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Super Mighty Rumpus Guild Take 2 | Open
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.
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.
Lets Get It Started (Yeah)
Lets Get It Started (In )(ere)
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.
Let's get into it.
"Hello. My name is Rose, and I don't seem to have much of anything in the way of powers, unfortunately," she said.
Re: Let's get into it.
"I'm Dirk." He told them with a shrug. "I don't have any powers either. I'm here because someone didn't give me a choice."
Re: Let's get into it.
He had the thought that he should have invited Gigi. Like, she probably wouldn't have come - she was hesitant enough to meet Sollux alone - but it was the thought that counted when you were mentoring a new-to-their-powers-hero, right?
Re: Let's get into it.
“Uh, I’m Tavros. My talents sound lame going after Sol,” He gave a glance to his boyfriend, ears turning slightly red at his urge to smile when looking down at the other man, but this wasn’t the time to be sickly cute with him. He’d save that for the weekend.
“But, uh, I can talk to birds, that is to say, uh.. They listen to me? I guess? That’s why I brought my pigeon..” Tav paused again, gaze shifting from Sollux to the Professor. He’d dropped the harness lead, watching as the blind bird cooed, jumping down off Sol’s knee and taking a few steps forward in the grass before stopping and turning his head as if he could see his owner while waiting for further command.
“Uh, but I can also calm people down. That’s new. I don’t know how to, uh, control it, though. Just happens."
Re: Let's get into it.
"Hey! I'm Terezi. Some of you remember me from the first SMRG meeting back at the cafe. That's right, I'm the blind girl who drubbed the counter to get you guys to pay attention and to start forming us as a unified group." Terezi grinned, "I can smell and taste colors and by doing so I can see a visual picture in my mind. With smell alone, I can begin to tell who is who," She gazed left to right at the circle of heroes, "It's like an enhancement to my already heightened senses." With her introduction to her powers finished, Terezi placed Pyralspite back on her lap and pulled out a package of gushers. She decided to eat snacks while the others explained their powers to the group.
Re: Let's get into it.
"I'm... uh... I'm Dave," he started, trying to figure out how to best describe himself in a few words. Then he realized that it had already happened. In his moment of awkward reverie, time had stopped around him. No one was blinking, the elderly dancers had stopped their movements in a wholly unpleasant position, and even the crows swooping overhead in search of food had frozen in the sky. He sighed and stood up. Might as well show rather than telling, then.
A quick glance around the circle had his mind stirring with possibilities but honestly, he already knew who his victim would be. The shouty guy leading the group was the perfect target. How could it get more perfect than someone who obviously had the shortest fuse in the universe? He stepped in front of the man (taller than him, damn it) and kneeled. His fingers moved quickly to untie the man's laces and ties them back together. The second he tried to take a step, he'd fall flat on his face.
That... wouldn't show anything if he just sat back down. Instead he circled around behind his brother. A little revenge for not telling him anything. He focused hard for a second and time began to move as normal. His heart was racing as it always did when he manipulated time. Having disappeared from his spot by Terezi, he gave everyone a moment to wonder where they fuck he went before saying "Boo," and gently kicking his brother's back.
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He reacted on instinct as soon as he felt someone behind him, spinning around faster than even he should have been able to. He grabbed Dave's leg by the ankle and kicked the other out from under him, letting go at the last second so he would fall. He stood over his brother, his eyes wide behind his shades, as his brain caught up with his body.
(Later, he'd wonder how Dave had snuck up on him like that, and how he'd moved so quickly to react - his reflexes were good, but not that good.)
"Christ, Dave-" He dropped to his knees next to Dave, reaching out to touch him but quickly pulling his hand back. He lowered his voice. "Are you okay?"
Re: Let's get into it.
It was that douche who had briefly conversed with (insulted) Karkat earlier. Dave. He was introducing himself, like normal, and then Karkat blinked and he was gone. And then someone said "boo" and Karkat's eyes snapped over just in time to see Dirk (who had stated a lack of powers and implied that there wasn't even a reason for him to be here) knock Dave to the ground way too fast to be normal. Fucking. Unbelievable.
