EVENT: The Great BREW Malfunction Pt II [OPEN]

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Characters: Everyone and anyone
Location: Anywhere in Death City!
Rating: PG-13
Time: July 16 to July 18th
Description: And then it gets worse.



By now, no one is popping in and out of existence, but that's hardly any consolation when odd things keep happening.

At first it's not that bad. An innocuous item or two shows up. Something harmless wanders around that you're sure has never been in Death City before.

By the second day, bigger and more dangerous things start showing up and by the third...

Well.

As long as you don't mind the giant pieces of debris or creatures blocking the road or the sky, it's not that bad, right?

((OOC: List of canon items and creatures arriving can be found here. Remember, the list only tells you where they initially show up. They'll probably move on soon enough to a new location.

Remember to put Character | Location | OPEN/CLOSED in your subject!))


Open Threads
Sephiroth and Cloud
Amaterasu
Keroro
Edgeworth
Trucy
Aqua
Hyoubu
Eve
Hiro
Morgan
Clopin
L
Alucard
Light
Neji
Lily
Psii
Raidou
Takuto

Comments

Psii | outside Patchwerk Laboratory | July 18 | Open

[00110010_00110011]

[Later, Psii will try to talk self out of superstitious feeling that knew it was in Death City moment it appeared. Knows that hold it, and she, still have over him can rewrite memory sectors retroactively, so seems as if uneasiness of last two days--sense of own presence and hardware being, all over again, tenuous in this universe--was really premonition of ship's arrival.

(He doesn't like to admit, even to self, that walks over to within sight of Stein's laboratory sometimes, to check that she is still gone. Refuses to think about, especially to self, how thread of disappointment creeps into relief at times when sees that she is.)

Entire ship would have been worse. Probably.

As is, one street near laboratory is blocked by bank of consoles, and initial shock of seeing them here makes Psii unsteady on feet. Still knows every configuration their lights can flash. They're dark now, with main power source--him--gone. Ship would have run on auxiliary power after... whatever happened that killed him. Would have been essentially crippled, limping back to Alternian space. Psii pretends doesn't feel a pang of dismay at that thought.

After surprise recedes, what keeps him frozen in place, except for one hand lifting, without his realizing it, to touch site of neural connector on that side of head, is seeing tangle of bioware wires rising from street and dangling from partial ceiling, some as thick around as his wrist, that was home, prison, refuge, and torment for hundreds of sweeps.]

[ooc: Some of the ship's defenses are still working. What this mostly means is that it'll try to zap anyone whose blood is lower than teal on the troll hemospectrum with a mild-to-moderate electric shock, basically like being tased--and humans count as lower than teal. >D The tentacles/bioware cables will try to grab anyone who gets close enough, but most of the system is missing.]

[huntressing]

[ At least from where she's standing right now, Masako isn't in the range of the cables yet. But it might not last for too long considering she's walking closer, raising an eyebrow. All the weird things appearing all over the city..

But moreover, she's mostly coming closer because of who she can see standing there. She recognizes the guy - it's hard not to with how eccentric he looks. ]

What are you doing?

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii tenses and draws sharp breath when human woman speaks, but tries to recover quickly from surprise.

He finally notices fingers have strayed to where neural wire used to connect to pan, and he reaches out with that arm instead, not touching her, but as if to block her from path.]

Stay back. Isn't safe.

Told you what happened to self. That-- [Nods toward tangle of cables.] --is ship was talking about. Part of it.

[huntressing]

[ Not safe? She does stop walking - although she'll forever claim it's not because he said it, it was her own decision, she doesn't listen to anyone! - to stare at him instead. Especially when he starts about that ship. ]

.. Why would that be here? Are you even certain?

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii gives her blank look for a long moment.]

Spent over a thousand human years in that. [Points to tangle of biocables for emphasis.] Am absolutely sure.

[Doesn't put his arm down just yet.]

[huntressing]

Fine, I shall believe you. [ Although she still doesn't sound entirely happy about it. She's not sure if she wants to accept the existence of.. these kind of things. Whatever exactly they are aside from parts of a ship. ]

But that still leaves the question how they got here. You haven't seen them here before, have you?

[00110010_00110011]

No. Have never known anything like this to happen in Death City. Wasn't aware was even possible.

[Is pointedly not looking at piece of ship now, as if ignoring might make it go away. Or at least stop looming there, blot on consciousness just out of line of sight.]

But would have said same about other day. Have you observed anything else out of ordinary?

[huntressing]

That depends on what you would call "out of the ordinary" in a place such as this. [ Granted, she hasn't run into much.. yet. But what she's seeing here right now sure would fall into that out of the ordinary category, huh. ]

Nothing quite like this though, that much is for sure.

[ She is looking at how he's looking away from the ship now - it's rather obvious, after all. Not that she bothers to ask him if he's okay though, she doesn't understand other people's emotions enough for that. ]

[00110010_00110011]

[That gets a small smile from Psii.]

