action + video

[antibadstuff]

ACTION; OTA (First Arrival)
[ As soon as Buffy wakes up, she doesn't hesitate to bolt up into a sitting position, knocking the stuff that was given to her into the side of the cocoon. She looks in all directions rapidly, her hand reaching to the scythe at her side. Definitely not the epitome of safe placement, but she's slept with dangerous things before. No big. What was slightly scarier was the fact that it was lined with silk on all sides. The last time she woke up in something like that.. But it was just a creepy pond coffin, not one six feet under.

But there's still no one there, which has Buffy on guard even more. Just finished saving the world for the umpteenth time from the biggest bad yet and went to go take the world's longest nap sesh... only to wake up shortly after in a little pond coffin. ]

Come on. Big bad, vanquished? No more Hellmouth? There are only so many things you can put me through without giving me a break for things like sleeping and not living out of a school bus, Universe.

[ Buffy quickly grabbed the bag of weird-looking balls and the little box, briefly looking at what was in there but not bothering to read it before putting it away (later sure, in safer areas), taking mʔ up in her other hand and hopping out of the cocoon. After nearly attempting to decapitate the hologram when it jumps up on her, she got the information from it and definitely wasn't buying that this was some kind of weird happy world where people were actually safe while under kidnapping. Time to explore and potentially find a place to store the threatening-looking scythe at her side before someone thinks she's the one with the bad intentions and get something much easier to conceal. Like a normal stake and sleeves that don't look like she was involved in the collapse of an entire city. ]

VIDEO; OTA
[ Once she was in a place that she felt was relatively easy to watch her back in, barring demons through walls (very hopefully barring), Buffy finally took a few minutes to read through the pamphlet and turned the video phone on. ]

Anyone want to tell me what the balls are for or am I just supposed to press the buttons and find out? Messing with things before you understand them? Historically not a good idea unless you're aiming for bad.

Also in desperate need of shoes and clothes. [ There's still a scratch on her forehead and blood on her shirt peeking out of the khaki-colored jacket on her shoulders. It looks like she got stabbed with something, but she seems to be doing remarkably well despite the bloodstains. ] And a way back, but it sounds like you're all out of that last one.

Comments

[Video]

[tonytonychopper]

[Obviously, Chopper hasn't caught on that he's live... He's peering in at the camera just a little too closely. What is he doing? After a moment or two, Chopper will start muttering a catalog of potential injuries he's noticing.]

Head wound... Bleeding under the shirt... potential internal bleeding... Shock and denial...

[Video]

[antibadstuff]

[ Great. It's kind of hard to hide those. ]

I'm fine. It's just a few scratches, hold the internal bleeding. Not dying, promise. [ Dying is so last year. ]

[ Mortal wounds she was healing from, but hey. Who was counting? Someone really should circle where the most fashionable clothing boutique was on the map to prevent these kinds of things. ]

And wow you're a- [ Uh. ] What are you?

Re: [Video]

[tonytonychopper]

[Just gonna give you one of those looks only a doctor can manage. There's a class for that look, it takes a full year with intense final tests to pass. Also, he's dealt with a certain stupid swordsman.]

You shouldn't neglect your health, idiot! And I'm a reindeer!

[Video]

[antibadstuff]

Uh huh.

[ Give her a second. She's.. never seen a reindeer quite like him. Or one giving her that look. ]

I'm not. All things considered, I'm peachy. You know, except for the whole just having been kidnapped from my world thing. I'd prove it if I weren't against flashing my stomach at the only reindeer who made Rudolf look tall, dark, and handsome.

[gammavirginis]

[ Here comes Porrim the rescue as the new unofficial network welcomer. ]

The balls are electro+nic devices used to+ capture the mo+nsters that are, I believe, tempo+rarily having a run o+f the place. Yo+u can catch them and battle o+ther mo+nsters with them. Mewtwo+ assures us that it's perfectly ethical and even beneficial. o+ne o+f them might have a mo+nster in it already? Yo+u're the first o+ne I've seen arrive during the event, so+ I do+n't kno+w ho+w it 'wo+rks' exactly.

Co+me by Trendy in the Hamate Sho+pping Mall in Genessia city if yo+u want. I wo+rk there, and I can help yo+u get so+me clo+thes at a disco+unt. There sho+uldn't be to+o+ much o+f a lack o+f clo+thing o+utlets o+therwise, and yo+u have eno+ugh red bills to+ put to+gether a few o+utfits befo+re putting yo+urself o+ut to+o+ badly. I can let yo+u bo+rro+w so+me o+f my clo+thes if yo+u'd like to+ avo+id spending any mo+ney until yo+u find a place to+ stay.

[antibadstuff]

Okay, other question: The woman in the hologram was really, really pale and so far I haven't talked to any actual humans. Are there actual humans here? Not that there's anything wrong with demons unless they're killing the aforementioned humans, in case you are one of the occasional friendly ones.

[ She's finding it very strange that she's not getting singled out for being human and yet she feels very singular. Hologram-girl Weiss looks like she probably hasn't seen the sun in years. ]

I'm staying.. somewhere. [ Her brows kind of scrunch when she says that. Squatting in a for-sale house isn't really a permanent solution. ] I'll stop by. What's the address?

[gammavirginis]

Weiss is very human, so+ far as I can tell. Perhaps the ho+lo+gram was exacerbating her already pale co+mplexio+n. Mo+st everyone aro+und is human, including the o+nes that aren't 'real.'

