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"I fooled you, didn't I?"

Just as the Nekomata had given an order to forget the other and keep going as planned, the squid-human hybrid had come back to join the group, walking nonchalantly as if what she had just done was absolutely normal and harmless. Julie could only facepaw at the sight, releasing an irritated sigh further prompted by her explanation. A prank, executed with the poorest of timings possible. Wonderful, they were so going to die, the cephalopod kit's recklessness and inability of reading the mood were going to be the death of them...

Still, the deserter had gone off into the darkness of the tunnels, away from her field of view in the process, so following her own instructions, the cat-youkai did not take the return of their airheaded member for granted. Slightly crouching with her ears back, ready to pounce if she had to, Julie had been glaring suspicious at Callie as soon as she had approached the others. Tail slashing angrily behind her, the Siamese had watched very carefully, analysing every new reaction of the girl, trying to tell if she was really that stupid or if maybe the shifter was. The dapper odd creature with a penguin slave had taken his tiny weapon, insinuating a threat and making the squid hybrid react in fear. That was not enough... Anyone would have reacted that way, self-preservation instincts were present in every kind of being.

In the background, a woman called them to check something a 'John' had found. The feline assumed that John was the man from before, the one who had stuck with the technological paraphernalia that she could not understand. Eh, as curious as Julie felt, again, it wasn't as if she was going to comprehend anything the computers would tell them. More important was the fact that the man in question had exited the lab and joined them right afterwards. That was confusing... The woman wanted them to go back, but the man wanted them to press on? Wow, talk about shitty teamwork. Hopefully, the two of them didn't decide to bark different sets of order at the same time...

Since that seemed to have solved itself, Julie's attention was back in the Callie situation. The soldier female reprimanded the girl's antics, seeming understandably suspicious of her. Next, an almost bald male, pointing a weird big metallic fork at the returned deserter, asked for the code word. The cat's tail twitched in annoyance as she would have preferred to avoid even mentioning words such as 'password' or 'code word' or anything of the sort, wishing to not let the shape-shifter get hold of the knowledge that such a thing existed in the first place. Oh well, too late for that.

...And then the anthropomorphic cephalopod seemed confused by the request, asking which code word.

"You've got to be kidding me..."

Julie had averted her gaze thinking about what to do, the well-dressed creature from before seemed to think this was a good opportunity for tea, and tensions were at an all-time high. Should she let the young squid suffer the consequences of her actions, or should she intervene? On one paw, this kid would learn to never play pranks in wrong times such as this... But on the other paw, this could mean the demise of a team member and the more time they spend with this stupidity the more chances their prey would have to get the jump on them. Fewer people alive would also mean fewer people to help with the mission.

...Even if just for a slightly larger chance at success, keeping the girl alive seemed advantageous all around.

The cat took a deep breath, still in a ready to attack position, tail angrily swishing non-stop, and rolling her eyes the Nekomata reluctantly opened her mouth:

"...Red... squid..."

With any sort of luck, Julie would not grow to regret saving this idiot's life as the hunt progressed.


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While Callie was puzzling over the specifics of Cole's demand, Julie had pranced up and spoken. She quietly spelled out her distaste for the others' lack of caution, before clarifying for Callie in a way that aught to solve the issue of ambiguity. The squid nodded and composed herself, before opening her mouth to answer.

"Alright guys, the coast is cle-" A second Callie stepped from the tunnel she had just emerged from. She had stopped her excited report of the lack of dangers ahead when she spotted something very peculiar. Another one of her, mingling with the group. She inherited an expression of shock and bewilderment. It seems the shapeshifter had somehow seized the opportunity Callie so naïvely presented to it without her realizing it. The question remained, however. Which one was the fake?

The first Callie stopped trying to answer, and closed her mouth. She turned to see the second Callie, before turning back to the group at large, with a similar look of bewilderment. Then, however, she turned back to the double, and sized her up. "It looks like I messed up, a little bit," one of the Callies states, though it's difficult for anyone to discern which one is speaking, "But don't worry, I'll have this fake Callie down before you know it!"

True to her word- whichever one actually spoke- the two Callies lunge at each other, engaging in combat! It doesn't last very long, as they both find themselves grappled at the hands, trying to no avail to force the other onto the ground for the upper hand.

Quite the situation, indeed.

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The Author turned his attention back to the computer room where Sarah and John still were. There was quite a lot of information in there, and though it may have been helpful somewhat, the group had the very man who ran all of the experiments and wrote them down in his Journal right here, along with the Journal. There was no need to go over the video records and further split the group. John must have realized this as he called for his mother to rejoin the group with him, leaving the controls of the cryogenic freezing behind.

