Leo_G

So....how does that even work? Can't be much different from forum RPs.....oh don't mind me, I'm just bored out of my mind doing homework....

Oh man...I didn't even get a chance to get to know you in-game yet. I'll get my PC fixed or something *eventually*. But anyways, I'll miss your posts and characters....even if I couldn't understand Trollish that well.

....oh boy, now I'm getting all angsty.......WHYYYYY!!! WHY MUST WE LOSE ANOTHER!?!?!!!!?!!

((I’ll do a bit of controlling.))

Inside the bag, Andrew only saw pieces of some kind of machine. The little knowledge he knew of William’s magitech project wasn’t enough to really understand what the components did unless he knew what they were from but he took the bag with him, figuring someone knew what they were for and why they were in a bag anyway. He began following the lich toward the guest house which was a bit far away but thanks to the maps he saw earlier he wouldn’t get lost.

Archlich would have trouble finding much out of the ordinary. Not because of Hallucinogen’s powers though, but because there really wasn’t much to find. Perhaps a foot print faintly visible in the grass.

This is when the sorcerer could sense four figures in the distance. They were shrouded in darkness and even trying to reveal them with tech or magic would fail as they seemed to be apart of the shadows themselves. Obviously they were skilled in the art of stealth.

.....well, maybe not. As Archlich and the rest approached, it was apparent from two of the figure’s squawky voices that they were the group of ninja from before.

“It wasn’t our fault....they came in while we were blowing the rest of it up.” shrieked one.

“Not to mention Sunako nearly crashed through the whole lab with his sand devil jutsu.”

“Stop your bellowing,” commanded the female voice. “Just give me the other elements of the gate.”

“......well you see...” the first began. “.....It was all Sunako’s fault! We couldn’t find the bag that we left in all the rubble because of him!”

“You’re a pathetic weakling Akikaze!” retorted the low scratchy voice. “If I didn’t come in when I did, you would be on your knees crying for mercy from those meddling-”

“I don’t want to hear it,” the female leader said calmly. “Just go back and get it. We might need them.”

“....but.....what if....as you command.” Akikaze answered.

~~

“Okay,” Ian replied to Essex, taking her hand but only to be polite. “Um...maybe I should change into something.....It’ll only take a second.” He walked into his closet and twenty seconds later came out dressed in his heroing costume. Light grey gi, blue lining, black belt and both his hands wrapped. He skipped the mask though. “It’s the only thing I like wearing,” he frowned.

They both walked down into the Foyer only to be intercepted by Linn. “Where do you think you’re going, Ian? To escort this young lady off of the estate?”

“Um...no,” Ian replied with a bit of a frown. “She’s going to be staying the night with the others.”

If Linn could look angry he probably would now. “You do understand that this isn’t in the best interest of the investigators don’t you?” Ian didn’t answer. “I don’t want them to interfere with the officers’ investigation. Make sure to stay with them at all times then.”

“And who are you to mock the style and tactics of another fighter when chances are you know less about it than them,” Hyun-ki called out. “The self proclaimed ‘Grand Master’? Ha, surely you jest.” he continued in a mocking tone with his hands still held behind him.

“Usually, after enough training and meditation, one begins to manifest their spirit to augment their fighting style and tactics. It could be moving faster than others, having more powerful attacks than most or simply being able to see and react to others more clearly and quickly,” Yuri explained to Yin. “It’s what sets you apart from the other students....but I’m sure you’ve heard all this before.” She smiled warmly but kept her eyes averted.

Yuri then listened to Megumi, interested in her words. “Interesting....I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone shooting stuff from their eyes or anything but I bet flying is wonderful.” Then the other teachers came in. She shook her head at the intrusion. They didn’t even warn anyone, she thought, bringing her knees up to her chest.

You’d think Ian would blush from being praised and called strong but he did the opposite. His skin grew pale and he stared down at his feet with quivering eyes. “Not really...” he said finally looking back at Essex. “Let’s just find the others. Maybe they’d like to stay the night....lord knows this place can get boring here alone.”

((*Cue victory music* Ian has joined your party....I’ve been playing Chrono Cross since I can’t play anything on my PC right now...and I’m too poor to afford any new games.....and that’s the only game I haven’t beaten yet.....*sigh*

As for the other buildings: Main Mansion, Laboratory, Banquet Hall, Guest House. It’s really like having two and a half mansions on the same estate really(the laboratory not counting as one because it’s for work). There’s other things like outdoor and indoor tennis/basketball courts, golf course, a lake etc. around as well. Oh, and it’s fully night time now so it’s dark.))

“That wasn’t very honorable,” Ian hissed as he pushed himself to his feet. He watched the grandmaster attacking another and was prepared to attack when a hand rested on his shoulder.

“Just let me handle it for a while,” Hyun-ki smiled down to Ian. “Recover a little before you go running in.” Ian nodded and Hyun-ki walked up and took his place, standing in a passive stance with his hands behind him.

"Yay! We won!" Ian shouted in triumph with Marcus. "And I didn't even get beat up that bad."

