Toontown Showdown 2

[Guma]

What do you mean, get our hands dirty? I thought this was a movie studio. And I don't know if you know, but I beat up enough people as is. It's starting to take a toll on my infrastructure.

[TheOtherCG]

As he grabbed the map, Walt looked at the rest of the cast.
"You're all certainly interesting folk!" Walt commented. "My name is Walt Disney!"

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

It's not a boxing match! You're not just gonna beat 'em up! You're gonna kill 'em! Isn't that exciting!, Mincer yells those last two parts with such enthusiasm. You see, to make it in this business, you're gonna have to slaughter the competition. Don't just walk over people to get to the top, stomp the life outta 'em! Because they can't trip you up if they're dead, right?

Mincer laughs a bit more.

See, back in the beginning of my career, I worked for Lotta's grandmother, Beate. And I had stacked competition and I had to prove my worth somehow. Let's just say I got a body count that'd make Jeffrey Dahmer blush! And not only that, I manage to avoid detection and even got someone framed for their deaths too and executed. And when it came time, I revealed myself as the killer and got the biggest contracted offered! Since then, I killed my way through short after short for your entertainment. If I can do it, you all can too. Wouldn't you all like to be stars?

Of course, if you all don't want to be stars, we have our ways to make you kill anyway. We owe it to our audiences to spill a little blood. So if you don't do it yourselves, we'll gladly take charge, if you get my drift, he says, this time without the excited enthusiasm, but with more of a low-key, threatening sneer towards everyone.

[PointMaid]

What do you mean, get our hands dirty? I thought this was a movie studio. And I don't know if you know, but I beat up enough people as is. It's starting to take a toll on my infrastructure.

Making films isn't always glamour and walking the red carpet! There's a lot of spilt ink.

... Mr. Disney! Legendary! I'm honored to have you in our studio.

[PointMaid]

And yes, of course, Mincer's got the exact idea! He knows what it's about.

[Zanreo]

"...Haha, yeah! This is just gonna be all fancy special effects and non-lethal "deaths"! ...Right?" He then looks over at Haruhi... wait, is that...?

"Holy crap... Haruhi?" Anime characters were real? ...Wait, why was that even surprising with all the other cartoony-looking participants around here?

[Guma]

You think I'm just gonna stand here and take the lives of the innocent like some war machine? That's not what I stand for. It's like... the opposite of what I stand for. I don't care if you've got this Uncle Wizzly impersonator on board—you can take this crummy snuff film and shove it where it belongs. I'm out.

She tries to fly out of the studio, but...

[Zanreo]

"...Waitwaitwait hold up, so when you say kill, you mean actual... KILL kill, for real? What kind of sick game is this?

[PointMaid]

All non-lethal?!

What fun would that be?

Lotta seemed to mock-pout.

[wingedcatgirl]

Anyone around here with any familiarity with the Parisian fashion scene would recognize the boy who just walked into the room. Radiant, carefree, dreamy. The face of Gabriel industries, including its latest campaign for the smart-helper Alliance rings, for which he had been digitized into a virtual avatar both to act in the ads and to be the personal Siri-like of anyone who bought one.

Adrien Agreste looked a bit off-balance, in all honesty. Given his timing, that was most likely a response to the topic of discussion.

"You want us killing each other?!"

[PointMaid]

You think I'm just gonna stand here and take the lives of the innocent like some war machine? That's not what I stand for. It's like... the opposite of what I stand for. I don't care if you've got this Uncle Wizzly impersonator on board—you can take this crummy snuff film and shove it where it belongs. I'm out.

She tries to fly out of the studio, but...

...Yeah, that doesn't happen. It's like there's a force field around the studio.

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

OH...

Haruhi's eyes immediately go dark...

It's gonna be one of THOSE shows...

Haruhi again, does a glance at Meito again...

You look... Familiar... Somehow...

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Yes, kill kill! Ain't no special effects around here. You're actually gonna spill blood in this studio! All for the entertainment of the kids! Get creative, kill 'em however you want! The more violent it is, the more money we earn!

[Kennifer]

Tina continues to groan audibly, seemingly not taking a breath, until Adrien walks in.

"Hi. I'm Tina."

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Mincer goes over to Tina while holding a knife. Don't groan, Tina! I guarantee you'll like it here. We'll find a way to put a smile on your face!, he says before rubbing the dull blade of his knife through the corners of Tina's cheeks. Say cheese! Or whatever makes you smile.

[Zanreo]

"Hey, I thought we were gonna work on animation or something, not... kill each other!" Meito replies. "Well, count me out!" He's about to rush out, just as he sees Jenny's failed attempt... of course. Of COURSE they were all trapped here by some mysterious forces!

[Guma]

New tactic: negotiation.

Y—you don't understand, guys. There are people all over the world who look up to me as a hero. If they found out I've been killing people willy-nilly, I'd be public enemy number one. They'd all be on my tail. Even my mom. [muttering] Especially my mom—don't think I don't see those “XJ10” blueprints. [normal volume] And from the looks of it, the same applied to these lovely people. So can't we reach a solution? We can... pretend to kill each other. How's that sound?

[to everyone else] I'm Jenny, by the way. Nice to meet you.

[PointMaid]

Have you never seen old animation? I mean, let's say you haven't seen any Schadenfreude Animation. Anvils fallling on people are a trope for a reason! It gets eyeballs! It's fun!

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

Haruhi's eyes sparkle with excitement once again...

Wow... an actual robot! Can I ask you a few questions? What coding language do you run? Are you waterproof? DO ROBOTS HAVE-

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[Kennifer]

Tina hyperventilates a bit, then quickly calms down.

"I'm okay."

...well okay maybe not, but at least some of the other contestants seem cool.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Anvils, falls off a cliff, blowing them up with dynamite, it's all a blast! But if you all want to go the boring method, we might let you go. Whoever the last three that are still alive, you can all go free. But do you all think you can survive for that long?

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

I'm more of an anime girl myself, personally...

[Zanreo]

"Could say the same about you!" Meito replies to Haruhi. "Your show was pretty damn good-" Wait, would she even be aware she's an anime character? And if he was here too, alongside all these cartoons, was HE also actually just an anime character?

"Oh, sure I have!" Meito replies. "But cartoon slapstick like that isn't... well, it isn't real! Or at least that's what I assumed until now... Plus, the characters usually turn out fine afterwards!"

[Guma]

Haruhi's eyes sparkle with excitement once again...

Wow... an actual robot! Can I ask you a few questions? What coding language do you run? Are you waterproof? DO ROBOTS HAVE-

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1: x86 assembly. 2: no. 3: that's between me and Mom.

[PointMaid]

Lotta snaps her fingers. I know! I'll have to show you some of my and Bitta's old films. You'll see. So fun to film! So violent! That's what separates a toon from a normie.