Class lets out without incident, though you do duck your head and hurry out of the room before Chloé can get up from her sit. No one was ever burned by avoiding a fire, after all. You take a trip downstairs and into the courtyard and busy yourself on your phone until Ivan make his way out of the sudden crowd. You catch his attention with a wave and let out a small sigh of relief when he grins at you. Looks like he’s shaken off Chloé as best as he can.

“What’s up, Lucas?” he asks when he reaches you.

“Do you know Marinette?” you answer, trading a question for a question. Your dad would’ve glared two holes in your head if it had been him. He hates when you do that.

“Sure,” Ivan shrugs, “We weren’t in each other’s class last year, but she seems nice.”

“Great, cause I was thinking we could-” You’re cut off by a finger tapping you on your shoulder. You spin around to catch Alix as your shoulder tapper, and she cuts off your greeting before you can give it.

“Hey, Lucas! Just wanted to let you know that Jalil figured out the staff thing.” The ‘staff thing’? What staff thin- Oh. The staff. The very old and expensive one you broke, then used your powers to fix. Jalil’s figured out what happened. You only manage to keep your voice steady and ask “Oh, really? What was it?” because you know that doing anything else would make it worse.

“Magic. It was used by some old snake priest, he thinks.”

“S-snake?” you stammer. That’s too close to the truth for comfort, but it only gets Alix to grin.

“I know what you’re thinking: Like Mehen, right? Are you scared of Mehen, Lucas?” Before you can answer, Ivan re-introduces himself to the conversation.

“There’s nothing wrong with being a little freaked out, Alix. A lot of people are. People online were saying he did something crazy last night.” Alix lets out a small gasp, apparently recognizing this story.

“You mean those guys that woke up in the police station and begged to stay? They said he dragged them to his sewer lair and made them clean up what was left of the last guy he caught.” You did not! At least, you wanted to say that, but that would be counterproductive in several ways. You were trying to scare criminals, and you were also trying to avoid being outed as one of the heroes. Instead, you bite your tongue.

“Alright,” Alix says, waving Ivan off after a short dialogue you hadn’t been paying attention to, “I’m sorry I picked on you for being afraid of Mehen. Forgive me?”

>A) You aren’t about to look like a baby over something YOU did. “I’m not afraid of Mehen, Alix.”
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”
>C) Sometimes the best thing to say is nothing at all. Deflect and focus on something else. “Wait, go back. What did ah, Jalil? What did Jalil figure out?”

>>2273925
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”

>>2273925
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”
Good Boi

>>2273925
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”

>>2273925
>>C) Sometimes the best thing to say is nothing at all. Deflect and focus on something else. “Wait, go back. What did ah, Jalil? What did Jalil figure out?”

>>2273925
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”
Yeye double life is go.

>>2273925
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”

>>2273925
>B) Actually, this could be a good cover. Who would suspect you if you acted afraid of yourself? “Apology accepted. Just… Don’t bring up the creepy snake guy anymore.”

>>2273925
>B

>>2273929
>>2273930
>>2273931
>>2273940
>>2273946
>>2273950
>>2273951
A clever ruse, let's see if it works out for him. Writing!

>>2273925
Alix actually looks guilty when she tells you, “Oh, man, I didn’t think you actually… I’m really sorry, Lucas.” You shrug and do your best to look uncomfortable. It isn’t hard, given the subject matter.

“I already forgave you, didn’t I? Forget about it, it’s not like he’s going to come after me.” You cringe at your word choice. Weren’t you trying to convince her you ARE scared of Mehen? Scared people would worry about that. The flinch must have been visible, luckily for you, and Alix gives you a pitying expression. She must’ve misinterpreted it.

“Yeah… Anyway, Jalil’s presenting his findings to dad right now. If he’s right, the museum will have to give up the staff, but it’s better than having it out for anyone to grab,” she says, ending on a much more upbeat note. It makes sense to you, especially with Hawk Moth and the bluebird giving people all the reason in the world to want magical items as far from the general public as possible.

“Bet your dad isn’t happy about that part,” Ivan offers, and Alix gives a shrug as an answer.

“Probably not, but dad’s smart about this kinda stuff. He’s not going to put the exhibit over people.” The conversation begins to taper before Alix claps her hands together and exclaims, “Oh, right! I almost forgot why I came over here. I wanted to see if you guys wanted to come with me to congratulate Jalil on his first big discovery.” You understand why she’d invite you, you were there when he made his “discovery,” after all, but you didn’t know Ivan and Alix knew each other well enough to bring him along. Even so, Ivan gives her a guilty look and gestures towards you.

