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Post by Calico Nerdani on Feb 3, 2010 0:47:57 GMT -5
"It's simple," Calico replied. "I hide in one of these flimsy little cardboard boxes, and shuffle them. Then you pick which one you think I'm in. If you pick right, then you pick right. If you pick wrong, however, and pick up the wrong box, you find a little harmless present that says 'Hey there! You picked wrong!' and I walk out with these two. Or run, which I'll most likely do, as if there was a burning branch tied to my tail. Again. Long story."
Calico's ears perked up. "Or we could have a dance-off," he suggested enthusiastically.
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Post by Brokel on Feb 3, 2010 0:53:42 GMT -5
Brokel took this opportunity to turn to Nirvei. He leaned close and whispered in her ear.
"This is not a kiss." And then he transferred the bean from his mouth to hers. "Eat the darn bean. It'll heal you." Then he turned quickly away to watch the cat challenging Captain Strife. He looked quickly at her again.
'That was not a kiss."
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Post by Nirvei/Lapis on Feb 3, 2010 1:09:22 GMT -5
Nirvei stared at the ground as she and Brokel were lead to the place where they were both to be executed. Her eyes only looked up to gaze over the cheering crowd who were impatiently waiting for the show. “Disgusting,” she muttered under her breath. Is this really what they took enjoyment from here? The girl prepared herself for her demise by taking a deep breath and clearing her thoughts. What happened next wasn’t what she expected though.
The cat that had been guarding them had issued a challenge to Captain Stripe. The prize? None other than their lives. Nirvei raised an eyebrow and looked up at him. Was he serious? She didn’t have long to think about it though since Brokel whispered something in her ear.
This is not a kiss.
“What are you-“ Nirvei was unable to finish talking as she felt something small slide down her throat. She didn’t know what it was; it went down too fast for her to chew it. The girl started to cough. A hand went to her throat. “What was that for!? Wait a minute...” Something strange was happening to her. Her left hand had stopped throbbing and felt good as new. In fact, she felt completely healed. Nirvei looked over at Brokel. “Umm, thank you. What was that?” she asked curiously.
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Post by Brokel on Feb 3, 2010 1:37:21 GMT -5
Brokel looked at Nirvei and responded to her question.
"A Senzu Bean, if I'm not mistaken. They're very rare, especially nowadays." His voice trailed off.
"Oba-chan must have spent much of her life just tending to that one bean plant... Get ready! Strife looks like he's thinking it over!"
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Post by DBIL Administrator on Feb 3, 2010 2:12:11 GMT -5
The Situation Date: Year 19 of Deragth's Reign Main Characters: Brokel, Nirvei, Calico Primary Goal(s): Escape the Eastern Capital Secondary Goal(s): Liberate the Old Herbalist Scenario: The cat has declared a challenge, predictably accepted by the Captain... The lives of Brokel and Nirvei hang in the balance... Otherwise, the scenario remains the same as the previous update... Character Actions Captain Stripe: Staring intensely at the three boxes, Captain Stripe began to wonder what could be done with them, this trick seemed so familiar, as if it had been done to him before... Why did this cat seem so.. familiar?Looking up at the mysterious humanoid cat, he could tell that this cat was very far from being trustworthy, Stripe was not the brightest, but he was no fool either. After listening intently to the surprisingly simple instructions, Stripe gave an evil smirk, thinking to himself whilst nodding to show understanding of the rules. What a fool... Stripe was one of the very few who were able to pick up Ki signatures, this cat had messed with the wrong Captain...Faking an amused smile after the "dancing contest" comment by Calico, Stripe tilted his head slightly, intrigued by what the supposed Saiyan had done to the alien. Reverting his attention back to the task at hand; Outwitting the cat, Stripe declared... "Very well, I shall accept the challenge, this should be simple..." |
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Post by Calico Nerdani on Feb 3, 2010 20:15:01 GMT -5
"And simple," Calico remarked to himself, "It shall be... Brokel, Nirvei, go lean against that-" Calico pointed to a wall directly behind the box on their right "wall right there." He crawled under the middle box, connected with the ki-bombs in the other two boxes, and began the intricate and confusing shuffle. The crowd ooh'd and ahh'd at the swervy patterns Calico made. Finally, all three boxes stopped in unison and Calico disappeared(teleported) from the box, replaced by a ki bomb with a little note. It read:
"Poff Poff Poff Box Attack!"
