15:40:19 <@Narrator> [aaand here we go]
15:40:27 <@Narrator> !logon FXCategoryNoel
15:40:53  * Narrator Noel finds himself landing on cold, hard pavement - how he lands I don't know because I am not entirely sure how good Noel is at landing
15:41:20  * Narrator It seems that he's ended up in what looks like the street of a large city - tall, ominous buildings loom overhead, street lights illuminating the scene in front of him
15:41:39  * Noel plops onto the pavement flat on his rump, ears back and shuddering a little with the shock to his body.
15:41:44 < Noel> MEEP!
15:41:57  * Narrator Said scene being a collection of malivaris in police uniforms examining a body lying in the street. A trail of red blood flows from the body to a nearby gutter - and that's the only thing that has any color here, aside from Noel himself
15:42:01  * Narrator As the world seems to be in noir.
15:42:09  * Narrator In addition, it is raining, but that's just one of those little side notes
15:42:15 < Noel> ...
15:42:23  * Noel sad face in the rain is go.
15:42:28  * Narrator Adorable
15:42:53  * Noel gets up and tries to dust himself off, looking over the scene with some level of curiosity. |Where am I...?|
15:43:09 < Noel> |... Where'd all the color go...?|
15:43:30  * Narrator Police-varis continue to investigate the corpse, or at least what you can assume is one - they're sort of blocking it from view
15:43:30 < Noel> |Scientifically speaking, this doesn't make any sense... There's light, so there should be color...|
15:43:42 < Noel> ...
15:43:44 < Noel> |
15:43:50 < Noel> |There's some color!|
15:44:10  * Noel trots over to the body, spotting the... Ohell, it's blood.
15:44:20  * Noel tries to look through the malivaris.
15:44:27  * Narrator Noel manages to get close enough to look at the corpse
15:45:03  * Narrator He sees what looks like some strange sort of animal, head cracked open, blood spilling out - the animal is in noir along with the rest of the world
15:45:11  * Narrator Actually, I just figured out an easy way to explain what it looks like
15:45:20  * Narrator It looks like Noel.
15:45:28 < Noel> !!
15:45:45  * Noel perks his ears and his eyes go wide, tail bristling out. "It's ME!!"
15:46:06 < Noel> ... It CAN'T be me...
15:46:10 < Noel> I'm right HERE.
15:46:11  * Narrator The scene begins blurring slightly, the body and malivaris investigating it seeming to get further away - someone speaks from behind Noel
15:46:24  * Noel pats himself down, interrupted by said someone's voice.
15:46:28 <@Narrator> "But it /is/ you, Noel."
15:46:31 < Noel> !!
15:46:40  * Noel spins around to address the voice.
15:46:49  * Narrator A malivari stands behind Noel - he's not in noir like the rest of the world, as a side note
15:46:53 *** You're now known as AMalivari
15:47:06 < Noel> ...
15:47:09 <@AMalivari> That is you in perhaps a few minutes from now.
15:47:10  * AMalivari http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1484/picture20d.png
15:47:16 <@AMalivari> When I'm finished with you.
15:47:28 < Noel> When what...?
15:47:35 < Noel> FINISHED with me?
15:47:41 <@AMalivari> Finished. Done.
15:47:44 <@AMalivari> When you're /dead/.
15:48:06  * Noel puts himself in a defensive stance. "Well, good luck getting that far! I'm stronger than I look!"
15:48:12 < Noel> And smarter, too!
15:48:55  * AMalivari begins walking towards Noel - behind him, his shadow moves to his right, then pops up to his side. A silhouetted version of the malivari with glowing white eyes stands next to him, little white ? marks floating off of it and orbiting before vanishing into thin air
15:49:13 <@AMalivari> It doesn't matter how smart you are, Noel.
15:49:19 < Noel> !!
15:49:22 <@AMalivari> You can't outsmart me.
15:49:29 <@AMalivari> You can't outsmart Mystery.
15:49:33 *** You're now known as Mystery
15:49:37  * Noel backs up a little as the Malivari moves in. "Mystery...?"
