Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)
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				Title: <strong>Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>09-07-2020, 04:37:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nNBKaPg.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> ??<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 12th, 2021, 1:32AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> N/A<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <br><hr><br>The late night was cold and dense, as a fog rolled over the city from the ocean nearby. Thick in its shroud, a lone man walked along his path towards the station, on the way home. Was it always this foggy when he was arriving? It felt as if it had gotten thicker, more dense in the last minutes he had been stumbling around. Another late night of drinking did that after all, he should have known better. As he gave a few grumbles, the clear sign of a headache coming, his scuffles and shambling began to cease, as an echo wafted through the fog. <br><br><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size">"Come to me~"</span></strong></div><br>Like a whisper, his eyes narrowed, not sure if he heard something calling for him. Searching in the haze of the fog, he stumbled once more, almost tripping on his own two feet. Briefcase half hazardously dropped to the ground, his eyes blinked once, then twice, as the fog rolled in farther, almost consuming him. <br><br><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">"Come to me, dear mortal~"</span></strong></div><br>That voice, there it was again, the man thought. His eyes widened, irises beginning to dilate, before the were consumed in an eerie violet color. A ring around his colored pupils, he walked, arms hanging limply at his sides. He was stuck in a trance, a pleasurable trance, a trance that could not be broken.<br><br>He would be brought to a world of pleasure, he would be used to fulfill the greater purpose. <br><br>Yes, he would be one of many that would bring back her back.<br><br><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> N/A<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> A very tired Doctor<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>Another yawn came from the young researcher, giving a groan of defeat; damn Toshiro and his late night research sessions. It always took so long for her to get back to her room, what with it being on the other side of SOPHE's headquarters. She really needed to find another way of getting there, or at the very least, finding a short cut. Maybe it was just another session for her of sleeping at her desk again...<br><br>"Mm, Kyless needs to get her bloodwork done for the time being. Then something about...a meeting?" Was she really this tired? As Mallory rubbed her eyes once more, she moved her glasses to prop them along the top of her head, giving a groan. She shouldn't try to get better sleep, but it was so hard with all the research they had been doing for SOPHE. Finding out new ways to combat demons that caused destruction in the streets, they were at a time limit, with more incidents popping up every day. There was no way she could do it all on her own, and she knew that, having handfuls of researchers. Though...she never judged those that came, only to leave as soon as they saw what they were getting into. It was a tough job, stressful in many situations. With dangers at every corner, and with some not liking the idea of even working, or being in contact with demons, their numbers had begun to dwindle. <br><br>There were always new recruits, and there were always ones that left. It was just the way things were.<br><br>Though, there were the ones that stayed, and had been here for so long. Toshiro was one of them, and Director Matsumoto had been here since the beginning. It was all but inspiring to Mallory, and she couldn't hope but do the same, to help those in need, and to make the world a better place.<br><br>"..." She moved her glasses back to her face, giving a sigh. She couldn't really do that when she was so exhausted, could she?<br><br>"What I wouldn't give for a coffee right now. Or maybe just a shot of adrenaline." &nbsp;Her sarcastic remark fell on deaf ears, as in hindsight, there were no other ears to have heard her remark, but maybe that was for the best. She didn't want people to think that she was incompetent, or weak. Being one of the younger researchers, and the Medical Officer at that, she had to always be on her toes. She had to prove herself, had to show that she was capable of doing anything that SOPHE asked of her.<br><br>And, well, that just so happened to be being the caretaker for the resident Demoness that liked to escape her cell from time to time. <br><br>"Ok, after this, definitely coffee." She was going to need it with the morning she was already having. A hand came up to rub at the back of her neck, somewhat sore from the night before, as her fingers rubbed against a small metal chain. Her hand came to her front, finger dipping into the crevasse of her blouse to pull out the remainder of the necklace; a small silver chain, with a flower charm (https://i.imgur.com/khwEJDw.jpg) dangling along it. A small smile came to Mallory’s lips, the fond memory of when she received it coming back.<br><br>That did remind her, she needed to go out into the city to pick up the present she got soon. Mm, she was free tomorrow and the day after, but who knew if Toshiro would give her a pile of work to day within the next few hours.<br><br>“Maybe if I can get everything done today? Yeah that could work...” &nbsp;The young woman continued to talk to herself, musing over what to do in her particular dilemma. <br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>HEADER</strong></span></div><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code"> [floatleft][img height=400 padding=10][/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]NAME:[/b] <br>[b]DAY:[/b] <br>[b]LOCATION:[/b] <br>[b]TAGGING:[/b] <br>[b]EXTRA:[/b]<br>[b]WEARING:[/b]<br><br>[hr]</code></pre><br><hr><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Locations</span></strong></span></div><br><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/CnHhNXQ.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/wrh3fqw.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/KN00FG9.jpg)</div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong><span class="bbc_u">SOPHE Headquarters</span></strong></span></div><br>SOPHE Headquarters, located near the epicenter of where the Gate opened that first released demons into the world of Humans. A marvel of technology and research, the headquarters is built to withstand major natural disasters, as well as potential attacks by demons by use of the highest grade military weapons systems. Home to more then 1,000 members, they group works day and night to find research regarding Demon attacks and potential threats to humanity, while also working closely with Demons who have renounced the Old God's ways, hoping to find a new life amongst the humans in peace.<br><br><div align="center">The Headquarters consists of:<br><br>-The Training Bay, where SOPHE Soldiers work and train for their next Missions<br>-The Medical Bay, home to SOPHE's Scientists and Doctors<br>-Staff Quarters: Areas for employees within SOPHE to stay and sleep if they work overnight<br>-Briefing Room: Home to the Mission Hub, where SOPHE members are briefed on the next missions, and the recent incidents regarding Demons activity<br>-Holding Cells: For prisoners and people held for questioning<br><br><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/Q5UdNRF.jpg)</div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Black District</span></strong></span></div><br>While the name is similar to Tokyo's Red Light District, the Black District is much more dangerous and sinister. Home to the mass majority of Demonic gangs and illegal groups, the Black Districts becomes a battleground for any human, as the District is STRICTLY Demons only. Humans only go in if they have a death sentence, or are truly desperate to get a Demon's help in whatever they wish. While some of the buildings have mostly been rundown and broken, some are still operational, and hold deadly secrets inside. Some rumors have spread that the Black District is the home to the all Demon group known as VOID, who wish to bring about a demonic age to Earth, where they rule above humans. All seem to be speculation however, as no human has ever gone in the district and survived...<br><br><div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/92/31/8e923127c3a1f6615060e90f5751b261.jpg)</div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong><span class="bbc_u">City Streets</span></strong></span></div><br>The City Streets are home to many shops and areas to explore, with restaurants and shops galore. While most of Tokyo has changed with the times, some areas still hold a traditional feeling, such as the Shrines that have become territories for the religious to pray, as well as the cities that hold entertainment. From here, you can connect to the train to go to the residential area, and even to some schools and Universities. The city streets have become more diverse, with demons and humans seemingly co-existing in a way that didn't seem possible. While most demons tend to have taken their own way of life, there are still tensions between humans and demons, where it seems that many shops and companies do not wish to hire demons, expect for labor work such as building and demolition.<br><br><br><div align="center">(https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/6/63784/1172497-fuyuki4.jpg)</div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Residential District</span></strong></span></div><br>The Residential District is the area where many homes and apartments are, laying just about two or three blocks from the train station. These areas have tended to stay the same, however, more and more groups if apartments and homes have become human only, and vice versa for demons. While tensions are still high with both races, at times citizens find it hard to co-exist in a personal setting with demons, and only a few apartment complexes hold both humans and demons together. While it is possible to fid these areas, many individuals from both races advice against it, simply due to rumor or prejudice.<br><br></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>09-07-2020, 23:29:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Here we go again<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>It wasn't long before someone caught up with her. It was Kevin's job to know where Mallory was and what she was doing. Even if it wasn't, he probably would have anyway. It had only been his job for two - it had been his fate for a decade and a half. "Mal!" By the time the call reached her ears, the young man was already beside her, alert and maybe just a bit nervous. Truth be told, if Mallory wasn't safe here, in the heart of SOPHE's operational center, she wouldn't be safe anywhere. That didn't keep him from worrying all the same.<br><br>He smiled a greeting. For all his nerves, Kevin was always happy to see her. For so long, it had been the two of them against the world. Though, not entirely sadly - and not entirely happily - not entirely anymore. Their worlds had been simultaneously expanded and contracted when they joined SOPHE. And it was his calling, both in the wide and narrow aspects of their new world, to keep her safe. And to that end, he now shifted from sunshine to a few clouds.<br><br>"You're going to see that demon, aren't you?" It wasn't an accusation, not really. You couldn't work at SOPHE and avoid dealing with demons. Some of them were quite... well not entirely trustworthy maybe, but good enough so you could work with them. Even like them. This particular demon wasn't a long term ally by any stretch of the imagination somehow. And the fact that it was Mallory's job to tend to Kyless's well being and to head up the research on her did not put him at ease the way it should. In many ways, it only raised more red flags. Given what had happened to Mallory in the past, and how Kevin felt about her, it was enough to put him strictly on guard as far as the trickster Kyless was concerned.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>09-07-2020, 23:47:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless (mention)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kevin's here!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>"Hm?" Her momentary fatigue was washed away the moment she heard someone call her name, but as she turned, Kevin was right there, next to her. Almost as if out of breath, the man immediately was back at attention, the short run mostly likely not even breaking a sweat for Kevin.<br><br>"Hey there soldier." A nickname Mallory liked to give her dear friend, her hand came away from the necklace, charm now out in the open, as she now held her clipboard close to her chest. No matter how hard or tired Mallory worked, she could never seem to be in a bad mood when Kevin was around. The two had always been together, literally, as they had met when they were children. Always together, always being there for one another, she could never really see herself apart from him. The two were near inseparable, and now with her job at the moment, the two would continue to be that way.<br><br>...not that she minded.<br><br>A comforting smile came to the young doctor's face as she heard Kevin's question, hoping to ease the worry clear on his face. There were quite a few people that didn't like the idea of working with Kyless, not after the stunts she had been pulling the past two months to escape. It had gotten better...sort of, but Mallory knew that she could be persuaded to help, and be of use. <br><br>"You know I have to. No one even wanted to volunteer for the job, so I thought it could be a way for me to prove myself. Besides, you know I can't say no when someone asks me to do something." Mallory never really liked people judging her, and internally, she always wondered what people thought of her. She didn't want to be seen as a burden, or someone that couldn't do the jobs people asked of her. That was why she took so much on her, to show her drive, to show that she could be counted on. Though it would usually be clear to Kevin whenever she was completely exhausted, out of energy and barely able to keep herself focused on a task. Too many times she had fallen asleep at her desk from exhaustion, only to find herself in her room, however. <br><br>She had a lingering suspicion, but never asked her friend directly about it.<br><br>"I've done this before, so there's no need to worry, but...thanks for worrying about me anyways." Brown eyes looked towards the man next to her, before glancing away, unconsciously clutching the clipboard tighter to her chest.<br><br>"Though...if you are still a bit worried, you could always come with me?" She couldn't help but slightly hope he would come with her, as she didn't feel like being alone with just her thoughts.<br><br>That and, well, she always liked Kevin's company.
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				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 01:46:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion F. Remington<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Time for breakfast<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>Another day in the life of agents in SOPHE, and to Albion his routine was no different. He usually slept in until around 8 or 9 in the morning before finally getting up, only occasionally getting up at 5 or 6 in the morning for training reasons. Today, there was nothing special, however, just one tired, half-asleep male with a tray of food and a large cup of coffee. "Same routine day in and day out... I'd almost swear my hair's going gray if I didn't have white hair."<br><br>Dealing with the demons could certainly be tiring at times. Fun, but tiring, many of their personalities were very much not the sorts you'd see on humans. Still, there were a fair few he avoided due to personal prejudices, and while they did not seem all that bad in hindsight, he was still stuck in his ways. Was it petty of him? Most certainly, but he wasn't ready to change such deep-rooted dislike instantly just because a handful of demons decided to grow a conscious at the last minute.<br><br>"... Still keep entertaining the ugly thoughts." He frowned, reaching over to grab his cup of coffee and sip the hot, bitter drink. When he could have a nice, hot cup, it was almost like his troubles and concerns bled away... Not quite like when he lit up after a long day, but this was a very good way to <em>start</em> one. No doubt the eggheads in SOPHE were already hard at work poking and prodding about in things he didn't care to understand, as his job was primarily running the missions the higher-ups deemed necessary to finish. Everyone else could handle the studies.<br><br>It was still a great wonder how SOPHE could get some of these types to work for them, though even he was no exception. He liked to have a little fun between his long and boring days, but some just seemed... Quite keen on doing their own things or doing the bare minimum. Lily was a notable example, never seen&nbsp; too far from an electronic device for her to play with and do things she was probably meant not to. Telling her no didnt help, it just made her want to do it <em>more</em>. He couldn't help but chuckle as he drank his coffee, setting it down after a moment and shaking his head. <br><br>"How'd you get someone like that to join an organization like this, I wonder...?" He mumbled to himself quietly, forking up a few pieces of egg to shovel into his mouth. All seemed quiet and normal for now, maybe today would be a good day...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 02:53:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QYjvVJ8.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br><hr><br>First came a tray loaded full of food. A fruit salad, a toast with marmalade, a small smoothie bowl, a glass of orange juice and a big cup of tea. It was her very own cup because in her opinion the standard cups here were uselessly small. The man could probably heard her closing before she reached the table because she wasn’t even trying to hide her coming. If he had hoped that she would just pass him and go somewhere else, he was sadly mistaken.<br><br>The fox demon grabbed Albion from behind and gave him a good tight hug. “Gooood morning!” Nerissa said with a cheerful voice. Perhaps little too close to his ear considering how loud she was. She smelled like someone who was freshly showered. Her brushed hair (and ears and tail) were still little moist. Nera resisted her urge to mess up his hair completely and settled for smacking a small his cheek before retreating to sit on the other side of the table.<br><br>“I heard you talking here all by yourself.” Or mumbling more like it. “I have heard people say it’s a sign of insanity. Or then you have interesting imaginary friends. How is your morning?” <br><br>Nerissa was in a good mood and it showed. Her golden eyes were beaming. Just couple weeks ago she had almost burnt down a work room. She had managed to capture fire inside a jar. The girl was so happy about her accomplishment, until the glass broke and her flames escaped into the room. How was she supposed to know that glass wasn’t fireproof? Her glass was half full, so in her opinion it was a important lesson which gave her a lot of knowledge. Like that ordinary glass couldn’t handle fire, more experience at handling a fire extinguisher and assurance of that sprinklers work. Now she had made something new, and like always she had unwavering trust in that her work was a success. <br><br>“All ready to tackle new challenges today? I have something for you. Look…” Nera pulled out a small pouch from a pocket of her hoodie. The pink pouch had a picture of rabbit on it. Inside it was a plain silver ring. It wasn’t specifically for him. Albion just happened to be there and that was more than enough to make him a good guinea pig. She moved the pouch across the table near Albion’s plate and looked at him impatiently, like it was a great christmas present and she couldn’t wait to see his reaction, swinging her tail from side to side. It started to the day hadn’t even started properly and challenges had already found Albion. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 03:12:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>"Well well, Christmas already?" For one knows when one thinks of Lily Jimenez, she appears before you can even say, <em>And speak of the devil...</em> Though of course despite that phrase and ongoing rumors to the contrary, Lily was 100% human. "Or maybe you've decided you want to be Monty Hall when you grow up."<br><br>Breakfast was a can of Red Bull and a sleeve of Oreos. Lily's eating habits had already drawn the attention of the senior nutritionists at SOPHE who wrote up a memo regarding proper dietary needs which Lily had received and read, and then promptly printed out, crumpled up and eaten. Yeah, she might kill herself if she kept eating like this, but she'd have the last laugh from her grave.<br><br>But now there was more fun to be had. Old Foxxie had just offered up Snowball her class ring, which Lily just knew was going to end up being a lot of fun, which was why she had showed up in the first place. No use letting perfectly good front row seats go to waste. Opening the can and taking a huge swig, she broke into a huge smile and prepared for the festivities, putting the can down, placing both hands behind her head, and leaning her chair back. "Don't just stand there, Snowball. The lady just gave you a present. You're not gonna leave her hanging there, are ya?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 03:33:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Chaos draws near <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>Footsteps approached, though in the Mess Hall that did not usually mean much, and so Albion paid it little mind. A move that proved fatal for the man, as he found his fork falling from his hand and flinching in surprise as someone soft, cuddly, and squishy hugged him from behind with a very loud 'good morning', and already he could tell who it was. Thankfully he hadn't been drinking coffee at the time, as spilling it would have probably been an omen of the rest of the bad luck to follow that day. "Ah-hah, good morning to you too, Neri..." He trailed off with a twitching eyebrow and hesitant tone in his voice. He had engaged the demon in conversation, and now she was there to stay. For what it was worth, at least she smelled nice, and cleanliness was always welcome.<br><br><em>'Smooth move, Remington.'</em> he sighed mentally. Neri was a ball of fun... Chaos, mischief, and fun all rolled into one. And now rolled right into his vicinity. <br><br>"Well, you might be right, I just might be a little insane, especially considering where we're working. But I like to call it my penchant for intellectual conversation." Albion remarked, wondering what the illusion demon's angle was in all this. No one could predict what she would do next, and for all intents and purposes Albion believed that would be the end of his poor luck that morning. Until another voice popped up, one as recognizable as the last.<br><br><em>'Lily too? Did I slight some God when I woke up this morning?'</em> Albion closed his eyes and breathed softly for a moment, reaching over to take a quick sip of his coffee before setting the cup down.<br><br>"I see our residential human rulebreaker has also decided to join the cha- collection! Without a computer in sight, to boot? You could almost color me shocked." the male remarked, seeing Lily's choice of 'breakfast, if it could even be called that. Somehow this girl proved to be as weird as the demons he dealt with, which was charming in its own way as he'd never seem a human with poorer eating habits than a demon. But then with Neri and Lily in such close proximity, one could not deny there was a big distinction.<br><br>Looking back to Nerissa, Albion sighed and nodded. If this was a prelude to how his day was going to turn out, he was looking forward to the evening when he lit up a joint in his room and tended to the greenery. "I suppose I'm as ready as I'll ever be. I can't quite face the day with the same attitude as you two can, but I suppose I can be quite prepared for the worst of it... Hm? What's this now?"&nbsp; He found himself asking, as Nerissa pushed a gift to him... Some sort of ring? For him? <br><br>He eyed the jewelry with scrutiny, knowing it would not be so simple. It never was when illusion demons were concerned, but unfortunately for him he also had Lily badgering him to keep him from second-guessing. One could almost assume the two troublemakers were in cahoots. "Since when am I Snowball? You make me sound like some rich lady's pet cat... Bah, fine, let's see what this is all about." He threw caution to the wind, holding the ring up and examining it against the light, before he sighed and slipped the ring on his left-hand ring finger. "I suppose it does look rather nice. How did you come across this, Neri?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 04:00:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QYjvVJ8.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br>“Good morning Lily!” Nerissa reached out to give Lily a hug too. And a kiss on a cheek. Lily smelled nice. “Hmm… Are you perhaps hinting that there is no one who can offer you a intelligent conversation in the whole SOPHE? Some might think that kind of thinking rude… I think it doesn’t really matter how intelligent one’s conversation partner is as long as they have topic that both find interesting.” Not that anyone asked for her opinion but she told it anyway.<br><br>“Oh! I’m so glad you decided to accept it!” Nerissa clapped her hands together like she was the one who had been drinking energy drinks and made a grateful glance at Lily, like she was her accomplish in this. “I have some jewelry at my disposal for experimenting. You know that the items need to be first class in order to enchant them with magic” They didn’t. She could as well use rocks, but saying stuff like that gave her some nice jewelry sometimes. Somehow all the pretty and more expensive jewelry ended up as failed experiments and since there was no use for failed experiment objects Nera naturally kept them. <br><br>“It’s The Ring of Truth!” Nerissa stated with a wide smile, full of pride. “I’m so happy that you agreed to test it! Let’s start testing it! Now then, what is your name?” Unfortunately her Ring of Truth wasn’t perfect, or near it. Instead of forcing one wearing it to tell truth it made him tell the opposite of the truth. “Lily, do you have some questions for him you would like to ask so we can test the ring?”&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 07:50:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>"If you can't figure out how you got the name maybe you should look in a mirror. And yeah - Annie's recharging. She'll be ready to go after break... whoa there, Foxxie!" Lily hadn't quite forgotten how affectionate Nerissa could be, but it was easy to lose track of the fact early enough in the morning. Or maybe she just enjoyed it after all. Nerissa was cute when you set aside the fact that she had super-disaster-powers.<br><br>Like making giant games of Truth or Dare (not the Dare so much but you couldn't have everything) and snapping them inside a ring for some poor sucker, in this case Albion, to test out. Oh this was too good. Too good. And Lily knew exactly what to ask.<br><br>"OK, Snowball. Since Foxxie's throwing jewelry at you there, I think I've got a question for ya." Lily very deliberately placed both elbows on the table, flashing Nerissa her best <em>Oh this is going to be fun</em> looks before firmly implanting her chin within her two palms. "The place is full of cute girls in here. It's gotta be heaven for a player like you. Which one do you have a crush on right now?" <em>Oh, magic ring,</em> she silently prayed to whichever capricious god got her in this mess of a job in the first place, <em>do your stuff.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 07:56:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Here we go again<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"No you can't say no, can you?" Kevin sighed. Mallory's eagerness to please around here was going to get her into trouble. He just hoped that he'd be able to get her out. But that was one reason everyone liked Mal. It was one reason he liked her so much. "And I know you've done this for a while now, but still... I worry. So... you're welcome. Everybody needs at least one person to worry about them, right?" He gave another grin, as much to reassure himself as it was to reassure his friend.<br><br>And the answer to her request was a foregone conclusion. "Sure, I'll go with you. I'm not about to leave you alone with a rogue demon. I promised I'd stick with you, and that's not going to change." He stopped for a moment and looked at her carefully. "You didn't get a lot of sleep last night again, did you, Mal?" This was something that had him worried for a while now. If the particulars of the job didn't kill her, the demands just might, and that would not be any better.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 08:28:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless (mention)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kevin's here!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>A nervous chuckle escaped Mallory’s lips as Kevin mused to himself about her attitude towards work, more so to her unreasonable willingness to do whatever anyone asked of her. It was something she told herself she would work on, yet in the end, she still sound herself unable to tell someone no. Call it worry, call it being a doormat, but the young woman just couldn’t seem to think more about herself sometimes. At the mention or worry, however, her gaze turned back Kevin, seeing the smile he gave her.<br><br><em>He always had such nice smiles.</em><br><br>“Absolutely, and I get to worry about you just as much!” The smile on her face inly grew the moment she heard Kevin agree to come with her; to be completely honest, she was sure he wouldn’t refuse. He never did ever, now that she thought about it. “Let’s make our way then.” &nbsp;Turning towards the doors that connected to the elevator leading to the Holding Cells, Mallory pressed the button, waiting for the vehicle to arrive. Within moments, the doors opened, and the two stepped inside, before the elevator began to drop down, floor by floor.<br><br>However, Mallory’s quiet hums became slight sounds of worry, as one of her hands came to rub at the back of her neck. “Is it that obvious?” &nbsp;Of course it was, she always seemed to look tired whenever she was working. “Mm, I did some late work for Toshiro last night, and I even left at a decent time. I’m pretty exhausted though, to be honest; didn’t even have time to eat or get coffee.” &nbsp;She was just most likely tired from working day by day with no break, but tomorrow would be sweet freedom, and a chance for her to pick up the gift she needed for the same day!<br><br>“Good thing is, I have the day off tomorrow. I‘m actually doing something for a change, so I won’t just be sleeping all day.” <br><br>As the elevator continued toward their destination below, she gave a soft sigh, leaning against the wall of the machine. <br><br>“Are you sure about coming to visit Kyless?” &nbsp;It wasn’t like she was worried the demon would hurt him, but considering who they were dealing with, Mallory wondered if Kevin would be ok. “You know how much she loves to tease you and push your buttons. I just don’t want you to get stressed out just because I asked you to come with.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 10:09:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Chaos draws near <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>What madness had Albion gotten himself into this time? He thought he was wearing just an average ring, but trusting an illusion demon to give him something that didn't have a catch attached to it was perhaps a bit too much to expect. His first instinct was to simply take the ring off, but... He'd never been one much for lying either, so there was maybe no harm in this. Or so he felt, anyway. As always, famous last thoughts were still very much a thing, especially when Lily spared him no mercy with her first query.<br><br><em>'Oh, you have got to be kidding me... Is this seriously what runs through all young women's minds? I'm almost starting to appreciate Mallory's bland and boring lifestyle.'</em> Albion mentally sighed, as he looked at the ring and shrugged.<br><br>The way Lily looked certainly did not win any favors with him, very much the look of someone who knew chaos was in place and they <em>reveled</em> in it. Albion's eyes narrowed before he folded his arms. "Very well... I suppose you were right to ask me such a question, as my popularity with the ladies is indeed high enough to consider this 'heaven for a player like m-'!" Almost immediately, Albion such topped and moved a hand to his throat, as if he couldn't believe the words that escaped his mouth.<br><br><em>'What kind of trickery...!? I was trying to say 'That isn't something you should he asking me, I'm not popular with the girls at all, nor am I a player'! Unless one counts my visit to night clubs and strip joints...'</em> <br><br>Removing his hand from his throat, he looked at Nerissa this time with narrowed eyes. Either she had done it intentionally, or she had botched her latest magical experiment, but either which way, he was stuck committing. "I mean, why settle for one when I could have them all if I pleased?" He spoke up once more, before his eyes narrowed again, head hanging.<br><br><em>'I'm not ready to pick anyone just yet... Is this ring just making me say the opposite of what I want? ... Hm, mayhaps I can twist this to my advantage...'</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 14:27:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QYjvVJ8.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br><hr><br>Nerissa sure was a affectionate creature who loved cuddling. She hugged people and kissed their faces like she didn’t quite grasp the idea of normal social behavior. When she was roaming around in her fox form she might just jump on someone’s lap and curl up there for a nap like it was the most natural thing in world. It was little odd, but Nera absolutely loved getting her ear pet.<br><br>She was somewhat surprised by Lily’s question, but curious nevertheless. Her eyes kept wandering between the two and her lips curved into a sly smile. “That is a interesting question.”<br><br>Her big fluffy ear perked up the girl listened Albion’s answer. She tilted her head to a side. “Mmh. You sure are confident one. I’m not sure if it’s such a good idea to prowl for ladies at your workplace. You might get into a trouble if the superior find out about that. Oh! Maybe you like that little excitement? The fear of getting caught. Well, you don’t look bad, so I can understand why the women are into you. Though, I haven’t seen you without clothes so I can’t say for sure what you look like.”<br><br>Nerissa speared pieces of the fruits into her fork while pondering this new information she got. “You are going to get your very own harem here? That’s very ambitious.” The fox demon said with a small nod. “I was just thinking that since this was the first question that came into Lily’s mind so perhaps she really wanted to know if there was certain someone you liked… Like maybe there is already someone who wants to be the one and only instead of being part of the harem…” Her voice couldn’t be more suggestive as she kept a close eye on Albion’s and Lily’s reactions. <br><br>She wanted to test the ring more. There were plenty of questions in her mind, like what is your biggest fear, what is the one thing you don’t want anyone ever to find out, what in your past you regret the most? It was a bit too much to ask such heavy questions this early at morning, and Nera didn’t want to piss him off or humiliate him. After all, Albion was doing a favor to her by testing the ring. There were things that were just too much. Meddling into Lily’s and Albion’s affairs wasn’t one of those.<br><br>“Let’s see… what would be something you wouldn’t tell normally? Ah! What rules of the SOPHE you have broken?” Somehow she assumed he, and more than one. And it didn’t hurt to have some information she could use to blackmail a favor out of Albion in case she would one day need such and he wasn’t willing. Then suddenly her already big eyes widened and the fox demon stared intensely at the man, leaning against the table, almost dipping her chest into her tea cup. “Tell me Albion, what you truly think of the demons?”<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 15:40:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solo-leveling/images/0/03/Jin-Woo.png/revision/latest?cb=20191116143633)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 5:00am &gt; 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Training Bay &gt; Showers &gt; Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Albion, Nerissa, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> As usual, Ryusei had awaken before his alarm went off, and at 5am sharp, he was in the training bay, with a high level training session already programmed into the system.Before he ran the simulation, he spent an hour working out on the gym equipment specifically customized for demonkin, and banged out reps on the pneumatic weight bench so heavy that if he dropped the bar down too hard, it would shake the room. After that, he spent an hour going through katas to connect his mind to his martial arts, something his father said all the time, and now he was finally starting to understand what he meant.<br><br>&nbsp;After an hour of that, he finally turned on the simulation, and from there, he spent the next two hours clearing the simulation and running it again on a higher difficulty setting. When he was finally finished, his muscles throbbed, his bones ached, and he felt good despite the pain. As he stood there, dripping so much sweat that a puddle had formed around his feet and steam was rising from his head, he allowed himself a small smile knowing that this was a job well done. Shortly after, he took a hot shower, then dumped himself in an ice bath. <br><br>It was a horrendously effective method, and if you could handle the temperate extremes, you'd feel amazing(as amazing as it was possible to feel after a&nbsp; 4 hour workout), just like he did now as he put on his fresh clothes and tied his sash to keep the robes secured. Done with his first workout of the day, a dark portal opened beneath his feet, and he slowly sank into it with hands in his pockets. Another portal appeared in the mess hall, and he emerged from it, walking out of the wall, past the people gathered there, and directly toward the food line where he filled his tray up with two different ramen bowls, an omelette rice, and a burger, as well as multiple juices. <br><br>He found a table slightly away from Albion, Nerissa, and Lily, who were all having a conversation. And while he managed to look at them all and give them a small nod of hello in case they managed to lock eyes with him, that was as far as his greetings went, and he almost immediately began scarfing down his food to regain the energy he'd spent exercising.<br></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 18:54:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Here we go again<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>As the elevator dropped downward, Kevin allowed himself a little bit of breathing space - something he only did around Mallory. "I'm glad you've got the day off tomorrow. You need some R&amp;R. You drive yourself too hard." The last sentence was a little too much like scolding, but he had promised to protect her. That didn't only mean from others; it also meant protecting Mallory from her own worst enemy - namely herself.<br><br>And when the conversation turned to Kyless, he nodded grimly. "Don't worry about me. I've dealt with her before. And yes - she does seem to know how to get me on edge. I don't know how you put up with her so well. But the higher ups train me for that sort of thing, so I can hold it together." Kevin did his best to give Mallory another reassuring smile. Kyless was not his favorite person, true - even among demons she managed to set herself apart - but that was more reason for him to come with, not for him to stay away. <br><br>The elevator settled at the bottom, and he turned once again to Mallory and smiled. The last thing he wanted was for her to worry about him. Which was selfish when he examined it under the light - but introspection was not Kevin's forte. "So, are you ready for this, Mal?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 19:03:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>"A harem?" Lily nearly broke down right then and there. <em>Oh, this was just too good.</em> "I don't think you can handle a harem, Snowball. We women can be a headache even one at a time." And then Nerissa made that other comment, and suddenly, it was the hacker that was on the defensive. "Me and Snowball? Me and Snowball? Me and <em>Snowball?</em> You've got to be kidding me Foxxie." And suddenly, Lily was hoping that the fox demon didn't read too much Shakespeare, because that guy had a lot to say about the response she just made.<br><br>And if that weren't enough, Lily then got that cold winter in July feeling up her spine telling her she was being watched. And sure enough, there was Ryusei at the next table. She returned Old Vegeta's nod with a snappy salute of her own, because the only people worth saluting were the ones who never expected them. The guy seemed more interested in his food right now anyway, but Lily was smart enough to know that he was more than capable of doing two things at the same time.<br><br>That being said, Nerissa had posted question number two, and it promised to be almost as fun as the one she had thrown at Albion. "Oh, it's a good thing I'm not the poor sucker wearing the ring, Foxxie. We'd be here all day if I had to answer that one. So what about it, Snowball? Why don't you tell us when you've been bad? Have you ever been bad? Really?" Lily gave a wicked smile that would have put any demon to shame.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 20:41:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/4c/bf/884cbf53c4e1e2f92d6cca255a4309e8.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | Giant, Glowing Mushroom Cave (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Curious Doctor Lary and her Human Humdrum Shadow Servant, Kevin.<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is invisible and <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, at least.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Over the last few months in captivity, many <em>things</em> had slowly begun disappearing from Kyless’ cell. And it had certainly <em>nothing</em> to do with her magic. First, the lights that turned off. Then, the walls that others could not see through. Then, the metal frame that held her bed above the ground. Then, her bed sheets that kept her soft! Now her cell was <em>nothing</em> but a big, white, bright, empty glass square with a naked mattress on the cold, hard floor. <em>Her sweet pillows were going to be goodbye next.</em> All because humans, particularly <em>these</em> humans at SOPHE, did not like fun or imagination, which she simply did not understand. <em>They must have been horrid, pale children who never dreamed.</em> Like goblins.<br><br>But by taking her bedroom environment away, removing the things she had used to aid her failed escape attempts in the past, it left empty space. And in those empty spaces, those corners, those pockets of air, the trickster could <em>add</em> what she wanted, when she wanted, whatever she wanted. Sometimes it was adding more glass walls, and glass doors, and intercoms and <em>cells within her cell</em> to make the humans <em>here</em> at SOPHE wander, and yell, and anger for hours while they tried their very best to find her, all while she watched, eavesdropped and learned. <em>It was hard to tell what human time was.</em> She knew they were watching her, every time, all time, but still few visited, and none would stay and play with her. Sometimes she simply had to make her cell seem like it was as bad as it was to her, for them, just so they would come <em>inside</em> and investigate.<br><br>But today, <em>this</em> day, she made it seem dark, then bright. <em>Alive</em>. Rocks first, on the floor tiles and then up the glass walls, twisting and curving, pointed downward and back. Covering the lights that never turned off, always yellow, always on, always <em>not</em> fun. Some darkness, but then light again. More light, blue light now, coming from something tall. First one, and then a second, then more, as high as the twisted, pointed rocks, touching them, less alone. And color, more colors, not just bright blue but bright purples, and violets and green. <em>Alluring, enchanting, glowing.</em> Welcoming any visitors with fantasy. <br><br>Welcoming them with a fantastical cave, and a garden within that cave, bright and colorful and fantastical due to its <em>mushrooms</em>. Giant and breathtaking, greater than most humans could imagine, hiding everything else with their size. Everyone else. Especially <em>her</em>.<br><br>She left the glass door, on one of her four glass walls, boring and <em>the same</em>. Its locks - and there were many now, some that required some touch, some spin, some whirl to open - were left too. So that <em>these</em> humans, these humans at SOPHE, the pale former golbin children, could open the glass door to her cell and wander into to something <em>else</em>. Somewhere else. Somewhere that was hiding Kyless. <em>Jingle. Jingle.</em> A shake of her invisible head, unseen but heard, just a little, just enough, for someone to not come and take her sweet pillows next.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 22:40:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Ryusei (sighted)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Chaos draws near <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>"Well, one should always assume an air of confidence in all aspects of their life; Anything less and you simply risk being forgotten or looked over. Even you, you move about with confidence and approach others with no concerns, and that's an admirable trait." Albion spoke, accepting the dact the ring would not allow him to say what he truly wanted. Somewhere in translation, the notion that he only allowed himself to be confident in private and preferred to be looked over so he could move about with ease was simply forgotten. He had also admitted that her careless way of approaching others wasn't a very desirable trait, but there was little else he could do about his situation.<br><br>Lily, meanwhile, was quick to capitalize on his words and poke her own fun. "Well, you never know until you try, right? I could think of a few possible to start..." He trailed off, his eyes directing themselves to his food. At this point, maybe he was just better off focusing on his meal than the questions. Trying to discern a good way to trick the ring would not come easily.<br><br><em>'I'm not in any hurry to try, least of all do I have anyone in mind I want to try with. Really, this cursed piece of jewelry will possibly singlehandedly be responsible for the worst day of this week.'</em><br><br>However, as Nerissa began to insinuate there were deeper meanings to Lily's questions, Albion raised his hands and shook them in a way as if to perish the thought, but his lips sung a different tune. "Hey now! Let's not take anything off the table, Lily's gorgeous enough that I've got a shot... Ugh." Albion groaned, pushing his tray to the side so he could let his head fall and bump the table. He was going to dig himself into a grave if he continued to let his mouth run.<br><br><em>'Perish the thoughts, Lily is nice enough that she could find someone much better than I could ever be. I'm going to alienate my coworkers in record time at this rate.'</em><br><br>Naturally, Nerissa wasn't one to leave well and good enough alone, and so came her next questions. For the moment, Albion took a moment to shovel some scrambled eggs and bacon into his mouth, chewing the collection with just a hint of notion that he was taking his time, before proceeding to take a little bit more with a few sips of coffee. Uttering a quiet sigh, he shrugged. "Well, rules are meant to be broken, and I've broken my fair share since joining SOPHE." <em>'Rules should be followed, and I've tried not to break any since joining SOPHE.'</em><br><br>The question about demons was a curious one... Especially with not just Nerissa there, but apparently the son of the first demon that betrayed his own kind. It was an awkward situation to say the least, as he held no fondness for any of the Wrath Demons, and this included even those who did not bother him directly at all. It was just a personal thing at this point.<br><br>"I'm okay with some demons, but I dislike most, is that what you wanted to hear?" He asked, folding his arms, naturally, the inverse of what he wanted to say, which would have been closer to 'I like most of them, but there are a few I don't really like'. Unfortunately, Nerissa probably did not know about his prejudices enough to surmise that something might have been up with her ring at the time. "Are you having fun with this knowledge? I really do hope so." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 22:52:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Fantasy land!!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>”Mm, I guess I do.” Mallory couldn’t deny it, not to her friend. She always knew she was somewhat of a workaholic, but she couldn’t hide her exhaustion that truly showed it. Taking a breath, she hummed to herself, lost in thought. “Remind me to get something at the cafeteria then; I’d rather not pass out on the floor.” &nbsp;At the mention of worry, Mallory turned back to Kevin, a hint of a smile on her face. <br><br>“Yeah I know I don’t have to.” <br><br><em>But I want to.</em> <br><br>As the elevator settled, Mallory got to settling herself, taking a breath before a smile came to her lips. As Kevin looked back at her, she nodded. “You know I always am.” &nbsp;As the elevator doors opened, the two began their way through the hall that lead to Kyless’s cell, as Mallory gave a soft chuckle, almost amused in its tone. “Is it bad of me to be excited about what she’ll do next?” &nbsp;She couldn’t help it, as Keyless’s illusions were so interesting, so alluring, so...mind bending. Mallory knew why SOPHE wanted to study Kyless, but the way they were keeping her, well...<br><br>Mallory never really agreed with it.<br><br>“...woah.” &nbsp;As the automatic doors opened, Mallory only gave a breath, her eyes shining at what the two came to. The glass box of Kyless’s cell was glowing and bright, the illusion of what appeared to be a fantasy-esque forest coming to view. “Woah, do you see this?” &nbsp;Almost like a child excited for a new toy, Mallory took quick strides to the cell, her eyes mesmerized by the class cage. The sheer excitement was apparent on Mallory’s face, as she began to type down notes on the illusion; she always had to take notes on her visits with the demoness. After a few moments, she put in the different keys and combinations to open the cell door, the door creaking open as she turned back to look at Kevin with a grin.<br><br>“Come on in soldier.” &nbsp;With that Mallory made her way in, taking in a breath. It felt...real; the feeling of nature, the grass below the heels she wore. Kyless was quite the illusion demoness, that was for sure.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>10-07-2020, 23:35:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QYjvVJ8.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br><hr><br>“Mmh… Was that a challenge Lily?” Nera asked while holding the tea cup on her fingertips. “I see no reason why there couldn’t be such a thing as you and Snowball.” She kinda liked that name already. “Having a harem doesn’t mean that a man has to be with every woman at the same time. He could simply be with different one every night. I believe it would get quite boring if you expect one man to satisfy his whole harem. Show some mercy dear Lily. A man can catch his breath and get his spirits back up while watching his lovely women enjoy from each other and like that I think it wouldn’t be a problem to go for a second round, or third, or fifth.” She spoke about this topic casually and with a innocent face. The demon put her cup down and broke a piece of toast.<br><br>“It’s a daring challenge. I can understand if Albion hesitates accepting such a challenge. Even being a player, as he himself said, strong women can be quite intimidating to men. You two should go on a date” Nerissa ended her spoken cogitation into that question. In her experience the bigger the talk was the weaker the performance was.&nbsp; <br><br>“Albion already said that being monogamous isn’t out of equation and he sees Lily as a gorgeous woman worth a try” She was interpreting his words as she wished. “I’m not going to argue about that. Lily is a beautiful young woman. Albion would have to be blind for not to see it.” The fox demon sounded genuine as she told them these things while eating her toast in small pieces.<br><br>“Oh. I only wanted to hear the truth. That’s the reason why we are asking these questions” It had nothing to do with that they simply enjoyed fooling with him. Nerissa went quiet for a moment after Albion’s last answer. Her smile froze on her lips and it became a clumsy mask on her face instead, trying to hide her insecurity and uncertainty which all showed from her eyes. Her ears drooped down at midpoint. “Are you okay with me?” Before she had been speaking with such a friendly and happy tone. Now her voice was closer to a almost scared whisper. <br><br>Nerissa knew very well that there were lots of people who didn’t just dislike the demons but openly hated them. They had their reasons. Many had lost their loved ones in the war between the demons and the humans. Even now there were bad ones who awful things. Nerissa knew how bad things the demons were capable of doing. She didn’t know if Albion had his own scars in his past and if they were connected to the demons. To people like that it usually didn’t matter that she had nothing to do with those events. Nerissa had worked hard to become part of this world. She had learnt their language. There was still a accent in her speech, but she could speak and read without a problem. She was learning their habits and traditions… but none of that stopped some people putting her into the same category as the ones who just wanted to kill and cause chaos.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 00:13:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solo-leveling/images/0/03/Jin-Woo.png/revision/latest?cb=20191116143633)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters | Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Albion, Nerissa, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Snapping apart his chopsticks, he paused for a moment before dipping them into the ramen, twirling them several times, and then pulling up a clump of noodles, meat, and veggies. Before he could bring the piping hot food to his lips, Lily looked him right in his eyes and snapped off a crisp salute. He was rather surprised since he was fairly certain that she'd had no idea what a salute even was.<br><br>&nbsp;For her to pull one off that could match the most overeager soldiers with ease made him think she liked it here just a <em>biiiit</em> more than she let on. That got a genuine, if small smile from him and he laughed just a bit, showing that he did have emotions aside from intense, stoic, and fiery rage. He saluted her right back, then he took his bite, and wondered just <em>who</em> Albion meant when he spoke about being okay with a few demons, but hating most of them. Since he was a hybrid, did he count as one of the ones he liked...or was he part of the bad crowd in his mind?<br><br>&nbsp;"He probably means me," he said to himself, then took another bite, looking as calm as ever on the outside while internally wondering if he'd ever done something specific to get on Albion's bad side, or if it was just because he had demon blood in his veins. It didn't matter too much, since most people usually found their own personal reason eventually. Nerissa, the only other demon in the room didn't even acknowledge him. <em>'I could just go over and say hello...but they probably don't want to be bothered.'</em> Excuses like this weren't uncommon when he found himself around people. And he was used to that, so he just ate more of his food.<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 02:18:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"Coming." Soldier was a nickname, which Kevin knew Mal was using to put him at ease. Which she knew he'd need. One thing that unnerved Kevin about Kyless was precisely that you couldn't really see her. You saw what she wanted you to see. It was a lot easier to deal with demons that bothered to look you in the eye. The fact that she chose to make her illusions bright and vibrant today could be interpreted both optimistically and pessimistically. Optimistically, it meant she was in a generally happy mood, and less likely to intend harm. Pessimistically, it showed she was in a mood to play. <br><br>And it certainly did not help that in this case, Kevin had to come in behind Mallory. But it really was better for all concerned. Mal had managed some sort of working relationship with the demon that Kevin, let alone his superiors could never manage. He had asked himself on more than one occasion if their policies of limiting Kyless's access was as smart in reality as it looked on paper, but then again, being nice always seemed to end up with a rogue illusion demon on the loose, so there you go.<br><br>Still, even given all his misgivings, he had to admit that the demon did what she did quite well. "Yes, Mal. This is impressive. Oz looked pretty good too until the flying monkeys started getting too close." <em>Note to self. Find out if there's a way Kyless got her claws into the library. There's a lot of potential for problems there.</em> He took careful steps, serving as the very shadow the demon so often accused him of being. It took effort to keep his hands away from his weapons, but discipline was a habit ingrained from childhood, and in this case, discipline better served him by enforcing restraint.<br><br>"So Kyless, what's the inspiration this time? This is fun and all," fun being the last word he'd actually consider it, "but the Doctor does need to see you so she can take her data. If you'd be so kind." Because truth be told, the further Mallory walked into the illusions, the more nervous he got.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 02:41:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>Lily smiled as Ryusei saluted back, throwing her Demon May Care attitude right back in her face. Five points for Vegeta.<br><br>But of course, most of the fun was to be had right here. She watched as poor Albion sputtered through the minefield set up through the joint effort of Nerissa's ring and his own words. Never one to pass up the opportunity to make things still more chaotic. she upped her sex kitten ante a bit, dramatically fluttering her eyes and passing a few smoky looks his way, just to see him squirm. "So I'm gorgeous am I, you little honey dripper you? You keep this up, I might have to start writing Mrs. Lily Snowball in my notebooks."<br><br>And then Nerissa issued the challenge. Technically, Foxxie was challenging Snowball, but Lily knew the gauntlet being thrown when she saw it. And despite herself, was drawn like a moth to a flame. "I don't know. Can I trust you to be a gentleman Snowball? Although Foxxie's coming through with the compliments quite nicely. Maybe I should be asking her." She playfully tousled the fur by the fox demon's ears because, well, if there was anything that could scramble Albion's radar still more, it was the hint of possibility that came with bisexual flirtation. "But. OK. One. Date. Don't screw it up Snowball."<br><br>Then came the next question, and something wasn't quite right. She didn't figure Albion for a rule breaker. He certainly was no Lily Jimenez. Maybe he figured out a way to bullshit his way around the ring. If he did, 5 points for Snowball.<br><br>And then came the demon question. And suddenly - this wasn't so much fun. Yeah, Lily enjoyed busting the occasional ball, but the wrong words here could be brutal. It didn't help that demon or not, Nerissa was the kind of cute and fuzzy that you didn't want see hurt.&nbsp; "C'mon. I'm sure he likes you, Foxxie. Who wouldn't like you, right?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 03:46:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Medical Bay<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Open | Mentions: Mallory, Albion, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured, but with a few more wrinkles and a far more disheveled head of hair.<br><br><hr> <br><br>Among those researchers who had been with SOPHE for any duration longer than a few weeks, there existed what many outsiders would consider a remarkable and hardhearted apathy towards the cacophony of traditionally concerning sounds coming from the closed off private study of Date Toshiro. On this particular morning a chorus of cherubic voices rang out in abyssal hymn, the lights pouring out from the room's opaque windows and from beneath the door flickering with each spike of pitch and dynamic, and the most action taken in response were the seasoned scientists' collective exasperated groans in response to the semi-obscured white coated figure of Toshiro colliding loudly with the bullet proof glass that surrounded his workplace.<br><br>Pulling himself off the ground slowly with his hands outstretched in apology towards the raggedy doll adorned in a pale green floral patterned dress sitting upright on his desk, Toshiro slowly stepped towards the diminutive figure while apologizing profusely, “I'm sorry but... I don't think I'm being unreasonable! The stitches were worn when you moved in, all I'm saying is that there are any number of new bodies you all could-” Once again Toshiro found himself colliding with the reinforced windows as another invisible wave of force from Sally the Doll and current Myriad Demon Host, not with enough force to cause lasting damage, but certainly enough to get their point across to Toshiro that they had no desire to have this conversation.<br><br>Raising his hands in defeat, Toshiro made his way over to one of the more ornately decorated transparent cases that lined the wall of his study opposite the windows facing out onto the medical bay proper. With a sigh of resignation, he proceeded to remove a number of locks ranging in appearance from byzantine and antique to streamlined and modern, speaking in a stern tone over his shoulder, “I'm not angry with you all Sally. I know how much the doll means to most of you,&nbsp; but I am disappointed that we've gone back to throwing people as a way of expressing yourselves.”<br><br>Slowly and gently lifting the doll as to not exacerbate the worn threads holding it together, Toshiro smiled widely to show he held no hard feelings towards one of the more outspoken members of his menagerie, “I do appreciate you not conjuring a dust storm inside again though. I get the feeling that Mallory wasn't particularly ecstatic about the last time, but I'm sure she doesn't hold it against any of you. I don't think Albion is quite as forgiving, but nobody could stay mad at this face!” Taking the soft flow of the marble pattern shifting softly across the doll's button eyes as a expression of forgiveness and contentment, Toshiro set the doll inside of its tiny furniture adorned lodgings before closing the case behind it, long magically enhanced circuit studded ribbons slithering across the case's surface at Toshiro's request as the ambient sound of bluegrass music began to reverberate from the minuscule phonograph held within.<br><br>After taking a moment to stretch out his still throbbing back, Toshiro lifted his black and exceedingly well cushioned faux-leather office from the ground where it had fallen before collapsing into it and sliding himself over the sea of scattered documents that now lined the floor of his lab towards his desk, dark lines left across important looking figures and information where the squeaking wheels passed over them. With a series of keystrokes on the console in front of him, the footage of Kyless' cell flooded across the large sturdy monitor that had been reinforced and firmly bolted down to Toshiro's desk for obvious reasons. While he had no doubt Mallory would be more than able to deal with Kyless as she had so many times before, his confidence in her did little to dismiss his constant apprehension for her proximity to the trickster demon. Pulling a half wrapped brick of uncooked ramen noodles from one of his desk drawers, he began to chew on it absentmindedly as he watched the routine situation unfold.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 05:06:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/4c/bf/884cbf53c4e1e2f92d6cca255a4309e8.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | Giant, Glowing Mushroom Cave (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Curious Doctor Lary and her Human Humdrum Shadow Servant, Kevin <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Toshiro, the other doctor, the one who is watching the most<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is still invisible and <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, at least.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Mallory seemed dazzled. Distracted from Kyless' illusion only by her typing. <em>Again with the typing.</em> <em>Jingle jingle.</em> The door was <em>open</em> now! But the human called Kevin closed it behind him, and tried to keep pace with the excited doctor. Today, <em>this</em> day, was also an examination day apparently. <br><br>As the doctor and her shadow wandered, Kyless’ illusion shifted with them. Blinked, breathed. It had no <em>true</em> feel, no touch, and it briefly disappeared each time their feet came into contact with it. Then it would blink back, fill the empty space in a breath, so quickly that these humans, <em>all</em> humans, barely even noticed. It felt real, felt convincing, felt right and safe. <em>Jingle jingle.</em> Kyless stepped behind them, skipping behind the grumpy shadow named Kevin just to check, and double check, and triple check the door. Golden eyes glistened and sparkled even though the result stayed the <em>same</em>. <em>She was still trapped.</em><br><br>But at least not alone for now. More mushrooms <em>appeared</em>, a new path at their feet, guiding the too curious examiner and her shadow named Kevin <em>away</em> from one of the glass walls of her cell. These humans, one named Mallory and the other named Kevin, they could not see the glass walls of course, not while they were <em>within</em> the giant mushroom garden, but Kyless had promised the <em>other</em> doctor, the stone one, that she would try to harm the humans of SOPHE a little less. <em>To save her sweet pillows. To get examined less and played with more.</em> But it was so much more fun when they walked straight into a wall! Kyless pressed her blue lips together, as more mushrooms appeared, tinier ones, leading them around her naked, bumpy mattress. The human shadow named Kevin said something. What he said was less boring than usual, but still confusing to her.<br><br><em>Jingle, jingle.</em> “There are no…. <em>monkeys</em> in the garden.” The tall demon spoke from behind them, but stayed invisible, weaving in and out of her giant mushrooms needlessly. She <em>knew</em> what the garden was, where the giant mushrooms existed, but she certainly was not telling <em>these</em> humans. The children of pale goblins, the humdrum servant and Mallory’s shadow. <em>What was this 'Oz' he spoke of, so annoyed? Had the human named Kevin realized they were walking all around her cell, back and forth, around the mushrooms, in careful, loops and zig zags?</em> It wasn’t that big of a cage after all. The human named Mallory and the human named Kevin should be more <em>grateful</em> that she fit this entire garden in her cell for them today, this day. <em>Jingle, jingle.</em> She leapt from one barefoot foot to the other, across mushrooms small and giant, blue and purple, in front of the curious one now. The human named Mallory looked mesmerized, but drowsy, like she was sleepwalking through the garden of giant mushrooms. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> “Why does the human Kevin look not as tired? Did you not sleep together?” They always slept together, these humans, in the same houses, the same villages, protecting one another. They were not in cells like her, they were <em>free</em>, free to be with each other. Kyless was still invisible.<br><br>More mushrooms, giant, and grass, as tall as their legs, their human legs, grew in the next, unseen glass corner. <em>Gently</em> guiding them, turning them, leading them along the glass walls safety, around her lowly mattress on the floor with her sweet pillows, disguised in the cave, within the fantastical garden. Until the glass door suddenly reappeared, still closed, still ordinary. <em>These humans were at the locked door to her cell again.</em> Perhaps this time they would open it for Kyless.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 05:37:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless’s Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Excuse me?!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>There it was again, that very familiar jingling sound. Whoever thought of the idea to give Kyless bells so that they could hear them even as she hid herself, was a genius. However, it did feel somewhat wrong to Mallory; what if she just wanted privacy? She couldn’t have that with the bells, but then again, with what she could do, and the tricks she would pay, was that a bad thing?<br><br>“At least we know she’s still in her cell?” &nbsp;Mallory hoped to ease Kevin’s worries even as he walked in and asked Kyless, but she could tell the man was still nervous. Maybe cautious was the better word, but with what Kyless has pulled on him before, she couldn’t see why he wouldn’t be. Though, she did appreciate that he was trying to be helpful to her, at least with trying to get her work done. With so much she had been doing, and with how tired she was, Mallory could use all the help she could get. Her eyes wondered around to the many mushrooms, all of different sizes, plant themselves and glow, giving off a fantastical feeling of wonder. It was truly amazing, something like a work of art, but..fully immersive. Nothing like a book or a movie, it was truly spectacular. <br><br>Though, she still couldn’t help but notice Kevin’s cautious stance, hands trying to stay away from his weapons. He always had them on hand, which was smart, but not exactly welcoming to Kyless most likely. Turning back to the male, she walked over to him, hoping to ease him.<br><br>“Hey.” &nbsp;Rather then a loud call to get someone’s attention, Mallory was used to giving her friend reassuring glances and words, but knew that he always liked when she was gentle. Maybe it was due to her time as a doctor, but she always wanted to make someone feel welcome and safe, just like he did for her. One of her hands came to grasp his own gently, the warmth of his skin radiating off her own. He always had rough hands ever since joining SOPHE, the callouses along his fingertips coarse from training no doubt. <br><br>She couldn’t help but like the feel of them, so different then her own soft skin.<br><br>“It’s ok.” &nbsp;Giving a reassuring look to her friend, she hoped that it would help ease him if only for a moment. “You know how Kyless is; she’s really not that bad once you get to know her.” Though she couldn’t really say that when Mallory knew so little about the demon, but from what she knew from watching over her vitals, was that she just wanted some taste for freedom. “Hm?” Mallory glanced over Kevin’s shoulder when she heard Kyless’s behind the two, and then around them, the jingling still apparent. “See, she’s harmless.” As she did her best to pull Kevin along the walkway of mushrooms, Mallory looked at the scenery around her, that is, until she heard Kyless once more around her, always invisible, and always...meddling.<br><br>The question she posed nearly made Mallory falter in her steps, almost tripping over her own self. <br><br>“E-excuse me?!” &nbsp;As much as Mallory loved Kyless’s ability and amusement in her illusions, the demon did have a habit of asking the..oddest questions, especially when it came to the two friends. “N-no we did not...no!” She was almost glad that Kevin was behind her, as her cheeks were stained a clear red, obviously from the question Kyless posed. <br><br>Certainly not because she had ever thought about that from the countless new recruits and others, who had asked her and Kevin similar questions.<br><br>As if not wanting for her friend to feel any embarrassment (thought it was purely her own), Mallory pulled her hand away from Kevin’s like it was fire; she hoped that he didn’t think she was doing it because she hated him, but...Kyless wasn’t making this easy!<br><br>“I had work late at night and had to stay up! W-wait, why am I telling you this? You don’t need to know...” &nbsp;The flustered response of the young researcher only seemed to give Kyless the answer she needed that, obviously, she was hiding something, or just very unsure of her feelings. “Can you...can you just come out please? I got a long day ahead of me.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 06:45:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"Yep, glass half full Mal." He might not have wanted to be here but he was also glad to be here. Because when Kyless dressed up her world in a pretty bow, it was easy for anyone, especially someone trusting like Mallory, to forget how dangerous it truly was. And then he gave a little thought to the idea that maybe it took a Mallory to handle a Kyless, simply because the very idea of handling might be the problem. They walked a razor thin wire with some of the demons they dealt with. And even as he explained, "It's literature, Kyless. Um... human stories," Kevin felt the wire keenly, perhaps less like a wire, and more like unstable ground ready to break from underneath the pair of them.<br><br>So it was reassuring when Mallory put her hand in his. If nothing else, it would keep him from shooting wildly at mushrooms. Besides it felt like better times when she did that, before... well before <em>that day</em>. The less he thought of what was supposed to have been his eighteenth birthday but instead became known as <em>That Day</em>, the better. And the less Kyless knew about That Day, the better still.<br><br>And then with one question, Kyless demonstrated how much she did know, which had as much an imbalancing effect on Kevin that it did on Mallory, turning his cheeks bright red. "No, Kyless. It's not,,, like that. Our rooms are adjacent that's all. So I can be there when Mallory needs me."<br><br>OK, that didn't help a whole lot.<br><br>"For protection. For protection."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 07:04:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Chaos draws near <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>The sheer audacity of Lily was stunning to Albion, to say the least. Being goaded by Nerissa, Lily seemed entirely too keen on saying or doing anything to try and make him uncomfortable. It was also working to a degree, as he remembered his age compared to hers and realized how weird it would possibly feel to coworkers. Of course, love transcended many boundaries, and no doubt age would be the least of his concerns... Behind managing to keep his composure in the face of her onslaught. <br><br><em>"Mrs...!? Lily, do you not understand the words coming out of your mouth!?'</em> his thoughts were at war with her rationality. He could not see himself in any sort of good position being a husband to Lily, but that did not stop the thoughts of the energetic codemonkey leaping boldly into his arms and hanging off his neck to wave at others on am unknown wedding day, an image brushed aside when Albion swiftly shook his head and slapped his cheek for even letting the woman's words get to him.<br><br>Things got even weirder (in a fun way) when Albion witnessed Lily give a few playful scritches to Nerissa with more than wholesome undertones in mind... Could she be the sort that did not mind playing with either side? Albion shifted uncomfortably for a moment, but managed to collect himself as Lily allowed him one date... Something he had not been trying for but was now apparently expected to do good on.<br><br><em>'God help me, the most I've ever dated was buying time with a dancer at a club, and I'm absolutely sure I can't apply any of the logic there to here. You're going to have to really try for this one, Remington.'</em> he mentally sighed, feeling the gray hairs already beginning to get in from just trying to keep up with the bundle of energy named Lily Jimenez. Unfortunately, not all situations welcomed humor to them, such as the one that immediately followed his answer to Nerissa's question.<br><br><em>'Come now, I like you. Sure you're clumsy, and seem to actively cause mischief, with or without meaning to, but you have your charms and honestly you're a bright source of energy in this otherwise boring work environment... Hmph, good luck managing to convey all that without this stupid ring."</em> Then it hit him.<br><br>He didn't <em>need</em> to say all that, did he?<br><br>Albion moved a hand to collect some more food in his mouth, both to eat and try to give himself an excuse as to why he couldn't speak, before he guided his free hand forward to Nerissa's head. His palm gently came down atop her fluffy mane if hair, fingertips digging in gently to scritch behind her ears and try to help pacify her curiosity. If the worst came to the worst, he could try to say something quick and simple, he just hoped he didn't need to. Speaking of saying something...<br><br>Swallowing his food, his eyes looked out past the girls sitting near him to fall squarely on Ryusei, who continued to observe them. With a hum, he pulled his hand back from Nerissa's head and spoke with at beckoning hand: "You know, there's space over here at the table if you'd like to do more than watch?" Subtlety was usually only his forte on a mission. At home base, he was about as subtle as a baseball bat.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 12:12:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QYjvVJ8.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Lily, Ryusei <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The more the merrier<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br><hr><br>There was a surprised look on Nerissa’s face when Albion reached out to pet her ears. Her nervousness and insecurity were gone in a second by that. The fox demon had the biggest smile on her face, beaming from joy like a sun. She didn’t get only Lily to pet her ears but Albion too. This was a good day! It was odd how happy she got from something as simple as that. Nera was content with Albion’s gesture and didn’t go after him to get a verbal answer. <br><br>In a way she was like a dog, being happy about having people caress her ears. To her there was nothing sexual in it. Only thing that bothered her was that she hadn’t come up how to repay the kindness. The humans had naked ears. It wasn’t fun at all stroking them. Most of the demons had furless ears too and not many of them were that huggable to begin with. Lily had nice squeezable boobies, but she wasn’t allowed to go squeezing them. Not here, but surely it was alright if she did that in a shower, or at a beach… And men didn’t have even that, so how to show her friendly affection to the people around her was still a mystery to be solved.<br><br>“Oh! So it is settled then. You two are going on a date! I’m so happy for you two! Where are you going to take her Albion? Be nice and don’t break her heart. You shouldn’t do mean things to your friends…” Or a future wife, she thought already excited for them. “Albion, I thought that the ring might be useful for interrogation. It might help get information out of a suspect without resorting to violence. That was my plan at least. You are free to use it as you see the best. I’m grateful of your help in testing it. Thank you” Nerissa bowed her head a little in a polite manner. “You don’t have to wear it anymore if you don’t want to. I won’t mind if you take it off”<br><br>She had noticed Ryusei before when Lily was saluting him, but quickly forgot him when there was so much going on in their table. Now that Albion talked to the young man Nerissa’s eyes wandered at him too. Then the girl pulled her chair away and stood up. Quickly she was by Ryusei’s side. Her good spirits were back. Her experiment had worked, Albion didn’t hate her and it was only a morning and she had got so much attention already. And on top of that she had practically arranged a date to a pair that might be a beautiful couple one day. Nera could almost hear wedding bells. So she had many reasons to be happy, and like a good fox demon she wanted to share her joy with others instead of hoarding it all to herself. In this case the girl showed her delight by hugging Ryusei while greeting him with her loud and cheerful “Good morning Ryusei!” And then she hugged the poor guy so his face was pulled between her undeniably large and pleasantly soft pair of breasts. Albion had managed to avoid that because he was taken by a surprise from back and Lily had been sitting just like Nera, but Ryusei was sitting and the girl didn’t bend low enough. Instead she was hugging him like a loved teddy bear against herself. Nerissa didn’t seemed to be completely unaware to that she might be making Ryusei feel uncomfortable. “Why are you sitting here alone? We have a seat for you in our table. Come, come! Let me help you with your tray.” She released the half demon and took his tray, quickly because the man had been eating like a hungry wolf and it was never a good idea to take food away from hungry animals. “Did you happen to hear what we were talking about? Lily and Albion are going on a date. I think they would make a lovely couple. What do you think? I’m little worried about Albion being a player and all that, but I believe that love conquers all.” She kept talking in her carefree way. To her talking was something very natural and if there was someone listening, or too polite to tell her to shut up or leave, she could talk a long time without a problem. Nera walked towards their table with Ryusei’s tray, being careful not to tip his many glasses. <br><br>Nerissa knew that he was a half demon. To her it didn’t matter. A demon, a human or something in between. There were good and bad on both side. In her opinion the only thing that matter was what they did, not what kind of blood was running in their veins. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 18:55:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solo-leveling/images/0/03/Jin-Woo.png/revision/latest?cb=20191116143633)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters | Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Albion, Nerissa, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> The conversation the trio were having was definitely an interesting one. And Albion seemed very different from his normal self. He could've guessed it had something to do with Nerissa, but between his ravenous hunger and the surprising hilarity of watching him stumble through somehow getting set up on a date with Lily, the thought didn't even cross his mind. He just figured he was getting a show with his meal. With his free hand, he expertly twisted the top on his bottle of apple juice, cracking the seal and twisting the top off so it twirled in the air then clattered perfectly to a stop on it's side when it fell back to the table. He was taking a drink when Albion held a hand out and invited him to sit with them.<br><br>&nbsp;Ryusei wasn't prepared, so he cocked his head to the side for a moment, then looked around to make sure it wasn't someone behind him he was talking about. He heard Nerissa talk about the ring and finally understood what was going on, but he wasn't focused too much on that, as he was still making absolutely sure it was him Albion was talking to. By the time he turned back around though, the Fox Demon was shouting good morning and basically motorboating him while giving him a hug. He wasn't quite sure how to react, but was glad she couldn't see the bright red spreading across his cheeks. She might however be able to see the wisps of darkness that seeped out of him like tiny black whorls of smoke. <br><br>&nbsp;He was definitely enjoying this, but his social graces weren't the most advanced so he was lost, and basically froze for a moment until she let him go and grabbed his tray. She offered him a seat at the table as well, while also asking a lot of questions a mile a minute. He still sat at the table for a second, then finally willed himself to stand up and follow along. He sat at the table with the others, pulling his tray closer and nodding his thanks to Nerissa for taking it. "Thanks... For letting me sit with you," he said in a cool, calm voice that didn't match how he felt inside at all. <br><br>"Morning, Nerissa," he finally managed to reply back. "Albion, Lily." He paused to take another sip of his juice; his throat was <em>really</em> dry. "And uhh, I guess I was sitting alone because I'm used to it? I'm usually alone if I'm not training." He finally allowed himself another smile, then looked to Albion and Lily, wondering about Nerissa's question involving them. "I hope you two have a good time when you go out, and well...," he turned to look to Nerissa. "They're kinda like yin and yang right? Albion's all orderly and professional. Lily is...well she's chaos personified. So balance?" A shrug was all he could offer, as he was no relationship expert. Just a pretty good people watcher thanks to growing up an outcast. <br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 23:04:15</strong>
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				<br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a7/03/14/a703147d50902aa78ea9fc06d4f60cae.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, His Office<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Director Oei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Seriously?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> A rather large and muscled man, with hair more silver than gray and a massive coat seemingly affixed to his shoulders sat on the floor in the extended room of his office, a zither before him, and a piping hot cup of tea on a tray to his right. Sitting in complete silence, he seemed to be meditating until his blazing yellow eyes opened and his fingers splayed as he reached out to place them on the strings. Then he played, an ancient melody (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlsev6ZepqE) that spoke to the soul of those who heard it. Music was a passion of the demon sat in his room, and he played whenever he got the chance. Today, the music felt alive as he played, and he almost wished for an audience, even though it was himself he played for.<br><br>&nbsp;Even though he was alone, Azmodiel played the melodic tune to the very best of his ability, and by this point had become what people would call a "virtuoso". Anyone in the room with him would have been deeply moved by the piece, but he didn't think of that; his thoughts were firmly on tone, pitch, timing...perfecting the music as much as he'd perfected himself. He was strumming out the finishing notes when there was a rapid three knocks at the door. Turning to see the disturbance, he took his tea, stood up, and walked over to his desk. After sitting down, he pressed the button to unlock it and spoke. "Enter." A soldier walked in with a manilla folder in hand, stopping to salute his Commander before walking forward and placing the folder on his desk. "Orders and details for the upcoming undercover operation, sir." <br><br>A sharp fingernail reached forward and clacked down on top of the folder, sliding it backward toward him before he looked back at the soldier. He snapped a quick salute and told him "Dismissed", then flipped it open and began to read the files within the folder. As he read, a number of emotions and expressions flashed across his face, because he quite simply couldn't believe this was what <em>she'd</em> sent to him. When he finished, he closed the file, then immediately opened it once again, reading it front to back a second time just to be 100% certain of this course of action. Finally, he sighed and reached under his desk to pull out a silvery cube about 4x4 in diameter. Setting it on the floor, he flexed so hard the veins in his arms grew comically large, then he slammed a fist down on top of the cube.<br><br>&nbsp;The result was a deep fist print embedded in the cube, and a tremor that shook the entire facility. Thankfully, Toshiro and his crew in R&amp;D had whipped him up the "stress cube", which was essentially made of a combination of the toughest and densest metals they could find so he could take his frustrations out on it and not SOPHE HQ. After calming down, he picked up his phone and dialed her number, not even letting her fully answer before his deep, booming and somehow gravely voice traveled through the line. "Are you serious, Oei? You approved this operation and how it's supposed to be carried out?<br><br>&nbsp;I'm all for bold plans people wouldn't expect but this is just crazy. And <em>I'm</em> the one saying that!" The only person in SOPHE who could give Azmodiel orders was Director Oei, and even then, he'd been here so long and turned down so many promotions that he'd earned the right to speak his mind when and wherever he saw fit. And people knew he'd never complain unless he had a valid reason, so for him to be so hesitant to follow through meant he clearly had an issue with her thought process, and wanted to know exactly what she was thinking.<br></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>11-07-2020, 23:45:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>The day just got better and better. Watching Albion of all people reach out and give the little demonette some scritches was a whole new barrel of laughs. Though apparently admission price would be one strange evening out with a coworker. But Albion's head was remarkably easy to play with. It didn't promise to be the grand romance Nerissa may have been dreaming of for them, but Lily figured it would be amusing at least. Back to amusement, Lily couldn't help but laugh as Nerissa trotted over and pulled poor Ryusei directly into her bosom, causing the dark demonic (semidemonic to be precise) equivalent of a nosebleed. Never underestimate the potential of a girl who didn't understand the concept of boundaries.<br><br>Soon, Foxxie had dragged poor Ryusei over to their table to exchange pleasantries and the like. "Hello to you too. Welcome to the cool kids table." Lily nonchalantly popped another Oreo. "So, Vegeta. That's your take? Opposites attract? Ya hear that, Snowball? Vegeta thinks I'd make a good rapping cat to your Paula Abdul." Lily reserved a good bit of skepticism about the whole Opposites Attract thing herself, though she couldn't imagine two outright contrarians like herself maintaining a relationship without driving each other nuts, so maybe he and Nerissa were on to something. At any rate, it was probably good that Foxxie released Albion from ring testing duty. Much more of that and the poor guy might explode.<br><br>And then considering the situation, Lily suddenly realized even greater potential for the chaos which Ryusei had correctly identified as her most favoritest thing in all the world. "Hey... You two look cute together. What about it, Foxxie? Vegeta? You want to try and make it a double date?" She put her hand back in her palm with elbows on the table, blinking with the most innocent <em>Would I steer you wrong?</em> look that she could muster. After all, Lily thought, why should she be the only one shipped today?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>12-07-2020, 01:16:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Medical Bay – Toshiro's Laboratory<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Open | Mentions: Kyless, Mallory, Kevin,&nbsp; Azmodiel<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured, but with a few more wrinkles in his clothing and a far more disheveled head of hair.<br><br>Every time Toshiro heard the soft clamoring of Kyless' bells through the audio feed from her cell, he couldn't help but grimace slightly at their abhorrent necessity, the already powerful disdain he held for their owner swelling in response to her forcing his hand in what many individuals would consider the application of degrading shackles. There was little doubt in his mind that, given Kyless' vast potential for causing unspeakable harm, the ability to keep track of the deceptive demon was certainly worth a modicum of her comfort; however this did knowledge did little to assuage the constant sense of unease that that gentle ringing always instilled in Toshiro's mind.<br><br>Trying to force his conscience from his mind, Toshiro began to take in the undeniably impressive illusory work rendered by the gray-blue skinned trickster with a complex array of emotions on his part. Undeniably he found the scenery to be stunning and fantastically remarkable in its otherworldly detail. The great mushrooms that rocketed so unfathomably high above forming a loose canopy of vibrant light in a range of familiar and exotic colors, their ceaseless light gently sparkling against the rocky semi-opaque stalactite chandeliers above, bringing to mind lively constellations painted in a wondrous pallet of hues. In spite of his original mission of keeping an eye out for Mallory, his ravenous mind couldn't help but concern itself purely with absorbing and retaining every aspect of this marvelous locale.<br><br>With only occasionally breaking his eyes from the sight of the colossal fungal towers and their surroundings, Toshiro quickly withdrew the thick handwritten volume of notes he kept on Kyless from a small shelf beneath his desk and thumbed through the numerous other immaculately detailed sketches until he came on to the first blank page. Then, pencil in hand, he began to look back and forth from the screen and his drawing, quickly laying out the most pertinent details with a series of notations in the areas of negative space to mention the numerous motions of the environment and the colorful lights that danced across the scenery. He had long since realized that Kyless was a creature of impressive imagination with the ability to create amazing sights from almost nothing but originality, but he also hypothesized that she might occasionally draw on memories of visuals from the lands across the boundary, and he was intent on carefully taking note of as many of her illusions as possible for the purpose of potentially recording such difficult to obtain visual information.<br><br>It was only with the odd combination of the involuntary ringing of Kyless' bells and the facility reverberating expression of Azmodiel's displeasure that the solitary scientist managed to gather his wits, and only with Kyless' unexpected and hilarious comments regarding Mallory and Kevin's relation that Toshiro managed to draw his attention back towards his protege and her bodyguard. While this renewed focus was only achieved after nearly choking to death on a particularly large chunk of the semi-stale raw noodle cake that made up his breakfast amid a fit of uncontrollable laughter, Toshiro still managed to eventually recover, wipe the mirthful tears from his eyes, and aim his attention on to his protege just soon enough for him to hear her bashfully swatting away the lurid and ceaselessly amusing suggestions regarding her relationship with Kevin.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>12-07-2020, 03:09:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/NF8F2Kq.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Matsumoto Oei<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Director’s Office<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Azmodiel<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kind, but not putting up with back talk <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br>Mm, another day, another task to be fulfilled and sent out by Oei at a timely manner. She never seemed t have a days break, but when you were the Director of SOPHE, breaks were never really an option. She’s been so busy with goin giver the case files of what had been happening the past few days, and she had been stumped by a few of them. Some men had been disappearing, only to be found the next day, in a daze and not remembering what had happened. Another case where stores had begun reporting stolen jewelry and artifacts, and now this...<br><br>She knew the plan she wrote was all but ingenious, but she also knew that it was going to take dedication and teamwork. <br><br>And, well, most importantly, trust at that!<br><br>As she casually hummed a tune to herself, stamping another stack of papers that needed to be signed and delivered, her office phone rang, the number coming up; ah, just who she was expecting to call. “Azmodiel, what a surprise-” <br><br>His cinfused, and quite audacious claims and worried were not to be ignored, as Oei had expected this call, humming in a acknowledgment to the demons worries. “Mm, I had a feeling you might feel that way. However, I would think of it as being quite full proof! They’ll be perfect for the job, and I know because you’ve been watching over them like the strict but trusting Commander that you are!” Buttering up the man was all she was good for when it came to conversations like these, even though she knew she had the upper hand, for obvious reasons of course. <br><br>“I mean, you can’t expect your best operatives to walk in casually, do you? They’ve been seen on TV and news for some time now, and they’ll be easily spotted right away! Having a team of fresh faces is exactly what we need.” The smile on her face was all that onlookers we need to see to know that she meant business, as her kind face only exuded an aura of complete and total authority.<br><br>“Now I suggest you get everyone to the Briefing Room if you’re going to give them a heads up! They’ll need time to go into the city and get prepared.” Before the demon could even give another talkback to Oei, her exuberant and lighthearted voice&nbsp; over took the conversation.<br><br>“I know I can trust you with this Azmodiel; bye~” And with that, Oei near slammed the phone back into its dock, ending what was supposed to be a lengthy conversation. She knew that Azmodiel would brief them on everything they needed to know, and he’ll have to, as the mission was per tenant to a case that Oei had been discussing with some of the other members of SOPHE. <br><br>However, she was sure that there would be some potential hiccup where and there, but hopefully, they would be prepared for this.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>12-07-2020, 06:53:30</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/4c/bf/884cbf53c4e1e2f92d6cca255a4309e8.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | Giant, Glowing Mushroom Cave (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Curious Doctor Lary and her Human Humdrum Shadow Servant, Kevin <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Toshiro, the other doctor, the one who is watching the most<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless becomes visible, <em>jingling</em> all the while.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, and her usual, Mayan-like clothes.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Neither one of these humans <em>opened</em> the door for Kyless. <em>But she was playing nice! Should she not be rewarded for playing nice?</em> However just then, something <em>else</em> happened, something almost as delightful as escaping her cell. The doctor named Mallory tripped - <em>oh</em>, but not quite, which was so <em>unfortunate</em>. Kyless did not intend for the human to fall on her round, soft face but she would have enjoyed observing it, all the same. <em>Jingle, jingle.</em> The curious doctor Lary was <em>shrieking</em> that her and her shadow servant named Kevin did <em>not</em> sleep together. <em>Jingle.</em> As if the question Kyless had asked her was foul. <em>Jingle.</em> What the other human named Kevin said next made even less sense. <em>If they did not sleep together, then they were not protected.</em> Humans who slept alone were easy prey. <em>Jingle, jingle.</em> But the human named Kevin was red now, his cheeks brighter than the glowing blues and purples of the giant mushroom garden around them all. The curious doctor wanted to do work, avoid Kyless' question. Her humdrum shadow servant just appeared embarrassed. <em>Jingle.</em> But 'sleeping' was not shameful, at least not for them, <em>these</em> silly humans...<br><br>And so then it must have been the ‘together’ part that was shameful. <em>'Together' made them so... flustered, and red, and avoiding.</em> Hands once together, now apart, displaying separation but… <em>wanting</em> something different, wanting ‘together’ but ashamed to say. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> “Adjacent,” the tall, blue-grey demon repeated, with a smile on her dark blue lips that curled at the ends as she stepped out of thin air and finally into view of <em>everyone</em> who was watching her. In front of the pair of embarrassed humans and visible now, reaching with small leaps across her illusionary, giant and glowing mushroom garden, past the glass door and beyond it so, where the other wild things were. “Ad-ja-cent,” Kyless said again, letting the pieces of her new word swirl around in her blue-grey cheeks like sweet candy. “Adjacent,” her bells jingled and jingled again as she moved to the center of her cage with ease, among the garden’s brilliant growths.<br><br>“What does it mean, human Kevin?” Her mattress suddenly appeared beneath her bare, blue-grey toes. On its top, her two, small, precious pillows. Though she was standing on it, the bumpy, white mattress, the many mushrooms, the garden and the cave still existed all around them. Kyless was letting <em>these</em> humans see what she wanted them to see. Her lowly mattress, and her precious pillows, but nothing else that was true. Kyless was obeying the curious doctor’s request, and revealing herself, but only so far. Because she was <em>not</em> out. She could not come out. <em>These</em> humans, of the pale goblin children, they would not let her.<br><br>She bounced on her mattress, leaping in the air, <em>once</em>, <em>twice</em>, before landing and sitting, crossed legged and waiting for her examination. <em>Her daytime examination.</em> Doctor Lary had said it was the start of her work day, and so today, <em>this</em> day, was also daytime. The lights that never turned off in her cage were always the same now. That made Kyless wonder just how many daytimes she had missed. “I think I will have a short day, this day, human Mallory.” As if the trickster had a choice. The other doctor, the one who acted like a gargoyle, was terrible at giving Kyless choices of her own. She hoped, but highly doubted, he would start now.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>12-07-2020, 23:03:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless’s Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Excuse me?!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>As much as Mallory appreciated Kevin denying the allegations just as much as she was, she couldn’t help but notice his stutter in his words too. Then again, the questions did come out of nowhere, so he was just as taken aback as she was most likely. She was turned away from him, so unfortunately, she couldn’t see the blush across his face, just as he couldn’t see hers.<br><br>“Exactly, what Kevin said.” She didn’t want to get into the details about why exactly, because all she knew was very little of what had happened. Her memory had been a big foggy since that day, and all she really remembered was what had happened before. The excitement, and then the sadness, and then the fighting, the yelling...<br><br>But finally! Kyless was out in the open, or well, as open as the room could be, as the room still looked like a fantastical forestscape. Not that Mallory minded, it did look quite beautiful, but she would have some trouble documenting in the computers what exactly she was diagnosing at the time, due to them being gone within an hour or so. Oh well, she would just have to figure that out herself. “And good, I can get to work now at least.” &nbsp;Moving to settle near Kyless, who was currently sitting on her mattress on the floor, pillows nearby, she began to work. Taking out a device that could check the demons temperature, Mallory documented her vitals, making sure Kyless stayed still for the more important parts.<br><br>“A short day? Planning on doing something?” &nbsp;She knew that Kyless couldn’t leave her cell, but that didn’t mean she could at least give idle chat with the demons. At least giving her some form of contact, rather then keeping her alone, Mallory hoped it would at least liken Kyless to her, even if just a little bit. <br><br>“As long as it’s not another one of your pranks on me. You may have had fun, but now a certain someone has to come with me now because of it.” Glancing to Kevin at the mention, she gave a bit of a smile, writing another string of notes on the illusion. “Though maybe if you’re good today, I’ll try to get you more pillows; I know Toshiro keeps trying to take them from you.” She knew Kyless liked the pillows, especially the soft ones. She wanted to get her blankets or something as well, but with her personality, Kyless made it...difficult, for some of the other researchers to like her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>13-07-2020, 19:05:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>It never ceased to put Kevin off balance when Kyless suddenly appeared. But this time he was already off balance so it wasn't the shock it usually was. And he quickly took his place by Mallory's side as she prepared the tests. "Adjacent means next to, Kyless. My room is next to hers so if something should happen, I will be there right away." The implicit warning was there, but he had visited this place far too many times to expect that this warning would have that much more impact on Kyless's behavior than any of the others had. In some ways, his superiors were much kinder in their messaging to the demon than Mallory's were - it was a basic variant of <em>Don't cause problems and we won't cause you problems.</em><br><br>The problem was, however, that Kyless lived to cause problems, and their insistence on restricting her ability to cause them was, at least as far as Kevin understood, the problem as far as Kyless was concerned. But she did like her pillows, and sometimes, on that rarest of occasions, Kevin wondered if not letting the demon have a damn blanket was more trouble than it was worth. Of course, that's why Kyless let him see the blanket, to play on his sympathies. Well, Mallory's sympathies. Kevin understood all too well that Kyless didn't care particularly about or for him, all things considered.<br><br>And inasmuch as Kyless presented a potential threat to Mallory, that was Kevin's problem. And he'd deal with it appropriately. That you could be sure of.<br><br>"So by short day, what do you mean, Kyless?" The term brought up all sorts of alarm bells in his head. It might mean she'd turn off the lights early, but it was just as possible that she had something far more sinister in mind. And with her interest in Mallory, even though her general demeanor to his friend was far more benign, that wasn't something he was ready to countenance.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>14-07-2020, 05:24:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a7/03/14/a703147d50902aa78ea9fc06d4f60cae.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:05AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, His Office &gt; Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Director Oei, Everyone<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Seriously?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> "A surprise? Come now, Oei. Almost nothing surprises you, especially me calling after seeing what you've got written down here." She was probably expecting his call more likely, and knowing how terrifyingly efficient she was at her job, he wouldn't be surprised if she'd calculated down to the second when he'd pick up the phone and hit the send button. So he assumed she already had her entire counter-argument planned out, and true to form, as she spoke, it became more and more obvious that was exactly the case. "Me watching over them and giving them as much training as I can is different from them being trained for a mission like this. It's apples and oranges...I think I used that saying right; humans make up weird things."<br><br>&nbsp;He had another complaint, but she cut him off by pointing out that his combat and espionage agents were decently well known because Demon battles weren't something that could be easily covered up. He could only groan loudly as he ran his free hand through his hair with thoughts of ripping it out in frustration. Regrowing it always felt itchy and unpleasant, so he decided against it this time. He hadn't even had time to come up with more to say before she was shooing him off the phone and telling him to get the teams ready for the briefing. <br><br>Once the line disconnected, the entire base would shake three more times in rapid succession. Sitting down at the desk again, he brought up live feed of Kyless' cell area. Mallory was usually there around now to check on her, and that meant Kevin was with her as well. Since they were within an illusion, he decided not to use the intercom and just called Kevin directly. "Bodyguard," he teased when the boy picked up his phone. "You and Mallory, be in the briefing room in five. We've got a mission coming up." <br><br>Finishing with Kevin, he scrolled through the cameras until he saw the Breakfast Club in the Mess Hall. And surprisingly, his boy was sitting with not one, or two, but <em>three</em> people. One was a demon, and two of them were girls! "That's my boy...making friends the old fashioned way." Still smiling, he smacked the intercom button connected to the Mess. "Nerissa, Jimenez, Tetsuda, Remington! Briefing Room, Five minutes." Again, before they could respond, he'd turned off the line. He was still grumbling to himself, then downed his cup of tea in one go. He was about to pour another, then just decided to bring the entire pot. Soon, he was striding through the halls toward the Briefing Room to prepare for what came next.&nbsp; <br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>14-07-2020, 07:47:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><br><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | Giant, Glowing Mushroom Cave (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Curious Doctor Lary and her Human Humdrum Shadow Servant, Kevin <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Toshiro, The Other Doctor, The One Who is Watching the Most | Azmodiel, The Visitor Who Asked Human Kevin to Leave Her Game<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, and still <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, and her usual, Mayan-like clothes.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Oh, these humans were definitely hiding things from Kyless. <em>Oh, the fun she would have revealing what they were.</em> Especially since both the Curious Doctor and her Humdrum Servant seemed quite alarmed and fascinated by her small suggestion of a <em>short</em>, human day. “Why are you worried, when I am <em>not that bad</em>,” <em>that</em> smile was on the tall demon’s dark blue lips, curved upwards as she repeated the human Mallory’s earlier phrase, said while Kyless was invisible but <em>oh</em>, still listening, “and <em>harmless</em>? And…” Her darkened lips pressed together more as the doctor’s device made it usual, annoying, un-fun noises. She did <em>not</em> like it, any of it, these examinations, even the ones that occurred during the human’s daytimes. All of the devices were always strange, and the imaginative demon always wondered if they would put her to sleep against her will, like the Other Doctor and <em>his</em> devices always did. “Ad-ja-cent,” she let her new, now <em>defined</em> word thanks to the human named Kevin, swirl in her blue-grey cheeks again, “to good.” <em>Next to</em> good. Not bad, not quite good, but fun. That’s what Kyless was. Especially if the human Mallory was promising her more soft pillows.</span><br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/4c/bf/884cbf53c4e1e2f92d6cca255a4309e8.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless’ golden bells ratted on either side of her curled ram-like horns as she shook her head at the Doctor’s Humdrum Shadow Servant. “Human <em>Kevin</em> is only here because I am not asleep.” It was true. Before, in a different time, the Other Doctor kept her dreaming almost always, which was no fun of course for Kyless. But the trickster still remembered Mallory, or at the very least, the faceless human with long hair who stood next to her, over her, watching and <em>poking</em>. Maybe there would be less poking today. Kyless enjoyed <em>that</em> part of her several, timless examinations even less. “I am always playing games, but you cannot see the ones in my dreams, human Mallory.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. A turn of her head, another cheeky question, watching the Too Curious Doctor watch her. “Are you taking a lot or a little of my blood today?” <br><br>Suddenly, <em>more</em> mushrooms, tinier ones, still just as bright and blue and purple sprung up around the edge of her lowly, bare mattress, preventing the Human Humdrum Kevin from getting as close to her as the Too Curious Doctor was. Because Human Kevin had a knife, a knife that could cut and bleed her navy, ink-like blood. Her golden eyes flashed something. <em>A warning, not quite.</em> Something <em>adjacent</em> to a warning while her gaze eyed the human Kevin, knowing what he could do, but not exactly where his knife was located. It was while he was looking at him that something else happened. Another <em>delightful</em> something. <em>Jingle</em>.<br><br>“Another playmate for me today, human Kevin?” <em>Jingle</em>. Her head turned further to one side as she smiled, too broadly, yet again. <em>Who had the human Kevin been speaking too?</em> She hoped they annoyed the Doctor's Humdrum Shadow Servant even more. “Did they ask you to leave my game, or stay? You know it is just beginning.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, as Kyless giggled audibly, a charming, high pitched sound that carried across the cave within the giant, glowing mushroom garden.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>14-07-2020, 20:59:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QYjvVJ8.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:05 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall &gt; Hallway &gt; Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Lily, Ryusei <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Didn’t get to finish her breakfast<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br><hr><br>“Oh, it’s nothing! It’s so boring to be alone, don’t you think so? There is no need to be alone. We are all comrades here!” Nerissa stated with a big bright smile that reached to her eyes when Ryusei thanked her for inviting him into the table. Though the one doing the initial invite was Albion. “You train a lot! I can’t even imagine training that much and that hard!” Maybe I’m a disgrace to the whole demon breed because of that, Nera thought. “You have got a really nice figure thanks to all that training. I mean, look at those shoulders and biceps!” If she wasn’t sitting on other side of the table she would be already squeezing his arms like he was a plushie with a squeaky inside. <br><br>“That’s a great observation! They really are opposites. But I guess that the opposites Do attract each other. I mean I couldn’t think myself being into a man who is like me, weak and scared easily, but I think everyone is looking for different things.”<br><br>Miana was still wondering the opposites thing when Lily spoke. Her guess was that the polar opposites were too much for anyone, but a pair that was like twins wouldn’t work either. The fox demon struggled at understand all the references Lily made. Her knowledge of popular culture of the Earth still needed improvement.<br><br>The girl was focused on breakfast at the moment. Lily’s question made her smile and she opened her mouth already to give an answer to her, or to Ryusei, but she was interrupted by the intercom. Her name being called the first got Nerissa on her toes. What bad had she done now? When other names followed it wiped off her doubt of getting scolded for something she had done. They couldn’t have all done something bad! <br><br>“Come oon! At least give people time to finish their meal…” she grumbled and quickly finished her smoothie and gulped down the orange juice. “I guess we are off the Briefing Room then…” Nera said with a careless shrug as she stood up and went to return her tray before following the rest of people off the Mess.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>14-07-2020, 23:22:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"Unfortunately," <em>Not really,</em> "it seems playtime is over., Kyless"&nbsp; Kevin turned towards his childhood friend. "That was Asmodiel. We're needed within five minutes at the briefing room." He shrugged, but the excuse to get away from Kyless, more precisely to get <em>Mallory away from Kyless</em> was not as welcome as it should have been. Missions were missions, and almost by definition, missions involved risk. But the better missions, the <em>safer</em> missions, were planned out well in advance, with orders along the lines of meet in the briefing room at 0700 hours. <em>We need you now</em> was not a harbinger of good things to come.<br><br>Not to mention that disappointing Kyless, while it might have a certain cathartic appeal, would only serve to make her more difficult the next time. And Kyless was difficult enough under the best of circumstances.<br><br>Turning back to Kyless, Kevin made his apologies. It probably would have been better for Mallory to make them. That way they would be sincere. "We will have to come back another time. Sorry to keep you waiting like this." He shook his head at the thought. In the five minutes they had been there, Kyless had already given them enough to think about for the next week. Who knows what she would come up with when she had a whole half-hour to torment them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>14-07-2020, 23:53:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kyless's Cell -&gt; On way to Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> It's awkward again...<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>"Only a little, don't worry."<br><br>Kyless and her questions, always so strange, and always hiding something that she nor Kevin could seem to decipher. Then again, it could have just been her playful personality at work, though neither of them could know for sure. Much like others who were in semi contact with the demoness, they could never really know for sure. As Mallory continued with her work, she could only listen to Kyless teasing, and most likely, worrying and confusing Kevin even more, and honestly, it may not have been good to give the man so much unneeded stress. He was always so busy, but something about Kyless's antics always made Kevin more on edge than anything; it worried Mallory at times, and even as she calmed him, or tried to, it never always seemed to work.<br><br>Though, a call came from Kevin's phone, and as Mallory put in more data into her device, she turned, looking towards the male when he mentioned being called by Azmodiel.