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The Virtual Cat
RTT::Yoshi
Posts: 15
(6/3/02 10:51:45 pm)
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Soooooo...... Tiiiiired........
(OOC: It is after midnight (EDT) and I am Going to sleep now.)
2.5
When Yoshi happened upon Laguna, he was talking with Scarlett, or at least trying to. When suddenly a big bug-like creature appeared and shot some goop at them. Laguna turned and blew it to pieces, spreading goop and fleshy part every where. Yoshi jumped back to avoid being splattered.
When he reobserved the scene, Laguna was lauging his ass off, and Scarlett was looking at him like he was nuts.
In a short time, Yoshi walked up to Laguna and said: "There you are. I've been looking all over for you."
"Hey, where have you been?" Laguna replied.
"I've been off kicking some Koopa ass. I almost feel sorry for his teammates, though. Right now I'm off to find Issac."
With that Yoshi left two Powerups and started to leave. (OOC: I don't really care which powerup they are, so long as it's from Super Mario World.)
"Hey, If you see a big mute guy, give him one of those!" Laguna called after him.
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2.6
As Yoshi was looking for Issac, he did come across Ward. (OOC: Who didn't see that coming...)
"Hey, you know someone named Laguna?" inquired Yoshi.
Ward nodded affirmitive. Yoshi figured this was the big mute guy Laguna had been talking about, and tossed him a Super Mushroom.
"Laguna wanted me to give you that."
Ward, although he was suspicious of the fact that it was a mushroom, figured that it was safe since Laguna had sent it.
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2.7
(OOC: Wow. This post is getting long-winded... I'd better wrap it up.)
Yoshi finaly found Issac.
"Hey there!" Issac said.
"Hi!" Yoshi responded. "Thanks for healing me at the beginning of the round."
With that, Yoshi tossed him a powerup.
(OOC: I know 2.7 sucked, but I am pretty @#$% tired.)
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In short:
1 R-Vote to Laguna (Shizuyoko).
1 R-Vote to Scarlett (Mithrigil).
1 R-Vote to Ward (Simplistic Hero).
1 R-Vote to Issac (Kyo).
Yoshi : Brawler : Level 1 : 5 A-Votes : 0 R-Votes : 31 Special Points
(Wow. 5 A-Votes remaining. I'm glad there's no vote-burn.)
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Mithrigil
RTT--Scarlett Welles
Posts: 24
(6/3/02 10:52:33 pm)
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Devil with a red dress on...
Scarlett brushed some of the entrails off herself and sauntered over to the small grouping, ignoring the fact that she was indeed walking thorugh various forms of carnage. That Laguna...charming, if a bit awkward in her presence (which wasn't uncommon)....Gilder, who was anything but awkward around her...and a pair of rather sweet young things with staves and residues of magical energy.
"You're not planning on leaving me all alone, are you?" She pouted as she sidled up to her teammate a little too sultrily.
Gilder smirked, more than a bit used to her posturings by now (but still enjoying them). "'Course not, lady." He glanced down at his weapon sheepishly. "But I'm a bit low on firepower at the moment..."
Scarlett smiled back. "I can't say I'll remedy it, but I'll at least give you some backup." She leaned over, not quite beding enough at the knees, and Laguna had a rather luscious view of her back as she unhooked several implements of healing from her anklet, sandwiching them the way she had for Laguna a while back.
Ivan and Vivi, meanwhile, stood with gaping mouths and blinking eyes.
"There," she said as she finished, standing up and shuffling her shoulders and hips a bit to add to Laguna's discomfort. "For the good of the team," she added, pressing the dual capsule into Gilder's hand.
He grinned. "For the good of the team," and swallowed the pill."
"But I still owe you a good patch-up," she laughed, starting down the hall. She paused dramatically, then slowly glanced over her shoulder, struck by an idea. "Laguna Loire." It was more a command than an entreaty.
He stammered in reply and scuttled a bit forward. "Y-y-y-y-y-yes?"
She pursed her lips and blew him a kiss. "I wouldn't mind having that gun of yours around..."
He got what she meant...he hoped...and the soles of his shoes skidded on the tiles as he rushed to her side. His leg cramped halfway there, which made it look rather awkward.
She laughed. "I think this is the beginning of something good," she said, as they started down the cleaner end of the hallway.
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Alchemy, 4 R-votes to Gilder
And Laguna Loire as a plushiebabe. Gotta love him!
Scarlett Welles
0 A-votes to go
1 R-vote to go
25 SP to go
Have a nice day
Kya-ha-ha-ha-oooh-he's-such-a-sweetie!
Guess who Ms. Sexual Repression USA is playing in RTT?

Isn't the irony lovely?
Some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Mithrigil.
(this links to LT)
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Soujiro Seta
RTT :: Kaze
Posts: 15
(6/3/02 10:53:27 pm)
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R1 Omake
Kaze awoke in a dank, dark hallway, far from any noise...far from anyone. And the only thing he could see was what had to be the heaviest spear he'd ever seen, sitting caught in the metal flooring like a piece of minimalist modern art. But that javelin soon brought its owner.
He was a man, a big man, as stout as Kaze was thin. Around his head a blue bandana was tied, and a nasty scar rimmed his temple and cheek. He bent down and stretched his hand out to Kaze. When the black-clad man did not take it, he kept waiting. And he waited still.
"........" the hefty warrior looked into Kaze's eyes. They looked tired, world weary.
".............." Kaze returned the man's gaze. The eyes of the gargantuan human specimen were the eyes of a gentle giant, bespeaking friendship, loss, and longsuffering.
"..........."
