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Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 86
(6/19/02 9:30:42 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
This was supposed to be here yesterday, but I just couldn't get it to work right then. So here it is now, part two of Ryogo's conclusion. Part three will most likely be here tomorrow.

Now where are everyone else's? So far we've only got a handful of conclusions and I , for one, want more ( *looks specifically at Mith, Tenken, and 'Yoko, but addresses everyone who hasn't posted their conclusion yet* ). Come on! Let's go! Other miscelaneous inspirational phrases!

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"Where exactly are we?" Ryogo asked. The boy called Julius had led the wanzer pilot and Pham across the valley to a small pool at the base of the surrounding mountains. The three were currently sitting on a large rock outcropping facing the large waterfall which fed the pool.

"Good question," the boy said, his voice carrying a strange sense of precocious knowledge. "I suppose that if you imagine the multiverse as a large sphere we'd be in the corner." Ryogo thought about that comment for a moment, but ultimately decided that it made absolutely no sense and it would be best just to ignore the boy's words.

"That look means he doesn't get it," Pham remarked to Julius.

"Oh like you do," Ryogo retorted.

"I understand it perfectly," Pham bragged, the familiar haughty expression back on her face.

"No you don't," the wanzer pilot countered.

"Do too," the redhead said, "After all I've been here nearly a week already, I've had plenty of time to learn all about this place."

"What?" Ryogo said, "But you've been with me for the last week."

"In spirit, yes," Julius interrupted, "But in body she's been here with us."

"Huh?"

"It's a bit difficult to explain. Here." The boy raised a hand and almost instantly a row of seven statues rose from the ground around the pool. After they had fully risen the boy pointed out and identified each one. "Shadow. Serge. Quistis. Karsh. Ghaleon. Driscoll. Zack. These seven have all participated in tournaments like the one just completed, and each seven triumphed over all their competition."

"Wait," Ryogo said, "Are you telling me that there've been other tournaments?"

"Seven before yours, and who can say how many after. A few of your fellow competitors have even been involved in them before."

"Wow," Ryogo replied. Standing up the wanzer pilot walked forward to check out the statues. Each one depicted a man (and in one case woman) with a regal bearing and a determined look on their face. Something about the second from the end looked somewhat familiar, but Ryogo couldn't quite place him.

"It's Driscoll, moron," Pham said, "He was involved in the Huffman Island incident a couple of decades ago, part of the USN forces."

"Wow," Ryogo said, "And here I thought I was the first guy from our planet to travel through the multiverse."

"You'd be surprised," Julius said.

"So," the wanzer pilot asked, leaning up against the statue of Quistis and hoping Pham wouldn't notice what part of the statue he'd chosen to rest his hands on, "How do you know all this stuff? Are you another god or something?"

"Hardly," the boy answered with a laugh, "Although there was a time when I wanted very badly to be so. I was a contestant in the sixth tournament. During its course I gave up my life, but instead of returning to oblivion I was sent here, where I was finally able to experience the happy childhood denied me originally."

"Okay," Ryogo said, "I guess that gives you a little knowledge about this stuff, but how do know about all the other tournaments?"

"This place and the others who live here could best be considered an… audience. We watch the tournaments, cheer on our favorites, and occasionally bet on who'll win. Hmm, that reminds me, I owe Lemina my dessert for the next week. I was sure Snow Falling Quickly Down a Hill would go all the way… Where was I?"

"I think you were getting up to the part where I come in," Pham said.

"Right," the boy nodded. "You've had a hard time with this tournament, Ryogo, much harder than anyone else I've ever seen. Unfortunately you just weren't prepared to handle the realities of the multiverse, and it was slowly taking a toll on your mind."

"So I'm not really insane?" Ryogo asked.

"No more so than usual," Pham answered with a wicked grin.

"You needed help," Julius continued, "A few more days on your own and you would have suffered a serious mental breakdown. So although we don't like to interfere I had to do something." At this Pham smiled proudly and smugly crossed her arms. "You needed an anchor, something to keep your mind focused, and so I brought Pham to you."

"But she said she was just a figment of my imagination."

"Would you have believed her if she told you the truth?" Julius replied.

"Hmm, good point," Ryogo agreed, "But why couldn't anyone else see her? What the hell did she do to Kuja? And why Pham of all people?"

