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Sphinx
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Student
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Nov 24, 2024 23:17:12 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 24, 2024 23:17:12 GMT
[googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]LOCKER ROOM APPLICATION - Mafdet Khepri PHARAOH LEAP. [newclass=.likedo]background-color:#f0f0f0;padding:25px;width:400px;color:#888888;line-height:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle]background-color:#ffffff;border:solid 9px #444444;padding:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle2]background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;font:bold 10px Calibri;line-height:35px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:2px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedoinfo]margin-top:-10px;border:solid 1px #e5e5e5;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:24px;font:10px verdana;text-align:justify;line-height:12px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedosub]background-color:#444444;font:bold 8px Calibri;text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] |
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Sphinx
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Neko-Skeleton
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Nov 24, 2024 23:14:08 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 24, 2024 23:14:08 GMT
[googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]Stat Upgrade/Purchase [attr="class","likedoinfo"] [attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Nekoskeleton STAT RANK: B CURRENT DESCRIPTION: No changes [attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Nekoskeleton STAT RANK: B+ EXP COST: 4,250 NEW DESCRIPTION: No changes OTHER: Code box for all changes down below PHARAOH LEAP. [googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]Stat Upgrade/Purchase [attr="class","likedoinfo"] [attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - N/A STAT RANK: N/A CURRENT DESCRIPTION: N/A [attr="class","likedosub"]Current - The Emerald Fist STAT RANK: A EXP COST: 22,500 NEW DESCRIPTION: Originally created and taught to them by Farrin O'rourke, Khepri has absorbed the style's teachings like a sponge and is beginning to develop their own unique patterns. Composed primarily of Dornálaíocht (Irish bare-knuckle boxing) with parts of Speachóireacht (kicking techniques) and Coraíocht (wrestling / grappling), Khepri employs palm heel strikes instead of knuckle strikes on account of their unique hand shape. Due to their quirk their combat style mainly skews towards high impact moves. OTHER: Khepri learned The Emerald Fist in the thread Dojo Days. Code box for all changes are down below, total cost for this batch of upgrades is 26,750 EXP and 2 LBs PHARAOH LEAP. [newclass=.likedo]background-color:#f0f0f0;padding:25px;width:400px;color:#888888;line-height:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle]background-color:#ffffff;border:solid 9px #444444;padding:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle2]background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;font:bold 10px Calibri;line-height:35px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:2px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedoinfo]margin-top:-10px;border:solid 1px #e5e5e5;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:24px;font:10px verdana;text-align:justify;line-height:12px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedosub]background-color:#444444;font:bold 8px Calibri;text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] [div align="center"][div align="center"][font size="1"]credits to @rx for the template[/font][/div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header1"]Mafdet Khepri[/div][img src="https://i.imgur.com/adDyn1N.jpg" style="max-width:100%;"][img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/dbdtvByM6xwTPRFpfBBAKcJcnA215Q3CgzwzUUu46C2695O0SS28z_ovhznom2DyzGuR_aOplcElyZbtXsgSV0oN2-TtDBXXKGDax7Jl-nMHuzfy1t-ub9HGeLF3uf0y_Q" alt="" style="max-width:100%;"]
[div][attr="class","header2"]OVERVIEW[/div]
[b]» NAME:[/b] Mafdet Khepri
[b]» AGE:[/b] 18
[b]» GENDER:[/b] Non-binary
[b]» PRONOUNS:[/b] They/Them, She/Her
[b]» SEXUALITY:[/b] Plotsexual
[b]» AFFILIATION:[/b] Hero, UA, Student
[b]» ALIAS:[/b] Sphinx
[b]» OCCUPATION:[/b] Student
[b]» CLASS:[/b] Department of Heroes, First Year
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]PERSONALITY[/div]
[table style="width:450px;"][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]» POSITIVE TRAITS:[/b][blockquote][b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Protective
[b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Creative
[b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Easily amused
[b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Friendly
[/blockquote][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]» NEGATIVE TRAITS:[/b][blockquote][b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Whimsical
[b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Oblivious
[b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Kind of dumb
[b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Impulsive
[/blockquote][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]»LIKES:[/b][blockquote][b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Night Walks
[b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Naps
[b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Shenanigans
[b][font color="1A7E4C"]✔[/font][/b] Riddles
[/blockquote][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b] »DISLIKES:[/b][blockquote][b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Stuck ups
[b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Boredom
[b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Clothes catching in their joints
[b][font color="c93232"]✘[/font][/b] Difficult riddles
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Mafdet Khepri is whimsical, easily amused and quick to bore. Given their extreme dislike of boredom they can often be found chasing whatever new fun thing they found with little regard for whether they should. They're quick to make friends and rarely make enemies, just temporary targets they forget about the moment they're out of sight. The sole thing they take seriously is their hero activities where they are aiming to specialize in search and rescue missions. Whether this is because it'll allow them to chase and find people, see new sights and have fun in different places or because they actually care about people isn't certain and Khepri's reply to such a question changes based on the time of day, how much sleep they've had, the phase of the moon and the alignment of the planets.