15:49:51 <@Mystery> That is what I am. The same genre detective books have been written in for ages.
15:50:47 < Noel> ...
15:51:04  * Noel gets down on all fours, ready to pounce. "Mysteries are made to be solved!"
15:51:35  * Mystery The silhouetted clone lunges at Noel, holding up its similarly-silhouetted magnifying glass. FUN SIDE NOTE - its legs never leave the ground
15:51:48 <@Mystery> But /this/ mystery, Noel
15:51:50 <@Mystery> shall be going unsolved.
15:52:03 <@Mystery> |Man all of this intimidation shit is harder than I thought it'd be|
15:52:33  * Noel returns the lunge, rushing forward towards the silhouette, preparing to grab its arm with intentions to hurl it back at its creator.
15:52:41 < Noel> We'll see about that!
15:53:12  * Mystery The silhouette swings its magnifying glass at Noel as Mystery himself begins walking towards the fight
15:53:54  * Noel ducks the magnifying glass and gets his paws on the Malivari's arm, attempting to grab him just as intended!
15:54:23  * Mystery stops, watching Noel grab the silhouette
15:54:35  * Mystery Because he did grab him
15:55:06  * Noel swings the captured silhouette around and off the ground before hurling it back towards Mystery!
15:55:27  * Noel chases after the silhouette as soon as he lets go of it, tromping towards Mystery!
15:56:09  * Mystery leaps up, the silhouette suddenly reattaching to Mystery as his own shadow - as that's pretty much what it is
15:56:26  * Mystery flings his magnifying glass at Noel from mid-air
15:56:34  * Noel jumps after the silhouette as its- whoops
15:56:40  * Noel takes a magnifying glass to the face.
15:56:42 < Noel> *CLANK*
15:56:47 < Noel> *whud*
15:57:08  * Noel hits the ground with a thud and quickly starts getting back to his paws, rubbing his head. "ACK"
15:57:10  * Mystery lands, his shadow detaching again into the silhouette and darting at Noel
15:57:17  * Mystery goes to retrieve his magnifying glass
15:58:11  * Noel pounces atop the shadow mid-run, ignoring Mystery at the moment and going for the aggro
15:58:46  * Mystery The silhouette is disoriented from being pounced upon, its arms flailing wildly
15:59:04  * Mystery picks his magnifying glass up, brushing a bit of dust off of it before looking back to Noel
15:59:16  * Noel grabs a hold of the shadow's magnifying glass and starts beating the silhouette with it!
15:59:24 < Noel> LEVEL ONE!
15:59:26 < Noel> LEVEL TWO!
15:59:33 < Noel> LEVEL THREE!
15:59:45 < Noel> *smack smack smack*
15:59:49 <@Mystery> ...
16:00:05  * Mystery The silhouette shrinks into the ground, returning to its position as Mystery's shadow
16:00:11 < Noel> ...
16:00:15 <@Mystery> |Levels what are levels this can't be good|
16:00:38  * Noel looks towards Mystery then. "Your tricks are worthless distractions!"
16:00:48 < Noel> You can't hide behind them forever, Mystery!
16:00:56  * Mystery dashes towards Noel, magnifying glass held back
16:01:00 <@Mystery> |How to respond how to respond|
16:01:03 < Noel> !
16:01:09 <@Mystery> |Mystery always hides? No that sounds cowardly|
16:01:25 <@Mystery> Your mistake is assuming I'm /hiding/, Noel.
16:01:29 <@Mystery> |Okay sure that sounds good|
16:02:04  * Noel is surrounded by a pale, yellow aura- he reaches ahead then and raises his arms up in front of him. "UPHEAVAL!" A wall of earth rises up directly in front of Mystery!
