Herrscher(Worm/Honkai) | Herrscher!Taylor
- Thread starter Xasure Higeki
- Start date
- Crossover
It's a Honkai short. I watch it just for that alone. I'm not sure how i'll feel with it being about Otto though... I'm all for seeing him getting trashed though, but since it'll be about him that makes him a Protagonist for however short it is... -got check game genre- Is there a shounen tag...?
And knowing that i probably shouldn't be discussing it here, yet still want to know: what's the chances of those "Black Otto" being those Otto that failed and then got turned against any Otto that came close? I sometime like those ironic things.
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Detektive der Dummheit
- Location
- Germany
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VS Oni Lee
Xasure Higeki
Detektive der Dummheit
- Location
- Germany
{I am going to fight him, but I will do it my way.}
{Ohhh~ That will be interesting.}
{I will need your help with translation though.}
Jumping up onto the rooftop, she drew the look of the masked man, him tensing, having gotten a blade and a grenade from… somewhere. He had a lot of grenades and bombs.
{Do I need to explain that you are not explosive proof ?}
{I am dealing with it.}
Raising her hands in a sign of peace, she let Kiana take over partly, her being more familiar with the etiquette needed for Taylor´s plan. Seeing that he had not yet attacked her, she gave him a short, polite bow, speaking in slightly accented Japanese.
"Greetings, Sir Demon. I do not mean any harm."
The demon masked man paused, before nodding silently, relaxing a bit. It took a moment for him to speak himself, a moment that had Taylor slightly fidgeting. She was surprised at his voice. It was a normal voice. One that you could hear in every shop everyday. She kinda had expected him to have a demonically deep voice, with growls and all.
"If you don´t want to fight, what do you want?"
He was blunt, but that was something Taylor, now fully Abyss Flower, could deal with. Giving him a wink and wagging her finger, she corrected him.
"I do want to fight. But I want a good, fair fight. You are the sole other teleporter in the bay and thus I want to test my mettle against you."
Taylor knew that the request was an odd one. What kind of person just went and challenged a cape to an old-style duel like that. But that was what Abyss Flower was about, apparently, doing the unconventional and not only getting away with it, but doing it with style.
{Dork.}
She would forever deny that she nearly stumbled at that.
{Y-You..! What ?!}
{You know what I said.}
Pouting slightly, she focused on the man who had cocked his head to the side, most likely silently observing her through his mask. He took his sweet time responding.
"Why should I bother ? I could kill you right now."
Just as he finished saying that, he twitched for a second, and Taylor´s (and Kiana´s) instincts screamed as her body went into motion almost instantly, summoning an Deagle into one hand while the other caught the arm of the assassin in an iron grip. In the hand of said arm was a knife.
Taylor released a stocked breath as she realized that Kiana not only caught the arm, but also placed the summoned pistol directly against the side of the assassin. Playing it cool, she closed her eyes to the point where they were almost slits, and placed a cheery smile on her lips.
"Because unlike you, I can take a bullet to the gut and walk it off."
Despite being what was to him a life or death situation, Taylor couldn´t squash the impression that the guy radiated a miniscule amount of amusement. He gave her a curt nod, and she released his hand.
"You are not the fool you play as. The flower has thorns. You could make it far in the ABB."
{Is… is he trying to recruit us?}
It was unnerving to hear even Sirin unsure of her assessment.
{I am… unsure, it may just be acknowledgement.}
Waving her hand, dismissing the gun and releasing her hold, Taylor shook her head. "Sorry, but no interest. Besides, I'm not really Asian."
"You would be if Lung decided it." The sheer blandness of tone this rediciouslous phrase was spoken in caused Taylor to actually lose her composure and to let out a small laugh. Once more wagging her finger, she simply responded "Not how that works."
Blinking five feet away, she put a hand on her hip before asking "So, interested or not ?"
"....Rules of Engagement?"
"Only less Lethal explosives, and I won´t use guns either, blades are fine."
"Acceptable. I will indulge you in this. A moment though."
Blinking like a confused puppy, Taylor observed as the Demon mask wearing man picked something up at the edge of the roof, where he stood before. As Lee turned around, she realized that she may have disturbed the man during breakfast, given that he just picked up a bento box.
Politeness trained into her acting up, Taylor automatically offered "I can wait till you are done ?" with a small shrug of her shoulders.
{It is good to know that you recognise the sacredness of a home cooked meal.}
{Indeed.}
She chose to ignore her compatriots' fixation on food.
The man paused, before nodding slightly, sitting down and slightly lifted the mask, allowing him to eat.
Unsure what to do with herself, Taylor fidgeted around before sitting down as well, asking awkwardly "So… why the ABB ? I can´t imagine it is much fun or fulfilling."
It worked with Rune after all.
