Location: The New Year>We periodically host a web-based battle royale that can include anything and anyone. Shenanigans ensue, and some people attempt to write it into semi-coherent narratives, playing the part of the characters within!Check here for additional details:https://rentry.org/HungerGamesHostingGuideUpdatedhttps://brantsteele.com/hungergames/Previous thread: >>80287672
Everyone below this point has to pretend the year is 2006 for the rest of the thread
Twilight Princess is overrated.
>>80292687I'm gonna kill you
>>80292718Let's celebrate the new year by stabbing them together!
Heyyyyyy
>>80292785Fucj that's so romantic, stabbing anon together and getting his blood all over our clothes and hands...
>>80292641Ahahaha, Happy New Year! >Ezreal laughs drunkenly before throwing an arm around the shoulders of a stranger, dragging them in to plant a kiss on their cheek. Thankfully, the stranger is also drunk and laughs it off.Haaaaappppyyyyy New Yeeeeeeaaaaaarrrrr! New year, new me, for sure! For sure...>Ezreal slurs his words as he peels himself off the stranger, taking stumble-steps out into the street. He's celebrated the New Year in several different timezones now, having started in New Zealand then teleporting himself to Fiji, Australia, Japan, Indonesia... He's been all over, and has fully indulged in the revelry in each location.
>>80292687>If TP is overrated, OOT is the overmilked cow.
The Minish Cap and Four Swords (Adventures) are better.
>>80292836Painting ourselves a lovely new shade to the tune of screams. That'd we have to correct to make sure they stay on beat with even more stabbing.
>inhalesHAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!
Happy New Year.
>>80292871>Yeeees.>And yes, now it's a proper happy new year.
>>80292871This is partially true...>>80292872Making sure we hold hands while we stab him together~ getting covered with his blood and screams while our hearts bT faster <3
Hey hey hey woah woah hold on you can't just fucking kill me for not liking a video game. What are you, /v/ users?
New year same me.
>>80293100Pounding and pounding as the life leaks out, sounding louder and louder than screams and heartbeat. Until it finally stops.
>>80293172I just feel like stabbing you.>>80293207Suzu you lewd maiden You knew excited what you were doing while you described that scene~
>Already posted this one... but that was last year, so it's fine.>>80292641>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uo0JAUWijM>Another day, another full rotation around that big ol' sun up there. And with it, another worldwide party is being thrown by all of those silly little humans. Confetti rains from the heavens, fireworks are booming in the sky, people laugh, hug, kiss, cry...>And in the middle of it all, an alien walked amongst the people, an amused grin beaming from his face as his strolled along, hands in his pockets, as casual as you like. He squinted up at the colorful paper rain, musing to himself.How many New Year's has it been for me this time, I wonder? Has to be the fifth or sixth one at least, surely. Something about this place, it must be. Surely I didn't happen upon these nearly as often before...>His eyes wandered across all of the humans around him, studying the range of expression and emotion they all showed. The almost smug grin he was wearing softened a little, becoming a flat-lipped, melancholic sort of thing. He wouldn't acknowledge it, not even to himself, but there was an almost envious feeling gnawing, growing in the back of his mind like a disease.>He scoffed the thought away.Ohhh, what a planet! The arrogance of it all, honestly! Almost no other cultures in the universe do this sort of thing! Most species are always grateful to still be alive, they don't need to go and throw a whole party for it...!>He knew he wasn't talking to anyone in particular. Not anymore. But still, the spare awkward glance given by a passerby helped him pretend. Almost.>>80292839>There's a non-zero chance that Ez could get bumped into here.>Will (You) take that chance? Maybe it'll be funny.>>80292919>>80292922>>80292934>CentralChuds we're up
>>80293236Don't do it. You can only stab me if I've done something to warrant it.
>>80293236Oh no no no, I merely imply. You're the one that takes the words in that direction.Not that I mind~
>>80292934>>80292871Shut it windbag. In ALBW, we have the rental system! We're relevant!
>renting
>>80293289You said TP was bad, I need to stab you.>>80293354I doubt it~ you just did it so well~ Such a cute and impure maiden~
if you guys want a game I've been waiting for half an hour...>>>/b/944290413>>>/b/944290413>>>/b/944290413
>>80293370>Let us not have strife between fellow isometric chads.
