Beuce put his hand on the woman's waist, as instructed. The woman took hold of it and adjusted it to the proper position. After which she began to take a few steps. Beuce did his best to follow, but inevitably stepped on her foot. She winced momentarily, but simply took up the position with him again and repeated the process. After a few times, Beuce appeared to be getting the hang of it and began to mess it up far less. "You're a quick learner." She complimented. Fairly soon, Beuce heard a voice at the window and looked over to see Ignis. "Friend of yours?" asked the hairdresser. "Yeah. Hold on a sec. Do you mind if I let her in?" The hairdresser nodded and Beuce walked over to open the door for her. "Well, she offered to give me dance lessons before the coronation and I figured it certainly couldn't hurt." AJ: 10 Beuce: 10 Ignis: 11
The Thugs were being made short work of by the group, with one dead, one unconscious from the whip strike, and one seemingly dazed by some sort of magic. Yet, the two remaining ones who could were brave. They both ran up in an attempt to strike down the elf who had killed one of them. Yet, their courage got them little in the way of progress, as Kieran nearly effortlessly deflected both of their strikes. Spoiler: Ooc Thug 4 attacks Kieran and misses (1d20+3 = 2+3 = 5) Thug 5 Attacks Kieran and misses (1d20+3 = 13+3 = 16) Active Combat Log
The keyblade master and the woman fixing up his hair both were startled by the sudden appearance of the blonde boy. "Sweet jesus boy, where in the hell did you come from?!" The woman put her hand over her chest, trying to calm her heartbeat. "You scared me half to death!" Beuce looked over to the boy who seemed to come out of thin air as he asked him his question about if he had anyone special back home. He didn't exactly know how to say "everyone I ever knew or loved is dead." without sounding angsty. Not to mention, he could exactly give out all the details. Though he supposed he couldn't really get out of the question. "Nah. I don't have anyone back home. My uh...'kingdom' was destroyed. There was a neighboring kingdom who invaded. We were completely wiped out. As far as I know, i'm the only survivor." The hair dresser held her hand over her mouth in shock. She put away her hairdressing tools, having finished her work. Beuce stood up and put on the rest of his suit he'd taken off, before looking into the mirror. He nodded, satisfied with the way he looked. He turned to leave, but the woman who had done his hair stopped him. "Now where do ya think you're goin'? That story just about broke my heart, and I understand why you didn't want anyone to know where you're from now. It must be hard to talk about. You came here to marry one of the princesses so that you'd have a place to call home, didn't ya?" Beuce stammered out an "uhhh" before she shook her head. "Come here." The woman turned the 'open' sign on the shop to the other end, indicating it was closed. She began pulling chairs out of the way so that the center of the room would be open and stood in the center. Motioning for him to come closer, he did as he was instructed, albeit very confused. "I'm gonna teach you to dance so you don't embarrass yourself in front of the princesses." AJ: 9 Beuce: 9 Ignis: 10
i regret everything
As the hairdresser finished with their other customer, the man stood up and looked in the mirror, rubbing his hand along his face. He turned and paid the rather shapely woman a bit of munny and thanked for a good job as always. The brown haired woman then turned to Beuce, having dealt with her only other customer. "What can I do for you?" She called out in a southern bell accent. Beuce stood up and walked over to speak to her more directly. "I'm headed to the coronation today." He replied simply. "Well I can see that." She said with a laugh. "Ya need your hair done, right? It's a mess." Beuce gave an agreeing chuckle and nod. "Well take off your jacket and sit in the chair, I'll fix you right up." The keyblade wielder did as he was instructed and sat down in the chair. She quickly wet his hair and began to rub shampoo in it, attempting to get out the dirt. "Boy what have you been doing? Rolling around in the dirt all day?" "Something like that." He said, trying to dodge the question. She looked at him a little oddly, but pressed the issue no further and simply continued to wash his hair. "You ain't from around here are ya?" She said, apparently clearly able to identify him as an outsider. Beuce, knowing there wasn't any point in hiding that he wasn't from around here, decided to just leave out the details. "Do i stick out that badly?" He asked. "The glass arm ain't exactly something that wouldn't get around quick." Beuce looked down and realized his right arm was uncovered since he'd taken off part of his suit to get his hair treated. "Don't worry, I dunno why it's such a big deal but I can tell ya don't want people finding out where you're from. I won't pry if it's personal business." Beuce gave a brief sigh of relief. "Thanks, I appreciate it." "But you do gotta tell me what you're doing at the ball. Did ya come to ask for one of the princesses hands in marriage? That would explain why you've got such a peacock-y suit." Beuce looked incredibly surprised. He hadn't even considered that was the message he gave off to people. She rinsed out his hair, and began to style it for him. "So tell me mister..." "Beuce." "Beuce? That's an uncommon name. Tell me Beuce, can ya dance?" AJ: 8 Beuce: 8 Ignis: 8
