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Post by Benry on Apr 22, 2008 8:38:19 GMT -5
A cold night like many that October in Tokyo. But that didn’t stop the people from sightseeing the beautiful views Tokyo had to offer. Yes, the people, this story is about them and about a classic Japanese room, with nothing in its center but a black ball. The room was silent and clean even though no one was ever there, you would expect it would accumulate dust but the room was neat and tidy. A window could be seen by the right side of the main room, and although closed, you could look at Tokyo Tower through the glass. The black ball just sat there, waiting, waiting until a laser appeared from it. The shape of a person could be seen forming…
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Post by Cmdr. Maegil on Apr 22, 2008 11:27:01 GMT -5
It was a mature woman in a strict-cut executive suit. Mariana Lippi inquiringly looked around, trying to understand what had happened... She didn't the place. Period. "Hello?"
Next, ignoring the odd black ball on the room, the woman started looking for an exit, but oddly she couldn't touch the doors, windows or even the walls, for that matter. "If it's a ransom you want, you got it, but I have an urgent meeting in Sydney, and can't lose the plane!"
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Post by Al on Apr 22, 2008 15:07:48 GMT -5
Maebara Keiichi found himself in the apartment, alive once more. The cold pavement on his face and the feeling of his consciousness leaving him for the apartment floor. "Where?" he began when he found himself within the apartment, interrupted by the memory of colliding with the car before he hit his head.
He raised his body from the floor while looking to the window and caught sight of Tokyo Tower. "Wait...this is Tokyo?" Keiichi inspected the room further while straightening his clothes, the black ball catching the turn of his eyes while he began to stand.
Such a strange room he found himself within. Was this some form of the afterlife? And just where were the equipment or doctors if it was a hospital room? Such questions that had probably been frequent to the apartment. Of course, there had always been death, but Keiichi kept to the natural thought that if he could feel and breathe that he was alive. Suddenly, he remembered something very important to himself amongst the sight panic. Keiichi took out his cellphone and entered his home number to check on the family awaiting his arrival, after all he could've been out for a very long time since he was headed home.
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Post by XenoD on Apr 22, 2008 19:09:26 GMT -5
Dan Strate had three things going through his mind while the ball started to slowly scan the rest of him. What. The. Fuck. Hadn't he just ben running at the Track Finals? Hadn't he just about crossed the finish line? Hadn't he fucking slipped on an Ice Cube and snapped his neck like five seonds ago?!?! He looked around the room, noting the Japan like qualities of it. Turning his head slightly, he also say the Tokyo Dome. Then he looked down. Bad mistake.
" What the FUCK"! He screamned as he saw half his body slowly being brought into the room. " Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit". He cried as he tried to wiggle out of place, but found himself planted firmly in the spot. He turned his head and noticed other people in the room, but fuck them he was the one currently having his body brought in via teleportation!
As he legs finnaly entered he fell back had and scooted his way towards a wall. His track uniform covered slightly with sweat rose and fell with his breathes. " Oh god. Okay, calm down Dan, this is just a dream, all of it's just a dream. You're back home, celebrating your win and slowly taking your girlfriends clothes off. Yeah that's it, happy times". He looked up and was dismayed to see himself still in the room. " SHIT"!!!
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Post by xoriam on Apr 22, 2008 23:29:36 GMT -5
"Aaaah! Aaaah! Get me out of this car!" Kale screamed, still thinking he was in a burning car. "Huh?" He stopped squirming for a second to look at this strange room he somehow ended up in. "Aw great, I'm in Hell now." He looked around at the people around him. "Whoa, I figured demons would be uglier. I guess that black ball must be satan or something." He walked over to the window and looked from it. "What is this, a joke? Am I supposed to think I'm alive because I can see Tokyo outside? Aw, to Hell with it! Oops, already there. I'll just sit down and wait for something to happen." Kale took a seat in the corner of the room.
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Post by cedric on Apr 23, 2008 7:49:42 GMT -5
The last thing he saw as he closed his eyes was his blood on the knife of his assailant. He was dying. But what he saw next surprised him, he wasn't standing before pearly white gates and he wasn't being poked in the ass with burning hot pitchforks. So he instantly surmised he wasn't in heaven or hell. As he looked around the drab confines of a tokyo apartment. He thought to himself "What now? Who are these people? And what the hell is that big ass black ball doing in the middle of the room?" He decided he would wait to see if anything interesting happened before asking the other people (demons???) in the room.
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Post by Benry on Apr 24, 2008 15:24:26 GMT -5
The first person to appear in the room was Mariana Lippi however she did not understand what was going on. One moment she was somewhere else, the next she was in this strange room with a black ball in the middle. Could they have kidnapped her? That’s what she thought as she ignored the black ball and started looking for an exit but she soon found out she couldn’t touch anything.
