My name is Cecile, and I'm sixteen years old. I already thought my life was odd, what with my parents having moved halfway across the country for their new job and leaving me in the care of my older sister... but then my best friend went and had a book shipped to my house that ended up giving me superpowers.
Thanks to said superpowers, I've been dragged into all sorts of horrible situations, the latest of which involves a masked thief who wanted revenge against me for killing a friend of his.
...but not it seems that HE'S dead too. I can't say that I'm sorry for that, either.
>Theresa snatches the phone from my hand and immediately goes invisible.
"You know I can still tease you even if I can't see you," I say, rolling my eyes in exasperation at everything that's happened.
But although I -could- tease the hell out of Theresa right now, I'm really not in any mood for that. This place smells like and is covered in blood, there's a pile of severed limbs that I've been blocking from sight, and my nerves are completely shot from everything that's happened over the past halfhour or so.
So instead of bugging my invisible crossdressing friend, I make my way into the bedroom where Gabrielle was trapped up until a few minutes ago when Charlotte busted through the lock.
There, I find Gabrielle sobbing into her sister's chest. Now I feel even worse than I already had been.
>ding dong the faceless is dead >ask about heavy emotional stuffs
Carter Campbell
>>ask about heavy emotional stuffs Probably not a good time to go into celebratory mode but we should also mention that the Faceless threat has been permanently resolved.
David Howard
>>ask about heavy emotional stuffs
Chase Miller
>ask about heavy emotional stuffs
Isaiah Miller
>>ask about heavy emotional stuffs
Liam Baker
>writing
Camden Garcia
>>ask about heavy emotional stuffs
Wyatt Long
>ask about heavy emotional stuffs
Kayden Bailey
"Oh-" I skid to a halt. "Is she gonna-" "Gabrielle's fine," Charlotte says to me as she runs her fingers through her sister's long, fluffy hair. "She doesn't -look- fine..." I mumble.
The way she's tightly hugging Charlotte right now isn't "lingering tears" crying, it's full-on "I still feel horrible" crying. I know the difference because I've been there myself WAY too many times to count.
"That's because the one crying is Ankerashariva," Charlotte sighs. "He blames himself for losing Faceless and letting Irene get maimed and he feels horrible about it."
Charlotte gently pats her little sister's head.
"Gabrielle wasn't able to console him so now that duty is left to me," she says.
>how do I respond?
Lincoln Kelly
>You did fine. If anything he won't be back to terrorize us.
Carter Jackson
>There was literally nothing you could have done. Beating yourself up for something you had NO control over isn't helping you, or anyone else. speaking as a massive screw up who ahs messed things SHE COULD have controlled up, I'm speaking from experience. Irene will be fine, and Faceless is gone. Yes something bad happened, and it's horrible, but in this case, it's not your fault. It's faceless's don't let his spite ruin you.
Jack Fisher
>>how do I respond? Faceless was simply far more insane than we thought. He already was caught several times according to IRene, so how could you know he would mutilate himself and then kill himself (and IRene), just to avoid being caught?
Isaiah Parker
>writing
Tyler Morales
I approach the two sisters and rest a hand on Gabrielle's shoulder.
"You did as well back there as anyone could've been expected to, Shary," I say. "........" she sniffles. "...no I didn't. That jerk got away and your friend got hurt really bad because I wasn't fast enough." "That wasn't your fault," I reply. "There's no way that any of us could've expected that he'd go so far as to MUTILATE himself just to escape, you know? I mean, he completely lost it when I chopped off his finger last night and there he lost an entire leg..."
Dammit, I'm rambling.
"I guess what I'm trying to say is that there's no point in beating yourself up over this," I sigh. "It's not helping you and it's not helping Gabrielle or Charlotte or anyone else either." "But I screwed up and-" "No you didn't." I cut her off. "I have first-hand experience with ruining everything, and you most definitely AREN'T a screwup. I'm the only one here who is."
I breathe a sign of relief when Gabrielle finally lets go of Charlotte... but then she immediately starts hugging and sobbing on me and Jesus Christ her tiny little arms are crushing me.
