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[The Stick]

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This still alive?

Please keep all OOC chatter in the OOC Thread.

[freeformschooler]

Aidan thanked REGIS for his aid with the chest, but noted that something was missing; something large, mostly orange and had the stubborn heart of gold - salamanders were like that where he came from, anyway. The specific properties of gold did aid in their natural abilities.

"My King!" Aidan yelled - in the way that addressed his knowledge of the amphibian's title and not against his own liege. "We need you to carry this sword for added space."

ACTION: Throw the wooden sword at Bowser! Then request one item [preferably that heart-shaped trinket] from REGIS and help him haul anything back towards the shore.

Turning back to the construct, the Elf noted a few different traits about the white man. "You said something about lingering consequences? I can see the water turned as sheets of glass, but not the cause of it all. What happened?"

Take the offered sword from the Koopa King. "Thanks. I feel more dangerous already."

Hand Generic Bow to dell if he accepts, even though I don't need to type this because I'm the GM now.

: "Ah- but might be a way to get more bows. Is the shopkeeper around? Have not heard from him in a while."

Dell nodded at the giant white robot. "Hey regis. Yeah, this guy here is my dispenser. He can talk now, I guess. Bit of an accent on 'im."

Dell waited a beat. "So, unless anyone objects, I'm going to undo the whole time stop mechanism."

ACTION: Unless objected, (De?)Activate the clock.

Bowser, Aidan, Garek and REGIS all trade items. Aidan gives his Wooden Sword to Bowser who then gives it to Garek. Aidan offers to help REGIS carry the treasure chest back to shore, but REGIS sees no need now that its contents are plundered. Queen gives her bow to Dell.

Dell presses in on the Cube's clock.

Color returns to the world. It looks like Lift is finished with the house. He's even added a little roof to it. Everyone feels a distinct rumbling as something approaches from the north end of the island.

The Dispenser dispense a point of HP and MP to Nikolai, Dell, Queen, Garek and Cora.

A large creature resembling an eye outside its socket floats onto the island from the void, entering over the broken bridge. Blue enemies can be seen materializing behind it.

The creature speaks up.

: "Ah, HELLO, HELLO! I am the Dismal Diviner. Such a treat to finally meet you sacks of worthless flesh and metal after watching in the shadows for so long."

The Dismal Diviner points to his minions.

: "I am here, of course, to offer you a choice. Others will not be so generous, I assure you. My minions have long been gathering up the other creatures of the island, taking command over them. I have total dominance of every Scale Thrasher, every Navi Caller - every monstrous being on the island. If you refuse my offer, you must fight against them in an overwhelming onslaught. This is what is called 'The Flood.'"

The creature laughs. It seems to echo throughout the island.

: "Would you like to hear my carefully-constructed offer? Or would you like to get on with the Flood?"

Spoiler: Queen (freeformschooler) (click to show/hide)

Name: Queen (Zelda)
Race: Hylian
Class/Rank: Royal Healer (Queen Runoff)
Health: 4/4 | Magick Part: 3/6
Food: 5/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 3 | FOR 4 | NIM 5 | BRI 5 | SPI 4 | AWA 4 | COM 4 | ALL 4
Inventory: Bloodied Headband | Generic Simple Robe | Sandvich
Abilities: Heal | Heal | Mollify
Dual Abilities: Healing Bell

Spoiler: Nikolai (Caellath) (click to show/hide)

Name: Nikolai
Race: Human
Class/Rank: Student (NEEEEEEERD)
Health: 5/5 | Magick Part: 1/1
Food: 4/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 4 | FOR 6 | NIM 6 | BRI 8 | SPI 5 | AWA 5 | COM 1 | ALL 1
Inventory: Happy New Time Cluster Launcher! | Generic Sword
Abilities:

Spoiler: Bowser (Fortis) (click to show/hide)

Name: Bowser Koopa
Race: Koopa
Class/Rank: Overlord (Firesprout)
Health: 7/7 | Magick Part: 3/3
Food: 5/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 6| FOR 6 | NIM 2 | BRI 4 | SPI 4 | AWA 3 | COM 3 | ALL 2
Inventory: Tones x10 | Tones x10 | Tones x2 | Control Device | RAD Bar
Abilities: Pyrebreath

