Joel nodded slowly in response, "Grey... got it..." he shook his head, "Nope. There's this thing I do, where if I focus hard enough, I can hear people in other rooms... but that's only when it's quiet..." What followed was a groan from Joel as the mysterious voice let out another giddy giggle.

"Oh no no no no noooo!" the voice insisted in response to Ben. "The Joker is someone else! And don't compare us again - the disgust may cover me in welts!" The voice had lowered into a low hiss at that, almost like he was snapping at Ben for making such a comment.

The group pushed forward, with Joel having taken point. After what seemed like hours, you all finally reached a door at the other end of the hallway. Joel stopped in front of it and looked back to all of you. The look he gave was one of slight concern, but ultimately, his hand did grasp the knob and push it open. Slowly but surely, into the darkness...



As soon as the last of the group entered the room, the door slammed shut behind them - trapping you all in the seemingly infinite abyss of the surrounding darkness. Joel turned and drew his gun, before fumbling for his flashlight with his other hand. He grunted and clicked it on, revealing... the white ends of a tablecloth?

"What the hell...?" Joel asked as he stepped forward... only for light to finally shine in the room itself. The sudden shine made Joel stagger back - and probably some of you as well, but once your vision adjusted, the sight before you all was clear...



Before you was a long, outstretched table. Two rows of men wearing odd bunny masks lined the table's sides. Their posture was almost eerily perfect - especially given the fact that not a single one of them moved an inch. But at the other end, staring at all of you, sat a shadowy figure. It was one who seemed to have an almost comedically oversized hat adorning the top of his head.

"Oh, frabjous day, callooh callay!" The figure exclaimed. It was very clearly the same voice that had been taunting you all earlier. "You're all here!" he laughed and clapped his hands together like an excited child on Christmas Morning. "It's time to play!"

Joel stepped forward and grit his teeth, grip tightening around his gun as he did so. "You mind tellin' us where the hell we are!?"

The figure only giggled yet again in response.

"In due time, my friend, in due time..." The figure held out both his arms. "For now... why don't you all have a seat and hear my rhymes?"

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Penny's efforts were at least enough to let the hostages finally breathe, although it wasn't nearly enough for much else. They were still being held at gunpoint, after all. They weren't stupid enough to make any sudden moves just yet. At least they could finally breathe, though... even if that did alert the hostage takers to the group's presence.

The thugs turned, then, some of them training their guns on Penny. The others were smart enough to grab the hostages (namely a man and a woman), and put their guns to the sides of their heads. "B-back the hell up!" The thug shouted, clearly more nervous than any of the heroes. The woman in his grasp let out a cry while desperately grabbing at the arm that kept her throat locked in place. "I'll fuckin' shoot her! I will!" Of course, as soon as this happened, Ciri would have blinked in and cut off that man's hands. He let out a sharp cry as both of his hands fell to the ground alongside his gun, blood spurting out the now disgusting looking nubs. This happened to the other guy as well. Both of those hostages wasted no time in running out the hole Penny had made.

The rest of the hostages had no such luxury, however. The gunmen - though startled by the sight, did manage to raise their guns before long and open fire on Ciri. Save for the two lacking hands, who were shot and killed in the crossfire. Their bodies hit the floor with loud gurgling sounds, deep pools of crimson spreading beneath them soon after. And, of course, this site horrified the other hostages, who were now loudly sobbing and screaming, begging for this nightmare to be over.

Otto had manage to take out two more of the thugs during all the commotion, before he was ultimately noticed by the rest of them. The two webbed to the wall attempted to struggle - but that didn't really get them very far. The rest of them opened fire on both Otto and Ciri. They didn't really pay any attention to Penny, at least - plus they hadn't even noticed Cole yet.

This luckily meant that ultimately, Cole was given his vantage point to see the rest and easily take them all out with whatever he had planned.

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"Ooooookay," Grey says uncertainly as he enters the very creepy dining room. He can barely even call it a room, even- it looks more like endless darkness with a single table in the middle. And don't even get him started on the motionless, masked men. "This looks terrifying."

