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You showed up.

One way or another, you've arrived at my profile. You've taken a wrong turn in an alleyway because you didn't pay enough attention to your map. You've heard of something cool and new and thought maybe you'd see what all the fuss is about? Or maybe it is that you noticed like me updating my status or were lurking through an RP or something I am in and just kinda clicked my profile, that happens too. Regardless, you'll come to learn that your actions have consequences. Not this one since you can always just, like, leave.

I have a few names and I don't mind being called whatever you fancy at that given time. KingofTheSpectrum, FamishedPants, ChadChadlainn. Any derivative of these is fine as well. Most tend to use Pants, however. I'm nearing my thirties and enjoy games, anime, V-tubers, and visual novels. You can find my still-obsolete list here as it contains everything important on it.

As for games particularly, I am a huge fan of Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, Nier and its sequel, FFXIV, and recently, Project Wingman.I tend to lean towards shooters and action games, but I have also wasted 8+ years on League of Legends. I think the only games I tend to avoid are card games and sports games, but there can always be exceptions.

For anime, I tend to watch whatever looks entertaining. It doesn't have to be good. I've seen a lot of the generic, poor-quality isekai harems that are out there. It's difficult to remember what I actually genuinely like, but Chaika the Coffin Princess comes to mind, as well as FMA: Brotherhood. I'm currently enjoying Tokyo Revengers.

I've read my fair share of visual novels, as my list would tell you. I can't recommend going through Muv Luv Extra/Unlimited, then playing Alternative enough! Big fan of Rance, Grisaia no Kajitsu, and Demonbane as well. I could probably go on and on about them, but I'll stop here.

Also, fuck you, Broken.

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S i l h o u e t t e



"~So cute~"
Silhouette


for real this time


In all honesty, Silhouette found it not entirely unpleasant to be carried around.

--To clarify, she had been on her feet all day and despite what some people may think, being a magical girl does not exempt you from small nuisances such as sore feet.

It didn't help that she was forced to impale herself either, it was rather draining both physically and magically. But this much was to be expected. Power of that magnitude would naturally have to have a limiting factor, otherwise there would be a serious imbalance of influence between specializations, or so Sil felt.

But she did wish she could pay another price. It would be nice if all she had to do to use that power was to take a nap afterwards. She could definitely go for one now. The fireworks were over and all that remained was the aftermath of what was apparently a decisive battle for everyone's souls life, or something of that nature. Silhouette was more or less in the dark about whichever machinations were going on, she merely did what she was told and eliminated threats to Mika, even if she wasn't entirely sure why this girl was important enough to guard.

Well, at least Sil found the honest girl rather cute.

This does not apply exclusively to books, but perhaps the worst thing you can do to a reader is spoil them on the contents inside the pages before they've had a chance to read them. To spoil a story is one of the most pointlessly cruel things in existence, as you can only read something for the first time once. Which is why Sil was typically not a fan of honest persons -- what were they, except open books, blurting out all the good bits without the build up?

Mika was a bit different, however.

Or should it be said that Mika's case was?

Looking at the girl, Sil couldn't help but enjoy her cute reactions to all the stimulus in the area. Mika worried about doing something in spite of the absurd plot they'd stumbled into. She seemed especially frantic trying to appeal to someone to come help Sil herself. This was in contrast to herself, who would've been entirely satisfied with recovering on her own had they simply left.

Ah, how entertaining.

Given that she was being held by Mika, Sil naturally had the best seat possible to observe the girl's features as she tried to do anything. It made for quite the show. Silhouette began to wonder how delightful it might be to lightly bully a girl with such entertaining reactions. A little teasing here, a prank there or so.

Thoughts not quite common to the assassin began cropping up and eventually, she noticed just how strange this was for her. This caused her a moment of pause.

I may be developing some sadistic tendencies.

Maybe it was caused by the suffering she endured, or maybe it was because she never got to experience a girl of Mika's sort up close before. These perpetually-happy types were more often than not members of Beacon, and for some indiscernible reason, they didn't appreciate Sil very much, so small talk with these sorts was few and far between. And Sil's typical avoidance of that kind of stuff probably contributed to this too.

