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KHR! | The Eleventh Hour

I've got more free time now that it's Spring/Summer. Sure.

RESET! A Hitman Reborn

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Corner Room of a Hotel Overlooking the Cafe Dumont Area
_{Somewhere in Switzerland}
August 12th, Present Day, Afternoon
_{Tags: @Kyouki@Demon Shinobi@Raijinslayer@Ambra@Suku@Jakeozzy}

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Long after everyone had finished speaking, their receivers crackled to life. For a few seconds, there was nothing but dead air, but from the ambient noise of wind and traffic came a voice at last. "Caterina: excuse me," it said, "Please say 'over' when chatter's, err, over. Over."

Renato Guerra dropped the channel and, free from anyone listening in, finally started breathing again. These types of missions were the least optimal type for someone like him: known and impatient, a combination which typically had one consigned to a hotel room peeping or operating increasingly arcane machinery. Of course, playing to his weaknesses was likely the reason this had been assigned to them. This was as much a test for him, the alleged instructor, as it was for the other six.

He reached forward and split the closed curtains of the window overlooking the cafe just enough to see, but not be seen. Peering through the gap with his binoculars, he saw Yoshiaki and Cyril seated at a table, watching something or someone out of his angle of sight. Looking further down the street, he saw the storefront of the tailor Veronica and Akari were investigating on suspicions of extortion, laundering or some other vaguely-defined "mafia activity". While Renato couldn't see the other two at the mall, he could only assume Caterina was being professional (threat of encroaching on his teaching position notwithstanding) and guiding Kurune on the proper path.

It was after shifting his gaze back on Cafe Dumont that Renato noticed something. He angled the opening so he could see further down the street to confirm his suspicions: there were two SUVs. Both were the exact same make and model, one commonly used for armored vehicles. Both had somebody waiting in the front seat. Both were positioned where they could overlook the locations of the Vongola members. The only notable difference was that the vehicle in front of the tailor was merely idling.

Renato immediately reactivated his receiver, switched to Yoshiaki and Cyril's channel, and spoke: "Sugihara, Leggieri: they're watching you. Don't look... _{Um, Sorry.} Don't look, please. It's the SUV further down the street, at Leggieri's nine O'clock. Over."

He switched the channel. "Russo, Sokolov: stay there please. They might be inside. Over."

---

Much like Akari and Veronica had assumed, the tailor was involved with mafia activity. Unlike what Renato had assumed, their matters here were not necessarily hostile towards the two spies. The two mafiosi who had entered earlier shortly before Renato passed on that warning were indeed here only to acquire goods.

Just not clothes, however.

Rather than peruse any clothing options or speak to a tailor, the two individuals - a tall man and a shorter, scrawnier one with glasses - went straight for the attending clerk. Shortly after, an older man, the apparent owner of the store or some other form of upper management, came out of the back to greet them. After a brief exchange, one in hushed whispers, the group of three went to the back of the store.

At the same time...

"Sokolov, Russo: did you two do anything?" Renato's voice suddenly came through the receiver. "Their vehicle is on the move. It appears to be backing into the alley parking behind your shop. I can't see it anymore. You're solo. Um. Duo. Over."

Fortunately, their new objective was clear: figure out what was going on in the back of the shop. There was no way those two events were coincidental. And now there were plenty of openings; the store was, for the most part, unattended. The clerk was busy helping a civilian customer in one of the measurement stations, administration was doing who knows what with the two mafiosi in the backrooms of the establishment. Meanwhile, their target's transport no longer had eyes on the interior of the storefront.

Who knows, maybe it was as simple as just... walking in and taking names? Or perhaps waiting until it was done and interrogating the owner? Maybe even following the SUV after it leaves. The possibilities were endless.

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Contrary to what his message to the girls had suggested, Renato was not worried in the least. Frankly, he was a bit relieved; one SUV taking independent action meant that they weren't there because they knew there was someone watching. Unfortunately, the ones at Cafe Dumont definitely did know that someone was watching. Still, as long as they were just watching it would be--

"Sugihara, Leggieri: they're exiting the car, and they're armed." Renato was already out of the room before he had even finished his first sentence. "Wait for my signal please. Over."

The SUV near Cafe Dumont had let out three individuals: two from the back and their driver. Two were armed with firearms - stolen Dying Will Guns from the Vongola, perhaps? The last was armed with something much scarier: a green box. Fortunately, the crowd would delay their approach, if only somewhat. That bought Renato time to get down to the bottom floor. The fact they chose to regroup with the two Cyril and Yoshiaki were spying on earlier bought him time to get close enough to the cafe to...