“Actually, Lucas was just about to ask me to do something. What was it, anyway?” You shrug. You hadn’t actually come up with any ideas. “A ‘congrats party’ sounds good to me,” you say. “Want to find Mari-”

”YOU!”

A voice from above cuts you off. You crane your neck to identify the source and see a man crouched above the courtyard, on top of the school. He’s pointing an accusing finger directly at you. You freeze in place, and he begins to rant.

“You LIED! You told me it was magic, you TOLD ME there was MAGIC and there WASN’T! You made a fool out of me,” he continues, as he jumps from the roof and crashes on the pavement, “For DAYS, you had me digging and scrounging up everything I could to prove your LIE!” Even with a featureless black helmet covering his eyes, you could feel the hateful glare boring into you.

(CONTINUE)

>>2274161
“I don’t even know who you are!” you insist. The man lets out a deep, malicious laugh and taps at the center of his obsidian and golden chest.

“That’s fine, kid. I know you don’t know who’s under here. Why would you? He’s GONE now. Now there’s only me! There’s only TIMEBREAKER!”

Another akuma and this one is focused squarely on you. Worse, on your CIVILIAN self. What are you going to do now?

>A) Try to get creative and throw him off on your way to a bathroom. You should be safe to transform there.
>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.
>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”

>>2274164
>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”

>>2274164
>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.

>>2274164
>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!

>>2274164
>>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”
Oh boy! Didn’t see this coming.

>>2274164
>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”

>>2274164
>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.

>>2274164
>B
We haven't exactly known akuma villains to be understanding.

>>2274164
>>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.
I only see C (hah) working if he ends up being reasonable, which isn't something we can really expect from someone who's been akuma'd.

>>2274164
>>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”

>>2274164
>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.

A I just going to lead to awkward questions
C probably won't work with him being crazy

>>2274164
>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.

>>2274164
>>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”

Tell Ivan and Alix to go somewhere safe while Lucas distracts him, just in case.

It's a tie by my count, so I'll let the vote time run on a little bit.

>>2274164
>>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”

>>2274161
>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.

>>2274164
>C) If he’s got something personal against you, maybe you can exploit that to buy the others time to get here? “Maybe I can help?! If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!”
If we start running, he might start freezing everyone he comes across while chasing us. Better to have him stand still and talk.

>>2274164
>>B) Run, and stay out in the open. It’s Ladybug and Chat’s patrol day, they’re bound to show up soon and save you from risking your identity by transforming.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>2274231
>>2274244
Two more C's,
>>2274233
>>2274254
Two more B's.

Alright, since this doesn't really work for hybridizing the options, I'll just roll for it instead.

1: B
2: C

>>2274260
Time for a debate! Let's see if you can keep him focused on anything but your doom! Roll be 1d100, and I'll take the best of three!

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>2274266

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>2274266

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>2274266

>>2274266

>>2274271
You are very lucky that >>2274272 didn't roll any lower. 91 it is! Writing!

>>2274164
Timebreaker takes a step towards you, one arm raised. “I hope you had fun today. You’re not gonna have any more.” You can feel yourself slowly unfreezing as your danger response finally kicks in. Fight or flight? A fight isn’t an option when you aren’t Mehen, Miraculous superpowers seem to come with built-in super strength, even when the person affected isn’t the wielder. But running away and letting him do whatever he wants or needs to do to catch you, putting everyone at risk? That’s not why you became a superhero.

“Wait!” you call out, cringing at your own volume. Your hands raise, as if they’ll stop him, but amazingly, Timebreaker actually stops. “Maybe I can help you?!” you ask/scream. You’re flying so far into the seat of your pants that even you have no idea where you’re going with this.

“Help me?” Timebreaker quirks his head to the side. You’ve got him to at least listen to you, and you plan to grab that lifeline and hold on to it with everything you’ve got. “If it’s my fault, then don’t I deserve a chance to fix things?!” you ask. You’re stunned to see the akuma nodding along.

“You know what? I think you’re onto something. I think exposing you as the liar you are is exactly what I need to fix things.” He holds out his arm again, in an inviting gesture rather than a passive threat. “If you’re serious about it, then grab on. I’ll take you right where you need to be.”

He’s not making sense anymore, but he’s laid out his terms perfectly clear. Go, alone, with the akuma with no powers, or risk his wrath if you back down now.

>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.
>B) The gamble didn’t pay off. There’s no way you’re going to walk directly to your death, you just need to find another way to keep him busy until Ladybug and Chat Noir arrive.