"It is fulfilling.Why would it not be ? They are giving me something to depend on and a place where I am depended upon."
Taylor blinked, not having expected the answer. "But are you satisfied with them ?"
"Does it matter ? Better to be part of something where you are accepted and given something to do, than to be alone and without a task."
{What is up with this guy ?!}
{What ? Did you think everyone shared your values? Even those who have an entirely different background ?}
Frustration slowly creeping up inside her, Taylor proceeded to ask another question, one important to her. "What about the kidnappings, the Farm, all that? None of that disturbs you ?!"
There was a pause, before the man shook his head in what appeared to be amusement.
"You are less experienced than you look. The Farm is the same as Crucifixions of the E88 and the kidnappings, for the most part. They are fiction. Propaganda. We could never get away with the scale of such operations. They serve to feed the fear that drives people we want towards us, and convinces people we don´t like to give in rather than to fight back. That is not to deny that it does occasionally happen."
Taylor blinked, before she blurted out. "So… like pirates then. It is more about the brand than anything else."
{That… I have no words for the comparison. But please do not forget that you are talking to scum. While it may not be as nightmarish, they still do a lot of vile stuff.}
"Indeed." The man responded as he finished the last of his meal, taking a position a few feet away.
Taylor swallowed as she summoned her sword.
Once more, there was the feeling in the air that reminded Taylor of an old western, before, upon an invisible signal, both of them began to act. She blinked forward first, fast enough that Oni Lee visibly jerked back in surprise at her appearance.
However, his reflexes, honed by his years of experience as a teleporter, were fast enough to avoid the follow up slash of the blade, causing the remaining clone to disperse into ash, briefly blinding Taylor, before she dispersed the cloud with her sword, only to see that her opponent left her a gift.
BANG!
"Son of a-"
{VERDAMMTE SCHEISSE!}
{Охуе́ть!}
As it turned out, getting flashbanged was still unpleasant even to a junior Herrscher. Her vision returned quickly, but was still slightly blurred, and she had an awful ringing in her ears.
{YOU JUST HAD TO CHALLENGE HIM, DIDN'T YOU?!}
{Shut up, I need to concentrate!}
{Did you just shush me?!}
{She said– THERE!}
Taylor already teleported on instinct, perhaps a flash of prescience, as she appeared behind the Ninja just as he appeared where she was an instant ago, trying to bury a knife in her back. Instead, she swung her sword in a quick slash across his back, lacking the maximum force she could put into it, but still sending the masked man forward with a heavy cry of pain.
Breathing heavily, the ringing in her ears and the spots in her vision slightly lessened, Taylor felt a predatory smile on her, the rush of a fight, the heightened emotions causing her to enjoy the bout.
{Not bad, still could have hit harder, but you anticipated him right.}
{Thanks, but I am not sure what I did… I just acted on instinct…}
{We still have a муда́к to deal with, so focus!}
Letting her instincts flow, she quickly went after Oni Lee, not letting up. Moving with speed and purpose her body was not used to, she grasped her sword in both hands, before swinging it like a baseball bat against the still stumbling form of Oni Lee , causing him to be thrown across the roof and nearly over the edge. There had been an audible cracking sound.
Taylor winced. Sure, he was a madman that had very little regard for the life of others, if his Parahuman page was anything to go by, but they had started this duel in good faith, she may have put a little too much into that swing.
As the body hit the corner of the roof it exploded into dust, another Oni Lee appearing in the distance, on the neighbour roof of Taylor´s original destination. One arm was limp and he held the other up in the universal sign of stop.
Taylor blinked, before lowering her weapon.
Oni Lee reappeared on their roof, and inclined his head, his right arm still limb.
"Eh.. you okay there? I am sorry, I kinda got caught up."
He paused before the same monotone voice, although with a degree of straining to it, answered. "The arm is not broken, it is dislocated. Likely cracked. It will heal." He cocked his head, his gaze lingering on her. "You hold much power, unrefined as it is, and great instincts. You have charisma and will. Why do you act like a naive fool ?"
Taylor paused before something her mother said came to mind. She kindly remembered the times when they would talk about a text, hold an honest discussion about it.She could probably write a speech about why she made Abyss Flower a playful idealist, but in the end, wiser people write shorter letters, don't they not ?
{I mean, I haven't written any letters in years… does that mean I am wisest?}
{It is a metaphor for the ability of a person to be succinct and to the point, as many will claim to be wise, yet flounder to convey that so-called wisdom in a torrent of words as long as it is unhelpful, fool.}
{Wow! So it didn´t praise me, it just called you dumb, you walking dictionary~!}
{You….Argh!}
Noticing that her companions were back to old form, Taylor couldn´t help the almost contend smile on her lips.
