Bzprpg - Kumu Islets

[25K Now!]

IC: [Arkrak]"Somewhere?"OOC: Let's get these two into more plots!

[a goose]

OOC: Yeah!...Or, alternatively, let's make a plot where it's Incommodo who has to find and/or save Arkrak, rather than it being the other way around!IC: Incommodo"Sounds good enough to me. Let's go to Le-Wahi to start. Jungles are always fun to explore."

[25K Now!]

IC: [Arkrak]"Good idea."OOC: But Arkrak doesn't have the qualities of someone you have to save.

[a goose]

OOC: ...Okay, new plan: we create a plot which is caused by decisions made by Arkrak, rather than Incommodo.IC: Incommodo"TO LE-KORO!"OOC: Incommodo (& Arkrak?) to Le-Wahi.

[Vezok's Friend]

IC:Agni didn't say anything. He was stupefied, but more importantly, angry. Angry enough to consider punching the Toa of earth. But he wouldn't let such emotional balderdash make him lose his cool. How Mef could even think he was in the right was beyond him. He turned to Valria and Kuyre. "I've got the boat." he said, simply. "It's at pier seven A. Let's go." It was as if what the Toa of earth had said had not been heard by him at all. He outright ignored it. He was tired from the trip, even more tired from the fight and he most certainly wasn't responsible for the Toa of earth's irrational, puberty-like behaviour. OOC: Cold as ice...

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Valria)Valria was still left reeling from Kuyre's verbal slap. He had pierced right to the heart of things...she was making it all about her. They all traveled across Mata Nui, trying to help her remember who she was and then she was going to commit suicide? All that effort for nothing? Then leave Agni, Kuyre, and Mef left to deal with the emotional fallout. Kuyre had never been more right in his life. Mef had every right to be angry and Agni was tired from all of this. He came to her side even though she didn't really deserve it at this moment. Valria nodded at what Agni had said. She found it harder to speak, her throat all closed up, tightened from this emotional ordeal. Part of her had hoped that in some ways Mef's scathing comment to Agni would have garnered more of a reaction, inwardly she was crestfallen, but then again it was hardly the place or the time to think those thoughts."I-I-I'm sorry." She whispered and followed Agni and the group to the boat. She pulled the hood on her cloak over her head before she reached the slaves. Her head hung low. She wanted to leave all the Kumu Islets did was leave a rotten taste in her mouth, she never wanted to see this place again.

[Vezok's Friend]

IC:"This isn't on you." Agni replied, without looking back, as they walked towards the pier. The Toa of fire was frustrated. Both Mef and Valria seemed to have lost perspective, with the Toa of earth not realizing his attitude was only making things worse for Valria. And now he himself was caught between the two, trying to keep damage away from the Toa of gravity while becoming the outlet for Mef's bitterness. He hoped Mef would see just what was wrong with that soon enough. If not, the two of them would need to have a serious talk. But that would have to wait. As they arrived on the pier where their ferry waited, Agni pushed the previous argument aside, to focus on getting them and the freed prisoners back to main Island. "All right, if you could just get them all seated aboard, we can be on our way."He himself was looking very much forward to having the dark soil of Ta-Koro under his feet again soon. He had definitely had enough of these Islands.OOC: All aboard ^^

[Snelly]

IC: Frieza - Kumu Islets -Frieza was bored, this was a bad thing. He decided he'd overstayed his welcome here, and decided to move on to other places. He found his raft and began to travel upstream and further in-land. OOC: Frieza to Ko-Wahi

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Valria)Valria merely nodded, it was probably better than she didn't speak now. Tears still stained her face, mind still racing from what just happened. She helped usher the various Toa and matoran onto the ship, she still kept her hood down, she didn't want any of the Toa or Matoran to see the fact she was crying earlier. Instead she quietly got them each a place to sit on the ferry and then moved back closer to Agni, without saying a word. In some ways he looked more weary than Valria. This was probably her fault, if she just died Agni might have lived happier, might have done something else much more important than help a useless Toa of Gravity. A few tears dropped from the hooded Toa and landed on the wooden deck. She was worthless, she had a sprained wrist and she still wasn't that good of a fighter. Everyone else was always fighting her battles for her now. Why couldn't she fight them herself? Cause she wasn't strong enough. Weak, she was weak.She couldn't wait to get to Ga-Koro, then this would finally be over. Well at least they would be away from the Kumu Islets and it was her sincerest hope that she would never have to return here again.OOC: Val's ready to go.

