KaijuMan huffed confidently as he heard the two female NetOps and the wind-based Navi voice their amazement over his display of strength. He blew smoke out of his nostrils and started to gloat to ZephyrMan.
That was just a sample of my power. Destruction is my specialty.
The Navi then turned towards Teruko, with a newly rekindled interest in this "Kings game." The idea of him being a lone winner with control over the "losers" around him sounded very interesting to him.
Hmm... I like it.
John, on the other hand, was leaning more towards ZephyrMan's opinion on the "Kings game" idea. He finished off his beer and ordered a second before he responded.
Though that does sound like fun, we should keep tabs on its progress, cus we don't want it to get out of hand and getting our Navis EJO'd.
Yeah, I'd just be heart-broken...
KaijuMan responded in a very sarcastic tone, a seemingly new behavior, at least to John. John put his new beer on the counter of the bar, and looked underneath to see a set of jack in ports on the underside of the counter, normally hidden from view. He pulled the jack from the PET and extended the coiled wire before he inserted the jack into the slot.
Alright, here we go!
KaijuMan's holographic projection started to blur and fade as he bounced from the holopin to the PET, then out into the network.
((To ElectownNet))
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...There it was again. Ariel looked around, positive that she had seen something. "Are you guys POSITIVE the club's not flashing the lights off?"
"Yes, we're all quite sure!" The wind Navi reappeared in his appointed PET, though not without a certain sense of dread in his heart...the blackout was drawing near. "Perhaps we should get you home, quickly..."
"But I wanna stay and talk a little bit longer!"
"No, I insist! You simply must go home! I assure you, I dislike leaving now as well, but I assure you it's for the best!"
"Aww...well, I guess if you feel that way..." The shirtless pilot stood up, though clearly wobbly from the consumption of all that alcohol. "Well, guys, guess I'm going home! It was really fun, though! Let's do it again sometime! Later!..." For a moment, she stood there, with an extremely blank look on her face...
BOOM!
...Which served as a prelude to her falling to the floor. A look would reveal that she was unharmed, but completely passed out. Appearing as a hologram, ZephyrMan looked down at his operator, and sighed. "...I was entirely afraid this would happen...none of you need stick around to look after her. I'll call someone to take Ariel home. But, before you go..." Information suddenly popped up on the screens of Teruko and John, appearing to be an e-mail address and phone number. "Accept our contact information! We'd both be delighted to hear from all of you again! Now, if you'll excuse me..." The wind Navi vanished back to the PET, and began to see if anyone Ariel knew was willing to drag an unconscious, shirtless woman back to her apartment...
"Yes, we're all quite sure!" The wind Navi reappeared in his appointed PET, though not without a certain sense of dread in his heart...the blackout was drawing near. "Perhaps we should get you home, quickly..."
"But I wanna stay and talk a little bit longer!"
"No, I insist! You simply must go home! I assure you, I dislike leaving now as well, but I assure you it's for the best!"
"Aww...well, I guess if you feel that way..." The shirtless pilot stood up, though clearly wobbly from the consumption of all that alcohol. "Well, guys, guess I'm going home! It was really fun, though! Let's do it again sometime! Later!..." For a moment, she stood there, with an extremely blank look on her face...
BOOM!
...Which served as a prelude to her falling to the floor. A look would reveal that she was unharmed, but completely passed out. Appearing as a hologram, ZephyrMan looked down at his operator, and sighed. "...I was entirely afraid this would happen...none of you need stick around to look after her. I'll call someone to take Ariel home. But, before you go..." Information suddenly popped up on the screens of Teruko and John, appearing to be an e-mail address and phone number. "Accept our contact information! We'd both be delighted to hear from all of you again! Now, if you'll excuse me..." The wind Navi vanished back to the PET, and began to see if anyone Ariel knew was willing to drag an unconscious, shirtless woman back to her apartment...
