Personification Life - IC Part 7.5 [open]

[Tiltjuice]

Minerva sat and sipped his tea. "I like your bosses. They're all business. I'm glad they've taken steps to protect Bran but that woman has just been handed a miserable assignment. I wouldn't want to do it. Is it permanent then? Truthfully, I was never able to keep track of your group so I'm at a loss as to their personal relationships with one another and others in the building."

--

Rodney listened to the instructions. "This sounds like fun," he grinned. "Also harmless although I'm shocked that a game revolving around murder is played by children."

"Essentially," Luce agreed, sighing in relief as he turned back to normal. Women were all right; he just preferred not to have that form. "I could offer additional insights on their ties to everyone, if you would like."

***

MB blinked. It is, how you say, mostly harmless. An ear waved casually as the rabbit opened the box and unfolded the board. Behold!

[Swith Witherward]

"Well knowing that it is Levi... No, he did not." *He replied while swapping shirts with Swith.*
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"Don't worry, we'll bring him back I promise." *He gave his robe to Xanthe. The fact that he was standing in an old fashion type of underwear that looked as if it were made back in the Roman era, yet was still clean.* "And yes, I am standing in undies but I care less."

"That bastard," Swith grumbled. "He had plenty of time to clean it, too." She handed Thriller his pants back and pulled on the shirt he gave her. "Ha! Boxer god!" she said, doing a little dance in underpants that were way too big for her. "I suppose you want these back as well?" She laughed.

--

"Thank you," Xanthe said to Lucius, pulling the robe on for modesty. "There's nothing wrong with Roman underthings. I don't think anyone in this building would give them a second look, honestly."

She knelt down to peer into Blythe's face. "We're going to get him back. Don't you worry. Cheer up, Blythe. For his sake."

[Swith Witherward]

"Essentially," Luce agreed, sighing in relief as he turned back to normal. Women were all right; he just preferred not to have that form. "I could offer additional insights on their ties to everyone, if you would like."

***

MB blinked. It is, how you say, mostly harmless. An ear waved casually as the rabbit opened the box and unfolded the board. Behold!

"I'd love to hear it," Minerva said. She rolled up the sleeves on the shirt she was wearing (she'd stolen it from Klaus) and crossed her legs (her foot disappeared under the hem of the trousers.)

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Rodney peered at the images on the board. "Ah, we have a library, and halls, and a dining room. I'm starting to get this."

[Tiltjuice]

"I'd love to hear it," Minerva said. She rolled up the sleeves on the shirt she was wearing (she'd stolen it from Klaus) and crossed her legs (her foot disappeared under the hem of the trousers.)

--

Rodney peered at the images on the board. "Ah, we have a library, and halls, and a dining room. I'm starting to get this."

"I'll assume you're acquainted at least informally with everyone who was here in the past, so, getting right into it...Dia and Chrys kept mainly to themselves. Tasia and Kei were lovers, and Chrys joined them once. Dora, as the most outgoing of us, naturally interacted the most, especially with Kei and Katya as lovers, and Torii as a sometime-friend, sometime-arresting officer. It's all a bit overwhelming for those who aren't used to our ways, I admit. And for myself, primarily I've had the fortune to get to know you and Ogoti, the Dimitrov sisters, and Dani."

He sipped his tea.

***

MB nodded, and pushed the box over for Rodney to pick a character.

[AETEN II]

While he was about to respond to Tipper, Volturius felt a snap as organs were-rearranged and his muscle mass was restored- pleased as well as Tipper was restored. Fully snapping himself from the induced coma, Volturius shook his head violently before popping off his helmet and chasing after Tipper.

"About. Damn. Time. You feeling alright Tipper? Time to find out just what the flying fuck is going on, and pulp the bastard responsible for it, along with every atom previously associated with him. Not only has the son of a bitch dishonored and humiliated me, harmed you, as well as temporarily weakened me, I feel slighted. I intend to correct this."

Volturius proceeded to rant under his breath while pulling his combi-bolter out of a magnetic seal on his thigh, he walked over to Tipper and kissed her while slathering her with his tongue.

"Feels good to be back and restored."

Edited.

[Swith Witherward]

"I'll assume you're acquainted at least informally with everyone who was here in the past, so, getting right into it...Dia and Chrys kept mainly to themselves. Tasia and Kei were lovers, and Chrys joined them once. Dora, as the most outgoing of us, naturally interacted the most, especially with Kei and Katya as lovers, and Torii as a sometime-friend, sometime-arresting officer. It's all a bit overwhelming for those who aren't used to our ways, I admit. And for myself, primarily I've had the fortune to get to know you and Ogoti, the Dimitrov sisters, and Dani."

