I dunno if you wanted to have the Compact interact with Chloe in some way or do something, Flamelord, so she's paused in a safehouse for a bit. If you weren't planning on anything, I can just have her leave and run into Eponine or something later, no big deal.
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Old and beaten hat, don't take anything I say to heart because it only rarely comes from my own. Been waving around this RP stick for 12+ years, and if there's one thing I've learned it's that keeping things interesting is top dog. I'll take a character who is interesting and challenging for both me and the plot over the same group of misfit archetypes any day of the week. Plots follow the same rules. Unless it breaks the mold somehow, I'm just not that into it.
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Chloe had spent as little time as possible patching up her leg. Without any convenient cloth on hand, and lacking the desire to tear up a good shirt or skirt for something like this, she had needed to take a quick 'peek' inside some stranger's home, where she managed to find a few bandages. Hopefully the delay wouldn't cost her much time, but at least she wouldn't be bleeding out everywhere. The tradeoff for her magical powers was a body that was close to being indestructable, but the body couldn't move without blood, and if she bled all over the streets and rooftops she might as well be leaving a trail of bread crumbs.
After taking care of herself and dodging through the streets of the inner city, she found what she was looking for. One of the few safehouses of the Shadow Compact that she had been in contact with before. She was no stranger to the poverty-stricken areas of Aurora, having grown up in such areas since birth, and hiding herself away in dirty rat-holes like this since forming her contract. Not only were they good places to hide away from the prying eyes of the government, but the despair here was strong, which made it a great place to hunt for witches.
Few people here were happy to see her, but she was able to get the medical attention she needed from a street doctor who had been hiding away here. Nothing else was particularly important to her, and she was a long shot from caring about the opinions of any other urchins here.
"Haah, what a pain in the ass. You think you guys would be a little more grateful. I might just be taking the heat off your doorstep so you can do your own little things, whatever they are. I keep telling you, we both have the same goal, don't we?"
After taking care of herself and dodging through the streets of the inner city, she found what she was looking for. One of the few safehouses of the Shadow Compact that she had been in contact with before. She was no stranger to the poverty-stricken areas of Aurora, having grown up in such areas since birth, and hiding herself away in dirty rat-holes like this since forming her contract. Not only were they good places to hide away from the prying eyes of the government, but the despair here was strong, which made it a great place to hunt for witches.
Few people here were happy to see her, but she was able to get the medical attention she needed from a street doctor who had been hiding away here. Nothing else was particularly important to her, and she was a long shot from caring about the opinions of any other urchins here.
"Haah, what a pain in the ass. You think you guys would be a little more grateful. I might just be taking the heat off your doorstep so you can do your own little things, whatever they are. I keep telling you, we both have the same goal, don't we?"
I like how you wrote the guards, Krauxis; suitably competent, yet clearly unmatched against magical girls.
I can't find a good gif for rolling on the floor blushing, so you'll just have to picture it in your head.
I left myself open to whatever, and I'm fine with anything, really, though I think it might be good to get some NPCs in play, since there's lots of time for a meetup in the future.
Having banished her transformation on the empty, uneventful walk down towards Aurora, Chloe had proceeded in human form toward the gates, relatively unhindered. She had stayed around for a little while, enjoying the fresh air that was so different from the air in the city, and to her surprise, there were guards posted near the city entrance. She recognized the group. These weren't thugs like the people who had ambushed her previous witch hunt, but real 'soldiers' of Aurora, equipped for hunting witches en masse. As much as it was irritating, Chloe stopped at the guard post when she was asked. It would be easy to simply transform and blow through weaklings like this, and it was true that she hated things that got in her way, but this was new. And new things were exciting. As the guard began to speak, Chloe obediantly turned down her music, though she left her headphones on.
"Ma'am, you've been selected for a random search. Please stand by."
If they were stopping her, of all people, it must mean that they were looking for a magical girl.
"I'd like you to empty your pockets, please."
Chloe was already halfway into the task, knowing that would be the man's next question. Casually, she pulled out her Soul Gem, which glowed a deep shade of grey. It would be easy to mistake it for black if it weren't for the visible traces of black corruption frothing around the bottom of the gem. "You're probably looking for one of these, right?"
At the sight of her Gem, all of the guards who had been carelessly milling around the area brought their guns to bear on her. They were aiming for her soul gem, not her body. Smart, they knew what they were doing. Chloe might not even have time to transform if they were looking for a fight.
"You're not with the City, are you? Ray, call this one in."
