NYADA Is Magic!

It is night two of Midnight Madness. The Midnight Monarch, along with the disqualified retinue, welcomes the fighters to the scene. "Welcome one and all to Midnight Madness. I am the Midnight Monarch. We will usher in a new nighttime play, one of true power, and that of true pain. I welcome the second match contestants... the Link and the Ripple. Which connection will dominate the other, an instant touch or a echoing wave?!"

The Ripple entered the ring, beads of sweat coursing down their forehead beneath the mask. They could no longer remember their reason for being part of this event, but there was no turning back now. Any chance at declining the invitation was no longer available to them. Now they had to play the part. Their robes hid any part of themselves that could be detected from their competitor, at least it was a hope they held highly.

The Link was happy that all facial expression was hidden beneath the mask as it would be a dead give away from any destress that decided to show. Shoulders were relaxed, walking boldly onto into the arena as they were called onto the stage. Trying so hard to keep a calm and collected demeanour. Curiosities buzzed about who the other masked fighter was possibly their fighting could be the tale needed to know without need of unmasking.A look over to the ones who unmasked, wondering would this duel dive into a deeper insight or be something of brute force? The crowd roars loudly: boos, encouragement or whatever it was, all of it was just noise. The Link gives a brisk nod to The Ripple, sportsmanship needed to be respectable in a dual after all.

The Midnight Monarch's attendants quieten the crowd. "Welcome to Midnight Madness, the Link and the Ripple. We expect a thrilling match tonight. It will be by knockout. No more disqualifications... The masks you wear have evened the playing field, giving both of you an equal endurance and ability. Thus, we will see how ingenious you both are in battle... and one last thing... The Midnight Law!" The crowd cheers. "These laws will continue to stack and stack until we get to the finish... We will have No Barriers Allowed and No Attack Items!"

The Ripple calls for Spines. The Link calls for Skulls. 

The Midnight Monarch smirks when it lands magically to their palm. "SPINES! Make your first move count, the Ripple."

So far the Ripple gives nothing away, The Link looks over but turns attention to the rules of the night. Not bad or as terrifying as expecting it to be, a slight relief for the rules were lighter being only the second round. "Skulls," they call. The flip was not in their favour but now was about playing strategic. Be ready for whatever was thrown by The Ripple, The Link stands ready. 

The Ripple nodded at their opponent in a show of sportsmanship, gulping as they heard the rules about the barriers and attack items. That would be adequate enough, they supposed. They had plenty of spells in their arsenal. Activating their magic circle, they sent crystal sized droplets of rain coursing towards The Link. 

@the ripple:  1d7 attack  = (3) = 3 

Kurt was hidden in the crowd and watching the beginning of a new fight. He disliked how Blaine and Rachel were forced to stand next to this so-called Monarch like soulless guards. To free them I need to win. Kurt crossed his arms. He didn't know who the Ripple or Link were yet.

@the link:  1d7 counter  = (3) = 3

@the link:  1d7 HP For Summon = (4) = 4

The crystal size droplets fall the Link’s way, already to attack. Not a chance.     "Sparks Fly" they call creating dagger little burst of electricity which bursts through the droplets that shine at the encounter around them. The crowd reacts but they blanks it out calculating their next move.

Taking their grimoire out, their magic circles begins to spark, as they whisper lowly under their breath. A Cerberus like creatures forms body form full of bolts blazing and sparking beside them. The creature stands protective by the side of The Link. 

@the ripple: 1d7  attack summon = (3) = 3

The Ripple is stunned to see the magic from The Link, already feeling as though it's familiar, like something they have seen before. However, they had to focus and focus they must, not letting the sight of the Cerberus keep them from their goal.  Spear they called, watching as a water spear formed to attempt to knock the creature off balance.

@the link:  1d7 The Link Attack = (6) = 6 

@the link:  1d7 The Cerberus  Attack = (7) = 7

The watery spear hits Cerberus a wounded howl leaving the creatures mouth. Slightly weaker and weary, the beast howls loudly as if calling upon a storm as black lightning strikes from above surrounding, the Ripple. Now allowing their creature to attack alone, the Link takes the chance to add power to the lightning storm, Daggers of Light Rain Down, being dramatic for the flare, dagger shaped lightning casts down upon the Ripple.

@the ripple:  1d7 Counter The Link Attack = (6) = 6

The Ripple was unaffected by the added effects from The Link to the creature's lightning storm, however they still felt the impact of the first spell. But they didn't let it deter them from the goal of making it through this fight.  "Water chain," they called out as a water formed a chain that whipped at The Link.

@the ripple:  1d7 attack the Link = (4) = 4

@the link:  1d7 Counter The Ripple = (7) = 7

The Link's addition to the storm rendered useless as their competitor appears to still be their standing strong. The Ripples aim was careful as they attempt a water chain to come in the Link's direction. Reacting fast, the Link reacted quickly Shock Pulse their magic circle charges ending pules of electricity through the chain as if electricity flowing through wires.

@the link:  1d7 Cerberus attacks The Ripple = (2) = 2

Howling once again, taking a charge the bellowing moans of the electric hound thunderous in the rain fall down into another Storm to hit down upon The Ripple.

@the link:  1d7 summon Shadow Monster = (3) = 3

Curious to the weary moans of Cerberus,  The Link mutters lowly under their breath. The spell faintly heard, "Uhmo Vehym Vyhdyco Q Vyhc femm ihtancdyht." The magic circle is aglow as forming beside Cerberus was a Shadowy Cloud creature floating on the other side of The Link with yellowy ideas fixated on a possible target.

Kurt wasn't sure who made summons like that, however he noted the Link's strategy. It's smart. If I'm up against the Link, then I'd have to consider that spell. Kurt wondered what the Ripple would do. Maybe they had a strategy Kurt hadn't figured out yet.

@the ripple:  1d7 counter Cerberus = (5) = 5 

The Ripple manages to destroy the Cerberus and can focus on The Link and the new shadowy form. They form two "Water ropes" in order to wrap around The Link's ankles and bring them down to the ground. 

@the ripple:  1d7  = (2) = 2

@the link:  1d7 Counter The Ripple = (5) = 5

Not a chance the Link was going to allow themselves to be entwined with the water rope. Sparks Fly again sending blue sparks of lightening around the rope, always grateful that electricity conducted water. 

@the link:  1d7 Shadow Creature Attacks = (1) = 1

The Shadow Creature turns from a murky black into a gentle shade of blue, flickering a clearish blue gust to swirl around the Ripple, rather weakly than intended to be.

@the link:  1d7 Link attacks the ripple = (2) = 2

Clasping hands together, The Link stretches out as if drawing a bow, as a lightening bolt aims poorly in The Ripples direction. Lightning Bolt Arrow grazing the shoulder of the Ripple.

@the ripple:  1d7 Counter Link = (6) = 6

The Ripple manages to avoid a direct hit from the lightning bolt and the gust from the Shadow Creature is no bother. Electricity is no match for the water, unfortunately, and they can't use attack items. They use their turn to take a dope cap in order to recover 10 hp.

@the link: 1d7 Link attacks the ripple = (7) = 7 

@the link: 1d7 Shadow Creature Attacks The Ripple = (4) = 4

The Link had never really used items on themselves compared to spells which sparked an interest. Things had been silent for too long, maybe it was time to kick the voltage up a little. "So tell me, before you get unmasked what are you fighting for?" The Link calls up, curious but at the same time begins drawing her hands together, aiming carefully at the Ripple Lightning Bolt Arrow, Steady changing the words slightly to the spell. The Shadow creature turns into a vibrant yellow-gold, rumbling louder before as arrows that mimic The Links all speed through the air, targeting at The Ripple's feet in retort to their constant aim upon The Link.

@the ripple:  1d7 attacking shadow creature = (2) = 2

The Ripple was contemplating the question so they barely had time to react when they were hit by both the Creature and the Link. They had to hand it to this competitor, they were good. The question, it was a good one. Why were they here? It was not something they would normally have chosen and recently, they wondered why they still were going through with it. A voice in the back of the head kept saying this was not where they were needed right now. "Honestly? I don't remember anymore." They spoke before gearing up for an attack with a tidal wave of water towards the creature "Sometimes the need to be anonymous stays within oneself even after they decide it shouldn't be that way anymore. To be seen as someone else...if only for a moment."

@the link:  1d7 Shadow Creature Counter The Ripple = (4) = 4

Appears that the rival had taken aim for the Shadow Creature as a tidal wave washes over them, the Shadow Creature shimmers a golden yellow sending out shock waves in retaliation. The Link watches the attack, leaning back to make sure nothing comes their way. Listening to The Ripple,"Seems like you are trying to be someone else people want you be, like constantly living with a mask on," motioning to her own mask.

@the link:  1d7 Shadow Creature Attack The Ripple = (2) = 2 

@the link:  1d7 The Link  Attack The Ripple = (6) = 6

"Is that any way you should be living?" The Link challenges whilst, the Shadow creature and themselves are in sync charging up two electric balls that upon impact explode into black and white fireworks, to keep the crowd engaged and drowning others out of their conversation.

@the ripple:  1d7 Counter Link = (4) = 4

The Ripple felt like Link was telling them something they had heard before plenty of times, when others would say to not hide behind a mask. The question of if they should be living the way they are was a good one. "No, it's not. It's better to come out of the shadows than live behind the mask, right?" They formed a Whirlpool sending it towards Link to wrap around them. "It's your turn. What do you fight for?"

@the ripple:  1d7 attack the Link = (3) = 3

@the link:  1d7 The Link Counter The Ripple = (1) = 1

The Link scoffs,"That would be a better option to be but it is not as easy as that." For once the water whirl pool impacted to The Link before it was too late for them to charge up, as they wince at the attack. "My turn, well I think that you would be right about that one TR."

@the link:  1d7 The Link attacks The Ripple = (2) = 2

Charge up  the magic circle twirls in their hand as a little electric ball begins to grow and grow," I fight...to get back what was lost. To stop hiding away...a reminder of all the things I once had."  Sending the electric ball into his direction. 

@the link:  1d7 Shadow Creature Attack The Ripple = (4) = 4 

Shadow creature begins to glow similar hues of the electric ball, gusting a jolt into it's direction to help the flow of the spell to The Ripple's way.

@the ripple:  1d7 Counter Shadow creature = (6) = 6

The Ripple shrugged, too defeated and exhausted but they tried their best. However, they could try all they want, they knew it was done. "Life is never easy. It's what you do instead of hiding that ultimately matters. No matter how hard it might be, whether anyone notices or not." Their attack towards Link may be for naught, but it was worth a shot. "Jet stream" The water shot out to hit towards the center of Link's chest.

@the ripple:  1d7 attack the Link = (2) = 2

@the link:  1d7 The Link Counter The Ripple = (6) = 6

Water jets hit the Link in a hard place, a place where they had been hurt before internally also. They cling to their chest letting out a loud oft trying to keep their footing. "Th-that's right, even if you have to push forward alone." The Link charges up Fairy Lights where little lights dance around her, weakening the attack from them.

The Ripple honestly didn't mind the loss. In the end, it turned out to be the last place he wanted to be. What was the point in all of it? They were defeated now and by a worthy opponent. Someone they were pretty sure they recognized, but was still unsure about.  Either way, there was somewhere else he should have been. Might as well face the unmasking. "You fought well. Congratulations." He said to The Link.

The Midnight Monarch applauded the fight. "Finally! Some good fucking food," they say looking directly Blaine and Rachel. "Your winner, the Link! The Ripple will now unmask themselves in shame!"

The Ripple decided he shouldn't be a coward about it. No looking down. No looking away. He would face the crowd, knowing they would know his identity. He slowly but surely, removed the mask, revealing Sam Evans.

The Link said nothing and nodded. The crowd booed the loser and the Midnight Monarch waved their hand to silence them. "Now, Sam Evans. I'm going to give you a fun little twist! You can choose whether or not you want to take the place of one of the disqualified contestants. Only one. Would you like to do that?" 

Sam looked at the Midnight Monarch, confused. "What does that mean exactly, take their place?" 

Midnight Monarch pointed at the two disqualified losers of the first match. "It means what I said. You can take their place. You give them freedom, but for your own servitude to the Midnight Madness."

Sam frowned. Servitude? He may not have been part of the first Midnight Madness, but he knew enough that this wasn't normal. "Why would you do that to them? I-" But something told him he shouldn't argue. He didn't want to do this. But then he looked at the masked figures, something inside him told him this was wrong, they should both be able to leave. But only one. Something deep down said that he should do it. "Fine." He took a look at both of them, feeling a pull to them, deciding to go with the shorter one. "That one," He said, unaware he was pointing to Blaine.

Blaine is shocked at Sam pointing at him. There's no way Sam knows, is there? He gives Rachel a quick side glance to see how she is, but her mask covering her mouth makes it difficult for Blaine to perceive how she might be feeling. He gives her hand a squeeze and says to her, "Don't worry, I'll save you. You have my word." He steps out of the line and enters the stage, as indicated by the Midnight Monarch.

The Midnight Monarch laughed at Sam's remark. "Because they disobeyed the Midnight Laws! They disqualified and ruined the pleasure of pain! You've chosen to free him. Now you take his place." The mask Sam had taken off flies back onto his face and holds on. Sam will not be able to pull the mask off of his face. "Furthermore, you will now be forced to attend every midnight madness and receive your punishment as given to you by the Midnight Knight at our grand finale."

Rachel had been watching the duel quietly. She didn't want to be there, and she didn't want to think about Midnight Madness. But of course, she had to. Because she had been stupid enough to trust Blaine. She only paid attention once the duelist who lost unmasked themselves, and was shocked to see it was Sam. But at least he lost fair and square. He wouldn't suffer the same fate she had, hopefully. But then when the Monarch said one of them could go free, hope swelled in her chest. A small part of her told her that Sam had no way of knowing this was her, and that he wouldn't do it. And the hope went away immediately when he pointed to Blaine. Of course. Of course he hadn't chosen her. It seemed lately that all her friends were turning against her, one way or another. And now Blaine, the one who had made her disqualify, was getting to go free of whatever this curse was. She looked at Blaine quietly as he spoke to her, but didn't say anything. She felt tears prickling her eyes. She was tired. She was scared. She felt betrayed. She found no comfort in his words. She just watched as he got to leave, and Sam took his place.

Sam was not expecting this at all. What had he done? He didn't know who was under that mask, but guilt crept over him as he dealt with the mask over his face and he stepped beside the person who was in their mask. What could he say other than I'm sorry?  "If I could have, I would have freed you too. I'm sorry." he said softly, meaning every word, even if the person didn't care. Sorry was the hardest word to say and he once took too long to say it. He wasn't going to take too long to take responsibility. Not again. 

The Midnight Monarch chuckles at the turn of events and orders Sam to stand next to the person he didn't choose.

Kurt tried to keep his excitement in check. Blaine's free. Thank god. Kurt knew that the ones trapped were Sam and Rachel now. He wondered what the Monarch had in mind. He knew he would have to face the Link some day, if he won his round, and thought of what he could do to beat them.

Blaine gives Sam a pat on the shoulder as he walks away. He'll message Rachel tonight and figure out what to say. The Monarch is playing games here, but what are they? He hopes this doesn't mess things up with Rachel. He  finally pulls off the mask from his eyes and looks toward the crowd, recognizing Kurt from his mask. Ignoring the crowd, Blaine wades through the bodies and stands next to Kurt. "We need to find a way to free Rachel, Kurt." He tells his boyfriend.

Rachel just ignored Sam when he spoke to her. She didn't want to hear his apologies right now. And she didn't want him finding out it was her, either. So she just stayed silent.

Sam looked away, not getting a response, and he knew not to push. He looked over just in time to see the other person remove their mask and...he gasped softly. Blaine. He wondered if anyone else he knew was here. But for now, all he could do was be silent and wish he was anywhere else. 

Under Lake Ruixpleure, makeshift tunnels and screeches of pain echo through sods of wet earth. In the dark underbelly of the cold water, hot blood gushes from wounds, and enraged cries explode forth like lava. It is Midnight Madness, and we all hunger to let our inhibitions free. There is no coliseum, no distance. It is a small, tight, unforgivable ring, and the crowd circles around the show like prime real estate. The opening match has been hyped up, and they want to see war. "Welcome one and all to Midnight Madness. I am the Midnight Monarch." It is a genderless voice. Dressed in a floor-length black robe and a shining, spiked-out golden mask, the Midnight Monarch is a spectacle. They look like a marigold burst into flames, its stems charred into pitch black charcoal from their own destructive brilliance. "We will usher in a new nighttime play, one of true power, and that of true pain!" Someone heckles them and the Midnight Monarch shakes their fist. Immediately, the interlocutor clutches at their neck and falls down, choking. "Like that. I now welcome the first match contestants... The Roar. And the Sorrow. Which cry will overwhelm the other? Rage or Anguish?!" They step aside from the center of the dirt and seats themselves on a black wooden chair. The crowd parts to let in the two challengers, screaming at them, "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT."

The Roar was anticipating this Midnight Madness challenge. It had been a while since they participated, but they missed the rush of pure, anonymous competition. This was going to be great. And they knew they would triumph. As they entered the stadium, the Roar looked around and watched all the people watching them. It was thrilling. It was making their magic feel alive and ready to fight. They looked at their challenger and knew that they would be able to beat them. They were the Roar. They could do anything. They went to where they were supposed to to start the duel and gave a deep bow to the Sorrow. Always had to be polite, even in competition.

The Sorrow feels sweat on the back of their neck. It's from fear. They are absolute in that conclusion. In self-consciousness than anything else, they draw the collar of their black hooded robe tighter around their neck and the hood lower over their forehead. The crowd's chanting is barbaric, however they expected as much. The Roar's mask makes it harder to see their expression, and the Sorrow isn't sure they are fond of this mystery. They return the bow. "Let's have a nice, clean match, huh?" They say, offering a hand to shake. They have their suspicions on who the Roar could be from size alone, however this would make things obvious, no?

The Midnight Monarch's attendants quieten the crowd. "Welcome to Midnight Madness, the Roar and the Sorrow. We expect a thrilling match tonight. It will be by knockout. The masks you wear have evened the playing field, giving both of you an equal endurance and ability. Thus, we will see how ingenious you both are in battle... and one last thing... The Midnight Law!" The crowd cheers. "These laws will continue to stack and stack until we get to the finish... We will have No Barriers Allowed!"

The Roar smirked at the Sorrow. Not that they could see beneath their mask, but it was still satisfying. "Of course. As clean as can be," they said, shaking the Sorrow's hand. Though they didn't like the way the Sorrow was looking at them, the Roar shook it off. They couldn't let themselves be distracted by their opponent. They tried not to visibly react at the Midnight Law. It was worrisome, but it wasn't that big a deal. The Roar had many tricks in their arsenal, barriers being just one of them. This was going to be great. "When do we start?" they asked the Monarch.

The Sorrow can't hide their distaste. They didn't smile when they pull their hand away. Regrouping their thoughts, they pull out their grimoire from under their robes. They've prepared for this. "No barriers, no problem." They whisper, pumping themselves up.

The Midnight Monarch procures a golden coin and flicks it into the air with their thumb. "Call for Skulls or Spines." 

The Sorrow calls for Spines. 

The Roar calls for Skulls. 

The Midnight Monarch smirks when it lands magically to their palm. "SPINES! Make your first move count, the Sorrow."

The Sorrow licks their lips and throws their hooded cape aloft toward The Roar, disappearing under the cover of darkness for their attack. Their grimoire pages flutter noisily as they flip through the pages, but they find the item they need. They use one (1) super sunscreen sample, smearing it on the arm of The Roar as they run past. 

Kitty who was wearing her own mask crinkled her nose at these sweaty losers in this gross underground stinkhole. She was too short and couldn't see the fight. 'God, when I get out of this place, I'm so going to tell the campus police.' She held onto that thought with pride. She bumped into someone in her quest to find a better spot to see and lashed out. "Hey! Watch where you're standing!" She told the closest person next to her.   

Kurt narrowed his eyes at the person who jostled him. "I'm standing. You're the one who bumped into me, you simpleton."

The Roar lets out a huff when they see their opponent goes first. That's okay, though. They would still have the upper hand. But then all of a sudden the Sorrow was moving and... smearing some sort of substance on them? That was... strange. The Roar felt a sudden wave of confusion, and all their plans suddenly disappeared. Well. If the Sorrow was going to play like that, so could the Roar. The Roar pulled out their grimoire and removed their Dragon Egg Shells, throwing one to their opponent in hopes to throw them off just the same as they had the Roar.

@the roar:  2d7kl1  = ( 4+6 ) = 4 

To think that Tina had been at Midnight Madness. Everything seems more intense then the last time she had been here. Standing in the crowd to watch the battle, she wasn't sure sure to expects. Use of items, she takes a mental note of their plays, might be in handy. Other's around her shoving, she tuts,"A lot more people watching this year."

@the sorrow: 1d6 = 4 

The Sorrow counters, using their grimoire to send the dragon egg shell back by hitting it like a baseball bat. Sure, the splat it makes against their book is disgusting, but at least they aren't hit with the explosive damage. They remember that day in Zerzura. They need to find another way to get the upper hand. It seems the Roar likes to copy what they do for now. Moving to another page, the Sorrow summons one (1) chewable pink pill. They pop it into their mouth and feel incredibly energized.

Kitty didn't know who that tall, nasally sounding person was, or the other shorter one beside her, but she was tempted to find out. To get them into trouble. "Oh, really? What was it like last time? I'm new here..." She says it syrupy sweet.

Kurt rolled his eyes under his mask. Augh, I hate explaining things to newbies. He ignored the tiny, rude thing and stepped to the side. He had missed the betting phase, which was a shame, however he knew he was here to study his future opponents. Blaine wasn't with him, however Kurt knew their plan was the only way they'd take back NYADA for the better. We let the others rule the school. Now is our chance.

Kitty hmphed at the taller one ignoring her. 'Bitch.' She thought. She latched onto the shorter one instead. "Heyyy, so what happened last time? Who won?"

The Roar growled when the the Sorrow deftly blocked their attack. Fine, it was time to switch gear. The Roar activated their magic circle and prepared their first spell. They built up a fireball and sent it in the Sorrow's direction. This would be more difficult to block with their grimoire.

@the roar:  1d7  = (7) = 7  

Tina ceased it as a chance to be coy, slightly curious to the questioning. Each in a mask was a potential challenger, as the taller masked one seems the observant, silent time.  As she was about to answer, coyly seems like someone latched on to her. But why should she give everything away so easily, no one gave secrets away to her so easily. "Oh and wouldn't you like to know?" trying to keep her voice playful, smirking in the mask, “Why should I tell you things so easily?”

@the sorrow:  2d6 counter = (2+1) = 3

The Sorrow doesn't expect the switch-up, and is about to ready their next item, when they hear the whispers of a spell. Aether, it's fire. The ball of red heat is a bullet of searing pain, and it grazes their arm as they make a weak dodge. They drop their grimoire in the shuffle, and they hiss at the burns developing on their arm. Seeing the magic circle, it confirms their beliefs. "I know who you are!" They shout. "I think you should turn back now! Before it's too late for you." They hold onto their wound and stand. Quick, they need to catch the Roar off-kilter. They close their eyes and whisper, Ancients of dazzling grace, lend me your designs. Illustrate your benevolence to my enemies! They perform an illusive spell, creating copies of themselves.

@the sorrow:  2d6 illusion attack = (6+2) = 8

Kitty felt a slight thrill at the masked person's coy remark. It was nice to flirt with someone else than Josh Coleman for once. "I would, and you should because I'm ob-vi-ous-ly cute."

Kurt mentally gagged at the flirting happening next to him. What the hell is Midnight Madness. He tried to focus on the match, noticing that the Roar used fire spells. Could it be Quinn? No. Quinn's fire moves are defensive at best, on a good day, and if it's a miracle. Kurt stroked his chin and figured it out.

The Roar's eyes widened when the Sorrow recognized them. How did they know? But... that tone of concern in their voice... the Roar had a pretty good idea who their opponent was now. But the last thing they were going to do is back out. The only thing worse than losing Midnight Madness is giving up mid-match. No. They would just have to win. The Roar swore when the illusion manifested itself. Of course. The Roar started humming a basic C Major ascending scale. They sent a wave of sound towards the Sorrows illusions. Hopefully it would hit the real one.

@the roar:  1d5  = (4) = 4

Joe thinks he's doing great at this disguise thing. Joe is, however, not doing great at this disguise thing. His dreads are bunched up on top of his head in a loose do, and his mask is haphazardly placed on his face; a cheap plastic unicorn. It might be a regular horse. He doesn't really care what it is. There are two persons who seem very comfortable wearing masks. They might even be flirting. It makes him even less comfortable. "I wouldn't even know about this event had it not been for Tumblr Dot Com," he remarks, cocking his head to the side and scanning the crowd. "It's a very human thing, to be so intrigued with violence," Joe says vaguely. He, for one, has no idea who is out there dueling.

Kurt saw that Joe Hart was at Midnight Madness. I mean, he literally doesn't have his mask on properly. Kurt wondered if the other student was suited to be here. "I don't think it's only a human thing. If I remember correctly, violence exists in the holy books. Or do you have justification for those." Kurt snarked.

Was this flirting? Is Tina flirting?  She doesn't know. The first time under the mask she adopted a silent approach, maybe with the mask she adopts the opposite. Her eyes are not on the battle at hand, as she pays attention to her tag on. A laugh,"Cute doesn't get you every way. Even if...it may be true."

@the sorrow:  1d6 counter = (1) = 1

The Sorrow's heart sinks when there's no reply from the Roar. All of their copies hold their injured arm, and the throbbing pain is incomparable to the injury inside his chest. "You know how your powers can manifest!" They know the Roar knows who they are referring to. That chaotic day in Central Park has changed the Sorrow's fear. It's not the fear of The Roar's strength eclipsing their own. It's the terrible knowledge that the Roar will cross a line and that they will not regret it. The crowd, who wants violence, looks at the match confused. They shout they want to see action, not hear a boring conversation. The Sorrow is about to reply back to the demands of the crowd, to tell them to desist and go home, when a sound wave smashes their side, knocking them back. The control they have over their illusions breaks in an instant, returning them back into formless mist. The Sorrow moves back to give themselves space. They need to reach their grimoire and analyze.

"It gets me enough," Kitty whispered in the ear of the mysterious stranger. Kitty allowed herself to check out who she was flirting with. The person was a girl. Kitty felt her heart beat faster. 'Jesus knows this is all for the greater good. I'm not really into this.' Kitty told herself when she looped her arm around the unknown girl's arm. 'They don't know it's me. I'm safe behind this mask.' She leaned on the person. "What about you? You get everything, don't you? Cute girl that you are? Did you win Midnight Madness last time around?"

Joe is so glad he gives off this aura of holiness so effortlessly, glamoured and everything. "Humans wrote the holy books, didn't they?" He smiles behind the mask, a little sad. "They like to believe their violence is in the Lord's name." 