<br><br>"A meeting?" She could have sworn there was something she was supposed to remember, regarding a meeting this morning. That must have been it, as she was too tired to have remembered it seemed.<br><br>Though, why was she going? She wasn't the head of the Lab Department, that was Toshiro's job after all. Maybe they would need her to consult on some things regarding demons since the man was busy with something else? Beginning to put her things away to take back with her, she turned to Kyless. "Guess my visit is gonna run a bit short today; lucky you!" A bit of a joke, but more so to hopefully put Kyless at some form of ease, knowing that she got a bit defensive when it came to Kevin as well. Not in ways that he was, but Mallory could tell that she was wary of the man, even as she teased and poked at him with questions and surprise statements.<br><br>Finally grabbing her things, she motioned for Kevin to follow, locking Kyless's cell, now suddenly all too conscious about what Kyless had actually suggested when the two friends had first come into her cell. A hint of a frown came to the young researcher's lips, a hint of red spreading along her face. Dang Kyless and her...words! It only brought back memories of others asking somewhat similar questions about the two, and Mallory couldn't help but notice a pattern with them. <br><br>She and Kevin were just friends! Why...why do people keep asking if they are? Friends could be that close, she always thought that at least. <br><br>Then again, she wasn't sure she'd ever met someone else that had a relationship like she and Kevin had. Considering the two had always been together since they were kids, even now as they were adults working in SOPHE, they'd always been there for one another...<br><br>"Don't want to keep Azmodiel waiting." Mallory quickly muttered, making her way onto the elevator along with Kevin, the two friends much more quiet then they had previously been before coming to Kyless's cell.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>15-07-2020, 07:34:30</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Time to exit (Exiting scene. Will rejoin when phone is proper again.)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>It was almost worrying how easily Nerissa had bought into the idea of him and Lily of them dating... Almost as worrying as Lily actually being <em>okay</em> with the arrangement. Albion sat there with a blank look for the moment, almost as if reassessing his life choices all the way up to that fateful moment. It was probably a good thing neither of the two girls could read faces that we'll (at least he hoped so, Lily always continued to surprise him), else they might wonder what was running through his mind in that one specific instance.<br><br><em>'Nerissa's right, what the hell am I going to do? I've never taken anyone out for a date. Guess I should start looking into restaurants or something... Wait, is she even old enough to drink? God, people are going to ask if this is one of those May-December romance things, aren't they?'</em> He sighed outwardly amidst his thoughts, moving his hand to slowly draw the ring off his hand. So it seemed Nerissa didn't intentionally trick him with the ring... It was meant to do something else and did not work as intended. Maybe in a way the ring could indeed prove useful, but she would still need to be told her enchantment needed some work later.<br><br>The arrival of Ryusei to the table had potentially made it the most lively table in the mess hall right now, but unfortunately with his breakfast done, there wasn't much more reason for him to stay. He looked to Lily with a raised brow before he shook his head. "I confess I will probably never come to understand a majority of the phrases that your shockingly eloquent tongue manages to weave, but I can only hope that's a good thing. At least Ryusei's yin and yang comment I can get the gist of." He chuckled nervously, before standing up. "In any event, though it was shortlived, I've got work to get to and I don't need Oei breathing down my neck any more than she already does for me to finish." He finished, picking up his tray and starting to walk away from the table. <br><br>But stopped as he considered Lily's last comment. Ubfirtunately, no answer could be achieved before his name and theirs rang out on the intercoms. Just the voice alone already told him who it was, and there was no point in waiting around longer than he needed to. "I guess that's that. You folks go on, I'll be along shortly " He nodded, before breaking away from the trio to head off in search of another drink. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>16-07-2020, 02:37:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Medical Bay to Kyless' Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless | Mentions: Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured, but with a few more wrinkles in his clothing and a far more disheveled head of hair.<br><br>By the time Mallory and Kevin had begun exiting Kyless' cell, Toshiro had already retrieved a small silver metallic case from the bottom drawer of his desk and rolled back across the sea of scattered papers in his office chair towards the door. Taking only one last look around his space to make sure that all of the cases were indeed closed and locked, he closed the thick transparent door separating his study from the remainder of the medical bay before pressing his face up against a the scanner that rested 'ad-jac-ent' to the study's entrance. Trying and failing to ignore how peculiar the word sounded in his head after hearing Kyless' peculiar pronunciation as a series of thick steel barriers fell into place around his private laboratory, Toshiro quickly made his way to the elevator leading to the holding cells.<br><br>Idly tossing the metallic case into the air with one hand and catching it with the other as the elevator sunk deeper into the Earth, Toshiro couldn't help but ponder at what he considered to be the director's oddly placed trust in a creature whose existence was so inextricably tied with deceit. While it was true that they were taking the utmost precautions in enlisting Kyless' involvement, Toshiro had a difficult time imagining that any sort of tactical advantage garnered from involving the trickster, especially if she should accept Toshiro's offer. <br><br>Removing a electronic tablet from the his lab coat pocket, he brought up the video surveillance feed of Kyless' room to ensure that he wasn't about to accidentally stumble into a Mallory who might have forgotten and returned to Kyless' cell for something or another. As much as he adored his star pupil, the two had significant differences of opinion regarding Kyless' treatment, and Toshiro had little desire to either find himself&nbsp; defending a morally reprehensible position, or wilting under the horrifically disheartening stare of accusation the young researcher leveled at him whenever she found herself without time to engage him in conversation on the subject.<br><br>What was initially a sigh of relief at Mallory's continued absence caught uncomfortably in the lead researcher's throat as he saw, there among the fantastical and immense mushrooms that happily sprouted throughout Kyless' cell, a small furry shape traipsing casually along the ground within striking distance of the still visible figure of Kyless, the disciple of Calder.<br><br>As the distant plaintiff wails of Toshiro echoed in the slowly plummeting elevator, Marceline the Cat leapt casually from mushroom cap to mushroom cap, the dull chromatic glow shining from beneath the caps pulsing lightly beneath the soft paw falls against their soft ethereal skins. With her claws playfully digging into the soft existentially questionable fungal flesh of the towering toadstools, her back arched up to scratch against the stalactites that poured downward from so high above the physical limitations of the room that contained them, and yet there Toshiro's cat did exist among the illusory splendor, her own golden bell ringing clearly in response to Kyless' own as if only a matter of inches separated them, the feline staring down with laze tinged disinterest at the room's other occupant from so high above.<br><br>The small gray cat only offered up a halfhearted meow of recognition from atop one of Kyless' prized yet otherwise mundane pillows as the even more frazzled than usual Dr. Date Toshiro burst into the room with eyes full of panic, his usually calm or casual demeanor vastly undercut by the deep breaths pouring in and out of him as he attempted to simultaneously admonish the cat while catching his breath, “Mar... Marcy... you... can't... this is a bad... a bad place for you!” Marceline slowly and with much resignation arose from the now hair drenched pillow before trotting over towards her master and scrambling up his lab coat to rest uncomfortably within the crook of his free arm.<br><br>Attempting to preserve a small amount of dignity in front Kyless, Toshiro stiffly straightened his back into an obviously uncomfortable simulacrum of good posture before speaking in a poor attempt at masking his ever present anxiety at being near the disciples of Calder with the ill fitting neutral tone of a civil servant, “Hello Kyless, I hope you didn't give Mallory too much trouble.” He was tempted to admonish Kyless for once again stealing his precious pet, a crime she had certainly committed on more than one occasion out of jealousy that she clearly had for Toshiro and Marceline's unbreakable bond, however in this moment he found himself unable to make such an accusation as he had been carefully observing the cell for quite some time.<br><br>Not wanting to prolong his visit any longer than necessary, Toshiro immediately came to the point as his cat somehow seemed to become heavier and more cumbersome with each passing second, “How would you like to take a stroll outside?” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>16-07-2020, 02:51:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Ryusei, Asmodiel (Mentioned)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>It was no surprise that Asmodiel cut the transmission as soon as the directive was sent. He probably had no interest in hearing Lily's response, namely, "Bite me." But in this case, there wasn't much she could do. It wasn't as if she didn't have a choice. The choice was to go on her own or be "escorted" by a coterie of guards. There were only so many times one could be thrown kicking and screaming into a briefing room before it started getting boring. <br><br>She <em>could</em> however, take a detour, and that is precisely what Lily chose to do after bidding her friends a fond farewell. She pretty much had to as Annie was still waiting in her room. But by now, figuring out exactly how much she could flout authority before being hunted down and bodily dragged to the expected location had become an art form. In this case, arrival could be timed to eight minutes and twenty-three seconds.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>16-07-2020, 19:09:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solo-leveling/images/0/03/Jin-Woo.png/revision/latest?cb=20191116143633)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters | Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Albion, Nerissa, Lily, Dad<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> The fox demon sitting next to him asked if he thought it was boring to be alone. Inwardly he laughed, as she had <em>no idea</em> what his loneliness felt like, but he'd been dealing with it for essentially his entire life and believed quietly accepting the bad things for what they were and not trying to change them counted as coming to terms, but that was a truth he'd been hiding from. "Yeah...yeah I guess it is." She pointed out how often he trained and got a genuine smile about him. Talking about fighting, training; anything to make you stronger seemed to bring out a different side of Ryusei.<br><br>&nbsp;"Training...it's the only way I can get stronger. The only way I can prove being a Hybrid isn't a bad thing or a curse. And it's the only way I can beat <em>him</em>." He was of course talking about his father, and as he did, purplish-black wisps of fiery smoke began to flare out of his right eye. Talking about his father in this context always got him raring to go, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he challenged the old man(and lost) to a fight later. Then Nerissa pointed out how all that training had sculpted his body and how great he looked. Red crept across his face, and for a moment he seemed to go blank before he finally replied back with ..."Yeah...thanks for the compliment."<br><br>&nbsp;But then he heard his dad's voice over Albion speaking and the darkness roared back to life. Maybe his dad wanted a pop training quiz where they could all fight him to their hearts content?! Sadly, that wasn't to be, and it seemed the old man was only calling them to the Briefing room for an actual briefing. <em>Boring</em>. Sighing softly, he quickly shoveled down the rest of his food, then looked to the others. "I'll see you all there." Lily and Albion each went off on their own, but he and Nerissa seemed to be heading straight there.<br><br>&nbsp;He could have shadow warped them, but it had a disorienting effect on those who hadn't built up a tolerance, or those who just weren't built of the tough stuff in the first place. Besides, they weren't so far that walking would be a problem. When they arrived, he gave his father a salute, which the old man returned...then followed up by wrapping his arm around Ryusei's neck and noogying his beloved son to mess up his hair. "Dad...no! Stop...I'll destroy you!!" Of course his cries were ignored and his threat was encouraged by the old demon while he continued to mess with his son. Finally he stopped and he waited with he and Nerissa until the others arrived. <br></span><br><br><br><hr><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a7/03/14/a703147d50902aa78ea9fc06d4f60cae.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:05AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, His Office &gt; Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open,Everyone<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mission Brief<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font">His commands had been short and simple, and with them given out, he could only wait and go over how to actually explain this mission to the team. The importance wasn't the part that would throw them off. It was essentially every other part that would get them yapping and complaining about this or that. Oei was probably aware of that as well, and left it to be his problem. That got a grumble from him. He'd be calling her later and at least getting her to buy him dinner as an apology for having to deal with all those kids. <br><br>But, being the reliable Commander that he was, he waited patiently for them to file in. Ryu and the pretty little fox Nerissa were the first to enter, and after greeting them both with a smile, he proceeded to capture his son in a headlock and give him a good noogie since he hadn't seen him since yesterday. "I can sense <em>somebody's</em> gotten stronger. Still training your ass off everyday even when I'm not watching over you? That's my boy! One of these days you'll be able to give <em>me</em> a challenge," he said with a smile and finally let him go. A few minutes later, everyone was gathered, <em>except</em> one. And it wasn't the first, second, or even twelfth time she'd skipped on a meeting. <br><br>He picked up his radio after looking at everybody else, then sighed and clicked the button. "This is Commander Tetsuda. Find Lily, bring her to the Briefing Room, double time." It was a simple order that all the soldiers knew by now. If someone in command called for Lily, whoever could find her was to drag her, kicking and screaming if necessary, to wherever they called for her. Some of the rank and file had even started to make a game of it. Whoever could find her and get her to where she was needed in the shortest time won a prize like a free round of drinks or a gift certificate. Very shortly after he made the call, the door slid open and there was Lily, feet dragging on the floor with a soldier on either side, hooking her arms with theirs. They brought her into the room, let go, saluted, then left.<br><br>&nbsp;One was already writing down the time on his phone so he could show the others later. "Lily Jimenez. You're late for a <em>very</em> important briefing. I wonder what punishment I can think up for later?" While he sounded cheery and as loud and brash as his normal self, an over-exaggerated smile (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ea/5e/74/ea5e74e498592b12ff12dd50102e2388.gif) could be seen as he looked down at her, a single eye glowing brightly while the other seemed to fade into darkness. And then, just as quickly, he was back to normal and standing with his arms crossed. "Enough fun time. This is a serious mission we have prepared, and I need everyone here to pay complete attention as I go over it, understood?"</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>16-07-2020, 19:57:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/NBNHVre.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:05 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall &gt; Hallway &gt; Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Ryusei, Azmodiel, everyone else who comes to the room. <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br>“Hmm… I don’t think being a half-blood is a bad thing. Don’t let people who say that get into your head. They say the same thing about full blooded demons too and as you know, we aren’t all that bad. Just like not every human isn’t good.” Nerissa wondered was his obsession about beating his father just a healthy motivation to improve himself into the best version of himself or was there something darker behind those words… She hoped it was just his way of motivating himself.<br><br>Nerissa was surprised that others didn’t come with her and Ryusei to the briefing room. Maybe they had their own businesses to take care of before heading there… First come, first served! So if there were plenty of things to do they would get to choose the best (the easiest) from the top and leave the rest to the latecomers. <br><br>As a bystander Nerissa watched at the father and son moment. In her opinion they were adorable. “You two are so cute together! Oh! We came here right away. Didn’t even finish our breakfast. You could have given us enough time to eat at least… You know that they say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Nee, nee! Mister Commander, I have been training my ass off too!” Surely playing some volleyball at a beach and walking on a treadmill while listening music and watching other sweat could be seen as training hard. Nera was convinced that she would give a challenge too… to a highschooler. If Ryusei wasn’t present the fox would have told that she would be giving a good challenge to Azmodiel in oil wrestling. But since the kid was there the fox demon just jumped on a spot impatiently, her front bouncing along, waiting for same praises at her direction too. Some ear petting or some vocal praise at least before she would sit down on a table to wait for the others.<br><br>That why Lily was dragged there was something beyond her understanding. In all honesty there were many things that were beyond her. However she didn’t understand why she made simple things more difficult than they had to be. To her understanding she wasn’t forced to stay here, so why not just play along? The more docile she acted the less they paid attention to her. That’s how it was to Nera’s experience. <br><br>Serious mission? Hmm… This sounded interesting. Nerissa wasn’t the type to included into missions often, so she was like a adrenaline junkie who was all into it just for the kicks. “Is it that serious mission that you are coming there too Mister Commander?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>17-07-2020, 00:09:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | Giant, Glowing Mushroom Cave (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Doctor Toshiro, the Observant Human Gargoyle Doctor, and Marceline <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The human Mallory, and the human Kevin, and Azmodiel, who aids these silly humans despite his herald to Zelkova<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, and still <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, and her usual, Mayan-like clothes.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>. Kyless titled her head. <em>Jingle</em>. <em>Jingle</em>. And watched as both the Too Curious Doctor Lary and her Human Humdrum Shadow Servant left her alone again. <em>Lucky?</em> The trickster was not so certain. “Goodbye for now then, humans who sleep adjacent <em>together</em>,” Kyless mused, watching from her lowly mattress, watching her play escape her cage and into the free world with an ease that she longer for, but was never granted. Now alone, the blue-grey demon formed another pout on her dark lips, falling back on her mattress amongst her illusions of giant, glowing, purple and blue mushrooms. She sighed, a heavy breath, one that rose her breasts to upwards, towards the top of the illusionary cavern, and then let them fall back down, against her ribcage. And just like that, human time became <em>nothingness</em> once more. <br><br>But the trickster was far from alone. A glint, a flash, a prance of grey up high, and <em>impossibly</em> so. So much impossibility that Kyless’ golden eyes widened, and she sat up on her empty, lumpy mattress again. “Oh, hello Marceline,” her soft voice sang in both greeting and recognition to the small, furry creature that was <em>peculiar</em>, even to the imaginative trickster, “were you hiding from the dull human Kevin too?” She was always hiding, the small creature, but not within Kyless’ illusions, not like Kyless did when she became invisible. No, <em>Marceline</em>, despite Kyless’ illusions lacking both tactile and physical form, hide <em>on</em> them, as if they were <em>real</em>, as if they could somehow hold weight and meaning like real places did. The trickster blinked her golden eyes, lowering them back to the now, <em>unfortunately</em>, closed glass door of her cell, just as a <em>fourth</em> visitor entered. “But if you are here Marceline, then He will soon be here too. Hello, Doctor Toshiro.”</span><br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/4c/bf/884cbf53c4e1e2f92d6cca255a4309e8.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Kyless was never aware of how Marceline entered her closed cell - nor how she left it. Marceline was a spell in her own right, a <em>magic</em> that even Kyless, a Disciple of the Great and Wondrous Calder, Magician of the Dark Arts, could <em>not</em> comprehend. But the Other Doctor, the Gargoyle, the One Who Was Always Watching, he <em>always</em> appeared when Kyless anticipated, despite his existing on a schedule that also had no concept of human time. <em>Always</em> working, <em>always</em> watching. “The Garden of the Nosthervim is a bad place for anyone. Demon, human, or Marceline.” Kyless began, as the furry, grey creature, of which she <em>was</em> certain was <em>not</em> a cat, jumped to one of her remaining, precious pillows and then to the Other Doctor, who appeared withered and bothered today, <em>this</em> day. Marceline's bell <em>jingled</em> a bit too, all the way back to Toshiro. Kyless wondered when he would begin to scold her, <em>undeservingly</em>, for taking Marceline, another trickster, <em>his</em> trickster away from him. But Kyless smiled her dark lips at Toshiro all the same, a smile that was genuine and soft, standing on her long, colored legs on her sad mattress. “But this is not the real Garden of the Nosthervim, Doctor Toshiro, but you know that from before.” Despite what this human thought, Marceline was always safe on Kyless’ illusions. <em>Perhaps, due to her own magic, even safer than Kyless.</em> The demoness stood and took several bare-footed strides towards the Disheveled Other Doctor, and with each step forward, a giant mushroom vanished in front her, as if creating an ordinary path between them. The trickster and her Doctor.<br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. As she approached Toshiro, the Garden of the Nosthervim opened even more and <em>parted</em> at her bare feet, like a crack down the middle, the illusionary landscape squishing to the sides of the glass cell they were now, <em>both</em>, trapped inside. <em>His first sentence confused her.</em> The human named Mallory had only spent a few breaths with her, before Azmodiel asked for her aid, and, surprisingly, the human named Kevin's aid, too. <em>Was the Doctor Toshiro looking for her opinion of Azmodiel, the Disciple of Zelkova, Forged in Steel and Conquest?</em> Perhaps then she simply wouldn’t give it. “You and I both know I do not get awake ‘Outside Time’ without giving you something first.” Her golden eyes fell to the silver briefcase in his other hand, the hand that was not clutching dearly to his Marceline, wondering what was inside and if it meant she would <em>not</em> be awake much longer. “Do you wish to know what the Garden of the Nosthervim <em>truly</em> is, Doctor Toshiro?” The trickster clasped her hands behind her back, gazing at him with equal parts play and expectancy. In the last few months, Toshiro had often asked for her knowledge of other demons, and best of all, their magic. Something that only a Disciple of Calder would know. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>18-07-2020, 03:54:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro | Date Marceline<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless | Mentions: Director Matsumoto Oei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured, but with a few more wrinkles in his clothing and a far more disheveled head of hair. | A red nylon collar with a small golden bell<br><br>The uncommonly apprehensive researcher couldn't help but take a reflexive step back at the trickster's approach, the sincerity of her smile and casual gait made unnerving in the presence of the warping representation of 'The Garden of Nosthervim' and the scant traces of the cell's actual spartan decor. It was common knowledge among those residing within the walls of SOPHE headquarters that there was little that made the doctor flinch, from the danger of being gored by the colossal metal bulls residing within the facility's lowest levels to the threat of having his mind seized by vengeful spirits, there was almost nothing that Toshiro would not stare confidently in the eye of for the sake of a common welfare between demons and humanity. However when faced with the likes of Kyless, with the knowledge that perception was being so easily distorted around him, Toshiro couldn't help but turn his gaze from those astonishing golden eyes.<br><br>“That's... that's right. I do need something from your first.” He managed to cough out a few words before a glance back towards the admittedly adorable demon allowed him to follow her gaze towards the silver case clutched unintentionally tightly in his free hand. Noticing a slight emphasis on the word 'awake' either manufactured from his own sense of guilt, or stated as result of Kyless' distaste for her unrequested naps, Toshiro quickly clarified the situation, “This isn't to knock you out Kyless, we both know the room already has plenty of ways to do that without me having to bring in something from outside.”<br><br>Holding the case aloft with a sense of pride that refused to be dulled by his anxieties regarding his current company, he released the latches and pulled back the case's top with the flourish of a sculptor removing the sheet from his magnum opus. Within the confines of the intensely official and immeasurably secure looking silver container resided something that couldn't look more out of place. An initial glimpse at the bracelet and its body of semi-opaque matte finished purple plastic was more likely to bring to mind an electronic entertainment device of some kind rather than the marvel of arcane technology that it actually was. Of little help in this regard were the chibi styled rendering of Toshiro himself wagging a disciplinary finger from one side of the band, and an array of green and red lights blinked cheerfully all along the plastic perimeter.<br><br>After giving Kyless a moment to express the obvious awe that the device's mere appearance would certainly inspire, he went on to explain with his fear now entirely supplanted by unmitigated satisfaction with his achievement, “This... is the Date Localized Anti-Magic Field Projection Device! And as the suitably amazing name clearly suggests, it can dull or even completely nullify the magic potential of any person, human or demon, that wears it! Mostly!” Spinning the base of the case on the end of his index finger to give himself a better look at, he sighed at its perceived majesty before looking back towards Kyless with a smile, the warm glow of the moment shielding him from less pleasant feelings.<br><br>After feebly attempting to use his Marcelline reserved arm to no avail in removing the bracelet, Toshiro simply resolved to hold the case towards Kylesse. “Director Matsumoto would like for you to join in an upcoming mission to the outside, and for some reason she thinks it's a good idea for you to participate.” With this slight swipe against the trickster, Toshiro once again tilted his gaze towards one of the larger mushrooms before continuing with diminished vigor, “However the only way we can trust you with not hurting the team is if you agree to wear the bracelet. I'm not going to force you to wear it, but I'm also not about to sign off on you leaving the facility without it.”<br><br>Tracing his gaze along a few of the pale tendrils that drifted down form the immense tops of the cavern climbing mushrooms, he couldn't help but add with a poor attempt at shielding the obvious awe he held for their imagined locale, "I'd love to know what The Garden truly is Kyless, but I'll settle for what you decide to tell me about it." While there was a mild frustration with the ever present chance and constantly reinforced knowledge that Kyless was a talented liar, Toshiro found that even in her stories there was a kernel of truth to be found. That aside, it was nearly impossible not to be as enraptured with Kyless' ability to tell stories, even to the point of the listener momentarily forgetting just how dangerous the story-teller was.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>18-07-2020, 23:28:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Hallways towards Holding Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Albion, Lily, Ryusei, Nerissa, Asmodiel, Kyless (mentioned)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>It had been an awkward walk to the briefing room with Kyless's question hanging in the air above Kevin and Mallory. When they entered, Kevin saluted, perhaps the only one to do so. He took his seat protectively close to Mallory as always, though it wouldn't have passed unnoticed how quiet he or Mal were compared to their usual behavior, even when the seriousness of the upcoming mission was taken into account. As he looked around, Kevin once again had to note what a motley group they were. Even if you chose to disregard the obvious divisions between demon, hybrid, and human, the people assorted in this room had radically different personalities and views on practically anything. The fact that Asmodiel could herd his proverbial cats into any form of unit whatsoever was an impressive achievement. A point underscored as the last member of their team "arrived" displaying her usual respect for authority.<br><br>Once they were all settled, Kevin was all ears - even with the uncertainty with Mal in the air, any detail could mean the difference between life and death - and Kevin was nothing if not cautious. There was a certain tension in the air that he was picking up on. And Nerissa did have a good question. Was this the kind of mission that they'd need Asmodiel along to babysit?<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>18-07-2020, 23:49:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Ryusei, Asmodiel, Kevin, Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>Lily was a little off her game. Asmodiel had activated the goon squad earlier than anticipated. To be fair, for goons they were quite considerate. No one wanted to risk her slipping away and losing the grand honor that winning a game of Capture the Lily promised. And even if there were someone willing to chance it, one can never underestimate the effectiveness of the words <em>I know what's on your browser cache</em> murmured sweetly as one is being bodily dragged to the Briefing Room. The game was closed, like always, with the usual threat of punishment along with the Asmodiel Brand Evil Demonic Smile 'n Stare (TM) which Lily had experienced far too often to respond in any way other than the traditional, "Bite me," (TM).<br><br>But the fact remained that The Big Bad Wolf had sent the Goon Squad out at what had to be the 5:01 mark, which meant that things were serious. Serious enough that she chose to keep her act of <em>Annie's more important than you</em> to the bare minimum expected under the circumstances, giving the computer only one cursory check before snapping it shut. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>19-07-2020, 00:36:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Everyone<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> It's awkward again...<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>Everyone was there, that was good. Mallory always knew that had a great team, people who wanted to make the world a better place. They could do whatever SOPHE asked of them, she knew it. Though, she couldnt help but wonder why she needed to be there. As Kevin stood next to her, doing as he always did, she could t help but wonder. Where was Toshiro? Shouldn’t he be here if this was supposed to be an important briefing?<br><br>She looked around, seeing everyone gather, though Lily...ah, Lily was Lily. Not like being told what to do, like a child, but Mallory always knew she was a special case. All you had to do was ask her, and simply get used to how she worked. She was a genius in her craft, just like Ryusei was good with fighting, or Nerissa with her magic. <br><br>They all had a special part to play with SOPHE, they all had a role. <br><br>She took a breath, turning to look back at Azmodiel for his attention; the mission could be dangerous, but they would be ready for anything.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>20-07-2020, 00:08:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a7/03/14/a703147d50902aa78ea9fc06d4f60cae.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:05AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Everyone<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mission Brief<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Being the doting father that he was, Azmodiel blushed when Nerissa told him how cute he and Ryusei looked. In his mind, his grown son was still the little straight-faced toddler stumbling around and casting the house in absolute darkness. But then the fighter in him came out, and he instinctually flexed his muscles. "By cute you mean <em>manly</em>." And suddenly, somehow, his coat and hair began to billow in the wind.<br><br>&nbsp;"And sorry you didn't get to finish breakfast, this is important and can't wait. You'll be able to get some food right after we're done, though." With all the excitement that came naturally with her race, Nerissa chipped in that like his son, she'd been training too, although she didn't go into detail. A quick look and he could deconstruct her entire musculature like he was reading a book on the subject. He didn't see any drastic change, but she was slightly more tone than last week.<br><br>&nbsp;Smiling, he walked over and gently patted her on the head, scratching behind her fluffy ears. "Keep up the good work. I'll put you to the test soon," he told her with a wink. Turning after seeing the little fox enjoy his affection, he went back to his desk and sat down, hands intertwined in front of his face. Her next question was one he heard often, as he was sort of a measuring stick at SOPHE. If he was involved personally in a mission, then it was a big deal.<br><br>&nbsp;"Serious enough that you'll have to show off some damn good teamwork and take full advantage of your training...but not so serious that I need to be on site. Don't worry, you'll be plenty safe." A short while later, Kevin and Mallory entered, and Azmodiel returned the soldiers snappy salute. Always professional that one, especially when the twinkle in his eye was near...which was always. It was a vicious cycle. Right after they got there was when Lily had gotten dropped off, and now he could start. <br><br>"Albion had some pressing matters so he'll be caught up shortly, but onto the briefing. We've gotten multiple reports from trusted sources that there is a powerful demon that has been targeting females of both species. The heaviest concentration is around Club Zodiac." It was one of the most popular clubs in the city, which made it all the more concerning that the demon hadn't been caught yet. He left the description at that while turning to the three females in the room.<br><br>&nbsp;"I don't want to say you're going to be bait, well not <em>just</em> bait. Lily will handle taking control of all the cameras within the club. Mallory, you'll be keeping an eye on her and anyone suspicious in the club while she works. Nerissa, you'll be stationed in our surveillance vehicle to keep an eye on the cameras Lily hacks, as well as our own and make sure the perimeter around the club doesn't get breached. Toshiro is on comms to keep us synchronized. <br><br>After you give the signal, Ryusei, Kevin, and Albion will make their way inside to provide additional eyes, and protection for the worst case scenario. Each team will be joined by another asset once the mission is underway." After a brief pause, he clapped his hands together. "Normally, this would be the part where you ask questions, but we've got a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it. So you'll be further briefed on your way to the city to get some shopping done on SOPHE's dime of course. Can't have you going into the hottest club in town looking like law enforcement, now can we?"<br><br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>20-07-2020, 00:18:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solo-leveling/images/0/03/Jin-Woo.png/revision/latest?cb=20191116143633)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters | Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Albion, Nerissa, Lily, Dad<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> "You're one of the few demons or humans I've met who feels that way. Humans say demons are bad, demons say humans are bad...or food. But I'm smack in the middle and most of the time, neither side wants anything to do with me." It was just how life was, but it was nice for the little things, like people who he cared about caring back. Then his dad ruined the moment and snapped him up in a headlock so fast Ryusei didn't expect it. <br><br>Try as he might, once his father got him locked under his arm, there was no way Ryusei was getting free, even with him slamming haymaker fists that would knock a bank vault off it's hinges into his ribs. And the old man was just laughing the whole time. "Nnnnnng let go! I'll pay you back for this! A duel! We're having a duel later! Rrraaaargh!!" Finally he was released, and he huffed deeply for a bit before calming himself, then smoothing his hair out. Nerissa had called the whole thing cute, and he simply looked the other way in embarrassment. <br><br>The others came in after that, Kevin and Mallory together like always, and Lily between two soldiers because they had to find her and bring her here. The briefing itself wasn't too long, but they were told they'd get more details when they left, so he didn't complain. In fact, he was mostly quiet, only nodding his head along as Azmodiel spoke, and now he was ready to move onto the next step.<br><br></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>20-07-2020, 02:34:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/NBNHVre.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:05 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Azmodiel, Ryusei, Lily, Mallory, Kevin. <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual<br><br>Nerissa listened carefully. So there was a bad demon out there. Maybe someone stealing stuff from women, raping and killing them. Since it was a demon order of those acts was unclear. Or maybe it preferred doing just one of those. Or maybe it just snapped panty shots. Though this would be awfully lot people to catch a little creep. What the demon had done and what it looked like was still a great mystery.<br><br>The fox demon was excited about playing cat and mouse with a baddie demon, or just hanging out at the club. Either one would be fun… And then she heard what was in store for her. Rotting in a car, monitoring some boring cameras. Her ears drooped down and the girl looked absolutely depressed. <br><br>“I don’t understand… Not breaching the perimeter? I don’t think I can go telling people that they can’t go in the club or leave it.” There were lots of details that were still unknown, like where and when they were supposed to gather, what did the demon look like, what were they planning to do with him? Tell him he was a naughty demon and he should stop? A bullet to brain? From the sound of it they would get all those details later, so she didn’t worry about that so much. There was something much more pressing matter to take care of.<br><br>“Do I get money for shopping too though I’m sitting in a stinking car whole night?” Nera reached her hand out, in a very clear give me the money kinda way. How was she going to stay awake tonight, staring at those screens?! <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>20-07-2020, 04:08:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | The Garden of The Nosthervim (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Doctor Toshiro, the Observant Human Gargoyle Doctor, and Marceline <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Doctor Toshiro's Human Superior, the One the Humans All Call Oei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, and still <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, and her usual, Mayan-like clothes.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The string of golden bells on each of her curled horns rattled as Kyless nodded, hands still folded behind her back, <em>patiently</em>. <em>Yes.</em> She did know, very well, <em>too</em> well, that her cell, her cage, could put her to sleep, regardless of human time. <em>But if sleep was not within the silver case, what kind of a thing did this scared, cautious but creative human bring?</em> Kyless’ bright golden eyes widened even more as Toshiro opened the shiny box, gazing over what the human had made with a distinct, playful wonder. She had made a not-real Garden of the Nosthervim, but Toshiro had made some <em>thing</em> for her too. Another genuine smile tugged at the dark blue corners of her lips as the giant mushrooms weaved and shifted behind her. “Humans do not have magic. But you are the first one to gift me jewelry in a very long time, Doctor Toshiro.”<br><br>Though the bracelet was perhaps, a little <em>too</em> sparkly. It blinked back at Kyless, in its silver box, with red and green eyes, as if it were alive somehow. There were stories - and sometimes consequences - for giving demons gifts, of course. But this gift was part of the game she was playing with the Doctor Toshiro. He always played games with her, though <em>his</em> games, <em>unfortunately</em>, always had a lot of boring, human rules. Like, today, <em>this</em> day, <em>this</em> new game, had lots of rules. Apparently Kyless was allowed outside, <em>needed</em> outside by <em>these</em> silly humans who trapped her, but only if she obeyed Toshiro’s human superior and only if she wore his <em>too</em> sparkly jewelry. For a moment, Kyless simply listened. <em>Jingle</em>. Her blue-grey head fell to one side. <em>Jingle</em>. And then the other, as the trickster pondered the rules, and how much she wanted ‘Outside Time’ on <em>this</em> day.<br><br>“I do not understand this human word - null-<em>lee</em>-fi?” Her soft voice attempted to repeat it back to him. “Does it mean <em>forever</em>, Doctor Toshiro? If it means my magic will go away forever than I will choose to stay inside my cell on this day and upset your human superior.” Kyless did not care what the human superior of SOPHE wanted, curious as it may have been. To participate in a mission for SOPHE. An <em>outside</em> mission for SOPHE. The trickster only cared about the ‘outside’ part, the potential to escape part, the loopholes in Toshiro’s boring, human rules part. There was at least one loophole now, at the start of this new game: the Doctor Toshiro needed to appease his human superior. But surely <em>that</em> was not a big enough loophole. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless leaned her round, curious face closer to the silver box that held her gift from Toshiro. It may have looked like a bracelet, but his gift to her was definitely a collar, not unlike the one Marceline was wearing.<br><br><em>Marceline did not seem to hate her collar.</em> And somehow, she was still able to move in and out of Kyless' cell, <em>while</em> wearing it. “I will tell you the truth about the Garden of the Nosthervim if you will tell the same about your jewelry, Doctor Toshiro.” Kyless nodded, two more <em>jingles</em>, and next leaned back, away from his blinking gift and closer to the giant, glowing mushrooms, blue and purple in their periphery. “Demons without magic are vulnerable, especially outside, and especially as participants in missions for silly humans.” Kyless repeated Toshiro’s phrases as she ‘paced’ in front of him, but it was more of a skip from one bare foot to the other than a traditional 'pace'. <em>Jingle</em>. <em>Jingle</em>. <em>Jingle</em>. Let the game begin.</span><br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/4c/bf/884cbf53c4e1e2f92d6cca255a4309e8.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">“The Garden of The Nosthervim is a <em>truly</em> beautiful place. Bright,” one skip, one more <em>jingle</em>, “wondrous,” skip, <em>jingle</em>, “and alive.” Skip, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless turned her head towards one of the many giant mushrooms behind them. “Years ago, many before my own existence, the Nosthervim were well known demons of sickness and death, without preference, without warning. They traversed rapidly and grew over much land in the demon realms. I believe you humans call it a ‘plague’, yes? The Nosthervim are a kind of plague demon. Very pretty plague demons, and very greedy too, for only souls can feed their hunger. In this hunger, they took many souls and rotted the land of many other demons, many weaker demons, but then from one who only appeared weak. The Yeshawl.”<br><br>Her golden eyes blinked away an emotion as she turned to the Other Doctor, who she knew was both nervous and enchanted by her - and her stories. “Yeshawl are very tricky, Doctor Toshiro, for they can command time." Kyless pressed her dark blue lips together and gave a small shrug, correcting herself. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. "What humans refer to as time. They can command it to stop, and not stop, whenever they please. It is a great power, that of the Yeshawl. But power that is so great must come with a great cost: the Yeshawl do not move freely. They are as still as they can make human time. Slow and drifting, and so the Nosthervim thought they were not a difficult challenge. This <em>mistake</em>," Kyless paused, emphasizing the word with a peculiar interest and grace, "cost the Nosthervim their freedom, for the Yeshawl did not lose. The Yeshawl froze the Plague Demons in time in a dark part of the demon realms, unable to move, unable to destroy, unable to feed their hunger."<br><br>Kyless clasped her hands in front of herself now, skipping back to where Toshiro and Marceline stood in place in her cell. "But still, the Nosthervim were greedy. And so they began to change, to <em>call out</em> to their food, to beckon the lost souls into their bright, wondrous light until they were devoured. Not as fast as before, because of the Yeshawl, but carefully, one by one, day by day, the Nosthervim devour a soul until nothing is left but a withering husk that falls to the Earth, and feeds the cold dirt at their feet. Sad but pretty, a lonely circle. One of Kyless' blue-grey hands stretched outward, and gestured widely at the glowing, gigantic mushrooms all around them. The illusions that the Doctor Toshiro had been watching the entire time. "<em>These</em> are the Nosthervim, these are what they had to become to survive. Still a… <em>plague</em>, but now ever hungry, so that no one ever leaves their pretty, alluring Garden.” Even in Kyless' illusionary landscapes, nothing was ever quite what it appeared. Light was danger, beauty was decay, and mushrooms were demons in disguise.<br><br>“But, do not fear the Nosthervim, Doctor Toshiro." Kyless looked at him now, seeing his gaze, with a small tilt of her head. Just one <em>jingle</em>. "For they are bound to their Garden, unable to leave, only able to lure those fooled by their beauty." It was also unlikely that the Doctor Toshiro would ever visit the demon realm in which the Nosthervim resided. The trickster gave a small chuckle, then shrugged again, <em>jingling</em> as she finished her story. "Though, we should fear the Yeshawl. We should fear and hope to never cross the path of the Yeshawl, lest we become like the Nosthervim, always hungry, rarely fed.” Of course, there was the obvious concern of why Kyless had chosen this, <em>this</em> deadly garden, as her illusion for today, <em>this</em> day. But it was not her turn in the new game anymore.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>20-07-2020, 06:16:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Part of the scenery<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>Urgent business, right. There wasn't much of anything urgent about getting a second coffee and a snack bag to go to make up for not being able to properly eat, but he did also want to let just enough time to pass to get over the awkward waiting period and let them get to the meat of the matter. So somewhere in the middle of all that, the man quietly slipped himself into the room, sipping from his coffee while learning that he was apparently going to some club. <br><br>"... Zodiac, huh? Nice, classy joint, baudy and bright. Healthy mix of ladies, tip them well and they'll treat you right. I guess we're not just going for research purposes if I'm being placed with Kevin and Ryusei then." He mused off hand with a quiet sigh. He'd missed what the girls were doing, but he could bet they weren't going to be doing much in the way of risking their necks, with any luck. He'd missed the objective of the mission, but it would probably be made clear in time.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>20-07-2020, 07:41:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Nerissa (mention)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Wait, me?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>As everyone listened to Azmodiel go over the mission, Mallory had slightly checked out, in account if barely getting&nbsp; any sleep, and having not eaten anything for the moment. She didn’t have much energy to really pay attention, but as she gave a breath, keeping herself awake as best as she could, it seemed the information to the mission is what woke her up. Brown eyes turned to look towards Azmodiel, as the young researcher grasped Kyless’s morning notes in her arms.<br><br>“Wait...I’m going?” &nbsp;Surely, it must have sounded like the dumbest question ever, considering he had just said that she, indeed, was going in the mission that would happen tonight. It just seemed...so weird, to be going in a mission, being apart of one on the field. She was so used to just going to the aftermath of a scene, or walking through a roped off crime scene inspecting data or damage with Toshiro leading. She wasn’t the type to go out into a field mission, or even try to volunteer for one, but...they were asking her to do this. <br><br>They needed her to do this.<br><br>“I-I mean...” &nbsp;Mallory became slightly flustered at her question she said aloud, cheeks reddening slightly from embarrassed. “I’ll do what I can to help. Lily and I will make sure everything is ok for the others to proceed tonight.” &nbsp;Though even as she spoke, and she heard the others talk regarding the mission, her eyes, hidden behind her glasses, couldn’t help but look towards another source. Her brown eyes peered next to her, silently looking at her friend, the one so used to being by her side, the one that dedicated themself to her wellbeing. Kevin would be in the mission as well, just like how everyone would be, but she couldn’t help but wonder of his reaction. <br><br>...after what had happened two years ago, how the two had reunited in the hospital room in SOPHE after both believing the other had perished due to demons, going into a demon infested Club at night was sure to not ease Kevin’s worries. Even for Mallory, her heart couldn’t help but race, the idea suddenly seeming like a step into the deep end. As the two sat, Nerissa complaining about her role in the mission, Mallory finally turned to look to Kevin, a reassuring smile radiating from her soft features. <br><br>“Are you ok?” <br><br><em>With this? Being apart of something potentially dangerous?</em><br><br><em>...being apart...?</em><br><br>One hand rest on her lap, while her other went out of view, her fingers brushing over his own for a moment. A calming gesture, one that brought her back to when they reunited, back when they found one another here in SOPHE. It felt safe, secure, knowing someone was so close; someone she could always trust. <br><br>“If you’re worried, you could ask Azmodiel about changing assignments?” &nbsp;Her voice was somewhat hushed as the two spoke as to not interrupt the others who were talking.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>21-07-2020, 06:51:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro | Date Marceline<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless | Mentions: None<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured, but with a few more wrinkles in his clothing and a far more disheveled head of hair. | A red nylon collar with a small golden bell<br><hr>Toshiro's mind thrummed heavily with a swarm of innumerable questions as he listened carefully to every word of Kyless' tale of the relentless scourge of Nosthervim, how they met a catastrophic downfall at the nearly unimaginable might of the Yeshawl, and how they adapted to their newly found sedentary lifestyle. There were few details in the story that didn't utterly transfix Toshiro; from the ever reassuring idea that a fall brought on by an overabundance of pride was not a uniquely human concept, to the physical boundary pushing marvel that was the ability to alter the natural flow of time. While there was the always present irritation towards the possibility that Kyless was either making the events of her story up in part or in whole, it would be worth risking the demon's potentially foul intentions for the sake of gleaning any trace of truth present in her tale.<br><br>Without breaking his gaze from the towering Nosthervim, Toshiro pondered what he had just heard in silence for a moment before replying in an awestruck tone, his initial apprehension now staunchly withheld by sated curiosity, “Absolutely amazing, and to be honest, worth far more than what you were planning on trading it for since I was never going to keep the information from you in the first place. I'd love to ask you a few follow up questions about it when we have time, about the Yeshawl especially.”<br><br>Once again failing to remove his Marceline seized arm from her almost unnatural mass, Toshiro settled instead on setting the case on the dirt he was standing on, the sound of the metallic case clattering against the unseen tile beneath causing the researcher to freeze a moment longer than he intended before withdrawing the bracelet from the case's soft black foam interior. Looking once more towards Kyless with bracelet in hand, he turned his back to her, closed his eyes, and proceeded to walk forward with his non-cat clad hand reaching outward in order to keep his bearing free of Kyless' influence until he could feel the bracelet collide with the cell wall.<br><br>“For right now, null-lee-fi... nullify means to negate... to make something stop being that something, and momentarily become mostly nothing. Understand?” Turning back to look at Kyless for a moment to see if she had understood his very clear explanation, he continued with his demonstration. After pressing his thumb up against the face of the little Toshiro cartoon printed on the side of the bracelet, the bracelet chirped happily for a moment, and for a short time, nothing seemed to happen. Then without warning the area surrounding the accessory instantly reverted to its typical mundane appearance, its edges distorting and fading wildly into the surrounding illusion.. It was somewhat disorienting at first for Toshiro, to see the limits of the projected environment far exceed the distance of the wall revealed before him, but he still couldn't help but adopt a wide grin at his obvious success.<br><br>This moment of elation didn't last long however as with a sudden hiss and thrashing about, Marceline jettisoned herself from the comfort of Toshiro's elbow and immediately proceeded to dart inside of one of Kyless' pillowcases, her body rapidly spinning around within and glaring at the doctor from her linen encampment. As this was clearly a result of the room's sudden visual distortion, Toshiro quickly pressed his thumb against the tiny Toshiro image once again, allowing for the previously displayed illusion to settle back into how Kyless intended it. Quickly moving to Marceline's side, Toshiro withdrew a small tin case shaped like a fish from his lab coat, and began to guiltily coax the cat back out with the offering of an assortment of piscine treats.<br><br>“Oh you don't need to be scared Marcy! Everything's back to how it was now!” Marceline seemed largely unconvinced as she withdrew further into her cushiony soft retreat. Looking up at Kyless, with his still guilt riddled expression, Toshiro slowly stood up once again as he spun the bracelet around his pointer finger and said nonchalantly. “Well, you can see that there's nothing permanent about the bracelet. That being said, I'm the only one who can disable it without breaking it, and I'm not really sure what forcibly removing it would do to you to be honest.”<br><br>Once again holding the bracelet dangling from his finger towards Kyless, Toshiro met her eyes briefly as he took a deep breath and said with a note of reluctance, “In the long run, your choice is: either trust me on this and give us a reason to start trusting you, or stay here and be content surviving, always hungry, surrounded by your own wondrous lights.” Then, before giving Kyless an opportunity to reply, Toshiro shrugged his shoulders and placed the bracelet into his lab coat pocket, “Well, I tried, but I'm not going to force you. You know Sally's a fan of loud music and dancing, I bet she'd jump at the chance to visit a dance club.” Then turning around, Toshiro began to, slowly, make his way towards the exit, hoping that the final offered piece of tantalizing entertainment was enough to convince the trickster.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>21-07-2020, 07:22:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Albion, Lily, Ryusei, Nerissa, Asmodiel<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>Kevin looked back at Mallory. "I'm not worried about me. The setup means I can still have my eyes on you at all times. It's just... well... I can't say I like the plan." It was dangerous enough for Mallory tending to some of the demons. But using her as bait? He could never forget what happened to her two years back, and this seemed like a heavy risk for a repeat. He gripped her hand tightly for a second before releasing it. "I mean, we've got to take this place down, but..." No, he wasn't happy. Not one bit.<br><br>Of course it could be argued that they all knew the dangers when they signed up, Mal included. And there was a part of Kevin that wanted to believe this was justified because these were the orders. But there was that other part of him that wanted to protect Mallory at all costs. He wasn't used to the two parts being in conflict. In the end, the mission won. As long as he could be nearby, which he would be, he could keep her safe.<br><br>"How about you?" he asked quietly. "Are you OK with this Mallory? This is going to be dangerous. No one'd blame you if you wanted out. You're too valuable to us here."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>21-07-2020, 08:23:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Azmodiel(m), Ryusei(m), Albion(m)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Wait, me?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>“Mm, I know.” &nbsp;She wasn’t too crazy about the plan either, but more so to it being so sudden. She’d never actually been in a&nbsp; mission where she was actively a part of it; rather, quite the opposite. So used to being of use after, helping documents and help any injuries that came along the way, she had become accustomed to the role. However, as Mallory thought to herself, she knew that even if she wasn’t sure of it, Azmodiel wouldn’t have asked her to do this if she wasn’t needed.<br><br>“I’ve never really thought of myself as that useful to be honest. I’ve kind of always thought I was replaceable; you know, just someone that could be switched out easily.” &nbsp;She felt the squeeze of her hand in his, before squeezing back in response; the gesture was comforting, and she couldn’t help but feel her heart race...<br><br>“If Lily gets discovered, then the mission gets blown, and she could end up in danger, along with others.” &nbsp;She turned to look towards Kevin, her eyes shining with a glimmer of something; a shimmer of determination or confidence, she wasn’t sure. &nbsp;“So if they need me, then I’ll help.” &nbsp;A smile came to her lips, as she took a breath, her gaze turning away to look back at the others.<br><br>“Though, I do feel better knowing you’ll be nearby...and Ryusei and Albion of course.” &nbsp;Thinking to lighter topics, she remembered back to Azmodiel mentioning SOPHE giving them funds. &nbsp;“I guess I’ll need to change into normal clothes, no use in staying in my lab uniform.” &nbsp;She turned back to Kevin, her eyes glancing over his uniform. “Since we <em>are</em> going out to get clothes for tonight, maybe you’ll finally let me shop for you? You know your fatigues only work for so many situations...” &nbsp;Kevin had always tried to find any excuse to not go out shopping; due to the perceived dangers within the city, she was similar in this fashion, though she’d gotten more comfortable over the years at SOPHE.<br><br>He’d evaded her pleas, but not this time!<br><br>“Please?” She looked at him curiously, her eyes twinkling pleadingly. Ever since they were young, he was steely and serious, never one to budge when others demanded him of things.<br><br>Though there was always the one exception...<br><br>“It’ll be fun, I promise.” &nbsp;Whenever she asked him of something, Kevin never seemed to tell her no. With any luck, she could go and pick up the present she needed to give him while he was away for the moment. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>22-07-2020, 00:41:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a7/03/14/a703147d50902aa78ea9fc06d4f60cae.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:05AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Everyone<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mission Brief<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Nerissa made a good point, but he had to hold a hand up and explain a bit better. "Sorry, I wasn't clear. You just need to keep a close eye on the club before we make contact. Once we find who we're looking for, your job is to make sure if they get outside, we know about it, and if anyone tries to come in after we evacuate the area, we know about it. They might have backup that we don't know about yet. Worst case scenario, you toss an illusion or two their way to keep them occupied long enough for one of the combat specialists to assist...if Toshiro doesn't have an anti-demon ray installed on the van or something."<br><br>&nbsp;Next, the Fox Demon held her hand out and asked if she could get money for clothes shopping too. Human or Demon, it didn't matter. You didn't get between a woman and clothes. "Don't worry. Everyone will get enough money to look their very best," and from within his coat, he pulled out several glossy cards that had SOPHE's logo on it. He didn't even look as he flipped each credit card at it's recipient, knowing they'd catch them.<br><br>&nbsp;"Long briefing short," he said while looking at Albion, "we're trying to draw out a demon that's been targeting females of both races. You, Kevin and Ryusei are <em>security</em> in case they don't want to come along peacefully. The others will give you a full rundown while you're out." He kept an eye on Mallory and Kevin, and after they were done speaking, he piped up. "Mallory, hang back for a moment," he told her, then gave Kevin a look that told him he needed to give them the room.<br><br>&nbsp;Once they were alone, he crossed the distance between them and gently patted her on the head. "Stop doubting yourself, kiddo. I've taught you better than that all this time. You wouldn't be on this mission if you weren't ready. Oei herself picked the lineup. Oh, and one bombshell I couldn't drop in front of the others...especially your boyfr...bodyguard," he said as he quickly caught himself. He didn't want the girl to faint on him. "There's another reason you're on this mission. You're on babysitting duty...Kyless," came the name that had caused so much trouble. "She likes you and you're the closest one to her. If anyone can get her to behave, it's you...<em>and</em> Toshiro's equipment. But mainly you," he said with a fanged smile. "Now dismissed. Go ahead and make me proud, Minato."<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>22-07-2020, 07:07:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Ryusei, Asmodiel, Kevin, Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual hoodie and jeans<br><br><hr><br>Lily was skeptical to say the least. "So, ya want me to go into a club, with Annie, and somehow convince everyone I'm just a girl out looking for a girl time while hacking the place. That's downright imposs..." A small smile suddenly crept on her face. "Oh you sneaky bastard, Big Bad... You just knew I wouldn't be able to resist this, didn't ya?" Impossible was just the way Lily liked things. And if she could pull this off - the hacking part - she'd be legendary. Although the only person there who'd be able to appreciate it would be her, that wasn't such a big problem for Lily. After all, her own opinion was pretty much the only one she cared about. <br><br>There was still the whole being attacked/possessed/eaten by demons part, but Lily had the scent now, so she wasn't going to let go. "Well, since you're buying me new stuff, I guess I've got no choice but to agree." There wasn't any permission being asked on Asmodiel's part, but again, that wasn't really the way Lily saw anything. <br><br>As she headed out, she caught up with Nerissa, passing a conspiratorial wink. "Don't worry Foxxie - I'll need to be checking up on things in the van every now and then to keep things going. I'm sure we can sneak you into the club then or something. If you're really interested in seeing what's inside. Of course, there's that whole <em>bait</em> thing, so you're not missing as much as you think you might be right now..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>23-07-2020, 08:33:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/4tcOPc7.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Azmodiel, Lily, Everyone else, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Part of the scenery<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual dress<br><br><hr><br>Simple, effective, and to the point. Azmodiel had given him the short version of what he needed to know, which was probably for the best. "Appreciated. Well, then if there's nothing else, guess we'd better be on our way." Albion nodded, casually raising his hand to catch the flung card between his fingers, before pocketing the item. Well, nothing said he couldn't use a little spare pocket change.<br><br>"Guess I better dress the part then when the time comes. Pretty sure I already have atretched good enough suit picked aside for the occasion." He hummed to himself quietly. A good part of his limited wardrobe already features various suits if he needed to look professional... Though for a job like this, not looking like a stiff was probably a better idea. On the otherbhand, if he looked like a snappy dresser, he'd look like someone who came with money to burn, and could simply blend in that way...<br><br>"Choices, choices..." he hummed, before looking to Lily. He could understand her concerns at being treated like bait. It was far from the most luxurious job in the world, bit with any luck it wouldn't need to come to that. "If all goes well, we won't have to worry about anyone being bait. I'll try not to let anything harass you too much. Still gotta make good on that date, and all." Albion gave a soft laugh... Though he couldn't help feeling a bit worried that maybe Lily would prove a bit too much for him...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>24-07-2020, 06:46:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | The Jollytwill Valley (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Doctor Toshiro, the Observant Human Gargoyle Doctor, and Marceline <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Doctor Toshiro's Human Superior, the One the Humans All Call Oei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, and still <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, and her usual, Mayan-like clothes.</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Unbeknownst to Sir Doctor Gargoyle, the trickster <em>scowled</em> when he closed his eyes. A big scowl, one that was full of both anger and regret. <em>Perhaps some of these humans, after many, many times, had become less silly, after all.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. He asked if she understood, the less silly human, as he took her gift and placed it, unfortunately, on a truly <em>real</em> glass wall of her cell. For a second nothing. But then something, <em>something</em> that made the trickster flinch. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. All of her little golden bells rattled against her dark, curled horns as she stiffened. She understood. <em>Null-lee-fi, yes, indeed.</em> Her magic, instead of something, would become <em>nothing</em>. That was his gift today, <em>this</em> day. “You seek to make me boring, Doctor Toshiro.” Kyless stated, rather calmly, almost out of place. In the same moment, Marceline hid from her clever but scared human in protest. She made noise too. Marceline was very upset that the Doctor Toshiro had ruined Kyless' not-real Garden of the Nosthervim. The trickster blinked her golden eyes, and turned, watching as the Doctor Toshiro tempted the her with some kind of human food. Or at least, <em>something</em> that smelled like human food.<br><br>Marceline rejected that, too. Marceline did not want kind words, or curious human food. She wanted to play, to hide, to disappear. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster listened as the Doctor Toshiro spoke about her jewelry more. He hid her gift in his white, lumpy jacket. She wondered if his jacket was as lonely as her cold mattress. She pressed her dark lips together, another small pout, as the Doctor Toshiro gave her a not-real choice, said she was a Nosthervim. He may have been annoyed, but she was certainly <em>not</em> a Nosthervim. It was now clear to Kyless that threatening to anger his human superior was too far, too beyond their newest game. Because now Toshiro was threatening to take Outside away, <em>again</em>, and for how long <em>this</em> human time she had no way of knowing. Not while trapped in here, her cell, her cage. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless’ gaze fell from Toshiro with a kind of <em>sadness</em>. Instead, she looked around at her illusion, her Garden of the Nosthervim. Sad because she did not understand why Toshiro never wanted to play with her. <em>Even on today, this day, he had won their game unfairly, and admittedly too soon.</em></span><br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/82/99/6e/82996ef042cbd1656ead3e55516a3608.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. As her disappointed gaze drifted from one corner of her cell to another, the Garden of the Nosthervim began to shift. Not back into her unremarkable cell, but to something <em>else</em>. Something great, and green, and purple. Something moving, and shifting, and delicate. A <em>valley</em>, similar to places humans knew and yet <em>not</em>. Too perfect to be, grassy, wooden hills too high and clouded sky too blue. And at their feet, both <em>hers</em>, and <em>Toshiro’s</em>, his closer to the glass door of her cell, and all around Kyless’ lowly, lumpy mattress, was a sea of <em>purple</em>. A sea that waved, a sea that sighed. Full of purple flowers, like lavender, but not quite.<br><br>“Come <em>out</em> Marceline, the Jollytwills are back.” Kyless chimed softly, standing among them, the Jollytwills, the purple flowers. She’d done this illusion <em>before</em>, this landscape, this place, to cover up her <em>boring</em> cell. And in those times before, Marceline was always fond of the Jollytwills, the tall purple flowers. Easy to hide in, easier to chase. <em>At least Marceline wanted to play today, this day.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>“Your human superior does not require Sally. She requires me, because I know demons and their demonic magic, and there are both at whatever you call a dance club.” Kyless turned back to Toshiro, her golden gaze sharp, but not at all threatening. He was trying to trick <em>her</em>, and the trickster <em>knew</em> so, but she was not annoyed. He had no need to trick her when he had what she wanted most of all. 'Outside Time'. “I have not been Outside in…” the demoness did not know, of course, not for certain. “I must go again, <em>Toshiro</em>, even if you will make me boring. Even if I would rather be made asleep than boring.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. A small smile, still <em>sad</em> at its edges, crept on Kyless’ dark lips. She folded her hands in front of her, as an offering, gentle and calm, and waiting for her bracelet, her collar. The old laws said demons could never ask for a gift from a human. It had to be given freely.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>25-07-2020, 06:46:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro | Date Marceline<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless | Mentions: None<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured, but with a few more wrinkles in his clothing and a far more disheveled head of hair. | A red nylon collar with a small golden bell<br><hr>Toshiro stopped mid step as the cool blue green light pouring from the Nosthervim towering above began to transition across the cell into the warmer pallet that began to surround him. Again he couldn't help but marvel at this alien locale, its features once again similar to other flower strewn valleys that could be found across Earth, but whatever Kyless had conjured was far more arresting in the vividness of its colors and scale of its towering geography. However Toshiro's experience of walking into the Garden of Nosthervim was quite different than having the his perceived location ripped out from underneath him and replaced with another, its obvious beauty lost beneath the vast wave of anxiety that washed over the now frozen researcher.<br><br>Turning slowly to face Kyless, Toshiro couldn't help but note how utterly wrong this all was. The plants, these Jollytwills, danced in a wind that he couldn't feel, yet he could swear he heard something lending a slight fuzziness to Kyless' words regarding her necessity to the mission. “You're... you're right, although there-there aren't usually demons at dance clubs. Causing problems at dance clubs.” The breeze would have carried a scent he imagined, but the Jollytwills were utterly odorless, the cell was odorless, but this wasn't the cell. Slowly withdrawing the bracelet from his pocket, Toshiro idly spun it in his hands before answering absent mindedly, “Two weeks, two days, th-thirteen hours. That's when you were outside l-last.”<br><br>The mountains were so very tall. The ceiling was only two feet overhead. There shouldn't have been clouds. This was wrong.<br><br>Absent the previous reticence towards affection, Marceline quickly abandoned her soft shelter in an only somewhat leisurely rush towards Toshiro. Quickly bounding up the side of his lab coat, the nimble creature once again settled itself into Toshiro's elbow, her face pressing affectionately into his cheek and occasionally casting disdainful glances towards the incessantly blinking bracelet. Toshiro in turn continued to cautiously approach Kyless for a moment before once again closing his eyes, and beginning to slowly take a series of slow deep breaths with a brief pause punctuating each.<br><br>After a few repetitions of this exercise, Toshiro opened his eyes once again, a notably forced smile spread over his features as a light bead of sweat traced along the side of his face. “I don't think I could make you b-boring if I tried, and I think you'll be glad you weren't asleep for what's in store.” Not trusting Kyless not to simply conjure an image of herself putting the bracelet on should he simply give it to her, Toshiro once again pressed his thumb to a different part of the bracelet, causing it to snap open. Then gently holding Kyless' arm to keep the bracelet from pinching, he closed it around her wrist, a soft pillow of highly breathable synthetic fabric keeping the accessory firmly in place without causing discomfort.<br><br>Sensing what was coming next, Marceline once again jumped from her supportive perch towards the cell door, her tail bobbing happily above the Jollytwills as she stalked some unknown prey, however this didn't last for long. With another press of the bracelet, the illusion that surrounded them began to quickly recede into nothing, the immaculately kept <em>boring</em> surface of the cell walls coming starkly into vision contrasting heavily with the lush natural scenery that previously surrounded the trio, Marceline now mournfully meowing at having her hunt so abruptly interrupted.<br><br>Holding his arms out to steady her should she show any signs of faintness, Toshiro could feel his own sense of equilibrium being restored with the return to the cell's mundane visuals. “How do you feel? Is it hurting you at all?” Toshiro spoke with an obviously concerned, yet still mildly shaky, voice. As proud as he was of his achievement, and as relieved as he was that it had seemingly worked as intended, he was more concerned with how Kyless might be affected. His experiments on a few of the research division's demon members had revealed little to no discomfort when the bracelet had been used, but he had worried about unforeseen consequences it might have on a demon with as much innate magic ability as the trickster.<br><br>Once he was sure there were no immediate health concerns, he escorted to Kyless to the cell door, and proceeded to undo the myriad locks that Kyless' escape attempts had incurred over time. “Just stay by me for a while, if you wander off then you'll end up back in your cell.” Just as he finished saying this, the doors slid open and the three began making their way towards the meeting point with the rest of the team. <br><br>After a few moments of silent walking, Toshiro couldn't restrain himself any longer, looking towards Kyless with brows raised in disbelief and excitement, he asked a barrage of questions with the utmost fascination in his voice, and a level of enthusiasm he hadn't previously shown around Kyless, “So when you said the Yeshawl could stop time as humans know it, what did you mean? Like they can... but then how could the Nosthervim think if time was stopped? Or do the Yeshawl just make it very slow? Did they serve under a demon god? How could any demon god be more powerful than the ability to control time!?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>25-07-2020, 07:02:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Albion, Lily, Ryusei, Nerissa, Asmodiel (Moving to Time Skip)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Humdrum Shadowing 101<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>Kevin wasn't necessarily happy when Asmodiel called Mallory to chat privately, but it was something that he learned to live with. Their assignments at SOPHE did differ - she did science, and he, well he watched over her. So they were probably talking demon stuff. Unless they weren't.<br><br>Because the other reason that Asmodiel talked to Mal without Kevin around was that there was something Kevin wasn't going to like when he heard about it. The soldier boy hoped against hope that this wasn't going to be the situation. As has already been established, Kevin wasn't very fond of surprises. And this mission was something of a Hail Mary as is. <br><br>That being said, he knew better than to ask when Mallory came back to the door. She didn't need the additional pressure of him asking her to tell him things she wasn't allowed to. He'd find out soon enough.<br><br>And be nervous then. Very nervous.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>25-07-2020, 07:57:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Briefing Room<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Azmodiel<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Wait, me?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Work Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/DovNuXk.jpg)<br><hr><br>It made Mallory atop in her initial tracks when she heard Azmodiel calling for her, more so that she had to stay behind from everyone else. Leaving the room for just her and Azmodiel, she couldn’t help but feel a bit relieved by the pat on her head; the demon warrior had always felt like a mentor to her, and now more then ever, she could use the boost in confidence. <br><br>“Thanks Azmodiel...” &nbsp;She wasn’t sure what was going to happen on this mission, but knowing that someone believed in her made her feel more at ease. Though, she couldn’t help but flinch at the slip up the demon man made, her cheeks flushing ever so as she mentioned her friends name. <br><br><em>Damn it Azmodiel, not you too!</em> <br><br>Was it that obvious? Was it <em>that</em> clear to people that she had a crush on her friend?<br><br>Denying it every time seemed to have worked, but now, even she couldn’t believe her own lie...<br><br>“Wait, what?” &nbsp;Her thoughts were interrupted by a familiar name being dropped, and it became more clear to Mallory why she was in the mission. <br><br>Babysitting Kyless, and making sure she didn’t do anything funny. As Azmodiel gave her the run down of the instructions, she could only nod, knowing what her trust objective was. She was so used to watching Kyless in a cell, so how hard could it be if she was out of one...? Giving a quick bow to Azmodiel, Mallory made her way out the door, making her way down back to her room with Kevin. How was she going to explain to the others when Kyless showed up, considering none of them knew who she was?<br><br>...how was she going to explain this to Kevin?<br><br><hr><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mediator Mallory<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>Who knew that changing out of her lab uniform would feel so...freeing? She had been so used to wearing it all the time, working days in end, that Mallory had almost forgotten what it felt like to wear casual clothes. She didn’t get to wear them often, and because of this, many outfits that she had bought had gotten shoved into her closet, never to see the light of day. <br><br>Well, finally she had an excuse to wear a nice one she’d always liked. Something more casual and comfortable, and definitely less formal then what she usually had to wear when working. No longer was she the dutiful and busy worker bee Doctor, but now was...well, a normal woman.<br><br>At least, she could pretend for the moment.<br><br>Though, unfortunately, that peace of mind could only last for so long, as her new objective was at hand. As everyone was making their way to meet at the designated area, a shopping center where they’d all get their clothes, Mallory had to deal with something else, away from most of the group. As Mallory had arrived to the city streets, along with Kevin (still dressed in fatigues, like always), there was someone waiting for them, a block or two away from the meeting spot, accompanied by two SOPHE guards.<br><br>Kyless was, for the first time Mallory could think of, outside of SOPHE. She was fine, as she was wearing one of Toshiro’s gadgets to help her keep her powers at bay so she wouldn’t try anything (though Mallory internally sighed when she saw the bright, purple casing). Kyless would be watched by her, as that was, apparently, the main reason she was in the mission in the first place. Mallory couldn’t help but feel a little bit bitter by the fact, but that was something she was going to have to live with. <br><br>Though, her mind was more worried about Kevin’s reaction. As the two made their way out of the car that drove them, Mallory gave a short nod the the guards that were watching Kyless, thanking them for watching her. She glanced back at Kevin, who she hoped hadn’t pulled out his weapon.<br><br>“This...is my real job for the mission.” &nbsp;Mallory didn’t like admitting it, making her feel a bit bummed about her importance, but then again, Kyless <em>was</em> an important aspect. &nbsp;“Kyless is helping in the mission, and I have to watch her. Azmodiel...didn’t really want to tell you upfront, considering...” <br><br>She didn’t really need to elaborate.<br><br>“I know she likes to tease you, but she’s not that bad, really.” &nbsp;Her brown eyes gestured towards the device that Kyless was wearing, &nbsp;“That’ll keep her powers at bay, so you won’t have to worry about any illusions.” Though even as she spoke, Mallory still felt apprehensive about the two working together, even if she wanted them to get along and for this to go smoothly. She knew that Kevin just wanted to keep her safe, but now that Kyless was her mission, he was going to have to adapt, wether he liked it or not.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>26-07-2020, 06:15:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 9:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Kyless' Cell (Technically) | The Jollytwill Valley (Illusionary)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Doctor Toshiro, the Observant and Too Smart and Very Afraid Human Doctor, and Marceline <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> --<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, and still <em>jingling</em>.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her bells, her usual, Mayan-like clothes, and Toshiro's gift.</span><br><hr><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/82/99/6e/82996ef042cbd1656ead3e55516a3608.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">If Marceline enjoyed the not real Jollytwills, the Doctor Toshiro certainly did not. “That certainly appears like a lot of human time,” Kyless said carefully, golden eyes observing only him, despite Marceline’s play. Observing his freeze, his stumble, his worry. <em>His words were unsteady too.</em> For a not-so-silly human who hated games, Toshiro certainly played a great many of them. <em>Why would he remember the amount of human time since she was last allowed Outside?</em> It was a curious thing. The trickster stayed quiet as the Doctor Toshiro unveiled her gift once more, and opened it for her. Her arm felt funny in his grasp. Humans were so pale, especially this one, and especially how scared he was. Kyless blinked as <em>his</em> gift - <em>her</em> bracelet - was sealed into place against her blue-grey skin. It was a strange weight, this gift.<br><br>And for a moment, nothing. Nothing at all, but certainly <em>boring</em>. Kyless kept her golden gaze wide and sharp on the bracelet, as Toshiro pressed something. The trickster wondered what would happen if she pressed some of the buttons on her gift too. She could still envision the Jollytwills, the too perfect Valley, with the too perfect sky and hills and lush beauty. She could still <em>see</em> it, in her mind, but it was now… fuzzy. <em>The edges were fuzzy.</em> As if she could not focus on them, as if they went nowhere, all at once. <em>Toshiro’s gift made her magic and her games fuzzy. Null-lee-fi meant fuzzy.</em> Marceline vocalized her sorrow and Kyless blinked, gazing about her cell, now nothing but a cage, of glass and white and boring. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <em>What was… 'in store'? What store could require this amount of blandness?</em> Her nose was suddenly <em>tingly</em>. Tingly just a little, then a lot.<br><br>“No, Doctor Toshiro,” Kyless paused, and sniffed, softly, trying to get rid of the tingling, “your gift does not hurt me now.” She sniffed again, raising her dark head a little. <em>Jingle</em>. She wrinkled her nose. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She sniffed and <em>jingled</em> a few more times. His arms were in the space around her and it was odd. <em>Was his gift supposed to hurt, if not now then soon?</em> The trickster sniffed yet again. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She shook her head slowly, hoping it would make the tingling disappear like her not-real Jollytwills. Her face felt tight, and her golden eyes dry. She wondered if the bracelet had magic too. It was all so new and ordinary and sad. “I only wish to wander <em>Outside</em>, Doctor Toshiro,” Kyless added, now glum and soft. <em>Sniff</em>. <em>Jingle</em>. “So if <em>you</em> are going Outside, then I will,” she squinted, then wrinkled her round, blue-grey nose as the tingling became more, “stay <em>ad</em>-<em>ja</em>-<em>cent</em> with you.” The tingling made her sweet voice nasally. The tingling also made her raise her hand, the one with Toshiro’s strange bracelet, and wipe her nose. Her head hung an inch lower as she walked close to the Doctor Toshiro and his not-cat Marceline. It was heavier now with disappointment and fuzz. <br><br>It wasn’t until she got to the very real, very boring, and very <em>open</em> glass door to her cell, that the trickster <em>sneezed</em> for the first time. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. A soft, short sneeze, but one that ended with a spark, a brightly colored burst of something, of some of her magic left behind.</span><br><br><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial black;" class="bbc_font">END SCENE</span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>26-07-2020, 07:02:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solo-leveling/images/0/03/Jin-Woo.png/revision/latest?cb=20191116143633)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM &gt; 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters | Briefing Room &gt; Downtown Shopping District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open, Dad<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> While Ryusei was a very complicated individual, when it came to missions, that wasn't the case. Unlike the others who all required extra explanation or this and that, he'd heard what he needed to hear to prepare for the mission, and when his card came hurtling at him so fast the others probably didn't even see it leave the Elder Demon's hand(because Azmodiel was <em>that</em> type of father) he was suddenly holding his hand up with a lightly smoking piece of plastic spinning on his fingertip. "Understood. I'll make sure it's my Sunday best," he said with a nod to the old man before tapping the card into the air and snatching it into his pocket in one smooth motion.<br><br>&nbsp;He nodded to the others, then walked toward the wall, and right through a shadow portal that opened up...into the hallway on the other side of said wall. He didn't always need to go some huge distance...just he didn't always agree with the concept of doors. A few hours later, everyone had headed to the city for the mandatory shopping spree, and Ryusei found his hands in his pockets as he walked down the sidewalk. He saw humans, and he saw demons. Some apart, some together, but in his heart he was wondering how it would feel if he was in one of the groups he saw as he headed toward the clothing stores.<br><br>&nbsp;It would probably feel amazing. He would have to ask Mallory about it later, but he'd have to make sure Kevin wasn't around which was a task in and of itself. He didn't want an audience when he asked people what it was like to be so comfortable around people(ironically) that you could easily make friends. Also it would probably get awkward with the two of them stealing glances and blushing looks at each other while he was talking. And as hard as it was navigating the whole "healthy human relationship" thing, even Ryusei knew what being a third wheel was. He wondered where everybody was?<br></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>26-07-2020, 07:56:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Too Curious Doctor Lary, dressed different, and, <em>unfortunately</em>, Humdrum Kevin, dressed as boring as always<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Too Smart Doctor Toshiro Who Gives Odd Gifts<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">She called them Thorn and Twitchy, the two latest human guards assigned to stick <em>ad-ja-cent</em> to her. Thorn had a peculiar mouth that always faced downwards. Twitchy had hands that kept grasping for things; his clothing, his beard, his weapon he was very badly concealing. Kyless sneezed again, sending another colorful spark into the air in front of them. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster had expected Twitchy to flinch, but Thorn did too. The trickster simply sniffed, and wiped her nose again, as the illusionary spark faded.<br><br>The Doctor Toshiro had said this was a… ‘supply run’. To get things for wherever it was that she was needed. <em>But that was a lie.</em> Perhaps a kind one, but still a lie. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless wiped her nose, now light pink at its pointed tip. <em>This was, in fact, a test, another particularly challenging game.</em> A challenging game to see if Toshiro’s gift was successful, and if Kyless could be successful too. Each time she sneezed, she released a bright, flare of magic. All colors, but never for very long. Two blinks, and the flare disappeared, like her illusion of the pretty Jollytwills. She sneezed again, as the human transportation device they were waiting for appeared, then haulted, then released two silly little humans she recognized. The spark that came from her sore, pink nose was blue, and green, and then yellow.<br><br>It was terrible enough that she had to wear her bells, <em>and</em> her gift, but now human humdrum <em>Kevin</em> was here? <em>Maybe this place was so boring it required his unique set of humdrum skills.</em> Of course, the trickster noticed his same clothing from earlier, while the Too Curious Doctor Lary wore something entirely new. Perhaps they wanted to appear un-together, and so they dressed in different ways. And yet... They still arrived, in the <em>same</em> human way, at the <em>same</em> human time, in this same, peculiar human place. As they approached her, Kyless sneezed <em>again</em>, releasing yet another small spark of color, another small illusion, another small puff of her magic and her <em>something</em>. This one was colored bright orange and dark pink, and made her next words come out low and unimpressed. “If you wished to appear un-together, human Mallory and human Kevin, you should not have appeared <em>adjacent</em>, just now,” she sniffed, too many times now to keep count. This… <em>Oh, what was it called again?</em> Kyless blinked, and shook her fuzzy, heavy head, struggling to remember. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <br><br>But it was not Outside, so perhaps its human name did not matter. No, this test, wherever they were all going, was very much <em>inside</em>, unfortunately. A different inside than the demoness was used to. Not a cell, but a different kind of trap, a game with <em>too</em> <em>many</em> rules. She was certain she was about to know a great number of rules, especially from the human humdrum Kevin, who would surely dislike her presence, even more so than Thorn did.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>26-07-2020, 18:05:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> What Bright Sunshiny Hell is This?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"Kyless?" Kevin must have heard something wrong. "Kyless?" No, he didn't hear anything wrong. <em>"Kyless?"</em> And yes, there she was.<br><br>"What were they thinking?!" Kevin wasn't mad at Mallory, though a little surprised that she had kept it from him. She obviously did feel bad about it, and in the end, it wasn't her fault. He couldn't be mad at his superiors, even though they had demonstrated that they were out of their ever-loving minds. He had been trained too well to accept orders as having good reason. He couldn't even be mad at Kyless, for all she did was agree to accept what she always wanted. But, of course, knowing Kyless, the young soldier was sure that she'd figure out a reason to make him mad at her soon enough. It was her specialty.<br><br>But in the end, Kevin couldn't really be mad at anyone; which only made him that much angrier.<br><br>"I mean it's bad enough that they're using you as bait. Now you have to babysit <em>her</em>? If they defanged her like they said, and believe me I have doubts about their ability to do that, what is value of her being here anyway? Really! Kyless!" He threw up his hands in frustration.<br><br>And that's where he started <em>before</em> the demon got to arrive and put in her two irritating cents. Which naturally struck with laser precision on his weak spot - his relationship with Mallory and the general assumption that there was something romantic going on. And like always, he took the bait. "No... it's just outside clothes are different from inside clothes... for... um... Mallory, anyway..." He supposed he should have changed to civvies too, but camo was still semi-normal for town, and gave a whole, <em>Don't mess with me</em> vibe which given the situation, was very much warranted. "We're still adjacent because I'm still taking care of her."<br><br>Kevin closed his eyes, counted to ten, and did his best to compose himself. "Look, Kyless. I know you've always wanted to get out, so I'm sure this is really exciting for you. But... what we're doing tonight is dangerous... especially for Mal... so I need you to behave, OK? Do you know what I mean when I say behave?" It wasn't as complicated a word as <em>adjacent</em>, but one that seemed so contrary to everything he knew about the demon. And his temper was a little too short as it was right now for him to be allowing her slack.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>26-07-2020, 22:46:27</strong>
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				<hr><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kevin doesn’t trust me?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>Kevin’s reaction...well, Mallory was expecting it to be like that. He wasn’t happy, she knew that, but she could tell he was angry, but with no one truly to be angry with right now. As the sat in the car, she looked towards her friend, seeing his frustration nearly radiating off him. She gave a low hum, thinking for a moment, hands in her lap as they waited to leave the car and meet the demoness they would be working with.<br><br>“Azmodiel said Oei planned this whole mission; it was her say.” &nbsp;She wouldn’t go back in Oei’s decision, whatever the Director wanted, she got. People trusted her judgement, no questions asked, and Azmodiel was the same. They couldn’t deny what she wanted, and if Oei believed Kyless could be of use, then she would be in the mission. Though, wether it was her previous insecurities that were welling back up, or Kevin’s words that she listened to, the young researcher couldn’t help but frown.<br><br>“I‘m willing to do those things Kevin; to help keep people safe from demons. That’s the whole reason we both joined, isn't it?” &nbsp;She couldn’t help but fall silent for a few moments, her usual bright demeanor beginning to dampen; something unusual for her. Her words were soft, as if hesitant, afraid of what she was daring to ask, considering their friendship.<br><br>”Don’t you trust me?”<br><br>She was so willing to help with the mission, but Kevin seemed so against it. She knew he was protective, he always had been, but did he not think she could do this one mission, the one time she’s been asked? The one time she may have to actually prove herself to be more then a lab assistant? It was as if her heart gave a dull pain, feeling as if her stomach dropped; did he not trust her?<br><br>The silence consumed the two as they sat in the car, before Mallory took a breath; they had to go meet with everyone. Leaving the car, she made her way over to Kyless, with Kevin not too far behind. Though her annoyance with Kevin’s trust towards her was subsided for the moment when she noticed Kyless, and...sneezing glitter? Different colors?<br><br>Mm, that didn’t seem good.<br><br>“We always go together Kyless, it’s just how things are.” Always have been more like, as Mallory had vividly remembered always being near her friend. The two had been inseparable as children, and even as adults now, they still were the same; though, Kevin’s job is what kept him close.<br><br>Though Kevin’s mention of the two still being adjacent, as Kyless put it, made her quiet once more, though more by Kevin’s words. Either he chose the wrong words, or maybe he was deliberate (she wasn’t sure), but it just made her more...she wasn’t sure, honestly. Hurt? Was she not capable of taking care of herself?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>27-07-2020, 05:23:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, table outside of the mall's food court.<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open | Mentions: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Waiting on the others<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>While he always had a distinct distaste for mixing his work at SOPHE with his leisure time, Toshiro was intent on trying to enjoy himself as much as he could on his organization sponsored shopping trip. With long sip of coffee that was potentially more ice, milk substitute, and syrup than otherwise, Toshiro scanned passively over the latest issue of <em>Weekly Shōnen Jump</em>, the smell of the crab and savory cream still wafting up lusciously from the tray of croquettes that rested tantalizingly on the table he was seated at. As much as this typically sensationally transcendent combination of stimuli usually was able to pull his mind from whatever burdens had been weighing him down in his role as one of SOPHE's research leads, there were too many unusual variables that surrounded him for this to be the case now.<br><br>Chief among the concerns that rendered the Straw Hat Pirates' usual adventurous antics far less thrilling than previous reads was the inescapable worry he had regarding both an all too familiar danger he'd just placed Mallory in by having her escort Kyless, as well as the obvious discomfort and potential injury he'd inflicted on the trickster herself. There was little doubt in his mind that these were necessary decisions, but necessity did little to return to return the air of leisure to the late summer morning.&nbsp; That being said, the audibly crispy texture of the croquette's surface combined with the nostalgic savory flavor of its crab filled insides coming to meet his first bite were certainly a large step towards putting less desirable thoughts aside.<br><br>With a final bite of fried crab delight, Toshiro sighed the content as he leaned his tall lanky form back heavily in his chair, its two front legs lifting off the ground as it tilted back far enough for the ever dignified researcher to anchor his reclined position by propping his feet against the metal cross pieces connecting the table legs. Having sated the hunger that Kyless' earlier abduction of Marceline had prevented him from treating, Toshiro couldn't help but feel much more at ease beneath the umbrella that shaded him from the near noon sun. Mallory was more than capable of handling things on her own, and if that wasn't enough, she'd be surrounded with some of the most promising agents SOPHE could muster.<br><br>Reassured that there was little to worry about, at least in the moment, Toshiro took another long sip of his ice coffee, and begun to swirl a large piece of ice around his mouth as he switched from reading about magically enhanced pirates to the education of spirited young superheroes as he waited for the remainder of the group to show up. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 04:19:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> N/A<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>"That should be everything, chief... Oh, can I get a pack of Morbols?" Albion spoke to the shopkeeper, a horned fellow with what appeared to be three eyes. How interesting life had become in Tokyo now with mixes of demons and humans living amongst one another. At times it was still surreal to see them actually acclimate to the same lifestyles humans were expected to make... Honestly if everything could be like this, there wouldn't have been a need for the war. No need for all the loves lost.<br><br><strong>"Morbols, eh? I keep tellin' you those things'll kill you."</strong><br><br>"Most good things in life will, chief. But that's where the magic of <em>Moderation</em> comes in, and I only smoke these things once or twice a week. Otherwise I home grow my own stuff." the white-haired male chuckled, to which the shopkeeper quirked a brow. <br><br><strong>"Homegrown? You make that stuff?"</strong><br><br>"Healthier than this stuff by a country mile, and feels better to boot."<br><br><strong>"And I'm only finding out about this now?"</strong><br><br>"How often do you really see someone walk around saying 'Hey, I make drugs!'? Get real, old man." Albion laughed, rummaging through his pocket to withdraw a few bills and throw them on the counter. "Tell you what though, I'll swing on by tomorrow with some so you can get a taste of the stuff." <br><br><strong>"Gonna hold you to that, kiddo. You take care now, been hearing some nasty business going down lately."</strong> The demon nodded, before Albion picked up his bag and stepped outside. It was late morning already, and while he certainly was not as tired, he was out entirely too early for work-related reasons. A suit like the one he wore might help him get into the club, but maybe it was better to don something a little less conspicuous. The issue also arose of what the others would be wearing... He couldn't trust half of them to dress snappy if the style fan-danced naked on the tips of their noses... But maybe they would surprise him. Getting a feel for his pocket, he hummed.<br><br>"I've got enough suits as it is, I doubt I need one more for the wardrobe... Heh, maybe I can buy a date for the evening and really fit in..." He laughed quietly, reaching into his pocket to withdraw his phone. Now, which service would he call to hire from... There was also the possibility of trying his luck on the street, more than a few lookers could be seen hanging around waiting to make a quick buck... For better or worse, these were his priorities&nbsp; when he could have potentially joined the others at wherever they would plan to shop.<br><br>... Honestly, it was probably worth watching them just to see how they'd manage to dress themselves. Pocketing his phone for now, he turned and moved to walk off and join the others... With any luck, all or at least most of them would have already arrived.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 05:06:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>“Do you buy dates?” The familiar voice asked from behind him. The fox had a bad habit of not letting people know she was there, listening their conversations. Like it wasn’t enough that she did that in her small fox form which made her harder to notice, just lurking somewhere or napping under a table, and listening what secrets people told when they thought no one else was there. Now she did it even in her demonhumanfoxtail form. Nerissa had ‘I know your secret’ look in her golden eyes and she hid her sly smile behind a big vanilla softy ice cream. “I would have never guesses that you buy dates. Isn’t it same as…? Oh well, I guess it’s your personal business.” The fox noted after taking a long lick from her ice cream. It was too mean to suggest something like that aloud. Maybe even human men had their needs?<br><br>“Do you want a taste too? You are welcome!” She said in a carelessly and offered her ice cream to him. “I have been thinking Albion… You have really beautiful hair. Has anyone told you that? Do you use a conditioner?” Again she was closer than anyone understanding personal space would be, her fingers touching his hair and the girl event leant closer to smell his hair. That small, mischievous grin hadn’t left her lips for a moment. She was definitely going somewhere with all this. <br><br>“You are kind of like a warrior, right? You are coming with us to the club to make sure that no one gets hurt. Are you worried about the girls? I’m little worried… You must be too. I noticed something in what Azmodiel told to us. The demon making bad things targets only women…” Nerissa paused to lick the ice cream before melted drops would reach her fingers. “Instead of putting those who can’t fight at risk perhaps we should use someone who can fight as a bait? I believe that with some make-up and right kind of dress you could pose as a woman and make yourself a target to lure the baddie demon out. It’s worth the effort, isn’t it? By doing that you could save one of our comrades, and all the other women too.” Nerissa had a big smile. In her opinion she had become up with a flawless plan, and she saw nothing insulting in offering such a great plan to Albion. She had thought about Ryu, but he was too buff for it. Though his shy behaviour would surely lure every predator out there after him. Then there was Kevin, who was a good candidate for this too, but he was basically attached from hip to Minato. And she happened to hear a little secret of Albion, so wouldn’t it be just fair that he would do something for the team and she would keep his secret? Nerissa looked at Albion like she was asking him, how about it?<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 05:26:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Too Curious Doctor Lary, dressed different, and, <em>unfortunately</em>, Humdrum Kevin, dressed as boring as always<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Too Smart Doctor Toshiro Who Gives Odd Gifts<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Perhaps it was the fuzz in her head, but the trickster was left confused by both sayings of the human Kevin and the human Mallory. <em>These silly humans were adjacent because Mallory required constant care?</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The demoness wiped under her sore, pink nose again. <em>Was the human Mallory ill?</em> These humans were like skeletons, so fragile and bone, it would not have been surprising if she were ill. Just how things are, the human Mallory had said. <em>So... Did she know she was ill?</em> The human Mallory sounded upset, acted as if there was an unseen wound on her body. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster tilted her head. Neither of these two silly humans were happy. In fact, they appeared to be in some kind of silent quarrel. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Her head titled the other direction. How strange indeed. Perhaps a new game was beginning.<br><br>“I have been outside before, human Kevin,” Kyless corrected, rather calmly despite his aggressive questions and concerns, “and we are not staying outside now. We are all going inside again…” Her soft, nasally voice trailed off, as the name of this particular inside, this new kind of a cell, did not come to her memory. Just then, another <em>sneeze</em>, one that caused her head to jerk forward and expel another illusionary green, orange and purple flare before the four humans staying ad-ja-cent to her. Thorn and Twitchy both shivered, nervous and apprehensive and <em>annoying</em>. <br><br>The demoness cleared her throat and wiped her nose again, inadvertently coloring it a deeper shade of sore, swollen pink. “I am uncertain of what you desire of me, human Kevin, for I have already sacrificed greatly for the concerns of Doctor Toshiro.” The trickster raised her hand, and rotated it, letting Toshiro’s gift - the one that was making her magic <em>and</em> her head fuzzy - spin before them. Its twinkling lights became a playful blur of red and green. This gift, this device, this new <em>collar</em>, took her magic and her illusions, leaving her with nothing but words to express her emotions. Silly, fragile humans, these two were. “And as Doctor Toshiro is your human superior, I think you ought to be satisfied with his decisions.” Her golden eyes flashed something, a knowing, a silent thought. &nbsp;“And since things that <em>are</em> require you to care for the human Mallory always, I suspect you have otherthings to worry of. Besides," the trickster gave the human one, slow, generous blink as she paused, "you should not fear a demon with small magic, human Kevin, for a fool is <em>always</em> vulnerable.” Her intense gaze left the human Kevin rather abruptly and glanced between the humans she called Thorn and Twitchy, who were just as nervous, just as foolish as the human Kevin. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She shook her head a few times, trying to again, rid her nose of the terrible, growing tingling.<br><br>“Now,” Kyless straightened her shoulders as best she could and raised her head once more, despite their sudden heaviness, “we should go inside, yes, and perhaps with some distance, as those who follow never lead.” Her golden eyes, wide but strangely calm, were <em>now</em> fixated on the human Mallory, as if cautioning her as well. <em>The human girl did not seem ill at all, only weak.</em> If she did not want things to be as they <em>are</em>, she should change them. Kyless, when she had her magic, changed everything into <em>something</em>, especially things that were boring and un-unique to begin with.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 05:33:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Well, this is embarassing. <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>Walking by seemingly without notice, the voice that spoke up made Albion respond almost on reflex. "Hey Neri, nah I usually only buy Hook- Aah!" Albion's brain finally caught up with his mouth as he whirled and pointed an accusing finger at the demon foxgirl. That look on her face... It was one of pure evil, malice... The look of a girl who knew a dirty secret and had the speechcraft to be well versed in the art of blackmail. Unfortunately for Albion, he was caught with his pants down.<br><br>Proverbially, thankfully, not like that one time it happened <em>literally</em>. But those circumstances were quite different...<br><br>"I-I dunno what you're thinking, but it's not the same as... Well, okay, I GUESS it kind of is but the difference is what you plan to do with- Wait, why am I even explaining this to you!? How long were you there, you little goblin!?" the man grimaced, and yet all Nerissa could do was offer him a kick of her ice cream. "No, I don't wanna eat your cream!" he announced... Before wincing as he watched a mother cover her children's ears, who were giggling incessantly.<br><br><strong>"Filthy dog of a human, hmph..."</strong><br><br>"... Ugh..." the male hung his head in defeat. He really should have prefaced that with 'Ice', but the heat of the moment and being caught unaware within it usually did not help the things that came out of his mouth. Which REALLY didn't help when Nerissa could easily switch from being wicked and calculating to completely innocent and carefree at the top of a hat. Talking about his hair now of all things, a free hand reached up to pull at a few strands in despondence as he closed his eyes. "It's... Just my secret..." <br><br>Yet, opening them revealed the foxgirl had become entirely <em>too</em> close from where she was moments before, outright sniffing his hair even. "Oh geez, Neri, not he-" This time he caught himself before he could finish the sentence, knowing full well what followed could easily be misconstrued... If having the cute little foxgirl near point-blank to him did not already do this. "Look, what the heck do you want? Just get to the point before I get arrested for pub-" He started... And then the plan came out.<br><br>"... You want me to <em>what</em>? Look, uh, Neri, I get that you haven't seen me under my clothes (I hope to whatever God is listening to me as I say this), but I don't think you realize I can't really pull that off as well as you think I can. I'm more athletic than I look, but more importantly I'm <em>scarred to shit</em> under here." He hissed quietly... And yet none of that would matter because she could casually dangle the fact that he used disgressionary funds from his coworkers to basically hire escorts for entertainment purposes and lonely nights. His eyes narrowed on Nerissa before he closed his eyes. "You are the most cutest but evil demon I've ever had to work alongside at any point in my life, I hope you know that. But... I guess what you say could keep Lily and you out if harm's way..."<br><br>"And if you promise not to tell anyone about my renting dates and hookers, I'll buy you extra ice cream, just in case you try to strong-arm more terms out of me. But in return, you gotta dress in something extra slinky tonight. I'm gonna get something out of this deal, one way or another."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 06:12:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, open.<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>“A goblin? You know those creatures aren’t pretty at all.” She enjoyed greatly observing how the poor guy just dug his own hole deeper and deeper with every word that came out of his mouth. And she played along, acting the part of innocent little fox girl. Or then she really didn’t get how his words could be interpreted by outsiders. “Ooh! You don’t want to taste my cream? Not even one lick? You haven’t tasted it, so you can’t know how yummy it is.”<br><br>Then he kept going, speaking in way that could be understood in two very different ways. The fix giggled playfully. “Not here? You can’t lick my ice cream here? Are you having some naughty thoughts Albion?” She was having fun, spinning around on the spot like she was dancing to a song no one else could hear, her big fluffy tail brushing against Albion every time she turned her back to him.<br><br>“Oh. I’m not doubting that you look athletic under all that. I didn’t mean to doubt that.” Nerissa replied when she stopped spinning and looked up at the human. “Ohh... “ She didn’t know why he was speaking so quietly. Maybe he was embarrassed about his scars? But to keep it quiet too she leant closer and whispered. “Don’t worry. We can cover those scars with make-up. It’s not a problem. Is that why you always have a collar shirt? But scars are hot on a man.” They were marks from won battles. Nerissa couldn’t help but wonder where he had his scars, and how much there was. It wasn’t hard to notice that she was trying to figure it out because the girl was shamelessly looking at the man like she was trying to imagine him without clothes.