"What the everloving fuck did I say? TELL do not SHOW. Also, Dirk, you just said you don't have fucking powers so what the FUCK do you call that? Last time I checked my 'Monster-Fighting Clusterfuck of a Team' handbook, HIDING SHIT AND DISOBEYING ORDERS RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO WAS NOT ON THE FUCKING TO-DO LIST. Now-" as Karkat started to move toward them, his feet caught on something, and he face-planted on the ground in middle of the circle. He was lucky that he had caught himself with his hands enough to avoid breaking his nose.
Slowly, he shifted into a sitting position and looked at his shoes. The laces were tied together. "Why the fuck are my shoelaces tied together." Karkat began, voice filled with the calm before the storm. Carefully, deliberately, he began to untie them. "Oh wait just one fucking second, someone here just demonstrated the admirable ability to move faster than anyone can see." Karkat stood, and his eyes turned to Dave, still standing next to Dirk. Dave had actually tied Karkat's shoelaces together. The look of barely concealed laughter on that little shit's face confirmed it. It was so fucking elementary that for a moment, Karkat could only stand there, mouth opening and closing like a fish. The fact that Dave was not the only one whose lips were suspiciously pressed together was enough to fill Karkat with sickening embarrassment, which translated into unadulterated rage faster than you can say "FUCK".
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE, YOU COCK-STRANGLING SHIT-STAIN? MAYBE TO YOU THIS IS JUST SOME ASSHOLE IN A RED T-SHIRT YELLING HIS VOCAL CHORDS OUT ABOUT SOMETHING AS INCONSEQUENTIAL AS NOT FUCKING DYING, BUT THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS SHIT CHARADE IS TO BAND TOGETHER AS A COHESIVE UNIT INSTEAD OF RUNNING AROUND WREAKING PANDEMONIUM LIKE A BUNCH OF BRAIN-IMPAIRED MONKEYS IN THE RAIN FOREST OF BULLSHITTERY. EITHER YOU ARE A LITERAL FIVE-YEAR-OLD IN A DISTURBINGLY MATURE BODY OR YOU ARE ACTIVELY TRYING CAUSE THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF THIS ORGANIZATION INTO AN INFINITE VOID OF STUPIDITY, IN WHICH CASE YOU MAY END UP RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUCKING OBLITERATION OF EVERYONE HERE, ALONG WITH MY LAST DESPERATELY STRUGGLING FRAGMENT OF SANITY." Karkat's blood was boiling. He could feel the heat rising in his face as he yelled, hands clenched so tightly into fists, his knuckles were turning white. Choosing not to acknowledge the fact that he had just managed to attract the stares of many of the people surrounding them, Karkat finally walked right up to where Dave and Dirk were standing. "If that is what you came here to do, to fuck up everything we are trying to accomplish, then by all means, enlighten me as to why you are so determined to have your own asses handed to you by a bunch of fucking monsters."
At this, Karkat spun on his heel and marched back to where he had been standing, still livid and shaking with adrenaline. Glancing down at his hands, he noticed his skin was significantly more red than usual. Maybe all this rage had gotten his blood glowing again. The look Karkat gave the two of them could wither a field of daisies. "Does anyone else have powers that they are hiding? Or should we all simply adjourn and partake in a jolly round of knock-Karkat-on-his-face instead, if we are so adamant that this be a light-hearted, fun-filled game of kill-the-monster-before-it-eats-you. I, for one, came here to train for battle. So if we're done being a festering rash on the inside of my asshole, let's get back to business."
Re: Let's get into it.
He got to his feet silently while Karkat howled at them, but his eyes were fixed angrily on Dirk. There were a lot of things he wanted to say but here was neither the time nor the place. Especially with fucking Feferi there.
He tried, tried to be amused that his prank on Karkat had worked so beautifully. It should have been funny that he was shouting at the top of his lungs and sorta glowing a little, but Dave was too pissed.