While they're not the brightest bulb in the shed they make up for it through their creativity, often finding ways around problems they can't work their way through while thinking inside of the box. As much as they love having fun however their friends and others they holds dear always take priority for them and they're quick to come to their aid so long as they don't forget about the problem on the way there.
Due to not understanding a great many things Khepri has always been inquisitive, asking a great many questions and pestering anyone around for answers. For similar reasons they've grown both fond of riddles and extremely frustrated by them, an interest that intensified when they took up the name 'Sphinx' for their hero activities.
Chasing whims, pestering people and getting up to all manner of shenanigans takes a lot of energy however. As a result Khepri can often be found napping in all manner of weird places, most commonly nooks and crannies that are difficult to reach or that they straight up should not be in. As a result their sleep schedule is fluid at best. It is half the reason they are so fond of night walks, the other half being that the night is home to no obligations, something they greatly appreciate given the many expectations the Mafdet family tended to heap on them during the day.
They have very particular tastes in fashion and a strong opinion on what they will and won't wear, mostly because a lot of clothes tend to get caught in their joints. They hate the feeling of that happening and hate it even more when the clothes inevitably tear while they're trying to get them out, a task made all the harder by their long, sharp nails.
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]APPEARANCE[/div]
[b]» HEIGHT:[/b] 175 cm / 5'9"
[b]» WEIGHT:[/b] 70 kg
[b]» EYE COLOR:[/b] Orange
[b]» HAIR COLOR:[/b] White
[b]» SKIN COLOR:[/b] Pale
[b]» FACE CLAIM NAME:[/b] Neferpitou
[b]» FACE CLAIM SERIES:[/b] Hunter x Hunter
Mafdet Khepri is tall, has shoulder-length white hair and both feline and insectoid traits. Their feline traits manifest as a pair of beige cat ears atop their head and a tail of the same color as their hair in addition to sharper teeth and sharper nails on both their hands and feet. The insectoid traits caused parts of their (endo)skeleton to be replaced by a carapace-like exoskeleton. Specifically their arms and legs (excluding hands and feet) as well as their upper torso. Additionally due to a combination of both they only have four fingers on each hand.
[div align="center"][img src="https://i.imgur.com/EmPaoz7.png" style="max-width:100%;"][/div]
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]HISTORY[/div]
Born in Egypt as part of the prestigious Mafdet family Khepri grew up in luxury. Surrounded by the cult-like following their family gathered they naturally grew up believing themself capable of doing no wrong and have suffered little consequences no matter what they did. Something that has exasperated some of their worst tendencies but overall has caused few problems thus far.
Optimistic and friendly they have noticed little of the discrimination thrown their way or the scorn with which their parents are treated. Their family relies heavily on their self-proclaimed divinely bestowed traits to increase their standing so when Khepri's mother fell for a mutation quirk user with insectoid traits it did not take long for the rest of the Mafdet family to disapprove of their union. Claiming it was an affront for the descendants of the goddess of justice and protection to mix with one that so clearly had an appearance linked to destructive locust swarms or disease carrying bugs the pair was kept away from official events and met with ridicule behind closed doors. When their daughter was born they feared the worst and named them after the scarab god Khepri, most often associated with change and rebirth, to minimize the hardship they would have to face.