<br><br>When he said that she was the most cutest demon she stopped listening after that, completely ignoring the evil part. “Really? You think I’m cute? That is so sweet of you! You are a handsome man yourself. That’s why I don’t understand why you buy such services. I can’t imagine it being that difficult for you to find company for free. You don’t stink, you look nice and you are a nice guy overall. Ready to do big sacrifices for your comrades! That’s what a good man does! Oh… Or is it that you ask for services that girls don’t usually want to do…? So naughty! I wonder what it is… Mmh. I’m not sure I can eat even this ice cream all by myself. Are you sure you don’t want a lick? No need to buy me another one, but I will remember that you own me one favor for keeping your little secret.” That would be much more useful than one ice cream. One day she could walk to him and demand for her favor. Deals like that were great.<br><br>“You are going to get something out of me wearing something revealing? You really do have a dirty mind! I was going to go like this because if I’m sitting in a van observing some monitors it doesn’t matter what I’m wearing… or not wearing. Though Lily said she would try to slip me in the club. Well, if it gives you Something I will do my best with that Slinky outfit. I think this is a good deal, don’t you? Let’s go find other and tell them about our great idea! I think it’s very brave of you to agree into this. A weaker man would think that putting on a dress would affect on his masculinity in the eye of women. It’s respectable how sure you are of your masculinity.” Nerissa didn’t quite understand why he asked he to put on something slinky. Maybe it was just a principle? If he had to do something he wanted her to do something. Nothing is free kind of thinking. Or was there more into it…? No. If there was he would have asked something worse. Or maybe Albion didn’t know that she often dressed in quite revealing clothes on her time off…&nbsp; “If I were you I would have asked me to make out with Lily. Or at least kiss with her. She has pretty lips, doesn’t she? But no backsies!” Like she wasn't putting strange ideas into his head just to tease the poor man.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 07:24:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Well, this is embarassing. <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>"Your mileage may vary, some can look cute, but also in this context I mean someone small and mischevious. Like <em>you</em>." Albion pointed out. Unfortunately, he could not say anything that would deter her from the next words out of her mouth, as everything that followed out of her mouth was audible enough for the mother of her two children to hear, who looked at Albion with the most intense gaze of scrutiny ever experienced.<br><br><strong>"I can't believe you have that poor, young girl saying such dreadfully filthy things like your personal trollop...! Vile fiend, you're even worse than most of those Lust demons."</strong> the mother scolded Albion, who sighed and took his verbal berating. There was absolutely nothing he could say in that situation to dissuade her ire... Worse yet, the kinky things Neri said was actually affecting the male, but one way or another he was going to not show it.<br><br>Nerissa definitely had him figured out though... Or maybe not. It was hard to tell when she seemed to say things so innocently, and yet manage to make them sound so lewd. The horrible images that played out in his overactive imagination did not help matters. Why did she have to be so cute and yet good at blackmail?<br><br>"It's not that I have a problem with the scars... Well, too much I guess. I'm not exactly a looker under this, to be honest. Beach time is out of the question, even, but that's not the big issue here... Wait, you really think they're- No, no, I don't need to hear that right now, I'm in hot enough water already." Gods, the only way this would be worse is if Lily was somehow here, but he was sure she couldn't have been that hard to spot. He ignored the fact Nerissa was trying to molest him with her gaze, which was probably for the best because flirting with her now was going to make the mission much more awkward and tough than it already was.<br><br>... Did she seriously miss the evi- Yeah, of course she would. "It's... Uh, complicated. It's easier for me because there's not really any love involved, just me, company, and the favors a few bills can buy. There's no awkwardness, no wondering if I'm right or wrong for the person, no need to dread whether I get to hear I'm terrible in a relationship and godsdamnit, why am I saying all this to you again? I'm pretty much handing you the proverbial keys to my library of secrets." Albion grimaced. Somehow her cute looks could manage to make him lower his guard... He was just glad Lily could not do the same.<br><br>"Look don't even ask about what services I buy, they're for me to know and for you to never find out." The male huffed, gently prodding Neri against her shoulder, before his hand came up to give her a gentle headpat. He really had to ignore the ice cream comment, because certain other things were white and creamy, and imagining them on the innocent vixens features... No, no, there was no place for thoughts like that here! She was his coworker! Plus he was supposed to be mentally preparing himself for his date with Lily as it was.<br><br>When she accused him of a dirty mind, he looked at her flatly and leaned in. "Look, you could have asked me if I did and I would have told you the truth... But if I gotta put on something like that, I expect you to dress nice too. Plain and simple." Albion sighed, pocketing a hand and turning to continue walking with Nerissa in tow. "I can't believe I agreed to this... But it's better me than any of you." He shrugged... Then stopped when Nerissa admitted that last thing. The image of the two of them making out was hot enough, but he still leaned in, moving a hand to pet her head.<br><br>"Oh, Nerissa, you innocent little vixen. If I wanted to ask for something like that, the two of you would be doing more than kissing." He smiled, giving her a gentle scritch behind the ears, and his own wicked smile of sorts before he walked past ber. "Now let's go, I think the others have waited long enough."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 08:37:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, open.<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>Nerissa felt like he was spoiling her. Calling her cute and all that. The fox looked at the mother of the children. “Trollop… trollop… troollop!” She repeated the word like she was tasting it and feeling how it felt on her tongue. “You know you haven’t made me say anything filthy or such? I doubt you are worse than a Lust demon, if we want to think them as bad guys.” The fox demon tried to dilute the negativity Albion was getting from their surroundings.<br><br>“If you are hot maybe you should take your jacket off? I get hot easily too. That’s why I don’t wearing too much clothing. It’s annoying to be all sweaty when wearing clothes.” She didn’t mind about getting sweaty without clothes though. That was completely different thing. <br><br>The girl listened him her big ears up, pointing at his direction like they were sound guided. Her expression changed when Albion told her about his way of handling women. The girl bit her lip. He spoke about all that like it wasn’t such a big thing, but she doubted he felt comfortable sharing that with everyone. “Albion, it sounds like you have scars in your heart too. I don’t know what has happened in your past, but I hope I could let you see yourself like I see you. You aren’t a bad person. You aren’t worse than the others and you don’t need to think that you are terrible.” Nerissa looked at her melting ice cream. She had eaten already half of it. For a brief moment she balanced between the ice cream and hugging, but Albion sounded like he desperately needed a hug and if her friend needed one she could pay one half-eaten ice cream from it. The girl tossed the ice cream into the nearest trash pin so she wouldn’t mess his clothes with and then she wrapped her arms around the man, hugging him tightly, pressing her smaller body against his. And by doing that she couldn’t help but feel something against her belly. That was unexpected. She could have quickly pulled back and signed it off with a laughter and some bad joke. Or she could push her rear back and pretend she hadn’t noticed it. But this wasn’t the moment to act like that. Albion needed acceptance, not rejection and shaming. Even if his mind obviously was in a gutter. <br><br>“It’s okay. There is no need to feel ashamed.” And by that she simply acknowledged his situation and let it be like it was. <br><br>“I’m your friend Albion. If you don’t have any other friends, I will be your friend. You sound like you are in pain. You shouldn’t think so badly of yourself. That paid warmth will give you comfort for a short while, but don’t you want someone to be there after that? Someone to cuddle with? Someone to tell you sweet things? Someone who will be by your side when you fall asleep and still be there when you wake up? You are a good man and you deserve to be loved, just like everyone else.” She kissed him on a cheek lightly before letting go. Nerissa had a feeling her words wouldn’t heal whatever wounds he had in his heart, but she wanted him to at least know there was someone willing to help if he needed to talk to someone.<br><br>“Before the SOPHE found me, some years before that there was someone I loved. He was a human too. I learnt much from him, about the humans, life, love… And then he was gone. Way too soon. Losing someone you love, it’s so painful… It felt like I couldn’t endure it, and small part of me didn’t even want to survive from it. But the world didn’t stop. Days came and went. At some point the pain started faint… Now I think that all that was worth it. Even if it wasn’t that long period of time, it was still worth all the pain I went through because of losing him. I don’t know when, but maybe someday I will love someone again.” Nerissa had a nostalgic look on her face. Her voice was soft, almost weak when she spoke and looked right in front of her, without focusing her eyes into anything. In a way she felt like it would be fair to tell him something of her because he had told her about himself, voluntarily or not. And at the same time she believed that there had happened something that had wounded him and he didn’t want to go through that hell ever again, and this was her way of telling him live without fear without lecturing.<br><br>“You are right about that it’s your right to not to tell what kind of services you buy. Just remember to use protection, okay? You don’t want your parts beginning to fall off.” Now she sounded more like her usual self, smiling widely when she got petted and even moving closer to stay reachable for more ear rubs. “I think it’s funny how you think me so innocent. I like to do things too! I don’t pay for them though. I see no harm in little kissing or touching just for fun, but I’m not sure if Lily would like that or something more. But I like touching, especially boobies. All girl baths are awesome places for that! There is nothing wrong in stealing a little touchy touchy.” To visualize it she squeezed air with her both hands like she was squeezing real breasts. “Which one are you? A boob guy or a butt guy?” <br><br>When Albion passed her she hurried her steps to walk by his side. “Yeah. I hope we haven’t made them wait for us. You know how people like to gossip. What will they think if we take forever to get there and we come together?” Nera asked teasing him. Like she didn’t love gossiping just like any other woman!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 09:25:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Open | Toshiro and Ryusei mentioned<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Well, this is embarassing. <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>"Yeah well, try explaining that to the soccer moms. It's their own fault for bringing their kids around shared neighborhoods like this... What, you worried about me? Hah, don't be, it'll take more than a few words to really bring my mood down! Otherwise I'm pretty sure I would've quit working already." Albion shrugged. Nerissa continued to he something of a conundrum; Ever playful and mischevious, and yet supportive when she wanted to be. It was no wonder she was so well-liked in SOPHE.<br><br>"I kind of envy you for that. I can't really get away with less clothes, societal expectations and all that." He spoke, all the while trying to out aside the mental image of how Nerissa would look like with less clothes than she already had. Damm it, why did she make this so easy!? This would have been the perfect sensation were he back at base relaxing, but right now it was the most uncomfortable feeling to try to wall around with a pitched tent barely hidden by a hanging grocery nag infront.<br><br>"... Huh? I think you're misunderstanding a bit, Neri. It's just easier to not have to worry about commitments and just focus on the fun, hahah!" Albion laughed... Though he knew it was a bold-faced lie. He couldn't have been that easy to read to her, could he? Still, she caught on to the fact he certainly had hangups, all of which dated back to the turbulent times before he joined SOPHE. If he needed anything to help take his mind off of what was happening now, those memories certainly worked, even if they were painful.<br><br>... Yet even they paled in comparison to the full-force hug from a cute, small foxgirl. By the time Albion realized how she was hugging him, he had already choked back the wince of realization that he had poked Nerissa against her belly, leaving him to twitch down below and hope she didnt notice it... But she did. Yet... Rather than tease him and play with it, she was.. Understanding. Breathing a quiet sigh, he almost wanted to continue petting the little vixen for her maturity.<br><br><em>'I'm turned on and I'm getting consoled by Nerissa. What bizarre world did I wake up in? Maybe this is the work of an enemy demon...'</em> the male thought with a hint of sarcasm, but he could tell the kind warmth Nerissa was giving him was genuine.<br><br>"Hey, hey, you make me sound like I don't have any friends. I've already got you, Lily, Toshiro counts, Mallory... I'm actually not sure, I think she'd rather befriend books. But yeah... I have enough friends Neri, but thanks." He nodded, raising a hand to pet her head gently. "As for the <em>rest</em> if that... Well, I'm not sure if I'm ready to commit to a relationship again yet. But whether I'm ready or not, thanks to you I have a date with Lily to work out and I have to try my best to not screw that one up." He chuckled, before blinking as she reached up and kissed him on the cheek. From teasing to caring to affectionate... The vixen was all over the place. Maybe it was her Calder charm? <br><br>But the story that followed was... Definitely not one he expected. He stopped walking, turning to face Nerissa as this had perhaps been the first time he heard her talk about something so personal. So used to the mischief-maker was he that he didn't quite know what to say or make of her story. He just looked skyward for the moment, sighing quietly and realizing he had someone similar to him right next to him. He resented everything he had to go through, only to watch it amount to nothing... But maybe like Nerissa, maybe it happened for a reason, and maybe it was worthe enduring it to become what he was now... Though he clearly could have been better. "I-"<br><br>And just like that, she was back to her usual self, joking with him about using protection. "Hey, I ALWAYS come ready with protection! ... Well, sometimes, bareback and raw dog can be preeetty fun as long as you're prepared." Well, if she was going to return to her mischevious self, then Albion certainly wasn't going to let her leave him behind. "I can't say I'm surprised to find out you fool around too... Nothing wrong with that, though. That being said, I uh, do more than kissing, but you could probably already guess that." He gave a sheepish shrug. Well, he was already out in the open as far already his illicit activities were concerned, detailing the specifics didn't really bother him.<br><br>Upon being asked what his preferences were like, he laughed. "What, I'm supposed to pick? I like both, thank you... Buuuuut, if I DID have to pick..." Albion grinned, turning around and reaching his free hand out toward Nerissa's chest, seemingly about to cop a feel... Before his hand darted under her arm and went behind her, poking her in her round backside. "I'm an ass man." <br><br>Pulling back with a laugh, he turned around and all but skipped along with a laugh as Neri followed close behind. "Who knows? Probably think we had a quickie, maybe? I'm just hoping Lily doesn't think too badly of that... Gonna have to try and make it up to her if she assumes the worst." He sighed, squinting and looking ahead. Further up, he could at least see Toshiro sitting among a food court, and what looked like Ryusei standing near one of the clothing stores. Had Lily and the others not made it yet? "I'm gonna be shocked if we wasted all that time and we're still kind of early..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 21:26:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> What Bright Sunshiny Hell is This?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"Of course I trust you. It's not that... I don't think... it's just how... I wish there were..." He wished there were a way Mal could prove herself without putting herself into this much danger. It was hard for Kevin to put his objections to what was happening into words. Not least of which because he was distinctly aware that Mallory was unhappy with him. It was rare if ever that they weren't on the same side of something. And it wasn't a feeling he particularly liked. Just like he didn't enjoy Mallory being in danger. He had spent so much time doing his level best to make sure she wasn't in danger. That consisted in large part of considering and preparing for everything that <em>could</em> go wrong, which was never comforting. And he had never taken into account just exactly what was going wrong between him and Mallory right now. <br><br>And all the talk of outside and inside wasn't making it any easier. Though ironically enough, it was easier to talk to Kyless right now than it was to Mallory. He <em>always</em> knew where he stood with the demon. "It's I guess - a different kind of outside. You're outside your..." He almost said cell. "...room. We're outside SOPHE. Though I guess you're right - in some ways it is just a different kind of inside. And yeah, believe me, I've got a lot to worry about right now." They were still constrained by their mission. That's one reason that Kyless so readily pushed his buttons - somehow without ever really understanding, she always managed to put her finger right on the truth. Maybe she did understand and this was all just another act.<br><br>Kevin still couldn't help muttering, "Though if you think great magic is the only way to cause trouble, maybe you're more of a fool than I am." He hadn't missed the sneezing though. You couldn't miss it. And for a moment, maybe just half of one, he had a twinge of concern <em>for</em> Kyless rather than about her. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 21:45:21</strong>
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				<hr><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Not so much fun anymore<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>Another sneeze from Kyless, and that made Mallory more concerned. She never saw Kyless get sick, or really, even know that she could. Could demons get the common cold? Toshiro may have had research in that, but for now, Mallory was going to have to watch Kyless, and figure this all out, while also dealing with her own issues at the moment. She gave a slight frown, hearing how Kevin had answered back to her, unable to form a sentence, unable to answer. Her heart hurt, she couldn’t help but feel guilty for saying what she had said; she didn’t like this feeling.<br><br>However, Kyless’s words rang through her, watching as the demoness talked to Kevin, almost directly addressing him, or perhaps, his...fear? Mallory had never seen Kevin afraid of anything, yet he was always in edge with Kyless. For good reason, yet she wondered if there was ever a chance he could trust her. They had to now, of course, but what about after?<br><br>“Right...the others are waiting for us.” &nbsp;Mallory muttered this as she motioned for the other two to follow, but she couldn’t help but stare back at Kyless. Her eyes felt like they were boring into her, digging into her body, reaching to tear at her soul. Why was she looking at her in such a way? It almost looked like, a warning? Her words didn’t seem to ease her either,&nbsp; and she turned away, walking towards the shopping center where everyone would meet.<br><br>A small ache formed at the center of her head, as Mallory gave a frown once more; another headache. Her head hurt, her heart hurt; everything hurt, and she didn’t know how to fix it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 22:06:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nNBKaPg.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> ?? (Project Violet)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Mallory, Kyless (mention)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Watching<br><hr><br>Humans were always so boring. They said they same things, never seemed to show any excitement. Always mundane, going over the same thing, the same emotions. Nothing ever seemed that grand, that amazing when it came to the little weaklings, and yet, she couldn’t help but watch, nonexistent to those around her.<br><br>Watching.<br><br>Listening.<br><br>Observing.<br><br>Learning.<br><br>The demon the two humans were watching seemed odd; equally innocent, yet a danger lurked within her. She was a killer, but wanted to learn of the human world. She could lead humans to their dooms, and yet, wanted their simple lifestyles and trinkets in her cell. Why not use her power to take over? Why not lure those to their deaths, to use what she had to gained more?<br><br>The red-haired one seemed agitated; the love struck bodyguard. Always so loyal, always so brave, that one. Yet it seemed the demon got straight to him, like she always did. It never got old, watching Kyless toy with him, only to see straight through him. Like an arrow to a target, her words were dead on. He had fears, she knew this, and they were so <em>very</em> obvious to her. Crimson eyes narrowed ever so slightly, her mind thinking to the other in the small group.<br><br>That little researcher. So soft, so <em>nice</em>. Always wanting to help others, always wanting to be useful. But how useful could she be, stuck in a lab? So boring it was, day by day, and yet she continued to do it, letting people use her, hoping they’ll like her. Even this mission she so desperately wanted to work on was all because of her insecurities; wanting to be seen as important, wanting to show her worth to those around her, those important to her.<br><br>They were all quite pathetic, really.<br><br>Pathetic, and yet equally opportune to manipulate...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 22:43:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Albion<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> haha motorbike goes vroom<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br>Leasick was running a little late.<br><br>That wasn't a huge deal to him. He'd simply slept in a little because this wasn't a vital part of the mission. It was just <em>clothes shopping</em>, after all. There weren't many days he could just nod off for an hour longer, so he'd taken the opportunity when it presented itself. It was a good extra few hours of rest. Hopefully there would be more opportunities like this in the future.<br><br>Mounted on one of the standard issue SOPHE patrol motorcycles that he'd, uh, "borrowed" from the base, he weaved his way between cars and trucks through downtown Tokyo. His driving might have been a bit daring, perhaps a little dangerous, but he rarely felt more free than when he drove a motorcycle. There was just something liberating about it.<br><br>Pulling up to a parking spot alongside the road leading to the shopping district he was to find the others at, he pulled the helmet from his head and ran a hand through his hair. Looking around, he happened to spot a peculiar pair of familiar faces. Reaching down to the handle of his steed, he pressed the button to honk the horn a few times in quick succession, drawing attention to himself from passerbies.<br><br><strong>"Oi~! You two! Over here!"</strong> he called out with a grin as he waved at Nerissa and Albion.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>28-07-2020, 23:35:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Leasick, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>Lily arrived later (though not the latest) and as usual, she had an escort. They were polite and called themselves her "Drivers", but who were they kidding. Lily, for her part, was willing to pretend to be polite too. "Toodles," she cooed as she gave a mockingly jaunty wave. "Don't get into to much trouble while I'm gone." And as soon as they drove away, she trotted up to the group assembling by the motorbike.&nbsp; "Ya know. That ain't gonna fit all of us."<br><br>Though as casual as she was, Lily knew better than to lean on the bike. She chose to slump against a nearby signpost instead. A no parking sign at that because... well... Lily. "So," she added with her trademark smirk. "What have you all been up to while I was away? And..."<br><br>Here her smile took an almost wicked turn and she balled her fist in the universal gesture of <em>Somebody's Gonna Suffer Big Time</em>.<br><br>"Exactly how much did the give us to spend? Because I intend to use every penny. Let's make the accountants howl in pain!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>29-07-2020, 01:52:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Leasick, Lily, open.<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>Nerissa had very different idea of personal space, if she even knew what that was, and how much touching people was appropriate. She did zero effort in trying to dodge the closing hand in any way, and if Albion hadn’t changed trajectory of his hand he would have got his hand full of something soft, and ‘now what’ look from her. Which might have been a better option in the end, because when Albion pulled his hand off from her rear he happened to brush the big tail. Such a innocent gesture made the fox demon blush and let out a highly erotic moan, which made Nera cover her mouth quickly with her hand to muffle herself. Her red face (https://i.imgur.com/8Lbu4pZ.jpg) showed how bewildered she was and the girl even avoided looking at Albion’s face. Albion probably didn’t know that the base of her tail was that sensitive, and even if he had that wasn’t a intended action so she couldn’t scold him from it. For a moment her mind was empty and she lost track of her own thoughts. <br><br>“Yea…” Nerissa mumbled. She didn’t remember had he actually asked something that required an answer or not. “Maybe Minato and Kevin are on a quickie and that’s why this is taking so long.” <br><br>“Hiii!” Nerissa shouted and waved back at Leasick before she rushed to Lea and Lily. “There is a dress I have been yearning for some time now, but it’s kinda expensive, so I know what I’m going to get. But nevermind that, I would like you to help me, and Albion if you don’t mind Lily. We came up with a great plan for tonight! The rapey demon is after women only, so Albion is going to dress up as a woman for the club and be a bait for the demon. For safety of other women. Quite brave, isn’t it? He is more used in handling such situations so it’s better that he gets attacked instead of one of us girls.” Just like that she threw Albion under the bus to lead all attention away from herself. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>29-07-2020, 03:06:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Leasicj, Lily, Open | Toshiro and Ryusei mentioned<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Well, this is embarassing. <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>Well, that was definitely <em>not</em>&nbsp; what Albion was expecting to hear escape Nerissa's lips, leaving the male to wince and dart back as the noise came out. "W-what the heck, Neri, I just poked you...!" He blinked, but she refused to look at him for a moment. Well... Probably not his proudest moment, he figured. With a sigh, he retracted his hand and rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry about that."<br><br>Thankfully the next thing that escaped Nerissa's lips was the comment about Mallory and Kevin, and then he could snort. "Pfft, as if. She'd be reading books, he'd probably be cleaning a gun or something. Kevin is good company at a shooting range, but anywhere else and he's stiffer than a tree. Mallory... Don't even get me started. Neither of them would know what to do with a quickie of the opportunity presented itself with neon lights and a private room." He sighed. He still maintained Mallory was probably one of the most white-bread people in all of SOPHE: Wholesome, tasteful, but ultimately plain on its own.<br><br>Loud honking had been ringing in the street, and he would have almost found it annoying, if he didn't recognize it as the honk of a SOPHE vehicle of some sort. Nerissa was already speeding away from him rushing to join... "Oh good gods, Leasick, they saddled you with this operation too? Well its nice to see them getting all the energetic people for the party." the male remarked, jogging toward the man on the motorcycle, and realizing Lily was there as well. "And there Lil goes, so I think that's nearly everyone then?" He hummed, giving a short wave to Lily, before he grinned at her last remark.<br><br>"Oh, I like the way you think! I can't imagine they gave us enough to do anything particularly meaningful, though. As if the cheapskate slavedrivers would let us run around with hundreds out of their pockets. It's why I tend to have a job on the side to make a little extra they can't control." He sighed. "Actually what even would you buy?"<br><br>Of course, it was all Albion could say before Nerissa found the proverbial incoming bus to throw Albion right under it. "I-is this payback for the tail thing? I feel like it is..." He grimaced, before shrugging. "Well, the idea was hers, and I... I guess I fit the description for what she needs. How well this works remains to be seen, but I did say I'd try to make sure nothing happened to you, Neri, or Mal, and... Well, this is one way to go about it." He mumbled quietly.<br><br>Of course he couldn't say what kind of dirt Nerissa had on him to make this whole idea possible but that was the terms of him agreeing to this in the first place... "We can discuss the specifics in a bit. We've got Toshiro and Ryusei waiting over there and... I don't suppose any of you have seen Mallory or Kevin have you?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>29-07-2020, 23:23:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Two Not Together Humans, Named Mallory and Named Kevin | A New Someone, Who She Just Magically Sneezed At, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Too Smart Doctor Toshiro Who Gives Odd Gifts<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">“Hm,” the trickster only murmured <em>softly</em>, her deep, swollen pink nose still full of snot and residual magic. The human Kevin spoke as though Kyless had no plans for games, in this new, <em>different</em> <em>kind</em> of outside-inside. She <em>always</em> had plans for games, but it would be the <em>most</em> foolish to tell the Humdrum Human Shadow Servant Kevin about them. Though, his suggestion of causing trouble without her magic was strange. <em>Did the human Kevin want her to play games for fun, or because she would not be given ‘Outside Time’ again if she did so?</em> Her sharp, golden gaze shifted from the sad, weak human Mallory to the stiff, and abrasive human Kevin. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. An important question, but one she was not about to ask.<br><br>Kyless <em>sneezed</em> audibly, all of her golden bells <em>jingling</em> against her curled horns as her blue-grey head jerked forward, and a bright pink, red and yellow burst of sparks and magic erupted from her nose as she followed the human Mallory. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Still, the demoness mostly ignored it, the sneeze, her very visual display of wayward, small magic, and followed. <em>It was also strange and new to follow.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She tried her best not to be ad-ja-cent with the particularly boring human Kevin, and kept her distance, slightly closer to the city streets, and human transportation devices, and human lights and human <em>buildings</em>. The building they were walking towards was especially big, and very bland. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Though, this building did have many windows to stare back at Outside, unlike her cell. Kyless wondered if the human Kevin was afraid of something <em>inside</em> of this specific building. <em>Now that her magic was small, did she have to rely on the human Kevin's knife too, wherever he hid it, or was his human knife just for the human Mallory, even if she did not seem to desire it anymore?</em><br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <em>Perhaps the human Kevin was not bad at hiding things, in spite of his rigid, boringness.</em> Her sore, pink nose twitched at the remarkable thought. It must have come from her fuzzy head. She raised her braceleted hand and scratched again at the bottom of her <em>tingling</em>, warm nose. <em>The human Mallory said there would be others for her to know.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster plodded along, somewhere between the two sad humans, the cement sidewalk warm beneath her bare feet from the city sun, wondering if the 'Others' would be <em>more</em> fun. Some part of her had wanted to play with the human Mallory and the human Kevin apart, but she had <em>not</em> expected them to separate this soon, and certainly <em>not</em> while she was wearing Toshiro’s new gift that made her old magic all fuzzy and all small. Kyless glanced down at it, her twinkling gift, her sacrifice, her collar – <em>the weight of all of it</em> – and for once, got very lost. It had been so very long since Kyless held a human gift. She wished she liked Toshiro’s <em>more</em>.<br><br>“Oh, <em>hello</em>,” the trickster spoke courageously and curiously, looking up at the tall, brooding figure who was suddenly, mostly in front of her, as she found herself again. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Her golden eyes drifted over <em>his</em> outfit. Unlike the human Mallory, who normally wore white, and the human Kevin, who always dressed the <em>same</em> and dull, this figure dressed as if he knew he was very important. As if he was from a long time ago. “Your shirt is very fun.” Kyless added, folding her hands and Toshiro's gift in front of her calmy. <em>The figure's smell was funny too.</em> Not human, not demon. A <em>new</em> smell, but <em>not</em> an entirely different one. Kyless sniffed, trying to determine what his smell was exactly, but only made herself <em>sneeze</em>. This time, the small firework that came out of her sore nose and in front of the figure was bright blue, yellow and orange - not un-similar to a human sunset.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 00:10:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Albion, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> haha motorbike goes vroom<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br>By the time the pair had made their way over to where Leasick sat perched atop his parked motorcycle another had joined them, as well; namely the ever outspoken Lily, who seemed to be in quite the feisty mood today. Bending forward, he leaned with his elbows and lower arms on the steeringwheel of the two-wheeled vehicle. <strong>"Who knows? I'm sure they've put some reasonable limit on it. They always ride my ass when I ask for a raise, at least."</strong> He chuckled as he responded to Lily's inquiry about the limit of their appointed credit cards.<br><br>There was some banter between Albion and Nerissa. It seemed they've had a bit of joking going on between them prior to that moment. <strong>"Acting as bait for a demon who might sodomize you, huh? You're a braver man than I, Albion,"</strong> he teased with a grin. The slightly older man was of the proper sort, exuding a natural aura of sophistication and general hoity-toityness you'd associate with the usual one percenters. Didn't strike him as a bad guy, though. Maybe he'd pick his brain for his life story sometime. See how he got work for a meager income at SOPHE.<br><br><strong>"Don't worry, though. I'll come to the rescue before this demon tries to bad touch you,"</strong> he carried on half-jokingly. But in all seriousness, if they brought Leasick on for this mission, they were expecting there to be an ass in need of a whooping.<br><br>And he was all out of ass.<br><br>Wait, no...<br><br><strong>"I just got here, so you lot are the first ones I've met today,"</strong> he told Albion when he took stock of their current line-up, with Toshiro and Ryusei spotted a bit further along and Mallory and Kevin being reported as MIA for now. <strong>"Maybe they're already inside?"</strong> Taking the key out of the ignition, he swung one leg over the metallic steed, dismounting the motorcycle in one swift motion.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 04:46:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Leasick, Open, the rest of the gang (mentioned)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>Oh this was good. Two minutes into the mission and Nerissa had already got Albion into trouble. "Why Albion... I never knew you were into..." She took a breathy pause and did her best to work up an innocent blush (innocent blushes not being her forte.<em>"That."</em> She rolled her eyes once or twice. "This puts a new twist on our date, doesn't it?" The rebel draped an arm around Albion and gave an evil smile. "My hero." She turned back to the others and noted, "That doesn't mean I don't expect you two to come running to my rescue. There's enough damsel in distress here for everyone." She rolled her eyes again - anyone who had been at SOPHE for any amount of time knew that Lily was nobody's damsel.<br><br>Still draped as such, she turned back towards Leasick. "Yeah - it's not like the others to be late... er than me..." She craned her eyes a bit. "Oh, there they come. Looks like they've got an escort." This caught her interest and then some. "Now why would GI Joe and Nobel Prize Barbie need chaperones? it's not like they ever misbehave. Someone's got something up his sleeve. I can smell it." <br><br>And of course given the new excitement and potential for all sorts of trouble, she immediately commenced waving them over. "Yoo hoo! Over he-ere!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 04:53:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless, Date, Ryusei (others)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> What Bright Sunshiny Hell is This?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"Right. We should go." Kevin was never talkative. But this time he was downright terse. The weight of what had transpired between him and Mallory suffused the air. Between that and Kyless's commentary, it was a relief to get to the other two. <br><br>"Well, reporting for duty. Doctor. Ryusei." Again you could tell something was off precisely by how little Kevin was saying.&nbsp; Though he figured Toshiro at least would be more interested in Mallory and Kyless than in him. He turned specifically to the half-demon and asked, "So are you ready for this? It's gonna be a... well a night I guess." He was still looking askance at the others and his posture was tight, and defensive.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 16:01:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3d/36/ec/3d36ecf85210021e405d4328f8d36562.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Downtown Shopping District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Kevin, Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Continuing on his solo journey, Ryusei stopped here and there, looking for things he might like to wear and failing the entire time while people both human and demon milled about around him enjoying themselves. He wanted that. He wanted it so badly, but how? He was screwed up. He knew it, his therapists knew it but wouldn't say. His parents knew it but didn't know how to help. It was a sinking ship he wished he could just jump off of, but progress was slow, and aside from Mallory and recently Nerissa, he hadn't ever really opened up on how he felt about his life. He got so deep into his head that he wasn't paying attention where he was going, and accidentally bumped his shoulder into someone. <br><br>Stopping, he turned to apologize, then had to look up as the demon (https://i.pinimg.com/236x/66/05/bb/6605bbde64b030a9ddd83966f42164a5.jpg) he'd bumped into was about the size of his dad in his true form, maybe even bigger. "I." "Just gonna bump into someone and not apologize, runt?" The large demon sneered, leaning down at him with a scowl on his face and gave Ryusei a mean stinkeye. "No lousy human's gonna...wait." The demon continued to look at him, then took a whiff of the air, and his sneer turned into a malicious smile. "You're not even human...you're a dirty hybrid, eh? Now I've gotta wash this entire outfit to get the stink off, hahaha!"<br><br>&nbsp;He'd only wanted to apologize and go on his way, but this man had to say the H word. A multitude of emotions sparked within Ryusei at once. Fear, Depression, Anxiety...Anger...<em>Rage</em>...<strong>Hatred</strong>. The people around near enough to hear the conversation heard that "hybrid" word, and all of a sudden there was a crowd. Whispers, pointing, from both human and demon alike. Why was it always like this when it was people he didn't know? The large demons hand cupped his shoulder with more force than was needed, and he continued his verbal assault. "You gonna compensate me for gettin' that stink on my clothes? For making me touch some <em>thing</em> like you?! Huh you dirty halfbreed?!"<br><br>&nbsp;"I...I just wanted to apologize," was all Ryusei could utter before he felt his darkness spreading. Black mist rose from his shoulders, spreading around him like a cloak of safety. His eyes blazed bright and his aura became so offensive and stifling that being near him was like trying to breathe and run in quicksand at the same time. The people nearby started to feel weak and terrified, but couldn't run. The demon who'd got him riled up changed his tune and a look at his face could show the pure dread he felt staring into the eyes of the abyss. <br><br>Ryusei's hair started turning white, and his skin began to darken, turning towards gray. Reaching up to grasp the hand still on his shoulder, he easily pried it off and twisted it to the side. "Why couldn't you just let me apologize?!" The power usually sealed within him started to break free, and the release shook the area like an earthquake with no true point of origin. There was just raw power leaking from the hybrid, and it was taking all of his power not to punch the demons' head into the pavement, and then start picking off bystanders. Finally, a mental image of his parents both smiling down at him as they held him in their arms snapped him out of it. <br><br>In an instant, his mist, his aura, all of it vanished, and he was back to normal, his mind clear and his breathing shallow, but controlled. The people who'd collapsed around him could move again, and his would be victim fell over, mumbling and begging forgiveness while the unmistakable tinkling noise of him peeing his pants filled Ryusei's ears. Disgusted by the entire scene, but mostly himself giving in to those dark thoughts and losing control, he turned on his heel and left, content with knowing that even if they didn't like him, they would respect his power.<br><br>&nbsp;If only he and they knew how badly things could have turned out just then. After walking aimlessly for a few minutes, he decided he didn't even care where he ended up and summoned a portal. He walked through, and when he came out the other side, shockingly he was standing quite close to a small gathering of Mallory, Kevin...and <em>Kyless?!</em> He'd never met her personally, but he'd seen pictures and video as his father explained just who and what she was. <br><br>A powerful demon with some of the best illusion magic Azmodiel had ever seen. She was also more mischievous than that President from America everyone called a "Tricky Dick"...what was his name? Nixon? She'd spoken to him, and he was so taken back by the fact that she was here, and not in her cell, and was with Mallory and <em>Kevin</em> of all people, that he froze for a moment. He quickly recovered and answered her with, "Hello to you," and a nod of his head. She told him she liked his shirt (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSUk2NCVZUHIm5xRZgfmp4oOQemD7m1bNYoa-CUux7-kLgi_qboaMD7fr5aajmK4Vb5ecSS_Wrm&amp;usqp=CAc), and he smiled without meaning to. Even though it was a simple compliment, it was a nice thing to say and he needed to hear something nice about now.<br><br>&nbsp;"Thanks...I like your bells," he said as they jingle jingled with her movements. He took notice of her taking a sniff before the mean sneeze grabbed her and she shot out colorful sparks? His darkness reacted, and a tendril of black appeared in front of his chest in case it was an attack. It wasn't though, and was simply pretty. He couldn't get over the sniff though. Was his scent really so noticeable that pureblood demons just knew? Did he actually smell <em>bad</em> to them? <br><br>Before he embarrassed himself and took a whiff of his pits, Kevin turned to him and asked if he was ready for the night. Something was different about him, though. His posture, the look on his face...even his scent were different from what Ryusei usually "sensed" from the bodyguard. And Mallory felt off as well. That was weird because usually he could barely tell the difference between them since they were so close. "I'm more than ready. Had an...issue earlier that left me with a lot of pent-up aggression. It would be amazing if I can punch it out using our culprit as a speed bag. Then I won't feel guilty since they're actually evil and not just...<em>ignorant</em>," he almost spat as the moment in question was still vivid in his memory from just a few minutes ago. He waved to Lily and the others when he saw them, but didn't take his eyes off Kevin for the moment. They were friends? And something was wrong with him, he just didn't know what.<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 16:20:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Kyless, Ryusei, Toshiro, The Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Ryusei! And the others too!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>“Hm?” &nbsp;Mallory gave a momentary look towards the path ahead, as what appeared to have been a portal, appeared. Before she could even think as to what it was, there stood Ryusei, still as tall and imposing, yet equally soft spoken and kind. While Kevin had been her friend since childhood, Ryusei had been her friend ever since joining SOPHE, and she couldn’t be more thankful for meeting someone like him. He was different, a hybrid, but that hadn’t stopped her from befriending the man, and the two had been close friends ever since. While she knew that he felt different, felt at odds with his identity of being half human, half demon, Mallory never saw it as something bad. <br><br>It just made him unique, and unique was always interesting. <br><br>Though, hearing how Ryusei had a minor incident happen earlier made her frown a bit, but not at her friend. She knew by his body language and tone when something certain had happened, and surely, it had happened again; someone that didn’t seem to understand that there were hybrids, which wasn’t bad. &nbsp;“It’s always good to see you, Ryusei.” &nbsp;A smile graced Mallory’s lips at seeing her friend, her demeanor having changed for the moment; it always nice to see Ryusei, especially when he got to go out and just be, well, ‘normal’. “You’re looking casual for a change; didn’t feel like taking a jog while you were out?” &nbsp;Just like his dad, Ryusei trained to be peak physical condition, but Mallory couldn’t help but give a teasing remark.<br><br>She was the one that looked after his training progress after all, along with Leasick. And Kevin. <br><br>Mm, now she was thinking back to what she had said, her gaze glancing towards Kevin. He couldn’t help doing so, and felt uneasy when she had. He looked pensive, almost out of place. It made her heart hurt again, and she glanced away, unsure of the next course of action between the two. <br><br>“Huh?” &nbsp;Her attention was brought by a voice calling to them, as her brown eyes turned to look towards where Ryusei was waving, seeing Lily, Nerissa, Albion, and Leasick. Toshiro was even there as well, but a bit away from the others; he seemed to have been relaxing in his own for the time being. Though Mallory couldn’t help but wonder why he was here; she didn’t remember hearing that he would be going with them. “Mm, I guess we’re the late ones.” &nbsp;That was a first, though, Mallory had her reasons for being late...<br><br>The good thing was that Ryusei already knew about Kyless; the others were going to be a different story. Walking over to stand next to Ryusei, she gestured for Kyless to follow her. She couldn’t help but feel odd, not having Kevin next to her. She was so used to it, and always expected it when they were together. Not being near him felt off...<br><br>&nbsp;“It’s time for you to meet the others, and then we can get to this. Hopefully it won’t take too long.” &nbsp;Making their way to the others, Mallory turned to Ryusei, her smile coming back, though, it didn’t seem natural. Forced, trying to mask her hesitance of what had happened prior, she turned back to the others that had been waiting on them.<br><br>“Hope you guys weren’t waiting too long.” &nbsp;Mallory gave an apologetic looks to the small group, though, now their group was much bigger. Her gave turned to Kyless, motioning for the demoness to be at attention for the moment, “This is Kyless. She’s going to be working with us on the mission.” &nbsp;She wasn’t sure how much information she could give to the others, as SOPHE was still keeping her a secret. &nbsp;“So, how exactly do we want to do this? I was thinking we could split up into groups, at least that would make this go by faster, I think...” &nbsp;Honestly, Mallory wasn’t sure how this was going to work, but she did know that she would have to stay with Kyless.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 18:31:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Everyone present<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>Nerissa completely ignored Albion’s comment about payback, like those big fluffy ears didn’t hear the whole thing. When Lily told she was expecting two of them to come running to her rescue she had to look behind her, expecting there to be someone who would actually be useful in a fight, but she really meant her and Leasick. Well… maybe good intentions would be enough and Leasick would take care of actual trouble? She could always scream for help or call for help. That was something too. Nerissa liked this police thing the people had here. They had police, firefighters and hospitals and all that so people could be as useless and weak as they wanted, and someone would come take care of their problems when they were in need. Though the fact that one had to be able to call the police and still be alive by the time the police would come was a small flaw in the system.<br><br>“Oh. There is someone new with Mallory. And she has horns” Nerissa wished she was smaller so she could dangle from the horns like a gymnast. Big horns were just something awesome! For some reason seeing bells on her horns made the fox remember a poem she had heard once. <em>I want to hang myself in your eyelashes so you would notice me.</em> Or maybe it was a creepy pick-up line she had heard somewhere… Half of things the people around her spoke went in from one ear and out from another. The fox was too occupied with her own thoughts to properly pay attention to the conversation. <br><br>“Hi Kyless! Nice to meet you! We are happy to have you with us! It’s always fun to have another demon to work with!” So excited she couldn’t stand still Nerissa leaped closer to give a big, warm hug to Kyless. She hugged the fellow demoness like she was one big cuddly teddy bear. “I’m Nerissa. What you have specialized in? Can I guess, can I?” The fox let go of Kyless, still wagging her tail in excitement. Her big blues were sparkling as she squeezed other trickster’s arm. “You aren’t a fighter? No manly muscles. Oh! Maybe you are a Lust demon? You should put a spell on Minato and Kevin so they will get to it and stop beating around the bush! Or maybe a magic potion. Have you met everyone already? This… No, I will let them introduce themselves.” It was a great show of self-discipline from her not to start introducing everyone to the new girl. Nerissa naturally expected Kyless to be working for SOPHE just like she was.<br><br>“Oh, Can I go with Lily to take Albion to be waxed? He has to be silky smooth tonight. And maybe for their date too. You can come too Kyless.” She liked Lily’s company. She was bubbly and easy to deal with. It was so easy to be with her, but gloomy and strict people… Nerissa didn’t know what to do with them. In a way she was afraid that she would break them somehow by saying or doing something wrong. “Ooh! Or maybe you two want to go alone? I shouldn't’ stick myself like to other people’s business. I’m ready to go with whoever!” <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>30-07-2020, 20:27:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nNBKaPg.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> ?? (Project Violet)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Invisible to the eye<br><hr><br>There were so many little humans, all about in this group they had. Yet there were also demons there as well; the <em>traitors</em>. This little group was filled with insignificant, yet she couldn’t keep her eyes off some of them. They were all so strange, yet so equally exploitable. She already knew their names, for she had been watching them since she had come to SOPHE. They were such an odd bunch, yet they were easy to exploit, to trick and use to her advantage.<br><br>The fox demon was quite the naive one, there was surely someone she could use there. Yet, her bubbly nature may have not been the best choice, as she was quite dumb. Always asking questions, always sticking her nose in things that did not concern her.<br><br>Albion was another issue, the man always seemed to have a weapon in him that could foil her plans, as well as that annoying, insufferable Doctor. Toshiro would be the bane of her existence, and yet with the information she had, she could blackmail him, use him. She would need to craft that plan for another time, however. Invisible to the eye, she watched, leered, a sudden scent of lilies and vanilla in the air; her calling card, and not just for show...<br><br>Hmm, the boy with the demon arm; not a real demon, a fake. He could be of use, definitely. While she had an intended target, she would need a backup. In case things went south, she would need more energy, no?<br><br>A strong, and equally impressionable man like him, would be perfect.<br><br>Another toy to be used, another pawn in her game. <br><br>The scent was light, but went to the intended, the ones she could manipulate; the one with red hair, and the fake demon. Thoughts were always innocent, until more <em>powerful</em> emotions took over, no?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>31-07-2020, 03:42:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Agents of SOPHE (And Kyless) | Mentions: <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Meeting up with the others<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>The currently composed researcher was largely unaware of the slowly gathering congregation of SOPHE members not too far from his table as the voices were largely&nbsp; dulled by distance and the ever heartening courage displayed by the characters shouting out declarations of what it meant to be a hero on the pages in front of him. This was at least until his head whipped around in the direction of an unmistakably precious, yet equaling unnerving sneeze, his gaze just catching the tail end of Kyless' latest unintentional display of vividly colored nasally projected snot sparks.&nbsp; With a sigh at potentially having his relaxing moment lost with the arrival of his coworkers, and semi-cooperative prisoner, Toshiro hastily dog eared his page and jumped to his feet before approaching the gathering group with a wide smile. <br><br>Toshiro couldn't help but raise his eyebrows as the first to acknowledge him had been Kevin. This surprise didn't come from thoughts of Kevin as being impolite or having any particular aversion to him, but more that the younger man often seemed more focused on Mallory almost exclusively. Looking past the almost agitated seeming soldier, Toshiro's attention quickly locked on to the approaching figures of the casually dressed Mallory and Kyless. While Toshiro had long ago attempted to convince himself that hasty assumptions were best left to the ignorant and lazy, he couldn't help but feel largely certain that whatever surely momentary strife existed between his protege and her bodyguard was likely brought on by the trickster's involvement.<br><br>Turning back towards Kevin with an eyebrow somewhat cocked in exasperation at his simple moniker of 'Doctor,' Toshiro chuckled slightly at the soldier's formality. That and his ironically eye catching camouflage ensemble which, while being something that everyone at SOPHE was used to at this point, looked especially out of place in their otherwise colorful and commercial surroundings. “You alright there 'Soldier?' You look two wrong words away from stabbing someone, and usually I feel safe with at least seven.” While waiting on the answer, Toshiro continued past Kevin towards Mallory and Kyless.<br><br>Digging past a collection of pencils, sketch pads, electronic gadgets, and experiments in his bag, he withdrew an unopened packet of pocket tissues adorned with a graphic of a rather suggestive horned silhouette on the packaging above the words, <em>'The House of Red Lanterns'</em> and held it out towards Kyless. Looking from the demoness to Mallory he greeted his friend and assistant cheerfully, “Good to see you out of the lab Mal! Albion was trying to convince me that you'd become allergic to the sun.” Toshiro couldn't help but laugh out loud at the utter absurdity of such an idea, largely because as far as he knew, Mallory had never interacted with the nocturnal denizens of the SOPHE's sixth sublevel.<br><br>In a slightly less familiar yet still more pleasant than usual tone, he greeted Kyless while continuing to wave the scandalously decorated tissues in offering, “Enjoying your time outside Kyless? How are you feeling? I see the sneezes haven't stopped.”Bending over to inspect the bracelet on her wrist, he nodded thoughtfully in reply to the cheerfully blinking diagnostic lights before looking up towards Kyless' face once again with a slight hint of guilt playing across his features, “Seems to be working alright, let me know if it gets to be too much.”<br><br>Turning to the somewhat rowdier section of the group consisting of Albion and Lily, Toshiro held his arms out before greeting them each in turn, “Alby, Lily, I gotta say, the Black District ladies are going to be crushed to see Alby taken, but I'm glad for the two of you. You did good Lily.”Nodding solemnly one last time at Albion as if to mark the end of an era, Toshiro looked towards the recently arrived Ryusei with a grin. “Ryusei! Good to see you! How are the folks?”<br><br>Lastly he gave a short curt nod towards Nerissa and quickly looked past Leasick. With greetings out of the way he walked to the periphery of the group and&nbsp; stroked his short somewhat well trimmed facial hair at Mallory's question about splitting up. “Well, I think you should stick with Kyless, Albion and Lily won't ever leave eachothers' sides, so I guess I'll...” Toshiro paused suddenly mid thought, his nose wrinkling almost imperceptibly as if catching a faint but distinct scent, before finishing quickly, “So obviously I'll go with Kevin, and the rest of you can figure out everything else. Come on Soldier. Daylight's burning.”<br><br>Placing his hand on Kevin's shoulder, he started guiding the pair down the street ahead of the rest, occasionally looking over his shoulder to make sure nobody was following too close before asking calmly and quietly, “So, what's eating you and Mal? I've known you both long enough to know when something's off.” Stopping for a moment in front of the entrance of a menswear shop Toshiro basked in the sudden revitalizing breeze of cool air conditioning against a hot summer day before stepping inside and beckoning for Kevin to follow, casting one last quick glance towards the group before walking casually inside with his hands confidently placed in the pockets of his cargo shorts. As he waited for Kevin to pick between answering him and heading back to Mallory, Toshiro occupied himself with carefully studying the collection of brightly colored vests and politely waving off offers to help him find things by the shop's small staff. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>31-07-2020, 07:01:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless, Date, Ryusei (others)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Hail Hail, the Gang's All Here, and Then They're Not<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>It was an odd reshuffling of things. Lily looking like she was bonding with Albion. Kyless being introduced to the pack, as it were. Ryusei being mad wasn't so new, but even Kevin had enough presence of mind in the situation to say, "Yeah - there are days like that. Though the smoother this goes, the happier I'll be. Anyway, whatever happened, don't let things get to you. Some people can be jerks." One not so oblivious as Kevin would be almost able to taste the irony there.&nbsp; But all Kevin knew for sure were that things weren't right between him and Mallory. And he didn't know how to get back to the place he was with her. And everyone was noticing: Nerissa was saying as much, although most of the rest were doing their level best to avoid commenting on it. With one other notable exception.<br><br>Toshiro was spot on when he pointed out that Kevin was about ready to snap. And the only reason he hadn't was that he was trained not to - to take all his emotions and squeeze them into a tight coil that he could release later. Anger mishandled could only lead to more trouble. He wasn't lying about hoping this went smoothly. It wasn't only about Mallory not getting into trouble now. It was about him being able to be clearheaded in case things happened. He hated feeling this way; the idea that it might compromise the mission only made it worse. And what was that weird smell? He thought that the stores had stopped spraying perfume on people, let alone outside the door.<br><br>Toshiro started dividing the groups, and Kevin was quite all right with that being out of his hands. He needed time to think. So going off with the ever eccentric Date seemed the best route at the moment. "Sure. We can all meet up in an hour. That should be enough time, right?" Of course, Kevin, who lived in his camos, didn't need a whole lot of time for clothes shopping, though the mission would require him to change his outfit if he was going to blend in. <br><br>Once they were alone, he answered the question. "It's about Kyless. I'm not really happy with Mal having the extra responsibility as she's doing the mission. She's putting her neck on the line as is. Too much has happened to her to put her through this. I mean not Kyless - she likes Kyless - but you know being used as bait." He slowly fingered through the jackets, clearly trying to avoid Date's gaze.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>31-07-2020, 07:15:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Outside Many Shops<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Doctor Toshiro | The Descendant (Ryusei) | The Young Fox Demon Nerissa | The Silver Sandman (Albion)<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Others, All of Them and Every One<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Kyless recovered from her sneeze, her latest <em>spark</em> of leftover, fuzzy magic, to inhale some of the brooding figure’s fascinating scent. <em>Could he really be?</em> The trickster noticed <em>his</em> magic, dark and stormy, reaching out to her, in the space <em>between</em> them, not ad-ja-cent. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She turned, keeping her clean hands clasped in front of her dress, and looked around the figure’s side, to see his back. The trickster had seen his portal too. <em>His other magic.</em> But nothing was behind him now. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. He had <em>hid</em> it. A small smile suddenly curved on the dark edges of his lips. <em>How unfortunate. There were manythings one could do with a magical portal.</em> She straightened as this new someone, this new, very <em>important</em> someone greeted her. Kyless had thought the stories were simply stories. They were very, <em>very</em> old. <em>Dead</em> stories, not like the Garden of the Nosthervim she had mislead the Too Soft Human Mallory and the Too Boring Human Kevin through earlier <em>this</em> day. <br><br>Her breath caught as the Doctor Toshiro glided towards her, in an outfit that was a different, perhaps even playful. He seemed… far less <em>mechanical</em> now, but still, the trickster <em>remembered</em> his firm rules from before. She did however, ignore Toshiro’s first two questions in favor of one he did not ask. ”I am behaving,” Kyless stated calmly, blinking her golden eyes, now warm and bright, at the brooding figure with the very fun shirt as Mallory introduced her to the Others without Kyless' permission, or her flare. “But it is good to see you Outside too, Doctor Toshiro.” Kyless added, still calm, as Toshiro investigated her bracelet and explained her reasons for sneezing. She took the brightly colored cloth from Toshiro, another <em>gift</em> she was not certain, but she <em>did</em> clean her sore nose with it. <em>It hurt far less than her fingers.</em> As Doctor Toshiro appeared and disappeared, Kyless still eyed the tall, darkened figure in front of her. He was <em>not</em> an <em>Other</em>. No, that was a foolish, <em>offensive</em> human term. <em>He was a Descendant of Long Forgotten Stories.</em> But, unlike all the rest, Kyless simply must have forgotten to forget. <em>Jingle</em>. She titled her head as the Descendant said he liked her bells. She smiled larger, but then she saw his gaze. There was… <em>recognition</em> there. <em>The Descendant knew her.</em> Now that… was curious indeed, as they had never met before <em>this</em> day.<br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless gave her head a small shake. “You know me.” The trickster observed, again calm and surprisingly inviting. “You <em>know</em> me, but I do not know you. That is unfair, yes?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She took a step back from the Descendant, and, before he could introduce himself to her, she <em>bowed</em> to him, dipping her horned head low to the cement sidewalks beneath her bare feet. “I am Kyless, Ringleader of the Unseen and the Vanished.” A much more proper introduction. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She raised her horned head, and looked at the Descendant once more, then past him, to the Sad Mallory, to the Humdrum Kevin, to the Doctor Toshiro, and to beyond. There were many of them, the Others. So many possibilities. Kyless unleashed another <em>sneeze</em>, and another firework, this time of green, pink and purple. Again, the demoness ignored it, merely wiping her nose with Toshiro’s cloth and continuing to address the Descendant, well aware that all of them, all of the Others, were watching her the entire time. “I would like to have fun today, even if we are back Inside these many buildings, even if today appears to be an unfortunately long day. Would you like to play a game with me? Do not fear, there are a lot of rules I have to follow in this game.” Kyless raised her braceleted arm, letting the red and green lights flash at the Descendant, and she looked over his tall shoulder at the preoccupied Doctor Toshiro knowingly. Surely, Kyless was allowed to have fun. <em>Even the Boring Human Kevin thought she should have fun.</em> Then the trickster turned back to the Descendant. “And too, the human Mallory must come with us, but we could still have fun… Are those your friends?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless nodded at the smaller group, and particularly the one who waved. Friends was the <em>incorrect</em> word to use, given what the trickster suspected he was, the Descendant whom the human Mallory called ‘Ryusei’. But Kyless did not let her tongue slip up, never so early in their game. She needed to use their human words, their offensive, <em>incorrect</em> human words. <br><br>As Kyless watched them, one of the Others ran towards her. A particularly loud, Fox Demon of <em>Calder</em>, her God. <em>Here, in this place, on this day, friends with the Descendant?</em> If she was a young Fox, that meant Kyless was about to be tackled <em>soon</em>, <em>sooner</em>, <em>now</em>… The taller demon’s body swayed from Nerissa’s forceful hug, but, wrapped in the Fox’s arms, she kept her golden eyes on the Descendant, never diverting her attention, not even once. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Perhaps you could introduce me to them, your <em>friends</em>,” Kyless spoke to Ryusei, still trapped in Nerissa’s tight, squeezing grasp, “I would be greatly honored.” Though she did not seem upset, the trickster made no attempts to hug the Fox Demon in return.<br><br>When the energetic fox decided it was finally time to let go, Kyless finally turned to her. <em>Even</em> The Little Fox had noticed the sad, separated humans, one named Kevin and the other Mallory. <em>What a fun game this would be.</em> Kyless’ mischievous, inviting smile stayed. “I am not a Lust demon. I make somethings appear, and otherthings disappear, which is why I win most fights.” Her golden eyes traced over the very sweet and innocent form of the Fox. <em>Nerissa</em>. Her magic smelled of Calder, too, but also so unpracticed and predictable. <em>That was likely the reason Nerissa did not have a bracelet from the Doctor Toshiro.</em> Kyless <em>blushed</em> and shook her head, remembering the fuzzy state of her own, beloved magic. “Though, today, on <em>this</em> day, I am Kyless, Captive of SOPHE and Knower of Great and Valued Secrets.”<br><br>Just then, the <em>tingling</em> in her nose surged, and Kyless <em>sneezed</em> again. Somewhere in that sneeze, and the resulting blue and red magical firework, was the alluring scent of <em>lilacs</em> and <em>vanilla</em>. But there was also the powerful smell of the Descendant, and the familiar smell of Calder’s Fox, and the unpleasant smell of the Sad, Human Mallory. The scent of the somethings swirled together and got lost, lost in the fuzz of her mind. The trickster sniffed and wiped her sore, pink nose again with Toshiro’s cloth, convincing herself of <em>nothing</em>. The Fox invited her to something, and <em>with</em>… she was not certain. For a second, Kyless thought she recognized the Silver Sandman, somehow in <em>this</em> place, this <em>not</em> trap. Apparently there were <em>hidden</em> rules within this new game, too.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>31-07-2020, 12:04:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Leasick, Lily, Toshiro, Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Somehow, the proposition is sounding much less attractive...<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>Of course Leasick would be in of the first to pull a proverbial 'point and laugh' at him, even though he tried to make it sound well-meaning. Well, this was their way of shooting the shit and bringing some color to an otherwise dull setup... "Yeah, bravery, let's go with that. It makes it sound better than it really is..." the white-haired male frowned. Why didn't he check to make sure no one else was around before opening his mouth? He couldn't wait to get high and hopefully forget about whatever atrocities were going to occur during this mission. <br><br>Albion could only stare flatly at Lily, as if to convey a 'Don't you dare run wild with the imagination', but it was clearly too late. She was obviously delighted at poking fun at the man, whose eyes narrowed. "... Don't push your luck, Lil, I'm still going full casual for that particular event." He huffed. No point in dressing snappy when he knew his date for the evening wouldn't. She could maybe surprise him, but he doubted that for some reason.<br><br>The 'damsel in distress' comment, however&nbsp; nearly made him choke with laughter. "Right, yes, damsel in distress... You almost said it convincingly enough that I could almost believe it." His tone was try now, even as Lily hung off his neck like a panda from a shoot of bamboo. Finally, it seemed about time for everyone else to arrive, with Mallory and Kevin being last... But bringing along familiar cargo.<br><br>Mallory seemed to want to introduce Kyless to everyone else, to which Albion sighed and raised his hand. "Not the first time I've seen her... But this <em>is</em> the first time I've seen her out and about and with one less bullet wound." Albion sighed, before he looked to Kyless. After looking at her for a moment, he grunted in dismissal and looked to Mallory. "So now we're letting dangerous prisoners walk about in broad daylight? That's... Nice. About what I'd expect from the SOPHE higher-ups." The annoyance in his voice was barely veiled. Last time he had to get lucky hitting her when he meant to hit something else, and now they were just letting her wander freely?<br><br><em>'As secretive as ever, the organization is. Pretty sure if it weren't for some of these people, I'd have done something more unsightly in trying to dig up dirt on the organization. Or maybe I'm just expecting the worst of them.'</em><br><br>Nerissa was trying to be friendly, but Albion was quick to raise his hand, waving off the offer. "Ah, no, she can stay here with the rest of them. I'm afraid I might shoot her on general principal, and <em>unfortunately</em> I don't have any of the good Doctor's tranqs on me right now." the white-haired male quipped, but he didn't sound disheartened to lack in the equipment. He had no idea of the strides the Calder demoness had taken in earning the right to go out; To him, she was still as troubling as the day the agents dragged her back... <br><br><em>'Maybe I should give her the benefit of the doubt. At least she's not as bad as the War Demons... Just not much better.'</em><br><br>In a refreshing change of pace, however, the good Doctor himself was now on-scene, giving his own idea of greetings to him and Lily. "Ah, no need to kid around, Doc. We know a lot of those ladies don't mind sharing. But it's good to see you in good spirits. We need to find the time to hang out around the Black District again, being cooped up at SOPHE can't be good for either of us." He laughed lightly, though the comment about being taken by Lily might have been a bit premature. "Hey, don't go tying the knot on us just like that! You know I'm still not in the market for a relationship." He left out the word 'again', as it was just a small part of his life from before SOPHE. To this day, no one would know, and any who asked out of curiosity, he would only laugh and wash the secret just a little bit further down in his consciousness with drink, until even he wouldn't be able to remember.<br><br>Maybe then he'd finally move on. <br><br>Prying himself from Lily's arms, he moved to step away from the others. "I really am not looking forward to this..." He drawled quietly, shoving one hand in his bag to fetch a snack to munch on while he wandered the sidewalk looking for a location that would offer... Waxing services. He wouldn't need it too much, but the fact he needed it <em>at all</em> was lamentable. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>31-07-2020, 22:26:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Toshiro, Kyless, All the Others<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The Lady Doth Protest<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>"Oh, Snowball. But I had my eye on this lovely Givenchy number that would look absolutely fabulous on you." It was fun to see anyone squirm, but Albion just did it so well. Of course, what Nerissa had just roped him into would get almost anybody's panties in a twist. Imagine, for example, Ryusei in a dress. Or Leasick. Or Kevin. Suddenly Lily was biting her lip to keep the laughter from coming out. This was supposed to be mission prep after all.<br><br>She couldn't help but notice old Snowball sour as he got sight of the new girl. This was a demon with a rep, a serious one from the looks of things. And besides the term <em>dangerous prisoners</em>, that hit a little too close to home. And then it hit her. Lily's eyes widened and pointed at Kyless. "You're the black box!"<br><br>Perhaps a quick explanation is in order.<br><br>The information technology people at SOPHE did not like Lily. They did not like how she was brought aboard. Most IT meetings' Q&amp;A sessions included the question, "When are we sending the bitch in the hoodie back to jail?" They appreciated her mad skills. They respected her big time. But the idea of Lily on the same network as all the data they were supposed to defend was not their idea of network security, so much as stupidity on&nbsp; a suicidal level. And needless to say, Lily viewed the IT people as a hapless band of sellouts. <br><br>This resulted in a game of cat and mouse not dissimilar to the game of Find the Lily that the guards played on base. But the guards generally had the upper hand in their game.&nbsp; The IT people, on the other hand, were playing against what SOPHE had acknowledged as a master of the game. To this end, the IT people came up with some creative solutions.<br><br>Rule number one was that Lily always plays offense. If she wanted to find out about their security, she could find out on her own. Lily, for her part, couldn't resist.<br><br>Rule number two was that Lily could and should be expected to break through the defenses on a regular basis. Therefore, they separated their data into three levels. Level one was stuff that Lily could find out. This was put behind a severe wall of defense, enough so that she'd think she got away with something, usually leaving behind some scathing note about their lack of skills and dubious paternal lineage attached to the file in question. Level two was stuff Lily shouldn't know. These were deeper in and harder to get at. <br><br>The IT people complained, but management was very happy with the situation. Their skills got better. Lily's skills got better. It was a win-win in their estimation. <br><br>Level three was DPIONS. The term came from one of those Level 2 conversations about how level 2 didn't seem to be keeping her out anymore. And how that was a risk. To which Lily left a scathing note saying, <em>If you don't want me to read it, Don't Put It On the Network Schmuck.</em> Sometimes, Lily is her own worst enemy.<br><br>Kayless was strictly DPIONS material. But like always, there were irritating hints about her existence in Level 1 and 2 data files. But anything concrete was locked in a Lily-proof mechanical safe. <br><br>And now her she was in person. "Well... hello there, Kyless. I'm Lily. What is it that scares them so much about you?" And there was the problem with DPIONS. You didn't put something in a black box without risking Lily wanting to know why if she ever found out.<br><br>It was almost a pity that Albion brushed off Nerissa's idea of Kayless coming with them. Maybe she could get <em>him</em> to explain the big deal. Or maybe Toshiro. Because that last comment about Snowball being off the market was the kind of thing Lily was more used to dishing out than receiving. Which made it really easy for Albion to remove her arm, even as she protested. "Hey! It's one date. And it ain't tonight, because, well, I want him to have good memories. And what he's about to go through..." She shivered, largely for show. "After waxing, a pack of angry demons is gonna seem like child's play to you. Maybe you should tag along Foxxie." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>01-08-2020, 03:27:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Being a responsible and wise mentor.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>“Mallory and Kyless are a source of frustration for you huh?” Toshiro passed his hand over various different vests admiring the various fabrics and decorative features as he considered color. As Kevin was avoiding his gaze Toshiro couldn't help but grin and ask curiously, “What would that be like?” Lifting a burgundy vest from the rack and holding it up to the light, Toshiro held the fabric closely to his eyes as he examined the subtle paisley pattern. Not sure that Kevin understood the subtleties of humor, Toshiro clarified while trying not to laugh, “That was sarcasm 'Soldier'. Kyless is endlessly frustrating and Mal has a way of making a person feel guilty for thinking it. Drinking helps. Do you think a bow tie would be too upscale?” Not caring too much for the answer, the scientist quickly made his way over to the display of ties, holding the vest up against each of them to test the contrast.<br><br>“Don't get me wrong, I get where you're coming from, it does seem like a lot to put on her for her first mission. It gets at me too. That being said, I'm missing the point where being upset about it leads to a tension so thick you could smell it between you and Mal.” Going back and forth between a dark navy blue and a clover green, Toshiro settled for purchasing both ties and letting an expert choose. Taking a few long strides up to Kevin under the mostly authentic guise of inspecting jackets with his other selections laid out over his messenger bag, he added casually, “So, who snapped first? You or her?”<br><br>While they'd known each other for some time, mostly through association with Mallory, it had been some time since Toshiro had had a conversation that extended beyond, <em>“I bet I could pull of the camo look,”</em> <em>“How's Mallory?”</em> or <em>“Hey Kevin, don't panic, but that might not have been hamburger they were serving in the cafeteria. Let me know if you start feeling a bit... inside out.”</em> As far as he could tell they never had much in common outside of their work with SOPHE, so it was somewhat difficult for the already socially challenged Toshiro to put things delicately. That being said, events being what they were, it was imperative that things were eased between SOPHE's resident lovebirds as quickly as possible. Drama was inevitable in their line of work, but unnecessary drama would be the last thing the team needed on the upcoming mission.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>01-08-2020, 22:34:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Listening to Advice is One Thing, Taking It is Another<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"You're going to a nightclub, not a country club. I don't think you'll fit in wearing any sort of tie. Though, maybe I'm not the best guy to ask." Kevin flashed a quick grin before returning to dark cloud mode. "I guess I broke first. And yeah, frustrating is one way to put it. But this isn't always. This is..." He sat down and put his hands around his knees, suddenly finding something of interest near his feet. "This is life and death. Kyless can only do so much in her cell, er... room. Here, well I'll trust you that you've got her under control, sort of. You got her sneezing rainbows anyway. But that's not where the danger is coming from, is it?"<br><br>Toshiro was right. Kevin did need to find a way of reconciling with Mallory. She had enough on her plate without worrying about him. And frankly, worrying about how he was getting along with her was going to affect how he did his job. Which again meant, Mal in danger. "I'm never going to be OK with this kind of risk. You don't understand what she's... no strike that. You probably do, don't you? God, that was stupid of me, wasn't it?" Kevin was doing a lot of head shaking today. "Still, assuming you do, you can understand why I don't want her facing that again, don't you. Doc?"<br><br>Kevin shrugged and smiled wanly. "So that's where I'm coming from. I get it. She wants to do her job, too. It was just a lot easier when her job was taking temperatures and writing reports. This part of her job... I'm supposed to keep her safe, and for the first time in two years, I don't know if I can do that." Why did this feel so much like one of the psych sessions?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>02-08-2020, 15:22:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Downtown Shopping District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless, Toshiro, Kevin, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> "I try not to," he said with a small nod. "If I let things like that get to me? You'd probably hear about it on the news. There's a reason I train so much. Mental discipline is a big part of that reason. It helps me stay focused on what's important and ignore the bullshit." Looking Kevin up and down, Ryusei could still sense something was off, so he added one last thing. "You give good advice, Kevin. Take it for yourself. Don't let whatever's going on get to you." He wasn't completely sure, but Kevin only ever really showed his emotions when Mallory was involved, so he figured it was something to do with her. Seeing Kevin of course meant Mallory was close by, and when he was barely done speaking with the soldier, his friend and something like an adopted sister walked up and spoke to him. "You too, Mallory." Looking down at his clothes when she mentioned his casual look while wondering if he meant to use this outing as yet another excuse to workout, he chuckled. <br><br>"Not this time. I came to get the shopping done same as everyone else. ...I do plan on a quick hour or two long session after we get back though," he said with enough of a smile that she wouldn't be able to tell if he was serious or not. "Maybe you can join me? Put some muscle on those bones." Mallory stood next to him before they went over to the others, and he could only shrug when she noticed that their group was apparently the late one showing up.<br><br>&nbsp;"They won't mind. We've got our reasons, and they seem to be having an okay time as it is. Now the chaos is about to start, though, I think." Offering her one final smile, they walked over to the group and were greeted by everyone, even Toshiro. As weird as it was to see the scientist out of the labs, Ryusei figured people could say the same about seeing him away from the training grounds. He nodded in greeting, then shrugged when he asked about his parents. <br><br>"Dad is...well he's <em>dad</em>, ya know? And mom? She's been cooped up in her workshop at SOPHE and at home the past few weeks. She said she's working on something big. And I believe her, since last night, my dad made his famous "black-fried steak" and she didn't even eat any. Normally she scarfs his cooking down like she's never eaten before, so if she's skipping meals, she's close to a breakthrough. I'm sure you'll get an e-mail with her findings soon."<br><br>&nbsp;Like Toshiro, his mother Riko was so passionate about science that being in that zone was when she truly came alive. His family were passionate to say the least. The large group quickly split back into two smaller, more manageable teams after Kyless was introduced to the people who hadn't known about her before, and then it was back to him, Mallory, and Kyless herself. He looked back to the beautifully blue demon as she smiled at him, then stated that he knew her. <br><br>Not questioned, but she <em>told</em> him that he did, and that was of course true. But for her to be able to see it was impressive. She was an Illusion Demon of the highest order though, so her ability to discern minute details was probably unmatched. If only she wanted to work with SOPHE he was sure she would have had an illustrious career by now. "I <em>do</em> know you. I suppose me being an unknown is sort of unfair isn't it?" He was about to tell her who he was, but she interrupted him by dipping her head low in a bow and introducing herself title and all. There was an air of regality around Kyless minus the sneezing that he couldn't ignore. <br><br>He wasn't used to so much fanfare, but he could only respond in kind. He didn't dip all the way to the concrete, but he bowed with his hand over his chest like an olden times gentleman. "I am Ryusei. Shadow Monarch, and son of Azmodiel the Black Inferno. You know each other, yes?" It was kind of unsettling how she continued to stare at him, but she was very pretty and he was staring right back, his face a mix of it's usual slab of non-emotions and inquisitive curiosity. <br><br>She asked if he wanted to play a game, and his fathers words resonated in his mind. "Kyless is something else, son. In all the best and worst ways. Always stay on your toes around that one. But she's mostly harmless, especially now that we've got countermeasures in place." He pondered a bit more, then decided to accept. "Fine. Let's play a game and have some fun. As for them?" He looked over to the others, then back to Kyless and nodded. "Yeah...I'd say they're my friends. Nerissa, Lily, Albion, Leasick." She of course knew Toshiro, Kevin, and Mallory well, so they didn't need an introduction. "We can get into the details later. So tell me about this game?"<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>02-08-2020, 20:04:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Albion, Lily, Ryusei, Kyless, Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br>It would seem that Albion's fate was sealed. Clapping his hands together, Leasick closed his eyes for a moment to pay his respects to his comrade's dignity. May it rest in peace and not be forgotten in the oncoming sea of snickering and giggles. Perhaps a funeral ceremony should be held <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> like cremating a speedo or something.<br><br>Soon enough most were gathered around. Even Mallory was there, which was a little odd, given her profession. By her side was a demon he'd heard of and read some reports on, but never encountered in the flesh. At first glance, there was not much he could say, other than she was very... <em>blue</em>. The reports detail very advanced illusionary magic being her forte, though, so it was probably best for him to keep his wits about him.<br><br>His thoughts were interrupted, though, as an almost sickly sweet scent caressed his nostrils. <strong>"Sheesh, what in the world kind of perfume is that?"</strong> he asked to nobody in particular as he pinched his nose shut and peered left and right, attempting to discern the origin of the scent, but finding none. However, as swiftly as he had detected it, the smell had disappeared, making him wonder for a moment if he'd just imagined it. Shrugging his shoulders, he stuck his hands into the pockets of his jacket and casually skipped over to Mallory's small group.<br><br><strong>"Mornin', Doc! Didn't think I'd see you out in the field."</strong> He grinned as he teased Mallory a bit by calling her "Doc." By that time Ryusei and the blue illusion demon were speaking about some game or another, so he was keeping his still fairly newly appointed physician some company. Teasing her a bit more, he leaned forward as if trying to whisper to her, with a hand held beside his mouth, and said with a wink, <strong>"Or are you just here to do some clothes shopping on big sis Oei's expense?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>02-08-2020, 20:28:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> We have our group!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>Well, at least the introduction of Kyless was going on well enough, though Mallory couldn’t help but notice Kyless and Ryusei talking quite friendly-like. She was quite surprised, though only for a moment, noticing the two getting along well; perhaps it was because Ryusei’s case was so different then her own, and she wanted to know more about it? Hopefully it all needed well, however, as she would be watching the two. There was nothing worse then secrets being kept, only to blow up&nbsp; in your face when you least expect it. Kyless could easily do that, so for the time being, Mallory would have to watch what the two did.<br><br>“A training session shouldn’t be too bad after.” &nbsp;Mallory looked towards Ryusei, the small group simply chatting, getting their bearings. It was nice, almost as if they were relaxing, rather then getting things for an upcoming mission. &nbsp;“Not sure what I could really do to help, but I’ll trust you to not kill me with exhaustion before the mission.” &nbsp;Training was usually good to get in shape, as well as clear the mind; if anything, Mallory was going to need it before she went with Lily and Albion. Turning away for the moment, she took the opportunity to lance back at Toshiro, walking away with Kevin in tow.<br><br>Had that been strange, for Toshiro to suddenly have Kevin go with him? Maybe she was just imagining things, but still...<br><br>A hint of a frown came to her lips, before she turned back, not wanting to bring attention to herself having been distracted. Albion already seemed to have a...new plan for the mission? Hopefully Oei was alright with it, but what could potentially keep her and Lily safe, the better she assumed. Turning to look back at Kyless and Ryusei, Mallory made a motion for the two to follow her; there were some shops she knew of in the center that could be what they were all looking for; why not take them to get things started? <br><br>“You too Leasick, come on.” &nbsp;Calling for the man to follow her and the others, they began to make their way, leaving Lily, Nerissa, and Albion to be their own small group. Hopefully in time, this would get done; hopefully. As Leasick walked next to her, she couldn’t help but notice his whisper towards her ear, as well as the wink. Her face heated up for a moment, the man quite close; always teasing, that one. <br><br>“We have to get clothes for the mission, you know that.” &nbsp;Giving a small shake of her head, Mallory continued walking with Leasick close next to her, glancing away for the moment, &nbsp;“Though...I feel we should be fine to get other things; nothing too extravagant of course. Just necessary stuff; I’m sure Oei would understand since we don’t get much off time.” &nbsp;Though she was sure she would have to make sure Kyless didn’t do anything static in terms of price, Mallory hoped this trip would be easy and stress-free.&nbsp; <br><br>“It’s gonna take some time with all of us, so we’ll need to come up with a game plan to get this done efficiently.” &nbsp;Another thought came to Mallory, pulling out her phone to check the time, typing a message in to send to someone. “Though there’s somewhere else I have to go while I’m out too, but with watching Kyless, I may not have time.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>02-08-2020, 20:37:12</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Everyone present &gt; Albion&amp;Lily<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>The doctor gave her just a nod. That was so formal. It almost felt like he had something against her… Now that she thought about it Toshiro had never gave her pets and if she got praises they didn’t sound genuine. Has she done something to get on his wrong side? Nera couldn’t remember what it could be. She returned the nod however, brushing Kyless’ chin with her ears while doing so.<br><br>Despite her best efforts the fox didn’t get even a small hug back from Kyless. Maybe this one wasn’t a hugger. Or maybe she hadn’t noticed her, considering how intensely she looked at Ryusei. Was there something going on here…? Appear and disappear? One could almost see gears slowly rotating when the fox finally understood what Kyless meant. “You are a Calder demon too!” She spoke in riddles. There was certain elegance and grace in her speech. Nerissa figured that Kyless had to be an older demon. Well, it was unlikely she would meet a demon who was younger than her and wasn’t born here, like Ryusei. Nerissa was super excited. There was another Calder demon! She could learn much from her, and it was always nice to have someone, kinda, like her around. <br><br>“A captive…?” Her tail stopped wagging so fast, slowing down showing how she was unsure about this situation. Was this a joke? They didn’t have captives, right? Nerissa looked around her, trying to find the answer from faces of the others. It wasn’t a joke. Her tail stood still completely. New information kept dropping and it didn’t make any more sense. Was Kyless a bad guy? The confused fox demon took one step back. She looked after Albion and Lily. Then she bowed her head a little in a polite manner. “Excuse me. I will see you all later tonight” With that she turned around and picked up the pace to catch the pair quickly.<br><br>Nerissa looked like she was about to burst from all the questions that were on her mind. “Albion, what do you mean? Have you shot that demon? Why is she still alive if you did? Why did you shot her in the first place? Do we really have prisoners in SOPHE? Why? What bad did she do?” The girl forgot to even breath between all the questions and she had to inhale deep after spitting out all that. Her eyes kept pingponging between Albion and Lily, until her stare focused into Albion’s eyes. “Could you shoot me too?” <br><br>They obviously knew much more than she did. It felt like she was just a child, trying to pull out answers out of scary and angry parents. Well, Lily wasn’t that scary and she didn’t seem to be in a bad mood, but Albion’s mood had changed and it made her feel uneasy. Especially knowing that he had shot a fellow Calder demon and he didn’t sound like he was having regrets because of it, so one wrong move and this Calder demon might get on wrong side of a barrel too. Was that really how it was? Nerissa walked in front of the two, her back towards the way they were going to. She walked fast backwards, being just one wrong step away from falling and landing on her backside. <br><br>“What black box?” She knew that there were things called black boxes. They were in planes and recorded events of a plane so people could find out what had happened when the plane crashes. The ships had them too. Maybe trucks and trains too? No, that wasn’t the point here now! “They are hiding something so even you can’t find? And now they brought her on this mission, with all those secrets and mystery going on around her… “ She asked from Lily. It was one thing that the enemy might cause trouble to them, but now there was possible enemy in their own ranks. That made her worried.&nbsp; At some point she noticed a faint scent of vanilla and lilies mixed together. She had been familiar enough with Albion and Lily to know it wasn’t coming from them. They didn’t use that scent, but her mind was way too occupied with all the questions concerning Kyless that she simply ignored the scent as a parfyme of some old lady passing by them. They sometimes used so much parfyme it could make a whole room cough.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>02-08-2020, 22:29:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Being a responsible and wise mentor.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>Sighing deeply at the clear lack of culture and sophistication in Kevin's upbringing as the scientist briefly considered a baby blue jacket with bright golden trim, he replied to this first point with all the exasperation of a professor regarding a troublesome pupil, “Country clubs rarely have colors this fantastic, and if they do they're usually reserved for a brief pop of color or have them cruelly confined to some ugly tartan or flannel monstrosity.” Walking his fingers along the shoulders of the various jackets, Toshiro quickly sprung his hand into a leap over the clearly love stricken melancholic and introspective frame of his shopping companion before dramatically landing his index on middle finger on a navy jacket with the same shade as one of the ties he'd picked out, punctuating the action with the unabashed onomatopoeia, “Bam!”<br><br>Remembering the main purpose of his bringing Kevin along in the first place, Toshiro tilted his head in thought as he danced the jacket over to a body length mirror to better get a look at it while addressing Kevin's point about Kyless' still present danger, “I'm glad you're not losing sight of that, she's very good at making you forget just how dangerous she can be.” Holding a sleeve out towards Kevin while extending a finger to make his point he added with a dramatic flair, “Always hope that she's better that what we know about her, but at the same time never let what she does now erase it from your head!” He didn't feel the need to add that this same mantra was one he had to practice nightly.<br><br>Toshiro couldn't help but stop from testing out the tensile limits of the jacket through the expression of his most extravagant dance poses&nbsp; as he contemplated Kevin's final points regarding the obvious danger Mallory would be entering into as well as the inevitable feeling of impotence that came with at some point having to not be in a position where one could keep her safe at all times. Turning back towards Kevin with his best attempt the clearly rarely attempted warm reassuring smile, Toshiro reflected on the words of the more socially graceful individuals in his life before attempting to mimic their wisdom, “You being scared about what Mal's doing? That's never going to go away. That's just how it is when you care about someone.”<br><br>With only a few strides across the shop lacking his previous theatricality, Toshiro placed a hand on Kevin's shoulder before continuing, a slight shakiness felt both in his tenor and through his touch, “That worry? The danger? That's something you can't stop from coming, no matter how hard you try. You can work as hard as you can to keep it from being as bad as it could be, but at the end of the day it's always going to be there. So you gotta ask yourself, if I can't stop the danger, what can I do for the person I love?” Toshiro's smiled widened at the thought of how uncomfortable the sentiment must make Kevin before continuing, “You be there for them when you can, you make their guaranteed moments as bright as they can be, because we never know when...” Kevin could feel Toshiro's hand suddenly tighten before pulling from his shoulder.<br><br>Toshiro stepped towards a corner of the shop lacking in reflective surfaces, and Kevin could hear a series of deep breath's coming from the taller man, the once cherished jacket now somewhat tracing against the floor of the shop as his arm loosely dangled downwards. Then as suddenly as this out of character solemn moment started, Toshiro spun back around with the same wide grin and unbridled encouragement and teasing in his voice with more than enough volume for everyone in the shop to hear, “What I'm saying is you really need to get over yourself and tell her that you're head over heels in love with her, because there's no way she doesn't feel the same and I'm sure it'd eventually make her day to hear it. Not immediately though, I'm betting she'll shoot out steam like a tea pot when she first hears it. Looking at you get all flustered just from hearing it, I'm betting she won't be alone.”<br><br>The scientist felt little need to correct Kevin on the fact that the magnitude of risk facing both Mallory and the rest of the group would be far greater than any of them could have imagined. After all, there was no changing what they were going into, and Kevin was better off focusing his attention on how to reconcile his relationship with Mallory rather than what was to come.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>05-08-2020, 07:15:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Outside Many Shops<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Silver Sandman (Albion) | The Human Lily | The Young Fox Demon Nerissa | The Descendant, Ryusei | The Human Mallory | The Human Leasick<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Others, All of Them and Every One<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Bullet hole? Black box?</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster tilted her head back and forth at the Descendant’s <em>friends</em>. There certainly were a lot of peculiar human words today, <em>this</em> day. <br><br>For a mere moment, Kyless allowed her bright, golden gaze to wander about them all, these silly humans, <em>friends</em> of the Descendant. One dark, blue eyebrow furrowed at the Silver Sandman, who gave her no proper introduction but instead a warning; another rule in <em>this</em> new game. “Endless possibilities,” Kyless answered the human Lily simply, sniffling slightly but still smiling, the curve on her dark lips perhaps a little <em>too</em> big. Unfortunately, today, <em>this</em> day, was not the time to display her magic. Even if it was un-small, and this human Lily seemed <em>oh so curious</em> and excited, the Silver Sandman made it clear today, <em>this</em> day, was not the time of human time. <em>Soon though.</em> Always soon.<br><br>“Be cautious of the Sandman, little Fox.” Kyless added, letting Nerissa <em>disappear</em> as quickly as she had come, and with it her boundless enthusiasm, as if she were suddenly lost. Nerissa had lost <em>some</em>thing, something that held her balance and kept her mind free. Now Nerissa was <em>stuck</em>, traveling down dark paths and misty loops. Stuck because Kyless, <em>some</em>one to trust, was something these silly humans shunned. <em>Had the Fox Demon learned that she was only an exception in their games, and not a rule?</em> Always soon. “Not all sleep carries peaceful dreams.” Nerissa, against Kyless’ past, knew and <em>appeared</em> to admire the Silver Sandman. Though this seemed like a… <em>misstep</em> to the trickster, Kyless had other concerns.<br><br>“Azmodiel, yes, I know.” Her golden, bright eyes wandered back to Ryusei, a Shadow Demon, of War and Long-Told Power. She <em>sneezed</em> again, releasing a flare of magic, blue, red and yellow. She used the Doctor Toshiro’s cloth to wipe her swollen nose before speaking again, as if nothing had occurred. The Descendant deserved far <em>greater</em>things than small magic today, <em>this</em> day. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “But I know only as much as the Doctor Toshiro allows of me. This training you and the sad, human Mallory speak of,” Kyless began, falling into step beside the said weak human Mallory and the other, newest human Leasick, ad-ja-cent to Ryusei, the Descendant. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Is it for another one of Azmodiel’s wars?” Perhaps the old War Demon had finally decided to have some fun again. It would be… <em>unfortunate</em>, for SOPHE, and these many, silly humans though. <br><br>Kyless wondered if that was why the human Kevin was <em>here</em>. To protect the human Mallory from Azmodiel’s next war. <em>That was most certainly a misstep too.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “<em>This</em> game…” the trickster paused, still walking, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, but listening too. She did want to play <em>this</em> game, but it was gaining more and more rules as the day, <em>this</em> day, became strangely long. At least the human Leasick did not have any rules, even if his scent was strange and of two separate <em>some</em>things. “I have clothes. I do not understand why I need <em>other</em> clothes. Will they help me turn un-visible again? I will turn un-visible if Azmodiel seeks another war. It is best if we <em>all</em> do so, truly.” The demoness peered her golden eyes ahead at the human Mallory and the human Leasick. At least the human Leasick was not sad or weak, just rotten.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>05-08-2020, 17:35:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Downtown Shopping District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless, Toshiro, Kevin, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> To say Ryusei was taken with Kyless was an understatement. She was beautiful, and she seemed nice, and you had to deconstruct what she meant when she was talking, which was sort of fun in a way. But more importantly, how she acted toward him drew him to her immediately. He wasn't a mutt or a mongrel or a dirty halfbreed to her. She seemed to hold him in some sort of reverence, but that didn't register to him. She was just being nice, like the others, but it was her first time meeting him and usually a Demon's first time who didn't work for SOPHE ended with insults or injury...usually both. She was on his brain, and he almost didn't hear when Leasick asked about perfume, but that word triggered something and he took a quick whiff. Lord whatever it was, it was strong, and it was strange since it was different scents all smooshed together.<br><br>&nbsp;But just like Leasick, he'd smelled it for an instant and then it was gone. Strange, but strange was nothing to him, not when you lived a life like his. Turning back to Mallory, he laughed, as he was as knowledgeable about combat and training as she was about her research and science. "At some point, you'll get hooked on exercise. Clearly not to the level of me and my dad...and surprisingly my mom, but we're fight junkies like that. Still, sound body equals sound mind, and you'll start to feel great. Plus, it's a cumulative effect. The more you do it, the better you get, the healthier you end up. <br><br>Plus I'll teach you how to kick ass. You can even put Kevin in his place when he steps outta line," he said with a playful nudge to her side. "And don't worry...you won't die...<em>much</em>," he playfully joked. Mallory was such a good friend that she was almost like a sister. She was one of the few people he didn't feel anxious and nervous around. Looking at the beautiful blue demon as she thought and recognized his father, he couldn't help smile a bit that his dad was demon famous.<br><br>&nbsp;He'd heard all the stories, but it was still cool that demons with centuries, millenia under their belt remembered Azmodiel and just how larger than life he was. He was extremely proud of his father, but getting him to admit that was a chore. Every time she sneezed her magic, he could sense it for just a moment. Even disrupted as it was, he could feel the potency of her power. Kyless was not a weak demon at all. But he'd grown up around strong women like his mother, Oei, and Desdemona, a lieutenant of his dad's who defected alongside him. This was nothing new, but for someone who wanted to be strong so much, strength attracted him, and Kyless was definitely strong.<br><br>&nbsp;As they walked, she jingled, and each peal of the bells sent little shivers through him that he didn't understand, as his life had been fighting and not much else.&nbsp; He kept stealing glances over at the blue demon as they walked, and when she asked if he and Mallory were training for a war, he chuckled and shook his head no. "No, not for a war of his. He said he doesn't do that anymore, because the last time he did, the Plains of Rhumoris got turned into black glass from end to end and the damage has never been undone." His father, being a demon, didn't sugarcoat things much. <br><br>He never shied away from the man he once was, and never lied about just how much carnage and destruction he'd caused. Back in the Demon World, they compared him to a walking natural disaster or extinction event. Ryusei would have called him crazy if he hadn't experienced his dad's actual power. Just releasing his full killing intent once paralyzed the young man for several hours. He was the real deal, and probably one of the most powerful demons ever. "Don't worry, Kyless, he likes it here. He doesn't plan on destroying large portions of the world or anything like that." <br><br>He could talk about it normally since it was his dad. He just hoped the others didn't think of the Elder Demon differently. They all knew he was strong, but he'd never shown his true strength as there had never been a reason to. After walking for a bit, a store with two square signs, one in English, the other in Japanese as the logo stood out from the others. "How about we start off at UNIQLO? (https://i.insider.com/55e717ce69beddf179b27ec8?width=1200&amp;format=jpeg) They've got great stuff, and sales...which means we get even more use out of the company cards." One thing Ryusei enjoyed was looking good, and looking cool. So he knew a lot of good places to shop. Uniqlo was definitely one of them, and was so popular it was popping up in America like wildfire these days.<br><br><br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>07-08-2020, 03:07:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Long-winded explanations<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style<br><br><hr><br>Once there was enough distance, once he was sure he didn't have to turn around and see the presence of the blue-skinned witch, he found finally turn and take a seat on a bench nearby. He was sure he'd walked out in less than his usual cheerful and chipper self, but he didn't want to stop to have to explain to Lily or Nerissa why he did not have any fond memories of the demoness. One would think even someone like him would not have a bad thing to say about a cute girl, but not all evenings were pleasant memories. <br><br>Lily and Nerissa seemed to follow along a short few moments later, no doubt staying behind to try and inquire a bit as to their new guest. He couldn't blame them; After all, SOPHE had to (tried, in the case of Lily) go through great pains to cover up some of their secrets in the faces of their newer recruits, and keep others away from her to prevent being manipulated, or worse, by Kyless especially. While Lily seemed to be the sort to not let today's events foul up their attempt at a date by putting it off for another day (which Albion appreciated, he was going to need to unwind), Nerissa was far more inquisitive... Which, unfortunately for him, meant there was no getting around answering about what just happened. Standing up from his seat&nbsp; he walked along with the others, ready to answer.<br><br>Though the way and speed she asked them left him snorting and chuckling gently as he raised his hand. "Whoa there, Neri, you're moving a mile a minute! Give me a chance to reply to your first question before hitting me with four or five more." he spoke. He stared at Nerissa first and foremost, as answering questions while looking away would make it look as if he had something to hide. And while he did indeed, this particular subject was not something he wanted to remain hidden.<br><br>"For starters... Yes, I shot her at one point. It was... Accidental to say the least, but it worked out in our favor." Albion admitted, rubbing the back of his head. "Was during one of my earlier operations... Me and others were caught in a powerful illusion and getting assaulted by other demons in the meanwhile under the cover of said illusion. I'm not even sure which shot did it, maybe one of my Ricochets, but I intended to hit something else... And instead I guess I struck her. It broke her control, and from there we could find our real targets. So, by sheer dumb luck, I'm still here today. Needless to say, it scares me that they're letting her wall about so freely now." He sighed.<br><br>"The shot was a wounding one, and while I was ready to kill her if needed, the agents intended to interrogate her instead. I didn't think they would let her out so freely though." He grunted, annoyance on his features now.&nbsp; "If I had to guess, SOPHE keeps prisoners to try and get an understanding of the enemies we need to deal with. Not all are willing to cooperate though... Can't imagine what happens to those." He gave an indifferent shrug. "The only thing I know about that demoness is that she's... Like you, a Demon of Calder. She can weave powerful illusions while masking her presence, but I haven't been read in to the specifics of her powers, or any weaknesses short of the bells she was given. According to the Doc, it's to help agents learn where she is amidst her illusions, incase she tries to flee, and normally i'm only allowed to shoot her with the tranquilizers given to me if the need arises. But I didn't think she would be accompanying us today or else I would have brought them along... I guess those damn war demons love keeping their secrets. She appears to be playing nice for now..."<br><br>After all, what was really stopping her from simply taking them off before fleeing? He couldn't put all if his faith in such a measure... He knew she had to be smart enough to figure that out too, so the fact that she had been playing so nicely with the others had not gone unnoticed to him. He wasn't ready to accept the fact she had turned over a new leaf yet either, however; Trickery was their game, and what greater trick than making those around you believe you had given up your ways?<br><br>However, the biggest question awaited him at the very end, and of course, it wasn't one with a clear answer... Nerissa, while a tricksoms and mischievous sort, was never malicious with her illusions. Could he shoot her...? Potentially... But <em>would</em> he shoot her... That was a very different story. However, leaving it in the air was only going to make her uncomfortable, so he stopped walking and put a hand on her shoulder, looking into her eyes.<br><br>"You've had enough time to show everyone here that you are not the kind of demon that would be as malicious as others can be. Back when I was my more grouchy self and you were new, you kept pestering me and poking me to try and make me less boring and grouchy... If you think I could ever shoot someone like you, you're wrong." He nodded, moving his hand to her head to scritch gently. "I don't think I could even be ordered to shoot you, and if I did, Lily here would never forgive me for it." He added with a grin, jerking a thumb at Lily. "But I understand if everything you heard today makes you more wary of me, which is fine. I wouldn't just ask you to trust me completely in light of that."<br><br>With everything cleared up, he removed his hand from her head and put his best smile on once more. There was a rather curious scent out, but given how out in the open they were and how close others could be, it was certainly easily dismissed. "Sorry if that earlier display worried you two. Lack of trust is not something that should be going on before a mission... Plus, I rather not ruin today's events with sour memories. <em>'Even though they're probably not going to go all that well for me.'</em>" the white haired male mused, though that last bit had been very much internalized. Lily really did have a point... The waxing was probably much worse than dealing with enemy demons...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>08-08-2020, 00:50:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Listening to Advice is One Thing, Taking It is Another<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>Kevin stared at Toshiro. The guy sure knew how to say a mouthful. "That's easier to say than to do," he argued as he made an attempt at looking like he was interested in the shirts hanging on the rack. "I mean, yeah I like her, but what we've got, it's <em>comfortable.