The Watchers, Rise of a new messiah. Options

[Sparrowsmith]

Aldous reiterated his point, "I don't even think the proprietor needs to be touched. Such a despicable and cowardly man would run from someone with capabilities beyond that of a human. If a conflict does transpire, which I find unlikely, a simple demonstration of strength should throw him off - we'll see if he feels aggressive after being lifted off of the ground." He paced about raised his thumb to his chin in thought, "I agree with Mu about stealth. We'll never defeat Livor by brute force, we need tact."

[Nicsp]

Adustio simply watched this time around, his hand on his chin and he rested his body against one of the pillars in the temple. He let out a short chuckle. "How ironic for Death itself to be the one to oppose it..." Adustio looked around at all of the watchers. "It would seen that we have two against two in this case...Hmm...I shall keep myself from this discussion." He then turned to Aarutii. "You haven't spoken yet, sister. Think about it and take your side, we shall then take the decision that was approved by the majority." Adustio then glanced over at the sphere. Alaine was patiently waiting for an answer from the others and was pretending to be thinking about it to her brother. Adustio's expression was serious, whatever it was, he seemed to be in deep thought about something.

Noting Aarutii still hadn't made up her decision, simply grunted and spoke on the orb. "Alaine, we still haven't decided what to do with the proprietor, feel free to get started on the rescuing, however..."

"All right..."



Adustio simply sighed. "Remind me in case i forget, we need to teach you how to control your new strength, urgently."

Noted...Sorry.

[Ryuga]

Mu strained to expand his senses into the real world. Alaine's attempts at being sneaky had not worked out as well as he had hoped, and he wanted to make sure the noise did not alert the proprieter. To his dismay, the only sensory details he was receiving was the images from the sphere. Best to assume the worst case senario.
"If I may Miss Heros," Mu began. "It would be best if you seek a place to hide. The proprieter must not know of your presence. As for the other orphans, ask them to feign ignorance regarding yourself and the broken duct."

[Nicsp]

((OOC: Well, turning this into text until i'm 100% free again.))

Alaine looked up to nowhere in particular when Mu spoke. "Okay, got it."

Alaine looked back at Cain, who was doing his best not to slip and slide down the vent. "Cain, try to clim back a bit, I think Headmaster Ron might've heard us, we're going back a bit." She then turned to all of the others, who were now staring at her. She forced a smile. "I know this wasn't exactly a good entrance, but we're here to get everyone out, when the Headmaster shows up, don't tell him we were here."

The other kids all looked amidst each other, not really looking like they approved of the idea. Alaine and Cain managed to climb their ways back into the vent, just in time a loud creak was heard coming from the door. Headmaster Ron, a middle-aged men, around his 50's, short gray hair and with huge cheeks and most of his mass being fat. "What's all this rack- What the hell did you kids do with the vent!?"

All of the kids looked at each other again, not really sure of what to say. Headmaster Ron started approaching, all indicated he was about to look inside the vent. A girl stepped right in front of him, she had blonde hair which was held in two pigtails, she had shiny brown eyes and a very pale complexion. Between her arms was a small white teddy bear with a red ribbon on it's head. Judging by her size, she'd be probably around 8. "I-I'm sorry, Headmaster Ron. I acidentally got my bear stuck to the vents...And then when i tried to pull it ou-" She didn't get to finish the sentence, Ron smacking his hand across her face. making her face turn slightly red and the teddy bear to fall to the floor. "Livor damn it all. You kids today just have no sense, do you?! Do you know how much money you just cost me now?"

Ron grabbed the girl's hand and started pulling her out of her room. "You know how it works, bad children will be made an example of!" The girl squirmed a bit but then subdued, following Ron as instructed. Once the headmaster had left the room, Alaine and Cain quickly slid out of the vent. Alaine turned to the children that were still around. "Okay, just follow this vent and it'll take you outside!" The kids still seemed a bit scared at first, but after the first one of them went through the vents, to others all promptly followed.

