Super Mighty Rumpus Guild Take 2 | Open

[drawntotheflame]

Date: April 13th, 2016
From: Kanaya Maryam
To: Feferi Peixes, Terezi Pyrope, Nepeta Leijon, Eridan Ampora, Jade Harley, Sollux Captor, Tavros Nitram, Aradia Megido

Hello Everyone
Last Night Those Of Us Who Belong To The Golden Kingdom Were Summoned By The Queen To Hear Some Heavily Mysterious And Rather Alarming News
Previous To This Occurrence Feferi Terezi And I Discussed A Possible Meeting To Better Ourselves By Raising Our Skill Levels With The Hope That Doing So Will Increase The Chances Of A Favorable Outcome When Confronting These Otherworldly Creatures
Whatever Is Transpiring It Is Imperative That We Be Prepared And Personally I Would Be More Disposed To Practice In The Presence Of Prospective Partners
In Addition To Showing Signs Of Potential Powers My Dear Friend Karkat Is Currently Training In The Army And Has Agreed To Instruct Those Of Us Willing To Learn In Self Defense Techniques
I Request That You Do Not Bring Weapons As They Will Be Too Conspicuous In A Public Space But That You Do Bring Comfortable Clothing And If You Have Met Anyone Else That You Believe To Be Involved I Highly Encourage You Usher Them Along As More Perspectives Will Only Serve To Supplement Our Understanding Of The Situation
Karkat And I Would Like To Meet Tomorrow At 4 In Central Park Between The Fountain And The Elderly Flash Dancing Lesson
Please Contact Me Presently If You Will Be Late Or Cannot Attend

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April 14th, 2016

Bag packed with her sketchbook, raw meat, and grapes, Kanaya found herself ready for the journey to the park. The walk from her new place was a bit longer than before, so even though she lingered while choosing a workout outfit -- a simple white shirt and roomy ankle-length red skirt -- she overshot the timing and arrived nearly twenty minutes early.

She tucked herself beneath a tree near the upbeat dance class, pulling out her sketchbook. The wispy hair, flabby arms, and neon leotards would serve as good drawing subjects and an easy-to-follow beacon for her fellow superpowered peers to home in on.

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[bl1nd_just1c3]

Terezi had gotten the minty message the previous day and grew more and more excited over the second round for the Super Mighty Rumpus Guild. Wearing a loose, teal tank top that to her surprise read 'Will Run for Ice Cream' on the front. She had never noticed and only bought it because she liked the feel of the soft and freeing fabric. It was a great work out tank. She threw on a pair of tight black athletic leggings that reached just above her knee and her normal red Vans. As well as her signature red tinted glasses.

She had stuffed various amounts of things into her messenger bag including her white scalemate with the red button eyes. Her best inanimate friend Pyralspite. As well as a box of Gusher fruit snacks and Fruit Roll Ups. Leaving her phone inside her messenger bag; she headed off after grabbing her long cane.

Terezi was slightly early by at least five minutes before four o'clock. Hearing the fun music, it brought a bounce to her step as she approached Kanaya's scent.

"Hey! Nice choice in colors. More specifically the red portion." She gave her a thumbs up and immediately sat down; though blind she didn't hear or smell anyone else near her friend. "So we're the first ones?"

[drawntotheflame]

"We are," Kanaya told her warmly, setting down her pencil. "I like your colors as well; they seem to be consistently vibrant."

She checked her phone. No messages. "I imagine the others will join us shortly. Karkat mentioned he encountered you in the city previous to our audience with the queen. I'm glad you awoke in my city as I privately believe it to be the more enjoyable of the two. Perhaps I can show you around some time -- though most things there are golden there are some gardens with a lovely array of colors I imagine would suit your tastes admirably. Although I wouldn't recommend literally eating the flowers for fear of the gardener's retribution." She had once witnessed the gardener scolding young miscreants for their antics. She didn't wish the same for herself or Terezi.

