case 4: Henshin/Hero

[sinistraljoker]

[Action A: 3472 Erwin Road. Locked to housemates.]

[Shoutaro is cleaning a bit on his porch, when he spots a box next to the stoop. He picks it up, spotting his name on it.]

Could this be...?

[He dashes inside to open it up...]

[Action B: John Doe Park: Open]

[Shoutaro is standing in the middle of the park, looking around. He wants to make sure there aren't any people nearby.]

It didn't look damaged...but I should take precautions before needing to use this...

[Since the Lost Driver he received is as garage-made-looking as it looks...and he isn't anywhere near technologically-capable to actually CHECK the driver...he has to test it out. There is literally no way he can really truly just check it.]

Here goes....

[He clicks the Joker Memory.]

Henshin!

[JOKER!]

Comments

B

[princessofjustice]

[Should've looked around a little higher, detective! Amelia's been hanging out up in a tree, until she hears the sound of the Gaia Memory, and opts to look and see just what this man is up to.]

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

[Shoutaro opens his eyes. First...he checks his surroundings.]

No sign of any explosion. That's good.

[He then gives his body a good check. All there...including the hand he makes sure to check a few times.]

Excellent. Maybe a Memory Bre-...

[He then hears rustling from somewhere nearby.]

Who's there?

[answerer_sword]

...What the--?

[Bazett snaps into a fighting pose when she sees the strange man dressed in armor.]

Who are you?

[sinistraljoker]

[Shoutaro snaps toward the voice. It sounds awfully aggressive.]

Kamen Rider Joker.

[Like hell he's using his actual name. He'll try to keep his identity secret if he can.]

You can drop the stance. I'm not here to attack you.

[1st_superhero]

Cool.

[Gilgamesh whistles when he spots the man in the armor.]

Are you one of Tomoe's followers? Or some character from those shows that she's always watching?

[sinistraljoker]

Tomoe?

And...I don't think I'm from a TV show...

[Although, he admits it could be possible. Thank you muchly for that Tsukasa.]

[1st_superhero]

Yeah--one of my buddies, Tomoe. She likes these Japanese action shows like Super Sentai. You kinda look like one of her design sketches for what she wants her dream hero team to wear.

[sinistraljoker]

Super Sentai...

[Them again. The ones Momotaros told him about.]

Then...you might be right.

[It was kinda disconcerting to say the least. If he was a character in a show...then a lot of people may have seen him at his lowest.]

But...I'm not one of them. I'm a Kamen Rider. Kamen Rider Joker.

[1st_superhero]

Oh...so you're the Rider kick guy! Man, all this time and I thought it was Ghost Rider.

[sinistraljoker]

A lot of us do that. Every time it's a bit different.

Ghost Rider? Sounds interesting as it is.

[Little does he realize that that guy would remind him mainly of Skull.]

[1st_superhero]

So there's more than one of you? Sweet! I wish Tomoe were here. Maybe she could have joined you guys.

B

[chalicejoker]

[Well, that's new. The Rider there looks like W, but different. Hajime decides to investigate. He's a little wary in case this isn't Shoutaro, because frankly, he wouldn't put it past the town to do something like that.]

I wasn't aware you could transform without your partner.

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

[Oh...Hajime. He'll turn and face him slowly.]

It's sort of a last ditch sort of thing. This is The Boss's Driver; the one he used to become Skull. I only use it when Phillip is unavailable.

[And that usually isn't a good thing.]

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

[Slow nod. He's wondering how effective Shoutaro's going to be on his own, but he's not saying anything.]

Lucky you've got some equipment you can use by yourself, then. This place seems as though it'll breed a need for last ditch weapons.

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

Yeah. It helps that this is technically stronger than CycloneJoker. Something to do with the amount of Memory energy or something. Phillip tried to explain it...but he doesn't do layman sometimes.

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

Hm...have you had much of a chance to test it out?

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

I was just giving it a run through now. So far, no glitches. Just haven't tried a Memory Break.

[He peered at a tree.]

Seem like a good target?

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime follows Shoutaro's gaze to the tree.]

As good as any.

B

[silvergoldengun]

[ Oh oh oh?

He goes over and tap the Driver, a intrigued expression on his face. ]

Now this's interesting, you another of all these riders?

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

[Bwuh? Sudden person at his waist level. Shoutaro'll jump back a bit.]

U-uh...yeah.

Just how did you know about that?

Re: B

[silvergoldengun]

[ Innocent smile~ ]

Met a few since I got here. Which one are you?

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

Kamen Rider Joker.

And you are?

[Something about this guy...feels off.]

[silvergoldengun]

Basco ta Jolokia, nice to meet you.

[sinistraljoker]

Likewise.

Was...there something that you wanted? Or were you just admiring my...belt?

[silvergoldengun]

Thought I'd say hello. Though the belt is fancy, too.

[ Smile. ]

Is your name Joker even when not in rider suit?