[IC Board] All the World's a Game - Season II

[WriggleRid3r]

Barcelona | Spain

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"Uuu... last time I dealt with a sarcastic person, it wasn't such a pleasant experience..." Kongou recollected the times she met a torpedo cruiser Ooi. For a straight-forward girl like Kongou, a sly, talk-behind-your-back person was very difficult to deal with. Hopefully that Ciel person won't be as sly as Ooi. "But yes, I think your servant is very charming indeed!"

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Hieda Manor | Human Village

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"I will see you at dusk." Elder Hon bid Bang good bye as Bang left the manor.

"Do you truly think he can defeat the Youkai?" Sazanami asked dubiously. "He seems all talk and no guts."

"If he was sent by the Youkai temple, he is trustworthy enough." Elder Bang answered, nodding as he took out his pipe. "Rest easy, young one; the feral Youkai will fall."

[wonderweiss]

Henir's Time and... What Was It Again? (Space, Moron) Yeah, That

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Jack nodded in agreement. However, there was this urge in him... he wanted to fight the monster... he wanted to end him.

"Alright. How will we approach it?"




Prometheus Labs

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Volgin handed Daniel the blueprints to Metal Gear Ray and Gecko.

"Is there anything else you need of me?"

[Kristia]

Henir's Space and Space

Nera looked at the creature "His weapon is the more dangerous of his limbs because of the reach, so we must also know how he can detect us too" she said and noticed the small latch on the helmet "Maybe that is for the eye, but I can`t be sure at all, so at the moment it would be better to attack his back, that or stun him so we can escape" she offered trying to go for the safe route.

[SUSTIC]

((Because Wriggle is making me, I am posting for Barcelona and Henir's.))

Barcelona, Spain


"At least somebody thinks that..." Ciel replied in a rather sarcastic tone as after cooking his own meal, he quickly began washing the dirty pots, pans, and other dishes he used to prepare the meals he made today.

While Ciel was doing that though, Lu took a sip of the tea before looking at Kongou. "So... what brings you here? I mean you did sort of barge into our apartment without warning, and if it wasn't for the fact that I find you entertaining, you would have been on the receiving end of my power." Lu replied as she placed her cup of tea down on the table while tilting her head a little to the side as she stared at Kongou with a rather curious expression on her face.




Henir's Space and Space

As Renamon, Nera, and Jack were planning on how they were going to deal with the being with a red, metal pyramid for a head, the sound of faint shuffling could be heard coming from behind the two followed by the sound of a glass bottle being knocked over.

What was behind them did not seem as dangerous as Pyramid Head, but was equally as unsettling. For it appeared to be a female nurse... with blood stained clothes, skin that seemed to be a disturbingly sickly pale color, and a hideously deformed face. Not only that but this nurse appeared to be wielding an iron pipe in one hand.

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The strange nurse creature then rose the iron pipe above it's head as it began to try and strike Nera in the back. All the while the Pyramid Head was slowly beginning to turn around upon hearing the sound of a glass bottle falling and shattering against the floor.

[wonderweiss]

Henir's Time and Space

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Jack heard the glass and turned around. He saw the nurse raise the pipe, ready to strike.

"Dammit! Nera!"

He pushed her aside and got ready to catch the pipe.

[Kristia]

Henir's Time and Space


Sensing that there was something creeping behind her, the Lucario was about to react when Jack suddenly pushed her "What the?" she could barely say before landing on the floor and trying to get up as fast as she could.

[WriggleRid3r]

Barcelona, Spain

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"Let's recall what happened, DESU!" Kongou answered with quite a long story.

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"You called, Admiral?"

Into the Admiral's office came the flagship of the 1st fleet and the secretary ship of the Admiral, Kaga. Her long brown hair was tied up into a side ponytail, and she wore a white and blue Japanese clothes under a muneate, a chestplate Japanese bow-women used to protect their breasts. It was evident by her sharp eyes and quietness that she was an excellent archer, as she should be. She was the flagship, the number one. She cannot give up this position.

"Are you ready... for another sortie?" The admiral sitting behind his chair asked, his backs turned against Kaga.

"Of course." Kaga muttered, her face stoic and expressionless. "They're all excellent kids, after all."

"Very well, I'll entrust you the second fleet as well for the final push against the enemy Abyssals in this operation." The admiral smiled, the rest of his face hidden by the shadow. Kaga reached for the admiral's desk and picked up the order. Giving a quick nod, she excused herself and left.

