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[ bully.
he's a bully, but his face is a pleasant red like hers is starting to be until the siren all too quickly snaps her attention away and she is suddenly so thankful for work to do. it's just a tease. she just has more interesting reactions than others. there's a thousand different things for that, and he's embarrassed to be called out about it. ]
Let's use the traps to our advantage for now. Are there any you haven't set off?
[ business, business. malkuth is, as ever, perfect at professionalism; it was part of the job, and it's ever evident in matters like now, her heart thrumming in excitement of a fight to be had. ]
he's a bully, but his face is a pleasant red like hers is starting to be until the siren all too quickly snaps her attention away and she is suddenly so thankful for work to do. it's just a tease. she just has more interesting reactions than others. there's a thousand different things for that, and he's embarrassed to be called out about it. ]
Let's use the traps to our advantage for now. Are there any you haven't set off?
[ business, business. malkuth is, as ever, perfect at professionalism; it was part of the job, and it's ever evident in matters like now, her heart thrumming in excitement of a fight to be had. ]
Man, it sure is good that no one else is ever around to see them like this.
[ Malkuth's vision illuminates with shades of aqua highlighting various active traps. Most are tripwires and mines, though there are also a few snares like the one she'd been caught in. Beside her, a few more Kaitos walk out of the original's form, each bearing knives and spears and blades wrought from sea glass. Whatever the exertion that's putting on Kaito, he doesn't show a hint of fatigue.
His voice echoes through the comm link. It's faster than talking. ]
There's our playground.
I sense three coming our way. Approximately... truck-sized.
A little over thirty feet long. Fast.
[ Three of Kaito's clones rush towards the auras he's pinpointed—and they're immediately wiped out by bursts of lightning. The genuine article grimaces next to Malkuth. ]
Fuck. Of course they're electric.
That's my worst elemental matchup.
[ Malkuth's vision illuminates with shades of aqua highlighting various active traps. Most are tripwires and mines, though there are also a few snares like the one she'd been caught in. Beside her, a few more Kaitos walk out of the original's form, each bearing knives and spears and blades wrought from sea glass. Whatever the exertion that's putting on Kaito, he doesn't show a hint of fatigue.
His voice echoes through the comm link. It's faster than talking. ]
There's our playground.
I sense three coming our way. Approximately... truck-sized.
A little over thirty feet long. Fast.
[ Three of Kaito's clones rush towards the auras he's pinpointed—and they're immediately wiped out by bursts of lightning. The genuine article grimaces next to Malkuth. ]
Fuck. Of course they're electric.
That's my worst elemental matchup.
Wow, really?
Couldn't have guessed.
To be honest, I don't have anything that stop electricity...
But I won't be caught when I catch their eye.
[ kaito can actually see the transformation better now, the sound of fluttering pages filling their ears as paper comes off her form and leaves green in its wake, bits of light crumbling and dissipating like embers from a fire. she's got a pair of cyan butterfly wings and a pair of backwards, large-toothed scythes in hand, sharp as can be. ]
ZAYIN, lowest level. They're fast, but I'm faster.
[ the bursts of lightning are... a concern, but there's not much she can do about that -- even a tree would be scorched by it, so she just needs to make her cuts quick and decisive.
off she goes!!! and she really is fast, not as fast as she might be with a different pair of wings but certainly gone. malkuth'll open a little feed for him to see what they're dealing with, the massive geckos getting an impressed hum from her through the implant. ]
They really are pretty big! Try not to get too sick, okay?
[ since her movement dips in towards one of the geckos and slices at a leg, though it's chunky enough that just one isn't enough; that's fine, since she works fast to saw it down with the repeated zips back and forth before the geckos can understand just what took off one of their legs.
like, it's gonna grow it back sooner over later, but malkuth rises too high for their shocks outward to matter much. this is just to get their attention anyway, let kaito get an eyeful of what they're dealing with... see the range he needs to stick away from a little better so they can plan a good route. ]
Couldn't have guessed.
To be honest, I don't have anything that stop electricity...
But I won't be caught when I catch their eye.
