Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-29194274-20180528032838/@comment-26892768-20180601151430

Stalk Narrator looks over the events going on from his screen, and then pulls out some sort of remote.

He pulls up a song and plays it before looking back down at the remote.

"You've got the touch..."

His thumb lowers towards the fast forward button.

"You've got the poweeeeeeeeeeer!"

And he presses it.

"Yeah!"

Three days pass...

Eliza stands in front of her door, switching between looking forward and looking at a watch on her wrist, tapping her foot with a mild degree of impatience. They were supposed to be here ten minutes ago; come on...

And then a portal with purple flames snap open, and Eliza stops tapping her foot and puts on a small smile.

"Sorry we're late, my lady!" Theodore - yes, he still exists - apologizes from the other side of the portal, with Violet standing next to him, axe on her hip. "It took me a few minute to find this place, even with the picture, because, you know...omniverse. Lotta places in infinity. It can be like trying to find a needle in a pile of needles, you know? I say needle in a pile of needles instead of a needle in a haystack because-"

"I think she gets your point." Violet interrupts Theodore before he can get too far, then looks at the celebrity with an apologetic smile. "Sorry, he has a...tendency to overexplain."

"Good to know." Eliza nods. "Now, are we just going to keep talking, or can I come through?"

Theodore steps to the side. "After you."

Eliza steps through the portal, and after she does, Theodore closes the portal, and gestures to the landscape around them. "Welcome to the Netherworld! For a brief moment in time, anyway. This is more of a transition to our actual location, since I can only open a portal from the Netherworld and back."

"Ah, I was wondering about that; thank you." Eliza nods, looking around. "The landscape is certainly impressive, although it seems a bit...empty..."

"Yeah, the Nether's native population of boogiemen and horrors started taking a drastic drop...I'd say around the time that demon hedgehog guy was defeated and the fusion guy went out to reform the omniverse?" Theodore explains. "No idea why, though. Could be a plague that's managing to wipe them out without causing three more to spawn in the Nether, could be that so many days of fighting threat after threat has sparked terror throughout the omniverse and the Nethercreatures can just escape through the nightmares in other universes now, we just have no idea. Might as well have...I was going to say 'grown legs and walked away,' but that doesn't really work since most of the monsters here have legs...wings wouldn't work either...uh..."

"Very interesting, but I'm more interested in our meeting." Eliza states.

"Oh, right! Sorry, miss!" Theodore opens up another portal, and the three step through to sandy shores. Eliza looks up, observing the construction work as various construction workers build what will hopefully be the new Nightmare Academy. It's...not that far along, to be completely honest.

"Yeah, our good ol' pal buddy friend Cronus really didn't leave a lot for us to work with, blowing up the Nightmare Academy and all." Theodore remarks. "But you already knew that, right? Anyway, we've got a temporary meeting place set up, so if you follow me..."

Theodore walks off, Eliza and Violet following him until they reach an odd-looking - for lack of a better word - shack.

"And here we are!" Theodore makes a grand gesture towards the shack, walking up to it and banging on the side of it, causing a slight clanging sound. "With a bit of help from Xixclix and some Shell Weavers, we made this sweet little baby right here. Could probably stand up to a missile strike, you know. Tough stuff. Probably the most secure place to hide in the event of a certain time stopper whose name will not be - actually, wait, he doesn't work; he can teleport, hang on...in the event of a major threat who can't teleport showing up to wreak some havoc, this is the most secure place to be."

Eliza is silent for a moment, staring at the shack, before looking at Theodore. "So, you want to meet in a bomb shelter."

Theodore raises a hand and opens his mouth to make a retort, only to stop, think for a moment, look between the shack and Eliza, and then lowers his hand. "Okay, you have a point. Do you know anyplace nicer to meet though?"

Eliza looks at the boy with a deadpan stare.

Violet promptly facepalms as she realizes something. "Her house. Her house, Theod-sorry, miss, we suggested here because...well...it seemed a bit weird to have a business meeting at your house, but if you're willing-"

"I am more than willing if this is the alternative." Eliza answers. "Besides - I imagine you'll be far more comfortable there."

Theodore looks at Violet, then at Eliza, and then shrugs. "Alright, one return trip, coming up!"

He opens a portal, they walk through, he closes the portal, and opens another one right where Eliza was waiting. The three walk through.

Eliza opens the door, letting the two come in, but as Violet walks in, she pauses, and turns around.

"Okay, this is a bit out of nowhere, but...thank you." Violet looks at Eliza. "We've been having trouble with this for a long time, but it's not like we could really ask for help, since we don't know any of the other heroes that well. You just offering to donate some money to us to help construction out of the blue...it really does help, where no one else really has. So, again, thank you."

"Trust me, the pleasure is all mine." Eliza smiles.

Violet nods, and then walks in to catch up with Theodore.

"You know, there was that rocket guy who showed up to help with construction once or twice..."

"I know, Theodore, but he didn't help financially-"

"And that robot girl a few days ago, which was...well...makes me wish I was the one in white and orange spandex, you know what I'm saying?"

"Theodore, no."

"What? I could totally pull it off! Do you see these muscles?"

"Theodore, the world isn't ready to see you in spandex."

As the two argue about whether Theodore would look good in spandex, Eliza glances to Horace and Albus, who have stepped out in front of the door.

"Don't let anyone in, and if they try to escape, don't let them out." Eliza instructs the two under her breath. The bodyguards nod, and as Eliza walks in, they walk in behind her and shut the door.