Fox of Spades

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

8D If you want to //shot

And not yet ^^ but in a cycle or two, Japhet will bring them to Est and Breeze.

Pirate Age

Nolan the puppy slayer?

The cook arched an eyebrow at his friend before giving the woman and the child an awkward smile. "No, no, don't worry. Actually, I'm quite fond of puppies." He waved at the little girl who was hiding behind Luro's friend. "He's just kidding."

The man gave his pockets a quick pat, hoping he had some bread with him, but they were empty and he couldn't help but frown. The cook tried to keep a cheery smile on his face, but seeing the hungry child look at him with frightened eyes made him feel bad. Being a pirate wasn't a moral job, he understood that, but so far, he and the rest of the crew had done nothing but assist people and fight off the real bad guys.

He listened to his friend and the woman speak. Ah, so they were childhood friends? Well, wasn't this a sweet reunion—

What?

"...if you get in the way of me acquiring it I will kill you."

Nolan stared at the duo with wide eyes. Had he heard them right? Luro had to be joking, right? And then they continued to speak and it turned out he had heard things right the first time around. He stood there in shock, wondering what the hell was going on. This was Luro, sure, he didn't know the guy's past and sure they'd only been friends for around a month or so, but for as long as he had know Luro, he had always been friendly and kind. The silly drunk who rambled on and told jokes, the happy one, and so the scene that unfolded before him was quite hard to believe.

Luro walked away, stating he was leaving to get to the tournament and Nolan watched as the woman stared at him with distaste.

He wanted to say that his friend was joking, but he didn't even know if it was a joke. He wanted to apologize but he could only stand stiff as the woman and child walked away. Just what had happened? Hadn't those two hugged just moments ago and weren't they friends?

The cook stared at the ground with furrowed eyebrows. He felt somewhat angry at Luro, though for the most part, he was just confused. He disappeared into the crowd, to be honest, he didn't feel like cheering his friend on anymore though he decided to go to the tournament anyway.

Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding. Well, that was what he wanted to believe.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

ANON! Welcome back! How are you doing :)?

Both you and Lesley have definitely been missed. I hope life has been less hectic and that things are going well for you ^^!

Anddd nah, the idea popped up when Toby talked about flying, so blame Thunder :P. Anyways, jumping off an airship is way cooler than getting off at an air harbor. No worries, Four, I defo understand :), just leave us a heads up if things get out of hand. Best of luck with all that work and same to you Kimchi, best of luck with school!

Psh, Kathi's right, if you keep being adorable :3 I might just spare you. //shot

No worries, Kei-chan! And oh, oh, are you done with your torch night or is yours next week too? OTL, it's only a few days away and we just got started, on the flipside our torch is gonna be a nine-tailed fox, so that's pretty cool, haha.

How is everyone doing? I hope school and work has been kind to you all (^w^)/!

Edit: Oh yeah, guys, feel free to have your charas land and look around the city :D! You can add as much detail as you like as long as it's steampunk themed. You can even have them look around, just go wild~

Have a sweet weekend xD

Pirate Age

Gonna get a post up tonight! Just gonna grab some dinner first.

Best of luck with Jury duty, Thor, and good luck with that exam, Mizos. I just caught up with the posts and wow, Alicia is so cool, can't wait to see Luro and her duke it out xD! Also, really sorry about leaving you without any interaction Mizos :/ dang, every time I have Nolan try to get some bro time with Luro, things come up. I remember back during the first chapter that happened too. Really sorry about that >__< will try to make up for it in future posts.

Edit: WTH, LURO. WHAT HAPPENED. WHY DID THE ADORABLE GUY GET ALL MEAN D8 I am now curious.

Edit Edit: Getting to work :D! Should be done in an hour or two.

Have a sweet weekend, folks!

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Phillis Circus: Funhouse

The funhouse was proving to be quite the challenge and Moira's and Eric's hollering didn't make it any easier. So, the girl's name was Balti? Syed reacted to that and curry? Xan couldn't help but laugh a little. "They could have been fond of the dish," she stated with a small grin. However, when the two began yelling even louder than before, the smile faded and a blonde woman appeared out of nowhere.

"Um, we're sorry for the noise...by any chance, have you seen a small girl--" Before she could finish asking, Moira began tugging her along and towards a maze. Well, it was possible the child was lost inside, though hadn't it been a few days? Still, she didn't want to assume the worst and Eric, seeing him so worried, it made her worry about the child too. Hopefully, she was alright and just lost. Because being kidnapped...well, that alternative wasn't good at all.

