[ i was kidding at first but also he does not think that ace would, like, actually be resting so he is going to go seek him out on the roof of the penthouse first and i'm forcing you to tell me if he is there and what the state of the ace is. ]
[ sure he can be there. it's funny if he's there leaning on the railing but looking worse. he's got bandages over half his face, one leg, one arm and his entire torso, but the good news is he has bandages on and they are not, currently, bleeding? soooo?
he turns his head to look at nico when he hears him except it's reflexively the Wrong Side so he has to turn around completely and he looks unamused. at that ]
The face was definitely bad. [ but he wanders over to lean against the railing on ace's good side so he can see him. at least nico's own injuries look better. ]
I'm not sure what I want to know first, how you came across the dragon or how you actually beat it.
[ he is grateful for that even if he doesn't say it; he relaxes a little that nico's on his good side ]
... We had some help to defeat it. Plus, Temenos managed to find a way to trigger his magic, so that was a huge bonus. I was just playing bait so it wouldn't attack the others as much, but the thing had like... way too many limbs and eyes.
Did you guys get to keep your powers? [ or. have powers period? what the fuck that's not fair. ] I feel like I should responsibly scold you for playing bait but you're most suited for it and I would've done the same if it were me, so. [ he squints. ]
Nope. I don't really know how he pulled it off, to be honest. We didn't have powers and our own hits weren't doing as much damage as they would've on normal creatures with everything else. Also not a hydra, it only had the one head.
[ just a fucked up looking dragon.
ALSO HE IGNORES THE MOCK SCOLDING FOR PLAYING BAIT HE IS SELECTIVELY DEAF ]
[ there's very much an expression that seems to say "what in the fuck." but maybe it's because temenos is usually a squishy mage? ]
Sounds frustrating. We didn't have access to our powers on both of the trips I went on either, I was just wondering if that changed at all. Okay. So you distracted this dragon thing and Temenos hit it with magic. Was that at the end of everything? You guys looked pretty wrecked.
Yeah, that's the last thing we did. We were in some kind of... void at that point. [ he rubs at his face where the bandages are, which is bad, but look. itchy. ] We started off at in a forest near a messed up shrine. Some... rock creatures showed up with some kind of dark aura. They weren't friendly, and we weren't doing any damage, but some other creatures showed up.
[ he goes through his pocket to show off the little gabumon plushie ]
Vane had a bunny and Temenos had a ... flying... thing? [ whatever. ] They said they came to help, and they fought them for us.
[ it's instinct to want to slap his hand away but he doesn't. ]
Rock...creatures. Okay. [ like to be fair there are grain monsters in pjo he doesn't think it's that weird. but he's listening all the same. ] So you...started off outside with no idea how you got there, got attacked by rocks, and then other creatures came to champion for you so you could keep moving. Something like that?
[ ....i need you to know that since pokemon is very realy in riordanverse i have to assume digimon is too but he is going to be selectively blind for this instance. so he's looking at the plushie with interest. ]
Yeah. That sounds about right. They dragged us back to an abandoned school once they beat the rocks.
[ there's a pause ]
No, different dog. This one was Gabumon and he... was kind of a lizard? And then when we fought the weird dog thing he turned into a giant wolf, and said his name was Garuru...mon.
Guess that's better than having no idea where to go from there. [ he squints at the plushie harder because this is not a fucking lizard. thanks. ] So okay, where'd the weird dog come from? And how did Gabumon turn into Garurumon?
I don't really know, they just kind of... changed during fights to get stronger. But-- we regrouped at the school and talked about their world, for a little bit, and they thought we might be able to get answers or find a way home by going to this cave they knew about. The weird... dog thing was on the way there. It had the same dark aura going on as the rock guys, and its jaw was massive.
[ so obviously they fought him. ]
Our guys turned into different things mid-battle. Mine was the wolf, Vane's bunny got bigger with ... knives? And somehow Tem's little rodent thing became a full grown man with wings.
...sure. Okay. That makes sense, probably. [ it does not but he spent the entirety of his last adventure running around as a pantsless wolf so what does he know. ] Sounds like they all got stronger and leveled up after enough attacks. Which is good for you guys, considering. Did you ever figure out what was causing the dark aura?
