BZPRPG: Po-Wahi

IC(Zand): "Well, we should probably begin by leaving the inn. That's a good start."IC(Mirr, BK): "We hath slept long enough. We leave the inn."Mirr was pulled our of bed, being thrown over Black Knight's shoulder.

IC (Naru)"You're right, let's go."The Toa of Plasma struggled slightly with the door on her way out as well, but this time she was prepared for its weight and so managed to move it just fine on the first try. Leading the way down the stairs, Naru wondered what was so important about this Matoran Zand had spoken of...

IC(BK, Mirr, Zand): "Well, let's hope we can find him. This is a rather large island, after all. Thankfully, this is a One-in-a-million chance. And you know what they say about those: They happen 9 times out of 10.""And then I killed him. WIth the Wolven, of course."Oh, Karz, he just won't stop, will he? Mirr looked around the rapidly shrinking room. Then, thanks to that wonderous formula, where One-in-a-million chances happen 9 times out of 10, he saw Zand and another come down the stairs. "ZAND! HELP! CRAZY TOA!" The vortixx looked at the Ko-matoran be put down by the Black Knight."What art thou talking about?" He slapped Mirr across the face."Well, what do you know? It's Mirr, and Baron's long lost brother.""Who art this...Baron?"

IC"You... know these people?" Naru asked uncertainly after she heard Zand's name being called out. "They seem a bit unstable?"

IC(Zand): "The matoran's Mirr, but I don't know the other one. Just reminds me of someone."IC(Baron, Lyrica): "I sense a disturbance in the Stabbington Force.""What do you mean, Walter?""I mean, someone is talking about me. And I will find the perpetrator!"Lyrica was too sleepy to whip him.

IC (Naru)"Mirr? You mean we found him already?" The Toa looked a bit closer at the Matoran. She now spotted the Tryna he was wearing. "Well what do you know, I guess you're right. That's the easiest search I've ever done."

IC(BK, Zand, Mirr): The toa took Mirr's blade. "Well, thou wishest to take my squire from me?""Erm...Mirr, mind explaining?""Well, he kidnapped me, and you know how it is.""Silence Matoran!" The toa looked at the two with cold, lifeless eyes. "As I said, do you wish to take him from me? If so..." He wielded Wolven in his hands, with Mirr's blade at his side. "You will taste your blood as you are defeated."

ICNaru uneasily shifted her weight from one foot to the other."Zand...?" she asked, already subtly reaching for some of the throwing knives she carried.

IC(Zand, BK, Mirr): "Listen, Knighty, I don't want any trouble. Mirr is a friend of mine. If you will just hand him over, I guarentee it will be far less trouble in the long run.""Thou art foolish if thou dost truly believe that I would fall for such a ploy." He tightened his grip on Wolven."Well,I do suppose..." he grabbed his ax. "Let's go outside, shall we?""Do I get a say in this?" Mirr looked around."No, squire!"IC(Baron, Lyrica): "Ugh...what's this about Walter?""I know the Knight is around here....and I want revenge.""For what?"The Baron grabbed Lyrica's shoulders. "Don't you remember? The sandship? My pride was seriously damaged? There was a curb stomp battle, with us on the losing side?"*SMACK!*

IC"Do I get a say in this, then?" Naru asked as she followed the group outside. "I mean, I do enjoy some action, but I don't really want to see heads rolling here..."

IC(Zand): "Don't worry...I've dealt with people like this before. But he could spit plasma as if it was saliva. And he had a hau. I think I just need to break his concentration, and he will stop using his Pakari. Then he'll be crushed under the weight of his armor. Then we can flee with Mirr."

IC"Do you honestly think he would wear that armor if he couldn't keep it on without constantly using his Pakari?"The Toa of Plasma furrowed her brow and concentrated on channeling her elemental power into her hand. It began glowing and giving off heat, seen as a faint distortion in the air around it. At her whim, a stream of super-heated, ionized gas would burst forth. She lifted her arm and held her open palm towards the Toa of Earth."Your squire does not want to go with you," she said, "and therefore you have no right to force him to. As a Toa, protector of the Matoran and upholder of the law, I cannot allow you to continue. Release the Matoran now and no one will get hurt. You will be better off recruiting a willing squire elsewhere in any case. I am sure volunteers can be found."OOC: Yes, I do realize he actually needs the mask, but IC Naru doesn't think that's likely.

