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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 20, 2019 17:49:37 GMT -5
"Is it too much to ask that we adhere to an innocent-until-proven-guilty policy?" Rio demanded of his cohorts in exasperation. "Will clearly showed no ill intent towards us yesterday, so there's a chance that Lydia wasn't directing him to do so. We can't solve all our problems with a magic flyswatter!"
He turned back to Percy, nodding along with his response regarding the cat creature. "So you are familiar with her... Any theories as to why she would get involved in this matter? She said something about how our retaliation against the people behind this project would assure her some form of protection, but this still feels like an event too localized and personal for a demon of that nature to be concerned about. I don't think she was lying to us about Will and Lydia, but I doubt she was telling the whole truth either."
Rio stared at Percy's hand. He looked up for a split second. He spent another split second scolding himself for trying to find what Percy was pointing at on the ceiling. Then he let the young man's descriptions sink in. "You mean... the moon? Uh... Why would they be on the moon?"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 21, 2019 14:12:59 GMT -5
"Considering who you're dealing with..." Cat let out a stiff chuckle in Rio's direction. "Yeah, a little too late for that, rockstar."
After shoving the rest of her breakfast into her mouth, stuffing most of it into her cheek, Cat turned her attention back on Percy and responded, "I'm willing to reserve my judgment until I get cheesed off enough to whack something. Until then, I'ma consider your buddy off the hook. His parasite's not gonna have it that easy." Chew, swallow, continue. "So while we're on the subject of cheese, what's this about them being on the moon? Can we follow them there? Mickey, can you drive Vanessa in space?"
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Jun 30, 2019 13:58:43 GMT -5
"Well, maybe if you'd focus some time and energy on installing those deep-space upgrades instead of wasting it on that Xerox gun or whatever it is you're doing now!" Mickey shot back at Cat before smashing his empty drink can against his head and tossing it over his shoulder in the rough direction of the trash can. "But back on track, we're still trying to parse out a course of action that leads to a butt-kicking. Whose and how many butts are still up in the air. So what do you recommend, Perks? Might as well throw out some more schemes now that we have another schemer in the mix."
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Jun 30, 2019 14:19:51 GMT -5
"Well, as for Mara... I'm pretty sure there's some ill intent behind whatever she told you, and she's likely doing this for her own protection... could probably swing her around by the tails real easily,' Percy replied to Rio's inquiry about the cat demon in question. And now, for the two more fun members, hey this is me trying to be competent for once get out of my thoughts you stupid bug.
Anyways, onto Cat and Mickey. "I've... never heard that one before," he admitted at Mickey's apparent nickname for him. "I'm not sure what Will and company are doing right now. I saw them take off, for all I know they haven't even landed yet. But yeah. I'm pretty sure they're on the moon. Will, this Lydia person, anyone else who didn't get left behind, probably the guys who need, ah, a butt-kicking..."
Something something no space travel in this van. "Ah, well, if needed, I could fly us up there," he offered, pulling out the stone, now faintly glowing. "I could carry you on my back, or I could pull your means of transport."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jul 2, 2019 12:03:46 GMT -5
"I'll bear that in mind..." Rio sighed, gingerly fingering his necklace. "I'd hate to inflict justice upon someone out of pure misdirection. Hopefully we can set the record straight if she shows back up. Either way, I doubt I'll be able to stop these two from walloping someone today."
He straightened up quite a bit at Percy's offer. "Whoa, uh, Percy... I appreciate the help, I really do, but... I'm not sure the rest of us could endure a trip outside the island's atmosphere. I think the real issue concerning the camper van is a lack of protective covering from deep space and the heat of reentry, and even though I know an air bubble spell, I'm not sure if it would endure in a vacuum either. Um... How would you even survive out there?"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jul 2, 2019 14:34:48 GMT -5
Cat stood up, leaned over the table, and shot Mickey a hard scowl. "I told you, it's called a zero-point energy gun, and when you finally see it in action, it's gonna take your balls, blow 'em out of your butt and into a box of more balls!!!"