[shoutypersonified]

As much as Karkat new he should probably show up early, as he was supposed to be somewhat in charge and thus should set a good example, he found himself running around his dorm room checking and double checking everything he was bringing with him. He also had more than one freak out at the prospect of what he was about to get himself into. Sure, he had taken a couple of self defense classes, plus his ROTC program had given him some basic training in survival and weaponry. But what the hell did he know about fighting monsters?

It was only the first day, he told himself. They probably wouldn't even get much done besides debating what their situation actually was. This was not the time to worry. He loudly yelled at himself to suck it up and get it over with. He thought he heard someone in a neighboring room yell at him to shut up.

Digging through his bag, he triple checked that he had his notebook, two water bottles, his medicine ball, and a pack of protein bars. Incredibly, he almost forgot his phone. He wore a pair of gray exercise shorts (that actually fit him) and a plain red Nike T-shirt, along with his worn-down black sneakers. Ready to lead a group of crazy young adults into battle with ancient magical monsters.

When he arrived at the park, he scanned around until he found where Kanaya was sitting with Terezi. Damn it, he had been hoping to just talk to Kanaya before anyone else that he didn't really know was there. With quick, business like strides, he made his way over to them. Since he had only ever met Terezi in dreams, it was incredibly fucking weird to see her in person.

"It's incredibly fucking weird to see you in person," he said to Terezi. Then he nodded to Kanaya. "Looks like I'm on time after all." He checked his watch. "Two minutes for everyone else to arrive before they're all fucking late. Of course. Why should we be punctual when preparing ourselves to become monster-fighting deities?" Not that Karkat had really been any earlier. "Oh, who cares. Hello Terezi, I am Karkat if you don't remember, and I will be the leader of this monster-fighting league, or whatever the hell we're calling it."

[mustachioedmaiden]

[Jane's outfit for all interested parties http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=196466427]

It had been a rather eventful day for one Miss Jane Crocker. She and Jake had been practicing their powers nonstop ever since they'd decided to join Kanaya and her friends, and they were both pretty damn excited to show them off. They stopped at a restaurant nearby the park to grab an early dinner before heading over, a bit fashionably late, but nearly glowing from the excitement of it all. Jane was nearly exuding life, and Jake practically shined with his hopes for the evening's events. She looked up to him warmly as they entered the park and passed the dancing elderly people, smile soft and eyes dancing with green. "... Are you ready for this, J?" she murmured.

[hoperidesagain]

If Jake had been told to come here alone, he'd probably be in a mask and suit, giving off a false name while also being a completely nervous wreck. But instead, he was here with his...well, new partner in crime fighting he supposed, and it felt a lot better. He knew if things went south, there was at least one friendly face around.

He gave her a thumbs up as they began to approach what appeared to be the group, glancing between her and them as he lets out a breath. "As ready as you can be to meet a bunch of people with superpowers."

[mustachioedmaiden]

"We can just infer that." Jane reminded him as they drew closer, noticing what appeared to be several small groups broken off and scattered about. Some appeared to be bickering. "We should keep a low profile until then."

IT'S GETTING STARTED IN HERE.

[shoutypersonified]

"OKAY EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP. WE ARE GETTING STARTED. TAKE ALL OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS AND SHOVE THEM SNUGLY IN YOUR ASSES FOR LATER." It didn't take long for people to look over at him, as if there was one thing Karkat could pride himself on, it was his ability to project.

"I've never seen the vast majority of you in my fucking life outside of dreamland, so I am Karkat Vantas, for those of you who don't know. I'm the leader of this organization that Terezi here has dubbed the Super Mighty Rumpus Guild. Also I guess she is the co-leader." He shot her an annoyed glance, before turning back to the group. "None of us know what the fuck is going on, but it seems like we're going to have to fight monsters, so I'm not about to go in unprepared. That is the point of this shit; come up with a game plan so we don't all become fucking monster chow. First order of business is to try and figure out what the hell is going on, as much as possible. Then we need to talk strategy, and then hopefully I can help with some of your fighting skills. Now I hope you've all been to Kindergarten, because it's fucking circle time. And we're starting with show and tell, so get ready to talk powers. But WITHOUT any fucking showing because we do not need a million fucking people to see a bunch of idiots flying and turning invisible and shit. Introduce yourself when you go. Once we get that out of the way, we will all try and decipher what the fuck these dream people have been talking about. Now hurry the fuck up and get in a circle."

