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Post by Defectron on Oct 30, 2007 12:03:50 GMT -5
Kiba wasn't sure what had just happened, but from the looks of it his fight with the bunny had been interrupted. As he teleported in he noticed the two girls and T-bag walking past him. "Big head...your going to regret doing that..." he thought to himself as he looked at T-bags back dissapearing around the corner. As soon as he finished teleporting he ran around the corner but when he got in the room he saw something that distracted him at least momentarily from his revenge on T-bag.
Displayed on the ball were the gantzers who had died this mission. Of course Jay was there, but there was also another face he hadn't wanted to see there. Hope was also displayed on the ball. Although she was annoying she had also been the closest thing to a freind he had in this unfamiliar place and now she was gone. He didn't even know how she had died. He had failed to help her, he'd failed to help that other guy Jay too.
“How could you do this to us?” Tomoko asked the ball. “How can you just toy with our lives and send us out to die? I loved him!” she shouted as she extended the blade.
Though she wasn't the only one now, Kiba had also taken out his own swords ready to join her in an attack on the ball. However before he could do that someone else distracted him. T-bag had gone over to Tomoko.
"Tomoko...I know how you feel, but there's nothing we can do. I'm sure Kramarr would have wanted you to continue living a happy life." T-Bag said with a serious and grave tone. "We must continue to live on for him!" He said as he weakened his voice, like he was about to cry, to show that he really felt sorry for what was happening when in fact, he was happy.
"Don't screw around you bastard, I know you don't give a damn about anyone here. Your just trying to get in her pants!" Kiba said, he wasn't going to give T-bag a chance to talk his way out of this. He was pissed now and the big headed gantzer was the perfect outlet for his rage. He'd kill him nice and slowly and make him beg for mercy, first he'd cut off one of his arms and then when he tried to run away he'd slice his feet off! Kiba raised his sword preparing to cut one of T-bags arms off.
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Post by Benry on Oct 30, 2007 12:29:25 GMT -5
He was waiting for Tomoko's response but something else caught his attention. T-Bag's eyes darted towards Kiba who was preparing to attack him. As always, this guy was a fucking moron. He was that close to Tomoko that if T-Bag evaded he could probably slice her. Not that he cared. However Kiba had made not just one mistake. All in all he was just a stupid moron who had muscles and fighting skills, just the kind T-Bag had confronted in jail. He was used to them and he was not afraid of Kiba, more so of the possibility of getting killed by that sword. But T-Bag had a sword too. Which was just an extension of a knife, and T-Bag had always been good with sharp edged objects.
Kiba raised his hands up preparing to attack T-Bag but he really was stupid. Instead of doing it sneaky and fast, Kiba had made him aware of his presence and while he was raising his hands, T-Bag moved away from were he was, dashing towards the opposite side of the gantzers, which would give him more room to move. In the same time he raised his sword, which was held like a knife and used all his speed, aided by that of the suit to plunge it into Kiba's stomach.
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Post by KßзŁŁ on Oct 30, 2007 14:38:05 GMT -5
Zerojii's eyes had gone wide in the last few moments he had spent in the theater out of disbelief. It wasn't that he couldn't cope with the death; he hadn't even known Dane, although it had appeared that Dane had known him. The thing Zerojii couldn't believe was that Dane would act so casually about battle. It was no wonder the guy had ended up on his back with one of those damnable rabbits on top of him in the first place.
Zerojii chided himself silently for not finishing that rabbit off, and moving on prematurely. Putting his x-gun into it's holster, he realized how disappointing the weapon was against any really fast moving enemy. If he had only moved in with his sword, maybe he could have stopped the thing from opening Dane's head like a jar of pickles. Still, the guy should have known better than to stop and play 20 questions while a giant man eating rabbit was bearing down on them.
Zerojii felt uneasy being around so many unfamiliar faces; he completely ignored the black ball, focusing instead on the people in the room. They all seemed completely alright with him being there; no one seemed as if they were going to attack him. He almost felt at ease, but then a sobbing blonde entered the room carrying a sword. She seemed as if she was about to hurt someone, possibly even herself. It seemed as if a cruel twist of fate was putting Zerojii in positions where people had completely lost perspective on what was important. He was sick of the ignorance, and the disgust showed on his face.
Noticing the fighting that was going on, Zerojii's sneer turned into an incredulous glare at practically everyone in the room. The large headed man had tried to comfort the blonde, which had made a midget angry. Zerojii finally lost his temper when Lance and Ami strolled through the scene, apparently oblivious to what was going on.
"APPARENTLY," Zerojii began as he strolled towards Tomoko, T-bag, and Kiba, as loud as he could possibly manage, trying to get everyone's attention, "You assholes don't realize the gravity of our situation. We're all targets; every one of us. How many of those bastards did we leave alive? I know that puppet master motherfucker survived; he damn near killed me not five minutes ago. We have enemies," Zerojii continued, "And I don't know how the hell we managed to get out of that situation, but the fact of the matter is, they could find us at any time. If you all want to stand around and kill each other, fine; it's your right to choose what you do with your lives. I, on the other hand, am going to figure out what we're up against. I can't do this alone..." Zerojii said, his eyes gazing through the people in front of him and seeing instead the rabbit's paw sink into Dane's head, exposing his skull and brain.
Shaking the vision out of his head, Zerojii continued. "Any of you that want to survive are more than welcome to join me. I'll tell you everything I know. If you do, though, know that you must do exactly as I say, when I say it. I don't want to watch any more of my allies die thinking about the orders I give. If you listen to me, I will keep you alive. If you don't like the sound of that," Zerojii said, motioning towards T-bag, Kiba, and Tomoko in particular, "Then feel free to do whatever it is you were about to do before my ass interupted. Now if you don't mind," Zerojii said, pulling his controller out of his pocket, "Keep it down a little bit. I'm going to go try to figure out what the hell this thing does." Zerojii began. He looked at the screen and began pressing buttons, one at a time, to try and figure out what they all did.
