Some dumb roleplay thread, I guess (Warning, it's not dumb)

[Digital Hazard]

Pit: "...That's fair enough, yeah. But it's okay. Merlin brought her here so it's totally fine, right?"

-even Pit had trouble believing his own words, solely because Merlin is very much taking Hades's spot when it comes to teasing him- :V
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Alear: "Not even a single friend?"
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Celica: "I can do that. Any pose you want me to take?"

Lucina: -nodded at that while... I assume EMIYA is cooking?-
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Byleth: "You mentioned being able to... bend things, right?"

Ana: "That makes it the more suspicious"
Oriko: "I'll admit I have a few reservations, however, I trust on the judgement of the ruling body of this place being okay with it"
Mary: "You're going to love it here!" :D
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Suzune: "...No, I didn't have any..."
Tart: Why are you lying? You told us before
Suzune: But they don't have to know
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Jeanne: "I'm fine with a neutral stance. But I would still like you smiling!"

-EMIYA is cooking-
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Fujino: "That's correct, it's what my Mystic Eyes of Distortion allow me to do. To twist and distort anything"

Ho ho ho! Thank you! I taught it to me myself and Susie taught me how to make it more menacing!

-I don't think I've even ever posted what Lancer's laugh sounds like here before, so here's a clip of it-

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You ain't seen nothing yet! We haven't even seen Gensokyo itself yet.
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Thankfully, all of them have been destroyed, their Sparks extinguished. Only two Cybertronians who were forced into aiding them facing the threat of termination otherwise were spared.
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-Since the fox Pokemon seem well fed and cheered up for now?-
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The true end of most good fairy tales!

Nanoha: "Really? I thought you were trying to make a Santa laugh..."
-Thanks-
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da Vinci: "Speeeeaking of~" -opens one of the doors-
Kazumi: "We're about to~!"
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Steeljaw: "Trust me when I say, this is an improvement over being with that crazed guy"
Scorponok: "That's fair"
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-Indeed, though doesn't means she can't visit later-
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Jack: "That's why there are so many good ones!"
-Andersen groans wherever he is-

-Okay, I'm actually surprised that she didn't get a Santa alt. sooner if it's her birthday-
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Star: "M-More reason? What the heck did we miss...?"
Marco: "I-It obviously can't be good news..."

Soul Gems exist in few dimensions beyond the ones the Incubators have visited, child. This dimension is a polar opposite to another. And accessing it was merely a test for accessing dimensions home to far more dangerous monsters...

-Following the Lich's answer, several more of these creatures walked or crawled out of the portal, growling at low volumes-

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// That itself reminds me of how little the game references BotW outside of interactions with the Champions and Link's previous visits to town. Maybe I'm overexaggerating, but I miss the Guardians and Divine Beasts damn it lmao

-Alphys sighs in relief, wiping sweat from her brow and forehead-
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Claptrap: "Who?"

// About 2 and a half years since she was added but only 4 months after getting the chance to show up in the main story proper. I'd say those numbers aren't bad. Especially when non-Fate characters typically DON'T get seasonal alts so the fact that she has a Santa alt at all is already exceptional.

Soren: "So deities and literal eldritch horrors can be Santa but not vampires? That hardly seems fair."

Lucina: "It's nice to see you carry the holiday spirit regardless."

Emblem Corrin: "Happy birthday, Phantasmoon. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait for your gifts. As a Santa, the other people should come first."
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Kanna: "They got Ruby so you're our only way back home to call for more support."

Epimenides: -as much as he's concerned for the Lich, he's very intrigued by these creatures-
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// I can respect them wanting a story without that old Sheikah tech, I think that's more than fair enough and helps Hyrule not feel samey. But erasing all traces of it as if it was never there wasn't the way. I feel like seeing broken remains of all that stuff laying where it once was would've gone a long way. Imagine using a now disabled shrine as shelter during a Gleeok fight. Or climbing a tower where the top half is now gone for a cool jumping point for gliding.

Riju: "Apology accepted. As long as she keeps my advice in mind, that is."
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Shez: "Chaldea didn't have me or the Ashen Demon back then. I'm sure just the two of us alone could be big problems for those Demon Lords."

//Also, this alt of her got released exactly in Christmas and yeah the whole plot of the event is that she's trying to be a Santa LOL

Arcueid: "Alright, will have to earn it first! And I see you also stopped the evildoer just now, thanks! Won't have to waste any energy~!"
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Iroha: "Please stay still..."
Tart: "They also can now become the Doppels that were mentioned by Iroha, as well as we have witnessed them having given Evil Nuts to turn others into fake Witches"

Ayase: "Oh my, that means some more could be hunted for our collection~ Nice~!"
Airi: -Very much disturbed by the creature's appearance- A mere test...
//So here's a fun fact from the Transformers fandom about Stranger Things: In an episode of the latter were many toys come to life, a toy of the character Ultra Magnus is amongst them, which is funny because the episode takes place in 1985, but that toy only came out in 1986
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//Alas, it wasn't meant to be...

Tamamo: "...I suppose I should..." -good, so they won't get in trouble with her...-
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Spadamon: "That overconfidence might end you some day"
Ophanimon: -Giggle- "She really sounds a lot like BeelStarmon"

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Susie: "Or being captured. Or the fate of least two entire worlds being at stake. But meh, we'll worry about that when adventure calls again."
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(Please tell me that they're not gonna ignore the sign's warning...)

-Sprig and Polly only appeared annoyed by the falling rocks, as Sprig sarcastically tells Polly "Well, end of the line, Polly. There's no way we can dodge a couple of li'l pebbles." This causes both of them to laugh mockingly and confidently again before carrying on and having Bessie continue down the trail...right up until one large boulder falls only a few yards away from them, landing with enough force to cause a small quake that makes Bessie and the fwagon bounce into the air a short distance. Sprig and Polly fall silent for a few seconds, wide-eyed with shock and understandably frightened. Sprig rather fearfully remarks "Well, that's a big rock..."...before looking up to see an entire avalanche's worth of giant boulders, also filled with amphibian skeletons, falling down towards them. Sprig, Polly and Bessie react accordingly-
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Fire, huh?! (Now this is something I actually have to worry about...) -Standing amidst the flames, taking care to avoid getting caught in any of them...At least while no other attacks are being launched-

-Papyrus is hit by some of the flames, but they're less damaging to him due to being a skeleton, so he tries to immediately counteract by launching waves of bones at Camill and Hinoka-

Ruby: "Yeah. Right now, you should focus on your homework."
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Weiss: "...They ignored the sign's warning."
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-they just try to fly around them-

-Hinoka's mount is very agile and fast so it's no issue but Camilla needed to break a few bones with her own weapons and magic to make it through-

Ana: "That makes it the more suspicious"
Oriko: "I'll admit I have a few reservations, however, I trust on the judgement of the ruling body of this place being okay with it"
Mary: "You're going to love it here!" :D
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Suzune: "...No, I didn't have any..."
Tart: Why are you lying? You told us before
Suzune: But they don't have to know
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Jeanne: "I'm fine with a neutral stance. But I would still like you smiling!"

-EMIYA is cooking-
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Fujino: "That's correct, it's what my Mystic Eyes of Distortion allow me to do. To twist and distort anything"

Pit: "Oh yeah, the more the merrier, right?"
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Alear: "So you were completely on your own, at the mercy of the world..."
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Celica:

Lucina: "And what are you making? Not that I could really taste it..."
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Byleth: "That's impressive. Can you also unbend them?"

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Nanoha: "Really? I thought you were trying to make a Santa laugh..."
-Thanks-
---
da Vinci: "Speeeeaking of~" -opens one of the doors-
Kazumi: "We're about to~!"
---
Steeljaw: "Trust me when I say, this is an improvement over being with that crazed guy"
Scorponok: "That's fair"
---
-Indeed, though doesn't means she can't visit later-
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Jack: "That's why there are so many good ones!"
-Andersen groans wherever he is-

Susie said the exact same thingt!
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-What does Gensokyo or the specific location they're at there look like?-
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-Anything's better than that omnicidal planet-eating monstrosity...-
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-Wanting to volunteer at Pokemon Center again?-
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(Well, emphasis on "most"...)

Claptrap: "Uh, is he alright?"
-Sigh- Someone probably mentioned a Disney adaptation of one of the books he authored again...

Ruby: "Yeah. Right now, you should focus on your homework."
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Weiss: "...They ignored the sign's warning."
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-they just try to fly around them-

-Hinoka's mount is very agile and fast so it's no issue but Camilla needed to break a few bones with her own weapons and magic to make it through-

Susie: "At least Noelle and Berdly have been studying with us..."
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(GET OUT OF THE CANYON, YOU TWO!)

-Sprig cracks the reins, causing Bessie to floor it and frantically try to steer around the boulders, narrowly dodging each one while she, Sprig and Polly scream in fear. Meanwhile, Anne and Hop Pop, still out cold, are being tossed around by the shaking fwagon. In an old-fashioned cartoon gag, this somehow eventually results in Anne landing perfectly in a chair at the wagon's dining table, a fork and a knife perfectly landing her hands, Hop Pop perfectly landing on a plate with lettuce on it and an apple in his mouth, and several vegetables falling neatly alongside him on the same platter, all to cartoony sound effects. Neither of them wake up from any of this-
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-Then, however, Papyrus mixes his strategy up, as he starts summoning waves of bones from the ceiling as well-

-Some of them also bob up and down at different intervals, meaning Hinoka and Camilla will either have to dodge them or attack them with more precise timing-

// About 2 and a half years since she was added but only 4 months after getting the chance to show up in the main story proper. I'd say those numbers aren't bad. Especially when non-Fate characters typically DON'T get seasonal alts so the fact that she has a Santa alt at all is already exceptional.

Soren: "So deities and literal eldritch horrors can be Santa but not vampires? That hardly seems fair."

Lucina: "It's nice to see you carry the holiday spirit regardless."

Emblem Corrin: "Happy birthday, Phantasmoon. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait for your gifts. As a Santa, the other people should come first."
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Kanna: "They got Ruby so you're our only way back home to call for more support."

Epimenides: -as much as he's concerned for the Lich, he's very intrigued by these creatures-
---
// I can respect them wanting a story without that old Sheikah tech, I think that's more than fair enough and helps Hyrule not feel samey. But erasing all traces of it as if it was never there wasn't the way. I feel like seeing broken remains of all that stuff laying where it once was would've gone a long way. Imagine using a now disabled shrine as shelter during a Gleeok fight. Or climbing a tower where the top half is now gone for a cool jumping point for gliding.

Riju: "Apology accepted. As long as she keeps my advice in mind, that is."
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Shez: "Chaldea didn't have me or the Ashen Demon back then. I'm sure just the two of us alone could be big problems for those Demon Lords."

//Also, this alt of her got released exactly in Christmas and yeah the whole plot of the evnt is that she's trying to be a Santa LOL

Arcueid: "Alright, will have to earn it first! And I see you also stopped the evildoer just now, thanks! Won't have to waste any energy~!"
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Iroha: "Please stay still..."
Tart: "They also can now become the Doppels that were mentioned by Iroha, as well as we have witnessed them having given Evil Nuts to turn others into fake Witches"

Ayase: "Oh my, that means some more could be hunted for our collection~ Nice~!"
Airi: -Very much disturbed by the creature's appearance- A mere test...
//So here's a fun fact from the Transformers fandom about Stranger Things: In an episode of the latter were many toys come to life, a toy of the character Ultra Magnus is amongst them, which is funny because the episode takes place in 1985, but that toy only came out in 1986
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//Alas, it wasn't meant to be...

