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Post by HHDeception on Jul 20, 2015 3:12:13 GMT -6
Mike woke up.
...and we were having such a nice chat too...
*bzz bzz bzz*
Before he could look around, before he could even notice where he was, his phone buzzed.
Uh...
First things first. Zachi? Accounted for. She's just getting up next to him. None of the other players are around though. Location? The Library. He looked up at the Colosseum replica for a moment.
Another huge thing to fight today?
His thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice asking "You there?" Mike heard Zachi while he was digging around in his pocket for his phone.
"Yeah. Yeah. Just...I think I got the mission already."
Check the time: 9:59 AM.
Check messages:
Heyy! Awake yet? ^_^
-So-yeon
...Whelp, false alarm.
"The mission?" Zachi asked, checking her own phone, but then seeing nothing's there, "Hm...bit of a delay then..."
*bzz bzz bzz*
Mike and Zachi were about to look at each other the way friends would, but the simultaneous alerts from their phones snapped their eyes back down to the screen.
Reach the Olympic torch and survive.
Fail and face Erasure.
*Scratch* "Ow!"
10:00
9:59
9:58
Mike looked up worriedly at Zachi. She met his gaze.
"That's on the other side of town! It'd take 15 minutes just to get there!" Mike shouted, panic starting to set in.
"Bike." Zachi said, calmly but efficiently.
Mike's head whirled around, spotting it lying against a wall. As he fumbled to dash towards and mount his vehicle, Zachi continued.
"I'd just slow you down," she said, "Just go hurry up."
Mike gritted his teeth. He didn't like splitting up, but they didn't have much of a choice. Gears check. Brakes (not going to be used but) check. He glanced at his time.
9:32
9:31
9:3-
"Huh?"
The timer on his hand vanished.
...
"Uh...Zachi?"
She wondered what the hold-up was, but when he held up his hand she caught on immediately.
"That's strange." She observed. She checked her own hand and the timer had vanished as well.
Mike dismounted, and pulled out his phone, making sure there wasn't some mistake. No new messages.
"Did...someone win?" He posited to his partner.
Zachi shook her head, brow furrowed in thought. "It's...the only explanation I can think of. But I don't know all the possibilities of this Game. Maybe the timer's faulty and it's still on. Maybe that was a false start and it'll come back later. Maybe it's part of the mission to do this without a timer."
Pedaling over to Zachi, Mike stopped next to her.
"So what now? Do I go? We might have time now."
Zachi was still in thought. She was looking at her phone. "The mission didn't mention a time limit..."
A) Rush to the Torch Mike-first. Zachi will catch up later.
B) Go to the Torch, Mike taking Zachi with him.
C) Text other players for updates.
D) Other.
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Post by SummerCrow on Jul 20, 2015 3:15:14 GMT -6
D. Stop to get a library card! Knowledge is power, and knowing is half the yeah I can't keep this up.
C.
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Post by empireoffire on Jul 20, 2015 3:16:39 GMT -6
C. Check up on t3h bros.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2015 4:06:39 GMT -6
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Post by grayjack on Jul 20, 2015 8:49:29 GMT -6
C.
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Post by HHDeception on Jul 24, 2015 1:20:23 GMT -6
"Alright, let's see what the others think. I'll text So-yeon and Chris, you get Sparkles?"
"No." Zachi said quickly, before starting to tap her phone fervently.
Uh...
"Let me set up a group SMS," she elaborated automatically, "More efficient."
"A group what now?"
"It's like a mailing list. Lets me text everyone at once."
"...you can do that?"
Zachi paused just to look up. The annoyance was conveyed as she gestured to her signature garment.
"Hello? Scientist."
"But you're like a chemist, or biologist, or...whatever!"
"Never underestimate the power of science." As usual Zachi said this with a completely straight face.
Mike rubbed his forehead, "Uuuugh. Alright you geek, just hurry it up."
In the meantime, he decided to reply a text of his own. So-yeon didn't voice any concerns. Maybe she got up before he did? If they woke up at the same time, she's have to have text him immediately as she got up. That's nice, maybe.
