throw themselves at...I guess that makes sense."     He stays quiet for a moment in just as deep thought as she is. Perhaps even she can pick up on it or perhaps caught up in her own reflecting she wouldn't before he spoke up.     "Oh uh, well see...There's a Grail War going on right now and apparently my great-gramps was summoned into the war as...A Ruler class. He says that he's suppose to be a neutral party in the Holy Grail War or something but I thought all Servants who participated in a Grail War were summoned because they were summoned by a Master to fight for them. Though with him, it's been...Really weird. So I was wondering if you could maybe fact check me on what the job of a Ruler is and how they're suppose to work in these Grail Wars." 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      Alas, Jeanne doesn't quite pick it up. She seems somewhat distracted and annoyed at something, although she's not going to verbalize just what it is.      Or who.      What does get her attention again, though, is the mention of Touta's relative as a Ruler. "Is that so...? Hm. That's the general role for Servants, yes. However, with what the Mage's Association called the 'Grail Crisis', there's likely too many people angling to summon Servants for personal reasons beyond entering a Grail War. Greed, power, whatever other reasons." She shrugs and reaches over to grab a stick, tossing it into the fire. "Of course, those with punier goals tend to die the fastest. A Ruler's role wouldn't... Shouldn't be any different."      Jeanne watches that stick for a few moments, then turns to Touta again. "... And he said he claimed to be a neutral party? Either your great grandfather has no aspirations for a Grail fragment himself, he knows the danger sin using it, or he's lying." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "Oh, that Grail Crisis in Denmark? Mmmm, I mean it's possible but I'm pretty sure this Grail War happened before that world had started it's unification but honestly, you may not be wrong still. He says he's suppose to be acting as a ref or something but I saw something that..." He stays quiet once more as he realizes something. "Ah, sorry Jeanne. This probably doesn't have anything to do with your grail crisis but I'm bothering you with it. My bad."      Truth be told, it didn't seem like she knew too much about what was going on, or what the deal was with a Ruler was specifically. So if that was the case maybe he better just drop it.      "Speaking of Grails, if you ended up with one what would you end up wishing for?" He has a general idea of what she might say but he'd rather hear her say it than assume. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      "That, yes. Hmm.. He could be working with the Church, then. They generally pride themselves on staying out of the wars personally, but..." Jeanne raises an eyebrow as Touta apologizes, sighing once before getting up from her seat to approach him.      She's scowling. Not the sort of scowl directed at someone she hates, but more one of annoyance. "What are you apologizing for? You asked me to come, and you asked questions. If you were bothering me, I have better ways of dealing with annoyances than answering them."      Jeanne stares down at Touta for several moments longer before turning to the water, then starting to walk. She pauses momentarily, however, glancing back as if expecting him to follow her. "If I had a Grail, I'd want..." She doesn't answer right away, more focused on just walking along the water's edge. "... You /would/ like to know that, wouldn't you?" She laughs freely for a moment, then stares at Touta once again. "You didn't think I'd really answer something like that so easily, did you?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      There's genuine surprise on his face as Jeanne gets up from her seat to stare him down. When she makes her remarks though there's a bit of a smile that purses his lips as he follows her. Though if she bothers to actually look his way it looks like he's got his hands behind his back or something. He follows along this fiery Avenger as she's about to declare her wish until she just laughs him off. Even going as far as to ask if she really thought that he expected her to tell him.      "Of course I do. We're friends, friends shouldn't have to worry about that kind of stuff. Not like I was gonna laugh or anything but I guess I keep forgetting how important these wishes are for a Servant. I guess they're only possible with the Grail if people keep those wishes so close to them."      "Anyway, I won't pry if that's what you're worried about but if you ever need some help you know you can ask any of the people here right? A lot of people have started recognizing you around the island. Even those kids ask from time to time if you're gonna go check up on them or something. Though, I gotta say I'm sorta suprised they were so excited after that whole flying food stuff. But I guess I'm out of touch with kids these days."      There's probably some irony with someone who only appeared to be about 14 or 15 saying that, but he said it none the less. "Speaking of grails and wishes, did you ever end up getting anything for Christmas? You end up meeting up with some friends or anything?" 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      "Friends? That's..." Jeanne slows down briefly to level another stare at Touta, still having trouble deciphering his... All of him. It's another several seconds before she scoffs and turns away, turning into a vague sort of chuckle at the end. There's both amusement and wistfulness in that noise, though, and she pauses to stare at the sea instead. "Believe what you like. It doesn't matter to me either way. And I doubt anyone else here would understand."      Jeanne picks up a rock and stares at it, then flings it into the ocean. "And don't think I meant that they wouldn't understand the feeling. I meant that they would not understand the situation." With that clarification, she sounds a little more satisfied as she turns back to Touta with a raised eyebrow. "Why would they want me to check up on them? Did they not learn not to come near me after the last time?"      Children can be so strange sometimes.      "I did not. I'm too old to believe in such things, and... You've met me, yes?" She raises her hand and creates a small spark of dark flames for emphasis. It seems as though friends and gifts are not exactly something Jeanne has many of. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "Then I'll do just that." He says still giving a bit more of a sly grin as before. He watches her cast her stone into the waters. "Hey, don't doubt us just yet. Like I said before, we have alot of immortals here and many of them have gone through a lot of different experiences. I know you're a Servant from a couple hundred years ago, but some of these guys have been alive longer than you've been around. But like I said before, that's on you to do for yourself. Like you said before, you're old enough to make your own decisions."      There was no reason to try and force her. He figured that just like with everything she had come to do on Fairyland Hall she'd come to do it in her own way at her own pace. As she answers his question on her friends and such he just raises smiles a bit.      "Yeah, it's Magic. But..." It's at this point Touta pulls one hand from behind his back and portrays something to Jeanne. A black miasma envelops that arm, and once it fully envelops it the arm appears less human and more like some kind of demonic gauntlet of some kind. In fact, it practically oozes feelings of negativity and evil, something that probably seemed out of character for the smiling, charismatic boy. Guess he wasn't screwing around when he was saying he was a monster. "...Just cause you got the whole darkness thing going on doesn't mean you're stuck playing the villain."      It's at this point he uses that very same demonic hand and reaches behind himself once more. "It's also not an excuse to say you're 'too old' to be celebrating. We literally have a 1400 year old strutting around the halls with the Santa suit on." Granted, the guy had probably been knocking back a lot of eggnog but he was still clearly in the Christmas mood.      "So with that said, Merry Christmas from all of us!"      The boy pulls out a rather large box, covered in red and green gift wrap and extends it towards Jeanne with that same demonic looking hand he had only just showed her a moment ago.      If Jeanne had bothered to open up the box there she'd see that there were quite a few gifts and letters written inside. A bunch of drawings of flying chickens, of little children, and what appeared to be scribbles of her, more than likely drawn from the kids that had been 'borrowed' by her. There was a very formal letter from their boss, and then after all the drawings and letters there appears to be a case which when opened up appeared to be some sort of cooking kit. A basic one, but one none the less. There was what appeared to be a new knife, a knife guard, a whet stone, an apron, and even some sort of cookbook. 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      "Right, right.. The Multiverse does have quite the strange mix of... Everything, doesn't it." That's less a question and more a statement of fact as Jeanne waves a hand dismissively, pinching the bridge of her nose briefly while working all that out in her head. That would mean someone might understand the whole... All of it, wouldn't they?      Not that she'd ever open up to any of these people about her circumstances, of course. She smirks again as Touta brings up her being old enough to decide, turning to him and crossing her arms again. "Just how old do you think I am, anyway?"      That could be a dangerous question if the internet wasn't a thing.      Watching his demonstration of magic contained in his arm, she furrows her brow as she takes in the sight and feeling of it all. She looks bothered by it, but there's a hint of something else in her expression as well.      Not that she'll say anything to that end, of course. Instead, she keeps herself distracted with everything else. "Why not? I think playing the villain suits me just fine. Someone that spreads death and destruction, someone to be opposed, someone that the heroes have to struggle against as they chase after someone who's always two steps ahead? Better to be chased than to chase."      She's rather proud of coming up with that on the spot. Jeanne is caught off guard again, however, when Touta brings out the gift box of all things.She's at a loss for words as she finds an even and dry patch of sand to set the box down and take a look inside, looking even more confused by the moment. "Why...? These drawings are terrible." Despite what she says, she still chuckles every now and then as she sifts through it all, taking a look at each drawing carefully while setting the letter aside for later.      The cooking set gets the last look, but it's quite a long look as well while Jeanne sorts through everything inside. Once she's finished, she stands up, then turns to Touta with a baffled glare. "... What is wrong with all of you? You should hate me. Despise me! You know what I've done. You've seen it firsthand." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta listens as Jeanne describes herself as a villain and doesn't really say anything at first. He doesn't really say anything as she opens her presents from everyone. He watches as she criticizes the children terrible drawings, and yet still laugh for what appeared to be one of the most sincere laughs he's seen from this dragon witch. As she looks at the cooking set and then ultimately stands up to stare at Touta with just a confused glare asking such rude questions about all of them. But...He'll try to accomodate the best he can.      "When I was twelve I lost my memories in an ...Accident. My parents apparently died and I had no other relatives. I ended up being taken care of by a friend of our family. That friend is our boss, she wasn't the best parent but she took care of me even when I was being a real shitter. And trust me, I was a real jerk back in the day. That's about three...Well almost four years ago now. To me, she was a good person. Someone who was strict but kind...So you could only imagine when I found out that before I knew her she had killed people...A lot of people. For hundreds of years she had killed people...That's a long time to do that don't you think? But I never saw her as evil. All I knew was that she was the one who saved me. In fact, she's saved me in more ways than one and a lot of the people at UQ Holder probably feel the same about her!"      He stays quiet like he's ready to go into a whole big story but he stops himself.      "Why should they hate you? To them, you weren't a Dragon Witch. You weren't Jeanne the Avenger class Servant. You were that really silly girl in the Christmas get-up that let them go out and gave them presents."      Touta stays quiet for a moment as he looks away from the girl and back towards the ocean, "Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is uh...Even someone who thinks there the absolute worst, most vile, horrible villain in the world can still have people who think that she's a great person..."      Unlike Jeanne, he looks like he's struggling to get that message across at the end but it looks like he wraps it up somewhat nicely. "Oh right, you still didn't read the boss' letter yet have you? What's it say?" 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      It's Jeanne's turn to remain quiet as Touta explains the circumstances of him coming to Fairyland Hall. Of the boss. Of why she seemed so much older than she looked. Of why Touta seemed to be more afraid of the boss than Jeanne could figure.      Perhaps she would make for a worthy fight someday. For now, though, Jeanne's attention is elsewhere. On something more current. She furrows her brow as he provides a decent explanation for why the children didn't fear her like sensible children would.      And then she sighs again. "I... Did do that, didn't I? I'll have to compensate for that somehow, then." Shaking her head, the Avenger stares at her hand for a moment as the fire reignites for a moment, and then she peers back at that box of presents. "Still... They really should know better. You, too." Without elaborating further, she instead takes out that letter and turns it over once. "Not yet. I suppose it'd be... Rude not to look after going through all this hassle."      It's not like Jeanne has anything else to open. Time to see what's in the letter! 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      The letter reads as follows:      Jeanne,      Touta has informed me of your situation as a Servant and I've taken that into account with all things considered but I must ask, 'Are you stupid?' In what day and age is it appropriate to take children from an orphanage without informing anyone? And don't give me some excuse like that was okay back in my time. I was around during the 100 Year's War too and I know that didn't fly. For someone who supposedly could hear the voice of God you apparently couldn't hear the voice of common sense could you?      Thankfully the little brats are alright though, even if we can't get them to stop hitting each other with those toys you gave them but a little pain's a good teacher I guess. It worked for that brat giving you this after all. But in all seriousness what you did was irresponsible. What you did put those children in danger, and without even telling anyone we assumed you had just abducted them. Personally, for something like this I'd kick you out of here no questions asked. But if I do that I'll have a certain idiot complaining in my office and I'll never get any work done. So your punishment will be as follows:      You'll be covering for the rest of the staff that have taken up vacation days for the New Year. This means you'll not only be working in the kitchen but other positions as well. This includes working check-in, house-keeping, and also 'child-rearing' as I've heard you call it.      You got them into the whole smacking each other in the face routine, so I'm sure you can handle what comes afterwards.      Oh, also since you were so resilient to wear our uniform, I figured we would accomodate you with something you apparently are more willing to wear while working. So until the end of January you can accomodate all of these new positions while wearing this 'Christmas Suit' that all the kids were telling us about. And if you have any complaints you can choose to join Touta instead who I assure you will be receiving a full year's worth of punishment in one night when I see him next.      Merry Christmas, Yukihime.      Strict but ...Kind?      "So, what she write?" 

:'''{{#var:6802|Jeanne Alter (6802)}} has posed:'''      Jeanne's expression changes repeatedly as she goes down the letter. There's annoyance, acknowledgment, and a whole lot of confusion. It's an incredibly long process even considering the length of the letter, and Jeanne brings it up to her face a few times to hide how much she's scrunching to process all of it. Nobody said she was taking a test today, too!      After a good five minutes, though, she finally puts the letter down. She's smiling, but it's an incredibly forced smile like she's just about ready to kill someone (but not the same smile as the times where she had killed someone). Truly, the Dragon Witch has half a mind to just blow the whole thing off and set some fires on her way out, but it could be worse. A lot of things could be worse, really. Jeanne clears her throat, closes up the letter, then slips it into an inside pocket.      "She wished me a Merry Christmas." 
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5930/Just a Single Servant

