Seriously, why doesn't this ever happen?
By
Acanous_Quietus,
Posted on: 2007-10-07 05:57 in Roleplaying
((0.o Rularuu???? oh this is gonna be interesting...come to think of it has anyone done an RP with the Rularuu at all...ever????))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((Maybe...>.>
)
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
Characters
Energon X grabbed some sky, finding a clear space to hover, idly taking in the ever-present blimp and wondering why the dropships hadn't taken pot-shots at it as well, then shrugged and returned his attention to the commgrid. The storm of static finally cleared, revealing some hold music that was rather funkier than Azuria's usual. The Blaster raised an eyebrow but shrugged, waiting as he watched the chaos unfold beneath him.
He made a small, amused noise at the sight of a Rikti Magus being cornered by a trio of Wisp Overlords, a psychic storm so intense that pink lightning crackled and earthed in the surrounding area as the enemies went mind-to-mind. Can't say I'm sorry to see that... even the Traditionalist Magi give me the creeps. And the buggers down there are War Lineage. Serves 'em right.
Eventually, Azuria's harassed voice came on the line. "Hey X. No, I don't know what's up with the music, wasn't my idea, and I've been trying to get ahold of Faathim since the first reports came in, but even Firebase Zulu's been cut off- something major's going down in the Shard." Energon X started to speak, and Azuria interrupted him. "And no, I haven't been 'going psychic' on you- you're the eighth person to call and tell me that we need Faathim the Kind." "Er... right. Thanks, I guess?" E-X said, then signed off, shrugging. He glanced around again.
There were already so many heroes in-zone in response to the Rikti that his presence one way or another wouldn't make a lot of difference, so he contented himself with watching for a few moments. He saw an Overseer go down under an avalanche of Rikti Drones, only to have the swarming get turned around as the eyeball monster managed to summon dozens of its own kind, Observers and Watchers materializing and laying into the drones, spines and blasts mingling with plasma bursts chewing up the pavement and smashing into buildings. He looked again.
That summoning... didn't look like the usual Shardwork. It looked like... he turned, seeking out a Rikti Communications Officer, then shuddered as he saw a Rikti Dropship shattered under the blasts of dozens of Overseers and their minions. Grife... no matter how many times you see it, the power these things wield is always frightening. The sky was beginning to get crowded- the Rikti response to the Rularuu attack was apparently to pour soldiers and ships into Atlas Park in an attempt to simply overwhelm the alien monsters. I'm really thinking that's a bad idea... E-X thought as he watched that 'strategy' come into play.
Dodging around a flock of drones escorting a pair of Heavy Assault Suits that were in turn forging a path through the clouds of soldiers of Rularuu for an even-more-heavily-armed-than-usual Dropship, he finally spotted a Rikti Communications Officer that wasn't engaging anyone, standing unnoticed and not really doing much of anything under the awning of a shop.
Energon X jinked and dove, cape snapping as he accelerated downwards, bringing a single red-glowing fist in a short, sharp arc that terminated with the luckless Comm Officer sprawled twenty yards away after bouncing off a lamppost, a wall, and a railing. Infuriated, the Rikti tech brought up his portal comp, snapping "This: unable to handle: you are!" A portal wavered into view, then distorted wildly. Conscripts, Guardians, Infantry, Drones, and Monkeys poured out, far more than a single portal could normally disgorge... already locked in combat with Brutes, Natterlings, Watchers, and Wisps.
Energon X nodded, his suspicions confirmed, then glanced at the Communications Officer, who was staring, wide-eyed at the melee he (she?) had just spawned, his/her lethal plasma pistol dangling forgotten in his/her hand. He nodded sharply, and grabbed her arm, blurring skywards to leave the mini-maelstrom of chaos behind, the now utterly shocked Rikti dangling from his grasp. As they ascended, he commented "Lesse, how would this go... 'Exclamation: Congratulatory! Portal-jacked: you have been!'" he told his captive.
Somewhat to his surprise, the Rikti returned snarkily "Sarcasm: Unappreciated. Appellation: K'ss'ndreh." She (probably) twisted in his grasp to look up at him, alien eyes unreadable. "War Lineage: Accusations against: truth?"
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
((oh my sides...they hurt from that portal jacking comment! good job EX....is this an open RP or a story good sir?))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((It started as a story... If people are willing to put up with my weird sense of humour and the fact that this wasn't originally intended to be an RP and so will be a bit rocky to start, they're welcome to jump in. I do have a pretty good idea where I'm going with this, and it seems like it could accomodate an RP... so, I guess what I'm saying is that if you want to join up, feel free to hop into the chaos))
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
((Then you should probably edit the title to show your new resolve.))
((I was getting to that, when I realized that I have absolutely no idea how to change the thread title >.<)
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
((Edit your first post, and it should be an option. 
))
((If I was being given the option to edit my first post, I might just try that... but the 'edit' button is conspicuously missing from that particular place))
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
((*Shrug* That's the way I usually do it...))
