Bzprpg - Kumu Islets

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Music Shop, Xa-Koro)Dorian smiled sadly and moved forward as if to hug Kynaera before stopping."Yeah. Ditto for Bad Company," he said, just standing in front of her somewhat awkwardly. "I mean...not that some of them aren't cool, but...blagh. You always did have a way of getting me flustered. I'd forgotten what it was like to be humbled like that sometimes."-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: AnthrosAngry after letting the Matoran get away, he walked into Xa-Koro, looking for someone else to rob.OOC: Open for interaction,

[Legolover-361]

IC: KynaeraNighttimeMusic store, Xa-KoroKynaera's eyes flicked once up and down Dorian's being in amusement before she stepped roughly forward, pulling Dorian into a hug."Stop being such a sissy," she admonished, tightening her grasp just to give him pause. "You always were the emotional one."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Music Shop, Xa-Koro)"And you were always the one who never let me forget it," was Dorian's soft reply as he returned the hug tightly, as if Kynaera were a life raft that held the promise of safe passage to shore in the middle of a Cat 5 hurricane. "How long are you in town?"-Teezy

Edited July 19, 2012 by #firstworldtyler

[Legolover-361]

IC: KynaeraNighttimeMusic store, Xa-KoroStalemate. Dorian had always been stronger than Kynaera, but he hadn't felt a thing. She gave up and pulled back so she could look Dorian in his eyes; her head tilted back a little because he was at least four inches taller than her, so her head reached a little above Dorian's shoulder."Not long." A hint of regret entered her tone. "My new job requires I run helter-skelter around the island. I don't want to miss anything important. You know the feeling, right?"

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Music Shop, Xa-Koro)"Yeah, I do."A hint of sadness rippled through Dor's whisper as he replied, and he pulled away from the hug; the bag of widgets he'd held in his hand to pay for the new guitar made its way to his pocket, and he ran his hands over his new Kanohi and tried not to sigh."I should be going, too," he said. "I'm here on business."-Teezy

[Legolover-361]

IC: KynaeraNighttimeMusic store, Xa-KoroKynaera nodded; her eyes dimmed to their usual bright, nonchalant green. "Right. Well, if you ever see me again and I'm not trying to look inconspicuous, say hi. And hey" -- the corner of her lips twitched upward -- "we ought to play together again sometime."

[AuRon the champion]

IC: Thrak:The Slaver had his ship fixed, and was now out on the open ocean, heading towards the mainland. He never found that Matoran again, but it wasn't a big deal to him. Profit was made on the mainland, and Thrak was ready to leave the islets anyway.OOC: Thrak and The Silver Lining To Le-Wahi.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Music Shop, Xa-Koro)"Yes," said Dorian, moving towards the door and opening it gingerly. "We should."And then he disappeared into the Xa-Koro night, walking towards the casino and not slowing his pace until he was out of the store's range.-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: Anthros continued walking, in need of money and looking for someone to rob.OOC: Open for interaction.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)As Dorian rounded the corner and began to approach The Final Problem, he was bumped into by some Skakdi thief that he'd seen in passing while he was in the music store. Oh, this would be fun. Dorian half-hoped he would turn around and try to rob him: after all, Dorian looked for all the world like a common metrosexual model in the wrong part of town, and he certainly didn't feel like a threat..."Watch it, street trash," the Mark Bearer said, concealing a smirk.OOC: That'd be you, Smooth Jazz.-Teezy