2019-03-27T08:19:12Z

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|Poses=:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta returned once more to the Millenium Capital upon the request of Caster. While he's arrived just to hang out with those of the Millenium Capital and even helped them when the arrival of a new Servant had presented herself, this time around there wasn't much detail as to why he had been called. He didn't make a big deal out of it one way or another. He figured it woud just be a regular day at the capital for them. They talk about what was new. Tiger would probably try to probe him more about why Touta was so odd. Hime would tease Nozomi and in return Nozomi would start to turn red. Touta would just enjoy the ride while telling stories of where he had been recently, and then everyone would sit down for a feast while trying to figure out how such a little mouse could stockpile so much food...      Upon his arrival he finds the teleportation pad just the same as where he had left it. He figures that Tamamo's probably already somewhat aware that he's here. After all, the drones were still all around the place, though they definitely seemed...Less active than usual.      "Hime-chan! I'm coming in!"      There's not much other forewarning other than that before he steps on the pad waiting to be brought where the others would be. This time he even brought a bag full of food to cater to Nozomi's monsterous appetite. 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     It's been a long time coming, only recently has the Millenium Capital gone active again and with the owner of this wonderful world finally coming out of her little slump. "I doubt he'll come." she mutters to herself, draping languidly on her throne-couch in the main room. "It feels so empty here." her tail twitches idly behind her, ears pinned back, "I wonder if..." there's a pause, she shakes her head, "No, I can't burden him." she mutters.     The alarm bells chime in her room, someone entered in via teleporter pad. A small visual window pops up and she gives a brief nod... one fo the drones moves in front of Touta, "Follow." it says monotonely, turning around and floating towards the Capital itself, leading the boy towards the main room.     "Hi, Subject." she smiles, perking up just a bit, looking around the empty room, "Come, make yourself at home, Caster has been lonely as of late." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      The young vampire boy takes heed of the drone's request as he finally arrives to the throne room. From there he sees Tamamo as usual spread out upon her throne. Nothing really new in that department, though he can't help but feel like the air in the room was stagnant. As though the place was sorta...Dull. It's only reinforced more when Tamamo mentions her current state.      "Lonely? Are Nozomi and Tiger not back from their world? I brought all this food for everyone. I even made sure to bring extra edamame this time." Now that he gets a better look, it feels like the place was sorta barren. Rather...He sees alot of Tamamo's usual paraphenalia lying around the room but there's really no sign that the tiger or mouse has been there in a while. Or at least that's the impression he's getting. 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     "Umm." Tamamo sighs, shaking her head, "N... no, they haven't been back. They... won't be back." she bites her lip a bit and shakes her head, "It's okay, store the food in the kitchen and make yourself at home." Its actually a bit messy in here... there's a few things out of place, including a small tatami mat and futon. "Umm, how are you doing, Touta? Have you been well as of late?"     Subject Shift, go!     "Is there something on your mind, or anything Caster can do for you?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      DENIED!      Touta rushes over to Tamamo upon her throne. It's probably invading some personal space, though at the very least one could definitely see that Touta was concerned.      "Not coming back?! What do you mean?! Did something happen to those two? Are they hurt? Did you guys get into a fight or something?"      Clearly there is something on Touta's mind now, and it's the fact that there's something wrong with his friends! As for what she could do for him, clearly he wanted to hear what happened to the power couple that he was so use to seeing all the time.      "I don't know if there's anything I can do to help you guys, but if I can help just tell me!" 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     Tamamo blinks... backing up in her couchthrone briefly. "Sh..." even now, it was still hard to believe or even say, "She ended... our contract. I no longer have her as a Master. She was doing that to protect me... when she fuses with her TIGER... it causes issues with my Regalia." there's a sniffle. "Um... I really can't leave my world right now, not until I can find a good replacement for her. She had so much mana to support me." she gives a small smile, "I don't thnk you can help though."     There's a sigh and she looks up towards the ceiling. "Say, Touta. I sense something different about you. Did something magical happen to you?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      There's a bit of a shock on his face when he hears the news about Nozomi and Tiger. To break her contract with her...He's only learned so much about Servants but he knows that is definitely a problem. Granted he's seen certain Servants like Nobunaga who didn't appear to have such an issue without a Master around. But...That apparently wouldn't be the case with Tamamo.      "Different...Well, I don't think anything's really changed about me since the last time we talked. Oh, I did end up seeing my great-gramps, the guy who I was telling you was a Ruler Servant. But other than that...Nothing's really changed. But if we're talking about magic then-"     "Touta, think about what you're going to say next..." The sound comes from the bag left behind when Touta ran up. It's probably a voice Tamamo has heard before from a certain sword...Which was apparently stowed away.      "It's fine." With that he looks back from his bag to Tamamo. "So, Tiger said it the first time he saw me, but I was born, uh, well I guess 'made' might be a better word with two magics you wouldn't see together. Maybe you're just picking up on it this time around?"      Truthfully, he has no idea what Tamamo could be referring to other than that. He was pretty sure that there hasn't been any changes with him since the last time he saw her though. At least, not that he knew of. 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     Tamamo nods a bit, thinking a moment, leaning back and giving a light smile. She hears the voice from the bag, tilting her head, "AH, I might have been seeing that. Whatever is in your bag." she gives a light shrug only to perk a bit, "Ruler? Your great grandfather is a Ruler servant?" she taps her foot, "You should be honored, for when you pass, you may be requested as well." she gives a bright smile, "You'd be a wonderful Servant I'm sure!" is this trying to boost an ego?     "ANyways, yes. I'm Master-less, and with no ranks in Independent Action, leaving here is... a chore. I have to be very careful and not expend much energy, you know." she smiles, "But whatever you cook fills me up so much, it makes me happy." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta pulls out the bag as she mentions the food, and does pull out the sword. While it was definitely not saying anything now, it was definitely within the bag that was making such a ruckus, and unless some of that food was very fresh, it was doubtful to be anything from within it. Still,hearing that she's masterless Touta can already tell that'll definitely be a problem. It's already bad enough to be cooped up in a place by yourself. But to be cooped up after your love left you? That's just not healthy.      "If that's the case is there anyone you can think of who might be able to be your Master? Are there any rules to becoming one or something? What about just finding a way to get your strength back without a Master? There's gotta be something. You can't just stay here..."      He says all that with a bit of concern on his face trying to recall if there's anything he's heard in the Multiverse that might be able to help Tamamo in such a situation. 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     "Someone with a high Prana output, that can support a Caster-Class Servant. It doesn't need to be a lot, like a Berserker would need, but something decent." she taps her foot, "I'm not sure who along the Concord would have such." there's a look towards Touta, a curious look. "You can always cook for me, your food is delicious and I can gain prana from eating! Maybe you can make me some portable food that tastes good outside too! I can heat anything up with my fire."     The concerned look catches her eye and she hmms, "I doubt you'd want to be /my/ Master. You're so young, a huge life ahead of you!" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      '...A huge life ahead of you.' She has no idea how true that statement is. That said he knows that eating regular food can only provide her so much mana. "I mean, I'd always make food for you but I don't think that'd really give you enough Prana to work with unless it was like mountains of the stuff. There's no way I could get you that much food..."      She then talks about him being her Master, "What are you talking about? You're my friend! If there's anyway I can help you know I will! I probably wouldn't be a good one, but at the very least I could be a sub until you found someone you thought was appropriate. But considering how your last master was your husband..." It's probably a pretty intimate choice to make. Plus there was no guarantee his magic was safe for others either. Not that he wouldn't try at least if asked. "If only there was a way we could get you prana without you having to worry about a Mast-...Wait...THAT'S IT!!!"      An idea burst into his head as he recalled a certain tidbit of information he recalled hearing about Servants to and fro from the Multiverse. A way that Servants were able to get Mana without the need of Master for it. He literally runs up to Tamamo and places one hand on her shoulder while the other gives her a thumbs up.      "Hime-chan, I want to give you my heart!" 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     Tamamo nods a bit, "Well, I wouldn't mind you substituting as my Master until I can find a new Husband... but..." she thinks, "It's a really intimate choice, Touta! I can't just go around contracting to everyone, you know!" she gives a smile about this, thinking a moment, her tail twitches idly behind her as she taps a few things in mid air. "Ah, but if I just chained you up and had you cook all the time for me... but no, your Great Grandpa would not like it, especially as a Ruler..."     "Mikon?" she blinks at the exclimation curiously, only to suddenly have Touta in front of her and in her face... the thumbs up and hand upon her shoulder. Then that decleration! Tamamo blushes deeply and she shakes her head, "Touta, you're a good boy but I think you're a bit too young for that sorta thing." she smiles, "Come back in ten years for that, then we'll see." she grins. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta apparently wasn't getting the message though. At least about the part of him being chained up since he clearly should have been in a bit of a panic over that. By the time she tells him he needs another ten years to mature he's already stepped back a bit and pulling off his shirt.      "Ten years? You don't have that kind of time! We gotta take care of this while we still can!" And without further notice Touta raises his right hand in front of him and with it something seems off...Evil Miasma begins to encompass that hand consuming it in a pitch black. The hand of her faithful servant changes into something unrecognizable. It looks almost as though it was some sort of demonic gauntlet of some kind.      As to why he was choosing to manifest it now, would be answered quite swiftly. The black arm would plunge into the boy's chest as if it were paper. Blood would stain the halls of the Millenium Capital, and what was but a mute room would be filled with the agonizing screams of the boy before the fox spirit. The screaming would be silenced as blood filled his throat silencing his screams entirely. If watching the young man do this to himself was bad enough, it was possibly only worse as that hand receded from his chest and the sound of flesh ripped asunder. One last mortifying screamed filled the capital before only the sound of the beating of the heart in the young boy's demonic hand was held out towards the fox spirit as an offerring.      The boy's chest was ripped open with a gaping hole through it. His face seemed lifeless with his head placed down, unable to give eye contact. The fact that he was still standing somehow was probably a miracle in and of itself.      He had not been kidding when he said he would give Tamamo his heart... 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     Tamamo blinks at this, watching him step back and take his shirt off. "Touta! No, we're not doing th...at?" she blinks a bit, "I have time, Touta, I'm not in a rush." she smiles a bit at this and she stands up, tilting her head. "Touta, yo.. .your hand."     That miasma coalescing around that hand, the demonic 'gauntlet' surrounding it makes her frown, "Touta, stop it this instant, I demand it as your Hime!" she takes a few steps forward but once that hand thrusts itself right into his chest, she screams! "TOUTA!" too shocked to actually move forward, along with blood splattering all across the room... and her... and him. Her ears pin back and tail droops. "Touta... why..." she pouts and drops to her knees.     She lost two people now... what was she going to do... That heart is held out towards her, the fact he's still standing is a curiosity in of itself but she looks at the heart... "He.. was literal." she sniffles and looks, holding the hands that hold the heart. "Touta, I'll... I'll remember this." she whispers, clasping her hands around the heart and hands... and concentrates. A glow eminates from the hands and encompasses the Caster, a large gasp comes from her as soon, the heart dissapears... and two new tails and a change of outfit, a more formal, regal outfit, take over the Caster's body...     "I... feel a lot better but... Touta, why... why would you sacrifice yourself for me..." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''     "Whoooooooooooaaaaaaaa! Hime-chan, what the heck just happened?! You've got like more tails!" Out of nowhere the boy's bolsterous voice fills the room with a more ecstatic voice, and the standing corpse begins to move as both of the new tails that had sprouted are both grabbed by a single hand.      "Wow these are really are so soft. That's crazy. If I known that was gonna happen we shoulda done this sooner." Yes, if Tamamo had any doubts about the reality of the situation. That perhaps all of this was a dream. If there was any doubt that her ascension was some sort of fallacy, than the moment the young corpse began grabbing her tails, and the new sensations coursing through them occurred she would realize that this was no dream. This wasn't something fabricated in a world similar to Lumiere. This was reality.      "Touta, it's dangerous for a vampire to let their heart be consumed like that. Even if it didn't kill you do you know how vulnerable you could be if that happens?" The sound of the sword began to speak once more, but not towards the new form of the fox spirit, but to the corpse.      "Is it? I guess we'll need to be careful. Sorry Hime-chan, guess we won't be able to see if we can make anymore tails pop up." Before she even has a moment to question everything, the blood within the room begins to ...Well, lift up and back inside of the whole within the boy's chest, within moments that very same whole begins to close itself shut.      In but a matter of seconds the blood across the floor, the whole in the boy's chest, the demonic arm, all of it had disappeared without a trace. All that was left was an odd young man holding both of her new tails in each hand while his shirt was off...      "Also, of course I was literal. Heroic Spirits can gain mana from taking the hearts of people with magical circuits right? So I figured what if you ended up taking a heart completely filled with magic then? What else could I have meant?" 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     There's a moment silence from the Fox-Caster... ears perked as she hears the voice of her Subject in the air. Surely she was going crazy, he just sacrificed himself in front of her. Clearly, she might need to go get checked out. She's even feeling her new tails being grabbed by a hand. Yes, clearly she's not all here today. Yep, the double widower now. "Oh, Touta, if you only knew." she pouts, shaking her head, her eyes still closed. Wait... new tails?     She opens her eyes and turns around to see not only two new fluffy appendages on her backside, but the corpse of Touta... grabbing them. And the sound of that sword speaking... "T... Touta's alive?" she turns and looks towards where the sword was talking, then back at Touta, who's molesting her tails. "I... I thought I lost another person close to me. D.. don't do that ever again, your Hime commands it!" she shouts, a few tears running from her eyes.     Though as the blood starts to receed back into Touta, leaving the place clean as a whistle... "Where in the world did you hear such a thing? I .. I mean, you're right, it helps... but where in the world did you even hear that? Did you go through the Moon Cell's databases?" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta was definitely enjoying those soft tails. But upon seeing Tamamo's face he realizes that...She really thought he was dead. Wait...Had he not told her that he was immortal? He swore he did...Maybe? Not really? She did see him get shot up by Nobu a while back right? Maybe it was just cause of the whole heart thing? Who knows!      "Hehehe, sorry Hime-chan. I just thought without a Master it was the best way to keep you going. As for how I knew it would work, well...Well...Mmmmm...I remember I heard it somewhere. I think another servant mentioned it or something, but it was sorta off handed. Well, whatever it worked so it doesn't matter that much. What does matter though is..."      The young man releases the tails and instead begins to pat Tamamo right atop her head, a smile gleaming on his face. "...You don't have to worry about losing me. There's a lot of complications with this whole immortality thing, but at the very least when I say I'll be with you forever I can mean it. But just don't tell people about the heart thing. It gets complicated otherwise. But now that that's out of the way how do you feel? Think you'll be able to leave without any issues?" 

