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The last weapon... An angel of hope. "Are you a friend or an enemy?" The girl points her cannon at you, looking at you with cautious yet curious eyes. Her hand doesn't tremble despite the huge cannon it's holding. "Well?" she insists, staring intently at you for the answer. It isn't a trick question, it isn't a threat- she simply, honestly, is unsure of the answer. ((Roleplay blog for Stella (Black Rock Shooter) from the PSP game "Black Rock Shooter the game". Please read the about page before interacting!))

[jillymuses]

Ia moved the torch obediently, although she lowered it when the lights came on. “Great!” A wide smile spread across her face. “And, with this, I’ll be able to use the elevator, right?” A bit of the urgency left her, now that she knew there was a chance of this getting fixed.

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella nodded. A moment of calm came, mixed with almost a bit of melancholy. Stella spoke softly. "So... you'll be going home, then." This girl had a home, somewhere with still-living family and friends, to return to. Stella bowed her head. "I'm glad we got to meet, Ia."

[mskwistine]

Last art for the year, Stella from BRS the game. Happy New Years everyone!

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Oh, yeah. Don’t worry about them seeing you. This isn’t a fixed point in time, so nothing too bad can happen." Flawed logic of course, but he didn’t follow the same rules that he used to. "You better go out ahead of me though. They trust you." He knew that he couldn’t risk getting shot just because he was from a different world. "And make sure they won’t shoot me!"

[neithergraynorwhite]

"Okay." She nodded, and, cautiously, stepped out of the ship.

Several familiar faces from the PSS were surrounding the ship, their guns focused on the door. When they saw her, their guard dropped for a moment. "Oi, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Phobos demanded. "What is that thing?" He gestured to the Tardis with his gun.

"The Tardis," she answered him simply. "We're going to save you."

"'We'?" Phobos said gruffly, raising an eyebrow. "Who's this 'we'?"

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella inspected it. Well, she’d never seen a generator before other than the Armament generators the aliens sometimes set up, and those she only had to destroy. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t be too complicated. She had hooked up the power lines to the Golden Gate Gate, after all, she should be able to manage this. 

"Hm…" She knelt by it, wobbling a bit, and grabbed a stray cable. She followed it out to the end, where she received a swift shock for her effort. "!!!" Well, that was startling, to say the least. "…I think it’s working." She shook it off the best she could, her hair sticking up more wildly than usual. Now, just to hook it up.

[jillymuses]

Ia’s eyes widened as Stella was shocked. “Are you okay?” She reached out, tentatively patting down the other girl’s hair as best as she could. It was all she really could do, at the moment. She felt pretty useless! Letting Stella do all the work like this. Some adventurer she’d turned out to be. For someone who was alone often, she couldn’t do much by herself.

But if the cords had the ability to shock her, then that must have meant they were working. At least she could take solace in that. She’d be able to get home … Well, hopefully. And then, next time, she’d be able to come back without fear, knowing that she’d be able to return to her world whenever she wanted to.

[neithergraynorwhite]

"Just fine," Stella waved it off. If not actually recharging her, it had at least shocked her awake, her previous exhaustion having been pushed to the back of her mind. "Can you move the torch a little closer this way?"

She squinted at the cables, then, finally, found a spot that looked like the cable end. She plugged it in. Within a couple of seconds, the lights flickered on overhead. "Done." She stood up and turned to Ia.

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Do I look like the aliens that you’re having problems with? If not, then they probably won’t try to shoot unless we say I’m an alien. If I do, then we have a problem." The Doctor saw many flaws in this plan, but he had promised that he would help, so help he would.

"I suppose it wouldn’t be to good if I got shot dead, though. I’m good at talking people out of shooting. I’ll risk it, I’ve still got a regeneration or two up my sleeve." In truth he was almost out of regenerations, so it was a gamble. He smiled, and hit a few more buttons, starting their flight without even having to think about it.

The Tardis started up, and this time really dissapeared. The Doctor grabbed onto the edge of the console as the floor seemed to jerk under them. He just remembered to shout “Hold On!” before Stella would’ve fallen.

[neithergraynorwhite]

Unfortunately, his message reached her just a bit too late. Stella found herself flat as a board, face down on the floor of the time machine. She laid there, entirely still, until it stopped moving- then, she got up and dusted herself off like nothing had happened. 

"So, we're on the ship now?" She looked at the door. "They're allowed to see me, right?" After all, they thought she was on the ground. She wasn't too sure on the rules around time travel and paradoxes, but she wanted to be careful.

[jillymuses]

"Well, if you’re sure …" Ia frowned, but nodded. "Come on then." She returned to the room, holding out the makeshift torch carefully. "Is this what a generator looks like?" Ia got closer to the contraption, eyeing the buttons. It looked too complicated to her. "Have you ever seen anyone operate it?"