Cain looked at the vent and then back at the door. "That girl...If i'm not mistaken her name is...Luz Sana, if i'm not mistaken. She might've just as well sacrificed herself for us to get out...I can't even imagine what the Headmaster will do to her when he comes back..." Cain then turned to Alaine. "Sis, we can't just leave her here, we have to go get her out too." Alaine put her hand on her chin, pretending to think.

Well, what do you guys all have to say about this...? It'll ruin the "perfect" escape but...

[Naridar]

"What exactly did he mean by being made an example of?" Aphdeagos wondered, "Scratch that, we'll have to get her out. Follow them and just make a chandelier or something fall on him. It's not necessary to kill him, just knock him out cold. And remember: he must not see you!"

This post has been edited by Naridar: Jun 8 2011, 12:20 AM

[Sparrowsmith]

Aldous hummed into thought, "How about a rag of some kind to use as a mask, or a shirt. Just something basic to hide identity. I'm sure you could use that super strength of yours to incapacitate him without explicitly harming him. If you can run fast enough, and with our held you should be able to, simply run into the room, grab the child, then run out again. Crumple the door handle so that it won't open as you leave. The proprietor will be trapped, for some time, while you can get the children to safety."

[Ryuga]

"Falling objects still have a chance of killing. If simply knocking him unconcious is what we want, humans have a handy thing called pressure points. One of the easiest to strike being around the neck area. I say, the best course of action would be to sneak up behind the proprietor, knock him out, and lead the child to safety. If that plan does not work out, than you can simply fall back on brother Aldous' plan."

[Nicsp]

Adustio let out a short 'hmm'. "Let us have Alaine disguise herself, as suggested by Aldous. She'll sneak into the the proprietor's office and knock him out by applying strength to one of his pressure points." Alaine interrupted, a bit hesitantly. "I'm sorry to be ruining everything again...But i don't really know where any of these pressure points are, i might just end up hurting the Headmaster. He was mean and all, but i wouldn't feel well about killing him." Adustio grunted, another incovenience, it would all be so much more pratical if they could control her direc- Maybe they could...?

Adustio spoke up. "Alaine, i'm going to try something, take a deep breath and try to clear your mind." Alaine replied. "Understood." Meanwhile, outside of the necklace, Alaine took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Cain stared at his sister in confusion. "Uh...Sis? What are you doing?"

Back inside the necklace, Adustio pulled his sleeves up. "Let's see if this works...!" And as he finished saying that, he sticked both of his hands inside the bright glowing sphere through which all of the Watchers had been seeing through up until now. In a moment, Adustio's body was absorbed the Sphere and in the other, Alaine came out of it, stumbling a bit as she landed on the inside of the temple, opening her eyes and looking around. "Uh...? Wh-What did you do?"

Back outside, Alaine's eyes shot open, her pupils had been substituted by Adustio's emblem. Alaine's posture had straightened up a bit as she looked at her own hands, moving them a bit, as if getting used to them. Cain repeated his question. "Sis...?" Alaine slowly turned to Cain, her voice now ringing a more noble and deep accent. "Worry not, brother. 'Tis nothing that requires your concern, I will go rescue that maiden now." Cain just stood there, staring. "Why are you talking like that...?"

Meanwhile, back in the temple, the real Alaine tried to understand the situation. "Did he just kick me out of my own body...?" Adustio's voice echoed around, much like Alaine's did while she was in control. "It would seem to be I did something of the sort, yes. The body is now completely under my control...However, i feel that it's trying to kick me out...Were the circunstances different, i might be able to hold it for long, but, due to my powers still being a bit restrained, i don't know how long i'll be able to keep like this, i shall hurry to rescue the girl."

Adustio rushed out of the cafeteria, running at incredible speed, Cain stood there, confused, not really understanding what had just happened. Where can I find something that can be used as a mask? Alaine thought for a moment and then answered. "I have a scarf which i used to keep in my bag back in our sleeping room, you could use that." "Understood." Adustio got to the room in a matter of seconds and after a short search, found the scarf, it was a red scarf with small flame-like designs on it's edges, he wrapped it around Alaine's face and then pressed on for the Headmaster's office.

