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"Seth Richardson" || Warren ([personal profile] stay_classy_cat) wrote in [community profile] smashacademy2013-08-27 12:07 am

[video] DRAMABALLS AWAY

[RIIIIING. RIIIIIING. RIIIIIIIIIIIING.

What little asshole pulled the fire alarm? Who knows, but after about 30 minutes of being herded to and milling around on the grass, it's announced that this was likely a prank since there's no discernible fire anyone can identify. It's safe to return back to your dorm rooms, and REMINDER; DON'T PULL THE FIRE ALARM AS A PRANK OR YOU WILL GET DETENTION!!! Seems like another ordinary day at Smash Academy, right?

No, there's something a little more ominous in the air...]




Attention, Smash Academy. This is Mayor Tabuu speaking.

[Whoa, something must be really important for him to address Smash Academy's network specifically.]

Eggman is a filthy liar. He's betrayed all of you! The insipid, fat, lumbering oaf is abusing his power and must be stopped.

[Wait... didn't... Tabuu authorize Eggman into Martial Law? Since when has Tabbuu used such flowery insults? SOMETHING WEIRD IS GOING ON.]

He's turned against you, and is robotisizing your own kind! Eirika's been missing from our--your fair academy and this is why! She's been kidnapped by him and was robotisized! If he's not stopped--

[BZZZTTTT--KSSSSHHHHH--! Suddenly, static! WE ARE INTERRUPTING THIS FEED FOR A VERY IMPORTANT HIJACK...]



ATTENTION, SMASH ACADEMY! Listen close and listen well! I am Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the world's greatest genius, and YOUR SAVIOR! I come to you with DIRE NEWS... Your beloved Mayor Tabuu is a FRAUD! An IMPOSTER, created to impersonate him and deliver this city into the hands of your REAL nemesis! Not I, my subjects, someone FAR worse than me!

I speak, of course, of one SETH RICHARDSON! Yes, your friend Seth has been a VERY busy boy this past year! the DRUGGED LOLLIPOPS he's been feeding into the city have caused no end of trouble for everyone! But that's not the LEAST of his crimes... No, with the money he's made from the drugs he's sold, he's created POKEBALLS capable of capturing ANYONE, even HUMANS! And replacing them with PERFECT DUPLICATES, completely subservient to his will!!

I have done my utmost to PROTECT you, to keep you SAFE from the madness Seth's machinations have wrought! And now it's time to STAND UP and TAKE YOUR LIVES BACK!!




Me? That's laughable, truly laughable! How desperate must you be to point fingers at someone such as me, you insipid, fat, lu--bloated worm! Who's honestly going to believe you with your track history? Who could've forgotten your ridiculous and stupid Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park? Or that time you tried to eat everyone's history? Face it, you've had your fun and your time is up. Tabuu wants you out and so does everyone else. If anything we should be standing up and rising against YOU!

Besides, where did you even get all this nonsense about me? I'd like to see some evidence, if your tiny, feeble, cotton-filled brain can comprehend that.


Oh, you're going to EAT those words, you smug, freckle-faced punk! You see, I got all this information from a rather reliable source. Our mutual friend Ulki, who happened to overhear your discussion with your SUPPLIERS, filled me in on ALL the juicy details he overheard. He even brought a little surprise. But don't take MY word for it...

[The camera pans to the side. Ulki is there, flanked by two Badniks. In his hand is the stolen Catball.]

See for YOURSELF.

[Seth stares blankly at the screen, even paling a little bit. Mary... He'll kill her! He'll kill her a million times over. Seth manages a twisted smile but resolve is cracking. He's sure Eggman isn't trustworthy and he could convince everyone else of that, but the bird...]

Ha... ha ha ha! So what? That could be a rock with a pawprint on it for all any of the lot of you know!

[Ulki looks hardly so convinced. ]

Shall we open it then? Besides, [He spins the ball around in his hand, showing the pawprint that was previously obscured.] How could you have known that?

[Seth is brilliantly caught in his own lie, worse yet, he still jumps too eagerly at the chance to cover it up.]

