KAIJU FIGHT #1

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KAIJU FIGHT #1

CONTENT WARNINGS: thalassophobia, natural disaster, drowning, body horror, violence, blood & gore.

▶ 001. SEAS THE DAY.

On the morning of the 1st, sirens will blare, forcing every Outsider and Neo Tokyo civilian awake. While it hasn't been activated for a while, every citizen within the city knows this alarm all too well - it wails through the city whenever a Kaiju has been detected, ordering everyone to return to their homes immediately and stay there until they receive further information. Outsiders gazing at Neo Tokyo will see the armored city in its full technological splendour for the first time today. Once the civilians have returned to their homes, machinery within the buildings will work like clockwork, sinking each and every LILITH-augmented building beneath the ground. Just in time, too, because the waves are starting to roar again, crashing beyond the shore and flooding the city once more. Observant Outsiders may note that not every building has been modified. The older ones remain standing, vulnerable to the impending flood. Does anyone live in those buildings? The answer is yes, but that's not a priority at the moment.

Every Outsider will receive a summon, ordering them to prepare for battle. The Kaiju has been identified and located. It's show time.

"Angels of LILITH. We have located the Kaiju coming from beyond the sea. A full mission brief including the information we have gathered will be sent to you immediately. For now, make your way to the bay where your transport will be waiting. Be prepared for anything, but mostly, be prepared to swim."

Waiting for the Outsiders at the bay appear to be ... expensive-looking, personal yachts? This has to be a mistake, right? It's no mistake. Through intel LILITH has exchanged with international companies, it appears that this particular Kaiju has a fondness for overturning civilian yachts, and there's no better way to attract it than to leave it its favourite bait. The goal is to attract these Kaiju towards the boats and then attacking.

The ships may look like they're outfitted for a fancy yacht party. In fact, some exploring down below deck in the lounging room, one may find caviar on fancy ritz, oyster tower, little finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off and bougie smelly cheese that nobody in LILITH's pay grade can identify. On another table, there is fancy ramen spoons filled with microgreens, crystal jelly vinegarette, and a thin slice of parmesan cheese. Some further looking may find some fine aged wine, but you're not here to drink and party, you're here to fight a Kaiju! Right? Right.

Despite the fact everything about these yachts just look like... fancy yachts... they are actual warships that are mounted with naval artillery such as swivel guns, missiles and torpedos. Spears, harpoon guns and fishing nets can also be found and used if an Outsider is more comfortable getting extremely close to the monsters. There's no time for a proper seafaring course, so Outsiders will be given a quick run down on how the controls work, and be sent on their way. They will also be given a special jewel-like implant that attaches to the skin, right along the forehead, and told to wear it if they need to go into the water. "Don't worry about it," the LILITH crew says. "But it'll be one hell of a ride if you use it."

Alongside the crew, Seok Dang seems to be also assisting (?) though he's gotten a hold of the reception food down below. Did he smell like fine wine? Possibly. But that's definitely a fancy, half eaten cracker in his hand. He's also got on a bright, neon life preserver. Maybe someone doesn't know how to swim.

"WHOOO HELLA YEAH, MOTHERFUCKERS. Don't know how to swim? Don't'cha worry. Daddy Dang has got you covered. I know CPR! I give the best CPR! 💖 I'll rescue ya. TONIGHT, WE BALL!"

Nobody uses that phrase anymore, but you know what? You do you, SD.

▶ 002. WHALE WATCHING.

Minutes into their ship's course, the boats will rock violently, as if those already violent waves have somehow come alive. There is something in the water! The mission brief would have been shared with them sometime during their trip, but maybe Outsiders want to pull up on their implant the image and debrief shared once again now that there is some action. The orca-like Kaiju trying to reach the shores of Neo Tokyo is called Shachimon, and she's been the cause of the violent waves and flooding we've seen for the past few weeks. Alongside of her and are her children orca who love to mimic everything their mother does. The biggest one, the matriarch of the pod, is over 60 meters in length - large enough to swallow a boat whole. The younger ones are smaller but just as ferocious, spanning from the size of a car to the size of a bus. The youngsters are a size small enough that they can leap out of the water, sometimes crashing down onto people and ships. Beware!