"If it's a ransom you want, you got it, but I have an urgent meeting in Sydney, and can't lose the plane!"
However no one replied to her and she was left alone in the room. But that didn’t last long as another laser started appearing in the room. Mariana was left open-mouthed as she saw a person materializing. Was this the way she had gotten there too?
Maebara Keiichi found himself in the apartment, alive once more. The cold pavement on his face and the feeling of his consciousness leaving him for the apartment floor. "Where?" he began when he found himself within the apartment, interrupted by the memory of colliding with the car before he hit his head. Didn’t he just die a moment ago? He was confused as he began looking around the apartment, not noticing Mariana. He then thought of the possibility of him being out for a lot of time, although it had been just a few seconds before his death. Keiichi took out his cell phone only to find that it was out of signal.
Next to teleport was a high school student by the name of Dan Strate. He couldn’t understand what was going on and many questions flowed through his mind, just like the others. However he freaked out the most when he saw his body being completed.
" What the FUCK"! He screamed as he saw half his body slowly being brought into the room. " Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit". He cried as he tried to wiggle out of place, but found himself planted firmly in the spot. He turned his head and noticed other people in the room, but fuck them he was the one currently having his body brought in via teleportation! However it seemed like none of the persons in the room paid attention to him. They were too immersed in their own questions.
As he finally transported in the room, he fell down on his ass and he entered a state of denial. After all, not many people see they legs being materialized. " Oh god. Okay, calm down Dan, this is just a dream.” He said to himself, closing his eyes and imagining that he would be somewhere else when he opened them but it didn’t go as planned. He looked up and was dismayed to see himself still in the room. " SHIT!!!” What was going on?
"Aaaah! Aaaah! Get me out of this car!" Kale screamed, still thinking he was in a burning car. "Huh?" Kale Zandabar opened his eyes only to find himself in an apartment room. Was this hell? It didn’t look like it but these where the thoughts going through his mind.
John Chaplin found himself in an apartment room and not in heaven or hell like he had imagined. He had died hadn’t he? Wasn’t he just stabbed by a thug? Then what was the meaning of this? Like the others he had many questions roaming his mind, one of which was what the hell was a black ball doing there? However he decided to not say anything until the others would talk.
Another laser materialized as another person appeared. This time it was a red-haired girl. With her green eyes she looked around the room, while her body still hadn’t materialized, however she didn’t notice that. She was trying to move but she couldn’t. As soon as the transportation finished, she backed up in a corner scared. Her voice was trembling as she said “Wh-what is going on?” Natsuki said as she looked at every person in the face. However at that moment a laser appeared right in front of her. “Ahh!” She screamed as she fell down from the shock. “What the hell is this? Who are you people?” She screamed as tears began forming in her eyes.
The next person to appear was wearing a strange black suit. This was none other than Lance. What had happened? Why was he here?
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Post by Virtuoso on Apr 24, 2008 21:29:25 GMT -5
Alejandro materialized in the room with his eyes shut and his hands at his sides. He immediately flinched and almost dropped the guitar he was carrying in one hand. He had heard the gunshot, but had not felt a thing. He opened one eye to see that his aggressor was no longer standing in front of him, and, in fact, had been replaced by a wall. Alejandro opened his other eye and looked around him. He seemed to be in an apartment room. There was a large black ball at one end, and a few people scattered around the room, looking about as surprised as he felt. He walked to the window and looked out.
"Ay, Dios mío," he said, turning to the other people in the room. "Where am I?"
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Post by xoriam on Apr 25, 2008 0:12:24 GMT -5
Kale was shocked to see more people arrive in the room after him. "Is that how I got here?" he asked aloud. He looked at the man in the black suite. "Whoa, nice cosplay! I gotta ask though, did you die too? And if so, how did you manage to die wearing that. Were you allergic to spandex or something?"
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Post by Al on Apr 25, 2008 0:36:35 GMT -5
Keiichi lifted his head to the new arrivals with a frown at how his cell wasn't working. Whatever technology was displayed intrigued him; such a methods of transportation seemed impossible to exist, yet he witnessed it. He was slightly disappointed with the girls reaction. Great, another noisy teen. Instead he gave the second entry a look, who had been wearing some strange cosplay-like suit he didn't have any idea on how to explain. Keiichi moved back to his thoughts and judged that if Mariana was still in the room when he was there, they could be locked into the room as well. Suddenly, a new subject to analyze as the laser formed his body had arrived.
"Ay, Dios mío," he said, turning to the other people in the room. "Where am I?"
