video UN: vault thief

[phaseflex]

[opening up, amara is beaming at the camera. she's clearly in an alleyway of the willful machine, if the light and bustle a little ways off from her is any indication. she has a huge bag of popcorn in one hand, the other holding the omni-- her signature tattoos glow across her arms and neck, though right now they're a bright orange instead of the usual blue.]

Yoooo! This market has orange popcorn! You have no idea how long it's been since I've had some! [a truly unfortunate and very strange looking dog briefly pops into frame as it makes a lunge for the popcorn with a long, prehensile tongue. amara doesn't seem too bothered by it, responding by lifting the bag up and chiding it;] Not for you, Skag. This is people food.

[moving on...]

I'm Amara! I am known as the Tiger of Partali, the wisest cowboy to ever walk the land and possible brain surgeon! That last one involves a lot more metaphysical punching than you would expect. Anyway! That giant snake is an equally giant pain in the ass, so I'm gonna tear its head off and give it to the Hunters in lieu of a resumé. Anyone down to join? It'll be a fun evening out!

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audio; un: doublehedgedsword

[laminae]

[Oh shit, ohhhhh shit given everything that's happened recently Amara is a very welcome sight.]

Amara!! [Don't mind him he's just going to sound very, very emotional right now.] You're really here??

[phaseflex]

Sure am, little man! [she whistles, clearly happy to see fern again.] Show me video! I wanna see your flowers for this reality!

( video | un: burton )

[rocinantes]

( amos squints because...she's familiar. it's been a long fuckin' time but she's familiar. still, he's been here long enough to know she might not know him. )

What makes you think it's not gonna tear your head off too? Haven't really heard of giant snakes being particularly gentle and easy to fuck over.

[phaseflex]

Bold of you to think this is the first flaming rock snake I've fought in my life.

[she tilts her head, looking at amos through the video carefully, looking for any major differences. unfortunately, like him, it's been long enough that she doesn't remember all the little details.]

You look well. Alive, at least.

audio; un: taka

[retsuden]

[ He has no idea who she is or what half the words she said mean!! But he understands that last part and he likes the way it sounds. ]

I'd like to assist.

[phaseflex]

I'd be delighted to fight alongside you. First, please tell me your name and what you look like, so I don't accidentally punch you in all the confusion of a heated battle.

[he sounds youngish, which is nice. amara always loves to see up and coming warriors! maybe she'll get to learn something from him, too.]

video; un: jk21a

[hearuthinking]

Fuck, yeah, count me in. Wouldn't mind usin' that fucker's corpse as my resume, too.

[Not that he has a 100% idea of what the Hunters are, but if their business is killing monsters, he's down]

[phaseflex]

[amara doesn't have a complete idea either, to be honest. she just crawled out the ocean and chose violence.]

It'll most certainly be me, but let's see who gets the final hit in first, yeah?

voice, un:blue

[firstroar]

Please take care if you truly mean to confront that beast...the damage it has done in its simple movements alone is vast.

[phaseflex]

I have fought giant monsters like this before. Many, many times. An obnoxious amount of times. [she hums.] But, I don't wish to die a painful death, so I will be careful.

Tell me what you've seen of it.

un: metalhead69 1/3

[bardbarous]

[ !!! ]

2/3

[bardbarous]

[ OH SHIIIT! It's the dope ass lady he had a crush on! Fuuuuck! She's back! Oh kay. Get it together, Tuck! Be cool! ]

3/3

[bardbarous]

H-Hey theeeere, gal—uh, gal... gallanack...us. [ Keep digging, Tuck. ] is what I call you.

It's, uh, a term of... endearment, so.

Video UN: RadRidingHood

[onekindsoul]

Me, me, me! I want to kill the snake with you, Amara!

Come on! It'll be just like old times!

[phaseflex]

[she wonders, briefly, if anyone got to go home. then she wonders what "home" is, now. amara decides to abandon that line of thought and eat more popcorn.]

Ah, because our experiences with large reptiles have been so fruitful...

Video: UN - Runeseeker

[onerthes]

Amara!

[Who has two thumbs and might not have been paying attention to whether or not Amara remembered her from the old days? This gal.]

Oh gods, but it's good to see you. Already up to your old tricks and picking fights with giant worms I see...

[phaseflex]

[fortunately, amara recognises vira instantly and breaks into a huge grin.]

Oh, you know it. I hope you're getting that rest you promised you would this time around, girl. Did that council ever get put together? I have so many questions.

un: eudaimonikos; video

[eudaimonikos]

Holy shit! Amara!

