Thatguyinastore

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Aaaannnd now, Negan was turning back around.



The bearded man - for all his faults, always managed to smile, even in the darkest of times. Negan was quite the good sport, after all! He'd been roasted by men, woman, and children alike - but never before had a Goddamn rat had the stones to show some lip. Hell, rats usually didn't have the stones to talk at all! At least, not around him they didn't.

"Now firstly," Negan said upon reaching Dris again. He looked down at the hooded creature, squinting at it. God, how easy it'd be to just take his dirty girl and bash this fucker's brains in - right here in front of everyone in the cage. But him and Lucille... they were classier than that. And Lucille? Oh, well Lucille had plans. Plans which started by the man grabbing a handful of his own junk and flexing it for the rat to see. "It ain't man-thing. I'm packin' more in these here jeans than you've seen in 'yer life. And second..."

Negan proceeded to scoop up Lucille and hold her out, putting her business end right up in the rodent's face.



"Lucille is one filthy girl - and that's just how she damn well likes it!" Negan inched closer, putting her right under Dris' nose. Not only could they smell the stench of dried blood and brain matter on the bat - but they could very clearly see it, too. "And I would just hate for you two to get off on the wrong foot. So why don't you be a good little mouse, and say you're sorry."

@Spooky Birb @Cloaked @teapartybs

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Nothing else mattered to Joel Miller right now. He had his baby girl back. No one in this room - not the skinny guy that had approached him, or that Mister Luthor guy... hell, not even Tess. All that mattered was that he got to see Sarah again. After twenty long Goddamn years. She was alive, in his arms. Breathing. That hole in his heart that had been left by his presence - that aching void. It was finally filling again. That fatherly instinct that he'd only shown Ellie... it was back. It was back and it was in full force.

“I… I’m so sorry, dad..."

And that only mad Joel cry harder. With trembling hands, the father parted the hug, only for him to cup his hands around his daughter's cheeks. He wanted her to look into his eyes. Just like he'd done with Ellie, not too long ago...



"Sarah I want you to look at me..." Joel said, barely able to regain his composure to even speak that sentence. This was the most Sarah had seen him cry... well, ever. Tommy would be laughing his ass off if he was here - and Ellie definitely would. But he didn't care. "Don't you ever apologize for that... baby girl don't ever say you're sorry again..."

And then he pulled her back in, holding her close against his chest, while slowly rocking back and forth.

"It weren't your fault, baby girl... it weren't your fault at all..."

@teapartybs @TheElenaFisher @ProfSpacecakes

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After a certain amount of time had passed, the readings in Doomguy's suit would finally appear after doing their scan. The scans would show that no alterations to his suit had occurred. Both that and the fleshy part underneath were completely unharmed. No cuts had been made, nor incisions. It was like nothing had even happened in the first place, really.

But when his vitals were checked, he would find that his brain had been altered with somewhat. Tampered with. From the looks of things, some kind of strange signal had been sent out, which drastically altered certain areas of his brain. The areas that controlled movement, breathing, and even sleep. The frequency of said signal was currently unable to be deciphered, nor traced back to its origin. But judging by what had happened with Negan, it was safe to assume that it had come from somewhere within this building...

@Critic Ham

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Ellie

Location - The Daily Planet
Mood - Embarrassed
Status - Healthy and Unharmed
Interactions - @Cloaked

Ellie flashed a nervous smile as she was offered the hand, chuckling slightly all the while. Man- not even a day here, and she was already making an ass of herself. New record, Ellie.

The offered hand was accepted regardless, and with it came Ellie soon climbing back up to her feet. "Sorry about that," Ellie said to the man while rubbing the back of her neck. "I... uh..." she tried to think of an adequate explanation. She could just tell him the truth - but something told her that talking about how she came from a place overrun by infected man-eating fungus people wouldn't be considered "normal" behavior for a place like this. So instead, after that brief moment of silence, she raised her arms and gestured to the world around them, "I'm just not... used to places like this- I guess."