>what is the next order of business once the crying is over?
James Campbell
Cleaning up everything and everyone.
Grayson Rodriguez
>Faceless is dead and Irene is only momentarily inconvenienced.
Angel Miller
Big G needs to know his hotel needs renovations - again. Then we need to decide who stays and who goes to follow the GPS signal. Well, after a change of clothes.
Dylan Richardson
>Informing them of what we heard from Irene >Cleaning up this mess
Hudson Morris
>>what is the next order of business once the crying is over? Cleaning all people and places, informing Mr G.
Parker Richardson
>writing
Cooper Carter
Isn't this a second time in a short while that a hit squad of "cleaners" needs to come to the hotel? There's going to be rumors for sure and the hotel staff starting to wonder if this is a safe place to work...
Zachary Smith
>Isn't this a second time in a short while that a hit squad of "cleaners" needs to come to the hotel? The second in as many weeks, actually.
>There's going to be rumors for sure and the hotel staff starting to wonder if this is a safe place to work... You assume that the general staff actually knew about that to begin with.
Eli Ross
I would think it difficult to secretly get a squad of rubber-suit wearing cleaners who answer no questions to top floor, and get several body bags' worth of stuff back down to the unmarked van. And then fix all the broken stuff without notice as well.
Well, maybe the Gauthier girls are just throwing some wild parties.
Gabriel King
My sides hurt and the front of my dress is soaked with tears (but not snot, thank God) and I myself am now kind of misty-eyed, but it looks like Shary's calmed down a lot so I'm not about to complain.
"Feeling a little bit better now?" I ask as she finally lets go of me. "A little bit," Gabrielle sniffles. "Shary says thanks for letting him cry all over you two." "So you've finally switched back," Charlotte sighs. "Yeah," she nods. "You and Cecile are better with feelings stuff than I am." "So you're alright, then?" I ask. "I'm pissed off," she mutters through gritted teeth, "but that's about it."
...I see?
>ask what's bothering the gabrielle now >time to tell them about the dead guy and also we need to clean this mess up
Nolan Robinson
>>ask what's bothering the gabrielle now
Aiden Bailey
>>ask what's bothering the gabrielle now
Nathan Baker
>>time to tell them about the dead guy and also we need to clean this mess up
Ryder Sullivan
>writing
Eli Kelly
"So what's bothering you?" I ask. "That jerk..." Gabrielle clenches her fists. "...he snuck up on me."
I guess that would be kind of a big deal for someone like her who has 360-degree vision.
"That's all?" Charlotte sighs. "And here I thought you were upset sbout losing face in front of your crush." "What do you mean, 'that's all?'" Gabrielle throws her hands in the air. "He snuck up on ME! That's not even supposed to be able to happen EVER!" "It happens to the best of us," she replies. "Aaaagh you're just not gettin' it!" she groans.
>[1/?]
Kevin Rogers
"And to top it off," Gabrielle growls, "he snuck up on me AND he touched my boobs!" she points at her chest. "I can still feel his nasty hands..." she shudders.
That gets Charlotte's attention in an instant.
"...he did?" Charlotte asks, her eyes deadly serious. "Yeah he did," Gabrielle snaps back. "I know I don't have much there but he put his nasty hands on my boobs and the next thing I knew I was stuck in this room!" "Alright then," Charlotte growls. "once we get a hold of Irene then I promise you that I'll PERSONALLY-" "About that," I interject, "he's already dead." "What!?" "Huh?"
And now they're both staring at me in utter disbelief.
>[2/?]
John Butler
>[3/3]
"Irene said they both suffocated wherever it was that he ended up after falling through the floor," I say. "So I guess we already got your revenge." "Oh," Gabrielle deflates. "Wow, I wasn't expecting him to..." "Are you absolutely sure?" Charlotte asks. "Because he could've faked it and then snuck away after Irene died..." "I dunno, she was pretty sure about it," I shrug. "And she said that he was the one who went first, too." "Haha..."
Charlotte's legs buckle underneath her and she falls onto the floor.
