The Slums // Inquisitor Tower

i`d give my life
not for honor, but for you
in my time, there will be no one else

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She didn`t have the composure to fight anymore. She was bleeding out of several stab wounds, she was missing an eye and still bleeding from that, due to the blood loss she was struggling to arrange her breathing and the rib cracking laughter she was forced into didn`t help. She stumbled forward as the Inquisitor dodged her every attack. Jo tried desperately to catch her breath, but again to no avail. She heard Jade asking her a question faintly and offered him a weak thumbs up. Kind of hard to speak between fits of laughter. Luckily, the doctor seemed to have some sort of plan. She counted on that, as she was quickly met with an electric rod straight to the middle of her face. With a pained grunt, the blow sent her falling onto the ground. She hurriedly got up, paranoid that she could have triggered something else. "None of these are funny!!" She yelled between giggles. She had to think carefully how she was going to attack. If she kept running at him blindly, she`d be dead soon. Jo slipped Claus` scissors into her jacket, since she intended on keeping them. But to be honest, she was better with her fists than an already dull pair of rusty scissors. But she couldn`t be in this kind of mental state if she wanted to use proper CQC. She reminded herself that if she died here, Claus died in vain. She had to pay him back for his years of support by massacring the person who sent him spiraling towards insanity. Inhaling deeply, she threw two quick punches at the Inquisitor, an elbow in the gut for damage, and a swift kick to his ankles in hopes of throwing him off balance. Of course, she still expected him to have some trick up his sleeve.   


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Jo and Claus theme - The State of Dreaming

i`d give my life
not for honor, but for you
in my time, there will be no one else

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Jo watched with widened eyes as she managed to trigger another trap. She silently cursed herself. She expected some kind of electricity to zap them to death, a flood, maybe more fire? But instead Jade was met with... killer emus? She looked back to the Inquisitor with a raised eyebrow. She suddenly glared at him. Rocky? She didn`t even like that movie! She bit down on her lip harshly, only a few giggles escaping her at this point. Luckily, she hadn`t inhaled a lethal dose of his laughing gas, so the effects were beginning to wear off. She suddenly felt triumphant. Pain seemed so alien to him. A simple knee to the gut was enough to make him loosen the grip on his stun rod, and it quickly fell to Jade`s hands. He seemed to have an easier time fending off emus that way. Good on him. A small smile came to her face as she heard his correction the Inquisitor. The false code name she made for herself; Homewrecker. Someone, typically a woman, whom is blamed for the wreckage of a family or romance. Sadly fitting for her. She clenched her fists tightly, closing in on the much larger man. Small chuckles escaped her, though at this point it was hard to tell if that was from the laughing gas or not. She only now noticed the blood he spit on her suit. She was fine with her own blood. Even Claus` blood. But his? She threw two weaker punches to his jaw. "You know what I thought when I first heard your name...? Riddler-knockoff!" Then an elbow to his chin. "You`re nothing but a pitiful triumph of self-delusion!!" She focused on cornering him against the window as she lifted up her left leg, mustering all her remaining strength into this blow. "THIS. IS. NO MAN'S LAND." All remaining tension in the room flew quite literally out of the window as she delivered a strong kick to his gut. 


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Jo and Claus theme - The State of Dreaming

i`d give my life
not for honor, but for you
in my time, there will be no one else

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Jo grinned widely, her final kick towards him seemingly having ended this whole game. She pulled her leg back, her shoulders relaxing finally. She turned back to Jade, giving him a joking curtsy. "Naturally! They teach you the art of cheesy one liners in Paladin`s military training!" She said, obviously overjoyed that for now, it seemed to be over. They were no longer his prisoners. Just as she looked down at Baker street, remembering her concern, she heard laughter. With widened eyes, she turned to the source. "Damn you!!" She grabbed a trinket off his desk; which, in this case, appeared to be a wind up duckling, and chucked it straight at his blimp. She sighed, calming herself again. "Yeah. Ok. I have a quick way to Baker Street, we just have to get out of here.." She considered exiting out the window and climbing out, but surely the tower was too tall for that to be done in a short amount of time. There was also the method of just leaving the room and roaming the tower until they found a way down, but that would also take ages. Curiosity peaking, she walked over to the Inquisitor`s desk, beginning to search it. "This guy is so overly prepared, I wouldn`t be surprised if he actually had parachutes or something..." She muttered. Her eyes suddenly widened, flickering between the insides of the drawers and Jade. "... Tah-dah?" She pulled out an actual parachute, kind of just staring at it in amazement for a moment.    


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Jo and Claus theme - The State of Dreaming

i`d give my life
not for honor, but for you
in my time, there will be no one else

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Jo watched Jade bag Emu meat with a worried expression. "Gross." She commented. She was fond of Emus. They were hella majestic. She stood up from her kneeling position and crossed her arms, waiting for Jade to finish rummaging through his drawers. "Pfft. You`re two years old." She began fastening the parachute she found. Jo looked out the window, estimating the distance from here to the ground. She didn`t have a problem with heights, at least. She looked back at Jade, pursing her lips. "Whenever you`re done with whatever, follow me." Taking in a deep breath, she jumped out of the hole the Inquisitor made when he fell out. After falling for a few feet, she opened her parachute.