"......" Kaze nodded and took out a small flask he had taken from a downed guard. A small nondescript sticker on it read '120 Proof Fire Water: Only to be used in all emergencies, and at all other times by personal discretion' He tossed it to the huge warrior whose eyes scanned the label. His serious face below the bandana turned into a grin and before Kaze knew it, the man had grabbed his hand and yanked him unceremoniously to his feet.
"........." He nodded, pulling the great spear effortlessly from the ground. He slapped Kaze on the back, almost sending the tall, gaunt man back to the floor, then took off jogging in the direction from which he had come.
It was a lot less noisy here than the previous place.
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1 R-Vote to Ward
Because silence is golden
Soil! My strength!
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allenhill2002
RTT: Golbez
Posts: 272
(6/3/02 10:57:24 pm)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
As for justifing what I did. Golbez saw you guys attack Vivi and Ivan on the monitor. They never directly attacked you. You were hit with a back lash from a spell. It wasn't a direct hit or on "purpose." Besides, Black Mage is 'evil' and so is Kuja...kinda.
 Redemption comes at what cost?
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Dry31
RTT: Garai
Posts: 22
(6/3/02 11:05:31 pm)
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You think YOU'RE late, Krizak?!
*Somewhere in the middle of the chaos, a large, white-armored figure stirs. Groaning, he pulls himself to his feet...*
Garai: ...who had the baseball bat?
*Garai looks around, taking in his surroundings. He seems to be in a lab of some sort...*
Garai: What the...? What happened to Viper Manor...?
*Garai thinks back...and suddenly, he remembers everything. Some sort of alien jellyfish monster appeared. He killed it, but it sprayed some sort of mist in his face as it died...and then everything went black.*
Garai: Must have been some kind of sleep-inducing chemical. Hmmm...
*Garai looks at the bracer on his arm...*
Garai: I guess that this thing is the only help that I'm going to get. I'd best get moving...
*Garai starts to exit...when, to his shock, two soldiers burst through the door. Garai's combat reflexes immediately kick in...he hurls himself behind the nearest piece of equipment, a large mobile freezer. And it's a very fortunate thing for him, too...as the soldiers immediately open fire, spraying a barrage of bullets into Garai's makeshift shield.*
Garai: Friendly, aren't they...well, I'll just have to show them how to give a proper welcome!
*Garai waits patiently, and soon, the storm of bullets relents...possibly, one attacking soldiers is stopping to reload. Garai grabs the freezer, and, with a roar, shoves the thing with all of his might. It rolls towards the soldiers, who instinctively open fire on it...giving Garai an opportunity. Unsheathing his massive twin swords, Garai leaps at the soldiers. Before they have time to shift their aim, Garai is on them...he slams the flat of his blade into the side of the first soldier's head, causing him to drop like a ton of bricks. While doing this, he brings the second sword around behind the next soldier's head, dropping him in a similar fashion.*
Garai: Hmph. That's the proper welcome for that sort of people...the bum's rush! Now, to find the rest of my team...
*Garai walks out into the hallway, looking for his teammates...*
~dry31~
(Pay no attention to any of the above.)
Luna: The PLACE
http://pub88.ezboard.com/bluna83999
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Tyrus Alfudore
Customer
Posts: 32
(6/3/02 11:06:05 pm)
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Re: Nothing beats the Kupo Kids
Ah but if you LOOKED on page 4 you would see that Ivan DIRECTLy attacked BM. We were not attacking on provoked at all the whole time like you were preaching..
Tyrus
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Sylphid
RTT - Vivi
Posts: 19
(6/3/02 11:06:31 pm)
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Uh?
OOC: Quick question on game mechanics - on page 6, Black Mage Manipulated Vivi, using 2 of his A-Votes. But... I only had 1 A-Vote at the time! So... what happens? I obviously can't have -1 A-Votes... ^.^
EDIT: AND a Leg Shot, too. Current A-Votes: -3. Hey! Let's see how low we can make that total go! XDDD I'm just kidding of course...
EDIT 2: *has a solution* I know what I'll do! Just to get the A-Vote tally back to normal, I hereby retract the Shockwave and A-Vote from page 5. This means that Falco, Billy, Cinder, and Black Mage no longer take 1 damage from Shockwave. Bowser no longer takes 1 damage from the A-Vote.
Current totals should now be: Ap.00 Rp.03 Sp.80
Post coming up in a sec, folks. I came on and there were 5 new pages! O.o...
 Vivi has returned once again for Rurouni Taikai Tactics. Member of Team ~Disciples of Wind~ Sponsored by Sylphid
Lord Sylphid - Master of Wind Madness takes its toll... please carry exact change. Edited by: Sylphid at: 6/3/02 11:17:56 pm
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Dry31
RTT: Garai
Posts: 23
(6/3/02 11:07:10 pm)
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Minigames. Yay.
Scientists - A11
Military - C2
Aliens - O8
~dry31~
(Pay no attention to any of the above.)
Luna: The PLACE
http://pub88.ezboard.com/bluna83999
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Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 33
(6/3/02 11:23:07 pm)
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Excess votes: BE GONE!!
Ryogo and Ward passed out of another corridor into what looked like a small lounge, no doubt intended for the scientists to relax in. "Whaddya say?" Ryogo asked, "Think we've got time to rest a little?"
Ward shook his head and pointed to the exit on the other side of the room.
"I know," Ryogo sighed, "But I'm getting tired. I'm used to traveling and fighting in my wanzer, not on foot. This hand-to-hand, mano-e-mano combat stuff? Totally overrated. Give me my wanzer any day."
Ward shrugged, having absolutely no idea what a wanzer was.
"Oh well," Ryogo shrugged, "Let's keep moving. Unless our team got shortchanged we still have a guy missing."
"…."
"Or girl. Although I haven't seen any girls here, yet. But if they brought along a kid they'd probably have nothing against tossing a couple of chicks into the fray too. Hope they're cute."
