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Post by Giant Brother on Aug 26, 2009 14:35:06 GMT -5
"Kali, Kali, Kali..." A calm, male voice bemoaned. It was coming from a young man seemingly in his late twenties. He was short of stature and wiry in build, but he spoke with such an air of confidence that made it clear that his ego was ten times bigger. His carrot top hair mercilessly clashed with his plaid business jacket, and the necktie adorned with tropical frogs did little to aid the eye-rending image. The absurdly dressed man was slouching in a patio chair as if the two had always been there, and before him was a glass table holding a plate of cookies and tea for two. Across from the man in another seat was another redhead, this one a beautiful woman curiously garbed in an incredibly bloodied lab coat. When she slightly raised out of the chair to pour her companion a cup, she revealed the bright red light of the seemingly crude cybernetic implant covering her left eye. "Oh, Kali..." The man continued, taking the offered cup and sipping it once. "You've got to stop doing this when our dear, mutual friend Pinky isn't around to enjoy it. If you keep this up while I'm her replacement, the higher ups might start talking about us..."
The young woman merely rolled her eyes as she poured herself a cup. "Someone must've thought it'd be awfully funny to give this Oompa Loompa the Power Cosmic..." She grumbled.
"Ah, yes..." The young man said casually, appearantly ignoring the woman's comment. "I do believe you've met the much hated Karen Jameson before? Psionist, archvillain, tyrant, conquerer, over-fertile seductress, hag, and general blight on humanity? Unfortunately for the both of us, she was quite insistent upon being my little... tag partner for this particular "adventure"... fate can be cruel, can't it?"
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 26, 2009 15:00:37 GMT -5
"Ah, how delightful," Kali turned about with a delighted smile to face the new arrivals. "Mister Frois, Miss Jameson, you finally arrived. I must confess, the lovely Karen is something of a surprise, I'm afraid only you were on my guest list, young Glenn. But I suppose you thought you might need a little ... more after our last encounter?"
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Post by Giant Brother on Aug 26, 2009 15:13:26 GMT -5
"Don't insult the two of us by implying I need her assistance in order to be equal to you, Kali." The redheaded man said, his tone straining to hold back a great deal of contempt. "Or have you already forgotten that our last encounter resulted in me defeating you? I only regret not destroying you because of some naive belief that you're some sort of necessary evil. You and your little pet Raiden..."
Karen smiled lightly and licked her lips. She seemed about to say something snide when the man suddenly held out an arm in her direction, his fingers poised to snap in a way that almost seemed intimidating.
"Miss Jameson...." Glenn said, not bothering to show the restraint he had with Kali. "Is here of her own will and accord... in fact, she requested I bring her along, not the opposite. And I assure you, Kali... any more stunts like the one you pulled before, and you'll be the one wishing I had done you in last time."
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 26, 2009 15:18:57 GMT -5
But that only made the Man-Demon chuckle again, more sinister this time, not the jolly, easy laugh he had shown before. "Why, my dear boy, you did, indeed, win our last encounter, but I don't suppose you'd be willing to pay the price for such a victory again." He lowered his head as he looked out the tops of his eyes toward Glenn in a very threatening manner. "I don't think poor little Cassandra could take such a shock again. Do you?"
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Post by zandyne on Aug 26, 2009 15:23:23 GMT -5
Ivan's fading laughter at the last joke that was less than funny to Excelsior cut off completely at the newcomer's smooth words. Whatever he had left of an amused smile vanished at the mention of Kali having already been bested at some point in time, even if it had supposedly cost something dear for a victory, a win was a win.
His opinion definitely fell, but another pleasing thought flooded his mind. He could have someone else to fight. He breathed in deeply to recollect himself to continue observing the exchange between the two of them.
Then he noticed that the newcomers were indulging in a tea party, he bit his knuckle to keep from laughing again at the irony.
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Post by SuperDrops on Aug 26, 2009 21:12:26 GMT -5
Excelsior just wanted to retort Kalis statement when the pair with the magical tea party made their presence known. "God-freakin'-dammit! How many invitations DID ysou sent out little Luci?" he asked, his speech a little slurred with the negative effect from the still present gigantic bath toy.
He took a deep breath, using the short dispute between Kali and the newest newcomer to gather himself a little, so he could stand straight even without supporting on something he knew wasn't even real. He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his eyes, considering his options.
"Ex-cuse me, Kali, but I will not accept lessons in 'civility' from someone who just coldly slayed hundreds of people. And concerning 'maturity', YOU are the one being pissed at me for talking straight and direct and using a rubber duck to bully me. Now he infantile is THAT?"
