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As Gamora sat down, next to Wayne, and ate up whatever her Handler had made, she seemed a little embarrassed by her behavior, and looked down at her plate, and sighed. "I..... I'm sorry you had to see that, Wayne.... I... It's a bit of a long story..." She said as she looked at him, sullen and seemingly upset. "He probably never was into me to begin with.... But that damn scar! He looks so hot with it... Maybe if I took off my eyepatch.....? No. Not yet...."
She thought as she looked back at her plate, with a frustrated look on her face.

Oakris sat next to her master, and began to worry about her. "Are you ok, meowster? You look upset..." "I.... I'm fine, Oakris..... Just... Got a lot on my mind right now...."

Magnus ate his food, and watched as Cassie spoke with Peter. He felt a sense of pride coming out of him as she sat back down, and smiled at her. "Since when did you become a pep talker?" He joked as he chuckled.


Sonora buttoned her shirt up after readjusting her bust, and looked at Damian. "Alright... Let's go!" She exclaimed as some clopping of hooves was heard. It was Kirin coming back from the investigation. "I found nothing.... But I did get a bit of info that may or may not help. A friend of mine told me that they come out of the ground, out of shadows that just appear out of nowhere. Now, when we get back, let me do the talking, I don't want to get chewed out again for leaving humans alone in this place, new ones at that." Kirin said as she gave them an emotionless stare, then started to head for the cliff they jumped off of, once there, she jumped up to the top, and waited for Sonora and Damian. "Can your metal rope handle the job going up?" Sonora asked as she looked at her hero, her rock. She then grabbed his hand with a smile. CapRock nimona Lord0fFate

The battle withered soldier notices as gamora takes a seat next to him, although a little surprised he is also glad to have someone to spend the least amount of time with.

Almost no one other than his A.I. would talk to him on a regular daily basis, for years he spent most of his military life alone ever since the death of his only brother and after project freelancer he was forced even more into a clandestine livelihood, however this moment in time was something for him to cherish.

Agent Nevada

No apology needed be said ma'am...

The agent takes off his helmet once more setting it on the table and after doing such he runs his fingers through his hair to the side looking over at gamora with a matured yet slightly innocent look of meaning in what he said.

Not everyone is perfect in their own selves, in terms of past present and future, it's something to expect, what matters is how we respond to any given situation.
I should know...

The agent looks down at the table and glances back up at gamora.

May I safely assume that your childhood was not at all the greatest in most aspects?

Wayne looks intently at gamora with a sense of sorrow and understanding.
He didn't know why but everytime he looked upon her he couldn't help but think why she found interest in him for all he knew is that he has an interest in her as well.

Meanwhile after waking up from his long strained efforts of harnessing the power of an old one Lovecraft slowly and wearily got back onto his feet dusting the dirt off of his suit with a sardonic gesture finally catching up with the others at the camp sight.

H.P. Lovecraft

Thinking: Damn accursed planet and it's inhabitants...

The man tottered off to a dorm room to not be seen for the rest of the remainder of the day, who knows what this mysterious man could be up to on his own time.

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curly
After getting back to camp and having your fill (gotta love that food to power converter) you walk to lovecrafts room and knock asking "we got interrupted earlier when i asked if you could look at my soul, mind if we do that now?"

shaa
After getting your dish you walk over to magnus and while watching cirno get into a eating contest with one of the palico's, ask "so... whats it like being a father?"

yukari
after getting a plate of food you walk over to peter and sit beside him and ask "do you like my new look? I feel stronger since it came"

Peter

"Y-Yukari... I'm glad to see you're fine after all that!"
Peter said as she sat near him. Cassie's words still were echoing in his head. Am I really making this harder than it has to be? He looked back at Yukari. It felt so surreal to have known her for so little and to feel like he could trust her more than anyone else there in the room. And that kiss... As he looked at her, he couldn't help but remember that and get his heart racing again. He reached out to hold out her hand and said:
"And you look amazing like this, Yukari. I... I feel like we can't just remain friends anymore. I-"
But he was interrupted by the sound of a spoon tapping against a cup.

Cassie

"Haha, I guess I did a bit of that, didn't I?" Cassie replied to Magnus with a smirk. "I just couldn't let things they way they were. The two deserve to have each other, there's no denying in that." She stopped a moment to look at the two converse. It had been a while since she had any romantic pursuits, and it could feel lonely at times in that matter, but she was still too happy being around friends to notice it much. Speaking of which... At that point, Cassie held up her cup and tapped it with the spoon, calling everyone's attention.
"Hey, everyone! Could you give me a minute? I just want to say that all of you did a great job out there. There's still a lot we have to do to fix the situation, but I really feel like we're on the right path to do it... So stay strong! And thank you for caring so much about helping out a world that most of you don't even know. We really appreciate it. Cheers!" She took a good sip of her drink and sat back in. Having had her conversation partner taken from her, she turned to Oakris:
"Guess it's you and me back again, huh? The group sure got a lot bigger and a lot louder since we first met. But I must say I like it, and I bet you do too."

Damian

Damian smiled and said: "I bet you know the answer for that." He got a hold of his cable and ordered it to return to its original state, slowly bringing them back up. He locked eyes with her for a bit, then said with a smirk: "Do you think they've managed to survive without us?"

