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"You're gonna be Dead if you're not careful." "I knew that," Pyrrha retorted. "...but thanks for the save." The bee situation... seemed to be handled? Unless there was an invisible one somewhere, that seemed to be about it. "Well, that was fun. What's next, giant beetles? Maybe a killer mantis?" Killer mantis could be fun. Or at least, more fun than giant beetles. I wonder if we could tame giant beetles and ride them? Pyrrha got up to her feet, brushing the dirt off her trusty brown cloak, and made for the bee she'd shot at just moments ago. Two arrows in this one's abdomen, and then one in the wings of that bee over in the back. Maybe she should have fired more arrows in hindsight. That time in the tower must have softened her up a wee bit or something. Pyrrha pulled the two arrows from the closer bee, but off in the distance, she could hear... buzzing. And plenty of it. "More coming." She'd have to check how many of these arrows were still usable later. With a more urgent pace, Pyrrha made for the bee in the back, yanking the arrow out of its wing and gripping the axe she'd thrown at its head. "We probably shouldn't stick around to fight them," Pyrrha suggested, tugging at the axe and pressing against the dead bee's head. She'd really gotten this thing lodged in there. With a final forceful yank, she pulled the axe out of the bee's head and nearly fell over onto the road behind her. The blade was all covered in bee guts in the top and middle parts. Yuck. "Unless sitting around killing bees is some sort of Chosen rite of passage?" Taking care not to dart off or anything in case the group did decide to stick around, Pyrrha started further down the road at a brisk enough pace. She'd definitely be able to keep pace with the others if leaving was the course of action though. As she walked, a thought crossed her mind. It probably wouldn't stop bugging her for a bit... Was there some sort of rite of passage she'd have to do?

Location: Skrelp Harbor Poké: 0 Deeper she went. Deeper and deeper into the water, following behind the helpful but very reckless guide. There were fish, and the land beneath the water. Kanon always knew land worked like that, being too heavy to float and all, but seeing it up close was a different thing entirely. But there was something else here. Something distinctly man-made. Or pokemon-made perhaps? Whatever it was, it was some sort of statue, that seemed to have the same general look as the one Kanon had tried to climb in the marsh just the other day. She'd nearly opened her mouth to comment on it, but a mouthful of saltwater sounded... bad. At best. So instead, Kanon turned toward Oswald and pointed at the statue, gesturing to follow her as she swam closer to it. Whatever this statue was doing down here of all places, Kanon wanted to get to the bottom of it.

never played borderlands, but have always wanted to

Optimal summoning time is two o'clock. Misaki looked at the clock. It was time. She'd already drawn her own summoning circle, just the way she'd been taught back home. The room was left with plenty of open space. In fact, the only things she hadn't taken out of it were a desk in the corner, where she'd spent most of her day after being brought to her new - temporary - home, and a notebook sitting on top of it, where she'd been writing down notes on some new magical research she'd been told to look into during her time here. But the research could wait. If she didn't summon her servant, there would be problems in the longer term unless she could figure out a way to quietly dispose of the other masters herself. That certainly wouldn't be happening in this lifetime. With the time now upon her, and the room ready to go, Misaki double-checked that everything was ready to go. Circle was drawn, lights were off, a human skull had been left in the middle of the circle (provided by her dear relatives of course), and all that was left was a blood offering. Misaki was told her blood would be best, but also that it didn't have to be especially fresh. That was why she'd sliced her hand open earlier that day, put the blood in a bottle, then bandaged up her hand. All that was left was to pour it into the circle. Which she did, directly onto the skull, as she'd been instructed to before leaving home. She then recited the speeech - also instructed to her - that she'd been forced to become familiar with. "Sevant beyond space and time, answer my summons and come to my aid. My blood is your blood, my will is your command, and my enemy is your enemy. Come forward, great hero, and snuff out our foes."

