BZPRPG: Po-Wahi

OOC: AH! A customer! IC: Ishi -- making a profit off violence.Ishi's quick eyes caught the newcomer entering the door. He didn't seem hostile, and so, in a flash of dashing spirit, Ishi hopped fully onto the bar and yelled above the din: "Welcome good trravelerr! If ye' been lookin' forr a place to while ye' worrries, come sit ye' down here! Ah, pay no mind to the Brrakas at the doorr."He dodged a flying bottle."AEH! Watch wherre ye' thrrow those things! That's not some cheap drrink, ye know."

IC:But Knife found herself blocked again by Agni who'd teleported only a fraction of a section after her. She found her blade caught between Agni's twin-sword. He pushed forward hard again, pushing Knife back and away from his friend.

IC: (Mef)Mef rushes toward Knife and grabs his bolas. He charges toward the being and throws it at her neck before grabbing Valria's hand and pulling her out of the bar."C'mon, we've got to get you out of here," he says to her as he points his cutlas toward the beings in the bar.-Mef

OOC: Hmm?IC - Kiox - BarHis sword swung up in front of him and blocked the knife. That itself might very well have saved his life. Kiox felt his adrenaline pumping, his mind racing. His eyes widened as the table flew at him. His Mahiki activated and the table shot back at Tirokk. Not forgetting Shade, he grabbed another dagger and jabbed it at his opponent's shoulder.

IC: The table hits the white-clad Toa, throwing him off balance. The Stranger then looks at Tirokk and yells, "Watch where you're throwing those tables..." How ever, he then finds Kiox's dagger deep in his shoulder. "That's not very polite." He draws the dagger from his shoulder, black mist leaking from the wound... And then jabbs it towards Kiox's neck.

IC: VolinVolin looked up at the being talking to him with the funny accent. He had begun to walk to him until a bottle had hit him hard in the side of the head. Volin clutched his head as the pain seared through his left side. Now he was really angry. He had begun summoning his elemental powers of plasma and found the being that threw the bottle at his head. Plasma was soon sent flying at the unfortunate fellow and began to tear away at his skin."Ya know what, bartender, I think I'll come back some other time." said Volin, disgust evidently present in his voice. He begun walking torward the exit until he bumped into the same Toa that knocked him to the ground at the entrance. "C'mon, we've got to get you out of here." said the Toa to his friend."You and me both. Let me help." said Volin to the stranger as he sent plasma flying in the direction of the people blocking the exit.

OOC: That's me, right, TX?IC: (Mef)"Thanks," replied the Toa of Earth. He uses his elemental energies to push back the last few remaining beings blocking the exit as he continues to lead Valria out of the bar.-Mef

OOC: Yeah, that's you all right. And don't mind if I start following you now.IC: Volin"Least I could do." replied Volin. He begun to follow the couple out of the bar, why, he wasn't so sure. He just had a good feeling that these people might help him in his search of a goal. "Sooooo...are you guys dating?" asked Volin bluntly without thinking.

OOC: Permission to kill? >:3IC - Kiox - BarHis sword spun and sliced at Tirokk. He was chuckling now, louder and louder. Excalibur seemed to come from everywhere, a deadly strike in each swing. Was he insane? No, not at all. An insane Toa could not match his power. This was as fun for him as it was for Knife and Edge.He was out for blood and death.

OOC: Fine with me, but you have to ask Vezok's Friend and The Mask. And, King, if Kiox is drunk, how can he dodge three knives flying at him and several other attacks? Just saying.IC: (Mef)"Um, now may not be the best time to ask that," replied the Toa as a chair flies toward them. He simply stabs it with his cutlas, forcing it down to the ground. "How about we try to survive long enough for us to answer that question?"But, the question was on his mind. Were they dating now? It, sort of in an odd way, felt like it. They had only just met, but were already so close. Mef tried to push the thought away so it wouldn't distract him in case another attack came their way.-Mef