:'''{{#var:1106|Tamamo no Mae (1106)}} has posed:'''     "I should be good to go for a while." Tamamo comments, giving a slight relieved sigh. "You really shouldn't give me a scare like that... I already lost my husband, I couldn't lose my Subject either..." she sniffles a bit at this and clutches a hand to her chest. "Thank you. I'll make sure your current sacrifice doesn't go in vain." with this, she leans in and smooches Touta right on the forehead. "Perhaps we should go out to eat once your talking thing in the bag says its okay."     She thinks a moment, letting out a soft little 'mikon' at the head patting. "TOuta, I'm not a child... but.. it felt good, so I'll allow it." there's a brief pause, forever huh? "You can't die? You would make any Servant happy about that. They wouldn't have to worry about Assassin class servants trying to murder you." she seems a bit non-chalant about that.     "Yes, I think I can leave without any issues, I'll be sure to not tell anyone about your heart... but for now, I'm happy to be like this." she stretches a bit, thinking. "I should retire for the evening... I think, this once, I can let you in My Room to rest. It should let you heal up faster." 
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6342/Immigration Control

2019-03-27T08:16:46Z

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|Poses=:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:'''     The tides were high on this moonless night, bringing to the surface tiny creatures whose faint greenish-blue glow underlight the gentle waves upon the windless sea sea. A black shape moves through it, cutting a bright green vee of a wake to the sound of muffled, low-pitched puttering of some old yet well-treated engine. The tramp freighter, perhaps a fifty meters long, bear no lights and no flags. It's seen only in silhouette against the distant line of lights of a coastal road and, sometimes, as it blots out the green and red upon less skulking traffic. A dim red suddenly flickers to life, a cone directed down at the rusted, grimy steel deck of the ship, counterlighting the stacks of wooden crates lashed to eyelets. A man in old boots walks behind this night-flashlight to the lee side rail. There's a zipping sound, then the faintly audible tinkle of a stream hitting the water below. He hawks, then spits, grinning a little at the round, green-glowing ripples of disturbed plankton that he makes in the sea. Behind the man, a hatch is open - where he had climbed out of. The thin metal cover rests against a crate, allowing yellowish light to spill out and illuminate the worn "S.S. Lau Fang" shipping label pasted on the crate, and the one stacked above it. Laughing of men can be heard coming from below, along with a shouted query as to the ancestry of the man above and whether it had anything to do with his poor performance at the rails. He answers, without turning, that the questioner can make love to the barrels of their below-decks merchandise, unlike what anyone else would choose. 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' Corona adjusted her modified goggles to zoom the magnification in on the tramp ship. It looked like an unglorious wreck on the outside. But the ears of a machinist could tell even from a distance that the engine was running smooth and was cared for. It made sense, make sure they can always readily move, while leaving the exterior decrepit so pirates or other smugglers wouldn't take interest in the ship and her potential wealth of cargo. That lined up with the lack of active running lights and coming in at such a late hour on a calm night. They were putting effort into avoiding attention. After uncovering plots on her own world to bootleg off-world goods to the black market for a profit Corona was now on the hunt for places the bandits could be getting their dirty stock from. This late night rendezvous certainly fit the bill, so for various reasons it was worth the wily vixen checking out even if it wasn't directly connected to her own issues. It -could- be, or become such, and that was enough to get her paranoia itching as much as her trigger finger. One light moving about the deck. Probably a night watch while the rest of the crew prepped their cargo for unloading once they docked. Pity they're not close enough yet, even her exceptional ears can't pick up what the deckhand is saying from this distance. 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' There's a man waiting at the docks. Non-descript in a gray winter hoodie, a lean redhead who is either a teen or in his early twenties, has come to do business. August Kohler is armed, but he's not looking for a fight. When the ship docks, there's also a truck nearby, probably for his use. When the ship docks, August will approach, and make the universal declaration when he finds someone who looks important. 'I've got money and want to make some deals.' That's right. August is here for an arms deal. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' The freighter sheers away from the blinking buoys outlining the way into the harbor, instead turning towards a dark part of the shore where two red lights were shining dimly. As it came within two kilometers of shore, three more men climbed out of the hatch, brushing away cigarette ash from their clothes and lighting up their own red flashlights. Chains and cables were unstowed and looped preparatorily onto the stanchions, and one man climbed up the single-level pilot house to crank the shuttered spotlight in a series of coded flashes towards shore. Nothing. August got yet another wary look as two men on shore were physically shoved out of the card game set up between the tractor-trailor trucks parked silently and unlit ashore, at the end of the wood-and-old-tires piers. They were sworn at, threatened, and commanded to go man a spotlight at the pier. Grumbling, the two split up, one to start the diesel generator next to the light and the other to crank the shuttered spotlight into a series of flashes out into the dark sea, apparently towards nobody. The puttering grows louder on the shore, then falls silent. A dark shape drifts in on the tide, coasting along slowly. Four men, visible behind their red flashlights, can be seen on deck as they throw ropes and cables over towards waiting hands ashore. The wharf creaks as the it flexes, shedding last of the ship's momentum. Then all was still except for the sounds of practiced shoremen making fast their visitor. 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' The ship is turning course? Actually that does make sense that they wouldn't be going towards the main harbor if they weren't going to try and pose as legit traders as a cover. But then where is it going? Corona watchs the ship change its path until it is sailing straight in the new direction and starts to taper off her speed, evident in the engines idling down. She does a quick calculation in her head to determine it's new heading and figure out where on the dark shore it is going to drop anchor... Oh, there. Now she notices the tiny red lights in the darkness, when she's actually looking for some sort of clue. Looks like she needs to move a bit. Dropping from her perch Corona switchs her goggles off so she can use her own natural nocturnal vision, and dashes off amongst rooftops and alleyways to make her way towards the destination. All she needs to know is what these bootleggers are dealing in. Once she can determine if that's a danger or not she can either move in or move on with her investigations. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:'''     Once the gangplank was down, the first man to go aboard was in a tailored, English-cut suit, holding a briefcase in one hand and flanked by two significantly larger men in similar suits. They're greeted at the gangplank by one of the crew - who looks as if he'd really rather be anywhere else and in fact hadn't planned on this at all. "Where's Thiun?" "In his cabin. With merchandise." "Will he buy it?" "Buy?" "It's not his to enjoy." Maybe? It's been hours." "Start unloading. He better be done before you're unloaded." A deckboard crane rolls into motion, pulling up massive cargo nets full of crates as their lashings are undone. Everything had already been pre-packaged for unloading from the ship as quickly as possible. The longshoremen are practiced and efficient, but also reek slight of terror as they look towards the trucks and especially the black cars parked around the trucks - in which several men are sitting and watching them. 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' Big ominous black trucks. That's pretty imposing to potential business partners. Definately a message of 'don't mess with us and you'll get what you want'. If you don't, you end up at the bottom of ... no, wait, that guy isn't in the right style of suit for cement overshoes. Probably more of a bodybag to sleep with the fishes sort. However the trucks are to Corona's advantage. With her lithe build she can get down on the ground and slink up underneath one from behind to stay out of sight. She should be safe to watch from here, as long as she remembers to slip out before the truck drives away again. But she still wants to see what these men are dealing in, not trusting the generically modern surroundings as a guage. 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' August steps up towards the gangplank, looking like a ruffian compared to the well-dressed man. As he approaches, he speaks up to the 'guards'. "One-Eye Jin told me this is the place to get permanent solutions." By that he means guns. The name he gave, according to his contact, is someone important. Hopefully, it's enough to get him moved inside. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' The three men in suits who had boarded the ship remain there, apparently supervising the unloading (not that it appeared anyone in this entire place needed supervision - they were skilled and motivated). None of the crew take any time at all to mind August, but one of the suited 'guards' turns his head in askance towards the smallest of three. He receives a nod - somehow full of 'yes, yes, just get on with it' impatience - and hauls one of the yet-to-be-offloaded crates aside. "Crowbar." The command/request/sentence was directed at no-one, yet a short time later a three-foot crowbar was skidding across the deck towards August's 'salesman'. The top of the crate takes just one solid pull to loosen, revealing the long nails on the lid and... the cabbages inside the box. The crowbar pulshes in again, cracking open a hidden panel under the cabbages and revealing a smaller crate buried under the purple leaves. Around the same time, Corona's hiding-truck receives its first load, a crate carried up on a dolly whose wheels leave deep ruts in the sandy earth. Three very distinct smells follow its arrival: the mustardy scent of fresh-if-slightly-ripened cabbages, the distinct odor of metal-preservative wax, and that sharp tang of ozone, like the aftermath of an intense lightning storm. The truck's springs creak slighlty as the crate's loaded, then the longshoreman - one of perhaps ten - goes back immediately for another trip. The box is fully open now, revealing the hidden compartment with two bulky, rifle-looking weapons. Except these were certainly not 'guns'... the barrels were almost wide enough to shove a hand into and calligraphic runes in ruby-red pigment crawl in circles around the muzzle. Between the two were forty, maybe fifty round cylinders the size of cigar cases. The cylinders had black ink stamped on the side: "CARTRIDGE, FCA 99, MK 4". Everything reeked of ozone. 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' Ugh, that smell. Corona's muzzle scrunches up in disgust. Though at least it's produce slowly rotting, and they're not using manure as a cover-up. That... was not a pleasant experience, for her or the bounty she was hunting. And at least these guys took care to protect what they were hiding underneath, if the waxy smell means anything. But why ozone? Or more accurately, why ozone idly? Usually you only smell that after use of something that produces intense heat, or electrical current... or both. What kind of weapons are these men dealing in, that's not the gunpower and oil she had been anticipating. The smells and the jostling of the truck as it's loaded almost distracts her from the other conversation going on. The voices make her ears perk up... and realize that she probably shouldn't actually disrupt the business, as the radio bit buzzes in her ear confirms it. She mutters softly under her breath. Though that would explain the ozone smell. Well, this is kind of awkward. 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' From the way August moves as he looks over the merchandise, he seems to be lightly injured. He avoids pushing too much weight on one of his sides, bruised from last night's fight. There's a bag slinged over his shoulder, which he moves to check is still there, before proceeding. He doesn't know magic, but from his glances, these seem to be pretty good. The redhead moves to confirm prices, his bag full of the money he'll pay with. The Watch isn't rich, by any means, but this is a decent portion of their weapons budget (August does not remotely have the money to be buying military surplus). Depending on how much these run for, August should be able to easily afford a crate, maybe two, maybe three if the prices are generous, and will move to start discussions of transactions if so. He's not super talkative, really. These are professional criminals...and August considers himself one too. He needs to learn from them how to behave, he thinks. Though now he has a suspicion he's not alone. Maybe another Elite, perhaps a foxy one, is nearby? 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      A black truck drives up to the wharf. It's completely black with tint so dark you couldn't see inside even if you were to come right up next to the vehicle. It's one of those vehicles you can tell must have a VIP or some sort of -big- shot inside. A person dressed down in black comes from the passenger door side in a full black dress-suit, he opens the rear passenger seat, as a step plate comes from under the truck to accomodate the person coming out.      The person is short. Really short actually, no taller than a kid at best. He's got black spiked-hair, a black gakuran jacket with a small red rose embroidered on it. A pair of black pants, and a red t-shirt to finish off his wardrobe.      To August though, he should just recognize this person as someone he's familiar with...Touta Konoe. Or at least, it looks like Touta. The only difference is that instead of that casual smiling he's always wearing he looks absolutely pissed...      He walks out of the vehicle with three other gentlemen similar to the one that opened the door following behind him. Each one taking a spot by the boy's side or behind him as if they were body-guarding him. But it seems strange that the people who are suppose to be looking out for him seem rather...Flustered.      The young man looks back to the gentleman who opened the door for him and asks his question as bluntly as possible.      "This is where he is?"      Whatever's going on, Touta's apparently not playing around. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' By the time that August has had the sample crate stuff all opened up and a reasonably-overhigh price quoted and then haggled down, August was standing at the only crate left on the boat. There's easily ten tons of (mostly) cabbages ashore now, with a steady loop of longshoremen getting those off of the ground and onto the waiting trucks. Yet the ship wasn't done unloading yet. There was some shouting belowdecks, followed a few solid impacts. Two crew resurface from the hatch, pulling at one end of a long rope and swearing at the other end of it. People start climbing unsteadily out of the ship - ten... twenty... thirty people between the ages of perhaps twelve and twenty, most of them girls. The terrified gang is marched past August and towards the trucks (and Corona) ... but are stopped short by the boss-man-in-suit, standing there on the wharf and eyeing Touta with equal parts annoyance and fear. "You are a very troublesome person - I hope that you have as much money as to pay for the courtesies of having access before the auction." He gestures at the roped-together line of people, "The boss said you had a particular one in mind? They are all here." The flow of crates towards the trucks had slowed to a crawl now, as nearly everyone's eyes are on Touta, staring at him. The gang-boss tchs and shouts, "What are you looking at?! What do I pay you for!?" The flow resumes, more hurried. "Apologies. They are not... this is most unusual." 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' Okay, let's see here. August is here buying weapons for the Watch's use. Within the usual questionable morales the Watch operates, and she rationalizes that it at least puts the weapons to the use they were intended for and keeps them off the streets where they could cause bigger problems. These magic weapons aren't the kind of off-world equipment she's seen before so they're not in on that black market, at least not yet. That they are 'magic' is probably out of the league of the bandits she's been hounding. She starts to back-crawl out from the truck, but stops when something else is loaded off the ship. Correct that, someONE else. Quite a few of them. Bound and led around like slaves, and the mention of an auction makes her ears slick back as she refrains herself from growling in disgust. She creeps as close as she can to the edge of the truck without actually poking out. Slowly as to make minimal noise she reachs down to grab one of her sidearms and slip it out of the holster. She had been no older than some of those girls when she had been a street orphan, barely keeping out of the grasp of men like these, dragged off and sold like a piece of livestock for some rich lout's pleasure. Corona was lucky she had an honest man take her in, most of those girls wouldn't be.... Carefully she leaned to one side so she could cradle the gun in both hands and aim... Though she wasn't sure if she should shoot the guards, or shoot the ropes to give the girls a chance to run. In the end she opts to aim but wait a moment, and see what August does. And the new arrival for that matter. She's only got maybe two shots before it gives her away, so she's going to wait for the best oppritunity to make it count. 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' August has a crate. It's a nice crate. He moves to lift it, though it's heavy, so he's about to summon his Persona to do the heavy lifting. But then, something interesting happens, and August pauses, turning towards the gang marched past him. Human trafficking. That's not acceptable. August summons his Persona with an incantation, the Tin Soldier...moving to pick up the crate he'd just purchased and start walking it quietly down the gangplank, towards his nearby truck. He's going to calmly place the weapons in the back of the pickup. He paid for them, after all. August isn't going to let them get damaged when he then turns with the Tin Soldier, hands free, starts to move back towards the dock, and the Tin Soldier raises its gun leg at one of the guards near the girls, moving to blast him in the chest with a small fireball, hopefully setting his clothes lightly aflame and stopping him from being a hassle if he survives. Over his radio, he shouts. <"Arclite, if you can interfere, now's the time!"> And then, August leaps on the Tin Soldier's shoulders, and the two move forward. The redhead speaks firmly to the traffickers. "My name is August Kohler, Cloak of the Watch. I did business with you because I thought you were just weapon smugglers, maybe narcotics. But you're going to let these girls go right now, or I'll shoot again." It's going to lead to a fight. But August can't let these girls be treated like this. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta doesn't seem to care if the guy is annoyed or afraid of him. There's a reason that this young man came here today and apparently he meant business. He ignores the man's statement at first not thinking much of it. Though the rope line of people being dragged from out of the ship, Touta's eyes seem locked on it.      Like he actually was looking over the 'goods' that were being brought out. But his demeanor doesn't change from the discontent animosity he had as he walked out of that truck, in fact the moment it looks like he's finished looking he grabs the guy by the collar and pulls him forward.      "You've got a lot of balls to tell me I better have money for what you stole from..."      It's at this point that the Tin Soldier starts its assault on the guards, and it seems like things are really beginning to escalate.      "And I'm Touta Konoe, UQ Holder #7. Now, you're going to tell me where this girl is...Or you're going to wish that the guy over there had gotten to you first..."      Touta's grip tightened as his face scowled. His fangs, no not his teeth, his fangs bare sharply at the man. Touta's already got a picture pulled out, the image of what appears to be a girl no older than 10. In fact, it looks like its the picture from a school photo or something. Long blonde-hair, blue-eyes, a porcelain like face. It's not someone you couldn miss, and it was apparent that she wasn't on the line with the rest of them.      On the other hand...Touta's face was easy to miss. Or rather, in the small puddles near the dock the man Touta grabs onto can see his own reflection...But not the reflection of the boy grabbing him. Just a picture floating in the air. Whatever was grabbing this man...Was not just some punk kid.      "Where is -she-?!" 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' --And Tin Soldier setting a guard on fire is about all the diversion she needs. Corona double-taps to fire off two shots quickly, both aimed at ropes leashing the girls to their guards. That'll give them a chance to at least get out of the way of the fight that's going to start, and not be easily used as human shields. And because that's the sort of damatically timed trick shooting a gunslinger does. The gunfire is likely going to give away her position but for the moment she stays put but ready to move. Even known she's got better cover under here than she does if she suddenly jumped out from under the truck. Okay, the other guy has some freaky powers too apparently, but that's not a concern right this immeadiate moment. As long as he's not going to get in their way. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' "The foreigner is crazy!" The shore boss shouts, grabbing under his jacket for a pistol. His two companions... had different priorities. One also grabs for a pistol, while the other ducks for the giant pile of crates, tightly clutching the bag of Watch money. Deals go sour all the time. What's inexcusable, apparently, is Not Getting The Money. One flaming runs off of the pier and into the dark sea, screeching in a panic. He had released his end of the rope, which now lays smoldering on the ground in front of a bunch of confused, screaming, and tangled-together mostly-girls. The other driver looks down at the axe handle that he'd been using to 'encourage' quickness, promptly drops it, and runs back up the gangplank onto the ship. The spirit of August's demand might be complied with right now, but somehow the situation doesn't actually seem to be improved. The situation worsens drastically a moment later, when four car doors opened one after another - those men who had been silently watching from their own vehicle. They step out and there are suddenly four pistol muzzles pointed at Touta, "Let go, you brat, you want to die?!" "Hey, hey, Touta," The shore-boss in Touta's hand gulps, clutching Touta's wrist, "I don't know! I don't know what you're talking about! It's all here! Everyone's OH COME ON-" Corona's shots do something very Alexandrian to the central ropes holding everyone together, and suddenly there is a lot of people running everywhere. The longshoremen had all run back towards their trucks - apparently not noticing Corona underneath one of them, and from the sounds of it were trying to get them closed, started, and away. The ship crew are shouting about the shore-boss (whose name, apparently, was Roh) being an asshole and that they were going to make sure HIS boss hears about it. Five bewildered muscle have their guns pointed at Touta, but really didn't want to shoot since they were using their own boss as a backstop. They are also shouting for Touta to tell "his friend with the fire thing" to stand down. NOBODY's noticed Corona. "Let's just... everybody... calm down. Right? Nobody has to shoot anybody." "He set Little Fat on fire!" "Nobody has to shoot anybody /anymore/." Roh hisses at his guards, who at least stop pointing their guns at Touta's face. More... around his feet. Less dangerous. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta isn't someone who can just ignore the people who had been captured, and under any other circumstance he'd be personally making sure that they were brought somewhere safe. Especially when you have so many minors in the group. But there's something that's taking more importance right now than that. Something so important that even as multiple guns are pointed at him, or at his feet he just stares at Roh dead in the eyes. He needs this man to know he's not screwing around. That whoever it is that Touta's looking for, he intends to do whatever is absolutely necessary to get them back.      Alot of attention is being brought to Touta's feet with those firearms...Probably more attention is brought to it when the concrete below him looks like its slowly cracking.      "WHERE?!"      There's no smart ass remarks. There's no assurances that everything's safe. There's no more talk to the others to keep an eye out for the girls. He just wants answers and he wants them now...Hopefully before that black miasma that's starting to accumulate at his elbows reach his finger tips...Is that shit contagious? 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' No one noticed her shooting? Or are too busy panicing and wanting to get away to notice. Either works for Corona. For a moment she considers sabotaging the truck, but seeing the girls are scattering in their panic makes her decide there's more important things to do. Quickly Corona tucks her ears up under her hat and pulls up the collar of her duster to partially cover her face. With her tail hidden under the coat she doesn't immeadiately stand out as non-human. Then waits for the doors to slam shut so the thugs are in the truck, and pushes herself to slide out from underneath the vehicle. As soon as she's clear she kippups onto her feet and goes to grab the closest paniced girl. Holds a finger up to keep her from shrieking more than she probably already is, then points her in one direction away from the secret harbor. Go hide so everyone can be gotten together. Then goes to repeat the process. Trying to get as many of the girls together and out of immeadiate harm before she is finally noticed. Not the king of wrangling a cowgirl normally does, but we'll do what we can. 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' August's demand is complied with in a way, but guns are being pointed at Touta, who August is sure is fine, because he's seen the kid eat a massive laser beam, get melted down a little, and be fine. When Touta asks August to help, August laughs, coldly. He's serious right now, even if he agrees with Touta. He's actually frustrated. These people don't seem to know who he is, besides 'in the Watch'. And part of him...wants to be recognized. He wants them to not underestimate him, as he waltz towards the running girls with his fire-spraying robot, and shouts to them. "Hey! If you want to get out of here, come to me! I'm your best bet at keeping you safe!" August did just help save them, so hopefully at least some of them will come to him. He has a vehicle, and if Corona has a vehicle, she can probably help move them out, too, once Touta's part ends. And out of the corner of his eye, August can see Touta's strength. This kid...he's not factional, as far as August is aware. It might be a good idea to be cooperative, to have him as a potential ally. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' "I don't- k-k-know!" Just about wetting himself, Roh, "I swear to you this is everyone!" "Boss... uhh... Thiun." "Okay maybe Thiun can explain. Look, he'll agree with me." "No, I mean... Thiun was busy." Roh looks even more pale, and seems like he wants to cringe upwards into his collar, "There... ah... Mr. Touta... there may be another one... two?" He glances towards the muscle who had interjected, who in turn shrugs. "Maybe a few more on the... ship. If you let ... if you would kindly let go, we can all go and look. Together?" After the sixth one, Corona's Rescue Program For Mistraveled People snowballed into a mass escape, as a handful started spreading the message instead of simply running away. At least two dozen are together now, hiding behind a bunch of rushes by the side of the dirt road. The others were... missing. Ran off somewhere, and nowhere to be seen, at least, not unless Corona wants to go search wider. As far as August's concerned, or as the locals are considering him, 'That scary kid's accomplice', he's too slow. And shouty. And everyone's looking at him. And might have said something that was said to the 'merchandise' shortly before they were abducted, in bad faith. That apparently makes him unpopular amongst the new escapees, and so he stands alone. 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' August is visibly hurt by being rejected completely and utterly. As the girls move towards the bushes, August slowly walks in that direction, his robot disappearing and his hands moving up and flat in a show of good faith to the girls. He can't be older than twenty (which he is, in fact, twenty years old), as he pulls his hood down. "Okay, look, you're scared, I understand that, I'm shouting, but you can't stay here, and I have a truck. My name is August Kohler - I'm one of the leaders of the Watch, a freedom fighter organization that tries to help people like you, tries to do what's right." He seems genuine, as he tries to talk to these scared girls, focusing on the older ones, who are more likely to be 'leaders' among the women. "The woman there is with me. You don't have to trust me, but if you go running out in the streets, they'll just sweep past you with their big trucks and pick you up again." If any of them have heard of the Watch (it's Multiversal news-worthy, as one of the big three factions), and has delved into Multiversal politics at all, which August finds unlikely but could consider, August Kohler is indeed the name of a firebrand Watch leader. In his heart, he hopes someone, anyone, can recognize him. Is that selfish, he wonders? Part of him thinks, selfishly, that he deserves some recognition. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Roh is finally released as he hears the two conversing. One of the two must have said something worthwhile maybe? It's hard to tell when Touta's face is still visibly scowling.      "If she's hurt...If you're lying to me so you can run...You better hope I don't catch up."      At that moment Touta runs towards the boat. Actually, it's alot more than just running. The moment he runs his body becomes a blur to the eye. A crater is left where he was standing as he uses Shundo, his flash movement to launch himself into the boat.      Once upon he shouts at the top of his lungs for the person he's looking for. He's running all over busting doors down left and right, not even bothering to check if they're locked or not. He's looking for someone. The person who had on a mission a while back. The person who had taken him in. The person who taught him to fight. The person he cared deeply for. The person he's been trying to get into contact with, but hasn't been able to get a hold of. The person who's image was on that picture. The person who was supposedly part of this shipment.      "YUKIHIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!" 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' Wrangling a bunch of scared little girls is apparently easier than herding cats. Or at least it is once the girls start cooperating and pulling each other into the fold instead of running off in fright. There's a few that will need to be tracked down later, but that's for then. Corona hunches down with the girls, gun still in one hand in case she's got to fend off any thugs that recover their wits and try to take the girls back. With the other hand she dials up a private channel on her comm unit. "Windrose, bring the truck down to the shore." Pauses at the response. "Ah know it don't exactly blend in, not important rawht now. Got a bunch scared gals here that gotta get out, pronto... No, not part of the plan. Ah didn't know they were dealin' in trafficin' guns -and- girls... Just get the truck down here." Then she finally pauses to look at Touta. More accurately, at the impact left in the ground as he becomes impossible to follow. "Ah reckon someone's a might bit pissed off." 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' August gets a few hesitant looks in his direction - faces peeking out from behind vegetation where people have all run off to. A particularly large group of them seem to be just up and off of the road. Nobody from that group wants to move towards him, but ... success! Two runaways come out of the trees and, carefully keeping August between them and the gang of goons, approach him for protection. Frightened, sure. Uncertain, sure. But one of them seems to have armed herself with a pistol and the other one was holding the bundled-up blazer jacket from one of the ... goons. There are FIVE goons around Roh. There were two with him earlier and four from the car. One's gone missing, during the chaos? The deck crew scatter several heartbeats after Touta arrives, apparently stunned by the rather extraordinary "oh look at me I can run so fast I don't need to use the gangplank or be considerate of the cameraman trying to follow me with a pan" schtick. One of them shouts that this is none of his business and that Thiun pays poorly and is down the hatch and towards the front. Beyond that, though, the crew seem to want nothing more than to merge into the deck plating and not to be noticed at all by the raging pipsqueak. The captain's quarters wasn't hard to find - it's the only one whose door was closed, of all the doors in the short, cramped corridor belowdecks that led away from the cargo hold. The smelly, filthy cargo hold that had no-one in it but had all the signs of having had been lived in by a lot of people for a few weeks, without sanitation. There's a stereo on inside the room, past the closed doors, loudly screeching out some kind of rock opera ballad thing. Touta hears no other sounds coming from within, though. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      That decck hand is alot smarter than he gives himself credit for. Giving Touta the info he wants immediately let's him avoid being decked in the face to try and prod information from him. He had been bolting through the shit so quickly but upon reaching below deck he takes it slower. He can't help but feel contempt for the poor living conditions these people had gone through. He can only imagine what sort of ordeal they had undergone. Maybe he'll end up smacking Roh up after all.      As he hears the music he has no idea why its blasting so loudly, but if this captain or boss or whoever he was, was in there, with Yukihime, he was in for a crude awakening.      His arrival would likely be very difficult to hear...Actually no it wouldn't, he slams the door open using all his strength. This was the last place he had yet to search, Yukihime had to be here. She had to be! If not...Well...      "Yukihime?!" 