[ kaito can actually see the transformation better now, the sound of fluttering pages filling their ears as paper comes off her form and leaves green in its wake, bits of light crumbling and dissipating like embers from a fire. she's got a pair of cyan butterfly wings and a pair of backwards, large-toothed scythes in hand, sharp as can be. ]
ZAYIN, lowest level. They're fast, but I'm faster.
[ the bursts of lightning are... a concern, but there's not much she can do about that -- even a tree would be scorched by it, so she just needs to make her cuts quick and decisive.
off she goes!!! and she really is fast, not as fast as she might be with a different pair of wings but certainly gone. malkuth'll open a little feed for him to see what they're dealing with, the massive geckos getting an impressed hum from her through the implant. ]
They really are pretty big! Try not to get too sick, okay?
[ since her movement dips in towards one of the geckos and slices at a leg, though it's chunky enough that just one isn't enough; that's fine, since she works fast to saw it down with the repeated zips back and forth before the geckos can understand just what took off one of their legs.
like, it's gonna grow it back sooner over later, but malkuth rises too high for their shocks outward to matter much. this is just to get their attention anyway, let kaito get an eyeful of what they're dealing with... see the range he needs to stick away from a little better so they can plan a good route. ]
...You pull a lot more weight than you give yourself credit for.
[ Luckily for him, Kaito doesn't get motion sickness. He's able to track many little details about the geckos in real time as she flits about like a mosquito. For giant lizards, the kaiju seem to play more reserved, like control mages. Those electric shocks are like to completely paralyze a regular person, and maybe even an Outsider.
Blues flit over his shoulder, to the scars hidden by his clothes. He wouldn't handle it well, he already knows.
Still, this is plenty of information, and before long a good dozen blue streaks zoom in on Malkuth's aerial position. Kaito and his Kaiclones. ]
Assuming their anatomy is somewhat close to regular geckos, they'll start to regenerate.
And have you noticed how large they're growing, even mid-fight?
Seems like they're feeding off the electricity in the park.
[ The clones' hands begin to emit a white, smoky aura. It's cold. Frigid, even. ]
Going further with the assumptions, I bet they won't enjoy the cold.
Why don't I try to herd them away from the lights and towards a more open arena for you to fight in?
If you're confident you're faster, that is.
[ Twelve Kaitos wink her way. This is dangerous, and I don't mean the kaiju. ]
[ Luckily for him, Kaito doesn't get motion sickness. He's able to track many little details about the geckos in real time as she flits about like a mosquito. For giant lizards, the kaiju seem to play more reserved, like control mages. Those electric shocks are like to completely paralyze a regular person, and maybe even an Outsider.
Blues flit over his shoulder, to the scars hidden by his clothes. He wouldn't handle it well, he already knows.
Still, this is plenty of information, and before long a good dozen blue streaks zoom in on Malkuth's aerial position. Kaito and his Kaiclones. ]
Assuming their anatomy is somewhat close to regular geckos, they'll start to regenerate.
And have you noticed how large they're growing, even mid-fight?
Seems like they're feeding off the electricity in the park.
[ The clones' hands begin to emit a white, smoky aura. It's cold. Frigid, even. ]
Going further with the assumptions, I bet they won't enjoy the cold.
Why don't I try to herd them away from the lights and towards a more open arena for you to fight in?
If you're confident you're faster, that is.
[ Twelve Kaitos wink her way. This is dangerous, and I don't mean the kaiju. ]
[ oh good, she doesn't get nervous when he bends down unlike every other tall per... no. there's a fucking trend to the people she's asked to lean down and they have. she's not connecting this shit. ]
You shouldn't put so much stock into what others say. If you know you're pretty, why be bothered if someone else calls you just okay?
You shouldn't put so much stock into what others say. If you know you're pretty, why be bothered if someone else calls you just okay?
Oh, you're so full of yourself! [ but it's teasing, laughing a bit. ] No wonder March got annoyed at you.
[ though again, malkuth's fine with it. kind of funny to listen to. ]
I guess I'll ask you then, since you're a judge of all things beautiful... am I plain or pretty?
[ though again, malkuth's fine with it. kind of funny to listen to. ]
I guess I'll ask you then, since you're a judge of all things beautiful... am I plain or pretty?
