#wingherc : 01.

[ostentumm]

@wingherc

"So I really can't join your Avengees huh?" Oliver asks with a pout. He shakes his head, "I don't wanna be some ghost that haunts the workers there. I wanna be at the frontline FIGHTING and HELPING too!"

It sounded so cool and it was something he was so familiar with. Damn, one: he can't even join the fighting in the underground that Dar'khol ran and two: he couldn't even join in helping fight or protect. Such a shame really.

[hollowfaith]

「✦」 "If it's about feathers, why don't you look at your own first? Dye isn't very expensive on this island."

Sitting behind his desk at Sanctus on a rare day of work (meeting by appointment only, all sessions still suspended), Aurelius crosses his arms and stares unimpressed at the Ziploc bag containing traces of golden hairs lying on the surface of his desk.

His, if the man was to be believed, plucked from the scene of a violent crime that had happened—when was it again?

"I believe I was unfortunately dead—multiple times, mind you—at the time of the incident."

"Would you rather speak to my murderer instead? I'm sure he could vouch for all the times he stabbed me."

His fingers dig into the arms of his suit jacket while he smiles; inside, the angel is clearly seething.

@wingherc ໒꒱

[bitemedotmp3]

The point of a story like this is you can't let anyone know you're from another world, right? But maybe she was wrong about the genre of this story; maybe it's a crossover isekai, because isn't that one of the guys from one of the anime series she's seen? Which one is it? Heroic... something? Heroic Education? That's not it, but it's on the tip of her tongue-

They make eye contact, and Uzi gives a small jump before turning away. She hadn't even realized she was staring, there's just a lot to take in right now. Talking to any human, let alone this guy, seems like too much right now, so maybe she should retreat to the relative safety of- of literally anywhere else right now.

But the sun is high in the sky, higher than she's realized, and the instant she exits the shade, her body starts to sizzle. It probably wouldn't kill her, but it's uncomfortable as hell, and so she flinches back into the shade. So much for falling back, she thinks as she looks around for an exit. But as she's looking, she makes eye contact with that hero guy again, because now he's watching her.

"I could just chance it," she mutters to herself as she turns away again. "What's worse? Dying or having to live out this embarrassment?"

@wingherc

[grymfared]

It must look rather unbecoming of him, scowling at the vibrant journal that seemed to have been enchanted to sing- which perhaps would be charming to anyone who wasn't Malchior, last of the great Fire Drakes of the northern mountains, chiefest and greatest of calamities- and maybe if he had a way to break the enchantment on it, he'd feel less annoyed. He'd considered throwing it into the ocean, but ... it had been given to him when he'd found himself in such a daze ... when he'd been brought through a city full of light to an apartment ... of course he knew what that was, and certainly hadn't asked the odd guide who had been so kind as to drive him there. Of course he knew what a car was- he didn't ask about that either! That would be rather foolish if he didn't know- but he certainly did, and he was most certainly not suffering in the way of a man who had been thrown so wildly far from his own era! By his account, everything was just fine, thank you very much!

He wasn't very convincing in that regard, and deep down he knew it. But if nothing else, he had always been rather skilled at pretending, and why would it be any different now?

It's different because he's defenseless and he knows he's being watched. Not because he sees anyone directly in front of him, but because he's a dragon, and dragons were always aware of their surroundings. In order to protect their treasures from thieves, or to detect the presence of those who would wish to take their heads back to kings and queens in exchange for glory- ❝ I know you're there. Are you simply content to continue watching, or will you show yourself? ❞

❲ @wingherc ❳

[ghosthalfa]

@wingherc we are fighting god?

          if pressed, danny wasn’t sure he could tell someone what he dreamed about on a nightly basis. his days were so filled with chaos, attending high school, fighting ghosts, juggling his social life with sam and tucker and keeping ahead of his parent’s ghost hunting, that he didn’t spend much of his time sleeping anyway. so what he actually dreamt of when he got the chance to? well, that hadn’t seemed to matter as much. at least not since he’d beaten nocturne and his sleepwalkers and driven them out of amity park. so it was a surprise even to danny when green unfurled around him, ectoplasm seeping into the atmosphere and swirling across his vision until danny found himself in a perfect replica of the ghost zone.

     well. he hadn’t expected that to happen. nor did he expect to be met with the fact that he’d accidentally dragged someone else into this dream ghost zone. but a turn of his head was all it took to reveal the winged man beside him, and danny couldn’t help the grimace that twisted his mouth at the realization.