"Shut up, windbag," he hissed when Karkat had finally finished his rant. Dave returned haughtily to his spot on the grass and sat beside Terezi again. He was tempted to leave but he wasn't backing down from this shit show just yet. "You're drawing more attention than the rest of us combined. Plus I didn't move fast, I stopped time. It's.. different. Kinda."
B4CK TO BUS1N3SS
As she slowly calmed herself down, her attention was brought back to Dave again when he sat down. The tone of his voice and the sound of his heartbeat indicated that he was on edge and very upset. She wasn't really sure but Karkat seemed to be in the same boat. Ugh, boys... Terezi groaned and pulled out her long cane that had been sitting behind her. She started to drub the ground with it. "Order in this court! I demand order!" Terezi hollered gathering everyone's attention.
She smirked proud of her duty as co-leader, "Thank you," Placing the cane back down beside her, "Karkat's right, though hilarious as Dave was, we should try to keep our powers to ourselves for now. Let's keep this circle going, I can smell there are some of you who haven't talked yet." Terezi turned her head towards Karkat, giving him a warning gaze. For the time she had spent with him; she could assume he would probably try to tear apart Dave's insult but now wasn't the time. Her head moved towards the rest of the group "So, don't keep us waiting. Who's next?"
Re: B4CK TO BUS1N3SS
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Still, introductions were afoot, and now they were on her. She threw on a quick, cheery smile to hide her unease. "Hi everybody! My name's Jade. My powers are..." She trailed off, looking around the group, particularly in the direction of Dave, Rose, and John. The others she either didn't know well, or she had fought alongside already. But these three didn't know yet, and she had fully been intending on hiding it from them. Still, she couldn't really lie here, now could she?
"I can throw around stuff! Mostly small things. It really isn't that impressive, all things considered." She shrugged, omitting the "throwing things with my mind" part of the equation. Some things she'd keep close to her chest.
*ac shows up 15 minutes late, with coffee.*
Nep grabbed Equius by the hand that didn’t have coffee in it, and pulled him along after her towards the circle so they could hear what was going on.
Upon approaching she realized they were doing introductions, and talking about powers. Did she even have powers? She hadn’t really noticed anything unusual in that regard. Mostly she had been having the weird dreams of the purple city, and meeting people in the real world who she had met there, and vice versa. Some of these people hadn’t been in the queen’s room, she realized, after taking a look at who all was gathered.
Nep looked at Equius somewhat expectantly, and then shifted her gaze to the other people in the circle, especially those who she hadn’t really gotten much introduction to, since they had shown up late, with coffee in hand. She sat down and tried to make it look like she had been there from the start.
“Hi, I’m Nepeta, fur those of you that don’t already know me,” She looked at the less than handful of those she hadn’t met on previous occasions. “I… don’t really know if I have any powers, or if I do I haven’t noticed them. I have been really restless lately... Oh! I did noticed my reflexes are faster, and that I feel stronger? I’m not really purr if that counts or not, but maybe it's something!”
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For once, he's not referring to class as in his possession of sophisticated mannerisms, which is also true, but no in this case he means actual scholarly sessions that he cannot miss. Not even for 'team' meetings with 'friends'. His last class of the day ended at 4pm and its takes at least a solid 15 minutes to cycle from campus to Downtown Sburb, so it's no wonder he's late.
He's... pretty sure he told Kanaya he was going to be late. Maybe.
Whatever, doesn't matter much now that his bike is locked up on a rack at the edge of the park and he's strolling leisurely across the grassy field. If he's going to be late, he's going to be fashionably so.
There's a group of what looks to be the right amount of people, but instead of practicing defense like was advertised, they seemed to be sitting in a circle and doing an awful lot of yelling. Well mostly from one guy, the mouthy one who he first met during his unfortunate stint as a carnival attraction.
Shouty's holding the reins, Cat Girl and the Hulk are walking up with coffee like they’re living the meme, and Fef is hanging waaay too close to some tall weeb for his [Eridan's] comfort. The world is slowly descending into chaos around him to terrible pop music and elderly background dancers. He's definitely in the right place, should have expected this to be a fuckin' shitshow.
