I know. I was just trying to be uplifting and positive. I think everything will be fine, it is a world-building-based RP under the large group tag. I assume the majority of it, in between major points, will just be interacting with each other and such. Which shouldn't be too bad?
I'd reckon that, with how rotative this RP will work regarding the characters, cast size isn't exactly a problem since leaving the caravan doesn't seem to present too many problems since the story will just kickoff on its own.
RP is still coming. Planned launch date is now tomorrow.
I had... some kind of seizure, or panic attack, or something yesterday. I don't know exactly what it was. I lost control of my body completely, couldn't stand or hold anything, just thrashing around on the floor. It's not the first time. I don't know if it will impact my ability to write, so my priority is now getting the first post up and kicking things off for y'all.
That's sad to hear Tort. Sending some prayers for your health and hopes that you get better! And don't worry about the RP, there'll still be chaos over here at the OOC.
Willard flew right above the city, going towards a direction where he was far away from the beach and the eyes of the army. He could see the kaiju from far away. Despite not being able to see them very clearly, he certainly could see a lot of people running away while some of them stood there.
"Yep, that's a kaiju alright. Geez, they're severely outmatched and he's in a position where I can't help them without getting caught." He complained.
Then, as he stood there, a communication channel started to blink from the jet's receptor. Out of curiosity, he decided to turn it on.
"Priority message:," Qingshe broadcasted through the allied Philippine channels, once in English, then again in Filipino. Her Chinese accent was as lilting as ever, but her tone had gained a serious edge over her normally playful voice. Simultaneously, her voice was echoed by the many serpent heads bobbing above her ooze, just in case anyone lacked a functioning communication device. "For those yet unaware, the enemy has deployed a terrakinetic structure in function not dissimilar to a volcano. I do repeat, this is not a drill. Environmental hazards are imminent. Evacuation of non-Arms Masters and wounded is highly recommended."
The message going through the channel was just as clear as his vision when he stopped to pay attention: there was a volcano. A terrakinetic structure with that purpose. And lava was already flowing toward the town.
"What... the hell? Not satisfied with a kaiju, they now decide to summon a volcano?" He spoke.
Broadcasting again, Qingshe stated, "I need sharp eyes in the sky and some determination of how far the enemy's direct power extends. With the right angle, the inward flow of the lands should suffice for an approximation." Inhaling slowly and then huffing, she added, "Moreover, as an immediate concern, for all those that can still manage to fight even now, your priority until the terrakinetic is located should be venting that volcano! She is building up pressure, and we need to release it yesterday and in a manner she'd not prefer." Firming her tone, she reluctantly spoke more demandingly, with the air of a commander. "I don't care how you do it, but blow some holes in it! Get that lava flowing out the sides and not the top. And avoid venting it in the direction of the city, or Tian Fei will surely take advantage!"
The idea - or rather, order given by... whoever this woman was... sounded like the best option. However, Willard looked at the beach and how they were still recovering from the golem. At the current rate they were, they wouldn't get there in time.
(You say that, whoever you are, but do you think they'll be able to reach it in time? Because I sure don't.) Willard thought.
That's when Edelweiss' channel started to blink and he went back to it.
"Agent Sterrennacht, what's going on? Did you manage to reach the kaiju?"Edelweiss questioned.
"Sorry, I'm not dealing with the kaiju! There's a far more pressing matter at my hands right now, Edelweiss!" He answered.
"More pressing matters?"Edelweiss asked.
"I'll just go straight to the point: there's an active volcano spewing lava toward Lingayen!" Willard answered.
"A volcano?! But Mount Balungao isn't nowhere near Lingayen-"Edelweiss spoke but Will interrupted her.
"It isn't a natural one! An enemy named Tian Fei generated it! It's more of a terrakinetic construct, but it's still a volcano!" Willard spoke.
"The Chinese Army?! Are you telling me that the Chinese Army just generated a volcano?!"Edelweiss asked.
"I don't have time to explain! You already know what I have to do!" Willard spoke.
"I-I know! You have to use your power to contain the lava from reaching the town! Your priority is to safeguard the citizenry and the town at all costs! Now go!"Edelweiss ordered, turning off the call.
