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The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Why is the bathroom wrecked where are you going to take a shower then uwu

ARTernatibo is our course showdown. Basically Freshies vs. Sophies vs. Juniors. Since we got first place last year... Yeah, lot of things riding on our piece for this year.

Anyhoo, I'll get my post up and then work on school stuff~

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Morris: Circus

Oh Gods, okay, this wasn’t a bad situation.

“I’m very friendly! I’m a, uh, vegetarian! Nope? Well, coo coo, oink oink- agh!” Lute dropped the impersonation when the lion bared its teeth at him. “How could a panda and a gorilla coexist in the same establishment!?” The virtuoso yowled in response and skidded off to the side, only to have his exit route blocked by an elephant. Hey, what the hell? “You’re supposed to be on MY side! Elephants are peace-loving creatures, aren’t they!?” Surrounded on all angles by varying animals that look none too friendly, one can only imagine the relief Lute felt when the other members of the Pride came in out of nowhere.

“Y-yeah, I’m not gonna move, especially when that lion’s blocking my way,” The virtuoso nodded at Xandra’s advice and stared hard at the ground. Didn’t they say that looking straight into an animal’s eyes is a sign of aggression? That probably wouldn’t be a nice move for someone in his position. “I didn’t do anything, they just pounced on meeeee!” He wailed when the lion growled and jumped back, crashing into the barrels right behind him, “go away, I don’t like you either!”

Thankfully, Moira and Syed came to the rescue and practically formed a barrier between him and the approaching beasts. Though he was concerned about their wellbeing, standing in front of him against those sorts of animals, he couldn’t hide that he was a bit relieved. “Okay, um… HELP! We’re gonna get eaten here!” Lute did what he probably did best and hollered, jumping up and down with his hands cupped around his mouth in an effort to see past the hulking outline of the gorilla. Lucien would sure be useful in this situation if his summons could talk to other animals. "An animal tamer would REALLY be appreciated right now!!!"

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Hmm?

Est yawned and rubbed at his eyes. Did that kid go back and touch the synth again? Sure, he was at that age when breaking the rules was fun and all that, but the boy should really know better than to mess with the artifacts on display. Man… It’s nobodies like these that make guard duty a right pain in the bum bum… The nobody glumly felt for his hat, only to realize it wasn’t on his head anymore, and stood up in surprise. The fruits Breeze had piled on his lap tumbled to the floor and Est let out a gasp of surprise. Whoa, where did these babies come from!?

“Ahhhh, fruitsies, come back!” He bent down and gathered the star-shaped fruits, even peeking under a chair to fish out one that had rolled beneath it. “Got ‘em all. Whew. Oh, hi Breeeeze!” Est got up with the fruits in his arms and only then noticed the girl, who seemed to have taken his beret while he was sleeping and wore it. Remembering that he had food, Est fumbled for a bit before offering one to the merchant, saying, “Here, want some? I just got it, don’t know where, but it looks really fresh and yummy and- ohhhh it’s from you! Thanks a lot!”

The soldier sat down on the chair again and crossed his legs, making sure to balance the fruit properly in one arm so that it doesn’t fall down again. “Let’s eat these together, Breeze!” Est beamed up at the girl before pushing his bangs out of his eyes. Pesky hairstyle, he really should get a cut sooner than later. Above them, the glass ceiling shifted colors from clear to blue, and the floor below was soon bathed in blocks of azure light after the gears finished turning. "Gee whiz, that never gets old. I wished they used the purple one though," The nobody glanced above and then returned his attention to Breeze, "so! How was your day?"

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I'll have a hard time looking for Song's, brb! Also posting when I ate I didn't eat today please forgive me it was very hectic OTL

ACTUALLY REAL!SONG MIGHT BE

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Guys guys guys I'm sorry for my posting inconsistency as of late, it's ARTernatibo month jfc they make me a scriptwriter and a main actress I might as well eat a cherry bomb sob

I'll post once I finish school stuff!

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Heads up, I might not be able to post today.

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Life was going on as usual in the City of Cogs and Gears. Steam rose from the thick metal columns of factories afar, while the lively whirr and thudding of machinery echoed in the streets of the metropolis. Robots of all shapes and sizes hurried along with nobodies while a young boy zipped through the crowd on a dashing new hoverboard. Unfortunately, it didn’t look like the child had completely mastered the device and this inexperience, added to the growing panic that he was feeling, made for crash and burn gliding. Random shrieks and exclamations filled the air as the child rushed his way to a large, imposing building off a few ways from the City Hall… The Museum Nova.

