Rouge glances once to Ryuji,
winces and looks away, since he doesn't make a point of staring at people
who could easily kick his teeth in.
Yamazaki walks up and stops.
He takes his hand out of his pocket and places it in the palm of the other,
squeezes and cracks the wrist releiving tension. He glances over and quietly
nods. "Hrm.." Rouge dips one hand in the fountain, swirls the water around
a bit, then tentatively asks, "Ah... are you looking for someone?"
Yamazaki takes a double
take to Rouge then grins. "Yeah..you could say. In time I'll find them...for
now, I"m just out for a stroll." His voice coming from deep in his chest."
Rouge . o O ( Goddess be
praised that I'm not the one he's looking for. I pity them. *shudder* )
Rouge says, "O... oh. I
see."
Rouge goes back to dragging
his hand in the fountain. Don't talk to people that can kick you into next
week, that's HIS motto.
Yamazaki looks Rouge over
then places his hand back in his pocket. . o O (Wonder where that kid is
from..?)
Yamazaki raises an eyebrow
then chuckles. "No in paticular...at least no one you'd be interested in.
Uh..where are you from?"
Rouge brushes his
bangs out of his eyes; they fall right back into them. He grins. "I'm from
the Magic Kingdom. Why?"
Yamazaki shakes his head
then turns away. "Just wondering why your dressed like that. Heh.." He
looks down and crushes an ant as it scurries about.
Rouge blinks, uncomprehending.
"Dressed like what?"
Yamazaki says, "The robes....looks
like you're going to some ball. Heh, could get beat up in the wrong neighborhood.
Better be careful..some loonies about." He slides his foot on the ground
to look down at the crushed victim.
Rouge grins again. "Oh,
I can take care of myself, most of the time. I'm a good runner." He picks
at the front of his robe. "Besides, it's the uniform. I'm not meant to
change it. Must keep up appearances."
Rouge chooses not to comment
on the stomping of the ant, although he does avert his eyes from it.
Yamazaki nods and continues
to play with the bug, then glances up to you. "Yeah...right." He nods then
looks away, his attention drawn away by something. A bird or passing walker.
Rouge comments with respect
to the ant, "It _is_ dead, you know... you ought to leave it alone. You
can't make it any more dead than it already is."
Yamazaki says, "Uh?" He
looks to you then down to the ant, tilts his head to the side then nods.
"Nope... They die pretty easy." With that he walks over, his hulking frame
moving heavy.
Rouge asks, "What's the
point in killing, it then?"
Yamazaki laughs as he walks
up next to you and peers into the fountain. "Pretty straight forward aint
ya kid?"
Rouge tilts his head to
one side, hair falling into his face, and shrugs. "I don't know, really."
Yamazaki nods placing his
foot onto the edge of the fountain kicking in a pebble. "Heh, just keep
your eye out and I'm sure you'll do fine." He scratches the back of his
head and looks down towards the street. "Damn..I need a drink. I think
I'll head to that nice little bar they got downtown."
Rouge tilts his head to
the other side. "You remind me of someone. Do enjoy yourself. One can learn
a lot, in a bar. Perhaps I will go there, later. It would be, I think...
dangerous... if I were to go there, now..."
Yamazaki raises his eyebrow
then smirks turning away to head out.
Rouge raises one hand from
the fountain to wave like a child at the retreating man. "Do take care.
The liqour here is somewhat stronger than most are used to."
City Square: Fountain
Nearer to the fountain
still, the sound of the softly cascading water overcomes most any other
noise besides the people sitting and chatting. There is a wrought
iron barricade about the actual fountain, though it seems to be more placed
to deter than to prevent climbing in, as anyone of moderate hieght could
easily scale it. The statue of Odin atop the large fountain dwarfs
most everything else in the area..as well the seven trees planted in a
circle about the fountain.
There are benches
here as well, though of a marble variety rather than the wooden ones found
farther out in the city square. There also seems to be less foot
traffic here, apparently because of the lack of commerce. All in
all, a serene place to enjoy the evening and perhaps meet with friends
for a night on the town.
[Exits : (C)ity
Square ]
[Players : Rouge ]
[Sleepers: Alyx, Eevee(Pup),
Alys, and Cinnamon_Hakuryu ]
[Things : None ]
You walk back to the Midgaard
Square.
City Square
Welcome to the middle of
the sleepy (yeah, right), humble mountain city of Midgaard. The peaks
that surround the somewhat smallish sprawl of constructions about you appear
a vibrant, cool purple at this distance..capped with off-white snow at
the tops. Although the town itself recieves little precipitation
from being sheltered by this atol of sheer rock, a cold wind does comb
and filter its way through..providing a brisk, though arid, atmosphere.
On the southwestern
pointing end of town, a small, manmade pass in the mountain valley allows
for easy access from the bustling world outside. To your north and
west are the commercial districts..manufacturing, shipping, and selling
various consumable goods. In the east, to the 'horizon', appear to
be homes of various architectural influences..the more wealthy of said
houses bordering a small alpine lake and park. To the south, the
middle-class homes continue, thinning out just before the open gap to the
highway beyond.