Edited July 20, 2012 by #firstworldtyler

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: AnthrosAnthros turned to face Dorian, and said "Who do you think you are?" in a gruff voice.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Music Shop, Xa-Koro)"I think I'm the kind of guy who doesn't feel like having to get slammed around by third-rate gutter-dwellers like you," he said, sharp eyebrows raised in a bemused expression. "Or is it purely accidental that you have the size and intelligence of a sentient bulldozer?"-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: Anthros"Do you want to get killed?" he asked, reaching for his sword.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)"Ohhh," said Dorian, turning around and rolling his eyes. "So you're one of thooose guys. Listen, tweedledee, just take a deep breath for a second and think this through. I know it'll take a while, but I have plenty of time. You just try and collect your thought."-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: Anthros"And who are you?" he asked, angered.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)"We've never met, have we?" asked Dorian, the Mark on his shoulder starting to glow a bright blue. "Well, tweedledee, let me introduce myself. My name's Dorian, and I'm going to be the guy who might just let you live today, if you turn around now."-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: Anthros"I don't appreciate your arrogange." he said, drawing a dagger.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)"You're part of a minority," he noted, stark eyebrows raised and a charming grin plastered across his face, seemingly immobile. "And I don't appreciate the way that you're blocking the rest of the sunlight with your head. If you're not gonna move it, you should at least have the courtesy to fill it with something instead of hot air first."-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: Anthros"What sort of 'minority'?" he asked, knife still in hand.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)Dorian sighed dramatically and put his thumbs in his pockets, holding the rest of his hands over his thighs and looking very relaxed for a guy who was engaging against a tank like this. His Mark glowed ever-brighter underneath his satin v-neck."Went right over your head, didn't it?" he groaned. "Are you going to attack or should I just save us both the time and knock you out now?"-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: AnthrosAnthros was tired of this conversation. He shot a blast of laser vision at Dorian's upper body.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)With Dorian's Mark glowing like a Naming Day tree, he spun to the right with a Calix-level reflex time and stopped calmly and suddenly next to Anthros with a wink."See? Now I have an excuse for this," he said with an affable little grin as he aimed a flick of his wrist to Anthros' forehead; even with the small amount of energy he used to perform it, thanks to his Mark, the Toa of Iron's blow would be like a baseball bat straight to the brain...-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: AnthrosAnthros narrowly dodged the attack, and shot another blast of laser vision at Dorian.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)Dorian ducked and spun again, ending up behind Anthros and ready to do his thing. Quickly, he threw a backwards chop towards the Skakdi's larynx, distracting him, before conjuring up an iron war club and slamming the pommel into the base of the thug's spine.-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: Anthros turned, hoping to avoid attack. To put it briefly, he failed. As he turned, the club, being swung by Dorian, slammed into the left side of his ribs instead of his back, shattering several, and damaging his internal organs. He reeled in pain, and fell to the ground

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)Dorian crouched down beside Anthros and smiled at him easily, eliciting a fleeting smile from the banged up thug. The assassin brushed his opponent's cheekbones lightly with the club, his Mark still glowing brightly."Listen to me, hey hey hey, stay conscious on me now, understand?" he asked, grinning as if he'd just been told the funniest joke of his life. "Listen. You're gonna trudge over to a hospital, get yourself checked out on me, and then you're gonna go home and rethink the way you're living your life. I'm taking your wallet and your ID, and if I find out you're still mugging innocent people for kicks, I'm gonna find you and I'm gonna make your ribs look like post-digested oatmeal. Blink once if you understand me."-Teezy

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: AnthrosOn the brink of unconsciousness, Anthros, having heard what Dorian said, blinked once.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Xa-Koro)"Attaboy," he said with a wink. "Sleep tight now. I intend for you to make good on your promise."He plucked the wallet from the ground and put it in his back pocket before turning around and moving back towards The Final Problem. As he walked, though, he caught sight of a small, gorgeous object in the corner, hanging on the head of a rather well-crafted mannequin and staring at him, begging him to buy it. Oh, how he longed for it, how he wished he could just go inside and buy it. There it was: the perfect hat. A small, black fedora and matching one-button tuxedo blazer, screaming at him. Buy me! Buy me! Well, he'd be glad to oblige--CRASH!Dorian stuck his hand through the glass, plucked both off the mannequin, and slid them on, winking at himself in the mirror and walking back to the casino and Nikarra's waiting arms.IC: Desdemona (Docks, Xa-Koro)It was early morning now. Before leaving Po-Koro, they had picked up one final crewman, a jovial-looking Toa of Stone named Calibran that would serve alongside Zarayna as engineer to make sure the Panda stayed in tip top shape. Of course, while the ship was in perfect condition, one factor that Desdemona noticed was the lack of rations. Normally, this wouldn't be much of a problem - she could produce enough vegetation for a lifetime - but if there was one thing the new captain knew she could infer about this group, it was that a lifetime of fruit salad would not sit well with them, especially without alcohol or bread to wash it down with."Rukk," she said. "Walk with me to the market. We need food, and seeing as you're our new chef, you would know better than anyone else what to buy."-Teezy

[Aderia]

IC: Rukk (Xa-Koro, docks)He chuckled a bit, saying to Desdemona, “Salt. We’re gonna need lots of salt. You know, for preserving and such.” He kept pace with her as she headed for the market, mentally compiling lists of foods, quantities, prices, and also drink. Today, Rukk was a happy Vortixx. On the short voyage to Xa-Koro, he’d had time to look over his new kitchen, and he was, to put it simply, pleased. The storage space in the kitchen, however, was a bit questionable.“So, how long is it, do we'll need to stock up for?”

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Desdemona (Xa-Koro)"We will need rations for at least a month, perhaps two," she said. "Long enough so that we don't have to sail back to this miserable cesspit any time in the near future. Do you think that will be a problem?"-Teezy

[EmperorWhenua]

IC: Kellin (Ruins, Under Xa-Koro)Fantastic. Fan - freaking - tastic."Alright," he yelled, whipping out his daggers and fastening them together into a double-edged short sword. "When the next tunnel support beam comes up, we chop them in half and push on them so the section of tunnel collapses and crushes the thing! Ready?"At a nod, the two put another burst of speed in and swung their weapons simultaneously: the ancient, wooden supports fell down, and with it, so did the section of tunnel...

