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Ivory Volkov
Rex's eyes fell down to his feet upon Ivory's comment, and he flushed in embarrassment as he hunched over, like it would do anything to cover his legs, "Hu-Tch! Yeah, sometimes, but it's not you're vanilla magic, it's cool." He resisted adding his legs under this cool light, it'd make him quite the idiot to try something that defensive, right? Right.
He felt Anzu push forward in awe of Ivory's magic, but the child-like being stayed quiet for the time being, leaving him to grimace at the transformation, "...That hurt? Looks like it should." He asked uncomfortably, ignoring Anzu's fascination, before it had him saying something lame about how cool-weird it looked.
"Ugh, but I hate the smell of these pigs." Rex complained, but straightened out his back and suddenly looking more serious, "Yeah...I do, but-you really gonna tell Anniken?" A brief light of hope entered his voice, and he choked it down hurriedly.
Her face! I can make you like her! Cool! Smell like a beast!
It wasn't a question, this was Anzu's body too. It was only fair that both of them had control over parts...Anzu just had the parts that hurt like hell. As Rex's words entered the air, he suddenly turned away with a gasp, covering his mouth with his hands. There was a dreadful crackling, and his hair noticeably grew out into fur around his neck before he looked up, already sighing out, "Gods, I look like a freak." under his breath before turning to Ivory. Truly, the strangeness of their magic was similar, and he wasn't sure whether to like or hate it. He raised a hand to his new feline snout, words slightly drawled with the new shape. "I hate the smell, but this nose loves it." Anzu practically glowed as Rex acknowlaged it, "We're all gonna hunt, right? Now I got a lion's nose with your wolf nose...shall I?"
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shattered glass [fight]
Sept 6, 2019 4:51:02 GMT
To say they were rusty now was an understatement, Rex suddenly understood as the gun was leveled at them. They didn't move as fast as they could, and pain was ripping through them too harshly, like they never felt it before. Worst of all was the lack of mental preparation for danger. This time, it was Anzu who didn't react, and given the state of their body, it was disastrous.
What the? What's that Rex?
Non-lethal or not, being shot in the face with a big gun like that hurt like crazy, and Rex's eyes widened as he felt a fang crack under the impact. Immediately, some of his Anzu features fell away, Anzu itself retreating away from the human pain. The lion-like face of Rex's almost fell away, but doggedly persisted even as Anzu's whines filled his mind.
Ow! I don't like this anymore! We're to lose!
"Just a little longer!" Rex snarled, leaping forward once more. He didn't expect victory, not the way he was, but it wouldn't hurt to push him and Anzu even more. A bellow shook the air as he took another flying leap, aiming to smack away the gun and launch himself again for another crushing tackle, though he was aware it brought him back into easy attack...
HP: 01/60 | MP: 65/100
ATK: 25 DEF: 02 (11 to hit) HEAL: 00 STAM: 03 Level: 01
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Defense Attack 1. Hit! Attack 2. N/A Damage received: 40 Conditions: ??
Offense Standard Action. — Attack Roll: TNcO7dXM +13 — Condition Roll: (Frighten if hit) Bonus Action. — Effect: None Potential damage: 50
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shattered glass [fight]
Sept 6, 2019 0:14:55 GMT
The attack virtually came out of nowhere, for Rex, anyhow.
Moron!
Anzu's voice pounded in his mind, childish and deep, and his arms raised in a makeshift defense...one that did basically nothing than keep him from being knocked over. Immediately, his arms seemed to explode in bright blue feathers, forcing a yelp from him before even that melted away. A black mane grew from his hair, and his mouth jutted out in a feline snout that still amazingly spoke.
"Glasses mean...nothing! Not to us!" The strange sensation of Anzu and him using a body filled him, but there wasn't any diverging views this time around. They were training, that was it.
His chest already really hurt, the "perk" of being normally human and sometimes bird, things hurt lots! Shaking out his new mane, which had thankfully grown out quickly, and only drops of scarlet littered the black fur, Rex lunged forward. He didn't move to use his fists, only his head, and opening his mouth in an ear-splitting roar as he aimed to tackle his sparring partner with his new inhuman body.
HP: 41/60 | MP: 80/100
ATK: 25 DEF: 02 (11 to hit) HEAL: 00 STAM: 03 Level: 01
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Defense Attack 1. Hit! Attack 2. N/A Damage received: 19 due to block Conditions: ??
Offense Standard Action. — Attack Roll: vm4ArDuB +13 — Condition Roll: (Frighten if hit) Bonus Action. — Effect: Reduced damage by a measly 1, could help! Potential damage: 50
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MISSION NAME: Pig in a Sheet CLIENT: The good citizens of Shale Town CHARACTERS: Closed. Rex and Ivory Volkov MISSION BRIEFING: Shale Town isn't exactly known for having the most supplies in the world, which makes this particular event exciting for the local citizens. A team of boars have been spotted outside the Town, and although it is not known how many there are, or why they were here in the first place, the citizens have asked Odin Spear to send a hunter or two. Beware, their tusks were visible even from afar.