[ this is so dangerous, her cheeks hurt from the wideness of her grin -- yes, even if he teases everyone or whatever it... it's still nice, and she thinks of yuwon's straightforward question about if maybe she doesn't just enjoy being played with and.
maybe she does, a little. whether it be made a harmless fool of with a well-placed white lie or like this, maybe she does. though she doesn't think she's pulling as much weight as he is, which is why... ]
Confidence has nothing to do with it, Kaito. I know I'm faster.
It'll be just like with the bugs! Except, you know, without the plant possession.
[ haha. ha. okay. the fairy cooing will come later but it will not be half as Present as the higher abnos had been.
malkuth'll scan the area for a better spot and zip off to it, she knows he'll be fine herding now that he's got his bearings. ]
maybe she does, a little. whether it be made a harmless fool of with a well-placed white lie or like this, maybe she does. though she doesn't think she's pulling as much weight as he is, which is why... ]
Confidence has nothing to do with it, Kaito. I know I'm faster.
It'll be just like with the bugs! Except, you know, without the plant possession.
[ haha. ha. okay. the fairy cooing will come later but it will not be half as Present as the higher abnos had been.
malkuth'll scan the area for a better spot and zip off to it, she knows he'll be fine herding now that he's got his bearings. ]
Alright, then.
Show me.
[ As if she really has to. But he knows that two word challenge would light a fire under his butt, so why not motivate her along the way. Cerulean screams across the sky and darts down towards the three kaiju. Despite its injuries, the wounded one is just as quick to react to the new food sources as its brethren—and that's when the Kaiclones thrust their hands out and roar.
It isn't a silly roleplay rendition of what a human thinks a beast's roar sounds like, either. The horrid, guttural noise resonates from each clone's lungs, as if they had all shifted into a draconic form before uttering the sound. Plumes of freezing wind erupt from their palms, showering the kaiju in frost and bites. Their screams tell all the two Outsiders need to hear, and they begin retreating from the Ice Gang towards an awaiting Malkuth.
Any strays who attempt to stray from the path are quickly lanced from above by spears of water that supercool themselves upon entry—hailed from the heavens, and by the OG Kaito who's grinning wide as he watches their plan begin at a fine pace.
Guess the first dance exhibition's gonna be happening tonight, huh? ]
Show me.
[ As if she really has to. But he knows that two word challenge would light a fire under his butt, so why not motivate her along the way. Cerulean screams across the sky and darts down towards the three kaiju. Despite its injuries, the wounded one is just as quick to react to the new food sources as its brethren—and that's when the Kaiclones thrust their hands out and roar.
It isn't a silly roleplay rendition of what a human thinks a beast's roar sounds like, either. The horrid, guttural noise resonates from each clone's lungs, as if they had all shifted into a draconic form before uttering the sound. Plumes of freezing wind erupt from their palms, showering the kaiju in frost and bites. Their screams tell all the two Outsiders need to hear, and they begin retreating from the Ice Gang towards an awaiting Malkuth.
Any strays who attempt to stray from the path are quickly lanced from above by spears of water that supercool themselves upon entry—hailed from the heavens, and by the OG Kaito who's grinning wide as he watches their plan begin at a fine pace.
Guess the first dance exhibition's gonna be happening tonight, huh? ]
[ the words get him a snort -- like she needs encouragement -- and she readjusts her grip on the scythes, watching the destruction as it rains down where they try to slip off to, herding the geckos towards her direction... it's been a long time since she'd fought such formidable foes "solo" in a sense, ever having at least one Assistant to watch her back...
... and now she has a guy who can turn into a dragon if he so pleases, so maybe it's an upgrade. the first lizard bursts from the brush with a disgruntled shock, frying trees and scorching the ground as it tries to shake off the frost, and malkuth wastes little time in zipping forward to fell a tree onto the beastie, as easy as if it was nothing but a sprig, and then away again as the other two make their appearance.
oh, they don't care for their struggling companion any, they see prey and they're locked in. the chill helps to keep them from being too fast, though she only manages to blind one of them before the other's shock tumbles her briefly through the air. ]
Do me a favor, Kaito, and don't laugh when you see me. That's the one thing I'm asking today.
