The Nexus

[Weapons Stall] !:3 "Humm, let me think a minute..." Taos says, scratching her chin - or the bottom of her screen - as she considers which option she likes best. The silvery mithril is nice, but it might clash with the rest of the sword, not to mention the wrapping and sheath. As for the ...

[Blackjack] "Well, like I said. I'm outgoing, but I'm not the type of girl who would do that for anyone who asked," Solenoid calmly explains. "And besides, our little game is still underway. If you win, I'm all yours anyways," she continues, placing her hands between her thighs ...

Gaul gives a strange look, glancing at the beer bottle. "Colonel? I'd ask about that, but... that's probably a story for another time," he decides.

With that, the toon finally heads for the doors and leaves the tavern.

[Junkyard] The fakebot does succeed in surprising Zeeland, causing him to stop firing projectiles for the moment. Zeeland's response to this might not have been what Mia was expecting, however: "Now I know you're a fake. The real TARBot is a dumb fuck, but he's not stupid enough to touch hot m...

Gaul grins and nods at the armoured man. "I did help, didn't I? Though, I can't lie, getting that Hopestar guy off your back was all you. Quick thinking like that is an undervalued skill." he says. He gets up from his chair, seemingly preparing to leave as well. "You do that. I'm gonn...

Well, that worked, but it's not the type of gag you do more than once in such a short time-frame. Either way, Gaul has a feeling - borne of personal experience - that the armoured man isn't in any real danger. He does quietly say to himself "Sheesh, and I thought my name was bad..." in res...

[Blackjack] An expression of surprise momentarily crosses Solenoid's face as the succubus names her price. This surprise comes about partially due to the nature of the request itself, but also partially due to how... doable it seems. Granted, she doesn't know much about this world, but she reckons ...

[Junkyard] Zeeland takes note of 'TARBot''s movement as it leaves his line of sight. If it really is a fake, it probably won't be able to leave this dimension, so he's free to leave keeping tabs on it for later. The firefighter also chooses to take advantage of the newly-created distance between hi...

[Junkyard] Zeeland causes the explosion anyway, the ground just in front of him glowing red for half a second before erupting into a burst of fire. As for his own safety, he moves with the recoil of the blast, gliding rapidly backwards to try to put some distance between him and Wenomir. He doesn't...

Gaul jumps in his seat a little when Hoshiki grabs the armoured man's collar. The better part of him wants to try and talk them down, but the side that wants to see this reach its natural conclusion is ultimately what prevails. "Why Hoshiko?" Gaul asks, after a dry swallow and a moment of ...

"Oh. That sounds... great?" Gaul says, a little confused. Partially because, from what he understands about evil spirits, wiping them out seems like an impossibility, and partially because it doesn't actually sound like something he would be excited to hear. Of course, their situations ar...

[Junkyard] The moment Wenomir moves, Zeeland does too. The glow of the blue orb floating around his back slightly increases its intensity as he uses its power to speed himself up, letting him sidestep Wenomir's charge and move behind him. Returning to normal speed, he thrusts a finger at the ground...

[Junkyard] Zeeland gives a frustrated grunt when TARBot disappears from his grasp. "Looks like that fucker still had some juice in him." When the wall of fire is created, Zeeland looks up to see Wenomir jumping over it, and immediately turns to face him when he lands. "We-he-hell, lo...

[Blackjack] Solenoid gives a mildly annoyed expression when the succubus boops her nose. "Oh? Well-" she begins, before being cut off by the dealer's objection. "Apologies. I'll hit, thanks," she says, nodding to the dealer. Back to the succubus, she regains her confident smile ...

Both the armored man and Hoshiki stare into the distance for a moment. Hoshiki finds himself thinking of pagoda reflected on the water of a lake, with a range of mountains visible in the horizon. He thinks of boats on the river, and along the coast of the ocean, and of the narrow alleyways through ...

[Junkyard] "Oh yeah? Well, this ain't fucking Cookie Clicker, so no command you have can ruin the fun here. Suck my paint." Zeeland tilts his head slightly to keep Wenomir in his view better as he continues to move. If the commander makes a move towards him, he will quickly create a tall ...

[Junkyard] Zeeland actually stops at this, turning once again to look at Wenomir. He doesn't immediately drop TARBot, though. "You're shitting me, right? You don't even want the cores, you're just here to fuck up all the fun?" Zeeland shrugs and briefly gestures to the badge on his helmet...

[Junkyard]

Zeeland moves to grab TARBot, hoist the robot over his shoulder and turn back towards his firetruck.

Simultaneously, he responds to Wenomir. "Oh shit, you're after these things too? Well, this one's mine, so you're SOL today. Go home."

"True, true. Makes sense." Gold nods in recognition and agreement.

"So, what was your old land like? Before you had to leave, anyways." the toon enquires.

[Junkyard] "Shut the fuck up, I'm trying to do something here," the red bot interrupts, pivoting back to the false TARBot. He starts moving again, fast enough to outpace the replica's crawling. When he's quite close, he crouches down and reaches out, trying to grab TARBot by his ankles.

"They punish Reapers for becoming an evil spirit by.... killing them again?" Gold asks with a confused expression. "I'm assuming that the, eh, spiritual Supreme Court means something a little different by that, too."

[Junkyard] The robot lets out a small chuckling noise as the twin dummies go down, then begins sauntering towards the fake TARBot. When Wenomir comes out and begins addressing him, the bot stops and turns to look at the commander. Raising a finger, he says "Harsh, my ass. I warned them, they d...

"He's right, that was pretty good," Gaul says, nodding at Hoshiki. "Brings a certain word to mind... empathy, or something like that."

"So, that's what makes an evil spirit, then? Being avenging, apathetic, and anything but alive?

[Junkyard] "...Fine, then. See what happens when you disregard a fucking fire warning." comes the reply after a brief pause. Then, a figure steps out of the ladder truck and forward, shutting its door behind them. They're wearing a saturated red firefighter's outfit, complete with hard ha...

[Junkyard] In the distance, the unmistakable blare of a Q2B siren can be heard. The sound gets closer and closer until its source is finally revealed: a large, modern-looking red firetruck (more specifically a ladder truck) that pulls into the junkyard and comes to a stop, headlights shining upon t...

[Blackjack]

"Is that so?" Solenoid muses, raising her head slightly. "Well, you can't just say something like that without telling me what you've learned." she says, whilst taking a peek at her cards.

"Mm." Gaul says in response, nodding quietly. Seems to him that 'evil' isn't anything more than a label in this case, because he doesn't think he's evil.

"Go ahead. What's the other reason?" he enquires.

[Weapons Stall]

... "Mithril?" :3 "That could work," Taos nods. "You use grey mithril, right?" she adds quickly.

Gaul glances at Hoshiki, but doesn't seem too surprised at his answer.

The businessman shrugs. "Well, it's culture, really. Nobody wants to leave an interaction feeling like they lost, or got walked all over. Taking revenge is more satisfying."

Gaul ponders the armoured man's question for a moment, briefly scratching his chin as he does so.

After several seconds, he speaks up. "Immediately? I'd want the fork out of my hand. I'd probably want to get you back for it soon after, though. You watch cartoons, right?"