Karkat waited impatiently as people stirred and moved around, murmuring among themselves and getting into a vaguely ovular shape. At least they would all be able to see each other. Finally, Karkat could get a good look at everyone. Definitely a mix of people, ranging from athletically built to wheelchair bound.

"I'll go first. You already know who I am. My powers are fucking useless, but apparently my blood glows sometimes, whatever the fuck that means. Next?"

Lets Get It Started (Yeah)

[drawntotheflame]

Seeing as no one else had spoken up and she knew most of the people in the group, Kanaya went next. "I'm Kanaya. I invited a majority of you here. My powers seem to revolve around a mix of classic vampirism and some other elements that don't necessarily make sense. My skin is luminescent, and I have become stronger and faster since the meteor fell. I also briefly obtain claws when my adrenaline is high." She fanned her hand out gracefully, palm up.

Lets Get It Started (In )(ere)

[lunaquatic]

Feferi tucked her fingers into her mouth and blew an ear-cringing blast to attract attention. She grinned once most people were looking at her and threw her arms over her head excitedly. "HI!!!!!" she shouted, beaming at them. "I'm Feferi and I don't reely have much in the way of powers yet? Water kind of does what I want sometimes? It helped me in the fight against the wolves!!! But I can't reely control it yet..."

She sighed lustily and put her hands on her hips, gazing jealously at Kanaya. "Nofin as COOL as being a vampire," Fef complained before grinning and looking up at Dirk expectantly.

8inoculars Eightfold

[straylines]

Vriska had been stalking TRACKING several of her targets AQUAINTANCES as per the usual, and found out that they were all converging in the park today. And she was bound and determined to find out why no one invited her.

She slinked up to the playground, careful to remain out of view, having spotted Kanaya in bright red from afar. Several kids played on the various play equipment, their laughter echoing merrily. It made her sick. Didn’t they know there were important matters of espionage at hand? There was no time for fun and games. Something was going on here. Something that looked really, really interesting. And she wasn’t in on it. That just would not do.

Vriska fought her way to the highest point of the boat-shaped jungle gym, children screaming as they tumbled to their mulch-cushioned defeat. Once perched comfortably in the crow’s nest she put her glasses on top of her head like a headband and retrieved her trusty binoculars from a small backpack she’d been carrying. She also took out a small notepad and pen, jotting in messy scrawl at the top of the next blank page, “Park Meeting Observation.”

Without her glasses the world was anything but observable. However, the binoculars, when adjusted correctly, provided perfect vision for miles. She quickly honed in on the group across the park, and set to work recording who was there, who they arrived with, who they spoke to, and any specific looking detail she could manage to scribble down.

Perhaps this has something to do with that dream… Vriska wondered. That had to be impossible though. That was just a dream. Right? She scratched her farfetched hypothesis in the margins anyways.
So far it seemed pretty boring. Several familiar faces lined the crowd, but not everyone here had been on Prospit. Terezi is here too… She considered joining them, but spotting Sollux and Tavros together made her reconsider. Now was not a good time. She couldn’t risk Terezi finding out about…

Holy shit! Was the whole town going to show up? What did all of these people have in common?
Vriska watched eagerly with antici—A screaming kid interrupted her to whine about her hogging the boat.
“Fuck off kid, I was here first,” Now, where was i? --pation.

Something very interesting was unfolding. There was a connection here. And Vriska was just about to figure it out when--

“HEY! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY KID? I’M CALLIN THE COPS!”
Shit. Time to go.

Mama Bear Dirk can't leave you kids alone for a second - (Jake, Jane, Feferi)

[coltblooded]

Dirk stayed put and watched in silence as Jane and Jake made a rather abrupt entrance. Why the actual fuck were they hiding in that tree, anyway? He was going to run over to assist, but Jane... had everything under control? Huh. The healing powers were new. (Why hadn't she told him about that? And since when could Jake actually manifest his powers like that?)