</em>" He met Toshiro's gaze and amended, "Well, most of the time. Right now it's pretty tense." But since the Doc asked, he was going to be honest. "I mean think about it. You think this is hard when we're friends? What happens if we become, you know, something more?"<br><br>The soldier boy sighed and sat down. "I mean. I've seen it too many times. It's just so much easier to screw things up when you're a couple than when you're just friends. Even good ones like Mal and me. Maybe especially when you're good friends - when you know what each other is really about. But if I turn up the setting to boyfriend? What if I mess it up? Then I've ruined one of the best, no make that <em>the</em> best relationship I've ever had with anybody. And that includes my own family."<br><br>Of course his family were inveterate liars, so what could you expect?<br><br>He stood up again, stretched a bit. Then shrugged. "Maybe that makes me something of a coward, but I'm not going to ruin the good thing we have going because everyone has this 1990's rom-com image of us." But since the cat was out of the bag, now Kevin had to ask. "What about you? Have you ever had a romantic entanglement, like, at work? We really don't know a lot about your social life, do we Doc?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>08-08-2020, 07:18:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Mentioned: Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The Lady Doth Protest<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>As the groups made their separate ways, Lily couldn't help but notice that the conversation got dark. Which was not generally her style, but somehow, that new demon had something on an effect on everyone.<br><br>"Yeah, no one's gonna shoot you on my watch, Foxxie." And then, somewhat more serious than one would expect on Lily's default setting, she added, "And it looks like they've got her on a pretty tight leash." There may even have been a touch of bitterness there, as someone who knew what she was talking about when it came to carrots, sticks, leashes, and all the other ways SOPHE got what they wanted. "Anyway, if Snowball had to shoot someone, there'd have to be a good reason, even if it's just tranks." Since Snowball got to the head scritches first, Lily had to content herself with comforting Foxxie with a few pats on the back.<br><br>And suddenly, she was wondering who she was trying to reassure: Nerissa, Albion, or herself. Two words kept ringing in Lily's ears: <em>endless possibilities.</em> This was a demon that took her mischief seriously. "At any rate, someone was sure interested in making sure I didn't know about her until today. That's what I mean when I say black box. It's something that's invisible on the computer networks." <br><br>Because that was the second thing. If Kyless really was something they were afraid of, what did it say about the mission that they were bringing her out now? But Lily didn't let it get her down for too long. Lily would have time to worry about that later. Now, the trick was to have as much fun at everyone's expense while she still could. For the sake of the two with her if nothing else. And come to think of it, there they were... An evil smile suddenly crossed Lily's face as she turned to Albion and brushed a little dust off his shoulder. "Well..." she toyed with her singsong voice. "What is it they say is written on the gates of Hell? Oh yes... <em>Abandon all hope ye who enter here.</em>" She rolled her eyes upwards towards the sign above the beauty salon.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>08-08-2020, 09:27:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>City streets &gt; Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion &amp; Lily I Mentions: Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>Pink<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags.<br><br>What Kyless said bothered Nerissa to some extent. She would probably be thinking her words much more once everything was calm and she was alone. Dark thoughts found their way to her when it was quiet and there was no one else around. Nera didn’t know why she should be cautious of Albion, assuming that Kyless meant him by Sandman. If he had wanted to do something bad to her there had been plenty of opportunities for that. No! She didn’t want to start doubting Albion. If she took that road she would be soon doubting everyone around her. She wanted to walk another path.<br><br>Nerissa stopped to listen Albion, just two steps before she would have walked backwards right onto flower buckets and pots places outside a flower shop. So it wasn’t just a assumption that Kyless had done something and they had to capture her for that. She had actually attacked them with other demons. “She speaks like a older demon so she is probably older one… My illusions break if one touches them. They are hollow images and if they are put into a test they often break. Of course injuring the caster of illusions works too. I don’t know if her illusions will break that easily, but… it’s worth a try if…” She left it hanging in the air. The fox wanted to help and keep them out of harm’s way. To her there was no conflict in telling them the little she knew about illusions. <br><br><em>Never confront face to face someone who has killed. The moment you are hesitating is the moment he will you. You can’t win in a fair fight.</em> Nerissa knew that if there was a duel between her and Albion, like in those old western movies, she was as good as dead. She couldn’t beat him in a fair fight, but a human life was fragile. So easily extinguished. Did she have what it took to stab in back someone she knew? Nera didn’t know answer to that and she hoped she would never have to find out.<br><br>Nera was more than happy with the answer Albion gave to her. “No. I trust in you. You are my dear friend and I couldn’t be your friend if I thought that you might someday hurt me on purpose. I trust in you and Lily and I hope you both trust me. If not today then maybe someday in future” The way she looked at Albion and then Lily confirmed her words. The fox demon might not live long with her blindly trusting personality. Nevertheless at the moment she seemed extremely happy. The way Nerissa behaved often felt like there was a spirit of a dog trapped inside her body. Getting pats and ear scritches were something she enjoyed so much that she didn’t know which one to look at when she was receiving such friendly attention from both sides.<br><br>The fox demon captured the pair into a big, over friendly hug. She pulled them near and pressed her body against her victims, wagging her big fluffy tail. “I like you. Both” The fox demon stated, her golden eyes sparkling with pure, childlike joy when she kissed first Albion and then Lily on a cheek before letting them go.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>“We will see what that demon lady is up to eventually” Nerissa noted simply. Worrying about it wouldn’t change a thing and she didn’t know what to do about it. She would have to put her trust in the people who let her out here and among people of the SOPHE. Surely they knew what they were doing and had made the right decision. <br><br>That is written on gates of Hell? She had never noticed such a sign near the Gate… but maybe her realm wasn’t the real Hell of the people. Nerissa looked at the sign. Gigi, written with pink curly letters. “It will be fine!” Nerissa assured and grabbed Lily’s and Albion’s hands before hurrying inside the salon. She wasn’t worried that Lily might do a disappearing trick, but Albion might start to reconsider his decision, so it was best to drag him quickly in and not give him a chance to think about it.<br><br>The place was pink. (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/03/93/22/039322864ae0a8709ddf87f9c18a2e4f.jpg) There was more pink than in Barbie’s Dreamhouse. The floor, walls and ceiling all pink. The big room they entered in was brightly lid. On shelves were beauty products in a perfect order on display. There was a smell of perfume and chemicals (like a nail polish) lingering in the air. The women in the salon were well polished. Their skin was flawless, glowing. Their make-up was conservative and neat. Not a single hair was loose from their hairdos. They were wearing short, asian style dresses. (https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1NQTmKpXXXXafaXXXq6xXFXXXD/228039561/HTB1NQTmKpXXXXafaXXXq6xXFXXXD.jpg?size=153918&amp;height=800&amp;width=800&amp;hash=da100b0e2bf32ff58ca5048f196af50c) <br><br>^Welcome to…^ a pretty japanese woman standing closest to them greeted them, bowing her head.<br>“Hi. Do you have free times? Like now? Our friend here needs the whole package! He needs to get rid off all hair! Except his hair and eyebrows that is. I don’t know how much there is hair, but everything under his clothes has to go. I hope you have showered today Albion. It’s considered polite to give people a clean environment to work with, but I guess you knew that already considering what kind of services you usually buy. Then we need her nails done too. Do you think fingernails are enough or should we get a pedicure too? Oh, would you like some pampering after all this? Maybe some moisturizing face mask, what do you say Albion? If you nervous about the waxing I can come hold your hand.” Nerissa offered. She thought that they would first get Albion’s treatments on way and after that they could choose what they wanted for themselves with Lily. <br><br>Nerissa overwhelmed the poor woman with her fast speech and saying it all at once. The woman struggled at keeping her poker face when she looked at the three. Her customer servant smile trembled a bit, like she wasn’t sure if they were serious or joking. ^Ehm… Um… Yes. We do have a free time now actually.^<br>“That’s great! Albion, get your top off and let’s go.” The fox demon hadn’t forgotten that the man had told her about the scars, and she was full of curiosity to know what he was hiding. Did he have just some little cut above his nipple from falling into a rose bush as a kid or did he have something worth mentioning and hiding from eyes of the ones with a faint heart? <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>09-08-2020, 00:41:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Jack Finch<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Mildly unintentional antagonistic teasing<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>Toshiro wanted to argue that he had enough faith in Mallory's character that she wouldn't discard a lifelong relationship with Kevin for the sake of something as minuscule as a romance gone sour, however the scientist's limited romantic experience really didn't argue in favor of this happening one way or the other. There was no withholding a look of mounting incredulity on Toshiro's face at Kevin's claim that he'd seen connection ruined by an attempt at romance 'too many times.' “I kinda think you're making that up Soldier, eighty percent of your social interactions seem to be focused around Mal, with the other twenty spent playing around in training with Azmodiel.” <br><br>Absentmindedly wiping his sleeve across his eyes, Toshiro compared the values of various socks as he added flatly regarding Kevin's parents, “Your parents are hard to get along with? I am shocked. Shocked.” Toshiro was not shocked, and he made very little attempt to hide that fact. This was less due to a desire to antagonize Kevin and more in memory of a few... heated debates that Toshiro had had with Jack Finch in the past.<br><br>“Oh I wasn't saying you should risk your relationship for the sake of anyone else, fuck what everyone else thinks. No, I was saying you should test the waters because Mal deserves better than, <em>'comfortable.'</em>” Shrugging his shoulders, Toshiro kneaded the socks' soft fabric between his fingers as he contemplated how to answer Kevin's potentially dangerous question. “A romantic entanglement? That's... that says a lot that you'd call it that. But yeah, I've been tangled up in work romance. It was before I worked at SOPHE. Ended poorly. Started poorly now that I think about it.” Turning to face Kevin with raised eyebrows and a somewhat perplexed smirk he continued, glad to change the subject from his previous romance, “We don't know about my social life? What you and Mal, or you and everyone at SOPHE? That's less a question and more a statement, isn't it?”<br><br>Walking over to the display of dress pants, Toshiro began to carefully examine the various pairs before adding nonchalantly, “What'd you want to hear about? I'm an open book.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>09-08-2020, 11:03:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Ryusei, Kyless, Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br>Mallory called for him to come along with her. He wasn't exactly sure why, but he just shrugged it off as <em>doctor's orders</em>. It was fun to tease her and see her get flustered over it, so it wasn't like he got nothing out of it. The reply that followed made him grin as she did seem to take to the idea of having a little fun while they were there.<br><br><strong>"That's the spirit!"</strong> Leasick raised his hands and placed them behind his head casually, both hands still noteably covered by riding gloves made of black leather, adding a little skip to his step. Clothes shopping was not his biggest interest, to be perfectly frank <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> but then again, that could be said of most men <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> so having a little fun while getting it done would be great.<br><br><strong>"Yeah? Maybe we could do that real quick after the mission objective has been completed, then?"</strong> he suggested when his appointed physician talked about having to go somewhere else, outside their mission parameters. Like she said, they didn't get a lot of time off <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> at least she as a doctor and he as a soldier slash patient slash test subject.<br><br>The blue demonness popped a question about clothing. It gave him reason to pause for a moment. Wearing clothes was only natural for most humans, after all; a part of our culture, even though the types of clothes worn differed depending on where you went. Turning to the woman with that jinggle janggle jinggle, he made an attempt to explain the concept to her. <strong>"It's a... cultural thing, you could say. A group or individual can differentiate themselves from the rest by way of their clothing. Where we are going for the mission, we're going to have to wear clothing that matches the culture of that place, so that we don't stick out like a sore thumb."</strong> That didn't exactly roll off the tongue smoothly, but oh well.<br><br>By the time he'd made his attempt at explaining clothes to a sentient being not native to this world and its cultures, Ryusei had gone ahead and suggested they start their search at UNIQLO. Looking over to the store, he nodded. <strong>"Not a bad pick, brother,"</strong> Leasick said in agreement, but he did have some concerns about the proposal, though. <strong>"Though where we're going for the mission, it would help to look a bit more... <em>fancy</em>, so to speak. Think we'll be able to find anything like that at UNIQLO?"</strong><br><br>Looking around a bit, he spotted the sign of a store that held some promise, further down from where they currently were. <strong>"I think that's the new Yumi Katsura outlet over there. The flagship store downtown is a fancy bridal shop, from what I've heard, and carries not just dresses for brides, but also stuff for the grooms and guests. Could be a good place to pick up some more fancy-looking clothes for a nightclub. Might be a good follow-up if UNIQLO doesn't deliver, yeah?"</strong> One of his past-time hobbies was exploring Tokyo online, so over the years he'd acquired a bit of a knowledge base about stores and landmarks. He couldn't leave the city due to his condition, so exploring it (Tokyo) was one of the therapeutic exercises his previous physician gave him to keep Leasick from catching cabin fever. Since this was an outlet store, it meant they would likely find some good deals on expensive brand clothes.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>09-08-2020, 17:28:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Making an Executive Decision<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>Mallory couldn’t help but shake her head at Leasick, though not in any way that made fun of the man. He was very enthusiastic, and very laid back, as most would tell her. She was so used to, well, one way forward and following one path, that she wasn’t used to just letting things flow and come as they may. That was a difference she had to get used to, but then again, it wasn’t a bad sort of different. Thinking about it, it made sense in her head, as she was so used to being around Kevin all the time, she had gotten used to his way of things, following orders and keeping to a schedule, while Leasick usually kept to a free flowing type that seemed more relaxed.<br><br>Mm, now she was thinking about the former again, a the hint of a frown along her lips.<br><br>“Really?” &nbsp;Mallory was a bit surprised that Leasick was willing to do it,&nbsp; it if he was ok with it, than it would be greatly appreciated! “Thanks Leasick, I owe you big time for this. Well, that is when we get our objective done first.” &nbsp;As they continued walking, Mallory looked at the shops the group passed by, noticing all the bright colors, all the signs and windows that held clothes and other goods. Leasick was explaining something to Kyless, but Mallory was just trying to take a moment to herself, her mind continuing to go back to her and Kevin’s disagreement.<br><br>Man, she really screwed up, didn't she. Though, it wasn’t like she had meant to say anything bad about Kevin. Kevin was great, the most dependable and loyal person she’d ever met, ever! Always one to help, dedicated to improving and getting better, though never using it against people, never bullying others. She just wanted to prove herself to others when it came to this mission, but she hadn’t gone about saying it the right way, though did Kevin not think she could?<br><br>Agh, all these things were too confusing!<br><br>More than that, the two had also been tiptoeing around a certain thing between them; always making light of it whenever someone mentioned it, but never actually addressing the issue. It didn’t help that...she has feelings for her friend, but she didn’t want to ruin what they had.<br><br>Though, she already did a good job of that, didn’t she.<br><br>“Huh?” &nbsp;Turning back to the conversation, having been lost in thought for some time, she turned back, only to see Kyless’s golden eyes staring back at her. She had said something, quite cryptic in fact, and every time she did, it made Mallory a bit more on edge, and a bit more uncomfortable. What did she mean by that? For all of them to be un-visible?<br><br>Glancing next to her, Leasick mentioned the thought of UNIQLO not having the right clothes; she could see that, as it was more casual. Her skirt was even from there, and quite comfortable as well. At the mention of going to a bridal shop after UNIQLO, Mallory thought to herself for a moment. She needed some time to think, and more so with not so many people around. She was definitely sure she didn’t want Kyless asking any questions while Mallory was contemplating (and having to explain herself in front of everyone).<br><br>“Mm, why don’t we split up and go to both stores?” &nbsp;Mallory’s voice sounded a bit thoughtful, thinking to herself still as she spoke. &nbsp;“UNIQLO is more Ryusei’s style, so I’m sure you’d love to go in and find something. This other store may be more what myself and Leasick may be looking for, so the two of us could head there.” &nbsp;The good thing was that it wasn’t that far, only a few stores down from the store district.<br><br>“I’m sure Kyless would love to talk to you more anyways than be stuck with me, Ryusei.” &nbsp; That was the understatement of the century if Mallory ever saw it; she’d never seen the demoness so curious and intrigued by someone before. Than again, her unofficial older brother was pretty cool. She knew that Ryusei would keep an eye on her, because from what she could see, her brother was just as interested in the demoness. Before they could actually come to an agreement, Mallory decided to make it for them, taking Leasick’s hand in her own, before pulling the man along towards the store. <br><br>“Come on Leasick, we don’t have all day!” &nbsp;Her voice may have sound the slightest bit chipper, but internally Mallory was a complete wreck inside.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>10-08-2020, 20:42:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Listening to Advice is One Thing, Taking It is Another<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>"A guy can observe without actively participating. I thought you of all people would know that, Doc." Kevin had admittedly snapped a little there, but the conversation was getting very close to home. Not to mention Toshiro was right, which while noble, was only more irritating from Kevin's perspective. "And I think everyone at SOPHE. At least since <em>you</em> come up in conversation while your love life doesn't."<br><br>And since it put Toshiro on the spot, and, Kevin had to grudgingly admit, might be of some relevance to his own situation, he asked. "So tell me about it. What was this torrid office romance you had? Was it worthwhile? How'd you get through it? Would you do it again?" Since he wasn't able to look directly at Toshiro as he was asking these questions, he took the opportunity to inspect a rack of cargo shorts. As if cargo shorts were what he was expecting to wear to the club. <br><br>"And yeah, my parents can be a handful. Funny," Kevin added with a grin. "I thought it was parents who were supposed to say their kids are a handful. Though, if we're being honest, I kinda was, wasn't I?" He wasn't really quite sure what Toshiro knew about his past, but he could guess, and it made sense to err on the side of him knowing a lot. SOPHE wasn't big on the idea of the privacy of its employees.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>12-08-2020, 04:33:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets -&gt; Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The dread is here<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Sharp style (but for how long?)<br><br><hr><br>"When you let demons like that into your mind, it's usually your soul that follows. It's why I learn to not put much stock in what she says... At the end of the day, anything I've ever heard her spout has been almost entirely for her benefit, and I'll be damned if I ever give her the time of day, let alone entertain any semblance of unease she tries to instill in me." Albion spat with thinly veiled vehemence. He could hear a sense of anxiousness in Nerissa, that made him believe... Maybe Kyless got her worried, thinking. He had shot her, but would Nerissa be next? <br><br>"Rest assured, Neri, my trust in you has not wavered since the day it was built. Much to the point that I continue to let myself be guinea pig to your experiments even when I should know better." Albion gave an amused laugh, but there was no frustration behind it. Every time Nerissa had subjected him to a creation, it had been an interesting experience, but he knew she could count on him... Because when everyone else said no, he was the only one foolish enough to say yes.<br><br><em>'It always starts with the infighting. She has her game, and so far the only way I see to win is not play it.'</em> He exhaled quietly. He was one person, but what of anyone else around him? What was to say they didn't harbor seeds of doubt? He knew while Nerissa could be mischevious, hedmeber known her to be malicious... He had the utmost confidence that the fox demoness would not follow the same path that Kyless did. Right now, there were bigger concerns...<br><br>There it was before him, the dreaded beauty salon, and Lily was having entirely too much fun at his expense. The voice and the look she wore... Some small part of her was going to delight in the torment that was about to befall the man. Of course there was also <em>probably</em> a part that would have sympathy for him, but overall it was just going to be amusement at his expense. Would they even be able to do the impossible and make him look girly enough?<br><br>Maybe he should have started entertaining second th- Nope&nbsp; too late! Nerissa was fast as usual, taking his hand and dragging him inside, his scent assaulted by various care products and smells he usually only picked up when his face was buried in a fair maidens' neck. The establishment was so violently pink, he was worried he might not like the color after today (Nerissa tended to have enough pink for him by her hair alone). He wouldn't have even begun to know where to start, but the vixen was three steps ahead of him in this regard... And basically tying him up to let the proverbial buses drive right over him.<br><br>"... Wow, Neri, I honestly do not know what to say. I think you just kinda verbally stripped me bare right there, and even aired some of my dirty laundry. But, I guess that's what friends do, right? Hahah.... (You can smite me any time now, God)." Albion drawled quietly, letting his head hang. He could see even the receptionist seemed puzzled by Nerissa's speech, to which he raised a hand and shook his head as if to say 'Don't try to understand her.'<br><br>"I'm fairly sure this isn't how it's supposed to go, but... To let you know what kind of tragedy you're working with..." He grunted, hanging his bag of grocery store purchases to Lily for safekeeping before he worked to begin slowly stripping the clothes off his top. Each one he tossed upon Nerissa's head carelessly until he stood before the receptionist, scratching his cheek. As advertised, a myriad of scars lay strewn about his chest, his back, and even his arms, though many of those were faded. Perhaps more existed elsewhere, but the most noticeable ones seemed present on his chest. <br><br>"So... Still workable, or beyond saving? Just need some freshening up and a lot of hiding work, tonight is going to be busy."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>12-08-2020, 05:23:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Azmodiel and Riko Tetsuda<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Greeting the owner of Tolme's, and dodging questions.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>“Sure you can observe without getting involved with something, but you're not going to really get a feel for it until you dive in head first.” Toshiro spoke over his shoulder as he approached the salt and pepper haired olive skinned elderly woman who sat at the counter overlooking the small shop, her deep hazel eyes dully reflecting the ember at the end of her cigarette as she regarded Toshiro with a cocked eyebrow, half open eyes, and the barest hint of a smile that she seemed to fight against affording the tall man approaching her. “Raquel! How is it you look younger every time I see you?” Toshiro smiled and spread his arms wide as he stooped low to kiss the older woman's cheeks, left first and then right, a gesture she returned after seizing the younger man's face by the cheeks with a deceptively firm grip for a woman of her stature, the usual scent of tobacco and patchouli drifting up towards the scientist as the woman examined him.<br><br>As soon as Raquel released the spindly scientist, he quickly presented his ensemble of clothing with a wide grin that was equal parts playful and seeking of approval, the latter of which the elderly shop owner only mildly obliged with a look that said, 'It could be worse,' before sighing and ringing a small copper bell that rested against the counter. Immediately the pair of foot tall statues with lion like heads resting upon winged humanoid bodies that sat on either side of her looked up towards Toshiro, their previously rigid appearing wings displaying an elasticity belying their stony looking build as together they seized a length of measuring tape and began to systematically take Toshiro's measurements, only occasionally screeching at each other in argument on where to proceed next.<br><br>Turning towards Kevin without breaking the rhythm of the two length taking gargoyle creatures that flew about him, the researcher couldn't help but be glad that Kevin's attention was diverted by a pair of rather fetching cargo shorts as the subject Toshiro had tried to steer away from was once again brought to the forefront of the conversation. Holding his arms straight out for ease of access, Toshiro stood in silence for a moment before coming to the decision that a carefully curated version of the truth wouldn't hurt to tell Kevin, especially with Toshiro realizing that he had probably come off as a bit overly aggressive earlier.<br><br>“It wasn't as saucy as you might imagine, and I don't really think you'll find much in common with what I went through. That being said I wouldn't say that's because we worked together, I mean look at Azmodiel and Riko! You couldn't find a more head over heels in love couple if you tried. I've heard rumors about the time they spent making Ryusei that even make me blush.” Toshiro spoke in a still jovial enough tone, but there was a faint hint of apprehension present in his voice at even the barest mention of his own workplace relationship.<br>&nbsp;<br>Once again eager to hop on to a different subject of discussion, Toshiro was quick to follow up his previous statement with a grin as he said with a laugh, “I might've heard a couple of stories, but it's hard to imagine you being anything apart from the dutiful and rule abiding son! I mean look at you now, a day to spend out shopping and you still look like you're waiting for someone to give you orders in your camo duds.” This last bit was laced with a notably playful affection, it was no secret that Toshiro thought highly of Kevin's character, but the soldier's often stoic attitude was too tempting a target to leave alone. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>13-08-2020, 00:47:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Outside Many Shops<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei | The Human Mallory | The Human Leasick<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Humdrum Human Kevin | The Too Smart Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “I am not worried,” the blue demoness assured the Descendant Ryusei, with an easy, cool tone, in spite of her magical <em>sneezes</em>, “I am merely prepared for the thethings that are.” Though Kyless was grateful Azmodiel was <em>not</em> attempting another War soon. It would be considerably difficult for her to do anything substantial from her current, boring, human <em>cell</em>. But Azmodiel’s tactics did reveal Ryusei’s magic, the son of a powerful, righteous Warlord. <em>How it burned, like a cold flame, never quite still.</em> Endless possibilities indeed. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “I do not wish to match with silly humans.” Kyless murmured, glancing upfront to the other pair of humans, one <em>too</em> sad and the other <em>too</em> confident. “We are here to prepare for a different kind of game, yes? And, human Leasick, you can only win a game if you do not… match with the rest of the fools who try and defeat you.” A smile appeared on her dark lips as she watched them first, and then the bright, blue sky over-a-head. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>Because for a moment, <em>this</em> game, the one happening now, had <em>rules</em>. <em>Stay with human Mallory, ad-ja-cent to the Descendent Ryusei and the other human Leasick, and find other clothes. ‘Fancy’ human clothes, the rotten human Leasick said.</em> The trickster suddenly squinted her golden eyes at him, and him alone. At least this human Leasick was dressed better than the humdrum Kevin, but his taste in clothing did not appear promising either. <em>And what was an out-let? And… a company card, that the Descendant Ryusei had mentioned?</em> Her captors were paying for these silly human’s clothing… Their new, ‘fancy’ clothing. For the… Nightclub. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <em>Behave, behave, behave.</em> If her head was not full of fuzz and <em>small</em> magic, this short day may have been too… <em>comfortable</em>. Kyless <em>sneezed</em>, again, another magical whirl of blue, green and yellow started and then faded, as if breaking a spell. A spell that had bound her to the human Mallory it seemed.<br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless halted, and titled her head, but a new, too <em>curious</em> smile appeared on her dark mouth. She sniffed her swollen, pink nose, forgetting about the cloth of the Doctor Toshiro for just a moment. <em>Because the human Mallory was leaving her. Leaving her for… another place? An errand? Somewhere Kyless was not wanted.</em> The trickster wondered if this place had to do with the human humdrum Kevin, or perhaps was the <em>where</em> of human humdrum Kevin. <em>Had the sad, gullible human Mallory upgraded to the rotten human Leasick so soon?</em> Kyless supposed rotten was <em>far</em> more interesting than boring, but she was also <em>far</em> interested to know what the Doctor Toshiro would believe. The Doctor Toshiro was the sad human Mallory’s superior, after all, and <em>some</em> rules needed to be followed. “I hope you are un-matched when we meet again,” Kyless smiled at them, at the sad, human Mallory’s too quick <em>escape</em>, at her too quick <em>missteps</em>. <em>She was afraid.</em> She had believed she was unworthy, as the human Kevin did, and now she was afraid.<br><br><em>But the humdrum human Kevin was correct.</em> Not about the sad human Mallory, for <em>that</em> Kyless was uncertain, but about Kyless not requiring any magic to have fun. “It appears we can have our own game now, yes?” The blue trickster stated, looking up at the Descendant Ryusei with <em>some</em>thing close to anticipation. “Perhaps we can do something…” she shook her wrist and let her bracelet spin, its green and red lights blinking, twirling, blending together like a <em>new</em> kind of <em>magic</em>. “Fun and ad-ja-cent? Some place where you can watch me better, and I can watch you too.” Surely, the Descendant Ryusei did <em>not</em> enjoy acquiring clothing. Surely he had… ‘<em>friends</em>’ to do such <em>small</em> tasks for him.<br></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>13-08-2020, 02:06:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Open| Mentioned: Kevin, Mallory, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>Lily took the hug in stride and listened to both sets of comments with unusually small amounts of snark. It just wasn't the kind of thing you could make light of. Lily hadn't had a lot of demonic contact in her own right, seeing as she was the cyber-pointy-end-of-the-stick, but it looked like that was about to change. Big time. <br><br>Bathed in the pink lights of the salon, Lily's expression betrayed a kind of surprise that she rarely let cross her face. But Nerissa seemed dead set on getting Albion into a dress, practically ripping the guy's shirt off. Maybe the wrong girl was going on the date with him. Meh, it was <em>Snowball</em>, right? And those scars, that had to give you pause - make you think about who you worked for and why you chose to do it. Lily didn't have any choice herself, but it still served as example for the others. Protecting the world from hostile demons was <em>dangerous</em>.And with what the poor bastard was about to face as he lie there on that chair, Lily was able to cough up enough sympathy for the guy to take his hand - merely for support mind you, but he was going to have to hold on to something given the circumstances. <br><br>She mused quickly on what she might want salon-wise. A manicure was right out. You might as well cut off her hands if you were intent on crippling her like that. She supposed she'd have to do something with her hair. "Whaddaya think Foxxie, up or down?" She held the disheveled mop on her head in both positions with the left hand even as she kept the grasp on Albion's with her right, repeating a few times. Naive demon or not, the girl had a much better fashion sense than her, or the other female in their cohort. She wondered for a second how Mallory might dress up, and found her imagination was simply not up to the task. If she were intent on turning Kevin's head without actually admitting that she was trying to do so, what would she wear? Decisions, decisions, decisions.<br><br>The women of the salon applied the wax with astonishing efficiency. You'd think that a little bedside manner would be called for. And although she was sure Nerissa could provide all the cutesy comfort someone like Albion might need, Lily naturally had another tactic in mind, but one she figured would work well to distract him from his agonies - and amuse the hell out of her. That was always important. So when the grisly task was upon him, Lily bent down and gently, sweetly, in anoh-so-innocently-so-you-were-sure-it-could-not-possible-be-Liliy sort of way, whispered (because let's face it, Nerissa didn't need to know about this - or maybe she did: food for thought for later), "So, Snowball what is it that you and Frond do out there in the Black District?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>13-08-2020, 02:20:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Kevin Finch<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Listening to Advice is One Thing, Taking It is Another<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><br><hr><br>Kevin looked askance as Toshiro greeted the elderly sales clerk. No doubt about it, he could be smooth when he wanted to. It was a skill that eluded Kevin, to put it mildly. He made a big deal of examining the cargo shorts then putting them aside. At least now he could <em>say</em> he had looked for clothes. No one could argue with that. And since he was busy arguing on other points, that would have to be enough. <br><br>And he had to admit that he was losing the argument. Of course, reality would have reared its ugly head anyway, but Toshiro brought it into focus a lot faster than if Kevin had been allowed to stumble onto it of his own accord. "I can't say you're wrong though. We're going on a mission. I can't leave stuff out in the open like this with Mal. We're going to have to clear it up." He meant their current argument. <br><br>Didn't he?<br><br>"Anyway, I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. I'm sure she was a nice girl, whoever she was." Which of course was much of the point. Toshiro had told him what he needed to hear, but at the same time, he didn't really tell Kevin anything at all about himself. That's probably why Toshiro was the Doctor and Kevin the grunt. "And say what you will. Camos are easier. When I'm like this, I know what's supposed to happen." There was a calm in that; a sense of relief. This club thing - he knew his orders, but in a way he didn't know what he was supposed to do. His childhood had little room for the social, and the one large event he did have, well you didn't need a Date Toshiro to tell you what a disaster that turned out to be. So yeah - protect Mal and hit everything else? That was a heck of a lot easier than what he saw ahead of him right now.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>13-08-2020, 05:02:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.10 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion &amp; Lily <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>No pain no gain<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. Albion's jacket and tie.<br><br>Oh, that was true! People had learnt to avoid testing her projects, so it was hard to find volunteers for such task. There wasn’t endlessly new people joining ranks of the SOPHE, so there wasn’t an endless supply of new and unknowing people she could trick… give opportunity to be a part of important magical experiments. Nerissa wasn’t quite sure was Albion self destructive or was he simply being helpful. Whichever it was she was grateful from his help, and it gave her more motivation to make sure that her inventions wouldn’t kill or maim the poor bastard. “You are right. I’m truly grateful to you for you unselfish help with my work”<br><br>When Albion showed the how scarred he truly was it made Lily quiet, at least for a moment. It made Nerissa quiet too, but for very different reasons. She didn’t see those scars as remembrances of sad and painful past events. To her they were trophies of great adversities, which the man had defeated because he was still alive, standing here in front of them. <br><br>Her voracious gaze basically licked every bit of the naked skin as the fox demon slowly walked around Albion, devouring him with her eyes like he was a piece of meat. Nerissa wondered how he had got all of those. The strength and will to live hiding inside that human man… She wanted feverishly reach out and touch him, feel that warmth of skin under her fingertips, run her hands on his bare skin, feel those scars when she would trail her lips over them, let her fingers move gently lower and slide under the waistline of his trousers to feel if that one scar continued there. Hear him sigh when her lips…<br><br>Nerissa bit her lip. (https://media.giphy.com/media/FTUlfsf4tyyyY/giphy.gif) She hadn’t even noticed how her cheeks became burning red and her breathing was a little deeper than usually. What snapped her back to reality was that Lily was there between them, literally, and that was stopping her from implementing her stupid impulses. The girl swallowed and casually slid her hands into sleeves of Albion’s jacket putting it on. She lifted the collar up to give her hands something to do. The girl inhaled the scent of the jacket’s owner while she slowly pulled the shirt from top of her head, where it had been like a strange wedding veil. <br><br>What is wrong with you?! Bad fox, bad! You are the one who set them up, remember? They are both your friends and here you are sexually assaulting your friend in your thoughts! You are the worst! It sure was a good thing they couldn’t read her mind. If Albion was interested he sure would have made a move on her already. Nerissa was kicking herself in her thoughts. <br><br>“If I knew how easy it is to strip you with just words I would have done that sooner. You are far from being a tragedy Albion. You look just… amazing” That was a decent word to use, right? Nerissa folded carelessly rest of Albion’s clothes on her arm and put his tie on around her neck. <br><br>“Oh yea, we need to hide all those scars. After you have made Albion smooth as a just born baby’s butt can you slap on some make-up and hide all those scars?” Nerissa asked from the still confused woman in a pale pink dress. The woman nodded. She had no idea what was going on here, and she wasn’t sure if she even wanted to know. For now it seemed to be best for everyone just to go with the flow and do whatever these weirdos wanted. They were customers after all. “Money is no problem” Nerissa said like she was reading her mind. <br>^Yes. We can do that. Perhaps we should start then…^ the beautician said hesitantly and signaled Albion towards a pink chair. It was a adjustable salon chair, which reminded probably for no reason operation chairs used in hospitals. <br><br>“Let me see” Nera was in a instant ready to tackle Lily’s hair problem. The fox demon was just flattered that her opinion was asked. Carefully she touched her hair. “Mmh… If you want something classy they should put your hair up, but I think it might be a little too formal for you. I would love to see you with a loose fishtail braid. (https://nitrocdn.com/dMpdmqaVNyoDKnlvjKpSdCgrqQLGwfuY/assets/static/optimized/rev-8e2d40e/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/side-fishtail-braid-party-hairstyle.jpg) It could fall down on a side, maybe leave little bit of hair out and curl it to frame your face?” Nera was careful not to pull her hair when she rolled her hair so it would make a makeshift braid and moved it on Lily’s shoulder. The demon looked how it looked via a mirror in front of them. “Whichever style you choose I would like you to keep your neck revealed. It would be a shame to hide such a beautiful and fragile neck” <br><br>When Lily moved to comfort Albion, or she Nerissa thought at least, the demoness observed how the beautician spread the hot wax on the man’s chest with professional moves. She perked her ears and tried really hard to hear what Lily whispered but couldn’t. They were getting all cutesy… Was she a third wheel here? Which reminded her… “Lily, were you serious about the double date? It’s quite long time from when I have been on a date last time. It could be fun.” Hm… How long time was it again…? There sure had been a longer dry season, so to say. If only she was just as simple with those matters as Albion. <br><br>^This might sting a bit^ the beauty salon worked warned as she was taking a good grip from end of a strip before she quickly ripped it off. Taking off the strips might distract Albion from that Nerissa was so casually taking his shoes off and placing them on a floor near them. A woman in a green dress seemed to see where the demoness was going at before anyone else and she started moving a partition to hide their odd customers from anyone else in the salon. <br><br>“If you want a more intimate date I won’t be shoving myself there though. I was thinking that there seems to be some kind of problem going on between Mallory and Kevin, don’t you think so too? It felt like there was some tension between them today. Other kind of tension than normally. It’s so clear that those two are meant to be together that it could as well be tattooed on their foreheads. I think it’s about time they see it because everyone else has seen it. So I thought that maybe I should ask Kevin to come on a date. It could help him to understand what he really wants” The fox demon was talking so casually that it showed how she saw nothing wrong or unusual in that she started to open Albion’s belt and pants to pull them off. After all, the next step would be waxing his legs and she was being helpful by taking his clothes out of way.&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>14-08-2020, 04:27:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Azmodiel and Riko Tetsuda<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Greeting the owner of Tolme's, and dodging questions.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>After handing the various component items of his ensemble to Raquel with a light flourish on the presentation of each to the mild chagrin and amusement of the aged proprietor, Toshiro threw what appeared to be a couple of fossils to the pair of statues flanking her, each eagerly grabbing one before flying up into the rafters and carefully watching the other for signs of aggression. “Muchas gracias Raquel, and I hope my friend here hasn't insulted you too much with his browsing, he's got love on the mind, I don't have to tell you what that's like.” He patted sympathetically near the pair of rather plain looking scissors that rested on her side of the counter to emphasize his point.<br><br>For the first time since spying him entering her shop, the woman turned towards Kevin, her somewhat narrow eyes carefully inspecting him from head to toe in silence for a moment before a slight exhalation of smoke seemed to indicate a decision made. Beckoning Toshiro towards her with a somewhat gnarled hand, she leaned into his ear as he bent down towards her, her words eliciting first raised eyebrows, then a wide grin, and finally a smile and a warm hug from the much taller man. Straightening up he turned towards Kevin with a last nod towards the remaining employees before answering the young soldier's previous statements with the same wide grin still spread across his face, “Well I'm glad you've kinda come to your senses, I wouldn't use the mission as an excuse to make up though, it'll set a bad precedent for the next time you two get in an argument.”<br><br>Again Toshiro's smile faded at the mention of his previous romance, and he only quickly replied with a more curt than usual tone, “Sometimes they were a nice girl, but more often than not they were neither.”&nbsp; Holding the door open for Kevin, Toshiro quickly moved past the subject again, “There you go again, settling into what's comfortable. Camos, friendships, but take my word for it, sometimes the cargo shorts feel better than you ever could have imagined. Food for thought.” <br><br>Stepping outside with a slight readjustment of his messenger bag over his shoulder and a quick look at his phone to see if anything important had come up, Toshiro looked around the various nearby shops for a moment before regarding Kevin again, “Well, we did my first place first.” Gesturing towards the rest of the city street he added with a hint of curiosity, “So, where to next Soldier?” It was difficult for Toshiro to imagine that someone who dedicated as much of his time to training as Kevin could have any interests outside of being a soldier and being around Mallory, but he certainly hoped Kevin had it in him to surprise the scientist. On the other hand, there was a sizable chance that Kevin had had more than his fill of Toshiro for the day, and he didn't want the younger man to have to follow him out of obligation, so this was as good a time as any to go their own ways if that's what suited the soldier.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>14-08-2020, 16:53:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Downtown Shopping District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Kyless, Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Turning back to the pretty, blue demon, he grinned as she told him she wasn't so much worried about his dad, as she simply liked to be prepared just in case. "I like that attitude." As she spoke with Leasick and Mallory, he went to looking through a few shelves. Ryusei had chosen UNIQLO since he had never really had to dress up. People often got him mixed up for a pop star or something, so he could get away with mixing and matching different brands, because things just looked good on him. He hadn't planned on getting an entire outfit, but maybe a cool shirt and some socks to make the rest of his outfit <em>pop</em> once in the club. "Not everything fancy, but some accents to give it a bit more color when you put the whole thing together." <br><br>Ryusei was also totally into fashion, so he had a decent idea about what he was talking about. Leasick had a good suggestion as well, and Ryusei had no problem heading that way after he found the few things he was looking for here. Mallory seemed "off" about a few things though, and quickly not only agreed with him, but basically dragged him out of the store after veiling whatever was wrong with Ryusei and Kyless getting to know each other better(which he wasn't against at all). "Uhh...bye?" And then they were gone with the wind. It was odd, as he had no idea Mallory could even move that fast. Maybe she had some secret powers tied into her emotions? It'd be quite hilarious and awesome if that was true, but a highly motivated human could do a lot. One look at his mom made that plain as day. <br><br>An eyebrow had raised high at her nearly magical vanishing act, but he wasn't so rude as to ignore Kyless to ponder on his sisters reasons for acting how she was acting at the moment. They could talk later. For now, he supposed he had a Demoness to entertain. Looking at her, as she jingled so, he had to wonder just how she was when she wasn't shackled and kept under control like this. But he wasn't so curious as to do anything stupid like try to remove the bracelet. She asked him now that they were alone about the prospects of a new game, just for them.<br><br>&nbsp;"What would we be doing in our game? Any special rules?" She figured they could do something fun; something where they could watch each other better. He almost swallowed hard at the way she worded it, but he kept his cool. "Have you got something in mind?" He didn't want much here anyway and could quickly find what he came for and go. But Kyless was still a complete enigma, although one of the most beautiful enigmas he'd ever seen. But still, just what was going through that mind of hers?<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>15-08-2020, 06:50:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The dread is here<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Apparently nothing.<br><br><hr><br>Well, the good news was that they could still work with this... The bad news was that he was all but blissfully unaware of the things that were going on while the attendant surveyed him. Oblivious to the fact Nerissa had probably just taken new ownership of his blazer (hopefully not the rest of his clothes), he sat in the chair with mild discomfort over the cool atmosphere and the fact so many could now see him in a state he did not like to be seen in. <br><br>Yet still, that was the least of his worries. "Ah, if all you wanted was to see me shirtless, you could have just asked. I didn't realize it was an idle curiosity for you." Albion remarked, before adding: "Now, me actually <em>showing</em> you might be a different story... But I guess the magic is gone now." The white-haired male laughed, partly dry because this entire predicament was no laughing matter. Especially now that Lily had brought it upon herself to hold his hand... As if he needed the support. "It's so nice to know you care, Lily..." And now it was Albion's turn to roll his eyes.<br><br>Probably for the best too, as it allowed him not to see when the women were getting ready to apply the waxing. Oh, hell, it was coming... And then just to make things worse, Lily tool now of all times to lean in and try to pry some more information out of him. That she was leaning in like she wanted something else... Albion could already tell the young woman had ulterior motives, motives he heard once she whispered into his ear.<br><br>"I-I'm sure you'd like to know, but that's something between us guys and the company we keep, Lil..." Was all he could whisper to her before he gave her a light smile. It would be all she could get out of him before the ladies needed to start continuing the waxing in that familiar way to remove as much body hair, if not all of it, as possible. The sounds of 'RIP' and it's various stretched-out versions could be heard, followed by hissing and growling from the male as he struggled to bite back the loudest potential noises. <br><br>He was going to need to save them for what followed.<br><br>His eyes were closed but he felt his shoes being removed... Followed by his belt, and then his pants, and then he opened his eyes to see it wasn't the staff undressing him, but Nerissa!? "H-hey, hey, let them do the undressing! They might think you're gonna do something else!" Albion winced, now stripped down to nothing. It made him realize neither Lily nor Nerissa knew about his underwear priorities as he sighed and closed his eyes. "Neither of you... Needed to see this." he grimaced.<br><br>Of course, the next waxing cycle would head in that direction...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>15-08-2020, 18:24:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:15 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Open| Mentioned: Kevin, Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Warning - Naked Albion Ahead<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>With Nerissa's advice, Lily checked out the fishtail braid in the mirror. "I guess I've got a good neck. Whaddaya think Snowball?" She turned this way and that to try and assess. She didn't know what to make of the word fragile. No doubt it was meant as a compliment, but considering what they were facing, maybe being fragile was something of a liability. Then again, the whole point was to turn heads, right? "OK, Foxxie. I guess I can do the braid thing if you can help me set it up. I missed out on the whole slumber party thing when I was a kid, so I'm a little low on my braiding skills. Unless you can code the damn things."<br><br>At least she had a good looking avatar.<br><br>Then the talk turned to double dating. "Hmm... I mean it might be OK if you came along. We can always split up into respective couples later, right?" Of course, of more immediate interest was the question of who Neri would take. Whom. Damn grammarians. Lily's initial attempt had been Ryu, but it seems Vegeta had been struck by that lightning bolt which had so shocked Albion in a very different manner. There was still Leasick, of course, and maybe Toshiro, though he gave this whole older brother vibe even more than Albion did. <br><br>Perhaps it says something of Lily that she didn't recognize the fox demon's obvious interest in the gentleman right in front of her for what it was. Then again, Nerissa always had a sexy affectionate vibe going. Besides, Neri's suggestion had hit like a bombshell, wiping out all other considerations for the outright audacity of it all. It was difficult to evoke a reaction from Lily other than the one she wanted you to see, but damned if her jaw didn't drop to the floor and her eyes didn't widen to, well, Neri-like proportions, The fox had a way of pulling out the rug from under you. Case in point, she had been maneuvered into dating the poor suffering soul lying half-naked in front of her. Point one, Neri.<br><br>Back to the topic at hand. "Kevin, though? I mean given, I suppose Joe's cute in that drooling completely mad about you sort of way, but let's face it, he's not mad about <em>you</em>. Usually when you date someone, you kinda want to explore some kind of future with the person. Besides, I couldn't say for sure that Barbie isn't the kind of woman who would tear out your arm and beat ya to death with it, but if you want to find out, that's a good way to go about it. At least <em>she'd</em> be clear on how she feels after that. Him?..." She waved her hand back up and down in the universal sign for meh...<br><br>As for Albion, for all her front about not caring, Lily was doing her best to make this as painless as possible for Albion. Albeit in a Lily-leaves-nothing-but-self-amusement-and-scorched-earth sort of way, but there you go. She made a big deal of the not caring, "Yeah well if I didn't care, who would right? I'm a sucker by default I guess," she replied to his cynicism, grasping tighter as the women began to pull the strips. And his response to her query was no surprise. Instead she gave an evil grin and asked, "You know you shouldn't play that men's little secret card with me. That only makes me want to find out all the more. I thought they'd teach you that in Lily 101."<br><br>But nothing... NOTHING in Lily's arsenal could have served as distraction or destabilizing agent for Albion compared to what Nerissa was about to do. For the second time in three minutes (a new record), Lily was left momentarily speechless and still at a complete loss for any idea of what to do for a few moments more. "Snowball... this is why most people choose boxers or briefs. Apparently... you prefer neither." This was uncomfortable, and not in the usual Lily-likes-it-when-you-sweat sort of way. She looked around for a solution to the problem. Fortunately, this was a salon, so washcloths were easy to come by, and she quickly grabbed a pink one (what other colors would there be?) and threw it over the appendage in question. As long as Albion wasn't a masochist (though the fact that he accepted his fate of taking her out later would seem to provide evidence to the contrary), the presence of women ripping the hair off his body through the liberal application and removal of hot wax should put paid to any secondary issues regarding the washcloth not being up to the task of providing cover for the poor sap. "Well Foxxie," she added with an arch eyebrow, "you don't take half-measures when you set your mind to something, do ya?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>15-08-2020, 23:01:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Ryusei, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br>The sudden shift in gears he perceived with Mallory, going from somewhat spacing out to fifth gear and ready to dash off to the Yumi Katsura outlet, struck him as a little odd for the usually level-headed doctor. Though he very much gave off the air of someone who was laid-back and playful, Leasick did have keen senses and was certainly no fool. But rather than call her out then and there, he decided to simply go along with it for now.<br><br>Looking back at Ryusei and Kyless as he was being dragged off, he shrugged lightly and bid his farewell with a simple, <strong>"Ciao!"</strong><br><br>Falling into step with her as they drew closer to the store, he got a good look at the outlet, which kind of stuck out like a sore thumb when compared to all the other shops surrounding it. The other storefronts were mostly glass, with display cases on the other side, and automated sliding doors to match. Meanwhile, the outlet for the bridal store chain looked more akin to the front or side of a traditional European countryside home. Made up mostly of wood that was painted a nice shade of white, there were some paneled windows dotted along its length, and an ornamented wooden door that marked the entrance. Standing in front of the open door stood a sign welcoming blushing brides, honerable grooms, and wedding guests alike to come inside and browse their wares. Hell, there was even a red carpet rolled out that reached over half a dozen feet outside the store.<br><br><strong>”Fancy,”</strong> he commented after whistling softly. But rather than stand around and gawk further, he grinned at Mallory and pulled her along by the wrist. <strong>”Let’s check this place out!”</strong><br><br>The inside of the outlet had a similar feel about it as the outside, with interior resembling an English countryside manor, right down to the porcelin tea cups he spotted on a coffee table in the waiting area. Barely a foot inside the store, a courteous store employee dressed in a frilly white shirt and dark plaid skirt greeted them.<br><br><strong>”Welcome to madam Yumi Katsura’s bridal store,”</strong> she said. Leasick noted the absence of the word “outlet,” though he figured it was to maintain that air of grace and sophistication, as well as some consideration towards the customers walking through the door. <strong>”Is this your first visit?”</strong><br><br><strong>”Ah, yes… Yes, it is.”</strong> Having never been inside one of these stores before, he found himself off balance for just a moment. Smiling brightly, however, he attempted to cover it.<br><br><strong>”Wonderful! So, when is the big day?”</strong> the store employee gushed a bit as she looked at the pair.<br><br>Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Leasick lept at the opportunity for some fun, taking charge of the conversation before Mallory even knew what hit her. <strong>”Oh, it’s still a ways off!”</strong> he responded with a soft laugh, waving the matter off. Gesturing to his “blushing bride to be” for the day by placing a hand on her slender shoulder, he continued, <strong>”But my beautiful fiance here is absolutely in love with the idea of wearing a gorgeous wedding dress. I imagine all girls and women are, right? So, we decided to make that our top priority!”</strong><br><br><strong>”How lovely! Shall we get started, then?”</strong><br><br>They were led over to a more private area (http://www.curtain-tracks.com/media//wysiwyg/wordpress/n/y/NY-Bride-1.jpg) with two changing booths over to the side, with a couch and a pair of chairs standing opposite of three large mirrors that hung from the wall. In the corner, nestled between the nearest changing booth and mirror, stood a wooden stand for what appeared to be various kinds of veils.<br><br>When questioned about what sort of dress they were looking for, Leasick made sure to jump on that ball swiftly, as well. Standing beside the store employee, he gave Mallory a thoughtful once over. <strong>”Hm~ I think something that would flatter her slender figure would be great!”</strong> Nodding in agreement, she scurried off into the back area to find a suitable dress for the “bride.”<br><br>Saying nothing more, he simply grinned mischievously at his physician.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>15-08-2020, 23:44:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yuki Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> WHAT<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit Style / &nbsp;(https://i.imgur.com/Nd3Hh2W.jpg)Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/uoLXUhv.jpg)<br><hr><br>Mallory had still been lost in her thoughts, but how could she not be? Things weren’t going well, for her and Kevin at least, and...well, it was her fault. She wasn’t that good t experessing herself when it came to how she really felt bout her place in SOPHE, usually just used to doing things people asked of her at the labs. So content with being in the sidelines, she felt it was safe; but now, was this a chance to do more? Even if there were dangers, was that what she was ok with?<br><br>“Mm...” &nbsp;Another small huff in thought, she lead Leasick down the many stores, up until the came to one that looked quite different then the others. Almost like it was out of another country, the detail and decor of the ship seemed too upscale for the pair to even be going into. Then again, Leasick did mention that they could have clothes that could work for the Club, so maybe he was into something. “Wha-” &nbsp;Before she could even comment on the appearance of the store, Mallory was instead pulled along by Leasick, wrist in his grasp as she nearly stumbled into the store with him leading along the way. Her eyes were nearly drawn to all of the elaborate dresses on display, the style of the store nothing she could have imagined. <br><br>The place was too upscale for a girl like her, definitely.<br><br>Though as she continued to look and gawk, pretty dresses displayed for her to admire and imagine at, she heard Leasick and the attendant talking, but not catching most of what they had been saying. “Hm?” Turning back when she felt a hand in her shoulder, Leasick’s hand, she took her time in hearing what he was saying, processing it.<br><br>Wait, what was happening?!<br><br>“W-Wait a minute...” &nbsp;Before she could even begin to explain that, <em>no</em>, they were not a couple, and they were <em>definitely</em> not here for her to try on dresses, the kind attendant was already leading them to a room for themselves. Stunning white and with room to spare and for privacy, Mallory was lead in with Leasick in tow, before she was then again, asked about what kind of dress she wanted.<br><br>However, once again, Leasick was right in it again before she could say anything. <br><br>What the hell was going on?!<br><br>With a look over and an opinion on the type of dress from the man, the attendant was swift to leave the room to find something, and Mallory was only left with the grinning idiot in front of her. Cheeks scarlet from her sheer audacity in front of her, she took a few steps forward to meet the man in front of her. “W-what do you think you’re doing?!” &nbsp;She paid mind to keeping her voice down to not let others hear, and to not disturb the other workers that could be nearby helping them. “We’re not a couple firstly, and definitely not making me try on anything! You’re lying to them and wasting their time!” &nbsp;She was sure if they found out they would kick the two out, and it wouldn’t be good...<br><br>“A-and I didn’t give your permission to look at me up and down like that...” <br><br>At the mention of this, she took a step back from the man, giving him a suspicious look. Her tone had calmed down a bit, though she still gave a nervous look; though more curious as she waited.<br><br>“Just...what is your idea for doing this anyway? This isn’t why we’re here...” &nbsp;
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>16-08-2020, 01:30:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.10 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion &amp; Lily | Mentions: Kevin, Mallory, Azmodiel, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Sexually suggestive themes(?)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. Keeper of Albion’s clothes.<br><br>“You can leave it to me! I will be happy to do your hair. And Albion’s.” Nerissa doubted that the man knew a thing about how to do a woman’s hair and she was always happy to help. To her it was a great sign of trust that Lily was willing to let her do what she wanted with her hair. And no one asked Albion’s opinion in this matter.<br><br>“No! Don’t leave me alone with Kevin, please! He is boring. I don’t know enough guns and training to talk about them whole night. Don’t tell him I told you this, but that man has no sex appeal. Though… maybe it depends from a person. I hope that not everyone thinks like that… Sure he is cute and easy to look at, but he doesn’t have that same kinda sex appeal as Az which makes you want to lick sweat drops from his body.” Her one-sided crush on the old war demon was hardly a secret. Nerissa acted in more or less suggestive way near Az, and the big guy was completely immune to her charms. In some way Nerissa found it exciting and calming at the same time, because she knew that Azmodiel wouldn’t falter no matter what she threw at his direction. “I know that. No one is mad about me” Nerissa pursed her lips. It was the truth and quite sad one. There were people who didn’t like her at all, either because she was a demon or because she worked for SOPHE or because they knew her. Then there were people who just endured her existence. Nerissa had a feeling Toshiro might belong into that group. She had even made effort to find out his birthday just so she could give him a small present on his every birthday, but that hadn’t bring him any closer to her. But someone who was mad about her? There wasn’t one name on that list.<br><br>“But Kevin is a good guy and Mallory too. I think it’s a shame they are wasting their youth away circling around it. It’s so obvious that they belong together! I’m prepared to get shouted at. Maybe there will be some harsh words even and maybe Mallory will pull my hair, but I think it’s worth the risk. If this goes as planned they will thank me in their wedding speech.” Somehow in her mind this was all completely logical. With curiosity the fox demon looked into Lily’s eyes. “Are you going to explore some kind of future with Albion?” Her friendly smile was perfect. Not a thing gave out how she felt a sting in her heart when she asked that.<br><br>They were talking about some secrets and they didn’t let her into them! Not fair at all! Didn’t they know she wanted to know too? About everything! When Nerissa robbed pants from Albion it made people around her feel very uncomfortable. Lily was uncomfortable. Albion was uncomfortable. The two beauty salon workers were extremely uncomfortable. Nerissa peeked at the pants she had in her hands now. Had she been a little too eager and stolen his underwear too? No. There was nothing to steal. The pink haired fox demon had a sweetly innocent look on her face, even when she clearly checked what the man had to offer. <br><br>Her mind had been filled with indecent thoughts enough from just seeing the man without shirt. Seeing him without a thing flooded her mind with lewd thoughts and images like a tidal wave. No, bad fox! Bad bad fox! You seriously have to stop thinking such things of him! Yes, i’m a very bad girl and Albion should punish me. Bend me over a like police officer for a body search, rip my skirt up and slap my butt so hard it leaves a burning red mark, tingling in such a sweet way and bit my ear and… <br><br>Nera’s fingertip was between her luscious lips as she lightly bit it and inhaled deeply, making her chest heave. Slowly she pulled her finger out (https://tenor.com/baeV4.gif), while having her golden eyes locked into Albion's eyes. Nera, you need a cold shower! Your thoughts are utter trash! Maybe she should live in a freezer for a week or so. <br><br>“What something else?” Nera asked and blinked. Her mind was full of possibilities of <em>something else</em>, but she forced herself to behave and smile like she had been thinking just puppies and rainbows. “I think it’s fair that Lily sees what she is signing up for and me… Well, I don’t mind.” After the Tinder incident she had seen enough dicks for next the 3000 years (never again would she write ‘want to have some fun with someone’ in her bio). Though it was some time from the last time she had seen one live… It sure was a different thing seeing a creepy photo than seeing the real deal. Nera didn’t understand why it was in a half-ready state though. Maybe Albion had a masochistic trait and he liked this kind of pain? Or being watched? Being exposed in public? “I mean just 10 minutes ago you poked me with that thing and touched me in an inappropriate way. Just so you know, touching like that without asking for a permission to do that is considered inappropriate even in the demon world. I think it gets bigger once it’s all ready, Lily. I can’t be sure, but it felt like that when he poked me with it. Oh! It was nothing to worry about! We were all dressed and in front of children so it’s okay.” Nerissa thought that she was sharing useful information to Lily, and there was nothing wrong with the things she said. Albion would be a flatbear from all the proverbial busses that had ran over him by this point. “I think it looks good. You have no reason to be embarrassed” The fox demon smiled, thinking that giving a compliment would make him feel better.<br><br><br>“Don’t let that bother you. I or Lily can move it aside so you can wax around it. Or do you prefer it that way Lily?” Nerissa asked and looked at the girl. The poor woman who was doing the waxing has never felt this awkward in her entire life. Were these people in drugs? Was there a candid camera somewhere? She had to cough to clear her throat before speaking. <br>^I’m not sure if I’m comfortable doing it.^<br>“Oh. I thought that you intimate area waxing”<br>^We do, but… uhm…^ Cough. ^Not when it’s like… this^<br>“Alb! Try thinking something boring. You are scaring people. Oh! I can do it. I have done it before, so it’s not a problem” Not to Albion though. “Do you have a trimmer I could borrow? Or would you rather tidy it up Lily?” <br>^Perhaps we finish with the waxing first and then you can… do it.^ the woman suggested, trying to find a way out of the situation so she wouldn’t need to witness whatever was going to happen.<br>“Sure. That sounds like a good plan.” Nerissa nodded. “So, where are we going on a date? Do you want to go out to eat and dance? Or should we do something? Maybe have a barbecue at a beach? Go tenting at outdoors?” Though Albion was having his own tent already. “A water park? I want to see you in a bikini Lily! Don’t you too Albion? A amusement park? If someone understand something about boats we could go sailing. Maybe SOPHE has a decent ship we can borrow.” And hopefully return it in better condition than the last ship she and Albion visited. Nerissa was asking about the date like there was nothing weird going on, but she had very different view into nudity than most of the people, so too her there was nothing weird going on. While the fox demon was speaking she was casually going through pockets of Albion's (now hers) blazer.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>16-08-2020, 06:49:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Knick Knack Remembrance Shop<br>TAGGING: Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory<br>EXTRA: In Search of a Peace Offering<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>"Food for thought." Kevin's response came like an echo. The Doc was right, again, of course. He couldn't go marching into the club in his usual camos. Maybe he'd go back and get the cargo shorts later. Right now there was too much else to think about. Besides, Kevin just couldn't get excited about finding the right pair of pants. That part of his brain was missing. <br><br>"Yeah, there is a place I need to go." Since reconciliation with Mallory was in the cards, not least for the reason that he'd rather things were settled before they got into danger, he'd need to go big with it. Her birthday was coming soon, and he had at least some idea of what he should get for her. Or at least wanted to get for her. But finding tButhe perfect gift was not unlike finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Compared to picking out an outfit, however, it was the easier task by far. Given, he didn't know <em>exactly</em> what he was looking for, but at least he had a good idea.<br><br>And now he searched. This was something he could do. This was a mission. For Mal. Talk about motivation. "I guess it's strange to see me going into one of these places, isn't it Doc? Not what my parents thought highly of." That was an understatement. The Finches were not big on sentiment - they considered it weakness in fact. Kevin wasn't so sure. If anything, the emotional ties everyone he knew seemed to have only made them stronger. Vulnerable, true, but stronger all the same. Him too, he figured, at least as far as helping Mal was concerned. And through Mal, the others. At least he could hope that. "What's your take on the whole thing? Do the people we care about make us better, or just more fragile? Sometimes here I am thinking it's the one, and then I see something, how some of the group work with each other, and suddenly, it's totally the other way around. Feelings can be strange that way."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>16-08-2020, 23:11:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Tolme's Menswear Clothing Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory, Azmodiel and Riko Tetsuda<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Greeting the owner of Tolme's, and dodging questions.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>Not having heard any mention of his presence being undesirable for Kevin, Toshiro took the optimistic view that this was probably due to the younger man vastly enjoying the researcher's company. He doubted that the soldier in front of him was doing anything other than answering directly with his vague but tantalizingly mysterious answer that he had some place to go, but Toshiro wasn't about to ruin the surprise for himself by asking immediately. Instead however he tried to guess at why the usually spartan Kevin had suddenly developed an interest in shopping. Scratching his chin lightly in consideration the occasionally observant Toshiro floated a statement casually to measure the response, “It's Mal's birthday soon isn't it?”<br><br>Toshiro couldn't help but laugh lightly at Kevin's statement regarding his unusual retail reconnoitering. “For you specifically? Yeah it's weird. Most of these stores don't have a single knife or MRE in sight.” Pulling a pair of cold water bottles from a thermal compartment in his messenger bag to fight the sun's increasingly oppressive summer presence, he offered a mischievous smile as held one up towards Kevin in a&nbsp; gesture of offering before continuing thoughtfully, “It's not a bad thing though, you could stand to be less boring. As to what your parents might think, eh... I wouldn't worry about it. I mean I've told your dad to his face more than once he needs to broaden his view of the world a bit, but I don't think he ever took it the right way.” Tilting his head from side to side in consideration he added reluctantly, “I mean it probably didn't help that I lead the conversation by sticking my finger in his face and calling him a jack booted fascist fuckwit, but I had a pretty good reason for it at the time.”<br><br>Again Kevin took the researcher by surprise as he interrupted Toshiro's admiration of a quaint white framed flower cart that stood in stark contrast with it's vividly colored offerings, with the soldier's question regarding the cost and benefits of building attachments with others. Paying for the bouquet he was about to ruin by removing a single yellow rose, Toshiro took a card from the short tan skinned man peddling the assortment of floral delights and thanked him before turning back to Kevin, “That's almost a good question Soldier, but I think it's built around a bad assumption.” Taking in a lengthy sniff of the rose's rich aroma, he continued as the pair continued their journey to wherever Kevin was leading them, “The way I see it, becoming close to people doesn't just make you better or more vulnerable, it does both, although depending on the person, it'll make you more one thing than the other.”<br><br>Idly spinning the flower in his hand for a moment, Toshiro added with less certainty than usual, “At times it's hard to say if the benefits outweigh the costs.” After a moment of silence he shook the momentary doldrums from his mind before adding, “Then again, if you do care about someone, isn't it worth paying the price of being more vulnerable if it means making their life better?” This question seemed far from rhetorical with the largely uncertain tone that presented it. Trying not to linger on a subject that hit so near to home, Toshiro once again attempted to redirect the conversation with a happy and nonchalant, “So, are we just browsing or did you have a place in mind?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>18-08-2020, 00:19:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Outside Many Shops<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Sad Human Mallory | The Too Smart Doctor Toshiro |&nbsp; The Humdrum Human Kevin | The Silver Sandman (Albion)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Fuzz!” The trickster exclaimed, titling her head and batting her deep blue eyelashes at his question, happily surprised. “The <em>some</em>thing in my mind is <em>fuzz</em>. Can you sense <em>some</em>things like this?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She slowly circled around the slightly taller, very peculiar Descendant Ryusei, her bare, blue feet bending and twisting on the warm city sidewalk where they stood. He seemed… concerned about the sad, human Mallory’s sudden <em>disappearance</em>. <em>But sometimes humans simply disappeared. The sad, human Mallory would at least come back soon.</em> Kyless <em>sneezed</em> again, a green, pink and purple magical flare, but managed to bend her head <em>away</em> from the Descendant Ryusei so that she did not sneeze on him.<br><br>The trickster used Toshiro’s cloth to wipe her sore, pink nose for a moment, still <em>not</em> addressing her magical, embarrassing sneezes or her small magic. Then, in the pause, she wondered if the Descendant Ryusei was concerned because he did not want to ‘watch her’. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Her horned head tipped to the <em>other</em>side. Kyless thought that she was very fun. But the human Mallory -- and <em>especially</em> the human, humdrum Kevin -- certainly acted as though observing her was very <em>un</em>-fun. “I promise to <em>behave</em>,” the trickster added, mimicking the earlier human Kevin just so, and swinging her hips and twirling her bare, blue feet until she stopped on the Descendant Ryusei’s <em>opposite</em>side. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “That is one special rule. And I cannot go somewhere on my own, I must follow you. And I must keep The Doctor Toshiro’s bracelet at all human time, even though,” Kyless lifted her braceleted arm and <em>spun</em> it again, as its red and green lights still blinked at the pair, alive and wondrous, “I cannot remove it myself. Poking it does nothing, except for scaring Thorn and Twitchy, my former… <em>guards</em>.” The trickster wondered if they would <em>appear</em> too, the tall, bland humans who watched her in between the Doctor Toshiro and the sad, human Mallory. Hopefully <em>not</em> also with the Silver Sandman and his... weapons.<br><br>Her bright, golden eyes looked intently at the Descendant Ryusei then. <em>Would he be afraid of her too? Or would he leave her like the human Mallory when he also became sad?</em> Kyless wished he would just play with her. “I used to play in trees, but there are too few here, in <em>this</em> place, on <em>this</em> day.” She glanced back and forth down the city street with her big, bright golden eyes, but all the demoness saw were more… clothes. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless sighed softly, and then hung her head in disappointment. <em>Jingle</em>. “I miss the Outside.” The trickster spoke softly, trying to… Trying to make the Descendant see <em>some</em>thing, when her small magic only let her create <em>no</em>thing. "This Outside is… It is not the same as <em>before</em>. It is boring and dirty and cold. But I will try very hard to…” Kyless folded her hands in front of her, almost as a sign of obedience. “<em>Understand</em> if you wish to stay here, in <em>this</em> place.” She did not have a choice. SOPHE had not given her a choice. Kyless had to follow, <em>first</em> the Doctor Toshiro, <em>second</em> the sad, human Mallory, and <em>now</em> the uncertain, <em>pretty</em>, powerful Descendant Ryusei.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>19-08-2020, 06:20:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The dread is here<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Apparently nothing.<br><br><hr><br><em>'I've made some fairly big mistakes in my life but I think none more than today. Of all the things Nerissa has ever talked you into, did you really need to let this be a thing?'</em> Albion was at war in his mind, the pain of getting what hair might have existed on his body ripped right off still ringing throughout his form hut slowly dulling. Lily still clenched his hand, Nerissa still clenched his belongings, and Albion no longer had anything to protect his modesty from the roaming eyes of others. In short, nothing was going very well for him... At least until Lily was kind enough to cover his standing erections with a washcloth. <br><br>Well... It was marginally better. Not very, but marginally.<br><br>Looking to Lily as she warned him about playing that hame with her, he finally got the focus to move his arms into a fold, brow raised. "Damn, that smarts... In any event....You're welcome to try as you may to learn anything. Who knows, maybe you'll find out something fun. Or maybe you won't, it's all up to you to work it out." the tall male remarked. It was all fun and games, after all... Plus hopefully it would help detract from his choice to freeball for comfort in lieu of wearing any underwear.<br><br>Though no amount of distraction would spare either of them from Nerissa's commentary. The fate of his hair was, unfortunately, in her hands, and he hoped said fate was better than his body's. The talk of Azmodiel's sex appeal reminded the man that sometimes, Nerissa did not have a filter for her choice of words... Nor did he need that sort of mental image (especially since the guy was married already). <br><br>"Just don't force it, Neri. People will like you for who you are, good or bad... Besides I'd be wary about looking into SOPHE for interests, a lot of the time their choices for hires are questionable. I mean, I'm here." Albion gave a bemused shrug. He was sure if he could go back in time, he would at least warn himself that his time in SOPHE would not be as he originally imagined it. That being said, he probably wouldn't listen to himself either, so that was a lost cause.<br><br>At mentioning a future with him and Lily, Albion coughed. "Hey, hey, I already warned Toshiro, don't start writing us together just yet. This is a date, nothing more than that." Albion groused. They were so quick to write their futures together, and while early on it started as a playful joke, they were running with it like they were serious... At least Lily still considered it more playful than anything. Maybe experimental at nest because... Realistically, had Lily ever been the sort to entertain a date?<br><br>Yet his woes didn't stop there, Neri being all too willing and pleased with continuing to drive the proverbial bus over Albion's proverbial carcass as it lay in the equally proverbial streets. Everything from talking about how erect he was earlier and poking her in the leg, to touching her inappropriately, to doing these acts in front of children. He was very sure at least one of the women who were tending to him looked vexed, and would probably enjoy waxing the remainder of body hair off of his body. "Yes, thank you very much, Nerissa, I think I no longer have a shortage of reasons for which I want to be dead right now." he heaved a sigh and closed his eyes. "No, Neri, you've done quite enough, leave it to the attendants for now. At least that way things can't possibly get worse."<br><br>Though they were right, standing at attention was going to make things harder for them to work... And as soon as Neri offered to handle things for him down there with a trimmer, he sat up. "OH NO YOU DON'T!" He exclaimed, looking at Neri. "No trimmers for her... For either of them. Just, get my backside for now, the issues in front will resolve by then!" He continued, grunting as he turned himself over and left himself to their mercy. He didn't even want to think about the date anymore right now, letting his face push into the headrest with an exhausted sigh.<br><br>It had only been a half an hour, maybe, and things had gotten to this point. He couldn't wait to just light up in the evening.<br><br>If only he had watched to see what Nerissa was doing, he could have warned her against rummaging through his pockets. As a result, besides his wallet... A half torn picture that seemed to be him and someone else, though the someone else had clearly been removed (the picture seemed to be from his earlier years, at least; He looked younger and more happy in it), more than several condoms, a singular bullet, a case containing some of his home ingredients for personal use, a lighter, a pocketbook containing the names, numbers, work schedule information, and more of what could only be assumed to be the sort of company Albion tended to keep, some rubberbands, a pen... It seemed there was almost no end to the stuff the man carried in his pockets.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>21-08-2020, 15:39:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Downtown Shopping District &gt; Parts Unknown<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> He couldn't help but be surprised and quite confused when Kyless answer to what she had in mind was "FUZZ". What did that mean exactly? Maybe her grasp of the human vocabulary was still rather lackluster since almost all of her time was spent in a cell asking questions that never got answered. He'd try his best though. But she said the fuzz was literally <em>in</em> her mind. Reaching out with his senses, he could feel her inner power, but it was wrong. Small. Off-kilter. That bracelet was a powerful piece of tech if it could throw a demon as powerful as Kyless off her game and give her hay fever at the same time. "I definitely sense...<em>something</em>", was what he was comfortable saying, while the pretty blue demon circled him with the prettiest, most innocent smile he'd ever seen on her face. It made his heart beat faster. <br><br>Even her sneezes were so adorable, and despite them being...well sneezes, the shower of colors from each one was unique and beautiful unto itself. He just didn't want to get showered with sneeze juice each time she fired one off, which the bracelet made sure was fairly often. As she wiped her nose, he gave her a good look like she'd just given him. It was surprising to see someone with such beauty, demon or human. And despite the things he'd been told, she seemed sweet and inquisitive, like a child with too much power. He knew of course her power was no joke, but to see her like this made him sympathize as he saw a vulnerable side that made her seem like someone who was just trying to have a good life in all this nonsense. <br><br>It resonated with him. He kept his eyes focused on Kyless as she began a rather impressive Kevin impersonation, and slowly he began to spin with her until she was on his opposite side. "I believe you. You don't have a reason to lie to me. And like you said, the bracelet can't come off anyway. I'll be sure to keep you company then," he said with a genuine smile. Her movements were hypnotic, even her simply swaying and turning around him like the worlds most informal inspection.<br><br>&nbsp;And her bells were just so cute. Wait, why was he stuck in this loop of observation about how beautiful and adorable she was? Wasn't he just supposed to be looking out and making sure she didn't get into any trouble? "And don't worry. I'm not scared of you. In fact, I think you're pretty cool." From there, Kyless seemed to find a way to pluck his heart strings just by explaining her past, the things she liked to do, and the fact that she couldn't now. Finally, he saw pure defeat on her face. <br><br>She placed her hands in front of her and did a small bow. It was basically like kneeling or bowing before someone who had a position of power over you. Standing there, he pondered what he should do, then looked at the clothing store. He didn't particularly <em>need</em> to go shopping, as his closet was full to the brim of things far more appropriate for the club. Maybe he could brighten her day just a bit? "Give me your hand. We can go play your game...among the trees." With the bracelet firmly on, it wasn't like she could do much more than sneeze. And he had full access to his abilities so he could drop her through a portal if she tried anything funny, but she didn't seem like she would. She just genuinely wanted some small comfort that she'd been lacking for...however long she'd been here. Waving his other hand, a tear in the fabric of space appeared on the wall near them. "Let's go have some fun."<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>22-08-2020, 05:10:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Outside Many Shops &gt; Somewhere the Descendant Finds Fun<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Too Smart Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is visible, <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">The trickster hoped he sensed <em>some</em>thing good. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless looked up at him with genuine interest as the Descendant Ryusei said ‘company’, her bright, golden eyes widening just so. <em>He said he would keep. Keep was bad sometimes, but good now, good this time. Better than forgotten, indeed.</em> The Descendant kept looking at her, making up his mind, building to a thought, maybe many.<br><br>“Pretty <em>cool</em>,” Kyless repeated softly, though she was not certain what the Descendant Ryusei meant by ‘cool’. <em>The sun was hot.</em> The sidewalk where they stood <em>ad-ja-cent</em> was even more hot underneath her bare, blue feet. “I think you are pretty…” But the trickster could not tell the same compliment that she did not fully understand, not yet, not to the important and powerful Descendant. She did not wish to offend him, even by accident. “<em>Pretty</em>.” Instead she repeated, nodding up at him. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Very pretty.” Kyless turned her shoulder towards Ryusei and offered him her hand, outreached and palm down, as the Descendant made his magic portal <em>reappear</em>. It was the same hand she had offered to the Doctor Toshiro before, early <em>this</em> day, early <em>this</em> morning. <em>Jingle</em>.<br><br>The portal was made of shadows. Like a glimmer, a ripple, an echo of <em>some</em>thing else, <em>some</em>where else. A small smile tugged at the dark blue edges of Kyless’ lips. “Your magic is very old… and very new,” the Disciple of Calder said, observing its edges, its whisper, its hum. If Kyless’ own magic was small, she could at least watch magic that was <em>un</em>-small. Especially magic of a <em>Descendant</em>, only told in stories, only rumored to exist, even at all. “There are some ties to Zelkova, the Crown of Obliteration, but there are also others. Other ties. Very powerful… and <em>stormy</em>? Yes. A human term for un-settle. Building. Forming. Potential.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster continued to stare at different parts, all the <em>some</em>things of the <em>open</em> portal, the magic of Ryusei, the Shadow Monarch. Her one, braceleted arm was still outstretched, <em>waiting</em>.<br><br>Her bracelet. <em>Toshiro’s gift.</em> She remembered now, she remembered then. Kyless’ dark blue lips pressed together, though she spoke no words. Instead, she moved her outstretched hand in front of Ryusei, <em>guarding</em> the Descendant from a particular uncertainty. <em>Would Toshiro’s gift make his magic, his portal, his escape, small too?</em> Kyless watched intuitively as she reached her hand through the <em>open</em> portal, through the <em>open</em>, magical, stormy doorway to <em>some</em>where else. But to her relief, and somewhat surprise, the bracelet did <em>no</em>thing. It only made Kyless’ magic fuzzy, it was only for her. <em>It was her gift, after all.</em> The trickster pulled a finger towards her palm, one by one, a flicker, a wave, on the <em>other</em>side of the <em>open</em> portal. “I am both here, and there.” The demoness commented, her soft smile returning as it once was to the corners of her dark blue lips. “I am… in more places at once.” The Descendant Ryusei could hear it, her happy, her fascination. It covered her sweet voice like silk and honey. Kyless was <em>already</em> having fun.<br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless pulled her braceleted hand out of the <em>open</em>, magical portal and leapt, <em>up</em> and <em>down</em>, once, then twice, on the <em>un</em>-cool sidewalk, too excited to stand still any longer. Then her braceleted hand grasped the Descendant’s hand tightly. It was… also <em>un</em>-cool. “Follow me, <em>Ryusei</em>,” the trickster chanted in rhyme, and pulled him through the doorway in between space and time, new and old, beginnings and middles, and, perhaps most of all, disappointment and hope.</span><br><br><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial black;" class="bbc_font">Exit Shopping Scene for Kyless</span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>22-08-2020, 18:47:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>"Look, don't worry, Foxxie," Lily tried to reassure. "You'll find someone who's crazy about you I'm sure. Someone as cute as you is bound to, trust me. And yeah," she added, fixing Albion with a stare, "This is just <em>one date.</em> It's not like we're getting married next week. So you'd better behave yourself Snowball." For what hell could be worse than being married to Liliana Magdalena Jimenez? Especially after hearing Nerissa's latest reveal on what they had been up to - though again, this was <em>Nerissa</em> they were talking about. She tended to run hot on such things.<br><br>And Lily wasn't mad enough not to leap to Albion's defense when required. "Yeah - if a demon needs to see the hair in that region, the jig's going to be long up. Upper thighs should be sufficient." Sure, she'd help. But that didn't mean she couldn't enjoy watching him squirm just a little. "And sure, we can do a water park, I suppose." She avoided the topic of swimwear. Again, it was a small kindness to allow Albion a chance to get control of his libido. She could always torture him with that later, once he had his pants back on. <br><br>The best she could do was keep chatting as the salon experts continued their grim work. Mission talk was right out of course. That didn't leave much. "So, either of you ever play Etheric Warriors. I got a 53rd level barbarian who just tears up the scenery. Sorry, maybe <em>tear up</em> isn't what you need to be hearing right now Snowball." She cringed inwardly, though her outward appearance was ever the insouciant devil-may-care rebel that everyone knew and loved.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>22-08-2020, 20:29:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.10 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion &amp; Lily <br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. Keeper of Albion’s clothes.<br><br><hr><br>“We are all here, and I wouldn’t call all of us questionable, but I guess you have a point.” Kind of. It wasn’t the smartest thing to date someone from own work place, because things would be awkward if things didn’t work out. Nerissa understood that Lily was trying to cheer her up so she nodded perkly and reached to land a kiss on her cheek. “You are cute too!” The fox demon stated with a friendly, warm smile.<br><br>These two didn’t sound too excited about their date, or was she just thinking that…? However things would end up that didn’t mean they couldn’t have fun. That would require that she somehow manages to lure Kevin on this double date. Otherwise she wouldn’t be there to see them in their swimwear. Now that Albion had confessed his questionable past time hobbies, okay maybe he was questionable person after all, it made Nerissa little worried. In her opinion it was something Lily should know if they would ever go further with their relationship, but it wasn’t for her to tell that. On other hand it was Lily, so there was a good chance she already knew.<br><br>“Oh, I love waterparks! I hope it will be a sunny day then! I will be looking forward into seeing you two in your this summer’s swimwear! And Kevin. Yes Kevin too” She already almost forgot her date. I seriously have to pay better attention to him there so I won’t just forget him somewhere. The fox demon’s tail was wagging from excitement as much as there was room for it on her chair. <br><br>Nerissa was almost 100% sure that Albion was joking about reasons to die, but it wouldn’t be the first or last time she was reading someone wrong and he had his darker side. There was that small chance that it wasn’t just a joke, which made her feel like she had to do something. “Don’t say such gloomy things. If you think you can just give up on your life you can as well give your life to me. If you don’t want it I will have it.” &nbsp;It sounded like she was saying something just to light up the mood and at the same time it sounded like she was dead serious about her offer. If Albion didn’t appreciate his own life, she could have it and do with whatever she liked.<br><br>The fox demon was about to remind Albion that his candy wrapper would fall down if he moved that suddenly, but she didn’t get to say a word before the man already snapped at her. Her ears went quickly down just like sides of her mouth. There were big and scary demons, and then there was Nera who could be made to cry just by shouting at her. Why was he so angry? She was just trying to help and these people had gloves. Surely she could have borrowed one pair, so in a way she wouldn’t be even touching him and it’s not like she could cut it off with a trimmer. Or was that possible…? <br><br>She didn’t like it at all when Albion raised his voice at her. “Don’t shout at me. I like you, so please don’t be angry at me.” Such words, as telling him that she liked him, came so easily from her lips, like it was the most natural thing to say. In reality it wasn’t a hard task to get on her I like you list. Being generally friendly was enough for that. Nerissa sighed and sunk deeper into her blazer. Maybe she had gone too far and she should make it up somehow? Couple friendly compliments should help. “You have a great butt Albion. Beautiful firm buttocks. I want to sink my teeth into them.” That slipped. You just can’t keep your dirty thoughts to yourself?! Act normally. Maybe no one notices. “I read from Cosmopolitan that firm buttocks tell about a good thrust force.” To her that was a normal thing to say, and her patience wasn't good enough to read something more challenging than Cosmopolitan.<br><br>While Nerissa tried to fix what there was left to fix she made a full inventory to Albion’s clothes. She found a gun from his pocket, but saw it for the best to let it be right there. The people in the salon might get scared if she suddenly pulled it out. The torn picture puzzled her. She hadn’t thought Albion as a self-centered person. Why did she have a photo of himself? Why not of whoever had been in the photo too? But she did like the way he looked in the photo. She had never seen him smile like that in real life. A bullet. Was it a memento from his first kill? That would be creepy… and wouldn’t the bullet get destroyed when shot? This felt more like ‘save the last bullet for yourself’ kind of thing, like in horror movies. But that wasn’t really the reason the bullet was in his pocket, right…? The thought gripped her heart with cold fingers. Please no… You can’t have such dark thoughts. It’s just too sad. Nerissa swallowed and it became harder to keep up smiling.<br><br>Next thing she was a good collection of condoms. He was just one human man. Where did he need this many? Well, it was quite obvious really. “Albion, do you suffer from nymphomania?” Nerissa asked without thinking. Good thing was that if he was harboring some dark thoughts he wouldn’t bother with using condoms. Or then he didn’t really care about his own health but he just didn’t want to father any children. The fox demon found the case with ingredients she believed were meant for self-made cigarettes. When neither one of them was looking the girl slipped the case into her own purse before continuing her search, looking like she had done nothing bad. <br><br>The little book was a confusing find. Why did he have all these names, numbers and times written in it? Maybe it was an adult version of those friend books kids had! Though it was strange that there wasn’t any names Nerissa knew. Shouldn’t there be at least some people from the SOPHE? Or Toshiro the very least? Whatever it was, she flipped open the first page with some empty space and wrote her own name there, with her working schedule (though her hours did vary) and phone number. He had her number already, but she didn’t want to be left out from his book. The fox demon was concentrated on scribbling little hearts around her name when Lily asked about the game. Knowing that it was a game was about as far as her knowledge in this matter went. “I’m sorry, I haven’t played it. Do you play it with real people? Lily, do you want to add your name in Albion’s book of friends?” She asked and offered Lily the book and the pen. It didn’t say Albion’s little book of paid love anywhere in it, so Nerissa genuinely assumed it was just an innocent friend book.<br><br>Nerissa glanced at a beauty salon worker. It almost felt like she had something personal against Albion. Or did it really look that rough? Nerissa didn’t remember getting her waxing being this tough. <br><br><strong>^You are ready, sir^</strong> a beautician said. Both of the salon workers sighed, like it was a big relief to them. Nerissa offered Albion his pants like a peace offering. <br>“It looks great! Let’s do his make-up next. I think we will find something that will cover all scars on his legs. Ooh! A pantyhose! That will solve it. So, we need to cover everything that is visible on his arms and upper chest.” Nerissa explained. <br><strong>^We will prepare equipment for that. Please, come to sit over there once you have dressed^</strong> Her voice was polite and very professional, but the two women couldn’t slip away from Albion and his entourage quick enough. They moved on other side of the salon, starting to put out some heavy make-up next to a chair, facing a big mirror.<br>“How does it feel? You were so brave! You are hot. I mean that your skin feels still hot” Nerissa said as she let her fingers wander on the man’s chest once he got up. It was this early and she just kept saying stupid things! “Though I didn’t mean that you wouldn’t be hot either. Are you okay?” Her hand lingered there longer than was necessary just to check how well they had done their work. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>22-08-2020, 22:07:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured<br><br><hr><br><strong>"Just calm down; just having some fun. God knows we could both use some in our line of work. Besides, it's not like we're not buying anything from this quite pricy store."</strong> Quite casually he waved off her suspicions as he wandered over to the veil stand in the corner, having a closer look at the various lacy bride decorations. Picking one he thought fit, he returned to Mallory. With a swift and elegant motion, he placed the veil he had picked on her head. It was a long one that reached past her shoulders and halfway down her back, with a snowflake pattern embroidered along its edge.<br><br><strong>"I think you'd make a lovely winter bride,"</strong> Leasick complimented her, quite earnestly in fact, with a smile cracking his lips. Smoothing out the lacey fabric with his fingers, he let a single-digit faintly brush along her jawline as he pulled his hands back. <strong>"Be honest now... At one point or another, you've wondered how you'd look in a wedding dress."</strong><br><br>He was mostly drawing this conclusion from memories of his late younger sister. When she was about eight or so she had a phase where she was positively obsessed with being a bride and everything surrounding it. Their parents had bought her various wedding-themed dolls and toys just to keep her happy. He figured it was one of those things the majority of women went through at one point or another in their life, much like how boys and men got into stuff like superheroes.<br><br>It was not long after that the store attendant returned with an elegant white dress in her arms. She seemed quite happy to see Mallory with the veil on her head, interpreting it as a young bride to be that couldn’t wait to get into her dress and walk down the aisle on her big day.<br><br><strong>”Oh~ That will looks absolutely amazing on my lovely Mallory!”</strong> he said as he inspected the dress as the nice lady held it up for inspection. Peering over his shoulder, he looked back at his physician with a coy expression. <strong>”Why don’t you try this one on, darling~?”</strong><br><br>Turning back to the store worker, he quietly told her something, unable to be heard nor seen by Mallory, as his back was turned to her and the distance between them too great. <strong>”Ah, how about I go peek around at a suit while you get changed?”</strong> he then went on to suggest.<br><strong>”Ah, I’ll show you the way, sir,”</strong> the store worker said as she carefully hung the dress in the changing booth. Turning to Mallory, she told her polity with a small bow, <strong>”Please step into the booth. I’ll return in a moment to help you into the dress, miss.”</strong><br><br>Stepping out of the private changing area together, out of sight and hearing distance of Mallory, Leasick followed the woman not to the men’s tux and suit section, but to the women’s lingerie section. It took but a moment for the trained eye of the self-proclaimed connoisseur of women’s lacy private wear to find a set that would certainly match the dress Mallory would be wearing.<br><br><strong>”Just tell her it was your idea. Otherwise she’ll get a bit emberassed and refuse,”</strong> he told her. It wasn’t a complete lie. Would that be considered a white lie, then, he wondered. Handing her his phone, he made the intimate request for the worker to secretly snap some pictures of the young bride to not be quite yet while she was wearing the lingerie, all under the guise of wanting to make sure “it looked right on her” and that she’d be too emberassed to show him in the store like this.<br><br>Sending the store worker off to return to Mallory, lingerie in hand, he now walked over the men’s section for real. He was told putting on the dress would take a bit, so he had a bit of time to spare to look for his own evening attire for the mission. Finding something he liked, he returned to the private changing area, laying his selection over the arm of the couch. <strong>”You ladies ready?”</strong> he called out in the direction of the sizeable changing booth, which still had its curtain drawn.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>23-08-2020, 02:52:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Downtown Shopping District &gt; Parts Unknown<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Maybe it was Kyless wonderment and amazement at simple things, or maybe it was because she seemed so interested in him? Or maybe, he was just falling for her because not only was she beautiful, but she was a breath of fresh air compared to what he normally dealt with. He wasn't an expert at breaking down feelings or relationships, but he already knew he liked her. <br><br>How much, he wasn't sure, but he definitely did like the blue skinned demon and if he could, he wanted to spend more time with her. How was it that Mallory seemed to look at her job of watching over her like a job and not a fun experience, he'd never know. But then again, things were probably different between her and the illusory trickster demon?<br><br>&nbsp;For example, even if he got caught in one of her illusions, with his own powers he could fight back, or simply leave. And this wasn't a job, but an experience for him. Maybe he could talk to her later...after asking her why she bailed on them, while thanking her for bailing on them at the same time. What he was sure of, was that if he spent more time with Kyless, he'd have to teach her how to talk. She'd spent all that time in her cell, and no one thought it was a good idea to teach her vernacular and phrases that people used as common place. <br><br>He could tell from how she copied him and said "pretty cool" in the form of a question, that she wasn't even sure what it meant. Well, if he could teach people how to fight, he could teach her words. Maybe it would even be fun? Then she told him she thought he was pretty. Not just once, but twice, and then she called him <em>very</em> pretty. And while Ryusei was usually in control of his emotions, she would clearly be able to see the surprised look on his face and the red blush filtering through his cheeks. <br><br>"And you're <em>beautiful</em>," he responded before he realized he'd even spoke. She took his outstretched hand, and a jolt passed between them. Despite him being decently handsome, he'd never really had much luck with girls. Partly from training being his life, and partly because once his hybrid physiology became known, it tended to be an off switch for most. Her appraisal of his powers were vague, yet accurate. Even his father said he'd never seen anything like it, and that one he fully grew into them, he'd be a terror to behold. "Something like that. Even my dad doesn't know what all I'm capable of. He just said the "wells run deep" with my powers."<br><br>&nbsp;Maybe because they were his own, or like his dad said, he hadn't unlocked his true potential yet, but he wasn't seeing whatever it was that Kyless saw. Maybe she'd explain it to him later? She seemed to test the portal, or maybe the bracelet on her wrist? Either way, she played around, pushing her hand through and getting excited when she realized it bridged two separate points in space, so she technically was in "more places at once" like she said. <br><br>Holding her other hand, she told him to follow, and he did, although the funny thing was he was the only one who knew where they were going. She would arrive on the other side first, with him following shortly after and the inky portal diminishing quickly into nothing after he was through. What was ahead of them and now behind, was a beautiful beach (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*) with sand as black as night, and a lush jungle beginning just off to the side. <br><br>"This is one of the places I come to think. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else here, so I like to think of it as my own. And now you're the only person I've ever brought here," he said with a small smile, and her delicate hand still clasped with his. "This is about as <em>outside</em> as you can get. So I hope you like it." It was a small gift, but she'd been in a cell for who knew how long, and with the bracelet she really couldn't hurt anybody. Was it so wrong to just let her have a taste of life for a while? <br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>23-08-2020, 03:25:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yuki Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Here Comes the Bride<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Blushing Bride (https://i.imgur.com/qIvbC9e.jpg)<br><hr><br>As Leasick walked over to the wall of veils, Mallory followed the man, her body language less of anger, and a bit more of hesitation; honestly, wouldn’t someone else feel like that in her situation? “Yeah, fun is fine, but this is...” &nbsp;Was lying to staff just to try on expensive wedding outfits a good idea? What if they were found out and got kicked out? That would be more fuel to the ever growing fire that was Mallory’s day, today. “Ah...” &nbsp;Mallory’s word we’re cut short when Leasick places the bridal veil along her head, the veil flowing along her braided hair and back. It was so long, it nearly trailed to the bottom of her feet.<br><br>“I-I...” &nbsp;Why was she feeling very warm all of a sudden? The sudden smile that Leasick gave as he complimented her with the veil, imagining what type of bride she would be, threw her off a bit mentally. It didn’t help that one of his fingers nearly traced along her jaw, and she hastily took in a breath, nearly caught in her throat from holding it in. W-what was he doing, and why was he so close? “I guess, but that was more because they looked like dresses on a princess.” &nbsp;Mallory was nothing close to the characters in fairytales, that was for sure.<br><br>Though as she stayed silent for a moment, she contemplated. It would have been good to tell the truth and be kicked out, and it would certainly raise questions as to why she and Leasick couldn’t go back to the store with Ryusei and Kyless when they met up again. A thin line came across Mallory’s lips, concentration along her brow as she turned away; she was just going to have to deal with Leasick’s antics, wasn’t she?<br><br>Though...the dresses <em>were</em> pretty...<br><br>“I...I guess this is fine. Just don’t tell anyone about this, ok?” &nbsp;She turned back to Leasick, her face no longer showing anger or annoyance, but a hint of...shyness? She gave a breath, her heart beginning to slow for the moment, looking towards the man in front of her once more. Her eyes looked towards him a curiously, eyes narrowing in suspicion, &nbsp;“I assume you do this with all the girls you end up taking out?” &nbsp;A bit of a joke on her end, but before they could continue, the store attendant had returned, with wedding dress in hand. Mallory’s eyes locked onto the beautiful dress held in the store attendants hands, and she couldn’t help but put her attention on it; it was quite beautiful, even if it wasn’t what they were here for. <br><br>Though, Leasick was still coy enough to keep the charade up, almost a bit <em>too</em> eagerly.<br><br>“Ah...” &nbsp;Mallory was nearly caught off guard, before she took a moment to swallow her pride; this would be fine. It wasn’t like any of the others were going to know about this...<br><br>“Uh, great idea!” &nbsp;Chalking up her nervous attitude to a shy bride to be, the attendant lead her to the changing room to help&nbsp; get her ready. It only took a few moments as the attendant had gone to retrieve something, as Mallory waited in the small room. It didn’t occur to her that she would be getting more to put on, yet when she arrived with what appeared to be lingerie, Mallory’s face flushed. “U-uh, I need that too?” &nbsp;Did women getting married wear things like that underneath their dresses? Was that a big thing these days? Mallory certainly had no idea, but looking at it, it was somewhat alluring to the eyes. She couldn’t help but like the lace design, even though it barely covered most parts of her body.<br><br><strong>“It’s the big thing now of course! It’ll be under the dress, so don’t worry!”</strong> The store attendant consoled, as Mallory’s face still flushed gave a hesitant nod. I mean, it couldn’t be that bad, right? She’d always been curious about lingerie for a bit as well, but when was there ever going to be a time she would need to try it on? Just like this wedding dress, of all things...