Chloe narrowed her eyes. That... would be a problem. Reacher her hand into her other pocket, she grasped one of a pair of brass knuckles, feeling the rush as she stared down the barrels of several rifles. This one was going to be a losing battle, with a very real chance that she may die. Still, Chloe was no strategist. "Sorry, humans, getting taken in now might be a bit of an inconvenience for me. I'm missing my favourite show, and I'm kinda hungry. So if y'all wouldn't mind just..."
As her speech trailed off, her body sprung into action. Tossing her Soul Gem in the air threw the group off balance, unsure of where to aim their guns anymore. Chloe used this advantage to deliver a powerful punch in the nose of the man who had already begun to speak into a walkie talkie. Chloe had no idea who was on the other end of that call, but she had been around long enough to know that it was top priority. The machine was still stubbornly gripped in the speaker's hand, but a short kick to his forearm sent it flying onto the ground before he could react. In one smooth motion, she grabbed a hold of the assault rifle nestled in the crook of his arm and jammed the trigger with all her might, without looking where it was aimed at all. An uproar of yelling and two of the men fell to the ground, leaving two still standing. She didn't have time to check if anybody was dead. Sliding low under a few shots fired blindly in her direction, she kicked one of the standing men in his left kneecap, stunning him, before thrusting her brass knuckles into his crotch with as much force as she could manage.
This motion concluded with just enough time to snatch her Soul Gem from the air and quickly transform, her Brass Knuckles forming into large, powerful magic fists, which she used to grab the man she had not attacked yet, and reach backwards, grabbing the one who had been speaking on the Walkie Talkie. Both men dropped their guns immediately, a sign that they were no longer a threat. Chloe stood up calmly, bringing both men towards her face. "Hope I didn't break that speakerbox of yours, fellas, you're gonna want it in a minute. I'm going to walk away from this and you're going to let me do it. But you'll call in to whoever put you here and explain that you just had a run-in with the coolest, most awesome magical girl you've ever seen - that's me, of course - and you can tell them to 'Catch me if you can.' But it will take more than five guns to do it."
Letting both men free from her grasp, she let herself revert back to her human form, her soul gem falling gently back into her pocket as she walked away.
"Man I'm so cool I can hardly stand to be around myself sometimes," she muttered to herself as she swaggered down the street, leaving the shaken men to whatever they were going to do. She made it five steps before a volley of gunfire blew past her back, and she felt two bullets enter her right thigh. One of the men had not been dead or disarmed, and had taken his chance to strike back, aiming for the pocket where she kept her soul gem. "You cheeky bastard," she cursed under her breath. But there wasn't any time for revenge. Instead, she hurried on down the road into a back alley and clambered up onto the rooftops of the city, where she would be safe from further fire.
"Well, two bullet wounds for at least five kills today is a pretty good trade I guess. I suppose I'll see if there's somebody from the Compact who can patch this up. Note to self: In the future, be more careful around loaded guns, idiot."
"Ma'am, you've been selected for a random search. Please stand by."
If they were stopping her, of all people, it must mean that they were looking for a magical girl.
"I'd like you to empty your pockets, please."
Chloe was already halfway into the task, knowing that would be the man's next question. Casually, she pulled out her Soul Gem, which glowed a deep shade of grey. It would be easy to mistake it for black if it weren't for the visible traces of black corruption frothing around the bottom of the gem. "You're probably looking for one of these, right?"
At the sight of her Gem, all of the guards who had been carelessly milling around the area brought their guns to bear on her. They were aiming for her soul gem, not her body. Smart, they knew what they were doing. Chloe might not even have time to transform if they were looking for a fight.
"You're not with the City, are you? Ray, call this one in."
Chloe narrowed her eyes. That... would be a problem. Reacher her hand into her other pocket, she grasped one of a pair of brass knuckles, feeling the rush as she stared down the barrels of several rifles. This one was going to be a losing battle, with a very real chance that she may die. Still, Chloe was no strategist. "Sorry, humans, getting taken in now might be a bit of an inconvenience for me. I'm missing my favourite show, and I'm kinda hungry. So if y'all wouldn't mind just..."
As her speech trailed off, her body sprung into action. Tossing her Soul Gem in the air threw the group off balance, unsure of where to aim their guns anymore. Chloe used this advantage to deliver a powerful punch in the nose of the man who had already begun to speak into a walkie talkie. Chloe had no idea who was on the other end of that call, but she had been around long enough to know that it was top priority. The machine was still stubbornly gripped in the speaker's hand, but a short kick to his forearm sent it flying onto the ground before he could react. In one smooth motion, she grabbed a hold of the assault rifle nestled in the crook of his arm and jammed the trigger with all her might, without looking where it was aimed at all. An uproar of yelling and two of the men fell to the ground, leaving two still standing. She didn't have time to check if anybody was dead. Sliding low under a few shots fired blindly in her direction, she kicked one of the standing men in his left kneecap, stunning him, before thrusting her brass knuckles into his crotch with as much force as she could manage.
