MDSVeritas

You're in Veil as a heads up btw, uploading the current map now Also, it seems I didn't get to implement SB's, stardustblade's, or Sanda_Nedelcheva's icons on the maps, could all you guys give me your color preferences so I can institute them?

I should be able to get a map update out today to fix any discrepancies.

Shade and Le Chef in Funktown "Safe!?!" Laroux seemed offended. "Nobody's safe from these phat beats." Suddenly his set of turn tables rose off the ground and he with them. They began to levitate around the room, suspended by the sheer vibrations of the music. As they did he scratched the records some more times, and suddenly three thin sharp beams snaked towards Le Chef. "I respect your moves and the hustle, my friend, but your little girly there ain't keepin up, and I'm not so sure you will either." Another few scratches and suddenly thousands of little strimes of energy flew off the turn table, coming together right in front of shade, and taking the form of a large humanoid beast with a boom box for a face, who's very body seemed to be moving to the beat. It smashed its large funky fist through Shade's makeshift wall and hurtled over the remnants towards her. "Ain't nobody stealing these tunes from me." Laroux seemed to be getting a little angry, but it only just seemed to make the music louder and the bass harder. "Least of all you!"

I know guys, don't worry. I'm keeping tabs on who needs updates, it's just a matter of having the time. I've given up the idea of having any significant amount of time to go through everyone at once (It's currently 12:36am where I am and I should probably be sleeping for a project I have to work on tomorrow), so as a result I'll be going with this sort of piece meal type setup where I'm going to try to keep updates relatively constant, but due to my schedule I may only get to one or two in my break moments. Sorry again for the hold up.

The Cloud Riders The winged green mech took several blows from Yuki, sliding back across the smooth metallic flooring. It's torso seemed battered and scared from Yuki's blows, and it seemed to take a moment to recover after the attack. "Hmm... not bad Fly-Boy" Dytrian spoke to Yuki. "You've injured Wing more than I may have thought. Even still, this battle is not over yet..." The green-chested winged mech then grabbed its beam saber with one hand, and with the other pulled its projectile weapon back, lunging at Yuki both firing huge beams towards the young man and slashing towards him viciously... their duel was to be decided here. The purple mech suddenly was hit by Maxwell's blade, and as it winced from the attack gave Sora an opening, to which she utilized her power, and in an instant she suddenly sat in the center of a huge purple mobile gun turret where the mech once was. Dytrian did not seem pleased. The drill mech was last to act, rushing furiously into Maxwell. It first struck with its primary drill but at the last minute feigned back and brought its other hand towards Max, slamming into him and sending him spiraling across the room. Liath and Reverie The dolls were growing ever more restless. Leviathan spoke again. "This City is the Doctor's creation, but at the time of its construction it did not seem as promising as it does not. It was an experiment. The Experiment failed, and the Doctor allowed this place to rot away in obscurity. We, his children, were locked away in here for naught more than convenience's sake. Then his best child of all- Q, found a way to make this City everything he had dreamed it would be. It needed only an activation key; it needed only you all. To bring this place to life. It was a key the Doctor had never thought to consider. When Q discovered it, she wished to unlock the potential of this City, but for a very different reason than the Doctor." The Dolls began to crack the glass as they slammed into it. "You are the tools of bringing this City to life. Soon you will have to choose the purpose for which it is used, though. I had intended to kill you when you arrived. You arrival signifies the death of one of us. To finish what Q calls a "Trial" is the destruction and re purposing of each one of us left in the City. To bring the City to life you must use the life energy of us who reside here... meaning our death is necessary. After speaking with you, however, I have decided you are worthy to survive. The world shall be more interesting with your action in it. I will do the deed myself and clear your path back up. Think carefully of the choices that lie ahead. The order, compassion, and safety that the Doctor seeks..." The Leviathan let out a fierce roar, and suddenly all the dolls redirected from the glass walls towards it, suddenly rushing over and biting and attacking the huge creature. "... or that which Q seeks: Freedom." In a moment Leviathan suddenly detonated in a cataclysmic underwater explosion, taking all the dolls with it, and rupturing the glass walls around Reverie and Liath. Suddenly they were in the water.... very far under the surface. It was time to swim up. And little did they know yet, but there was to be far more color in the district above then when they had last left it...