Ford eyed Benedict. There was something so strange about the man, and he talked in such an ominous manner, the Author was intrigued to ask questions, but scared of the answers he would get. Of course, the man could not wonder for long, as his attention was quickly pulled back to the fact that someone had left the group. There wasn’t anything they could do about it without risking the integrity of the entire group. Ford shook his head at Traksa before nodding along to what the Conduit said. “I agree. We don’t have time to play babysitter. She’ll either come back, or she won’t. But we,” he turned to address the entire group. “Need to carry on nonetheless. We have a job to do, we best get it done.”

As Fulgore checks on the containment tubes, he finds nothing more than the broken glass on the floor. Any liquids that may have held the creature within had long since dried up. There was no sign of life, just that something had broken the tube from the inside. What exactly? Well, that wasn’t really clear.

“Let’s get a move on,” Ford called to everyone, gathering up the group as he headed toward one of the tunnels. Before he could cross the threshold into one, however, the cephalopod appeared once more. The man’s eyes narrowed. That didn’t seem right. It didn’t seem quite right to the other’s either. Sadly, Ford couldn’t couldn’t focus on Callie long enough to question her before Traksa tapped him on the shoulder. He furrowed his brow for a moment, and then understood. With a nod, Ford stepped away from the group so that he and the woman could talk, out of ear shot, but more importantly, out of sight. “What is it?” His tone was a bit rushed, but not annoyed. He could tell that she had something important to ask him.


Luckily, while Ford was forced to step away, some of the other group members had stepped in to handle the situation. Cole, for instance, took the step in asking for the code word, while Julie made the decision of answering the question herself. If Ford had been around to hear the question, he would have chastised the cat for doing such a thing. It was possible that she wasn't saving a group member, but giving a code word that they had worked on to the Shape Shifter. As someone who had claimed to know so much about such creatures, it was a rather odd move to make. However, Ford wasn't there, and the group would have to suffer the consequences of that decision now.

Naturally, while Callie was trying to get out of the groups suspicions, a second Callie walked back to the group. Well, at least they’d found the Shape Shifter...just which one was the Shape Shifter was the next thing they needed to work on. As the two squids fought and found themselves at a match in strength, one of the Callie’s turned to the group. “Well, are you just going to stand there or are you going to help me with this?” She hissed in annoyance.


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Tenshi Hinanawi|Two Squid Incident

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Tenshi's gazing upon the several holes in the wall would be cut short when she heard a bit of commotion off to the left, growling in annoyance. She would turn to the source and begin to say something along the lines of 'shut up, we need to focus if we're going to find that Shape Shifter', and then she realised there were... two squids...? She scratched her head in confusion. Well, they found the Shape Shifter, but which one is it? Tenshi seemed confused - one of the two squids seemed awfully positive, while the other seemed aggressive; what a conundrum this is. "This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them..." She muttered under her breath while she opted to stay away, slowly backpedalling while she tried to keep her eyes on both squids like 'I'm watching you' before she slowly but surely was hiding and out of sight, unsure what else to do in this situation.

Some others had already taken the initiative on this, just hoping she's not misplacing her trust in letting them discern which is which, not sure she herself can actually tell which is which to begin with - not even knowing anything about Callie she could use. She kept her sword on hand while she just shivered in the background, away from everyone and from all the danger. "Why... why am I scared of this thing, these people...?" She thought to herself aloud, shaking a hand in front of her face; peeking around from where she hid to continue watching.
Details
Link to CS: Here!
Hex Code: #2969B0
Status (physically): Fine.
Status (mentally/emotionally): Panicked, scared.
Powers: Earth manipulation
Items: Sword of Hisou (formless and can see into spirits)
Course of action: Nope out of the situation
Interactions: Nightwisher Nightwisher
Mentions: Ferociousfeind Ferociousfeind
Group: (I mean, pretty much everyone?)
 
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Julie had squinted hard at the cephalopod hybrid as she had began to open her mouth. The Nekomata just reaaally wanted to hear a different colored squid back so that they could relax but obviously, fate decided to have it a different way. When the second squid-girl had showed up, the cat had almost brough her paw to her muzzle again. Of course, of hecking course. If disappointment could kill, her disappointment in the reckless girl right now would have been her demise:

"And that's exactly why we don't go rushing ahead!!!!", she had hissed at the two, swishing her tail angrily and tapping a front paw against the ground for emphasis.

The Siamese watched the two girls attack each other with the same contempt a teacher might have while observing two children begin to brawl. No real sense of urgency, just empty apathy, tons of regret and a sense of wasted time. If the cat had been on her own in this situation, she'd simply just sit down and enjoy the show, let one Callie beat up the other to her heart's content. But since this was some sort of mission and there were other people involved that would definitely not allow for her to simply stand down, or interrupt it themselves, Julie had decided to bother and assist, though in her own way.

...Also, this was getting boring anyway.

"Enough!", the cat had growled, "I'm sick of this ruckus!"

Ears twitching with annoyance, she flicks her tail left and right before making a run for it, towards the two tangled squid-hybrids. Unsheathing her claws, Julie jumped in the middle of them, going for a tackle and a scratch attack, aiming to separate them. Whoever refused to move would be a target for her sharp fury, indiscriminately, which the youkai couldn't care less for right now. One of them was a shape-shifter and the other one was in a dire need for a lesson!