OOC: Okay, no melting my npcs... wait, they're MINE? Meaning, I can USE them, right? :PIC: Ishi (and drunken hordes?)Ishi's smile began to fade as he watched one of his customers melt away, a hot pool of plasmic fluid encasing the poor character's body."Death ain't a prretty thing, is it?" Ishi muttered to himself as he watched the being become nothing more than a stain on his bar's floor. Raising his hand into the air, Ishi clenched his fist. The multitude of drunken customers and pawns at his disposal stopped their frantic fighting almost immediately. It was obvious the teetering matoran had power, thought by what means remained unknown for sure. Frowning, Ishi delivered a speech of grave soberness."I give ye' all me hearrtfelt apologies for havin' ye' fight a battle not yourr own."The crowd groaned. It was a traditional opening from a man who'd lived longer than anyone else in the room. Needless to say, they'd heard it their whole ruddy lives."My hearrt worrbles in sorrrows. Please, stop ye' senseless fightin' and sit back down to drrink and prroper converrsation." --his eyes laid on the water toa fighting with another toa -- "Sea Rat, get ye' buttocks back in line and si'down if ye' fearr what's coming to ye'. I'd ne'r given ye' a chance if me thought ye'd be such a bloody liability. Now, if ye' 'scuse me, I Gotta' see a man outside about some blood."Ishi hopped off the bar, landing in a small crouch, then hobbled his way through the now sitting grounders. His face met the sunlight of the outside once more and he placed his straw hat upon his head with an ancient flair. Stooping slightly he let the door be fully opened for him and he stepped out in to the street where Knife, Edge and Agni were still playing.

OOC: All righty then. Vezok's friend, do you mind if I join up with you guys?IC: Volin"Yeah, I think that's a down-right dandy idea." said Volin as he blasted a bottle in the air with his plasma.

IC: Tirokk"Sorry!" He yelled over to the stranger, then turned towards Mef, Valaria and a newcomer... Unfortunately finding a full bottle of super hot black ale landing in his face. "AAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" (It's like having that extra-hot cup of coffee splased in his face) Unfortunately, at the same moment, he finds Kiox's blade in his side. Fortunately for him, his armor was way too strong for the sword to pierce it, but it would still leave a mark. "You darnful..." He mutters, then throwing a full blow in Kiox's face.

IC: The three escaping heard a small chuckle.Fortunately for them, none of Knife's attacks had hit yet. Unfortunately for them, she still wasn't out of teleports.Blipping away, she reappeared--Right behind the Toa of Earth, attempting to slam her knife through his back and into his right lung, twisting if it landed."Surprise."Edge, meanwhile, had skittered away from the plasma. Holding her blade up again, but this time in a blow meant to bisect above the hip, the matoran torqued as she ran towards Tirokk. Maybe she could achieve the same sort of pain as before...OOC: Lul, surprise attack. I don't expect that will be blocked for that very reason.-The Fearless Leader

OOC: Sure TX, always good to have another level-headed char in the group ^^IC:Agni, quite frankly was angry. Not at anybody in particular, but at the fact that crime was running rampant so freely in this street right now. He saw Knife reappear behind Mef. The Toa of earth would have to handle this one, but going after Mef left her back uncovered and despite the unfair angle of attack, Agni hurled a fireball at the Matoran. "Surprise yourself." he muttered under his breath.

OOC: Get us going to Kini-Nui already, then! You got the most characters, I'm waiting for your group to call the shots. :PIC:"Well, it's almost neutral, I guess. Didn't the Toa Mata meet their end somewhere around that place? Seems like Makuta's out for it to me, but..."

IC: The Shade"Surprise!" The stranger said as he suddenly appeared behind Edge, stabbing his dagger towards her neck.--------------------IC: TirokkThe bulky Toa of Iron turned, his eyes still burning, towards the sound of Edges rapid footsteps, signaling her attack. He quickly activated his kakama and slammed his palms togather, trying to, hopefully succsessfully, completely crush the matoran. Speed was at his side this time! OOC: Try dodging both those attacks.By the way, I'm going to sleep now, treat my char's as NPC's now, that is, as I've heard, sheep them. Good night...

OOC: Well, Mef, he was working on -not- being drunk, and the tentacles consumed the knives.IC - Kiox - BarKiox sheathed his sword. This fight was over as far as he was concerned. He sat back and waited for the rest of the combat to end. Whatever Ishi had planned was going to resume as soon as the group left. He felt a lot more sober now, his "internal chemistry set" was working for the most part. Somewhere in there his knife had returned to his hand, and had been sheathed. Closing his eyes, Kiox now attempted to fall asleep.OOC: Feel free to autohit a maim here, guys.

IC: (Valria)Valria couldn't comprehend all that had happened in such a short time she was being attacked, her friends were being attacked and they kept coming to her aid. She wished she could react quicker and fight back but she was simply not given the time. Oh, how a part of her would have loved to skewer that being that kept on attacking her and Mef. Now she was getting angry and should that little being continue to follow them. Well, she'd get a taste of what Valria was feeling. Before Agni's fireball hit she turned around and aimed the crossbow directly at the matoran. These feelings of wanting to make that matoran hurt, like she was responsible for her suffering came welling up, oh she would love to see the matoran writhe in pain, frankly she'd love to see a lot of people screaming out. This change in personality in what she wanted worried here. Not saying anything she fired directly at the matoran's face. She wouldn't be able to dodge all those attacks, as Valria pulled Mef along just as much as he pulled away.OOC: I am still busy! I mean come on, I can't react to any of this cause you don't give me the time.

