[Maverick Hunter Zero]

While it was not exactly the best place to be, the arena was the perfect place to get into some fights, more specifically; the kinds of fights that are spectated by the crowds and can be considered catharsis for people to let out some steam.  Cheers and catcalls often from people rooting for their favorite fighter, and sometimes booing the cheapness of being screwed over in terms of the opponent being a little bit better than you only because of their fighting style.

This was not that case, especially since the person currently in the arena was Vent.

Vent stood in the middle of the arena, arms crossed and and yes closed as though he were pondering something, though if one took a closer look at the situation, they would not take notice of the fact that Vent was clearly having a mental conversation with someone or something that he alone could hear, as everyone else couldn't hear his two Biometals talking to him.  At least they know that Vent was currently waiting for two things, the first was an opponent for him to fight, the second was the referee.

The moment those two became present, then the fight would begin.

---

Vent; the ZX Megaman

HP: 170/170 {||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||}

Shield: 60/60

Status: Mental conversation with Models X and Z

Appeal: 000

Buffs:

Debuffs:

Cooldowns:

[Jade Callisto]

Walking in slowly as he came the Terror of Death known as Haseo had been the one to take Vent's challenge. Regular battles were all and good but nothing beat an official organized battle like this. Haseo paced in as his 1st form as that was his base transformation for his forms. One of many that he had from all of his experiences over his time in The World. 

Looking around at the stadium walls with seats filled to the brim with eager spectators waiting for the two to battle it out. Snacks were likely being sold at higher prices due to the ongoing famine but it seemed that everyone was excited for this show to begin. Haseo thought it fine to approach the person he was going to fight with an honorable handshake to represent good sportsmanship between two fighters, however his opponent seemed lost in thought so he would hold off on that for now.

Haseo drew his twin blades out from their sheathes and got ready to fight. "Okay then, ready when you are." Haseo said simply as he grinned a little, awaiting his opponent to make the first move. 

---

Haseo: 

HP: 165/165

SHIELD: 55/55

STATUS: None.

Adept Rogue Form: 1st Form.

Active Abilities: None.

Cooldowns: None.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

As the two combatants met at the center of the arena, sparks flew from the stands. From the third tunnel walked out a man of built stature and a snazzy pair of sunglasses. It was Lt. Surge, walking into the arena for the first time in years. The sparks ceased as his military-styled boots came into contact with the loose sand of the arena, a Raichu leaping out from the source of the sparks and landing on his shoulder.

The lightning American lowered his sunglasses, quickly sizing up the two combatants that stood before him. His chiselled countenance remained rather underwhelmed. “Hmph, I guess they just let any skinny pukes enter the Sunshine Stadium these days. Looks can be deceiving, but if you want to win me over, I’m looking for some real skill. If you have it, prove it on the battlefield” he spoke sternly with his arms crossed.

“I want a good clean fight. No underhanded tricks, no use of outside items. You use the weapons you have on you, and that’s it. This is no Grudge Match, so I don’t want to see anyone getting trophied. If you’re half the fighter you think you are, you should be more than capable of fighting your opponent without killing them. You get five turns in the ring and that’s it. You’re in my stadium, any violations of the rules will earn you a tunderbolt where the sun don’t shine.” To illustrate his point, Lt Surge’s Raichu sneered, his cheek patches surging with electricity.

“I think I’ve made myself perfectly clear” he added as he raised an arm to the sky. “And FIGHT!” he announced as he threw his arm down. With the fight commenced, he backstepped away from the center ring of the stadium, letting the two combatants do their thing.

---

Damage Taken: 0% Appeal Points: 0		Damage Taken: 0% Appeal Points: 0

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Vent would slowly turn around and give Haseo a glance, acknowledging his presence with a curt nod and when Lt. Surge came into the arena, vent would acknowledge the rules in that same curt nod, as he knew he wouldn't need to kill because he didn't want to have anyone's blood on his hands.

"Let's just enjoy the fight and give the audience a good show, alright?" Vent said as he grabbed both of his Biometals, and...

