RE: Super Otaku Brawl - Round One: Traverse Town
06-26-2014, 03:15 AM
The hotel room seemed very small, and Thanos very big. This was because, in fact, the hotel room was quite small and Thanos quite big.
“Hmmm.” The Mad Titan rubbed his weird-looking chin with a meaty, purple finger. “I had heard tell of a threat to all worlds. The reawakening of the Builders. The Annihilation Wave unleashed once more. Either of these could be your ‘Heartless’ under another name.”
“Maybe.” Aerith was doing that thing with her hands where it looks like she’s protecting something small. Yuffie was sitting on one of Thanos’ knees, kicking her feet contentedly. Leon had a shoulder in the doorframe. “We’ve talked to people from many worlds. Most of them had no idea what was going on when their worlds were taken.”
“Most of them aren’t as well-traveled as you seem to be,” added Leon.
Thanos grunted in assent. “Rarely am I caught unprepared,” he confessed. “What resistance have you levied?”
Trying to get in before Aerith spoke, Leon said, “We can’t trust you with—”
“There’s a weapon called the Keyblade,” interrupted Aerith. “It’s bonded to a boy named Sora. He’s using it to lock away the hearts of worlds so they can’t be taken by the Heartless.”
“Ah,” said Thanos. “A ‘boy.’ Alas for the capriciousness of mythic weaponry. I hope he does not travel unaccompanied.”
“He has good men with him,” said Leon. “the Keyblade’s safe.”
“Good. A good start. But not a plan in itself. I will assist you against the Heartless,” said Thanos, standing slowly to avoid putting his head through the roof. “But I will need your assistance getting offworld. My son’s curse seems to have shorted my teleport capability. I’ll need a ship.”
Aerith looked to Leon for confirmation. Leon rolled his eyes and shrugged.
“I’ll show you the way to Cid’s,” she said.
“Hmmm.” The Mad Titan rubbed his weird-looking chin with a meaty, purple finger. “I had heard tell of a threat to all worlds. The reawakening of the Builders. The Annihilation Wave unleashed once more. Either of these could be your ‘Heartless’ under another name.”
“Maybe.” Aerith was doing that thing with her hands where it looks like she’s protecting something small. Yuffie was sitting on one of Thanos’ knees, kicking her feet contentedly. Leon had a shoulder in the doorframe. “We’ve talked to people from many worlds. Most of them had no idea what was going on when their worlds were taken.”
“Most of them aren’t as well-traveled as you seem to be,” added Leon.
Thanos grunted in assent. “Rarely am I caught unprepared,” he confessed. “What resistance have you levied?”
Trying to get in before Aerith spoke, Leon said, “We can’t trust you with—”
“There’s a weapon called the Keyblade,” interrupted Aerith. “It’s bonded to a boy named Sora. He’s using it to lock away the hearts of worlds so they can’t be taken by the Heartless.”
“Ah,” said Thanos. “A ‘boy.’ Alas for the capriciousness of mythic weaponry. I hope he does not travel unaccompanied.”
“He has good men with him,” said Leon. “the Keyblade’s safe.”
“Good. A good start. But not a plan in itself. I will assist you against the Heartless,” said Thanos, standing slowly to avoid putting his head through the roof. “But I will need your assistance getting offworld. My son’s curse seems to have shorted my teleport capability. I’ll need a ship.”
Aerith looked to Leon for confirmation. Leon rolled his eyes and shrugged.
“I’ll show you the way to Cid’s,” she said.