#{chancestander}

[regensia]

@chancestander​​

Someone had beat him here – that didn’t happen very often, if ever. Not that he minded either, rationally knowing that the fewer fights he was in himself, the better, even if he had gone out with the intention to hunt. A glance around confirmed what he knew to be true however: negativity begat negativity. In lieu of a group of thugs or small-time criminals to defeat, there remained an evil spirit that lingered, watching with perverse interest, unused to being noticed by the living. He had yet to acknowledge its presence.

“You missed something,” Keisuke warned Rex, not pointing out the spirit. He’d never met another psychic before; his standards for the perception of those around him was rather low. “But I guess I should thank you for saving me some time.” Sure there was the reputation of a masked vigilante that went around this area – but even if Kei feigned any awareness of such nicknames he had earned, he wasn’t exactly the territorial sort. For all he knew, this man had his own bone to pick with these men, some unconscious, some writhing in pain, wisely keeping quiet lest any further attention be rained upon them through a flurry of attacks. 

“Did they do something to upset you? Was it personal?”

[stxr-bxster]

From [X], @chancestander​

“Aye, them’s words of wisdom right there.”

“Sometimes, people only learn to be decent if the lesson is full of pain. Kind of a bummer that they choose folks like me or you as unwitting teachers.”

[ryogai]

@chancestander​

“Thanks for the help but uh.. who are you?”

[saiyanandproud]

"Remember: Licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets."

"I--"

"--- Okay? I'll keep it in mind, thanks. Not that I ever felt the urge to..."

"I'm afraid to ask but, how did you find it out?"

[mechahero]

@chancestander​ asked- ❝ Cheap. Fake. Easy to break. That’s how I used to be. ❞

mean girls: the musical starters (accepting)

“That’s-” Whatever thought he wanted to express fizzles away and dies on the tip of his tongue. He finds himself unable to think of the correct words to say about this kind of situation. Especially when he never really needed to. And yet, here was Rex, opening up and pouring his heart out to him. He had to be there for him. Being a listener wasn’t enough. It never really was when it came to conversations such as this.

“But at least you’re a better person now, right?” Oh, maybe don’t say it like that. It sounds rude.

[oh-nxts-and-bxlts]

Ah yes, a certain shielded speedster and excavator extraordinaire! The... wait. Mutated-Humans? With the same powers as usual, but...*Celeste* and Diggy?! And here comes their friend from outer space, it's-- Giant Robo "Arunaizer RX?!" that sounds like the name of a super robot anime. This must be a glimpse into one of those flipflop AUs...

There's a trilling set of happy beeps as the giant robot landed nearby. But it looks like hanging out again would have to wait.

"Guys! I heard there's a new mutant master on the loose!"

There was markedly little shock or awe from the two Mutant Master humans as their metal friend from outer space made his rocket-powered descent to the front of the ice cream parlor they had chosen as a hangout spot. After all, as far as they were concerned, it was just their average saturday afternoon hangout with their lovable neighborhood metal friend from outer space! Just... with the unfortunate addition that Anuraizer was, as often the case, a bird of bad omen. To his own dismay, and to none of his own fault.

Observing things from the sky did tend to have unforeseen side-effect.

"Oh, hello RX! That's a bit of a shame, it's such a sunny day... I'd have loved to chat and catch some sun." Celeste chimed in greeting, the tall human's cheery temper flattening somewhat at the mention of actual work. There wasn't much separating this specimen from any extra-dimensionnal counterpart in terms of looks, safe for a glaring lack of obvious robotic traits.

Otherwise, the woman looked very much like her tall, long-haired-with-pink-frosted-tips usual self. In a casual lime green sunday dress, to boot. "You need to remember to rest and recharge your solar core too! But, oh well... when work is calling, it usually can't be anyone else's problem." Celeste let out a faint sigh, pushing herself away from the table to stand with a slow stretch. By her side, a faint thump sounded off, followed by a long, dying groan, and she looked down with an amused smile to see her younger sibling, face down on the table.

"Maaannnn, this blooows." The young human groaned, the sound muffled by the fact her face was firmly squished against the hard, flat surface. She slowly shifted her head until her chin rested on the table, leaving her to stare somewhat miserably off into space, possibly at her unfortunate fate.

Unlike Celeste, Delilah "Dee" "Diggy" looked very different from her "typical" alternate. In that she was a short middle-schooler kid with brown hair pulled in poofy pigtails, except for one stubborn cowlick, a freckle-smattered face, buck-teeth, and bright purple eyes behind a pair of large oval glasses, currently perched askew on her face.

Ah, and the fact her hands were tipped with almost comically large shovel claws and scales at home with the mole people. That too was important.

"Can't those guys stick to WEEKDAYS for their evildoing? I get two days a week to have fun, can't they just give me an excuse to skip school?!" Dee whined, throwing a small glare at her sibling as Celeste puffed up her chest.

"Well, you know what they say! There is-" "No rest for the wicked. Yeah, I know." Dee interrupted her sibling's cheery quip with a bored expression, dragging herself out of her seat with a grumble. "Keep the cheesy lines for when you're goofing off in front of the actual evildoer. I don't deserve that kind of auditory torture. A'ight Rexy, lead the way! Maybe if we pack this up quickly we can still go for milkshakes!"

[dayplays]

@chancestander​ said: “Actually, yes. I’ve got 20 dollars riding on the frog.” [[ Squirrel Girl

MLAATR Starters- Accepting!

