56th Resurrection

[sanctus_dei]

[Action A: around town: Zombies. Smart zombies. Oh, Mayfield. You can't scare Theo Crawford with this. He made his first smart zombie when he was 15. Child's play.

He's out on the town without a care, his spell book ready and his pockets full of spell components. Ones that try to sneak up on him will be caught quickly. Zombies who laid traps for people will suddenly find themselves falling victim to their own, no longer in control of themselves. He'll turn some against each other for fun to watch them tear each other apart. Feel free to approach him if you're out, need help, want to see what's up, whatever. Anyone who can tell will notice Theo has a lot of magic going right now - to protect himself and to control his the hoards.

He's obviously having a good time with all this. Theo is a necromancer first and foremost. It's what he knows. It's what he loves.]

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Action B: 337 Brady Lane front lawn: Later you might find him on his lawn, where he's taken a zombie as a sample back with him. He's sitting there openly, sleeves rolled up, a cigarette in his mouth as he looks over various parts of the creature. Upon closer inspection, one will notice the large protection circle around himself and the experiment so that no other undead will be getting near him. Theo's got different equipment with him out there too, including amongst them some boxes, tupperwear, lighter fluid, and a machete.

Seems he's used that knife to severe the arm of this unconscious zombie, and is taking notes while he casts spells on it and looks it over. After a few gestures and some mumbling of Latin, the hand starts to wriggle and begins to pull itself along. Theo makes an impressed nise to himself, and jots some notes down. It's not every day he comes across non-magically created zombies, so it's time to get all the data and have all the fun he can.]

Comments

A

[coldiceflower]

[ Here's one of those smart zombies. But he's not like the other ones. He's watching with little interest while Theo have the zombies decimate each other. He's leaning against a wall, with a half-emptied bottle of some alcohol or the other in his hand.

If Theo is a skilled enough necromancer, he might notice that the man lacks a heart and is as cold as the coldest ice existing (and possibly even colder still). He is, indeed, an Undead. ]

[sanctus_dei]

[Theo is, indeed, a very skilled necromancer; a prodigy, even. So he will definitely be able to tell that the stranger is not only undead, but different than the others. He'll keep his toys fighting each other while he turns his attention to Yukihina.]

You got something to do with all this?

[coldiceflower]

Why should I, I'm not Heike.

A

[breaking4thwall]

[ He's flicking imaginary walls at zombies. They're actually working once in a while, and each time a zobie run face first into one of his walls, he chimes without much emotions in his voice. ]

Strike~

[sanctus_dei]

[...Interesting.]

You should try to have more fun. I've been here for two years and this is only the second time Mayfield has done this for us.

[breaking4thwall]

[ Hm? ]

Me just got Me's powers back, so Me'm just warming up.

Action A:

[silver_reign]

-Zombies were hardly any fun... even if they were smart. They were still just as squishy as humans.-

Well... seems you're making the most of it?

[sanctus_dei]

[He sure does look pleased.]

When Mayfield gives you lemons, make those lemons entertaining as fuck.

[silver_reign]

Yeah? Well then, I find it hardly fair that only you should be entertained...

A

[hisnameisthecaptain]

[The Captain sees the strange Zombies, but that does not stop him.

Smart zombies are one thing.

Super hero smart zombies are another. He won't let that happen again. He's noisy. Coming in and ripping the things apart. Fists going through gaping mouths and out the back of skulls.

Then he sees Theo in the thick of it. Shaking a zombie off his fist.]

YOU!

[sanctus_dei]

[OH SHIT.]

Before you get an ideas in that pea-sized brain of yours, I did NOT start this.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

[He points... then slowly curls the finger in, tightening his fist until his knuckles are white.

Swinging and backing handing the nearest zombie next. Sending fragments of flesh, brain matter and bone flying. Taking a deep breath.]

Fine, good, make sure they don't bite people then... or whatever it is you do.

....

You know, I'm actually glad it wasn't you.

B

[hontobakabaka]

[A smallish holographic screen zooms around the corner and stops not far from Theo, Ruri's face on it.]

Excuse me, are you an expert on these?

[sanctus_dei]

[WHAT AM I LOOKING AT]

....Yes?

[hontobakabaka]

Would you be willing to come to a secure location to assist in understanding what is causing this? Its out of my area of study.

B

[answerer_sword]

Be careful with that.

[Bazett definitely looks worse for wear, with her suit torn in several places. In addition, she is still missing her eye.]

[sanctus_dei]

Please. I'm a professional. Seems like they sure fucked you up, though.

[answerer_sword]

The eye came from the post office.

B

[weiss_tank]

[Face palming] Please tell me these aren't yours...

[sanctus_dei]

[He looks up from his work, frowning.] No. But I almost wish they were.

[weiss_tank]

Huh? Whattdya mean Theo? [Now Ken is curious.]

Action A (Also, I warned you this was pretty much was how it was going to go)

[downtoearthpony]

[Those wards and spells are great against the undead alright! But what about a living pony? A living pony that is galloping full tilt at you while swinging a rope?

'Cause that's what Applejack is doing, alright. She expertly weaves through the zombies like a rodeo pole bending event and quickly flicks the loop of the lasso she has around Theo as she runs on by. She doesn't stop running, letting her momentum tighten the lasso and pretty much drag Theo behind her as she continues down the street.]

No time to explain, need to get to Stevens Road!

[Of course she says that with a rope gripped between her teeth, so no idea if that sounds comprehensible.]

[sanctus_dei]

[HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED. One moment he's overseeing some magical research of the undead, the next he's being painfully dragged down the street.]

WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK IS GOING ON!?

B

[likes2havesex]

[Just walking by, do do do do OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK?!]

ACK! Shit, that's disgusting.

[sanctus_dei]

[Unmoved, he looks up at her, flicking off his finished cigarette.]

It's research.