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Symphony of Madness: Beach Trip

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Symphony of Madness: Beach Trip

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Video Game Discussion: Part IV (The Gaming Industry in Decay Arc)

I suck ass at Deadlock

I love the style of Deadlock

One of these will either have me grinding until I'm good at it or simply admiring from afar. Not sure which yet.

@Fabricant451

I'm gonna be maining the shit out of Mina whenever it gets a proper release.

(Don't) Look Outside - small-scale survival horror in a mutagenic apocalypse

Bumping this up since its been days.

Is it just me, or are profiles 10 years or older kinda terrifying?

Yippee, I'm kinda terrifying!! :D

(Don't) Look Outside - small-scale survival horror in a mutagenic apocalypse

Oh my. Never thought I'd see Look Outside on this site, but here we are.

I shall be keeping an eye on this.

A very big eye. If you will. 👁️

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

"Come now, children~ I am only one person."

— Nocnista

Looks like she didn't need to intervene with Hizuki's situation after all. As quickly as Willow tried to trick Morganite and Pearl, the Daybreak had quelled their fears and told the truth. Albeit with a bit of self-deprecation, but she was still new. Nocnista couldn't fault her for her hesitance. With a hum and a tilt of her head, the nightmarish woman stepped away and back to the group at hand. After all, she would've respected Hizuki's choice either way.

"Forgive me for being so scattered, my dears~!" Clasping her hands together, Nocnista glanced around the girls. "Just wanted to make sure everyone was accounted for first. Now then!" Oddly enough soon as she was about to continue, she saw Tsubomi wake up, accompanied by a limbless Oros. Oh. Limbless. Now how did she overlook that? That certainly won't do. She hurried over to them, muttering a quick 'excuse me' to Kaeru.

"Hello, Miss Acid Drop is it~? What all do you remember before waking up? Is your head in any pain? Or your mind, perhaps~?" Nocnista steadily asked Tsubomi, carefully sitting her up from the ground. She took a quick glance at the injured Suki again, then looked back to the other detention club members.

"I'm not exactly equipped for helping physical injuries, can anyone heal or find a healer?" She asked them. Though the question did extend towards the GEMs technically, the woman still kept a close, almost unnerving eye on them just in case they tried to do something. Her magic was still superimposed over this piece of Hibusa Town. They'd have to be foolish to attack again.

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

Peekaboo motherfuckers.

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

"Naughty children get timed out in the nightmare dimension~"

— Someone Else.

So much chaos! So much bloodlust! Light and Dark pitted against each other in such a discordant symphony, it was a damn miracle for someone outside it all to even catch up! And yet it was so curious at the same time. What was the reason for all of this? Just a bunch of loyal children trying to play the hero? How... charming. And yet, so ill-mannered. No one had even asked that poor girl the little lighteners were dragging about what she desired! And weaponizing love and happiness to inflict such torment, only to feign innocence-

...Oh.

Oh dear. Perhaps this little playtime of theirs is getting a bit too enthusiastic...

A sigh, and then the echo of an eerie chuckle. Tale as old as time.

Time for the adult to break things up.

All around the conflict, the world seemed to darken, reality shattering apart like glass. If one were unfortunate to peer into one of the cracks, they'd witness nightmarish creatures surging about on the other side. A rather unorthodox means of quick travel, but Nocnista had to act just as such. She popped up to catch Hotaru!Shatterscape out of the air before she hit the pavement, then, still carrying her, appeared again in front of Nyxia, opening what looked like a parasol to deflect Boleite's cannon fire.

"Hellooooo, my dears~!" The strange woman, despite her power, was even more strangely jovial, giving the light girls warm regards in the midst of a large-scale battle no less. There was no doubt this was another dark magical girl. Just much, much worse... "Now, I'd hate to break this little dispute of yours up, but..."

At the same time, once Earthshaker lunged at Topaz, the two of them suddenly disappeared into the cracks. "Ah! One moment, if you please~?" Nocnista set Hotaru!Shatterscape down next to Nyxia and slipped away, reopening the nightmarish rift (portal? That's techincally a portal, right?) and reaching inside to pull the two out with ease. She carried Topaz under one arm, and Earthshaker under the other. "But honestly, maybe thrashing your poor friend about like a little dolly isn't exactly the best thing for her~?" She grinned down at the two girls before setting them down near their respective friends.

"I mean, no one's even realized she's not even woken once? Shouldn't that be your concern before trying to do anything else?" She tilted her head towards Tsubomi, pursing her lips in thought, then dissapeared again.

This time, she reappeared behind Hizuki with a hand resting on her shoulder.

"I for one am not one for martyring~ Care to leave those two to your friend? Don't worry, they're small fry in comparison~" Nocnista offered.

Symphony on High

"Not gonna lie I'm half tempted to make a 'your mom' joke towards Doc right now."