"Tokyo it seems," he answered before inspecting the man's clothing further and decided to expand on his statement just in case, "Japan"
The accountant gave a smirk at Kale's remark, but more importantly, he had found out something else about the room. It had seemed the occupants were also dying. At least a small step to the answer of what had been going on was made.
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Post by The Merc on Apr 25, 2008 3:13:31 GMT -5
Lance, still in his kneeling position, grasping a rifle that wasn't there anymore, glanced around the room.
No weapons, no gear, just the suit... and back in the room, with none of the others... hmm.. Lance thought, letting his arms drop as he stood up, taking into account what kind of attitude everyone was in, planning on how to go about the situation. He examined everyone carefully, noticing none of them seemed to be aware of what was happening. Nor did they appear to have the same equipment.
Lance took in a breath, preparing to speak. This was a situation he could use. However he was annoyed.
What happened in the last mission? Did I die? Was I brought back? Was I simply moved to another place? The questions kept coming into Lance's head, but he wasn't going to let the situation get to him.
"You're all dead." Lance said firmly, moving towards the ball, placing a gloved hand on it, staring at it intently as if expecting some answers. "This is the controller. Evidently none of you have any idea what's happening so I'll make this clear now." Lance continued, turning to face the rooms occupants. "I'm your best chance of living. Work with me and I'll help you, go against me, and I'll let you be. Interfere with me, and I'll gut you myself." His tone shifting to a darker one, as his eyes showed a firmer gaze.
Ami.. He thought, the name of someone that was of no importance to him, yet, it stuck, the image of how she was when he last saw her. It stuck with him for some unknown reason.
"You're all dead. I died, you died, but it brought us back." Lance continued, pointing at the ball. "This is your second life. You're free to do as you will. But there's a price to pay. If you want to join me, then approach me, if you want to try and figure it out on your own, then fine, just don't expect me to help you." Lance finished, before walking behind the ball, standing in the corner where the windows met the back wall. Lance didn't care if anyone approached him, instead all he thought of was what to arm himself with, and learning of what had changed. Something must have changed to cause this situation.... but what?
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Post by Benry on Apr 25, 2008 6:56:22 GMT -5
((Mini Update)) Natsuki seemed to have calmed down from before, seeing other people materialize. She got up as she listened to Lance. That guy was very mysterious. "W-wait, if i may ask, how do you know all of this?" Frankly it was a bit hard to believe.
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Post by The Merc on Apr 25, 2008 7:24:31 GMT -5
Lance's eyes shifted from staring out the window vacantly towards the one who had spoken up. He stared at her for a moment, evaluating her.
"... because I died, and found myself here. I've paid the price for my life twice already, and this is the third time..." Lance stated, before turning his gaze back out the window.
Is this the view from the previous room? Or is this a different room? Lance thought.
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Post by cedric on Apr 25, 2008 11:35:12 GMT -5
After waiting in the room for awhile. John started to see even more people appear in the room. It seemed to John that they were teleported in by some weird alien technology.
"Is that how i got here?", he muttered to himself. As he looked around the room, another person arrived. But to John he seemed different from the rest, as he seemed to be familiar with the strange situation they were in. He was wearing a weird black suit and silently he prayed that he wasn't some weirdo dominatrix, those people freak him out.
The guy in the black suit looked around for a while, seeming to scout out the room and its inhabitants. After a while he spoke aloud "You're all dead. I died, you died, but it brought us back." he pointed towards the ball as he said it. "This is your second life. You're free to do as you will. But there's a price to pay. If you want to join me, then approach me, if you want to try and figure it out on your own, then fine, just don't expect me to help you."
Although his questions weren't entirely answered it seemed to John that his best bet was with the guy in the suit. Walking up to the guy John extended his arm to shake his hand. "Hi, I'm John", he blurted out.
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Post by xoriam on Apr 25, 2008 22:39:39 GMT -5
"Hmph, so basically, follow you and we live. If not we die...Well, I'm fine with that. He leaned against the invisible wall with his arms folded. "The names Kale Zandabar," he said with a nod, and I hope the car I died in was insured," he added.
I wonder if I could still collect the prize money.
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Post by Al on Apr 26, 2008 22:01:16 GMT -5
Keiichi listened to the speech hoping to find answers, but all he really got was confirming that everyone single person died to get in, and that it was their second chance to live. But his best chance at living? That made it obvious they might get into some trouble, and he hadn't confirmed if Lance was trustworthy aside from his information. After all, he had said himself that he'd kill anyone in his way. He was against the idea of "joining", at least until he viewed the situation for himself and whether he could handle it. Of course, he had no idea what was in store for him. Still, he had to ask.