Her eyes fell, and it was at that point that she realized that the man's newspaper had fallen onto the ground. Ah, man. She never had like... new issues of those things back home- but she still knew what they were. Old pages ripped out of twenty-year old issues could still be seen just... floating around places. Just in the wind. Fluttering mindlessly. Remnants of a past long forgotten... or some other bullshit like that. This whole place took things to a whole other level. It was THE place long forgotten.

Regardless of any of that, Ellie ultimately had picked up the newspaper and handed it off to Jed. "Here ya go, man."

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Marco Diaz

Location - Metropolis Park
Mood - Still Sad and Still Anxious
Status - Healthy and Unharmed
Interactions - @TheElenaFisher @Boltbeam

"S-Star..." Marco replied through his sniffles. "Her name's... S-Star..." the crying had calmed down by now, having dwindled to only the occasional small sniffle. His face was as red as a tomato, and he was unable to fully regain his composure. But he tried to. He really did. But he knew that she wasn't here. The destruction of magic had separated them... she was stuck back on Mewni, and he was stuck here.

It was how things were.

Even if he didn't recognize this place, come to think of it.

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"Once you get used to the anomalies... they become mundane."

Name
Leonardo Watch

Age
19

Gender
Male

Canon


Main Thread or Sandbox
Sandbox

Starting Location
Gotham Merchant's Bank

Personality
Aside from his eyes, Leo is a decidedly normal young man and can be somewhat of a coward, easily intimidated by the bizarre nature of Hellsalem's Lot. Though, he bears an adventurous and courageous side as well, growing less cowardly as he gets used to his new home. He tends to express his emotions openly, whether they be excitement at something new and enjoyable, fear of the insanity and dangers of Hellsalem's lot or annoyance at Zapp's negligent and irresponsible attitude. Guilt-stricken that he was not courageous enough to speak up and prevent his sister's sight from being taken away, Leo is determined to uncover the secrets of his All-Seeing Eyes and try to find a way to restore his sister's sight.

He is a very kind person, as he works very hard to earn money to support his sister but refuses to be paid by Libra more than he feels he deserves and takes a second job as a pizza delivery man to cover the fees. In addition, he quickly becomes friends with a mushroom monster in episode 6 despite the common prejudice humans have towards monsters from Hellsalem's Lot. He even offers to meet him at a specific time any day he can to buy him burgers as his friend had been conned and forced to pay quadruple the amount of money needed to pay for the soda since monsters weren't allowed into the burger establishment.

While he lacks the combat skills of his fellow Libra members, he is quite clever and quick to adapt to situations. Michella fondly calls him her "Tortoise Knight", because Leo never runs away even if he freezes up and cannot move, even if he is at a loss, and will endure until the moment he can take a step forward.

Despite having the powers of the All-seeing God's eyes, he refuses to abuse them for his own benefit. When an arrogant tourist beats Leo and takes his wallet, Leo refuses to use his eyes to attack the aggressor. Leo later tries to confront the aggressor with nothing more than an electrical katana which would not kill the man but only hurt him (despite having access to a large number of weapons that could've easily killed the man), demonstrating Leo's pacifistic nature and kind heart.

He is usually partnered with Zapp Renfro, and is typically forced to put up with the man's shenanigans, often voicing his displeasure towards them.

Equipment
Leo's only notable equipment is a pair of specialized orange-tinted goggles, which help filter his eyes so he gets overloaded less easily.

Attributes

• All-Seeing Eyes of the Gods: An artifact implanted and given to him by a mysterious entity at the cost of his sister's sight. He has heightened visual senses, allowing him to see fast movements normally impossible for human eyes to follow, or minute details with great clarity. The eyes are also equipped with a self-restoration function such that over time, they will heal themselves of any damage sustained.
  
