KAIJU FIGHT #11

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KAIJU FIGHT #11

CONTENT WARNINGS: memory manipulation, body transformation, monster transformation, blood/gore, human experimentation, possibility of npc death

▶ 001. THIS WAS A FAIRYTALE.

The Outsiders come to Gwen with their proposal, and it appears simple. A group of LILITH operatives go ahead and scout around the Enchanted Forest to attempt to discover more about the kaiju, especially since they seem to be limited on information. While Gwen seems particularly agitated by being forced to wait, she allows the Outsiders their time to go and find as much information as they’re able to divine.

For Outsiders that go, a trail leads them through winding trees and the undergrowth, well-walked pathways that break into various clearings. There are signs of campfires, of civilization, and of people staying here in the wilderness - these may be the rebels that Gwen had spent so long lamenting over. Anyone skilled at tracking or survival might follow the trail, finding a deep cave in the midst of the forest.

Exploring the cave will reveal a community that had been existing practically under their noses. There are tents, clothes littering the ground, fires, even what seems like storage boxes and children’s treasures: various wooden and hand carved animals, including large lions. What is most noticeable is the lack of people; there are some that are around, haunting the cave and peering out at the scouting team as they approach, but they are not armed and do not seem to want to attack any of the party.

They are, at least, willing to answer questions, and they share the following information: they had seen the Outsiders in the castle outskirts and flying overhead, had seen them venturing outside of Windsor, and had come to the conclusion their time was running short. The kaiju left, with what rebels remained, and decided to bring the confrontation to Gwen, for fear of losing more of their own people to the strange affliction that has been harming them for decades.

Yes, they confirm when asked: they have been victim to it as well, and suffering from it too long can lead to transformations that are difficult to undo. The only saving grace has been their leader, Eadmund, who has the power to counterattack what has happened - but he has gone to fight, too.

The scouting party may wish to rush back to Windsor Castle before it is too late.

▶ 002. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Back in Windsor, with some of the Outsiders left behind, things are beginning to get more tense. Gwen and her soldiers are gearing up, preparing their weapons and whispering tactics to one another. Clearly, many of them are not impressed with this particular plan. It is difficult to speak to anyone, or to get them to talk to an Outsider, but the few whispers here and there show that they dislike the Outsider's plan, are frustrated with Gwen for allowing it, and want the fight to start as soon as possible; they've even taken swords from the Garrison.

Everything remains tense as they wait for the scouts to return. This is an ample opportunity for the Outsiders to make their own preparations as they wait for their friends to come back, and even to try and delay and distract Gwen's soldiers from their own. Soon, the scouts return. There’s a brief span when they can report their findings to their fellow operatives, but within a few hours the atmosphere shifts, Gwen marching to the gates. Outside the castle walls, an echoing roar shakes the foundations.

Due to the Outsiders deciding to scout and not aid in Gwen's preparations or advising on how to fight the kaiju, the soldiers inside the castle are more on edge and afraid. They are less prepared, their weapons not designed to target the kaiju's weakness, and Gwen seems more desperate. Their outlook is gloomy at best and murderous at worst.

At first, the rebels outside the castle walls do not look remotely intimidating. They're small, but there's an otherworldly aura to them, a light in their eyes that makes them seem stronger, bigger than they would otherwise. Behind them, head tilted back into a roar, is the kaiju, a blue, pastel shard stuck in his back.

Gwen's voice calls out across the battlefield: "You will find no glory here!" Her inability to be more prepared makes her voice shake: she and her men do not know how to use the Outsiders to their advantage, and it shows.

The lion speaks, his voice a low, soft rumble; it may even sound familiar to some Outsiders. It fills the silence, seeming to slip into the ears of anyone listening: "I do not come here to harm you, Gwenllian. I have come to save them." Around him, the 'rebels' cheer, raising their blades in the air.

Gwen's face twists, and she turns to her own people, whispering a few, sharp words. There begins a change in her followers: their eyes are taking on an odd sheen, and their bodies have begun to twitch, and jerk, and... Transform?

Gwen's soldiers begin to grow additional limbs, fur, scales, fangs, claws - a horrifying mixture of human and animal, or, worse, human and kaiju. Her closest generals transform first: one woman becomes a twisted bird creature, another a monstrous badger, and a third a feral, loyal hound. They leap into battle, racing towards the rebels: the Outsiders have a choice.

They are welcome to run into the battle and stop these strange, broken monsters from attacking rebel humans.

▶ 003. A ROAR-SOME BATTLE.

No matter what the Outsiders choose, Gwenllian leaps into the fray. What is immediately clear is the rebels are not attacking to kill. They also seem strangely resistant to the creatures that Gwen has made with her powers. It does not seem to have stolen their senses in the way that other kaiju have done in the past; it feels more like a warm embrace, the sensation of home and warmth.

Gwen's power surges, grows, and seems to flow over the battlefield, as a siren song. Outsiders may be influenced by the flood of her power, and might find their bodies beginning to shift: they may grow wings, claws, teeth, fur, scales or various other monster parts. They may even find their transformation becoming more complete, almost entirely monstrous, mirroring the fate of the generals... Or they may be able to ignore the call. Outsiders who had fallen prey to the memory manipulation are more easily prone to the changes, but can still resist the transformation.

The fight continues, with rebels attempting to knock out or disarm anyone coming their way. They seem almost gentler with the Outsiders, even the monstrous ones, and can be heard making promises to them: "We will protect you", "you will be safe, just let us help", and "Eadmund will free you all".

Throughout the fight, various Outsiders speak with Eadmund and damage him, and it seems as though the emotional impact is greater than the physical one. He keeps pushing through the fray, attempting to get closer to his bounty, when Muramasa strikes out at him with fire, knocking him to his back. Two hands work together to draw the relic from his back, pulling it free - baring it to the world. It is not a sword, but a large horn, embedded within his spine for decades.

As soon as the relic is drawn, Gwen howls. It is a horrifying sound, and her human shape unfolds itself, a bright light swelling, growing larger and larger, before her true form is revealed to all: a unicorn, bereft of her horn, bleeding from the wound on her head. The lion stands taller now, power echoing around him; the rebels sudden appear braver as his own power rockets through them. He goes for Gwen's neck, large jaw sinking into her as a thought runs through the minds of anyone nearby: "I will save you from yourself, my dearest friend."

▶ 004. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS KNIGHT.