Still it's Kan's thing and it wasn't like he was going to bail just because this is a total waste of his time, so he slipped into the circle next to Sollux and quietly waited his turn. That is, until Nep jumped place in line when he'd clearly been there longer, so he figured he'd return the favour by speaking before Eq could get a word in edgewise.
"I'm Eridan and I am also, bereft of powers, which seems preferable if I’m bein’ honest."
Gentle trot, Steady pace
Dressed in a tight indigo shirt and black shorts with olive shoes covering the bricks he called feet he approached the circle just behind nepeta, her urgency much more visible than his own.Behind dark glasses, his eyes examined each and every face in the circle recognizing some and taking details of others. His gaze lingered on Kanaya and Twatwaffle as well as on Terezi and Feferi though the feeling conveyed by his lingering on Kanaya were darker than on the other ones, not a bad intent but to remind of a previous agreement, though he guessed such pact didn't hold much weight given the current situation. Equius should inform her that her chainsaw was soon to be ready for dispatch and subsequent enemy dispatching.
Equius decided to stand behind Nepeta while she opted to sit making it more obvious that they were late, I mean, how could you miss the seven-foot tall black dude that looks like he could uproot one of the many trees around the place. Though if you weren't paying attention you might even think that Equius was her body guard except he is lacking an ear bug and unbroken sunglasses ; He heard her short explanation about her abilities and nodded in agreement, he hadn't noticed anything different from her even after she informed him about her little encounter with the beings.
The man was about to open his mouth when a familiar, he despises the fact that it's so familiar, voice cuts him off. Head turning to Twatwaffle to find a new but known face in the group: Eridan Ampora. Equius brings the cup to his mouth to disguise the fact that he was about to speak and sips until Eridan finishes but utilizes the time to inspect the apparent leaders of this meet up: Terezi and the cute guy with a grudge with sleeping and head brushes apparently are running things given their positions, odd.
After Eridan is done Equius gives him a glare and takes the turn to speak up "Greeting, The name is Equius. My main... Ability is my STRENGTH, proven to be above human" it would have taken a great deal of willpower and strength not to flex, enough to let a man chapfallen and sweating... good thing Equius didn't resist: His arms came up at the end of the sentence and started showing off their lengths and muscles, his shirt seemed about to burst into rags at any second "I also possess the skill to make small objects invisible, such as coins or a screwdriver at best, nothing more nothing less" Another stare is given to both Kanaya and the pink and blue haired boy.
"But don't let Nepetas modesty fool you" The happy smile that is more often than not confused with a creepy smile comes over his face as he squats behind the girl and leaves his cup on the floor before getting a hold of her wrists, each one held between a thumb and an index "She packs more than she lets out" he continues bringing her arms up to show her muscles "Each of these have various horses of power, enough to knock a door-to-door salesman out!" he chuckles.
A COUPLE OF PARTY CRASHERS
He shouted as they fell, and his first reaction right away was to use any energy he had in himself to cushion Jane's fall as best he could. A small layer of yellow energy appeared on her, dissipating the moment she hit the ground. However, he hadn't thought fast enough to do the same for himself, curling up to try to absorb the fall best he could.
He hit the ground hard and he thought he might have heard some kind of pop as his shoulder was the first thing to make contact to the earth, gasping out in pain and hand moving to where it seemed to be coming from. But even in that moment, he tried to keep a cool head as the two of them were exposed, looking about the circle with a nervous grin.
"E-Er...hello. Jake English, at your ser- Jimmny CHRISTMAS this hurts...er. Service."
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It was Jake's exclamation that caught and claimed her attention, and her eyes went wide, scrambling over to him the moment she realized he was hurt. Her hair stood on end, green wisps turning into a hodgepodge of sparks in her worry. "Oh gracious.. Oh Jake... I'm so sorry..." she huffed, raising her hands upwards. She channeled the ethereal static into her fingertips and gulped heavily, gingerly shifting his shoulder with her hand. "... Is this where you landed, dear?" She murmured, the throng of faces briefly forgotten.