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Magnus looked at Shaa, and chuckled. "It's a hell of a journey. Especially being the father of a Faunus child. I see no problem with them, unlike the rest of humanity, Faunus can do things we humans cannot, Like see in the dark. It was very rough raising Sonora alone, especially after her mother, my wife, died due to Cancer. All the bullying she recieved, all the hateful actions toward her..... It makes me want to murder everyone on this planet, for hurting my little cub." Magnus said as he aggressively drank his beer. "Sonora is a good person, but bear with her, as she has taken more than her fair share of abuse, and is still getting used to having people who care for her around." Magnus then listened to Cassie, and could not help but smile.

"No.... No it was not. I lived in a farming village, and I was the Chief's daughter. But when I was 12 years old, my home was destroyed by a Nergigante.... The father of the one we sent somewhere else. I.... Was the only one who lived." Gamora said to wayne as a tear ran down her face, gripping her mug tightly. She looked away, since she did not want to see wayne at her weakest, her most vulnerable.


"Nya! This is much better than a 4 man hunting party! And if you want.... I could be your Pawtner, whenever Meowster wants me to stay behind while she hunts a new meownster, or goes mining!" She exclaimed as she enthustically looked at Cassie. "Meowster cares about me.... More than my purrevious one did...." She said with a sad tone as she looked down. "Did she tell you....? How I became her Palico?"

"Of course! We did not go to Beacon just to fool around!" Sonora said jokingly. "I joined Beacon.... Because I wanted to make my mom and dad proud of me. I wanted to be something that they would have dreamed of being. I also wanted to help others, and give monsters a show to remember, but what I wanted, was for my parents to smile with pride at me.... Well.... One of them can't anymore...." She said as she locked eyes with Damian, and buried her head in his chest. CapRock nimona Lord0fFate

After listening to Gamora's story of her past, the agent couldn't help but lower his head in a sorrowful manner for this young woman that he pitied dearly, all the more however he began to relate with her experiences.
He then glances up at her humbly resting his hand on her shoulder to reassure that everything is okay in a sense of comfort.

Agent Nevada

I'am truly sorry, I must commend you of all that you have been through and even to lead a team with courageous discipline. I assure you that what has passed has came to pass, the worst made you what you are, a leader and most of all a person who looks after the ones you care about.

The agent looks down onto the table folding his hands together taking a deep breath in with a light exhale.

I know exactly where you've been.
Me and my brother were only thirteen years of age when my home planet was invaded by covenant forces, it was one of the bloodiest battles on record, seven and a half billion casualties to be exact...

Outnumbered and struggling for five months, the unsc sent out a team of Spartans to vanquish the covenant settlements that were held on the planet.

A-And... out of those seven billion casualties... were my parents, s-slaughtered like animals, all of them, everyone I knew, except for my brother. It took a toll on he and I, so we swore to each other to avenge the deaths of our father and mother when we came of age to enlist, then after a couple years...

The agent began to rub his hands together trying to hold back from showing emotion then takes another deep breath as he tries to continue.

I... I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't mean to take away from your time...

The agent tries to regain his composure while trying to look professional in front of gamora.


After little time had passed the man had regained clarity of thought much after his subtle rant, he takes his jacket off abroughly hanging it upon a coat rack with little to no haste, he then begins to shuffle around the room lost in much incessant ponderous thoughts until an interruption disturbs him when he hears a light three fold knock egress from from the door, then followed by a familiar voice that he knew all too well to pass off as a stranger, contempt filled him but sooner left quicker than his desicion to walk towards the door and ever so lightly turn the door knob to open the door revealing a curious curly.
The man looks at her with a tired and sollum glare speaking with some kindness to his words.

H.P. Lovecraft

Well well... You must surely be desperate.
Very well then... come inside.

The man politely greets her into his dorm room pulling up a chair from his desk for her to be seated in, despite his lack of social interaction and slight bitterness he does compose himself in a gentleman like manner.
The man has a seat as well from a secondary chair facing himself towards curly.

So, you ask of me to gaze into your soul?

The man's eyes are stricken with seriousness and yet calm conformity as he folds his hands together.

Perhaps I will, but what is it that you wish to see? For what may I see is more than you may want to hear, I plead that you understand the
costlyness of your demand, I do not wish to offer more than you bargained for.

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"Cliff... If you ever need to talk, just let me know. I will listen.... And try to help the best I can. But but right now, how about we go back to the dining hall? I'm sure you must be hungry." Yang said as she got up, and extended her hand out to him. "O... Ok.... But.... What about the others...?" Clifford asked nervously as he took his friend's hand, and got up. He did not know whether to be afraid, or calm. "I will talk to them, don't worry about it." Yang said with a smile as the two walked out of the room, blake and weiss long gone, and walked back to the dining hall.

Ruby was just walking through the halls as she bumped into Yang and Clifford, and sighed with relief. "I was so worried about you! Why did you run off like that?!" Yang gave her a glare, silencing Ruby. "Right.... Sorry. You.... Still wanna eat with us?" Clifford nodded. "Sure. Why not?" He walked with the two to the dining hall, and sat on a seat across from the sisters.

curly
after hearing lovecrafts warning you think for moment before looking back at him and replying "i'm sure lovecraft, i want this" with a determined look in her eye.

shaa
listening to magnus's reponse, shaa replyed back "you know its wierd, i look at cirno, my wierd summon that i cant unsummon and i feel like i have to protect her, to be the best father for her... but how do i do it?" As shaa asks this he looks at magnus before looking at cirno who is surprisingly winning her eating match, before acknowledging cassie speaking and turning back to magnus

yukari
after listing to cassie yukari turned back to peter and said "i do feel better now. What were you going to say?"