Ward rolled his eyes. Ryogo didn't notice.
The two approached the exit, but before they could pass through a bolt of green lightning flashed directly in front of them. A second bolt shortly followed and another gray and green monster jumped at them out of nowhere. Before Ryogo could react it clawed at him, nearly taking his arm off at the shoulder. Acting quickly Ward hurled his harpoon directly at the alien, severely wounding but not killing it. Ryogo followed this up by unloading a full clip of ammo into it, this finally ending the beast's life.
Ward put a hand on Ryogo's shoulder, concern in his eyes.
"I'm fine," Ryogo grinned, "No ugly monster's going to take out this boy." The wanzer pilot stood up, but as he did the first aid kit fell to the ground, it's strap cut apart by the alien's talons. "Damn," he swore, "No way I can carry this now. Well, no use wasting it." Acting quickly Ryogo emptied the kit, using his Skill2-up battle skill to build up a couple packs of bandages. Leaving the gear on a small table he joined Ward and got ready to leave. "This way someone who needs them can have 'em," he told the big man.
The pair again turned to leave, but were again interrupted, this time by a contestant. Whoever it was didn't get close enough to hurt them, though. Quickly using his ZoomI skill Ryogo nailed the person in the leg, sending them tumbling to the ground. "Huh," Ryogo remarked to Ward as they finally left the lounge, "I hope that wasn't our teammate."
Leg Shot against Isaac (9 SP)
Herbology (11 SP)
R-Votes for:
Cinder (1st herbology)
Scarlett (2nd herbology)
Ivan (2nd Herbology)
Onion Kid Dath
Bowser
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allenhill2002
RTT: Golbez
Posts: 273
(6/3/02 11:27:18 pm)
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Re: Excess votes: BE GONE!!
Heh, folks, I deleted my post, so forget about everything I wrote.
*sigh*
I hope this doesn't happen again.
 Redemption comes at what cost?
Edited by: allenhill2002 at: 6/3/02 11:37:21 pm
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Izlude
RTT: Strago Magus
Posts: 33
(6/3/02 11:33:45 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round One
OOC: god.. i wish i had more time.. i need to get some sleep though... i'll wrap up my votes now
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watching his summon being defiled by the urinating rodent, Strago too was caught in spray.
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Strago has now learned "drunken madness" enemy skill, in which he errupts into a fury of attacking, casting, healing... and a bit of his own form of defiling. he then passes out and forgets everything when he wakes up
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Strago initiates the skill, and the world around him becomes a blur
he wakes up much later, with a headache...and no pants
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OOC: couldn't resist my reference to past tourneys there .. feel free to expand on strago's drunken madness..
Shockwave:
Citan
Blue and Rouge
Garai
Aerith
Absorbs:
From Issac to Bowser
From Laguna to Goblez
From Kaze to Agrias
R-votes:
Conker
Bowser
Goblez
Agrias
that should do it.. g'night everybody
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AsylumXKP
RTT::Conker
Posts: 41
(6/3/02 11:36:16 pm)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
Conker limped around the hallway. That leg shot he received earlier was taking it's toll.
"Where the hell is my team?" he asked out loud. His eyes focused on a door with the words ARMORY on it. Conker grinned evily. Racks filled with locked guns lined the walls. Boxes of ammunition were stacked on the floor. Another door labeled "Experimental" caught the squirrel's attention.
"Alright. Now, this is the Gauss gun. Using high powered el--"
"Yeah whatever." said a guard standing next to the scientist. "I don't need your techno mumbo jumbo. How do I fire this thing?"
"Well you hold the trigger and let it charge! The longer you hold it, the more powerful the blast. Stronger blasts are able to go through walls, no matter the material." The guard already had the thing half-way charged.
"It's not a good idea to let it cha--"
"I know what I'm doing! Shut up! I'll be killing those aliens quickly in no time!"
"You are charging it too--"
"What did I just say? Shut up!" the Gauss Gun was whirring even louder, vibrating violently.
"Let go of the trigger!" the scientist pleaded.
"For the last time, shut u--" Both the guard and the scientist were electrocuted from the gun as it overheated. Conker walked into the room and picked up the gun.
"Right. So if I don't overcharge this thing, it won't make me a crispy fried squirrel!" Conker put on the shoulder strap and aimed it at a wall. After charging it for a short time, he released the trigger, sending a bright blue beam through the wall.
Elsewhere:
He stammered in reply and scuttled a bit forward. "Y-y-y-y-y-yes?"
She pursed her lips and blew him a kiss. "I wouldn't mind having that gun of yours around..."
He got what she meant...he hoped...and the soles of his shoes skidded on the tiles as he rushed to her side. His leg cramped halfway there, which made it look rather awkward.
She laughed. "I think this is the beginning of something good," she said, as they started down the cleaner end of the hallway. A blue beam zinged overhead, attracting the attention of the two.
"What the hell was that?" asked Laguna.
The beam passed through another wall...
Yoshi finaly found Issac.
"Hey there!" Issac said.
"Hi!" Yoshi responded. "Thanks for healing me at the beginning of the round."
With that, Yoshi tossed him a powerup.
The blue beam passed an inch in front of Isaac and into another wall...
"Alright men. Those freaking aliens could be anywhere... Stay sharp."
The beam passed through three marines, all head shots. The beam finally dissapated as it hit the wall.
"Woohoohoo! I like it!" Conker carried the Gauss over his shoulder and back into the main armory room. A laser guided RPG caught his eye. By salvaging the parts, he modified his rocket launcher to use the new guiding device. He tested the laser placed under the large barrel.
"This'll be useful later on." Conker headed out of the armory with a new toy slung over his shoulder.
He headed out the armory, only to find a nasty looking alien. Conker charged up his gauss gun.