The fox turns his eyes to the shadowy figure at the other side of the table. They'd been given an invitation to sit down. That had instantly set off every alarm possible inside of Grey's mind. Keeping a tight grip on his sword, Grey remains next to the door- or where it was, rather- and steps forward, ahead of the rest of the group. "I think we'll stand, thanks. Now can you tell us what's going on here?"

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Bardock wouldn't really find much of note on the roof, unfortunately. Superman didn't seem to be anywhere in sight - however, he did see someone flying around. That someone was Lucifer Morningstar, who was looking for Superman just as Bardock was! And similarly to Bardock, Lucifer wouldn't find Superman in sight... just the pissed off looking Saiyan guy.

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And while all this commotion was happening, Negan was standing on the ground level, still kinda standing there. The man wasn't dumb enough to run headfirst into a collapsing building, nor was he dumb enough to take some asshole's hand (an asshole he didn't even know, mind you) and fly high up into the sky to reach some room on the top floor. So instead, he just stood by and waited for this shit to be over with...

And it was during this time that he saw Voss looting all those bodies. Negan blinked and turned, giving the man a look.



"What in the hell're you doin'?"

@Yamperzzz

Ultimately, the place where Red would hear the most civilian's cries would probably be the top floor with the hostages and the like. Especially after Ciri cut that one thug's hands off.

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"Sit, really! I really must insist!" The figure clicked his tongue and visibly shook his head. "And if you wish to know why you're here, then these foul manners simply can not persist!"

Rolling his eyes, Joel took a seat at the end of the table, "Best we do as he says so we can get the hell outta here."

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Grey really doesn't want to comply with this guy, but just as Joel had figured out, it seems like none of them really have a choice in the matter. He's not sure what this guy's done, but he's somehow disconnected the team from the rest of the building. The door behind them is sealed or maybe even gone entirely, and with the rest of the squad distracted with finding and fighting Superman, then their only chance of getting to the rest of the trapped people is going along with this freakshow's game. He takes another reluctant step towards the table, his sword by his side and ready to be swung at the first sign of an ambush, and then sits down.

"Alright. Spill," Grey starts in an adamant tone of voice, immediately getting down to business. "People are in danger out there, so say what you want and let us go."

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For the moment, Kira remained completely silent. Already he had scorned his judgment for landing him in so dire a situation, but the worst thing he could do would be to force prying eyes onto him. His group was large - large enough that he could disappear into the flock and operate safe and sound, under the assumption that he who remained silent and unseen would be spared the spotlight. Still, if he was forced to use Killer Queen to dispose of the gibbering lunatic that had brought them here, then so be it. He debated deploying Sheer Heart Attack beneath the table, but quickly decided against it, for the moment.

His compatriots were taking charge - that was good. Methodically, quietly, Kira pulled out his own chair and took a seat, careful to arouse as little attention as possible. Those of his cohort who fancied themselves diplomats could handle the situation and keep his own hands pristine, until the moment came where he would be forced to act. If the man in the hat was foolish enough to force his hand, then Killer Queen would soon show him the price of his hubris.

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As the group traversed through the hallway they would soon enough come across a room consisting of a long table witch looked like it stretched out through the whole room and two rows of people wearing creepy bunny masks. And at the end of the table was a shadowy figure wearing a comically large hat on top of his head. He insisted everyone to take a seat and obviously this would be some sort of trap as well, even though it would be rude not to do so. Despite their good manners, Lilith and Shantae decided not to do so.

"Uh...so, nice weather out huh?" Shantae says letting out awkward laugh, meanwhile Lilith just scanned around the room and then looked over to Joel. "You think we have a choice?" She whispered as not to let anyone hear them.

Honestly, she wasn't even that freaked out as she should be really. It's probably just because she watched a movie similar like this once but one would probably be pretty freaked out right now, you know, like Shantae! She was trying to hide her fear clearly but deep down you could tell she wasn't having the best time. "Now you tell me." She says in response to Grey's comment on this being terrifying.