Shachimon will be fighting to knock over boats, or climbing on boats with their amphibious legs. Once they get their hands on humans or Outsiders, they pull them into the water, tearing them limb from limb to feed. Their control over the waves are no joke, either. With a powerful swing of their tail, they can conjure up tsunamis capable of overturning ships. The matriarch, if left to her own devices, seems bent on submerging Neo Tokyo to make food of all its citizens.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Shachimon
HEIGHT: Younger whales are 4 - 18 metres. The matriarch is 60 meters in length.
WEIGHT: 1500kg - 5000kg
CLASS: Highly dangerous.
LOCATION: Large bodies of water
ABILITIES: Use of sonar to detect any water movement. Fast swimmer. Very sturdy body thanks to all that whale blubber. High intelligence - commonly works together as a pod to take down prey. Capable of creating tsunamis that overturn boats. The largest Shachimon can sink a city if not stopped.
WEAKNESS: Electricity (since it will be inside water), dissection, spearing its eyes or blowhole. Loud vibrations within the water can stun or confuse it.
EXTRA NOTES: Dislikes and will attempt to overturn civilian yachts. Carnivorous, eating marine life and human flesh. Sadistic personality, may play with their food prior to eating.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Lead the Shachimon away from the shore.
✖ Extermination of Shachimon in the water and if they reach the shore.
✖ Protection of nearby fishermen's boats and civilians within those boats.
✖ Teamwork to destroy the matriach Shachimon.
✖ Bring back specimens (live or deceased) for research purposes.

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

As a note, Outsiders who wish to remain on land and help civilians there may do so. There are waves flooding the city, and some of the smaller, quicker Shachimon will have made it to shore. They will need to be taken care of before they can terrorise the city.

▶ 003. OCEAN GEMS.

Shachimon are most deadly in the water and their go-to strategy is to pull others into their turf, where they have the advantage. That's where those jewel-like implants come in. These implants, called OCEAN GEMS, when attached to the skin, temporarily modify the body. Once activated, nanobots will invade the bloodstream and alter the user's lungs, giving them a set of breathable gills. Their legs will also be altered, giving them fins and the tail of a fish. This is a recent invention by LILITH ever since the first Shachimon was spotted a few years ago, and the technology is still experimental. This means that the transformation process will be significantly uncomfortable, feeling a bit like being asphyxiated and having your legs sewn together at the same time. Deactivating the gem and turning back feels just as uncomfortable, and being experimental technology, it can take a while before the user can successfully revert back. Those who want to fight in the water and lack any weapons or abilities that can be used can request Seok Dang for a weapon. There's a limited supply, but they will be given a special trident. Directly driving the spear into one of the kaiju will electrocute it, giving a higher chance for higher damage. These tridents will be handed out to those who want to use their Ocean Gem and ask.

It's up to Outsiders whether they want to use this new technology or not. Being able to fight the monsters on their own terrain is certainly an advantage, so LILITH would highly encourage it.

▶ 004. MEDICAL BAY.

Healers and those with medical experience will be placed on the warship with a red flag on it. Dr. Spim & Alex will also be present on this ship to assist any major injuries to both LILITH and civilian fisherman alike. This ship is bigger than the others, and while stocked up with the same artillery, it is also stocked with beds and medical supplies. This will be the Outsider's naval medical bay during the siege on the Shachimon and all injured Outsiders or civilians will need to be transported there. This ship will also need to be protected heavily, because once the Shachimon catch on that all the injured, vulnerable prey are being transported to the larger ship, they will start to target that ship in particular. Characters that need immediate medical help should be transported to this ship via a dataportal. Each yacht has a dataportal that can teleport anyone instantly to the medical ship. The dataportals are also located down below deck to prevent them from getting damaged.

