The Adventure Never Ends

[Rackinac]

Mira frowns at the robots the have slaughtered so to speak, putting her chainsaw back on her back with a grunt. No blood, no guts, no worries.

"As I said, freak show. Whatever, I'm gettin' this show on the road too." She follows near the yammering Ra and Syleena, mask covering her face once more as she has a few coughing fits. She does listen intently to the two though.

She feels the need to interject when Syleena mentions her little speech about finding adventure. "Hah! What a privileged life you must have lived, to think nothing interesting happens unless you look for it. Being bored is a luxury, why you gotta throw yourself in the pit of danger just for fun? Adrenaline junkie."

Mira then points at Ra, "And you make a profit killing people. Ya'll screwed up freaks, you know that?"

She removes her mask to spit on the ground.

[Lord of the Dance]

Champ stared between the four of them, his lips pursed. "Well. Glad to know I'm surrounding myself with the good folk of the country."
A puff of wind blew a cloud of dust across the road and ruffled Champ's fur. He brushed himself off idly. "At least I didn't lay around and whine about not having any big evil to fight off for six years. I play in a band," He smirked, but then frowned after a second and turned to watch the road.

The crash in evildoers had at least been kind to banks and government officials. Wherever you put your money, it was 100% safe. Sorcerers and witches and demons had given up the grand hunt for power and turned over their quests to economists and powerful industries. The average citizen had the ability to govern their own life now, instead of living in fear of living in the crossfire between 'good' and 'evil'. They no longer had to live with the knowledge that the next stray bullet could be their last.

"Keep an eye out for the Koopa," Champ grumbled. "You get the wizard, you get the money. Sure."

[Strangie]

Karth made sure to stay closer to the front of the group, merely replying to Champ with a simple "Aye" in acknowledgement. His time in the darker areas of life, and his maintaining of a public establishment, lead him to be wary of his surroundings. He kept an eye out for trouble in the front of the pack.

[Yoshiken]

"Well, I am more or less working as a hired guard for travelers, merchants, caravans, and whatnot," Yoshiken said, without much enthusiasm. "It isn't a very glamorous job. We hardly see any attacks, and most of what we do see is not very threatening. It can definitely be dull and boring at times. I miss those days in the past when you could always expect some kind of thrill-ride waiting for you just outside your door."

Yoshiken pondered on his own comment before responding again. "that is wishful thinking though. One shouldn't expect that life will be without dull times. I should be happy at whatever comes my way. Anyways, getting to business, what did this koopa do to attract the attention of your superiors?"

[Rackinac]

Mira puts a hand up as if she were to respond to Yoshiken's speech as well, but scoffs instead, crossing her arms in a huff.

She has another coughing fit, placing her mask on her face once more.

[nitrostraggler]

Syleena turns to Ra to face him. "And what would happen if you didn't get paid then? Would you still be willing to do it?"

[Lord of the Dance]

"And now you're asking better questions," Champ smirked at Yoshiken, then flinched at Mira's coughing fit. "Let's not get sick and die before anything happens yet."
"This guy, he apparently went in looking for a position with the big guys. They..."
"Hey." A snarl cut in. Champ sighed at the interruption.

A tall, almost scrawny Magikoopa was sitting on the rocks off to the group's right.

[Strangie]

Karth turned to the DRAMATICALLY SHADOWED figure on the rocks, parting his feet in an equally dramatic defensive pose.

"Hey... is for horses, laddie. This be it?" Karth asked Champ. He kept his eyes on the figure, ready to maneuver.

[Rackinac]

Mira begins to laugh in between coughs, removing her mask and wiping her bloody lip. "Yeah okay don't get sick and die, funny."

She sees Karth point dramatically just then and glances in that general direction, throwing her hand back to grab her chainsaw without pulling it to her front.

"Ack! Turtleman, don't just stand there like a tool, STOOpid-" She pulls her chainsaw over her shoulder and revs it up, waving it wildly back and forth at the shadow's general direction. "-back, back!"

[nitrostraggler]

"Oh look it. More fun It seems like people never learn. Whatever, lets just take this out. I'm ready to start this. You wanna play, OK." she grabs her dagger and gets ready to fight.

[Moot]

"Oh, what now?" Moot promptly facepalmed, as clearly today just wasn't ridiculous enough. "Is this turtle thing the guy we're after?" He readied himself by assuming an equally dramatic stance of indifference.

Moot cast his glance back over to the two who were currently swinging weapons around. "Is that really necessary? The guy only said 'Hey'. It doesn't exactly look like he's spoiling for a fight or anything..." Still, judging from the days events there was a distinct possibility that he was going to eat those words later on.

[Lord of the Dance]

The Koopa stood up straight and folded his arms. He scowled at the group, making no effort to hide his disgust. He eyed Mira's and Syleena's weapons. "I can hear you when you're talking about me."
Champ scratched his head as his eyes followed the various dramatic points and weapon waving. "Oh, yeah, there he is. Get 'im. Don't kill him if you want any money though."
The figure snorted, glancing around at everyone. When he turned his head three long, parallel gashes across the right side of his face became visible. They were oozing blood. "After me already? ... Wait, you weaklings think you can just catch me? You're all so out of shape!"

[Strangie]

Karth stared up at the figure, scratching his head. Then he put his fins at his sides, raising a scraggly eyebrow. "Is that so, laddie? Well if we're all out of shape, what makes ye so IN shape more than us, aye? What've ya been doin' that we been missin' out on over the past... six years or so?"

[nitrostraggler]

Syleena gives Moot a look. "And that is why I got ready to attack. Just in case something like this happened."

[Rackinac]

Mira rolls her eye at Karth and Syleena, throwing her still-powered chainsaw to the ground. It tears up the grass and dirt, little pieces flying everywhere. Chainsaws aren't that useful if you want to catch people alive.

"Don't talk at it, STOOpid!"

Running on her bare feet she already takes charge, lunging at the stranger in attempt to scratch at him or tear at his wound.

[Lord of the Dance]

Karth's question brought a sly grin to the Koopa's face. "Wouldn't you like to know... Woah!" He took a step back at Mira's sudden charge. Champ tensed up and bared his teeth. "What are you doing!"
The Koopa swung his wand around in a quick circle and lances of ice burst from the star talisman on the end in Mira's direction. "Don't-don't get any closer!"

[nitrostraggler]

"Oh, and we're the stupid ones? Rule number 1: Never attack somebody if you don't know if they are evil or not." Syleena rolled her eyes.

[Strangie]

"I don't think that's the first rule, but it's probably a rule, somewhere," Karth replied to Syleena. He quickly sidestepped to avoid getting in the line of fire from any stray magic attacks - while he could potentially absorb something if he was struck with something, it had been a while since he really put it to use against particularly strong magic and he didn't want to risk getting hit in the first place.

"Zombie-woman! Ye need to think with yer brain! ... oh wait, ye probably dunnae have one anymore, since it ROTTED AWAY. Nevermind!"

[Rackinac]

The ice crystals lodge into Mira's chest and stomach, one getting caught in her arm, but it hardly stops her. Zombie! Projectiles for the most part don't stand against her so she continues flailing and clawing at the figure's general direction- even spitting at him. Syleena's and Karth's words fall upon deaf ears.

"Gonna get ya, gonna get ya, gonna get ya little twerp!"

[Lord of the Dance]

As Mira was hardly daunted by his attacks, the Koopa stumbled back, eyes wide. He spun his wand again and disappeared into the wind as if he had never existed.
Champ cursed and waved his arms at Mira. "You retard! What were you doing! Now we'll never find him!"