"Feel... The power... of... SCIENCE!" The gun instantly slowed down, eventually to a stop.
"What the? Damn! No power!" Conker threw the gun aside, pulling out his modified Rocket Launcher. He fired the rocket, which immediately made a U-turn and went in the opposite direction.
"I put the laser on wrong! DAMNIT!" Conker put away the launcher, and pulled out a chainsaw. Conker turned around to meet the alien with a slice, onyl to find out the alien was gone, replaced with a pile of ashes and an old man in weird clothes.
"Heya Squirrel! Howsit going! You may want this, the pteryodachtyls might come back! Shhh!" Conker took a potion from the old man's hand, wondering who he was.
"Hey old man, what's your--" Conker was hit by a Screecher that came through the hole Conker blew out.
"AAAAaaahhhhhHHHHhh! Mother BITCH!" the old man looked out him.
"As I was saying..." Conker said in a low voice. "What is your name?"
"My name? It's ummm... Beardy!"
"Birdy? But you don't look like a bird."
"No, BEARDY, long grey BEARDY."
"Umm okay. Well, seeya!" Conker waved to the man, as he stumbled around.
Conker turned around. He ran face first into what had to be the most disgusting alien he has seen. It was a huge brute like monster with what looked like armor (The Alien Grunt from Half-Life). Conker backed away slowly, then took off running. Along the way he dropped some money next to Ryo Hazuki and Shadow. The two used the cash (Which suprisingly worked) to buy some drinks from the vending machines. Yay.
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Conker modfied the Rocket Launcher into the Guided Rocket Launcher.
Used POTIONS for 13SP. Ryo Hazuki and Shadow are healed 1 point.
=== Lvl 1 Adept. 0 Attack Votes (-2, PARALYZE), 0 Reversal Votes, 1 Special Points (-10, SILENCE)===
EDIT: Eh, might as well finish off my votes. Plus I threw in a BFD ref.
EDIT2: Made it consistent with Scarlett's storyline. Stupid status effects!
"Oh yeah, I'm gonna get tanked tonight!" Edited by: AsylumXKP at: 6/4/02 12:10:54 am
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Sylphid
RTT - Vivi
Posts: 20
(6/3/02 11:44:42 pm)
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1-6
"Come on..." said Vivi to his friend. "Let's follow Kaze. We've got to k-keep track of our teammate..."
"You're right," Ivan agreed. "Better make sure he's alright. Although..." he stopped to ponder, "I'm pretty sure he can take care of himself!"
"S-still..." the mage said, lacking confidence. This was a dangerous place afterall. "Scan!" he shouted.
Lifeform "Kaze" detected. HP average.
"Er..." the mage pondered some more, then focused a powerful magic into the heavens above. "Drain!!"
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Yes, that's the quick and easy way to get off multiple spells at once.
Absorb will be used 6 times, consuming 75 SP.
1 damage to Black Mage, 1 Recovery to Kaze.
1 damage to Cinder, 1 Recovery to Scarlett.
1 damage to Kuja, 1 Recovery to Ivan.
1 damage to Falco, 1 Recovery to Golbez.
1 damage to Bowser, 1 Recovery to Conker. (O.o)
1 damage to Ryo, 1 recovery to Lise. (O.o some more)
1 R-Vote to Kaze.
1 R-Vote to Laguna.
1 R-Vote to Gilder.
Ap.00 Rp.00 Sp.05.
 Vivi has returned once again for Rurouni Taikai Tactics. Member of Team ~Disciples of Wind~ Sponsored by Sylphid
Lord Sylphid - Master of Wind Madness takes its toll... please carry exact change.
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Dareon
Mister Mage Mon
Posts: 25
(6/3/02 11:46:31 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round One
(Tyrus, you can't heal yourself.)
A gust of hot wind rushed into Blue's face, scattering burning papers before it. The young mage flattened himself to the floor, yanking an item from his pocket and crushing it. A shield of flame surrounded him, protecting him from the huge fiery blast that followed.
"What was THAT!?" Realizing that there were quite likely many injured, and speed was of the essence, Blue closed his eyes. "Time of ages... Be mine! TimeTwister!" Time seemed to flood in and beat on Blue's mind for a moment, then everything around him stilled. He opened his eyes and ran.
Wisps and curls of smoke and flame remained in the hallway, moving slowly in Blue's perception. Blue whipped through them, extinguishing some and fanning others to greater hunger. Eventually, he burst into a great, charred cavern, the scene of a devastating explosion. Looking around, he noticed Ivan and Vivi sitting on a not-so-charred box.
"Children... There are children here..." He turned to the small group. "Are you all right?"
The red-robed one brushed dust off his pants and stammered, "Y-yeah."
"That burst of flame just now... Was that you?"
Ivan shook his head. "That was... Hey, where'd he go? Well, he's the strong, silent type."
Blue glanced at the chaos around him. "VERY strong, I'd guess. So... you are both skilled in magic?" The two nodded. Blue nodded in return. "Interesting. Perhaps, if there were more time, we would be able to discuss this at more length... I am studying magic, you see. Knowledge is all-important." He paused, a thought striking him. "I have yet to find the ones I am partnered with. Perhaps I could accompany you for a short while?"
Brotherbrotherbrother... Killdestroytearburnshredkill... Let me out...
"Guh!" Blue sank to the floor, head clutched tightly. "Get... out... of... my... MIND!" He flung his head back, arms falling to his side, and screamed, sparks flying from his fingers. His mind raged, lashing out at a distance. Outside the cavern, a building rose three feet off its foundations and fell back with a dull boom. A cliff face crumbled, sending a troop of marines tumbling to their doom. And in a meadow 50 miles way, a rabbit suddenly turned around and attacked the fox that was chasing it.