"Well… Be the change you want to see, no ? I know what capes act like, Heroes and Villains… I do not care much for it. I do not have an agenda or something. I simply do what I think is right. " She shrugged, before beginning to hum slightly. The little spar had helped her clear her mind, and she felt her old cheer returning.
"You will not succeed."
She nodded slightly, before wagging her hand. "Maybe."
"You will have much opposition."
Putting her arms behind her head, she nodded, the smile still on her lips. "Probably."
"So why do you do it ?"
"Why shouldn´t I do it ? Just because I may not succeed? Just because I may find opposition or mockery ?" She snorted slightly, hiding it behind a hand. Her glowing, poison green eyes seemed to gleam in the shadows of a passing cloud.
"I have experienced failure,mockery and bullying. I let it crush me once, never again. I will live my life my way or no way."She paused "It just so happens that I also understand that I need to be flexible in my way."
There was an flash of instinct, causing her to speak. "Is it not part of the journey, to take a leap of faith against the current?"
In the distance, a church clock struck twelve.
Taylor´s eyes widened as she realized that she spent quite some time with Lee, and began cursing under her breath.
"Sorry, need to go, still want to shop and I still need to find some money, maybe I can-"
Oni Lee, before she could fully comprehend what had happened, had quickly pulled a wad of bills and quite literally shoved them into her face.
Blinking slightly, she gaped at the five hundred dollar bills.
{Did… did we just mug a Yakuza Captain? I mean, that could have taken as the cutest, most polite mugging ever, but still a mugging.}
{No, we will not discuss it now! Go, get the stuff we need before they close for lunch!}
With a desperate cry and more haste than she even showed in battle, she teleported to the shop.
{Do you think anyone saw that ?}
{No, I mean, we were on the roof, a low one to be fair, but still. Besides, it wasn´t that interesting.}
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♦Topic: Abyss Flower vs Oni Lee
In: Boards ► USA ► Connecticut ► Brockton Bay ► Capes
PlumeNOTAge (Original Poster) (Cape-Watch)
Posted on January 29, 2011:
GUYS AND GALS !!!!
THERE WAS A NEW ABYSS FLOWER APPEARENCE!
It was directly under my window! It was only sheer luck that lead me to look out at the time and grab my Cam!
Here is the Video!
VIDEO
Sorry for the poor audio!
(Showing Page 1 of 3)
End of Page. 1,2,3
As the older man ringed her purchase up, which was, what with her increased funds, quite a lot, Taylor decided to have a talk with her friendly voices.
{So, we have time. I have to ask… Knowing what I do about the Will.. and your power, Sirin… how did humanity survive ? You could have easily wiped out humanity in most cases.}
{You are asking a question that leads to a fundamental question itself. What is the purpose of the Honkai? Well, people in Kiana and my age held that Honkai was the enemy of the world, and from their perspective, this is true. It cares little for them, not antipathy, apathy. Scientific distance. It´s actual role was always that of Satan, if you so will. It serves as both tester and rival. The manifestation you saw was only a singular part of the whole. Imagine it as a tree. Each root is a different manifestation in itself, but also makes up the larger tree. But even if we are to assume that the Tree represents the totality of our planet, every instance across every conceivable universe, it would just be the root of another, larger Tree. It does boggle the mind, does it not ? The sheer scale of it ? So, indeed, why does humanity survive ? Because of one simple reason.
The Honkai as a whole do not care if they survive or not. Their goal is not total destruction in the most effective way.That is not their function, not our function. We are to test, to pressure, to push them over the edge. Naturally, the Herrschers as singular entities might desire total destruction of humanity, or just a sub group, because they are still human in parts. That is what makes Herrschers the primary right hands. They are the apex of both Honkai and Humanity. Perhaps, they are even pushed towards it since, as Oni Lee pointed out in a roundabout fashion, there is more than one kind of warfare.}
Taylor tried to hide her reaction from the clerk, but she still drew the look for a second.
{So we are simply one gigantic, sick experiment ?}
{Pretty much.}
Taking a deep breath, Taylor focused. It was utterly depressing to think about, and it made her want to curl up and cry but.. she didn´t want to. She had spent so long being depressed, so long being sad and angry at the world… She admitted to herself that she did not care. In fact, the more she thought about it, the more it gave her… reassurance. There was something in the end.... and Kiana was the prove you can win.
"Miss.. eh.. Flower ? Your purchase is finished, but if I may… May I make a request ?"
Blinking slightly, Taylor smiled at the kind old man, and nodded.
"You see, my niece has become somewhat …What the hell, I will just say it outright. She has a bit of obsession with you. She is ten years old. If you had time in two days, that is her birthday, I am sure that she would love it if you showed up.I am sure she will be only more invested once she finds out about your newest piece."