<br><br>Within about 10 minutes or so, the lingerie, and the dress, had been put on the young researcher, with much help from the store attendant in question. She didn’t even seem to notice that the attendant had snapped pics for the fiancée in question, making sure she wouldn’t know; after all, Leasick did say his young bride to be was quite shy. Shy, hesitant eyes looked over the image in the mirror in front of her, and for a moment, Mallory couldn’t help but be just the tiniest bit star struck; was that really her? The dress was thin, nothing too big or fancy, but it almost seemed perfect for the young researcher that was quite plain and simplistic. The veil that Leasick chose actually complimented the dress well, and for a moment, Mallory was silent.<br><br>Though, the sudden call from her <em>soon to be husband</em>, all but broke that moment.<br><br>“C-coming!” &nbsp;A bit too hasty of a response, the store attendants gave small chuckles, all believing that it was simply a young couple in love. Taking a breath to ready herself, she couldn’t help but feel her heart racing, and not stopping; why was it beating so fast? She shouldn’t be this nervous for something like this, should she? It was just all a game, just dress up, so why was she feeling like she was going to faint? Taking a hasty breath, the curtain was drawn back as the blushing bride was revealed, to which the store attendants couldn’t help but give looks of happiness; wether it was from how the dress looked on her, or simply because they were potentially going to make a sale, neither Leasick or Mallory knew.<br><br><strong>“Here she is~”</strong> The attendant helping Mallory was quick to lead the young girl to Leasick, a smile across her face. <strong>“You’re quite lucky to marry her; such a beautiful bride to be~.”</strong> Giving Leasick a wink of encouragement, she discreetly gave the man back his phone, the wink in question being the cue. All Mallory could do was stay silent, even as her cheeks were stained a scarlet from the attention, and simply from the situation alone.<br><br><strong>“My, so shy when wearing that dress in front of you, isn’t she? The telltale sign of a young coupe in love~”</strong><br><br>Surely God was looking down at her embarrassment and laughing.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>23-08-2020, 05:23:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Knick Knack Remembrance Shop<br>TAGGING: Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory<br>EXTRA: In Search of a Peace Offering<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>"She's worth it. I've always known that." Mallory was the one person who was always there for him, no matter what. The question was to find what it was that reflected that worth. But Kevin had an idea. And once Kevin had an idea, it was usually hard to shake him from it. In this case though, the quarry was hard to find. It hid among hefty camouflage of various chotchkes and knick-knacks, a regular diamond in the rough. "No I'm looking for something Doc. If it isn't here, I don't know where I'll find it."<br><br>And there it was. Hiding behind an array of travel mugs and pine cones with googly eyes. It was a scrapbook, about the size of doormat. It was bound with faux-aged leather trim, and carried a good heft, which is what you want in a scrapbook. The paper inside, card stock though it was, seemed to have yellowed with age (though it was really yellowed with industrial processes.) You could imagine dust coming out of it once opened. It even smelled mustIt was, for lack of a better word, perfect. Well maybe not perfect. It was a work in progress. But Kevin knew what he was doing, and more importantly, knew what he was going to do. And that would make all the difference. <br><br>Kevin took his prize to the cashier and paid with his own money. This was a gift so it sure as hell wasn't going on the company credit card. He also made sure to get a bag, a relatively formless one, so that whatever may have been inside could have been anything. Kevin wanted this to be a surprise. A good one. Mallory deserved that. <br><br>"Needless to say, anything that went on in here Doc, is strictly confidential, right?" Kevin was sure that Toshiro could keep a secret, he probably kept more than a few in his lifetime. Still, this was important in ways it was hard even to imagine. And Kevin still hadn't quite figured out how to get back to a place where he could give Mal the gift in the first place. Oh well. One thing at a time. "Well, at any rate, I found something I needed. So this trip wasn't a total loss. Every now and then, you need a win." And for the first time on this outing, Kevin grinned.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>24-08-2020, 09:23:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Knick Knack Remembrance Shop to Key Animation Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Buying Necessities<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>It made Toshiro smile to hear Kevin admit his feelings to freely, although the soldier wouldn't be able to see it as the scientist had occupied himself with exploring the various chotchkes and knick-knacks for the diamonds they all certainly were. “I mean this stuff is all great, but I'm not seeing much in the way of books here. Does Mal have other interests? Between work, reading, and finger wagging, I'm not sure she really gets into much else these days.” As he spoke with genuine wonder and concern for Mallory's lack of extra-curricular activities, he carefully studied the small selection of fabrics and thread the shop had on sale before placing a long measure of red fabric and gold colored thread into his basket for later.<br><br>Looking back to Kevin as the younger man delivered his request, Toshiro raised his eyebrows for a moment before smiling, his voice playful as he replied, “Oh sure I've kept a secret or two in my life, although I'm dying to know what you could put in there.” Staring at a bedazzling kit for a moment in silence, he added the brightly colored box in his basket, “Although I imagine that's between you and her isn't it?” Placing a pair of containers filled with sapphire and emerald tinged studs into his collection of necessary items, he pulled his company card out with a flourish and happily paid for his business expenses from the cheerful well accessorized apron sporting clerk.<br><br>Turning back in time to see Kevin smile, Toshiro couldn't help but return the happy expression before looking suddenly aghast and placing his paper and canvas bag carrying hands on his chest and stating with mock insult, “Oh not a total loss? Well Soldier, see if I ever offer to give you priceless advice on love and fashion ever again.” With a 'harumph' that transformed into a laugh halfway through its indignation, Toshiro held the door open for Kevin and the pair passed back into the street with their priceless purchases.<br><br>Looking from his phone with a sigh as he and Kevin continued to make their way down the sweltering city street, he turned his gaze down past Kevin's head of well kept and unadventurous red hair, before saying plainly, “Well, I'm in desperate need of a few things for work, hard copies of anime and art supplies. We're going to swing by <em>Key</em>, it's a shop that sells cartoons.” Staring at Kevin with uncertainty for a moment he explained with a sigh, “A cartoon is like a training film but with moving drawings that attempt to make me feel things with only occasional knives or guns.” Not sure if his explanation was sufficient enough, Toshiro stared at Kevin in silence for a moment to search for understanding before nodding with acceptance and beginning towards their next destination.<br><br>Walking past the brightly colored steel exterior and the myriad colorful protagonists in various exciting poses, Toshiro immediately walked towards a certain section of the store after offering a friendly wave and greeting towards the bored looking cashier who was far more concerned with building up the island community on his game console over watching the contents of the store. Looking over his shoulder he said somewhat annoyed and utterly unprompted towards Kevin, “Yeah I know they're online these days, but there's good reasons for a copy you can hold in your hand. Making of features and such...” Pulling a single case off of the shelf, Toshiro quickly moved past Kevin and had his sale wrung up with a private credit card and bagged with all the haste of someone who'd had a lifetime of experiencing hiding purchases of media they'd prefer others not see. <br><br>With his subterfuge done he turned back to Kevin with a the sort face down turned grinning expression that was usually shared between co conspirators before steering his partner in crime towards a corner of the shop with the painted lettering on the floor clearly marking it as the section for shounen anime figures. Looking around to make sure they were relatively alone with their PVC audience, he quietly and quickly said, “Alright, I have your secret, now you have to keep mine. We weren't here, and I didn't buy anything.” Looking past Kevin for a minute he corrected himself as he pulled something off the shelf, “Alright, I bought this Android 21 figure, but aside from that I didn't buy anything, and that's why I was here.” Turning around towards the exit and taking a few steps, Toshiro brought himself to a halt as he spun back around towards Kevin once again, “Although if you wanted to buy anything, I certainly wouldn't judge. Also I don't think you'd need to keep it a secret, I'm pretty sure most of the folks who work at SOPHE are pretty open minded.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>24-08-2020, 10:56:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The dread is here<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Apparently nothing.<br><br><hr><br>"One date too many, if you ask me. I wasn't expecting anything among coworkers ever since I joined..." Albion sighed. Then again... Lily wouldn't know what he was like when she first got pulled into the organization. They were darker times for sure, and full of more problems than he had right now. Never would she know that the reason he managed to be an active&nbsp; relatively sociable fellow happened to be the very same person she was trying to assure. Unsaid stories for sure, and that was the way they needed to be. No one needed to know about the catastrophic situation that began with nailing the wrong guy's daughter and ended with a flaming boat.<br><br>A quiet grin placed itself upon his features as he remembered the night so fondly and what went on during it, but he brushed it aside as Lily tried to speak in his defense... The keyword being 'tried'. "Are you trying to help me or hurt me? I can't tell with you but I tend to expect the latter..." The silver-haired male narrowed his eyes at Lily. At the least, the talk about the pain he was going to go through did help detract from the blood rushing through his muscle right now. Indeed, very slowly the wrapper seemed to be descending little by little.<br><br>However, with Nerissa... His jest seemed to touch a sore point, and it took a reminder to the day they met, to the day she helped him, to realize why saying what he did was probably not a wise choice of words. He couldn't really speak in protest either, she was quite right. Though he couldn't make heads or tails of what she implied by giving his life to her... Was she some sort of collector of souls? Or did she mean something else? Either way, it was definitely hard to broach the subject here, with Lily, and other attendants around to hear everything.<br><br>Especially when Nerissa started to look dejected after his exclamation. "Wait, Neri, I wasn't... an..." He gave up the protest as the ladies around him all looked quite crossly at him for daring to make such a pretty girl cry. Even trying to keep things from snowballing into worse territory, it just went there naturally. ... Sorry I shouted at you, Neri." He nodded his head as he looked to the fox demon. Usually, apologizing while looking away or anything else would give one the idea the apology was insincere, so he made sure to focus on her.<br><br>Yet, it was never easy for Albion when Nerissa spoke, and right now, complimenting him on his backside left his brows raised and his eyes widened. :W-why would you say that here and right now...? Seriously, there's a time and a place for everything, and I can't fathom what either of those things are concerning my backside..." He hung his head and let it rest upon the work table. That she even had the audacity to say that stuff in the open... He was glad be was bribing her to keep quiet about other things now. But at least <em>now</em> it couldn't get wor-<br><br>Oh, she found his condoms. Of <em>course</em> it could be worse.<br><br>"Why... Why are you doing this? Is this payback for way back then?" He sighed, lifting his head from the table as he saw the condoms in her hands, thankfully missing the part where she took his kit for making his homemade smokes. "Look, it helps for the kind of meetings I go to so I don't wind up having any little bastards before I'm ready." He spoke with a tinge of exasperation, not even bothering to censor himself at this point.&nbsp; He just wanted this day to he over with now... Lily speaking up about games proved a nice distraction.<br><br>"M'not very good at it, to be honest, but I think I had a 46th level Ranger since I have a tendency to enjoy shooting things and... Wait, book?" Nerissa speaking up made Albion flinch, especially when she called it his book of friends, before he turned and wanted to protest... Before he let his hand fall. "Oh, to hell with it, I give up." He sighed in defeat, leaving himself to his fate at the hands of the salon workers. Just as much as the front, if not more, the process of removing his body hair from his backside hurt exceptionally more. Probably due to the relatively sensitive feelings. He was definitely a groaning, hissing mess by the time it was done.<br><br>Now it would be time for the makeup... But at least now he would be able to dress up. Sitting upright alowly, with only a mild wince, he reached out for his pants in Nerissa's hands and stood up to dress himself. She seemed to be as much of a chatter box as usual, but he couldn't tell if she was legitimately flirting with him or simply approving of the sight. "Well, besides feeling a little colder without the body hair and a profound sense of lingering, stinging pain in about 60% of my body, I'd say I'm alright." He replied with mild sarcasm with a mix of brutal honesty, as he began to slip his pants back on.<br><br>"So, you saw the book, you saw the condoms... You see everything else?" He asked with a quieter tone now as he leaned in to whisper, looking at the probably-too-curious-for-her-own-good foxgirl.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>25-08-2020, 00:31:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> This Place (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> --<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Oooooo..... OUTSIDE!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Black Sand, Dirt and Small Spiders</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">As the trickster pulled the Descendant through his stormy portal, Kyless felt the stuff beneath her bare, blue feet <em>change</em>. Still hot, but now soft and squishy, and not like the firm, hard sidewalk. “Oh?” Kyless lifted one bare foot up high, then the other. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The soft was black. The soft was.. <em>sand</em>. The human word was <em>sand</em>. “Oh!” The trickster’s golden eyes widened in happy surprise as she kept <em>lifting</em> her feet, one after the other, in this <em>new</em> place, still <em>ad</em>-<em>ja</em>-<em>cent</em> to the Descedant Ryusei. Each time there was a footprint left behind, as if the sand was <em>remembering</em> her. <em>Very fun, very fun, very fun!</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Then her ears heard something else. A roaring <em>some</em>thing. A wild <em>some</em>thing. Her golden eyes looked up from the soft, squishy black sand, as she finally, <em>finally</em> stood still next to Ryusei, still holding his hand. <br><br>“Ohhhh! Outside!” Kyless exclaimed, full of eagerness, looking towards the loud <em>waves</em>, and then the sky, and the trees that surrounded them. <em>She was in the Outside! The Descendant Ryusei had taken her to the Outside!</em> Her blue hand dropped Ryusei’s and curled into a very excited fist, together with her other hand, in front of her dress. <em>Was this part of the Descendant’s magic too? Did he make this Outside too?</em> She had never been to this Outside before! It was pretty, <em>very</em> pretty, and waiting for her. It was all <em>waiting</em> for her! <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.“Hello Water!” Kyless called, <em>scampering</em> up to the very edge rolling tide, black sand flying from beneath her bare, blue feet. <em>Oh!</em> The <em>sand</em>. “Hello Sand!” The trickster suddenly looked back <em>down</em>, beaming at the dark, uneven surface beneath her, the tassels of her beige dress lapping against her legs with her movements. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Another wave rolled ahead, almost hitting her bare legs, but not quite. It was very blue, so <em>blue</em>, unlike the -- “The green trees! I must go say hello to the Trees!” The trickster <em>bolted</em> from the edge of the ocean and ran to her left, to some of the green trees, across the beach, in a <em>jingling</em> whirlwind. “Hello Trees!” Kyless chanted, her bare feet pounding against the sand, and the dirt, and the Earth as she crossed it. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>Kyless was not the most precise runner, nor the strongest. Especially when she was still <em>sneezing</em>, small, magical fireworks that filled the beach air with red, purple and blue <em>twirls</em> of magic every so often. In fact, the entire time she dashed and raced and flirted and sneezed with the Outside, with the beach, with the sand, and the water, and the trees, and <em>this</em> place, Ryusei could easily watch her. Even when Kyless ran into the trees on the left side of the beach, and momentarily <em>disappeared</em> from his view, <em>into</em> the jungle, she was so loud and joyous that he could <em>tell</em> where she was the entire time, without seeing. Because Kyless was wild. Kyless was a <em>wildling</em>, wild and free and so very excited she could not <em>stay</em> in just one place.<br><br>But the trickster was also quick, and agile, and perhaps most surprisingly, <em>not</em>-tired. Not tired at all. “There is no human glass hereeeeeee!” The trickster suddenly yelled, throwing her bare, blue arms <em>upward</em>, and <em>outward</em>, hugging the sky as she ran <em>back</em> across the beach, across the black sand, to the <em>other</em>side, the right side of the trees, past Ryusei again. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. So <em>much</em> jingling it made music, actual music, from her golden bells. “Hello Other Trees! I did not forget about you!” It was all <em>real</em>! <em>This Outside was all real!</em> Kyless <em>reappeared</em> again, now doing cartwheels, and back-flips, and twists and turns and leaps and loops from the right side jungle to the middle of the black, bright beach. Black sand flew in <em>all</em> directions. On her dress, her legs, her arms. In her hands, her hair, her horns. “Fweeee!” The trickster did not seem to mind. She was Outside again. And this was a very nice Outside. <em>A very special Outside.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <em>Splash</em>, <em>splash</em>, <em>splash</em>.<br><br>Kyless’ bright golden eyes widened and she <em>finally</em>, then and only then, after many, many moments of gallivanting, <em>slowed</em> down. <em>Splash</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>splash</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She had unknowingly ventured too close to the ocean, and now she was ankle-deep in its bright blue waters. She <em>sneezed</em>, again, releasing another small, temporary ball of purple, red, and blue sparks. But Kyless was <em>not</em> looking at the ankle-deep, very bright, blue water. Instead she was looking towards the Descendant, the very <em>pretty</em> Descendant. Looking <em>where</em> she had left him on the special place. <em>His</em> special place. <br><br>Kyless swallowed, and turned, <em>carefully</em> trotting over the black sand and back to his side. She stood next to him, and folded her hands obediently in front of her once more. Though she was <em>covered</em> in black sand, and a few, small wayward <em>spiders</em> from the jungle, she stood quietly, at attention, trying to make Ryusei <em>forget</em> her recent wildness. But the trickster's <em>pretend</em> calmness only lasted for a second, maybe two. Suddenly she leaned out, and <em>over</em>, gazing up at the Descendant who had brought her here, to <em>this</em> place, on <em>this</em> day. “This is your <em>sacred</em>thing.” Kyless spoke softly, <em>so</em> softly. “<em>Oh</em>. Is it okay if we play here, in this <em>sacred</em>thing, or is it just for looking?” Hopefully the Descendant Ryusei would <em>forget</em> that she had played first, played <em>already</em>, without asking for his permission. <em>Some</em>times <em>sacred</em>things <em>were</em> just for looking. Though that would have been very unfortunate, indeed.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>28-08-2020, 07:22:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>Nerissa never failed to live up to expectations. The inventory of Albion's pockets were just... precious. "Oh, Foxxie, that's what happens when you're a man's man like Snowball. What you're seeing is the detritus of a life well led. Maybe Frond was right." Lily gave an affected sigh. "I could very well be taking you away from paradise. Oh what a serpent I am." She felt a pang of actual pity for the guy. It wasn't so much a journey of self-discovery as it was a dissection.<br><br>With Albion's ordeal over and the poor victim getting dressed, Lily felt safe enough to put on her trademark smirk and note, "Well that was <em>interesting</em>, to say the least." Then turning and fixing the white-haired sharpshooter in her gaze, she added, "Now you can start to understand what we have to do to make you happy all the time. Though we're usually wearing <em>something</em> as it's going on." And then apparently it was on to phase two. "Well if he's going to get his makeup done, we might as well do ours as well," Lily noted. "I think it's pretty obvious Snowball's a winter, and I think you'd be a spring Foxxie. But me... me... Damn! I'm paler than he is come to think of it, aren't I?" She trotted into a chair herself and spun it a few times. "Well, I hope someone here can work magic then. Apparently, the point is for all of us to be hotties." She shrugged. Lily was much better as passable friend, or better still as <em>I don't care about how you think I look</em> than she was as sultry vixen. Especially given that they had a real live actual literal vixen demon in the room. Who, to be fair, wasn't all that good at the smoky sultry stuff. Funny, wasn't it? The vixen was in fact the ingenue, and the other not-so-vixen a computer geek rebel, so the best shot at vixen they actually had was <em>the guy</em>.<br><br>The very thought made her laugh. Lily had come in search of amusement and somehow Foxxie had already flushed out enough of it to last her a lifetime. Well, a normal person's lifetime. Lily's need for chaos needed refills on an irrationally frequent basis. And that little voice was already in her head, asking for more, more, <em>more!</em><br><br>"So... I guess do me up, full Disney character style. If you can," she added with another devil-may-care grin towards the attendant, who may very well have been envying the coworker beautifying the man at this point. "Make me look like... well, like someone you'd <em>want</em> to buy a drink for at a bar." With a foot, she gestured over to the fox demon. "So how about you Foxxie. What look will you be going for this evening. And more to the point," she added as she turned slowly, oh so slowly, back towards Albion, face back in the kind of full-Lily mode that no makeover could hide. "Make him <em>beautiful.</em>"<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>28-08-2020, 12:43:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.10 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion &amp; Lily <br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. Keeper of half of Albion’s clothes.<br><br><hr><br>Nerissa had covered inside Albion’s blazer. She pursed her lips as she looked at the man. Luckily the fox demon was just as easily calmed as she could be made upset. The girl nodded her head, like signing that she was accepting his apology. “It’s okay. But you owe me some headpats after this!”<br><br>She looked at Albion like she couldn’t understand at all why he was so flustered. “Because this is where I saw it? Where and when I should have said that then? I’m giving you compliments. Shouldn’t you just be grateful and accept them?” The biting thing was something she really wasn’t supposed to say, but otherwise Nera saw nothing bad in giving him some friendly compliments. Especially when she was telling him the truth. “You aren’t used on getting compliments, are you?” In her opinion she gave him plenty of compliments when there was something worth complimenting.<br><br>The fox demon let the condoms slide back into a pocket of the blazer when Albion’s next question came. She looked at him with a innocent face, blinking her big golden eyes like she didn’t know at all what he was referring to. “Oh. I don’t know what you mean.” Nerissa said as she slowly spinned the tie around her finger before pulling it, making the tie tighten a bit around her fine neck. There was a mischievous sparkle in her eyes when she looked at Albion. It felt like she was challenging him. “I have no grudge against you. I have only warm feelings for you.” He might have his problems at saying such things, or even understanding them, but Nera didn’t. If it was something positive there was no reason not to tell it. It was true that she had no grudge against Albion, but her not knowing what ‘way back then’ meant, that was a lie and he knew it too. <br><br>With her foot Nerissa moved his shoes, filled with his socks, closer to the man when he leaned in. He was whispering so near that warm air of his breathing made her ear twitch. The fox looked up at the man, her eyes taking their time to travel from his waist, belly and chest all the way up to his face. Nerissa didn’t know what was so bad at seeing the book. What bad was there to have a book of friends…? “I saw everything. And I liked what I saw.” Nerissa answered back with a playful smile. She stood up, running her fingers on his now smooth skin. It felt like it was still burning to some extent. Her gentle fingers felt the form and hardness of his muscles under his skin, his warmth and rougher areas made by the scars. Her right hand moved on his body up all the way on his shoulder and down onto his arm. The fox demon wanted to touch him more than that. He wasn’t doing her any favors by reminding her of <em>that night</em>. It was hard to think him as a friend when all those images started to run through her mind. And it was becoming hard to think generally rationally when he was so close and missing so many pieces of clothing. <br><br>Nerissa leaned against Albion’s body. She couldn’t stop herself from breathing in his characteristic scent near his neck before whispering now in a more serious tone. “We will talk later about that singular thing in your pocket.” Nera said so quietly that only Albion could hear it. She wasn’t going to leave a finding with such a dark and ominous feeling unnoticed. Albion might not like having to explain it to her, but she wasn’t going to negotiate about that. <br><br>The fox demon simply couldn’t resist her urge to lick him. He was right there! And there was so many places she could touch! So she licked his chest, just little above a nipple. There were still remains from the wax, and that tasted awful! Her regret was instant. This is why you shouldn’t go licking everything! Nerissa stepped back and wiped her tongue on a back of her hand. “There was still some wax left…” she tried to explain so she wouldn’t hurt Albion’s feelings behaving like he was so disgusting she needed something to was his taste off from her tongue. He should know by now that wasn’t the case, considering how many times she had licked his neck. And perhaps some other harmless places.<br><br>“Excuse me, do you have anything to drink? Like for bachelorette parties? A champagne or a sparkling wine? Please, pour us some.” Nerissa asked before she gathered herself together. Her attention moved to Lily. “I don’t think you are too pale. It’s not such a bad thing to be pale. It makes your skin look like a beautiful brand new porcelain. It suits a cute young woman like you.” She had compliments for Lily too. <br><br>It sounded like doing this kind of stuff wasn’t Lily’s field, so Nerissa took reigns into her hands to give an opinion of how Albion should be painted. She took a moment to pick up a nail polish for Albion. “Here. Use this for him.” Nerissa looked at Albion via a mirror. “Dark eye make-up, highlight his eyes and black mascara. A mild cateye look (https://p0.pikist.com/photos/1003/870/eye-blue-gene-seductive-makeup.jpg) will look good on him. A lipstick of matching color &nbsp;(https://static-01.daraz.pk/p/ef633c0e71cbbfd5d74e0fdfea42c202.jpg) with the nail polish and… mmmh… faint silver for an eye shadow. Just tidy his eyebrows. No need to pluck them.” Nera was merciful enough to let him have his eyebrows mostly as they were. “We will buy the lipstick once his make-up is done. I believe you do what you can do to fade his masculine traits from his face.” Nerissa’s finger moved lightly along the man’s neck. “Lucky. Your Adam’s apple isn’t visible so we can let that be.” She patted Albion on a shoulder before leaving him in the salon worker’s hands. <br><br>“I would like to have this and... mmmh, let's do eye make-up (https://i.imgur.com/ojqkvI7.jpg) fading from white into pink and brown. A white eyeliner and dark lashes. Could you put some of those glittery things at side of my eyes! Thank you so much!” Nerissa placed a nail polish bottle on a table in front of a mirror and a chair before she sat down. It was a silver color with lots of glitter. “Don’t you want to get your nails done Lily? You can just have the nail polish. You don’t need to put extensions or anything if you don’t like those. I’m not going to get them and neither is Albion” She had already decided that on his behalf. It would be waste of time, effort and money to put vinyl nails on him. If things went south he had to be able to actually do something. And Nera… well, she was a single woman without a man so she didn’t like the idea of getting unpractically long nails. <br><br>“I have a dress I want already in mind already. It’s long, grey and sparkly. Very sparkly.” Somehow long and grey didn’t sound like something she would wear. “I think I will tie my hair up, add some jewelry and that’s it. I sure do hope I will get to slip into the club, at least for couple of dances. I mean… they aren’t expecting me to be the only doing the monitoring?” At this point Nera was happily oblivious of that she would be observing the cameras with Toshiro. “I was thinking we should get something red for Albion. And a pantyhouse. And chicken breasts. You know those flappy things one puts in her bra to fake a bigger chest? What were you thinking for yourself Lily? A dress or pants? I think you would look absolutely amazing in short shorts and a loose top. You know, one with a waterfall neckline? I mean you have such a nice and huggable butt that it would be shame to hide it under a long dress. Albion, what do you think would look good on Lily?” While she was flattering Lily in her own unfeigned way the beautician brought them glasses of cold champagne and started their work in silence.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>29-08-2020, 06:56:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Knick Knack Remembrance Shop<br>TAGGING: Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory<br>EXTRA: Having Found It, He Goes to What May Come Next<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>Kevin was busy examining the scrapbook in his hand, taking in the feel of the leather, the heft of its weight in his hand. His hunt being completed, he was feeling just a little indulgent right now. "So that's what you're into, Doc, well lead the way." Key was typical for an otaku shop, full of the wares that made places like these still popular. Not just the manga, which you could get in any chain bookstore now, or the videos, which could be streamed as Toshiro had mentioned, but all the paraphernalia. The clothes, the merchandise, the little bobble heads. The full length character pillows.<br><br>It was an altar to cute, one that left Kevin a bit confused at best. This was, to put it mildly, not what he had been raised on, though his training wasn't as far from some of the shonen stuff as he would have believed given what he knew. "So, Doc, you here looking for something specific, or just browsing?" The answer came soon enough as Toshiro grabbed his figurine. Which to be honest wasn't <em>so</em> shocking. "Your secret's safe with me," Kevin promised with a grin. "Quid pro quo, right?"<br><br>He looked around. For the most part, there wasn't a whole lot he'd want to get here. Kevin might have focused on the cutesy if he were still in doubt about Mal's present, but that was already in the <em>Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead</em> zone already, so not much there. Then again... In one back corner of the store, there was sheet music. He had heard that anime often did some epic stuff, so why not take a shot? There was a hefty collected anthology, something called, <em>Piano Solo, ANIME.</em> Kevin guessed this was a day for trying something new. "If nothing else, this will give me some extra motivation to get through the mission tonight. Not that I don't have enough of that already, right?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>29-08-2020, 08:04:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> There's a light at the end of this tunnel, right?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dressy pants, thankfully.<br><br><hr><br>"Hah hah hah, laugh it up while you can, you little gremlin, this is what you have to date." Albion narrowed his eyes and looked close to blowing a raspberry at her. Treating it like humor would, at least, keep her from discovering the true things Albion wanted no one to see. The things he felt Nerissa had peeked in on. "Heh, bold of you to assume you're taking me away from anything, who's the one getting a little head of themselves now? Remember, it's just <em>one date</em>..." He parroted the tech-junkies' words right back at her with a rather Cheshire Cat-grin.<br><br>With a quiet sigh, he looked down at his chest, before he looked back to Lily, folding his arms. "Between you and me, if this is something ladies have to go through with on a daily basis just to stay appealing, I'd rather they just go all natural and let the chips fall where they may." the male sighed. Honestly he was pretty sure more than half the girls he rented for those lonely evenings didn't go through anywhere near as much trouble to ready themselves for said evenings. Maybe they were just sure people would take them as-is.<br><br>Maybe they were right.<br><br>There was no doubt the ladies here could work their magic, given they were willing to work on a disaster like Albion. The only troublesome part was trying to work that magic through the innumerable distractions provided by Nerissa and him. Lily was probably a saint compared to the two of them, as she did a very good job of just keeping herself away to watch the mayhem unfold. You could tell that the two of them had been through hell so much that this just seemed like another routine to them. Lily was happy to make sure Albion had the most chaotic afternoon being prettified, but he had other concerns to resolve with Nerissa first.<br><br>Cocking his head, he sighed. "I'm not used to <em>those</em> kind of comments. Especially in public.: Sometimes dealing with Nerissa had been quite the handful. She still did not seem to get societal norms at times, and she had very different views on public displays compared to others. "But, thank you... I think. I'm not sure what biting and my backside has anything to do with it, but maybe I don't want to know."<br><br>The secrets concerning that fateful night had so far been kept between the two of them and even as the little disaster fox playfully tied his tie around her neck (she happened to look quite cute with it), she pretended to not know what he meant, that she only had warm feelings for him... Warm as the fiery spectacle that evening turned out to be, but Albion couldn't say anymore lest other people (especially a certain nosey tech junkie) try to dig deeper into what happened and how it involved two of the most problematic people in SOPHE. "Warm, right...&nbsp; Let's just keep it that way. Now, the other thing..." He needed to make sure she didn't forget. <br><br>... Instead she did she saw everything... And liked it. Albion's brows could only quirk as Nerissa leaned in, fingers running along his chest, tracing the several scars upon his chest, some deeper than others. Yet he had to minting his composure even as his friend tried to tease him (was she? He couldn't tell but she couldn't possibly be enjoying herself). Though those thoughts quickly went as Nerissa didn't let her hand stop roaming, to which Albion sighed. "Neri, could you try being a little more serious...?"<br><br>Serious indeed. He got it in spades when Nerissa dropped the tone of her voice and leaned in, go the point where her scent was esily discerned even within the Beauty Salon. The sentence was short, quiet, but the weight was felt as she mentioned 'the singular object', to which his eyes narrowed. It could have been the picture... But maybe she meant the bullet. As serious as she was... That was what it had to be. His frown was obvious, but he gave a quiet nod... Only for that frown to turn upside down as his brow raised when she licked him... Only to sour at the taste of wax. "With your <em>tongue</em>? Come on, Neri, don't do that to yourself, at least use a tissue..." He groaned, pointing to his bag. "I bought snacks and soft drinks earlier, go wash the taste out... Or you can just order something alcoholic..." He pulled back from Nerissa with a sigh, though his chest rose and fell from the sudden move; He was pacing his breathing now so he didn't get excited.<br><br>"You should just let the ladies do their jobs, Neri. Either that, or I'm starting to think we need to get you a part-time job here." the white-haired male sighed, as the next few moments were spent with Nerissa deciding beauty setups for both him and Lily. It was almost frightening how the mischievous foxgirl knew so much about this when she usually did not show much interest in such things. Maybe she cared more about her beauty than he first realized? She had been more successful in her dating endeavors over the few years he'd known her... Even if none of them ended on favorable terms.<br><br>At least she didnt give up like he did.<br><br>"This is going to be one long morning..." He lamented quietly.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>29-08-2020, 20:57:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Undiscovered Black Beach<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Two thoughts came to mind when they went through the portal and Kyless' immediate reaction was confused surprise that the pavement was now sand. She lifted one blue foot, then the other over and over as she got used to the sensation of the sand between her toes and Ryusei figured either she was the best actress ever, or her genuine surprise was indeed genuine and she just hadn't been used to experiencing things like this before her capture, so it was all brand new. Seeing something so simple make her so happy put a smile on his face that he wasn't aware of while he watched Kyless enjoy herself. Maybe for the first time in months.<br><br>&nbsp;As she did this, their hands were still entertwined, and he decided he rather enjoyed holding the demoness' hand, although he was sure her enjoyment for the scenery far outweighed how much she liked being her with him. She simply enjoyed being here. She proclaimed she was outside, getting a nod from him. "Yeah, this is about as <em>outside</em> as you can get." Like a good-natured chaperone, he stood nearby and watched Kyless play. She ran to the shore and played, letting the water almost roll up to her legs. She greeted the water and the sand, as if maybe they'd respond. But mostly it seemed she just couldn't believe this was happening.<br><br>&nbsp;Then she shouted with joy about trees, wanting to go play jungle connected to the beach. She jingled the entire time as she tore off across the sand to the trees, dashing into the foliage headlong with no thought to what lie within. He didn't follow directly behind, but did get closer. It wasn't like she could go anywhere, as the island was on it's own far from any other landmass, so she couldn't just start swimming. That meant he had no problem letting her explore and enjoy herself.<br><br>&nbsp;All of a sudden after crashing through the trees, she bolted back onto the beach with the exact same energy she'd started with, and he took a step back as she flipped and jumped and cried with joy. He usually came here to think or train, but Kyless turning it into a playground was fine too. Dotted around the island were small wisps of what remained of her sneezes. A kaleidoscope of colors here and there that were soon caught on the ocean breeze and carried away, but they were lovely while they remained.<br><br>&nbsp;Her antics were amusing, and the sly grin he'd been wearing since they arrived was still on his face when she finally tuckered herself out and let the water splash against her ankles. The blue of the water was an interesting contrast to her skin, but while he was noticing this, she came back over with her head cast down, and her hands held in front of her. It was a sign of submission if he'd ever seen one, and he didn't really understand it. Did something change while she was playing?<br><br>&nbsp;And then she spelled it out to him. Since he told her he'd found this place, she understood it as his. And here she was, running and jumping and playing without his permission. So she was wondering if it was okay to actually do so, or if she was in trouble, which was why she suddenly seemed so nervous. The entire scene was so adorable he almost couldn't believe it. Snickering with a hand over his mouth for a bit, he showed her his still present smile, then reached out and brushed some sand off of her face, and even flicked a deceptively large spider crawling up her arm back off onto the sand. Finally, he flicked a bell so he could hear the lovely <em>jingle jingle</em> again. "It's okay if we play here. You can play as much as you want. We can even play together. Sound good?"<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>30-08-2020, 21:31:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured and then suiting up (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br><strong>"A vision of beauty, indeed!"</strong><br><br>It was hard to deny that the dress chosen for Mallory was anything but flattering on her figure, emphasizing the lovely curves her usual attire of long skirts and lab coats hid far more easily. As he smoothly slipped the phone that was handed back to him into his pocket, he grasped the young "bride's" hand and raised it up to his lips, planting them gently on the backside as he peered down at the young doctor.<br><br><strong>"You look lovely,"</strong> he told her softly as he gently brought her hand down again <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> but not releasing it just yet <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> a smile played on his lips. Carefully guiding her along, she was brought before the three large mirrors lining the wall on one side of the room. Moving behind her, he placed his free hand gingetly on her waist as his piercing copper eyes gazed at their reflection. <strong>"Look at how beautiful that bride looks..."</strong><br><br>After a moment, he quietly and delicately removed his hands and retreated backwards, step by step, leaving Mallory with her thoughts as he turned to return to the couch. <strong>"I'll go get changed, as well,"</strong> he said with a whispered tone to the attendant, not wanting to disturb the young bride right now.<br><br>Moving to the second changing booth, he closed the curtain before changing into the attire he had chosen. A few minutes later he stepped back out, the coat and cargo trousers ditched for a form-fitting suit sporting some stylish slim suspenders that connected in an interesting fashion to the collar of his shirt, acting as a sort of bowtie. He was no fan of actual bowties or ties, but he found this setup curious and appealing.<br><br><strong>"My, my! A dashing groom has come to claim his lovely bride!"</strong> The attendant seemed quite enamoured with the pair in their <em>wedding attire</em>. He could not fault her for enjoying her work. <strong>"We should take a picture of the two of you!"</strong><br><br>Chuckling softly, he asked if she happened to have a comb he could use to tidy his hair a bit for the suggested picture. He had a bit of helmet hair going on after riding a motorcycle here. As he ran the tool through his hair and attendant went to fetch a digital camera, Leasick approached Mallory once more. <strong>"Mr. and Mrs. Valshanner... Sounds pretty good,"</strong> he teased with a cheeky smile, winking at her.<br><br>Soon after the attendant returned with a small digital camera in hand. Ushering the pair to stand close together, he placed a hand on her waist, the two standing as if posing for an actual wedding photo. He made sure to request she sent the picture to their E-mail addresses at the earliest opportunity, telling a little white lie about showing their parents about their choice in attire.<br><br><strong>"We should also look for something for my love here to wear during the after party,"</strong> he commented thoughtfully as he glanced at Mallory in her wedding dress.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>30-08-2020, 21:45:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Knick Knack Remembrance Shop to Key Animation Shop<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Buying Necessities<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>Assuming Kevin meant he'd keep the previously purchased case a secret rather than the figure that Toshiro was planning on showing off at any given opportunity, the scientist nodded his head in appreciation. ”That's the spirit! Gifts are always better when they're a surprise, unless they're bad, which this isn't.” Patting the small bag that held his initial purchase to emphasize his point as if it were a certainty, he followed Kevin's perusal of culture's pinnacle with the utmost curiosity and relief. “I've always thought you didn't really have a concept of fun Soldier, I'm curious to see what peaks your interest aside from photography and scrap booking.”<br><br>With all the more violence related avenues of entertainment that Toshiro assumed would fall within Kevin's wheelhouse as his father's son, Toshiro was utterly taken aback and supremely elated to find the soldier browsing the sheet music for piano. With an exaggerated disbelief laced throughout his voice he asked the obvious question, “This... are you buying this for someone else? Or...” Looking at Kevin in silence for a moment, a large excited grin spread across the lanky scientist's face, “You play the piano!? That's wonderful! You know I was starting to worry that you were too much of a straight laced march in step sort of guy for Mal, but now I'm seeing you in a new light.”<br><br>Reaching past Kevin, Toshiro pulled a copy of solo piano arrangements from the <em>Nier</em> franchise from the shelf and began to inspect the list of songs covered. With a decisive nod of his head he added it to his basket of secondary purchases before explaining, “You're going to play these for me at some point. Also I have a friend of mine who runs a jazz lounge outside of the Black District, I'm sure she'd lend you some pieces to practice when I tell her you'll perform there with Mal in attendance. We'll have to get you acquainted with Miles Davis, Tom Waits, and Ryo Fukui for starters, but it shouldn't take you too long to familiarize yourself with some standards, unless you already know them? What do you usually find yourself playing? Satie? Every pianist aught to know Satie. Pretty sure it's the law Kevin.”<br><br>Without waiting for permission, Toshiro took the collection of arrangements from Kevin before crossing across the length of Key in long fast strides before placing his items in front of the once again annoyed looking cashier for purchase. Pulling his personal card from his wallet and handing it to the exasperated youth, the scientist held up his hands towards Kevin to prevent argument before explaining, “Look, you kept me company and I'm definitely going to force you to play for me later, let's just call this the price of admission.”<br><br>After receiving two more plastic bags, one with his figure and one with the two sets of music, Toshiro held the bag of solos out for Kevin to take as he held the door leading back out to the street open for the pair of them. With a lingering stare at the shop's contents he added somewhat distantly, “We should probably start looking for the others. You were so quick to get me to go shopping that we didn't have time to figure out a place to meet back up. Why don't you shoot everyone a text? Show off that efficient military planning your dad would always go on about.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>31-08-2020, 00:16:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yuki Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Bride and her Groom<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Blushing Bride (https://i.imgur.com/qIvbC9e.jpg)<br><hr><br>The sheer joy and confidence that radiated off Leasick was astounding, because Mallory couldn’t seem to understand how he could be so calm about this situation. She was beginning to calm herself as well, but the ever ebbing worry of getting caught or thrown out still lingered. Leasick didn’t seem to mind this however, and just like a happy groom ready to see his bride to be, he came over to admire the attendants work. Mallory wasn’t even ready to give any sort of comeback to Leasick, before his hand to came to grasp her own, kissing it like the gentleman that he was posing to be.<br><br>Cue the blush that unwittingly crept up her cheeks.<br><br>“S-shut up...” &nbsp; A very quiet order to the man, her tone didn’t match the harsh words that came with it, instead sounding more hesitant and stilted. What else could she say to something like that, from someone she knew quite well up to this point. Now being pulled along, she shifted her feet along to follow Leasick to the farther end of the room, finally stopping at the three mirrors that were propped up, letting Mallory see the full length of the dress, rather than in a contracting dressing room. Her eyes couldn’t help but widen a bit, the sheer craftsmanship of the dress mesmerizing her the most. The way it was so intricately made, and the care that went into crafting it couldn’t keep her from looking away. It all but complimented her body, something she didn’t say aloud, but something that Leasick was easily, and quite willing, to say aloud. <br><br>The blush along her cheeks continued, reddening more at the compliment.<br><br>Did she really look that nice in it? Sure she liked it, but this wasn’t something she was ever going to have, or at least, thought she would. With being so used to having only some money at her disposal as she grew up, Mallory never really thought she could have something...well, this nice. Her Aunt never really was the type to promise her anything like that, and with her relationships having ended, (some amicably, some not) she just always assumed that love was never in the cards. So busy with working for SOPHE, wanting to help the world and make it better, she didn’t seem like the ideal type of girl that could catch anyone’s eye.<br><br>And yet, she couldn’t help but ponder about the crafty man who slipped away to change into his own outfit. <br><br>She gave a shake of her head however, the thought forgotten; there was no way Leasick had anything type of feelings for her. With his flirtatious attitude, she was sure he was much more interested in being free to choose then being tied down; at least, that’s the kind of person he came off as. Well that, and all of this was purely a rouse to have some fun, even if the fun was <em>somewhat</em> subjective.<br><br>Turning towards where Leasick had scurried off to, the man has arrived just in time, now dressed in a quite lavish suit. The colors were somewhat subdued, and the style of the suit itself was something much more unique than Mallory would have imagined; it actually suited Leasick, Mallory admitted.<br><br>“Mm, that fact remains to be seen I think.” &nbsp;Answering back to the attendant with a ‘joking’ comment of her own, Mallory gave a small hint of a smile; if he could tease her, she could tease right back, it was only fair. &nbsp;“Claiming me for himself <em>is</em> quite the challenge.” &nbsp;Trying to get her words down to not confuse or bring suspicion to the attendant, Mallory watched as she left to get a camera for a photo, as Leasick fixed his hair. His comment didn’t go unnoticed by her however, as the two were free to share unrestricted words for the moment now that the attendant was gone. As Leasick gave a cheeky smile and wink, Mallory returned back a playful roll of her eyes; quite shocking in the least, that she could have such a playful look to her. If they were already in this lie for this long, there wasn’t much use for her to worry, now was there?<br><br>“That’s a bit too fast, don’t you think? Usually a guy is supposed to ask a girl out before asking her to marry him.” &nbsp;<br><br>Another small quip back from the researcher, the attendant came back, camera in hand. Mallory gave a small breath, doing as best as she could to pose for this picture without seeming utterly stiff or out of place. Leasick was close, but then again, after all that had happened here, maybe this could be laughed off as some strange bonding exercise between the two. Once the picture had been taken, and Leasick mentioned something to the attendant about emails, he asked another, to which Mallory agreed; the whole reason they were here in the first place!<br><br>“Ah, yes! If you have any dresses for the...after party, that would be extremely helpful.” &nbsp; Cursing herself for nearly mentioning the club rather then the suddenly agreed upon story they were weaving, the attendant gave a fervent nod. <br><br><strong>“I have just the dresses you’ll be looking for! Feel free to change out of the dress and wait in the changing room, Mrs. Valshanner!”</strong> With dutiful resolve, she was off to find the dresses, leaving the “couple” to themselves. After a few moments to collect her thoughts, Mallory cleared her throat for a moment, before carefully taking her hand to remove Leasick’s from her waist.<br><br>“At least we’re finally getting what we actually came here for.” &nbsp; She mentioned this, before she turned her body to show the man her back, silently pointing to the clasp and zipper at the top of the dress to be undone; she surely couldn’t do it without help. &nbsp;“What do you even plan on having the picture for anyways?” &nbsp;She was curious about the whole reasoning behind it, but then again, this was Leasick she was talking about; he always seemed to be a bit unpredictable, considering what she was doing now said all she needed to.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>01-09-2020, 04:20:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> This Place (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> --<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Playing Outside... Together!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Black Sand, Dirt and Small Spiders (One Less Spider Than Before)</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The small, golden bell danced, and twirled in Kyless’ ear as the Descendant Ryusei played with it, like an <em>echo</em>, a hint, of what was to come. Her hands clasped tighter, griping, holding in front of her beige dress, as he brushed her cheek, her arm, her deep, blue skin. <em>It was very un-cool.</em> Meanwhile, the trickster’s golden eyes widened, and grew as she <em>listened</em>. Grew, grew, and grew, completely enthralled and curious, a little wider with each of the Descendant Ryusei’s <em>rules</em> for today, <em>this</em> day, <em>this</em> place. <em>They could play here.</em> They could play as much as Kyless <em>wanted</em> to play here, in this <em>sacred</em>place. They could even play <em>together</em>. “Together.” The trickster repeated, warmly and quietly to herself, with a small, mischievous grin that was too cheeky to contain. <em>Together</em>, <em>together</em>, <em>together</em>. It had been a very long time indeed, since Kyless had <em>played</em>. But even longer since she had played <em>with</em> someone, <em>together</em>.<br><br>And so it was. And so it sounded far <em>more</em> than just good. Above good. Greater than good. “It sounds… <em>best</em>!” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster leapt <em>up</em> in the air with her sudden exclamation, and then released a soft, boundless sound that could only be described as a cheerful <em>giggle</em>.&nbsp; <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless’ golden bells rang out to the ocean as she pranced <em>around</em> him, the Descendant Ryusei, twirling in happy circles over and over, spinning on her bare, blue tip-toes. “I like playing games with others best, you know.” <em>Jingle</em>. She stopped twirling just in front of him and leaned in close, still on her tip toes, still with a mischievous smirk. <em>The Descendant gave her permission to be wild!</em> Her swollen pink nose almost brushed against his. <em>The Descendant even wanted to play with her and her wild in the other wildthings and wildplaces!</em> In the black sand around Ryusei, there were circles, <em>some</em>thing left from Kyless’ bare, prancing, <em>jingling</em> footsteps. <br><br>“What shall we play first?" Of course, they would play more than one game. They would play many, many games, but all <em>together</em> now. "The sand is fun, it remembers you,” Kyless extended one of her dirty, sandy, blue legs across the black, squishy sand, creating a new mark, a new line, a new <em>echo</em>. Even with <em>small</em> magic, she could still show the Descendant Ryusei <em>some</em>things, <em>this</em> day. “Or, there are trees. Many, many trees. We could see who could ascend them faster, yes? Just between the two of us,” a small challenge, but still a very playful one. Like it was a kind of secret to share. The trickster blinked her alluring, bright golden eyes at him, fluttering her dark eyelashes, still <em>that</em> close. “Then there is the ocean. It is very big. Very…” The trickster kept her thoughtful gaze <em>not</em> on the ocean behind her, but on <em>him</em> as she spoke, “<em>pretty</em>.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless suddenly tilted her horned head at Ryusei, attempting to observe and configure his reactions. “What do you wish, Ryusei?” She spoke his name like it was three distinct syllables, <em>softly</em>, raising in song as it left her warm, wet tongue. The demoness tried to forget that she would still be <em>sneezing</em>, embarrassing sneezes, no matter what the Descendant Ryusei decided to play <em>together</em> first. But the trickster was not good at forgetting. And she certainly did not wish to forget today, <em>this</em> day, even though it was one where her magic was small.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>02-09-2020, 07:02:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, Mess Hall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>"<em>You're</em> cute, Foxxie," protested Lily as she submitted to the attendants fussing over her face. "I'm... well I'm me, and that's all that can be said about that." Lily shrugged. She wasn't unattractive, or at least she figured she wasn't. But she was more about mockingly, let's call it semi-mockingly, praising others' looks rather than tooting her own horn. She'd let whatever the professionals here could do and it would be enough to make her horndog-bait, she supposed. But she'd never be Neri-cute. Lily's form of cute was kind the kind of cute you got when you dressed up a python with a frilly bow - it wasn't going to fool anyone. Nerissa, on the other hand, could be dangerous when she wanted - look at how she just destroyed poor Albion - but she'd be perfectly adorable as she did it. Who else could get away with calling someone's butt huggable in pure daylight and get away with it? "Yeah, I suppose something short that shows a lot of leg is what the doctor ordered here." She wasn't quite so sanguine about the nails - that was playing with her calling. But Neri understood the problem with having them long, so Lily would have no problem with coloring them, "Black. Jet black. And nothing else."<br><br>"I'm a little surprised you're going long in the dress department though," the demented hacker continued through sips of champagne as her entourage broke out the black nail polish. "I'd have thought you'd go for something small and cute and frilly and nail-salon pink, with one strap off the shoulder and the other spaghetti-strap thin. I think that would just scream <em>Foxxie</em>, don't you, Snowball?" Lily squinted her eye and imagined something like that over Neri's body for easy viewing. Then she pictured what Neri planned to get for herself. "Yes, your idea's just the right balance of <em>Isn't She Sweet</em> and <em>Come Hither Horny Demon Spawn</em>, no offense Foxxie - you're perfectly delightful regardless of parentage, and besides, apples don't <em>have</em> to fall close to the tree. Take me for instance: my mom's a cop and somehow the poor woman managed to give birth to me. Nine months wasted there."<br><br>If she groaned for a second, it wasn't enough for anyone to hear it, she hoped. Being a disappointment could be such a burden sometimes. Well, she wasn't going to be a disappointment now. "So what's the verdict, Snowball? Would our beloved Nerissa set you drooling in long gray and sparkly, or the little number I had in mind? Be honest now..." Of course, Albion was going to have his own problems, with Nerissa already planning to dress him up like her own personal plaything. "You'd better get through this, though. Because let me tell you, after that, you gotta deal with me. And believe me, <em>just one date</em> is gonna be more Lily than you can handle, Snowball."<br><br>The grim work done, Lily got up and inspected herself. Not bad, she thought, given what they had to work with. Neri of course didn't need a lot of work herself, but they managed miracles with Albion. Enough for Lily to give an appreciative yet impish whistle. Turnabout is fair play. Put him in the dress and no one would even suspect he was a guy - until it was too late. She could have her laughs about that later. Turning back to the door, she waited as the store's personnel ran the company card through the machine to receive their recompense, and then led the way back outside. "Onward, fair ladies." Apparently Albion had earned his <em>fair lady</em> stripes in his latest travail, "the department store awaits."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>02-09-2020, 12:29:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11.10 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Beauty Salon &gt; On a street outside the salon<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion &amp; Lily, open<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. And (to) her new blazer.<br>&nbsp;<br><hr><br>Nerissa had a comment about licking and a taste he wouldn’t tell her to wash off, but this time she managed to censor herself and be quiet about her inappropriate thoughts. Instead she sat in her chair, taking small sips from her glass. Nera was a social drinker. She didn’t care that much about drinking when she was alone, but if others were drinking she didn’t mind drinking herself too. “No. I don’t want another job! I have plenty to do with my current job, thank you very much” the demoness chuckled with amusement at Albion’s comment.<br><br>“Thank you Lily! That’s so sweet of you!” With great gratitude she took all compliments given to her. “You are you, but I wouldn’t say it’s all there is to say. Just look at that mirror in front of you! You have such a pretty face and your skin is flawless! You have kissable lips and your body is amazing! I think you might not have seen her naked Albion, but I know that Lily has some high quality breasts and I absolutely love her hips! You are so modest Lily!” The fox demon had no shame when it came into giving compliments. Just like she didn’t see anything wrong at looking at other women in a shower or in a bath. It was mostly innocent, harmless curiosity, but Nerissa had a bad habit of getting handsy sometimes. What was just a friendly exploring and familiarizing to her might feel like sexual harassment to others. Nera simply liked to touch soft curves of naked ladies.<br><br>“I do like pink clothes, but I have been eyeing at that dress for some time now. It’s quite pricey, so I have been wondering should I get it or not because I’m not sure where I should wear it... “ The things Lily said confused her often. She used so many phrases or references into popular culture which she wasn’t familiar with that it took often a good amount of time from her to figure out what she meant. Sometimes the fox didn’t get it even after hard thinking. Yet it was such a lively way of speaking, and it was part of Lily so she didn’t want her to change it just because of her. With enough time in Lily’s company and she would get this!<br><br>“No, Lily. Don’t say such things. That wasn’t time wasted. We have you here now because of that. You might have a habit of causing some trouble to other people, but you are so young and I have never heard you doing something actually bad. You have the right to test your limits and find your way in this life. You might not fit into a mold that others are trying to force you in, but your free spirit and joy are your best qualities. You are gorgeous the way you are now. There is no point in trying to compare you to someone else, or trying to make you something you aren’t. I doubt you could ever be truly happy if you tried to fake being something you aren’t just to please others.” Lily didn’t seem sad, but somehow Nera got the feeling that she was feeling like she wasn’t good enough. It might be just her own imagination, or at least she hoped that the girl wasn’t thinking like that.<br><br>“Albion wished for something <em>slinky.</em> I think that the dress is revealing enough.” If she was supposed to wear something even more revealing she would have only some golden chains wrapped around her, and that might be a bit too much. Even for a club outfit. “When was the last time you two have done on a date with someone?” Nerissa asked with curiosity. She hadn’t heard of dates from neither one of them, but that couldn’t mean they didn’t actually go on dates with people…? Probably they just didn’t want to be pestered with questions of their dates, like she was doing now.<br><br>There was definitely some extra cost from all they put the staff of the salon go through in their bill, but SOPHE was paying it all so it wasn’t a problem. Nerissa took a small paper bag where they packed the make-up used on repainting Albion’s face. He really looked different now. The fox demon returned Albion his shirt and tie without arguments. However she seemed to <em>forget</em> his blazer on herself. Once all the three were out of the salon the personnel sighed from relief. They would be talking about this for quite a long time after.<br><br>Nerissa looked at her new shiny nails in the sunlight. It was true that she didn’t wear much make-up normally, if any, but she did enjoy from a occasional procedure of getting pretty for a night out. The fox went on Albion’s bag to take a soft drink bottle like it wasn’t even worth mentioning that she was going through his stuff. But Albion had offered a drink before himself, so she figured that offer was still in effect. While she took a good sip she looked at the pair. Nera trusted that Albion could take care of himself, but she was worried of Lily’s safety. “Do you want a sip?” She asked offering the opened bottle first to Lily and then to Albion. “Please, look after Lily out there…” the girl asked quietly from the man as they kept walking forward on the street.&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>03-09-2020, 07:09:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Knick Knack Remembrance Shop<br>TAGGING: Toshiro | Mentioned: Mallory, Kyless<br>EXTRA: Having Found It, He Goes to What May Come Next<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>Kevin looked as Toshiro paid and cornered him into playing for the group, and sighed inwardly, though he kept his stoic demeanor. "Thanks for that, then. I guess I wasn't going to get away from having to perform for you once you saw me buy that, was I?" It had been two years already. Most of the crew knew he played piano. Not many knew how much he put into it - after all he tended to advertise other traits he had more. Mallory knew of course. Mallory knew everything. She'd probably be delighted that Kevin would be putting on a performance. Then again, most of them would be. He'd get some razzing from some quarters, sure, but in the end, everyone wanted to push each other up, not take them down. That much about SOPHE was true. At least the parts of SOPHE he saw. Then again, even his father didn't mind the music so much - it was just another way to build character. Lots of it.<br><br>Sometimes Kevin thought he had built enough character to last himself a lifetime.<br><br>"And yeah, the jazz would be a nice change of pace - just like this stuff is. Most of my training was classical." Again, the character building thing. At any rate, he gruffly nodded when the Doctor suggested they return to the department store. "Yeah, it's getting late and we all need to reconvene." There was a word that would set Kyless's gears running. It was odd - she had lived for centuries and still found certain words strange and fascinating. It was just one more of those things that threw him off when it came to the Calder demon. At least the mall hadn't blown up or sent the human population running and screaming, so she had behaved like he had asked.<br><br>Kevin wasn't sure how excited he was to meet everyone again. He had left things awkward with Mallory, but at least now he had a way to clear the air. Somewhere in the middle of the corridor, he stopped and turned back towards Toshiro. "I know I don't show it a lot, Doc, but thanks... I kind of needed a kick in the pants right now, and it's probably easier that it was gentle." Most people he knew in a position to advise him would have just told and/or yelled it at him point blank, which wouldn't have helped so much. He shrugged again and kept walking. <br><br>Soon they were back in the department store. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, and there were groups of people moving from display to display, unaware of the world they lived in and the dangers that drifted among them. Kevin wondered for a second how they would have acted if they knew. Would they be able to go on? Would they just keep shopping as always? It was a burden to know. But it was a burden he had made his peace with - or at least so he thought.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>03-09-2020, 08:15:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon -&gt; Ma<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily | Kevin, Toshiro mentioned<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> There's a light at the end of this tunnel, right?<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Almost fully dressed, thankfully.<br><br><hr><br>"You're seriously asking me to pick, Lily? I'm not even all that good about picturing half the stuff you two even tall about... But I guess your idea does sound a little more descriptive... That being said.-" He paused, looking to Nerissa. "Long&nbsp; gray, and sparkly... I do like gray, so that's a plus. Sparkly fits Nerissa... And making it expensive sticks it right up SOPHE's sunless spot, so between us, I'm gonna have to vote Neri on this one. No offense, Lil, but she's got more angles figured out that I enjoy." He remarked, before he faced himself in the mirror now that the disaster had passed... But it left its mark.<br><br>He didn't like this. At all.<br><br>He looked himself in the mirror after all was said and done, after all the treatments, all the additions of makeup... His body didn't even feel like his anymore, deprived of what little body hair he had. Most of his scars had been extremely well hidden, to the point he looked almost entirely unblemished. Almost, there were some things you certainly could not hide. Nevertheless, Albion would at least be able to pass for a fairly convincing lady... Or maybe a transvestite, that seemed a little more likely considering his physical build could not be hidden. Nevertheless... He had to admit Nerissa's choices had certainly worked out for the better, she really knew her stuff.<br><br><em>'I'm pretty sure at this moment, I now have more emotional scars than physical ones... But if this keeps Lily safe&nbsp; then all the better. I doubt I'll be anyone's first pick of evening company, but I'll have a closer eye on her than as a spook.'</em> He thought inwardly, leaning back from the mirror. He'd almost entirely missed the slew of comments Nerissa was giving Lily, only realizing he was being spoken to when he heard his name. "Neri, you weren't supposed to mention the slinky thing... I'm starating to reconsider your ability to keep secrets." The male sighed, remembering how easily Nerissa could casually say things that should have remained unspoken.<br><br>"Still... You sure about not getting a job here? You're a keen beauty director, it seems." The male remarked, scritching her ear as he was given his clothes... Or most of them. For whatever reason, she seemed overly fond of his blazer, and so narrowed his eyes. "It looks like I'm due for another one then... Well, at least it looks good on you." He gave a chuckling shrug, unaware if why she may have really wanted it.<br><br>When being asked the question about dating... Well, the answer was obvious. "... Before I joined SOPHE, is about the last time I dated." It was all he said on that particular point, and it was all he would say. Lily probably would not understand the gist of it, but no doubt Nerissa would figure out the innocent question perhaps tweaked a touchy point in Albion. The trio could walk out of the Beauty Salon now that everything was done, the male not minding that Neri was rummaging through his bag for a drink. His mind stayed focused on past events, at least long enough until he could be snapped out of his reverie by Neri offering him a drink. With a nod, he grabbed the bottle and tilted it toward his lips, drinking one of the juices he had gotten, before tipping the bottle away to avoid any backwashing.<br><br>Without looking away from where his eyes wanderes, he nodded quietly to Nerissa. "I'll do my best. Places like that don't suit ladies that young." He spoke quietly, before catching familiar figures moving in the distance. "... Mm... Is that Kevin and Toshiro? Think they're done?" He asked the two accompanying him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>03-09-2020, 22:20:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Undiscovered Black Beach<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Trying not to fall too&nbsp; fast<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Even though he hadn't been around Kyless for that long, he was already starting to pick up on things. Like how expressive she was. He assumed since her power was illusions, she'd project everything through that, but even though she couldn't because of the bracelet, he immediately knew that wasn't the case. Her words and how she said them was something all her own. She didn't know the entire human language so she butchered and invented new words and phrases as she went. You could hear her emotion in her voice as she spoke. See how she felt in her gestures, and even look into her lovely brilliantly gold eyes and see more emotion than you would ever imagine. It was a beautiful thing, a light to his darkness he hadn't ever expected to find. <br><br>The young hybrid didn't know it yet, but he was falling for the demoness, and <em>hard</em>. In a small voice, as if trying to make sure repeating it would make it real, she echoed him and he smiled. "Yes. Together. Just you and me." Her next response made him laugh, genuinely laugh when he hadn't meant to because it was so innocent and pure. He'd asked if it sounded good, and Kyless didn't say it sounded good, or even great. She said it sounded <em>best!</em>. Why was it so easy for her to make him smile? Her bells started their symphonic ringing as she giggled her way into his heart and began to jump up and down, then started spinning and twirling and hopping in circles around him in her own joyful celebration. <br><br>She told him she liked playing with others best; right before she stopped and leaned in so close face to face that he couldn't help a blush spreading over his cheeks. "W-well then that's wonderful. You and me can play together and have so much fun!" The excitable demon started rattling off potential games they could play, going from the sand to the trees to the ocean and suggesting things they could...did she just call him <em>pretty</em>? The look in her eyes told him that she was indeed talking about him, and being this close, he could only gulp in surprise.<br><br>&nbsp;She thought he was pretty?! He'd have preferred handsome but that wasn't the point. She'd said it and seemed to mean it. They were still incredibly close, and now Kyless essentially had him at her mercy, with just a few words and looks, she'd reduced his usual cool demeanor to that of a lovestruck puppy. "You don't get to go out and have fun much, so this is <em>your</em> day, Kyless. We'll do whatever you want to do, and that's what I want to do." She was a prisoner of SOPHE, so Kyless even going outside was not a thing that happened for the most part. So on today, the day that she got a small pardon and was allowed some freedom, he figured why not expand that freedom so the games were chosen by her. She'd have even more fun that way, right? <br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>03-09-2020, 23:45:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> This Place (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Great and Wise Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> I choose.... FISH?! ... Yay! Fish!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Black Sand, Dirt, Small Spiders, THE OCEAN</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Ooo, the Descendant Ryusei’s cheeks changed color, to a light pink!</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless’ horned head tipped to the <em>other</em>side, still watching, still learning. <em>Together. So much fun. Do not get to go Out.</em> He said <em>these</em>things, the Descendant Ryusei, while his cheeks became a much more interesting color. He also did <em>not</em> wish for anything. <em>Was he shy? Or did he simply not understand his power?</em> Ryusei was a Descendant. Others <em>would</em> follow his power, <em>wherever</em> it led. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster turned her horned head <em>right</em>side up. Ryusei knew <em>some</em>things she did not. He knew how often she was allowed into the Outside. Kyless wished to go Outside <em>every</em> day, or whenever she <em>appeared</em> from sleep, but most days it did not seem to occur. The Outside was kept <em>away</em> from Kyless, but she did <em>not</em> forget about it. And today, <em>this</em> day, <em>her</em> day, she got to meet the Outside again. The trickster wiggled her bare, blue and dirty feet in the black sand, thinking, and whirring. “I choose first…” The Descendant Ryusei gave her permission to see <em>all</em> of this Outside, his <em>sacred</em>place. But Kyless knew that <em>Others</em>, somehow, someway, would always appear and take the Outside <em>away</em> again and put it on the <em>other</em>side of human glass. So, because she was in this <em>sacred</em>Outside for a <em>short</em> day, she must pick what made <em>this</em> Outside, Ryusei’s <em>sacred</em> Outside, the most <em>special</em>thing.<br><br>“The Ocean.” A small, mischievous <em>smile</em> lingered on her deep blue lips and she gazed into the Ryusei’s pink face with her big, golden eyes for just a moment. Then, all at once, Kyless took <em>off</em>. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Running, bounding, leaping, bolting, spinning and most importantly <em>escaping</em>, into the bright, blue, <em>hopeful</em> waters behind her. <em>Jingle,</em> <em>splash</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>splash</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>splash</em>. The black sand became blue sea and white salt, and the roar of the waves enveloped her. <em>They were warm.</em> The ocean was warm and welcoming to Kyless.<br><br>But the ocean was <em>not</em> alone. As the water rose to Kyless’ chest, she felt <em>other</em>things nudge against her ankles, <em>slippery</em>things, <em>curious</em>things. Things of the ocean. <em>Jingle</em>. <em>Jingle</em>. The trickster <em>stopped</em> in the ocean water and looked down at them, whichever game she had in mind quickly <em>disappearing</em> from her many, many thoughts. The <em>slippery</em>things were circling her legs, her beige dress, and Kyless raised her bare, blue shoulders and extended her arms outwards, so that her blue fingers danced across the top of the water’s surface as she observed them, these things of the ocean. <em>Ooo! They were pretty!</em> Kyless bent her horned head down, but <em>just</em> before she dove under the water, the trickster <em>sneezed</em>. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The things of the ocean scattered beneath the waves as a magical flare of green, blue and yellow erupted from her sore, swollen pink nose and <em>played</em> with the ocean too, spinning along its watery surface for a few seconds before it <em>disappeared</em>. Kyless <em>sniffed</em>, but the things of the ocean came <em>back</em> to her legs. The trickster <em>giggled</em> and <em>ducked</em> her horned head under the water. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>…<br><br>“Hello fish! Hello, hello, hello,” her voice <em>bubbled</em> underneath the warm, ocean water. It sounded strange and fun and <em>wonderful</em>. Kyless beamed at the fish at her ankles, so many to greet, so many colors glimmering in the underwater sun. She looked over, her golden eyes chasing its rays and noticed that there were <em>more</em> fish, surrounding <em>Toshiro’s gift</em>, curiously. “Oh! Hello, hello, hello,” Kyless continued to <em>bubble</em> warmly, and shook her braceleted wrist underwater. <em>Even here, inside the ocean, the red and green lights were still alive! Ooo! Toshiro’s bracelet could blink under the water, and watch the fish, too!</em><br><br>Kyless had a <em>best</em> idea then. The trickster raised her horned head out of the ocean, and took a <em>big</em> breath, inhaling the warm, salty air of Ryusei’s <em>sacred</em>place. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Then she dove back <em>down</em>, further into the water this time, and <em>stood</em> on her hands, closer to the fish and other colorful, <em>slippery</em>things of the ocean. “Hello! Do you like my jewelry, too?” Kyless <em>bubbled</em>, now in a handstand, her wet, blue feet and pointed tail sticking <em>upwards</em>, out of the ocean, and waving around in the air as she played with the fish, the <em>slippery</em>things who belonged to the ocean, who were <em>free</em> here, without <em>human</em> glass.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>05-09-2020, 01:55:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, moving towards the department store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin | Mentions: <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; Reconvening with the Trouble Trio (Albion, Lily, and Nerissa)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>“Nope, you have no say in the thing. You're playing and that's it. I'll bring my guitar and stand-up bass, and we'll jam. I wonder if anyone knows how to play the drums...” Toshiro trailed off as he considered each member of SOPHE in turn and wondered at who might fill the necessary role for his soon to debut jazz trio. Hearing that most of Kevin's musical experience was in more classical music, Toshiro shrugged in indifference, “That's not a problem, if you practice a quarter as hard as you train, you'll get the basics down in no time.” He wasn't quite sure that Kevin had the flexibility to improvise music with any non-stilted fluidity given what Toshiro may have incorrectly attributed as a perpetual uptight demeanor, but the soldier had shown himself to be more than what the scientist expected on several occasions in just the last hour, maybe Kevin would surprise him again.<br><br>Toshiro's raised his eyebrows in response to Kevin's rather unexpected acknowledgment of Toshiro's efforts at providing sage advice. It had not been his intent to be gentle, however he couldn't help but be somewhat happy at hearing that his natural disposition came off that way to Kevin. “You're welcome Soldier, but if I'm being honest, I mostly did it for Mal. She's gotta carry around way more weight than someone should, and she needs someone reliable by her side to help hold it up.” Clapping Kevin lightly on the back with a laugh, Toshiro added jovially, “Though I don't want you to think I'm not looking out for you, I've just never seen you happier than when you're spending time with her. At least I think it's happiness, at the very least you look less, you know... stoic?”<br><br>Once the pair had strode through the automatic glass doors, a soft digital chime welcoming them inside, Toshiro took a moment to remove his baseball cap once again and simply enjoy the sensation of the cool air conditioning against his warm skin. With his eyes closed in momentary contentment, he titled his head towards where he last saw Kevin and asked slowly, “How long do you think the other will take? After our detours, I'm betting they're already...” Again the chime sounded behind Toshiro and Kevin, and after turning around, Toshiro found himself smiling and holding his arms out in welcome to the Beauty Salon Trio of Albion, Lily, and Nerissa.<br><br>“Well? How'd you three make out? I have my outfit being tailored as we speak, and I bought this!” Toshiro happily produced the small boxed figure (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61I3gY%2BLzPL._AC_SX425_.jpg) and proudly displayed it for the three to admire and envy for a moment before greedily placing it back into his messenger bag. Looking the three over for a moment, it became obvious from their updated appearances and the faint accompanying scent of perfume and cosmetics where they had spent their brief time apart. “Aww, if I'd have known you were going to the salon, I would have asked you to wait. I've been meaning to get my nails...” As Toshiro's eyes caught sight of the made up Albion, his usually handsome features made more feminine and soft than usual, Toshiro couldn't help but cough before looking away, a light shade of red coming to his cheeks with a AC defying flush of warmth as he pretended to be suddenly very interested in a display of fleece bathrobes.<br><br>“Hey Albs you look... you look good. I didn't know you wore... well it looks really good on you. Nails too.” He didn't really consider why Albion had chosen today of all days to experience something so normally out of his wheelhouse, but Toshiro was a bit too distracted with the results to contemplate the reasons behind them. Scratching his chin in an attempt to seem lost in some distant thought, Toshiro slowly turned back to look at the three before nodding at Nera briefly, the sight of Albion's over sized jacket draped over her shoulders not lost to him as he continued to not regard any one of the trio in particular, “So any sight of Mal and Kyless? I'm curious about how the bracelet is working out for her.” 'Worried' would have been a more correct term, but there wasn't really a point to spreading his own concerns at the moment.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>05-09-2020, 06:29:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Toshiro, Kevin, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>Given how Neri was promoting her finer points in graphic detail, a lesser woman would be sputtering right now. Lily limited herself to raising an eyebrow and noting, "Thanks, there, Foxxie, but you know you've really outdone yourself this time. It might have been simpler just to take a photograph and send it to Albion if you were so intent on describing me so."&nbsp; Then again, thanks to the innocent yet not so innocent actions of the fox demon, she had managed to see more of Alby, than Snowball had heard of her, so overall, it was a fair exchange. Besides, there was much to be enjoyed in watching Snowball sweat over her a little, were that only the case. But as stated previously, Nerissa had run him so ragged that a few colorful descriptions thrown his way could not be reasonably expected to raise his discomfort level by any significant amount over its already stratospheric altitude. Que pena... <br><br>As they left, she accepted the loss on the dress with good grace, as it had given Lily the additional insight that he liked his all too literal vixens vampy. "Slinky it is. You'll be slinky as a spring walking its way down a staircase, Foxxie, just the way Snowball likes it." She had taken a little of the champagne, but the way she was being watched, she figured less was more. There was hacking to do later tonight, and that was something that couldn't be done on a fuzzy brain. No one ever woke up with a hangover and a new OS designed on one's laptop, no matter what the tabloids might say. "And no I haven't really dated since I was arr... since I joined SOPHE." Lily couldn't say why she danced around the subject of her unorthodox recruitment. It wasn't as if everyone didn't know already. And she was practically immune to shame anyway. If anything, the one item in the conversation that would have really thrown her was the one she didn't hear. Lily was not the kind of person who believed she needed looking after. Pride takes many forms.<br><br>And then there were there. And so were Kevin and Toshiro. "Wow, imagine running into you two here." She faked a gag as Toshiro showed his new acquisition, but in reality, he was a guy who knew what he wanted. Respect. She noted that Kevin wasn't dressed any differently - big surprise there. Everyone was more interested in Albion anyway. And for good reason. "Yeah, she's going to be our sweet little angel who packs quite the punch. There's no better way to make your battleship effective than dress her up like a tramp steamer. The process was painful to watch." Left unsaid was the fact that she chose to watch anyway. <br><br>"So I haven't seen Barbie or our new demon friend yet, or any of the others for that matter. Malls can be dangerous places that swallow you up whole. If you want, I can ask them to make an announcement on the PA. Hey come to think of it, I've got Annie here... I could just put up the announcement myself." She started unpacking her laptop with full intent to spread mayhem.<br>&nbsp;<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>05-09-2020, 20:59:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Department STore<br>TAGGING: Toshiro. Albion, Nerissa, Lily, Open|Mentioned: Mallory, Kyless<br>EXTRA: All Together Now<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>As soon as Lily started towards her laptop, Kevin muttered, "Oh god, please don't..." They had been there thirty seconds and already things were sliding wildly out of control. Still, he mustered his cheeriest face and followed it up with a, "Hello everyone. I hope you found what you were... Oh God Albion, what did they do to you?" He could have told Albion that he was taking his dignity in his hands by going with Lily and Nerissa, but he figured Albion already knew. If that weren't enough, it seemed that Nerissa had taken permanent possession of his blazer, which only raised questions as to what else may have happened while they were gone. And he thought that his time with Toshiro was eventful.<br><br>He tensed up considerably when Toshiro mentioned the other two. He had to talk with Mallory, so that was already at the top of his mind. And the trouble that Kyless might get into now she was in the great "out", even as she recognized it wasn't as out as she desired, never fully exited his conscious mind ever. But the Doctor was correct, neither was yet here, so there wasn't a whole lot to do on that front except wait. It wasn't like things could go so badly in a mall. Little did he suspect what was really going on.<br><br>As for him, it was readily apparent that he hadn't bought any clothes yet, and he wasn't in any particular hurry to reveal what he did buy, as one was intended as a surprise (by him) for Mallory, and the other intended as a surprise (by Toshiro) for everyone else. So with the question already heavy in the air, Kevin now mostly looked around at the various departments, asking, "So have you all bought any clothes yet, or just did all that salon stuff?" Salons were not really Kevin's thing, as buzzcuts really only took an electric razor and a small amount of effort.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>06-09-2020, 01:44:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Department store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Kevin, Lily, Toshiro | Mentions: Leasick, Ryusei<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. And (to) her new blazer.<br>&nbsp;<br><hr><br>But I have kept all the big secrets. Many smaller ones too, Nerissa thought when Albion commented about not trusting her ability to keep secrets. Was it really such a secret that he was abusing his authority to make her do indecent things…? Though in reality it wasn’t almost opposite to what Nerissa thought.<br><br>The fox demon was generous enough to return Albion the holy trinity of wallet, phone and keyes. “I’m keeping this as a hostage. You are going to need a handbag for your gun, phone and whatever you carry with you. I’m not going to let you shove all that into your bra, so I will lend you a bag and once you return it you will get your jacket back. A fair deal” Nera explained in her usual careless way.<br><br>“Oh, that photo thing can be easily fixed. I even have a real camera if you want some higher quality photos.” Her helpfulness knew no boundaries. At least not boundaries of normal social behavior. Hm… So neither one of these two had dated after joining SOPHE? “What is wrong with SOPHE? Is it forbidden somewhere that people can’t date once they join? Or does that place just suck your soul out?” If there was such a rule of no-dating, she sure hadn’t followed it.<br><br>Then it was time to meet Kevin and Toshiro. “Tailored? That sounds classy” Nerissa said as she stepped closer to look at the figurine Toshiro was showing them. This was something she just didn’t get. Why did a grown man collect little dolls…? “Oh, but does that mean you are coming? I mean, it’s good news to hear that you are coming too!” The fox demon quickly corrected herself so it wouldn’t sound like she didn’t want him there. It wasn’t that she didn’t want him there, it was just that she didn’t know how to behave with Toshiro. “You like what you see? I choose the colors. His lips look absolutely kissable now, don’t they? We got his scars covered up so Albion is all ready to dress up like a lady.” Nera asked with a big grin on her face. Lily had been way more merciful at sparing details than what she would have been if she had explained what they had done. Or made Albion go through. <br><br>“Aren’t Ryu and Leasick with them?” Ryu was just a kid, but she still trusted him more than Lea in this situation. In most of the situations actually. Ryu could act on impulse sometimes, but Lea was a born troublemaker. There was the greatest difference between them in her eyes. “Let Lily do that if she wants to. You want to find them fast, right? Lily is helping us to find them quickly. Though, I don’t know if you know, but it takes a looong time from women to choose clothes, so I wouldn’t be worried at this point yet. That’s why we haven’t got our clothes yet. It took a bit longer to make Albion pretty and all than I thought it would.” Nerissa was directing her words to Kevin. Now that she and Lily were on a good start of destroying Albion it was a perfect time to move on a next victim. Like a shark that had smelled blood in water, the disaster fox closed to Kevin.<br><br>She took his hand into her smaller hands, which barely showed from inside the too long sleeves. “Kevin, I have something I want to talk with you.” The fox looked up at the redhead and blinked those big golden eyes. Her voice was sweet like a honey. The foxtail was slowly swishing from side to side behind her, partially covered by the jacket that was multiple numbers too big for her. “I have been wondering… Are you seeing anyone right now?” Nerissa asked while she stared into his eyes, and pressed his hand against her chest, hugging it like a plush toy. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>06-09-2020, 11:52:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Beauty Salon -&gt; Mall<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Kevin, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Back on track<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dressed minus blazer<br><br><hr><br>"I second the photograph, if only because I can just imagine being berated by the subject of the photograph instead of actually hearing it. Though I bet she'd probably look good in it regardless, she's got her charms, even if her behavior tends to speak otherwise." Albion couldn't help but throw a few barbs at Lily, knowing full well she could trade them with the greatest of ease. "Hey, the slinky comment was supposed to be a secret, don't go parading it... But yes, my tastes err on the more exotic, so if the outfit can wow me, I approve." The man mused with a shrug. He was, however, curious enough to consider how she managed to date before being brought in by SOPHE... Maybe she had a healthier social life back then? <br><br>Nerissa, meanwhile, sounded all too pleased to let him know his blazer would be held hostage while she gave him a handbag to carry his essentials..&nbsp; A thought that made his brow quirk. "... At least make it a bag with a strap, carrying around a gun that looks like a bastardization of the Model 500 in a handbag is going to get real tiring." He felt if he had to put up with a hostage situation like this, he was going to set some of the terms himself. Plus, now Toshiro and Kevin could see what kind of unfortunate situation he got himself involved with... He couldn't wait to hear what kind of comments everyone else had. (Spoilers: He really could wait).<br><br>At Nerissa's comment about dating, he shook his head. "Oh, it's for people, that's all... I avoid dating coworkers because it would just make the work relationship awkward." It was a simple justification, but the actual truth ran deeper than that for more personal reasons, reasons that would not be explained.<br><br>Toshiro, at least, seemed like he had fun when he displayed his figure to them. He remembered Toshiro had a habit of collecting things like that, but he couldn't imagine how many the man had in his room. Where did he find the space for all them...? "All our time was spent at the salon... Nerissa seems to have a real good idea of what we're all going to wear though, which saves us a good bit of time." He sighed, rubbing the back of his head. Women's clothes were definitely not his forte. When Toshiro began to point out the changes, Albion groaned. "I <em>don't</em>, this was Neri's idea to get some more heat where Lily and Mal are going to be. That way if things go awry, I can start blasting from up close rather than needing to wade through crowds." He seemed to be reaching to justify his present state.<br><br>By the grace of the Gods, Kevin's remarks had been the least offensive to his sensibilities, though it was rare to hear the man speak in any tone but a stoic one... His comment had just about caught him off-guard, but his hand gently moved to Kevin's shoulder with all the urgency of a man warning another about horrors witnessed. "The things they did to me in there should not be experienced by an average man. Never, ever, show weakness in the face of the fairer sex, soldier. They smell blood a mile away..." he warned the man. Lily and Nerissa were just too much of a force together, and they could focus the full range of their chaotic energies on Alby solely during the Beauty Salon moment.<br><br>Speaking if Lily, he blinked as she easy taking out her laptop, dead set on sending a PA. "Ah, hey, that can't be safe. Or legal for that matter. You sure you really want to do that here?" He asked, but somewhere through 'that can't be safe', she was already in the process of getting her weapon of mass destruction prepared and likely couldn't hear all of him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>06-09-2020, 19:49:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As pictured and then suiting up (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br><strong>"I do <em>love</em> a good challenge."</strong> His repartee came with an animated smile, responding to her tease to his tease with yet another tease. It was like tennis; whacking the ball back and forth until one of them slips up and gets flustered. Good banter was the basis of a solid friendship and the same went for flirting and romantic relationships <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> in his opinion, anyway.<br><br>When she gave him a little jab about jumping straight to marriage, he coily responded with, <strong>"I like jumping straight to the fun parts,"</strong> and, after a slight pause, added with a shrug, <strong>"Besides, it's not like I have all the time in the world; it's either go for it or forget about it. Can't fumble about pointlessly for eons."</strong><br><br>With a soft chuckle he slowly removed his hand from Mallory's waist after she made her intentions clear with a clearing of her throat. <strong>"At least we had some fun, right?"</strong> All work and no play made for a boring work week. A bit of fun was important for him to have to keep himself from tumbling down the rabbit hole and lose all motivation to keep going. The thought that he might very well be dead in just a few years <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> or less, depending on how his health regressed over time <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> was always prodding at the back of his mind. Focusing on work and fun were the best ways to keep those crippling thoughts at bay.<br><br>Placing his hands on her slender back, he gingerly tugged at the zipper she wanted to see undone. As inch by inch of her backside was uncovered, the fingertips of his human hand ever so lightly trailed across it as if trailing behind the zipper as it came undone. The end of the trail was reached just at the start of where her rear curved snugly inside the wedding dress. It was only then that he responded to her inquiry about his intentions with their little "wedding photo." <br><br><strong>"Just to keep as a souvenir,"</strong> he told her earnestly, his coy smile having turned into something more bittersweet as the dark thoughts did invade his mind, in a way, as he lamented the fact that he would likely not get married. Not in this life, in any case.<br><br>Closing his eyes, he took a step back before turning around. <strong>"Think I'll keep this outfit for the mission.</strong> Walking towards the couch, he seated himself, leaning his elbow on the arm rest and his face against his fist. His coy expression having returned, he carried on, <strong>"I'm looking forward to seeing the party dress the nice lady picks out for you."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>07-09-2020, 04:40:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Lily, Nerissa, Albion | Mentions: Mallory, Ryusei, Leasick, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>Glad that nobody had mentioned his momentary lapse in the calm demeanor and stoicism he was usually known for in the presence of Albion's aggressive new look, Toshiro was quick to encourage Lily's situationally appropriate behavior. Sidling up close to her to watch the master at work, he enthusiastically stated with a grin, “Calling them up on the intercom is probably the best idea we could come up with. Make sure you use Mallory's full name so she can't pretend you're talking about anyone else! Do it and I'll forgive you for being so obviously jealous of what I found. If you do a good enough job, I might even find you something almost as amazing.”<br><br>Turning his head to face Nera, he allowed a moment of silence to pass between them before answering somewhat hesitantly, “Yeah I'm going to be supervising the mission from outside of the club, I just thought I'd wear something appropriate just in case. I know a fantastic tailor nearby, her and her husband do amazing work, even if he's lost a step in his age.” There were only a few things Nerissa could have done that would have made things more awkward between her and Toshiro, and while Toshiro certainly didn't have the imagination to add <em>'Feminizing Albion and correctly commenting on his how excessively kissable his lips were,'</em> he was now finding that the concept would place itself among the top methods of making their occasional moments together even less bearable. Once again turning away from Albion while idly scratching his cheek and feigning supreme interest in cat paw patterned umbrellas, Toshiro added somewhat bashfully, “Yeah the colors are... they complement everything just... yeah good lips and all.”<br><br>Having the presence of mind necessary to realize how out of it he must have seemed at the moment, Toshiro foolishly tried to regain his social footing before having Nerissa sweep it out from under him once again with the obvious direction her question for Kevin was leading. It was the last thing he expected to hear, and while one of the results would have negated the purpose of his having spent time with Kevin, it wasn't necessarily the worst thing that could happen. Even if he had his preference for the outcome, it wasn't entirely his business to dictate the love life of all of his coworkers, and so he decided it was best to let it play out as it would. It might not even be that bad if Kevin were to find himself in a publicly recognized romantic relationship, it might spurn Mallory into pursuing a more fruitful romantic bond.<br><br>Catching the tail end of Albion's explanation as to his current predicament, Toshiro nodded sagely, ”It's a good plan, this...” Gesturing towards Albion's new appearance once again for a moment, Toshiro continued, ”...is all very necessary for all the... “ Narrowing his eyes for a moment to recollect what Albion had said exactly before continuing matter-of-factually, “Necessary for all the heat and up close blasting Nerissa wanted you to get.” It took all of Toshiro's genius and focus to re-attune himself to another point of discussion before what he said had a proper moment to sink in among his peers. <br><br>Turning towards Lily he contradicted Albion's concern with a wave of his hand and a dramatic sweeping gesture out towards the remainder of the department store, “Albion! We are members of SOPHE, it is our responsibility to consider the general welfare, and time is of the essence!” Turning towards Lily and her computer, he fixed her with a look of utmost seriousness before stating in an equally dire tone, “Lily If you don't hack into the intercom and call out for Mallory Minato-Tetsuda, Ryusei Tetsuda, and their guests with your boundless talent for nicknames, then who knows how long it'll be until we have another chance to embarrass them to this degree.” Placing a hand on the young hacker's shoulder, he gave her a nod and a look that told her the reins of destiny were in her hands, and it was up to her to see the present members of SOPHE brought to a bright and shining future.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>07-09-2020, 06:20:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yuki Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> From Bride to Club Girl<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)<br><hr><br>A small frown came over Mallory’s face when Leasick mentioned his borrowed time, knowin full well what the man was going through. She was one of the people that looked after his vitals, and to see how he was progressing with the arm that was now attached to his body. At times when they were having a session, she was used to talking to him both formally, and casually; casually was the usual tone, as that was just what Leasick was more comfortable with. <br><br>“Mm, that is true though. Might as well do the things that you would want to do, than to regret not doing them later on.” &nbsp;She wouldn’t put stress on the time that he had left, because that was anything but civil. For once in the time they had been together, Mallory relaxed herself and gave a smile at Leasick’s words, looking to him as he chuckled.<br><br>“Even if it wasn’t something I was expecting, I’ll admit it was different than what I was used to.” &nbsp;<br><br>She didn’t specifically say it was bad, however.<br><br>As she waited for Leasick to help unzip the dress so that she could finally get out of it, the two were silent or a few moments, letting the time pass. The dress slowly came undone, and Mallory couldn’t help but notice the faint feeling of someone trailing along her back; was it just her? Leasick had gotten quite quiet as well, and as the silence continued, her heart began to beat faster. Hammering against her chest like a drum, she turned to look at the man behind her, listening to his reasoning behind keeping the photo.<br><br>“A souvenir?” &nbsp;Her eyes looked back into his own, seeing the knowing look, bittersweet in their look. Neither of them wanted to talk more about that subject, to talk about the reality of the man’s situation. With the arm that was attached to him, somewhat keeping him alive, it also was slowly killing him. He wouldn’t be able to live a long life by what SOPHE had been researching, but...Mallory didn’t want to believe that. “Leasick...” <br><br>She looked away for the moment, a hint of a blush along her cheeks. <br><br>“It’s fine. You’re gonna live a long life, trust me.” &nbsp;In some way of wanting to comfort him, she turned to look back at him, a hint of a smile across her lips. “That souvenir of yours will just be proof of a practice run until the real thing.” &nbsp;It was then that the door opened back up, revealing the attendant, dress in hand.<br><br>“I have returned, with a dress I’m sure would be perfect! I’m sure you and your guests will love it for the party.” Mallory blinked for a moment when the attendant mentioned this, before she looked back at Leasick; she had almost forgotten to check up in the others to see what their progress was like. <br><br>Most notably she would need to contact Ryusei, to make sure Kyless had done anything too crazy. She would have to apologize to her brother for sticking him with Kyless, and she’d even have to talk to Kyless. It wasn’t fair to drop her off on someone when she had dealing with her own problems. <br><br>“Hey, do you mind texting the others? Might as well see if any of them want to meet up?” &nbsp;By now some of them must have gotten some clothes; at least she was getting ready to get some. Moving into the changing room with attendant in tow to help with the expensive wedding dress (and lingerie), Mallory slipped into the dress in question. It was quite beautiful, but it was certainly something she was sure was more for wedding purposes. <br><br>Maybe people wouldn’t care, considering the club scene was different then average everyday parties. <br><br>Finally changing into the dress, Mallory moved out of the changing room, the attendant once again leaving the room; Leasick must have texted the others quickly, but maybe not reply have come yet?<br><br>“What do you think?” &nbsp;She honestly was asking for an opinion, because she wasn’t sure what worked for a dance club, and what didn’t. &nbsp;“Club outfits aren’t really my thing...” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>07-09-2020, 21:17:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Toshiro, Kevin, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>"Someday, I'm going to have to teach you the meaning of sarcasm." One would have thought by now, Lily would have learned to appreciate a certain level of caution in suggesting things to Nerissa. In reality, Lily first spoke (or did), then thought, which usually brought consequences later. This time it would mean she'd have to be on the constant lookout for a fox demon ready to jump in with a camera every time she took a shower. Rather than the usual fox demon ready to jump in without the camera. Dealing with Neri was an especially treacherous and yet enjoyable tightrope to walk. It probably didn't help that Albion, in pursuit of some measure of revenge for Lily's continually barbed commentary, or perhaps just in pursuit of not-so-wholesome-stuff to look at, supported the idea wholeheartedly. It was a novel experience, being the doomed rather than the one doing the dooming; she'd figure out a way to figure it out somehow.<br><br>Right now, her attentions were more focused on fun with Annie. On one hand, you had Kevin saying no and Albion trying to play the angel of caution over her shoulder. On the other, you had Toshiro playing the devil whispering all sorts of naughty promises for misbehavior with Nerissa cheering her on. Given that Kevin was suddenly otherwise occupied, and the aforementioned pursuit of suggestive photographs did a good deal to tarnish Albion's angelic credentials, the good guys never had a chance. Then again, they never had a chance to begin with - this was <em>Lily</em>. <br><br>The department store's cybersecurity was practically non-existent, at least from Lily's standpoint. She knocked down their feeble firewalls and laughed as they crumbled. Within moments, her dulcet tones could be heard throughout the store. "Mallory Minato-Tetsuda. Mallory Minato-Tetsuda. Please report to the Sportswear Section. Your..." Now there was a conundrum. Lily's first instinct was <em>mother</em> but that was a blow too low even for her. <em>Guardian</em>, given Mallory's history, wasn't any better. Fortunately, her friends came to the rescue. Specifically good old Foxxie. "Your boyfriend is getting hit upon by an attractive fo-- rival for your attentions." She gave a pointed <em>prove me wrong</em> look in Kevin's direction, knowing he was in no position to defend himself (her favorite position all things considered.)<br><br>"Ryusei Tetsuda. Ryusei Tetsuda. Party for two available in sportswear. Stop pussy-footing around and get back here." Another breath, and then, "Will the owner of a Silver and Chrome detailed Indian Motorcycle please report to Sportswear? It seems you've left your lights on and the vehicle running into the Department..." Flicking off the mic and cutting the connection, Lily rubbed her hands together in glee and noted, "Well, that should get them running."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>07-09-2020, 22:56:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Department Store<br>TAGGING: Toshiro. Albion, Nerissa, Lily, Open|Mentioned: Mallory<br>EXTRA: Between a Fox and a Soft Place<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>Well, this was new. Kevin had been used to being largely ignored as an object for romantic interest by the female (or male for that matter) personnel at SOPHE and that suited him well for reasons that he couldn't articulate but everyone else around him (excluding one individual critical to the dynamic) understood painfully well - and made no secret of it. And yet here he was, with Nerissa grasping his hand in her chest asking him the question that everyone joked about but no one ever asked point blank. He was barely able to mutter, "You have my condolences," to Albion as his mind went swimming. What could she possibly thinking? And how could he possibly respond?<br><br>His first instinct, of all things, was to look around to Mallory to ask her for advice. But, despite Lily's evil plan, Mallory was nowhere to be found, which left him in a position to offer little more than "Um..." and "Er..." to the conversation, all while sporting an expression shared by about half of the male figurines in the store he and Toshiro had just left. (And sadly, in this case, not the badass half.)<br><br>The logical thing to do was to let her down. Easy. But it was really hard to do that with Nerissa looking at you with those puppy-fox eyes all full of hope. It probably would have been easier had he known her motivation, or had either Albion or Lily had thought to mention Nerissa's fairly cold assessment of Kevin's potential as a possible romantic companion (for her), but they both had their own problems and/or agenda, so Kevin was left, again, mostly sputtering as the part of him that wanted to do what was right struggled with baser emotions. "I... um... er... I mean technically, Nerissa... I'm not... but you know... me and Ma-a... What the..."<br><br>That of course being the point where Lily jumped in with her first oh-so-helpful PA announcement. "Why you know... she's not... we're not... Are you out of your ever loving mind?"<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>08-09-2020, 00:33:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Department store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Kevin, Lily, Toshiro | Mentions: Leasick, Ryusei<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. And (to) her new blazer.<br>&nbsp;<br><hr><br>Albion’s warning to Kevin was rather useless. He didn’t warn to poor readhead of what was planned for him in specific, so he had no idea what was going on here. Maybe it could have be seen as normal fox behaviour? Toshiro didn’t fool Nerissa. She saw right through his lame attempt to act like he didn’t just skip a couple heartbeats when he saw Albion. But she couldn’t go pestering Toshiro now about that, and she probably shouldn’t considering that they weren’t exactly best mates. And in the end, the fox demon could efficiently make only one person awkward at time. Good thing Lily was here with them, so it wasn’t all left on her. Lily sure did her part.<br><br>Nerissa kept looking at Kevin, not leaving his eyes for a moment. She stood there and listened like she had all the time in the world to wait for him to spell out something intelligent enough. “Hmm… So technically you aren’t seeing anyone, is that it? But you and Mallory? You two are… friends? Very good, special kind of friends? There is a word for it… I have heard it before. Ah, yes! Friends with benefits? Oh my… I would have never guessed out of you two! Is that the case? Or do you maybe mean that Mallory is the woman you love with all your heart, body and soul and you destined to be together and when she arrives here you will greet him with open arms and a passionate kiss before telling her all this?” So many details in that fox’s head. <br><br>With patience and kindness she kept looking at Kevin, until he spoke to Lily. “Kevin, I’m talking to you about something important. Please, look at me, and only me for now” Nerissa said as she carefully took his chin between her fingers and turned Kevin’s face back to her. Now that the touch had been established it looked like her hand wasn’t going anywhere any time soon. “Were you trying to tell Lily that you aren’t Mallory’s boyfriend? Why not? I mean, I see nothing wrong with you. You are tall, young and handsome. You have some nice, muscular soldier’s body under those clothes, right? You have a good heart and you are reliable. You are kind, gentle and caring. I see no reason why someone wouldn’t want to be your girlfriend.” It was almost all true. The compliments she rained on Kevin were true in her opinion. Except the part that anyone would want to be his girlfriend. Nerissa couldn’t talk for other women, obviously, but Kevin didn’t make her heart race. Maybe it was because Kevin was signed off as ‘not available’ so early that the fox didn’t even consider him in that sense. Somehow the fact that she knew that Kevin was Mallory to keep man had put him out for Nerissa, which made her see Kevin as a good guy, but not let me touch you all over kind of good guy. Or then it was because her taste in men wasn’t exactly good or healthy, and Kevin was genuinely a good man as far as she knew. <br><br>After giving Kevin her friendly compliments the fox demon moved her fingertip slowly down from Kevin’s chin to his neck and down to his chest. Nera began drawing meaningless signs against his chest, as she tilted her head a bit while looking at the young man. “If you don’t have a girlfriend and you aren’t seeing anyone…” Her tail moved slowly. The girl blinked her dark, long eyelashes. “... I was thinking that maybe you would want to go on a date with me? I’m not seeing anyone. Do you want to go on a date with me Kevin?” Nerissa asked so there was zero change of misinterpreting her words. And then she just looked at Kevin. The fox looked like she wasn’t going to let him escape before she got her answer.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>08-09-2020, 05:27:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Kevin, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Back on track<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dressed minus blazer<br><br><hr><br>Nerissa really was not helping matters at all. He really just wanted nothing better than to be back at base right now, but in her own innocent way, she was showing pride in the work she put out, describing his transformation in vivid detail to the ears that would listen. Thankfully it seemed Toshiro came off a little dodgy and dismissive about the whole thing, much in the way a man might casually comment on a woman's makeup. Maybe the whole thing made him uncomfortable... Poor Albion would never know the truth. "Don't worry, I know how uncomfortable this must be to you. Just, the less said about it&nbsp; the better." He frowned, rubbing the back of his neck.<br><br>Well... It seemed like a bad idea, but time was also of the essence. They were supposed to be preparing for a mission, not wasting too much time. Of course it was still going to be a hassle to explain if they were caught, but... Then again, this was Lily. "Alright, alright. Make some noise and get their attention. Just try not to get us all busted now." He relented, taking a seat while Nerissa moved to go talk to Kevin. He had just warned the guy, now he hoped he had the force of will to think rationally and-<br><br>... Maybe not, Nerissa herself was a force of will that usually managed to worm her way last your defenses. Once upon a tine, he had been stone cold to her advances, though things had certainly changed ever since that incident. He only hope she didn't break the man too much; Mallory probably would not appreciate that, especially not after that particular message went out on the PA System. "... Heh, it really is never a dull moment with this crew. Hmm... So, which section of this place do we start looking for clothes from? "
