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Lesley cringed at his misfire which was immediately followed by a violent barrage of bullets his way. Swiftly ducking back down behind the shield of the log, he felt a bit guilty for shooting Jasper, but hey, she was still an enemy. Someone had to take her out eventually. Aiden seemed to be cheering about getting a head-shot on someone right after him. At first he wondered who it may have been, but when Lizbeth mentioned that it was the same player he hit, Lesley immediately felt pretty bad for Jasper. The female soldier beckoned for them to huddle up into a scheming formation as she laid out individual duties.

Lizbeth: "Alright, here's the game plan. Aiden and I will take on Est and Breeze while you two do what you can to take out the couple."

Rubbing his hands together in excitement, he nodded.

Harper: "Leila, Lesley," he gave them both a salute. "If we circle around them we might be able to get some shots in." He tapped them both on the shoulders and laughed. "Leila's an archer and you're a paint master, so let's go win this game!"

Lesley's face brightened with eagerness as they approached Jasper's and Inadi's hiding spot. As they were going to take positions to gain advantage on the two that were already outnumbered, an ear shattering scream rung from behind them. Meanwhile, the forest ground was beginning to tremble and shake beneath his feet. A giant robot emerged from a browd of trees and Harper jumped Leila and him to the ground, yelling for them to head towards the thicket. Grabbing Leila and Harper, he tugged them along as they raced for protection, Jasper and Inadi were lagging behind a bit, but he hoped they'd be wiped out by the robot. It'd would be a huge help for them. The thought was rather selfish but in the end, this was still a paintball match and the more people eliminated from the other the better.

Yanking Leila onto his back, the girl just wasn't running fast enough and they narrowly missed some shots from the robot. "Shoot while I run Leila!" He commanded so they'd at least be able to decrease its health. Lesley opted to run in unpredictable movements instead of a straight line so that the droid would have much more trouble landing a hit.

Aiden turned swiftly to see the gigantor bot emerge from the tangle of leaves and he chuckled in delight. "Now this is a challenge!" Loading up his gun, he chased after the thing, using the humans as distractions, he shot the robot's butt multiple times, landing a few headshots before it finally slowed down enough to realize that the shots were coming from his backside. "Ok Leila, keep shooting it from that side, you too Harper! We can double team im'!" The continuous shots from both sides confused the enemy bot.

Lizbeth on the other hand, was taking care of Breeze and Est. Taking cover in some bushes, she turned to see Breeze crouching just a few steps beside her. Gulping she quickly turned and fired before jumping up, rolling, and making a mad dash for coverage in a different section.

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Will be posting today!

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Holy Aki that video was pretty cool. Very creative person indeed.

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Posted! And now for the meet up of the Blue and Red teams. WHO SHALL BE VICTORIOUS.

Paintball Count

Red:
Aiden: 85%
Lizbeth: 95%
Harper: 80%
Lesley: 80%
Leila: 100%

Blue:
Est:100%
Breeze: 100%
Jasper: 95%? (Aha I shot your baby Kimchi)
Inadi: 100%

Bots:
0/5= 3 killed by Blue Team & 2 by Red

Pink
4/4

Orange:
4/4

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As Aiden told them that there was more than two groups out on the field, a pair of funky looking robots had emerged from some shrubbery. His heart jumped a little in his chest, but the soldier in red simply whipped out his pistol and shot it right in the forehead. Lizbeth suggested they escape which prompted Aiden to whine a little, but nonetheless, she popped a smoke and they were set up for an escape. Unfortunately, the other robots had alerted their mates and others were closing in on the paintbath as well. Lesley's eyes widened as he observed his mini map displayed at the corner of his helmet. In his paused state whilst studying the coordinates, a robot targeted him easily and shot him right in the leg. It stung a little and his health bar dropped to 90%. Swiftly turning, he fired without much thought and calculation, bombarding the poor bot with dozens of bullets. In the now dark haired man's paintball frenzy, he managed to land a couple hits and the opponent was down to 70%.

Deciding that remaining in the heat of the battlefield was not so bright an idea, he beckoned for his team to follow him into the trees so they could attack from the perimeter. Positioning behind a tree, Aiden and Lizbeth were secured behind their own trunks as well and firing away with increased precision. Mimicking the soldiers lead, he pointed the gun at his target and they all aimed at one robot until their was only three remaining. Meanwhile, his radar alerted him and he could see the pink and orange teams circling the hot zone as well. The others saw this as well, and they silently agreed to finish off at least one more robot before moving out.