Calico was now inside the wall behind Brokel and Nirvei. He soundlessly spat out a little insulant and waited for the right time.
(OOC: I know it isn't very wordy, but I don't know what else to say!)
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Post by Nirvei/Lapis on Feb 3, 2010 20:36:05 GMT -5
Now feeling much better than before, Nirvei listened to the rules of this little game that the cat had devised. He even had a role for herself and Brokel. She didn’t know why he wanted the both of them to lean against the wall, but she didn’t see any harm in it. After all, he was fighting for their lives. ‘What is he planning?’ the girl wondered.
She tossed a glance at Brokel. “I don’t know what’s going on, but we might as well cooperate with this guy,” she whispered. Without another word she walked over to the back wall and leaned against it as instructed. Her gray eyes were focused on the three boxes that were now in front of her. Which one could he be in? What would happen if Captain Stripe figured it out? Whatever the case, Nirvei was getting the feeling that not all was as it seemed.
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Post by Brokel on Feb 3, 2010 21:09:11 GMT -5
Brokel did as the cat bade him and leaned against the wall. He let out a low chuckle, having a vague idea of what Calico may do. Back in his childhood, Brokel made his living as a street urchin, peddling low-quality goods and running simple con games. Turtle Shells was his favorite.
The con version was just rigged. Sure, Brokel ran a few honest games to win confidence from the crowd, but throw in a little sleight of his uncannily fast hand, and he had won before the game began, because none of the three shells held the prize. Brokel was sure Calico had something similar up his sleeve, to bet three lives on such a simple game required one heck of a trump card.
Calico had false kis in the other two boxes, to rule out any ki detectors, but they were considerably small compared to his ki. Like they weren't false kis at all, but something different. It was as if he didn't care which box was picked..... Brokel was sure none of the three boxes would hold Calico as the prize.
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Post by DBIL Administrator on Feb 3, 2010 22:36:47 GMT -5
The Situation Date: Year 19 of Deragth's Reign Main Characters: Brokel, Nirvei, Calico Primary Goal(s): Escape the Eastern Capital Secondary Goal(s): Liberate the Old Herbalist Scenario: Accepting the challenge, Stripe begins to examine the three boxes... There was something wrong about this game... But Stripe cannot put a finger on it... Finally, he selects a box. Finding that he has picked the wrong box, Stripe destroys the remaining boxes, to his disgust, discovering that he had been tricked. A reward now declared for the capture of Calico, no part of the city is safe... Walking menacingly toward the two prisoners, Stripe awaits any resistance... Character Actions Captain Stripe: Staring intently once again at the three boxes, Stripe concentrated on picking up the cat's Ki signature, it seemed he had added Ki signatures to each of the hats, but his was noticeably different. Too busy thinking, Stripe hardly noticed the two prisoners moving towards the wall... The pressure was getting to the Captain, as the crowds surrounding the arena cheered in excitement. Sweat dropping onto his nose from his forehead, Stripe blinked twice, still focusing on the Ki Signature which had appeared and disappeared from the center hat... What exactly was going on here? Did the cat actually know how to mask his power level? The pressure soon setting in as the crowd urged him to get on with it, Stripe gave a roar as a demand for absolute and utter silence. In fear, the crowd did as he requested, and Stripe once again began to concentrate. I will not have a cat make a mockery out of me?! What will Krayt say?!Succumbing to the pressure, Stripe hesitated, before pointing his index finger at the center box. The crowd began to boo, as Stripe realized that he had selected the wrong box... In a roar of anger, Stripe fired Ki Blasts at both boxes, revealing nothing, extremely rageful at having been tricked. "d**n YOU CAT!!!"Moving his head left and right, Stripe attempted to locate the cat, who he would have so much pleasure castrating. Finding that he was unable to pinpoint their location, Stripe declared a reward of five hundred thousand zeni for anyone who brought the cat back alive... Moving toward the prisoners, Stripe powered up two energy balls in his hands, ready to complete the execution... |
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Post by Nirvei/Lapis on Feb 3, 2010 23:05:41 GMT -5
Nirvei tilted her head to this side while staring at the now destroyed boxes. Looks like the cat hadn’t been in any of them and Captain Stripe wasn’t too pleased about it. ‘Looks like he had something up his sleeve after all,’ she thought with a smirk. The smirk quickly vanished when she saw Stripe drawing closer to her and Brokel. He was about to get serious with this execution they were facing. ‘Alrighty Mr. Cat. Anytime you want to put your little plan into action...’
