Bzprpg - Kumu Islets

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)Dorian drew the bottom card and brought it out: Ace of Clubs on top of a Jack of Diamonds. Perfect 21."Intriguing how?" he asked her, rolling the Jack around on one hand. "Please don't just say physically. That wouldn't be fun for either of us."-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: IlliciaThe Vortixx flipped over her cards to find a five and a one of spades. Twenty."You aren't like the others. There's something about you that's..." she trailed off, wanting to say 'creepy', but she wouldn't waste an opportunity to get friendly with Dorian like this one.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Off," he finished for her helpfully, with what may just have been a genuine smile - somehow, though the look was more attractive than the dazed and dreamy look that normally inhabited the Toa of Iron's face, it was also just as disturbing. "You can't explain it, but no matter how much you're drawn to me, I also repulse you. I'm a spot of blood on a wedding dress. I'm the heartworms that your pet gets when he's reaching the twilight of his life. I'm the innate desires that rests in a priest's heart as he gives his sermon to his flock of the manipulated. I am dark and I am twisted and I am all that man suppresses inside himself, because man fears me and yet he is drawn to me in a way that he never assumed possible."He gave her the cards and let her shuffle the deck. Her eyes didn't move from his face as he spoke, her face rapt with attention as she drank in every one of his silkily spoken words."Is that what you wanted to say?"-Teezy

Edited June 15, 2012 by #firstworldtyler

[Wotz]

IC: IlliciaIllicia almost looked afraid, but there was awe in her eyes too. A perfect example of what Dorian had described, but of course, Illicia was a perfect example of a lot of things. A silence rang as her mouth opened, words scrambling to escape her beautiful lips."...Yeah..." she breathed, idly shuffling the deck, the oxymoron still plastered on her face.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Good. See? I'm easy enough to get along with," he whispered, leaning in and squeezing her hand. The deck stopped mid-shuffle, and the cards hung in one of the Vortixx's soft hands, ready to crumble and fall to pieces like a child's sand castle as the waves begin to enclose it and drag it down to their level. Slowly, softly, Dorian leaned in to her, and finally, their lips met.After a couple seconds, Dorian pulled away, and though his eyes seemed to have an odd glow of curiosity and piqued interest, his face was carved in a half-smirk."That only took two hands. Not bad, but at the same time, you need to improve. The best seducer is one that cannot be seduced; you of all people should know this for future missions. If you want to be a real heavy hitter on this team, you need to prove you can actually swing the bat first."-Teezy

Edited June 15, 2012 by #firstworldtyler

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"You're good, Dorian. I'm impressed." Illicia smiled comfortably. "But I always get what I want." she laid out the cards. "Gotta say, both of us saw that coming. But the casino dealers won't. Which is why a different practice dummy might be more useful."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"You don't expect me to kiss them, do you?" Dorian asked, jerking his head towards Mikrok and Marfoir with a smirk before accepting his new hand. "I must say, though, if you've wanted to kiss me for that long, all you had to do was ask."-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"Not that long. Just today, after you came in. Just like you said." Illicia gave him a sideways look while she leaned forwards to put down the deck. "Besides, asking's boring. Your go, by the way."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Hit me," he said, rolling the eight of hearts around in his hand as another card was laid down. "So standing up to the boss is a turnon for you?"-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"It was nothing to do with that. Your fingers," she nodded at the hand that once had five whole digits, then looked away. "You done?" she then asked, referring to his move in the game.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"I thought the protosteel replacements were a nice touch," he said idly, nodding his completion of the hand as he flipped his cards. 17. "Nothing beats having five bona fide fingers, but at least the prosthetics keep the hand's functionality intact."-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"That was part of your 'trade' too, then." Illicia stated, hardly concentrating on the game anymore, flipping over her cards dully. Twenty.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"It's still an objectively fair trade," Dorian stated with no emotion in his voice; for someone who'd just had the top halves of three of his fingers chopped off and replaced with Protosteel, he sounded disturbingly...relaxed. "This results in perhaps a 2 percent loss of functionality in bare-knuckle combat, and half that in swordplay and long-range attacks. I'm cool with it."He slid the cards over to Illicia and decided to play one more hand. She...intrigued him."As you're soon to find out, darling, I'm still chock full of surprises."-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"I bet you are..." Illicia murmured to herself cheekily, shuffling the cards. "So, care to explain this huge plan of yours? Or is it more of a step-by-step operation?"

