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ARKNET Reborn: Pitchdark ~ Enter the Jungle

Discussion in 'Freeform Roleplays' started by Nebulon Ranger, Apr 30, 2012.

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  1. [BGM: Mariko Nanba - [Event] The Ruined World Of The Future]

    You emerge from your long journey through space to the sounds of exotic birds and the buzzing of insects all around you. The sounds of a strange world. Around you there are some other pods, out of which some other gifted people emerge. There appears to be several Lycans of varying hues, an oddly humanoid Ithzon, what appears to be a robotic jackal, a skeletal figure, a hybrid Lycan-Ithzon and a human... perhaps now would be a good time to introduce yourselves to these unfamiliar faces?

    [BGM: Mariko Nanba - Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~]

    "So this is where they sent us, and by extension, where those lizards are..." Rang the voice of a black Lycan, "That indeed seems to be the case at hand, Jack." Yet another Lycan -- this one white-furred and tad taller than Jack, the other one -- chimed in. "Always with the formalities, Jude. Your drawn-out speech could get you killed." Jack replied scornfully. "So wait a minute here -- why are you two arguing? Shouldn't we actually BE introducing ourselves? I mean, none of us really know each other." Another voice replied, this time the hybrid, who had just emerged from his pod. He was tall, grey-furred and had a set of Ithzon wings which had obviously given him trouble while getting out of the pod he arrived in. "That would indeed seem to be a sound proposal. My name is Judas Numidius, heir to the Numidius family of gods. And you would be..?" Jude replied, awaiting the hybrid's reply. "Me? I'm Azzan Dmitryus, but all my friends just called me Dark for some reason. No idea why." The hybrid, now known simply as Dark, replied, "And before you ask me about my wings, I had a... weird upbringing to say the least." "Jack, should you not be formally introducing yourself? We are obligated to now that Dark has--" Jude was cut off by Jack's response, "Yeah, yeah. I'm Jack Evans, ninja and probably team leader here. Pleased to meet you all, et cetera, et cetera." Jude then looked from the strange Ithzon to the jackal Prometheus, waiting for them to shed some light on their identities.

    Meanwhile, Jack was speaking with what seemed to be a commander over his communicator. "... Yes sir." He said dutifully, before cuting the signal off, "Alright guys, we can save the introductions until after our first order of business -- we obviously need shelter for the night, as daylight is fading fast."
     
    #1 Nebulon Ranger, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:46 AM
  2. RE: Pitchdark ~ Enter the Jungle

    A elongated squeal is echoed through the amazon as the door on another pod is opened. Exiting the pod is a Lycan, wearing a green and silver armoured suit. his fur was a light brown and his eyes shone a radiant purple. he dusts himself off and pressed a button on his wrist, causing a helmet of similar colours to build itself around his elongated muzzle.

    Second to Exit the pod is a prometheus, his head casket is an ordained jackal head made of blue gold. His body squeaks as he straightens himself out, his gears and wires noisily humming and keeping his brain preserved. He slowly cranks his head around and examines his surroundings. "Sector B-134, Untraversed planet. Dangers unknown other than previously specified hunters..." His voice was deep and monotone, and was reminicent to the ancient XP text to speech reader. His gears move slowly for a second more as he sets his arm cannon to lethal firing mode before he walks off in the direction of Judas and Jack.

    T.E.N. walks over to Jack and extends a cold metal hand. "It is good to see you Jack. It has been an unpleasent to journey without you for the last 28 years." He looks around once more and examines the environment. "Based on the environment I'd say that the trees would provide ample off-ground shelters, or possibly make it easier to make a lean-to."
    The Lycan pushes his way past T.E.N. and gives a quick salute to Jack. "Honor to serve along side you sir." He makes a conscious effort to take out his gun and reload it. He looks around to the other members, some still exiting the pods. He gives a quick chuckle before exclaiming: "Let's kick some alien ass! woo!" he gives an enthusiastic stomp on the ground. you can tell he's been nothing but bored inside the pod.

    T.E.N. Regains his posture and turns around to face the remaining supers. "Here we are... now let me explain something to all of you. I have lived for 1.4 billion years, I have seen things I'd rather never speak of again, but here and now. That is something I wish to speak about. All of us are part of a dying race, sent to a foreign planet to wither and die... but I'll say one thing: This is not a tale of heroes and villains, it is not a tale of redemption or even glory of the old... It is simply a tale of pure animalistic survival... So I'll tell you all something, we are here to survive, because if we all die, they'll be no-more powers left in the entire galaxy, maybe even the universe, so its up to us to survive... and survive so that our childeren will have a story to tell... And if any of us should die, let us hope we die in the heat of battle, and in the good company and protection of the fine men and women that now stand before us..." He takes a moment to let his gears reset. "Thank you..." and with that he walks off in the direction of Judas once more.
     