No! Don't! [His lips twitch and his smile is a bitter one, forced and seething.]--You don't know what that would do... do you? You might push a wrong button and hurt whoever's inside. I wouldn't put it past either of you, given your penchant for blatant idiocy anyway.

[Camera pans back to Eggman.] HURT whoever's inside? Now there's an interesting thought... Since when has letting a Pokemon out of their ball HURT them? Now I'm DOUBLY curious to see what's inside! Or would you rather just CONFESS?

Why don't you confess to being unwanted? You're an utter failure at everything you do! None of your plans has ever worked and for good reason: they're dumb. Your fiancé could have picked so much better.

[WISE AND MATURE WORDS FROM SETH RICHARDSON.]

YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET BRINGING HER INTO THIS, YOU PONCE!!

Now hear this, everyone! I am calling for the ARREST of Seth Richardson! Soon my robots will arrive at the academy gates to assume control of the school until he is IN CUSTODY. Submit, and you will be spared. Resist, or otherwise interfere with my efforts, and you will be ARRESTED and ROBOTISIZED INTO MY ARMY!! THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING!!


[Seth makes a grande display of open arms, smugly psychotic grin plastered on his face as if to say, "Dare ye cometh at me, sir?" The fact Eggman just declared robot season open is just as bad as the next line out of him:]

You have no control over me. I'd sooner die then let my plans be interfered by a corpulent, tactless, wretched ignoramus such as yourself! I'll take what's rightfully mine from you whether you and your bushy, unkempt mustache like it or not. [He makes a fist at the screen.] Considering you an equal gentleman would be an insult, so instead of proposing a fair and just duel, I'll promise you this: If you so much as show your face around here or FDC and get in my way, I'll fucking rip you apart!

[WAIT HE'S NOT DONE YET--Seth ducks out of the screen just a moment an returns with something around his neck. Yes it's Flurrie's big balls necklace he's fingering coyly.]

Oh, and tell Flurrie if she wants these back she can come and get them. They're not quite my size.

[Eggman's hands clench into fists of rage.]

YOU... WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU, YOU'LL SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE SCRUBBING FLOORS AS A CLEANING BOT!!

I quiver with fear!

YOU WILL BE!!
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Reaction: In Which Plans Are Made

[personal profile] forgetbeam 2013-08-27 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone pulled that fire alarm as a stupid prank, Kiyotaka had decided. Not only was it a waste of time, but that kind of recklessness could make people roll their eyes and not care in the event that a real fire occurred! It was time to make a passionate post to the network lecturing the entire student body, knowing the culprit would have to see it one way or another. He sat down and opened his laptop to get started, just about to hit "create post" when the Mayor appeared on his screen.

And things very quickly escalated from there.

"What..." He stared at the screen, hands poised inches over the keyboard, any plans of telling off pranksters long forgotten. "What is this!?"
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[personal profile] butterbelieveamanspromise 2013-08-28 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
"What's what?" came another voice, the owner of it stepping close and craning his head in to check out what's got Kittytacos so dumbfounded.

He's greeted by a hijacked news report. He heard the address to Smash Academy from the other end of the room but was only half-listening, because he didn't give a shit about the mayor or even know what he sounded like, and school announcements were usually boring even when they were on the eccentric side. It gets old after a while.

Mondo falls silent and watches the mayhem unfold with his bro.
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[personal profile] forgetbeam 2013-08-29 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
And what mayhem it is. Impostor mayors, nefarious schemes, robots, stolen necklaces, people in balls, the two major players here faces Kiyotaka has seen around the school... It is a hell of a lot to take in. He's got a bad feeling about all this.

As the feed ends, he slowly swivels his chair toward Mondo, desperate to clarify and make sure he heard everything right (although he'd rather he didn't).

"That just now... Was outright war just declared?"
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[personal profile] butterbelieveamanspromise 2013-08-29 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
Mondo obviously isn't as worked up about it as Kiyotaka, but the look that's painted on his face suggests he's wary of what information he did digest. "I dunno 'bout that- looks more like a public arrest warrant than an all-out war. I didn't catch it all, but it looks like this Seth guy's been stirrin' some shit up that the fat man doesn't like."