Even with the prospect of fresh meat, Rex did not look happy...and why would he? The boars could be long gone by now, but here he was on a wild goose hunt...wild boar hunt? Whatever He called it, it didn't change the fact that he was walking through crushed vegetation in the hopes that it even led to something alive, and, in boredom, he found himself staring at his feet as he walked. Avian feet, flying would be easier, but it was a waste of energy, and he would scare away prey easily if they ran through as Anzu.
Keep eyes up! We hunt.
Great, and Anzu was on good work ethics for once, wasn't that just fantastic? And he had said he was pointlessly hunting, but he wasn't exactly alone, now was he?
Sighing, he turned his eyes on his companion. The girl had wolf ears a lot, right? "Hey...er...you, you got the nose of a dog, or just the ears?"
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Quinn Stormgarde
"Well, sure. You don't here 'bout the guys who can blow up a city, ya only hear the ones who will, makes it easier to know who to hightail away from." With his light tone, Rex clearly thought his more...unique view of who got notorious was a simple fact. Alongside a smile sticking to his face, it appeared he was relaxing in some matter.
Rex shrugged at the following question, replying in a slight drawl, "It's my name, isn't it? I have it...go ahead and call me it." Such concern of politeness made his head tilt a little bit, but the offer of food brought him right back into the moment.
Yes! Yes!
"Well, you're just a saint, aren't ya? Could have just buyed me a drink...but if you're offering. C'mon, then. Food and sleep are right next to each other, real convenient."
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shattered glass [fight]
Sept 5, 2019 22:40:43 GMT
Jinn Godfrey
Rex could practically feel the walls of the situation falling around him. Reticulum wasn't exactly asking him, was he? Besides, there was somebody else crowing in his head, and he felt his heart beat faster in an excitement that came from the other presence in his mind.
We haven't fought in so long!
A refusal started to form on his tongue, and abruptly died, not by Anzu's will, but his own. Wasn't this great? He knew for a fact that he wasn't going to die in a spar, and Anzu wasn't wrong? When had the fought seriously in, ever? They had to be getting rusty, no, no, that wasn't good, rusty meant dead against another mage!
"...You got yourself a deal. I'm Rex. Nice to fight ya, Reticulum." His talons dug into the ground, already tense, given this guy, he expected the fight to begin at any moment, and wasn't quite sure whether the desire to begin rising in his throat was his or not.
HP: 60 | MP: 100
ATK: 25 DEF: 02 (11 to hit) HEAL: 00 STAM: 03 Level: 01
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Defense Attack 1. Hit or miss. Attack 2. Hit or miss. Damage received: ?? Conditions: ??
Offense Standard Action. — Attack Roll: roll here — Condition Roll: roll here Bonus Action. — Effect: ?? Potential damage: ##
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shattered glass [fight]
Sept 5, 2019 4:29:25 GMT
Jinn Godfrey
Rex knew this man well enough. He made a ruckus training the way he always did, with those guns of his. Even now, the sounds of shattered glass rung through the air, reaching even Rex, perched upon a small hill of metal.
I like him. He is loud.
Of course Anzu liked him. Except there was something different today about Anzu's like, a push on the back of Rex's mind, and one he didn't truly have the will to chase off today. "You want to meet him...don't you?"
Yes.
The push got even stronger, and Rex sighed, rising to his feet and hopping down to ground-level, making enough noise to catch attention even with all the gunfire. "Training well? Or hardly training?" He called out lazily, wisely staying far away from the make-shift gun range.
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Quinn Stormgarde
Friendly guy. Rex silently considered being suspicious, and decided to take the name at face value. His own name couldn't hurt, right? He had nobody to connect to by his name anyway. "Hm...never heard of ya, I'll be honest." He commented, taking the hand with some caution. "I'm Rex Bello, nobody special."
"You have enough for drinks?" A large smile started to cross Rex's face, despite himself, "You won't have any trouble here then, we barely get by, but we sure as hell got drinks!"
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Someone's Plotter
Sept 5, 2019 3:57:57 GMT
I'd be happy to make it! So, for a mission, I just have to provide a briefing in the beginning, correct? I'm thinking a situation like animals used for meat have passed close to Shale Town and it's a good opportunity to get some supplies? I'll start it tomorrow, and I'll try to post rapidly too!
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Whoever had approached both didn't leave and wasn't attacking him, so this situation felt like a mixed signal through and through. A complete stranger asking another stranger for some directions? Weird...
Lost man? Doesn't seem a danger.
"You're right." He mumbled to himself, rising to his feet. He knew he didn't seem the most trustworthy person, what with his vaguely inhuman appearance or the fact that he apparently didn't feel the need to put down the rat. What? It was his kill, he wasn't wasting some perfectly good meat!