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"...and then, Teitoku gave me a big hug and said, 'You did well, Kongou, I am going to give you lots of love.'" Kongou was in her barracks, having a chat with her sisters while playing shogi and having tea. While not in a fleet, the ship girls were allowed to do anything and go anywhere within the seaport. The seaport had everything too: from militaristic necessities like docks, repair facilities, and factories, to absolute luxuries like restaurants, movie theaters, and shopping centers. With a group of more than 150 ships and port crew members, the seaport ends up looking like an entire seaside village of sorts.

"Aww, I'm so jealous! I wish Teitoku would give me the same love to me!" Kongou's second sister, Hiei, groaned and stomped her feet in jealousy. Always falling a bit short compared to Kongou, Hiei was often relegated to helping with raising Heavy Cruisers on the side operations. This, however, didn't seem to corrupt Hiei's mind, as she still loves her sisters and her admiral all the same.

"That's wonderful, Kongou-onee-san." Kongou's third sister, Haruna, smiled as she played her turn in her shogi match against her sister Kongou. Haruna was arguably the quietest out of the three, but as is the nature of the Kongou class, she is very competitive in terms of obtaining love from her admiral. "Haruna... wonders if Haruna'll ever become as strong as you."

"Kongou-onee-san, Kaga-san is here to talk to you." Kongou's youngest sister, Kirishima, entered the room and told Kongou of the secretary ship's arrival. An odd thing about Kirishima is that she is the youngest out of the four, but was the tallest as well. Kongou rose from where she was and skipped over to the entrance to find Kaga standing right outside the front door.

"Yo, Kaga, how can I help ya?" Kongou energetically greeted. Kaga thought Kongou was very loud, but she did not complain much. After all, Kongou's performances in sorties were stuff of legends. "Do you want some tea? A lady can't end her day without tea time!"

"Sorry to burst your bubble, but we're leaving. Now." Kaga softly uttered, straight to business. "You, and Haruna. Report to the docks."

Kaga walked off, heading to the docks herself, leaving Kongou bamboozled but otherwise excited for sortie. Time to show the admiral what she's got once again!

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The operation, however, was not going as well as the admiral, Kaga, and Kongou expected. The enemy ground was too thick, too dense, with the Abyssals to even approach with ease. Every little bit of ground the fleets covered, the more Abyssals appeared, and fiercer their defense became. It was evident that the fleet must retreat and see through the operation in a different angle.

'What about Kongou's fleet?' Kaga asked herself, but the order was to retreat immediately. Kongou's fleet will have to return on their own. As the first fleet broke formation and retreated, Kaga couldn't help but look back at the fierce battle with saddened mood. 'Tsk... I hope you return safely, Kongou...'

Kongou's fleet, meanwhile, was under heavy fire. Three of the fleet's ships, including Haruna, have been heavily damaged and in need of a repair. The abyssal ships were closing on their formation, swarming them like bees. The most optimal choice was to retreat, but a strait behind them made it hard for the ships to retreat by the time the abyssals were in firing range.

"Kongou-onee-san! We have to find a way to retreat!" Haruna, the third ship of the fleet, commented as she slid next to the flagship sister. Her sleeves were in tatters, and so was the front of her shirt, revealing a sarashi across her chest. Smoke bellowed out of her twin gun mount as it was busted and malfunctioning. "I detected an elite Ru-class battleship and two elite Wo-class standard carriers! At our ammo reserve, we'll be annihilated!"

"I know, Haruna!" Kongou nodded, dismissing her younger sister ship's concern. She was truly in a bad position. Go forward, and meet a grisly end by the Abyssals. Retreat, and leave one or two ships behind to be sacrificed to the Abyssals. Either choice was not a good idea at all, and Kongou's time was running out. Kongou shut her eyes tight, unable to come to a decision on what to do...

Kongou opened her eyes and looked at her fleet. Other than herself and Haruna, the four other ships were Destroyers: light, fast ships that primarily used oxygen torpedoes to sink the enemy ships. These ships were smaller than the battleships and were generally faster too, so they will not have any trouble crossing the strait and run away. Haruna would take longer time, but she would fit as well. The only problem was buying enough time for the fleet to escape.

But what if Kongou herself bought the time for the rest of her fleet to retreat?