As for where you
stand..it is the Midgaard City Square..Several government offices and the
larger buildings can be found on the sides of the slightly misnomered elliptical,
cobblestoned intersection. No actual automobile traffic passes here,
being routed through the side streets..this is a strictly pedestrian and
bicycle zone. A large, granite fountain with a statue of Odin atop
it towers nearly two stories prominantly in the center. There are
also ben There are also benches about for taking a quiet repose from
the hustle of daily life.
[Exits : (C)ity
Hospital, City (H)all, (T)ransit Station, (S)outh, (N)orth, (W)est, (E)ast,
and (F)ountain ]
[Things : Ye Olde
Message Boarde [IC!] ]
You depart to the north.
Ryuji eventualy makes his way to the 7th Heaven Bar....
Seventh Heaven Bar - Main
Room
Tifa's Seventh Heaven Bar
has a campy feeling to it, primarily constructed of dark wood with occasional
items for decoration. Several worn tables grace the area near the
door, looking beaten up from years of patrons. The bar is more well
kept, stocked with a vast amount of alcoholic beverages and components
for mixed drinks. The room is just a tad dimly lit, feeling cozy
and familiar at the same time. Other areas of interest are the entrance
to the kitchen, and a porch with some comfy chairs. All in all, the
Seventh Heaven is a nice tribute to what someone can put together for a
business if they try. A machine for a game similar to pinball sits
on the less used side of the room, sporting an "Out of Order" sign.
Most of the damage that was obvious only a little while ago is now repaired
with more permenant fixes, so the bar once again is back to it's former
self.
[Exits : (B)ack
Room, (K)itchen, (U)pstairs, and (O)ut ]
[Players : Lyrae, Katsuo,
Rachel, Kaun, and Tifa ]
[Sleepers: Elmdor ]
[Things : None ]
Rachel is checking out
Katsuo, who is in a chair, unconscious, slumped over the table in front
of him. His wings are quite obviously broken badly. There are
two small holes burned through the door, about the diameter of a pencil,
and two matching scorch marks in the back wall. Rachel looks a little
frazzled, which is unusual for her.
Yamazaki slips in quietly,
he scans the room then heads into a booth in the shadows.
Yamazaki . o O ( What the
hell? )
Lyrae doesn't notice Yamazaki
coming in, staring towards Katsuo and Rachel for a second. To heck with
her bet. She moves towards her friend quickly, "Rach, what happened here?"
Rachel looks up at Lyrae.
"Not sure. Some big... _thing_, came in here and said it was
going to kill Katsuo, here."
Lyrae looks towards Katsuo,
"How badly hurt is he?"
Yamazaki hears that voice,
his eyes dart over to Lyrae. In that instant they narrow as he switches
to hunter mode. He takes his last steps softly and keeps to the darker
areas out of the way, and waits.
Rachel says, "His wings
are broken, and I don't know what else. He's breathing, and his pulse
is good..."
Lyrae quietly says, "That's
good..but he needs more medical assitance. I'll go get a doctor."
Yamazaki watches carefully
keeping his gaze locked on Lyrae. He crosses his arms making a quick glance
towards the others and smirks. . o O (Broken wings eh? Whoever did this
has style...)
Rachel nods. "I'll
keep an eye on him. I know CPR if he winds up needing it."
Lyrae nods at Rachel, gives
Katsuo another worried look, and runs out of the bar.
Lyrae heads out the front
door.
Lyrae has left.
Yamazaki . o O ( Wonder
where that guy went off too...well if he gets worse I can end his suffering..heh.
)
Kaun's eye trails to Yamazaki..
Yamazaki looks out from
the shadows as Lyrae steps out, he feels someone watching him and turns
his eyes towards Kaun.
Kaun's gaze meets Yamazaki's...he
studies the man carefully from his peripheral vision, his gaze remaining
unflickering. Yes, it would appear that Yamazaki is a rather powerful warrior,
worth being wary of.
Rachel hasn't seen Yamazaki,
apparently, her attention focused on her fallen new co-worker.
Katsuo begins to stir slightly,
his facial markings giving off a faint blue glimmer.
Yamazaki moves his gaze
from Kaun's direction and over to a point in the room by the injured. Idly
he takes out his hand and tightens it into a fist, the knuckles crack and
pop as he watches, trading glances between them and the door.
Yamazaki rolls his head
on his neck and looks to the door. "Hrm.." He then steps forward and starts
for the door..eyes focused forward.
Kaun returns his gaze to
his glass, sipping delicately. If there's fighters like this man around,
things are -definately- going to be entertaining.
Yamazaki . o O ( Time to
go to work..heh. )
Yamazaki ducks down slightly
to fit through the door frame as he heads out.
You leave 7th heaven destined
again for the chaos of the city.
Tyr Road [300]
The apartment buildings
and hotels give way to smaller, less expensive and privately owned buildings
of like sort. Then those eventually dwindle to what you find on either
side of you now. Yes, various scents of delicious food of a wide
assortment of styles, flavours, and nationalities entices your olfactorial
senses..attempting to lure you in for a bite, or five. Make no mistake,
however. It doesn't come as cheap as those fast food places around
southern Tyr Road..though you'll definately appreciate the higher quality.