  Most importantly, his eyes see 'The Truth' of the world. This allows him to see past world altering illusions along with perceiving an individual's unique aura. His eyes are especially effective in identifying the scarlet feathered aura of a Blood Breed. Upon staring at a Blood Breed for a duration, he is able to see their "true name", but only if its heart is present. Leo can also manipulate the vision of others, including that of machinery such as Aligura's monster truck, and force them to move in the direction he wants them to, or see through another individual's eyes and even witness past events that they have seen. He is also able to use his eyes to track the individual aura of a person as mentioned in Episode 17 where he was able to find Philip's brain and track it by matching its aura with Philip's aura.
  
  Using the power of his eyes however has its limits, as they overheat upon prolonged use of their abilities.
• Plain Eyeballs: Leo induces nauseating hallucinations on his opponents. In the manga, this technique is unnamed and Leo simply commands his opponents' eyes to obey him.
• Vision Transmission: Leo projects what he sees into the minds of others, effectively sharing his sight with them.
• Vision Shuffle: Leo alters the vision of those around him by shuffling their field of visions.

Biography
Around the time of the advent of Hellsalem's Lot, Leonardo's family visited a monument in New York on the fragile hope that they could find a means to enable Michella to walk. However, while shooting a photo, the being Riga El Menuhyut appeared before the siblings bearing the 'Eyes of the Gods' and promptly asked: "who will see through the end."

Despite realizing that 'The one who does not see' would lose their sight, Leo freezes and shortly hesitates before Michella selflessly offers up her own eyesight so that he may receive the 'Eyes of the Gods'. Leo was struck with recurrent episodes of severe convulsions and vomiting for the first week after the implantation, and afterward took another two weeks to get used to the overwhelming and overlapping amount of information provided by the eyes.

Six months later, whilst talking with Vivian at her restaurant 's diner, Leo's camera is stolen by a Sonic Monkey, causing him to chase after it only to be caught up in the gunfight between the HLPD and a bank robber.

Whilst trying to escape, he runs into Zapp, an agent of Libra who mistakes him for Johnny Landis, their new member. Realizing that Libra could help him find answers, Leo pretends to be Johnny and follows Zapp to meet Libra's leader, Klaus Von Reinherz.

After being exposed as a fake by Chain Sumeragi, Leo pleads his case just as Femt starts his 'game', releasing half a Yog-Gphot in Hellsalem's Lot, instructing them to destroy the second gate to keep the two halves from uniting.

Leo's eyes allow him to see the attack before it hits, though Klaus is still injured trying to save him. After revealing his past, he is formally invited into Libra and paired with Zapp to destroy the second Gate, which he deduces is not planted on the monkey, but rather a flea on the monkey's body, thwarting Femt's plan.

After his induction into Libra, Leo is first seen driving a pizza delivery bike while listening to 'It's a Wonderful Beyond'. In the anime, he witnesses a brother and sister pair that remind him of his little sister, Michella. There is also a short scene in Libra's office where Zapp attacks Klaus, only to be defeated and summarily stepped on by Chain.

After being cheated out of a pizza by Zapp yet again, Leo is forced to give the man a ride to his next date when they stumble across a suspicious looking group that, after conversing with Zapp, appear to be operating under an illusion only Leo's eyes can penetrate.

While Zapp calls Chain to report the sighting, the pair is attacked shortly and Leo is taken hostage, though not before Zapp manages to connect his blood to him. Awakening inside the wagon, Leo learns that the smugglers are kidnapping people to sell as food and attempts to use his 'Eyes of the Gods' to escape, only to startle his captors.

As they threaten to kill him, Leo realizes his eyes can switch the 'sight' of others and uses this to overpower them, causing the wagon to crash, allowing Chain to lead Klaus to them. Hospitalized and mummified due to Klaus going overboard, Leo is unable to voice his irritation at Steven's 'praise' and learning Zapp was assigned as his guard.

In the anime, sometime after recovering from his wounds, Leo is walking around the hospital when he stumbles across a cemetery. There, he bumps into White, a young woman who claims to be a ghost and asks to be his friend.

