The Dark Chronicler

IC: Drome "Yeah, sounds good enough to me." I nodded with a frown. What had I let myself sink to? I wasn't even trying to insult Kadon, to call him the insults he so greatly deserved. But, try as I might to even think of one, right now my heart just wasn't in it. "What Wahi are you thinking? Because I really don't want to have to deal with that jungle again."

IC: Drome This was new. Kadon had actually had a good idea!? What sort of mad backwards world had I just entered? First we weren't fighting, and then Kadon was actually using that tiny thing in his head? What sort of madness was this? Shrugging off the overwhelming need to punch him a few times in the face, I grinned. "That sounds like a workable plan, except for one major issue that I'm sure you probably didn't notice. We may not be called who we are, but we will still look like us. And... our armor colors aren't exactly what I would call common." Inside I almost laughed. Changing names? I've been there before. Maybe It'd be fun to switch back for a while, just for old-times sake.

IC: Drome Fast money. How did one come across money quickly? Clearly trying to play the good guy wasn't an option, since it had worked so well before. "Well... We could hunt for treasure... if we can find something worth treasure-hunting." Of course that was a bit of a long-shot. What sort of treasure would even exist on this island? "Mercenary work is pretty good paying, I bet. If you can deal with the dark side of things." Killings innocent people really wasn't my style though, so I'd try to avoid this one. "and I guess thievery is an option too." Blah. Nothing sounded good.

IC: Larvi Wait, what was a bad habit? Saying nonsense or standing around staring at people for no explainable reason. Well, today was turning out to be a bit more than I expected. From mask training into suddenly-semi-sort of-possibly part of what may or may not be a team, and then followed up by something out of a drug high, a conversation where little was said and even less was understood. This was starting to get seriously annoying. Oh will you just shut up and say what you mean already, you old geezer?! "uh... what exactly did you want, if you don't mind me asking?"

IC: Larvi I was beginning to wonder if I hadn't actually teleported far into the air on my last attempt and crash-landed on my head on the way down. That would help explain the illogicality of meeting a group of a least semi-friendly people along with someone who made about as much sense as a Fikou in a party hat. Nah. That would be more logical than what was actually happening. "Is... is anyone sure what's going on here?"

IC: Drome Kadon wasn't the only one struggling with this temporary peace. Every single part of my being ached to swing a punch in his direction, or hurl an insult aimed straight at his nasty little ego. But for the greater good, I had to be on my best behavior. With his short temper and whiny attitude, Kadon could take any little insult as a reason to become my enemy again. It's not that I didn't think I could beat him, not at all. I had just gotten my armor cleaned after exiting the hospital and I didn't want it do get dirty when I was kicking his butt. Seeing Kadon move over to leave a little room for me was sickening. Who did he think he was, taking up most of the tree still I was twice as wide as he was, I deserved most of that tree! So many insults rolled through my mind, and I silenced them all. It was like a piece of my soul was missing, a part of my very essence. Not insulting Kadon felt me feeling hollow inside. Maybe a small one couldn't hurt. "Right. So we probably want to stick with the more reliable option of the two. Let's see what we can find in the high-paying manual labor field." Hahaha. I bet the insult had flown right over his head.

IC: Larvi Don't stare into the grin. Don't do it Larvi! Nooooo. I wasn't sure if that was supposed to be some sort of flirtation or self-depreciation, to be honest. Offering to help until a better teacher came along, while at the same time flashing a smile right your way? What did that even mean!? But uh, right. Other stuff going on to worry about. Okay, clearly I had been pulled into something that I had absolutely zero idea of what was going on. Who exactly was this person, since it was clear that my new-found... uh... friends? didn't seem to know him either. Wait. What was that about skydiving? Because clearly a comment about standing required a response commenting on skydiving. It seemed like he was hinting at something with his tone but... what in the world did skydiving have to do with anything!? Looks like I wasn't the only person to pass strange introduction class with flying colors. I had just met the top of the class. "Uh... what?"