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Post by Defectron on Oct 30, 2007 14:58:39 GMT -5
Before Kiba could attack T-bag had moved out of the way. It seemed the big headed man now aware of his intentions was readying his own attack. That wouldn't be a good move, very few people could rival his ability with a sword. When he came into attack he'd chop off the arm with the sword and then chop off his other limbs. Before he died he would carve the words "Big giant head" into T-Bags fore head so that the entire world would know even in death just how big his head was!
But before either of them could attack Zeroji got up to make a speech.
"APPARENTLY," Zerojii began as he strolled towards Tomoko, T-bag, and Kiba, as loud as he could possibly manage, trying to get everyone's attention, "You assholes don't realize the gravity of our situation. We're all targets; every one of us. How many of those bastards did we leave alive? I know that puppet master motherfucker survived; he damn near killed me not five minutes ago. We have enemies," Zerojii continued, "And I don't know how the hell we managed to get out of that situation, but the fact of the matter is, they could find us at any time. If you all want to stand around and kill each other, fine; it's your right to choose what you do with your lives. I, on the other hand, am going to figure out what we're up against. I can't do this alone..." Zerojii said, his eyes gazing through the people in front of him and seeing instead the rabbit's paw sink into Dane's head, exposing his skull and brain.
Shaking the vision out of his head, Zerojii continued. "Any of you that want to survive are more than welcome to join me. I'll tell you everything I know. If you do, though, know that you must do exactly as I say, when I say it. I don't want to watch any more of my allies die thinking about the orders I give. If you listen to me, I will keep you alive. If you don't like the sound of that," Zerojii said, motioning towards T-bag, Kiba, and Tomoko in particular, "Then feel free to do whatever it is you were about to do before my ass interupted. Now if you don't mind," Zerojii said, pulling his controller out of his pocket, "Keep it down a little bit. I'm going to go try to figure out what the hell this thing does." Zerojii began. He looked at the screen and began pressing buttons, one at a time, to try and figure out what they all did.
T-bag hadn't made his move yet as Kiba still waited with his swords raised, Zeroji had raised some good points. But while T-bag may have just been a convenient person for him to vent his anger over what happened to Hope on, the fact remained T-bag had almost gotten him killed back there and he had no doubt he would try again if given the chance in the next mission. He waited to see if T-bag made any moves.
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Post by Benry on Oct 30, 2007 15:21:43 GMT -5
"Hey I never intended to do anything to Kiba. This guy wants to kill me and I don't know why! He even wounded me during back there."! T-Bag said to Zeroji.i. It seemed like this guy knew more than others. "I never wanted to kill anyone."
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Post by Defectron on Oct 30, 2007 16:14:17 GMT -5
T-bag started trying to get the others support
"Sure you didn't , we couldve taken out that rabbit if you had just done what I said, but you threw that bomb at me instead. You might be able to fool the others, but I know who you really are." Kiba didn't make any more moves to attack but still kept his swords up just in case.
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Post by Shad² on Oct 30, 2007 16:19:17 GMT -5
''Did all these people die?'' Raito asked.
How could so many die in such a small matter of time.
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Post by The Merc on Oct 30, 2007 17:42:16 GMT -5
Lance sighed, the scene had escalated a tad more then his initial projections but one of the warrior-types of the group had enough brains to realise that they needed everyone to work together. He opened his mouth to speak clearly and loud enough for everyone to hear him.
"This guy is right." Lance began, pointing his thumb at Zerojii. "I was gonna wait til you all calmed down before speaking but after what he said, this is probably better. Those who agree with him, and want to form a proper team, meet at Tokyo Tower tomorrow at noon and bring your gear. We'll work out a better training spot later but for now that can be our meeting point. Those who work in the team, I will also do my best to keep alive. Those that don't, I'll leave them behind to die. Your choice." Lance continued, not putting any emotion in his voice, making it sound like it was usual business for him, which it almost was. He then turned his gaze to the girl with the sword.
"Oh and don't kid yourself. Don't form attachments to each other in this room. People die on deployment. If you do, you'll think with your emotions rather then logic and you'll get more people killed. However if you must, then use the strength you gain from the bond. Those people died." Lance pointed at the names on the ball. "And that caused you hatred. Direct that hatred at the ones that killed him, not the ones that saved us from our first death." Lance finished, falling silent and stared everyone down to see their response as he followed Ami.
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Post by Benry on Oct 31, 2007 7:39:29 GMT -5
"I never wanted to do that." T-Bag said with an angered voice to Kiba. "I didn't even know how to use that thing, i didn't even know what it was, i just made it work randomly." T-Bags said curling his eyebrows, making a sorry face. "Besides you impaled a sword on my leg and didn't even care!"
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Post by Shad² on Oct 31, 2007 10:43:28 GMT -5
"This guy is right."
Raito turned his attention to a distinctive voice in the commotion. It wasn't that it was louder than the others, but it was more attention demanding if you will.
Lance began, pointing his thumb at Zerojii. "I was gonna wait til you all calmed down before speaking but after what he said, this is probably better. Those who agree with him, and want to form a proper team, meet at Tokyo Tower tomorrow at noon and bring your gear...
''Gear?'' he thought to himself. Did he mean the suits? Where could he get one?
We'll work out a better training spot later but for now that can be our meeting point. Those who work in the team, I will also do my best to keep alive. Those that don't, I'll leave them behind to die. Your choice."
''How can he even consider that an option?'' Raito thought to himself. His expression turned gray.
Lance continued, not putting any emotion in his voice, making it sound like it was usual business for him, which it almost was. He then turned his gaze to the girl with the sword.
"Oh and don't kid yourself. Don't form attachments to each other in this room. People die on deployment. If you do, you'll think with your emotions rather then logic and you'll get more people killed. However if you must, then use the strength you gain from the bond. Those people died." Lance pointed at the names on the ball. "And that caused you hatred. Direct that hatred at the ones that killed him, not the ones that saved us from our first death." Lance finished, falling silent and stared everyone down to see their response as he followed Ami.