But alas, Silhouette was only allowed to Mika-watch for so long before she had to stop. Veronica had sent in the rescue team, it would seem. Sil was a little disappointed, but ultimately did not plan to make any sort of fuss.

That began to change when Mika and a member of the Cradle decided to try playing tug-o-war with her. "I would appreciate it if you didn't pass me around. I'm not that kind of girl." she growled as she wound up in the arms of a new girl. Moments later, she was administered aid and admittedly felt much better than she did before. Still, she did not care for the zombie girl's unnecessary, though truthful, remark.

"Mika is correct. Those serious wounds were indeed hindering my maneuverability. I would suggest applying yourself to the field a while longer so that you don't make any inaccurate observations like such, in the event of an emergency." Like any self-respecting assassin, she of course denied it regardless of whether or not it was the truth. "But the assistance is appreciated." she went on to say. And then, upon being asked about what had transpired, Silhouette merely claimed that the 'saving' was more or less mutual.

There was a chance Mika might have made another cute expression had Sil attempted to take all the credit. Silhouette was aware of this missed opportunity, but she figured that it was very likely that she would have chances in the future to mess with the girl, and considering the help she was after Sil had finished that fight, Mika at least deserved this much.

After patting Silhouette's back, the zombie girl would find Sil turning her body slightly and removing the girl's hand from her back with her thumb and index finger, as if she were picking up a digusting piece of trash. "I'm overjoyed to find I have such dependable allies." she said with a voice drenched in blatant sarcasm. "But you're mistaken: I have nothing but the highest confidence in your abilities. As I don't believe she would rely on people who aren't competent to do what needs to be done. So do not worry, I'm not afraid of you guys managing to mess things up. I'm sure that I can safely leave whatever remains to you."

The girl would probably get a feeling that Silhouette wasn't actually attempting to encourage her or compliment her.

Beginning to depart, the dark magical girl stopped momentarily and faced Mika. "You are welcome to do as you please." she told the girl. Thinking about it, Mika had essentially been doing that anyway so the statement may have been redundant.

Whatever Mika decided she wanted to do, Silhouette was intent on leaving the area as soon as possible. She had had enough excitement for the day. And besides, she had an important matter she needed to prepare for.




Alistair Archibald was generally perceived to be a benevolent and tolerant man, but there were around three things that he absolutely could not stand. He hated people who would attempt to halt his march. Impeding his progress was tantamount to attacking him, and he did not simply stand by while people did that. Second, he refused to allow people to insult him. He was a prideful man and for good reason: he excelled in just about anything he had ever set his mind too. To verbally attack your superiors, well, only a fool would do so.

But as much as he loathed those two things, the last one earned his ire far easier and stronger than both of those ever could.

Lastly, Alistair Archibald despised weak, cowardly people. Being a man who can respect hard work and dedication, he inversely believes those who do not even try, who run from adversity out of cowardice, and who surrender without exhausting all alternatives... are worthless. It goes without saying that an actual attempt at suicide would be the greatest act of what he perceives to be 'weak' and 'cowardly' behavior. Even the thought of it caused his mood to sour.

Given this information about him, it is unlikely to be a surprise that he did not enjoy Aerith's story. In fact, you could argue the exact opposite, as Alistair's features clearly expressed disdain for Aerith, and a distinct lack of sympathy for her story. Though only for the time it took for someone to blink, as perhaps realizing how obvious it was, he glanced away briefly and returned with a neutral expression. And following that, he spoke in a rather neutral tone. "I see. That must have been rough." he said. "Yet so long as we play things smart and don't give up, we should always have a means to move forward." he seemed to emphasize the bit about not giving up, but otherwise it would almost seem like he was encouraging her.

No, I cannot erupt here. I must control myself. Yes, when has ire earned me anything but another reset?

Truth be told, hearing Aerith's woes had done nothing but put her quite high on Alistair's shit list. It pissed him off more so than usual because it felt like a direct insult to him and even everyone else trying to survive this hellish world to simply give up like that. This world, however, had caused him to mature, if only a little bit. He could see that there was no particular benefit to acting on feelings right now. He had a goal, and he was going to accomplish it, even despite this.

