[Fanthes]

✧ THE NIGHTMARE COMETH ✧

Tokyo, The Dream World Festival, 7:00 pm.

It happened so suddenly. No one was really sure what 'it' was, but people were dropping like flies around you, the entire Dream World festival affected by this mysterious phenomenon. People were falling asleep and many found their quirks to be swapped with others in an erratic manner. The dreams people found themselves in were hellscapes, but the others didn't fare much better in the waking world.

Not that the dreaming had much to say as you watched the world around you descend into complete anarchy and madness.

Heroes and vigilantes did their best to fight back against the rampant wave of crime that rose following the dream incident, but many either had their quirks swapped in the attack, or were already asleep before the fight had even begun.

Not you. Whether you like it or not you are awake and it is up to you to respond to this nightmare disaster. Will every part of you survive to see the end? Will your loved ones and friends who have fallen asleep ever wake up again, or have they been sentenced to death?

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Tokyo, Fallen Police Station, 1 am.

Three days have passed since the attack on the Dream World festival, that left some with their powers swapped and others in a deep slumber. Tokyo was transformed into a warzone overnight and it wasn't just isolated to the festival. The chaos spread like wildfire, with the Heroes Association and police force weakened by the attack, society's undesirables became emboldened to take advantage.

Somehow the three of you have survived this far. Whether it was through expertise, fighting against the rampant wave of crime that tore through the city, or by hiding, or through sheer luck, you have all ended up in the same spot. The once familiar streets of Tokyo was a complete mess as society struggled and failed to keep everything under control. How long was this going to go on? Was this the new normal? What about those who had fallen asleep, would they ever wake up again? Friends, coworkers, loved ones, where were they now?

Moonlight poked through the smog that covered the city skyline, a gentle respite on the night that felt like the prelude to the end of it all. Noise from further down the street beckoned the hero students closer. A once proud police station had fallen, wrecked and vandalized, the place had been turned into an impromptu night club for criminals, run by criminals. Before the three hero students could get any closer, however, someone appeared in front of them.

Warping into existence, a middle-aged man stumbled out of thin air and collapsed on the pavement. He was gasping and heaving, pressing one of his hands down on a stab wound. ''Holy shit.'' He sounded relieved, perhaps dumbfounded by his own luck. Then he looked over at the three students and immediately flinched. ''Um, are you...'' They didn't look like gang members, and no civilians would willingly go out here this late at night. ''You're vigilantes or- or students aren't you?'' There was a hopeful, yet shameful glimmer in his eye. ''I'm Myling, a pro hero with the Paranormal Hero Agency.'' He wasn't exactly a well-known hero, but he was indeed still wearing his hero costume. ''H-Hey listen, I don't have much time, I need your help, shit is about to go down.'' He looked back at the building and weakly gestured at it.

''That police station? Taken over by a gang, they go by the Purple Madness, bad guys, real bad guys. They've kidnapped people from the festival a-and other places around Tokyo! You know those who fell asleep?'' He was speaking fast, frantic and desperate for their help. ''Yeah, they took them. Into some backroom and they're going to do some messed up stuff to them, human sacrifice I don't know... I saw it all.'' He pointed up at his eyes and nodded his head. ''All of it. I-I was going to save them all, but my quirk got all jumbled and now my power isn't what I'm used to. I messed up.'' He reached a hand out towards Marlene. ''Please. I'm begging you all, I need you to go in there and buy some time. Try to save those people and I'll call in reinforcements, but for now you need to buy time. Please, I don't care if I lose my job over this, lives are on the line.''

Music was blaring from the club much louder for a split second as the reinforced door was thrown open and five people armed with guns, crowbars and knives emerged. They all wore purple decals on their black leather jackets that indicated their allegiance to the Purple Madness. One of the gang members pointed his crowbar at the student group and shouted. ''Over there! He's trying to get away!'' Four of the gang members charged ahead, trying to overwhelm Farrin, Marlene and Zenkai, while another stayed back and took a few shots at the student, wanting to end the fight before it had even begun. These people were sending a clear message. Kill first, ask questions later.

With civilians in peril and a pro hero begging them for help, how are these hero students going to respond to this nightmare?

Pure Purple Madness

TL;DR:

A police station has been taken over by a gang known as the Purple Madness. According to wounded Pro Hero, Myling, they are kidnapping the people who have fallen asleep during the Dream World attack and are planning to harm, or kill them while they are defenseless. Myling narrowly managed to escape his failed attempt to save the hostages, but as he's talking to Zenkai, Farrin and Marlene, five armed gang members come running out of the former police station, now night club to attempt to kill all of them.

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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8 - 10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.

Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3

Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!