This motion concluded with just enough time to snatch her Soul Gem from the air and quickly transform, her Brass Knuckles forming into large, powerful magic fists, which she used to grab the man she had not attacked yet, and reach backwards, grabbing the one who had been speaking on the Walkie Talkie. Both men dropped their guns immediately, a sign that they were no longer a threat. Chloe stood up calmly, bringing both men towards her face. "Hope I didn't break that speakerbox of yours, fellas, you're gonna want it in a minute. I'm going to walk away from this and you're going to let me do it. But you'll call in to whoever put you here and explain that you just had a run-in with the coolest, most awesome magical girl you've ever seen - that's me, of course - and you can tell them to 'Catch me if you can.' But it will take more than five guns to do it."
Letting both men free from her grasp, she let herself revert back to her human form, her soul gem falling gently back into her pocket as she walked away.
"Man I'm so cool I can hardly stand to be around myself sometimes," she muttered to herself as she swaggered down the street, leaving the shaken men to whatever they were going to do. She made it five steps before a volley of gunfire blew past her back, and she felt two bullets enter her right thigh. One of the men had not been dead or disarmed, and had taken his chance to strike back, aiming for the pocket where she kept her soul gem. "You cheeky bastard," she cursed under her breath. But there wasn't any time for revenge. Instead, she hurried on down the road into a back alley and clambered up onto the rooftops of the city, where she would be safe from further fire.
"Well, two bullet wounds for at least five kills today is a pretty good trade I guess. I suppose I'll see if there's somebody from the Compact who can patch this up. Note to self: In the future, be more careful around loaded guns, idiot."
I'll have a post up tomorrow, or later today if I get the time between other stuff, just for the record.
Just a wee post for the moment. Not a whole lot to say just yet and I'm just sort of getting off of a major work bender, so that'll have to do this time. Sorry if it's not a lot to work off of.
Aura smiled upon hearing her mission. It is time to see the results of my real training, she thought to herself. She wasn't scared of some low-class demons. While threatening to untrained humans, these sort of goons could be easily killed with enough firepower. The type of enemies that can be riddled with bullets and left to rot. Target practice. Aura noted the rifle at Karnage's side. There would be no danger, so her confidence was exceptionally high. She looked over at the dark figure brooding in the shadows, her arms folded across her chest.
Reiko could not be as confident about their prospects, if she was being honest. Her chest still hurt whenever she breathed too heavily or moved too swiftly. She wasn't a fighter to start with, and her ability to play the flute would be hampered at best, null and void at worst. It was unfortunate, but she would have to play a supportive role in this mission. The weight of her clothing reassured her that she would not be without weapons, even in an emergency. In short, she was weakened, but with proper preparation and caution, it was possible to pass through many situations with your skin intact.
Lucaris seemed troubled to Reiko, like he had before. Whatever he was going through, it seemed that he was still not prepared to share it with anybody... that was fine. Reiko herself had not yet opened up, so how could she judge the boy for his own trust issues?
Aura spoke up after taking stock of the situation. "Is this all of us, then? Is it time to get to the hunt?" Her eyes seemed to twinkle with anticipation as she spoke, the massive sword on her back looking like it was prepared to leap out of its sheath to her assistance at any moment.
Reiko could not be as confident about their prospects, if she was being honest. Her chest still hurt whenever she breathed too heavily or moved too swiftly. She wasn't a fighter to start with, and her ability to play the flute would be hampered at best, null and void at worst. It was unfortunate, but she would have to play a supportive role in this mission. The weight of her clothing reassured her that she would not be without weapons, even in an emergency. In short, she was weakened, but with proper preparation and caution, it was possible to pass through many situations with your skin intact.
Lucaris seemed troubled to Reiko, like he had before. Whatever he was going through, it seemed that he was still not prepared to share it with anybody... that was fine. Reiko herself had not yet opened up, so how could she judge the boy for his own trust issues?
Aura spoke up after taking stock of the situation. "Is this all of us, then? Is it time to get to the hunt?" Her eyes seemed to twinkle with anticipation as she spoke, the massive sword on her back looking like it was prepared to leap out of its sheath to her assistance at any moment.
No problems here, Xion. Glad you're around at any rate. I'll get something up tomorrow. Totally wiped tonight.
I'm gonna wait on just a little bit more before I post again actually. Anything I post right now will just be empty wandering, really, until either Maria and Eponine conclude their meeting (where Chloe can start encountering guards) or maybe a newcomer comes in or whatever.
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