While not completely successful it at least resulted in the rest of the family tolerating their existence and permitting them and their parents to stay within the almost village sized compound occupied by the Mafdet and their following. Whether this is because they truly accepted Khepri or to keep their public relations scandal-free is not something their parents are sure of nor something that Khepri themself has ever even thought of. Whatever the reason Khepri had access to the wealth of the family and their sunny personality resulted in their requests being difficult to turn down, causing them to grow up extremely spoiled, whimsical and with little appreciation for hard work, much preferring to nap the days away instead.
When they were influenced by what they saw on TV to become a hero Khepri received encouragement from everyone around them, albeit for different reasons. Their parents hoped it would improve their morals while many among the rest of the family hoped the 'four-fingered freak' would die in action and allow them to be rid of them. To the disappointment of both even when they took part in unlicensed activities under the name 'Sphinx' neither ended up happening, their character changed little albeit they became much more energetic now that they'd found their passion and they rarely came back with so much as a scratch.
Eventually however their actions became too much to ignore and the benefits the Mafdet family gained from one of their own actively dishing out justice began to be outweighed by the fact that they were doing so without any proper authority behind them. Seeing the chance to hit three birds with one stone the Mafdets sent Khepri off to the country of one of their biggest trade partners -Japan- to both gain an official license and keep them out of their sight, simultaneously also using them for diplomatic purposes and curbing the harm done by their vigilante behavior on home ground.
-The Mafdet Family:
With the advent of quirks came societal upheaval, leaving many off worse and a select few off better. Khepri's grandfather was amongst the lucky few that managed to improve their standing due to their quirk instead of succumbing to the negative consequences of it. Born in Egypt and more importantly with a quirk that bestowed him with feline features he proclaimed himself a 'child of Mafdet', the ancient goddess of justice and protection. Due to a combination of his nation's ancient myths being looked to for comfort with the advent of quirks, the fascination held by the internet and the man's own charisma he quickly built up a cult-like following in those uncertain times and eventually a rather large family by the time Khepri was born.
While not a truly major player the family has used their connections to secure lucrative jobs in both political and private fields, ensuring the Mafdet family's wealth has vastly increased over the last half a century, slowly but surely increasing their influence alongside it.
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]ITEMS[/div]
- Self-made 'Sphinx' Hero costume
- Second, official Hero costume
- Smartphone
- Second Smartphone with inbuilt tracker for the first
- Key ring full of ornamental keychains and a master key
- Second key ring that actually has their keys on it
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]ATTRIBUTES[/div]
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:5px;vertical-align:top;width:225px;"][b]» AWARENESS (C)[/b]
[/td][td style="padding:5px;vertical-align:top;width:225px;"][b]» VITALITY (C-) [/b]
[/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:5px;vertical-align:top;width:225px;"][b]» DURABILITY (C-)[/b]
[/td][td style="padding:5px;vertical-align:top;width:225px;"][b]» SPEED (C+) |B+|[b][/b]
[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:5px;vertical-align:top;width:225px;"][b]» DEXTERITY (C)[/b]
[/td][td style="padding:5px;vertical-align:top;width:225px;"][b]» STRENGTH (C-) |B+|[b][/b]
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[div align="center"][b]Limit Breakers: 1 Available | 2/45 Used[/b][/div]
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]EQUIPMENT[/div]
[b]EQUIPMENT NAME: [/b]Vulture Crown
[b]EQUIPMENT RANK: [/b]D+
[b]EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER: [/b]Retired Egyptian support specialist
[b]EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION:[/b] Part of Khepri's hero costume is a custom made helmet in the shape of a vulture crown.
[b]EQUIPMENT NAME:[/b] Six Pack of Soda
[b]EQUIPMENT RANK:[/b] C
[b]EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER: [/b]Coral Cola
[b]EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION:[/b] A pack of soda cans. The bankruptcy of Coral Cola caused by their lack of quality control allowed Khepri to buy up their entire remaining stock at a massive discount. As a result they have enough of them that they can always carry a few cans around. Due to the placebo effect this equipment replaces Khepri's [b][VITALITY] [/b]with the equipment rank.