"That's what I'm on it!"
He directed himself towards the volcano-like structure that was spewing out lava all around, as its flow descended towards the town. Once he arrived at the aerospace from behind it, just to not get seen by them for the moment, he looked at it. Willard activated the jet's auto-pilot function as it stabilized itself in the air. He grabbed a toxic mask from the jet, opened the cockpit, and examined the sky.
(Volcanic gas is rising and the temperature is certainly higher than 35 °C... I can't definitely use the fumes as a cloud substitution because they're going to melt whatever goes inside it. So my only option is to actually try and stop the flow with my power. I'll drop glaciers directly into the lava. Then, it'll either start to create moist air and some clouds around here, or it'll drop the temperature as low and the flow will petrify. It'll be a battle of attrition: the cold against the lava, the air against the fumes. But I might be able to overwhelm it if I'm careful and constant. This will completely blow off my chances of staying hidden for too long, though I'm willing to just make myself present if it means saving the innocent.)
Then, he summoned his Noble Arm. Aureus Stella, the frigid rifle. His temperature already diminished and cold energy began to flow around his body, as a blue mist swirled around him. He aimed the rifle right at the sky.
"OK, let's start with a cold beam aimed randomly above the lava to disperse some cold." He planned.
His Noble Arm drained the flowing cold energy until it shot a bright light blue beam at the sky. As the beam dissipated, the same mist flew in the air.
"And now for the glacier...!" Willard spoke, focusing on the air.
Using his powers, he gathered the mist in the air as well as sent more mist from his end. By gathering all of them, the cold energy began to form a giant block of ice in the sky, a glacier, like the ones seen in the arctic and antarctic ends of the world, though not as big as the ones there. Once formed, the glacier fell, as the laws of gravity would've wanted, plummeting directly in the lava's flow, in the top-middle area of the "volcano". The attrition between the hot temperature of the lava and the frigid construct already began, as the glacier began to melt slowly.
"Good, the glacier is starting to generate moist air, and it's not damaging the volcano's surface either. Now I just have to keep this up and hold it until they come here!" He spoke.
Willard repeated the process: shooting a cold beam, gathering the cold energy and condensing it in a glacier, and plummeting it down to the lava's flow. Because of how stronger it is than a common, natural glacier, it melts slower than usual, though still at a considerable pace. He had no time to breathe and just kept doing it the best that he could. By now, he had already dropped 3 glaciers.
Location: Lingayen Beach, Municipality of Lingayen, Lingayen Gulf Interactions: Regina > Lotus Squadron @Conscripts, Regil > Noel @Letter Bee
BGM:Grandma -Destruction- plays here too
With the kaiju stopped by Qingshe, another problem came through. Now there was a huge, active volcano ready to destroy Lingayen and everyone in it.
"Y-You're joking... a volcano...?!" Regina questioned.
"A-Are we truly going to stop that thing by ourselves?! Do we even have the time to reach it?!" Regil asked.
"... Hell no. We're escaping!" Regina spoke.
What are you saying?! What about the people?! We can't just let them die!" Regil said.
"Then what do you expect us to do?! Just follow those ridiculous orders?! With what time?!" Regina argued.
"I-I don't know! But we can't just turn back! We'll have to hurry there by helicopter! It's the only way we can get there in time!" Regil spoke.
"Idiot, we're not getting there on time, even with the heli! There's no way that we'll be able to do it!" Regina spoke.
That's when a bright light blue beam flashed in the sky. And then, out of nowhere, a glacier formed itself out of nowhere and fell into the lava. The Meitners got surprised by what was happening.
"What is that flashing in the sky above the volcano?!" Regina asked.
"I don't know! But those forms in the sky... are those glaciers?!" Regil said.
"Glaciers?! Like the ones in the Arctic?! How?!" Regina kept questioning, dumbfounded.
"It has to be a Noble Arm. There's no other explanation. There's a Noble Arm Master dropping those glaciers into the lava's flow!" Regil answered.
"... So we got backup in the end. But let's not relax just yet." Regina spoke.
"You're right. We still have to change the flow from the town to the sea, as that voice instructed." Regil spoke.
