MASS OPEN POST

[save_the_souls]

The Story Thus Far:

The Once-ler has successfully freed Martel Yggdrasil from captivity, bringing her to the woods for safety. Martel, afraid of the retribution this might bring, pleaded Once-ler to tell no one that she has escaped. Once-ler then returned to the Resistance, only telling Ino about what had happened. Martel meanwhile traveled the woods alone until she met up with Zack Fair, the now embittered mercenary that's been doing what he can to stay alive and free in this setting.

However it wasn't as though Martel's disappearance went without notice. Mithos noticed his sister's absence and has set out all stops to find her. Whether or not you know of Martel's release, it's hard not to notice the larger number of angels around - even if some appear less than intimidating. Because of this, the small traveling group of Zelos Wilder, Arya Stark and Genis Sage have decided to travel to the mountains to use the stronger winds for safe haven from any lifeless angels until they can stronger.

Meanwhile back in the Resistance, efforts to fight back still persist. The inventors are having struggles in creating better keycrests for their loved ones  that have been transformed into angels. In the less tech part of the Resistance, Tsuna and Allen continued their efforts to revert angels back to their former selves. They were successful in converting Mithos's former assassin Sheena, but due to some mishaps Maladict escaped from their attempts.

Oh and Garry moped.

With all these different teams going on, what will be the next thing to occur? Will things turn in favor to the Resistance, or will it only get worse? Will Garry ever stop moping? Will any of you remember to use the damn journal? Only time will tell...

[OOC: This post has two services, first as a recap as you seen above, as well as a mass open post for all the on-goings you rather not make an entire post for! Feel free to use this post as such or simply make your own post in the comm, it matters not! As for amount of time, while the game is very flexible we'll set it to be still a few days after the staring point of the game cause why not]

Resistance HQ | Forest | Castle | Mountains | The Town | Make your own!

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[hedonic]

Such enthusiasm! Maybe you didn't want anything here after all.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He gaze drops to the box for a second, before fixing right back on her]

Wow, I didn't think you'd actually seriously get me anything.

...There's not really vicious scorpions in there instead, is there? Because as practical jokes go, that wouldn't be all that funny.

[hedonic]

Scorpions? But that might make him jealous...

[ Kenta lets out a little hiss like Once-ler just offended the crap out of him. Echidna just kind of snickers, pointedly sitting on the crate and crossing her legs. ]

You just like to hurt our feelings.

[whichwayyoulean]

Oh...the snake. Yippie. Almost forgot about him.

[Still, he'll arch his brow and give her a pointed look]

Gosh, I know. You'd almost think I didn't like you for a completely undeserved reason or something.

[hedonic]

[ Her eyes narrow a touch, smile becoming sharper. You want to do this now? ]

Do you want more reasons, little boy? I heard you played at being hero recently, so here I am rewarding you. But if you still want to be punished, I'm more than happy to indulge that desire, too.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He's always good at digging himself into a hole]

...You heard about that? [Well, he DID have a feeling that wouldn't be kept quiet for long. He glances back at the box, then at Echnida. It was like being told this time the fire really wouldn't burn him if he touched it. He isn't really sure how much he can trust she'll just try to take his head off anyway]

...Wait. You're doing...a legitimately nice thing for me?

[hedonic]

Are you calling me cruel? There you go, hurting my feelings again! Now you have to say please.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He gives her a pointed look]

No. I'm not saying please for something when I don't even know what's in there. You'll just have to deal with your hurt feelings like a big girl.

[hedonic]

[ Leaning back, Echidna laughs and kicks out a leg, the sharp point of her boot inches from him. Just taunting, teasing, of course.

Maybe. ]

Does the big strong man think a bit too highly of himself now, I wonder? Don't think that just because you can swing your little axe around that I won't still knock you off your cloud—from hero back down to zero.

[ Kicking out her other foot, the elf hops up and spins around to wave a hand towards the box. ]

But not today. Today we're business partners, hm?

[whichwayyoulean]

[To his credit, he doesn't flinch. A few years ago? Before all this mess happened, he'd have been scuttling to hide behind something. He's never sure if this was a change for the better or not. Still he'll roll his eyes a little]

Thanks, Echidna. I'll remember that as I go to sleep tonight.

[He'll give her another cautious look, before wandering over to the box to peer inside, his hand still holding onto the axe...just in case]

[hedonic]

[ Oh don't worry, it's all kosher! Instead she'll sit somewhere else she's not supposed to, like on a table, and play with something else she's definitely not supposed to! ]

Really, sleeping? How modest. Here one would think you'd be celebrating saving a woman the way a man normally does.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He watches her out of the corner of one eye, making sure it's nothing that will EXPLODE, before picking things out of the box]

I know I'm going to regret asking you how you think a man normally celebrates saving a woman, but as you already know, my sense of self-preservation is pretty terrible. So?

