Fox of Spades

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Posted :D! Guys, feel free to bring in NPCs or control the ones I brought in. Right now, anything goes~

This'll prolly continue for a week or two then we'll have them heading back to the city.

Anon, it's been awhile since you've popped in the OOC. How are you doing? I hope school has been treating you well.

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The Hospital:

Lesley was sobbing over his new hair color while Inadi was up and about.

Harper laughed a little, though he did feel sorry for the now black-haired Lesley. "It's good to see you're alright, that doctor had me worried for a second." The boy let out a nervous laugh then turned to face both Est and Breeze. "Did he um, almost turn you into a girl?" The boy scrunched up his nose. "How did it feel?" It must have been awkward and had that happened to him, he probably would have fainted. Harper made a mental note to never get injured in the city of Cogs and Gears.

Turning to face the sobbing Lesley, he placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Est is right, think of it as a new image of sorts." He let out a soft chuckle then noticed the doctor was once again making his way down the hall.

He had the most gigantic smile ever plastered to his face. "Oh boy! My superiors are stoked to hear about this. Once again, thank you!" He pushed a giant lollipop into Inadi's hands then gave one to Lesley as some sort of feel better present. "Breeze, Est, thanks for bringing over this test sub...erm, this human. It's actually an amazing find! We never get to work on humans, ever, so this is just great! I'll be heading to the OR soon, someone got a cog stuck in his eye socket." The doctor made a face then walked off. "Don't go getting injured now, okay?" And with that he was waving goodbye and charging down the hall.

Talk of paintball filled the halls and after a few moments they left for their next destination.

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Paintball Field:

It was a giant dome that stretched over an entire forest. Inside were dilapidated houses and sandbags were scattered across the field. In the far side of sector one there was a giant helicopter, sprawled out across the ground.

"This looks...intense." Harper eyed the map that had been posted near the entrance. The entire field was gigantic.

"Who goes there! Ah, pvt. Berit." They'd remember him anywhere. The soldier by the gate gulped before his eyes flitted towards Breeze. He had played a round against Est in the past, and let me tell you, it did not end well for him. "Are you new cadets?"

Harper shook his head.

"But you're here to play paintball?" Harper nodded and when he did, the soldier eyed them strangely. "May celery save your souls..." He turned to face Pvt. Berit and Breeze. "Good to see you again, just head inside you know the drill." He nodded at the humans. "The Pvt. will fill you in."

Harper stood by Lesley. "Mind if I join your team?" He gave Inadi a grin, "we're not going to lose as easily." He turned to Leila with a smile. "Leila, would you like to join us?" He wondered if the guides were going to play too.

The soldier ushered them inside then turned to Est and Breeze. "Are you seriously going to slaughter these poor people?" He looked amused as he stared at the humans. They were like sheep being led to some kind of slaughter and he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them. He clapped a hand on Breeze's shoulder and shook his head, he was laughing though, obviously amused. "Look after them, okay? Make sure no one goes blind..." Turning to the humans, he pointed to the equipment laid out on a table. "Okay, get suited up then head to the field," to the guides, "same goes for you two."

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The Hoverboard Tournament:

Riley's eyes landed on Japhet, he was surrounded by a bunch of giggling girls, and they were eyeing the boy beside Ace and cheering him on. Japhet looked absolutely miserable, he had a tub of popcorn cradled in one hand and Ace's hat clutched in the other.

"You sure you aren't going to join us?" She laughed when one of the squealing girls nearly knocked Japhet over.

The nobody took a handful of popcorn into his mouth and snorted. "Nah, seeing you all fumble around is going to be fun."

Why that jerk! Riley's ears went red in frustration. Japhet reminded her of Songbird in way, though the latter had always been more polite around them. She noticed the smug looking smile on the guide's face and glared, though Ace's voice snapped her out of her anger. "Oh huh?" She fumbled with her helmet then laughed. "Good luck to you too Ace!" Ran was wishing them good luck next and the girl turned to both the grandpa of their group and Toby. "Good luck guys, let's do our best and not fall to our deaths, alright?" She laughed a little when Toby nodded excitedly and nearly fell over in the process.

He always had so much energy. Well, hopefully that would help give him an advantage.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Watermelons and potatoes, the moment you've all been waiting for is here! Riders, make sure you have your helmets on and get into position." The crowd went wild and the Riley noticed a young man in a suit, not too far from Ace and the boy in the cap. Whoa, it was the same guy that zipped past them on the airship and the girl Ran had bumped into was here too. Well, wasn't this some reunion.

"Pleasure to run into you folks, again." He gave the humans a grin and tipped his top hat at them. "Just a warning, but you best be careful."

"Lavi, darling. Stop giving those newcomers tips, let them find out for themselves what this competition is about." It was a girl this time.

He laughed, "don't be so harsh Ri, we don't want them breaking a leg or anything."

The girl named Ri batted her eyelashes playfully, "well, that would be a fabulous show." She winked at the boy in the cap, "it'd eliminate the competition though..." she brought a hand over her mouth and giggled. "There isn't any competition as far as we're concerned."