Gwen fights Eadmund, and Outsiders will find their own fights ebbing and flowing. As Gwen gets the upper hand, her men grow stronger, turning on not just the rebels but the Outsiders, too. They are particularly violent with any Outsider who did not suffer the strange memory effects; it seems these grow stronger and weaker with Gwen, too.

The removal of the relic from Eadmund's back seems to have made him stronger, even with the emotional and physical damage the attacks from the Outsiders have left him with. Eventually, he seems to overcome the unicorn, smothered in her blood and drowning in her wails of anguish. There's a bright flash of light, and the two of them, Gwen and Eadmund both, seem to... Disappear?

The problem of the horrific monsters still remain, however, despite the disappearance of Gwen and Eadmund, and Outsiders are tasked by the rebels with rounding them up and trapping them in the prisons below Windsor castle. They ask that the Outsiders not kill the beasts, because they are certain of a cure, but accidents can happen, right?

Ripples of rumour spread throughout the castle about the fate of Gwenllian and Eadmund, but the focus is on the recovery efforts. There are various things that Outsiders can do to help: recover the wounded, capture the remaining monsters, repair some of the damaged walls, make meals, and guide the families of the rebels back to the castle from their caves. There's no shortage of aid required.

Finally, a large campfire is built, and there is a mixture of emotions in the people of Windsor, civilians and rebels both. There is joy at their endless fight finally being over, whilst great mourning for the loss of two heroes - Gwenllian the Unicorn, who had defended Windsor for decades, and Eadmund the Lion, who had fought to free her from whatever poisoned her mind. Speaking to civilians gives various viewpoints: some think Gwen was evil, others misguided, while some imagine Eadmund to be some kind of nightmarish fairytale that is told to children to get them to behave.

No matter the view, there is relief: for now, there is a reprieve.

▶ 005. THE LAST UNICORN.

The next morning, Outsiders are awoken by the arrival of a familiar face: Alex, assistant to Dr Spim. Something had been interfering with LILITH's communication since their arrival in Windsor, but with it now somehow dealt with she has been able to bring something: a cure for the monster transformations and the memory effects.

Typically, severe cases of Rift corruption are considered incurable. However, after a certain event earlier in the year, they were able to study a group of corrupted Outsiders that made an unprecedented full recovery. Additionally, thanks to a certain Outsider volunteering for additional testing and experiments, LILITH has been able to use her blood to create an antidote for significant Rift effects! They believe it can also be used to help increase resistance against more kaiju-related powers. Experiments and studies have been promising and now seems as good a time as ever for human testing!

Something else remarkable happens around mid-day. The door to Gwen's room opens, and there's a stampede of people running, whispering she's alive, he's alive, how is this possible, what is happening. Outsiders who walk up to follow the gossip chain will find a unicorn foal, horn intact, curled up with an adolescent lion, their faces pressed together as they rest and recover from a centuries long conflict.

It's not until dusk that the lion wakes up, and Eadmund sits by the great bonfire, greeting old friends and new. As he walks through the castle, something strange happens. Many of the various animals around the castle begin to twist and transform - horses, corgi, badgers, foxes, even the birds, reshaping into a human form. Some seem caught in-between, left with odd wings, dog ears or tails, and others don't turn back at all but seem to be given a human voice once more. Eadmund is apologetic: his strength isn't quite what it used to be, yet, and Gwenllian is too tired to help.

THE TALE OF THE LAST UNICORN.

In the past, a herd of unicorns roamed the forests, travelling around England and bringing the spring with them as they moved. In tune with the world, they encouraged the growth of plants, flowers and vegetation, keeping the country filled with greenery even as technology grew and became more prominent. Alongside them walked a great beast, Eadmund, protective and gentle despite his stature and his roar, who gave strength to those who would rise up and defend the world against its ills, a lion protecting his pride with all that he had.

Then the climate changed. Then the world shifted. Nature suffered, and with it so did the unicorns.

In Britain, the requirement for energy and power led to a second Industrial Revolution overtaking the nation, creating new factories and relying more on age-old technologies to ensure the country survived. The side effects were not immediate, but catastrophic when they came: the reliance on coal, oil, steam and a covert use of rift energy to power machinery led to the landscape twisting into something desolate. Earthquakes became more common, and lush farmland became closer to swamp and quagmires.

Thus, the unicorns returned. They offered aid, tried to help repair the damage done to nature, and offered their powers to soothe the hurts of the humans they loved so dearly. Alongside them was their dearest friend, their lion protector, who imbued the humans with strength and courage to fight against the threat of new beasts, new kaiju who walked the land as if it was theirs to claim. Together, they were formidable: warrior and healer, a pair difficult to defeat.

Humans are greedy, however, and often not content with the gifts they are given. A few saw the damage the rifts had done to their homes, to their friends, and remembered old stories of the power of a unicorn: their horn, their mane, their blood can heal, can soothe, can protect. Slowly, enough that it was hard to note at first, they began to trim the herd, hunting the smallest and the weakest, the youngest, until there were too few unicorns left to bring any hope to the world.

Soon, there remained none but one unicorn: Gwenllian, still young, fierce in her rage and her disgust at humanity.

They are evil, she argued, her hurt and anger overtaking her. There is no difference between them and the beasts.

They do not understand, Eadmund responded, bowing low to comfort her, maw against her neck. Let us help them to know. We can show them something better, help them to understand. We can show them their courage once more, the two of us together. Their intentions were not evil, but the results were. He remained hopeful in his grief, shouldering the weight of being last of their kind. In the depth of his heart, he loved her, and wanted to see joy return to her eyes.

I will show them understanding. Harsh, and cruel. Gwenllian, in her grief, did not wish for anything better. She had seen the horns and hair of her kin ground and used, she had witnessed their blood being harvested, and she was unable to reconcile her anger with her knowledge that it was not all the humans: desperation makes monsters, after all, and that is what she became.

When she rose up to fight the humans, they responded swiftly, and with a strength she did not expect. The source she knew too well, for how often had her dear friend given her strength and courage with his power, lifted her heart with his boasts of victory? To see it used against her broke her, and so she turned on Eadmund, and their fight was as violent as her hurt and her rage: the aftermath as deadly as what was wrought upon the earth.

She did not know that Eadmund was as much a victim as she, his power abused and manipulated, the humans taking what they could from him and using it to harm the only creature he had ever loved.

They fought, friend against friend. Gwenllian lost her horn, embedded in her dear friend’s spine. Eadmund lost his future, cursed to live an endless fight, reviving each time his life was taken. Until Gwenllian’s vengeance was complete, there was no hope in his future.