Beuce nodded in agreement as Ignis suggested they get food. "There'll probably be food at the coronation, but we should probably eat before just in case. None of us have eaten much since the boat ride." He said, looking for restaurants. That didn't appear to be particularly uncommon, but it was really just a matter of what they wanted to eat. He looked to Ignis, whose stomach was growling. The man subtracted 1000 munny from his pouch and tossed her the rest. "My treat. Think of it as payment for the bad jokes. I'm going to go get my hair washed, so take your time eating. I'll catch up." With that, he walked off to find somewhere to get something done with his hair. It would definitely look kind of odd if he was dressed well but his hair was filthy with dirt. He found a quiet shop and entered. There was only one other customer, who seemed to be getting a shave, so he simply sat down and waited for the hair dresser to finish their work. AJ: 8 Beuce: 7 Ignis: 8
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Beuce was silent for a moment, making a face of deep thought. Then, with the straightest face he could muster, looked to Ignis. "Nah, it's not my color." He said, turning down the offer of wearing that dress. "Oh, oh! But we could go shoe shopping, and get a makeover and..and...Oh! Manicuuuures~!" After that last one he couldn't help himself from starting to laugh. "Nah but seriously though I have some sand in my hair from the Island and haven't gotten a chance to wash it. I don't know if we can get a bath easily, and if i'm going to have someone else wash it, may as well get it done while I'm there. Come on lets get going." AJ: 7 Beuce: 6 Ignis: 7
"Hey hey, he deserved it. He was being a prick" Beuce said in a mock defensive tone. She was right, they had a bit of time before the event actually went underway as most people would arrive early. "Well, I know AJ was joking about the royal inspector thing, but getting our hair done might actually not be a bad idea. If we're going to do it, might as well go all out with looking the part. Though you're more or less taken care of in the hair department. We should also talk over our plan beyond 'show up'. It doesn't hurt to be prepared." He'd mostly been thinking of ways to stay undetected, but that was mainly to get into the event. They'd need to discuss how to get closer to the two girls. AJ: 6 Beuce: 5 Ignis: 6
Beuce narrowed his eyes at the shopkeeper as he mocked him him. So he wanted to play like that did he? Fine. Beuce's expression hardened and he looked at the man with contempt, before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a sheet of paper and a pen. "Oh, Elsa won't be pleased to hear about this..." He said to himself, but loud enough that the shopkeep would hear. He scoffed, and looked at Beuce with skepticism. "YOU know princess Elsa? Really now? And just how are you so acquainted with her majesty?" Beuce glared at the man. "It's none of your concern who I know. Now, let's see. Rude to customers, unwilling to compromise, recommendation of dangerous activities..." He looked to the dress the man recommended. "Shoddy wares. Tsk tsk tsk. That's a failing grade if ever there were one. Come on AJ, lets go grade the next shop." He said, turning around and beginning to walk away. "Wait wait wait! Are...Are you some kind of royal inspector? I beg your pardon sir, I had no idea! Please, i'm sure we can match you up with quite a fine deal! I'll knock half price off any suit you like!" Beuce marked down another unintelligible scribble on the previously blank page "Attempting to bribe public officials...My you are in a bit of trouble. I don't know if you'll be able to stay in business through all these fines." The store owner was now visibly sweating bullets. "Please...It...It's free! You're going to the coronation right? You still need a suit right? What do you say you uh...You just couldn't make it to my shop and it's free! Any suit you want, for both of you! On the house! Just forget all this...Grading business?" Beuce narrowed his eyes and pretended to think about it. "I don't know...Alright, but only this once. If i come back and you haven't cleaned up your act, you'll be bankrupt before you can say 'no please'." The shopkeeper nodded and thanked Beuce as though he were his eternal savior. The keyblade wielder approached the good section of the shop and picked out two of his most expensive suits. One for him and one for AJ, handing the latter to its new owner with a coy wink, out of the shop owner's view. He walked into the back and changed into the suit, putting his old clothes in his extradimensional pocket. "Lets get going then." With that, he walked outside to find Ignis. He gave her a wave, and headed over. "Well damn. I gotta say, you might not like wearing dresses, but you certainly wear them well." AJ: 5 Beuce: 4 Ignis: 5