[25K Now!]

IC:In all the time that he had been in existence, Fragarach had shown such incompetency that it was a surprise that he was still not deceased. He was so different from the being he had spawned from, and got the body that was not his into so much trouble. He never accomplished anything, never made a single difference, never obtained the respect of others. He was unable to do anything properly, and he never would.For on this day, he would cease to exist.As the ever cheerful personality known as Fragarach slowly faded away, its very being returning to the void it came from, the conflicted being that truly resided within the body came to the fore, washing away any signs of the other's existence. His will reasserted control over the body, and his mind began to awaken.Darylhii stood. His eyes burnt with new-found energy, and the fallen hero began to venture towards the mainland; to once more resume his travels around Mata Nui, spreading destruction all over the land.OOC: Darylhii to Ko-Koro.

[shadow pridak money gang]

OOC: That...was really sad.IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)"Alright," he sighed. "Truth be told, I'm actually feeling nervous about this, but...eh. Screw it."He moved onto the bed and gently held Naara's waist in his arms before moving in and kissing her.-Teezy

[a goose]

IC: Commodum"I should probably head back to Onu-Koro." Commodum shrugged. "I have an inn to take care of."She walked out of The Final Problem, shutting the door softly behind her.OOC: Commodum to Onu-Wahi.

[Franco]

IC: Naara only smirked a little in response. She wrapped her arms around Dorian as well and kissed him back. In that moment, nothing else mattered for her.She didn't care about the fact that they were inside a second-rate casino's villa. She didn't think anything of the fact that she had just been fired a day ago. And she sure as karz didn't give a flip about any Lightning toa teen next door who she was supposed to be babysitting.Said teen was currently bored out of his mind.He'd trained for a few hours. He ordered room service and ate some more. He practiced with his element. By now, he had even explored the villa (minifridge having been long ago ravaged).And yet still, no snarky and stoic Ga-Toa had appeared to babysit him.Oh, well, Hau thought to himself while eating another Tahu burger. She's gotta remember sometime. After all, it's not like she's in the middle of some extremely intimate moment with some random toa she just met and didn't tell me about.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)For several moments, Dorian forgot everything.He forgot, for instance, that the Mark on his shoulder had the potential to rip apart his psyche if he gave it too much thought and leave him more of a shambled mess than he already was. He forgot that in the space of 48 hours, this casino would be broke and its owner awaiting God only knew what kind of twisted fate at the hands of his employers. He forgot the Toa of Shadow that had haunted his thoughts and had tortured him in his quest for knowledge. For a while, he was just a guy with the girl of his dreams in his arms. And he was cool with that."Thank you," he breathed finally, in between kisses. "For reminding me that I'm still a person."-Teezy

[Franco]

IC: "Don't forget that again," Naara breathed back in short lulls. "Always remember that you're human. I think I'll have a hard time tracking you down to remind you otherwise."OOC: In the adjectival sense.

[Relapse]

IC - Kuyre - BoatKuyre settled down in the boat, overwhelming guilt rocking him on the inside. Maybe he had meant what he said, but had he really needed to say it in the way he had? There were much better ways of communicating it than the cruel way he had decided to use. He sat back, just about as far away from everyone else as the boat allowed."If we ditch Mef, drinks are on me," he said in a pitifully ill-fated attempt to lighten the mood.

Edited July 7, 2012 by Shadow Guardian

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)"I dunno. I'll make it easy for you," he said, trying to muster the energy to smirk; all he could come up with was a smile as he hugged her tightly, not even trying to kiss her anymore.-Teezy

[Franco]

IC: Naara smiled back briefly. Then her facial expression became a smirk."Is that an insult to my intelligence?"

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)"I think we both know that once you remove the air of mystery from around me, Naara, there's not a lot that makes us really different from each other," he said seriously, before grinning at her and poking her chest."And I just made you smile."-Teezy

[Mef Man]

IC(Mef)

Mef was silent as he entered the boat, helping along a slave with his left hand while his right steadied the unconscious Toa on his shoulder. He seemed to had cooled off a bit, but he wasn't saying anything-not yet, anyway.The Onu-Toa simply guides the slave onboard before taking a seat on the opposite side that the others were on. He was too tired to hold grudges against anyone for something as small as this. Right now, he just wanted to be left alone so he could think about what he was going through.What am I going through? Are my 'wittle fearwings huurt? Karz, Mef, when will you grow up...After a small sigh, Mef slowly leans back in his seat; eyes closed. He gently sets the Toa down beside him as he continues to sit still. Unbeknowest to the others, a small tear made it's way down Mef's cheek which he quickly batted away.Wow, now you really need to get some sleep and a hot meal...OOC: Sorry I was gone so long; thanks for waiting!-Mef Man

