LABYRINTH

[animusmods]

Characters: Participants in the Labyrinth event
Setting: The Labyrinth
Format: Any; party style
Summary: Characters are told to fight to the death over eight days.
Warnings: violence/gore/horror; this is a free-for-all fight to the death after all

Labyrinth starting positions, events, ring colors, and other information.

SUBTHREADS:
Please specify your location in your header, and if the thread is open or closed.
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven
Day Eight

Comments

Suzaku, Psi, Di (maybe Issun) vs Roland, Ronalds (eventual) death

[swordofzero]

Suzaku raised his hand, he was at the front of their small group so was the first to see the stranger in front of them. Suzaku didn't want to hurt anyone if he could help it but he was prepared for the fact they might get attacked, six days of being trapped here and even those who would not normally hurt others had been pushed past their limits.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

There had been so much killing already, but Ψiioniic wouldn't hesitate to engage in more. Not when failing to do so would mean the certain deaths of the few of his friends who were left.

The moment Suzaku called the halt, Ψiioniic brought his powers up, the eerie glow of them sparking between his horns and making his eyes seem lit from within.

[hardknoxlife]

He was a survivor, if anything. He'd tried to stay away from any unnecessary rampage because really. The last thing he wanted was to take anyone's life out of line. There were rules he was made to adhere to and perhaps one could call it a rookie's honor system that he continued to abide by them. That meant no unnecessary deaths. Were he Grell, on the other hand, perhaps things would have been so much more different. But he wasn't.

Ronald had taken to keeping his Death Scythe out of the way for the entirety of this event. As much as he loved the contraption, her engine could so easily give away his position. It was just him and his flickblade now. Not enough to kill but certainly enough to injure in order for him to make a quick escape. However, he found himself caught in a deer-in-the-headlights moment the minute he chanced upon this small group. Panic ran through his mind. Reaper he may be but he was still outnumbered. So the best he could do was approach with caution, blade in his pocket and palms forward to show he wasn't unarmed.

Well. Visibly.

"Right, sorry about that if I interrupted anything important. " he began, trying to take a step back and away. "Don't think you lot would be the type just to live and let live then, eh?"

[bloodwriter]

Seeing a suspicious stranger and feeling the tension high between them all made Disciple feel irritable. Too much was going on today and she wanted it to stop. Nonetheless, she still griped her gloved hands into a fist while looking at this man, and listened to his words.

"That depends on if you are not hiding any tricks up your sleeve."

[swordofzero]

Suzaku watched him suspiciously. He wouldn't attack a random person unless they were a threat to the others. He brought the sickle down to his side but still held it ready, just in case this was some kind of trick.

He didn't say anything, just nodded at Disciple's words.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

As far as Ψiioniic was concerned, Suzaku had pretty much become the leader of their little group. He would follow the human's lead, so as long as Suzaku didn't move to attack, Ψ simply kept the protective shield up.

[hardknoxlife]

His palms remained where they were as his eyes scanned the group. A couple of trolls, or so he guessed thanks to his little conversation with Aradia and a human. "Look," he begins and takes another step forward. "Got nothing on me. Just wanna get out of here as much as you lot do, eh? So... what say we just... let bygones be bygones and we can just take it easy?"

And with that, he stays put in that same semblance of innocence. Still acting every bit like a deer in the headlights, however.

[bloodwriter]

Hearing what he said and seeing how he acted still made her feel uneasy around him. Sadly, she had the "Game" to thank for that. She gets closer to Suzaku and whispers to him.

"Well, what do you think? Do you trust this man's words and actions?"

[swordofzero]

Suzaku had become aware that Psiioniic was letting him lead and it made him feel strange. Though he had led operations before as a knight they had always been under command. Being the one to make the decisions wasn't something that came naturally to him, it wasn't something he liked. After all every decision he had ever made on his own tended to be the wrong one, often with disastrous consequences.

But he was trying, because they were relying on him and he had to protect them. He thought for a moment studying the man before nodding at Disciple's words. "We don't wish you any harm, if you truly don't mean any harm you can join us." Not that it would make any difference in the long run, their captors were bound to be getting bored by now. The end was only a matter of time away. He paused before adding, "You make one move to harm them, I wont hesitate to kill you."

Harsh words, harsher than usual but the truth.

[2nd_dii2ciiple]

There was something about the human that didn't ring true to Ψiioniic, but he would be the first to admit that living in the Tower, going through the horrors every month, had made him more than just a little paranoid towards strangers. And he hadn't exactly been a naive, trusting individual to start with. Plus, he still didn't really know all that much about humans.

"We're trying to fight ath little ath we can," he said softly. "If that'th your goal too, you're welcome."

I am SO sorry.

[hardknoxlife]

Trust was a hard thing to come by given the circumstances. It was one of those "kill or be killed" situations and Ronald wasn't too keen on getting into them. His main goal was to survive and he had managed to for a few days. Maybe the alliance was a good idea. After all, he'd been one to give someone else the benefit of the doubt no matter what the situation.

He slips his knife back into his jacket pocket and steps forward toward the team with that same hand outstretched toward Suzaku. "Suppose that's prolly the best way to go. Best we just worry about each other when push comes to shove, eh?" he finally says, managing a smile. "The name's Ronald. Who're you lot then?"

[swordofzero]

Suzaku replaced his sickle in his belt loop, which was designed for a sword but worked well enough with a sickle, and took the man's hand. "That's what we are aiming to do," the exact opposite of what they had been told to. "It is nice to meet you Ronald, I am Suzaku Kururugi," he looked towards Psi and Disciple for them to introduce themselves.

[bloodwriter]

Disciple was happy seeing both of them put their weapons back. She may have been highly suspicious, thanks to the events with Gamzee, but seeing Ronald this way made her ease up some. So also relaxing her fists, she waved to Ronald.

"My name is Disciple!"