The Trouble Cube Tournament Arc!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

The girl laughs at the boastful being. "All right, settle down. This ain't for the fate of the world. This is for fun."

[SmilyCube112]

The orange one has a stunned look on their face upon hearing that. Then this: "I thought this was just serious combatants gathering to pit their strength against each other in a serious competition. Was I wrong in thinking that way?"

[GoldenCityBird]

The Arena

In terms of what can actually be seen in the arena itself, it's... likely disorienting to most. There's no discernable source of light, and the only thing worth seeing is an ambiguously-sized chamber of off-black, but the competitors within can see each other just fine. The floor would feel sandy to anyone who would touch it.

"Four competitors have entered the arena... awaiting four more."

[SmilyCube112]

The orange boxer decides to just go to the arena, and wait there.

[wingedcatgirl]

The orange one has a stunned look on their face upon hearing that. Then this: "I thought this was just serious combatants gathering to pit their strength against each other in a serious competition. Was I wrong in thinking that way?"

"Define 'serious'," says the girl who still has yet to introduce herself, with a shrug.

[HypeKitty1]

a young lady with red hair enters the lobby 
I wonder where everyone else is? She says (heads to the arena)
(ooc I can't get the color thing to work for me)

[SmilyCube112]

The orange one has a stunned look on their face upon hearing that. Then this: "I thought this was just serious combatants gathering to pit their strength against each other in a serious competition. Was I wrong in thinking that way?"

"Define 'serious'," says the girl who still has yet to introduce herself, with a shrug.

This was said before she left to go to the arena to await further details, but: "An all-out brawl between every participant."

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Isoe runs right into the arena. And by run, I mean he basically launches himself right into the center of the arena.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

The teenage girl heads into the arena. She leans again the wall and pops a stick of gum in her mouth. Chewing and blowing a bubble, waiting to see what awaits her.

[Cassie]

Suisei quickly gets to her starting position in the arena, loading her rifle whilst pulling out...something from her bag and putting it behind her back with a strap.

[GoldenCityBird]

"Hmm... two competitors have failed to arrive. If Sparks and Ariamine do not arrive soon*, or if they announce their forfeiture, I should probably look into our reserves**."

*: 24-hours IRLT

**: Re-opening signups or putting OCs in.

[GoldenCityBird]

"Sparks and Ariamine have been disqualified due to their absence. They will be replaced shortly."

OOC: If you're interested in playing, you can join by applying on the sign-up thread.

[GoldenCityBird]

All of a sudden, a song starts playing all across the arena, as the announcer who's been talking this whole time talks again, a little louder this time.

"Esteemed guests, competitors, and workers of TC Broadcasting... welcome to the Trouble Cube Tournament Arc!"
All six of you find yourselves in a large, Roman-styled arena, sand on the ground below you, all facing towards a stage. At the very least, you have all of your standard stuff with you. Drones, with cameras attached, hover around, each with the Trouble Cube logo upon them, all facing towards one person - a large, silver-haired woman, clad in heavy plate armour, standing tall and proud upon the stage. No doubt that she's the announcer.
"Now... I suppose you're all wondering who I am. And, indeed, I shall answer! My name is Rose Guillory, and I am, as it is, the host of this event. Coming up very soon is a quick showcase fight, just to give you all a few expectations, but first of all... I believe some introductions are in order!"
The camera drones zoom over to you, their lenses focusing intently on a different person each, giving an almost impatient look.

(OOC: Sorry for taking so long; I was waiting for other sign-ups to fill the gaps left by Dookie and CutBug. I'll probably be using NPCs as temporary placeholders, both with valid reasons to drop out of the tournament.)

Pings

@SomeLibre @SmilyCube112 @HypeKitty1 @MadameButterflyKnife @wingedcatgirl (I don't seem to be able to ping Matthew, but it seems like he'll find out anyway)

[Cassie]

"Hoshimashi Suisei, Hololive Idol!"

[SmilyCube112]

"Jasper. I'm a Gem." Jasper said, in a stoic yet loud tone.

[HypeKitty1]

Hello everyone I'm Amelia Monty a Red Vampire (:

[wingedcatgirl]

"I'm Elise," Elise says with a polite little bow. "Your friendly neighborhood magical girl, as it were..."

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Isoe grins. Isoe Santos, resident...something! Ready for duty!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

"Mindy Mercedes", she says as she flicks her wrist to set abalze her hand.

[GoldenCityBird]

Maybe he just arrived. Maybe he was standing here for a while. Whatever the case was, a short-ish meerkat dude, a purple sash around his neck, a dagger in a sheath on his waits, and black gloves upon his hands, made his presence known:



"The name's Azar. I originally came to watch. But, now that I'm in the arena itself, I'm here to win. You'd better watch your backs..."




Following him, a yellow robot, smooth and slender (aside from a rather boxy, cyplopsic head), came charing in.




"Ah! Why did all this have to be so last second? Anyway... I am a Debono-class Warbot, mk. 1 of the sort, but you can call me DW-1! I'm looking forward to competing here."




Mrs. Guillory claps once. "Well, there we have them, our competitors. Now, before we get to our little showcase fight, I'm sure you're all wondering how the tournament will be structured. Well, I'm here to answer. We'll be using a standardised 2 v 2 bracket system to determine our matchups - and, eventually the winner. And if you all want to see it, well, wait no longer!"




In the sky above the stage, the tournament bracket appears:

   

(OOC: Yeah, my NPC competitors look low-effort, but they're really just placeholder characters just in case anyone else wants to join in. The "showcase fight" will start some time tomorrow afternoon, but feel free to have reaction/interaction posts.)

[SmilyCube112]

Jasper looks at the brackets, and a smug look appears on her face as she turns to Mindy just to tell her: "My first opponent is a human? This'll be too easy for me, since I obviously have the advantage in terms of durability."

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Mindy scoffs at Jasper's boasting before shooting back at her, "Hey, sista. You eva heard the expression, 'Don't play with fire'? I'm about to light one under your butt before I kick it off dat high place of yours, Hippo Gems!" while looking like she's about ready to take on the Gem right now.

[Cassie]

Suisei puts her rifle down.

"Oh hey! Another vampire! Met one before, though she didn't like blood and preferred acerola cherry juice. Name's Suisei, if you know."

...whoa okay, she actually seems pretty nice.

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Isoe runs to the robot, examining him. Hmm...he'd never seen anything like this back in the scrapyard. He wondered what sort of amazing things he could have accomplished if he found something like this...no. It wouldn't end well, in hindsight...

He offers his hand. Hey, bot! Name's Isoe! Can't wait to compete against you!

[HypeKitty1]

I hope go well and personally I prefer milk (cheerful smile)