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[feintler-blog]

There’s quiet in the Once-ler’s office, save for the faint sound of machinery coming from outside of his open doors.  The Lorax’s footsteps are too soft to be heard as he approaches.

“Hey, Beanpole, can I talk to ya for a minute?”

There’s a pause as the man in the chair takes a drag from his cigar before he blows out the smoke.

“Talk about what?  How you’re trying to tear my plans apart and ruin my business like you’ve always wanted?”

The Lorax hesitates.  “What...?”

“Don’t play dumb.  You’ve been against me from the beginning, haven’t you?  I’ll bet you’ve come to talk me out of all this again, right?”

A furry, orange foot steps forward.  “Look, I know that’s not what ya wanna hear, but I need ya to understand the gravity of the situation.  The valley is—”

The Once-ler stands from his chair and turns to face the other.  A cold glare rests on his face.  “Here we go again with the valley.  I know how much you love your trees, but I need them for my business to work!  So what if a few animals have to move?  That’s just a sacrifice that has to be made to make way for the bigger picture.”

The Lorax takes another step, his hands held out pleadingly.  “C’mon, listen to yourself!  You know this isn’t right!  This isn’t you!”

“What do you know about me?  You never really cared about my happiness, did you?  You were always too worried about your precious trees to ever think about what I wanted, what I needed to be successful in life.  Well, now I’ve found success, without you, and I’m not going to let you ruin it.”  The darkly-clothed man turns away after a moment, holding a hand up to his head as if he suddenly has a headache.  He closes his eyes.  “I’m done talking with you.  Get out, before I call security to throw you out instead.”

Silence falls over the room as the two stand there, not speaking anymore.  Soon enough, the Lorax lets his hands down to his sides and lowers his gaze to the floor, defeated for now.  He disappears out the door, leaving the Once-ler alone once again.

[espioatyourservice]

That July

   The chameleon did not turn invisible today. Haven't been carrying items in a backpack, it wouldn't make much of a difference since all there would be left is a floating backpack behind him. The hot sun beamed down on him, making his body feel warm and giving him energy to quicken his pace. He couldn't wait to see what more Cassia has in store. She spent so much time building her resistance fortress.    When he had gotten there, in the far distance, he could see where she was. In the treehouse as usual, putting things together. Always creating. Always being the crafty little doe she was. He took a step forwards, and opened his mouth to call out of her. But, something caught his attention. He turns around, hearing sounds of footsteps into a dry patch of grass.   "Reveal yourself and back away," he instantly commanded.

 A ninja, wearing all green colors that would easily blend into the forest, revealed themselves to him.  "Espio. What is this? Constant Vigil has been worrying about your oddly timed disappearance," they spoke to him.   "It is not of your concern. I am alright. Please tell her I will be back to continue my missions," the detective replied. The other narrows their eyes.   "But, Espio. That does not explain why you are here. With this Egg Boss. And you are staying with her?" They asked him.   "She... said she has escaped about a year ago. Back when I met her, she said she wanted to get away from it their force and start anew without them. I did not trust her at the time and wanted to see how things turn out, so I spent the time getting to know her and checking on her every now and again to see if her words were true. So far, she has earned her keep. Cassia must stay here. Her health is improving while she is hard at work in carving her own living. You may go back to Constant Vigil with this info, but you must not spread the info on where the one lives."   "I see. Have you gotten close to this ex-egg boss?" "What are you talking about? She and I... have gotten pretty close. I respect her personality and character. She has potential of becoming a good leader of resistance. So, please refrain from bothering her."   "I see. You must visit her very often if Constant Vigil is asking for assistance in finding you."  "I apologize for the disappearance. I try my best in balancing between visits and missions."     "The tail twitch and the look in your eye tell me that there is so much more than just protecting and observing this doe. You are so protective of her. I can see why you would continue to visit her and give her many gifts.... I will refrain from speaking most info about this, but I will give you to the end of this summer to decide on what you really want to do. You do realize who she used to be..."    Espio's expression grew serious. He only nods towards the ninja. The other tuns visible again and disappears into the outskirts of the forest. For now, Espio will not speak of this meeting to Cassia.

[mpxphobetor-blog]

Small Talk // Morpheus & Icelus

{ @morpheusxmp } The morning was silent, birds singing their hymns in the rising sunlight. There was most on the windows of the stores lining the streets of the now-quiet city. There was a calmness in the air; almost like it was meant to be peaceful. No great amount of movement could be heard except for the soft footsteps of the god of nightmares; who was up much earlier than usual. He had many thoughts flooding his mind and heart in the most recent of times. Sure, he could try his best to distract himself, but those little voices always brought them back to light. Icelus, known not to speak up about many personal topics had slowly started to open up more since he had started dating Wonshik. Of course, out of his family only dear Eris knew (because she visited his boyfriend's place unexpectedly.) Slowly walking up to the familiar storefront, he looked through the door, seeing the figure of his older brother lingering in the shadows. A small smile curled up as he opened the door; a small bell signalling his entrance. As he stepped inside, he took a deep breath; ready to tell his older brother the good news in store. "My dear older brother, how have you been doing as of late? I know I haven't had a chance to stop by and chat, so I thought you'd have the time before customers would come in. I have some good news, unless our dear Aunt has spilled the beans on me."

[aphrxdyte]

B L U E . -- tel•e•ki•ne•sis [noun] the movement of a body caused by thought or willpower without the application of a physical force •gifted child • genius • nerdy but sassy • ISTJ • the brains, duh.

