The Nexus

[Intersection Precint] Bunny shakes her head and puts the tea aside. "I'm not thirsty" , she mutters while pondering Michalson's words. After a moment, she perks up. "Do you... do you have a picture of me as I was when they arrested me? Of my old body, I mean. Go and show it to him. ...

[Intersection Precinct] Bunny takes the tea, but does not drink it. Not because she suspects anything's off - she's simply not thirsty, and her exhaustion has nothing to do with her nerves or other physical aspects of her body. She shakes her head as she listens to the conversation. "Why do yo...

The biker looks at the tattered pen with narrowed eyes. "Thank you", they say as they pick up the pen, testing it on the edge of one of the papers to see that it still works. "Nice magic trick", they add with a tone dripping with sarcasm.

[Typhon] But what work is there to be finished? The machine is shattered, its heavier pieces already fallen into other worlds while the smaller ones are being scattered by the storm winds. The swordsman could stay and keep carving up the corpse of this god, forcing it to surrender each soul it has ...

[Typhon] When the swordsman notices the orbs of lightning converging on his position, he stops. Like the winds, the projectiles hit the wall of his spiritual power and are directed along a circular path, funneled upwards. But, he'd hate to let all that potential energy go to waste, so he points his...

The biker stops and stares at Codebreaker for a moment, then holds out their hand. "May I have that pen, please?", they ask in exaggeratedly sugary voice.

[Typhon] Half of the infernal contraption might not fall on Nexus. There's a line where thr swordsman's attack passed, imperceptibly thin at first, but then the edge gives in under the weight and that line opens into a yawning black chasm. Air rushes into the emptiness, and the swordsman moves with...

[Intersection Precint] When this new Lia expresses the desire to go after Hoshiki, it elicits a short, grim laughter out of Bunny. "Ha ha. You, go after the swordsman? That's a death wish. I understand now why he took a blow for the detective but not for the other you. You have no hope. No hop...

[Typhon] Not just to destroy. The swordsman remembers his mistake from the last time he dealt with a similar being: he did not take sufficient care to severe the stolen souls from their taker. He intents not to repeat such errors. But, before there can be a thousand cuts, there must be one. The swo...

[Intersection Precint]

Bunny doesn't react to Lia touching her, continuing to stare at her toes. Michalson may need to squeeze more information out of her, but she might not be in the state of mind to give him any. He might need to wait for the worst to pass before pressing the issue.

[Intersection Precint] "Why? Why? " , Bunny repeats angrily, rocking back and forth, "because he had a hole for a heart, that's why! We two were just toys he cast away when we couldn't fill that hole. So cruel... so cruel..." Of course, by now, Michalson knows it isn't just a fa...

[Typhon] The swordsman nods as he sets Kothar down and hands him his axe. "Will do." Senshi Hoshiki walks forward with measured steps while the lizardman paladin goes to make a show of himself. The swordsman's feet leave rings of blue fire where he steps. As he breathes, his spiritual pow...

"Yes, yes, those are a given", the biker replies to Lenny's suggestions, "someone hand me a pen." They snap their fingers, expecting someone to pick up the cue.

[Intersection Precint] Bunny stares at Lia dully as the mycoid recounts her version of the events. "Of course. Of course he killed him. I said it, didn't I? That he was just going to get himself killed." Bunny slumps against the wall and sits back on the floor, staring at her toes with a ...

[Intersection Precint] Bunny reaches to take the coat from Michalson, but when he lets go of it, its weight almost makes her fall down. "Huh. This body is quite weak for its size" , she comments as she straightens up and wraps the coat around her. She looks at Lia. "You look differen...

The biker raises an eyebrow when Codebreaker calls them "Alice". But the rest of his comment flies over their head, his choice of words confusing them. The biker's about to ask about the mote of light, when Lenny distracta them. "Oh hey, a missing poster is a decent idea. Hey, barkeep...

The biker frowns and touches their ear when Codebreaker does his trick. Though he might've noticed they got more alert already when they mentioned "spirits". "Ventriliquism. Duh" , they reply to his query, "throwing one's voice is an ols trick." Silently, they're wonder...

[Widening Gyre] Up it is, then! Kothar is yanked upward and the ground is left even further behind as the swordsman runs in a spiral towards the top of the chain and into whatever Hell-realm it originates from. He can only hope there is something for Kothar to stand on when they get there. --- [Int...

The biker watches the spoon twirl in the glass. "Nice magic trick" , they say, smiling, "do you have a magnet under that class or what?" They finish their drink as Lenny talks. "Chrome Coast... no, don't recall any place called that. Certainly none I've ever visited. No magi...

[Widening Gyre] Being grabbed by the swordsman is less like someone holding your hand, and more like being a feather caught in a powerful updraft. Kothar might feel almost weightless as the swordsman pulls him along. The paladin's axe never hits the ground - using him as a counterweight, the swords...

"Skinny blonde girl called Emily? Oh, I've known a few of those. Had one two in the same class during ninth grade" , the biker jests, smiling sadly at Lenny. "I think you'll have to be more specific. For starters, which part of the world are you from?" When Zee hands them a pamp...

"Hey, at least you know what Narnia is" , the biker comments Codebreaker's words, smiling, "if a children's book can cross worlds, I'm sure the person I'm looking for could too. Plus, I'm here, aren't I?" As for Lenny's musings, the biker shakes their head. "Nope. Haven't b...

[Widening Gyre] The purple unicorn is supremely distracting, yes. The swordsman finds it hard to focus on his cut when the memory intrudes his stream of consciousness. Stairs of light, beginning from nothing, ending in nothing... It isn't just the power the unicorn is drawing from that is familiar....

[Widening Gyre] Hoshiki is about to leap and drag Harley out of harm's way, when the shadow double appears from thin air. The swordsman stops, narrowing his eyes. Who did that? Asami seems to be taking care of the snake well enough, so the swordsman lets his eyes wonder. If his piercing gaze can't ...

The biker shakes their head at Codebreaker's question. "Nope, nope and nope. You might as well be saying I took a left turn at Kansas and ended up in Narnia" , they quip. When Lenny asks to see the pictures, they reach inside their jacket again, but stop mid-motion when Lenny and the boy g...

"Oh, I have a few pictures if you want a description" , the biker notes to Codebreaker before the discussion gets further sidetracked by werewolves. Codebreaker can tell from their face that the word "intersection" doesn't really tell the biker anything. They look somewhat uneas...

"It's a specific person I'm after. What kind? Wish I knew, I never had a chance to meet them" , the biker answers to Codebreaker. The remark about werewolves makes them narrow their eyes. "Okay, now you're pulling my leg. Werewolves aren't a cultural group you can offend." In th...

The biker follows Codebreaker's gesture and glances at Kyrie. "Right, right. Just checking. Just... checking" , they say hesitantly, silently wondering how serious he's being. "I think I need a drink. One Lapland's Gold ple-... gah!" They were just looking for a bartender when Le...

[The Widening Gyre] "Are you claiming you didn't pick your job?" , Hoshiki asks deadpan. "Maybe we should switch. Jobs, I mean. You could be a Grim Reaper fighting evil spirits and I could be a detective. How about that?" As he talks, the swordsman observes the giant snake Micha...

The newcomer turns to look at the wolfman, wide-eyed. "Uh, thanks, I guess" , they answer hesitantly. They sound younger than they look, their voice low but feminine. They're at least 1,70 meters tall and broad-shouldered, but next to Codebreaker they look like a kid. "Uh... people he...