the gears next to each row

draw your last pathetic card jad, so I can end this duel

"Well, I'll be going now. Here's hoping I never see you again." "Ah, wait, before you go." Raven fished into the pockets of his coat, and pulled out what looked like a special little box that could only hold a few cards. From it, he pulled out one card in particular, and held it out to Kyouko. "For your future duels, here's a prize in honor of your victory. May it serve you well." Kyouko took the card and looked it over. Thestalos the Mega Monarch. Part of Kyouko felt like it was didn't really mesh with her deck, by which she meant most of her. But it was free stuff she'd apparently earned. And hopefully it would get him to leave her alone. "...sure." Maybe Jun could help her figure out what to do with this thing. But for now, she had places to be. Kyouko pulled out her phone, looked at the time, and... Good morning everyone. This is Kazuraba Souji, and I want to welcome you three to the Entertainment Duel Club! Today, I want to not only get to know you all, but I want to get a gauge at everyone's Dueling styles. We will be meeting in Room 24 in a few minutes. Don't be late! She had some texts she hadn't noticed when they were sent out, for one. Ah. I've had it on silent this whole time. More importantly, she was late for the meeting! It wasn't like she particularly wanted to show up, but Kyouko had this hunch. One that if she joined only to do nothing afterward, she'd get pestered by Jun until something changed because this was a golden opportunity to make new friends or whatever. That sounded like more of a pain than going to a meeting once or twice a week or whatever. And so, Kyouko broke out into a sprint, darting toward the school building. She could see Room 24 from here, and the open window. It would probably be faster to just climb up there and go in through the window than go inside, around, up the stairs, back round, then through the door. And so, that was precisely what Kyouko would do. She jumped up onto a windowsill on the first floor, then up to the awning over the front door, then went back for a bit of a running start. And then, in a near-miss jump, she leapt forward, grabbed the ledge, and pulled herself up and through the window of Room 24. It would have been a perfect entrance if not for the fact that on her way in, her hand slipped and she landed face-first on the room's floor with a distinct thud. "Kyouko Izumi," she flatly introduced herself with, rolling over onto her back. "I'm late and I missed the introductions, but I'd probably forget everyone's names anyway." She glanced around the room. There was the club prez with the stupid hat, the guy that recruited her, that popular entertainment dueling girl, and... that other blue-haired girl. The one Kyouko joked about joining the swim team to pass off as her to. Is she stalking me too?

"I would be happy to let you into my house new friend! I shall update the list promptly!" It's a bit early to call us friends. We only just met. "BOMB, as I said, we can't accept them yet, remember? As much as you want more members you have to follow protocol as well." "Protocol is protocol," Sammi agreed. She and BOMB should have understood that best of all people. Even if she couldn't join the house right this instant though, there were still questions she wanted to ask. Some of them were better off being asked privately, but there was one in particular that came to mind. Something she could ask in a normal setting without looking suspicious. "I am curious what makes you tick though, if you wouldn't mind sharing. The robotics tech where I'm from is behind by some three, four... hundred years, and it's kind of a passion of mine." "Yeah...it uh...sure is. It certainly hasn't been the first day i was expecting so far. Or the building I was expecting for that matter. I wonder what else they use this place for." This girl was asking the right questions! This place was huge, so surely there was more to it than just a place to hold announcements in front of the entire student body! Vivian put some thought into it. Maybe it could transform into an arena for sparring matches! That would be neat. Before she could come up with a solid answer, a third girl also joined in on the conversation. Much like how the first girl had a prosthetic leg, this one had an arm. "This school is amazing, isn't it? Hey there! What's your name? I'm Kelsey and, this here is Stella. In case she forgot to introduce herself again." "I'm Vivian. It's nice to meet both of you!" "Kinda strange music choice but I could get into it, how bout you two?" Was it? "I have a pretty bad ear for music, so I cant get much into any kind of it." Vivian only briefly remembered a short time where she wanted to learn to play the piano. That dream was cut off early into practicing, and probably for the better. Some other students seemed to be enjoying it though, so that was nice for them! Vivian - for one - was more stoked about all this open space to run around in. The ship had also been pretty big, but that was a spaceship with mecha in it, so of course it had to be big. This building was something else entirely. If somebody could read her thoughts, they'd probably think she was emphasizing the sheer size of this room alone too much, but it was simply that impressive to her. "So, what brings the two of you to MechA Cademy?"

Location: Trailsau (Team Alola, day 27) Inventory: Good Rod, Antidote, Kasib Berry "And where do you get off telling me what to do, hm? Get the girls inside. I'll tell you all about my journey later if you do." Uh-oh. The way this was shaping up didn't bode well. Had she said the wrong thing maybe? She certainly couldn't fight Allie head-on if it came down to it, probably. At least it was an opponent she'd seen in action before this time though. Not that it was much consolation. "What are you trying to hide from me little miss foreigner?" "My face, mostly," Nani answered, doing her best to at least lighten the mood, and ideally dodge the question completely, as she fiddled around with her hood's ears. "I've heard of 'a face only a mother could love' but I'm really pushing it. Makes the Hunchback of Lumiose City look like a real prince charming. I don't deal in orders though; I'm not really telling you what to do so much as just, there's so many good reasons not to go fight Heatran this instant, right? He'll still be up there later and all. Sorry if we got off on the wrong foot or something." Nani made sure to keep light on her feet though, in case she had to bail in a hurry.

double-posting for an OP's suggestion that I had exactly zero way of predicting could have happened in any timeline. I remember in an older Yui Rates Music thread, I gave the original Diggy Diggy Hole a 10/10 score (thanks @Shradow). It's no surprise that I'd give a metal cover of it another 10/10. So you'll be quite surprised to hear that I'm actually giving this one a 9/10. The percussion in the original was a huge part of why I liked it so much. Maybe I just need to let this one grow on me. EDIT: Yeah, 10/10, but for different reasons than the original.

