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Level 1 - 5/10 EXP
Difficulty Level 1
Location: Peach's Castle - Throne Room ---> Peach's Castle - Kitchen
Word Count: 773
Direct Mentions: [@Lmpkio] [@Archmage MC] [@thedman] [@Lugubrious] [@ProPro][/b][/color][/center][hr]
Gene watched as Blazermate introduced herself and asked if he wanted some food. He felt his mouth watering again, looking longingly at the kitchen, but he shook his head. He needed some answers first. Then, he'd gorge himself on all the fruit his stomach could handle without bursting. So, with a heavy heart, Gene simply shook his head at the offer. [color=burlywood][b]"Nice to meet you too Miss Robot. Thanks for the offer, but I need to get some answers first. Food can wait."[/b][/color] With that, the healer bot went on her way, and Gene turned back to Spyro.

He listened intently to Spyro as the dragon answered his questions and introduced himself as well. The dragon was just about to get into what had happened to everyone, when a wooden puppet interjected. Gene looked him over, curious, as he explained what had happened. [color=burlywood][b]"Galeem, eh? I've dealt with some big bad demons in my time, and this guy sounds just like someone like King Angra. Seeing as it's the only way back home, I'd be willing to help you guys out... So long as you don't threaten to chop my arm off. Last person I was working for did that on the daily."[/b][/color] He shuddered slightly, remembering Olivia. He'd have to find out what happened to her.

Still, he put that aside for now and turned back to the purple dragon. [color=burlywood][b]"Didn't have time to answer ya, but you were asking why I'm called the God Hand right?"[/b][/color] Seeing the dragon nod, Gene's cocky grin returned tenfold, and he patted his right arm with a chuckle. [color=burlywood][b]"This bad boy right here is the God Hand. And with it, I'm capable of unleashing some slick moves."[/b][/color] He once again demonstrated his combat prowess by doing some air boxing, mixing up his standard combo with a few more of his standard moves. It had been a while since he performed any of these techniques, but once it came down to it he was still a natural.

[color=burlywood][b]"Best part about it? I can learn even more slick moves! All I need to do is find a scroll depicting the move and I learn it, just like that. Before I found myself here, I even had over a hundred techniques memorized!"[/b][/color] He paused, then continued dejectedly, [color=burlywood][b]"But now I only have a few in my arsenal... Kinda sucks, but I can live with it for now. Just hope the next bad guy we fight will drop a few moves for me."[/b][/color]

At that moment, the lovely fumes from the kitchen wafted into the throne room, and Gene felt his mouth watering again despite himself. Man, he needed some grub. [color=burlywood][b]"Uh, hope you two don't mind me cutting this short, but I'm so hungry I could eat a poison chihuahua. If you wanna keep talking, you can follow me, I'm going to the kitchen."[/b][/color] With that, the fighter went on his way to the kitchen.

Once he reached the kitchen, the fighter looked around, seeing the middle aged guy in the suit alongside the younger guy he was with from earlier. Alongside those two, he spotted the little onion thing, Tora if he remembered, alongside a small woman in an apron and a little pink ball looking thing that was laying on the countertop eating food. Finally, he noticed the robot, Blazermate, fixing something up with a... Cat person? At least that's what it looked like. They were fixing up something that Gene would never be able to wrap his head around, so he decided to simply move on and go get some grub.

He approached the counter, taking a look at all the delicacies on display. Oh jeez, his mouth was watering again... Still, he held himself back, picking up an orange from a fruit bowl. Peeling the orange carefully, he looked around, and decided it'd be best to at least say something to all the people in the kitchen. So he cleared his throat and began to speak, [color=burlywood][b]"Uh, hey everybody. I'm Gene. Y'know, the guy who kinda ran into the throne room and kicked the lizard guy in the face... Er, anyway, I was kinda sorta under the influence of that Galeem guy, but I'm on your guys' side now! So it's nice to meet you all, and I'm looking forward to kicking a bunch of ass with all of you!"[/b][/color]

Maybe that could've gone better. Ah well. He finished peeling the orange, and took a greedy bite out of the fruit, letting out a soft moan of pleasure. No matter how many times he ate an orange, it always felt like the first time.