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Epic City: Starburst

@Flamelord, and we'll use that guesses for upcoming plotlines... If we make it past this.

Epic City: Starburst

@Old Amsterdam, it's a gift. Ask questions now, players. Things are gonna get rough for some of you. And worse for the rest.

Epic City: Starburst

Alright, finally updated! This should be the last few posts for this event. The your characters have two weeks of 'downtime' before @Old Amsterdam's pet project bashes down the metaphorical door and causes plot to happen. We've been doing worldbuilding behind the scenes, and I'm anxious to hear what y'all think of it. In short, teaser trailer-style:

The penultimate dissolution is coming

Everything you know is wrong

Bow before your new and greatest god

Epic City: Starburst

Central Park

Dragon chuckled a bit. "Shit, kid, I also got places to be." He clapped a hand against Vice's non-flaming shoulder. "Hopefully she's less trouble than that thing." He nodded towards the snapper as it splashed into the lake, thrashing for abut before realising nobody was bothering it and sinking beneath the surface for what Dragon hoped was a nice, long nap. Speaking of, he felt like he could use an hour or two. When did heroics start feeling like a job? Or maybe it was that idiot he had for a brother. "Ugh." He rubbed his hand against his forehead, then caught sight of the press.

Thankfully having enough speed to get around their blockade, he coasted to a gentle jog at the other end of the park. His phone beeped, and he grinned. Maria had come through with the recipe, and he headed off to find the best ingredients. Near his place, there was a guy with a food stall. He wouldn't sell everything, but if anyone else knew where to find coriander seeds and garam masala, he would. After a profitable afternoon of following up on his contact's tips, Dragon headed home, smelling of exotic spices, and began cleaning his apartment, whistling.

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Harpy's Skyscraper

Spectrum glowed bright white in the forcefield as the behir sent her tumbling with a flick of its tail. She crumpled up, head-down, against a wall covered in harpy... Well, she wasn't going to think about that and the possibility of it ruining her date. She shivered a little as she stood, Protector White having ensured most of it didn't reach her. "Eew." Getting her bearings again, the monster shot past on the ceiling, still chasing the devil, whose blasts seemed to be hurting and irritating it in equal measure. "Over that way!" she yelled, then realised she was pointing in the wrong direction, and used the other arm. "That way!"

Of course, her shouting cued the giant outside to reach in. A coughing screech from the behir sounded like he'd caught its tail. It slipped free though, and bit the new, confusing adversary. Spectrum took the opportunity to switch to Melee Green and physically push the beast towards the giant. She managed to get a grip on two of its left legs, and though the behir was flexible, it wasn't flexible enough to bite her. Its tail whipped around again, slamming her back. "HEY! WAY BIG! OVER HERE!" She shouted, turning the behir so it was lengthways to the window, parallel to the wall. "GRAB IT!"

Darkling: The Night War

@Override, as discussed. I think I'll join the majority faction at the moment.

Darkling: The Night War

I guess we're all rebels...

Other Co-GM reporting in. I'll be very hands-off though. So hands-off I might be might be mistake for a cloud while sitting on my drake...

Pokémon: Hoenn - Make a Wish

"Stupid cat," Keoni picked the litten up from its attempt to settle on his face, and flicked her over back towards the very cushy cat bed Asuna had put in the corner. The woman herself hadn't woken at his movements. Hadn't even reacted, in fact, except to snuggle herself closer against him under the blanket. Keoni settled back down himself. It wasn't time to get up yet. He could enjoy a few more minutes.

"Keoni?" He swore, softly, into the pillow. Asuna's eyes opened just to glare at him before closing again. "Keoni, we'd like you to help with the hot springs today, if you don't mind."

Rolling onto his back, he called to Asuna's grandmother, "Of course. I'll be out as soon as I'm dressed."

"Take your time, dear." Her footsteps padded down the hall.

After about a minute, Asuna reached down and tightened her grip. "What did you call my grandmama?"

Keoni whimpered. "Nothing. Nothing I meant."

"Good. I like those too much." She walked her fingers up across his stomach. "Though I like the way you kiss me more. Is that funny? I do like the way you massage me, especially with the hot spring water, but your kisses are like candy." She moved forward and kissed him lightly. "Mm. Like candy bars."

He smiled, kissing her until she rolled onto her back. "So you don't want sugar in your coffee?" Asuna grimaced, sticking her tongue out at him when he stood to get dressed. He turned back and ran his hand through her fuzzy morning hair. "Try to be sitting up when I come back, OK?" Her only response was a grumbled complaint involving early birds and holidays.

By the time Keoni got to the kitchen, the house guests were about. Funny how he thought of them as guests, even though he'd only been here not even a day longer. Katherine had quickly found that injured people with little else to do were rich sources of scratches and attention, and so had quickly tried to make Keoni jealous by ignoring him in favour of them. It would have worked more if she didn't look over at him every time he came past.

The coffee machine was halfway through the boil when Mr Mura came down wearing an old-fashioned ranger's uniform. The insignia were still recognisable, and so Keoni duly saluted when he entered the kitchen. "Morning, sir. Looking very official."

"Mmm. Good for the people to know that the rangers are looking out for them," Mr Mura commented. He tugged the ends of the sleeves and adjusted the collar. "I'm surprised this still fits, you know."

Keoni found Asuna's favourite cup, an orange construction meant to resemble a cylindrical sleeping Abra, its tail the handle. He'd adopted a simple blue cup, reminding him of the ocean at home. "Sir, I am not at all. I suspect you only carry the cane to remind the Pokemart cashiers that you need the senior discounts." Catching the wary look in Mr Mura's eyes, he explained, "You're still fit enough, sir, that they'd probably forget otherwise."

Mr Mura snorted, satisfied with that answer. "My wife mention we need you to clean out the hot springs today?"

"Yes, sir." Keoni added a rather alarming amount of sugar to Asuna's cup, topping it off with milk. "I'm not sure how you clean out a pool that's always filling, sir, so I hope you'll show me the right way to do it."

Mr Mura grunted. "There's a trick to it, kid." Keoni finished his own cup and carried them upstairs to Asuna's bedroom. Evidently under massive protest judging by the constant string of grumbles she was emitting, she was sitting up in bed when he came in. She stuck both her hands out for her cup, letting the blanket fall off. "Coffee."

Keoni chuckled and leaned down to hand it to her. "You sound like a z-"

"Sh. Coffee time." He smiled and blew on his cup, stirring it a little more. Asuna, on the other hand, had an iron throat, and started drinking it right away. Keoni could almost picture a little battery meter next to her, gradually filling from red, to yellow, to green as the cup emptied. By the time he was halfway through his coffee, Asuna had topped up and she was her usual perky self. She pushed her hair back, looking at him with a feline glint in her eyes.

"They don't need you right away, do they?" She asked, crawling toward him in such a way that Keoni realised just how well she resembled her pet. He shook his head as her hand settled on his lap. "Good. Gimme candy." She nuzzled his neck before settling into a insistent kiss, biting his lip a little. He put his mug down just before she pounced.

Pokémon: Hoenn - Make a Wish

Been busy moving my RPG, work and D&D.

Epic City: Starburst

There will be a short time skip, on the order of two weeks after the monster incidents. Please mention if you want any plotlines resolved in that time.

Closed

@liferusher wait for the night run to finish?