[Did he ever figure out what was going on in that other thread, it remains to be seen]

You're here! Where are you? Why are you hanging out in an alleyway?

[phaseflex]

Ah, MILF.

[if he didn't, he sure does now.]

I wanted a break from the people trying to pick my pockets. [loudly, possibly to someone offscreen:] Because they're so obvious and bad at it!

I don't care about this, though. I'm at the market thing-- I'll go wait by that tea house. I need to see you right now instantly.

voice; un: shiro

[shiro2hero]

Amara?

You're back?

[phaseflex]

Sure am. [she's not surprised shiro is here. kind of glad on a level, too. poor guy would've been a wreck if he lost his family.] Miss me?

un: trienemybest; video

[droptheious]

[Well, that sure is Amara, but Varian has had a monumentally shitty few months and a part of him is a little afraid to believe this is real. Just in case the house of cards comes crashing down again. His skin is a little ashen still, as he turns the camera on, looking at her with poorly disguised worry. ]

...Amara? Is that- do you remember Deerington?

[phaseflex]

[she doesn't need to know what's happened to know he's had a rough few... uh, pick a timeline. her expression softens when she sees him.]

Yeah, I do. No force in this stupid universe could make me forget my boys.

Video | un: SunshinePrincess

[prodigalhairess]

[Among all the people joyful over the return of an old friend, there's a new face here!]

Orange popcorn??? Do you mean just orange-colored, or is it flavored too???

[Truly, she has Big Priorities.]

[phaseflex]

[hey, she's happy to talk to anyone new in this place. first thing you gotta do is make connections in a strange world.]

Both! Oh, it's so good. Come down here, girl, you can have some!

video | un: atsushi

[undermoonlight]

[A tiger? Atsushi assumes she doesn't mean literally, but it does catch his ear.]

Nice to meet you, Ms Amara. I'm not quite sure about tearing its head off, but if you're looking for help..? I'm more of a physical and frontline sort of fighter, and I'm happy to lend a hand.

[phaseflex]

Anything's head comes off if you pull hard enough. [and that's wisdom for today.] I would be delighted to meet you on the battlefield. What sort of things can you do?

video; un: ushiromiya

[entreats]

[ Ange definitely is checking some of the other messages just to see whether or not Amara actually recognizes the people here, remembers Deerington - because she isn't too sure if she would be able to handle the heartbreak if she wouldn't.

But she does. That much is obvious. And the moment Ange realises that, she doesn't even hesitate a second to quickly send a message. ]

Amara, what is that thing?

[ The dog, she means. The.. dog-like thing?

Either way, Ange doesn't even seem confused, she just looks excited. And happy. No other emotion could be stronger than those upon seeing the other again. ]

[phaseflex]

Hey, sis. [she says casually, like she hasn't been away for a while. ange knows amara well enough at this point to know she's happy to see her, too, with how her expression softens and her voice brightens.] It's a Skag, one of the creatures from Pandora.

[she carefully reaches out to pat it, though the skag doesn't seem interested. too busy sniffing something on the ground.]

He's mine now, I guess. Where are you?

text | carcinoGeneticist

[klawful]

(Whaaaaaaaaaat the fuck this chick is immediately super cool.)

OKAY. THE TIGER OF PARTALI MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE SICKEST TITLE I HAVE EVER HEARD.

ALSO. CUTE DOG.

(He definitely sees it as a normal dog.)

[phaseflex]

thank you! i had to kill a lot of people for it
he is a skag, from pandora
do you know of creatures similar to this?
he'll eat anything, it's pretty funny
i fed him a brick and he spat it through someone's window earlier

un: dragongirl

[catchatting]

Okay, I don't know that much about brain surgery, but I feel like punching might be a big no-no.

[ She purses her lips. ]

Also can't decide if that popcorn sounds interesting or totally gross. I'm leaning towards gross...

[phaseflex]

I shot bad memories with a shotgun. It was fun!

[amara shrugs a shoulder, shovelling another handful into her mouth.]

It tastes exactly how you'd expect. Do you not like oranges? I would imagine a durian popcorn would be gross...

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

Oh look at that, another fool has made their appearance here in town.

[That's Maul-ish for "It's nice to see you too, Amara."]

[phaseflex]

Ah, to think I'd be lucky enough to escape your gorgeous mug. [she laughs, unbothered by the poor rapport they'd originally left on.] You must be having a great time in this new plane of reality.