Invincible: One Week

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SEVERAL HOURS LATER

An elf awakes, distraught by the lack of sleep, though it seems he is more disturbed by the contents of his dreams than anything else. After several moments of hiding from the sunlight peeping through the cracks in his walls, the elf stirs, and begins to prepare not only his body, but his mind for the day ahead. This day is an important one; this day is the first day of the rest of his life.

He stands. A cursory glance around his humble abode reveals a decent amount of information about this fellow. On the walls, we find a CALENDAR with several dates marked upon it. A pair of BOXING GLOVES lies nearby, And a final glance would yield the PICTURES and NEWSPAPERS, framed and set above his location of slumber. On the floor, we find a BED, as much as it could be called such. A CANDLE and a CUSHION rest nearby, while a RUG, a CHEST, and a TABLE reside on the other side of the room. On the TABLE is a NOTE.

But, we're getting ahead of ourselves. We've hardly had any introduction! This man, the Elf, has gone by many names: Quicksilver, Thunder Fist, the Crimson Hand. These were but stage names, disguises and personalities adopted over many years of conquest and combat in the ring. These days are over, now. We need something a little more... real.

What shall his name be?

[Jacquerel]

Steve Elrond Treehugger

[Whimbrel]

>Shaw Alberich

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Steve Elrond Treehugger

Please. The Treehuggers would never leave the forests, especially to live in a dump like this.

>Shaw Alberich

This sounds good.

Our friend seems like he's hesitant to really get his day going. He heads over to his nearby table and immediate snatches up the NOTE.

Fantastic. Looks like he has a schedule to keep to. Why he'd need a list for such a simple day, who knows.

Looks like he doesn't want to head out just yet. This is the first time in a while he's woken up after the sun has risen.

[Whimbrel]

Shaw> Read newspapers, reflect on past glories.

Do you have a job already lined up, or are you going to have to scrounge around a bit?

[Chwoka]

Flip over your mattress.

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Back in Business, baby.

Shaw> Read newspapers, reflect on past glories.

Yeah... that's not a bad idea! It'll help take his mind off of his big day, delving into the past a bit.

Shaw climbs into the bed, kneeling down in front of his frames. With a deep sigh, he begins to reflect, running the events of the (hopefully, soon) distant past through his mind as he reads.

Ah, the first thing he ever saved. He can barely believe that he made the front page of the friggin' Daily Gauntlet! That was decades ago, though...

This was an interesting run, here. It had only been weeks since his debut, and he was already gunning for the top contender. He truly had a shot at one point, he could have been on top of the world! Young, furious, handsome. Well, at least he's still furious. Man, whatever happened to you?

Oh yeah, this happened. Now he remembers why it's been so long since he's looked at these damn things! He was so... stupid! How could he just...

Flip over your mattress.

"RAWRGLBHRLGBLRBAG"

Woah, okay there. He needs a second to calm down. He should really takes those down some day. He probably uses them as motivation, or something, to really make him get out of town and start his life over.

That's dumb.

Do you have a job already lined up, or are you going to have to scrounge around a bit?

He had a job, but he officially quit a few days ago. He's just gotta' go pick up his last check today, actually! He figures he'll be getting just enough to pay for his ticket out of this town, his rent, and have a little left over to live on until the end of the week.

He'll have to scrounge up a bit to pay off some... debts. But he'll find a way.

[One]

Search room for lost spare change.

[Whimbrel]

Alright. It looks like you have almost everything packed up; if you're leaving today you should pack the calendar too. Is there a pawn-shop nearby, or near your destination? It might help with living expenses and those....debts.

[Solaris]

>Try casual murder? How about that? It seems like a nice profession for someone of your caliber! Do you have experience in that field of work?

[goggleman64]

> Man, you better stuff that list in your pocket and go get that check! No time like the present to start a new life.

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Search room for lost spare change.

If this guy had any money laying around, he spent it long ago. He still searches for the occasional half-copper, but his treasure hunt is never very fruitful.

But wait! What's this?

Oh. It's just a cool rock.

>Try casual murder? How about that? It seems like a nice profession for someone of your caliber! Do you have experience in that field of work?

No experience at all. Nope.

Alright. It looks like you have almost everything packed up; if you're leaving today you should pack the calendar too. Is there a pawn-shop nearby, or near your destination? It might help with living expenses and those....debts.

> Man, you better stuff that list in your pocket and go get that check! No time like the present to start a new life.

He figures it's about time to pack up and head out. Even though it's just barely dawn, and he has until noon-ish to get to the bank to cash in his check, you never know what could happen to slow him down. He takes a moment to store his TO-DO LIST, his CALENDAR for some reason, and that COOL ROCK in his POCKET DIMENSION. It's a dimension, in his pocket, that is roughly the same dimensions of a large pocket. It only has a measly three inventory slots.