"Yeah, yeah, you do seem lost." He looked over the stranger, coming to a conclusion. If they were going to be a threat, it'd be obvious by now, and they would have struck while he was hunting. Guess he could help. "Ya got anythin' to offer? Food, water, something? Might even get to sleep free if ya help them out." He asked quickly, trotting towards the man before stopping a good, safe distance away. Couldn't be too careful, after all.
The second home of metal! Great sleep there!
Huh, Anzu seemed eager too. "We know a place. Can't say it's nice." Rex's tone was easy enough, and he jerked a head towards where he remembered, not turning away completely, "Wanna go?"
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Someone's Plotter
Sept 4, 2019 23:55:52 GMT
edited on Sept 5, 2019 1:24:58 GMT by Rex Bello
Ivory Volkov
One particular pet peeve of his would be any sort of jab at his appearance, such as his feathers and fur when Anzu starts to manifest. He's heard lots, but he will react to pretty much anything. Also, I think it's fair to say he's been here a year, kinda new.
Speaking of Anzu, Anzu mostly manifests as pushing him towards people or things it wants to see, but when he's using his magic a lot, or transforms a large portion of his body, it tends to respond to people itself.
Drinking is a definite pastime he can get behind, and more active activities he does is more or less dart around either the edges of cities or outside, gotta use energy somehow, and there's always the chance of catching some morsel!
I'm down for a normal mission too! I haven't put much thought into what he'd be willing to do, but hunting or scouting areas is a forte of his.
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you've opened your eyes
Sept 4, 2019 22:27:30 GMT
Avery Hall
If Rex ever got wind of this scholar that knew lots, he would probably go to try and meet. He could be a valuable source of new knowledge, considering his curse and being with a lesser divinity inside him, and would probably offer this as study in return for at least an idea of what did this to him. He doesn't want Anzu removed anymore, but would definitely like to either destroy whatever did this to him, or force it to make the process more natural, just to make his situation a little easier.
...or They could, you know, run into each other and have a chat, Rex habe learned some things, living so long.
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Someone's Plotter
Sept 4, 2019 21:55:33 GMT
Ivory Volkov
Do I got someone for Ivory to prank, or just tease! Rex here would probably qualify as the "push as much as she can" guy. Thick skinned enough that it's not truly annoying him deeply, but he puts up a good reaction no matter what!
In more morally grey talk, though, Rex himself is not a moral person, unlike her. He thinks most people will end up selling out or harming someone who isn't immediately useful to them, and could even try to encourage this mindset to anyone who listens...after all, if his Guildmates are being stupid, he won't let his only protection fall apart!
Anzu will probably really like her, tending to like more playful individuals.
Putting out ideas, perhaps they could do a mission or zombie thread if you're willing?
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Ther junkyard that was Shale Town was usually not much for, you know, sustaining life. Then again, neither was this world, and look what was still running around! In particular, rats. Oh boy, rats were everywhere! And nobody was more happy about it than a certain somebody.
That one. I want that one. I want it. Want it. Rex!
"Yeah! Yeah! I got it, your stupid claws don't help, why don't you take them away...can't?" He smirked as Anzu went silent, only for his eyes to catch a movement. Rat! Stupid Anzu instincts! But rat, and they were hungry! In the corner of Shale Town, a man with feathers sprouting from his arms pounced and raised his prize triumphantly, falling back on legs that bent more like a bird's than a humans.
Whatever was nearby, he waved a hand impatiently at any movement, not bothering to look up, "This one's mine, steal anything, but not mine!"
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Walking Backwards
Sept 4, 2019 1:05:55 GMT
Friends
Are you offering to be a shield in a crucial moment? Because that is the first thing Rex thinks of "friends" first things first. Though really, to him a friend would be an ally that genuinely sees him like a person and wants to help in missions or problems willingly, the hard part is getting Rex to believe this in the first place. He himself is a generally snappy individual who, besides being a bit rude, isn't very offensive by himself, so he's approachable enough by a friendly or neutral personality. Anzu tends to also have a claim in any budding friendships, anyone who contributes to feeding or hunting will earn Anzu's respect, and it will likely push Rex to interact with said person. Rex himself is a rather protective and paranoid friend, always trying to defend his allies from danger, real or imagined.
Enemies
Anything that threatens his own life, no matter how rightfully so, get's this label from Rex, who hates the idea of being hurt more than he already has. He typically dislikes those of Celestial or godly origin as well, but keeps his mouth shut, he is in Odin Spear after all. Anzu is a simple soul, anything that denies it what it wants or harms its vessel without its permission will meet the lion-bird's wrath.
Love
Rex himself have only stuck with brief flings or one-night stands, shying away from letting anybody see him in a weaker way, alongside simply not wanting the responsibility of caring for another person. Still, any ideas on a more long-term partner, or those that have also had flings, please say so!
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