"Destroyers! Retreat beyond the strait! Haruna, stay here and distract the Abyssals as much as possible." Kongou ordered, and the Destroyers crossed the straits in a single-file line. Haruna used Type 3 Shells to take down the aircrafts sent out by the Standard Carriers, and Kongou used her twin gun mount to hinder the Ru-class battleship's movement. The two bought enough time for the last of the destroyer to completely retreat. Then...

"Haruna, go." Kongou said.

"What?" Haruna asked in disbelief. "I'm not leaving without you, sister!"

"Just go, Haruna!" Kongou shouted, a tear dropping from her eyes. "It's an order."

Haruna knew what Kongou had in mind. Tear fell uncontrollably from her eyes as she gave Kongou a last goodbye hug, and sped towards the rest of the fleet while Kongou turned her back against the strait, facing the Abyssals who were close enough to fire their cannons at Kongou.

"May your fortunes hold... Haruna." Kongou prayed, her eyes closed as the Abyssals focused their entire firepower at Kongou. As she sunk, her clothes and equipment completely destroyed, she reached her hand out to the sky and fell into the great depths beyond...

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Kongou opened her eyes, regaining conscience. She sat up, unable to recognize where she was. One thing she recognized, however, was that her clothes and equipment were anew, repaired to prime. The shores were gravelly, and the turbulent waves from the battle died down to tranquil lurches. Plants and fauna of unknown species adorned the outskirts and, as Kongou stood up and looked around, she found an elderly couple staring at her with utmost surprise.

"Wait... I recognize this place!" Kongou realized. She heard a lot about this country from a crew member; of how it too joined the Axis power under the rule of General Franco only to be crushed by the Allied. She've heard of the bullfighting, and the local performers' passionate dances, and their food.

She was in Spain.

Kongou asked the people if she was indeed in Spain. However, Kongou did not speak Spanish, and the Spaniards did not speak English nor Japanese. However, a nice farmer's family took her in to give her shelter until she found a way to sustain a life in the world. However, all Kongou knew was how to be a ship and how to blow up Abyssals. She did not know how to plow the field, sew, or raise cattle. Farming wasn't right for her: it was too boring anyway. To find a meaning in her visit in Spain, Kongou used whatever fuel she had left to take off to a larger city, bidding farewell to the nice farming household that took her in.

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"Oh, I seem to have put myself in such a hurry I forgot to tour the city!" Kongou came to a sudden realization as she rose from her seat, cutting her story to an abrupt end. "Thank you for the tea and the scone, you guys! When we meet again, I'll make sure I treat you two to some English curry DESU!"

[S121]

SDM

"I don't see the harm in it. Just as long as he doesn't start attacking, talking with him is not out of the question.", John said as they finally reached the front door of the SDM.

After reaching the door, John knocked on it with his armored knuckles, making his knock sound more like someone was smacking a hammer against it. After that, he simply waited.





Firestorm Citadel

AS Takoizu rose into the air, she was nearly hit by a fireball, prompting her to spin to the left, only to be greeted with another fireball crashing against her shields. Luckily, the shields held, but she was still blind at this altitude, or at least at this moment. Just then, Takoizu activated her armor's VISR 4.0 function, and in a single instant, every fireball was highlighted in a yellowish-orange outline. Takoizu lightly grinned at how much easier it was to fly through the rain of fire, not that she could see. It didn't take long for Takoizu to reach the end of the bridge, and thanks to the VISR 4.0, she could see the yellowish-orange outline of the bridge below, the red outline of all the enemies swarming the bridge, and the green outline of her teammate, The Higher Power.

(Time to make an entrance.), Takoizu thought as she smiled to herself and brought up a large targeting reticle on her HUD. After selecting a position that would spare The Higher Power from the shockwave of her smashing into the ground, Takoizu activated her thrusters and sped towards the ground. Right as The Higher Power questioned where she was, Takoizu burst forth from the smoke and slammed down against the ground with her knee and fist, causing a large shockwave to form around her, killing any enemies caught within her range. After that, she walked up to the Higher Power and was ready to continue following him.





Santa Cruz

Right as Isaac was about to say something harsh towards Shadow, Koishi spoke to Shoadow, and an all too familiar face approached from the distance.

"You again? Not to be an ass, but why is it that we keep bumping into each other?", Isaac asked Dante.





Mess Hall - Prometheus Labs - London

After Chris apologized to Chung, Dr. Neuman thought that it would only be appropriate to greet him.

"Oh, hello Chris. In a rush for lunch?", Dr. Neuman asked Chris.





