mightymorphin: (C; dreaming of spring now)
Morph ([personal profile] mightymorphin) wrote in [community profile] expiationlogs2024-07-16 02:16 pm

[CLOSED] got a colony of ants underneath my skin

Who: Morph and Douman, Marco, Scott, Kotone
Where: Around Aldrip
What: Closed event starters for gnosia!Morph being a menace.
Warnings: Violence, potential body horror. Further warnings will be marked.

(Stated days optional, if any of these need to be rearranged let me know! If you'd like to encounter Morph during the event please contact me at [plurk.com profile] evilbo or on Discord.)
laserguy: (so that was you)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-22 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It sucks a whole bunch.

[He slowly agrees, although uncertainty flashes across Scott's face. She's acting a little odd, not like alarmingly odd, but just enough where he can't fully put this behind him. Should they go back home after this...? They have a single heal and a single protect between them and they both agreed to keep on fighting each day if they have their powers still, but she's not fully herself right now.

It's honestly a nice thought to just stay home with her, to not deal with any of this, but Scott's still not gunning to go back home. He knows that neither of them are willing to just sit back if there's someone out there that they can protect or cure, even if they are tired and stuff. Kotone would definitely still immediately decline such a suggestion from him.]


Kotone, what's really bothering you? [His voice is still worried, but there's something a little more firm in his tone as well.]
orphne: (Kotone 264)

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-22 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Something's wrong.

She should have met up with Scott already, if something hadn't stopped him. She hadn't heard anything, but that honestly means nothing with the way the Gnosia can attack. Kotone's doubling back, retracing her steps with quick, light movements like she might use for chasing a Shadow through Tartarus. The sound of Scott's voice as she enters an alley to cut through brings a slight, relieved smile to her face -- one that fades instantly with a spike of true fear at the sound of her own voice, coming from the same direction as Scott's.

One hand goes to her heart as the other drops to the holster at her waist; in daily life, she usually keeps her Persona-summoning Evoker hidden in a holster under her skirt, but this is a mission. She has to be able to grab it in a heartbeat.

Peeking out from the alley, she's struck by a sudden premonition, the knowledge that any second, that thing that looks like her is going to try to kill Scott. The hand on her heart squeezes more tightly as she steps out from the alleyway and tries for one of her normal smiles, though exhaustion tugs it down just a bit at the corners. The fake her has to attack so she can protect Scott, and she'll be ready for it.]


Hey. Sorry, am I interrupting?

[The moment, the second it looks like the not-Kotone is going to attack, she'll be ready to drop a protective, semi-translucent veil around Scott to protect him.]
orphne: (Kotone 23)

cw: suicidal imagery i'm sorry for persona 3

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-23 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[All of her breath comes out in a rush as several things happen at once. Claws emerge, but that's not a Gnosia attack. Not yet, anyway. Her Evoker is pointed to her temple and she pulls the trigger without hesitation. Her head snap sharply sideways with the force of the impact and blurs her vision of how Morph actually attacks. Claws mean physical, though, and that means she was right to think Tetrakarn as a physical shield.

Opheus Telos appears behind her to cast his protective spell on Scott, and then Kotone's running in to join her boyfriend.]


I think she's Gnosia! We gotta restrain her!
Edited (ok last edit sorry) 2024-07-23 01:46 (UTC)
laserguy: (beginnings)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-23 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Scott barely has time to comprehend the arrival of a second Kotone, the actual one (it's really so obvious now), before the imposter in front of him swipes with claws that somehow don't look as foreign as they should be. There's a name that he wants to associate with them, but digging through memories and shit isn't really important right now, not as those pointed ends hit a barrier-- the only reason why he's able to react at all. For a brief moment, Scott stares with widened eyes, a flicker of red flashing behind his glasses from how close he was about to die, but as Morph's screams echo throughout the area, the mutant quickly snaps out of it.

Right, no standing around, they're dealing with a threat now. A gnosia attack. And it's--]


Morph-- that's Morph!