"She could have gotten lost here." Xan tried to sound optimistic and nodded at Moira's idea. "Eric, just keep calling here name." Wait, where had the guy gone? The room spun around and soon they were all disoriented and lost. The funhouse was proving to be more than she had expected. Whoever set up the puzzles really went all out.

The metallurgist got to her feet and looked around. "Eric, we should stick together!" It would do no good if they lost him too. Xan turned to face Moira and Syed, "they really went all out...do you think we should just keep walking?"

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Phillis Circus: Horror Train

Not bad, hehe, not bad at all.

The scares were pretty well done and if not for his friend's reactions, he would have been genuinely unnerved. However, he was too busy laughing at them to feel frightened or worried. He couldn't believe they had fallen for his little scare and their reactions. It had been priceless.

The ride paused momentarily, as a pair of red eyes glared at them.

Lucien didn't even notice the eyes, he was too busy laughing his head off and wiping away at tears. "You two should have seen yourself, yeah? The look on your faces was priceless!" He stiffened up a little when Lute began expressing his worries but soon the cart was moving again and he was trying hard to stifle his snickering. "Sorry, sorry, but that was too funny." The safety bar lifted up and Trixie hopped out.

"C'mon! I bet there's a lot of other things to-- crap!" A zombie appeared out of Nowhere and Lucien leaped back. A scare at the end? Wasn't this just grand! These people really knew what they were doing. He grinned from ear to ear then gave Trixie a knock on the head. "Mhm, you two did it. This ride was pretty good," he paused to laugh, then offered to buy the two some ice cream later on.

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

D'awww, have fun you cuties :3 that sounds so adorable. Have a safe trip as well.

I'm doing well, still buried in readings, but I have some time tonight so defo gonna get a post up! *Fist pump*

*Calls the next post* I hope no one minds D8

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Annnddd posted, let's get this train back on the tracks >w<)/!

Also, red orbs OwO are those HP orbs? *Hoards them all* We'll be meeting up with this chapter's guides (Kathi's and Kei's charas) in around a cycle or two :)

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

The Airship: Inner Room

"Ha! Well, what do you know. We're here, and in record time to boot." The nobody pulled off his hat and slapped it onto the flailing robot's head, he looked right and left then beamed. "Your friends sure are excited, eh?" Most of the lost souls had already disappeared onto the deck, and only Leila and Harper remained, their eyes glued to the the sights that unraveled before them. "Well, you'll see the entire city up close real soon. In fact," he gave them both a devious looking smirk, "we'll be jumping off the airship."

The words went in one ear then out the next. "That sounds fantastic," Harper didn't even flinch, and he had his forehead pressed against one of the glass windows. The Clockwork towers and Victorian-esque architecture below made him want to do a little happy dance. "Leila," he beamed brightly, "it's...it's so," he couldn't find a word that would do it justice. "Amazing." Harper stood back a little and stared in awe at the floating bus terminal they had just floated past. The boy waved like an excited child at the figures the stood by the terminal, and robots and nobodies alike waved back.

"Heh, glad you two like it." He arched an eyebrow at them then laughed. "Don't tell me the human realm doesn't have any floating terminals?"

"No, nothing like this."

The Nobody laughed at how ecstatic Harper looked. "It must be pretty boring then." The little robot ran around in circles, the hat was covering his eyes and he crashed into Leila's leg. It let out a beep before falling onto its backside. "So, what is the human realm like?" He watched as the robot made beeping sounds in an attempt to get Leila to carry him. "Y'know, every time we get a batch of humans they always talk about how amazing Nowhere is, but in the end...ha, they always want to go home. If that's the case then it must be pretty amazing, right?"

The question snapped Harper out of his daze and he gave Leila a curious glance. She still made him curious most of the time, though she was slowly beginning to open up to the rest of them. "Well, we don't have any dragons or evil mushrooms, and we don't have castles in the sky..."

The mechanic scrunched up his nose in distaste and waited for him to finish.

"But, you're right, It's an amazing place," Harper turned to look at Leila and smiled. "Don't you think so too?"

Really, it was the little things he missed most. Things like his mom's spaghetti, his sister's optimism, and his father's horrible jokes. Sure, Nowhere had chocolate rivers and magic amulets but it couldn't compete with home.

"Ey, Japhet, enough chitchat." A girl in a jumpsuit stated with a grin. "Hand the humans their parachutes, we don't want to keep Lt. Falkner and her troops waiting." She raised up two bags and tossed them at the humans. "Catch."

Harper barely had time to react and he let out a puff of air when the heavy bag collided with his chest. "Wait...what? We're jumping?"