''How can you talk about this like it doesn't even get to you? Don't you care for the people that died?'' Raito directed at Lance.
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Post by KßзŁŁ on Oct 31, 2007 11:51:08 GMT -5
"I know how you feel," Zerojii interrupted, putting his empty left hand up the way someone might when approaching a man about to jump off a bridge. He wanted to make it clear that everyone should remain calm; he didn't want any fighting going on in such a close space; too many blades would be flying, and he doubted he could avoid them all. Not wanting yet another rivalry to develop in the group, especially among anyone that had expressed interest in fighting together, Zerojii figured he'd better nip this in the bud earlier rather than later. His session at the table with the puppet master had been... enlightening, to say the least, and for the first time, he was actually sharing a sensation, rather than simply emulating it, while feeling completely different on the inside entirely. He couldn't quite figure out why, but he had wanted to save those rogues; despite everything the puppet master tried to put in front of Zerojii to tempt him; delicious tea, promise of what he wanted, Zerojii had still felt some reason to try to save the rogues he saw in such dire peril. One of those rogues had even come to his side, willing to defend him, before meeting his untimely demise. Really, it had been the boy's own fault, but how could Zerojii keep from feeling horrible knowing that an ally had been lost?
The memory of what had happened only seconds earlier faded, but those few seconds were enough for any onlooker to see the normal stone face of Zerojii be replaced by a dejected grimace. Shaking his head, Zerojii continued. "I know how you feel, and I don't want to lose any more people, either. That's why it's so important for those of us still alive to work together; we stand a much better chance of surviving if we do. There's only so much one person can do alone; when we put our minds and efforts together, though, we can achieve infinitely more."
Everyone had apparently forgotten that there was a distraught woman in the room; they had simply began talking about the meaning of what was going on and all sorts of philosophical nonsense. "Please," Zerojii continued, moving slowly towards Tomoko, his left hand still up as if he meant no harm. "Put the sword down. No one else needs to die today." As Zerojii continued advancing, he couldn't help but wonder what was going through the girl's mind. He wanted to move in closer, so he could guide the katana out of her hands. He wouldn't take it by force, but if she let him have it, he'd let her know that he was simply `holding on to it for a while`, and that he'd give it back to her if she needed it. He knew how it felt to be controlled, and he didn't want to do that to anyone. That was why he had said what he'd said; he wanted people to decide that he was right after hearing all the facts, not for them to simply follow him on blind faith. If Zerojii wanted to survive, he'd need for people to be on his side, willing to watch his back. In order to do that, people would have to trust him, and vice versa.
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Post by Tame on Oct 31, 2007 14:29:50 GMT -5
As one-by-one the others began making threats and forumalting plans, Anthony watched with quiet and intent. The three people that looked like they wanted to start a fight he disregarded, they clearly diddn't have anything possible to contribute. Two more sensible members both intended to share information and form a proper team. Although he didn't like the sound of having to follow a complete stranger blindly, the rest sounded suitably pragmatic.
Standing up but not moving from his spot by the wall, Anthony spoke, addressing Lance, but so the others could hear. 'I don't know where Tokyo Tower is,' he said, trying to sound casual, 'but if you can tell me, yeah I'll be there.'
He had nearly forgotten that he was in Tokyo. What was he going to do when they left the apartment, assuming they were indeed permitted to leave? He therefore had no idea how he was going to spend the rest of the night; maybe he could stay with one of the others, otherwise it was the streets for him.
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Post by ®onnie ®ude on Nov 3, 2007 17:00:49 GMT -5
OOC: Jesus christ go easy on me next time damn...
IC:
Jomo shook her head as Anthony greeted her. Despite resembling Montezno personality-wise that didn't mean that one wasn't enough. Either way she was still more focused on the Gantz ball and the confrontation taking place in the middle of the room. She didn't want Tomoko to kill herself, but instead of being like the others who would probably crowd around her she decided to 85 hold her ground and study how a human would handle this.
Then even despite Tomoko's outburst, Raito focused on the gantz ball and the people who had died.''Did all these people die?'' Raito asked, but no one answered.
Everyone was more focused on Tomoko at the moment, except for him and Lance's small section of gantzers that contained Bobbie, who was on his shoulder and Ami, who was now hugging him. Lance glanced at her without much returned affection, before whispering to the crow on his shoulder. "Bobbie, stay quiet around her til I can talk to her properly."
“Say what?” Bobbie asked before allowing the mercenaries words to digest. “You cock-blocker!” he accused.
Afterward it didn't take Ami long to notice that her hug was not returned and this confused her. 'Was he still hurt?' she thought to herself while inspecting his arm for any signs of injury.
Her search was inevitably interrupted as Lance spoke,"The ball decides when we deploy and return, we have no control over it as far as I can tell. Now go get your suit like I told you to, I'll stick with you til you get home, I have something I want to speak to you about."
When Ami Ryousuke heard this she was confused by how he had spoken to her. It was as if nothing from the previous hunt had effected him and neither had she. Was he always like this? He had a good personality, but it seemed as if he was more of a teacher then just an ordinary man she barely imagined to survive the hunt with.
However, it was then that it hit her. Could she be somehow attracted to Lance? If that was the case, then maybe that was the reason why it hurt for him to speak to her like that. It made her wonder what he wanted to speak to her about and let her down knowing it was probably anything, but what she wanted to talk about.
She didn't even know where to get one of those suits and Lance's previous statement referred to it as if it were obvious. Wherever they were distributed Ami had figured that she must have missed out. She had earlier been 'preoccupied' with one of the gantzers who were now displayed on the ball while trying not to run into the man named, Theodore who was now trying to comfort the blonde haired girl. She didn't buy it and she was hoping that neither would Tomoko...
The con-man at the time was extending his hand out to Tomoko as if in comfort, but this time he was careful not to touch her if she didn't express the desire. "Tomoko...I know how you feel, but there's nothing we can do. I'm sure Kramarr would have wanted you to continue living a happy life." Theodore comforted with a serious and grave tone in his voice. "We must continue to live on for him!" He stated encouragingly as he weakened his voice, like he was about to cry, to show that he really felt sorry for what was happening when in fact, he was happy.