Turning to scurry behind Aiden's tree a robot approached from his side and fired a shot at his chest, Lesley shrieked and ran faster, aimlessly firing behind him as he did so. You might call it beginners luck, but one of his ten shots actually hit the thing in the head and with the help of Lizbeth and Aiden, using him as bait, they were able to knock down their second bot. "Holy that was close!" He gasped as he glanced at his life bar which blinked an alarming 80%. "Crud, looks like I'll be dying first." Lesley scratched his head with an apologetic smile as they diffused for a different location. The two remaining bots were going to be finished off by the other teams and they could already hear that happening as they distanced themselves for safety.

They hadn't gotten very far until they hit a swamp like section of the arena. Lesley shuddered as he heard a squelch underneath his boots. Right as they entered, a few blue dots blinked on his mini map along with a couple orange ones as well. Ducking under a log, he could hear the shots being fired a distance away which then was followed by silence and a voice.

Est: “They should be around here somewhere- blast it!”

Holding in his breath, Lesley knew it was Est and Jasper, Inadi, and Breeze must be with him too. Remembering the promise with Inadi, a devious grin curled upon his face as he rounded the log, a sly glint evident in his eyes. Spotting the group headed their way, the blue points had vanished from his radar, but they had advantage since the others still didn't have knowledge of red team's presence. Raising his eyebrows at Leila, Aiden, and Lizbeth, he nodded and mounted his gun onto the log, trying to keep it on Inadi. Flicking the safety, he was ready to fire until he felt a wet glob of sludge seep into his boots which made him yelp, twitch, and misfire on Jasper instead of Inadi.

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Eventually reemerging from his sullen grieving, he dragged his weight along with the group as they headed for the paintball arena. Clutching handfuls of black hair in his hands, he castigated them with pupils filled with hatred. He'd been wearing a frown the entire walk and now the muscles around his jaws were aching. Massaging them, melancholy still evident in his posture and saddened expression, he quirked up a bit at the sight of the paintball dome. "Wow! This is awesome!" He cheered as he jogged into the equipment room in childlike excitement. Lesley was notorious for his caprice and the way he was bouncing around definitely did not reflect how he had been sulking earlier.

Flitting about the room, he "Oohed" and "Aahed" at all the guns and equipment. He let out a surprised shriek as a boisterous bang plunged down his ear canal and simultaneous with the noise came an accidental paint splatter of pink by his right side. Wide eyed, he twirled around to see Leila sprawled across the floor with a large gun a little ways from her and he let out a chuckle. Breeze suggested that they get suited up before picking out weapons and he agreed. as they entered another room that contained a colorful selection of protective apparel, a pair of soldiers also entered the scene. The male dressed in a red uniform was pretty upbeat and suggested that Leila, Harper, and himself should be on his team. Shrugging, he hooked Harper and Leila with his arms, a wide grin displayed on his face. "Ohhh, this gun' be good!"

Strapping up, he assisted Leila with the safeguard attire as well. Plopping a red helmet over her head, he velcroed it down and smiled at her through the transparent glass. "How's the fit? Comfortable?" Giving her a light pat on the back, he went back to the gun room and selected two small pistols. Lesley figured they'd be easy to carry around and shoot with though not as far-ranged as the other guns. Seeing as the others were already making their way into the dome entrance hall, he rushed right after his designated group with giddy anticipation. Elbowing Harper to brighten up the kid's worried look, he nodded at them reassuringly. Turning into one of the connected passages, they came upon a giant metal door that read 'Bay 09'. The soldiers told them to reinspect their gear before he jammed a palm onto the red button to their right. The other group was ready before them and it had been announced on the intercom.

"Woot! Are you guys ready?" He asked in an upbeat tone while he jogged on spot as the metal door parted with a warm gust of air. "Let's go!"

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WHAT TRUTH IS THIS THAT THOU SPEAKETH OF?!

Same goes for me. I'll whip something up :)

Edit: There we go. By the way, which team should win and what order should we have people get knocked out? Randomizer? Hat draw?

Edit x2: I used a randomizer and this is what fate has determined. I laughed because it came up with something pretty realistic I think XD

DEATH LIST

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Oh, pokemon. My childhood love. Anyways, I'm going out to see some possible future colleges today. Wish me luck! I've got hordes of homework so I doubt I'll be able to post anytime soon.

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Eventually parting ways with the mechanical canine, Jasper had pointed out that the clinic was already within their view and the group headed there quickly to get Inadi patched up. Upon their entrance, they were met with a man balancing an armload of hospital apparel. All was fine and then he mentioned the hooded figures. At that, Lesley turned to look at his companions with a troubled gaze, wringing his prosthetic wrist in worry. It was then that the Nobody, who had previously been directing conversation only to the guides, finally noticed their existence. Right away, he took notice of Inadi's injury and took off to fetch some "nano tech" that needed to be tested. Harper mumbled in worry and Lesley snooped around the small clinic, ogling jars and flasks of all shapes and sizes in which contained peculiar substances.