He sipped his tea.

***

MB nodded, and pushed the box over for Rodney to pick a character.

Minerva chuckled. "You're talking to the leader in charge of Lust's cultists. My lads will nail anything that isn't already nailed down, and "swingers" would put their approach mildly. We're worse than bonobos, really. For example, one of our succubi is in a committed relationship with an archangel and a demon... at the same time. We keep to ourselves mostly and you're hardly ever see our forces interacting with others outside our group. I'm fond of Bran but it's my job to watch him. I can't say I have an actual friend in the entire place until you count Klaus, and even that is an arm's length sort of working relationship."

She poured out more tea and leaned back again. "What was the deal with Katya trying to kill your people? It was right after Dora had died, and it seemed that she was trying to get revenge on one of them?"

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"I'll be this Plum fellow," Rodney volunteered.

[Tiltjuice]

Minerva chuckled. "You're talking to the leader in charge of Lust's cultists. My lads will nail anything that isn't already nailed down, and "swingers" would put their approach mildly. We're worse than bonobos, really. For example, one of our succubi is in a committed relationship with an archangel and a demon... at the same time. We keep to ourselves mostly and you're hardly ever see our forces interacting with others outside our group. I'm fond of Bran but it's my job to watch him. I can't say I have an actual friend in the entire place until you count Klaus, and even that is an arm's length sort of working relationship."

She poured out more tea and leaned back again. "What was the deal with Katya trying to kill your people? It was right after Dora had died, and it seemed that she was trying to get revenge on one of them?"

--

"I'll be this Plum fellow," Rodney volunteered.

Luce grinned appreciatively. "Who knows? In the coming days, there may be a lot of fraternizing between yours and ours. As for the Dimitrovs, well, they do seem to have a lot of run-ins with us. I believe she was reacting to Dora's death, and desiring to take revenge on the closest people, in the only way she knew how. It wasn't all that unreasonable, really, since at the time Dora did stay behind at Tasia and Chrys' insistence."

***

MB nodded, and plucked out Mrs. White, to match his current fur color.

[Swith Witherward]

"Fraternizing," Minerva grinned. "Found the upstairs broom closet, did you? Skip it. Most of us have taken over Bran's water cooler in the rooftop hangar. There's a war brewing in our group, and people have slowly been taking sides. The ones you can trust are always to be found in the water cooler."

She pulled her hair back and tucked it behind her ears. "The Dimitrovs are an odd sort. I haven't quite put my finger or Torii yet. One moment she's sucking her thumb and fawning over Bran as if he were her father, and the next moment she's attacking him like a crazed fiend and beating his skull into the floor tiles. I really did think I would have to kill her tonight. I'm not fond of killing, Luce, but I've also got orders that must be followed. Then there's Yuri. We've both had trouble with her yet she seems to have had a change of heart since this last terrorist attack on her native soil. Good for her. There's an odd relationship between the Dimitrovs, the BranRiechans and Yuri's people. Every time I lift up the rock, it's like rattlesnake mating season under there.

"Tell me, Luce, do you ever get the feeling that we're both doing the same job but from opposite ends?"

--

Rodney held the slip of paper that served to mark down clues on and waited for MB to "go".

--

Naomi has returned to her normal female form. She went downstairs and curled up with Ceril in bed. The old cyborg was fast asleep so she snuggled up next to him and peppered his chest with kisses before drifting off.

--

Preet had changed back into a male form. He sat on his couch and flicked on the TV.

[The BranRiech]

During the night, as she was curled up with Rylli, Brandi was hit by the effects of the bomb changing them back to normal. He felt it in his dreams as his chest receded, returning mass to other areas of her, now his, body. After a few good minutes, he was normal once more.

He woke up and patted Rylli, and went out into the kitchen to fix some food but had some trouble. For one, he was still wearing Rylli's clothes, so there was that. Second, he was still shaking from the entire ordeal the other night, thinking that he may have never seen his family again.

--

Kei changed back, more than likely with Tieria, but while she was sitting around her own mind, bored, she configured her form back to male. She liked that form, alot, and decided on keeping it, hoping Tieria wouldn't mind either.

--

Nate was sleeping in her and Aleki's bed that night, when the wave fell over him and changed her back to normal.