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Lilith and Shantae

Lilith and Shantae didn't really know what to say at the moment, they really should be going out and saving lives right now but unfortunately they were stuck here with this creepy hat guy and his equally unsettling guests and even though sitting down at one of the seats was probably one of the worst ideas right now. But apparently Grey and Sougo seem to be fine, even after taking their seats. Shantae though that maybe that she might be fine as well so she slowly and cautiously walked over to the seat next to Grey and sits down, not with out giving a request though.

"Hey can we move this along a little quickly?" She asks trying to seem kind but also wanting to make it clear that she wanted things to speed things along. Lilith nods and adds to the request. "I agree with Grey and Shantae, there are lives to save out there." She says in her usual shy tone but with a bit of sternness added. "May I be excused?"

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"Oh, those silly people can wait!" the figure responded to Grey, waving him off. He let out another left, before motioning to the food out in front of you all. "After all... look at all this food that you've hardly ate!"

As Sougo lifted the tea cup, though, the figure reeled back in his most intense burst of laughter yet. "Oh ho ho ho! See, this guy gets it!" The figure outstretched a hand to point at him. "And he has such a nice mask, I must admit!"

That cheery demeanor disappeared in an instant once Lilith and Shantae spoke up, though. "No! No no no! No one may be excused!!" The man slammed his fist down on the table angrily, causing the entire thing to shake. All the plates of cake and tea cups shook as well - some of it even spilling over and staining the white cloth. "Now all of you, drink your tea! I'd hate for my special recipe to go unused..."

Joel glanced between the group for a short moment and blinked. Unsure of what else to do from here, he slowly lifted his cup.

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"No. Way."

Grey affixes the mysterious figure with an almost downright furious look. This dude has clearly been creepy enough up to this point, what with the masked guys at the table, the sprawling darkness, the long, silent hallway- now he's asking them to drink something that's clearly been poisoned? No. The fox might have amnesia, but even he could sniff something as alarming as this miles away. This raises every red flag that could ever exist.

"We're not here to play tea party," he growls. "We want out of here! And if you won't let us go, we're going to find a way out ourselves!"

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Voss' CS

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"Answerin' dumb questions."

Voss had just crouched down near another body when Negan interrogated him. The sea captain wasn't anticipating another voice behind him, yet it didn't seem to startle him. Voss' response was delayed by a few seconds as he tapped the body with his Jakobs, checking to see if the person was still kicking. It wasn't until he did that when he finally turned to shoot Negan a smug expression and respond. After that, Voss was quick to return to his attempts at plundering, whether or not the body was among the living.

Another short period would pass and Voss would turn back toward Negan, this time appearing annoyed. He'd stop to extend his arms to his sides exasperatedly.

"Huat's it look like I'm doin'? All I've got so far was shite! Folks still haul these things 'round?" As he complained, he pulled out a flip phone he obtained earlier before tossing it aside.

Hmm, well, it appears like no one was taking up on his offer. Fortunate for him, he was more or less… ‘attempting’ to get on the good side of some others, just to make it far more easier to get the drop on them later once he finally gets out of this mess, especially once he figures out whether or not ole Lex will keep his end of the bargain or has proven to have removed the very thing stung into their necks. After all, having valuable assets such as them under his control would surely be something to not give up as easily, after all, the business types are always the ones not to throw away an opportunity Such as that.

Well, that was until his line of thought was interrupted by a certain short grey man with floating disembodied hands. Awfully ready for a fight now, heh, hopefully he’ll last long, because he certainly want a good chuckle out once he sees them and their ‘enthusiasm’ throw them into dire situations within combat now. Only giving a smirk in return, the Hunter said “Well, congratulations on your ‘first class ticket’ with the Chosen Teleportation services. Now, I would have made a joke relating to huddling like penguins, but it appears we have a surprising lack of people to perform the ‘jump’ with, oh well, always more chances in the future.” The Hunter finished, before walking towards the Nevadan, preparing to teleport onto the rooftop.

