The Nexus

[Aiko's Bad Day] Bloodplunder Residence Koko giggles and covers her nose as Nana boops it, her cheeks darkening in response to the positive attention. Aw! She knew Nana felt that way about her! The momentary levity fades away enough for her to rejoin the conversation soon after, though. "Well,...

"...Yeah, I guess there really isn't anything left..." Oniko mutters, sparing a glance at the one door labeled with warning signs and internally wincing. "...Sorry, Ikari..." "...Any of us get disintegrated, I'm blaming you." Yorumi helpfully informs Reina, giving her ...

[Outdoor Movie Place] "... Hai. " Koko mutters unconvincingly, holding Darko's arm tightly enough to endanger his circulation. She's very much not fine, of course. Having an old woman yell directly toward her those exact words in that exact way was... painful in a way that isn't entirely ...

[Run Rabbit Run] "...Oouagh." The figure's shadow recedes, down to a more reasonable size, once again sitting limply on the log. "You don't know. You wouldn't ask if you knew." She mutters. "The jail between the bars, the dark between the stars, that place which is ours. Th...

[Skybase] "Nah. Not nearly enough ink in there for that, and it doesn't really squirt like that so much as leak . But you'd be surprised how many uses there are for a marker that never, ever comes off all the way, especially in a war of information. Need to get a message to someone? Or track a...

[Run Rabbit Run] There's not an immediate response. The shadow simply continues to stand over him limply, before jolting slightly and standing upright again. "...Ooouagh." The hidden figure moans. "Been trapped... trapped for so long..." She whispers, as though expecting someone...

[Outdoor Movie Place] Heavy stuff indeed. Fortunately, Koko seems to be taking it fairly well. At least, in absolute terms. Her processing the scene is marked by an absence of all those little twitches and smiles and things Darko apparently found so precious. Instead, she's simply watching, wide-ey...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Brignole Manor With the conversation going in multiple different directions at once, Aiai and Babaz find themselves talking at the same time, addressing two different subjects and two different people, in a show of multitasking that would likely make Aiko envious if she wasn't perf...

[Run Rabbit Run] "Then there are assholes everywhere!" The shadow's jaw snaps so hard there's an audible clacking of teeth ramming into each other. "They think I don't hear them, but I do! She's too tall, too small, too thin, wrong skin, too flat, too fat, vile and in denial, wrong f...

Skybase "Okay, well it sounds like it's something worth testing! And either way it should work on other critters like zombies. And possibly house spirits?" A lot of the time brownies and such are physical fey. Just invisible! So that would probably work. "Not sure if I want to test i...

[-> 21F] "That's not... I didn't..." Oniko stammers. She doesn't manage a coherent sentence before rejoining Asami on the teleporter, and seems to give up afterward. Meanwhile, Asami will find that her phone does have service... technically. At least once she gets above ground again. The ...

[Cessie's Office] Khafir, once again, folds her arms behind her back. "...I see subtext there, as well." She begins. "This is not purely for the advancement of the project. A collaboration with HALO was always possible before today. If that were the true issue on the proverbial table...

[Paternity Problems] Braon opens her mouth to say something to Rein before he goes, but seems to lose her nerve before she can get the first syllable out. It certainly doesn't help that he sounds like he's already made up his mind about leaving without seeing the kids, much more so than she has. In...

Outdoor Movie Place Whether Koko's jealousy theory is correct is hard to say, as there's no reply from the friend. But after a moment, the popcorn does leave her hand, floating a short distance in the air before disappearing. So it's not totally imaginary at least. Darko manages to tear his eyes aw...

[Outten Inn] Sounded like they had experience alright. "I take it you're from a more advanced society than me then, at least technologically speaking." Ava remarks as she glances at her new cards before looking back at the pair. Trying to determine how good a hand they were sitting on. It...

[The Battered Shield] "Seems like a reasonable guide to me." Angela agrees, tapping her visor. "Don't replace the hardware until it stops working. Then you get the cutting-edge stuff." She smiles briefly, before she seems to realize something and frowns again. "...You're no...

Run Rabbit Run Nothing like a completely silent forest to get your hackles raised. Harley glances around the clearing with increasing nervousness. Something unnatural is afoot, and he doesn't like it. He's about to leave well enough alone and sprint away from this place when- He sees her. A winged ...

[Cessie's Office] Khafir straightens, regaining a more respectful distance from the commander. "...If I am understanding you correctly, then," she begins again, "we will be turning the project over to them, but I will be going with it. Not as a permanent transfer of personnel, but as...

Run Rabbit Run Harley hasn't been a rabbit in a long time. In the intervening years he's ascended to godhood, turned evil, lost his divinity, and started on the long path of redemption. But there are some traits from his past as a woodland animal that have remained consistent despite all these chan...

[Cessie's Office] "..." Khafir doesn't answer right away. She just stares at Cessie, with an expression on her face as close to shock as the commander's ever seen on her. "...Speaking purely in practical terms." She begins, folding her hands. "There is no reason that would ...

[Outdoor Movie Place] Now what in earth could Darko's imaginary- sorry, invisible - friend be saying about her? Presumably it's something unkind. Darko probably wouldn't be reacting that way if they were being nice. Oh! They're probably a little jealous. Koko's seen that before. Darko and his frien...

[Crash Site] Good Doctors "The pain I can handle," Shahala says. He looks at Eun curiously. The blobby stuff of his helmet ripples down to reveal his face - a mostly human face, save for the kingly antlers protruding from his skull and the large, upraised ears of a stag. He has close-cut ...

[Cessie's Office] "Before I answer that..." Khafir tilts her head quizzically at her superior. "...I am not always observant of subtext, but I find that to be a very intriguing choice of words on your part, commander. Were you under the impression that I created these entities? Becau...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Bloodplunder Residence Is she sick? Well, there are two schools of thought on that. On the one hand, Koko is being very strange compared to her usual self. Not just in that her appearance has changed; Aikobaz didn't have wings, a tail, or horns when she when she left the house last...

[Outdoor Movie Place] "...Oh!" Koko smiles and slowly sidles up to Darko again. "Are you sure? I don't want to be a bother..." She's pretty sure he's sure. He probably wouldn't immediately take it back if he actually was talking to her. And the invisible friend thing made... a k...

[Outdoor Movie Place] "...Sorry, I didn't realize I was bothering you." Koko shuffles away from Darko, awkwardly brushing her hair out of her face. That was a bit of a dramatic turn. She must have, like, accidentally poked him in the eye or a sensitive part of his ribs or something. Or ma...

[Cessie's Office] "More to the point." Khafir shuffles and clears her throat. "To my knowledge, I do not have a counterpart at HALO who is in the position of being nonviable as a source of food. Without such a keeper available, the risk of a containment breach increases dramatically....

[6F] The tree shakes ominously when Asami lands, bits of dust and sand coming loose from its branches as the impact reverberates through it, but thankfully, it doesn't immediately collapse on her or anything. Oniko is, of course, still waiting out in the hallway, leaning against the wall and lookin...

[The Battered Shield] "Ah. Even with the training you feel like you're in a different weight class." Angela gives her chin a little stroke. "And I'm going to guess that this isn't one of those problems that can be solved with more training. There's only so much potential you can unlo...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Bloodplunder Residence "Hey!" Koko objects as Stinky-chan's search turns up a leather pocketbook, tucked into her blazer. "Stinky-chan! That isn't yours! Leave it alone!" Almost instinctively, she pulls away toward Darko, interposing him between herself and the ...