...Transformed immediately into his ZX form

Vent would then start it off by opening fire with a Shot Burst...  A Shot Burst capable of ending a low level galleon trooper's pursuit.
DEX ROLL A: G_w7HMhhp_1d20+2(Shot Burst @ Haseo, 18% dmg if it connects.  If Haseo's DEX is lower than Vent's, +2 bonus added)

Then proceeded to close the gap with a series of Beam Sword slashes courtesy of the ZX Sword...  With truly terrifying results
STR ROLL A: p_1d20+2(ZX Sword @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)
STR ROLL B: p_1d20+2(CRITICAL ZX Sword of Pain!^)
CRIT Confirm: p_1d20+2(enjoy your mini-crit if Haseo manages to dodge)
STR ROLL C: p_1d20+2(^)

And then tried a point-blank ZX Buster to knock Haseo back a bit...
DEX ROLL B: p_1d20+2(ZX Buster @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)

Then performed an appeal to try and impress the audience...
Appeal roll: p_1d20+2(This is nice!)

---

Vent; the ZX Megaman

HP: 170/170 (||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||)

Shield: 60/60

Appeal: 000

Status: now in battle

Buffs:

Debuffs:

Cooldowns: Shot Burst(3)

1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2

[Jade Callisto]

With a curt nod to the judge who told him the rules Haseo would see that his opponent transformed into something else using two strange metal objects. A smirk forming on Haseo's face as he enjoyed the fact he would get a challenge from this. "Well I see this may be quite interesting." he said before the boy named Vent moved in to attack him. Moving to dodge his attacks Haseo would do what he could do keep up with all this. 

DEX Rolls to dodge the attacks:

pjrEPuG3p_1d20+2

Shot burst hits Haseo square on. 

p_1d20+2

Haseo expertly dodges the first ZX Saber Slash. 

However the next hit gets him right after the first. 

Crit Confirm:

p_1d20+2

Not a crit. 

p_1d20+2

And the last slash barely hit Haseo with it. 

Now it was time for Haseo to get on with his attacks. He wasn't going to play around either. "Beast Awakening!" he shouted as black Japanese kanji symbols appeared around his body before a bright red aura overtook his form. Doing this grants Haseo a +2 to STR and DEX for 3 turns for a 4 turn cooldown.

"Heh, you aren't the only one that can transform into something cooler." Haseo said with a smirk on his face. 

Haseo would use his action to transform to his 3rd Adept Rogue form. Suddenly a bright light enveloped Haseo as the armor on his body changed and even the red tattoo markings on his cheeks transformed with it. 

Now he was in some really evil looking armor to most but this was one of the forms Haseo felt the most powerful in. He truly was The Terror of Death.

Now it was time for Haseo to make his next move. He rushed at Vent with a pair of twin blades as he aimed to do a combo attack with them. The Beast Awakening ability is also carried over to this form as well while active. 

STR Rolls for Spin Gai Gu: Does 8% damage upon hit. 

p_1d20+4

p_1d20+4

p_1d20+4

Then lastly Haseo would go for a Haste action to attack again with a more medium blow with his twin blades. 

Hasted STR Roll for Spin Gai Gu: Does 18% upon hit.

p_1d20-1

After that Haseo would move back and ready himself for anything new Vent would throw at him but not before attempting an appeal. 

p_1d20

Haseo did not get any Appeal points this time. He would hope next time would be better.

"You're not half bad. This could be a decent challenge." Haseo said with an almost evil grin on his face. Truth be told he was pretty excited.

---

Haseo:

HP: 141/175

SHIELD: 60/60

STATUS: None.

Adept Rogue Form: 3rd Form.

Active Abilities: Beast Awakening for 2 more turns. Grants a +2 to STR and DEX for Haseo. 

Cooldowns: None.1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20-1·1d20

[Mr. Game & Watch]

“What’s going on, Smash fans, this is the funky fresh Kong coming at yah live from the booth for the first time in forevah! All y’all going nuts, all y’all going wild for this hip chimp, but let me tell yah, brudda, we got some mean mamma jammas hitting the ring right now! We got our main bio metal man, Vent against the Terror of Death himself, Haseo!”

“Hmm… your head feels weird.”

“You could say, funky.”

“Sigh… I walked right into that one.”

“Ha ha! Don’t worry my little hat man, like the waves of the ocean, you’ll settle when the tide comes. Here and now, we have a banana slammin’ fight unpeeling itself, slapping us right in the eyeballs, what’s your take on the competition?”

