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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Nanami Kento | Jujutsu Kaisen

[stresspoint]

i. Below Deck

[ Nanami has never been on a fancy yacht, and even if it's only for a few minutes, he's curious enough to explore below the decks. He has to make sure the "yacht" is actually able to withstand a monster attack, right? Otherwise who knows what they'll end up facing? He's not expecting the setup to lure in the shachimon to go as far as using real food for a fake dinner party. He can't help looking a little scandalized by what is obviously a high price tag worth of food being essentially thrown away to hunt monsters. ]

They're just leaving these here?

[ To be abandoned once the fighting starts? He's honestly a little horrified. Look at all the good wine! ]

What a waste.

ii. Avoiding Whale Teeth

[ Once the actual fighting starts, Nanami doesn't hold back. Compared to his pretty lukewarm responses to the simulations, he's actually showing a surprising amount of motivation in facing the whale kaiju. No complaints (yet) and no hesitation when it comes to facing the young whales, even though that's probably just because they are climbing into the boats. Nanami is currently sandwiched in between two of the smaller shachimon, warding them off by holding his wrapped knife in front of him as they each try to lure him into exposing himself to their teeth and claws. Cornered in the deck of the boat, he can't necessarily attack one without leaving himself open to the other unless he gets the perfect opening, and they aren't about to give him that chance.

And to make things worse, another of their larger siblings is swimming around the boat, ready to leap up if Nanami tries to retreat out into the open. It's just a bad day for him. ]

iii. A Little Mermaid Moment?

[ Nanami does not activate the ocean gem, which turns out to be a problem later. In the middle of the fighting, he ends up leaping onto the back of a larger shachimon to attack it. The hit lands, cutting into the kaiju, but he's also stuck on top of that monster, who doesn't take to being stabbed very kindly. Nanami is hanging on basically through the knife jabbed into the monster, being tossed around as it tries to reach him. When he sees one of the other Outsiders in the water under them, apparently also sporting fins, he shouts down. ]

Stay back!

[ Don't come closer while it's thrashing around! Although he doesn't get that far in the attempt, because the kaiju does manage to smack Nanami with one of its clawed fore-fins. The claws dig in, and Nanami pushes the knife down further, creating a violent tug-of-war that does end with the claws coming free, but not without leaving bloody gashes across his body from stomach to back. In return, Nanami pulls his knife free and stabs it into the kaiju's nearby eye--and then ends up getting thrown when the monster jerks back with a scream. He hits the water, which at least has give, but now he's unfortunately trying to tread and not get eaten by the kaiju around them. Or he might bleed until he passes out. ]

iv. Just Bandaids and Motivational Signs

[ After the sea battle is finally over and everyone gets some rest time, Nanami takes full advantage of the shower and taking over the common space by spreading out on a couch and either reading one of the library books or sleeping there. It's not like anyone else wanted to use this room, right? He still looks pretty roughed up, but at least he's not bleeding all over the furniture. Yet? The bandages were definitely applied on his own.

On the upside, he usually has coffee and snacks with him that other people might take advantage of. ]

v. wildcard

[ ooc: I'll gladly roll with any variations of the prompts or anything random you want Nanami for. If you want a specific prompt and want to plot it out first, feel free to contact me at teaaandreveries. Or just toss anything at me and we can see where it goes. ]

IV

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou is drawn to the common area by the smell of coffee. Even the instant stuff the cafeteria provides is better than nothing right now. Like everyone, he's exhausted.

He quietly approaches Nanami when he spots him on the couch, all hastily bandaged. Raidou is bruised and has a bandage on his right forearm, but he definitely could be in worse shape. He's had no time to use his healing factor on himself with needing to use it on everyone else. It didn't work very well on himself anyway.

When he walks up, and after a moment of hesitation, offers a hand towards Nanami. He's done this a lot in the last few days, but it was still strange to him.]

Ah. I can help, if you want. I can heal you up.

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami is half dozing despite the coffee, eyes unfocused and fixed ahead of him in some state of absent thought when he catches Raidou moving closer and stirs back to consciousness. He's clean, so that has to count for something, but he's always been a direct fighter who dealt in close quarters, and there are definitely claw marks that the bandages don't completely cover up among various other odd wounds. At least he's not bleeding, though. That must count for something.

Nanami looks at the offered hand and then to Raidou, who is also looking a little injured and a lot exhausted. ]

Shouldn't you heal yourself?

[ It's his first thought when at looking how tired Raidou already is. Nanami sits up, sleepily gesturing to the spot he just vacated on the couch. ]

Sit down. When you say you can heal, do you mean because of LILITH?

[the_fourteenth]

[He sits down giving Nanami a barely perceptible nod.]

I got the healing factor upgrade a few days before the kaiju arrived. I'm glad I did. It's been very helpful.

