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Post by Taro Yamada on Dec 12, 2023 0:25:47 GMT
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Post by Taro Yamada on Dec 7, 2023 5:09:29 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱ 90/100 Taro was silent for a moment, taken aback by the answer. The shock was evident in his mind-voice. You can't fly even if the person you're controlling had wings? He'd shake his head if he could. Wack. Would they slow you down instead since they're in the way? Do you stay away from winged people because of that? He wondered briefly if the person was aware that he had a tail.
That's a question for later though, because the police were getting close. Taro followed the tilt of his own head; the sounds his ears were picking up. Thank you for not wanting to kill me. I like the challenge of staying alive, I only die on purpose to fast travel.
It was still weird, being unable to turn his head. He could only watch as the streets flooded with blue and red as he continued, taking in the pause in the stranger - he supposed it was his own - voice. You sound like you don't want to leave. It's okay, we can stay together. I'm wearing rocket boots that you might be able to use since they're not the same as wings. Or you could let me take over and stick around for the ride. Unless you gotta leave for me to have my body back.
A police man eventually entered the alley, followed by two others. He raised a pistol at the villain. "You there, you're under arrest! Put your hands up!"
Taro only hummed. Better think quick.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Dec 2, 2023 20:28:40 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱ 80/100 "Haha, strike." That was the term right? For that one game with the ball and the weird things that had to be knocked down by throwing that ball in a line. Whatever the case may be, Taro had done just that, downing a bunch of authorities with one larger-than-a-ball projectile. Sweet.
Oop, wait. That guy was still standing. And he didn't seem all too happy what with that hammer aimed directly at him. Not a strike after all. But he could take care of a spare.
Taro jumped back just before the hammer crashed down on him and its edge grazed him instead, prompting a shimmer on his form before it stitched itself back together. Once he was whole he would unsheathe his blade and jump back in-
Only to be lifted from the ground and away from the aggressor. His brows rose as the man shrunk in his view.
Well. This was new.
He was going pretty fast, so he didn't have much time to make a decision. He could however see the other bits and bobs were going straight for Carrion and his slug. Which meant he was heading there too.
New target it was then.
With his katana primed and ready, Taro twisted in his weightlessness to face the hero, the blade aimed to slash at the man once this mysterious force brought him there. OOC: Haha strike 🙌 he could only celebrate this for a moment before narrowly dodging a hammer strike and be lifted by Ravindra's Quirk. Carrion about to get an impromptu taste of the blade maybe!Rui Matsui Chernobog Ravindra Oye Lilian
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 28, 2023 18:14:37 GMT
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 28, 2023 5:38:35 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 10/100 With the pause employed temporarily, Taro's mind wandered as he looked around them, no longer focused on the task at hand. Trash cans were set ablaze. Doors were broken in. Several stalls collapsed. He nodded at the spots he could tell was his own handiwork. He'd done his job well.
It was when he heard Guts' comment that he turned to him with a blink, tilting his head in confusion. "Hell?" That was a first. So many would praise the convenience of his condition. Doing whatever you wanted without the setback of getting tired or caring about food and water was a dream come true. The digital being looked up, eyes squinted in thought. "Can't miss food if I've never had it. At least I think I've never had it." The first few years of his life were a blur, something he couldn't hope to remember. Or maybe it was supposed to be that way.
The game he was in had its rules. That's the one thing he didn't question.
"Not even the last? He should try moving it if he cares about it that much." Getting the same thing broken repeatedly had to have been annoying. Taro could relate; he lost his katana with every death he went through. "Oh, I see. Having a fixer is good, especially when you have us going around ruining your stuff." There was no remorse in his tone at all. He was only speaking the truth, they were just there to do their job.
But he at least understood that his job was causing problems for Guts and his crew. So he was only more confused when the guy wished not to fight him anymore. Sheathing his blade, he stood up too. "Why though? I was hired to help push you out of your turf. You should hate me." He shook his head then. "But nah, opposite of traveler. I can't get out unless I break enough things. People don't count sorry."
