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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 28, 2015 21:44:31 GMT -5
The island was just as fantastical and out there as Aaron- no... As ALEX had once remembered it to be. There was no conceivable way the island's climate could work given the small area when compared to continents such as Africa or Australia. If anything, it was roughly as big around as Canada. There was enough space for a wide area, but not really a lot past a certain population.
Perhaps it was due to, or because of this that Alex decided to look around town, check out his options and try to figure out what all he may have had to pick from in case the island itself suddenly became... Well, not a safe place at all. It was with that in mind that he followed age-old directions towards Void City's ITS building in the hopes that portals to other world was still as numerous as he once remembered them to be back in the old forum days.
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... Well, there were options, but he ended up being somewhat disappointed. "Wasn't there a lot more options before-?" It was funny that he couldn't remember WHAT those other options were. He just remembered they were more plentiful, as opposed to the meager four locations currently available. Two of them even went to the same WORLD for god's sakes.... Weren't they? In this place you could never be completely sure.
Still those two options took him to the Mario World, which WAS a nice plus... The other two was a Pokemon themed world and.... NO. DO NOT SQUEAL. EQUESTRIA IS A THING HERE BUT YOU SHALL RETAIN YOUR DIGNITY. However, there was a fifth option as well, one labeled with Question Marks... For whatever reason, Alex felt strangely called to it... A kind of curiosity he hadn't felt since...
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Slowly, he pulled his hand back.
No. Don't. You've had enough adventure for 5 lifetimes... Just... Focus on what you have now. On what you know you can find. Let's not focus on unknowns...
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Except, perhaps, waiting until you got some of your confidence back... IF it ever came back...
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Post by DMis on Sept 28, 2015 22:01:13 GMT -5
It had been a while since one lavender eyed blonde had gotten to the island. In the beginning, she took refuge in finding out that Grimm were just boogeyman to scare children into behaving here. Sure the hot-headed blonde knew better but she let it go.
Her current roommate had kicked her out for the day. The blonde had wandered into the ITS out of boredom. Still looks boring.... Where is a good place to get an adreniline rush? she thought as she came to stand next to another traveler.
"Roommate give you the boot too?" she asked to the figure.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 28, 2015 22:18:28 GMT -5
He HAD been wearing his God-Tier robes, having forgotten to take them off. So it was likely Alex should have figured someone would mistake him for some kind of homeless hobo. Just as he started to think that, MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, THAT VOICE SOUNDED FAMILIAR, he turned to retort-
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It's Yang Xiao Long...
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SWEET MOTHER OF MERCY IT'S FUCKING YANG XIAO LONG.
The moment of silence had been all but noted by Yang, since the young man, a year her senior but a little shorter then her, had been staring with wide eyes like some kind of star-struck little wimp...
GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF FOR GOD'S SAKE! Alex snapped back to attention and looked up to the cieling. You're going to be running into TONS of familiar characters on this island, it's about time you got used to that fact... Otherwise you're going to make a fool out of yourself in front of just about EVERYONE.... LIKE YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW FOR INSTANCE IN FRONT OF GODDAMNED YANG XIAO LONG- SAY SOMETHING YOU DUMBASS!
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Alex took a second to clear his throat before looking away, bashfully, somewhat embarrassed by his behavior. "U-Um... No... Truth be told I only arrived here with some friends a few hours ago. We're still looking for a place to crash for the time being."
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Post by DMis on Sept 28, 2015 22:26:25 GMT -5
Yang raised an eyebrow.
"So a newbie. Cool," Yang offered as she held out her hand. "Name's Yang but with that Fanboy look you were giving- I have a feeling you already knew that."
The simple bracelets that could become her weapons were on her wrists. This was one of the few times her roommate didn't hide them.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 28, 2015 22:36:40 GMT -5
There was a bashful reddening about his face as he took Yang's hand and shook it. Both participants had firm, strong handshakes. "Y-yes... I am pretty aware of who you are." Though the question came up as to how he could have known about her. He obviously hadn't been present at her world to hear about her, and he wasn't really sure if Yang was aware of what the Internet was or even that she was a fictional character. It was easy writing that stuff out, but here? Here it looked like he would be having the chance to approach this topic personally. "I apologize for the looks. If I uh... Had to be honest, you KIND OF caught me off guard."
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Post by DMis on Sept 28, 2015 22:44:54 GMT -5
Yang withdrew her hand. "How did I catch you off guard? You're not a Grimm or part of my school," she offered with a cocky smile. She knew she didn't know the guy but heck her rep was spreading and she didn't mind.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 28, 2015 22:59:46 GMT -5
"No but..." Let's see, how best to put this. He would have to be delicate about the issue, not exactly tip-toe around it, but perhaps redescribe it in a way she could understand... Hmmm... News cameras were a thing in her world as he recalled. Maybe.... "I've been hearing your name around along with some others; on the news and the some such. You're supposed to be some hero types. I guess I wasn't expecting to run into such people. Much less meet one so soon upon arriving." Yeah, that was a good way to put it. It at least made sense in this context...
OH RIGHT NAME.
"Oh right! You gave me your name, I should give you mine..." He nods and clears his throat, trying to rid himself of the bashful reddening in his cheeks. "My name is Alex. It's nice to meet you Miss Yang. Kind of an honor in fact." A BIT proper perhaps. But he figured a little respect was at least due.