OOC: ah, the chaos.. I can practically smell it. :PIC: IshiIshi looked at the few writhing and twisting warriors playing Kualsi twister with each other and smiled. He may have been a matoran, but he knew what was going on. He wasn't some stupid youngster like the toa and matoran before him. Seeing the flaming toa of imprudence, Ishi bounced forward on his plat-formed sandals, the sand slowly giving underneath his feet as he moved, until he was right behind the torch."Firre Spitterr," Ishi muttered with a laugh; "Ye' got tied up in somethin' morre than ye' maybe barrgained forr. Wha'dya' say 'bout me helping you with the sisters herre? I've never rreally like 'em anyways."

IC: Clo'on acted. Without so much a wave of his hand, a small needle of rock shot out of the sands like a Muaka's tooth. He was taking advantage of the Nui-Jaga's relative stillness, and used the spire to hook its last remaining infected mask, ripping it off."Some day you'll have to teach me that trick," he remarked to Kohra. There was very little mirth in his voice...

IC: (Mef)Mef lets go of Valria's hand as he uses his Mask of Flight to fly straight up and behind the being who had attacked him. He simply pushes her forward as he says,"The battle's over. Let's just be finished with it. I'm willing to call it quits if you are." He mainly said this for Valria's sake, even though he was exhausted and didn't know if he could fight any longer. But, the others were about to attack, so he left them to her.Mef watches as Valria pulls him toward the fight. What was this? The weak Toa wanted to fight?"Fine with me, babe," said the Toa of Earth, a large smile on his face as he glares wickedly back at Knife. He would fight her again, then. The arrow had launched from the crossbow before Mef could attack the Matoran. The Onu-Toa drops his quiver containing a few more arrows on the ground for Valria. Mef charges toward the Matoran, cutlas and knife raised.-Mef

IC: VolinBabe? I'm pretty sure that answers my question."Let's get this done quick...I need a break."

IC: Knife had had enough. The game had been fun, but this was simply getting boring. Teleporting into the inn, she grabbed Edge and teleported again--And again--And yet again--Until the duo was on the opposite end of Po-Koro.Edge pulled out an amana volo sphere and consumed it, massive bruising, broken ribs, and cracked armor from the punch all repaired in the space of a few seconds. The two then proceeded to run off into the desert.Next stop:, Knife thought to herself, grinning, Onu-Wahi.

IC: (Mef)"Run, brakas!" he calls out as the two leave. Mef looks back to Valria and simply leans forward and kisses her on her right cheek. He didn't know why, but he just felt like it was right for the moment. They had just survived all kinds of evil and came out unscaved. The last thing he wanted to do was give Valria a thumbs up and give her a friendly wink."Is everyone okay?" he asks as he inspects Valria for any injuries. The blood from his head and forehead was now dripping down his left cheek and collecting on his chin. It would slowly drip off and hit his armor.-Mef

OOC: Wow.. why is it that romance is pervading the forums in the past few days?IC: IshiIshi watched the two beings teleport away with a small grin. Knew they'd do somethin' akin to this, Ishi thought to himself. He'd seen it before: a kanohi wielder would walk in, beat someone out, and teleport away at the first sign of danger. It was the weakness of the mask's lure. The only thing that really impressed Ishi was how often, and fast, the girl had been using it. Alone would have been one thing, but carrying another injured person seemed somewhat ludicrous a feat.Suddenly, Ishi was very much aware of the hot-head he was standing behind. Aid was no longer something the toa needed. His plan had failed.

IC(Zand's Armada): "I think more like under it, but same place essentially. Let's get going." Before heading out, Zand walked over to the crumpled heap that was Black Knight. He picked up the blade he called Wolven.OOC: Zand's Armada to Kini-nui.IC(BK): Hours passed. The toa finally felt the sonic vibrations in the armor die down. "Okay...now I need to get out of here." Activating his Pakari, he pushed off some of the bits of the armor...Legs, Arms, head, and the bottom of the torso. It took almost 30 minutes, but eventually he got out. Of course, the thing was...what came out wasn't male. Black Knight picked up the remains of her armor and walked to the nearest blacksmith to get it fixed up and placed back on her. At least Wolven had gotten out of this okay...Wait...where's my Blade!? Minute dashes of crystal formed on her fists. "Fix the armor, or I swear that I shalt remove thy internal organs!""Okay, lady. Whatever.""Not 'Whatever' NOW." That's...strange...why isn't he asking about my desire to fix my armor?OOC: PLOT TWIST! Or generic twist. YOU DECIDE!

