WEEK 2

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 2

[It is again early morning when the train docks next. This time, however, the dock is not as busy. There are few trains to be seen, and even fewer people. Only a man stands at the dock, teeth sharp in his smile, scelera a deep gold as he stares beneath his fedora.

"Unexpected," he said with a smile. A two-dimensional dog with the head of a scribbled black cloud hops by, ignoring him. "But not unwanted. Do make yourselves comfortable."

This new place is known as Victoria's Chasm, named after an Empress. No, not that one. Her Thrice-Renewed Majesty is quite comfortable on her Throne, and rulled for much longer than 99 days, thank you very much.

In the distance, black begins to erupt like tendrils. Lightning flashes through the clouds. This is the land of monsters; tread carefully. And do not despair, whatever you do.


There are fifteen strangers left in this place.]

Comments

[biddentodance]

[Rude or not it just kinda rolls off of him.]

Can't use my hands, so all my usual weapons are out. Best I've got.

[He's pretty diligent. It's not the same, certainly, but practicing in patterns he's used for boxing has to get him somewhere.]

[otherworldlyking]

What made them so weak anyway?

[ ...McBurn you can't just ask people these things. Or well he just did, so. ]

[biddentodance]

Couldn't tell you how it happened, but apparently the bones are made of glass.

[He can ask Minato all he likes, honestly, while Minato cares about things he does not care about how people treat him.]

[otherworldlyking]

[ Alright, he didn't quite anticipate him answering so straightforwardly, but hey. There's something to be said of people who are honest.

...And maybe, he can finally find something respectable about someone still giving it all they've got, when they're still reduced to such a state - it's a good "fighting spirit", after all. ]

Well, that's a shame. You did make a good shot.

[ ... ]

If you ever feel like going out there, might as well bring me along. Maybe there's something out there that's pretty hostile.

[biddentodance]

Did I? ...Don't have any experience with guns, so I was just hoping I'd hit it.

[Okay, it was reckless, using an unfamiliar weapon while knowing his hands were in a state, but like hell he's going to stand by and do nothing.]

Kind of you. Will let you know, if I do.

[otherworldlyking]

You don't?

[ And here he thought Minato had some...that sure took a lot of guts, buddy. ]

Just gives me something that might be worth the time to bother with, that's all.

[biddentodance]

Not firing them. Had....reasons to avoid them.

[Sorta. Listen, most of the guns they got were specifically designed for Aigis.]

Like a good fight, huh?

[otherworldlyking]

What reasons?

[ It's alright. McBurn's not a fan of using guns either. ]

Yeah, that's right.

[biddentodance]

Tool I use looks like a gun. Be really bad to mix them up.

[This guy....] Sound a little like senpai... Tell me you don't dump protein powder on everything you eat.

[otherworldlyking]

A toy gun?

[ Ok, he knows better but also there was an opening for that. ]

Nah, that'd be a waste.

[biddentodance]

Not quite.

[Hey, take the openings you get.]

Good. Senpai even put it on pancakes...

[otherworldlyking]

Sounds like I was close.

[ ... ]

...And ruin a perfectly good meal?

[ Even he realizes that protein powder over pancakes proooobably = no bueno. ]

[biddentodance]

Effectively a toy in anyone else's hands, but made from the real thing.

[Evokers are hard to describe, dude. Almost as hard to explain as Akihiko's food preferences.]

Yeah, he got into arguments about it all the time.

[Minato you have literally no room to talk you put hit sauce in coffee]

[otherworldlyking]

You could make it do something special?

[ Minato is trying very hard and that is what matters.

...But also, whyever would someone put hot sauce in coffee, wow... ]

[biddentodance]

More like it does something special with me.

[Because why not?]

[otherworldlyking]

[ Pft ]

What kind of "special"?