TheWendil

Tower of Fable

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“Woweee!” said the drunken Cait, not minding how grabby-feely Rose was being with her. Unlike Smitten Kitten, she didn’t hiss or claw at the excited adventurer. Instead, a bit of a purr rumbled from her throat as she was given all sorts of kind attention before she was finally released. Naturally, everyone had their questions and concerns about the Serei and the Tower. “I’m trusting you to man the bar while I take care of our wonderful guests newbie!” she said with a salute towards Lin.

Then she spun on her heel to address the larger group at hand. First was Rose. “I’m pretty sure there’s an airship or something like that around the Tower somewhere. There’s so many floors and so many places to go that I wouldn’t be surprised. But you gotta find it first lass~” As vague as it was, it was to be expected of the Tower’s nature and it did confirm one thing. Even the bartender didn’t know what was above or below her café, though truthfully was anyone expecting the drunken feline to?

“Serei are much more than just summons to use in times of crisis dear,” Cait said, now looking at Akiko. “They can be your friends and companions! Maybe something more…and you can even take on their power for yourselves~ There are two ways to use a Serei after all; summon one to assist or absorb their card to temporarily gain their powers. But you better make sure you’re careful if you’re doing the latter. Wouldn’t want to get stuck with a useless card in the heat of things, am I right~?”

How exactly that process underwent was perhaps better to use when the group was actually in danger. It didn’t really matter either way, at least not to Touka. She merely stood near Umi with crossed arms and a forward frown. Once the girl tried to gauge her own abilities, she fixated a piercing glare onto her. “Tch. Why don’t you ask Kanbaru over there what I’m capable of. I’ve got no weaknesses, clearly. Besides, if you’re happy enough to lick my card then you’ll have no problem playing trivia with that idiot.”

And speaking of the blue-haired pseudo-mage, Touka whirled right around to glare on her now. “Don’t even think about funny ideas just because I’m data. Unless you want both of your hands thoroughly cut off.” Huffing once more, she continued to glare at anyone that so much as looked at her with a miasma of negativity and darkness that felt much too real to be empty threats. “Dark Magical Girl” was probably more accurate of a title than one might think if Touka’s card was anything to go by.

“By the way dears, you’re free to explore at any time. But my shop won’t be open 24/7 so better stock up on what you can now.” Cait leaned over onto the bar and her tail swished behind her. The pink in her cheeks began to die down and she stared from Umi to Rose then Tokuda surprisingly enough. “Which one of you’s the leader? Ahh, it don’t matter. But I do need a legal name to call your group and mark down in the records. So, what’ll it be dears?”

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Emerald City

Pepper Rockwell

Name
Pepper Rockwell

Birthday
10/31/2000

Age
19

School
Mountain View High School Graduate

Neighborhood
The Suburbs

Occupation
Green Bay Cinema

Personality
Pepper is a notorious slob when it comes to most things in life, especially her job. If something is due or needed, one can bet she’ll have it done at least two days after the fact. It’s almost as if she does it on purpose sometimes, though she swears she doesn’t. If anything, Pepper is just naturally lethargic and thus, not too caring for many people’s problems. To some, she’s seen as a mellow source of laxness and someone to confide to because of that.

But that’s neither here nor there as far as she’s concerned. There’s very few topics Pepper is actually passionate about but one of them is plainly evident in Green Bay Cinema despite her lack of a work ethic. For better or worse, she’ll gladly proclaim the theater to be the best in town-probably the only one too-and isn’t above shutting down other’s opinions on the matter. Because of that, she’s gained a local nickname for herself: Green Bay Hound.

It’s probably why the theater keeps her hired despite her behavior.

Short Bio
With how laid-back she is now, it’s hard to remember there was once a time Pepper was a vicious delinquent. Her early life was basic enough, nothing too special. It was only during her high school years that she began to act out. Whether it be from teenage rebellion or some other purpose, she was notorious in unsightly behavior, specially with a focus in sneaking into movie theaters. Naturally, the Green Bay Cinema was her constant hunting ground.

It began with small-time acts; stealing some candy here, taking a few extra drinks there. Her actions gradually became worse and worse. Pepper would often pay for a single ticket-sometimes not at all-and spend the rest of the day hopping between screen rooms to view a whole day’s worth of films. There were very few times she was caught but of those that she was, the punishments and warnings grew severe, enough to just hover over actual legal action.

When questioned why she kept coming back to the theater, she responded simply that she liked the place and the films they showed. As childish as an answer that was, Green Bay Cinema took the opportunity to offer her a job instead of pursuing serious legality consequences. Initially wary of the proposal, the deal quickly settled through and before she knew it, Pepper had been working at the Green Bay Cinema for the rest of her high school career.