Spoiler: Dell Conagher (dermonster) (click to show/hide)

Name: Dell Conagher
Race: Human
Class/Rank: Mercenary Engineer (Squeeky Leetle Man)
Health: 4/4 | Magick Part: 8/8
Food: 4/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 3 | FOR 3 | NIM 2 | BRI 6 | SPI 2 | AWA 5 | COM 5 | ALL 2
Inventory: Tones x10 | Shotgun | Generic Bow
Abilities: Soldier's Luck | Inherent in the Name

Spoiler: Aidan Faolan (Tiruin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Aidan Faolan
Race: Sylvan Elf
Class/Rank: Warrior Poet (Fossil Freak)
Health: 3/3 | Magick Part: 0/2
Food: 2/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 2+9 | FOR 3+8 | NIM 6+5 | BRI 5+1 | SPI 6+5 | AWA 5+6 | COM 5 | ALL 4
Inventory: Kaina's Headband | Generic Bow
Abilities: Landscaping | Truesight

Spoiler: Garek Vitrowa (BMM42) (click to show/hide)

Name: Garek Vitrowa
Race: Human
Class/Rank: Adventurer ("Tough" guy)
Health: 6/6 | Magick Part: 1/1
Food: 4/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 6 | FOR 4 | NIM 6 | BRI 3 | SPI 4 | AWA 3 | COM 4 | ALL 3
Inventory: Wooden Katana
Abilities: Stop bleeding!

Spoiler: R.E.G.I.S. (Burkhart) (click to show/hide)

Name: R.E.G.I.S.
Race: Golem
Class/Rank: Combat Medic (Hard n' Dumb)
Health: 6/6 | Magick Part: 0/4
Power: 3/7
Attributes: AGG 5 | FOR 7 | NIM 2 | BRI 2 | SPI 5 | AWA 4 | COM 5 | ALL 1
Inventory: Control Device | NES Controller | Palpitating Pin
Abilities: Healing Punch | Friendly Fire
Dual Abilities: Healing Bell

Spoiler: Cora Tealeaf (Evergod41) (click to show/hide)

Name: Cora Tealeaf
Race: Halfling
Class/Rank: Bard (Treesucker)
Health: 3/3 | Magick Part: 4/4
Food: 4/7 | Thirst: 7/7
Attributes: AGG 2 | FOR 2 | NIM 6 | BRI 3 | SPI 4 | AWA 4 | COM 4 | ALL 8
Inventory: Cancerous Generic Bow
Abilities: Animal, Heed! | Tune of Temper

Spoiler: Items stored in the Cube (click to show/hide)

Terrifying Tongue | Spirer Fruit | Ritual Robe | Grim Chest | Tones x4

[Blade Master Model 42]

"I see no harm in hearing this choice." Garek said, regarding the Dismal Diviner. There was no point in taking on every single monster in the area if it could be avoided.

[Dermonster]

" Well, that was fast." Dell grumbled. He had hoped for at least a little real time. "I've had offers from stranger people than you, Mr Diviner." Dell stated, looking over the odd man, and briefly running over his limited biology knowledge to discerne how the creature talked or ate. "I will inform you that I am a gun-for-hire, not someone you just lord over. As a professional Mercenary, my prices come rather steep, and I do have some standards. Name your deal."

[freeformschooler]

" Well, that was fast." Dell grumbled. He had hoped for at least a little real time. "I've had offers from stranger people than you, Mr Diviner." Dell stated, looking over the odd man, and briefly running over his limited biology knowledge to discerne how the creature talked or ate. "I will inform you that I am a gun-for-hire, not someone you just lord over. As a professional Mercenary, my prices come rather steep, and I do have some standards. Name your deal."

: "Your are a foolish fool, full of foolishness. There will be no alliances made today."

"I see no harm in hearing this choice." Garek said, regarding the Dismal Diviner. There was no point in taking on every single monster in the area if it could be avoided.

: "Excellent. You see, I have always adored the idea of equal trade: sacrificing one's mother, in many rituals, would provide just enough raw Mana to raise one's long-dead father. It tickles my internal calculators. This offer is along those lines."