IC: Larvi Well, Ash seemed pretty eager to help. So maybe actually traveling with these people wouldn't be that bad. Getting the chance to learn about being a Toa, while having people who were not only nice, but willing to help. This could be exactly what I needed. Only... I had absolutely no idea what they were planning to do or where they were planning to go. So... one out of three wasn't that bad, was it? Then I noticed a utterly terrifying being who looked like he had just came out of some psychopath's sweetest dreams. Spikes jutting out viciously, two axes and a giant club-like hammer. Add to that the look on his face that just seemed to scream 'I just met you and I hate you'. Yeah... Noooooope. Nononono. This person did not seem like a good person. Or a very nice person. Judging from the fact he was standing with them, I assumed that he was probably part of this group. That was... unnerving. So much unnervingness in a Toa-sized box. But just evacuating would be rude... I had yet to even notice the sound of the cane, I was too busy trying not to stare at neither Ash nor Spikyscary. "I'll... keep trying."

There are Paranatural fans everywhere, it seems. Probably comes from the comic being insanely awesome.

IC: Larvi Sight based. Check. Focus on the spot. Check. Go wildly off-target every single time. Check. Huh, looks like I had discovered some sort of secret third step. How would I even be able to celebrate such a monumental accomplishment? Apparently by staring at Ash again. Stop that. "I've been trying that but... I don't think I'm uh... concentrating correctly?" I tried to explain, struggling to find the correct words. "Do I concentrate on the spot itself, the thought of reaching the spot, or uh, being at the spot?" Because obviously my little trial and error had been so helpful. Great work Larvi, you'll be a hero in no time. "Is... is riding a bike difficult? I've never actually tried."

IC: Drome I had to say, I was horribly disappointed. I expected Kadon to electrocute me as soon as he touched my hand, giving me enough reason to justify kicking him halfway to Karzahni. That was a very bad sign, a very bad sign indeed. As I shook his hand I felt a cold unnerving crawl up my spine. The last time we had been actually willing to work together was when we were under an attack from a would-be murderer. The time before that was when we had to go crawling around in a nest filled with the angriest bugs I had ever seen in my life. What did that say about this very moment? Our darkest hour had arrived. A threat with no way to just punch it in the face. I looked down when I realized that Kadon had stolen my nice spot beneath the tree. Ok. Now he was just pushing it. How did he expect me to be willing to work with if he couldn't even share the Mata-Nui forsaken tree? "You want my ideas? What, can't come up with any your-" No, I had to stop myself there. As sweet as it would be to dig a dagger of words right into his gut, it would be easier to work together in this instance. I'd just keep a running tab of just how much pain I owed him for later. This was going to be the most difficult thing I had ever done in my life. Taking a seat in the grass near the tree, I scratched my head. "Well, let's see... what skills do we have?"

IC: Larvi Now there were three people. Nothing like a large group around to have seen you failing horribly at something that is apparently very simple to accomplish, if what Lain said was correct. That is totally how I wanted to be seen, making the a huge fool of myself not long after arriving in a new location. Maybe I should put that on my resume: Professional Bad First-Impression Maker. "C-come with you? Uh... I don't know if..." I was pretty happy at the ability to quickly change directions presented by Lain. "Well, I... guess? I just can't figure out how to pull the trigger. Or aim." "Or uh... which way the barrel is facing."

IC: Drome Money to... pay off. Karz! Kadon was as flat broke as I was at the moment. That's why he expected me to pay for the hospital bill... the exact same reason that I wanted him to pay for it. It was like some sort of unholy cycle of unpayment, and it wasn't actually either of our faults... It was all the hospital's fault! What sort of medical facility would leave one in the state where they were willing to fight their friends to the death in order to pay it off?! It was sickening. "Karz." I grumbled aloud. "So... you're broke too, eh? Welcome to the club." "As much as I want to make you eat beach, doing so might cause me to be mildly injured." I sighed with disdain, putting down my mace. "I realized something just a second ago. We're both here blaming each other... but it was that disk throwing guy that started it! And I smashed his face in, so that's already taken care of..." "Plus if we get injured... it might be a bit harder to make back the money." The words I was about to say sat like a poison in my mouth, a noxious film that stung all the more to spit out. Reaching out my hand, I let loose the accursed words. "Truce?" Wait. That was only one word. It hurt like multiple though!

