Fox of Spades

{ it's gonna | be better }

Alrighty (^w^)/ and how goes the mornight, Genkai?

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Hey, guys! Good mornight to everyone <3

Teacher has leftttt and for the first time in a long time no homework or anything to worry about ;A; I am so happy. I hope you all have a wonderful day <3!

Sadly, Sonatron is no longer with us. I've tried to contact her through the poke forums and steam, but there hasn't been any reply and she hasn't been on any of the sights since New Year or so. I won't be getting rid of Iro though, he'll be sent to the castle after this chapter to recover. Let's just say he caught a terrible Nowhere flu. If Sonatron ever returns, she'll be welcome to resume playing as Iro. It wasn't her fault we lost contact with her, after all.

And yes, we started around September, if I remember right. August was when the int check and OOC went up but the RP didn't start till September? <3 D'aww thank you Kimchi, I'm really glad you guys have stuck with us for as long as you have and I'm so grateful. You're all wonderful RPers and it's been a fun half year. Thank you, <3 it's because of everyone that this has stayed alive and Kimchi is right, it takes all of us to keep this going.

Thank you for joining us as well, Oblivion and Aki. It's great to have you guys aboard the train and I look forward to the chapters to come. Thank you for all the activity, after we lost some players it was just what we needed (^w^)/ *Glomps everyone*

Also @ Anonymous - I think we started some time during September, but I could be wrong. Also, I'm glad you're interested but we haven't accepted you yet. We've considered it, and aren't against the idea of new people but before we say anything we'll (Kathi-chan, Kei-chan and I) need to see your character sheet. Still, thank you for the interest and I'm flattered that you've been following us for so long. xD Feel free to send your sheet whenever, but yeah, it'll be a while before the 4th chappy starts.

And I'll repeat what Kei-chan said. Once again, thanks and we appreciate all the effort you guys have put in to keep this train going. Let's see it through to the end 8D! How is everyone's day? Alsoooo do you guys like Horror RPGs or point and click adventure games? For point and click, there's a free game on steam called Serena. It's amazing andddd for Horror RPG, you guys should try Alicemare. It's like Ib and Mad father. :D



Alicemare

In fact, it was a horror RPG called Mermaid Swamp that inspired this chapter xD if you guys like horror games. It's defo worth checking out.

Mermaid Swamp

Andddd now, we shall move on to more announcements.

Announcements

@Four/John/The Flying Avocado - Leila has been on the sidelines since chapter one and I really would like to see more of her :/ but I don't know if you're too busy for this RP or not. It's been almost three weeks since your last post. People can skip cycles if they're busy as long as they warn us that they're skipping, but one post in more than two weeks is a little too much. If this continues Leila will always be in the sidelines and I don't want to NPC her along all the time. Are you still with us? I'm giving you till Sunday to get one post up. If you're busy I don't mind shorter posts. I just want Leila to actually make an appearance. Three paragraphs isn't a lot to do. Sorry Four >__< but I'll be enforcing this rule and I'll need a post before the weekend ends because I want to see consistency on your part.

Lastly, I'll be moving things along tomorrow night so those who haven't posted for this cycle, do post before then :D! Tomorrow, the characters will get their mission briefing and then the questing and investigation can begin! ^^

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Thunderjerk began answering questions right and left before he dismissed them. They wouldn't be meeting up till later at night, so they had the rest of the day off.

The thought of having some fun in the sun was nice, but hearing about so many missing people had put a damper on what was supposed to be a problem free day. Still, there was no use disagreeing. They'd have to wait till evening before they could start their investigation. The lady in the red dress confirmed what Thunderjerk had said and Lucien nodded. She made a very good point. It was a once in lifetime opportunity, getting a fully paid Vacation to a place like Los Paraisos. "Alright, sounds like a plan to me." He grinned at Thunderjerk then at Aria and Xan. He couldn't wait to dominate some waves and just soak up some sun.

Selan stated that she wanted to go the beach and Lucien grinned cheerily in response. "I'm tagging along. Surf and sun, here I come."



He expected them to relax while people were missing? The idea was a challenge to accept, but orders were orders and it would be just bad if they got themselves kicked out.

Nighttime would be best and despite how silly he seemed, Thunderhawk was higher in rank than any of them. Surely, he knew what he was doing, right? Well, she hoped he did. Xandra would have let her thoughts wonder if not for Moira asking about good bars. The girl blinked at the older woman before nodding her head. "Yes, you can find a lot of good ones near the beach, though wine is Aria's forte." She gave her friend a small smile and there was a mischievous glint in her eyes. She'd rather Aria showed them around if they were looking for bars. Xan smiled at Moira and Amy. "I'm sure she'll be happy to show you around."

