ENDGAME

[killerwaves]

FINAL TRIAL

"ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR STAY!!! :-)"

That's a message from Chirpy, as that group leaves the records room. Though really, there's not much time left; a fact impressed upon you regardless of whether you had a overly helpful bumbling robot or not.

Take some time to discuss what you've found and equip your new found loot in the open research lab. It's not a bad place for an impromptu meeting considering it's size.

Though sooner, rather than later, you'll need to head deeper still, to meet your two administrators, who surely know you're coming by now.

(( OOC: Welcome to Endgame! This is for all the bananas, so good luck! We'll give you 1 hour OOC to discuss your invest findings, and then it's onto the final confrontation. ))

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[divector]

[ poor athos...and *checks smudged hand* porthos ]

[necrotiem]

[There is a small flare of temper when he touches her, and Waltaquin raises her hand, though she doesn't brush him away. How could Wei Wuxian, who was willing to throw away all that made them, really understand what is screaming inside her for vengeance right now?]

We'll run out of time if all we do is breathe.

[But she does settle down, if only for the moment before news of Temenos' death breaks.]

[chrysaline]

[ Oh... she slides up to his other side and puts her hand over his fist. ]

Merlin told me, "wait and hope." I'm sure... we'll make this right.

[necrotiem]

It'll take much more than this to fell me. I simply couldn't fully shelter behind my skeletal dragon in time.

[We will ignore why the dragon was near to others and not to her, which is surely nothing.]

PSA: Perishing Service Announcement (1/?????)

[allworknoplague]

[All's quiet, though all the metallic spikes and other traces left behind by Overhaul's fierce defense (and it is a defense, since the offense composed of Athos and the fishbowl bots has pretty much been swept clean in the interim) remain, amid a good deal of water and other debris.

There's the drip, drip left over from Lacus' Torrential Roar, the hushed or not-so-hushed voices of those rushing about regrouping and healing, the oppressive weight of all the metal and blood and death hanging over the space. The leaden knowledge that the world is quite possibly ending right over their heads, and there's no way of seeing how bad it is from below.

Or maybe there is? Because soon enough, the ground starts shaking -- but they are in fact inside the ground, so what's shaking, exactly? The fabric of reality? Their perception of whether this is all a simulation?

No, it's the metallic chamber and all the geology surrounding it, vibrations that are a prelude to something much, much bigger.

But nothing bursts through the walls, the ceiling, or even the floor.]

2/2

[allworknoplague]

[Instead, one moment they're all alone with each other--

And the next, Overhaul is there again. But it's a crapshoot as to whether they'll recognize him immediately, because he's coming from the direction of the elevator (though the elevator itself is closed), and his feet aren't exactly touching the ground.

Because his new, grotesque form is bigger, has too many arms (way too many arms), and is equipped with none other than fly wings and horns. There's even more of that familiar black and purple armor limning all the extra limbs and seemingly going down his back and shoulders, his front -- a lighter layer of armor than Athos', but along with it is what looks like one of Skywarp's cannons.

When he talks, it echoes through the bird mask in a curiously electronic manner, as though there might be a little robot in the way he talks, too.]

I really wasn't interested in using this. I really hate having to get all these hands dirty, you know. But since you won't negotiate, and you won't listen, then I'll see about an even better method of negotiation.

How interested are you in destroying these?

[It may seem like the time to talk, but the time for that is well past, as they should all know.

The opening salvo is swift.

He opens with several flicks of his index finger, in quick succession: Lacus' ring and Wang Lu's sword explode into a shower of sparks and metal shards, raining injury and shrapnel onto their owners.]

[chosenwang]

I know he'll bring them back. He is the great Merlin after all. [ Said without the usual enthusiasm. He does lean towards him. ]

[diabolizes]

[ Oopsie, she sure caught that, didn't she? ]

How about this? We wait until the others are ready so we have a higher chance of killing him.

[chosenwang]

[ He's quiet before he nods for a moment. ]

We'll wait and hope. I know he's in good hands. [ It just still sucks ]

[idologue]

[ From one moment to another, Lacus' hair returns to its usual pink and she stumbled backwards pain as she clutches her now-bleeding hand. ]

... Zelkov... I'm so sorry...

[ She was going to protect it for him. She was going to return it to him when they meet again. But... are they going to meet again, with the situation this dire?

Lacus has nothing left. No protective charms, no offense. She's just herself now. It's time to retreat behind the others. ]

[chosenwang]

[ He covers his face at the sound, but he's going to get cut up in places like his arm and his chest. ]

My kunshan sword? Oh she's going to kill me... [ It's one way to snap him out of sads thank you Mr. Haul-senpai-kun-desu ]

Also wow... I didn't think you could get uglier but this is definitely out of an anime!

