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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yuwon kim / level up with the gods

[yuwon]

  SEAS THE DAY  

[ arguably, there was far too much downtime in this place. more than he was accustomed to, and it likely showed in how he often found other methods in keeping himself relatively busy. so he’s eager when it comes mission time. he supposed this would be a good test of what his abilities were outside of simulation.

but, despite how “eager” he may have been, he also logically comprehends there was no use sweating the smaller details for now. trying to draw out bait wasn’t always easy and instead of being worked up, he figures this was the one moment they had to really prepare themselves for what was to come. that said…

he’s under the deck, laying out on a very expensive leather sofa, his feet propped up on one of the tables with the oysters as he places a leaflet or something over his face as he closes his eyes. is he really resting like this while waiting for the shachimon…

maybe. but, the second he hears a noise, or someone bumps into him, he speaks from under the piece of paper. ] Watch it. [ truly… where is his sense of urgency. but, that said, it isn't like he's totally slacking, it's true he's keeping a good tab on their surroundings through his sensory field.

but, does it look like he's slacking? pretty much. ]

  WHALE WATCHING & AFTERMATH 

[ while the weaknesses may have been listed on the data sheet, he doesn't exactly have an easy method of necessarily following it to a tee. hence, he seems to be shifting the way he attacks. from using mana blasts, to traversing over carcasses. he isn't exactly delicate in his methods and so he feels pretty comfortable even kicking carcasses out of his way—

which inevitably might be troubling for people fighting within his close proximity. also, if convenient, he might even ping the nearest person through the oculars, a quick: ] Quick. Lend me a hand. [ being sent in succession.

after a run-in with the matriarch, perhaps as the effect of being blasted in the head, he might seem a bit disoriented for a second. he's not exactly unsettled on his feet, but he might definitely be standing in the pathway of the medical bay, or idk the bathrooms, maybe even hunching over. if you know him, he might not even remember who are you for a second. weird... ]

  WILDCARD  

[ feel free to hit me up with whatever too, or let me know if you want a closed starter! ]

closed, aki.

[yuwon]

[ considering their initial contact, yuwon would say that he had a fairly decent impression of aki. at the very least, it was clear the man was skilled in areas where he was... clearly lacking (i.e. caring for children). yuwon wasn't the type to so easily forfeit a good deed someone has done, and so he doesn't exactly mind the idea of him. which may not sound like much on paper, but it's genuinely pretty good in his books...

who knows when this is in the time frame of them having to suit up and head out, but it likely helps that they come out of the same wing within the base. he walks up very casually beside him. normally, he wasn't one for small talk, but maybe it's the touch of irony to the situation that makes him speak up.

he's about to comment on how them being called to work happened sooner than later since their last conversation, and yet... when he notices aki's arm,

the words don't exactly come out.

except for: ] ... is that new?

hi bb

[lifeprice]

[ Aki wasn't sure if he was completely prepared for this mission, but he was willing to give it all in the process of it; it's just like fighting Devils, and that's what he keeps reminding himself. It's devils, but bigger, and there are more people; his division had been a handful of people, before, but now there are dozens of them. Aki knows that he isn't going to be alone, but it still leaves him sharply on edge.

Dressed and ready, Aki is using both his hands to reach up and tie his topknot in place, the hair snapping up as he turns and notices Yuwon.

He can see what the other guy is staring at, lifting his arm up to flex his fingers absently. ]

I heard they let us have them, so I got the surgery.

[ Look your fill, buddy, he doesn't care at all. ]

It'll help in the fight.

blessed... u///u

[yuwon]

[ there are probably only a handful of people who could take a surgery like that in stride.

still, he supposed considering all the carnage he's seen in the war with the outer gods back at home— he could see the merit in having the option for an arm implant, and he knows more than a handful of people who might have taken it in a heartbeat, if pride didn't mar their decision. it probably would have been a decent choice for those who didn't have the rapid recovery skill, at least.

... it's a skill he misses in his current life, but decides it probably was better not to miss something already long gone. instead, he gives a small nod. ] That's a strong personal decision. But, if you feel it could help you in battle, then it's probably the right one. [ he reaffirms it, if just because it made sense.

not that he doubts how skillful anyone can be even if they only had one arm. it isn't infeasible or mutually exclusive. ]

Have you already gotten used to it? [ it hasn't been too long since he's last seen aki, so he figures it's a fair question. but who knows, maybe it had less of an adjustment period due to the implants they already had in the form of their oculars? ]

n///n

[lifeprice]

[ There are worse things he could've spent his time doing, Aki thinks, even if it had been a little traumatic for Denji.