[He touches the bandages on his arm. It's doing much better.] It doesn't work as well on yourself, if at all. I'm alright, though. This will heal soon enough. [It'll fix itself up once he gets some rest. For now, though, he shyly offers a hand to Nanami again.]

I know it's strange how it works on others, but it really does. So if you need it...

[stresspoint]

Mm.

[ He tries to remain as even and unaffected as always, but when Raidou moves his arm again, offering his hand toward him, Nanami pulls back, almost cringing away from it. He recovers right after, forcing himself back to calm, but the flash of fear was there. ]

I'm not- sure if I trust what they're doing to us completely yet.

[ Is he going to need healed, though? Yes, probably. In some way he'll need to address medical attention. But at the same time, Nanami looks more tense than he did now that it's out in the open. ]

Why did you agree to that modification?

[ He's uneasy. Maybe he really shouldn't be, but the idea is definitely making him nervous. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou looks concerned about how Nanami pulls away like that. He'd not thrilled with having to hold people's hands, sure, but that was an startling reaction. Luckily for Nanami, the question he asks distracts him.]

I'm not sure I trust them either, but... It seemed like it could really help others, and it has. I've healed many people who would have spent weeks recovering otherwise. It's remarkable.

[After a thoughtful moment of hesitation, he adds:]

Normally I'd have my demons to help with healing spells. This is a good alternative.

[stresspoint]

[ He does listen, and even though he's breathing a bit faster than before, for the most part Nanami stays calm. The ability does help others. He's aware of that. But at the same time he's quietly wary, like a cat lounging while ready to dash across the room at the slightest wrong movement. Certain things haven't completely settled for him.

The comment does at least catch his interest and distract him from the healing ability momentarily. At least it's a way to avoid it for the moment. ]

You have demons?

[the_fourteenth]

I am-- was a summoner. I worked along with them in protecting my city from supernatural threats. But they were not brought along with me here.

[He looks distant. It's so much more than that, but that's the simplest explanation.]

If getting this upgrade meant there was more I could do for my team, than it's been completely worth it. The last few days have shown it has been.

[Going through internal surgery without anesthetics was horrendous, but at least Yuji was there with his own healing factor to help.]

ii.

[sparse]

[ Here's someone else who isn't holding back either. Blade cuts through one of the shachimon with ease, its shrill cries ignored as it hits the floor. It's quickly followed by another, but he's always been efficient when it comes to killing beasts. One by one, the creatures fall until he's taken care of the ones surrounding them.

This gives him a pretty clear view of what else is happening on the boat, just in time to catch the larger shachimon hopping onto the deck, coming up directly behind Nanami. He acts quickly and without hesitation. He drives his sword through the beast's back with enough strength to drag it down until he's spliced its lower half.

The creature drops dead, and he takes his place to cover Nanami's back, facing the rest of the shachimon heading their way. ]

... Careful.

[ Says someone who's just as bloody and bruised, but he isn't about to stop when the fight is just getting started. ]

[stresspoint]

[ It's hard to watch all sides and harder yet to defend them. Nanami has been doing well enough, relying on quick dodging and careful blows to exploit weaknesses in the kaiju and at least disable them when he can't kill them quickly, but the numbers are getting harder to continue cutting through on his own. When Blade shows up, the situation is starting to look desperate, and Nanami is looking for any escape from being cornered when he feels the sharp movement behind him.

Just a sliver away from being bitten in half, Nanami turns back to find Blade rescuing him, turning out to help cover his back. ]

I owe you.

[ And, yes, it's clear Blade himself has already sustained some injuries of his own, but now at least there's two of them to face the remaining shachimon. Unfortunately it's two against at least a half dozen in the water, threatening to climb up. For the moment, Nanami focuses on the ones charging them. ]

More coming!

[ That's all he gets out before the rest of the monsters reach them and he has to block one of the kaiju's massive heads with his knife, holding the jaws back enough to kick it away. With the other monsters coming in on them right after, there's no room to pause or pull away without exposing himself and Blade to them. ]

[sparse]

[ There's no rest for the wicked, it seems.

But now that there are two of them, they might have a better chance of fending off the horde of monsters coming their way. While Nanami focuses on the ones charging at them, Blade takes care of the ones that are already there and surrounds them, cutting through the smaller ones' flesh with ease. He struggles a bit more against the larger ones, but he blames fatigue and blood loss for this.

He knows neither he nor Nanami will last if they don't end this soon enough. ]

—there's too many of them.

[ He's saying the obvious, but it's true. ]

We should leave.

[ Perhaps they can retreat, and try again when they're not so injured. ]

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami launches into attacking the oncoming shachimon, trying to catch them before they have a chance to corner them with the advantage of the rest of the enemies. He takes three down quickly, but with more behind them, the eventual problem of being outnumbered is unavoidable.

