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[masterfulflames.livejournal.com]

Character(s): Hades and party goers! A handful of natives, and later a crapton of Neoshadows.
Content: After the Doctor gets back from his trip to the church.
Setting: Ceu de Mouraria
Time: Evening; Week 2
Warnings: None at the moment. Will probably be later |D

OOC note (UPDATED): Okay, so, Hades has made his official introduction. Anyone that still wants to join is stuck outside (I’d like to think I gave folk plenty of time to join if they really wanted); characters can try to find a way in, but any doors are sealed shut and darkness is sort of flowing from them. Outside the main doors is a pair of panicky natives. Poor Paixaoans. Or whatever we call them.

Anyone who is still inside, you can’t get out until Hades is satisfied just like people can’t get in. The ones who are more the ‘lighthearted’ and ‘good’ guys are obviously the ones getting more attention from the Heartless. Though if others join in to attack than hey, fair game. Unless you reek of darkness and more powerful than them *cough*Rozalin*cough* Neoshadows are more intelligent, after all. omg and they suck to fight, dammit CoM!

What can I say? Hades wanted a coliseum :| So I gave him one. :D;; Even if this isn’t quite the same. But ICly he has a goal in mind. *shrugs*

You can respond to Hades’ post, or start new comment chains. Whichever is… easiest.


Ceu de Mouraria seemed to be the perfect place to hold a party – at least, that was how Hades found it. All he really wanted was the space; the more guests, the better, eh? And by the sounds of things… he was attracting a decent turnout. He wondered how many of them really knew the event as a ‘trap’ and how many were just too damn naïve to keep up with the times. Either way, he didn’t mind too much, as long as they came.

Courtesy of the ever lovely and fascinating (oh, how she proved the easily changing allegiances people could have) Rosemary, secretary to Paixao’s former mayor, he enlisted more ‘help’ from the citizens that already worked at the opera house. They were the ones who stood outside, welcoming guests within – smiles and youthful faces as always – and moved around the inner parts of the venue offering drinks (alcoholic, of course) and small finger-food from a local café. Really, Hades might actually owe Rosemary a thanks or two.

And if asked about the drinks, whether or not they were poisonous, any of the citizens were willing to take a drink of one just to prove their safety. Hades wasn’t about to kill anyone, after all. He would play the ‘good’ host at least for now; let as many people in as possible, then make his grand appearance and let the real show begin.

He could hardly maintain his excitement.

Jazzy music filled the building, circling around and filtering out to welcome guests to the inside…

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[itshowiroll.livejournal.com]

The dance was boring. Sonic had just been waiting for thing to actually get interesting around here.

When the creatures popped up, he couldn't say he was disappionted - just the opposite, actually. He'd gotten his wish and the guy in charge had shown up. Now he just had to get to the guy and-

Getting to the guy was proving to be the tough part. He was fast enough, sure, but it wasn't a straight shot - he had to either dodge or take down the creatures that got in his way, and they were everywhere, and he couldn't well run by someone who was getting attacked. After getting stopped for what had to be the tenth time, he shook his head in frustration and tapped into his power ring, setting himself up for a spin dash. Either way, he was determined to get to the front where the flaming guy was.

[knuckle-headed.livejournal.com]

Knuckles hadn't even bothered to pay attention to the dancers. He knew there was something else going on here, and he wasn't about to let his guard down. He grinned when the shadow beings showed up and immediately dove into the fight, all sharp knuckles and strong fists. It looked as if this party wouldn't be a complete waste after all.

When he saw Sonic, he followed him, already having an idea as to what the hedgehog was doing. "Hey, Sonic," he called. "Don't hog all the action for yourself." He couldn't care less about the Heartless unless they attacked him - which some of them were, from time to time - and what he really wanted was for Hades' face to meet his fist.

[itshowiroll.livejournal.com]

Sonic threw himself forward in the dash, ricocheting quickly off half a dozen Heartless in turn before executing a perfect landing and glancing back over his shoulder at the echidna. "I'm not slowin' down for you!" he called back, grinning. "Keep up!" With that, he headed right back into the fray, always pushing forward to get to the guy onstage.

[brbstealing.livejournal.com]

She had gone to the bathroom for not even five minutes and when she returned, things had taken a turn for the worse. Not only that, but Knuckles wasn't in the same spot she had left him in. Next time she was bringing a leash for the echidna.

Thankfully it only took a moment to find him and Sonic; amongst the shadows bright red and blue were hard to miss. Whatever the creatures were, they didn't seem overly attracted to her and the ones that came too close were easily taken down with a few hits to the face with her heels. The boys' goal was obvious and once she cleared the area around her, she flew up and over to them and landed a drill kick on a Neoshadow right in front of Sonic.

"Where are your manners? You shouldn't start a party before the lady arrives~"

[knuckle-headed.livejournal.com]

Knuckles grinned at the challenge and speeded up. He couldn't compete with Sonic's speed, just like Sonic couldn't compete with his strength, but he was fast enough in his own right. The shadows were mostly leaving him alone, but the ones that got in the echidna's way, of course, got pummeled. He continued to fight his way to the stage.

He smirked a bit at Rouge's remarks. Leave it to the bat. "I'm not one for manners," he replied gruffly. "If there's a fight, I'll join in. You should have been paying attention, Rouge."

[itshowiroll.livejournal.com]

Sonic wasn't expecting the attack from above, but he had to admit it was impressive. He grinned at the bat - hadn't met her before, but she seemed pretty cool - before turning his attention to Knuckles. "Yeah, well, you aren't one for much of anything, are you." He flashed a grin to Knuckles and the bat, then barreled into an oncoming shadow. "C'mon! No point in standing around here!"

[brbstealing.livejournal.com]

"Sorry for needing a moment to freshen up," came her playful reply.

She glanced at Sonic before following after him, dealing with any shadow that came near her. It was hard to tell if he knew her or not with the little he'd said so far, but when this was over she'd be able to find out for sure what she was working with in this place.