Cassie

"Aw, Oakris..." Cassie's heart warmed up at the Palico's offer. She couldn't help but wonder what would Delfos think of it. "You know, Gamora never did tell me. Did someone mistreat you in any way?" The subject caught her attention quickly. She couldn't believe someone could mean harm to such a pure soul like Oakris and she wanted to hear their reasoning for it, even if it would likely just make her mad about it.

Peter

Peter, calm down. Cassie just gave you a chance to say this right... Do it once in your life!
Peter forced himself to calm down and looked back at Yukari. She looked a bit prettier, yes, and they might have kissed, but it was still the same Yukari from before. The one he felt both safe and needed around despite knowing her for so little time. He took a step further, taking his other hand at her shoulder while his first still held her hand. Then he added in a much more decided tone:
"What I was saying was that I've been the happiest I've ever been around you. I want us to take the next step, Yukari, and I know we're ready for it. Have got any ideas for what that means?" He added playfully. There was a shine in his eyes as he said those words; he didn't feel terrified about talking up his feelings like he used to, but merely an excited warm feeling nesting up his chest. Is this... Is this how love should actually feel? It's great!

Damian

"Hey." Damian said as he held Sonora closer. "I don't know your old man all to well, but one good look at him and you'll see he's all sorts of proud of you. We've all lost some good folks along the way, too." He added grimly. "It never gets any easier, but I think she'd be proud of you too. Look, we're here again." As he said that, his cable had just finished bringing them back up. "It was a short little trip, but I'd say it was worth it." He added with a devilish smirk.

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"You see, raising a kid does not come with an instruction manual, but I can tell you this. Listen to what they have to say, for they may know something you do not. Spend as much time with them as possible, and make them feel important. Allow them to learn from their mistakes, but do not hesitate to teach them a lesson every now and then, a life lesson. And most importantly, treat them how you would want to be treated. With respect, and trust." Magnus said before taking another swig of his mug. "If you can do that, you will have raised another good person in this cruel world."

"My other meowster was mean to me.... All he cared about was himself. He would starve me when I did bad on a hunt, and he would hit meow..... But meowster now beat him up when she heard him saying "If you do good on this hunt, I will feed you." Oakris said as she looked at cassie. "I did not know that anyone cared until then.... And she spoiled me a lot, which took a lot of getting used to." she added with a pained smile. "The scars are still there.... But my meowster helped me when I needed it meowst...."

"No, No. It's fine.... It's just.... I never thought anyone could relate to me like you do.... And... I'm sorry for your loss. And thank you for the compliments....." Gamora looked at Wayne, and grabbed him, then pulled him in for a short kiss. She then started to blush, and looked away in an embarrassed manner. She really liked Wayne, but was ashamed of what she just did.

"You really think so....? He may not say it much, but I know he has more pride for me than he does anyone else...." Sonora then grabbed Damian's hand, and giggled. "well worth it, I had a lot of fun on this trip." She said in a seductive tone. Ever since she was with Damian, it felt as if a switch was flipped on, and she was happier than ever before. CapRock nimona Lord0fFate

After a sudden yet subtle display of an affectionate gesture from Gamora, a multitude of rambling thoughts left Wayne with almost no words with which to speak. He had never suspected such, which was the least of his concern till now. It was of humble innocence that followed after as a result, truly it was.

Wayne withdraws himself with a slight gesture looking down at the table murmuring to himself in thought of anything to say. After a brief amount of seconds he looks towards gamora with a calm and forgiving look while gently taking his fingers pushing the hair away from her eyes.
Noticing her eyepatch didn't persuade him any bit, he overlooked the imperfections to see what mattered most in this young woman.

Agent Nevada

I. . . I dont mind, you don't have to shy away from me, I'm here for you. . .

Wayne quickly rests his hand on his forehead
wondering intently whether or not his words were of correct choice.

Previously. . .
A desperate and curious curly knocked onto the door of a rather clandestine and macabre looking man with the power to delve into the psyche of any animate being hoping to know what lay on the inside of her soul.

H.P. Lovecraft

I reach out to the book pulling it towards me from my desk opening it out onto my lap, caressing my hand over the aged pages taking in a light breath I lick the tip of my index finger beginning my search as I flip through the pages until one in particualr catches my attention. Hesitantly I glance up to curly with my brow slightly raised in a paculiar look that possibly begged a question.

"Ehem... Okay, without ado I cannot proceed to what you asked of me directly."

I stood up from my chair hastily closing the book together with a loud thump following afterwards. I commence to wander around the room with my hand pressed against my chin pondering how the situation must be gone about, I turn my focus to curly as she watched my every step and every turn, no wonder that she is such a curious being with no intent to cause dread or harm but with such lust for knowledge even for my state of comfort is even profoundly provoked beyond it's limits.

"I must ask of your leave, respectfully I ask and expect of you to do so.
I mean not to discourage you but simply imply that that the means of your request are not of my detail."

I politely place my hand on her shoulder ushering her out through the doorway paying her my regards and respect.

I close the door locking it then making my way to my desk and chair reopening the book to that page that struck me. . . How paculiar indeed. . .



