EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

[initiatesnpc]

Date & Time: October 24 - October 31
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Transports return from their mission to find the island crawling with monsters.
Warnings: Violence, possibly injuries (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

The Transports return from their mission to Medieval Russia, but the Initiative Hold is eerily deserted. Normally, their would be a number of Initiative personnel prepared to meet the Transports at the end of their mission for debriefing.

Instead, there is only silence.

That is, until a distant thumping sound can be heard. It is growing closer, and suddenly the beast is bursting into the room. It lets out a roar and charges. Within minutes, it is easily defeated, but damage has already been done -- it collided with the Transporter machine, which is now making a low fizzling sound and lets off a couple sparks. The commotion is enough to draw the attention of the few remaining Initiative personnel who still inhabit the Hold, who arrive immediately afterwards. They are able to tell the Transports two things: that the machine is broken and currently unable to sent anyone back in time, and that the island has been overrun with aggressive, mutated beasts sent by the United Earth. They have been under siege for months, with the island's population reduced to a mere fraction of what it had once been.

Comments

[onblackwings]

[ Eridan, what is this, you're just raking in the points. She looks a little impressed to hear all this from him, a smile curling one corner of her lips. ]

That's ridiculous. They should have decimated them as soon as they had the chance. I think the entire bunch could stand to listen to you more.

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Annnd now it's her turn to win points in his book, because this may very well be the first time in his entire life someone's said he should be listened to.

So, he sounds a little surprised near the start there.]

W-...well, yeah!...yeah. 'Course they should. I keep tellin' 'em but noone ewer listens. Ewentually if shit goes bad you heard it from me; I tried to warn 'em. I told 'em.

...

You're not half-bad, though. For a human. You get it. Kind of a refreshin' sorta thing to see in a hold full of cowards.

[onblackwings]

[ Ugh, there goes the smile. This disguise is getting seriously annoying, so... so, she'll put it aside, just for a moment. A really impulsive moment.

She flips her hair over her shoulder (another move she's seen humans do, and she's quite fond of it), looking haughty. ]

I think you'll find that I'm a good deal better than that, and something far superior to human.

[caligulas_aquarium]

Oh?

[Well, whatever. He'd be happier knowing he gets along with a non-human anyway.]

So what are you? You look like one, so excuse me for not bein' aware.

[onblackwings]

[ ...Oh, shit, now that she's cleared up that non-human-ness, she's not sure she wants to totally blow her cover. She frowns, deliberating. ]

Obviously I look like one, that's the point of qhen. I can look like anything I want.

[ Question: EVADED. Chyeah, she's smooth. ]

[caligulas_aquarium]

So...what, it doesn't matter then.

I mean I guess if you can be anythin' you want there's fuckall importance to it.

[onblackwings]

[ what. scowl! ]

Of course it matters. I'm still a dragon, and superior no matter which shape i take.

[caligulas_aquarium]

...

You're a what.

[onblackwings]

[ no wait. she hadn't meant to just give it away without a big show of dramatics. dammit. ]

I don't think I stuttered.

[caligulas_aquarium]

Well I didn't expect a' fuckin' dragon of all things!

Dragons on Alternia can't do this whole shapeshiftin' thing so excuse me for bein' skeptical.

[onblackwings]

[ skeptical what!! Watch her take instant offense at that word right there. ]

Do you not believe me?

[caligulas_aquarium]

You're seriously owerestimatin' the amount a' shits I giwe about what you are to be that amount a' skeptical. You could be an undulating monstrosity of the furthest ring for all I care.

I just didn't think, y'know, dragon. Since that ain't a thing Alternia dragons, y'know, do.