"So he's actually..." she laughs. "...so after all that, I can finally rest easy that he's not going to slip through the walls right now and..."
Milla walks over to her and licks her face.
"Yes, I know," she says, hugging her overgrown cat. "Loki's finally safe." "We still have to do something about all the blood and broken everything, though..." I say, feeling kind of bad about ruining the mood.
But someone had to mention it, dammit.
>so what's our next order of business?
David Williams
>>so what's our next order of business? See if Theresa has made any progress with the tracking software.
Samuel Bell
>>so what's our next order of business? Hugs?
Also, informing the relevant parties. Tell Mr G, Tell Mr. N (at least that the guy was apprehended and chose to kill himself to avoid being imprisoned).
Angel Perry
>writing
Gavin Kelly
>so what's our next order of business?
Maybe we should put the legs somewhere away if it is upsetting Shary...
Chase Bell
"I guess I -should- call my father and tell him about everything that's happened," Charlotte sighs.
With a grunt, she pushes herself back onto her feet.
"Gabrielle, did you want to talk to him first?" she asks while rooting around in her pocket for her phone. "No," Gabrielle shakes her head. "Hearing Daddy's voice is just gonna make Shary start crying again and I don't want Oscar thinking that -I'm- the crybaby." "Alright, then."
While Charlotte calls up Mr. Gauthier and Gabrielle goes to retrieve Shary's plush cat form from where she left it, I make my way back over to where Theresa vanished.
"I'd kind of like my phone back now," I call out. "Oh, sorry," Theresa replies, reappearing right next to me and stinging me with a nice awful Synapse headache in the process.
>[1/?]
Brayden Evans
Blushing slightly, she hands me back my phone.
"Thanks, Cecile," Theresa says. "Seriously, I was about to lose it." "No problem," I reply, shaking my head. "Did you have any luck finding the other GPS signals?"
Theresa looks down at the tablet in her hand and lets out a long, tired sigh.
"I don't know what the hell happened," she says, "but I zoomed this thing out as far as it'll go and I still haven't been able to find any of the other beacons." "What?" I stare at the map. "Did the other ones break when Faceless fell through the floor?" "I dunno," she shrugs, "but this thing's supposed to have worldwide coverage and I -still- can't find anything aside from the ones that're right here."
And there's that feeling of unease welling back up in my stomach.
>[2/?]
Landon Anderson
>[3/3]
"Irene ASSURED me that he's dead though," Theresa says. "She's sure," I say. "Yeah, I even called her back after the map thing didn't work," she replies. "I really wish she didn't give me so much detail, though..."
>I guess we're going to have to take her word for it >but still...
Brandon Bell
>>I guess we're going to have to take her word for it
Connor Sanchez
>>but still...
Xavier Kelly
>So, why can she not simply tell us it was in space, if that was the case? Seems like a weird thing to avoid saying. There aren’t any extraterrestrial civilisation, are there?
Bentley Howard
>>I guess we're going to have to take her word for it
Camden Richardson
>writing
Asher Taylor
"I guess we're just going to have to take her word for it," I sigh. "Pretty much," Theresa shrugs. "I wouldn't worry too much, though."
With her lips curled into a faint, Theresa gives me a thumbs-up.
"Man, how messed-up have our lives gotten that we can actually feel relief that someone committed suicide instead of getting murdered by one of us?" "Incredibly so," I groan. "This room is some horror movie stuff and it's the LEAST horrible conclusion to any of this garbage yet." "Tell me about it," she sighs. "Hm?"
Gabrielle's pulling on "Oscar's" sleeve... I think it's time for me to do something else.
>call my father and tell him about the faceless >maybe it'd be better to have someone else deliver the news
William Ramirez
>>call my father and tell him about the faceless
Lucas Evans
>>call my father and tell him about the faceless
Easton Sullivan
>>maybe it'd be better to have someone else deliver the news
Jack Harris
>maybe it'd be better to have someone else deliver the news
Kayden Peterson
Looks like we have a tie, so it's time for FINAL DESTINATION FOX ONRY voting.