The Roar tries to drown out the Sorrow's words. They can't be thinking about any of this, not right now. The whole point of Midnight Madness is to fight. Why would the Sorrow even participate if they didn't want to fight? "This is nothing like that!" the Roar shouted back. "This is a duel. It's controlled fighting. It's fine." The crowd's cheers grew louder, but the Sorrow had retreated. The Roar groaned. Were they really supposed to keep fighting? They didn't want to, knowing who their opponent was. That's why this was supposed to be anonymous in the first place. "Come on, fight back!" they shouted to the Sorrow, sending another sound barrier towards them.

@the roar:  2d7kl1  = (4+4) = 4

Kurt tsked his tongue. "So is your God free from consequence? I mean, I think I'd be pissed off if some guy created weapons and says they don't promote violence."

The Midnight Monarch claps their hands. "We want a show, not a spectacle! If there isn't a knockout within one hour, both participants will be disqualified!"

@the sorrow:  2d6kl1 counter  = (6+4) = 4

The Sorrow somersaults away from the sound wave. The Roar's losing their precision in the heat of the moment. Upon hearing the calls for disqualification, the Sorrow breathes a sigh of relief. This can be their way out. "This isn't controlled fighting as it is desired bloodshed. We don't have to fight! We can be disqualified!" They are so close to their grimoire. Just another step.

Joe starts nodding, but stops. He used to be so sure. "God gives us tests, and it's up to us to see how we respond to them. When given a weapon, I think He intended to test if we--if humans, um, responded with violence, an--" He's interrupted by a loud announcement, and he narrows his eyes towards the stage. "Isn't that cool? To come to a place like this and break expectations entirely? To cause a wave, despite the authorities? To decide to not be violent?"

Kurt didn't hide his pithy look, however the mask covered him up. "Joe, they aren't tests if they're never being graded." Kurt snapped his head back up to witness the match. Damn it, I got distracted. Kurt bit his tongue at hearing the Sorrow call for a disqualification. Oh, you fool. You lovable, trusting fool. Kurt's hand curled into a fist. "No," he said stiffly. "He isn't breaking expectations. He's always been like that. And everyone else will be as they are too. He should have never given her a chance." I know I won't.

Tina is slightly flustered with the low whisper. She chews on her lip, were there black butterflies flutter in her stomach but she ignores them as she is stepping out her comfort zone a little. Better than her being coped away always. "You are enough cute," she chews her lip, more out of nervousness than flirtatiously. She catches her checking her out. One of the questions throw her, "I get what I deserve..." Tina admits. Pulling herself closer, she whispers into her ear,"Maybe once I had everything but you could loose it all, if you don't pay attention." Boldly, yet gently, she caresses a hand on the girls cheek, tucking her fingers lightly under chin, shutting her eyes. She turns the masked girls face towards the match"Maybe you should pay more attention to the match, I'm not gonna give myself not now."

The Roar stops in their tracks at the Sorrow's words. After everything that's happened, they want to trust them. They are friends, though not perfect friends. But the thought of giving up, of being disqualified practically makes their cheeks burn with shame. Especially because disqualification most likely means being unmasked, and then everyone would know they couldn't cut it. Yet again. It was... exhausting. But still, they wouldn't fight their friend, not when they weren't even trying to defend themselves, or fight back. "Why are you doing this?" they called out to the Sorrow. "If you're so against this, why are you participating?"

Joe's eyebrows jump up at the mention of his name, and his hand twitches; he wants to fix his mask, cover his face, something. But he doesn't. "How did you know?" He asks, but he doesn't really expect an answer. "You know him? The duelist?" Joe looks at the podium, where there seems to be little fighting happening now. "Does no one deserve a chance, then? Can't anyone grow?" He doesn't ask about getting closer to the Lord. He knows he'll get shot down. "Can't we help them heal?"

Kitty could get into this fake persona as an escape for a while. The fight with Sister, no Fabray, had tired Kitty out of being Kitty. Word would spread soon about what happened. She enjoyed the way the girl squirmed until she was pulled into a whisper herself. Kitty's ear felt hot and cold when the girl spoke into it and then left. Kitty put a hand to cup at her ear, and then froze when the mysterious stranger touched her cheek and chin. She held her breath, but the stranger stopped. Kitty didn't know why she felt so disappointed. "Oh, boo hoo. No fun. Fine." She rolled her eyes but she couldn't concentrate. Her face was so hot. 'Maybe I'll tattle about Midnight Madness another time. I don't know anything yet.'

The Sorrow smiles after they pick up their book. The crowd is booing them loud, so they raise their voice. "I told you already, didn't I? I'm doing this for you." They say without malice or hesitation. "You are my friend. And because you're my friend, I'll be there to help you -- and that means stopping you if it's something that you'll hate yourself for in the end. Let's not fight. We only have forty-five minutes."

Kurt shook his head and fixed Joe's mask for him. I can't let any fashion be sloppy. "Where did you buy this cheap junk. It hardly fits your face." Kurt said as an answer. He tied the ribbon tighter so the eyeholes synced up with Joe's sight. "I mean, you're the one preaching to a choir. Have you tried seeing things outside of your God-is-perfect-and-right perspective?" Kurt asked Joe. "You can go ahead, however now I wonder why you came. Who even tells someone like you about this tournament. No offense."

The Midnight Monarch smashes their fist on their chair. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING. YOU HAVE THIRTY MINUTES TO RESUME OR YOU BOTH WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, UNMASKED, AND WILL BE AT THE MERCY OF THE CROWD."

The Roar [who is very conflicted about what's about to happen oKAY] glares at the Sorrow through their mask. Why did they have to match up again? Why couldn't it have been anyone else. Because as the Roar looks around and hears the crowd's boos, they know that they can't just give up. They have to at least try to win. "It's just a tournament. It doesn't mean anything," they shout back, their voice sorry. "Please, just defend yourself. I can't give up," they added before summoning a fireball and sending it in the Sorrow's direction

@the roar:  1d7  = (7) = 7 

"No fun? I fun has only begun," Tina kinda likes the act of whispering in ears. No wonder it was a constant trope in fanfics. Her attention goes onto the match as the two masked figures are talking, instead of dueling. Sorrow calls out to Roar, she tries to listen in but the booing is far too loud. Though she lips reads the word friend, something which seems a distant term to her. Without realizing she might be holding unto the shorter girl a little too tightly, maybe because she was missing having anyone close like she too for granted before.  "Aether," she gasps as the talking stops with a fireball sent Sorrow's way.

"Damn it," Kurt swore. The jeering around him was getting louder. This is exactly why I don't want to watch wrestling with Finn. Then the unthinkable happened. The Roar had sent out another fireball and it was big. The Roar hadn't held back. You idiot, why did you trust her! Kurt was ready to jump into the ring.

@the sorrow:  1d6  counter = (1) = 1 

The Sorrow reaches out their hand to their friend. They're sure they've gotten their feelings across. However, they belatedly notice the flash of anger in the Roar's eyes. The words, "it doesn't mean anything" resonate in the Sorrow's ears. How clear the Roar enunciated the word. The Sorrow knew they weren't the only ones hurting in this friendship. This thought is all they have as they brace for the spell's impact. They get swallowed up in the flames and both forearms now are burned. The crowd turns back into chants, wanting the Roar to finish off the Sorrow. The betrayal stings their eyes, the scent of burnt flesh making them wanting to hurl. They don't have anything in them to conjure a proper illusion. "If this is the only way I can stop you, then I... I will." The resigned sigh drops from their lips and they whip up wind to sweep the Roar back. 

@the sorrow:  1d6  = (4) = 4

Joe stays still and quiet as his mask is fixed, and casts his gaze down, when the question is asked. "No. I haven't, but..." he hesitates. The person behind the mask knows him, but he doesn't know them. And isn't that how he's lived most of his life? "What am I supposed to do, if I don't believe in Him?" The crowd's intensity grows steadily, spiking when the Monarch promises to leave the contestants at their mercy, and something twists inside him. "I heard about it," he says, not mentioning Kitty Wilde, who questioned his holiness. "And I wanted to... fix it, I guess." He shrugs. "What are you doing here? You don't exactly seem to be enjoying yourself."

@the roar:  1d7 counter to the Sorrow = (1) = 1

The Roar can barely even stand to look at the Sorrow as they attack. There's an overwhelming feeling of sadness that falls over them. They shouldn't be doing this. This was their friend. A friend they felt they'd just gotten back. And now this? The Roar felt tears burning at their eyes, and they were so distracted that they didn't even notice the Sorrow's counter-attack. All of a sudden, they're pushed back by a gust of wind, falling squarely on their back. They considered ending it there and then. But the way the Sorrow kept saying they wanted to stop them. That just made the Roar want to win more. It was so typical of the Sorrow. The Roar tried to create another spell, but the swirls of emotions going through them - sadness, anger, defeat - threw them off their game. The sound bubble they sent towards the Sorrow was small, and meandered towards them more then flew like the previous ones had.

@the roar:  1d7 attack = (1) = 1

Kurt replied back simply, "Don't only believe in Him. Believe in yourself." Kurt quirked his lips at Joe's admission of wanting to change it. "So, how will you fix it? I don't think you came in here with a plan. The unicorn mask, for example. You do know you're at NYADA, right." Kurt didn't even want to think about how he knew the NYADA Dragons had a rivalry with some unicorn school, however he guessed the reason was Blaine Anderson's regaling tales. "I'm here as insurance. Someone has to snatch away the crown from a tyrant in the making." Now who would the tyrant be? Rachel? Kitty? Or even me?

@the sorrow:  1d6 counter = (4) = 4

The Sorrow casts another spell, knocking away the sound bubbles away. This is the road they knew they would have to embark on. They knew their friends would be a part of this, and if they wouldn't be stopped unless the Sorrow has to take action, then the Sorrow will. "Please, give up! I will when you will! You have nothing to prove to anyone, you know you're worthy already!" The Sorrow beckons. They send a breeze to rustle by the Roar as a warning. "If you take the crown, you won't feel fulfilled! It won't make your memory of the past go away!"

@the sorrow:  1d6 attack = (1) = 1

@the roar:  1d7 counter to the sorrow = (2) = 2

Joe doesn't understand. It's not the first time someone's told him this, but he doesn't understand. "How?" Joe asks, and through a thinning layer of skepticism, wants to hear the answer. "I don't have a plan," he admits, shoulders dropping. "I don't--wait, what do unicorns have to do with NYADA?" Joe, unfortunately, hasn't been exposed to Blaine's regaling tales about the Dragons. He gives Kurt a long look. "So you're sure you're not a tyrant. This is what you're willing to fight for."

Kurt smirked at Joe. "You start by directing that question to yourself." He crossed his arms and tapped his foot on the soggy dirt. "Yeah, you got that right, disaster unicorn. I don't know, it's like a rivalry thing. I'm surprised you didn't get jumped." Kurt tapped the chin of his mask as he continued to observe the match. Something's changing. He let Joe's comment to hang in the air.

The Roar closes their eyes. "I don't know that," they admit just as the breeze hits them again. They stumble back a bit. The fight goes out of them. It surprises even them, it isn't characteristic at all. But there's something about everything that's been happening that suddenly makes all of this seem... wrong. And the thought of attacking their friend puts a heavy weight on the Roar's chest. They just can't do it. They know they're going to regret this forever, but even their magic doesn't feel connected to them anymore. There's just... sadness and defeat where the Roar usually felt their flame of magic. "Fine. I can't do this. I can't fight you. Not like this," they said, moving closer to the Sorrow. "I think our time is up anyways," they add, holding their hand out to shake the Sorrow's.

The Sorrow feels tears, real ones, slide under their mask. Instead of taking the hand, they run and hug the Roar with both of their arms in a bear hug before they pull back from the pain from their burns. "Oof, ouch, ouch." They hiss, chuckling and crying. "I don't think our time's up. I think our time together has just begun," they say.

The Midnight Monarch puts up both of their hands to placate the crowd's boos. "WE WANT OUR BETS BACK! I THOUGHT THIS WAS MIDNIGHT MADNESS! REFUND, REFUND, REFUND!" The Midnight Monarch shuts them all up with a shake of their fist once more. "You and you! The Roar and the Sorrow, you two have made me out to be a fool, huh? Don't you know you're in my court? You've agreed to my rules? Unmask yourself." They laugh. "Just try it."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Rachel says when she hears Blaine hiss in pain. She shrinks back when she hears the voice of the Midnight Monarch boom at them. She instinctively reaches for Blaine's hand. At least she had a friend with her. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty," she says softly. She reaches up to remove her mask. This is the moment she was dreading, but she knew she had to do it. But, as her hands reached up to remove her mask she... wasn't able to. Any way she tugged at it, and it wouldn't move. It wouldn't budge, not one inch. "What... what is this? What did you do?" she asked fearfully, looking up at the monarch.

Blaine has one hand on Rachel's shoulder, dropping it down to grab her hand, as he glares back at the awful, violent crowd. He's terrified but he won't show it. There's only the unmasking left and he can go home, get out of here, and make sure he and Rachel are fine. But when he grips on the edge of his mask to pull from his eyes, his stomach drops. It won't budge. "Wait, what's happening?" Blaine grits his teeth and his fingers shake from how hard he's gripping the mask but it won't come off. "What did you do to us?!" Blaine turns on his heel, firing back at the maniacal Midnight Monarch.

The Midnight Monarch laughs unkindly. "Your apologies don't matter. You ruined my fantastic opening night with your treasonous actions. You don't think I considered this at all? You fools! When you decided to join the Monarch's game, you play by my laws! You entered my army with your volition, and I won't dismiss you! You're disqualified from the tournament, but not from my service! Every night when darkness falls, you will come here. You have no choice. Your masks will lead you. You will be a part of the Midnight Army. Only when the Midnight Knight is emblazoned in their glory, shall we choose what to do with the both of you."

Rachel felt anger flare up within her. Her magic—including her Bloodline magic—came back in full force, but she had to tamp herself down. The last thing she should do right now is attack the Midnight Monarch. That would just be stupid. But then again, tonight was a night of stupid decisions. She should have known that the monarch wouldn't just let them walk out of here arm in arm, happily. "I can't believe this," she said incredulously. "You did this," she said, looking at Blaine, her eyes narrowed, but there was no heat in her voice. This was as much her decision as Blaine's. She had to stop blaming others for everything. "Very well," she said, raising her chin up, trying to appear more confident than she was in that moment. "Can we go, then? If we have no choice but to come back?"

The Midnight Monarch pointed a finger at Rachel and the mask started to get very hot. "You have no choice but to follow my orders, and then whoever becomes my knight.  A pity. You could have been something if you weren't such a loser and lost your drive. You failed, Rachel Berry. Get out of my sight tonight." They name-dropped to the crowd, who ate it up, whispering the name throughout the group.

Blaine ignores Rachel's accusation. He can talk to her later. Instead, he grits his teeth at the Monarch's words. "You're making a huge mistake. I'm going to tell everyone about Midnight Madness. This is illegal magic. You can't--" Blaine coughs when he feels his mask tighten around his eyes painfully. The pressure around the crown of his head is squeezing him. Blaine groans, doubling forward from the pain.

Rachel takes a deep breath when the monarch calls out her name. Like she wasn't ashamed enough as it was. But that goes away when she sees Blaine double over in pain. She puts an arm around his shoulders comfortingly. "Blaine, come on, don't provoke them more. Let's just go," she murmurs to him.

The Midnight Monarch chuckles, finding the way the witch wilts amusing. "I know who you are, Blaine Anderson. How. Many. Times. Must. I. Say. You're in my court? Two more minutes and your skull gets crushed." The Monarch applies more pressure before letting it off. "This goes to ALL of you here. You came here. This game will not be stopped. It can only be finished. Now I will see all of you tomorrow for a truly violent catharsis!"

Kurt looked with alarm. This isn't our plan. What's going to happen to Blaine? He hadn't a clue what Midnight Madness was about, but seeing Blaine's expression turn into surprise alerted Kurt this was not normal. He rushed to the stage, leaving behind Joe, and went over to Blaine's side. "Are you okay? We got to take you to the hospital, now." Kurt whispered.

Kitty gasped at what she saw. "Rachel Berry?!" Kitty smirked. 'Well, now I know she can't even fight crybaby? She's beneath me. And when I win this tournament, she's going to be my minion who stands in line.' With a plan in mind, Kitty walked away.

OCTOBER 8, 2019 - OPENING MATCH

THE SORROW vs THE ROAR

OCTOBER 9, 2019 

THE LINK vs THE RIPPLE

OCTOBER 10, 2019 

THE FLARE vs THE SHADE

OCTOBER 11, 2019

THE PILOT vs THE DIFFERENCE

OCTOBER 12, 2019

THE TEMPEST vs THE VERGE

FIELD MISSION – The private chatzy will be open for the event starting on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 10 AM PST, which is 1 PM EST, and 6 PM GMT. The event will take place in Lues Island, where the NYADA Students will be tasked to track and capture members of the terrorist group Novum Malleum, as well as collect information from the base.

Lues Island was a central location in witch-hunting times. Difficult to find, and far enough away from any continental land to avoid suspicion, thousands upon thousands of people were killed there. Whispers here and there say human remains make up the very soil of the island. Eventually, it was shut down and closed off to all visitors. On the surface, it is completely abandoned, with greenery growing steadily over the structures, rumored to be inhabited only by ghosts. However, Malleus activity has been recently traced back to the island.

Students will be put into two groups, one led by Turnbull, and the other led by St. Pierre. The Investigation Team, manned by Turnbull, will be examining the abandoned grounds and using their skills to assess and report any findings; the Attack Team, piloted by St. Pierre, will be responsible for tracking and capturing members of the Malleus.  

These are dire times, and students are expected to perform at their best.

Players are welcome to choose a team with their Socius, items are open for use, and familiars can be used. Please note, this event is not located at NYADA, and grievous injuries and even fatalities might occur. Use skills and items responsibly!

At the completion of the Field Mission, each team’s VIPs might be rewarded.

[Christien wipes his brow as he’s finished checking up Jackson Blackson’s newest post. He’s staying at the NYADAily offices way too late he supposes, however now that he’s become the Editor-in-Chief of the NYADAily, his responsibilities are higher than ever. 

He should go home now, though. His assignments won’t be writing themselves -- the spell for that leads to wildly absurd results -- and he picks up his bag slung on a chair. The doorknob turns and clicks, but Christien hasn’t touched it. He raises his head in alarm at the strangers in the doorway.

“Mr. Gragas, we presume?” says a thin, reedy voice. 

Before Christien can answer, the two men enter the room.

Interim Dean Principal Figgins shouldn't be there, nobody told him to be there, he isn't needed at all during the students’ tour, but he so casually happens to be there "Oh!" he says as if he was surprised "Are these the future students of NYADA?" he asks enthusiastically "Welcome, welcome to NYADA!" he claps his hands together "I'm your Dean!" he completely assumes these students are going to be so amazed by the school that they are going to join for sure next year "If you have any questions about the school please ask me, it would be an honor to help my future students to understand more about this beautiful institution" he taps one of the big columns outside of the main building.

The NYADA Security Department has an invisible watch eye out hovering over the tour. Yes, it's an invasion of privacy, and yes, kind of creepy, but we're in STAGE THREE AETHERDAMNIT! NO CHANCES! Even if the tour is comprised of mainly Commons who accidentally applied to NYADA, falling for the ruse that it's an acting conservatory, there are still witches incognito checking out the school, and the Director, Dustin Goolsby, needs to have all hands on deck. But who's that? AETHERDAMNIT! It's that clown, Figgins! What is he doing there? He's not supposed to be there!

Elliott is sitting at one of the outside tables at Madame Jason's bakery, he is wearing a comfy red jumpsuit with a rainbow crop top underneath, feeling his 80s sitcom fantasy apparently, and enjoying a chocolate muffin. The sun is shining on his face, covered by round sunglasses. For a minute he thinks he can enjoy the day peacefully.

Sam had actually been called into work because of the possibility of prospective students coming to the marketplace and checking out the store. Roberta wanted everything to look perfect, and that included wiping down the shelves and making sure every item was properly put into place. At the moment, he was outside the front doors, cleaning the windows even though he was pretty certain he had already seen one of his coworkers out here doing the same thing 20 minutes prior. He wasn't going to argue with his boss today on that one.

Blaine knows to keep away from Commons since the events almost a year ago. He knows. Still, he keeps by the fountain in the main plaza of the school within earshot of the tour. His eyes scanning around for a Great Tree which no longer exists, Blaine sighs and lets his vision slide back to the bustling crowd. NYADA has changed so much since his first year, and oddly enough, this side of the school will be all those coming for the tour will know and remember. It's like marveling at ruins, and Blaine himself is a relic of the past. These Commons don't know a thing, and a part of Blaine, a little piece he thought he had quelled and willed away, sparks anew. He wishes he could tell them about magic.

Brittany wakes up on one of the patio tables outside of the bakery, having fallen asleep there since yesterday after partying with some Madame Jason's workers last night. She yawns and kicks her legs out. "OWO? What's this?" Brittany spots none other than Elmer eating something that has to be edible! "Heyyyyy! Are you sharing that?" She asks, getting up and sitting next to him.

Elliott takes another bite, just leaving a tiny little piece left that is the last bite, the best part always, he sees someone sitting down, Brittany, he remembers from that weird awkward party at Quinn's, and tilts his head a little to the side confused as he hears the question, one of his earrings, longer, and asymmetrical with the one in his other ear, moves as he shakes his head "Nah" he eats the last bite "but they sell more inside if you want one."

Kurt was dressed in a gray Haider Ackermann quilted bomber, patterned jacquard pants, and a Issey Miyake printed white tee on his way for a summer date with his boyfriend. Such dates were actually rare considering Kurt's moods dealing with the emotional turnout of his dad's bankruptcy and also that entire end of days crap... and things were getting to a new normal Kurt realized he was probably not processing in a healthy way. Truth be told, are any of us processing? Kurt darkly thought, giving major stank eye to people enjoying the summer as he passed them by. Yeah, act like we near didn't die three months ago. He sighed when he saw his boyfriend and placed a small smile. Kurt ignored the knowledge that Blaine was one of these idyllic fools, and that Kurt actually grown to like that about him.

Finn was moping around the marketplace. Rachel was damn busy it seemed, and he wondered if this was some kinda payback for not saying yes to dating her straight away. Finn opened his can of cola and took a swig. He crushed the metal under his sneaker, and Jack the Danny Devito-voiced Pomeranian barked. "Dude, sorry." Finn muttered.

Tina could count the number of times that she had left her dorm this month with one hand which was not a good sign. Summer was ending and autumn was coming about the corner. Fourth year, two more to go and she was going to be out of this place and then what? She tries not too hard to think about, taking each day as it comes. Today she actually made the effort to leave her dorm to find a spot outside and hide her face behind her laptop screen because hey that counted being outside, right? Stuck in her own head, she wonders around mindlessly, forgetting that today was the NYADA Open Day hearing whispers from other students about it. "Shit," she curses under her breath, kinda wanting to maybe play around with her spells outside before the new semester. Maybe tomorrow she could go to the labs or something. Today would be a basic day of coding- in her room but first some coffee. She makes her way to the marketplace, kinda in hopes to avoid any starry eyed Commons or soon to be freshman that would get her "welcome to nyada speech" sometime or another.

Sam heard the sound of a dog barking and turned his head, spotting Finn and Jack nearby. "Hey Finn, hey Jack." He called out in greeting. It wouldn't hurt to pause from work for a moment to greet them. He needed a break from the constant s motions he was making on the window pane.

Finn squinted. "Is that Sam Evens?" He whispered to Jack. "Naw kid, it's Rachel Fuckin' Berry. Of course it's Sam! Say hi!" Jack barked. Finn shrugged. It did sound better than drinking cola outside of Cookery and Cauldron. "Sup dude? Why ya cleanin' the clean windows? I think I saw someone clean 'em before not too long ago?" Finn inspected the glass and saw right through the store. "Hey is the pay good here?" Finn asked a second later to Sam. He wanted to save up money to buy Rachel a present.

Sam chuckled and leaned down to give Jack a scratch on the head. "Hey man. How's it going? Oh, Roberta wants everything looking extra clean for the prospective students visiting today so she asked me to make sure that we have it spotless. I figured it's safer to go with it than argue with her." He nodded his head. "Yeah, the pay's pretty decent." He said, looking towards the store, figuring that it was good enough to go. "You thinking of applying?" It would be pretty cool to work with Finn if he applied here.

"Right  Coughing Coffee or Madame Jason's," Tina debated with herself out loud. Having one of those fuck it moments she makes a choice ( for a change),"Madame Jason's I deserve to treat myself to something sweet!" Tina said in words of encouragement having a moment joy, even a little smile on her face. Reaching nearer her face drops, as Elliott is there, oh noes. And there was her apparent "crush" she obsessing over Brittany. Oh no, abort, abort. She is motioning hitting the escape key. Tina...this was real life not the computer screen she had been living behind. Sure she was not calling attention to herself.

Jack moved his head away after Sam patted his head. "Oi! Don't touch my hair! I'm balding!" Jack barked at Sam and waddled away. "Tell the kid I want eggs instead of pets! I ain't someone's pet!" Finn put up a hand and sighed out a grunt. "Sam, uhhhmmm, give Jack eggs?" It was a hell of a weird sentence. "Roberta... the boss? 'K I don't think I wanna apply here, she sounds like a bad boss. Is she?" Finn asked Sam in front of the store.

Elliott sees Tina and awkwardly looks at her, not sure if say hi, or pretend to not see her.

Brittany grabs Elliott's hand to hide her face. "OMF. It's HER. She's SO obsessed with me!!" She whispers only to Elliott and then puts Elliott's hand down from her face, and waves at Tina with a smile. "Heyyyy gurl~ come sit with us! If you don't, you're a bitch!" She sing-songed and then whispered back to Elliott, "OH EM EFF... She wants to be around me all the time. It's, like, so annoying."

Sam pulled his hand away, recognizing when a familiar did not want to be touched. "I don't have eggs at the moment but I'll remember to get some the next time I am at the store." He promised before shaking his head. "No, she's a great boss. She is strict about making sure we do our jobs, but she's very accommodating, especially with the crazy things that happen here." He said, not wanting to make Roberta sound bad. She really wasn't, it was just one of those days.

Santana went around Undique in case she could find someone to fight, but of course today was 'special day' or something, so commons will come. She didn't care about new people coming in here, but they were breaking her violent plans of humiliating someone. Geez, what's the point? Is not like it's fun. Just a little bit." She was walking around looking to what to do.

Crap, crap she had been seen.  No way escaping it now. "Oh heyyyyy," Tina’s voice going way to high, waving a little. "Oh um, I'm not staying long really." Part of her nears the table, not wanting to be seen as a bitch but she more than likely already could be pegged as that. "Oh, I don't think that's such a good idea if I join you guys," Tina talking more to Elliott than Brittany cause haha, awkward.