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John raised an eyebrow as Ariel again mentioned the lights somehow turning off for a moment. Though the dance floor was getting popular and there was the occasional flash of light from the rotating low-intensity lasers sweeping across the floor, the amount of lighting remained mostly the same. The alcohol she had been drinking with fervor must be hitting her hard.
John was in agreement with the enebriated girl's Navi, and called over to the bartender to pull up his tab. He was processing the alcohol rather well over the past hour or so; he wasn't completely unintelligable when he beckoned the bartender closer and covertly requested to pick up Teruko's and Ariel's tabs as well. He was in a good mood, and wasn't entirely scrapped for cash, so the likely somewhat hefty bill wouldn't be a big problem. He slipped his debit card to the cashier, who went off to charge it up, but stopped as he heard Ariel crumple to the ground.
Woah! Looks like she's done for the night...
John saw the bartender starting to approach again, and fearing the bouncers might be called to drag her unconscious body out of the club, he waved the bartender off as he stooped down to pick Ariel up.
No worries, I'll take her home
The bartender shrugged, somewhat relieved that he didn't have to call in security, and went back to ringing up the check. As John tried to pull her up to one of the barstools, he looked over at Teruko before his eyes darted about, trying to locate the girl's shirt.
Um, Teruko, could you help me find her shirt? It might look a little weird if I was carrying a shirtless woman out of the club...
The entire time, KaijuMan was watching with a somewhat muffled joviality, watching his NetOp and the others fumble about thanks to their very inebriated friend. It was pretty amusing to him, due to the slight chaos it was bringing about. Even if he was capable of helping out, he likely wouldn't had tried, he was more interested in watching the Ops trying to figure it out.
[[b]Having a little trouble there, John?[/b]]
Oh ha ha, KaijuMan. Thanks for the help... Once we get her shirt back on, I'll carry her out. ZephyrMan, where does Ariel live again?
John was in agreement with the enebriated girl's Navi, and called over to the bartender to pull up his tab. He was processing the alcohol rather well over the past hour or so; he wasn't completely unintelligable when he beckoned the bartender closer and covertly requested to pick up Teruko's and Ariel's tabs as well. He was in a good mood, and wasn't entirely scrapped for cash, so the likely somewhat hefty bill wouldn't be a big problem. He slipped his debit card to the cashier, who went off to charge it up, but stopped as he heard Ariel crumple to the ground.
Woah! Looks like she's done for the night...
John saw the bartender starting to approach again, and fearing the bouncers might be called to drag her unconscious body out of the club, he waved the bartender off as he stooped down to pick Ariel up.
No worries, I'll take her home
The bartender shrugged, somewhat relieved that he didn't have to call in security, and went back to ringing up the check. As John tried to pull her up to one of the barstools, he looked over at Teruko before his eyes darted about, trying to locate the girl's shirt.
Um, Teruko, could you help me find her shirt? It might look a little weird if I was carrying a shirtless woman out of the club...
The entire time, KaijuMan was watching with a somewhat muffled joviality, watching his NetOp and the others fumble about thanks to their very inebriated friend. It was pretty amusing to him, due to the slight chaos it was bringing about. Even if he was capable of helping out, he likely wouldn't had tried, he was more interested in watching the Ops trying to figure it out.
[[b]Having a little trouble there, John?[/b]]
Oh ha ha, KaijuMan. Thanks for the help... Once we get her shirt back on, I'll carry her out. ZephyrMan, where does Ariel live again?
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As a fitness instructor, Teruko felt momentarily ashamed for having let Ariel drink herself to the point of a blackout. After feeling down for a moment, she quickly reminded herself of what an impossible feat wrestling the drink from her compatriot would have been and decided that it had been inevitable. "Yeah, I'll get the shirt," she coughed, standing up from her seat. The evening certainly hadn't gone as she'd planned; she didn't feel much hipper. At the very least, she was happy Ante had made some friends.