"Maebara Keiichi. When you're done with these folks, mind telling us what we are in for?" he asked, surprised no one questioned it yet. Having his own view on the situation, he had to note that some of these people seemed to be wonderful cannon fodder!
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Post by Cmdr. Maegil on Apr 27, 2008 9:06:56 GMT -5
After Mariana arrived, some more people appeared from thin air. Some of them screaming as if they were being killed, others looked vacantly around with a puzzled expression on their faces, the general scene making her start to doubt the possibility of it being just an abduction... until the appearance of a young man in a rubber suit who self-proclaimed himself the leader, threatened whomever crossed him, and kept talking of the need to pay the price for our lives...
That did it. Her disbelief suppression crumbled under her gargantuan lawyer's cynicism. "Right, then. You keep mentioning a price, so let's talk business," she said in temper, pulling out the check book, "can stop the mind games and give the visual effects technician my respects. I have neither the patience nor the time for these puerile games, so just name the price, cash the check and let me go before I miss my plane.
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Post by Benry on Apr 27, 2008 9:19:45 GMT -5
Alejandro materialized in the room with his eyes shut and his hands at his sides. He immediately flinched and almost dropped the guitar he was carrying in one hand. He had heard the gunshot, but had not felt a thing. He opened one eye to see that his aggressor was no longer standing in front of him, and, in fact, had been replaced by a wall. Alejandro opened his other eye and looked around him. He seemed to be in an apartment room. There was a large black ball at one end, and a few people scattered around the room, looking about as surprised as he felt. He walked to the window and looked out.
"Ay, Dios mío," he said, turning to the other people in the room. "Where am I?"
Even though he was analyzing the situation, Keiichi heard the man and decided to answer him, at least with that little info he had. "Tokyo it seems," he answered before inspecting the man's clothing further and decided to expand on his statement just in case, "Japan" Expect for the veteran Lance, nobody else knew what was going on. Natsuki however was kind enough to talk to him. “It seems like we are in a room where people go after they die. Nobody else knows much…” She said as she formed a warm smile in her face. “I’m Natsuki!” She said as he extended her hand. Really, was this the time to make friends…?
Kale was shocked to see more people arrive in the room after him. "Is that how I got here?" he asked aloud. He looked at the man in the black suite. "Whoa, nice cosplay! I gotta ask though, did you die too? And if so, how did you manage to die wearing that. Were you allergic to spandex or something?"
But Lance’s mind had other thoughts. Was this the same room? If yes then where were the others? Or did he die and then got revived? It was highly unlikely because no one was familiar to him, hence no reason to revive him.
No weapons, no gear, just the suit... and back in the room, with none of the others... hmm.. Lance thought, letting his arms drop as he stood up, taking into account what kind of attitude everyone was in, planning on how to go about the situation. He examined everyone carefully, noticing none of them seemed to be aware of what was happening. Nor did they appear to have the same equipment.
Lance took in a breath, preparing to speak. This was a situation he could use. However he was annoyed.
What happened in the last mission? Did I die? Was I brought back? Was I simply moved to another place? The questions kept coming into Lance's head, but he wasn't going to let the situation get to him.
"You're all dead." Lance said firmly, moving towards the ball, placing a gloved hand on it, staring at it intently as if expecting some answers. "This is the controller. Evidently none of you have any idea what's happening so I'll make this clear now." Lance continued, turning to face the rooms occupants. "I'm your best chance of living. Work with me and I'll help you, go against me, and I'll let you be. Interfere with me, and I'll gut you myself." His tone shifting to a darker one, as his eyes showed a firmer gaze. As he was talking, the image of Ami stuck into him however he didn’t know the reason. Maybe he had grown attached to her? Whatever it was he decided to get away from that thought as it produced a strange feeling. He returned to reality, to that black ball that he had seen everytime in the room.
"You're all dead. I died, you died, but it brought us back." Lance continued, pointing at the ball. "This is your second life. You're free to do as you will. But there's a price to pay. If you want to join me, then approach me, if you want to try and figure it out on your own, then fine, just don't expect me to help you." Lance finished, before walking behind the ball, standing in the corner where the windows met the back wall. Lance didn't care if anyone approached him, instead all he thought of was what to arm himself with, and learning of what had changed. Something must have changed to cause this situation.... but what?
Natsuki got up as she listened to Lance. That guy was very mysterious. "W-wait, if i may ask, how do you know all of this?" Frankly it was a bit hard to believe. Lance's eyes shifted from staring out the window vacantly towards the one who had spoken up. This made Natsuki back up from the fear. His eyes were very mysterious… He stared at her for a moment, evaluating her.