>>2274341
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341
>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341
>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341
>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341
>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.
In for a penny, in for a pound.

>>2274341
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.
When in doubt, double down.
Clearly, there is no possible way this can go wrong

>>2274341
>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.
Guess we're doubling down

>>2274341
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341

>B) The gamble didn’t pay off. There’s no way you’re going to walk directly to your death, you just need to find another way to keep him busy until Ladybug and Chat Noir arrive.

what are we stupid? do you want police attention on you? do you like self endangerment? dont prove the cat twink right. trust that others can help you out

>>2274341
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

We've made our bed, now we must lay in it.

>>2274341

Changing to
>B) The gamble didn’t pay off. There’s no way you’re going to walk directly to your death, you just need to find another way to keep him busy until Ladybug and Chat Noir arrive.

>>2274341
>>2274341 #
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341
Changing vote B.

>>2274341
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274341
>>A) Go with him. You’re not sure where you’ll end up, but at least you’ll get him away from your classmates.

>>2274347
>>2274352
>>2274356
>>2274358
>>2274359
>>2274362
>>2274371
>>2274393
>>2274411
>>2274412
You don't trust his intentions, obviously, but you've got to get him away from the others! Writing!

>>2274341
“Alright.” Everyone is surprised by your acceptance, even you. You take small, shaky steps forward, but you’re taking them. You expect, even hope, that Alix or Ivan will stop you, but they’re just as afraid as you are. After Ivan’s ‘episode’ and Stormcaller, no one wants to risk the wrath of an akuma. Once you’re within arms reach, you begin to raise a hand, but Timebreaker stops you by placing his on your shoulder.

“You’d better hold on to something,” he tells you, but before he can begin doing… Whatever he’s going to do, you feel something swing around your waist. It’s extremely thin and there definitely a weight to the end of it that the rest doesn’t have. You and Timebreaker look down together to see a polka-dotted yo-yo tied around your torso, and then you’re ripped out of his grip with a sudden, yet surprisingly tolerable jerk.

You whip through the air at far slower speeds than you ever did as Mehen, yet your vision still becomes a blur. When you land, it takes you a second to realize you’ve closed your eyes. You pry them open and stare at the sky before flicking them to your savior. Ladybug gives you a comforting smile. “Don’t worry, you’re safe now,” she promises you. She gently sets you on your feet, and you pray she doesn’t notice your face heat up. You hadn’t realized she caught you in a bridal carry.

“Stay here,” she orders. “I’ll take care of the akuma.” Without another word, Ladybug leaps into the fray. You’ve got some measure of privacy, you did land on the roof, and Ladybug should keep Timebreaker busy. What do you do now?

>A) Do what Ladybug said. You can’t disappear and reappear as Mehen without making her suspicious.
>B) Find a quiet place to transform. You may be alone, but there’s no telling who’s looking out of their windows right now, and Chat should be nearby.
>C) Ladybug’s going in blind and Chat’s nowhere in sight. Transform NOW, before you lose your chance!

>>2274549
>>B) Find a quiet place to transform. You may be alone, but there’s no telling who’s looking out of their windows right now, and Chat should be nearby.
Sneeki breeki like.

>>2274549
>A) Do what Ladybug said. You can’t disappear and reappear as Mehen without making her suspicious.

>>2274549
>B) Find a quiet place to transform. You may be alone, but there’s no telling who’s looking out of their windows right now, and Chat should be nearby.

>>2274549
>B) Find a quiet place to transform. You may be alone, but there’s no telling who’s looking out of their windows right now, and Chat should be nearby.

>>2274549
>>C) Ladybug’s going in blind and Chat’s nowhere in sight. Transform NOW, before you lose your chance!

>>2274549
>A) Do what Ladybug said. You can’t disappear and reappear as Mehen without making her suspicious.

>>2274549
>A) Do what Ladybug said. You can’t disappear and reappear as Mehen without making her suspicious.

>>2274549
>>B) Find a quiet place to transform. You may be alone, but there’s no telling who’s looking out of their windows right now, and Chat should be nearby.

>>2274549
>>A) Do what Ladybug said. You can’t disappear and reappear as Mehen without making her suspicious.
can't risk it.

>>2274549
>>B) Find a quiet place to transform. You may be alone, but there’s no telling who’s looking out of their windows right now, and Chat should be nearby.
If someone has to see us, I hope it’s Juleka and Rose.

We can always make an excuse like "That guy Lucas? He ran away when I spared a glance to him. Go figure."

>>2274590
I don't know, lucas hiding while an akuma specifically after him seems pretty believable. Doesn't seem too hard to explain away.