Tamamo: "...I suppose I should..." -good, so they won't get in trouble with her...-
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Spadamon: "That overconfidence might end you some day"
Ophanimon: -Giggle- "She really sounds a lot like BeelStarmon"

// I wasn't sure if she was just recently released in-game or just recently making her debut here, either, but in hindsight, it also makes sense that few non-Fate series characters have gotten Santa alts at this point since most of the earlier ones are from Fate...

-Was that the only evildoer around?-
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-Star and Marco both try to stay still, hoping Iroha's healing spell works-
Marco: "They couldn't turn into Doppels before?"
Star: "They captured Magical Ruby?!

...Are we sure that's a bad thing?" -Honest question- :V

-The creatures all initially seem curious, while others are seemingly looking for food...But then without him even having to lift a finger, all of them walked towards The Lich-

// Stranger Things has made similar historical and continuity errors with Dungeons and Dragons characters. In it's defense, alternate history involving interdimensional monsters, psychics and another dimension entirely can be excused as having slight historical differences like those as well lol
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// All of that would've been a solid way to keep it and it's legacy around, imo. As it is, it's only implied that some of it remained to be reverse-engineered and reused by some of the Sheikah scientists (the Puirah Pad itself and the mechanical arms in the Skyview Towers, for example) and the only remaining Guardian shell is in Hataeno Village. It's a big waste of a plot point and a lame excuse to just remove it from the story, imo.

Lapis: "Knowing Tamamo? I'm sure she will!" (At least I hope so. The last thing anyone needs right now is more trouble...)
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Claptrap: "Again, WHO?!" -Referring to BeelStarmon-

 

[Digital Hazard]

Pit: "Oh yeah, the more the merrier, right?"
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Alear: "So you were completely on your own, at the mercy of the world..."
---
Celica:

Lucina: "And what are you making? Not that I could really taste it..."
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Byleth: "That's impressive. Can you also unbend them?"

Alice: "the more the merrier~!"
Oriko: So the other children are innocent...
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Suzune: "...I guess you could say so..."
Oriko: You won't tell them of your mother either?
Tart: I really think you should, even if little
Suzune: Can you four shut up?
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Jeanne: "Like that" -pulls out her sketchbook and pencils-

EMIYA: "Oh, this is a simple stew" -the ingredients don't look too simple-
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Fujino: "Hm, it's not something I've tried..."

Susie said the exact same thingt!
___

-What does Gensokyo or the specific location they're at there look like?-
___

-Anything's better than that omnicidal planet-eating monstrosity...-
___

-Wanting to volunteer at Pokemon Center again?-
___

(Well, emphasis on "most"...)

Claptrap: "Uh, is he alright?"
-Sigh- Someone probably mentioned a Disney adaptation of one of the books he authored again...

Nanoha: "Oh, is it a bad thing?"
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-Right now they're at a green forest-
Kazumi: "Pretty... Where are we?"
da Vinci: "Hm, according to the map Lady Yukari gave us, we're close to a lake where fairies live"
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-Sometimes they don't understand how he had willing minions to serve him like how Bludgeon wanted to be one-
Sideways: -Would sneeze if he wasn't a robot-
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-Wanting to volunteer at the Pokémon Center again Iroha is-
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Jack: "Hm, it was still a good read!"
Kiara: -Smug- Ah yes, the improved versions of those tales.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

//Also, this alt of her got released exactly in Christmas and yeah the whole plot of the evnt is that she's trying to be a Santa LOL

Arcueid: "Alright, will have to earn it first! And I see you also stopped the evildoer just now, thanks! Won't have to waste any energy~!"
---
Iroha: "Please stay still..."
Tart: "They also can now become the Doppels that were mentioned by Iroha, as well as we have witnessed them having given Evil Nuts to turn others into fake Witches"

Ayase: "Oh my, that means some more could be hunted for our collection~ Nice~!"
Airi: -Very much disturbed by the creature's appearance- A mere test...
//So here's a fun fact from the Transformers fandom about Stranger Things: In an episode of the latter were many toys come to life, a toy of the character Ultra Magnus is amongst them, which is funny because the episode takes place in 1985, but that toy only came out in 1986
---
//Alas, it wasn't meant to be...

Tamamo: "...I suppose I should..." -good, so they won't get in trouble with her...-
---
Spadamon: "That overconfidence might end you some day"
Ophanimon: -Giggle- "She really sounds a lot like BeelStarmon"

// I wasn't sure if she was just recently released in-game or just recently making her debut here, either, but in hindsight, it also makes sense that few non-Fate series characters have gotten Santa alts at this point since most of the earlier ones are from Fate...

-Was that the only evildoer around?-
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-Star and Marco both try to stay still, hoping Iroha's healing spell works-
Marco: "They couldn't turn into Doppels before?"
Star: "They captured Magical Ruby?!

...Are we sure that's a bad thing?" -Honest question- :V

-The creatures all initially seem curious, while others are seemingly looking for food...But then without him even having to lift a finger, all of them walked towards The Lich-

// Stranger Things has made similar historical and continuity errors with Dungeons and Dragons characters. In it's defense, alternate history involving interdimensional monsters, psychics and another dimension entirely can be excused as having slight historical differences like those as well lol
___

// All of that would've been a solid way to keep it and it's legacy around, imo. As it is, it's only implied that some of it remained to be reverse-engineered and reused by some of the Sheikah scientists (the Puirah Pad itself and the mechanical arms in the Skyview Towers, for example) and the only remaining Guardian shell is in Hataeno Village. It's a big waste of a plot point and a lame excuse to just remove it from the story, imo.

Lapis: "Knowing Tamamo? I'm sure she will!" (At least I hope so. The last thing anyone needs right now is more trouble...)
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Claptrap: "Again, WHO?!" -Referring to BeelStarmon-

Emblem Byleth: "I suppose we can resume our duties now. Any idea where the chicken that was stolen might be hidden?"
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Kanna: "Yeah, they did... We're gonna need some backup if we want to get it back."

Epimenides: They serve him, I see...
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// Every Zelda sequel is like this. It's just that all of the others have either the convenience of being in a completely different location (Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Phantom Hourglass), having a large enough time gap that it's reasonable that the original barely has any impact (A Link Between Worlds) or both of these at once (Spirit Tracks). Tears of the Kingdom is egregious because it had none of these excuses to justify the nonexistence of its predecessor but it's far from the only time the Zelda team failed to deliver on making a sequel feel like a sequel.

Riju: "In the meantime, make yourselves at home in the town... but not the actual palace. Even if you are friends of Link, I can't just let anyone and everyone live under my roof."
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Shez: "Trust me, I wouldn't be this confident if I wasn't keenly aware of just how crazy strong I am." "After all, a mercenary's career and their life ends as soon as they show they their ego get to them."

Alice: "the more the merrier~!"
Oriko: So the other children are innocent...
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Suzune: "...I guess you could say so..."
Oriko: You won't tell them of your mother either?
Tart: I really think you should, even if little
Suzune: Can you four shut up?
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Jeanne: "Like that" -pulls out her sketchbook and pencils-

EMIYA: "Oh, this is a simple stew" -the ingredients don't look too simple-
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Fujino: "Hm, it's not something I've tried..."

-Ana seems less trustworthy tho... deservedly so-
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Alear: "...I know what that's like too... to have nothing but yourself to rely on. One mistake and it's the end for you. It's... a heavy burden to carry alone."
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-and so they draw-

Lucina: "Not to different than what would be seen at Ylisse."
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Byleth: "When you think about it, it wouldn't be too different than bending in the opposite direction, right?"

-that... makes a lot of sense?-

Susie: "At least Noelle and Berdly have been studying with us..."
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(GET OUT OF THE CANYON, YOU TWO!)

-Sprig cracks the reins, causing Bessie to floor it and frantically try to steer around the boulders, narrowly dodging each one while she, Sprig and Polly scream in fear. Meanwhile, Anne and Hop Pop, still out cold, are being tossed around by the shaking fwagon. In an old-fashioned cartoon gag, this somehow eventually results in Anne landing perfectly in a chair at the wagon's dining table, a fork and a knife perfectly landing her hands, Hop Pop perfectly landing on a plate with lettuce on it and an apple in his mouth, and several vegetables falling neatly alongside him on the same platter, all to cartoony sound effects. Neither of them wake up from any of this-
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-Then, however, Papyrus mixes his strategy up, as he starts summoning waves of bones from the ceiling as well-

-Some of them also bob up and down at different intervals, meaning Hinoka and Camilla will either have to dodge them or attack them with more precise timing-

Ruby: "More friends could lead to better studies... or easier distractions."
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Weiss: "...Okay, that was good."
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-Camilla keeps trying to use sheer brute force-

-Hinoka actually starts to show off a bit by doing things like flips while dodging-

-the air truly is their domain and the best way to get an upper hand would be to get them on the ground-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Nanoha: "Oh, is it a bad thing?"
---
-Right now they're at a green forest-
Kazumi: "Pretty... Where are we?"
da Vinci: "Hm, according to the map Lady Yukari gave us, we're close to a lake where fairies live"
---
-Sometimes they don't understand how he had willing minions to serve him like how Bludgeon wanted to be one-
Sideways: -Would sneeze if he wasn't a robot-
---
-Wanting to volunteer at the Pokémon Center again Iroha is-
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Jack: "Hm, it was still a good read!"
Kiara: -Smug- Ah yes, the improved versions of those tales.

She gave me advice on how to laugh more menacingly and evily! I was just trying to copy my dad'ss laugh.

-There's probably emphasis on a "trying" in that sentence- :V
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Fairies, huh? They the trickster jerk kind or the helpful and friendly kind?
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-The reason is probably that they're bat**** insane?- :V
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-Will Atalanta ask her about how her day the Pokemon Center went?-
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A truly epic but wholesome tale! Thanks for the idea of reading it, Jack!

Ruby: "More friends could lead to better studies... or easier distractions."
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Weiss: "...Okay, that was good."
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-Camilla keeps trying to use sheer brute force-

-Hinoka actually starts to show off a bit by doing things like flips while dodging-

-the air truly is their domain and the best way to get an upper hand would be to get them on the ground-

Susie: "Like what? It's not like we're studying in the cafeteria where it'd be easy to start a food fight."

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(...What the...How the heck was that even possible?!) -Question marks are floating over her head-
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STILL NOT HITS LANDED? THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR MY FABLED BLUE ATTACK!

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Susie: "Like what? It's not like we're studying in the cafeteria where it'd be easy to start a food fight."

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(...What the...How the heck was that even possible?!) -Question marks are floating over her head-
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STILL NOT HITS LANDED? THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR MY FABLED BLUE ATTACK!

Ruby: "A food fight sounds fun, actually. I miss those."
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Weiss: "It isn't but sometimes, animators do unrealistic things for the sake of humor."
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-NYEH HEH HEH!-

-THEY ARE BLUE NOW-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Ruby: "A food fight sounds fun, actually. I miss those."
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Weiss: "It isn't but sometimes, animators do unrealistic things for the sake of humor."
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-NYEH HEH HEH!-

-THEY ARE BLUE NOW-

Susie: "As long as it doesn't get you banned from free food days."

-The last one food fight RWBY and JNPR had wasn't terribly long ago, but they did have to take the fight to Mewni since they thought it'd be rude to make a mess on the Bureau's ship as guests there-
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(Well, I guess it wouldn't be the first time this show's used an unrealistic joke, but still...)