Arriving there, in his hand the Headmaster was wielding a small wooden ferule, he paced around the room, looking at Luz, who was sitting in the center of the room, with her head down. "You might've just cost me just a few dozen of doubloons. And for what? For a teddy bear!?" Luz simply whimpered in response, not daring to raise her head. The Headmaster grunted and shook his head. "Unbelieavable...Hands!"

A bit hesitantly, Luz would stretch her hands out, the Headmaster would raise his hand and then bring it down to smack Luz's hands with...Nothing? He stared at his hand for a moment and then suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, his vision dimmed. Adustio watched as the Headmaster fell to the ground as he spun the ferule in hand, he'd look over at Luz. "Are you all right?" He'd ask in genuine concern.

Luz would have her eyes wide open, not really believing what she had just saw. She'd run over to Alaine and glomp her, wrapping her arms around the other girl. "Thank you..." Alaine's body would then, suddenly, start holding it's head, as if suffering from a sudden headache.

Back inside the necklace, Alaine was abruptly pulled back inside the sphere and Adustio blasted out of it, his body smashing it's back against one of the temple's pillars, he'd grunt and then slowly get up. "The rejection is simply too strong...I think using our powers while in control only makes it worse..."

And then, back in the real world. Alaine snapped back into her own body, blinking a few times before she looked down at Luz and replied the hug lightly, careful not to hurt the girl. "W-Well then...Let's get going." She'd comment, Luz nodding in response. Just then, Cain would arrive at the room, panting. "Wh-What? Alaine! Don't just ditch me like that!" He'd sigh and then notice the Headmaster unconscious on the floor. "Oh wow...You did this?" Alaine would laugh and scratch the back of her head. "Sorta." Cain would squint his eyes, now Alaine was talking normally again...What the heck was going on? The boy would shake his head. "Anyways, now that this is done with, let's head over to Novus Spes and then get a ship to the capital so we can find our uncle."

Luz interjected. "I'm-I'm sorry but...Could I come with you? I don't really have anywhere to go..." Cain sighed and crossed his arms. "I don't even know how WE are gonna get a ship for the two of us, three will just make everything harder..." Luz would frown and look at the ground, looking like she was about to cry. "B-But I..." Cain would interrupt. "Buuuuut, we can't just leave you here can we? We'll take you with us until you find somewhere else to stay, sounds good right?" Cain would smile and gently pat Luz's head, the girl's face brightening up with happiness alredy. Cain would then turn to Alaine. "Right Alaine?"

[Ryuga]

Mu's expression took a turn for the grave after Cain's remark. He knew exactly what Alaine was thinking.
"I have no objections with another human tagging along temporarily. Considering the situation, it should not make any difference at all." With the good news out, Mu inhaled before moving on to the bad news. "The instant we find a suitable place for the girl, Alain, we are going to have to leave your brother behind as well. We have done our part in helping your friends of the orphanage, and we must immediately get to work. Having your brother along will only hinder that."

[Nicsp]

Adustio got up, dusting off his clothes and looking at himself for a bit before he reapproached the others, sighing a bit. Alaine then, after hearing what Mu said, commented. "That's fine, the only place I think we'll be able to drop them is in the capital, with my uncle, though. One way or another, we'll have to head over to Novus Spes, once we're there, we'll need to find a ship to the capital. Once we're there, we can meet with my uncle...The capital's fortress is, also, the place where Livor stays, most of the time at least, I think." She'd comment, unsure, crossing her arms and thinking about it.

Meanwhile, Cain and Luz spoke to each other. Cain patted the girl's head. "So...Luz, it'll likely be a long trip. Can you do anything...? Like...I don't know, cooking or something?" Luz scratched the back of her head. "I know some first aid and...Well...I guess I can have a go at cooking..." Cain nodded cheerfully. "Oh great, you can substitute for me and Alaine then, because y'know, I think bad cooking skills kind of ran in the family." Alaine snapped out of thought for a moment. "Hey! My cooking's not that bad!" Cain stared at her. "I was sick for weeks..." Alaine rolled her eyes away, making a pouty face. "Whatever, let's get going. It's a four hour trip on foot from here to Novus Spes, so we better stop wasting time." Cain nodded. "All right, all right, no need to get all worked up. Since we're back here, I think we might as well grab a few stuff we could take, i'll go and gather up whatever food I find." Luz hopped after Cain. "I'm going with you!"