{I.. wah?}
{I am all for it!}
{It is rare that we share an opinion, but I agree.}
{... Okay, run that by me again.}
{This man is someone specialized in electronics and machinery, not the kind we need, but he is bound to be connected to someone. However, it would cost us maybe half a day or so.}
Taylor caught her headshake in response to Sirin´s point, before she asked. "What would I be expected to do ? And what is that about my latest piece?"
"Nothing much! Just show up, make a small show, nothing large, I promise and…" He blinked. "You know that your little stunt with Oni Lee back there was recorded, yes ?"
He turned his Desktop over, showing Taylor a PHO page. A page with a lot of posts.
"Shit."
"Language, young lady!"
Taylor blushed, before muttering with an awkward smile "Sorry."
She paused, and took a deep breath, coming to a decision.
[]Accept
[]Decline
{Ohhh~ That will be interesting.}
{I will need your help with translation though.}
Jumping up onto the rooftop, she drew the look of the masked man, him tensing, having gotten a blade and a grenade from… somewhere. He had a lot of grenades and bombs.
{Do I need to explain that you are not explosive proof ?}
{I am dealing with it.}
Raising her hands in a sign of peace, she let Kiana take over partly, her being more familiar with the etiquette needed for Taylor´s plan. Seeing that he had not yet attacked her, she gave him a short, polite bow, speaking in slightly accented Japanese.
"Greetings, Sir Demon. I do not mean any harm."
(Taylor Diplomacy roll d20… 18)
The demon masked man paused, before nodding silently, relaxing a bit. It took a moment for him to speak himself, a moment that had Taylor slightly fidgeting. She was surprised at his voice. It was a normal voice. One that you could hear in every shop everyday. She kinda had expected him to have a demonically deep voice, with growls and all.
"If you don´t want to fight, what do you want?"
He was blunt, but that was something Taylor, now fully Abyss Flower, could deal with. Giving him a wink and wagging her finger, she corrected him.
"I do want to fight. But I want a good, fair fight. You are the sole other teleporter in the bay and thus I want to test my mettle against you."
Taylor knew that the request was an odd one. What kind of person just went and challenged a cape to an old-style duel like that. But that was what Abyss Flower was about, apparently, doing the unconventional and not only getting away with it, but doing it with style.
{Dork.}
She would forever deny that she nearly stumbled at that.
{Y-You..! What ?!}
{You know what I said.}
Pouting slightly, she focused on the man who had cocked his head to the side, most likely silently observing her through his mask. He took his sweet time responding.
"Why should I bother ? I could kill you right now."
(Kiana Reaction roll d20…16)
Just as he finished saying that, he twitched for a second, and Taylor´s (and Kiana´s) instincts screamed as her body went into motion almost instantly, summoning an Deagle into one hand while the other caught the arm of the assassin in an iron grip. In the hand of said arm was a knife.
Taylor released a stocked breath as she realized that Kiana not only caught the arm, but also placed the summoned pistol directly against the side of the assassin. Playing it cool, she closed her eyes to the point where they were almost slits, and placed a cheery smile on her lips.
"Because unlike you, I can take a bullet to the gut and walk it off."
Despite being what was to him a life or death situation, Taylor couldn´t squash the impression that the guy radiated a miniscule amount of amusement. He gave her a curt nod, and she released his hand.
"You are not the fool you play as. The flower has thorns. You could make it far in the ABB."
{Is… is he trying to recruit us?}
It was unnerving to hear even Sirin unsure of her assessment.
{I am… unsure, it may just be acknowledgement.}
Waving her hand, dismissing the gun and releasing her hold, Taylor shook her head. "Sorry, but no interest. Besides, I'm not really Asian."
"You would be if Lung decided it." The sheer blandness of tone this rediciouslous phrase was spoken in caused Taylor to actually lose her composure and to let out a small laugh. Once more wagging her finger, she simply responded "Not how that works."
Blinking five feet away, she put a hand on her hip before asking "So, interested or not ?"
(Diplomacy Roll D20 … 20, GOD DAMN IT TAYLOR)
"....Rules of Engagement?"
"Only less Lethal explosives, and I won´t use guns either, blades are fine."
"Acceptable. I will indulge you in this. A moment though."
Blinking like a confused puppy, Taylor observed as the Demon mask wearing man picked something up at the edge of the roof, where he stood before. As Lee turned around, she realized that she may have disturbed the man during breakfast, given that he just picked up a bento box.
Politeness trained into her acting up, Taylor automatically offered "I can wait till you are done ?" with a small shrug of her shoulders.
{It is good to know that you recognise the sacredness of a home cooked meal.}
{Indeed.}
She chose to ignore her compatriots' fixation on food.
The man paused, before nodding slightly, sitting down and slightly lifted the mask, allowing him to eat.
Unsure what to do with herself, Taylor fidgeted around before sitting down as well, asking awkwardly "So… why the ABB ? I can´t imagine it is much fun or fulfilling."