The next round will begin on 18/03/2024 @ 5pm PST

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tag: Zenkai Hatake, Marlene Lovechild, Farrin

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ddly enough, Farrin's shoulders slacked with the thugs approach. Three days. Three days spent under a green, smoggy sky. Ever since Tokyo was taken by the emerald aura above, chaos had become the rule of law. And so, for three days, Farrin put his newly earned preliminary license to use, acting as an aegis for the innocent. He coordinated with the Above & Beyond agency, the folks that first brought him to Japan and initially trained him. But, they, too, were affected by the quirk-swapping phenomena.

Farrin had felt the tug at his temporal threads, but chronokinesis resisted, tied to the time lord. He was left in a fairly unique position that saw him still armed with abilities he was familiar with, all the more prepared for the days to come. So, he took to the city. From what he heard from Above & Beyond, only Tokyo and some nearby townships were feeling the effects of this chaos, which meant those beyond - she - was safe. For now, at least. He had to do his part, to help where he could, afford those with the expertise the breathing room they required to figure this all out. 

Now, faced with known quantities, enemies dull enough to parade around with purple dressings and embellishments that marked them as part of this gang. At first, he had been weary of the supposed pro-hero now at his back, but the criminals confirmed at least some of Myling's claims. He was a second-year student now and one well-versed in the dance of combat. So, when the resounding bang that accompanied oncoming bullets shouted for all to hear, Farrin was quick to summon a large sphere just behind the thugs storming their position. The bullet passed into the sphere and then lost nearly all its speed. Time had shackled it to near-stasis. 

"Big feckin' mistake, lads," Farrin nearly growled, bursting ahead. 

Exhaustion gripped him. Obligation drove him. After three days of action, the two threatened to tear Farrin apart, but obligation continued to win out. A thunderous boom was left in the time-turner's wake as he flew forward and kicked a crowbar out of the rightmost thug's hand. With a spin, Farrin delivered a second kick that thrust the man into his closest ally. Lives were on the line, and there was no time to waste. 

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tldr: Farrin springs into action, using a temporal field to catch the bullets fired the group's way, then dashes into the rightmost thug. He kicks the crowbar right out of the thug's hand, then kicks him again, this time right into the next nearest thug. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Marlene Lovechild]

Fear, violence, fighting...

Tokyo was set ablaze. The past three days were like in a daze. Especially for someone just born anew. An opportunity to learn humanity... at the worst of times. Marlene was at the Dream Festival when it happened. She was participating in a contest, ran by an actor she liked a lot. Suddenly, there was a pulse, a beam of color. Everything went black. And when the girl got back to it, everything was different.

The certainty of steel was gone. She ... had a pulse, somehow. Purpose and built-in reasons to exist were gone. Replaced by emotion. Things she never experienced, before. There were many of them. The predominant one, nestled somewhere deep inside, almost feral, was ... anger. A desire to destroy all, for some reason. But ... strong as it may have been, its call alluring whenever danger came up, the voice was not omnipotent. For the first time in her life, Marlene was given a choice. She chose ... to resist it. At least for now.

On her way home, she ran into someone. A friend, maybe more than friend. A face she knew. A hand she'd hold, and help guide, if she could. Zenkai was someone Marlene met when she was an automaton. He was kind to her. He even had feelings for her, so he said. They went on a few dates together. Then he vanished. Only to reappear. His flesh was gone, replaced by metal. And he inherited the commandments she used to follow, somehow. To be loyal, to be a hero. Marlene was no longer shackled to those notions. But the echoes of feelings for this tall young man, they were hers alone. They were not lost. And, having transformed, the former automaton felt them ... stronger. 

"It must be cold and quiet in that shell. I do not know how long how long this will last... But for all its worth... I will not forsake you." 

The first two days they spent at her home, with doors blocked. Her mother, a small, glasses-wearing redheaded woman, was sleeping on the couch, amid the empty beer cans. For the first day, Marlene did not worry. But by the end of the second day it was obvious that the woman too, was under the strange spell that tore Tokyo apart. On the third day, she and Zen went out to do something about it. 

Places were wrecked, burned and looted. Her 7/11 store was ransacked. As much as the girl wanted to enjoy humanity, her first taste of it was amidst the fires of war. They were just approaching a police station, in hopes of maybe finding officers there, when they became witnesses to a scene. A hero, Myling, blooded and battered, appeared before them, and relayed the news. Sleeping people being preyed on, hurt, sacrificed. The news made Marlene feel ... strange. Like a fire inside her chest, getting all the way up to the throat. It seemed familiar, somehow. Like something she felt even before the transformation happened. Was it... anger? 