Tomoko was speechless when she heard this and glanced up at him with tears in her eyes. She looked as if her whole world was crashing down, but with Theodore's kind words a slight radiant glimmer returned once again in her eyes. Mr. Theodore had always been so kind to her and she couldn't understand why he wasn't well liked with the others.
Suddenly, Kiba glared in Theodore's direction as if Tomoko's inner turmoil had summoned him to arrive on the scene. He would never forget how Theodore had attempted to kill him during the hunt. 'Big head...your going to regret doing that...' he thought to himself, but was distracted momentarily as he saw displayed on the ball were the gantzers who had died this hunt. Of course Jay was there, but there was also another face he hadn't wanted to see there. Hope was also displayed on the ball. Although she was annoying she had also been the closest thing to a friend he had in this unfamiliar place and now she was gone. He didn't even know how she had died. He had failed to help her, he'd failed to help Jay Wilson too.
Despite being angered as much as Tomoko at Gantz, Theodore's previous statement upset him even more as he drew his blades."Don't screw around you bastard, I know you don't give a damn about anyone here. Your just trying to get in her pants!" Kiba shouted at the Con-man. He wasn't going to give him a chance to talk his way out of this. He was pissed now and the big-headed Gantzer was the perfect outlet for his rage. He'd kill him nice and slowly and make him beg for mercy, first he'd cut off one of his arms and then when he tried to run away he'd slice his feet off! Before he died he would carve the words "Big giant head" into T-Bags fore head so that the entire world would know even in death just how big his head was!
When Theodore heard this he attempted to stand as if to accept Kiba's challenge, but he couldn't! Something was holding onto his left arm and if he were to look down he'd see Tomoko holding onto him and shaking her head simultaneously as if begging for him not to fight Kiba. “Don't Mr. Theodore! Just don't!” she pleaded.
“Fight, fight, fight!” Takase began to chant causing Bobbie to join in as they watched on from opposite sides of the Gantz room. If there was to be a fight going on it was expected that these two clowns would some how instigate it.
However, the chants were soon silenced as soon as they had begun. Zerojii glared incredulously at practically everyone in the room. "APPARENTLY," Zerojii began as he approached Tomoko, T-bag, and Kiba, as loud as he could, gaining everyone's attention, "You assholes don't realize the gravity of our situation. We're all targets; everyone of us. How many of those bastards did we leave alive? I know that Puppet Master motherfucker survived; he damn near killed me not even five minutes ago. We have enemies,"
“Let's just drop it everyone. Were alive and that's all that matters!” Mako interrupted not wanting the team to get even more riled up over the possibility of being stalked upon. Even if it was true she didn't think all of this at once was going to alleviate the stress any. So many had died, even Hope who she wasn't particular fond of. No one needed to experience as much death first hand as she did in the past two days.
Montezno held up his hand to silence her from his side of the room as he lit a cigarette. Zerojii had come into contact with the enigma that had set them up. That alone made Zerojii one of the most interesting individuals in the Gantz room. When he thought of this he had no desire to stop him from saying what he had to say. “Go on..” Montezno insisted.
And Zerojii continued, "...and I don't know how the hell we managed to get out of that situation, but the fact of the matter is, they could find us at any time. If you all want to stand around and kill each other, fine; it's your right to choose what you do with your lives. I, on the other hand, am going to figure out what we're up against. I can't do this alone..." Zerojii said, almost with a vacant expression as he lost himself in the depth of his own words.
"Hey, I never intended to do anything to Kiba. This guy wants to kill me and I don't know why! He even wounded me back there!" Theodore accused Kiba sounding very childish.
"Sure you didn't , we could've taken out that rabbit if you had just done what I said, but you threw that bomb at me instead. You might be able to fool the others, but I know who you really are." Kiba retaliated, causing Tomoko to look at Theodore as if surprised.
'He couldn't possibly be the man everyone says he is?' Tomoko thought to herself. 'Even, Kramarr didn't like him.'
"I never wanted to do that." Theodore lied. With that said he began to cover his lie with an explanation. "I didn't even know how to use that thing, I didn't even know what it was, I just made it work randomly." The con-man said curling his eyebrows, making a sorry face. "Besides you impaled my leg with that sword and didn't even care!”' he then paused before shouting, “I never wanted to kill anyone!"
Ami Ryousuke rolled her eyes at that. She wanted Theodore to rot in hell and she was glad that she wasn't the only one who wanted to see this happen! She felt more confident around Lance and didn't hesitate to shout, “You lying sack of shit! Raping and killing me was done out of the kindness of your heart then?”
Montezno's eyes widened at that revelation, glancing at Theodore and shaking his head in disgust. He then watched as Tomoko scouted away from Theodore. She didn't trust him and Montezno didn't blame her, but what was important was what Zerojii was trying say. He was actually getting tired of the others interrupting. “Everyone just fuck shut up, eh? Let the guy talk...damn.” he stated rather annoyed as he inhaled the smoke from his cigarette.
Despite the uneasy silence Zerojii continued."...Any of you that want to survive are more than welcome to join me. I'll tell you everything I know. If you do, though, know that you must do exactly as I say, when I say it. I don't want to watch any more of my allies die thinking about the orders I give. If you listen to me, I will keep you alive. If you don't like the sound of that," he said, motioning towards T-bag, Kiba, and Tomoko in particular, "Then feel free to do whatever it is you were about to do before my ass interrupted. Now if you don't mind," Zerojii said, pulling his controller out of his pocket, "Keep it down a little bit. I'm going to go try to figure out what the hell this thing does."
"This guy is right." Lance voiced, pointing his thumb at Zerojii. "I was gonna wait til you all calmed down before speaking but after what he said, this is probably better. Those who agree with him, and want to form a proper team, meet at Tokyo Tower tomorrow at noon and bring your gear. We'll work out a better training spot later but for now that can be our meeting point. Those who work in the team, I will also do my best to keep alive. Those that don't, I'll leave them behind to die. Your choice." Lance continued, not putting any emotion in his voice, making it sound like it was usual business for him, which it almost was.