>>80293454No~ I'm just a pure and innocent maiden~ I would never lead you down the path of indecent thoughts~
>>80293523Are you sure? Because it looks like you already did that, so I'm not too sure... <3
>>80293454Think for a second, is it truly worth the effort and energy it would take to draw the knife and drive it in? Is the blood really going to satisfy? I think not. You shouldn't. Be rational.
>asking a /b/tard to be rationalYou'd have an easier time tying your shoes.
>>80293567Well, maybe just a little. Though it really didn't take much for you to take to it either~
>>80293272>Ezreal, his head buzzing pleasantly from shared (stolen) champagne, shuffled backwards through the confetti-coated crowd to get a better gazing angle on the billboards as they beamed out their colorful HAPPY NEW YEARS! messages. He wasn't watching his step, and found himself bumping up against one of the partygoers.Oops, 'scuse me, drunk guy backin' up here...>Turning around to apologize, Ezreal's face lit up with a grin upon recognizing the obstacle. Ohhh, it's you! Hey Doc! Happy New Years, right? Ahahah-!>Ezreal threw his hand out to dap up the doc, but the motion upset his delicate balance. He stumbled and corrected himself with a graceful wobble, then tittered sloppily.Eheheh. 2026, wooow. Anything special happen this year? >The last time they talked must've been a couple years ago. Back then, Ezreal had a deathly pallor to him, the unhealthy glow of a shambling zombie-man. Now, he was still pale-skinned, but it looked more like it was from a lack of sunlight than a lack of coursing blood! Notably, he also appeared authentically drunk, a process which a zomboid body couldn't go through. His heavy eye bags indicated the kind of exhaustion one could only get if they were physically capable of being tired. All in all... He could use a bit of work in the health department, but no longer was he *dead.*
>>80293577>Is the blood really going to satisfy?Yes, a lot actually~>>80293617Oh so you accept that you had some indecent intentions with that stuff huh?~ well maybe I liked it a lot because it was you!
>>80293639Technically murder is indecent~But really now? Oh, you touch me so if that's the case!
Evil Larry, save me from this cringe.
>>80293639That's it I'm calling the cops.>>80293272I need to use your police box for a sec.
>>80293683You only hate it because it's you they're talking about. Meanwhile, I have something to jerk off to tonight.
Craigypoo is such a quirkster XD
>>80293721>>80293639>>80293670>Blows up your penises.
>>80293272>Hey, wait a minute....
>>80292919>>80292922>>80293192happy new year you lot
>>80293670>Oh, you touch me so if that's the case!That's exactly what I had in mind~ mwaaah.>>80293693I'm the cops!>>80293754Nyooooooo
>>80293721Is Ez is so good why didn't he take Cirno to the ball hhhhmmm?
>>80293777I hope it's a great one for you.
>>80293754W-Wait! >Ezreal stammers in a panic after feeling the psychic pressure starting to build on his dick.The other two don't even have penises and they're the main instigators! This isn't fair at all, you fucking rat bastard piece of shit caHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT>Ezreal's penis explodes. >>80293836Who's been saying that I'm good...?
>>80293944HHHHMMMMMMMM?
>>80293754Good thing I'm a maiden!>>80293833Oh, what a surprise!>Here's a kiss back.If you want to take it that way, how about we go somewhere more comfortable?
>>80293631Oohf->The Doctor lurched forwards a step before regaining his balance, confused but not surprised considering the venue. What *did* surprise him, though...What?>Was the long since (possibly) overdue sight of *this* face, *this* human, *this* man. A wave of memories hit the Doctor like a truck and his words stuttere in his throat.You- you're->It wasn't until Ezreal nearly toppled over- which prompted the Doctor to jump forward and grab him by the shoulders and pull him fully upright again- that the Doctor got a good look at the surprisingly familiar face. And with that look, the words came back proper.You're alive! I mean, *really* alive! Fully, properly... alive!>The Doctor laughed, half-happy, half-disbelieving, as he quickly gave Ezreal a visual once-over.What happened to you?!>Normally, you only ask that question when someone *doesn't* look fine...>>80293693>I wouldn't recommend it. That phone's been on the fritz for centuries...>>80293756>Mmmmyes?
amazing how yabu starts off his year here being creepy as always.