IC(Baron, Lyrica, BK, Zand, Mirr): "I smell plasma."The toa of plasma approached the fight beginning, Black Knight glaring at Naru. "The status of my squire is of no consequence to thou. Scum of the earth, you plasmoids. You have such power, and yet never use it for it's proper goals. You could have saved the world long ago, and yet..."A ball of plasma whizzed past his helmet. "More enemies?" He turned to glare at the prosecutor and Baron. "Nice job Walter." Lyrica aimed a blast of sonics at the toa's head. The knight picked up Mirr and used him as a shield. "Pitiful.""Baron! With me!" Zand shouted out at the two. The two gathered around him. "Why, hello. Name's Zand. Your name is?" "We're in the middle of a battle right now, and my guide is now partially deaf. My name is Lyrica. Shall we?" The three readied their weapons of choice."My, my. Aren't I in a bind here?" Minor beads of crystal formed around Wolven. "Bring it." He raised his gauntlet, and waggled his fingers in a 'Come on' gesture.OOC: He dosen't plan on losing. And the Sonic blast was localized, so that whoever it hit would be the only one to hear it.

ICNaru didn't waste a moment, but pulled one of her throwing knives out of her belt and flung it with pin-point precision towards the enemy Toa's foot. She made sure to transfer her plasma energy to it at the same time, ensuring that even if it missed the splashing gas would at least become the distraction Zand had wanted.

IC(BK, Zand, Baron, Lyrica): "Erg!" The toa moved his foot out of the way, but plasma had gotten on his feet armor. "This is why I hate plasmoids." He walked towards Baron. "And if I remember, you were a Plasmoid." His concentration was deterred, but not yet enough. He smacked the Baron with the blunt side of his blade, knocking him into a nearby building. *SMACK!*"Erg!" The whipcrack was charged with a bit of sonic energy, causing the armor to vibrate. "MY HEAD!" He fell to the ground. "Squire! Armor!" He recoiled into the inner workings of the armor, no longer able to move it on his own.Mirr, as previously stated, was still mostly deaf from the sonic blast. OOC: The only reason the armor was unremovable was because he needs a squire to remove it. It is kind of heavy, and not even real knights could remove their armor without trouble.

OOC: So at this point, he will of course not get it off at all, since he can't exactly threaten anyone to do it when immobilized. Also, I would say standing still to drop your armor in the middle of combat is essentially suicide.ICAs soon as the Toa fell, Naru charged another swirl of plasma and poured it into her next knife."Stay still!" she shouted. "Or the next one will be burning through your eye sockets!"

OOC: Well, he can't exactly move. He recoiled into the torso area, and it will take a while to gather the concentration to either break through the armor or lift it.IC(Zand's Armada): "Shh. Leave it there. We can get Mirr. There does not need to be needless murder this day." He approached the armor, and picked out Mirr's sword from the wreckage. "The armor works as a handy temporary prison. Lyrica, can you make a sonic barrier around him?""Of course." While she made the barrier, The Baron awoke. "Urgh...I hate that guy."Zand approached Mirr. "Mirr, can you read my lips?""WHAT!?"He grabbed Mirr by the shoulders. "Read. My. Lips." Mirr nodded urgently. "Ariga. He's dead. We need to find his mask. Jeni has it. Comprende?""Okay, so...I think we should clean up the village. Mirr, here's your sword." Zand handed over the blade. "You are a worthy ally, Naru."

OOC: Sonic barrier what? How can you even do that? Wouldn't plasma work better? Also "recoiled into the torso area" means... what, exactly? It sounds like he's bouncing around inside his own armor. :PIC (Naru)"Relax, I'm not going to kill him. But he didn't seem to understand otherwise."Naru cooled down her knife again and put it back. She went to pick up the other one, but found that it had shattered from the energy burst. Not that it mattered. She was still carrying more knives than your average chef."What's all this about dead people and a mask, then? Something personal I should stay out of, perhaps?"