Taro tilted his head again. He was quiet for sometime before he straightened to look at the redhead. "Anyways, you're in luck. We're told to retreat. He gave a thumbs up then. "Congrats on protecting your park."
He took the guy's refusal to fight him as his opportunity to walk away. "See ya when I see ya-" Taro ducked as a knife clipped his head, and his form shifted further. Right. Just because one person didn't want to fight didn't mean the others felt the same.
So his walk turned into a sprint, and eventually he was out of sight. And for once in his life, he didn't die after an encounter.
He was getting better at his game.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 24, 2023 6:44:15 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 95/100 Their group was shaping up to be a cool one. Between Mummy who wanted to destroy him in the destruction of the place - "Eyyy yeah. We can do it together." - to this Chernobog guy who could do mass immolation, whatever that meant. But it sounded awesome. The thing was though, he didn't think their outing would turn to shit so quickly.
They hadn't started and already there were heroes on their tails, bursting through the doors while their raid leader transformed into a hero himself. A pretty big one too - even Taro heard of the guy and his strange squishy companion. It must be a trap then. He hummed. "Mmm, nah, jail ain't for me." His apartment was enough of one as it was for a while. He'd rather avoid going back to that.
Taro quickly stood, narrowly dodging the bullets aimed at his ankles before firing up his boots. Mummy had a handle on Carrion so he could try to get the other heroes away from her and focus on him. He's always been a good distraction anyway.
Said distraction began with running up to a loaded cart and launching it at a group of heroes with an explosive kick.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 23, 2023 6:05:16 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 20/100 Taro swayed back and forth on his spot, using his core to keep himself balanced and not topple over. "It's pretty good. I don't need to eat. I don't need to sleep. I come back after I die. All good things." It couldn't be argued against. Lack of food and rest meant he could spend more time playing the game he was in. The sleep especially; seven whole hours no longer wasted each day and he didn't have any negative side effects from it. And the not dying? He was cheating at life. It didn't matter what he did, didn't matter what mistake he made. He was simply brought back if he failed at staying alive.
Nothing he did mattered.
It was all good things.
Guts' words about the stall brought it into a new light for Taro. "Damn, it's not the first time?" He sported a sympathetic pout at his adversary's friend's misfortune. Was he even an adversary now? He didn't know. "At least he already knows how to fix it. What's one more time really?" It had to be muscle memory by now he thought. This Takashi person could probably put it back together very fast.
He hummed. "Jet? The water guy?" Sure enough, water guy doused their own fire dude in water. Only smoke came out of his arms then. "That's fair. Fire guy's not fire guy anymore- he's fumes guy now." A small laughed escaped at the lame joke he made for himself.
Taro then nodded in affirmation at the question. "I was hired. The group hates your guts." He paused. "Hummingbirds' guts? Your whole gang, not only you." He nodded again as if that made sense before continuing. "But yeah, I'm trying to level up. Just need some experience to see what the outside of Tokyo's like."
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 17, 2023 5:53:30 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 0/100 So Taro can notice things. He wasn't completely ignorant of his surroundings. In his analyzing his opponent he could at least grasp that they had immense control over their Quirk, and could react so fast that they could put bullets to a stand still. Nothing was obstructing the bullets though, so it made sense that they could catch them in time. Taro thought the block of ice would prevent them from acting on him directly so he could at least get a hit in. He didn't think they could tune their Quirk even further at the speed it did, to the point where he collided with a non-existent wall.
As Antoine slammed their stanchion on his head afterwards, the digital being only let out a distorted click of his tongue.
Better luck next time he supposed.
He exploded; a harmless blast as his body distorted into bright blue static before he disappeared entirely. His sword and boots clang to the floor. They would be the only evidence that he'd been around at all.
The gunman was alone now. With his colleagues dead and whoever hired him most likely driving away from the scene at this point, there was little else he could do. He was an incredibly vengeful man though. His gun was pointed, all he needed to do was pull the trigger.
He did so.