>>80294023Goonsquad starting off strong
>>80293952You people need to let go of this idea of Cirno and I. One feels like what having a little sister would feel like and the other, the circumstances are just way too weird. And they both, you know...>Ezreal rolls his hand through the air as he searches for appropriate phrasing.They need more meat. >>80293978>Ezreal gave a wobbly, theatrical bow in response to the Doctor’s stunned declaration. The gesture was all loose limbs, and he pulled off a miraculous feat of not falling over. That's right, that's right...>Ezreal echoed with a sloppy smile. He straightened up, as much as he could while his feet felt like they were on ice. I just started feeling healthier the more time I spent away from this place! My personal theory is that uh, dying like five times a day probably wasn't good for my soul?>He shrugs. His grin endures, a little sloppy, a little lopsided, but unmistakably bright. It's not radiant like the sun but it's radiant like... a fuzzy neon light that's a little low on juice.I've never seen anyone else get afflicted like that, but hey! I've always taken to the Arena harder than most. I'm a sensitive man, that's for sure...
>Chadbu grabbily grabbing what he likesCucks btfo
>>80294156Maybe if you kissed Cirno she would wake up from her coma, hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmm?
>>80294159Yabu himself is a little cucked. Mumbles blocked him off from the Cirnos. And you can't forget about him getting blocked from Penny's Lab.
>>80293978>Well, I have been trying to catch you when you're free, but it seems I was a touch too late for that this time, too.
>>80294173I'm straight up going to kill you if you make that noise again.
>>80294190Do you have a penis?
>>80294173Holy cringe
>>80294191If you do that you'll be sent to Kickassania.
>>80294156>The Doctor scoffed out a laugh at his less-than-certain explanation.Yeah, I would think so.>As he smiled at Ezreal with a confused half-grin, the Doctor was quick to reach inside his suit jacket to retrieve the sonic screwdriver, which he clicks on and waves over Ezreal a few times to produce as thorough a scan of his vitals as he could manage. Which, with the sonic, could be pretty thorough.*Well*, you have endured more... particularly unique exposure to a variety of alien elements than most people I've met here, far as I can tell. It makes sense you've been changed by what you've endured, even if the changes themselves don't make sense. Reminds me of a friend of mine...>Is Ezreal a captain? No, wait, stupid thought.>The Doctor pulled the sonic back and looked it over, in the way only he knew how to, then looked back up to Ezreal, to his face. He studied that too, for a moment... then he laughed again.Hah! Well, regardless, it's brilliant to see a familiar face! I'll admit, I'd long since assumed you've been... *blinked* out of this place for good!>Was that the word he was going with? Apparently.>>80294190>I mean, if you want to try and get something done while we're both up and about, I'm open to try. For at least a... few hours, ish.
>>80294409Blinking, huh? I haven't thought about that in a while...>Ezreal seems to take to the term, and his mind drifts through all the faces that have been left behind to the past. Huh, there's Eureka. It's been a while since he thought about her.Shit. It really has been a lot of people, hasn't it? Ahaha!>Ezreal pinches a glass of alcoholic whatever out from a passer-by hands and downs the drink himself. He hiccups, and neatly slides the empty glass back into their hand with the same dexterity as Indy swapping out treasure from a pressure plate for a bag of rocks. Oh well. Yeah, I'm still here. I'll probably be here until the world collapses, which uh, doesn't look like it'll happen any time soon right? Did all those evil robots that were gonna blow the world up die to rust?>>80294284Sorry, but the reference just went... Zooop! Right over my head.
>>80294199>Despite the odd eyebrow-raising moment here and there, Macross is not a hentai, so don't bet on it.>>80294409>Well...we are here, and we were here...and it was my turn.https://desuarchive.org/trash/thread/79358603/#79358865>...Say, what's your opinion on green men? Not little green men, big green men.
>>80294516Would you grow a penis and let me suck it for $400?
I guess it's my turn to say it nowHappy new year everyone>He has to leave to celebrate
I got so filthy wasted I apparently tried to delete my discord account.I slept for 13 fkn hours..