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>08-09-2020, 20:30:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Undiscovered Black Beach<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Am I holding her right? <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> If he hadn't read the files, then Ryusei wouldn't have been able to believe Kyless had ever done anything bad or ran with VOID. She was just so nice and innocent. He still had his guard up enough to matter, but he truly felt there was no mailciousness within her as they literally played like children on an uncharted island with no one else around. Just one look at the demoness covered in black sand, mud, and spiders, you'd think she never experienced <em>fun</em> before, and was getting it all out of the way at once. And he was fine with that, as long as he had fun too, and it seemed she was more than happy to include him in her games, which was bringing him nearly as much joy as an intense training session. After giving her the choice of game, she squired and twisted and turned, still examining him freely at the same time. She chose in her own words, "The ocean!", and after staring at each other like lovers, at least in his head for a few moments, she turned and made a mad dash for the water. <br><br>He didn't chase right away, instead taking a few moments to remove his uniform and leave it neatly folded on top of a rock. <em>Then</em> he ran off after her. This far out in the ocean, the water was as clear as a pane of glass, with only the frothy waves there to obscure beneath the surface here and there. He splashed himself down into the wonderfully warm water just as Kyless sneezed and her magic cloud bundled up into a beautiful mystery just above the surface, then faded away. He came here a lot, but he didn't go swimming often, and now just like that Kyless had caused him to switch things up and fully enjoy the beauty of this place. <br><br>As he waded through the water, he looked over and saw her in a full handstand, with basically her entire upper body under the water. Her dress, soaked as it was clung to her like a second skin, causing him to cough for a moment and focus his thoughts. As he did, a large, rogue wave rolled up to the beach, crashing into both of them. With him being so tough and having his feet planted, he felt the pressure but did not fall. Kyless on the other hand was upside down, balanced precariously on her hands, and the wave did what waves do, slamming into her and flipping her right over. <br><br>And without thinking, Ryu intervened, taking one big step and splaying his arms out wide so that when she fell, she flipped over directly into his arms and he rose, scooping her out of the water with that dopey grin only she seemed to be able to get out of him. "Sorry. I didn't think you could hear me under there, but you're okay, right? No water up the nose?" As tall and well-built as the demoness was, Ryusei was shocked how light she was in his arms, but more importantly, he realized he was still holding her, with one arm gripping her thigh and the other supporting her back while he stared down into her lovely eyes. The blush immediately filled back out all over his face and if he was a fire demon, the water would have started to steam already.<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>09-09-2020, 06:11:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> This Place (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> --<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The Ocean Remembers Too!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Black Sand, Dirt, Small Spiders, THE OCEAN</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">The trickster had kept switching from palm to palm, in her handstand, under the Ocean’s warm water, <em>waving</em> at the fish. They were <em>slippery</em>things, but they were <em>also</em>things that <em>liked</em> her bracelet, her gift. And for a few moments, while saying hello to the fish, Kyless was finally less embarrassed by her <em>small</em> magic. At least until the Ocean decided to <em>play</em> with her too. <br><br>Ryusei carried Kyless out of the Ocean's dangerous game, allowing warm salt and water dripped heavy from her dark brown hair, her golden bells and her beige dress. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. And Kyless <em>just</em>… looked at him. <em>At the pretty Descendant Ryusei.</em> Her blue cheeks were <em>puffed</em> out, and there was flecks of salt in her dark, long eyelashes. <em>He was smiling at her.</em> Smiling at her like he had a secret to show. And his face… His <em>hand</em> was wet and <em>gripping</em> her bare, blue thigh and his face was pink for the second time, today, <em>this</em> day, this <em>short</em> day. A <em>bright</em>, intense pink. He was shy again. <em>Why was this?</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless titled her dripping, horned head and opened her dark lips in a small circle, letting the tasty, salty Ocean water <em>out</em> of her blue cheeks in a steady, but adorable stream, a lot like a <em>whistle</em>. And a small, mischievous orange <em>fish</em> escaped her lips too, riding her the stream of water from her mouth back into the Ocean were it belonged. Kyless, once her mouth was finally empty, blinked several moments at the Descendant Ryusei again. <em>His important but fun outfit had disappeared.</em><br><br>Water. Up. Her Nose. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. It was a strange question, indeed. “No water, only fuzz.” Kyless said softly, golden eyes <em>wandering</em> carefully, observing him in <em>hot</em> silence. <em>Oh. Would his face become another color next?</em> His… There were flecks of salt in his mostly-dry, black hair. Kyless wondered how they got there. She wondered if his important but fun outfit had been too much of a <em>sacred</em>thing for the Ocean, today, <em>this</em> day. She wondered if it felt like <em>this</em> around and near all Descendant’s or just this one Ryusei. <br><br>The trickster <em>stayed</em> in his wet, warm arms. They were very firm, like <em>all</em> the rest of him, <em>all</em> that she could see. Her thighs pressed into his broad, muscular hips, as her bare, blue toes <em>dangled</em> in the warm, salty, blue water of the Ocean, as it still <em>played</em> with her. Played with <em>them</em>. <em>Together, together, together.</em> Thankfully she did <em>not</em> sneeze on him, the Descendant. Not yet, now now, not then. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Look, Ryusei,” the trickster chanted his name <em>excitedly</em> in her three, soft syllables again, looking <em>down</em>, but <em>not</em> at him, or even at the very <em>little</em> cloth he had left on his big, strong form, but at the Ocean <em>all</em> around them. Because there were <em>fish</em>. Lots, and <em>lots</em> of fish. Too many to count, too many to name. All sizes, all colors, and even some with peculiar limbs and shells. All of these <em>slippery</em>things, <em>all</em> of these things of the Ocean, <em>circled</em> them, over and over again, under the water at Ryusei's firm, bare legs, like they were pulled there by… <em>magic</em>. It was very exciting, and - oh, very fun! “They know of your power too, yes?” She beamed at the fish, all of the <em>slippery</em>things, while Ryusei held her tight. It was <em>not</em> just Kyless who <em>remembered</em> the stories, the rumors about the Descendant Ryusei. The Ocean, in all its great blue, <em>remembered</em> them too.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>09-09-2020, 20:59:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Lily, Nerissa, Albion | Mentions: Mallory, Ryusei, Leasick, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>With a pat on the back and a nod of the deepest approval, Toshiro could only applaud Lily's ingenuity in invoking Mallory's relationship with Kevin and Nerissa's surprising yet highly intriguing romantic gestures towards Kevin. “Lily, you've made us all very proud, and you've totally earned a figure all your own. Wait... Can you hack into the security cameras so we can see her face?!” At this point Toshiro had largely dropped once immaculately crafted deception that his had been for the good of SOPHE in favor of simply reveling at the opportunity to see his treasured research assistant squirm a bit. This wasn't to say there weren't work related reasons for all of this, but Toshiro firmly believed it was important to find some form of joy in your occupation.<br><br>As little as Toshiro wanted to have anything to do with the show Nerissa was putting on for Kevin, he couldn't help but admit that the fox demoness had an undeniable talent for flattery and seduction, and he wouldn't at all be surprised if Kevin agreed at least to a single date. While there was a part of him that felt for Mallory and the sting she might feel if this situation lead to more substantial than Nerissa's own brand of hyper aggressive flirting, it wasn't like Mallory and Kevin were actually in a romantic relationship, despite the doctor's efforts to the contrary. Shrugging internally, Toshiro continued to think the situation was best left to those directly involved. Whether it ended in embittered exes or playful polyamory, it wasn't quite his job to interfere. Not at the the moment anyway.<br><br>While Albion was certainly correct about his situation making Toshiro deeply uncomfortable, it was definitely not for the reasons he imagined. Now with his eyes looking somewhat downward in disappointment towards the well waxed ceramic tiles that decorated the department store's entrance, Toshiro could only reply with a light chuckle and his best attempt at sounding nonchalant, “Right, better not to say anything...” As much as he adored Albion's new appearance, it was something Albion himself seemed to not particularly care for and would not have indulged in without the <em>'requirements'</em> of the mission. <br><br>Toshiro had no desire to selfishly pursue an avenue that Albion couldn't derive enjoyment from save to ask a question he couldn't stand to leave unanswered, especially when Albion brought up the question regarding where they'd be purchasing their clothing, “So you'll be dressing up as a... well I mean you'd have to be. Any thoughts as to what you're going to be wearing? Something slinky but classy I'd ho... imagine. Always seemed to be your taste... in your partners I mean. Not you.” Looking past Albion towards Lily, and somewhat more hesitantly towards Nerissa, he extended the question towards them as well, less out of an actual desire to know what they were planning for themselves, and more in the hope that they might tell him what they, because they were certainly the artists behind this masterpiece, had planned for his silver haired friend.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>10-09-2020, 21:29:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Undiscovered Black Beach<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Am I holding her right? <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)(Just boxers now)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Even though they had only met today, and had only been together for a short time, Kyless just made him smile. Everything about her was a breath of fresh air, and he wondered what the world would be like if everybody was like that. He was keeping his cool and maintaining his composure while he had her held in his arms, but looking down at her beautiful face, and realizing just how...<em>voluptuous</em> she was, and how close she was...well this was a rare situation for him. Not that he'd never been this close to a woman, but it was indeed rare with how much dedication he gave to SOPHE and how closed off he was. As they stared at each other, her bells jingling, Kyless turned and spat out a stream of seawater...maybe she enjoyed the taste?<br><br>&nbsp;A fish that she'd nearly swallowed at some point followed the water and the sight caused him to laugh hard enough that a tear fell down his cheek. Like, who even did that? It was so wild that it wasn't something he thought he'd ever see, but here she was right now pulling a scene from a cartoon. He calmed down and the blush returned when she told him only fuzz was in her head. "That's good. The first time I got hit by a wave like that I was a kid, and it nearly pulled me out to sea.<br><br>&nbsp;Then my dad being <em>Azmodiel the Betrayer</em>," he said with obvious embellishment, "Incinerated a few thousand gallons of water so I was on dry sand before I could make it more than a few feet. Ahhh memories." The two kept staring at each other, and he felt like a boy staring at a girl during the first school dance. Both were too afraid to make the first move, so stares were the name of the game. He noticed that it had been a while, and she hadn't tried to wriggle out of his grasp or asked him to put her down. If that was the case, he was happy to keep holding her in his arms. <br><br>She weighed practically nothing, and it just...felt good to hold her. Then she told him to look, but before she did, she said his name in that way she did and it sent a shiver down his spine. How was she doing this? How was it so easy for her to affect him just with looks and words? It couldn't be magic, so what was it about her? Following her gaze, he looked down at the crystal clear water and almost lost his breath when he realized that a myriad of fish and other sea creatures were swirling around his legs. And from the species he could pick out, <em>none</em> of them were particularly curious or so adventurous that they'd just find someone and play around them in a school comprised of multiple species. "Maybe?" This was definitely a new experience so that was the best answer he could give. "This has never happened before, so I'm as surprised as you." Instinctively, he held her a little closer, squeezed her flesh just a bit tighter. This was a day of firsts for everyone involved it seemed.<br><br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>12-09-2020, 00:00:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Where the <em>Wild</em>things Are (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Too Powerful Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> And all at once, let the romantic swimming montage begin!<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Black Sand, Dirt, Small Spiders, THE OCEAN</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless <em>tilted</em> her horned, and dripping head at the many, circling <em>fish</em> and other slipperythings around Ryusei's firm legs as the Descendant laughed; he laughed very hard. His <em>hard</em> laugh made his firm body <em>rumble</em> against her, like a hum, an energy, that was all his own. “I am glad your magic is not your fathers, for I would <em>miss</em> the Ocean, <em>Ryusei</em>.” The trickster chanted his name again, three syllables, a slow song that rose high, as she <em>still</em> watched the Ocean. <em>It was fun to say his name. Very fun, very fun.</em> Kyless kept her bright, golden eyes on <em>all</em> the things of the Ocean, all the colors, all the sizes, just below, wondering a lot.<br><br>Ryusei’s story told of <em>some</em>thing else. Not just the destructive power of his father’s magic, the lingering <em>anger</em> of Azmodiel, an anger that still lingered in the demon realms, even though he had long left it for these unfortunate human ones. <em>It told of protection.</em> The Descendant Ryusei was protective of <em>her</em>. <em>Could he sense how she was now, with her small magic? Could he sense what was truly happening to her, because of Toshiro's gift?</em> It was a very <em>curious</em>thing, indeed. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless finally <em>raised</em> her horned, and dripping head to look back up at him. “You are… very bumpy.” Kyless complimented, as Ryusei kept looking back at her, the salt of the Ocean on his pointed cheeks, and curved lips, and broad shoulders, and big, defined chest, rising and falling like the <em>playful</em> waves against their legs. <br><br>And suddenly then Ryusei held her <em>closer</em>, tighter, his warm hand on the wet back of her beige dress, pressing her against him. Her breasts <em>pushed</em> into her wet dress, into his wet chest, his <em>big</em>, wet and defined chest, and his other warm hand -- Kyless had not forgotten -- <em>gripped</em> her deep blue thigh just enough to make Kyless swoon into him. “Ah~hmmm,” the trickster cooed softly, opening her dark lips and raising her dark, wet eyebrows at her own <em>arousal</em>. <em>Oh, Ryusei!</em> She could feel a lot of him now, all of his <em>bumps</em>, each of his firm, wet muscles <em>pressing</em> against her wet, salty, beige dress, <em>pressing</em> it further into her hot, sensitive, blue skin, especially between her aching, long legs. <br><br>“It is… okay.” Kyless breathed, and <em>reassured</em>, still looking at Ryusei with her wide, golden eyes, that glittered now with more mischief and <em>desire</em>. “The Ocean and all of its <em>slippery</em>things will not hurt me and so I will <em>swim</em> with them now.” Kyless was surprised how his <em>close</em> felt, how much she <em>wanted</em> his close, but the trickster could <em>not</em> forget about the Ocean. She could not forget to play, today, <em>this</em> day, of all days, when her magic was so <em>small</em>. “You will swim with me, also, yes?” She could have <em>both</em> Ryusei and the Ocean. She <em>wanted</em> them both, today, <em>this</em> day, and she rarely got <em>the</em>things she wanted anymore. Not since SOPHE took the Outside away from her and kept it away. Kyless gave a small, playful smile to Ryusei. “And then <em>some</em>place soon I will tell you of your <em>magic</em>, so you will be less surprised when <em>wild</em>things <em>follow</em> you,” the trickster promised, before turning her head upwards to the bluest sky to release a <em>sneeze</em> that <em>left</em> a magical, twirling flare of pink, blue and gold magic. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. As it spun and drifted between them, Kyless thought it was strange that Ryusei did not know he was a Descendant, but she would fix that later and soon. Always <em>soon</em>.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>13-09-2020, 02:02:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Toshiro, Kevin, Open|Mentioned: Mallory, Leasick, Kyless, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>"Well you know I live to make you proud," Lily answered with an ironic smirk. "But yeah, the cameras should be a piece of cake - I mean that's why I'm going to your little party anyway, isn't it?" There was also the task of serving as horny demon bait, but Lily let that one pass for a moment. "Here we go. Hello boring people on your completely ignorant day. Did you know that you're shopping with demons? Shoppers... Shoppers... Shoppers... <em>Hello!</em>" She beamed another ironic smirk and a flick of her new fishtail braid at Toshiro agian. "Here we go. Mallory and Leasick look pretty cozy here." And then it caught her eye. Lying right there. Was that a... could it be... wait were they surrounded by... "Oh, my. What have you two been up to..."<br><br>The sparkle in Lily's eyes could definitely be considered wicked. For all her sparring with Albion today, she was more or less only watching the fun as Nerissa chewed through the scenery that was Snowball's life. Now in her element, Lily was enjoying her role as the causal factor of mayhem to the fullest. "Well well well... It looks like our little Mallory is in the market for a wedding dress. This is either very good news or very bad news for you Joe." She deliberately chose to leave some details unspoken, letting the situation speak for itself. It was a little like hitting a man when he was already down, considering Kevin's current dilemma regarding Nerissa, but how could she resist? Besides, this was <em>helping</em>.<br><br>Which just goes to show you what happens when you ask Lily for help. <br><br>Her search for Kyless and Ryusei had yet to bear similar fruit. Wherever they went, they were hiding well. Given the demonic powers, Lily couldn't say that she was surprised. But she was more than a little curious as to what might be going on, as well as what the new demon on the block had up her sleeve altogether. SOPHE had gone through considerable effort to keep Lily in the dark regarding Kyless - that only made Lily want to know why all the more. Maybe she could pry something out of someone later. For now, she looked back up at Toshiro. "So is that what you were looking for? You ask. Lily delivers."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>13-09-2020, 02:16:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Department STore<br>TAGGING: Toshiro. Albion, Nerissa, Lily, Open|Mentioned: Mallory<br>EXTRA: Yikes<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>First Nerissa threw Kevin well off with her initial question about his relationship with Mallory. "No no... we're not... I'm mean Mal and I are friends... Good friends... Best friends... But no... not... um... benefits. I mean Mallory would never... I'd never ask... I... Why are we having this conversation?"<br><br>But Nerissa knew why they were having the conversation, and immediately pressed the point. <br><br>And Kevin was caught. Well and truly caught. On the one hand he was technically free, and Nerissa's story was doing its grim work. On the other, well, he hadn't considered dating Nerissa for largely the same reason Nerissa hadn't considered dating Kevin: Mallory. As it was, he was helpless as the slight fox demon shifted his hand from her chest to her chin. For all intents and purposes, it was caught in a bear trap. He grimly wondered if Leasick's doctors might have a spare lying around that he could use.<br><br>On strictly technical terms, there was nothing holding him back from accepting Nerissa's offer. Only the relationship that Mal and he swore up and down that they didn't have with each other. And yet. There it was. Hitting him on the head like a baseball bat. Swung by a deceptively powerful fox demon.<br><br>And a hacker. Wedding dress? Seriously? If he had the chance he'd peek over to the screen to prove to himself that Lily was obviously lying. But he couldn't. For obvious reasons. But it did point out other obvious things.<br><br>"Look... um... Nerissa. You're sweet. You're the sweetest..." No there was one person that topped her on sweetness in Kevin's book. Everyone knew that. "One of the sweetest girls I know. And cute. And funny. And anyone would be lucky to be your boyfriend." As long as he could afford the insurance premiums. "But it's... I... I just can't right now. I have to..." He had to talk with Mallory. That he had gotten quite clearly from his talk with Toshiro. And having to throw in a casual <em>Oh by the way I'm going on a date with Nerissa</em> was not going to help things in the slightest. "I'm really sorry. You deserve better. I mean better than me. I'm sure you'll get it." He was truly apologetic. Everything he said about her was true. He felt bad about letting her down like this.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>13-09-2020, 02:25:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Undiscovered Black Beach<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Am I holding her right? <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)(Just boxers now)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> "Heh. I would miss the ocean too, Kyless. We wouldn't be able to swim together anymore." Even though he was talking to her, he still couldn't fully wrap his head around the fish circling him in perfect harmony. It was still boggling his mind, but soon his thoughts began to drift back to the vision of beauty held in his arms. He was beginning to get used to how she said his name. She was the only one who'd ever done it that way, and it worked for her. Hearing her sing song his name was another hidden pleasure she'd brought out. After taking a good look at possibly every fish surrounding them and then some, Kyless looked back to him and proclaimed he was "bumpy".<br><br>&nbsp;"My muscles? I do train a lot. And you...are very <em>soft</em>." Her blue-gray skin was supple in his grasp, and as she moved, he could see her breasts straining against the soaking wet material of her dress; he gulped just a bit when he looked harder. The sensual, sexual noise that emanated from her caused more than a little reaction in him, and she would definitely be able to feel all his <em>bumps</em>. Especially the uncontrollable one that thankfully still had a layer of clothing covering it.<br><br>&nbsp;She was the first to speak up after both of them had their moment. His blue crush told him that it was fine for her to be in the water and that the fish wouldn't harm her. She wanted to swim, and she wanted him to swim with her. "Of course I'll swim with you. I told you this was your day, right? As long as we're together, we can do whatever you want." He meant within reason obviously, but he wasn't thinking as straight as he could, since even without magic, Kyless had thoroughly weaved a spell upon him. <br><br>One he wasn't sure he wanted broken. As if that hadn't been enough incentive, she told him then that she would clue him in on what he was, his power; whatever he had going on that still hadn't been fully explained to him. "Okay...I'm sure it's an interesting tale; one I can't wait to hear." Her sneeze caught him off guard, but like all the rest it produced a cloud, an orb almost of startling colors mixed together. Almost mesmerized, he added a touch of his own power, the inky black and midnight blue swirling around the colors Kyless had made and intermingling before they all faded away. Still smiling down at her, he walked deeper into the waters, giving Kyless one last squeeze as it enveloped them and they both began to float, still so close.<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>13-09-2020, 04:24:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Department store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Kevin, Lily, Toshiro | Mentions: Mallory<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. And (to) her new blazer.<br>&nbsp;<br><hr><br>“Oh. Are you saying that you don’t see Mallory as a woman? That she isn’t attractive to you? I happen to know that she thinks quite differently of you.” Nerissa said with a look that told she knew things that Kevin didn’t know. <br><br>Then the news of Mallory’s location game. Now, things were getting interesting! “If you are best friends I guess she isn’t out there to buy a wedding dress to be your lovely, blushing bride. I wonder who it’s then…? You do know that you human have a short lifespan? If you keep waiting too long you are going to miss some good things in your life.” And we both know what ‘good things’ I’m talking about.<br><br>When Kevin started his you are sweet speech, Nera knew at that point already that she got turned down, but she let Kevin struggle through with his speech to the bitter end. You deserve better and I’m sure you will get one started to sound like a common thing she kept hearing from people. Did she really look that miserable in the eyes of others…? <br><br>The fox demon’s ears drooped down, all the way down against her hair and her tail stopped wagging. Her hand slowly slid down, off from Kevin. The girl looked like she was just inches away from big crocodile tears. “I see. You don’t want to go out with me.” Nerissa said with a long drawn sigh and hung her head. “It’s okay. I understand. I just hope that you don’t miss the one you really want because you were too afraid to take a step forward.”<br><br>But I want to go to the water park too! Kevin, you are such a disappointment! She wanted to kick his ankle for this. Instead the depressed fox turned to look at the rest of the group. She sure was the sweetest fox here. Well… there was still one chance. Actually there were as many chances as there were men, but two rejections in a day would be enough for her. The golden eyes locked at Toshiro, and in blink of an eye her sadness was gone and replaced by a big, bright smile as the disaster fox headed to their researcher. This was maybe the most unlikely person to ask for a date, but she had something to try and twist his arm into accepting her generous invite.<br><br>“Toshiro~” Her tone was pure honey. The fox wagged her tail as she closed to Toshiro until he had nowhere to run and he had to be near her. And in normal person terms her close was really close. “You are a free man, aren’t you? And always up for a good time. I think it’s time we get to know each other better. I’m sure Albion would be happy too if we got along better.” Nera said with such an innocent face as she leaned her body against Toshiro’s. This human was seriously tall… She had to wrap her hands behind his neck to pull his face closer so she could whisper into his ear without anyone else hearing it. “I have been asked to a double date with Lily and Albion. To a water park. And we had Albion shaved. From everywhere. I bet you want to see his beach shape. I can promise you that the sight will make you just want to lick those water drops right out of his smooth skin.” Nerissa dropped pieces of information to Toshiro one by one. She underlined those words by licking her lips as she looked at the researcher. “Would you like to come on a date with me Doctor Toshiro? It will be fun.” Nera asked now so others could hear her words too, while hanging from Toshiro’s neck like a huge fox necklace. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>13-09-2020, 05:18:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:30 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Where the <em>Wild</em>things Are (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Azmodiel, the Betrayer, Whose Wrath Still Burns The Long Since Dead<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> The Ocean Ships Ryusei and Kyless<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | THE OCEAN</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">The trickster’s golden eyes widened with <em>some</em>thing <em>new</em> as The <em>Descendant</em> Ryusei used <em>his</em> magic, the magic of a Shadow Monarch, to <em>play</em> with what was left of hers, her embarrassing, regretful <em>sneezes</em>. His magic, dark and potent, made her magic a little <em>less</em> small. <em>A little un-small.</em> It was very, very fun and something to be remembered, also. And when they <em>returned</em> to him, her bright, golden eyes, they were <em>full</em>. Full of wonder, knowing, and some happy <em>some</em>things. <br><br>The Descendant used his magic <em>for</em> her, on today, <em>this</em> day. He moved them forward, and the Ocean moved <em>too</em>, rising, lapping, <em>playing</em> against their legs, their hips, their backs, their chests. Until it held <em>all</em> parts of them, <em>under</em> its waves, under its blue. Until just their heads swam above its crystal, shimmery surface. With each moment, each movement, Kyless could feel… <em>She could feel.</em> Feel <em>all</em> of Ryusei, his… muscles, his shape, his <em>size</em>. Her dark blue lips gaped <em>open</em> in arousal again, just a <em>little</em>, as the moving, playful Ocean <em>rocked</em> their wet, warm bodies together, pushing, pulling, swimming. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The fish and all the <em>slippery</em>things of the Ocean followed them, and traveled <em>out</em> with them, whirling around their bodies and spinning <em>else</em>where, down below. And Kyless stayed <em>against</em> Ryusei, against his weight, until he was weightless, until the Ocean made him float. Until the Ocean made her float too. She blinked her golden eyes and smiled at him, just before. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>Her deep blue hands pushed a <em>wave</em> of the Ocean into his face. As the splash of salt water rose and fell over Ryusei’s dark hair, Kyless’ legs brushed up <em>against</em> his, then wrapped and twirled <em>around</em> his legs underneath the water, in between all the fish and <em>slippery</em>things, wanting to swim, but not wanting go too far, to go too <em>un</em>-close. Then Kyless giggled. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Then she took a big breath, and sank beneath the water entirely, into a <em>new</em> game that was as much pointing out different colored <em>slippery</em>things as it was flirting. A dance almost began between them, like a race, a tag, a dream, beneath the blue, magical water that the wild, adorable trickster had missed <em>so</em> a lot.<br><br>The game went on for a <em>while</em>, but even when it was finished Kyless’ heart still <em>hummed</em> between her rib cage. "You said you train a lot, <em>Ryusei</em>…” the trickster began, now floating on her back, her bare blue toes peeking up from the water, as she bobbed up and down next to him in the middle of the Ocean, far, <em>very</em> far, from the sandy, black shore. “You are certain that your father is not going to start another of his wars? If you had to lie before, in front of the <em>humans</em>, I understand. Your father’s fury is rather <em>breathtaking</em> and humans require great amounts of air.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Her hands clasped the front of her soaking, beige dress as she looked back at Ryusei. She wished she could smell him now, again, but her nose was too full of <em>fuzz</em> to smell any one thing anymore.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>13-09-2020, 19:46:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Sending a text message to Ryusei<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suited up (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>Leasick did not respond to Mallory's attempt to comfort him. A long live just was not in the cards for him. That was something he had come to realize and accept as fact over the past decade. The end would come sooner, rather than later, so all he could do was make the most of the time he had left. He was not living aimlessly, however, as there was one clear objective he hoped to achieve before his inevitable demise.<br><br><strong>”Sure, no problem.”</strong> Getting up from the couch again, he wandered over to the second changing booth to retrieve his phone from the pocket of the trousers that hung from one the clothing hooks. Stepping back out and returning to the couch, he sent a message to Ryusei as the two ladies moved to occupy the other booth, informing the younger man that they were likely done soon and inquiring how things were going over at his end.<br><br>Lounging on the couch for a while, he fiddled around on his phone, checking the Internet for updates on local happenings and hotspots. Looked like a new ramen shop opened up a few blocks away and was getting glowing reviews. The pictures people uploaded looked good, so he might just go down there for a bowl at the next opportune moment. Maybe he should invite Mallory as a bit of an apology for the teasing he subjected her to today.<br><br>Hearing the metal rings holding the curtain of the changing booth up slide across the metal pole, he looked up to the sight of the young doctor dressed in quite the alluring little number. When she asked for his opinion, he whistled appreciatively and smiled. <strong>”You say that, but I certainly wouldn’t be able to resist asking you for a dance if I saw you in a club wearing that.”</strong><br><br>Chuckling, he added with a wink, <strong>”If we weren’t already engaged, of course.”</strong> while pressing his index finger lightly against his lips, reminding them both to keep up their little white lie for a little longer. <strong>”Should we get these outfits right now, then? We could use them for the <em>dress rehearsal</em> we have soon.”</strong> It wasn’t hard to figure out that he meant the mission with that.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>14-09-2020, 01:18:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Undiscovered Black Beach<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Ryusei &amp; Kyless swimming in the sea...K.I.S.S.I.N.G? <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Uniform (https://giantbomb1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14675/503563-longhumain.jpg)(Just boxers now)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> His little addition of his own magic to what the bracelet allowed to remain of hers wasn't anything special or outstanding, but he could see how happy it made her and that made him happy. The light shining in her golden eyes was like a beacon that drew him in, and brought out the intense resonance in his own blue ones. He could peer into her gold orbs all day if she'd let him, but that would be weird, wouldn't it? As close as they'd been as he held her, even when letting go, they were still so close that the waves pressed them together, almost as if the ocean herself wanted this to happen. He'd take all the help he could get, so every time he felt her flesh against him, he didn't fight it, just allowed it to happen and accepted the closeness that both of them seemed to enjoy. He even caught the barest glimpse of arousal in her when those tender lips opened and a soundless gasp escaped after he felt her bump against his crotch, which his shorts were able to keep him contained, but not well.<br><br>&nbsp;He couldn't control it, and couldn't do much about the situation, so he only hoped that if Kyless didn't like it, which she was already giving signs that she did, she at least didn't dislike it. They looked at each other again, and as he thought for at least the twelfth time today that her eyes were so beautiful, the mischievous prankster splashed him with water, snapping him out of it and causing him to laugh briefly before splashing her right back. Then their legs were tied together and the close returned, which of course he was more than happy about. He only hoped he didn't poke her too hard. Soon after, Kyless dipped beneath the waves, and he followed, forgetting about the shopping and the mission and everything else momentarily.<br><br>&nbsp;He was only focused on the two of them and the genuine fun, companionship, and closeness they were experiencing. He thought how amazing this was and how he wanted more, how he could figure out how to see her again considering her home was a large clear box within the bowels of SOPHE because of her past crimes. With the bracelet inhibiting her powers, wouldn't that mean at least she wouldn't be considered a threat if she was given more freedom? Maybe a certain diligent Hybrid could be her chaperone? He was already looking to the future as the two of them twirled and swirled about underneath the ocean, chasing, leading, finding fish and touching each other as they went along here and there.<br><br>&nbsp;When they finally broke for the surface however long later, he summoned a mass of darkness beneath him so he could lay on his side right next to Kyless while she bobbed up and down on her back in the water. He wondered where she was going when she asked about his training, then she dropped the bomb. She inquired whether his father was actually hiding his true intentions, and secretly meant to start another war. He could only smile at her, especially when she told him it was okay if he lied to keep the humans blissfully ignorant of the truth. "Yeah, him being genuinely mad is probably the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life. But no, he's not planning on razing the Earth to cinders and wiping out all humanity or something.<br><br>&nbsp;He enjoys it here. He enjoys music, and food, and he loves my mother more than anything. He won't start a war, but if he fights in one, it'll be to stop VOID and other demonic forces from making things bad here." Rolling over so he was also floating on his back, his head near hers, he held a hand out to block the sun. "I train so I can beat him one day. He's probably one of the strongest demons ever, aside from the Gods. And if I can beat him, it'll mean I'm stronger than <em>Azmodiel the Betrayer</em>... a man still feared across the Demon Realms to this day. And not only will that mean I can protect everyone, but I'm sure he'll be overjoyed to know his son despite being a <em>dirty hybrid</em> in the eyes of so many, is even more powerful than him." <br><br>As the two floated, his watch made a beeping noise, which meant he'd gotten a text on his phone. It took a bit of fiddling, but he switched to the message screen on his watch and saw it was from Leasick. He said he and Mallory were nearly done, and asked how things were going on his end. Snapping his fingers, he opened a portal between his phone and clothes, causing the device to fall neatly into his waiting hand where he quickly typed out that they were almost done too. He left it at that, and figured that was good enough. He and Kyless were currently floating in the ocean in the middle of nowhere, and her only clothes were soaking wet and painfully see through. He figured that meant since they hadn't actually gone shopping, they could just stop by his house and dry her dress while they picked something out of his closet and maybe his moms for her to wear. <br><br>Then if anyone asked, he could just say someone had spilled something on his clothes while they were leaving and he needed to go change. Foolproof plan, especially since no one could fact check, and no one could get to his house faster than him. Looking over to her, he cleared his throat. "The others will be done soon so we have to get back, but since we didn't buy anything, and your dress is soaked, we'll go to my house. We can find you some clothes for the mission and get ourselves dry. And your dress too. Then we can meet back up with them." <br><br>After a few more minutes of enjoyment within the waves, the two headed back to the island, and after grabbing his clothes, he waved his hand, opening a rift (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5d/6c/7e/5d6c7eb932863c0c279fe127d19701c8.jpg) in space-time that connected them from his...now <em>their</em> sacred place to his home. They'd arrive in the main courtyard, and from there he could show her to the washroom so they could wash and dry her dress, and the bathroom so she could take a shower and get the smell of the ocean off of her. It would ruin the plan if they came back and nothing looked amiss, but they smelled like a pier at high tide. "I hope you like my home."<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>14-09-2020, 07:03:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Kevin, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Back on track<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dressed minus blazer<br><br><hr><br>Lily could be a special kind of terrifying when she wanted to be. It was a big reason he had to make sure to remove anything that could be used to monitor him from his room at SOPHE Headquarters, even though he was easily someone that registered lower on the spy chart than many others could be. However, he was surprised to find out it was Mallory and Leasick hanging out, and... "Wait, get the hell out of here. Mallory did <em>what</em>?" He nearly laughed&nbsp; stumbling toward Lily to try and get a look.<br><br>"Aaaaahahah, I called the little bookworm boring for so long, and she's the one getting a wedding dress first? I suppose miracles can happen. Maybe I should go celebrate at the Deadline with a few glasses." the male was clapping his hands in delight. Kevin was probably not going to know how to process that information just yet, but he was too busy talking to Nerissa to really focus on that... Maybe. Looking to Toshiro as the man started to ask what dress he wore, he sighed and scratched the back of his head.<br><br>"I'm not even sure what I'm going to get... I'm leaving the choice to Nerissa because she seems to know her fashion better... I'm not sure if I could pull off a proper slinky look, but... Heh, if it's what she picks for me, I'd just have to try. Maybe I should opt for some hair extensions too to try and sell the look a bit more... I could always try for professional lady look too, I'm sure they've got some nice blouses and whatnot that would fit my professionally-dressed tastes. But it's probably going to come down to whatever dress code they expect in the club " He sighed, looking to Lily and Nerissa.<br><br>"I don't think anyone expected a mission like this one to blindside us. Just hope it goes through easy enough so I can get back and just waste myself enough to forget everything that happens." He shook his head. "But yeah, if you want to know more, just ask Neri..." He trailed off realizing the man was being pursued by Nerissa already, earning a quick shrug from the man before he opted to sit down and wait out the time until everyone could rejoin. He probably didn't need to worry about what Nerissa and Toshiro were discussing.<br><br>Probably.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>15-09-2020, 02:33:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Lily, Nerissa, Albion | Mentions: Mallory, Azmodiel, Riko<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>“Lily you are a miracle worker! Let's see where... wait...” Toshiro's voice quickly changed from impressed and curious to one of utter disbelief. The scientist's mouth, once curled upward in pride at Lily's masterful work, nearly collided with the floor as Toshiro took in the sight of Mallory among the bridal gowns. Pushing as close to the screen as possible to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him, he could only mouth silently for some time as he would turn between the unbelievable sight filling up Lily's laptop screen and the various expressions of his coworkers reacting to the fantastical scenario. “That's... those... those are wedding dresses,” Toshiro said somewhat dully to nobody's benefit, “But why would she be shopping&nbsp; for wedding dresses?” While he'd done similar for fun and otherwise, Toshiro couldn't get past the idea that bridal gowns were not books, and therefor he couldn't quite comprehend why Mallory of all people would be interested in them.<br><br>Turning towards the person who would certainly be in the know more than anyone present, Toshiro asked Kevin with a loud excitement that bore little concern for remaining within their group, “Kevin!? Did... is... Mallory is getting married!? I wish you'd told me earlier! It would have saved me an awkward conversation!” As much as the scientist regretted his prospect of choice for Mallory's significant other being rejected for some unknown third party, he couldn't ignore a sense of mounting excitement at the prospect of the usually more introverted Mallory having found someone she could see spending the rest of her life with. Putting a reassuring hand on Kevin's shoulder, Toshiro offered his best sympathetic voice, “It'll be easier if you get the worst of it out of the way right now, I'd go see her and tell her you're happy for her.” Then, just as he hit send on a text to Azmodiel and Riko congratulating them on their adopted daughter's upcoming nuptials, Nerissa once again proved herself as the queen of unexpected physical affection.<br><br>Largely having not paid attention to the failed attempt at sparking romance between her and the now surely lovelorn soldier, Toshiro couldn't help but take a step back in surprise at Nerissa's suddenly very up close and personal presence. Once again the lanky man's expression rapidly shifted from jovial and astonished to somewhat timid as he regarded the fox demoness. Admittedly the promised sight of a freshly shorn Albion was certainly an enticing one, but the thought of leering at an unsuspecting friend who at this point seemed well beyond the desire of Toshiro's romantic inclinations was more than a little off putting for Toshiro. While he was sure someone as Nerissa wouldn't do it maliciously, it was still somewhat disconcerting that the woman who planted the initial seeds of doubt in his mind regarding his romantic chances with Albion was now attempting to entice him with what he couldn't have. Still, he owed Nerissa far more than a date, so he saw himself in no real position to deny her request as he replied with a slightly forced enthusiasm, “I never say no to a good time, the water park sounds like great way to get out of this heat.”<br><br>Realizing what Nerissa had and had not want to be heard, Toshiro smiled conspiratorially at the adorable fox dangling from his neck before replying with far more confidence, also loud enough for the others to hear, “You don't have to promise me that, you'd make waiting in line at the post office fun Nerissa. It's a date.” Turning towards Albion without any immediate attempt to remove his fox demoness accessory, Toshiro tilted his head in deep thought for a moment before replying helpfully, “That's true, you don't really have the hips for a slinky dress. Maybe it'd work out if you just put enough sway in your step? A bit... or a lot of padding could go a long way. I do like the idea of hair extensions though.” Looking back down at Nerissa, Toshiro gave her a concerned glance as he asked worriedly as if Albion was no longer in the vicinity, “The dress was going to be black right? I mean it's going to have to be dark with his skin tone and hair color.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>15-09-2020, 05:03:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:30 AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Where the <em>Wild</em>things Are (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/black-sand-beach-punalu-u-beach-1489522998.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&amp;resize=480:*) &gt; The Descendant Ryusei's <em>Home</em><br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Great and Powerful Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless can't smell, but her tail works just fine.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Casual Dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/24/20/4124208ec8b34b58d62fc6af64763fb1.jpg) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | THE OCEAN</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">As Kyless stepped through Ryusei’s magic portal for the <em>second</em> time that day, <em>this</em> day, she gave one last, solemn look at the bright, black and sandy beach behind them. “Goodbye Outside,” the trickster whispered, mostly to herself, a tiny ache and a medium longing, but most of all, the largest <em>gratitude</em> for the Descendant Ryusei. It was only a matter of moments before the silly humans took <em>away</em> her fun. She knew this, even if it was still sad, even if it was how things <em>were</em>. <br><br>The remnants of the Ocean dripped from the wet tassels of her beige dress onto his home, the Descendant Ryusei’s… <em>garden</em>. <em>His place where greenthings were kept. His home.</em> She was in the <em>home</em> of a <em>Descendant</em>. It was very special, very, <em>very</em> special! And wild. “Oooo…” said Kyless, as she glanced at them, the wild, the <em>green</em>things with big, round golden eyes. There were flowers, and bushes, and more water, and stones, many, many, stones. Some of the stones even had their own faces. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>drip</em>, <em>drip</em>, <em>drip</em>. The trickster clasped her hands together, and bent over several of these… <em>green</em>things, trying very hard to smell what she could <em>not</em>. In her excitement, her pointed, blue grey <em>tail</em> curled around Ryusei’s ad-ja-cent, bumpy arm like a bracelet, and tugged him towards her back, keeping him close. “I am grateful you will keep your <em>sacred</em>place and the Ocean for just us, <em>Ryusei</em>,” Kyless murmured softly, “the other humans can know we were together and ad-ja-cent today, but not that we escaped from… the ‘shopping’. If the silly humans find your magic portals, then they will <em>take</em> you and <em>keep</em> you away from me, like they always do with Outside and, now also, it appears, my <em>magic</em>. It is… <em>unfortunate</em>, but it is how things are, yes?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>drip</em>. Kyless suddenly reached down, into a certain <em>green</em>thing, gently lifting its many branches and leaves.<br><br>“There is a Glear (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/77/8c/2e/778c2e9e7df95c5043b0c548f0da1b9b.jpg), <em>here</em>, hiding.” The Descendant Ryusei’s garden was a <em>safe</em>place for the Glear to rest before their friend the Moon appeared, yes, <em>indeed</em>. “She is asleep. Would you like to touch?” Kyless scoped up the tiny, hairy demon from under a particular <em>green</em>thing and took one of Ryusei’s big, worn hands, and placed her delicately in his rough palm. The Glear was as small as a bumblebee, and as she slept, even smaller, shimmery <em>bubbles</em> drifted up from her little nose. “You can hold her, just like <em>this</em>, for a moment. But do not let her Inside, <em>Ryusei</em>. When the night comes, she will awake, and make all your sacred-human-things <em>disappear</em> and be lost <em>forever</em>. But she is very sweet, yes? There are other sleeping Glear near here, <em>too</em>, but they are better at hiding, they are older, I think.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>drip</em>, <em>drip</em>. Kyless glanced around Ryusei’s peaceful garden, beneath the late morning sun. It was more of a <em>calm</em>place, then she would have expected of a Descendant. She could <em>not</em> smell the Glear, she could not smell a <em>single</em>thing, but she could still <em>sense</em> the herd of tiny demons, and their magic, close and peaceful, for now, as they rested. <em>Together, together, together.</em><br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>drip</em>. “She does not think you are <em>dirty</em> or a <em>hybrid</em>, nor do I.” Kyless turned back to Ryusei, with the Glear, her demon tail <em>still</em> wrapped around his arm in several <em>loops</em>. The trickster <em>remembered</em> what he had said before, in the Ocean, floating next to her. Training to defeat his father was noble, and very <em>un-surprising</em> to Kyless. <em>It was a part of his past, after all.</em> But there were <em>other</em>things Ryusei had said, between their fun ending and beginning at this new, also, <em>sacred</em>place, his <em>home</em>. “Those are human terms, and they are <em>not</em> what you are, <em>Ryusei</em>. Forbid them from calling you such <em>incorrect</em> things, especially when you are so pretty.” Her tail tugged his arm again. Not to move him, just to <em>hold</em>. Then, Kyless scoped up the little, snoozing Glear and put her back in her <em>safe</em>place, under a <em>green</em>thing, in the Descendant Ryusei’s garden. The little Glear did not need to awake afraid. “I wish I did not have to ask you for <em>other</em>things, <em>Ryusei</em>, not without a very good trade, but you will <em>find</em> clothes for me, yes? To aid in our lie, <em>together</em>? I wish we were going Outside another time, and not to a… ‘dance club’, but I promised the Doctor Toshiro I would <em>follow</em> his rules.” Her voice was soft then, a little sad even. Sad because today, <em>this</em> day, she was a thing that <em>followed</em>. But mostly because the Descendant Ryusei was sharing so much with her today, <em>this</em> day, <em>this</em> day she wished was short, and her magic was too small to give any <em>one</em>thing back.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>15-09-2020, 06:34:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Toshiro, Kevin, Open|Mentioned: Mallory, Leasick, Kyless, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>Lily was still focused on Annie, trying to solve the mystery of what happened to Kyless and Ryusei, not realizing they had pulled the ultimate DPIONS. Still she had to be happy with the result. Chaos a la Lily. Soldier boy looked about ready to jump out of his boots. The rest were either pleased or impressed, with the occasional episode of being distracted with something/one else. As she kept searching, she returned to the other amusement of the day. "I'm sure we'll find Snowball something to highlight his curves. And yeah - you can never go wrong with black. It's a girl's best friend. I think I'm going short while Foxxie's going long. I suppose I got to get onto that once we locate our two friendly fiends. Now where could they be..."<br><br>Click... Click... Click... nothing. Lily furrowed her brow in consternation. As far as she could tell, no store with the wherewithal to purchase a security had seen hide nor hair of the pair since they split off from Mallory and Leasick. Not that she generally minded people spinning out of control - it was her own modus operandi. But all the same, disappointing that - she was sure from the vibes she got so far, that Kyless was going to be all sorts of interesting. And she never like leaving a mystery unsolved. <br><br>Oh well, back to Mallory. Since Toshiro asked. "As for why wedding dresses, I'm sure Freud would have an answer or two. Outside of that, you'll have to ask the happy couple yourself as soon as you're..." OK. Apparently Toshiro was not free at the moment. Nerissa sure could be energetic when she wanted. She wondered if that put her on dress duty. As if poor Albion didn't have enough troubles without Lily being assigned as designated fashionista. One might wonder if the fox demon would cause still more trouble in the role, but at least she had more sense when it came to these things. For Lily it was hoodie, jeans, done. Well she would just have to be creative. And for that she took a moment from her busy demon hunting schedule to flash a truly wicked smile at Albion.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>15-09-2020, 06:51:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION: Department Store-&gt;Wedding Place<br>TAGGING: Toshiro. Albion, Nerissa, Lily, Open|Mentioned: Mallory<br>EXTRA: Kevin to the Rescue, Yeah... Rescue<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>It was a little heartrending to see Nerissa's ears droop so. Kevin had wanted to let her down easy, but he wasn't all that good with emotional stuff. If he were, well, there'd be no relationship gap for Nerissa to try and slip into in the first place. And then again, she moved on with alarming and ego-shredding alacrity, But Toshiro had a spare moment to throw a barb Kevin's way. "I... I don't know what they're thinking. I'm sure... there's... um... something they have in mind." Frankly, his mind was going in all sorts of different directions, and none of them calm, though not necessarily good or bad.<br><br>He did sneak in a few peeks over at the computer. He knew the store. And either they didn't hear the announcement or weren't in a hurry to get back. And they should - the hour was getting late and there was a mission to get ready for. Yes. That was it. That was entirely the reason he'd have to take matters into his own hands. Nothing else. Certainly nothing that either Nerissa or Toshiro or Lily or anyone had been hinting at. Not that at all.<br><br>Still something had to be <em>done</em>.<br><br>"We need to hurry up, so I'll go get Mal and Lea. I'll leave it to you all to figure out what happened to the other two." And with a deceptively decisive gait he was off. Which was great until he actually arrived at the place. Because how does one approach one's friend while she is shopping for a wedding dress with another friend without totally embarrassing himself, her, them, or whichever combination one might arrive at? So instead, he helpfully stared at the door as he tried to figure this one out.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>15-09-2020, 07:53:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yuki Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Wrapping things up<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)<br><hr><br>The whistle and the smirk along Leasick’s face didn’t seem to ease Mallory’s worries, a bit hesitant about the dress; was this a regular dress for a party? It was made of lace, and quite shirt, it almost seemed like a weird sort of wedding dress of all things. Then again, what did she know, as dresses of these types were not her style, nor her expertise. &nbsp;“Mmmm, right...” &nbsp;A hint of a laugh gave from Mallory, though it was a bit nervous in tone as the clerk gave a smile at the two; how long were they going to have to keep up this little lie?<br><br>However, Leasick did make a good point to get their clothes in order and to purchase them. It was already 11:30, and by now, some of the others may have fond something. With luck, they would all be done with much time to spare.<br><br>“Right.” &nbsp;Turning to the clerk that had been helping them, Mallory gave a gracious smile, “Thank you for all your help today. If possible, we’d love to purchase these outfits.” &nbsp;With a hint of a excitement (possibly from the sale from such a cute couple), the clerk was right on the task.<br><br>“Absolutely! I’ll be out of her to get the bill settled. If you wouldn’t mind handing me your form of payment, I’ll get you each a pair of your clothes from the back!” As Mallory handed over the card, the clerk made her way out of the room, when not only a few feet away, a young man, ginger haired and wearing a military style suit, was nearby. Looking quite pensive, the clerk tilted her head towards him. “Hello, is there something I can help you with?” As she looked at him, and noticed he was near the door to the couple she had just been helping, she gave a friendly smile. “Oh! You must be a friend of the couple! They’re right inside if you’d like to go and meet them!” With open invitation for Kevin to make his way inside, the clerk was off to finish the purchase. <br><br>Back inside the room, Mallory turned back to Leasick, taking a breath; they were free from the lie, at least for the moment.&nbsp; She looked back at her reflection in the mirror, studying herself for the moment; she did look quite different in terms of clothes, yet her drained hair was still the same, and she wore her glasses. It was a weird mix of nerdy and sexy, but then again, she wasn’t going to say that aloud.<br><br>“Do you think everyone else did ok with their clothes?” &nbsp;She hoped that everyone was able to find everything, and she couldn’t help but be a bit worried about Ryusei and Kyless. That was her fault, for leaving her brother with her, and she would have to rectify that when she saw him. A fresh batch of cookies as an apology would most likely suffice, but she knew once Toshiro found out, there was going to be trouble. Looking back at her reflection, she gave a hint of a smile, although a bit apologetic.<br><br>“It’s a shame this dress is only gonna be used for a mission, though to be honest it’s not something I’d wear normally.” &nbsp;Much more consecutive clothes were more of her style, with long skirts and sweaters; this dress may have complimented her figure, but she was a bit too nervous to wear something like this out in public (at least for anything besides a mission). “Though, I did have some fun, even if you did trick me into becoming your fiancé for a half an hour.” &nbsp;She glanced at Leasick with a shake of her head, even as a small smile graced her lips.<br><br>“You do this sort of thing with every girl you take out, or just the gullible ones?” &nbsp;A bit of a joke on her part to get the two back into a friendly mood, and to wind down from everything. Now that she remembered, she still had to go out to the shop to grab the gift, and even talk to Kevin again. Their relationship was a bit rocky now, and she couldn’t leave it the way she did...<br><br>“I’ll need to talk to Kevin after this.” &nbsp;It wasn’t right to leave things the way she had; she hadn’t been honest with him with how she felt, and if anything, she caused this whole thing between them now. As soon as she saw him, she would explain herself. &nbsp;“Thanks though, Leasick, for helping me take my mind away from things. I needed time to just be free for a bit.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>15-09-2020, 20:01:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/mozuBY3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Department store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Albion, Kevin, Lily, Toshiro | Mentions: Mallory, Leasick<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Casual (https://images.anime-pictures.net/9d4/9d4e8b57086ebe9cc62ef5cfe9579791.png?if=ANIME-PICTURES.NET_-_653079-1000x1414-tsumi+no+hahen+%28debris%29-lirin+%28bae.c%29-bae.c-long+hair-single-tall+image.png) As in pic, but without socks and yellow tags. And (to) her new blazer.<br>&nbsp;<br><hr><br>“Albion stop that. You seriously need to stop being so self-destructive. No excessive drinking for you. I would like to see you get old enough to be justified to be grumpy. I’m sure you have lived through much worse experiences than wearing a dress. It will go fine. You know I wouldn’t pick you anything too bad.” Their idea of what was too bad might be different though.<br><br>It was a big surprise that Mallory was shopping for a wedding dress. That and the fact that she was doing it during work hours. That Kevin rushed to Mallory like his tail was on fire wasn't a surprise at all, but it told in its own way that it wasn’t about a happy ending for Kevin and Mallory. “Oh dear… Mallory and Lea wasn’t on my guess list of people who are going to end up together. I wonder if they are all serious… Maybe there was a ooopsie and now they have to tie the know before Leasick junior pops into this world? Oh well, Kevin is busy sorting this we are absolutely not a boyfriend and girlfriend thing. Who feels like ruining Ryusei’s get to know you moment with our prisoner demon? If they aren’t anywhere in the mall I guess they are getting to know each other quite closely…”<br><br>Which was suspicious in her opinion. If she had been locked up, she would be ready to sleep with anything if it meant a chance to get her freedom back. And Ryusei was just a kid. Kids were known from being stupid and horny, so he probably wasn’t even considering the possibility of being tricked. Excluding Albion no one seemed to think there was something weird going on here. Mallory and Kevin dancing around taking the next step was nothing new. Nerissa hoped her suspicions were false, but it felt like things would be going wrong. Badly. <br><br>Nerissa wiped her doubts and fears out of her mind. She could try to talk to Ryusei and warn him… and most likely just turn him against herself. Mallory, Kevin and Leasick on other hand… Well, this was becoming a true soap opera! Soon there would be evil twins, hidden bastards and double lives. They already had a secret lover!<br><br>It was somewhat surprising that Toshiro agreed to go on a date with her, and so easily. “It’s going to be fun!” Nera promised and released Toshiro finally. “Lily, I and Toshiro are coming too! Oh, it’s such a long time since I have been on a date! These two haven’t been on a date since joining SOPHE. How about you Toshiro? I’m so excited!” And she showed it jumping up and down while wagging her big tail furiously. “Are you pale under all that? Don’t worry! I will take good care of you and put so much lotion on you that there is no way you can get sunburnt!” <br><br>It wasn’t a date in traditional sense. This wasn’t to explore their possible future together, like Lily had said it. This was all to have fun, so they were on same page about that. “We are going to have so much fun Doctor Toshiro!” Nera assured as she let her fingertip slide from below the man’s chin to his lips before pulling her hand away. “Do you have an electric collar?” And just like that she jumped from one topic to another, forgetting to tell others that she was now talking about different matter. “If we are worried about the new demon, we could make her wear an electric collar. Or basically anything that will prevent her from concentrating enough to upkeep her illusions. Electricity, spikes, drugs… anything like that might work.” It sounded cruel, but the fox demon just wanted to help. There would be no need to use such painful methods if the prisoner demon did nothing bad and if she did… it would be justified.<br><br>Toshiro wasn’t the type Nerissa would usually ask out. Though in all honesty, she was the one who usually got asked on a date. The researcher wasn’t a bad guy. Nera trusted that he was a good and kindhearted man, but he was definitely the least attractive man she had ever gone on a date with. And his sense of fashion was something horrible. Way too often Toshiro looked like someone who could be secretly taking pictures of children, stalking near a playground. There was no need to tell him those thoughts. In his own way Toshiro was like a big shaggy, clumsy dog. The man looked stupid and yet so adorable in his stupidity that it made her want to hug him. And because Nerissa saw no reason why she shouldn’t hug her new date, she wrapped in a very friendly manner her arms around Toshiro and gave him a good, tight hug.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>“Oh. You are all that into black? Look at him!” Nerissa pointed at Albion. “He is so pale that if he passed out on a street he might find himself from a morgue! Wearing black makes him just look more like a walking corpse. With all respect Albion. Let’s try something red first. Or maybe even something dark green or purple. It definitely has to be a A-line or a circle skirt so we don’t need to tape Albion’s… privates.” It was unclear just who she meant with we. “And it will make moving much easier for him in case there is need for quick action.” The fox had it all planned. One could think she had pre-planned this all.<br><br>Once they got moving Nera was quick on helping Albion with choice of clothing, hauling him everything he would need for tonight. A strapless bra, a chicken cutlets (silicone insert), high heels with moderate heels and a red dress. (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/18/d1/74/18d1741837d9d471331a7c1945cdba36.jpg) “Here. Do you need help with putting all this on?” Nera asked as she piled her findings into Albion’s arms. “We have seen it all already, so there is no need to be shy.” Well, hopefully the people in this shop hadn’t seen it all.&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>16-09-2020, 22:10:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/nvQJUqt.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Albion <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Lily, Kevin, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Back on track<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dressed minus blazer<br><br><hr><br>"What? Come on, not even just two? Even one will be fine, that's not destructive at all! Not compared to like that one ti- W-well, that doesn't matter right now but the point is, it's just celebratory!" Albion sighed, even though Nerissa was right. She'd been there to catch him at his absolute worst when drinking, even if that case was a sheer mistake. He couldn't promise dropping that bad habit in one day, but he was definitely going to have to drink much less going forward. "At this point, I'm more worried about staying incognito than what kind of dress you're going to make me wear..." He hung his head in defeat.<br><br>"Still not helping matters any, Lily. My 'curves' do not need any highlighting... Not when the vast majority of any body hair I had has been so painfully removed." He groused, staring with a glare at the computer wiz who found the time to throw barbs at him while continuing to survey her laptop for signs of the others. However, it was more than a little concerning that neither the prisoner nor Ryu were anywhere to be found.<br><br>He looked to Toshiro hoping he either knew or at least had an idea what their rogue element could be up to, but he'd been too preoccupied with Nerissa to seem to pay attention to this. <em>'It's easy to be caught up on Mal acting outside her usual, but she was supposed to be watching the prisoner, so if she's gone... The blasted brat might have just let her slip away. Ryu being nowhere to be seen doesn't fill me with any sense of comfort either. Goddamn higher-ups just dumping all of this on us without taking any of the necessary precautions...'</em> The scowl was visible on his features. So lost in his thoughts was he, however, that he hadn't been aware of Lily or Toshiro speaking to him about the dress.<br><br>"What are you bothering... Dress?" Albion paused, before he blinked and shook his head. "Sorry... Got caught up in my thoughts. I do like black more, to be honest, but Nerissa has a point. I probably won't look too lively at the party with just black and white (not that I want to look lively, but that's neither here nor there)... Not that I mind the derogatory remarks, Neri. Being considered a walking corpse sounds more terrifyingly for my enemies than it embarrasses me." He smiled. Other names included Ghost, Spook was another favorite... There was that one nickname the prisoner gave him which also sounded pretty nice, but he hadn't quite lived up to that one yet... Maybe. Still, Nerissa had a point, tonight needed a change of pace, which meant a little change of wardrobe style too. <br><br>Whether Toshiro and Lily remained behind or not, Albion had found himself pulled along by Nerissa, sighing as he carried everything she picked out for him. Never even had the time to grab a basket, he was forced to carry everything she selected. With a frown, he realized... He would probably need a little bit of help to put all of it on as he had no prior experience with any of this. "... Just this once, a little bit of assistance would be nice."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>16-09-2020, 23:38:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Sending a text message to Ryusei<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suited up (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br><strong>"I'm sure they did fine,"</strong> he assured her. After all, it was just clothes shopping. How hard could it be? They were all responsible <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> well, maybe not <em>that</em> responsible <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> adults capable of doing the adult things required to function at least moderately capably in their society.<br><br>Most of the time, anyway...<br><br>There was a bit of a sting one particular line that followed inflicted upon Leasick. Standing up, he moved from the couch towards Mallory, slowly approaching her as he straightened his collar a bit. Now before her, the artificial hybrid did something unexpected and embarrassing yet again as he wrapped an arm around her slender waist and carefully pulled her close against him.<br><br><strong>"Do you think I do this sort of thing with just any girl?"</strong> he questioned with a soft smile, which was not as playful as the one he usually carried on his lips, but instead a bit more genuine and tender, like a loving caress. Without warning, he dipped her down, as if in a passionate dance, her weight balancing in his arms. <strong>"I'm doing this with you because I'm interested in you, Mallory Minato."</strong><br><br>Leasick had never called her by her full name before. Not like this.<br><br>Gazing down at the underrated <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> seemingly mostly by herself <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> beauty, he carried on, <strong>"I want to know more about you; I want to make you smile and laugh, and see if we can make our hearts beat just a little faster. I want to see where this road leads if we ride down it together."</strong> Raising her back upright, he made his closing statement. <strong>"I want to fall in love with you, Mallory."</strong><br><br>Since nothing but the most direct approach appeared to have worked thusfar, he decided to be quite blunt about it. Luckily, Leasick was quite the shameless guy. Otherwise, he'd have been pretty embarrassed about making a little speech like that.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>17-09-2020, 02:54:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/4a/d0/a54ad0c78fe6f6ed9893fe8a6eb846e1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM <br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City Streets, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Lily, Nerissa, Albion, Ryusei | Mentions: Mallory, Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong>&nbsp; <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Toshiro is currently wearing a cream colored graphic t-shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2292/0133/products/B_wander_640x.jpg?v=1571609586), dark cerulean cargo shorts and running shoes, a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' insignia ball cap, and a pair of over-ear headphones with a stark white frame around his neck. A canvas messenger bag is slung over his shoulder, its surface almost entirely consisting of patches and buttons from an assortment of cartoons, movies, bands, and video games.<br><hr>As soon as Nerissa released her grip from his neck, Toshiro raised his phone again to write up another text, this time to Ryusei. <em>”Is Kyless with you? You shouldn't be alone with her.”</em> A few moments later a follow up text flared up on the hybrid's phone reading, <em>“Is she ok? How's her nose?”</em> While he was deeply troubled that his plan to have Mallory monitor Kyless' situation had so quickly fallen apart, potentially losing the demon's trust in the best case scenario, and allowing her to escape entirely in the worst; he knew he might only make the situation worse by acting one way or another until he heard back from Ryusei. In the mean time, he had to be content with ending his chain of messages with a, <em>”Make sure you offer her something to eat, because she might not ask for anything and she hasn't eaten today.”</em> followed by a string of five dango emojis.<br><br>As he was working on finding the perfect GIF to accentuate his message, Lily was quickly becoming Toshiro's favorite person with her correct assessments both in that shades near black were outstanding ways to make Albion's features pop, and that a short skirt was definitely the way to go. It was absolutely a poor decision if the goal was to pass Albion off as a female, but it was certainly the way to go if one wanted to appreciate his legs. “I let Ryusei know we're looking for him, if you see any trace of Kyless, you let me know, and don't worry, I won't forget that I owe you a figure.”<br><br>Looking up over his screen to the jumping figure of the excited Nerissa who was now asking about his dating life, Toshiro thought for a moment before replying somewhat nonchalantly, “Yeah I've been on dates since joining. Nothing big came out of it, but it's fun having someone to eat with or talk to when I visit the gardens.” While these occasions had often ended up going further than that, Toshiro found that aspect a less interesting topic of conversation as he could get the same satisfaction or more at a brothel. Looking down at his exposed arms and legs, Toshiro sighed before nodding in agreement with her comment regarding his pale, easily sunburned skin, replying with a mixture of bashful sincerity, “Thanks Nerissa, it sounds like it'll be... fun.” While the presence of both Nerissa and Albion at the water park had the potential to create an immensely trying experience for SOPHE's head researcher, he couldn't deny that he was greatly looking forward to his utterly unromantic date.<br><br>Toshiro's somewhat cheery expression darkened significantly at Nerissa's putting forward the idea of a shock collar for the sake of restraining Kyless' abilities. Starting down at her as she warmly embraced him and spoke of Albion's potential ensemble, Toshiro could only remain intensely silent to avoid saying what immediately came to mind. The researcher's body felt somewhat rigid beneath his unfashionable attire as if freezing up against her touch, and when he finally spoke his voice dripped with disdainful venom that Nerissa had only heard once before as he curtly stated, “A shock or spiked collar. Like for dogs.” It was likely Toshiro's exceedingly limited reaction was largely informed by the ever present courtesy he felt he owed Nerissa, because if anyone else had suggested what she had, they would have been shouted down under an unstoppable deluge of vulgarities and insults for what the researcher felt to be dehumanizing savagery. Instead Toshiro merely stepped backwards out of Nerissa's arms with somewhat narrowed eyes and a largely passive expression in stark contrast with the bubbly friendly faces on his shirt.<br><br>Turning slowly towards Albion and Lily, Toshiro nodded his head before saying with a hint of his usual friendliness returning, “I have a few things I need to take care of before the mission, so I'm gonna head back to HQ. If you see Mal before I do, tell her I'm willing to overlook the huge feeling of disappointment I have towards her abandoning Kyless because of the happy occasion, but she only gets to use that out once.” As he spoke he took a few short steps towards a nearby rack of magazines before filling his arms with every copy they had of a thicker book called, <em>'Horns.'</em> Not finding this to be a behavior in need of explanation, he gave one last nod of acknowledgment towards the remaining three before making his way to the nearest cashier to purchase his last mission expenditures of the day. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>17-09-2020, 02:59:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRqjK_YpnoKgILAB8npduxhLamVdzCaj5Zoiw&amp;usqp=CAU)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Tetsuda Residence<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Last Minute Style Change<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Clothes (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/25/eb/b5/25ebb53d68465aed07b77c15392f7a43.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> SOPHE or VOID, human or demon, whatever or what have you; Ryu could pick up on sadness when it was as blatant as Kyless' display was, whispering to herself a forlorn goodbye to freedom and the outside world. Stopping, he backtracked over to her before they stepped through his portal. "I had so much fun with you, in the ocean and on the sand. I'm gonna find a way we can spend time together again...if you want." He was a rising star within SOPHE, but his power at the moment only extended to battlefield situations, and talking to his parents. Maybe they'd be able to help him help Kyless. Boy, that was going to be an awkward conversation though. 'Hey mom, dad, I know Kyless used to be kinda evil and worked for VOID before she got captured by us and imprisoned and interrogated and experimented on...but she and I really hit it off and I was wondering if there was any way you could help her get some more privileges and outside time?' Yeah, he pictured that going swimmingly.<br><br>&nbsp;Maybe he could fight his dad and convince him to add some free time if he could last a certain amount of time? After they portaled to his courtyard, Kyless in her excitement wrapped her tail back around his arm, and that becoming familiar feeling of euphoria and general wellness and warmth spread throughout his body from her touch. All he needed was the dopey smile to make it all complete. She pulled him close, and he went along until he was pressed up behind her. The sadness was still in her voice as she thanked him for keeping the secret. She was well aware of the consequences if anyone else found out what they'd done and where they'd gone. "Kyless, no one is gonna keep me away from you. We're gonna find a way to spend time together. I promise." <br><br>She'd be able to hear that he meant what he said; he just hoped he could keep his promise sooner than later. With a quick motion, she reached into a bush and removed a small, fuzzy bug critter she called a "Glear". It sounded sort of familiar, like maybe he'd read it in one of his dad's books or he'd told him a story about them or that had them in it at one point. But he was taken back by how tiny and adorable it was. When Kyless deposited the tiny creature in the palm of his hand, he looked down with a smile as she told him about the species. "Wow. You know so much." Thinking about how they supposedly made things disappear forever, he wondered if that was why his dad had containers, chests, and lockers all over the place?<br><br>&nbsp;If Kyless could sense the Glear, then his father definitely could. Did he know they were here and just didn't bother them so they could have a safe place to sleep? With the softest of touches only earned through a life time of learning to control how his body moved, he rubbed the tiny things head. She was so cute. Then he turned back to the beautiful blue face and golden eyes of Kyless as she told him neither herself, nor the Glaer thought of him as dirty or a hybrid. That's right, she always called him a "Descendant". He still didn't know what the term fully meant, but it definitely sounded cooler than "Hybrid".<br><br>&nbsp;She told him the humans were wrong, and he shouldn't let them call him that. Not when he was so <em>pretty</em>. He didn't tear up, but he did take a moment to compose himself. Her words were simple, but they held a lot of weight for him. "It means a lot that you said that. Thank you. And I won't let them...not anymore." A bit of reassurance from someone whose opinion mattered was all you needed sometimes. Her tail tugged him again, and he smiled down at his demoness who just seemed to want him close. After placing the Glear back into her little leaflet cove, Kyless apologized that she was getting more things without giving back, but knew she needed clothes to keep the others from getting suspicious.<br><br>&nbsp;And even though she wanted to go back "outside" and not to the club, she seemed the type to keep her promises, and she'd made one to Toshiro that called for just that. "Don't worry about it. We'll find something you can trade later, but for now just spending time with you is enough for me." As he spoke, he looked her over and realized she was still dripping wet, and her dress was too. "Come on, we both need a shower. I'll get some outfits you can choose from when we're done." Reaching down and lacing his fingers with hers, he gently pulled her along and led her to the Master Bathroom where he showed her how the tub/shower combo worked, where the towels were; everything she'd need to get clean and dry.<br><br>&nbsp;He showered in his own room, and after drying off and spraying on some fragrance, he changed into an outfit he'd never had a chance to wear before, and he thought it would work perfect for the club. He also found a beanie with a demon stenciled on it, then pulled it down over his head. He took the extra time he had while Kyless was bathing to lay a few options out on the bed for her, but the one that stuck out the most was the red, white, and black dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) his mom had bought for a reunion and never wore again. Both his mother and the demon had similar builds and height, so he had no doubt she'd look amazing in the dress...but then again Kyless simply looked amazing in his eyes so maybe he had on rose lenses, but she'd be a killer tonight in that dress. While he waited for her to get done, his phone buzzed, then a text tone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duI-VImSH6o&amp;list=PLfr-1-UKgi3VBWjnYMOJdFTfCNM3z5VFN&amp;index=2&amp;pbjreload=101) started to play, one customized for Toshiro.<br><br>&nbsp;He asked if he was with Kyless, then told him he shouldn't be alone with her. Ryusei chuckled since they were well past that point already. <em>"Yeah. Someone spilled soda on my clothes so we came to my house to throw them in the wash. And we decided to get into our club outfits early, so she's still changing. Don't worry about her, she's harmless. Your bracelet saw to that."</em> He pushed send, then spent a few more minutes reading manga until the phone rang again, this time the doctor acting like a doting father asked how her nose was.<br><br>&nbsp;<em>"She's fine. She knows a lot about the demon world, but almost nothing about Earth culture. We've been teaching each other stuff. Her nose is really puffy and almost red. She sneezes all the time. I'm surprised it hasn't fallen off yet."</em> Send. Another few minutes went by, with Toshiro telling him to make sure she ate. Was he the scientist in charge of finding out more about Kyless, or her dad? Maybe both? Clearly Toshiro cared for the demon on some level, or else once he had confirmation she was okay he would have stopped texting.<br><br>&nbsp;Maybe he could talk to him directly about making things better for his new favorite lady? He'd have to be subtle, but he would explore every avenue; he owed her that much. Then right after, a string of dango emoji's popped up on his screen. "Who just keeps uneaten dango in the house like that? Does he think we're <em>savages</em>?" Shaking his head, he quickly fired back a final response. <em>"I'll get her a snack before we meet back up with you guys. We've got some chilled pear slices with some sugar soaked in. She might like those."</em> Now all he had to do was wait.<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>18-09-2020, 07:12:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br>LOCATION:Wedding Place<br>TAGGING: Mallory, Leasick<br>EXTRA: Kevin to the Rescue, Yeah... Rescue<br>WEARING: Camos - like always . Including knife and pistol<br><hr><br>Kevin stared at the woman, confused. But then figured he'd better play along. No doubt it was some plan they were doing to keep secrecy. "Yeah... um... friend of the... couple..." Sure. But in his mind, more questions were being raised than answers. He walked in, very unsure.<br><br>Bridal shops were not Kevin's milieu. Nope. Not one bit. Never once would the question of what made the best centerpiece had entered his head and it probably never would. He found himself surrounded by fields of white, the collective dreams of so many prospective brides almost felt as if they were converging in on him. But the shop wasn't particularly big, and even amidst a jungle of gowns and veils and tuxes and all the other accoutrements, he brushed his way through to the lucky couple.<br><br>Which. Did. Not. Help. We tend to think of Kevin being in uniform all the time that we sometimes forget that the others had their habits too. He had been prepared to see Mallory in a bridal gown. He had not been prepared to see her in <em>that</em>. Once again, his head was swimming as he fought down certain feelings that he was attempting to understand rather than tamp down for once. The fact that he had managed to catch Leasick mid-confession probably wasn't how he wanted this reunion to go either. But Kevin's motto was <em>Be There For Mal</em>, so if this was what she wanted, he wasn't going to get in the way. Too much.<br><br>"Oh... um... Hi... uh... so... you two..." Then he realized where he was and what they were pretending. "Big day... uh... right? Wow. I can't believe it." He looked askance - pretty much anywhere he could other than the happy couple, but let's face it, this place wasn't the kind which would let one forget about romance. "You... uh... excited?" Inwardly he was beginning to question exactly why he had come here. But here he was.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>18-09-2020, 07:26:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JCoNFHJ.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00 AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> City, Department Store<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Albion, Nerissa, Toshiro, Open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her usual T-Shirt and jeans, and a bomber jacket. (https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpicture-cdn.wheretoget.it%2F1houij-l-610x610-jacket-black-bomber-patch-women-summer-beauty-cool-black%2Bbomber.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwheretoget.it%2Flook%2F2277461&amp;tbnid=M05SnUBK42DD-M&amp;vet=10CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg..i&amp;docid=C2N3n6H8A4jfiM&amp;w=433&amp;h=610&amp;q=bomber%20jacket%20woman%20&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;ved=0CA8QMyhtahcKEwjAivXW6_DqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBg)<br><br><hr><br>With everyone else headed their merry way, Lily packed up Annie and slipped off as well, with a quick "Tootles," over to Toshiro. She figured Neri had Albion well in hand, if by in hand meaning more or less with both hands around his throat. Potato Potahto. The Kevin mess, well, there were good reasons to get footage of that train wreck, but she could always do that later. Right now, there was something short and slinky out there she had to find, if for no other reason than to make the Grand Entrance to beat all Grand Entrances. <br><br>And a messenger bag. She wouldn't want Annie to miss out on all the fun. Besides she wasn't all for the conversation on how to defang the newcomer. Twelve months was far too little time for her to forget when she had been the Kyless. Well not really. Lily was still 100% human which meant that there was never any talk about electric collars or the like. But there was enough <em>What do you do about a problem like Lily</em> talk to prod a few pangs of sympathy from the hacker queen. Even if some voice in her head, long forgotten, had begun to whisper about things that she had left forgotten in corners of her mind that would cause anyone pause.<br><br>But that was caution, and Lily was not a cautious person. Instead, she rolled up her sleeves and began to work her way through the racks like they were so many unprotected servers. Somewhere in there was a treasure, and she'd not come out until she found it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>18-09-2020, 21:50:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:30AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Yuki Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> NO<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)<br><hr><br>“Hm?” &nbsp;Mallory at first had given a confused hum, having been looking at her reflection for the moment, she hadn’t fully heard what Leasick had first said. Though as he moved closer towards her, the attention on the reflective surface suddenly shifted to the man standing next to her, feeling an arm wrap around her waist once more. <br><br>Wait... what was happening?<br><br>What had he just said?<br><br>A short gasp escaped her lips the moment she felt the young hybrid man hod, her close, before dipping her within his grasp. So surprised by the action, and the feeling of nearly being off her feet, her hands grasped the front of his coat, most likely wrinkling the article of clothing in question. “W-Wait a second...” &nbsp;She was saying it more to herself than to Leasick, as her mind was running a mile a minute. Was this really happening? Was Leasick... confessing to her?<br><br>What was going on?!<br><br>Even as his words hit her ears, and a flush settled along her cheeks, she felt like time needed to stop in that very moment. He... wait, he wanted to be with her? As in more than coworkers, more than friends?<br><br>“L-Leasick...” &nbsp;He pulled her back to her feet before making his final statement, and she couldn’t help but feel her heart beating fast; this was happening too fast for what she was expecting. It was out of nowhere, but even as Leasick looked at her with that sincere gaze, she couldn’t help but feel like her heart was breaking. Why... why was she feeling that way?<br><br>As she stared at the man that held her in his grasp, her mind began to turn, the gears in her head turning. Leasick was a man she had known for all but two years as of now. He was brave, headstrong, willing to fight, and had a good heart, even if he got into trouble or was a bit of a flirt. Laid back in his antics, he also held a side that not many got to see when she helped with his checkups; inquisitive, and at times, vulnerable to things around him. <br><br>His situation regarding his life and what he could do with it always weighed heavily in her mind, and she knew that he was a honest in his words.<br><br>Yet even as she looked at him, however, a solemn look began to fall along her features.<br><br>He was a man that had gotten on her nerves at times. Teasing about her work or never getting out, yet equally curious with what she did and how she was, he was a friend that she’d never thought she’d get to have in her life. Truly unique, and yet as she contemplated in those moments, she found herself only thinking that. Leasick was someone she could count on, someone she could trust when she was down.<br><br>He was one of the most dependable friends she could ever count on SOPHE, that she could trust... but that was all she had ever thought of him as; a dear friend.<br><br>“You’re really something, you know that?” &nbsp;Even as her look was solemn, a smile was along her lips, hoping that she could take doing something like this to someone so honest with her. Her brown eyes looked back at the man, knowing that it wasn’t right to look away from him, not when he had poured his heart to her, confessed to her wholeheartedly. <br><br>It only made it that much harder.<br><br>“Thank you, Leasick. I mean it, really.” &nbsp;As she gave a look of apology, regret began to come over her as she slowly but surely moved from his grasp, before her hands took his own, holding them gently. She wanted them to still be friends, to still be close to one another. “But... I...” &nbsp;She didn’t need to explain the reasoning for why she was telling him no, because the answer had been teased at and joked about for some time by every one of their friends at SOPHE. The other who despite constantly saying they weren’t together, that they didn’t have feelings for one another, Mallory knew that for her, it was the exact opposite.<br><br>“I’m sorry.” &nbsp;The apology was genuine, and as she looked at him, she hoped that he would still wish to be friends with her. As the two say for a few moments, together in their silence for what felt like an eternity, the door to the room opened, and there stood the one that Mallory had been thinking about just a few moments ago. The surprise on her face was all but apparent, mostly as she wasn’t sure how Kevin had found the two. Hearing him go along with the lie that Leasick and her and spun, however, was something she wasn’t expecting.<br><br>“Uh...yeah, we are.” &nbsp;Her demeanor changed to hopefully reflect what she hadn’t shown to Leasick, to not give away any of what had happened between them to Kevin. Even if he accepted the rejection or not, she didn’t want Leasick’s vulnerability to be aired out in the open for anyone to see; to her, that wasn’t fair to him, after all that he had said and done.<br><br><div align="center"><strong>(Scene transitioning to Past Memories as of this Post)</strong></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>19-09-2020, 01:40:20</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">GM Post</span></span></strong></div><br>The day had come and gone, and after a long day of shopping and other developments coming to light, the SOPHE agents had no other choice than to get ready for the mission ahead. With ample time to spare, they had all gotten ready, and with the snap of a fingers, day had turned to the late night. Around 11PM or so, the rest of the city was beginning wind down.<br><br>Well, all but the areas near the Black District. The liveliest of the districts, and one of the most dangerous, both humans and demons alike acclimated to this area for what people called “Club Zodiac”. One of the most notorious clubs in the city, many were eager to get a glimpse inside the club, being one of the hottest spots to party and mingle with demon and brave human alike. It didn’t help that the club was also known for the underhanded dealings that some took advantage of around the area, but the club atmosphere was one of the escapes from the plot is and mundane feeling of life that often took over the regular populace. <br><br><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/uebTYP4.jpg)</div><br>Despite the notoriety of Club Zodiac, the building itself was one of the bigger in the district, with lights that poured out into the streets of the Black District, and with it, a line of eager individuals waiting to get inside. The outside of the Club appeared to be a dingy building that lead a staircase downwards, yet as anyone should know this day and age, looks could be deceiving...<br><br><hr><br>Inside, the club was a large area of dancing and and pounding music, lights shining over everyone that was on the dance floor and beyond. Hues of purple and blue illuminated the area, and with it, all the patrons inside, eager to drink away their problems and to have a good time with whomever they could find or get their hands on. Mixtures of humans and demons could be seen, yet demons seemed to dominate this club, The Black District known as being dominated in demon territory. Only the bravest or dumbest of humans came to Club Zodiac, either looking for a good time, or for crucial information on someone they’re looking for.<br><br><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/iZWZDdi.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/s1a4TvP.jpg)</div><br>The architecture of Club Zodiac was an amalgamation of lights, stairs, and disorienting decor made to only fuel the drink or grub fueled trips the patrons within indulged in. On either side of the Club was a bar, with many surrounding the area for drinks or information of who they could have fun with, while in the center of the club held a floor for dancing. Blinding lights and pounding music all culminated in that very area, with the middle of the club becoming a sea of limbs and bodies. Off to the side of the clubs, many sat and watched, or conversed with those they had business with. <br><br>And within this building filled with demons and alcohol, happened to be some of SOPHE’s agents, intent on finding the target that were tasked with apprehending...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>19-09-2020, 02:01:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> N/A<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> It’s <em>very</em> loud (https://youtu.be/6Lqkt-QV820)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)/Hair down, with Makeup (https://i.imgur.com/RY6WxCK.jpg)<br><hr><br>Clubs like this, or any, Mallory had never really been to before. Loud places with thumping music and way too many people crammed into once place was just not her style, and at times, it made her uneasy with how many people were near her at the bar. Too caught up in their own business to pay her any mind at least, she had the luxury of a great viewpoint of the entire club. Watching as eager people made their way to the dance floor, while others got in their own groups to secure a private booth, she observed, and waited.<br><br>The group had arrived about 10 minutes ago, and so far, everything seemed normal;well, at least for the time being. Besides the occasional person that had asked her to dance, and seeing others try to get a little to close to Nerissa, the scouting portion of the mission had all been but a breeze. She took a breath as she asked the bartender for a tequila, at least something to make it seemed like she was there other than to just sit and people watch.<br><br><em>Kyless is over there, so at least everything’s going fine so far.</em> Mallory thought to herself, as she could see the curious demoness across from the bar, nearby the dance floor with the blinding lights. She was here to scout out any potential notions of demonic magic that the target could have been using, as none of them really had the means to track it. Lily, on the other hand, was discreetly hacking the security systems so that there wouldn’t be any trouble along the way.<br><br>If she could find something in their systems that looked even remotely suspicious, it could be traced and sent back to Nerissa and Toshiro, who were working outside the Club in a parked van nearby. <br><br>Everything would be fine, she just had to think positive. <br><br>Checking the time on her phone, Mallory gave a small hum of acknowledgment to herself; a few of the others would be making their way in any moment. Ryusei would be one of them, and then soon enough, Leasick and Kevin. <br><br>A slight frown came across the girls face as she thought about the last two mentioned in her mind; it wasn’t the time to be thinking about that. Even if she still felt awful for rejecting Leasick, she couldn’t be distracted while on this mission...<br><br>Running a hand through her long hair, she gave a sigh; there would be time to address it soon.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>19-09-2020, 07:31:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/hrMda9kMGJJaDBDy6WbG_oUGrCW1jWhavPgzWLHxy-A/%3Fwidth%3D418%26height%3D592/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/454145210822164480/749468948575027200/image0.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Nerissa, Open to the Others<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Little Black Dress, Messenger Bag<br><br><hr><br>As Mallory arrived, Lily was already hard at work. She had been working it for about ten minutes, doing her best to look tempting as she drank ginger ale and did things with the stem of the cherry recently placed inside that defied both belief and propriety. But that was just the side show. With her well-practiced feigned innocence, she excused herself to the restroom. On her way, she brushed by Mallory, a cheeky clicking of her jaw serving as something of a check-in. So that they knew each other without anyone else suspecting that they knew each other well. But could allow themselves to dream.<br><br>It was halfway in that she dropped her bag in a stupor that only ginger ale and acting skills could give one. Lily made a few unlady comments as she bent down to reach for her bag, demonstrating all too well how short her little black dress was, and that she had chosen black panties for the evening. But the dress and panties were more than just bait, they were camouflage. Because everyone looking at Lily's badonkadonk were not looking at the small black mechanical crawlies escaping her bag in the other direction. <br><br>Crawlies was was Lily called them, and crawl was what they did. Programmed to travel to avoid light towards specified targets defined in the blueprints of the club, they made their way quietly towards the several cameras placed throughout the establishment and merrily yet inconspicuously hooked themselves on top. Once there, they would convey Annie and Lily's magical touch to each and override whatever control mechanisms the Club may have placed upon them. <br><br>Which was quite a lot: Lily had made a test run; what she called tickling the cyberdefenses here earlier to find that whoever had designed them was no slouch. She had adjusted accordingly, and had made her way quickly to the little girls' room and the nearest stall to ensure that she could consult with Annie in peace. A quick checked showed that all was copacetic so far. Calling through the comms back to the van, she squealed, "Oh, my little baby cousins are so cute! They're crawling now! Did you get the pics, Sweetie? Aren't they just adorable?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>19-09-2020, 07:50:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 12:00 PM &gt; 11:00 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> The Descendant Ryusei's <em>Home</em> &gt; 'Dance Club'<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei | The Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Human Mallory, and all the rest<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> By the end of this post, Kyless can smell, and her sneezes are not painful anymore<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">The trickster had yet to see the Descendant upset, then, just then, on <em>this</em> day… He promised <em>some</em>thing. Kyless did not quite know how far, or how long that <em>some</em>thing would go, but the Descendant Ryusei seemed determined to keep them… <em>together</em>. But he did not know of the many, many rules yet. “Trade later,” Kyless repeated softly, and wished that <em>this</em> later was a time when her magic was <em>un</em>-small. The Inside of the home of the Descendant was very big, but very quiet, too. Ryusei showed Kyless <em>many</em>things, some soft, some warm, but eventually left her to wash herself. The trickster could not smell the Ocean, not one bit, but she knew the Others at SOPHE could, so she had to take away what the Ocean had <em>given</em> to her.<br><br>Many, <em>many</em> minutes went by, before white, fluffy steam began to rise from the <em>closed</em> bathroom door and leak into the room in which the Descendant Ryusei was waiting. The trickster, among <em>many</em>things, appeared to adore hot water. “Oh, hello, Ryusei,” the demoness sang in her three syllables as she clutched the <em>top</em> of a fluffy, white towel to the <em>top</em> of her perky, blue breasts with one hand, and <em>opened</em> the steamy, bathroom door with the other, still wearing Toshiro’s bracelet and her golden bells. But she no longer smelled of the Ocean. Instead, the trickster smelled like… things she did <em>not</em> know, for she could not smell them either. But she hoped Ryusei would approve, and would think it was enough to trick the others at SOPHE. “Your new clothes are very… smooth.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless wandered over to the bed, curiously. Ryusei had laid out many clothes, and all for her it seemed. “I get to… pick?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster looked at him, with some excitement. It was a very <em>rare</em>thing for Kyless to pick, not since SOPHE had <em>picked</em> her, and placed her in the room made of glass. Her braceleted hand reached out, and tugged at the zipper of his red, white and black dress. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She smiled as the zipper moved down, further and further, until the dress was a completely <em>open</em> piece of fabric. “I pick this… It seems very fun, Ryusei. I will turn around now, yes?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>Doctor Toshiro said humans (and <em>later</em>, clarified that also demons, and also <em>every</em>thing that was not human or demon) did <em>not</em> like when others were naked in front of them. <em>But it was still very fun to tease the human Mallory without her clothes.</em> Or, at least it <em>used</em> to be. The human Mallory did not seem to want to play with Kyless anymore, even when her magic was small. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The towel dropped to the floor and revealed her blue shoulders, back, legs and her <em>especially</em> round buttocks. Then the trickster took the dress and placed it where the <em>very</em>soft towel used to be, wrapping it around her warm body and zipping it from the bottom to the <em>top</em>, covering <em>only</em> what needed to be covered. “I am ready for this ‘dance club’, now, yes?” Kyless said, with big, golden eyes, as she turned and looked back at him. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The dress hugged her waist at <em>just</em> the right spot, and pushed her breasts up <em>just</em> enough.<br><br>Of course, the trickster though they were leaving just <em>then</em>. But Ryusei offered her some of his food, too. <em>Too manythings, the Descendant was offering.</em> At first, Kyless did <em>not</em> know what the food was. It did not look the same as before, and it had no smell to the fuzzy demoness. “Oh,” the trickster gulped, and then jumped up and down excitedly, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, “it is <em>pears</em>! These are pears! These things I cannot smell today, this day, are pears!” She beamed at the Descendant Ryusei. Pears were a <em>sacred</em>thing to Kyless. They were the <em>best</em> fruit. The <em>best</em> human food. “I am very glad I met you as well,” the trickster bubbled, in between big mouthfuls of the very sweet and delicious pears, pears which were <em>wonderful</em>things, “Descendant Ryusei. Very glad indeed. Oh!,” she realized as she swallowed, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, “I did not think to share the precious pears. I am…” she thought back to <em>some</em>thing the Doctor Toshiro had said went he thought she was not listening to him, “learning to share. Kyless is still learning to share.” Her soft voice mimicked the Doctor Toshiro’s for a moment, before she smiled at the Descent Ryusei, grateful to have a few, <em>small</em> moments <em>together</em> still before they collected her <em>small</em>things, and the Descendant made another portal, this time <em>not</em> to the Outside, but to the boring, dull place before. The ‘shopping’ place, with all of the dirty, human transportation.<br><br>“Doctor <em>Toshiro</em>,” Kyless noticed him immediately, wandering around with many, many <em>new</em>things. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “I had <em>pears</em>!” She <em>jingled</em> as she scampered up to the Doctor Toshiro, loud and curious, in Ryusei’s brand new dress. “I did not know they were pears because they did not smell like pears, but they were pears!” The trickster was very <em>proud</em> of this. A Descendant had given her pears – the <em>best</em> fruit – when her magic was small. <em>It was a very big reward already.</em> She halted in <em>front</em> of the Doctor, halting him <em>too</em>, swaying on her feet with impatience, gazing up at him with a small pout, as if waiting for him to also be excited, <em>for</em> her. <em>It was pears.</em> She only got pears from the Doctor Toshiro when she was a very <em>good</em>thing, so she must have been very good, <em>today</em>. <em>Jingle</em>… <em>Jingle</em>… <em>Jingle</em>. Then <em>it</em> happened. The <em>sneeze</em> that rattled through her head, through her mind, and out of her very pink nose, in bright red and orange sparks. Sparks that… <em>hurt</em>. Sparks that <em>stayed</em>, even as Kyless bowed her horned head and tried to forget about them, their <em>hurt</em>. Sparks that <em>stayed</em> and hinted and gleaned at <em>some</em>thing else, sparks that made Kyless wish that she was going back Outside, where things felt <em>best</em>. But the trickster would settle for SOPHE, for her cell, for a small rest, for one small, <em>good</em>thing, instead of what she deserved.</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">This place was <em>not</em> Outside. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless peered around with her horned, blue head, finding different things. Magical things. There were <em>some</em>kinds of magic here, in this <em>new</em> place, in the ‘dance club’, but it all kept <em>disappearing</em>, and very quickly. The forgetful demons here did not appear to want to show their magic. Rather, they wanted to scream, and move sporadically, and hit other demons, and even silly humans, in <em>this</em> place. It was very strange, and loud, and did not seem very fun to Kyless.&nbsp; <em>The demons here, so far, were not showing their magic, and if they were… their power was too small to concern SOPHE. Maybe the particular demon they were searching for was not hiding here.</em> Kyless’ golden eyes peered all <em>around</em> the bar, gazing past a tall, thunderous looking bartender, but there were <em>no</em> pears here either. <em>Oh.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <em>At least the ground here was fun.</em> Glancing <em>downward</em>, the trickster stepped on one, glowing, blue tile with her bare feet. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She skipped two tiles over, to a purple square, then white, then blue again. Whirling and twirling and moving with smoothly, despite the <em>fuzz</em> in her head. The ground was a pattern, a colorful pattern, an alive pattern. And Kyless was very good at finding patterns. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>The tall, blue demoness <em>stopped</em> when she reached the end of the pattern, the end of the trail, the end of the playful ground. She was on the <em>other</em>side of the building, and she had not met anyone else, forgetful demon or silly human, along the way. The trickster then let out a small <em>sneeze</em>, and a resulting puff of purple and grey sparks that quickly <em>disappeared</em>. <em>She had to keep Toshiro’s gift, her bracelet, as that was a tricky rule. She kept his other gift, his cloth, tied around her other wrist, too.</em> But <em>between</em> her secret alone time with the Descendant Ryusei and this time, in this <em>new</em> place, in the ‘dance club’, the Doctor Toshiro had changed his first gift a little. He changed her jewelry a <em>small</em> bit, as only <em>humans</em> could, so that Kyless <em>could</em> smell again, and so that her sneezes did <em>not</em> appear as often, or as embarrassing. The Doctor Toshiro… said she had been a <em>good</em>thing, so far. <em>Kyless thought she was always a goodthing.