16:02:20 <@Mystery> |Oh that's new.|
16:02:23 <@Mystery> *WALL*
16:02:27 <@Mystery> >_@
16:02:34  * Mystery staggers backwards, holding his head
16:02:42  * Noel the wall tips over~
16:02:48 <@Mystery> |And THAT is just bullshit|
16:02:54 <@Mystery> *WALL*
16:02:56 <@Mystery> *WHICH IS NOW FLOOR*
16:02:59 <@Mystery> *or ceiling*
16:03:03 <@Mystery> *depends on how you look at it*
16:03:14 < Noel> *or just a big pile of rock and soil*
16:03:18 < Noel> *concrete, I guess in this case*
16:03:29 <@Mystery> *I wish it was the former because the latter sounds like it'd hurt*
16:03:31  * Noel dusts off his paws and grins, ears perking some. "Hah!"
16:03:37 < Noel> What'd I tell you?!
16:03:39  * Mystery pops out from underneath the wall
16:03:41 <@Mystery> GAH
16:03:45 < Noel> !!
16:03:56 < Noel> Oh, my... You're more durable than I thought...
16:03:59  * Mystery 's shadow pops up in front of him, pulling him out
16:04:05 < Noel> ...
16:04:18 <@Mystery> Mysteries have to last a while or they're not very intriguing, are they?
16:04:23 <@Mystery> |Man that's a stretch|
16:04:38 < Noel> I don't like suspense...
16:04:48 <@Mystery> Well then I'd best not keep you waiting.
16:04:58  * Noel darts off towards the nearest lamp post then, crawling up its length and knocking out the light!
16:05:02  * Mystery and his silhouette dart at Noel simultaneously-
16:05:03  * Mystery -Oop
16:05:06 <@Mystery> !
16:05:24  * Mystery The street gets a little bit darker without the light to illuminate it
16:05:27  * Mystery Which is to be expected
16:05:38 < Noel> Hah!
16:05:45  * Mystery tries to guess where Noel is on the lamppost, tossing his magnifying glass
16:05:51 < Noel> If I take out all the lights, you've got no tricks to hide behind!
16:06:14  * Noel swings down behind the busted bulb and drops to the ground, rushing off towards the next lamp post.
16:06:18 <@Mystery> And I suppose /you've/ got some sort of night vision?
16:06:40  * Noel turns his head back as he's running. "I was BUILT for war!"
16:06:44  * Mystery sees Noel heading for the next post, running after him
16:06:51  * Noel turns back and- oshit, he was closer than he thought. BONK
16:06:59 <@Mystery> Well /I/ was built to-
16:07:03  * Mystery apparently runs into Noel
16:07:07 <@Mystery> GAH
16:07:13  * Noel runs headfirst into the lamp post and smacks his head.
16:07:17  * Mystery Or
16:07:18  * Mystery Woop!
16:07:21  * Mystery ran into soemthing else
16:07:23  * Noel smacks it again when the malivari behind him apparently runs into him.
16:07:24  * Mystery Like his own shadow
16:07:27  * Mystery And then Noel
16:07:28 < Noel> !!
16:07:35  * Mystery Holy shit this is a trainwreck of bonking
16:07:57  * Noel starts getting to his feet again- thank goodness for durability- and rubs his head, looking dazed. "Rrrrf... Darnit..."
16:08:03  * Mystery stumbles back after having run into two people at once
16:08:09  * Mystery glances to his silhouette
16:08:12 < Noel> |That's what you get for not exercising more! Too much food...|
16:08:16 <@Mystery> Would it kill you to WATCHW HERE YOU'RE GOING
16:08:19 <@Mystery> [*WATCH WHERE]
16:08:46  * Mystery The silhouette hesitates for a bit while Mystery gets back up onto his feet - it then proceeds to lunge at Noel
16:08:48  * Noel starts scaling the next lamp post.
16:08:54 < Noel> !!
16:08:55  * Noel climbs FASTER
16:08:57  * Mystery And misses, hitting the lamppost
16:09:04 <@Mystery> *BONK*
16:09:05 <@Mystery> ...
16:09:20  * Noel knocks out THIS light next!