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]QUIRK[/div][div align="center"][img src="https://i.imgur.com/dyv9Git.gif" style="max-width:100%;"][/div]
[b]QUIRK NAME: [/b]Neko-Skeleton
[b]QUIRK RANK: [/b]B+
[b]QUIRK TYPE: [/b]Mutation
[b]QUIRK DESCRIPTION:[/b]
Khepri's arms, legs and torso are covered in an exoskeleton. Active use of their quirk allows them to briefly turn the bone plates slightly more malleable allowing more room for the muscles beneath to expand. This means that during these brief moments they are able to drastically increase the power behind a single motion. Khepri most commonly uses this to either leap a large distance or put more force behind a punch of kick.
Neko-Skeleton replaces Khepri's [b][STRENGTH] [/b]and [b][SPEED] [/b]with their quirk rank.
[b]QUIRK DRAWBACKS:
[/b]Due to parts of their biology being covered by exoskeleton instead of containing an endoskeleton Khepri's joints are vulnerable to damage. Much like a normal endoskeleton when broken Khepri's exoskeleton can regrow stronger, however, unlike an endoskeleton that can set the bones and regrow the broken part Khepri's exoskeleton requires an entirely new plate to be grown beneath the broken one, eventually causing said plate to fall off. Once said plate has fallen off the new plate will remain soft for the next few weeks as it grows to its final size, rendering Khepri [i]extremely[/i] vulnerable to attacks against the new plate until it sets fully. Additionally, active use of their quirk during this period would have little use since the plate would be too fragile to withstand the full force of their empowered movements.
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]SKILLS[/div]
[b]SKILL NAME: [/b]Predatory Instincts
[b]SKILL RANK: [/b]D+
[b]SKILL DESCRIPTION: [/b]When something sets off Khepri's hunting instincts they chase it with persistence bordering on insanity until they've either caught or beaten their target. During this time their single minded focus allows them to react much faster to anything the target does but can leave them oblivious to everything else. As a result they are highly specialized in one on one combat and tends to do much less well in group combat.
[img src="https://i.imgur.com/JCEjlCk.gif" style="max-width:100%;"]
[b]SKILL NAME: [/b]The Emerald Fist
[b]SKILL RANK: [/b]A
[b]SKILL MENTOR:[/b] @farrin
[b]SKILL DESCRIPTION: [/b]Originally created and taught to them by Farrin O'rourke, Khepri has absorbed the style's teachings like a sponge and is beginning to develop their own unique patterns. Composed primarily of Dornálaíocht (Irish bare-knuckle boxing) with parts of Speachóireacht (kicking techniques) and Coraíocht (wrestling / grappling), Khepri employs palm heel strikes instead of knuckle strikes on account of their unique hand shape. Due to their quirk their combat style mainly skews towards high impact moves.
[img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/9J0l7Ia.gif"]
[div][attr="class","body"][div][attr="class","header2"]SUPER MOVES[/div][img src="https://i.imgur.com/mBbgJgS.gif" style="max-width:100%;"]
[b]SUPERMOVE NAME: [/b]「Splitting the Atum」
[b]SUPERMOVE RANK:[/b] B
[b]SUPERMOVE TYPE:[/b] Attribute Increase
[b]SUPERMOVE DESCRIPTION:[/b] By allowing the malleability of their exoskeleton to be responsive instead of manually controlled Khepri drastically improves the precision of their strikes for a short period of time. For the duration of「Splitting the Atum」this boosts Khepri's [b][DEXTERITY][/b] to the move's rank.
[b]SUPERMOVE DRAWBACKS:[/b] The malleability of Khepri's exoskeleton instinctively responds to all motion equally during 「Splitting the Atum」, increasing not just the precision of their own strikes but also removing the protective aspects of their exoskeleton due to softening under enemy attacks. As a result Khepri's [b][DURABILITY][/b] is decreased by three tiers for the duration of「Splitting the Atum」.
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Sphinx
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Nov 24, 2024 21:18:47 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 24, 2024 21:18:47 GMT
Humming a happy tune as they stepped off the train Khepri wandered their way over to their appointment with a skip in their step. Fall leaves crunched beneath their feet as they went, the chill of winter drawing nearer and nearer as the days ticked away. It was the perfect weather for a nice, cold drink. Some might argue it was the kind of weather for hot chocolate or a pumpkin spice latte and with that too Khepri would agree. All drinks tasted nice in this weather.