Ami then glanced up at him as if he were unknown to her. 'How can he just say that with no remorse?' she thought, almost allowing this to slip from her lips.
''How can you talk about this like it doesn't even get to you? Don't you care for the people that died?'' Raito asked Lance almost as if he were stealing the words that were stuck on the tip of Ami's tongue.
While Anthony might have been the only one who didn't seem phased by Lance's words. “I don't know where Tokyo Tower is,” he admitted, trying to sound casual,“but if you can tell me, yeah I'll be there.”He had nearly forgotten that he was in Tokyo. What was he going to do when they left the apartment, assuming they were indeed permitted to leave? He therefore had no idea how he was going to spend the rest of the night?
However, Lance focused on Tomoko first before even attempting to give directions or explain his reasoning. "Oh and don't kid yourself. Don't form attachments to each other in this room. People die on deployment. If you do, you'll think with your emotions rather then logic and you'll get more people killed. However if you must, then use the strength you gain from the bond. Those people died." Lance pointed at the names on the ball. "And that caused you hatred. Direct that hatred at the ones that killed him, not the ones that saved us from our first death." Lance finished, falling silent and staring everyone down to see their response before noticing that Ami was glaring at him, instead of going to get her suit.
“Lance you asshole! Her boyfriend just died and all your doing is selling that same bullshit speech about 'getting over it'!” Ryousuke stated before adding, “Surely you know how it feels to lose someone you love?”
Meanwhile, Tomoko turned away from the other gantzers not wanting to press the issue. Kramarr was gone and there was nothing she could do about it. Though when she turned she was surprised to see Zerojii fiddling away with his controller, before looking at her.
His face showed a look of realization as he had remembered what she must have been going through. He had heard what Lance had said and figured that it was only right to at least set her mind at ease the right way. Lance probably didn't care what she had lost, but Zerojii at least thought he did.
"I know how you feel," Zerojii stated bluntly, putting his empty left hand up the way someone might when approaching a man about to jump off a bridge. He wanted to make it clear that everyone should remain calm; he didn't want any fighting going on in such a close space; too many blades would be flying, and he doubted he could avoid them all. Not wanting yet another rivalry to develop in the group, especially among anyone that had expressed interest in fighting together, Zerojii figured he'd better nip this in the bud earlier rather than later. His session at the table with the puppet master had been... enlightening, to say the least, and for the first time, he was actually sharing a sensation, rather than simply emulating it, while feeling completely different on the inside entirely. He couldn't quite figure out why, but he had wanted to save those rogues; despite everything the puppet master tried to put in front of Zerojii to tempt him; delicious tea, promise of what he wanted, Zerojii had still felt some reason to try to save the rogues he saw in such dire peril. One of those rogues had even come to his side, willing to defend him, before meeting his untimely demise. Really, it had been the boy's own fault, but how could Zerojii keep from feeling horrible knowing that an ally had been lost?
The memory of what had happened only seconds earlier faded, but those few seconds were enough for any onlooker to see the normal stone face of Zerojii be replaced by a dejected grimace. Shaking his head, Zerojii continued. "I know how you feel, and I don't want to lose any more people, either. That's why it's so important for those of us still alive to work together; we stand a much better chance of surviving if we do. There's only so much one person can do alone; when we put our minds and efforts together, though, we can achieve infinitely more."
Tomoko stood slowly while dropping her Katana. “Mr. Samurai...I miss him so much...” She whispered before hugging him and crying in his arms. She then felt someone tap her leg and looked down to see Jomo standing beside her with a concerned expression on her face. “Oy, don't worry about me!” Tomoko stated, drying her eyes and smiling at the chimp. She then lowered herself so that she could pat Jomo on her head. “We'll just take it one step at a time, right?”
Jomo-mo-mo nodded in response, before moving to take off the camera that was around her own neck. She then handed it to Tomoko, who accepted it and lifted Jomo into her lap. Though, before she could befriend the chimp more someone approached them and cleared their throat.
This someone was Montezno and he began putting out his 'cig' in the palm of his hand before a serious expression was shown on his face. “Despite all that ya said I gotta disagree with only two things.” he began as he looked Zerojii in the eyes. “Looking at you now there isn't bone in your body that deserves to lead much of anything.”he spat. His hand then raised as if to prevent Zerojii from getting the wrong idea. “Ah, ah, ah! Let me finish.”
“I don't mind helping ya, but let me make this crystal clear, bro! My leader is dead and I'm not looking to recruit a new one anytime soon...” He informed Zerojii while rubbing his chin. He then glanced at Jomo and ignored the fact that she had been eyeing him with a concerned expression. He instead, continued on as he pointed at Tomoko. “As for you knowing how she feels I doubt that entirely.” His face becoming unreadable as he stated this. “If anyone knows how that feels its gotta be me. Ya get used to death here, but that doesn't mean you become numb to it either. If you love whoever you lost so much then I suggest you to obtain 100pts and wish them back.”
Mako heard this and then decided to speak up, “You were wished back weren't you?” referring back to the end of the last hunt when Jomo-mo-mo had used her points to wish them back.
Romney Montezno nodded to the cheerleader before stretching. “Its not easy, but you'll see what I mean as soon as the scoring begins.”
As if in sync with his words the ball began to activate and replaced the old text with the scoring from the mission...
y0u 5ch^^u<k5 @r3 5l@<k!nG!
The first Gantzer to be displayed was Anthony Hastings.
"PuNk-@55 h@5tiNg5"[/color] 0 p+5 100 p+5 f0r +3h w!n +iR3d 0f y00r PuNk-@55!
Followed by Ami Ryousuke.
“d@^^53l in d!5+r355”[/color] 0 p+5 100 ^^0r3 p+5 @nd y00r fr33! +00 mU<h <l!nG!nG +0 5h1+ h3@d.