Two rabbits, one single strike. Just victories all around~

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Sir Benedict Cucumberpatch

When the fight between the two Callie’s broke out, Benedict just gazed, “Ah....the trickster has indeed turned...even more tricky.”
Benedict pulled out his pistol, “Ah...Josh, in a situation like this, what do you do.” Josh stood there, puzzled at the question. “Ah....You shoot both of them.” Benedict aimed at one of the Callie’s, but Josh looked at Benedict with sad eyes. “Ah, Josh.....you little devil” Benedict said, “Fine, I’ll fire...warning shots.” Benedict started shooting above him, “Ah....stop it, stand down.”

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Orbeck of Vinheim
Status: the shape-shifting beast shows itself...as that squid girl

So, the situation has changed significantly as the idiot squid (as Orbeck will now know Callie by, in memory of doom guy.) who had brazenly gone alone into the tunnels a moment ago has come back with what can be easily assumed to be the shapeshifter in question. Orbeck let the two squids have their skirmish for a bit as some started to ask for the code word and a few decided to move forward. In this case, the miniature man's firing of his gun and Julie's engagement with both idiot squids. Not exactly a wise choice (especially with the circumstances at this point). Before Julie had the chance to pounce at the two squids, he proceeds to grab Julie by the neck and proceeds to yank her under his arm. All that would be expected would be a surplus of scolding and an abundance of bite and scratch marks.

Callie’s turned to the group. “Well, are you just going to stand there or are you going to help me with this?” She hissed in annoyance.
"You know very well of the situation at hand," he said "I can't guarantee that Julie won't refrain from her assault. So unless you and the shapeshifter are willing to get clawed at, end your skirmish. Then again I wouldn't expect either of you to do so, especially the shapeshifter who must be madder than a mound maker and as witless as an imbecile." Is this shapeshifter smarter than that of an animal? Will it respond to Orbeck insult at him? Let's just see.

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Epsilo Gamman

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You snapped out of your little daze, as you along with others noticed something. There were now two Callie’s. Obviously, you realized, one of them was the shape shifter. You made a sort of loud and gruff noise, and stared down at them. The easiest thing would to squish them both, but you have a better idea.

“Whichever one of you is the real one, will know the answer to this OBVIOUSLY EASY question. Where did we first meet the real Callie.”

You crouch down a bit in front of the two, cracking your giant knuckles. Whoever couldn’t answer correctly would immediately be pummeled by your hand. Or that was your plan at least. You hoped it worked...

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The two Callies separate, practically growling at each other, both acting incredibly territorial. It looked almost like a mirror image, both of them staring each other down. One thing that remains a constant for inklings is their fierce territorial nature, which flared in Callie when she saw something trying to take her place, and was mimicked by the shapeshifter's coincidentally somewhat hot-headed nature. One of them looked over to Orbeck as he insulted whichever one was the shapeshifter, and she replied, "Julie can attack if she wants to, she could actually help me get rid of this faker!"

"Hey, you're the fake Callie!"

"No, you are!"

"No, it's you! No tagbacks!!"

"...What?"

"YOU HEARD ME!!!"

It seems as if they've come to a conclusion on their own, though one of them is not exactly happy about it. The so-called fake Callie pouted, sitting down. You can't just get around a call for no tagbacks. It's simply unheard of! Well, maybe she could prove her innocence some other way. And that way presented itself in the form of Epsilo asking a question. It was a pretty good one, there was no way the shapeshifter would know! The sitting Callie stood up and started to speak, before stopping herself.

She could tell them, but what if they don't like the answer? The shapeshifter would then know what the answer is, and she couldn't give that answer as proof of her innocence! But if she didn't tell, she would still be suspicious. While she was thinking, the other Callie spoke up! "Well that's easy! You met me, the real Callie, here in Gravity Falls!"

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Sir Benedict Cucumberpatch

Benedict figured out his protocols weren’t working, a shame indeed, “Ah...Josh, my notepad.” Josh handed Benedict a notepad and pen. Benedict sat on Josh, and began his research. His research being what will happen in this confrontation between the two misfits

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Ekkeen "Reckoner" Traksa
Status: Alert
Actions: Informing Ford and Halting Fight
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"Ford." ( Nightwisher Nightwisher )
Traksa quickly drew her bullpup again but made sure it was pointing down.
"I think Callie might be a traitor."
"Plutia died from her gun, and for all we know-what the hell? Ford, keep an eye out. Something's wrong."
The Skirmisher was rudely interrupted hy the sounds of both Callies ( Ferociousfeind Ferociousfeind ) fighting. Traksa ran back to the sight of a brawl.
First things first. Get those two to knock it off, and deduce the idiot who was copying the real Callie from there. So Callie didn't intentionally alert the shapeshifter-but Traksa was still suspicious.
"Both of you freeze right the hell now!"
A quick but loud unsheathing of the Ionic Ripjack Traksa carried around quickly followed, its orange glow for all to see.​
 
Ford knew the Shape Shifter had presented itself from the sounds of what was going on with the group, but Traksa had seemed to think of something that the Author knew was related to something bigger than their current task: the traitor. “Callie?” The man asked, both trying to remember who that was and curious as to why the soldier would think such a thing. Plutia had been killed with Callie’s gun, but the fur they had found in the trigger...Had it been nothing? Or had it been everything? In all honesty, the man didn’t know the answer at this very moment. Before he could reply, Traska be distracted by the group and their findings.