It was therein that today's venture lied. For the past half a year Khepri had been making use of the warehouse full of cans they'd bought wholesale from the now defunct Coral Cola, a company that went under due to a severe lack of quality control, but recently they'd discovered that most of their remaining supply had rusted and burst. They still managed to salvage enough to last them a while of course but it'd be a tragedy if they ran out in this weather.
The solution luckily was quick to be found. One Darius Ficsit's name came up when they asked around about drinks and support equipment so one appointment later here they were. Speaking of, if their eyes weren't deceiving them this was the storefront in question.
"Hello, I have an appointment in the name of Mafdet Khepri. It's my own name."
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Nov 23, 2024 15:48:55 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 23, 2024 15:48:55 GMT
 Half empty or full...
"I don't know, I just got here," the catbug eloquently replied. Maybe it was the fae. If anyone could give a mid-air haircut in the blink of an eye it was t- wait didn't the rest of Michi look a bit different too?
Nodding along happily to Michi Michimi Michirou's explanation Khepri tried to make sure they remembered which name to use when. Names were both important and not. They were a container in a way, one that could contain who you were but didn't have to if you didn't want it to. Khepri didn't know whether Michi wanted that or not so they'd make sure to try and use the right name at the right time. It wasn't hard to remember three names. Michi, Minichi and Michirows. No, wait, that wasn't it. Furrowing their brow for a moment they called the memory back while pedaling along and internalized the right names this time.
"Yes, yes and yes," Khepri happily responded. All three of those in fact. They were part cat, part bug, part cat-bug and part normal human. Just like they were riding a part bike, part glider and part glider bike. That was probably how it worked. Words were silly and Khepri had long stopped trying to figure them out exactly. It happened when they were trying to figure out themself in fact.
Long, long ago back when they were a little thing Khepri had looked at how much horsepower a horse had and found out they had about fifteen horsepower. At that point Khepri knew definitions were wack and they didn't need to be a girl, a boy or something in between. They could just be Khepri. Some bits cat, some bits bug, some bits catbug, some bits human but all of them Khepri. That was what really mattered.
"Look, it's the finish line! I think!" Khepri shouted as they saw something notable in front of them. A white line perpendicular to the course running the entire length of the road. That had to be it, right? Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. Only one way to find out!
...Is all perspective |
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Sphinx
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Student
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Nov 23, 2024 14:24:19 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 23, 2024 14:24:19 GMT
Half empty or full...
Khepri could smell colors. Well, they couldn't really but that sure was what it felt like. Their heart thudded loudly in their chest and for a moment the irrational fear that they'd see what was behind them instead of what was in front of them struck. They blinked once and confirmed it wasn't so, then a second time to make sure again.
The moment the start bell rang they were off, first with the leg that wasn't tied together, a flick of her eye making sure it'd land at the same time as Farrin's foot, and then with the other at the same time as his. Staying in sync like that required more thinking than expected but it didn't take long before their body took over without needing too much of their input.
"Space moves in relation to time," Khepri nodded in agreement. That was troublesome as it might just mean they'd be able to stay ahead of them. Unless… "Time itself is relative according to speed. If we run faster maybe we can outrun space." Khepri didn't think they were dense enough to make their own gravitational field so that should work out. Maybe they should check to be sure though. "Teach, are we too dense?"
Well, either way it was worth a try. With one of their legs tied to Farrin's they couldn't quite soften their exoskeleton to expand the muscles further but their other leg could still kick off with their full force every other step. It might be more leapfrogging than running when done like that but above all else it was efficient. Why, the world around them was a veritable blur!
...Is all perspective
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Sphinx
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Student
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Nov 20, 2024 20:34:55 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 20, 2024 20:34:55 GMT
Half empty or full...
What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet in midday, and three feet in the evening? It was a traditional riddle associated with the mythological being Khepri had picked for their hero name. Given that they'd fallen out of bed in the morning, walked to the Sports Festival and now had their leg tied to Farrin's they wondered just how long this race was going to take. Looking up at the sun it seemed a fair bit away from evening.
"I'm okay with that!" Khepri cheerfully responded before adding a question of their own. "What does it do?" They remembered from Stellar's class that it had to do with time but they didn't remember the details. Once Farrin explained Khepri listened attentively and nodded along.
