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the head | the hand ([personal profile] headandhand) wrote in [community profile] dualislogs2019-10-19 06:55 pm

we’re ready to make you one of us.

WHO: Open to all Dualizens
WHAT: When Roboclones Attack
WHERE: Anywhere in the city!
WHEN: The night of Oct. 19
WARNINGS: Please use these if applicable! And if you happen to end up dead by roboclone, please fill out the death form!

It’s an ordinary night in Dualis, until it suddenly becomes a very dark and stormy night in Dualis. There hasn’t been a single day of unpleasant weather since any of you arrived, but soon after the sun begins to sink behind the city’s skyscrapers and the neon lights intensify for the night, storm clouds begin to gather overhead and unleash a cacophony of thunder, a deluge of rain, and brilliant spikes of lightning arcing across the sky.

It’s a violent storm, to be sure, but surely severe weather is no challenge in such a technologically advanced city as Dualis, right? As long as you stay indoors, you can keep safe and dry until the storm passes.

Except … less than an hour after the storm begins, the power all across the city goes completely out. All buildings are dark except for the illumination cast by lightning across brick and steel and glass. All electronics - including phones - are dead, all biometric locks are disabled, and no attempts to call, text, or reach the internet or the network succeed. Eerily, the streets are silent and empty.

Under normal circumstances, such a widespread blackout would merely be odd and inconvenient, but tonight, circumstances are anything but normal. About half an hour after the blackout begins, something approaches you, wherever you are. In the dark, you’ll be able to make out that its shape is humanoid, but maybe its motions are jerky and mechanical. As it draws closer and you get a better look, by candlelight or flashlight or flash of lightning, you recognize the face staring back at you.

That face is your own.

The face, like the rest of the body, is likely some degree of incomplete, an incongruous jigsaw of metal and flesh, but it’s definitely yours. And this machine doppelganger’s mission is soon made apparent as it launches a targeted attack on you:

It’s here to kill you.

After nearly four hours, the storm subsides and the power is restored and the city falls back into its normal rhythm. Will you survive until then?

May the odds be ever in your favor, friends.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (SeeD Rank A For A Reason (Combat))

Terminator Situation

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-10-22 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[The call for help is definitely heard, though Nida can't quite explain what gets him to approach. All he knows is that it feels right to come here. Coming here to help is absolutely happening. And it comes in the form of a fit young man with a metal pole, walking down the road at a leisurely pace. Should he run? Maybe. But instead he pushes a sleeve up and reveals a complex tattoo on one arm, violet and green and blue swirling together with a sheen that makes it look like moving. And with a thrust of his arm a burst of wind cuts through the air, aiming to knock the metal monstrosity off step.]

Someone need help here?
axiomed: (The days and nights)

dfgfgdf I somehow never got this notif, sorry!

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-26 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh thank god. charles immediately broadcasts where he is. ]

Over here! Quickly!
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (More Effective Than Sleep Spells (Bored))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-10-26 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Quickly is something he can manage. Nida crosses the distance quickly, staff flashing out to knock into the robot, aiming for the head.]

You have an evil twin or something? Or is the evil robots condition catching?
Edited 2019-10-26 15:17 (UTC)
axiomed: (Sober or not)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-27 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
In general, robots and I don't get along.

[ sentinels come to mind. thankfully nida's staff seems to knock the robot off balance. charles lets out a quick sigh of relief. ]

Quickly. We should leave.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Memories of Lost Loved-Ones (Sad))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-10-29 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
There isn't a quickly enough to leave with this thing here. It isn't likely to let us just go. And while I think I can out run it, I'm not sure if you can. Why don't you get started away from here and I can try and keep it occupied?

[He watches at the robot, stunned from the blow, starts trying to get to its feet again.]
axiomed: (But the sadness in your eyes)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-30 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles wavers. ]

It'd be in poor taste to leave you to face it alone.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (You've Got My Attention Now (Interested))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-10-30 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Bad taste? Hardly. It's a lot easier as a warrior to protect people when you know that the person you're trying to protect is safely out of arm's reach.

[He does respect that the guy is worried about him, though.]

You any good in a fight? Pick up a mod or a spell or something?
axiomed: (They still cling to the wall)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-31 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles shakes his head. ]

Nothing I have can fight a robot.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (What Am I Looking At Here? (Confused))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-10-31 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Those are always a pain. There's a different sort of durability to it. I can try and help you get somewhere safe before I deal with it?

[They need to decide quickly, though, because the thing is getting to it's feet.]
axiomed: (The days and nights)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-11-02 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles quickly nods. ]

I'll take that option. Let's go!
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Looking for Fucks To Give (Book))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-02 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well then, he swings the metal staff to the harness in his back and grips the wheelchair, pushing it quickly away. But not too fast. What a bad idea.]