[Vezok's Friend]

IC:Agni was talking to the ferryman while the last few rescued made their way aboard. The Matoran was telling about the course he'd plotted and what they could expect during their trip, which was nothing special right now. Maybe a few higher waves, but the trimaran the Ga-Koronans built were made to withstand that. Still, somewhere in the back of his head, Agni couldn't help but feel a little anxious about the water. That just came with his element. When the details of the journey had been discussed, the Toa of fire looked back at the people aboard. He sighed. He was looking into a lot of empty faces. Not just the rescued people. Valria, Kuyre, Mef...none of them looked like they had just removed an important criminal from power.Hooah, we made it...his mind echoed in irony, because he himself didn't feel the least bit like celebrating. Then a shudder ran through the boat, as the ferryman pushed it away from the pier and they started moving out to sea. Agni sighed again, walked a little and sat down near the bow of the ship.OOC: So, Agni, Kuyre, Mef, Valria, off to Ga-Wahi? ^^

[Hanako Herupa]

IC: (Valria)Valria sighed, hardly the happy ending she had hoped for, but it wasn't really over. They still needed to get rid of Telric and Agni needed to report back to Jaller. It had been so long since they started this journey, so much time had passed since they had left Po-Koro. So many questions answered and yet it still felt like nothing had been accomplished. She sighed, placing her hands in her face as the ship pulled further out to sea. They were finally leaving the Kumu Islets. Just one more step in moving on.

[Franco]

IC: Naara was about to respond when she stiffened. The toa sighed abruptly."LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROAI-"-"What idiocy is this," She muttered, muffled footsteps and a door slamming open contending with the snark-"-GENKHINZ!"A black and gold blur of metal sailed from the shadows with an appendage extended towards the Ga-Toa. The keening cry evidently was produced by its mouth.Naara didn't even look at the flying kick. The I'Rohu merely raised an eyebrow.A tentacle of water spouted from her tank and slammed into the blur, slowing it down and grabbing it by the appendage. But the grasp didn't last much longer. She slammed its owner into the ground before that."Really, Hau? You should know better than this."

Edited July 9, 2012 by Joshua L. Chamberlain

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)"Holy voice crack, Batman," Dorian sighed softly, pulling himself up into a sitting position. "This is the kid?"-Teezy

[Franco]

IC: "Yes," Naara said with a roll of the eyes. "He needs a bit of work."The 'kid' in question was recovering from being flattened with incredible speed. He was lounging against a wall in seconds, chain hissing a little as his arm moved to push himself up. His eyes flitted across the bed warily to land on the Ga-Toa."You're becoming predictable, you know," The martial artist said with a grin. "Whipping me into the ground every time I check up on you kinda gets dull after a whi-"Suddenly he was silenced. The toa's eyes darted.They were now looking at Dorian.The slipup passed in milliseconds. His feline stance was composed again, nearly as liquidly cool as Naara herself."Ha, called it," Proclaimed he with another grin. "I knew something was up. Knew you were a maneater, but ****, one already?"

Edited July 9, 2012 by Joshua L. Chamberlain

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)Dorian's eyes shot from Hau to Naara, his face emotionless. His eyes portrayed no emotion. Even his normally-glowing Mark was deadly still. Then, slowly, he smirked."He doesn't know who I am," he said to Naara, though he was so quiet he could have arguably been talking to himself. "Well. This should be fun. Name's Dorian. By the way, man, uh...you spilled some Tahu Burger juice on your armor."-Teezy

[Franco]

IC: "Name's Hau." The toa held out one hand for a fistbump. With his other and his eyes, he attempted to discreetly find the 'juice' and remove it.The ocular sensors flared gold as they caught discoloration in the jet armor. His left hand snaked to it with Kakama speed. In microseconds, the area was swiped in such a way that could remove any dribble of liquid.Then the splotch of red, not deterred in any way by this futile gesture, continued its spread.Face met palm.Hau looked at Dorian with a smirk. The toa himself was apparently undeterred."Dude, that is one awesome trick. Not exactly cool for my armor, though."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)Dorian closed his eyes and sighed: as the Toa of Iron exhaled, the splotch seemed to stretch outwards for a second, as if reaching for a lifeline at the edges of Hau's armor, before sucking inwards. There remained just a spot, for the briefest of instants, independent and proud below Hau's heartlight, before it, too, sucked in on itself and disappeared. The supernova of color was over in two heartbeats."So. When do you go back?"-Teezy