Then came Anzaru Raito.
"<0p #2"[/color] 0 p+5 100 p+5 f0r +3h w!n D@mN, @n0+h3R 0n3!
Next was Bobbie.
"+3@^^ ^^@5<o+!"[/color] 0 p+5 100 ^^0r3 p+5 @nd y00r fr33! !'m y00r #1 f@n!
After Bobbie came Jomo-mo-mo.
"^^5. ^^0-^^0"[/color] 5 p+5 95 p+5 f0r +3h w!n +00 ^^u<h ^^0nk3y!nG 0ff f0r n00b f@n b@53.
Then Takase Niito.
"p3rV-kuN d!r3<+0r"[/color] 0 p+5 100 ^^0r3 p+5 @nd y00r fr33! +00 ^^u<h p3rV!nG f0r 5h0wb!z!
After him was Lance Fredrickson.
"5h!+ h3@d"[/color] 0 p+5 85 p+5 f0r +3h w!n n33d5 @n U^^br3ll@!
Next was Mako Mitsuhara
"+3@^^ 5p!r!+"[/color] 0 p+5 100 ^^0r3 p+5 @nd y00r fr33! wh3r3'5 y00r p0^^ p0^^5?
Then came Kiba's scoring.
"0n3-3y3d ^^@+3y"[/color] 0 p+5 94 p+5 f0r +3h w!n @rgh, !'d <3 +0 h3@r h0w +h@+ h@pp3n3d, 101!
Theodore Bagwell was next to be displayed.
"+h3 <0n-^^@n"[/color] 0 p+5 74 ^^0r3 p+5 @nd y00r fr33! +5k, +5k, +5k...5+!ll <@n'+ b3 +ru5+3d...
After the 'Con-man' came Tomoko Sakue.
"w!d0w"[/color] 0 p+5 100 p+5 f0r +3h w!n y00r b0yfr!3nd w@5 @ d!<k @nyw@y5...
When Tomoko's disappeared it was then replaced by Mr. Kenpachi's scoring.
“^^r. f0rG3+ful"[/color] 0 p+5 75 ^^0r3 p+5 @nd y00r fr33! y00'd f0rG3+ y00r 0wn n@m3 !f !t w@5n'+ Glu3d +0 y00r f0r3h3@d!
Last, but not least, Romney Montezno's scoring was displayed.
"p@p!-<hulo"[/color] 0 p+5 100 p+5 f0r +3h w!n
Montezno read this, before excusing himself through the Gantzers to have a closer look at the text below it...
w!5h ! <0uld'V3 533n y@ !n @c+!on!
Something wasn't right about what he was reading and for that moment alone Montezno lost his cool. He glanced back at Jomo and noticed that she was avoiding eye-contact. “Eh, like what the fuck is this shit?” He shouted while pounding the Gantz ball with his fists. “Ya think this shit is fucking funny?”he accused.
He wasn't pissed off at the fact that he hadn't gotten any points. He was only irritated by that, but the reason why some might have seen a small vein pulsating on his forehead was, because of the fact that Gantz was imitating someone. This someone was closer to him more then that of Jomo and when they were mocked it made Montezno's latin and black blood boil.
Reaching into his coat he retrieved the katana that had been reconstructed by Gantz. He then shifted himself so that he could look inside as he was poised to impale the being inside the ball. Though, immediately after looking inside his eyes widened and the katana he held was dropped. “All the hints and the signs...its you...” He whispered to himself before looking in Theodore's direction. He recalled him insulting the ball as if there was indeed a female inside and the fact that he himself had also seen a glimpse of her leg earlier. His eyes fell on the girl in the ball with long black hair with red higlights. With his eyes on her he spoke to Jomo-mo-mo. “Why?” he asked before continuing, “Why didn't ya tell me she-” he paused and turned to glare at Jomo. “Why didn't ya tell me Dominique was here all along?” he shouted at her.
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Post by Shad² on Nov 3, 2007 17:57:53 GMT -5
Raito's eyes widened and his vision focused on the names on the black ball as his suspicions became clear. The voices and images became nothing more than a blur as he repeated the same line over and over again in his head: ''All those people died.'' Even the doctor wasn't spared. All his years of work and experience in the police force, didn't mean anything. It was all futile. He couldn't save those people. Actually he hadn't ever saved anybody. All he did was catch the culprits. But he could never save the victim.
He looked at his watch. It was already an hour later! From what he could remember he was there only 10 minutes before he got shot. The next thing he knew they were all back in the room. had he missed two hours? Had he blacked out?
''Now that I think of it. Where are the wounds?''
Raito snapped back to reality as the ball's text changed.
y0u 5ch^^u<k5 @r3 5l@<k!nG
He almost thought it was some kind of code before he recognized letters in it. He could make out ''you schmu...'' before the text changed again and the scoring began...
''0 points?''
Raito watched as all the points came by and stood up. He'd made a choice. Facing the man who was talking earlier he said: ''I'm a detective, Usually I arrive at the scene too late. This time I want to be on time. Where can I find the gear you were talking about earlier?''
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Post by KßзŁŁ on Nov 3, 2007 19:36:26 GMT -5
Zerojii remained quiet as Montezno spoke. He had misunderstood Zerojii a bit, but Zerojii figured that his wording had just not been clear. He wasn't entirely sure what was going on, but as Montezno began inspecting the ball, Zerojii noticed it for the first time. He hadn't really paid attention to the scoring; he had been to focused on Tomoko. Walking over to it, he saw some guns in racks, as well as a woman inside of the ball. "What the..." Zerojii mumbled as Montezno flew off the handle, directing his anger at Jomo.
"I really don't think that's helping anything," Zerojii said to Montezno, "And I hate to interrupt, but I wanna make one thing clear. I'm not out to lead anyone; I'm going to do my thing and help the people I can. There may come a time, though, when my life, or yours, depends on doing what I say without a moment's hesitation. Think of it more like a suggestion than an order. You're not required to do what I say, but I'd expect you to be able to see that I'm not a fool. This is a two way street, too; if you see me in danger, I would hope that you'd tell me to duck, or run, or move. This is the only way I can think of to increase our chance of survival. Just because I want us to communicate well and function as a group doesn't necessarily mean I want to be your leader. Shit just means I'd like to see some god damn teamwork up in here."
