[now event'd!] Rebooting.

[final_number]

"..."

Zero has no idea what happened. Six months ago he was in the process of scoping out some of the ruins in hopes of securing a possible building for housing and to start rebuilding the Maverick Hunters; the next, he wakes up in different ruins, covered in a thick layer of dust. His system logs are completely blank from November of last year,

Comments

[dangerouscience]

Hey, are you okay?

[It looked like someone got ruffed up quit3 a bit. Can't say Ema is curious of the man in armor.]

((Bug him I shall ;o! ))

[final_number]

[Zero is brushing debris off his armor when he detects the human's pulse rate, heat signal and spoken question all at the same time. He whirls, startled, eyes wide, to face the human, but doesn't engage his threat response systems. Kind of a bad idea with a human.]

Yeah, but my system seems like it's been nerfed pretty bad. Can you confirm the current date?

[dangerouscience]

Your system?
[She wasn't quite sure what he meant. Though he definitely stood out a lot from a lot of the people she's been meeting here.]
Ah, well last time I checked it's May 10,2010.

[Well, she hoped this place stayed along current dates anyhow.

[final_number]

[Dammit. That confirms his fear, and Zero's tension amps noticeably, although his face remains calm. If I hurt someone while I was down...]

Thanks. That's not what I wanted to hear, but it checks with my internal clock.

[The Reploid frowns.]

I'm a Reploid - a robot. I don't remember how I ended up here; can you tell me how you found me?

HOLY CRAP A ZERO!!!

[stalkerwitch]

A small girl floats up in midair, watching this scene with slight interest.

She sits cross-legged with her hand on her chin, observing the red...robotic man? Lambda doesn't know, she hasn't seen anyone like this in all of the worlds she's traveled too.

"How...peculiar.."

Hi. :D

[final_number]

[Zero twists as he detects a... rather odd signal. Pulse and heat, small, coming from ... an entirely wrong position, confirmed when he lifts his head and looks over his shoulder to see the girl.
That's interesting.]

I'll say. Humans don't normally float.

:D Hello~!

[stalkerwitch]

Lambda Delta gives a small childish laugh, eyes filled with mischievousness.

"Oh, I'm about as human as you are good sir..~"

Which is to say, she really isn't, Lambda just loves to mess with people's heads. Crazy little witch she is.

Straighting herself up, she continues to hover on the ground, await to see his reaction.

"In all of my travels in the kakera..I've never quite seen anything like you before either...~"

[final_number]

Feeling's mutual.

[He can't get a read on her; he can't detect her power source, and whatever she is, it's not something that can be quantified... some things can only be felt. But his 'intuition' is failing him right now too, in regards to this oddity. As a result, Zero's expression is slightly confused. This, on top of his existing damage and internally disjointed memory files, leaves him feeling unsettled. Instinct would have him go for the Saber hilt in its charger, but he knows better than to raise a hand against a human- even a floating human.]

What exactly are you?

[dangerouscience]

[Well, unlike some floating witches some people have to walk. Unless they have built in jets in their feet to glide with ease. Ema is letting Zero lead them down along the street. There were a few straggling zombies limping. They weren't hard to spot or hear. They didn't have the element of surprise seeing as they groan out loudly when they spot something that's warm flesh.]

[final_number]

[Zero, out front and sword out, eyes the shuffling remnants with discomfort- but yeah, they're not exactly hard targets. He's tracking three now by sound, and an additional two by long-range motion detection.]

You seriously want to study these?

All the ladies loves Zero with his shampoo and condition hair. ;o

[dangerouscience]

Of course! Who wouldn't want to find out what makes the undead...undead! Besides, it's helpful if I know if it's just the undead rising from the grave or there was something going around that infected humans like this. So, it's pretty beneficial.

[One shouldn't be so cheery of undead corpses shuffling around in the streets and....was that one on fire over there?]

I wonder if there's an ammo store here somewhere...I don't think I had a spare clip with me.

Trolling Lambda is trolling.

[stalkerwitch]

"My how brave of the little human to go in without any means to defend herself."

Lambda interjects, turning her eyes towards Ema.

"Wouldn't it be a true shame if your little...friend has decided to pay you a visit? Or maybe something even worse.."

Lambda that's not funny.

Z-ZERO. I...I LOVE YOU. AoA

[floramentirosa]

[Minatsuki's just finished up slicing through four zombies when she comes upon Zero reasserting himself. She's covered in blood (not like she cares), is cackling madly (not like she cares), and quite possibly looks like a zombie herself because she is covered in so much blood and bits of gore (not like she cares). Still, she curious about the newcomer, only because he doesn't look like anyone or anything she's ever seen.