As the years passed, people began to forget the origins of the disaster, what had happened to the unicorns, and the strength of their protector, a great lion that lingered only in dreams, doing what he could to save those that remained. In turn, humanity turned their faith to Gwenllian, titling herself with the moniker of “Gwen”, a hero of their time with one mission: to rid the world of the kaiju causing such danger and damage.

The more faith they had in her, the worse the world around her became. Those of the highest faith found themselves changing, twisting their limbs into something more monstrous, grief and anger fuelling her: humans have monstrous hearts, so their bodies should match it. Around the castle she called home, the human-kaiju roamed, feeding her power and her madness, a reminder of her true purpose.

Their battle continued for centuries, until news of the successes of LILITH reached Gwenllian, and she hatched a new plan: use the humans to take her final vengeance and spread her transformations to the rest of the world. The only thing standing between her and victory was the remains of her heart: Eadmund who, in all the years of fighting, had not given up on her, and whose power she, too, manipulated to control the guests to her land, to twist their memories and make them easier to shape.

Now he offers the Outsiders this tale, and begs them to help. Help save the friend he still loves with all his heart, and in turn help to save all those who have fallen victim to her strength, her power, her manipulations. Together, they can return hope to their realm, and bring a brighter future to those who remain.

Tired, he asks the Outsiders this: please forgive her, and give her time. She has done such cruel things, but her heart was taken, and she had nothing left.

All that is left is for the Outsiders to gather themselves, ensure their friends are safe, cured and healthy, and begin to prepare for the journey home. It seems that there might be a happy ending to this story.

▶ AFTERWORD.

This is Kaiju Log #11

All comments in this event count for 2 points towards October AC. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask them below.

We would also like to thank players for all their hard work OOCly to allow this plot to unfold!

EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1.THIS WAS A FAIRYTALE: Outsiders scout ahead and try to find the rebels. They discover a cave with womena nd children inside: the rebels have already left.

2. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN: The kaiju arrives at the battlefield, and Gwen meets him. Her generals turn into monsters, and the fighting begins.

3. A ROAR-SOME BATTLE: Gwen and Eadmund fight, while around them civillians and Outsiders transform into monsters. The relic is torn from Eadmund's back, and Gwen is revealed as a unicorn.

4. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS KNIGHT: The battle comes to an end and Outsiders are given various tasks around the battlefield and castle.

4. THE LAST UNICORN: Eadmund and Gwen are reborn as young versions of themselves. Eadmund explains the story of their relationship. LILITH delivers a cure the Outsiders, using a new experimental option thanks to a certain Outsider working with them.

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[misclassed]

SO NO SWORD?

no its fine

anyway

if muramasa and yuta take the relic horn back to bb gwen (girl i never doubted you for a second even when you went insane with grief, offer to run into traffic still stands btw) and eadmond and ask them what to do with it, what will they be told?

neither yuta nor muramasa want to keep it or turn it into another sword despite the allegations, because honestly if you cant kill kaiju with regular iron swords get good and would like to return it or at least ensure it never gets used as a weapon again.

[30storieshigh]

Closes my eyes, yeah Godzilla will have a few questions for Eadmund.

1) First and foremost: What if anything do he and Gwen still need and how can the Outsiders help.

2) Do they know of any other beings like them who are protectors in nature?
- Sub question; did they know anything about Brasov Wolf, Imugi, Egypt Cat, or Mexico Plant (all out sentiments to gate)?

3) What do they know about when things started to go down hill and the kaiju attacked?

4) Do they know anything about the Rifts, what causes them, how to seal them?

5) would they like to come over to Tokyo for tea or sushi sometime. He needs kaiju friends...
He understands they're both tired and is willing to speak over time, but Godzilla will make clear to Eadmund that he suspects LILITH has made a reasonable but very human and very possibly disastrous mistake with their operations. And the only way to resolve this issue before things get worse is open communication.

[redangelofpreventingharm]

Some clarifying questions I thought of:

Could the monstrous effects that hit Outsiders break the cloaking that the non-human Outsiders have? Like, would it make the turtle cast be themselves, and then ultimately gain new effects?

And if we give our Outsider a kaiju/animal form beyond their normal selves - should we follow along with the same animals as the generals or could it just be like...anything that might work well with the narrative?

Thanks mods!

Raidou Kuzunoha XIV | Devil Summoner | Everlight

[the_fourteenth]

🞂001. A ROAR-SOME BATTLE.

[Raidou actually decides to stay in the castle, and not join the scouting team. Maybe this seems odd for him, unless you know what happened to him last time he tried to leave the castle. Though he started to wish he'd gone with everyone, considering how tense everything is around here.

When the battle commences, Raidou is intent on getting in between those who live outside the castle and those who live within. He attacks Eadmund, but only wanting to slow him down like the others. He's thrown for a loop, though, when the fight starts, flashing back to that vision he had during the scouting mission. It leaves him open and vulnerable, but the rebels come to his aid and get him out of the way.

Just in time, too. When Gwen unleashes her power, Raidou is affected, though he manages to resist the worst of it. He doesn't fully shift, but has taken on many features of a kirin: taller with longer limbs, red eyes, sharpened teeth, hair that grows down to his shoulders in a vibrant blue-green iridescence like a mane. There's even a tail tipped with the same hair, and most notably, a curved white horn protruding from his forehead. It's a painful and disorienting experience, and the rebels get him out of the way and pass him to his fellow Outsiders. Help him out?

A little later, and Raidou worms his way back into battle. There are too many people needing help to sit back and do nothing, no matter how strange he feels. He's probably not recognizable out there aside from his clothes and weapon. When one of the beastly generals has you cornered, he leaps in the way. There's a burst of electricity from crackles from him, starting from his horn, and he blasts them back. He doesn't want to kill anyone, no matter how much Gwen's side might be trying to. While he's got the opening, he instead turns to you. Do you want to leave, or continue the fight?]

Let's go!


🞂002. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS KNIGHT.

[There's a lot to do when the battle winds down, and Raidou is grateful to do whatever task will keep his mind off of whatever it is that's happened to him. So, he'll set to cooking up meals for everyone, and then bringing them to everyone around the bonfire. Perhaps you don't recognize who it is that's handing you a bowl of vegetable stew until he speaks. This voice soft and unassuming as ever.]

Here. Please eat. How are you feeling? Do you need healing?