Reply TO THIS POST with the number AND ONLY the number of your choice. All others will be ignored.
>1: call my father and tell him about the faceless >2: maybe it'd be better to have someone else deliver the news
Connor Rogers
2
John Kelly
1
Gabriel Reyes
1
Jose Hughes
>TIME OUT
Christian Anderson
1
Juan Rodriguez
I think Gabby is a best character.
But Shary is fucking gaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy.
It's a shame they get along well. I want to see Shary get expunged.
James Evans
>Picking the retarded option
Lincoln Jackson
I make my way into the kitchen and place Loki on the table before finally focusing my attentions on my phone. While there's probably a bunch of people who I could call right now, my most pressing concern at the moment is telling my father that he doesn't have to freak out any more.
And that's why his number is the one I hit on my speed dial.
And of course he picks up on the first ring.
"Cecile?" he calls out. "What's wrong, did something happen?"
So much for the relaxing movietime that he claimed that he was about to have when I left the house...
Having Furniture in a room makes the room better, until the room gets so full of furniture that you can't bloody move.
Same is true of Emotions in your mind. Emotions can be positive, but they can really clutter the place and get in the way if you have too much of them.
Robert Bell
>>faceless ded + suicided Irene involvement should be left vague, to be added into as needed later. Maybe let’s say we found this out from Irene, but leave the actual circumstances as unknown?
Master arguer, aren’t you?
Easton Murphy
My brain is protesting at me that the sense of scale is wrong. But my brain refuses to provide additional details.
It seems to think Suika is too large.
Josiah Harris
>I want to see Shary get expunged. why are you so mean
>My brain is protesting at me that the sense of scale is wrong. Probably because of how close those trees are to each other and how large the boulder that she's sitting on. But keep in mind that Suika is able to freely control her size so it doesn't even matter if the scale actually was off.
>writing
Elijah Ortiz
>why are you so mean Ankerashavira can't keep control of her feelz.
>But keep in mind that Suika is able to freely control her size so it doesn't even matter if the scale actually was off. I wish I could be so callous with my power and be like "I think being a giantess would fit well with the AESTHETIC of this boulder".
Elijah Flores
>>But keep in mind that Suika is able to freely control her size so it doesn't even matter if the scale actually was off. >I wish I could be so callous with my power and be like "I think being a giantess would fit well with the AESTHETIC of this boulder". What's the point of having superpowers if you're not going to use them for completely arbitrary purposes?
Gabriel Edwards
>"And to top it off," Gabrielle growls, "he snuck up on me AND he touched my boobs!" she points at her chest. "I can still feel his nasty hands..." she shudders.
Lincoln Morgan
>What's the point of having superpowers if you're not going to use them for completely arbitrary purposes? I just got a great insight into your personality, Turtle.
Remind me to never trust you with superpowers.
wait.
Remind me to never trust you with superpowers, but give you the superpowers anyway because the results are going to be amusing.
Jonathan Taylor
...
Alexander Long
"Something did, actually," I say.
Over the line I hear something crashing to the ground.
"J- just tell me where you are and I'll come pick you up right away, okay!?" he says, sounding more panicked than ever. "How bad is it, is it something that'll put you back into the hospital!?"
Oh man...
"Daddy, calm down," I call out. "I'm FINE." "You-" he starts breathing really hard. "You're not just saying that, are you?" "Seriously," I groan. "Nothing happened to ME, okay? So stop freaking out." "......."
With his mouth away from the receiver, he lets out a continuous groan that lasts for at least a minute straight.
"Dammit, Cecile," my father sighs. "Why the hell would you scare me like that?" "Sorry," I mumble. "But something -did- happen, just not to me."
Not specifically, at least.
>[1/?]
Jonathan Long
>[2/2]
"Explain please," Daddy grumbles. "So I don't end up doubling my blood pressure a second time." "It's about Faceless," I say. "The guy who broke into my room the other night." "What, did that piece of shit threaten one of your friends too?" he asks. "Because if he did-" "Umm, no. It turns out that he just got into a fight with some people and ended up committing suicide rather than be captured."