Several hostages screamed as bullets found their marks. Fatal or not, the hired grunt didn't care, eventually pushing himself up from his spot. He was making his way to the door and out of this botched heist, but not without leaving death and destruction in his wake.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 15, 2023 4:43:19 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 20/100 Taro was probably near the end of his life at this point. Between the punch, fire punch and kick, surely he didn't have a lot of HP left to keep going. And with him glitching out once again, it was only a matter of time before his adversary took advantage of that opportunity and defeat him once and for all.
But no such hit came. No one entered his blurry vision to deliver the final blow. Only more words were spoken.
This guy really did talk a lot.
Taro laid there motionless for a while longer, waiting for his form to calm from its static. Only when he was whole again did he stand up and walk over to the redhead. "Not real," he repeated when the other asked what he was. "I'm like a videogame character. You know how you respawn after you die in a game?" He crouched down next to Guts' prone form, pointing at himself with a thumb. "That applies to me." Guts would see that he looked wholly unharmed.
"But sure. We can take a break." He sat on the ground next to him then, feet together as he clutched on them with his hands. "I don't think I'm a ghost. I can't go through walls or possess things, even though that'd be cool. I'd probably die less if I could." He turned his head to the hummingbird heart. "I'm Player One. Sorry for not saying that earlier, you didn't know who I was the whole time we fought, even though I knew who you were."
There was a boom not far from the duo. Taro turned his head as a food stall collapsed in another fight separate from theirs. Though he supposed they weren't fighting anymore. He hummed. "Who do you think is gonna win? My bet's on our own fire guy."
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 15, 2023 4:02:54 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 100/100 Ayo, raid?
Sure, Taro had been getting more job offers lately thanks to ENKI, but it didn't stop him from scouring the underbelly of Tokyo for things to do. Not everyone had one of their fancy phones after all, so it meant there were as many people offline as there were online who were willing to drag him into their next quest.
Said quest was going to take place in a warehouse of sorts, with the rewards being some good old-fashioned loot. He wasn't the only one to take the offer either it seemed, taking stock of the small crew that gathered in their meeting spot.
Taro was sitting on the floor, not feeling like standing in the moment. When the supposed leader invited questions to be asked he raised his hand, like a child in the middle of class would. "Can I destroy the warehouse when everyone gets out?" Warehouses were huge so surely that meant he'd get loads of EXP for bringing the whole place down.
While he waited for an answer, he waved his hand at the girl introducing herself. "Yoooo bestie. I'm Player One. I break shit." She must be really good with a knife if that was the only thing she used to kill people. The people he faced were usually more hardy.
A small laugh escaped him when the other guy asked his question. "She'd probably kill me. I usually die first in a fight."
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 9, 2023 2:51:04 GMT
Character Link: Ayo??Discord Name: Sol (solsinn) Thread 1, 2, or either: Either!
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 8, 2023 5:36:13 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 30/100 Oof, things were turning to shit real fast now.
Taro could only watch as the pale woman's life - whom he didn't even catch the name of - was snuffed out in an instant, a piece of her own icy creation shot through her throat. She collapsed on the ground, blood seeping out of the single yet devastating wound. The gun man was much louder with his descent, screaming as he fell to his knees and cupped his mangled ear. You'd think he lost an arm with how much agony he seemed to be.
The digital being wasn't let off easy either. Running became difficult all of a sudden, yet he couldn't see what was slowing him down. A Quirk at work maybe? It's probably whatever let the stranger slow those bullets to a stop. And speaking of- they made their own makeshift ones out of the ice. They're heading towards him now.
Welp. Can't dodge that.
Taro was shredded. Every piece of shrapnel passed through him, distorting his figure before lodging themselves into the bank teller's desk behind him. For a moment he was a blue version of the vigilante in a sense- pure static obscuring his true form. He's still alive though. He could tell he had time, but not much of it was left with how this opponent was fighting. So he'll make the most of it. He even knew what could be done about that molasses feeling around him.
His boots were turned to high gear as he pushed through the pressure, slicing a block off the ice wall before sending it the other's direction with an explosive kick. It'd be a distraction more than anything; a way to hopefully catch them off-guard before he'd follow the projectile with his own sword.