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"Just what this meeting needed. More fucking shenanigans. Falling from the sky." Karkat decided that he had become numb to this shit show. He had accepted his fate.
"Now please tell me someone here knows first aid." Karkat was back to business, starting to march up to where the two had fallen and glowering around at everyone assembled. "I know basic shit but not 'I just fell twenty feet out of a fucking tree' shit. Also if someone wants to volunteer to drive this guy to the hospital that would be great. The fucking hospital within the first twenty minutes. As soon as this meeting is over I am applying for the Worst First Meeting Ever Attempted award."
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"... You have a break, Jake." she said, biting her lip. "I know I can fix it, but I'll need to pop your shoulder back into place first." After a moment's thought, she opened her eyes, looking to the hand that had been resting upon his cheek. "... Remember back at the ride when I filled you with energy? I wonder if I can use that almost as an anesthetic." Before he could protest, she took a deep breath, and began to channel a bit of her overabundance of life into him. A shudder coursed her spine as she felt the energy leaving her body, but stopped before it could really have any negative effect on her own energy levels. She would need all of it she could for the healing of his arm.
Confident that he was properly drugged up on life, Jane took firm hold of Jake's shoulder, whispering a soft word of apology beneath her throat. "One... Two... Three!" A quiet pop was heard as she shifted his shoulder back into place, and she winced, hoping that he wouldn't feel that one later.
Her hands moved quickly then, and sparks flew as she trailed her fingertips along his arm, healing as she went. She could feel her limbs tiring and her eyes growing heavy, but the work was done soon enough. Jane took a shuddering gasp as she pulled back, shaking a little bit. That was the most complex healing job she'd done. God, she hoped it had worked. "... H-how are you feeling, J?" She murmured, continuing to ignore the others.
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He looks to her as she starts to, well, work her magic. Even the touch to his arm felt like fire though, shuddering and squirming in pain as he tries to not make a show out of it. No need to make concerned people run over to the man in pain.
He blinks a couple of times as she brings up the energy, eyes going wide when he knows that it's coming again. The surge hits and he feels the pain melt away, a sigh of relief following. He was still thankful for the countdown though, a sharp stab hitting him at the action to his shoulder.
And then there were sparks traveling down his arm, and he could just...feel his bone become right again. It was weird, to say the least, something that should have taken so much longer being done in an instant. He slowly stood himself up and rotated his arm, only feeling a bit of tenderness in it.
"Fine Janey...come on. We uh...should introduce ourselves proper." He made sure she was standing steady before regarding the group, focusing his eyes on Dirk to at least see a friendly face.
And to ignore the subtle buzzes of hope he could feel from everyone there.
"Er...as I said. Jake English. My...power is I can kinda control hope? Like I did with Jane there. Thought about a protective layer on her, and made it happen."
An Awkward Introduction
Re: An Awkward Introduction
He turned his attention back to the general assembly. "We still need to hash out the details of what actually happened in our various respective dreams, but we've wasted enough time as it is and if a monster attacks tomorrow I would feel much better knowing we had actually begun working on the basics of fighting rather than sitting around babbling about how fucking clueless we all are. Therefore, I will be creating a Super Mighty Rumpus Guild forum on pesterchum, where we will continue to discuss this. Here, one second..." Karkat paused to take off his backpack and dig through it for a pencil and a sheet of paper. "Everyone write down your pesterchum handles. If you don't have a pesterchum, choose a handle and make one after this meeting is over."
He handed the slip of paper and pencil to the person next to him and watched as everyone passed it around, scribbling in terrible handwriting on their palms, for the most part. Once it got back to him, he tucked back into a folder in his backpack and straightened up.
"Okay. Now we are going to begin. If any of you have some knowledge of basic techniques, such has 'how to not punch yourself in the face' and 'how to actually hold a fucking weapon', please find people who don't know shit and group up. Training will mean fuck all if half of you have no idea what's going on and the other half are dying of boredom, so I'll come around and give some individual pointers and exercises to try out. Jane, you do that too. Got it? Move out. Time to get this thing fucking started." Karkat hoped he didn't sound as exhausted as he felt.