>>2274549
>A) Do what Ladybug said. You can’t disappear and reappear as Mehen without making her suspicious.

Literally the MOMENT I was going to call it. Tied again, 5 to 5. Letting it run.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>2274623

1 - A

2 - B

Why do anons think its a risk to change? Marinette and Adrien have done it to each other plenty of times

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>>2274639
>He thinks people here actually watched the show

>>2274549
>b

>>2274627
Well since this guy already voted A,
>>2274650
This guy wins it for B! Writing!

Eh... Role me another 1d100, best of three.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>2274692

Rolling

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>2274692

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>2274692

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>2274692

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>2274692

>>2274698
80 is it! Writing!

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>2274692

>>2274549
You’ve ended up on the roof, but enough of your time as Mehen has bled through that it isn't too daunting a task for you to - very carefully - lower yourself to the floor beneath you. Once again, you say a thankful prayer for the school’s open-air design. As soon as you’re on solid ground, you make a break for the bathroom. You can hear an exchange of angry banter between Ladybug and Timebreaker, but ignore it in favor of keeping on track. Man, why do the bathrooms have to be a floor below you?

You step down the stairs as quickly and quietly as you can, but it isn’t good enough to sneak past misfortune. You hear a blow land, and Ladybug flies end over end above the banister, landing just in front of you. She groans and picks herself up, and you wince sympathetically. The Miraculouses make you tougher, but she still would’ve felt that. Then she lifts her head enough to catch sight of you, and you can see her pupils shrink. “Lucas!” she hisses at you, “I told you to stay put!”

How did she know my name? The question stuns you long enough for pressing matters to press into the matter. Timebreaker lands on the banister, and unfortunately spots you much faster than Ladybug did. “Well, I was planning on doing this somewhere more appropriate, but when life gives you lemons…” he sighs, and then the black segment of his chest piece slowly begins to fill with a golden light. “Ten seconds,” he drones, and Ladybug is back on her feet. She pulls up her fist to throw a punch, but Timebreaker slips off of the banister and beneath the swing.

“Twenty seconds.” Wait, the countdown is going up? That doesn’t make any sense! Before Ladybug can take another shot at him, Timebreaker grabs you by the scruff of your neck and plants you between them. “One minute,” he hisses in your ear. You don’t like the fact that his intervals are getting longer. Ladybug hesitates, obviously unwilling to risk hurting you in her takedown of Timebreaker. The hero and the villain stand off, with you caught in the middle.

“Fifteen minutes.” He’ll reach days at this rate! You elbow him in the stomach, but whatever his suit is made of, it’s fierce stuff that a boy your age has no hope of disabling him through.

“Time’s up,” a voice says, but it isn’t Timebreaker. You hear the crack of metal on something hard, and Timebreaker lets you go. You turn and dash towards Ladybug at the same time, and spot Chat Noir, cocky as ever, standing over Timebreaker. Ladybug catches you from your sprint before you can trip and pushes you behind her.

“Yes,” Timebreaker growls, “It is!” A bubble of golden light materializes around him and expands. You can’t see what’s happening inside. You try to turn and run, but the bubble encompasses Ladybug before you’ve taken a step, and a heartbeat later yo-

(CONTINUED)

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You hit the floor face first and bounce. Your face hurts now. You let out a groan, and you aren't the only one. You push yourself up and spot Chat and Ladybug, still floored after… Whatever just happened. You look up, trying to spot Timebreaker, but there’s nothing and no one there. Even your classmates are missing. You’re confused for a moment, but then you take a closer look. A quarter of the courtyard below you is lit, which… Doesn’t make any sense. School is over, and at this time of day, the sun would be casting a shadow over the entire thing. Then you remember exactly who you’re dealing with. Timebreaker.

You hear the other heroes shuffling to their feet, still groaning and disoriented, and decide to call it your best shot. There’s no way only the two of them will be able to deal with someone who can send you back in time. You manage to get away before they take stock of the situation, and in a bathroom stall, finally manage to fish Ekko out of the bag you’d been wearing this entire time. He… Doesn’t look good. He almost looks pale, and his hover is so unsteady that you’re reluctant to move your hand out from underneath him.

“Ekko? What’s wrong?” you ask, and you get a nasally moan in response. “I feel like the first hangover I saw…” he groans. You have no idea what that’s suppose to mean, but before you can ask - or, more importantly, transform - Ekko floats over the toilet and spits up… Something in it. You have no idea what you’re looking at. It looks loud and smells like green. It clinks off the porcelain like a quarter before turning the water inside out in a splash that seems to light the whole concoction on fire. It burns for a moment, then it’s gone and your head stops hurting.

