Twilight of the Gods

"Stick out your tongue?"

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"Its the jaywalking that really gets you. The jury starts to think you're some kind of monster," Noct said.

"Please do not," Astarte said, still having food to finish.

Daisy<I would rather not, if you don't mind.>

*Senthose withdraws a sheet of blue parchment from his robe & begins to write on it.*

Look out for memory-altering FullBring user. Presumed hostile.
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*Yukio finally turns the game off & stands up. He walks over to Noctis & holds out a hand.*

Yukio<Hello. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Should I call you "Noctis" or "Ms. Talea"?>

*Lilith whispers something in his ear while making the scissoring hand sign.*

Yukio<Yes, thank you, I realized that.>

Noct smiled and shook his hand, "Likewise, Yukio. Please, just call me Noct."

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Mortal frowned, "Fine, it is probably for the best anyway."

Astarte looked relieved and continued slowly eating her taco.

Hector was still wandering Las Noches, Eduj walking dutifully a few meters behind him.

Yukio<Noct, then. I wanted to discuss with you the possibility of a partnership.>

E"Hey. You're not plotting evil corporation stuff, are you?"
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*As far as Hector & Eduj wander, they never see anything.*

"I don't know," Noct looked at Yukio, "How many monopoly laws do you think we can break?"

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"Can I have just a teeny, tiny peek?" Mortal asked Daisy again.

"This is boring," Hector sighed. "I thought maybe if it was just you and me out for a walk we might at least catch a glimpse."
"Why did you think that, master?"
"...I don't know." Hector scratched the back of his head and smiled. "Wishful thinking?"

Yukio<More than enough.>

*A rather stupid-looking kid with a slight mowhawk, a red shirt with a black jacket & black pants, & cloth wrapped around his fists pushes the door open, strides up to the counter, & puts a bag of groceries on the bar.*

Moe<I got the groceries just like you asked, Mr. Kugo!>

*Ginjo looks in the bag with a deadpan frustrated expression.*

Ginjo<Shishigawara...this isn't tomato sauce, it's salsa.>
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*Aroma elbows Mortal.*

A"Shouldn't you try asking for help?"

S"I don't meddle in the affairs of the other worlds. Officially."

"I do not see the point in asking the Soul Society for help, at least not yet," Astarte said. "As far as we know they know even less than us. We should at least wait until there are more sightings..."

Mortal just frowned, "Fine, I don't want to see her three black, barbed tongues anyway..."

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Noctis stifled a laugh at Moe's expense.

Daisy<What?>

A"(Quit being rude!)"
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Ginjo<From now on, you don't have to do anything.>

John<Now what are we going to eat for dinner?>

Yukio<Anyway, my company owns various smaller businesses. I was thinking I could give you supplies at discount prices, & you can send some fresh meat my way.>

"Yea, Mortal," Sab added.

Mortal folded her arms, "I'm not saying anything anymore..."

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"Fresh meat?" Noct asked.

Astarte finally finished her first taco and leaned back in her chair, feeling a little too full.

A"I love you."
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Yukio<You run an equity firm, don't you? Surely some of your clients need to be repossessed.>

"I love you too," Mortal said, pulling Aroma in for a hug, and kissing her on her forehead.

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"I was actually thinking about going in a different direction with the company," Noct said, "It is like owning a junkyard. You never make money off the shitty cars, you've got to break em' down into parts. As it turns out, cars, and businesses, are less than the sum of their parts." Noct shrugged, "If you could meet the projected profits I'm looking to make this quarter, I'd be more than happy to unload some of my subsidiaries into your hands."

*Aroma puts on her troll face.*

A"You said something."
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E"That sounds unethical."

*Yukio stifles a laugh.*

Yukio<Alright. You can call the number for specifics at a later date.>

E"What number?"

*Yukio grins.*

Yukio<You should play Diablo III. It's pretty fun, even if you've already beaten it.>

Mortal let go of Aroma, stood up, and walked around the table to sit next to Sab, and hugged her. "Sab isn't mean to me," Mortal said, "Right Sab?"

"Don't try and pit us against each other," Sab said, "It is rude."

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"I'm an Inferno player, Demon Hunter," Noct said, "And yes, we'll go over specifics later."

*Aroma hugs Sab as well.*

S"I'm going to get some things from the old hideout."
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E"I don't understand what's happening here."

Yukio<Don't worry about it.>

L"...When do I get to see everyone's powers?"

E"Is that really the only reason you came?!"

"I'm not going to lie, that was my main interest as well, considering I already knew two of you," Noct said, looking around.

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"What hide out?" Sab asked from between the hugs of Mortal and Aroma. Mortaroma? Mortoma? Aromal?

OOC: Stop.

S"The mansion in the living world."

*Senthose stands up & opens a Garganta.*
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Yukio<I don't wanna.>

Jackie<I get stronger when my boots get dirty. It's nothing special, really.>

Ginjo<Well, I guess I can oblige. Cross of Scaffold.>

*Ginjo's necklace becomes surrounded with Bringer Light. It then moves to his hand, where it enlarges into a massive two-handed sword, with a section missing from the base of the blade, where the handle continues into it. It stabs into the floor with a thunk.*

John<I hope you realize that you're fixing that.>

Noct seemed less than impressed with how everything turned out, "So, is it just a big sword, or what?"

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OOC: Moma?

"Oh, I didn't know you still had that," Sab said. "Can I get back to my taco now...?"

Ginjo<Well, there's a bit more to it, but it's not really meant for enclosed spaces.>
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S"One does not simply lose a stolen house."

*He steps into the Garganta & closes it behind him.*

A"What, you can't eat while you're hugged? Or do you get uncomfortable being touched when you eat, kind of like a cat?"

"We have a giant underground training facility," Noct said, "John, didn't you show them the giant underground training facility? Do you not appreciate Euryale's handiwork?"

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"It shouldn't be the first time we've touched you while you ate a taco," Mortal said.

"I was wondering how long it would take before you made a taco joke..." Sab let out a sigh, "And I just find it a bit hard to eat when my arms are locked at my sides..."

Jackie<Hey...you told us YOU built that.>

John<Umm...yeah, Ginjo, why haven't you been using the underground training facility?>

Ginjo<Not big enough.>
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*Aroma was only rocking the Christian Side Hug.*

Aroma<Blame Mortal for that.>