"No one else could see me because my spirit was being patched through to just you, moron." Pham answered.

"Yes," Julius confirmed, "Only people with a higher level of awareness like Aeris, Kuja, or the Host could sense her presence. As for Kuja that wasn't Pham, it was me acting through her spirit form. It was a bit of an extreme gesture, but it was necessary, if for no other reason than your friend was being very persistent that I step in." Ryogo looked at Pham with his eyebrow raised, but the red-haired girl turned away from his gaze, blushing furiously.

"You still haven't said why you chose Pham instead of Kazuki or Alisa or… hell, anyone!"

"When I decided to help you I looked into your mind to find the one person whose company would be the most beneficial. I had to poke around in your subconscious mind a bit, but I eventually decided that Pham would be perfect."

"So he brought me here," Pham said, picking up the narrative. "He told me what was happening and what he wanted me to do. I took a little convincing, but once he told me I could mess around inside your head I knew it was too good a chance to pass up." The young woman smiled, her eyes twinkling mischievously.

"You let her read my mind?" Ryogo demanded.

"It was necessary to make you think she came from your own mind," Julius answered.

Ryogo didn't say anything. He spent the next few minutes wandering around the statues, carefully inspecting each one while his mind raced. After several minutes he turned around and faced Julius and Pham. "Thanks," he said. "You may have chosen the biggest pain in the ass in the whole multiverse, but it worked. You got me through a dungeon full of monsters, a city full of dragons, pissed off wizards, and a whole bunch of other stuff that logically shouldn't exist. I can't thank you enough."

"What can I say," Pham grinned, "I'm great."

"I wasn't talking to you," the wanzer pilot snapped. Pham responded by sticking her tongue out at him.

"It was my pleasure," Julius replied. "And now that you have your answers its time for you to go."

"Already?" Ryogo asked, "But we just got here."

"I can't help it," the boy shrugged, "Outsiders really aren't supposed to come here at all. It was bad enough that Pham was here for a week, but with two of you here it may draw some negative attention. It's time to go."

"Alright," Ryogo sighed, "It's just that this place is so nice, especially after the sampler pack of hells I've been through all week."

"Well," Julius smiled, "There is a way you two could stay here…"

* * *

Pham and Ryogo gave a final wave goodbye as they faded away from the valley and back to their own world. Julius smiled as he turned around to face his two newest playmates. One was a little boy with shoulder-length brown hair dressed in an orange jumpsuit, the other was a little red-haired girl dressed in silver and pink. With wide smiles and happy shouts the three children ran off to play with their friends.

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Nearly the end.

Edit: Whoops, I got so caught up trying to find out who won S5 that I completely forgot Magus didn't sponsor his namesake in S1 (let's face it, Magus is synonomous with Magus). :ack Thanks, Ex.

Edited by: Switchblade at: 6/19/02 10:19:21 pm
Exeter
Whappled and Thwappled
Posts: 221
(6/19/02 9:42:47 pm)
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Cool ending, Switchy. I'm glad you tied Julius into the story, too.

Oh, I should tell you that the winner of the first tournament was Shadow, sponsored by the forum member Magus, who went on to sponsor Magus (the character) in the other tournaments. Just thought I'd clarify, though not many people would know that anyway. :D

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Hmm, that reminds me, I owe Lemina my dessert for the next week. I was sure Snow Falling Quickly Down a Hill would go all the way…


Dude, tell Julius he can have my dessert. ;)

Kellios
RTT: Aeris Gainsborough
Posts: 91
(6/19/02 10:38:12 pm)
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WAIT A SECOND HERE!!
*holds out dessert* yeah, he can have mine too XDD

Okay, I just relized something.... besides RTT, in all the other tourneys, only guys have won. And the one who sponosred Quistis (who's name escapes me ><) was a guy too.

C'mon, ladies! Let's get up with the program!! XD Heh, one of us has got to win a normal tourney at some point...

*ahem* Yeah... *dodges tomatoes*

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"I'll come back when it's all over"~~Aeris Gainsborough

Exeter
Whappled and Thwappled
Posts: 224
(6/20/02 8:50:03 am)
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I totally agree, Kell.

...after I win at least once.

:D

Shizuyoko
RTT::Laguna Loire
Posts: 143
(6/20/02 10:21:40 am)
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I think all the grrlz should band together to win this next tournament. Yep. thash what I think.