▶ 005. THE CALM AFTER THE STORM.

It's a bloody, soggy and gruesome battle and the seas' waves begin to calm down, the sea filled with kaiju carcasses. LILITH's clean up crew is working hastily to collect these corpses, but with the Outsiders' occupied and recovering from their fresh battle, help is limited. Search and rescue scavenges the sea to find any civilians who didn't make it or may need medical help. Meanwhile, the valiant teamwork and effort has paid off. After many hits from many different weapons, artillery, natural abilities, etc. the matriarch kaiju has been downed and sank to the bottom of the ocean floor. LILITH's team will work to retrieve the massive carcass, though it will take awhile. Those who put in notable effort will receive praise and a little extra payout. Outsiders will see an instant transfer of funds to their account: 340,000,000 KRYPTOS. This is roughly about 2500 USD.

The intense battle will have lasted several days and Outsiders are free to go from land to sea as little or as often as they like. It is all over, though, and Outsiders will be called to return to the MAIN BASE for rest and recovery. LILITH will also be searching for the rift where the kaiju came from while Outsiders recover. A message from an unknown voice will pop up an hour or so after all Outsiders have returned to the MAIN BASE. Outsiders may use this time to socialize in a commons area, wash up in the showers, get a meal in the cafeteria or rest.

"Good work."

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our first Kaiju log! All prompts are highly encouraged but OOCly optional. ICly, characters can choose to fight in the ocean, on the ships or stay behind on land and protect the city. At the end of the siege, characters who accepted an Ocean Gem will be asked to return it. It's experimental technology, so LILITH will need to do more tweaking before they can properly release it. Outsiders who use the gem may have whatever fish tail they like, as long as it is a sea creature.

Feel free to NPC your characters' fights with the smaller kaijus. The main fight with the Shachimon matriarch will be determined via a HP-based system (See below).

Please note that all tags in this log count for 2 reward points each. Ask any further questions below!

Below is also the month at a glance. We understand the CALENDAR has been a little inconsistent, but the mod team is sorting all of this out. Expect a FEEDBACK POST this month as well so we can check in with the playerbase and make any adjustments to the game. This log, even if the time stamp says JANUARY, will count for FEBRUARY AC.

FEB 1st: Kaiju Fight Log in LOG COMMUNITY
FEB 15th: Text Post in NETWORK COMMUNITY
FEB 25th: Mod posted MEME COMMUNITY; FEEDBACK POST is live.

Thank you all for being a wonderful and understanding playerbase!

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[yormama]

[ She laughs, the sound awkward, but the smile she wears is genuine. The blush as well, but she has less control over that. ]

Oh, I...I just asked them if I could have the heels. I'm used to moving around in them for work and casual, so... [ Flats just didn't get the job done in a pinch, sometimes. Especially if one of her needles was missing. ] I'm certain you could pull it off too if you wanted to!

[blastedass]

[they can stand here and evaluate each other for the next hour or they can break it off and kick some fucking kaiju ass. there's one guess as to which one bakugou wants to do. he stalks past yuwon towards the railing of the ship, eyes narrowed out on the churning bay and the kaiju within it. the blasted matriarch is still too far out and keeping to the depths. it's not his ideal situation to take her out. doing that now would lessen his chances of success and just waste his energy.

yuwon isn't a complete loss. the guy has power and technique, something bakugou's not ignoring despite his uncanny ability to piss him off. given what he's said, the hero's mulling around the kind of world the guy comes from and what sort of role he plays. if it is a bunch of dungeons, like a dungeon crawler game, then yuwon's been through a lot and has both survival skills and stamina to back up his strength and wits. not a bad package.]