[ she can already feel the rise of her long hair, after all. it's gonna be such a mess. no wonder it'd begun to get tangled before... hair rises before lightning strikes, and malkuth'll use it to her advantage as an indicator for when to play keep away as she half messes, half experiments with her slice and dice action.
like any animal, the soft skin of the neck is a surefire execution. it's just dodging the snapping mouth and sharp points of their... tusks, she'd guess they are. one's side splits open as she passes it to deal with the other, entirely focused on the two and not the last wriggling from under its tree prison. ]
... and now she has a guy who can turn into a dragon if he so pleases, so maybe it's an upgrade. the first lizard bursts from the brush with a disgruntled shock, frying trees and scorching the ground as it tries to shake off the frost, and malkuth wastes little time in zipping forward to fell a tree onto the beastie, as easy as if it was nothing but a sprig, and then away again as the other two make their appearance.
oh, they don't care for their struggling companion any, they see prey and they're locked in. the chill helps to keep them from being too fast, though she only manages to blind one of them before the other's shock tumbles her briefly through the air. ]
Do me a favor, Kaito, and don't laugh when you see me. That's the one thing I'm asking today.
[ she can already feel the rise of her long hair, after all. it's gonna be such a mess. no wonder it'd begun to get tangled before... hair rises before lightning strikes, and malkuth'll use it to her advantage as an indicator for when to play keep away as she half messes, half experiments with her slice and dice action.
like any animal, the soft skin of the neck is a surefire execution. it's just dodging the snapping mouth and sharp points of their... tusks, she'd guess they are. one's side splits open as she passes it to deal with the other, entirely focused on the two and not the last wriggling from under its tree prison. ]
I'll try my best, but you make it way too easy to smile.
[ Alright. Alright. Two of his clones just give him a LOOK from ground level. Even his cinderblock-ass can't deny that he's flirting with her now. Goodness. March and the others cannot ever see this chat log. Ever.
In fairness, watching her hair levitate is pretty funny... but Kaito's a man of his word. Besides, he's got something else to laugh at now that one of the kaiju has been pinned.
As he's about to dive in and play a risky game, an alert blares over his HUD: a message from LILITH with newly gathered information on the kaiju. ]
Would you look at that.
Our instincts were on the money.
Go for head and body shots!
[ Kaito sends all but one of his clones after the two geckos she's facing down. A few of them have already been zapped out by the Yamadenkis' electricity, but there are plenty enough remaining to slow the pair down.
In the meantime, the man himself conjures a small legion's worth of glassy, watery lances. Blues lid shut as he murmurs a prayer under his breath. ]
...Sorry. Next time.
[ Gloved fingertip points downward, and the hail of spears comes rocketing down on the fledgling lizard's head. An electric burst incinerates the surrounding area on impact, but the damage is done. Its head is caved in from being turned into a pincushion, and its remaining limbs steadily curl in rigor mortis.
Now, time to focus on assisting Malkuth. ]
[ Alright. Alright. Two of his clones just give him a LOOK from ground level. Even his cinderblock-ass can't deny that he's flirting with her now. Goodness. March and the others cannot ever see this chat log. Ever.
In fairness, watching her hair levitate is pretty funny... but Kaito's a man of his word. Besides, he's got something else to laugh at now that one of the kaiju has been pinned.
As he's about to dive in and play a risky game, an alert blares over his HUD: a message from LILITH with newly gathered information on the kaiju. ]
Would you look at that.
Our instincts were on the money.
Go for head and body shots!
[ Kaito sends all but one of his clones after the two geckos she's facing down. A few of them have already been zapped out by the Yamadenkis' electricity, but there are plenty enough remaining to slow the pair down.
In the meantime, the man himself conjures a small legion's worth of glassy, watery lances. Blues lid shut as he murmurs a prayer under his breath. ]
...Sorry. Next time.
[ Gloved fingertip points downward, and the hail of spears comes rocketing down on the fledgling lizard's head. An electric burst incinerates the surrounding area on impact, but the damage is done. Its head is caved in from being turned into a pincushion, and its remaining limbs steadily curl in rigor mortis.