'Yoko


"Like a pale dream the gap between today and tomorrow troubles me"

Dry31
RTT: Garai
Posts: 136
(6/20/02 11:18:08 am)
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What a shame. It seems that my duel with TK isn't going to do much more than get started. :(

~dry31~
(Pay no attention to any of the above.)
Luna: The PLACE
http://pub88.ezboard.com/bluna83999

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Other teams may have snazzy quotes...but actions speak louder than words.
*Falls down.*

Kellios
RTT: Aeris Gainsborough
Posts: 93
(6/20/02 11:33:49 am)
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*thwapples Ex*

Sounds good, Yoko... all of us band togetehr so at least one of us wins =P

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"I'll come back when it's all over"~~Aeris Gainsborough

Exeter
Whappled and Thwappled
Posts: 227
(6/20/02 1:17:47 pm)
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Ah, crap. As soon as Terra and Luna read this, my chances for winning RT3 will be completely gone.

Or Mintaka could go and add sponsor restrictions along the lines of 'no Exeters'... :D

Cirrus Velious
RTT - Link
Posts: 76
(6/20/02 4:44:41 pm)
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Well....Ex, I say you and me team up and together we will..........do the same thing we've always done when we team up, that being...LOSE HORRIBLY!!! WHO's WITH ME!!!

Luna
Customer
Posts: 22
(6/20/02 7:42:35 pm)
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Ah, crap. As soon as Terra and Luna read this, my chances for winning RT3 will be completely gone.


I have one thing to say(sorta) to that.



Interpret that as you will. XD

Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 87
(6/20/02 9:18:15 pm)
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And here's the end. Ryogo's been a pretty fun character to sponsor at times. Unfortunately I realized a few rounds in that I just can't do comedic characters in RT (hence the introduction of the Pham storyline). So for RT3 expect me to come back with a good serious storyline and my favorite fighting gam character of all time, Terry Bogard (thank you so very, very much for putting SNK on the next tourney's roster, Min). But for now here's the end of Ryogo's story, if anyone has the song "Ending" from the Front Mission 3 soundtrack I'd suggest playing it now (if nothing else it's an amazing song).

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The wedding reception was being held in one of the larger hotels in Tokyo, occupying the entire rooftop pavilion as friends and family of the bride and groom celebrated their happy day. Taking a break from the festivities Ryogo Kusama walked over to the bar and got his champagne glass refilled. "Better pace yourself, Ryogo." A voice suddenly spoke up, "You don't want to get drunk."

The wanzer pilot smiled and turned to face the speaker. Standing before him looking extremely out of place in a tuxedo was Kazuki Takemura. "Hey," he said, "Nice threads, man. Who dressed you? Alisa or Emma?"

"I dressed myself," Kazuki answered, "I'm not a child, Ryogo."

"No, you're a big boy," Ryogo grinned.

"Why do I talk to you?" Kazuki sighed.

"Because no else will let you," he answered. Ryogo led his friend over to a small corner table and the two sat down. "So how's it going, dude?"

"Not bad," Kazuki said, "We've been monitoring the DHZ civil war for the past few months, so getting out to come to Miho and Mori's wedding is kind of a relief."

"Boring?"

"Very."

"Hey, Lan's back in the DHZ, right?"

"Last I heard," Kazuki said, "She hasn't been participating in any of the fighting, though, so there hasn't been much of a reason for us to keep tabs on her."

"Cool," Ryogo replied as he deftly grabbed a few appetizers off a passing tray. "How 'bout Liu?"

"No idea," Kazuki answered, "I've been looking for him but I haven't found out anything. If he's in the DHZ he's keeping a low profile. Of course the JDF's intelligence operatives aren't exactly first-rate and they have an annoying tendency to withhold information from us in the military. It's extremely frustrating to be kept in the dark by your own allies."

"Wow," Ryogo commented, "Do you even know how boring your job sounds?"

"Not as boring as it really is," he answered with a laugh. "I don't know why I let Alisa talk me into taking a job with the military."

"Because of your creepy incestuous love for her?" Ryogo said with a wicked smile.

"Don't even think about going there," Kazuki growled. Ryogo responded by bursting out into laughter, so loud that he drew looks from everyone in earshot. "Alright, wise guy," Kazuki said, "What have you been up to?"