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"I will explain everything sooner rather than later," Dorian said, signaling for a hit as his first two cards were laid down. "For now, nobody needs to know more than their individual part in the operation: otherwise, someone could give away somebody else, and then we leave with either no money or no teammates. Neither is a desired option."-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: IlliciaIllicia nodded with understanding. The money was a lesser prize for her than blood spilled by her hand, but that didn't change the fact that Dorian was right"I'll stay."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Glad to hear it," he said jovially, flipping over his cards and revealing a 19. "Well, love, I think we've both learned some valuable lessons in the last few minutes. You're free to go."-Teezy

Edited June 15, 2012 by #firstworldtyler

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"Uh-huh..." Illicia flipped over her cards. Twenty one. With a wink, she strode into the bathroom and locked the door.OOC: Longer post coming soon

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)Dorian raised an eyebrow at the empty hand and looked up at Illicia as she walked towards the bathroom and locked the door. Slowly, he smirked, muttered a single "Attagirl" and put the deck back together before placing it in the pocket of his jeans and laying down on the couch, rolling one card along his fingertips that he'd kept out the whole time.The King of Hearts.-Teezy

[Wotz]

OOC: King of hearts? Dorian, you sly devil you.IC: IlliciaIllicia stood with her back to the door. Her head flopped back against it as a look of pain washed over her face. What was that Illicia? she asked herself. What kind of Karz was that?What was he? No one could seduce her... That couldn't happen, ever! But she hadn't lied. Part of her did want him. A little part that was obsessed with the broken, unnatural mind Dorian had. Then there was the rest, the voice of reason, that cried out against that part when it took control, but was ignored.The Vortixx staggered across the room so no one could here her as she did something she hadn't done in a long time. Something she had stripped from her persona with the rest of whatever made her worthy of existence, all those years ago. With a quiet yet astonishingly soulful voice, she sang."My eyes... My eyes are filled with curiosity. You think... You think that you have power over me. In this life... This life, there's no room for you and me, so turn away or face this day with meeeeeee..."Her voice died out as her brow furrowed. Illicia was the only female on Bad Company now... And how strong was she, anymore, if her one field of talent was taken by some psycho. That's all you are, really. a voice said. Just an object of lust. And he, a man, is better than you.Illicia's eyes narrowed.OOC: Illicia doesn't like competition Disclaimer: Song may not be fitting. I was listening to it while writing though, so shh.

[~Xemnas~]

IC, Nilyn: "Nope!" Nilyn yelled back. "I left all my stuff back there when this thing popped up! What's your plan?"

[shadow pridak money gang]

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...-Teezy

[Let's Henshin!]

IC: Sev Sev had watched the whole game with a neutral expression, with Dorian had finished his little act, Sev spoke up again. "So, you're takin' Grokk with ya huh, well while drawin' heat off is good. It's betta to not have to draw any heat in the firs' place. If you grab attention with Grokk, ya expose two of our members, as opposed to one. Honestly, there's no harm in firs' practicing in a bar, there ya can draw all the heat ya need to do, with out fear of repercussion." Sev then cracked a grin, "Plus there's anotha problem ya haven't seemed to haven't seemed to notice. You're wearin' a Mask of Pyschometry an' plannin' on gamblin'. Sure ya can't use it, but the other chaps don' know that, they're gonna 'cuse ya of cheatin' the firs' moment they get. That is if they even let ya in the Casino."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Sev," Dorian said, turning to the Vortixx with an easy grin, "let's pretend for a moment that I crafted the plan here and I know all the subtle nuances that will make it happen. Actually, you're right, Mark Bearers cannot use Kanohi powers, so that point is mute. And the flip side of that is that in a casino, there will always be people who feel cheated and angry, so hiding a great blue glowing tattoo on my shoulder will be nigh impossible.::Also, we are going to be in a casino. Two problems with that: one, everybody is instantly suspicious of anyone who wins more than two hands out of five, so drawing attention is a given. If you're not looking to draw attention, then you might as well not be part of the op, because in a place like this, everyone draws attention and everyone draws heat.""Besides, we're not going in as mercenaries or bad guys. We're going in as whatever alias we devise for ourselves. I'm going to be a musician with a giant bag of cash: that'll get me in the door and it'll get me a villa. Everything else, I've done before. Trust me. Your points are all good ones, but I've got them all covered. Relax. Take it easy. Enjoy the night. Tomorrow, we start planning."He then turned to the group at large."And you will understand your roles in this, because for the time being we are stuck in this little bunker together, and we cannot leave until such time comes as the first stage of the op is ready to be cleared, am I understood?"-Teezy

