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Post by Raki on Apr 13, 2008 22:22:40 GMT -5
The tenrec scratched at his cheek. His previous attempt to explain things started on the wrong foot... "Well, Bogert is this guy... uh... well..." Oh, where to start where to start. And where to start that wouldn't make him sound crazy? Then again, with everything else that'd happened today, it was inevitable. Taking a deep breath, he placed both his hands on the counter. "I should start at the real beginning for this... it all started when I guess... uh... well..." Nope, even the real beginning didn't make things easy. "... well did you know that this world apparently has it's own Metal Sonic?" Did you know that this was a different world to begin with? No, no. Surely they knew that by now. But it sounded so nuts even he didn't completely believe it himself.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 13, 2008 23:55:58 GMT -5
Bunnie had waited several fruitless seconds listening for any signs of life from her surrogate uncle while also keeping one ear turned to the group next to her. The concern in her face by now was all too evident - Chuck had been away far too long for leaving the stand open and unattended. Biting her lip, she gave a small grunt and leapt straight over the counter into the employees-only area in the back with a loud metallic clang on the linoleum floor and headed toward the doors in the back.
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Post by The Huggernaut on Apr 14, 2008 0:07:36 GMT -5
The elderly echidna had been watching all of this, but only part of his attention was on the conversations. Something was wrong. He should have felt the familiar almost pressure of the power stones, at least in some small part, but... he felt NOTHING. It was... disconcerting to say the least.
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Post by Lans on Apr 14, 2008 1:12:18 GMT -5
"Yeah, met him...jerk," Sonic said off-handedly, "Well...not as big a jerk as ours, but still...jerk."
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Post by Raki on Apr 15, 2008 21:11:34 GMT -5
The tenrec frowned, his brow lowering into a slight glare, his spines ruffling up in an instinctual manner. "If it weren't for that 'jerk' I'd still be back at Robotropolis as a head on a shelf! He's nothing like our Metal Sonic!"
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Post by Lans on Apr 15, 2008 22:16:24 GMT -5
"Like I said," Sonic responded, unfazed, "He's not like ours, but that doesn't make him any less a jerk."
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Post by Leedzie on Apr 17, 2008 22:04:18 GMT -5
"Both of you calm down," Sally interjected, maintaining a steady tone of voice and placing a hand on both of the prickly ones' shoulders. "The point is that there's a copy of Metal Sonic here, too, and that he's not as hostile as ours. Let's move on from that point." Taking a seat on her stool once more, the princess nodded at the albino tenrec. "You were saying, Dash?"
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Post by Raki on Apr 18, 2008 22:56:31 GMT -5
"Well, like I was saying, if it weren't for -that- Metal Sonic, I'd still be back in Robotropolis. He got me out of there, along with this other robot called uh... I think it was Rush? But anyway he brought me to the Great Forest, and there were these other people, and one of them was this guy named Bogert, except uh... well he wasn't a guy at the time he was sort of a floating volley ball thing and..." Yeah, the story didn't sound normal no matter how you told it.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 19, 2008 23:32:26 GMT -5
Bunnie came walking back after a moment, having knocked on both the storage and apartment doors in the back and received no answer. This wasn't like Chuck and it worried her. Giving a quick glance at the people around the stand, she spotted that elder... whatever he was... sitting there. "'Scuse me suh," she said, approaching him. "Ya'll didn't happen to see a light blue hedgehog with a mustache 'n big eyebrows sittin' here at any point didja?"
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Post by The Huggernaut on Apr 19, 2008 23:41:19 GMT -5
Athair was distracted from his thoughts when he was addressed, and looked up at the bunny questioning him. "A blue hedgehog? I'm afraid the only one I've seen since I arrived was that one." The elder pointed at Sonic with one hand. "In fact, no one was here except me until you arrived with your nervous friend... Dash, was it? Yes, Dash."
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Post by Lans on Apr 19, 2008 23:53:11 GMT -5
Sonic however, was getting bored with the story, weird or not. He had crossed his arms and was rapidly tapping a foot impatiently. "Dash...we're WAIIIITING to hear about the roboticizer!"
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Post by Leedzie on Apr 19, 2008 23:56:48 GMT -5
Sally shot Sonic an uncharacteristically annoyed glance. "If you'd stop interrupting him, he'd probably get there faster!" she scolded quickly.