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curly part 1
"Oh, um alrighty then, i'll leave th-whoa!" Curly said as she felt him push her out of the room. Rude. She then left for the main area of the camp...

shaa
"thanks, i'll make sure to always keep that in mind." As shaa finished replying he noticed curly come in and head to gamora... why do you feel nervous all of a sudden?

yukari
"I'd like to take a shot at it peter" yukari happily replied as she hugged him though she felt a wierd sense of dread from where you saw gamora?

curly part 2
after getting to gamora you waved and asked "hey gamora i wanted to ask you some questions, first later would you mind helping me find some good materials for upgradeing dust-caliber here?" As she asked this curly motioned to the motioned to the blade at her hip before continuing "second i was wondering if we should do some karaoke, see what music is like in the others culture?"

Cassie

Cassie was right about one thing: listening to Oakris' story did make her mad. It also made her feel sorry for Oakris, however, and that was what she decided to focus on.
"I never thought you had gone through all that... It was really mature of you to not hold any grudges over what they did." She then overheard Curly's conversation with Gamora and said: "Kara-what? Is that a music thing?" She still remembered her experience with music at Vale, making the very mention of such subject by a Beacon student make her shudder a bit.

Peter

Peter hugged Yukari back. He realized he was getting quite used to being physically closer to her like this, to the point where it didn't feel scary or umconfortable anymore. He noticed Yukari's concerned reaction to Curly's proposition and let his arm around her in a protective manner, saying:
"Don't worry, Yukari; Curly is just proposing a little singing game for us. To be quite honest, I can wait to hear you sing!" Peter was looking forward to do a lot more listening than singing since he didn't really trust on his own voice to do a solo performance. All he was sure of was that he would cheer on Yukari with all he got. No matter how he sang, he knew he'd love it.

Damian

After an exhausting trip back from the coral highlands, Damian and Sonora reached the avanced camp along with Kirin just after Curly finished speaking. Damian took a seat and pulled Sonora to sit by him, asking:
"So what's all the Ruckus about?"

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"Thanks Wayne.... I.... I really needed that. I guess you're mine now, and mine only." Gamora joked, but in a way, she was serious. She believed she has claimed the man as hers, and no one can take him away from her. "I... Feel warm and fuzzy inside.... What is this....?" Gamora rested her head on his shoulder, and shot up as soon as she saw curly. "We'd have to talk to the Smithy for upgrading your gear, but I can provide the materials for that." Gamora said to Curly as she mentioned Karaoke. "Kara.... Oke? What is that? We don't have that here...." Then it hit her that Karaoke was a music thing. "Well if you want music, there is a Wyverian diva that comes by every now and then, and she sings for everyone, raising morale and giving life to our hunters." Gamora said, with the last part being exaggerated slightly. She then saw Shaa, and gave him a reassuring nod.

Magnus chuckled as people flocked to Gamora, and he finished his ale. "Karaoke is a music thing, where people sing along to their favorite songs. Sonora loves it." He said to Cassie's question with a smile. He then saw Damian and Sonora, and smiled at them. "Curly wanted to do some Karaoke, but that isn't a thing out here apparently." Magnus replied to Damian.

"I don't hold grudges, because my momma once told me that life is to short to hold grudges, so I forgave him.... But I never forgot." Oakris said as she rubbed her head on Cassie's side, clearly wanting her to pet her.

as soon as they landed, Sonora ran up to her father and tackled him down with a hug. "I missed you so much..! I did not think you guys made out of that fight!" She said as she cried tears of relief.

"Sonora, you know full well that we are not easy to take down. Now..... Could you please get up....?" Magnus said with strained breathes as the wind was knocked out of him.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Sonora gets off of Magnus, and the man got up. "What's curly talking to Gamora about...?" She asked, and listened, hearing Karaoke in the sentence. "I love Karaoke! But... I left my karaoke machine at ho.... Wait.... I have my music player!" Sonora said as she then realized that everything was in Astera. "But it's back in town..... Bummer." Her ears drooped, and sat down next to Damian, and smiled at Cassie and Oakris. CapRock nimona Lord0fFate

After the brief heartfelt moment between the two, he could no longer help but notice how much he cared for her when she rested her head on his shoulder, as it meant much more.
However when the company of Damian and Sonora came he glanced over his shoulder noticing them both he reached over to put his helmet back on with haste.

Agent Nevada

Thinking: I wonder how their mission went. . .
Never mind that. . .

Wayne quickly stands up from the table turnning his focus to Gamora.

I see that you and your friends have much to catch up on. . . I'll be hanging back a little and if you have any need of me just send in the word.

Wayne embraces gamora with a short hug then picks up his rifle resting it on his shoulder walking towards the corner of a far back fall leaning up against it.

A.I. Deta

W-well. . .- - - {glitch} so m-much for. . .{glitch} running all p-programs. . . <reboots>. . . . . .

After the overran A.I. shuts down and reboots, two minuets later the A.I. system is back online and reconnected with Wayne's suit functioning back up to full speed.

Son of a bitch man. . . That's a codeword dirtbag right there that you just pulled on me.

After hearing Deta's voice Wayne is surprised to the peak as he completely forgot about him.

Agent Nevada

Oh damn! I'm sorry. . . I just got. . . carried away, I didn't know what to do I-

Wayne is clearly sympathetic and guilt felt of how he pushed his companion to the breaking point.

