WEEK 5 DAY 6: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Vanquish the dark dragon."
Time Limit: Medium
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key walls around Bryant Park.
Wall Rewards: Energy Factor
Reaped Rewards: Local Fire, Distant Sea
Mission Rewards: Lucky Star



[Although the taboo noise should have now become public knowledge to others playing, the walls surrounding Bryant Park entrap one of the biggest Taboo noise anyone's seen. Some friends may have been lost to these noise, but today it must be faced.

Additionally, the Reapers have been encouraged to pair up and help clean out the other noise too. Even some former GMs are out in the field...]

Comments

[cruel_kindness]

[Yeah, The Flutters have definitely heard about this taboo noise. Do you know what else she noticed? A decline in players and reapers around. She can make the connection. She's pissed off about this, and the higher-ups are going to have a lot to answer to.

Fluttercruel is fluttering around looking or a certain someone. Said certain someone is Kreutzer, but she may encounter other people.]

[suicidoll]

(Kreutzer won't be too hard to find. For once, she's sticking to one spot and isn't moving from there.

Except she's just on her knees and isn't moving very much. Like, at all. She's breathing lightly, but something is wrong. Very, very wrong. Upon closer inspection, the Flutters may even notice the tears rolling down her cheeks...)

[cruel_kindness]

[It takes a small while for The Flutters to spot Kreutzer. When they d, they flutter over to her.]

There you are, Kreutzer, I-

[They then notice how distraught she is.]

...Kreutz? What's wrong?

[suicidoll]

(She doesn't respond quite yet; that's all due to shock from having witnessed what she witnessed.)

...Grovyle...

[cruel_kindness]

[Grovyle...? That one green lizard thing she met that one time...? Well, Considering Kreutzer's crying over him, this leads The Flutters to believe that the taboo noise got him too. Or not. They hopes not.]

Buck no. Got him, too, huh...?

[suicidoll]

(A slight nod.)

I couldn't save him...he was my partner and I couldn't save him...

[shy_kindness]

[Damnit... 'Shy, I'm not good for this kind of stuff, you take over. She needs comfort, not uplifting antagonism.

Fluttershy takes control and tells Cruelly she has this, moving into a hug.]

I know how you feel...

[And the thing is, she most likely does, even if this sort of thing never happened to her.]

[suicidoll]

(Slowly, Kreutzer begins to return the hug, needily nuzzling against the pony.)

He was my first friend here...what am I supposed to do, Fluttershy?

[shy_kindness]

[Fluttershy keeps on hugging and takes on a motherly tone.]

Don't forget about him. I don't know much about him, but he surely helped you along. You need to remember him and all the advice he gave to you. I know this hurts, but you've been through worse and survived. I know you're strong, and you'll survive this. I would've liked to have known him, too. Maybe you can tell me about him?

But not now. Right now, I'm here for you, and you can tell me whatever you want to or not. But in the end, everything's going to be okay.

[suicidoll]

(She was right. Losing him definitely hurt and there was nothing she could do about it now. All she could do was remember him...keep him close to her heart and remember everything he did for her...everything he said, every way he helped, all the times he was there for her...Kreutzer could never forget him. She'd never want to forget him.

But as touching as this moment may be, the approaching taboo noise don't seem to appreciate it for what it is. They seem more content with interrupting the two and attempting to erase them.)

[shy_kindness]

[GTFO NOISE. You fucking moment killer. Fluttershy looks over to the noise.]

Um, was this what...?

[She lets the rest of the question be implied as the taboo noise approaches them.]

[suicidoll]

(Sadly, they tend to do that. As the type to look out for themselves, they...tend to be insensitive towards moments.)

...It's them.

(Her voice begins as a whisper. As she rises back to her feet, Kreutzer begins to look more and more displeased.)

...Was he not good enough for you? Were the others not good enough for you? Will you simply kill and feast until nothing is left?!

(Kreutzer summons up several of her dolls as her hand begins to glow.)

That I cannot accept.