[Cerillium]

Swith took pity on Thriller and tugged her shirt so it fit right over her new chest. "I'm parked outside"

He grinned a bit. "You know, we met during a gender bender. You'd arrived shortly after it. I believe the first words you ever said to me were after I asked if there were any men remaining in the building... "I'm male."

--

"Good grief," Blythe growled. "Well, damn."

Xanthe shook his head. "This is insanity, absolute insanity. All these poor people!"

Wren giggled. "I'm sorry, even if there's no reason to say sorry. I thought I'd pull out unattached limbs. I guess the daemon in the gun protected you." Her face was filled with relief.

"Yea, that's right. Well I was fortunate enough to miss that one, but unfortunate enough to get hit by this one, should'a took the mech suit."
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"Well lucky us that it didn't have potential of killing anyone I mean, all that happened is that genders have been swapped."

---

"Well the only mechanical limbs you could unattached from me are my eyes, right leg, jaw, and spine. but yea, I see where you are getting at."

Wren smiled and then impulsively leaned over and hugged Barox. She quickly let go. "There. That's for being OK."

---

"Guten Tag, Knuddlemaus," Klaus sang as he walked through the door. "Und Guten Tag to you, Herr Luce!" He doffed his hat to the man.

"Nervie, mine annoying Frau, we have a busy day ahead. Go die already so we can begin again!"

The cultist leader waved to them on the way to his bedroom.

---

Tipper stood on the landing. She was still shaken by the events. She had wanted comforting and reassurance. She missed Pidge and felt alone. Even Dex would have been a welcomed sight.

The odd little cultist sat down and rocked back and forth. She had never felt so despondent

[Erucia]

Alberta ran out the front, and over to Rachel. "How bad are you hurt, Ray?" She asked, worried. She continued firing at the fleeing Raptor with his plasma pistol as he spoke.

Rachel's Ray's body went back to its old form, which caused some pain and confusion as he finally fell down, still clutching his SPAS-12. He began panting and Alberta Albert ran over. "I've-I've got g-glass shards in my legs, but I-I think I'll be f-fine."

[Germanic Templars]

"Well knowing that it is Levi... No, he did not." *He replied while swapping shirts with Swith.*
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"Don't worry, we'll bring him back I promise." *He gave his robe to Xanthe. The fact that he was standing in an old fashion type of underwear that looked as if it were made back in the Roman era, yet was still clean.* "And yes, I am standing in undies but I care less."

"That bastard," Swith grumbled. "He had plenty of time to clean it, too." She handed Thriller his pants back and pulled on the shirt he gave her. "Ha! Boxer god!" she said, doing a little dance in underpants that were way too big for her. "I suppose you want these back as well?" She laughed.

--

"Thank you," Xanthe said to Lucius, pulling the robe on for modesty. "There's nothing wrong with Roman underthings. I don't think anyone in this building would give them a second look, honestly."

She knelt down to peer into Blythe's face. "We're going to get him back. Don't you worry. Cheer up, Blythe. For his sake."

"Yes that would be fantastic. For I am wearing pants way too tight." *He tried hard to remove the pants on him, even jumped up and down a bit to add a little force. Alas after a minute, he got the pants off and the new one on.*
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"And when we do get him back, he'll be happy to see us all."

[Germanic Templars]

"Well the only mechanical limbs you could unattached from me are my eyes, right leg, jaw, and spine. but yea, I see where you are getting at."[/spoiler]

Wren smiled and then impulsively leaned over and hugged Barox. She quickly let go. "There. That's for being OK."

*His face lit up with a small grin when he was hugged.*"Oh... Can I have another one for being...being.... Crap.... No not being crap but..... Well another, please?" *he asked for an innocent smile.*

[Torsiedelle]

As the effects of the bomb wore off, Torii sighed in relief. "Well, I guess that's over. Thank god...I'm not a guy anymore..."

She smiled towards Yuri, her still-enemy, and sipped her tea. She was feeling conflicted and horrible inside.

....

Katya yawned and woke up, finding her and Yoshi back to normal. She smiled and slowly climbed out of bed, walked to the second room, and switched into one of her uniforms. She turned the TV on to one of Torii's favorite shows, put on coffee, and started cooking breakfast.

[New Aksarben]

Alberta ran out the front, and over to Rachel. "How bad are you hurt, Ray?" She asked, worried. She continued firing at the fleeing Raptor with his plasma pistol as he spoke.