Soon after, Leo hasa dream about Femt’s maid Shikigami suddenly pressing his head into her breasts. He wakes up to see a breast-shaped bird in front of his face, and an image of a malevolent god from the recently torn down wall in his apartment. His landlord then bursts into his room, stating how the apartment building will be soon converted into a luxury hotel. Leo is then promptly evicted, only having 40 seconds to gather his stuff and leave or face certain death.

Now homeless, he is next seen collapsed on a couch at Libra headquarters. Steven suggests giving him higher pay as a member of Libra, taking into account that a portion of his earnings is sent to his sister. However, Gilbert states that Leo refused the offer as he didn’t want “special treatment.”

As the trouble regarding the drug Angel Scale is brought to light, Leo joins Zapp in hunting for information on the source and trade routes, but comes up empty-handed along with the others.

After Klaus was able to obtain information on the distributors, he once again joins everyone in hunting them down. In the end, he briefly ponders how Klaus was able to find the information exactly.

As Leo rides the Hellsalem’s Lot Subway, he witnesses an individual with a beautiful aura that looked like crimson wings.

After offhandedly mentioning this to Klaus during a Libra Party, everyone suddenly tenses up as the jovial atmosphere dies down. Klaus and Steven verified again if what Leo saw was true. They then inform him that the individual he saw with the scarlet aura was, in fact, a vampire, and no doubt one of the 13 Elders.

Shortly after grocery shopping with Zapp, the two of them coincidentally meet with Blitz T. Abrams outside the store. With the many “accidents” occurring around Abrams, Leo is knocked unconscious from a piece of stray shrapnel hitting him in the face, injuring his eye in the process. He is then carried back to Libra headquarters by Abrams.

After finding out that Leo has the “Eyes of the Gods”, Abrams asks him to read the list of Elder's names being guarded by the severed hand of a Blood Breed that he had brought with him in a suitcase. As Leo attempts to read the note, however, he receives a backlash due to the shrapnel wound on his right eye. Having trouble focusing on close objects, his vision is stuck temporarily in a runaway state causing heightened farsightedness.

Taking advantage of his current state, he is taken to Yggdrashiad Central Station atop the Eternal Nothingness. As he gazes into the Beyond to confirm the presence of vampires, his injured right eye cracks under the strain. He then confirms the presence of not just 13 Elder vampires, but an overwhelming number of Elder class vampires present in the Beyond.

Later, he accompanies Klaus in saving Steven and K.K., and aids him in sealing the Elder by providing its true name.

Illustrating the daily lives of Libra members, Leo starts off the story getting mugged by a thug visiting Hellsalem’s Lot for vacation. As he is being dragged in the alleyway, he spots Chain hopping casually across the sidewalk. Their eyes meet, and Leo mouths for her to help him. However, she ignores him and continues on her way.

Leo is then left in a puddle of his own blood, a tooth gone and his wallet stolen. He begrudgingly laments how the money he was planning to send to his sister was taken. As Sonic looks questionably up at Leo in regards to why he didn't use his All-Seeing Eyes of the Gods on the thugs, he briefly recalls how his sister had sacrificed herself. Leo remarks that he doesn't feel it's right, using his powers for personal benefit.

He later goes to see Patrick, and acquires a non-lethal stun baton. Finding the thug once again in a bar, he confronts the man and asks him to return his money for his sister. The thug refuses, but Leo hesitates using the stun baton on him however when the thug states that he could perhaps have a pace maker, the shock would kill him and he would be a murderer. Shocked by the thought, Leo is disarmed and beaten up once more and thrown out into the streets.

Afterwards, Leo encounters Zapp who is still looking for the lost cat. The two of them shortly after meet up with Steven while on the road.

Other
Leo has memories from two other roleplays - The Chronology Series and Multiverse Paradise.