“What the fu-” You're cut off by a healthy-looking Ekko pressing a fin to your lips. “Try to forget you saw that,” he tells you. “Reality and I both don’t like it when someone winds the clock the wrong way. Let’s just beat this guy and move on.” You’re more than willing to agree to those terms.

“Bare my Fangs!”

(CONTINUED)

>>2274812
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You slip out through the bathroom window, now fully geared up. It’ll be best if you approach from outside the school, make sure Chat and Ladybug aren’t suspicious of-

Wait a minute. If you figured it out, they should pretty soon, and the Mehen of - you look at the sun a make a quick guess - two hours ago had no idea anything was wrong. If only three people were sent back in time, and Mehen shows up knowing what’s happening while Lucas is gone…

>A) You’ll come up with an excuse later, they need Mehen NOW.
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817

>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274812
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817
>>A) You’ll come up with an excuse later, they need Mehen NOW.

>>2274817
>>A) You’ll come up with an excuse later, they need Mehen NOW.
Our power also involves time manipulation. We can say our abilities include time manip countermeasures.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817
>>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.

>>2274817
>A
Fuck, saving the day comes first.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.
Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne!

>>2274817
>>A) You’ll come up with an excuse later, they need Mehen NOW.

>>2274817
>>A) You’ll come up with an excuse later, they need Mehen NOW.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.
If things really go south, we could probably switch into Mehen later on.

>>2274817
>B) You’ll have to do what you can to help as Lucas.
If shit hits the fan we can turn into Mehen.

>>2274849
Fuck it, switching
>B

>>2274825
>>2274828
>>2274829
>>2274841
>>2274843
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>>2274852
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>>2274872
Well, calling it here, but it's too late for me to keep going for tonight. Call it a cliff hanger, I guess. Night guys, we'll pick up here and finish off Timebreaker next session!

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>>2274894
Goodnight Brother. Thanks for running!

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Your tongue curls in distaste around the words, but you lower yourself to the ground and grunt them anyway.

“Hide my Fangs…” Ekko spins into view a moment later, his confusion evident. “What’s wrong, Lucas?” You nod towards the sun and give him a quick recap of your discovery, as well as why Mehen’s appearance would be a bad idea. The kwami deflates a bit at the explanation but nods in agreement regardless. “Smart thinking,” Ekko tells you, “Even in a situation like this, your identity is your biggest weakness against an enemy like Hawk Moth."

The kwami ducks into your jacket, as you left your bag in the future, and you take a moment to consider what you should do with Mehen’s powers unavailable. You consider, just for a moment, going home and letting Chat and Ladybug handle it. It’s not like you’ll be much use in a fight without your powers. You shake the idea from your head and enter the main courtyard again. Even if they don’t know it, they’re your teammates. You can’t let them fend for themselves.

The courtyard is still empty, but a quick glance up lets you spot Chat and Ladybug on the rooftop, scanning the surrounding area for any sign of Timebreaker. You’re about to begin searching the school yourself when a door one floor above you opens and closes. On instinct, you fall behind a pilaster in the wall and peek around, attempting to get a clear view of whoever just left.

A head bobs up and down the walkway above you, the person only just tall enough for you to see their face from below. You can feel your chest clench when you recognize your own features. That’s right, you had asked to use the bathroom during Miss Bustier’s lecture! You- Er, well, the other you. Past you. Past-You is walking towards the bathroom without a care, just as unaware of Timebreaker as you were in that moment.

>A) If Timebreaker’s targeting you, then Timebreaker is targeting him, too. You need to warn yourself about the danger you’re both in. This is making your head hurt.
>B) You know enough about paradoxes to know that interacting with your past self is a recipe for disaster! Now, on top of not helping as Mehen, you’ll have to help while staying out of your other self’s sight!

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>>A) If Timebreaker’s targeting you, then Timebreaker is targeting him, too. You need to warn yourself about the danger you’re both in. This is making your head hurt.

>>2291215
>A
Eh, it worked for Austin Powers.

>>2291215
>A) If Timebreaker’s targeting you, then Timebreaker is targeting him, too. You need to warn yourself about the danger you’re both in. This is making your head hurt.

>>2291215
>>A) If Timebreaker’s targeting you, then Timebreaker is targeting him, too. You need to warn yourself about the danger you’re both in. This is making your head hurt.

>>2291215
>>B) You know enough about paradoxes to know that interacting with your past self is a recipe for disaster! Now, on top of not helping as Mehen, you’ll have to help while staying out of your other self’s sight!