“I didn’t train in a school. I just had a diligent teacher that taught me a lot about fighting bare handed,” Yuri replied before diving into the water and reclining back on the edge of the water. “But you probably wouldn’t know him. He has a close knit group of colleagues that sometimes train their students together....and it’s just Yuri.”

She ran more water through her hair to get out the dirt from when she flopped on the ground. The coolness of the water she already adapted to and was actually enjoying her chat with her new peers. As she watched the younger of the students exhibiting their physical prowess, she could only shake her head. “Not to be nosey or pry but usually a pupil of the physical and spiritual arts manifest special skills different from others. Does anyone feel like sharing? Maybe a story? We are all half naked bathing together so I doubt there’s any need to hide anything.”

((That seems kind of backwards....I thought the limiters were in place *because* of Reishi.))

((I thought all attacks are toned down by the dampeners to just below leatal levels so it's possible to damage someone(higher base damage, closer to leathal levels). If not then you have to balance out defenses along with offensive. Like if one of my characters took on Reishi but their attacks are weakened along with a combination of Reishi's impossibly fast regeneration. That's pretty much a "You can't win" situation which doesn't seem very fair.))

<Leeksoup>:Andrew figured that the detective's questions had been answered well enough, and besides, it didn't seem he'd beilieve them if they'd shown him the ninja-demons in person. He sighed and looked behind 2.0 and the Knight. He saw the old, magical looking room, and wondered why it was buried underground. I don't recall seeing that room before... Was it sealed off, or am I just oblivious? He slipped off into the room and looked around for other entryways.
((Tell me if there are other doors!))

~~
((No, there aren’t really any more doors of importance.))

In all the clutter, Hallucinogen somehow managed to move about without making much noise and calling attention to himself((dunno if the hallucination he causes masks noise and smell too)). After a little exploration, it was apparent that, unless you knew a good deal about technology or magic, one wouldn’t know what the heck he was looking at. Some of the rooms were full of tables covered in prototypes that were probably too dangerous to use. Soon, Hal found the stairs that lead to the floor below. He could hear 2.0, Archlich and the detective talking around the corner but discovered Andrew examining a sack about the size of a purse that was lying on the floor. It must have been tossed around by the collapsing floor.

((There’s other doors but I really don’t feel like describing each one of them, especially if there’s nothing important in them.))

~~

“Big nosed demons huh? Maybe this is a job for the big league capes....but I’ll solve this crime, so help me.” The detective began rubbing the stubble on his chin, “Maybe we should get a proper description of these guys so we can try tracking them. Perhaps they’re the cause of this crime....but maybe you should come with me just in case......you know....you’re both full of crap.”

Suddenly, ‘Leider De Onne Worter’ began playing on Rich’s cell. He flipped it open, “Yeah, what is it?.....Where?....okay, be right there.” He eyed the group from up on the 1st floor and shook his head. “Don’t do.....anything. I’ll be right back.” Rich then ran out of the entrance to the lab and ran around to side of the building.

((My gosh Hal, make a check list of your RPs and update ...))

One of the investigators was on an important call so he didn’t give the Maltas any attention. Another had big earphones so he could listen to audio so he couldn’t hear the pair either. There was one that looked over to them, he looked pretty young too(22 perhaps) so he was obviously a rookie. “Hey, you guys with some kind of special ops? If you’re going to take out these robots, it’s a bit too late now. But we did manage to pick up a bit of info here.”

The table was pretty much all the evidence the teams collected before it could be altered. It was full of video, audio, testimonies and maps. Some evidence was already shipped to the labs for further analysis along with the body.

“Ah, maybe I did leave it open. I can’t really remember....I may have gotten a little lazy with those robots cleaning my room and doing my laundry so it was probably one of them,” Ian replied with a forced smile. He moved toward his room, talking to the android as he did. “I’m really sorry that my dad asked you guys all the way out here.” He picked up his discarded tux that was lying on the ground and tossed it into his closet. “If you’d like, you all can stay the night in one of the guest rooms. We wouldn’t mind at all and I really enjoy having company,” Ian finished saying after closing the closet up and flashing Essex a weak smile.

~~

Curtis and the other TacOp moved out to the Banquet Hall, although they probably just teleported there. There were a few police teams around taking pictures but many were just sighing and smacking their foreheads. Inside the hall was a huge reception ready to be enjoyed by guest and a dozen and a half magitech robots hovering about, making sure everything was neat and tidy. A few of the investigators were huddled over a table of equipment.

~~

“Ninjas huh? Were there any pirates involved too? I outta have you all locked up right now but what little evidence is left probably just got cleaned up and disposed of by those stupid robots so I don’t even f*cking care.” Rich knew he was going to have to bring a team to sift through this mess but he felt about ready to leave.

Being slowed, Ian couldn’t dodge the spout of spittle and was thrown halfway across the arena. He could barely get to his feet, feeling half frozen and dizzy with queasiness. He nearly wanted to vomit but he kept himself stable.

((Are you going to do anything with the Coralax or can I just beat on it?))

((He was talking about moving on and getting out of the messy rubble but now is under heavy interrogation by three characters.

2.0: "So, since you seem to want to be the smart-[censored], why don't YOU tell ME where we are going, hm?"

