HighEndNoob (Gaius/Gai) (IVDf VIPw IIIPc IIIWt)"Pleased to meet you all. So, everyone here is from a different time period as well? Interesting." Gaius turns over to the blue-robed man. "So, do you mind explaining what that beast I saw earlier was? And why I was called back from death over MDC later, into the body of an adolescent?"
"Six days," says Mako.
"I died less than a week ago. Not far from here, either."
Everyone except Makoto holds back a grin.
Attention turns to the teenager that brought you here. His sparking clothes do naturally tend to draw attention, but... you don't recall that he gave you his name. Also, his face looks different from the others side-by-side. He must--err, his body must be from a different land.
"Argh, I almost forgot. The name's Chen Miller. Coming from the 4th century, I can't imagine you're familiar with Australia--""It's a country full of badasses, basically," says Makoto.
"Yeah, well I'm cool with that," Chen continues, chuckling with the others.
"Funny thing though, I'm one of the lucky few who revived as a fellow countryman. Everybody else gets zipped across the globe.
Makoto got killed in some Civil War some CL years ago. Memoto's from the French Revolution in MDCCC. Tagashi--well you ought to know ancient Greece, eh?""Eh? It's not like I was some philosopher or anything," Tagashi gleefully responds.
"But the truth is, you're not here by some random chance. Oh hell no. That creature up there followed you here from the afterlife. The flames and all that--it was just to lure you out into the hall. If we hadn't caught wind of it..."He shrugs.
"Methinks it's trying to eat your soul or something.""So long as you stay next to other people, the bastard won't bother you that much. If he tries to pull something, let's just say that drawing people's attention isn't a winning strategy."Memoto continues the conversation.
"We're part of an organization that investigates these monsters that end up chasing people who have been revived.
As far as we've gathered, there's no telling what the monsters usually do. Some of them don't actually end up causing harm, but other times, people can get killed...
There's no reason to let that happen. So we train people to use the same kind of powers that the monsters use."
She outstretches her arms, and in an instant she conjures a scarlet dress and a staff wrapped in thorns.
"As long as people can defend themselves, the monsters tend to lose interest. We go out and hunt monsters and recruit people at night, because at night is when most people like us first appear."
Ozarck (Di/Makiko) (4Df 3Pw 7Pc 2Wt)"When I looked before, it showedd me pictures of kitties. Can you show me how to do that too?"
Makiko leans in close and chats excitedly with the mysterious girl about her 'phone,' and attempts to locate 'home.'
"Nagisa, maybe you could come home with me? I don't know if my family will like it, but maybe they will be okay, at least for one night?"
"Home" is somewhere close to the city outskirts. A small home surrounded by woodland, with no backyard and a dirt road.
The phone kindly tells you that the nearest bus stop is a 20-minute walk away. 'Bus?' It seems that there are wagons that carry people between scheduled stops. You simply have to wait for one.
"Oooh! I know the perfect site for that!"
She directs you to 'scribbit.com,' a sort of address that doesn't take you to a real place, but rather to a 'web page,' where you can make pictures of kitties show up and also browse various happenings around the globe.
Bloody Knife
-Sharp. Reroll up to two failed dice on your first throw.
Yawning, Nagisa dismantled her crossbow, keeping only a few sharpened sticks. It was a shame to get rid of such a wonderful machine, especially if it was the first contraption she'd built since essentially coming back from the dead. However, she was still confident that the technologies of this world will enable her to craft masterpieces that even the great Leonardo da'Vinci wouldn't dream of, let along her selfish master.
"Teach me too," Nagisa said as she showed Youka her phone. She was getting sleepy. "Perhaps I can find clues relating to Nagisa life after I get some sleep. Nevertheless, you must also tell us where this 'school' is as well."
When Makiko spoke, she replied, "Of course, now that we know that otherworldly creatures want us dead perhaps we should stick together. Maybe I can make up an excuse to my parents or something."
Suddenly, Nagisa realized something. Up to this point, Youka had spoke about a gear monster just waiting outside. Only Nagisa didn't see it, though Makiko claimed that it spoke to her through her mind, urging her to open the door for the woman. Whether the woman was working in cahoots with the monster or it was an opportunist who wanted to get in was out of the question. What mattered was that if it was a machine-like being, then...
Ask Youka more about the monster and whether the creatures chasing them take upon characteristics relating to their past lives.
You watch as Youka gives Makiko a full-tutorial--all the while you lean over and try to see what they're doing. You see pictures of cats. "Just about everyone in the city your age goes to Maegashi High. You can look that up too," she mentions as she returns to the cat website.
Finally, she distances herself from Makiko and answers the rest of your concerns.
"Firstly, my job is to recruit people and teach them how to defend themselves. Once you can do that, you're not really in danger anymore. And even if you are, other reincarnated people can see magic too, so they can help also.
Secondly... that monster out there looked like... you weren't close to Leonardo da'Vinci, were you? They do reflect the person they chased in. But I really don't know why there was only one, if both of you are Awakened."
She folds her arms. "The Lost Ones organization has the official position that the monsters are trying to merge with your soul, to become one being. Naturally, that means that whatever monster happened to chase you into the world is gonna be looking for a compatible soul. Does that make sense?"
Damage Taken: 4
Items:
Wooden Sealing Rod
-Quick Weapon. Always strikes first.
"Perhaps that would be best." She answers the beast.
Mitsuru nods at the Russe. Geography club, ok. Maybe it's time to head back and prepare for school, whenever that is.
He nods back.
Before leaving the store, he approaches what looks to be a miniature camera perched in the corner of the room. He looks around under his robe, checking his pockets for some kind of hex key and using it to remove a piece of film from the camera.
...
You head back to your apartment nearby, watching every avenue for more of these beasts. The door to your apartment is locked and you don't have a key. You happen to look up, and notice an oddity in the window of a nearby building, roughly three dozen stories up. It looked like there was a flash of white light, and then a yellow flash not unlike a grenade going off inside the room. The window didn't break, though, or else there would be glass shards raining down onto the street.
Inventory:
Backpack with a bunch of books
Umbrella
draw the club and ready myself to swing at the sword thing wait for it to come to me (5 dice)
Um, the fuse--
POOF
The living room fills with puffs of smoke. (2 => 0) Granted, it seems like it was a dud, but it may have been a good idea to watch out.
...Since you were concentrated on the incoming attack, the smoke doesn't hinder your resolve. Off he goes, your attacker flying at you with tremendous speed (He uses all 3 Presence to move toward you). You draw the only weapon you have, the metal object with a grip for your index finger, and swing it into your opponent's oncoming path.
BANG. Something snaps like a bow being loosed, so loud that it causes your ears to ring. (4 => 3 - (5 => 2) =
1) Your wrist feels like it shattered from the blow, but the pain subsides instantaneously.
[7 => 4 - (3 => 3) =
1] Your attacker seems just as unfazed. Behind you, his sword is extended at his side, surrounded by smoke. You're sure his weapon made contact with your club... but then again, the worst wounds don't hurt that much. At first. You learned that the hard way.
His head is turned sideways, the one eye reading your gaze as you read his. You sense that he is waiting for you to strike in order to make a counterattack.
(You can spend Wit on an attack to mask your own moves--the rest of it goes toward reading the enemy's)
(3 speed was converted into attack (for both sides) this turn)
Damage Taken: 1
Status:
Completely Exhausted (-2 to your rolls involving moving or attacking with your legs)
Items:
Metal with grip
-Weighty. Roll another die forthwith if you score any number of successes.
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