He stuck around just long enough to write down his pesterchum for Karkat (and honestly, that was one message he'd actually be happy to let Hal answer for him), before walking (as casually as he could appear) over to Jake and Jane.

"What the fuck you two?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "I leave you alone for five minutes and you nearly break Jake's arm? Why the hell were you hiding in a tree, anyway?"

Nosy as ever, Feferi follows

[lunaquatic]

Feferi scrawled her pesterchum handle down as well after dirk, her writing nearly illegible in her haste. She kept an eye on him as she scribbled and he approached the two meeting crashers.

Neither of them looked familiar to her though she had caught their introductions. Flashy yellow light power guy was Jake, but Feferi mostly only had eyes for Jane. Jane Crocker. Oblivious as she was to the Betty Crocker backstory, the name still set off alarm bells. Not unheard of for someone to have the name, but anyone affiliated with the organization seemed like she should be aware of them, but Jane Crocker was a stranger.

For once, she kept her comments and questions to herself for now. She trailed after Dirk but kept a little behind him; her hands clasped behind her back as she eyed the two strangers solemnly from behind her pink rimmed glasses. Feferi, for once, also managed a creditable poker face as she studied Jane.

Were Doing This | Closed to Rose

[drawntotheflame]

Karkat had basically released the group into the wild to graze and fend for themselves. Most people were gravitating into smaller herds, talking and laughing, but a solitary blonde head remained. With all the eloquence in the world, Kanaya thought, "Fuck it."

She strode towards Rose with more purpose than she felt. All the agonizing she'd done over how to reconnect with Rose had gone out the window the moment she saw her. But, honestly, she'd delayed this conversation long enough. Rose deserved at least an apology.

Despite her best efforts at materializing a suitable opening other than "Oh hey it's been about three months since we last talked fancy encountering you at a meeting for the supernaturally gifted." on her way over, all that came out of her mouth when she met Rose's eyes was: "Um."

Re: Were Doing This | Closed to Rose

[inkandlace]

Rose watched Dirk head straight for Jake and Jane as soon as Karkat dismissed them. She had been hoping to stick close to him for self defense training, since he was the one who had invited her, but it seemed that wasn't going to happen. She couldn't exactly blame him. He knew exactly how little training and natural ability at self defense she had, and how distinctly unhelpful her possible "powers" might be in combat. It was sensible for him to concern himself with the more powerful party crashers.

She glanced over the crowd, looking for anyone else obviously bereft of a group. She was decidedly not looking for Kanaya. She could take a hint, and three ignored messages over the space of a week or two certainly seemed less than subtle. Besides, all of that had happened months ago. Rose was over it, she was capable of acting like an adult about the situation, and she was over Kanaya. Or at least, she believed she was until she noticed Kanaya coming towards her with a frighteningly determined look on her face.

Rose tried to wait for her to say something more, until she couldn't stand the silence any longer.

"I didn't realize that you would be here." Rose winced inwardly as she blurted out the first thing that popped into her head.

IN THE GREEN CORNER...

[hoperidesagain]

Once the two were a bit more separated from the group, Jake gave a few stretches to try to limber up best he could. He was in rather casual gear after all, and it wasn't the most optimal time for a spar. But he guessed if they turned themselves into superheroes, they'd never really get to choose when to fight. It'd just happen.

Either way, he got into his boxing stance pretty quickly after that, clearing his throat and giving her a nod as he tries to think of...really what to do or say next.

"So uh...guess we should establish some rules then? Nothing serious, hold back the punches? And don't worry. Not hitting your face even a little. There's a serious fine for destroying priceless art after all." He tosses out a wink and sticks out his tongue, a little more comfortable with it being just her and him now. Sure, anyone could pop over for an observation and he knew Karkat was on the prowl...but at least it was just him and Jane for the moment.

IN THE BLUE CORNER...

