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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[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya turned to Dave to introduce herself. "It's nice to meet you, Dave, I assume you belong to Derse? Otherwise I expect I would've made your acquaintance on Prospit a few nights ago." She rummaged in her bag and popped a grape in her mouth.

She waved at Jade in greeting when she arrived, and glanced around to see who they were still missing. Jane and her friend hadn't arrived yet. Neither had Eridan or Nepeta.

She considered Tavros' words when he finally spoke up. "I would certainly appreciate continued meetings as the queen implicated we'd need to improve our teamwork to succeed in whatever endeavor has been tasked to us. It seems practical to maintain a sort of 'support group', in any case. I don't think your self-doubt has any solid foundation, however -- your powers can be easily utilized to protect people. You should believe in what your abilities can make possible."

[adiosbullhorn]

Tavros’ mind blanked when Kanaya turned to talk to him. The effortless, concise tone she used to reaffirm him in his powers at first startled him, but at second thought, became more of a calming presence.

“I.. uh, thank you.” He murmured, glancing away and down at Sollux and the Professor, feeling his cheeks turn from pink to a deeper red as he thought to himself in order to feel at ease again.

”Breath, Tavros. You can handle this. You’re a superhero. Just like the rest of them. You calm Sollux down. You can do that with them too. Protect people. You’re okay.”

He turned his gaze back to Kanaya and gave her the slightest smile. “I’ve been able to work with birds, uh, and I calm people down. I guess that’s protection, in a way?”

[pendulumbeat]

Behind his shades he was mostly staring at his brother. Since when was he so friendly with Feferi that she could kiss his cheek and oil him up with sunscreen? He was also pretty sure those were new clothes and new shoes. He’d have to congratulate Dirk on his new sugar momma later, when he wasn’t busy being pissed off at the man. And the fish.

“So red shirt has a name,” he responded blandly, looking over the angry-looking man. “Karkat, though. What kind of name is that? Why does everyone around here have such fuckin’ weird names? Karkat, Terezi, Nepeta? Are we living in the Twilight Zone and this is just the norm?”

“As for Smurg that’s… unique. Very you, though. I like it.” The bag he’s brought with him was exclusively packed with bottles of AJ, and he pulled one out to drink it. “So we’re all vigilantes now? I just came for the fresh air.”

Dirk and Feferi were whispering together and Dave’s eyes narrowed behind his shades. What were they plotting now?

He just about jumped out of his skin when he heard Jade’s voice. He probably should have been expecting her here. If these powers had anything to do with the meteor, she’d had the most exposure to it with her poking around at it at the university. “Jade! Uh. Hey,” he attempted to play it cool and not like he was excited to see her. Shifting over in his spot on the grass, he gestured to the ground beside him. “You wanna join in this Rumpus Guild or whatever the fuck?"

He glanced to Kanaya when she spoke and gave her a little half smile. “Nice to meet you… Kanaya, right?” he responded when the probably most elegant of the group introduced herself. He was sure he’d overheard her name. “Yeah, I was on Derse. Everything’s obnoxiously purple and the Queen’s a bitch. That’s really all there is to say on the matter."

[shoutypersonified]

While everyone inevitably dissolved into chaos and separate conversations, Karkat tried his best to listen in to every single one of them. He was managing to catch most peoples' names, at least, as Kanaya greeted them, and was surprised when he heard Sollux, because he was pretty sure that he'd met someone online with that name, but not positive enough to ask about it.

The sight of a pair of glasses floating through the air caught his eye, and he narrowed his eyes at the group responsible. That girl-- Feferi-- had been whispering sketchily to Dirk and Sollux, and it was impossible to tell which of them had done the telekinesis. Well, if anyone wanted to actually plan and work together, they would all have to share their powers sooner or later anyway.

When that other blonde guy (Dave, Karkat was pretty sure) addressed him, Karkat turned to look at him. And immediately was met with an insult to his name of all things. "Wow, sorry for my parents not being fucking white. Also yes, SMRG is fucking perfect for this clusterfuck of a situation. But it is NOT 'Smurg', it is the Super Mighty Rumpus Guild. We are not some fucking slime pokemon. And we are also not fucking vigilantes." Karkat gave Terezi a pointed look. "We're just a bunch of assholes who developed radioactive powers and are being required by a couple of weird, faceless queens to fight monsters together with no experience whatsoever. The point of all this is to try and extract some fucking minuscule thread of rationality from this frothing pit of hell-vomit.

"Getting this many people to work together is going to be a fucking chore. Terezi, I know you instated yourself as co-leader, but I am having trouble envisioning a single scenario in which you will not merely add to the avalanche of shit and chaos. So can I at least get everyone's attention when the time comes? In fact if we want to get any shit done it should start before everyone starts blasting their powers around without any fucking rhyme or reason."

Karkat scanned the crowd. There were a good few people there, so it was probably about time to get started on planning this shit out. Karkat stood up to prepare to get everyone's attention.

[inkandlace]

Rose arrived at the park as quickly as she could after receiving a message about the meeting from Dirk. It seemed she was rather late to the game, as a small crowd had already assembled by the time she got there. Someone in a red shirt was seemingly preparing to give a speech, an aura of authority gathering around him.

She spotted Dirk and made a beeline for him. She didn't have time to scan the crowd for familiar faces.

"Thank you for informing me that this was happening, Dirk," she said quietly, not wanting to interrupt whatever was about to happen.

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya glanced around one last time as Karkat stood, and a new face caught her attention. Well. Not exactly new. She knew Rose quite well. Or... had... Ugh. That whole situation was all sorts of complicated.

Though her conversation with Eridan nearly -- no, exactly -- two months ago had prompted her to speak to Rose again after their disastrous first date, soon after she'd become entrapped in the whirlwind world of super powers and gods. Not to say she hadn't thought about contacting Rose, but every time she steeled herself to do so she discovered it was much easier to just continue avoiding it.

But now Rose was here. If there was a time she should face this, she supposed it should be now. Or, at least, today, she thought as Karkat began. After the more formal portion of this meeting. Suddenly conscious of how long she'd been staring, she turned her head. She didn't know whether or not she wanted Rose to have noticed.