[Mef Man]

IC(Mef)

Mef sits up as he feels the movement of the boat. It seemed as if it were time to leave the "wonderful and beautiful" Kumu Islets. Too bad his vacation had to end so soon...Karz, I hate water...OOC: Mef to Ga-Wahi.-Mef Man

[Hanako Herupa]

OOC: Not quite descriptive, not quite not descriptive.IC: (The Wolf)Splash!Something warm and wet struck the Toa of Plant Life in the face. He coughed and sputterd as a bit of nasty liquid had landed in his mouth. Groggily he opened his eyes to see a being in all black with a hood pulled over his head and a mask over that, pulled over his face. To the left and right stood a blue and white Skakdi respectively."Who are you?" The captive Toa of Plant Life gasped."Who am I, people in the Kumu Islets call me the "The Wolf", you've heard of me, right?" He chuckled. The Toa nodded, scared and realizing how deeply he had gotten himself into this mess."You're a monster! People like you...you're holding the people of Mata Nui back.""How naive and childish! I'm trying to bring it forward! People like you just keeping getting in the way, inconveniencing me by making me step over your bodies." The two skakdi grumbled, they really did not want to sit through another speech by an employer. "Right, yes...you wore him down just like I asked, and cuffed him up nicely, here's the base pay and a little something extra." He tossed a bag of widgets to each and it was much heavier than each of them thought. "Seven hundred widgets for such a good job." The two Skakdi grinned, bow slightly and exiting the premises of the hut."When my people get here...they'll kill you, some of them might do worse thing.""What this Island Liberation Squad you keep talking about? Tell me who lead's them?""No." Sighing with frustration The Wolf pulled his brass knuckles out a side pocket and fit them onto his hands curling them into a fist. He raised his right arm and struck him hard, leaving a large gash on his cheek. Causing the Toa to howl in pain."This will end if you just answer some simple questions.""No...I won't tell you, scum like you, they'll find you soon enough.""So be it." He struck with left fist, causing the Toa of Plant Life to howl again in pain, The other being managed to break some of his teeth. He spat them out, moaning in pain he had never quite felt before. Just as The Wolf went to raise his other fist again. And the Toa shrieked."STOP! Stop please...no more, just don't hit me again." The Toa of Plant Life replied, crying."Well that was easier than I expect. Who's their leader, where are they, and what are they planning.""L-L-Leader is Madrihk. It's P-P-Pala Koro, near Lake Pala. I...I...I don't know what they're planning.""Well then I guess, I'll just have to go see for myself, huh?" He picked up a bucket of the warm, sticky stuff and threw it on the Toa and around the hut."Wait what's that, what did you just throw on me?""Oh this thing, it was full of Madu Cabolo oil, very flammable stuff." He chuckled, tossing the bucket across the room and pulled out a cigar. "Normally I don't indulge myself like this...but why the Karz not? By the way, isn't you're element very flammable as well?" He struck a match, lighting the cigar and took a puff of it, before flicking the match onto the Toa. He lit up almost instantly and The Wolf began walking away from the hot as the fire spread like well...wildfire. He laughed a bit as he heard the screams echoing out behind him and got walking, the hut would be burnt to a crisp before anyone got there and he was making his way back to Xa-Koro, time to set a plan in motion that he was already thinking about.OOC: I'd like to think The Wolf's armor/clothes are similar to those of the Nightingales of Skryim. Also Wolf to Le-Wahi.

[a goose]

IC: XylakXylak gave a polite bow, and left. As he walked out, he was confronted by a Toa, who whispered something to him. "Was the proper procedure followed?" The Toa nodded. "Good! I suppose it is now time for me to leave."OOC: Xylak to Onu-Wahi.

[Franco]

IC: "Today," Naara said with a sigh. "I have neither the will nor the money to stay in this prison any longer. And the kid apparently wants a new suit of armor...I wouldn't mind that."She shrugged. "Makes sense. Only so much stealth you can get with a color scheme like that."

