Nemesis and Hurricane's Ideal World: Session 3

[idolpro]

[The sky above is a deep, unnatural crimson, filled with roiling clouds and creatures that are a sickly oil-slick black. They writhe and wriggle like something out of a Lovecraftian nightmare; they have entirely too many eyes, and entirely too many wings, and when they open their mouths, they have entirely too many teeth]

[Below them, the city of Tokyo is half-shattered; above the rooftops, mechanized suits the size of people hover in the air, darting in out of the chaos, laser blasts and explosions and wickedly sharp blades fighting tirelessly against the endless onslaught]

[Until finally, the last creature falls]

[All at once, civilians flood the streets of the city; the lights come on in all the buildings, which somehow have become whole again, safe and unharmed. A cheer goes up from the crowd. Overhead, a stunning fireworks display paints the night with light and color]

[And they all lived happily ever after]

[The end]

Comments

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[worthathousand]

[ First of all:

What the FUCK was that THAT.
It wasn't the battle with the monsters that has left her looking still slightly shell-shocked (that much is easy to grasp, even without recognizing their ilk), but the sheer extent of the tech involved in that fight.

So, for the first minute or so, she's just processing the sight, not even checking her phone yet. ]

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[worthathousand]

[ —But once she's gathered herself together, her first instinct is actually to talk to the children.

Can she catch up to them in their game? ]

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[offontherightfoot]

[She can try]

[But they spot her coming - giggle, and point, and take off running down the path toward the Rescue, as though she's in on their game of tag]

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[worthathousand]

[ She laughs a little too, because of course she has a soft spot for giggling children—but also now this feels a bit like a challenge.
So, as long as things still seem like they're in good fun, she will continue to give chase. ]

Wait, wait— how can I play if I don't know the rules?

[ keeping her voice light and friendly, though the hope that they'll pause for her is genuine.

Important question before she proceeds further: Where does it appear that heading down the path to the "Rescue" actually goes? ]

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[offontherightfoot]

[Why, to the Rescue, of course]

[The children, giggling harder now, don't respond to the request for rules - but she can make out a whispered, "Go, go! She's gonna catch up!" before they carry on to the rescue, bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked]

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[onemoreknight]

Commander Amaranth!

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[worthathousand]

Ah! Chivalry Luminosity!

[ polite head dip ]

Do you... recognize anything of this dream?

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[onemoreknight]

I recognized the flying armour from earlier! It's the same kind that Hurricane and Nemesis wore back home - Nemesis recently got ahold of a copy of hers and Hurricane commissioned Felicity and I to upgrade it as a gift.

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[worthathousand]

I knew they both had piloted warstriders, but this...

It's all a bit overwhelming, I admit, seeing just how different it is possible for a world to be.

Perhaps expertise as a craftswoman will be of use here, in that case. Personally, I was going to see if the children might tell me more of this place's recent history.

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[onemoreknight]

Oh, alright! I'll come with you.

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[worthathousand]

Well, I won't argue with the company.

How good are you at tag?