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella inspected it. Well, she'd never seen a generator before other than the Armament generators the aliens sometimes set up, and those she only had to destroy. Nonetheless, it shouldn't be too complicated. She had hooked up the power lines to the Golden Gate Gate, after all, she should be able to manage this. 

"Hm..." She knelt by it, wobbling a bit, and grabbed a stray cable. She followed it out to the end, where she received a swift shock for her effort. "!!!" Well, that was startling, to say the least. "...I think it's working." She shook it off the best she could, her hair sticking up more wildly than usual. Now, just to hook it up.

[neithergraynorwhite]

❆ ((as Ia obvs))

14. Your muse in an ugly holiday sweater

“…I see you’re dressed warmer this time… It’s an interesting choice.”((ugh got a boring one can I re-roll like any of the other ones would have been interesting))

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella blinked and nodded, leading her into the same old cabin. She had been working on getting it a bit nicer (heating, for example, would be nice), but it was mostly the same. She had it set up for two again now- now, she had someone to be with.

[jillymuses]

Her efforts were not wasted on Ia, who moved to get a blanket from where it had been the last time. “It’s nice in here,” she said, smiling widely. Not sure what to do with the second sweater she had brought (she didn’t want to bring it home with her), she simply hung it on a chair nearby as she sat down. “So, let’s see … Well, how about I teach you some Christmas carols? They’re songs. I came prepared this time!”

[neithergraynorwhite]

"Christmas carols?" Stella tilted her head, sitting across from her. "...Okay. But what are Christmas carols for?" Surely they had some sort of meaning to them. 

[jillymuses]

((I’m one away from 100 followers :D VERY EXCITING~))

[neithergraynorwhite]

((I did some nonsense with my blog, AKA finally got around to making that credits page, tagged and categorized all non-RP posts, and set up a navigation page for the tags. Thank you, insomnia! Replies will probably come later because it's almost 3 am and my back is killing me. If you're anyone other than Jilly or Em and I owe you a reply, let me know!))

[word-stuck]

"mother-soul-alone", or to be as lonely as a mother’s soul (submitted by vulgar-thought)

[neithergraynorwhite]

❆ ((as Ia obvs))

14. Your muse in an ugly holiday sweater

“…I see you’re dressed warmer this time… It’s an interesting choice.”((ugh got a boring one can I re-roll like any of the other ones would have been interesting))

[neithergraynorwhite]

"…Hm." Well, she wasn’t exactly the poster child of arts and crafts, but she could at least try. Although she didn’t know any techniques, and there wasn’t anyone around to teach her. Stella nodded. "I can try and make something for you." What she would make was beyond her at the moment, but it didn’t matter.

[jillymuses]

"If it comes from the heart, that’s all that matters~!" Ia clapped her hands together. "Hey, if you don’t know anything about Christmas, that means you don’t know about Christmas tress! Or Christmas carols, or … Wow! There’s so much to tell you about!" She paused, shivering. "But, first, could we go inside somewhere?"

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella blinked and nodded, leading her into the same old cabin. She had been working on getting it a bit nicer (heating, for example, would be nice), but it was mostly the same. She had it set up for two again now- now, she had someone to be with.

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella nodded, forcing herself up in a standing position. “I was built with superhuman strength. I will be just fine. You don’t have to worry.” Despite this, Stella herself was internally worrying. She had never really been in a situation like this before. “Let’s just work on getting you home.” She could take care of herself.

[jillymuses]

"We can wait." Ia found herself wishing that they hadn’t destroyed the only chair in the place. "If that is the generator, it will still be there in five minutes. Or ten. Sit down for a few minutes." For someone to go from almost falling to standing was simply not healthy.

[neithergraynorwhite]

There was something wrong with that. Stella thought for a moment. "...The fire will burn out," she pointed out. If it did, she would have to light it again, and that would only make this worse. "Once we get this resolved, I can rest. I want to focus on getting you home safe." It wouldn't do to allow her new friend to be trapped in this world, this frozen over hell, like she had been for so long.

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Okay," he said, walking back to the console of the Tardis. "We’ll go to that time, and we can go over to them, and we’ll have to save them there, before you get back from wherever you went." He started to get the Tardis ready for flight.

[neithergraynorwhite]

A problem came to her. “…They were on a plane.” Could he land his ship on a plane? It seemed unlikely. And it wasn’t as if they could wait until they landed.

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"No problem, I can get us on that plane, as long as there’s enough space. Just enter the date here" He said indicating to what looked like an old fashioned typewriter. "The Tardis can find this plane with a general area, and then with some careful calculations, we’ll be there."

[neithergraynorwhite]

"Okay." She started to enter the date, but paused. "...They might not like it if an alien suddenly teleports onto their ship. Actually, they'll probably try to shoot you." That could be a problem.