"U uu uu uu uu uu ua aa aa aa aa aa aa ah hh hh hh hh hh h! !! !! !! !"
Suddenly, Blue was silent. He lowered his head to a normal position, stood, and opened his eyes. He gazed at the two boys staring at him.
"I'm sorry. My brother..." He paused, lost for words for a moment. "My brother is here too. I... I fear he may cause trouble."
He sighed and smiled slightly. "Would you mind if I went with you? I'm afraid I might be more of a burden than a help..."
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Ph33r the Italics tags on that scream. It's supposed to represent a scream both inside the mind and out, but it just winds up looking ugly. *kick*
Shockwave on:
Kuja
Black Mage
Cinder
Agrias
Absorb on Kuja to heal Ivan
Absorb on Black Mage to heal Vivi
2 A-votes, 4 R-votes, 41 SP remaining
Edited by: Dareon at: 6/3/02 11:52:08 pm
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allenhill2002
RTT: Golbez
Posts: 274
(6/3/02 11:51:01 pm)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
Golbez was preparing to leave. He just saw Strago waste some monster. He was quite old. He reminded him of Tellah. He seemed to be a mage also. He had to find him. He looked hurt....bad. He looks worse then Tellah did after he casted Meteo.
"Thank you, you are free to go now. However, I would advise you to stay here, I have just finished casting a spell that will protect this room." said Golbez just before he teleported to Strago.
He picked up Strago and teleported back to the room. Golbez then set Strago down gently, and that's when he noticed that the scientist was gone. Golbez sighed.
"Well, I can't say I didn't expect him to leave." muttered Golbez as he sat at the computer to look at what was going on.
"There, I can find no one else who deserves my to be attacked more then this one." and with that Golbez teleported out of the room.
 Redemption comes at what cost?
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TenshiKain
RTT :: Ramirez
Posts: 14
(6/3/02 11:53:30 pm)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
Damned little blue-robed fool...I'll end his days, next I see him.
Ramirez clutched a slight bullet slice on his sleeve, the spot where the young boy had just scored a hit on. Damn, but those little bullet things hurt- even when they skimmed you. And yet, it couldn't kill the swell of pride he felt at the current situation- besides, with that kind, black-haired sage's curing spell, most of the bullet holes had been sewn up. Turning his eyes back to the swordsman before him, he was given cause to grin. Then he pursed his lips, feeling a slightly warmer swell behind his gums. He felt blood under one whitened tooth, and annoying spit out a bit of what had been secured blood before then. The hilt guard of the Ginken was extremely solid, enough to break teeth. He was lucky, to have been pushing against this Yamazaki Shinnosuke enough to hold back some of the energy. Still, though, the blow had been enough to draw blood. Even from his lip, that was impressive. Most impressive indeed.
As always, though, he could only smile coldly. ""This is only the beginning. Prepare to witness the power of the Magic Sword..." Ramirez said, flicking a tongue over slightly parched lips. Finally, he faced another warrior, with a daisho no less. Extremely refreshing.
Well then, he would have to stand before this man as an equal.
"I have seen your technique once, if not from the receiving end," Yamazaki responded icily. "Do not think that you will best me so easily."
"As I have seen yours," Ramirez told him curtly. "Your sword draw is swift, precise, deadly. And your mastery of it is excellent. Our power seems to be the same, and the speed is difficult to tell...nonetheless..."
He brought the Ginken up to press the dull edge of the blade to his forehead. He closed his eyes, slowly, and half-lidded both eyes between its deadly edge, his lips parted to purr an unspoken incantation. His mind seemed to tremble with it, and light swarmed up from within the blade to blind everything for a moment in silvery radiance. Light poured from its edge, so brilliant that Ramirez's silvery hair wafted up by a breeze of sheer luminescence. The sword disappeared, only to be replaced by yet another edge of dazzling metal.
But where the immense fencing blade had once been, there was now only a long, brilliant eastern sword much like Yamazaki's katana. However, this had slightly more curvature, elongated to the point where it would have almost been a tachi, and the blade's tip was peppered with little serrated indentations along the edge- almost like a saw. Ramirez brought down the blade that he had so lovingly named the Silvatana- a modification of the elongated katana used by the ancient Yafutoman dynasty in Arcadia. Ramirez swept the blade out in a horizontal line within the air, sending up another pillar of dust into its cool atmosphere, and turned his body to to look at his opponent from his left side, narrowing his eyes to green slits.
"Since it is clear we cannot settle this in a matter of speed, we shall merely have to see which one of us is more agile," Ramirez said, his eyes flickering in such pale light as reflected from the Ginken Silvatana. "And so I shall demonstrate to you the power of the Ginken."
Yamazaki only stared at him expressionlessly, falling again into the stance of iaijutsu. "Be silent and fight, already."
Ramirez locked his right arm back into his familiar stabbing pose, his left arm stretched out to run parallel along the length of the blade. He lined up the blade on level with Yamazaki's chest, cocking the arm back and sniping down the upwards-turned edge. His left leg pressed forward, his right curving back as he bent his body forward just a little to line the Silvatana perfectly with his opponent. Yamazaki obliged him with a slow nod, obviously ready to fight as he placed his right leg forward and left leg back, bending it to curve his own form over. It was clear now, from where their attacks would come, and all was silent in the ashen, misty cavern.
And then they charged.
Yamazaki took a fierce lunge forward and whipped out his sword in a straight cleave, the blade a blur as it swiped for Ramirez. " Heeeeeeeaaaaah!"
Ramirez answered in kind, cocking back his right arm before thrusting it forward and diving, leaning his weight on his left leg as the blade stabbed for his opponent. " Eeeeeeeaaaaaah!"
