Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26892768-20190104042326/@comment-26892768-20190105233817

(Accepted)

Anyone who is only regaining consciousness right now - or is currently unconscious - will find something a bit odd if they look down. It appears to be a tablet with a small hole of some kind, with some text above it saying "Complete Recap in Seconds!" and some text below saying "Put finger in here to trigger," with an arrow gesturing to the hole. There's also art of the figure before them winking while doing a thumbs up on the tablet, complete with speech bubble saying "You're welcome!".

Humble.

 "'Star guy'? You wound me." The figure turns his attention to Terezi, a hand clasped over his chest.  "Stars may be my main aesthetic, but I thought that you of all people would appreciate my cape! It's pure antimatter...well, pure antimatter, and the field I had to put in place to keep it out of contact with anything so that way it wouldn't spontaneously combust and take out everything in a hundred-mile radius, if you want to be technical."

The figure turns around on his heel.  "I suppose you do have a point about my...what was it? 'PR4TLL1NG?' Yes, that was it. If I keep talking on and on without ever getting to the point, then we're going to be here for a while..."

And as the figure goes on, one of the people in the crowd - a rather muscular man, dressed in wolf's clothing and armed with a folding chair and a disembodied giant arm (for some reason) - scratches his head in confusion. "...say...didn't this guy say somethin' about this bein' an arena earlier?"

 "And what a perfect segway! Thank you, Beowulf, for your impeccable timing!" The figure remarks, suddenly appearing by Beowulf's side and shaking his hand before reappearing where he was earlier.

"Uh...you're welcome?" Beowulf, chuckling nervously before looking at his hand. Seems fine, which is a relief to Beowulf. That was the coldest thing he's ever touched...

 "Yes, I did say it was an arena! Although, depending on how you look at it, it can also be a coliseum. Take your pick. And there's a very good reason why you're here!" The figure spreads his arms wide.  "A competition! And everyone has to play! You don't have a choice in the matter!"