BZPRPG - Ta-Wahi

[Daniel the Finlander]

IC: The Deceiver (Ta-Koro) Alias: Akarth Crystal disguise: Yellow and turquoise, mask shaped like a Kanohi Hau

 

She raised an eyebrow when Kalyss unleashed a barrage of questions. "Well, they let us go. Just like that. Not all of us, which aroused my suspicions, but I still tired to be hopeful. We left the city through the gates, and then.." She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "They opened fire", she muttered, and stared blankly at the ground for a moment. "Those monsters killed the innocent after giving them false hope of freedom. I will never forgive them for that. And yes, I did see the hostages, but that doesn't mean much. Didn't see them after I was released, and they probably moved them elswhere. They're not idiots, after all."

 

She looked at Casanuva and said "No, I'm not here to see the Akiri. I just escorted those refugees to that building over there" and gestred towards the nearby structure. Then she looked at Kalyss again, and said "I was actually about to travel to Ihu-Koro as well. I want to help those in need. When were you planning to go?"

[Keeper of Kraata]

IC: Kalyss gave the toa a strange look. "I'm sure whatever information you have, the Akiri needs to hear it. Besides, this news changes our plans, at least." She looked at Vakua. He couldn't go to Ko-Wahi with them, certainly. But staying here alone was not an option.

 

What am I going to do then?

 

Casanuva crossed his arms, and furrowed his mask in thought. I might have an idea. I could take Vakua somewhere, while the rest of you go ahead. Then I can rejoin you.

 

Where would you be taking him?

 

That's for me to know. The less who know the better.

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"You up for a terrible joke exchange?"

[Naota Takizawa]

OOC: I'll post the actual trip in the Le-Koro topic.

 

IC (As Fulmen) "Nice to meet you, Doseki. If you don't mind me asking, what is your rank in the Po-Koro guard?" The Vo-Matoran asked curiously. "Nui-Jaga are one of the scariest rahi I've ever encountered. I was being followed by one and didn't realize it until I ducked down by accident and saw a splatter of venom in front of me. I tried to escape it by running away, but I accidentally ran into a nest of bog snakes. It was unpleasant to feel their slimy bodies wrap around me." Fulmen shook his head at the terrible memory as he stood next to Doseki. 

[Prowl Nightwolf]

ooc: fair enough, let's try to avoid the extreamly wet areas. Doseki is far from fond of water...

 

Ta-Koro - Market Square

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio

IC: Doseki tried to answer Fulmen's questions while also addressing the Ta-Matoran who came to assist them. Placing several widgets onto the counter as well as his Kolhii stick and climbing claws he looked at the Ta-Matoran. "I request permission to use your forge for repairs of my tools. If they is alright with you?" While waiting for an anser from the shop owner he answered Fulmen the best he could. "Well let me put it this way. I answer to very few individuals other than the Akiri himself; Hewkii. Nui-Jaga are a very dangerous Rahi and not one many Matoran are capable of surviving out in the wilds all alone. You are quite lucky then to be alive."


Ta-Matoran NPC: The owner of the shop looked at Doseki then to the items he'd placed on the counter. Picking up each of the claws and then inspecting the Kolhii stick in turn. "These are very fine craftsmanship. Though I shouldn't expect much less of a Po-Matoran crafter." Placing Doseki's Kolhii stick back on the counter he scooped up the widgets and bounced them in his hand. "While it is a bit unorthodox as we don't normally let non Ta-Matoran to use our forges due to the severe heat it radiates I could make an exception in your case. If you allow me to watch." The Ta-Matoran looked over at Fulmen who he had not interacted directly with. "How about you sir? Is there something I can help you with today?"
 
 
IC: Doseki Thanked the Shop owner for his understanding and didn't mind if he watched. Taking his tools from the counter he placed them on his back and started to walk to the back where the forge was located when he noticed that the shop owner had not followed and instead changed his focus to Fulmen. Doseki gave a silent sign as he waited in the shop.

[Void Emissary]

OOC: Timeskip, as agreed to by The Grochi Machine.

 

IC:

 

I didn't remember much about the other night.

 

"--elios, what are you doing--"

 

I woke up to the sound of some Matoran screaming bloody murder in the streets. Maybe it was my imagination, though. Ta-Koro couldn't be having another attack, could it?

 

"--ve barely drunk anything, what are you talking ab--"

 

You want to know what my head felt like? Try imagining nails on a chalkboard, then multiply that by the number of people who burned to death in the Lavapool.