((Indubitably... but the fact remains that the edit button is simply not there on my first post. No idea whatsoever why))
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
((Your edit time has expired, that's why.))
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
Characters
((then just make it a story...im planning to work on an RP dealing almost entirely with the Rularuu...and all of Rularuu's facets/sides/avatars/incarnations.))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((Baeh, copycat. 
))
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
Characters
((bwuh???? ive been planning to do it for a long time..im just having trouble thinking up a perfectly viable storyline..and I need every scrap if info ever written on Rularuu...plus I need a way for it to become a hero+villan RP....its in the works.))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((Good story so far..even though I honestly still have no idea what/who Rularuu is.
Not that it's your fault, but like I have said many times in these forums, I never got that far in CoH 
)
((Eh, don't worry about it. I always say that when someone nabs something I or someone else has/have been doing/done. If you'd like information on Rularuu, just PM me what you want sometime and I'll see if I know enough to answer it.))
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
Characters
((I may join in if I can figure out what toon I want to use. . .Jonas wouldn't fit, Dax would but I'm already using him, and Build likes playing things from the background. I may just drop my jester in here, but be warned I have less control over him than any of the others 
))
I do not know my reasons for posting, but post I must. ~~Build
"We can't stop here, this is bat country."
--Johnny Depp
"I ain't bi-curious, I'm a man. Why do you think I'm wearing this tight spandex and got all these muscles?" Meatwad
((save Dax's second appearance for my upcoming RP..he works well with Bladewing.))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((Done. . . .wait I forgot Kaega yeah I can see him working here. So I'll leave the choice up to youz guys: Kaega or Bang the Jester.))
I do not know my reasons for posting, but post I must. ~~Build
"We can't stop here, this is bat country."
--Johnny Depp
"I ain't bi-curious, I'm a man. Why do you think I'm wearing this tight spandex and got all these muscles?" Meatwad
((but build remember this one isnt officially an RP yet..unless chameleon opens it formally its still just his story. and Kaega sounds awesome from what ive heard in the Pocket D RP))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((I'm debating how selfish I want to be here... I'm having a good deal of fun, and I don't want to share 
Also, keeping it a story really helps me open up an epic feel to it (trust me, things are going to get very interesting, very quickly *evilgrin*).
Oh, and should anyone be curious as to what the germ of this idea was... Way back in the day, when the Shadow Shard first opened, they had Soldiers of Rularuu popping out of portals all over Paragon City (this was pre-CoV), much like the Rikti do when the invasion hits a zone. Issue 10 actually reminded me of that old event quite strongly.
And Entropy, if you want a hand running your Rularuu RP idea, feel free to ask- I've already done a fair bit of research on them for this story ))
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
((I happily accept your offer of help....its late here so lets work on it tomorrow or so...sleep required for continued brain functions!))
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
((This is more or less the typographical equivalent of doodling- a mildly funny idea I had that I figured I'd bang out for your amusement and/or horror))
Energon X sat, casually perched on an updraft and invisible to the eyes of mere mortals, high above Atlas Park. This was where he came to relax, the fortified heart of Paragon City where nothing more dangerous than the occasional idiot gangbanger stealing a purse happened. Well, somewhat more than occasional... the Blaster had taken to sniping them from high above, like some bizarre, socially acceptable form of pigeon hunting.
In between blasting Hellions off to Juvie from half a mile away, he would simply hover, enjoying the breeze and the peace and quiet of the open sky, shared only with the ever-patrolling dirigible. Kind of nice not to have yet another Earth-shattering crisis on my hands; between demigods and demagogues, it's been a busy few years. he thought idly.
Then he groaned aloud. "I should know better than to even think things like that..." he muttered. "Three... two... one..." he said aloud, holding up the appropriate number of fingers. Air raid sirens sounded, and the sky took on the strange, greenish tint that was irritatingly familiar to Energon X. "I'll say this much for my luck... it's consistent." he growled.
The Blaster ignored the general warning over the Vanguard channels, and put out a call of his own. "The Rikti ruined my day off... what say we ruin their day in return?" he commented over the general broadcast channel. "I think if we splatter a few of their dropships, they'll get the idea."
This idea was greeted with general enthusiasm, and in surprisingly short order, a tidal wave of violently-conflictingly-coloured spandex was roaring upwards on rocket boots, wings, capes and antigravity, as dozens of superhumans and friendly super-powered 'visitors' gave the first dropship a... warm... welcome. The A-Bombs in its hold detonated spectacularly before a single one hit the city, and the brilliant cloud of supers turned their attention to the next.
Five or six of the heavily-armed dropships were disposed of that way, although several still got through, dropping their loads of bombs... and then the troops started porting in.
Sort of.
Energon X frankly stared as the portals wavered, distorted, and started disgorging both startled Rikti... and... "Soldiers of Rularuu..?!?"
((TO BE CONTINUED))
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"