"Alright, ready!" The start signal hadn't gone off yet but Khepri was rearing to go either way. Their quirk made them well suited to adjusting to sudden bursts of speeds so what could possibly go wrong?
...Is all perspective
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Student
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 17, 2024 4:54:39 GMT
This one! It took a bit of peering into each entrance before they spotted a familiar indent where they'd pilfered a shiny rock from the side of a tunnel but Khepri had finally found their way back out of the claustrophobia inducing side tunnel system they were in and back to one that was a bit spacier.
Idly their eyes scanned the cave floor for anything they might have missed before diving down to snag a little shiny shard. With a bit of effort they just narrowly managed to add it to their bulging pouch. Hmm, that did it. There really wasn't any room for anything else in there now. Well, not rocks at least. Fine pebbles would fit and after the fine pebbles they could still fit in sand after which they- Oh! There was already water in there so that they wouldn't need to add to fully fill it.
Kicking off the ground they raised their head just in time to take a geyser to the face.
End over end they tumbled, their leg slamming into a wall on their way up as they tried and failed to fight the current. Spotting a light at the end of the tunnel as they span Khepri jammed their nails into the rim of the entrance leading upwards, rock digging into their palm while the current slammed their back against the ceiling. Well, at least that meant most of the geyser was passing below them now. Shaking their head and taking stock of the situation their other hand joined the first and by their efforts combined pulled the catbug up.
Home free they were! Swimming upwards their head breached the surface and they quickly took off the rebreather to take a few deep breaths!
"Pah!"
At least their pouch was still just as good as they'd remembered. It'd stayed shut through all of that! With a happy smile on their face Khepri got out of the water and made her way over to someone to ask where they needed to turn in their rocks. Their heart still thumped loudly in their chest. For a moment there they'd really panicked but it'd all turned out fine in the end. Khepri's smile widened. Time to see if the next event went just as well!
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 14, 2024 5:44:34 GMT
The easy, fun times could not last forever. Permanence was a myth after all, yet Khepri had not imagined they would faze trials and tribulations in this way.
Their pouch was full.
It was a tragedy. Each rock contained within had accompanied them on their journey through the cave system like a true friend, yet what made the calamity even worse was what sat in front of them. A Black Opal. It probably wasn't a real one but during their binge reading sessions on minerals, crystals and geology they'd come across images of black opals that looked quite similar to this one so it was probably intended to represent one.
Khepri's ears drooped as they looked from their left hand to their right, then back to their left and back to their right again. They'd been repeating this process for half a minute now and were still no closer to making a choice. Jonathan had been with them the longest, the piece of Agate being one of the first they'd picked out of a cave wall when they'd started swimming. It'd been a happenstance, a true coincidence like in an anime. Crossing a corner they'd ran face first into each other and he'd been accompanying them ever since. On the other hand the chunk of Pyrite by the name of Becky had only just joined them. Like a new joinee itching to prove themself Becky had fallen right on top of Khepri's head with an eagerness that had yet to be worn down by the cold, hard reality of this world. To leave either of them here despite their efforts...
Underwater no one could see the tears spilling from your eyes.
Sniffling into their rebreather Khepri made a decision. They'd be overencumbered but if they took the matter into their own hands they could carry them a-
Oh was that a Sapphire they spotted in the corner there? Dropping both rocks Khepri snatched the Black Opal before heading over to the Sapphire as well and adding it to their collection. Yup, that should be everything they need. Now they just had to get back to the surface, easy peasy. They just needed to...
Which of these four tunnels had they come from again?
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 14, 2024 3:31:26 GMT
Half empty or full... Wings! They didn't know bikes had those these days. Then again Khepri rarely went biking, bikes were very difficult to get through houses and across rooftops. Usually they just ended up slowing you down. Sure, they could get a foldable one but there were at least three times already that Khepri had thought they'd had a foldable bike but then it just broke instead. Oh right big pit ahead. Yoinking the handle of their bike up and leaning back wings took precedence over wheels and off they were, soaring over the pit while still pedaling at a consistent speed. They didn't know if it did anything but there was no reason not to try. There was a brief 'thonk' as they landed on the other side and the glider wings folded themselves back into the bike."Oh, I'm one person. I'm half bug, half cat and half human though so maybe I'm one and a half people." That was an interesting thought. They knew some people were half the person another was but they hadn't really heard about someone being a person and a half yet. They'd need to read up on that later. "What names do you have and- Oh! Did you change your hair?" It was polite to comment on someone getting a haircut from what Khepri knew and although they had no idea when Michi might have gotten one it sure did look different than the last time they met.