     ❝ Heck. You’re not, like, a ghost or anything by chance, are you? Cause let me tell you, it would make it much easier on me if you were. ❞

[starlightdive]

@wingherc

"Hey, Ehll Tou, we can catch that guy, right?"

'The other dragons would make fun of me if I lost to a winged mortal!'

A flash of bright red dragon wings competes to catch up to bright red feathered ones as Lilli stands atop her dragon friend's back. Her balance is impeccable; aerial combat is what she was trained for, after all.

Lance in hand, she calls out to the other guy.

"First one back to the start takes it?" She yells over the roaring wind.

"Hey! If you can beat us, lunch is on me!"

[pedaltothemegalodon]

Shiver hopes the shocked expression that springs to their face is one more of "Frye's been STEALING?!" than "Frye got caught?!" They certainly don't plan to be so open with the truth of their habits of banditry as the other had been before.

"O-oh, then yeah! It's probably better to stick to more straightforward tactics, even if you'd just be getting more sweets out of it."

｢𓆄｣ "No reason! Not one at all!!!!!!!!" Though, he shimmies closer to Shiver, shielding his face with his hand to whisper something her way.

"I'm the guy who kept chasing her: for stealing!"

"So misplacing people's trust isn't in my best interest, chickadee!"

[hcrpyiia]

As much as she hated the city and a lot of the people, there had been some during her performance where she wanted to shine and light up the way for a lot of the audience. She remembers wanting to be their light. Those who didn't have a guiding light were only further lost. People needed more people like Hawks.

"I don't think it's corny at all!" It's admirable. Has her wanting to pursue even further. To continue being someone's light.

"I extend the same to you. I may be short, but I can be frightening and large." Not too hard, almost playfully, does Yumine stomp her talons to the ground.

"Birds of a feather stick together."

She really likes the sound of that.

"Are there others like you, Hawks?"

｢𓆄｣ "Lights tend to be warm, y'know. And that's what I want to be: peoples' light in the darkness. Someone they can count on even if it looks bleak. Corny, I know. But. Optimism comes as its own brand of corniness." Hawks could only really shrug at his admittance.

"Well, if you ever encounter someone not kind. Give me a call. Birds of a feather stick together, and all that jazz."

[darkenforcer]

only a complete moron would miss the lack of finesse in hawks' movements-- the second-guessing, the strain and rapid changes in demeanor. he's trying to stay level-headed, but yuri can tell the man's falling into a panic.

just one misstep and hawks' arm is taken hold of, yuri's warning cry silenced as a clone overtakes him with his guard lowered, the swordsman hitting the ground, impact lost in the swarm.

"ugh-- then think!" he snaps back, throwing the clone off his body and running it through with his sword, pinning it to the floor until it melts away, "i can handle myself, just--" another slice "--focus on him!"

he can't fault the guy, especially with the unspoken baggage, but his hesitation's only prolonging things! the longer he leaves bubaigawara standing, the likelier this'll end with them getting overwhelmed-- a self-fulfilling tragedy, really.

...wait, a favor? his bill?

the request is so absurd (pun not helping) that his first instinct is to scoff, forehead wrinkling in confusion. disbelief, as the dots begin to connect, "the hell are you...? get back from what?"

that's when he feels another pull, unrelenting, no matter how much he tries to fight back. "what, can't finish the job so you're just gonna throw me out!? don't i get a say in this!?" but it's no use; the door slams behind him anyway, keeping him from where he's needed most.

he pulls at the knob, twisting desperately, banging with every ounce of force he can muster. "for fuck's sake--! don't do this, hawks! you'll--" the protest ripped straight from his throat as feathers fall, his next pound at the manor's entrance hitting nothing but thick, silent air... it doesn't take a genius to figure out why.

dammit...

the island won't make his sacrifice a permanent one. yuri can recognize that, at least, as his frozen form begins to fade from a nightmare left without its creator, likely to be sent back to his own. back where he's meant to just accept this outcome like always.

niren, raven, and now...

"--you'll die, you idiot."