“Well, they both certainly look sharp.”

“I was thinkin’ the exact same thing, man! They both look like they’re about to lay a mental smackdown on all y’all! They got as much brains as they do fists, and I’m tellin’ y’all, the big kahuna Surge likes that in a brawler!”

“No, I mean, like, physically. It’s a good thing that Vent guy is wearing armour because Haseo’s sporting some wicked edges…”

“His look is a bit edgy, isn’t it?”

“Hit the nail right on the head.”

---

Damage Taken: 0% Appeal Points: 34		Damage Taken: 34% Appeal Points: 0

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

(Alviss, you kinda forgot that Vent also did a ZX Buster on Haseo that did not get a dodge roll on in your last post...)

---

Vent took notice of the Transformation, but rather than talk about it, chose to attempt to dodge the first wave of attacks in a bid to avoid taking some damage...
DEX ROLL A: YSUOFHFQp_1d20+2(8% dmg taken)
DEX ROLL B: p_1d20+2(dodged)
DEX ROLL C: p_1d20+2(dodged)

Then the final attack...
DEX ROLL D: p_1d20+2(18% dmg taken)

"Not bad, you don't pull any punches...  At least I can get a decent workout with this training." Vent exclaimed calmly, quite impressed that Haseo manages to fight back.  "Guess it's time to start getting a little more serious here." Vent said more to himself as he once again closed the gap with ruthless agression with the ZX Sword at the ready to cut into Haseo's armor...
STR ROLL A: p_1d20+2(ZX Sword @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)
STR ROLL B: p_1d20+2(^)
STR ROLL C: p_1d20+2(^)

Followed by immediately popping a sub-tank to try to replenish some of his health...
CHA ROLL: p_1d20+2(Health Replenish used on Vent, Vent restores 21 HP)

Vent then went for a different kind of slash, a Triple Slash to be more precise...
STR ROLL D: p_1d20+2(Triple Slash @ Haseo, 24% dmg if it connects, Vent takes 2% recoil)

Then went for another appeal to entertain the crowd.
Appeal roll: p_1d20+2(Oof...  Better luck next time, Vent...)

---

Vent; the ZX Megaman

HP: 163/170 {||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||}

Shield: 60/60 {|||||||||||||||}

Appeal: 034

Status: In combat

Buffs: None

Debuffs: None

Cooldowns: Shot Burst(2) Health Replenish(4)

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[Jade Callisto]

Haseo was ready this time as he felt the excitement of the battle flowing through. First came more sword slashes which with his Beast Awakening he could easily dodge right out of the way of with minimal effort.

DEX Rolls for Dodge: All the attacks.

rkYj0HsEp_1d20+3

p_1d20+3

p_1d20+3

p_1d20+3

Haseo expertly dodges all the attacks with ease! "My turn." Haseo said with a wicked grin. He would charge at Vent with some pretty fast movement before summoning his Broad Legged out from his body to attempt to use it on Vent.

STR Roll for Broad Legged: 19% Damage + 15% Chance to Mortal Wound on hit.

p_1d20+4

STR Rolls for Spin Gai Gu: 8% Damage per hit.

p_1d20+4

p_1d20+4

p_1d20+4

Next Haseo would get in at almost point blank range then fire off his Lei Zas attack which would shoot an arrow of light toward his opponent Vent. "Take this!" Haseo said with a grin.

WIS Roll for Lei Zas: Does 13% damage + 30% chance to Blind for 2 turns. 

p_1d20

Haseo had to make up for his last attempt at the Appeal by trying to get a better reaction from the audience this time. "This is quite the challenge, hope you are ready for more!" Haseo said to Vent in his appeal.

CHA Roll for Appeal.

p_1d20

Not a good reaction to the crowd once again. He might lose this with the whole appeal thing. Hopefully he would do better.

---

Haseo:

HP: 133/175

SHIELD: 60/60

STATUS: None.

Rengeki Meter: 0/20

Adept Rogue Form: 3rd Form.

Active Abilities: Beast Awakening for 1 more turn. Grants a +2 to STR and DEX for Haseo.