Cresting another hill the track seemed to have a few more pits, except this time the path leading to each pit split. On the left was a straighter path for big wheels to bounce off and on the right was a ramp to make proper use of the glider. Khepri's bike shifted from blue to spotted purple that spread in a pinkish way and finally turned mostly red as they glided over one pit after the other, a wide smile on their face the whole time.
At this rate they'd be at the finish line in no time! ...Is all perspective
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 14, 2024 2:56:39 GMT
Oooh~
This one looked red. Probably. It felt red at least when they ran their fingers over it, which was really all they had to go off when it came to colors in this dark cave. Stuffing the shiny rock into their special underwater pouch -that they'd owned from that time they went snorkeling as a kid back home- Khepri continued their search.
Squinting and holding another stone up to the one stream of light that penetrated past the twists and turns leading to the small hollow they were in right now Khepri carefully turned it over to look at it from all angles. It looked like any rock you could find by running a net through a lake. For all intents and purposes it was the most normal, least special rock imaginable. Khepri knew better though. The planet was more than four billion years old and a great many rocks had spent that entire time without being held or even seen by humans. Not this one though. This one had been brought all the way to UAU and was now being held by them. There weren't many rocks that could say that, not even if they were capable of speaking. This was the 1% of rocks, no, the 0.01% of rocks. That seemed pretty valuable to Khepri.
Stuffing it into their pouch as well they dug through another loose pile, failing to notice the diamond briefly glinting in the light as they flucked it away, before finally locating another thing. "Ooh, quartz!" They said to no one in specific, both because they were very isolated down here and because their words weren't understandable through their rebreather.
That was probably all this section had. Wriggling and pushing against the cave walls so they could turn themselves around Khepri set off for the next target. This was such a nice and relaxing event for once.
They hoped everyone else was having a good time too.
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 14, 2024 0:54:56 GMT
Exoskeleton floated. That was a bit of a problem when you were supposed to go collect things far underwater but Khepri supposed it was better to figure that out now than when someone fell overboard during some kind of island adventure and they had to go rescue them. Luckily there was an easy solution to the problem. Bricks didn't float. So it was that with one towel-wrapped brick tied to each arm Khepri put on their rebreather and sank beneath the waveless water. They were looking forward to this. If there was anything that Khepri could be said to be an expert at it was getting into places they shouldn't be and finding all manner of 'interesting' objects. Why, this event practically had their name written all over it!
Well, it literally had their name written on it. There was a sign-up sheet. But that's not the point.
Setting aside their questions on why they were buoyant when they were only half ant and no buoy Khepri's gaze darted all over to find shinies. The balloon event had been difficult what with their partial red-green colorblindness but their catlike mutation did lend them the unique advantage of being able to see just a bit better in the dark. Spotting something glittering out of the corner of their eye Khepri darted towards it. Oh, this was going to be fun!
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Nov 11, 2024 22:44:17 GMT
Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 11, 2024 22:44:17 GMT
Half empty or full...
Khepri was realizing that they'd made a big mistake. They'd gotten it all wrong. Ylva wasn't trying to motivate them to win. Seeing all the hailstones drop that conclusion finally set in. Yes, tying with them wasn't Ylva's goal here.
Khepri's eyes sparkled. It was much bigger than that! She was right, this event wasn't what Khepri should be focusing on. It was a means to an end. Ylva was completely right. They'd gotten too caught up on winning here when what they should really be focusing on was using this to improve in order to better their future.
"「Splitting the Atum」"
The words were whispered under their breath, more as a way to lock in to the right mindset than out of any real need. Precision, dexterity, being at the right place at the right time. Those were the things Khepri had been trying to improve on. Chasing, tracking and hitting the balloons before moving on were just a means to an end.