At a point up ahead, the road and street becomes an unpaved trail, towards
the start of the steep walls that the mountain atol surrounding Midgaard
creates. A deep gorge carved by forces long forgotten and lost to
legend is to the west here..and a suspension bridge has been erected so
that pedestrians might take a stroll across it to Sif Way to the east,
and marvel at it.
[Exits : (N)orth,
Tifa's Seventh Heaven (7), (T)ransit Station, Path (D)own to the Gorge,
Suspension (B)ridge, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Motoroid Red(Pup)
]
[Sleepers: Janus, and Hammer
]
[Things : None ]
Tyr Road [300]
The apartment buildings
and hotels give way to smaller, less expensive and privately owned buildings
of like sort. Then those eventually dwindle to what you find on either
side of you now. Yes, various scents of delicious food of a wide
assortment of styles, flavours, and nationalities entices your olfactorial
senses..attempting to lure you in for a bite, or five. Make no mistake,
however. It doesn't come as cheap as those fast food places around
southern Tyr Road..though you'll definately appreciate the higher quality.
At a point up ahead, the road and street becomes an unpaved trail, towards
the start of the steep walls that the mountain atol surrounding Midgaard
creates. A deep gorge carved by forces long forgotten and lost to
legend is to the west here..and a suspension bridge has been erected so
that pedestrians might take a stroll across it to Sif Way to the east,
and marvel at it.
[Exits : (N)orth,
Tifa's Seventh Heaven (7), (T)ransit Station, Path (D)own to the Gorge,
Suspension (B)ridge, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Motoroid Red(Pup)
]
[Sleepers: Janus, and Hammer
]
[Things : None ]
You depart to the south.
Intersection: Thor/Tyr
This intersection is relatively
nice, if not for the lingering darkness to the west on Thor Street.
Luckily, all the streetlamps here are replaced regularly..any graffiti
is cleaned up almost immediately..and a neighbourhood police patrol keeps
an eye out for any shifty and suspicious types wandering about. To
the east, Thor Boulevard is a much more lively and light place..housing
many people in small housing complexes, and a few larger, upper-middle
class homes. To the South, Tyr Road continues in that direction,
with a mixture of hotels and apartment buildings. To the north, it
seems to disperse at an obscure point..though a few eateries catering to
myriad tastes can be seen.
[Exits : Midgaard
(P)okemon Center, (C)orner Cafe, (E)ast, (N)orth, (S)outh, and (W)est ]
[Players : Lyrae ]
[Sleepers: Satoshi ]
[Things : None ]
Yamazaki is off a distance..
Lyrae doesn't notice anyone
following her, instead pulling off her shoe to shake out a pebble. Ow.
Lyrae sighs and slips her
boot back on, then heads towards the intersection, looking left, then right
for any speeding autos.
Yamazaki walks for a bit
muttering then stops to look up the street a ways. His eyes narrow as a
satisfied grin crosses his face. "Got you...heh."
Lyrae steps nimbly across
the street, jogging southwards towards the city square, where the hospital
is. Completely and utterly oblivious to being followed.
Lyrae leaves south.
Lyrae has left.
You depart to the south.
Tyr Road [200](#228RL)
The 200 block of Tyr Road
is almost exclusively fancy hotels and high-rise apartment buildings.
Available in a wide range of designs, from the mundane box-shape, to more
architecturally enthralling towers such as 'The Obelisk'. Housing
this close to the middle of everything isn't cheap, but it isn't as expensive
as owning your own home farther out to the east, either. The area
is also clean..and a few commercial buildings are scattered about..though
they're rather limited.
[Exits : Don
Corneo's (M)ansion, Obelisk (A)partments, (N)orth, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Lyrae ]
[Sleepers: Tamahome ]
[Things : Poster
Advertisement ]
Lyrae stops to give a nearby
pedestrians directions to the new mall. Via much pointing.
Yamazaki crosses the street,
his eyes locked on his target. He moves off to the side to stay out of
sight. "Well now...no one around. Your mine little girl." He unlocks his
knifecase and snakes through the sideways closer to Lyrae.
Lyrae absently reaches
up to pull her braid over her shoulder. Naturally time is of the essence,
and wouldn't you know it? Traffic is nasty right now. She taps her foot,
leaning against a streetlight, waiting for the cars to finish speeding
past.
Lyrae . o O ( AAAAnyday
now.. )
Yamazaki gets within yards
of Lyrae keeping hidden. A man passing catches sight of Ryuji and shudders
moving hastily out of the way..don't know why. . o O (I'll wait till we
are in a little quieter area...)
Lyrae phews as she finally
gets the chance for a break in traffic, and quickly takes advantage of
it, sprinting past to the other side. Praying her luck (HA!) holds up,
she takes a quick shortcut through an alley. o O ( I hate rats I hate rats
) "Shoo Shoo!"
Yamazaki grins sadisticaly,
his skin tingles with antica-pation as he moves at a faster pace closing
the gap between him and Lyrae. As she heads to the alley he follows, stops
at the opening and looks around. Sure no one notices he moves in, stepping
heavy but quiet. Slowly taking out his knife.
Lyrae shoos random rats
as she ventures further into the alley o O ( Maybe this wasn't such a great
idea. ) She blinks, suddenly coming to a dead end, o O ( When'd they put
this wall here? Oh.. fudged..Wrong alley. ) She sighs and turns to head
back out.