"_{Ah... um...} AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

That, evidently, was the signal, if Renato's thumbs up was anything to go by. To his credit, the sight of a particularly notorious mafiosi issuing an apparent war cry from the down the street struck fear into the hearts of Cyril and Yoshiaki's five targets; they started to run in the opposite direction.

As their targets attempted to flee, Renato coughed into his receiver: "....Um... That was the signal. I will secure and search their vehicle. Please make good use the runners. Over."

Chasing down a group of three and a group of two wouldn't be too rough for the two, Ren figured.

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Meanwhile, Kurune and Caterina continued their tailing-cum-tourism in peace despite the disturbances going on outside, just around the corner. While getting too deep into the act in a place as big as a mall might have been a detriment to their hunt, they were able to keep on target for the most part due to Caterina's influence.

But maybe it was her familiarity with mind altering phenomena. Maybe it was because of how into the tourism thing she was. Regardless, Kurune was the one who had noticed it: they were walking in a cyclical path. Their targets weren't doing business; they were on patrol.

And, of course, it didn't take a genius to realize that something was up once the targets started acting a lot more paranoid (which, not coincidentally, happened shortly after a certain someone was sighted at Cafe Dumont). They turned around and began walking in the girls' direction, but it didn't seem like they were coming at them specifically.

It was then that Caterina's intuition detected something. The atmosphere in the mall had shifted. No, it was more than that. The 'intent' had shifted, and it wasn't coming from the ones they were following. It was coming from above. Based on the shadows cast by the skylight sunbeams, it was two things. What they were was unclear, but there were definitely two of them and they were both ready to make a move if anyone tried anything funny.

The situation was as followed: two-man(?) rooftop patrol watching, a two-man ground floor patrol approaching, a maze of shops and other shopping center trappings, and of course, all the civilians spending their day working or shopping.

Initiative was theirs to do as they saw fit.

Get Kid: Electrical Twogalatoo

>someone apping a child oc
did this rp ooc just get kid

Revelation Heart : A Yu-Gi-Oh Roleplay

Kyouka, Yutaka

Name
Kyouka Yutaka

Age
15

Appearance


Personality
Kyouka Yutaka is a loser. The fact he takes pride in his ability to keep laughing under the worst circumstances is a testament to both his resilience and his loss record. The latter has just as much to do with his bad habit of challenging opponents far above his weight class as it does the personal weakness he's trying to overcome. To him, every challenge that ends with his loss is an opportunity to test his limits and examine his deficiencies, but by no means does this mean he's okay with losing. It is true that Yutaka is more familiar with failing than anyone, but there is nobody who hates failing more than he does. Every loss fuels the flame, and like a starving animal, he keeps desperately straining himself just for the chance to sink his fangs into his target.

On an interpersonal level, Yutaka seems to be a difficult person to deal with. Many of his superficial traits do not do any favors either; he is irreverent, rebellious, and ruthlessly straightforward. His Devil-may-care attitude can be grating and he has a bad habit of dying on hills he doesn't need to. However if you can accept those qualities, he's actually quite easy to get along with, as nebulous as that sounds. More than anything, don't look down on yourself or others, and especially don't look down on him--an irony considering that he's always looking down on himself on some level.

Yutaka's hobbies are reading weekly manga releases and watching conspiracy theory videos late at night. His favorite foods are hamburger steak and kitsune udon, and his least favorite food is cup ramen. His dream is to become the King of Games(?).

History
If you were to ask him, Yutaka would tell you the only thing exceptional about his family was their bad luck. Then he would laugh and probably make a joke about how the first thing he ever did was disappoint his parents. And what he would say is not necessarily incorrect. There was nothing exceptional about the Kyouka Family at the time of Yutaka's birth, not their house, not their jobs, and especially not their circumstances. Perhaps it is because of this unexceptional life that they desired an exceptional child so fervently. Unfortunately for them, their first child was Yutaka whose only exceptional trait was his thirst for strength.

For as long as he could remember, he always been living under pressure. He was pushed from a young age to succeed, because that was where his worth supposedly lay. When it became evident that effort alone wouldn't be enough, he started throwing himself into various activities in a misguided attempt to discover any latent ability. As it became clear that he possessed no talent for anything, his parents' gaze began turning every so slightly away from him, which came to its logical conclusion once it was apparent that his annoying little sister was everything they were looking for.

But rather than give up on himself once they gave up on him, their rejection only made him more motivated to succeed. Not for their sake, but for his own. One could say that Yutaka was even more unreasonable than his parents in this regard. He would constantly seek out the top students in arts, academics and athletics, and challenge them in their specialties over and over, losing all the while. And when the school finally got sick of him, he would go out to other schools and challenge their exemplars instead.

