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[Oh hey, he just heard about the missing Poncle.]

You're looking for Miyabi as well, Vash-san? I had not heard of the other two who are missing, but perhaps our efforts would be more fruitful if we searched for them together!

Well... I was going to the desert in case they wound up there. How well DO skeletons handle the heat?

Better than the cold! Just in case however, I shall bring some water. Are you already on your way?

Just about to leave. Meet me out front?

Yes! I'll be out there shortly!

[A few minutes later, Brook is walking out the front of the building]

Ready to go? [Vash has a large bag slung over his shoulder]

I am! [Brook is dressed a bit lighter than usual, since they're going out to the desert. He's still wearing his top hat, but instead of a jacket he has a short-sleeved shirt on]

Do you have water? [He holds up a large container] I've brought quite a bit, in case it's needed!

[Vash is dressed the same as always. Red coat. He's currently wearing a scarf and gloves but plans to take them off when they get there. He tilts his head towards his bag - journal in hand.] Yup! Got plenty in there. [As well as a few other things; after all a lot of Vash's life has been spent wandering the desert he's well prepared] A… well… he looks like a green penguin in his photo… named Kurtis is going to meet us here and then we should be ready to go.

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[And Kurtis arrives soon. He's gathered water and other supplies in his fanny pack. He nods to the others.]

Hello.

Hey! [Vash waves] Kurtis right? A friend of mine is coming now. She's been out to the desert a few times and should be a lot of help.

[ And here comes Meryl, bringing up the end of the group. She's got a bag with her. ]

Sorry I took so long. I needed to get a few things.

[Brook tips his hat at the two of them] Greetings! I don't believe I've had the pleasure of making acquaintance with either of you until this point!

Hey Meryl! Took you long enough! [He nods to Brook] That's Brook! He's part of Nami's and Luffy's crew! [Then to Kurtis] And that's Kurtis! And well... I just met him myself...

I'm the 38th Defender of Earth. Adell and Flonne are friends of mine, if you've met either of them.

Pleased to meet you both. And... no, I'm afraid I haven't met them yet.

I met Flonne just the other day! [He starts headed off towards the desert - they have a lot of walking ahead of them after all] She showed me the flower shop!

[Following!] The names do not ring any bells for me, but I have not been here terribly long either.

[Kurtis follows the others.]

Are we taking the tunnels?

I thought that would probably be the fastest way. [Pause] This is going to be a long trip - are you sure you're ready?

(ooc: XD Sorry guys!! I thought people knew that this could take awhile. When I made the post really wasn't expecting people to jump in with me - except for possibly Meryl - so it didn't dawn on me to warn you guys sooner)

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I know I'm ready. Don't worry about me.

Being a skeleton, I really don't need much at all to sustain myself! [And really he doesn't. He spent fifty years without food, after all] But out of curiosity, about how long would you suppose this journey should take? I should probably notify my nakama.

If a citizen of this town is in trouble, it's my duty to help!

[Vash looks up to the sky and places a finger on his cheek as he calculates] At least a week I think. Possibly two. Although… if they were dumped in the desert without any supplies… after a week…[He goes quiet - jaw clenching slightly before it relaxes again] Although no one knows if that’s where they are or not. So we just might not find anyone.

Still, it's better that we go and look, just in case.

The man who looks like a clown is called Kefka, and if he hasn't turned up again it's because he doesn't want to be found. Be careful with him, Vash. He's not a nice man.

[She also suspects that Sabin thing was probably filtered away from Kefka and is madly flipping through her journal to see if she can work out that's the case. No sense in getting the Returners mad at Vash, he only means well.]

But I saw him go through it. But... I'll be sure to be careful. Thank you Nami.

He went through it knowing full well what would happen to him. I don't know what he's trying to do, but he has a lot of enemies here and he's probably trying to trick them into something. He's a bad guy, Vash.

[Small pause before she writes again.]

Do you know how to lock posts?