Ic: The streets were lit by the flickering sparse light of torches mounted on buildings, and candles in the huts lit up the peephole windows to add an extra romantic light to the atmosphere. Long shadows danced across the muted brown and black village as the few late night people ambled about, but for the matoran in Stannis's entourage, their own figures were quick to swing in large arcs as they gave little chance for their own shadows to catch up with their scampering. Stannis himself was throwing caution to the wind on purpose, letting Atiel do the scampering in the shadows.Stannis led the way in silence, knowing which house was Hafu's from memorizing the signs on the way in. Hafu's house was clearly marked by carved stone signs, thanks to his own ego and pride, and it didn't take long for him to find the hut. He pulled out a spear and rapped the door. "Hafu! Open up!"

IC: Tirokk and The ShadeAt the moment Edge teleported away, The stranger had already executed his stab. The slam from Tirokk took him by surprise. "HEY! Watch it!" He said angrily. "Sorry, but unless you haven't noticed, someone threw a bottle of boiling black ale in my face." He finally had a chance to wipe the liquid out of his eyes. "By the way, nice fighting back there. I am Tirokk..." He put out one hand, as a gesture for a handshake. "Thanks, I am... Toa... er... Dackelus..."OOC: No more sheeping, not like anyone used it...

IC:Agni let his fire dissipate. The Toa had had enough action for the day. He'd pass the word around to the other guard-organisations on the Island, so the Turaga and other Koro were warned of these two. Matoran able to use masks and homicidal enough to take on Toa...that was bad. Usually the psychos stood out like a Toa of rock in a swimming contest. But Agni knew they wouldn't hang around too long. And he never forgot a face. "Next time then...", he muttered, before turning to Ishi who had taken position behind him. The Toa of fire looked down at the old man."More then I bargained for, eh?" he mused, echoing Ishi's last remark. "If this truly were a fight where'd I were in over my head, half your patrons would be dead by now and your little taverna would be a smoldering ruin." The Toa of fire bent down a little, now looming over Ishi. "You may be under the illusion that you are in some position of power because the drunken rabble you cater to takes your words for law in their state of mind, but anybody else just sees an old man ranting on a barstool. So I am warning you: Stay out of trouble and don't cause it either. Because the guard may not have jurisdiction out here. But I do. And you better remember that because there is a bigger fight going on on this Island than what you see in those little four walls of yours. You're lucky to have a semi-legitimate business at all. Now get back inside. Somebody's calling for ale."With that, the Toa of fire left the old man standing in the street, walking back to his friends. As he walked, he pulled out a piece of woven cloth from the satchel at his hip and handed it to Mef, so he could do something about his bleeding temple. He patted him on the shoulder before nodding at Volin and turning to Valria. "I knew there was some fight left in you." he commented with a smile. "Glad to see some of it in action."He looked around. It was dark by now and the street had gotten pretty empty. "I don't know about you, but I think I could use a good night's rest."----------------------------------The Jaga screeched, now free of the influence of the Mask. The natural instincts took over and with a dash, the Jaga began to dig its way back underground. At first there was a cloud of dust and then nothing. The Vortixx lowered her arm."Some day you'll have to teach me that trick." Clo'on remarked from behind her. It didn't sound like a compliment. "I could say the same..." she said, more to herself (And her dark passenger.) then to the Toa of stone.The fight over, Kohra picked up her cloak and wrapped herself in it again, obscuring her left arm from sight. There was an awkward moment of silence, since she didn't know what to say. She could sense the Toa would want some sort of explanation. But, so did she, because she had no idea what had happened back there. To compensate for the silence, the Vortixx walked a few steps, back to where the Jaga had been, bending down to pick up the infected mask, now lying harmlessly on the sand.

IC: [Naona]The stone Naona was magnetised to crumbled into pieces with a simple application of her power. She rather disliked people who resisted arrest, especially if they had the gall to attack her. But upon hearing that one of her targets had been injured, she decided to leave the 'beat laws into head' action until later."There is an infirmary at the guardsmen headquarters," she said. "He can get medical treatment there."