Elliott is so confused and his hand is being moved around, he can't even react about what's happening when Brittany is already inviting Tina to seat down with them "If you don't like her that much" he whispers to Brittany "why do you ask her to-" he stops himself because Tina is close to them and this all situation is just stupid "I just wanted to eat muffins..." he sighs.

Finn rubbed his chin at Sam's description. Strict wasn't a word Finn liked. "Erm, I'll think 'bout it. This the only place you work, dude?"

Blaine rises from the edge of the fountain and sweeps up Kurt in a hug, kissing him softly on the cheek. "You look great today," he says in between affectionate kisses. He laces his hands with Kurt's and tries not to think how perfect they would look with a wedding band on. "Did you want to go somewhere special today? Or stay on campus?"

Lauren followed the kind spirit who managed to get her information about what underwear Cooper Anderson was wearing yesterday. He did his part, she'll throw him a bone. She will have to buy things for a ritual. She entered the art store like a woman with a mission accompanied by a ghost. "Give me eight candles, four Sinter pens, and..." She waits for the student ghost to finish talking. For 20 seconds. She blinked "An art oven."

Sam nodded his head, then paused, "Well, on campus, yes. The other place I work at is a shelter geared towards helping out the Lamia community. But I consider it more volunteer and reparation work. I don't get paid for the work I do there." He didn't mention that he didn't technically need to worry about money that much, Finn didn't need to hear that. "I just genuinely enjoy working here and the pay is good. It's definitely helpful for buying things I need for school and groceries."

"Cool, cool, I think I saw you post it on Instagram one time," Finn quietly admitted to himself he spent more time on Instagram on girls' profiles and refreshing Rachel's in particular. "Oh shit, looks like you got a customer coming in. Don't wanna bother ya and get you in trouble with yer boss."

Brittany sneakily slaps Elliott on the thigh, whispering, "See I told you." She isn't listening to Elliott's complaints at all. "Elliott and I were enjoying these cupcakes together.  Oh. Don't do that. Are you bitching out, Tina?" She asks in deadpan. "That's so cold. Okay. You can go." Brittany starts and completes the dialogue all by herself.

"Wait." Lauren stops the tall guy trying to leave. "You are too tall. Why."

Finn nodded. "Yeah I ask myself that too. I think Jesus wanted me to be."

Sam saw Lauren walk in and figured he better not keep her waiting. "Alright, but feel free to stick around and check out the store. Even if it's not a place you want to work at, we have a lot of great stuff." He departed with a nod of the head, arriving to Lauren just as she finished listing her requests. "Uh, I'll have to check on the candles and art oven, but the pens are over here." He pointed at a display near the checkstand. He walked to the back to see if they still had any of the clay ovens.

Elliott looks at Brittany still confused but slowly moving his tray full of muffins a little bit closer to himself.

"It looks like muffins more than cupcakes," Tina points out. She blinks in confusing not sure what to take with Brittany who was always very hot and cold. "I-I um," she stammers,"How about I get you guys some muffins, then I can bitch out then?" She speaks up,"I'll go because I want too not because you said so, Brittany."

Kurt turned his face so Blaine could kiss his cheek. Honestly, it was too easy getting lost in the summertime fantasy with someone like Blaine. Someone who smiled at you like you were the sun, who nourished you like the rain, and thought you were everything. Such open adoration was what Kurt had wanted. However, knowing what he knew of Blaine, and seeing how loveless his family was, it was disgustingly ironic how much Blaine loved so openly when he had never felt its existence at all. In fact, Kurt thought oftentimes he was guilty of doing the very thing he had asked others not to do. Look on with pity.

Brittany counters easily, "It has invisible frosting on. It's a cupcake." She claps her hands. "Perfect! Go buy us muffins! Especially Eggbert. He likes them a lot. He won't share any even though I asked nicely." Brittany nods at Tina's statement and sends her away. "For someone who isn't obsessed with me, she is so obsessed with me, huh? She's buying me food for no reason! I think it's because I look like her ex. Oh, don't tell anyone lame I told you that! That gossip is for cool people only. But like, totally, she has a thing for blondes. I'm testing out how hot and cold I can be to her and she's responding in a weird way? Super against my hypothesis. I think she has a type. A bitchy type. So I'm trying to figure that out."

Lauren squints at the tall guy while the spirit of Stan nerviously taps the counter. She can hear the faint sound, she doesn't know if the others can. Maybe her mere presence was strong enough, if they had a bit of belief on the afterlife around then. She checks the pen. And then Stan. Stan screams a hollow howl. "Those aren't the pens." She says, then looks back at the tall man. "Are you relevant?" He was too tall and too christian to be a mere background character.

Finn left Sam to work so Sam wouldn't get fired. He strode over to Madame Jasons as his stomach started to gurgle because of the cola and stood in line. He noticed who was in front of her by her hair color and also the emotions he gotten to associate with her. "Yo, T? What are you doing here?" He asked Tina.

Finn grinned at Lauren. "No, probably not to anyone. I'm just your average dude, heh." He left without another word.

Elliott rolls his eyes even though the invisible frosting comment was kind of cute "I bought these muffins to enjoy them by myself, if you want some buy them yourself, Britain" he says with a little smile as if that was so mean and clever to say "I guess she does have a type...".

Sam found a couple boxes of art ovens and brought them out to see if they were the items Lauren was talking about. "Unfortunately we don't have any candles but I know they have them at Baetyl , Baculus, and Beyond." He frowned at the pens, then thought of the name...he actually didn't recognize them now that he thought of it. "Describe them to me please? I don't think I've ever heard of sinter pens, but we may be able to find what you're looking for."

Tina give a fake smile, getting into the line, looking over at the muffins . If that was her escape key so be it, Brittany was just so urghh and no the good kinda urghhh. Her annoyance projected a little onto the person saying hey,"Buying muffins for a quick escape---" she turns and see it is Finn,"Sorry ignore me. Just getting coffee and gonna hide away in my room. What about you? Enjoying the last bits of summer?"

Brittany pouted. "That's not very Dr. Seuss of you, Evelyn. My godmommy says money is a construct and the world is ending in three years." She sighed and patted her poor, empty stomach. "Why is there human suffering like hunger. We should totally kill hunger. Then we would be heroes." She leaned back on her chair and smiled at Elliott. "Oooh. Do you have juicy gossip? Tell me. I want to be popular and vague crow rumors on Crower to get followers."

Finn didn't know if Tina would be feeling any better knowin' he was readin' off her emotions. "Umm... you seem stressed out tho." He chose his words carefully. "Why are ya hidin' out? Rach ain't there right? Why don't you um hang out with Blaine and Ell? I kinda think I saw Ell sitting at the table outside."

Elliott sighs "ugh... alright, Brian" he takes one muffin and puts it in front of her "humans and their humans things, making me feel guilty because you get hungry and I don't..." he says under his breathe "I don't have any gossip, I just think you are right, she kinda likes bitchy blondes, maybe way too much, maybe to blinding limits" he says bitterly and then takes a big bite out of a muffin.

Tina crosses her arms,"Maybe just a little." She bite down on her lip not sure how to tell the story of what happened with Elliott and Blaine. "I'm just better being on my own. Bee and Ell...we're....we're not exactly friends anymore. " Aether, that hurt so much more saying it out loud.

Blaine tilts his head a little to see how the sunlight catches off of Kurt's pretty blue eyes. Blaine's always been mesmerized with their color, and their brilliance sparkles under the August sun. Today's a picturesque day, and an aethersend. It's so perfect. A perfect day to elope and get married somewhere -- no, no, not like that. It has to be a perfect proposal, nothing rushed. The perfect place, with the perfect people. Blaine's already picked out a song. "You know, we could go to the Empire State; it's quite the lovely day today." He wants to nuzzle in and hug Kurt again.

Finn exclaimed, "NOUOU! WHAT?! What happened?? Shit. That's wild."

Finn then added on, "That sucks dude. I'm sorry." He put a gentle hand on Tina then pulled it away. "Shit, sorry. I didn't empathize with you, did I?" He winced. He gotta use his words. "So um, what happened, bro?"

Lauren was already thinking this was too much work and will find a easier way to do it. "Can you bring me the oven?" She says, and tries to get some information, the guy seems familiar. "Are you by chance aquaevans?" She remembers the list of  students of Cooper Anderson, wich were too many, and mostly useless. She remembers he didn't tell her anything about her true love, but maybe she knows something about the school. "Do you know some urban legends about this school? Ghosts, hauntings..."

Brittany deadpans, "Wow, you're so not bitter at all." She takes the muffin and eats it. The invisible frosting is as delicious as she thought. "So who blinded Tina?"

"Shhh, keep it down," Tina hushes him. The sinking feeling begins playing a little which she tries to ignore,"Empathize, no?" she thinks at least. "Don't be sorry, it's my fault all of it." Tina doesn't hide that fact,"I thought it was just training session between Blaine and Elliott against me and Wilde. I thought it was just that but it was more than that. It was about how I take Ki- Wilde's side and...she used one of her holy attacks and I stood out the way and it hurt Senpa- I mean Ell. And...yeah...I choose Kitty over my best friends."

Elliott laughs, he is just so mad at everyone and everything lately, there is no way to hide it "the biggest bitch she could find" he says sort of sadly and keeps eating the muffin. He moves the tray more to the middle of the table as if saying get another one if you want. Maybe eating your frustration away works better if you are sharing with someone else.

Sam nodded and brought the oven over, seeing that it was on sale since it had been returned once before. "It'll be $24.99." He said before ringing it up. He remembered their first conversation and that he didn't get a chance to really add onto it, now that he thought of it. "Yeah, Sam." He said, to give her a name. There weren't many urban legends about the school, although he did remember the story about Sharon from the toilet's alter ego, who often made flushing sounds before people flushed. "I've heard this one tale called Sharen Who Flushes, about a ghost who supposedly flushes the toilet before the student using it gets the chance to. It's supposed to be near Turnbull's office, but no one is brave enough to check if it's true." He said as he looked around. "Is there anything else I can help you find today?"

Brittany whistled. "How tall was she?" She took another muffin. She wasn't technically homeless, but she was technically money-less.

Elliott starts moving his hand in the air on the side, like trying to find the perfect height to represent Kitty "she is actually not that tall..." he says indicating it with his hand finally stopped in a position that is definitely not Kitty's height at all, but much shorter.

Finn gave Tina a sad little shake of his head when Tina told him the story. Even though he knew Tina was in the wrong, he could tell she knew that too. And that meant she was ready to change, wasn't she? "Well, ya seem like you regret it a lot. Do you want to be friends with Blaine and Elliott again?" They were the next up in the line. "Chocolate donut for me and whatever she wants, I'm paying." Finn took out his wallet. He could splurge a little on T. She needed some TLC. Tender Love and Croissants.

Brittany gave Elliott a perplexed look. "That's not the 'biggest' bitch then objectively speaking. I thought she was eighty metres tall." She sounded disappointed and took another muffin.

Tina looks nods,"Aether, yeah, yeah I wanna be their friends. I miss them but just because I want to be their friends but I don't deserve their friendship. I'm pretty sure that  they wouldn't wanna be mine." She talks down on herself. "No Finn, you don't really, I'm getting them muffins. I got this," Tina insists already with her card to pay,"Just an Americano, 5 muffins and his Chocolate donut, please."

Finn said to Tina, "Are you pretty sure you don't want to try to win them back? You sound like you already gave up, and if there's one thing my mom taught me, if you've given up the chance, you given up the complaint." He paid for Tina nonetheless, dropping mad G's like a BOSS who was working a minimum wage job. "No, it's coo, T! I had a funny feeling you needed something to treat yourself today." He gave her a lopsided smile and walked out of the store with her. He noticed Elliott at the patio and was struck by Elliott's hotness. 'Damn why is he wearing that makeup with that top? He looks really hot... hey you know who else is really, really hot? Rachel. Damn, Rachel's hot. I miss her.'

Elliott looks at his own hand wondering if that is correct or not "Well, but I meant it personality wise, like a really terrible person" he still has half a muffin on his hand but suddenly he doesn't feel like eating, everything is so shitty. He looks down at his hands and then at Brittany who seems to be enjoying the food "you were sort of... investigating, testing...? you think you have an idea why would she like someone like that?" he asks, because even if he knows Tina better than Brittany would, he still would never understand that.

Santana keep walking around, a bit annoyed, until she spotted Blaine and Kurt, seemingly having a date. It would be a shame someone would interrupt them and totally ruin the mood. "Oh my." She gets closer from behind.  "What a lovely day to be once again in this not-at-all-boring campus. I hope I didn't stop any important moment." She says, staring at Blaine, specifically, because she knows he knows what she is talking about. Now Kurt. She really had to talk with Kurt. Someday. "Cubo, do you have any free day where you could ditch your perky boyfriend and have a bad time with me?"

Tina looks at him, what he said made perfect sense. The way she had been this summer, never online, anti-social....been, she shudders at the thought ...emo. "That's how I seem don't I, like I have given it up. What the spell, I do?" Tina needs the self realisation,"I really did need this." She smiles,"Thanks for real...I...should fight for them in the right way." Tina felt a little more at ease something that came when talking to Finn, he was a smart one. "But how have you been?" She wants to make sure she is not all take, take, take walking out with him.

The tour is entering the main plaza, and as the guide shows the lot through campus (albeit a restricted viewing away from the magic), the new security measures ask that everyone on tour sign-in again. Etienne Serpent fills out his name, signing with a swish. The attendant looks at him strangely. "A problem?" Etienne asks. The attendant stammers, "N-no. It's just... something about you is familiar...."

Lauren sees how Stan haunts the oven. "If anyone else wants an oven, you should sell this one. As soon as possible, if you know what's good for you." She ominously informs. And as soon as Stan was busy, another dead man appears at her side. She sighs. "That's a lie" She had see her then. "A very lame lie. The school should get someone to fix the toilets. That'll be enough. For now."

Another person signs in. "Margaret Mistletoe," she says. She has a medical bandage around her head but passes through security checks.

Sam nodded his head, prepared to check Lauren out, in the customer service way, not the checking out in the way that would get him a one way ticket to Roberta's office for professional misconduct.

One more to sign up. His dark hair sweeps across his forehead. The golden tanned skin reflects the sun's rays. His trim clothes are spotless and unchanged. "Call me MRC... Jr." He smirks. The attendant does a double take. "B-but. I! I remember..." Her face is pale. "You... you shouldn't be..."

MRC Jr. laughs bitterly. "What? You haven't seen a dead man before?"

The attendant backs off, clipboard falling to the ground in a clatter. "Mi-Mi-mic-hael Chang i-is dead, he's been gone for a year..." She calls for security, but it's too late. The bodies in the tour group begin to shake violently, unnaturally until they look like they are splitting in half vertically from the seams. Blood sprays out like a mist and the loud buzzing of flies drones as the insects are free. Blood-covering armed soldiers burst onto the scenes, guns a-blazing as a directive is heard loud and clear. "OPERATION: DRAGONFLY COMMENCE! SECTOR 1A TO SYLVESTER! START INITIATIVE MOUSETRAP!" MRC grins at the attendant and puts his hand up right at her. She gasps, grasping at her neck, where the blood has stopped circulating. She falls to the floor, and the bugs swarm on her. MRC looks away with disinterest and does a hand signal at Etienne and Mistletoe, who both nod. All three of them disperse.

Mistletoe heads towards the marketplace, cackling as she sets off multiple bombs.

Etienne heads to the stadium, bugs circulating around him as he runs.

MRC saunters around the main plaza, watching it go to utter chaos. He knows his directive from Sylvester, but... but there's unfinished business with him, isn't there.

Interim Dean Principal Figgins screams in horror as he witness what just happened to the students group, he freezes for a moment but as soon as the panic takes over him he just runs away inside the main building.

Goolsby is sitting in his office looking through the watch eyes, nothing seems to be wrong, just another boring Saturday looking at students, but then "WHAT THE AETHER..." he can't believe what his eyes are seeing "CODE RED" he alerts the other officers "CODE RED, LOCK DOWN" he repeats with an authoritarian and clear tone "ALERT THE CARDINES!"

Lauren gets out the shop. She sees explosions. She gets back in the shop. "Someone's doing a Heather's." She says as she informs of the weather, and takes her phone to call the cardines. She had them on quick number. "Hey. Someone is putting bombs at NYADA. Bring your best agent." She stares at Sam, as if he knew what to do now.

Elliott is lost in thoughts looking at the muffin when suddenly a loud noise alert him, or several of them "Are those explo-" a loud siren, signal of alarm similar to the one he heard when they evacuated the other time, sounds loud and firm informing the students something is wrong "What is happening?" he looks at Brittany alarmed even though he knows she doesn't have the answer.

Brittany nods at what Elliott says,  and points a finger up. "I have my theories. They involve lesbian indie films and hot butter chicken wings." It's a good theory to her. She just needs to keep testing Tina out. As she is about to share her explorations, the alarms go off. She makes a face at the loud sounds blaring over the speakers. "Ugh, what's this music? The band is so bad." She mouths at Elliott. "Should we go inside?"

Finn grinned at Tina. "Yea dude. Don't give up! But if yer havin' a tough time, just hang out with me, your pal and I'll be sure to help where I can." He felt the happy warming energy from Tina and smiles as well. But there was no time to cheer. The emotions hit him right at the alarms and Finn felt sick with dread. "F-fuck? Code Red? What's a Code Red? Should I be panicking? I'm panicking dude!" Finn was woozy and nearly tripped over Tina by the mental strain of everyone's fear.

Sam was in the middle of ringing up the order when a loud explosion caused the ground to shake, and he was alarmed when Lauren talked about bombs. The loud sirens had him looking around to see who was there. "We need to get everyone to safety."  He recalled what happened at the Pagan Pride, the memories almost causing him to freeze. But freezing meant not doing anything and he began to lead the students who were in the store at that moment to the back room that had been designated as a safe zone if anything happened.

One moment Tina was looking up trying to see how Finn was doing, the next moment the sound of explosions ripple through the air as the sirens and alarms all being to blare. Panic seeps in fast, as chaos begins. Tina is nearly tripped over by Finn but she tries to support him on her shoulder, with the little strength that she could,"Finn, Finn stay with me!" Panic seeps in,"Come on, let's get to somewhere safe." Like NYADA had that.

Blaine turns around to Santana's comment and rolls his eyes with good nature. "No, not at all, Santana! It's no important moment for now," he gives a shy smile over at Kurt's way and a rosy flush starts in his face. His smile fades when Santana appears eager to split him from Kurt. "H-hey, why are we ditching me, that's not--" Blaine never gets to finish his humorous little remark. The alarm bells blast and Blaine's entire body is doused in the ice water of shock. He turns and witnesses a horrific, gruesome transformation. Guns, blood. Blaine's hand goes to his mouth as sickness jumps up from inside him. No way. It can't be. In the wreckage and the destruction stands someone who Blaine had thought was gone for good.

Kurt was trying to find a way to say no to the Empire State building, and complained of the summer tourists. "It's going to be crowded and smell like tourist sweat like a Miami airport." He pinched his nose just thinking about the stench and relented when he noticed Santana join them. "A bad time? Why that sounds like such an original invite, how could I say no.... No." Kurt replied with a smirk. Hands on his hips, Kurt surveyed the weird interaction between Blaine and Santana for a moment before they were interrupted. Kurt swore as there was no dread but irritation. Great, am I getting used to surprise campus attacks now? Kurt gritted his teeth and called for his familiar. "Hart, grab me my weapons." His familiar appeared from his tattoo. Kurt's sai were hanging from his white antlers. Kurt armed himself and quickly stood in front of Blaine and Santana to protect them. "Where's the nearest safe place? I don't know but I can protect us while we get there." He hissed. His eyes were trained on the person walking toward them and Kurt nearly laughed in shock. "Mike Chang?"

Santana hears some alarm interrupting them. She turns around to see something familiar. The utter sudden chaos and dead. The sounds of guns. Someone she thought dead coming back. It was just like her childhood. She comes back to the present. This is no family road trip. This shouldn't be going on. "Mike?!" She asks, not sure what kind of magic fuckery was this. An illusion? Necromancy? Kurt, the fucker, dared to shield them. She steps in front of Kurt and summons her gun shield. "I'm sure Blaine knows. Now get behind I'm the one with a fucking big ass shield. "If you are the real Mike fucking prove it and don't you dare die twice."

Mistletoe enters the Jabir Ibn Hayyan Marketplace with glee as the bombs pop off, bringing down hundreds of years of architecture to ruin. Fucking nice. This is what true power is. Bringing down those who stand the test of time. She grasps her fists tight and unfurls her fingers, revealing two more glowing orbs of energy. She hurls it as hard as she can, aiming at the coffee shop and laughing as the witches begin to run. "That's it! RUN! RUN, YOU RATS! AHAHA!"

Etienne enters with his army of guards and flies, neutralizing the reception at the portal network. His bugs kamikaze into the aetherpowered wiring, shorting out the circuits which keep the portals stable. Without the correct frames to hold these rips in space-time secure, the portals fade out and close up entirely. Etienne touches his earpiece. "Mousetrap is primed." He says in his soft, unassuming voice. This body hurts. He wants to come out soon.

MRC Jr. smirks at the trio ahead of him. Oh, they are his friends, aren't they? Actually, now that there's time and 626 has primed the mousetrap, maybe it won't be a problem to look for him? "You don't want to fight me," he twists his mouth in a cruel and condescending comment, "or you'll regret it. Stay out of my way." He turns to run, to go where he would most likely be.

The Boulder is getting out of a training session, sports bag over his shoulder. He notices something is off, the receptionist is gone, alarms are sounding loud, and then he sees a man leading a strange group "Who are you?" he asks menacing, his familiar The Moulder pokes his head out of the bag worried.

Elliott grabs Brittany nervously and makes her walk to the bakery "yes, yes... go inside" he says to her "keep everyone inside" he says to her this time trying to sound more calm "I'm going to... find out what's happening"

Sam made sure the exit to the back room wasn't blocked so if the students needed to escape, they could. He needed to investigate what was going on. But first, he remembered his agreement with Dani and knowing it was better to have safety in numbers, he put his hand on his pendant and muttered, "Chewie." He made sure he was standing against the wall a bit further from the door so when she arrived, she wouldn't be spotted by the window in case of danger.

Tina keeps an arm wrapped around Finn who was not looking good at all. Nothing was getting more calmer as more explosions were being let off, as a menacing  voice calls out in glee, telling them to run and rats. She doesn't even want to turn back and see who was there. Her heart pounds in her chest,"We gotta run, we gotta find somewhere safe." She repeats once again,"We're gonna be safe. We're gonna be safe, safe and sound." Her other hand grabs tightly onto her phone, summoning Kira, the fennec fox jumps around, a little company to keep her at ease with a just in case. She motions to the cafe but watches as an explosion is directed in that direction, her heart pounds, as she lose herself in the crowd hysteria of where to go.

Dani had been doing some reading, trying to catch up on everything. She’d meant to go and meet her friends at some point, but the book had been quite interesting for once and so she had lost track of time. When the familiar sensation rippled through her body she briefly had time to thank God that she was wearing clothes, even though they were just some hot pants and an oversized shirt. "What...?" Landing on her feet she turned to look for Sam. "What’s going on?"

Finn was not looking good at all as Tina had thought. "Aw shit, I gotta get my helmet." Finn said. His eyes were darting around like crazy. "No, we can't stay here, Tee. There's bombs, buildings are gonna collapse with everyone inside! It's how I got major kills in... Call of Duty..." Finn didn't think he could play that game anymore after this. "Fuck, we gotta get out!"

David was working at Heather's Herbarium when he heard the alarm. He gets out to try to understand the situation and goes straight to where the source of the danger seemed to be, with some holy potion at hand in case it was needed. People were running in the opposite direction. He sees the source was near the coffee shop. "Stop!" He shouts. "Why are you doing this?"

Kurt narrowed his eyes at the large shield covering his field of vision. He couldn't fight like this and side stepped a little to the left. He could tell Blaine was paralyzed with fear. Luckily, Kurt wasn't afraid. Not of Mike Chang, or his spectre, or whatever. "Oh, is that right? I don't want to fight you? You shouldn't assume what people want and don't want, Mike. I guess you haven't learned about that after death or whatever this is. I know you can't be real. We heard him perish," Kurt glances at Blaine, "and some... saw him die. I saw you die. So who the hell are you." He also backed up Santana's statement, "We know you're a fake. Now why did you take Mike Chang's face."

Santana knows Mike doesn't act like that. The smirk, the confidence. This is another guy. "Then let's not fight!" She says, still holding her shield in front of Blaine, because Kurt is Kurt. She would totally fight Mike Chang if he returned from the dead. But this was another person. "What's your way? Maybe we are going in the same direction and it’s an awkward fake goodbye." She sends an illusory whisper to Kurt and Blaine. "If you guys want to run away, just say 'He isn't Mike' word for word and I'll help you with illusions." She glances at Kurt to her side. He wasn't going to run. "Hey, he could be real. So, what are you, an illusion, a shapeshifter, or a doppel?"

NYADA Bot

t!choose bakery | art store | street

NYADA Bot, I pick art store!

Mistletoe stops her laugh when she hears the sound of that familiar witch. O-fucking-yeah. Time to play. "Well, well! Ain't that the lusus worshipper! Now, aren't you going to listen to me, a good ol' fae? Look what happened to me, poor ol' me. Acid burn... leading to my demise. Boo hoo boo hoo. Why am I doing this? Because it's what we've been taught. All witches. All magical beings who don't belong must die. It's easy." Mistletoe's one pink eye glimmers with excitement as she closes her hands and feels the energy brimming. "Look what I can do." She smirks and throws twin glowing orbs towards the first building in her line of sight -- NYADArt Supplies.

NYADA Bot:  `1d10`  = (4) = 4

NYADArt Supplies is hit with a loud crash that knocks down the overhead lights. Electricity shorts out, cabinets topple, as the building is hit. Everyone inside is assaulted by the rubble.

Etienne didn't expect the Boulder out of everyone to be at Undique Stadium. "Oh no. I gotta warn the others. EAGLE ONE, this is 626. We have the Rock in sight. Rock in sight. 47, are you in location? ETA. ETA." He was scared. This was his biggest mission yet, and although 47 had assured him he was going to do well, 626 was beginning to again doubt himself... 54 was right. He was a useless husk of a body. He drew back and let the armed guards go for it. He needed to get to 47.

"This is EAGLE ONE. Stand your ground. Those portals need to stay sealed!" The shrill voice of their leader crackled in everyone's earpiece.

MRC stuck his pinky into one of his ears to try to cut down the blaring alarms. Didn't do much, so he pulled them out again. "Yeah, so what." He smirked. "So-fucking-what? I don't owe you any explanations." He held his hands out and they were glowing white-hot. "I'm giving you both one chance. I have no sympathy for witch or lusus." He ignored the noise in his earpiece. He could take care of that later, and EAGLE ONE was never satisfied with his performance anyway, so did it matter if he went off-script? This was his only chance to find him again, and he would take it. He would take it by any means necessary.

