Teoinsanity

The Zodiacs

Wake walks in ,still wearing a pair of footsie pajamas and his opera mask

"Good morning everyone"

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

thewizardguy said
"Oh, of course, all of you are welcome. Poor fellow had no idea there would be so many of you." Bob smiles at Kevin and Creed, both of whom received a drink of their own. The brew radiated a soft blue light, and the slight sound of distant screams could be heard as it sloshed around in the cup. Looking carefully revealed that the colourless liquid held strange distortions, faces, swirling around with the current, small specks of light, and merely looking at it seemed to in some way convey pain, as if the agony of hundreds had been gathered in this simple drink. Surprisingly, liquid suffering smelled like pie, which was disorienting to say the least. "You're welcome to stay as long as you want, feel free to play a couple of games. Tell me if you think of something you really want, those souls of yours look delicious. I'm sure there's some crafty demon who could fetch whatever your heart desires in the room."As Mithias came forward, and knelt down, Bob practically beamed. Her face quite literally started glowing, waves of light flowing down her hair, as the floor turned to glass. Far below, an infinite sea of still water could be seen, as the entire style of the Lounge changed, glass pillars emerging from the roof, which was similarly formed from glass. A light rain hit the roof, the faint pattering of which could be heard throughout, Three suns shone brightly from far above, although somehow the illumination and shadows seemed not to shift for this new source of light, as if the world beyond the glass was completely separated from the room the party was in."You're such a dear, I swear. Oh, don't worry, I don't hold a grudge, but it's been far too long since someone apologized to me." With those words,a second head sprouted from her shoulders, giving a pointed look to Bug. She quite literally stared daggers, as he found a pair of them growing from his chest, as if they were plants. However, this second head soon melted into colourless sludge that fused with the floor, resulting in a chair for Bob to sit down in. "While I would love to have you clean the Theatre, I think I've tortured you enough for today. But you seem to have found yourself a Shard there. A physical manifestation of emotion. Those are quite the rarity, and non-sentient ones are normally limited to the Chaos Realm. How did you get that?"Before Mithias could answer, Najimi and Asura spoke. However, before Najimi could even finish her sentence, Bob held up a single finger. She tried to speak, but found she no longer had a mouth, her lips had been fused together. Slowly, Bob's finger waved from side to side. "Uh oh. What a bad girl you are, aren't you? You just broke the rules, and that makes you mine." And as if her words were law, the ground opened up under Najimi. She fell through stormy skies, surrounded by thunder and lightning, the clouds rushing past her, as she plummeted towards a tumultuous ocean. Flight failed her, like a bird with broken wings, as her magic scraped to halt the grasping hand of gravity. The waters deep below swirled, a massive twisting cyclone reaching up towards her, a pillar of swirling water rushing upwards.Metallic fingernails closed around her as the water struck, the water slipping in between immense fingers. Arcane knowledge and power seemed pointless, it was as if her formidable strength had been torn from her. She stood here, in darkness, before, finally, the great hand that held her opened. Her feet were knee-high in sand, a desert stretching as far as the eye could see, hundreds of eyes burning in the night sky, staring down at her as she attempted to pull herself free. Around her, she could see hundreds, children and men, clawing at the sand at their feet, ripping off their legs and dragging themselves forward by broken fingernails. Screaming, and shouting their thirst, in the perfect silence of death. And as Bob looked on, once more, she fell into a further layer of darkness.Najimi's body fell forward, face first onto the floor, even as the wave of serpentine hair receded. Breath was taken from her, and her soul could not be seen, as, to all appearances, she had been killed. Bob held out a hand, and clasped it tightly shut. When she opened it once more, a small doll could be seen in her hand, attached to a small metal ring. With almost meticulous care, she hung the miniature najimi on her left sleeve, where she remained unmoving. For a moment, the slight muffled screams of Najimi's soul could be heard, before she was completely silenced. "In my house, nobody uses their powers on another, except me. Those are the rules, plain and simple. God, Demon, or Conceptual Being, all obey my rules in my house."She then turned to Teo, her face seeming far younger. "Don't worry, mr. Teo! Our drinks don't contain aaaaaaany alcohol."

"well thats good"

The Zodiacs

KatherinWinter said
"No one is leaving." Alpha announced through the PA system. "You will repair the damage that you caused and you will learn to work as a team. Now everyone get to your rooms for lights out.