Beuce nodded in acknowledgement as Ignis tapped his arm and went to help the old lady. It probably wasn't a good time to get separated in the crowd, but he didn't really see any harm in it. It likely wouldn't take long, and they were just going to be exploring in this area anyway. All these shops were way overpriced. Who actually had the cash to drop on this kind of crap? "Hm?" He responded to AJ's question. "Oh, probably some dancing, maybe some food. I've never actually been to a ceremony like this, so i can't say for sure. Though, the important thing is that the princesses are there so we can keep an eye on them and make sure nothing goes wrong." Beuce looked into a shop window. It had a suit for 2,000 munny. So far, that was the cheapest they'd seen by far, but it was still on the pricey side. "Come on, lets try this one out." He motioned for AJ to follow him into the shop. The shopkeep was a middle aged man in a white shirt and black buttoned vest. "Excuse me sir! I was looking to purchase one of your suits for me and my friend here!" He called out. The man turned to see the two enter, still clearly dressed as outsiders. "We're on a bit of a budget, so I was wondering if the price might be negotiable." The man looked thoroughly unamused. AJ: 4 Beuce: 3 Ignis: 3
6:45 AM, Aria park outskirts Whether by chance or by design, the four individuals who had attended the rally known as Kieren, Vance, Roshe, and Valen ended up in close vicinity to one another once they'd branched away from the crowds. They ran aimlessly for the moment, until they heard a commotion in an alleyway. There was a clash of steel, and one voice cried out in pain. As they passed by it, there was a well dressed man laying unconscious on the ground within. Above him stood five armed indiviuals, and papers scattered about. One of the men raised a weapon to finish the man off, but was stopped by a quick jab on the arm to get his attention. "Hey, Donny, we got company! Leave him for later!" As they five men turned their attention to the newcomers, they readied themselves for the upcoming battle which was sure to be tougher than their previous one.
Beuce looked to AJ as he asked about the tome he was reading. It they were all going to go after the guardians at some point, so there wasn't really any reason to hide it from him. Although, with all these people in the crowd, it could make them stand out if they were talking about magic and other worlds. "I'll tell you later. We're not in the right crowd for that kind of discussion, if you catch my drift." Afterwards he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pouch lined with grey scales. The container in which he kept his Munny. "Wait do you not have munny? I thought we all did. Most places I've seen accept this as currency, despite being disconnected. It's kind of odd, come to think of it." He sorted through it and counted it up. A little over 6,000 all in all. That should be more than enough to cover whatever clothing they were buying. Ignis seemed to be growing increasingly flustered, which only drove the urge to tease her. Beuce didn't say anything in response but gave a coy grin. he brought his hand up to his mouth and made a locking motion, before throwing away the imaginary key. "Well, I'll need something with gloves. This kinda stands out." He knocked on the glass arm with his left hand, causing a melodic resonant sound. Far from what you would expect from typical glass. AJ: 2 Ignis: 2 Beuce: 2
Beuce looked on as the castle gates appeared to be open for a coronation ceremony. Well, that was their way in at least, but it hardly helped them talk to the two girls. Beuce shook his head at AJ's proposal that they find out what the Duke was up to. "I guess we could keep tabs on him just to be safe, but I doubt he could hurt a fly if he wanted to. Still though, you're right about us not exactly blending in." Ignis then chimed in hesitantly with her idea about dressing up. Beuce gave a slight chuckle at her pleading not to make her wear a dress, but decided not to tease her about it too much. "Well, unless you can turn back into Raisor at will, I don't see another option. I'm not a fan of stuffy clothes either, but it's the easiest way to blend in. Come on lets hit the town quickly and try to find something we can wear. We'll pick you out something pretty." Beuce said, changing directions and heading toward the closest thing he could assume to be shops.