“Oh, I am NOT taking that. I think a farm’s worth of actual pigs would have a better shot at handling this.” She said with her hands on her hips, watching with a disappointment as the police were struggling to manage something as simple as a giant frog.

You’d think a wild animal wouldn’t be too big of a problem for public servants used to dealing with hardened criminals, but they’ve yet to accomplish much beyond getting the crowds out of there. Shameful.

“I should probably get down there before they get themselves hurt. Or more importantly, before they hurt the frog.”

[5mind]

"I couldn't find any mechas or mecha upgrades for you guys... but I did find THIS!" Rex offered over one of those circular "conference" bicycles for groups.

They had heard of bicycles built for two but this was... on a whole 'nother level.

"Thank you. I am sure we can put this to good use," said Red One. Any gift at all was genuinely appreciated, really. Meanwhile, Blue Two was circling the unconventional bicycle, eyeing it like a cat stalking its prey.

"I do not think we have enough units for all seats though. Even if everyone was here."

[quartarcade]

chancestander "WHAT, LIKE WITH A FUCKING ORBITAL SNIPE?!"

"MAYBE! Man, anything's better than 'let's set it on fire'! How about a car crashing into it? Maybe just breaking its legs? Hell, decapitating the straw bastard is good enough! It's only satisfactory if it gets destroyed."

[the27percent]

"i’m tired of being pitied like a fawn."

Atieno can't help but grimace at the phrase that Rex uses. They can certainly see how that's probably something that he's had to deal with a number of different times.

"...Yeah, i can imagine that gets incredibly old and quickly at that. Pity doesn't really do a whole lot for anyone. And it often comes across as insulting when you've been very capable and working on being better for a long time from what I can tell."

They sigh a little bit. They're not sure if it's about anything that they said. However, they don't want to risk being oblivious of what they had. There's so much that they can miss without really meaning to.

"I do apologize if I ever gave the impression that I pitied you because I don't. I sympathize for the situations you face and what you want to do in spite of everything that you've been going through. "

But back to Rex, remember, remember it was all about what he had been dealing with.

"But I guess you get a lot of people trying to pity you in some way or another huh?"

[draggeddowntothedark]

"Hey-- you pulled that trick on me before."

But instead of trying to get back at Kevin, Rex pulled a few bucks from his wallet.

"I could use some of that expertise about now. Tell me a thing or two about your pranks?"

"Ohcrap you got the wrong guy- wait what."

Was this dude serious? Kevin's eyes lit up as he looked at the money. Well, he always needed more money. "I mean, if you want prank advice, you have come to the right person! I'm Kevin, and aside from my charming good looks, I happen to be a master of pranks. The air freshener one, best way to do it is outside if you don't know the person too great. You don't want to trap someone with an asthma attack. But if it's a friend you know isn't gonna die if you do that..."

[regensia]

@chancestander the vibes are rancid but at least the food ain’t

[idealinfluence]

❝ so…was this all that you hoped for? ❞

For some time, Pholomena had been testing the people of the planet that Rex occupied; challenging them to fights and wanting someone... anyone, to provide her with some entertainment. While she wasn't a malicious person at heart, her Saiyan nature for true combat pushed her to do destructive things; namely getting reckless in battle and destroying buildings, or cities depending the opposition.

When met, possibly, with this challenger called Rex, she was bested; her immortal body recovering from every bit of damage he inflicted, but... She yielded after seeing just how good he was. That was when he likely asked his question.

"You have no idea. I haven't felt this alive in such a long time. I could go forever, try to strategize against you and learn every move you have, or wear you out and still be standing, and yet... I find pride in accepting defeat, this time." Lying in some rubble, she seemed kind, despite the devastation their fight likely caused.

[loyalsiren]

"If we combine everything we've caught in the wild, we could make a bigger feast with more variety. Would you like to do that?" The traveling Rex offered over a sample of his findings before he crossed over into this region. Berries and mushrooms. Some dinosaur meat too of a non-local (and thankfully not currently endangered) species.

The 8'0" Namekian seemed to stare blankly at Rex for a few moments, before shifting his gaze to the offered sample. All alone, out in the wild, Siren was searching for solitude, and choosing to be productive out of habit. When Rex stumbled across him, the Namekian hadn't anticipated company.

"I... Would." Soft-spoken, Siren only managed to gather a few typical things, himself. Given that Namekians didn't particularly need to eat to survive, it would've been clear to anyone familiar with such a notion, that he wasn't gathering things for himself.

"Just... This once."

[mechahero]

@chancestander​​​ continued

“Well, uh, that’s bit… excessive?” Lambda’s already picturing a vampire chomping down on Rex’s arm and exploding into ash afterwards. He shakes his head. It wasn’t important at the moment! The vampires running rampant on the other hand? That was. A deep sigh leaves the cyborg, his head turning over to the other hero.

“Did they really need to interrupt the classic monster movie marathon though?”

[oh-nxts-and-bxlts]

🌿[[ One for Celerity

"Oh, well, that's-" Celerity looks up at the misplaced little branch of greenery. Then back at Rex, then back up at the little branch before joining her hands in front of her mouth and letting out a long sigh, cheeks dusted pink. She doesn't know Rex as a very kissy or flirty individual, so she's honestly not sure how to take the specific situation they've found themselves in. As much as she's comfortable with it... she's more worried about Rex being the uncomfortable one.

Doesn't take her very long to figure out something though.

"Just so you know, you're fully entitled to confidentiality for skipping holiday traditions with me around." She announces, holding up a hand with the other laying over where her heart would have been, had she been human. "On my honor, I swear to secrecy and to no obligatory kisses."