 

"--get off of me! So what if I'm drunk who cares about that who cares what's it to the village the village is destro--"

 

I only got out of bed because of habit. Muscle memory, I suppose.

 

"--o so sorry man, so so so so sorry, shouldn't have yelled, should have been there yesterday, should've been a hero, shouldn't have gotten so upse--" 

 

Suddenly I was in the bathroom. Where was I? Too nice to be the Wolf's Head. The Bloody Murderess closed down. The Lavapool was ... yeah. 

 

"--ere am I going, Helios? What am I doing with my lif--"

 

Tiles were nice, dark granite. Chic. Magma Lounge? Mirror was nice too, shiny and edged with silver. What it reflected was ######, but it was pretty itself.

 

"--o-Koro's gone, man. I should've been there, should've saved it why couldn't I save it--"

 

I didn't want to look at myself. The adrenaline junkie. The wannabe-hero. The washed-up has-been. The should-have-been-there-but-wasn't. The alcoholic. The bum. 

 

"--m I good? Good person? Good hero? Think I am. Want to be. My brother ... my brother was. I looked up to him. Now, I don't want to end up like him. God, Helios. God, what am I doing?"

 

I didn't want to look at a failure anymore.

 

The Lavapool was destroyed. Ko-Koro had fallen. We had super-powered thugs roaming the streets and Echelon's forces were on the move. The bad guys were winning. I couldn't deal with this.

 

Suddenly there was a bottle in my hands.

 

It must have been in my bag, the one I'd brought with me on the treasure hunt (wait, wouldn't Helios have taken it, then? maybe it was complimentary with the room?). Never opened, but after years of training meant that I didn't even notice cracking it open.

 

I couldn't deal with this.

 

I was shaking.

 

I needed help.

 

God, what am I doing?

 

My reflection flashed in the glass of the bottle.

 

I didn't ... looking at failure ... didn't want to anymore.

 

Dozens dead. ###### Piraka. More wounded. ###### Echelon. Guard tortured to death. ###### cultists. Lavapool bombed. ###### guard and his defeatism. Ko-Koro invaded. ###### evil. Makuta had fallen and things were still going to ######!

 

My arm reeled back. Years of training, I didn't even notice when I threw the bottle against the wall. It shattered in a spray of glass and spirits.

 

I wasn't going to look at a failure anymore.

 

Before I knew it, my bag was on my back, my gauntlets were on my hands, and I was out the door. Soon enough, I was back out on the streets, already counting widgets in my head; needed enough for a new sword, some warm clothes, rations.

 

It was a long hike to Ko-Koro, after all.

 

OOC: Open for interaction.

 

-Void

[Naota Takizawa]

ooc: fair enough, let's try to avoid the extremely wet areas. Doseki is far from fond of water...

 

 

Ta-Koro - Market Square

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio

 

IC: Doseki tried to answer Fulmen's questions while also addressing the Ta-Matoran who came to assist them. Placing several widgets onto the counter as well as his Kolhii stick and climbing claws he looked at the Ta-Matoran. "I request permission to use your forge for repairs of my tools. If they is alright with you?" While waiting for an answer from the shop owner he answered Fulmen the best he could. "Well let me put it this way. I answer to very few individuals other than the Akiri himself; Hewkii. Nui-Jaga are a very dangerous Rahi and not one many Matoran are capable of surviving out in the wilds all alone. You are quite lucky then to be alive."

 

 

Ta-Matoran NPC: The owner of the shop looked at Doseki then to the items he'd placed on the counter. Picking up each of the claws and then inspecting the Kolhii stick in turn. "These are very fine craftsmanship. Though I shouldn't expect much less of a Po-Matoran crafter." Placing Doseki's Kolhii stick back on the counter he scooped up the widgets and bounced them in his hand. "While it is a bit unorthodox as we don't normally let non Ta-Matoran to use our forges due to the severe heat it radiates I could make an exception in your case. If you allow me to watch." The Ta-Matoran looked over at Fulmen who he had not interacted directly with. "How about you sir? Is there something I can help you with today?"

 

 

IC: Doseki Thanked the Shop owner for his understanding and didn't mind if he watched. Taking his tools from the counter he placed them on his back and started to walk to the back where the forge was located when he noticed that the shop owner had not followed and instead changed his focus to Fulmen. Doseki gave a silent sigh as he waited in the shop.

 

IC (As Fulmen): "Oh no, I don't need anything, I'm just following this Po-Koro guard. Doseki, I'll wait outside, I think I'm beginning to melt now." Said Fulmen as he left the shop and stood outside the entrance. 