He takes a cursory glance around his home to see if there's anything left that he could pawn for some breakfast money. He already sold off his trophies, jewelry, and anything else of value, a long time ago. Chest full of dirty clothes... an old candle... nope, nothing. Eventually, he seems to give up. Maybe he'll find something on his walk to his establishment of... "employment".

He hesitates still. Is there anything he should do, or check, before he begins his day?

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I'm stalling intentionally, as I will need a little bit of time to work on the next update, and I just can't do it tonight!

[goggleman64]

> Put on your gloves and punch out the wall clippings before you go. :3

[Whimbrel]

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Understood! ~◕ w◕~

Might as well put your bed back as it belongs, before you go.

[Redux]

>Wear the blanket as a cape/cloak

+1 reader!

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The update IS coming, I swear. I'm actually working on it right now. The next few panels have a good deal of detail, though, so it's taking me a bit.

It will be most likely be done within the next two hours, if I had to put an ETA on it.

[Varkarrus]

> shfjskdfhush

what? It's elvish!

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I lied about the "two hours" thing.

> shfjskdfhush

what? It's elvish!

Actually, that's goblin. Luckily, this guy can speak Goblin! And you should be ashamed of yourself for uttering such terrible hate-speak.

Might as well put your bed back as it belongs, before you go.

> Put on your gloves and punch out the wall clippings before you go. :3

>Wear the blanket as a cape/cloak

+1 reader!

He tidies his room back up, folding up his blanket and generally just making sure no one notices how much of a tragedy his house his.

He would never think to put those gloves on again. Last time he put those gloves on... bad things happened. As for the cape, well, that's just silly.

Last time he put a cape on... bad things happened.

Well. Here goes nothin'.

YOU ARE NOW SHAW ALBERICH

Oh yes. It still smells as awful as ever. At least some things don't change. It's still early morning, so let's check out this street!

Ms. Sirkus isn't active yet. You suppose she won't be out of her house until about noon, as usual. Her plants are lookin' nice.

Some hooligans hangin' out by the next building down. They can be a pain in the ass sometimes, but they're mostly harmless.

And... nothin' goin' on over here.

You have a few hours before you need to get to the bank. Anything you think you need to care of before-hand?

[Whimbrel]

I seem to remember one of the things on the to-do list: "Tell everyone goodbye/Tell everyone else to go to hell"

I don't think we'll need to come back here, so while we're here we might as well go and tell Ms. Sirkus the former after telling the hooligans the latter~

((I smiled at that smooth yet definitive switch from third to second person, very stylishly accomplished.))

[goggleman64]

> See if you can find a way to get cash outta those dang hooligans. Or maybe some breakfast.

[Mistress]

Mug the douchy-looking guy

[Doktorsandvich]

>Teach one of the hooligan's the secret to boxing over time in a grand tale told over and over about a shamed boxer teaching a new kid how to be the best, while he overcomes his addictions/girlfriend/girlfriend with addictions and manages to win boxing, not boxing tournaments, boxing.

>Or show them your cool rock you found, it's pretty boss.

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I seem to remember one of the things on the to-do list: "Tell everyone goodbye/Tell everyone else to go to hell"

I don't think we'll need to come back here, so while we're here we might as well go and tell Ms. Sirkus the former after telling the hooligans the latter~

"Hey! Miss Sirkus! You up yet?"

"No!"

WELP.

> See if you can find a way to get cash outta those dang hooligans. Or maybe some breakfast.

>Or show them your cool rock you found, it's pretty boss.

Telling these guys off right now wouldn't be the brightest of ideas. You're not gone yet, and you don't want to fight if it isn't necessary. Not anymore, at least...

"Hey, you kids."

"What?"

"You wanna buy this cool rock I found? Only 6 copper!"

"Yes."

Mug the douchy-looking guy

Heh. You would have gone as low as four.

Now let's go get something to eat!

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((I smiled at that smooth yet definitive switch from third to second person, very stylishly accomplished.))

Thanks! I though it would be cool, haha.

This next update will most likely happen tomorrow, since I need to draw the outside of a restaurant. That's where Shaw's heading next update. Feel free to suggest anything in the interim, as I try to give every post at least a small shout-out.

[littlebeasti]

I can't think of a good command right now, but readers++;

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Don't sweat it, and thanks for readin'! I forgot to mention something, editing it in the post right now.

It's basically that I'm going to take a bit on this next update (meaning it will most likely happen tomorrow) since I need to draw something, but Shaw's headin' out to a local eatery to grab some food. Feel free to suggest whatever, people, but that's the next destination for the moment.