16:09:26  * Mystery hops up onto his silhouette, then footstool jumps off of it and onto the lamppost-
16:09:27 <@Mystery> DAMMIT
16:09:28 <@Mystery> STOP THAT
16:09:43  * Mystery climbs as fast as he can up the post
16:09:45  * Noel also pulls some stray glass shards from the bulb and tosses them down at Mystery. "Make me!"
16:09:51  * Mystery leaps at Noel as he speaks-
16:09:55  * Mystery -Right into the glass shards
16:10:00  * Mystery has shit luck
16:10:02 <@Mystery> FDSGFDAUGH
16:10:04 <@Mystery> IN MY EYE
16:10:14  * Mystery falls back down to the street, rolling along
16:10:21  * Noel dives down at Mystery from the lamp post!
16:10:28  * Noel HIGH RISK MANEUVER!!
16:10:41  * Mystery tries to get back on his feet while his silhouette leaps to intercept Noel with its magnifying glass
16:10:52 < Noel> *horns*
16:10:58  * Mystery And by leaps I mean it's more like the legs are extending because they're always stuck to the ground
16:10:59 < Noel> *part goat or something*
16:11:01  * Mystery Also horns
16:11:19  * Mystery The silhouette is torn through, retreating back as Mystery's shadow
16:11:46  * Mystery , meanwhile, has gotten back up onto his feet and hello high-risk-maneuver Noel
16:11:47  * Noel hits the ground and rolls, reducing the impact some and helping him recover faster.
16:11:55  * Mystery Or not, woo
16:11:57 < Noel> [Or not.]
16:11:59 < Noel> [...]
16:12:11 < Noel> [We'll just go with mine then.]
16:12:15 < Noel> [EXTENSION IS GO]
16:12:15  * Mystery takes a glass shard out of his eye, flinging it at Noel
16:12:19 <@Mystery> [Righto]
16:12:29 < Noel> *flying glass shard through the dark, SHK*
16:12:32 < Noel> !!
16:12:34 < Noel> Ah!
16:12:48  * Noel shakes out his paw, the glass coming out eventually.
16:12:56  * Mystery takes this time to just outright tackle Noel
16:13:05  * Mystery He's just sitting there making noise so why not
16:13:09 < Noel> !!
16:13:23  * Noel is tackled head-on and hits the pavement with a dull thud.
16:13:29 < Noel> Get off!!
16:13:49  * Mystery begins punching at Noel with his fists - not that there's many other options for punch-weapons
16:13:55 <@Mystery> I WILL GET OFF WHEN YOU ARE /DEAD/
16:14:41  * Noel takes a few punches, bloodying his nose, and grabs Mystery's arm, chomping down on it and rolling over so that he's on top!
16:14:48 <@Mystery> GHHHHOW
16:14:52 <@Mystery> OW OW ARM
16:14:53  * Noel does NOT let go with his teeth
16:15:00 <@Mystery> LET GO
16:15:30  * Noel speaks through a mouthful of Mystery. "LEVEL ONE"
16:15:34  * Mystery struggles to get out, but is probably not very successful at all with this
16:15:38 <@Mystery> NO DON'T DO THE LEVEL THING
16:15:47 <@Mystery> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS BUT I WILL BE DAMNED IF I'LL LET YOU DO IT AGAIN
16:16:19  * Noel eventually lets go of Mystery and rolls off to the side, getting to all fours quickly enough.
16:16:28 <@Mystery> PFFFAUGH
16:16:43  * Mystery staggers up, his bleeding arm hanging limply
16:16:49  * Noel attempts to dive right back on top of Mystery!
16:16:55 <@Mystery> ACK
16:17:02  * Mystery is pounced upon again
16:17:07  * Mystery Maybe the first time I don't know
16:17:35  * Noel grins and opens his maws wide, a little bead of light beginning to form inside. "PHOTON RAY!!"
16:17:39 <@Mystery> WHAT
16:17:51  * Noel launches a point-blank laser of light directly into Mystery's face!
