[center] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019da7cc-5ed7-72bb-9463-d2dfe74dbd05.webp[/img] [color=a470fa]"Huh…"[/color] [color=888888]— Iris Silk[/color] [hider=Iris] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5656223]Iris Silk[/url] Max MP: 60 Current MP: 56 Gear: Goggles (Illusion Begone, then Witchsight) Food (6) Grenade (6) Smoke Bomb (6) Leveraging: N/A [/hider][/center] The time for discussion had ended, something was afoot. Iris closed her eyes and brushed aside her hair, and one of her illusion penetrating eyes gazed at the picnic table. It did not seem that there was anything amiss, at least not hidden. She then closed that eye and looked at the picnic area with her magic detecting eye, only to observe that the area was saturated in multiple layers of magic. In particular, she was able to witness Nina’s melody devour whatever foul magic the creature was wreathed in. The fog horn sound it made only caused the spider woman to squint her brow. [color=a470fa]"Hmmm…"[/color] The table had been cleared, it seemed, and her fellow mavericks were running towards the coast. There didn’t seem to be any reason to keep the table cleared, so she kept pace with her companions. Though it seemed the squid was able to outpace them both. [center] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019da7cc-b13f-7278-88b4-6ed3cffd3f54.webp[/img] [color=ff7f50]"Oh shit whaddup?"[/color] [color=888888]— Bionca Herrmann, Knight of Tonight[/color] [hider=Bionca] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5656223]Bionca Herrmann[/url] Max MP: 30 Current MP: 27 Casting: N/A Gear: Goggles (Inactive) Kunai (5) Frying Pan (5/5 Durability) Food (5) Disguises (Inactive) Medical supplies (5) Smoke Bomb (5) Leveraging: N/A [/hider] [/center] Bionca sat up and shook the sand off of her arms. Things were developing rapidly, and it was a bit much to take in. First the girl she was playing with was throwing balls at her, then she was getting possessed by a poltergeist, and now she was teleporting across the beach. She realized she was mentally calling her a girl, but that was because only children had the kind of demonic energy to bolt around so fast. But now Rika was in front of her, which was good. Because Bionca didn’t feel like chasing her all over the beach. She picked up a beach ball that had rolled into her ankle and bounced it off of the girl’s head. [color=ff7f50]"Tag!"[/color] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019da7cb-a89b-72d1-9319-2f3dab5a65a1.webp[/img] [color=a4f4f9]"On the fifth week of shark-mass my true love gave to me…"[/color] [color=888888]— Dan Daggernose[/color][/center] Dan laughed. [color=a4f4f9]"Oh, I wouldn’t tell that to just anyone! But I can tell a good egg when I see one!"[/color] He passed the ball back again. [color=a4f4f9]"You can really access the spaceship anyway. I haven’t said where it was, and even if you found the generator you probably wouldn’t know it. So don’t worry about that! I’m not that silly. Also, are you…"[/color] Though it was clear that Marrie was distracted by something, and it wasn’t long before it also caught the attention of the host. The beach ball harmlessly bounced off of his head without notice. He held up a finger to Marrie. [color=a4f4f9]"One moment, please!"[/color] Dan took off towards the coast. [color=a4f4f9]"Tim! Stop!"[/color] [center] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019da7cc-03c2-70ee-8932-299507f09069.webp[/img] [color=ff6347]"Mondays are for Mika."[/color] [color=888888]— Mika Fang, Cerberus[/color] [hider=Mika] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5656223]Mika Fang[/url] Max MP: 30 Current MP: 30 - 2 = 28 Casting: [Self] 0 + [Pull E] 2 = 2 Gear: Taser (3 shots) Mastermind (40 credits) Leveraging: Divination 12 [/hider][/center] Mika hadn’t just distanced herself from everyone to avoid annoying interactions. This wasn’t the first time someone kidnapped a GEMINI agent, and the last time it happened, they had been brainwashed and served as a mole. Wittingly or not, someone here was causing the kidnappings, and it was easier to analyze everything when you weren’t being hounded by everyone. So she closed her eyes and attempted to tap into this Mad World power she had only used a few times before. [quote][h3][color=ff6347]M[/color]ika has a premonition...[/h3] [i]What you seek is close in distance but far in skill. Feuding warriors of purple and orange hues and shapeless bodies will bar your path. They are powerful, but they pose a greater risk to the innocent than you. Of those you don’t know, the wild freelancer is your best bet. Though none of the others mean you any true harm. Not at this time, at least. Join them on the beach, and you will be closer to what you seek. But be quick, time is not on your side.[/i] [/quote] When Mika opened her eyes, she could see that quite a bit was going on. She was oblivious to the [i]large[/i] horned man, but for those that could see him, he looked rather confused when his capture was replaced by a cluster of cables. This didn’t stop his feet from moving, which continued to run towards the coast. Though Mika was able to see the effect of Ashley’s attack with far more clarity. A hardlight beach towel coiled around the creature’s invisible legs and attempted to pin him in place. It tugged on its restraint a few times, and then appeared to slip out of the towel as it collapsed to the ground. Those gifted with illusion detection would see that the purple creature was able to distort its body like jelly, and slipped away once it distorted itself enough to do so. This wasn’t quite enough to let Nina or Nukkelina catch up, but Scypho could. It was just unfortunate she didn’t know exactly where they were. It had been beneficial to Jack though, who would make a beeline for the ship before the purple alien could reach them. Though as they neared the ship, Jack would soon realize that it was far bigger than she initially thought. She could see that the crate-shaped ship was as wide as the beach was, at least as far as what her