"... because I died, and found myself here. I've paid the price for my life twice already, and this is the third time..." Lance stated, before turning his gaze back out the window. Natsuki didn’t talk anymore with this guy. She got all she wanted to know.
Is this the view from the previous room? Or is this a different room? Lance thought. However he would find no answer. His speech had made effect as two guys approached him. They just believed him like that, but in this situation, some people decide that its best to believe in others who seem to know what is going on, instead of trying to figure it out on their own. John approached Lance and while extending his hand he blurted out “Hi, I’m John.” However he got no warm handshake from Lance, he just continued watching the window. Kale decided to believe the guy too, but he wasn’t as friendly as John.
"Hmph, so basically, follow you and we live. If not we die...Well, I'm fine with that.” He said as he leaned against the invisible wall with his arms folded. "The names Kale Zandabar," he said with a nod, and I hope the car I died in was insured," he added more talking to himself than the others. Keiichi however wasn’t as trusting. Instead he analyzed Lance and decided not to join at least until he had certain poof of what he was saying. After all Lance had said he would kill anyone who would get in his way.
"Maebara Keiichi. When you're done with these folks, mind telling us what we are in for?" he asked, surprised no one questioned it yet. Having his own view on the situation, he had to note that some of these people seemed to be wonderful cannon fodder, and maybe he was right...
After Mariana arrived, some more people appeared from thin air. Some of them screaming as if they were being killed, others looked vacantly around with a puzzled expression on their faces, the general scene making her start to doubt the possibility of it being just an abduction... until the appearance of a young man in a rubber suit who self-proclaimed himself the leader, threatened whomever crossed him, and kept talking of the need to pay the price for our lives...
That did it. Her disbelief suppression crumbled under her gargantuan lawyer's cynicism. "Right, then. You keep mentioning a price, so let's talk business," she said in temper, pulling out the check book, "can stop the mind games and give the visual effects technician my respects. I have neither the patience nor the time for these puerile games, so just name the price, cash the check and let me go before I miss my plane.
But then two other lasers appeared on the room and caused everyone to turn their attention there.
The first to appear was the body of a fat high school kid. He was lying on the floor with his mouth open, like he had fell from somewhere. After he finished materializing he got up and adjusted his glasses. “Wh-where am I?” He said as he looked around the room. Then he noticed that he had tears in his eyes and he quickly wiped them out. But something freaked him out. Somebody was being materialized before him. “H-holy shit!” He said as he backed up. “What the hell is that?!”
Soon Hikeda formed. He had his mouth open and one leg in the air like was walking and then something had hit him in the back. As soon as he formed he looked around the room and saw other people. He was killed… Just as he realized that, he quickly grabbed his gun behind his back and pointed it at the people in the room. “Nobody move!” He screamed as he backed up in the wall. That way no one could hit him from behind. “What the hell is going on?” He said as he was pointing his gun from one individual to the other. Everybody looked suspicious.
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Post by The Merc on Apr 27, 2008 9:26:44 GMT -5
Lance stood up, no longer leaning against the corner as he stared at those that had spoken to him. He turned to face the two that had been most open in joining him, the ones that had approached him. He rose his hands, moving to place them on the shoulders of the two to bring them closer and whispered.
"You've made the smartest choice out of everyone so far. So I'll tell you. You died, I already told you that part. The controller, the ball, whatever you want to call it, it gives us weapons and this suit. It also tells us to go kill or search for specific targets. I'll explain more once we're deployed, but for now, I'll show you something, something that will prove what I say to be true, and that will show you the suit is the single most important thing for us." Lance whispered to the two, making sure that only those two would be able to hear him. "And the name's Lance." He finished, in a louder tone as he walked towards the new guy, the one that had pulled a gun on everyone.
As he walked past the business woman, he gave her a smile, one that had been practised for quite some time to imitate a real one. "You can't pay the price with paper." He told her as he kept walking towards the gunman, still smiling.
"Greetings, how are ya?" Lance said, doing an imitation of some texan accent as he spoke. He kept himself at a casual pace til he was almost on the guy before Lance moved to grab the guys gun by the barrel, and at the same time, using the suits strength, he attempted to palm the guy in the chest, to knock him into the wall hard.
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Post by Virtuoso on Apr 27, 2008 20:59:11 GMT -5
Alejandro gently took hold of Natsuki's hand when she offered it and kissed the back of it. No matter what situation he's in, he's always looking to make good with the ladies. "Pleased to meet you, Natsuki," he said to her. "I am Alejandro." It took a second for what Natsuki had said to register in Alejandro's mind. "Wait, where people go after they...." Just then, the man in the strange black suit began to speak, and Alejandro listened.
"I think I will follow him," Alejandro said to Natsuki. "At least for the time being. He seems to know what he is doing. What about you?"