🞂003. WILDCARD.

[For whatever else!]

001.

[gimu]

[ so much is going on. too much is happening. though the assault on the lion had started out with fair momentum, now Choso finds himself staggering, stunned by the voice that has rung his head like a bell and shaken loose every loose emotion he hadn’t battened down until now. just in time for half the battlefield to burst into twisted new shapes, himself included.

when Raidou is ushered to the Outsiders, it is Choso who receives him, a horror to behold, tears running tracks through the blood that pours from his curse mark like a viscous fountain. and yet, as terrible as he looks, his energy runs as strong as ever, roaring up higher with his Summoner so close. ]

Raidou, you— are you okay? Do you wish to sit? I can cover you for now.

🞂002. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS KNIGHT.

[blastedass]

[He wouldn't have recognized Raidou if he hadn't already clashed with the half-kirin in battle. Sounds of swords and metal mixing with tearing grass and heavy breathing over footsteps and shouts... He never wondered what a medieval war sounded like, but now he's got the knowledge in his head.

Katsuki slits another chicken breast and dumps the entrails before cleaning the rest of it out. Then passes it to Raidou in the kitchen, noting his friend's changed appearance out his peripheral. Even like that, the summoner is determined to continue helping others. He'll keep him busy with him in the kitchen so Raidou doesn't have time to dwell on shit.]

I feel like we got dragged into some stupid high school argument.

[And he's crabby about it.]

02 Another sleepless knight

[harboredfeelings]

[ Raidou isn't the only one Going Through the monster changes. If it wasn't for the white fur, metallic arms, nine tails, and mismatched blue and red eyes maybe Kaga would be hard to recognize. As it is, it's clearly Kaga, just... fuzzier. And with a decidedly vulpine face. She's essentially a werefox and she is not a fan. ]

Hmm? I'm fine, thank you. [ She turns her attention from simply staring up at the sky and accepts the bowl he offers without much thought. ] This was hardly the worst battle we've had, I'm barely even bruised, really.

[ A pause as she takes a bite of the stew. Despite having a full on snoot to deal with she's adjusted decently, it feels annoyingly natural. ]

Wait... [ She blinks a few times, tilts her head to the side. ] Kuzunoha-kun? Is that you?

003

[eyescar]

where are you

002

[sensehispresence]

[ Cooked meals by others are always good. Well, almost always. As long as the other person knew how to cook. Those cat-like eyes look up toward Raidou, even as he hears those questions. ]

I'll be fine.

[ As for healing, he'll be fine there too. ]

How are you feeling, big brother?

[ After all, someone should check on Raidou too. ]

Yugamu Omokage | The Hundred Line | Redemtion

[vivisexual]

1: Roarsome Battle (TW: mental breakdown, body horror, bugs)
[Aoi hadn't planned on fighting, but as a medic he couldn't stay too far from the front lines. That hadn't seemed too daunting until people started turning into monsters. Bad! Bad and scary! But all the more reason people might need a medic! But also scary!! Aaaaah what should he do!? Gripping the strange red knife he doesn't really remember how he got, he frantically looks around trying to decide what to do. People are getting attacked by strange monsters, ones that used to be people. They're overwhelmed, a bunch of people still haven't returned from scouting. He can't- He doesn't-

He bites his tongue, and suddenly a fountain of blood envelops him. A few have seen him undergo this transformation before, and will not be surprised to see him in his class armor when the blood falls away. Aoi, however, is alarmed and confused.]

What- what is-
[He's got these huge blades in his hands too?? What's he supposed to do with these? What was all that blood? Why did it hurt? How did that happen, what is, what what what

He grabs his head, shuddering through a wave of nausea. Before he can even start processing THIS transformation, another one starts. With a shudder, insectoid wings burst from his back. One of his katar drop to the ground as his arm goes full Gregor Limbus Company. Antennae sprout from his forehead, and a fucked up variety of various insect appendages start sprouting forth all of the place. In a blind panic, he lashes out at anyone who comes close to him, friend or foe.]

Get away from me! Get away! I'll kill you!
[It's unclear if he means this as a warning or a threat.]

2: Return With The Elixir (Closed to Dirk)
[Eventually, the battle winds down with things resolved, not that Aoi was much help. Whether he was put there for his own safety by someone that subdued him, or if he went there voluntarily, he's holed up in one of the prison cells under the castle. His class armor is disengaged, but he's still just as buggy. Just like a real bug, he's curled up in a dark corner.

Unlike a bug, he's having an existential crisis. His name is Aoi Yamada. He lives with his loving family in Neo-Tokyo. He doesn't know how to fight, he's never killed anyone. And yet. And yet. Who is Yugamu? Why can he remember a bunch of unfamiliar faces saying it? Rows of coffins in his room. Monsters erupting in blood as he cuts them down. His family, but different, wrong. Red hair. A hospital bed. The rain.

He doesn't even acknowledge someone approaching his cell, his head pressed against the knees he has drawn to his chest, even though it's uncomfortable with all his new insect legs and mandibles et cetera.]

3: The Last Unicorn
[And here's Yugamu!! He looks... slightly haggard, clearly still recovering from several weeks of being someone else that culminated in a breakdown. But he's got his usual smile on his face, and Takumi/Silco Jr trots alongside him as he is... bothering the animal people.]

Just a little sample! It could be as simple as a tuft of hair! I just want to see how the transformation and de-transformation affected your genetic make up! But if you'd be willing to give a larger sample... I'm certain I could find a use for it!!
[Yeah that's him back to his freak self, for sure. Anyway, it's up to you if you want to tell Yugamu to leave them alone or encourage them to contribute to his research.]

4: Network @ That's Humerus
[Of course Yugamu being back to normal means him saying wack shit on the network.]

Would anyone be willing to act as a surgical assistant for me? I want to remove the bomb from my chest.
[As one does.]

closed to me

[gavehead]

<sub>[ Fortunately for Dirk, he was able to keep himself under control and not transform into any sort of monster, but watching it all unfold was definitely a big "oh shit" moment. It's not the craziest thing he's ever witnessed, however. He's done what he has to combat certain monsters, but like always, he's trying his hardest to gain control of the scenario.

Once things have died down, he reeks of a combination of different people's blood and his own mixed with sweat. He really can't wait to take a really long shower.

As different Outsiders were tasked with assisting the distribution of antidotes, Dirk could work quickly and efficiently with his flash stepping. Yugamu is the last person he's stopping by to visit. He makes his presence known. ]</sub>

Hey, man. Sup.