The mettalurgist didn't really have any plans. She'd probably just show their new companions around or something.

"hey, you too! Looks like everyone's gonna go out and have fun before we prepare to wrap up the mission like a present. Cuz we coo', we got dis. So whatchu guys plan to do now then?"
She turned her head to see Trixie and the polite young man from earlier. Wait where they talking to her? Trixie waved and she waved back before giving them both a quizzical look. "Hm, nothing really? Aria and I are going to show you to your hotels...then," she hesitated for a moment. They seemed nice, "if you don't mind, I might tag along." She nodded her head and gave both of them a smile. They were a lively bunch and it was an interesting change of pace.

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Yush, get well soon >__<!

And back, I'll get up a post ASAP.

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Have fun with your wrestling, Tae, and good mornight everyone (^w^)/

I'll be posting a bit later than usual tonight. Just gonna finish some papers before I do~

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Okay, move along post is up. Sorry if the pacing feels really fast. I ended the cycle with everyone together at the field.

Feel free to RP the morning then the trip to the field. If you guys could include the field in your next round of posts it'd be really appreciated. I just wanted to get everyone together so it'd be easier to move everyone along. I hope it's alright ^^

Also d'awww Martini is so motherly to everyone and pfft, song is so grumpy it's adorable <3 and he wants to cook breakfast for the humans. Sweet birdy. I want to hug everyone.

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In the town of Yonder...

The kiss on his cheek felt warm, but it made him shiver all the same.

Harper stood awkwardly like a wet puppy, half of him wanted to cry and the other half wanted to laugh. He didn't know what to do anymore, so instead he brought a hand to his cheek and kept it there, trying to keep whatever warmth he had left close. "T-Thank you," he sputtered, eyes focused on the ground and vision blurring with tears. He couldn't hate them, not after everything they had done. Songbird, Brandy, Martini, Cello, Serenade and Dissonance, he just couldn't hate them and the thought of wanting to made him feel guilty. "Martini," he said in a voice that sounded so much older. "Thank you very much, please tell the others we're grateful."

With that said he hurried away to shower then collapsed into bed. The dreams that haunted him were frightening but he slept without so much as a sound. He was just far too tired.

Dissonance was pretty tired too, but she decided to at least try and help with the cleaning. She managed to clear a dusty sofa, unfortunately that was all she did and not long after she fell asleep as well, leaving most of the cleaning to Brandy. In fact even when Song walked in the white rabbit didn't stir, she just tossed and turned on the couch, muttering about lemon cheesecakes and chocolate rivers.

Serenade and Two-Thirds returned much later, they were covered in leaves and grass and looked absolutely tired. The dragged along Mado and had confiscated her knife. After she had threatened to attack the mayor they listened but the mayor didn't drop any information. Mado got upset and the tea shop owner and Serenade had to drag her all the way back to the cabin. It was a chore and the rabbit was tired. "Get cleaned up then get some sleep," she had hissed before ushering Mado towards the bathroom.

"Thanks for the help," she nodded at Two them told him to go get some rest. The others were probably asleep already, she made sure to check every bolt on every door then grabbed a sleeping bad and went to sleep not too far from her sister. Tomorrow would be a long day.

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Morning: Town of Yonder

Morning came quicker than he had hoped and he could hear Hakuren speaking, but to be honest he was still upset. In fact, he was very upset. He kept his eyes screwed shut.

Harper pulled the pillow over his face and mumbled beneath his breath. He liked being polite and sociable, but not today. He wanted to curl up into a ball and just sleep everything away, but he knew that wasn't possible. They had a mystery to solve and items to collect. They needed to go home and if going home meant cooperating with the smug looking older boy then he'd swallow what little pride he had left and play nice. He didn't want to, but he had to and it made him feel sick to his stomach.

"You, don't have to rub it in my face." Harper mumbled before slowly getting to his feet. Harper swallowed a breath of air then convincingly apologized. It was better this way. "Let's just go have breakfast." He finally decided as he made his way to the cabin's living room, Jasper had beaten them there. "Oh, Jasper, good morning." He tried to sound less tired than he did. "A-Are you alright?" After what had happened last night Iro had come down with the flu and Leila hadn't said a word. He was getting worried and wanted to make sure his friends were okay. Wait, when had they become friends? He shook his head, after all they had been through...it would be silly if they weren't, right? The thought brought a sad smile onto his face. Whether they liked it or not, they were all a part of this insane adventure.

Upon entering the ktichen, Harper had realized that the Nobodies had done an amazing job at cleaning up. In fact there was even food. He stood dumbfounded and wondered how they would ever be able to repay the guides for all they had done. "They're amazing," he simply mumbled, there was nothing else to say.