(EXIT)  


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Jo and Claus theme - The State of Dreaming

Ε.Knygma
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The Code Talker

Theme
Crimson Blood



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━━━━━━━━━〖"Ah, I See..This Thing You Call Death"〗━━━━━━━━━


Code Talker walked into the Inquisitor's private workspace. The man entered the room with a silver plate of needles, the daily breakfast for the dear leader.
"Oh good you're doing a monologue." Code Talker said in a empty voice. The needles and injections laid on the plate with delicacy. He set them down on a nice resting spot. He began to point at the assortment
"That's your stabilizer, it's cherry flavor. That one is your compatibility enhancer, coconut flavor, the other is a nutrient supplement, I don't know what that flavor is, but you wouldn't really care for the flavor. I realize that now, the absence of the mouth is now being recalled to me. Well if you had a mouth you would have plethora of fruity flavor on your taste buds. Also that one is...Meth. Well that's disheartening, the doctor is off the wagon. That could have turn out for the worst..." Code Talker rambled on and on like a smothering mother to her child

He turned to the Inquisitor and bowed "Also good evening sir, it is wonderfully chaotic day, just the way you like it.." He said in a devote pleased tone. He felt pleasure in helping his master


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Orane and Renate Riviere
~Papillon~
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"Delicate flowers upon this massive stage we call 'life'...we will play out our parts right through to the conclusion."
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The twins had just finished having a delightful tea break, and they happened to pass Stegs as the dino-girl made her way upstairs. The two girls wandered down, happening to notice Atticus working on his car, and they approached him.
"How is your car doing, monsieur?" Orane asked, giving Atticus a smile. "Not damaged, I hope."

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Orane and Renate's Theme - Kina no Kaori

Orane and Renate Riviere
~Papillon~
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"Delicate flowers upon this massive stage we call 'life'...we will play out our parts right through to the conclusion."
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"Oh, dear monsieur," Renate gave a slight chuckle. "I'm afraid that we will not be finished being 'French and shit' until after we've by far reached our parts' conclusions."
"Your car has a snack bar?" Orane asked excitedly, peeking in through the window of the vehicle. "Does it go very, very fast? Will you take me for a ride in it sometime?"

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Orane and Renate's Theme - Kina no Kaori

Issac Harvey
Blondy



Issac was in one of the living rooms lying down on a couch while reading a book. He didn't really care what the book was about just something to get his mind off. He keeps having nightmares about his near death and has a hard time each day as it still lingers in his mind. He was so close.....from being beaten up by Arron, then by Ivy, and finally the flames. He was such a mess afterwards that he decided to change clothes. "Arrgh. These images won't leave my head." Issac muttered before drinking his Earl Grey. Not even his tea was helping him calm down which usually would. Just why....what happened to him after the fake leg hitting him, he couldn't remember. It was all just a blur. Something else he couldn't take off his mind was how Orane saved him back there from Ivy after being hit down there. She actually......looked pretty cool in his eyes. Well he didn't want to admit that and she did stand out in his blurry vision. "Crap......why is she in my mind? Do I even know its a she? Man she gives my head a headache......*sigh* I probably have to buy her a new dress as well......what the fuck am I reading anyway!?" Issac looked to see that he was reading Catcher In The Rye. Great. He's so messed up that hes reading this. Issac pondered if he should keep reading. "Well its either this or the memories come back. Man why can't I remember what happened after my head got hit....theres no way I'm asking her what happened to me, no way." Issac went back to reading.

"This Is All Just A Game In Which You are Meant to be Played..A Pawn for The Cards to Decide Your Fate "

"Don't Bore Me Now! I Haven't Even Begun to Use My Cards!"

Orane and Renate Riviere
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"Delicate flowers upon this massive stage we call 'life'...we will play out our parts right through to the conclusion."
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"Oh, nothing of the sort, Monsieur Atticus!" Orane gave a slight giggle at his sudden attitude change. "I was just verifying, you see~"
Renate stood there as the two of them talked, fanning herself with a hand. The weather had gotten so hot recently...it was almost unbearable. She liked cold weather much better.

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Orane and Renate's Theme - Kina no Kaori

Issac Harvey
Blondy



Issac started to get bored. He was already halfway through the book before setting it down on the table. "I need a break." Issac walked downstairs toward the garage. A few minutes later he arrived and saw Atticus. Perfect. He could help. "Hey Atticus, lets go for a drive. I need something to take my mind off of Oran-" Issac stopped as he saw Orane there. Crap. His mind started to freak out while a small red was on his face. He had to do something to not see her. He saw that Renate was there and was fanning herself with her hand. Looks like she could use help. He walked over to Renate and took out some cards, starting to fan her. "Hi there Renate, looks like you could use some help against this heat." Issac kept on fanning her, hoping it helped.

"This Is All Just A Game In Which You are Meant to be Played..A Pawn for The Cards to Decide Your Fate "

"Don't Bore Me Now! I Haven't Even Begun to Use My Cards!"