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Ellie

Location - The Daily Planet
Mood - Amazed
Status - Healthy and Unharmed
Interactions/Mentions - @Cloaked

"Holy... shit..."

Ellie was... in fucking awe, to say the least. She'd, quite frankly, never seen shit like this in her entire fucking life. Growing up in a world completely overridden by monsters would do that sort of thing, after all. All of the big cities had long since collapsed after years of abandonment, resulting in nothing but remaining shells of their former glory.

But here she was, in a full-fledged city. With real fucking people walking around, more worried about being late for some boring meeting than fending for their lives. People who were holding strange foods that she'd only seen in old magazines - like hot dogs. She'd never, in a million fucking years, thought she'd see a hot dog. Let alone have a chance to eat one! She was so enamored, in fact, that didn't even register or dirty she looked compared to literally everyone else. Showers and running water weren't exactly a thing back home, after all.

But... who cared?? She was in a fucking CITY! She wasn't even sure how she got here- maybe it was a dream? Well, if it was a dream, then it was the realest one she'd ever experienced. Even more real than that one where she was on the plane. This... this was a whole other level of 'blow your mind' wackshit. She could let loose the longest, most vulgar string of swear words she could think of, and that still wouldn't capture how utterly fucking annihilated her mind was right now.

And in this wonder-fueled awe, Ellie had wandered into the Daily Planet. I mean, the place had a giant, golden spinning globe on it. How the fuck could she not?

But what Ellie didn't account for, however, was the fact that there were other people here. After all, the streets and buildings she usually wandered into were often entirely empty - aside from her and whoever she was with, of course. So... here she was, too focused on the damn walls and ceilings to really focus on anyone near her. Most people managed to avoid bumping into the girl (although some of the less patient ones found themselves shouting various obscenities at the girl before walking away), but there were a few who didn't.

Perhaps the worst of these cases was none other than Jed Olsen, who Ellie had bumped into headfirst... before falling onto her ass with a slight, "Oof!"

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Marco Diaz

Location - Metropolis Park
Mood - Sad, Anxious, and Slightly Embarrassed
Status - Healthy and Unharmed
Interactions/Mentions - @TheElenaFisher @BoltBeam

Marco hadn't realized that other people had been present. Because really, how could he? He'd just lost perhaps the most important person in his life. Or, at least, it seemed like it. Other people in the park were irrelevant. They weren't Star. He just wanted Star...

Still, that didn't mean that he didn't practically seize up when he was approached by some British lady. The teen's back noticeably tensed from the sudden hand being placed on his shoulder. He hadn't been expecting that in the slightest. He didn't fight it or push it away, however. No... no. Marco had realized soon enough that this gesture was one of comfort. Mainly because of the question that followed.

And with said question, Marco turned, the tears still in his eyes as he did so. A few sniffled came out as well, and though his eyes glanced away for a brief moment, the teenager did ultimately look back. He raised his arm to his face to wipe away those tears. In that comfort, though it finally hit him how he probably looked like the world's biggest dunce right now. Crying in public like that... he hoped that too many people wouldn't pity him. He was supposed to be the misunderstood bad boy! Not some-

Oh, who was he kidding. He just wanted Star back. He didn't care about how much of a dunce he seemed to be.

"I-I'm... fine..." Marco replied, managing a nod to accompany his words. He stood up with his shaky legs, and though his eyes averted the comforting woman's in favor of the much less forgiving ground, he still stood beside her in place."I'm just--" he cut himself off with a sniffle, followed by a quiet sigh. "...looking... for someone, is all."

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Joel had been taking in everything from his corner. From the rambunctious rumblings of the bearded man, to the various other kidnapped denizens all having those same damn looks on their faces. They all looked confused. Scared, even. Had he not come from a world of complete and utter shit, perhaps Joel Miller would have felt the same way. But... this wasn't that.