For the next few seconds there was no thinking, only focus. Hands darted to and fro smashing into as many of the hailstones as they could. They weren't keeping count. Such things were only relevant in the aftermath and the aftermath wasn't what Khepri was training for. No, what they wanted was to be there in the moment itself. To make sure it went right. That no one else died when they could have prevented it. Their movements were entirely by instincts, their legs moving almost independently from their arms yet creating a whole that was greater than its parts.
Then suddenly it was over.
Gravity had won out and the hail clattered onto the ground forever leaving it impossible to tell which Khepri had hit and which they hadn't. The taste almost felt acidic in their mouth, like it was telling them their efforts were all for nought and the same results would have presented themselves even if they hadn't been there. Khepri didn't like that thought. It was an important one though. As they were now it might well be true. They had to get stronger. Better.
"Good match, senior!" Khepri turned to Ylva with the cheeriest, most genuine smile. “I'll repay this one day, I promise.” The catbug added with no idea how threatening that sounded, especially with their predatory instincts still winding down, causing their pupils to be just a bit too wide and their smile to show a hint of teeth
...Is all perspective
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 11, 2024 19:47:36 GMT
"Nice to meet you too!" It truly was. They wasn't sure whether they'd make two friends in a single cycling event or one friend every other cycling event what with how unclear the definition of the prefix 'bi-' was. Hmm, that did beg the question. "Machida-san, how many people are you?"Depending on that they might just be making one more friend before this race was over. Reaching the top of the hill just a little bit behind Michi they got a full view of the pit at the bottom before gleefully following them. They knew this one! They'd seen it before in a movie, the pit probably wasn't real and it was just a test of courage. Without a doubt in their mind they pedaled harder and harder, only briefly looking at their slightly wobbly steering wheel. Oh hey a button. Sort of. Switch, button, same thing. Bringing a finger to it and flicking one they wondered what it did. |
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 11, 2024 2:29:54 GMT
Half empty or full...
"What's up?" The question that was the start of many puns yet this time Khepri had spoken it entirely as intended. When both of Ylva's hands raised Khepri looked up as well to see if she could figure out what she was pointing at. Last time a lot of balloons had fallen all at once in a big bundle but that didn't seem like it was the case right now, at least not in the direction Khepri was looking. Ah! They couldn't let themself get distracted like that. Maybe Ylva was just saying they had 'this big' of a lead right now and that they needed to hurry and catch up. Nodding to themself they agreed that that just might be it.
Doubling the amount of effort they put into it by finding an entire second wind they didn't know they still had Khepri flitted from place to place like a graceful butterfly without wings or antenna and stung like a bee without a stinger or mandibles. They did have an exoskeleton though and that had to count for something. The hair on the back of their neck stood up, ears twitching like there was something itchy on it. Hmm, what was that feeling? It almost felt like that brief moment when a rollercoaster reached the top and began its descent. There was no rollercoaster here though, they were pretty sure they'd notice if they were in one and they didn't think they were below one either. Just in case they looked up to check.
Uh oh.
...Is all perspective
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Post by Mafdet Khepri on Nov 9, 2024 0:14:40 GMT
Half empty or full...
"Fourteen now!" Khepri shouted once more. It was important to keep each other updated, how else would they be able to get each other to push past their limits. They knew Ylva was just trying to be nice and help them but that didn't mean they couldn't try to do the same for them. "Fif- nevermind!" That one popped right in front of them before they could get to it.
"Senior, how many are you on?" The catbug asked loudly before looking around. Just going from one balloon to the next might not be the best idea they were beginning to realize. Last time they'd won by going for a big cluster together with Michael. There didn't seem to be any right now but if they plotted a path and calculated how fast balloons would fall they may be able to just follow a pre-planned route instead of having to search for a new target each time. They nodded to themself, their plan made. It was simple and concise.
Yearn for victory, you had to want to win to give it your all. Learn how to win, if you chased the trees you were bound to miss the forest. Verify that you made the right plan for what you need to deal with, every situation needed its own special touch. Act decisively, for hesitation only led to defeat.
They called it the Y.L.V.A. method and there was no way it wouldn't work. With their eyes flicking from one target to the next they discarded a route and then another before third time was the charm. Muscles bunching they zoomed from one to the other, tagging a grand total of twenty one red balloons and only one green one -not that they knew- in less than a minute. "Thirty six! Senior, are you winning yet or am I right now?"
...Is all perspective
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