Eventually, his spirit appeared.

Had Odessa came out and said anything else, her appearance may have been a good thing, at least pertaining to Alistair's mood. He likely would have been able to focus on being irritated at something else, at least. But she mentioned the color of Aerith's mana being worse than his own a week ago. There was really only one thing that could mean, as far as Alistair was concerned. It did not have any positive effect on his opinion towards her. But he would be civil, ignore this contempt for now, and focus on learning and planning out their next move. That was the most important thing right now.

"Is it really that difficult to understand?" he asked Chieko rather genuinely when she seemed confused at Odessa's way of speaking. He'd become rather fluent in Odessa-speak in the past weeks, to the point where he'd forgotten how stumped he was at first. "She was referring to the color of Aerith's mana." He turned his gaze to Aerith as he continued speaking. "You've been keeping interesting company, haven't you?"

As Aerith assured Odessa that she meant no harm, Alistair nodded to the spirit and gave her a pat on the head. Without looking up, he replied, "No cause for worry there. Given the circumstances, I find it very difficult to believe that you would harm us." his choice of wording her seemed rather deliberate. Noticing that Chieko was departing, Alistair thanked Odessa for the information, and then follow the two girls.

Catching up to the two, he spoke again. "Recalling it now... I suppose I've been living life in luxury compared to the rest of you. I merely suffered through a short interrogation and then went on a date with Captain Crunch." he told them. "There was someone whom I could speak freely about things we normally couldn't speak about and who is not a part of our group. A third party, it seemed. They had some interesting things to speak about, but I do not think it wise to go into any further detail out here, so I'll save the specifics for later."
G a w a i n



"Posting in a timely manner, as always."
Gawain


Of course it was only natural someone of his talent would effortlessly dispatch such weak beings. At least the last one had proven to be rather entertaining, but for now, he must carry on, to do his lord's bidding. Yet before he could depart, the young boy's cry took called his attention. It took Gawain a minute, but he did recognize the young lad. The implications of his being alone here were... unfortunate. Another man may grasp to the hope that there might yet be some hope left for him. Perhaps they were merely separated, and nothing more. But as a victim to a bastard of a father for many years before he was graced with his savior, Gawain was not willing to bet on that.

Stopping promptly only to read the letter he was given, Gawain pondered what to do in this situation. Removing these pests was of course a priority, but leaving this small child to fend for himself when he was quite obviously in a terrible state was not something Gawain would allow himself to do. Doing such a heartless thing would be unbecoming.

Gawain approached the boy and dropped to a knee so he could be at eye-level with him. "Hello, young one." his voice was soft. "Are you lost? Alone?" Gawain almost couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Surely the kid saw him fight, otherwise why would he be seem so scared of him? He tried his best to appear as friendly as possible, so as to let the boy know he meant no harm. A warm smile took over his features. "If you would let me, I can lead you to a safer place."

He would still need to carry out his orders in a timely manner. But if protecting this young boy took time, then that simply meant he would need to make quick work of his targets to make up for it.
E m i l y




"Can I join the REAL fight now?"
Lucifer


Though she could see what was about to happen to Mayra, Emily had been too late to warn the girl of the surprise attack, a fact that she regretted. "Damnit!" she had assumed the wound to be much more severe than it ended up being, and for a moment, even thought it might've put Mayra out of the fight. Yet, perhaps as a testament to the wild girl's tenaciousness or how actually weak the attack was, Mayra basically jumped right back up.

A sigh of relief escaped Emily's lips as she confirmed the girl wasn't dead or dying. With the worst-case scenario avoided, she now turned her attention towards Tonya. Unlike Alexander, she didn't pick up on the evidence of movement. Yet still, she knew exactly where to look because while she may have been invisible to the naked eye, Emily could still see her via her body heat. She had prepared to retaliate, when Alexander had done so first. Locking the girl between the ground and a barrier, the man had successfully pinned her and probably ended the fight. "Great work!" But suddenly, the girl had disappeared! What seemed to be a portal opened beneath her and took her to some other place, as Emily scanned the nearby area and found no traces of the girl reappearing in their location.