The outlet for that anger showed up soon enough. Thugs with violent faces. She knew their kind. They tried to mug her on her way to the shop, some time before. The girl knelt down before the injured hero. "Can you take care of yourself?" - she asked. If not, she'd have to take care of the man's wounds. The criminals though would have none of it. They struck first, but another stood in their way. At least in the way of the bullets. Another stranger, putting themselves in harm's way. Marlene did not know his name, but ... he was a hero. 

"Zenkai, we need to help them."

'Or help ourselves...'

One of them ran up and swung a pipe to Marlene's shoulder. It landed, with a loud "thonk!", but the fragile-looking girl in a black and white maid-like dress did not move an inch. The pipe bent from the force it was struck with.

'He tried to hurt us. He is bad. He deserves it.'

"Yes... yes he does."

The voice behind her feelings made sense. Fortunately, her new form was as strong and sturdy as her metallic shell, if not more. Marlene's eyes blinked red, for a second. She threw a punch at the Purple fellow, square in his chest. And if landed... he'd be sent flying right back, as if hit by a truck. Oh yes, this new form was strong... Almost too strong.

[Fanthes]

✧ THE NIGHTMARE COMETH ✧

Myling would have smiled if he wasn't in so much pain. ''I'll be okay, but the civilians..'' He barely got another word out before the thugs loud yelling and shouting drowned out his voice. ''What the?!'' The man who had fired the gun could barely believe his own eyes as the bullets slowed to a crawl, and the one that hit Marlene with a pipe and barely put a dent in her was damn near ready to drop his weapon out of fear. The gang members had been shook to their core, the gunner quickly turning tail to run back inside the night club while his comrades were beaten in a matter of seconds. Contrary to the purple people, Myling was put at ease seeing how capable they were. ''I'll radio for help, uh, backup.'' He winced, reaching for a communication device. ''Before you go in there, what are your names? The Heroes Association might want to know.'' He looked at the three expectantly.



Inside the club, the gunner that got away immediately ran up to a masked woman who was in the middle of conversation. ''Lila, Lila! The hero is getting away!'' He was panting, pointing towards the front door, but before he could say anymore she grabbed him by the throat and slammed him up against the wall. ''What did I tell you, rookie?'' Her voice was dripping with hate, purple electricity crackling from her fingertips, but before she could do anything he stammered out a reply.

''Th-That only in em-emergencies...''

''ONLY IN EMERGENCIES!!'' She roared back. ''Is it an emergency?''

''The hero he isn't alone-''

''So? Who's with him? You think anyone can stand up to us? They're all taking a nap right now and by the time they wake up we'll be ruling this damn city. Unless we got Starling Soul knocking on our door we don't have any emergencies here!'' She tossed him onto the floor where he finally gasped for air, leaving him with one last reprimand before he scurried away. ''And watch your heavy footsteps! You're gonna wake up the boss.''

Meanwhile outside the club, a tall, slender man with a crazy head of hair carrying a big balloon on a string in one hand strolled right past the hero student trio and Myling. ''Man I can't believe I've been relegated to this, I used to have a transformation quirk, I used to be someone...'' He sulked, only putting on a smile when he passed them. ''Yo! What's up? Are you the new members? I'm Paars.'' He looked at Myling and the rest of the downed gang members and then laughed. ''Don't go too hard on each other! Save it for the after party! Hey, check this out.'' He stepped aside to allow them to look into his balloon. Upon further inspection the students would find that there was unconscious people inside it. ''Pretty cool, right? Since my quirk got swapped out for this balloon one they put me in charge of getting more sacrifices.'' He tried to lean on Zenkai's shoulder, still smiling, but upon realizing that the balloon was the wrong color he quickly tried to save face with who he still perceived to be new recruits. ''Hey just don't tell the boss it's not purple, yeah? I like red too, but man why do we have to wear so much purple? Just kidding! You totally get used to it.''

Pure Purple Madness

TL;DR: The hero team makes short work of the gang members, one escapes inside the police station/night club to try and warn the others. Myling promises the students he will radio for reinforcements and asks them for their names. Meanwhile, a man carrying human hostages in a big balloon walks up to the hero students and greets them thinking they are new gang members.

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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8 - 10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.

Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3

Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!

The next round will begin on 25/03/2024 @ 5pm PST

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tag: Farrin, Marlene Lovechild, Zenkai Hatake

[Zenkai Hatake]

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[attr="class","ZenkaiExposition"]It vas strange, he had gone to sleep after using his quirk once and when he woke up he had an entirely different quirk. They knew that they had been sleeping for quite some time and they weren't entirely sure what had transpired that granted him his new metallic form but they knew it wasn't good. They surmised they had awoken due to the quirk change, being an automaton meant he no longer needed sleep, even though his voluntary hibernation was wholly voluntary. And since they were an automaton that meant there was almost certainly only one person in the whole world that knew what he could be going through. Unfortunately that person turned out to now be human.