[mustachioedmaiden]

Jane had already begun to relax a bit as they pulled away from the other two. Feferi was a bit over the top for her tastes, and it was obvious that she carried little regard for personal space or respect for others. She seemed nice enough otherwise, but something about her just felt... Odd. Of course, it didn't help matters that Jake seemed to be utterly smitten and Dirk tolerated her invasive maneuvers in ways she never would have dreamed he could put up with.

Regardless, as they broke off from the group Jane tried to clear her mind, managing a bit of a weak chuckle at Jake's flirtatious tease. A few hours before, she would have blushed and likely teased him right back. But now his sweet words felt... Cheapened, somehow. She knew that she shouldn't feel that way, and that such thoughts were silly. But that was how she felt, nonetheless. Not to mention all flirting would be put on hold until she got a better read on the Dirk and Jake situation. Her heart clenched a bit, and she cursed herself for it.

Her father had been rather fond of boxing himself, having been a GOOD AND PROPER GENTLEMAN OF HIS TIME, and had taught her more than a few moves. She was a bit more comfortable with Tae Kwon Do, but the stance she fell into felt natural and familiar. A soft smile rose to her face as she nodded along with Jake's ground rules. Damn if she didn't miss her dad.

"Perfect." she said simply, giving a little nod as she kept to her toes, hands raising in a defensive stance. "You first."

Sollux is panicking, open

[cyclopswithtwoeyes]

Sollux started having a heart attack the minute the word 'Crocker' left Gigi-Jane's mouth and didn't stop even as he scribbled down his pesterchum handle in a shaking scrawl that no one would be able to read later. They could always just get it through someone else, enough people here had his information from speed dating and other ways that it was a halfway pointless exercise for him anyways.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

He was legitimately going to die. But first he was going to be kidnapped by Betty Crocker and forced into eternal servitude, just like his brother. They'd probably do all kinds of experiments and invasive exploratory surgeries on him - things that had haunted his more paranoid waking hours and definitely his dreams. He'd thought he was helping a prospective new superhero, not signing his death certificate.

He had to move. He had to burn all ties, cut all bridges. Was he mixing up metaphors? No time to worry about that. Sollux knew he could delay them finding him, but he couldn't ever truly escape.

Then he felt something move on his knee, and his world expanded from the tunnel vision his rapid breathing was putting him in as he took his first deep breath in over two minutes. He saw the Professor, and realized Tavros was beside him.

"Tavros," he said, reaching out and threading his fingers through the other man's desperately. "Tavros, we have to run away. Right now. Get out of here. Forever. It's only a matter of time now before they come for us."

Sollux was completely unaware of how much like a crazy person he sounded in that moment, fully focused on his own panic.

Re: Sollux is panicking, open

[adiosbullhorn]

Tavros normally would have began freaking out alongside Sollux, but he knew that logically there was no real reason for either of them to be having a panic attack. Whether it was that strain of thought, or his feelings of protectiveness over Sollux, Tavros slipped into a calming state of mind. He reached out with his other hand to gingerly cup Sol’s face, deep brown eyes steady on the other man's.

“Who is coming for us, Sol?” He murmured, fingers flexing gently where they held Sollux’s hand, and the thumb of his other hand stroked against his cheek.

Tav knew that belittling Sol’s panic, or anyone’s feelings for that matter, was never a good start to calming someone down. It was often better to get them talk about the source of their fear, and then work to assuring them that they were perfectly safe. Tavros had all of this in mind, so even without his superpower jumping into effect, he would have done alright calming Sol, but his force-calming was there and growing more obvious by the second.

His entire body was radiating calm, enough so that people within a five foot range of him would feel it as well. The effects were similar to being hugged by someone you loved. A soothing warmth, relaxing calm. Tav was focusing most of his power on forcing Sollux to relax, but it was still enough for others to feel.

“Focus on me, okay? You’re safe. You can talk about this, if you want. But I swear everything will be okay. If you need, we can leave. I promise things are okay, though, Sol. I won’t let anyone hurt you.”

P1CKS TH3 COOL K1D | Open

[bl1nd_just1c3]

When the Karkat gave the go ahead to team up; Terezi immediately took to Dave's scent and grabbed his arm as quickly as she could. She was surprised that he had shown up and experienced super natural powers like the rest of them. The skeptic was now one of them. She grinned ear to ear, "Let's be partners, Dave!"