Edited June 15, 2012 by #firstworldtyler

[Wotz]

IC: Illicia"Yes sir!" Illicia called as she reentered the room and took one of the couches for herself, flopping down lazily across it.

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Attagirl!" Dorian said, raising his voice slightly for emphasis: instead of growing coarser, the soft tones seemed to only grow silkier and more inviting. "Everyone else, take it easy for a while."Allowing himself a full-on grin, he turned to the other Vortixx who was near him and smiled, catching the King of Hearts in between his pointer and middle fingers and setting his hands in front of his face in a prayer-like position."Now, Vossen," he said quietly. "Just how lucky are you?"-Teezy

[otter]

IC-Marfoir:"So long as I don't have to go anywhere besides the roulette table," Marfoir said. "That's the only place where I'm liable to be of any use."

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)Holding a finger up to Vossen, he smirked and tilted his head towards Marfoir."You own a sniper rifle, right?"-Teezy

[otter]

IC-Marfoir:"Yes, I do," Marfoir said. "Let me guess-I'm to provide long-range support?"

[shadow pridak money gang]

IC: Dorian (Bunker, Xa-Koro)"Attaboy, Tweedledee," Dorian said with a grin. "You're backing up Brykon while he moves in and grabs Raking Back or whatever his stupid name is."-Teezy

[Wotz]

IC: WrehnHaving been in Xa-Koro for some time now, a certain ninja-wannabe-Matoran of plasma had seen the sights, partaken in events, bought souvenirs and a huge assortment of other things. If there was one thing Wrehn could do better than tourism though, it was to learn. ANd if there was one thing he had learnt from all of this time in the Islets it was this:Xa-Koro sucked.OOC: Mr. Wade, that would be your cue.

[Wade.]

IC: Walker"What are you doing here?" a raspy voice demanded, one which came from a Skakdi cleaning a glass behind a counter, one eye covered by an eye patch for obvious reasons. "I thought we agreed to never talk to each other again, much less see one another.""Do you really want to know? I thought we weren't supposed to talk to each other any more, Fulok." spoke another voice, this one smoother yet slightly deep, belonging to a young Toa sitting on the opposite end of a counter with a bottle of beer in his hand. The Skakdi regarded him with disgust and loathing as if he was filth."This is why we don't work together. Because you're an annoying prick and we'd both kill each other if left in a room for an hour." The Toa chuckled, earning a growl from the Skakdi. "What do you want, Walker? Why my bar? You going to convince me to be your partner in crime? 'Cause you already have a reputation in this village and it ain't good." As if on cue, several goons walked in, wielding crude weapons and giving the man named Walker the look of death. Fulok regarded them with a neutral expression, eyes switching over to Walker who was now smiling. "Ex-thugs of Ferrin, the guys I pummelled two weeks ago that escaped. Heard they were in town.""...So you're here to finish the job and you're using yourself as bait? Hmph." Fulok paused. "A death wish but I like it. Give 'em Karz." With that said, the bartender silenced himself and observed as the thugs approached, one foolish enough to put a hand on Walker's shoulder.Crash!Faster than anyone could have anticipated, the speedy Toa had turned around and smashed his beer bottle into the skull of his foe, not missing a beat to stab the sharp remains in his stomach, effectively killing him. Another lunged right at him swinging a sword, only to be rammed and stabbed just as quickly by Walker's hidden blade and being turned around, a huge gash appearing along his chest as his body was transformed into a human shield. Before the enemy could raise his sword, Walker threw the corpse onto him and pulled out his crossbow, loading a bolt and firing it in his exposed torso. The last of the four was already dashing for the door, promptly falling over just as he exited as another bolt was unloaded into his leg.Slowly trotting over to the man now clutching his leg in pain, tears filling his eyes, Walker stood menacingly over a person he felt no pity for, pointing his crossbow directly at his head."No, please! Don't do it!""Deliver a message for me, will ya? Tell Ferrin I say hi.""N-" Splunk. The projectile stuck out of his exposed head, the square suddenly filling in shouts as it erupted into the chaos usually following open murder."Good riddance."OOC: Wotz, feel free to notice the execution.