Yup, that's what healing sounds like. 8/10. Would probably have been better off as an instrumental track. 7/10.

8/10 OP's suggestion. The HU put out a new track, and I had to share with the rest of the class as soon as I found out! 7/10, would shoog again.

these pictures make your shelf seem a lot taller than it probably is. also both Crackdown games nice ?

8/10 hmmmmmmmmm... 7/10. just shy of an 8.

Ms. Hitotsume did have a point. So far, it had mostly been herself and Yuuka doing all the work against this guy, while the boys just kinda watched. And while the two seemed to make a fine team, it didn't seem likely that this big bad thug would go down just against two girls. No matter how much screaming or poison they threw at him. Of course, Hibiki couldn't think too much about that, what with having had her face punched by the guy in question, knocking her clean off his body, knocking her sunglasses right off her face and breaking them, and prompting her to take a couple small hops back, to get some distance from him as well as from Yuuka's cloud. She wasn't good at that in-your-face fighting, was she? Not really built for it. Unlike Herc, who took to the fight himself after being scolded and subsequently taunted. She couldn't quite make out what had happened with the sun and her poor sight, but it looked like he was doing pretty well at first. And then it looked like he was getting shot up into the sky. And the guy was... glowing? Or something? Was he about to explode? As horrific as that would be to watch, it sure would be convenient. The important thing was that it seemed like the harder everyone hit him, the harder he'd hit back. So little attacks that could have long-lasting effects? Like Yuuka's cloud! Or... This sun was really getting to her. Hibiki closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and let out that distinct noise again. Bad guy there. Herc, Yuuka, Itsuki, Taro, Ms. Hitotsume and the lady she was fighting, but she wasn't looking for people. She was looking for something like... by the curb! An empty glass bottle! Hibiki hurried in that direction - minding the location of the thug and taking care to avoid him - before picking up the bottle and listening in on the fight, keeping just out of eyesight but still close enough to make out what was going on with her ears and voice. She'd only get one shot at this, and had to not mess it up.

Location: Skrelp Harbor Poké: 0 "Uhm....she's already gone ahead of us. So I suggest we follow before we lose her!" She WHAT!? "Hang tight! We'll be right back!" "Wait, shouldn't we--" It was no use. Oswald was already in the water, where he wouldn't be able to hear her anymore. This felt like a bad idea. But it was now or never, she supposed. And so, mask and other gear properly adjusted, Kanon jumped into the water, following up on Oswald retreating beneath the surface, herself followed by trusty companion Bubbles. Being beneath the water was an entirely different experience to being within the trees, or on the city streets. There was a distinct quality about it. Almost like what she imagined flying would feel like, but heavier. As Kanon continued downard, something caught her eye. A little sparkle. She swam over in its direction - not too far off-course - to investigate. And what she found was a little pearl. Neat! Kanon picked it up and jammed it into her diving suit, not having the pockets to put it anywhere else for now. Only a little bit of water got in. Now, where was that guide?

Welcome to the site. I'm not part of the custom cards crew on this site, but it's good to see new faces around here. Don't be a stranger, okay? ?

Water-type special attack that deals damage twice. First time involves an exploding bubble being lobbed at the enemy, and then the second damage happens on the next turn when all the water comes back down from the explosion.

jazz metal yaaaaaaaaaaaaas. 8/10. JAM Project is a good band that gets more attention than is warranted because of Masaaki Endoh's reputation. Change my mind. But a good band they still are. 8/10. It sounds like something I'd hear in a bullet hell game of some sort in the later half. Wasn't too keen on the first half, but it made up for it later on. 7/10, would've been an 8 if not for the first half being kinda filler-y. Ayyy, Carpenter Brut. 8/10 OP's suggestion. I've been playing a lot of Terraria for the past month and a half or so, and while I haven't quite beaten the game yet, I think I know who my favorite boss is, for more reasons than just her theme. I distinctly remember I didn't want to hear this until I fought Plantera in-game. Was not disappointed with my decision. As much as I love this song though, I can't see it getting any higher than a 7/10 at best.

that's what you get for not paying attention