It was a breath of fresh air, really. For a moment. Admittedly, he did have a bit of a headache. Whatever the hell that "Luthor" guy did to them all had left a bit of a mark on the old man's brain. But as his vision cleared, so did his thoughts. And with that clarity came a face. The one person he'd sacrificed everything to protect. The girl who'd... well, who'd taught him what it was like to be a father again.



"...Ellie!"

With her name muttered under his breath, Joel had pushed up off the wall he'd been leaning against. Fuck this place. Fuck this Luthor guy. And fuck whatever the hell they'd done to their brains. Ellie wasn't here. He knew that much by the distinct lack of her voice. He didn't even need to look in order to find that out. And if he'd been kidnapped, then that meant she was alone. And if she was alone, and Joel was here? Well, that just wasn't gonna fuckin' fly. Peri-

“…Joel? That really you?”

Immediately, Joel turned as he heard that familiar voice. It was one he hadn't heard in a long damn time - yet one that he'd recognize clear as day. She'd been his partner for twenty odd years, after all. Yeah... his partner. The one who'd been fucking bit. And then shot.

"Tess...?"

So many thoughts were running through his head at once. Was this some kind of fucked up dream? It... it had to be, right? Tess was dead. He saw her die with his own damn eyes. Her body was right there, laid out on the fucking floor. Blood pouring out of her dozens of exit wounds. She hadn't even lasted a fucking minute with those damn soldiers. So... so how the hell was she here? This could've been a dream... but since when were they this damn vivid? Joel couldn't recall any time, really. Period.

He was in shock. Words failed him as the world around him turned to a blur. All he could do was stare at the woman in front of him. The very woman who he'd seen die. And as if life hadn't thrown him enough damn curveballs at that moment...

"...what even happened?"

Everything else she'd said fell on deaf ears. Tess herself was even forgotten in that moment - and so was everyone else in that damn cage. He'd turned upon hearing that voice, tears immediately falling out of his eyes as he'd done so. This many fucking years later... and he still remembered her voice. Her laughter. Her sobs. Because what kind of a damn father would he be if he'd forgotten? Sure, Ellie had helped him move on... but Joel didn't forget. He couldn't.

But that didn't mean that he could believe his damn eyes, neither.

"Sarah..."



He muttered her name for the first time in years. Other than when talking with Ellie, of course. Fuck... fuck...

FUCK!

All at once, Joel's knees gave, and he fell to his knees. Right in front of his daughter. And immediately his arms reached out and wrapped around her, pulling her in as close as he could. He held onto her for dear life - like both their lives depended on it. For the first time in fucking years, he'd held his baby girl in his arms. He hadn't held her since... since...



Joel could stop his tears like a man could stop a train. He didn't give a fuck how he was doing it. He'd either died and gone to Heaven, or he was in a dream. And as he rocked back and forth with his daughter, running his fingers through her hair again and outright sobbing, he could only think one thing. One thing as he held her close to him again. One thing as he had her face buried into his shoulder, just like she'd done when she crawled into bed with him on those stormy nights when she was a little girl.

If this was a dream... then he'd sure as shit better not wake up...

"Oh... oh baby girl... baby baby please don't ever leave me again... fuck... please girl stay with me... don't leave me again... just hold onto me baby girl... just hold onto me a little bit longer..."

@teapartybs @TheElenaFisher @whoeverelse

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The Director's analysis of his surroundings would ultimately come up at least somewhat well. Surrounding the cage was a rather long catwalk of a balcony. The catwalk wrapped around the entire room, and there were multiple doors that seemed to lead to the outside. However, all of those doors were sealed.

On the ground level, the room seemed to be entirely vacant - save for what seemed to be an elevator of sorts. It was directly adjacent to where they were standing.

Meanwhile, Natal's powers did indeed seem to work as intended. He was able to traverse upwards along the wall rather easily - eventually even pressing against the ceiling itself! However, the glass maintained its structural integrity even high up. At least for now, there didn't really seem to be any means of escape.

@darkred @Lazaro1505