There are no sounds as
Ryuji moves in. His blade sticks into the ground at Lyrae's feet as that
too familiar low gruff voice calls out. *SHNK!* "Finaly got you....."
Lyrae yelps at the blade,
taking a step back, then paling in the darkness as she hears and recognizes
the voice, "Oh god.."
That cackle fills the alley
as Ryuji steps forward, his arm darting out at blinding speed for Lyrae's
wrist.
Lyrae can't even see for
kami's sake - she *AAA"s* as her wrist is grabbed, "Let me go!
Yamazaki steps up his grip
tightening like an iron vice. "Heh, you want to play games? I got one for
you." He pulls at her arm bending her arm at the elbow at an odd angle.
"Tag..you're it."
Lyrae quietly says, "Ow!"
She yells, a cry which rises in pitch as her elbow is bent incorrectly,
"OWWW!! Y..yamettee!!!"
Yamazaki scowls in annoyance
at the scream. "Shut up.." He brings his knee up to Lyrae's midsection
as he continues to pull at her arm.
Lyrae quietly says, "AAA-"
She grunts and doubles over, getting pulled as she wobbles forward
Yamazaki slowly lifts her
up by the arm to look her in the eyes. "If you don't behave I'll break
this thing off...won't matter much to me. You got two of em." He shakes
her a bit to get his point across.
Lyrae's green eyes widen
slightly as she whimpers a second. Options options.. she *could* try and
kick him, but.. she likse having two arms. She quiets, biting her lower
lip..she'll bide her time for now. There's got to be another opportunity
to escape somewhere.
Yamazaki slowly lowers
her to the ground and steadies her. "Good..you're learning. But you have
been one pain in the ass...I better get my pay doubled after this one."
He keeps his grip on your arm and looks down. "Oh, and if you think about
running.." He locks gazes with you as he brings his steel-toe up to the
side of your knee to kick at it harshly.
Lyrae lets out another
yell as her leg buckles from the kick. That's gonna turn all sorts of nifty
colors. Luckily she doesn't fall over, since she's being steadied.
Lyrae . o O ( So much for
running.. OW.. that HURT! )
Yamazaki grins at Lyrae's
cry. Seems that this one was to his liking. "Ok..lets go.." He leans down
and takes up his blade.
Lyrae mutters something
unpleasant under her breath. Probably audible to her captor.. not a wise
move, but she's not thinkin g very clearly at the moment ^^;
Yamazaki lets out a low
laugh as he binds her wrists with plastic wire and shoves Lyrae forward.
"Move it!"
Lyrae eeps and stumblehobbles
forward, "Quit shoving!"
Yamazaki says, "Huh? He
steps closer. "What was that?" In cruel fashion he gives her another shove,
seems he is finding some enjoyment and humor in this."
Lyrae stumbles, "I said
quit shoving! *mutter*"
Yamazaki nods somewhat,
hard to tell if he is even paying attention as he walks in front of her
to peek out of the alleyway.
Amelia arrives from the
north.
Amelia has arrived.
Lyrae draws in a breath
to belt out a scream
Amelia pikus n.n;
*** Amelia goes IC ***
Amelia's ears perk up,
as she wipes her eyes with a hand. "Ara?"
Lyrae drew in a loud breath
tho :)
Yamazaki watches from the
alleyway, he hears Lyrae and turns to soundly plant his fist into her stomach.
"What the HELL are you doin?"
Lyrae AAA!!"s as the hit
strikes her poor tender tummy dead on, and she doubles over, dropping to
her knees, coughing."
Amelia heard a scream!
She must charge into battle!
Yamazaki reaches down for
her hair as he grits his teeth. "You little...what did I say?" He slowly
looks around to see if anyone heard.
Amelia has a beret atop
her head and a dozen or so maps and diagrams, but she drops those as she
heads for the top of the tallest building around... o.o
Lyrae quietly says, "NNff!"
as her hair is grabbed =.o
Yamazaki PULLS up hard
to look Lyrae directly in the eyes, his own are narrow slits with dialated
pupils. "Be quiet..if someone heard I swear, it'll take forever for the
cops to find all your pieces. Now...SHUT UP!" He brings his forehead forward
to meet Lyrae's.
Amelia just -happens- to
jump onto the roof of the building, facing the alley where you two are
at. She looks around - you can see her, but strangely she doesn't
see you...
Lyrae *EEPS* to herself
and tries bringing her head away from Yamazaki's, cringing slightly..she
does quiet down pretty fast. Her green eyes dart back and forth..and blinks
as she spies the girl on the building roof.
Yamazaki says, "What...?"
Slowly his eyes follow Lyrae's to the roof. "...!!"
Lyrae . o O ( Leggo my
hair you big bully! )
Yamazaki (OOC) pullpulls
n.n
Lyrae reaches up to pry
her hair free >.< erps as she sees Yamazaki noticed the girl too.
Lyrae (OOC) owows! n.n
Amelia scratches her head,
frowning slightly. "Ayashii na... I thought I heard a scream!", she
soliloquys...
Yamazaki shoves Lyrae to
the ground and straightens to his over six foot height. He yells up, his
voice bellowing deeply from his barrel chest. "Yeah and your's are gonna
join hers if you don't beat it twerp!" He reaches behind him tapping the
button on his knife to extend the blade. *SHHHNK!*
Lyrae oofs as she is shoved
to the ground, "Ow!"