The man hurried over to the others, glad that the female soldier had stepped into try and break up the squids scuffling. It was actually a rather entertaining sight. What was odd, however, was when one of the Callie’s called no tag-backs, the other sat down. Ford knew that it was unlikely that the Shape Shifter would call no tag backs, and it was even more unlikely that it would sit down after they were called. So, what game was being played here? Just as planned, many were questioning the squids, however unlike the plans, they were ignoring the use of the passwords they had created for this very purpose. The issue with this was that they didn’t have time. At this moment, the Shape Shifter was not only fleshy, but also in a form that was non-threatening. Ford wasn’t sure how long the creature had been holding the form of the squid, and if they waited too long it would be forced to change forms as its DNA rearranged itself.

Before the Author could say anything about this, one of the Callie’s began a type of glitching process. She would twitch, and as she did so, a portion of her body would grow. The pressures of having to convince an entire group of people that it was someone it wasn’t, the urge to find Ford and the Journal, as well as the shock of the female soldier’s weapon had been too much to focus on all at once and the Shape Shifter was unable to keep the form any longer. With its cover blown, the monster tried to use the situation to its advantage. Breaking out of the squid form, the Shape Shifter burst into a large creature with six spindly legs, two on either side and two at his center, two crab claw like hands, and a ball like head that had fingers gripping it. A red eye at the center of its face glared down on the group before the creature brought its head down on the ground toward the group, the fingers of the Shape Shifter’s head forming a fist.

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Epsilo Gamman

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You look down, about to say, the answer was wrong. Of COURSE it was in Gravity Falls. But it was also in a very specific building. But before you could do anything, one of the Callie's transformed. Well, guess that your plan wasn't needed. But now there was an even bigger problem, which was the shapeshifter was now RIGHT in front of the group! You stare up at the beast as its hand head... thingy.. came crashing down. Without questioning what to do, you growl, and grab the giant fist, keeping it from hitting any of the group members. You stared up at the shapeshifters eye, obviously struggling a bit, but keeping the hand in place. You pray that no one ended up getting hurt..

"SOMEONE G-GIMME A *GOG DAMN HAND WITH THIS!!"

You didn't know how much longer you could keep the shapeshifter in place before it made its next move, but you needed both hands to have a good grip.

*[Gog = God, similarly, Jegus = Jesus, a historical figure of troll society]
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Sir Benedict Cucumberpatch

Benedict glanced at the beast, and saw that the troll was holding him and needed assistance, “Ah....we have a code 4921567 Josh, Write that down.” Benedict stepped up to where the troll was still holding the shapeshifter, “Ah....you summoned me.....now I shall assist you agent.” Benedict went over to one of its legs, and started to repeatedly kick it, “Down you.....vile fiend.”

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Instead of running like I hoped they would, Pulta opted to throw the door at Bill. I watched as the door flew, my body tensing for a fight. Yet Bill merely laughed. It continued to spit childish insults and attempted to reverse my own by calling me dumb. Sure bud, it still doesn’t diminish your own lack of intelligence. I hate to say, but even the demons could be ever so slightly brighter than this dorito

To demonstrate, Bill summoned a dismembered head and tossed it at my feet.

“The cool thing about this is not only does it make sound, but it’s an image of your future. Don’t say I never did anything for you.”

I merely stared at the head screaming at me. Out of all the things Bill could have done, it opted to throw a screaming head and tell me it’s an image of my future. I gave Bill a blank stare with slightly furrowed eyebrows. This entire interaction with Bill was starting to become annoying. Not a rage inducing one, but just annoying in general. In fact, since you can read my mind Bill, how about you prove just how powerful you are by not reading my mind and instead trying to predict my moves?

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Plutia

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"Ah phooey! He has intangibility!"
Plutia would exclaim, before sitting down in defeat.

"I suppose since we can't touch you, we're at your mercy?"

She then laid back, before saying something that sounded stupid.
"So if we can't beat you by brute Force, can we possibly beat you by a contest of smarts, like a game or something?"

