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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2012 16:14:39 GMT -5
"IT'S ALIIIIIIIIVE!" shrieks a deranged voice from the next house, which appears undecorated. This is followed by some indredulous, panicked interjections--"What? No! DON'T you--", an apparent localized power outage, and a laser light show filtering through the windows. Curious, sadistic, suicidal, or what have you, for some reason you go to the door, from which you hear a sudden crashing noise and a remark from someone slightly less panicked, stating matter-of-factly, "I told you you shouldn't have inverted the phlebotinum inhibitor." Coaster, in a white lab coat, appearing extremely flustered, somewhat sweaty, and definitely in need of a shave, opens the door a crack and retorts, "Well, everything was fine until you put that chocolate coin in the Medal slot!" Through the opening you can see an orange robot causing general carnage. It appears to be causing this light show through some explosive weapon on its arms.  Noticing you, Coaster opens the door wide. "Finally, some help!" He starts tossing candy, mixed in with various machine parts, through the open doorway. "Could you take these off my hands? I think we're scrapping the project. Oh, and happy Reformation Day. Hopefully my house will get reformed eventually." The door slams shut. Apparently, he never even realized if you were wearing a costume. Realizing you are still there and were not the person he expected, and considering his trouble is none diminished, he re-opens the door. "Err, could you come in and help me out? Or at least take some of these parts with you?" "Around 5:45 NST I'm going to quarantine this place for a few hours--you know, see if I can stop the OTHER ones from activating, but..." He glances down at the pile of parts and candy by your feet. "I'm sure people are willing to help themselves? Right?" |
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Post by Celestial on Oct 31, 2012 17:27:38 GMT -5
I cannot just leave you with that malfunctioning robot! *deactivates its weapon with my magic...by blowing it off* Erm...now that that's done...*takes candy and runs off*
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Post by Yoyti on Oct 31, 2012 17:33:41 GMT -5
Imagine, if you will, an image. One which inspires wonder as to how it was made.
It was made, of course, in the twilight zone.
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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2012 17:34:55 GMT -5
I cannot just leave you with that malfunctioning robot! *deactivates its weapon with my magic...by blowing it off* Erm...now that that's done...*takes candy and runs off* Coaster bows prostrate, still in the doorway... then looks up and realizes Celestial is already gone. "Well, that's a--" A missile from the robot's headpiece goes flying over Coaster's head. "...oh. Well, at least its Medaforce Ultra Shot is disabled. The headpiece has limited ammo, too. Now we need to take these chocolate coins out before the others start... up..." Another robot, penguin-like, is floating towards the orange one with an arm outstretched. "STOP THAT HEAL BOT!" |
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Post by Lizica on Oct 31, 2012 17:39:49 GMT -5
Lizica blinks several times, looking from her trick-or-treat bag to Coaster to the deactivated robot.
"Wow, first person on the block to give me mechanical parts. Thank you. Can I help you with the...uh...'OTHER'--
"AHH! HEAL BOT? WHERE? I have a radioactive Bunsen burner that's good for attacking crimes against humanity!"
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Post by Naga on Oct 31, 2012 17:40:15 GMT -5
Quietly minding his own business, picking candy from cogs - unless they're gummie cogs, those are the best! - Shade look's up when he hears further shouting.
"Is there, umm... Something I could do?" he inquires, a piece of candy money between his lips.
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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2012 18:03:58 GMT -5
Addressing all the guests who remain, Coaster points at the penguin-like robot.
"That Pingen! Its only function is repairing broken parts, and that is the last thing we need right now. Argh, why did I need to go for such accurate representations?!" He stuffs his face in his arms and muffles some string of distinctly non-profane curses.
"Really, there are three things to do: take some of these parts away, deactivate these things with violence, or remove the chocolate coins from their Medal slots, on their backs."
He turns his attention to the radioactive bunsen burner. "Perhaps a bit low-power, but as long as you have a gas source, it'll work well enough. Come in, quickly!"
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Post by Lizica on Oct 31, 2012 21:22:23 GMT -5
"A gas source?"
Lizica pulls a small tank of gas from her trick-or-treat bag. "Good thing I brought a spare." She then charges towards the penguin, misses a few times, stamps out the fire, and aims again, trying to melt the chocolate coins.
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Post by Naga on Oct 31, 2012 21:43:52 GMT -5
"Tch, what an annoyance," Shade complains. Despite wanting to help, he decides that even his most accurate fire skill - a combination of flame and shadow - wouldn't be accurate enough to not destroy half of the equipment here. He sighs before leaning against the wall, watching to see what the bursen burner will manage. "Perhaps I should ask the name of whom we are assisting in the meanwhile? If I may, of course.."
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Oct 31, 2012 23:08:32 GMT -5
Trick or treat! I'm not sure what's happening inside, but I'll gladly take some candy and machine parts off your hands, if that'll help.
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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2012 23:54:20 GMT -5
"Tch, what an annoyance," Shade complains. Despite wanting to help, he decides that even his most accurate fire skill - a combination of flame and shadow - wouldn't be accurate enough to not destroy half of the equipment here. He sighs before leaning against the wall, watching to see what the bursen burner will manage. "Perhaps I should ask the name of whom we are assisting in the meanwhile? If I may, of course.." "Coaster--that's me--and my assistant, who... seems to have run off. You don't need a fire skill or anything, though; just a means to dismember and/or remove specific parts from these things." With the penguin robot dispatched by the bunsen burner, Coaster opens up the slot on the back, scorching his fingers slightly, and removes the chocolate coin, rendering the robot ineffective. He then proffers it (rather forcefully) to Lizica. "Here, take it! I have no idea what's in these coins, but they have more energy than an unobtanium Medal!" In the meantime, a few more seem to have activated, one of which has swords for arms, another of which looks like a yellow tank with lasers. |
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Post by Naga on Nov 2, 2012 6:45:47 GMT -5
"Well then, Coaster," Shade says as he rushes to the sword-armed robot. He draws his blade and parries the swords in one movement, "You throw one heck of a party!"
Trading blows with the robot, no progress seems to be made. However, something seems to be brewing - Shade's katana appears to be glowing slightly, and if one didn't know better, steam would appear to be raising from his shoulders.
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