All of a sudden, another man appeared in the same strange way as the others. However, this one was much less calm than any of the others had been, and he pulled out a gun, waving it around in front of him as he backed against a wall. Alejandro stepped in front of Natsuki, shielding her from any bullets that might come their way. From the sound of it, he and the others were being given a second chance at life, and this crazy son of a bitch stood to take that away from them. Alejandro couldn't let that happen. He figured he should say something to calm the man down, but he wasn't sure what. Alejandro opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the man in the strange black suit walked forward, and dealt with the problem his own way.
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Post by xoriam on Apr 28, 2008 23:48:50 GMT -5
Kale began to look around at the people he had to deal with. The man in the skin-tight suite seemed competent enough, so he'll follow him. The middle aged executive seemed pretty clueless, Kale decides to stay away from those types. Keiichi seemed to be the only intelligent one other than the one known as Lance. And the one who spoke Spanish must have been a total womanizer. Then interrupting his thoughts came a man with a gun. Kale didn't move. He didn't 'FEEL' scared. So he was confused as to if he just didn't care about dying again or if he was just paralyzed. The Spanish speaker, as expected, moved in front of the girl he was flirting with, trying to block the bullets with his body.
Aren't there better ways to protect her like moving her out of the way. He must not care much for his life. Well, we 'are' all already dead, so I guess that makes sense.
Kale was impress at how Lance handled the man with the gun. Kale gave Lance five slow claps of the hand. "It seems...that this will be....pretty interesting." Kale smiled.
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Post by Al on Apr 29, 2008 15:55:53 GMT -5
To Keiichi's amusement, distracting him somewhat from his goal of finding information, another man had been scanned into the apartment. He held back the laughter of the man's face and position. Just how did he die? Not only was the man with a gray suit and a tie with such position, but he had QUITE the eyebrows to match the clothing. His examination was interrupted by the gun, only to be met with a raised brow as if questioning him. Keiichi didn't bother to speak to him, in fact, he didn't think of the man as much of a threat from his dress and actions. He figured the man would calm down after time with either another explanation or mere silent pressure easing onto him, and dying once himself, Keiichi knew the confusion well. However, he wasn't numb to the thought of death, heck even his own still bothered him. Mere rational thinking is what the man with his weapon needed, of course rational would come later.
Intervention of any "normal" situation came once again, to see someone move and make himself an open target in case Hikeda willed the balls to shoot someone, not that it was likely to begin with, but this seemed a feat to be done anyway in Keiichi's opinion. Keiichi's expression returned to the his normal, stressed face of an accountant, despite the excitement felt like that of a high schooler watching a brawl between other students. Had he gone through any mental stress he couldn't handle, something within him wondered what trouble he would begin with a weapon in hand.
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Post by XenoD on Apr 30, 2008 10:39:45 GMT -5
Dan blinked as the new guy produced a gun. " Son of a- is dying not enough"?! He thought as he started inching his way behind some of the others. " Kay', obviously the guy's insane or he wouldn't pull a gun out on a bunch of dead people". Dan slowly stood and moved behind the round black ball. " Maybe if I stay still, he won't notice me-YEOW"! Dan screamed as he stubbed his toe on the side of the black ball, and began hopping on his unijured foot.
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Post by Cmdr. Maegil on Apr 30, 2008 17:54:18 GMT -5
Mariana was appalled at the mayhem around her, with shouts, screams, guns and blood - and most of these lunatics were behaving as if they'd actually died! To a highly structured person as herself, being in this chaos was harder to handle because of the lack of information, she had no parameters within which to function... the only person acting as if he knew what was going on was the black suited guy, but to believe him would mean she had to change a lot of paradigms...
Ah, well, If in doubt hide in the herd... She decided to play along until she could better understand the situation enough to formulate a plan, until then she'd just try to go unnoticed.
