Ponn

Symphony on High

If at first you don’t succeed…
-Ashley Avenir

Ashley allowed herself to feel a small sense of accomplishment when she realized that her attack had succeeded in further damaging the mech, although that feeling was muted by the fact that the astoundingly durable machine still hadn’t been fully taken out of commission. She would need to hit it at least one more time, and the chances of her being able to do so were diminishing by the moment. Indeed, no sooner had the glow from her technomantic attach faded, then Behemoth!Elroy stepped down into the chamber and began crudely wrapping the crippled mech in an extra layer of armor taken directly from the magic resistant ceiling plating. Although Mika tried to make a strike before the cockpit viewport was sealed up, a mighty thrust from Finn’s Instrument prevented her from accomplishing anything, other than using up yet another of her valuable “get out of jail free cards”. At the very least, Raven had been able to disengage from Klava and subdue Cereza. But that still left them with few options for dealing with the primary threat. Looks like it’s up to me… Ashley reflected, her eyes narrowing as she focused on her target. Yet, if the Knight of Tomorrow was going to do something, she’d have to move fast.

Powering up yet another firing solution, Ashley darted toward the mech with all the speed her esper form could muster. The moment she set into motion, she called to Mika over her comm link. “Cerberus, you and Paradise keep watch over the twins. I’m gonna see if I can put this walking scrap heap down for good…”

While the behemoth was certainly a threat, Ashley knew that the mech, and its occupants, were the bigger danger. Once it had been taken out of action, she and, if needed, a transformed Binky could deal with the towering titan. Dashing between the crimson giant’s legs, the high-tech heroine slid to a stop beneath the damaged mech, where the extra magic resistant plating had yet to be applied, pointed her techno-wand up at the machine’s bulky body… Please let this be enough… And fired.

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18 | Female | GEMINI | Vision of Tomorrow
Implements of Tomorrow | Wand, Shield | Arcane | Tune of Tomorrow
Raiment of Tomorrow | Stride of Tomorrow
Light of Tomorrow | Light | Power of Tomorrow
PRO-TEK 5000 Defensive Surgery Implement | Kevlar Coat, Kevlar Padding, Medical Supplies x 2, Flash Bang, Tazer, Clip Light
[Reveal (2), Purity (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Restrain (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), AoE (2), Powerful (0), Piercing (2), Purify (6), Homing (2), Avoid (2), Construction (4)

DAMAGE: A | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 1250

[Gold Projectile][Powerful][Charge][Piercing][AoE][Damage X] = -180 mana

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: B | 249

An Idiot's Dungeon Union

Zoppy

A picture iz wurth a dosand wurdz!
-Zoppy

Zoppy was awoken from her slumber by the sound of a loud voice welcoming her to… a dungeon? Slowly opening her groggy eyes, the small, emaciated goblin noticed an equally diminutive creature stumbling over to a nearby wall. Zoppy was vaguely aware of other creatures in the chamber with her, but the one that was moving and talking had captured her full attention, or rather, the crude illustration said creature had made on the nearby wall had.

“Zoppy likez yer drawin’!” the small goblin chirped as she scampered over to get a closer look (miraculously managing not to fall on her face, or crash into the wall, in the process). The image was absolutely fascinating to the dimwitted girl, although her attention was mainly drawn to the arrows pointing to the words “equipment” and “cool things”, sparking the first glimmers of an idea in her barely-there brain. She didn’t really understand much of what the babbling creature was saying, especially with the sound of her heart pounding in her ears from having run over so fast, but when she heard the creature’s request for introductions, she grinned a broad, excited smile filled with sharp, misshapen teeth.

“Zoppy’s name iz Zoppy!” she told the creature, whirling around to face her while holding out a badly deformed hand for a shake.

Unfortunately, she moved a bit too fast, and lost her barely-there-to-begin-with balance, sending the scrawny goblin crashing against the equally scrawny dungeon spirit.

“Wow… Yer really soft…” Zoppy murmured as she let her head sink into the creature’s fur. “You’d make a really… nice… pillow…” she added, before drifting off into a contented slumber, her meager supply of energy having been completely depleted.

March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay

Connie and Mia Stats

Connie

3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3
5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 5

Oddball: Nightmares | Tentacles

Enhanced Weapon | Power Artifact | Mystic Artifact | Ally | Interdimensional Home

Focused | Mental Link | Hidden Death | Mana Font | Mystic Might

Alien Mind | Formless | Rival Force | Clueless

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Mia

3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3
5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5

Wood | Barrage

Enhanced Weapon | Dual Weapon | Purification Artifact | Big Red Button

Blessing | Divine Competence | Gifted Item | Mana Font | Mystic Might

Rites| Arrogance | Big Brother | Clueless

“You are most welcome, my venerable friend,” Gaia told the ancient tree, giving voice to a stream of melodious laughter in response to his gleeful excitement.