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

A long, sharp whistle broke Plagia out of her reverie.

 

-Tyler

[sunflower]

OOC: hnnnnnnggggg this took too long to get up

 

IC: Onuzek

 

Perhaps it was the fact that her thoughts were elsewhere, focused on the plans and ideas swirrling around her head.  Maybe it was the aftereffects of consuming copious amounts of alcoholic beverages in a relatively short span of time.  Or maybe the sharp whistle that sliced through the air and drew the immediate attention of those few around.

 

Regardless, a huge shape which turned out to not be a separate section of purple hued muscle-bound wall proverbially jumped out in front of the Vo-toa, and the dull thunk of armor hitting armor accented the whistle.

 

The Obscenely Swole Wall responded in kind, with eyes practically glowing and a complimentary smile, and the eloquent words, "Oops."

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"You're getting really popular with the guys, aren'tcha, Plagia?" said Ril, the eyepatch-wearing guardsman strolling up to the assorted group. "I'm a bit jelly. Anyway, long time no see."

[Prowl Nightwolf]

ooc: Going to speed this up as apparently there has been a time skip in this topic...
 

Ta-Koro - Market Square

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio

IC: Doseki walked out from the back with shiny new weapons tools in hand. It had taken longer than he'd thought though the task was now complete. Walking out front he found Scorpio laying down and Fulmen still waiting on him. "I am sorry that took so long. If you are still needing that escort to Le-Wahi we can get going." Doseki carefully woke Scorpio and proceeded to mount his rahi.

[Void Emissary]

OOC: That timeskip didn't affect the whole topic, Prowl, just a few characters. You don't have to worry about.

 

IC:

 

It was nice to know that I could still just walk outside and get the attention of at least three guys.

 

You've still got the touch, Plag.

 

And speaking of touching, it took me a ridiculously long time to realize that the wall I had just walked into (the suspiciously armoured, talking wall....) wasn't actually a wall. It was a man.

 

...

 

I think, at least.

 

And speaking of least, there was Ril! The man with the least amount of eyes that I personally knew!

 

"Hey Ril! Hey, uh, matey; sorry 'bout running into you there," I said, smiling apologetically at the wall-that-was-probably-a-man that was currently blocking out the sun for, like, the next three blocks. "Ril, you're still a cop, right? You got any idea who was just whistling at me now?"

 

-Void

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"Sorry. Haven't used my voice for much lately. Force of habit."

 

Reordin Maru, Lieutenant of the Sanctum Guard, Hero of the Hive Raid, heir to Kopaka, and First Annual Team Stud, had seen better days. His once-immaculate Sanctum Guard jacket, cared for like a brother, was matted with wear and stained with blood across the collar and under the right arm; one snowflake-shaped button had been torn off forcibly, leaving a stray thread. One of his eyes had been blacked, and there was a long cut on the underside of his strong jaw, puckering to a stop just under his chin. His Toa Tools were still worn at his sides, but now he wore a Patero Launcher, larger than the usual model and somewhat more sinister, strapped horizontally to the small of his back. He looked like he had emerged from an even worse bender than Plagia, but through the grit and scrapes on his face, both ice-blue eyes were determined, and he still remembered how to wear the most smoldering smirk on the entire team.

 

"It's been years, Plagia. Cheers, Ril."

 

-Tyler

Edited March 3, 2015 by tylerlicious definicious

[Void Emissary]

IC:

 

"One year, Reordin," I shot back, bearing a wide grin that died a little when I turned to face the Maru. 

 

He'd seen better days, I was sure. He had to have seen better days, because no one should have been able to survive longer than a week looking like the kind of ###### he was looking. Only his smirk and the fire in his eyes seemed to have hung on after contact with the news of his village's fall. The corners of my own mouth twitched downwards slightly into a more restrained expression of glad to see you're not dead-ness. 

 

"I heard about Ko," I said. "I'm ... sorry."

 

-Void

[sunflower]

IC: Onuzek

 

The gigantic toa, for it was clearly one after it had spoken, turned in the direction of the other two voices, the movement accompanied by a single ground-shaking step.  He frowned, the expression amplified by the size of his head, as he managed to catch up on the conversation.  The beat-up-Toa-of-Ice seemed happy in the trying-to-hide-pain sort of way that Onuzek had seen before.

 

"Onuzek is wondering," He interjected after a moment to think of the right words, "What happened to cold-ice-village-Ko-Koro?"

 

"Why is... Reordin​," he played around with the syllables of the new name, "Smiling but sad?" 