Predictably, Yutaka would get into a lot of trouble with students, staff and parents alike. Eventually his poor reputation, performance and attitude led to him being called a delinquent, a title he eventually embraced. His school life was friendless for the most part, and full of derision from all angles. "Just give up" became the chorus of his adolescence, not that it meant much to someone as obsessed as him.

He was formally introduced to Duel Monsters in the summer after his first year of junior high school. Although he knew of the game previously, he had no cards and no money. And even if he did, nobody was interested in teaching him in the first place. But due to constantly loitering on the premises and injecting tournaments full of old people with his "youthly vigor", he became well-acquainted with Zenkichi Seigen and Chiyo, the couple who owned a local gaming shop. Through them, he met their son, Zenkichi Mitsuyo, a C-list turbo dueling celebrity. He was the one who taught Yutaka how to duel, and the one who gave him a job fixing Duel Runners so he could buy cards of his own¹.

Regardless, Yutaka didn't really consider Duel Monsters anything more than just another game until after he gave Kyouka Tsugumi, his annoying little sister, a box of cards for her birthday, hoping to introduce her to something he could beat her at. Instead, what he introduced her to was something that she was truly passionate about. She would challenge him daily, and since it was about the only thing they had in common, these duels deepened their sibling bond. One could even say they were friendly with each other... as long as it was on the duel field.

Unfortunately, much like many of Yutaka's efforts, something went wrong. When Tsugumi eventually became open about her dream of becoming the next King of Games, they shut her down almost immediately. They gave her a thorough tongue-lashing about why her dream was unstable, unreasonable, and unachievable. They even took shots at Yutaka himself, essentially blaming him for the entire situation. And if breaking his sister’s spirit wasn’t enough, they tried to get rid of all her cards too.

It was in the wake of this incident that Kyouka Yutaka, frustrated, enraged and holding a handful of salvaged cards, made a promise to his heartbroken little sister.

"Since you can't be King of Games anymore, I'll just do it instead. So quit crying and leave that dream to me."

Mirror Flower, Water Moon (44 Card "NeKuribohz" Deck)

[16] Monsters
[1] Ankuriboh
[1] Ariel, Priestess of Nekroz
[1] Clear Kuriboh
[1] Dance Princess of the Nekroz
[1] Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz
[1] Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz
[1] Kuribohrn
[1] Relinkuriboh
[1] Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz
[1] Sphere Kuriboh
[1] Nekroz of Catastor
[1] Nekroz of Clausolas
[1] Nekroz of Gungnir
[1] Nekroz of Unicore
[1] Winged Kuriboh
[1] Winged Kuriboh Lv9

[15] Spells
[1] Ascending Soul
[1] Dwimmered Path
[1] Enemy Controller
[1] Galaxy Cyclone
[1] Monster Reborn
[1] Nekroz Cycle
[1] Nekroz Kaleidoscope
[1] Nekroz Mirror
[1] Pot of Acquisitiveness
[1] Pot of Dichotomy
[1] Preparation of Rites
[1] Ritual Cage
[1] Ritual Weapon
[1] Salvage
[1] Super Rush Headlong

[13] Traps
[1] Aquamirror Cycle
[1] Chthonian Blast
[1] Diamond Dust
[1] Dimension Reflector
[1] Ferret Flames
[1] Loop of Destruction
[1] Lost Wind
[1] Oath of Companionship
[1] The Transmigration Prophecy
[1] Torrential Tribute
[1] Torrential Reborn
[1] Urgent Ritual Art
[1] Wall of Disruption

Extra Deck
N/A

Ace Monster
Dance Princess of the Nekroz/Nekroz of Gungnir

_{¹It only later occurred to Yutaka that (1) this was definitely illegal according to Japanese labor laws, and (2) that he was being grossly underpaid. But that's a story for another time.}

Revelation Heart : A Yu-Gi-Oh Roleplay

Daddy Ammo wanted a status update.

This is my status update.

All names are in Japanese order because I’m a fuckin weaboo.

Kyouka Yutaka, Deck Unfinished

Name
Kyouka Yutaka

Age
15

Appearance


Personality
Kyouka Yutaka is a loser. The fact he takes pride in his ability to keep laughing under the worst circumstances is a testament to both his resilience and his loss record. The latter has just as much to do with his bad habit of challenging opponents far above his weight class as it does the personal weakness he's trying to overcome. To him, every challenge that ends with his loss is an opportunity to test his limits and examine his deficiencies, but by no means does this mean he's okay with losing. It is true that Yutaka is more familiar with failing than anyone, but there is nobody who hates failing more than he does. Every loss fuels the flame, and like a starving animal, he keeps desperately straining himself just for the chance to sink his fangs into his target.