Andrew: "Okay, it's just the detective up there. He'll probably be wondering about the hole, but oh well. Now, I have some questions. Why exactly did ninjas drop from the sky and attempt to kill us? What happened today?"

Richard Holmes: “You did this!? Bah! I should never have trusted crazy capes inside of an investigation. And who is that?”

[EDIT] By the way, I think Curtis is still having tea in the foyer room.))

Ian looked over to Essex as she grabbed a towel and entered the room. He just returned to punching and kicking as he listened to her speak. “I'm.....fine,” he said between punches. “I never....got much of.......a chance......to do things......with my dad...,” Ian continued to gasp as he relentlessly attacked the bag, “I just.....I wish I....” He stopped and took the towel. After wiping the sweat from his eyes, he draped it over his shoulder and sunk down to the floor.

“I’m worried about my mother. No one knows where she is and I don’t know what I’d do if she’s...” Ian interrupted his own sentence when he looked toward the door. He could see into his room because the door was wide open. “Did you go into my room?” he asked with a coaxed brow.

~~

“Okay, no one gets in or out. As long as those dumb robots are inactive, the evidence should be undisturbed,” detective Holmes barked. “You,” he said point at one of the group of officers, “find out what’s the deal with the guy in the bushes. You,” he continued and pointed at another, “check around the building for anyone else suspicious. And you, call for another team from the crime scene to get over here quick. I’ll take a look inside.”

The detective entered the lab and soon found the destruction within. “What in the blazes!?” Rich exclaimed before he saw Archlich and 2.0. “You did this!? Bah! I should never have trusted crazy capes inside of an investigation. And who is that?” he asked pointing at the less silver knight.

As all may already realize, I tend to create characters around a Central Main character. Not that the other characters are less interesting or only supporting characters, but I tend to make better characters when they're family/friends/enemies/lovers of a main and branch out from there. I'm planning to plant another tree with Ailin Blake(Flora-Thorn) which will branch out to other characters that centralize on magic origins(like how Ian and the characters he's involved with centralize around natural).

Anyway, another useless tid-bit of info: Ian keeps his right hand wrapped for three reasons. 1.) it protects his fist from being cut when he punches stuff; 2.) he thinks it looks cool; 3.) during his training to atune with elements, he had an accident with some fire and it crawled up to the handle of his blade and badly burned it from his fore-hand up to his wrist. He keeps it covered because it's a constant reminder of how weak and vulnerable he is as well as his inability to master the techniques his sensei taught him.

((Now we're waiting for Hal.))

“That doesn’t seem like proper training,” Yuri said while scrubbing her arms and legs in the water. “Not many can aspire to be something great without friends, loved ones and rivals to keep pushing us forward.” She started scrubbing her shoulder but couldn’t properly get to her back.

“People?” Yuri quirked. “Why is that? You don’t seem like someone that would be shy. Training should build strength, health and self esteem. Why would you be shy? Or do you just not like meeting new people?”

<Leeksoup>(By the way, Andrew has a human brain. So, he can still be fooled by Hal's invisibility, I think... I'm not sure. He does use robotic sensors to see and hear and stuff, would that offset it?))

Andrew gratefully ran his hand up and down the flat of his liuyedao. He was beginning to think he'd lost it. He looked out the window and saw no one, so he carefully stepped back into the room with the big hole in the floor. This was insane, he woke up in a box, got blasted into wakefulness by an explosion, threatened by a knight who was later a friend who was now... something else, probably, then ninjas came from nowhere and attacked. He wanted answers. He jumped into the shaft, using his sword against the wall to slow his descent, and swung into the adjoining room where the "Silver Knight" and 2.0 were.
"Okay, it's just the detective up there. He'll probably be wondering about the hole, but oh well. Now, I have some questions. Why exactly did ninjas drop from the sky and attempt to kill us? What happened today?"

((Thanks, Leo.))

~~

It was true. Since moving upstairs from earlier Ian decided to keep himself occupied from his thoughts. He took off his dressy clothes and went to put on his training gi although none of them were clean so he just wore a pair of not-clean martial arts pants and tabi along with the wrapping covering his right hand and headband.

Inside was Ian's huge training room which he heralded more than his room. It rivaled even the Pits from Golden Eagle High but only had the equipment needed for his progress so wasn't as big. Ian was punching and kicking a heavy looking kicking bag that was at least twice as big as himself. Even without any knowledge of martial arts, you can tell how horrible Ian's form was and it looked like his punches were hurting himself more than whatever he was striking at. He was breathing heavy and sweat running down his small shirtless torso. He looked tired and frail which is odd because although he may resemble frailty with his small yet tone physique, he never seems tired.

When Essex tapped the door, it opened slightly which caused Ian to stop punching the punching/kicking-bag and turn toward the door, "Who's there?"

((*Knocks on Khell and Prodiguy's door* I know you're in there...I can hear you typing.

...oh wait, are you waiting on me or something?))

Heh, now I wish I never brought up boobs into the conversation . Now Hal is the focal point of all the frustrations of the female playerbase that is not satisfied with how women are portrayed in comics and video games. Oh, what have I done....

*Makes another female character and bumbs breast scale to max....again*