IC: Drome That was it. Kadon was going to get it. I could see the unnatural mixture of casual and speed, and every single part of it ticked me off. Kadon had been nothing but a pain since I had first met him. Insulting my armor, messing with my books, betting on the drunk tarakava instead of me... It was like a never ending wave of torment. And to add to it, now he was tracking me down on the beach just to insult me. Fortunately for me, and not so fortunately for him, he seemed to have forgotten one thing: He didn't like me when I was angry. Channeling the memory of every painful shock I had been subjected to, I rose to my feet. I was going to punch him so hard that he tasted knuckle for weeks! "Kadon. you are nothing but a-" At this point my power of sonics triggered, a deafening blast aimed straight at the 'fleeing' Toa. "SLIMY LIME!"

IC: Larvi Difficulties he said. Difficulties. Oh, no difficulties. Only the inability to properly use my mask, a total lack of any knowledge of how to use my elemental power, or even what element it was, and the ever present difficulty of not being used to both my size and my own suddenly increased strength. Everything was fiiiine. As for being alright... how much stress is still considered within reasonably safe levels? Standing up, I turned to face Lain with a weak smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just... having some issues figuring out how to use my Kanohi."

IC: Larvi Having another person show up was so much of a relief. It was a lot harder to be awkward with one person when there was another to help prevent it from happening. Of course I wasn't doing so well at negating the awkwardness myself. Well done, Larvi. Of course, this second person looked quite a bit more intimidating than Ash did, so how much his presence reduced the awkwardness really depended on how intimidating a person he was. Probably should try to reply, it was the polite thing to do. "Uh... Hi." Welp, back to the rock.

IC: Larvi I found myself reaching out to take the hand without really thinking about. By the time I realized it was a little late to think about pulling my hand back. Way to go Larvi, you can't even look him in the eye and you're taking his hand. Because you totally needed more reason to for people to think you were crazy. Well, at least he seemed to be nice enough. I gazed in the direction he was pointing, thankful for something else to divert my attention instead of just a rock, regardless of how nice of a rock it was. I could sort-of make out the appearances of people, but I wasn't certain how many of them there were. Judging from his wording though, that meant at least two. "I'm Larvi. Nice to, uh... meet you." Reaal smooth. Linguist of the year right here, folks!

OOC: A character named Lain. Carrying the Gáe Bolg. Played by Lugh. And working with a character under Gungnir. Words cannot describe just how awesome I find this. IC: Larvi As I was on the ground evaluating the situation, and hoping that maybe my mask was just defective and that I was worrying over nothing, a unexpected sound came from nearby, one I recognized from my own failed uses of said mask. A Kualsi user... just what I had been thinking about trying to find, and they had come to me instead of making me try to search them down. Maybe I wasn't the cursed laughing stock of fate that I had moments ago been certain that I was. Maybe fate was just really weird at times. Pushing myself slightly up from the ground as he approached, I heard him speak. "Oh, yeah. I'm fine. I was just... uh... admiring the clouds." Way to go Larvi. That is totally something that normal and sane people do. Staring up into oppressing darkness in the sky was totally a common past time within Ta-Wahi. That was when I first got an actual look at the Toa crouching beside me. Yeah... I quickly averted my eyes, trying not to stare on for too long. No, I had to concentrate on a rock nearby. It was a very nice rock very... rocklike. And I was staring again. Stop that. "... I'm.. kind of new to Toa-ing." It was probably better to just get an explanation out of the way. "I have no idea how to use my mask."