Hm. Are you sure he knew?

I can lock posts?

Positive. He's been ~~stal~~ watching every entry I make, there's no way he missed my warning. [Yes, that word was very hurriedly obliterated |D]

Yes. I'm going to teach you how. It's just so if you want to keep your entry hidden from anyone in particular, you can do that instead of talking to the entire village.

Hm. That changes things. Thank you.

If there are people here like that it would be a helpful skill.

Okay. Bear with me.

[And herein lies some carefully written symbols and coding.]

This is when you want to lock your entry completely.

[More written symbols and coding with a small gap.]

This is when you want to lock your entry to just one or two people. You put their names where the gap is. And along the same lines:

[Even more written symbols slightly different to the last ones with another gap.]

This is when you want to lock your entry away from certain people. You put their names in the gap instead.

You can also lock your replies to people in the same way.

((ooc: actually, locking entries is a bit of an undefined thing, but this was sort of the detailed explanation Nami got so she'll give it to you. |D))

Hm. That's going to take some work to get use to. Thanks Nami.

Are you feeling any better?

I am, thanks. Haven't got much of a voice, though.

Get some rest.

Oh... um... and... Brook is going to be coming with me. Um. I know he's dead - so... he should be okay in the heat right?

[Oh, pfft. Honestly, she needs no more rest, but she is still avoiding that frigid air outside on doctor's orders. She's going stir crazy. But Vash means well.]

He'll be fine. I suggest you don't let him approach the people you find until you've spoken to them, though.

I'll keep that in mind.

I don't know to hope we find someone or not. The desert can be really rough if they got dropped out there.

Make sure you take plenty of water with you. It should be fine, Vash. Just make sure you don't fall down out there either.

Don't worry. I'm use to the desert!

All right. Good luck.

Thanks! Feel better!

Thank you for mentioning Sabin.

As for Kefka -the clown-man- I saw him enter the portal too, but I haven't seen him since. I'll watch out for him--and please, be careful. He's probably up to something.

It's not a problem. I hope we can find him.

Yes - a friend has warned me about him now. I'll keep my guard up if I see him.

He's a master of illusions and can appear as anyone, if he so wishes. It shouldn't last very long, but it can last long enough to cause serious harm. If you need or want extra help, I offer what aid I can give.

Hm. Illusions... [That's something important he'll need to keep in mind.]

[He'll try to give you a reassuring smile] I think I'll be alright; you just worry about finding your friend.

There are many looking for Kefka, but he's very good at hiding. As for the others, I have not seen them, but I would be glad to help you look.

Thanks, I'd really appreciate any help I can get.

Me and a friend are going to try to search the desert. I know that's like looking for a needle in a haystack... but gotta try right?

Yes, I suppose so. Do you want me to come with you, or should I keep looking in town?

Well, the desert can be pretty harsh. I've lived most of my life in the desert and my friend is uh... a skeleton. While it would be good to have lots of eyes out there - it wouldn’t be good for people to get lost and overheating either.

There's no need to worry about my safety, I can handle the desert. But it is quicker traveling with fewer people, so I can understand if that's what you prefer.

Three shouldn't be a problem - if we get a fourth it might not be a bad idea to spilt up and cover more ground.

Alright. Where should I meet you?

I'm meeting my friend Brook outside of Community Building 4. I’m Vash by the way.

(ooc: Brook mun is off at work and I’ll be in bed before they get back. I’m pretty sure they’d be alright with a thread jack but I can ask tomorrow if we want to get the three together.)

I'm Kurtis, Defender of Earth. I'll be right there.

[OOC: Gotcha. I'll wait until I get the okay before threadjacking. Just send me a message or catch me on aim when you get a chance.]

We'll wait for you!

(ooc: No problem!)

You speak of Kefka.

Do not let your guard down. He has fooled many.

Yes. I have been warned about him. Thank you. I didn't realize he was so dangerous. I won't let my guard down if I find him.