Meanwhile the gun man eventually stopped snivelling from his spot, eyes burning as he glared at the person who hurt him. "You'll fucking regret that! You know why? Because now you're all gonna pay!" His grip on his gun was shaky as his other hand was still holding his injury, but his target was clear. He was no longer pointing his weapon at the vigilante.
He was pointing it at the hostages.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Nov 2, 2023 2:53:20 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 20/100 Taro had to have taken a lot of damage just then. How could he tell? By his form; it was still shaky, even as he laid on the floor. Slowly he pushed himself to a sitting position, making sure his grip on the ground was solid as he did so. "Sp-peaking all fun-n-y?" Oop, he understood now. He was indeed speaking all funny.
A distorted laugh escaped him when the supposed leader asked about his Quirk. "Oh. I'm not-t real." And there was the big reveal. Of who exactly the Heart of the Hummingbirds was really up against. "Even if you d-defeat me, I jus-s-t come back." Though it's not that big a reveal was it? Taro would tell this to anyone who asked, so casual with his admittance of immortality.
He clapped at Guts' words, entertained. He liked the fire this guy had despite having just endured a throw. "You talk-k a lot. You sure you're gonna be okay?" Taro could hear himself stuttering less. He stood up. "You're wasting your energy-"
And the grunt was apparently wasting his own as well for he didn't ready himself for the kick. He was sent back, crashing into a trash can before falling on the floor once again.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Oct 30, 2023 5:02:59 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 95/100 No one expected the strength of the stranger's strike. Heroes would usually rough up the criminals. Only do enough to capture and apprehend them so they were no longer a danger to the hostages they kept in the building. But as the steel man fell to the floor and remained unmoving, the intentions of the being have been cemented. They had no qualms with killing them all.
Were they even a hero? It's becoming clear they're someone who took justice in their own hands.
The gunner was catching on. His eyed locked on Taro. "You." Taro blinked. Pointed at himself confused. "Don't just stand there fucker, do something!" He looked at the "hero". Looked at pseudoboss. Looked at the door he was guarding. He thought that blocking their entry would be the priority, but if the gunner wanted him to go in... sure, he'll follow orders.
As the pale woman exhaled more air to build on her existing wall, Taro rushed in, his form shifting as his boots kicked into high gear before he leaped across the lobby to catch the stranger by surprise with his sword. Meanwhile the man with two guns opened fire that barely drowned the screams of onlookers, bullets boring holes through the ice to get to their target. He seemed uncaring of whether or not they hit one of their own allies.
Since said ally was Taro, it's fair of him to not need to.
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Post by Taro Yamada on Oct 26, 2023 5:55:18 GMT
GAME ON! HP: ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 100/100 Silence followed the clatter of bullets hitting tile. The goons were rendered speechless, having just witnessed the shadow being stop the hail of shots that should've decimated the thing. But here they stood instead, wholly unharmed and ready to follow through with their word.
Taro tilted his head. It was an interesting development to be sure.
The man with the gun wasn't nearly as pleased. Shaking the shock off himself, he pulled apart his weapon with a growl. One gun turned into two. "Come on, there's more of us than there are of him! I said let's waste him!" That got the others to act. A woman with pale skin and paler hair blew out her stored air in the direction of the masked man, cold enough to leave frost in its wake. The steel brute was not far behind, aiming to just bulldoze the stranger from where they stood.
Meanwhile, the digital being saw his boss in his periphery, most likely finished with grabbing their first haul. It prompted him leave his post to go to the crew, swirling his finger in a gesture to turn around. "Hey boss, we got a situation here. You might wanna find a different exit."
The man who wanted the heist stared back with wide eyes. "But the front's the closest to the truck!"
"It's either you go the long way or get arrested I think."
Taro smiled when his boss ordered his henchmen to back away and move further in the building. "Good luck." When he closed the door, he turned to the remaining bank teller in the lobby. "Hey. If you let that guy through, it's game over for you yeah?" The employee was a lot more agreeable as they nodded furiously. "Cool."
The horned villain took to the front of the counter then, taking on a more traditional fighting stance with his blade. Let's see what this ghost's got.
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