It worked with Rune after all.
"It is fulfilling.Why would it not be ? They are giving me something to depend on and a place where I am depended upon."
Taylor blinked, not having expected the answer. "But are you satisfied with them ?"
"Does it matter ? Better to be part of something where you are accepted and given something to do, than to be alone and without a task."
{What is up with this guy ?!}
{What ? Did you think everyone shared your values? Even those who have an entirely different background ?}
Frustration slowly creeping up inside her, Taylor proceeded to ask another question, one important to her. "What about the kidnappings, the Farm, all that? None of that disturbs you ?!"
There was a pause, before the man shook his head in what appeared to be amusement.
"You are less experienced than you look. The Farm is the same as Crucifixions of the E88 and the kidnappings, for the most part. They are fiction. Propaganda. We could never get away with the scale of such operations. They serve to feed the fear that drives people we want towards us, and convinces people we don´t like to give in rather than to fight back. That is not to deny that it does occasionally happen."
Taylor blinked, before she blurted out. "So… like pirates then. It is more about the brand than anything else."
{That… I have no words for the comparison. But please do not forget that you are talking to scum. While it may not be as nightmarish, they still do a lot of vile stuff.}
"Indeed." The man responded as he finished the last of his meal, taking a position a few feet away.
Taylor swallowed as she summoned her sword.
~COMBAT START~
(Taylor, Oni Lee Roll initiative d20… 19, 5 |Starting early on the bullshit I see)
(Taylor uses Teleport!)
(Taylor attacks! Roll d20…10, success)
(Oni Lee uses Teleport! Roll d20… 17, Impressive success, leaves behind flashbang)
(Flashbang effect roll d4-1…3, -2 to the next three rolls by Taylor)
(Taylor uses Teleport!)
(Taylor attacks! Roll d20…10, success)
(Oni Lee uses Teleport! Roll d20… 17, Impressive success, leaves behind flashbang)
(Flashbang effect roll d4-1…3, -2 to the next three rolls by Taylor)
Once more, there was the feeling in the air that reminded Taylor of an old western, before, upon an invisible signal, both of them began to act. She blinked forward first, fast enough that Oni Lee visibly jerked back in surprise at her appearance.
However, his reflexes, honed by his years of experience as a teleporter, were fast enough to avoid the follow up slash of the blade, causing the remaining clone to disperse into ash, briefly blinding Taylor, before she dispersed the cloud with her sword, only to see that her opponent left her a gift.
BANG!
"Son of a-"
{VERDAMMTE SCHEISSE!}
{Охуе́ть!}
As it turned out, getting flashbanged was still unpleasant even to a junior Herrscher. Her vision returned quickly, but was still slightly blurred, and she had an awful ringing in her ears.
{YOU JUST HAD TO CHALLENGE HIM, DIDN'T YOU?!}
(Oni Lee uses Teleport!)
(Oni Lee attacks! Roll d20…10, success)
(Taylor uses Teleport! Roll d20-2…17, Impressive Success | Taylor as usual)
(Additional Attack Triggered!)
(Taylor attacks! Roll d20-2… 16, Impressive Success)
(Damage Roll 1d6+3… 6)
(Oni Lee attacks! Roll d20…10, success)
(Taylor uses Teleport! Roll d20-2…17, Impressive Success | Taylor as usual)
(Additional Attack Triggered!)
(Taylor attacks! Roll d20-2… 16, Impressive Success)
(Damage Roll 1d6+3… 6)
{Shut up, I need to concentrate!}
{Did you just shush me?!}
{She said– THERE!}
Taylor already teleported on instinct, perhaps a flash of prescience, as she appeared behind the Ninja just as he appeared where she was an instant ago, trying to bury a knife in her back. Instead, she swung her sword in a quick slash across his back, lacking the maximum force she could put into it, but still sending the masked man forward with a heavy cry of pain.
Breathing heavily, the ringing in her ears and the spots in her vision slightly lessened, Taylor felt a predatory smile on her, the rush of a fight, the heightened emotions causing her to enjoy the bout.
{Not bad, still could have hit harder, but you anticipated him right.}
{Thanks, but I am not sure what I did… I just acted on instinct…}
{We still have a муда́к to deal with, so focus!}
(Taylor, Oni Lee Roll initiative D20-2,D20…18,15)
(Taylor attacks! Roll D20… 20|....no, please not again)
(Damage Roll! D6*2… 6*2,12|..... Please No…..)
(Taylor attacks! Roll D20… 20|....no, please not again)
(Damage Roll! D6*2… 6*2,12|..... Please No…..)
Letting her instincts flow, she quickly went after Oni Lee, not letting up. Moving with speed and purpose her body was not used to, she grasped her sword in both hands, before swinging it like a baseball bat against the still stumbling form of Oni Lee , causing him to be thrown across the roof and nearly over the edge. There had been an audible cracking sound.