"ya heard the man,we will do it tomarrow"

he said as he shrugged and walked to his room

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thewizardguy said
Walking into the Lounge was like stepping from absolute darkness into bright light. While many of those gathered weren't capable of seeing souls, almost all could feel energy, or had sense 'aura'. It was a common skill among practitioners of magic, both studious and natural. And Hell's Coffee Lounge was awash in it, the power of Gods and Demons, to the extent that it was nearly tangible. It felt like standing in the surf, the tides tugging at your feet, reminding you of the unfathomable depths of the sea, threatening to drag you to the ground if you weren't careful. Even for those who had done business here before, it took a moment to adjust to an envionment to swamped in natural energy, functioning as a nexus of powerful multiversal energies, as well as having soaked in the power of some of the most dangerous beings known to man. Archdemons sat side by side with angels of vengeance and justice, great ancient sorcerors dealing with legendary elemental forces. Creatures that made and shaped the destiny of their own homeworlds, in the one neutral ground that could house anyone, from man to God to the unknown.As eyes adjusted to the metaphysical glare, a brightly lit room was revealed, built seemingly from a light wood. Tables of all sorts and shapes, covered in food, games, and ancient mechanical devices stretched out seemingly infinitely, and yet when one did not concentrate, the room was only the size of any other coffee lounge. At the chairs sat beings from all walks of life, performing all manners of tasks. Some had come to make deals, bargaining with the lives of billions and the fate of worlds, selling their souls, or perhaps their services. Others had come to play games, performers and musicians, actors and writers, exposing works of genius and insanity, some elaborate beyond what mere mortal senses could detect. And lastly, there were those who had come to experience the unique experience and cuisine offered by this place, the nexus of multiversal travel where there were no limits.And yet, in all of this mess, there was not a single instance of violence. Even in cases where the killing intent was practically tangible, beings of pure darkness and light resolved to glaring at each other from opposite ends of a chess board.Emerging from the strange, constantly shifting architecture of the infinite-yet-finite Coffee Lounge, came a figure that was unusual even by the standards of such a place. A woman in a bright red suit, covered in golden sparkles, beneath which a bright white undershirt could be seen. Her hair, hanging back in two massive pigtails, seemed to twist around her body like a pair of twin snakes, their glistening almost metalic sheen constantly shifting color, as if a rainbow had been trapped within. In one hand she held a long black cane, it's golden head shaped like a small child's head, it's tip cased in gold. Each long nail was metallic, and in them could be seen twisted, discolored reflections of her surroundings, as well as the occasional foreign sight. In her other hand she held a large red top hat, it's edge embroidered with golden thread, sparkling as brightly as her suit did. And yet, the most noticeable feature about her were her eyes, or her lack of them. For where in any other human would be eyes, were too large twisted mirrors, whcih reflected the eyes of whomever she looked at at the time. And, even as one would look into them, they would begin to see things in the reflections, secret things, things that they didn't want to see, torn from their deepest subconscious."How LOVELY! It's been such a long time, and so many old faces! Oh, I've been expecting you of course, and it's always nice to see a new soul here. Absolutely beutiful, wouldn't you say? I'm delighted." Her gaze swept the group, and with it came the feeling of being... naked, somehow. Exposed. Her gaze saw through lies, saw through deceptions, and it felt like all of their secrets had been laid bare for anyone to scrutinize. Hairs stood on end, and clothes moved in a faint, playful breeze that did not exist, and could not be felt. She put on the top hat, doing a little twirl, before seemingly materializing from thin air in front of Teo. "Oh, aren't you a darling. Welcome, Teo, there's a chair and a drink ready for you." And yet, even as she spoke, an equally bewildered Mithias found himself confronted by the same image of a brightly smiling woman. "And you, too, Mith. We're going to have business to discuss." She placed a single nail on his chest, the touch burning like fire, and yet at the same time somehow relaxing him, as if he'd just walked out of a hot shower. "You've found quite the pretty bauble."With a spin and a twist, the woman was back in her place once more, or both of them, it had been quite unclear. "I must introduce myself, of course! My name is Deus Ex Machina, Lord of Insanity, the Infinite Muse, the Playwright, First of the Shards of Chaos, the Inconsistency. But I prefer to be called Bob."

"Well,thanks ,but i dont drink alcohol"

"

The Zodiacs

"What happened?"