    #2 Spaughtyena, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:28 PM
  3. RE: Pitchdark ~ Enter the Jungle

    A bit of a creak sound lets out as the pod containing Erkin and Rose opens. Erkin slowly starts to walk out of the pod, being of an average height, and fairly skinny. He has wavy black hair, and some large black wings which are folded down behind his back. Looking at him you would not be able to tell what kind of person he his, whether it be good or bad, but what you can tell is that he is not human.

    Another person exits the pod, by the name of Rose Montoya. She steps out of the pod and you can tell that she is quite intelligent. She has her hair tied back in a pony tail. Her hair is also brown, and it is tied back with a blue scrunchy.. She is also a bit taller then the average girl. She also wears a lab coat and a pair of goggles over her fore head. "This place is astonishing..." she says to her self as she looks over, and sees a few other people.

    A couple of robots, and what looks to be some lycans are standing over there. Erkin walks over, and introduces himself. "Hello, I am Erkin Asper, and this is my friend Rose Montoya." Erkin says, in a bit of what sounds like an Australian accent. "Like wise" Rose says, also extending a hand. "I must say you are quite the fascinating creatures, and that is exactly why I am here. For my studies. My power is actually my Intellect. Now you may think that is not a power, however I have a brain that is sort of like a gift. I am considered to be one of the smartest people on the planet." Says Rose, quite proud of her large knowledge. "And I have the power of stealth. I can disappear into the shadows, and reappear behind you within seconds. I also have some very fast reflexes."

    "Now that we have introduced ourselves, I think shelter would be a good thing to get started at?" Erkin says, ready to help out with a place to stay for the night.
     
    #3 Cid, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 PM
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    When they landed, as everyone else was getting out of their pod, X's jammed, getting him trapped inside. "Uhh, guys? A little help here?" he asked. when no one answered, he melted the area infront of him until there was an opening big enough for him to escape through. He saw the rest heading off to find shelter, and ran to catch up with them. He saw a black lycan in the lead, and went and introduced himself. "Hey, I'm X. Blayd," he said.
     
    #4 Electro, May 1, 2012 at 10:22 PM
  5. RE: Pitchdark ~ Enter the Jungle

    [Roxas BGM: Mariko Nanba & Tomoya Ohtani - Wave Ocean ~The Inlet~ (Encounter with Jude ~Idle Pace~)]

    Jack, being a combination of annoyed at the lack of progress in setting up camp and focussing on the very same thing, refused to acnowledge X's or TEN's greetings. Instead, Jude slowed down a bit and steadied his pace as if waiting for X to catch up to him. "Excuse Jack, for he is a mite grouchy, however, I'd be pleased to accept your introduction, X." Jude replied, "X... pronounced 'key'? Unique name, I must say. I find myself wondering how it is you were given it, though as far as I recall, there have historically been some rare given names in Ithzon culture." He proceeded to reach into a small bag tied to one of the belt loops in his pants, digging around a bit inside before producing a small, purplish-blue gem. Showing the gem to X, he continued, "This gem is anchored to a realm my father and I created innumerable centuries ago. It allows me to take any item from that realm that I choose to. I am certain there should be a tent in there, but I want to let Jack struggle with building a shelter out of the trees first." He then placed the gem back in the back and wrenched the tightening straps shut.

    [BGM Reset: Mariko Nanba - Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~]

    Jack, having overheard Jude's conversation with X, snapped back, "Hey icey, now's not exactly the time for meet and greet. And what was this I heard about a tent?" "I made no mention of a tent. How did you stumble upon that silly thought?" Jude was obviously lying, but luckily for him, Jack seemed to have bought it, replying with an irritated grunt. Ah, the art of baiting a friend to evoke a certain reaction... trolling, I do believe I heard someone call it. Jude thought to himself as the party continued looking for ways to build a shelter large enough to house them all. This train of thought was quickly shattered when Dark had the bright idea to fell one of the native trees bordering the clearing with his sword. "Guys, hit the deck! It's coming down!" He warned as the large, exotic tree came crashing into the clearing below. It had been destined to hit Jack, but with a mighty heave, the Lycan had jumped a good eight feet to the rear in a matter of seconds, completely avoiding what would have been a rather early demise. "Watch it with the logging, batbrain!" Jack exclaimed, failing at hiding his obvious distress at the concept of being crushed by a tree so early in their mission. Jude walked up to the recently felled tree, motioning X and any of the others behind him to follow. "Quite the specimen, this tree. How would you suppose we fashion a shelter of the wood?" He asked, the question directed at everyone in his immediate vicinity. It was there he trailed off, awaiting the first answer from any of his fellows pertaining to building a shelter.
     