>>80294698https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr_GAJZviR0
>>80294495It has, yes. A lot. Hm.>Oh, let's not get too caught up in the place. There are too many of those mental doors that don't need opening up...>Speaking of which, after watching that display of quick-fingered theft that even the Doc had to admit was a bit impressive, there's a train of thought that he's been trying not to have tonight.Hm? Oh! Right The- the Decepticons! Blimey, there's a thought.>He makes a good show of acting like it hasn't been on his mind... well, you could almost argue for all his life. All of this life at least. He could have stopped them before, could have saved lives. But then, the change...>He shuts that door and moves on.No, no, they're not a problem. Not for the time being. Far as I know, they've- well, they've "blinked" too. Most of them, at least. There seem to be some remnants out there, somewhere, but they're scattered to the winds. Another problem put on the back burner, thanks to time. Funny how often that happens.>A moment to think.But that... ooh, that was a while ago now, wasn't it? Hard to keep track. I have to ask, what have you been up to since I last saw you?>Now there's a thought; how long ago had *that* moment been, specifically? It must have been before-->That.>>80294516>They make me think of ripped jeans and jolly green beans. But somehow I get the impression that isn't where this is going.>Unless...?
>>80294735I don't get the joke.
>>80294747There's no joke, watch my song
>>80294761but I don't wanna listen to despacito justin bieber stuff
>>80294775It took a lot of courage to share that with you I am literally shaking right now please watch it
>>80294783Fine.. but I'm not happy about it.
>>80294409>>79358865Deculture...!>Whatever that word means, she sounds astonished by the implications.I-I've never even heard of something like that. How's it even possible to evolve a plant to be mobile enough for that? Ah->She does a double take back up to some of the offending greenery.You...don't think that this is their work, then?>...That was a side tangent, wasn't it?>>80294740>Ehhhh...at least one of those....
>>80294795Thank you
>>80294806Holy fuck this song SUUCKS.. Anon why are you making me listen to this
>>80294799So penis y or n
>>80294740Really? I never thought the blinking would be so indiscriminate. I thought it only went after the good, y'know? But good and bad are washed away by the Arena's whim. Hm...>An oddly comforting thought? Conversation with the Doctor seems to be sobering Ezreal up as he stands steadier on his feet. When the Doctor asks about him, Ezreal responds with a sunny smile.Never been better, Doc! There's still a lot to worry about, but at least I have a beating heart again. And better yet, I have a thriving career...>Ezreal pauses to build anticipation, his grin spreading wider. ...In pop music! I'm in a boyband now, and we're a massive hit. I met some likeminded individuals on the Internet, practiced my singing, and before ya know it - boom! I'm up on stage performing for millions. Hardly the expected path, right? Goes to show what you can do when you put your mind to something.
KYA HA HA HA HA HA!
>this rp
>>80294799Hm? Oh, no, no not this. They're more, ah, 'traditional' when it comes to their forests. They've got a soft spot for good ol' classic 21st-century Earth. Plus->He paused, looking around at the overgrown farm they were stuck in. He leaned back, squinting, trying to look up at the sky.I don't *think* this is the right century. Feels too early.>He sniffed, acted like that was a normal thing to say... then snapped his gaze back to the woman.Would've been neat though, wouldn't it?>It... seems that it was. But he's smiling about it. And isn't it nice that he's happy?What's 'Deculture' mean by the way?>God, slow down would ya->>80294905A->The Doctor was going to say... something. But the words fell along with his face when Ezreal spoke the word "boyband."... Ah.>His eyes blinked once and came back to the present.You know, in 900 years of time and space, I don't think I've ever had anyone tell me that they're in a... "boyband." It sounds very... energenic.>Usually, this is where someone would tell him that he's being rude. But alas.I will say, it does sound like a healthier use of your time than, you know, dying over and over again. Is that why you're so...?>Drunk. The word he's avoiding is drunk.
>>80295146I...see.>She sounds befuddled by the information.Ah- sorry. I've never heard of anyone who didn't...it's Zentradi, it, uh. It's an exclamation! Y-you know..."whoa, deculture"?>Get with the times, old man.>As she awkwardly fumbles her way through the explanation, a low rumble makes itself known, the low woosh and whine of something pushing air past as it hovers along, growing steadily closer. The Doctor probably picks up on it sooner, but after a moment this woman's ears twitch as she registers it too.
