Ancient City
"I am pretty fortunate then." Yukari yawned and climbed onto the bed and into the blankets. "So many things happened today... We fought and defeated one of the strongest beings in the universe... I died in the process, but somehow was sent back to the living, party, and now here we are. I wonder if every day is going to be like this."
It was past midnight.
"But I guess that does not matter right now." Yukari corrected herself, gazing through the darkness into John. "Good night, John."
[IC] - All the World's a Game
11/18/2013, 08:00 AM #11822
Ancient City
It was dark in the room, but John could see just fine, seeing Yukari staring right back at him.
"Goodnight, Yukari.", John said to Yukari as he gave a smile to her.
John was silent for a moment as he walked over to the corner of the room and began to remove each piece of armor from himself. John was a little hesitant to remove the Darkness shell from his leg, but when he did, he saw that his leg had completely healed. as John disassembled his armor, he decided to speak a little bit more.
"Actually, you fought and defeated him. Sure, we helped here and there, but you were the one that stopped him in the end.", John said as he took out his allen wrench and removed each piece of armor, gently laying them on the ground in the corner of the room.
Once John was finished, he removed his undersuit and placed it on the ground, where he then laid his helmet on top of the black undersuit. He then approached the bed and couldn't help but feel relieved that he was finally going to be able to rest. It had been four days since he last slept. In that amount of time, he helped plan against the Devourer's invasion, fought and killed millions of Nucleoids, destroyed a giant planetary drill, infiltrated the Consumer, watched almost everyone he cared about die, fell to Earth, lost HM, attended a funeral, watched almost everyone he cared about get revived, partied, sparred against Yuuka, planned for another mission, and attended a trial. He had been shot with plasma spears, impaled through the torso by a giant scorpion, poisoned twice, had his leg mutilated, and was punched in the face. Remembering all this only served to make the bed even more inviting.
John was a little nervous about his weight and breaking the bed, but he didn't want to sleep on the floor. John slowly but surely got onto the bed and laid down, taking care not to damage the bed. The bed creaked under the weight of John's 400 pounds, but it held. After John was settled, he let out a quiet, long moan as his body finally relaxed against the surface of the bed, releasing all the tension he gathered up in the past four days.
"I don't think I would mind having every day a chaotic mess, just as long as it ends like this.", John said to Yukari as he turned his head and looked at her.
It was dark in the room, but John could see just fine, seeing Yukari staring right back at him.
"Goodnight, Yukari.", John said to Yukari as he gave a smile to her.
John was silent for a moment as he walked over to the corner of the room and began to remove each piece of armor from himself. John was a little hesitant to remove the Darkness shell from his leg, but when he did, he saw that his leg had completely healed. as John disassembled his armor, he decided to speak a little bit more.
"Actually, you fought and defeated him. Sure, we helped here and there, but you were the one that stopped him in the end.", John said as he took out his allen wrench and removed each piece of armor, gently laying them on the ground in the corner of the room.
Once John was finished, he removed his undersuit and placed it on the ground, where he then laid his helmet on top of the black undersuit. He then approached the bed and couldn't help but feel relieved that he was finally going to be able to rest. It had been four days since he last slept. In that amount of time, he helped plan against the Devourer's invasion, fought and killed millions of Nucleoids, destroyed a giant planetary drill, infiltrated the Consumer, watched almost everyone he cared about die, fell to Earth, lost HM, attended a funeral, watched almost everyone he cared about get revived, partied, sparred against Yuuka, planned for another mission, and attended a trial. He had been shot with plasma spears, impaled through the torso by a giant scorpion, poisoned twice, had his leg mutilated, and was punched in the face. Remembering all this only served to make the bed even more inviting.
John was a little nervous about his weight and breaking the bed, but he didn't want to sleep on the floor. John slowly but surely got onto the bed and laid down, taking care not to damage the bed. The bed creaked under the weight of John's 400 pounds, but it held. After John was settled, he let out a quiet, long moan as his body finally relaxed against the surface of the bed, releasing all the tension he gathered up in the past four days.
"I don't think I would mind having every day a chaotic mess, just as long as it ends like this.", John said to Yukari as he turned his head and looked at her.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
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11/18/2013, 08:53 AM #11824
Ancient City
"Indeed...", John whispered to Yukari's final words as she fell asleep.
There was still some partying going on beyond the balcony, off into the depths of the Ancient City, but it wasn't enough to deter the rest that awaited John. John felt his eyes grow heavy and his body grow numb as the seconds ticked by. For the first time in a long time, John felt at peace. Sure, there were still things that he felt needed to be done, but for now, John was content with laying next to the person he loved, the one that made him feel human. As John's eyes became heavier, he thought about how drastically his life changed in the past couple of weeks. He went from a super-cop that didn't belong, to a Spartan that found his Humanity.