— Finnegan Vanhorn

Ashley, stubborn as ever, decidedly took the “all-or-nothing” route and fired her attack at the mech’s torso. Perhaps- No, of course she underestimated the pilot that had remade it, expecting it to fall apart the instant it hit. Once she had immediately raised her defenses after; giving Cereza and Cerise somewhere to take cover, she’d see that her attack hadn’t even left much of a dent in its shell. None of their attacks were doing enough damage. Her melody might have obliterated an esper, but espers were made of flesh and bone, and this mech was made out of enchanted steel and infused cobalt.

Cute. Our turn.

While the Knight of Tomorrow had applied an AoE melody to her shield, the machine decided to go a bit lower, once the mech was in range, its foot slammed down onto the floor again, ensnaring the trio in its own painful attack as it tried to drill through Ashley’s barrier. It took a bit of will for the twin miko to stay standing against the surge of lightning burning through them.

”Kiddo, y’don’t have to do this! Please!” Cerise called out to Finn, a pointless endeavor. She managed to force herself to move just enough and dispel the melody. Her sister took advantage of the opening to fire another volley of arrows from behind Ashley. ”We don’t wanna hurt you, just get the hell outta the way!”

”Shame you’ll have to anyways, isn’t it?” The Timekeeper spoke back with an almost mocking tone.

The mech’s other arm raised to counter the incoming arrow. But rather than block it with the arm, it created a giant frigid block that the arrow struck. The enormous icecube was split in half by the light projectile, and threatened to crush the squad leader beneath it.

“What do I have to do to make a sculpture around here?”

Mika was about ready to pounce on the mech’s exposed back, but another fist came out of the ceiling. This time Mika was able to evade in time. Then a third, and a fourth. Before long, all four hands gripped the ceiling and peeled it open like a christmas gift. The ceiling had been almost completely removed, and staring down at them was a giant, red, four armed creature.

"A giant demon now?”

”No! No, you silly girl. That’s Elroy! You remember him, right?”

That’s right. Faith had been turned into a behemoth somehow, in the past. The Holy Diver had her trapped deep within its chest. Did that mean that Elroy was trapped inside this thing the same way? Or was the TV just screwing with them now? They didn’t have time for this. They were going to have to take care of this quickly so that they could get to Finn.

"Paradise? Let’s see if we can keep this thing off of the others.”

Raven sighed. "We can try."

With a roar, “Elroy” took another swing at Mika.

Meanwhile, Binky stopped firing to reload her weapon. Marrie wasn’t much of a talker, which just gave her more time to focus on shooting. That did make it that much more surprising when she hurled a melody into the hallway. ”Gah!” But the resulting hailstorm of magic wasn’t aimed at her. Not that she really knew what Marrie was aiming for.

While Marrie had intended to hit any explosives the men had been carrying, most of them didn’t have much. The slurry of magic rained down on anyone nearby, and one projectile found its way to a grenade one man was about to throw. But Marrie’s arctic magic wasn’t an ideal choice for triggering the heat activated explosives. The grenade was cut in half, and the contents poured out onto the floor.

”...Very well, we do this the old fashioned way. A fireball appeared in his hand, and he cast it into the doorway. Binky had already darted out of the way when she heard the fireball being cast. Behind her, the fireball exploded and filled the air with burning ash. Binky was only lightly burned before getting out of the way, but Sofron's footsteps echoed down the hall. ”I changed my mind. We’re going in.

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"DEAL OR NO DEAL?!?!?!

— Bookman

After the handshake, Bookman produced a cell phone and sent a quick text message. He allowed Himiko to ramble on for a bit before speaking. "You have quick eyes. Just because I offer someone a deal does not mean they are willing to part with any and everything they possess. Moreover, the assistance we will grant you will be further discussed when it comes time to acquire the item of your choosing. As you so cleverly pointed out, Timekeeper has signed a contract with us. They are our ally for the time being and are performing an important task. It would not do for you to sabotage them while they are working.”

With a click, the phone powered down. "Now we are finally at the last contract.” He flipped the page. Compared to the others, there was far less written up here. "It’s simple, really. I get you out of a high security government prison, and you become our loyal employee for a year, with the option to sign on for more. I’ve corrected it with your favorite clause. If we try to harm you while you are working for us, you are allowed to defend yourself. Oh, and that would make four out of four, wouldn’t it?” He turned the page again. This time the writing seemed to go on forever. "As a bonus, we’ll let you select from a few company bodyguards, debtors, and freelancers to act as your own personal guard and crew. Their contracts will last as long as yours, and you may freely trade them out if they displease you for any reason. Though they will be strongly discouraged from displeasing you, and required to meet your whims.” Was that what the rest of the book was? Just contracted guards for Himiko to pick from?

But they weren’t hers yet.

The demon’s hand presented itself yet again.