Naomi chases after Pikachu.
"Hey! Wait up!"
Naomi skids to a stop,
looking around. "Hey, did you see a little fuzzy thing run by?"
Lyrae curls into a ball,
rubbing her leg o O ( A'chaaa... ) Being in an alley out of sight, she
doesn't hear Naomi's question, or see her.
Naomi stomps her feet impatiently.
Yamazaki cracks his fist
as he stares up to the girl on the roof, his blade shimmering in what little
light there is in the alley.
Amelia turns towards the
sound, still standing on a building opposite the alley where Ryuji and
Lyrae are at! "TOOOH! Evildoers, beware, for the great Amelia
Wil Tesla Saillune has spotted you!!!!" She points anti-dramatically
and does all kinds of weird stuff...
Lyrae inhales, and then
screeches at the top of her lungs, "RUN!"
Lyrae sweatdrops at Amelia
too o O ( Is she for real? )
Yamazaki lets out a growl
and steps to the side, unfortunate for Lyrae who is in his path. "QUIET!"
Amelia LEAPS off of the
building, across the street, and lands at the alley entrance! Face-first,
again!
Naomi glances at the fight,
but is in no condition to be involved, so departs.
Naomi leaves south.
Naomi has left.
Amelia says, "TOOOOH!!"
*WHUMP* "itaaaaaai...~ "
Lyrae sweatdrops.
Yamazaki turns just in
time to see this. "Shi...." He grinds his foot into Lyrae then turns to
face Amelia, his blade now brought to the side. "HRM.."
Amelia backflips to a standing
position again, whipping her finger out at Yamazaki just as her beret falls
down over her eyes, blocking her vision. "Are you ready to taste
the fury of ju... ara... mienaaaaai no! I can't seeee!!"
Lyrae jerks and lets out
another cry from the foot grint.
Yamazaki just stares. He
looks to Lyrae...then to Amelia, then rolls his shoulders letting out sickening
popping and grinding sounds. Stepping forward he licks his blade and cackles.
"heeheee..."
Lyrae coughs, whimpers,
and pushes herself up as she looks at Ryuji, then Amelia, *cough* "R..Run..
Get out of here while you still can! He'.. He'll *cough*"
Amelia crosses her heart
with her stupid gestures, and points at Ryuji again! "Tomare!
Fiend, stop right there! I will punish you! I... I mean it!!!!!
Stop!!"
Yamazaki keeps walking
forward, his eyes now glazed over for the kill as he sways his blade from
side to side. A slow laugh creeps from him, even at times speeding up to
a giggle. "Come attack me..." One hand moves to his pocket.
Lyrae lets out a soft groan.
o O ( Not again.. )
Amelia gulps, taking a
step back. "Don't make me... don't take one step closer! I...
I mean it! I can hurt you, I'm seeeeerious!"
Lyrae . o O ( Escape..
)
Yamazaki stops.
Didn't think that'd work.
o.o
Amelia says, "D....da...."
She holds her hands in front of her, shivering slightly...
Amelia squints, not expecting
him to stop. n.n;
Naomi walks passed, still
not interested in a rumble.
Yamazaki slowly looks around,
the grin on his face fading as he stands there....calm?
Naomi leaves south.
Naomi has left.
Lyrae . o O ( ..? )
Lyrae glances towards Amelia
and makes 'shoo, run, flee!' gestures.
Amelia o.-; "...hai!
Now... um... don't ever do that again! I mean it! Quit... quit
bullying her, okay? And go down the street and buy her some flowers
as a gesture of friendship... ne?"
Lyrae SWEATDROPS.
Yamazaki cocks his head
to the side as he points to Amelia with his blade. "What are you going
to do...huh?" He widens his stance and hunches his shoulders.
Lyrae slowly starts crawling
away from Ryuji. If the girl won't escape, maybe she can hold Ryuji's attention
long enough for her ...
Yamazaki's eyes dart to
Lyrae as he hears movement. "Eh?"
Amelia raises a finger
to her lips, shaking slightly. "Ano... um... I was going to punish
you!!" She raises her fist high, shouting something or other that
you can't understand, calling forth a brilliant white light to her fists
and stuff...! "Visfaraaaaanku!"
Lyrae freezes in position.
She wasn't going anywhere. Really!
Lyrae . o O ( *piku* Ara?
Visfaranku? What's she doing? )
Yamazaki's attention is
on Lyrae so he misses the light show. He turns to face the escaping girl
and snarls. "Stay put...!" Unknown to what Amelia is up to.
Lyrae *eeps* and stays
put. For about as long as it takes Ryuji to turn away from her. Once his
attention is off her, she counts to twenty, and starts sidling away again.
Amelia rushes at Yamazaki,
her glowing white fist outstretched towards him as she dashes with a loud,
"TOOOOOH! Yurushimasen!!!!"
Lyrae . o O ( Is she nuts?
)
Yamazaki raises his eyebrow
and slowly looks over to Amelia, JUST in time to receive one right in his
chest. He is totaly off guard and flies into/over Lyrae and into a wall.