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Okay," he said, walking back to the console of the Tardis. "We’ll go to that time, and we can go over to them, and we’ll have to save them there, before you get back from wherever you went." He started to get the Tardis ready for flight.

[neithergraynorwhite]

A problem came to her. "...They were on a plane." Could he land his ship on a plane? It seemed unlikely. And it wasn't as if they could wait until they landed.

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"I’m going to go back to the time when you started, you said it was 2032." He entered the date into the Tardis by pushing and pulling seemingly random buttons and levers. Then he started the engine.

It started up like normal, but after a few seconds, it made a wheezing noise and stopped. “No, No, No, No!” The Doctor shouted, running around and checking things. There was nothing wrong with the Tardis it seemed. Then he looked at the screen and saw the problem.

"I’m sorry, but that’s a fixed point in time. I can’t change anything. The alien attack had to happen. I’m so, so sorry."

[neithergraynorwhite]

She looked down at the floor. Of course. She should have known it wouldn’t work. She shouldn’t have started hoping. “…Oh.” Well, it wasn’t as if things were worse. She was just back where she started, that’s all.

Back to being entirely alone.

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

The Doctor saw her expression, and his hearts broke for her. Then a thought occurred to him. “Is there any other time I could go to?” He might not be able to save them all, but he could at least save some of them. “I want to save someone. So tell me a time when there were at least some humans left.” He was determined to help this girl that he could relate to so much.

[neithergraynorwhite]

She thought. “…When I woke up, they were there.” She didn’t explain who “they” were. Her mind drifted to her comrades. What she would give to see them one more time…

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Okay, let’s go save ‘them’ then." He said. "Now tell me, when do I go?"

[neithergraynorwhite]

"Well, I was woken up on the 25th of September, 2051… Does that work?"

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Well, we can’t let you see yourself, so, can you think of any other way to go about it?" He asked. of course he still had to follow the rules.

[neithergraynorwhite]

Stella thought, then frowned. "...We separated for a bit on the mission in Moscow." She still felt guilt at this. If she hadn't split up with them, she would have been there to fight the aliens off... She could have saved them.

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"I’m going to go back to the time when you started, you said it was 2032." He entered the date into the Tardis by pushing and pulling seemingly random buttons and levers. Then he started the engine.

It started up like normal, but after a few seconds, it made a wheezing noise and stopped. “No, No, No, No!” The Doctor shouted, running around and checking things. There was nothing wrong with the Tardis it seemed. Then he looked at the screen and saw the problem.

"I’m sorry, but that’s a fixed point in time. I can’t change anything. The alien attack had to happen. I’m so, so sorry."

[neithergraynorwhite]

She looked down at the floor. Of course. She should have known it wouldn’t work. She shouldn’t have started hoping. “…Oh.” Well, it wasn’t as if things were worse. She was just back where she started, that’s all.

Back to being entirely alone.

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

The Doctor saw her expression, and his hearts broke for her. Then a thought occurred to him. “Is there any other time I could go to?” He might not be able to save them all, but he could at least save some of them. “I want to save someone. So tell me a time when there were at least some humans left.” He was determined to help this girl that he could relate to so much.

[neithergraynorwhite]

She thought. “…When I woke up, they were there.” She didn’t explain who “they” were. Her mind drifted to her comrades. What she would give to see them one more time…

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"Okay, let’s go save ‘them’ then." He said. "Now tell me, when do I go?"

[neithergraynorwhite]

"Well, I was woken up on the 25th of September, 2051... Does that work?"

[neithergraynorwhite]

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

"I’m going to go back to the time when you started, you said it was 2032." He entered the date into the Tardis by pushing and pulling seemingly random buttons and levers. Then he started the engine.

It started up like normal, but after a few seconds, it made a wheezing noise and stopped. “No, No, No, No!” The Doctor shouted, running around and checking things. There was nothing wrong with the Tardis it seemed. Then he looked at the screen and saw the problem.

"I’m sorry, but that’s a fixed point in time. I can’t change anything. The alien attack had to happen. I’m so, so sorry."

[neithergraynorwhite]

She looked down at the floor. Of course. She should have known it wouldn’t work. She shouldn’t have started hoping. “…Oh.” Well, it wasn’t as if things were worse. She was just back where she started, that’s all.

Back to being entirely alone.

[obscure11quote-deactivated20140]

The Doctor saw her expression, and his hearts broke for her. Then a thought occurred to him. “Is there any other time I could go to?” He might not be able to save them all, but he could at least save some of them. “I want to save someone. So tell me a time when there were at least some humans left.” He was determined to help this girl that he could relate to so much.

[neithergraynorwhite]

She thought. "...When I woke up, they were there." She didn't explain who "they" were. Her mind drifted to her comrades. What she would give to see them one more time...