She did, however, notice someone else who had probably attempted to hide from them. "You there!" she began to approach Lee, ready to engage on a moment's notice. Even if Tonya was gone, this new person or even Mayra could still attack. She'd be happier if that wasn't the case, though. Clearly, something bigger than this was happening and she wanted to go assist with that. "What are you doing here? Was that your doing?" she motioned towards where Tonya had been mere moments ago. "I'd prefer to avoid more pointless fighting, so state your intentions."



pls


Silhouette couldn't exactly tell what she was feeling right now. It was extremely difficult to get a grasp on how she felt about being carried around during what was definitely a huge, important string of events that could potentially shape the world, while she was currently no more useful than a dwarf with a yoyo. It also did not help that her current method of transportation, Mika, was baffled at what to do too. And since nobody bothered to help her return to fighting condition, she did not feel an obligation to be here anymore.

"In my condition, there simply is not anything worthwhile to do here. And I am not so sure it is a bright idea to try to jump into that commotion to begin with, at least if you don't have a specific goal in mind." she told Mika. "Ideally, we would leave." but Silhouette had a feeling that Mika wouldn't accept that.

Guess I should have brought some popcorn.

Uncharacteristically, Silhouette found herself joking about the situation.
@BrokenPromise

Maybe Dalton wants you to use his OC and not him as the person in your example. Nerd. Maybe Dalton is gonna point you towards the bottom of his profile's bio and hope you end up meeting that. Maybe when Dalton changes his bio is about 4 days, he'll give you a bigger space on his profile if only out of spite.

That said, we need to continue Jezach at some point.

with Chieko "El Gran Chuunni" Okawa and Aerith "INSERT HUMOROUS NICKNAME THAT IS GOOGLE TRANSLATED HERE" Hastings



"Cultists, you say? Well, I'm not surprised."

The other two seemed to be on the same page as him, at least as far as knowing that there was impending danger to the city. But one of them did not seem to be taking the news as seriously as they should. Perhaps she was under the impression that they had time to spare? Such assumptions, in Alistair's opinion, would only lead them to ruin. But he wasn't here to argue with them. No, quite the opposite. He had a gut feeling they'd only make it through this by cooperating, perhaps brought on by the string of events that transpired when they arrived in this strange land. Alistair's goal now was to get a solid grasp on both what had happened, as well as to preemptively prepare for what would happen. And in this pursuit, he would need to ally himself with both of these girls, as well as the other two, if they had any chance of getting through unscathed.

But with the topic changing to something much less palpable, it was obvious that there were gaps that needed to be filled. Though truth be told, he didn't recall seeing Aerith in that brief time spent alongside the witches, and it was rather obvious she was probably not privy to the events that took place there, either. For whatever reason, it seemed she was not there for arguably the most important event of their short time here. "You mean to say you didn't know? Then I think we should take a moment to catch you up, Aerith." Alistair was about to, perhaps a bit too bluntly, fill Aerith in on perhaps the worst part of the whole ordeal, but luckily, Chieko had done so in a way that was much kinder than he could have. That said, she said something that caused Alistair to reflect on the fact he wasn't in the know on everything that happened, either. He could probably use a bit of teaching as well.

Alistair glanced at Chieko. "I believe the best path for us all to take is to at least be caught up and cooperative before an incident of that magnitude occurs. So, if you're busy with a job, then lets get it done and speak at the same time." he personally invited himself to be a part of whatever it was she was doing. It didn't seem like it would be up for debate, either. "Besides, it doesn't sound like you're living off of charity and goodwill. Whatever crowd you've fallen in with isn't too bad, I hope?"

It was difficult to tell if his words were driven by sympathy for a soul bound by the same string of fate that his was, or if it was merely born of selfish concern that something could potentially affect him.

Either way, he offered those words, and then switched his focus once again to Aerith, as he had an inquiry. "I admit that I was never given a clear picture on what you guys faced while I was with the Captain. But I imagine what you guys went through wasn't exactly pleasant. This all said, I'm curious as to that choice of wording. We've long since past the stage of being uncomfortable with the notion of death between us, yes?" he looked at both of the girls, his potential allies, and then curiously asked. "What does 'left' in this context mean, then?"