Streets of London (Vala's Location)

The red SPARTAN lightly smiled in his helmet as Vala began to follow him to the Warthog. It didn't take them very long to reach the vehicle, and no time at all to spot it from the other cars it was parked near. The olive green two-seated vehicle was quite a bit larger than what one would expect, standing at close to three meters tall, 3.2 meters wide, and 6 meters long, dwarfing many of the cars around it and requiring two parking spaces to fit into the row of cars. On the back of the Warthog was a large tri-barreled minigun that fired 12.7x99mm rounds.

"Here it is.", the SPARTAN simply said as he motioned over to the Warthog.





Prometheus Labs

"Not at the moment. I was going to head over to Sector 3 and hand the blueprints off to our bipedal armor specialist. You could come if you want, see that they're in good hands.", Daniel said to Volgin as he received the blueprints.





Xunantunich | Belize

"But what?", The Dovahkiin asked, curious about the information Volnutt was hesitant to provide.

[SUSTIC]

Henir's Time and Space

As the monstrous Nurse brought the iron pipe down, it seemed to pause as it's head began to wildly twitch and moan in an unnatural manner as it surprisingly let go of the pipe after it was caught by Jack.

Meanwhile behind him, Pyamid Head turned around was now facing the trio and the nurse. Before it started moving though, it seemed to grab at the small hole on it's metal-pyramid helmet while letting a low, muffled scream and roar of what sounded to be pain before it began moving towards the group. The sound of it's large, metal knife scraping against the current metal floor seemed to echo through the building.


Barcelona, Spain

As Kongou answered Lu's question with a... rather long story, Lu and her butler simply stared at Kongou blankly while trying to process the whole story.

It took a bit for them both to register all the information, but not long enough to not notice Kongou about to leave. Upon seeing Kongou about to leave, Lu stood up while slamming her hand on the table.
"Hey if you need a tour of Spain? Well then allow my servant to take you on one~!"

"Wait what? I'm not going to-"

"Oh be quiet Ciel. You know we need groceries, and while you are out you can give our new acquaintance a tour of the city!"

"But-"

"No buts! I am the master and you are the servant. So give the nice lady a tour of the city before I punish you with punishment number 173!"

"Okay fine... Mad'am Kongou... I will be serving as your Tour Guide today I guess..."

The two bickered before a disgruntled Ciel bowed politely to Kongou, while a more than happy Lu seemed to smile eagerly at Ciel's expense.



Santa Cruz

Dante smiled upon hearing Isaac's response, and outstretched his arms and almost looked like he was about to hug the Engineer before he placed his hands on his waist.

"Hey you're making it sound like I met you several times in the past when we only met each other once. Oh and I still remember how you blew me up and nearly harmed harmless civilians in the area." Dante replied as his tone was at first rather happy and excited, but became a little cocky and almost a little irritated in tone.

However Dante quickly changed back to his more laid-back tone as he looked at Isaac, then Koishi... with a little chuckle before turning back to Isaac. "Aaanyways the reason why I'm here is because of business. Before all these undead pieces of crap started popping up, me and a friend of mine were busy dealing with a report about a local demon. We took care of it of course, but then BAM! Undead everywhere. So what're you doing here?" Said Dante in a more calm tone as he placed his hands in his pocket before kicking a small rock to the side.



Mess Hall - Prometheus Labs - London

After Chris bumped and appropriately apologized to Chung, Chris turned to Neuman in response to the scientist's question.

"Oh. Hey Neuman. Yeah I'm just getting a little something to eat... I mean I need something to calm myself down, and what better way than a nice hot meal?"



Xunantunich | Belize

Volnutt scratched the back of his head as he looked back at where he saw the small blue... thing deeper in the cave. "Well... uhm... It's just... I saw something a little deeper in the cave... But it was only for an instant. It looked small and blue, with a bit of yellow." Volnutt explained as the Scout finally got up while straightening his cap.

"So what? We got a lil' company down here?"

"I-well... maybe! I don't know what I saw! For all I know it could have been nothing."

[WriggleRid3r]

Barcelona, Spain

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"Really?" Kongou was flabbergasted at first because of Lu's sudden offer to send her servant, Ciel to be a tour guide of sorts for the city. To be honest, Kongou had all the enthusiasm to go look at all the landmarks in this city... but she didn't have a clue where to start... or what kind of landmark there are in this city at all. "You will? Wow~ Looks like you're not as mean as I thought! Let's go DESU!"