>>2291215
>>A) If Timebreaker’s targeting you, then Timebreaker is targeting him, too. You need to warn yourself about the danger you’re both in. This is making your head hurt.

>>2291215
>A) If Timebreaker’s targeting you, then Timebreaker is targeting him, too. You need to warn yourself about the danger you’re both in. This is making your head hurt.
We tell him to super up, and no one we think we’re Mehen.

>>2291215
>B) You know enough about paradoxes to know that interacting with your past self is a recipe for disaster! Now, on top of not helping as Mehen, you’ll have to help while staying out of your other self’s sight!

>>2291215
>A
Timelines already fucky, why bother trying to keep it stable.

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>>2291281
Time to get in touch with yourself, Lucas. Writing!

>>2291215
>B) You know enough about paradoxes to know that interacting with your past self is a recipe for disaster! Now, on top of not helping as Mehen, you’ll have to help while staying out of your other self’s sight!

>>2291215
You tear out of your hiding spot and up the stairs, well aware that Timebreaker could reappear at any moment. You weren’t sure if it would be your Timebreaker or the past version, but you didn’t want to let yourself be ambushed by either of them. By the time you reach the second floor, you’ve reached the- You really need to stop thinking of him as the same person. By the time you reach the second floor, HE’s reached the bathroom, which is fine by you. It’s a better place to hide that in the courtyard.

You cross the threshold into the restroom and spin him around by his shoulders, prompting wide eyes and a quick “Wha-” before you cut him off.

“I’m you from the future! Yes, I’m serious! You’re really Mehen, you have a kwami named Ekko, and his favorite food is noodles!” Your time-clone blinks at the flood of information and a pregnant pause falls between you two.

“You could’ve just shown me to him,” Ekko comments, his head poking out of your jacket collar. A second Ekko peers out from the other Lucas’s jacket and adds, “If he’s anything like mine, he probably didn’t think of it.” The other Lucas fights an embarrassed blush while your face heats up from totally unrelated reasons before he finally speaks. “Alright, I believe you. What happened?”

Once again, you cover the confrontation with the akuma and catch your past self up to speed. “We’ve got about two hours before yours shows up if he even exists in this timeline, but I have no idea where mine could be, and neither of us can transform or we’ll give the game away on our identity.” He seems to think for a moment, then questions, “Or will we?

“You already said my, uh, Timebreaker could not even exist anymore. Why don’t we use that to our advantage? One of us goes Mehen, the other acts like the us that went back with Ladybug and Chat!”

>A) Not a bad idea. “Alright, I’ll be Mehen. I’ve already seen what this guy can do, so I’ll be ready for him.”
>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”
>C) This isn’t going to work. “What if we’re wrong and there ARE two Timebreakers? Won’t people wonder where the original Lucas went?”

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>>C) This isn’t going to work. “What if we’re wrong and there ARE two Timebreakers? Won’t people wonder where the original Lucas went?”

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>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”

>>2291374
>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”

>>2291374
>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”

>>2291374
>>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”

>>2291374
>>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”

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>>2291374
>>C) This isn’t going to work. “What if we’re wrong and there ARE two Timebreakers? Won’t people wonder where the original Lucas went?”

>>2291374
>>B) Pretty good idea. “Alright, you be Mehen. It’ll be easier for me to pull off the time-displaced one, since, you know, I am that one.”

>>2291374
>B
We can always say we told ourselves to hide to avoid time breaker.

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"Sounds good," he replies. "Bare my Fangs!" You feel a small tug on your jacket, and Ekko isn't with you anymore. You give yourself a quick patdown, but it's no good.

"Huh," you say to the Mehen in front of you, "Guess there's a 'One Superhero Limit.'"

"Guess that rules out you backing me up the normal way," he grumbles, surprising you with his deeper, throaty voice, "So, what are you going to do?"

>A) "Keep my head down. I've already tried taking this guy on with no powers, it's pointless."
>B) "Timebreaker, future or past, is coming here for Lucas. I'm going to get everyone out of here before he shows up."
>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise."

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>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise."

>>2291476
>>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise."

>>2291476
>>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise." >>

>>2291476
>>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise."

>>2291476
>>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise."

>>2291476
>C) "He's after me. That makes me pretty good bait, if you've got a plan to take him by surprise."

>>2291476
>C

>>2291476
>B) "Timebreaker, future or past, is coming here for Lucas. I'm going to get everyone out of here before he shows up."
Where are cat and bug during this? I assume also with themselves.