"i went to the bathroom"

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

"Now ,I have a plan to take down Togy"

Teo says in a serious manner

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Wraithblade6 said
Somewhere, sometime, some universe away, three beings tumbled from the sky. "....aaaaahhhhhaaaaAAAAAaaaAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"Tandem yells slowly got louder as a white being, a red being, and some little wierd snake-bug creature got closer to the mist-covered ground. Mid-fall, Eclipse sheathed his weapon and grabbed the flapping red cloth mantle of Strygwyr, who was flailing awkwardly with the snake creature clinging to him for dear life in his arms. "Hold on!" The winged paladin said as he regain his orientation. White wings created a drag, half choking the bloodpriest, but slowing their fall. Suddenly, the cloth tore and Strygwyr yelped as he splatted a landing into sloppy swamp mud. Eclipse didn't land much more gracefully. There hadn't been much time for them to recover from their sudden teleportation and falling. Mud-covered, Eclipse became aware of the loud chirps of alien creatures around them. He found himself unhurt, and as such, pulled his armored legs underneath himself. "Strygwyr? Are you alright? Where are you?" Some commotion in the swamp nearby drew his attention. It looked like two swamp beasts were wrestling each other, but it was actually Strygwyr repeatedly trying to get the little dank creature off himself while the latter kept jumping on him for saftey. "GAh!" He barked and threw it off himself once more, then attempted to bound away in the thick, impeding mud. "What is this?!" He called in desperation, struggling to move.Eclipse held out his hand toward the thing. "It's alright. We're fine. Come here little creature. We're away from those monsters now, but I have no idea where exactly. I have a feeling we have got some time to figure this out." A frown of white teeth on a mud-covered face displayed Strygwyr's discontent. "Too much time in a bloodless land."~~~~----``----~~~~~Concentrating more on getting up, Mithias didn't relly hear what Mia had said. "Hrmmf? Mia..." He rubbed his head and obediently began walking forward. "Okay. Sure... Whatever you wish." By now, he had recovered enough from the pain of his "surgery" to be coherent to ome degree. Blinking to clear the haze, he saw that Najimi, Asura, Teo, Kevin, and Creed were all walking into a portal, which he recognized lead to the coffee lounge. The lounge. Oh yes. They were all just there before this craziness began, but the place had been empty for the longest time. Did they go back in time? Mithias had been collecting items and remnants from the coffee lounge's past, from the people that had been there, when suddenly his efforts had generated the orb of hope. He suddenly remembered what had happened to it and placed a hand over himself. Yes, it was still there, and always would be there as long as these other beings lived and came together. The orb seemed to be a tiny piece of the life of the multiverse, whatever that was. Mithias looked up to see that everyone else had gone through the portal and Mia was looking at him intently. Didn't she just say something about kidneys? !! He hurried over. Mithias traversed the portal and this time found himself in an active, busy coffee lounge. This was just like the way he remembered it when he first arrived and met the owner of the lounge, Bob. Would Bob be there? Mithias frowned slightly as he recalled their first meeting. He would never forget his 'hazing' experience. Mithias looked over at the naive and enthusiastic Teo. "Hey Teo." The vampire tried to get the cartoon scientist's attention. "Teo, if you meet someone named Bob and he offers you a drink..." Mithias suddenly halted in his speach. A twinkling of sadism kicked in that he had never known before. "... You know, forget I said anything. Enjoy yourself!" Mithias patted Teo on the back and smiled reassuringly. Moving on, Mithias was reminded of a few other things about Bob in particular and about the monster in a black labcoat that he had seen talk with Bob. The pain he had felt in his soul so recently was the same as he had felt when the gray-haired man had looked into his eyes that day. Bob had protected him then, but now? Now what would happen? Mithias ran a hand through his hair. He hadn't left Bob on good terms. In fact, the last time he had ever seen Bob was right after having uncharismatically punched him across the face. Boy he regretted that. He had never been able to find the being in the sparkly, red suit to apologize.

"O...k"

The Zodiacs

"Faeya,please ,you are one of us ,no need to be shy"

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

kishin asura said
"Let's do this!" Najimi yells out and runs into the portal screaming "LEROOOOOOOOYYYYYYY JEEEENNNNKINNNNSSSSS!!!" Asura is silent for a moment, then shakes his head and says "do I really want to know?" And walks through the portal

"Hey ,that's my line !"

Teo ten gets into the TARDIS and rides it into the portal

The Zodiacs

Kaalee said
"Probably because you're just a little disturbing." Gwen said, as Cowyn came in.

"Why,because of the white opera mask perhaps?"