[They're the only shapeshifter that pops into his mind, not to mention that strange little familiarity seeing those claws. Maybe he'll explain later, but Scott lifts a hand over to his glasses, hesitating only slightly about using his full powers on another mutant. H-How durable is his future teammate? He doesn't want to kill them, even in this state.

Well, blast towards their legs, right? He'll start with that. He's always been more of a long ranged fighter and creating some distance might be helpful?? Besides, knocking Morph out is the same thing as restraining-- just long enough for him to use his heal on them. With that, he pulls his glasses up to let out those familiar red blasts, still slightly hard for him to control, but he aims at the direction of Morph's legs.]
orphne: (Kotone 23)

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-24 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not that Kotone had kept her powers from Morph out of an abundance of caution -- it's just that, like, there'd been no point to bring it up? It's a habit of hers, one that seems to be an advantage at the moment. It's almost funny to be thought of as normal.

But that's something to laugh about with Scott later.]


How do we fight Morph?!

[Kotone's seen Morph change from a chocobo to an idol to her and now to some giant statue-guy, so who knows what the shapeshifter is capable of! Is this new form metal, maybe? She takes a breath and braces herself, bringing her Evoker to her temple once again in preparation to summon another Persona. Then Morph says that, and she can't help but bristle.]

He's not your Scott! [Oh shit, that's a chunk of building. She scrambles out of the way, trusting Scott to dodge in the opposite direction, or blast the chunk out of the sky. Evoker back to her temple, she adds firmly,] My Scott isn't like yours! Odin!

[It's not that she's calling either Scott or Morph Odin, but rather summoning a different Persona with an accompanying crack of a lightning-based attack aimed directly at the attacking mutant, hoping to shock Morph to keep them still.]
Edited 2024-07-24 00:16 (UTC)
laserguy: (optics)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-24 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[It would be a little nice if he glitched into the Scott that Morph knows-- at least he would be familiar with the large armored man that's now standing in front of him! But no, this is his fight, and he can't just rely on some other version of himself to do this battle for him. Besides, he's the one that knows Kotone-- they fought and trained together and that's more important. It's going to be enough. It has to be.

At least focusing on that will also stop Scott from thinking more about what Morph is saying. Did he-- Scott hurt them too? He thought they were family... that's what they said to him over the network. A group misfits that stuck with each other. This is just the infection talking, right? No time to think about it at least.

Although he can't stop the way his heart beats a little faster hearing Kotone defend him.]


Hard to restrain someone that can turn into anything! We'll just knock them out!

[Brilliant strategy, ten out of ten. It's a little more difficult for Scott to be quick with his blasts, when he constantly has to put his glasses back on to see what's happening before taking them off once again to fire them off. Luckily, he still makes it in time to blast the large piece, those concussive beams breaking apart the chunk apart to let them land safely around them.

Maybe he'll be lucky and a piece will land on Morph or block their path.]
Edited 2024-07-24 16:51 (UTC)
orphne: (Kotone 24)

cw: suicidal ideation

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-24 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, that strikes a little bit closer to home than Morph even realizes. Kotone herself has had that thought; after everything she'd gone through, all the loss she'd learned to accept, shouldn't she be allowed to rest? She'd laid down in preparation for it after a month of struggling to just exist, only to be hurled into this place more than a year ago.

But now isn't the time to think about that. The way Morph's goo-like skin seems to show through looks promising, but once they transform into something else, they're way too fast! Scott has enough trouble aiming his optic blasts at a moving target already, plus she has no idea if she can land a hit on something that fast, so-

Again her Evoker goes to her head, and with that same flash of blue light, Orpheus swims back into view behind her.]


People like us don't get to rest. Masukukaja!

[A boost to Agility for both her and Scott. In Tartarus, it had meant that foes were more likely to miss, or her teammates were more likely to evade or land hits. Maybe she's imagining it, but even in the real world like this, even if it's not as pronounced, she feels just that little bit lighter on her feet as she dashes toward Scott himself to get a little closer.]
Edited 2024-07-24 23:46 (UTC)
laserguy: (no i can't see)

y'all need to chill

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-25 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[As Scott places his glasses back on, he starts preparing himself to use his healing powers. Morph's on the ground with sparks emitting from their metal form, he has a chance-- but it's already too late, not as Morph's already starting to shift once more. Although, perhaps what's even more startling than that are the words that come from them.