Taylor winced. Sure, he was a madman that had very little regard for the life of others, if his Parahuman page was anything to go by, but they had started this duel in good faith, she may have put a little too much into that swing.
(Oni Lee uses Teleport!)
(Oni Lee Reaction Roll d20… 1, son of a !)
(Oni Lee Reaction Roll d20… 1, son of a !)
As the body hit the corner of the roof it exploded into dust, another Oni Lee appearing in the distance, on the neighbour roof of Taylor´s original destination. One arm was limp and he held the other up in the universal sign of stop.
Taylor blinked, before lowering her weapon.
~COMBAT OVER~
Oni Lee reappeared on their roof, and inclined his head, his right arm still limb.
"Eh.. you okay there? I am sorry, I kinda got caught up."
He paused before the same monotone voice, although with a degree of straining to it, answered. "The arm is not broken, it is dislocated. Likely cracked. It will heal." He cocked his head, his gaze lingering on her. "You hold much power, unrefined as it is, and great instincts. You have charisma and will. Why do you act like a naive fool ?"
Taylor paused before something her mother said came to mind. She kindly remembered the times when they would talk about a text, hold an honest discussion about it.She could probably write a speech about why she made Abyss Flower a playful idealist, but in the end, wiser people write shorter letters, don't they not ?
{I mean, I haven't written any letters in years… does that mean I am wisest?}
{It is a metaphor for the ability of a person to be succinct and to the point, as many will claim to be wise, yet flounder to convey that so-called wisdom in a torrent of words as long as it is unhelpful, fool.}
{Wow! So it didn´t praise me, it just called you dumb, you walking dictionary~!}
{You….Argh!}
Noticing that her companions were back to old form, Taylor couldn´t help the almost contend smile on her lips.
"Well… Be the change you want to see, no ? I know what capes act like, Heroes and Villains… I do not care much for it. I do not have an agenda or something. I simply do what I think is right. " She shrugged, before beginning to hum slightly. The little spar had helped her clear her mind, and she felt her old cheer returning.
"You will not succeed."
She nodded slightly, before wagging her hand. "Maybe."
"You will have much opposition."
Putting her arms behind her head, she nodded, the smile still on her lips. "Probably."
"So why do you do it ?"
"Why shouldn´t I do it ? Just because I may not succeed? Just because I may find opposition or mockery ?" She snorted slightly, hiding it behind a hand. Her glowing, poison green eyes seemed to gleam in the shadows of a passing cloud.
"I have experienced failure,mockery and bullying. I let it crush me once, never again. I will live my life my way or no way."She paused "It just so happens that I also understand that I need to be flexible in my way."
There was an flash of instinct, causing her to speak. "Is it not part of the journey, to take a leap of faith against the current?"
In the distance, a church clock struck twelve.
Taylor´s eyes widened as she realized that she spent quite some time with Lee, and began cursing under her breath.
"Sorry, need to go, still want to shop and I still need to find some money, maybe I can-"
Oni Lee, before she could fully comprehend what had happened, had quickly pulled a wad of bills and quite literally shoved them into her face.
Blinking slightly, she gaped at the five hundred dollar bills.
{Did… did we just mug a Yakuza Captain? I mean, that could have taken as the cutest, most polite mugging ever, but still a mugging.}
{No, we will not discuss it now! Go, get the stuff we need before they close for lunch!}
With a desperate cry and more haste than she even showed in battle, she teleported to the shop.
{Do you think anyone saw that ?}
{No, I mean, we were on the roof, a low one to be fair, but still. Besides, it wasn´t that interesting.}
(Roll 1d4 for public reaction… 4)
(Roll 4d100 for public reaction… 99,99,100,53…. God, have mercy upon my soul.)
(Roll 4d100 for public reaction… 99,99,100,53…. God, have mercy upon my soul.)
~TIME OUT~
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♦Topic: Abyss Flower vs Oni Lee
In: Boards ► USA ► Connecticut ► Brockton Bay ► Capes
PlumeNOTAge (Original Poster) (Cape-Watch)
Posted on January 29, 2011:
GUYS AND GALS !!!!
THERE WAS A NEW ABYSS FLOWER APPEARENCE!
It was directly under my window! It was only sheer luck that lead me to look out at the time and grab my Cam!
Here is the Video!
VIDEO
Sorry for the poor audio!
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► Vista (Wards ENE)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
I shall steal the flower´s reaction.
► Zizzel (Veteran Member)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Did... Did she just beat fucking Oni Lee in nearly under a minute ? And then mugged him ?!
► Hanzoshi
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Not quite. The audio quality made it difficult, but as far as I can understand it, she basically went up to him, challenged him to a fair fight, then decided to let him finish his food first.