Marlene Lovechild could be considered the person he attributed the title of girlfriend to but seeing as they had not spoken much less saw each other for quite some time their situation was currently in flux. Regardless of their current situationship Zenkai could not seem to leave Marlene's side. In fact it was basically all he cared about, if he cared about anything that is. Robot feelings were weird, and be weird, he meant almost completely nonexistent. They felt content spending the past two days by Marlene's side until she felt the need to do something about her unconscious mother.

This was how they ended up in their current predicament, helping a wounded hero fend off some gangsters. Farrin was here too but he didn't seem to care as much, if anything they felt a slight sense of relief knowing that with the aide of the time turner there wouldn't be much trouble. At least from the gangsters.

"Do not indulge in violence too much" The bionic titan warned Marlene as she swatted villain away like a fly. If she had their quirk there would only be trouble. It had taken Zenkai years to learn how to control the rage that accompanied his quirk, though if anyone could handle it, it was Marlene.

Zenkai lunged at one of the gangsters that tried to sneak up on Marlene and quickly buried the mans face into the concrete with a single blow to the head. They might have an entirely new body but they were still as strong as ever, at least stronger than these thugs.

"My name is Zenkai Hatake" The titan spoke before holding his large metallic hand out to Marlene "we must go inside, I shall take you there"

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ay by day, Farrin shed pieces of himself away. Though he wasn't in the same condition as his friend a few meters back, blood and bone slowly seemed to shift to metal and mechanics. He was a machine of a different make. One with unparalleled focus on a single objective, a single goal that resonated through his body. Save people.

The gunner had gotten away, but it was a delaying tactic. He bought himself a precious few seconds, minutes at best. Troublesome, but no obstacle he who toyed with time couldn't overcome. Farrin shook off one battle and prepared for another, marching for the police station entrance. 

"Oberon," he answered Myling.

Months ago, Farrin would have hesitated using that name. Eyes sifting through the threaded sea of time showed him what it was to be that hero. He hadn't felt he earned. Not anymore. The pieces shed away, they were Farrin O'Rourke. The thing taking his place- Oberon. 

"Yuh' best stand aside," Farrin warned those behind him as the temporal sphere dissipated.

The temporal effects of the hero-student's fields continued to grip the space they occupied for just a few seconds after disappearing. A useful trick, but that meant the bullet was prone to continue along its path at full speed in another second or so. He turned to ensure its path didn't put the others at risk. Then the round went off, planting itself into a building a few blocks down. 

Then, the newcomer strode past him from behind, approaching the rest of the group. It required an untapped strength to withhold the scowl that would have given the nature of the group away. The folks in the balloon might be hurt if they acted too quickly. His fists were rated E for everyone, but sometimes, you had to brain your way through a situation. 

"Yer' secret's safe wit' us," he started, going along with the clear confusion. "Question though, aren't yuh' worried someone might take a shot at the balloon? Police or some such? Wouldn't want 'em all gettin' loose now, would yuh?" 

He was fishing for information. He needed only to know that popping the balloon would actually set the victims free rather than kill them or something along those lines. As soon as it was confirmed, he would make his move. Hopefully, the others would pick up on what he was putting down. 

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tldr: Farrin warns the others about the bullet that's about to be loosed from his field, which then fires off and lands in a nearby building. he's about to march into the club when the balloon thug walks out. Farrin then asks if he's worried about someone popping the balloon and freeing those within, hoping to get confirmation that that would happen if the balloon popped.  

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

[attr="class","FarrinBot"][attr="class","fa fa-cog"] Tags: Marlene Lovechild  Zenkai Hatake  Fanthes
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[Marlene Lovechild]

Marlene took Zenkai's hand into hers. 

His still felt large and imposing. But also cold. A layer on metal underneath the thin sheet of silicone. Was this how she felt, when touched? It felt so... uncanny. Marlene looked away a bit, feeling something that she identified as shame. Knowing she subjected this fellow to the same feeling whenever she took his hand, back when he was human, and she was not. 'He must be suffering in there...' - she thought to herself. 'Trapped in my empty shell, while I'm taking his humanity for a joyride...'

'Maybe you should kill yourself, and EVERYONE around you, to fix it?'

'No.'

It took an effort to resist the suggestion, this time. But Marlene, somehow, enjoyed resisting these commands. It was something she was unable to do, with her own in-built motivations. This thing inside, it felt both foreign, and at home. But, when given the option, the former machine pushed back at it. Just because she could. In her internal monologue, she almost did not notice the man with the red balloon show up.