W H I T E .-- zom•bie [noun] the body of a dead person given the semblance of life by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose • used to be dead • victim of experimentation • nihilist • sarcastic • INTP • eats brains, shoots guns

R E D .-- pyr•o•ki•ne•sis [noun] the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentrationof psychic power • sold soul by accident • cocky • imprudent by nature • rebel with no cause • ESFP • burn, bitch, burn

CHRONOS es la más grande distribuidora de farmacéuticos en todo el país. Impactando al mercado con sus innovadoras suspenciones para retrasar el envejecimiento y sus consecuencias, se posicionaron rápidamente en la cima del mundo de las investigaciones y la medicina.

Bajo un hermético código de privacidad con sus empleados, todo aquello que CHRONOS desarrollaba en sus laboratorios se mantenía en secreto el público en general. El misterio de sus procedimientos y fórmulas era tan sólo un rumor cuya verdad nadie sabía a ciencia cierta.

Algunos sugerían que probaban los medicamentos en humanos directamente, ocasionando, por supuesto, efectos secundarios en los sujetos de pruebas. No era extraño que la empresa estuviera siempre con vacantes o abriendo convocatorias para invitar a quien quisiera un poco de dinero extra a cambio de su participación en una campaña de vacunación gratuita. Poco se sabía al respecto y tampoco se deseaba prestar demasiada atención a ello.

MARTYRES.--

Esto va de 3 muses. BLUE, WHITE & RED. (El nombre, la edad, el género y demás queda a gusto de quien lo ocupe). Aunque los tres no se conocen de primera instancia, comparten conexiones gracias a CHRONOS, que, de una manera u otra, les otorgó sus habilidades sobrenaturales.

BLUE es hijx de un par de científicos que trabajan para CHRONOS y son leales 100% a la empresa. Aunque nació siendo un niñx prodigio, durante su infancia y cuando era un bebé, sus padres le utilizaron para ciertos experimentos a nivel neuronal, mismos que le otorgaron la telekinesia. BLUE desconoce totalmente el origen de sus habilidades y también desconoce a qué se dedican sus padres a ciencia cierta, pero tampoco le interesa demasiado. No tiene problemas con sus poderes y, de hecho, los encuentra muy útiles.

WHITE fue un participante en las pruebas de un medicamento para la regeneración celular en el que CHRONOS trabajaba en sus fases iniciales. Durante un par de meses asistió rigurosamente a cada prueba, mas al no ver ningún resultado deseado, se le consideró como un sujeto inadecuado y fue sacado del grupo. Unas semanas después, los químicos inyectados en su cuerpo hicieron efecto y terminaron por matarlx...Por unas semanas. WHITE volvió a la vida sin saber exactamente el por qué, con un hambre infernal y un antojo casi asesino de carne cruda. Lo único que busca es una cura para su condición, respuestas, ayuda.

RED es sobrinx de uno de los sujetos inadecuados expulsado de CHRONOS. Los químicos le otorgaron habilidades únicas así como a un número selecto de “fracasos” que la empresa terminó de dar por muertos. Al unirse, crearon un tipo de culto en el que RED se vio involucradx. Convencidx de que las habilidades de los miembros eran regalos divinos, accedió a ser parte de la élite y así inyectarse lo mismo que había convertido a los demás. Le fascinan sus nuevos poderes y los usa como le place.

WHITE [taken] -- @gxla BLUE [taken] -- @frammande RED [taken] -- @etherealuniversum

[blossomsandwebs]

The Showdown of Reflections

During the time since their last encounter, Daranza DX had taken it upon himself to learn as much as he could about his alternate, Taranza DX, as well as his alternate’s queen. In order to prepare himself, he trained in secret to toughen up his own battle skills (though his shattering was quite the setback, as well as being struck with an illness). Now, feeling confident in his own abilities and his knowledge on what to expect from his alternate, Daranza DX decided it was finally time to act… And to put an end to the schemes of Taranza DX and his queen.

As for Taranza DX, he had been making a check to see which warp holes led to where. Unfortunately for Daranza DX, Taranza DX had brought his axe for security. After a final warp hole led him from Endless Explosions to a rather isolated location in Royal Road, Taranza DX found his alternate standing before him, challenging him to a fight.

And Daranza DX got exactly what he asked for. With Taranza DX’s use of dark magic and his large axe, it appeared Daranza DX was outmatched with his dagger. However, Daranza DX had a surprise up his non-existent sleeve: plant magic. There were no plants where they chose to battle, sure, but Daranza had come prepared for that by bringing a handful of seeds in his pocket.

Taranza DX had expected his alternate to use dark magic, but Daranza DX’s use of plant magic certainly surprised him. In fact, it nearly reminded him of a time he’d long forgotten... Taranza DX’s moment of hesitation cost him, causing him to be struck by one of the vines Daranza DX had summoned.

The two alternates battled for quite a long time, seemingly even matches for each other. With Taranza DX’s aggressive offence and Daranza DX’s strict defence, a finale to the battle seemed nowhere in sight. After a while, however, with both of them exhausted, Taranza DX had one last trick he could use to end the battle once and for all. Puppetry.

Daranza DX finally got close enough for Taranza DX to establish strings, but he evaded before Taranza DX could get a hold of them. Realizing what Taranza DX had done-- and the danger if he could use those strings as intended-- Daranza DX decided to escape and vowed to finish the battle later...

However, changes up ahead would throw a wrench in those plans...

[edgy-mc-lazy]

“...You have so much good in you...”

[mutandis-blog]

Pre-Gaming Start!

This pre-gaming will be canon to the game. It’ll start prior to the bus ride to the Mutandis building. This is time you can use to set up some pre-game relationships. You can set this in general HPA setting, but if you wish to have more plot behind a pre-game thread, you can have the students preparing to leave for Mutandis. The students would be aware of their invitation and who else is going on the trip. This will last until Sunday evening when prologue will then start.