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Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

When Mary was approached by Rika, she first didn't notice her, but when she played her tape, she stared at the burnt woman, trying to hide her disgust while figuring out what she meant. "Huh? I guess you didn't like that? Well too bad, cause Cookie's all mi-"
Mary said while attempting another hug, but instead was met with rejection. She blinked in response. "What's the matter, Cookie? Don't you like hugs They're nothing to be afraid of, so why are you so...Sad...Awww..."
Mary was entranced by his puppy-dog eyes, and when she recovered he was already gone. When Mary saw who he was with, he bit his thumbnail in an irritated fashion. OHH NOOOO, it's Quill Kennedy! She's my idol! She's so trendy and beautiful, and now she's stolen my sweet Cookie away! I don't want to believe it, but...She's now my rival for Cookie's affection!
Mary took a vigilant posture, her eyes filled with determination.
Oh, two can play that game. Cookie...Before we're out of here, I'll make you mine, one way or another!

Mondatta answered Aleecia: "I don't know the details, but apparently it is a special alloy with both durability and flexibility. It is also fitted with useful conveniences, like a wristwatch." When Aleecia moved her hand towards him, the monk responded by slowly touching it with the palm of his metallic gauntlet. Whether she pulled away in fright or not, Mondatta retracted his hand afterwards. [color=gray]"I feel that you are one with the universe, and may have more foresight than the rest of us present." He began to walk away. "I look forward to talking with you another time."

Mondatta returned back to the primary group, and continued his conversation with Calvin, shaking his gauntlet with his own. "Greetings, mister Ibbott. Yes, it was crafted solely for me to use. Unfortunately, it also means I cannot remove it; among other things, it supports my limbs, and also regulates my biological functions. I can open small hatches on some parts, but it only opens fully when it doesn't detect a heartbeat anymore inside. But I have accepted this, and am glad that I have been given a new chance to teach inner peace."
Mondatta's eyebrows lifted, signalling joy; the monk seemed glad that he was accepted, despite looking strange. Perhaps with the situation they were in, a monk in a robotic suit was light in weirdness.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

I definitely want to make one more post before the story goes forward, if possible. ETA 4-5 hours.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@Vocab
Some of those mods are pretty great:

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

As the patients slowly congregated into a single mass, Mary's demeanor turned more and more positive. She was truly in her element in a crowd, basking in the most vain of earthly desires: attention. "HAII! I'm MaryPie!" She bombastically announced, happy to have eyes other than Mondatta on her. She headed straight to where the biggest group was, and shouted obnoxiously: "AAAHHH, SHAUN~" She went straight to him and took his hand with hers. "I first didn't realize it, but it's actually you! Why in the world are you here?" Mary has a talent for remembering people she has socialized with, and Shaun was the very person who Mary hired to design her website. "You're sick? Or wait...You broke up with your girlfriend! Aaahh, how terrible! I gotta get you a new one! It's the least I could do!" She said, referring to the time when Mary hired Shaun to make her website. To this day she has been grateful to him, but despite all her invitations to her shows and podcasts he always declined, causing her to feel guilt over it.

As Mary buzzed around the crowd like a bumblebee, Mondatta simply stood there with his arms tucked to his sleeves. It was difficult to read his facial expressions, even with the reactive eyes, but one could tell he was content.
"Greetings to you as well, mister Matthews," he said to the bandaged man, lifting his palm. "I don't know of this 'mecha', but this is a second chance given to one who was once in mortal peril." Mondatta then felt something cling to his leg, and he looked down. It was Kara, who sought refuge from the largest person in the group. "Well hello there, young one. Do not be afraid. Nobody will hurt you any more." Mondatta then gently patted her head, attempting to calm her down, though the cold touch of the metal didn't help.