Despite her earlier anguish, Connie also couldn’t help but giggle at the sight. “I-I’m so g-glad Mia w-was a-able to h-help you,” she told the giant tree. “A-And t-thanks so m-much for h-helping us,” she added, her mask forming a happy smile.

Then Alexander explained why he wanted to meet with The Guardian.

“I see…” Gaia replied, her emerald lips pursed in contemplation. The fact that someone wanted him to deliver a message and some other unknown item was mildly concerning, but the verdant maiden was thankful that Alex appreciated the need to maintain a degree of secrecy around the matter while they were still in Wonderland. Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said of Lily, who decided to simply blurt out Kayli’s name, prompting an annoyed frown to mar the nymph-like girl’s otherwise lovely visage.

A moment later, Connie gave voice to a startled yelp as Mariette began whispering in her ear. The Portal Witch proceeded to convey a bunch of information the masked maiden and her companions already knew, or at least suspected (like the team at the factory having achieved their objective). When the bunny-eared girl had finished, Connie stammered out a shaky, “O-Okay…”

“Understood,” Gaia confirmed as well. Taking a look around, the the nymph-like young woman saw that Mayra had located the girl who’d been captured along with Alex, and since she appeared to be very much under the influence of Wonderland’s mind altering magic, it seemed prudent to let their draconic friend keep watch over her for the time being. After all, Lily only had one spare magic earring, and, unsurprisingly, chose to give it to Alex.

Connie cringed when the magical boy subsequently gave himself an impromptu piercing.

“U-Ummm… C-Couldn’t you h-have j-just p-pinned it t-to y-your c-clothes…?” the timid girl inquired, while nervously fidgeting with her hair. After all, that’s what she and Gaia had done.

Meanwhile, Chloe had vanished into the midst of her skeletal army, which, upon closer inspection, resembled pieces from a miniature game Gaia was somewhat familiar with brought to life. It was more than a little strange, yet, the equally strange mad scientist they’d met at the Christmas party had mentioned during one of her rambles that every fictional universe was real somewhere in the myriad multiverses, so perhaps it was only to be expected they'd cross paths with something like this sooner or later. In any event, the greater concern was Chloe’s continued loyalty as, if the dark magical girl was to turn against them, the Daughter of Mother Earth did not at all look forward to engaging in such a conflict…

By this point, Connie had remounted her rainbow unicorn and Lily had climbed aboard her re-summoned bike. Gaia herself was just about to mount her own steed, when the voice of the ancient tree caught her attention. Or, more accurately, it brought her attention to the plodding nature of his steps. Obviously, his lack of speed would be a major impairment, but the botanical beauty already had a solution for that. “May I have the honor of riding amidst your branches, my venerable friend?” she inquired of the great tree. Assuming she was permitted, once ensconced amidst the lush foliage, the verdant maiden would place a hand on one of the branches and send a surge of life energy flooding through the old tree, filling him with renewed vitality and greatly boosting his speed. “Mayra,” Gaia called down to dragon girl. “Seeing as how I have been granted an alternative mode of transport, you and your new friend can ride upon my unicorn, if you wish.”

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MDP Stats

Magical Dream Princess

3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3
4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 9

Oddball: Sweet Dreams | Barrage

Wealth and Resources (not while tf'd) | Enhanced Weapon | Power Artifact | Dual Weapon | Natural Aging | Money | Intuition

Focused | Mental Link | Hidden Death | Mana Font | Mystic Might

Alien Mind | Formless | Rival Force | Clueless

Before MDP could get too close to her potential new friends, a mystical arrow arced overhead and landed in the midst of the cactus creatures. While the projectile didn’t hit any of the strange beings, it ended up causing all but one of them to flee in fright.

“Awww! It’s okie dokie, cactus wactus thingy wingies!” a visibly distraught MDP called out to the fleeing creatures. “Like, whoever whever shot that arrow warrow probably wobably just wanted to play fetchy wetchy with you!”

As it happened, Ronin also joined in with her attempts to befriend the cactus creatures, much to MDP’s delight. She was even more overjoyed a moment later, when their efforts bore fruit in the form of the last remaining cactus shuffling over to them. It was much smaller than the others and chattered in its own strange language as it brushed up against MDP’s legs, causing her to giggle even more than usual. “Tee Hee~! That tickle wickles~!” she squealed. “Aww~! You’re, like, super duper adorable worable~!” the whimsical girl told the creature with a big smile. “Yes you aresie~! Yes you aresie~! And, like, your prickly wicklies don’t hurty wurty at allsie wallsie~! (giggle!)”