"Oh not much," the wanzer pilot said, "Traveled across several different planets, fought a wizard or two, killed a couple dragons, hung out with Pham. The usual."

"Why is it I find that last one the hardest to believe?"

"Would've said the same thing a month ago," Ryogo replied, "But now I… hold on a sec." As Ryogo had been talking he'd caught sight of a stunning young woman in a red gown. "If you'll excuse me," he hastily told Kazuki even as he started getting up from the table. Kazuki sighed and shook his head, but said nothing.

Moving quickly it took Ryogo only seconds to catch up to the girl. She was standing by the edge of the roof alone, eyes fixed to the stars. "Hey," Ryogo said as he sidled up next to her. The girl turned to face him, pushing aside a strand of her carefully styled red hair as she smiled up at him. Ryogo looked down at her sparkling blue eyes and smiled back. "How'd you like to hear how I single-handedly helped a god save the entire multiverse?" he asked.

Pham said nothing, and as she pressed her lips against Ryogo's even he found himself lost for words.

The End

Kellios
RTT: Aeris Gainsborough
Posts: 95
(6/20/02 9:41:43 pm)
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Well....Ex, I say you and me team up and together we will..........do the same thing we've always done when we team up, that being...LOSE HORRIBLY!!! WHO's WITH ME!!!


*raises hand* You two always make it farther than me. No fair :p Help me out once in awhile!! XDDD

Switchy: Aww, that was nice ^^


Hey, how come I've picked up the habbit of adding 'y' to the end of every guys name?

Exxy
Cirry
Krizzy
Switchy
Daigy (o_O;; )
Izzy (DIZZY IZZY! XD)
Sylffy
Baky
Tenshy (:p )
Bugey
Asly
Thirdy
Slippy
Tenky?
Dryie
Daery

*cough* Okay, I'll go hide now

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"I'll come back when it's all over"~~Aeris Gainsborough

Edited by: Kellios at: 6/20/02 9:42:46 pm
Dareon
Mister Mage Mon
Posts: 97
(6/20/02 9:55:23 pm)
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Thanks, um...

Kelly :evil

Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 88
(6/20/02 10:07:20 pm)
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Hey, people have been calling me Switchy for a long time now (I think Shigan was the first; at least she's the first one I can remember).

And here are some you missed:

Simply
Kyoie
Curleyie

:p

Edited by: Switchblade at: 6/20/02 10:09:03 pm
Mithrigil
RTT--Scarlett Welles
Posts: 100
(6/20/02 11:42:02 pm)
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Sexy Exxy

Whirry Cirry

Busy Krizzy

Itchy Switchy

Laggy Daggy

Dizzy Izzy

Fithy Sylffy

Wacky Backy

Wenshy Tenshy

Lugey Bugey

Fastly Asly

Wordy Thirdy

Trippy Slippy

Binky Tenky

Whyie Dryie

Hairy Daery

Dimply Simply

Slowy Kyoie

Burly Curley

...I think I'll go hide now. ::runs like hell::

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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Sylphid
RTT - Vivi
Posts: 80
(6/21/02 12:46:45 am)
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Filthy Sylffy? I resent that! XDDD


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.

Dareon
Mister Mage Mon
Posts: 99
(6/21/02 2:08:43 am)
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Hairy?



See for yourself. :D

Bugenhagen
New Age Retro Hippie
Posts: 1022
(6/21/02 6:47:54 am)
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OH MY GOD!!! *passes out*

And that's Regent Bugey to you.

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Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 89
(6/21/02 7:21:31 am)
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Itchy Switchy

It's a funny thing, Mith. Last weekend I had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic I was taking. Almost my entire body broke out into these little hive thinigies, all of which itched like crazy. You're about five days too late, but good call nevertheless.

Edited by: Switchblade at: 6/21/02 7:24:11 am
AsylumXKP
RTT::Conker
Posts: 87
(6/21/02 7:25:13 am)
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Asly? Whatever. Wait, next RT is going to have SNK characters in it? Hmm... I got it! METAL F@#%ING SLUG! No plot depth, no dialogue, no real major characters, just a guy armed with an assload of weapons who drives a tank. Muuhahaha. Where is the next tournament going to be anyways?


"Oh yeah, I'm gonna get tanked tonight!"

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