@MONSTER

[copy]

[ Oh hey, it's Aoi... or no, that's not right, the name is as real as the fake memories were and— wait WHAT. ]

a bomb???
please allow me to help.
my medical skills are limited to that of an EMT in training so i don't have surgical experience.
but i can heal.

[ Now that he finally remembers that he can. ]

4

[fursuit]

oh hell yeah

I'm GREAT at removing things from chests

like usually hearts but a bomb should be no problem. practically the same

01

[gimu]

[ the blood called to Choso most of all, that iron tang in the air unmistakable in the chaos. not Yuji’s, not Raidou’s, but not the twisted people of Windsor, either. an Outsider, then. drawing closer, he notes familiar blue hair, an eyepatch; Yugamu. worth the run. worth the efforts.

so Choso, he wastes no time rushing in, uncaring of how he may look to an unsuspecting eye. blood oozes from him like water from an over-saturated sponge, but the monstrously large hand that comes up to intercept Yugamu’s flailing arm-scythe proves to be unexpectedly solid upon impact, as if all the blood had solidified under the pressure, reminiscent of a strange non-newtonian fluid. weird.

even more weird is that this creature, this bloody horrible thing pushes right into Yugamu’s space, crowding him as if to push out the rest of the chaos erupting around them. ]

Yugamu!

4. @dsvoid

[voidbound]

You've already spoken to Tezcatlipoca, I assume? He is, hands down, the best in the field.

[zauneyete]

o1. Badger don't give a shit

[ Everything is happening so fast. Between the fight, the way most outsiders are trying to not fight, Gwen's orders and yelling, and the way the generals and her forces are starting to dissolve into chaos... it's easy to miss what's happening until it actually happens. Really, Silco isn't an expert on being aware in the middle of a fight as it is, but even more so when he's aiming at a giant lion, and concentrating on that with all of the noise. The yells, the screams, the snarls, and howls. He barely has noticed anything is going on with the rest of them, focused as he is on his one shot.

It's why a lot of it escapes his notice until it's too late, and Silco is, of course, standing close enough to one of the now-twisted generals, snapping and snarling, furred body larger than one would think of this kind of creature, but he's more in the way than anything else. He certainly isn't helping the rebels, but...

The general barrels its way toward him, paws thundering, as he turns, just in time to see his (false) life flash before his eyes while he both tries to dodge out of the way and shoot at it in one go. ]

What are you —

[ The shot clips it, but that just serves to make it turn its head toward him, and start attacking him in earnest.

Which means, as always, Silco needs a little bit of help. Anyone? Don't let him get mowed over by a giant badger-general, please. ]

o2. Take the Cure

[ See, the problem with curing the outsiders with memory issues is going to be the fact that they don't have any idea that there's something wrong. Silco, in particular, despite some of the changes since arriving, is still a stubborn old bastard. Convincing him that something is wrong is probably going to take dedication and a whole lot of convincing — or muscle. You can always force him; he's got no strength to his name to speak of. It's been an interesting couple of days since the attack, and while Silco has mostly been keeping to himself after the other Outsiders were transformed, he can't stay out of sight forever.

However it happens, though... Whomever does manage to get him wrangled under Alex's watchful eye will probably be treated to colorful language, a few kicks (even at his best, Silco will still fight dirty) and at least eventually he's let go.

Of course, the way the cure happens, it's not gradual, it's sudden. Like flipping a switch, and not only does the past false fifty years of time on this planet fall and fade away but... the actual past fifty years of his real life are back in his mind like a searing little burr at the back of his mind. Everything that had been wiped clean is back on his mind like a noose around his neck, drawing tight, all of it seems to settle on him physically, his face pinched in all the places that had seemed to temporarily relax. Oh, it's not just the memories returning, it's the knowledge of everything else. Like he had been piloted by some... other thing, whose only goal was to ruin him. His lips firmly formed back into the old sneer. Sharp, and annoyed.

No, annoyed isn't quite right. Annoyed is Silco on most days, when nothing is actually going wrong.

Angry is Silco on every day that ends in Y, a general state of anger that seems to permeate his skin, sinking bone-deep. On a normal day, Silco is angry because of too many offenses, both real and imagined.

No, this is fury, like a thundercloud that rolls in with the tide, and he's striding through the castle looking for a way out. One door after another opens, slams shut, opens slams shut. One after the other, striding down a hall, cigar already lit and stinking up the hallway with that cloying, foul scent. One of them gets a few flakes of ash on the finely woven threads. Destruction comes with an angry Silco, and he's just slammed another door and stepped to move on, before —

He wasn't paying attention. So here he is. Bumping into... well. Another Outsider. ]

Out of my way. I'm leaving.

[ Now, since arriving, Silco has been very calm. Almost nice, even. With a lock of hair askew from slamming yet another door, a cigar clutched between his teeth, he doesn't look nice at all. He doesn't even apologize. In fact, he looks like one wrong word might draw out that violent monster from his barely clutched control.

I'm sure everyone will be very relieved. ]

o3. Wildcard!

[ Go ham! Throw me anything! Tell me what your character's doing, I can roll with it! Or hit me up on hundreds and I'll write you up a starter. ]

01. badger badger badger badger

[gimu]

[ from off to the side comes a piercing shriek of the air being split, as sharp as a blade, and it’s only a split second later that the source of the dreaded noise slams into the badger-thing with all the force of the Shinkansen. no, not into— through.

between one beat and the next a thin cord of red punches into the badger’s side one second, and bursts out the other in the next in a spray of blood and viscera. the attack peters out in the next instant, but rather than trailing into nothing, it becomes an extra splatter of arterial red painting one half of the badger’s body, thick and somehow seeming heavier than what it is.

where did it come from? possibly from the terrible thing approaching from the lion’s side of the field: drenched in red from below the eyes and down, all undulating red, perhaps it was a man once. now, it is only a creature, and approaching Silco in the badger’s stead. ]

Taryon Darrington | Critical Role | Redemption

[likemybooks]

A. A Roar-Some Battle

[Taryon cannot forget Eadmund's memory. The images of a life as a lion defending the people and dying for them sticks to his mind, and as he watches the approaching army, he wonders what can be done to reconcile this lion and the lady. Eadmunt wants to protect her, that much he has learned by talking to the kaiju. There must be a way to end the fight.

Then the pain hits.