:'''{{#var:711|Corona Arclite (711)}} has posed:''' It takes a few minutes for the half-track truck to drive up on the road. As it arrives it's not hard to see why there was some concern about it sticking out. Not the shape of the truck in itself, but the fact that it has a lot of additional pipework greeble on the exterior, that leads into the vertical exhaust smokestacks, and the front sports an approximation of a cowcatcher instead of grille and fenders. Though being as late as it is darkness does work to their advantange. As soon as it pulls up and brakes hiss at the stop, Corona is ushering young ladies up and helping them climb into the back. Then walks around to the cab, opening the driver side door and nudging her 'girl in the chair' to move over. Once the skunkette scoots over Corona climbs in, slams the door shut, and revs the truck back up. Windrose gives her a worried look, then glances back into the bed. "So.. uh... where are we taking them?" "Away from here." Corona puts the truck into gear and pulls away from the edge of the road. "Someplace safer, we'll work out specifics once we're 'way from this dump." "Kind of ironic, isn't it?" Windrose murmurs as she sits back and buckles up. "You rescuing a bunch of probably orphans and abandoned people." "Ah'm tryin' to not think too hard 'bout it, thanks." 

:'''{{#var:894|August Kohler (894)}} has posed:''' As Corona brings her vehicle to take probably the bulk of the girls away, August grabs his own truck. Since only a few seem to be coming with him, they might not need to sit in the bed, and he offers them the seats while he drives. He's going to coordinate with Corona to get them somewhere safe before they try and find these girls' families. A few of them seem to trust August, at least. That helps his self-esteem that his speech worked at all. But August needs to do better. And he will do better. He'll read. He'll learn. He'll become a better leader, a better speaker. Better at fighting for these people. And little does he know it, but that'll probably be relevant for him very soon. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' Touta liberates the door from the hinges, sends it shivering across the room, watches it bounce crunchily off of the face of a wiry, naked man, and sees it settle, Touta's-hand-shaped-dent-side-up, against the cushy-looking, if still rather small, bed leaning up against the far wall. Fortunately, he needed not worry about having killed Thiun - he was already dead. At least, nobody alive should have that bloodless pallor, that slack posture, or complete non-reaction to getting door'd in the face. Thiun did not enjoy his last moments, for his now slightly crushed expression was frozen into one of anger and horror. There's no one else in the room. There's just the corpse, a TV, several boxes of military rations, some magazines scattered across the floor, the loud stereo, and the bed. And the open porthole that the bed is leaning up underneath. And the half-a-handcuff attached to the top-rail of the bed, up against the porthole. And the chain leading off out the porthole, presumably to the other half of the handcuff. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:''' Touta enters the room thinking he might have ended up killing the guy when the door slams to the otherside of the room. Touta may be plenty of things but even in the most dire of situations he wouldn't want to be a killer. Though whoever had done this had apparently no problem with it.      "Yukihime...You didn't have to go that far did you?"      He knew how powerful she was, and how she was willing to go beyond just apprehension, but was it really necesarry? He understood these guys were slime but wasn't there a better way?      He wouldn't get to ask thouh. Because upon further investigation, it looked like the room was empty. No Yukihime to be found. Only the signs of someone escaping from cuffs into a porthole and into the night.      Touta attempts to get through the porthole to see where it leads? Does it lead? Maybe if he was quick enough he could still catch up. Maybe he could still get to her.      "Yukhime!"      If he doesn't see her he can only imagine one of Roh or his men will have hopefully spotted her and tell him which way she might have went. What the Hell was she thinking?! 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' One inch past the bottom lip of the porthole is a small hand. Below that, the handcuff around the wrist that the hand's attached to. Below /that/, a blonde girl that's attached to the wrist, dangling against the ship's hull with her goes in the sea but otherwise quite stuck. Touta sticks his head out the porthole in time to hear a bit of extremely unladylike swearing, in really rather old Gaelic, and then two pairs of what-should-be-familiar eyes meet. A beat passes. The lower pair tears away violently, leaving Touta only with a big mass of frazzled, ill-kempt blonde hair to stare down upon. WIth his head outside, Touta can hear the sounds of trucks being loaded again and crowbars being used against wood - it seems that Roh wasn't about to let all this unpleasantness make him abandon the merchandise - well, this half of the merchandise, anyway - on the wharf. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Wow, that is quite a bit of fancy swearing he's not familiar with...Or he wouldn't be if not for the Multiverse translating enough of it for him to be kinda surprised. But with all that said the only thing he does in response to her looking away from him is one statement, "I was so worried about you!"      Since the time he's arrived even though she can't see it now he's smiling. He's honstly relieved that Yukihime was alright.      "You had me so freaked out! How did these guys even ca-"      It's at this point he can hear the sounds of trucks in the distance and the sight of Roh getting away.      Well, he did tell the guy not to let him catch him... But yeah, they couldn't really ignore this.      "That guy...Here, we'll talk more all this later but first how about we give that guy a proper 'thanks' for helping me find ya?"      Without another word Touta grabs that small hand as he tries jumping through the porthole in a rather large leap in an attempt to get back to dry land towards the vehicles. It's a powerful jump to say the least. While he can't really fly he definitely has a lot of air time, and Yukihime gets to tag along! At least until she probably flies off now, and shoots ice magic at the truck to stop them. She's probably more ready to kick these guys' asses than he was. 