Beuce didn't speak much during their long boat ride. He wasn't entirely sure how many days it was, but he was beginning to go a little stir crazy. He was left almost entirely alone with his thoughts. Ignis slept for most of it, which only left AJ. A smaller party than he was used to, and with two people he hadn't spoken to very much. He knew Ignis better out of the two, but he knew AJ well enough to know that he was a good kid. He'd jumped in the way to defend Kaida from Aux. The whole scene replayed in his mind. How powerless they were against No Heart. They'd only just managed to escape. If he came after them again, they might not be so lucky. If they were going to stand a chance against him, they would need to get much, much stronger. Around the end of the first day, Beuce reached elbow deep into his pocket and pulled out a large tome. One on old and powerful magics. No Heart was certainly strong physically, but from the way he fought, Beuce deduced he was probably a mystic. Initially, this had been his plan to defeat Nequa, but now it seemed more like No Heart was the one they'd be needing it for. His grudge against Nequa was all but forgotten in the wake of new events. One defeat at her hands seemed so small in comparison. Though, that wasn't to say he wouldn't be dealing with her when the time came. He flipped through the pages to the section about the elemental guardians and began pouring over the tome. After a few hours AJ offered him some food, but he turned it down in favor of continuing to read. Ignis, by this point, had woken up and took the boy up on the offer instead. Munching down on the fruit. It was oddly star shaped, so he noted that as being a little weird. He reread the section on the elemental guardians, but it didn't offer him much. Only that they were some primordial forces of nature who could only be challenged by keyblade masters and would grant the greatest power of their element to those who were able to defeat them. There were some cryptic riddles but he couldn't make heads or tails of any of it. He imagined that he wouldn't be able to solve the riddles until he was right in front of them. So they were supposed to find this thing...Somewhere in the universe...ten times. Great...Beuce sighed and snapped the book shut. That was just dandy. Looking out the window, it seemed like they were finally approaching their destination. A rather sunny world, seemingly in some sort of celebration. Well, that was a refreshing change of pace after being in the realm of darkness for so long. The keyblade master winced as he stepped off the boat. His ribs were healed enough that they were unlikely to actually hinder him from doing what he needed to, but they were certainly still sore enough to make things unpleasant. Beuce turned back and sighed as the boat vanished. It looked like they were stuck on this world for the moment. Well, at least it was a pleasant one for the moment. He shook off the dreary thoughts for the moment. That wasn't going to help them, and all it would do was drag down his mood even further. He wouldn't be able to cheer up completely for a while to come, but sulking wouldn't do anyone any good either. Soon, they were approached by a short man who claimed to be the "duke of Weselton". He said he was looking for two women named Elsa and Anna, both names he recognized as being Princesses of Heart from the data worlds. Beuce put his glass hand to his face and stroked his chin with a finger. He had no idea why their enemies would be after the Princesses of Heart, but he knew some of them were. It would be a good idea, whatever the reason, not to let them fall into their hands like many of the others had. Come to think of it, he briefly wondered if Luna was alright. Their group had split up again. With No Heart out to kill at least three more of them, it wasn't reassuring to not know the condition of the others. In any case, he turned his attention back the situation at hand. They needed to find a way to get closer to these two girls, even if only to keep an eye on them. He looked around at their surroundings, as the other two had told the Duke that they were just passing through. He didn't seem to know anything about them anyway, considering he was asking them for information. If it had been quite a while since either of them had left their homes, that definitely helped in narrowing down where they were. He looked up at the rather large castle off in the distance. It was a safe bet to assume that's where they were. The only issue would be getting a discreet audience with them, and being able to stick close. They needed to protect them and keep an eye on them, but three people couldn't just walk in, ask to be the princesses' personal body guard squad and expect to get a good response. They couldn't just break into their bedrooms through the window either. Well, they could but that would make them look even more suspicious than announcing themselves as a bodyguard. If there was going to be any way to get an Audience with the two women, they'd need to blend in. Outsiders, especially outsiders of the world, likely wouldn't be trusted. He took one last look at the Duke of Weselton gave a short hum. He tapped AJ and Ignis on the shoulder, before nodding to the castle in a "lets go" gesture.