｢𓆄｣ Yuri is making this task next to near impossible, because he can't possibly focus on keeping Yuri alive while also focusing on Jin. It's clear that Hawks is overwhelmed, with his already dwindling numbers in useable feathers further strained by the fact he's now helping Yuri keep up with attacking and dodging clones with a boost in speed.

"I did warn you. You just didn't think too hard about it." Did he not think Hawks could move his feathers without purpose? That was rude! "They move on my command, and I just made sure you didn't get knocked out." He's smug now, but it's growing increasingly obvious that they're getting outnumbered. Twice's quirk was out of control.

"I just need to think!!" But time wasn't on their side, and one of the clones took the opportunity of Hawks being distracted to grab the hero's arm, twisting it with the very intention of breaking it.

That opportunity to think never came, this was happening all too quickly, and Yuri's appearance threw him off kilter. Hawks totally wasn't on his A-game now, and it was glaringly obvious. The most he can do now is follow through with the double's motion, effectively breaking his own arm to use the momentum to push forward and break through the clones to get as close to the original Jin as possible.

If he wasn't running on pure adrenaline, that would've hurt like hell, but, the pure shock running through his body hasn't quite caught up to his brain.

While Hawks wasn't one for sacrifices, he does know one thing: someone's gotta make it out of this nightmare-ish hellscape, and it should be the person who didn't belong.

"Hey, Yuri!" He's given up trying to rationalize with Jin, it was for naught, this was only his nightmare, no matter how much Hawks wanted to save Jin it just wouldn't happen. Not here at least. Maybe back home.

"When I get back: do me a favor. Book a double date at a nice restaurant, put it on my bill." With the send off of a terribly timed bird pun, the feathers hooked to Yuri's clothes shoot off with him in tow, tearing him away from the scene while Hawks tries his best to wear Bubaigawara down.

Once far enough, the feathers grind to a halt, falling limp and lifeless. While it might've been safe to assume they were just too far from Hawks that he just lost control of them. It's the way that the nightmare that Yuri had once found himself in had also notably disappeared, with no way to reenter the manor as that had seemingly disappeared into nothing as well.

[sixthear]

"Ohhh..." They blink, tilting their head as they examine the new pattern. It's kinda like avoiding triggering traps in a temple, if they look at it from a certain angle. They can do that! "Yeah! Watch this—"

Liu'er might not have all his magic, but he was still trained to be pretty agile! Acrobatic feats come naturally, when you're a little monkey from Huaguoshan. Liu'er finishes this round with a literal gust of wind as he spins in the air for a bit before landing on his head with a giggle. His ears twitch and swivel around. Excitedly waiting for reactions. That display of magic was pretty cool, right?

｢𓆄｣ "Hah! Yeah, just like that!" He was watching them intently, kids their age tended to be clumsy, but this kid was pretty limber all things considered. Color him impressed.

"Even stealing my finishing move, mimicry is the highest form of flattery!" Hawks shot the kid a thumbs up, as one of the other kids drew the man's attention to another finished hopscotch board, this time, it being marked up with hands and feet to connotate what body part will go where.

"Think you can give that one a go?"

[inheritai]

"Good call. I was lucky enough to have someone I knew here when I first arrived- not everyone gets that kind of lifeline when they get dropped in here."

"How I perceive it..." The girl mulled it over for a few seconds, glancing to her left as if something else drew her attention, before speaking up. "It's like...we've been forced onto a vacation as part of a science experiment. The city's nice enough, we get everything we need to live life and have fun...but every now and then the jerks in lab coats shake things up to see how we react. To what end, I couldn't tell you."

｢𓆄｣ "Sure are!"

"I've been forewarned. I was told 'not everything is as it seems here'...Whatever that means! I already had my mind set on keeping my wits about me, but that further fortified it."

"But, that's also one perspective. I'm always open to hearing about how you perceive this place." It'll help him form his own opinion after all: multiple perspectives to help him be well informed on his own take.

[horoffic]

👻 "Oh, nothing! Just checking the local shop deals, y'know? I was thinking of buying my partner a nice gift and these cellphones are real handy! Ehe~!"

｢𓆄｣"Whatcha doin' there?" Not slick.

