Lugubrious

Capes of Denver: A Worm RP

Just as planned, Elliot's declaration struck a nerve, and who better to try to take him to task than Lillian, the most obliviously ill-equipped? He let out a derisive snort, both at the airhead's rebuttal and at the thought that her canned lines rendered him dealt with. Rather than allow Alessa to take the reins, as Lillian no doubt intended to forestall Elliot's inevitable response, the toymaker flared back up without skipping a beat. "Didn't you just hear me?" he asked, voice hard. "I just assured you I'm on board for whatever endeavor you might dream up, putting aside all personal objections and unfitness. For isn't it the duty of a hero to suffer through all for the sake of others?"

He leaned forward again, clapping his hands together and fixing Lillian with his most baleful stare, whether or not she dared to meet his gaze. "You are childish. We're a team in name, but when have you -any of you- made me feel like I'm part of a team? Like I'm even a person? Do you know where I'm from, what I did before the Wards, my last name? Have you attempted interacting with me for any reason other than to assuage the guilt you feel for excluding me and hating me so thoroughly? No, you all have your priorities well in order." His accusatory gaze did not lay on Lillian alone. "Maybe there's a reason why the other guys on this team got sick and took a different road: your perfect little club is toxic. But don't worry, I'm not as weak as them. I can take all the punishment you can dish out. I will not turn away." Elliot stood to his feet, gulped down the last of his coffee, and shrunk the empty cup in his hand to the size of a jolly rancher. After putting it between his fingers, he flicked it into a nearby trash can. "So I will accept whatever task you give me. But don't imagine it's because you deserve it. It is merely...my lot in life. My curse. When you figure it out, come and tell me what I have to do." So saying, he left the Little Owl Cafe to wait outside in the cold, unable to stand the suffocation even a moment longer.

Capes of Denver: A Worm RP

The news caused Elliot to crack open his eyes in a glare. So, poor, traumatized, horrifically-injured Collin was in fact a double-agent, no doubt using the cover of a bed-ridden sufferer to skulk about unseen in the wee hours of the night stealing secrets. He believed it wholeheartedly in an instant, any ounce of kinship that might have once existed between the two forgotten. The little weasel. Vengeance would swift, sure, and definitive. In the same breath, however, Lillian laid the groundwork for a gambit to suss out Collin's contact. While the others might be thinking about to how contribute to such a plan, Elliot found himself instead wondering when exactly the dimwit who greeted Decoy's present with airheaded jabber became the Wards' mission giver. Still another example of being passed up for an inferior just because I don't play nice, he concluded, his expression sour.

Her final statement would have brought a nasty smirk to Elliot's face were it not for his masterful self-control. What makes you think you can rely on me? he wondered. Some nonsensical, imagined bond between us? Or because I'm literally shackled to you by duty? The former would be sad, but the latter would be mocking. However, what he said was, “The hell do you want me for? You made it sound like this was important. Wouldn't such a job be better left in more 'capable' hands?” He took a deep drink of his coffee and sat back in his chair, face pointed toward the ceiling. “Immaterial. Though I hardly need extend my consent, use me as you see fit, as ever.”

World of Light

Oh, is he a merchant? I think I might just go with the other option if that's the case

@Ninja

A part of me wants to make Death go along with Zer0 and 6 but another part of me also wants to make Death go to the hooded figure just to see what would happen

@Ninja

Up to you, but if Death was in earshot when the stranger spoke to the Centurion, he would have heard that he was no merchant.

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I'll see if I can hunker down and get a post out

@Ninja

Thanks for giving us another shot! And please, take your time.

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I might drop out of this one. I just don't have enough time to write up posts.

@Ninja

Are you quite sure? There's no requirement in place. We've been going quickly for a while but slowed down quite a bit. Both ProPro and Amsterdam were looking forward to having Death fight alongside their characters in the mook ambush; if you could find a half-hour or so in the next day or two to right just one or two paragraphs getting in there and tearing it up, that would be more than enough.

Then again, I don't know anything about your schedule, so if it's that rough I understand and am sorry, but I really would like to see you continue if you possibly could.

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Edit: BTW, the level 2 EXP counter would start at 0/20 or back at 0/10? I'm thinking the former?

@Lmpkio

The level 2 exp requirement is indeed (0/20)

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Geno Whirl seems good to me. My apologies for misinterpreting the size of the enemy; taking is down in one shot makes more sense now. I appreciate your very reasonable response. There can still be shenanigans from here on out, but my main point is that the crazier you want to be, the more you should check in with me.

Geno's not out of the frying pan yet, so expect more action to come.

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I really like this quote/idea. Did you get this from one of those author autobiographies or something?

@Archmage MC

Actually they were tweets from Emma Coats, a director and storyboard artist from Pixar. On second thought I don't know if that makes her especially prominent or an author.

If you want to look yourself, you can find them compiled here: https://nofilmschool.com/2012/06/22-rules-storytelling-pixar

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Whew! That was a long post - but unbelievably fun to write! Did a little battle scenario just as an intro sequence.

Also, I leveled up to Level 2! What should I do with it? I'm guessing add a new power right? (Ik it says so in the OCC - amongst two other possibilities - but I just want approval first before doing so)

@Lmpkio

Yes, you get a level point that you can use for a strength or new power. Right now the power has to be one that Geno can attain or originally had before coming here. I'd like you to check the new power in with me for approval, just to make sure all's well. You don't need to spend it at the moment if you don't want, though.

Also, kudos to you for having such a thorough knowledge of Mario & Rabbids, either by playing it yourself or for going out of the way to research it. It's not exactly a well-known title.

That said, reiterating my descriptions (specifically that of the land, and its inhabitants to a lesser degree) in such detail might not be necessary in the future. Plus, while I did give you free reign, you should probably tone down a few factors in the future. A giant robo-heavy is no easy feat to take down, and finding a very strong sniper in the possession of an early-game Rabbid right next to his hiding spot and having Geno hit his first ever shot with it despite not being proficient with firearms, is rather convenient. I wouldn't say I'm too knowledgeable about writing, but a prominent author once said that conveniences to get into trouble are fine, while conveniences to get out of trouble are cheating.

Don't worry about editing, since everyone gets lucky now and then, but bear it in mind going forward. If you have any questions about what's good or not, or want me to chime in with something that might happen in certain situation, I'm happy to help! Either way, the post was highly entertaining.

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They're pretty darned good.