...Seriously, long, flowing blonde hair and a goofy helmet and armor? Seriously? Minatsuki proceeds to frown.]

...The shit? You some kind of fuckin' Power Ranger?

My sexy hair brings all the ladies. *kill'd* XDD

[final_number]

[Zero twists sharply at the sound, startled; the human managed to get close enough to him before all his systems came back on line, and they now helpfully inform him of respiration, pulse, and a heat signature within his defensive perimeter. The dinged-up and dust-smeared Reploid narrows his eyes, trying to determine what's in front of him. The blood, drawn sword and cackling indicate a threat; the corpses piled around the girl's feet don't help her case either. But he doesn't have enough information to justify activating his combat protocols yet. Reminds him uncomfortably of that earlier Maverick from six months ago, though...]

Maverick Hunter, S-class. Name's Zero. Mind explaining yourself?

loooool

[floramentirosa]

[Cue confused blinking as she quickly rips off her earrings to unleash Whip Wing, which comes in the form of blood-based whips sprouting from her hair. Just in case. He doesn't seem like a threat himself, but the way he's addressing her reminds her of the police.

She doesn't like police.

Still, he doesn't look like any cop she's seen. She may have to play (somewhat) nice for now. Before she replies, however, she quickly glances around for any more zombies. Coast's clear.]

Uh...huh...yeah, never heard of those, or of you, either. Look, we're in the middle of some fucking XXX zombie invasion, so if you're looking to catch some bad guys, you're shit outta luck.

As for me~? Puhahaha, I'm just exterminating these pusbag, rotting, worthless, stinking oversized rats, y'know? Don't mind me.

[final_number]

[You have got to be kidding. Zero grimaces at the blood-whips, and yeah, he's reaching for his Saber on his back now, sheer instinct to pull it into his hand- though he'll hold off on lighting it up for now. Never mind that his system is warning him that he has structural damage- it's not severe enough that he cares.]

Zombies. Seriously.

[What in the blue hell did he wake up to?]

Be a good girl and put the weapons down, then we'll talk.

(( OOC: Back this evening. Gotta get to work. :~( ))

Over here~ Also, Lambda has lost it.

[stalkerwitch]

[[OOC: I hope you guys don't mind, that if I make a new thread post..thing. I'm just getting confused with the replies here.
XD'' ]]

Lambda continues to laugh like a small girl having fun with her new toys for christmas, although that sort of childish laughter is also tinged with a maniacal twist, surely Lambda is letting her sanity slip.

"KYAAHAHAHAHAHA!~ How fun! If you lose Zero, I'll set up a nice little punishment game for youuu.~"
She says in a sing song voice, egging him on. She clearly sees something else there that's helping him out as well, a few beams of light.
Strange, Lambda didn't notice anybody else here, oh well. As long as he doesn't disrupt her fun its all good.

Amen, way too many threads to bounce through. Thanks!

[final_number]

[Zero ignores the taunting, completing his energy charge and slamming his fist down hard into the ground. A rolling cascade of massive blue-white blasts come bursting up from the ground in waves, complimenting the beams that come down from Joshua and effectively turning the immediate area into a hailstorm of rising and falling fire. Poor zombies will never know what hit 'em!]

[cantplayfair]

[If he could Joshua would bring down the Moon and end everything but he's much too weak and not trying to kill everyone. Eventually he starts adding in random objects to crush them too. Because there is no kill like overkill. Hopefully Lambda doesn't summon anymore because Joshua is using up quite a bit of his remaining power because he's been jumping planes too much.
five bucks everything just go jinxed.]

No problem! 8D

[stalkerwitch]

Lambda's runic circles are still in play, as they keep glowing and spawning more mook zombies for the pair to fight.

This is just becoming an endurance contest, fortunately for them, this repeateded summoning is also costing Lambda's magic.

Lambda's overexcitedment calmed down a bit as she hums a tune under her breathe and spins her right index finger around, making a runic circle also appear.

"Well done! You're all doing so great! Now time for the boss!~"

She exclaims happily and flicks the circle towards the ground, and from it, spawns another zombie, only this one seems a lot bigger and meanier.
Did she mention that it also has a huge Bazooka on it?

"Boss fiight!" Exclaims Lambda, with childish glee mixed with insanity.