This being around Thanskgiving he gets his fill of and even goes for seconds
on a full course brick dinner as he slams into a nearby wall. He falls
hard showered in concrete, lands, then slowly pushes himself up with a
grunt.
Lyrae eeps and flattens
to the ground as Ryuji flies overhead and into the wall. o.o;;
Amelia throws up her fist
in victory! "YOOOOUSH! Witness the power of justice and liberty,
you knife-toting scum!!!!"
Amelia flashes a V sign
at Lyrae, smiling!
Lyrae grins shakily at
Amelia ^^;;;
Bolt wanders on out of
the apartments, throwing a casual glance around his present area.
Yamazaki rises slowly to
his feet as peices of concrete fall from his frame. He shakes his head
and yells out. "That hurt...hrrmmm..." He grabs a section of wall and slams
it into his head. "GERYAAAAAAAH!" *SMASH**CRUMBLECRUMBLE* He stumbles back
clutching his forehead as he laughs sadisticaly, the pieces of wall crumbling
to the ground.
Lyrae SWEATDROPS, "Lunatic.."
She crawls backwards o.o
Noise noise... Bolt heads
over to where it's coming from. Mainly outta curiosity. Ah, that alley...
he starts heading over to it, keeping a bit of distance between himself
and its entrance as he circles into sight of those it contains.
Amelia's nearest to the
road, so you're getting a full shot of her cloak.
Amelia shouts, "TOOOOH!
You still defy the Maiden of Justice herself?"
Yamazaki shakes his head and rises to his feet once again. "Heh...oooh. I am scared.." He reels back and lets out a howl as his body spasms wildly. "Gyhee hee hee...EREEYEAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Bolt is, to say the least,
only watching. He has his hands stuck down into his pockets, looking for
all the world like some guy witnessing a street show instead of... whatever
this is. o.o
Amelia screams back, "TOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!"
with her fist held high in triumph!!! She's trying to outperform
him, it seems!!
Lyrae curls up in a nice
safe corner.
Oh, nevermind, Bolt -is-
witnessing a streetshow. My mistake. n.-
Yamazaki scratches his
chest, bends down to reclaim his knife and begins his trek to Amelia again.
All the while giggling to himself.
Amelia pikus, holding a
finger to her lips. "Ano... what's so funny...?"
Amelia pats down her head,
re-setting her beret atop it. "Is my hat too silly-looking?"
Lyrae sweatdrops again.
Yamazaki nears Amelia and
stops laughing. He tugs at his shirt and hunches forward looking from side
to side. "Heh..TOOOOOOOOE!" In a quick motion he swings his arm out, the
one without the knife, and towards Amelia. "SHYAAAAAAAAAH!"
Amelia gets whipped with
the quick shirt-attack, staggering back as the shirt slaps across her face
in an embarassing blow! She rubs her cheek sorely, "Itaaaaai!"
Lyrae.. o.o;
Yamazaki lets the remains
of the torn vest fall as he steps forward and laughs, twists at the waist
and slashes twice with his knife hand. "Heh kyah!"
Lyrae exclaims, "Y..Ya..Yame...Yamete!!"
Amelia screams, "TOOOH!!"
as she ducks and hops away from the slashes! She holds her hands
in front of her again, shouting in a panic, "DAM BRASSU!!!" She snaps
her fingers, and lots of little explosions litter the airspace between
her and Ryuji!
Derek arrives from the
south.
Derek has arrived.
Amelia and the others are
in an alley making lots of little explosion noises and stuff.
Bolt isn't in the alley.
He's standing outside and watching the action with the calmness of one
that's not about to ask.
Derek blinks. From past
experiences, explosions are a bad thing, so he heads over to at least take
a look..
Yamazaki's eyes widen as
he misses and the battle heats up. A sharp crimson spiral surround his
arm as the explosions take their toll on his body. He yells out, "ITAI!!!
and swings his arm up as the energy from the explosions are absorbed, then
redirected into his uppercutting fist."
Amelia holds her forearm
over her eyes to shield them from the explosions, which unfortunately means
that she's left herself wide open to anyone who's powerful enough to be
able to withstand them. Of course, Amelia was counting on her attack
knocking down her opponent, so she's not really expecting anything...
Derek frowns for a moment
. o O ( Why's that voice sound familiar? )
Yamazaki is rabid now as
his attack makes its mark. He reels back and howls as he places his hand
back in his pocket. Stepping back he grinds his foot into the ground and
kicks up a healthy dose of dirt, aimed at Amelia. "Haaaaaaah heh heh heeeh."
Bolt begins walking forward.
He's noted the way the girl's left herself wide open. And, while he isn't
getting paid for helping... he'd sure hate himself in the morning if he
didn't. His right hand comes out of his pocket as he nears. He stretches
it out, and reaches to attempt hauling Amelia out of the dirt's path by
the collar of her cloak.
Derek's memory gets jarred
at the laughter . o O ( That jerk that was after Lyrae! ) He heads over
towards the alleyway, scowling noticably.. -_-
Amelia flails as she gets
dirt kicked in her eyes, thrashing about as Bolt picks her aside, which
probably means that he gets a half-dozen random flailing kicks in his direction
in the process... "UWAAA! Hanase yoooo! Let me go!!!!
IYAAAA!"