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Fulgore watches the Callie's argue without any input, figuring the others will figure it out among themselves. Once the false Callie reveals herself and transforms into the horrible amalamation of parts, the Troll rushes in and grabs the fist/head, and the Two Humans begin to try distracting it. Fulgore Darts past him and latches onto one of the shapeshifters crab claws with his metallic arm, adding more pressure with his other arm, and begins to crush and twist it like a nutcracker, intent on attempting to rip the body part off.
"Subduing Target with extreme prejudice."
 
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Cream and chocolate fur dancing in the wind, the cat soared, cutting through the air like a knife towards its target. It was glorious really, the thrill of the hunt, using violence as a catalyst, a vent grid. Senseless, aimless aggression had its perks sometimes... So full of stuff, beings needed to release their own destructive impulses and energy at some point. Like dynamite, people had the tendency of going 'boom' and warping the environment around them. Julie loved painting hers with someone else's pain and blood, exercising one's superiority was just that... relaxing. The nekomata's peace of mind-Heaven was also a foolish human's despairing Hell.

Of course, having her body intercepted somewhere along the line, the pleasing sadistic high had eventually died down, the realization that her paws had never touched the ground again hitting like a train. An idiot had dared to pick her up!!

"Unhand me!!", the Siamese protested with a hiss right away before even seeing who it was, tail lashing out angrily, "Unhand me, you-"

That's when a gunshot rang, followed by a couple more in sequence. The noise was... odd, the tone had a similar strength to it, but the way it echoed was unlike the muskets Julie was acquainted with. It lacked a second 'bang' to it. Even if the sound was different and not as high as the ones she was used to, the youkai was still a cat, her ears flapping down in instinct just as the first shot had rung out, attempting to shield themselves from the explosive note. Curiosity did spark though, which led the old-fashioned feline to learn that it came from a blocky-looking tiny weapon. Was it even allowed for someone to wield such a tool while inside a closed-up room? Muskets surely weren't, especially given their extensive barrels...

Dismissing the shooting with an 'I see' kind of stance, though cringing slightly at the murky smell of gunpowder, the nekomata's attention had gone back to more urgent subjects... Such as STILL BEING HANDLED LIKE A PURSE by a certain somebody. Thrashing her paws all over the place, the cat tried making herself as difficult to hold as possible, pushing and scratching at the surface of her two-wall flesh and fabric prison, trying to escape:

"Unhand me immediately!", a barrage of distressed, angry meows and overall growling echoed through the vast space of the lab-bunker, "I don't care what kind of bonding experience you think we've been having, NOTHING gives you the right to handle me like a- Like a common pet!!", the words were uttered with as much disdain and disgust that anyone could pronounce them with, "I demand that you put me down right away, magician!"

Taking notice of the man's apparent disregard towards her demands, the growls grew angrier and angrier, the addition of the hind paws to the whole equation, kicking and climbing fiercely to aid in the escape attempt:

"Hey! Don't you dare ignore me!!", Julie bit at the adult male's forearm demanding his attention, "I ordered you to release me immediately and I don't like waiting! The second one won't be as forgiving!"

The lack of compliance would culminate on the youkai muttering 'Very well, have it your way then' under her breath, amping up the freedom attempts. At this point, there were just the constant sounds of an angry, frustrated cat, thrashing its body around, kicking with its back paws, scratching at her prison mercilessly. Even if the man tried to hold her tighter and tighter, Julie did not mind it, wanting no more than to be out of this humiliating, subdued position.

They were all lucky that her fire powers didn't work, because otherwise, the whole tunnel would have become a giant oven long ago! THEY'D ALL BURN IN HELL FOR THIS INSOLENCE!!!

Continuing their quarrel, the pair of squids kept their squabble which looked more and more like a kits' brawl as time passed. Someone asked them questions, whose answers weren't satisfactory, prompting a soldier female to bring forth a sci-fi looking shrunk weapon, well, when it was compared to the muskets of course. Julie had been obviously a lot more focused with trying to get out of the fantasy man's grip, gradually, though not as fast as she'd like, managing to slide her body backwards, sloooooowly slipping off the hold.

"Ato sukoshi..." (A little more...), the cat pushed at the human's back with her hind paws, "Chotto dake... Hotondo..." (Just a bit... Almost ...), she kept pushing, eventually ending up straight in a flipped 7 position, hanging from behind, "Chikadzuite iru..." (Getting closer...)

And then it happened. She was free! Her head slipped through the hole and Julie had fallen gracefully on her paws, back on the ground:

"Aha! Take that human!", the Siamese proudly flicked her tail showing off, "Your flesh prison is nothing agains- Oh. Oh my, busy are we?"

Raising her head sideways, as if in a thoughtful expression, the nekomata suddenly found herself in the line of fire of the shapeshifter's fury, instantly jumping out of the way and back into safety.

"So you've finally shown yourself, demon!!", she let out with a growl, unsheathing her claws again waiting for the perfect moment to jump back into the fist-shaped insect-like monstrosity.