Mary greeted everyone she could see by shaking their hands or giving them a quick hug, but when she met Caora she breathed heavily, her eyes once again glinting intensely. The voice she made could be described as a squee. "SOO CUUUUTEEE! AAAAHHHHH!~" She embraced Caora, stuffing his face in her ample cleavage as she swung him around in her arms like a doll. "I'm taking him home with meeee!~" When she noticed that he stopped resisting she put him back down, not noticing she nearly suffocated him. "D'aww, he's embarrassed~".

Mondatta turned to greet Calvin, and put a hand to his chin in a thinking fashion. "I don't believe any person present can answer that question. As for the sick...None seem in grave danger. Perhaps whoever is behind this kidnapping purposefully chose people who have a certain degree of healthiness. But there certainly are people, including me, who are more afflicted.
Realizing this, Mondatta took Cara's hand like a protective parent would take a child's hand. Then he approached Aleecia and Rika, and spoke to them:
"Miss Marvic, Miss Roux, I understand the difficulty your conditions bring to your lives, and wish my condolences. I, too, have faced calamity, my entire body broken and left to die. Were it not for this gift, I would have surely perished. That is why I hope that we get to understand each other."

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Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

On another note, going to post in a couple of hours.
Edit: RL got in the way more than I anticipated, will try and post soon.
Edit2: Finally done. Decided to go with alternating paragraphs for the two characters, and the colors for their dialogue. Let me know if it's hard to read.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Mary put her hands to her hips and sighed: "Geez Louise, don't you have anything better to do with your time? This is overkill."

Mondatta asked: "I see you are a conflicted soul, finding solace in naught but discord. Perhaps you would like some spiritual guidance?"

Souls of Steel: A Giant Mecha RP

@Apollosarcher
Going to post in like a week or so, just to inform you.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@Vocab
Mary would totally have asked Shaun for a web site before they met, I'm down.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

"Ugh, my head...Was I doing a 24 again...Wat?" Mary groaned out as she held her head, finding herself in an elevator slumped up in the corner. "Wait wait wait, recap: Axis Mundi...And...uhh..." Mary tried to remember, but it was foggy. She looked around the room, and froze in fear as her eyes widened in shock: right next to her was what looked like a robot wearing a monk's robe, staring blankly forward with his head propped against the wall, and Mary held her breath in utter terror. Oh god no, am I trapped with a killer robot? When I said surprise guest I didn't mean this!

After a short moment of waiting if the robot activated or not, Mary slowly got up. It was then that she noticed the bloody writing on the wall. Couldn't find a pen, huh? She thought, referencing a catch phrase she always used whenever a similar situation happened in horror games she was streaming. But this wasn't any old game, it was reality. Once that hit Mary, she put her hands to her mouth, and tried to muffle a gasp. The robot twitched, and Mary jumped, startled. The robot-looking entity's eye-lenses opened and shut, and they moved towards Mary. The robotic man attempted to stand up, but Mary shoved him back down; Mary screamed so loud the entire floor could hear it, and banged on the door a couple of times, screaming: "KILLER ROBOTS! AHHHHHH!"
A distorted, digital voice came from the robotic man: "Do not panic. I won't hurt you." The robotic man made a peace sign with his fingers, and then crouched down into a meditating position.

Mary held her back against the elevator door, breathing heavily, as she stared at the strange sight. She realized if the robot wanted to hurt her he would have done so already, and managed to calm herself a bit, though she was still tense. "Ok, what the hell are you? Some kind of robot monk? You don't look like an Omnic." The robot man shook his head slowly. "My name is Tekhartha Mondatta, and this," he said gesturing to his suit, "Is Axis Mundi's gift of life, for which I am thankful." Mary's jaw dropped as her brains made a quick search through the countless Youtubers she had stored in her memory banks. "Mondatta The Buddhist? I'm subscribed to your Youtube channel." Mary then put a finger to her cheek. "So that's just a suit? This...is too weird for me, and I do weird as a living..."