"I hate depending on these unbelievable miracles, but if this is what is going to take for us to get through this...!"
"Let's go Sis!" Regil said.
The Meitners (and the King) immediately ran towards the helicopter, where the rest of Regina's squad was waiting for them.
"What the hell did we get ourselves into now, Specialist?!" One of her soldiers asked.
"Don't be a pussy! Our target just shifted, but our mission's still the same! We're going in, getting the job done, and having another day to rest!" Regina spoke.
"But how exactly do you expect us to follow those orders?! We don't have some shiny powers like you two do!" Another one questioned.
"Yeah, but you have rockets! While I and Regil are down there, I want you guys blasting everything up from the sky! Coordinate yourselves with that other aerial squadron and get the job done!" Regina ordered.
"But what if we end up hitting you two or anyone else?!" The pilot asked.
"... That's a risk we're taking. It's either that or having the town flooded in lava. We may have some help from whoever's generating those glaciers, but that's not going to last forever! We have to act, for everyone's sake!" Regil spoke.
Their plan was ludicrous. For the squad composed of normal human beings, there are no other options other than escaping. However, both their leader and her brother were determined to make this work and save the people. The Meitners knew this was a strategy they normally wouldn't follow. But it came from someone with power, the unknown X that Regil mentioned before. So if they got a chance right now, they can't waste it. And the soldiers knew that.
"... If you two aren't going to run away, we're not going to either. We'll do our best from the sky!" The pilot said, and the other soldiers agreed.
"Alright then, let's head off!" Regina spoke.
"Shouldn't we see if someone wants to come with us?!" Regil asked.
"We don't have that time! Just hop on and let's go!" Regina answered.
Everyone went inside the helicopter. Once the engine started, they took off to the volcano. While they were flying towards it, both Regina and Regil grabbed their radios and began to speak with the others.
"This is Regina Meitner speaking! We're heading to the volcano's area on our helicopter right now! We'll start opening the holes on the other side of the volcano as instructed! Lotus Squadron, we will need your aid as well! My personnel will use our rocket launchers to try and blast holes, and so I'd want you to use your own armaments to do some damage at that volcano! If you decide to join us, I'll leave the coordination of the assault to your best judgment!"
"Everyone, this is Regil Meitner speaking! I'm sorry to intrude on the channel, but I believe there's a Noble Arm Master dropping those glaciers in the lava! I don't know if this Arm Master sided with us, but this will give us some time to do our part and change the lava's flow to the sea, just as we were instructed to do! Lieutenant Alonso, me and Specialist Meitner are at your orders!" Regil spoke to everyone.
Approved. Really, I shoulda read this one in the same batch as @Smike and @Irredeemable. We seem to have lots of canine-types hanging around. I don't know if you'll form a three-way friendship to last the eons or rip each other to pieces.
With the talk about getting ripped and the over-emphasis on being stronk, your werewolf has got some gym-bro vibes. I don't know how I feel about it, but I hope to at least once hear him asking Malleck "BRO, do you even lift??"
I'm just sadge that my canine is just a werewolf, though I'm the last person to be creative in that sense. I was tempted to call him Wolfskin too, but that's another race being ripped off somewhere else. Also, a three-way-rivalry is more Korzan's style.
Also, he's way more of the "I had the whole gym to myself last night bro!", he's that much of a convinced prick. I mean, that's his character in a nutshell: a self-absorbed, battle maniac, troublemaker, drunkard, low fuse, sore loser, arrogant as F asshole.
Location: The Grand Library Interactions: Lambda > Alrune (@Dezuel)
BGM: Romantic Children still playing
"Don't mention it! I was glad to help! That'll teach that pervert to respect the ladies! Pleased to make your aqq- accui?" Al begun to speak to the slightly older boy, but he was stopped by not finding the right word. So much for trying to sound elegant.
"I mean, pleased to meet you! My name is Alrune Ihadugram Al-Zardun Dimekshia nu Karzanoon. But you can just call me Al."
Alrune's rather tongue-twisting while presenting himself made Lambda giggle a little bit. Still, he felt relieved that the situation had returned to some degree of control.
"Well, I'm pleased to meet you as well Al. And you don't need to be formal around me, so don't worry about honorifics and all that." Lambda answered.