THAT WAS SARCASM, YOU SHIT!! Did you lose your sense of it in a dungeon?! [it wasn't meant to be taken literally! fuck, some people in this place just don't know how to respond properly to an insult! he glares over his shoulder, listening to yuwon's commentary on his power. can mold, but not optimal. tch. does he really wanna work with this guy?]

If these bastards get the idea they can sink our ships, the medical ship is the most at risk. We need to prioritize protecting that one or taking out the biggest bitch they've got. [he points to the matriarch out in the bay.] There's a group of ten coming our way. We're taking them out.

[yuwon]

[ to be honest, when it came to the market price of mithril or adamantium, he probably knew more about their costs than he did... fine wines. it's a strange thing to admit, but he guesses that'd be standard for anyone who had lived in the tower as long as he had— in his prior timeline, that is.

though, to be perfectly honest, it's clear the items displayed weren't exactly cheap. it was... obnoxiously opulent, and so he doesn't exactly blame nanami for having an interest beyond just sustenance. if the caviar was originally packaged, it probably was okay to bring along with them, but spread on toast ... hm.

when the man finally takes a bite, he looks back to him. ] How was your first taste of breaking the rules?

[ but this doesn't stop yuwon from being contrary, but he also picks up one of the glasses and drinks from it. honestly, alcohol doesn't have any effect on him, but he did enjoy having a drink with a meal. he holds nanami a glass as well, as if to ask him to try it. ]

[wheft]

[ HUFFS. FINE. she sits back down with a pout. ]

E.G.O, aka Extraction of Geometrical Organ. Weaponry and armor created from the mind. The one I used came from an Abnormality, the Dream-Devouring Siltcurrent. Abnormalities are... monsters? But they're different from usual monsters in a way that they came from human desires and fear instead. They are sorted in five threat levels - ZAYIN, TETH, HE, WAW, and ALEPH. The higher the level, the stronger and more volatile the Abnormality and its corresponding E.G.O will be.

[ she recites all this from memory, as though she read it all from a textbook like the honor student that she is. ]

[wheft]

This isn't the first time I transformed into a sea creature, yeah.

[ she became a fucked-up looking orca earlier to combat the matriarch shachimon early on. though to be fair, there was a lot going on at the time, so she can't blame him for not spotting her. the less people to explain E.G.O corrosion to, the better. ]

But I'm still myself after all that, so I don't see why you can't be you once you decide to get those upgrades. Though if your abilities are strong enough to take on kaiju, you probably don't need those anyway.

[ regardless, she presses on, the yacht finally in full view. ]

Speaking of being yourself, I don't think I caught your name yet.

[likemybooks]

[Nanami leaves the yacht, and Taryon can only hope that the coin is enough to safely get him across. One glance across the water has his heart sinking as Nanami apparently leaps into the water...and lands on the back of a shachimon. He leaps again, onto the next. This is a level of acrobatics he had only seen in one other group of people, and Vox Machina didn't have to rely on his coins to regularly pull stunts like this.

Not that Taryon would have as good a time as Nanami, even if he were enchanted to the max. That guy was dexterous enough to stand on a moving target and athletic enough to jump far enough in the first place.

He pries his eyes away after a few too many close calls with a kaiju's teeth and focuses on keeping the boat on a straight path forward. Steering wheels are a unique concept to him, but a few panicked minutes in battle has him better acclimated to turning the wheel to have the boat gently curve away from the fishing boats.]

Where to?! [Their friends? The big one?]

[domitrix]

It's what I do best.

( saying things, regardless of if her heart is in it or not. whether it is out of some longing that any of them would feel true someday to rid of that genetic malaise that haunts her kind, or just a simple jest to keep up with a conversation to keep him talking and responsive - who's to say? either way, a glint shimmers with muted amusement whilst she watches him finally settle. it seems they're more cut from the same cloth than he realizes.

the tending to her own injuries is clinical. she neither winces or pauses even as she cleans off the wound and dabs it with salve. it's only after the more noticeable injury is fixed up does she bother looking for others. )

You tend to keep to yours as well.( not that he can't play well with others if he has to, but she recognizes a lone wolf when she sees one. ) Though I will admit I'm a little surprised to see you this banged up. Bit off more than you could chew? Picked a fight with someone on base, perhaps?