While she may not have mugged him, I still want people to appericate that this madlass challenged THE SUICIDE BOMBER to a spar and won.
Lee even said that the ABB would welcome her, basically.
► Aegis (Wards ENE)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
I am more confused why she let him go?
► Damasnokolos
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Hi, the guy living directly under where the fight happened.
First, and I hope the Mods grant me that, fuck you Lee, my ears are still ringing, but also thank you for not using handgranades.
Secondly, I asked the lady from the shop they landed on, and She overheard that AF immediately asked if he was okay, and apologized. She apparently dislocated his arm.
The lady also informed me that I should inform @TheRealAbyssFlower that you are welcome to come in. She approves of your ideas.
► PrinzessinderFreundschaft
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Are we going to ignore that she can apparently speak both German and Japanese ?! Fluently ?!
HOW MANY POWERS DOES SHE HAVE !?!
On a side note... am I the only one who is reminded of MP, what with hopeful, playful nature and all that ?
► Mouse Protector (Verified Cape) (Veteran Member) (Glorious Mouse)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
MY NAME WAS SPOKEN! I AM HERE!
*looks at this Abyss Flower*
I love her. A bit rough, but a talent that needs to be nurtured!
I am on my way!
► Rune (Verified Cape)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
.... I am now glad that she apparently went easy on me.
I don´t think people understand how fucking painful it is for someone to get flashbanged.
► Oni Lee (Unverified Cape)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Having been informed of the misinformations that happened here, I wish to clarify that I wasn´t mugged. I was however informed that paying scary people to stay away from oneself is something that people do as well as giving them gift to stay in their good graces. She may be still a carp, but she will take the leap.
I apologize if I broke a rule or two with this post. I am new to this medium.
► Zizzel (Veteran Member)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
....Did Oni Lee just say that AF scared him to the point where he gave her Money to stay away from him ?!
Also, did MP just say that she is coming to BB ?!
► Rune (Verified Cape)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
*reads MPs Post*
Oh God no.
End of Page. 1,2,3
~SPACE IN~
As the older man ringed her purchase up, which was, what with her increased funds, quite a lot, Taylor decided to have a talk with her friendly voices.
{So, we have time. I have to ask… Knowing what I do about the Will.. and your power, Sirin… how did humanity survive ? You could have easily wiped out humanity in most cases.}
{You are asking a question that leads to a fundamental question itself. What is the purpose of the Honkai? Well, people in Kiana and my age held that Honkai was the enemy of the world, and from their perspective, this is true. It cares little for them, not antipathy, apathy. Scientific distance. It´s actual role was always that of Satan, if you so will. It serves as both tester and rival. The manifestation you saw was only a singular part of the whole. Imagine it as a tree. Each root is a different manifestation in itself, but also makes up the larger tree. But even if we are to assume that the Tree represents the totality of our planet, every instance across every conceivable universe, it would just be the root of another, larger Tree. It does boggle the mind, does it not ? The sheer scale of it ? So, indeed, why does humanity survive ? Because of one simple reason.
The Honkai as a whole do not care if they survive or not. Their goal is not total destruction in the most effective way.That is not their function, not our function. We are to test, to pressure, to push them over the edge. Naturally, the Herrschers as singular entities might desire total destruction of humanity, or just a sub group, because they are still human in parts. That is what makes Herrschers the primary right hands. They are the apex of both Honkai and Humanity. Perhaps, they are even pushed towards it since, as Oni Lee pointed out in a roundabout fashion, there is more than one kind of warfare.}
Taylor tried to hide her reaction from the clerk, but she still drew the look for a second.
{So we are simply one gigantic, sick experiment ?}
{Pretty much.}
Taking a deep breath, Taylor focused. It was utterly depressing to think about, and it made her want to curl up and cry but.. she didn´t want to. She had spent so long being depressed, so long being sad and angry at the world… She admitted to herself that she did not care. In fact, the more she thought about it, the more it gave her… reassurance. There was something in the end.... and Kiana was the prove you can win.
"Miss.. eh.. Flower ? Your purchase is finished, but if I may… May I make a request ?"
Blinking slightly, Taylor smiled at the kind old man, and nodded.
"You see, my niece has become somewhat …What the hell, I will just say it outright. She has a bit of obsession with you. She is ten years old. If you had time in two days, that is her birthday, I am sure that she would love it if you showed up.I am sure she will be only more invested once she finds out about your newest piece."
{I.. wah?}
{I am all for it!}
{It is rare that we share an opinion, but I agree.}
{... Okay, run that by me again.}
{This man is someone specialized in electronics and machinery, not the kind we need, but he is bound to be connected to someone. However, it would cost us maybe half a day or so.}
Taylor caught her headshake in response to Sirin´s point, before she asked. "What would I be expected to do ? And what is that about my latest piece?"