Meanwhile, Serenade was slower than usual. She was tired and she wondered if Two felt the same. In a matter of minutes they needed to be out the door, they were meeting Cello's group today. "Martini, Brandy, Song, thank you for everything." The black rabbit stated as she gave them all a smile, she then turned to the humans. "We'll be meeting Cello's group today, so bring whatever you think you'll need. We start our investigation later."

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Cello's Group: Town of Yonder

"Good morning," Cello crooned, he was already up and about, a waffle in hand a bright grin on his face.

To be honest, he had woken up earlier than intended due a bad dream, but he wasn't about to tell any of the humans that. He was their brave and reliable guide after all and dreams were just dreams. They weren't anything special. Leon was still asleep but Ace had woken up moments ago, he wanted to give them their rest, the night before had been long and tiresome after all, but letting them sleep in just wasn't possible. They needed to meet up with the other guides and humans pronto, but hey, being fashionably late never hurt one. He laughed as memories of the cat bus came flooding back. He had been the one assigned to pick up the late comers.

He remembered Elliot, Meechy, Mado and Numair. Sad, how out of the five he had originally been assigned to watch, only one person remained. The thought made his smile shrink, but it didn't fade. He had been a guide for a long time now, but losing humans never got any easier. He had to wonder why.

"Hey, Ace, would you mind waking Mr. Sleeping Beauty up." He winked at the girl then pointed to a sleeping Leon. "We need to meet the others bright and early at the field, so we better get ready." The cat took a bite out of his waffle then hopped onto a sofa to read a magazine. Skeet stopped to talk for a bit and the two exchanged jokes the same way old buddies did. That continued until Ace and Eliot were prepared. Cello paid Skeet then the humans and the cat were out the door in a flash.

"So, did you two get a nice rest? Today is gonna be one hell of an adventure!" As they approached the field several figures appeared in the distance. And a black and a white rabbit waved. "Whaddya know, that gang's all there!"

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Moira pulled a face and Lucien just shrugged in response, whatever had happened, he didn't understand it.

He took another gulp of soda, enjoying the tingling feeling it left in his mouth. Tiberius and Thunderjerk were really nice people. He continued drinking can after can of soda, in fact he had already emptied two cans before their leader made his announcement. Wait...so that was it? He was expecting an information dump. That was why he ordered so many cans in the first place, so he wouldn't fall asleep or get bored when Thunderjerk decided to dump the information on their heads.

"Geez, that's not exactly a lot of information." The summoner rubbed the back of his head before looking around the room. Trixie and Amy began to argue and a few glasses were slammed onto the table, then came question and answer and it didn't seem as if Thunderjerk knew much, so much for being their leader.

His eyes flitted to Aria then Xan, they didn't seem to know much either. Oh, well. At least they'd get to play detective, but the thought of people going missing in a nice place like Los Paraisos upset him. So much for a vacation...then the woman in the red dress started suggesting things and without thinking Lucien blurted out an answer.

"Wigs and dresses sound nice, we could go incognito then, WHAM, we catch them." He slammed a fist into his open palm. Wait...was she being serious or not? His dopey smile was once again very out of place. He just never learned. "You were serious, yeah? I think it's a grand idea."



The puzzled look on Syed's face mimicked her own, and it was indeed an awkward greeting. "Sorry," she had mumbled, unsure of what to do as well. Static? So he was an electric mage then. Xan nodded her head before heading back to her seat. She took a sip of lemon soda then focused her attention on Thunderhawk.

“The mission is this: Young women around the island have been going missing...”

Really, that was all he had to say? She had been expecting more from a guilder of his rank. Where was the plan, the strategy, the inside information and the little details that mattered? He had given them a sentence and nothing more. No trail, no additional information, no nothing. Xandra let out a sigh, why did she always get stuck with the clueless ones? Questions were tossed across the room and at one point the blonde woman turned to look at her. Xan simply shook her head because Thunderhawk hadn't told them anything, and now she understood why he hadn't. Their leader didn't have much info himself.

"Can we get some kind of list of the missing persons?"

Xan turned to look at the girl with the pet then spoke up too. "A list would help, do we have any photos? Do we even know what the missing people look like? Honestly, just knowing people are missing won't get us anywhere. Do we even have leads?"

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OwO Rex, likes creepypastas and I did warn you guys with the hider. Hi, Pach :D! I'll post right after dinner~

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Happy birthday, Rex :D! Have fun being an adult and have an awesomesauce and foodtastic day. Best wishes!

Happy birthday xD creepy stuff you might like