Pulling him only a couple feet away from the circle so the two would have more room and enough space for others to join them on training. She let him go and pumped her fists back and forth in the air. "I've been waiting for round two on this club and now we're getting serious. Since you're a hero, Dave, what do you know about fighting?" She questioned, her expression was less enthusiastic and more thoughtful. Terezi tilted her head to the side only slightly. "I've used a weapon so far and kicked my way to victory."

Re: P1CKS TH3 COOL K1D | Open

[pendulumbeat]

Oh boy that had gone to hell pretty quickly. And surprise, surprise, Jane had more powers than she'd been letting on. He'd seen that coming a mile off. He wasn't surprised though, she was a rather reserved person in some ways so it made sense she'd keep it on the down-low. What surprised him was the set of his brother's jaw. That meant he hadn't known either. So the two of them weren't the only ones keeping secrets.

The book was handed to him and he'd barely got his pesterchum handle written down and passed it along when he was being dragged away by Terezi. She seemed to be incredibly excited over all of this, whereas his excitement over the whole super power shtick was dampened by everything else running through his head. Still, her smile was infectious.

"Sure, I can do partners," he said, keeping his tone neutral rather than letting out the boiling anger in his get. Her words irked him, though. Hero? He was no hero. Just some asshole with time shit. And apparently they already had one of those, with what Aradia had said. He'd have to corner her about that at some point. As for fighting...

"I know my way around a fight," he told her, downplaying what he really knew of fighting. He'd been trained by a violent psychopath since he was a year old to be ready for anything. To say he knew how to fight was an understatement. "Not exactly a good teacher, though."

ON THE PROWL. | OPEN

[shoutypersonified]

While people began organizing themselves into their various, haphazard groups, Karkat stood with his arms folded and his foot tapping, waiting for people to get settled enough for him to begin coming around to instruct them. Predictably, no one seemed to be starting with anything constructive. And of course, Terezi was not doing anything to get people situated. Jane had offered to help, but she was suddenly nowhere to be seen. Yeah, Karkat would have his work cut out for him as leader.

He dug into his backpack and extracted a sheet of notes that he had written for himself the night before. They mostly highlighted some important fighting techniques that he thought might be useful. Since the vast majority of his training focused on fighting other humans, not monsters for fuck's sake, he had needed to make an unfortunate number of google searches in the process.

As he looked around at the group, he decided he might as well start yelling something to begin working on.

"OKAY EVERYBODY. First important thing is fighting stance. People who know shit, start working with other people on that. Then I'll come around and help correct you. Also before we get too far into this, I want to make something clear. You may have the most flawless plan ever fucking conceived, but inevitably something will fuck it up. So the most important thing in battle is to be vigilant and PREPARED. Now go work on stance."

Maybe Karkat would try sneaking up on people at some point to test that. Vigilance had saved his ass multiple times. And he was pretty damn good at not letting anyone get the drop on him, if he did say so himself.

Re: ON THE PROWL. | OPEN

[lunaquatic]

Feferi had been wandering when the shouting began. She grimaced a bit as Shouty McYellscreech proved that he didn't need a megaphone to make himself heard.

She perked up at the sentence 'be vigilant and prepared', her shark-like grin flashing across her face. Fef had been off to one side when he started shouting, and now he had turned away from her to yell at the larger knot of people. Fef shed her backpack swiftly and advanced.

Suppressing snickers, the bright pink hunter ghosted across the grass, using time-honed skills of sneaking out past security and back in past alert guards to keep out of his line of sight. She might not be the fastest, but if she had a goal she would get to it come hell or high water.

Feferi grinned wider as she got within ten feet of him and broke into a sprint. She planted her foot and launched herself at his back like a torpedo, intending to slam into his back and knock him on his face.