Nowadays she still works there, having graduated from Mountain View High School. Why bother with attending university when she had an assured and stable enough job already? Thus, she now works full-time at the Green Bay Cinema doing odd jobs and whatever else the staff need her for. Granted, she’s not the perfect employee but her enthusiasm and support of the theater are enough to keep her among the staff. Plus, it’s free marketing through her.

Emerald City

I'll actually keep an eye on this.

Tower of Fable

@1Charak2

Cut down her transformation time to 10 minutes. She won't be needing an hour's worth of transformation time and she's still Level 1 anyway. Don't add deflection to the mirror; it's fine as it is and that can be gained later. Add these changes and she's fine by me.

Tower of Fable

@1Charak2

How many souls can she absorb before she can use her power. Aside from soul absorption, is that all the mirror can do? Is there a time limit for each of her Overdrive forms?

Tower of Fable

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The person summoned forth from Umi’s card, one that she could recognize as a Serei, was none too pleased to be summoned at all. Indeed, Dark Magical Girl, Red Wire, or Touka, frowned when she suddenly found herself in a bar. Arms crossed, she looked around to see some random group of people as well as a girl who was gawking at her as if she sprouted an extra head. Eyes narrowing, she flicked a finger and immediately manifested a wire under Umi’s throat.

“You have less than a second to convince me not to lob your head off-the hell!?” It was perhaps some good fortune Kanbaru had stepped in when she did, having indebtedly saved Umi’s life. A moment more would have resulted in messy endings all around and the wires against Umi dissipated. “Get off Kanbaru,” was Touka’s only reply, hissed out with as much venom and annoyance she could muster. Irritation became confusion though when Umi actually walked up to her and began introducing herself.

“….and why can this brat see me. I’m transformed, aren’t I?” At once she shoved an elbow into Kanbaru’s gut to force some space between them, huffing as she eyed up Umi. “Tch. I don’t know what’s going on but if you can see me like this then you’re pretty special yourself. That would explain why you even summoned me to begin with,” Touka said with a hand on her hip. No sooner had she said that did Akiko summon her own Serei in the form of Smitten Kitten. And then another adventurer appeared, someone who had been hiding behind the bar’s counter.

“Hey, listen up too idiot because I’m not repeating myself,” Touka hissed, directing a glare at Lin. “All of you for that matter. What I am is a Serei. An amalgamation of someone outside the Tower. Frankly, I don’t really have much choice if I want to help you out or not…Umi, right? Same goes to you, Furball,” she said, now directing her deathly stare at Smitten Kitten. “But we’re not real. We’re only as real as the memories of the people outside the Tower.”

“That’s right~!” The voice was airy and sporadic and its owner sprung out from beside Lin behind the bar counter. She…hadn’t been hiding there this entire time, had she? By the way she rubbed her eyes and yawned, it was evident the real bartender had been taking a self-appointed cat nap. “Congratulations on surviving your first floor travelers! And welcome to the Dangeki Café Club Save Area! My name’s Cait and I’ll be your trusty saver~”

Cait waved an arm out around to emphasis the empty but homey tavern. The group could see two small shops positioned on opposing sides of the area, though both were closed with the lights off at the moment. “And what Miss Touka said is correct. These cards of yours are Serei Cards! Can you say Se-rei? Serei!” By how pink Cait’s cheeks were, it was also likely that maybe her cat nap was more of a hangover than anything else.

“And just like Miss Touka said, each Serei holds data gathered from the outside world. Whatever the people out there know, your Serei knows, to an extent…but please remember that they’re nothing but zeroes and ones and coding~” Cait nodded and closed her eyes, as if reaffirming her statements to herself. Then she turned right around to gather a tray with green-colored vials resting on the surface before spinning back around. “Complimentary potions to help you on your way. And it looks like you need it most, sweeties,” Cait said with a wink to Akiko and Umi.

“Yeah. Thanks,” Touka muttered with a roll of her eyes.

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Tower of Fable

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Umi’s deduction and ability to formulate a plan in the middle of action was remarkable, more so than the rest of her peers. It wasn’t unlikely to say she was the one guiding their little party and the difference between victory or damnation. That was probably why the original of the mystery figures decided to focus on her entirely. For the most part, she did well in avoiding the double volley of blade strikes directed at her, even able to put distance between her attackers and dash back towards the group.