IC(Zand): "In truth, I don't even know. It's erm...personal, I guess."OOC: Sonic Barrier: A wall of sound made in a cage-like fashion to encapsulate the person.By recoiled into torso area, he's huddled up in the armor center, conserving energy while the sonic vibrations dissipate.

OOC: I still have no idea what you're on about. This is a full-sized Toa we are talking about, right? How can you "huddle up" inside your own torso armor? I've read and re-read the profile for that guy, and it tells me nothing. i'm sure you have it all in your head, but I've never encountered this knight before and so have no idea about his details.I also understand what you mean by "cage of sound", butsound is vibrations in air, so this "sound field" would require air spinning and vibrating in an invisible force field, something I find highly unlikely for anyone to focus on. A Toa of Air, sure, can create a cyclone to hold the person still, and you can create a "sound barrier" by blasting the waves forwards or creating a "wall", but bending that wall to surround someone without simply deafening them would require extreme fine-tuning, I would think.IC"I'm just asking because I'm wondering if I should stick with you or say my goodbyes," Naru said. "If your business is too personal I don't think I should follow, seeing as I don't really know any of you."

OOC: Well, as huddled up as a toa stuck inside of a suit of armor can be. The suit is much larger than the toa, which is why he needs the Pakari.IC(Zand): "I'm not quite sure. We must find yet another toa who has an item that Mirr needs. I wouldn't think it too personal.OOC: It's your call. You see, I can't decide, whether you should leave or stay.

OOC: I guess I'll move us along...IC: (Mef)Mef walks inside the village that is Po-Koro, hand on Valria's arm. The Toa of Earth walks by a nearby tavern. He eyes it longinly before turning back to Agni and saying,"You want to get a drink?" Guiding Valria over to a nearby bench, Mef comforts her by saying,"I don't this is really a good place for you. I'll be right back after I get a drink."He smiles at her as he walks into the bar. Finally. A drink.Mef takes a seat at the bar next to a drunken being. He accidentally bumps his elbow against the being's as he sits down."Oh, sorry about that, mate."OOC: There you are, King. I'm guessing Mef may have just decided to commit suicide...-Mef

OOC: Ah, fresh blood. >:)IC - Kiox - BarGroggily, the Toa of water turned his head to see a figure coming in, departing from a group of others, and gracing Ishi and himself by taking a seat next to him. "I smell a hero." he grumbled, taking a swig of his extra-strong-and-tasty-drink.Even then, he had the nerve to try to push Kiox out of the way! Kiox for one was not going to take this."I would punch you if your girlfriend wasn't so pretty." He lifted his bottle."Instead, I'm just going to do this." he slammed the glass on Mef's head, making it shatter to fragments.

IC"I'll stick around for a while, then. You are all nice people, right? No hidden agenda I should be aware of that could get me brutally murdered just for being affiliated with you?"OOC: Hard to make a choice when I still don't know anything about what's going on between these people. Reading back through the threads might help, but since Naru's going into this blind I thought I should as well. (Plus I don't even know which topic to search.)

OOC: With a policeman standing right behind you.IC:The Toa of fire now felt the trek from Onu-Koro in his limbs. They had indeed been walking for quite a while and while Valria sat at the table, Agni decided the answer to Mef's question was a definitive yes. Yes he wanted a drink. Patting Valria on the shoulder, he got up and walked up the counter.Only to witness a Toa of water smash his bottle over Mef's head. Whatever exhaustion he had felt before was gone now. With a bold stride he was behind the aggressive Toa. With a well-trained grip, he slammed the Toa's head forward and on the counter, his elbow keeping it there, while his other hand was on the Toa's wrist, twisitng his arm up behind is back. "That was really stupid." he said, through gritted teeth, before informing the Toa of his situation: "Ta-Koro Guard. Stand down. Trust me, you'll be better off that way."

OOC: Knife and Edge from Ta-Wahi. Their abrupt appearance is brought to you by one Kualsi.IC: "Or will he?," asked a sweet and innocent voice from right behind Agni.Knife stood there. With a tap of the finger on his back to get his attention, the 'matoran' gave an apologetic smile. "Mister, I'm not trying to insult you or anything, but I really think he's better off right now. Can't you see they were just trying to have some fun?"Oh," here her eyes lit up with dark malevolence as she smirked, "And how I do love some good fun..."