"Ah..." - she tilted her head to the newcomer, who just happened to carry what they were looking for right to them! All they needed was to punch him in the face till it broke , and then rescue those people. But Marlene was unsure. What if they would get hurt if she does so? Holding Zenkai from going forward and doing the most obvious and straightforward thing ever, Marlene looked hopefully at Oberon, who seemed the most experienced and responsible here. 'He looks very beat up, though...'

"Let him handle this." - she spoke to Zenkai, quietly. "And we'll help if things don't go smoothly." 

Knowing herself, Marlene imagined being as straightforward and uncompromising as ever. But now this thing called ... empathy? Got in the way. The feeling of nuance of the situation. So many things she only read about, before, but never experienced. 'There is no way I would have been able to fake that... It really was impossible...'

[Fanthes]

✧ THE NIGHTMARE COMETH ✧

''Holy shit.'' Myling blurted out at the sight of seeing them fight the regular mooks that had followed him. If only he had went in with these three maybe he wouldn't have been stabbed and forced to retreat. ''Okay, okay.'' He said, psyching himself up. ''I'm gonna call for reinforcements and stop the bleeding. I'll give them your names I just need to-'' He froze up when the balloon guy appeared.

''Good, good! Knew I could trust you!'' The balloon guy, Paars, cackled loudly when Farrin told him he could trust them all. ''Hmm? Them as in the hostages? Naaaah, I mean it sucks if someone breaks the balloon, but it's not like anything's gonna wake these people up, right? I just make the balloon again, right? But I totally get you, this is why I miss my transformation quirk man, no weaknesses, it's the best type of quirk.'' In the moment that Paars looked away as he was talking to the students, Myling activated his borrowed quirk and teleported away a short distance, presumably to safety.

''-Hey, where'd that guy go, wasn't there another?'' Paars pointed down at where Myling used to be. ''Well, whatever.'' He shrugged, motioning for them to follow him as he started walking towards the entrance. ''I've got hostages to deliver, wanna come back inside?'' Clueless as ever, Paars turned his back to the trio, giving them several options. Follow him inside, or strike while his guard was down and crash the party after? Either way the minutes were counting down fast.

Their lives are in your hands.

Pure Purple Madness

TL;DR:
After everyone made short work of the gang members Paars arrives. He answers Farrin's question, confirming that it is save to pop the balloon. However, he isn't scared about anyone doing that because the hostages are asleep anyway. While Paars is distracted Myling manages to teleport himself away to a place where he can safely call for help. Paars suggests the three students follow him inside and turns his back to them, giving them an opportunity and advantage on what they want to do next.

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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8 - 10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.

Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3

Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!

The next round will begin on 01/04/2024 @ 5pm PST

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tag: Farrin, Marlene Lovechild, Zenkai Hatake

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ood news always came hand in hand with bad. A universal law written by some higher power. Not that Farrin was a believer. Well, what else was there to do? At least the people held hostage inside the balloon wouldn't be hurt if he freed them. Only remain unconscious. That he could work with. Hopefully, Myling's backup would arrive sooner rather than later.

There really wasn't much more of a decision to make, though, or time to stall things out. Farrin lifted his arms and aimed. One pointed toward the balloon, the other lined up with Paars' back. Then he fired. Two stun rounds launched from his wrist cannons. He aimed high against the balloon, avoiding potential injury to the hostages held within.

Paars wasn't offered such mercy. His shot was aimed at center mass. If it landed and the man continued to stand, Farrin wouldn't hesitate to follow up with a blitz, a series of left jabs targeting the same spot the stun round had aimed for.

Following the man inside the police station wasn't really an option. Stealth was all well and good, but doing so would lay more hostages out in the lion's den. One way or another, a fight was going to break out. They couldn't put more innocent people in the crossfire. Better to liberate and secure those they could now, leaving fewer in need of rescue within. So, he would press the attack. 

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tldr: Farrin fires stun rounds from his wrist cannons toward Paars and his balloon, then follows up with a series of jabs for Paars' back (if he's up and capable of fighting). 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

[attr="class","FarrinBot"][attr="class","fa fa-cog"] Tags: Marlene Lovechild  Zenkai Hatake  Fanthes
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[Marlene Lovechild]

"Guess that concludes negotiations."

Marlene watched Farrin attack the fellow with the balloon, pummeling him into submission, and possibly popping the containment the bodies were held in. As soon as that happened, bodies started falling down. Someone might get hurt, from the fall, if nothing is done. The girl moved to catch at least some of the people, and instructed Zenkai to do the same. He was much bigger than her, so he'd probably have an easier time. But both of them were strong enough to not get phased by bodies falling. 