>>80295072Whoa-hoa, look at that! I get to catch the Doctor off guard with something. Oh, that's fun, ahah.>Speaking of that thing he's gesturing at, Ezreal takes another drink from someone (this time it was offered) and throws his head back to scull it down quick. He lets out a satisfied 'ahhh' when he finishes, and hands the glass back, grinning in amusement at the Doctor's concern.It's the new year, doc! That->BOOM!>Ezreal points up at the sky as a firework goes off over the city, briefly illuminating it in a brilliant burst of red and yellow light. -is the reason for the drinky tonight. WOO!!>Ezreal joins in on the crowd as they cheer at the fireworks, looking away from the Doc to throw his cheers up into the sky alongside the voices of everyone else.Wew... >After that brief high, Ezreal comes back down to earth again.This'll be year number nine in the Arena. How many people around are boasting numbers like that, huh? I'm a HG OG, man!
>>80295263>"Befuddled" is a very fitting word for him, yes.Ah! Zentradi! Right, of course!>The man smiled and nodded along with her... then bluntly asked:What's Zentradi?>Right on the money with that next thought, though. As soon as that last 'i' was out, his head twitched to the side almost imperceptibly, followed a second after by his eyes.You hear that? Sounds like... hover engines?>Thousands of possibilities run through his mind. He needs to narrow it down fast. Actually spotting the source of this disturbance first might help...!>>80295285Yeah... normally, someone has to be shooting at me to get this look out of me. You should savor it.>At least he's not too surprised for sarcasm. Though for a moment, his eyes pop wide as a new wave of fireworks roars overhead. Then followed by the roars of the crowd. Almost forgot about the ocean of people the two of them were standing in; once you get used to having a conversation while half-screaming, it sort of all bleeds together.Humans. You never get tired of yourselves, do you?>He's one to talk. But still, the whole of this scene seemed to amuse him greatly...>Then, with Ezreal, he came crashing back down with the notion of time.Nine years? Whoof.>A fair reaction, considering the circumstances.... I almost forget, you know. How it must feel for you. Time, I mean. In this place, this "Arena," time feels all... wrong. Distorted, muddled, manipulated, fractured. But it's still time, it still must feel dreadfully linear for those actually stuck in the thick of it. Or maybe not! I'm not even sure!>He took another moment to think. His smile fell upside down.It's barely been a year for me. A human year, at least. And even then, who knows, maybe it's more, maybe less. But that's time travel for you.>Another pause.... What... what is 'HG,' by the way?>Uh-oh, the walls--
>>80295443>At the Doctor’s mention of time, Ezreal adopted a look of profound, mock betrayal, letting out a gasp and shaking his head in disappointment.Barely a year, huh? >Ezreal's voice dripped with feigned hurt. He looked back up after dropping his gaze to the ground for a moment, and put a hand over his chest, to soothe that oh-so-aching heart of his.My God Doc, I thought you were one of us! One of the people stuck trudging through the awful slog of time, even with your fancy schmancy machine. I can't believe this...>He kept up the charade until then, where he let it crack with a dry, humorless snicker. He had just remembered a bitter punchline to all this time talk, bitter because the joke was on him.Ehhh... Technically, it's been 109 years for me. Or just a bit more. I got all time dilated in one of the games. >He exhaled a sharp breath through his nose, a release of pressure as he remembered that one event.Ahhh... And it was a really boring one hundred years too. I got stuck living somebody else's life. It's a long story though...>He says, showing a faint smirk....Being that it's got a hundred years worth of material to tell and all.>With that said, the Doc's confusion over his use of acronym adds a spark of amusement that turns Ezreal's dry smirk into a wry smirk. An upgrade! He loved having information that smart guys didn't have.Ooh, you don't know the Arena's True Name? It's the Hunger Games. Weird name, 'cause hunger really isn't the biggest killer, but I guess most games have some kind of feast?
>>80295443I- huh?>It clicks right after the 'huh', her own reaction being much more obvious.>Down the road, about. Repulsing the air...no, that's a side-effect, isn't it, that's the sheer displacement of whatever this is and the effects of counteracting gravity.Anti-gravity platform? A large one? Here?>The glint of metal comes to a stop just from the edge of the opposite side of the head of lettuce. It switches to idling in place.>A heavy thudding noise, followed by another in short succession. A second pair. A third, fourth. Loud enough to where you'd mistake it for being some sort of attack on the ground, up until a vague rhythm is established by the four pairs of noise sounding in what must be some sort of approach.>Your elfin-looking friend here seems to've stiffened up and motioned to press herself against the lettuce off reflex alone, starting to sidle along the underside of it without another word.
