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exsiliumlogs2013-11-20 05:47 pm
maddeninghatter) wrote in exsiliumlogs2013-11-20 05:47 pm
Entry tags:
- alice (pandora hearts),
- allen walker (d. gray-man),
- chrono (chrono crusade),
- chrysos kineas (original),
- elliot nightray (pandora hearts),
- gilbert nightray (pandora hearts),
- kevin cecil (makai ouji),
- lenalee lee (d.gray-man),
- oz vessalius (pandora hearts),
- rosette christopher (chrono crusade),
- xerxes break (pandora hearts)
It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Date & Time: 2698, fin-de-millenium, just prior to the formation of the United Earth
Location: Las Vegas
Characters: Break, Kevin, Gilbert, Oz, Elliot, Alice, Allen, Lenalee, Rosette, Chrono, Chrysos
Summary: Fear and loathing
Warnings: Showgirls and Gilbert weeping.
The statement “Let’s go to Vegas” exists as the multiverse’s quintessential definition of, “well it seemed like a good idea at the time.” Even in this case, it really had, between zombies, insurrection, and the day to day tedium of life on the moon. Besides which, Xerxes Break has a new sentient (sentient-er) weapon, which in a stunning show of good judgement is too dangerous to test on the moonbase, nor in any concentration of people. Las Vegas, set against the backdrop of the vast, desolate Mojave desert, seemed to be a perfect choice.
When our heroes wink into existence, squinting against the early-morning desert sunshine, they’ll find themselves duly welcomed. Come play in the casino. When you feel a bit peckish, indulge in all you can eat. Take your winnings and go shopping; at night, take in a show. And if you’ve done really well gambling, unwind in a ridiculously luxurious suite.
…or is this how you’re spending the night?
Thirty-six hours in Vegas, what could possibly go wrong?
(ooc: feel free to start threads willy-nilly, name your time and place, threadjack and mingle)
Location: Las Vegas
Characters: Break, Kevin, Gilbert, Oz, Elliot, Alice, Allen, Lenalee, Rosette, Chrono, Chrysos
Summary: Fear and loathing
Warnings: Showgirls and Gilbert weeping.
The statement “Let’s go to Vegas” exists as the multiverse’s quintessential definition of, “well it seemed like a good idea at the time.” Even in this case, it really had, between zombies, insurrection, and the day to day tedium of life on the moon. Besides which, Xerxes Break has a new sentient (sentient-er) weapon, which in a stunning show of good judgement is too dangerous to test on the moonbase, nor in any concentration of people. Las Vegas, set against the backdrop of the vast, desolate Mojave desert, seemed to be a perfect choice.
When our heroes wink into existence, squinting against the early-morning desert sunshine, they’ll find themselves duly welcomed. Come play in the casino. When you feel a bit peckish, indulge in all you can eat. Take your winnings and go shopping; at night, take in a show. And if you’ve done really well gambling, unwind in a ridiculously luxurious suite.
…or is this how you’re spending the night?
Thirty-six hours in Vegas, what could possibly go wrong?
(ooc: feel free to start threads willy-nilly, name your time and place, threadjack and mingle)
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in any case, he can't help raising his eyebrows at the explanation — adapting into a sword though, and over cactus spines — but lets kevin pull him to his feet, safely away from the cactus )
So that's what you meant when you said your weapon had to do with healing....
( his literal weapon, apparently )
Well, thank you.
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[ He reaches for Oz and not-so-subtly pulls him away from Kevin. Judging from Rosette's comment, he is highly suspicious that Kevin is doing to Oz what he usually does to Break post-healing, which is to say not respecting personal space to put it mildly. ]
Yes, yes. It's good you've experienced that, in case we need it later.
[ Er, clarifying: ]
The healing, I mean.
[ He's about to tell Oz to go ahead and proceed with That Thing That Is the Whole Reason They're Here and Not Sleeping Off Their Hangovers in a Civilized Fashion, except it's worth asking... ]
Mister Cecil, how soon can you go again?
[ What sort of a refractory period do angels have, this is important. ]
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[He is facing one of those awkward and embarrassing social situations in which he knows he is being stared at and judged, but he cannot quite pinpoint why. The fact that both Rosette and Oz had to rescue him from the blond dude he vaguely remembers really doesn't help.
Instinctively, he moves away from Oz and keeps to Break's other side, where he feels marginally safer from all this socialization in the middle of the desert.]
I can do it immediately. Cactuses are not particularly difficult.
[Gosh, are they going to get seriously hurt again? ]
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I think it's over now...
[Who knows exactly what either of them just saw, but at least Oz isn't being impaled by the cactus any longer. Gilbert drops his hands away and then rushes over to Oz's side, reaches out to grab his shoulders.]
Oz, are you okay?
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I'm fine! That was a little strange, ( SORRY BUT REALLY ) but it seems like Kevin knows what he's doing.
( and so this, he thinks, is the healing break'd had in mind, organizing this whole business. well, if it's capable of this much without any problem...
much as some FOREWARNING would've been nice )
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As long as everyone's okay.....
What are we out here for, exactly? [She knew it was some sort of practice...]