The Boulder can see the man's fear, he raises his eyebrow hearing all those numbers, he is aware of what that means, but the armed guards show a symbol on their clothes that confirms it. Malleus. He taps The Moulder as he says “Soul Armament” and the small familiar disappears in dust, then reforming on both his hands as golden knuckles. He tilts his head cracking his neck and then looks at them with confidence "I'm going to tell you what we are going to do" he starts saying menacing "I'm going to kill you and you are going to die"

The Boulder:  `1d15 + 2d15`  = (4) + (1+2) = 7

Etienne running away, receives Boulder's attack ‘1d10’ = (0) = 0

Cooper appears almost as if taken out of Dani's painting, hair blowing in the wind, and fully uniformed. He is leading the Cardines anti-terrorism team to aid at NYADA. They enter campus by non magical ways because the portals aren't working. He indicates several officers to divide and find the attackers, to other group he orders to evacuate as many students as possible. He goes in a different direction himself and makes George, his chameleon familiar, appear. He then points and the small familiar transforms into a beautiful shiny sword.

Sam was just telling Dani about the bombing, and how they needed to get to safety. He was in the middle of telling her Lauren had just called for help when he was jolted suddenly at a loud explosion. He grabbed onto Dani, hoping he could shield her from the rubble that was coming at them. But one of the items on a shelf hit him in the arm and he cringed. "We're under attack, we have to escape! Where's Lauren?" He knew she had been nearby and he looked around, not wanting to leave anyone behind.

"What the hell? Dani glances around at Sam’s explanation and also catches sight of Lauren. She doesn’t have time to say anything else though, because suddenly the whole building begins to shake. "Fuck." cursing she steps away from a falling cabinet and pulls Sam with her. They’re not quite able to shield themselves from the falling rubble though, but they´ve seen worse. Which is not a nice thing to say, if she thinks about it. "Sam," She turns to look at him again. "Can you shield us somehow?" Looking around she tried to catch sight of Lauren. "Lauren? Are you okay?"

Brittany didn't like being here. It was way too loud. It was hard to think. She licked her lips, pulled out a piece of crayon and wrote down her equation on a napkin she had snatched from Elliott. "V e = 2 G M R V_{e} = \sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{R}} Ve=R2GM" In an instant the napkin got sucked up into a brightly glowing purple hole. "Okay, we can go through this portal here. I have it coordinated to my favorite McDonald's ball pit."

Lauren hears how Sam says Chewie and Dani appears out of thin air. The building gets attacked with a loud explosion. She gets hits to the wall, hurting her left shoulder. This is it. This was a real danger. Cooper Anderson had to come. This must be it. The moment. And she had to survive for when he arrived at the last second to rescue her. "Stan! And you too! Check what's outside and tell me." She commands, knowing that doesn't work. "Stan, and you too, can you look outside and tell me what's happening?" She looked at the secondary characters. "Aqua and Shifting, protect me." Shifting ask her how she is. "I'm being attacked. I'm hurt. I can't die until I met my true love. Shield me with your bodies." She says, and stand behind them.

Lauren t!8ball Stan, and you too, can you look outside and tell me what's happening?

🎱 |  Most likely, Lauren.

Stan and the other guy curiously check what's happening. Lauren hopes they come back with real news. And they do. "They saw only one woman attacking." She says after a while.

Elliott's mouth opens wide in surprise "holy fuck, Brunilda, did you just make a portal?" his eyes shine in admiration but also because this is definitely what they need to take all the people they can outside of NYADA "We gotta tell the others" he sees Finn and Tina and gestures at them "guys, guys" he calls them "bring people here, take the people out of the bakery" he says loud enough for them to hear but not too loud so he doesn't give the plan away "she made a portal" he points.

When Finn cares everything to Call of Duty, Tina's mind went dark,"The only difference is that we are not going to respawn. No one is."  Tina hears her name being called and it is Elliott of thank aether he was okay. She partly heard the words bring people and portals. "You hear that?" She says to Finn with a node. Helping out anyone she could trying to stay calm,"This way she if you wanna be safe." She feels herself drawing closer to the portal herself.

"Well ya, I know life isn't a video game, Tee." Finn grunted and finally pulled out his grimoire. He summoned his helmet and slipped it on, and immediately his mind went blank. Everything was silent. He didn't care about anyone else and no one cared about him. "Nah, we gotta go first. It's like the safety manuals inside planes. Help yourself first then you help others." Finn mindlessly walked over to the purple glowing portal.

David thinks twice when the woman seems to recognize him. "Demise? You're here..." He tries to breathe. It can't be happening all over again. "Last time. This didn't help. It made everything worse. For everyone. We can learn better." He prepares a spell. "Then who does belong? I-I wanted to protect the world, but killing everyone until there's no one left...what's for? “Soul armament" He aims at her when she attacks a store. Probably with people inside trying to be safe. "Mistletoe! Don't want to hurt you. But I'll do to stop ya. Just stop and I'll stop. Y-you can stop and run away. " He shoots.

David:  `1d7 + 1d2` Shoots one arrow. = (4) + (1) = 5

Mistletoe: `1d10` implanting bomb inside Karofsky's arm = (4) = 4

Blaine's mind is racing at seeing Mike's face again. There were so many things left unsaid between them, so many events that needed closure but Kurt and Santana were right. This person in front of them was no Michael Robert Chang Jr. He was a Makeshift Robber Charlatan... Jr. "You're an awful person, you know that! You're taking the face of someone's son! Someone's brother! Someone's friend... you may not care but others do! Show yourself!" Blaine mustered up his courage and balled up his fists. He analyzed the person before them and had some insights on what to expect. "Santana, Kurt! I think he's going to attack close!"

As Blaine was looking around, he noticed the familiar insignia of the armed men. "Malleus! It's the Malleus... and--" he saw a flash of blue fire. "Cooper? The cardines? They're here!"

Santana rolled her eyes. "Oh, do you have to act all cool?" It was so not Mike. Mike would never be cool and cold. He was a distant nerd. "Man, you are at least one of those two! So what the fuck are you doing? You don't owe anything but hey, does that mean I can that sweet info in other means?" She asks, preparing her shield... but Blaine wants them of an attack. "No fucking shit if I go first." She makes an illusion of her gun shield shooting a metal red against the fake Mike.

Santana:  `2d7k1 +1`  = (~~3~~+6) +1 = 7

"Good, I hoped so." Kurt cracked his knuckles. Even if it wasn't the real Mike, Kurt was tempted to punch his face. The glowing hands spelled trouble though. Blaine was wide open, so Kurt didn't want to take chances. "He isn't Mike." He said out loud and as quick as lightning, Kurt went for the jugular.

Kurt:  `2d8k1`  = (~~2~~+7) = 7

MRC:  `1d10`  = (3) = 3

The armed men inside of Undique continue their assault on the building, keeping the portals down. Some new waves are coming in from the main entrance and police sirens can be heard over the crack of gunfire.

Etienne gasps as he makes it to the marketplace, and sees the bodysuit of his D.E.A.T.H. squad teammate. "I-I need backup! I had... the Rock!" He whimpers.

Mistletoe shoves off the whiny 626. Fuck, what a little bitch. "Get your shit together, 626. Or you're going to die and those cadaver flies will finally eat all of you." That didn't sound too half-bad in her eyes. She barely is hearing the lusus fetishist's speech. "What do you mean what's for? It's for us--fuck!" An arrow grazes her bodysuit. "Gah-reat. You fucking useless piece of shit. You say peace but fire, huh? That's what witches are... Now fucking die and stay down."

Mistletoe bombs Karofsky and ETIENNE: `2d10`= (7+6) = 13.

David counter Mistletoe `2d7kl1 + 3d2`= (4+~~7~~) + (2+1+2) = 9

MRC grunts at the combined attack. "Pathetic, you both protecting a prissy little witch like this? You know who he represents, don't you? Bootlickers. This is why the Malleus must exist. Fuck this." The bodysuit rips in half, spraying blood and buzzing flies like a fountain. 47 emerges from the skin, safely renewed in health. He finally listens in on his earpiece and smirks. "I wasted enough time. You have two minutes before something awful is about to happen."

Blaine tossed a coin and got TAILS!

Kurt tossed a coin and got HEADS!

Santana tossed a coin and got TAILS!

The flies land on Blaine and Santana, walking over their skin with droplets of blood on their furred, six legs. 47 smirks and pulls up his hands. He can feel their blood running fast. Now, let's slow it down shall we? "Let your blood suffocate."

47's blank magic circles dissipate. His earpiece rings and he clicks his tongue. 626 needs backup, but they got the hospital. Avicenna's healers are blocked. He still has time. Although he would love nothing more to destroy these scum protecting the rot that is the witch, he has to meet him. "Remember I warned you all," he tuts, "you have no one to blame but yourselves if you die." The wards are down, the healers gone. 47 absconds, running in the mess. Armed guards cover his flank as he traverses the hellscape that once was NYADA. He once was a student here. 47 wrinkles his nose at the memories. Mainly with him. Fucking sentimental bullshit. He gets to the square. Scrion. Yes, there he is, getting out with the rest to follow the alarm. 47 has to make himself seen, he has to. "Rutherford. If you want answers, catch me." He smirks and dashes into the destroyed forest.

The Boulder sees the man run away, but when he tries to go after, he is interrupted by the armed guard. He gets in position to attack, these are insignificant opponents, and he won't let them stop him. The other man is the one dangerous, and he can't allow him to hurt any of the students "Aetherdamnit" he swears attacking them with his fists "Avalanche Impact" he casts.

The Boulder:  `1d15 + 2d15`  = (14) + (15+3) = 32

The Boulder's fist impacts the first guard which gets thrown against another, he moves among them with the most absolute confidence and with quick movements his armed fists punch through each of them with the rage of nature destroying everything in its path.

Cooper arrives right in time to see one of the Malleus leaving, but instead of following him he notices his brother, looking not so good, and he is accompanied by some other kids. Well, he knows who they are but he doesn't want to acknowledge them in his mind, especially the boyfriend, but you couldn't tell by his face. He approaches them and by instinct puts a hand on his brother's shoulder "We are evacuating" he tells the three of them "please get out of here, this is..." he moves his sword noticing something else is happening, he positions himself in front of his brother to protect him and points his sword up "This is not good, the TODDs are here..."

Lauren hears from the spirits the cardines are here. "We have to get out of here. We can't be locked and die here. We run away." She tells Shifting and Aqua and opens the door to run away from the JD woman, looking around in hopes to see Cooper Anderson.

"No one is dying." Dani had enough of it during the last year and really, she can do without losing anyone for the rest of her life. The whole building wasn’t very stable, but getting out probably wasn’t the best idea either. "Just one?" She then asked, "Maybe we can take on one." Though she had learned not to trust in good things happening. Picking up one of the scissors that had fallen to the ground Dani nodded at the others. "Alright, let’s try and see what’s going on...” she follows Lauren outside, hoping not to spot her other friends. Hoping instead they’re safe

Brittany smacks the side of her head. "Right, I can't say that out loud?" She gets closer and whispers to Elliott, "yeah, I can make portals but it's suuuuuper illegal." She winks at Elliott as if that's an explanation. Without any further ado, Brittany jumps into the portal because McDonalds McDonalds McDonalds!

Elliott chuckles then leans in closer to Brittany and says "don't worry, your secret is safe, I also do illegal magic"  he winks at her and then disappears in a cloud of dark smoke.

How Brittany had created a puddle Tina was going to follow the old age rule of act now, questions later. Nodding at Finn, they had to save themselves so that they could save everyone else.  Her head sways thinking about everyone else on camping, hoping that no one was..."Yeah,we have to go." Tina brings Kira back into her phone, holding onto her phone even tighter, entering  the portal to hopefully be in a McDonald's ball pit, no more than knee deep in a sea of balls.

Elliott: `1d6>=4`  = (5, 1 success) = 1

David wonders why she calls him a number. Then notices the symbols on their clothes. "Malleus?" He whispers, confused. "Fuck. No. It this for you? Who sent you to come here and be in danger while they're save?" He asks. "Yes. You're hurting people and putting yourself in danger. You surrender, I'll heal ya. You run away." He answers, nervous. "Last time I fought Malleus I won. They left him behind and-and he killed himself." The last part was hard to say. "That's not caring for you. Run." He gets his motorbroom out to fly and notices someone getting out of the shop. He hopes they run while they distract Mistletoe.

Elliott attacks Mistletoe by surprise `3d6kl1` = (2+~~4~~+~~4~~) = 2

Sam could hear more explosions, people screaming, and he was terrified. "I've never tested a water shield against an actual bomb. If I need to, I hope it works." He really hoped the cardines were coming. All he could do right now was make sure Lauren and Dani were protected. He saw Lauren was injured and turned towards her. "Hey, let me heal that for you and then we'll get out of here. I just have to put my hand on the spot, okay?" However, before he could do anything, she was running outside. He grabbed his messenger bag from behind the counter before running outside. He was about to follow Dani when he spotted a familiar face. Turning his head, Sam's eyes widened and he completely froze. That face...how?  His hands began to shake and all he could think of was those eyes he saw so long ago. How? "No...no, you're dead." He whispered to himself.

Finn saw his Big D Karofsky and knew even under the influence of the helmet that his bro was in danger. Although the helmet was coaxing Finn to not give a shit, Finn had'ta do it. He had to give a big shit for his best friend.  He forced the mind-numbing helmet off and threw it on the floor with a clang. "Stop it, dude! Get outta here and let's go to McDonalds! You need to live for us to play in the ball pit, bro!"

Blaine shrugs off Cooper's hand in a thrash and cries out in pain as something surges inside his veins. His wrists, legs, everywhere -- it hurts so bad. It feels like sludge being squeezed inside of his blood vessels and the immense pain has Blaine collapse onto the floor. "What's happening?" Blaine screams as breathing only adds to the pressure. His body seizes up at hearing the incoming warning of TODDS, and Blaine's flight-or-fight system kicks in. However the adrenaline coupled with this blood curse has him retching due to the incompatibility fighting within his body.

Santana still wants answers. "Yeah he's my emotional support prissy little witch." She sends the fake Mike an illusion whisper only he can hear. "Look, I don't know what the fuck the Malleus do with lusus, but this place fucking sucks, so, if they are better I might consider switching places. But you have to fucking tell me what's so fucking good about them." Bugs appear from his body. "Ew" She says out loud. Then she gets the fucking bugs on her. "Ew ew ew ew ew." The fake Mike left. She is about to run away, when Cooper came to tell them to run away. "That was the plan. We have to get rid of some bugs. Ew." The TODDS. Those killed Mike. "Still no fucking clue on how to beat them, uh?"  She tries to scratch her arm so hard so she gets rids of the bugs on her blood.

Santana damage to herself because she doesn't make very good choices  `1d7/2` = (4)/2 = 2

Kurt was surprised when he saw Cooper in the flesh. It had been ages. It was startling to remember this person was Blaine's older brother. More startling was both Blaine and Santana's reactions. "Crap, we have to take them to the hospital. Now." Kurt remembered how those TODDs had worked. They were going to kill them all. "Blaine, it's ok, we're taking you to safety. What the hell, Santana? Don't do that." Kurt snapped and tried to grab Santana's arm.

Kurt: `1d8`  = (3) = 3

Santana:  `1d7/2`  = (7)/2 = 3.5

From the main entrance, flanked by armed Malleus soldiers, TODDs were circulating throughout the campus. They looked like normal people, until one of them grabbed a cardine and punched them into two buildings. Three stationed themselves in front of Cooper in the rubble of the main plaza. “Threat. Witches. Multiple affinities.” They locked onto Cooper and Blaine.

The Boulder is getting closer to the portal to activate it again, but he has to defeat a few more guards before.

The Boulder:  `1d15 + 2d15`  = (4) + (15+15) = 34

As he did before, The Boulder with ease and confidence opens a path knocking guards down as if it was the most simple task "Menhir Fist" he casts.

TODD 1 gauges Cooper Anderson. “Threat. Witch. Fire Affinity. Anderson. Anderson. Engaged. Cooper Anderson. High Threat. 98.4%.” TODD sends the data out to the others. “Setting up counter-measure parameters. Changing affinity."

TODD 2 gauges Blaine Anderson. "Non-lethal Threat. Anomaly. Air Affinity. Anderson. Priority denied. 0.0007% increase to hostile environment. 98.4007%" The TODD’s upload their data into the cloud. She opens her mouth, a red glow getting stronger and stronger. “Anti-magic sequence initializing. Destroy the priority, Cooper Anderson."

TODD 3 receives the data and targets Cooper Anderson. New data is analyzed, and TODD shifts his affinity. "Powering up. Water. Environment suitable.  Activating the Stun."

TODD 1 @ Cooper `1d2!` = (2+2+1) = 5

TODD 2 @ Cooper `1d4!` = (4+3) = 7

TODD 3 @ Cooper `1d8!` = (5) = 5

Cooper looks at his brother, he clearly doesn't want to be touched by him, but Blaine seems to be in so much pain, he worries and he notices his own body slightly move by instinct to touch him again, though this time he stops himself, he looks at Kurt and Santana, then at his brother again "take care of them, find another cardine and they will help you to get outside" he says to Kurt who seems to be the only one acting normal and rational considering the situation "I will take care of this" he points his sword up ready to confront the TODDs.

Cooper counters TODD 1, 1d10` = (10) = 10

Cooper prepares an illusion attack `1d10` = (7) = 7

Cooper creates seven illusions of himself with their own swords.

Mistletoe hears new voices and claps. Oh wow. If this pathetic loser 626 had one good use for his useless death sight, it was creating havoc. "Oh my, my! You're the one who sprayed acid on me and left me to die, aren't you?" She calls out Dani in public. She rips off the bandages which were covering a side of her face. It's disfigured to the point where it no longer resembles flesh. "You did this to this face!" She laughs at the lusus fucker. "Flying away on your broom, you little baby? Fuck right off!" She decides to aim for the street, now that there are more targets, it'll be more fun. But right when she's about to, something hits her from the back, throwing off her concentration. "Who the fuck?" She whips around to spot Elliott and releases her bombs too early.

Mistletoe:  `8d10kl4` Disadvantaged due to Elliott attacking her with surprise = (2+~~8~~+~~9~~+4+~~6~~+~~7~~+2+3) = 11

Brittany lands in the ball pit of her favorite McDonalds! Wheee!!

Elliott summons Ziggy and she transforms into his hands into a long chain, he grabs her strongly and gets ready to attack.

Elliott:  `1d6`  = (3) = 3

David uses the double familiar attack to counter. He's flying so he doesn't get affected by the disadvantage.  `2d7 + 1d2` = (7+1) + (1) = 9

David: `1d4` Poison roll. = (1) = 1

Tina lands awkwardly behind Brittany because why not?. "Oof," she huffed swatting the balls away. "Which McDonalds are we at Brittany?" She whispers wondering if the other's were coming through also.

Etienne's bodysuit can barely hang on. The flies are eating from the inside and it loosens, spraying blood. 626, the bloody hunk, plops out of it. He's covered in coagulate. He knows he is so weak and fragile. He weeps at his fellow teammate attacking him, and gurgles out "why" to her. He needs another body suit. The air is so cold and the sun blistering. The ground is too rough. He crawls on all fours of his soft limbs.

Sam shakes off his surprise when he sees his friends being attacked. He has to ignore the other one, reminding himself it likely wasn't who he thought it was. He created two water whips to snap at the one attacking them, in hopes of throwing her off balance.

Sam counters Mistletoe attack with water whips `2d7kl1` = (6+~~7~~) = 6

Dani counter the bomb `2d6kl1` = (2+~~6~~) = 2

Dani isn’t happy to spot her friends, she had hoped they‘d be safe. Still, it seems like they had an escape plan of sorts. So she grabs Sam‘s hand and heads over to them. There‘s a working portal ( or so she hopes because she sees   Tina disappearing into it ). Catching sight of Dave too she calls for him. “Dave!!! Come on. We need to get out of here!“it’s then that she recognizes the one that was facing off against Dave. It wasn’t acid Dani then thought but it wouldn’t do and good to tell her that. She doesn’t get a chance to say anything though because a bomb goes off. Dani throws her arms up in defense as she crouches down to avoid getting hit before stumbling backwards slightly.

Finn: Counter `2d6kl1` = (~~5~~+2) = 2

Finn knew he also had to get to the air and help folks out. "Soul armament!" Finn shouted. His shoes changed into the fuzzy boots and Finn got up into the air.

Finn t!choose Dani | Sam | Karofsky | Elliott

Finn, I pick Sam!

Dani knows there’s not much she can do against bombs. She needs to get to safety. Ignoring the pain and scratches on her arms and face Dani steps further backwards. “If you’re not there within 3 minutes I’ll call you,“ she says to Sam before letting herself fall into the portal.

Finn: `1d6` Magic boost for Sam and Finn = (6) = 6

Finn mindlinked with the first person he talked to today: Sam Evans. "Sam can you hear me? I'm in your head dude! Anyway we gotta stop this person from bombing the hell outta us! Can we push her back to retreat?"

David hear the voice of Finn calling for him. "W-" He doesn't get most of what Finn is saying, or how he could go to McDonalds from here. But what matters is that Finn wants him to live, and he knows how. The people from the store are leaving. Elliott appears of nowhere with his magic. Mistletoe accuses Dani of murder. "T-that's afwul, Mistletoe, but can fight discrimination against people with disfigurement."Mistletoe says its been done to this face, not her face. It makes him doubt of all the strange things going on. "Outnumbered. Surrender." She sees Mistletoe hurting another Malleus. "Why're you attacking your own?" This is awful. He sees too much of him on the Malleus now. "Let's leave y'all!" He says, trying to grab someone to fly away.

Sam was confused at first, until he realized it was Finn. He avoided looking up and drawing attention to him. "Yes, I hear you! I can push her back with a tidal wave, but everything is too fragile right now. We have to be careful with our spells to stop her."

Sam knew he had to be careful and he had to get this right. Thinking of the best spell he could to throw her off while also being careful of the surroundings. Water rope, split off in three, tie her hands behind her back, wrap around her eyes, give us time to escape.

Sam:  `1d7*6`  = (5)\*6 = 30

Santana snaps back at Kurt's snapping. "I'm trying to get rid of the bugs, lucky boy." She answers still feeling really gross about them being there. "Who cares. Is not like it's my real body." She whispers. The TODD's seem to arrive, and she makes Daisy appear as a cow, and helps her grab Blaine to put him up with her and run away riding a very fast cow. "Kurt fucking ride your deer like a sensible person." She runs away with everyone except Cooper because fuck Cooper.

Kurt didn't need to be told twice. He picked up Blaine and carried him onto his back in a piggyback, or he was going to when Santana took Blaine on top of her cow. Kurt rolled his eyes and rode atop Hart. He was heading directionless and saw some cardines directing people to safety. He stuck close to Santana to say back, "It still doesn't matter." The memories of that time were coming back in parts, but one thing Kurt knew was how Santana's real body looked like. He didn't want to tell her that, of course. Another time.

Cooper notices how Kurt is willing to protect his brother and a strange feeling takes over him, almost like warmth, like maybe that kid is not so bad, that maybe he actually cares for his brother and he was judging wrongly, but then a cow appears and breaks the moment. He focuses again, and stands before the TODDs he knows they are very strong and that just by himself it would be kind of a suicidal mission, but as long as he can give the kids time to run away, he will fight. He gets ready, and all his seven illusions get ready too.

Cooper:  `1d10*8`  = (8)\*8 = 64

Blaine wanted to stay back and fight as well, and watching with blurry eyes the broad back of his older brother. This was the same back Blaine saw endless times leaving when he was younger. Cooper always seemed to be going somewhere -- college, cardine school, missions, meetings... and for some reason, Blaine had the sickening thought this would be the last time he would see Cooper again. "Older brother!" Blaine cried out from behind Daisy. "Be safe! Come back!" He said the same things he had said as a child. He had never changed for caring for his brother. It was too hard to change something that was instilled in him since birth.

TODD 1 counters Cooper:  `1d16!` = (5) = 5

TODD 1 is destroyed.

TODD 2 counters Cooper:  `1d32!` = (8) = 8

TODD 2 is destroyed.

TODD 3 counters Cooper:  `1d64!` = (28) = 28

TODD 3 is in critical damage but has synced its analyses of Cooper's magic. "Analysis completed. Annihilation Cannon Activated."

TODD 3 attacks Cooper:  `1d128!` = (102) = 102

Cooper counter TODD 3:  `(1d10 + 2d15)*8`  = ((10) + (13+15))\*8 = 304

Cooper and his illusions had destroyed two of the TODDs, but the third one resists, a beam of light points at him and he notices a single drop of sweat ran down his forehead, nerves, this situation could actually kill him, for once, he may be afraid to lose,  what an unnecessary feeling, like so many others, the face of his grandmother comes to mind reminding him he is weak, but as he is ready to fight and possibly lose a voice in the distance reminds him why he can't give up. His brother's voice inspire him, gives him strength, and he does really want to be safe and come back. He stands tall, strong, and all his illusions imitate the position, they all attack jumping in the air and stabbing strongly TODD 3, they all surround it and stab from every point of view.

TODD 4 and TODD 5 arrive to the marketplace. After TODD 3's destruction, the information has been uploaded to the cloud and they are equipped with the latest power.

The Boulder has successfully activated the portal back and he is indicating people to run away from there. A Cardine arrives and starts helping people through, so he decides to go out of the building and find if there is any more students who need help. He runs and runs and oh what a coincidence he sees Sam and Elliott and some TODDs "Kids, run!" he says to them getting closer, and positioning himself in front of them.

TODD 4 locks onto the new targets before its scanners. "Threat. Witch. Water Affinity. Evans, Sam. 5%. Threat. Lusus Naturae. Shedim. No information on cloud. Assessing observation mode. Threat level non-determinable." Upon the arrival of the new witch, both TODD 4 and TODD 5's sensors go into overdrive. "Threat. Witch. Earth Affinity. Boulder. Boulder. Engage. High threat. 99.3%. Initializing anti-magic sequence, hyper drive."

"You foolish idiots!" The one named Mistletoe laughs. "You think these spells are doing any damage to me? This is why witches are literally the dumbest fucking individuals on earth." The body suit splits open and 54 rolls away, out of the binds that Sam has cast. Sure, she hurt her shoulder and won't be able to counterattack, but at least 626's gross magic is finally off of her. Where is that chump anyways? Her earpiece starts to buzz with new commands and 54 grits her teeth. 47's not logged? Where the fuck did he go? Back off now? TODDS? Again? "Fuck me gently with a cheese grater," she mutters under her breath when she also spots the Boulder. "You're lucky this time! Next time, I'll show you my true vicious nature." She promises Sam as she runs off.

TODD 4 shoots a hyperdrive anti-magic beam at the Boulder.  `1d256!` = (87) = 87

TODD 5 shoots a hyperdrive anti-magic beam at the Boulder.`1d512!`  = (138) = 138

The Boulder counters:  `1d15 + 2d15` = (12) + (13+4) = 29

Dani lands in...a pit of balls? Gross she thinks but then the pain comes back. There’s blood on her shirt and her arms, legs and face are scratched up. There’s probably rubble stuck in her skin, too. Groaning she tries to sit up, barely noticing Tina and the others. Grabbing her pendant she mutters “Chewie” to call Sam to the balls. She has a distinct feeling that he’ll like this better than her.