A.I. Deta

Don't mention it, best yet don't forget it either. . Overall good job on starting to get together with that fiiiine lookin' woman!
OOOOH Yeeaah BowChikaBowWow!

Nahh it's fine, I like her too that's why I pushed myself so hard to help you save her. Did you know that Mr. Show off?

Despite being practically fried and drained of any power the A.I. never ceases to end his bantersome conversations.

Wayne blushes behind his visor and laughs at the A.I. with a bit if sacrcasim.

Agent Nevada

Haha! Yeah I suppose you're right, but at least I got the kiss...

Meanwhile during the conversation of the two companions. . .

H.P. Lovecraft

After reading the passages I felt anxious much that one could describe as maddening.
I stood from my chair cradling the book in my arm to wander around my room with paced steps until I come to a paculiar conclusion.

"Silence. . ."

I whisper to myself, much as often hope to hear the voice of the universe.
I press my glasses back up my nose when I leave from my room to per say 'socialize' but in particualr I shouldn't have removed curly from my presence yet I plan for this procedure more subtle than commotional, silence is key to what must be done.
As I would say to most is that that sleep is the equivalent to death where one should lie dreaming there soul be more susceptible to interactions of the outer realms.

Ia' Ia' Cthulhu Ftaghn. . .
I mutter to myself.

The man leaves from his room to the presence of the others politely composing himself well mannered.


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Clifford avoided eye contact with the others, since he had revealed that he was shredding white fang members to the limb to Yang, a young woman who he views as a sister in a way. Yang began to worry for the young boy, for he had a lot to learn, and a lot of that anger leads to a lot of issues. Ruby looked at Cliff with sad eyes, but hia guilt tells him to look away. "I.... I'm sorry. For running off like that. I.... Had a lot on my mind. And with everyone talking about the news... I... I had to go." Clifford knows that yang is not buying it one bit, but she plays along. "He's had a pretty rough life before coming here.... I honestly feel bad for him." Yang said as she looked at him, and smiled. "And I think we should help him feel more at home, here at Beacon. What do you guys say?" Yang said as Ruby lit up, gasping. "I'm in! Let's help cliffy get more comfy here!" as much as Weiss and Blake wanted to get the whole story of Clifford's grudge against the white fang, they went along. "I will help too. Afterall, someone has to help him study." "I can help too... Don't know how yet, but I can think of something" Clifford looked at the team, and a tear rolled down his face, as well as a smile creeping up on his face.

"Y... You are all willing to help me...? But.... But what if I hurt you...? Or run away again...?" Yang smiled at Clifford. "You can always come to us if you wanna talk! We're friends, remember? I know it may be weird, but trust me when I say, we care about you. And we want to help you be the best you can be!" Yang said with conviction. "Starting today!"

The boy felt overwhelmed with human emotion as he heard this, but he felt the happiest he had ever been. He began to cry not of sadnes, but out of joy.

Cassie

Cassie realized Oakris' silent request and gently petted her behind her ears. "That seems like some wise words to live by." She couldn't help but wonder what would she do if she got some time with the people who ostracized her before. She wasn't so sure she'd be as understanding as Oakris. Cassie was doing her best to stay away from the conversation over music, but Curly's next words made it impossible for her:
"Don't worry guys I have the solution right here"
As Curly said that, the plates on her belly slided sideways, reavealing a large loudspeaker box where here gut should have been(Description pending). She then produced a microphone out of somewhere and asked: "Ok who's first"
Just as back in the hotel, sound and voice began to emerge from inside Curly. Cassie rushed the source of the sound and took a hold of Curly's abdomen, staring at the soundbox in absolute panic. "You've had the tiny people inside of you all this time, Curly? How could you?"

Yukari

Yukari wasn't sure how one would make a game out of singing but Peter's attitude calmed her down a bit. "I don't know if I sing well but I think we should try together" She said at Peter. He seemed to like the idea, nodding with the dumbest smirk in his face. She wasn't sure what she had done to make him so happy, but she was glad to see him like that.

Peter

Peter glanced at Damian and Sonora with a hint of suspicion. Weren't they supposed to have been investigating something important? They should start with that. But he couldn't really feel grumpy, not after the talk he just had with Yukari. He saw Curly showing up with the karaoke set and immedeately srpung up. "Nice going, Curly! Let's set things up." Filling full of energy, he pushed the stools around and made a semi-circle around Curly for everyone to sit on. He chuckled when he saw Cassie's reaction and said: "Sonora, care to explain Cassie what's going on? You probably know more about the subject than I do."

Damian

"No, no, let it go on a little more." Damian said, jokingly. As any brother, he drew immense satisfaction from watching his sister struggle with technology. While he said that, however, he gently pushed Sonora forward, inviting her to go and help her. He turned to Peter and said: "Looks like you're eager to sing. Should we be worried?" Once again, Peter didn't answer while Damian kept smirking.

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Gamora looked in shock as Curly's insides were revealed, showing a speaker, and curly grabbing a microphone from Gog knows where. "What are you.....? And how are you guys ok with this?!" Gamora exclaimed as she almost fell from her seat. She looked at Wayne in horror, hoping she could get some reassurance.

Magnus shook his head and chuckled. "You two are really out of touch. Maybe Sonora would like to demonstrate?" He asked with a chuckle.