-Sprig and Polly end up clinging onto each other out of fear for their lives, having lost control of Bessie at this point, but thankfully, their caring snail is smart enough even in a panic to dart straight out of the canyon, escaping it just in time for the pathway to be sealed off by several more falling boulders. After taking a few seconds to recollect themselves, Sprig unconvincingly tells both Polly and himself "Well, we obviously nailed that." before worriedly asking "But, uh, should we stop...?" Polly just as nervously and unconvincingly answers "Pshaw! No way! That all you got, night driving...?" With that, Sprig cracks Bessie's reins again, half-heartedly and even fearfully saying "Then, away we go..." before they set off again. While Bessie is holding up fine, it's clear that Sprig and Polly are struggling to not be scared out of their wits at this point-

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-THAT'S HIS ATTACK!-

-With that said, are Hinoka and Camilla initially shocked when they see a wave of seemingly unavoidable blue-colored bones being launched in their direction?-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Susie: "As long as it doesn't get you banned from free food days."

-The last one food fight RWBY and JNPR had wasn't terribly long ago, but they did have to take the fight to Mewni since they thought it'd be rude to make a mess on the Bureau's ship as guests there-
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(Well, I guess it wouldn't be the first time this show's used an unrealistic joke, but still...)

-Sprig and Polly end up clinging onto each other out of fear for their lives, having lost control of Bessie at this point, but thankfully, their caring snail is smart enough even in a panic to dart straight out of the canyon, escaping it just in time for the pathway to be sealed off by several more falling boulders. After taking a few seconds to recollect themselves, Sprig unconvincingly tells both Polly and himself "Well, we obviously nailed that." before worriedly asking "But, uh, should we stop...?" Polly just as nervously and unconvincingly answers "Pshaw! No way! That all you got, night driving...?" With that, Sprig cracks Bessie's reins again, half-heartedly and even fearfully saying "Then, away we go..." before they set off again. While Bessie is holding up fine, it's clear that Sprig and Polly are struggling to not be scared out of their wits at this point-

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-THAT'S HIS ATTACK!-

-With that said, are Hinoka and Camilla initially shocked when they see a wave of seemingly unavoidable blue-colored bones being launched in their direction?-

-and were mature enough to work on cleaning up the whole place after-
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Weiss: "Oh dear... they're regretting their choice right now..."
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-they tried to dodge it but it was impossible-

-they were more shocked at how it did no damage-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

-and were mature enough to work on cleaning up the whole place after-
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Weiss: "Oh dear... they're regretting their choice right now..."
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-they tried to dodge it but it was impossible-

-they were more shocked at how it did no damage-

-Goes to show that they've grown a lot as people since the early days of Beacon-
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(I know they wanted to get home, but driving on an unfamiliar trail at night in a place full of giant creatures wasn't the right decision...)

-The road for now seems to be less dangerous, but also more creepy, as Sprig, Polly and Bessie pass by a small vulture with glowing orange eyes in a tree that makes a bird call that sounds like the word "Murder!", four separate pairs of glowing yellow eyes in the hollow of a tree that turn out to all belong to one beetle, with four separated pairs of eyes, four heads, and at least two pairs of mandibles on opposite sides, and a anaconda-sized, spike-covered, almost draconic snake, also with glowing yellow eyes, devouring a panicking mouse-
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-Did his attack...fail? Was the spell not cast properly? Is it just supposed to be a distraction from a real attack?-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-Goes to show that they've grown a lot as people since the early days of Beacon-
___

(I know they wanted to get home, but driving on an unfamiliar trail at night in a place full of giant creatures wasn't the right decision...)

-The road for now seems to be less dangerous, but also more creepy, as Sprig, Polly and Bessie pass by a small vulture with glowing orange eyes in a tree that makes a bird call that sounds like the word "Murder!", four separate pairs of glowing yellow eyes in the hollow of a tree that turn out to all belong to one beetle, with four separated pairs of eyes, four heads, and at least two pairs of mandibles on opposite sides, and a anaconda-sized, spike-covered, almost draconic snake, also with glowing yellow eyes, devouring a panicking mouse-
___

-Did his attack...fail? Was the spell not cast properly? Is it just supposed to be a distraction from a real attack?-

-they're also adults now :V-
---
Weiss: "...It really wasn't..."
---
Camilla: "What did you do to us?"

 

[Digital Hazard]

// I wasn't sure if she was just recently released in-game or just recently making her debut here, either, but in hindsight, it also makes sense that few non-Fate series characters have gotten Santa alts at this point since most of the earlier ones are from Fate...

-Was that the only evildoer around?-
___

-Star and Marco both try to stay still, hoping Iroha's healing spell works-
Marco: "They couldn't turn into Doppels before?"
Star: "They captured Magical Ruby?!

...Are we sure that's a bad thing?" -Honest question- :V

-The creatures all initially seem curious, while others are seemingly looking for food...But then without him even having to lift a finger, all of them walked towards The Lich-

// Stranger Things has made similar historical and continuity errors with Dungeons and Dragons characters. In it's defense, alternate history involving interdimensional monsters, psychics and another dimension entirely can be excused as having slight historical differences like those as well lol
___

// All of that would've been a solid way to keep it and it's legacy around, imo. As it is, it's only implied that some of it remained to be reverse-engineered and reused by some of the Sheikah scientists (the Puirah Pad itself and the mechanical arms in the Skyview Towers, for example) and the only remaining Guardian shell is in Hataeno Village. It's a big waste of a plot point and a lame excuse to just remove it from the story, imo.

Lapis: "Knowing Tamamo? I'm sure she will!" (At least I hope so. The last thing anyone needs right now is more trouble...)
___

Claptrap: "Again, WHO?!" -Referring to BeelStarmon-

Emblem Byleth: "I suppose we can resume our duties now. Any idea where the chicken that was stolen might be hidden?"
---
Kanna: "Yeah, they did... We're gonna need some backup if we want to get it back."

Epimenides: They serve him, I see...
---
// Every Zelda sequel is like this. It's just that all of the others have either the convenience of being in a completely different location (Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Phantom Hourglass), having a large enough time gap that it's reasonable that the original barely has any impact (A Link Between Worlds) or both of these at once (Spirit Tracks). Tears of the Kingdom is egregious because it had none of these excuses to justify the nonexistence of its predecessor but it's far from the only time the Zelda team failed to deliver on making a sequel feel like a sequel.

Riju: "In the meantime, make yourselves at home in the town... but not the actual palace. Even if you are friends of Link, I can't just let anyone and everyone live under my roof."
---
Shez: "Trust me, I wouldn't be this confident if I wasn't keenly aware of just how crazy strong I am." "After all, a mercenary's career and their life ends as soon as they show they their ego get to them."

//Moreso considering last Christmas was on wednesday, and wednesdays are when FGO has updates with new stuff

Arcueid: "Oh, about that... I was hoping the roasted fish there would tell me"
---
Illya: "I understand she's... Unlikable... By a lot... But she's my source of Kaleidoscope magic!"
Kazumi: "Kaleidoscope?"
Illya: "It's the magic to look into and travel to other worlds, no normal human should be able to handle it..."
Oriko: "But those five and their allies aren't normal"

Ayase: "Hm... Those creatures look frightening, maybe they'll scare those other girls"
Airi: What's your deal? ren't you afraid of this whole situation?
Ayase: My sister and I just want Soul Gems, that's all.
Lapin: -Sees Corbeau was healed- "Phew, thank goodness~!" -hugged her younger sister- "Hey, how are you doing?"
Corbeau: "...In love~"
//Yeah, that is acceptable LOL
---
da Vinci: "No worries your majesty, we'll be on our way soon! By the way, congrats for the town with so many beautiful women~!"
---
Spadamon: "Of course your kind would act like that if-"
Ophanimon: "Now, now, spadamon, focus on the important matter at hand. Plus, you already told BeelStarmon that more than once" -Spadamon scoffed, and at that point, she was purposefully feigning ignorance to Claptrap to tease-

-Ana seems less trustworthy tho... deservedly so-
---
Alear: "...I know what that's like too... to have nothing but yourself to rely on. One mistake and it's the end for you. It's... a heavy burden to carry alone."
---
-and so they draw-

Lucina: "Not to different than what would be seen at Ylisse."
---
Byleth: "When you think about it, it wouldn't be too different than bending in the opposite direction, right?"

-that... makes a lot of sense?-

Oriko: "I understand why the child would still have her doubts. Even so, I do promise to not be of any trouble"
Ana: "...Alright, because I assume Mommy approved. But I'll watch you"
---
Suzune: "...I guess..." At least she hasn't heard I killed other magical girls before
---
-Indeed, Jeanne doing her best to capture Celica's image on pencils and then markers-

EMIYA: "I suppose in the end it's an universal dish that's easy to prepare"
---
Fujino: "That's logical, I just haven't been seen myself in a situation that would merit testing that"

She gave me advice on how to laugh more menacingly and evily! I was just trying to copy my dad'ss laugh.

-There's probably emphasis on a "trying" in that sentence- :V
___

Fairies, huh? They the trickster jerk kind or the helpful and friendly kind?
___

-The reason is probably that they're bat**** insane?- :V
___

-Will Atalanta ask her about how her day the Pokemon Center went?-
___

A truly epic but wholesome tale! Thanks for the idea of reading it, Jack!

Fate: "...He laughed just like that holiday figure, then?"
---
da Vinci: "The former kind, but she said they are pretty weak too, so we may proceed without worry"
Kazumi: "The water looks so clean... Ah, there's even frogs!" -then a fairy froze a frog- "...Ah"
---
-Bludgeon, Tarantulas and Mohawk sure were, and Airachnid too but on a different way-
---
Atalanta: "How did you feel?"
Iroha: "It was really good in the end"
---
Jack: "You're very welcome!" "Hmmm, now what do we do?"

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Oriko: "I understand why the child would still have her doubts. Even so, I do promise to not be of any trouble"
Ana: "...Alright, because I assume Mommy approved. But I'll watch you"
---
Suzune: "...I guess..." At least she hasn't heard I killed other magical girls before
---
-Indeed, Jeanne doing her best to capture Celica's image on pencils and then markers-

EMIYA: "I suppose in the end it's an universal dish that's easy to prepare"
---
Fujino: "That's logical, I just haven't been seen myself in a situation that would merit testing that"

-she better not take from the cookie jar!-
---
Alear: "Are you sure this is the life you want to live? A life where you have to carry all the burdens? One where you have no one to confide to so all your feelings will stay bottled in? One where if you're in trouble, no one will help you and you'll be left to die? Just one mistake is all it would take for everything to fall apart, Suzune..."

-Alear's tone seems less and less emotive as she went on, as if opening old wounds just to bring a point-

-it's bad enough that Veyle went to hug her-
---
-awwwwwww-

Lucina: "And sometimes, it's all you need. I... didn't really get to have much of that in my time, so knowing I can't have it here due to being an Emblem... Fate gives us a cruel hand, sometimes."
---
Byleth: "That is also fair enough, I suppose."

-how Homura at this talk?-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Fate: "...He laughed just like that holiday figure, then?"
---
da Vinci: "The former kind, but she said they are pretty weak too, so we may proceed without worry"
Kazumi: "The water looks so clean... Ah, there's even frogs!" -then a fairy froze a frog- "...Ah"
---
-Bludgeon, Tarantulas and Mohawk sure were, and Airachnid too but on a different way-
---
Atalanta: "How did you feel?"
Iroha: "It was really good in the end"
---
Jack: "You're very welcome!" "Hmmm, now what do we do?"

Oh, not really! At least I think...Does Santa Claus have a really ultra deep and slow scary laugh?

-All of the young Pokemon except for Squirtle were a bit unnerved hearing that-
___

Damn it, I should've brought a flyswatter or fairy spray...
___

-Her case was more like Starscream's, if anything...-
___

-She helped the Pokemon she spoke with out more than she realized...-
___

Hmm...I'm hungry! Do any of you want a snack?

(Jack and Semiramis technically don't need to eat, but I suppose I'm a bit hungry!)

-they're also adults now :V-
---
Weiss: "...It really wasn't..."
---
Camilla: "What did you do to us?"