She then sat back in her chair and folded her arms in an exaggerated sulk. Her ears perked up when Percy offered to take them to the moon, earning a sort of laid-back chuckle from Cat. "I'm all on board for whatever, dude, but exciting as it is, space is kinda new territory. If I had time, duct tape, some fishbowls and a fire extinguisher, I could probably solve that issue, but I doubt you'd have the patience for my genius to kick in with your buddy on the line. Heck, I'm not sure if I'd have the patience."
Cat them slammed a fist on the table with a resolute smile. "So how about this? We'll get Vanessa as high up as she can go before atmospheric conditions become an issue, and we'll play around from there. See of we can't pinpoint their location and intercept them somehow. Sound fun to anyone else?"
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Jul 3, 2019 5:38:03 GMT -5
"Yeah, yeah, I'll believe it when I see it," Mickey grunted, dismissively waving a paw at Cat. He didn't know what zero-point energy was, and he didn't care. It sounded boring. Literally pointless.
He leaned his elbows on the table, looking between Cat and Percy as they exchanged ideas. Cat's suggestion in particular caught his ear. "I'm all for thrill rides, believe me, but there's only so far I can push this baby before I start to worry about her." A quick shrug. "Still, there are worse ways to travel. I'm down to try a little high-altitude drive. Wouldn't be much in the ways of a direct rescue, but hey, it's a start. Now what's this about you flying through space, Perce and Recreation?"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Jul 3, 2019 10:35:41 GMT -5
So, uh, are we gonna fly the van or me?
Percy chuckled a bit at Cat's comment, before addressing Rio's concerns and Mickey's question. He gestured to the faintly-glowing stone in his hand. "This stone... well, the gist of it is this." Before he continued, he made it a point to look all three dead in the eye, and added in a serious tone, "Please don't tell people about this."
Anyways, once the warning was issued, Percy continued his explanation. "Anyways, I can turn into a space chimera bullshit thing. This stone just keeps me from losing my mind. Depending on how we're going to do this, we could fly until, ah, Vanessa can't take it, then I'd jump out, transform, and carry you and the van the rest of the day; alternatively, I could just fly you three up on my back." Beat.
"No, I'm not transforming in here. The battery time on this thing sucks, and I'd probably break more than a few things."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jul 3, 2019 20:12:58 GMT -5
Rio rolled his eyes at his teammates' bickering, then he turned to Percy with a nod, letting the young man's dire tone sink in. "Your secret's safe with me."
Percy's transformation capabilities... though vaguely worded, didn't startle Rio a great deal. He was certainly taken aback, but this didn't feel like an incredibly shocking revelation. Again, maybe because of the vagueness; maybe he would be blown away the moment he saw Percy's alternate form in action. Or maybe he was just jaded to the concept of chimeric creatures, see also: coyote-weasel-robin hybrid anthro.
"Well then..." With a wide-eyed blank expression, Rio offered Percy another slow nod. "I could see that becoming useful in the near future. Again, though, I'm mostly worried that even if you can endure space travel, chances are that we can't."
His gaze switched between the three people seated around him. "I think we could work with the idea of a high-altitude rendezvous, though. Yesterday proved that I can scry on Will with what little samples of him we have, and my reach should be even stronger now that I'm personally familiar with him. If I find him, we can drive straight to him, and if his location happens to be on the moon, then Percy, perhaps you could go after him first, circle back around and meet us halfway."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jul 3, 2019 20:43:37 GMT -5
"Space... chimera... bull..." Cat raised an eyebrow. That last word, the s-word, stuck out in her head. "I keep hearing that word around here. I don't think it means what you think it means."
That brief moment of confusion quickly waned as Cat's eagerness ramped up again. "But dude, that is sick! We are totally using that in this operation! I eagerly await the spectacle you have in store, good buddy!"
