Shamitako

So, IDK exactly how things should be, but I do know the current welfare system, at least here in Ohio is broken AF My neighbor does no work whatsoever, she doesn't even look for jobs anymore. And she never struggles with food and actually sometimes has people over to help empty her cupboards because she has too much Meanwhile my dad works 40 hours a week+overtime, he literally worked 12 days straight a few weeks back (and I think he worked more than 8 hours most of those days). And my mom tutors in the evenings as often as she can (that's around ten hours a week during the school year) and gardens so we don't have to buy vegetables as often. Yet I spend my evenings desperately searching for anything to cook that won't have the rest of my family going without dinner on Wednesday Now, the situations are a bit different of course. But it from where I'm standing it certainly doesn't seem like it's working properly

I'm a tad scared by Taliyah nerfs. Like, they're necessary, but I'm worried they'll be too much

Triforce

Uh, I'd wait on that and notice Cardinal first

So, K_H, you're back. I would have appreciated if you'd let me know, particularly considering you didn't give me any sort of timeframe when you left Also Strat, I ninja'd you

Seeker Sarah turned to the teleporter and keyed in for her room. "Thank you once more." She said just before activating it. In her room, she slumped to the ground. Another miss, and she was running out of ideas. "Ey, what's got you down?" A voice said from across the room. Sarah looked up in surprise, spotting a short girl in a golden ballgown lounging on her bed. The girl had a sucker in her mouth and held a black game system in her hands. "Blink?! How'd you get in here??" Sarah asked. "I walked through the wall." Blink replied without looking up from her game, "How'd you get in here?" "Right, you can do that." Sarah said, choosing not to grace Blink's question with a response, "Why?" "'Cause you were gonna cry and that's lame." Sarah remained silent, Blink seemed set on not actually answering any of her questions. "So, why're you upset?" Blink repeated, "I mean, I know why, but you need to suck it up say it." "Fine." Sarah sighed, "It's because my lead fell short." "No it isn't." "What? Yes it is." "No, it really isn't. Be honest with yourself." Sarah went silent again. She knew deep down what Blink wanted her to say, but she really didn't want to say it. "Come on, Seeker, just say it. There's no hidden cameras, nobody will know you're not actually a heartless bitch." "Shut up! You don't know anything!" Sarah shouted, "He's gone, okay?! Is that what you wanted to hear?! He left me and he's not coming back!" With this, Sarah collapsed into tears. Blink finally looked up from her game, in fact she did a lot more than that, she stood up, walked over, and wrapped her arms around the crying goddess. "There you go, much better." She whispered soothingly, "You know you really should admit these things more often, it's good for you." (OOC: There you go Strat, now you're free to do whatever) Diviner The Diviner held up a remote and pointed it and the circlet on Tai's head. "This will hurt a lot." He said calmly. He then pressed a button on the remote and a needle in the back of the circlet extended and quickly pierced into Tai's head. This was followed shortly by the bracelet flaring up with a light and projecting a black and white image in the air between them. It was just Tai himself and the Diviner started to say something about it not being anything special, but then the image flickered and warped. A few moments later a girl appeared. "Am I doing this right?" She asked. Thoroughly surprised, the Diviner pressed a few buttons on the remote and the girl's face lit up. "Mr. Davidson!" She said cheerfully. "Pardon, have we met?" The Diviner inquired. "Oh, uh, not exactly." She said, "It's a long story, but I'm happy to see you." How odd, someone who could enter the internal dimensions of others, the Diviner was very curious. "Would it be too forward of me to ask how you got in there?" "No, but I can't answer right now." The girl responded, her image then turned to face Tai--she used the system surprisingly naturally, "Hello Tai, thanks again. Now I just need you to go visit one of the gods on this train. There are already some here, right?"

Diviner The Diviner raised one eyebrow questioningly. "Are you suggesting that this 'Cardinal' girl has found a way to invade your Dream Space?" He asked. How interesting, it was completely unheard of for someone to enter another's internal dimension. Surely it must have been a mere dream. But then how had Tai learned of mental projection? "There's no way for me to trace the source of the signal, as such a signal is impossible. How could someone not you invade an area that is only yours? The only recorded cases of shared internal dimension in the past were between identical twins, and even that is a rarity. Yet... If somehow this has occurred, it would be a groundbreaking discovery." He turned around and rushed into a mess of cables and monitors, mumbling to himself as he went. He rummaged about for a while, leaving Tai to literally do nothing but stand there for a good five minutes. Eventually he emerged holding a funky-looking circlet with a small bracelet attached to it. "Here it is." The Diviner told Tai triumphantly, "My most recent prototype, we just put this circlet on your head, stab a few needles in your brain, and then we can project a hologram from this bracelet of any people in your head. Normally that would just be you so it wouldn't exactly be useful, but if perchance you're correct about this Cardinal then it;s plausible she could use it." He held out the apparatus, urging Tai to put it on. (OOC: I'll Seeker post for you a bit tomorrow-like, Strat, there's some stuff I wanna do after she leaves that I'm not up to writing ATM)