The girl would then help place them on the ground. They were not safe here, in the middle of the street. But they were safer than inside of that police station, she'd wager. If Paars was defeated by then, she'd approach Farrin. If not, she'd help pummeling him into submission. Either way, they had to go inside the station, to rescue the others. 

"You don't look well..." - Marlene said, her voice ringing with quiet empathy. Something she never felt before. Only heard echoes of it. It was a new and exciting feeling, if only not felt in the direst of times. She tugged Farrin on the sleeve to get his attention. 

"You could watch over the hostages... Me and Zenkai could take it from here. We're not as tired."

Her fist clenched, without her knowing. She didn't notice it. But whatever this angry being that was inside of her was ... it was surely eager for violence. And, in a way, so was Marlene. It was strange, subversive even. Violence in the name of a righteous cause... She could buy into that, yes. 

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TLDR: Marlene (and maybe Zenkai) would help catch the people falling down after balloon pops. She suggests for Farrin to stay behind with hostages, while volunteering herself and Zen to go into the police station and pulverize the badguys inside.

[Zenkai Hatake]

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[attr="class","ZenkaiTitle"]Throughout Heaven And Earth [attr="class","ZenkaiSubtitle"]I Alone Am The Honored One [attr="class","ZenkaiTags"]Tags here [attr="class","ZenkaiNotes"]

[attr="class","ZenkaiExposition"]Zenkai blinked a few times as they watched Farrin get to work doing what he did best. Though unlike the times before, the sense of adulation that the Monkey King got from seeing his friend go to town was completely absent. It was odd and if Zenkai could feel, it would be sad. Luckily Zenkai could not so he just watched on by Marlene's side and awaited further orders from the one he guarded.

It didn't take long for those orders to come in the form of saving the now plummeting civilians. The sapphire-eyed titan's body leapt into action as if it was designed to save people from tragic fates. In a way, it now was, while their primary objective was to protect Marlene, they were allowed a secondary objective which was to become a hero. It was something that Zenkai would probably have despised if they were still human. They remember their dislike of being forced to do anything at all, even if they wanted to do such a thing as well. Ever since acquiring Marlene's quirk though it all seemed like a dream. There was no hate anymore, nor was there any wish to deny being a hero.

It did not take much time for Zenkai to rescue some of the falling civilians, his body had not changed and he was still as fast and strong as ever. After depositing his charges safely on the ground he turned towards his friend as Marlene addressed him. "we will need your strength later, we will dispatch the villains while you recover." with that Zenkai turned to Marlene with a blank expression on their face.

"I would like to see you smile after we have subdued the enemy, I believe it will make a good memory"

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[Fanthes]

✧ THE NIGHTMARE COMETH ✧

Paars felt his whole body tense up as the stun round hit him in the back and his balloon popped, freeing a number of would-be hostages. Thankfully none of them were hurt in the fall as Marlene and Zenkai were more than ready to catch them. The villain almost fell over then and there, but caught himself and looked back at the trio of hero students with disdain. ''Who are you to-'' Before he could retaliate he found himself on the receiving end of a much deserved beating that would leave him out cold for the moment. Since Paars used to be a transformation quirk user before the quirk swap, it was safe to assume he wasn't actually all that strong on his own.

The streets were quiet then. Besides the trio's conversation and the loud, but suppressed music coming from within the police station there was nothing else going on. Then, there was a loud thud. Like something heavy slamming against something big. Then another.

THUD.

THUD.

THUD.

Cracks were forming in the outermost wall of the police station and with a final thud it shattered and crumbled, leaving the music to blast into the night air and the blinding lights to shine through the settling dust. What's more, a thick, purple substance had flooded onto the ground and already surrounded the trio, covering the whole street in an ankle deep layer of what smelled like punch. The purple substance held onto their ankles, but it didn't particularly hurt. That didn't seem to be the purpose of this attack. As if they had been put on an escalator, the trio found themselves being pulled right into the villain party and onto the dance floor alongside Paars's unconscious body.

''Violet! Are you insane?'' Lila hissed, drawing a sword from its scabbard as she approached her fellow gang member. The hooded figure Violet, who was standing by a giant punch bowl raised their hand. ''There's heroes outside and you didn't tell me? This party needed some more violence and look!'' They pointed at Paars. ''They beat up our guy!'' Lila who was initially going to scold her ally turned her burning rage towards the hero students. By now the purple substance that had held them down would have receded into the punch bowl next to Violet.

''You did this?!'' Lila pointed her sword at Paars, before pointing it at either of the students, making sure to keep a safe distance. ''I don't recognize any of you, you can't be famous heroes.'' She concluded from a quick once-over as she paced back and forth. ''Hang on a second.'' She stopped in her track. ''Where's Myling?'' She demanded.