Then she pointed at Rio with a cheeky grin. "Now there's a use of your overthinking ways that I can get behind. Sounds to me like we finally have something worthwhile figured out! So what're we waiting for?! Scry that bad boy and let's get this road on the show already!"
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Jul 4, 2019 10:20:58 GMT -5
"Hmm..." Mickey pursed his lips and slowly nodded, studying Percy like he was a work of fine art. "I am... intriguéd. As a man well-rounded in abominable transformations, I too am curious to see how this plays out. I bet it's gonna be adorable."
Mickey then scooted his chair back, hovered out of his seat and rubbed his palms together eagerly. "Well now! If we for sure have a plan in motion, there's one little thing I wanna take care of before we mosey on outta here. You guys prepare the magic GPS and meet me up top in two shakes. Aaaaaaaaaaaand SWOOCE!" The vampire raccoon then flew upwards like a shot, phased through the ceiling and disappeared into the level above.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Jul 4, 2019 10:35:43 GMT -5
"... I take it he does that a lot?" Percy questioned, pointing upwards at the ceiling. The ceiling that the vampire raccoon had just phased through as though it was normal air. Huh. Cool. Certainly beat his way of going fast between floors. "If you need something from Will, I, ah, don't have anything on me right now. Sorry. I could fly back and grab something, but that'd exhaust this real fast."
Anyways. "So... what's the plan exactly? I'm sure that between the four of us, we'd have more than enough firepower. Honestly, I'm up for anything." Beat part two. "So long as it doesn't involve being mentally reconfigured into thinking I'm a duck. Anything but that."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jul 5, 2019 12:29:57 GMT -5
"Consider it a novelty if Mickey ever uses an actual door," Rio intoned, frowning up at the ceiling.
He took a deep breath and sent a smile and a nod in Cat's direction. "Okay, good. Glad we're on the same page for once." Then he turned back to Percy. "It's no big deal. No sense in wasting time in such a precarious spot like this. Like I said, I should be able to find Will a little more easily now that I have a more personal reference. As for a plan... well, right now, we're still so uncertain what the situation actually is. What we need to focus on first is ensuring that Will isn't in imminent danger. Once we rendezvous with him, we'll just have to gauge the situation depending on what condition he's in at the time. It's not like we're unversed in the realms of improvisation."
With that said, Rio reached into his pocket and pulled out the same tiny crystal ball from yesterday. With his arcane focus at the ready, he started dipping into the astral. "For now, I just need to focus on finding him so we can reach that point..."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jul 5, 2019 18:13:14 GMT -5
"Great! So you do that..." Cat reached across the table, grabbed what was left of the orange juice, and promptly started guzzling it down straight out of the pitcher. Then she stood up and continued, "...I'ma get to work on upping that aforementioned firepower. If the shenanigans leading up to this breaking point are any indication, ha-ha-haaaaa, we're gonna need it!"
She started walking away, gulping down her juice along the way. As she passed by Percy, she gave him a light but eager slap on the arm. "Not every day you get to simultaneously rip off Fantastic Voyage, Mad Max AND Godzilla all at once, huh? Someone gonna get frigged up today." Then Cat promptly marched out of the kitchen, pitcher in her paw, a plethora of schemes and schematics in her head.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Jul 5, 2019 19:07:13 GMT -5
Percy gave a chuckle at Cat's slap on the arm. Heh... if only there were more people like her around. "... I have no idea what any of those things are," he admitted to Rio once the hybrid anthro had vanished from sight. "So, uh... how long does this take?"
While Rio did his scrying thing, Percy took out the rainbow-coloured stone again, still weakly glowing. "Heh... never thought I'd have to break out the big guns again." Well, big guns or simply flying across the subcontinent in minutes. He really did use this form for transportation more than he did actual combat. Hey, he was more used to this form than the space chimera bullshit thing. "... Anything? Have they cut Will open or something? Remove the one kidney he has left?"
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