:'''{{#var:6888|Evangeline McDowell (6888)}} has posed:''' "Huh-?" is approximately all that Evangeline manages before there's a blur, a wet and sticky crack-popping sort of noise, and then she was sailing through the air with Touta! Well, her hand was. Such a small, delicate, yet surely strong and powerful hand. Those fingers twitching and gripping the side of his, as if in welcome - or in spasms because Touta's pull had used the steel cuffs to rip Evangeline's hand off at the wrist. There's a moment of free-fall, then Eva fell with a soft plop into the ocean, still in shock over What The Hell Just Happened Touta You Idiot. The two trucks weren't hard to track - their headlights were on as they rolled up the dirt road back towards the coastal highway. Touta, with Evangeline in hand, can see them right up there, laboring up the slope. It'll be easy to shortcut and catch those no-good smugglers! 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta had figured that when he would tug Yukihime along she'd do so easily. He had no idea why she hadn't broken from those cuffs, but he thought she had just been pretending she couldn't break out of them. She was just as strong as him. Maybe stronger? So when he hears her plopping into the water and her hand still lingering though he's just about ready to dive in. But he sees Roh is about to get away. He doesn't know what's going on with her right now but at least knowing that Yukhime's safe and out of the hands of traffickers he can chase Roh without too much worry. He'll have to deal with a earful later but...      "Yukihime! Hang on! I'll be right back! I promise!"      He shouts to the water before getting back to land to chase after Roh.      ...A considerable time later and after a bit of roadrage the situation with Roh and his extra merchandise is settled. There's a bit of relief as he jokingly even high fives the hand he brought along with him. He had originally forgotten to throw it back to Yukihime but he figures that at the very least it'll help him find her again when he tries to meet back up with her. And speaking of Yukhime...There's a phonecall, from Yukihime! He pulls up his phone and answers more calm than ever. "Hey, I just finished up with those guys. Sorry about your hand though. I'm bringing it back when I get back towards the docks."      "Touta, what are you talking about? I just finished my business and was telling you I'm heading back to the base now. And what the hell do you mean you have my arm...Touta what's going o-"      The boy stops in confusion at that remark. But...He just saw her. But Yukihime just said she hadn't been here. So if that was the case...Who's hand was he holding? He hangs up the phone immediately and bolts      It'll take him some time but he runs back to the docks in hopes of finding the not Yukihime while holding onto her hand for dear life! 
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Touta Konoe

2019-03-27T04:35:24Z

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{{CharacterRedux
|NameOnMUSH=Touta Konoe
|Color=#0099FF
|Char_id=1143
|Img=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/uq-holder/images/3/37/Touta_Konoe.png/revision/latest?cb=20140105164801
|FullName=Touta Konoe
|Gender=Male
|Species=Vampire
|Theme=UQ Holder-1
|Chartype=FC
|Active=Active
|Function=Eternal Dreamer
|Faction=Unaffiliated
|Rank=N/A
|Ranktype=Unaffiliated
|Groups=Gatecrashers Union
|Quote=I don't care about getting stronger. I've got a dream that's a little bigger than that.
|PAge=14
|AAge=6
|Aging=No
|Height=Short
|Weight=N/A
|Hair=Black
|Eyes=Dark-Brown
|Voice=N/A
|Song=N/A
|Profile=A member of UQ Holder (a mutual aid organization for people beyond the
human world comprised of non-humans and immortal-beings), Touta Konoe is
tasked with responsibilities that most normal fourteen year olds would not
be able to handle. But with an optimistic attitude and an immortal vampire
body he's not too worried. Having only two years worth of memories, Touta
makes an effort to learn everything he can whether it be singing, writing,
mechanics, or cooking. While he tends to be a bit of a quick study, the
one thing he picks up better than anything else is how to fight. In terms
of combat Touta has plenty going for him beyond his immortality. An innate
battle instinct, the ability to use Ki to strengthen his body, a magical
sword, and the mysterious magical entities of the Black of Venus and the
White of Mars that inhabit his body. Yet when he compares himself to his
like he has a large pair of shoes to fill.
|Defining=Magia Erebea:
Magia Erebea is one of two magical powers dwelling in Toutas body. This dark magic is the primary source of his immortality.
Immortality: Touta can survive fatal wounds due to his primary source of immortality. But if Toutas head is detached from his body for a prolonged period of time or a fatal wound occurs while Magia Erebea is negated, Touta will perish.
Healing - Self: Regeneration allows him to heal in seconds. Unless completely destroyed, he wont regenerate a new limb because it is still intact and magically linked to his body. These limbs work while detached and can be reattached from a distance.
Super-Humanity: Harnessing the magic of Magia Erebea, Toutas arms change into black gauntlets that allow him to fight at his peak, magnifying all his super-human capabilities beyond the extent that using Ki alone is able to provide him.

Circuli Absorptionis:
*Power Copy - 2: Using Magia Erebea, Touta is able to take a magic/skill he has absorbed and merge the characteristics of it with his soul. Ex. By absorbing lightning, he could gain lightning fast flight and thought by becoming charged particles.
|Significant=Ki User:
Through constant martial arts training and continuously bringing the body to its limits Touta is able to use Ki to perform superhuman feats.
Weapon Mastery: Hand to Hand (Super Humanity): Touta has a natural sense for martial arts that has surprised those who have fought for years. He was originally taught how to fight in order to train using his Ki which would later improve his physical capabilities to unnatural feats.
Superior Strength: Toutas capable of casually swinging his sword at a weight comparable to a heavy utility truck. Yet, he is still able to maintain control of the blade when its even heavier than that without his arm ripping off from the weight.
Extraordinary Senses: Toutas battle instinct lets him to react to attacks with killing intent, Allowing him to react to ambushes by trading blows or using a Ki shield to defend. It proves ineffective if an attack is non-lethal, or the intent isnt towards him.

Shundo:
An instant movement technique performed by placing Ki into his feet and using the least amount of footsteps necessary to travel from point A to point B.
Flash Movement: While not moving at speed of sound, Shundo allows for one to move beyond the extent normal eyes can keep up.
Mobility: Through practice Touta has been able to use Shundo to run on water, wall run, and even perform Shundo in mid-air granting double jumps.

Gravity Blade:
A sword that was sealed within the depths of the earth below the UQ Holder base until Touta claimed it for his own. The blade is able of altering its weight from being that of a normal katana, to that of 500,000 times its original weight.
*Incapacitation: Due to its ability to alter the weight of his blade, Toutas able to pin down enemies under the weight of the blade to force them into submission.
Weapon Mastery - Gravity Blade: Besides being proficient enough with Kurobo to block gunfire, Touta has developed a fighting style that alters the speed and power of his swings by adjusting the weight of the gravity blade.

Revolution:
Using a hula-hoop Touta can control the flow of his own blood and Ki, allowing him to separate the two magical powers in his body.
*Anti-Magic: Through direct contact or a non-damaging beam from his fist, Touta can negate magic using the second magic power in his body, 'Magic Cancel'. The best way to stop this is trying to stop the Hula-Hoop needed to keep Revolution going.
Damage Reduction: Touta can absorb magic and skills by using Revolution. It also allows for better control of his Ki, allowing him to form Ki Shields that can block bladed attacks at pin-point locations of his body.
Attack Redirection: Instead of assimilating skills/ magic that Touta absorbs, he can choose to redirect the attack instead. Though if the hoop stops while he has something stored it will either leak out of his body or explode.
|Minor=Sable Sidestick:NPC:
Toutas sword, Kurobo is not only magical in that it is able to alter its weight, but is also capable of speaking. While not capable of independent combat the blade is capable of returning to Touta should he need his trusty Sable Sidestick.

Like a Hurricane:
Remote Manipulation:
Touta is capable of rotating objects/people in close proximity to him into the air around him. There is no combat application that he has specifically applied to it, and hence is more of a novelty trick/ training routine at this point.

Black of Venus:
Magia Erebea while granting Touta Immortality seems redundant considering hes a vampire, it has granted him assets that strangely benefit his vampire physiology.
*Anti-Intangible/Spirit: A passive effect of Magia Erebeas power is to imbue Toutas strikes whether with his fists or weapon to strike most spiritual entities that would attempt to become intangible.
Low Intake: Toutas body is completely fueled by the two magical powers inside him. While he is able to eat and breathe, he does not need to. It has also relinquished any vampiric desire for him to drink blood. He is not aware of this however.

Vampire Physiology:
By drinking the blood of a vampire, Toutas acquired several benefits of immortality.
Agelessness: Due to Toutas vampire physiology, hes no longer capable of aging so he will retain the appearance of a junior high student eternally.
Environmental Protection: Due to Toutas lack of necessity for oxygen he has no issues sustaining himself in the vacuum of space or the depths of the ocean.
Remote Manipulation: Because of how Toutas immortality works, even if a limb is cut off it is still able to function. Even while detached it can still feel pain, move on its own, or be called back to reattach from a distance.

Intuitive Genius:
Due to Toutas memory loss, Touta takes it upon himself to learn many different sorts of tasks which he can usually pick up by watching once.

Skills - Domestic Skills: Touta is capable of performing domestic tasks such as cooking, paperwork, finances, etc. on a professional after having the task explained to him once.

Skills - Hobbyist: By watching others Toutas able to pick up on hobbies such as singing, musical instruments, creative writing, painting, and gaming then perform them at a proficient level by watching someone of a professional level.

Skills - Handyman: Through observing those around him, Touta has been able to adopt proficient skills in regards to tasks such as vehicle repair, home repair, and other such chores of a handymen simply by watching them in action.
|Disadvantages=No One Deserves To Die <Trouble>:
One would think that obtaining immortality would diminish one's own value of life, but in Touta's case it was the opposite. Once Touta had become a vampire one of the first things to come to his mind was how his abilities could help people. While that can mean just playing with the orphaned children at the UQ Holder base, usually it means fighting to protect those who can't protect themselves. Touta goes out of his way to make sure that casualties are at zero. While that's good in regards to protecting innocent civilians, this ends up extending to people he is fighting against too. Even when dealing with murderous individuals, he refuses to kill. Instead Touta would try to see them locked away in hopes that they may contemplate on their actions and have a change of heart. It is to such an extent that even if he were to go berserk using Magia Erebea, he would rather rebel against the powers that grant him his immortality, leaving him incapable of healing than to potentially kill someone.

Soft Spot for the Dreamers <Significant>:
Due to Touta's memory loss he feels as though he has less than others, this is especially true when it comes to ambitious goals. Where many people have detailed desires they want, Touta's goal is merely to "Make it big." For that reason he finds people who have large ambitions and goals that seem challenging as admirable people. It is for this same reason he dislikes it when others would think it is okay to ridicule them for those dreams. Depending on the severity of the taunting he may just give the person a discouraging look to persuade them to back off, to completely butting into the conversation and threatening the individual. If the person was to do something that went beyond simply teasing, and more towards the disruption or sabotage of an individual's dream, Touta is more likely to go beyond just simply throwing threats around taking actions to help the person whose dream is being squandered or taking down the person who is trying to ruin it.

Beast Within <Significant>:
While Magia Erebea is a powerful magic, it is considered a Black Magic, a form of magic that relies on negative emotions and feelings. While Touta tends to be an upbeat guy should something traumatic happen to him such as watching a friend being tortured or killed in front of his eyes it can force the activation of Magia Erebea putting Touta into a berserk like rage that while strengthening him almost completely removes his consciousness. Because of this he becomes incapable of making rational decisions only acting on instinct which prevents him from utilizing other advantages besides the ones provided by Magia Erebea and simply swinging his sword around like a beast. It also puts him in a state where he is more likely to maim or kill those around him. He is able to stop himself from doing this by rejecting Magia Erebeas power, but in doing so he suppresses the very source of his immortality leaving him in a temporary state where Magia Erebea is negated leaving him vulnerable to actual death.

Magic Malfunction?! <Minor>:
Touta is incapable of using normal forms of magic or any sort of magical items due to White of Mars within his body. When attempting to use magical items he may even end up breaking them.

Getting My Head On Straight <Minor>:
When Touta's head gets completely blown off and his head begins to reform during that time he feels out of it, and becomes momentarily unaware of his surroundings. Generally he will feign awareness of the situation but it takes him a moment or so to get his bearings back on the situation.
}}

Touta Konoe

2019-03-27T04:34:43Z

Feiggy:

{{CharacterRedux
|NameOnMUSH=Touta Konoe
|Color=#0099FF
|Char_id=1143
|Img=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/uq-holder/images/3/37/Touta_Konoe.png/revision/latest?cb=20140105164801
|FullName=Touta Konoe
|Gender=Male
|Species=Vampire
|Theme=UQ Holder
|Chartype=FC
|Active=Active
|Function=Eternal Dreamer
|Faction=Unaffiliated
|Rank=N/A
|Ranktype=Unaffiliated
|Groups=Gatecrashers Union
|Quote=I don't care about getting stronger. I've got a dream that's a little bigger than that.
|PAge=14
|AAge=6
|Aging=No
|Height=Short
|Weight=N/A
|Hair=Black
|Eyes=Dark-Brown
|Voice=N/A
|Song=N/A
|Profile=A member of UQ Holder (a mutual aid organization for people beyond the
human world comprised of non-humans and immortal-beings), Touta Konoe is
tasked with responsibilities that most normal fourteen year olds would not
be able to handle. But with an optimistic attitude and an immortal vampire
body he's not too worried. Having only two years worth of memories, Touta
makes an effort to learn everything he can whether it be singing, writing,
mechanics, or cooking. While he tends to be a bit of a quick study, the
one thing he picks up better than anything else is how to fight. In terms
of combat Touta has plenty going for him beyond his immortality. An innate
battle instinct, the ability to use Ki to strengthen his body, a magical
sword, and the mysterious magical entities of the Black of Venus and the
White of Mars that inhabit his body. Yet when he compares himself to his
like he has a large pair of shoes to fill.
|Defining=Magia Erebea:
Magia Erebea is one of two magical powers dwelling in Toutas body. This dark magic is the primary source of his immortality.
Immortality: Touta can survive fatal wounds due to his primary source of immortality. But if Toutas head is detached from his body for a prolonged period of time or a fatal wound occurs while Magia Erebea is negated, Touta will perish.
Healing - Self: Regeneration allows him to heal in seconds. Unless completely destroyed, he wont regenerate a new limb because it is still intact and magically linked to his body. These limbs work while detached and can be reattached from a distance.
Super-Humanity: Harnessing the magic of Magia Erebea, Toutas arms change into black gauntlets that allow him to fight at his peak, magnifying all his super-human capabilities beyond the extent that using Ki alone is able to provide him.