''Myling's gone...'' Violet added, which only made Lila angrier.

''Let's ask questions after we're done tearing the energy out of their puny vessels!'' Lila cackled, holding a hand up to her sword causing electricity to spark and extend the range of her weapon, effectively turning it into an electric quirk whip. With frightening speed she turned the whip on the students, lashing out at Farrin and Zenkai. Meanwhile, a giant, purple punch arm emerged from the punch bowl, directed by Violet who used their quirk to try and flatten Marlene with one quick, giant slap.

Pure Purple Madness

TL;DR:
Paars is taken out in the surprise attack, but before the students can discuss their plans further one of the Purple Madness gang members, Violet, uses their quirk to force the students into the police station/night club. Here they are confronted with Lila and Violet, who immediately go on the attack. Lila uses her quirk to turn her sword into an electric whip and lashes out at Farrin and Zenkai, while Violet uses their punch-control quirk to create a giant purple arm from the punch bowl, which they then direct at Marlene to try and flatten her.

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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8 - 10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.

Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3

Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!

The next round will begin on 08/04/2024 @ 5pm PST

Music Mood:

tag: Farrin, Marlene Lovechild, Zenkai Hatake

[Farrin]

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T

hey weren't wrong. Three days roaming the streets and combatting villainy wherever it reared its head had cost Farrin. The temporal tax cost him much of his stamina. Divorced of his natural-born quirk, Paars's defeat proved to be a swift affair. It was too soon to celebrate, however. There would be no rest. Not yet. Just moments after Paars' defeat, the hero-student trio were swept into the next round. 

It was jarring, being thrown from one stage to another without his own time-turned tricks. But, Farrin brought his fists to bear in a personalized boxing stance. He tucked one fist close to his chest while the other was extended outward ahead of him. 

Sparks popped and sputtered around the blade and an electric field that now formed something of a whip. The heat of Lila's enhanced weapon was flush against Farrin's cheek. The student slammed on the temporal pedal and let himself fall backward, narrowly dodging the attack. He threw his wrist up and fired an adhesive round Lila's way. Then shoved his hands backward and pushed himself off the ground and back into a fighting stance. 

"Given yuh' all one chance ta' surrender now, fore' things need ta' get any more violent." 

One chance. In most cases, Farrin offered nearly every villain that single chance to surrender. It wasn't usually delivered with such labored breath, but hopefully, they would take him up on his offer. Not likely. 

A wayward glance shot in Marlene's direction. Assuming the fighting didn't cease then and there, any combative retort from Lila would be met with another adhesive round fired from Farrin's wrist cannon. The frigid goop of Kei's creation was a wonder at limiting movement. If he could keep Lila still, he and robo-Zenkai could outmaneuver her, then converge and overwhelm the villain. The sooner they neutralized the threat, the sooner they could help out Marlene, who was facing her own enemy one-on-one, and then deal with the rest. 

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 tldr: Farrin dropped backward to dodge Lila's attack, then fired an adhesive round from his wrist launcher. He then got back up and offered her a chance to surrender. Assuming she doesn't, he wastes no time firing another adhesive her way, trying to limit her movement so he and Zen can try to overwhelm her. 
 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

[attr="class","FarrinBot"][attr="class","fa fa-cog"] Tags: Zenkai Hatake , Marlene Lovechild , Fanthes
[attr="class","fa fa-cog"] Notes: Write Notes Here

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[Marlene Lovechild]

Events were forced forward, as their surroundings were warped to force the trio inside of the police station.

With two more foes to face. They wanted to rip the energy out of their bodies, somehow. They wanted to fight. 'These ones are violent. BAD. CAN WE TEAR THEIR LIMBS OFF?!' - Marlene felt the ringing inside of its head, the entity inside practically taking over for a brief moment, making her make a step forward and take a deep breath. An unfamiliar heat at the bottom of her stomach. She forced it back, regaining control.

Marlene did not fear her foes, for in her times as a robot, she never learned to fear physical harm. Her mother was safe back home to fear for her. And Zenkai was, in his form, very well-protected. Especially against what was coming towards him. An electric whip. It would have threatened any robot. But ... he was no robot. An automaton, like she used to be. Cogs, wheels, and quirk energy. And not a single wire or conductor to fry. 

"Beat her up, Zenkai. She cannot do much against you." - Marlene said, before turning to her opponent, who summoned a purple fist to slam against her from above. As a machine, Marlene never learned to dodge. So she just crossed her arms above herself in a block, and took the blow head-on. She was fortunate that Zenkai's quirk gave her comparable endurance. The concrete cracked underneath her and formed a small crater. The goo might have splattered all around. But she remained standing straight. But there was something she experienced that was not there before.