Teruko was happy enough to get Ariel's shirt; the last thing she needed was the awkwardness of John getting an accidental grope on top of a peep show. Of course, that attempt to avert awkwardness ended up putting her in a tricky situation herself. "Crap, they're so big... how did she get this on?" Teruko sighed, not realizing that she usually failed to buy much larger a size herself. Then again, she had to go a bit bigger to account for what happened if she missed some of her regiment.
Grunting, Teruko attempted to hold Ariel steady while struggling to stretch her shirt down over her friend's massive chest. Finally, she managed to get it down to her gut. "Alright, geez... Uh, I think that's right," she sighed, not realizing that she'd basically destroyed the collar of Ariel's shirt in her attempt to get it on her, dragging it down past shoulder height. "Are you sure you want to carry her home?"
John carrying drunk Ariel home... boy, if this was a movie, that'd only end one way. She had to hope for both of their sakes that it didn't end out how she was imagining.
While Teruko bothered over Ariel, Ante took careful consideration of ZephyrMan and Ariel's contact info. She wanted to give the others her own as well, but she felt a little overcome by shyness. Luckily, her operator picked up the tab.
"Oh, yeah! If you guys want to meet up with Ante again, just drop me a line at THOTTA@dentechmail.net. I watch it like a hawk, so I'll know if you do," she finished. "If you've got this... under control... then I'mma go."
Stepping out quickly so as to cease being a third wheel, Teruko walked home on her now not-so-tired legs. Not-so-tired or not, she thought that a healthy sleep was definitely in order by this point.
((Leaving back to Electown))
Teruko was happy enough to get Ariel's shirt; the last thing she needed was the awkwardness of John getting an accidental grope on top of a peep show. Of course, that attempt to avert awkwardness ended up putting her in a tricky situation herself. "Crap, they're so big... how did she get this on?" Teruko sighed, not realizing that she usually failed to buy much larger a size herself. Then again, she had to go a bit bigger to account for what happened if she missed some of her regiment.
Grunting, Teruko attempted to hold Ariel steady while struggling to stretch her shirt down over her friend's massive chest. Finally, she managed to get it down to her gut. "Alright, geez... Uh, I think that's right," she sighed, not realizing that she'd basically destroyed the collar of Ariel's shirt in her attempt to get it on her, dragging it down past shoulder height. "Are you sure you want to carry her home?"
John carrying drunk Ariel home... boy, if this was a movie, that'd only end one way. She had to hope for both of their sakes that it didn't end out how she was imagining.
While Teruko bothered over Ariel, Ante took careful consideration of ZephyrMan and Ariel's contact info. She wanted to give the others her own as well, but she felt a little overcome by shyness. Luckily, her operator picked up the tab.
"Oh, yeah! If you guys want to meet up with Ante again, just drop me a line at THOTTA@dentechmail.net. I watch it like a hawk, so I'll know if you do," she finished. "If you've got this... under control... then I'mma go."
Stepping out quickly so as to cease being a third wheel, Teruko walked home on her now not-so-tired legs. Not-so-tired or not, she thought that a healthy sleep was definitely in order by this point.
((Leaving back to Electown))
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...Well, this was a problem. No one was responding to his calls. How on earth was he going to get his operator home...?
Luckily, John volunteered, which solved that problem. "Ah, thank you! I hate to impose, but it's looking as though I have no other options...ah yes, where she lives. She currently resides at the ACBuki Apartment Complex building, Room 501. It's near the border of ACDC Town and Kotobuki Town, on the ACDC side. I'll give you more complete directions once we're all on the road."