Julie didn't have to wait long, with the Grey Oni creature having intercepted the prey's slam attack. Efficient! The cat couldn't help but let her tail dance behind her in a sign of admiration and satisfaction with the other's job. The same could not be said for the tiny being's 'help', however. Didn't it have that weird blocky gun to its disposal?! This was the right time to use it, come on! Don't just, kick it! Facepaw'ing in a mix of disappointment and frustration, the Siamese shook herself before leaning down on her front paws, once more preparing to pounce, eyeing the creature with the bloodlust of a predator... waiting for her prey to be distracted, unprotected:

"Hey MOTHERFUCKING SHAPESHIFTER, Looking for This?!", an adult female's voice announced, prompting Julie's mouth to open in a grin.​

Thank you, blonde human woman, your sacrifice will be taken full advantage of.

"Try to get anywhere without the use of your legs first!!", Julie let out, diving under the creature's fist-head 'tunnel' and aiming at one of the front appendages it had sticking out, giving it the most painful and deep scratch she could manage, already preparing a second pounce as soon as she had landed on the ground again.

The front ones seemed to be vital to this being's body overall balance, especially while it kept that big of a head on top of such a meek-looking torso in comparison. Hopefully attacking those would eventually cause the whole creature to collapse, even if just for a moment.

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Miguel

Miguel listened carefully to the groups questions, most of them being directed at Ford who seemed to know the most about... well, just about all the important information. As he listened to the answers, he nodded at Whisper and was about to introduce himself to Whisper, as he should have before, when the Ford guy announced that they had reached the bunker and needed someone to climb up and pull the tree branch high up in the tree. As the others discussed a code word, he watched Julie pull the tree branch lever down with her paws and was amazed at what happened next. As the enterenc to the bunker was revealed, he took a step back and nodded in agreement at Ford’s words toward the oh-so-entitled cat as well as his words on the code word they had all decided would be the best option to use. He listened carefully to Ford’s words, taking in the information as best he could.

As Ford led the group down into the bunker, he tried his best to stay near Promto, Kanna, and Felix, who he seemed to feel like he knew the most, even if he didn’t know them all that well. He looked around nervously until they reached the bunker. Once Ford mentioned grabbing a weapon, he grabbed a stick of dynamite and followed the others lead. Miguel heard Julie speaking in response to Ford and he rolled his eyes at the strange feline before continuing to listen to the conversations around him. Taking in as much information as he could, his eyes widened at the sight of the journal being shown to them once more. He couldn’t help but wonder what secrets it held within its pages. When Ford asked if they had all grabbed a weapon, he nodded, clutching the dynamite tightly in his hand. Stepping into the room with the strange symbols, he tried to decide which group he would stick with. As the other pressed the buttons needed, he continued to try and make a quick decision.

At Ford’s words, Miguel ran forward, just barley managing not to get crushed. He painted a bit before ultimately deciding to stay in the middle group. As they all continued on, he looked around in amazement at the labs they entered and gulped nervously at the sight of the giant tunnel-like holes that had apparently been dug by something big. Maybe even the shapeshifter creature itself. As they continued on, he kept listening as carefully as he could to the conversation happening around him, keeping his guard up as best he could.

Before he knew what was happening exactly, there were suddenly... two of the squid girl?! One of them had to be the shapeshifter right?! But... which one was the real Callie? As the two Callie’s began to fight each other, he grabbed his head in bewilderment and confusion as he watched the two yell that the other was the fake Callie. Before he could think any further, some sort of glitch happened and one of the squid girls transformed into another creature entirely. Well, they knew which one was the shapeshifter now but what was there next course of action supposed to be now? Soon, Sarah and Conner jumped into action and he watched in horror as Sarah seemed to be taking one for the team by distracting the shapeshifter with the journals. Would she be the next to die? He certainly hoped not as he watched the horrific scene unfold before them.

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Slugcat

Seeing as how the pastel colored humanoid had refused to run, there was little they could do aside from remaining with the two. Being alone in a place like this was far too much of a risky endeavor. The cat-like creature slunk back towards their companions with cautious movements. They stared intently at the yellow triangle, tail thumping rhythmically in agitation as they reared up for a fight.

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Orbeck of Vinheim
Status: trying to get the job done

Orbeck was not surprised by Julie's reaction. All of that thrashing and biting currently hurt, but all that came out of his mouth was a slight chuckle. I mean really? she thought that this was because of the minuscule amount of interaction they had? Has she not thought of the implications of simply charging at a creature whose adaptability would surpass a mear lunge from a cat?

But that little moment didn't last very long as the shapeshifter has come out of hiding in the form of a...monstorsdy of sin? Julie would be fine as she had somehow escaped from Orbeck grip. As for himself, he rolled out of the way for the attack as the Troll intercepted the beast. With the shapeshifter their current position, it seems like an ideal time to fulfill the main task at hand. Orbeck the proceeded to jump on to the creature back and attempts to flay off its skin with his now unsheathed dagger.

He will talk to Julie about this later, if she doesn't get killed off that is.