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Writing!
>>2291507
Trying to find TImebreaker, since he wasn't with you all when you woke up. Probably also trying to find you, since you ran off before they got their heads back on straight.

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A quick check tells you both that Timebreaker is not in the school. It isn’t hard to see, really. No one is running out of class to hide from an akuma and the only other place he could be is in the open courtyard. With that in mind, you decide to leave the school altogether. It’ll seem odd for Lucas to have left class and never returned, assuming that’s the version of events that you keep after you beat him. Whatever, you’ll just say you got future-you’s memories. It’ll explain why you weren’t there when Chat and Ladybug woke up, too.

Your alibi airtight, you walk in the direction you believe Timebreaker approached from. You aren’t sure how long it took him to reach you, but based on Ivan’s akuma’d self, it would only take seconds for Timebreaker to fixate on finding you. If you haven’t seen him so far, there may be a chance his past self hasn’t been turned yet.

With all this in mind, Past-Lucas, or Mehen, you should say, came up with a two-part plan. Step One: Find Timebreaker’s pre-akuma self and talk him down. If he’s not angry about anything, he shouldn’t go on a rampage. Step Two: If Timebreaker is already in play, or if you fail to keep him grounded, Mehen will grab you, carry you back to the school, meet up with Ladybug and Chat, and take down Timebreaker with them.

It’s a simple plan, but all the best ones are, or so you’ve read. After a relatively short amount of time, you find yourself standing in front of the Louvre. You look up towards Mehen, his silhouette only just visible on the rooftop, and see him shrug. You hadn’t seen anyone you recognize that you may have lied to so far, and now that you’re here, you’re beginning to suspect Timebreaker’s true identity.

You take two steps towards the entrance before the shape of a man bursts from it, launching into an absolutely inhuman jump that plants him barely two meters in front of you. Timebreaker stands up from his landing and stretches his neck out. “Too far, got it,” he growls, either unaware of your presence or unafraid of you hearing him.

Looks like you’re already at step two…

>A) … but if you can calm him down, you can stop a fight. You’re pretty sure you already have an idea of what he wants. “This is where you wanted me, right? I’m here. You don’t have to do anything crazy.”
>B) Time to book it in the other direction and give Mehen more time to grab you.

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>A) … but if you can calm him down, you can stop a fight. You’re pretty sure you already have an idea of what he wants. “This is where you wanted me, right? I’m here. You don’t have to do anything crazy.”

>>2291643
>A) … but if you can calm him down, you can stop a fight. You’re pretty sure you already have an idea of what he wants. “This is where you wanted me, right? I’m here. You don’t have to do anything crazy

>>2291643
>>A) … but if you can calm him down, you can stop a fight. You’re pretty sure you already have an idea of what he wants. “This is where you wanted me, right? I’m here. You don’t have to do anything crazy.”

>>2291643
>A) … but if you can calm him down, you can stop a fight. You’re pretty sure you already have an idea of what he wants. “This is where you wanted me, right? I’m here. You don’t have to do anything crazy.”

>>2291643
>B
We tried talking the first time, didn't really work.

>>2291643
>>A) … but if you can calm him down, you can stop a fight. You’re pretty sure you already have an idea of what he wants. “This is where you wanted me, right? I’m here. You don’t have to do anything crazy.”

>>2291657
It was working though, until Ladybug and Cat Noire intervened.

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Let's see if he's still pliable post-Ladybug beat down. Roll me 1d100, best of 3!

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Rolling

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Wow, dude.
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Anyway, nice roll! Writing!

Wow, I don't know what just happened, but I hit the wall HARD. Uh, expect a slow update.

>>2291643
You’re marched into the museum without the roughhousing you expected from Timebreaker. In fact, he doesn’t lay a hand on you, but that doesn’t stop you from feeling his eyes digging into the back of your head. Even though he never asks you to, you still keep your hands in the air as you walk. You almost can’t help yourself. The idea that you’d ever have to face a villain out of costume hadn’t come up before, but now that you’re here, you find yourself feeling more vulnerable than you ever had before.

You’re only saving grace is nowhere in sight, and you have no idea how Mehen will react now that you’ve gone off the rails. Well, you had a pretty good idea. If it were you, you’d thank your lucky stars you only had to save ONE person now, and he is you. So he’s probably on board.

You aren’t led to the Egypt exhibit, as you might have expected, but rather to the administration offices. Inside, there are a few older men. You don’t recognize any of them, but one gentleman bears a passing resemblance to Alix. As soon as he sees Timebreaker enter, the silence you’ve been marched in on is broken by his begging.