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Apr 22, 2008 10:00:18 GMT -5
Antoine seemed to help along by placing a finger to his lips and "SHHH"ing Sonic. He had scooted closer to the trio so he could hear Dash's story better. He was, of course, just as interested in a deroboticizer as everyone else was.
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Post by Raki on Apr 22, 2008 21:04:19 GMT -5
The tenrec gave the hedgehog a somewhat annoyed glare, but then continued with his story. The sooner he got it over with, the better. "... so anyway, he took me through this portal thing, and then to this weird invisible ... ship thing. I don't really know what it was, but it had more technology then Robotropolis. And then he told me he wanted to make a derobotizer but he didn't have any subjects, and he asked me if I would for him, and I accepted... and it took awhile but he actually finished it really quickly... at least from what I remember... and then we tried it out, and it seemed to work, but then we came here and I had something to eat and I turned back all of a sudden and... uh..." The tenrec's ears drooped a bit at this part. "... I attacked a girl..."
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Post by Jamie Lee on May 2, 2008 22:05:43 GMT -5
The rabbit sighed. "Was afraid you'd say that. Thanks though," she made a small double-take at him as she turned away. Something about that old man struck her as familiar. What in the world was he anyway? Her ears tugged a bit as Dash trailed off in his story. Sensing the need for an immediate uplift, she was over in front of the group in a flash leaning over the counter. "Welp, looks like Charlie died again. What can I get ya'll?"
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Post by The Huggernaut on May 3, 2008 0:50:08 GMT -5
The elderly echidna's attention was once again drawn to the menu as he tried to figure out how exactly one paid for... anything, actually. "Hm..."
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Post by Lans on May 4, 2008 21:50:44 GMT -5
"Two chillidogs, with the works, Bun," Sonic said reflexivly.
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Post by Leedzie on May 4, 2008 23:27:04 GMT -5
As Dash's story hit a low note, Sally frowned and placed a hand on his shoulder. She'd seen derobiticizations wear off before her eyes, and understood how traumatic it must have been for him, let alone with conflict on top of it. The princess gave him a gentle, hopefully comforting squeeze. "It wasn't your fault, Dash."
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on May 5, 2008 10:56:23 GMT -5
Antoine was looking between Sally and Bunnie, pondering whether or not to say anything, when his stomach growled loudly at the time, and he looked at it in wonder. Perhaps all of this excitement had made him hungry? Antoine took a glance of the Bunnie-that-was-not-their-Bunnie, testing the air and finding that it unfortunately smelled vaguely of CHILI DOGS. "I am 'opeings zat there ees somesing in sere dat ees not cheelee dogs?" he asked her daintilly.
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Post by Raki on May 10, 2008 12:57:37 GMT -5
The tenrec didn't reply to Bunnie, or Sally, Instead, he leaned onto the counter a bit, rubbing at his face with his hands. Why? Why couldn't he of stopped it? He never could stop anything, and people always suffered for it...
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Post by Jamie Lee on May 10, 2008 13:29:18 GMT -5
And before Dash knew it, a lemon pomegranate slushie was shoved into one of his hands. Because food is always the answer when one is upset, doncha know. "There ya go, sweetie, I'll getcha something to go with that in just a sec," she said, giving Dash a kiss on the cheek and turning to whip up a couple chilidogs for Sonic, glancing over at Antoine as she did, "Uh huh, also got burgers and the like. Menu's up there," she pointed.
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Post by Raki on May 19, 2008 22:18:29 GMT -5
The tenrec's spines bristled as his eyes widened a bit at the kiss. That was... unexpected. He blinked, momentarily drawn from his mental revelry, and turned his attention to the drink in his hands. What was this? He sniffed the concoction, trying to confirm that it wasn't anything like what he had had last time he was here. It... didn't seem to be. A single sip later confirmed it really wasn't. He smiled slightly, before remembering again why he was so afraid of eating in the first place. ... maybe drinking wouldn't cause anything?
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on May 20, 2008 7:45:58 GMT -5
Antoine looked at the menu, slightly displeased at all of the pictures of... fast food (WAS IT COOKED WITH MARGARINE!?), but he finally decided to have a cheeseburger, and he voiced this to Bunnie.