The Boulder lifts his fits, putting his body in front of the two students, this is what he is here for, to teach and protect and ensure these kids have a future. He stands tall, confident, his feet firm on the floor, as he always has been, as the man who did everything people said he never would. And he would do this too, he shows his fist, his right one, the one rumors said he killed hundreds of monsters with, armies of them, and he tries his best effort, because he just wouldn't do any less. Though for a second, as he feels that this effort may fail, he wonders if maybe he had chosen any other job, or if he didn't try to get into NYADA as a professor all those years ago, his life would have been better, but with a last smile on his face as he punches with all the strength in his body, he realized there was no other thing better for him than this. Those kids, they would have a future.  

He falls to the floor on his knees, and then flat to his face. Stan Bolder dies, but perhaps, in a way, The Boulder would always live.

Sam barely had time to think about the threat from the attacker before he saw The Boulder run up to where they were. But before he could turn back and run, he saw the TODDs. It looked like they were focused on him and Elliott until The Boulder came up. He couldn't move or breathe, watching in stunned horror as The Boulder fell. No. No, no, not him. Get up, please, get up, he thought to himself. He glanced over at Elliott, horror etched onto his features. He had to run, it was time to run, right? He couldn't believe his favorite professor was gone. Before he could lean over to try and do something, he felt the familiar pull of Dani calling him. "It's Dani." He managed to say to Elliott before he disappeared. When he appeared in a ball pit, he couldn't focus on anything. He was stunned. His eyes moved over to the others before finding Dani's. His eyes locked onto hers and all he could do was mutter one word. "Boulder." He said, voice shaky as he leaned against his friend, unable to say anything else, too stunned. Too heartbroken at what he had witnessed.

Others were starting to appear through the portal. Tina watches not asking anything because 'are you okay' was too heavy a thing to deny. The more people who came through the safer everyone was. When Sam appears with his voice was shaken and weak, it struck something in Tina. That tone was heavy and said it all. Frantically shaking her head trying to deny it from being a reality,"No, not The Boulder. Not The Boulder, no," her eyes welling up with tears. Her body begins shaking as she looks around the portal, everyone else who was near had entered. "Elliott, where is Elliott?!?" Tina starts to think the worst things were happening.

Elliott can't even react, by the time he realizes what's happening his feet hadn't move a millimeter, he notices his eyes are wide open and wet as he witnesses the huge protective figure falls to the floor, he looks at Sam and he seems terrified too, but suddenly he disappears. Elliott is still in shock so he leans on, reaching to grab the body of his professor "no... no... you always fight back, you always stand like a rock..." he says fully crying now, he remembers the first time they fought, and the lesson he taught them, he can't believe what's happening, and out of utter fear and confusion, he takes the body with him and teleports unconsciously to the safest place he can think of.

He appears in Eve and Julius' living room, holding the body strongly against the floor, one of his friends jump out of the couch in surprise.

"Ell? What the FUCK, WHAT THE HELL? WHAT HAPPENED?" Julius asks confused and worried.

"Ju-Juls?" Elliott realizes what happened and looks up from The Boulder to Julius "we... we have to help him, make a potion, give him a potion,  something, please, we need to do something we have to- "

Julius leans next to Elliott comforting him with a touch, trying to make him calm down even if it seems there is nothing he really can do to make him feel that way, and then looks at the man he doesn't know, big, strong, bloody, there is also nothing to do about him, he does try any way to find the pulse and then looks sadly at his friend "Ell... he is dead, I'm sorry"

Elliott looks at Julius with a mix of anger and frustration and then burst into tears, weak.

Julius hugs him "I'm so sorry..."

Elliott & Cooper

ooc we will be starting here, be waiting for a while for more people to be online but as usual we will let u guys know when we are ready! uwu

ooc hey guys! remember to check your inventory for expired objects and also you know use the objects during the chatzy and stuff lmao not that anything is gonna happen : )

ooc okay guys we reaaaaaaaaaady!!!

ooc we are going to start!! say something like butt i will allow it

ooc lmao

Sam

ooc: butt

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: :U

Interim Dean Principal Figgins shouldn't be there, nobody told him to be there, he isn't needed at all during the students’ tour, but he so casually happens to be there "Oh!" he says as if he was surprised "Are these the future students of NYADA?" he asks enthusiastically "Welcome, welcome to NYADA!" he claps his hands together "I'm your Dean!" he completely assumes these students are going to be so amazed by the school that they are going to join for sure next year "If you have any questions about the school please ask me, it would be an honor to help my future students to understand more about this beautiful institution" he taps one of the big columns outside of the main building.

The NYADA Security Department has an invisible watch eye out hovering over the tour. Yes, it's an invasion of privacy, and yes, kind of creepy, but we're in STAGE THREE AETHERDAMNIT! NO CHANCES! Even if the tour is comprised of mainly Commons who accidentally applied to NYADA, falling for the ruse that it's an acting conservatory, there are still witches incognito checking out the school, and the Director, Dustin Goolsby, needs to have all hands on deck. But who's that? AETHERDAMNIT! It's that clown, Figgins! What is he doing there? He's not supposed to be there!

Elliott is sitting at one of the outside tables at Madame Jason's bakery, he is wearing a comfy red jumpsuit with a rainbow crop top underneath, feeling his 80s sitcom fantasy apparently, and enjoying a chocolate muffin. The sun is shining on his face, covered by round sunglasses. For a minute he thinks he can enjoy the day peacefully.

Sam had actually been called into work because of the possibility of prospective students coming to the marketplace and checking out the store. Roberta wanted everything to look perfect, and that included wiping down the shelves and making sure every item was properly put into place. At the moment, he was outside the front doors, cleaning the windows even though he was pretty certain he had already seen one of his coworkers out here doing the same thing 20 minutes prior. He wasn't going to argue with his boss today on that one.

Blaine knows to keep away from Commons since the events almost a year ago. He knows. Still, he keeps by the fountain in the main plaza of the school within earshot of the tour. His eyes scanning around for a Great Tree which no longer exists, Blaine sighs and lets his vision slide back to the bustling crowd. NYADA has changed so much since his first year, and oddly enough, this side of the school will be all those coming for the tour will know and remember. It's like marveling at ruins, and Blaine himself is a relic of the past. These Commons don't know a thing, and a part of Blaine, a little piece he thought he had quelled and willed away, sparks anew. He wishes he could tell them about magic.

Brittany wakes up on one of the patio tables outside of the bakery, having fallen asleep there since yesterday after partying with some Madame Jason's workers last night. She yawns and kicks her legs out. "OWO? What's this?" Brittany spots none other than Elmer eating something that has to be edible! "Heyyyyy! Are you sharing that?" She asks, getting up and sitting next to him.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc she said owo out loud im lmaooo

Elliott takes another bite, just leaving a tiny little piece left that is the last bite, the best part always, he sees someone sitting down, Brittany, he remembers from that weird awkward party at Quinn's, and tilts his head a little to the side confused as he hears the question, one of his earrings, longer, and asymmetrical with the one in his other ear, moves as he shakes his head "Nah" he eats the last bite "but they sell more inside if you want one."

Kurt was dressed in a gray Haider Ackermann quilted bomber, patterned jacquard pants, and a Issey Miyake printed white tee on his way for a summer date with his boyfriend. Such dates were actually rare considering Kurt's moods dealing with the emotional turnout of his dad's bankruptcy and also that entire end of days crap... and things were getting to a new normal Kurt realized he was probably not processing in a healthy way. Truth be told, are any of us processing? Kurt darkly thought, giving major stank eye to people enjoying the summer as he passed them by. Yeah, act like we near didn't die three months ago. He sighed when he saw his boyfriend and placed a small smile. Kurt ignored the knowledge that Blaine was one of these idyllic fools, and that Kurt actually grown to like that about him.

Kurt

ooc: the look.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: YESSSS KING

Elliott & Cooper

ooc so cool

Kurt

ooc: lol!

Sam

ooc: niiiiiiice

Finn was moping around the marketplace. Rachel was damn busy it seemed, and he wondered if this was some kinda payback for not saying yes to dating her straight away. Finn opened his can of cola and took a swig. He crushed the metal under his sneaker, and Jack the Danny Devito-voiced Pomeranian barked. "Dude, sorry." Finn muttered.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc i fucking love jack

Finn

Ooc: Haha

Tina could count the number of times that she had left her dorm this month with one hand which was not a good sign. Summer was ending and autumn was coming about the corner. Fourth year, two more to go and she was going to be out of this place and then what? She tries not too hard to think about, taking each day as it comes. Today she actually made the effort to leave her dorm to find a spot outside and hide her face behind her laptop screen because hey that counted being outside, right? Stuck in her own head, she wonders around mindlessly, forgetting that today was the NYADA Open Day hearing whispers from other students about it. "Shit," she curses under her breath, kinda wanting to maybe play around with her spells outside before the new semester. Maybe tomorrow she could go to the labs or something. Today would be a basic day of coding- in her room but first some coffee. She makes her way to the marketplace, kinda in hopes to avoid any starry eyed Commons or soon to be freshman that would get her "welcome to nyada speech" sometime or another.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc guys you can keep going and meeting each other if you want haha

ooc there is no orderso dont wait just keep doing things meanwhile 👀

Sam heard the sound of a dog barking and turned his head, spotting Finn and Jack nearby. "Hey Finn, hey Jack." He called out in greeting. It wouldn't hurt to pause from work for a moment to greet them. He needed a break from the constant s motions he was making on the window pane.

Finn squinted. "Is that Sam Evens?" He whispered to Jack. "Naw kid, it's Rachel Fuckin' Berry. Of course it's Sam! Say hi!" Jack barked. Finn shrugged. It did sound better than drinking cola outside of Cookery and Cauldron. "Sup dude? Why ya cleanin' the clean windows? I think I saw someone clean 'em before not too long ago?" Finn inspected the glass and saw right through the store. "Hey is the pay good here?" Finn asked a second later to Sam. He wanted to save up money to buy Rachel a present.

Sam

ooc: Jack is my King

Sam chuckled and leaned down to give Jack a scratch on the head. "Hey man. How's it going? Oh, Roberta wants everything looking extra clean for the prospective students visiting today so she asked me to make sure that we have it spotless. I figured it's safer to go with it than argue with her." He nodded his head. "Yeah, the pay's pretty decent." He said, looking towards the store, figuring that it was good enough to go. "You thinking of applying?" It would be pretty cool to work with Finn if he applied here.

"Right  Coughing Coffee or Madame Jason's," Tina debated with herself out loud. Having one of those fuck it moments she makes a choice ( for a change),"Madame Jason's I deserve to treat myself to something sweet!" Tina said in words of encouragement having a moment joy, even a little smile on her face. Reaching nearer her face drops, as Elliott is there, oh noes. And there was her apparent "crush" she obsessing over Brittany. Oh no, abort, abort. She is motioning hitting the escape key. Tina...this was real life not the computer screen she had been living behind. Sure she was not calling attention to herself.

Jack moved his head away after Sam patted his head. "Oi! Don't touch my hair! I'm balding!" Jack barked at Sam and waddled away. "Tell the kid I want eggs instead of pets! I ain't someone's pet!" Finn put up a hand and sighed out a grunt. "Sam, uhhhmmm, give Jack eggs?" It was a hell of a weird sentence. "Roberta... the boss? 'K I don't think I wanna apply here, she sounds like a bad boss. Is she?" Finn asked Sam in front of the store.

Elliott sees Tina and awkwardly looks at her, not sure if say hi, or pretend to not see her.

Brittany grabs Elliott's hand to hide her face. "OMF. It's HER. She's SO obsessed with me!!" She whispers only to Elliott and then puts Elliott's hand down from her face, and waves at Tina with a smile. "Heyyyy gurl~ come sit with us! If you don't, you're a bitch!" She sing-songed and then whispered back to Elliott, "OH EM EFF... She wants to be around me all the time. It's, like, so annoying."

Sam pulled his hand away, recognizing when a familiar did not want to be touched. "I don't have eggs at the moment but I'll remember to get some the next time I am at the store." He promised before shaking his head. "No, she's a great boss. She is strict about making sure we do our jobs, but she's very accommodating, especially with the crazy things that happen here." He said, not wanting to make Roberta sound bad. She really wasn't, it was just one of those days.

Santana went around Undique in case she could find someone to fight, but of course today was 'special day' or something, so commons will come. She didn't care about new people coming in here, but they were breaking her violent plans of humiliating someone. Geez, what's the point? Is not like it's fun. Just a little bit." She was walking around looking to what to do.

Kurt

ooc: omg. what is brittany.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: a terrible person

Crap, crap she had been seen.  No way escaping it now. "Oh heyyyyy," Tina’s voice going way to high, waving a little. "Oh um, I'm not staying long really." Part of her nears the table, not wanting to be seen as a bitch but she more than likely already could be pegged as that. "Oh, I don't think that's such a good idea if I join you guys," Tina talking more to Elliott than Brittany cause haha, awkward.

Elliott is so confused and his hand is being moved around, he can't even react about what's happening when Brittany is already inviting Tina to seat down with them "If you don't like her that much" he whispers to Brittany "why do you ask her to-" he stops himself because Tina is close to them and this all situation is just stupid "I just wanted to eat muffins..." he sighs.

Finn rubbed his chin at Sam's description. Strict wasn't a word Finn liked. "Erm, I'll think 'bout it. This the only place you work, dude?"

Sam

ooc: poor elliott he just wants a muffin in peace

Elliott & Cooper

ooc: what does a man has to do to eat muffins in peace

Blaine rises from the edge of the fountain and sweeps up Kurt in a hug, kissing him softly on the cheek. "You look great today," he says in between affectionate kisses. He laces his hands with Kurt's and tries not to think how perfect they would look with a wedding band on. "Did you want to go somewhere special today? Or stay on campus?"

Tina

ooc: ell deserves peace and muffins

Lauren followed the kind spirit who managed to get her information about what underwear Cooper Anderson was wearing yesterday. He did his part, she'll throw him a bone. She will have to buy things for a ritual. She entered the art store like a woman with a mission accompanied by a ghost. "Give me eight candles, four Sinter pens, and..." She waits for the student ghost to finish talking. For 20 seconds. She blinked "An art oven."

Sam nodded his head, then paused, "Well, on campus, yes. The other place I work at is a shelter geared towards helping out the Lamia community. But I consider it more volunteer and reparation work. I don't get paid for the work I do there." He didn't mention that he didn't technically need to worry about money that much, Finn didn't need to hear that. "I just genuinely enjoy working here and the pay is good. It's definitely helpful for buying things I need for school and groceries."

"Cool, cool, I think I saw you post it on Instagram one time," Finn quietly admitted to himself he spent more time on Instagram on girls' profiles and refreshing Rachel's in particular. "Oh shit, looks like you got a customer coming in. Don't wanna bother ya and get you in trouble with yer boss."

Brittany sneakily slaps Elliott on the thigh, whispering, "See I told you." She isn't listening to Elliott's complaints at all. "Elliott and I were enjoying these cupcakes together.  Oh. Don't do that. Are you bitching out, Tina?" She asks in deadpan. "That's so cold. Okay. You can go." Brittany starts and completes the dialogue all by herself.

"Wait." Lauren stops the tall guy trying to leave. "You are too tall. Why."

Finn nodded. "Yeah I ask myself that too. I think Jesus wanted me to be."

Sam saw Lauren walk in and figured he better not keep her waiting. "Alright, but feel free to stick around and check out the store. Even if it's not a place you want to work at, we have a lot of great stuff." He departed with a nod of the head, arriving to Lauren just as she finished listing her requests. "Uh, I'll have to check on the candles and art oven, but the pens are over here." He pointed at a display near the checkstand. He walked to the back to see if they still had any of the clay ovens.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc LMAOSSDFAFDG

Elliott looks at Brittany still confused but slowly moving his tray full of muffins a little bit closer to himself.

"It looks like muffins more than cupcakes," Tina points out. She blinks in confusing not sure what to take with Brittany who was always very hot and cold. "I-I um," she stammers,"How about I get you guys some muffins, then I can bitch out then?" She speaks up,"I'll go because I want too not because you said so, Brittany."

Kurt turned his face so Blaine could kiss his cheek. Honestly, it was too easy getting lost in the summertime fantasy with someone like Blaine. Someone who smiled at you like you were the sun, who nourished you like the rain, and thought you were everything. Such open adoration was what Kurt had wanted. However, knowing what he knew of Blaine, and seeing how loveless his family was, it was disgustingly ironic how much Blaine loved so openly when he had never felt its existence at all. In fact, Kurt thought oftentimes he was guilty of doing the very thing he had asked others not to do. Look on with pity.

Santana & Lauren

ooc woooow

Elliott & Cooper

ooc damn son

Brittany counters easily, "It has invisible frosting on. It's a cupcake." She claps her hands. "Perfect! Go buy us muffins! Especially Eggbert. He likes them a lot. He won't share any even though I asked nicely." Brittany nods at Tina's statement and sends her away. "For someone who isn't obsessed with me, she is so obsessed with me, huh? She's buying me food for no reason! I think it's because I look like her ex. Oh, don't tell anyone lame I told you that! That gossip is for cool people only. But like, totally, she has a thing for blondes. I'm testing out how hot and cold I can be to her and she's responding in a weird way? Super against my hypothesis. I think she has a type. A bitchy type. So I'm trying to figure that out."

Lauren squints at the tall guy while the spirit of Stan nerviously taps the counter. She can hear the faint sound, she doesn't know if the others can. Maybe her mere presence was strong enough, if they had a bit of belief on the afterlife around then. She checks the pen. And then Stan. Stan screams a hollow howl. "Those aren't the pens." She says, then looks back at the tall man. "Are you relevant?" He was too tall and too christian to be a mere background character.

Finn left Sam to work so Sam wouldn't get fired. He strode over to Madame Jasons as his stomach started to gurgle because of the cola and stood in line. He noticed who was in front of her by her hair color and also the emotions he gotten to associate with her. "Yo, T? What are you doing here?" He asked Tina.

Finn grinned at Lauren. "No, probably not to anyone. I'm just your average dude, heh." He left without another word.

Kurt

ooc: :x you're relevant to me, finn.

Finn

Ooc: Heh :^P thanks

Elliott rolls his eyes even though the invisible frosting comment was kind of cute "I bought these muffins to enjoy them by myself, if you want some buy them yourself, Britain" he says with a little smile as if that was so mean and clever to say "I guess she does have a type...".

Elliott

ooc oh wait

ooc i thought he was close

ooc lmao

Finn

Ooc: lmfao

Sam found a couple boxes of art ovens and brought them out to see if they were the items Lauren was talking about. "Unfortunately we don't have any candles but I know they have them at Baetyl, Baculus, and Beyond." He frowned at the pens, then thought of the name...he actually didn't recognize them now that he thought of it. "Describe them to me please? I don't think I've ever heard of sinter pens, but we may be able to find what you're looking for."

Tina give a fake smile, getting into the line, looking over at the muffins. If that was her escape key so be it, Brittany was just so urghh and no the good kinda urghhh. Her annoyance projected a little onto the person saying hey,"Buying muffins for a quick escape---" she turns and see it is Finn,"Sorry ignore me. Just getting coffee and gonna hide away in my room. What about you? Enjoying the last bits of summer?"

Brittany pouted. "That's not very Dr. Seuss of you, Evelyn. My godmommy says money is a construct and the world is ending in three years." She sighed and patted her poor, empty stomach. "Why is there human suffering like hunger. We should totally kill hunger. Then we would be heroes." She leaned back on her chair and smiled at Elliott. "Oooh. Do you have juicy gossip? Tell me. I want to be popular and vague crow rumors on Crower to get followers."

Finn didn't know if Tina would be feeling any better knowin' he was readin' off her emotions. "Umm... you seem stressed out tho." He chose his words carefully. "Why are ya hidin' out? Rach ain't there right? Why don't you um hang out with Blaine and Ell? I kinda think I saw Ell sitting at the table outside."

Elliott sighs "ugh... alright, Brian" he takes one muffin and puts it in front of her "humans and their humans things, making me feel guilty because you get hungry and I don't..." he says under his breathe "I don't have any gossip, I just think you are right, she kinda likes bitchy blondes, maybe way too much, maybe to blinding limits" he says bitterly and then takes a big bite out of a muffin.

Tina crosses her arms,"Maybe just a little." She bite down on her lip not sure how to tell the story of what happened with Elliott and Blaine. "I'm just better being on my own. Bee and Ell...we're....we're not exactly friends anymore. " Aether, that hurt so much more saying it out loud.

Blaine tilts his head a little to see how the sunlight catches off of Kurt's pretty blue eyes. Blaine's always been mesmerized with their color, and their brilliance sparkles under the August sun. Today's a picturesque day, and an aethersend. It's so perfect. A perfect day to elope and get married somewhere -- no, no, not like that. It has to be a perfect proposal, nothing rushed. The perfect place, with the perfect people. Blaine's already picked out a song. "You know, we could go to the Empire State; it's quite the lovely day today." He wants to nuzzle in and hug Kurt again.

Finn exclaimed, "NOUOU! WHAT?! What happened?? Shit. That's wild."

Finn then added on, "That sucks dude. I'm sorry." He put a gentle hand on Tina then pulled it away. "Shit, sorry. I didn't empathize with you, did I?" He winced. He gotta use his words. "So um, what happened, bro?"

Elliott & Cooper

ooc i love finn so much

Lauren was already thinking this was too much work and will find a easier way to do it. "Can you bring me the oven?" She says, and tries to get some information, the guy seems familiar. "Are you by chance aquaevans?" She remembers the list of  students of Cooper Anderson, wich were too many, and mostly useless. She remembers he didn't tell her anything about her true love, but maybe she knows something about the school. "Do you know some urban legends about this school? Ghosts, hauntings..."

Brittany deadpans, "Wow, you're so not bitter at all." She takes the muffin and eats it. The invisible frosting is as delicious as she thought. "So who blinded Tina?"

"Shhh, keep it down," Tina hushes him. The sinking feeling begins playing a little which she tries to ignore,"Empathize, no?" she thinks at least. "Don't be sorry, it's my fault all of it." Tina doesn't hide that fact,"I thought it was just training session between Blaine and Elliott against me and Wilde. I thought it was just that but it was more than that. It was about how I take Ki- Wilde's side and...she used one of her holy attacks and I stood out the way and it hurt Senpa- I mean Ell. And...yeah...I choose Kitty over my best friends."

Elliott laughs, he is just so mad at everyone and everything lately, there is no way to hide it "the biggest bitch she could find" he says sort of sadly and keeps eating the muffin. He moves the tray more to the middle of the table as if saying get another one if you want. Maybe eating your frustration away works better if you are sharing with someone else.

Sam nodded and brought the oven over, seeing that it was on sale since it had been returned once before. "It'll be $24.99." He said before ringing it up. He remembered their first conversation and that he didn't get a chance to really add onto it, now that he thought of it. "Yeah, Sam." He said, to give her a name. There weren't many urban legends about the school, although he did remember the story about Sharon from the toilet's alter ego, who often made flushing sounds before people flushed. "I've heard this one tale called Sharen Who Flushes, about a ghost who supposedly flushes the toilet before the student using it gets the chance to. It's supposed to be near Turnbull's office, but no one is brave enough to check if it's true." He said as he looked around. "Is there anything else I can help you find today?"

Brittany whistled. "How tall was she?" She took another muffin. She wasn't technically homeless, but she was technically money-less.

Elliott starts moving his hand in the air on the side, like trying to find the perfect height to represent Kitty "she is actually not that tall..." he says indicating it with his hand finally stopped in a position that is definitely not Kitty's height at all, but much shorter.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc note: even if kitty is actually short, ell thinks everyone is really short

ooc lmao

Finn gave Tina a sad little shake of his head when Tina told him the story. Even though he knew Tina was in the wrong, he could tell she knew that too. And that meant she was ready to change, wasn't she? "Well, ya seem like you regret it a lot. Do you want to be friends with Blaine and Elliott again?" They were the next up in the line. "Chocolate donut for me and whatever she wants, I'm paying." Finn took out his wallet. He could splurge a little on T. She needed some TLC. Tender Love and Croissants.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc TENDER LOVE AND CROISSANTS

OOC I LOVE 1 MAN

Finn

Ooc: :^)

Brittany gave Elliott a perplexed look. "That's not the 'biggest' bitch then objectively speaking. I thought she was eighty metres tall." She sounded disappointed and took another muffin.

Tina looks nods,"Aether, yeah, yeah I wanna be their friends. I miss them but just because I want to be their friends but I don't deserve their friendship. I'm pretty sure that  they wouldn't wanna be mine." She talks down on herself. "No Finn, you don't really, I'm getting them muffins. I got this," Tina insists already with her card to pay,"Just an Americano, 5 muffins and his Chocolate donut, please."

Finn said to Tina, "Are you pretty sure you don't want to try to win them back? You sound like you already gave up, and if there's one thing my mom taught me, if you've given up the chance, you given up the complaint." He paid for Tina nonetheless, dropping mad G's like a BOSS who was working a minimum wage job. "No, it's coo, T! I had a funny feeling you needed something to treat yourself today." He gave her a lopsided smile and walked out of the store with her. He noticed Elliott at the patio and was struck by Elliott's hotness. 'Damn why is he wearing that makeup with that top? He looks really hot... hey you know who else is really, really hot? Rachel. Damn, Rachel's hot. I miss her.'

Elliott looks at his own hand wondering if that is correct or not "Well, but I meant it personality wise, like a really terrible person" he still has half a muffin on his hand but suddenly he doesn't feel like eating, everything is so shitty. He looks down at his hands and then at Brittany who seems to be enjoying the food "you were sort of... investigating, testing...? you think you have an idea why would she like someone like that?" he asks, because even if he knows Tina better than Brittany would, he still would never understand that.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc lmao finn

ooc just make out with me finn aetherdamnit

ooc lmao

Santana keep walking around, a bit annoyed, until she spotted Blaine and Kurt, seemingly having a date. It would be a shame someone would interrupt them and totally ruin the mood. "Oh my." She gets closer from behind.  "What a lovely day to be once again in this not-at-all-boring campus. I hope I didn't stop any important moment." She says, staring at Blaine, specifically, because she knows he knows what she is talking about. Now Kurt. She really had to talk with Kurt. Someday. "Cubo, do you have any free day where you could ditch your perky boyfriend and have a bad time with me?"

Tina looks at him, what he said made perfect sense. The way she had been this summer, never online, anti-social....been, she shudders at the thought ...emo. "That's how I seem don't I, like I have given it up. What the spell, I do?" Tina needs the self realisation,"I really did need this." She smiles,"Thanks for real...I...should fight for them in the right way." Tina felt a little more at ease something that came when talking to Finn, he was a smart one. "But how have you been?" She wants to make sure she is not all take, take, take walking out with him.