Soon enough, the other cactus creatures returned and joined their smaller companion in cuddling the giggling Princess of Dreams, with one even jumping up and bouncing off her chest, much to the bubbly girl’s great amusement. “Like, do you wanna play taggy waggy~?!” she asked the strange creatures, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Starwake - Shadows of the Sphere

“That is correct,” Violet replied to Darya over their private link. “There will be no need of that,” she added when her pilot inquired about checking in. “Our quarters have already been prepared, although I would completely understand if you wished to instead make use of your personal quarters aboard our ship so as to better keep watch over it.”

That was, after all, one of the principle reasons Violet had brought Darya along in particular. She was aware of the woman’s peculiar… condition, and the strengths and weaknesses that came with it. Thus, the heiress had chosen a task for Darya that would maximize the former, while mitigating the latter. Although the upcoming cruise would indeed be passing by a supernova, as the guardian of their ship, her light-sensitive pilot would have no reason to be exposed to the starburst’s pyrotechnic fury.

As the escort drone led them to their quarters, Violet took note of each grandiose spectacle they passed by with silent disinterest. Upon reaching their reserved room, the stoic CEO looked over its various furnishings and amenities, before giving a curt nod of approval. With the drone’s departure, Violet sat herself down upon a couch that faced the panoramic outer window. Now she simply needed to wait for her business associate. She only hoped they would arrive in a timely manner.

An Idiot's Dungeon Union

Is this a joke?

Zoppy

1★ | Goblin Meatshield Merchant | Level 1

Appearance: Zoppy is a scrawny, female goblin, standing 2.6 feet short. She has long, messy greenish/black hair that hangs down to her knees and often envelopes more of her emaciated body than the tattered, patchwork rags that pass for her clothes. Her vibrant green eyes are bright and full of life, while her pointy teeth filled mouth often forms a cheerful smile, despite the pathetic state of her existence. Like most goblins, she has green skin, large, pointed ears, and sharp claws on her hands and feet. Well, on one hand and foot. Her left hand and right foot are both badly deformed, giving her a limp, and an inability to viably hold things with anything other than one hand.

Personality: Zoppy is cheerful, upbeat, and extraordinarily optimistic, especially for someone with her various… issues. She loves “shiniez” (which can be gold coins, but mostly just shiny objects in general) and has decided the best way to get them is to open her own shop at the bottom of the dungeon, just outside the final boss room, in order to sell her amazing wares to any adventurers that make it that far. Unfortunately for the enterprising little merchant, she’s far too stupid to be able to effectively run such an ambitious operation. While she has a shop, it’s more of a small cave, filled with a cluttered assortment of “stuff fer adventurerz”, which mostly amounts to “lucky rockz”, “lucky stickz”, jars of “lucky dirt”, and other such useless items, with price points ranging from “lotz” to “many many many lotz”. Of course, that doesn’t stop her from enthusiastically trying to promote her worthless wares, even to her fellow monsters, and she can frequently be seen excitedly scampering around her shop, tripping and crashing into things as she tries to find her latest “nicest nice fing” to show off. That said, she can equally often be seen taking a nap on the floor after overexerting her frail body, or due to a self inflicted concussion.

Abilities:

Exceptionally Low Strength: This is a bad thing, because it makes it hard for her to carry anything heaver than a pebble or several small twigs without passing out from the strain.

Exceptionally Low Stamina/Vitality: This is also a bad thing, since it causes her to get winded extremely quickly, and causes her to badly bruise after only getting bumped or poked with even the most minimal of force.

Exceptionally Low Intelligence: This, too, is a bad thing, because it leads to her making incredibly poor decisions and easily being taken advantage of.

Exceptionally High Visual Acuity: This is actually a bad thing, because she has a hard time focusing on things and becomes easily overwhelmed and distracted, making her dizzy.

Exceptionally High Auditory Acuity: This is also actually a bad thing, because she often gets overwhelmed in even moderate noise level environments, such as when more than one person is talking, which makes her head hurt.

Excels at Failure: Take a guess if this is a good or bad thing.

Walking Joke: Self explanatory.

An Idiot's Dungeon Union

Somehow I can’t @ you here but this is for you N3v3r

for N3v3r

@Tally Dor

If you want to @ someone, you need to put it in brackets []

@Tally Dor

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

Well, on the bright side, at least Suki wasn’t here to see that.
-Nyxia Torrentia, Neon Tempest of the Ultraviolet Rainbow

As she listened to Earthshaker describe exactly what had happened, exactly what the unknown archer had subjected her to, Nyxia was filled with an ever increasing mixture of disgust, horror, and smoldering fury. To take someone’s deepest longings and weaponize them against that person, to so comprehensively cripple both body and mind with empty illusions of dreams made manifest... It was beyond cruel. No wonder she doesn’t want me getting hit… Indeed, if the Neon Tempest was forced to relive with perfect clarity a cherished memory of her beloved brother, only so some enemy could gain an advantage… well, she might not kill the person responsible, but she would definitely make them wish that they had never been born…

“Those fucking monsters…” Nyxia hissed through clenched teeth as her fiery gaze fixed itself on the direction from which the arrows had originated. “And those bitches think they’re the heroes?”