>>80295572Oh, don't give me that! All of time and space at my door, and I still decide to spend my time here! You should consider yourself lucky for that. My brilliance is a rare commodity in one universe, let alone two. Or more!>Yes, he *is* still here. Wonder why? If he has so much else he could be doing, what keeps him tethered to this hellhole...?>No time to wonder. Now the Doctor was barely holding back a grimace.Hm... I went through something similar myself fairly recently. Not for a hundred years, of course, but...>Another door. A face. A name. "Joan." It distracts him from finishing the thought. Instead, all that comes is:I'm sorry.>Nothing like the sobering effect of the past to kill that New Year's buzz, right? Luckily for the both of them that Ezreal knows how to keep the party movin'.That sounds... *well,* it sounds just as ridiculous as 'The Arena' if we're being honest. Equally nonsensical... where did you hear that one? I've been meaning to look into where all of this actually came from. Never could find the time, ironically, always one disaster after another to move onto...>>80295623Oooh. Interesting.>The man's interest is apparent as attention turns towards the gravitational displacement up ahead. And then came the thudding, and he started to look around. He didn't look as worried as one probably should in a situation like this. Rather, he just seemed more interested, more perplexed.What is that? Some kind of harvester, maybe? Or a->He noticed her gesture before noticing how rigid she's gone. And only then did he seem to realize that this could be something dangerous, based on the way his eyes widened a little more.>With a quiet "Oh." he stepped back just as she had and went quiet. His gaze was locked in the direction of the approaching pounding noise. He was just dying to see what it could have been.
>>80295768Hey, all that time has come and gone. It's fine now. Just a good story to scrape some sympathy with, heh.>Ezreal's unbothered laugh tells that's probably the actual mindset he's adopted about it. He's still much happier moving on to a different topic, even though this one has some worrying revelations of its own.Oh man, I learned this what - it must've been six years ago? Seven and a half? You might've heard about the psychopath skeleton that used to come around here. He had his own games, I got backstage access to one of them, annnd... Yeah, Hunger Games is what they're all called.>Ezreal says with an affirmative nod. He then hums as something else comes to mind.Or, hmmm... It might've been something that frog girl told me? I remember one day, one of the tributes here - a frog girl, as I mentioned - came to me all in a panic because she had just learned that all of this was fake and we're not real. She was very upset. So whatever she found must've been real convincing, but...>Ezreal reaches a hand out to the sky, grasping at all that fakeness. ...I never believed that. Might've been some kind of truth buried in there though. I think, personally,>Ezreal pockets both hands.That much like how the universe exploded itself into existence, just like how a God might just always existed in another world with no impetus - the Arena just is. Y'know? A force of nature, abstract and bizarre and completely unknowable. A fact of life, completely open to all interpretations.
>>80295768>Her hand's hovering over a holster for some sort of handgun, by the way. At least, it was, but by the time that a boot with a shoe size larger than your average compensating-for-something pickup truck thuds in to view, she lets the hand pull back so she can press herself against the vegetable.>Belonging to the offending boot is a man who stands, oh, a casual 40 or so feet, clad in purple combat suits of some sorts, with a large rifle slung over his shoulder. Walking past him from behind is another, who is much the same, save for his green-hued face. The other two can be heard walking to the other side, one stopping, and the other roaming further off. One of them, consulting a data-pad the size of a car speaks, his voice deep, booming-echoing, oddly enough, some effect causing it to reverberate like that.[The harvest for this sector is below expectancy.]>The voice of the one on the other side is much the same. Rather stiff-sounding, too."As is the region. I will report to the captain that this area is becoming infertile.">...The rest of the plants would beg to differ, but okay. Perhaps there hasn't been much rainfall recently, but it's not so bad...it's probably just the time of year. Things slowing down.[Pull them up. The sooner we can find new worlds, the better. I dislike tending to plants.]>The others make sounds as if in agreement of the sentiment, before picking arbitrarily to start with some of the others that're more conveniently-sized for them- after all, even for people of this size, these are rather large.>The woman has barely relaxed ever so slightly, but points upwards as if to indicate "that". Takes care to speak lower, too....Speak of the devil, and he appears.