IC: The ShadeWhile discussing the assassination of Toa Tirokk, the Toa turned to see a Toa of Fire slam the other Toa's head... "Interesting, I would be pleased if I could get out of here as soon as possible, so what do you say?" He said, turning back to the Skakdi.----------------------------IC: Tirokk"What in Karzahni..." Tirokk muttered as Agni slammed Kiox's head onto the counter. He then turned towards Mef. "You alright?"

OOC: I was about to complain about an autohit, Vezok, bit it was realistic and justified. Nicely done, there.IC - Kiox - ResistingWith a flash of his mask, all Kiox had to do was turn his head, so one drunken eye was staring up at Agni. From there, he focused on "seeing" things mentally. Chairs were too big, tables were the same, but bottles...A bottle, straight from a drunk's hand, came out of nowhere and at Agni's head. It looked as though it had been thrown, as (because of Agni's hasty decision to slam his head down) he had not yet seen that Kiox was wearing a mahiki. From behind him, Kiox heard two feminine voices. Dastardly and sweet, dybolical and precious. Who could that possibly be?

IC: (Mef)"Hey, don't you talk about her like-" but the bottle over the head drowned out the rest of his words."That was really stupid. Ta-Koro Guard. Stand down. Trust me, you'll be better off that way.""Thanks," mutters Mef as he scratches his head. Thankfully, the bottle was empty so it hadn't caused any major concussions and the broken glass had simply hit the Mask and fell off, leaving a few small scratches. "What in Karzahni... You alright?"Mef looks toward the being who had been with them earlier and says,"I think so." The Toa of Earth then sees an elderly looking Matoran that was sitting next to the being; a bewildered look on his face now."Hey, old man," started the Onu-Matoran. "How about you try not to let your pal here get drunk again. It'd be best for all of you." The Toa wasn't sure if Ishi was with this being, but by the way they were sitting and talking he guessed that they had become acquainted. It looked exactly like a situation where the captain of a ship would get a possible hand drunk before knocking him out and making him join on his ship. Except, thee Matoran looked less like a captain and more like a merchant of some sort.Mef, anger boiling, looks toward the drunk before looking toward Agni. "What are we going to do with 'em?"But, just then, two bottles were flying toward Agni's head. Swords in hand, Mef yells,"Duck!" before slicing the two bottles. Glass rains down on Agni and Kiox as well as a few shards hitting Ishi.Mef looks around the room as he yells,"Who threw those bottles?"-Mef

OOC: Really, if you wanted an example of what The Baron was like, you could have just looked at the old Ko-wahi topic...he threw people off of Mt. Ihu. Other than that, you're good.IC(Zand's Armada): "The Baron might, and I don't know about Lyrica. Do you have a hidden agenda Lyrica?""Uh...no.""See? You're safe with us. Lyrica, I assume you can keep the Baron under control?""WALTER! With me."*SMACK!*"Okay...okay..." The Baron rubbed his now blistered arm. Mirr went over to Naru. "Um...Hi. I'm Mirr.: He extended his hand.

IC: (Valria)Valria wasn't sure what she could do exactly, she wasn't that strong, at least not as strong as she used to be and so far her elemental powers seemed all but lost to her. She couldn't even help Mef and Agni if she wanted. Besides something could go really bad if she joined in now and she would turn out to be more of a liability then a help. She tried to push away those thoughts away as she considered all the things she could do, there was a bottle sitting next to her. If things got worse she would through it at their attacks, though with how weak her arms were feeling all the time she wasn't sure how far exactly that she could throw it.

IC (Naru)"Er... hi. I'm Naru."Naru shook the Matoran's hand, wondering what sort of gang she was getting herself into."Are they always like this?" she asked.