Edited July 9, 2012 by Joshua L. Chamberlain

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)"Alright. Well...goodbye, Naara."Dorian got up and began to move for the door.-Teezy

[BBBBalta]

OOC: Barük and Ketan from Le-Wahi.IC: The boat sliced noiselessly through the water, making steady progress toward the nearest islet. Barük leaned back lazily, watching a school of Ruki flit back and forth just beneath the water's surface. With a slight flick of his hand, he sent one of the fish flying from the water, splashing back down and flailing around a bio or so away. "You keep avoiding my question," he said boredly. "What exactly are we doing here?"

[Franco]

IC: Naara nodded. She let out a sigh and reclined a little."Bye, Dor-""Bye Dorian," Hau chimed in with a light smirk. He grinned, flashing his perfect teeth at the retreating toa."Can't wait to spar next time."If Naara's cold glances let loose lasers, our favorite martial artist would be a mere puddle on the floor.

[Eyru]

OOC: Barük and Ketan from Le-Wahi.IC: The boat sliced noiselessly through the water, making steady progress toward the nearest islet. Barük leaned back lazily, watching a school of Ruki flit back and forth just beneath the water's surface. With a slight flick of his hand, he sent one of the fish flying from the water, splashing back down and flailing around a bio or so away. "You keep avoiding my question," he said boredly. "What exactly are we doing here?"

IC (Ketan)The cool breeze played around Ketan's mask, smelling of salt and setting his cloak fluttering as the boat sliced through the waves. He turned and looked at his companion, and chuckled softly."You're right," he said. "I have been avoiding it."The Toa of air reached into his cloak and produced two golden oranges. He tossed one to the Toa of gravity, and began to peel the other one himself. The fresh scent of ripe oranges briefly swelled before being swept away into the boat's wake."Not intentionally, though," he explained, tossing a piece of peel into the water. "It just wasn't time. Le-Koro is no place for secrets, especially now that the Island Liberation Squad has made its home there. But I can tell you now."The ocean's empty waves stretched into the distance until they met the horizon, which rose to a cloudless azure sky. The sun's warm rays lit up the waves, spiking down through countless fathoms of water to illuminate dozens of fish and undersea life."We go to collect the rest of the Toa Daedra," Ketan said, flicking another strip of orange peel overboard. "There's no better place on this island to find the kind of people we're looking for. You'll find thieves and drunkards in every corner of Mata Nui, but, eventually, every sinner will find his way to Xa-Koro. The angry, the envious, the lustful... the lowest of the low will always congregate here. Which, I suppose, explains why we're going there."The Toa of air schuckled, then bit into the juicy orange, its sweet pulp filling his mouth.

[Franco]

IC: Naara and Hau left The Final Problem without another word. Using up yet more of their remaining widgets, she bought a guitar.OOC: EDIT: Edited.

Edited July 15, 2012 by Joshua L. Chamberlain

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)Flash forward to a couple hours, and I'm sitting at one of the few restaurants this second-rate gilded cage has to offer. I'm chewing halfheartedly on a toaster pastry, and all I can think of is how clearly pre-made this pastry was from the way that the strawberry filling just kind of sits there. Ah, well. At least the icing's top notch. Nice, creamy, sweet. Kind of like Naara, except I knew for a fact that someday, I'd see Naara again. The icing wouldn't be so fortunate.Ah, well. C'est la vie. It's Saturday morning now, heist is either tomorrow night or Monday morning - can't remember which, but I hope it's Monday; I've never liked having to work on weekends - and the next 24 hours is gonna be another pastry for me to sink my teeth into. And I would make well and bloody sure this one was worth my time.And it's here that I make my decision.-Teezy

[a goose]

OOC: Going along with the time-skip...IC: NikarraFrom across the restaurant, Nikarra glared at Dorian. She didn't hate him. She wasn't all that angry at him. But she needed to glare at someone, and there was no-one else she could really glare at nearby.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)There we are. Just the decision I was looking to make.Without turning, I beckon for Nikarra to come over and sit across from me, and as she does so I start to really examine her face and body. Make six and a quarter was a little harsh: she was easily an eight by normal people's standards, but I, of course, am not a normal person. She was like a seven point five on the Dorian scale.By now, I say, my voice quiet, you must have realized that I'm not exactly Saosin, the musical, happy-go-lucky Ta-Koro Guardsman who is looking for the source of tainted Salamander's Revenge - even though the stuff is bloody awful and I can't understand how anyone here drinks it - and wants to bring your cousin to justice. Right?-Teezy