-Responsibility and maturity are things they learned and bettered about themselves along the way- :V
___

(This place isn't just dangerous, it's seriously creepy, too....)

-Polly even asks "Could this place get any creepier?" then squints and holds her flipper over her eye and she notices someone, pointing it out to Sprig by asking "Wait, who's that...?" Just when it seems like things can't get any more eerie, Sprig and Polly both notice that they're about to pass by...this hitchhiker:

___

Already figured out it still has an effect, huh? Just you wait one second!

-A few seconds later, Camilla and Hinoka's respective amounts both start glowing blue, and instantly fall to the ground, where smaller femur bones are now heading theri way-

Emblem Byleth: "I suppose we can resume our duties now. Any idea where the chicken that was stolen might be hidden?"
---
Kanna: "Yeah, they did... We're gonna need some backup if we want to get it back."

Epimenides: They serve him, I see...
---
// Every Zelda sequel is like this. It's just that all of the others have either the convenience of being in a completely different location (Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Phantom Hourglass), having a large enough time gap that it's reasonable that the original barely has any impact (A Link Between Worlds) or both of these at once (Spirit Tracks). Tears of the Kingdom is egregious because it had none of these excuses to justify the nonexistence of its predecessor but it's far from the only time the Zelda team failed to deliver on making a sequel feel like a sequel.

Riju: "In the meantime, make yourselves at home in the town... but not the actual palace. Even if you are friends of Link, I can't just let anyone and everyone live under my roof."
---
Shez: "Trust me, I wouldn't be this confident if I wasn't keenly aware of just how crazy strong I am." "After all, a mercenary's career and their life ends as soon as they show they their ego get to them."

//Moreso considering last Christmas was on wednesday, and wednesdays are when FGO has updates with new stuff

Arcueid: "Oh, about that... I was hoping the roasted fish there would tell me"
---
Illya: "I understand she's... Unlikable... By a lot... But she's my source of Kaleidoscope magic!"
Kazumi: "Kaleidoscope?"
Illya: "It's the magic to look into and travel to other worlds, no normal human should be able to handle it..."
Oriko: "But those five and their allies aren't normal"

Ayase: "Hm... Those creatures look frightening, maybe they'll scare those other girls"
Airi: What's your deal? ren't you afraid of this whole situation?
Ayase: My sister and I just want Soul Gems, that's all.
Lapin: -Sees Corbeau was healed- "Phew, thank goodness~!" -hugged her younger sister- "Hey, how are you doing?"
Corbeau: "...In love~"
//Yeah, that is acceptable LOL
---
da Vinci: "No worries your majesty, we'll be on our way soon! By the way, congrats for thw town with so many beautiful women~!"
---
Spadamon: "Of course your kind would act like that if-"
Ophanimon: "Now, now, spadamon, focus on the important matter at hand. Plus, you already told BeelStarmon that more than once" -Spadamon scoffed, and at that point, she was purposefully feigning ignorance to Claptrap to tease-

// Then at least the timing makes sense, I think?

-So Samon's not dead, at least- :V
___

Star: "...Ugh, that's a fair point..."
Dipper; "They also made a point to capture her without directly touching her...Could they actually wield any of her powers without making a contract with her?"

These creatures are but mere foot soldiers compared to the likes of many other great monsters across the universe. But for lifeforms such as those inhabiting this planet, they remain a force to be reckoned with.

-The Lich didn't seem to originate from that particular greyed out dimension, so that makes the fact that they seemingly just instantly pledged allegiance to him rather odd...-

// Historically accurate or not, though,I've always thought it was cool just how many 80s and 70s things get referenced in Stranger Things.
___

..da Vinci, males are seldom born to the Gerudo... -Didn't specify the exact circumstances of how since it might bring up bad memories of Ganondorf-
___

Claptrap: "HEY! DOES ANYONE EVEN HEAR ME UP HERE?! THIS GLASS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SOUNDPROOF!"

-Alphys is starting to get a bit angry at Spadmon, but not enough to cancel out her fear of the other Royal Knights getting or keeping negative opinions of them and the potential resulting consequences-

 

[Digital Hazard]

-she better not take from the cookie jar!-
---
Alear: "Are you sure this is the life you want to live? A life where you have to carry all the burdens? One where you have no one to confide to so all your feelings will stay bottled in? One where if you're in trouble, no one will help you and you'll be left to die? Just one mistake is all it would take for everything to fall apart, Suzune..."

-Alear's tone seems less and less emotive as she went on, as if opening old wounds just to bring a point-

-it's bad enough that Veyle went to hug her-
---
-awwwwwww-

Lucina: "And sometimes, it's all you need. I... didn't really get to have much of that in my time, so knowing I can't have it here due to being an Emblem... Fate gives us a cruel hand, sometimes."
---
Byleth: "That is also fair enough, I suppose."

-how Homura at this talk?-

-Indeed, so far she settles in, to Liz's annoyance-
Oriko: "I see this living space is a little... Hmmm..."
Merlin: "Crowded?"
Oriko: "Perhaps"
---
Suzune: "...I-I'm sorry, it's just...This is what I chose to live as, and-" -then the hug- ".........." I'm the worst...
---
-Indeed, they're becoming great friends quickly-

EMIYA: "I see. In a way. I used to travel elsewhere back in life, you pick up a lot of recipes here and there, but most times you ought with what's just needed to survive"
---
Fujino: "Maybe another time..."
-So far observing how Sensei interacts with others-

Oh, not really! At least I think...Does Santa Claus have a really ultra deep and slow scary laugh?

-All of the young Pokemon except for Squirtle were a bit unnerved hearing that-
___

Damn it, I should've brought a flyswatter or fairy spray...
___

-Her case was more like Starscream's, if anything...-
___

-She helped the Pokemon she spoke with out more than she realized...-
___

Hmm...I'm hungry! Do any of you want a snack?

(Jack and Semiramis technically don't need to eat, but I suppose I'm a bit hungry!)

Hayate: "Not really, it's usually more jolly!"
---
da Vinci: "I guess in no world they aren't troublesome"
-In fact various fae were peeking at them from bushes and trees-
-All of them had childlike appearances... But so, so many had mischievous grins-
Kazumi: "Uuuuuuh..."
---
-And if there's someone who maybe had a worse reputation than him, that was Airachnid-
---
Iroha: "...I would like to see them again"
Atalanta: "No one is stopping you"
---
Jack: "Could still eat something..."

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Hayate: "Not really, it's usually more jolly!"
---
da Vinci: "I guess in no world they aren't troublesome"
-In fact various fae were peeking at them from bushes and trees-
-All of them had childlike appearances... But so, so many had mischievous grins-
Kazumi: "Uuuuuuh..."
---
-And if there's someone who maybe had a worse reputation than him, that was Airachnid-
---
Iroha: "...I would like to see them again"
Atalanta: "No one is stopping you"
---
Jack: "Could still eat something..."

Oh, that explains it! Dad was...rarely jolly...
___

-Undyne shoots them a glare, but figures that's probably not enough to scare the fairies off-

-So she looks around the lake for any swarms of flies that the frogs are trying to eat-
___

-And unlike him, her Spark seemingly didn't survive...-
___

-In fact the Zorua is still following her around with a cute curious expression-
___

Then perhaps we can visit the diner or bakery! Or ask Ralsei to make us something!

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

//Moreso considering last Christmas was on wednesday, and wednesdays are when FGO has updates with new stuff

Arcueid: "Oh, about that... I was hoping the roasted fish there would tell me"
---
Illya: "I understand she's... Unlikable... By a lot... But she's my source of Kaleidoscope magic!"
Kazumi: "Kaleidoscope?"
Illya: "It's the magic to look into and travel to other worlds, no normal human should be able to handle it..."
Oriko: "But those five and their allies aren't normal"

Ayase: "Hm... Those creatures look frightening, maybe they'll scare those other girls"
Airi: What's your deal? ren't you afraid of this whole situation?
Ayase: My sister and I just want Soul Gems, that's all.
Lapin: -Sees Corbeau was healed- "Phew, thank goodness~!" -hugged her younger sister- "Hey, how are you doing?"
Corbeau: "...In love~"
//Yeah, that is acceptable LOL
---
da Vinci: "No worries your majesty, we'll be on our way soon! By the way, congrats for thw town with so many beautiful women~!"
---
Spadamon: "Of course your kind would act like that if-"
Ophanimon: "Now, now, spadamon, focus on the important matter at hand. Plus, you already told BeelStarmon that more than once" -Spadamon scoffed, and at that point, she was purposefully feigning ignorance to Claptrap to tease-

// Then at least the timing makes sense, I think?

-So Samon's not dead, at least- :V
___

Star: "...Ugh, that's a fair point..."
Dipper; "They also made a point to capture her without directly touching her...Could they actually wield any of her powers without making a contract with her?"

These creatures are but mere foot soldiers compared to the likes of many other great monsters across the universe. But for lifeforms such as those inhabiting this planet, they remain a force to be reckoned with.

-The Lich didn't seem to originate from that particular greyed out dimension, so that makes the fact that they seemingly just instantly pledged allegiance to him rather odd...-

// Historically accurate or not, though,I've always thought it was cool just how many 80s and 70s things get referenced in Stranger Things.
___

..da Vinci, males are seldom born to the Gerudo... -Didn't specify the exact circumstances of how since it might bring up bad memories of Ganondorf-
___

Claptrap: "HEY! DOES ANYONE EVEN HEAR ME UP HERE?! THIS GLASS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SOUNDPROOF!"

-Alphys is starting to get a bit angry at Spadmon, but not enough to cancel out her fear of the other Royal Knights getting or keeping negative opinions of them and the potential resulting consequences-

Camilla: "I suppose we could interrogate him."
---
Kanna: "That would be terrifying if they could...?"

-poor Wolf lmao-
---
Riju: "It's alright. I appreciate the compliment."
---
Shez: "What about our kind?"

-Responsibility and maturity are things they learned and bettered about themselves along the way- :V
___

-Polly even asks "Could this place get any creepier?" then squints and holds her flipper over her eye and she notices someone, pointing it out to Sprig by asking "Wait, who's that...?" Just when it seems like things can't get any more eerie, Sprig and Polly both notice that they're about to pass by...this hitchhiker:
___

Already figured out it still has an effect, huh? Just you wait one second!

-A few seconds later, Camilla and Hinoka's respective amounts both start glowing blue, and instantly fall to the ground, where smaller femur bones are now heading theri way-

-very much so-
---
Weiss: "Seems it can..."
---
Hinoka: "Wait, what the hell? Why can't they fly?!"

-Indeed, so far she settles in, to Liz's annoyance-
Oriko: "I see this living space is a little... Hmmm..."
Merlin: "Crowded?"
Oriko: "Perhaps"
---
Suzune: "...I-I'm sorry, it's just...This is what I chose to live as, and-" -then the hug- ".........." I'm the worst...
---
-Indeed, they're becoming great friends quickly-

EMIYA: "I see. In a way. I used to travel elsewhere back in life, you pick up a lot of recipes here and there, but most times you ought with what's just needed to survive"
---
Fujino: "Maybe another time..."
-So far observing how Sensei interacts with others-

Pit: "It's totally fine. We make it work."
---
Alear: "You chose to live like this? Willingly? That... makes it worse, honestly... but that also means you have the option to change."
---
-good for they-

Lucina: "Yes, that's more or less how I lived too."
---
Byleth: "I'm sure you can do it."

-the fact that she immediately thought of reverse bending with a logical explanation was certainly something, right?-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

-very much so-
---
Weiss: "Seems it can..."
---
Hinoka: "Wait, what the hell? Why can't they fly?!"