Aro and Alysa Duo The Doctor smirked, then it developed into a full grin, and finally culminated in a substantial several-second laugh. "Well spoken, Alysa, and I respect your curiosity as well Aro." The man spun on his heel and approached the two. "You'll have to forgive me for neglecting to the whole story. Q knows, as I do, that revealing everything at once has the potential to overwhelm you all to a degree to which you would no longer be effective as tools in reactivating The City... or stopping Q. We don't have much time left, and as a result any potential threat to your effectiveness is something both me and my adversary Q greatly fear. But you are simply people, and I understand that not knowing the status of your whereabouts can be... frustrating." He inspected the newly created scabbard on Alysa's hip as he spoke again. "You should know, first and foremost. The City is not real." He paused suddenly and held a finger in the air, as if asking for a moment to correct himself. "Strike that. It is... real. Per say. It's as real as the monsters you just fought. Memories, thoughts...." He smiled as he reached the last word in the list. "...data." The Doctor seemed to be gradually dissipating as he continued talking, and he quickly took note and picked up the pace of his speech. "The City is a construction. A virtual world, but with potential to do things computer science has only ever dreamed of until now. I would know. I built it. The problem is... it's a husk. A framework. An empty shell. For it to be fully effective, it must be truly developed, weaponized, by those who have the skills to do so." He slowly brought his index finger to point towards the two women before him. "You." In a flash the City suddenly materialized around them. They had left the Unknown area and returned to place from which they first departed to fight the fiendish manipulations of their pasts. The Doctor was nearly invisible at this point as he phased out. "The only question, Alysa and Aro, is who are you developing this City... this weapon for? We will meet again, but until then... tread carefully."

Asher and Amy (Now with special guest Nathan!) Eweren smiled as the two youths interacting. "Do I smell young love blooming?" She sipped her coffee slowly as she watched the other two in the cafe interact. So sweet. So innocent. Eweren had long since lost such concept. Nathan heard a voice ring out. "There's been an unexpected development Nathan. Your sleep pod has been hijacked by... and old friend. You're mostly healed so you'll have to make due." Eweren's smile didn't waver even as the thud in the back storage room boomed throughout the cafe. She still grinned, with her eyes tightened up in a decieving pleasantness. "It seems our final guest has woken up. The door behind her burst open and out fell a young man... Nathan. Eweren looked towards Amy. "You seemed unsure if you had powers, child. Now would be a good time to recognize them." Suddenly the counter descended into the floor, and coffee began pouring out of the cracks in the walls... except it wasn't coffee. It seemed thicker and... more red. "I told you that you'd regret meeting me." Eweren turned around to face Nathan. "It seems my younger sister Q believed you to be safe in her care. She forgets that it is me who was trapped in this place for a millenia, not her. I have come to understand its inner-workings, building my web as I see fit. Q may be trying to kill us all off but I refuse to go down without a fight." Suddenly Eweren began to levitate, rising upwards until she reached the ceiling of the cafe, which now was nearly 50x times the original size. She was far out of reach of any of the three now trapped in the horror-filled cafe now. "Looks can be deceiving, can't they, my friends? I will give you one opportunity to escape her. Nathan, you are to fight the two young lovers there, and they are to fight you." Suddenly hundreds of coffee cups dropped from the ceiling, shattering on the ground, and covering the area with shards... or ammo. "Now do what you all do best; destroy each other."

Sorry about the wait guys, in the middle of a very bad crunch. I'm sneaking on here just to update you guys. If I can get these programs done quick I'll be on to update asap, till then I'll try to put the occasional post in here an there for the next day or two while I'm working.

All done! And hey, you're in water so you're half way there already.