[ She posts an address and some directions to get from the archway to the mall. ]

And, I'm no+t a demo+n, I'm a tro+ll. The 'alien' kind, no+t the 'fantasy mo+nster' kind.

[Video]

[purered]

It looks like you were brought over after an ...incident. Do you require any sort of medical care?

[Video]

[antibadstuff]

Thanks, but I'm fine. [ She smiles and points to the wound on her forehead. ] Almost healed. [ It didn't look almost healed yet, but with Buffy.. it'd be a day or two at most. ]

[Video]

[purered]

Ah. It looks like a nasty cut, though I take it you have some extenuating circumstances?

[psychic_supremecy]

Once you have received proper medical care, I would suggest you direct your attention to a post I made on the subject. It addresses the usage of the balls as well as other things.

[Mewtwo will casually attach a link to his PSA along with his reply. He's gotten loads better at using the buttons with the aid of a telekinetically controlled pen poking buttons that may or may not show up on screen occasionally.]

[antibadstuff]

[ She already got stitches on the bad one, she just.. didn't really have anywhere to go shopping for new clothes before ending up in Genessia. Still, she takes the time to look up the post. Not being the most tech-savvy person, it takes a couple of minutes to figure out anything. Greetings from 2003 just after she got her first cell phone. They're all the rage. ]

Okay so you're a Pokeman and the other things are Pokemans and there's a Pokeman in one of my balls and they like to fight. Check.

[psychic_supremecy]

...Mon. Pokemon. With an O.

[what_is_a_man]

[Ever since the incident with Everglade's spirit, Dracula had been laying low, venturing out of Castlevania only when the boredom was stifling and even then, in alternate forms. Today, he had taken on his wolf form, and was watching the world from a concealed alleyway... until he catches the scent of blood in the air.]

[He began following that scent, staying out of sight and making sure he was undiscovered until Buffy stopped to read her pamphlet. The scythe was definitely something to be wary of, even if it lacked the same presence as the Vampire Killer. As such he decided that for now, it would likely be safer to appear as a wolf. And so he padded out of the shadows while staying out of direct sunlight as he approached her.]

[antibadstuff]

[ Most of the blood was dried by now, even if it still stained her clothing, but Dracula would likely be able to smell something a little bit different about her blood. Slayer blood had something in it that basically made it extra special delicious to vampires and occasionally a vampire aphrodisiac / made them feel stronger than normal / whatever other fun things vamps claim about Slayer blood. As for her weapon's presence? It was something only a Slayer could feel when they held it, but it was a weapon designed to kill pureblooded vampires without any human taint and just about anything that doesn't prefer to hang out under the open sun. It was the kind of scythe only the right person could pull out of the stone- very literally.

It didn't take Buffy long to realize she was being followed. Her hand slipped down to the perfect area for grip during a fight, but she didn't move yet. Let whatever it was make the first move and catch it by surprised. Usually whatever predator was after her didn't count on its prey being more capable than it was. ]

[what_is_a_man]

[He had to admit, he didn't expect the girl to notice him. Either she was very paranoid, or she had some form of heightened senses. Considering the oddities in the scent of the blood, he was going to assume the latter. As such he was going to test the waters before lunging at her... even if she did meet all the requirements of being his favorite flavor of blood...]

[He approaches, still in wolf form, and still sticking to the shadows before breaking the silence.]

A wise move to be prepared for a battle in this place, miss.

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[frostheartedrose]

[At least this time she wasn't half asleep for a change? Bonus!]

You're looking like a girl fresh from the front lines of something interesting. I don't run a clothing line just yet but I do know a few places with local styles depending on the city. And I do own the jewelry store, Rocks. The name is Bridget.

[Audio] Locked

[antibadstuff]

Clothing and jewelry stores in the middle of a kidnapping? Is there an award for captor of the year?

I'm Buffy.

Re: [Audio] Locked

[frostheartedrose]

Not so much, it was just an empty building that I remodeled out of boredom. It still amuses me how much people will pay for shiny rocks and metal. So far, nobody has discovered just what or who brought us here. You should keep a good hold on that pendant you were given though as it allows you to travel between the pocket dimensions and marks you as a non-native.

[dives_through_rock]

Yeah, can't help much on ways back. It's kind of a thing.

The devices are... Well, in short, they let you capture these odd semimagical animals and use them as minions to fight each other.

I'm not sure I get it either.

[antibadstuff]

It mostly sounds on par with kitten poker in the grand scale of "why?"

[dives_through_rock]

They seem to enjoy it, but it's not like you don't have a point...

video;

[behindthefakesmile]

[He smiled slightly as he switched on the feed.]

I believe they keep little pokemon inside all nice and snuggly. I'm not sure how it works though, I just know that they live in them and they don't seem to hate it.

video;

[antibadstuff]

It's probably magic. I mean, I've seen things stuck inside of all kinds of other things.

[ Like trolls in crystals. ] Like, uh. Shrinky boxes. They have these shrinky box-bag things that you suck the air out of and poof, all of your old clothing now fits under your bed like a little piece of cardboard. Which hopefully not happening to living creatures, but I wouldn't doubt they'll figure it out someday in some world.

[ Or magic, which makes a ton of sense to her but unless someone is actively a demon, she's not talking about demons. ]

video;

[behindthefakesmile]

True, it could be and honestly probably is, after all magic can do almost anything.

[Except the one thing he wants most in the world, although that dream always seems les and less likely with each passing day.]

I hope they don't do anything like that to us in the future though. That wouldn't be fun. Though wouldn't be surprised if such a spell does exist.