Even so, Nanami holds his ground. ]

We can't let them take the boat.

[ Retreating might be the right choice, but at the same time, if they retreat in the middle of their defense, they'll still lose some of their weaponry and footholds. Nanami keeps fighting the gathering monsters back, keeping his back to Blade's. ]

We can't. Not yet.

[ Not when they have something to defend. ]

[sparse]

[ Not yet, Nanami says. As if what they're defending matters more than his own life.

Blade can hardly argue against it, not when he doesn't have as much to lose anymore. He's simply following orders as it is, and if Nanami wants to stand their ground until the shachimon are all gone, then so be it. He keeps his back to Nanami, surveying the enemies as they start to gather around them. ]

Then— make sure you don't die.

[ He brings his sword up, trailing his fingers along the blade's edge to imbue it with energy. The shachimon growl as they begin their charge, but Blade is ready to meet them as he leaps into the air. He comes down a like falling star, the blast radius of his attack blooming out like a spider lily's petals. It cuts through the shachimon within its range, slowing down the onslaught.

Enough to leave an opening for Nanami to finish it up right after.

Because it's gonna take Blade some time to do it again, not when it always damages him after each attempt. But he's standing back up again, readying himself once more. ]

[stresspoint]

[ They could lose a yacht maybe, but if they keep giving ground, it'll only end in them eventually being overwhelmed. Nanami has even less to lose than he used to. Blade tells him to make sure he doesn't die, but it's already too late for that. On some level, he's already gone past that line and doesn't really think there's much of himself left to fight for. Fighting just to defend and protect is burning away what is left of his own life, but they've still got people to protect, so he can't stop to worry about any of that now.

They need to win this battle first.

He lunges forward, blocking some of the snapping jaws closer to him as Blade blasts down an attack on the group. While the shachimon are still recovering from the surprise after such a hard barrage, Nanami takes advantage of their confusion and sweeps in, cutting through the vulnerable ones still standing in the chaos. He moves back to Blade's side afterward, leaving the fallen kaiju and their still living, but wounded brethren at a distance to regroup. ]

Are you all right?

[sparse]

[ Perhaps it's hypocritical for someone like him to tell Nanami that, but the sentiment remains sincere regardless. Don't die. Whether it's because LILITH wouldn't like it if one of their own dies in this battle, or if it's because Blade truly cares about Nanami's welfare, it's hard to say, but the swordsman does his best to protect the other no matter what.

The shachimon's numbers are dwindling, but Blade doesn't lower his guard for one bit. Blood drips from his additional wounds, and it's clear he's a lot less unscathed compared to earlier. Such is the price he always has to pay whenever he taps into his abilities, but when asked, this is all he has to say: ]

—I'm fine.

[ He has to be. They have a battle to win. ]

They're coming for us. Be ready.

[ Perhaps after another flurry of attacks and counters, the remaining kaiju will all be taken care of. ]

iii.

[wheft]

[ fighting underwater is a lot cumbersome compared to fighting on land, but for someone like ishmael, it should come a lot easier for her. but it's never smooth-sailing for her when she's blessed with eight tentacles instead, though she thinks that she has it better than other landsmen who are stuck with tailfins instead...

regardless, there's a nearby shachimon that's been dying to sink its teeth into the helpless nanami, but ishmael puts a dent in its plans by quickly piercing it through both its eyes with her harpoon with precision. with that dealt with, she swims up to the other man, slings his arm over her shoulder, and begins swimming upward.

whenever nanami will come to, he will see a lot of orange - mostly from her absurdly long hair, but her own tentacles are also colored as such as she half-drags his seemingly unconscious ass onto shore, laying him on the sand and preparing to do basic cpr by giving him chest compressions first, whether he's still alive or not. ]

[stresspoint]

[ The pain and cold alone are enough to knock the air out of him, and if it weren't for the timely appearance of another Outsider, Nanami would have been an easy meal for the shachimon. Luckily, he does still have enough life in him to keep his body going, and when his body does get over the initial shock after being dragged onto relatively warm sand, he starts choking up saltwater, opening his eyes to a mass of writhing orange and jerking to the side in order to cough up the rest of the sudden unwanted drink, only to eventually recover enough to look back and double take at Ishmael's appearance. He didn't get that much of a look before losing consciousness. ]

You're one of us?

[ Obviously, but he's also starting to shake and still getting his awareness back--which he hasn't completely recovered, since he has yet to realize they are mostly on solid ground. ]

[wheft]

[ she just shoots him a flat look for that stupid question. ]

Really? That's the first thing that popped into your head?

[ she just saved your life, man. what does it look like? either way, she looks back to the sea and watches the fight beginning to slow down. ]

Either way, you don't seem to have gotten any water in your lungs. [ she turns to look at him again once more. ] But I'd rather you go to the medbay anyway to get checked. There should be a nearby yacht with a dataportal here somewhere...