The tour is entering the main plaza, and as the guide shows the lot through campus (albeit a restricted viewing away from the magic), the new security measures ask that everyone on tour sign-in again. Etienne Serpent fills out his name, signing with a swish. The attendant looks at him strangely. "A problem?" Etienne asks. The attendant stammers, "N-no. It's just... something about you is familiar...."

Sam

ooc: ....

ooc: uh what the fucl

Elliott & Cooper

ooc whats up liz : )

Sam

ooc: YOU TELL ME

Elliott & Cooper

ooc gaps in spanish

ooc tell us what you are thinking

Sam

ooc. im thinking sams gonna pass the uck out

Lauren sees how Stan haunts the oven. "If anyone else wants an oven, you should sell this one. As soon as possible, if you know what's good for you." She ominously informs. And as soon as Stan was busy, another dead man appears at her side. She sighs. "That's a lie" She had see her then. "A very lame lie. The school should get someone to fix the toilets. That'll be enough. For now."

Another person signs in. "Margaret Mistletoe," she says. She has a medical bandage around her head but passes through security checks.

Santana & Lauren

ooc :0

Sam

ooc: o_O

Sam nodded his head, prepared to check Lauren out, in the customer service way, not the checking out in the way that would get him a one way ticket to Roberta's office for professional misconduct.

Santana & Lauren

ooc sam n o

One more to sign up. His dark hair sweeps across his forehead. The golden tanned skin reflects the sun's rays. His trim clothes are spotless and unchanged. "Call me MRC... Jr." He smirks. The attendant does a double take. "B-but. I! I remember..." Her face is pale. "You... you shouldn't be..."

MRC Jr. laughs bitterly. "What? You haven't seen a dead man before?"

Santana & Lauren

Ooc im so WHAT

Sam

ooc: OMF WHAT IS HAPPENING

The attendant backs off, clipboard falling to the ground in a clatter. "Mi-Mi-mic-hael Chang i-is dead, he's been gone for a year..." She calls for security, but it's too late. The bodies in the tour group begin to shake violently, unnaturally until they look like they are splitting in half vertically from the seams. Blood sprays out like a mist and the loud buzzing of flies drones as the insects are free. Blood-covering armed soldiers burst onto the scenes, guns a-blazing as a directive is heard loud and clear. "OPERATION: DRAGONFLY COMMENCE! SECTOR 1A TO SYLVESTER! START INITIATIVE MOUSETRAP!" MRC grins at the attendant and puts his hand up right at her. She gasps, grasping at her neck, where the blood has stopped circulating. She falls to the floor, and the bugs swarm on her. MRC looks away with disinterest and does a hand signal at Etienne and Mistletoe, who both nod. All three of them disperse.

Mistletoe heads towards the marketplace, cackling as she sets off multiple bombs.

Etienne heads to the stadium, bugs circulating around him as he runs.

MRC saunters around the main plaza, watching it go to utter chaos. He knows his directive from Sylvester, but... but there's unfinished business with him, isn't there.

Interim Dean Principal Figgins screams in horror as he witness what just happened to the students group, he freezes for a moment but as soon as the panic takes over him he just runs away inside the main building.

NYADABot

OOC: BEEP BOOP! Please reply in your "areas", go in 3s! The order is Malleus, then "Security and Staff", then Marketplace, then Main Plaza. Thank you!

Goolsby is sitting in his office looking through the watch eyes, nothing seems to be wrong, just another boring Saturday looking at students, but then "WHAT THE AETHER..." he can't believe what his eyes are seeing "CODE RED" he alerts the other officers "CODE RED, LOCK DOWN" he repeats with an authoritarian and clear tone "ALERT THE CARDINES!"

Santana & Lauren

ooc setting off means putting the bombs but not exploting or exploding them??

NYADA Bot

OOC: No they are exploding.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc is marketplace turn now

Lauren gets out the shop. She sees explosions. She gets back in the shop. "Someone's doing a Heather's." She says as she informs of the weather, and takes her phone to call the cardines. She had them on quick number. "Hey. Someone is putting bombs at NYADA. Bring your best agent." She stares at Sam, as if he knew what to do now.

Tina

ooc: i love how Lauren says Agent not agents lmao

Santana & Lauren

ooc she has her priorities

Elliott is lost in thoughts looking at the muffin when suddenly a loud noise alert him, or several of them "Are those explo-" a loud siren, signal of alarm similar to the one he heard when they evacuated the other time, sounds loud and firm informing the students something is wrong "What is happening?" he looks at Brittany alarmed even though he knows she doesn't have the answer.

Brittany nods at what Elliott says,  and points a finger up. "I have my theories. They involve lesbian indie films and hot butter chicken wings." It's a good theory to her. She just needs to keep testing Tina out. As she is about to share her explorations, the alarms go off. She makes a face at the loud sounds blaring over the speakers. "Ugh, what's this music? The band is so bad." She mouths at Elliott. "Should we go inside?"

Elliott & Cooper

ooc i love lauren aLMAO

Finn grinned at Tina. "Yea dude. Don't give up! But if yer havin' a tough time, just hang out with me, your pal and I'll be sure to help where I can." He felt the happy warming energy from Tina and smiles as well. But there was no time to cheer. The emotions hit him right at the alarms and Finn felt sick with dread. "F-fuck? Code Red? What's a Code Red? Should I be panicking? I'm panicking dude!" Finn was woozy and nearly tripped over Tina by the mental strain of everyone's fear.

Sam was in the middle of ringing up the order when a loud explosion caused the ground to shake, and he was alarmed when Lauren talked about bombs. The loud sirens had him looking around to see who was there. "We need to get everyone to safety."  He recalled what happened at the Pagan Pride, the memories almost causing him to freeze. But freezing meant not doing anything and he began to lead the students who were in the store at that moment to the back room that had been designated as a safe zone if anything happened.

One moment Tina was looking up trying to see how Finn was doing, the next moment the sound of explosions ripple through the air as the sirens and alarms all being to blare. Panic seeps in fast, as chaos begins. Tina is nearly tripped over by Finn but she tries to support him on her shoulder, with the little strength that she could,"Finn, Finn stay with me!" Panic seeps in,"Come on, let's get to somewhere safe." Like NYADA had that.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc main plaza is your turn!

Blaine turns around to Santana's comment and rolls his eyes with good nature. "No, not at all, Santana! It's no important moment for now," he gives a shy smile over at Kurt's way and a rosy flush starts in his face. His smile fades when Santana appears eager to split him from Kurt. "H-hey, why are we ditching me, that's not--" Blaine never gets to finish his humorous little remark. The alarm bells blast and Blaine's entire body is doused in the ice water of shock. He turns and witnesses a horrific, gruesome transformation. Guns, blood. Blaine's hand goes to his mouth as sickness jumps up from inside him. No way. It can't be. In the wreckage and the destruction stands someone who Blaine had thought was gone for good.

Sam

ooc: Liz totally had a moment and thought of harry's line in his show "you can't get rid of me that easily"

Elliott & Cooper

ooc lol

Kurt was trying to find a way to say no to the Empire State building, and complained of the summer tourists. "It's going to be crowded and smell like tourist sweat like a Miami airport." He pinched his nose just thinking about the stench and relented when he noticed Santana join them. "A bad time? Why that sounds like such an original invite, how could I say no.... No." Kurt replied with a smirk. Hands on his hips, Kurt surveyed the weird interaction between Blaine and Santana for a moment before they were interrupted. Kurt swore as there was no dread but irritation. Great, am I getting used to surprise campus attacks now? Kurt gritted his teeth and called for his familiar. "Hart, grab me my weapons." His familiar appeared from his tattoo. Kurt's sai were hanging from his white antlers. Kurt armed himself and quickly stood in front of Blaine and Santana to protect them. "Where's the nearest safe place? I don't know but I can protect us while we get there." He hissed. His eyes were trained on the person walking toward them and Kurt nearly laughed in shock. "Mike Chang?"

Santana hears some alarm interrupting them. She turns around to see something familiar. The utter sudden chaos and dead. The sounds of guns. Someone she thought dead coming back. It was just like her childhood. She comes back to the present. This is no family road trip. This shouldn't be going on. "Mike?!" She asks, not sure what kind of magic fuckery was this. An illusion? Necromancy? Kurt, the fucker, dared to shield them. She steps in front of Kurt and summons her gun shield. "I'm sure Blaine knows. Now get behind I'm the one with a fucking big ass shield. "If you are the real Mike fucking prove it and don't you dare die twice."

Mistletoe enters the Jabir Ibn Hayyan Marketplace with glee as the bombs pop off, bringing down hundreds of years of architecture to ruin. Fucking nice. This is what true power is. Bringing down those who stand the test of time. She grasps her fists tight and unfurls her fingers, revealing two more glowing orbs of energy. She hurls it as hard as she can, aiming at the coffee shop and laughing as the witches begin to run. "That's it! RUN! RUN, YOU RATS! AHAHA!"

Santana & Lauren

ooc i cant believe i have two malleus bomb-lovers girlfriends

Sam

ooc santana we need to talk about your taste in women

Santana & Lauren

ooc this is not santana this is me

ooc santana is just the vehicle

Sam

ooc: ok fine continue

Etienne enters with his army of guards and flies, neutralizing the reception at the portal network. His bugs kamikaze into the aetherpowered wiring, shorting out the circuits which keep the portals stable. Without the correct frames to hold these rips in space-time secure, the portals fade out and close up entirely. Etienne touches his earpiece. "Mousetrap is primed." He says in his soft, unassuming voice. This body hurts. He wants to come out soon.

Sam

ooc: oh snap

Kurt

ooc: brb.

MRC Jr. smirks at the trio ahead of him. Oh, they are his friends, aren't they? Actually, now that there's time and 626 has primed the mousetrap, maybe it won't be a problem to look for him? "You don't want to fight me," he twists his mouth in a cruel and condescending comment, "or you'll regret it. Stay out of my way." He turns to run, to go where he would most likely be.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: also brb!! haha

Sam

ooc: why am I scared about who he is?

Santana & Lauren

ooc u know who he is

The Boulder is getting out of a training session, sports bag over his shoulder. He notices something is off, the receptionist is gone, alarms are sounding loud, and then he sees a man leading a strange group "Who are you?" he asks menacing, his familiar The Moulder pokes his head out of the bag worried.

Elliott grabs Brittany nervously and makes her walk to the bakery "yes, yes... go inside" he says to her "keep everyone inside" he says to her this time trying to sound more calm "I'm going to... find out what's happening"

Elliott & Cooper

ooc you guys can go bae is brb hehe

Sam made sure the exit to the back room wasn't blocked so if the students needed to escape, they could. He needed to investigate what was going on. But first, he remembered his agreement with Dani and knowing it was better to have safety in numbers, he put his hand on his pendant and muttered, "Chewie." He made sure he was standing against the wall a bit further from the door so when she arrived, she wouldn't be spotted by the window in case of danger.

Sam

ooc: I gotta brb now!

Tina keeps an arm wrapped around Finn who was not looking good at all. Nothing was getting more calmer as more explosions were being let off, as a menacing  voice calls out in glee, telling them to run and rats. She doesn't even want to turn back and see who was there. Her heart pounds in her chest,"We gotta run, we gotta find somewhere safe." She repeats once again,"We're gonna be safe. We're gonna be safe, safe and sound." Her other hand grabs tightly onto her phone, summoning Kira, the fennec fox jumps around, a little company to keep her at ease with a just in case. She motions to the cafe but watches as an explosion is directed in that direction, her heart pounds, as she lose herself in the crowd hysteria of where to go.

Dani had been doing some reading, trying to catch up on everything. She’d meant to go and meet her friends at some point, but the book had been quite interesting for once and so she had lost track of time. When the familiar sensation rippled through her body she briefly had time to thank God that she was wearing clothes, even though they were just some hot pants and an oversized shirt. "What...?" Landing on her feet she turned to look for Sam. "What’s going on?"

Elliott & Cooper

ooc woo lauraaa

Dani

ooc: heeey ❤ i don´t know how long i can stay but i wanted to pop in!

Finn was not looking good at all as Tina had thought. "Aw shit, I gotta get my helmet." Finn said. His eyes were darting around like crazy. "No, we can't stay here, Tee. There's bombs, buildings are gonna collapse with everyone inside! It's how I got major kills in... Call of Duty..." Finn didn't think he could play that game anymore after this. "Fuck, we gotta get out!"

David was working at Heather's Herbarium when he heard the alarm. He gets out to try to understand the situation and goes straight to where the source of the danger seemed to be, with some holy potion at hand in case it was needed. People were running in the opposite direction. He sees the source was near the coffee shop. "Stop!" He shouts. "Why are you doing this?"

Kurt

ooc: back.

Santana & Lauren

ooc welcome back!

Kurt

ooc: it's us now?

NYADA Bot

OOC: BEEP BOOP! YES!

OOC: Skip Blaine.

Kurt narrowed his eyes at the large shield covering his field of vision. He couldn't fight like this and side stepped a little to the left. He could tell Blaine was paralyzed with fear. Luckily, Kurt wasn't afraid. Not of Mike Chang, or his spectre, or whatever. "Oh, is that right? I don't want to fight you? You shouldn't assume what people want and don't want, Mike. I guess you haven't learned about that after death or whatever this is. I know you can't be real. We heard him perish," Kurt glances at Blaine, "and some... saw him die. I saw you die. So who the hell are you." He also backed up Santana's statement, "We know you're a fake. Now why did you take Mike Chang's face."

Santana knows Mike doesn't act like that. The smirk, the confidence. This is another guy. "Then let's not fight!" She says, still holding her shield in front of Blaine, because Kurt is Kurt. She would totally fight Mike Chang if he returned from the dead. But this was another person. "What's your way? Maybe we are going in the same direction and it’s an awkward fake goodbye." She sends an illusory whisper to Kurt and Blaine. "If you guys want to run away, just say 'He isn't Mike' word for word and I'll help you with illusions." She glances at Kurt to her side. He wasn't going to run. "Hey, he could be real. So, what are you, an illusion, a shapeshifter, or a doppel?"

NYADA Bot

OOC: Who is inside the bakery?

OOC: Who is inside the art store?

OOC: Who is outside on the street?

Elliott & Cooper

ooc brit and ell are outside the bakery

Sam

ooc: Sam and Dani are in the art store

Santana & Lauren

ooc santana is outside, and lauren is inside the art store with sam and dani

Tina

ooc: tina and finn outside thre bakery

David

ooc: David is outside next to the coffee shop.

NYADA Bot

t!choose bakery | art store | street

NYADA Bot, I pick art store!

NYADA Bot

OOC: Everyone in the art store will take damage from this attack. It cannot be countered unless someone has ALREADY cast a shield.

Santana & Lauren

ooc rip lauren

Sam

ooc: D:

Elliott & Cooper

ooc oh no she has so lil hp dont die

NYADA Bot

OOC: Good luck Lauren. May the spirits be on Lauren's side.

Mistletoe stops her laugh when she hears the sound of that familiar witch. O-fucking-yeah. Time to play. "Well, well! Ain't that the lusus worshipper! Now, aren't you going to listen to me, a good ol' fae? Look what happened to me, poor ol' me. Acid burn... leading to my demise. Boo hoo boo hoo. Why am I doing this? Because it's what we've been taught. All witches. All magical beings who don't belong must die. It's easy." Mistletoe's one pink eye glimmers with excitement as she closes her hands and feels the energy brimming. "Look what I can do." She smirks and throws twin glowing orbs towards the first building in her line of sight -- NYADArt Supplies.

NYADA Bot:  `1d10`  = (4) = 4

NYADArt Supplies is hit with a loud crash that knocks down the overhead lights. Electricity shorts out, cabinets topple, as the building is hit. Everyone inside is assaulted by the rubble.

David

ooc: I wanted to ask if they saw each other at the New Frontier, because I wasn't sure, but this solves it. Is she unglamoured?

NYADA Bot

OOC: She is glamoured with bandages on. BEEP BOOP.

Santana & Lauren

ooc i love the beep boop

Etienne didn't expect the Boulder out of everyone to be at Undique Stadium. "Oh no. I gotta warn the others. EAGLE ONE, this is 626. We have the Rock in sight. Rock in sight. 47, are you in location? ETA. ETA." He was scared. This was his biggest mission yet, and although 47 had assured him he was going to do well, 626 was beginning to again doubt himself... 54 was right. He was a useless husk of a body. He drew back and let the armed guards go for it. He needed to get to 47.

"This is EAGLE ONE. Stand your ground. Those portals need to stay sealed!" The shrill voice of their leader crackled in everyone's earpiece.

MRC stuck his pinky into one of his ears to try to cut down the blaring alarms. Didn't do much, so he pulled them out again. "Yeah, so what." He smirked. "So-fucking-what? I don't owe you any explanations." He held his hands out and they were glowing white-hot. "I'm giving you both one chance. I have no sympathy for witch or lusus." He ignored the noise in his earpiece. He could take care of that later, and EAGLE ONE was never satisfied with his performance anyway, so did it matter if he went off-script? This was his only chance to find him again, and he would take it. He would take it by any means necessary.

The Boulder can see the man's fear, he raises his eyebrow hearing all those numbers, he is aware of what that means, but the armed guards show a symbol on their clothes that confirms it. Malleus. He taps The Moulder as he says “Soul Armament” and the small familiar disappears in dust, then reforming on both his hands as golden knuckles. He tilts his head cracking his neck and then looks at them with confidence "I'm going to tell you what we are going to do" he starts saying menacing "I'm going to kill you and you are going to die"

The Boulder:  `1d15 + 2d15`  = (4) + (1+2) = 7

Santana & Lauren

ooc 54 that s so rood wtf

Etienne running away, receives Boulder's attack ‘1d10’ = (0) = 0

Santana & Lauren

ooc also good line boulder

Elliott & Cooper

ooc amazing

ooc thanks uwu

Santana & Lauren

ooc not a good roll tho

Elliott & Cooper

ooc but he got the damage give me a break lmao

Santana & Lauren

ooc because Eti rolled a 0

Cooper appears almost as if taken out of Dani's painting, hair blowing in the wind, and fully uniformed. He is leading the Cardines anti-terrorism team to aid at NYADA. They enter campus by non magical ways because the portals aren't working. He indicates several officers to divide and find the attackers, to other group he orders to evacuate as many students as possible. He goes in a different direction himself and makes George, his chameleon familiar, appear. He then points and the small familiar transforms into a beautiful shiny sword.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: LMAO AMAZING

Dani

ooc: dani: well damn

Sam

ooc: I pictured him on a white horse ngl

Elliott & Cooper

ooc LMAO

Santana & Lauren

ooc oh my

ooc pss whose turn it is

Dani

ooc: dani´s up soon i think but i told liz i´d wait for her to post bc someone needs to tell dani what´s going on lol

Sam

ooc: oops, I got you!

Sam was just telling Dani about the bombing, and how they needed to get to safety. He was in the middle of telling her Lauren had just called for help when he was jolted suddenly at a loud explosion. He grabbed onto Dani, hoping he could shield her from the rubble that was coming at them. But one of the items on a shelf hit him in the arm and he cringed. "We're under attack, we have to escape! Where's Lauren?" He knew she had been nearby and he looked around, not wanting to leave anyone behind.

"What the hell? Dani glances around at Sam’s explanation and also catches sight of Lauren. She doesn’t have time to say anything else though, because suddenly the whole building begins to shake. "Fuck." cursing she steps away from a falling cabinet and pulls Sam with her. They’re not quite able to shield themselves from the falling rubble though, but they´ve seen worse. Which is not a nice thing to say, if she thinks about it. "Sam," She turns to look at him again. "Can you shield us somehow?" Looking around she tried to catch sight of Lauren. "Lauren? Are you okay?"

Brittany didn't like being here. It was way too loud. It was hard to think. She licked her lips, pulled out a piece of crayon and wrote down her equation on a napkin she had snatched from Elliott. "V e = 2 G M R V_{e} = \sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{R}} Ve=R2GM" In an instant the napkin got sucked up into a brightly glowing purple hole. "Okay, we can go through this portal here. I have it coordinated to my favorite McDonald's ball pit."

Lauren hears how Sam says Chewie and Dani appears out of thin air. The building gets attacked with a loud explosion. She gets hits to the wall, hurting her left shoulder. This is it. This was a real danger. Cooper Anderson had to come. This must be it. The moment. And she had to survive for when he arrived at the last second to rescue her. "Stan! And you too! Check what's outside and tell me." She commands, knowing that doesn't work. "Stan, and you too, can you look outside and tell me what's happening?" She looked at the secondary characters. "Aqua and Shifting, protect me." Shifting ask her how she is. "I'm being attacked. I'm hurt. I can't die until I met my true love. Shield me with your bodies." She says, and stand behind them.

Lauren t!8ball Stan, and you too, can you look outside and tell me what's happening?

🎱 |  Most likely, Lauren.

Santana & Lauren

ooc im going to write a mini reply for that

Sam

ooc: I love Lauren so much you dont even realize

Stan and the other guy curiously check what's happening. Lauren hopes they come back with real news. And they do. "They saw only one woman attacking." She says after a while.

Finn

Ooc: I'll go after Tina

Elliott's mouth opens wide in surprise "holy fuck, Brunilda, did you just make a portal?" his eyes shine in admiration but also because this is definitely what they need to take all the people they can outside of NYADA "We gotta tell the others" he sees Finn and Tina and gestures at them "guys, guys" he calls them "bring people here, take the people out of the bakery" he says loud enough for them to hear but not too loud so he doesn't give the plan away "she made a portal" he points.

David

ooc: How far away are David and Mistletoe. Close or in range?

NYADA Bot

OOC: They are about fifteen feet from each other.

Santana & Lauren

ooc "holy fuck brunilda did you just make a portal" fave line

NYADA Bot

OOC: The art building is now fragile terrain. Everyone rolls with disadvantage inside that building.

When Finn cares everything to Call of Duty, Tina's mind went dark,"The only difference is that we are not going to respawn. No one is."  Tina hears her name being called and it is Elliott of thank aether he was okay. She partly heard the words bring people and portals. "You hear that?" She says to Finn with a node. Helping out anyone she could trying to stay calm,"This way she if you wanna be safe." She feels herself drawing closer to the portal herself.

Sam

ooc: would this also go for healing rolls?

NYADA Bot

OOC: All rolls with disadvantage!

Sam

ooc: thank you BEEP BOOP

NYADA Bot

OOC: BEEP BOOP!

"Well ya, I know life isn't a video game, Tee." Finn grunted and finally pulled out his grimoire. He summoned his helmet and slipped it on, and immediately his mind went blank. Everything was silent. He didn't care about anyone else and no one cared about him. "Nah, we gotta go first. It's like the safety manuals inside planes. Help yourself first then you help others." Finn mindlessly walked over to the purple glowing portal.

David thinks twice when the woman seems to recognize him. "Demise? You're here..." He tries to breathe. It can't be happening all over again. "Last time. This didn't help. It made everything worse. For everyone. We can learn better." He prepares a spell. "Then who does belong? I-I wanted to protect the world, but killing everyone until there's no one left...what's for? “Soul armament" He aims at her when she attacks a store. Probably with people inside trying to be safe. "Mistletoe! Don't want to hurt you. But I'll do to stop ya. Just stop and I'll stop. Y-you can stop and run away. " He shoots.

David:  `1d7 + 1d2` Shoots one arrow. = (4) + (1) = 5

NYADA Bot

OOC: Rolling for counter.

Mistletoe: `1d10` implanting bomb inside Karofsky's arm = (4) = 4

NYADA Bot

OOC: Mistletoe will reply on her turn.

David

ooc: Does David has a bomb now, or not because she rolled lower? I assume I'll now later.

NYADA Bot

OOC: Nope. He has no bomb implanted.

OOC: Main plaza go!

Santana & Lauren

ooc im waiting for u blaine and i reply uwu

Blaine's mind is racing at seeing Mike's face again. There were so many things left unsaid between them, so many events that needed closure but Kurt and Santana were right. This person in front of them was no Michael Robert Chang Jr. He was a Makeshift Robber Charlatan... Jr. "You're an awful person, you know that! You're taking the face of someone's son! Someone's brother! Someone's friend... you may not care but others do! Show yourself!" Blaine mustered up his courage and balled up his fists. He analyzed the person before them and had some insights on what to expect. "Santana, Kurt! I think he's going to attack close!"

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Santana and Kurt get advantage rolls uwu ❤

Elliott & Cooper

ooc bb blaine uwu

As Blaine was looking around, he noticed the familiar insignia of the armed men. "Malleus! It's the Malleus... and--" he saw a flash of blue fire. "Cooper? The cardines? They're here!"

Santana rolled her eyes. "Oh, do you have to act all cool?" It was so not Mike. Mike would never be cool and cold. He was a distant nerd. "Man, you are at least one of those two! So what the fuck are you doing? You don't owe anything but hey, does that mean I can that sweet info in other means?" She asks, preparing her shield... but Blaine wants them of an attack. "No fucking shit if I go first." She makes an illusion of her gun shield shooting a metal red against the fake Mike.

Santana & Lauren

ooc do i roll +2 for ln or nah?

NYADA Bot

OOC: No.

Santana & Lauren

ooc im using the +1 of familiars tho

ooc ok

Santana:  `2d7k1 +1`  = (~~3~~+6) +1 = 7

"Good, I hoped so." Kurt cracked his knuckles. Even if it wasn't the real Mike, Kurt was tempted to punch his face. The glowing hands spelled trouble though. Blaine was wide open, so Kurt didn't want to take chances. "He isn't Mike." He said out loud and as quick as lightning, Kurt went for the jugular.

Kurt:  `2d8k1`  = (~~2~~+7) = 7

NYADA Bot

OOC: 😛

MRC:  `1d10`  = (3) = 3

Santana & Lauren

ooc i was going to ask for who is that counted for but i guess it doesnt matter

NYADA Bot

OOC: MRC.

Santana & Lauren

ooc i mean for kurt of for santana's attack

NYADA Bot

OOC: He takes 11 dmg.

Santana & Lauren

ooc My romance chemical u got debuffed now roll a 1d8

Elliott & Cooper

ooc lmao

The armed men inside of Undique continue their assault on the building, keeping the portals down. Some new waves are coming in from the main entrance and police sirens can be heard over the crack of gunfire.

Etienne gasps as he makes it to the marketplace, and sees the bodysuit of his D.E.A.T.H. squad teammate. "I-I need backup! I had... the Rock!" He whimpers.

Mistletoe shoves off the whiny 626. Fuck, what a little bitch. "Get your shit together, 626. Or you're going to die and those cadaver flies will finally eat all of you." That didn't sound too half-bad in her eyes. She barely is hearing the lusus fetishist's speech. "What do you mean what's for? It's for us--fuck!" An arrow grazes her bodysuit. "Gah-reat. You fucking useless piece of shit. You say peace but fire, huh? That's what witches are... Now fucking die and stay down."