E m i l y




"Man I wish I could fire lasers from my eyes. But no, it's a different kind of heat vision. More thermaly in nature.
Lucifer


Now that the slime had been disposed of, there was only Tonya left to deal with. Considering it was now truly a 3 vs 1 fight, Emily did not expect it to take much longer. But, surprisingly, the girl proved to be more than a match in close quarters against Mayra, who seemed like that was her specialty. The kick she delivered earlier felt that way, at least. That wasn't good. Lucifer was best at a range, and getting close to them was not going to end well for her, but at the same time, she couldn't fire off blasts recklessly or she'd potentially damage the wrong girl. If Alex's buffs weren't enough to tip the scales in Mayra's favor, then perhaps Emily would need to forgo safety and enter a closer range to help. Given Mayra's past betrayal, Emily was sure doing so could be much more dangerous than it normally should be.

We need to back her into a corner and turn up the heat. Drawing this out merely increases the risk of a casualty.

Emily didn't want anybody to die here, but the more desperate people got, the less likely they were to hold back their punches. A fight between magical girls could immediately turn sour at any moment, so she should help end it before it got to that point. But as she was about to draw near to Mayra and Tonya, something caused her to pause.

"Hmm?"

It was Tonya. Something strange was up with her. For a moment, it became difficult to observe her, though she immediately went back to normal. Emily pondered if that meant she was preparing something. That could be it, but then again, what would she be doing? That brief period where Lucifer couldn't identify her was strange. What could have caused that? A trick of the eye? She seemed to hold power over wind, no illusions, so that couldn't be it. A normal person might chalk it up to the heat haze caused by Mayra's super-heated form, but that assumption caused Emily to reflect on a concerning trait Tonya briefly exhibited in that moment: her heat signature had vanished.

Much like herself, Tonya's heat signature returned to normal as she did. But that did not make Emily feel any less confused and anxious. There had to be an explanation for what happened. She wasn't some electronic device that could potentially have a bug or a small issue. Her heat vision worked, and either she saw heat or it wasn't there.

...I don't like this one bit.

She was suspicious of Tonya, but she still had to deal with the girl. She began after the 'brainwashed' girl, but before doing so, passed by Alexander. "Eyes open, something's off." she warned Alexander. The information, or lack thereof, was unfortunate, but so long as her warning caused the man to be on his guard, that may be more than enough. So she continued pursuing the retreating Tonya.

Emily had been turning up the heat on Tonya, the slime, and the monsters raining down upon them. Her brilliant flames were doing well against the spiders, but the magical girl was preventing her from doing any damage to the slime or herself, which was mildly irritating. There was also the fact that the other girl, Mayra, had seemingly shifted to assisting against Tonya despite attacking her, which was definitely confusing. She, of course, didn't let her guard down, but begrudgingly was thankful that they had the extra hand, even if she might need to keep an eye out for a knife in the back.

Eventually, the slime balloon had descended to the point where the wind magic wasn't doing a great job at defending them from the flames being shot, but that was when it and Tonya went on the offensive! Close quarters combat was simply not Emily's forte, so she had preemptively started backing off, but noticed the flames Tonya was bringing with her, and temporarily halted her retreat. As Tonya came to the ground and blasted she and Alexander with fire, Emily braced herself, placing Purgatory in front of her, as if to defend against a physical blow. The flames headed in Lucifer's direction would all seem to focus on one point: her gauntlet. Nearing it, they would coil around the entirety of her arm until sinking into her body. Purgatory would glow just a a bit brighter when this was done, and Lucifer would be unaffected, at least negatively, by the flames, using the attack as a source of mana. Such was the nature of her special ability.

However, the attack by the slime still remained, and unfortunately, Emily was not capable of absorbing that. Nor would she want to. She couldn't help but think of how gross that thing must feel, and besides, Crusader is the one with a doujinbait OC death by suffocation wasn't exactly on her agenda.