glasses would let her see. It looked small at a distance because of the range of her glasses. It was unlikely that she could destroy it with a single attack, but it would be worthwhile to test her theory about Dan’s magic, surely? The pool gun (or squirt noodle) came down hard on her target. The ship didn’t budge, and the toy didn’t break. Her instrument bounced off of the hull like a hammer might a naked anvil. While the instrument kept its shape and was just as unbreakable as before, there was an unknown variable in Jack’s test. She didn’t know how durable the hull of the ship was, and couldn’t say that her instrument was as strong as it once was. Not without a shadow of doubt, at least. The horned astronaut had caught up. He reached out, and his arm split apart into a myriad of tendrils. They coiled around the pool gun and threatened to slide over her wrists. Of course Mika hadn’t just been watching. She gave herself a short boost into the action and ran straight for Jack’s position. [center] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019dad5c-bb82-776c-bbcc-1e64d1440bf9.webp[/img] [color=8c5673]"Better know what we’re doing, Asto."[/color] [color=888888]— Alice Mason[/color] [hider=Alice's Stats] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5657563]Alice Mason[/url] Max MP: 80 Current MP: 68 Casting: Nah. Gear: Goggles (Illusion-Be-Gone Deactivated), Ka-Bar Knife (5/5 Durability) Leveraging: N/A [/hider] [/center] Alice was able to slip inside the ship unimpeded. It probably looked strange to the onlookers to see a swimsuit clad woman run up an invisible ramp and disappear ten feet up in the air. Those that had some form of illusion detection would see the ship for what it was, and that Alice had disappeared inside it. As for Alice though, she no longer needed anything to observe her surroundings, which had become quite alien. The majority of Alice’s surroundings were quite dark. Most everything was made out of black geometric shapes. Everything was flat or edged without a single curve in sight. Cuboid stalactites hung from the ceiling, and their downward facing plane put out a smattering of soft neon light. The floor was smooth, and while it seemed to be made of square tiles, they fit together so perfectly that one couldn’t fit their fingernail between the cracks. The walls were uneven, but just as geometric as the ceiling. An uneven surface of cubes. The smallest one was an inch across, with the largest being a foot wide. They were quite glossy, but only some of the edges caught the light coming from overhead. [quote][h3][color=8c5673]A[/color]lice hears the chattering of the lonely lunatic....[/h3] [i]Keep looking. Someone has to be hiding in here.[/i] [/quote] At least the pathways were spacious. If everyone were to board the ship they could walk side to side and not touch the walls. More concerning were the number of pathways. Ten seconds of walking brought Alice to an intersection. Then ten seconds later she found another one. Things were going to get confusing if she went too deep without a plan. Though even at this depth of the ship, she was able to spot what looked like something important. It was a massive shape that looked like a cluster of cubes, but it was about three times as big as a refrigerator. Also, it glowed a faint green color, which highlighted it as something particularly important. [quote][h3][color=8c5673]A[/color]lice hears the chattering of the lonely lunatic....[/h3] [i]The mastermind must be hiding inside there.[/i] [/quote] [color=8c5673]"Hmm…"[/color] Now how was she going to approach this? Does she knock? Can she even knock, or would it just phase through her hand?? Alice glanced down at the water gun in her hand as she mulled over her options. … She raised it up and nonchalantly fired it at the cluster. The water splashed all over the strange cubic crystal. While it initially appeared to have no effect, the sound of electricity arcing could be heard deep inside. The outside flickered and smoked, until it went out. [quote][h3][color=8c5673]A[/color]lice hears the chattering of the lonely lunatic....[/h3] [i]You’d think alien tech would be more durable than that.[/i] [/quote] While not much had changed inside… [color=8c5673]"Ah. Sorry about your tech!"[/color] Why Alice was apologizing, not even she knew. She stepped closer to the cluster, feeling around for any way she could pop the sucker open, pry it if she must. [color=8c5673]"You should really look into getting your shit upgraded, not sure what you’re trying to pull by kidnapping an esper in a public area, but I’d expect a little bit [i]more[/i], y’know?"[/color] The cubes were held together strong, but Alice was able to pry them apart. But it was tough, like the entire thing was held together with tar. Though prying the cubes apart did not reveal anything inside. There were only more cubes, and they were arcing fiercely now that Alice had pried them apart. A bolt of electricity leapt out of the device and struck her in the chest, rolling her across the floor. The pillar of cubes caught fire. Chunks of the thing arced and popped off as molten blobs. Then with a crack, the pillar split in half and dumped its contents onto the floor, which was just more cubes. They were red hot, but cooled in the ship’s interior quickly. Then Alice noticed that her outfit was starting to glitch out, and was now back to her normal self. [quote][h3][color=8c5673]A[/color]lice hears the chattering of the lonely lunatic....[/h3] [i]My bad.[/i] [/quote] [i][color=8c5673]No worries, our quarry’s just elsewhere then.[/color][/i] Alice pushed herself back onto her feet, dusting her dress off. …Wait a second! Her eyes shot open as she looked over herself, her guns. [i]Actual[/i] guns. Yeah, whatever she did to that cluster managed to break the pacifistic magic’s hold on her. [color=8c5673]"Fuck yes, back in business!"[/color] Alice grinned. But wait, was it [i]just[/i] her, or had she…? She had to check. Giving one more glance to what remained of the pillar, Alice began her rush back out of the ship.