Sure. Of course the aura had a personality and master. [ again, not that weird, but still weird!!! ] Quick question, did you guys actually remember everything about Oceanside while you were gone?
I can't figure out what decides who does and doesn't have false memories implanted when they go on these trips. Even last week the other group who was gone had different memories the whole time.
Sounds more convenient than anything, which isn't so bad when everything's a new experience. [ ...sigh. ] It's still weird that it's real and not real all at the same time.
[ again, ace kind of itches at his face with a sigh ]
No kidding. Anyway, once we beat up that other monster, it dropped some kind of... comma looking thing? And when we got to the cave there were all these drawings and a stone door where the comma looking thing fit. So I put it in.
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he turns his head to look at nico when he hears him except it's reflexively the Wrong Side so he has to turn around completely and he looks unamused. at that ]
Hey. [ it counts as resting!!! ]
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Sit down, Ace. The ocean's obviously not gonna get any closer today.
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It's not as bad as it looks. [ a pause ] Well. The face was.
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I'm not sure what I want to know first, how you came across the dragon or how you actually beat it.
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... We had some help to defeat it. Plus, Temenos managed to find a way to trigger his magic, so that was a huge bonus. I was just playing bait so it wouldn't attack the others as much, but the thing had like... way too many limbs and eyes.
[ also they rolled poorly ]
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Did you guys get to keep your powers? [ or. have powers period? what the fuck that's not fair. ] I feel like I should responsibly scold you for playing bait but you're most suited for it and I would've done the same if it were me, so. [ he squints. ]
...a hydra?
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[ just a fucked up looking dragon.
ALSO HE IGNORES THE MOCK SCOLDING FOR PLAYING BAIT HE IS SELECTIVELY DEAF ]
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Sounds frustrating. We didn't have access to our powers on both of the trips I went on either, I was just wondering if that changed at all. Okay. So you distracted this dragon thing and Temenos hit it with magic. Was that at the end of everything? You guys looked pretty wrecked.
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[ he goes through his pocket to show off the little gabumon plushie ]
Vane had a bunny and Temenos had a ... flying... thing? [ whatever. ] They said they came to help, and they fought them for us.
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Rock...creatures. Okay. [ like to be fair there are grain monsters in pjo he doesn't think it's that weird. but he's listening all the same. ] So you...started off outside with no idea how you got there, got attacked by rocks, and then other creatures came to champion for you so you could keep moving. Something like that?
[ ....i need you to know that since pokemon is very realy in riordanverse i have to assume digimon is too but he is going to be selectively blind for this instance. so he's looking at the plushie with interest. ]
This isn't the dog you mentioned, is it?
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[ there's a pause ]
No, different dog. This one was Gabumon and he... was kind of a lizard? And then when we fought the weird dog thing he turned into a giant wolf, and said his name was Garuru...mon.
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[ so obviously they fought him. ]
Our guys turned into different things mid-battle. Mine was the wolf, Vane's bunny got bigger with ... knives? And somehow Tem's little rodent thing became a full grown man with wings.
[ HE STILL DOESN'T GET THAT ]
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he just...stares for a second. ]
...sure. Okay. That makes sense, probably. [ it does not but he spent the entirety of his last adventure running around as a pantsless wolf so what does he know. ] Sounds like they all got stronger and leveled up after enough attacks. Which is good for you guys, considering. Did you ever figure out what was causing the dark aura?
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[ unless it was the dragon. he'll never know. ]
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[ which he thinks is great because he'd have been real mad if they had been!!! ]
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I can't figure out what decides who does and doesn't have false memories implanted when they go on these trips. Even last week the other group who was gone had different memories the whole time.
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[ ace is really missing an eye. ]
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No kidding. Anyway, once we beat up that other monster, it dropped some kind of... comma looking thing? And when we got to the cave there were all these drawings and a stone door where the comma looking thing fit. So I put it in.
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Like a key. Okay, sure. Does that mean a door opened to somewhere else or something?
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