Edited June 17, 2012 by Mr. Wade

[Wotz]

OOC: I also noticed your change of name IC: WrehnNo way. No way... It couldn't be-"Walker!" Wrehn yelled, seeing his old friend brutally murdering a bunch of random guys. A crowd stood in his way, but he pushed through them and looked straight at the Toa of crystal. Hopefully killing what's-his-face on Onu-Wahi hadn't sparked something inside him. "Walker! What are you- How did you- What?!"

[Wade.]

IC: WalkerA familiar voice echoed within the commotion, seemingly louder than any other. Walker's head jerked in its direction, momentarily shocked as he saw his old friend he thought that died in the accident, staring at him with dumbfounded eyes before several rowdy shouts erupted from what would be a peace-keeping force coming their way snapped him out of his daze. Donning his scarf to mask his identity, he sprinted into the crowd and grabbed Wrehn by the wrist and flipped him onto his back, piggy-back style. As his friend spouted words and questions in the heat of the moment, Walker remained focused and silent, simply muttering a single word:"Later."His voice was the same as before but there was certainly something different about it. He kept on running until they lost their pursuers in an area outside of town, laying Wrehn down beside a rock before flopping on the opposite side, obviously tired as he panted. Wrehn would notice that his super endurance was gone as well.

[Wotz]

IC: Wrehn"Walker... What happened to you? You look different, mutated somehow..." Wrehn asked, shocked that not only was his old friend alive, but a very changed Toa.

[Wade.]

IC: WalkerWalker looked into Wrehn's eyes as he continued to pant and removed the scarf from his face, revealing a faint but very recognizable smile. Wrehn obviously didn't change during their separation but it was an entirely different story for himself."C'mon, I don't look that different, apart from the grey tint and..." his voice trailed off when he was about to mention the slug on his back. Already it was curious about his friend and eventually Walker fed it memories to satisfy its curiosity.Don't worry, he's a friend. Trust me.Turning around, he slowly rolled down the neck of his jacket revealing a sickly greenish-grey Parakuka latched onto his back."Know what this is?"

[Wotz]

IC: WrehnAt first, Wrehn thought it was a Kraata, but on closer inspection, it looked like something else. "...No?"

[Wade.]

IC: WalkerSlightly surprised about Wrehn's lack of surprise, Walker felt that the Pa-Matoran had a long enough examination of the Parakuka and rolled up his collar to conceal it once more. He felt uncomfortable showing it to others."It's called a Parakuka, apparently one of Makuta's new creations, so it tells me. That's right, it communicates with me and we're pretty good buddies although it doesn't use words, rather memories and emotions. It's not evil one bit but we have our disagreements sometimes." The parasite felt a wave of amusement as it remembered one time when it refused to let Walker transform in the middle of a battle because he wouldn't back down in what would be an 'argument' between the two the day before."Sadly, it took away my elemental powers and control over my Kanohi so I've been stuck as your average Joe who's learned how to fight properly. To top off the list of handicaps this thing brings me, there's reduced overall stamina and it impacts my personality negatively. Although there is one quirk about it."OOC: Sorry about the wait, had to go do something.

[Wotz]

IC: Wrehn"Quirk?" Wrehn asked, intrigued. He tended not to get involved in Makuta-related issues, but this was interesting.

[Wade.]

IC: Walker"I'll show you, works out better that way. Don't freak out though." After a moment or two of catching his breath, Walker stood up and put some relatively comfortable distance between himself and Wrehn. Suddenly, his body began to grow and shape itself different in a smooth manner, nowhere near as violent as the first transformation. Once where a Toa stood, there was now a beast of a man resembling the in-between result of a Rahkshi and werewolf combined, a rather frightening combo."This."