[domitrix]

( either he truly is simply more adapted to provide support, or he gives himself far too little credit. he seems well-accomplished enough despite his fear, and isn't that worth far more in comparison to the achievements of a woman who knows it not? the additional hurdle of dread tends to lock up even the most experienced. to be able to push past that is not a small feat.

or so elio says. )

So the wine is liquid courage, then? Perhaps I can look for something a little stronger.

( not that it seems likely, given the spread. she also doubts that their higher ups would think to give them access to something incapacitating mere moments before showtime. )

Blur and Haste, huh. Seems handy.

( a coin she flips in her hand, just to play with it. but she does wonder about the limits of it, given its convenience. )

Is combining the two not feasible?

[likemybooks]

Oh. [Taryon rubs over the area where the ship was installed. It's been a great boon to adjusting to modern life and made searching for information much easier, but the tracking component hadn't fully sunk in.]

It's a permanent way they could scry on us. [When he says it that way, it sounds rather horrifying.] For better or for worse. But...you don't think they could be watching us every minute?

[thundercrashes]

I do, but there's still the matter of visualizing how to make some of them move or even fly around in a way that doesn't look too stiff or fake to fool the eye of our opponents here. Not to mention--

[Whatever it is that Manjoume is about to say is suddenly cut off by the boat they're on very abruptly violently shaking, and Manjoume very quickly looking around for the source of whatever is causing the boat to tremble.]

The hell? Is there another Kaiju we missed somehow?

[But he doesn't see one yet, just the three dead corpses floating in the water surrounding them...]

[yuwon]

[ it's true that they're words that people use relatively easily, whether actually applicable to themselves or not. but, even then, it's true from what he's seen that the man seems to be in a decent enough shape to acclimate himself to the ground beneath them.

he listens to his explanation quietly, almost as if he were debating on speaking at all, especially as he peers over the deck, and then back at shion.

it's a natural question, he supposes. ] I was trying to chase some kaiju in the area, and my sensory field picked up something else in the water. [ plus— ] I figure having you here would quicken the hunt. [ he's mostly just saying...

while it's not a lie, it's clearly not the full truth either. ]

[likemybooks]

[Shion's movements are almost too fast for Taryon to think are possible. He wants to learn that form, copy it, get that good with a sword.

But now, what he can do is nod and follow Shion's instructions. Taryon dashes around his teammate and holds out the blade to slash the shachimon's undamaged side. The cut behinds just over its ear hole, and blood seeps from the line that reaches the monster's midsection.

The beast roars again and slams its head against Taryon in a desperate attempt to relieve the pain of the ruptured ear flap. Taryon ks knocked into the side of the boat, but manages to keep his feet under him.]

[plagiarists]

You weren't kidding about that exposition dump. [ Hello?? Sooyoung asked for it. ] Fitting name, though. What are the odds that you have S.U.P.E.R.E.G.O and I.D too?

[ That first one, such a mouthful. ]

And which level was that Dream-Devouring Siltcurrent thing?

[ And how Ishmael got it in the first place... one question at a time, though. ]

[gundemn]

[ The place gives him a foreboding feeling, and was it his imagination, or did the water ripple just now? Elan would like to move on, but the sight of debris catches his attention. From the looks of it a section of the structure had caved in. ]

Earlier the monsters swarmed the med ship like they could smell blood. Don't you think they could be here for the same reasons we are?

[ Only looking for easy prey instead of survivors. The brief had identified them as intelligent creatures. Which means this area could use a thorough search especially if they're not alone. ]

[wheft]

[ GIRL i got good news for you. but IDs are very much under NDA so ishmael can only offer a shrug. ]

It's a WAW, same as the E.G.O. That's why I corroded pretty quick - you're not really supposed to wear it for too long, but it's not like I have a choice...