"I.. uhm... I am not part of any school yet. But I do intend to join Mephisto's School for the Wickedly Inclined. Because it's wicked! And I am totally inclined to believe it! Cool names like that are.. uh.. cool? Besides alot of people I meet speak fondly of it." Al beamed a broad smile and then began to ponder on just what people had said about it.
Then he pondered about Mephisto, which was Alrune's choice to join a school. He remembers hearing something about it from his dad, but whatever information he has is immensely vague. It didn't help that no one actually knows where the school is right now, since they keep changing from one spot to another.
"I... can't say that I agree nor disagree with that statement as I don't have any information on Mephisto, to begin with. In fact, no one actually knows where the school is located right now." He said.
Still, seeing the boy beam brightly at the idea of being at Mephisto was certainly something nice after all that confusion earlier, so he decided to not throw a wet towel over Alrune's wishes and decided to encourage him.
"For someone as cool as yourself, I'd say it is a perfect fit! And despite the fact that I don't know much about it, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the school or its method of education if people speak fondly about it." Then he paused, and continued with a smile. "I'll be rooting for your dream of becoming a Mephisto to become a reality Al. You can do it, I'm sure!" He finished.
"If you want something you can just take it!" Al said in a mimicked voice of an older student. "That sort of thing. I mean who doesn't like free stuff? Imagine the parties with all the free-food samples! Does St Laurel's have some benefits?" He asked Lambda in a ponderous manner, his chin neatly cupped by his own hand.
Lambda tried to think about any benefits that St. Laurel's could offer to any new student. However, considering how most battle-centric Rhea's schools tend to work, he could only think about something for people who aren't interested in battling other people.
"I mean, it might not be interesting to you but St. Laurel's offers some other types of education outside of combat. If you do wish to pursue something else than just fighting, I guess that is a difference. For example, I'm studying administration to take over my father's work, though I'm still on the basics. Oh, I also try my hands at gardening and botanics. I love flowers so I take care of the school's botanical garden myself." Lambda explained.
Then, he thought about the parties. Lambda only ever frequented the official ones made by the school, never joining the extra-official ones made by the students.
"Well, in that party retrospect, I can't say much either. I've only frequented the ones the school makes. They are... fancy, for the most part. But I know the students do some parties on their own, but I never went into one." Lambda answered.
While talking to Alrune, Lambda kept the Maybell active. He wanted to make sure that when Kurogane returned, he wouldn't go getting angry again and try to harm someone.
(I just have to hold the flower a little longer, until I'm out of here with Kuro. I have to prevent any further trouble for the staff. They dealt with enough today, so they deserve a break and a bonus. I'll talk with Papa later so we can see how to help with the damages caused.) Lambda thought.
*BGM fades*
Speaking of Kurogane, he returned to the second floor and picked up his' and Lambda's stuff. Before getting back down, however, he pondered about why he got so calm when he was so angry before.
(I wanted to kill that kid. I still ain't acceptin' him callin' me a mutt and treatin' me like some caged pet. No one gets to treat me like that anymore, not ever since I ran away from the circus. But why... why didn't I do it?) He thought.
Then, he remembered Lambda using a power and some flower appearing on his hand.
(Was it because of that flower? Is that Lamb's power? To make people calmer or whatever?) He asked himself once again.
He needed to know more about it. Not only about the powers, but about Lambda himself. Kurogane was really curious about his new friend who, for all intended purposes, was from St. Laurel's.
"Well, if I'm gonna discover what Little White Saint's power's all about, I'm gonna have to get some closure. Then I'll get what's behind that stupid martyr head of his. Kid's too innocent for his own good, and that's bad for him and for everyone else too." Kurogane spoke to himself.
Then, he went downstairs back to the group. He wasn't thrilled to stay near Alrune, but he wasn't feeling violent.
Zephyr Regrard
Location: Sir Clausewitz's School for the Militarily Minded, Faculty Office Interactions: Melissa (NPC) > Wolfram (@KillamriX88)
"It's fine..." Wolf replied to Melissa, quite used to screaming and shouting -- especially from a woman. He considered asking how he could help, but she seemed to have that part under control at least. He recognized her, though only vaguely. He knew she was on the student council, specifically part of the disciplinary committee.