I made that mistake once and it cost me dearly.

I had... no idea there were such dangerous people here.

I would wish he hadn't come, but I would rather be available to defend against him.

[Long drawn out sigh] There's just no escaping crazed maniacs is there?

I've been surrounded by them most of my life.

Are there more I should wary of here?

Not that I know. Unfortunately though from my experience where there's one... there's usually another.

I agree with you. I shall keep my eyes open then for others.

I will do the same; and I'll keep my eyes open for Kefka

Miyabi...

Is she... a friend of yours?

A student.

I see; I'll do my best to find her.

... Thank you.

I'm coming with you, you know.

We probably won't find anyone. [Not that he's worried about you since learning one of the people on his missing list is dangerous. Noooooo not at all]

I know that desert much better than you do. I've been there a number of times.

[He’s quiet for a bit. He knows he doesn’t need to baby you but he still worries.] Well… at least this time you don’t have a car for me to destroy.

No, nothing at all. And this way, you won't get lost. Your sense of direction isn't always the best.

What's wrong with my sense of direction!

Plenty.

Ha! I'd have you know that my sense of direction is PERFECT. [Of course it is when you don't plan where you'll end up. Buuuuut he's ignoring that little detail]

Uh huh...

[Grinning] Meet you downstairs?

Alright, I'll be down in a minute.

See you soon!

(OOC: And there's a thread above you can join and/or one below if you'd like. XD This got bigger than I thought it would!)

[After all his trolling on the day of the portal, Yuber decided to return to the desert to get back to what he was doing hopefully with no annoying humans to interrupt his work this time.

Of course if a few showed up, he'd be happy for a treat and a bit of entertainment.

He will definitely stick out like a sore thumb to anyone in the desert, he's wearing his signature all black outfit, hat and all. Not exactly appropriate for a desert, but really, heat and cold doesn't bother him all that much and if he wants to leave, he can do so in no time.

He can be found near the barrier in the desert. He's most definitely frowning at the barrier because it is indeed a rather annoying thing and he has yet to find any evidence that this thing has ever been broken much less a way to break it again. He must be looking in the wrong spot.

Bother the demon? He's not looking to be paying attention to anything else, but he will very likely welcome the diversion of humans who can actually speak human tongues showing up.]

[And this thread is open to thread jacking from Meryl, Brook, and Kurtis along with Vash. Violence may occur depending on how it runs, but no characters will die.]

Edited 2009-12-01 03:45 (UTC)

[Well once the group gets going and searching Vash will put his hand up to his eyes to shield the sun and peer ahead] Hey! I see someone up ahead!!! [By up ahead he means WAY the hell up there and that's a vague spot in the distance that COULD be a person... or could totally be a stick.]

[Kurtis stares at the dot. His eyes aren't as good as they were when he was a cyborg, but it could be a person...]

Already? Are you sure?

[Brook peers ahead] There does seem to be a figure there in the distance! It is rather hard to tell however, with this sun blinding my eyes.

Ah, but being a skeleton, I don't have any eyes! Yohohoho! Skull joke!

[A stick? Well, he would be a rather large stick if showing up from that great of a distance, but then this demon is 6'3" and add the black, and well yeah, he's noticeable.

He's not moving towards the group or anything, still paying far more attention to the barrier. In fact he's moving towards the east, and then stops.

He can hear the voices slightly in the distance, but they are far enough away to not be worth his notice yet. He's listening to see if they come closer, because then he will need to take notice.]

[Vash just has crazy good vision so they're still a pretty good distance away - he squints trying to get more details] I'm not sure if it's one of the ones we're looking for. It's a guy and he has blonde hair I think... so it could be that Sabin guy.

Edited 2009-12-03 01:01 (UTC)

Hm... maybe. [ She's squinting. ] I'm not sure what he looks like.

You can tell his hair color from here? Impressive.

Does anyone know how Sabin normally dresses?

Unfortunately I have never met the man, so I do not!