The guy having to wait outside and just listen to Aki's pained sounds... That's not something he'd want to replicate. As far as he's concerned, the one arm is enough. While he might be willing to play fast and loose with his life at home, he's on limited time here, and he doesn't want to cause Denji any more pain or issues.

Not intentionally, at least. ] It's helpful in and out of battle. I could have adjusted, but it makes logical sense to make myself as useful as possible. [ At least someone's on his side.

Flexing his arm again, he winces a little. It's still sore, and he holds it out for Yuwon to look at, if he likes. ]

As used to it as I can get. It won't really be comfortable until I'm not thinking about it anymore.

[yuwon]

[ he nods along. to be honest, even if he had full insight into the whole procedure, he probably still wouldn't judge his conviction. he presumes everyone had their own values and operated in light of that. ]

Do you think it was more durable than what you were working with before? [ to be fair, maybe it's an old injury and aki wouldn't be able to say, or perhaps this may have been presumptuous of him to ask— but yuwon wasn't necessarily the type to mince his words.

hence when aki holds his arm out, he reaches out, placing a firm hand. he grips it tightly, before looking aki straight in the eye as if to assess if he feels the pressure he applies. ] True. [ a pause, before he finally asks the questions that's been on his mind: ] How's that?

[lifeprice]

[ Aki knows his role is to fight, be it kaiju or devils. He has to do that in order to protect Denji, both here and at home. If he has to suffer through painful surgery to make that possible, then it's a cost he's willing to pay - it's far easier a barter than his own life. ]

It feels stronger than flesh and bone.

[ Not that Aki knows exactly what it's made out of, but it feels strong. It has a rocket launcher in it - it has to be stronger than what he had before, doesn't it? He's not magically ambidextrous, but...

The grip doesn't surprise him, but it does make the limb twitch. ]

It feels normal.

aftermath mostly prob,

[domitrix]

( fighting in such a large crowd with so many others is not really something she's used to. far too accustomed to being alone, she can employ whatever methodology suits her best in the moment without worry for friendly fire. but she's adaptable, and her awareness of the field is no less dulled for the addition of other factors.

at least she doesn't seem all too bothered by the fact that someone's been clearing out space even if one of the carcasses just barely misses her on its way overboard.

it's a long and drawn out fight over terrain she's unused to, soaked to the bone in brine and blood and eager to clean up now that she's given a moment of respite. she has a few things she wants to pick up from the med bay before she tends to herself, and the sight of the dazed yuwon in the hall unfortunately earns him a quip. )

I know the sight of me does that, but maybe you should sit.

( now is not the time to be a little bastard, but here we are. )

[yuwon]

[ he's in enough of a dazed state that he doesn't immediately notice he's being spoken to. nor does he seem to realize that it's someone he knows quite well. it's not like him to be so unfocused, but while his body was pretty sturdy due to his stats, that isn't to say he's completely devoid of sensations of dull pain and/or confusion in this case. it takes him a second before he catches onto the tail end of her words. ]

I'm fine. [ it's more an instinctive and natural response than it is one he's actually thought about. it's clear in how he doesn't elaborate further. instead, as if finding his own words unconvincing, he reiterates a different point. ]

Why would the sight of you...? [ he looks at her...

and honestly he's blanking. but, it looks like he heard her, at least? ]

[domitrix]

( the delay is more than enough to ignore any claims that he's fine. from what she's seen of him, his reflexes are most certainly better than this.

come along, then. there's little hesitation in the way she reaches for his collar to tug him along into the medbay with her. he can try to fight back or swat her away, but she doubts he could do much about it in his current state. some part of him at least seems to recognize that he's in need of some care if he got most of the way here.

she'll even urge him to sit on one of the cots, taking him by the jaw to force him to look at her so she can gauge attentiveness. an easy-going smile will greet him when he finally looks at her. )

Obviously because I'm stunning.

( a dry comment, but not lacking in the slight lilt her voice takes to. a joke, but not a self-deprecating one. she's comfortable enough with herself not to think otherwise. )

I need you to stay awake this time. Can you do that for me?