>>80295868I think I remember hearing something about that. Never fully believed it. Sounded ridiculous.>How could a skeleton talk without vocal cords? Perposterous! There surely had to be SOME rules to this place!>Bit the Doctor bit his tongue and held back on any further schathing denials. He was reading Ezreal's face, watching the way it looked as he thought of the past. It interested him, genuinely, to hear these kinds of things. Learning about the unknown, as the Arena truly was, was always a fun topic for him. The only problem was that most conversations about it tended NOT to be 'fun' for whoever he was speaking to.Ah, yes. The 'Big Bang.' My people called it Event One. Nearly saw it, once, but I was busy. Nearly died. *Well*... suppose I did, in a sense...>After a little bit of sort-of-bragging, followed by some weird mumbling hidden beneath the background conversation all around them, the Doctor let out a sigh.You humans have always assumed to know more about the universe than you ever truly did. You had some pretty good ideas for it, though, to your credit. If I were younger, I'd have probably argued against a place like this even being theoretically possible. But after all I've seen in my life? It's like you said; it's just nature. You might as well ask why the universe exploded out planets and the elements instead of birthing us all into a universe of... pink gas or giant play-blocks or anything else. You'll just give yourself a headache.>Ezreal might notice the way he's smiling; a genuine smile, for what seemed to be the first time. Trying to define the undefinable, he seemed to find a strange joy in it....>Then, slowly, the smile faded away. It took longer still before he looked back at Ezreal.Tell me, Ezreal. If you could undo it, if you could make it so that you never came here in the first place, so that you never jumped from the skin of your own happy little world into this one... would you?
>>80296027>A yelp gets caught in his throat as the machine comes crashing down in front of them-->No, wait. That wasn't a machine, not at all... it was alive!"Zentradi"...>The woman beside him could hear him mutter the word again. And if she were to look at him...?>She would see that he was smiling wider than ever. She might even think that he's physically struggling not to let out a laugh of pure amazement. If she thought the plants themselves seemed to impress him, then this was something else entirely.>When she spoke, his head slowly turned towards her, with his eyes remaining on the giant until it physically wasn't possible anymore. The wonderstruck look of a child was still clear on his face.Giants! Real, proper giants! And they're gardeners! Angry gardeners! Can you believe it!>He's managing to speak in a hushed tone just as she was, but the severity of their circumstances seems completely lost on him.Do you think it would scare them if I went up to say hello?
>>80296091Not at all.>Ezreal's response is a reflex, spoken without a trace of doubt. His voice, which had still been slurry and loose with drink just moments prior, was sharpened by certainty. After all, I found my higher calling here.>His voice becomes charged by a quiet fanaticism, and there's a strange shift in his gaze. He becomes so much more focused, the chaotic energy of the crowd and late night celebrations fading away to reveal an absolute conviction in his eyes. He was fixed on the purpose he supposedly had, becoming distant....>Then, he blinked. His hard, fixed intensity broke and he surfaced again, becoming aware of the Doctor's analytical self and how that shift must've looked. The buzz of Times Square rushed back in to fill the silence he had created, and Ezreal disguised that bizarre shift by smoothing his expression out into something more innocuous, almost sheepish....I mean being in a boyband, of course. Eheh. Anyways doc, it was nice catching up with you, but I've got a New Years to celebrate! Hopefully it won't be a few years until I bump into you again, aha! >With that said, Ezreal teleports to another country in his usual burst of yellow sparks. The Doctor probably couldn't have told he went that far. He was only pulling off several feet the last time they met! (Getting late so I'm off to bed, thanks for the RP!)
>>80296182>She, for her part, simply looks...concerned.O-of course I can!>That's a sort of bewilderment there as if he just said something...unbelievably stupid to her about that.M-mostly. Zentradi are a warrior race, they normally clone or resequence all of their food. A-and don't do anything crazy! Even if I shot one of them in the eye, it'd just be like throwing dirt in it at that size.>That said, a flash of concern crosses her face....They're supposed to avoid worlds inhabited by Miclone...er- people our size.