Edited March 3, 2015 by The Tomorrow Girl

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

The cut on Reordin's neck tensed and wiggled under his clenched jaw.

 

"Yeah," he said brusquely. "Yeah, that's ah...about why I'm here. Couldn't man up and ask Stannis for help. I'd been hoping to find Oreius, but no one here seems to know where he's gone. If anyone could help me find him, it's Korero, but Korero's gone missing too. Maybe they're inside. Maybe they're not. I just know that whoever Echelon has watching all the gates has had my face drilled into them. And he's sending out patrols, too. Scouts. Just canvassing. I stopped using Ihu-Koro as a fallback point after I realized what a risk I was. Been on the move for three weeks. Bumped into a Brotherhood of Ak'rei'an patrol a few days back--" and here he pointed at his jaw "--s'how I got this one. Their CQC guy had dull reflexes and a duller knife. I haven't been getting much out of them though. Echelon runs a tight ship, and with no Leah to help me tell the liars from the losers...well. I've been improvising a tad."

 

His eyes roamed from Plagia over to Ril, and then to the monstrosity between them.

 

"You're a big guy," he sized up. "I could use a big hand if I'm gonna get my home back. Know how to scrap?"

 

-Tyler

Edited March 3, 2015 by tylerlicious definicious

[sunflower]

IC: Onuzek

 

"Onuzek has big hands!  Onuzek can smash bad-mean-people with Onuzek's big hands!"

 

 

...

 

 

"Onuzek is sorry, Onuzek does not know if he can... scrap, though."

[Void Emissary]

IC:

 

"You just described my MO there, Onuzek," I said, a sad smile on my face. "You've got it down-pat."

 

Ayy, using humour to hide emotions. Never seen -that- one before.

 

I looked back up at Reordin, taking in the cuts on his neck and jaw, the blood on his uniform. Three weeks he's been on the move, and I'm just learning about this now.

 

"Hey, look," I added in as a bright a way I could. "If you need an extra set of hands - maybe not quite as big as his - then, uh ... then you've got my number, no question about it."

 

-Void

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

"What about you, Aronis? I hope you kept an eye on the ILS--wait, I heard it's F now--ILF membership badges."

 

-Tyler

[sunflower]

IC: Onuzek

 

The giant practically glowed from the fact that a pretty Vo-toa knew his name. He hadn't even introduced himself yet!

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"Still got mine somewhere," said Ril with a shrug. "Not sure about everyone else. The ILF's sorta ..."

 

He made a gesture of what could be construed as a horrible-looking explosion.

 

"Poofed."

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

One thing Taleen was good at was ease dropping, being a Toa of Sonics made you one whether you wanted to be or not. Combine that with being a skilled spy/assassin and you've got someone that could pick out a conversation blocks away. 

 

So when words like 'Reordin' or 'Ko-koro' or 'taking it back' reached her ears it caught her attention. Anybody who was anybody knew who Reodrin Maru was, and Taleen had been in Ko-koro when it fell. She had the scars to prove it. So she found this conversation quite interesting. 

 

So it was hardly a surprise when the heavily bandaged up mercenary appeared among them, standing besides the giant called Onuzek. It left them wondering how she'd snuck up on them like that, more than likely.

 

"Well hello there, I couldn't help but over hear some things about Ko-koro? It's take over was rather tragic, I barely got out of there myself." From the bandages and scars on her body she looked like she'd just walked out of a hospital, which she did. 

Edited March 4, 2015 by Grochi Cat

[Void Emissary]

IC:

 

I was about to say something like, "Whoa, Ril, your first name isn't Sergeant?" when this Toa suddenly decides to de-stealth right next to us.

 

I definitely did not jump up in shock.

 

"Holy ######!"

 

-Void

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"You look horrible."

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

"I feel about the same." 

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"Must suck."

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

"Exploding shrapnel colliding with your body usually does yes."

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"Happened to me once. When Pala's walls exploded I was sitting on it."

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

Taleen visibly cringed. "A flying Toa of Iron sent a metal shield at me, then used some strange power to make it shatter into fragments." 

Edited March 4, 2015 by Grochi Cat

[25K Now!]

IC: Ril

 

"Ugh, that definitely doesn't sound nice."

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

"I wouldn't mind returning that Toa the favor really."

[Void Emissary]

IC:

 

The initial shock of this mystery Toa's appearance (jeez, gimme some warning next time why don'tcha?) having subsided, I was able to take in the scars and bandages that pock-marked her frame. Not so different, actually, from my own little collection of war wounds.