.......

Morph wants to die? Do they really feel that way?? Hearing yet again someone sort of close to him experiencing death in some way gets Scott to swallow uncomfortably. Why is it that he keeps on meeting people like this? It's so exhausting. Draining.

Shake out of it, Summers. There's no time to think about it, especially not now. Not as Morph shifts into another unfamiliar person and bursts straight towards him. Oh fuck. He needs to get out of the way now--

The sudden boost to his own movements certainly help his legs to dodge out of the way, but maybe it still won't be enough to fully clear the other mutant's charge. After all, Morph is fast, moving quicker than anyone Scott's seen before.]
orphne: (Kotone 14)

idk scott, seems like normal reactions to things to her??

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-28 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Not fast enough. She could try boosting their agility one rank further to its max, but it still probably wouldn't be enough to match the blur that's Morph. Her heart rises into her throat as Morph sweeps Scott's legs out from under him, and she brings her Evoker up in preparation to cast another Tetrakarn to block a physical attack.

But- no. Wait. That's not a normal attack. Her eyes widen as Morph shifts and changes into an amalgamation straight out of a horror film. The shapeshifter would fit right in with some of the horrors of Tartarus and then some; it's almost like a reminder of home, but in the worst possible way. Adrenaline spikes in her veins as time seems to slow, Morph's clawed hands reaching for her boyfriend. Her left hand flies to her heart and clutches it tightly, her eyes flashing with a defiance fit to defy death itself.]


No.

[It's not a scream or a plea, but a simple declaration of fact. Death will not claim any of them this day. A white, semi-translucent figure, beautiful like a Greek statue, appears between Scott and his attacker. A Messiah with flowing hair and a tear-streaked face opens her arms wide to absorb the attack, accepting it almost like an embrace -- but halting the Gnosia-powered mutant as surely as if she were made of stone.]
laserguy: (ready aim)

time out corner both of you

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-29 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[As Scott lands harshly on the ground, air temporarily leaving his body, he figures that he's going to die. It's a strange feeling, something completely foreign to him, but as his heart beats rapidly with the now changed Morph pinning him to the ground, it doesn't feel too scary either? Maybe because of all the talks he and Kotone have had in the past, maybe because he really doesn't have a chance to react to those claws plunging towards him, but he doesn't find himself too scared.

It's too possible that he's just overwhelmed with adrenaline pumping through his veins.

But instead of those claws piercing through his vulnerable flesh, the familiar form of Messiah blocks the attack-- no more than that, she's absorbing the damage and what the hell is he doing?? He has to fight like hell, fight like he wants to live so that he can continue to be with Kotone. To be with his friends. He doesn't want her to watch him die, because he doesn't want her to do the same thing.

So, even as Messiah continues to protect him, Scott yanks off his glasses to blast Morph with his powers. Yeah, hard to hold back when the older mutant looks like something straight out of the Alien movie. Hah, Xenomorph-- Summers take this seriously.]
orphne: (Kotone 215)

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-30 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
[No matter how many times she's seen how strong Scott's optic beams are -- she even felt them once, indirectly -- it's still impressive! The corner of her lip quirks up into a proud little smile before a familiar wave of weariness slams into her in the wake of her guardian angel power. It's not quite drained her stamina, but it's the only way she knows how to describe it on the heels of the big attacks she was using. Odin's Thunder Reign is a big move all on its own, coupled with the others!

But there's no time to rest. Morph's still suffering from the Gnosia infection. She allows herself the time to take a breath, then forces herself forward, running toward Scott with the intent to help him up in spite of her own exhaustion.]