[SUSTIC]

Barcelona, Spain

"Very well. If you are ready, then allow me to take the lead Miss Kongou. There are several locations in this city that I have already marked." Ciel replied as he, with one arm behind his back, opened the door to the apartment and politely waited for Kongou to take leave the apartment first.

"Also if you are aware of any places in this city, or have heard of any that you might like to visit, then I will be sure to take you there."

[wonderweiss]

Fenrir's Time and Space

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Jack saw the opportunity and took the pipe.

"Rena, Nera, focus on the other one! I'll handle the nurse!"

He swung the pipe at the nurse's side of the head.




Prometheus Labs

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Volgin nodded.

"I don't really have much else to do here."

[Kristia]

Henir's Time and Space

Nera was already making a plan as she looked at the Pyramid head, it was slow as a slowpoke, but it was heavily strong as a Nidoking "If he gets us we are as sure as dead" she said to herself and then looked at Jack who was dealing with the crazy nurse, she then got an idea "Jack! letīs use that psychotic nurse as shield against the pyramid head!"

Streets of London (Vala's Location)


The face of the brawler would be funny for those who knew her since she had a face of excitement "Its like on the Internet" she commented while looking at it from different angles, her armored hand touching the different parts of it and testing its durability, yet she frowned for a second "I was wondering how this vehicles got vaporized with energy blasts, but I suppose it was the sacrifice of armor for the sake of speed"

[WriggleRid3r]

Barcelona, Spain

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"You're such a gentleman DESU!" Kongou was moved by Ciel's gallantry. The only other person who offered to open doors for her were her own sisters and Teitoku... her admiral... when will she be able to see him again? Kongou suddenly felt a rush of melancholy; how worried is he, to not have his favorite kantai next to him? Surely he's out there, sending out expeditions to find her. If only she could send a letter; but alas, she doesn't know the address of the seaport she's from...

Then Kongou realized Ciel was still waiting for her to walk out. How rude of her to dawdle around! "Oh, sorry! I was just a bit deep in thought! Uh... right! I wanted to visit the cathedrals of Barcelona! A friend of mine back where I came from is a devout Catholic, and I was hoping to know more about her religion! I also want to see the soccer match by FC Barcelona; I heard they're really good DESU!"

[SUSTIC]

Henir's Time and Space | Silent Hill

As Jack countered the Nurse by grabbing the pipe from her hand and smacking the deranged monster nurse in the side of the head, the nurse ended up reeling back a bit before collapsing to it's knees obviously stunned and injured by the attack.

All the while Pyramid Head was closing the gap, and as it drew closer, it raised it's large knife and prepared for a frontal stab with the large hunk of sharpened steel aimed for Jack.

((Yes I am posting for this as it is going to get John and Mara to the intended destination of Henir's Time and Space as requested by S121. He said it was cool.))
SDM

Once John knocked on the large door with his armored knuckles, the sound of loud banging on the door would normally attract some sort of attention from Remillia or any of the residents of the mansion. However... nothing, just silence. It remained silent for a moment as even the sound of any natural animals. Rustling of leaves or snow, animals in the distance, and even the wind was silent. In fact there seemed to be a bit of a different sort of air to the place. It was almost like everything had just... changed.

After a few moments of silence though, the sound of the front door to the mansion creaking opened echoed throughout the now silent environment as the door slowly opened for John and Mara.


Barcelona, Spain

"Very well. We will try to make our way to those destinations. I am positive that we would be able to make it to the stadium for that soccer match. Then afterwards we will grab something to eat, then I will take you by the Cathedral to finish this day. How would that be for you?" Ciel replied as he stepped out the door after Kongou, but not before giving a quick wave and bow goodbye to Lu for the day.



Washington D.C. | Palutena's Apartment

"Figured there'd be more to deal with." Julius replied as he cracked his neck before finding a spot on the couch to sit on. Once he did he sat down and leaned back placing his whip next to him on the couch.

"I mean first there's you who seemed to have recently arrived here, then there was that demon attack just now, and finally there is this mysterious man with green hair telling me of some new vampire that has been causing troubl along with some possible trouble around the city. Today is just getting more odd within such a short time-frame... Then again the Lord of Darkness had risen from the grave, raised his castle, and was taken out by this whip and had his castle brought to ruins all within a single night. Not surprising that there is more going on..." Replied Julius as he held the Vampire Killer whip tightly as he held it up in the air over his head while he was leaning back on the couch.