>>80296197... Hm.>The Doctor barely made a sound in response. The studious look was still there, but now there was a new gleam shimmering over his... impossibly old-looking eyes. A fascination. A curiosity. A question, he knew, without an answer.>He saw the mask slip, then go back on as Ezreal said his goodbyes... then disappeared from the spot!Oh!>Oh. Right. He could do that. How could he forget? Not like that glove was a fashion statement... if he was still wearing it...>A few passerbys noticed that a man disappeared in a flash, and the Doctor had to put on a sheepish look of his own.Er... magic trick. He's a magician! Look 'em up, he said he was in a band.>Taking a moment to straighten his coat, the Doctor began to weave back through the crowd, disappearing in a more subtle sort of way.>It was nice to see an old face. Nice to see that he wasn't dead. Nice to be around someone like that who didn't make him instinctively sick, unlike poor Jack. Must be some sort of loophole.>The sentiment was shared. Hopefully he could find him again, confirm that he's alive for just a bit longer.>He had plenty more people he still needed to find out here, after all...>Yeah, fairs. It was good to get something in with you again after probably REAL long my dawg. >2026 already off to a strong start, I'd say.
>>80296287Well then don't go shooting them! What are you, nuts? You'll never make friends with that attitude!>He must be purposefully missing the point here. He has to be. Because the alternative is even more infuriating.>Thankfully, if she's perceptive enough, she could probably notice the way his demeanor has started to shift. The words "warrior race" made his eyes narrow, and now he was looking back at the giants with less blazing curiosity and more calculating coldness.Doesn't look like we're on a world for people our size, does it? If anything, we're probably the-->You could almost see the light bulb go off as a realization hits. His face goes blank, then... sort of starts to sulk?Oh, no, wait... you're from there too, aren't you? The place, the->His voice takes on an almost whiny quality as he shakes his hand, trying to draw the word out of himself.The changing place. *Arena*. You're from there, right?>Like a child being dragged somewhere he didn't want to be, his shoulders slouched and his head lulled to one side as he leaned back against the vegi-stalk that was the size of a redwood.Oh, I thought I had gone home this time! I could have sworn- unless she kept me here on purpose? But why would she...?>Is there a point to all of this complaining? Probably not. Best to help him get focused again.
>>80296473The...what? Is that what they call this? All I know is I had a Fold accident and showed up here.>She shakes her head, and she reaches out to jostle him by the shoulder and point back out at the...treeline.>That perfectly normal-scaled treeline.The Zentradi are fleet- and station-based, they don't take and hold worlds normally. And the antigravity wouldn't have caused paths like that, right.>The perfectly normal-scaled roads.>She speaks with confidence about it, but the logic seems solid, for someone what looks a bit like space-military getup herself.[What is that chirping noise?]>The pondering aloud from one of the passing aliens makes her flinch as he pauses to look about, dragging a sprout rested on his shoulder with him.
Found someone even worse than Mordred shitting up the /slop/ thread lol go take a look a fat tranny is spamming their ass and making ai fags seethe
>>80296566>The shake of shoulder got a quiet "What?" out of him, as petulant as ever, but it was the pointing that snapped him out of that weird little funk and got him to focus again.Oh.>He said, the realization becoming clear as he looked back between the woman and the trees. And then, in turn, the perfectly ordinary-sized roadways. He looked back at her, and, with a similar confidence to hers, he simply said to her:This is an invasion.>And then he nearly jumped out of his skin right along with her as the nearest giant stopped, a bit too close for comfort as he looked around. He clenched his teeth and nodded to the side for his new friend here to try and move around the stalk once the giant was looking away.>He had to think of a plan here, and fast. If they're clearing house, eventually they're going to pull *this* vegetable up, and then where will they be?! But on top of simply getting out of here alive, there were so many other burning questions to be asked!>... And if any of those questions are going to be answered, we'll have to find out at a later point, since I suspect you and I are both reaching the ends of our rope here considering the time. Am I right?
>>80296763>I have a...little left in me, but it'd probably still be safer to call it.>I can only hope I don't fumble this too hard.
>>80296804>Don't worry, it's gonna be epic. We're gonna fight giants and the budget's going to be stretched noice and thin, and everyone will love it.>But for now, precious sleep...
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>>80299436happy first dead hours of the year, HG.
>Summons the big plant.
Kosaku going down the blue to pink pipeline
>>80300327lol
>>80300196Oh no... Do you mean Petey piranha...?>>80300327If I troon out I'll make sure to inform HG so the anons have something good to make fun of me for, extremely extremely unlikely though. I have no desire to become a girl irl.
>>80300588>drains you dry
>>80300646NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT'S A HUGE PLANT HE'LL DRAIN IT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
>>80300686>drains you BONE DRY after