    #5 Nebulon Ranger, May 2, 2012 at 5:08 AM
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    As the tree came down, X looked around. There wasn't much for low branches, but he spotted one creating a perfect support for the newly felled tree. "Hey guys, a little help? I think we can make a lean-to over here with that tree," X said to others, pointing at the branch.
     
    #6 Electro, May 2, 2012 at 1:44 PM
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    "Hmm, you know I had better be fairly useful as well to the creation of our large lean-to" Erkin says, as he stretches his wings out, something he has not done in quite a while. Erkin uses his wings to propel himself up off the ground. He starts flying up to the tree tops, and starts picking off a few of the gigantic leaves near the top. Erkin repeats this a couple of times, until there is a pile of gigantic leaves on the ground, which will be used for roofing.

    Rose watches Erkin do this, and about half way through him doing it she decides foraging for food would probably be the best thing she could do at the moment. With her highly intelligent brain, she should be able to tell whether or not something she finds is poisonous. She starts foraging around the edge of the area they are in, making sure not to stray so far off so she does not get lost.
     
    #7 Cid, May 2, 2012 at 5:32 PM
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    Drudo puts his gun onto his back and shrugs. "Shelter? Alright." he walks over tail wagging and begins helping the rest of the group with the lean-to. "So, anybody scared, worried for what might be out there?" he says, trying to gauge everyones emotions. "Cause I'm a bit worried, I mean, we are the ones with the disadvantage."

    T.E.N. makes his way over by Rose, watching her as she forages. "You know... You may be very knowledgeable about toxins on earth and maybe even mars by now... but I must explain that I can safely assume that neither of us have any knowledge on the vegitation on this planet... meaning that its chemical and visual properties denoting a poisonous attribute could be much more subtle or completely unrecognisable by us..." he pauses to let his gears reset. "Consider this: Perhaps the only way for a plant to be recognised as toxic is to be able to see ultraviolet, or even infrared... something that our races cannot natively see, or perhaps it is waiting for you to eat it, so that its toxins can kill you. And your body... upon decompisition can be used as fertilizer and nourish the remaining plants in the area... so I warn you... please be wary of the specimens." with that he continues to observe her and the edges of the forest to ensure safety to the group.
     
    #8 Spaughtyena, May 2, 2012 at 6:34 PM
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    "Yeah, I know that we do not know much about the plants and such here, but it would still be smart to try and find a somewhat edible form of food so we dont starve, although I thank you very much for your concern. T.E.N, right? If you would not mind, you may be able to help me out here, considering you are the smartest one here aside from me, infact I say you may even surprass the knowledge of my own, having been alive for millions of years..." Rose continues to forage, minding not to eat any of it until a couple of tests can be preformed with the plants to determine whether or not they are poisonous. "It would also benifit to our little.... party here as well. Do you have any sensors of some sort which would help with the tests?"
     
    #9 Cid, May 3, 2012 at 1:46 AM
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    T.E.N. looks at Rose. "No... I'm afraid I do not have adequate sensory technology that would help in this partucular situation... My technology is made for combat and strenuous expertise." He looks to the rest of the Group, still busy putting up the tent. "I believe the work of the mind will be sadly undervalued here... please to not be alarmed if some of your work goes unoticed... Its bound to happen sooner or later" He walks off, joints creaking as he goes. he does a lap around the surroundings once more, still keeping a vigilaint watch on whether the inhabitants have expected them or not.
     
    #10 Spaughtyena, May 3, 2012 at 2:29 PM
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    Rose thought for a moment about what the robot known as T.E.N. said. Would her brilliant mind really not be too much help in surviving out here. Would she really go unoticed to the rest no matter how much she tried to help? Rose sort of sat there, pondering this for a good 5 minutes before she went back to the group, and started to try and pile leaves onto the lean-to.