[diabolizes]

[ Oof, they'll need to heal those cuts later, but for now— ]

Do you have other weapons on you? Do you need this?

[ He pulls the taser he's had on him out of his robes. It might be a little bit Too Soon, but... he needs something. ]

[finalmix]

Brought down to human, remember?

[ a wince when joshua gets moved, and oh, so that is why mags keeps candy around, huh.

anyway it took them way too many weeks before they smooched but the smooch does its job! my dice rolls probably means that it's probably not enough for a complete full heal but once the kiss is over and they break apart, his shoulder is still tender but at least he can move, and he's no longer bleeding or bruised. ]

Thanks~ so now, we just wait?

[butcherspice]

Hah. Harder customer than you look.

[He gives her a soft smile.]

[idologue]

[ That gets a smile that borders on a smirk. ]

I've been told so on occasion.

armband use 4/5

[necrotiem]

[So very many hands.

This monstrosity would be so much more interesting if she wasn't filled with the immense loathing crushing suffocating roiling desire to kill it.

Pity.

Some of their dead had been fast. Waltaquin needs to at least even the field. Everyone standing within the circle she casts around her (or who passes through it) will get the haste buff from Ignition, cast with the intention of all working together stronger. Which is disgusting, and not a sentiment she's sure she understands, but she'll embody it for now.]

[handsheld]

[ ...funny, he didn't get to see this last time, though he certainly heard about it. He lets out a breath, laughs as he's want to do. Enough standing around.

Pointedly, he's keeping a very close eye on monsterhaul over there, but he's trusting his own instinct that he's not quite at the point to want to tango with him because. well we don't want that, probably. ]

You've got one hell of a boss fight ahead of you. Do you want one, or two? Cuz this island ain't gonna hold much longer either way.

[townmusician]

I'm fine with just one boss fight, considering I can't do shit to either of you.

[He's just going to be honest, because what does he have to lose at this point?]

What do you want from us, Shigaraki-san?

[divector]

[ Almost immediately after Shigaraki says that, Moravia floats herself over to land softly near him. She doesn't say anything, but she's clearly looking at everyone else, seeing what they do. ]

[allworknoplague]

[There's a glance from Overhaul -- for all that he looks and sounds completely unlike his usual self right now, there's the same canny intensity in the glance -- of course he's aware of what Shigaraki's doing, and why he's doing it.

He doesn't say anything at the moment, as he didn't before, because Shigaraki's instinct is very likely correct.

They each rule over their corner of this ridiculous mish-mashed not-lab-anymore, for the moment.]

[idologue]

[ Lacus, still holding her bleeding hand in a tight fist, is going to come to stand below Shigaraki's perch. She's looking at the group. He already knows her answer. ]

We've already lost Temenos and some of us are injured. Our items are not holding out for much longer anymore. If we were to engage Tomura here, we might not make it out of this alive.

I have a promise to keep that I will survive. A promise to keep that I will greet the dead with a smile once they return. I'm sure some of you have made similar promises. There are matters you must return to, people you want to see again, a future you wish to see.

Do you still value vengeance? Is it the death of both administrators that you crave, even putting your wishes all on the line? I ask you, please look deep within yourselves and seek your own answer.

I know mine.

once again dipping into my 'only for memshares' icons for expressions but BOMBS COME GET YE BOMBS

[microtransactions]

[ ah, of course. there's where the rest of them went.

and they have so many metal weapons ... ]

Hey! If you want something, then come here— I can only make so many at a time, but it's not like I'll have my hands free to use them as much as I'd like anyway so might as well put them to good use!

[ walt can buff them up; magolor can give people with nothing else to do something. normally he'd charge for these apples, but you know what, circumstances being what they are and presuming that kanon could not blow up gemstones, he's got six (6) apple shaped bombs to hand out to anyone who asks.

they won't blow up in anyone's hands, but will detonate on hard enough impact with something— they also get slowly bigger, as more time passes. assume he tells anyone this if they drop by for an apple. ]

[chosenwang]

Keep it on you. [ He'll pull something out that he had...

a golden fried shrimp the size and weight of a short sword. ] Was hoping Shuda would have used it because it would have been pretty funny. Looks like I'll have to look uncool during the final fight.

[ It's fine. And also something horrendous to use on horror terror ]

[plunges]

I know mine as well. I'm with you, Lacus.

[ Not Tomura. Lacus.

Still, he'll give Tomura a glance, and a small nod, just to signify that he's not interested in fighting him. ]

One fight. That's all we need.

[plunges]

I'll take one.

[ Considering he's without his spear after, well, gestures at all of that, he'll gladly take an apple from Magolor's hands. ]