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Post by DMis on Sept 28, 2015 23:08:26 GMT -5
Yang nodded seeming to accept the explanation. "So Alex. You hungry? I think I have enough money to buy us something," she offered.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 28, 2015 23:22:53 GMT -5
WAIT EAT OUT WITH YA- FOCUS DAMN YOU FOCUS. It'll be fine... Still... Going on instinct, he opened the void modus (via a bubble of blackness hovering to his side), and pulled out some boonbucks. These things were virtually useless in the game, now he'd be able to find out if they were worth anything here. "Um. If you don't mind, Yang. I'd like to check to see if my currency is any good here. I'd just been holding onto it for a long while now... It'd be nice if they managed to translate out into SOME use." Still, as he said this, he eyed what looked like an outdoor diner right across the road from the ITS. It looked like a good place to eat.
As he walked however, he did take notice that his ninja wear was somewhat shabby... Well, too late to change out of it now. He'd have to worry about it later. Later as in when he wasn't treating (or her treating him, however the dice roll treated him) YANG FREAKING XIAO LONG to some refreshments at a nearby diner.
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Post by DMis on Sept 28, 2015 23:29:19 GMT -5
"You use one of those modus things too? My roommate has one. Not sure what they call it," she asked.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 28, 2015 23:37:54 GMT -5
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WAIT, YANG'S ROOMMATE KNEW HOW TO USE A MODUS TOO??? Stopping suddenly, Alex turned to Yang to look at her strangely. "Hold on... You're roommate can use a Fetch Modus too-??" This was truely interesting... But that would mean that... Other people from the game had landed here as well... The only question was... Who?
Still... His stomach was rumbling. So that could wait when he had something in front of him to eat. "Miss Yang? How about we talk inside?" He shrugged helplessly. "If I had to be honest, I am starving, and I could go for something sweet right about now. That is... If you wanna join me?" He shows off the boonbucks. "If these damn things turn out to have value, it'd be on me."
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Post by DMis on Sept 28, 2015 23:47:45 GMT -5
Yang nodded. "Sure," she replied calmly. He treating her or her treating him- it didn't matter as long as she got some food. Last thing she ate was a piece of toast before her roommate kicked her out.
"So what's the deal with fetch moduses... or is it modi?" Yang asked. She figured it was as good as time as any to ask.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 29, 2015 0:20:40 GMT -5
Alex chuckled to Yang's question as they entered into the diner. He supposed if she was already familiar with SBURB players, he could at least inform her to some degree. After all, Beth already had her fair share of allies that were in the know. "Food first. Then we talk."
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Much to Alex's glee, he found that not only were the boonbucks completely acceptable here, they were treated as commonly as any amount of cash. This was amazing news since he had amassed a King's ransom, if not 2, of boondollars within his void modus over the course of the game. Seeing them finally becoming useful and FINALLY becoming useful in a big way was a comfort to be sure. With the amount he had, he, Lizzie, and even if the others if he was so inclined, could afford to live comfortably on this island for a while at least.
Still, in this case, he was able to use the money to buy a large fountain drink and an order of french fries; a treat he found appropriate since the spending wouldn't even DREAM of scratching his recently gained fortune. As he took a sip of his drink, he noted Yang's expression as she helped herself. "Hahaha... I apologize for the scene back there... But back home, the boondollars were pretty much completely worthless conceptually. I had no reason to spend them so I never used them up till now. I'm pretty happy that they'll accept the exchange."
Still that was an entirely different subject. It was time to focus on moduses... Or as they were commonly called.
"Anyway, you're earlier question. Their called Sylladexes or Syllabi when referred to in-mass. There's really no simpler way of explaining it honestly. Their just ways that certain people, like myself, can use to store a gigantic amount of items on our person. It's kinda like Hammerspace, where you store a lot of items in your pocket and yet they still fit. That's items don't go into your pocket. They go into another specially crafted and miniscule space, created for storage." He held up a hand, sipping his drink. "Every Sylladex is different. People can craft their own, or sometimes some just naturally come with their abilities. My Sylladex is one related to my powers of the arcane realms, like the void. It sounds scary, but since the place is so cold, it makes for a good cold storage too."
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Post by DMis on Sept 29, 2015 0:44:18 GMT -5
Yang nodded. "No problem. It was kinda like hanging with Ice Queen again. Except not as shrieky when I point out prices...." Yang offered before drinking a bit. "A void semblence. Cool. Bet you could freeze a Beowulf or something."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Sept 29, 2015 0:54:27 GMT -5
.............. The thought did intrigue him...
"... I'll admit, I had not thought about weaponizing this factor. Whenever I use this ability. I mainly use it to steal things. Like enemy weapons and armor, items of great importance, or whatever else we needed in my session." He noted the look. It was time to go into the nitty gritty it looked like. "You see. My true powers are as the 'Thief of Void', capable of stealing anything that I felt that I needed... I don't really use the abilities all that much anymore though. Any use I had for the abilities kind of wore out after everything shot to hell."
He sighed and took another long sip of his drink. "Putting it simply. I'm hoping to make a new start here. Me and my friends all." and with the huge amount of boondollars he had on hand that suddenly had value again, it looked like they would be okay for a long while.
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