Sonora felt nervous as she was gently pushed forward. "Cassie, there are no little people in there. It is all just circuits and stuff. That Speaker in her belly amplifies sound, while the Microphone takes the sound, and sends it to the speaker....." Sonora grabbed the microphone from curly, and cleared her throat. "You see, my voice is going into the microphone, and the speaker makes it louder, just don't sit so close to it, because it could get really loud." Sonora spoke as the speaker made her voice louder, and seeing a confused look on cassie. Sonora nodded to curly, and a song began to play.
Sonora sang along, her voice perfectly in sync with the lyrics, normally she would not do this in front of a crowd, but something in her suppressed that fear, and took control of her body, the beat working its way into her body, causing her to dance along.

Oakris began to purr as Cassie pet her. She enjoyed the attention, and rubbed her head on Cassie's leg, showing the she is enjoying it. She then saw Curly, and was mortified, and slightly curious. "You can do that?! Why didn't tell us?!"

Shaa smiled as he saw Sonora take the mic, and start to sing. "You know, Mr. Roja. I have never heard her sing before. Sonora is always so.... Self conscious about it." He said as he listened to her angelic voice, and looked at Cierno with a smile. "You wanna go next?" he askes. "Sure! I wanna sing next!" Cierno exclaimed excitedly. nimona CapRock Lord0fFate

As Wayne looked over towards the rest of the group from his standpoint he spotted Gamora looking over across to him with a slightly concerned expression that begged his attention, how could he bare to see her in any distressed state of being?
He took in a light breath and walked over sitting next to her closley allowing her to lean onto him with a hope to ease her discomfort.
Then again well as the last time he takes his helmet off setting it on the table beside him.

Agent Nevada

Are you alright? You seemed a little disturbed by curly's bodily capabilities there. . .

He spoke as he himself was looking at curly's strange mechanical bodily function.

A.I. Deta

Thinking: Y'know. . . I'm bored, maybe I could poison Wayne's next meal, damn I couldn't do that if I wanted to. . . However. . .

The michieveous A.I. transferred himself from Wayne's armor to taking over a nearby laptop.

WOOO! Lots of room in here, alright let's see what I can find... Ohhh! Search History and who's is it. . . Peter? Ohhhhhh boy BowChikaBowWow!

H.P. Lovecraft

When I step out into the midst of these children these orphans of war. . .
I think to myself of the challenging feats they have conquered, broken and rebuilt they have become. . . They are all they have left as a whole and divided should they fall?
Such a sad reality they have yet to face someday.

I peer amongst them finding a solitary seat by myself observing there joy so called. . . "Karaoke?"
Nonsense it is I blabber to myself!

I remain at my sollum composure with my hands folded neatly together then taking notice from a distance of a gruff red haired man to whom resembles Cassandra.

I look to the waitress politely calling her over with a snap of my finger asking for a cup of coffee, once she hands it to me I thank her with my appreciation and commence to watch as the others partake in there joyous antics.

Curly

It wasn't long before curly heard the accuracy and well kept timing to the words of the song that was playing.

Oh wow Sonora, I've never heard you sing like that before! Alright who's next? Peter, why dont you come and step up?

Curly's voice came off with a bit of excitement as she looked towards Peter with an anxious look.




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Cassie

Cassie stepped away from Curly as soon as Sonora gave the instruction, making sure to take Oakris with her. She didn't understand a word from her explanation but it didn't matter: watching her sing took all her worries away. Well, all of them except for one, anyway. As people lined up to perform at that incredible game, she realized that she had no idea what could she sing. She was starting to sweat a bit when none other than Peter showed up in front of her with with a strange plate with lights on it.
"Here, Cassie, take this. They're from Curly." He had a couple more in his hands, one for Yukari and one for Gamora. "It'll show you what to sing and even when to sing it!"
"R-really?" Her face lighted up quickly when she heard the news. "Thanks Peter!"
"Hey, it's nothing. Consider this my own thank you for that pep talk from earlier." He added with a smile. Cassie nodded happily.
Let's see.... What do I pick? She found her way around the tablet after a while, selecting availible songs and listening to each for a few seconds before trying the next one. It took her some good minutes before she found one that she liked and started to memorize its lyrics.

Peter

"Here you go, take one too, Gamora!" Peter said as he handed another one to Gamora. He passed by his latop and casually turned it off; he would have no silly AI getting in the way of the moment. He then turned to Yukari as he brought her up to Curly, holding the microfone on one hand and the tablet with the lyrics on the other. "And as for us... I took the liberty of picking one already. This is an easy one, so just follow my lead and you'll pick it up in no time!" He selected the music and offered the play button for Yukari. "Whenever you're ready." Yukari's finger reached out carefully for the button and pressed it.

Yukari



Yukari waited anxiously for something to happen while the music started to build up. All of the sudden the Lyrics on the tablet began to light up and Peter began to sing; his voice didn't seem to be the most fit for singing, but the passion he put on it made up for it to her. She was a bit worried about singing wrong and losing the game, but it had never stopped her before. She put her hands around Peter's hands and before she knew, she was singing along with him.
What started as a strange and alien ritual quickly began to make more and more sense as she let her voice out more and more and let her body follow the beat. She could feel a warm sense of excitement spreading through her breast and time seemed to just stop for a moment. Karaoke wasn't just fun, it was amazing! By the time the song was done, both her and Peter were sweating a bit from their performance. Maybe it hadn't been the best, but it was a strong contender for the best heart.
"Yukari..." Peter said, leaning a bit closer as he took the microphone away. "Your voice is beautiful." He sealed the compliment with a short kiss, then took them both to sit again. "Alright, who's next?"

