A Study in Scarlet (DCStuck, OPEN)

[Pink Moon Wolf]

"............"

Sirion stared blankly at Lagola, completely blown away by her language. It wasn't that he was offended by the profanity; heck, he used that word twenty times a day. But Lagola swearing? In all their sweeps, he had never heard so much as a "hell" or "damn" out of her. This was completely out of the blue. Was she really this dead set on taking down Clockwork? Had Sirion's bravado really rubbed off on her that much?

Well, one thing was for certain. One thing that he noted with a smirk and a nod. This one was DEFINITELY a keeper.

Something else quickly caught his attention. An army? Here he thought they were just spreading the word, but the more he thought about it, the better that idea sounded. It was highly likely they and every other god tier ghost out there still had their powers, but more importantly, there were millions of ghosts in these bubbles, and they were already dead! Why not take advantage of that? "Yeah, now we're talkin'."

Sirion then turned his attention to Kamulo. "Well, I dunno about you, but I got s*** to do. I said we'd split when we found someone else, and with the info we have now, no sense in going back on that. So we spread out, spread the word, and build up a kicka** fighting force."

He prepared to take off, leaning over slightly and nodding to Lagola in a manner he already considered routine. "But you're sticking with me, runt. A'ight?"

[ParamountKeymaster]

Lagola did a double-take. Almost instantly, the rogue reverted back to her standard timid behavior. "M-Me?? B-But I couldn't... I don't know if I... How would...?"

Building an army had not been Lagola's intent. At least from the get-go, it wasn't. But she could tell that Sirion had taken to that idea with interest, unsurprisingly. Could it work? Maybe, but she wasn't too keen to find out. What mattered most to her was warning people about Clockwork. That alone would be sufficient to prepare a fighting force, one that she didn't necessarily want to be a part of.

Still... Kendall...

And Sirion... She had to help him out, if nothing else.

Nodding back to him, Lagola bucked up and climbed onto his back, ready to continue their journey together. "I-It's probably for best that we spread out. Give as many people as much info as we can. And if we happen to rally them in the process... um... bonus, I guess?"

[DMis]

"Sorry on the miscount there. But the next bubble you should hit is coming up," Forsaken offered as her form flickered out of focus slightly. "Seems I am starting to wake. May I meet your living counterparts some time."

[jessie]

Well, Kamulo still didn't think they could make it without her... but she did feel a little bit better about leaving them to their own devices. Besides, it's not like Sirion wouldn't literally physically(...incorporeally) fight her should she try to tag along again. "Alright, that is as we agreed upon. It's smart anyways - there must be many ghosts out there who've never even heard about this." With one last note, Kamulo closed the sketchbook, for now.

With a smile, Kamulo waved Beth goodbye. "It was nice to meet you, miss. I hope our paths do cross again!" Then sighed, turning to Ryan, her dearest friend, with a soft glassy gaze.

"Ryan... would you like to accompany me? I'm afraid I don't know how far I'll make it on my own. And, well, if we find others and get them to spread the news as well, we could separate at a later time, should you so wish. What do you say?" Nervous smile, she hopes he says yes, but isn't going to force him.

[ryocker]

The moment Beth faded from view, Kamulo got embraced in a right armed hug. "As if you need to ask?" he chuckled. "C'mon, let's see if we can't find that other beth- or the other me for that matter. They might be able to help us in some way, wouldn't you say Kammy?"

The human smiled, looking down on her with a gaze of pure happiness and friendship.

[Pink Moon Wolf]

"Alright, cool," Sirion grunted, the soles of his skates lighting up. "Godspeed."

Without another word, the Bard of Void charged on, the Rogue of Time settled comfortably on his back, ready to take to the Furthest Ring once more. Ready to orchestrate Clockwork's defeat.

One way or another.

[ParamountKeymaster]

"Th-Thank you," Lagola murmured to Forsaken, waving to her before securing her arms around Sirion. She then gave the duo a little smile. "Thanks, Kamulo. Thanks, Ryan. G-Good luck, you two."

And with that, Lagola held on tight as Sirion once again skated into the great unknown. As they ventured forth, Lagola wasn't sure how to feel. She was still scared, but only because it was hard to say what they would find out there. Her fears were greatly assuaged by the knowledge that she had someone there to protect her along the journey. More than anything, though, Lagola felt determined. Passionate. This was a mission she could get behind one hundred percent.

Time to destroy the demon, however long it took.