C'mon, let's heal them. [Scott can get the infection, and Kotone herself can use the last of her stamina to heal any physical wounds.]
laserguy: (courage)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-30 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's already getting up to his feet by the time Kotone runs over to him, but he's nonetheless thankful for her assistance and he finally steadies himself on his feet with a shaky little sigh. Okay, maybe he's more affected than he thought, his heart now pumping furiously in his chest now that death has turned away from him. But as much as he wants to get his bearings, Scott knows that he can't and he looks at the struggling form of his future teammate.

There's some relief seeing them like this. Like, his blasts didn't kill them-- struggling is better than Morph remaining entirely still. It's important to him. He didn't kill someone-- a mutant like him. A X-Man. Someone that's been nice to him, despite the craziness of their timelines and everything. Sure, they tried to kill him just now, but... that's just the infection. Right??

...Okay, heal, Summers. No thinking about what Morph said.

Readying himself, Scott places a hand against his chest for a moment, concentrating that energy, that healing power that was gifted to him when all this craziness started happening. Funny that he actually has full control of this ability, something that isn't his mutant power, but as he pulls his hand away, a blue beam shoots out from his chest towards Morph. Hopefully the healing properties of that shot will hit its mark and cure the other of their infection.

He wonders if it's irony that this power is something that comes from his chest, the same way that Alex uses his.]
orphne: (Kotone 117)

[personal profile] orphne 2024-07-31 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Morph's seen it before, the way Kotone seems to just accept most things and roll with it. Maybe it's no surprise that she can look toward them and just shrug in response to their plea about "killing a new species."]

Sure.

[If it means her friends will be safe, if it means Scott will be safe, she'll do it. She'll die for her friends. She'll kill this Gnosia infection for her friends, or at least, support the people who can. The second Morph slumps, Kotone exhales a breath and brings her Evoker back to her temple to cycle through her Personas.]

Salvation, [she murmurs as she pulls the trigger, the sound of shattered glass from the Evoker echoing in place of a shot as she summons a different Messiah, this one less translucent and decidedly more masculine than the guardian angel that had protected Scott. Her Persona extends one hand toward Morph's motionless form, a green energy suffusing their body, her own, and Scott's -- and, theoretically, curing their injuries. During the Dark Hour, Salvation would have completely cured every status ailment and injury her whole team had sustained after a fight; here in Aldrip, healing magic doesn't tend to be as consistent, meaning it may heal everything, or it may only heal a small amount.]

Mission accomplished! [As Messiah fades away, his job done, Kotone holsters her Evoker and gives her boyfriend a tired smile, tilting her head toward Morph and taking a few steps their direction.] Where should we take them?
laserguy: (big ol' visor)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-07-31 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Scott turns slightly to look at Kotone with a raised eyebrow. Wow, a little cold, babe, but it's hard to be mad at her when Morph will most likely be okay. He steps closer to the fallen mutant with undisguised concern because they're half goop and everything, but the subtle rising and falling of their chest relieves a lot of his worry. They're gone of their infection, they'll be okay, although it's probably best not to leave them alone like this for long.

Scott doesn't even have to ask his girlfriend before she's summoning one of her Personas, the replenishing heal making him close his eyes for a moment before smiling at her with gratitude. One day, he'll tease Kotone about her having an ability called Salvation and a Persona called Messiah because it's a little on the nose. He wonders if anyone else has ever commented about it before. Although, Jesus never said 'perish,' right--

Anyway, she may be a little ruthless, but she will go out of her way to make sure people are safe too.]


I can call Rogue to bring them back. I know she's not infected. [And Morph and Rogue are teammates, the two X-Men from the same timeline. He knows that she's been worried about the shapeshifter, so this will probably be for the best.] If she doesn't answer, guess we can take Morph back with us. I'm just not leaving them here.

[Even if Scott's exhausted. He wants nothing more than to just slink to bed and take a nap for a couple of hours. Or 8. However, he can't rest until he makes sure that Morph will be taken care of in some way.]
orphne: (Kotone 119-1)

[personal profile] orphne 2024-08-01 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Listen, it's not that she wants to hurt Morph, but she does want to get rid of the infection at any cost. She's tired of her and her friends being distrustful and afraid, so whoever or whatever this "Gnosia" garbage is, she'll get rid of it, no matter what.