"Here comes the heat!" Thinking quickly, Emily immediately used her hands and feet like boosters, in an attempt to hastily gain distance from the slime's tentacle grapple. The azure flames emitted would also serve to act akin to a flamethrower, hopefully doing some damage as well.

S i l h o u e t t e



"Figures I'd only be awake when it's not Veronica rescuing me. Tch."
Silhouette

Seeing as her clone had done what she desired of it, Silhouette suppose she couldn't be too upset at the outcome here. It was embarrassing, to be sure, but she hadn't been entirely useless on the 'defending the VIP front' so she could be content.

That said, being carried around as though she was some helpless princess was definitely not something she wanted to be doing. But what could she do? She was exhausted, and with her mana pool drained, she wasn't going to be in tip-top condition for another fight. Honestly, going home would be the smart decision here, for both of them, but Mika apparently had stakes of some kind in this fight, so it was Sil's obligation to stick around.

"Whatever the plan may be, it needs to happen now." Sil chimed in, still in Mika's arms. She did her best to ignore this situation in favor of the life-threatening one.




Despite returning to Irene's place and technically eating on-screen for the first time in the roleplay, Alistair still did not feel like returning to his studies. Perhaps he really was burnt out? All he knew is that he wasn't going to learn much by forcing himself, so he figured he needed more time outside. So when he finished eating breakfast, he thanked Vasilis and told Irene he'd be out for a while, before departing on what essentially was a goalless outing. Odessa presumably was following him, as she was apparently a lot better at hiding than he was initially under the impression of, so his prior instructions were... redundant. Nevertheless, nothing impeded them.

Alistair remained cautious as he walked through the streets of the city. He could never be sure when that cult would try to take his life again, and though he was more experienced and a bigger threat than he had been, a knife to the back was still something he wasn't impervious to.

His thoughts drifted onto what he'd been told by Flame and Ashton. That the city was in danger of being attacked. He wondered just how they could prepare for a high-level event such as that. Quite obviously, if the entire city was the target, then the scale was much too big for just him and the others to deal with. They would need help from the city itself, particularly the armed forces within it. "Perhaps I can speak to the Captain?" Alistair wondered to himself aloud, though much too quiet for anybody nearby to hear. He figured that if he were to go to her and inform her that he knew the city would be in danger, she might just trust him. She was capable of discerning lies, after all, and he liked to think they had a positive relationship so far. He couldn't imagine her thinking he had any reason to deceive or waste her time.

His walking had taken him throughout parts of the city, but then began taking him towards the docks.

Though he could certainly meet with Crunch and try to tell her, it might be better to speak to any others from his world to see what they thought. An event like this would potentially lead to resets, and in that circumstance, being aware of the other's activities and collaborating would probably be their best chance at getting through. Plus, they might have more insight into what is going on than he, Ashton, and Flame might. It didn't seem like those two really had a chance to trade information with the others, for obvious reasons, so that left it to him.

His goal was now to find the others.

...and thankfully, he wound up doing just that immediately after. He caught sight of familiar faces near the docks, and upon getting close, confirmed it was who he was looking for.

"Hey." he called out, but quickly noticed there was something 'off' about them. It was apparent that, rather recently, they had both cried. There was no way for him to know whether they were tears of joy or sorrow, but being a pessimist, it was obvious which he assumed. Still, his reaction was subdued, as Alistair wasn't known for being especially compassionate. "...are you two okay?" he asked. The concern in his voice was something you had to listen for, but it was there. That said,

...They had names, right? Aerith and... Chako? Chieko, that's it.

He blamed trying to survive that hellish first week as the reason why he nearly forgot. Surviving had taken precedence over proper introductions, after all.

There was also another girl there, but he didn't recognize her. She was a friend of sorts, by the look of things. Alistair simply gave her a glance and didn't bother doing much more to acknowledge her for now, as there were more pressing matters at hand than... a proper introduction....

Considering the term "history repeats itself" was a rather literal one for him and the other non natives, he went ahead and ignored this, looking back at the other two. "Well, if you two aren't in any immediate danger, that's reassuring. After what happened to Hiro, we all need to be a lot more careful."
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