    Erkin finally brought down what he thought should be the last leaf. He has been doing this for a good 20 minutes now, and he has gotten about 50 extremely large leaves from the top of the tree canopies. He stood for a moment, and let himself catch his breath, then proceeded to move some leaves actually onto the lean-to which is currently being built. He thinks It may be a tight squeeze for the group, but it will keep us safe from the weather on this planet... Erkins stomach rumbles a bit and he realizes he has not eaten since he got in the pod a couple of days ago. He walks up to the rest of the group, and says "Anyone would not happened to have found any food yet would they? I havent eaten since we got in those damned pods a while ago."
     
    #11 Cid, May 4, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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    "A tight squeeze for those that will not be on watch. I have not slept a day in eons, and as such, I shall gladly take the role of watch tonight." Jude said, already aware of the possible consequences of his offer, "However, in future, it would be a good idea to have a sort of schedule for watch duty should we set up camp elsewhere." Jude then took position outside the lean-to, waiting to see if any others would join him. While he waited for an accompanying watchman, he yet again produced the gem from its satchel and called upon its power. Reaching into Hammerspace he withdrew his two icey whip-blades, which he then sheathed on his back. He would need these should any Relekath find their camp
     
    #12 Nebulon Ranger, May 9, 2012 at 5:17 AM
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    Jude, while Erkin and the others were busy putting together the shelter and speaking amongst themselves, walked over to TEN . "TEN, would it not be a good idea for one of us, if not both, to keep watch over the camp tonight? Not doing so would leave us open to certain ambush." He asked thoughtfully, already seeming to be thinking of the night ahead, "You have the plasma cannon on your left arm and I have these..." He yet again removed the gem from its bag and called upon its power to open a small portal to Hammerspace, from which he withdrew his icy whip-blades, then sheathed them on his back, placing the gem back in its carrying bag, "I presume you remember my blades?" Jude asked, almost rhetorically as he knew that TEN would almost certainly remember his Arctic Shards from their past adventures together. "So, would you be so kind as to help keep watch with me tonight? It would be very hard for even me to anticipate an attack coming from every possible angle." He asked again, awaiting the Prometheus' reply.

    Meanwhile, Dark had just finished slicing the tree into makeshift planks and standing them up in the dirt as Erkin began placing the leaves on to them as roofing. The structure was rather small, but two of the group's members, provided Jude's offer was accepted, would not be sleeping in it tonight. "Thanks! Need any help putting the roof up?" Dark asked Erkin before completely ignoring any answer as he started putting the two-and-a-half foot leaves on top of the roughly-cut planks. With the two of them working together, the structure would be completed in half the time it would have taken Erkin to roof it alone. "Jack, you grumpy asswipe, why aren't you helping finish the shelter? It was your idea!" Dark yelled in Jack's direction, annoyed that the person who had come up with the idea wasn't doing anything to help them build it, "Shut your trap, batbrain." "See, this is why I don't like you right no-- You know what, never mind, it's nearly finished anyway." Dark replied, getting back to work with Erkin on the shelter, which by this point was around 85% finished. He was clearly very annoyed at Jack, but he didn't let that get in the way of his willingness to help finish the lean-to.
     
    #13 Nebulon Ranger, May 10, 2012 at 4:20 AM
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    T.E.N. looked at Jude, his gears slowly turning in thought. "Yes... I do believe that multiple people keeping guard gives us more of a chance to spot an ambush, though I suspect if they wanted to ambush us, right now would be a excellent oppourtunity." he looks around at everyone, seeing as they paid little attention to their surroundings save the trees they were cutting down. He stares back at Jude, his eyes flash once or twice. "Are you not worried Jude? Other that our own, you've no Idea if the inhabitants have blood that would sustain you, I'd keep that on top priority." T.E.N. looks away for a moment. "Lest I kill another person in defense." he mutters it under his breath, but he was full aware that the lycans ears could hear him quite well. it was the others putting up the lean-to he wanted to keep quiet for. He didn't want his past to give them an untrusting opinion of him.

    Drudo, after helping get some more wood, went over to Key. He studied him up and down for a moment, as if waiting for the correct time to speak. He eventually gives in to curiosity and stands tall, and extends a paw. "Names Drudo S'vette, honour to serve along side you sir. And might I add that you've got some pretty good wings there. I'll bet they'd get you off the ground in a jif. Though uh... I must say I'm a bit uncertain about how useful they'd be in a fight, I mean, once your up, you'll stck out like a fire in a cornfield. Once they shoot, you'll be down like 9/11." he chuckles weakly. "Old joke... yeah, I know.... yeah..." he stands in a moment of awkward silence for a moment, clearly people skills were not his greatest asset in life.
     