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Post by Leedzie on May 20, 2008 23:48:47 GMT -5
The princess, meanwhile, remained quiet as she patiently waited for Dash to continue with the story -- if there was anything left, that is. Certainly more had to have happened, as the last thing he mentioned was reverting back and yet here he was fully organic, but that didn't mean he was necessarily going to finish the tale. Leaning her chin into one hand, Sally allowed her mind to meander about while Dash was distracted. A real, fully effective deroboticizer... At least this meant that it was possible. Perhaps with Uncle Chuck's help they could even get it to function without altering a mobian's natural fur tones. She couldn't keep herself from smiling as her spirits rose, even though she knew it was unwise to get her hopes up. It's possible, she kept thinking. It's POSSIBLE!
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Post by Jamie Lee on May 21, 2008 0:19:27 GMT -5
Bunnie busied herself with getting a meat patty down on the grill for Antoine, and while leaving that to simmer for a few moments, she turned with all the grace of a ballet dancer and whipped up a plate of chili cheese fries for her hapless tenrec friend and set it in front of him. She paused long enough to flip the patty and got to work on Sonic's order. Now, if Bunnie had learned anything from her time spent around Chuck, it was how to mess with someone. Especially if that someone happened to be a certain speedy blue hedgehog. Instinctively she'd read his order of two chilidogs with the works as... 'everything but the kitchen sink only because it wouldn't fit.' She set the plate down in front of him. His meal unknowingly, erm, enhanced with such goodies as hot peppers, bubblegum and calamari hidden among the chili and processed meat. She turned to finish up Antoine's order as a means of hiding the huge cheshire grin that was now covering her face.
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Post by Lans on May 22, 2008 22:13:37 GMT -5
Sonic didn't even look at the plate, just reached over, grabed one of the chillidogs, and popped the whole thing into his mouth without looking. His eyes went wide... [dice=2] (1 he likes it, 2 he pukes) "...WOW!" He spun around and quickly pounced on the other chillidog. "Hey, *munch* Bwnneh!" he said with mouthfull of chillidog, "'ou effah *gulp* had anyone told you that you make the BEST chillidogs, EVER?"[rand=2230787084843542446514975530918062802934927730484643362164142711]
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Post by The Huggernaut on May 24, 2008 22:24:16 GMT -5
Athair finally, deciding he should get something, so he wouldn't simply take up space, finally spoke. "I'll just have something to drink. Tea if you have it."
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Post by Raki on May 30, 2008 21:51:27 GMT -5
Slurping at his surprisingly delicious and refreshing slushie, Dash eyed the plate of cheese fries. To risk it or not to risk it. His rumbling belly insisted it was a risk worth taking as the aroma of fried foods reached his sense of smell... but... His head won out. Pushing the plate away, he continued to slurp at the slushie. Drinking seemed to be fine. Maybe later he'd try actually eating. Maybe.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 3, 2008 15:57:36 GMT -5
Finally serving Antoine his plate, the rabbit couldn't help but scrunch her nose up in an attempt to keep from giggling. "Um. Iffin' ya'll say so, Sugah." She glanced over at the elder, nodding in response to his request. Finally, she thought. Really the only reason she was messing around back there, aside from trying to get Dash to eat, was that she didn't want to just close the shop while there were still customers about. As soon as that guy leaves I can close up for Chuck until he gets back. Pulling out styrofoam cup she filled it with warm brew and carried it over. "There ya go, hon, that'll be..." she paused, glancing up at the menu, "one ring." and then there was another pause, this time accompanied by an odd sort of look as Bunnie looked him over from up close. "'Scuze me hon, Ah don't mean to be rude or nothin', but can I ask what species ya'll are? Ya'll seem so familiar."
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Post by The Huggernaut on Jun 5, 2008 1:38:46 GMT -5
Athair looked at the drink, then back at Bunny, looking a little confused. "Correct me if I heard you wrong, but did you say one... ring?" He'd heard of rings, but they were objects of great power. ... Using them as currency? "Perhaps I won't be having that tea after all." The elder looked back at his intended drink again, then up at Bunny once more to answer her second question. "And I suppose I would seem familiar. I'm an echidna, after all. I'm... a little surprised to not see any around here."
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