🏃‍♂️

[yuwon]

[ when she places a careful hand to his chest, he's not sure if he finds it soothing as much as it increases his current need for physical intimacy from her. his breath gets caught in his throat for a second, and while his features don't exactly translate the way his blood seems to be rushing in his veins (or that's the way it feels at least), he can't deny it's there and it's... nagging. almost like an invasive thought in the back of his mind that's constantly threatening to veer its way into overtaking any and all thoughts.

in a way, it's the action of simply walking that's keeping him sort of rooted. he clenches his jaw without realizing it and he only releases once she mentions his body being sensitive. ... sensitive to mermaids and other fish monsters actually made a lot of sense, but at the same time: ] An allergy? This...?

[ he hates it.

but, at least they made their way below the decks and where the resting area is. he lays her on one of the couches, if just because the medical looking tables seemed a bit lacking. but, when he places her down, he finds himself just sort of standing over her, his arms still on both sides of her. absently, he tucks a stray lock of her hair behind her ear. ] Sorry, you touched me first. [ it's the last thing he says before he leans in and presses his lips against hers.

did she actually touch him first, maybe not, but. ]

[yuwon]

[ there's words on the tip of his tongue, ready to be deployed. but, even if he were to say that isn't true, and she's likely to be just as proficient in other things and other methods, he doesn't exactly what his words to be misconstrued. so he decides to just frown at that. though, maybe he's been frowning for a while.

clearly not fond of the idea of being looked after over what he deems as "nothing." the chemical smell is a bit foreign for him, if just because he wasn't exactly used to be treated so ... scientifically? in the tower, it was mostly herbs and other items that took the place of common medicine, and he can't help but feel even more out of place.

maybe it's his current state that makes him more dishonest and honest at the same time. ] It's less of a liability. [ but, at her questions, he almost has to laugh. did he really give that sort of impression? not that he can deny the fact he's sitting here right now. ]

Do I seem like I would do that? [ but, he doesn't wait for a response. ] I was testing something. What about you? Shouldn't you be looking after yourself? [ he says as he reaches and places a hand on her wrist as if to say that was enough. ]

[blastedass]

They're fucking orca monsters! You think they're gonna know "stiff or fake" from something flying at their-?!

[Bakugou jerks when the boat rocks violently, throwing both arms out and spreading his legs to balance without falling over. Shit! These things are ramming the boat! He always worried about the kaiju picking up on that obvious reality, especially since orca are known to knock over ice floes to get the seals or penguins residing on them. Fuck.]

They're attacking the underside to capsize or sink us! [That or the engine just exploded. Doubtful.] Get back on the guns!

CHASES AFTER YOU 🏃‍♀️

[axethrows]

It's only an idea. I'm not a medic professional or anything like that.

[So she really got no idea what he is going through exactly, but saying random shit is usually a good starting point. If she was going through the same ailment as him, it might give her a better idea and they can figure it out together in shared suffering.

There is another idea, but she will hold back on saying that out loud for now-

Finally, they are below deck and she can get some rest, hopefully her legs will return back to normal as soon as possible. Rodya does notice that Yuwon is kind of lingering around. She lets him tuck her hair behind her ear, letting out a small laugh.]

What does that mean-

[And then he takes her lips into his, cutting off the rest of her words. Her body did jump a little bit because she didn't expect it, her arms reaching out to grab Yuwon's head as they kiss before she pulls back a little bit. It's not bad, but it did stir something in her heart. The buried yearning, the distraction of something sweet to help fight the cold in her heart.

It's a short kiss, but there's an amused smile on her lips once Yuwon gets a look at her. A real one this time.]

Is that all I gotta do to get a kiss from you? I'll keep that in mind~

[Sorry, she can't help but to tease a little bit. One of her hands moves to ruffle Yuwon's hair a bit.]