IC: Volin"All right but before we proceed, may I ask who you people are...?" After all, Volin followed these people he didn't know without thinking. He examined the group although the only one that caught his eye was Valria. Volin wasn't exactly attracted to her, she just seemed...frail. Frail Toa are an uncommon sight. Not wanting to be rude, he quickly removed his gaze introduced himself since it was the proper thing to do as he followed them."Well, I'm Volin, Toa of plasma and yeah, that about sums it up." said Volin somewhat awkwardly.

IC (Alex, in Syyge's body, Po-Wahi):IC (Henkka, in Voi's body, Po-Wahi):"Let's get going then", Henkka said and went to help Alex up again. He whispered to Alex before they left "Just try and control yourself. We have to cooperate to get out of here."

IC: (Mef)Mef nods to Agni as he dots the blood on his temple. "Nice going in there, Fire Spitter!" he says, excitedly, as he pats Agni on the shoulder. "You too, Valria." But, then, the Toa of Earth realizes that the being was still following them. He turns around to see Vollin following them out. He also saw him looking at Valria intently. Mef gives him a short, evil glare; otherwise known as the back-off-she's-mine look."And, who are you supposed to be?" asked the Toa of Earth, rudely. The being introduced himself as a "Volin" and decided he would follow them out of the bar."Nice to meet you," replied Mef, ignoring his earlier thoughts toward the being, knowing he was probably just looking at Valria. "If you plan on joining us, I suggest you discuss it with us after a good night's sleep." The Onu-Toa looks up at the sun before saying,"Mid-day's sleep would be better, I guess."The blood had almost stopped dripping off of his Mask, so Mef continues to wipe off the blood before reaching down for his quiver."Here, let me shoulder that for you," said the Toa of Earth to Valria as he reaches for his crossbow. "By the way, Valria, do you have any weapons of your own?"-Mef

OOC: Can Tirokk join in too, or... am I just too... lame... ok, good bye (Feeling denied...)

OOC: I assumed you'd left our merry little bunch after the Kakama pick-up incident...I don't have a problem if your char tags along. Oh and Mef, I think I mentioned its getting dark/night up there. I keep a bit of track of that. Kohra and such left Po-Koro in the morning, and we got to the desert a few hours after, traveling took mid-day to late afternoon. With the fight, were back at evening.^^IC:"Thanks, Mef." Agni said, turning to Volin. "I'm Agni. Toa Warrant Officer Agni, Ta-Koro Guard, to be precise." holding out his hand for the Toa of Plasma.

OOC: Oh, got it. Changing time, now.IC: (Mef)"Mef," says the Onu-Toa to Volin without taking his eyes off of Valria.What's up with us any way? First me joining them, then the being back in the Onu-Koro highway, then Tirokk, now this guy? Are we that popular now? Or are they some kind of Makuta spies? What is it that Valria and Agni are doing exactly?The Toa tries to forget these confusing thoughts as he waits for Valria's answer. If she didn't have any weapons, he would gladly loan her his cutlas or knives, but he would look into purchasing a few weapons for her if they needed it. So far, they had already gotten into one fight, so the Onu-Toa guessed that they would need it.The sun was just going down, creating a beautiful sunset on the Po-Wahi desert. Mef took a moment to enjoy it before the desert sands seemed to engulf the sun into itself. Then, his attention was back on Valria. As usual.-Mef

IC: Tirokk Tirokk walked out of the bar, with Toa Dackelus hard on his tail. He walked towards the group; "Look, I'm sorry about what happened before, I guess I can be a little rough at times... and really impatient too..." "You got that right..." The Toa of Iron turned towards Dackelus; "Excuse me?" the stranger looked at Tirokk; "What? Oh, nothing. Nothing at all. *Smiles*" "It better be..." The Toa of Iron looked back at the group. "So... there's one little thing I'm gonna have to tell you..." His face turned dead serious. "It's about why I really came here..."

IC: VolinVolin shaked Agni's hand but noticed Mef was giving him a rather nasty glare. Volin felt like blurting out a nasty "What are you looking at?" but thought it best to hold his tongue if he was to travel with these people."Pleasure to meet all of you. If I may ask, what's a Warrant Officer of the Ta-Koro Guard doing in Po-Koro?"

IC - Kiox - OutsideThe Toa of water appeared beside Ishi."If you think about it," he grinned, "We won."Before the elderly Matoran could protest, he explained."We drove them out of the bar before any of them got a drink. All the firespitter got was a "reason why you suck" speech and the chance to turn himself on fire. The Toa of earth probably just did all this to show off in front of his girlfriend."Kiox turned to the bar, reaching in his pocket for money."In celebration of our victory... Drinks on the house."He tossed the widgets in the air for the patrons to collect.