16:17:56 < Noel> *PEWPEW*
16:18:04  * Mystery And right through it
16:18:05  * Mystery Ow
16:18:34  * Mystery has a gaping hole in his head, from which blood spills freely
16:18:45  * Mystery Red blood to contrast the now-noir Mystery Noel is standing atop
16:18:55  * Noel proceeds to gnaw off the Malivari's limbs.
16:18:58  * Mystery Sirens can be heard in the distance, from both sides of the street
16:19:25 < Noel> ...
16:19:45  * Noel sits up and perks his ears at the sirens, darting off to find a nearby ally or something to hide in.
16:19:57  * Mystery Several police cards arrive, malivaris in police uniforms hopping out - some bring flashlights to compensate for the lack of streetlights
16:20:12  * Mystery Noel, watching safely from a nearby alley, sees the same scene he came in to
16:20:19  * Mystery Except, well
16:20:27  * Mystery With a few missing streetlights and a different victim.
16:20:33 < Noel> ...
16:20:47 < Noel> |Hehe... Told you it wouldn't be that easy...|
16:20:51  * Mystery Suddenly, Noel feels the concrete beneath his paws to feel different - more like paper, really
16:20:59 < Noel> ...?
16:21:00  * Mystery The world changes, resembling an illustration inside a book
16:21:05 < Noel> ACK
16:21:09  * Mystery Then just a sketch, then guidelines
16:21:14  * Noel tries to find something to cling to
16:21:14  * Mystery nothing but scattered lines, then nothing
16:21:19 < Noel> ...
16:21:25  * Mystery Noel finds himself standing atop a page of an oversized book.
16:21:36 < Noel> ...
16:21:42  * Mystery Ahead of him is a yellow door, on which is written a single word
16:21:46  * Mystery "Mystery".
16:22:09  * Noel makes his way towards the door.
16:22:18 < Noel> An exit, maybe...?
16:22:23  * Mystery The door is walked up to as Noel traverses the large page he's standing on
16:22:44  * Noel hops up to the door knob/handle and attempts to pull it open.
16:22:53  * Mystery Noel opens the door.
16:22:55 <@Mystery> !logoff
16:22:58  * Noel does not appreciate the papery texture he would otherwise be standing on.
16:23:06 < Noel> Huzzah.
16:23:09 <@Mystery> And that would be four down two to go
16:23:17 < Noel> Moar huzzah.
16:23:19 <@Mystery> Mystery was one of the few I had anything planned for
16:23:24 <@Mystery> that just being the very intro
16:23:25 <@Mystery> >_>
16:23:27 <@Mystery> which was it
16:23:43 < Noel> Oh, I see.
16:23:48 < Noel> So there will be more to Mystery?
16:23:59 <@Mystery> Not really no
16:24:02 <@Mystery> this is a three-parter
16:24:05 <@Mystery> the first part everyone was in
16:24:08 <@Mystery> the second part is what's going on
16:24:08 < Noel> Oh, I see.
16:24:16 <@Mystery> and then the third part is essentially the finale, what'll be next
16:24:21 < Noel> And the third will be everyone again?
16:24:25 <@Mystery> Yeup
16:24:32 < Noel> Yay.
16:24:51 < Noel> Being restricted to spell levels 1-3 is so daunting.
16:25:09 <@Mystery> Was that just because you didn't get too many levels or because you lack a handler or what?
16:25:28 < Noel> Without a Handler, Noel is restricted to those spells.
16:25:42 <@Mystery> ah
16:25:44 < Noel> Pounce, Revive, Aqua Beam, Photon Ray, Ice Lance, Meteorite, Recover All, and Upheaval.
16:26:04 <@Mystery> Isn't Revive a spell for reviving the handler?
16:26:09 < Noel> Yep.
16:26:15 <@Mystery> what happens without a handler?
16:26:42 < Noel> *shrug* I assume it can be any target that isn't Noel, since Martyr's the real Handler picker-upper.
16:26:49 <@Mystery> Alright then
16:27:30 < Noel> Who're the last two to go through their individual stories?
16:28:54 <@Mystery> That would beee
16:28:57 <@Mystery> Leo and Zeph