Pain.

And that pain fed whatever it was inside of her. Made it angrier. She felt the heat at the back of her throat. All she needed to do was release it.

And so... Marlene did. A very thin beam of red light. Like that of a laser pointer. Only... it was melting hot. And when pointed to Violet ... it would erupt. The place where the beam touched her would erupt in an explosion. Catching a good quarter of the room ablaze. Marlene's eyes widened, as she covered her own mouth with her hands. It was just a smidget of ... whatever was it glowing hotter inside of her. 

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TLDR: Marlene recommends Zenkai to go punch the electric sword lady in the faaaaace, then blocks the Fist of the Goo Star to the best of her ability. Feeling pain upsets her, so she shoots a small tiny beam of energy stored inside her, which works as a mini-nuke and blows up her target and a quarter of the room with it. 

[Fanthes]

✧ THE NIGHTMARE COMETH ✧

Seeing Farrin assume his boxing stance Lila scoffed. ''This one thinks he's a real fighter!'' Little did she know she would regret her taunt when moments later he dodged her attack and fired an adhesive round that sent her reeling from the pain. Was it even affecting her quirk. ''What the hell kinda quirk do you have? Could it be that you're...'' Her words were dripping with hate and contempt as she glared back at Farrin. There was no doubt about it. Who else could he be?

''...Surrender?'' She paused, slowly getting back up to her feet. ''Who do you think you are, coming onto our turf and making demands of us?'' With one hand she tore off her facemask, revealing a set of sharp, pearly white shark teeth underneath. ''Screw that!! Do you know how often we get a chance to cut loose like this? You hero types don't know how good you have it!''

Not only was Farrin proving troublesome for the villains, but Marlene taking Violet's attack head-on made her look like a big threat too. The Purple Madness gang were used to pushing weaklings around, but it was becoming increasingly clear that these students weren't weaklings. ''V-Violet!'' Lila looked back just in time to see her friend get blasted by Marlene's red beam. Thugs fleeing from the sidelines as the room started catching fire.

''This is bullshit!'' Lila roared, pointing a finger at Farrin. ''YOU! Why are you here? Why are so many people out to kill you? You're what- EIGHTEEN? What did you do, declare war against the yakuza?'' Then she turned to point at Zenkai while looking at Marlene. ''THAT'S A ROBOT! My quirk is electricity,'' she insisted, pointing back at herself. ''My quirk fries circuits and all that other crap they put into little machines! That thing is a robot! A useless pile of scrap and you're saying it can beat me? That it would be just fine?!'' But she wasn't done having her tantrum yet as she honed in on Marlene. ''How does someone with a quirk that destructive just appear out of nowhere? Do you realize how big you could make it if you lead a life of crime? I mean, you'll bring the whole building down at this rate!'' She gestured wildly at the ongoing fire. ''Who are you three? Are you heroes? No! You're just kids, but how are you so strong? This is bullshit! I've had it!''

Before Farrin's second concussive round could hit Lila, Violet used their quirk one last time to bring up a wall of punch to shield her. ''Lila...'' Their voice was weak. ''Tear the energy out of their bodies, for the both of us... For the gang.'' With that, Violet passed out.

Just as Lila turned to face the students again, the ground shook. It wasn't an earthquake, but something was making the ground tremble, almost like something massive was moving around just underneath the dance floor. Although she was angry, for a second Lila looked down, looking more scared than anything, but she quickly focused back on the students. ''Listen up, everyone!'' She addressed all the thugs that until now had just been sitting back on the sidelines. ''Don't hold anything back! These little shits are strong, but there's only three of them! With numbers we can overwhelm them!'' Injecting electricity into her own body, Lila significantly enhanced her speed as she dashed forward again, this time swinging her electric whip at both Marlene and Farrin in the hopes of dealing serious damage. Of course they weren't just fighting Lila anymore. Although the lower ranking members of the Purple Madness weren't as formidable, all of them were armed either with weaker quirks or weapons such as knives, crowbars and bats.

The three hero students were surrounded on all sides, completely outnumbered. What could end this Purple Madness?

Pure Purple Madness

TL;DR:
Lila is hit by the adhesive round Farrin fired, but refuses to back down. Violet is taken out by Marlene's red beam and several gang members run from one part of the room as the police station starts catching fire. Frustrated, Lila flips out on the three hero students. The ground is shaking because something is underneath the dance floor and it's seemingly scaring Lila. Lila rallies the lower ranking members of the gang as she attempts one final attack to defeat Farrin, Marlene and Zenkai for good.

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tag: Farrin, Marlene Lovechild, Zenkai Hatake