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[ she mumbles this, appearing behind oz and looking rather annoyed at kevin despite learning it is all for healing.
how dare you stab her property without permission!? ]
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Actually, Gilbert, it's just begun. Release it, if you please.
[ As an afterthought: ]
Miss Rosette, you might want to wait in the car. Or hide behind it, actually.
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Fortunately, Break's words save him from further embarrassment.]
What should we expect, exactly?
[Personally, he is expecting more devastation and terrible decisions.]
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[The out of control Chain. Of course that's what he would want to test out here in the middle of nowhere, but why bring so many people with him? Maybe just to show them what Gilbert had seen the day before.
Whatever the reason, he trusts Break not to put them in any danger on purpose. He has to believe that the man has a good reason for all of this, so he steps forward and raises his left hand, ready to reach out and press his palm to Break's forehead.]
Oz, stupid rabbit, you should get behind the car, too.
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[ He has another candy, which he chain-eats as well, recalling that awful night at Isla Yura's, when Gilbert begged him to say what was going on, and asked if he could help. He'd laughed at Gilbert, then, and everything had come unraveled.
He leans in towards Gilbert, speaking in a bare whisper, so as not to be overheard; ]
You're going to release my Chain, then Oz's. And then he is going to attempt to invoke it, to see what lasting effects — if any — the United Earth's experiments had on his contract.
[ And then he bows his head, waiting for Gilbert to act. ]
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She settles down and offers the other girl a few wrapped cookies from her purse, frowning as Break explains what's going on. Affected their contract... Like Chrono's had been?
It really wasn't a time to ask, just to find a sheltered vantage point to watch.]
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No, no, that is not quite right. Oz's soul is strange to start with.
He takes a step towards Break, his expression softening as he stares into his blind eye. That was too much to deal with on one's own. What a silly and stubborn man. But now that he has been told the truth, Kevin will do his best to support them all.
Hopefully, his best will not involve revealing what he is.]
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[This isn't what he'd expected at all, and from the look of it, Oz isn't surprised with the instruction. They must have both had this planned out in advance, but Gilbert is still wary to release either of them. If the fight gets out of control, if Mad Hatter is summoned to the surface again and B Rabbit is forced into a real fight...
Gilbert isn't sure at all if Raven would be strong enough to negate and seal either of them, especially since they don't know exactly what the UE has done to Oz's contract.]
Are you sure...you both know what you're doing? [He hisses under his breath.]
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[ with an unhappy expression, alice mumbles this and follows rosette as she is told. she didn't like following orders, but she knew better than to argue at a time like this.
as gilbert is currently asking, the decision is theirs to make. ]
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He is about to command Gilbert to release the seals once more, but... he thinks again about Oz's coming-of-age party at Isla Yura's, and even that night at the opera house. What had hiding things from Gilbert ever accomplished? There is the Big Secret that, even now, he is not telling. But there is no reason he can fathom for withholding this explanation, at least. ]
I'd rather find out now, in a controlled situation, than find out later in an uncontrolled one. Paris comes to mind.
[ He still doesn't know all the details about that incident; but Oz's incuse moved, meaning he must have invoked B. Rabbit. ]
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I'm sure, ( to gil, and he is — it's not the first time he's invoked since then, not that he's done so much of it, but he at least has an idea of what to expect, if nothing's changed.
and if wanting less of a sense of there being an audience is a part of why he's not protested rosette and alice keeping some distance, well. )
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Gilbert wraps his fingers of his right hand around his left wrist, stares down at the palm that carries his contract. Slowly, his fingers close down into an angry fist, and with a frustrated, "tch!" he steps over to Break and places his hand on top of the man's head, the other bracing against his shoulder, summoning his Chain.]
It'll be a pain to drag you out of this desert...
[He grumbles loud enough for both of them to hear. Once he's sure that Raven has undone the seal, he then steps up behind Oz and gives him the same treatment, hand draping across his forehead, but he gives his master the additional support of wrapping an arm around his chest, holding him upright until he's sure that he can stand on his own with the extra weight of the contract upon him.]
- so whatever you do, make sure you're both standing by the end of this!
[Insert dramatic shounen wind, OST and black feathers littering the landscape.]
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For my part, I believe I can pass on the piggy-back ride.
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surprising though it may be that even oz of all people has that instinct. )
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(maybe the held breath is unnoticeable, too.)
but, of course, the chain doesn't fail to surface — there's the characteristic jangle of physical chains, floating impossibly and circling oz in lazy arcs, and the scythe materializes in turn, massive and the color of blood, just like his newly slitted eyes. and if the power swells for a moment, it's only because it's been a long time since b rabbit has been so unencumbered. they did something, he's said more than once since september, but there's no sign of it now. )
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They were different, very different from anything in her own world.... and finally really SEEING ONE, brought it into stark relief that this isn't what she's used to at all. They might not even HAVE another form. But then... who and what is Alice?
But one thing was certain... Even with them being wielded by friends, for the first time, she felt particularly small without Chrono here.]
Oh.
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Oz. You'll see some lovely rocks nearby. Cleave one of them in two. Gently, if you please.
[ Controlling small amounts of vast power is the most difficult task of all. ]
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