Fox of Spades

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Guys, judging by how things are going, I'll probably be MIA for the rest of the week >__< once again, I'm really, really, sorry. Torch night is on Friday though, so I'll most likely be back by Saturday, and after that things will be a lot smoother.

Feel free to interact with each other :c and just have fun while I'm away. I'll definitely move you along on the weekend and we can finally meet this chapter's NPCs. Gahhh, I've been slowing everyone down a lot this month :/. If you guys can keep the interaction flowing while I'm away, I'd be super thankful.

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Guys, judging by how things are going I'll prolly be MIA for the rest of the week. Once again, really, really sorry for the inconvenience >__< things should start getting less busy come Saturday.

Pirate Age

Heyo captain, and judging by how things are going. I might be MIA for the rest of the week :/

Feel free to do whatever with Nolan. Maybe have him in the audience so he and Luro can get a strained relationship later on. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience and will get a post up ASAP. At latest I should have one up by the weekend >__<

Pirate Age

T.T guyss. We're still working on the torch and prolly won't leave till 10-ish. I'm super sorry, gonna have to post tomorrow instead, but i might have to miss the round if we do the same tomorrow. As soon as I get back, ill still have readings to tend to. sorry. really really sorry. things will get better next week

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

T.T guyss. We're still working on the torch and prolly won't leave till 10-ish. I'm super sorry, gonna have to miss this cycle too. As soon as I get back, ill still have readings to tend to. sorry.

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Jasper and Leila + paintball? Thisss gun be good xD the silent ones turning into back to back badasses.

Hehe, Leila will probably compute her shots or something. Throw in some speed and trajectory xD. Ooh, Branduuu is a bishie and Marti is a cutie :3

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Both the new Ace pic and Songbird pic are adorable :3

Hehe, suffer captain, andddddd posted. We're now in the city and yush, like I said, feel free to walk around guys, or we could always focus on interaction too. I love how things are going and how people are talking it up with people they usually don't talk to.

*Scurries away to finish readings* Haha...I should have done it first, but the urge to write was strong. //shot

Pirate Age

Pfft, Nolan killing fellow pirates. PFFT.

If crap hits the fan, I should be worried about him, haha. xD

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The Airship:

"Of course, of course," she gave Inadi a thumbs up. "Y'know, everyone needs to know about this place. It'd be a crime not to share the news. It's front page headline material." She narrowed her eyes at Inadi and returned his teasing remark with one of her own. "You better take care of Jasper, or else Ace will never let you hear the end of it." The girl gave Inadi a tap on the back then spun around to face her partner.

"Hah, if I did anything like this back home, my parents would flip the hell out." Riley paused to grin, then grabbed onto Toby's extended arm. "Besides, jumping off a plane or helicopter sounds a lot less cool than leaping off a freaking airship! Might as well make the first time the most amazing...oh boy." She flung herself towards the railing, eyes practically the size of saucers.

Ran had knocked a woman off her hoverboard. Riley waited for the inevitable sound of bones and flesh coming into contact with concrete.

It never came. Instead, the sound of a parachute flaring open filled the air and the girl let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. "Man, that was close, wayyy too close." She waved in Ran's direction and laughed. "Nice throw gramps!" And before she could say more, Ran rode the bike all the way to the railing and called for both her and Toby to join him. Well, now this was one way to descend in style.

"Hmm, c'mon Toby. We can ride the bike then jump off. Two birds with one stone." The girl swung her legs over the railing then looked down. Yikes, they were really, really high up and for a moment she felt her knees wobble. Riley sucked in a breath of air and with a determined yell leaped onto the hoverbike. It dipped to the side when she landed and she let out a yelp, gripping onto Ran's shoulders like a sloth clinging to a tree. "Okay, okay, all is good! C'mon Toby, c'mon." She made a silly face and laughed. "Everyone's already left us behind, and we can't just lose to Ace!" As soon as Toby was on board she asked Ran to kick the bike into full gear.

It probably wasn't the best idea because as soon as he did, the engine sputtered and they began flying around in horrible zigzaggy patterns that made her feel queasy. "Left, left, nooo to your other left!" Riley let out a groan as they spun 360 degrees in place. She leaned forward, reached over Ran's shoulders, and tried to flick one of the many switches. It turned out to be a bad idea because as soon as she did it, the engine died and they began spiraling downward at a maddening speed.