Circuli Absorptionis:
*Power Copy - 2: Using Magia Erebea, Touta is able to take a magic/skill he has absorbed and merge the characteristics of it with his soul. Ex. By absorbing lightning, he could gain lightning fast flight and thought by becoming charged particles.
|Significant=Ki User:
Through constant martial arts training and continuously bringing the body to its limits Touta is able to use Ki to perform superhuman feats.
Weapon Mastery: Hand to Hand (Super Humanity): Touta has a natural sense for martial arts that has surprised those who have fought for years. He was originally taught how to fight in order to train using his Ki which would later improve his physical capabilities to unnatural feats.
Superior Strength: Toutas capable of casually swinging his sword at a weight comparable to a heavy utility truck. Yet, he is still able to maintain control of the blade when its even heavier than that without his arm ripping off from the weight.
Extraordinary Senses: Toutas battle instinct lets him to react to attacks with killing intent, Allowing him to react to ambushes by trading blows or using a Ki shield to defend. It proves ineffective if an attack is non-lethal, or the intent isnt towards him.

Shundo:
An instant movement technique performed by placing Ki into his feet and using the least amount of footsteps necessary to travel from point A to point B.
Flash Movement: While not moving at speed of sound, Shundo allows for one to move beyond the extent normal eyes can keep up.
Mobility: Through practice Touta has been able to use Shundo to run on water, wall run, and even perform Shundo in mid-air granting double jumps.

Gravity Blade:
A sword that was sealed within the depths of the earth below the UQ Holder base until Touta claimed it for his own. The blade is able of altering its weight from being that of a normal katana, to that of 500,000 times its original weight.
*Incapacitation: Due to its ability to alter the weight of his blade, Toutas able to pin down enemies under the weight of the blade to force them into submission.
Weapon Mastery - Gravity Blade: Besides being proficient enough with Kurobo to block gunfire, Touta has developed a fighting style that alters the speed and power of his swings by adjusting the weight of the gravity blade.

Revolution:
Using a hula-hoop Touta can control the flow of his own blood and Ki, allowing him to separate the two magical powers in his body.
*Anti-Magic: Through direct contact or a non-damaging beam from his fist, Touta can negate magic using the second magic power in his body, 'Magic Cancel'. The best way to stop this is trying to stop the Hula-Hoop needed to keep Revolution going.
Damage Reduction: Touta can absorb magic and skills by using Revolution. It also allows for better control of his Ki, allowing him to form Ki Shields that can block bladed attacks at pin-point locations of his body.
Attack Redirection: Instead of assimilating skills/ magic that Touta absorbs, he can choose to redirect the attack instead. Though if the hoop stops while he has something stored it will either leak out of his body or explode.
|Minor=Sable Sidestick:NPC:
Toutas sword, Kurobo is not only magical in that it is able to alter its weight, but is also capable of speaking. While not capable of independent combat the blade is capable of returning to Touta should he need his trusty Sable Sidestick.

Like a Hurricane:
Remote Manipulation:
Touta is capable of rotating objects/people in close proximity to him into the air around him. There is no combat application that he has specifically applied to it, and hence is more of a novelty trick/ training routine at this point.

Black of Venus:
Magia Erebea while granting Touta Immortality seems redundant considering hes a vampire, it has granted him assets that strangely benefit his vampire physiology.
*Anti-Intangible/Spirit: A passive effect of Magia Erebeas power is to imbue Toutas strikes whether with his fists or weapon to strike most spiritual entities that would attempt to become intangible.
Low Intake: Toutas body is completely fueled by the two magical powers inside him. While he is able to eat and breathe, he does not need to. It has also relinquished any vampiric desire for him to drink blood. He is not aware of this however.

Vampire Physiology:
By drinking the blood of a vampire, Toutas acquired several benefits of immortality.
Agelessness: Due to Toutas vampire physiology, hes no longer capable of aging so he will retain the appearance of a junior high student eternally.
Environmental Protection: Due to Toutas lack of necessity for oxygen he has no issues sustaining himself in the vacuum of space or the depths of the ocean.
Remote Manipulation: Because of how Toutas immortality works, even if a limb is cut off it is still able to function. Even while detached it can still feel pain, move on its own, or be called back to reattach from a distance.

Intuitive Genius:
Due to Toutas memory loss, Touta takes it upon himself to learn many different sorts of tasks which he can usually pick up by watching once.

Skills - Domestic Skills: Touta is capable of performing domestic tasks such as cooking, paperwork, finances, etc. on a professional after having the task explained to him once.

Skills - Hobbyist: By watching others Toutas able to pick up on hobbies such as singing, musical instruments, creative writing, painting, and gaming then perform them at a proficient level by watching someone of a professional level.

Skills - Handyman: Through observing those around him, Touta has been able to adopt proficient skills in regards to tasks such as vehicle repair, home repair, and other such chores of a handymen simply by watching them in action.
|Disadvantages=No One Deserves To Die <Trouble>:
One would think that obtaining immortality would diminish one's own value of life, but in Touta's case it was the opposite. Once Touta had become a vampire one of the first things to come to his mind was how his abilities could help people. While that can mean just playing with the orphaned children at the UQ Holder base, usually it means fighting to protect those who can't protect themselves. Touta goes out of his way to make sure that casualties are at zero. While that's good in regards to protecting innocent civilians, this ends up extending to people he is fighting against too. Even when dealing with murderous individuals, he refuses to kill. Instead Touta would try to see them locked away in hopes that they may contemplate on their actions and have a change of heart. It is to such an extent that even if he were to go berserk using Magia Erebea, he would rather rebel against the powers that grant him his immortality, leaving him incapable of healing than to potentially kill someone.

Soft Spot for the Dreamers <Significant>:
Due to Touta's memory loss he feels as though he has less than others, this is especially true when it comes to ambitious goals. Where many people have detailed desires they want, Touta's goal is merely to "Make it big." For that reason he finds people who have large ambitions and goals that seem challenging as admirable people. It is for this same reason he dislikes it when others would think it is okay to ridicule them for those dreams. Depending on the severity of the taunting he may just give the person a discouraging look to persuade them to back off, to completely butting into the conversation and threatening the individual. If the person was to do something that went beyond simply teasing, and more towards the disruption or sabotage of an individual's dream, Touta is more likely to go beyond just simply throwing threats around taking actions to help the person whose dream is being squandered or taking down the person who is trying to ruin it.

Beast Within <Significant>:
While Magia Erebea is a powerful magic, it is considered a Black Magic, a form of magic that relies on negative emotions and feelings. While Touta tends to be an upbeat guy should something traumatic happen to him such as watching a friend being tortured or killed in front of his eyes it can force the activation of Magia Erebea putting Touta into a berserk like rage that while strengthening him almost completely removes his consciousness. Because of this he becomes incapable of making rational decisions only acting on instinct which prevents him from utilizing other advantages besides the ones provided by Magia Erebea and simply swinging his sword around like a beast. It also puts him in a state where he is more likely to maim or kill those around him. He is able to stop himself from doing this by rejecting Magia Erebeas power, but in doing so he suppresses the very source of his immortality leaving him in a temporary state where Magia Erebea is negated leaving him vulnerable to actual death.

Magic Malfunction?! <Minor>:
Touta is incapable of using normal forms of magic or any sort of magical items due to White of Mars within his body. When attempting to use magical items he may even end up breaking them.

Getting My Head On Straight <Minor>:
When Touta's head gets completely blown off and his head begins to reform during that time he feels out of it, and becomes momentarily unaware of his surroundings. Generally he will feign awareness of the situation but it takes him a moment or so to get his bearings back on the situation.
}}

Touta Konoe

2019-03-27T04:32:40Z

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{{CharacterRedux
|NameOnMUSH=Touta Konoe
|Color=#0099FF
|Char_id=1143
|Img=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/uq-holder/images/3/37/Touta_Konoe.png/revision/latest?cb=20140105164801
|FullName=Touta Konoe
|Gender=Male
|Species=Vampire
|Theme=UQ Holder
|Chartype=FC
|Active=Active
|Function=Eternal Dreamer
|Faction=Unaffiliated
|Rank=N/A
|Ranktype=Unaffiliated
|Groups=Gatecrashers Union
|Quote=I don't care about getting stronger. I've got a dream that's a little bigger than that.
|PAge=14
|AAge=6
|Aging=No
|Height=Short
|Weight=N/A
|Hair=Black
|Eyes=Red
|Voice=N/A
|Song=N/A
|Profile=A member of UQ Holder (a mutual aid organization for people beyond the
human world comprised of non-humans and immortal-beings), Touta Konoe is
tasked with responsibilities that most normal fourteen year olds would not
be able to handle. But with an optimistic attitude and an immortal vampire
body he's not too worried. Having only two years worth of memories, Touta
makes an effort to learn everything he can whether it be singing, writing,
mechanics, or cooking. While he tends to be a bit of a quick study, the
one thing he picks up better than anything else is how to fight. In terms
of combat Touta has plenty going for him beyond his immortality. An innate
battle instinct, the ability to use Ki to strengthen his body, a magical
sword, and the mysterious magical entities of the Black of Venus and the
White of Mars that inhabit his body. Yet when he compares himself to his
like he has a large pair of shoes to fill.
|Defining=Magia Erebea:
Magia Erebea is one of two magical powers dwelling in Toutas body. This dark magic is the primary source of his immortality.
Immortality: Touta can survive fatal wounds due to his primary source of immortality. But if Toutas head is detached from his body for a prolonged period of time or a fatal wound occurs while Magia Erebea is negated, Touta will perish.
Healing - Self: Regeneration allows him to heal in seconds. Unless completely destroyed, he wont regenerate a new limb because it is still intact and magically linked to his body. These limbs work while detached and can be reattached from a distance.
Super-Humanity: Harnessing the magic of Magia Erebea, Toutas arms change into black gauntlets that allow him to fight at his peak, magnifying all his super-human capabilities beyond the extent that using Ki alone is able to provide him.

Circuli Absorptionis:
*Power Copy - 2: Using Magia Erebea, Touta is able to take a magic/skill he has absorbed and merge the characteristics of it with his soul. Ex. By absorbing lightning, he could gain lightning fast flight and thought by becoming charged particles.
|Significant=Ki User:
Through constant martial arts training and continuously bringing the body to its limits Touta is able to use Ki to perform superhuman feats.
Weapon Mastery: Hand to Hand (Super Humanity): Touta has a natural sense for martial arts that has surprised those who have fought for years. He was originally taught how to fight in order to train using his Ki which would later improve his physical capabilities to unnatural feats.
Superior Strength: Toutas capable of casually swinging his sword at a weight comparable to a heavy utility truck. Yet, he is still able to maintain control of the blade when its even heavier than that without his arm ripping off from the weight.
Extraordinary Senses: Toutas battle instinct lets him to react to attacks with killing intent, Allowing him to react to ambushes by trading blows or using a Ki shield to defend. It proves ineffective if an attack is non-lethal, or the intent isnt towards him.

Shundo:
An instant movement technique performed by placing Ki into his feet and using the least amount of footsteps necessary to travel from point A to point B.
Flash Movement: While not moving at speed of sound, Shundo allows for one to move beyond the extent normal eyes can keep up.
Mobility: Through practice Touta has been able to use Shundo to run on water, wall run, and even perform Shundo in mid-air granting double jumps.

Gravity Blade:
A sword that was sealed within the depths of the earth below the UQ Holder base until Touta claimed it for his own. The blade is able of altering its weight from being that of a normal katana, to that of 500,000 times its original weight.
*Incapacitation: Due to its ability to alter the weight of his blade, Toutas able to pin down enemies under the weight of the blade to force them into submission.
Weapon Mastery - Gravity Blade: Besides being proficient enough with Kurobo to block gunfire, Touta has developed a fighting style that alters the speed and power of his swings by adjusting the weight of the gravity blade.

Revolution:
Using a hula-hoop Touta can control the flow of his own blood and Ki, allowing him to separate the two magical powers in his body.
*Anti-Magic: Through direct contact or a non-damaging beam from his fist, Touta can negate magic using the second magic power in his body, 'Magic Cancel'. The best way to stop this is trying to stop the Hula-Hoop needed to keep Revolution going.
Damage Reduction: Touta can absorb magic and skills by using Revolution. It also allows for better control of his Ki, allowing him to form Ki Shields that can block bladed attacks at pin-point locations of his body.
Attack Redirection: Instead of assimilating skills/ magic that Touta absorbs, he can choose to redirect the attack instead. Though if the hoop stops while he has something stored it will either leak out of his body or explode.
|Minor=Sable Sidestick:NPC:
Toutas sword, Kurobo is not only magical in that it is able to alter its weight, but is also capable of speaking. While not capable of independent combat the blade is capable of returning to Touta should he need his trusty Sable Sidestick.

Like a Hurricane:
Remote Manipulation:
Touta is capable of rotating objects/people in close proximity to him into the air around him. There is no combat application that he has specifically applied to it, and hence is more of a novelty trick/ training routine at this point.

Black of Venus:
Magia Erebea while granting Touta Immortality seems redundant considering hes a vampire, it has granted him assets that strangely benefit his vampire physiology.
*Anti-Intangible/Spirit: A passive effect of Magia Erebeas power is to imbue Toutas strikes whether with his fists or weapon to strike most spiritual entities that would attempt to become intangible.
Low Intake: Toutas body is completely fueled by the two magical powers inside him. While he is able to eat and breathe, he does not need to. It has also relinquished any vampiric desire for him to drink blood. He is not aware of this however.

Vampire Physiology:
By drinking the blood of a vampire, Toutas acquired several benefits of immortality.
Agelessness: Due to Toutas vampire physiology, hes no longer capable of aging so he will retain the appearance of a junior high student eternally.
Environmental Protection: Due to Toutas lack of necessity for oxygen he has no issues sustaining himself in the vacuum of space or the depths of the ocean.
Remote Manipulation: Because of how Toutas immortality works, even if a limb is cut off it is still able to function. Even while detached it can still feel pain, move on its own, or be called back to reattach from a distance.

Intuitive Genius:
Due to Toutas memory loss, Touta takes it upon himself to learn many different sorts of tasks which he can usually pick up by watching once.

Skills - Domestic Skills: Touta is capable of performing domestic tasks such as cooking, paperwork, finances, etc. on a professional after having the task explained to him once.

Skills - Hobbyist: By watching others Toutas able to pick up on hobbies such as singing, musical instruments, creative writing, painting, and gaming then perform them at a proficient level by watching someone of a professional level.

Skills - Handyman: Through observing those around him, Touta has been able to adopt proficient skills in regards to tasks such as vehicle repair, home repair, and other such chores of a handymen simply by watching them in action.
|Disadvantages=No One Deserves To Die <Trouble>:
One would think that obtaining immortality would diminish one's own value of life, but in Touta's case it was the opposite. Once Touta had become a vampire one of the first things to come to his mind was how his abilities could help people. While that can mean just playing with the orphaned children at the UQ Holder base, usually it means fighting to protect those who can't protect themselves. Touta goes out of his way to make sure that casualties are at zero. While that's good in regards to protecting innocent civilians, this ends up extending to people he is fighting against too. Even when dealing with murderous individuals, he refuses to kill. Instead Touta would try to see them locked away in hopes that they may contemplate on their actions and have a change of heart. It is to such an extent that even if he were to go berserk using Magia Erebea, he would rather rebel against the powers that grant him his immortality, leaving him incapable of healing than to potentially kill someone.