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She raised her horned, blue head and glanced about the ‘dance club’ a second time with her big, golden eyes, but there were too many demons and too many humans to still see the <em>ones</em> that she had arrived here with. Kyless, for a few moments, was <em>alone</em>. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>The trickster sighed, and folded her hands neatly in front of Ryusei’s very fun dress. The demon SOPHE wanted was not on the playful ground, nor were they with the food that was not pears. The trickster wished, then, that <em>maybe</em> this demon was Outside the ‘dance club’. <em>Oh! But how would she get there, back Outside?</em> It was hard to see in <em>this</em> place, in the ‘dance club’, it was very dark away from the playful ground and there were many, <em>too</em> many, loud sounds. Kyless <em>sneezed</em> again, releasing a small puff of green, pink and gold that spun and evaporated too. <em>If she found the demon for SOPHE first, then maybe she could spent more time Outside. Maybe she could even spend that more time Outside with the Descendant Ryusei. Or, maybe she would also get her bed frame and all of her very soft bedding back from the Doctor Toshiro. Then she could build a softplace for her and Marceline to play in.</em> These were all very <em>good</em>things for Kyless, so she must look harder, <em>away</em> from the playful ground. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Suddenly the ground glowed, and curved upward, so the trickster <em>followed</em> the playful stairs. This was a very interesting game of hide and seek, indeed.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>20-09-2020, 00:04:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, SOPHE Monitoring Van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> All Present SOPHE Members via Comms | Mentions: <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Receiving Surveillance<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br><hr>Toshiro was no engineer or mechanic, and he often left the design and assembly of his ideas to the more mechanically inclined staff at SOPHE who specialized in such things. As a result of this Toshiro often couldn't immediately guess at why pieces of SOPHE's equipment were constructed they way they were. However as he continuously readjusted his tall body to fit within the cramped station, he knew without a doubt that the sardine can of a monitoring vehicle in which he found himself entombed within had been masterfully built with the sole purpose of causing Toshiro a nearly unbearable amount of irritation. He'd been told that what space was available had to be largely tamped down on to accommodate both additional impact resistant plating as well as a limited field armory, but as he continuously reoriented his tall body to better fit his confines, he was more inclined to believe his situation was the result of a truly malevolent intent.<br><br>Directly in front of him rose a bank of three large flat screen monitors at the other end of a largely empty counter top resting on a grid of matte black metal drawers with polished silver handles. Each monitor was divided into a number of smaller windows, each containing either the feed from Lily's 'Crawlies,' footage from local CCTV cameras, or digital meters indicating the presence and strength of nearby magical entities that had previously been recorded into SOPHE's arcane catalog. As the monitors themselves were recessed into the van's armored plating, the counter itself was kept largely empty. While the intent of it was usually to provide agents with an on site workbench or field lab, it was currently serving as a table for a number of exceedingly necessary snacks and drinks. The drawers below the snacks contained a mixture of tools and replacement parts as well as medical and scientific instruments of all kinds that support staff might need to respond to and document previously unknown demon related phenomena. <br><br>Raising his can of BOSS Hokkaido blend up in cheers to the video blinking to life in front of him as Lily's clever machines began to transmit the view from within Club Zodiac, Toshiro winced slightly in irritation at Lily's shrill words loudly feeding directly into the ear of his headset before replying, “Ow, yeah we're getting the video from inside now. Everything's looking good so far, fantastic work Lily...” Then with a raise in volume that would certainly cause at least a little discomfort to every agent tapped into the comm system, Toshiro leaned forward towards the footage of the dance floor and roared, “Ryusei! Kyless just skipped across the building by herself! BY HERSELF RYUSEI!” Toshiro had made it clear that as part of diminishing the effect of the bracelet by a few degrees, Ryusei would be in charge of sticking to her like glue for the duration of the mission, a proposition he seemed to have no qualms with at the time. Toshiro was fairly certain that Ryusei couldn't be too far away from his charge given his unmissable infatuation with her, but the researcher was more than happy to offer a friendly reminder of his responsibility masked as a public scolding.<br><br>Unfortunately Toshiro couldn't talk to Kyless directly as the bracelet had, much to his irritation when it came to tracking it, caused wireless signals within extremely close proximity to Kyless' body to become erratic or vanish entirely.&nbsp; Apart from the obvious desire to have someone keep an eye on the trickster, this lack of direct communication was one of the primary reasons for needing to have another SOPHE agent within close proximity to Kyless, so that the agent in question could relay important information to her as necessary. Still, in spite of the anxiety this lack of connection caused him, Toshiro couldn't help but smile at the sight of the sight of the cloth he'd given to Kyless for her nose being worn as an accessory on her other arm, although he did have concerns regarding how those in the Black District might view wearing a cloth so blatantly advertising the services of the House of Red Lanterns.<br><br>Sinking back into his seat, Toshiro examined the feed coming from the van's external cameras to make sure they weren't garnering any undesirable attention. Fortunately the van's entirely forgettable external advertisements for a company called <em>'Brooklyn Brothers Plumbing'</em> hadn't seemed to arouse any suspicion, the bright purple lights shining out from Zodiac unintentionally serving to arrest any attention away from passersby before they had a chance to concern themselves with why the van had been parked there as long as it had. With a nod of contentment towards their foolproof disguise, Toshiro froze at the sight of the pink furred fox demoness heading back towards the van.<br><br>Beyond the discomfort of his cramped seating, what was assuredly going to make matters somewhat less tolerable was the presence of the mission's sole other support member present in the van, Nerissa. The research head had no issue with the fox demoness' competency as she'd certainly proved herself more then capable in their limited number of shared operations both for SOPHE and otherwise. It also wasn't her company which an unburdened Toshiro wouldn't hesitate to call refreshingly candid and positive towards a number of subjects others found themselves either uncomfortable around or offended by. No, Toshiro's discomfort was one entirely of his own making as it stemmed from a sense of unshakable guilt he felt towards the fox, an angst he had tried avoiding clouding Nerissa's day with primarily by avoiding her entirely and limiting most of their past necessary interactions to curt and professional conversations and communiques. Their earlier conversation that day had largely been friendly as a way of repaying a debt owed to Nerissa, a debt hardly made a dent in especially considering how terse the interaction had ended.<br><br>As soon Nerissa was within a few steps of the van, Toshiro pressed a few buttons on the console embedded into his arm rest to open the sealed sliding door at the van's side to allow Nera access. Turning to face her as she entered, Toshiro adopted his best, yet still utterly unconvincing, welcoming smile before asking, “We got the video coming in from Lily. Did you see and major spots inside that we're not getting a visual on?” Opening a drawer that he'd converted to a small refrigerated space on a previous mission, he withdrew another can of coffee and set it on the counter top to his right in front of where Nerissa would be sitting before asking with a mixture of rigid politeness and genuine curiosity, “Is this your first mission surveillance mission? Most of the enchanters I know don't get all that much time out the field unless we know a magic item is involved.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>20-09-2020, 07:13:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/CVXF98C.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Black District, The van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Lily, Toshiro | Mentions: <br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Dress (https://i.imgur.com/VIwZr1C.jpg), Necklace, (https://i.pinimg.com/236x/1a/ba/5e/1aba5ec6c78460f2a847f6dfe413d2ad.jpg) Hairstyle (https://www.fabmood.com/inspiration/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wedding-hairstyle-inspirati-20.jpg)&nbsp; <br><hr><br>Nerissa wanted to stay in the club so badly! She must have seriously pissed off someone, because there was no other reason why she would get to buy a party dress and everything… just to sit in a car! The girl made a longing look towards the dance floor while waiting for drinks, French 75 for her and orange juice for Toshiro. It’s not like one drink would get her even tipsy! <br><br>Some guy with face tattoos thought he was privileged enough to just run his finger along Nerissa’s bare back. Before he had even changed a word with her. The fox demon got cold chills from his touch and turned to look who was this creep. He sure looked like a creep with ridiculous tattoos and piercings, but he was a human. Not worth wasting more time because their bad guy was a demon. Nerissa was about to tell the man he could continue in his way. The sooner the better. <strong>^Hey, can’t you degenerate see you are bothering the lady?!^</strong> A red haired man interrupted the situation. Nerissa quickly checked him from head to toe with her eyes. Not bad… Oh right. I’m her for work! <br><br>“Thank you” Nerissa said with her most charming smile after paying the drinks, and then she poofed into her fox form and slipped from the scene without staying to see if it would escalate. Making sound that was closest to a fox humming she dodged feet with a great agility while zigzagging her way to the front door. The little fox slipped outside from the open door at the same time someone was let in. In a good mood she trotted away from the club, towards the van.<br><br>Nerissa returned to her human form just in time to hear Lily. “Here is your drink!” The fox demon sayid instead of any greeting and handed Toshiro the orange juice. Then she bowed her head before stepping in the van, making sure that her long, from back, skirt didn’t get left behind. Her dress wasn’t the best option considering action and running, but if she was supposed to draw attention to herself, then it worked perfectly. Even for a club her glittering silver dress was daring. The rainfall top revealed more than covered, the slits on both sides were high, her back was bare and so were her legs too because the front of her dress was so short. <br><br>“We got? Let me see and I will tell you…” She headed to sit on a chair and turned to look at the screens. “Awesome Lily! That was fast. Everything I saw is covered… but I don’t know if there are some dead spots in places that are restricted to staff and I didn’t visit the VIP area.” Nerissa straightened her long legs as well as she could in that space and leaned on back of the chair before tilting her head to look at Toshiro. “I don’t remember if I told you, but you look handsome when you put effort in your clothing. What would it take to make you lose that tie?” Nerissa felt that things between them were more or less awkward, but she wasn’t going to sit here in silence and make it worse. They might be here for hours, so it was better to use that talking than pretending that the other one wasn’t here. “Unfortunately not. I almost hope that this was a mission with more potential to a danger, because I’m not big on sitting and waiting...and waiting some more. It’s true that I don’t go on missions often, but sometimes there are ones where I can be of help. I’m assuming you are more familiar with surveillance missions. How do you pass the time on them?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>20-09-2020, 10:25:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/pVTg8kc.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> <del>Albion</del> Albiana <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Late Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Lily, Nerissa, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mild drinking<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Red dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/18/d1/74/18d1741837d9d471331a7c1945cdba36.jpg), hair extensions, no hat<br><br><hr><br>The easiest part had been slipping into the club, seemingly while everyone else entered at different times to avoid being seen as one unit. However, Albion - Sorry, <em>Albiana</em>, still wasn't pleased about having to follow through with Nerissa's plan to enter the club as a lady... But it certainly did help to keep him- Sorry, <em>her</em>, close to Lily incase anything went awry. The only thing that really seemed to make rhis evening a little more bearable was the fact the drinks were certainly not all that bad. Of course, he couldn't get majorly drunk, but he could certainly look like he was.<br><br>Lily had already started getting to work, managing to scare him a little with how effective her 'Crawlies' seemed to be. He'd never pinned Lily as the inventive sort to create such sinister devices, but then one could never hope to understand the sinister intent hidden behind those cute looks. She was almost like a sister to Nerissa, all the way down to being able to sow chaos and discord while looking completely innocent. If he had to guess, she would definitely be a Demon of Calder if she turned out to be one (He certainly was not convinced she could be purely human).<br><br><em>'Scary girl, that one. No one can really say anything about her creativity if she has the mental capacity and focus to create something like that. She'd make a real good government spook if she weren't such a rebel.'</em> the man thought inwardly, tipping his glass toward his lips. A mild concoction from the Demon World, but it carried quite the buzz. He carried a bottle of water in the handbag in his lap, but more importantly his choice of firearm stayed hidden within. With any luck, he wouldn't need to pull it out too soon.<br><br>However, his gaze had been pulled away when a certain fox managed to slip into the scene. His jaw might have hit the table if he wasn't paying attention, but when he mentioned he wanted to see her in a slinky dress earlier, she really went all the way. She would have been quite the eye catch if she weren't relegated to staying in the van. "Seriously, why's our vixen in the Candy Van again? I'm starting to think our higher-ups were smoking some potent imports when they drafted this mission up." Albion sighed on the comms channel. "Downright criminal I don't get to see more than that one glimpse. On the upside, Lily is <em>killing it</em>. Who knew she could look drop-dead gorgeous while looking like she was engaged in a game of Minecraft?" He added with a quiet grin. Maybe he was getting a little buzzed... But nothing a little water wouldn't fix.<br><br>Though he winced midway through comms testing when Toshiro shouted a message to Ryusei. It was, at least, nice to get some confirmation on earlier thoughts, but he still couldn't share the same jubilation the others did for the prisoner's presence. It would have been nicer had she managed to get a read on whatever she was supposed to be doing here, and then get pulled aside to make sure she couldn't be any more trouble than she was worth. "Everything looks about par for the course where I am. Nothing that looks overly suspicious... Well, no more than usual, anyway." He added, reaching into his purse to withdraw the bottle of water to take a sip, before he put it back inside. "Don't worry, Neri, your Sister of Chaos is good for now." He added, referring to Lily as so far nothing seemed to have gone wrong thus far.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>20-09-2020, 17:12:30</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> N/A<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> It’s <em>very</em> loud (https://youtu.be/6Lqkt-QV820)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)/Hair down, with Makeup (https://i.imgur.com/RY6WxCK.jpg)<br><hr><br>As Mallory waited for any sort of sign or signal that could have been the proof the group needed to capture their target, she watched with curious brown eyes as a fox demon girl came to the bar to order a drink. Nerissa... mm, she couldn’t be mad at her, at least not for the moment. She did really look nice in her dress at least, near the end of the bar from her. That nearly made the young researcher remember that Toshiro has mentioned something about getting ready as well; did he do the same and get an outfit despite being stuck in the van? “Nothing here so far on my end.” Mallory said back in the comms, though the chatter from comm didn’t seem to be helping her concentrate. Something about getting video inside the club, which was exactly what they would need, and then Ryusei getting called about Kyless.<br><br>Mallory could still see the demon woman from across the club, though just barely due to the many bodies that lined and mingled within the dance floor within the center. It would be a bit difficult to get to the others through there as the crowd was quite dense, but the sides around the dance floor were equally congested, with groups and tables having to be weaves through just to get to the other side.<br><br>As she quietly watched Nerissa pop into her fox form, somehow balancing two drinks along her little fox body, Mallory looked out into the crowds, watching all the people enjoying their time at Club Zodiac; one of them, somewhere, was who they were looking for.<br><br>Though, her concentration broke when Albion (or rather Albiana), gave his opinion regarding who was in the club, and who was stuck in the van. As she leaned back in her seat, taking the tequila that the bartender had brought her, she looked out into the crowds; she couldn’t see Lily or Albion, but that was the point, as Lily was getting the camera situation underway.<br><br>“If you’d like to ask Oei after this mission, I’d say go ahead if you’re so curious.” &nbsp;That would have been quite the scene; seeing Albion try to question their Director seemed like something that could happen, but possibly if he was bold and/or drunk enough. Though Mallory couldn’t help but give a huff, Albion’s thoughts coming in through their comm link; he knew everyone could hear, right?<br><br>“As much as we would love to hear you talk about how nice Lily and Nerissa look, make sure you focus on no one spotting you two. You can worry about seeing Nerissa in her dress later.” &nbsp;A small frown appeared on her lips, though for some reason, Mallory couldn’t seem to figure out why she was getting in some sort of mood. Nerissa’s dress had been incredibly good looking, albeit a bit revealing for her tastes, but it worked for the fox girl. Lily also had quite the dress for the mission, and she couldn’t help but be surprised on how good the girl looked; she was sure that after this however, Lily would go back to her more comfortable clothes.<br><br>Lily and Nerissa both looked quite amazing, and Albion could see that; though he always was one to voice his opinion usually.<br><br>She took another drink of the tequila in her gentle grasp, looking at the time at her phone again; it was just about time for the others to make their way inside.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>20-09-2020, 20:32:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/34/bb/53/34bb53327f72a5c76e8c558d11742f1e.png)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Enjoying the music and seeing a certain someone in her dress<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Clothes (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/25/eb/b5/25ebb53d68465aed07b77c15392f7a43.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Dressed for the club, Ryusei stood watch over the building from another, taller building across the street. It looked normal, and everything appeared to be on the level. Mallory and Lily had entered already, with all of them going in at different times so as to not draw suspicion. Kyless was inside as well, and for a moment he paused his train of thought to picture her in that dress, then found himself frowning when he pictured some random asshole trying to flirt with her. He was already getting jealous...boy did he have it bad. Toshiro and Nerissa were parked in the surveillance van, so they already more than likely had eyes inside and were well positioned. He supposed it was his turn next, and almost as soon as he had that thought, Toshiro's voice sounded in his ear over the comms after Lily's announcing that they did indeed have visual.<br><br>&nbsp;Then, he yelled so loudly he almost picked the comm device from his ear as Toshiro shouted about Kyless skipping across the club and being alone. "Heh, she probably found the light-up floor," he said with a chuckle to himself while he envisioned her hopping from tile to tile like a giant game board. "AND CALM DOWN BEFORE YOU BLOW OUT MY EARDRUMS!", he shouted right back to give the doctor a taste of his own overzealous medicine while at the same time opening a portal into the van and poking his head inside. With a snarky grin on his face and his point made, he stood back up straight and the van portal vanished, leaving him back on the roof by his lonesome.<br><br>I was waiting for the right time to enter, and it seems that time is now." Hopping off the ledge of the roof, he walked a few feet toward the stairwell, except instead of opening the door, a black portal opened on the wall next to it and he stepped through, exiting through a wall just inside the darkened halls of the club. Even in a club full of humans and demons all dancing and writhing around in clumps, accompanied by thumping music that reverberated into your very core and flashing, pulsing lights that made you feel like you were on a full body high, he was confident he could find Kyless quickly. <br><br>Her unique skin tone, looks(mmmm them looks) and her dress all in combination would make her easy to pick out of a crowd if you knew what you were looking for. And after taking in every inch of her when she dropped her towel and nearly made him rip his pants earlier, he knew <em>exactly</em> what to look for. Another few steps ended with him walking through yet another wall, this time reappearing on the top floor so he could look down and get a better vantage point. As he searched, he made out Mallory in a dress that he never thought he'd see her wear in a million years, but then again <em>Kevin</em> was here tonight. He still had no idea about the confession and shenanigans earlier, so it was probably a good thing he hadn't made the joke to her just yet. But with confirmation on her, he moved on to find his charge for the night.<br><br>&nbsp;And it was from there that out of the corner of his eye, he just barely spotted a suddenly appearing cloud of magical, multicolored dust. He only knew one person who could pull that off and still look so damn cute while doing it. He headed that direction and would be waiting at the top of the stairs, leaned against a wall as Kyless finished following the rising walkway to the next floor. "Found her, Doc." He muted his mic for a moment, then cleared his throat. "I know I said it earlier, but you look amazing in that dress. You're so beautiful, Kyless. I'm glad it fits so well." Smiling at her, his eyes glowed brightly in the dark as he unabashedly looked her up and down, like they were a party trick or something. As he got closer, close enough to reach out and take her hand in his with a smile. He turned his mic back on before he spoke again. "Have you had any luck finding who we're looking for yet? Any big spikes of magic around?"<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>22-09-2020, 06:06:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br>LOCATION: Club Zodiac<br>TAGGING: Leasick, the Group in General, Open<br>EXTRA: Misison<br>WEARING: Not Camos Like Always (https://i.imgur.com/4VPYn58.jpg)<br><hr><br>It was loud. It was dark. It was setting off all sorts of alarms in Kevin's head. But the good news was that even in what he was wearing he was relatively inconspicuous amidst all the plumage being displayed by the various patrons. This allowed him to slip with Leasick into the back and keep an eye out for the activity they were tasked with drawing out, then stopping. Normally, having Leasick by his side would be a relief, and the guy was skilled, and could be trusted to do his job. But the tension was thick - it wasn't hard even for someone like Kevin to surmise that things were not entirely well between them. But that would have to wait. They had a mission and the mission was paramount. <br><br>Not least of which because several of his colleagues were being placed in deliberate danger. OK, this is Kevin, so the issue centered around one of his colleagues in particular (and not coincidentally the source of the friction between him and Leasick.) The others had their own hidden escorts (poor Albion - his heart went out to the guy), and frankly it was hard to imagine either of the two other women currently being used as bait as a traditional damsel in distress. Then again, Mal really wasn't either. She had depths, and he had to learn to trust her with that. Still, though he was searching to keep an eye on all of them, it was clear where his eyes were searching most.<br><br>The comms were already buzzing with the banter that had become routine for them. Save the news about Kyless going missing, which gave him the usual near heart attack until Ryu caught up to her. But this situation was anything but routine. If the intel was correct, this was the heart of the beast and anything could go down at any time. Which led to the other issue. If their plan was to work, he couldn't be doing "Typical Kevin" right now. He was supposed to be just another guy at the club. Ditching the usual clothes for a more club-friendly outfit helped, but there was still attitude to consider. So he sat. And raised his had to bring someone over so they could order drinks. And did his best to not look so apprehensive. Just two guys scoping out the possibilities in a bar. After all, the only thing a guy should be apprehensive about in a place like this was... No... definitely not a good time to be dwelling on those thoughts right now.<br><br>He softly muttered into the comms. "We're in position in the club. Nothing obvious is showing up yet." Again, Kevin asked himself what he had expected. There wasn't going to be a big sign in bright flashing orange saying <strong>DEMONS HERE</strong>. But waiting was a form of torture in its own right. He glanced back over at Leasick to see if he had picked anything else up. "Anything suspicious?" Yeah, this was awkward, but he knew Leasick could put stuff like that away as well as he could.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>22-09-2020, 06:27:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/hrMda9kMGJJaDBDy6WbG_oUGrCW1jWhavPgzWLHxy-A/%3Fwidth%3D418%26height%3D592/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/454145210822164480/749468948575027200/image0.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Any and All<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Little Black Dress, Messenger Bag<br><br><hr><br>Her first goal now accomplished, Lily strutted back out to the bar like she owned the place. Because that was the second goal. "Thanks, Foxxie I do what I can. And thanks Albykins. Who would have thought a little fashionista help could go so far in bringing out sweet wallflower into the limelight." Hell, if <em>he</em> was going to tease, then Lily was going to tease <em>her</em> right back. Besides, Neri had worked wonders with the outfit. Short of disastrous mishap, their little surprise in disguise would be fooling everybody tonight. "And yeah, I can dress up to game when I want - what's the fun of a round of Strip Animal Crossing if you're not all dolled up for the occasion." There, let Snowball ponder on <em>that</em> one for a bit.<br><br>The hacker in the black minidress sidled back to the bar and ordered ginger ale number two. Though she hadn't heard her van-bound counterpart's complaint, she did share it to an extent. Whether in the Club or out, waiting wasn't fun and a little bit unnerving. Of course, she got to be in the club, so less to complain about there. But then that meant she was the intended demon snack - so <em>more</em> to complain about on that end. Oh well, nothing to do about it but sit and look sexy. And try to keep track of where all the pieces were on the board right now. She had already caught side of Alby and Mal. Neri and Toshiro were in the van. She'd have to figure out a way to coax them in somehow. Which sadly probably meant that she'd be the one watching the electronics while that happened, but she did promise earlier. Kyless and Ryusei were around somewhere. They seemed to have a knack of disappearing. And Kev and Lea were just getting in, so that took care of that. <br><br>But it wasn't the pieces she knew about that worried her - it was the ones that she didn't. Fog of war and all that crap. Truth was, she, or any of them, didn't have much of a clue as to what they were looking for, and even if they did, demons had a way of changing your expectations around. But at least the drinks were free. The night was young and full of possibilities.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>23-09-2020, 02:22:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, SOPHE Monitoring Van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Ryusei | Mentions: Kyless, Mallory <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Receiving Surveillance<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br><hr>After taking a small sip from the orange juice Nerissa had brought him to test how it paired with his coffee, he nodded in appreciation to the fox demoness and responded to her enthusiastic offering with a polite and fairly formal, “Thank you Nerissa.” It was an immense challenge not spend too long appreciating the more revealing aspects of Nerissa's dress, what little covering it providing only serving to lead the eye towards the soft curves of her upper body and hips, the cool silver material serving bringing out the warm tone of her skin in contrast. While Toshiro's profession had given him a fairly neutral gaze when it came to the subject of exposed forms, he couldn't help but find a significant eroticism present in any outfit that served to tease what little it concealed. Even though this was hardly the time for such an appreciation, especially when it came to a subordinate of his at SOPHE,&nbsp; Toshiro couldn't help but find himself staring a little longer than he should have before averting his gaze a little more forcefully than he had intended.<br><br>Turning off his outgoing communications with the rest of the team, he turned back towards Nerissa with a smile for her comment regarding his choice in attire. “No I'm pretty sure I look handsome all the time, but if my choice is being an Adonis through melting under a hot summer sun by dressing for a funeral like Albs, or staying cool, then I think I'd rather go ugly.” Reaching up to clutch his tie in a semi-exaggerated horror at Nerissa's remark he added with great indignation, “The tie brings the outfit together!” Then taking a moment to consider a potential bargain that Nerissa might be unlikely to accept he added with theatrical reluctance, “Well I'm not going to go the night without accessories... I'll trade you your necklace for it.” While Toshiro didn't imagine the light toned jewelry would pair well with the somewhat pale skin of his neck, he made the offer more with the intention of having Nerissa&nbsp; refuse and allow him to keep his tie. On the other hand, should she accept his bargain, it was a nice looking necklace and he could probably make it work.<br><br>As tense as things were beneath Toshiro's friendly facade, he wasn't about to let Nerissa go through his first experience on a surveillance mission, an event that to this day Toshiro rememberd as potentially the least interesting day of his life. “Yeah I've been on my share of this kind of mission, it kinda came with the job of being a field researcher and medic. Best thing you can do for everyone in there and to keep your sanity is to be an active voyeur and don't let yourself get bored. If you get bored you lose focus, and that makes you both worse at the job, and it tends to make you even more bored. Try and make yourself invested with each camera like...”<br><br>Scanning quickly over the footage coming in from the bar, he pointed at a lone figure whose beautiful array of green and violet feathers clearly marked them as a demon. “Tell me about this demon. What's their name? Why are they at a dance club all by themselves if all the want to do is drink? They look absolutely gorgeous, I imagine they could find someone to dance with, but they're just hunched over a glass, why would that be? Once you make that up, whenever you feel your interest slipping in looking out for the other agents, look for this demon and ask yourself what he's doing and why he's doing it. Once you've got the cobwebs shaken out of your head by figuring that out, go back to watching Mal FUCK!”<br><br>For Toshiro jumping out of his seat at Ryusei's sudden appearance would have been bad enough on it's own for the sudden sense of shock, but it was made all the worse as the taller man's overly large form managed to make a series of exceedingly painful points of contact with the cramped quarters surrounding him. Saving his Nerissa brought drink from an ignominious fall at the last second as his right knee viciously collided with one of the small silver handles sharply protruding from the array of drawers, Toshiro bit his bottom lip to keep from cursing out the now vanished hybrid beyond calling him a slurry of terms that roughly translated to, <em>'<strong>Spatialhoppingmotherfuckingbitchasslittleshitimp!</strong>”</em> After having a passionate inward debate about the merits of delivering a blow of unholy audio feedback back towards Ryusei in revenge, Toshiro decided to table avenging the welts forming along his arms for a later occasion, instead contenting himself with the relief born of a now paired off Kyless.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>23-09-2020, 11:19:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/CVXF98C.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Black District, The van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Toshiro | Comms: Albion, Kevin, Lily, Mallory | Mentions: Kyless, Ryusei <br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Dress (https://i.imgur.com/VIwZr1C.jpg), Necklace, (https://i.pinimg.com/236x/1a/ba/5e/1aba5ec6c78460f2a847f6dfe413d2ad.jpg) Hairstyle (https://www.fabmood.com/inspiration/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wedding-hairstyle-inspirati-20.jpg)&nbsp; <br><hr><br>Nerissa noticed how Toshiro looked at her. It didn’t make her uncomfortable in the slightest. “I saw how you looked at me. I take that as a compliment! It means I would have been a great bait for this mission. It’s always nice to have a date who looks at me in such a naughty way” The fox demon giggled. She was mostly just teasing the man. Toshiro was a great choice for a date because they had the same motive. They both went just to have some fun, nothing more. Nerissa liked Toshiro’s open minded personality, but… no matter how hard she tried, he seemed to want to keep his distance to her. At least Toshiro was friendly and polite despite the fact that she wasn’t exactly the thing of company he enjoyed being with. Which made it strange that he accepted her invitation… Maybe Toshiro was all about having fun?<br><br>“I like your self-confidence. It always makes one appear sexier when they have confidence in themselves.” Or then he was just cocky, but Nera preferred thinking it was self-confidence, or sarcasm… “Mmmh… You see Albion as an Adonis? Well, I agree with you on that he does look good. It wouldn’t hurt him to wear sometimes clothes that make it more apparent.” In her opinion there were men who looked better than Albion, men who made her legs weak just with their presence. Albion was a handsome man, without doubt, and she absolutely loved his scarred form. But… Albion was Albion. She wasn’t looking for a model or the best looking guy in Tokyo, so it didn’t matter. Albion was highly attractive to her, mostly because of their relationship… which was confusing. That was probably how Toshiro saw him too. He saw Albion via his own tender and loving feelings. “If you are interested, I have good news of that matter. Albion bought a swimwear today, so this time people don’t have to worry that he is going to get a heatstroke from standing in the sun with too much clothes on. And he can actually go and enjoy from the slides and all that…” Nerissa was doubting that Albion would understand how to enjoy from such juvenile joys, but she trusted that Lily would drag him around the waterpark. Now that she thought about… it made her curious to know what Toshiro looked like under his clothes. It wasn’t hard to guess what was going on in her mind as she eyed the man from head to toe like she was estimating freshness of a fruit on a market.<br><br>“Aww! Thank you for the compliments Albion! I knew the whole time that Lily would look smoking. I guess you didn’t see that coming because you haven’t seen her naked.” The fox demon knew now shame as she talked on the comms. Then Mallory told Albion to take his complaints to Oei. It made her wonder if Oei would be covering Mallory’s butt from every mistake she had done or would do on this missions, and if so… why? Oh! Then she understood why Mallory was being so grumpy. “Albion, you should say something nice of Mallory too. You can’t compliment other girls and leave her out. Mallory, you look gorgeous in that short wedding dress!” She left Kyless out of count because it might be a bit too much to hope that Albion would give him a compliment. That and the fact that she couldn’t hear the comms. “Mal, you might want to be careful with the drinks. You are barely old enough to drink and…” Nerissa paused. “Oh! Keep chugging those tequilas! Creeps can’t resist a lonely drunk lady. They are going to find you in no time, so keep drinking. And Kevin needs to stay away from Mallory. No creepy pervert is going to approach her if Kevin is glued to her butt. Lily looks young and pure, so she doesn’t even need to be intoxicated to get all pervs, wanting some fresh meat, swarming around her.” In her opinion with a plan like that they were destined to get some creep or creeps in their net. Might not be the one they wanted, but wasn’t it a good thing to get any pervert out of the field?&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>Oh dear… The sweet, almost innocent Lily. Hearing her cheerful, always ready to cause some trouble, voice via comm gave a sting in her heart. I’m the worst! The things I did today… Their consequences seemed much more serious and darker now that she was thinking them clearly, not in the heat of the moment. <br><br>“Hmm… You think so? Trade…?” Nerissa turned off ongoing communication before she spoke to Toshiro. The fox demoness seemed to consider his suggestion. The necklace looked like a silver and sparkling zircons necklace to someone who didn’t have a professional eye for jewelry. In reality it was a white gold and diamond necklace, worth one million yens. Nerissa didn’t think about the monetary value of the necklace. To her it had a greater emotional value. “I would like to take that deal, but this was a special gift. I can’t give it away.”&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>Nerissa appreciated Toshiro’s effort to keep her from being bored. “You are so considerate” The girl noted as she obediently turned to look at the screen. Her mind was already coming up with possible answers. Maybe he was waiting for his friends. Or maybe someone had stood him off. Or maybe he had asked someone to dance and got turned down rudely. Or maybe he had just heard some bad news. Now I’m feeling bad for this demon I don’t even know! Nerissa was about to give her guesses to Toshiro when he screamed ‘Mal FUCK.’ The curious fox instantly searched Mallory from the screens to see her fucking, and with who she was fucking. The fox was disappointed when there was nothing interesting going on, just Mallory… sitting.<br><br>The fox demon turned just in time to see what gave the human man such a big spook, making him stumble on things in the van like a ping pong ball. “Kids…” Nera sighed. In her eyes Ryusei was a child, who someone had put in the body of an adult. He shouldn’t bully someone who was as defenseless as Toshiro. Nerissa wanted to ask him if he was okay, but it might hurt his manly pride. Little shitimp. He sure had his way with the words… Then the girl remembered that she had something that was used for pain, too. She had planned to use it later, but could as well use it now. So Nerissa went to her bag and rummaged until she found a familiar pouch. Toshiro had probably seen the same pouch on Albion’s possession before. It was likely that Albion would let Nerissa take her things without much complaints, but would he give his special herb mix to the fox demoness was a different thing. Either way, the girl opened the pouch. “This helps in pain, right? I’m going to make you one.” There was no rolling machine to make rolling a joint easier. In the end it didn’t matter because Nera had never used such a machine before. She took a paper out of a small box and turned it around to see if it was different from one side before she piled too much weed on it to be able to close it. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>24-09-2020, 20:53:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> 'Dance Club'<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei | The Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> All the Other Silly SOPHE Humans<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster’s golden bells rattled as she ascended the glowing stairs, up, up, up. At last she was <em>higher</em>. Her bright, golden eyes peered over the edge of the second floor balcony, down, down, down. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She could see <em>many</em>things, many humans and demons, some humans she knew, and had to keep secret, today, <em>this</em> day. <em>But she saw nothing so powerful, no demon with dangerous magic, no other powerful and dangerous demon that SOPHE wanted it kept in horrible glass box.</em> The trickster <em>frowned</em>, and looked at her bare, blue feet. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She wiggled her toes against the cool, dark, sticky surface.<br><br>The ground was certainly less fun here. <em>It was all one color, and no glow.</em> And no powerful and dangerous demons were up here either, up on the balcony, causing trouble, except for – “Oh. Hello, Ryusei,” she turned her horned head to look at the Descendant as he suddenly <em>appeared</em>. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She could smell him now with less fuzz in her mind, his particular scent that was neither human or demon, and sense his magic, a building storm. There was even <em>lightning</em> in his bright eyes. “I was wishing you were here, today, just now.” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless looked up at him more, golden eyes wide and curious. She knew the humans from SOPHE were able to speak to each other, even far away. This was a rule too. “Are you speaking to the Doctor Toshiro? Ask if he has anymore pears and if, once I have found this particular demon for SOPHE’s cages, I can wait Outside this ‘dance club’ for a just a little while. The Moon is very lonely without me, yes?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster <em>squeezed</em> Ryusei’s worn hand in hers and pranced around him, spinning them both.<br><br>He said she was <em>beautiful</em>, another time. “I will keep your fun dress <em>closed</em>, Ryusei Who is Pretty, I remember the rules.” The… <em>zipper</em>, yes, the zipper against her perky breasts was very fun, but she was <em>not</em> to pull it down while at this ‘dance club’. <em>Even if she became too warm or wished to be naked instead.</em> She did not understand why these silly humans disliked ‘naked’ so very much. But she <em>did</em> understand that being <em>un</em>-naked was how to be a <em>good</em>thing, a <em>good</em>thing for these silly humans. The trickster pressed her dark blue, bottom lip into her top one, as the Descendant asked of her new game of hide and sneak. Her magic attempted to answer him, and she <em>sneezed</em>, softly, releasing another small firework of blue, white and pink. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. As it <em>disappeared</em>, Kyless sniffed gently, and then shook her horned head back and forth. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>“I did not <em>find</em> the demon yet. I am not sure they are here, in <em>this</em> place. It is a <em>very</em> strange place. I will keep searching, but it is a very <em>difficult</em> game of hide and seek, Ryusei.” The trickster let go of his hand. They were supposed to be ad-ja-cent, but <em>not</em> together, at this ‘dance club’. There were many secrets to keep at <em>this</em> ‘dance club’. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless peered around the balcony again, attracting other gazes from demons and humans alike. But still, they were not the one playing her game of hide and seek. <em>They were not who she was searching for.</em> The trickster <em>frowned</em> again and hummed, quietly. “Things are hard to see and hear, in <em>this</em> place. If they are hiding, they can <em>win</em> easily, unless they reveal their magic. I can feel magic <em>always</em>.” Earlier today, this day, she had told the Doctor Toshiro that magic was <em>alive</em>. Eventually, this demon, who was powerful and dangerous, who SOPHE had a cage for too, would <em>need</em> to show their magic, their living thing. “Maybe your silly human ‘friends’ led us to the wrong place. Maybe we are lost and the demon is not here, not yet.” The trickster would be <em>un</em>-surprised if this was the truth.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Gardsorm</strong> on <strong>26-09-2020, 11:14:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/pVTg8kc.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> <del>Albion</del> Albiana <br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, Late Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Lily, Nerissa, Mallory | Kevin mentioned<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mild drinking<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Red dress (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/18/d1/74/18d1741837d9d471331a7c1945cdba36.jpg), hair extensions, no hat<br><br><hr><br>"I could, but she and the higher brass already know where I stand on those matters. As long as I don't cause a scene and do my job, nothing else matters. It doesn't mean that I'm not gonna say I don't find the plan flawed. You're a researcher, you could have done what you do best from the van so we can have some more demonic power upfront over here incase things go sideways." Albion sighed, imitating the look of a wasted hag nursing a hangover. At least to anyone looking at him that's all he would look like in the corner he occupied. <br><br>"I'm not that worried about someone spotting me. Anyone gets curious, I'll just say I'm a pre-op transvestite getting wasted because i can't get my operation. Should scare away all but the most hardened, persistent creeps." the man shrugged, lifting his head to look about. "I have no doubt I'll see it later, I'd just like to hope I can enjoy the sight without incident. It's not everyday I get to see everyone dress classy for a night." He continued with a quiet laugh. A laugh that quickly silenced as Lily called him 'Albykins'.<br><br>"Hey, over the line, Lily. That sounds like a cat name, and I'm definitely more dog than cat." Albion sighed, preparing to take another sip of his drink before he nearly choked on it, complete with coughing. "Hold the phone, <em>what</em>?" He couldn't make it look too obvious he was listening in, so he simply reached into the handbag to withdraw a rag and begin dabbing up the spilled alcohol. "Ah, I get it, classic Lily misdirection. Make me think you're that much of a surprise, but I'll call that bluff." He spoke, though he couldn't help but frown. He knew it, and Neri knew it: After tonight, they would probably never be that friendly again. Their jests and merriment were transient at best... May as well enjoy it while they could. <br><br>Though Nerissa wasn't helping matters at all with her latest comments. "Said it before, and I'll say it again: I don't feel like getting slapped with sexual harassment infractions at SOPHE. As nice as <em>that</em> image will be, I'll keep my brain in check as it is, you two already know about my situation." By which he meant if he kept trying to visualize things he didn't need to, especially in his current state, his guise wouldn't hold up very long. As Nerissa continued, Albion shook his head. "Look, she looks cute and all, but Kevin's around here, and I'm not about to just compliment his girl when he's nearby, that's <em>his</em> job... But look, I guess if you want me to say something... Well, you've got the cute girl next door look down, Mal. It's legitimately nice to see you in something not covered by a labcoat for once."<br><br>Looking around a bit, it suddenly occurred to him: "Where are those two at anyway?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>27-09-2020, 06:34:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/34/bb/53/34bb53327f72a5c76e8c558d11742f1e.png)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Enjoying the music and seeing a certain someone in her dress<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Clothes (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/25/eb/b5/25ebb53d68465aed07b77c15392f7a43.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> He didn't think his little "pop up" prank would scare Toshi <em>that</em> bad, but he was startled&nbsp; enough that he jumped from his chair and hit...well pretty much everything on his way up. Hearing his lanky frame bang against all the sharp corners and equipment in the van made Ryusei wince in pain for the mildly insane SOPHE scientist who at the end of the day, wasn't a bad guy. Just a bit too invested in his job sometimes, but then again, Ryusei was the last person who could put that distinction on someone. When he saw just how bad it probably hurt, he spoke rather quickly, "Oooooo. I'll make sure to stay in radio contact, sorry about that." And then he was gone, his head dipping back through the portal and said portal quickly vanishing as he left. He'd be forgiven he was sure.<br><br>&nbsp;It might cost him a few cups of coffee...or a day of experimentation, but he was confident the doctor wouldn't hold a grudge for too long. He could already feel the needles in his veins as Kyless crested the stairs. Even over the rhythmic thump of the club's music, the movement of her head caused her bells to jingle that tingle he loved to hear so much. "Hello, Kyless," he returned her simple, yet always enjoyed greeting. "Well, that means wishes really do come true." It was corny, but felt good to say. Besides, Kyless probably wouldn't realize just how awful and cliche it sounded, but that was part of her charm. It was his turn to be curious when she asked about his comm and if he was talking to Toshiro. <br><br>Before he could answer, she told him rather pleasantly to ask about getting her more pears and to ask if she could spend some time outside with the moon after she found the demon for them. That didn't seem too hard of an ask. "Toshiro, Kyless has two requests. One...she'd like to know if you have anymore pears. Two, she wants to be allowed to wait outside the club after she finds the demon for us. She'd like to look at the moon and feel the fresh air. The moon is lonely without her, and that's just not right." While his own requests might have been denied out of spite, he was sure Kyless wouldn't catch the doctors ire since she'd done nothing wrong and had been on her best behavior. Suddenly she grabbed his hand, and as she started to dance around him, it caused him to spin with her and a childlike smile spread through his facial features. <br><br>Simple things like that made her happy, and that made him happy. There was some weird math in there, but it worked, just like they seemed to work. He couldn't help letting his eyes scan her up and down yet again when she talked about the dress and keeping it closed. The white and red contrasted brilliantly against her skin, while the black matched well enough that when combined it made a mural of sorts that simply increased the demoness' already beautiful visage. <em>Plus</em> it fit her just right and pushed her breasts up just right. "Well, Kyless who is also pretty, the rules change a bit when we're at my house."<br><br>&nbsp;She could be naked there if she wanted, as much as she wanted...he hoped she wanted. She sneezed then, telling him when her nose cleared that she hadn't found their target yet. Unfortunate but not unexpected. They hadn't been here all that long, and if the guy hadn't been caught yet, he was clearly good at keeping hidden. This wouldn't be a quick thing.&nbsp; When they stopped spinning, she explained that it would be a hard game of find and seek, but he had faith in her. <br><br>"It's difficult, but you're the <em>best</em> at hide and seek and magic, so I believe in you. And if tonight is anything like the others nights, they'll reveal whatever magic it is they have soon enough." Kyless wondered if maybe they'd been brought to the wrong place by the wrong intel, and while that was a possibility, there was just as much of one that whoever it was just hadn't shown up yet, or was biding their time. "Ya know, Kyless. If it's true that they aren't here, then that just means you get to come outside again when we go look the next time. And if we find them tonight, I'm sure your help will net you some nice things. Either way, it's good for you," he said to her, taking a long glance around the club before focusing his glowing blue eyes back on hers.<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>27-09-2020, 20:20:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Club Zodiac [Building Interior]<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, others, open<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> On sight observation<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suit (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>Club Zodiac.<br><br>It was not the first time he had been here, though most prior visits were accompanied with a search and or arrest warrant, as well as a fair share of violence. This was the first time he got to <em>enjoy</em>, if you will, the sights and sounds of the club in its usual seedy, nightly state, with the music bouncing off the soundproof walls and his poor eardrums.<br><br>With Kevin in tow, they had approached the building from the back, using some dirt he had on a bouncer to blackmail their way in unnoticed. A brief look around what service hallways they could poke around in freely during their limited time didn't reveal any particular clues towards their current mission objectives, but there were some things he to note that he had spotted from afar and the corner of his eyes he could pass onto big sis<del>&nbsp; &nbsp; </del>OOPS! That was to say, he would pass it onto <em>director</em> Oei's desk at a later date.<br><br>The plan, all in all, seemed rather poorly stitched together. Setting out bait was an old classic, but all the elements set up around it seemed a bit... <em>flimsy</em>. Maybe he'd have to attempt a subtle inquiry as to who came up with this plan and why it was authorized. But that was just a big maybe for now. It mostly depended on whether or not things were going to go South.<br><br>But saying that out loud would be jinxing the mission altogether.<br><br>Looking over at Kevin, who sat with him at one of the tables in the lounge area surrounding one of the bars looking out onto the dance floor, he addressed the team over the comlink while making it look to onlookers as if he was speaking to the redhead with him. The near deafening music would ensure he would remain unheard by anyone that was not standing directly next to him.<br><br><strong>”Try to keep com chatter to a minimum. There’s one particular gang in the district that keeps scanning the frequencies twenty-four-seven, so we best not make too much noise on it or they’ll notice.”</strong> After a moment of silence and thought, he then added, <strong>”And stick to code names. <em>Boxer</em> out.”</strong><br><br>Good lord, did he just say all that? It did <em>notp</em> feel good to be the serious one that has to scold others for misbehaving! What was next, him saying that he was “getting too old for this shit?” The only upside to dying young was supposed to be that he could avoid becoming a grumpy old fart! He needed a drink...<br><br>While he had been speaking, Leasick had taken the time to observe Kevin’s body language. If the guy had been any tenser he’d be worried someone might use him as a springboard for launching projectiles into space.<br><br><strong>”Plenty!”</strong> he responded to the younger man’s question with a smirk as their ordered drinks arrived. Taking his glass in hand, he continued with a slight shake of his head, <strong>”But nothing we’re looking for right now.”</strong><br><br><strong>”Try and relax a bit, though. You’re sticking out like a sore thumb if you keep acting all tense like that.”</strong> In stark contrast to Kevin, the special agent’s mind was not at all currently occupied with Mallory or other such thoughts. In the years he’s spent working as a field agent, he’d learned to keep his mind on the task at hand when he was out in the field. Well, as much as possible, anyway. Feeling a little playful, he winked at Kev and said with a grin, <strong>”Don’t worry about anything, I’ll keep you safe.”</strong><br><br>Leaning back into his seat as he took a sip from his drink <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> damn, that was a strong one! <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> his amber eyes subtly darted around, looking for the type of suspicious activity that was relevant to their mission objectives. This was a bit of a risky one for him, to be perfectly honest. Due to the type of clothing he had to wear for this mission, he had to switch into the minimalist arm guard to keep his demonic limb contained. The plating was thinner and easily concealed beneath the sleeve of the shirt and jacket he wore, but it was also easily overpowered if he let loose too much of its power.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>28-09-2020, 00:15:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, SOPHE Monitoring Van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa, Ryusei, Kyless | Mentions: Albion, Leasick<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Receiving Surveillance (Comm dialogue&nbsp; <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br><hr>A look of relief spread over Toshiro's face at Nerissa's stated comfort with his lecherous gaze. While ordinarily he wouldn't have imagined her to be the type uncomfortable with appreciative leering, the combination of nearly intimate close quarters, the fact that they were on a mission, and their position in SOPHE's hierarchy made Toshiro hesitant on whether or not he should enjoy the undeniably gorgeous sight of her. “Maybe the higher ups were worried that you'd get too much attention. We're just trying to get the eyes of one monster, but as fine as you look, you'd have the whole club asking you to dance, me included.” Then smiling, Toshiro threaded his fingers behind his head and leaned back in his chair with a look of contentment and spoke with eagerness, “I'm looking forward to our date more all the time, between you and Albs I'm certainly not going to run short on nice scenery.”<br><br>Toshiro couldn't help but let out a laugh at Nerissa so easily picking the nugget of truth out of his joke regarding Albion's appearance, “I guess Adonis might be pouring it on a bit thick, but he's definitely got a sense of style that does it for me most of the time, classy as can be that guy. As for how he looks passed that, well... more than anything I guess it's like the song says, <em>'I've grown accustomed to his face.'</em>” Toshiro couldn't help but inject a level of Dean Martin crooning into his brief dip into the English quote as it always seemed the appropriate tenor to take when discussing Albion. Still, despite this notable affection, Toshiro couldn't help but sigh in mounting exasperation at Nerissa's telling him that the the silver haired stoic had updated his wardrobe with something far more temperature appropriate, “Let's... let's try and focus on the mission.” While he seemed to develop a renewed interest in the monitors as he slumped forward in his seat, he wasn't so preoccupied as to not notice the fox eyeing him like a piece of meat, but his mood had soured past the point of trying to find humor in it.<br><br>Listening to the back and forth chatter for a while in silence, Toshiro only half turned his head to regard Nerissa as she spoke regarding her necklace's sentimental value before replying slowly, “That's alright, I didn't mean anything by it.” After a few more moments of not elaborating on this point, the scientist wordlessly removed the blue bow tie and set it down on the snack laden surface in front of the two. "If you don't mind me asking, was it a gift from your husband?" Toshiro was well aware that this question might be inappropriate for their environment, but in Toshiro's eyes the relationship had never been one for withholding questions our of respect for social norms. <br><br>Ryusei was correct in his assessment that Toshiro wasn't the type to blame Kyless for the attack that the young Tetsuda would certainly face a reckoning for later on. At Toshiro's hearing Kyless' request through Ryusei, he answered with a more official sounding tone than usual, “<strong>I brought two pears, they're hers if she does well. Tell her once we have the threat in custody, the two of you can have a few supervised hours of moonlight. The supervision is not up for debate.</strong>” There was no doubt that others on the communications channel would be less than thrilled to hear about this, but the research head wasn't about to let that stop him. If SOPHE was to establish a relationship of cooperation with Kyless, she needed to be able to see some benefit of such a relationship to her, and to the best of Toshiro's ability he wasn't about to let the predisposition of himself or others get in the way of that. <br><br>That being said, he'd be naive to allow Kyless any measure of unsupervised freedom given her history of escape attempts, and to this end he was glad that Ryusei had been able to so quickly develop what seemed to be a genuine connection with the trickster. While Ryusei might not be the most senior member of SOPHE or the experienced in dealing with this sort of situation as far as Toshiro knew, this was more than offset in the scientist's mind by both Ryusei's accomplishments up to this point, and the highly disciplined upbringing he must have had at the hands of Azmodiel, a demon that Toshiro held in the highest regard. The additional supervision stipulation that Toshiro placed on their moonlight tryst was less out of distrust for Ryusei's capability as a guardian, and more out of the lingering fear that plagued Toshiro's mind since Kyless' earlier disastrous reaction to the magic nullifying bracelet. Even though he had lightened the magical restrictions on the device to a small degree, the occasional sneeze he caught coming from Kyless on the cameras still kept Toshiro from being at ease.<br><br>Toshiro's eyes widened at the sight of Nerissa withdrawing Albion's pouch of herbal relief, a spluttering cough turning into a laugh as he looked incredulously between the pouch and Nerissa's innocent expression. “Nerissa we can't... look don't get me wrong, any other time I'd be all over Albs' secret stash, but we gotta stay sharp right now.” Squinting and furrowing his brow in unintentional judgment towards her poor rolling practices, Toshiro closed his eyes for a moment before sighing, “Tell you what, that'll be... that'll be our reward for a job well done.” Patting the surfaces of his skin that had so audibly collided with his surroundings earlier, Toshiro smiled reassuringly before adding, “Besides, it sounded a lot worse that it was, and it would take something much worse to slow me down. Thank you for the offer though.” Raising the glass that Nerissa had brought to him earlier in a gesture of appreciation for both it and the vast comfort offered, Toshiro took a long sip of the orange drink before returning his gaze towards the bank of monitors.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>01-10-2020, 19:53:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> N/A<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> It’s <em>very</em> loud (https://youtu.be/6Lqkt-QV820)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)/Hair down, with Makeup (https://i.imgur.com/RY6WxCK.jpg)<br><hr>The chatter along the comms was becoming far off from her mind, as the blaring lights and pounding music around Mallory was starting to bring on a headache. As her brow scrunched up lightly in pain, she called the bartender for a water, just simply to get something other than alcohol in her system. Even if Nerissa was right to say she shouldn’t be drinking so much (she technically still was underage), she had to play the part.<br><br>Though, she couldn’t help but feel a strange... something. <br><br>As her eyes scanned the club area, she could see the faint images of Ryusei and Kyless up along the upper deck of the club, talking or something. At least they were together and someone was able to keep an eye on Kyless. The lights were getting worse, moving and spinning as she closed her eyes, feeling as if a wave of vertigo was washing over her. She turned back in her chair to face the bar, gritting her teeth; the mission hadn’t nearly begun and she was already getting a hangover? There was no way that alcohol could work that fast into her system, even if she was new to drinking. <br><br>That feeling, like she was in edge, that something was wrong, was still lingering, and she remembered back to where they were. There were little to no humans, and demons were all around. Some were just having a good time, and she knew that, but there was still that underlying worry...<br><br><hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zzdSg5j.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> ? ? ?<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick, Kevin<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Out of thin air<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dress (https://i.imgur.com/L0nzJWy.jpg)<br><hr><br>“Just chatting?” A voice, nearly cutting through all of the chatter and music, sounded so clear to the two men that sat alone. It was light and feathery, and yet, held a quality that seemed almost siren-like. Standing next to the couch that Leasick was sitting in, stood a young woman, with long magenta colored hair that flowed along her shoulders, and a short dress that nearly left little to nothing for the imagination of those around her. As she stood next to the couch, her hand along the back of it to lean against, her scarlet eyes looked over the two.<br><br>“You two seem pretty lonely over here all by yourselves. Then again, you could just be on the lookout for certain company?” A hint of a chuckle escaped her lips, and a smile began to form; teasing in its nature, it gave off a sense knowing. Not waiting for an answer from the two men, she moved past Leasick to sit right next to the man, as she casually crossed one leg over the other; the faint scent of lillies and vanilla came from the woman.<br><br>“Or maybe... you’re looking for someone in particular? Maybe I could help.” Her red eyes were memorizing in the darkness of the club, nearly piercing past the darkness to glance towards Kevin. The way he sat only showed that he wasn’t used to this kind of scene; quite the telltale sign. “You’re friend seems pretty tense; something wrong?” She glanced at Leasick, neck craning to look at the man, her smile never leaving. Her beauty was only accentuated in the light, soft skin and flawless features adorning her hourglass figure.<br><br>“I’ve never seen you two around here before.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kissa</strong> on <strong>01-10-2020, 23:50:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/CVXF98C.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Nerissa<br><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Black District, The van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Toshiro | Mentions: Albion, Lily<br><strong>WEARING:</strong>Dress (https://i.imgur.com/VIwZr1C.jpg), Necklace, (https://i.pinimg.com/236x/1a/ba/5e/1aba5ec6c78460f2a847f6dfe413d2ad.jpg) Hairstyle (https://www.fabmood.com/inspiration/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wedding-hairstyle-inspirati-20.jpg)&nbsp; <br><hr><br>There were reasons why Nerissa felt uncomfortable around Toshiro, but him looking at her in a lewd way wasn’t one of them. In her mind Toshiro was one of those men who were completely harmless. She didn’t need to worry about him trying to get handsy or anything like that. Even if he would do something it would probably be just misunderstanding because… well, for someone so smart he was quite stupid on some areas of life. “The way you are showering me with compliments so early in the night. I like that! You are quite a smooth talker when you feel like that. Just for your information, I wouldn’t mind dancing. On the contrary, I would love to share a dance or two with you”<br><br>Oh dear… the date. Nerissa wanted to hit her head on a wall out of frustration. Or guilt. “Lily is beautiful too. I don’t understand why everyone keeps forgetting that…?” She mumbled quietly. Sure Lily dressed up casually, but were people blind?! Or did they need to see her naked to see Lily like she saw her? Like things were now, all this felt like a swan song to her friendship with Lily. “I’m happy to hear that” Nera managed to say with a shaky smile. Oh my… We just aren’t meant to get along, are we? <br><br>A classy. It was interesting how they viewed the same person so differently. Nerissa didn’t consider Albion like that, though… it would be nice to see him dressed properly again and be the one to help him out of his clothes. Toshiro’s ‘let’s focus on the mission’ couldn’t not have come at a better time. Nerissa cleared her throat and nodded. “Yea. We should focus”<br><br>“I don’t mind asking. Yea, it was a 10 year anniversary gift. We made a small trip to Morocco to celebrate it. It was really fun! I haven’t been out of Japan many times so it was exciting. We had planned to travel more. Much more, travel around the world before we would decide where to settle down when Mihel would retire, but…” Nerissa sighed and shrugged. “... things didn’t go as we planned them to go. Now, don’t even think about apologising again!” Nera chuckled, guessing Toshiro might feel guilty about digging up old memories. The fox demon generally didn’t mind being asked questions, not even personal ones. If one asked something she wasn’t comfortable answering with, she told that. “I’m not alone anymore…” The demoness said with a mysterious smile as she looked at the screens. That smile. It looked like the smile one would have after getting something good. Really good. <br><br>“Who is going to supervise them?” the girl asked and glanced at the researcher. They were bribing the old demon with pears? After Leasick’s comments Nerissa thought to avoid cluttering the channel with unnecessary chatter. “I’m sorry if I made you angry with the suggestion of an electric collar. I meant nothing bad with it. I have worn a collar like that myself in a reception center of demons and I didn’t think it was a problem. I assure you that I just wanted to help. If something goes wrong… it’s unpleasant but not lethal. If we don’t have nonlethal options to get the situation back under control…” They both knew what that would mean. “And not just because of that. If something happens, if someone gets hurt or worse, I’m not sure you would ever forgive it to yourself, knowing that you could have done more.”<br><br>There had been no such thing as reception centers for demons. Even if there were such places, they sure didn’t put electric collars on the demons populating them. The fox demon looked at the laughing man, raising her eyebrows with an innocent, little confused look. “Why not?” And he gave her answer quickly. Nerissa was going to argue about the topic, but a loud, extremely annoying screeching noise (https://youtu.be/82scBZ3h62Q) filled her sensitive ear. The girl cried out and quickly yanked off her ear piece, tossing it on the counter like it had bit her. “What was that?!” Nerissa looked at the screens, but she couldn’t see anything out of ordinary that could be the cause of this kind of disturbance. “Could it be those… jammer things?” <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>04-10-2020, 07:21:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/hrMda9kMGJJaDBDy6WbG_oUGrCW1jWhavPgzWLHxy-A/%3Fwidth%3D418%26height%3D592/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/454145210822164480/749468948575027200/image0.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Open|Mentioning Leasick, Kevin, ???, the Team<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Little Black Dress, Messenger Bag<br><br><hr><br>The first indication something was wrong was the screeching in the comms. Lily was particularly attuned to Annie's cries for help, and even the peripheral ones brought something visceral up in her. There wasn't anything she could do without giving the game away. She'd have to trust in her comrades in the van. To that effect, Lea's chiding aside, she shot a quick message through. "Put a call through to the Babysitter. Mommy's getting a bit worried here." &nbsp;Of course, Lily wasn't quite so old so that motherhood would serve as the perfect cover, but hey, even demons watch MTV, this place seemed like MTV fan central, and so something along those lines wouldn't be completely out of line.<br><br>That led to problem number two. The plan was for her and Mallory to become popular with the local crowd. That hadn't <em>not</em> happened, but it certainly seemed like the boys were getting the best of it right now. Which meant that maybe there was another key error in the planning of this mission which was only coming clear in the execution. Damn sexism. It was enough of a red flag for Lily to sidle over to Mallory and gently nudge her side as she nudged her own head in the direction of the two men in their party (or two of the three, but since the third was undercover, Albykins didn't quite count for the purposes of this particular crisis.) "Maybe it's just me, honey, but it looks like your buddies there have got pretty popular with the ladies as of late."<br><br>Lily sounded casual. She always sounded casual, but to those more familiar to her, this time there was an urgency to it - an almost forced nature. Her instincts were telling her something was going down, and that she and the rest of the team should be ready. With Ryu and the Black Box in parts unknown, she could only hope her little hints would be enough to accomplish that with the people around, while not tipping off the demonic forces in question.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>04-10-2020, 18:56:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br>LOCATION: Club Zodiac<br>TAGGING: Leasick, Mystery Woman, the Group in General, Open<br>EXTRA: Misison<br>WEARING: Not Camos Like Always (https://i.imgur.com/4VPYn58.jpg)<br><hr><br>Kevin's first response was to look at Leasick with a pure <em>What the Hell?</em> expression. He had gotten more displays of feminine interest in one day than he had in the previous two years. Well, not really. He and Mal had always had <em>their thing</em>. He just hadn't really considered it that way before. Though everyone else had. <br><br>Anyway. If one removed Mallory from the equation, that still meant two more women in a day than the otherwise zero in two years. So, you can imagine he was flustered. Though he had something of a defense in not being the only guy at the table there. Leasick certainly had manly charm enough for the both of them.<br><br>"Oh... um... hi..."<br><br>Kevin was good at thinking under pressure. Just not this kind of thinking. His mind raced for some sort of excuse. As if they really needed one. He stumbled on the one they had come up with in the afternoon. Not him - Leasick and Mallory.<br><br>Kevin pointed a thumb over to Leasick. "My pal here - this is sort of his bachelor party. He's getting hitched tomorrow. So we figured, you know..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Notorious</strong> on <strong>07-10-2020, 02:41:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/MgrFcgI.png)(https://i.imgur.com/cIxYMa0.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Gorrah (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322428.msg15615772#msg15615772)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:35 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Lily<br><strong>CURRENT FORM:</strong> Human<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> <span class="bbc_u">Navy Blue Suite and Tie</span> (https://nextluxury.com/wp-content/uploads/man-with-navy-blue-suit-brown-shoes-fashionable-style-look.jpg') <br></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><hr><br><br>He'd been watching the pair of women for about ten minutes by the time he'd decided to push himself up from his seat at the bar and reach down to grasp the edges of his suit jacket so that he could pull it closed and button it up for a more formal presentation. He then began taking long, controlled strides across the club as his sapphire eyes continued flickering back and forth around the club searching the many smiling faces for something that was out of place, and even though he wasn't picking up on too much just yet, he could tell that something was off. Not only that, but Mepholes was going to be arriving soon enough, unless of course he'd slipped into the club at some point without him noticing. Either way, though, he couldn't afford to squander a year's worth of careful positioning just because some kids wanted to cause a bit of trouble for him while he was on assignment.<br><br>As Gorrah approached the pair of women, one looking for more alert and in control over herself than the other, he was beginning to hear those subtle little alarms whining in the depths of his subconscious warning him that something was amiss. For now, though, he smothered that feeling and decided that some surveying of the younger patrons in the club would have been an appropriate way to start gathering information to see if he could pick up on a few clues as to what was up. Of course, it could have been just a misplaced bad feeling that he'd gotten, but from what he could tell there were too many sideways glances, too many patrons 'people watching' and far too many individuals who ere having one on one conversations with people that did not appear to have any form of emotional connection. <br><br>Of course, that didn't really mean anything, because friends and work associates tended to go out rather frequently with one another, but as many people as he'd seen whispering to one another despite the musing that they should have been yelling over instead, he wondered if there were some things being shared that people were intentionally trying to keep to themselves. That was about as paranoid and inconclusive as anyone could have ever possibly been, though, and he was well aware of that as well, but that didn't stop that bothersome feeling of a tingle that was presently running up his spine.<br><br>"Ladies.", Gorrah said aloud as he sauntered up to the two women before planting his feet and tucking both hands into his front pockets. "I hope that I'm not interrupting, though I couldn't help but to notice that your friend appears to be a little sick. Is there anything that I can do to help?", he offered, well prepared to help carry her to a couch that would be more comfortable, or to the bathroom in case of a stomach related emergency.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>08-10-2020, 00:36:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> 'Dance Club'<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei | The Doctor Toshiro<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> All the Rest and Everyone&nbsp; :-)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is <em>jingling</em>, and sneezing small, magical fireworks<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">“Good. For. Me.” The trickster repeated softly, curious and apprehensive. Her golden eyes glanced around the top balcony of the ‘dance club’ a little more more, searching, feeling, but ultimately still <em>bored</em>. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless stepped in, around, and behind the Descendant Ryusei, peering into dark corners and collections of other humans and demons on the second floor of the ‘dance club’. “Sometimes the things I wish for occur. But only sometimes. I am glad you were one of them, Ryusei.” They were above <em>every</em>thing else, <em>up</em> here, the two of them. <em>It was very easy to see everything else and hide from it at the same time.</em> It was perfect, the perfect <em>place</em>. <em>So why was the powerful, dangerous demon SOPHE wanted not up here also?</em> Kyless let out a small sigh and turned back to the balcony, resting her slender blue-grey arms on its cool rail. The Descendant Ryusei thought she could not lose this game, her current, very difficult game of hide and seek, but the trickster was not convinced. She had so <em>little</em> already.<br><br>The neon lights of the club pulsed above them, and onto the colorful, glowing fun ground. She could see the human Kevin and the human Leasick, ad-ja-cent, <em>together</em>, sitting. Then there was the human Mallory. She was <em>alone</em>, closer to <em>that</em> fun ground –<em> no, the human Lily was adjacent to her now too, together.</em> Humans were <em>always</em> together. This part the trickster could understand. Humans were <em>always</em> together. It was what kept them safe from the <em>bad</em>things. “The rules <em>change</em>… I do not understand, Ryusei.” She added quietly, thinking back to <em>some</em>thing the Descendant had said before, while still observing these silly humans, and others too, along with a few, quiet demons. “I have been naked at your home before. If I am allowed to go to your home a second time, I will certainly be naked then, too.” Ryusei’s dress was <em>not</em> for Kyless to keep, after all. She had to give it back, later and soon. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. She turned her horned, belled head as a human woman suddenly <em>appeared</em> to the human Kevin and the human Leasick, and stayed very ad-ja-cent to the human Kevin. <em>She was wearing very little clothing, indeed.</em> It was <em>strange</em> that this human woman was not the human Mallory. The human Mallory was <em>always</em> ad-ja-cent to the human Kevin, or, <em>almost</em> always. The human Mallory – <em>Oh. There was another with her too.</em> Her <em>and</em> the human Lily. <em>Had the human Mallory upgraded from the rotten human Leasick too?</em> <br><br>The trickster’s golden eyes watched curiously from the edge of the second floor balcony. She supposed, as the human Mallory was ill and required protection <em>always</em>, it made sense for her to have multiple <em>togethers</em>. <em>Is that what this boring, loud place was for? Finding others for sex?</em> It seemed much more fun in the demon realms than in a place like <em>this</em>. <em>A place with so little magic.</em> The trickster <em>frowned</em>, and turned to the Descendant Ryusei again. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Did the Doctor Toshiro speak back? I can visit with the Moon while I eat pears, yes? No for very long, just for a little.” Kyless knew not to ask for too <em>many</em>things. Just a few <em>small</em>things. <em>These humans, these silly, together humans, still did not trust Kyless.</em> She <em>sneezed</em> another time. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. A small, magical puff of green, grey and pink <em>appeared</em> and <em>disappeared</em> in the same breath. But still, the trickster sensed <em>no</em>thing. <em>No</em>thing dangerous, <em>no</em>thing powerful, <em>no</em>thing SOPHE wanted to punish and keep away in a cage. Except for may be <em>Kyless</em>, if she could <em>not</em> find this particular demon, if they <em>some</em>how went away from her. Then these humans would have <em>no</em> reasons to trust her, no reasons at all.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>08-10-2020, 04:00:11</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>GM Post</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">(Tagging: Ryusei)</span></div><br>“Come this way.” A whisper pierced through the noise, echoing through the thumping music and the crowds of voices that held in end. Through out the dance floor people danced and cheered, screaming and laughing, yet through it all a long voice came through, melodic in tone. Flurries of red, green, and pink danced around the club as the party was in full swing, yet the voice continued on, only recognized by one line individual.<br><br>The young man atop the balcony, the one whose worries stemmed from acceptance of his heritage.<br><br>Ryusei would simply see the throes of people, not having a care in the world. And yet even as he searched, his eyes looking throughout the club’s vicinity inside, one line area would pique his interest. As if hidden from view, a hallway flickered off in the distance, nearly hidden from view.<br><br>“There is no danger here.” <br><br>Leading outside to the back alleyways of the Club, no one seemed nearby. The lights flickered, and it a chill came in the air, however no one seemed to react.<br><br>It was as if Ryusei was the only one that could hear the voice, leading him towards the hallway...<br><br><div align="center"> (https://imgur.com/download/jEEqtjT/)</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>08-10-2020, 20:29:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Club Zodiac [Building Interior]<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Mystery Woman<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> On sight observation<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suit (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>Before Kevin could respond to Leasick's teasing words a woman most stunning appeared before them. With long, purple hair and a dress that flattered her figure perfectly while leaving very few things to be imagined, she spoke and moved with effortless grace. Her voice cut through the loud music that thrummed on their eardrums like a hot knife through butter, almost as if magically dispelling it, focusing all his attention on her.<br><br>But then his head began to throb, a sharp pain spiking through the back of his mind as if someone had just yelled into his ear. He was used to pain, though, living with a fair share of it every moment of the day as the demon arm ripped him apart slowly, cell by cell. Still, it made the corner of his mouth twitch briefly as he forced a soft smile onto his lips.<br><br><strong>"Oh, I've been around a few times, but not that many. My friend here is quite new though, so he's just feeling a bit out of place, you see,"</strong> Leasick responded nonchalantly as he leaned back into his seat. From the corner of his eyes, he observed the woman as she seated herself beside him. A beauty many men would quite literally kill for <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> he knew some <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> she somehow looked... <em>familiar</em> to him. There was this strange urge to draw closer to her, to pay his undivided attention to her.<br><br>...But why?<br><br><strong>"But it's not a bachelor party though."</strong> He went on to dismiss the notion quickly, waving off Kevin's words with a chuckle and the most charming smile he could muster, amber eyes never leaving the mysterious temptress that had fallen into his lap. <strong>"If anything, quite the opposite! I was rejected and now I am here with <em>Karl</em> to drink my sorrows away!"</strong><br><br>What was he thinking and saying? There was no reason to spin his comrade's story into something else, let alone in an attempt to assure the woman that he was single! The more he tried to think about it, the more his head throbbed and his mind became unable to focus on the matter, unconsciously forcing the special agent to place his undivided attention on buxom beauty.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>09-10-2020, 05:40:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, SOPHE Monitoring Van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Arthur Stahl | Mentions: Leasick, Kevin, Nobody<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Contacting Customer Service (Comm dialogue in <strong>bold</strong>)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br><hr>Ripping the headphones from his ears in an effort to cease the loud and unbroken sound of feedback that was now pouring across the communications channels, Toshiro immediately began to scan over the monitors for a sign that anything was wrong as his building panic was made manifest in the rapid tapping of his pointer fingers against a brightly colored and now deflated bag of nori snacks. His first instinct was the assume something was attempting to jam communications, but as far as he could see there wasn't any action occurring within the club that would attempt to take advantage of the situation. The question he was left with as he sat in the stale air of the van with the dull screeching still making itself heard from his cast aside headset was whether or not to enter the club himself and warn his teammates of the situation.<br><br>On the one hand a loss of communications between the now disparate cells of agents could have utterly catastrophic results if they were targeted individually. If Toshiro waited to make the situation known as a reaction to seeing trouble developing on one of the monitors, his reaction would more than likely not be quick enough to prevent at least one agent from, at the very least, being injured. This risk could be offset by immediately leaving the van and warning the team of the threat himself, while also serving the duel purpose of giving him an excuse to leave his station and stretch his legs over the beckoning polychromatic glow of the dance floor.<br><br>The promise of this argument was so compelling that Toshiro found himself with his hand just shy of opening the van's automatic door into the cold night air and becoming free of his stagnant voyeur station, but as he weighed the cons of personally interjecting into the mission, he couldn't help but fall back into his seat with a sigh of mounting frustration. With as often as the team had been using the comms channels, it was highly unlikely that they would remain unaware of the system going down, therefor rendering any potential aid Toshiro might offer not only useless, but potentially harmful as they would be without a line of communication to the outside world that Toshiro might tap into should he see something troubling occur on the monitors and should the team inside not appear equipped to handle it.<br><br>“Actually... might be better not to wait...” Toshiro said to himself as he pulled out his tablet and started to scroll through his list of contacts until he came on the listing reading, 'Tech Support AS'. Not actually wanting to give Arthur Stahl a chance to say anything that might be overheard, Toshiro quickly launched into his routine as soon as he heard someone pickup on the other line, “Yeah look this is the fifth time I've called you people about my phone signal being cut off in the middle of a call! And don't even ask me my fucking address because you know where I am, and if you don't well you're fucking manager certainly does and I WILL talk to him if you don't send someone out RIGHT NOW. I don't care how late it is!” Then before Arthur had a chance to reply, Toshiro hung up on him just as abruptly as he had started talking. Ideally between recognizing that it was Toshiro calling him combined with the reference to a manager indicating either Oei or Azmodiel, Arthur would be able to figure out where the team was if he didn't already know. As to the purpose of the call, Toshiro knew that Arthur Stahl was more than intelligent enough to make the connection between a cut phone signal and downed communications channels.<br><br>Turning back to the monitors, Toshiro's concern rapidly gave way to curiosity at the sight of Kevin and Leasick seemingly very focused on... absolutely nothing. Ordinarily this would be a cause for concern born out of a lack of information, but given Leasick's attempt at nonchalant posture, locked gaze, and charming smile, Toshiro had a hunch as to what the pair was focusing on. Quickly scanning over the other cameras, he could barely contain how surprised he was at what he saw. It didn't make sense, it wasn't supposed to work that way. Returning his gaze to the young agents' table, he felt himself moving closer to the edge of his seat in both suspense and anticipation. He wanted to intervene, to warn them about what might be unfolding, but that wasn't his mission. It was undeniably frustrating that there was nothing he could do if the events unfolding were a result of what he imagined, but he had to remind himself as he took a long sip of cold coffee, that observation often yielded better long term solutions over immediately remedying a potential danger. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>09-10-2020, 10:03:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zzdSg5j.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> ? ? ?<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick, Kevin<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Playing Around<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dress (https://i.imgur.com/L0nzJWy.jpg)<br><hr><br>“Hmm, two very different answers.” The woman let her scarlet eyes look towards the two men, a smirk along her soft lips. As she sat against the leather comfort of the couch, she glanced at Leasick, watching as he gave nonchalant answers, and more so, seemed quite intent on watching her. “Oh, so you’re the experienced one then? You look like the type, and act like it too.” Her body shifted ever so slightly to move closer to Leasick, as another answer flew from his lips; a broken heart, such a fragile notion.<br><br>“A man whose heart was broken; it’s such a shame when blind souls can’t see the true strength within.” Her hand that had been next to her slowly slide along the leather of the couch, a smirk along her lips; devious and sensual. A small chuckle came from her lips as her eyes gazed upon Leasick, seeing that slight twitch of his lips. “Headaches can be such a pain.” Her hand slid further and further, until she teased its way to Leasick’s, before sensually sliding a finger along his left arm.<br><br>Her crimson eyes were like liquid roses, alluring and mesmerizing as they drew you in.<br><br>“Though I’m sure this arm that’s killing you must be worse.” She didn’t even give Leasick time to process what she had said, continuing with a carefree smile. “Poor boy, to lose his arm, and his future of being normal. Though now, not only is your body broken, but your heart as well; the world can be quite cruel.” A giggle came from her lips, but the lighthearted tone was chilling, eerie as she watched him. <br><br>“Though it is as they say; Love is quite the cruel mistress.” Her smirk was alluring yet equally cruel, almost condescending in its nature as her gaze glanced towards the other man across from them, clearly still out of his element, yet trying to remain stoic. <br><br>“How you can stand to work with him is beyond me. If I were you I’d hate his guts for making me feel like a fool; pouring your heart out, and yet he gets the girl?” Her hands encircled around Leasick’s arm, pulling him closer to her so that she could lean against him; she didn’t bother giving him a choice. It was like her voice was like honey, dripping with seduction and persuasion, as her crimson orbs turned back to Leasick’s dark gaze.<br><br>“That doesn’t seem fair, now does it.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>11-10-2020, 00:28:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/34/bb/53/34bb53327f72a5c76e8c558d11742f1e.png)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Toshiro, Completely trustable disembodied voice<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Enjoying the music and seeing a certain someone in her dress<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Clothes (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/25/eb/b5/25ebb53d68465aed07b77c15392f7a43.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> "Very. Good. For. You." She was so damn adorable that he couldn't help go along with her when she did something cute like that. She probably didn't even realize she was such a cute little thing because she wasn't even trying. That was just Kyless. When she wasn't terrifying people with illusions of course. As Kyless glanced around the club, he couldn't help do the same, even though he didn't know what they were looking for, and couldn't sense any specific magic so maybe he'd get lucky, but if not, at least no one could say he didn't put in the effort of looking for someone suspicious or out of place. When she turned back, she told him that sometimes her wishes came true, and she was glad he was one of the wishes she had granted. That small sentence that was said with honesty touched his heart. <br><br>"I'm glad too. I don't think I've ever had so much fun with someone like I did with you earlier today." An eyebrow raised when she talked about the rules changing. She had a thing with rules that he'd get around to asking her about in due time, but of course rules were different for different things and sometimes those rules changed and...wait, naked? She told him that <em>of course</em> she'd be naked in his house again if she came back. Well who was he to tell her no? "Yeah. Of course you'd be naked. If it's just us, I could get naked too if it makes you more comfortable."<br><br>&nbsp;He wasn't trying to take advantage, but she told him she <em>wanted</em> to be naked at his house. It wouldn't make much sense for him to be fully clothed while she traipsed around in the nude, would it? He didn't think so at least. As Kyless took her second glance out to the dance floor, Ryusei once again did as well, this time focusing on finding the others though. He saw Leasick and Kevin talking to a purple-haired beauty. Lily was probably in the security room or something getting her hack on. And Mallory was still doing fine down on the floor. Toshiro was in the van keeping an eye on things, and speaking of... <br><br>His voice came through Ryusei's comms after a bit of silence and he answered Ryusei's questions about Kyless' requests. It seemed pretty reasonable, and Ryu wouldn't complain about supervising since it meant he got to spend more time with her, and underneath a beautiful moon to boot. "Understood, I'll let her know," he said only moments before Kyless asked if Toshiro had answered him. Her timing was impeccable. "He did, actually. He said he's got <em>two</em> whole pears just for you if we find our target. And once we get them in custody, he said we could spend some time under the moon together...adjacent."<br><br>&nbsp;Without warning, something in him flipped a switch. He still looked the same, but something in his gaze was dulled, removed...detached. "I'll...I'll be back soon, Kyless. I've gotta go do...<em>something</em>." He couldn't think of what it was, but it seemed like it was important and he'd better get it done soon. It was probably in the direction the voice told him to go. That wasn't strange, right? Listening to random voices in his head? It wasn't strange at all. Everyone did it right? Leaving from Kyless' side without a second glance or a bit of hesitation, he faithfully strode through the club with a singular purpose and destination in mind. He didn't realize when he made it downstairs from upstairs, but he was there now and his feet were moving him toward an empty and spooky hallway that led somewhere he'd never been, and that didn't even matter to him as he went along. The voice said there was no danger, so why would he worry?<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>11-10-2020, 03:11:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/b0K7LI3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mepholes<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Ryusei (m), Gorrah (m)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Biding his time<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Skintight Tanktop, jeans, black boots (https://i.imgur.com/Bpt70UT.jpg)<br><hr><br>“I was wondering when that halfling filth would leave.” A voice sliced through the music and the chatter, a deep baritone that growled through his smirk. Piercing eyes cut through the strobe lights, as crimson was what remained, a large mass appearing behind Kyless as she had watched Ryusei leave down the stairs. “I didn’t know you conversed with trash like that these days, Pet, but surely there must be a reason.” Long, blonde tresses of hair were combed back, as the hulking, chiseled frame of a man appeared; the one with the crimson eyes. Steely gazed and piercing like a knife, they bore down onto the purple demoness, as he moved to lean against the railing of the upper deck.<br><br>Words couldn’t be heard over the loud, pounding music around, yet the looks of many were all but apparent.<br><br>“You’re mine, Pet, or did you forget?” A strong arm came to encircle Kyless’s waist, as the man pulled her closer to his broad chest, eyes watching, gauging her reaction. “It’s been so long since we’ve been together, yet I would have never thought you’d be here of all places.” The fanged smirk he gave all but radiated a knowingness, as a deep chuckle escaped his lips.<br><br>“Lucky me.”<br><br>He’s been frequenting the Zodiac Club for some time now, seeing as it was his little abode, his home away from home. Many demons came to spend money and a good time here, and for Mepholes, it became a new game; a hunting ground. So many desperate for attention, so many that would simply adore him. SOPHE has been on his trail for some time now, and yet they could never seem to catch him. Whispers from his newest partner were letting him on that they were getting closer, but how could they, when right here and now, he had his new ticket to freedom?<br><br>If only she hadn’t decided to run away in him all those years ago...<br><br>Said informant was already at the bar it seemed, talking to some human girls; they looked to be like another dose of energy for him. He’d have to make his way down there once he dealt with the little demoness in his arms, however.<br><br>“Show me what you’re made of, Pet.” A whisper of a growl came from his lips, as his free hand came to grasp at the blinking bracelet along Kyless’s wrist. The filthy piece of human technology was holding down his most valuable property, but no longer. With a simple grasp of his hand, the strength the man exuded demolished the tech into pieces, falling to the ground in a heap of electrical bits and plastic.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>11-10-2020, 05:09:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Lily, Kevin (m), Leasick (m), Gorrah<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Falling Down (https://youtu.be/AsqoxRb0d8M)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)/Hair down, with Makeup (https://i.imgur.com/RY6WxCK.jpg)<br><hr><br>“W-what?”&nbsp; &nbsp;The pain in her head was still there, throbbing as Lily had done nearby the bar to checkup and recount what was going down. All Mallory could think of, however, was the pain washing over her, and the blurring of her vision. Brown eyes glanced towards the two men that were situated a few feet away from her and Lily, and true to her word, Mallory saw the two taking with... a woman? She hasn’t even seen her walk around or be near the bar, so how had she’d been there so suddenly? Leasick was close to her, the two of them talking, her eyes crimson...<br><br>Why did she seem so familiar?<br><br>She’d never seen her before, and yet, this feeling, almost as if she was someone close. Her silky, magenta hair shined in the neon lights, and Mallory couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia. Did she know the woman from somewhere?<br><br>“Ah!” &nbsp;A hand came to hold the side of her head, another pulse coming and going. Her breathing felt so labored, but she’d only been there for an hour or two; she wouldn’t have felt this way so fast unless something was wrong. Even as she heard someone come over, a man by the looks of it, her focus wasn’t on him, or on Lily.<br><br>That woman looked older than them, maybe a few years or so, and yet Mallory couldn’t see to pinpoint who she was. It was as if she had come out of nowhere, appear out of thin air. With each breath her vision became weaker, blurring as she tried to move from her chair to get to her feet. Turning as best as she could back to the bar top, all she could see was... nothing. Her arm dragged along the bar surface as the drink she had shattered to the ground, the contents spilling everywhere, before Mallory’s body fell. <br><br>The impact was loud as her body hit the floor of the club, head knocking against the concrete as a small gash appeared along the side of her head.<br><br>Clammy skin and a pain within her skull remained, as her eyes shut to keep the lights away. Her vision was shaky, but all she could look at was the two men talking to the mysterious woman, as the young researcher’s gaze locked into her. Her heart was pounding nearly out of her chest, racing a mile a minute; she hadn’t felt this way since that day with Kevin, when they had fought Reckley...<br><br>Something was wrong, she knew it.<br><br>She needed her anchor; she needed Kevin.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>11-10-2020, 20:04:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/i8jllq4.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Arthur Stahl<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE engineering Bay&gt;Black District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mentions: Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Getting into gear<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Long sleeved shirt and matching slacks, both a bit oil stained.<br><hr>With the light ring from his phone, Arthur put down the tools he had in his hand, slightly oiled fingers fumbling for his phone as it nearly slipped from his hands – only for the thing to be caught in his hands only for it a firm grip causing it to all but leap from his lubricated fingers. ‘Ah!’ A dive was all that saved his ringing phone from smashing face first into the floor of the engineering room. With an ‘Oof’ he landed belly down, gingerly holding the phone as he used the least slick finger he could to turn it on. “Hello?” He didn’t even bother seeing who the call was from, placing it against his cheek as he then immediately regretted it. The voice on the other line wasn’t hard to recognize, but the energy in the words was a little unlike Toshiro – but then again, Arhtur was no dolt… Most of the time. It was simple to recognize the gravitas within Toshiro’s words, and while Arthur couldn’t get a word in edge wise, that seemed unnecessary as the call ended as suddenly as it started.<br><br>“Alright.” The man said to himself quietly, slowly easing himself up, “This sounds bad…” The first thing he did was get a clean rag to get the excess oil off his fingers – things weren’t quite finished, but there was no time like the present to try them out, right? At least that’s what seemed to be the situation. It took the man only another second to begin loading things up – from ammunition to some of the new things he was working on, both arms wrapped around a pile of things as he left the room he was in and moved for his personal van – something he would use as a mobile base of operations… Or a get away vehicle for others if things went slightly south. As his boots hit the SOPHE floor with very sense of urgency, it wasn’t long before he was nearly throwing things into the back of the van, figuring there was little time to secure them and likewise they were built to take a bit of a beating as it was anyway.<br><br>“Keys keys keys…” rummaging in his pocket as he barreled into the driver’s seat of the van, he buckled up with one hand as he pulled out the driver’s key and started the engine with no fuss. Black district wasn’t that far, and with everything he had, he should be able to fix… Whatever a problem was, and if they needed additional equipment, hopefully everything he was bringing would pass the cut. If not, it was back to the drawing board. Maybe it was the proper thing to do to follow the rules of the road, but if it was an emergency –&nbsp; well… The best part of living was almost dying, right? So a little bit of urgency made him gun it all the faster. He was no maniac on the road, but he had a bad feeling about being even two minutes late.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>13-10-2020, 05:58:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/hrMda9kMGJJaDBDy6WbG_oUGrCW1jWhavPgzWLHxy-A/%3Fwidth%3D418%26height%3D592/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/454145210822164480/749468948575027200/image0.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Gorrah, Open|Mentioning Leasick, Kevin, ???, the Team<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Little Black Dress, Messenger Bag<br><br><hr><br>Well isn't that the way these things always work? One minute everything is coming up roses and the next, bam, straight down the crapper. "Yeah, we'd better get her someplace where she can lie down. She's not in a good place right now." It was the best Lily could do to warn people over the comms. "Ill take the shoulders, you take the feet?" She also had reservations on bringing a stranger into this situation, but it wasn't like she could carry Mal all by her little lonesome and still be ready for action. It was a good time to be situationally aware - "Over there. I think I see a free space."<br><br>It was a tactical move, she was getting Mallory back to Leasick and... well, she didn't know how well Kevin was going to take it, and the answer was probably not good, and then bringing a stranger in their midst was at best a calculated risk, but this whole damn operation was turning into a calculated risk and then some. As it was, even the devil-may-care Lily was beginning to consider retreating and licking their wounds to be a serious option. But again, she'd need someone, or someones to help carry Mallory, especially if this place turned into some demonic firestorm.<br><br>Raising an eyebrow at her new helpmate as she began carrying Mallory to what she hoped was relative safety, Lily had to ask. "So, ya come here often?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>13-10-2020, 07:05:12</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> 'Dance Club'<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Descendant, Ryusei | Ole<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> The Doctor Toshiro | The Dying Human Mallory <br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is being mind controlled. See disclaimers below. <strong>Bold text</strong> means Kyless is speaking in demon, rather than her broken-Japanese.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | <del>Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</del> | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">MIND CONTROL</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Kyless is currently being mind controlled by Mepholes. To do this, Mepholes requires initial (but not constant) eye contact with Kyless. Due to both her weaknesses to psychic magic, and her vast history with Mepholes, Kyless is particularly and extremely susceptible to him. Other characters may not react this way, and may require constant eye contact in order to follow his commands.<br><br>During mind control, Kyless is aware of everything - her actions, her words, her magic - but she cannot control them.</span></div></div><br><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">They stood <em>ad</em>-<em>ja</em>-<em>cent</em> on the balcony. And Kyless liked it, very much, even if she wished they were Outside now. "You will have fun later and soon, Ryusei,” the trickster reassured, nodding. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “The Moon is as fun as the Ocean. We will play under the Moon. Perhaps we can be naked then, yes?” <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The blue-grey demoness looked up at him, the Descendant Ryusei, and just him. A small, barely hopeful smile crossed the dark corners of her blue lips. Wild and mischievous. “Or, we could be naked in the Ocean. I think the Ocean would very much like to see you naked, Ryusei. <em>Two</em> pears?”<br><br><em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster clasped her hands together and stood up on the tips of her bare feet. She <em>never</em> got two pears, not at the same time, even if <em>she</em> thought she did two <em>good</em>things. <em>The Doctor Toshiro said it did not work that way, her rewards.</em> It was very silly to Kyless, but it was how things were. But now, <em>this</em> day, this very, very <em>long</em> day, there were <em>two</em> pears! Two pears for Kyless when she only, usually, got one. <em>This was very exciting, indeed, even if she had yet to find the very well hidden, very well powerful demon for silly SOPHE!</em> She blinked her big, golden eyes at the Descendant Ryusei as he spoke of leaving, for a little while. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. “Oh. Okay.” The demoness wondered if the Doctor Toshiro had said <em>some</em>thing else to the Descendant Ryusei to make him leave. May be the second pear had rules that the first pear did not. May be her and the Descendant Ryusei could not be <em>ad</em>-<em>ja</em>-<em>cent</em> when they were under the Moon. May be… “If Toshiro would like to wear your dress now, Ryusei, I can trade! I think the Doctor Toshiro’s suit is also very fun. I will wear the jacket with nothing else, yes?” And may be the bow tie, too. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless tilted her horned, belled head at the Descendant Ryusei left without saying <em>any</em>thing more. <em>Did she get the Descendant Ryusei into trouble?</em> The <em>rest</em> were all <em>down</em> there, together, where Kyless <em>should</em> have been, but the trickster was very certain that a <em>bad</em>thing would be <em>up</em> here, observing, staying in the dark until—<br><br>Until it was too late.<br><br><em>Hide. Do not let Him see. Never let Him see.</em> And Kyless turned herself invisible, where He could not see her. <br><br>Only, she could <em>not</em>. She could <em>not</em> turn invisible. She could <em>not</em> hide from Him. Not today, <em>this</em> day, not like <em>five-hundred</em> years ago, when she had escaped the first time, the last time. <em>Her bracelet.</em> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br><em>Toshiro’s gift.</em><br><br>Her golden eyes were wide, but <em>hidden</em>, looking horrified, but <em>downward</em> at the jewelry on wrist. The jewelry that kept her with Him. <em>No. Must hide. Hide! Must! Must!</em> But she could <em>not</em> hide. She could <em>not</em> escape. His arm was already around her. <em>So cold. So cold.</em> And his <em>eyes</em> were there. Those <em>eyes</em>. Looking at her, <em>into</em> her. His mouth spat terrible things about the Descendant Ryusei, worse things about her. <em>Out, out, out! No touch. No touch! No, no, no! Hide!</em><br><br>Until it was too late. Those <em>eyes</em> were too soon, and when she looked up, they had <em>found</em> her, too easily.<br><br><strong>“Ole!”</strong> The demoness beamed a wide smile, singing his name with golden <em>praise</em>, as if only He allowed her to breathe. <strong>“Of course, I did not forget, you, Ole.”</strong> The trickster spoke in fluid <em>demon</em> to Him, her lost lover, her voice light and airy. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. Kyless pushed herself up, on the railing of the second-floor balcony and sat there, so that she was against Ole’s big, broad chest. She bit her bottom lip and <em>giggled</em>, happily. <strong>“Oh, I was sincerely hopeful you would arrive soon. There are many ridiculous, and dreadful humans here and I have been so lonely and numb in their horrid care.”</strong> She raised her braceleted hand and let her blue-grey <em>fingertip</em> run from the top of his tight tank top to the base of his rib cage, a <em>warm</em> tease. <strong>“They pretend to know magic, but we both know how mistaken and despicable they are, yes?”</strong> Her lips kept saying these things, these <em>sweet</em>, demon things. And her body…<br><br><em>Kyless did not want this. Did not want Him. Did not want to say things, do things, with Him.</em> She felt it all, watched it all, but she could <em>not</em> stop. It was too late. His <em>eyes</em> had seen her. Found her. <em>Too late! Too late! Help me!</em> Her tongue licked her dark, grinning lips mischievously as Ole gave her a glorious, divine order. There was a little problem though, but... Her golden eyes widened as Ole reached for her bracelet, her problem, and destroyed it easily, with so <em>little</em> effort. And just like before (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=325753.msg15625461#msg15625461), for about thirty-seconds, Kyless’ skin <em>shimmered</em> and her surroundings <em>flickered</em>, changing, from one scene to the next, as her magic came back to her, strong and wild. Then, thankfully it stopped. For now.<br><br><em>No! That was a gift. A gift from a human! A gift from the Doctor Toshiro! He will hate me. He said badthings would happen if his gift was broken. Ole is the badthing! Ole is the badthing! He is happening! Help me! He is using my magic! I am not free!</em> But Kyless’ big, golden eyes were <em>not</em> full of fear – they were only filled with <em>lust</em>.&nbsp; <strong>“I have so longed for our fun, Ole,”</strong> <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The trickster hopped off the balcony railing and stood next to her lover, watching <em>them</em>, all the <em>stupid</em> little humans. She blinked her golden, shimmering, lust-filled eyes. <br><br><strong>“Your turn, Ole, and do not make me wait too long, this time,”</strong> the trickster smiled at him, and gestured to the dance floor below with her now, <em>un</em>-braceleted wrist. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. The demoness <em>had</em> used her magic, but oh so <em>subtly</em>. There were once four doors into this place, now there were only <em>two</em>. One main door, and one door at the back. The balcony stairs were shifted to one side, just a <em>little</em>, and the walls were a few inches closer to the dance floor, and the entire 'dance club' itself was a little… <em>darker</em> than before. It was so subtle that these humans would <em>not</em> notice a difference, especially when <em>Ole</em> made his turn. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. <strong>“Oh, and that one small human girl is already close to death,”</strong> Kyless chimed, giving a nod towards the pale and sour human Mallory, <strong>“do not waste your breath-taking energy on something so pathetic. You deserve far greater things, my Ole.”</strong> She held his hand and then squeezed it, a momentary affection, before letting her lover play <em>His</em> game. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>.<br><br>All the while, Kyless would <em>watch</em> from the balcony, and maintain her easy, <em>effortless</em> illusion, keeping the humans <em>trapped</em>. Watch, from her mind, as her body did things she did <em>not</em> want. Watch, as she became the <em>bad</em>thing she had been searching for in the first place. Kyless smiled at Ole, warm and bright, as one, <em>single</em> tear fell from each golden eye. She could never win against <em>some</em>thing like Ole, no matter how <em>good</em> of a thing she was.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Notorious</strong> on <strong>13-10-2020, 20:26:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/MgrFcgI.png)(https://i.imgur.com/cIxYMa0.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Gorrah (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322428.msg15615772#msg15615772)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:35 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Lily<br><strong>CURRENT FORM:</strong> Human<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> <span class="bbc_u">Navy Blue Suite and Tie</span> (https://nextluxury.com/wp-content/uploads/man-with-navy-blue-suit-brown-shoes-fashionable-style-look.jpg') <br></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><hr><br>Gorrah honestly couldn't believe what he had seen when one of the women fell out not seconds after he'd addressed them, and he couldn't help but to wonder if he'd actually been the cause of it. Though he would have found it hard to believe that you could possibly startle someone off balance he also knew that he couldn't put that past someone who'd had too much to drink. As he tried to acclimate to the scene, though, Gorrah took a moment to present a concerned expression before jumping into action when his assistance was conscripted by the other woman.<br><br>"Eh, yeah. No problem.", he said as he reached down and wrapped his left forearm up under her knees before he lifted his right hand to press against her lower back and take most of her weight so that she could be carried along with ease. He didn't want to handle one of the ladies in the club in an inappropriate manner, after all, and he felt that this was about as hands off as he could possibly get as they made their way over to the spot that her friend was directing them towards. Then, once they'd made it there, he helped to ease her into a place that she could recline before he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and flicked it while pinching a corner to unfold it before he grasped it's middle and raise it towards her bleeding injury.<br><br>"There we are.", he said as he took her hand with his free hand and raised it up towards the kerchief so that she could press it to her head and keep it in place while they waited for someone who could get her fixed up. When he eased back and raised back upright to stand at his full height, though, he heard the question posed by the other woman and shifted his blue eyes towards her so that he could enlighten her.<br><br>"Uhm, yeah. I suppose you could say that. Aiden, by the way.", he said as he extended a hand towards the pale headed woman to shake in greeting.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>14-10-2020, 23:30:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Club Zodiac [Building Interior]<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Mystery Woman<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> On sight observation<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suit (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>The more she spoke. The closer she got. His head... It hurt!<br><br>Leasick could not focus a single thought for more than a second <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> if that. His amber eyes began to glow while widening. Her words caused a torrent of conflicting emotions to rage within him. Fear. Anger. Confusion. Desire. All at once and all for different reasons.<br><br><strong>"Why...?"</strong> he muttered. Why <em>what</em>. though? Why did she know about his arm? She wouldn't be the first to notice it, despite it being hidden from sight. No, that was not the question. Then what was? Was it the sting he still felt from being rejected by Mallory that morning? Was it why she knew that his arm was not his own, a bane to his very existence, the needle that was forcing its way slowly into his heart while also keeping the otherwise lethal wound plugged? Was it all of it?<br><br>Gritting his teeth, the throbbing of his head countered some of the fogginess, but the focus was still unobtainable. The demon arm slowly raised itself as he turned to her. Fingers slowly slipped around that slender, pale neck. Bending them, they pressed against her soft, pale skin, but he found himself unable to apply any real pressure. He could not choke her, even if he wanted to.<br><br><strong>"It's not... <em>fair!</em>"</strong> he hissed softly as his eyes suddenly darted to Kevin, a glint of pure, unadulterated anger in his eyes, now clearly aglow. Streaks of his dark hair had begun to turn white as snow and his arm began radiating a notable amount of heat. If he lost any level of control now, the thin plating keeping his arm in check would surely fail. Through the pain and fog, in the briefest moment of clarity, he mouthed but a single word to Kevin, hoping he would understand.<br><br><div align="center"><em>RUN.</em></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>15-10-2020, 06:32:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br>LOCATION: Club Zodiac<br>TAGGING: Leasick, Miss Mystery, Mallory, Lily, Gorrah, Ryusei, Group<br>EXTRA: Misison<br>WEARING: Not Camos Like Always (https://i.imgur.com/4VPYn58.jpg)<br><hr><br>The woman was scary. Scary hot. Scary cool. Scary scary. The way she just wove her way through Leasick's distress would have been bad enough if Kevin were 100% sure she was human. Since he wasn't, it was that much worse. Even before Lea began to crack, Kevin was reassessing the tactical situation, trying to figure out how far he could be from Leasick without being completely near him. Then Leasick moved a long way down the dial towards completely freaking.<br><br>Leave it to the guy to be professional enough to give Kevin warning before he completely blew. And leave it to Kevin to take the hint, subtle as it was. Guy emotions were easier that way. Danger in battle, easier still.. Distance was key if he was going to have to deal with that arm, at least until he could move in to take care of it. Chances were he'd need Ryusei for that - and Ryusei was not around. Trying to keep some sort of operational cover, Kevin mustered, "I'll go check on the..." before realizing that <em>girls</em> wasn't going to work here. "...bar." He started edging away though keeping a wary eye on Leasick in order to be ready to take things on when (since it wasn't much of an if anymore), all hell broke loose.<br><br>But problems were coming in the other direction, and Kevin was less prepared to take that on. His Achilles' heel suddenly came to the center of attention, and now it was Kevin's turn to freak out - though in his case, it wasn't so demonically abetted. At least <em>directly</em> demonically abetted. One word summed it up.<br><br>"MAL!"<br><br>His eyes turned to the interloper carrying her. Despite Lily's fairly open gestures about the guy's intentions, all Kevin could see was red. "What... happened... What... did... you..." He was holding himself in, barely, doing his best to repeat that mantra in his head <em>RememberTheMissionRememberTheMissionRememberTheMissionRememberTheMissionRememberTheMission</em> Still it was clear from how his eyes flashed, and his fist tightened that he was not in the coolest state at the moment. He did manage to mention, "We need to stay clear, there's an issue with..." He flicked his head in the general direction towards Leasick and his new girlfriend/tormentor, so that Lily could see the peril, not that she hadn't seemed to round some up on her own. He was almost as mad at her for letting this happen as he was at the new guy for the crime of being there when Mal went down.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>15-10-2020, 07:55:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/b0K7LI3.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mepholes<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Ryusei (m), Gorrah (m)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Biding his time<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Skintight Tanktop, jeans, black boots (https://i.imgur.com/Bpt70UT.jpg)<br><hr><br>The way her eyes sparkled with an unseen and unknowing spark, as her gaze turned to him, was all he needed to make her crawl back to him. Mystic Eyes, as some humans had called it, gave him the ability to hypnotize those far less powerful than he was, and Kyless, despite her prowess in her illusions, was weak. <br><br>Weak, and yet equally exploitable.<br><br>“It is good to see you again, my little pet.” They had been together for so long, and yet suddenly Kyless had wanted enough. His method of doing things was something she just wasn’t wanting, but it didn’t stop him from wanting her. Even if she was simply a tool, a little toy to use and to keep, she was still valuable to him. As her powers could be used for a multitude of things, Mepholes always kept watch on her.<br><br>She didn’t even know that he had been watching her, all this time, stuck within the confines of that horrendous research group known as SOPHE. <br><br>His mark on her was all but invisible to the human eye, and he would keep it that way.<br><br>The illusions flashed within mere moments, as Mepholes watched the chaos of Kyless’s powers work. Bright lights mixed with slight variations of places, all familiar, and yet different. <br><br>“You’ve missed our fun?” He couldn’t help but smirk at the remark, his eyes glowing with a fire that he had all but missed. He had been without her for so long, but now she was back, within his grasp; he would not let her go that easily. “Well if you insist, Pet.” His crimson eyes looked away from the demoness draped along his body, to that of the many patrons of the club. The lights continued to flash with intensity as the music pounded, as his gaze looked beyond. There in the distance, a small group of humans caught his eye, more so as Kyless mentioned a human girl who looked worse for ware.<br><br>“Something so pathetic means all the easier to take.” The wounded human would be mere child’s play, and the other with the snow white hair would simply be a bonus. More were around the area, and from there, he would make his escape, with prized tool in his possession.<br><br>“Wait here for my return, Pet. Use your magic as I have instructed before.” Her illusions would discombobulate the humans, all in subtle ways. He would be able to escape with no problems, as long as Kyless obeyed. From here, he would take with him, all to meet another who he was working with...<br><br>He moved with purpose, moving to put Kyless by the railing, to watch over the entire club and the area encompassing. She would be his lookout, his little bird to call if something were to happen.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>15-10-2020, 08:17:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/fgm5IMb.png)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mallory Minato<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Lily (my), Gorrah (m), ? ? ? (m)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Falling Down (https://youtu.be/AsqoxRb0d8M)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Dress (https://i.imgur.com/ERzFVhw.jpg)/Hair down, with Makeup (https://i.imgur.com/RY6WxCK.jpg)<br><hr><br>The world was spinning, and yet it wasn’t. With each passing moment Mallory could see everything, blurry at the edges, and a pounding within her skull that wouldn’t cease. The alcohol she had wasn’t the problem, she knew that it wouldn’t have acted so fast. What she was feeling, it was unlike anything she could have imagined. <br><br>Imagining it wasn’t impossible, however, as she felt this same way another time. That same fear, that same hesitance, the anxiety from what came after. <br><br>All from that one day, years ago.<br><br>She felt her body be carried, and she almost couldn’t see who it was, yet the familiar snow white hair alerted to her that Lily was nearby, and talking to someone. That man, the one that had come over to speak with them, he was helping her. They were getting closer somewhere, yet her vision shook once more, barely able to make out what was happening. &nbsp;“Have to... have to...” &nbsp;She was muttering, her words slurred and barely made out to be clear. The music and loud cheers of club goers wasn’t helping, and yet as she was propped up along a seat, her hands being guided to hold something along her bleeding skull, she relented. <br><br>Her eyes were shut closed, as her head throbbed from whatever was overtaking her; was it... was it happening again?<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/s2rtunw.jpg)</div><br>A call of her name was brought her back for a moment, and the tone was worried, desperate. She didn’t need to even open her eyes, to know who it was. Her grip was weak, and yet somehow, she was able to grasp at Kevin’s arm with her free hand; still shaking, yet it held urgency. Head bowed down, trying to steady her breath, her eyes looked up at him, at the three that were around her. <br><br>They held an urgency, a panic. <br><br>The familiar sight of warm chocolate brown was replaced with a deep, crimson, red.<br><br>A pained look shot along her features, yet she was still there, still awake enough.<br><br>“Need... to get out...” &nbsp;Her eyes were heavy, barely enough energy to communicate, and yet they turned towards where Leasick was. Where he was hiding his powers, releasing a power that was fueled by a rage and hate that was all but fabricated.<br><br>Her gaze was on the woman dressed in purple, who’s own gaze was staring right back her.<br><br>It all but that moment before her eyes closed, and the young researcher fell unconscious.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>15-10-2020, 09:23:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zzdSg5j.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> ? ? ?<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Leasick, Kevin, The Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> No More Fun and Games<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Dress (https://i.imgur.com/L0nzJWy.jpg)<br><hr><br>“Why indeed.” Her words wiggled and invaded his mind, coursing through every thought within Leasick’s mind. Like a parasite that coursed through every little bit of his mind, bringing out the hate, the jealousy, the ridicule of love. Why was it so easy to tease humans when they were so desperate for love and affection? Did it matter to her?<br><br>Of course not.<br><br>It only made the fun more entertaining, and the fake demon next to her was all but a new plaything for her to use and enjoy. “Fairness is never fair; it’s manipulated and used for others own gain.” Her words echoed in his mind, watching as his hair changed color, bits of it changing to a pure white. The anger, the jealousy; those feelings that were kept within bubbled to the surface. Her crimson eyes turned to Kevin, watching him; stoic as ever in the outside, yet inside was a turmoil of emotions. <br><br>He got to his feet, and the violet haired woman gave a chuckle, a smile along her lips. “Leaving so soon?” Her hands traced along Leasick’s arm once more, before she slowly got to her feet, her slender, hourglass figure accentuated by the tight fitting clothes she wore. She was a beauty, a sight to behold; one of equal attention, and surreal mystery. “I’m sure Jack would be proud to see his son run with his tail between his legs.” The mention of checking the bar caught her ears, and her smirk stayed.<br><br>“Got somewhere more important to be? Or rather with someone?” Her eyes turned towards the small group that had arrived a few feet away, and chuckle escaped her lips; it was haunting, nearly cold as ice. “She doesn’t look so good, does she? If only you were as good a bodyguard as you claim to be, maybe she wouldn’t be hurt.” Her taunts ended however, when she watched Kevin run towards the small group, and for a moment, her smile faded.<br><br>“Don’t ruin the fun just yet, <em>soldier</em>.” <br><br>Nothing in this world mattered but her own enjoyment.<br><br>Her eyes watched them, taunting, yet the stopped when a figure came into view. Her smile fell for just a moment, before it returned, twisting into a knowing smirk, a look of joy along her lips. <br><br>“It’s just getting started...” With a whisper of a promise, her gaze turned back to Leasick, that smirk still across her lips. “Find me in your dreams~” In the blink of an eye, the mystery woman vanished without a trace, and in her place, a purple mist spread across the club. <br><br>That sweet smell of lilies and vanilla...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>15-10-2020, 20:34:24</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>GM Post</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">(Tagging: Everyone)</span></div><hr><br>“It’s all here for you~” The voice that echoed through that hallway lured Ryusei down a dark path, one that others could not follow. Echoing within the hall I think his ears, his skull, it lead him deeper and deeper, and in a few moments, the warmth and electric sensation of the club left, and a chill came in the air. The hall held a door that lead to another room, yet for the sudden drop of temperature to suddenly occur was all but suspect.<br><br>That would be the case, if Ryusei was still within the Club. <br><br>Wandering out in the cold night of the Black District, the entranced hybrid walked, one block, then two.<br><br>“You say you’re stronger than any you’ve faced, yet you’re so weak minded.” A chuckle came from the invisible entity, as the lights flickered along the street lamps for a moment. “I can see it now.” The feel of a hand at his shoulder, as a chilling voice whispered into Ryusei’s ear.<br><br>“Father, ashamed of his son.”<br><br>The street lamps flickered back to life, returning to normal, and with light flooding the street, the voice had vanished. No longer was it following, leading, and in those few moments, the spell in Ryusei wore off.<br><br>A small click could be heard back at the Club, behind the door that lead to the back alleys, and where Ryusei has aimlessly walked out of.<br><br><hr><br>Purple irises overtook a male club patron, mindless of his actions as he locked the door to the back entrance. That sweet smelling aroma, of vanilla and lilies, filled his senses, and washed over the entire Club floor. <br><br>“<strong>She is love. S</strong>he is all and everything.” <br><br>The music still pounded against the club as partygoers danced and enjoyed their time, yet as they continued, some began to slow in their movements. Halted suddenly, a trance overtook them, standing still as their bodies began to shake, withering away from the once carefree feeling that overtook them. Their eyes, once bright and full of life, began to glow.<br><br>An entrancing shade of violet appeared, glowing along their irises.<br><br>The ones that slowed were all but tools, all for her own purpose, and yet, they knew her, knew <em>of</em> her. The aroma was strong, blanketing the dance floor, and in that moment, everything changed. Demons of all shapes and sizes began to act, twisting and moving with mindless abandon. Roars and yells echoed through the Club as patrons unaware continued to dance and enjoy the music, even as demons began to go numb and mindless. The mist invaded the senses, yet all that appeared to be affected were demons; however, not all were under this strange curse.<br><br>Only a certain amount, a certain type.<br><br>Ones of a specific disciple.<br><br>One demon in particular, however, wasn’t as mindless as the others had been...<br><br><hr><br>“Nghhhhh!” The rush of power, that feeling of all his nerves lighting aflame with adrenaline had overtaken him. Mepholes had made his way down to the dance floor, intent on taking a few more victims for his time, yet his feet had stopped on their own, and with that, came a scent all too familiar. Lost to his sense, lost to time, his mind wandered as it overtook him.<br><br>“He... hehe hahaha.” Deep chuckles came from the demon as his eyes widened, eyes shaking as a snarl came across his lips. He felt it, that familiar rush of emotion and power, one that he thought he would never feel again. Veins bulged from his neck as his muscles rippled, his hands growing the claws that he was all but used to using humans and demons alike.<br><br>His eyes, bloodshot, once a normal red, and now, a fully realized purple.<br><br><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/BIqvfay.jpg)</div><br>Fangs protruded from his mouth, sharp like knives and equally capable of ripping flesh in mere moments, as his tongue hung from his lips, a feverish look of jubilation across his features. “Fuck yes; more, I need <em>more</em>!” More of that sweet aroma, more energy for his power; his life had all been fun and games, but no longer. <br><br>No longer would he roam with no purpose other than his own.<br><br>His glowing eyes watched as other demons soon feel underneath that tantalizing spell, as he took in a deep breath, chest heaving from the pure adrenaline that now pumped through his entire body. He needed a release, something to bide his time, to use and break and bloody...<br><br>“Raaaaaaaaaghhhh!” With a growl and ferocious yell, his fists slammed against the tables of the club, the furniture smashing to pieces within an instant. His sense of smell was all but working, and another had come back to him; that same scent of the War Demon that he had held a grudge with all this time.<br><br>It was on them, on that little group of humans.<br><br>His glowing eyes bore straight into their tiny skulls, as a snarl overtook his features. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>16-10-2020, 01:04:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, SOPHE Monitoring Van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Ryusei | Mentions: Everybody<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Don't Panic (Comm dialogue in <strong>bold</strong>)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br><hr>It was almost impossible to follow all that was going on at once as the number of attention demanding events seem to skyrocket in a exceedingly short period of time. What at first seemed to be a rather endearing moment between the prodigal Ryusei and the playful Kyless shifted in moments from confusing as Ryusei left with little visual ceremony, to aggravation as a large well built man began to hit on Kyless, and then horror as this previously unknown figure crushed the bracelet into jagged pieces as if it were as inconsequential as a piece of scrap paper.&nbsp; As far as Toshiro was concerned this development automatically placed them well outside the parameters of acceptable mission safety, and no sooner than had the remains of his prized possession hit the club floor, than Toshiro had made a call to SOPHE command. Whether it had been a standard mission operator or Director Matsumoto herself, Toshiro wasn't in the mood to mince words or burn time on niceties as he said in a voice of mildly forced calm overwhelmed by obvious concern for the team inside, <strong>“This is Research Director Date, I am ordering immediate assistance to my location. Threats include a B rank demon of Calder code named Tinkerbell, and an unknown associate with at least significantly enhanced strength. There is also a significant risk that on site measures for restraining an outbreak of Project Violet are insufficient given these developments. Respond.”</strong><br><br>There was barely a moment between when the van locked scientist saw Mallory's head hit the floor, and Toshiro finding himself halfway out of the monitoring station in the start of a mad dash to her side. If it wasn't for the last second sighting of Lily and Gorrah moving Mallory, presumably in an effort to give her on site medical attention, he would have torn across the club in an effort to bring her to safety. Instead he began to prepare for the worst, sweeping aside the various snacks and wrappers that covered the surface in front of him and wiping the table down with a bottle of surface sanitizing agent retrieved from one of the van's myriad equipment drawers. Then finding a portable oxygen tank, bandages, and arcane salves to combat the likes of hypotension, he turned his attention back towards the monitors should he still find the need to rush to his assistant's side and aid in her withdrawal from the mission.<br><br>Despite Toshiro's report regarding Kyless' involvement, he still held out a hope that even in spite of being relieved of the bracelet, that there was some remote chance that she wouldn't use the opportunity to escape. He was well aware for her lust for freedom, and in her shoes he could certainly see himself using the chance to become free of his imprisonment. However for a moment Toshiro couldn't help but smile in both relief and happiness as she seemed to prove him right, she wasn't turning invisible, and she wasn't fleeing the scene. He couldn't help but feel a warmth building within him at the thought that at some point during his many months at trying to build a connection with the trickster, that she may have arrived at a desire to reciprocate his efforts as he had had tried to treat her with whatever kindness and understanding he was allowed to show. Whether from the unblinking stare he afforded the monitors or this all consuming sense of relief and hope for the future, or perhaps some combination of the two, Toshiro could feel tears begin to well up at the corners of his eyes before wiping them away on the sleeve of his jacket.<br><br>It didn't take long for Toshiro to feel the rug swept out from under him with the combined visual of Kyless pressing against the man, whom Toshiro had secretly hoped was simply an assailant rather than an accomplice, and the subtle changes that were more than apparent to the vigilant and unforgetting eyes of Date Toshiro. Immediately he felt all sense of accomplishment and pride in both himself and Kyless fester into a wave of nausea that threatened to physically collapse the researcher, his knuckles turning white as his grip tightened on the arms of his chair in an attempt to stay focused on everything continuing to evolve in the club rather than the catalyst that threatened to drag his mind into the inescapable grasp of those harrowing memories that so often drifted along the periphery of Date's consciousness in the rare moments such as this that always seemed to revolve around the agents of Calder. <br><br>Grabbing hold of his discarded headset, Toshiro winced slightly at the memory of the surge of of audio feedback before connecting with Ryusei's communication line. Again Toshiro was firing into the dark with ideas, but he wasn't about to sit still and let the events inside the club play out without attempting to do something. Coughing to clear the contraction of his throat and the dryness of his mouth, Toshiro spoke as firmly as he was able past the severe tremors that accompanied his usually jovial demeanor, <strong>“T-tetsuda! Can y-you hear me!? The situation in the c-club has... it's... everything... Mal...”</strong> Tightening his eyes shut as hard as he could, Toshiro drew in a long breath of air, and held it for a moment before slowly releasing and continuing what he was saying, <strong>“Someone destroyed Kyless bracelet and she's got an illusion over the whole c-club. M-mal's been injured and Lily's tending to her, but... she looks f-fucking out of it Ryusei! I don't know what the fuck is going on!”</strong><br><br>More deep breaths, more pauses. Opening his eyes slowly, Toshiro looked over the new and incorrect interior of the club, his grip on his arm rests tightening every time he felt that uncanny twinge in his stomach at knowing that what he saw wasn't correct. It was then that the behavior of select demons began to shift, their once more rhythmically inclined bodies rapidly becoming more feral beneath eyes that glowed an obvious bright purple. Things continued to grow more untenable, but Toshiro couldn't allow himself to panic now as he relayed this new information to his one hopeful point of contact, <strong>“Something else is happening Tetsuda, some of the demons in the club, something's coming over them. They're starting to th-thrash around and their eyes are g-glowing. It looks like some kind of p-possesion.”</strong> With only a moment to consider how they should proceed he added, <strong>“Get yourself back to the van as soon as p-possible. It's the b-best way to see where to enter in from before you ch-charge in blind. I've called in backup, but we have to keep the t-team safe until it g-gets here.”</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>18-10-2020, 20:42:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/34/bb/53/34bb53327f72a5c76e8c558d11742f1e.png)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kyless, Toshiro, Completely trustable disembodied voice<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Being Mind Controlled, Breaking Out, Getting Pissed<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Clothes (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/25/eb/b5/25ebb53d68465aed07b77c15392f7a43.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> "I think I'll always have fun with you, Kyless. Later and soon. I hope we can play for a good long time." She hoped, or seemed to at least, that they could be naked under the moon. Or even the ocean. A blush rapidly spread across his cheeks and he nodded fervently. "I would like nothing more than be naked with you under the Moon or in the ocean. I'll see if I can make it happen. Promise." Then she realized he'd said two pears, not one, and he saw her eyes light up. She was so excited that then and there he made a conscious decision to start bringing her pears when he could, and keep extra at the house. It was something so simple that made her so happy. Why wouldn't he? "Yeah, <em>two</em> pears. And they're just for you." <br><br>And that was it. That was the last thing he knew before the lovely, completely non-threatening and totally not evil voice rang out in his head, causing him to leave a slightly confused Kyless where she was, talking to him like he still cared to hear what she had to say. At this point though, he didn't. He cared for nothing in this world, except to follow the compulsion of the voice, for her dulcet tones were absolute, and who was he to deny them? His only purpose, his sole reason for existing was to do what she said. So he did. He followed the bidding of the voice, only nodding his head slowly whenever she spoke while he walked ever toward the destination she'd chosen for him.<br><br>&nbsp;He never realized he left the club, never realized the change in temperature, or how his breath turned into little clumps of steam as he walked through the cold night. He showed no reaction at all until she began to berate him, calling him weak minded. A solitary tear fell and slipped down his cheek, perhaps some miniscule form of resistance born from him being harder on himself than anyone else, but that was it. His footsteps didn't even falter, and he continued on. She said his father was ashamed, and he could only agree, as Azmodiel probably was ashamed of his only hybrid son. His half-siblings were so much better, because the voice implied it, so it had to be true. Another tear, and he just kept walking.<br><br>&nbsp;He made it a few more steps before the compulsion vanished, and all at once, he was back. He didn't realize he'd left, but was suddenly taking deep gasping breaths and looking around, and that was when he realized he wasn't in the club. The last thing he remembered was standing there on the balcony, talking to Kyless about fruits and starlit nudity. Now he was...where was he? "Where am I? What....how am I even here? I was. I <em>know</em> I was talking to Kyless." His brain was already beginning to shift gears, because something like this had never happened in his entire life, and he was 100% sure it wasn't his powers.<br><br>&nbsp;The fog of uncertainty was lifted when Toshiro's voice came in through his comm, and already Ryu could tell the man was trying to maintain his calm, but failing as bad tiding after bad tiding was relayed to him. "Toshiro!? Yeah, I can hear you, what's wrong? What about Mallory?!" He was told that someone broke Kyless' bracelet, and she had cast an illusion over the club. And if that wasn't bad enough, Mallory got hurt, Lily was trying to help... "What about Leasick, Kevin? Are they still in position?! Nooooo. Nonononono. I just woke up and I'm at least two blocks away from the club. I don't even know how I got here or remember leaving Kyless side. Something <em>really</em> bad is going on!!"<br><br>&nbsp;He was already turning to head back to the club, his feet thudding on the pavement as his speed increased. He was in such a panic, he'd completely forgotten just how useful his portals were, as the only thing on his mind was his sister, his friends, and Kyless' being okay. Toshiro told him more bad news while he was hauling ass, informing him that the demons were being possessed or something, and that meant a nearly infinite combination of powers could be running amok soon in the night club. "Fuck. Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck!!" When the doctor told him to "get back to the van", he remembered earlier in the night when he'd popped his head in to mess with him. He could teleport! Why was he running?! <br><br>Bending his knees, he jumped, launching into the air and grabbing a street light that he swung around like a gymnast before letting go and soaring into an opened portal. The connector opened above the van, and he landed on the roof, unable to stick his landing and rolling off because his mind was all over the place. Whatever had come over him seemed to have some lingering effects. He stood up quickly though, opening the back door of the van and stepping up inside, breathing hard and already looking at the camera feed. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, and could only nod to Toshiro in greeting. Once he had a moment to sit down, focus, and breathe, he began to regain his composure and it was much needed at the moment. Then, finally, as he turned to Toshiro, the man would be able to see his blue eyes glowing with such intensity they illuminated the van, and wisps of shadow were beginning to come off of him like steam. Toshiro had never really seen Ryusei angry before, and this would be the first time. &nbsp;"Dr...tell me <em>everything</em>. Then I'm gonna get our people back."<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Revelation</strong> on <strong>18-10-2020, 23:51:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/i8jllq4.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Arthur Stahl<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE engineering Bay&gt;Black District<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mentions: Toshiro<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Getting into gear<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Long sleeved shirt and matching slacks, both a bit oil stained.<br><hr><br>When people were in danger, the rules of the roads were more safety guidelines than actual rules. Sure - he mostly followed them but hauling ass through a red light or five wasn't going to kill anyone (probably). he knew how to drive and how to be careful, and despite the streets being a little packed he was able to weave through traffic with only a little bit of dangerous recklessness. The rest of it was perfectly controlled, even the almost crash he swerved out of at the last moment. Arthur was totally not sweating bullets, hearing the loose gear and weapons in the back sliding around given he hadn't secured it. This was just standard procedure, nothing unusual to see and certainly nothing that he would get written up for - afterall, he could just claim it was an emergency! And to his credit, it definitely was. At least, that's the impression he got from Toshiro. "C'mon c'mon..." A few few angry honks later and with maybe one or two skidmarks on the road from an exceptionally tight turn, and he was in the Black District. All he had to do, was link up with Toshiro and see how bad the situation had gotten. If he was being honest with himself? It was probably pretty fucking bad if he got called in to something so direct.<br><br>But that didn't matter! He was a SOPHE agent, and he was going to wear that flag proudly (And doubly so in case the cops were on his tail) no matter what. And eventually, he found it. parking right behind it, his knuckles were still a little white as they unclutched the wheel, a one of them running through his silvery hair as he leaned back into the seat. "OK! That was easy." Once he had his seat belt off, he scrambled into the back, picking up as much of the loose equipment as he could. Weapons, a first aid kid, equipment, all of it bundled up into a tightly wrapped pair of arms as fumbled with one finger to undo the hach of the van and hop out. A moment or so later, there was a sharp, and rather distinct hammering on Toshiro's van. "Toshiro! It's Arthur, I arrived as fast as I could and with what I could. Could you uh - could you open the door for me?" The moment the door was open, he soon sprawled inside as he did his best to clamor in, giving the man a smile. "Okay, I'm not often called to the front and I think I heard that last bit of the distress call. I'm taking it shit has hit the fan, right?"<br><br>"I'm not sure how much all of the stuff I brought will help but I tried to make sure I brought as much as I can with me." he sort of threw things in without really thinking very hard about it, but he was certain he had brought enough useful stuff that they could form out some sort of plan. "If I'm needed to fight, I'm pretty sure I can provide some support firepower too. But I'm taking it the actual frontline is hosed?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>25-10-2020, 19:04:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/m15oiJ6.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> 5/15/21 | 11:20pm<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE HQ &gt; Roof<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Toshiro, V, Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Azmodiel sat in the Command Center, eyes practically glued to the camera feeds streaming to SOPHE HQ from Lily's surveillance drones. He and the others were seeing everything her little friends saw, and were acting as an extra pair of eyes for Toshiro, who was on scene in the van. This was the teams mission, but he was considered Overwatch, and would be overseeing it every step of the way to make sure nothing went wrong. Even though this mission was a seemingly simple and by the book one, you never knew what was going to happen, and you always had to prepare for unforeseen complications. <br><br>For quite a while, it seemed as though everything would be on the level. Ryusei and Kyless made early contact, and while he figured he'd need to talk to his son soon about the fairer sex, aside from that everything appeared okay. Kevin and Leasick were on the dance floor scoping out everyone of interest. Lily was keeping an eye on everyone with her drones. Even Mallory was doing a good job and Toshiro had eyes and ears on all of them. He honestly didn't like sending so many non-combatants into active missions, but they were the best at what they did, and this was a chance not only to get their feet wet and prove themselves, but to help them gain valuable experience for the future.<br><br>&nbsp;All of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, everything started going wrong at once. Panic was the wrong word to use, but the Command Center suddenly got a whole lot more active as operators began frantically typing on their screens and talking into their comm units. "Ryusei. Ryusei!! Agent Tetsuda, answer your Commander!!!" Nearly snarling into his headset, Azmodiel realized something was horribly wrong. His son would never ignore a direct call from him. Not on purpose. And if he was out of the picture already, then things were going to go downhill from here. Toshiro made an immediate request for assistance only seconds after, and Azmodiel crushed his headset in his grip out of anger and frustration.<br><br>&nbsp;Tinkerbell, Kyless, was loose. And Ryusei had just been with her. So in the time his comms went offline, he assumed whoever Toshiro was talking about with enhanced strength had freed her from the bracelet, as she wasn't physically strong enough to do so on her own. This was bad. Her illusions were some of the strongest he'd ever seen, and there was a complete unknown quantity in whoever had freed her. And as if that wasn't bad enough, "Project Violet" was about to make things even worse. This had very quickly gone from a standard mission, to a rescue op. "Date, this is Azmodiel. I'm sending a strike team immediately. I'll also be coming to assist." The people in the room stopped for a moment as he said he was going into action.<br><br>&nbsp;It was rare to see the Elder Demon in the field, but when he went, it meant two things. An epic show...and shit got handled promptly. Getting up so quickly his chair almost flipped over, his coat flared behind him as he left the room. "V! Get your ass in gear and meet me on the roof. We've got a situation at the night club and our assistance is needed ASAP. So we don't have time to wait for the strike team to mobilize." He didn't say more, just expected their resident expert on demonic magics to get his lanky butt upstairs so they could get to the club and save their people. He didn't know who was orchestrating this, but he hadn't felt his bloodlust rise in quite a while, but now? It was soaring. <br><br><br></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>25-10-2020, 23:54:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Club Zodiac [Building Interior]<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mystery Woman<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> On the edge<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suit (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>It was good that Kevin got out while he could because Leasick was one inch away from having a full-on panic attack. The words of the dangerous mystery woman were causing all sorts of memories to come flooding back into his mind. They were of his family, of the accident, of the pain and the suffering he's lived with every moment of every day since then. It all came at once and he was losing it.<br><br>Heart pounding;<br><br>Hands sweaty;<br><br>Breathing heavy;<br><br>All focus was gone and that was <em>not</em> a good thing!<br><br>Practically paralyzed by his own traumatic memories, his body was unwilling to do anything to stop the woman as she disappeared in the blink of an eye. His demonic hand finally managed to close itself, but the slender throat intended to be squeezed was long gone. Bending over forward, he supported himself on the couch with one hand as the other shot up to cover his mouth. He felt like throwing up.<br><br>He kept telling himself to calm down, over and over, but words were cheap, even if they were spoken internally. Leasick was slipping, his control waning, and it was the worst of times for it to happen. The light plating on his arm was already beginning to strain as the thin metal plates beneath his sleeve began to deform, warping under the intense heat radiating from the arm. The sleeve itself did not catch fire but instead began to turn to ash, skipping the burn phase completely, slowly exposing his black and orange demon arm. <br><br>Being so preoccupied with himself, he did not notice what was happening around him, how the atmosphere changed and many of the club's patrons along with it. He was just trying his best not to burn the place down.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>28-10-2020, 07:20:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/hrMda9kMGJJaDBDy6WbG_oUGrCW1jWhavPgzWLHxy-A/%3Fwidth%3D418%26height%3D592/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/454145210822164480/749468948575027200/image0.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Lily Jimenez<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Gorrah, Open|Mentioning Leasick, Kevin, ???, the Team<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Little Black Dress, Messenger Bag<br><br><hr><br>The hacker turner up from where she was carrying Mallory and nodded. Once Mallory was safely on the couch she briefly took the helper's hand. &nbsp;"I'm Lily. I'd say glad to meet you, but circumstances..." Which only got worse. Kevin, she had noted was near breaking point. And Leasick was already there, apparently. Mallory had conked out completely. She could only hope the rest were OK. Because they weren't here. She had registered Toshiro's notes and was in agreement - something was screwy with the demons. Even screwier than usual.<br><br><br>"Mallory said something about out. That seems about right."&nbsp; Then she caught the eye of the demon staring directly at them. "Out may be a little harder than we thought." Speaking of demons, neither Kyless nor Ryusei were anywhere to be found. "I think there's a door out the back, but getting there. Not going to be easy, especially considering the precious cargo. If you've got any ideas, I'd love to hear 'em."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>28-10-2020, 07:26:30</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br>LOCATION: Club Zodiac<br>TAGGING: Leasick, Miss Mystery, Mallory, Lily, Gorrah, Ryusei, Group<br>EXTRA: Misison<br>WEARING: Not Camos Like Always (https://i.imgur.com/4VPYn58.jpg)<br><hr><br>Kevin was doing his level best to stay level headed. It wasn't easy. He had taken in Mal's hand desperately grasping his arm and the desperation in her eyes. And then how she fell inert. This was not the kind of situation that led to calm on his part. <br><br>He registered Lily's suggestion with a nod, but back was almost as blocked as forth was. The front door was definitely out. They could hunker down, he was sure the cavalry was coming, but time wasn't on their side to say the least. And that woman was taunting him - not only with her words but that weird scent, which was wreaking havoc on his thought patterns.<br><br>"OK - so back. We make a fighting retreat towards the fire exit. But for that we'll need a distraction and it has to be a doozy." He looked around left, right, forward, back, down... and up. His eyes crossed the catwalk about them. "Any chance we can bring that down? Fast? Because if we wait too long, there won't be much of us left to be found."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>04-11-2020, 03:10:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/vxLo5Yv.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Vergil Belmont<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Azmodiel, Mission Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> His services are required.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> His Clothes (https://i.imgur.com/xGQ9rZt.jpg)<br><hr><br>His transfer from his SOPHE Branch was smooth and unimposing, at least from Vergil thought of it. SOPHE had always been an efficient group, rightfully so as their line of work required them to be. While the main branch within the city was more focused on capture nod apprehension of rogue demons, and the research of the group known as VOID, Vergil’s branch was within the outskirts of the city, more focused on research of artifacts, and more so, the inner dealings of demonic magic. People within the branch were more focused in finding out the history and information regarding demons and what they could bring into the human world. Ever since they had come, dropped in all that time ago, there had still always been that underlying mystery.<br><br>What magic could fold on the human population?<br><br>Was it as powerful as some said it was? Could it be controlled... even by humans?<br><br>Those questions has been on his mind for some, but even now, present day, he knew better than to doubt the power that demon magic brought to the world. More so to himself, ever since the accident...<br><br>His hand, grasping a book he had been skimming, closed the ends of the book with a quick snap, the book echoing closed as his eyes peered up. Even as Azmodiel’s calls for him to get to the roof we’re apparent, Vergil had some form of...sense, you could call it. Maybe it was purely his own intuition due to the dangerous situation he saw some of their agents in, or perhaps from the demon magic that flowed through his body, but he could almost feel when string was about to happen.<br><br>Like a incoming feeling, a dread that never left you. A chill down the spine.<br><br>“I’ll be there shortly.”<br><br>To think that he’d only gotten to their main branch a few hours before, not even being bothered to introduce himself to the others that were currently being attacked at the Zodiac Club. His work was too important for idle chatter, but it seemed his services were needed.<br><br>A smirk tugged across his lips for the moment, as he leaned against the elevator wall, cane in hand.<br><br>His temporary stay with the main branch of SOPHE was becoming a lot more interesting.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>04-11-2020, 04:08:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/BIqvfay.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mepholes<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Blind Rampage<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Skintight Tanktop, jeans, black boots (https://i.imgur.com/Bpt70UT.jpg)<br><hr><br>His mind was a swirl of emotions; everything seemed to fall all against him, and yet, it felt like the world was open for him to toy with. A freeing feeling filtered through his veins, and as he gave a growl, his eyes glowed that same sickly violet that other demons around had. Yet, as the hordes of demons rampaged and swarmed the Club, Mepholes’s movements weren’t slurred and jarring like the others. Perhaps it was because he was simply more superior than them, or that he wasn’t nearly as even so...<br><br>Veins bulged along his strong neck as his fangs shone in the blaring lights of the dance floor, his eyes spurring the group some feet from him. They had that same smell, that filthy stench that brought back memories he all but hated to remember. <br><br>A smell of demon he had fought some time ago, and had so far eluded, much to the annoyance of SOPHE, and their tactical leader. <br><br>But there, in the farthest corners of his mind, another memory took over his senses. A familiar feeling, one that he hadn’t felt in <em>so long...</em><br><br>“You know that War Demon, don’t you.” It wasn’t a question, and his voice boomed over the screams and roars of demons and scared patrons, his attention too preoccupied with the ongoing chaos around him. A fanged smirk smeared across his lips, as he advanced on the group, his clawed hands preparing for the carnage. “All the sweeter to rip you to shreds...” His impending trek towards the group fell short however, when his eyes scanned over hypnotized demons, destroying the Club as patrons fled for their lives.<br><br>It hadn’t been felt since the War, this elation of adrenaline and release overtaking them.<br><br>“Let’s see how well he’s taught you!” A horrendously demonic cackle ripped from his throat as his hand grabbed at lone maddened demon, too overtaken by whatever the sweet scent had caused to notice the harsh and powerful grip at their neck. Mepholes lifted them off their feet effortlessly, not caring that he grabbed and shook the demon like a worthless rag doll. With maddened adrenaline coursing through him, Mepholes’s cackle echoed through the club. <br><br>“Think fast!” <br><br>Without much concern for the patrons around him, or the demon he grabbed, he threw the ragdoll demon with immense force towards the group of humans, cackling as his fist slammed against a table, shattering the furniture to pieces in mere moments. His body bent down low, before his sprang into action, charging towards the group.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>05-11-2020, 03:02:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, SOPHE Monitoring Van<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Ryusei, Arthur | Mentions: Everybody<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Explaining the Situation (Comm dialogue in <strong>bold</strong>)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br><hr><strong>“D-don't fucking lose your head Tetsuda! Get your ass back to the van now!”</strong> Toshiro's voice was still notably shaky as he continued to flick his gaze back and forth from monitor to monitor in an attempt at gaining full knowledge of what was happening. As horrendous as each of the uniquely troubling events happening within the club were, most of them had been predicted in some capacity, even if the contingencies for dealing with them were largely inadequate in Toshiro's opinion. What hadn't been planned on was the way that these individual components were able to synergize with one another to make the situation far worse that Toshiro could have imagined, from the effects of the purple mist putting the demon who shattered his bracelet into a frenzy, to what seemed to be a partnership between this unknown attacker and the trickster herself in creating an environment that had put the agents within on the back foot. <br><br>If there was one thing Toshiro had a gained a handle on in dealing with the myriad nightmares presented to him on a daily basis in dealing with with demons, it was how to quickly recover from a panic. By the time Ryusei had landed on roof of the van, Toshiro's breath had once again begun to slow, his eyes only breaking their focus on the monitors to briefly catch sight of the entering hybrid. “You took your time.” Toshiro spoke bluntly before moving into explaining the situation, “Here's what I know: As soon you left, a demon came up to Kyless and smashed her bracelet. She...” Despite it being clear what happened next, it was difficult for Toshiro to say as both acknowledging and subjecting Ryusei to the truth stung deeply at Toshiro, “She seemed to know the demon. They looked really close Ryusei. I'm-” Toshiro had intended to give Ryusei a moment to absorb this information, however the brief quiet between them was suddenly shattered by a rapping at the side of the van.<br><br>Pulling open the door in response to the sudden sound, Toshiro couldn't help but feel an immense sense of relief at Arthur's arrival. “You got here quick. Yeah, things are bad. Worse even.” The van was utterly cramped at this point between the three exceptionally tall men confined in such a tight space, but Toshiro was too focused on the task at hand to consider this as he pointed towards the monitors as best he could. After repeating what he had told Ryusei without the obvious sympathetic tone he'd used when just addressing the young hybrid, Toshiro continued with the a more authoritative tone, “Around the same time the bracelet was destroyed, Mallory suddenly collapsed and appeared to hit her head hard enough on the floor to the point where Lily and some guy had to move her over to a couch to recover.” While he knew the illusions present in the clubs interior made it difficult to properly show locations, he still pointed at where Mallory had been laid out on the couch. “First thing we have to do is get her out of there. While she's unconcious there's any number of things that could kill her. Ryusei. Think you can quietly sneak her out through a portal and into the van before you two make yourself known?”<br><br>The illusionary changes making the various subtle inconsistencies in the club were more than enough to throw off the average spectator, but in this regard Toshiro Date was anything but average. “I doubt you remember, and there's no way to tell aside from remembering, but it looks like various aspects of the club have changed. The number of doors have decreased from four to two, one at the front and one at the back. The stairs have shifted a little bit to the side, and the room around the dance floor looks like it shrank.” With each aspect changed Toshiro pointed to what he meant, the illusion's mastery such that it was impossible to recognize a difference. Looking to Ryusei as the next point pertained to him he added, “Kyless also made the room seem darker, but I'm not actually sure how that would affect your powers, or if it would even alter them at all.” Turning towards Kyless' nonchalant seeming vigil of the mayhem in front of her, Toshiro spoke with notable sadness, “I don't know what she's trying to do, but know that if she chose to she could make things so much worse.”<br><br>“If this wasn't bad enough, a female demon approached Leasick and Kevin. Directly she's probably no longer a problem, but she did something to Leasick's head. He looks like he's on the edge of going inferno, and if that happens its going to hurt a lot of people inside. We either have to get him to cool off, or we've got to remove him from the club.” Turning to regard Ryusei and Arthur he added, “If we have to we could relocate him to somewhere isolated, but that still leaves him at risk to hurt himself. Is there any way we could cool him off long enough to get another covering on his arm? I'd rather have him on our side in the fight, but if we have to, the safest thing we can do for everyone involved is get him out of the picture.” As he mentioned cooling Leasick off, Toshiro gave a meaningful look towards Arthur as he knew that some of his prototype equipment might have the answer they were looking for.<br><br>“Lastly, a large number of demons in the club are going out of their heads. Their eyes are glowing purple and they're becoming increasingly erratic. Similar phenomenon in the past indicates that these demons are being affected by a pheromone secretion transmitted through that purple fog spreading throughout the club. I don't know how long the effects last when not exposed, but if we can vent the remaining gas it might help the situation from getting any worse. As far as we know, it only effects the disciples of Kama, so nobody involved with the operation should be vulnerable.” Pointing towards the dance floor, the largest concentration of affected demons, Toshiro continued, “Keep in mind, these demons are probably unwilling victims of whatever demon did this, we have to do everything in our power to keep from hurting them, even if they do try to harm us.”<br><br>Turning once again towards Arthur and Ryusei, Toshiro considered anything else that might be pertinent information before offering a recommendation, “We have reinforcements on the way. A strike team, and Azmodiel himself. At this point our goal should be damage control. When reinforcements arrive we'll be in a better position to apprehend both this unknown attacker and Kyless, but until then we need to evacuate the injured, keep any bystanders safe, protect our agents, and limit as much collateral damage as possible. That's how we prioritize our objectives.” He knew this sounded heartless, but as agents of SOPHE their responsibilities were first to keeping the demon and human populaces of Earth safe before worrying about their own safety.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>09-11-2020, 15:50:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Club Zodiac [Building Interior]<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Rai'Den<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Flames of fury<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suit (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br><br><hr><br>On some level, Leasick had begun to become aware of what was going on around him. That did not change his situation, though, as he continued to walk right along the edge, threatening to fall over and lose all control. People would most surely die by fire if that happened, if not gravely injured at the very least. For ten years he's carried around this accursed limb and he knew full and well of the danger that lay concealed beneath the metal plating that was currently peeling off of it like the skin of a tangerine.<br><br>Keep breathing.<br><br>Push those bad memories back into the box.<br><br>Think of something, <em>anything</em> more peaceful!<br><br>But what? What was there in his head to think about that was strong enough to push past the pain and suffering? There was nothing... <em>He had nothing</em>. The playful attitude, the smiles, the jokes, the joy; all just specs of dirt in a constant whirlwind, <em>an inferno</em> of ever-present physical and lingering psychological pain. The shadow of his suffering wrapped its hands tightly around his neck and was squeezing the will to live out of him rapidly.<br><br>Maybe... Maybe he should just<del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del><br><br><strong>"You seem quite ill. Had one too many drinks?"</strong><br><br>Leasick's head snapped up immediately as he recognized that voice, his golden, glowing eyes wide with shock and a mixture of terror and hatred as they laid themselves upon the slender, well-dressed man who now sat beside him on the couch, a beacon of complete calm and composure in the storm of chaos that surrounded him. Clad in a black suit with gold trimmings and a matching gold-colored tie, he had one leg crossed calmly over the other as he raised a porcelain teacup from the matching saucer in his hand, taking a sip from his warm beverage. Wrapped around his shoulders was another coat, this one crimson, which he wore as if it were a cape or cloak.<br><br>Icy-blue eyes turned towards the young SOPHE agent, the bright red lines under them only serving to make his gaze even more piercing than it already was. <strong>"You look quite unrattled,"</strong> the man carried on calmly as he placed the cup and saucer on the table before them. Unfortunately, a moment later a demon came flying by, as if tossed by someone else, taking the porcelain with him. The man blinked once before shrugging it off casually.<br><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/KZhzJf6.jpg)</div><br><strong>"It would be quite unfortunate if you lost control here, <em>As'h-Ein</em>."</strong><br><br>As'h-Ein. It was a word from a very old demon dialect. He had once asked master Azmodiel if he knew what the word meant, but it remained vague. Demon language was apparently hard to translate without context, and even more so a long-dead dialect. The best guesses for a translation thus far were along the lines of "ashen one" and "born of ash," but neither made much sense by themselves.<br><br><strong>"Rai'... Den...!"</strong> Leasick's voice barely managed to escape through gritted teeth as he continued to be crippled by fear and pain, feeling the anxiety nibble at his mind as the heat charred his flesh. By now the thin protective plates had all but fallen off, all fractured and splintered, bent out of shape. But the fear and pain slowly made way for unbridled hatred as he gazed up at the man whom he'd not seen since that one night seven years ago.<br><br>He had killed them. HE HAD KILLED THEM ALL!<br><br>Balling his hands into tight fists, he attempted to push himself upright, but to no avail. <strong>"You...!"</strong><br><br><strong>"Rather than worry about me<del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del>"</strong> Rai'Den interrupted him calmly as he gestured to what was happening around them. <strong>"<del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del>Should you not worry about those friends of yours? If you do nothing, they will die; if you lose control, <em>they will die</em>. What will you do... As'h-Ein?"</strong><br><br>Hate it he may, the killer demon was right and Leasick knew it. The others were in trouble and he sitting here, bent over and crippled by his own body and mind. He had to get it together and get himself under control so that he could help his friends and colleagues. Gritting his teeth again, he made another effort to push himself upright. A cry of pain and frustration escaped his lips as beads of sweat trickled down his face. Eyes squeezed shut, he poured every ounce of effort into his struggle.<br><br>And then he did it, <em>barely</em>. As he gasped for air, his eyes shot open and he even felt a little disorientated as his eyes darted around, looking for something to focus on. They eventually landed back on Rai'Den, just in time to see his hand right in front of his face and flick him across the forehead. You would think a simple flick like that wouldn't have much of an impact, but this was an S-rank threat demon administering it, and the artificial hybrid was sent flying backward, feeling like his neck nearly broke as he nearly tumbled over the armrest of the couch.<br><br>Shooting back upright, he was ready to throw a punch, but the demon had disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared. Head darting left and right, there was no trace to be found. Catching his breath, it took Leasick a moment to realize that his mind was now clear, the pain suppressed, and his body under control, even without the protection of the plates. The sleeve of shirt and jacket entirely gone, the demon arm grafted onto his human body was clearly visible, the orangey-red scales glowing thrumming with demonic fire magic.<br><br>Taking a deep breath, he ran a hand through his white hair, combing it back as he rose to a stand. Looking around, he attempted to assess the situation calmly. The glowing eyes in the dark did not escape him, their owners clearly enthralled by something, be it drugs or magic. Most of those showing no such symptoms fled in panic towards exits he did not recall being present in those locations before.<br><br><strong>"Where are the others?"</strong> he muttered to himself as he took a step forward, heading towards the bar area.&nbsp; <strong>"Kevin! Mallory! Anyone!"</strong> The time for code and fake names had long passed. There was no time to think about what had happened or why he was more in control now than ever before. What he had to do now was find the others and get them the hell out of this hell hole before it collapsed onto itself!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Notorious</strong> on <strong>14-11-2020, 00:44:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/MgrFcgI.png)(https://i.imgur.com/cIxYMa0.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Gorrah (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322428.msg15615772#msg15615772)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:40 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory, Lily, Kevin, the Group<br><strong>CURRENT FORM:</strong> Human<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> <span class="bbc_u">Navy Blue Suite and Tie</span> (https://nextluxury.com/wp-content/uploads/man-with-navy-blue-suit-brown-shoes-fashionable-style-look.jpg') <br></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><hr><br>"Fuck me running.", Gorrah groaned as the chaos broke out and the bodies began to rush back and forth at such a frantic pace that their little group was having a hard time moving around. Lucky for them most of the patrons were running for the front doors and side entrances of the club, though few had managed to rush down the back hallow to the exists hidden beyond the supply rooms and segregated bathroom area, even though they all knew it was there. Something about that big, glowing red "Exit" sign that was hanging over the door hadn't been enough to remind them that it was a valid exit, though Gorrah could give them the benefit of the doubt. It was a shorter journey to get outside if they just stepped off the dance floor to one of the side doors or for them to just run up the section of tables at the front of the club that was laid out in front of the front doors to get out. With all that clutter and panic, though, they were only getting in one another's ways as the more cunning individuals rushed out the back.<br><br>As Gorrah turned with Mallory in his arms he glance down the back hallway where he could see a smart pair of patrons rushing out of the club through the exit door, and as Kevin brought his attention to the catwalk above their heads he glanced down to the gentleman who seemed rather protective over the lass in his arms to begin with. It would be appropriate for him to take her, and since he had a bit of a foolish curiosity to see how things panned out he had already decided to stay. "Alright", he said as he turned towards Kevin and stepped in close so that he could gently transfer Mallory to his arms. "Call me crazy, but I like a little chaos. Name's Aiden, by the way, and as it was a pleasure to meet you all, you're gonna need to go out the back now.", Gorrah said as he stepped back from the small group so that he could turn towards and raise his long, booted leg towards one of the metal support beams holding up the catwalk.<br><br>"Urgaahhhhh!", he grunted as he threw out his leg and slammed the bottom of his boot against the metal beam which immediately produced a metal groaning sound beneath the incredible power of his thrusting leg. Instantly there was a crack that formed in the tiles beneath the beam and the entire catwalk shifted and trembled before it slowly began to stop moving again, but when another loud, metallic slamming sound filled their ears from another one of Gorrah's kicks they watched as the support snapped from beneath the catwalk above them as the titles shattered and sprang up from the ground. The beam immediately toppled and slammed straight though a wall protecting the cash room at the back of the club, even though it had no real purpose now that everyone had descended into chaos.<br><br>A moment later Gorrah reached down and grabbed one end of the dislodged support beam in both hands, yanked the other end of it out of the hole in the wall that it had created and took a few strides back from the group he'd been helping up until that moment. "If all goes well enough I do hope to see you all again, but if you don't get the fuck out of here like I told you to then that catwalk is gonna come down on top of you all, and I'd certainly hate to see that.", he said with a small smirk before he tipped his head to them and offered a wink. "Now... get the FUCK OUT!", he told them as he raised the heavy metal beam and swung it like a massive baseball bat at another supporting beam, though he was careful to aim at the lower end which was bolted into the floor beneath the tiles. Those bolts didn't do much to stand up to the impressive impact of the metal beam that slammed into it, however, for the concrete base that it was bolted to needed only to crack and crumble for it to become dislodged, which of course it did.<br><br>The loud clap of metal to metal impact stunned a few of the patrons nearby as they covered their ears and continued to run, and when the bottom half of the metal beam dislodged and warped the catwalk above began to falter, though it still didn't come down yet. So, without hesitating for even a moment, Gorrah stepped over to another beam, rared back and swung with all of his might, the loud clap of metal against metal again ringing out and causing many people to clench their eyes and cover their ears. That was all he'd needed, though, for as the third beam's structural integrity was impacted by the powerful blow from the other beam the catwalk began to squeak and groan it's metal cries until finally it began coming down all across the club. All while Gorrah watched and backed up into the crowd so that he wouldn't be crushed, his silhouette vanishing among the chaos. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>16-11-2020, 23:24:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/34/bb/53/34bb53327f72a5c76e8c558d11742f1e.png)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Ryusei Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Club Zodiac<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Toshiro, Arthur<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Planning with The Doctor and the Techie<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Club Clothes (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/25/eb/b5/25ebb53d68465aed07b77c15392f7a43.jpg)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> He could only shake his head when Toshiro's first words were admonishing him for how long it took him to get back. "Well if you get mind controlled and walk a few blocks before you realize you've even left the building, then you'll know the issues I had with being prompt." Taking a seat in the van, he began listening to Toshi's explanation of the situation, and how there was some demon who Kyless knew and seemed <em>close</em> with had broken her bracelet. That made him angry; not just internally, but visibly too as his eyes glowed with a harsh intensity they usually didn't have, and wisps of darkness were present on his body and clothes, like smoldering flames. It meant that whoever this demon was, he might have potentially ruined any chance Kyless had of ever seeing freedom, since this would look bad to the higher ups. Maybe he could get his dad and Oei to step in when all was said and done?<br><br>&nbsp; When he sensed a presence at the back doors of the van, and suddenly someone was banging on it, he summoned his knives and held them at the ready, even when Arthur identified himself. Once Toshiro opened the door and Ryusei confirmed it was indeed their Arthur, he nodded to him, then spun the knives and sheathed them in darkness where they vanished back into the ether. He couldn't help scoff at Toshiro saying the exact opposite to Arthur about his expediency. "He's fast, but I'm slow? We need to figure out how you measure time." The anger on his face only intensified when he was informed of Mallory's injury. He had to reign his darkness in so it didn't threaten to engulf the inside of the van. <br><br>"Yeah. I can get her and get out. With all the chaos, no one should notice me as long as I focus on just her." Like a good soldier, he'd memorized the layout of the club even before they went in. It wasn't hard to find the schematics online, and knowing where you were in a hostile environment was key at all times, so as Toshiro explained how Kyless had altered it, he put the new images against the old in his head to try and find the key differences. He sighed, only nodding when Toshi pointed out how she could make things seem much worse after wondering about his powers vs hers.<br><br>&nbsp;"They're illusions so I doubt anything will change. And yeah, she could've turned it into a hellscape with bone dragons flying around. I feel like whatever she's doing isn't her making choices on her own. The changes...they're not creative enough. She loves her illusions too much to just change the feng shui of the room." The hits just kept on coming, and Toshiro told them that Leasick had been compromised and could potentially go supernova with his arm. <br><br>"If Arthur doesn't have anything in his gadget bag, I could try and trap him in my darkness. Enough concentrated is...it's otherworldly cold. He won't like it, but it could work." Finally, they were told that the demon patrons were under some sort of spell or pheromone control that had them going violently crazy. He waited for more bad news but that seemed to be it, with Toshiro saying a strike team, including his dad were on the way. Ryusei couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief when he heard his dad was coming. "Okay...so we've got to get Mallory to safety, calm and contain a berserk Leasick, take down a club full of demons without hurting them, <em>and</em> deal with Kyless' illusions and whoever broke her bracelet and is controlling said demons, and at least keep them busy until my dad shows up...<em>easy</em>," he said with the most sarcasm he could muster. "Now that we're all here, we need a quick plan and then we need to go. The longer we wait, the worse things get."<br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>25-11-2020, 05:31:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/80/e1/ca80e14d974ba257a040889cd05602df.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021 | 11:00 PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> 'Dance Club'<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Him (Ole) | Azmodiel<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> All the Silly SOPHE Agents in the 'Dance Club'<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Kyless is being mind controlled. See disclaimers below. <strong>Bold text</strong> means Kyless is speaking in demon, rather than her broken-Japanese.<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | <del>Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</del> | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">MIND CONTROL</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Kyless is currently being mind controlled by Mepholes. To do this, Mepholes requires initial (but not constant) eye contact with Kyless. Due to both her weaknesses to psychic magic, and her vast history with Mepholes, Kyless is particularly and extremely susceptible to him. Other characters may not react this way, and may require constant eye contact in order to follow his commands.<br><br>During mind control, Kyless is aware of everything - her actions, her words, her magic - but she cannot control them.</span></div></div><br><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Kyless was observing, watching, every little <em>some</em>thing. Observing as the dying Human Mallory did not awaken. Observing as the Humdrum Kevin fled, and the rotting Human Leasick <em>changed</em>, became <em>some</em>thing… <em>Un</em>-possible and bright. Observing as He tossed another demon aside, and broke them, just before he broke the human's glass. All because He told her to. Ole told her to <em>stay</em> and observe, and watch for <em>bad</em>things that would ruin <em>their</em> fun.<br><br><em>Ole was the only badthing in this place. This horrid, horrid place.</em> More <em>tears</em> ran down her calm, enthralled, golden eyes as <em>other</em>things passed her, quickly moving <em>down</em>ward, down, down, down the twisted staircase, searching for the many ways out. Kyless wanted <em>out</em>, too. Kyless wanted out more than any <em>one</em>thing. She wanted to get out, and away, far, <em>far</em>, away. She wanted to go… Home. But all she could do was… Observe.<br><br>And <em>some</em>things… Something was <em>wrong</em>, different this time, after all the other times before. Not <em>bad</em>things… May be <em>bad</em>things. They were… Surges, like… tiny pulses of magic, <em>powerful</em> magic. In the <em>air</em>, like a static, near the changed Human Leasick, like a chill, enveloping Him, enveloping Ole, like a poison, a sickness, a fury. When she was with Him… <em>With</em> Him, <em>before</em>, it… The destruction came <em>after</em>. It came after their fun, never before. But this time... He was too furious at them to wait, these silly, SOPHE agents. <em>Recognized</em> them. Recognized a War Demon. A War Demon who had <em>trained</em> them. <br><br>Azmodiel. <em>No! No! Must get away. Far away, please go! Go away!</em> If Ole knew Azmodiel then He knew <em>all</em> of SOPHE and He would <em>come</em>. He would always come. Kyless would <em>never</em> be free. Not here, not this night. And not with <em>them</em>, these foolish, fragile, SOPHE humans. <em>Must be free. Must be free! Must be away from the human glass.</em> What happened when Ole was upset <em>before</em> their fun began? It was very difficult to tell, with all of the loud sounds. These sounds must be silenced <em>now</em>.<br><br>He was using her magic. <em>He was using what was hers! Stop it. No! No! No! Must get free! Must! Must!</em> But the 'dance club' was too loud.<br><br>The trickster gazed over the top of the balcony at the chaos, at the top of the staircase, where Ole had told her to <em>stay</em>. Almost all of the weak demons and weaker humans were panicking, so lost, so lost, so <em>lost</em>. <em>Silly, foolish, fragile creatures.</em> The trickster snapped her delicate, blue-grey fingers and the walls of the 'dance club' shifted more, first <em>in</em>wards, then <em>out</em>wards, creating one, lone pathway to the one, main door she had left visible. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. And they <em>followed</em> -- one by one, these frantic, fragile creatures, so <em>very</em> afraid -- they followed the trickster's pathway to the door with <em>gratitude</em> and <em>relief</em>. Because when they stepped through it, this door, they were Outside. Safe, calm, <em>Outside</em>. And when they all looked backward, they could see the wall and the closed, main door of the 'dance club'. <em>No</em>thing more, <em>no</em>thing less. They settled, and believed they were <em>found</em>, in the alleyways, in the Black District, away from Ole and the many other flares of powerful magic, for at least a moment or two.<br><br>In <em>reality</em>, Kyless, Ringleader of the Unseen and the Vanished, had split the ‘dance club’ into two places, using false walls and doors and magic. One half held the smaller, darker dance floor, the members of SOPHE, the dying Human Mallory and, of course, the furious, and destructive Ole. The second half, between Kyless' illusionary 'dance club' walls and the <em>real</em>, main doors, held the other, foolish patrons, who <em>believed</em> they were Outside. Far better to remove the weaklings from <em>their</em> game, yes indeed. <br><br>Because perhaps it was better this way. She was not free with SOPHE. <em>And after this… After this night they would keep her magic forever, yes? How could they let her have her magic, when she used it to trap them all, force them to play with Ole in his vile games?</em> At least <em>with</em> Him she had her magic, even if it was <em>not</em> hers any longer. And she would <em>not</em> be lonely. Never again would Kyless be lonely <em>with</em> Ole. She would miss her home, yes, indeed, but she would always have someone to play with. No more poking, no more tests, or too many questions. She could be powerful again, <em>with</em> Ole. <em>He would break all of the horrid, human glass.</em><br><br>More walls <em>appeared</em>, keeping the SOPHE humans close to Ole, but also <em>hiding</em> them from any others who might come to their dismise. <em>Hiding</em> what Ole was about to do to them. It was unfortunate, but perhaps it was also best. Because His was never simply mind control. When Ole told you to do something, with His eyes, His powerful eyes, He made you <em>love</em> him for it.<br><br>And that was why, when <em>some</em>thing... The one who had been <em>ad-ja-cent</em> to the Dying Human Mallory, and the Humdrum Kevin, and even the Quiet Human Lily... That <em>demon</em> suddenly caused the sounds to begin yet again, and <em>threaten</em> Ole. Loud and unruly. It was <em>so</em> loud, and <em>so</em> unruly, the boring ground beneath the blue-grey trickster's feet started to move, and rumble, and quake. And her golden eyes moved from <em>one</em>side of the awful, bland 'dance club' to the <em>other</em>side, searching for the sound. <em>Jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>, <em>jingle</em>. It was big and metal <em>some</em>thing. And it was a thing that was about to be thrown at Ole. <br><br>Kyless held her breath but her illusions still <em>shifted</em>, making the boring ground beneath <em>Ole's</em> feet radiate different colors. All colors. Blue, green, purple, orange. A visual warning that <em>some</em>one was trying to stop him, was trying to <em>cheat</em>. <em>Some</em>one was cheating, but not well enough. Kyless was told to stay, and to protect Ole. <em>You protected the things you loved.</em> The metal <em>some</em>thing fell where it was thrown, <em>carelessly</em> into Kyless' precious magics. Humans and demons made even more, horrible noise then. <br><br>What was left of Kyless' illusions no longer veiled the two back doors, nor did they veil the destruction to the main entrance where the metal <em>something</em> landed. Kyless needed to <em>see</em> to protect Ole. <em>There was blood, and dust... and fragility, for many humans and demons alike.</em> But not for Ole. How unfortunate for all the rest of them.</span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idlewyld</strong> on <strong>27-11-2020, 19:23:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div>NAME: Kevin Finch<br>DAY: June 15th, 2021, 11:20 PM<br>LOCATION: Club Zodiac<br>TAGGING: Leasick, Miss Mystery, Mallory, Lily, Gorrah, Ryusei, Group<br>EXTRA: Misison<br>WEARING: Not Camos Like Always (https://i.imgur.com/4VPYn58.jpg)<br><hr><br>Kevin did his best to keep calm as the world came tumbling down around him. "All right - you heard what the man said. Let's get out of here." He stood near the front of the group for the moment, to allow the others to escape first. He hoped they wouldn't take long, since the demons in the club seem to have gone absolutely nuts, and with what was happening with Leasick, he had to wonder how the other demons and hybrids in his team were doing. Thus it was a relief when Valhammer came to his senses. "Damn! What happened there? We need to get out of here - now!"<br><br>That was all the time he had. The ceiling began caving in. He made his way back slowly to the rear exit. Of course the plan rested on the idea that no one would be there. To that end, he had the advantage that this was more contagious chaos than anything else. On the other hand, there was also the painful truth that this whole thing had seemed planned, and demons, whatever else you could say about them, were not stupid beings. <br><br>At this point, he'd have to trust in luck.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>29-11-2020, 18:59:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/m15oiJ6.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> 5/15/21 | 11:20pm<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE HQ &gt; Roof<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> V<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> For Azmodiel, human modes of transportation were incredibly slow and inefficient, but then again he was an ancient demon who had trained himself to beyond the peak of physical perfection. He was faster than any car and more maneuverable than any motorcycle or helicopter. So when he needed to get somewhere fast, he could just run or jump there. The problem with his methods only became apparent when he wasn't the only one. When there was a passenger along for the ride, he couldn't just haul ass and leave them behind, especially when they were of vital importance to the mission like he was sure V would be with his mastery over demonic magic and seals.<br><br>&nbsp;So the issue was, they needed to get to the club fast, which Az could easily do. However, he couldn't easily do it with V in tow because he was a human and might not be able to handle the sheer amount of G-Force Azmodiel could produce in motion. And a normal vehicle would take far too long with the situation as crazy as it already was. Thankfully, this problem had come up years ago when he joined SOPHE, and the boys in the lab had come up with a design that looked crazy, but was not only structurally sound, but proven to work, and work very well.<br><br>&nbsp;They called it the "Egg" because it was based off the egg drop experiment school children did when they dropped an egg from the roof and tried to come up with ways to make sure the egg wouldn't crack from all the force. Also it looked like an egg. It was a single seat pod that sealed the occupant inside, and came equipped with inertial dampeners, reinforced insides, and an abundance of padding that made the ride smooth as silk, even when Az was running along buildings and jumping city blocks. <br><br>He strapped it on like a bookbag and boom, Azmodiel Express. He would be standing beside it as V came to the roof, and while he hoped he'd already been briefed on what the Egg was and why the elder demon had it, he would give him a brief rundown if necessary since the time it would take to get a vehicle and get to the club from HQ was so long, an explanation followed by them using the Egg was still far faster than driving or flying. When he got the response from their new specialist, he growled low in his throat in anticipation for the fight. "Good. Bring your A-Game. This is the big leagues. You'll help save lives, so I need your all."<br><br><br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>04-12-2020, 07:27:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/BIqvfay.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong> Mepholes<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Black District, Club Zodiac (Inside)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Group<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Blind Rampage<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Skintight Tanktop, jeans, black boots (https://i.imgur.com/Bpt70UT.jpg)<br><hr><br>The sweet smell that overtook his senses didn’t cease, controlling and maddening him to a degree that seemed near unbearable. Yet, even as it clouded his mind, it felt so freeing, so exhilarating to feel so much at once. He used to feel like this, used to, yet how could he have ever lived without it, the thrill of the hunt on a much wider scale? Taking little human souls one by one, using them for his own purposes whenever the need arose, it only took as much as it could give. The principle of it all was simply for energy, and yet, how could he deny himself what he truly missed and wished to have again...<br><br>Red eyes glowed brightly within the chaotic club, as everything seemed to shake around him each hulking step was accentuated by the demon’s heaving breaths, his fanged smile accentuating the near delirious state Mepholes was consumed by. The human he threw at the group had been dodged, and his eyes caught the one that was hearing to a degree that was unnatural.<br><br>A demon perhaps?<br><br>No matter. They would all be crushed under his feet in mere moments, skulls and bones cracking iron like grip. <br><br>The little vermin run around the club ran for their lives, trying to find a way out, and in that moment Kyless used her magic once more, all in his favor. However, Mepholes stopp3d in his tracks, moving away quickly with a step as the walkway above came crashing down. Loud crashes of metal and screams echoed through the club, and as he watched, he noticed them. The walls that came around, blocking the weaker vermin, to the ones he was after.<br><br>They knew Azmodiel; they would die for that.<br><br>The mangled metal of the walkway covered his path way towards the groups of humans, but even with that, Mepholes gave another smirk; secluded and separated from everyone else. Could they make it any easier for him?<br><br>“Better run little humans!” His warning was all taunting and teasing, as Mepholes went into a frenzied sprint, his crimson eyes glowing within the darkness of the club. Hands darted out towards the broken and mangled mess of the walkway that lay in front of his path, and like a knife to paper, his claws feared and shredded the metal apart. Sickening sounds of&nbsp; twisting metal echoed in the club, and with barely an afterthought, the mangled pieces of metal were pushed aside half-hazardously. <br><br>His path was uninstructed, and his heavy footfalls thumped towards the group of SOPHE agents; there was no stopping him now.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>17-12-2020, 21:08:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 11:20PM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Club Zodiac [Building Interior]<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Kevin, Mallory, Kyless, Mephelos<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Flames of fury<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Suit (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg), minus the left sleeve, which has gone up in flames, and by the end of the post topless<br><br><hr><br>For a moment he thought he'd ended up in a nightmare. Nothing was where he recalled it to be. The walls, doors, and most everything else inside the club's main room were not where he recalled it to be. It was not as if he had memorized the place perfectly, but it looked like a completely different setting altogether. His mind was clear, not affected by the spinning of illusion magic, even if his eyes and ears still were.<br><br>Was this Kyless' work, he wondered. Her files described her as a very powerful caster of demonic illusion magics. Though contained to some extent, she'd always given the impression that she was willing to cooperate with SOPHE and had no track record of hostility towards them. Had this been a ruse all along?<br><br>Regardless, Kevin showed up not long after he had called out to his colleagues, carrying an unconscious Mallory in his arms.<br><br><em>Shit.</em><br><br><strong>"Go! I'll cover you!"</strong> he told the redhead before peering up at the balconies that were starting to collapse onto the dancefloor and bar area. Luckily Kevin seemed nimble enough, even whilst carrying someone, to avoid getting caught by debris, but Leasick was a little less fortunate as a large chunk came down his way. But rather than panic and freeze, or think quick and dodge, he simply and eerily calmly raised his demon arm and caught a large chunk of the balcony his opened hand, large and heavy enough to have flattened him had he not stopped its fall, as if he'd just caught something small and light, like a ball.<br><br>Staring at the concrete and steel he balanced so effortlessly in the palm of his hand, he was left with not enough time to wonder why he had not jumped out of the way -- why he had not done what he would have usually done. Feeling the murderous intent clearly, his ears were filled with the taunts of a clearly deranged man as he <em>clawed</em> himself a way through a wall of debris, of metal and concrete, as if it were nothing. The threat was obvious and had to be called to a halt.<br><br>In response to the words the blond demon man had uttered, the artificial hybrid decided to <em>throw</em> the boulder-sized debris held by his demonic arm at him, accompanying it with a loud and clear, <strong>"FUCK <em>YOU!</em>"</strong> as the small car-sized projectile was sent flying straight at Mepholes.<br><br>Being told to run away by a prick like that didn't seem to sit very well with him today.<br><br>Straightening his back, he brought his red and black hand to the shoulder of his other arm. Sharp nails dug into the cloth of his jacket and the shirt he wore underneath. They were ruined already at this point and would only get in the way during a fight, offering too little freedom to move his arms around, so with one swift motion, he tore it all off. Left naked from the waist up, his trained, muscular chest and arms <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> both the original human and transplanted demon one <del>&nbsp; &nbsp;</del> were on full display.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tokyorose627</strong> on <strong>22-09-2021, 05:48:06</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="bbc_size">GM Post</span></strong></span></div><br>Sirens. Rushing footsteps. Voices stacked over one another as files were passed around, briefings being held. All over in one moment in time. One incident. One mission that took a wrong turn. <br><br>There were so many questions that needed answers, but for now, the agents of SOPHE had to rest, lick their wounds, and more importantly, debrief on what exactly they thought happened. There were so many different accounts, so many things that happened all at once; it was hard just to get the first beginning parts straightened out.<br><br>Oei was in the situation room, doing the best that she could to reassure the tech teams and officers that things were under control, despite the recorded footage showing anything but the case. Things were difficult, but Oei knew that despite everything, her team could handle themselves. What was more worrying, however, was how the target of the mission was able to overpower Kyless so easily. Resources and files had told the higher ups that his power had been weakening for some time since demons had come to the human world; ever since the demons had been essentially cut off from their creators, their masters. <br><br>How were they gaining powers that were otherwise unrecorded.<br><br>And that surge of power, the way certain demons went into a frenzy, as if they didn't have a mind of their own.<br><br>…<br><br>Oei needed to do further research. More so, she would need her research team for this. Though, her main scientist on the matter wasn't with the rest of the grou[l he was down below in the holding cells, where they kept Kyless. Oei could do little more than let him, mentioning something to her about it being a 'pressing matter'; she didn't object, as she was just as affected by this as the rest. Azmodiel was in the briefing room, talking to the rest of the recruits, at least those that weren't extremely injured.<br><br>Mallory was in the infirmary, and from what Oei could tell, would be in there for some time. Leasick on the other hand was still responsive, but if anything, his memories of the situation were murky due to his sudden reaction to... whatever he had interacted with. Ryusei was just as reliable, having been infected or hypnotized to be outside of the fight for somme time, away from watching Kyless.<br><br>Another frustrated sigh, and Oei looked back at the main screen, looking over the footage of what happened. The fight was immense, and despite all of it, civilians had nothing more than cuts and bruises. The demons affected by whatever had happened, were no more than out cold, not remembering anything.<br><br>Mepholes got away, much to the Director's annoyance.<br><br>What exactly happened that caused all of this...?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>25-09-2021, 02:15:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/PJ3QXy5h.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 16th, 2021 | Time Unknown<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> A New Prisoner Cell | SOPHE Headquarters<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Doctor Toshiro | Oei | SOPHE Higher Ups with Access to Kyless | OPEN<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Ole/He/Him/Mepholes | The Descendant Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <strong></strong> <strong>Content Mentions Mentions Abuse, PTSD and Self Harm</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | <del>Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</del> | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">If Kyless was a thing that dreamed, than perhaps meeting Ole, another time, another day, <em>this</em> day, was a dream. A bad dream. A very bad dream. But Kyless did <em>not</em> dream. Kyless remembered. Kyless always remembered, even when all the others forgot, even when Ole saw her and stole her words, stole her body and stole her beloved magic. Even when Ole cheated, Kyless always remembered everything.<br><br><em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> <em>Where was Ole?  </em><br><br><em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> He was not… <em>near</em> Kyless. He could not see Kyless anymore, but He could be close. Somehow, after all this time He was close, again, now. <em>Must… hide. Must hide!</em> As the trickster spun in and out of consciousness, her blue-gray form drifted in and out of view. Visible. <em>Un</em>-visible. Her magic was hers, once more, again, as it should be. Her magic.<br><br><em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> She could use her magic now. <em>Doctor Toshiro’s bracelet. Doctor Toshiro’s gift.</em> There was no weight on her wrist anymore, not this time. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> She had tried to hide from Ole, but she could not because of… and then… And then gone. Gone, gone, gone. No more sacred things for Kyless, only Ole. <em>Where was Ole? Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> He could be… anywhere, anyplace, even this, terrible, horrid SOPHE place. The demoness <em>whimpered</em>.<br><br>This drifting… This fighting to stay awake, to stay focused, to hold on to her magic… She had felt this before, manytimes. SOPHE… Human drugs. Did Ole know about these Human drugs that Kyless hated? Ole knew about SOPHE. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> Did SOPHE know about Ole? Kyless was not afraid of <em>many</em>things, or many demons… Kyless was afraid of just one demon. Just one Ole… He made… He did not make <em>any</em>thing. He only left <em>allt</em>hings broken. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> The trickster shook in her cell, shiver after shiver, trembling as she remembered <em>one</em>thing after another <em>bad</em>thing. Kyless… Ole could come and steal Kyless, He was here, in this city, not back there, not in the demon realm. He… He… He was the target of SOPHE, yes? Yes. At the 'dance club' place, Ole was the <em>bad</em>thing that hurt many <em>other</em>things. And... He had made Kyless a <em>bad</em>thing too, but SOPHE already thought she was a... <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> Her small, golden bells rang over and over as the trickster trembled. <em>No touch, no touch, no touch.</em><br><br>SOPHE knew of Ole, but… But… Doctor Toshiro did not know. Ole hurt Kyless. Ole hurt <em>many</em>things, but Ole also hurt Kyless. Doctor Toshiro would not hurt Kyless, so Doctor Toshiro did not know Ole was there, in that place, in the place where the Descendant Ryusei forgot about her and then... The trickster started to breathe very quick, and began scratching, itching, frantically at her wrist where the Doctor Toshiro’s bracelet was, before… Before it was broken. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle.   No touch, no see. No touch, no see, no time. Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> The demoness' fanatic scratching moved upward, to her eyes. To her eyes that Ole could see, her sparkling golden eyes that Ole always stole. Rub, scratch, itch. <em>No see, no see!</em> Ole could not see Kyless. Ole would not see Kyless. It was not safe… in <em>this</em> place anymore. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> The trickster’s claws began to leave things — marks, lines, red colors all across her eyelids. It hurt. Kyless hurt. But Ole would hurt more. <em>How long would she wait until He appeared to claim His… His pet?</em></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>26-09-2021, 19:37:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a7/03/14/a703147d50902aa78ea9fc06d4f60cae.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Headquarters, His Office<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Night Club Mission Team(Everyone except Leasick &amp; Mallory) (Mentions: Leasick &amp; Mallory)<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Mission Debriefing<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)</span><br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="bbc_font"> Despite the sheer chaos of everything going around, Azmodiel remained as cold as ice, which was funny considering fire was his specialty. The mission while informative about issues they hadn't been aware of, was a failure from most points of view. They had some lucky breaks, but there was no denying they'd failed to accomplish what they set out to do. The target had gotten away. Leasick and Mallory had gotten hurt. Leasick and Ryusei both had very strange and very different reactions and moments during the mission where they went rogue seemingly for no discernable reason. <br><br>Kyless had gone off the reservation because of the target, revealing yet another issue they hadn't been aware of. The silver lining was that the civilians were banged up, but no one was seriously injured or killed. While all the demons had been apprehended, so hopefully they'd be able to gain some useful information from their new guests. He'd visited both his daughter and Leasick in the infirmary. Mallory's condition was pretty bad, but thankfully her life wasn't in danger. Leasick was conscious, but <em>okay</em> wasn't the word he'd use as they still had no idea what happened to him, what went wrong, or why he'd flared up like he did for lack of a better term. <br><br>After being assured the best of care was provided to his child and his disciple, he left Riko there to help watch over them before heading to the Mission Room where the non-injured and non-imprisoned team members could tell him what happened in their own words. He stopped and brewed some tea on the way, walking into the room with the tray, a large kettle and enough cups for all of them. Sitting the tray down on an empty portion of the large table in the middle of the room, he poured everyone a cup and didn't say a word until he'd sat down at the head of the table and scooted his chair up. He took a sip, then set the cup down and sighed. <br><br>"So, we all know the reason we're here. The mission that we'd so carefully planned and prepared for, went sideways and kept on until the end of the night. So much went wrong it doesn't even make sense, which is why this debrief is so important. Missions go wrong all the time, but something on this scale is unprecedented. The chances of so many things going wrong in a daisy chain like that is so low, that it can't be pure coincidence. <br><br>The planets didn't just align and cause a wave of bad luck or something. We have to figure this out, and while we have video and audio evidence...as much as we could recover anyway. We still need to see things from your eyes, the people who were on the ground. I need you guys to try your hardest to remember everything that happened tonight so we can piece together this puzzle. The target is still out there, he is still extremely dangerous, and now he knows we know about him. Time is of the essence, so not only do we need to find him, but we need to figure out just what caused us to fall apart out there when this should've been textbook." He gave them a few moments to compose themselves, get some tea in them to calm their nerves and the like before continuing. "After all operatives were in position, things started to cascade out of control. Can someone tell me where they were and what the first thing they remember going wrong is? Every little detail you can remember is important."<br><br></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moon Hound Hati</strong> on <strong>04-10-2021, 00:29:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br><strong>NAME:</strong> Leasick Valshanner<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 16th, 2021, early morning<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> SOPHE Infirmary<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mallory<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Standard medical ward patient pajamas, also covered in various band-aids and bandages.<br><br><hr><br>Leasick had not slept that night, in the infirmary, where he’d mainly been kept for observation, following the botched mission. He sat upright in bed, staring down at his left hand, slowly balling his hand into a fist before relaxing it again, repeating the motion over and over in silence. He kept thinking it over, what happened, playing the scenes in his head, attempting to process it, understand it. But… it was impossible. There were too many pieces missing.<br><br>His arm… It was covered up once more, encased in protective plating meant to suppress the deadly fires that could lash out at any moment. At least, that was the idea. After last night, his demonic arm felt different. The pain was still there. It was always there, clawing at his flesh, like needles sinking deeper still, slowly but surely killing him. However, he felt more… in control. That night, the way he used it, the way he fought, it had shifted things slightly from it being a dangerous weapon that was sewn onto him to an actual extension of himself.<br><br>Maybe.<br><br>Is what he thought, anyway.<br><br>Or perhaps hoped was a more fitting word?<br><br>Raising his head, he peered across the only other currently occupied bed of the ten present in the ward. There lay Mallory. She hadn’t stirred since they both were brought in. People had come and gone to visit them both, including master Azmodiel and big sis Oei. He’d spoken to them, told them to the best of his ability what he could recall, and shared his own frustrations and lamentations over the failure of the mission. And how could he not be frustrated? After all, out of all those present in the building, he had by far the most experience. This was on him. He’d fucked up.<br><br>With a deep sigh, he leaned back against the pillows and the wall, grunting slightly in discomfort as his body reminded him how much it was aching. Though he’d been injured far worse in the past, the soreness, band-aids, and bandages were testimony of his failure and would remind him that he could not do so again in the future. He had to be better, become stronger, especially if he wanted to bring Rai’Den to justice.<br><br>His brow furrowed. <strong>“I’ll get that bastard… and that Mepholes psycho, as well,”</strong> he muttered to himself, hands balling into tight fists as anger flared for a very brief moment, only to fade as quickly as it had come.<br><br>What would happen next, he thought.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TinCanTalos</strong> on <strong>24-10-2021, 01:55:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/cb/51/3fcb513183b094b643a10c74bed38b1e.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Date Toshiro<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 16th, 2021 | Time Unknown<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Holding Cells | SOPHE Headquarters<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> <br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Kyless<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Proper Club Attire (https://i.imgur.com/XwpZxiH.png) / Intentionally semi-mussed black hair<br></span><hr><br>As perfect a thing as Toshiro’s memory might have been, it was still held hostage by the far more finnicky human senses. Between faulty signals from the audio and visual surveillance equipment, the unexpected bursts of illusion that had filled the nightclub, and the overwhelming chaos both inside the club itself as well as the head researcher’s center of operations, all he was left with was a perfectly replicated blur of incomplete cacophonous nonsense. All of this had culminated in where he sat right now, his long legs sprawled across the tiled corridor floor outside of Kyless’ new and more secure cell as he watched the video feed of her new quarters from his pad. The jacket he’d haphazardly tossed to the ground and now sat on did little in the way of adding comfort, but that hardly scratched the surface of the research lead’s concerns.<br><br>He couldn’t help but turn his gaze from the sight of the trickster flicking in and out of sight. The onslaught of grand alien landscapes Kyless had conjured during her brief moment together with Toshiro and Ryusei prior to the mission’s beginning had already left the scientist more full-headed than he would have cared to admit heading into his supervisory role at the club, and the sensory noise of the club disaster had pushed his mere discomfort into a state of fluttering migraines. Still, he couldn’t trust the task of Kyless’ care to anyone else at the moment, no matter his state.<br><br>Beyond the knowledge that he was best suited to monitor the demonesses vitals in this critical moment where a mixture of the usual sleeping agent might have an unknown and possible volatile reaction with Kyless’ state of mind, Toshiro had to admit that he felt a personal responsibility for her wellbeing. He had been familiar with more variables than possibly any member of SOPHE present on the mission. He had been the senior most member of SOPHE on the scene. He more than anyone else was responsible for the safety of his team, and he more than anyone had failed in his charge.<br><br>Toshiro tried to tell himself that he couldn’t afford to waste time on his failures at the moment, after all, it was his victims that deserved treatment first and foremost, and none more so than Kyless. With a sigh of resignation, he turned his gaze back on to the demoness cell, and as he did a look of horror quickly shot across his face as she drew blood at her wrist and eyelids with the ferocity of her scratching. Without a moment’s hesitation he jumped to his feet and placed his hand on the scanner leading to Kyless’ room before entering the required codes into the keypad resting below. <br><br>&nbsp;“Kyless! Stop it!” Toshiro shouted with a mixture of command and concern as his long legs carried him swiftly into the dully lit cell, the weight of his body sinking slightly into the padded floor paneling that encased the room. The largely blank sterile surfaces and pale lighting were meant to instill a sense of relaxation through the removal of overly exciting sensory stimuli, a fact Toshiro scarcely had time to consider the effectiveness of as he crossed the rather short length of the room in a few strides and took hold of Kyless’ wrists. <br><br>&nbsp;“That’s enough! You’re fi…” <em>‘You’re fine.’</em> He wanted to say, but the words that tasted so obviously false on his tongue would hardly land more convincingly on the panicking demon’s ears. Thinking through the immense difficulty of attempting to keep Kyless from hurting herself any further without causing her additional harm, Toshiro bit his lip slightly at the pain of the flailing trickster’s nails digging into his skin as she struggled desperately to avoid restraint before he said in a strained attempt at calm, &nbsp;“He’s not here! He’s gone. He can’t hurt you now.” This much at least he could be sure of, even if he wouldn’t say why.<br><br>As Kyless continued to blink in and out of vision with scrambled illusions that would have given Toshiro a headache when he was even headed, the researcher found himself somewhat relieved of the magic’s effect on his state of mind as a result of the eerie yet nostalgic scent that filled the room. He couldn’t help but feel guilty at this ill bought tranquility as the briny, rotten smell of low tide was a result of those lines of blue blood that began to spring up on Kyless’ arms and face, but it at least helped him to keep in control of his faculties as he continued to struggle to use as little force on Kyless as possible to keep her safe from herself until the tranquilizers could help her to relax from her trauma.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fight for Humanity (Main Topic Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wired Rabbit</strong> on <strong>31-10-2021, 05:41:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/PJ3QXy5h.jpg)</div><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><strong>NAME:</strong> Kyless (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15501371#msg15501371)<br><strong>DAY:</strong> June 16th, 2021 | Time Unknown<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> A Padded Prisoner Cell | SOPHE Headquarters<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> The Doctor Toshiro | OPEN<br><strong>MENTIONING:</strong> Ole/He/Him/Mepholes | The Descendant Ryusei<br><strong>EXTRA:</strong> <strong></strong> <strong>Content is SAD and MENTIONS Abuse, PTSD and Self Harm</strong><br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Her Bells | Ryusei's Dress (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0030/6289/0531/products/Adyce-2019-New-Summer-Bodycon-Bandage-Dress-Women-Vestidos-Sexy-Strapless-Midi-Club-Dress-Runway-Celebrity_800x.jpg?v=1580655978) | Bare Feet | <del>Toshiro's Anti-Magic Bracelet</del> | Toshiro's Handkerchief</span><br><hr><span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font"><em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> “No! No!” The blue-grey demoness shrieked as she twisted in the Doctor Toshiro’s grasp in desperation, her frantic form still drifting in and out of his vision. “No!” Kyless must not see. She must not! She must… She <em>must</em>… Her claws curled, continuing to threaten the Doctor Toshiro’s soft skin. Kyless <em>must</em> scratch. She must not stop. “No <em>touch</em>! No <em>touch</em>!” Why was the Doctor Toshiro doing <em>this</em>? She did not like it. Kyless did not like it. She did not want to be touched. Not by Ole, not by any <em>one</em>thing, not ever again. “Mmph!” <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> She did not want to sleep, either. No sleep! No sleep! The trickster kept twisting, and pulling, and tugging, trying to get away, trying to escape. “No!” She twisted her sore eyes shut and tried, very hard, to <em>ignore</em> the Doctor Toshiro. He was mean to Kyless now, and Kyless was not certain why. Was it because Kyless ruin the Doctor Toshiro’s sacred gift? She… She tried so hard to <em>protect</em> his gift, but it… it <em>kept</em> her magic so she could not hide from Ole when she needed to hide the most. <em>Ole.</em> “…No!” She shrieked again, <em>jingle, jingle, jingle</em>.<br><br><em>Ole gone?</em> The mean Doctor Toshiro was too hard to ignore.  <br><br><em>Gone where? Where? Where? Where… Where was Kyless now?</em> The demoness stopped thrashing long enough to sit up in Toshiro’s mean grasp, and gaze about her surroundings, still trembling, golden eyes swollen, wild and bloody. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> The ground here was… And the ceilings were... the same, a same thing, over and over again. Big, white, boring lumps. Squishy lumps. There… was no human glass here. They… SOPHE <em>moved</em> her, they touched Kyless and moved Kyless to a new place, a new cage, a new maze while she was asleep, while she could not do any <em>one</em>thing. Kyless did not want this. No touch. No touch. Why did what Kyless <em>want</em> not change any <em>one</em>thing? Was Kyless a very bad of a thing? Or… Or was this… <br><br><em>A punishment.</em> Ole punish Kyless. Ole punish Kyless for escaping from Him and His magic before, a long, long time ago. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> She fell backward, on to the lumps. They were <em>cold</em> lumps, as well as boring. Blue, inky blood dripped from her scratches down her arm, where the Doctor Toshiro’s gift was before, before Ole ruin everything for Kyless.  <br><br>Kyless was important enough for Ole to <em>steal</em> her at the ‘dance club’, but yet not important enough for Ole take <em>away</em> from SOPHE. And so Ole… <em>left</em> Kyless. Kyless did not like being forgotten, or left behind, or lonely, never ever, ever. And so Ole left Kyless, and he left her here, in this place, in this SOPHE place where she did not want to be. In a human place that was not kind, not fair, and not safe. He left her trapped in this bad place full of fear and shame until He came to take her to an even worse place, one where she was nothing, nothing but a thing called Pet. Because, Kyless knew now, Ole <em>always</em> appeared again. And Kyless…  <br><br>“All gone…” the trickster whimpered, her swollen, bloodied face now flooded with <em>tears</em> as she turned her belled head away from the Doctor Toshiro in a heartbroken defeat. <em>Jingle, jingle, jingle.</em> “Kyless is all gone, all gone, all gone… Kyless is not Kyless. Kyless is Pet once more, forever.” The demoness spoke in bits and pieces, as she did not have the human language to explain what SOPHE had done. SOPHE, these terrible humans, did not understand what they had done. Kyless would <em>never</em> be free again, she would only be moved, against her will, from SOPHE’s cage into Ole’s.<br><br>  For a moment, her magic stayed quiet, and Kyless did not thrash anymore, but she continued to cry silently, and every few seconds she would give a <em>tug</em>, hard, on the Doctor Toshiro’s grasp, still desperate to claw at her eyes, to <em>destroy</em> her shameful, ugly weakness to Ole before he returned. <em>Jingle.</em> She would not be free, and her beloved magic would not work without her eyes, but at least she would win. For once, and only once, Kyless would win.</span>
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