Nirvei didn’t like to look of the energy balls in Stripe’s hands. The girl charged up a bit of her own ki in preparation for a Heliotrope Shield. However, she wouldn’t use it until the last minute. The cat might have had another idea for the two of them. “Looks like we’re either going to die here or escape bｙ the skin of our teeth,” she mumbled under her breath. Her eyes locked on to Stripe while Nirvei nervously waited for him to make his move.
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Post by Brokel on Feb 3, 2010 23:49:42 GMT -5
Brokel had followed Calico's ki, and was surprised when it disappeared and reappeared behind him! Calico was in the wall! Brokel's instinct said that whatever Calico did, he intended on doing with him and Nirvei, so Brokel took about half a step left, and pulled Nirvei closer to his side.
"NOW CALICO!" Brokel shouted, hoping to be heard through a wall.
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Post by Calico Nerdani on Feb 4, 2010 0:00:41 GMT -5
"The cat," Calico said, "Is out of the bag!" He broke through the wall, wrapping Chocolate and Vanilla around the two soon-to-be fellow escapees, and focused his teleport in on the only safe haven he was sure they could hide out.
It was over a kilometer away. He'd never made a jump like that before, but he had to now. NO doubt he'd use up all of his ki. And he'd need more than just a cat nap. But it was better then being fried ice cream!
"Myaaaaaaaa!"
Everything went black for that split second as he teleported out of the execution stage.
And the last fleeting images he held in his eyes before losing consciousness was the floor of the Resistance hideout looming ever closer to his face, as he teleported into the room. A fellow agent was there. She jumped out of her chair and screamed, her metal mug of (insert DBZ word for "coffee" here) clattering to the floor and making a big, sweet-smelling mess.
"We made it!" was all Calico managed to whisper before losing consciousness. His ki drained as well as his stamina, Calico slipped into dream land.
And started purring.
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Post by DBIL Administrator on Feb 4, 2010 0:24:35 GMT -5
The Situation Date: Year 19 of Deragth's Reign Main Characters: Brokel, Nirvei, Calico Primary Goal(s): Escape the Eastern Capital Secondary Goal(s): Liberate the Old HerbalistScenario: Safe for the moment, Brokel, Nirvei and Calico escape the clutches of Captain Stripe, into what seems like a safe haven. However, as if in response, Stripe has demanded the capture of the escaped prisoners, dead or alive, the mobs and citizens of the Eastern Capital all eager to gain the one million zeni prize. Scurrying through every house, every building within the area, the citizens are inevitably going to find the location of the prisoners... Escaping the city is their only option, but with Calico down, exactly how will they escape? Character Actions Captain Stripe: As Stripe's energy backed fist seemed like it was about to make contact with Brokel's face, the two prisoners dematerialized. The captain could have sworn that he saw the cat's colors faintly before they disappeared. His fist breaking down the wall as it made contact, Stripe gave yet another cry of rage as his figure erupted in red visible energy. The next thing visible was Stripe leaping up above the arena grandstands, before leaving, giving a speech in his loudest voice possible, perhaps so loud that it would surround the entire city for a few seconds... "People of East City! Bring me the furry cat and the prisoners, dead or alive! The prize? One million zeni! Now go!"As expected, the people scattered across the city, seeming like little ants from the top of the grandstand as they scurried to their houses, checking the entire city, in a hope to find the prisoners... After all... Money made the world go around these days... Of course, there would be lots of blood... Deragth would have Stripe's head if he found out that a Saiyan had escaped from his clutches... |
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