Damian

Damian aplauded Sonora with a smug sense of proud in his face. "That's my girl! Who'd knew you could do so much good stuff with that mouth." He added with a devilish smirk. "We should sing one together too before the night is over, don't you think?"

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After her performance, Sonora took a bow, and walked towards Damian, who said something she did not expect. "What can I say? It seems you are my biggest fan in more ways than one, besides, this mouth ain't just for show." Sonora said with a rather seductive look on her face. She then chuckled, and hugged damian. "I'd love to sing with you." She said as she kisses Damian.

Gamora reluctantly took the tablet, and scrolled through the songs, with a nervous vibe coming from her. "I.... I don't know if I can do this, Wayne.... What if everyone thinks my singing is terrible?" She asked with a scared look on her face. She would hum and sing to Oakris, but never to a whole crowd of people.


Magnus spat out his drink after hearing Damian compliment Sonora. "Oh god.... Please tell me he didn't...." Realizing the implications, he shook his head, and then smiled. "You sly dog. We will need to have a man to man chat later." He said quietly with a smile.

Shaa and Cierno had finished their singing before Yukari and Peter, and it was time for Gamora to go up. "U.... Umm... Me?" She said skittishly as she had chosen her song.

Spoiler: Gamora's song

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Wayne had smile on his face listening to Gamora sing, to him it was the purest sound of elegance that he has ever known.
He looked at her innocently making eye contact to help maintain a steady line of confidence in herself.

Agent Nevada

Thinking: Wow. . . Her voice is equal to her beauty. . . Oh snap out of it, I must remain professional in front of the other's.

The agent scolds himself for his improper train of thought folding his hands together dipping his head a bit.


Then as Peter turned off the pc the A.I was automatically thrown from the terminal and left to enter waynes armor once more.

A.I. Deta

Oh you've got to be kidding me, well it was worth a shot. . .

H.P. Lovecraft

I finish my last sip of coffee in a discrete manner that begged no attention towards me therefore I may remain in my quite state.
However from a distance I take a glimpse notice to an odd humanoid creature that resembles the figure of a female but with wolf like resmblance patrusions of the ears and tail.

A thought dreaded me a wave of solicitude of what other beings may happen to exist, as it should not concern me but I'am in an utmost curious levity.

Then as I come to the edge of my seat I happen to witness an affectionate series of gestures and interactions between the red haired man and . . . His pet? No No No. . . "Loving Counterpart" my apologies on my behalf.

I stop my intensive glare standing up from my seat postion taking the book up from the table beginning to stroll with light steps to the outside so I may have a better knowledge of where I'am in this primative world.

Curly

Gamora's singing quality seemed a little uneasy to her, but nonetheless it was decent enough for any person's first karakoke.

As gamora finished curly had a grand idea.

Alrighty now, would anyone like to have a duo or duet?



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Damian

Damian happily held onto Sonora, chuckling to her response. He was in the finest of moods until Magnus actually made a comment. He froze in place for a moment, mentally preparing himself to get torn open by his girl' father, then stared in wide confusion as he realized Magnus wasn't even close to him, but instead laughing it off and mentioning a "man to man chat" for them later all the way from his seat. What is this man's plan? I would punch the hell out of any dude who said that to my daughter!
Worried about Magnus' unique attitude, he barely realized that the strange man of the book had been staring at him and Sonora with his usual disgruntled face. He left before Damian could say anything about it, however. He didn't like the man's look one bit and decided he would question him over it later. And then shortly after having that thought, he saw Cassie standing in front of him, holding the tablet with a slightly nervous look and forcing a smile.
"What is it, sis?"

Cassie

Back when she was picking songs, the idea sounded so great... But now that she was looking at him straight in the eye, she couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. Nevertheless, she took a deep breath, regained her composure and explained the situation:
"I picked a song, but it's a duet. Care to help your sis out?" Damian stared at her for a moment, judging her intentions. Then he turned to Sonora and said:
"I'll be right back, Sonora. Then we'll sing together, ok?" He finsiehd his sentence with a quick kiss on his girlfried and got up to Cassie. "Looks like you're depending on me again... Just like old times, huh?" They exchanged a smile; their intentions were now aligned and they got ready to sing.

As the song built up and Damian began to sing, Cassie started to think about him. This man in front of her was her brother, she knew it in her heart, and yet she felt like he had grown to be a total stranger to her; as she started to sing along him, she also began to remember things. Not exactly full-fledged memories of her infancy, but how good it felt to trust her older brother and let him protect her, just the two of them against the world. She wanted to grow closer to him again, and judging by his words just before the song, so did him.
When the song was done, she felt like they had grown a step closer in that direction. They nodded at each other and each took a seat.

Peter

Peter was very glad that he did the duet with Yukari, since he realized most of the people there seemed to have really nice singing voices. Either way, he was just enjoying the whole ordeal a lot; the last few days had been quite stressful with all those battles and all that destruction, so this was a crucial breather for him. It was about that time that an idea clicked on his mind.
"Wait, where's my scroll?" Peter asked, looking through his pockets. "Oh right, I left it in my bag. I'll be right back, Yukari!"