[yuwon]

[ honestly, while he knows what's going on for the most part, it feels as if there is a clear disconnect somewhere, and even he becomes aware that it likely was internal. or in his head. but, he doesn't exactly want to think it through. with sensation still present, he does little to stop her.

his feet move automatically, somehow managing to match her pace before he's seated. his gaze still seems a bit unsteady, but he releases a sigh as he places a hand lightly on her elbow, as if to tell her he was fine. but, he misgauges a bit, placing it closer to her forearm.

he doesn't confirm or deny her words. it could be that he can't, but it'd be a lie to state that even his current state that he couldn't assess her as being objectively attractive. (why are webtoon protags like this... describes her as beautiful in his mind three different ways).

now that he's sitting, he does feel a bit better. or maybe it's just that he's not as concentrated on standing up. while there are some questions on the tip of his tongue, he decides not to ask them. it didn't exactly help him to display any weakness. no, he gets the feeling even now, he'd rather not do that. ]

Fine. But, are you qualified to be playing doctor? [ lol.

honestly, it wasn't important to him if she was, but ... sometimes you have to sprinkle a bit of difficulty in. ]

[domitrix]

Of course.

( - she's not, but she knows enough of the basics. when you're used to doing most everything on your own, you tend to pick up a myriad of skills somewhere along the way. not that she didn't have the option of delegating the task to another considering her abilities, but what else is she meant to do with her time? )

But you're not that lucky.

( the medbay is staffed for that reason, after all. so she'll hail down someone else for her request for supplies and a bid to get him checked. when asked if she'd like assistance for herself, she waves them off. so while another takes her place in checking his vitals and such, she's tearing at a sleeve to get at a burn underneath. )

And here I thought I was something special, but it turns out you're just difficult with everyone? ( he didn't seem to recognize her, so. ) I'm a little heartbroken, Yuwon.

( lmao, )

[yuwon]

[ there are definitely more than a few times where he tries to swat the medical assistant's hand from him, as if to silently state he was fine. but, the more he struggles to perpetuate this, the more he's swiftly realizing his stubbornness is just prolonging the inevitable. after a while, he just sits there.

he watches her hands carefully. honestly, now that he's stopped resisting, it's clear to him now his head is feeling a bit better; as if the pressure in his head was clearing up a bit. he doesn't know if it's his constitution that's finally kicking in to start healing him, or if it's just the fact that he's finally settled down.

maybe the reason his tension is so high is because... he really wasn't used to people being around at times like these. his brows furrow, before he turns to her. ] ... don't say words you don't mean. [ but, it's true, he didn't recognize her at first, but now it's becoming less hazy... sort of.

... and yet, he still doesn't want to give in, nor does he seem to want to address it. instead: ] You are special.

[ ... ] Because everyone else was content minding their own business. [ but, he also doesn't seem to hate it... ]

seas the day;

[1797]

[Ren wants oysters. So when he bumps into Yuwon's legs, it is maybe kinda sorta with intent. Ok, it is definitely with intent, like "maybe Ren is about to knock Yuwon's feet off the table" intent, because why this, bro. Especially when there's food...food that he wants to eat.]

Maybe I just want to enjoy some oysters in peace.

[While his voice is pretty mild overall, it still carries a distinct note of verbalized "😑".]

[yuwon]

Be my guest. [ he replies almost too swiftly, as if it had little to do with him or the fact that his dirty boots are only centimeters away from his oyster tower. the tip of his boot even touching the edge of the ostentatious tiered-dish they're all displayed on. (i don't actually know how oysters are done fancy...)

as if to solidify his point as his breathing becomes softer, the intent for him to doze off clear at this point... ]

No one is stopping you. [ except is that really true? ]

[1797]

[The truth is idk what makes an oyster fancy either but they must be worth the effort to someone who likes sushi and is real tired of eating cafeteria food.

Which is why there's a split second where Ren considers his actions, like actually really thinks about what kind of consequences there might be—this isn't the metaverse so he shouldn't just be brainless as is his wont—before he decides, Nah. Even if he's still wearing his nerdy glasses, they are literally on their way to fight kaiju.]

Thanks for the permission.

[Anyway, he's going to hook an arm under Yuwon's legs and wrench upwards, with the goal of tossing them off the table. (He is a lot faster and stronger than he looks because JRPG protagonist privileges but lbr I know enough to realize webtoon protags are Worse??? So.)]

[yuwon]

[ to be fair, it's been a long time since someone has approached him like this. even within the tower, he was mostly involved in petty plots, and even those after his life still managed to have more subtlety. the hooking of his arm under his legs is blatant. enough where he's actually caught slightly off guard as one of his legs plop down.

he looks at his foot on the ground before eventually moving both feet on the ground. he's clearly a little annoyed, and he seems to scratch the back of his neck before lifting his feet back up .... placing them right back on the table.

i'm crying at how petty and stupid this is... but also because of this webtoon protag callout. ]

[1797]

[Big "oh? you're approaching me?" vibes.