The Dismal Diviner cracks its bony, blue knuckles.

: "According to my divinations, it is incredibly unlikely for me to defeat you in combat 'as we are.' However, if given the choice, all eight of you would prefer to skip the flood and duel with me directly. I am willing to give you this opportunity, but at an equal price: my minions will take one of you - any one of you - into the deep, infinite darkness beyond the island, lorded over by the Reapers. There will be no return from this. 'HISHISHISHI,' if you will."

It waits for any response for a moment then speaks up.

: "No? I am surprised. No one would step forward? None would give their own life for the probable survival of the other seven? I will wait some moments for you to decide amongst yourselves."

[Blade Master Model 42]

"...Well, I don't approve of this crap." Garek cracked his knuckles and neck, and settled into a fighting stance. "Just because we don't feel like fighting all your wussy minions at once doesn't mean we can't damn well do it. And no one is sacrificing themselves for my sake." Garek laughed. "I'm going to enjoy this."

[Dermonster]

Dell stared a the creature blankly.

"Well," He said, "I'm goinna have to go with a 'no' on that one."


He turned and took a look behind him. "Fellas, why don't we give Mr. Diviner here the ol' Texas greetin'."

[freeformschooler]

: "There's nothing left for me there. And living out here... trying to survive... for the chance to go back to nothing..."

Queen looked down for a moment.

: "I would be willing to go."

[Blade Master Model 42]

: "I would be willing to go."

"What? Why? You stand to gain nothing! I don't know what your story is... But giving up never gets anything done! We can take these small fry, don't give this bastard what he wants!"

[Burkhart]

REGIS just stared blankly at the Diviner's offer for a moment, then shook his head.

"THAT OFFER, IS, QUITE FRANKLY, THE DUMBEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD."

The golem just looked around the group, ending with his gaze on Bowser.

"LET'S JUST KILL IT AND BE DONE WITH THE ARROGANCE AND IDIOCY."

[Fortis]

"Ah, the proverbial deal with the devil." Bowser said. "Thing is, devils aren't to be trusted. Who's to say that you won't just send your minions after us anyway? Besides, I know how to handle minions. I've got lots of minions back home. I'm even a professional minionologist! Says so on a diploma on my wall."

"Anyway, queen, your offer is noble, but I think unwise. And you are wrong. What of your daughter back home? She is worth living for, isn't she? I would know, I've got kids of my own. Don't take this easy way out. I'm with the others. We can take whatever this creep can dish out."

"I reject your offer, Dismal Diviner. Here's one of my own. Leave now, before I burn your face off."

"...or eye off. Is that a face or an eye? Whatever, either way it looks hilariously burnable."

[Blade Master Model 42]

Garek pointed a thumb at Bowser. "This guy right here? I like him."

[Dermonster]

Dell smirks at Bowser and Garek. "I think him and a friend of mine might get aloing just fine."

[Tiruin]

Aidan approached Queen and tapped her by the shoulder, concerned as he was about her choice after remembering what she had said earlier. He spoke in a low tone in a way that only his allies would hear.

"I know I can't dissuade you from your choice, but I'd like you to remember that we're all here for one another--despite our origins--and if there's anything that you would like to say about the matter, I'm here-we're all here to hear it out.

"But I doubt that you've 'nothing' left to return to. Your people need you, your highness. Even without a kingdom, a leader may still lead. Your legacy will still prevail as long as you choose it to. If it would be, I would volunteer to go instead."

Two choices. Why is that creature giving us choices, yet it speaks of the tales of Scylla and Kharybdis once more? He also uttered the idea of probability. As if we were but statistics to be calculated.

He uttered a short laugh at the thought. "I am no royalty, nor do I doubt I'd be sorely missed at all. If only-...there was another way, more time perhaps? We cannot risk more lives and we know what happens to those who get touched by the..Reapers."

He took off the headband, and silently gazed at those gathered around him.

"They are turned."

[Caellath]

: "Want me to be sincere? We already went through too much crap together to just fork over one of our own so easily." Nikolai says, starting to stretch his limbs and folding the sleeves of his jacket up to the elbows in preparation for combat. "If you want the easy way out, then just pick me. I'd rather we group up to fight and die as a team if it comes down to that."