[Well, Vash was told Sabin was tall and muscular along with blond, this demon is tall, but doesn't look very muscular.

And the distances must have been closed enough that he can hear the voices of humans, somewhat, so he's going to abandon what he was doing and instead appear before the group. No weapons are visible for now.]

More humans in the desert? [Well, actually he's now looking at Brook and is unsure what to make of the skeleton with an afro, but Brook's appearance is obviously not bothering him beyond that.] And to think, I was starting to grow bored again.

[JAIgheahea GAH! Where’d he from come?! Well now that the distance is closed it doesn’t LOOK like there is much muscle hiding under his clothes… but still - better safe than sorry!] You’re name wouldn’t happen to be Sabin would it?

[He's going to look up at the group, and it will be a bit more obvious that this man is also not exactly human.]

No, it wouldn't be.

[So what if he's not human? Kurtis is friends with both angels and demons.]

What brings you to the desert?

[Except this one is very decidedly unfriendly. And interestingly, Kutis doesn't much faze him either, though that coloring is strange.

Still, he can't reveal much about his reasonings for being here. If he says it's orders, then they'd want to know whose, and well that is among the things he cannot speak of, no matter how much he'd love that sort of chaos.]

Explorations. Of course, I'm most definitely not going to object to a bit of entertainment. You know what they say about all work and no play...

[And he's smirking, though no sign of his weapons yet to hint at what sort of entertainment he is referring to.]

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Well of course! Work can be a very tiresome thing after all. Funny you should mention entertainment though - I happen to be a musician! Would you care for a tune?

[Oh wait] Ah, though we really should continue our search.

[Psh. Humans are over rated. Oh… sorry Meryl. And besides - they never said if Sabin was human or not and ONE of your eyes looked blue so it was worth a shot. Vash gives a small nod at Brook’s comment] Yes. We’re looking for some people. Have you seen a Poncle? It’s kinda like a fairy I think. Really tiny, she wears a butterfly cap and her name is Miyabi. We’re also looking for a guy named Sabin who has blond hair, blue eyes, very muscular, and a loud laugh. And a… uh… well… Clown man. But his name is Kefka and he could be dangerous. [And while you’re unfriendliness is putting Vash on slight alert. He isn’t too worried yet. Entertainment is very important after all!]

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[Good Vash, very good instincts there. Because this demon's idea of entertainment is shedding your blood.]

None of the worthless humans who came here were capable of speaking. [One oinked, one couldn't talk, yeah.] Not that I care about the names of those who amuse me.

[And now his swords do come out. It's a really neat trick in fact, because they appear to have been hidden up his sleeves the way they appear, but the two swords are far too long to have been hidden there.]

But since more have come, you can serve to entertain me.

[Kurtis reaches into his fanny pack and pulls out a pair of blue gauntlets, clearly made for human hands.]

I would not recommend starting a fight. You're facing a Defender of Earth.

[ Meryl is keeping quiet, for right now, wondering just how Vash's luck of doing good and receiving bad has followed him to an entirely different dimension. Still, she has her hands ready to snatch up her derringers, just in case. ]

[Brook squeaks and is then oddly quiet for several seconds. He draws his sword from his cane.]

I believe we have vastly different tastes in entertainment, sir.

[Vash’s hands stay limp at his side - only move just slightly closer to the gun hidden in his coat. Don’t be fooled he can draw faster than someone can blink and right now he’d like to try to end this without fighting. He moves forward slightly - out of what he believes is the rang those swords can swing but trying to make himself the closest target. He laughs nervously.] Hey now! Careful! Those things look sharp!!

[The objections just make this even more amusing. Though now he's thinking Kurtis is just a bag of hot air like most people of that sort he's dealt with. Or else he might be the most interesting of the group, though what is a Defender of the Earth? Is that something like the Flame Champion? If so, then he's going to be the main target.]

They are very sharp. But that just means you won't have to suffer long. And a defender of a useless element? Hah, you are probably as weak as the Flame Champion was.