Rachel's Ray's body went back to its old form, which caused some pain and confusion as he finally fell down, still clutching his SPAS-12. He began panting and Alberta Albert ran over. "I've-I've got g-glass shards in my legs, but I-I think I'll be f-fine."

"That's a relief..." Albert said, both about Ray being relatively unharmed and the changes being reversed. He got down and hugged Ray, relieved that they hadn't been killed by the raptor. He looked over where Nevvie was on the ground, and said. "You should probably interrogate her some before she dies..."

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Octavian had been sleeping when the bomb's effects were reversed. When he woke up, he changed back into his normal clothes. He sighed happily, glad to be back to normal. He then left his room and went to Gio's leaving the nice clothes she had given him yesterday in front of the door. He then began walking out of the building and towards the FCA farms.

[Stattr]

Kat continued to just walk around the entirety or the city, doing nothing but thinking and seeing what places she would go on an every day basis.

[AETEN II]

"Yea, that's right. Well I was fortunate enough to miss that one, but unfortunate enough to get hit by this one, should'a took the mech suit."
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"Well lucky us that it didn't have potential of killing anyone I mean, all that happened is that genders have been swapped."

---

"Well the only mechanical limbs you could unattached from me are my eyes, right leg, jaw, and spine. but yea, I see where you are getting at."

Wren smiled and then impulsively leaned over and hugged Barox. She quickly let go. "There. That's for being OK."

---

"Guten Tag, Knuddlemaus," Klaus sang as he walked through the door. "Und Guten Tag to you, Herr Luce!" He doffed his hat to the man.

"Nervie, mine annoying Frau, we have a busy day ahead. Go die already so we can begin again!"

The cultist leader waved to them on the way to his bedroom.

---

Tipper stood on the landing. She was still shaken by the events. She had wanted comforting and reassurance. She missed Pidge and felt alone. Even Dex would have been a welcomed sight.

The odd little cultist sat down and rocked back and forth. She had never felt so despondent

Volturius poked Tipper in the back with the tip of a wing to ensure he didn't startle her. Walking up to her side, the Chaos Space Marine leaned against the wall beside her, standing on the first set of steps above the landing.

"You alright Tipper? Drink at Chaos would help at all?" Volturius asked, genuinely concerned.

[Tiltjuice]

During the night, as she was curled up with Rylli, Brandi was hit by the effects of the bomb changing them back to normal. He felt it in his dreams as his chest receded, returning mass to other areas of her, now his, body. After a few good minutes, he was normal once more.

Chrys watched silently from a chair in the corner of the room, wondering despite herself what that change felt like.

He woke up and patted Rylli, and went out into the kitchen to fix some food but had some trouble. For one, he was still wearing Rylli's clothes, so there was that. Second, he was still shaking from the entire ordeal the other night, thinking that he may have never seen his family again.[/quote]

Ghosting after Bran, she stood next to the spice rack.

---

"Fraternizing," Minerva grinned. "Found the upstairs broom closet, did you? Skip it. Most of us have taken over Bran's water cooler in the rooftop hangar. There's a war brewing in our group, and people have slowly been taking sides. The ones you can trust are always to be found in the water cooler."

She pulled her hair back and tucked it behind her ears. "The Dimitrovs are an odd sort. I haven't quite put my finger or Torii yet. One moment she's sucking her thumb and fawning over Bran as if he were her father, and the next moment she's attacking him like a crazed fiend and beating his skull into the floor tiles. I really did think I would have to kill her tonight. I'm not fond of killing, Luce, but I've also got orders that must be followed. Then there's Yuri. We've both had trouble with her yet she seems to have had a change of heart since this last terrorist attack on her native soil. Good for her. There's an odd relationship between the Dimitrovs, the BranRiechans and Yuri's people. Every time I lift up the rock, it's like rattlesnake mating season under there.

"Tell me, Luce, do you ever get the feeling that we're both doing the same job but from opposite ends?"

"Will do!" Luce scratched his head as he took in the sudden wealth of information on the three groups. "How do you mean, the same job from opposite ends?"

"Guten Tag, Knuddlemaus," Klaus sang as he walked through the door. "Und Guten Tag to you, Herr Luce!" He doffed his hat to the man.

"Nervie, mine annoying Frau, we have a busy day ahead. Go die already so we can begin again!"

The cultist leader waved to them on the way to his bedroom.

"Er, good morning, Klaus." Luce waved.

---

Rodney held the slip of paper that served to mark down clues on and waited for MB to "go".