The Nobody chuckled, "yeah, told you awhile ago, kid. C'mon, help me bring some of these onto the deck."

They were going to jump off an airship...

They were going to jump...

Ha, it was high time he stopped being surprised by things like this. Harper stared at the bag in his arms, and despite the uncertainty, he ended up laughing at the situation they were in. "Well, I guess we try new things every day."

"Now that's the spirit!" Japhet gave them both a hearty smack on the back before he walked off towards the parachutes. "Harper and Leila, right?" When the boy nodded his head the Nobody laughed. "It sounds like the human realm is worth fighting for, good luck."

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The Airship: On the Deck



Mechanical birds, clockwork towers, and airships. It really felt like they were on vacation, and for once, Riley decided to hang back. While all her friends did various things, she leaned against the railing and decided to count clouds. Well, until Ran's hat was blown away.

The girl spun around and the next thing that happened made her squeal.

It was a real hoverboard. A freaking hoverboard. Riley gaped and it didn't help that the boy who was riding it, looked rather cute himself. Suits and top hats were always attractive. Man, Kimberly would have loved it here. The girl didn't realize it, but she was shaking the poor Lesley back and forth. "Grandpa is right...it's like we're in Howl's Moving Castle or something. Inadi! We have to write about this, it would be a crime if we didn't." Then again, Nowhere was a story just waiting to happen.

Riley watched as he fiddled with his spear. He was getting really good at it. The girl turned her attention to Toby and Ace. "Forget the mechanical bird. You know what we should get instead?" She grinned from ear to ear then pointed at something in the distance. "Hoverboards, that's what."

“I give! Lesley … or Jasper, can one of you pretty ladies hold onto my coat and hat? I’d hate to make Martini sad.”

Ran was going to dance? Damn, this day couldn't get any better! Like the others Riley cheered him on, it was no wonder he had won the dance contest.

"Now those moves are impressive," the door to the cabin slid open and out walked Japhet, he carried a bunch of parachutes in his arm and his little robot companion did the same. Harper and Leila followed after, assisting him with the bags. "We've reached the port, guys." The nobody grinned, "you'll be jumping off the ship, so put these on. They're really simple to use and I'll be heading down with you, so don't worry."

Harper popped up from behind the nobody and gave everyone a wave. "Crazy, huh? He's absolutely serious."

"Jump? Er, I love a good adventure, but I don't exactly want to die this way...can we get hoverboards instead?" Riley asked.

Japhet shook his head and laughed, "really, it'll be fine, all you'll have to do is pull the string."

"Uh-huh..."

"I'll show you, now no time to dilly dally, adventure is out there!" And with that the Nobody raced towards the railings, climbed them and leaped off the airship. He whooped and cheered before pulling at the string.

Riley pushed herself against the railing and watched as the man glided towards the city, his parachute, a bright yellow. "Damn, now that is amazing, so...who wants to go first?" She grabbed onto one of the bags and put it on. "Ace? Toby? Anyone? I dare you to go ahead." To be honest, this was frightening, and someone accepting her dare would give her that extra ounce of courage she needed to jump. "Double dare?"

"Well, we can't keep the troops waiting." Harper tried to laugh as he made his way towards the railing. He looked pale as hell, but he tried to smile and Riley had to give him credit for that. After the witch fight, he became more willing to take the lead. Maybe it was because of his near brush with death, or maybe it was just determination. Whatever it was, the boy didn't seem as naive or worried anymore. "Gosh...w-we're really high up, aren't we?"

Riley gave him a tap on the back, "of course we are...oh...CRAP."

Harper lost his balance and began to fall. His yelling pretty much echoed throughout the place, but with shaky fingers he managed to pull at the string and his parachute flared open. The yelling stopped and he took everything in with wide eyes. "Guys! THIS FEELS AMAZING!" A light breeze made him spin around and the soon enough, he was back to screaming his lungs out.

Pirate Age

Thanks you guys, and I hope you've all been doing good as well.

I'm a little pressed for time tonight due to a report I need to finish >-< I was hoping I could get up a post for all the RPs I'm in but ugh time. I swear, I will have a post up by tomorrow (unless something horribad happens //shot) but you have my word as a Stardusk pirate!

Have a good weekend everyone!

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Good mornight guys and d'awww, I'm glad you've been enjoying the journey so far (^w^)/

I just caught up with the posts and Ran, wow, awesome job, you guys. I'm going to get started on a move-along-post. Next week will be super busy, but I'm hoping we'll be able to return to our usual pace. I hope you're all having a wonderful Duskdawn!

Soooo, how have you people been doing :D?