Ic: The rumble of the monster was overtaken by the murmur and then roar of the dirt as it crashed down like a train that fell from the heavens. The monster gave a wretched cream of agony as the earth piled on it, suffocating it as if gasped for breath before vanishing in the black and brown of the cave in. For a moment, the two explorers stood with bated breath, unsure if they had vanquished the creature, but the silence was their only answer. It seemed as if their little tactic had worked.But just as they relaxed ever so slightly from the boredom of the moment, the creature stirred. The soil toiled as if it were in a blender and then went still again. A grinding sound could be heard from within the walls of the cave on the side as the beast wedged itself through with ease. The cave in served only to give the beast an idea with which to destroy the intruders: Their idea. The sound of the beast moved from the side to below them with great quickness as it aimed at destroying the tunnel, too. And their fears were realized as the supports of the tunnel were seemingly vanquished with a touch of the beast's hide; a glimpse that lasted a mere second was all they could take in of the monster as it tore the cave apart on the opposite side of the two toa explorers. Now they were trapped with their own construct behind them and the beast's on the other. And the beast itself now moved above the cave...

[~Xemnas~]

IC, Nilyn: As soon as the beast had brought down the other side of the tunnel, Nilyn instantly became worried. She raised Kellin's sword and stood next to the treasure hunter. "Got any more bright ideas, hotshot?" she asked hopefully.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Kellin (Ruins, Xa-Koro)Oh, son of a...Kellin activated his Pehkui and, shrinking down, ducked into the soil and hollowed out a small hole with which to breath with. Using the cave-in as cover from the beast, he suddenly got an idea: throw its senses off. After all, such time in the poorly lit, soundless caverns had to have fine tuned the beast's senses to a hair trigger. Maybe if Nilyn lit up the cavern, and he sent out a power scream, they could disorient it and manage to get it off them.Yelling something over to Nilyn about "lighting the cavern up," he then put a field of silence over the Toa's head and sent out a vicious power scream, aiming to disorient the creature...-Teezy

[~Xemnas~]

IC, Nilyn: Nilyn nodded and raised her hands in the air. She focused her elemental power, and bright electricity began jumping between her hands. She hoped that the bright light would blind the monster...

[The Swimming Beard]

IC: AnthrosAs Dorian left, Anthros lost sonsciosness, lying on the sand.

[EmperorWhenua]

Ic: But the monster neither cared or was bothered. Bright light was pointless in every way since it was still locked nice and safely in the earth above the two toa where no light ventured, and the sonic burst did little more than hurt its ears a little, but the sound was still muffled by the earth. In essence, the toa's best idea was to do literally nothing that could hinder or impede the monster's ability to bring the caves down on the toa.

Edited July 25, 2012 by EmperorWhenua

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Kellin (Ruins, Xa-Koro)Kellin cursed silently and closed his eyes. He could hear the monster above them, burrowing, cutting through supports and slowly working on crushing them with their own attack method. It was clear to him that Nilyn was not the greatest mind strategically, and it looked as though she didn't really have a lot of weaponry experience to help her out with. That was dangerous, but she was his partner on this little excavation, apparently, and it was his job to make sure they both left alive.Stretching out, Kellin began to generate waves of sound throughout the roof where the monster burrowed, shaking and disrupting the already-shaky ceiling structure. The Toa of Sonics pushed a bit harder and tried to knock the beast onto their level by taking out a portion of the roof: the fall would disorient the beast enough that it could be taken down, and then Kellin could activate his Pehkui and take out the cave in from the front, giving Nilyn the ability to move in...-Teezy

[a goose]

IC: NikarraNikarra traced her fingers gently across the mark on her arm, thinking back on how she'd gotten it.Something had been different in Dorian right then. Something had clicked.She'd decided that she wouldn't stay here much longer. She would help Dorian rob the casino and then she would return home to Ga-Koro. She couldn't stay. Too much had happened recently.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (The Final Problem, Xa-Koro)"I'm sorry."If Nikarra hadn't looked and seen Dorian standing in the doorway, leaning against the railing with his hands in the pockets of his new jacket. His eyes glowed brightly, but not in anger, and not from his Mark; rather, they were lit up in shame, sadness, and a small amount of warmth. The Toa moved cautiously towards the bed and sat down, kicking back and forth softly with his hands clasped over his knees and his mouth a hard, even line."I'm...not the safest guy to be around, and that kind of spilled over. But you had to drink the blood anyway, and I didn't want you to have to force yourself to drink it, so...I was just trying to protect you."-Teezy