Cooldowns: Broad Legged 1 turn.
1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20·1d20·1d20

[Mr. Game & Watch]

“How can all ya’ll sit in your seats at a time like this? I question yah! All this slashin’, dashin’, and quip bashin’ got my eyeballs spinning so they might just pop right out of their sockets! Don’t all ya’ll worry though, that’s what I got these funkalicious shades for! Form and function, ya’ll, it’s the life worth livin’! We heading right in to the chewy fruity center of this slamma jamma, so let’s hear who all of ya’ll are beating for! It’s still early, anyone’s game, but that don’t mean you can’t trust what you got in your guts! Top Man, who you rooting for!?”

“Well, if I was a betting hat, I’d put my money on both of them losing.”

“… How could both lose, Big Dude?”

“I dunno, I can hold out hope though.”

“The waves of your brain are causing me to spinout, my brudda.”

“I genuinely have no idea what you’re saying.”

“That’s what I’m saying!”

“Okay look, the bit is supposed to be I’m the infinite pessimist, you’re the infinite optimist. I want them both to lose, you’re supposed to want both of them to win.”

“It’s a fighting contest though, only one of them can win.”

“That’s the joke.”

“It’s not very funny. How’d you dudes keep this gig for so long?”

“I ask myself that question a lot.”

---

Damage Taken: 7% Appeal Points: 34		Damage Taken:34% Appeal Points: 0

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Vent was clearly enjoying the fight, the one thing that he didn't enjoy was being seen as weak, that and he wanted to make sure he had at least some fun before he hit the field for some work of his own.

He first had to deal with Haseo's attacks... First by blocking the Broad Legged...
Vent Blocks Broad Legged: (60-10(activation penalty)-19(Broad Legged)=31 shield left)

Then attempting to dodge the dual blades...
DEX ROLL A: er04STlNp_1d20+2(8% dmg taken)
DEX ROLL B: p_1d20+2(Haseo missed)
DEX ROLL C: p_1d20+2(8% dmg taken)

Then he blocked the spell sent his way
Vent shields Lei Zas: (31-10(activation penalty)-13(Lei Zas)=8 shield left)

"Heh, not bad at all...  You might make a good guardian someday." Vent said casually, before opening fire with the ZX Buster combo.
DEX ROLL D: p_1d20+2(ZX Buster @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)
DEX ROLL E: p_1d20+2(^)
DEX ROLL F: p_1d20+2(^)

Followed by closing the gap with a ZX Sword attack
STR ROLL A: p_1d20+2(ZX Sword @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)

And ending it with a final ZX Sword attack...
STR ROLL B: p_1d20+2(see first ZX Sword attack)

Then the appeal was the end of his turn...  And he didn't flub up this one!
Appeal roll: p_1d20+2(Better than Last Time.)

---

(Image here)

Vent; the ZX Megaman

HP: 147/170 {||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||}

Shield: 08/60 {|||||||||||||||}

Appeal: 034

Status: Focused

Buffs: None

Debuffs: None

Cooldowns: Triple Slash(1) Shot Burst(1) Health Replenish(3)

1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2

[Jade Callisto]

So a few of his attacks did go through but they were blocked by Vent's shield with ease. At Vent's remark about being a Guardian he wondered if that was some sort of compliment due to his fighting ability. "Thanks I think? What's a Guardian?" he questioned a little before getting back to it. Vent fired a few pot shots at him with the ZX Buster next and would follow up with the ZX Saber right after. Haseo would make to dodge them as he was still surrounded by the red aura of his Beast Awakening to help him dodge these. 

DEX rolls for dodging ZX Buster: 

BZ95ZaZkp_1d20+3

That hits! 

p_1d20+3

That hits!

p_1d20+3

That misses completely!

DEX Rolls for dodging ZX Saber: 

p_1d20+3

Miss!

p_1d20+3
That hits! 

Haseo takes 24% damage total!

Haseo would need to bring this back! "Time to kick it up a notch!" Haseo said as he formed a large yellow orb in his hands above him before it formed into a scythe made of electricity. Jumping into the air Haseo would slash downward calling forth a large energy wave of electricity that came from the slash toward Vent. 

WIS Roll for Plasma Blade: Does 25% Damage + 30% chance to Paralyze upon hit. 

p_1d20

Very likely chance to hit! 

"Rengeki!" Haseo cried out as black kanji signs appeared around Vent and if this blow hit he would start to glow with a purple aura with violet circles orbiting his body signifying the Rengeki's ability to do extra damage from the damage he took earlier. 