Although, a quick glance back towards the building, and he certainly caught something that would have been otherwise missed normally. Well, it looks like they weren’t waiting for something on that particular floor now, especially with the Nevadan’s words about ‘Goons’… so, that means that Supes wasn’t the one who did the explosion. Perhaps he should ask Luthor to get his facts right sometime before assuming things. Nonetheless, he could only grin at the very thought of claiming new information, especially that of this own world. Looking back towards the Nevadan, the man could only say. “Well, it appears we may have a little situation somewhere up there, and not the rooftop. I suppose you wouldn’t mind if we took a little ‘detour’ now to check it out, would you? Eh, I’m sure it’s fine anyway. the Hunter ended without getting a response first from the grey man, as he focused upon the particular floor he wants to ‘visit’, a purple aura beginning to glow around him, as well as the Nevadan due to the close proximity.

And now, with that out of the way, the Hunter could only say “oh, and make sure to keep all limbs- eh, hands and feet, along with equipment nearby, or else, risk having it either left behind or you missing a limb or two. Now, let’s get going… without much word, the purple glow intensified, before finally, a grand purple beam emerged from their spot of origin, soaring straight into the air, as the light on the ground disappeared, leaving no trace of the two who was were here a couple of seconds ago.

Some seconds later

Within the office space of the building, a particular scene was playing out. Especially that of familiarity, a hostage situation. Now, the Hunter wasn’t one to be going around rescuing the hostages now, usually, he was the one taking people hostage, kidnapping Xcom’s soldiers once they were weakened and putting them into high security prisons for interrogation. But, nonetheless, within the very office space the hostage situation was occurring with, a beam of purple light descended nearby, away from the line of fire from the hostage takers.

And who else was it that appeared into view?



What came out of the beam, other than the grey skinned Nevadan, Sanford, who was teleported up with him, there was the Hunter, caressing the Darklance sniper rifle within his arms, using his right arm to while some dust off of it. The ‘man’ merely gave a glance towards the gas-masked hostage takers, giving a grin off towards his ‘prey’, as he said “Right on Schedule-“



As the Hunter then aimed his rifle towards the group, as he continued with “-I appreciate that.” and now, the Hunter has joined the fray. Using the element of surprise with his arrival to fire off a quick shot towards one of the hostage takers, lining up the sights of his rifle, before-

Bang

And out came a highly lethal bullet fired straight from the magnetic rifle, the bullet speeding towards one of the chest of the Hostage Takers, seeking to punch a rather large hole into their body if they weren’t fast enough to dodge it, although, considering they may as well be fighting normal humans at this point, the chances of dodging this were awfully slim for the men out of cover. And without another word, the Hunter went ahead and straight into cover after firing his weapon, seeking to spot a chance to get another shot off them, if they weren’t gonna be taken out by his allies soon enough. He do ‘hope’ the Nevadan was quick enough to follow suit in dodging the eventual switching of aim by the Hostage Takers with his arrival, after all, he wouldn’t want to see them get turned to Swiss cheese too quickly now.

Lilith and Shantae

The Mad Hatter responded to everyone's requests to leave by angerly yelling at the group and slamming his fist on the table witch caused the whole thing to shake, along with some of of the plates and cups as well, some cups even fell over from the blow. But even after his persistent efforts everyone still stuck their ground, with Grey pointing out that they weren't here to play their games and Shantae following up. "Exactly, We can't stay here right now! This is super important!" She exclaimed, joining in the crew.

Meanwhile Lilith just watched them argue, not really sure what to do right now, that was until she saw Joel about to sip his tea. Normally this wouldn't be to bad but The Hatter mentioned that he added a secret ingredient while he was angerly shouting so that really scared her.
"Joel no!" Thinking quickly she snapped her fingers and threw Joel's tea cup across the room, breaking it into pieces.

That was probably a bad idea because The Hatter would probably be furious by now.

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