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Post by Benry on May 1, 2008 9:41:07 GMT -5
Alejandro gently took hold of Natsuki's hand when she offered it and kissed the back of it. No matter what situation he's in, he's always looking to make good with the ladies. "Pleased to meet you, Natsuki," he said to her. "I am Alejandro." Natsuki gently blushed as pulled back her hand. “H-hello there.” She said finally letting go of the shyness and smiling. He seemed like a nice guy. As Alejandro listened to Lance, he decided he would follow him and as if wanting to make conversation with Natsuki, he said "I think I will follow him, at least for the time being. He seems to know what he is doing. What about you?" “I’m not sure…” Natsuki said looking strangely at Lance. “What is his intention…” She thought to herself. All of a sudden, another man appeared in the same strange way as the others. However, this one was much less calm than any of the others had been, and he pulled out a gun, waving it around in front of him as he backed against a wall. Alejandro stepped in front of Natsuki, shielding her from any bullets that might come their way. From the sound of it, he and the others were being given a second chance at life, and this crazy son of a bitch stood to take that away from them. Alejandro couldn't let that happen. He figured he should say something to calm the man down, but he wasn't sure what. Alejandro opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the man in the strange black suit walked forward, and dealt with the problem his own way. “Ah, he’s protecting me.” Natsuki said to herself as she smiled behind Alejandro “Such a noble act.” She said as she put her hands against Alejandro’s back. “I’m scared” she whispered to him. Meanwhile, while Hikeda was being transported, Lance whispered to his two new ‘recruits’ as he bought their minds with smart talk and telling them some things they didn’t knew. He had to interrupt his conversation as a new situation arose. Hikeda was pointing his gun at everyone but from fear he forgot to show his badge, so everyone thought he was crazy or a criminal. However it seemed like Lance was very confident in his charisma and he wanted to show this to everyone. Even though Hikeda had said to not move, he began advancing towards him and talking casually. "Greetings, how are ya?" However Hikeda saw through Lance immediately. He had faced many situations like this before and he wasn’t about to get fucked by this cosplay guy. Just as Lance wanted to act, Hikeda lowered his gun to Lance’s right foot. BAM! He fired the gun and Lance’s leg jerked backwards, it caused an immense pain however the bullet didn’t seem to enter his leg, instead it ricocheted and grazed Marianna’s face, causing blood to come out. However it didn’t hurt her, she could just feel a minor burn to her left cheek. Lance fell down, the pain was really big since he was so close, sweat began forming on his forehead. And then you could hear screams as Natsuki put her hands to her head and Shinji began to cry “Please don’t kill us!” He blabbed out as tears flowed out of his eyes. “Shit situation got out of hand.” He thought to himself. Then he remembered that he hadn’t taken out his badge. And at that moment he did so. He took out his badge and showed it to everyone. “I-I’m a cop.” He said. He didn’t really knew what to say so he just said the truth. “I’m sure just a moment ago I was about to die. No, I’m sure I died but then I found myself here. I mean no harm, I just want to know what’s going on.” He said as he stopped to breathe. “YEOW!” A scream could be heard from behind the ball as Dan stubbed his toe and began hopping on his uninjured feet. It seemed like after all this tense moment Dan had come and destroyed all the tension with a comical relief. “Ahahaha!” Natsuki began laughing and as everyone was seeing her, she calmed down. Just what the hell was wrong with this girl. “I’m sorry but we all needed a good laugh.” She said looking at Hikeda. “And it seems that the man who you just shot at knows what is going on. Hikeda looked down on Lance and he opened his eyes wide when he saw that nothing had happened at Lance’s feet. In fact, now the pain was gone and Lance could move again. Meanwhile, as Mariana was observing the situation carefully she hadn’t noticed that her cheek was bleeding, if she were to look down on her clothes she would see them stained with blood and only then would realize what was going on. Two more lasers shot out of the black ball as Hikeda shouted “Whoa!”. That’s the same way you and this kid entered the room. The same way we all entered the room.” Natsuki explained to Hikeda. As the two other people formed, it was Mugen and Frank Davenport. They were looking around confused and Mugen asked “What the hell is going on…” “That’s what I’d like to know too…” Hikeda said as he put his gun in his hostler and extended a hand to Lance. “I’m sorry for before but it seems like you’re ok in a way or in the other.” Could you please explain to us what is going on?” Hikeda asked Lance. However Gantz had waited enough. Everyone’s ears where covered by a sound, like a gymnastic one. It was the first on of many that they would hear that song. "A NEW MORNING HAS COME! A NEW MORNING OF HOPE! HERE WE GO! ONE! TWO!! THREE!!!" Then, suddenly, a message was displayed on the ball "Y0uR L1v3s 4r3 n0w 0v3r. H0w y0u us3 y0ur n3w l1v3s 1s f0r m3 t0 d3c1d3. 4t l34st th4ts th3 th30ry 4nyw4y. The text faded away and was replaced with a new one, along with a picture of what seemed to be a monster. "Y0u w1ll h3lp m3 g0 k1ll th1s al13n" Name: Frankenstain AlienLikes: Blood, slowness
Dislikes: fire, light, you
Catch phrase: “Whaaa!!”
Characteristics: slow, strong, resistant, stickyThen three compartments suddenly burst open from the ball, in the last one, Dan was pushed back, as the hard metal surface of the ball slammed against him. In two of the compartments people could see some strange weapons, while in the last one, close to Dan, some suitcases.