Got anyone around you trust that I can get you to?
Edited 2019-11-02 17:11 (UTC)
axiomed: (Wasting my days)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-11-03 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Erik. He's our best bet.

[ he sends out a telepathic message, erik? erik can you hear me? ]
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Are You Interrupting Coffee? (Glower))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-03 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if your friend is reachable, I hope we run into him soon. But with the power outage...

[He doesn't know what can be done. What he can do is push the wheelchair at some speed.]
axiomed: (The madness the bad dreams)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-11-04 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'm trying my best.

[ charles looks back at the robot before sending out another telepathic message, erik, where are you? ]
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (That Sounds Fake But Okay (Disbelief))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-04 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[His best isn't good enough at the moment, with this friend not showing up. And the damn robot is standing again. Nida grimaces. If he was good with throwing things, he'd just hurl his staff through the thing's head. As it is he pushes Charles faster and around a corner. Corners are good.]

Dammit, if I had some rope or something I'd tie you to me and climb up where it couldn't get us easily. With power out we can't even rely in elevators. Stupid world not having more access ramps.
magneticfields: (land)

[personal profile] magneticfields 2019-11-05 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Erik missed Charles' first call for help, as he was in the process of dealing with his own doppelgänger. And discovering that his powers had somehow been disrupted in this place. Maybe there's less ferrous metals in the planet's makeup. Maybe there's some kind of dampener. Either way, it's frustrating. Especially when faced with one of his primal fears.

Anyway. He heard the second, and immediately soared through the air in the direction of the call. ]


Dammit, where are you.

[ He grumbles aloud because he can't actually communicate in words telepathically, just emotion and sensation. ]

I can't see a damned thing!

[ He shouts louder this time. But then he does sense something.

The wheelchair.

He drops to the ground right behind it and whoever is pushing the damned thing. ]


Where is it?
axiomed: (I'll spend my final day with you)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-11-05 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
Erik.

[ charles exhales, so relieved to see erik, all in one piece. ]

He's following us. He — It can't be too far.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Luck Stat All The Way Up There (Wonder))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-05 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Did that guy just...

[Charles may be relieved, but Nida is only very very vaguely comfortable with the concept of flying. Like, barely even okay with it. And here is this guy, just falling out of the air or whatever. He gapes for a long moment before pointing back behind them, and vaguely around the corner.]

You're the, uh, friend. I think I crushed the servos in one leg, so it shouldn't be following too fast. Who knew that beating a metal body with a metal stick would work so well.

[And if he knew what Erik could do, how he'd been flying, he might offer over said metal stick. As it is, he's just staring.]

How did you...? I should save questions for later. Do you want help, or should I stay with this guy?

[Nida doesn't even know Charles' name yet.]
Edited 2019-11-05 14:29 (UTC)
magneticfields: (hand 2)

[personal profile] magneticfields 2019-11-06 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, the friend.

[ Sure, we'll go with that. He strides past Nida to Charles. ]

Are you injured?

[ To Nida. ]

I don't need help.

[ The robot approaches, and Erik lifts his hand. It goes flying and slams into a wall. ]
axiomed: (It becomes you)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-11-07 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ the robots hits the wall with a satisfying crunch, though charles does wince. it is a bit jarring to see someone that looks like you being tossed around. ]

I'm fine. We both are. You came just in time.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Well Look At The Floor (Downcast))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-07 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, Nida's staring. He didn't see any magic like THAT when he was getting his enhancements. He wants it.]

That was impressive. Seriously, how did you do it? Where did you get that power?
magneticfields: (hardhat look up)

[personal profile] magneticfields 2019-11-11 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Erik's already dismantled the one who looked like him and is decidedly not dealing with smashing a robot that looks like Charles. So. That'll be fun for Charles when that inevitably rises to the surface later. ]

Of course it was impressive. I'm a mutant.

[ He turns to Charles, kneeling so they're eye-level, his expression much more tender. ]

Well. You know how fond I am of making an entrance. However. [ He glances away, expression tightening. ] I think it's time to make our grand exit. Pursued by a bot.

axiomed: (Kills you when you're young)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-11-13 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles rolls his eyes fondly at erik's answer. ]

I'm quite ready to leave this behind me.

[ glancing at nida. ]

Will you be all right? I should be fine now.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Need An Esuna Dear? (Shoulder))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-11-13 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Didn’t think I’d ever meet more mutants.

[But if they need to go, they need to go.]

I’ll be fine. I’m a combat apecialist. I’ll be fine.