Patting Inadi's back firmly, he chuckled and grinned like an imp, "I guess you're going to be the hospital guinea pig for today~!" he chimed, flicking the youth's nose playfully before swiveling back around on his heels. Suffering a miscalculation in speed of the turn, he accidentally whacked his faux hand against the wall which in turn caused a top shelf of bottles to become unstable and spill over in a designated sequence one after the other like a line of dominoes. With a sharp intake of breath, Lesley bit his bottom lip as he watched a river of rainbow spill at all edges of the storage platform.

"Well stinky-boot!" he cursed as he motioned for everyone to step aside as a pool of melding colors began to snake through the cracks and uneven paving of the floor. Jogging over to the pile of clothes the doctor had brought over earlier, he slipped on a pair of gloves and smiled at the others with unmistaken confidence. "Don't worry guys! Everything is under control! I shall clean up this mess lickety-spl- WOAH!" Whilst he was announcing his conclusion, he had absent mindedly walked into the flood of liquid and slipped. His entire back part, hair included, was covered in the runny substance. Lesley cried out as he felt it soak through his clothes and muck up into the deepest roots of his scalp.



Hearing the yelps from outside, the doctor hustled right back out with the device in hand, hurriedly placing it down on the counter before rushing to Lesley's side along with a team of nurses. "Quick call over CL-2!" he barked while he helped Lesley up. A robot rolled into with a mop and cleaned up the mess hastily. Meanwhile, the doctor scrutinized the shards, trying to piece together the labels of the glasses which had broken and what they had contained. Ultimately, his initially tense look unfurled in a sigh of relief, his eyebrows de-knitting themselves. "Luckily, all you spilled was some temporary color transmutations. They should wear off at around the second sun rise."

Lesley

Reaction(if you've watched Howl's Moving Castle):

By now, some nurses had helped get Lesley washed up and calmed down a bit after the realization of his hair deformation. "It's, it's..... IT'S SO HORRIBLE!" he bawled onto Jasper's shoulder, his entire frame sulking in defeat.

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Seeing as Jasper took the initiative of encouraging Inadi to come along with them to the paintball match in spite of his slight injury, Lesley was pleased and couldn't help but quirk into a curious smile when the albino girl shouldered her partner's weight like a caring girlfriend should. He also overheard her whispering to him about being his personal shield and Lesley's lips formed a tight mischievous grin, 'Not when I'm behind the gun! No is safe... mehehe.'

Breeze: "I'm Breeze, merchant extraordinaire!"

He had to say, the girl was quite adorable and her childish attitude settled well with him. Even the Nowherian was able to catch unto the only couple within the batch and offered a suggestion of gifting Jasper. Harper teased along as well. Today was going to be an eventful day, he could feel it!

Est: “Wow, your hair is really pretty! Can I touch it!? I don’t know about any other human abilities, but dayum look at that ’do! What shampoo do you use? Breeze, Breeeeezeeeee, Bwee- I mean, Breeze! His hair is reaaaaallly sooooooft! Why does everyone have nice hair?”

The pink haired man rapidly blinked as the hair touching action startled him a tad, but he ended up laughing soon after. "Basically anything they supplied at the castle. I assume since the Queen is so wealthy, she must have the super expensive, fancy kind?" He continued to chuckle, stroking a lock of his own curls. The sporadic soldier then went on to suddenly beaming about their names and odd nicknames he could've given them in lieu of their actual ones caused by lack of introductions from the human side.

"Ah! That's what I forgot. My name is Lesley! I think I'm a pretty memorable figure? No?" With his last comment, the peachy fellow flicked his trademark hair to add some sass.

Once the intros were wrapped up, he continued on to address the situation with Inadi's leg. It sounded like a good idea to head down to the clinic before the paintball match. "We can tour around on the way there so I don't really mind if we go there first," he pitched in as to not make Inadi feel pressured to deal with the hurt instead. As the female Nobody pleaded with the remaining humans who eventually chose which group they wanted to be a part of, Lesley pumped a fist up into the air, "It's settled then. Come on baminos! Everybody let's go~" And with the Dora the Explorer song blaring from Lesley's mouth, the paintball crew went on their merry way.

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During their walk, Harper popped some questions towards Est about the city and the male responded with a statement about the Lieutenant and some intelligible insight on current machinery. Hearing a sudden exclamation break the man's speal, he paused in his walk to observe a robotic dog, that had previously been napping on the pavement, rise up and send them an annoyed woof at having woken him up from his sleep.

"Wow.. so basically almost everything here is kind of like a living thing huh? But man made. Heck, even your homes have feet and walk around!"