I'm up. Sleep well? You have mission timer issues?
*send*
In a few more moments Zachi said "There" and Mike's phone buzzed with activity.
Did we beat the mission?
Mike looked up.
"The colour...?"
"Most software doesn't support multiple names by SMS, so we're going to be colour coded." Zachi explained.
More buzzing.
I was about to ask you that.
No clue. Never seen this before.
Yep! Slept alright!
...
SORRY!!! Wrong person >.<
...
What the hell is this?
Group chat
Makeshift Skype. I like it.
"Hey, my colour didn't change."
"I kept yours as black."
...something clicked in Zachi's head
"No offense."
"It's seriously not an issue."
*bzz bzz bzz*
Chris here. Does anyone still have a timer and where are you?
No. Jesus doesn't either @ Orpheum
Mike and I don't. Library.
BC Place for us. We're all far from the torch. Meet at Pacific Center?
Ok
HELP
Mike looked up and found Zachi doing the same.
"That one's Spencer."
"You included him?"
Help what?
That's Spence.
...
In person. Regroup. Pacific Center station.
Where is he?
Who knows
...
He's not answering.
We should check torch
Could be a trap! Should meet IRL.
TTYL running to torch
A) Rush to the torch
B) Meet up with Chris and So-yeon
C) Call Spencer directly, hope for more details
D) Other
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Post by empireoffire on Jul 24, 2015 2:00:53 GMT -6
A. If it's a trap, it's better to be around for the assist.
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Post by grayjack on Jul 24, 2015 2:31:32 GMT -6
A.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 7:57:52 GMT -6
Sigh, B.
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Post by SummerCrow on Jul 24, 2015 8:12:21 GMT -6
Voice of raisen! B.
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Post by AlmosDug on Jul 25, 2015 18:00:00 GMT -6
I trust Emppy, and I'm pretty sure So-yeon wasn't waifu anyway, so A.
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Post by HHDeception on Jul 31, 2015 2:37:19 GMT -6
K. Torch. See you there.
Mike was thinking the same thing. He slipped his phone into his pocket, and grabbed the handlebars.
"We might even beat them there." Mike said, steadying his ride. "Hop on."
Zachi nodded, and got on the pegs, more sure of her balance than last time. She still wobbled nervously though, even as she gripped Mike's shoulders for balance.
"Gonna go faster this time ok?"
"Just go." Zachi said, with conviction.
He still felt her grip tighten significantly the moment they started moving. Fortunately the roads were relatively clear this morning. I mean, it might have been fun to weave in and out of traffic whilst already dead...but that was made significantly less possible with extra weight on the back wheels.
"Don't worry so much!" Mike called out as the pair streaked towards the waterfront, "You've been mauled and I've been chewed up by a frog blender. Getting hit by a car is nothing at this point!"
Mike thought he heard Zachi reply. But only thought it.
"Speak up!"
"What about invisible wall-MMPH!"
She shut up as Mike maneuvered into an emptier lane. It was gentler than a swerve, but it still forced Zachi to learn even more against Mike for balance.
"You're doing that on purpose!" She yelled. Mike winced a bit since her head was quite near his ear now, but he still grinned.
"If we hit a wall then I go splat and you splat behind me. Sound comfy? Now hold on tight, I'm taking a right!"
Zachi did as she was told (first time for everything, right?), and Mike made a wide turn down the next street, coincidentally matching with a red light. Zachi looked down, bracing herself against the centrifugal force, and only looked up again once they had straightened out. But at that point she wished she hadn't.
"This is a one-way street." She observed
"Yeah."
"Into oncoming traffic."
"Mhm."
"And down hill."
"Oh yeah."
"....how STUPID are you!?"
Mike ramped up onto the sidewalk before the light turned green.
"Got you." Mike chuckled, now coasting down the mostly empty sidewalk. "I thought you said you were emotionless."
"I don't need emotions to not want my neck snapped." Zachi growled.
