Re: The Phenomenal Fracas! (GBS2G6): [Round One: Afterparty]
07-19-2010, 05:31 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by MrGuy.
Ripper Blackmask chuckled, kicking in a chest of drawers and scouring the splintered remains for anything good. "Clothes, clothes, clothes... wreck me, what's this?" The pirate pulled out a gleaming necklace, nodding slowly. "Oh, this'll do me fine. I'll keep this'n for later." Blackmask shoved the necklace into a pocket and, having thoroughly looted this room, ambled out, only to come face-to-face with what appeared to be a four-foot-high, heavily deformed squid. "Blimey, never heard of anything like that before. Alright, then, mate, let's see what y'got."
Blackmask drew the pistol and fired at the squid three times, creating a gaping wound in its head. The monster responded by emitting a high-pitched buzzing sound, and the wound slowly sealed itself. "Bloody hell, what just happened here?" The pirate holstered the gun and whipped out the sword in a flash. "I don't know what I'm dealing with here, but not even that's gonna save you from a blade!" The pirate rushed the squid, which lashed out with its tentacles. Ripper just grinned. "Y'think I can't take a wee floggin', mister? Well, if you think you can do a thing with those little rubbery legs of yours, you're right addled!" Blackmask responded by slashing the squid right down the middle; its top half slowly slid off of the bottom half, leaving the bloodless wound in place.
Blackmask chuckled again. "That's what you get for messin' with me, lubber. Hm?" The pirate's attention turned towards a firefly that had landed on a nearby wall. That's right odd... I haven't seen oh god. The pirate backed off, not knowing how precisely to kill a swarm of fireflies, particularly when coalesced into a single pyromantic entity. Several more fireflies landed on the wall one by one, eventually forming the outline of a woman. For a single instant, Blackmask quivered. "Belay that, lass! I didn't do anything to you, hear me?"
Thatix stared back with a multitude of miniscule eyes. "Councilman Blackmask, it's me, Thatix! Remember?" Curious, I absolutely know that he was my inside man... oh, maybe he's forgotten! He was always quite forgetful, wasn't he? The swarm paused for a moment. Yes, yes, of course he was. I'll jog his memory, I suppose. "You were my 'man on the inside'! Nice to see you've managed to keep the ruse going all these years!"
Blackmask stared back, not knowing what to make of this. On the one hand, this woman (if you could call her that) was clearly insane. On the other hand, she was also one of the more worrisome opponents, and lacking a clear alternative, an alliance was probably the best way to deal with this. "Um, yes, right! A fair treasure to see you again, me hearty!" A pause; the pirate's natural instinct was to lead, but any missteps could easily shatter the illusion in Thatix's mind, and Blackmask was quite fearful of such an event. At the moment, it was best to defer. "So, miss, I'm at your service. What say you, then?"
Ripper Blackmask chuckled, kicking in a chest of drawers and scouring the splintered remains for anything good. "Clothes, clothes, clothes... wreck me, what's this?" The pirate pulled out a gleaming necklace, nodding slowly. "Oh, this'll do me fine. I'll keep this'n for later." Blackmask shoved the necklace into a pocket and, having thoroughly looted this room, ambled out, only to come face-to-face with what appeared to be a four-foot-high, heavily deformed squid. "Blimey, never heard of anything like that before. Alright, then, mate, let's see what y'got."
Blackmask drew the pistol and fired at the squid three times, creating a gaping wound in its head. The monster responded by emitting a high-pitched buzzing sound, and the wound slowly sealed itself. "Bloody hell, what just happened here?" The pirate holstered the gun and whipped out the sword in a flash. "I don't know what I'm dealing with here, but not even that's gonna save you from a blade!" The pirate rushed the squid, which lashed out with its tentacles. Ripper just grinned. "Y'think I can't take a wee floggin', mister? Well, if you think you can do a thing with those little rubbery legs of yours, you're right addled!" Blackmask responded by slashing the squid right down the middle; its top half slowly slid off of the bottom half, leaving the bloodless wound in place.
Blackmask chuckled again. "That's what you get for messin' with me, lubber. Hm?" The pirate's attention turned towards a firefly that had landed on a nearby wall. That's right odd... I haven't seen oh god. The pirate backed off, not knowing how precisely to kill a swarm of fireflies, particularly when coalesced into a single pyromantic entity. Several more fireflies landed on the wall one by one, eventually forming the outline of a woman. For a single instant, Blackmask quivered. "Belay that, lass! I didn't do anything to you, hear me?"
Thatix stared back with a multitude of miniscule eyes. "Councilman Blackmask, it's me, Thatix! Remember?" Curious, I absolutely know that he was my inside man... oh, maybe he's forgotten! He was always quite forgetful, wasn't he? The swarm paused for a moment. Yes, yes, of course he was. I'll jog his memory, I suppose. "You were my 'man on the inside'! Nice to see you've managed to keep the ruse going all these years!"
Blackmask stared back, not knowing what to make of this. On the one hand, this woman (if you could call her that) was clearly insane. On the other hand, she was also one of the more worrisome opponents, and lacking a clear alternative, an alliance was probably the best way to deal with this. "Um, yes, right! A fair treasure to see you again, me hearty!" A pause; the pirate's natural instinct was to lead, but any missteps could easily shatter the illusion in Thatix's mind, and Blackmask was quite fearful of such an event. At the moment, it was best to defer. "So, miss, I'm at your service. What say you, then?"