OOC: YIPES! Ishi's in the dust... I'll be playing cath-up in the post, fyi...IC: Ishi -- in the midst of, wha-?"Woah, woah!" Ishi said as he bounced off his stool, his single platformed geta making contact with the sand and beer coated floor, emitting a screeching sound akin to a kaukau. He was standing, his small tassels from the shawl around his armor swaying from the sudden movement, a good arms length from Agni. With a slow, deliberate motion, Ishi leaned upon his hammer-staff and said with a smile:"Ah, a herroic firre-spitter. Look, if ye' all just back off, I'll scold me boy and we can all go home happy, eh? Now, how 'bouts ye' all sit ye'selves down an' have a little drrink with us?""WHIZZ!""SWOOSH!""Bonk.""Clack."The bottles bounced harmlessly enough off the two targets as to only make them irritated. This ain't lookin' good, Ishi thought as he began to quickly and efficiently take stock of the situation: a good three, maybe four toa, a couple more matoran... And then the water-drop and himself. Not good odds. I wouldn't even bet on me.. Ah, Karrz, who's to say any worse? I'm ISHI, for Mata-Nui's shell-shocked sake!Smiling, Ishi raised his hammer-staff above his head, like a massive sail above the tiny fragile boat below, the small, well oiled and tended beard poking its unrighteous way below the komau on his face."I see ye' all ain't satisfied by takin' on one drrunken water rrat. Now, would ye' babies kindly take a step back? Else this 'ere piece a rubbish might be finding something precious of ye'."

IC(Mirr): "I do suppose. They are an eccentric bunch."

IC: Mef felt a tap on his back. Whirling instinctively, he readied his weapons at hand--And found cold metal at his throat.Puzzled, he looked around. What?"All as sis planned."The voice was young and distinctly femine. Its tone was a blunt one of acknowledgement. And most importantly, it was coming from in front of him and downLooking in its direction, Mef found a female matoran of Lightning clad in royal purple robes standing there. More precisely, a female matoran of Lightning clad in royal purple robes with a titanic double-bladed straightsword in her hands pointing up--Into his throat--Standing there."I'd say 'How's the weather up there', but I never was one for small talk," Edge said.

OOC: By the way, The Fearless Leader does have permission to bunny Mef.IC: (Mef)Mef rolls his eyes.Oh, great, some young Matoran trying to rob me when I least expect it."Hey, kid, if it's money you want I'm sure I've got a few trinkets I can spare."I hope Agni helps me here...-Mef Man

OOC: Wow. Mef must be pretty Genre Savvy if he isn't surprised by that little a thing wielding that big a sword ;PIC: "What I want from you?" Edge shrugged. "It's not a question of what I want from you, it's what our sister and I want from you. And we want to 'play' with you, for lack of a better term." During all this, she never took her eyes-or her oversized butcher knife-off Mef.

IC - Kiox - BarKiox was quite tired of his little meeting with the table. He braced the surface of the table with his arms, and the ground with his feet. From there, he used the leverage to push Agni off of him. Now standing, the Toa turned and readied for any attack. One hand was in a fist, the other was holding a knife at his waist."Beat it." he said to the Ta-Koro Guard member.Noticing Knife and Edge, he smiled. He remembered them. They weren't friends to anyone, but he considered them more or less allies. In other words they had no bones to pick with him.

IC: "What I want from you?" Edge shrugged. "It's not a question of what I want from you, it's what our sister and I want from you. And we want to 'play' with you, for lack of a better term." During all this, she never took her eyes-or her oversized butcher knife-off Mef.

OOC: Play with him? And, that was a bit of an auto-hit there, Chief. Be careful not to do too many of those.IC: (Mef)Play with him? He knew it wasn't good, but at the same time... His thoughts were interruptted by the being taking away the Matoran's large sword."What a minute, her offer sounds...intriguing," started the Toa of Earth. "But, I'm afraid I have better things to do," siad the Toa, a smile on his face. It was hard to tell if he was being serious or not, but the majority of the beings there could tell he was only kidding. "Now, if you and your 'sister' would do us a favor and wait outside like nice little girls, it would be greatly appreciated." Mef raises his weapons and prepares to confront either the Matoran or the beings at the bar. He couldn't tell what the Karz the elder Matoran was griping about, but he thought maybe he could help him take away the drunk.Mef looks over toward Valria to make sure she was okay. Her hand was next to a possible weapon: a bottle. Mef had had enough of bottles recently and the blood slowly dripping from his head proved that even more.-Mef