[cranekin]

(Ah, he isn't expecting her to match him but he can't help but smile. He clearly approves and it makes him pleased.)

What's wrong with a little bit of blood?

(And something in his smile seems a little more wild now. It's amazing what a simple style upgrade can do because his spirits are high. He comes to help with the orca, sword raised with both hands so he can stab it, skewering it through the chest with his blade. While he's up close to it, the orca hisses and flails from the loss of its fin and the direct attack.

Twisting the blade for good measure, he draws back, making a point to drag the blade as he does for maximum damage. Blood spills from the now open wound and the orca falls to the ground, writhing.

Tsurumaru's sleeves begin to stain red, blood falls from his blade, and he's already looking for his next opponent in the thinning chaos. )

Doesn't it look striking? (Being stained and covered with blood?) Such a sight is wasted on these guys...

(He gets the impression they can't appreciate how nice he looks while killing them.)

[cranekin]

... Spicy.

(And he smiles because he's clearly joking, ok. He thinks its funny and he laughs into his glass as he takes another drink,)

I want to see. Let me see.

(And he holds out his hand. Let him see your arm, Aki.)

[cranekin]

What doesn't make sense?

(He thinks he makes perfect sense but then again, he also doesn't really care much for what others think.)

Mhm. I'm in good hands again. (His own.) As long as I have this, I'm fine.

[frostfist]

[ He winces a little as she lands onto the deck, the impact apparently enough to knock some sense back into her. A positive outcome, even if the knowledge of having hurt someone he likes sends a small pang of guilt through his heart. He's hurt enough people, both people he'd loved and people he'd once loved but no longer. Now it's time to protect rather than destroy.

The response, quiet though it is, fills him with a little hope, and he lowers his fists so that they're hovering in front of his torso instead of up high by his face. Slowly, he takes one step towards her and then another. He'd like to hope that whatever's possessed her is slowly fading now, but better to be safe than sorry. ]

I know it's tough. I know you've been through a lot. [ She's only ever alluded to her past, but it's enough for him to know that it hasn't been great. ] You're only going to go through more here.

[ Another few steps, and then he's holding out one hand. ]

But you don't have to go through all of it alone. There are people here willing to help, if you'll let them.

[frostfist]

[ For a joke, it sure is an ill-timed one. Still, it does its job in cutting through some of the tension in the air, even if it isn't enough to fully bring a smile to Wriothesley's face. ]

I'm sure your kaiju-surfing skills are top notch, but let's save that for another time.

[ Maybe in the simulation room where neither of them are in immediate danger of dying to anything other than Seok Dang's negligence. Though that implies that they'll be able to make it back there after all this in the first place. Better get cracking on that. ]

Are you confident enough running on ice? [ If he can't see…. ] I can pull you along if that'll be easier.

[ He probably should follow along anyway, just to make sure they don't end up attacked from behind. ]

[frostfist]

[ Well, this isn't going well.

Not that Wriothesley's really thinking that because there's not a whole lot of room to think in general when the sounds of combat are ringing loudly through the air and he's being pinned to the deck by an oversized whale-shark-monster-thing. At this point it's mostly a combination of gut instinct and reflex driving him forward as he grapples with the kaiju to try and wrest it off.

The good news: A well-timed strike from behind knocks the kaiju off balance just enough for Wriothesley to shove it partially off.
The bad news: All the jostling and fighting means that his savior takes the brunt of the next attack meant for Wriothesley.

He unearths himself just enough to see Taryon sailing towards the railing. Oh no way— Another shove and he's picking himself up, dashing towards the other man to try and tug him back up. But there's too much going on and too many monsters around them. With some effort he manages to get Taryon back over the railing but his diverted focus means he misses the kaiju that's clambered back around to ram itself into his back and send him toppling over the railing instead of Taryon.

It looks like it might be his turn to go for a swim now. ]