Just as he did on that fateful morning, John asked himself one question.
(Am I really so lucky?), John thought to himself, recalling the question from memory.
"...Yes.", John whispered, as if to answer the question he asked so long ago.
And with that, John shut his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
"Indeed...", John whispered to Yukari's final words as she fell asleep.
There was still some partying going on beyond the balcony, off into the depths of the Ancient City, but it wasn't enough to deter the rest that awaited John. John felt his eyes grow heavy and his body grow numb as the seconds ticked by. For the first time in a long time, John felt at peace. Sure, there were still things that he felt needed to be done, but for now, John was content with laying next to the person he loved, the one that made him feel human. As John's eyes became heavier, he thought about how drastically his life changed in the past couple of weeks. He went from a super-cop that didn't belong, to a Spartan that found his Humanity.
Just as he did on that fateful morning, John asked himself one question.
(Am I really so lucky?), John thought to himself, recalling the question from memory.
"...Yes.", John whispered, as if to answer the question he asked so long ago.
And with that, John shut his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
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11/18/2013, 09:12 AM #11825
Purgatory
The final round went on with much-anticipated tension. The pot grew to 15,000 dollars, eliminating Daiyousei from the play because of her lack of funds.
Mokou peered into her last dealt card.
Queen of Hearts.
Perfect.
"All in." Mokou slid all her money into the table.
The final round went on with much-anticipated tension. The pot grew to 15,000 dollars, eliminating Daiyousei from the play because of her lack of funds.
Mokou peered into her last dealt card.
Queen of Hearts.
Perfect.
"All in." Mokou slid all her money into the table.
11/18/2013, 10:53 AM #11826
Purgatory
"Raise by 2,000." The Higher Power said in a monotone voice.
"Raise by 2,000." The Higher Power said in a monotone voice.
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
11/18/2013, 11:35 AM #11827
Greed smiled. Queen of diamonds.
"All in!"
"Watch it, Greed. You might get bitten in the ass." Lucifer warned.
"Don't worry, boss, I got this. Come on, put down the final card!"
"All in!"
"Watch it, Greed. You might get bitten in the ass." Lucifer warned.
"Don't worry, boss, I got this. Come on, put down the final card!"
11/18/2013, 03:51 PM #11828
Purgatory
"Then we will begin the showdown." Isadora announced. "Players who haven't folded, reveal your hands."
Mokou flipped her two cards: Queen of Hearts and 10 of Hearts. With three community card, she formed a 5-card hand of Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 of Hearts.
"Then we will begin the showdown." Isadora announced. "Players who haven't folded, reveal your hands."
Mokou flipped her two cards: Queen of Hearts and 10 of Hearts. With three community card, she formed a 5-card hand of Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 of Hearts.
11/18/2013, 06:58 PM #11829
Purgatory
Luxord flipped both of his cards showing a Queen of Spades and a 10 of Diamond giving him a Straight. "Well I guess you got lucky. The chest of Aztec gold is all yours I guess."
Luxord flipped both of his cards showing a Queen of Spades and a 10 of Diamond giving him a Straight. "Well I guess you got lucky. The chest of Aztec gold is all yours I guess."
| Born in the light.
Molded in the dark. Never Forget, Keep Fighting. |
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Don't Forget.
Always, somewhere,
someone is fighting for you.
As long as you remember her,
you are not alone.
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11/18/2013, 09:07 PM #11830
Greed put down his cards. They were... A queen of diamonds, a king of diamonds, a Jack of diamonds, an ace of diamonds, and a ten of.......
"F*CKING HELL!!!"
Spades.
Lucifer put his hand on greed's shoulder. "No worries. That's how you came to become greed, after all."
"Be lucky," Gluttony remarked. "You're the only one who knows your past."
Then, Lucifer formed into many hell ravens and reformed on the center of the table.
"Quite an entertaining game! Now then..." He pulled out a card. "Let us propose a toast!" He threw down the card. "TO HORIZON AND BEYOND!"
The card depicted a joker card... With John depicted on it. Greed, gluttony and Lucifer took a gulp of wine.
"F*CKING HELL!!!"
Spades.
Lucifer put his hand on greed's shoulder. "No worries. That's how you came to become greed, after all."
"Be lucky," Gluttony remarked. "You're the only one who knows your past."
Then, Lucifer formed into many hell ravens and reformed on the center of the table.
"Quite an entertaining game! Now then..." He pulled out a card. "Let us propose a toast!" He threw down the card. "TO HORIZON AND BEYOND!"
The card depicted a joker card... With John depicted on it. Greed, gluttony and Lucifer took a gulp of wine.