[And since Vash is the closest, he becomes the target. Being tall and wiry does have an advantage, and this demon is pretty fast on top of that. This isn't any sort of supernatural speed, but if Vash isn't quick at dodging, he will be finding out just how sharp both swords are, since Yuber does hit with both.]

[Good at dodging? Vash is the king of dodging. Hell, he’s been known to use it as an excuse to dance with pretty girls. And there might be a gun coming to rest just inches from your face when he’s done.] Do you think we could maybe discuss this without the sharp toys? Someone could get hurt… Like me!

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[Kurtis is used to fighting those with impossible speed, and he's get his gauntlets aimed and ready to fire, but he holds back, sensing that Vash is capable of handling the situation on his own, and that he doesn't want to turn this into a fight just yet.]

[And Yuber's very used to being sorely outnumbered. He's a demon who is summoned to fight in wars after all.

And a gun? Doesn't bother him, he's just going to use one sword to push it off to the side so it can't shoot him, because well, bullets do hurt and all. Other sword is going to indeed slash at Vash.

Yes, he's a horrible cheater with two weapons like that. And to think, he hasn't even pulled out any magic yet.] That is the point.

[And whether Vash is hit or not, he's moving backwards to make it easier to dodge attacks and he's going to starting chanting some magic. It's obvious he's not going to retreat willingly and his idea of amusement is a fight. He's very much craving some bloodshed right now.]

[It's a good thing Yuber isn't the only swordsman around here with extraordinary speed then. Brook blocks the attack meant for Vash with his cane sword.]

You attack us even though we have done nothing to you? [That scares him a lot, actually]

[Well, damn, trying to scare him into not fighting didn’t work. Not that he really thought it would but it was worth a shot. Vash uses Brook’s helpful block to jump back and try to shoot the other sword - hoping to break it before he can swing it at Brook. That… chanting doesn’t sound good. Uh- maybe he’ll answer a question and STOP IT?] What happened to the other people you saw!!

[ Meryl pulls out one of her derringers and aims it at Yuber the moment he attacks Vash. She's glad for his ability to dodge. It means he's okay, and that she doesn't have to shoot. She knows she can't fire without a deep guilt, but she will if she has to. She tries to keep her aim as the others bustle around. ]

Damn! He's using magic!

[Vash may be tough, but Yuber could be chanting an Omega or even Tera level spell. It's time to fire. Kurtis sends the two fists spiraling toward Yuber, flying on rockets.]

[LJ notifications, you suck by the way.

And actually, Yuber's spell is a pretty weak one, one that looks far more powerful than it really is. And no, Vash's random question there doesn't stop the chanting, he can wait to answer the question.

Interestingly, he is quite capable of dodging even while using magic. Though one of those fists does graze him, but yet that still doesn't interrupt the casting. Or even look to have hurt him much.

He'll bring his two swords together and the effect will look much like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2xUgCPHbvA#t=10m0s") (and if you watch further, the teleport is in this video too). It's definitely very pretty, though lightning does tend to hurt a bit. It's not impossible to dodge at least.]

The others? They live, unfortunately.

[And since LJ is being stupid, probably should try to end this soon, just need one thing, the group being somewhat close to each other.]

[Well this might help! That lightening doesn’t look good. Sorry Meryl but he’s a bit protective when it comes to supernatural stuff right now. He’s grabbing you to make sure you’re out of the way.] LOOK OUT!

[Vash, if you're protecting Meryl, someone has to look out for you. He doesn't like the look of that attack either, and makes sure he's in front of the both of you since lightning doesn't effect his body as much as it would someone with flesh.]

[And then he realizes he forgot about Kurtis] Kurtis-san!

[The fists are set to automatically float back to Kurtis, using a secondary booster. But he's not watching them, now, he's much more worried about the lightening.]

[He runs toward the others, but he's still hit by a couple of balls of lightening, and he's knocked to the ground near Brook.]