[ her eyes glow as she checks the map in her oculars. let's see here. ]

[stresspoint]

No. It wasn't.

[ It's the first thing that made it out though. He pushes himself upright, getting a better look at Ishmael. ]

Thank you. I expected to be fighting teeth.

[ He's definitely fortunate that she didn't let him drown or get caught in kaiju jaws, but the injuries on his body are still pretty ragged. Claws leave some bad tears, although not as deep as bites. Nanami looks out at the battle starting to quiet, and realizes he's still clinging to his knife. ]

Did it hit you?

[wheft]

[ she turns off her oculars and sits back, letting nanami gather his bearings. she looks like her usual self, though her legs have been replaced by eight thick tentacles that match the color of her absurdly long orange hair. she's also wearing a long sailor dress with the help of her style upgrades just to cover herself up while she's in this form.

otherwise... she looks chill? possibly because the fight at sea is starting to come to an end. she's gotten some scars on her arms that she never bothers to hide, but they look faded than fresh. ]

I hit it before it got to me first. [ she shrugs. ] But I may or may not have gotten some nicks and scratches out there. Not as bad as yours, though.

[ it's actually almost pathetic how the baby shachimon are compared to the horrors ishmael had seen at sea before. but that's neither here or there. ]

Can you get up? It's not too far of a walk, but you don't have to put on a brave face for the both of us. [ just saying. ]

[stresspoint]

[ The bright orange combination of her hair and tentacles blend together, and against the bleak background of blues and dark points, Ishmael stands out as someone almost comically peaceful. She's certainly a contrast to the screaming shachimon that were out for blood, especially when she seems that calm. Nanami isn't a stranger to hard battles with giant monsters, but he's still not fit for sea battles. ]

Mm. Faster swimmer.

[ He's assuming she was, anyway. He does try to push himself up, but between the gashes and the cold that seeps into them, Nanami stops with a grunt and sits back down. ]

What brave face? I almost drowned.

[ Well, he probably wouldn't have gotten the chance for that one. ]

I can probably manage in a minute. [ Maybe? ]

II

[kanzashi]

[The two shachimon edge closer to their prey and it looks as though Nanami may need to make a decision soon on which one to go for first— until a familiar nail comes flying through the air from somewhere behind him, lodging itself into the skull of the whale on the left.]

Nanami-san!

[Nobara moves closer yet still remains several steps behind him— her techniques allow her to stand her ground as a fairly capable mid-range fighter after all, and as she activates a burst of cursed energy into the shachimon's head the creature begins to stagger, obviously disorientated and distraught.]

It hurt's huh?!

[Being her first encounter with the creatures she isn't yet sure of their strength, but at the very least she knows it has to be painful enough that she can stun-lock them, and the info file mentioned their eyes being a natural weak point so she'll attempt to aim for those.

Whether Nanami wishes to deal with the creature currently distracted or go for the one ready to pounce at any moment, Nobara will follow his lead.]

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami is just about to attempt a risky move and just hope he can dodge the bite of the second monster--he thinks he can--but then the nail comes darting through and hits the kaiju that looks more ready to charge. Nanami acts on the advantage of the moment. When he hears Nobara behind him, he swings for the kaiju on the right side, shoving it back with his whole body against its open mouth, the jaws held open by his knife. ]

Keep it busy!

[ He doesn't need to be bitten in half once the other whale recovers. Nanami focuses his strength on grappling the kaiju in front of him, trying to wait it out through endurance until he gets an opening to get another hit in. But in the meantime, he's still exposed to the other shachimon. ]

[kanzashi]

On it!

[Focused on their objective, Nobara turns her full attention to the creature, sending two more nails in its direction the moment it begins to stir and attempt to move. It certainly hits deep, the creature staggering more and its jaw loosening, leaving it wide open for a devastating blow.

A noise to the left catches her attention— the second monster having done its best to recover— and it looks ready to dash over and lunge at Nanami, were it not for Nobara landing another skull-rattling blow, causing it to loose its balance.]

Who said you can look over there?! Huh?!

[stresspoint]

[Nobara fights with a wilder, less predictable movements than other sorcerers. She's a bit more like Gojo, sweeping in with unreserved power that slams the enemies like a living thing itself. Gojo of course is older and has refined his techniques since his student days, but Nanami recognizes the energy in her that is similar to his former classmate's. The untamed attitude she has does feel a bit nostalgic, but Nanami focuses instead on cutting down the shachimon in front of him.

When he hears her hit the second kaiju again, Nanami turns and lunges in to cut through the creature while it's stunned. That gives them a break... but only so long as other whales start climbing over the edge of the boat.]

Tch. There are a lot of them.

[How many babies does one whale even have?]

We'll have to slow them down as they come. Keep your distance.