There was a ferocious clash as the Silvatana slid along the edge of Yamazaki's katana, the thrust stopping the iaijutsu strike in mid-slash. The edge of Yamazaki's weapon rode the dull side of Ramirez's Ginken as he dove forward, the hilt guard smashing the iai katana's edge to drive him back a pace. The thrust was on Ramirez's side, and for a moment it looked as though the tip of his blade was to claim Yamazaki's exposed right shoulder. But the other was extremely swift, darting aside to pivot on his heel and swing his edge around from Ramirez's passing form. Ramirez ducked low, wisely, as Yamazaki's swing took him around in a wind-up slash for the back of Ramirez's head. Ramirez pivoted on his own, skidding back to give a wide kesa giri slash- a cut lined for Yamazaki's left shoulder. Yamazaki's blade met him there, locking for a moment before the other man pushed and sent Ramirez back a pace.
Ramirez did not relent. The Silvite locked his feet against the ground and pushed forward, swiping the Ginken up again in a belly slash. Yamazaki spun his blade clockwise and curtailed the Ginken's killing strike with a hard bat, but the process left his right shoulder open again. This time, Ramirez locked the blade and clapped his free hand to that shoulder, then hefted himself up in a hard jump. His acrobat's body spun in mid-leap as his legs pointed towards the dark, craggy ceiling, and he came down behind Yamazaki in a ready gait. In the process, however, his sword dragged over, and was on a perfect line for Yamazaki's face when the other spun away and elbowed Ramirez's in-motion ribs. Ramirez staggered, but countered with a hard twist of the blade as it came back to him.
"Aaah!" Yamazaki grunted, his mouth wide as the edge of the Ginken slit open over his left cheek. A thin red line appeared over its pale surface, and he pushed away in rage, just enough to gain enough room. He pushed against the ground, charging again, and Ramirez was there to meet him as Yamazaki cocked his blade around his waist and swung it up in a diagonal clash. Ramirez's Ginken slammed into it, and he screamed in absolute fury as Yamazaki again moved forward to club the hilt guard into his mouth again. He felt a gum split, and adrenaline surged through him, and he shot his free left fist forward to smash into Yamazaki's jaw. It clacked, but Yamazaki used the blow to jump towards his left and spin in mid-leap, swinging his blade around as he did so.
Ramirez tucked his head down, his ghostly white hair just barely weaving out of the way of Yamazaki's katana as it passed him by. The Silvite kicked the back of his heel again, and within moments he had used the duck to fall into a brief crouch and jump, high enough so that he nearly touched the lowest point of the stalactites hanging from the ceiling. The wind whipped around his lithe form, and he brought the Silvatana back and over his head in a one-handed overhead stance, his left hand held down as he tucked his feet in. Below him, Yamazaki hopped back upon his feet again, and the swordsman drew his wakizashi to hold both weapons in his hands. Just as Ramirez came down, whipping against the air, Yamazaki gave a brief jump of his own, swinging both segments of his daisho up.
"Die!" Ramirez screamed, swiping the blade up and over for a heavy mallot slash.
"You first!" Yamazaki shouted back, and crossed his blades in an "X" to meet the oncoming blow.
The clash was furious, the thunderous clang shocking those around the dark battlefield into silence for a moment with its violence. Ramirez's overhead slash drove the daisho back against Yamazaki's chest, but the blade could not penetrate further, its serrated tip dangling just a little over Yamazaki's eyes. They fell to earth again, Yamazaki landing in a crouch while Ramirez fell to one braced knee. No sooner had they fallen like outcast angels than they clashed again. Yamazaki stabbed forward with his wakizashi, and Ramirez parried to force it up sharply. His opponent swept in the longer katana, and in the same movement, Ramirez brought down his blocking Ginken to bat the blade away.
As Yamazaki spun with the attack, Ramirez performed yet another acrobatic manuever- when Yamazaki turned around to deal a counterattack double-swipe with both the katana and the wakizashi from his left, Ramirez in turn dove to the left himself. He shot his arms forward into the dive, bringing back the Ginken carefully to use its hilt guard to his benefit. The rounded silver guard rolled upon the ground as he reached it, and Ramirez tucked his body in close to do just that, revolving over the floor until he came up onto his upper back again. He kicked his legs and pushed with his arms, sending him up from the floor to the wall of the cove that now loomed in front of him. His jump planted his legs against it, almost crouching for a moment upon its side, and before he fell, he dug the Ginken against the ground to force himself up higher along its rocky surface.
Yamazaki was charging him again now, arms held back to deliver an oncoming "X" blow once more. And so Ramirez jabbed the Ginken against the floor once more, his feet hopping once from the wall to plant again upon its surface, and then he tucked the Ginken back in towards his side and gave a powerful push with his legs, spiraling forward into the air. His eyes were cold, focused and dark with murder, his ghostly hair whipping against his youthful face as he flew like a missile from his jump to slash at Yamazaki in midair. Just as he performed the deadly aerial strike, Yamazaki yelled a "kiiiiiiiiaaaaaaiiii" and brought forward his swords to deal a ferocious scissors-swipe.
The clang again silenced the whole cavern, as Ramirez's blade slashed against Yamazaki's daisho. Yamazaki tore through, as Ramirez dove towards the ground past him, and as they parted, a bloody line appeared over Yamazaki's left forearm as a cut splurted open on the back of Ramirez's right wrist.