"I understand your doubts. But what truly worries me is the writing on the wall. It is written in blood, and carries an ominous message."
Mary puffed her cheeks. "Well duh, Tinman, we're probably stuck in some messed up death game. In fact, a bloody message and us waking up in an elevator has already been done in Nil Jailbreak 2. Though there don't seem to be any puzzles for us to solve..." Mary then mumbled to herself as she made a quick search. Then, as if on cue, Monokuma showed up. "A mascot..." Mary said, and grimaced as her fears were starting to become more and more true.

“I don't have a picture of the Infinite Monk, only the suit of armor he wears. So you can't see Tekhartha Mondatta. Though that's probably a good thing because he'd never be able to compete with Mason anyway. But It's kind of poetic isn't it? Our monk is sworn to a life of solitude so deep, that we can't even see him when he's next to us. So let's open our third eye together with him.”

"So how did you end up in...uhh...that?" Mary asked when she noticed that Mondatta hasn't spoke much, and as an entertainer she found dead silence worse than any kind of banter. "I was in an...unfortunate incident. I do not wish to speak of it, but I may tell you later."
"Uh-huh," Mary answered, lifting an eyebrow. This guy was the same one who made those interesting videos? Mary didn't know what to think.

“O'rly? Ya'rly! Ermaghered! Mary Hanson is the Infinite Streamer, and she's here. Me Gusta! Problem other girls? Are you worried someone will take an arrow to the knee and no longer pay attention to their overly attached girlfriend? I'll always be here for you bae.”

Mary's eyes squinted at the screen, angry at how the bear mocked her. She was used to flaming from haters, so something like this usually didn't bother her at all, but somehow Monokuma managed to get on her nerves. Mondatta chuckled, and Mary's face turned red. "Hey, what's so funny?" Mondatta shook his head again. "Forgive me, I did not mean to insult you. I just find this situation we're in ridiculous."
"Well, yeah, you could say that..." Mary sighed. How could this guy stay so calm? They were kidnapped and forced to participate in something most likely deadly, and all he does is laugh. Was it because of the suit? No way: Monokuma would have taken it from him if it granted him that much protection.

Mary didn't think much of it though, when next was the Infinite Trap; Mary's eyes shone with a perverted glint. "A cute trap? I gotta get a pic of him, where's my...OH GO NO!" Mary screamed again, and Mondatta's eyes switched angles. [b]"Is there something wrong?" Mary replied: "My phone! I can't find it! The bear must have stolen it! Goddammit, what will I do now? I need my selfies! I can't live without selfies!" Mondatta gently placed a cold, metallic hand on her shoulder, and Mary tensed up. "Clear your thoughts of unnecessary obsession, and you will find inner peace."
"Well I-Huh?" Mary was about to angrily answer back, but she instead shut up. Something about Mondatta's voice, even if it was all creepy and robotic due to the sound modulator installed in his helmet, evoked a sense of calm in her, and she hesitantly nodded. "Well, I'll just have to wait till I get out of here. Note to self: Kidnap Caora and bring him to my basement." Mondatta's eyes once again shifted, mimicking confusion, but Mary just giggled. "Just kidding...Maybe."

Once everyone's introduction were made, and the elevator doors opened, Mondatta immedaitely stood up.
"It seems we are free to explore this area. We should carefully look for a possible route of escape." The monk took a step outside, and looked back to see Mary with a hand on the wall, looking at it. "I guess...you ain't called the Infinite Monk for nothing, huh? You sure got a cool head. Hey, I didn't mean to push you down like that, ok? It was...an accident?"
Mondatta simply nodded, and continued on his way. "In troubled times we all hold on to our fears, but through accepting those fears will we succeed past them."
Mary smiled: As weird as he now looked, Mondatta seemed like an alright guy. "Hey, if we get into any trouble...Unleash a Can of Whoop-ass!" She comedically blurted out, and after Mondatta chuckled again, a cute smile grew on her cheeks after such a glorious pun; even if the situation was scary, Mary was going to make the best of it as the two ventured forth to explore the first floor, and meet with other Infinites.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Geez, Mary's gonna freak out. My prediction did come true in monkey's paw fashion.