Liath and Reverie Group A great thick bellow shook the waters around them and vibrated the glass walls. Leviathan was laughing. "The marauders? The marauders are a construct. They are not living beings, they have no room for thought. You seem confused at the state of things, traveler, so let me enlighten you..." The doll-fish scurried around the glass room underwater looking for some way in... they looked hungry and were growing increasingly reckless. "The marauders did not come here. They were sent here. They are little more than stronger versions of the dolls you see here. They are simplistic automatons at best. The vanguard of an invasion that has already begun. The being who would have given you this job, if you are speaking truthfully, is one of their constructors. He is a human known to me as the Doctor. He is their creator." The Leviathan paused for a moment in a bout of self reflection. "As is he my creator as well. There are many creatures who reside in this City. Almost all you shall find are a product of him." The dolls were growing even more frenzied in the water, but the Leviathan maintained an eerie calm. "And Q... Q is his prized creation."

The Cloud Riders "Pft..." Dytrian seemed somewhat angry. "Tinker bell?" He glared at Yuki. "Wing. Beam Saber." The winged mech holstered its projectile weapon and in its alternate hand brought out a strange metal cylinder, which suddenly began to emanate a beam of pure energy from it. In a moment it suddenly boosted directly in Yuki's direction and struck towards the Saiyan with a flurry of slashes. "You make a mockery of my creations or of me, and I will make you understand our superiority. Even to your puppet master Q." The purple agile mech flew back from Kristy's attack, but was able to skid to a halt before suddenly rushing back in a zig zag pattern towards Kristy. At first it seemed intent to attack her, but in a moments notice it redirected... and plucked Sora from the air, holding her firmly in its grip. The drill mech had its arm blown off by the electrical explosion cause by Maxwell and Sora's attacked. In a fury it increased its drill speed 10x and rushed at Maxwell in a frenzy. "I hope you are all having as much fun as I am." Dytrian laughed.

Aro and Alysa Duo "Aaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeee!" The unified screech of the defeated behemoth was deafening. The creature collapsed and began to evaporate. Suddenly the dark realm around them began to take on a reddish twilight hue. The voices of the people who made up the monster faded away with it, and suddenly Aro and Alysa were left alone. Wait. No. Not alone. "Well look at you two." The man was standing behind them. He wore a gray vest, and formal attire. He held in his hand a small electronic tablet. He seemed to be transparent. "You found a hole in the City. You found the remnants of the things that weren't meant to still be. Impressive, to say the least. Aro, Alysa, you're as promising as I always figured." The reddish hue suddenly began to lighten and crack. The man sighed. "It seems the City wants you back, and so soon too. We still have a moment, so let me introduce myself, call me the Doctor. You don't know me, but I have spent my life getting to know you..." The Misfits The trio continued through the Dawn district towards the smoldering StarFall location. As they moved, they could each ear distant shuffling, skittering; movement. As they reached the StarFall location they could see a large pod, and standing beside it were two strange creatures; humanoid in shape, but without any discernible coloration or features besides their glowing eyes and the huge wings both had on their backs. When they spotted the trio they took to the air, but in a moment both parties quickly realized something.... They weren't alone. Whether they had been followed or recently found, dozens upon dozens of humanoid dolls surrounded both the two angelic Marauders and the sacrificed trio. More and more packed around them with each moment, but they hesitated to attack. There may have been nearly a hundred surrounding the StarFall now. The Marauders both turned to the trio and nodded a knowing nod; a truce. Suddenly they began to dive into the dolls and strike at them. In that moment, the hordes of dolls descended on both the Marauders and Ailder, Wlynn, and Tristan. Dozens upon dozens of the unarmed humanoid creatures rushing in ferociously to attack. This was going to be quite the battle... ((You guys are allowed to have control of any dolls/amount of dolls you want your characters to fight. There's a lot to spare.)) Amiliazaiy And Asher "My name..." the woman in the coffee shop smiled. "... sorry, one moment." She walked outside and greeted the girl who was only just walking up the coffee shop after a bit of wandering; Amiliazaiy. "Come in my friend, come in please." Without even asking the woman in the barista outfit brought in Amiliazaiy to the coffee shop. "Now..." the woman brought out two cups of coffee. Both The blackness of the cup contrasted sharply with the blankness of the outside city, their thick vapors smelling of flavors lost to this world. "Have a drink. Please. We have much to discuss. Much to do, you both should drink first. This girl here." she pointed to Amiliazaiy, "she is still fresh to this world, she possibly does not even yet know the extent of her powers. Now like you, Asher, you have showed you competency already... and will again soon." The woman turned around behind the counter and snatched a single small cup and filled her own cup with a sigh. "So much to cover..." she smiled at Asher. "My name is Eweren by the way. You may soon regret meeting me." Le Chef and Shade Once the two were past the door, the heat of the room they had left behind suddenly melted away in seconds. Now the two were surrounded by a cool breeze. There were in a dim room, with the floor made of some reflective material. There were no lights in the room besides several garish spotlights in bright reds, greens, pinks... all shining down on this... ...dance floor? The bass is what they could begin to hear first. "Welcome, friends" a very funky voice began to speak. A single white spotlight shone down on the other end of the room. A young man with an exceptionally well-groomed afro sat behind a set of turn tables. Then the rhythm came in. Soon the song that has begun as nothing more than a whisper permeated the whole room. The walls seemed to vibrate with its sound. The young man suddenly scratched on one of the records on his turn table and the song shifted fluidly as a dense snake-like beam of energy emanated from the turn table and suddenly flew towards Le Chef. The young man scratched on his records a few more times, and then three more beams of energy complimented the attack on Le Chef, but these three were heading directly to wards Shade. "My name is Laroux, and I'll be your MC tonight." ((Have to head to class, further updates soon))