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  • Christ alive, how much shit could hit the fan before the whole place was covered in brown? After that stupid-ass snob-cat gave away the code word, another squid-girl came in. One obviously had to be the shapeshifter. Cole promptly cursed under his breath as he watched the two stooges begin attacking each other. Under normal circumstances, he'd probably be laughing at both of their incompetence- but they needed to get this shapeshifter's stuff now, and not after this scene ended. To make matters worse, apparently nobody thought about using the secondary password at all. His frown turned into a frustrated scowl, promptly pulling out his Amp and beginning to walk over to the duo.

    Before MacGrath could intervene, though, the two Callies apparently came to an absolute standstill. But then things turned for the worse, and one of them revealed its true form- a giant fist thingy, obviously the Shape Shifter. When it brought its head down, that crazy giant ogre apparently managed to stop it from squashing everyone in the nearby vicinity and allowed other people to rush in and get attacks on it. One old woman took the journal, apparently trying to use it as bait- which, in the Conduit's eyes, was a pretty dumb move. Then again, he couldn't give it a second thought in the heat of the moment. Rather, he watched as a black-haired man began to fulfill the group's task of getting the freak's skin off. The only issue was the possibility that the monster would be able to retaliate against Orbeck, considering its giant mass. No, Cole would make sure to strike and make sure he'd scare the monstrosity off. After all, Ford himself said the Shapeshifter couldn't be killed... Right?

    "Looks like I'm still not the biggest freak in town," The Electric Man remarked quietly to himself, then rushed forwards into the center of the fist with his melee weapon in hand. Without hesitation, he thrust the Amp upwards and into the Shapeshifter's "fist"- hopefully piercing through whatever fingers were unlucky enough to be in the way, but more importantly trying to pierce the monster's eyeball. Hopefully if he succeeded it wouldn't be able to regenerate that any time soon... Right?
 
The Shape-Shifter hadn’t expected to be caught. It growled as he tried to break free, pushing Epsilo back just a bit. One red eye looked toward Benedict as he approached, letting out another annoyed growl as the strange man kicked the Shifter’s leg. “Hey, back off,” it responded, lifting the kicked leg to kick back, forcing the strange man back. As Sarah took the book from Ford, the Author tried to reach for it out of habit. He understood the woman’s want to use it as a distraction, but he didn’t like it in someone else’s hands unless those hands belonged to his great nephew. But it was too late, Sarah had already called the Shape-Shifter’s attention. A grin spread across the monster’s face as it tugged hard against the troll, freeing itself from Epsilo’s grasp and turning on Terminator huntress, it didn’t care about her son’s demands, it just wanted the Journal.

With it’s attention diverted, Fulgore was able to attack without consequence, getting the Shifter into a tight hold. It snarled in pain as the robot attempted to rip the crab-like limb from its body. “Get off!” It tried to move its arm, but he couldn’t get it away from the machine. Then there was a stinging in his front legs and he hissed, scurrying away as he looked down to get a look at what it could have been. A cat? Ridiculous. Blood oozed from the scratches that the feline had made. The annoyance of the group was proving to be more than the Shape-Shifter had bargained for.

Of course, it only got worse when some greasy, black haired man jumped on the creature and unsheathed a knife. “What do you think-,” the creature started, flailing around to try and remove everything that was latched onto it. But the creature didn’t have time to finish his remark when Cole attacked. The Shape-Shifter howled in pain as the amp cut into the finger right of its eyeball. The Conduit had just missed due to the creature's flailing. He had, however, succeeded in sending the Shape-Shifter overboard from anger to rage. “GET OFF!” He boomed, backing up away from Cole so the weapon would release him, and more importantly, be out of reach to be used again. In the heat of the moment, Shape-Shifter did what it did best, and shifted. The only thing it could think to shift in to was an exact replica of the cat that was in front of it. Orbeck promptly fell to the ground without his hunk of flesh, and the grip that Fulgore had on it loosened due to the Shifter’s smaller size.

Taking full advantage of a cat’s agility, the monster rushed away. It wouldn’t dare try to convince the group that it was their cat friend, after all, it was now bleeding and they could easily tell exactly who it was if it tried to blend in. The Shape-Shifter's hackles rising as its gaze darted around the group. All of the information he needed to defeat them was right here, standing in an annoying, smug little crowd. His lips drew back in a cat-like smirk as he morphed once more.

Now, standing before the group, was a brand new monstrosity. With a large, long body -- and many, many legs -- the Shape-Shifter resembled a centipede, with half of it’s body upright to face the group; looking a bit like a cobra, but more insect than snake. Arms protruded all around monster, but six arms in particular were distinct, and came from its upright portion, all looking familiar. Epsilo’s large, muscular limbs rested at the top, closest to its head, however instead of hands like the troll, they had Julie’s cat paws, with large, sharp claws unsheathed and ready to fight. The second set of arms were robotic like, matching Fulgore’s, and the third were long squid tentacles that resembled Callie’s hair. Suction cups at the end of them so they could be used to grab and hold things while the other hands fought. But the most horrifying portion of the new shape, was the many morphed faces that covered the entire body. The disfigured expressions of all of group members stared back at them, some squished, some pulled tightly, all of them with dead, white eyes. “Hand over the book!” The collective voices of the group sounded like the choir of Hell as they spoke.