 

"Sorry to hear about you injuries," I added, holding out my hand to shake, "and sorry about, uh, shouting at you and stuff. Heat of the moment, yaknow."

 

-Void

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

Taleen shook her hand firmly. "Nothing to apologize for, I get that reaction a lot." 

[Naota Takizawa]

ooc: Going to speed this up as apparently there has been a time skip in this topic...

 

Ta-Koro - Market Square

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio

 

IC: Doseki walked out from the back with shiny new weapons tools in hand. It had taken longer than he'd thought though the task was now complete. Walking out front he found Scorpio laying down and Fulmen still waiting on him. "I am sorry that took so long. If you are still needing that escort to Le-Wahi we can get going." Doseki carefully woke Scorpio and proceeded to mount his rahi.

OOC: Doseki, when you see this post, make your next one in the Le-Koro topic and message me when you're done.

 

IC (As Fulmen): "Is there room for two matoran or do I have to walk alongside?" Asked Fulmen as he watched the scorpion wake up and carefully stepped backwards. "Let's get to Le-Koro." Said the matoran of lightning as he pointed to the gate at the front of the village and began walking in that direction. A few minutes later, the Vo-Matoran left the fiery village and traveled on the path to Le-Koro. 

[Nato G]

IC: Wisp and Mirra.

 

"Shall we get going?" Mirra asked. "We're nearly there." She was suspicious of the stranger. She had an awful lot of crystal layered over his body, she could sense it. That disguise of hers must be absolutely stifling in this heat....

 

"I might go on ahead," Wisp dug out the keys and started walking down the street, "we haven't tidied up in a while, and I don't even remember where we left all of the spare mattresses. 

Edited March 5, 2015 by Roman Torchwick

[Prowl Nightwolf]

Ta-Koro - Market Square(on way out)

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio

IC: Doseki looked down at his new Traveling companion Fulmen. "There is plenty of room as long as you hold on tight. However; until Scorpio gets use to you and you him it may be unwise right now. As a Predator Rahi he can sense fear and could trigger an undesired predatory response." Doseki tightened up the reigns and gave Scorpio a pat behind his head to signal the Nui-Jaga it was time to go. The two of them then followed Fulmen out the gate of Ta-Koro and started for the Boarder of Le-Wahi...


ooc: left topic...

[Geardirector]

IC: Helios (Ta-Koro)

 

I turned away from the corner I'd been peeking around at Plagia, the Toa Maru of Ice (Sidenote: Holy moly, one of the Toa Maru knows someone I know, kinda) and a couple of others. Plagia was among friends, and getting her space, I didn't need to worry about her anymore.

 

I walked away through a different street, my face in shadows, pondering. Plagia's tirade had depressed me, too. It just felt like... something I hadn't felt before, at least not this strongly.

 

Ta-Koro had suffered a serious blow while I was away. I felt like I should've been there, but at the same time what I heard suggested I very likely could have ended up at the bottom of the smoking ruin that once was the lavapool. I'd never been there so I didn't know what it was like... much like how I would end up more or less a complete unknown if I'd kicked the bucket fighting in the chaos that was.

 

I needed to go away for a bit. I needed to refresh, to think.

 

I needed to go for a run

 

OOC: Helios to Po-Wahi in a flash

[Void Emissary]

IC: Taleen

 

Taleen shook her hand firmly. "Nothing to apologize for, I get that reaction a lot." 

 

IC:

 

Might help if you weren't de-stealthing right next to people all the time.

 

Noooooooooo, down Plag. That's just mean.

 

"That's cool," I replied with a smile that, at its brightest, waned into something much more serious. "So, you were in Ko during the invasion? What happened? How'd you manage to get out?"

 

-Void

[Snelly]

IC: Taleen

 

"Well, when the attack started I tried to help defend the village, I had choose a target, approached him from behind, was going to end his rampage against the city's gates. Unfortunately I didn't take into account that someone had spotted me from above, I got caught off guard. The flying Toa attacked me from above, and after a fierce battle he injured me as I said before. To escape I created a sonic boom at the flying Toa and attempted to flee. I didn't make it very far. Thankfully a nice Toa named Jalkron found me and took me to the hospital on the outskirts. When the hospital was evacuated I was taken here."

 

Taleen crossed her arms. "Now you know the rest of the story."

Edited March 5, 2015 by Grochi Cat

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC:

 

 

...

 

g u l p

 

Redhot looked uneasily out the front door.

 

-Tyler