Yes, am not sure have yet recalibrated sense of what is unusual to account for difference between Death City and own universe.

[huntressing]

...

[ For a moment she's quiet, just staring at the thing in the distance, but.. ]

You should go away from this place instead of lingering near the thing.

[00110010_00110011]

Probably.

[He doesn't move.]

But should find some way to indicate it's dangerous first.

[huntressing]

Well, you have been standing there and it isn't as if it has killed you. [ At least, otherwise he wouldn't be standing here anymore, so the conclusion she's getting from this is that it can't be all that bad.. ]

What else do you even want to do?

[00110010_00110011]

Want to confirm for self how dangerous really is.

[Now he does start to move closer, glancing back at her.]

Am... known to it. Might be able to talk to, even if no one else can.

[huntressing]

[ Masako opens her mouth and then closes it. It's not like she's actually worried, right? No way, she can't show concern for other people, that's what she's always been taught. But even so, this is just.. just stupid..

After a troubled moment, she speaks up again-- ]

Are you daft? You're going to just get yourself hurt. Is it worth that?

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii considers question.]

Yes. Is worth it to. Me.

[Seems even harder than usual to get pronoun out.]

Know sounds strange to describe inanimate object as enemy, but that's what this has been.

[He's not sure it's accurate to describe ship as 'inanimate,' but she already thinks he's out of his pan.]

[redregrets]

<sub>[Karkat doesn't have an excuse to be out here, not really. It's not like he's sensed one of his friends are going through something big. He'd like to be able to sense that, but he's just a normal troll with normal troll abilities and no powers whatsoever. He's just bored, and also a little bit of an insomniac.

The sight he sees when he rounds a corner is pretty horriying. Psiionic and a-and-that is part of a ship, it's huge enough for a battleship, and Karkat has a sinking feeling he knows which one.]</sub> Psii! _{[God dammit, it's probably safe for Psiionic to touch it, but Karkat doesn't want to take any chances.]} For the love of the mother grub's undulating asshole, move your husk away from that damn thing. _{[He approaches slowly, not wanting to startle Psii, although that's probably already happened considering he just kind of snapped at him. Oops.]}

[00110010_00110011]

[Isn't going closer, that would be stupid--

Except he has taken a few steps closer.

Psii spins when KK calls his name, looks, for a fleeting moment, more guilty than anything else.]

Am... doing that. Now.

You stay where you are.

[Doesn't want Karkat any closer to it, either.]

[redregrets]

Uh huh. Like I'm going to believe that. Look, I stay where I am when you get here. If you don't move your grotesquely tiny adult ass, I'm going to come and drag you away from that thing. _{[He isn't aware of course of the shocks yet, but even if he was, he probably would say the same thing.]}

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii starts to speak, falters. Tries again, still can't.

If were someone who could say it, would probably be saying I-- I just--]

Just. Want to see, [he finally gets out, wishing it sounded less. Yearning.] For self. How real it is.

[But won't approach more closely until is sure KK will stay out of range. Psii hasn't seen ship's auxiliary defenses in action for self, but knows they're there.]

[redregrets]

_{[Okay, Karkat literally has no clue what Psii is thinking. Of course the stupid thing is real, but does it matter? The Empress isn't here to make it fly the damn thing, and the whole Battleship isn't even here, anyway. What should it matter if it's real? But, he supposes, Psii probably has some connection to it, as messed up as he thinks that is, because of how long he's been in the god damn Battleship.]} Well, now you've seen it. So step away.

[00110010_00110011]

[Really isn't a way to admit out loud that he wants to go closer without sounding like has gone out of thinkpan. Psii tries to rationalize anyway.]

Ought to assess danger. Am only one who can talk to it.

[That. Was probably not best argument.]

[redregrets]

_{[There are far too many holes for him to poke in that argument.]} It's not even a quarter of the ship. Without you powering the damn thing, how much damage could it possibly do? Seriously, dude, just back the fuck away from that thing, or I'm dragging you, don't think I won't!

[00110010_00110011]

[After moment's consideration, Psii concludes that KK is capable of dragging him away, and would.]

Need to... [Considers right word for long moment, and finally comes up with:] --confront it. Might be only chance get.

[redregrets]

_{[God dammit, he knows this isn't a good idea, but if Psii needs this, then he'd feel like a complete moron for dragging him away.]} Is this going to put you in danger? I mean physically and mentally dude. I understand there are things you have to do, but I don't want you coming back a charred husk.

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii takes a step closer before has consciously made decision, feeling compelled by force as strong as gravity, if not stronger. Looks back at Karkat.]

Don't believe will be in physical danger. Cannot say for sure about mental.

[That's what he needs to find out. As if to reassure isn't yet mentally affected, he half-smiles.]

Would not go so far as 'grotesque' in describing own ass.