On an interpersonal level, Yutaka seems to be a difficult person to deal with. Many of his superficial traits do not do any favors either; he is irreverent, rebellious, and ruthlessly straightforward. His Devil-may-care attitude can be grating and he has a bad habit of dying on hills he doesn't need to. However if you can accept those qualities, he's actually quite easy to get along with, as nebulous as that sounds. More than anything, don't look down on yourself or others, and especially don't look down on him--an irony considering that he's always looking down on himself on some level.

Yutaka's hobbies are reading weekly manga releases and watching conspiracy theory videos late at night. His favorite foods are hamburger steak and kitsune udon, and his least favorite food is cup ramen. His dream is to become the King of Games(?).

History
If you were to ask him, Yutaka would tell you the only thing exceptional about his family was their bad luck. Then he would laugh and probably make a joke about how the first thing he ever did was disappoint his parents. And what he would say is not necessarily incorrect. There was nothing exceptional about the Kyouka Family at the time of Yutaka's birth, not their house, not their jobs, and especially not their circumstances. Perhaps it is because of this unexceptional life that they desired an exceptional child so fervently. Unfortunately for them, their first child was Yutaka whose only exceptional trait was his thirst for strength.

For as long as he could remember, he always been living under pressure. He was pushed from a young age to succeed, because that was where his worth supposedly lay. When it became evident that effort alone wouldn't be enough, he started throwing himself into various activities in a misguided attempt to discover any latent ability. As it became clear that he possessed no talent for anything, his parents' gaze began turning every so slightly away from him, which came to its logical conclusion once it was apparent that his annoying little sister was everything they were looking for.

But rather than give up on himself once they gave up on him, their rejection only made him more motivated to succeed. Not for their sake, but for his own. One could say that Yutaka was even more unreasonable than his parents in this regard. He would constantly seek out the top students in arts, academics and athletics, and challenge them in their specialties over and over, losing all the while. And when the school finally got sick of him, he would go out to other schools and challenge their exemplars instead.

Predictably, Yutaka would get into a lot of trouble with students, staff and parents alike. Eventually his poor reputation, performance and attitude led to him being called a delinquent, a title he eventually embraced. His school life was friendless for the most part, and full of derision from all angles. "Just give up" became the chorus of his adolescence, not that it meant much to someone as obsessed as him.

He was formally introduced to Duel Monsters in the summer after his first year of junior high school. Although he knew of the game previously, he had no cards and no money. And even if he did, nobody was interested in teaching him in the first place. But due to constantly loitering on the premises and injecting tournaments full of old people with his "youthly vigor", he became well-acquainted with Zenkichi Seigen and Chiyo, the couple who owned a local gaming shop. Through them, he met their son, Zenkichi Mitsuyo, a C-list turbo dueling celebrity. He was the one who taught Yutaka how to duel, and the one who gave him a job fixing Duel Runners so he could buy cards of his own¹.

Regardless, Yutaka didn't really consider Duel Monsters anything more than just another game until after he gave Kyouka Tsugumi, his annoying little sister, a box of cards for her birthday, hoping to introduce her to something he could beat her at. Instead, what he introduced her to was something that she was truly passionate about. She would challenge him daily, and since it was about the only thing they had in common, these duels deepened their sibling bond. One could even say they were friendly with each other... as long as it was on the duel field.

Unfortunately, much like many of Yutaka's efforts, something went wrong. When Tsugumi eventually became open about her dream of becoming the next King of Games, they shut her down almost immediately. They gave her a thorough tongue-lashing about why her dream was unstable, unreasonable, and unachievable. They even took shots at Yutaka himself, essentially blaming him for the entire situation. And if breaking his sister’s spirit wasn’t enough, they tried to get rid of all her cards too.

It was in the wake of this incident that Kyouka Yutaka, frustrated, enraged and holding a handful of salvaged cards, made a promise to his heartbroken little sister.

"Since you can't be King of Games anymore, I'll just do it instead. So quit crying and leave that dream to me."