Tina

ooc: i can't be the only one who reads 626 and doesn't think about stitch, am i? lmao

Mistletoe bombs Karofsky and ETIENNE: `2d10`= (7+6) = 13

NYADA Bot

OOC: Ground is now fragile. Everyone outside roll with disadvantage.

David counter Mistletoe `2d7kl1 + 3d2`= (4+~~7~~) + (2+1+2) = 9

MRC grunts at the combined attack. "Pathetic, you both protecting a prissy little witch like this? You know who he represents, don't you? Bootlickers. This is why the Malleus must exist. Fuck this." The bodysuit rips in half, spraying blood and buzzing flies like a fountain. 47 emerges from the skin, safely renewed in health. He finally listens in on his earpiece and smirks. "I wasted enough time. You have two minutes before something awful is about to happen."

NYADA Bot

OOC: Main plaza team all flipcoin

Blaine tossed a coin and got TAILS!

Kurt tossed a coin and got HEADS!

Santana tossed a coin and got TAILS!

NYADA Bot

OOC: Everyone who got tails will have halved rolls.

OOC: /r 1d# divided by 2

The flies land on Blaine and Santana, walking over their skin with droplets of blood on their furred, six legs. 47 smirks and pulls up his hands. He can feel their blood running fast. Now, let's slow it down shall we? "Let your blood suffocate."

Santana & Lauren

ooc how is his magic circle btw 👀

47's blank magic circles dissipate. His earpiece rings and he clicks his tongue. 626 needs backup, but they got the hospital. Avicenna's healers are blocked. He still has time. Although he would love nothing more to destroy these scum protecting the rot that is the witch, he has to meet him. "Remember I warned you all," he tuts, "you have no one to blame but yourselves if you die." The wards are down, the healers gone. 47 absconds, running in the mess. Armed guards cover his flank as he traverses the hellscape that once was NYADA. He once was a student here. 47 wrinkles his nose at the memories. Mainly with him. Fucking sentimental bullshit. He gets to the square. Scrion. Yes, there he is, getting out with the rest to follow the alarm. 47 has to make himself seen, he has to. "Rutherford. If you want answers, catch me." He smirks and dashes into the destroyed forest.

Santana & Lauren

ooc oh????

Sam

ooc: kdjhfdksjhfkdsjhf

Kurt

ooc: is that friend of matt's?

Sam

ooc: yejun!

The Boulder sees the man run away, but when he tries to go after, he is interrupted by the armed guard. He gets in position to attack, these are insignificant opponents, and he won't let them stop him. The other man is the one dangerous, and he can't allow him to hurt any of the students "Aetherdamnit" he swears attacking them with his fists "Avalanche Impact" he casts.

The Boulder:  `1d15 + 2d15`  = (14) + (15+3) = 32

NYADA Bot

OOC: The Boulder destroys ten armed guards.

The Boulder's fist impacts the first guard which gets thrown against another, he moves among them with the most absolute confidence and with quick movements his armed fists punch through each of them with the rage of nature destroying everything in its path.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Swoon

Dani

ooc: we stan

Cooper arrives right in time to see one of the Malleus leaving, but instead of following him he notices his brother, looking not so good, and he is accompanied by some other kids. Well, he knows who they are but he doesn't want to acknowledge them in his mind, especially the boyfriend, but you couldn't tell by his face. He approaches them and by instinct puts a hand on his brother's shoulder "We are evacuating" he tells the three of them "please get out of here, this is..." he moves his sword noticing something else is happening, he positions himself in front of his brother to protect him and points his sword up "This is not good, the TODDs are here..."

Elliott & Cooper

ooc marketplace go!

Lauren hears from the spirits the cardines are here. "We have to get out of here. We can't be locked and die here. We run away." She tells Shifting and Aqua and opens the door to run away from the JD woman, looking around in hopes to see Cooper Anderson.

Kurt

ooc: todd :x

Santana & Lauren

ooc I use my turn to Run Away

"No one is dying." Dani had enough of it during the last year and really, she can do without losing anyone for the rest of her life. The whole building wasn’t very stable, but getting out probably wasn’t the best idea either. "Just one?" She then asked, "Maybe we can take on one." Though she had learned not to trust in good things happening. Picking up one of the scissors that had fallen to the ground Dani nodded at the others. "Alright, let’s try and see what’s going on...” she follows Lauren outside, hoping not to spot her other friends. Hoping instead they’re safe

Brittany smacks the side of her head. "Right, I can't say that out loud?" She gets closer and whispers to Elliott, "yeah, I can make portals but it's suuuuuper illegal." She winks at Elliott as if that's an explanation. Without any further ado, Brittany jumps into the portal because McDonalds McDonalds McDonalds!

Elliott chuckles then leans in closer to Brittany and says "don't worry, your secret is safe, I also do illegal magic"  he winks at her and then disappears in a cloud of dark smoke.

How Brittany had created a puddle Tina was going to follow the old age rule of act now, questions later. Nodding at Finn, they had to save themselves so that they could save everyone else.  Her head sways thinking about everyone else on camping, hoping that no one was..."Yeah,we have to go." Tina brings Kira back into her phone, holding onto her phone even tighter, entering  the portal to hopefully be in a McDonald's ball pit, no more than knee deep in a sea of balls.

Elliott: `1d6>=4`  = (5, 1 success) = 1

David wonders why she calls him a number. Then notices the symbols on their clothes. "Malleus?" He whispers, confused. "Fuck. No. It this for you? Who sent you to come here and be in danger while they're save?" He asks. "Yes. You're hurting people and putting yourself in danger. You surrender, I'll heal ya. You run away." He answers, nervous. "Last time I fought Malleus I won. They left him behind and-and he killed himself." The last part was hard to say. "That's not caring for you. Run." He gets his motorbroom out to fly and notices someone getting out of the shop. He hopes they run while they distract Mistletoe.

Elliott attacks Mistletoe by surprise `3d6kl1` = (2+~~4~~+~~4~~) = 2

Sam could hear more explosions, people screaming, and he was terrified. "I've never tested a water shield against an actual bomb. If I need to, I hope it works." He really hoped the cardines were coming. All he could do right now was make sure Lauren and Dani were protected. He saw Lauren was injured and turned towards her. "Hey, let me heal that for you and then we'll get out of here. I just have to put my hand on the spot, okay?" However, before he could do anything, she was running outside. He grabbed his messenger bag from behind the counter before running outside. He was about to follow Dani when he spotted a familiar face. Turning his head, Sam's eyes widened and he completely froze. That face...how?  His hands began to shake and all he could think of was those eyes he saw so long ago. How? "No...no, you're dead." He whispered to himself.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc lmao guys im so excited to finally use surprise attack haha creys

Sam

ooc: yay! uwu

Tina

ooc: hella yeahhh

Finn saw his Big D Karofsky and knew even under the influence of the helmet that his bro was in danger. Although the helmet was coaxing Finn to not give a shit, Finn had'ta do it. He had to give a big shit for his best friend.  He forced the mind-numbing helmet off and threw it on the floor with a clang. "Stop it, dude! Get outta here and let's go to McDonalds! You need to live for us to play in the ball pit, bro!"

Dani

ooc: sings Lets Go To McDonalds to the tune of Let’s   Go To The Mall

NYADA Bot

OOC: Main plaza go!

Elliott & Cooper

ooc main plaza goooo

ooc oooh beep boop uwu

Blaine

t!ball

T!8ball

Tatsumaki

:no:  | Blaine, the correct usage is:  `t!8ball <question>`

▫  | e.g. `t!8ball Is potato soup yummy?`

▫  | Get more help using `t!help 8ball`

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Okay Tatsumaki

Santana & Lauren

ooc you have to ask

Blaine t!8ball Does Blaine like Cooper touching his shoulder?

🎱 |  Ask again later, Blaine.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Fine

Elliott & Cooper

ooc lol

Sam

ooc: LOL

Kurt

ooc: lol!

Dani

ooc: 😂

Tina

ooc: lmaoooo

Finn

Ooc: sucks

NYADA Bot

OOC: BEEP BOOP.

Blaine shrugs off Cooper's hand in a thrash and cries out in pain as something surges inside his veins. His wrists, legs, everywhere -- it hurts so bad. It feels like sludge being squeezed inside of his blood vessels and the immense pain has Blaine collapse onto the floor. "What's happening?" Blaine screams as breathing only adds to the pressure. His body seizes up at hearing the incoming warning of TODDS, and Blaine's flight-or-fight system kicks in. However the adrenaline coupled with this blood curse has him retching due to the incompatibility fighting within his body.

Santana still wants answers. "Yeah he's my emotional support prissy little witch." She sends the fake Mike an illusion whisper only he can hear. "Look, I don't know what the fuck the Malleus do with lusus, but this place fucking sucks, so, if they are better I might consider switching places. But you have to fucking tell me what's so fucking good about them." Bugs appear from his body. "Ew" She says out loud. Then she gets the fucking bugs on her. "Ew ew ew ew ew." The fake Mike left. She is about to run away, when Cooper came to tell them to run away. "That was the plan. We have to get rid of some bugs. Ew." The TODDS. Those killed Mike. "Still no fucking clue on how to beat them, uh?"  She tries to scratch her arm so hard so she gets rids of the bugs on her blood.

Santana & Lauren

ooc i assume this doesnt work but does that work

Santana damage to herself because she doesn't make very good choices  `1d7/2` = (4)/2 = 2

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: KLSFJSKJFDS

ooc: saNTANA NOOO

Sam

ooc: nooooooooo

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: ;__; I'm your emotional support prissy little witch and I don't want you to hurt yourself fdfssf

Santana & Lauren

ooc LMAOOOO

ooc i had to try o k

Elliott & Cooper

ooc im sads

Kurt was surprised when he saw Cooper in the flesh. It had been ages. It was startling to remember this person was Blaine's older brother. More startling was both Blaine and Santana's reactions. "Crap, we have to take them to the hospital. Now." Kurt remembered how those TODDs had worked. They were going to kill them all. "Blaine, it's ok, we're taking you to safety. What the hell, Santana? Don't do that." Kurt snapped and tried to grab Santana's arm.

Kurt: `1d8`  = (3) = 3

Santana & Lauren

ooc do i have to counter that? lmao

Santana:  `1d7/2`  = (7)/2 = 3.5

Santana & Lauren

ooc u cant stop santana

ooc but i love and appreciate the try

Elliott & Cooper

ooc lol

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: ;__;

From the main entrance, flanked by armed Malleus soldiers, TODDs were circulating throughout the campus. They looked like normal people, until one of them grabbed a cardine and punched them into two buildings. Three stationed themselves in front of Cooper in the rubble of the main plaza. “Threat. Witches. Multiple affinities.” They locked onto Cooper and Blaine.

NYADA Bot

ooc: brb

ooc: I'll do marketplace when i'm back

ooc: Five seconds beep boop!

Sam

ooc: ok beep boop!

NYADA Bot

ooc: five minutes

Elliott & Cooper

ooc okii

Santana & Lauren

ooc lmao beep boop

The Boulder is getting closer to the portal to activate it again, but he has to defeat a few more guards before.

The Boulder:  `1d15 + 2d15`  = (4) + (15+15) = 34

As he did before, The Boulder with ease and confidence opens a path knocking guards down as if it was the most simple task "Menhir Fist" he casts.

NYADA Bot

OOC: BEEP BOOP. Recharge complete!

TODD 1 gauges Cooper Anderson. “Threat. Witch. Fire Affinity. Anderson. Anderson. Engaged. Cooper Anderson. High Threat. 98.4%.” TODD sends the data out to the others. “Setting up counter-measure parameters. Changing affinity."

TODD 2 gauges Blaine Anderson. "Non-lethal Threat. Anomaly. Air Affinity. Anderson. Priority denied. 0.0007% increase to hostile environment. 98.4007%" The TODD’s upload their data into the cloud. She opens her mouth, a red glow getting stronger and stronger. “Anti-magic sequence initializing. Destroy the priority, Cooper Anderson."

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: wow

ooc: that's fucking mean

Sam

ooc: damn

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: I can be a lethal threat too!

Santana & Lauren

ooc hey what about kurt and santana wow

ooc ignoring us

Elliott & Cooper

ooc you arent witches

Santana & Lauren

ooc still

ooc thats discrimination

Elliott & Cooper

ooc ell voice: out of all the times you could be saying that

ooc ell voice: i swear to satan

Santana & Lauren

ooc LMAO

Tina

ooc: LMFAOOO

TODD 3 receives the data and targets Cooper Anderson. New data is analyzed, and TODD shifts his affinity. "Powering up. Water. Environment suitable.  Activating the Stun."

TODD 1 @ Cooper `1d2!` = (2+2+1) = 5

TODD 2 @ Cooper `1d4!` = (4+3) = 7

TODD 3 @ Cooper `1d8!` = (5) = 5

Cooper looks at his brother, he clearly doesn't want to be touched by him, but Blaine seems to be in so much pain, he worries and he notices his own body slightly move by instinct to touch him again, though this time he stops himself, he looks at Kurt and Santana, then at his brother again "take care of them, find another cardine and they will help you to get outside" he says to Kurt who seems to be the only one acting normal and rational considering the situation "I will take care of this" he points his sword up ready to confront the TODDs.

NYADA Bot

OOC: All TODDs attack separately.

Cooper counters TODD 1, 1d10` = (10) = 10

Cooper prepares an illusion attack `1d10` = (7) = 7

Cooper creates seven illusions of himself with their own swords.

Mistletoe hears new voices and claps. Oh wow. If this pathetic loser 626 had one good use for his useless death sight, it was creating havoc. "Oh my, my! You're the one who sprayed acid on me and left me to die, aren't you?" She calls out Dani in public. She rips off the bandages which were covering a side of her face. It's disfigured to the point where it no longer resembles flesh. "You did this to this face!" She laughs at the lusus fucker. "Flying away on your broom, you little baby? Fuck right off!" She decides to aim for the street, now that there are more targets, it'll be more fun. But right when she's about to, something hits her from the back, throwing off her concentration. "Who the fuck?" She whips around to spot Elliott and releases her bombs too early.

Mistletoe:  `8d10kl4` Disadvantaged due to Elliott attacking her with surprise = (2+~~8~~+~~9~~+4+~~6~~+~~7~~+2+3) = 11

NYADA Bot

OOC: Everyone gets 11 dmg at Marketplace except for those who left to McDonalds

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: omg

ooc: I almost died as Brittany lmao

Elliott & Cooper

ooc omgdfhfg

ooc blessed mcdonalds

Sam

ooc: this is why you should have let me heal you first, lauren

Tina

ooc: KLDFKJHDSKHFSJ PROTECT BRITTANY

NYADA Bot

OOC: Guys

OOC: You can roll for counter

Sam

ooc: 😂

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: no I'm safe I'm at McDonalds

Brittany lands in the ball pit of her favorite McDonalds! Wheee!!

Santana & Lauren

ooc lauren ran away i think? :0

NYADA Bot

OOC: Then you are not in range of the bomb and did not receive damage.

Sam

ooc: THANK AETHER

ooc: ok time to counter

NYADA Bot

OOC: reminder!

OOC: You are on fragile terrain that's been destroyed by the bomb.

Elliott summons Ziggy and she transforms into his hands into a long chain, he grabs her strongly and gets ready to attack.

Elliott:  `1d6`  = (3) = 3

David uses the double familiar attack to counter. He's flying so he doesn't get affected by the disadvantage.  `2d7 + 1d2` = (7+1) + (1) = 9

David: `1d4` Poison roll. = (1) = 1

David

ooc: She is poisoned.

ooc: 1) Poisoned: The victim loses 1HP every 15 minutes (non accumulative).

Tina lands awkwardly behind Brittany because why not?. "Oof," she huffed swatting the balls away. "Which McDonalds are we at Brittany?" She whispers wondering if the other's were coming through also.

Etienne's bodysuit can barely hang on. The flies are eating from the inside and it loosens, spraying blood. 626, the bloody hunk, plops out of it. He's covered in coagulate. He knows he is so weak and fragile. He weeps at his fellow teammate attacking him, and gurgles out "why" to her. He needs another body suit. The air is so cold and the sun blistering. The ground is too rough. He crawls on all fours of his soft limbs.

Sam shakes off his surprise when he sees his friends being attacked. He has to ignore the other one, reminding himself it likely wasn't who he thought it was. He created two water whips to snap at the one attacking them, in hopes of throwing her off balance.

Sam counters Mistletoe attack with water whips `2d7kl1` = (6+~~7~~) = 6

Dani counter the bomb `2d6kl1` = (2+~~6~~) = 2

Dani isn’t happy to spot her friends, she had hoped they‘d be safe. Still, it seems like they had an escape plan of sorts. So she grabs Sam‘s hand and heads over to them. There‘s a working portal ( or so she hopes because she sees   Tina disappearing into it ). Catching sight of Dave too she calls for him. “Dave!!! Come on. We need to get out of here!“it’s then that she recognizes the one that was facing off against Dave. It wasn’t acid Dani then thought but it wouldn’t do and good to tell her that. She doesn’t get a chance to say anything though because a bomb goes off. Dani throws her arms up in defense as she crouches down to avoid getting hit before stumbling backwards slightly.

NYADA Bot

OOC: Dave takes 2 damage, Sam takes 5 damage, Dani takes 9 damage, Elliott takes 8 damage, and 626 takes 11 damage.

Finn: Counter `2d6kl1` = (~~5~~+2) = 2

Finn

Ooc: Aw fuck

NYADA Bot

OOC: Finn takes 9 damage

Sam

ooc: we gotta get you guys to the portal

Dani

ooc: welcome to the club xD

NYADA Bot

OOC: Elliott being a Shedim takes 4 dmg because of his Shedim skin!

OOC: If you have countered, remember it is also your action, so you can roll!

Finn knew he also had to get to the air and help folks out. "Soul armament!" Finn shouted. His shoes changed into the fuzzy boots and Finn got up into the air.

Finn t!choose Dani | Sam | Karofsky | Elliott

Finn, I pick Sam!

Dani knows there’s not much she can do against bombs. She needs to get to safety. Ignoring the pain and scratches on her arms and face Dani steps further backwards. “If you’re not there within 3 minutes I’ll call you,“ she says to Sam before letting herself fall into the portal.

Santana & Lauren

ooc btw can we assume lauren ran away to safety so i can just write santana now lmao

Elliott & Cooper

ooc  sure xD

Finn

Ooc: Sam I'm going to boost you

Elliott & Cooper

ooc if want to say she is with the balls with britt and tina xD

Sam

ooc: Ooh boost me!

Finn: `1d6` Magic boost for Sam and Finn = (6) = 6

Finn

Ooc: FUCK YEAH

Dani

ooc: Dani: oh Great i fell into a bunch of Balls

Sam

ooc: NICE!

Elliott & Cooper

ooc LMAO

ooc wooo nice roll!

Finn mindlinked with the first person he talked to today: Sam Evans. "Sam can you hear me? I'm in your head dude! Anyway we gotta stop this person from bombing the hell outta us! Can we push her back to retreat?"

NYADA Bot

OOC: Remember everyone has disadvantage except David and Finn, who are both flying and not affected by the destroyed terrain.

David hear the voice of Finn calling for him. "W-" He doesn't get most of what Finn is saying, or how he could go to McDonalds from here. But what matters is that Finn wants him to live, and he knows how. The people from the store are leaving. Elliott appears of nowhere with his magic. Mistletoe accuses Dani of murder. "T-that's afwul, Mistletoe, but can fight discrimination against people with disfigurement."Mistletoe says its been done to this face, not her face. It makes him doubt of all the strange things going on. "Outnumbered. Surrender." She sees Mistletoe hurting another Malleus. "Why're you attacking your own?" This is awful. He sees too much of him on the Malleus now. "Let's leave y'all!" He says, trying to grab someone to fly away.

David

ooc: Does anyone in particular want to run with David on the motorbroom or should I make Tatsumaki decide?

Sam was confused at first, until he realized it was Finn. He avoided looking up and drawing attention to him. "Yes, I hear you! I can push her back with a tidal wave, but everything is too fragile right now. We have to be careful with our spells to stop her."

Finn

Ooc: Oops

Ooc: most likely our magic is going to fuck up the school sorry bruh

Santana & Lauren

ooc omg

Sam

ooc: yep hence why sam is all...ummm no tidal wave even though its my best bet

Finn

Ooc: The 6 multiplier is going to make your spells fucking strong lmfao

Dani

ooc: alexa play sorry Not sorry

Sam

ooc: oh snap

Santana & Lauren

ooc it got bombed already who care about even more destroying

Sam

ooc: we care!

Santana & Lauren

ooc im kidding pls dont listen to me

Sam

ooc: lmfao

Finn

Ooc: you have a lot of good spells Sam

Ooc: use it wisely

Sam

ooc: will do

NYADA Bot

OOC: Did everyone finish their action?

OOC: If you don't roll now, it'll have to be on the next turn.

Dani

ooc: dani did you ever do anything illegal?

Dani: i once  stole some scissors from an art store while trying not to die

David

ooc: I'm using my turn to run away and I can pick another person.

Dani

ooc: Pick up ell 👀 Dani can call Sam to safety next turn

David

ooc: David is going to take Finn. Elliott can teleport.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc are u rolling liz?

David

ooc: That way they will be all safe.

Sam

ooc: sure, I can roll! how do I use the multiplier?

NYADA Bot

OOC: /r 1d#*6

Sam

ooc: thank you BEEP BOOP

NYADA Bot

OOC: You are welcome BEEP BOOP!

Sam knew he had to be careful and he had to get this right. Thinking of the best spell he could to throw her off while also being careful of the surroundings. Water rope, split off in three, tie her hands behind her back, wrap around her eyes, give us time to escape.

Sam:  `1d7*6`  = (5)\*6 = 30

Elliott & Cooper

ooc wooo nice

Sam

ooc: whoo!

NYADA Bot

OOC: The Boulder will be proud!

Sam

ooc: YAY!

Santana & Lauren

ooc noice

Elliott & Cooper

ooc the boulder voice: good job

Sam

ooc: 😊

Tina

ooc: wooop

NYADA Bot

OOC: Now Main Plaza go!!

Santana snaps back at Kurt's snapping. "I'm trying to get rid of the bugs, lucky boy." She answers still feeling really gross about them being there. "Who cares. Is not like it's my real body." She whispers. The TODD's seem to arrive, and she makes Daisy appear as a cow, and helps her grab Blaine to put him up with her and run away riding a very fast cow. "Kurt fucking ride your deer like a sensible person." She runs away with everyone except Cooper because fuck Cooper.

Elliott & Cooper

ooc heyy fuck u too!

ooc lmao

ooc  "Kurt fucking ride your deer like a sensible person." lmaoooo

Dani

ooc: riding away on a deer. A sensible thing to do lol

Sam

ooc: totally sensible

Santana & Lauren

ooc i think is a small deer not a big one  like he cant even do that

Kurt didn't need to be told twice. He picked up Blaine and carried him onto his back in a piggyback, or he was going to when Santana took Blaine on top of her cow. Kurt rolled his eyes and rode atop Hart. He was heading directionless and saw some cardines directing people to safety. He stuck close to Santana to say back, "It still doesn't matter." The memories of that time were coming back in parts, but one thing Kurt knew was how Santana's real body looked like. He didn't want to tell her that, of course. Another time.

Santana & Lauren

ooc ooooooooooooooooooooh

Cooper notices how Kurt is willing to protect his brother and a strange feeling takes over him, almost like warmth, like maybe that kid is not so bad, that maybe he actually cares for his brother and he was judging wrongly, but then a cow appears and breaks the moment. He focuses again, and stands before the TODDs he knows they are very strong and that just by himself it would be kind of a suicidal mission, but as long as he can give the kids time to run away, he will fight. He gets ready, and all his seven illusions get ready too.

Cooper:  `1d10*8`  = (8)\*8 = 64

Santana & Lauren

ooc im sorry i stoppe dthe piggy back

Kurt

ooc: lol!

Santana & Lauren

ooc i cant believe this disrespect to daisy

ooc from cooper

Elliott & Cooper

ooc im sorry not all my characters can love your cow

Sam

ooc: Daisy is the best cow of all cows

Santana & Lauren

ooc LMAO

Blaine wanted to stay back and fight as well, and watching with blurry eyes the broad back of his older brother. This was the same back Blaine saw endless times leaving when he was younger. Cooper always seemed to be going somewhere -- college, cardine school, missions, meetings... and for some reason, Blaine had the sickening thought this would be the last time he would see Cooper again. "Older brother!" Blaine cried out from behind Daisy. "Be safe! Come back!" He said the same things he had said as a child. He had never changed for caring for his brother. It was too hard to change something that was instilled in him since birth.

Sam

ooc: well damn blaine

Santana & Lauren

ooc nOOOOOO

Elliott & Cooper

ooc THIS FUCKING HURTS I LOVE THE ANDERBROS I FUCKING HATE MYSELF

Santana & Lauren

ooc rip cooper

Tina

ooc: NOOPE NOPE NOPE

Sam

ooc: 😢

NYADA Bot

OOC: Malleus turn. 🙂 This is the final round.

Santana & Lauren

ooc nice i gotta sleepity sleep

TODD 1 counters Cooper:  `1d16!` = (5) = 5

TODD 1 is destroyed.

Santana & Lauren

ooc nice one cooper

Sam

ooc: whoo!

Elliott & Cooper

ooc cooper: thank you thank you

TODD 2 counters Cooper:  `1d32!` = (8) = 8

TODD 2 is destroyed.

Sam

ooc: damn boi

TODD 3 counters Cooper:  `1d64!` = (28) = 28

TODD 3 is in critical damage but has synced its analyses of Cooper's magic. "Analysis completed. Annihilation Cannon Activated."

Santana & Lauren

ooc oh no

Sam

ooc: shit

TODD 3 attacks Cooper:  `1d128!` = (102) = 102

Santana & Lauren

ooc ...

Sam

ooc: NO

NYADA Bot

OOC: BEEP BOOP

Elliott & Cooper

ooc welp

Sam

ooc: ARE YOU KIDDING ME NOOOOOOO

Cooper counter TODD 3:  `(1d10 + 2d15)*8`  = ((10) + (13+15))\*8 = 304

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: 😧

Elliott & Cooper

ooc FUCK YOU TOODDD

Santana & Lauren

ooc holy shit cooper is op

Elliott & Cooper

OOC COOPER ANDEROSN LIVEEEEEEEEEES

Sam

ooc: COOPER ANDERSON LIVES

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: 😆

Tina

ooc: FUCK YESSSSSSSSS

Elliott & Cooper

ooc you guys i almost forgot to use my soul armament

Santana & Lauren

ooc LMAOO

Elliott & Cooper

ooc thank aether for lapi tbh

Dani

ooc: THANK FUCK

Elliott & Cooper

ooc I MEAN THE POWER OF BROTHERHOOD

Sam

ooc: LMFAO THANK GOODNESS

Elliott & Cooper

OOC I WAS SO INSPIRED BY BLAINE AND HIS WORDS

Santana & Lauren

ooc u can write it now

ooc as a counter reply

Cooper and his illusions had destroyed two of the TODDs, but the third one resists, a beam of light points at him and he notices a single drop of sweat ran down his forehead, nerves, this situation could actually kill him, for once, he may be afraid to lose,  what an unnecessary feeling, like so many others, the face of his grandmother comes to mind reminding him he is weak, but as he is ready to fight and possibly lose a voice in the distance reminds him why he can't give up. His brother's voice inspire him, gives him strength, and he does really want to be safe and come back. He stands tall, strong, and all his illusions imitate the position, they all attack jumping in the air and stabbing strongly TODD 3, they all surround it and stab from every point of view.