"Nothing much! Just show up, make a small show, nothing large, I promise and…" He blinked. "You know that your little stunt with Oni Lee back there was recorded, yes ?"
He turned his Desktop over, showing Taylor a PHO page. A page with a lot of posts.
"Shit."
"Language, young lady!"
Taylor blushed, before muttering with an awkward smile "Sorry."
She paused, and took a deep breath, coming to a decision.
[]Accept
[]Decline
Hmm, yeah i see why you made that statement
[X]Accept
See no reason to refuse if his words are taken at face value
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- Location
- earth
[X]Accept
- Location
- Zagreb
...Taylor.
Taylor give the Protagonist powers back to Kiryu.
You don't want a demon construction firm head to get interested in you....
Now that I got that off my chest, that was a great fight to read!
The PHO bit was funny, but this
This killed me.
Looking forward to seeing what chaos happens next..
Having said that...
[X]Accept
Don't see why not
- Location
- Unitied Kingdom
And so did the dice look upon Taylor Hebert, and sayeth-
WHOOO! High numbers are the best am I right!?
And lo, did much hilarity and awesomeness follow.
Loved the update.
[X]Accept
Now lets go make a little girl with great taste in capes have a very happy birthday.
WHOOO! High numbers are the best am I right!?
And lo, did much hilarity and awesomeness follow.
Loved the update.
[X]Accept
Now lets go make a little girl with great taste in capes have a very happy birthday.
Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
Fixed for you.
Oh. Well, it will be a spectacular sight.
[X]Accept
There is not a single chance that it will go horribly wrong.
Oh boy. TayVoid somehow hyjacked the Protagonist Ball and is squeezing it so very hard... I love it.
In short: Don't ever mess with food. It's rude, it's unhealthy, and it is a waste of perfectly good food. Unless the food in question is somehow staring at you while making faces. Then burn it. With heavy flamers.
Amy Fish, that you? What are you doing here? And where's your birb?
I almost made a joke about Oni Lee going "shut up and take my money" when TayVoid started babbling, but i like the "pay scary people to go away" better. I also like your interpretation of the Honkai. Indeed with the way some of them Herrscher are, Humanity should not have survived and should have been extinct a long time ago. It's like something made the Herrscher just tough enough to be a major threat, but still doable... Hmm... (i'm not looking at MHY)
Finally:
[X]Accept - Go make that girl's birthday a memorial one. Hell, even Sirin agrees! It shouldn't hurt.
...Unless Mouse Protector decides to crash it too. Then things might be dicey since she has Enemies...
Damn you. This made me smile. My lips just stretched at this little interaction.
I feel vindicated and needed to shout "Aha!" And since i typed it anyway, i think i won't do more. But yes, interrupting people eating is rude, and crimes involving food tend to make people all that much madder. Especially if it's good food.
In short: Don't ever mess with food. It's rude, it's unhealthy, and it is a waste of perfectly good food. Unless the food in question is somehow staring at you while making faces. Then burn it. With heavy flamers.
...Is this Kiana's influence, or is Taytay dear somehow becoming a bit of a battle junkie?
...
I almost made a joke about Oni Lee going "shut up and take my money" when TayVoid started babbling, but i like the "pay scary people to go away" better. I also like your interpretation of the Honkai. Indeed with the way some of them Herrscher are, Humanity should not have survived and should have been extinct a long time ago. It's like something made the Herrscher just tough enough to be a major threat, but still doable... Hmm... (i'm not looking at MHY)
Finally:
[X]Accept - Go make that girl's birthday a memorial one. Hell, even Sirin agrees! It shouldn't hurt.
...Unless Mouse Protector decides to crash it too. Then things might be dicey since she has Enemies...
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Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
[X]Accept
[X]Accept
- Pronouns
- Human/Form/Keyblade
[X]Accept
great chapter it was really fun.
great chapter it was really fun.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X]Accept
what a beautiful sequence of events
what a beautiful sequence of events
- Location
- Philippines
[X]Accept
so should she explain that she didn't mug him or anything
edit also who's betting that Uber and Leet is going for the fighting game theme
so should she explain that she didn't mug him or anything
edit also who's betting that Uber and Leet is going for the fighting game theme
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On the other hand Majimia would competely get Taylor's ideals and would gleefully back us up when we have put our foot down when some asshole goes too far.
[X]Accept
More social links, why not?
More social links, why not?
- Location
- Spain
[X]Accept
PR work is good
PR work is good
[X]Accept
Be careful, we don't want to attract a fight to a little girls birthday party, that'd be ... bad.
Be careful, we don't want to attract a fight to a little girls birthday party, that'd be ... bad.
Does she look Asian in her transformed form or something?
Huh, sweet. We may have just accidentally saved Mouse Protector from the S9.
I agree, we are doomed.
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