Ramirez tucked his head in again, hitting the ground on his upper back and rolling up to brace himself against the rocky floor, killing his momentum. He bounced back from the brace, twirling his Ginken expertly into a stabbing stance with the right arm cocked over the chest and the left hand cupped to the pommel of the hilt, and he rushed forward to Yamazaki for a killing strike. Yamazaki ran towards the wall as Ramirez headed for him, and planted a foot against the same rocky spot Ramirez had bounded from. He kicked along it, running up and around it for all of a moment to spin around again, and as Ramirez stabbed forward to him, Yamazaki used his hop from the wall to spin, slashing his katana down and into a slow spiral. It batted aside the Ginken and whizzed dangerously over the back of Ramirez's neck, and as Ramirez turned with the blow to let his back brace against the wall, Yamazaki pulled himself in tight to perform a mimicry of the somersault, and he came down upon his feet in a hard crouch. He turned in a ready stance, bringing both katana and wakizashi back into their sheathes and positioning himself to iaijutsu again.
Ramirez used his impact against the wall to dive forward again, flipping his blade into the same stabbing stance as before- but this time, held at the waist, pointing up so as to impale the head. Their kiai's rang through the cavern, and Yamazaki slashed forward with his katana in an iaijutsu as Ramirez's blade gleamed with Silver magic, the Eternis tip stabbing forward to meet the oncoming sword. The clash was tremendous and violent, and as the both of them passed one another once more, each turned to deal the exact same attack- a wind-up slash, spinning from their rear positions to leap into the air and cut.
Silvatana flashed with katana in a perfect, equal cross, the edges biting into each other like a dueling pair of rabid dogs. The momentum behind the cuts sent both men directly down to their feet again, and then they were closed in again. Ramirez stabbed to meet Yamazaki's double-parry with both katana and saya, the wakizashi aside for now. The parry turned into a spinning cut for Ramirez's knee, and Ramirez threw his arms up to leap up and forward, throwing his entire weight at the man's head. Yamazaki ducked his head down, bringing up his katana in an upward block with the edge facing up, holding the hilt in his right hand and the dull edge in his left. True to his prediction, Ramirez slashed down with all the murderous intent within him during the somersault, and Yamazaki went down to both knees as Ramirez twirled forward and landed on his feet.
Instantly the Silvite spun and slashed on a lower level, so as to cleave his opponent's skull from behind. But Yamazaki was no longer there, his form rolling again on the ground to the opposing wall. He curled from his feet to come back into a crouch, and spun to slide his katana back into its sheath, splaying his legs for a second iaijutsu stance. This time, however, he crouched low, his left hand on the hilt guard as his right strayed down a little, parallel to his outstretched right leg. Yamazaki's eyes were angered, the eyelids flickered with the blood from the cut on his cheek. His aura seemed to send vibrations through the cavern, an energy that was truly ready to kill.
And yet, they were both smiling. Panting, but smiling.
"Incredible strength," Yamazaki said, his breath displayed in the cold air. "Your Ginken Ryu, it would seem, lets its magic focus on not only the sword, but your very movements..."
Ramirez tongued the inside of his cheek, holding his breath before parting his parched lips to spit a bloodied molar out. It clattered on the rocks, and he smiled thinly, the corner of his lip bloodied but genuine. "And your Koutou Mukei Ryu allows speed, but also the flexibility that rivals even Quika magic...impressive. You flow within the Blue Moon, it would seem."
"Perhaps..." Yamazaki kept himself steadied, the iaijutsu stance held low. "I think we should end this, however. I have many appointments, I am sure."
Ramirez waved his blade as he brought it up, clutching it in both hands this time, near his right cheek. "I agree," he said lethally, narrowing his almost elvish gaze. "With this next strike, I will see you dead."
"Then I will use the deadliest technique in my Ryu," Yamazaki responded quietly, "and rend you asunder."
Ramirez slowly tilted his body back, raising the blade once more before slowly lining up the blade with the edge facing away, horizontally levelled. His right leg crooked back, his left leg straightened forward, and once again he sniped down the glistening silver radiance of the Ginken. Yamazaki crooked the trunk of his body back, his right arm tensing for a ready strike as his left thumb flicked against the katana guard. Their eyes met in the coldness of the atmosphere, each warrior ready to execute the most deadly secret in his sword school. And though they smiled, it was clear one would either die, or be crippled for eternity, with that expression.
Silence. Then, with as little bidding as there could be, each man took a lunging step forward, gave a shrieking cry-
-and then shouted in surprise as there came, from the ceiling, a rain of boulders.
Damn! That crack from the stab I gave that monster... Ramirez backed away in mid-stride, holding up his left hand before his eyes to ward off the ash. The rocks pummeled the earth, levelling the debris-strewn area between the two combatants in ash and dust. Ramirez spit dirt as he backed away, coughing as the dust settled. Indeed, the ceiling had been cracked from his earlier kill- the stab had been so intense that the vibration from the attack had weakened the eons-old structure, sending down a makeshift avalanche.
And now they were each separated by a giant wall of rocks.
Ramirez snarled, wiping blood from a split lip. Bloody damnation... A true warrior duel, cut off in mid-battle, by insignificant slabs of earth dung. Granted, he doubted Yamazaki had been unable to step away, but that meant Ramirez would have to travel all the way around the caves to find the swordsman again. And given the circumstances, he would probably find Gilder and Scarlett, first...
He sighed, sheathing the Ginken Silvatana at his side. It was just the first fight, he knew. There would be an end to this- he would meet this "Yamazaki Shinnosuke" again. It was just a matter of time. This...this was a simple setback, no more, no less.
I'll prepare my strongest Silver Tundra for you, then, Yamazaki Shinnosuke, Ramirez vowed silently. He walked down the long end of the hallway once more, where Gilder and Scarlett had disappeared- were they both still alive, given their shape, he would need a Silver Blessing for either of them, as well.
And if he met Yamazaki again, well...he knew which Silver magic to use, then.