His fingers are pricked by a hundred imaginary needles. His gloves are torn by claws that grow from his nails. Gold hair - the color of his own hair - sprouts thickly up his arms, a thin forest grows on his back, and hair encirling his face flairs out to form a lion's mane. If he had his old memories of Exandria, he would have despaired at the facial hair the most: his trimmed goatee losing out to the sideburns his own father favoured.

Fight them. Protect Gwen. An urge rises inside Taryon, which he manages to fight off - just enough. He has to talk to Eadmund. He has to figure out what they really want.]

Guys, I...please don't tell me I'll turn into them! [He says as he watches the most monstrous of the soldiers on the battlefield.]

B. Another Sleepless Knight

She wasn't evil.

[Taryon insists whenever someone comments on the battle that paints Gwen in a very negative light.]

He told me to be good to her. And for everyone to be good to each other. Eadmund trusted her, and...I believe him. [Taryon folds his arms tightly over his chest, his back slightly hunched over.] I just feel like I should follow his ideas, since, well...

[He points a furry hand to his mane.]

At least I look pretty cool, right?

C. The Last Unicorn

[With the cure, Taryon returns to this man's head, while Gary and his memories dissipate. A flash of the past several days hits him with renewed clarity: Jessica, Hunter, and Astarion's confusing questions were desperate pleas for their friend to return. Conversations with Vash and Muramasa that veered into confusing territory as they reconciled their true histories with their fake ones. The hushed conversations about which group of people were wrong.

He was. Taryon was in the wrong.

And he has to apologize for everything.] Thank you so much, I feel better, gotta go!

[He dashes from the infirmary, still a lion man, mainly to search for those he spoke to earlier, but also to find Eadmund. Eventually, he will be found apologizing to the lion and asking him how long the transformation will last before he leaves to undo the curse.

Taryon falls against the wall.] Oh, thank god it's all working out. [As he finally relaxes, having apologized to all the people he's spoke with, another realization hits him, and Taryon jumps back onto his feet.] Doty! I forgot my robot!

D. Wildcard

((Plot with me over PM or on mutanthairything))

b

[zauneyete]

[ Pre-cure, Silco is a touch more sympathetic to the plight between Eadmund and Gwen, and his lips thin into a frown that looks more pensive than it does hateful.

(Don't worry, it'll come. He'll be hating soon enough.) ]

Is that really a good reason? [ His eyes slide up and down the lion-form on Taryon. ] Because you're the same as him?

I don't discredit that he believes it, but... she was deceiving us. [ But not altering their memories, right?? ]

Bakugō Katsuki 💥 Boku no Hero Academia 💥 Everlight

[blastedass]

[*Click the headers to open the prompts!*]

▶ 001. THIS WAS A FAIRYTALE.

💥 ➊ FAIRYTALE. - Discovery Trek

[Scouting has never been his preference. They don't get to see action as fast. Combat action. Yet he's one of the fastest and most mobile Outsiders; if they find something and have to report back to the castle, he can get there far quicker than some lumbering monster and its group of rebels. Doesn't put his mood in any better straights on the walk over there, trudging through the woodland area with a few growls despite his focused expression. He's as apt on horseback as he is on foot, though makes the note of leaving any mounts outside the cave mouth rather than trying to encourage them through the confined space.

Once inside, Bakugo serves as a light source, hand held high as repeated small explosions burst and crackles in his palm as they travel through the cavern system. He's not surprised to find a company here, but the sheer lack of people compared to their numerous dwelling spaces and well-lived paraphernalia? Fuck. Red eyes flick sideways, catching a man trying to duck behind a rocky grouping.] Oy! Come out! Unless you wanna get dragged out!

[Not the greatest, negotiator... but if others are able to convince their erstwhile shadows to emerge, Bakugo'll let them do the talking. Provided they're quick about it. He listens to each word, guessing a few paths the topic's going, and grits his teeth as he realizes they're late. Fuck, glad they left the majority of their forces at the castle.] I'm going back to warn them.

[If you want to hitch a ride or join him... you're welcome to ask?]

▶ 003. A ROAR-SOME BATTLE.

💥 ➊ ROAR-SOME. - Constant KO

[What the hell is going on with this battle?! First dissension in the ranks of Gwen's army despite her orders; who the hell would turn down a scouting party? The rebels arrived not as a siege, but as an army marching with an almost compromise intent. He doesn't sense bloodlust or even violence from them, unlike the assholes in Romania. Then Gwen turns a chunk of her own commanding officers into monstrous hybrids out of nowhere?! Feels like the Outsiders are little more than accessories to an internal civil war! And half of that's personal. Fuck, he's not even sure which "side" they're supposed to be on now.

Twisted. Another explosions bursts into life, rocketing Bakugo overhead of both castle dwellers and rebels. He swings one arm down, hand curled in front of his other open palm, charges up a blast, and *BOOM!* -snipes a beam-like concentrated explosion through his "o" shaped fingers. Impact! A small flare belches out across a monster-hybrid's head, shoving it clean into the floor before it's able to attack a rebel fatally. Dizzy and stunned, it's easy conquest for anyone else around, though Bakugo's immediately bouncing from one target to another. Boots, gloves, a flash of orange and green herald impacts as he lands two solid blows on another pair of fighters, sending them to the ground unconscious.]

This is ridiculous. [Growling at the Outsider he lands beside a moment later.] Knock everyone the fuck out and they can talk about it in jail cells later! [And he means EVERYONE!]

▶ 004. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS KNIGHT.

💥 ➊ SLEEPLESS. - Knight

[With their leaders gone, both armies meld together into a unified group, ceasefires called around. Save for the transformed generals which take a fair bit more time to beat down and tie up. Bakugo's one of those tossing monster-fied people into the prison cells, making sure their chains are secure and the bars are strong enough to hold them. He pulls the door shut with a rattle of metal and heavy clank of a lock across the front.] They said there's a cure for this. Think it's a rumor or truth?

💥 ➋ SLEEPLESS. - Morn

Bullshit. They shouldn't get other people involved with their personal problems! [Snapping over a bowl of soul, Bakugo shoves a steaming potato and meat into his mouth. Fucking ruined the taste of his meal. Despite the siege plans, the mysteries, the battle, even the damn monsters in the prison quarters, all of this felt like a massively-overblown skirmish between two individuals. Which of them was right? No one's gonna know until the Lion and the Unicorn come back from wherever the fuck they vanished to. What matters is the rebels can return to the castle and the town surrounding the structure can once again flourish as it recovers.]

