Twilight of the Gods

"I am," Sab said.

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"Could always make it bigg-- Wait, you really want me to believe that that isn't big enough?"

Astarte remained sitting in silence, her hands resting on her lap.

"Okay, I give up," Hector turned and stepped past Eduj, heading back in the direction of his chambers. "I miss the days when I could indiscriminately murder a Hollow whenever I wanted. I was so pleased that I had become a Hollow. Oh well."
Eduj followed his master in their new direction, staying silent.

Ginjo<You can believe whatever you want, but it isn't. Cross of Scaffold isn't really about restraint.>

E"I guess I COULD make it better, but I'm worried about destabilizing the ground underneath the city."
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A"...Should it be taking him this long?"
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*They spot the gorilla hollow on their way there.*

Hector began walking more quickly, and Eduj matched his pace. They continued walking until they were caught up with the gorilla Hollow, and Hector waved a greeting to him.
"Hello there," Hector smiled. "I don't suppose you have spotted a human wearing black suspenders and a white shirt wandering about m--... the castle, have you?"

"Don't worry about it Euryale," Noct said, "I'm sure it won't matter much either way."

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"I don't know," Sab said, looking longingly at her taco, "Mortal, please let go."

"I could just feed it to you," Mortal said.

"Or I could feed it to myself, like a grown woman-- Don't touch my horns to calm me down!"

<Of course I have, I said as much to the disgusting albino Arrancar. Do you mean to tell me THIS is Senthose's plan to deal with it? Ask around?>
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A"Sab is a very mature adult, Mortal. Sab, relax, there's no one else here."

Daisy<I'm here.>

A"Yes, but I'm sure you have somewhere you need to be."

Daisy<Not especially.>
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*Euryale turns to Moe.*

E"What do you do?"

*He raises his fist in a triumphant gesture.*

Moe<I hit the jackpot!>

E"Umm...okay, congratulations, but I was talking about your FullBring."

"Astarte is right there," Sab said, craning her neck and head away from Mortal, who seemed to either want to kiss, or like her.

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Noct makes a mental note the guy who fucked up salsa and tomato sauce is probably mentally retarded.

"I am also here, yes," Astarte's brow creased.

"No... but I would very much like to ask you..." Hector paused for a moment. "Why did you not eat the human? Surely a hulking Hollow such as yourself could have handled it. And if not, why are you still alive?"

<I attacked, but he...wait, what the fuck happened again? Oh yeah, I remember, he was really fast. He got away from me.>
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*Aroma looks sour.*
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Moe<My ability is called "Jackpot Knuckle." It makes it so that whenever I attack, things "just so happen" to work in my favor.>

"She would most likely leave if anything happened," Mortal said, "Speaking of, if you keep moving away from me you're just putting yourself closer to Aroma."

"She wouldn't," Sab said, "Unlike you."

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"Would you care to demonstrate how that works?" Noct asked, interested.

"I shall leave if you desire," Astarte sighed and rose to her feet.

"If he was so fast, and armed... surely he could have killed you?" Hector now knew that Senthose was correct in his assumption. "I suppose he must not have been looking for a fight, especially not with somebody so intimidating."

A"I would if people would take the hint."
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<You're damn right!>
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Moe<Not sure how...maybe if I touched the redhead with it on, I'd get a kiss, or something?>

L"I'm sorry, but--"

Moe<I wasn't talkin' 'bout you.>

*Lilith starts drawing her Zanpakuto.*

L"He was possessed by a Hollow. You all saw it."

"This whole thing is not putting me in the mood," Sab said, "I might be in the mood later, but that is assuming I had a damn taco!" Sab punctuated her statement with a bleat, "That usually doesn't happen..."

Mortal let go, smiling, "Fine, eat your taco."

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"Incredibly possessed."

"I have business elsewhere," Astarte stepped away from her chair and opened a Garganta leading to the front lawn of the mansion. "This was pleasant."
She then stepped through and closed it behind her.

Hector allowed a short laugh and left the gorilla Hollow to his business, Eduj close behind.

Sab got in two bites before she had to explain that Daisy was still creepin'.

*Aroma lets go as well, & finishes her meal.*
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E"Ignore them. I'm actually with Noct."

*She points to Noct. Moe follows the direction of her point, then looks back. For some reason, he seems to be flung over the bar. Ginjo looks down on him with an embarrassed expression.*
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*The mansion simply stands there...menacingly!*

Astarte advanced towards the front door and tried to detect any spiritual pressures inside.

Sab let out a small sigh after she finished her taco. If she was honest with herself though, she didn't really enjoy it...

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Noct feels as if her mental retardation theory is true.

John<Hey, would you guys like to stay for lunch? We're having...nachos, apparently.>
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*There was just one, & it was Senthose's.*
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A"So, now what?"

Mortal opened a garganta to their room, "Everyone left. I see no reason to stay, and two very good reasons to leave."

Sab nodded, "She does have a point."

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Noct looked at Euryale, "I didn't plan on cooking tonight, so I'm leaving this one up to you."

As long as there were no other spiritual pressures present, it seemed as though she was just intruding for no real reason. She stopped at the front door and considered whether to enter.
After a few moments she pushed open the door.

Daisy<I actually never left.>
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E"Yeah, sounds good."

Ginjo<Alright. Shishi...Yukio, heat up some chili sauce & cheese, please.>

*Ginjo pulls a bag of tortilla chips from under the bar.*

Jackie<I'll be going out.>

Ginjo<Get tomato sauce!>
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*Aroma follows, stealthily reaching for Sab's horns.*

Daisy<...I'm still here.>

Astarte walked into the house and began looking around. She remembered the layout quite well, and she remembered where everybody had slept, too.

Daisy is ignored as everyone shuffles through the garganta.

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"I have to make a phone call, I'll be right back." With that Noct stood up and gave Euryale a kiss before leaving behind Jackie.

*Senthose descends the staircase with his Zanpakuto drawn.*
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Jackie<You left the building to make a phone call, huh?>