-In contrast, it logically seems like the middle school/early high school years Delta Warriors still have a lot to learn-
___

-Polly worriedly asks Sprig "Huh. Hitchhiker. What's, uh, our policy on those...?" Also nervous, Sprig answers "Just play it cool. Maybe he's friendly!" He then nervously tries talking to him, singing "Hey there, mister!" Like that hat! Anything we can...help you with today?"-

-The canera then zooms in on the hitchhiker...before a flash from a lightning strike reveals that his free hand is actually a large rusty hook-
___

THEY'RE BLUE NOW! THAT'S MY ATTACK! NYEH HEH HEH!

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-In contrast, it logically seems like the middle school/early high school years Delta Warriors still have a lot to learn-
___

-Polly worriedly asks Sprig "Huh. Hitchhiker. What's, uh, our policy on those...?" Also nervous, Sprig answers "Just play it cool. Maybe he's friendly!" He then nervously tries talking to him, singing "Hey there, mister!" Like that hat! Anything we can...help you with today?"-

-The canera then zooms in on the hitchhiker...before a flash from a lightning strike reveals that his free hand is actually a large rusty hook-
___

THEY'RE BLUE NOW! THAT'S MY ATTACK! NYEH HEH HEH!

-and maybe they can learn from Ruby and her team?-
---
Weiss: "Go away!"
---
Hinoka: "...They're grounded. We can't fly anymore..."

 

[KingofPhantoms]

-and maybe they can learn from Ruby and her team?-
---
Weiss: "Go away!"
---
Hinoka: "...They're grounded. We can't fly anymore..."

-Along with likely a few others who ventured in the Dark World...Except for the Gokaigers, Susie will just hang out with them as an excuse to pull pranks or steal food from enemies- :V
___

(Th-That's got to be a bad sign!)

-As if the hook hand wasn't menacing enough, a second lightning strike reveals the hitchhiker's face, and a third reveals his full appearance-

___

 

[Digital Hazard]

// Then at least the timing makes sense, I think?

-So Samon's not dead, at least- :V
___

Star: "...Ugh, that's a fair point..."
Dipper; "They also made a point to capture her without directly touching her...Could they actually wield any of her powers without making a contract with her?"

These creatures are but mere foot soldiers compared to the likes of many other great monsters across the universe. But for lifeforms such as those inhabiting this planet, they remain a force to be reckoned with.

-The Lich didn't seem to originate from that particular greyed out dimension, so that makes the fact that they seemingly just instantly pledged allegiance to him rather odd...-

// Historically accurate or not, though,I've always thought it was cool just how many 80s and 70s things get referenced in Stranger Things.
___

..da Vinci, males are seldom born to the Gerudo... -Didn't specify the exact circumstances of how since it might bring up bad memories of Ganondorf-
___

Claptrap: "HEY! DOES ANYONE EVEN HEAR ME UP HERE?! THIS GLASS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SOUNDPROOF!"

-Alphys is starting to get a bit angry at Spadmon, but not enough to cancel out her fear of the other Royal Knights getting or keeping negative opinions of them and the potential resulting consequences-

Camilla: "I suppose we could interrogate him."
---
Kanna: "That would be terrifying if they could...?"

-poor Wolf lmao-
---
Riju: "It's alright. I appreciate the compliment."
---
Shez: "What about our kind?"

//Yeah :V
-He's only mostly dead, so on to get answers!-
---
Illya: "Um, I don't know... Ruby is always the one that must agree to the contract... Or better said forces and manipulates others into doing it"

Ayase: "So long they don't touch my collection, they're free to do as they want!"
Airi: Crap, this is why I wanted to end the Pleiades there and then! Why did more have to interfere?!
Lapin: "Oh woah~! And what will you do about it?"
Corbeau: "Hmmmm, I have a few ideas~" -none of them are particularly nice-
//Fair enough, funnily enough last year they released a collaborative figure between Transformers and Stranger Things
---
da Vinci: "That doesn't changes my compliment"
---
Ophanimon: "Soory, he's a stickler, as you can see. Some of my friends tend to face it, like BeelStarmon and BanchoLillymon"

Oh, that explains it! Dad was...rarely jolly...
___

-Undyne shoots them a glare, but figures that's probably not enough to scare the fairies off-

-So she looks around the lake for any swarms of flies that the frogs are trying to eat-
___

-And unlike him, her Spark seemingly didn't survive...-
___

-In fact the Zorua is still following her around with a cute curious expression-
___

Then perhaps we can visit the diner or bakery! Or ask Ralsei to make us something!

Fate: "...I am sorry" -relates to having an abusive parent-
---
-It scared some of them-
Kazumi: "Um, we just are trying to pass by..."
-One frog tried to eat some... And got frozen by a fairy's magic too-
---
-Indeed-
-Soon it will be time they get on flight-
---
Iroha: "..." -looks down- "Hey, little one..."
---
Jack: "...Bakery?" :D

Pit: "It's totally fine. We make it work."
---
Alear: "You chose to live like this? Willingly? That... makes it worse, honestly... but that also means you have the option to change."
---
-good for they-

Lucina: "Yes, that's more or less how I lived too."
---
Byleth: "I'm sure you can do it."

-the fact that she immediately thought of reverse bending with a logical explanation was certainly something, right?-

Oriko: "Very well..."
Alice: "You said you're a magical girl, right? Can you transform?"
Oriko: "I do"
---
Suzune: "...I don't know that..."
Tart: "Aw, you can! After all, here you have a possible home like us"
---
-Indeed, in soon enough, Jeanne had finished her first sketch!-

EMIYA: "I can imagine. Admittedly, I'm not making this one too simplistic, I'm just on a busy schedule"
---
-Indeed, seems she really knows how others can use their abilities!-
Fujino: "I will attempt next time I must go practice. I am an Archer, by the way"
Homura: "...You have no bow..."

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-Along with likely a few others who ventured in the Dark World...Except for the Gokaigers, Susie will just hang out with them as an excuse to pull pranks or steal food from enemies- :V
___

(Th-That's got to be a bad sign!)

-As if the hook hand wasn't menacing enough, a second lightning strike reveals the hitchhiker's face, and a third reveals his full appearance-
___

-oh Susie lmao-
---
Weiss: "It truly is."
---
-ARROW SHOTS FROM HINOKA-

Oriko: "Very well..."
Alice: "You said you're a magical girl, right? Can you transform?"
Oriko: "I do"
---
Suzune: "...I don't know that..."
Tart: "Aw, you can! After all, here you have a possible home like us"
---
-Indeed, in soon enough, Jeanne had finished her first sketch!-

EMIYA: "I can imagine. Admittedly, I'm not making this one too simplistic, I'm just on a busy schedule"
---
-Indeed, seems she really knows how others can use their abilities!-
Fujino: "I will attempt next time I must go practice. I am an Archer, by the way"
Homura: "...You have no bow..."

Pit: "Can you show us?"
---
Alear: "You can always make the choice."
---
-how is it?-

Lucina: "As I've seen..."
---
Byleth: "You bend what you see. It's like a projectile..."

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Fate: "...I am sorry" -relates to having an abusive parent-
---
-It scared some of them-
Kazumi: "Um, we just are trying to pass by..."
-One frog tried to eat some... And got frozen by a fairy's magic too-
---
-Indeed-
-Soon it will be time they get on flight-
---
Iroha: "..." -looks down- "Hey, little one..."
---
Jack: "...Bakery?" :D

I-It's okay, I still have Charlotte and Lesser Dad Rouxls...
___

-Undyne then formed several spears out of water using hydrokinesis, then fired all of them at every fly in the storm, hitting each of them precisely and pinning them to a tree-

-The flies she hit are presumably even smaller than the fairies themselves, so Undyne's message to the fairies should be clear- :V
___

-And return to Decepticon Headquarters?-
___

Zorua: "(H-Hi...Are you leaving, Iroha?)"
___

Yeah! Run by Malius and I! -I forget if they were there earlier or not-

-oh Susie lmao-
---
Weiss: "It truly is."
---
-ARROW SHOTS FROM HINOKA-

-But yeah, they could definitely learn more about standard hero work and more responsibilities from RWBY and JNPR-
___

(A-AND SO DOES THAT! Get out of here, you two!)

-Sprig and Polly immediately scream in terror as the latter tells Sprig to floor, who doesn't remotely hesitate to do so and crack Bessie's reins strong enough to tell her to drive past the hitchhiker as fast as possible. The hitchhiker's expression doesn't change once during the entire seen, not even after Bessie speeds past him and he turns his head slightly to watch them drive off-
___

-Which Papyrus blocks with more waves of bones, which continued moving to Hinoka after deflecting the arrows-

-Once again, the bones emerge from the floor and ceiling alike and bob up and down-

Camilla: "I suppose we could interrogate him."
---
Kanna: "That would be terrifying if they could...?"

-poor Wolf lmao-
---
Riju: "It's alright. I appreciate the compliment."
---
Shez: "What about our kind?"

//Yeah :V
-He's only mostly dead, so on to get answers!-
---
Illya: "Um, I don't know... Ruby is always the one that must agree to the contract... Or better said forces and manipulates others into doing it"

Ayase: "So long they don't touch my collection, they're free to do as they want!"
Airi: Crap, this is why I wanted to end the Pleiades there and then! Why did more have to interfere?!
Lapin: "Oh woah~! And what will you do about it?"
Corbeau: "Hmmmm, I have a few ideas~" -none of them are particularly nice-
//Fair enough, funnily enough last year they released a collaborative figure between Transformers and Stranger Things
---
da Vinci: "That doesn't changes my compliment"
---
Ophanimon: "Soory, he's a stickler, as you can see. Some of my friends tend to face it, like BeelStarmon and BanchoLillymon"

-What's his motive for trying to ruin Christmas, anyway?-
___

Pacifica: "Your wand sounds completely insane..."

-Wolf might need some backup, here- :V

What is the status of any of your other enemies who currently set food in this cursed town?

// I think I remember that, you mentioned it after I had a Demogorgon show up among the Specimen's in GL Labs IIRC.
___

W-Well, I guess that's a fair point...
___

-Claptrap just says "SIGH" and gives up, too frustrated by being completely ignored to care about asking Ophanimon and Spadamon questions anymore-

-Shez still offended?-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

//Yeah :V
-He's only mostly dead, so on to get answers!-
---
Illya: "Um, I don't know... Ruby is always the one that must agree to the contract... Or better said forces and manipulates others into doing it"

Ayase: "So long they don't touch my collection, they're free to do as they want!"
Airi: Crap, this is why I wanted to end the Pleiades there and then! Why did more have to interfere?!
Lapin: "Oh woah~! And what will you do about it?"
Corbeau: "Hmmmm, I have a few ideas~" -none of them are particularly nice-
//Fair enough, funnily enough last year they released a collaborative figure between Transformers and Stranger Things
---
da Vinci: "That doesn't changes my compliment"
---
Ophanimon: "Soory, he's a stickler, as you can see. Some of my friends tend to face it, like BeelStarmon and BanchoLillymon"

-What's his motive for trying to ruin Christmas, anyway?-
___

Pacifica: "Your wand sounds completely insane..."

-Wolf might need some backup, here- :V

What is the status of any of your other enemies who currently set food in this cursed town?

// I think I remember that, you mentioned it after I had a Demogorgon show up among the Specimen's in GL Labs IIRC.
___

W-Well, I guess that's a fair point...
___

-Claptrap just says "SIGH" and gives up, too frustrated by being completely ignored to care about asking Ophanimon and Spadamon questions anymore-

-Shez still offended?-

-Ike was quick to grab him-

Emblem Corrin: "Time to talk now."
---
Kanna: "She is, yeah..."

-he really mind need...-
---
Riju: "Though we Gerudo are more than pretty looks. We're fierce warriors as well."
---
Shez: "It'd be nice if he treated us as nicely as Chaldea is treating him."