[shy_kindness]

[Fluttershy isn't too pleased, either. Yes, she is doing The Stare right now.]

That's right! How dare you!? You think you can just come here and erase everyone like that without consequences? Well, we've got news for you, mister! That is a very mean thing to do and I won't allow this to continue any longer!

Kreutzer liked him, and you took him away! What makes you have the right to tear apart people that are friends? What gives you the right to just knock them out of existence and then go look for more people in order to do the same?

The answer is you don't have a right! So you can either stop now, or we can stop you!

[suicidoll]

(Their continuing approach only proves that they're clearly ignoring the threats from both girls. As Kreutzer raises her glowing hand, she summons her bow as her intensifying glare could boil her tears.)

Fluttershy...we need to form a pact. We need it now.

1/2

[shy_kindness]

Okay!

2/2

[cruel_kindness]

[Fluttershy's not one for fighting, so Fluttercruel then takes control.]

Gladly!

[suicidoll]

(It takes a lot of restraint for Kreutzer to take her eyes off of the incoming noise, but after several deep breaths, finally finds the strength to close her eyes and open her other senses, just as she did when activating her Player Pin. Thankfully, her established friendship with the Flutters helped make the pact forming that much easier. The only restraint was the swarm of negative emotions...the same ones that likely attracted these Taboo Noise to her. Kreutzer wouldn't deny those feelings...but she knew better than to wallow in them. This was a time for action and without the Flutters' help, she won't be able to manage much...)

[cruel_kindness]

[Both of The Flutters do the exact same thing. Their friends with her, and want to continue to be friends with her. That can't happen if either them or her are erased. Fluttercruel and Fluttershy might have attracted some noise due to how distressed they were over the recent disappearances of people, but that doesn't mean they're wallowing in despair either. They have to stand and fight to protect themselves... and Kreutzer. Because they're friends.

PACT FORMATION, GO!]

[suicidoll]

(Social link GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

With the pact between them formed, Kreutzer readies her bow and concentrates enough of her magic to form a single glowing arrow. With a deep breath, she aims it at one of the approaching noises and lets it fly.

BATTLE BEGIN)

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[Zecora steps up to the key walls with a harder, colder look on her face than has been seen, in life or death. At one, she turns to call out a challenge to the world.]

I'll see this Noise rent from horn to tail!
Who will stand with me and prevail?!

[theworstluck]

[Zebra leading the charge. Sure, why not. This week can't get any crazier.]

I will. If there's anything I can do, it's fighting!

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Then one thing before we act:
You and I must make a Pact.

[theworstluck]

A pact?

All right. Whatever it is... I'm fine with it.

[Unless she says Naomi has to rhyme too, then it's no deal.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Then with our strength, and perhaps this Pin--

[She taps the blank white pin that hangs alone, not a part of her deck. Did it just shimmer a little, when Naomi agreed to the Pact?]

The two of us, together, will win.

[poppetstrings]

[Xion is taking on a more passive role today. Without a partner, there isn't much she can do to stop the Taboo noise.

She's definitely keeping on the low down, though players may find that there's a few more taboo noise coming in to join the fight, though they seem to have it out for the former GM's more then anything.]

[reaper_sport]

[Fuck Rei's life. One supposes that's what he gets for daring to cross powers not even he knew, but this needed to be done - both for the liberation of the RGers and figuring out exactly WHY they were jumping worlds.

But now he was seperated from Atsuna. And he already knew that he couldn't take these things down on his own.

It serves him right, he supposes.]

[poppetstrings]

[It gets worse for Rei. There's a pack of grunge wolves closing in on him now. He'd separated himself, and that made it a lot easier for Xion.

She felt bad, of course. No one deserved to be erased. But to get to the top? Xion would have to take out the competition, or those who might end up getting in her way.]

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku's doing what he can to help Players in this- he's got a wall up, and the condition is they have to be partnered, even if that's not a requirement for this week. He's sure most of them have figured out they need pacts already, but he wants to make sure.

And, while that's happening, he might be trying to knock out a few the Taboo Noise with his own partner...]