Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26184681-20190731111109/@comment-26892768-20190801193700

(Alright - assuming Graphite, Lovelica, and the Bugsters are in Skyrim then)

Meanwhile, in Skyrim...

A pair of eyes snap open, and a male figure dressed in an odd outfit of red, black, and green becomes aware of his surroundings, pushing himself off the ground and brushing himself off, looking around warily.

One could say he was asleep and has now woken up, but that would imply he sleeps. Or is something that could even have a normal sleep cycle. While he seems human right now, this guy is far from it. What he is is a complicated combination of digital and biological - a being comprised of a biological virus and data, intertwined such that they make something far more powerful than one would suspect - a Bugster. A video game character come to life.

And as this Bugster, better known as Graphite, looks around, he hears a voice from behind him.

"Well, this is certainly unexpected..."

He turns around, and his eyes widen in surprise. Standing before him is a man in a light pink suit, with a gold tie and a blue rose completing the look. The outfit may be slightly different, but Graphite can recognize him from anywhere...except he's supposed to be dead-

"Before you ask - it was Cronus' reset." The man - really the Bugster known as Lovelica - explains. "It freed me from the fate he had given me...actually, I've already revived since then, but it took me years to do that, so needless to say, I wasn't expecting to be back so soon, and next to you here, nonetheless. Wherever here is. Do you know where we are? Because I haven't the slightest clue."

Graphite takes a look around. Mostly flat land, with some shrubs here and there, rocks sticking out of the landscape...and...

Hm.

"Wherever we are - I'm certain we're no longer in Japan." Graphite gestures to what he sees, and Lovelica follows his gaze.

In the distance, one can see a town surrounded by a stone wall, the peaks of wooden roofs visible over it and a large building like a mansion nearby.

"And if we are no longer in Japan..." Graphite then eyes two things on the ground and picks them up, handing one to Lovelica. They seem to be an odd combination of chainsaw, gun, and handheld, with two large buttons and a screen visible on the front. Graphite puts his on a wristwatch of sorts, allowing him to hold it in his hand. "Then there are no Kamen Riders here. Yet. So, until they or another challenger arrives, we shall move forward, sticking to our purpose - to be enemies of mankind."

Lovelica snaps his own device on, then grins. "Sounds like a plan to me!"

"INFECTION!"

The two begin walking towards the city, holding out their Bugvisors (as the devices are called) in front of them as Graphite growls, "Cultivate."

"Let's Game! B̴͗ă̷̢̫̊d̴̘̎̑ ̶̠͠G̴̛̲͝a̷̪̿m̵̉e̸̿! D̸̠͚̊́e̶̾ä̷͋d̷ ̴Ǵ̵͠a̴͕͙̽m̴è̶͜! W̴̯͗H̷̛̱̜Ạ̵̉T̶̜̑̾C̷̘̳̚Ḧ̸̳͝Ạ̶̣͑ ̴̮͛͗Ǹ̴̨A̵̙͂M̵̰͐̊E̴̯̼͘!̷̹̻͗͊?̷̝̿̔ The BUGSTER!"

"Let's Game! B̴͗ă̷̢̫̊d̴̘̎̑ ̶̠͠G̴̛̲͝a̷̪̿m̵̉e̸̿! D̸̠͚̊́e̶̾ä̷͋d̷ ̴Ǵ̵͠a̴͕͙̽m̴è̶͜! W̴̯͗H̷̛̱̜Ạ̵̉T̶̜̑̾C̷̘̳̚Ḧ̸̳͝Ạ̶̣͑ ̴̮͛͗Ǹ̴̨A̵̙͂M̵̰͐̊E̴̯̼͘!̷̹̻͗͊?̷̝̿̔ The BUGSTER!"

And with that and an orange glow, the two change to their true forms. For Graphite, it's a red, black, and silver humanoid with draconic elements - right down to having the top half of a dragon's skull as a shoulderpad. Lovelica's true form, on the other hand, is much more flamboyant - a pink and black creature in a pale pink shirt and silver pants, with a flower bouquet growing out of one shoulder.

When they get close to the city, Graphite materializes a weapon next to him - a dual-"bladed" weapon, with the blades being more reminiscent of giant fangs. Scraping one end along the ground, Graphite prepares to strike the wall, red energy flowing along his blade. "Dododo Guren Bakuryū-ken!"

And with a wide swipe, a red wave of energy in the form of a dragon slams into the wall, causing an explosion that easily blows away the stone in front of the two.

With that, Graphite and Lovelica descend upon Whiterun.

And somewhere completely unrelated to that...

A feminine groan fills the forest air as a foreign figure wakes up, blinking groggily as their consciousness returns.

"Why do I feel so sore? It feels like I've been sleeping on a..." She trails off as she sees that, instead of her bed, she's been sleeping on gray rock. Letting out a yelp, she scrambles to her feet, and looks down to see that she's wearing her usual daytime outfit. Before she can find anything else that raises several questions in her mind, however, she's interrupted by the sound of stretching and scratching. She turns around to see someone she knows - a toned, blue-haired male who seems to be as vaguely confused if not more-so than her.

"Bolo!" And as it happens, she knows him, and runs over. "Do you know where we are?"

Without any hesitation, he shakes his head. "Nope - sorry. Never seen this place in my life."

"Yeah, that was a long-shot in the first place, you're fine..." The female figure adjusts her blond hair and sighs in relief as a blue and purple bird comes to rest on a gloved arm. "But what happened? I'm not a heavy sleeper; I'd imagine I'd notice if I was taken from my home during my sleep, changed, and then put here..."

"Well, she might not." Bolo gestures to another figure, and she follows it to see another familiar face. Unlike them, this figure isn't quite human - as evidenced by the green skin and hair, and the stitches that seem to be the only connection some of her limbs have to her body.

"Rottytops?" The female figure blinks in confusion as she looks at the zombie's content expression. "How is she able to sleep on that?"

Bolo shrugs, and a moment later, Rottytops lets out a yawn, getting up and stretching before her red eyes land on her audience.

"Bolo? Sky?" She sounds a bit confused, but happy nonetheless. "When did you get to..."

Then she notices her surroundings, and her cheer goes out the window as she looks around the forested area.

"...crap."