    #14 Spaughtyena, May 10, 2012 at 4:37 AM
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    X, hearing the Lycan's introduction and question, took to the air, performing numerous aerial techniques, before flying to a tree, and, using his arm blade, chopped it into numerous pieces. He then went off tot dig a fire pit, and called to Drudo, "Would I be hit flying like that?" He finished the fire pit, and threw some logs in, setting them alight by super heating a small hole in the wood, catching a log on fire.
     
    #15 Electro, May 11, 2012 at 2:26 AM
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    T.E.N. , caught off guard by the sudden rush of air of by X's sudden flight, brusquely makes his way over to him. T.E.N.'s left hand was balled into a tight fist, his only way of showing emotion. "Please don't do that... have you know idea the danger we are in? The government of planet Earth sent us here to our deaths, this is not a mission... or... or even a vacation! Please understand our only purpose for us to be here is to die, so that the Relekath will have no reason to assault the Earth!" he takes a few moments to calm himself, his naos glowing an bright orange. "Please, all your flying and boasting will attract much attention, and will most likely bring us closer to death... A fate I'm sure you'd rather not experience..."

    T.E.N.'s naos returns to a bright blue. "I.... I apologize for acting out of term, I simply fear for the safety of our kin, as small and dwindling as it is...." he takes another moment to let his gears reset. "I will not lie... I know some of us are going to die, of that I am assured, the enemy has the advantage of technology, and environment, two things that we will almost never hope to gain. So I ask you do not do anything that would attract any attention, who knows, they may be watching us right now... And it could be the death of us for you to be showing off and making yourself known in this strange environment... I will also not refrain from explaining that if I must, I will indiscriminately and systematically eliminate anything that is a threat to the group... including other members. In general speaking terms, if you are hindering the survival of the majority, it would be much more beneficial to the party to eliminate any odds of an exponential mortality rate. "

    T.E.N. stares at X for a moment, then simply takes his leave, not saying another word.
     
    #16 Spaughtyena, May 11, 2012 at 2:02 PM
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    As soon as Dark heard TEN voice his concern for the group, he seemed to vanish in an instant, reappearing next to X, grabbing him and vanishing with him back to the ground. "What the hell did you think you were doing up there?! Do you want to attract attention?"
     
    #17 Nebulon Ranger, May 11, 2012 at 6:00 PM
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    Rose looks over at the bat-like creature performing these aerial manuvers and thinks What has the world come to... Being hunted down simply because im intelligent... Rose sort of lurks off to the side, and carries what she has found towards the make-shift camp. Hoping atleast some of it is edible

    "Hey, thanks for the help... Dark right? It was getting kind of tiring doing it by myself, but now atleast we will have the camp finished sooner." Erkin says, while he piles another large leaf onto the roof. "You know it may not seem like it, but in my previous life I did some terrible things... I plan on doing all I can to repent for what I have done." He says to Dark, while piling up the last of the leaves. "So if you need any more help, I will help in any way I can"
     
    #18 Cid, May 12, 2012 at 2:05 PM
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    X, upon hearing T.E.N.'s complaint, dropped from the sky quickly, pulling up and landing lightly.
    "Sorry, anything I can do to help?" He asked, not wanting to get killed.[/color]
     
    #19 Electro, Jun 21, 2012 at 2:44 AM
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    Jude, upon X's landing, turned his attention to him, "Please, excuse TEN's rashness. He merely wants the group to remain in relative safety." He said. Turning his attention away from X and to the sky for a moment, he noticed the impending threat of nightfall. "Hmm, night seems to arrive with much more haste here than it ever did on the world we knew as Earth. My first recommendation to you, X, would be to sleep with the others tonight. TEN and I will do our utmost in keeping the group safe via night watch posts." "And you can not draw attention to us again. Now listen to Jude and go to sleep!" Jack hiseed, obviously annoyed at X's seeming stupidity. "I'm kind of tired too. I hope you all don't mind if I hang upside-down off the shelter's eaves. Haven't slept like that in a long while." Dark yawned, proceeding to hover for a moment, flip himself upside-down in midair and hook his legs around the eaves of the shelter roof, almost immediately conking out and sleeping. Immediately following him was Jack, who laid his head down on the ground behind him, and within a half-hour, was asleep as well. Jude then turned to TEN and said, "And here we stand watching. I assume you are ready for any threats that may show themselves." As Jude was speaking, the gem came out once more and a small, arm-sized portal appeared around both of his hands, then disappeared, revealing two blades. He was now prepared, or at least, he assumed he was prepared, for any oncoming threats.
     
    #20 Nebulon Ranger, Jul 4, 2012 at 4:40 AM
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