~Action used to perform Rengeki which uses up the damage stored up to 20% total to give an extra amount to any attack that isn't a crit or aoe. Plasma Blade now does 45% damage + a 30% chance to paralyze if hits. 

Following that up Haseo would fire another Lei Zas at Vent in hopes to a little more damage. 

WIS Roll for Lei Zas: Does 13% damage + 30% chance to Blind for 2 turns upon hit. 

p_1d20

Very unlikely it is going to hit.

Lastly Haseo would do his appeal once more in hopes to gain some recognition.

p_1d20

Haseo got a decent reaction that time. That's good.

---

Haseo:

HP: 119/175

SHIELD: 60/60

STATUS: None.

Rengeki Meter: 0/20

Adept Rogue Form: 3rd Form.

Active Abilities: None.

Cooldowns: Broad Legged: Ready. Beast Awakening for 4 turns. Plasma Blade for 3 turns. Rengeki for 3 turns. 1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20·1d20·1d20

[Mr. Game & Watch]

“WOAH, man! Haseo’s definitely dishing out the business! My poor eyes can’t take all this stimulus! No way, man! Vent’s keepin’ it real though! Not gettin’ distracted by nothing! Boom! Boom! Blowing up that Bubble Shield like he’s smacking on some gum! That’s some smart play right there!”

“… You can keep saying his name’s Vent, I’m still not convinced that isn’t Zero. I mean, look at him.”

“I hear what you sayin’, I’m picking up what you’re putting down, Top Man. That stylin’ red armour, those flowin’ blond locks, the green glowing sword! Someone’s a fan of the big Z!”

“Wasn’t his hair brunette a minute ago?”

“Never under estimate the power of cosplay, my friend.”

“What’s his secret?”

“GASP! Look up in the sky, Top Man! It’s the Sunshine Stadium blimp! Delivering a message from our sponsors and signing our paychecks!”

“I knew it!”

“And for the low low price of ten coins, you too can have a fabulous, luxurious mane. Colour changing, mood rearranging. Give a look under your seats for a coupon! Also give that warning label a read, it’ll slap your brain with all kinds of knowledge!”

“Oh man, most brand deals that Ballyhoo was able to secure were ones without warning labels. We’ve really gone up in the world.”

---

Damage Taken: 23% Appeal Points: 58		Damage Taken: 58% Appeal Points: 0

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Vent would be mildly impressed if he weren't fighting against someone, but since he was fighting against Haseo, he had no right to complain about anything, especially since he was pretty much obligated to enjoy his time for fighting, and would attempt to dodge the Plasma Blade...
DEX ROLL A: EyeA13vUp_1d20+2(45% dmg taken, hope your happy with that, buddy)
Paralysis Chance: p_1d100(not paralyzed!)

Vent would tank the hit, being blown a few yards away from Haseo, but he would attempt to dodge the Lei Zas...
DEX ROLL B: p_1d20+2(That missed by a long shot!)

"That kinda hurt...  But look on the bright side; you took a big chunk of Health off of me with that move, though I will have to make sure to prevent you from making use of that again." Vent would say, starting to get serious again, starting up by firing off a round of the ZX Buster...
DEX ROLL C: p_1d20+2(ZX Buster @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)

Even if it was a miss, Vent was merely using it as a distraction to close the gap to lay into Haseo with the ZX Sword in a combo...
STR ROLL A: p_1d20+2(ZX Sword @ Haseo, 8% dmg if it connects)
STR ROLL B: p_1d20+2(^)
STR ROLL C: p_1d20+2(^)

Then prepared to get his Blade do the talking with some more ZX Sword...
STR ROLL D: p_1d20+2(^)

Then went for the appeal...
Appeal roll: p_1d20+2(not perfect, but better!)

---

Vent; the ZX Megaman
HP: 102/170
{||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||}
Shield: 16/60
{|||||||||||||||}
Status: Still standing...
Appeal: 058
Buffs:
None

Debuffs:
None:
Cooldowns:
Triple Slash(Armed and Ready)
Shot Burst(Armed and Ready)
Health Replenish(2)

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[Jade Callisto]

Haseo was really getting into this fight as he managed to land the blow of his Plasma Blade + Rengeki combination attack on Vent. Thing was he was far from done but he had to make sure not to get Vent to 0% HP or this will all be for nothing. He had to go hard too though so he couldn't let up.