Melissa got immensely embarrassed by this blunder. She completely lost her poise as a student council member, especially the one who leads the Student Disciplinary Committee.
"... No, it's not. I'm the one who leads the Student Disciplinary Committee, I can't lose my temper and show something so brute. I'll do better next time." She spoke.
Then, with a heavy sigh, she slapped her face three times and regained some composure. Not all of it, but some.
"I'm sure you know me, but I'll present myself. Melissa Margrave, 3rd year. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Melusina." She said and went on. "And don't be shocked, I'm obligated to know every single student and have access to the files, so I know you already."
"Not your first time dealing with him I imagine." Wolf said to Melissa. "He's pretty much infamous for this, yet nothing seems to change. I get why you'd be frustrated."
Hearing him say that made her look at the executioner's body. He was still breathing, but it had more pauses than before.
"We... I lost count of how much I dealt with Zephyr. And the reason why nothing changes is that we can't expel him. His parents are basically loading this school with money, just so that he can never leave. It's basically a paid prison, with the exception that the inmate makes all staff look like trash, in more ways than one." Melissa explained.
Then, she looked at Wolfram and continued on.
"To Zephyr, all of us... ALL of us are just that. Disposable bodies that he'll keep wasting. And that's just because he wants something... someone interesting. But he wasn't like this in the beginning. We are... friends ever since the first year. But now..." She continued, getting angry.
"Now I don't know what the actual fuck he wants. I simply don't have a clue! No matter what we throw at him, nothing clicks! NOTHING!! We're trying our best, our damn hardest to not let the director or even someone above him get here and deal with this, or the whole council's done for! But at this rate, I don't know what to do!! And everyone just gives it up and lets it all upon me... I'm so sick of it!! It doesn't matter if we were friends at some point, I want this all to end already!! My last year's a fucking nightmare because of that bastard and I don't know how to make him quit!! Goddamned self-absorbed, egoist, violent and cold prick...!!"
But before she continued, she noticed that she lost her composure again and just vented on to Wolfram.
"Argh, I lost it again... sorry, I'm just... I'm just tired of it, I want an answer already..." She said.
I'm really vibing with the ones for Cricket, I think I like the second song the most. I think Adventure of a Lovestruck Tomboy fits her quite well. And yes, I am too, still struggling with Virro. I cannot find the right sound that hits the constant sadness and content emotions he has - I'm not going to stop looking though.
You do not mind if I use Adventure of a lovestruck Tomboy for Cricket?
I was thinking about Virro when other themes struck me. I'd pick either Path of Repentance from Final Fantasy X (this beautiful classic guitar remix sounded wonderful to me), or maybe Rydia's Theme from Final Fantasy IV (I got a remix with some other orchestral instruments to fit). There's Theme of Love from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, though I picked the Heroes version of the song because I find it more solemn.
I'm really vibing with the ones for Cricket, I think I like the second song the most. I think Adventure of a Lovestruck Tomboy fits her quite well. And yes, I am too, still struggling with Virro. I cannot find the right sound that hits the constant sadness and content emotions he has - I'm not going to stop looking though.
You do not mind if I use Adventure of a lovestruck Tomboy for Cricket?
Go ahead, all yours! Not like I can use this with either Ark or Korzan.
I'm trying not to find very popular songs for their theme songs. It's so hard. Lmao
Being real, I look at Cricket and I can only imagine Oh, I'm a Flamelet! from Secret of Mana 2 playing. IMO, though, because it's energetic and has that sort of mischievous tone that I think it fits. And in battle, I can only think of Adventure of Lovestruck Tomboy from Touhou 9: Phantasmagoria of Flower View (if you want something more playful) or A Tiny, Tiny, Clever Commander from Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object (if you want something more serious, I guess).
Virro... hmm... I'm still unsure of a theme song that fits him well, though I feel as if Empty Tone from Drakengard 3 is a rather tranquil song that has this distant feeling. I'm trying to find something else, though. For battle, however, I definitely call Infallible Intelligence from Blaze Union a Virro theme in a fight.
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