"That sounds like anger."
"Pretending to be angry would get my point across more efficiently." Zachi said.
"Can't argue there. Anyways, Torch right up ahead."
The Olympic Cauldron is hosted right by the harbour, in a scenic district filled with convention centers, fancy hotels, cruise ship ports, and modern art. You could nearly smell the tax dollars oozing out of the absolutely beautiful tourism hub. The cauldron itself is a crystalline ice-blue and is actually comprised of five torches. Four of them are on pillars arranged in such a way that they look like they have fallen on each other for support. They hold each other up, which is surely meant to be symbolic. The fifth torch is a large bowl nestled between the pillars, held in the air by their combined effort.
"It's lit." Zachi observed, "I wonder what the occasion is."
As they neared three blocks away, the pair could easily see the flames burning. It wasn't until they were two blocks away though that they noticed the more interesting sight waiting for them.
"Is that-!" Mike exclaimed.
"It's a whale. Noise no doubt." Zachi muttered.
Floating above the torch was what looked like a 16-bit sprite of a whale the size of a city bus. And it wasn't staying stationary. It flipped in the air and brought swung its tail down, causing a massive pixel-art wave to rush forward.
"Yipe!" Mike shouted as he hit the brakes hard. Realizing that maneuver cost him control of the bike's balance, he purposefully threw himself to the side so Zachi would land on top of him during the wipe out. Mike hit the ground and Zachi grunted as she fell over on top of him, the bike skidding away out from under them.
Among Zachi's groans of "You're a moron", and a few dull buzzing aches, it was then that Mike realized the attack wasn't aimed his direction.
"That thing! It's fighting. But not us..."
Oh snap, Spencer!
Zachi had her phone out, but it wasn't getting a PDA reading. "We need to get closer." She said, "But it's pretty obvious that's a Noise, even with an art shift."
"When did we enter the Noise zone?" Mike muttered, checking his own phone.
OMG that was embarrassing. Hope they get things sorted though~
So-yeon
Nope, no info...
"I don't think we're in it." Zachi said, tapping her Player Pin briefly. "The whale is just visible out here. I'm seeing a big orange Noise sigil over it like that one in the mall...only this one's in sprite form."
"So we're not in its sights yet. Good." Mike said while attending his crashed bike. But someone is. Probably Spence and CC."
Zachi spoke while looking down at her phone. "But as an emotionless robot, I suggest we get more back up before engaging. I'm texting everyone now."
Boss fight at torch. Be ready.
"Recognizing I have no empathy though, and that I trust your judgement, you should make the final call." Zachi concluded, looking up at Mike.
"Uh...thanks?"
A) Get down there now
B) Wait for others to arrive
C) Other
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Post by empireoffire on Jul 31, 2015 3:17:56 GMT -6
B. If nothing else, Spence can get slapped around a bit.
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Post by SummerCrow on Jul 31, 2015 8:21:19 GMT -6
Emmpy! Bad Emmpy.
A.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2015 21:48:31 GMT -6
B. If nothing else, Spence can get slapped around a bit. B. ICarly Spencer can take it. So can ours! |
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Post by grayjack on Jul 31, 2015 23:23:41 GMT -6
B. If nothing else, Spence can get slapped around a bit. B. ICarly Spencer can take it. So can ours! |
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Post by HHDeception on Aug 5, 2015 1:35:02 GMT -6
Mike looked at what he could see of the fight going on in the distance. Above the torch, the pixel whale jumped up into the air with a vertical flip, and fired a cyan laser from its mouth wider than a taxi cab. It hit the ground and the light from the shockwave made Mike and Zachi wince.
"Y-Yeah, ok we need back-up." Mike said through gritted teeth.
I've survived worse...right?
*bzz bzz bzz*
Here. Where r u????
Next thing Zachi knew, Mike was looking around and calling out Sparkles's name. Odd. She didn't get any message.
"Mike!"
That was her voice. Sparkles and Jesus appeared around the corner, the girl slipping her phone back into her pocket as she ran. They sprinted the final stretch to meet the other Players.