He's not too familiar with these people, and their identities hold little weight for him. He only knows them as faces- Eggman's you couldn't avoid nowadays, but Seth... was at host club some months ago, right? He can barely remember that guy except that he seemed like a huge douchebag. Whatever. What made the most impact on him was what they were apparently up to.

"Whatever it is, looks like the school's about to get flooded by a buncha' robots in a hurry. One thing's for sure- I ain't submittin' to a goddamn one!" He raises a fist for emphasis.
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[personal profile] forgetbeam 2013-08-29 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
But arrests are totally supposed to be peaceful. At least more peaceful than this. There is definitely a lot more about the world Kiyotaka has to learn, and this is a pretty harsh lesson. But it's not the time to argue and try to figure out technicalities.

He stands, shutting the laptop.

"You're right! Especially since he doesn't have the authority to make those arrests here after all! Everyone here is going to be caught in the middle of this dispute..."

Particularly the kind of people who'd actively seek out the robots and provoke him. It's better off for everyone if Mondo's given a more constructive task.

"We have to round everybody up and make sure they're someplace safe! Not only that, but if things do get out of hand, there's greater strength in numbers!"
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[personal profile] butterbelieveamanspromise 2013-08-30 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Kiyotaka's urgency was a bit contagious and further enhanced the sense inside himself. After all, even he knew he didn't fully understand the consequences of what was going down, and if Kiyotaka seemed this shocked and somber about it, then it was easy to start picking up on those feelings.

"Right! Banding up has a lot more advantages than if we're scattered all over the damn place. But we gotta move fast..." As if he could see the entire layout of the school through the walls, he glanced out at them as his thoughts pulled together in a snap. He returned his eyes back to Kiyotaka. "I got it! Let's split ways and round up some people. I'll go out the boy's dorm entrance, and you head out the girl's wing so you can scout the east side of the school- you know, the side where the main building is. I'll go west. After ten minutes are up, we meet back at the courtyard. You tight with that?"
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[personal profile] forgetbeam 2013-09-01 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was about to suggest the same thing!"

Well, with a little bit of variation on direction and time, but it all boiled down to the same plan at its core. He never took too well to other people stealing his thunder when he was trying to take charge of things, especially when other people were unruly delinquents. But beneath the flash of defensive indignity there came the realization that hey, no matter what kind of rebellious troublemakers Mondo led, he was, in fact, a leader. A proper school environment and the order necessary to maintain that may have been Kiyotaka's jurisdiction, but something as unexpected and dangerous as this would be more up Mondo's alley after all.

"...Ten minutes exactly," he agreed, giving his watch a quick glance. In such a tense situation, there could be no leeway - not that Kiyotaka was ever very forgiving for lateness anyway. Being late could mean an arrest or an injury, after all, and he didn't want to imagine a worst-case scenario... But he had heard how indiscriminately overzealous the robots were down in the city, and who knew what they'd do to people once they reached the school. After a second's hesitation, he grabbed his shinai from where it lay against the wall. Just in case.

"Focus on rounding people up more than making direct confrontations! However, if you need to rescue someone from a wrongful arrest, I give my full permission."
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I-I changed the tenses midway through the thread again...

[personal profile] butterbelieveamanspromise 2013-09-02 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't worry 'bout me. Now's the time for rallyin', not fightin'- won't do it unless push comes to shove." He stood up straighter and didn't waste time heading for the door. "Well! See ya in ten minutes, bro!" he called cheerfully before prying it open and parting without giving leeway for any more exchange between them, the quick pats of his footsteps growing fainter as he bolted down the hall.
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WHAT A MESS GOOD WORK

[personal profile] forgetbeam 2013-09-03 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
His response was a firm nod, watching Mondo's back for a second before heading in the other direction. Kiyotaka knew he'd do a good job out there. He believed in both his brother's abilities and his own, and that no matter what happened they would be able to pull through with anyone they rounded up.

ha ha