[OOC: General and specific starters are below. If you want to hit me up for ideas on prompts or plots, feel free to send me a PM, or drop an OOC comment below, and we’ll hash it out! I'm down to write a unique starter for thread(s) if you prefer!]

4-1

[intertwinedfates]

[As they finish transporting the last of the transformed people into a secure holding cell, Yato sighs with relief, shoulders sagging as the tension starts to finally drain away. It's reassuring for the fighting to be over, for things to hopefully have the chance to return to normal, and he almost wants to smile except that it doesn't feel like the clean win they might have hoped for.]

I don't see any reason to distrust them at this point. Though a cure doesn't mean it'll be easy or quick...

[It could still take a while, or be tricky to gather what's needed for it. And perhaps it's not a sure thing. One never knows when it comes to transformations.]

daybit sem void | fate/grand order | redemption

[voidbound]

a. the last unicorn

[ on account of a near fatal shot by a certain god, Daybit wasn't allowed to participate in the final fight. though he's still healing, that doesn't mean that he's not busy, as he's compiling as much of the information that he can remember into a notebook. he would trust the oculars, but he thinks that having the original in pen and paper is essential. later he'll pass the information into his database.

he can be found in his bed or, most likely, walking around like he didn't get shot. taking breaks? absolutely not. ]

b. network post; dsvoid

I would like information on the fight between Gwen and Eadmund, as detailed as possible. Thanks.

c. wildcard!

( ooc: drop something here or reach out to me through dm/discord to hash something out! i'm more than happy to do so! )

b but really it's a wildcard

[fursuit]

[ because it's not like he was part of the fight either, so he doesn't know... they're also probably all of ten feet away from each other ]

so when I get back I'm going to get a sick prosthetic leg obviously

got an idea for how I want it to look but

what do you think I should put in it? I put a gun in silco's hand but you found that out the hard way

Lucy | Revelation

[saudadist]

004. sleepless in windsor

[ Lucy is in a foul mood, but for once, she manages to keep it contained. Relatively. The previous battle was hard enough with her hands shifting into claws due to the transformation effects running rampant, and now? With her body more reptilian than human Diclonius? She's aggravated but has nowhere to direct it.

Thus, others can find her sulking as she moves about the castle and the camps surrounding it. Her gait has a noticeable limp due to her robotic leg still retaining its shape while her right leg is thicker and bent forward more. The uneven stance leads to her being hunched over most of the time, arms dangling when they aren't filled with supplies or an injured body. Her tail, thankfully, acts as a balancing rudder even with her legs' mismatched nature.

It's only at the time of the campfire that she finally seems to give out entirely. Energy spent, anger similarly worked out of her; she flops onto the grass in what many a pet owner can recognize as a sploot.

There is, however, one last outburst she gives as nearby civilians talk about Gwen. It's the whispers of her being "evil" that really rankles her enough that her head snaps up as she growls. Her tail whips at the ground under her enough to send clods of dirt flying. ]

Shut up. If she's evil, then you're a sniveling, cowardly rat!

[ She's still growling as she leans her head back down on the grass. ]


WILDCARD

[ if you've got other ideas for a prompt, let me know! ]

004

[30storieshigh]

[ The civilian may seem ready to retort but they quickly find themselves thinking better of it when the pink haired figure of Goji Looms over them and clears his throat. That's it. No growling, no posturing, just a simple noise and a glance that speaks more to disappointment than anger. It works, the mummer an apology and move on.

That handled the big guy takes a seat in the grass next to Lucy, crossing his legs, and sets one if two pleasantly steaming bowls of stew down in front of where her head rests so she can get a whift of it.]

Do not judge them overtly harshly, Beloved. It is not a conclusion of difficulty to arrive upon given the circumstance, yes? There has been much misdirection and bittered intent in these matters. With time it shall reach clarification.

Donatello | Rise of the TMNT | Redemption

[soft_shelled]

004 - Sleepless Knight Indeed
[This whole situation? Fucked up, as "Shiki" is doing what he can to help while also not freaking out over what happened during the battle. Not everything with Eadmund and Gwen, not even others changing shape and such.

Nope it's his own self, which is very much his real self (not that he knows, he's still a little messed in the head at this point), that is freaking the teenager out. So it's when there's no more of the "beasts" to be escorted to cells that the teenaged turtle might be found...

Freaking out a little.]

Oh my god, what the hell...

[Perfectly fine, yep.]

005 - The Last Unicorn [A]
[As soon as Spim and Alex show up and tell everyone about a cure? He is right there.]

Yes, please. Me I'd like to be cured now thank you.

[He thinks it'll make him human again, not that it'll fix his memory. Someone knock some sense into this turtle boy.]

005 - The Last Unicorn [B]
[SOMEONE is feeling like a total heel, after everything. So even after learning the whole story of Gwen and Eadmund, he's not really sure what to do.

Aside from wait until it's time to return to base. But if anyone who ran into him as "Shiki" approaches Donnie, well...]

I don't want to talk about it.

006 - Network
Anyone who talked to "Shiki Hamato" during this mission?

You didn't.

[If he denies it happened then it never happened!]

000 - Wildcard
[If you wanna play with prompts I didn't cover or something else, go for it.]

005B

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Raleigh is sure that he didn't speak to Shiki, but there's no telling who he did or did not talk to. However, the mention of not talking about it... ]

Then you don't have to talk about it. Tell me what you want to do when all is said and done.

[ When they return back home, as it were. Back to their daily lives. ]

Raphael Hamato | Rise of the TMNT | Everlight

[redangelofpreventingharm]

[01 - Holy Shit That's A Unicorn]

While the crew was tasked with getting more information and figuring out what to do about the kaiju - he wasn't expecting to actually get a chance to TALK to the lion. The answer he gets is shocking at first, but makes his suspicions regarding Gwen's leadership all the more apparent - there's a connection there.

Nor was he able to get another question out before there's just SCREAMING from the leader and she...turns into a literal horse to charge into battle. And now the LILITH team is facing a fight on two fronts and both sides don't seem all that happy about it.

He gets out of the way of the two fighting kaiju to save his own skin, before ending up near another Outsider.

"I'm so not being paid enough for this..." he mutters, checking behind him. "How you holdin' up?"