The sight of Teruko attempt to put Ariel's shirt on her drew the attention of the wind Navi, who chuckled quietly to himself at the sight. Truth be told, Ariel sometimes had the exact same problem when putting on shirts. It was actually one of the reasons she usually wore her pilot's jumpsuit. "Er, wait, Teruko, the coll-" ...Too late. The collar was destroyed. His operator wouldn't be happy...that was one of her favorite shirts. Ah well, perhaps it was karmic retribution for getting that drunk. It also appeared that while Teruko had gotten his operator's body into her shirt, she had neglected to get her hair through it, as well. Though, that might actually be a blessing in disguise, considering it was so long. That way, it wouldn't get stepped on, or pulled, or whatever.
After inputting the other woman's contact information, ZephyrMan waved, seeing Ante and her operator off. "Yes, it seems things are about as under control as possible. Take care!" He then proceeded to make a highly significant observation, one that he needed to state to ensure things remained on course. "Erm...John? Make sure you take Ariel's PET as well. I can't imagine her getting along without me for long!"
Luckily, John volunteered, which solved that problem. "Ah, thank you! I hate to impose, but it's looking as though I have no other options...ah yes, where she lives. She currently resides at the ACBuki Apartment Complex building, Room 501. It's near the border of ACDC Town and Kotobuki Town, on the ACDC side. I'll give you more complete directions once we're all on the road."
The sight of Teruko attempt to put Ariel's shirt on her drew the attention of the wind Navi, who chuckled quietly to himself at the sight. Truth be told, Ariel sometimes had the exact same problem when putting on shirts. It was actually one of the reasons she usually wore her pilot's jumpsuit. "Er, wait, Teruko, the coll-" ...Too late. The collar was destroyed. His operator wouldn't be happy...that was one of her favorite shirts. Ah well, perhaps it was karmic retribution for getting that drunk. It also appeared that while Teruko had gotten his operator's body into her shirt, she had neglected to get her hair through it, as well. Though, that might actually be a blessing in disguise, considering it was so long. That way, it wouldn't get stepped on, or pulled, or whatever.
After inputting the other woman's contact information, ZephyrMan waved, seeing Ante and her operator off. "Yes, it seems things are about as under control as possible. Take care!" He then proceeded to make a highly significant observation, one that he needed to state to ensure things remained on course. "Erm...John? Make sure you take Ariel's PET as well. I can't imagine her getting along without me for long!"
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John was too busy gathering up his own stuff, and picking up Ariel's holopin to notice the collar of her shirt had been stretched. He retrieved his card and quickly signed the receipt as he paid for the tab, and nodded slightly at the surprisingly modest tab the trio had rung up during the night.
As he put his card back into his pocket, he heard Teruko's question about carrying the inebriated girl home.
Yeah, it should be no problem, since no one is responding to ZephyrMan's calls it seems, and I've heard a few bad stories about girls passing out in cabs on their way home. I just want to make sure she gets back alright.
KaijuMan continued to watch silently as Teruko started to gather up her stuff, and John walked in front of the slumped over girl, and crouched down so she would lean against is back. He tried to drape her arms over his shoulders, and hooked his arms under the backs of her thighs to keep her supported as he stood up. He wasn't built very strong, but Ariel was fairly light, and he kept his footing rather well. He looked up at Teruko and smiled as she mentioned her contact information.
I'll be sure to contact you. Please feel free to drop me a line at JohnM@Yoka.net if you need a busting partner! Have a great night, and have a safe trip back
John was about to leave as Teruko did the same, but paused in response to ZephyrMan's reminder about his PET, and turned back to retrieve it from the bar counter. KaijuMan disappeared as John carefully plucked his holopin from his shirt, and held both Ariel's and his own in his hand before dropping it off at the entrance next to the bouncers. Before making his way out, he remembered his black leather jacket, and requested the bouncers to drape it over Ariel's shoulders, since there was little chance he would be able to put it on himself, and he didn't want her to get cold. The bouncers obliged while chuckling at the NetOp's situation, and sent him on his way. John sighed as he looked up the somewhat steep flight of stairs leading up to street level, and grunted slightly as he slowly but surely made his way to the door, and went out onto the street.