-she is but she's holding it back for now-

-But yeah, they could definitely learn more about standard hero work and more responsibilities from RWBY and JNPR-
___

(A-AND SO DOES THAT! Get out of here, you two!)

-Sprig and Polly immediately scream in terror as the latter tells Sprig to floor, who doesn't remotely hesitate to do so and crack Bessie's reins strong enough to tell her to drive past the hitchhiker as fast as possible. The hitchhiker's expression doesn't change once during the entire seen, not even after Bessie speeds past him and he turns his head slightly to watch them drive off-
___

-Which Papyrus blocks with more waves of bones, which continued moving to Hinoka after deflecting the arrows-

-Once again, the bones emerge from the floor and ceiling alike and bob up and down-

-maybe wven the Gokaigers too-
---
Weiss: "That's unsettling..."
---
Hinoka: "Come on. Jump, pegasus!" -tries to make it jump-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

-maybe wven the Gokaigers too-
---
Weiss: "That's unsettling..."
---
Hinoka: "Come on. Jump, pegasus!" -tries to make it jump-

-They're kinder people than most of them (or at least Marvelous) are willing to admit- :V

___

(Falling boulders, dangerous creatures, a scary hitchhiker...) -Sighs- (What the heck is next...?)
___

-The pegasus proves to still be able to jump, meaning it's not completely grounded so much as much more bound by gravity than before, temporarily rendered flightless-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-They're kinder people than most of them (or at least Marvelous) are willing to admit- :V

___

(Falling boulders, dangerous creatures, a scary hitchhiker...) -Sighs- (What the heck is next...?)
___

-The pegasus proves to still be able to jump, meaning it's not completely grounded so much as much more bound by gravity than before, temporarily rendered flightless-

-they're pirates but heroic ones :V-
---
Weiss: "Hopediah was right..."
---
Hinoka: "Huh... We can still jump, Camilla."

Camilla: "What wonderful news~" -will still try brute force to break through the bones though-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

-they're pirates but heroic ones :V-
---
Weiss: "Hopediah was right..."
---
Hinoka: "Huh... We can still jump, Camilla."

Camilla: "What wonderful news~" -will still try brute force to break through the bones though-

-Who says no pirates can be heroes?- :V
___

-Relieved to have gotten away from the hitchhiker, Sprig goes "Whew!" before chuckling and remarking "Well, that was close...Good thing we're way too good at night driving!", which Polly enthusiastically agrees with, shouting "Preach!"-

-The two then see a sign for the location night up ahead: an area called "The Foggy Fjords" Upon reading it aloud, Sprig questions "How foggy could it be?" clearly not convinced that it's a big deal...And they pass through a cloud of fog so thick that it somehow leaves Sprig with giant fog head of hair and goatee and Polly with a fog beard and mustache. Sprig just worriedly says "Oh..." in realization-
___

T-Before either Camilla or Hinoka can damage or jump over the next wave of bones, though, Undyne launches some spears at then at the same time from the same direction, taking up some of the space the waves of bones aren't-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-Who says no pirates can be heroes?- :V
___

-Relieved to have gotten away from the hitchhiker, Sprig goes "Whew!" before chuckling and remarking "Well, that was close...Good thing we're way too good at night driving!", which Polly enthusiastically agrees with, shouting "Preach!"-

-The two then see a sign for the location night up ahead: an area called "The Foggy Fjords" Upon reading it aloud, Sprig questions "How foggy could it be?" clearly not convinced that it's a big deal...And they pass through a cloud of fog so thick that it somehow leaves Sprig with giant fog head of hair and goatee and Polly with a fog beard and mustache. Sprig just worriedly says "Oh..." in realization-
___

T-Before either Camilla or Hinoka can damage or jump over the next wave of bones, though, Undyne launches some spears at then at the same time from the same direction, taking up some of the space the waves of bones aren't-

-TRUEEEEEE-
---
Weiss: "....That's how."
---
-well, if it's taking spots where bones aren't, Camilla's brute force decision actually pays off, while Hinoka simply couldn't dodge all of this-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

-TRUEEEEEE-
---
Weiss: "....That's how."
---
-well, if it's taking spots where bones aren't, Camilla's brute force decision actually pays off, while Hinoka simply couldn't dodge all of this-

-But yeah, they go back to the Light World?-
___

(Okay, fog isn't usually dangerous on it's own! As long as they don't drive too quickly, they should be fine, right?)

-It quickly turns out that the Foggy Fjords aren't just home to a ton of fog, however: they're also a traveling ground for some absolutely massive bugs, animals and monsters, including a giant beetle or cricket stomping by on two legs and a giant centipede or millipede crawling some distance ahead of them. Most details of the creatures are hidden by the fog, which also thankfully seems to prevent them from noticing Sprig, Polly and Bessie, assuming they aren't simply ignoring them-

___

-Undyne tries to follow up on that combo by summoning some spears from the ground below Hinoka's pegasus-

-Papyrus, meanwhile, sends more blue bones at Camilla among some regular ones-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-But yeah, they go back to the Light World?-
___

(Okay, fog isn't usually dangerous on it's own! As long as they don't drive too quickly, they should be fine, right?)

-It quickly turns out that the Foggy Fjords aren't just home to a ton of fog, however: they're also a traveling ground for some absolutely massive bugs, animals and monsters, including a giant beetle or cricket stomping by on two legs and a giant centipede or millipede crawling some distance ahead of them. Most details of the creatures are hidden by the fog, which also thankfully seems to prevent them from noticing Sprig, Polly and Bessie, assuming they aren't simply ignoring them-

___

-Undyne tries to follow up on that combo by summoning some spears from the ground below Hinoka's pegasus-

-Papyrus, meanwhile, sends more blue bones at Camilla among some regular ones-

-they sure do!-
---
Weiss: "................"
---
-and that also landed but Hinoka tried to sneak in an arrow show right at Undyne-

-Camilla uses her Bolt Axe again to try and strike him down with lightning-

 

[Digital Hazard]

Pit: "Can you show us?"
---
Alear: "You can always make the choice."
---
-how is it?-

Lucina: "As I've seen..."
---
Byleth: "You bend what you see. It's like a projectile..."

Oriko: -Sees the eyes of the kids sparkle in curiosity- "I suppose there's no harm in it" -thus she does the HENSHIN-

Alice: "You look like a bride!" :O
Oriko: "A bride?"
—-
-Suzune is silent at that... Not wanting a repeat of what happened with her mother-
—-
-An excellent sketch of the redhead-

EMIYA: "After all, here we have the resources to afford it"
—-
Fujino: "That's correct"
Homura: "...But archers use bows..." -she really is new around here-

I-It's okay, I still have Charlotte and Lesser Dad Rouxls...
___

-Undyne then formed several spears out of water using hydrokinesis, then fired all of them at every fly in the storm, hitting each of them precisely and pinning them to a tree-

-The flies she hit are presumably even smaller than the fairies themselves, so Undyne's message to the fairies should be clear- :V
___

-And return to Decepticon Headquarters?-
___

Zorua: "(H-Hi...Are you leaving, Iroha?)"
___

Yeah! Run by Malius and I! -I forget if they were there earlier or not-

Fate: "Thankfully" -also can relate because of Lindy and Alph-
---
-Most fairies may have been unintelligent, but not suicidal, so they flied off-
Kazumi: "Woah" :O
---
-That is the idea of course!-
---
Iroha: "Um, I must. My bedroom is in the main building"
---
-I think they weren't?-
Jack: "You run a bakery?" :O

-What's his motive for trying to ruin Christmas, anyway?-
___

Pacifica: "Your wand sounds completely insane..."

-Wolf might need some backup, here- :V

What is the status of any of your other enemies who currently set food in this cursed town?

// I think I remember that, you mentioned it after I had a Demogorgon show up among the Specimen's in GL Labs IIRC.
___

W-Well, I guess that's a fair point...
___

-Claptrap just says "SIGH" and gives up, too frustrated by being completely ignored to care about asking Ophanimon and Spadamon questions anymore-

-Shez still offended?-

-Ike was quick to grab him-

Emblem Corrin: "Time to talk now."
---
Kanna: "She is, yeah..."

-he really mind need...-
---
Riju: "Though we Gerudo are more than pretty looks. We're fierce warriors as well."
---
Shez: "It'd be nice if he treated us as nicely as Chaldea is treating him."

-she is but she's holding it back for now-

Arcueid: "We have a couple of question and will beat you up further if you don't respond~"
Samon: -Groans of increasing discomfort-
---
Illya: "Yeah... But we still need to get her back"
-How are Star and Marco now?-

Kanna: -Eating chips- "My familiars say they're wondering what their next move shall be"
---
da Vinci: "Oh, don't get me wrong! I wasn't understating your combat skills, in fact I see all aside from the youngest of children seem to be well-trained!"
---
-Who also scoffs at her-
Ophanimon: "But oh well, he's harmless. Plus, I see we're in a similar situaion"
Draco: -Scoffs-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Alice: "You look like a bride!" :O
Oriko: "A bride?"
—-
-Suzune is silent at that... Not wanting a repeat of what happened with her mother-
—-
-An excellent sketch of the redhead-

EMIYA: "After all, here we have the resources to afford it"
—-
Fujino: "That's correct"
Homura: "...But archers use bows..." -she really is new around here-

Pit: "Huh... I guess you do."
---
Alear: "The only thing a path of loneliness will do is make all the burdens you carry weigh you down, crush you until you can't do anything about them.

I've spent... far too many centuries living like that, and to this day I think the way it broke me still affects the way I act, even if I'm much happier and under significantly less stress. But having people I trust at my side, people willing to listen to my woes and show support...

I can't tell you having good friends will fix everything because I'm still not sure if it fixed me, but it brings a sense of relief that makes life more bearable. That things I thought I couldn't do are possible if I'm not the only one carrying the burdens. And even if it didn't truly fix me, my life still has gotten undeniably better when I started to show vulnerability to those who truly cared about me.

But I also can't force you to make choices since they're yours and not mine, so if you want to keep ruining your life, I can't really stop you."
---
Celica: "Whoa... this looks incredible!"

Lucina: "I heard things were... quite chaotic in the kitchen before I showed up."
---
-Sothis shows up to drop exposition on Homura while upside down because she just can-

Sothis: "The definition of archer is... far more lenient here, Homura. Since Chaldea likes to categorize its people for easier planning, the typical definition of an "archer", the wielding of bows and arrows, has become more of a suggestion than an obligation.

Anyone with an affinity for projectile combat can qualify as an Archer here, and that would include you with your firearms."

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Fate: "Thankfully" -also can relate because of Lindy and Alph-
---
-Most fairies may have been unintelligent, but not suicidal, so they flied off-
Kazumi: "Woah" :O
---
-That is the idea of course!-
---
Iroha: "Um, I must. My bedroom is in the main building"
---
-I think they weren't?-
Jack: "You run a bakery?" :O

-An adoptive parent and an older sibling figure...-

And they are both totally awesome and wicked cool!
___

That's what I thought... -Glaring at the fairies even as they bailed-
___

-Skip to that or would any of the royal guards realize something is up before they escape?-
___

Zorua: "(W-Will you visit us again?)"
___

Sure do so! Along with my friend Malius! The master of fixing things!

-they sure do!-
---
Weiss: "................"
---
-and that also landed but Hinoka tried to sneak in an arrow show right at Undyne-

-Camilla uses her Bolt Axe again to try and strike him down with lightning-

-They're now back in the light world, and Penny is an android again while Ruby's outfit is altered back to her V7 one. Crescent Rose is also restored to normal-
___

(...Never mind, this might be the most dangerous part of the path yet...)