Lyrae is about a foot behind
Ryuji, her hands bound, curled up and out of sight.
Yamazaki stomps foward
and keeps on his prey, his eyes wild as he swings a punch out to hopefully
tag Amelia or Bolt, or perhaps both.
Amelia checks, that yes,
she is actually kicking at Bolt. @_@;
Bolt stands in near incredulality
as Amelia flails and kicks. Many of the attacks hit around his torso, and
don't seem to phase him too much. One gets him in the leg, though causing
him to stagger and then attempt to shove Amelia away from him.... and probably
the punch as well, though he's certain to take it.
Amelia's =that= uncoordinated.
Amelia gets shrugged aside,
flying off to smack up against the alley wall, which she slumps down along,
either unconscious, or playing a real good impression of a Beanie Baby...
Derek sees Amelia having
a fit and blinks for a moment before he sees Ryuji come forward. Then his
puzzled expression disappears, replaced by one you probably wouldn't want
to be on the receiving end of. His eyes narrow and his hands clench tightly
into fists at his sides . o O ( Payback time... )
Yamazaki coils his arm
up then releases, again lashing out with the Snake Tamer, the very air
warping as his fist darts directly at Amelia. "SHYAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Hino_Rei is startled by
the sudden commotion and hides behind a buildings corner watching.
Amelia gets sandwiched
between the wall and Ryuji's fist so bad, the deli meat at Winn-Dixie's
gettin' jealous! ;_;
Bolt recovers from the
punch rather quickly, it seems. Two steps are taken forward, and his own
arm lashes out in a backhand attack aimed at Ryuji... with quite a lot
of force backing it up.
Amelia, Bolt, and Ryuji
are fighting in the alley - Lyrae's cowering in the corner.
**Hino_Rei glances over
to you..**
No I'm not! I'm.. playing
solitaire.
Yamazaki (OOC) With who?
n.n
Lyrae quietly says, "(OOC)
The rats. n.n"
Derek is running over to
help the others..
Derek yells at Ryuji when
he's about 15 feet away, "Hey, asshole!" He quickly thrusts his fist out
at him, striking at the air, so it seems..
Yamazaki is in mid strike
and watching Amelia's form squirm, he grinds his fist to deepen the hurting
process but is hit squarely by Bolt and knocked to one knee. He runs his
hand over his mouth and spits blood, ".....ow......" slowly he glares to
Bolt.
Amelia gets smacked up
like all the nice girls in Prodigy songs ;_;
Lyrae (OOC) giggles
Bolt gets slightly distracted
by Derek's shout. This is a good thing because he's in close combat with
Ryuji and might get hit with whatever Derek sends off. This is a bad thing
because... he's in close combat with Ryuji. He tries to split his attention
between the two men to keep tabs on them.
Amelia wakes up from the
attack, in any case, blood spattering off to the side from the impact!
She crawls to her feet, using the wall as a guide, as she holds her hands
out for a spell; funneling light into her palms, she seems to be chanting
some kind of attack...
...Only to forget about
Amelia... c_c;
Yamazaki moves to rise
but is hit in the back..this time by Derek. "GRRN!" Like a trapped animal
he lashes out with his knife, wild and in a wide arch.
Derek slides to a stop,
glaring at Ryuji. He quickly looks over to Amelia and frowns, "Hey, chief.."
he addresses Bolt, "Can you keep an eye on that girl there? I've got a
score to settle with this jerk..."
Hino_Rei watches with confused
interest thinking "What's going on here?"
Bolt is dealing with a
knife slash at the moment, at first not answering Derek's suggestion. He
attempts to parry the slash by grabbing for Ryuji's wrist. Again, if missing,
he's gonna get one heckuva slice somewhere on his arm or torso.
Amelia traces a circle
in the air, and shouts, "DILL BRAND!!!" She slams her palm into the
ground, causing a circle to erupt skyward, threatening to send the people
standing within skyward!! ... unfortunately, that includes herself, Bolt,
and Derek, but NOT Ryuji! Cruel fate! ;_;
Bolt might be holding -onto-
Ryuji, so life might not be so bad. n.n
Yamazaki rises in midslash
canceling to avoid Bolt's grasp. He turns to face Derek and spits out a
tooth and laughs. "Heya kid...good shot." He beckons with his head then
look around, to Amelia, Lyrae then Bolt.
Derek blinks as he's suddenly
sent flying, but he stops after about 10 feet or so, sorta hovering in
midair..
Lyrae is still in the dark
shadowed corner, curled up.
Yamazaki watches the carnage.
"The hell...? Thanks kid..I think.."
Derek looks for Bolt and
Amelia, seeing if he can gauge where they're going so he can try to catch
them before they hit the ground..
Amelia FLIES skywards from
the impact of her own spell @_@
Bolt tried to leap (if
recalled, there's a instant's circle of energy/light that precedes that
effect) clear. Thusly, he too is only blown several feet into the air,
however falling outside of the affect and back to the ground again. *THUD*
To recover, he begins to roll as best possible 'til he can get up. x.x;
Derek . o O ( He's okay,
but her...sheesh! )
Derek flies up after Amelia
quickly..
Amelia lands on the roof
of a building... somewhere. She's unconscious again by the time she
hits x.x
Yamazaki watches all this
and seems to come out of his raging fit. He spots Lyrae and takes the opportunity
and makes a mad dash towards her.