Yukari

Yukari watched curiously as Peter darted to pick something up. She didn't worry much as it seemed he'd be back soon. In the meantime, she turned to Agent Nevada and asked: "So when are you going to play the singing game?"

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As Gamora finished her song, she quickly found her seat, and sat down, clearly embarrassed at her performance. She normally sang by herself, or when Oakris is with her, but never around a crowd of people. She qas confident, but not as confident as she was during the fight with Mog. "I... I did terrible!" Gamora silently exclaimed as she his her face in embarrassment and nervousness. It was at this moment she needed some serious reassurance, and maybe even a compliment or two.

Sonora nodded as Damian sang with Cassie. It seemed like it was only yesterday that she found out they were siblings. "I wish I had a brother or sister...." She thought as she sighed. She was not jealous of Cassie or Damian, but rather, she envied them. The two of them, happily singing together. She felt happy, but at the same time, she felt lonely. She then began to have a flashback to when she was 6 years old.

"Mommy, Daddy, I want a brother or a sister." Sonora D'Luge and Magnus spat their drinks out in shock at their Daughter's demand. "Why is that?" Magnus said as he set her on his lap. "I want someone I can play with.... I have no friends, nobody likes me, and everyone picks on me.... I just want someone to play with...." Sonora began to cry as her father looked at her mother, who both were clearly heartbroken at that moment. "Sonora, listen to me, and listen closely." Sonora the 1st said as the little girl looked at her. "I want to give you a brother or sister to play with, your daddy and I both do. But I am old, and my tummy is not working like it used to. The Doctor said You were the only one that I can ever have." Her mother finished, and sonora looked at her with the saddest eyes. "Why you....? Why...?" "Because the man upstairs has a plan.... For all of us. I am sure whatever he is doing, it will be For the best. For all of us. We can fight together, and see to it that she gets better." Magnus said, knowing full well that his wife could die any day, afflicted with Cancer. "Why don't we look for a pet tomorrow, when you get home from school?" Sonora looked at her father, and she wiped her tears away with her tiny hands. "Really...? A pet...?" Magnus nodded, and smiled. The flashback ends, and she wiped a tear away, and put on a smile for her man and his sister, living in the moment.

Oakris hopped onto her Master's lap, and rubbed her head on her arm. "You did great meowster! Just like you do when we go on an expedition!" She said, reassuring her, but then looked at wayne, and she dashed on all fours to him. The cat spoke, "Can you help my meowster? She is embarrassed, because she gets scared singing in furront of a crowd."

Magnus smiled at Damian and Sonora as he went to sing with cassie. Seeing her face brought up an old regret from 12 years ago. "I wish I could have given her a sibling.... Maybe then she would have been a little happier..." He sighed, and looked at Damian, and then at Sonora. He gets up, and walks over to her as Shaa watched, seeing if he can take notes for taking care if Cierno. CapRock nimona Lord0fFate

Peter

"Where is it? Did I lose it somewhere?" Peter thought oud loud as he threw away pieces of clothing and weapon parts around the floor, rummagin through his backback. "There it is!" He took his scroll out of his bag and quickly ran back to the group with a confident smile and hands around his hips. "Guys, listen up! We can't let a good time like this be forgotten. We must take a group picture! Everyone, come closer! That means you too, mr.antisocial!" He yelled at Lovecraft, who was outside the tent.

Damian

"A picture, huh?" Damian took out his switchblade and activated his slembance on it to turn it into a comb for his hair. "Couldn't hurt." Pictures usually were a liability for Damian, working as hit lists for his enemies; they knew now exactly who to go after if they wanted to hurt him. Nevertheless, he knew that if he told Peter to keep the photo amongst themselves there shouldn't be a problem. He held on Sonora's back and guided her to a spot a bit behind Peter. "Make sure to make this one count, love. I'm not much of a photo person." He told her.

Yukari

Yukari had some knowledge of how scrolls work, but she'd never used it to take pictures with; she held on close to Peter and hoped for the best. She had a distictive feeling that the thing called 'smile' was the best expression to use in a case like this, so she put one on, even if it was a bit strange to smile at an object like that. She'd like to remember she felt happy just before this picture was taken, after all.

Cassie

Yet again Cassie had no idea what was going on, but she kept it too herself this time; too many questions and she would start to look dumb. She gathered along the others and braced herself for whatever was coming, wondering how it was possible that a little device like that could help them remember what happened.
"Say cheese!" Peter yelled.
Cheese? What for? Before Cassie could ask out loud a bright flash took over and she flinched in panic, letting her patented high-pitched scream as well. And yet, once it was done, no one seemed to be hurt. Peter showed her the device and her jaw dropped as she saw a perfect paiting of them as they stood right then somehow inside it. As impressive as it was, however, there was but one problem:
"What's this?" She asked in dismay as she found herself in the weird painting. "I look like a hysterical doofus! Destroy this and make another!"
"No way, this one's too good!" Peter teased, taking his scroll from Cassie and keeping it just out of her reach as she tried to get his scroll back from him. He was laughing happily at her anger up until the point she literally exploded on a fire ball of sheer rage, almost turning Peter into a neat little pile of ashes in the process. "Ok, ok! Another picture, guys!"
Little did Cassie know, however, Peter hadn't the slightest intent on keeping the second picture over the first one. Silly pictures were always the ones worth keeping.

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