Before the original Mysterious Figure could give pursuit, Tokuda gained some semblance of confidence and attacked him with his shield. Be it out of bravery or foolery, it was no doubt a bold attempt to give some distraction. While the copy evaded the boy and dashed after Umi, the original responded to Tokuda by hammering against his shield with strikes too fast to properly avoid. Were it not for his shield, he would have been feeling his fair amount of pain and even then, the power behind the Mysterious Figure’s blows slowly forced him backwards.

Yet it was nearly the perfect setup for Akiko’s Critical Past to connect with the Mysterious Figure. There was only a slight pause in their enemy’s moves; a pause that would reveal five whole seconds to Akiko. What she saw wasn’t particularly useful though because all that was revealed to her was the literal last five seconds of the battle. However, each one flitted in a flurrying flash, coming from every perspective of the mystery figures on the field.

Akiko was bombarded by the rapid flashes of their enemy decimating their party from the last five seconds. Only when it ended would she be mentally knocked back with a sharp sting of pain to follow. She was lucky those were the only repercussions for trying to peer into another’s mind. All the same, it prompted the original Mysterious Figure to kick Tokuda away, boot planted on his shield to force distance between them. It was time to end this.

Kanbaru and Rose would find each of their initial attacks had successfully landed; a little too easily. The moment they made contact, the copy they were facing exploded with force and power. For Kanbaru, it was during her water magic, the explosion catching her point-blank when she zipped forward to unleash her strikes. The meteor it was trying to summon was now haphazard, sending chunks of rock and magma falling from the sky thanks to Kanbaru prematurely ending the spell.

For Rose, it happened during her first Jolt, the explosion rushing towards her as she flipped away and tried to use Thorn. The rest of the copies would bombard themselves as well, the one after Umi only detonating when it was right at her heels. And then there was the original, who manifested another card and let it sail high above the group’s heads. Unlike the meteor from before, this one expanded out into a void of infinite darkness. All things would be ripped apart fomr the earth and sucked into it, including each one of the party’s members.

It was a black hole, one that would be impossible for any of the children to avoid or escape. As they zipped towards their fates one by one, the Mysterious Figure watched in silence from his position in the burning world around him. It wasn’t bad for a first encounter, better than most. But they still had much to learn. Summoning three cards in his hand, the Mysterious Figure casually tossed them with the children into the black hole.

Be it out of mercy or curiosity, no one knew. Three cards flying towards them and the Mysterious Figure’s undaunted shape would be the last thing any of the group saw before their vision turned black. When each one of them returned to the waking world, they would find they remained in their clothes and their weapons were still able to be summoned. If this really was a dream, it was one they hadn’t yet awoken from; they were still in the Tower.

Three of them would find a card resting in their palms. One was held in Tokuda’s palms. Another was resting in Akido’s hands. And the one that had been gifted to Umi….was blank. Furthermore, they were no longer in the starry realm that housed the Mysterious Figure. Instead, there was the distinct sensation of a hardwood floor under their bodies and as each one spurred awake, they’d find they had somehow landed right in the middle of a tavern. The only indication of where their new location was came in the form of a sign hanging near a front door.

It read: Dangenki Café Club.

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The Calling ~ Persona 5-esc RP

I'll keep an eye on this.

Tower of Fable

@Awesomoman64

Trying to appeal to @KoL I see. She's accepted; place her in the Character Tab.

Warped Earth, Twisted Air (An Urban Fantasy Dungeon Crawler RP) — Now Open!

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No sooner had she made her call had Lizzie arrived to give an introduction. The first thing Katie noticed was of course the massive duffel bag dropped to the floor. She could hear the clatter of metal inside it and gave the other girl a concerned look. “Er, what are those?” She had an idea of what they were, but it did well to comfort her if Lizzie confirmed the contents herself. Weren’t there regulations about bringing firearms to a public space anyway?

In any case, Daichi took control of the situation, informing them of their lack of a boat driver before Kirk seemed to offer up his own services. Katie didn’t have protest against that and so left with the rest of the group when it was time to depart. It took some time but the group had finally managed to arrive at their destination. A Rift, large and defying all physics of reality, stared back at them like an endless void. Once all was said and done, Katie entered with the rest of the group.

Immediately, she came to regret her decision. A frown slowly formed on her lips as she took all that they were to traverse and cross. The shack they balanced on looked precarious enough and could fall out any second. They would have landed right into the muddy waters below if it did. “Ugh…maybe I should have chosen better shoes to wear today,” Katie remarked to herself, not wanting to wade in that brackish sea.

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@KoL, @Vesuvius00, @HereComesTheSnow, @PKMNB0Y