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Post by The Merc on Nov 3, 2007 20:12:50 GMT -5
Lance took in everything that was occuring in the room, processing it all into a proper response to everyone else. He then finally decided to answer every question in order, once again failing to take note of the points, as so far he viewed being allowed to live another day was the reward for completing these deployments.
"Tokyo Tower." Lance said, and raised his arm to point at the large tower in the center of town, clearly visible from the apartment window. He then turned to Ami, to answer her two questions.
"Your suit would've come in some sort of briefcase with your name on it. As for having ever loved anybody, ask me once we leave this apartment if you really want to know the answer. I'll allow you three questions to ask about my past." Lance spoke in his usual even tone, as he spoke to Ami. He finished by adding "However, there are always answers that people don't like to hear." Lance stared at her, not seeming to by phased by anything she said, however he was wondering what the hell he had been thinking right near the end of the mission, now that he had time to contemplate on the major events in it.
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Post by Benry on Nov 4, 2007 12:48:49 GMT -5
This was just too much. It seemed like his past had caught him and was now making him pay. That bitch whom he had raped had now made Tomoko probably hate T-Bag which had made the chances to 'date' Tomoko very slim. Even though he thought about it, he couldn't find a good enough reply for this when even the black ball said that he couldn't be trusted.
T-Bag just shook his head and retired himself into a corner. He was too exhausted to continue this and decided to rest for a bit. He had to go to those training sessions. Maybe he could make things right there.
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Post by Tame on Nov 4, 2007 12:58:31 GMT -5
Anthony listened to Romney's explanation; 'I don't mind helping ya, but let me make this crystal clear, bro! My leader is dead and I'm not looking to recruit a new one anytime soon...' He informed Zerojii while rubbing his chin. He then glanced at Jomo and ignored the fact that she had been eyeing him with a concerned expression. He instead, continued on as he pointed at Tomoko. 'As for you knowing how she feels I doubt that entirely.' His face becoming unreadable as he stated this. 'If anyone knows how that feels its gotta be me. Ya get used to death here, but that doesn't mean you become numb to it either. If you love whoever you lost so much then I suggest you to obtain 100pts and wish them back.'
Mako heard this and then decided to speak up, 'You were wished back weren't you?' Anthony didn't understand what she meant by this.
Romney Montezno nodded to the cheerleader before stretching. 'Its not easy, but you'll see what I mean as soon as the scoring begins.'
As if in sync with his words the ball began to activate and replaced the old text with the scoring from the mission...
y0u 5ch^^u<k5 @r3 5l@<k!nG!
The first Gantzer to be displayed was Anthony Hastings. He chuckled a little as he saw the cartoonish rendition of his own face.
"PuNk-@55 h@5tiNg5" 0 p+5 +iR3d 0f y00r PuNk-@55!
'Zero points? What does that mean?' he pondered out loud. He didn't think the guy who'd been smoking had explained it very well. He understood that the aim was to get 100 points, but what did wishing someone back mean?
Anthony watched with interest the others being given their scores; most had got zero, but two had got over twenty each. He watched as some of the other Gantzers spoke, including Lance’s explanation of where Tokyo Tower was. ‘Well, at least I’ll be able to find it easily,’ he thought. What was most shocking though was 'Damsel in Distress'' exclamation that 'Can-man' had raped and killed her. He was repelled by the man and stared at him warily.
As Romney took out some unknown frustration on the chimp, one of the others who had been talking a lot tried to calm him down and explain to him how he thought teamwork was most important. Everything he said made sense to Anthony, and it made him feel ashamed at how selfish he had been over the past two hours. He was also aware that trusting the others who wanted to form a team was essentially, but knew that doing it in practice would be hard, especially when their lives were on the line.
‘Idiot, it’s not the time to think about that stuff,’ he told himself. He needed to find somewhere to stay, and scanned the Ganzters for someone who might help him. Maybe the guy who had protected the girl during the mission. Then again, maybe not. He decided that at the next available opportunity he’d speak to him and hint at needing a place to stay.
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Post by Defectron on Nov 4, 2007 23:46:19 GMT -5
Zeroji continued talking with Montezno about his idea
"I really don't think that's helping anything," Zerojii said to Montezno, "And I hate to interrupt, but I wanna make one thing clear. I'm not out to lead anyone; I'm going to do my thing and help the people I can. There may come a time, though, when my life, or yours, depends on doing what I say without a moment's hesitation. Think of it more like a suggestion than an order. You're not required to do what I say, but I'd expect you to be able to see that I'm not a fool. This is a two way street, too; if you see me in danger, I would hope that you'd tell me to duck, or run, or move. This is the only way I can think of to increase our chance of survival. Just because I want us to communicate well and function as a group doesn't necessarily mean I want to be your leader. Shit just means I'd like to see some god damn teamwork up in here."
Well it wasn't a bad idea forming a team , that would certainly increase their chances of survival. But a team was only as strong as its weakest link, Kiba had a feeling things wouldn't go as smoothly as Zeroji would like. He glanced over at T-bag in the corner. The first chance he got he would probably try to kill him again. Maybe he should take him out first? When he got on the outside should he go after him? Then again Zeroji did have point, some of those things from the mission had survived. He'd go to that meeting, maybe big head would show up there too, he needed to keep an eye on him. Getting back to the forest would just need to wait for now.