There were always signs of weakness that can be shown before going down so Haseo would use those to be able to tell. First came the ZX Buster again which had a rather slow shot coming right at him, Haseo would move to dodge it. 

DEX Roll for Dodge of ZX Buster: 

BkgjE9JAp_1d20+1

Yep that completely missed. Next came a few ZX Saber slashes, again Haseo would aim to dodge them. 

DEX Rolls for Dodge of ZX Saber: 

p_1d20+1

p_1d20+1

p_1d20+1

The first Saber Slash landed a hit but the other two completely missed him.

"Oh one more huh? I can dodge that too." 

p_1d20+1

Haseo was right but the slash almost scraped his chin with that last attack as Haseo barely dodged out of the way of it. 

Haseo has taken 8% damage total. 

"Heh not bad. But I am just getting warmed up." Haseo taunted a bit as he began his assault.  

(Haseo basically did the same exact combo from this video except without Lei Zas this time.)

He decided to get ready for another combo of attacks as he proceeded to dash at Vent with his Twin Blades the Spin Gai Gu for a combination attack.

STR Rolls for Spin Gai Gu: Does 8% damage per hit. 

p_1d20+2

p_1d20+2

p_1d20+2

Next Haseo would put away his Twin Blades then from the side of his body he would draw out a large black scythe named the Scythe Schoxaio and attempted to slash at him with a circular like spin attack. 

STR Roll for Scythe Schoxaio: Does 15% AOE Damage if it hits.

p_1d20+2

Then after putting away his scythe he would reach above his body to bring down his Broad Legged once more as the chainsaw blades started to rev up as he charged Vent once more to slash right into him with this chainsaw broadsword. 

STR Roll for Broad Legged: 19% damage + 15% chance to Mortal Wound if it hits.

p_1d20+2

Lastly Haseo would do his appeal for the crowd and see what kind of response he would get.

p_1d20

Haseo kept getting not very good reactions for his performance for some reason. Oh well he could hope for next time at least. 

---

Haseo:

HP: 111/175

SHIELD: 60/60

STATUS: None.

Rengeki Meter: 8/20

Adept Rogue Form: 3rd Form.

Active Abilities: None.

Cooldowns: Broad Legged for 1 turn. Beast Awakening for 3 turns. Plasma Blade for 2 turns. Rengeki for 2 turns.1d20+1·1d20+1·1d20+1·1d20+1·1d20+1·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20

[Mr. Game & Watch]

“Ring-a-ding-ding! Y’all hearing that jammin’ chime, we’re heading down into the final stretch now! Lemme hear all y’all cheer for your favourite fighter, the big kahuna that’ll take it all and cash in on all them Thunder Badges! It seemed like Vent had this match in his back pocket, ready to punch in his ticket, but Haseo was really riding the tide with that Plasma Blade hit! That one blew us all out of the water! In these final minutes, who do you think will snatch that win, Big dude?”

“… Have we been here before? I think we’ve been here before.”

“Well, my guy, there’s only so much we can talk about. You’re not much of a conversationalist, you know.”

“Yeah, you know, I think my opinion on you was based solely around the fact that Ballyhoo hated you. Without him being around to be annoyed by your presence… I don’t know.”

“It’s okay, Big dude. I get what’chu mean. I feel your feel.”

“It’s just… being annoyed by Ballyhoo gave me life, gave me purpose. It’s so hard to be non-plussed without him. Is there hope that I can ever be unhappy like that ever again? How can I live a life at equilibrium?”

“Shh… My friend, bring it in.”

“I don’t know if I want this…”

“C’mon, bring it in, man. You need the embrace of this hip chimp. There we go. Easy now. It’ll be okay, my dude. Even if they can’t fix Ballyhoo, you’ll find someone, someone who will annoy you more than he did.”

“I still hear him. I still hear his ear shattering ‘AH HA HA.’ It gives me hope that I can hate again.”

“It will happen, dude. Keep your spirits low and your expectations, you’ll find hate again, my friend.”

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Damage Taken: 68% Appeal Points: 66		Damage Taken: 66% Appeal Points: 45