KaijuMan was too busy messing with his regenerating cityscape playground to pay attention to what was going on, though he likely wouldn't have been any help anyway if John needed it. John looked around, trying to see any directional signs.
Kotobuki... Kotobuki... ZephyrMan, is her apartment within walking distance, or will we need to take a bus or something to get there?
As he put his card back into his pocket, he heard Teruko's question about carrying the inebriated girl home.
Yeah, it should be no problem, since no one is responding to ZephyrMan's calls it seems, and I've heard a few bad stories about girls passing out in cabs on their way home. I just want to make sure she gets back alright.
KaijuMan continued to watch silently as Teruko started to gather up her stuff, and John walked in front of the slumped over girl, and crouched down so she would lean against is back. He tried to drape her arms over his shoulders, and hooked his arms under the backs of her thighs to keep her supported as he stood up. He wasn't built very strong, but Ariel was fairly light, and he kept his footing rather well. He looked up at Teruko and smiled as she mentioned her contact information.
I'll be sure to contact you. Please feel free to drop me a line at JohnM@Yoka.net if you need a busting partner! Have a great night, and have a safe trip back
John was about to leave as Teruko did the same, but paused in response to ZephyrMan's reminder about his PET, and turned back to retrieve it from the bar counter. KaijuMan disappeared as John carefully plucked his holopin from his shirt, and held both Ariel's and his own in his hand before dropping it off at the entrance next to the bouncers. Before making his way out, he remembered his black leather jacket, and requested the bouncers to drape it over Ariel's shoulders, since there was little chance he would be able to put it on himself, and he didn't want her to get cold. The bouncers obliged while chuckling at the NetOp's situation, and sent him on his way. John sighed as he looked up the somewhat steep flight of stairs leading up to street level, and grunted slightly as he slowly but surely made his way to the door, and went out onto the street.
KaijuMan was too busy messing with his regenerating cityscape playground to pay attention to what was going on, though he likely wouldn't have been any help anyway if John needed it. John looked around, trying to see any directional signs.
Kotobuki... Kotobuki... ZephyrMan, is her apartment within walking distance, or will we need to take a bus or something to get there?
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John...Yoka...aha!" Data input in. There, now he had both e-mail addresses. Which was good, as Ariel's mailing list now only looked slightly pitiful. "...Mmm? Ah, yes. I'm afraid Kotobuki's a bit far from here...I'd recommend some form of transportation, unless you wish to traverse most of ElecTown and ACDC on foot!" Yep, Kotobuki was nice, but the location was a total pain if you did things in DenCity. Which Ariel did. A lot.
"Your hands are full, so let me look it up...aha! There's a bus from ElecTown to ACDC scheduled, and it should come in just a couple of minutes! The nearest bus stop should be a couple of buildings to your left. That's quite fortuitous for us, wouldn't you say?"
"Nnn..." Unlike ZephyrMan, the pilot wasn't about to contribute to the conversation. Still, the moan wasn't a terrible sign. Maybe she wouldn't be out overly long?
"Your hands are full, so let me look it up...aha! There's a bus from ElecTown to ACDC scheduled, and it should come in just a couple of minutes! The nearest bus stop should be a couple of buildings to your left. That's quite fortuitous for us, wouldn't you say?"
"Nnn..." Unlike ZephyrMan, the pilot wasn't about to contribute to the conversation. Still, the moan wasn't a terrible sign. Maybe she wouldn't be out overly long?
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To my left huh? Alright, hopefully we won't miss it...
John trudged along quietly with the occasionally mumbling/moaning girl on his back, and made it to the bus stop, which was exactly where ZephyrMan said it would be. He must have had a pretty accurate navigational function... unlike KaijuMan. Thinking about it, other than some fancy graphical edits and a thirst for destruction and chaos, KaijuMan doesn't really have much of a practical function at all. That wasn't entirely surprising, since he discovered he was simply an advertisement tool for a failed movie franchise, and was abandoned by his previous owner.