"Ooops! Wrong switch--!" Ugh, if this kept up she was going to puke on them. Riley gritted her teeth and flicked the same switch. At fist the engine wheezed and coughed, but to their luck, it eventually roared to life. "Mom and dad were right, bikes," she rolled her eyes, "totally dangerous." The girl stood up, a devious looking grin plastered to her face. She leaned back and allowed herself to fall. The excitement she was feeling pretty much chased all her worries away. "See ya at the bottom!" Riley's parachute flared open and the girl grinned when a gust of wind whipped at her face. Why was she even scared in the first place? The view, it was absolutely astounding.



The City of Cogs and Gears:

"HEY! Prepare for impact!" Japhet was on solid ground, both hands cupped around his mouth in an attempt to imitate a megaphone. "Bend your knees and land on your feet, else you'll be in for a world of hurt." He watched as the humans floated across the sky. Some looked absolutely terrified while others looked as if they were having the time of their lives. "Oi you! Pay attention!"

"Wait, what?" Riley looked down only to see the cobblestone sidewalk appear nearer and nearer.

"Bend you knees! I told you all to listen to my instructions!"

"Ack--!" As soon as her feet came into contact with the ground, the parachute fell over her and she toppled over, caught in a tangled mess of strings. Riley let out a soft curse before flailing around beneath the fabric. She could hear Japhet laughing and her ears went red in embarrassment.

He yanked the parachute off her and snorted, "now, that's what I call an aerial show." With his hands on his hips, the nobody gave everyone a once-over then looked up. A few of the humans were still descending. "Is everybody okay?"

Riley narrowed her eyes at the mechanic, still red in the face. "Hardy har har."

"Pft," Japhet laughed again but walked off to check on the others who had landed. "So, we'll be headed to the museum. I'll be leaving you in the 55th platoon's care." He clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "So, is everyone accounted for?"

"Erm, guys, can someone please get me down?"



Hanging like a puppet from one of the tree's branches was Harper, his parachute lines tangled up in all the branches. "I'm sort of stuck."

"Sort of?" Japhet smiled. "I think you're really stuck." He arched an eyebrow at the other humans, "anyone have anything sharp on them? Your pal needs some help getting down and we're kind of falling behind schedule here."

"Hey Harper," Riley was pleased to see that someone had failed the landing more than she had.

The boy gave her a quizzical look. "Hello?"

"So, how's it hanging?"

"Please," Harper narrowed his eyes, "not now."

In response, he received an absolutely wicked grin. "You better get down soon, Harper, or we might leaf you behind."

The jokes were so bad that Harper couldn't help but laugh a little. It didn't look like Riley was going to help him at all so he looked around. Inadi was probably still making his descent. "Ace," he called out, "would you mind helping a friend out?"

Japhet laughed, oh, he was really enjoying this. "So just keep going straight guys, your friends will be able to catch up easy. Nowwww, march!"

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Avocado YES 8D *shot*

I just caught up and d'awww @ a more talkative Leila. Loved what you did with her Four, and loving everyone's posts too.

Ran...ha, he never ceases to amaze me.

@ Kathi-chan and Kei-chan: You guys are gonna be away from everyone for at least 1-2 more cycles, so feel free to just do whatever you want :D. Ugh, I haven't been able to plan a lot with you guys due to time zones and homework >-< but yush, it's just gonna be free time for now.

@ The Lost Souls: Guys, feel free to lead us along. Wherever you go, you'll end up at the museum anyways xD

Once we get to the museum you'll be divided into two groups depending on what you want your characters to do.

These are the default ideas though you guys are more than welcome to toss in your own :) we can change these, and it'll be no problemo.

1. Paint ball (Kathi and Kei's group) : I was planning to have Harper join this group.

2. Hover board tournament (My group): Gonna have a NPC and Riley be in this group.

The groups don't have to be even ^^ but let's not have everyone flock towards one group and I'm encouraging you guys to join groups that have characters you usually don't interact with. Like, we need to get some Leila and Jasper interaction going on xD so maybe they should be in one group?

The first part of this chapter will be pretty vacation-like :D since there won't be anything spoilery, I'll give you guys the details here.

1. Sooo the hummons spend the rest of the afternoon having fun and interacting with each other. (This'll help us see how relationships have changed over the course of the past two months and whatnot xD)

2. They regroup at the museum by sunset. (Like Sol, Cogs and Gears has a night and day cycle.)

Theeen that's pretty much the first half of the chapter. After that, you guys get a surprise and things will pick up ;)

I'm gonna get started on a post, it should be up in an hour or two.