The rabbit took up his own and rolled the dice, ending up in the Ball Room.

[The BranRiech]

"Morning?" Bran asked and looked to his follower. He knew not why, but something seemed suspicious. He wandered closer to Chrys.

[Swith Witherward]

"Yes that would be fantastic. For I am wearing pants way too tight." *He tried hard to remove the pants on him, even jumped up and down a bit to add a little force. Alas after a minute, he got the pants off and the new one on.*
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"And when we do get him back, he'll be happy to see us all."

Swith watched his antics and giggled. She even offered a "go go go" chant in time with his jumping. A quick rummage through her coin purse yielded a pair of shorts and her shoes, plus Thriller's boots. "Okay, let's work on getting out of here, although having the door nailed shut is a good excuse to work in the mech room while I straighten up the twin's toys," she joked.

--

Xanthe rested her hand on Lucius's bicep. "Listen to your 'guardian angel'," she smiled at Blythe, "Better words were never said."

"I'll be happy to see him," Blythe offered a soft smile. "When can we go to rescue him?"

OOC: do you want to do it before we leave for the BranRiech trip?

Volturius poked Tipper in the back with the tip of a wing to ensure he didn't startle her. Walking up to her side, the Chaos Space Marine leaned against the wall beside her, standing on the first set of steps above the landing.

"You alright Tipper? Drink at Chaos would help at all?" Volturius asked, genuinely concerned.

Tipper nodded mutely. She rose and then pressed against his armor, hating it for a moment because she couldn't feel the warmth of his skin.

"Who'll feed Q'thulu? He's all alone, and there's no one to take him for walkies," she said, remembering the Flamer-fused 'Nid Lictor who she kept in her bedroom back home. And Dras. Who'll help him with armor now? And my Pidge. She's my heart sister. And Dex... he won't listen to Tze if I'm not there to tell him what the god whispers. I never got a chance to say goodbye to him, or to tell him I really did love him even though he brushed me off and refused to tell people I was his spawn."

She began to cry in earnest. "These are my family. They're all my family, and they're gone and not even born yet. I'm not a Chaos Space Marine. I'm just Tipper. You can spend your entire life in that armor, and apart from everything. You're a Raptor, and you're fashioned out of strength and resolve. But I'm just a woman and I feel like an orphan again, and all I wanted from life was to feel like I belonged."

"Will do!" Luce scratched his head as he took in the sudden wealth of information on the three groups. "How do you mean, the same job from opposite ends?"

"Er, good morning, Klaus." Luce waved.

---

The rabbit took up his own and rolled the dice, ending up in the Ball Room.

Minerva chuckled and waved to Klaus.

"The way I see it, we function on opposite sides. You have the law, and you represent the law. We're far beneath the law to the point where we ignore it. Yet we strive to maintain law and order in the city now, just as you do. It seems like we both end up at the scene whenever trouble brews, be it tackling Yuri before she slaughters someone for wearing the color red, or preventing Torii from killing Bran. There we are, you and I, removing the knife or gun from someone's hand, breaking the laws of physics regarding Time, and generally herding cats together."

--

Rodney smiled. "Ah, the Ball Room. What happens next?"

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Maverick peeked out the room,after hearing gunshots from last night,more then one he made sure he had a shotgun and his two SMGS nearby,in case he ever needed to use them,Shredder was to busy playing Halo 4 to care much about what happened,Nova Sat on the roof of the apartment staring into the skies,hoping one day she'll reach home,Tsu's sisters were wandering the halls carrying a box that said nanosuits

[The BranRiech]

Kei, in her male form, was walking the halls and ended up bumping into the boxes of Nanosuits, and by extension, Tsu's sisters as well.

"Oh, sorry then." He said and picked himself up off the floor.

"You need any help with these?"

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

'No,but thank you for offering though,we got this........" Said scarlet smiling,Tekikoku looked around and saw maverick,oh look.....it's a spartan..................like master chief.......

[The BranRiech]

"What's in the boxes then?" Kei asked, interested to find out. He'd never really known Tsu's sisters, bit some of them seemed nice.

"Mind if I go with you guys? I'm interested in getting to know people better around here."

He regarded Maverick with curiosity.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Sure,we don't mind........ Edge smiled as if tsu never died.tsuyoians do enjoy company! alot actually! we love to be around others.............except in tekikoku's case,she prefers to be alone Edge shivered as tekikoku shot her a glare,And Maverick went back in then shredder poked his head out the door