Soft Spot for the Dreamers <Significant>:
Due to Touta's memory loss he feels as though he has less than others, this is especially true when it comes to ambitious goals. Where many people have detailed desires they want, Touta's goal is merely to "Make it big." For that reason he finds people who have large ambitions and goals that seem challenging as admirable people. It is for this same reason he dislikes it when others would think it is okay to ridicule them for those dreams. Depending on the severity of the taunting he may just give the person a discouraging look to persuade them to back off, to completely butting into the conversation and threatening the individual. If the person was to do something that went beyond simply teasing, and more towards the disruption or sabotage of an individual's dream, Touta is more likely to go beyond just simply throwing threats around taking actions to help the person whose dream is being squandered or taking down the person who is trying to ruin it.

Beast Within <Significant>:
While Magia Erebea is a powerful magic, it is considered a Black Magic, a form of magic that relies on negative emotions and feelings. While Touta tends to be an upbeat guy should something traumatic happen to him such as watching a friend being tortured or killed in front of his eyes it can force the activation of Magia Erebea putting Touta into a berserk like rage that while strengthening him almost completely removes his consciousness. Because of this he becomes incapable of making rational decisions only acting on instinct which prevents him from utilizing other advantages besides the ones provided by Magia Erebea and simply swinging his sword around like a beast. It also puts him in a state where he is more likely to maim or kill those around him. He is able to stop himself from doing this by rejecting Magia Erebeas power, but in doing so he suppresses the very source of his immortality leaving him in a temporary state where Magia Erebea is negated leaving him vulnerable to actual death.

Magic Malfunction?! <Minor>:
Touta is incapable of using normal forms of magic or any sort of magical items due to White of Mars within his body. When attempting to use magical items he may even end up breaking them.

Getting My Head On Straight <Minor>:
When Touta's head gets completely blown off and his head begins to reform during that time he feels out of it, and becomes momentarily unaware of his surroundings. Generally he will feign awareness of the situation but it takes him a moment or so to get his bearings back on the situation.
}}

Another Boss? (Touta Konoe)

2019-01-28T09:44:27Z

Feiggy:

{{Cutscene Header
|Date of Scene=2019/01/28
|Synopsis=Touta gives a the hand he found to his boss and talk about the possibility of an alternate version of her running around the Multiverse.
|Cast of Characters=Touta
}}
Touta stands in the boss' office of Fairyland Hall. A young woman around the appearance of a twenty-five year old going by the alias of Yukihime. She has long-blonde hair, bright blue-eyes, and a somewhat curious if not displeased look as Touta drops something on her desk. A hand. He leaves a dismembered hand right in front of her desk with a completely serious look on his face."So this is the hand you were bugging me about right?" The woman pokes at the palm and it actively beings to move, and there's possibly some sign language being presented as well...It involves just a single finger. The blonde-haired woman giving a smirk as she snaps the finger backwards.

"Yukihime!" The young man protests as he pulls the hand off the desk and out of her reach, trying to pat it as if it to try and calm it like a kitten.

"Hey, I'm not gonna take sass, ESPECIALLY not from a dismembered hand. Besides it's already healing..."

Her own finger pointed to the dismembered hand as the finger was quickly setting itself back into place, beginning to ball up into a fist. Perhaps it was angry? It seemed angry. Though even if its enraged there's a bit of relief on Touta's face as he sees that the hand is fine. He returns his attention to his boss though with an inquisitive look.

"So...Do you really think it was another version of you?"

The young woman stares at the hand for a moment picking it up again from Touta and slowly examining it. In the next moment the woman changes from that of an adult figure to that of a little girl, no bigger than Touta himself. She pulls the fist open and compares it to her own. They're identical in every conceivable way. "At first when I heard you tell me about this whole mess, I honestly thought it was just an impostor. But after you told me this occurred in some random stretch of the Multiverse, I figured it wasn't likely since I've been keeping my nose out of that mess for the most part. Besides if it is an actual Multiverse, it wouldn't be too surprising to have multiple versions of a person. Still..." She stares at Touta with an eyebrow raised, "I know you aren't as smart as Negi, but I thought you were competent enough to save someone without ripping their hand off."

"I told you it was an accident! I thought she was pretending to be weak for the traffickers so I just tried tugging her along and before I knew it she was in the water!"

The girl lets out a sigh as she looks back from the boy to the hand and back to the boy once more as she rests her chin on her hand. "Riiiight, in the future if that ever does happen to me though, I'll kill you if you mess up. Anyway, now that everything's cleared up we might as well get rid of that hand." The woman raises another hand as lightning began to envelop it.

"Wait! You're just gonna blow it up?! Aren't you curious about this girl?! You just said she might be impersonating you!"

"Of course, you should already know that she can get a new one till we destroy this one..." Then she realizes why he would ask such a thing. "Touta...Were you planning on trying to find her again...After ripping off her hand...And leaving her in the ocean? Look, I'm not the one who had all that happen to her, but let me tell you that if it were me, and I saw you again, I be putting you on ice." Frankly speaking though, it still was sorta her.

"That's the thing though. She didn't do anything. No ice magic to deal with the traffickers, no magic to escape the cuffs, no flying when she fell. Nothing... I don't know why but I think something may be wrong with her. She might need help."

She looks at him once more. Personally, the blonde-haired girl doesn't feel like its any of there business, even if the one in trouble is an alternate version of herself. She has a feeling she knows how this will go if she says that though and it brings an even greater sigh to her. Yet she'll give the young man a smirk at the least. "Seriously, you really are too much sometimes. Fine, do what you want. But I won't be much help on this, this is a Multiverse problem so get some of those other friends to help. I'm not dragging anyone from our side into this, we're busy enough as it is." She stops for a moment to think. "Actually, you can drag Jeanne along."

"I thought you said we were bus-"

"I SAID take Jeanne...Besides, if that girl turns out be pulling something, I'm sure Jeanne wouldn't have an issue venting a bit on someone who looks like me after all the holiday cheer I gave her... Anyway, if you want to find that Yukihime, your best bet is having someone try to track the magical link from that hand to the rest of the body."

Touta nodded one last time before exiting. Shutting the door behind him, he looked back down at the hand. He couldn't really communicate with that other Yukihime, but he knew from personal experience that even while a limb was dislodged that it could still retain its sense of touch. So if that was the case even if the two couldn't talk, he thought that at least if he kept holding this hand she'd know that he hadn't just forgotten about her.

Another Boss? (Touta Konoe)

2019-01-28T09:16:14Z

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|Synopsis=Touta gives a the hand he found to his boss and talk about the possibility of an alternate version of her running around the Multiverse.
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Touta stands in the boss' office of Fairyland Hall. A young woman around the appearance of a twenty-five year old going by the alias of Yukihime. She has long-blonde hair, bright blue-eyes, and a somewhat curious if not displeased look as Touta drops something on her desk. A hand. He leaves a dismembered hand right in front of her desk with a completely serious look on his face."So this is the hand you were bugging me about right?" The woman pokes at the palm and it actively beings to move, and there's possibly some sign language being presented as well...It involves just a single finger. The blonde-haired woman giving a smirk as she snaps the finger backwards.

"Yukihime!" The young man protests as he pulls the hand off the desk and out of her reach, trying to pat it as if it to try and calm it like a kitten.

"Hey, I'm not gonna take sass, ESPECIALLY not from a dismembered hand. Besides it's already healing..."

Her own finger pointed to the dismembered hand as the finger was quickly setting itself back into place, beginning to ball up into a fist. Perhaps it was angry? It seemed angry. Though even if its enraged there's a bit of relief on Touta's face as he sees that the hand is fine. He returns his attention to his boss though with an inquisitive look.

"So...Do you really think it was another version of you?"

The young woman stares at the hand for a moment picking it up again from Touta and slowly examining it. In the next moment the woman changes from that of an adult figure to that of a little girl, no bigger than Touta himself. She pulls the fist open and compares it to her own. They're identical in every conceivable way. "At first when I heard you tell me about this whole mess, I honestly thought it was just an impostor. But after you told me this occurred in some random stretch of the Multiverse, I figured it wasn't likely since I've been keeping my nose out of that mess for the most part. Besides if it is an actual Multiverse, it wouldn't be too surprising to have multiple versions of a person. Still..." She stares at Touta with an eyebrow raised, "I know you aren't as smart as your Negi, but I thought you were competent enough to save someone without ripping their hand off."

"I told you it was an accident! I thought she was pretending to be weak for the traffickers so I just tried tugging her along and before I knew it she was in the water!"

The girl lets out a sigh as she looks back from the boy to the hand and back to the boy once more as she rests her chin on her hand. "Riiiight, in the future if that ever does happen to me though, I'll kill you if you mess up. Anyway, now that everything's cleared up we might as well get rid of that hand." The woman raises another hand as lightning began to envelop it.

"Wait! You're just gonna blow it up?! Aren't you curious about this girl?! You just said she might be impersonating you!"

"Of course, you should already know that she can get a new one till we destroy this one..." Then she realizes why he would ask such a thing. "Touta...Were you planning on trying to find her again...After ripping off her hand...And leaving her in the ocean? Look, I'm not the one who had all that happen to her, but let me tell you that if it were me, and I saw you again, I be putting you on ice." Frankly speaking though, it still was sorta her.

"That's the thing though. She didn't do anything. No ice magic to deal with the traffickers, no magic to escape the cuffs, no flying when she fell. Nothing... I don't know why but I think something may be wrong with her. She might need help."

She looks at him once more. Personally, the blonde-haired girl doesn't feel like its any of there business, even if the one in trouble is an alternate version of herself. She has a feeling she knows how this will go if she says that though and it brings an even greater sigh to her. Yet she'll give the young man a smirk at the least. "Seriously, you really are too much sometimes. Fine, do what you want. But I won't be much help on this, this is a Multiverse problem so get some of those other friends to help. I'm not dragging anyone from our side into this, we're busy enough as it is." She stops for a moment to think. "Actually, you can drag Jeanne along."

"I thought you said we were bus-"

"I SAID take Jeanne...Besides, if that girl turns out be pulling something, I'm sure Jeanne wouldn't have an issue venting a bit on someone who looks like me after all the holiday cheer I gave her... Anyway, if you want to find that Yukihime, your best bet is having someone try to track the magical link from that hand to the rest of the body."

Touta nodded one last time before exiting. Shutting the door behind him, he looked back down at the hand. He couldn't really communicate with that other Yukihime, but he knew from personal experience that even while a limb was dislodged that it could still retain its sense of touch. So if that was the case even if the two couldn't talk, he thought that at least if he kept holding this hand she'd know that he hadn't just forgotten about her.