However before the group could dare say a word, the monster charged. The many legs clacked against the hard floor of the laboratory as it rushed forward, quick for its size but nothing the more agile of the group couldn’t dodge. Large troll arms swung left and right, aiming for the larger of the group and those who had attacked it already, namely Epsilo, Cole, Orbeck, and Fulgore. The robot arms swung at anyone who got close to its front as the Shape-Shifter tried to force its way through the group to get to Sarah. Only one of the long squid tentacles swung around, reaching for Julie, while the other was posed, ready to grab the woman or the Journal -- whichever was easiest. The more human like arms that surrounded the Shape Shifter’s body, that matched those of the other members of the group, punched and clawed at the air and anyone who got too close.


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Tenshi Hinanawi|Monster From Us

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The Shape-Shifter's hackles rising as its gaze darted around the group. All of the information he needed to defeat them was right here, standing in an annoying, smug little crowd. His lips drew back in a cat-like smirk as he morphed once more.

Now, standing before the group, was a brand new monstrosity. With a large, long body -- and many, many legs -- the Shape-Shifter resembled a centipede, with half of it’s body upright to face the group; looking a bit like a cobra, but more insect than snake. Arms protruded all around monster, but six arms in particular were distinct, and came from its upright portion, all looking familiar. Epsilo’s large, muscular limbs rested at the top, closest to its head, however instead of hands like the troll, they had Julie’s cat paws, with large, sharp claws unsheathed and ready to fight. The second set of arms were robotic like, matching Fulgore’s, and the third were long squid tentacles that resembled Callie’s hair. Suction cups at the end of them so they could be used to grab and hold things while the other hands fought. But the most horrifying portion of the new shape, was the many morphed faces that covered the entire body. The disfigured expressions of all of group members stared back at them, some squished, some pulled tightly, all of them with dead, white eyes. “Hand over the book!” The collective voices of the group sounded like the choir of Hell as they spoke.
Tenshi, from the background, was pretty much shaking in her boots at the moment, in sheer bewilderment of this mess of a monster before her and the others - made technically out of their own appearances, which makes it even worse! She stayed in the back for now, and heard the creature's demands for the book. The journal, she would assume. With that journal, as said, the Shape Shifter would be able to turn into anything within it's pages. Tenshi just stood there thinking what to do, but her thinking would be cut short when she suddenly spots the same creature making an advance.
However before the group could dare say a word, the monster charged. The many legs clacked against the hard floor of the laboratory as it rushed forward, quick for its size but nothing the more agile of the group couldn’t dodge.
Tenshi managed to be one of the people who avoided the sweeping leg(s), trying to slow down and analyse this... abomination. To see what it was up to. And what it could do. What it intended to do was obvious, try to get to the book, it looked pretty quick and was obviously enormous. "OK... Tenshi, think... Giant monster in front of you and several dozen others, and now it's even uglier than all of us combined. What do we do about this... There must be a weak spot... or several..." She thought aloud, finding her gaze to stop along the body's several arms and legs, mainly. But more so the arms.
The more human like arms that surrounded the Shape Shifter’s body, that matched those of the other members of the group, punched and clawed at the air and anyone who got too close.
Tenshi got an idea. As far as she knows, shapeshifters cannot abnormally regenerate, so if they can do some damage to this 'thing', maybe that will work. For now, she kept that to herself and regrouped from the distance to the rest of the group, intending to defend the book which the Shape Shifter seeks, holding her blade tightly and her gaze wavering slightly as she looked right at this beast. "Alright... Bring it on!" Be it foolish or not, she decided to charge on in at the Shape Shifter, trying her best to block attack after attack though the several arms sent her way - if any at all - would be far bigger than her blade, but she can at least delay it so the others can think of something! Or so she hopes they can; the only way they're going to get out of this mess anyways is to come up with something and pull it off! For now, Tenshi locks herself into battle and defending as best she can to stall the Shape Shifter. "Someone or several people better think of something to shut this thing up or down so we can walk out of here with what we came for! If I die, so be it; we shall get what we came for!" She said among the clash, hoping to get everyone's attention, if they can hear her to begin with...

Details
Link to CS: Here!
Hex Code: #2969B0
Status (physically): Fine
Status (mentally/emotionally): Terrified
Powers: Earth manipulation
Items: Sword of Hisou (formless and can see into spirits)
Course of action: Leroy Jenkins, stall for time
Interactions: Nightwisher Nightwisher
Mentions: (Technically everyone)
Group: (I mean, pretty much everyone?)
 
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