The black coated man nodded in response to his partner. "Catching it as all well and good, we should be able to do it between our elements, but the first thing we need to do is find the thing. Any ideas on that front?" He asked. He wasn't sure what exactly she was capable of. She was one of the two he was supposed to off, though, so she had to be fairly powerful. He made a mental note not to judge her based on her appearance. "Surely we'll never find it if we run around aimles- Well i'll be damned" He said as a white blur darted under his feet. He turned on his heel and chased after it, so as to not lose track of it and ruin this incredible stroke of luck.
Luther looked at the board listing the participants and then to the blue haired girl who was to be his "partner". He put his hands in the pockets of his coat and ran a gloved hand over the void disc. She was the one he was expected to use it on. That should be easy enough, given his element of surprise and his element. While he wasn't powerful enough to create full scale, long lasting illusions or even solid ones, He could certainly fool her eyes enough to be able to trick her for a moment. Long enough to touch her with it. Especially if he proved competent in this task to come. "125 mph...Hm, that's certainly not a normal rabbit then. I'm fast, but i'm not quite that fast. I think our best bet would be to chase it into a corner and then box it in. Thankfully, I believe I've got the tools for that." He said to Mizu, attempting to appear genuinely interested in completing this mission. Well, if he were going to make it convincing, his bet bet was to actually try to complete it. And so, he prepared himself for what was sure to be the most annoying thing he'd ever done.
A sinister growl overshadowed the sounds of battle as a frantic clawing threatened to break down the doors of the Opera House. Nearly all combatants stopped, if only momentarily, to look at this newfound intrusion. Suddenly the doors burst open and Nox returned, along with two massive flaming beasts that let out a series of barks and bays. Their obvious bloodlust was only contained by their master heeling them back. The dottari retreated as best they were able from the crowd, and the thugs made a break for it. Obviously, this wasn't part of the plan they'd been told. If the crowd wasn't frantic before, it certainly was now. The hellhounds, as soon as Nox released their leashes, pounced into the crowd and began tearing flesh from bone as the civilians screamed in horror. Nox herself, meanwhile, extended her hand and began firing beams of black and crimson fire. The hellhounds joined their master in unleashing a torrent of flames and destruction from their mouths. While the vast majority of the numbers would be able to escape, there were far too many casualties for this protest to be called anything but an atrocity. The message that Thrune wasn't to be trifled with was what'd they'd hoped to send, and it likely wouldn't leave the minds of anyone in this town for a long time... KIntargo Population: 11,865
The thugs moved forward to attack, but being clearly less well trained and likely just thugs for hire, they weren't fairing as well as the Dottari. One, being injured and watching another of his ranks be skewered through the chest by some kind of malicious watery death spirit, he turned on his heel and began to flee as best he could, only to be cracked on the back of the head by Reno's morningstar. Reno used summon monster I to summon an eagle! Eagle full attacked 15, 19, and 6 2 hits 6 damage total Roche moved and cast Cure Light Wounds on Vance Restored 4 health Kieren moved and attacked Thug 4 26, Critical Threat! 26, Critical Hit! Dealt 28 damage Thug 1 moved and attacked Roche 13, missed! Thug 2 moved and attacked Kieren 14, missed! Thug 3 moved and attacked Andros 7, missed! Thug 5 moved and attacked Valen 4, Failure threatened 10, critical failure... As the thug ran to attack the minstral who seemed to be producing sounds that his instrument shouldn't be able to produce, he seemed like an easy target. However, his impatience would cost him dearly, for he didn't truly know the effects of the music. More specifically, the effects it had on those around them. He failed to notice the rising anger of the crowd. As he brought up his weapon and went to swing downward, his arm was stopped and he felt a grip on his wrist, along with a grip on his heart. He looked up to see the large orc casting a shadow over him with murder in his eyes. The thug was pulled back into the group of angry and growingly violent protestors. What happened to him afterwards was no concern of anyone else, save that it wasn't a fate they wanted to meet. Thug 6 attempted to flee Attack of Opportunity from Reno and Eagle 19 and 17 two hits Dealt 5 damage total Thug 7 moved and attacked Arthur 14, Hit! Dealt 5 damage Thug 8 moved and attacked Valen 6, missed! Round 2, Purrah's turn