[02 - Bestial Wrath]

*okay, everything's gone to hell in a handbasket - especially when there's Gwen's crew literally turning into animal people all around them and going after whomever is nearby. But nearly as quickly as it starts, El's in the throng of it, not backing down from a rogue badger person from attacking a rebel as he meets them in a grapple like one of the wrestling matches that he loves*

Oi oi, that's enough of that, asshole! *he growls at the critter person, glancing at the nearest people - rebel and Outsiders* Quit gawking! Either help or run!

*the hard hit he takes makes him stumble back - so much so that it makes his cloaking flicker - showing off turtle for the moment before flicking back to the El persona. He's slamming his fist into a palm, already the ninpo activating lines into his arm as if it's a cybernetic implant, continuing the alternate persona's perspective before he's going in to PUNCH the dude as hard as he can*

[03 - Beast Mode]

*there's way too much energy in the air - it's mucking with more than just the cloaking device - leaving him feeling itchy and almost enraged as much as the transformed guards that he keeps going toe to toe with. But even as the cloak drops, leaving the red banded turtle still fighting - it doesn't stop him from taking the hits*

*or a BITE from a changed soldier that makes him howl - the teeth getting him hard in the arm before he's managed to kick him away - but the damage is done and he's snarling right back at it, the pain reacting enough to make his red ninpo activate, shielding him as he dives right back into the fight. If anyone manages to spot the energy, it takes both him and his opponent into a wall, shattering it and sending bricks and dust flying*

*as the dust clears, the ninpo is dissipating - no turtle or enemy critter is visible in the rubble. Until there's a very angry BOOF noise from under some of the debris, something shoving hard enough and what looks to be...a very round corgi scrabbling out from it. Dusty and sneezing the whole body dog sneezes. While wearing what looks to be a red bandanna around its throat as it barks and looks around to find another set of ankles to bite*

[04 - Network - Aftermath]

if anyone has the number of that bus-badger that hit me, let me know.

i think i owe him an apology.

god this mission was weird. so ready to go home.

[WILDCARD]

*anything you wanna do with El/Raph and it's not here? Go for it. Hit me up. Also I'll match your tags so tag however you like!*

3

[likemybooks]

“Hey!”

Taryon may be terrified and freaking out over the new lion’s mane that sprouted around his face, but someone in his side is in danger, possible horribly hurt! He activates his LILITH shield and runs to dig through the rubble.

The corgi is unusual, but it’s not El. “Sorry, I…”

He drops the brick he was holding. The dog doesn’t seem very happy, it looks too eager as it growls. It notices Taryon, who holds his hands out and backs away. “Good dog…nice doggie…”

yuta okkotsu | jujutsu kaisen | revelation

[copy]

CLOSED STARTERS

❚ feel free to come request one via gusts / the discord or just hit me with a wildcard!

— MURAMASA, relic pull aftermath (cw: burns)

[copy]

[ Searing pain.

It's what presses on Yuta's awareness more and more as the adrenaline of the initial panicked moment fades and he and Tasuke are left sitting on the battlefield, holding on to the relic like a lifeline where it rests in their laps. Or rather, where he's half-clutching the relic—a horn it turns out—as Yuta has let go of it with one hand to throw it protectively around Tasuke's shoulders instead the second the lion kaiju rose to its feet again. (For what little good that could do.) The roar it let out has left him dazed, somehow feeling both lighter and heavier all at once, but now the pain is starting to filter through the confusion, clearing the fog like the sun's warm rays. The burn in his hands feels familiar somehow. (He caught an energy beam with his bare hand and had it reduced to cinders once, his brain tells him, but that's absurd.)

All around them the battle still rages. Gwen has transformed, the lion has gone for her throat, there are still so many transformed beasts all around them. Yuta thinks he can hear Rika still fighting one of them in the background, her battle cries a reassurance that she's doing all right and another anchor point outside of the fiery agony for his mind to latch on to and ground him. His hands are burnt. But so are Tasuke's. They need tending to.

It's that thought more than anything else that spurs him into finally relinquishing the relic entirely and to ease his fervent grip on Tasuke's shoulder a little. ]

We- We need to move. Your hands—

[ He needs to see to them despite the damage to his own. Somehow. Tasuke's burns are no doubt worse. ]

Yzak Jule | Gundam SEED | Revelation

[coordination]

#001: A Roar-Some Battle

[ When the transformation hits Yzak, he's inside the cockpit of his Gundam. So given they're in the middle of a battle and the others have that to focus on, very few will note the way the Duel Blitz slow and eventually stops unless they're fighting alongside him. That, plus the fact that it becomes quickly clear that the rebels aren't fighting to kill, means that shortly after whatever make the Duel stop what it's doing, it retreats from the battlefield entirely. It's not safe to deal with this in a giant killing machine, after all.

What returns instead of the Duel is a white lion with a silvery mane as sleek and oddly ethereally beautiful as one Yzak Jule's perfect Coordinator hair. And if that isn't enough to clock who it is... ]

Hey!

[ His loud mouth will do it. ]

Somebody cover me! And I could use a hand with—

[ Yzak runs to catch up with one of Gwen's transformed soldiers. And using his new, hardy form, he throws himself sideways to slam into them and knock them off their feet (paws?). ]

—dealing with these guys!

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#002: Sleepless Knight

[ Yzak doesn't look very comfortable even though he's lying down by the fire and trying to rest a bit after everything finally settles down. That's because of course someone like him wouldn't be comfortable in anything else but his own body, and he's itching, impatient to return to himself, thank you.

His mane looks really soft and fluffy, though. :)

He listens quietly to the discussions happening around the fire, an ear flicking idly, occasionally judgmental at some of the things he hears. And if a fellow Outsider comes to join him, he lifts his head and nods in greeting. ]

How are you holding up?

[ Unless that Outsider is Athrun, to which Yzak asks: ]

What do you want?

[ ... basically asking the same thing, only tsunderely.

Kaga gets the same, only without the tsundere and more with general annoyance (and defensiveness) because why does she keep coming over to him after she told him to leave her alone and threatened to attack him AND his friends, god. ]

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002

[busternaut]

[We got lions and unicorns up in here? Now get ready for... Lion and hyena. ALL the standard lion animal pairs getting rep'd in this event.

By now Yzak's gotta be well aware that Dearka is also in this state, so. At least his appearance isn't going to be a surprise? This big old spotted hyena rolls up to where Yzak is laying by the fire and blinks slowly at the question, one rounded ear flicking thoughtfully.]

...I miss having thumbs.

[Does. Does that answer the question,,,]