The boy caught up to his mother and little sister, and together they walked in from the grandiose entrance to the wide entrance hall where sunlight streamed in from the narrow glass ceiling. It was considerably quieter inside the museum compared to the outside but there was still a subtle hum of in the air from the various devices on display. This place was a cornucopia of all technological innovation that has been, was and will be created in the City of Cogs and Gears, although the architecture of the building was of the stone and marble combination which had been so famous some centuries back.

The three strolled through the first exhibit area until something caught the boy’s eye. He detached himself from his mother and sister, the latter of which was inspecting an Old Age hologram, and headed for the giant mech on the other side of the room.

“Huh, it looks weird,” The boy muttered to himself as he approached the Old Age robot, which was, as expected, more like a grotesque mass of metal welded together with a glass dome set over the top area. He put down his hoverboard against the railing and was about to climb over the bars when he realized that there was a soldier sitting behind the synth model.

“Oh snap snap snap. I wasn’t doing anythin’, officer! Nothing at all!” The child squeaked and skidded back from the railing as if the metal burned him. The man didn’t even stir. On closer inspection, the nobody, wearing the dark green uniform of the low-ranking officers in the army, had his arms crossed over his chest and his beret slung down his face. Was he sleeping? Wasn’t he supposed to guard the displays from troublemakers?

Ah, whatever.

The boy took the opportunity and jumped over the bars, landing on the soft soil around the square plot of stone where the synth stood. Cackling to himself, he reached over and…

WHIRRRRRR

From the other side of the room, the boy’s mother was trying to prevent her daughter from destroying a bust and was yet to notice her son’s disappearance. Nor did she notice how one of the biggest pieces in the room, a five-meter tall Old Age robot, suddenly spurred to life with blue light inking out from its core.

“Snap snap snap, what do I do!?” The boy whined as he backed against the railing, “I just pressed one of the weird disc things on its knee and then suddenly…!” He was totally in for it now!

“Aaaaaah, what’s that sound?” The child glanced towards the voice and saw that the sleeping soldier from earlier was now awake and stretching his arms. The nobody flicked his beret up and whipped his head around before finally zoning in on the robot and the desperate boy, and he blinked for a couple of seconds before getting up. “Oh hey, you activated it,” He casually said and slung a leg over the railing while peering up at the glowing synth. Without explaining much about anything, the soldier walked around it and fiddled with something, and the blue lights pulsing all throughout the synth suddenly died as it grew quiet once more.

“How’d you do that?” The boy gaped as Est reappeared and helped him down from the perch, “oh and sorry for the trouble, mister.”

The taller nobody shrugged and then gestured at the robot, “Well, I run shifts here a lot and I kinda noticed that the Old Civilization used a lot of sensory technology thingies, y’know? So I thought you might’ve touched it, and to turn it off I just had to override the control… thing. It’s hard to explain. Just don’t go poking the displays again okay kid?” While he was explaining, Est was gesturing and making strange circles in the air with his left hand, which the kid noticed but didn’t comment on. “Yeah and one more thing, is that a BlitzBoard ver.03?” This time, the soldier pointed to the hoverboard under the boy’s arm. The boy handed the device over and listened as the young man inspected it, “Hmm. Kinda laggy right? Slow start-up, fluctuating control? Try installing an upgraded core chip and repositioning the thrusters. Don’t buy those fancy new core boosters, it’s all just a load of crap. If you want to achieve better speed, you’re better off buying glass layers and anti-friction bolts.”

“Huh, you know a lot about these things. Why are you in the army?” The kid grinned as Est returned his item, and he responded with a shrug.

“Yeah I don’t know either, kid! Man, if there's one thing I know, it's that I’m sleepy… Those humans better get here soon,” The soldier yawned, waved goodbye at the child as he ran off, and retreated back to his seat. Time to go back for another afternoon nap...

Breeze should be around here somewhere. Wonder what she's doing right now?

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Okay peeps, I'm going to post Est's introduction as well as the basic scene setup! :D

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|D Oh okay, I'll keep a tab on the IC then~

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What torch night are we gon burn the campus down? >8D

Wait is it go time D8