Ren has the annoyed and exasperated (but somehow flat) look of a cat who has knocked a glass off the table, but still did not manage to get his way. The adults here really are just like this. Just wait until he realizes who you are, old man......]

For real?

[Look at this, you've gone and made him impersonate his bestie.]

seas of the day

[stresspoint]

[ Well, Yuwon seems to have made himself a home on one of the sofas. It would be a perfectly normal thing to see if they weren't about to face incoming sea monsters, but since they are supposedly fishing for death, Nanami does stop near the side where Yuwon's head is resting to look down at the covering he's chosen for his face. ]

You're going to kick the food over.

[ You know, just by the way. It's expensive. Although he can't really be that surprised by the laissez-faire attitude on display either. ]

Are you bored already? We've barely started.

sorry, i died this weekend!!

[yuwon]

[ if these words had come from anyone else, he may have been keen to simply ignore them. but, considering they're from someone he instantly recognizes, he does respond. ]

Does it matter? I doubt the food will last through the fight. [ he waves a hand a bit, gesturing in the general direction of the food. ] So if you want to eat your fill, you should do it now. [ it's nonchalant, but he does think it made sense to suggest since no one truly knew how long this battle was meant to last for. ]

Are you not bored? [ he doubts he's the only one who was itching to fight the kaiju. ]

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami's gaze turns to the nicely displayed food and wine left out for no one. He frowns at it, clearly bothered that there is so much expensive and probably actually nice food compared to their cafeteria rations going to waste. He fidgets slightly, crossing his arms to control his own temptation. Both because he wants to eat some of that spread, and because Yuwon is right... he's restless. ]

We'll see the kaiju soon enough. There's no need to rush into battle.

[ He says that, but that doesn't mean he feels completely at ease with it. ]

There's nothing we can do until we see them anyway...

[yuwon]

Are you saying that to me or yourself? [ there's a touch of humor intermingled into his words as he speaks. it's not specifically meant to be a call-out or captiousness. though, for all he knows, he figures if there was anyone who was critical enough to judge the food they have on this yacht, it'd be nanami. ]

True. You also don't know how long this will take. [ he says as he now sits back up, barely hiding a yawn behind his hands. but, looking at the spread now, he does wonder which of these items ... would last the longest. if this did end up long, it'd be pretty unfortunate to be without any sort of rations. ]

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami gives Yuwon a very noncommittal grunt. Yes, that comment was partly to himself, because he's really just as restless as the rest of them, but he's keeping it bottled up. The waste of good food is sadly getting the brunt of the criticism, because if he could, he would have gladly polished off a whole bottle of the wine they brought for this death battle. It's just unfair. ]

A-ah, I guess we don't.

[ Maybe the trip out won't be long, but then, maybe they'll be trying to lure in shachimon for hours and slowly watching the food get less appetizing. The thought of that actually brings physical pain to Nanami's expression as he looks back at the spread as well. ]

They brought so much onboard, but no one is going to eat this... and the wine is expensive.

[ He's struggling between the professional responsibility of the mission and the personal emotional injury of the moment. Finally, unable to stand it, Nanami approaches one of the displays and picks out one of the items dressed neatly on a mini toast. When he puts the entire bite in his mouth, he even closes his eyes. The exception is worth it. ]

aftermath

[eepy]

[ when jing yuan heads on over to the spot where he's meant to go as per the message, he's quick to find yuwon ... and reach a hand to wrap around his upper arm to keep him steady. he can tell he's not in the best shape, and for a moment, he wonders if he should've requested for the healing ability after all. ]

Sit down if you need to. The battle is over for now.

[yuwon]

I don't. [ need to sit down, he means. he answers more instinctively than he does with actual thought, and it's probably clear in how his own words are stunted. his words come even before even moving an arm up to brush him off. except, despite thinking about it, his arm doesn't move immediately.

... and instead of brushing him off, he reaches a hand up to his head. most of this blood he recognizes isn't his own, but he can feel the heat of some wounds. to be honest, normally in this sort of situation, he would have been perfectly alone to deal with the aftermath.

he was more accustomed to sitting out right after a battle, laying on the debris and simply closing his eyes until he body healed enough to move. but, lately...

he found that isn't the case. ] Worry about yourself.