“Jalil, please, we all make mistakes! There’s no reason to-” Timebreaker cuts him off with a shout. “There IS no Jalil, old man! I’m Timebreaker, and GENTLEMEN of the board, I present to you the LIAR responsible for the loss of your artifact!” With that, he shoves you forward. You stumble and land on one knee. “Why don’t you tell these distinguished historians how, exactly, a thousands-year-old artifact knitted itself back together?” Timebreaker hisses behind you. “I know you know, kid. Did you break it and swap it for a fake? Or is this all some big con job, pull one over on all of us so we’d be scratching our heads when you TOOK it?!”

>A) Lie and cover up what really happened. He’s crazy anyway, he’ll latch on to anything. “He’s right! I was going to try and steal it, but I couldn’t get it out of the exhibit! I thought it’d be easier if you guys had put it somewhere else!”
>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.
>C) He may be mad, but he isn’t stupid, and you can’t be sure anyone is coming to save you. The only way out, or even to stall for time, is to tell them the truth. “I fixed it. I used magic to put it back together after I broke it by accident.”

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>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.

All according to keikaku

>>2291890
>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.

>>2291890
>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.

Just like my Chinese cartoons

>>2291890
>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.
Mehen pls

>>2291890
>>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.

I'm 14 what could I do with an artifact?

>>2291890
>B
Stick with the story

>>2291890
>>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.

>>2291890
>B) Refuse to answer and hope Mehen can save you.

>>2291890
Cant we just say the we saw mehan repair it. And he kinda glared at us afterwordss so we got scared thinking hed get us if we told anyone the truth?

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REALLY sorry about the delay guys, had some IRL issues to sort out. On top of that, got some homework that needs to get done. So, I think I'll finish up tonight and run again on Friday to make up for the short session Sound fair?

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Just write the bit for this vote and then end it there until Friday.

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Can't believe I forgot to say, writing!
>>2292076
Was the plan, my man.

>>2291890
Cant we just say it was magic and came back together on its own? Oh wait. We already did that.

>We saw Mehan repair it. And he kinda glared at us afterwords so we got scared.

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You keep your mouth shut. You aren’t about to out yourself to the third akuma ever, that would just be pathetic. This, predictably, upsets Timebreaker. “What? You coming up with another clever way to tell everyone ’I didn’t see anything’?” He roughly pulls you to your feet, giving up all pretenses of acting as a judge for your actions. He’s beginning to lean towards executioner.

Before he can say anything else, a shadowy shape drops from above and growls, “Ouroboros!” You feel Timebreaker’s grips loosen as something, most likely a vent cover, clatters to your left. You take the opportunity and dive forward out of Timebreaker’s reach. You catch yourself before you face plant into the carpet and scamper to your feet. Timebreaker is already in his second loop from the Ouroboros, and judging from the look on his face, he knows it.

Mehen approaches you, making sure to keep out of Timebreaker’s reach. “Are you alright?” he grumbles, and you get his idea almost instantly; Provide strong evidence that Lucas and Mehen aren’t the same person.

“I-I’m fine, now. This day’s been crazy…” you stutter, peppering your speech with more nerves than you felt, or even should feel after your ordeal. After all, you were just saved by a superhero, but it’s a superhero you’ve established yourself as being afraid of. Or, wait, no, that hasn’t happened in this timeline. Time powers suck to fight.

“Well, it’s over now,” he “consoles” you, and you give him a shaky nod, “That should hold him until Ladybug and Chat Noir show up.” Then a light catches your eye. It’s a bright, golden light, but harsh rather than comforting. You peer around Mehen and squash the lingering annoyance that you have to lean on your toes a bit to do so. It’s not like he had a growth spurt in the last half hour, you must just get taller as Mehen.

Timebreaker is standing still, rather than trying to catch you or fight his situation. That’s odd. From what Ekko told you, Ouroboros loops reset everything, even the target’s mental state. The light is coming from his chest, just as it did when he first revealed his power. Then the loop ends, and he’s crouching over a Lucas that’s no longer there. Timebreaker calmly stands up, and your blood runs cold. His chest is still glowing.

Whew, sorry guys, that took longer than I expected. We'll finally finish off Timebreaker next session, have a bit of a breather, and SHOULD be able to begin our patrol with Lapine by at least the end of Friday.

>>2292243
He fukin absorbed it! What a madlad!

I really hate having to do this, but a medical issue just came up and I may need to get surgery. So, temporary hiatus until my body stops trying to make me kill myself.

>>2297065
Oh shit. The QM curse strikes again.
Best of luck dude, try to not die.
The quest can wait and so can we.