[hedonic]

[ Echidna's not stupid enough to push buttons or flip switches, at least. ]

Are you that dim? You celebrate with her, of course. [ The tip of her tongue darts across her lips. ] Intimately.

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler makes a noise that sounds vaguely like a 'gryaaaguh!' as he stands up fluidly, even dropping his axe to waves his hands quickly]

Whoah! Nonononono. Me and Martel, we're not... We don't do that. She's got her thing with Yuan and just no.

[hedonic]

[ l o l ]

Oh no? But you're the one who saved her.

[whichwayyoulean]

That's because she's my best friend and saving her was one of those things I wanted to do. It doesn't mean I want to sleep with her, jeez.

Guys can be just friends with girls too, y'know.

[hedonic]

Men are men. Boys are boys.

[ Her remark is notably less barbed than usual. It's stated more like a simple fact than a taunt, but of course murmured with a smile. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[He catches it's less barbed than usual, but even with that he can't stop the smart remark coming out. Man, one day he really needs to get one of those voices in his head that tells him to quit before he hurts himself]

What does that make you, then? With your..tendencies?

[hedonic]

[ Glancing up, Echidna smirks. Stupid tall, scrawny boy, of course he doesn't understand. But she doesn't mind that he thinks the worst of her, she doesn't mind it at all. If she can goad it into something worse, all the better. ]

Me? I'm just a simple woman with simple needs. Why, would you like me to comfort her in your place?

[whichwayyoulean]

[He Once-ler snorts, going back to picking through his box of things]

Somehow, I really don't think she wants that sort of comfort from either of us. She's got a fiancé for that. [Okay, a fiancé who doesn't know she's out of captivity and living in the forest but details]

I doubt she'd appreciate you coming onto her.

[hedonic]

And neither would you, mm? If I touched her? Pleasured her? Hurt her? Killed her? Released...her...? Would you stop me?

[ She leans over, eyes glinting; breath hitched. For being so still, sounding so calm, she couldn't seem more anxious. ]

Would you take that axe and cut me down, Zero?

[whichwayyoulean]

[The axe that was on the floor moments ago very quickly finds itself buried in the table, just about missing Echidna's leg. Not that he knows he could have actually hit her even if he was aiming for her. Which he wasn't. He likes to hope he's not that far gone yet]

I could certainly try. I probably wouldn't get very far and chances are you'd make me a stain on the ground before I could even get a decent swing in. But hey, that's me. I'm a trier.

1/2

[hedonic]

[ Back arching, Echidna's lips press tightly together for only a moment before she drops backwards, peals of her laughter soon echoing through the tunnel. Kenta slithers down her thigh to coil just next to the splintered wood, forked tongue flicking against the side of the axe. ]

So serious! I can't get enough of your sorry attempts. But you won't be any good to anyone if you try and die.

[hedonic]

[ Echidna's back up in an instant, crouching on her knees on the table's edge so that she is, yes, straddling his arm and the axe's handle, lewdly preventing him from pulling it back out (without hurting her, of course). With one hand stretched out so that her nails ghost just under his chin, any passing soul might get an entirely different idea if they saw.

But they can't see her eyes; the Once-ler can. And her desire isn't pure, or normal, or anything he could even begin to guess at, but it is a yearning and it is volatile. ]

There's no room for fake heroes anymore. To protect her, if you love her, you must be willing to do anything.

Next time you swing a weapon at me, aim to kill, or you won't get a second chance. Understand?

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh joy, laughter. That was always fun. He very almost bites back that he's really had enough of her attitude, and if she really wants to kill him, why doesn't she just go ahead and do it. After all, he has very little to lose now anyway.

But then she has to be...well, Echidna. He looks at his trapped axe, deliberating just yanking the damn thing out anyway. ...But no. He's gone down the path where he's ignored the consequences of his actions, where he was just selfish and hurtful and did whatever the hell he wanted. And look where it got him.

So, his eyes fixed on hers, his hand drops to his side]

You'd be surprised how much 'anything' can cover, and how much doing it can really change you. She wouldn't want me to become that person again.

[And then, calmly, he stands, back to his full towering height. His expression changes, it becomes something colder, harder. The one of the man who destroyed an entire valley for his own benefit. A man who, sometimes, was more like his mother than he'd care to admit]

But what she doesn't know can't hurt her. I hear you loud and clear.

[He just hopes it won't come to that, because if it does, he doubts he'll be able to come back from it a second time]