TODD 4 and TODD 5 arrive to the marketplace. After TODD 3's destruction, the information has been uploaded to the cloud and they are equipped with the latest power.

NYADA Bot

OOC: Who hasn't escaped the marketplace?

Sam

ooc: Sam's still there, Dani was going to call him her next turn

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Okay. Well. Malleus goes before Dani so good luck 🙂

Santana & Lauren

ooc oh no

Sam

ooc: welp

NYADA Bot

OOC: BEEP BOOP.

Sam

ooc: what about ell, finn, and david?

ooc: did they escape?

Santana & Lauren

ooc dave took finn and ran :0

Blaine & Cooper

ooc: Finn and David are gone, Elliott is still there

ooc: Good luck 🙂

Santana & Lauren

ooc i think ell and sam are still there

ooc oh no

Sam

ooc: good luck ell and sam

Dani

ooc: we can’t have nice things can we

Sam

ooc: nope

The Boulder has successfully activated the portal back and he is indicating people to run away from there. A Cardine arrives and starts helping people through, so he decides to go out of the building and find if there is any more students who need help. He runs and runs and oh what a coincidence he sees Sam and Elliott and some TODDs "Kids, run!" he says to them getting closer, and positioning himself in front of them.

Sam

ooc: Boulder I love you so much but also stay safe oma

TODD 4 locks onto the new targets before its scanners. "Threat. Witch. Water Affinity. Evans, Sam. 5%. Threat. Lusus Naturae. Shedim. No information on cloud. Assessing observation mode. Threat level non-determinable." Upon the arrival of the new witch, both TODD 4 and TODD 5's sensors go into overdrive. "Threat. Witch. Earth Affinity. Boulder. Boulder. Engage. High threat. 99.3%. Initializing anti-magic sequence, hyper drive."

Dani

ooc: 5 percent lol

Santana & Lauren

ooc more than blaine

Sam

ooc: I mean I'll take it at this point

"You foolish idiots!" The one named Mistletoe laughs. "You think these spells are doing any damage to me? This is why witches are literally the dumbest fucking individuals on earth." The body suit splits open and 54 rolls away, out of the binds that Sam has cast. Sure, she hurt her shoulder and won't be able to counterattack, but at least 626's gross magic is finally off of her. Where is that chump anyways? Her earpiece starts to buzz with new commands and 54 grits her teeth. 47's not logged? Where the fuck did he go? Back off now? TODDS? Again? "Fuck me gently with a cheese grater," she mutters under her breath when she also spots the Boulder. "You're lucky this time! Next time, I'll show you my true vicious nature." She promises Sam as she runs off.

Santana & Lauren

ooc MY GIRLFRIEND GETS OUT OF HER SKIN TO SHOW SHE IS MY OTHER GIRLFREND

Sam

ooc: AMAZING

NYADA Bot

OOC: TODDs will be rolling now

Santana & Lauren

ooc i love her

TODD 4 shoots a hyperdrive anti-magic beam at the Boulder.  `1d256!` = (87) = 87

Santana & Lauren

ooc boulder i hope u are also secretyly super op

Sam

ooc: uh same

TODD 5 shoots a hyperdrive anti-magic beam at the Boulder.`1d512!`  = (138) = 138

Sam

ooc: .....pls have good rolls boulder

Elliott & Cooper

ooc holy fuck

Santana & Lauren

ooc boulder use your soul armament

ooc us e your items boulder

Sam

ooc: use your fists

Santana & Lauren

ooc boulder

Tina

ooc: boulder ;___;

The Boulder counters:  `1d15 + 2d15` = (12) + (13+4) = 29

Santana & Lauren

ooc ....

NYADA Bot

OOC: The Boulder has fallen.

Sam

ooc: NO

NYADA Bot

OOC: He has perished.

Santana & Lauren

ooc D:

Sam

ooc: you cant see me but i do have tears un my eyes again

Kurt

ooc: omg.

ooc: sorry i was getting dinner and now this.

ooc: :x

Tina

ooc: oma nope

Santana & Lauren

ooc sam and ell are still there

Finn

Ooc: NO FUCK NO

Ooc: I hsuold have stayed to boost the boulder

Ooc: FUCK

David

ooc: I could have stayed to give him the mirror weapon. But we didn't know he was going to come.

Santana & Lauren

ooc is so sad he went for sam and ell

Sam

ooc: 😦

NYADA Bot

OOC: We can't tell what's on the minds of NPCs. BEEP BOOPs sadly

David

ooc: Yes.

Dani lands in...a pit of balls? Gross she thinks but then the pain comes back. There’s blood on her shirt and her arms, legs and face are scratched up. There’s probably rubble stuck in her skin, too. Groaning she tries to sit up, barely noticing Tina and the others. Grabbing her pendant she mutters “Chewie” to call Sam to the balls. She has a distinct feeling that he’ll like this better than her.

Santana & Lauren

ooc call sam to the balls

Sam

ooc: LMAO

The Boulder lifts his fits, putting his body in front of the two students, this is what he is here for, to teach and protect and ensure these kids have a future. He stands tall, confident, his feet firm on the floor, as he always has been, as the man who did everything people said he never would. And he would do this too, he shows his fist, his right one, the one rumors said he killed hundreds of monsters with, armies of them, and he tries his best effort, because he just wouldn't do any less. Though for a second, as he feels that this effort may fail, he wonders if maybe he had chosen any other job, or if he didn't try to get into NYADA as a professor all those years ago, his life would have been better, but with a last smile on his face as he punches with all the strength in his body, he realized there was no other thing better for him than this. Those kids, they would have a future.  

He falls to the floor on his knees, and then flat to his face. Stan Bolder dies, but perhaps, in a way, The Boulder would always live.

Sam

ooc: DAMN IT KARIN

NYADA Bot

OOC: STAN

Santana & Lauren

ooc holy shit

NYADA Bot

OOC: I mean BEEP BOOP.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: ;_________; the man, the legend, the boulder

ooc: BOULDER

Tina

ooc: I CAN'T

Blaine & Brittany

Ooc 

Dani

Ooc:

Sam barely had time to think about the threat from the attacker before he saw The Boulder run up to where they were. But before he could turn back and run, he saw the TODDs. It looked like they were focused on him and Elliott until The Boulder came up. He couldn't move or breathe, watching in stunned horror as The Boulder fell. No. No, no, not him. Get up, please, get up, he thought to himself. He glanced over at Elliott, horror etched onto his features. He had to run, it was time to run, right? He couldn't believe his favorite professor was gone. Before he could lean over to try and do something, he felt the familiar pull of Dani calling him. "It's Dani." He managed to say to Elliott before he disappeared. When he appeared in a ball pit, he couldn't focus on anything. He was stunned. His eyes moved over to the others before finding Dani's. His eyes locked onto hers and all he could do was mutter one word. "Boulder." He said, voice shaky as he leaned against his friend, unable to say anything else, too stunned. Too heartbroken at what he had witnessed.

Dani

ooc: alexa Play see you again

Other's were starting to appear through the portal. Tina watches not asking anything because 'are you okay' was too heavy a thing to deny. The more people who came through the safer everyone was. When Sam appears with his voice was shaken and weak, it struck something in Tina. That tone was heavy and said it all. Frantically shaking her head trying to deny it from being a reality,"No, not The Boulder. Not The Boulder, no," her eyes welling up with tears. Her body begins shaking as she looks around the portal, everyone else who was near had entered. "Elliott, where is Elliott?!?" Tina starts to think the worst things were happening.

David

ooc: I have to leave. Sorry. Goodnight.

Brittany swam around in the ball pit, happily playing. The TV was on and everyone in the McDonalds was glued to what looked like to be a Commons news station reporting on another mass shooting.

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Bye Tim!

Tina

ooc: Rest up Tim!!

Finn

Ooc: Night bro

Ooc: same here actually see ya

Sam

ooc: Night Tim! Night Keith!

Tina

ooc: Rest up Keith!!

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: Bye Keith!

Dani

ooc Goodnight! I’m heading to bed too Glad I could pop in❤️

Sam

ooc: night! same here! ❤

Tina

ooc: Rest up Laura!!

Santana & Lauren

Ooc niiighhgtt

Elliott can't even react, by the time he realizes what's happening his feet hadn't move a millimeter, he notices his eyes are wide open and wet as he witnesses the huge protective figure falls to the floor, he looks at Sam and he seems terrified too, but suddenly he disappears. Elliott is still in shock so he leans on, reaching to grab the body of his professor "no... no... you always fight back, you always stand like a rock..." he says fully crying now, he remembers the first time they fought, and the lesson he taught them, he can't believe what's happening, and out of utter fear and confusion, he takes the body with him and teleports unconsciously to the safest place he can think of.

He appears in Eve and Julius' living room, holding the body strongly against the floor, one of his friends jump out of the couch in surprise.

"Ell? What the FUCK, WHAT THE HELL? WHAT HAPPENED?" Julius asks confused and worried.

"Ju-Juls?" Elliott realizes what happened and looks up from The Boulder to Julius "we... we have to help him, make a potion, give him a potion,  something, please, we need to do something we have to- "

Julius leans next to Elliott comforting him with a touch, trying to make him calm down even if it seems there is nothing he really can do to make him feel that way, and then looks at the man he doesn't know, big, strong, bloody, there is also nothing to do about him, he does try any way to find the pulse and then looks sadly at his friend "Ell... he is dead, I'm sorry"

Elliott looks at Julius with a mix of anger and frustration and then burst into tears, weak.

Julius hugs him "I'm so sorry..."

Blaine & Brittany

ooc: ooooh my godddddd

Tina

ooc: ksajdhkjsadKjsahdkjsahDkdsajkjsdaH

Sam

ooc: OMG HURT MY HRSRT EVEN MORW WHY DONT YOU

Dani

ooc: buries herself under blanket

Santana & Lauren

Ooc awwwwww ;___:

Blaine & Lauren

ooc: ;_;

NYADA Bot

OOC: I'm cleaning up now!

Although numerous TODDs are deployed, the UMC's Anti-Terrorism Faction manage to fend off the Malleus attack. However, the damage to NYADA is grave. Many are dead, buried under rubble. Others murdered in cold blood by bullets and blasts. Avicenna hospital is full to the walls of the sick and the dying. The intent of the attack is shrouded in mystery. The result is clear. The NYADA of the past is gone. Its cracking foundation unearths a dusty, hopeless road. What next? Who next? The Interim Dean Principal Figgins, who cowered underneath his table, peeks out and looks out the cracked window. The campus. His door knocks down with a crash and Principal Figgins instinctively cries out, "Please not me!" There is a dark, annoyed chuckle. "Yeah, not you." The Director of the NYADA Security Department, Dustin Goolsby, barks an order. "Get of this office." Figgins gasps. "B-but this is the office of the Dean!" Goolsby's men flood into the space and Figgins is cornered. "Who said you're the Dean now?" Goolsby grins, his teeth white like exposed bone.

NYADABot

PLAYER INFORMATION

YOUR NAME: Shannon

YOUR AGE: 25

YOUR PREFERRED PRONOUNS: : she hers

TIMEZONE & ACTIVITY LEVEL:EST. 7-10. I have weirdish hours though and am more active in the day

CONTACT BLOG/INFO:emmetdarkprince on Tumblr also discord SapphireAnna #4866.

TRIGGERS: None

ANYTHING ELSE?: I’m going back to school in the fall so who knows what that will cause my activity to jump to. I’m super pumped for this rp and I adore it.

ARE YOU OPEN TO NON-CANON SHIPPING/TOMFOOLERY/THE INEVITABLE JOSHING AROUND THAT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN IN THIS RP, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD SAY YES:OF Course!!!

CHARACTER BASICS

CHARACTER DESIRED: Rory Flanagan

CURRENT AGE: 20 , Virgo born on September 10th

GENDER & SEXUALITY:cis male. He is pansexual.

MAGICAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 9854-652-0273

CITIZENSHIP STATUS: NEW AGE

SOCIAL REPUTATION:Rich . If you want to sum up the family in one word. He’s a Flanagan, the heir to a new age clan (cult)that’s been around since the 1500’s. His family is a large one, in which all members must go through imbuement by age 12 to continue living in the main home. To avoid having the clan hide their magic for very long , a decree enacted when tne clan was founded was that each non magic user would undergo a ceremony within two year for adults and within 12 for children. They have corrupted quite a few of the government officials. All they have to do is call and soon an official will be over to do the ceremony. Money talks.

To prevent inbreeding people are almost required to marry outside the clan. If their potential spouse is not magic the spouse is required to undergo the ceremony within two years. The clan member marrying the non magic user lives outside the castle untill they undergo the ceremony.

For people who don’t choose magic, they are taken to a unused wing of the castle. It is completely dark and the walls are covered in canvas. They are forced to step into one of the floor to ceiling canvases. There is no escape from them once inside.

( for plot purposes, a clan member could go in and utter the spell to get out and take people with them. )

The wing is under lock and key. Food and water are delivered daily

The family is well known in the magic community as they’ve been around for generations. Their specialty these days are creative magic , art, music, crafting, cooking and acting. Viewed as a whimsy family, doing less serious magic. He’s grown up in luxury and has never known hardship. The family is also well known among commons, as they have their hands in many pies, entertainment being the biggest.

The heir is known for the lack of his voice, that suddenly went away. People attribute it to cancer that required removal of his vocal chords. He dived full force into art after he lost his voice.

There’s pressure on him to achieve great things and to take over the magical side of the family business…

There’s a ton of pressure for him to be the ambassador of the Flanagan family as well as proving to be worthy of his magic.

SPECIALIZATION/SKILLS:

He specializes in art magic.

When someone gets sucked into the painting there’s a spell listed on some item in the painting ( typically a sign or a piece of paper but it depends on what is painted) that they can find and recite to get out. Flanagan’s know the spell to get out.

It can be idyllic escape or a nightmare ( it depends on the scene that’s painted) but it’s typically idyllic scenes.

Where people go is dependent on why they are in the painting. ( for example the Flanagan’s can hopefully use a spell to travel between paintings ( Rory will have a painted pic of his home on his dorm room wall and his parents will have a painting of Nyada) That works by them entering the painting and uttering the spell once they are inside. Then they are transported to the other painting and utter the spell to get out. If not traveling they think they are in another world ( think lucid dreaming type deal.) By this I mean that they enter the painting, but how far they can go into the scene or place on the canvas depends on numerous factors ( perspective, if the painter hasn’t given attention to perspective then they can’t travel as deep. Details also matter) A pocket dimension is probably the best way to think about it.

If a painting is enchanted the right way Rory can make illusion magic happen while the person is looking at the painting. ( if within line of sight.) In this way the affected think they are in whatever scene is on the painting.

If the painting gets destroyed ( which can only happen from the outside) the spell is automatically broken ( as kinda a safe guard ) and everyone in pops out.

Materials are enchanted paints and paintbrushes and canvases ( made by another Flanagan or another art magic user)

The purpose is for escape, travel or protection. It can also be used to capture people but that has to be designed.

Also to distract.

The Flanagan family secret is a spell that allows the user to travel between paintings . The place painted must be real. Distance doesn’t matter so far. For travel the painting doesn’t have to be super detailed. Beginning artists paintings work fine. Child’s sketches don’t. For most purposes the more detailed the better.

TRIBUTE: “THE CONTRACT”

[redacted]

NYADA APPLICATION

SELECTED COLLEGE: Vegoia College of Cultures & Societies

TRANSCRIPTS: He’s quite the powerhouse summoner and alteratier. He mainly uses it in his art magic. The majority of his art magic involves an illusory world in the paintings, which activates when a viewer touches one of the Flanagan's magic paintings. The viewer transports physically inside the painting, and their mind believes they are somewhere else as long as they are inside it. However, even the paintings' illusions have their limits, as they can only depict the scenes related to what was painted in the painting, and cannot go beyond it. Viewers may be trapped inside paintings unless the painting is destroyed (as a failsafe, all Flanagan paintings "release" anyone inside when the painting is destroyed).

Some paintings work as a portal network, able to transport people to different places as long as painting depicts a certain location and there is a painting there to use as a network. Flanagans do not need to touch a painting to be able to enter and exit them.

He struggles with some forms of Divination,it is one of the few things none of his living family members specialised in.

TUITION: The Flanagan’s will be providing an artifact. An enchanted paintbrush that causes anyone who looks at the painting created by it to have a love charm placed on them . It was owned by Rory’s great grandmother, and we trust that this will be kept safe.

RESIDENCY:Boreas park in a single suite with meal plan. He also has the family new york brownstone.

ENCHANTED VEHICLES/OBJECTS: He has quite a few. He has a flying Mercedes Benz sedan,equipped with a cloaking spell ( he uses it for longer trips) it has a switch to turn the flying enchant off. ( it will stay at the brownstone.)

He has a broom that can fly long distances.

A bunch of enchanted paints and paintbrushes. (Various types though none are illegal) ( same rules as the canvas though almost all of his paintbrushes are higher power enchants); some of the canvas he has is enchanted.

(He has to charge them up with a ceremony though there are a few with specific higher power enchants that are made with magical materials)

His tap to talk device has an anti theft enchant on it.

His clothes are enchanted to stay neat ( his mother’s doing)

PERSONAL ESSAYS:

Why did you pick this character?

I picked Rory because I love how much of a clean slate he is. He doesn’t get much development in the show, and that’s a boon to make him pop in this universe. He’ll still be homesick for Ireland and be a socially awkward bean. I also have a deep connection to Ireland. My boyfriend is a irish native,and my heart yearns to settle there.

I usually don’t care about fc’s but Damian McGinty is a member of my favorite band so I will never get tired of seeing his face on the dash.( Have met him twice) That also means that I know of so many gif making materials, to help with the lack of them ( don’t have the skills to make them myself)

Are there any changes to the application that you’d like to make?

The little mini suggestions didn’t really strike a chord so yes!

New Biography:

Rory was born into wealth. A gilded castle in Ireland was his childhood home. The castle was deep in the countryside where his family can practice magic without commons seeing. His father was a new age witch who took over the mantle of leader from Rory’s grandfather. The family was made up of many people of note, artists, musicians, actors, dancers, writers. It was a lot of people for his father to handle. Rory was the first born and the heir to the title of leader.

His parents sealed themselves in their wing of the castle as was tradition for the clan after a child was born. It was to prevent the common child from seeing magic. Rory was nurtured and taught how to be a member of the upper class from the moment he entered the world. His early childhood was filled with music and art. His father pushed him towards singing. He was performing at pubs as young as five.

His parents chose to have him go through an imbuement ceremony two days after he turned 8. He came out with magic. The wing of the castle was opened back up. His family had a tutor already set up to teach the young- now mute kid.. He was thrown into an intensive program to give him a magic education. As was tradition in the family, they taught their own. Each member taught a different skill in magic. Rory got his days filled with classes and practice...

His career in music fell to the wayside.

He grew into a reserved person, determined to prove that the lack of a voice didn’t matter, he poured himself into the families pride and joy, art magic. Quickly he learned from his family and practiced till he got really good at it. Family life was good during this time, the clan getting closer.

His father had to go to the states when Rory was in high school. . He took him with and enrolled him in a common school. It went okay, the boys social awkwardness, got the best of him. He was homesick half the time, longing for the comfort and safety of the family home. His father was called back home at the end of the school year and he never returned to public school.

After retreating back to the safety of the home, he buried himself in the arts again. He took a years break after his schooling had finished and traveled the world.

He wanted to improve the rest of his magic so he looked into schools. He took the advice of his mother, and looked into the school that she went to . NYADA looked like the perfect school. After a long conversation with the disability office, he applied. His father gave him the key to the family home in New York City and wished him well. Now he’s just arrived on american soil again. Looking to see where his studies take him.

He wants to figure out what he wants to do with his life and expand his knowledge. His father is wanting him to return after college and take his place as leader.

He’s friendly to all, although he’s known to act a bit socially awkward. The main home has new ages and L.Naturae( for the druid practicing members of the clan they are equals.) He’s most comfortable with new ages and L.Naturae, but is friendly to bloodlines.

He’s an optimist and sees the world through rose colored glasses.

& THE REST OF IT IS MAGIC.

LITTLE EXTRAS:

ELEMENTAL AFFINITY: Electricity

FAMILIARS: A little fennekin fox named Grey.

FAVORITE MAGIC/SPIRITUAL SYMBOLS: paint spatters, a paintbrush and celtic symbols

FAVORITE COLOR IN THE AFFINITY PALETTE:#3300FF

MUSE’S THOUGHTS ON:

Should magic be represented or censored? “Represented! I think that commons have grown as a species and something like the witch hunts won’t happen again. We shouldn’t have to hide who we are.”

How do you feel about Commons? “Well considering that I’m a new ages, I’m fine with them. They feed the businesses and make such strides in tech.”

How do you feel about Bloodlines? New Ages? “ I haven’t met any bloodlines yet! But father tells me that they look down on the clan. It must be cool to be born with magic though. New ages. I’m a new age myself as is most of the clan ( we have some L.Naturae). I love that we each have slightly different magic.”

How do you feel about L. Naturae? “ L.Naturae are sacred. They are creatures of the earth. They can provide so much help to the world. There are both good and bad L Naturae just as there are good and bad people. Oops. I’m not supposed to say anything unless someone else shares my views.”

How do you feel about magic? Is it a gift, a curse? “It’s the stuff of miracles. The world comes alive with magic. You can do so much with magic, that you can’t otherwise.”

How do you feel about cheese? “That’s like asking me how I feel about potatoes. I adore cheese. Cheddar, swiss , brie. So good.”

SHIPPING IT LIKE AMAZON PRIME™:

I don’t focus on shipping unless it’s needed for plot reasons. Rory/chem is fine. Rory/ no chem and Rory/ forced aren’t okay

MAGIC CIRCLE:

On Saturday evening, the 24th of August, the New York Academy of the Divine Arcanum was attacked. The lives of students and teachers alike were threatened, and many were lost. As much as it pains me, we cannot go into detail about those lost at this time, but we encourage you to follow the NYADAily publication. There you will find more information on the attack itself, and how and where to pay your respects, or lend help to the once-grand institution.

The response to this attack has been mixed, but it must be said: the anti-terrorist group who fought against the Malleus was and continues to be phenomenal. The hunt for the Malleus will continue. The United Council has made it clear that the safety of the magical community comes first and foremost, and all necessary precautions will be taken in order to bring this terrorist group to justice.

Of course, in order to accomplish this task, some changes have been made. We have already seen an increased awareness and intolerance for sympathizing with Commons. Any and all Commons who are in-line for imbuement will be fast-tracked, and the need to bring more Witches into our community has never been higher. This is the time for us to come together as a community.

Not all methods are clear cut, however, and tension within the government is high. Some argue for free use of magic in moments of self-defense, even if it risks exposing oneself as a magic user. Others believe this is dangerous, especially in our current climate...

Our...our numbers, our very existence, is threatened. We have not seen a witch hunt like this since the burning times. It is dangerous, and it is scary, but implore you to remember we are a community. We stand together, and we will stand together, through this threat and the next.

The Malleus Attack on August 24th mainly affected the areas near the Main Building Plaza, Jabir Ibn Hayyan Marketplace, and Undique Stadium. Bombings and gunfire assailed the campus, leaving more than a quarter of the NYADA population, comprised of staff and students, dead or missing in the rubble.

Over the weekend and continuing into Monday, rescue teams searched through NYADA to locate bodies and contact families. Many are displaced as popular student locations, such as the NYADA Student Building, and dormitories, such as Apeliotes Place and Notos Towers, had been affected in the attack.

Businesses in Jabir Ibn Hayyan’s marketplace have been suspended until further notice, however students wishing to help the community may take up Community Rebuilding Projects starting in September 1, 2019.

Please avoid these areas in red on the map as care crew are on the scene and are continuing to survey the damages.

Consequentially, courses to be held in those buildings will be relocated and reduced in schedule until further notice. The Avicenna Hospital is at maximum capacity, and will be extrapolating patients to nearby hospitals for medical support.

This week at NYADA, there will be a public mourning site at the NYADA Main Plaza for those who were lost in the attacks. Identified students and staff who will be mourned are: Phillipa Phillips, Olivia Wisteria, Deacon Ernest, Alphonse Erikkson, Christopher "The Strand" Strando, Pixel Prinzander, Professor Sir Saeric Alor, Professor Stan "The Boulder" Bolder, Professor Terri del Monico, Professor Harold Dronning, Professor Sullivan "Sully" James, Professor Itsuki Nakahara, Professor Reinier, Professor April Rhodes,   Professor Rin Tian, and Professor Leith Valgadi. Many more are expected as bodies are being identified. Students are welcome to mourn and leave flowers for the deceased for the memorial.

In the wake of the attacks, Interim Dean Principal Figgins was discovered hiding in his office by the NYADA Security Department. As this news was released, many NYADA Board Members and sponsors of the school, including the Witches Protection League (WPL) of concerned parents, are demanding Figgins to resign and for the expulsion of all Lusus Naturae from campus. When asked where the LN students would go, one member replied to the NYADAily, “Send them all to jail! That’s where they belong!”

Figgins is expected to make his answer before September 1, 2019, however he is currently suspended as chosen by the NYADA Board. In his place, temporary oversight of NYADA will go to NYADA Security Department Director, Dustin Goolsby, in case of further Malleus attacks.

On his first day, Director Goolsby has issued a notice for stricter security measures for NYADA campus. NYADA is now under quarantine until the Director has deemed it safe. All witch students will receive a special ID, programs for Lusus Naturae students (Sponsorship Program) have now come to a complete halt, and those with ID will not be getting replacements in case they are lost or destroyed. Without a NYADA ID, no one will be allowed in campus, and with the assistance of the local cardinal agents in Manhattan, any NYADA student found outside of campus without valid NYADA ID will be subject to investigation.

Another directive by the Director to be implemented, pending approval from the government will be re-directing the focus on Field Missions.

Doppelganger students will be expected to sign-in every morning, without fail, to a NYADA Security Post. Failure to do so will lead to investigation. “This is to protect the campus from future Malleus attacks, and we know the Malleus [uses] doppels. If they are a good, lawful doppel, they will follow these orders,” said Director Goolsby on a livestream to the press. “We appreciate all NYADA faculty, students, and Good Samaritans to report if you see someone suspicious to authorities.”

Further news as this story develops. If you have more information about the Malleus Attack, please contact the NYADA Security Department immediately.