"Did you see that?" Zachi asked as they came to a stop. They weren't panting all that hard from the run, but Mike figured better endurance is just another "perk" of being dead.
Jesus nodded grimly and Sparkles muttered "Freaking thing's rowdier than the last one..." through rapid breaths.
"The three-headed one?" Mike asked.
"The big lion-"
"Chimera" Zachi corrected.
"Whatever! Big lion only attacked when it saw us. This one is giving us a light show!" Sparkles finished, looking over to the torch. The whale was now flapping its flippers, throwing blade-like crescents of cyan energy in every direction.
Mike and Zachi shared a glance, wondering if they should reminder her...
But then Jesus tugged on Sparkle's attention, pointed frantically, and made some hand-signs all with a face that said "you should know this". Mike could make out one that looked like a gun and another like a butterfly.
"Oh god! CC!" Sparkles said with a facepalm. "What are we waiting for?!" She yelled.
"Yeah! What are you waiting for?!" Chris said as he sprinted past with So-yeon at his side.
Mike blinked, then mounted his bike. He let Sparkles and Jesus have a head start sprint, for the length of time it took Zachi to get on the back. She was getting quicker at it.
He hit the breaks gently to coast up beside the other four Players. Up ahead, the whale seemed to be idling...which might not be a good sign. He could beat them there, but he wasn't exactly in a hurry to leave behind his back up.
"What? No plan?" Mike shouted out to anyone.
"I'm for the rescue!" Sparkles shouted first, "Jesus will cover me!"
Chris shouted back. "No time! Once we're clear, figure out charging your Fusion! Mike, Zachi, scout ahead! Stay fast and don't let that thing Erase anyone if you can help it! We'll figure out how to hurt it later."
So much for not leaving behind back up...
"Whaddya say Zachi?"
"Punch it."
Mike released the breaks and streaked on ahead. They both hit their Player Pins, and from So-yeon's point of view they fizzled out into thin air once they got down to the waterfront.
Above: A giant pixellated whale. Zachi's phone identified it as Orcinus Canor. And to her suppressed surprise, it also displayed additional information this time...in the form of symbols she didn't have time to comprehend at the moment, but she'd get to that.
"Yo Wheels! Right on the beat! You friends here have hit the double bar line."
Also above: Two Reapers. On the right was DJ, the Game Master. His headphone-helmet was securely in place, and his wings were flapping lazily. (Something told Mike the wings weren't actually used to fly and were more of a status symbol...). On the left was a new (kinda familiar?) face. She was a young girl, probably still a teenager, but her face was anything but innocent. She wore in a green-and-black Gothic Lolita dress, and had green hair held in twin pigtails that reached down to her waist. Her wings, unlike any other Reapers they had seen so far, were pixelated in style, as opposed graffiti tag, and actually glittered in the sunlight. In her hands was what looked like a game controller.
"Welcome Players three and four!" The new girl giggled, "My name is Alexi Patrick. But my handle is Pixie. Remember that for the 30 seconds before I add you to my kill count."
Behind: Spencer and CC were lying motionless on the ground, a stubbed toe away from fizzling out of existence. All around on the ground there were scorches, broken pavement, and claw marks in the street.
DJ turned to Pixie "Should we gloat any more?"
"Is that worth bonus points?" Pixie asked, completely sincerely.
"Guess not." DJ shrugged.
"Then no." Pixie turned her attention to the Players. "Git good or die scrubs!" She yelled out before jamming down on the controller. The Orcinus reared up for a charge.
I hate her already.
A) Mike diversion, Zachi protect CC and Spencer
B) Zachi diversion, Mike protect CC and Spencer
C) Both diversion
D) Both protect
E) Other
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Post by grayjack on Aug 5, 2015 1:52:20 GMT -6
B. Mike is beefier than Zachi.
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Post by empireoffire on Aug 5, 2015 1:57:56 GMT -6
A. Mike's faster, which means easier time dodging stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 7:27:13 GMT -6
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