Now, time to focus on assisting Malkuth. ]
[ Malkuth's argument sounds reasonable, but her expression contradicts reason, and so does the odd quality to her voice. It's not quite the same inappropriate brightness in moments that were far from bright — still, it reminds Yesod of those times. Then there are Malkuth's wings, not an unfamiliar sight. He has new questions to ask, though he keeps them to himself for now. Now isn't the time to seek an explanation for Malkuth's unexpected transformation.
Malkuth hauls the carcass along; Yesod follows. Malkuth may insist that it falls to her to watch over her coworkers, and she possesses abilities that they don't — evidently even beyond the equipment provided to their employees — but Yesod's misgivings aren't laid to rest. ]
We can dispose of it while I locate the next generator.
[ And he can observe Malkuth in this form. ]
Malkuth hauls the carcass along; Yesod follows. Malkuth may insist that it falls to her to watch over her coworkers, and she possesses abilities that they don't — evidently even beyond the equipment provided to their employees — but Yesod's misgivings aren't laid to rest. ]
We can dispose of it while I locate the next generator.
[ And he can observe Malkuth in this form. ]
[ COMPLIED? girl,
He really doesn't have any room to protest given that he is, well, hanging upside down from a rope, but that doesn't stop him from staring straight at her (while upside down) with the flattest expressoin known to man. ]
How many questions am I going to need to answer in order to earn my freedom?
[ Maybe he would rather dangle here forever, depending. ]
He really doesn't have any room to protest given that he is, well, hanging upside down from a rope, but that doesn't stop him from staring straight at her (while upside down) with the flattest expressoin known to man. ]
How many questions am I going to need to answer in order to earn my freedom?
[ Maybe he would rather dangle here forever, depending. ]
... Ugh, you're so annoying.
[ the rift might make her that much more rude, but it's not like she's never scolded even yesod before. malkuth knows they're supposed to be capturing these guys rather than killing them, but maybe LILITH won't punish her too badly if it's in self defense; it's reasonable that not all of them would stay alive amidst combat, and despite malkuth's complaint she doesn't leave her coworker behind as she flies along.
no, she's still very much keeping her eyes on him and the surrounding area, blue blood staining the ground matching the darker ones on her suit. she's keeping an on eye on him, and when she speaks next it isn't as annoyed, more quiet. ]
It's different being on the field, huh?
[ the rift might make her that much more rude, but it's not like she's never scolded even yesod before. malkuth knows they're supposed to be capturing these guys rather than killing them, but maybe LILITH won't punish her too badly if it's in self defense; it's reasonable that not all of them would stay alive amidst combat, and despite malkuth's complaint she doesn't leave her coworker behind as she flies along.
no, she's still very much keeping her eyes on him and the surrounding area, blue blood staining the ground matching the darker ones on her suit. she's keeping an on eye on him, and when she speaks next it isn't as annoyed, more quiet. ]
It's different being on the field, huh?
Malkuth!!
[ Okay, yes, it's a little creepy to have your friend talk about how her wings might want to chew on you, but friendship trumps all! So March doesn't linger on it, focusing instead on her friend. ]
Are you okay? Does it drain you?
[ Okay, yes, it's a little creepy to have your friend talk about how her wings might want to chew on you, but friendship trumps all! So March doesn't linger on it, focusing instead on her friend. ]
Are you okay? Does it drain you?
[ a hand is waving her concern off. please. ]
No... I mean, yeah, but more mentally over a longer period of time. I'm just not used to lifting people.
[ it's different than carrying five plus books. plus flying. malkuth turns her head to her friend, biting back a grin. ]
You'll have to go on without me, March... explore the woods in all its [ what's that say behind her? oh ] hundred acres...
No... I mean, yeah, but more mentally over a longer period of time. I'm just not used to lifting people.
[ it's different than carrying five plus books. plus flying. malkuth turns her head to her friend, biting back a grin. ]
You'll have to go on without me, March... explore the woods in all its [ what's that say behind her? oh ] hundred acres...
Nope.
[ Promptly, as she crouches down beside her, and reaching for her arms to start lifting her at least a little off the ground. ]
If I'm exploring, you're coming with me. Leaving you behind here is a definite no.
[ Promptly, as she crouches down beside her, and reaching for her arms to start lifting her at least a little off the ground. ]
If I'm exploring, you're coming with me. Leaving you behind here is a definite no.
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