When Roche gave voice to her own thoughts on the matter and made her request for assistance, the Neon Tempest gave her partner a vicious smirk.

“You got it,” she told the Rule Keeper with a firm nod as she charged up her death ray. “And you better believe I’ll be right behind you.”

This time, she would make sure that nothing got in the way of her partner’s quest for vengeance.

Starwake - Shadows of the Sphere

As her most competent subordinate, Violet knew that Amanda would begin by conducting a standard investigation into the reasons for the delay, and how the Vanhorns had contributed to it, proceeding to a more detailed, and more expensive, Unrestricted Investigation only if absolutely necessary. As for the Vanhorns themselves, Violet trusted Amanda to employ standard protocols of discussion/reprimand and monitoring. However, she also knew Amanda would ensure that it would be quite clear to the siblings that they were receiving their final warning before more drastic steps would be taken. With this assurance, Violet saw no reason to waste resources on keeping communications open during the brief time she would be aboard the Starfire. Amanda could handle this relatively small matter. Of that she was certain.

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

Somehow, I knew this was gonna happen…
-Nyxia Torrentia, Neon Tempest of the Ultraviolet Rainbow

As Nyxia had expected, the light girls were indeed leading Earthshaker and Shatterscape into another trap. In rapid succession, the latter plummeted to the ground amidst a burst of mystic energy and jagged mirror fragments, while the former was struck by a volley of enchanted arrows mid-leap, before also hurtling towards the ground like a stone. The Rule Keeper barely missed the light girls’ shield-turned hoverboard on her way down, allowing the annoying pair to make a swift escape. As she watched all this from her vantage point atop a nearby roof, the Neon Tempest could only make one comment.

“What the fuck?”

Ignoring Shatterscape for the moment, under the reasoning that the “High Priestess” could simply jump to a different body if her current one had become too compromised, Nyxia quickly made her way over to where Roche had landed. Upon arriving, she was surprised to see the Rule Keeper bawling her eyes out. Doesn’t look like those arrows did any physical damage… the Neon Tempest noted as she looked over her partner’s prone form. Did they do something to fuck with her mind…?

“Uh, you okay ‘Shaker?” Nyxia inquired as she tentatively reached a hand out to touch the sobbing Rule Keeper’s shoulder. “What the hell happened up there?”

Even as she said this, the Neon Tempest was still aware of that other mysterious presence, although they had, thankfully, chosen to refrain from making themselves known. Nyxia only hoped her team could recover from the recent clusterfuck fast enough to deal with this new visitor if it proved to be yet another adversary…

Starwake - Shadows of the Sphere

Unacceptable… Violet noted, her hidden mouth forming a frown of annoyance as her eyes gazed upon the unpleasant tidings concerning the Mishima Motors partnership. I should never have entrusted such an important negotiation to a pair as incompetent as the Vanhorn siblings… Holding their positions only due to a favor owed to their prestigious parents, the Vanhorns were horrifically inept at nearly every task they were assigned. Yet, since the most important elements of the Mishima Motors partnership had already been finalized by an array of vastly more capable subordinates, Violet had hoped that even the megacorp’s least competent employees would be able to handle the deal’s simple denouement. Clearly, she had been mistaken, and the CEO knew she would have to move quickly if she was to salvage the debacle before the liner got fully underway and most of the outgoing communications links were severed.

Activating her HUD’s thought to text system, Violet opened a tight beam, highly encrypted communications link to her most trusted aid and de facto second in command. Amanda, she texted. The Mishima Motors deal has suffered a considerable complication. Please see to it that the problem is rectified as swiftly as possible and any potential damage to productivity is minimized to the greatest viable degree. Disciplinary action against the Vanhorns shall be left to your discretion. I will be out of communication for at least the next forty-eight hours, so I am placing any further developments in your capable stewardship. Upon confirming that the message had been received, Violet closed the link and redirected her attention to the woman conversing with her pilot.

“I trust that you will not permit yourself to be distracted from your primary task,” the heiress told Darya over their private link after the other woman had departed. “I am sure I do not need to remind you that we are not here to entertain flights of whimsy,” she added, before continuing on her way to her quarters. She didn’t know if the woman in the bunny mask was simply an innocuous passenger looking for some fun, or a distraction of a more sinister nature, but if the gregarious redhead was plotting something, Violet was confident said potential scheme would most assuredly not be coming to fruition.