The Asher update is on page 18 a few pages back, about halfway down. I don't believe you've posted since then.

Violet should work. I'll have you on the map then next time I'm on a photoshop-installed computer.

Liath and Reverie Group (now with Amiliazaiy) Amiliazaiy opened her eyes to boom of the voice. She found herself floating in water, but somehow she breathed just fine. Below her a small glass structure lay in the vast ocean she found herself in. Two men seemed to be standing inside of it, talking, but she couldn't make out what they said. Then she noticed the creatures all around her. All looked like they may be fish but were pure white, looking like nothing more than moving dolls in fish form. In the center of them all lay a colorful blue and green dragon. It sat on the edge of the glass structure and seemed to be talking to the two men, and it seemed as if that was where the booming was coming from. Wherever she was, it was certainly nowhere she had been before. "You are here to destroy Q?" The booming voice returned again. The dragon pondered for a moment. "My name is Leviathan, and I am one of Q's lesser siblings, borne of the same hope, but different in form and function." The doll-fish drew closer to the glass. "Now it is your turn for some more explanation; who was it that sent you to kill Q?" The Cloud Riders "So be it. You aren't prepared after all." The mech with the green chest crystal and wings, tucked away from Yuki's Kamehameha and then deployed a large projectile weapon in its left hand. It brought the weapon to have Yuki as he sped towards it and unleashed a gigantic flow of pure violent energy from it, barelling towards Yuki... The purple mech, after being struck in the shoulder from Kristy, twiched for a moment, then redirected it's line of sight towards her, immediatly beginning a sprint across the ware house and leaping into the air, coming down with a fierce punch towards her... The build mech immediately raised its drill and began to move quickly towards Sora and Maxwell. Its drill began spinning up and it dove towards Maxwell leading with its drill. "You all will fall before my creations." Dytrian spoke, "And you will die for nothing." Chester and Nora Group As Chester and Nora made their way out of the elevator and Nathan fell into a deep slumber, Q's voice entered the minds of the first two. "You have cleared the first trial. You now reside in Solace and there are many choices that now lie before you. You could face more starfall foes, find Unknown anomalies, clear more trials, or discover new districts entirety, what will your choice be, victorious ones?" (Check the map for more information and to decide where you want to go)