-They're far from the only giant creatures to pass by in the fjords, as an utterly massive spider also passes them overhead. All of this is proving Hop Pop's claim that Amphibia changes at night, as it seems to be when some of the strangest and most dangerous creatures appear. Polly and Sprig are unnerved, but also awed, as Polly asks Sprig "What do you think those things even are...?" and Sprig mostly seriously answering "I haven't the foggiest idea..." This prompts Polly to lightly elbow him, and Sprig just sheepishly says "Sorry..."-

___

-Which hit, the arrow landing on Undyne's shoulder-

-Papyrus was more prepared for a lightning bolt attack this time and leapt out of the way!-

-Ike was quick to grab him-

Emblem Corrin: "Time to talk now."
---
Kanna: "She is, yeah..."

-he really mind need...-
---
Riju: "Though we Gerudo are more than pretty looks. We're fierce warriors as well."
---
Shez: "It'd be nice if he treated us as nicely as Chaldea is treating him."

-she is but she's holding it back for now-

Arcueid: "We have a couple of question and will beat you up further if you don't respond~"
Samon: -Groans of increasing discomfort-
---
Illya: "Yeah... But we still need to get her back"
-How are Star and Marco now?-

Kanna: -Eating chips- "My familiars say they're wondering what their next move shall be"
---
da Vinci: "Oh, don't get me wrong! I wasn't understating your combat skills, in fact I see all aside from the youngest of children seem to be well-trained!"
---
-Who also scoffs at her-
Ophanimon: "But oh well, he's harmless. Plus, I see we're in a similar situaion"
Draco: -Scoffs-

-About the stolen chicken...And possibly his motive? -
___

Stanley: "And how the heck are we supposed to do that?!"
Marco: "Okay, I think that does it for our injuries..."
Star: "Thanks, Iroha..."

Then all of your adversaries who ventured here still live... -Considering his own next move, as he doesn't intend to reveal his presence here or his continued existence to Chaldea at all yet until absolutely necessary-
___

C-Considering what Urbosa's capable of, that's n-not surprising... (She's one of the few people we know who's defeated Undyne...)
___

-Scoffing contest- :V

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Arcueid: "We have a couple of question and will beat you up further if you don't respond~"
Samon: -Groans of increasing discomfort-
---
Illya: "Yeah... But we still need to get her back"
-How are Star and Marco now?-

Kanna: -Eating chips- "My familiars say they're wondering what their next move shall be"
---
da Vinci: "Oh, don't get me wrong! I wasn't understating your combat skills, in fact I see all aside from the youngest of children seem to be well-trained!"
---
-Who also scoffs at her-
Ophanimon: "But oh well, he's harmless. Plus, I see we're in a similar situaion"
Draco: -Scoffs-

-About the stolen chicken...And possibly his motive? -
___

Stanley: "And how the heck are we supposed to do that?!"
Marco: "Okay, I think that does it for our injuries..."
Star: "Thanks, Iroha..."

Then all of your adversaries who ventured here still live... -Considering his own next move, as he doesn't intend to reveal his presence here or his continued existence to Chaldea at all yet until absolutely necessary-
___

C-Considering what Urbosa's capable of, that's n-not surprising... (She's one of the few people we know who's defeated Undyne...)
___

-Scoffing contest- :V

Micaiah: "It would be in your best interest to cooperate, Samon."
---
Kanna: "We get strong people to overwhelm them, and we get Enkidu so we can track them." -then realization- "Actually, Enkidu could be both, but we should bring more than just one person."

Epimenides: You should all get prepared for potential backup too. After all, they still have one method to leave and get reinforcements. And if they bring the host of that beast before I get a body to call my own...
---
-Urbosa would openly admit Undyne is possibly far better of a warrior since she didn't have to split her time between her fighting skills and leading a whole people... but would also accept that she won because she was still a very competent fighter with abilities that completely hard countered Undyne-

Riju: "Of course. The wild monsters of the desert can be ruthless so learning to defend ourselves is a must."
---
-they would scoff at the idea of such a contest :V-

-anyway, Shez just looked away from Spadamon-

-They're now back in the light world, and Penny is an android again while Ruby's outfit is altered back to her V7 one. Crescent Rose is also restored to normal-
___

(...Never mind, this might be the most dangerous part of the path yet...)

-They're far from the only giant creatures to pass by in the fjords, as an utterly massive spider also passes them overhead. All of this is proving Hop Pop's claim that Amphibia changes at night, as it seems to be when some of the strangest and most dangerous creatures appear. Polly and Sprig are unnerved, but also awed, as Polly asks Sprig "What do you think those things even are...?" and Sprig mostly seriously answering "I haven't the foggiest idea..." This prompts Polly to lightly elbow him, and Sprig just sheepishly says "Sorry..."-
___

-Which hit, the arrow landing on Undyne's shoulder-

-Papyrus was more prepared for a lightning bolt attack this time and leapt out of the way!-

Ruby: -straight up hugs Crescent Rose- "I missed you so much..."
---
Weiss: "......Good thing Yang isn't here."
---
-and since she wasn't protected, the arrows... actually hurt less than they could've; Hinoka's bows and arrows are particularly good against armor so the idea of wearing less accidentally ended up being more beneficial than Undyne realized :V-

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Ruby: -straight up hugs Crescent Rose- "I missed you so much..."
---
Weiss: "......Good thing Yang isn't here."
---
-and since she wasn't protected, the arrows... actually hurt less than they could've; Hinoka's bows and arrows are particularly good against armor so the idea of wearing less accidentally ended up being more beneficial than Undyne realized :V-

Penny: "I think it was technically still the same weapon in the Dark World..."
___

(...Even if that wasn't a bad pun, now probably isn't the ideal time for them to make jokes...)

-Those aren't the only giant creatures traveling through the area, as several more monstrous and unidentified creaturea are seen traveling through the fog and passing each other by. The only other species in the show to rival or best some of their heights so far are the giant herons, and the fog makes it difficult to determine how close or far away they are relative to the fwagon's location-

___

Ow! Wait, what the...? -Pulls the arrow out ot her shoulder with barely a scratch-

 

[GoldenYuiitusin]

-it couldn't hurt to have more input... plus Pittoo is a fun sparring partner :V-

Artoria: "for now, I recommend you rest. Maybe take a bath"
---
-But over what? Taiga doesn't knows...-
White-haired woman: "And announcing your presence is?"
---
Yuri: "........." -so red now- "P-Please no..."
---
-I'm honestly as surpised as Goldie LOL-



Jeanne: "Seems we can finally rest..."
Luvia: "...You think that this 'Fishbunjin' will be okay?"
Martha: "Something tells me he'll be"
Kimberly: "....It's over...It's finally over, legit..."
---
-VenomMyotismon smirks, before Kazemon tries to kick his hidden face-
Kazemon: "WHY, DON'T, YOU, STOP?!"
-VenomMyotismon sees no worth in absorbing her data, and as a result, chooses to swat her away, with her crashing near its Tamer-
Kazemon: "Ah... N-No... ****..."
Rogue Tamer: "Huh, maybe we didn't need to worry after all"
Trader Tamer: "No kidding! I wonder how much this one will sell for!"
---
Tamamo: In fact yes, let's do it quick!" -and offscreen with help of the wand-
Medea: "Lucario?"

How do you feel? -To Kimberly-

Dipper: "Is everyone alright...?"

Star: "I-I've been better..." -Coughs, trying to stand back up with an injured leg, then weakly sighs- "But at least Zedd is gone..."-
___

-Star very quickly helps gather and correctly mix the ingredients, showing that she's come a long way with the subject of potion brewing since the Casters first started tutoring her-

-Moon follows Medea, ready to cast a shielding spell to protect all of them if need be-

Chrom: "You need to go find a medic right away. Where's Micaiah?"

-Alear put a hand on Kimberly's shoulder-



-I THOUGHT THEY HAD IT BY NOW MY BAD-

(Was having issue trying to crop things this time with highlighting, so if I cut anything off, I'm sorry.)


-fair enough, but for now he's just staying at ease with Phosphora-


-a good idea; maybe a snack or two-


-and we won't know for sure yet until some events pass :V-

-smirk-
I want a challenge.


That's what I thought. -evil grin-


-ahue-


-he'll probably just be back in Veyle's domain later-
-just wanted to reference his arcade mode ending where he literally walked into the sunset-


-still in the VenomMyotismon's grasp-

-Guardromon appears to cover fire for Kazemon to recoup-
<I was tasked to keep you alive before reinforcements.>


-he's getting up and getting enraged again-

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Penny: "I think it was technically still the same weapon in the Dark World..."
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(...Even if that wasn't a bad pun, now probably isn't the ideal time for them to make jokes...)

-Those aren't the only giant creatures traveling through the area, as several more monstrous and unidentified creaturea are seen traveling through the fog and passing each other by. The only other species in the show to rival or best some of their heights so far are the giant herons, and the fog makes it difficult to determine how close or far away they are relative to the fwagon's location-
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Ow! Wait, what the...? -Pulls the arrow out ot her shoulder with barely a scratch-

Ruby: "Yeah but it wasn't the result of my blood, sweat and tears anymore. I made every square inch of Crescent Rose myself... well, outside of that one thing your father did to make the blade fold even more."
---
Weiss: "They should have waited..."
---
-I mean, they still are regular arrows so they still dealt good damage at worst, it's just that it'd have been FAR worse if she had her armor on-

Hinoka: "Yeah, maybe having arrows that pierce armor isn't the best against someone... doesn't wear one."

-fair enough, but for now he's just staying at ease with Phosphora-

-that woman brings some chill vibes, doesn't she?-

 

[Digital Hazard]

Oh, I can vouch for that! Nothing beats freshening up with a clean bath after training!

-I THOUGHT THEY HAD IT BY NOW MY BAD-

-a good idea; maybe a snack or two-


-and we won't know for sure yet until some events pass :V-

-smirk-
I want a challenge.


That's what I thought. -evil grin-


-ahue-

Artoria: "And after that, we could grap something to eat"
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-Indeed- :V
White-haired woman: "Hmph, we're lucky that you didn't instantly give out who we are. Else you would receive a more severe punishment than just a scolding, wether Lady Lilithmon had to deliver it... Or myself"
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Natsuki: "Heh, for once I think it's funny" -of course, she must have plenty of yuri and yaoi hidden away-
---
-So instead Fran is wondering how to break the news to Neo about the Ball-

How do you feel? -To Kimberly-

Dipper: "Is everyone alright...?"

Star: "I-I've been better..." -Coughs, trying to stand back up with an injured leg, then weakly sighs- "But at least Zedd is gone..."-
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-Star very quickly helps gather and correctly mix the ingredients, showing that she's come a long way with the subject of potion brewing since the Casters first started tutoring her-

-Moon follows Medea, ready to cast a shielding spell to protect all of them if need be-

Chrom: "You need to go find a medic right away. Where's Micaiah?"

-Alear put a hand on Kimberly's shoulder-

-he'll probably just be back in Veyle's domain later-
-just wanted to reference his arcade mode ending where he literally walked into the sunset-


-still in the VenomMyotismon's grasp-

-Guardromon appears to cover fire for Kazemon to recoup-
<I was tasked to keep you alive before reinforcements.>


-he's getting up and getting enraged again-

-Makes sense to me LOL-
Irisviel: "Here she is~!" -engaged with Micaiah-
Kimberly: "...Relieved. something I haven't in years..."
---
-And it tried to squeeze her-
-Which alerted the Tamers to get off to the side-
Kazemon: "...Thank you..." -is not in the best mood-
---
Tamamo: "Good job, it's almost ready~!"
Medea: "Please!"

Pit: "Huh... I guess you do."
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Alear: "The only thing a path of loneliness will do is make all the burdens you carry weigh you down, crush you until you can't do anything about them.