[lalaluuz]

"She is fun, when she's not mom-ing me," Luz giggled. "Still, I bet if you run into each other, you'll get along."

"Pssh, please, he'll do the same thing to me if you give him half a chance." She rolled her eyes with another laugh. "He's basically my brother, at this point, so I get younger-sibling rights to make fun of him."

Luz folded her arms and cocked an eyebrow. "We'll just have to wait 'n see if you live up to your own hype, huh?" She had a feeling he might, despite her light teasing--he actually did seem pretty cool.

｢𓆄｣"Eh, you get used to it. It's like second nature for me to account for these bad boys." Sure it was pretty awkward as a kid, but now, he could easily adjust for his wing span!

"She sounds like fun!" And kinda like him, "Maybe we'll meet. We'll see."

"Awwh, that's not very nice, smack talking when someone can't defend themselves? I thought that Hunter kid was preeeetty cool, y'know. His little cardinal friend too." The pro hero was only teasing! It was harmless on Luz's part, but he couldn't help but hint at the prospect he had already met her friend. "I'm not going to bore you with hyping myself up, Luz, I can let my work do the talking for me. But, like I said: I am pretty great."

[godperi]

Animals with multiple stomachs, okay, sure... Speaking of, he is talking to someone with a huge pair of wings, so maybe he has no reason to assume things as if they were human. The winged blond seems to more or less talk himself out of it, anyway.

"Maybe wishing for a bottomless stomach would be the move. Until you find out that would probably have its cons, too." He's not even trying to be a downer here, he just knows how these things go.

｢𓆄｣ "I don't think so, a lot of animals have multiple stomachs. And think about it, it just makes sense, I'd be able to eat more in one sitting." Oh wait...

But then that also meant...

"I wouldn't have to eat as often, either, huh? Man, what a crappy caveat."

[twohundredpower]

Right, this guy did have wings-- Lloyd almost didn't notice for a second between all the excitement going around, but..

"Huh? Well.." he thought on that for a second, holding his chin. "I mean, there's people in my world with wings too, but we don't have any shrimp chefs.. your world's gotta automatically be cooler then!"

"It's the best, right?! Gettin' me hungry just thinkin' about it, heheh!" he excitement dwindled down into a bit of a sigh, though; a look of longing taking hold of his features. "Man, I hope so-- a chef that good deserves to be recognized by everybody, y'know? And of course I do! I can barely get anybody to believe me, so I try as hard as I can to spread word about the shrimp who fries the rice when I can!"

Feeling a strong, sudden kinship with the man, Lloyd suddenly offered him a hand. "I'm Lloyd, by the way! What's your name?"

｢𓆄｣ "You think a guy with giant wings hasn't seen a shrimp chef before?" The question was rhetorical in nature, merely a playful quip to something that would otherwise seem obvious to anyone else. "I don't need to believe in him to know he's real. He's got a mean fried rice recipe." And some of the best food in Kyushu, but that was neither here nor there!

"Ahhh, now you're getting it, friend!" Took him long enough! "Maybe he'll grace the island with his presence. He's pretty top notch."

"Do you always argue so passionately about this with other people?"

[camelliacried]

        HER  brows raise at first, bewildered by the question.    ❝  Aren't there nothing but words in the Spirale Times... ?  ❞ ⠀ Tsubaki asks, wondering if this were some sort of trick question. Of course, then she actually looks at his phone screen, and that clears things up. … Sort of. Critical thinking is doing a lot of heavy-lifting here, but she gathers it's something like a crossword puzzle — only for one word instead of a whole set, and the letters themselves are the only hints.

       ❝   Hmm. It turns green when you get a letter right, I take it ?   ❞ ⠀  At this point, the notion of 'cheating' or not doesn't even matter. Now she just wants to figure it out for the sake of figuring it out; there's a level of determination steeling her features that's wholly and completely unnecessary, but genuine.     ❝   You still have a few more vowels to try, so rule those out first. That should narrow it down.   ❞ ⠀

@camelliacried

｢𓆄｣ "Pssssst---" As if he really needed to be as sneaky as he was being. "Do you have any hints on today's word in Spirale Times?" The hero pointed at his phone, each letter turned red, signifying none of his safe letters were apart of the word. Which was disappointing.

"It's not cheating as long as you don't outright tell me the word, right?"