Mirror Flower, Water Moon (44, Nekroz/Kuriboh)

I told you it was unfinished

[16] Monsters
[1] Ankuriboh
[1] Ariel, Priestess of Nekroz
[1] Clear Kuriboh
[1] Dance Princess of the Nekroz
[1] Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz
[1] Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz
[1] Kuribohrn
[1] Rainbow Kuriboh
[1] Relinkuriboh
[1] Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz
[1] Sphere Kuriboh
[1] Nekroz of Catastor
[1] Nekroz of Clausolas
[1] Nekroz of Gungnir
[1] Nekroz of Unicore
[1] Winged Kuriboh Lv9

[15/14] Spells
[1] Ascending Soul
[1] Burial from the Different Dimension
[1] Draw of Fate
[1] Dwimmered Path
[1] Enemy Controller
[1] Galaxy Cyclone
[1] Monster Reborn
[1] Nekroz Cycle
[1] Nekroz Kaleidoscope
[1] Nekroz Mirror
[1] Pot of Dichotomy
[1] Preparation of Rites
[1] Ritual Cage
[1] Ritual Weapon
[1] Salvage

[14] Traps
[1] Aquamirror Cycle
[1] Chthonian Blast
[1] Diamond Dust
[1] Dimension Reflector
[1] Evenly Matched
[1] Ferret Flames
[1] Loop of Destruction
[1] Lost Wind
[1] Oath of Companionship
[1] The Transmigration Prophecy
[1] Torrential Tribute
[1] Torrential Reborn
[1] Urgent Ritual Art
[1] Wall of Disruption

Extra Deck
N/A

Ace Monster
Dance Princess of the Nekroz/Nekroz of Gungnir

_{¹It only later occurred to Yutaka that (1) this was definitely illegal according to Japanese labor laws, and (2) that he was being grossly underpaid. But that's a story for another time.}

Get Kid: Electrical Twogalatoo

i do not need to make a character sheet because i am already a character tbh

Get Kid: Electrical Twogalatoo

S: TCD [cancelled]

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Outside Kohaku Compound, Konohagakure
Daybreak, Present Day

---

Hatake Shunpei wasn't unaccustomed to waiting long for his cousin, even in rough weather like today. He'd waited at these gates in snow, sleet, hail, rain, and even a particularly nasty heat wave. The pouring rain, while hardly ideal, wasn't the worst weather he'd ever been in. As long as he had his trusty umbrella, he'd be perfectly fine out here.

That said, Shunpei had often been told -- by the girl he was waiting for herself no less! -- that waiting around here was pointless, but he didn't believe that one bit. There was nobody in the world who didn't want to have their friends around. A life like that would be real sad. But if there was a downside to his morning waits, it was that there wasn't much to do other than, well, wait. Especially now, since he had to carry around a bunch of bento and an umbrella.

Oh well. He could deal with it; Sanae wasn't a lazy bum so he was confident she would be out soon. All he could do, and would do, now was enjoy the soothing sound of rainfall.

Drip.

Drop.

Drip.

"HIIIII Peichan!! I see you're on your way to the graduation ceremony too, right!?"

Shunpei screamed. He screamed, and then he struggled. The umbrella in his hand became a makeshift weapon, uselessly flailing about much in the same way Shunpei did many other physical activities. In fact, it was probably even worse than that considering the umbrella was flicking rainwater everywhere, much less leaving him vulnerable.

"Lemmegolemmegolemmego!" he protested. It was clear the situation didn't quite register in his panicked mind yet. Mostly because of the surprise python grip on his throat, but also because all the noise, both his and the rain's, drowned out everything past the very loud "Hi". "I'll bite ya! Don't me do it!"

His chin rubbed into the arm constricting him. Was he actually going to bite it?

That question would never be answered, as Tsume--because it was Tsume and not a rogue ninja, as he was sure Kimura would have proposed--finally let go. With his air way completely unobstructed and his mind finally clear, Shunpei took a deep breath.

"...O-Oh! It's just you, Tsume. Good... Good mornin'," he breathed, lifting his umbrella back over his head. He was quite soaked after that exchange. He rubbed his cheek and blushed. "You kinda, err, scared me real bad there... Eheh... Sorry..."

"Uh... I dunno. Yoshi's probably there already; don't think he'd sleep through somethin' like this, no matter how late he slept," Shunpei answered, "I don't think he'd wanna be around right now anyway--"

He pointed a thumb to the Kohaku clan symbol on the gate.

"--since I'm kinda just waitin' 'round for Sacchin right now. How 'bout you?" he asked, "How 'bout you? Don't you usually follow Fukushu to school?"

Kingmaker [Pathfinder]

Ana

"Oh Rosie! You know," Ana chirped back, "Just a bit of fun with a ton of grease and four lads sprawled on the floor."

The youth locked another bolt into place and took aim at the bandit who was bullying a poor one-eyed man. Unfortunately Ana missed, thus becoming yet another cog in the machine of Odin's misfortunes.

Mechanics

Move Action: Load crossbow bolt
Standard Action: Fire Crossbow 10
--Damage: N/A, Miss