Lavi scrunched up his nose and looked at the humans. "Don't mind her. Let's have a good race."

A tall man in a tux made his way to the starting line and cleared his throat. He raised a gun over his head and pointed the muzzle upward. "Let's get started, you all have a long way to go. Ready, get set, and GO!" He fired a flare into the sky and when it exploded colorful lights drifted downward. Somewhere in the ground Japhet was drowning in a sea of limbs as girls cheered and as fans roared.

"Toby, Gramps, comee-OOOON!" Riley was practically flying in a zig-zag.

The audience stared blankly, some tried not to laugh and Japhet he face-palmed. "FLY STRAIGHT DAMN IT!"

"I'M TRYING! SHUT UP AND CHEER YOU GROUCH!" Riley couldn't get any redder. The board flipped upside down, but thankfully metal straps shot out to hold her feet in place. She let out a yelp before managing to right herself in the air.

Japhet buried his face in his hands...this was embarrassing and there was nothing to cheer about.

Riley stepped on a button that propelled her backwards and she crashed smack dab into Ran. The crowd erupted into laughter.

Meanwhile, Lavi was taking it slow, cruising beside Ace with a sympathetic looking smile. "It looks like your friends got into a little predicament." He pulled two chocolate bars out of his pouch. "Want one?" And before she could answer he tossed on at her then tore open his own. He wasn't trying to get ahead of her, though judging by how relaxed he was he probably could. Lavi had been riding hoverboards ever since he was eight, it was second nature to him now.

"Lavi, darling, I'll see you at the finish line." Ri zipped past them, she tapped the front portion of her board and it zipped ahead, leaving white smoke in its wake. She turned around with a confident grin and waved excitedly.

Lavi took a bite out his chocolate bar then waved back. "Oh yeah, which reminds me. You gotta watch out for the traps." He leaned to the side and dodge a blue ball that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

From the buildings around, tiny cannons began to emerge. They aimed at the riders who passed and those that were knocked off their boards landed on an invisible net. "Don't worry, none of the contestants ever die--ooh, move to the right." It didn't look like Lavi would be leaving any time soon. He took a bite out of his chocolate bar and gave her another one of his wide, excited grins.

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Ugh, the internet is too slow for the weebly.

My paper for lit class took a bit longer than expected to finish >-< so expect the post and weebly update tomorrow instead, sorry 'bout that capitan.

I hope you're all having a good day.

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It's alright, and thanks for the heads up, Four ^^

The paper took a bit longer than expected to finish, but it's done. I'm gonna get started on a post, expect it in an hour or two.

Edit: First post is up, working on the second one now.

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I haven't caught up yet, but I will in a couple of hours.

The post should be up by 10-ish or 11-ish, gotta finish a paper first though xD

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Peeekabooo, I see you~!



Nice post, Ryver! Sorry to hear about the internet though >-< ugh, the people working on getting it fixed sure have slow service. *Hugs*

Best of luck with school stuff, MUG! And alrighty, looking forward to what happens to Inadi. Kimchi, Four, are you guys gonna miss the cycle? *Nudges* Just remember to leave a heads up if that's what you're going to do. I'll post tonight ^^ and hopefully we can get the second group to the paintball field. That way both groups can finish their activities at the same-ish time, then again, group one can always roam the city if they finish first xD. Hehe, then you all get your surprise.

Pirate Age

All those themes ;A;

I think that song from To the Moon works great as a theme for Danny, same with Lindsey Sterling for the captain. Haha, The Kill would be awesome for a fight between Luro and Nolan. *Cue dramatic moments* //shot

So much pretty music ;A; I love the song Captain, and haha, Mizos, I can defo see him doing that.

I'll have a post up by tomorrow and will try looking for themes for everyone too :)! Aye, aye, captain, announcement noted.

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Good mornight, everyone! Loving all the posts <3 haha, poor Lesley, gotta agree with Four though, it looks pretty cool.

Lol, Kimchi, I'd probably do the same thing or just fall back in a panic. The TV really looked like a window, it's pretty awesomesauce. How are you lovely people doing? I hope the Saturdusk and Sundawn have been treating you all well :)

Best of luck to Inadi, ehehe, hopefully everything goes okay. MUG feel free to have the doc work his magic, what happens to Inadi is totally up to you, so if you want him to turn into a panda or bail then either is all good.

I'll be posting tomorrow night, so those who haven't posted yet have until then.

Aki, Beetlejuice definitely looks...hmmm, interesting. I'll add it to my to watch list <3

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Haha, the guy who took a pic though, he'd be ultra screwed xD!

I'd probably panic and run into a wall then get a concussion and pass out or something, OTL. KIMCHI, that Chucky prank is cruel. Funny, but cruel. At least spider dog didn't have a knife and just ran past them instead of after them xD

Oh gosh, if those people had heart problems, they would have dropped dead e.e. Have any of you seen the Slenderman one?

Oh, oh, and this TV one is pretty awesome too <3!