Seeker "Ah, it's fine." Sarah said. She didn't exactly understand what Solomon meant by copilot, but she didn't want to push it. She continued, "Anyways, yes, people can navigate the Planes, although they're very rare. There's actually a reality show about one. I tried to get on there actually, but the guy there said he couldn't track down someone whose whereabouts were completely unknown." She'd been searching for years, she'd already tried all the popular claims to being able to navigate the wilds. Solomon was her best option so far, and he'd fallen flat. "Well, thank you for your time, I'll get out of your hair now." She said with a slight bow.

Seeker "Oh, I see. She left as well." Sarah said dejectedly. She had hoped this would be the solution, but she'd had enough failures that she was used to disappointment by now. "Did you ever see her eating moss from the wilds? Watcher said she was like him, which means she can find him. I even think he might have told her where he went." It seemed she and Solomon were in the same boat, both abandoned by loved ones who could navigate beyond their perception.

Seeker Hearing Solomon's affirmation, Sarah was no longer able to keep her composure. She reached out and grabbed Solomon's shoulder, tugging slightly to convince him to look at her. "Please, you have to tell me where she is." She pleaded, "She's the only one who can help me find him." Her eyes watered slightly in her distress, breaking her usually rock-solid composure. She stepped back in embarrassment, brushing away the tears from her eyes. "I'm sorry." She said normally, "It's just that I keep getting so close to him and then he's gone again. Tesla is the only person who would be able to find him. But when I went looking for her, I couldn't find her either. And that led me to you."

Seeker Sarah materialized in the room, her stiff way of standing giving her an intimidating presence. At first she didn't see Solomon, but it took only a quick glance around the room to spot him off to the side. "Ah, there you are." She said, "Hello Mr. Ryke, I am Future Seeker, the Second God. You know the girl Tesla, yes? Did she ever tell you about a man called Watcher?" She straightened her tie, an innocuous movement but one that concealed a lot of emotion. This simple nervous tic held years of worry and fear. Unfortunately, those years would still continue even if Solomon did know of Watcher, he would be but another piece of the puzzle--a very small piece The Diviner The Diviner looked up from his work to see the young boy. "Mental projection? Yes, hmm, I know of it." He said, "What would you want with it? It's a tool used in assisted meditation to help design mechs closer to the natural way. It lets you display things in your internal dimension as a hologram, or at least it will when it's perfected. Right now it can only show your mental image of people, or more specifically yourself since nobody else can get into your Dream Space." A curiosity, this boy, asking such a strange question out of the blue.

TFW apparently every headbutt has to be a headbutt>pulverize combo. Peel doesn't exist in this game or anything

Lust Chapter - Travel Phase Everyone stood on the platform waiting to board the train once more. The more observant members of the group would notice there was an extra sleeping car. Adam was already on a separate train equipped with the medical equipment to care for him, in his place stood a short young woman in a golden ball gown. Hiroki might recognize her from their earlier encounter in the arena, but otherwise she just seemed completely out of place. Before anyone could approach her, however, Black Idol stepped forward and called out, "Alright, its time to get going, you all should know the rules from last time so I won't repeat them. However," She added, "We do have guests, so treat them with respect if you run into them." With that, everyone took teleporters to their rooms on the train to wait for the free roaming period (OOC: *Idea* Accepting won't cost you any actions, but if this runs too long I may cut you short towards the end of the phase. Also you can't go to the concert) Sully A beeping resounded from the teleporter in Sully's room, indicating that someone had requested to enter. The request came from one of the rooms on the fourth car, and there was no name listed. He was provided two options, a red button and a green. Red to deny them and retain his solitude, green to accept and meet someone who was likely of great importance.

You are all fools. The bringer of justice, Twilight Avenger, shall take down this evildoer!

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Alright, I believe that's everyone. Mommo, Kagari, Hiroki, and Morgan are the winners (I think that's right, I'm really sleepy RN) I'll get to starting the next phase later-like. But before that I should like to inform you all of something: Former Ruler of the Plane of Lust, the Second God: Future Seeker (AKA Sarah Argyle) was added to the NPCs section back when the Combat Phase started Oh BTW, in case you're wondering why the throwing weapon is Firepower, it's because of her ability causing it to sometimes be launched even when she's not actually throwing it. Fuckery FTW! Alright, Travel phase is go Side quest available for Tai: Visit the Diviner and ask him a question about mental projection