I've spent... far too many centuries living like that, and to this day I think the way it broke me still affects the way I act, even if I'm much happier and under significantly less stress. But having people I trust at my side, people willing to listen to my woes and show support...

I can't tell you having good friends will fix everything because I'm still not sure if it fixed me, but it brings a sense of relief that makes life more bearable. That things I thought I couldn't do are possible if I'm not the only one carrying the burdens. And even if it didn't truly fix me, my life still has gotten undeniably better when I started to show vulnerability to those who truly cared about me.

But I also can't force you to make choices since they're yours and not mine, so if you want to keep ruining your life, I can't really stop you."
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Celica: "Whoa... this looks incredible!"

Lucina: "I heard things were... quite chaotic in the kitchen before I showed up."
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-Sothis shows up to drop exposition on Homura while upside down because she just can-

Sothis: "The definition of archer is... far more lenient here, Homura. Since Chaldea likes to categorize its people for easier planning, the typical definition of an "archer", the wielding of bows and arrows, has become more of a suggestion than an obligation.

Anyone with an affinity for projectile combat can qualify as an Archer here, and that would include you with your firearms."

Mary: "I wonder if you could be the bride of someone some day~!"
Oriko: "...I'm 15, girls. It's too soon to think that"
Alice: -GASP- "It's never too soon to fantasize!" -of course, they're innocent and don't fully get the implications of marriage-
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Suzune: "..." -is trying to process all those things in-
Tart: "...I'm sorry if all off this is bringing out bad memories"
Kazumi: "Though...I'm really glad you feel way better!"
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Jeanne: "I'm so glad you think that way"

EMIYA: "Hm, that's a way to put it, but I can confirm it"
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Homura: "...That sounds...Acceptable?"
Fujino: -Staring at Sothis now-

-An adoptive parent and an older sibling figure...-

And they are both totally awesome and wicked cool!
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That's what I thought... -Glaring at the fairies even as they bailed-
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-Skip to that or would any of the royal guards realize something is up before they escape?-
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Zorua: "(W-Will you visit us again?)"
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Sure do so! Along with my friend Malius! The master of fixing things!

-Indeed, they have helped her through a lot-
Hayate: "Well, she was really kind when we met her"
---
Kazumi: "You're so cool even like that you made so many go off..." :O
---
-Perhaps the latter briefly-
---
Iroha: "I promise to drop by tomorrow"
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Jack: "Master of fixing things? That sounds like someone that can do a lot!"

-About the stolen chicken...And possibly his motive? -
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Stanley: "And how the heck are we supposed to do that?!"
Marco: "Okay, I think that does it for our injuries..."
Star: "Thanks, Iroha..."

Then all of your adversaries who ventured here still live... -Considering his own next move, as he doesn't intend to reveal his presence here or his continued existence to Chaldea at all yet until absolutely necessary-
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C-Considering what Urbosa's capable of, that's n-not surprising... (She's one of the few people we know who's defeated Undyne...)
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-Scoffing contest- :V

Micaiah: "It would be in your best interest to cooperate, Samon."
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Kanna: "We get strong people to overwhelm them, and we get Enkidu so we can track them." -then realization- "Actually, Enkidu could be both, but we should bring more than just one person."

Epimenides: You should all get prepared for potential backup too. After all, they still have one method to leave and get reinforcements. And if they bring the host of that beast before I get a body to call my own...
---
-Urbosa would openly admit Undyne is possibly far better of a warrior since she didn't have to split her time between her fighting skills and leading a whole people... but would also accept that she won because she was still a very competent fighter with abilities that completely hard countered Undyne-

Riju: "Of course. The wild monsters of the desert can be ruthless so learning to defend ourselves is a must."
---
-they would scoff at the idea of such a contest :V-

-anyway, Shez just looked away from Spadamon-

Arcueid: "So go on, will you~?"
Samon: "What do you want?!"
---
Iroha: "Phew, you're welcome..."
Oriko: "You still have your scissors, right, Princess Star?"

Minou: Understandable... "Plus, they might get backup. We'll have to prepare more traps around town" -eating from a bag of pork rinds-
---
-So yeah, Urbosa is badass-
da Vinci: "Understandable, the strong are the ones to survive after all!"
---
Ophanimon: "Now then, seems that I don't have anything to worry about this particular one"

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

-ahue-

-So instead Fran is wondering how to break the news to Neo about the Ball-

-will she at least give ball?-

Mary: "I wonder if you could be the bride of someone some day~!"
Oriko: "...I'm 15, girls. It's too soon to think that"
Alice: -GASP- "It's never too soon to fantasize!" -of course, they're innocent and don't fully get the implications of marriage-
---
Suzune: "..." -is trying to process all those things in-
Tart: "...I'm sorry if all off this is bringing out bad memories"
Kazumi: "Though...I'm really glad you feel way better!"
---
Jeanne: "I'm so glad you think that way"

EMIYA: "Hm, that's a way to put it, but I can confirm it"
---
Homura: "...That sounds...Acceptable?"
Fujino: -Staring at Sothis now-

Pit: She seems so mature for a 15-year-old...
---
Alear: "It's alright. I think she needs to realize how self-destructive her path is, and while I don't like those memories being brought out, I think getting some input from someone who's been through the same path can give her better insight on her life."
---
Celica: "What else can you draw me with?"

Lucina: "It couldn't have been that bad..."
-nope... it was worse :V-
---
Sothis: -spins back right side up and sees Fujino- "Oh, hello there. Fujino was the name you gave to my host, was it?"

 

[KingofPhantoms]

(Was having issue trying to crop things this time with highlighting, so if I cut anything off, I'm sorry.)

-a good idea; maybe a snack or two-

Artoria: "And after that, we could grap something to eat"

(No worries, Golden.)

(Why am I not surprised Artoria suggested food??

-Indeed, they have helped her through a lot-
Hayate: "Well, she was really kind when we met her"
---
Kazumi: "You're so cool even like that you made so many go off..." :O
---
-Perhaps the latter briefly-
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Iroha: "I promise to drop by tomorrow"
---
Jack: "Master of fixing things? That sounds like someone that can do a lot!"

She is one of the kindest people we have ever met! At least to people who aren't ultra evil and dangerous! She is still an Assassin class of Servants, after all!
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Ha! Thanks! I know I'm badass.
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-Cadance and Shining might also return to the caves to investigate the scene-
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Zorua: "(R-Really?)"
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That is because they can! Ho ho ho!

Ruby: "Yeah but it wasn't the result of my blood, sweat and tears anymore. I made every square inch of Crescent Rose myself... well, outside of that one thing your father did to make the blade fold even more."
---
Weiss: "They should have waited..."
---
-I mean, they still are regular arrows so they still dealt good damage at worst, it's just that it'd have been FAR worse if she had her armor on-

Hinoka: "Yeah, maybe having arrows that pierce armor isn't the best against someone... doesn't wear one."

Penny: "...So when it was modified by Dark World, it was essentially like all of your hard work on it had been redone and painted over..."
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(At least none of the creatures seemed to have noticed them...So far. Hop Pop was right about Amphibia changing at night. We've never seen any of those giant creatures in the show before...)

-It reminds Weiss of the Leviathan Grimm?-
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-That was my second guess, I probably should've figured it was still a normal arrow otherwise in hindsight lmao-

Well, the thing is, I do normally wear armor...But wearing a heavy suit made out of metal against a electricity-user isn't the best idea. Especially if they have homing lightning attacks.

Chrom: "You need to go find a medic right away. Where's Micaiah?"

-Alear put a hand on Kimberly's shoulder-

-he'll probably just be back in Veyle's domain later-
-just wanted to reference his arcade mode ending where he literally walked into the sunset-


-still in the VenomMyotismon's grasp-

-Guardromon appears to cover fire for Kazemon to recoup-
<I was tasked to keep you alive before reinforcements.>


-he's getting up and getting enraged again-

-Makes sense to me LOL-
Irisviel: "Here she is~!" -engaged with Micaiah-
Kimberly: "...Relieved. something I haven't in years..."
---
-And it tried to squeeze her-
-Which alerted the Tamers to get off to the side-
Kazemon: "...Thank you..." -is not in the best mood-
---
Tamamo: "Good job, it's almost ready~!"
Medea: "Please!"

Star: "I-I don't think I've got enough strength or energy to cast a healing spell on myself right now, so th-thank you, you two..." -Still unable to stand up- "B-But wait, where are Lily and Marco?"

-The Frogadiers were among those watching Fishbunjin leave the battle-

(Do you...really think he's going to be okay?)

(After everything else he survived? That was probably nothing to the big guy.)

The closest comparison I know would be the amazement of finally reaching the surface after the barrier keeping all monsters trapped in the underground cave kingdom of a mountain was finally broken...Considering everything Drakkon did, I don't think that even comes close to the relief you and Trini are feeling right now

...We can't bring back your friends or your old mentor. But we were able to help put a stop to the people responsible for their deaths and prevent them from taking over any more worlds or harming anyone else ever again. And so were you. We couldn't have stopped them or taken their controlling empire down without you two. Ya did good for once, Kimberly...

-Not only is Undyne being fully honest when saying all that, it's also her way of expressing forgiveness to them. She's fully forgiven the two for capturing Moana and the other Pokemon for Toffee-

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Star: "Aw, really?"
Moon: "Hurry, we're running out of time!"
Star: "Oh crud, o-okay! Let's roll, Tamamo!"

Micaiah: "It would be in your best interest to cooperate, Samon."
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Kanna: "We get strong people to overwhelm them, and we get Enkidu so we can track them." -then realization- "Actually, Enkidu could be both, but we should bring more than just one person."

Epimenides: You should all get prepared for potential backup too. After all, they still have one method to leave and get reinforcements. And if they bring the host of that beast before I get a body to call my own...
---
-Urbosa would openly admit Undyne is possibly far better of a warrior since she didn't have to split her time between her fighting skills and leading a whole people... but would also accept that she won because she was still a very competent fighter with abilities that completely hard countered Undyne-

Riju: "Of course. The wild monsters of the desert can be ruthless so learning to defend ourselves is a must."
---
-they would scoff at the idea of such a contest :V-

-anyway, Shez just looked away from Spadamon-

Arcueid: "So go on, will you~?"
Samon: "What do you want?!"
---
Iroha: "Phew, you're welcome..."
Oriko: "You still have your scissors, right, Princess Star?"

Minou: Understandable... "Plus, they might get backup. We'll have to prepare more traps around town" -eating from a bag of pork rinds-
---
-So yeah, Urbosa is badass-
da Vinci: "Understandable, the strong are the ones to survive after all!"
---
Ophanimon: "Now then, seems that I don't have anything to worry about this particular one"

-Answers, dang it!- :V
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Star: "Uh, I think so?" -Takes them out of her pocket- "I never go anywhere without them, and they've only ever been stolen like once..."

If they need to be retrieved or eliminated ahead of the rest of the life on this planet, we've already got the perfect scouts.

-One of the flower-mouthed creatures from the greyed out, modern Earth-like dimension proceeded to walk over to a wall and open a portal of it's own, only this one seemed to be confined to another location in this world-
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-Undyne could potentially be a stronger warrior overall, but Urbosa is one of Hyrule's Champions for a damn good reason. And in the case with Undyne's fight, it says something that she was the only Champion to actually defeat her in a fair, 1v1 duel. The others either lost or reached a draw. Urbosa relied on a lot more than just the advantage her lightning-based kit had against Undyne and her own kit. It was effectivelly a combination of type advantage and incredible swordsmanship and mage skills that resulted in Urbosa winning that fight-

I-I'm honestly just glad we weren't mistaken for members of some of the local monster species or tribes th-this time...
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Y-Yes, we can assure you that Shez has Draco's anger under control! Sh-She won't stir up problems for any of you or anyone else.