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Post by The Merc on May 1, 2008 12:55:19 GMT -5
Lance stood up slowly, gritting his teeth at how he had been careless enough not to check the calibur of the other guys gun before hand but his guess had proven true. Lance stood up, the pain fading from him quickly, he'd been shot before, heck, he got into the deployments by being shot. Lance turned to face the ball.
"I take it now that most, if not all of you will follow me for the time being. That being said, we've been given our target. The price of our new lives is the death of that one. Suitcases in the back, it contains a suit for yourself plus a GPS device" Lance began, heading to the back compartment, to see if his suitcase had spawned there for his GPS device. Afterwards, he grabbed an X-Gun off the racks and stuck it in a holster. "I also advise you all to take the weapons this ball carries. Pull both triggers to fire. The pistol I just took, plus the rifle, fires explosive ammunition." and with that said, Lance began to make his way to the side room, to investigate himself what was in there.
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Post by XenoD on May 1, 2008 14:33:48 GMT -5
Dan grabbed a suitcase that had his name on it and raised an eyebrow at Lance's suggestion. Opening the suitcase he nearly groaned. " You're kidding me right? God I hate leather". Setting the case aside his eyes landed on the guns. Moving quickly he grabbed two of them(X-Gun) and laid them beside him. " Kay' all's well on the artillery part". He glanced again at the open suitcase and sighed. " Alright alright". He grabbed the suit and started putting it on, not carring who looked.
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Post by Al on May 1, 2008 15:19:01 GMT -5
Keiichi watched the events unfold with uncovered ears, a regretful decision. With a mental roll of his eyes Dan's actions cleared some tension as well. The only real question he had was to put faith in Lance as the events came into play. When Lance spoke of the weapons, he was glad to finally get some gear. He walked over one of the racks while trying his best to avoid any crowding, then picked up a X-Rifle with his right arm. When Keiichi thought of the suitcase, all he really thought of was the GPS, the suit seemed like nothing he'd come home to his children with, but even he had to admit to not see any splatter of blood must've meant the bullet didn't pierce his skin, so maybe that was part of its abilities. However, he decided it would just be better to wait for the others to get their suitcases first. He made his way to the wall nearby the window and leaned against the wall while recalling the ammunition comment.
"Any of you guys ever heard of a gun like this shooting explosives?" he chuckled while looking down to the gun.
Keiichi gave a quick look over the gun for any safety or the like, noting how Lance told the truth about there being two triggers. Lifting his head for a response, his eyes found sight on Hikeda for a few moments to see if he might know with his waving of his gun, though he doubted to get a yes. While waiting, he noticed Dan as he began his change in attire. He didn't even have to think of what to say when he glanced towards the young man's direction, for it just came right out. "Hey boy, you're in the presence of some ladies, at least TRY to find a place to change."
Dan's appearance and shown attitude so far made Keiichi hope his children wouldn't end up the same, no, he'd try his best to make sure they were polite. Of course, he was more of an introverted person, so such "open" acts was likely to seem more rude than it could to someone that was in the type of groups Dan spent time with,at least the ones Keiichi assumed he might fit in.
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Post by KßзŁŁ on May 1, 2008 19:24:48 GMT -5
`Oi, this is fuckin' mental,` Frank thought to himself as he scratched his short, bright blue hair. The last thing he could remember was stumbling out into the night air, drunk off his rocker. He must have blacked out and wound up here, somehow. He didn't have a hangover, though, so he was grateful. He heard Lance's voice, calm and sounding as if he'd said the same words a hundred times, and decided to pick up one of the suitcases Lance had been talking about. `Did I get myself into some god damned gimp convention or something?` Frank wondered. Not wanting to make any waves, though, he decided to go along with the instructions. `GPS devices, targets, explosive fire... What in the hell am I doing here?` Frank wondered to himself. He then took one of the rifles in his free hand, and decided to go look for a secluded place to work things out in his head.
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Post by xoriam on May 2, 2008 0:20:49 GMT -5
'Looks like I'll have to put that thing out of its misery,' was what went through Kale's mind when he saw the Frankenstain Alien. Kale flinched and made a, "Tcht," sound with his teeth, in disgust, at how Dan was just treating the place like a co-ed locker room. He quietly picked up his suite case and walked into the open hallway that he noticed. He began to change. Kale acctually thought the suite looked pretty cool but he didn't want anyone to see him in it. So he decided to wear his pants over his legs. The shirt he was wearing was his favorite. Kale had always admired images with dragons on it, such as his shirt had so he wore that over the suite. Though, He left his tanktop off. The black suite would take the shirt's place in covering his chest. "Hm, feels pretty good," Kale mumbled as he hopped in one spot.
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