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 26, 2009 23:11:52 GMT -5
"Again, such language," Kali scolded the superhero without turning to him. "Please restrain your tongue, Excelsior. There are ladies present. And whyever did you believe I was angry with you? I most certainly am not. Perhaps you are displacing your own aggression upon me?"
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Post by TrueBlue© on Aug 27, 2009 12:32:14 GMT -5
Epic True absently wondered, there on the clocktower's edge, if she was considered one of the ladies present. She hoped she was.
Both of the newer arrivals, she knew, at least vaguely. Glenn had offered her infinite pizza a long time ago, and Karen (Good Karen, but True did not know the difference) had been there when Veros was opening a time portal for Master Zero. For being an unstable, derelict monster, the android was quite the social butterfly.
As for why Excelsior thought Kali was angry with him, she knew two very probable answers, but she was afraid to say them. She didn't usually touch something so direct. "You-ou left a..." She seemed to pull herself inward, shrinking in shame. "A da-angling clause, I think it's called. On Pa-age Six. In-in co-onte-ext with the other posts, the inten-intention could easily be inferr-r-r-rred, but the sen-sentence itself reads-" She took something like a shuddering, asthmatic breath, steeling her vocals for a more perfect recitation. "'Kali could feel his rage bubbling over like a pot of greasy broth, and then finally, he turned back to him and asked where they left off.' It-it reads a-as if it was YOUR rage, even though it wasn't."
She shook again, holding her broad iron hands up defensively. "I-I'm sorry-y. I need to stop breaking the Fo-ourth Wall. But you asked."
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Post by Toriji on Aug 28, 2009 13:52:17 GMT -5
Toriji sighed at Kali's remarks. "Fine. I was actually hoping to thin the herd of anyone useless, but whatever. It's their lives I guess."
The several new guests did little to suprise Toriji. He didn't recognize True, but he had fought along with her many, many years ago against this same opponent. However, he did recognize Glenn. "Oh, hell. Not Glenn." He stood up expertly returning his sword to its proper place. "This is going downhill quick."
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Post by SuperDrops on Aug 28, 2009 18:23:22 GMT -5
Excelsior could not help but stare at the surreal emerald green techno-butterfly with a slack-jawed expression of confusion and disbelief. "Holy... What? Who? Why? Good god, girl, what are you talking about?" He turned back to Kali and carried on, pointing at True "She's another of your infernal illusions, isn't she? Trying to screw with my body AND my mind now? Rubber Ducks and Robot butterflies? You're more like the son of a toymaker than the king of all demons!"
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Post by zandyne on Aug 28, 2009 22:04:56 GMT -5
Ivan saw it fit to take his teeth off of his knuckles, he quickly placed that hand behind his back in a formal gesture, he motioned to Epic True, "My good hero of justice she is not an illusion, she lacks that scent of magic just so you know."
He smirked demonically at an idea and gestured for Agari to go into the shadows, "Now if you want infernal butteries I can give you that," and as if on cue a trio of massive monstrosities in the shape of the before-mentioned insect systematically erupted from his shadow.
They all let out shrill and hollow screeches as they planted their very real and oily-looking legs onto whatever available ground there was. He patted the head of the one closest to him affectionately, "See aren't they pretty butterflies?"
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Post by TrueBlue© on Aug 29, 2009 16:24:47 GMT -5
"I'm not a butterfly-y!" Epic True argued. "You guys need to stop be-eing bullies! Don't you under-understand? We-e're all gonna get WHOOPED he-ere!"
The android glanced sideways at Kali, though it was hard to tell, her eyes being indistinct firemotes. "But I think I like these odds a lot better than the ones on R-P-G-F-O."
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Post by Ninmast on Aug 29, 2009 18:45:07 GMT -5
During all the back and forth, Kali was idly examining his perfect nails and picking at some imperceptible mote of dirt beneath one. "True, my dear, do try to avoid violating the Fourth Wall. It does so unnerve our other guests."
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Post by zandyne on Aug 29, 2009 21:37:14 GMT -5
Ivan's reply was rich with smugness and bastard-ridden sarcasm, "I'm not being a bully, he wanted butterflies so I was simply giving them to him, they aren't even doing anything remotely harmful to him!"
He withdrew his hands from his impromptu pet, "Besides we're supposed to be waiting for Zulon and the kid...who are very late."
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Post by TrueBlue© on Aug 29, 2009 22:13:08 GMT -5
"Sorry..." The android mumbled, though that just meant her voice was all the more garbled, not actually reduced by any decibels. It came out more like, "Sss-m-mrrrr," whirrrr.
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