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1 A-Vote to Yamazaki Shinnosuke
1 R-Vote to Kaze
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Sponsoring Ramirez, Skies of Arcadia, Team Two-On-One.Edited by: TenshiKain at: 6/4/02 12:44:22 am
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Mithrigil
RTT--Scarlett Welles
Posts: 25
(6/3/02 11:53:54 pm)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
"That's IT."
In a rare moment of absolute anger, Scarlett brushed Laguna aside and stomped through the remains of the wall, tracking the erratic motions of that incorrigible Squirrel. She shortly caught him, drooling (literally) over his new toy a decent enough yardage away.
With a smirk peeking out of the corner of her lip, she pried her last Shrieker loose from her garter, squinted to aim, and threw. "Happy brain hemhorrage, rodent!" She then turned and ran as fast as she could.
"Wha?" He turned to face her yell and was hit square in the nose.
And boy, the headache he was about to get rivalled any hangover he'd ever nightmared over...
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Scarlett made her way back to Laguna calmly enough, adjusted her hair, and laughed. "That was precious," she said, ready to go back to being protected.
Then she noticed the hole in the other wall, and the young man standing by it.
She looked down at her last potion, and thought, aloud, "Oh, what the Hell." She quickly pried it off her ankle and tossed it to the boy and the green thing with the saddle. "Knock yourself out, sweetie."
That taken care of, she and Laguna started down the hall again. Already the smell of alien carnage was starting to dissipate.
Maybe I'm not going to lose right away...
"You know," Laguna managed to say, "You really do have quite an arm..."
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One R-vote to Isaac
Silence, 10 SP from Conker c/o Shrieker/White Noise
Scarlett Welles
Fresh out of A-votes
Fresh out of R-votes
12 SP that won't be getting used anytime soon
Have a nice day
Kya-ha-ha-ha-now-where-were-we...?
Guess who Ms. Sexual Repression USA is playing in RTT?

Isn't the irony lovely?
Some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Mithrigil.
(this links to LT)
...Edited by: Mithrigil at: 6/3/02 11:58:52 pm
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Simplistic Hero
RTT: ......
Posts: 33
(6/3/02 11:56:50 pm)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
Garai spun just in time two bash Ward's soaring harpoon aside with a blow from his twin longswords. The suprise attack would have worked fine, had Ryogo, just before the harpoon landed squarley in Garai's back, not yelled some completly unnessesary taunt at the pair of opposing contestants.
"Damnit..."
Instead, both Citan Uzuki adn Garai had turned, Garai deflecting the harpoon that shurley would have split him in half, and Uzuki leaping so far and so fast that he appeared to take flight in Ryogo's direction.
Ward would have gone to Ryogo's aid, but he had an angered, charging swordsman to deal with. Ryogo would have to fend for himself.
Both of Garai's swords sliced downward at Ward, who barely managed to bring his left hand in front of his face so that each blade would strike harmlessly against his metallic bug-like bracer.
Upon blocking Garai's attack, Ward dropped to one knee, driving his right fist into the swordsman stomach, causing him to double over long enough for Ward to retrieve his harpoon.
Again the massive warriors clashed, this time Ward sidestepped the powerful blades, and using the heavy blunt end of his harpoon, golf swung it against the side of Garai's head.
The swordsman toppled into a heap.
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Ward followed to sound of gunfire to find Uzuki, who in turn, attacked almost immediatly. Citan Uzuki's ninja like sword style was incredible, his speed and agility incomprehensible to anyone unfamilar with the art.
Ward had no chance of catching him.
Uzuki bounded from wall to wall, flipping and twirling, slicing at Ward's knees and back while all the time avoiding Ryogo's constant hail of gunfire.
Ward stumbled around, unable to catch the impressivly fast martial artist. Tatics need a'changin'.
Ward stood perfectly still, allowing Uzuki to bound backl and forth, eventually richocheting off a near by wall, and with all his momentum, driving his thin blade deep into Ward's left shoulder.
Ward smiled.
"Caught you."
Ward's massive hands clamped down on each side of Citan's collarbone, squeezing on the man's aging bone structure. There was a loud crack, followed by Uzuki's painful moan.
Yet the swordsman continued to try and kick free. Ward spun him so he was facing away from himself, locking one arm around his neck, the other pinning Uzuki's sword back.
It was then, while Citan Uzuki was held there, unable to move or attack, that Ryogo emptied an entire clip into him.
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Deathblow to Garai
Deathblow to Citan Uzuki
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KojiChao
Customer
Posts: 12
(6/4/02 12:03:53 am)
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Re: "There is a time for everything..."
(*Laughs at Conker!* AUGH! O_O It's 12AM! Argh, I wasted an entire day trying to think up a post. x.x;;;;;) Uhm....
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Upon hearing some high-pitched white noise, Shadow cocked his ears aside, listening at the direction in which the static was comming from. Almost immediately, his eyes narrowed as a bright blue pulse came arcing through the wall, over his Team's head, and kept on in it's destructive path. He flattened his ears, thanking the stars he wasn't a tall Hedgehog....
(Thanks to thissideupxl for images!)
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Alexander Krizak
The Ultimate Lifeform
Posts: 102
(6/4/02 12:07:24 am)
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*DOOT DOO* THE. ROUND. IS. NOW. OVER.
The voting ends. The tallying begins. Let's see if this 'pen and paper' thing is as good as Daigohji says it is...
Oh, and some have asked about the rather strange choice of Watashi no Tamagoyaki as a starting song, and the answer is simple: I couldn't find anything appropriate. And when push comes to shove, I'll go with weirdness above all else (Or rampant fanboyism, which was why the starting song of FFOS5 was Live And Learn from Sonic Adventure 2). Now, will you guys find me a good ending song, or will it be the theme of Vanguard?
 ~ I am you, and you are me ~ This defies reality ~ Whether this is false or true ~ You are me, and I am you
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