Alaine simply sighed and nodded in approval. "I'll wait for you two outside."

Later...

After walking in a fast pace for roughtly two hours and a half, Luz's legs simply failed as she fell to her knees on the ground. "I'm tired...Can we stop for a bit?" Alaine turned around and seemed a bit disappointed, though she felt not even a bit tired, Luz and Cain both seemed to be basically vomiting their lungs out, though Cain seemed to be taking it better. I guess they'd really be a hinderance... He forced a smile as he helped Luz up. "Alaine, I think it'd be a good idea if we stopped here for a moment, I can see you're not tired, but me and Luz are gonna need at least a thirty minutes stop for now..." Cain would take a deep breath, letting out a short sigh of relief. "Also...There's something I was hoping to speak to you about."

[Ryuga]

"No use dragging these two past their limitations," suggested Mu. "What will slow us down more than two mortals, is two exhausted mortals. Give them there rest, and you can discuss a things. I know you love your brother Alaine, but he must not know about the our existance and the source of your powers. Like the last time, give him enough knowledge so that he may be satisfied, but attempt to keep him in the dark as much as possible. If you do not know how to respond to any question, be sure to consult us."

[Nicsp]

(OOC: Apologies for the wait, I am now back and able to post pages again, I'm not sure if it's not too late to bring this RP back at full throttle again, but I'm going to try.)

Alaine let out a short 'yes' in response to Mu.

A few minutes later, while Luz was out looking for food that the three of them could eat, Cain approached Alaine as expected.

[Naridar]

"No offense, daughter", Aphdeagos said, "but I have the faintest feeling your brother isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. But let's leave him at that idea. The less he knows, the less Livor's goons can squeeze out of him, should it come to that."

[Sparrowsmith]

Aldous shook his head, "It's rare you see such deduction coupled with absurd imagination, though in a strict sense we are aliens - being that we are certainly foreign and other worldly. Still, it's quite like expertly finding the criminal of some obscure crime, and then suddenly jumping to the conclusion that it was their evil twin."
He paced around solemnly, like his most favorite of cognitive process - that mechanic ability to discern truth from evidence - had been brutally misused, and he was quite correct in acting as such.
Finally he cleared his throat, "I will be honest child. I fear that telling your brother may cause him to invoke a reaction in you, one of doubt. I am sure that if your brother told you he was the tool of the gods to bring about peace to the world, you may call him insane and foolhardy to accept such a mission. I am almost certain this is what he would tell you - and he would be so very correct to do so - but tell me, how do you feel about setting your friends free? Good, no? The mission we've sent you on is grave, and many will attempt to dissuade you from it, but you must savour the satisfaction of this feeling. For every soul that tells you you must halt, there are dozens that will rejoice at the thought of your deeds. For every shadow of doubt, a star of blinding righteousness."
He stopped, pausing to think, then continuing, "What I mean to say, is that no one but you can truly understand the weight of your mission. Knowledge of our presence could be incredibly damaging to you and those around you. For his own sake, you cannot tell your brother. You cannot tell anyone until you have mastered your abilities. You cannot tell anyone until you are capable of protecting those people."

[Kratour]

"Aliens!?" Aarutii proclaimed, her round face scrunching up indignantly at the prospect, "I'm no alien- I don't even have any..." her voice trailed off for a second, a curious look coming over her face. She leaned over, bending in an very odd looking fashion to push her head under her cloak, looking herself over for a couple of seconds before popping back out with a triumphant grin, "Hah- not even one single tentacle! And I mean, sure I haven't taken a bath in a while, but I'm still far from slimy. You should pay more attention before saying things Al, I'm almost insulted that you could mistake me for an alien." That little pearl of wisdom shared, Aaru gave a huge, oblivious smile and rolled back onto the balls of her feet before promptly stumbling as her cloak caught under foot. She gave a loud, startled yelp and threw her arms out, flailing wildly before falling back into the ground with a thump.