His train of thought was derailed as he heard the bus approaching, its bright headlights causing him to squint. He leaned forward and tried to hike Ariel up a little higher on his back to keep her secure, and this time felt her rather large bust squeezing against him. He couldn't help but smile just slightly, and boarded the bus. After a few somewhat tense seconds of trying to retrieve money for the bus ride, he managed to pay for the both of them, and walked over towards one of the bench-style seats near the middle of the bus. He crouched down, and tried to gently sit Ariel down on the seat, before he took her wrists in one hand, as he wrapped his other arm around her back, and eased backwards to rest her up against the back of the seat. Though she likely wouldn't have felt it, he didn't want to have her bump against anything.
He took the seat right next to her, mainly to keep her from falling over once the bus started to move. He tried to have her lean against his shoulder, not only to keep herself upright, but to also keep her from swaying in the other direction and possibly taking a tumble out of her seat.
John trudged along quietly with the occasionally mumbling/moaning girl on his back, and made it to the bus stop, which was exactly where ZephyrMan said it would be. He must have had a pretty accurate navigational function... unlike KaijuMan. Thinking about it, other than some fancy graphical edits and a thirst for destruction and chaos, KaijuMan doesn't really have much of a practical function at all. That wasn't entirely surprising, since he discovered he was simply an advertisement tool for a failed movie franchise, and was abandoned by his previous owner.
His train of thought was derailed as he heard the bus approaching, its bright headlights causing him to squint. He leaned forward and tried to hike Ariel up a little higher on his back to keep her secure, and this time felt her rather large bust squeezing against him. He couldn't help but smile just slightly, and boarded the bus. After a few somewhat tense seconds of trying to retrieve money for the bus ride, he managed to pay for the both of them, and walked over towards one of the bench-style seats near the middle of the bus. He crouched down, and tried to gently sit Ariel down on the seat, before he took her wrists in one hand, as he wrapped his other arm around her back, and eased backwards to rest her up against the back of the seat. Though she likely wouldn't have felt it, he didn't want to have her bump against anything.
He took the seat right next to her, mainly to keep her from falling over once the bus started to move. He tried to have her lean against his shoulder, not only to keep herself upright, but to also keep her from swaying in the other direction and possibly taking a tumble out of her seat.
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Looked like John was in, safe and sound. Step one, complete. "Very good! Now, of importance is the fact that the first stop in ACDC isn't the proper point to get off. There are two of them. The second is the one you'll want. Once you're off, turn to your left, and go 3 streets over, and ACBuki will be staring you in the face!" Perhaps the most amazing part of the directions was that it wasn't from a search engine; ZephyrMan was simply looking at a map of the bus route. Of course, his navigational sense was only natural, seeing how he regularly assisted in the operations of vehicles that traveled in three dimensions. Simple 2-D travel was a piece of cake for him.
"...Ah yes. Directional assistance aside...I would like to thank you for assisting Ariel! If you hadn't, who knows what would've happened...I'm sure she'll be equally grateful once I inform her of this!"
The cosmos appeared to agree with the wind Navi's sentiment, as the bus appeared to hit a small speed bump, causing Ariel to nearly bounce out of her seat. While John's grasp managed to prevent something bad from happening, the shift in position placed his right hand squarely over her right breast. No lecherous intention involved, it simply happened...
(TO ACDC)
"...Ah yes. Directional assistance aside...I would like to thank you for assisting Ariel! If you hadn't, who knows what would've happened...I'm sure she'll be equally grateful once I inform her of this!"
The cosmos appeared to agree with the wind Navi's sentiment, as the bus appeared to hit a small speed bump, causing Ariel to nearly bounce out of her seat. While John's grasp managed to prevent something bad from happening, the shift in position placed his right hand squarely over her right breast. No lecherous intention involved, it simply happened...
(TO ACDC)