[And Yuber pretty much has decided that another form of chaos will be far more amusing for this time.

And they all got so nicely close to each other that this might just work. The demon is going to come at them with his swords making it look like he's going to attack, but instead the sand beneath them ripples much like water.

And the moment he's in there with them, they will all sink into it and that will bring them just above the lake, as agreed previously.

Yuber, however, quickly uses another teleport and is away from the lake before everyone falls in, and unlike the last time he did this, he's going to teleport into the forest out of sight.

This should do nicely, a bit of chaos of these people getting hurt and a swim in the cold lake, but they were hurt enough to know that he's a danger.

And that meant more would come that he could amuse himself with.]

[ Meryl yelps and flails her arms. Oh JESUS WHAT GIVE HER SOME WARNING VASH! ]

[Warning? How’s this for warning? You now have a large broom head of a man hugging you and SCREAMING in your ear as suddenly - WHAT THE HELL?! Where’d the lake come from!?] GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! [Splosh]

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EHH?!

[Where DID the lake come from? Unfortunately between panic and surprise, Brook isn't able to react fast enough to just run across the water]

[Splash. Glub. Oh right - Devil Fruits stink for situations like this]

What!?

[No! He's falling! Could this be the end?

[But wait, there's a lake below. He was saved. He gives a sigh of relief as he hits the water.]

What the--!!

[ And she's screaming right along with the rest of them, though she'll be covering her ears with her hands so Vash doesn't deafen her. ]

[Hmmm. Meryl seems to be a good choice of flotation device. But man; water - COLD!!!!!!! Wait… why hasn’t Brook resurfaced yet?] Brook?! BROOK!? [What kind of pirate can’t SWIM! Brb… diving under to save the dead guy.]

[Hey, take it up with the devil fruit, Vash! That's a serious design flaw, there]

[It is very disconcerting to not be able to move. More so the be drowning when you don't have any lungs. OH HEY VASH. Yeah, you're his best friend now :D]

[Vash was quicker to react than Kurtis, and he seems to have a pretty good handle on things, so Kurtis just waits by the surface, ready to lend a hand if Vash needs it when he surfaces.]

[ Meryl CAN'T SWIM, TYVM Vash. So she'll keep flailing about as he dives under, somehow keeping herself afloat. ]

[Vash surfaces with Brook and… oh god… how many people does he have to save? Sorry Meryl! He didn’t know and Brook sank like a rock!] Geeze!? Can’t you swim insurance girl!? [Cause you know… when you live on a desert planet it’s an important skill. Either way; doing his best to get you BOTH to the edge.]

I'll get her!

[And Kurtis will be swimming toward her to help her out. He's a good swimmer, Prinnies are similar to penguins, after all.]

[Sputtering water for a second] Ah, thank you so much, Vash-san! For a moment I was sure I was a dead man!

[... Oh right] Yohohoho! Though I am already one!

[Looking over at Meryl now] Oh, can you not swim, Meryl-san?

Edited 2009-12-12 11:04 (UTC)

[Vash does his best to hold both up and try to swim to shore until Kurtis can arrive.] Geeze you’re heavy!

[ She gasps and clings to Kurtis for her life. ]

NO, WHAT GAVE YOU THAT IDEA?!

[Kurtis starts for the shore, helping Meryl, but it's a little awkward.]

Kick your legs.

Well you were flailing about quite a bit. [A good indicator, that is!]

[Now that Kurtis has Meryl, the swim to shore should be easier for Vash. Brook is just bones after all, so he's light enough]

[Finally gets to the shore. Vash flops on the ground and sighs.] Gahhhhhhhhhhh who was that guy?

[Arriving at shore, as well, Kurtis sits down to rest.] I have no idea, but it seems there are more dangerous people here than I realized.

[ Meryl will kick her legs until they get to shore and lay out on her stomach, plagued with a headache. ]

It never stays quiet for long here, that's for sure.

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