A few seconds passed before the girl pushed herself up, pulling her feet in to sit cross legged while rubbing at the back of her head, her hood having fallen back to reveal her shaggy brown hair. "Owwww..." she mumbled, her voice pouty and her manner far from divine. As soon as the surprise left her however, she looked around, throwing a glare at each of her siblings, daring them to laugh. Which was ironic, since she herself fell into a fit of giggles immediately after. "Whoops." With that, she all but sprang back up to her feet, throwing her hood back on and letting a soft smile drift over her lips. She took a deep breath, then spoke, for the first time in a good long while, to Alaine, "As far as it goes, I think you should do whatever makes you happy!" She reached up, pressing a finger thoughtfully to her bottom lip, "Now that I think about it though, that's what I tell everyone... Hm... Maybe I should try giving you some other advice this time." A few moments passed, the sheer effort Aarutii was putting into trying to think of something clearly visible on her face. Finally, she gave a loud "ah-hah" and smiled, again triumphantly. "Alright, I got it! Whatever it is that you're gonna tell him, try not to trip while you're doing it- cause' otherwise he'll think you're silly!" That said, she gave a sagely nod of her head and folded her arms over her chest, "Yep."

(Gah! Sorry for the long absence, I forgot to tell you guys but I ended up moving, so my internet was... Well, it was pretty "touch and go" for a while. Anyways, I'm back now, for whatever that's worth.)

[Ryuga]

"If I may object," began Mu. "Cain has peiced together most of the picture on his own. If Livor does manage to get information from him, how is replacing any instance of 'Gods' with 'Aliens' going to hide our existance?"
Mu paused, to allow everyone else to ponder his point before continuing. "I think it makes no difference whether we tell Cain the whole story or not, at this point. It is all a matter of whether he can stay quiet regarding Alaine's endeavors."

This post has been edited by Ryuga: Jul 3 2011, 10:07 AM

[Nicsp]

Adustio nodded his head as he heard what Mu said. "Mu brings up a fine point. If Cain has alredy figured out this much on his own, it just serves to show how much thought he has been putting into this, despite the alien thing." Adustio put his hand on his chin and started wandering around a bit. "Also...He seems very...Determined to satisfy his curiosity, not sure keeping something like that in check is a good idea."

Alaine interrupted briefly, her voice echoing from the sphere in the center of the room. "My brother's pretty hard headed, I'm not saying that he'd do something stupid if we decided not to tell him but...Well, he could do." Adustio tapped his fingers on his chin. "What would you prefer to do, Alaine?" Alaine's voice stuttered before she answered. "I...Honestly don't know. I don't want to lie to my brother and I don't think he would tell if I told him to keep the whole thing secret but...I see the point in what Aldous said, I don't want to risk my brother's health by telling him the truth."

[Ryuga]

"Well, let us weigh our options Alaine," replied Mu. "If Livor ever finds your brother, regardless if you tell him the whole truth or not, the knowledge he has now would reveal our return. Likewise, if your brother is prone to brag, than the effects will be the same, truth or not. I believe the question has become, 'what should your brother know?' to 'what can we do to prevent your brother from leaking this knowledge?'"

[Kratour]

Aaru gave a bit of a huff, annoyed at being ignored. "Well," she said, frowning slightly as she brought her arms up to cross lightly over her chest, "if it's that big of a deal why don't you just kill him, hm?" She waited for a second, rolling her eyes in part to pass the time, before continuing. "I mean, evidently you either kill or imprison siblings you can't trust right? Hmph. To keep things simple, we should just guess that Mu is right and the question really is what we should tell him. And if that is the case, I'm going to come right out and say that you should tell him everything- because he's your brother and you love him, and you should trust those you love. No matter what people say, and no matter what you think they might do."

[Nicsp]

Alaine panicked as soon as she heard the suggestion of killing her brother. "WHAT? NO! NO!" Adustio shook his hands desperatly. "Calm down, Aarutii was joking, I think. Though I guess that could be an-" "NO!" "Fine, fine."

Adustio poked his chin as he thought. "Usually I'd think it'd be best to keep the information secret, but considering how much he alredy figured out, I'll have to agree with Aarutii about telling him everything, I fear for what a curious child would be able to do to obtain answers."