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Post by ®onnie ®ude on Nov 6, 2007 0:08:05 GMT -5
Bobbie glared at Raito. For some reason the fact that he was old deeply disturbed him. “Uh oh...” he whispered to Lance. He then added “Don't look now, but its the 'Old Guy'!” causing Ami to stifle a laugh. She was beginning to warm up to him. Whether or not Raito heard Bobbie the detective stood before the three Gantzers now with something to say. ''I'm a detective, Usually I arrive at the scene too late. This time I want to be on time. Where can I find the gear you were talking about earlier?'' Raito asked Lance as he faced him. Lance ignored the scoring displayed on the black ball and glanced over Raito's shoulder and at Anthony who was focused on the ball. It was then that Lance answered his previous question of where the meeting spot was first. "Tokyo Tower." he said, and raised his arm to point at the large tower in the center of town, clearly visible from the apartment window. He then turned to Raito, to answer his question almost as if he were directing it subliminally at Ami as well. He must have been reading her thoughts, because she wanted to ask the same thing! "Your suit would've come in some sort of briefcase with your name on it.” he informed gesturing toward the black ball that Montezno had previously been yelling from. He then turned toward Ami causing her to look him in the eye. “As for having ever loved anybody, ask me once we leave this apartment if you really want to know the answer. I'll allow you three questions to ask about my past." Lance spoke in his usual even tone. He finished by adding "However, there are always answers that people don't like to hear."She couldn't help, but stare on in a foolish stupor before regaining her composure and nodding. “S-sure. Its a deal then. I'll just go and get my suit.” On the way over, she passed by Mako, Zerojii and Tomoko as Jomo left them and approached Montezno. Tomoko and Mako hadn't noticed just like others that Montezno was seriously bothered by the girl in the Gantz ball. How could they? They had seen Gantz as this girl since last mission so Romney's behavior could have been written off as anger toward the points he received from the mission. Either way, there were also other conversations escalating in the room and when Montezno turned and shouted in their direction Mako looked at Tomoko as if confused. “Is he talking to us?” Mako asked Tomoko, “I can't make out what he's saying...”She then glanced at Tomoko and noticed that she had tears in her eyes. Tomoko quickly dried them when she saw that Mako noticed. Despite the fact that the ball was desecrating Kramarr's memory she smiled back at her. “I think it was something the ball said about him. It bothered me a bit too.” Mako gave her a look of sympathy before sighing out loud in reaction to her own scoring. “Ok, I'm a cheerleader, but what's so special about that?” she asked not understanding why Gantz referred to her as 'Team Spirit'. “I guess it can't be helped. Besides even though it doesn't make the best comedian it does help lighten the mood...”Tomoko stated before biting her lip in thought. She then changed the subject, “If memory serves you sure showed that clown alien back there!”going as far as to give her a thumbs up. “I'm surprised you didn't get any points for that!” “Yeah” the brunette replied. As she froze for a moment as thoughts of how they were controlled by the Puppet Master crept back into her head. “Tomoko I'm sorry for giving you back your...” However, Mako was interrupted by Tomoko who held up her finger. “My memory? You did the right thing, actually. I miss him, I miss him a lot, but...not knowing he existed is worse then death. You'll understand when your older...”Tomoko explained. “So are you going to...?” “Wish him back?” Tomoko asked as if finishing her statement. She took a moment to think over not only would she, but how. 100 points didn't seem easy to obtain, but she was confident. Though just as she was about to respond she noticed Zerojii approach Montezno. Now closer to the Gantz Ball he was able to get a good look at the guns and suits in racks, as well as a woman inside of the ball. "What the..." Zerojii mumbled before noticing that Montezno was glaring at Jomo who appeared to have an unusually guilty expression on her face. "I really don't think that's helping anything," Zerojii said to Montezno whether or not he noticed that the veteran wasn't listening to him. "And I hate to interrupt, but I wanna make one thing clear. I'm not out to lead anyone; I'm going to do my thing and help the people I can. There may come a time, though, when my life, or yours, depends on doing what I say without a moment's hesitation. Think of it more like a suggestion than an order. You're not required to do what I say, but I'd expect you to be able to see that I'm not a fool. This is a two way street, too; if you see me in danger, I would hope that you'd tell me to duck, or run, or move. This is the only way I can think of to increase our chance of survival. Just because I want us to communicate well and function as a group doesn't necessarily mean I want to be your leader. Shit just means I'd like to see some god damn teamwork up in here." Jomo-mo-mo understood what Zerojii was saying and knew full well that this wasn't the time to be preaching this to someone like Montezno. He was usually an understanding guy, but the fact that he now knew about Dominique there was no telling what he'd do. He was like a ticking time bomb and even Jomo was nice enough to warn Zerojii as would a teammate. Tapping Zerojii she got his attention and flashed him the sign language for him to move. Despite whether or not he was confused by understanding the gesture he still backed away moments before Montezno began chucking equipment around the room in an enraged state. The equipment had prevented him from reaching her and he'd do anything in his power at that moment to get her out of that ball. “Dominique, Dominique! Dominique!” He repeated over and over again. At first he had no clue what had become of her. Jomo had only informed him that she hadn't died that mission and hadn't really revealed much more. Just knowing she was alive was good enough for him, but this was ridicolous! He felt betrayed by his last link to his old team and he felt enraged that he would be revived only to see her in this state. It was then that Ami reached him and for a moment she looked taken back at his strange antics. She then looked inside of the ball to see Montezno's reason for making such a mess. “I-I-is that a...is that a girl inside there?” She asked him from behind not noticing him stiffen in response to her closeness. She then asked “How is she able to live in there?” while reaching in to touch her as she grabbed a suitcase that had her name on it. “Are you fucking loco?” Montezno snapped, while pushing her away. He then turned and screeched, “This ain't some damn petting zoo! Get the hell away from her!” Ami Ryousuke fell backward in shock with her suitcase in hand and crawled away from him. “Geez, I'm sorry, okay? Its not every day you see that!” she apologized, “No need to bark at me!” Montezno exhaled sharply and turned to look look at the black ball again only to see it slam shut. His eyes immediately widened in response and with his fists he proceeded to pound on it. This continued on for several minutes until a text displayed on the Gantz ball and you could see the tired veteran slump against it in defeat. The text read as... +h@+'5 @ll f0lk5!!!
MISSION COMPLETE!
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