The line goes dead silent.
"Who'd you hear this from?" he asks.
>irene's people >charlotte's people
Jack Moore
>charlotte's people D'uh
Kevin Mitchell
>irene's people
Mason Powell
>my people
Michael Perez
>some people I know >they think that I'm >Craaaay >ayayay >ayayayzee
Luke Smith
>charlotte's people
Jonathan Stewart
Starting to run out of Suika pictures to use from safebooru... I might have to scan in the stuff I have from my personal stash.
>writing
Eli Johnson
>Starting to run out of Suika pictures to use from safebooru
"Charlotte's people," I say. "She's actually on the phone with her father right now..." "Christ," my father groans. "And that's what you were told?" "Yeah," I nod. "I didn't think he'd take it that far," he mutters under his breath. "Fuckin' suicide... wow." "Really."
I guess the best lies really are the ones that are based in truth.
"So you and Charlotte are okay?" Daddy asks. "Nothing out of the ordinary?" "We're fine," I reply. "That's good," he sighs. "I know it must be a shock to get dragged into this shit AGAIN, but at least it ended away from you girls this time around."
Well he's not -technically- wrong?
>[1/?]
Wyatt Jenkins
I spend a few more minutes reassuring my father that I am in fact not freaking about about Faceless being dead and that I don't need a ride home and all that stuff before finally saying our goodbyes and hanging up. From there, I put my phone back into my pocket, let Loki perch on my shoulder, and head back into the scene of the carnage.
"...wow, I actually kept up that blackout this whole time," I mumble to myself in amazement of my own abilities. I now guess it only takes the barest concentration for me to maintain something like this.
Aaaaand now I have a mental image of Mina in my head saying that I leveled up.
>[2/?]
Henry Fisher
What's the point of being able to post links, if you're not going to use them to ruse someone?
It's not like you give a shit about image quality, you sample-saver.
> a mental image of Mina hehehe blackout
Angel Peterson
So how are you going to distribute those points, CC? Everything to laser skills?
Jonathan James
+1 Luck +5 Endurance +3 Willpower, 10 points to small guns and 5 points to survival.
Parker Cooper
Why survival? The GM is setting all the adventures in a city.
Jason Gonzalez
"Cecile?" Charlotte calls out as she and Milla step out of the bedroom. "I just got off the phone with the cleaners, they should be here in about ten minutes to take care of all of this."
She doesn't even have to point since it's all around us.
"These the same people as last time?" Theresa asks. "Yes," Charlotte nods. "And also that time when you and Mina helped us escape from that Mafia den." "Convenient," she shrugs. "I guess I ought to get out of here before they arrive, then..."
Theresa waves to us and starts towards the door, but Charlotte hurries in front of her.
"Uh, did you need something else?" Theresa asks.
And suddenly she finds herself the recipient of a tight hug.
>[3/?]
Justin Cruz
Is "lesbian" a stat?
Austin Harris
Remind me again what stat is checked to determine if you can tend to plants, such as a Cactus? Oh wait it's Survival.
Asher Hill
More like a trait, and you can get those only at character creation.
Horticulturist?
Gabriel Bell
>[4/4]
"Thank you so much for everything you've done for us," Charlotte says. "I know I've given you a lot of grief in the short time I've known you but I really, really appreciate the fact that you've always been there to help." "Uh, no problem?" Theresa replies with the most uncomfortable smile ever. "What are friends for and all that..."
When Charlotte finally releases the hug, Gabrielle looks almost as relieved as Theresa is. But only -almost-.
"Umm talk to you later bye!"
And with that, Theresa vanishes from sight.
Parker Foster
>small guns >Not energy weapons.
Jaxson Nelson
Ending the thread now, many thanks to everyone who participated.
The next thread may be on Tuesday night, I haven't quite decided if I'll be running.
and now questions
John Moore
...
Elijah Gomez
3 2 1 0 I DECLARE #YOLO
Aaron Hill
>#YOLO
Charles White
So how does Gabby feel about Char hugging "Oscar"?