Back On The Case | Closed

[mustachioedmaiden]

It had been about 10 minutes since Dirk's departure, and Jane was beginning to get a bit antsy. The talk with him had been like a breath of fresh air, and the time alone following it had been a nice de-stresser after a rather eventful afternoon. She felt like she was ready to give SMURG another go, not to mention the fact that she'd told Karkat she would help him with instruction. Pocketing her phone, she clambered out of her truck bed and headed into the park, bypassing the dance class. Her eyes scouted for Karkat between the assorted groups of aspiring supers in various stages of productivity. It seemed like most of the kids were only just now getting started, so it seemed like she wasn't too late to help, after all. She made herself as open and available as possible, contemplating finding a branch and attempting to weaponize it as Jake had suggested.

Its me, I'm the mountain. [Open to anyone]

[cybernetictrot]

Equius had been left quite flabbergasted after the two people who presented themselves as Jane and Jake, but that didn't stop him from playing around with Nepetas arms until the circle dispersed and he was separated from Nepeta, though he was sure she had and eye on him, she might have taken the place the two skyfallers fell from. He was further surprised when the shouts from the "Leader" (Getting late to places have some downsides,such as missing names) which indicated that Jane had a sort of healing ability, proving that not everyone had some kind of destructive power like Twatwaffle or himself or even Kanaya with her feral instincts. Hearing that made his right hand move up to touch his lips, the ever present taste of metal more penetrating than ever.

He finally got a clue on what the bunch of them were doing there, what he thought was a mere "What the heck is going on" quickly turned onto little cliques of people getting ready to pump iron. Equius couldn't help but chuckle, looking at nothing and no one making it seem like he was laughing at the nearest person available, at the thought of these scrawny looking people hoping to get strong or smart enough to fight off the imminent threat. Getting the strength and ability to fight was something that took months and years and not a simple afternoon in the park. But he had agreed to help his friend so he just might do that, even if it meant guiding the hips of these young people. And he literally means guide, he will manhandle anyone until he thinks they are in something near the position he is teaching them.

Steps make the whole of his toned,and somewhat sweaty, muscles jiggle as he moves to where the middle of the circle had been and stands there; His head a black lightbulb in the sea of heads as he looks around for people interested in his teachings before his voice storms out of his mouth, though his tone is more similar to a private conversation than the worldwide scream of the presumed leader "Good evening everyone, to whomever it may concern I have some years of combat experience, you don't grow up where I did without being taught some, so I may instruct those who require it. My pleasure to help". This last bit had something of a moany tone to it, like something that had been roaming the back of his head while he spoke and decided to follow along the words he did want to get out, but he seemed to not realize this. He flexes.

Boom goes the dynamite

[lunaquatic]

Fresh from breaking Jake's nose and watching her (unintentional) victim be healed by Jane followed by getting shouted at for no glubbing good reason, Fef was more than ready to take someone on who wasn't made of glass and toothpicks. Nevermind that Jake was built like a lumberjack, his fight training had been lacking.

Fuming as she stomped around, the spectacle of a flexing Equius caught her interest. Admittedly she had smashed HIS face on their previous meeting as well, but that had been... Hm, perhaps she had a power for breaking faces unintentionally. Nevertheless he remained a towering muscular skyscraper of a man who looked like he could take her punches and keep on ticking. Besides, standing he had almost a foot and a half of height on her. The odds of getting anywhere near his face seemed distant enough to be ignored.

With a smile like a dark stormcloud building up over a calm ocean, Feferi headed straight for the behemoth and craned her neck to look up at him. She propped her hands on her pink spandex clad hips and pursed her lips. "What sort of combat training do you possess?" she inquired, hoping that it was more than fisticuffs or taebo.

Feferi shrugged out of her backpack's straps, dropping it on the ground and pulling off the loose pink shirt she had worn over her black sports bra. If Equius lived up to the promise of his muscles she would have to get serious to avoid being the next person to be on the ground bleeding. She shoved her shirt into her bag carelessly and threw both of them several feet away before grinning challengingly up at Equius as she bounced on the balls of her feet in her bright pink shoes while she made sure her braid was tight and would keep her hair out of her eyes. "How long do you fin it whale take me to knock you on your tail?" she taunted.