Le Chef and Shade "Forgive me." Q's voice entered into Shade's mind. "I neglected to greet you personally. You were.. an unexpected arrival, but you have just as much place here as anyone. My name is Q. I will guide you through this place and bring it back to life, at which point you can continue on with your life." As the two continued up the stairs, the floor seemed to begin to contort. As if it were... melting. "I must warn you, Ms. Shade, this will not be an easy journey. You must be ready." Then it became all too obvious the floor was in fact melting. Oozing out of it was... magma. It bubbled up and suddenly the entire floor was made of it, and it was rising, very very quickly. "You must know that there is a great chance you may fall in this City. You must persevere." The staircase spiraled up to a door near the top of the dome, but now the lava was rising at a pace the pair would be nearly unable to match. On top of that the stair way ahead suddenly fractured into pieces. The stairs segments lingered impossibly in the air. The pair would have to jump between them to keep making it up the staircase towards the single mahogany door at the top. And they would have to be faster than any normal human. "Welcome to the City. The Cloud-Riders (Yuki, Jason, Kristy, Maxwell, Sora) Inside the darkened hanger there was the thick sound of grinding metal, and soon it seemed to surround them. Shadows grumbled around them, until finally two spotlights came down in the hanger. One on the group, one on a single man in a thick rubber suit. He wore distinct rectangular glasses and as he began to speak his thick London accent pervaded the room. "Welcome friends. I've been waiting until Q finally freed me." The shadows on the edges of the hanger moved closer. "Forgive me, my name is Dytrian. I am one of the beings trapped here. Like Q... just... more imperfect. I've spent so long trapped in here... tinkering." The shadows got closer, and the glimmer of steel became evident. They were... metallic creatures of some sort? "Tinkering and building for the one day my works of art could exude the expression they were always meant to. Are you all prepared to die?" The lights suddenly came on around the entire hanger, flooding the space with brightness... Then they saw the mechs. Each was humanoid, with one having gigantic wing-life appendages on its back, a great green sphere in its chest, and a blade of pure energy in its hand. The next was purple and slender. It had no weapons but looked like a human in a grotesque suit. The last was a gigantic bulky thing. It was decorated in garish adornment. and while one of its hands seemed normal, the other had been converted to a drill. Dytrian began to laugh. "So tell me, my lovely visitors, which piece would you like to be immortalized by in death?"

Got a quick break from work, the maps been updated on the first post in the RP thread. Also, everyone who hasn't given me a color to put on the map, please do! That way I can place your icon on the map. The updates for people will be coming in just a bit.

Sorry SB, I was in the midst of making updates for everyone when I had to head to a class and now have a project deadilne tonight. The only two groups I have to update I believe are yours and the Haven group. I have that planned out but it may take a bit to write out so I need to be sure this project is finished befroehand. The update will almost certainly be up tonight.

Reverie and Liath Group The doors closed and the elevator began to descend. The light of the upper City disappeared in and instant through the small slit in the two doors, and the pair could feel themselves moving faster and faster down. When the elevator slowed to a stop there was no telling how far down they were. Until the doors opened and they found themselves in a glass hallway. All around them.... water. Down here the water had a distinct blue hue to it and the hallway they stood in seemed fragile at best. In a moment the elevator behind them closed and rocketed upward. They seemed hundreds of feet down in this body of water... .whatever it was. At the end of the hallway was a single table, also made of glass, with a single earthy rock placed upon it. The rock was covered in dirt and disrupted the pristine look of the hallway submerged so far below the depths but it was refreshing to see any color besides white. That's when the voice boomed into the hallways, shaking the glass foundation of the hallway as if it may shatter. "Who are you?" The deep voice boomed through the crystal blue water. Then out of the corner of their eyes they could see it. Fins, tails, snaking bodies. Suddenly the water all around them was surrounded by dozens of submarine life. But these were... dolls. They were shaped as fish may be, but their fins were sharp, they bared vicious looking teeth, and they were all pure white. A small armada of these submarine dolls had them surrounded. Then the large mass emerge from behind them. This one was different, colored in shimmering blues and greens and with brilliant scales. It was like an ancient dragon of Chinese tradition, only here it stood right before them... at the end of the hallway, and looked at the two with great red and black eyes as its mouth began to move slowly. "I ask again.... who are you?" Alysa and Aro Group The monstrosity roared as Aro hit it's arms with her attack and Alysa ripped through it. It toppled to the ground it a great cry. It seemed like the attacks were working through, the wails of the dead were growing more frenzied and the beast seemed less capable of striking at the two. In a last-ditch effort the had of all the people making up the monster turned towards Aro and the beast lurched viciously towards her, its useless arms trailing behind. It was now or never to finish this. The Misfits The door opened before the group and just like that they were all back in the City. "Welcome to Dawn" Q said. The new district was huge, with a grand landscape. From their viewpoint the group could see strange anatomies, StarFalls, and what seemed to be trial buildings. Someone just needed to take a first step towards them now.