6245/Berserker vs Immortal

2018-12-19T05:22:58Z

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|Date of Scene=2018/12/19
|Location=Shrine of Adversity
|Synopsis=Touta challenges Yang to a match in the Shrine of Adversity for the 'lulz'.
|Cast of Characters=906, 1143, 6704
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Out front of the Shrine stands the distinctive frame of Yang Xiao Long. Tan jacket, black shorts, orange tank top and a mop of long blonde hair falling all the way to the small of her back. She's waiting for her newest challenger, arms folded as she leans against a wall. She looks relaxed, a small grin on her lips as lilac eyes watch the street for the 'Guy dressed mostly in black'. "So many fighting styles, so many different methods people use... hehe, I can't help but get excited." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta's has been dying to come to the Shrine of Adversity for quite some time now but he's never been able to commit to getting people to tag along with them. That said this is the second time he's been in Concord's territory in Grand Dorado. After traversing the transport infrastructure he was surprised to realize the shrine was on its own island was a bit of a shock but I guess having nice things on islands is something he can relate to. Once he arrives he almost gets distracted by all of the different sorts of concessions and such that are provided here, but he's got his instructions so he intends to follow them.      Upon arriving at the entrance he immediately spots Yang. "Hey! Yang!"      A young man who looks like he could be the same age as Yang's sister shouts out to her. Perhaps even around the same size too. He matches the description quite well. Black spiked-hair, black gakuran, black pants, he's even holding a black katana on his shoulder. The only other color he's really rocking is a red t-shirt underneath and his red eyes. As he finally gets into greeting distance he gives her a wave.      "Hey, we talked on the comms earlier. Name's Touta Konoe. Huh...You really weren't kidding about the hot blonde thing. So how does this work anyway? We just go inside and we're good to do whatever?" 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Close behind Touta is a young woman with green hair and unusual furry ears. One might think they were just part of her hair until they wiggle with her mood. She also raises a hand to wave enthusiastically to Yang. "Hello!" She stops beside Touta and looks up at Yang. "Wow...you're really pretty!" she says in the cheerful, innocent way of a child. "So, you and Mr. Touta are going to fight, Miss Yang? But, that's okay right? Since this place is suppose to protect people from getting hurt?" She seems just a bit worried about her friend.      After the other two have introduced themselves she blinks, then smiles. "Oh! And I'm Solty Revant! Nice to meet you!" she says, holding her hands politely in front of herself. 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     "Yo!" calls Yang in return, pushing off the wall and grinning a bit wider. "I've booked us a suite to use... but I'm using the cheapest tier, so this'll hurt afterwards but nothing lasting." she explains. "It'll be like going to the gym and working out for a few hours."     She leans over a bit as Solty also walks up, and grins back. "Heh, thanks." she nods, "Solty, right. You come to watch? I hope you can learn something. If not, I'm up for a tussle with anyone." she then blinks, chattering into her Scroll for a little bit, before putting it in her front pocket and scooping the air. "Anyway, c'mon, times wastin'." 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Doesn't waste anytime as he follows after Yang. He ofcourse encourages Solty to tag along with them. He figures that Yang will show her where she can stay while the two of them are getting started.      "Hehe, Appreciate the concern. So, guessing you come to the Shrine alot? You part of the Concord then or something?"      He figures while they groups walking they can do some talking. He's the kind of guy who likes learning about people after all. 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     "Yep, come here all the time, but even though this is Concord territory, they've made it clear the Shrine island and grounds are neutral and open for anyone willing to pay for the privilage." replies Yang. "No, I'm not Concord, or we'd get the Deluxe suite that practically prints you a new body after a fight, kinda like how the old Union training room used to work." that'll probably go over these two's heads, but she doesn't expand on it. "Anyway, Solty, if y'wanna take a left before we pass the big white door up ahead, you'll find an observation section that lets you dial into our suite. It's 221, just punch it into the panel." 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty smiles cheerfully and nods firmly as Yang questions her. "Yes! Mr. Touta is a good friend of mine, so I wanted to come and show my support!" She blinks, then laughs a bit nervously. "Um...that isn't rude to say to his opponent, is it?" she asks, apparently not used to competitive things like this. When directed Solty blinks, then looks a bit hesitant. "Oh...alright." Seems she doesn't want to leave Touta alone, but she goes ahead toward the observation area. "221. Got it. Thanks, Miss Yang!" She jogs off. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "Hmmm, good point. Concord does seem like they don't have to worry about money problems." He then takes a moment to chew over Yang's words. "Mmm, even if it's Neutral ground I bet they still make a killing from all the revenue though. No wonder Pris' office looked so fancy..."      As Solty makes mention of him he can't help but smile a bit. Solty was definitely a nice person. Even was willing to pop in to watch his match out of the blue. It looked like he was gonna have to leave a good impression now though. No pressure right? As she seems hesitantly to leave though he tries to reassure her with a smile of his own.      "See ya in a bit, Solty. Make sure you're watching close!" With that he waves her off as she jogs away. With that he looks towards Yang once more encouraging her to lead the way while he tries to do some simple stretches as they walk. Gotta get a good stretch in before a workout or something of the sort, right? 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Yang leads the way into the suit. She does pause for a moment after reaching the door, tapping on a panel next to it to select the suite, then scanning her access pass. The console bleeps, the door opens into a large, flat colleseum arena. Pretty standard, no advantages for either fighter, just a flat playing field where skill is what decides victory. "So... I usually flip a coin to decide who gets to start first. Wanna call it?" she asks, tugging a simple bronze poker token out of a pocket. It's got a wolf's face on one side, and a horse face on the other. "Wolf's heads, horse is tails." 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      "Bye Touta!" Solty calls out as she disappears through the doors, waving even as she goes. She makes her way to the observation suite and hmms, looking at the controls uncertainly with a hand balled up against her lips. She presses a few buttons hesitantly, then gasps in surprise when the view screen or other device comes on. "Oooh...it's like a TV!" she says with a smile. When she sees Touta on the screen she waves even though he might not be able to see her. "Yaaay Touta! Do your best!" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "Tails." Cause tails never fails. And like that a horse lands heads up on the coin. And without another word Touta already charges towards Yang with his sword in hand. It's looks like pretty simple charge to close the distance and get a quick attack in since long range didn't really seem like his forte. Yet the moment it looks like he's about to swing, he doesn't! His sword gets thrown above Yang's head. Though that's just a distraction to see if she'd keep her eyes on his weapon or on Touta who was trying to use a low kick to sweep Yang right off her feet! 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Yang brings her arms up defensively as Touta charges in. She grins behind her guard, ready to block that sword with the gauntlets that deploy along her forearms. As the sword is thrown though, Yang does something unexpected, perhaps. She goes to backflip away firing a blast from her gauntlets as she goes over to increase the distance, though the haste of her dodge leaves her a bit awkward on one knee, skidding back from the momentum. "Sneaky. I like it." she says, standing and slamming her fists together. "Alright, try this one on for size!" she fires behind her, launching herself back into range for a straight haymaker, using the momentum to add force to her strike. As she throws her fist forwards, the chamber cycles and fires another shell at the apex of the swing, emitting another wave of pure force outwards. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta blinks at the sight of her using her gauntlets to increase her flips retreating distance. "Okay, that's seriously awesome! When this is over you're telling me where to get some of those!" Touta can definitely appreciate a spar like this as well. As she remarks on his sneakiness, there's a smirk on his face. "Yeah, I was told anything goes in a fight. Can't have any excuses on a battlefield...Or something like that."      From there she launches back into range with immense speed using her gauntlets to propel herself forward this time she winds herself up for her first blow, thinking he has enough time to react he tries to go blow for blow with Yang, but instead he gets shot...Then smacked. Talk about a one-two combo. The attack sends Touta reeling backwards, his legs skidding to maintain his stance on the ground.      "Ow, ow, ow, ow,! The hot blonde's got some serious firepower apparently. If that's the case then guess I got to turn it up a notch myself. Kurobo!"      He shouts out a name and in response the sword that had ended up landing somewhere upon the battlefield flies back to his hand. There's a smirk on his face as he looks Yang down from across the field.     "Grasp the Earth..."      And before you know it, the boy charges once more. But this time he's using his own speedy maneuvers and apparently it's quick enough where he practically looks like a blur to the naked eye. But the attack seems straightforward as last time. Once he's in attacking range of Yang he goes for a horizontal slash from his waist.      "1000-FOLD!" And with that he swings, though if that blade made contact he hopes that Yangs as tough as those shots she's firing cause that sword swing was gonna feel like someone just tried to slam her with an industrial truck! 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Yang chuckles a bit. "I made 'em myself, custom job, both of 'em." she remarks, catching them together and using a quick motion of both arms to rack the slides and reload the chambers again. She quirks a brow at the voice-activated recall on the sword, then brings her arms up defensively again.     Yang is used to speedy opponents, but even so she barely manages to get her gauntlet in the path of that blade, a bright golden light shining from the impact point as her Aura concentrates to absorb the blow. A burst of energy sends the blade back, and launches the blonde flying sideways across the arena, skipping along the ground a couple of times before she can dig a hand into the ground and kip herself up to bleed the rest of the momentum with her feet planted on the ground.     Her eyes are hidden by the fringe of her hair as she straightens up, a flicker, like static, passing over her body as her Aura fluctuates. "Pretty fancy." she says, her grin turning a bit malicious, her chin lifting to reveal glowing red eyes, like the embers at the center of a burning fire. "Lets try this one on for size!" she says.     Yang slams her fists together again, but this time the floor beneath her buckles a bit, and the air shimmers with unrestrained force. 'Flames' begin to lick within her hair, ember-like motes floating off of the strands as it begins to billow in an unfelt breeze.     She sets her feet, then launches forward again, as fast as last time but without the burst of her gauntlets to provide the extra boost. What did she just do!? Either way, her attack comes not as a straight punch this time, instead she redirects her momentum, lofting into the air like a reverse comet, only to come slamming back down again and causing a ripple of rocky spikes to erupt towards Touta as the ground quakes from the impact! 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      As the blade connect he thinks he's got her but then there's that golden flash occurs and it feels like he makes impact without making impact. He ends up sending Yang flying still but he has to look at his blade for a moment noticing there was no blood or anything. He then turns back towards the girl raising a brow.      "Did she use a Ki block or something?"      "Not quite. But it wasn't Ki but it definitely didn't seem like magic either..."      The sound of a voice comes from the blade if Yang was able to hear it from the side of the arena she had been flung to. Though rather than have her pay attention to her sword, Touta should probably be paying more attention to Yang.      "Hey...Were her eyes red before...And was her hairing lighting up like that?"      "Touta, she's coming get ready!"      Touta prepares himself once more, her speed the same as before...But without her gauntlets?! Clearly she was getting more into this the more they fought and it shows as she starts changing up her tactics from close-quarters to a bit more of a ranged one. While Touta may have been expecting more shots from those gauntlets he wasn't expecting rocks to burst out from the ground towards him.      In the end, Touta gets out of the way...But it looks like his left hand got really messed up. There's blood dripping, holes caused by protruding rocks that are still actually plunged into his arm. It even looked like it was twisted a bit.      "Ah man! Alright...One...Two...Three."      His reaction to such a maimed arm isn't to get worried. Perhaps he's still conscious of how the Shrine works, or it was the fact that the moment he pulled that giant stone out of his arm all that blood that had been spilling out starts going back from the wounds and with a bit of steam, appears to seal itself up quite nicely. It looked like before Yang's eyes Touta's arm had already healed. Was the Shrine on the fritz or something perhaps.      "Phew, that was crazy. Getting rocks to fly out the ground like that. That's definitely gotta be magic or something, right? Seriously Yang, you got the whole package or something apparently." That was a compliment right? Yes, that was actually a compliment. Touta's just blunt sometimes.      Though with flattery out of the way he doesn't immediately attack. Instead he pulls something out of his pocket and lets it extend out. Was it another weapon? Perhaps a staff? Nun-chucks? A magic wand? No of those! It's a hula-hoop! He puts it around his waist and starts spinning it and with the most sincere face looks at Yang and says. "Guess we'll need to start getting serious too." And with that he charges forward again using that blurring speed to get right up in her face. But then he's out and to her left. Behind. To her right. Back to the left. Then gone. Except he's not! He's coming in from above with that sword again! 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty knows this is all friendly and the Shrine is supposed to protect people from serious harm, but...Touta just lost a hand! Or almost at least. "Touta!!" she cries out and presses her hands to the screen. "Hang in there! You can do it!" she exclaims, pressed right up against the screen now. She blinks though when he starts hula-hooping in the middle of battle. "He's using his cooking ring in a fight?" she wonders to herself. 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Yang grins a bit. "I'll explain more later, but my Semblance lets me absorb damage and put it back into my own blows." She lifts a fist as she straightens, the ground falling flat after the initial impact has disipated. "Combined with the Dust in my shells, it's kinda like magic, but really isn't." she adds.     The regeneration makes her brow quirk a bit. "You're kinda like Laura... she regenerated really quick too."     As Touta brings out a new weapon, the Huntress doesn't scoff, she prepares herself again. The speed boost catches her off guard, and by the time she's moving to dodge, it's too late. The blade finds purchase in her shoulder, focing the girl down to one knee as that golden light flares once more.. but the blade can be felt moving, cutting through the barrier, eventually finding flesh...     That's when Yang's Aura explodes again, her fist coming up to blast the blade back using a kinetic shell. She then pours all her power into her other fist, the gauntlet blazing like fire as she pushes herself up, bringing an uppercut straight up to try and knock the guy back, cratering the ground beneath her feet as she launches herself. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Touta can finally feel his blade connect, it's just barely but he feels a cut through...And then he feels something else. A burst of that aura comes out apparently and with it Yang launches another blast from her gauntlet to power her fist t blow back his blade. It succeeds magnificiently and with it exposes Touta body for the counter! The ground below her begins to crater beneath her feet, her gauntlet blazes with power and with it strikes true into Touta's gut, but he doesn't appear to get blasted back. In fact, the moment she launches her blazing fist into his body it feels like she just tried punching a brick wall or something, not flesh.      While Touta doesn't have Aura, he does have Ki, and when he has his hoop around him it helps him circulate that Ki more freely and in doing so he can make a last minute shield using that Ki to protect portions of his body. That said though while he didn't go flying he sure as hell felt that impact still, and that heat.      The boy winces, but a smile comes through. "That so? So if that's the case...I just got keep hitting till you can't absorb anymore!"      This time it's Touta's feet that shatter the ground below him. His sword wielding hand was knocked back but his other hand was just fine wasn't it? If that was the case he would just go in with his fist this time. This was about to become an in-fight.      Touta brings one of his feet forward, and with it uses that forward momentum to slam a left hook right into her jaw!      It probably shouldn't need to be said at this moment but this kid's got a hell of a lot more strength than a kid his age should have, and he's using it full force on a pretty girl's face!" 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Yang knew it was risky. She knew that if her strike didn't clear her some breathing room she'd be locked in a slug-fest. So as her strike lands and she hits a wall instead of a boy's solar plexus, her other hand is already coming up preemptively to guard against a counter blow.     Unfortunately it isn't quite enough, and that fist connects. Yang's head snaps to the side and her stance faulters a bit. The Aura around her body flares one final time, before fizzling out, leaving her body completely defenseless... or so it seems.     Yang starts to laugh, her hand moving to grab Touta's wrist. She pulls the arm away and turns to look back at him. Those red eyes are full of bestial fury, the eyes of a monster not a human. "Great... this is great! I want to keep dancing this deadly waltz with you forever!" she says, her voice taken a manic edge. Is she insane?!     Holding that arm, she turns with speed enough to blur and hurls Touta away across the arena, but that isn't her attack, no. She fires her gauntlets, speeding past the young man and skidding to a stop on the opposite side, then charges back at him to use both sets of momentum. "AHAHAHAHHHAHAAAH! THIS IS FUN!" 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      This was intense. Probably one of the more intense fights he's been in. As his fist connects with her jaw, and with her faultering he thinks he finally has a chance to put this fight back in his favor. But then that 'Semblance', that golden flare erupts greater than what he's seen before. A laugh is heard when she shows her face to him once more. As the red in her eyes glows with the same passion and flare as her aura and she announces her pleasure in this fight, there is definitely a part of him that is surprised to see that monsterous side to her, but when he sees it all he can do is smile.      Most of the people he's faced were nothing like this. They weren't like him. Touta may have looked like a kid but in truth he was a vampire. A monster. But this girl...She was a monster all her own, and funnily enough he respected that.      "Well let's keep it going then! I'm right here!"      And with that exchange of words she reaches out for Touta's wrist and launches him to the other side of the Arena, but that can't be enough after everything she's done! She launches off with her gauntlets, the speed and power she's accumulated through her Semblance being used to their fullest. As she charges at him he's ready to clash with her one final time. She charges with no restraint at him, no past him!      Yang gets a clean shot at his back from her position, her full power unleashed all she needs to do is land her mark and she's got it. This is a killer blow, it doesn't matter if Touta's immortal or if they're in the Shrine of Adversity, Touta's body recognizes that this woman engulfed in her pleasure will destroy his body if it makes contact, and because of it Touta's battle instincts are forced to kick in an attempt to avoid death at this last split moment and avoid this demonic blow held by one of the greatest monsters Touta has ever had the pleasure of facing. 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     Yang's face turns from one of pure joy, to a blank slate as her fist skims past the boy as he flies past. The adrenaline and the raw power keeping her going drains rapidly and with a final faultering step, she falls to her knees, then flat out on the ground, the blazing fire of her Semblance fizzling out.     The arena lets out a buzzing sound, and it flickers as it resets, stamina returning and wounds sealing up, though the ache of combat remains in muscles and a sense of fatigue weighs on the fighters even afterward. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      Yang's blow is missed. The only thing he sees at the moment he comes back to his senses is the fist brushes past him. He turns back towards Yang, and he sees it. All that fire, all that adrenaline, all that power, she's expended it all. The moment she looks like she's about to drop to her knees he does what he can to keep her up. She's too great of a warrior to not be anywhere but up on her feet.      And that's when the buzzing sound goes off. He doesn't know how this is suppose to work at this point but all he can do is smile at the really hot blonde.      "Yang, you're really incredible. This was probably the best fight I could have asked for. Thanks. "      With that he'll try to help her walk out of the room if she needs it.      There is one more question that needs to be asked though and he does it with a big fat grin.... "So when are we gonna be doing this again?" 

:'''{{#var:6704|Solty Revant (6704)}} has posed:'''      Solty comes running out a few moments after the buzzer has sounded and moves to help Touta with Yang. "Are you two alright?! That looked intense!" she says energetically. "You're amazing, Touta! And you too, Miss Yang! I thought I was strong, but I don't think I could complete with you two!" she adds, smiling cheerfully before looking at Yang again. "...um...is she alright?" she asks Touta. 

:'''{{#var:906|Yang Xiao Long (906)}} has posed:'''     "I'll be fine... just gimme a day or two and a hot meal and I'll be fit to fight again." she says, lifting her head and standing straight, if a bit wobbly. her eyes are back to lilac, and a shimmer of golden light covers her body for a moment, before fading away. "Don't put yourself down Solty, I'll take you on next time, we'll see how tough you are." she grins, a pleasant one this time. "Besides, if Touta can beat me, anyone can!" She jabs Touta playfully in the side with her elbow at that, chuckling pleasantly. 

:'''{{#var:1143|Touta Konoe (1143)}} has posed:'''      "Hey! I thought I was doing pretty good back there!" Touta gets the playful jab and he just shakes his head humorously. "See Solty, she's fine. No way a girl like this is someone we need to worry too much about." He says as he tries reassuring Solty as well that Yang was definitely going to be alright. It's just sort of one of those things you pick up when fighting someone.      "Anyway, since neither of us really got the finishing blow in how about we call it a draw for now? Besides when I beat you, don't want you giving any excuses, ya know?" To which he lightly jabs back at her with that same smirk on his face. 
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