IC: Larvi - Not far outside of the village Okay. Just one more try. I'm certain I can manage it this time. All I have to do is concentrate on both aiming and powering my mask, look where I want to go, and then teleport there in an instant. It wasn't going to be that hard to learn, was it. I could handle this, right? Right. I would become one of the best teleporters ever, and then I would... teleport places! Yeah, teleport everywhere. Walking would become redundant! Eh... Maybe I should just not do it. I mean, I like walking. No! This is just like walking! Only you're sort of blinking yourself out of existence. Or ripping your way through space and time. Maybe even killing yourself every time, creating an exact duplicate in the new location. Could... I have already killed myself and not even noticed?! Maybe I should find someone else with this mask first, see if using it has caused them any mental or physical damages. Just to be on the safe side. Waiting a little longer is better than ending up half in one location and half in another, or trapped outside of the universe in some endless abyss of nothing, or even teleporting into the air and falling by mistake. No, I can do this. Just stop worrying about it and move. I took a deep breath and stared at a spot a short distance away. Letting all of my concentration flow into the mask, I prepared to teleport. The problem with preparing for something like this is the struggle against shutting your eyes, which would in turn make you unable to teleport at all. A vicious cycle to be certain. Okay, one more try. A second later I found myself standing on solid ground. "Yes!" I couldn't believe it. Landing on the ground was so much more pleasant than landing in the air. It was only when I turned around that I realized just how far off target I was. I had gone in the right direction, sure. But the distance? I was about three times as far away as I had wanted to be. "No..." Flopping back onto the ground, I let loose a sigh. Maybe I wasn't cut out to being a Toa? Maybe the storm, the stone, the shore... maybe it was all just some sort of cosmic fluke? Wouldn't that be hilarious: Larvi the Accidental Toa. Besides, I didn't really need to know how to use my mask. That's just like... a bonus to being a Toa, right? They don't really need to use their mask; they're mostly just there to look really cool. Dropping my head down to the ground, I let out a groan. "Karz." OOC: Larvi open for interaction!

Requiem - Hiya Requiem, good to see you too! On an additional note: Does anyone have any need of a Toa who barely knows her powers and has issues with disagreeing with people? (For people who remember him, kind of like a less serious Virthee without medical knowledge) (Has... it really been 3.5 years since I last played as Virthee? Wow.)

OOC: Can you smell that odor in the air? I believe it might be violence on the horizon. Like... moldy blueberries and oranges served with a side of smack-talk. IC: Drome Every single one of Kadon's words were fighting words. Even 'oh', 'I', and 'to'. I should have just decked him right there and then buried him in the sand to wait for high tide. But the scenery was enough to help me calm myself, even if only for a moment. If he wanted to sling insults about my intellect, then I could do the same. ONLY BETTER "My fault?" I roared as I rose to my feet, mace now tightly in my hands and within clear view of Kadon. it wasn't really a threatening gesture yet, but my armor certainly made it look like such. I doubt it would phase Kadon though, he probably didn't even notice how scary my armor looked anymore. "What mad excuse for logic would make you think that this could be in any way linked to me possibly being the one to blame?!" I almost laughed at the laughably laughable accusations and attacks on my intelligence. Fitting that Kadon was the first to start with the insults, his temper WAS always getting us into trouble. "That's like trying to blame a gukko because its rider crashed it into a tree!" "Like blaming the baker because you dropped your bread on the ground!" "Like blaming a child for something their imaginary friend did!" "Like blaming your foot because you dropped a hammer on it!" I shook my head with a sigh. I could never have imagined just how whiny and annoying Kadon would become after a stay in the hospital. Sure, he was whiny and annoying before, but this was a personal record in annoyingness. Maybe even an island-wide record breaking attempt. "I took out one of the enemies, neutralized another with words, AND ended the fight peacefully." I boasted, puffing out my chest. "Because it certainly takes someone exceedingly stupid to accomplish that. "Meanwhile, you were playing pincushion." I chuckled, perhaps a bit too loudly. "Takes a lot of intellect to get yourself shot by arrows." "Ooooh wait. No it doesn't. It takes a lot of idiot." "A lot of Kadon shaped idiot."

Leonard Bones McCoy - SNELLY! Good to see you! Yeah, Cadias is back as well. Riku Tryon - Whaaaaat. Me? Try to avoid name recognition? My ego is too engulfing for that. XD Nice to see you again too Krayzikk. I'll be sure to read over that and get myself as up-to-date as I can.