Accepted! I'll have you added in very soon. Be careful what you wish for.

Asher Group After some walking, Asher came across a building very unlike the rest in the City. Positioned just where the trial in Veil should be, he found himself standing before a small cafe. Gray smoke puffed from the back of the building, and through the glass of the building it became clear that the inside was... colorful. No more pure whites, blacks, and grays. Inside there was a subtle blue that coated the walls, with the tables being a rich light brown and the counter tops were a district greenish-white marble. It was the woman behind the counter that was most surprising though. Right there, in the middle of the empty City, was a coffee shop, and inside of it was a young woman. Likely in her 20s, she wore a dark green dress with a black apron over it. She stood behind the counter, cleaning it, until she noticed Asher. A smile grew over her face and then she beckoned Asher in through the door at the front of the building.

Jason, Kristy, Sora, Yuki, Maxwell Group The group sped over the skyline of The City, each seemingly looking out for potential destinations, until one seemed to present itself to them just below. After only a little bit of flight the party could hear a grinding of gears and gnashing of metal below them. Right where the Haven trial was marked on the map the party found themselves over a huge octagonal fortress. It was pure white on the outside like the rest of the City but had no noticeable doors or entry ways... until it became clear that a huge blast door positioned on the roof was opening up, inside lay a darkened gray hanger, without much visible from the outside. It seemed the doors were opening as if in welcoming for the party. The only way to discover what was inside was for the group to venture in through the blast door. ...And the things that lay within were counting on it.

Le Chef & Shade Group Inside the building was a gigantic spiral staircase that wrapped around the edges of the building and twisted upwards to the top of the dome. The entire room was painted a rich crimson, with the floor being a distinct burnt umber color, and plush to the touch. This was certainly a different place than the outside. The stairs were felt-covered and matched the crimson color of the walls with a thick blue lining to them. The first step up the stairway was straight ahead from the entrance where Le Chef had come in. As he walked in though, the door slammed close, separating him from Natasha. It was the last time the two would ever see each other. In the silence of this new strange room though, there was the sound of light breathing. Then Le Chef may have noticed the girl who lay asleep just before the staircase began. She wore a school uniform and her hair was a red-brown hue. He name was Shade Griffon, and she was just waking in the City for the first time.

Looks good to me! I'll just introduced her, also what color do you want to be represented by on the map? It's on the first post of the RP thread if you want to see what colors are taken.

I think the implication he was making was more along the lines that there is a dynamic present in a group of males that is shifted to something else when a female is introduced. The same thing would thus apply to all female cast and a single male character. It seems to be to be less about the desirability of being open around women and more about the differences in how people act around people of opposing genders (such as feeling the need to impress, to hide vulnerabilities, or act overtly romantic) as opposed to people of the same gender, which is where the concept of male "bros" or female "girlfriends" originates, who are people with which many are often close and open with while not often carrying the impetus to act any way pertaining to being around those who are generally a sexual match for you.