Also wow did Jesus have a gun?? Don't call out her symbolism like that-

Rogue, huh? There's a crease to Kotone's brow at the reminder that Rogue had been all "mutants over humans" or whatever, but, well, Morph is a mutant. Probably better for Rogue to take over, huh? So she agrees with an,]
Okay! [and in the meantime, leans up to press a quick kiss to Scott's cheek before making her way toward Morph, dropping down to sit beside them. If they're cured, there's no guarantee another Gnosia won't target them, right? So better to make sure they're taken care of.]

I kinda wanna take a nap. [Besides, carrying Morph seems like an awful lot of work. Rogue can do it! Resting her chin in her hands, Kotone adds,] Morph's power is pretty incredible, huh? You did really good fighting them, though!

[Good job, boyfriend!]
laserguy: (watch me become co-dependent with jean)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-08-01 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Scott's already typing a quick message over to Rogue when she plops herself next to Morph, hitting the 'send' button before making his way over to them as well. He'll wait a few minutes for Rogue to respond before resorting to Plan B and taking the fallen mutant back home. He's with Kotone on this one, he'd rather avoid trying to carry and lift Morph around unless they really have to. Rogue's the one with super strength and aerial flight, not him!!

With a slightly exhausted noise, Scott plops himself next to Kotone, just barely resisting the urge to poke at Morph from where he's sitting. As long as he can continue to watch their chest fall up and down, then he won't bother them more than needed. Getting blasted by his powers-- getting hit by Kotone's Persona, would take a lot out of anyone.]


Just a small nap. [Even though he can feel his eyes droop behind his shades now that the adrenaline from the battle has faded. Maybe not the best time to rest, since they're still out in the open, but he can't fully stop himself. Still, Scott smiles at her compliment, the teen lightly bumping their shoulders together as he slides one hand into hers.]

You saved my ass like three times during that fight.
orphne: (Kotone 207-1)

[personal profile] orphne 2024-08-02 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Don't poke!!

Kotone huffs a little through her nose and bumps him back. Now that the adrenaline is wearing off, it feels like when she'd talk to her teammates in Tartarus. Of course, her only teammate here is Scott, but she thinks he's a good one to have even without a Persona! Still, they are out in the open, so even as she takes his hand, she only lets herself rest shoulder-to-shoulder with him for a moment before shifting her grip and turning to press her back to his instead. This way, at least they can be aware if a normal attack comes. She can't use her guardian angel defense again, so if another Gnosia comes after them... there's no guarantee they'll make it out, but at least they can fight like hell.]


I usually focused more on damage than support, but somebody's gotta protect your butt!

[Luckily for Morph that they're unconscious, because Kotone definitely does poke Scott in the butt with her free hand. You know, to prove her point.]

We gotta figure out better timing, though. Tetrakarn would probably block your optic blasts, so...

[Well, they can talk strategy whenever. Hopefully Rogue can swing by to pick up her teammate, and then these two can get some well-deserved rest.]
laserguy: (smirk)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-08-03 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a relief that goes through his chest when he gets Rogue's affirmation. Y-yeah, he can count on her. He shouldn't forget that, despite what she said that one time. Morph still has hope for her, so that... that means something, right? The Scott from their world probably wouldn't give up either. It's some more stuff to think about, maybe when they're back home.

They both used their powers anyway, so continuing to venture out may not the best of ideas. She won't be able to protect him from a gnosia attack and he won't be able to cure anyone else of their infection. The most they'd be able to do is perhaps stop a fight from continuing, which is still important, but they are definitely more limited now. They have to be more careful--

And his thoughts are interrupted when she pokes him in the ass.]


H-hey! [The mutant exclaims with a light blush, because wow Kotone!! Just for that, he pokes her back in the side with a small laugh. Poor Morph, having to deal with this even if they are unconscious.] And we'll practice more, okay?

[Because he really wants to fight with her.]

Anyway, Rogue's on her way, so once she grabs Morph, wanna head back? Just for a little.

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