Lyrae is in no condition
to get up, let alone move..
Derek blinks as he spots
Amelia over on a rooftop. Then he sees Ryuji running below and speeds downwards
towards him like a rocket, aiming to plant a double kick in his back if
he can hit him..
Bolt is holding a gun now.
One watching him might have seen it growing in a rather interesting and
fleshy manner from his right hand. However, instead of getting all the
way up to wait for shooting, he aims as best he can, firing in hopes to
tag Ryuji before he gets near anyone.
Yamazaki grins and in an
instant sidesteps and reaches up to catch Derek, if he does he will toss
him towards Bolt's line of fire.
Amelia's unconscious, won't
be doing anything anyways n.n;
Amelia has disconnected.
Bolt's bullet's aren't
-that- slow, but he's most certainly not aiming toward Lyrae's direction;
missing person would not affect her status anymore by adding a bullet to
it.
Derek erks as his path
of flight is suddenly changed by the grab and toss. Bolt's bullet tags
his arm before he can stop himself, landing on the ground, "Rrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh!"
His head snaps up quickly at Ryuji, eyes actually glowing..
Yamazaki picks up a few
chunks of broken wall and tosses them out in random directions to halt
anyone's approach as he closes the gap to Lyrae.
Lina wanders in..and just
as quickly backpedals again. Magic she can handle, swords she can deal
with, bullets she leaves well enough alone.
Derek grabs his wounded
arm, taking a step towards Ryuji. As a few chunks of wall near him, they're
knocked away by some unseen force, his slow advance continuing..
Bolt doesn't let the fact
that he hit a 'friendly' phase him much. Time for apologies later. He stands,
and is fortunately behind Derek, the blocks of rock missing him as well
in that case. The gun still in hand, he waits for the opportunity to shoot
again when the way is clear.
Derek growls out, "You...tried
to hurt Lyrae...for what reason?" He takes a few more steps, having a strange
calm/really pissed off expression on his face..
Yamazaki reaches Lyrae
and grabs for her wrist to pull her up. "YOU! Come here...." He growls
as he brings his knife out.
Lyrae is pulled up, unsteadily.
Yamazaki quickly jerks
her arm behind her back and brings the knife to her throat.
Lyrae exclaims, "AA!!"
Lyrae . o O ( OW OW OW!!
)
Yamazaki calls out as he
glares. "Ok..unless you have enough buckets to save whats gonna pour out
of this little girl, you better back it off." To prove his point he pulls
up on her arm and pushes the blade right to her neck drawing slight blood.
Derek freezes in place,
eyes widening. He blinks once, and then his eyes narrow again while his
lips pull back in an almost feral snarl. Letting go of his wound, he balls
his fists tightly at waist level..
Lyrae squeals slightly,
closing her eyes and flinches from the pain.
Bolt isn't moving at all,
so just waits in place patiently, watching the scene happening before him.
As well as listening to the area behind him... not wanting anyone to sneak
up on him.
Yamazaki almost lifts up
Lyrae as he tugs at her arm and begins to back out of the area, the blade
never wavers from its place. "Ok..now we ARE going to walk out of here..or
one of you is going to be calling the ambulance while the others search
for what I'll leave for remains of this little girl.. Got ME?" His eyes
narrow as he moves, teeth gritted tightly.
Derek narrows his eyes,
"Let...her...go."
Lyrae holds.. perfectly..
still. She doesn't even -breathe- for fear of nicking herself.
Bolt shrugs slightly and
heads on over to lean against the wall of an alley. If Derek lets the man
go on, then Bolt's not gonna be there as a second obstacle, so it seems.
After all, though okay with a gun, he's not -that- good, as it's been seen
already. From his new position, he watches the trio the scene concerns
most.
Derek . o O ( Coward! Damn,
what'm I gonna do? If I try something, he might still hurt her...but I
can't let him take her like this! >_< )
Tamahome has connected.
Hino_Rei watches with concern,
"Damn, If only I could help some how."
Bolt, Derek, Lyrae, and
Ryuji are all in an alleyway, to note. A rather blasted alleyway, but that
seems to be over with for now. The blasting part that is. c.c
Whoohoo!
Also to note: Lyrae's being
held with a blade to her neck. Fun n.n;
Derek ignores the trickle
of blood running down his left arm, scowling at Ryuji, who holds Lyrae
at knifepoint..
Whoohoo! X2
Lyrae (OOC) giggles
Tamahome walks slowly along
the rood, smiling as he shuffles through a few coins in hand. He
blinks, as he sees something...rather interesting nearby. He slips
the coins in his pocket, and locks his eyes RIGHT on the group...He slowly
slips the money away afterwards with a sigh. . o O ( Jeez... This
city is full of criminals. x.o ) then, his eyes flash with dollarsigns
suddenly. . o O ( Opportunity awaits! )
Yamazaki watches everyone
carefully pulling Lyrae's arm by the elbow. "Ok...your doing good. Lets
just see if anyone else does the same." The blade stays at her throat as
he cackles, his eyes intense and sadistic.
Lyrae moves back with Yamazaki,
dead silent, and holding her breath.
Derek says, "I said let
her go! So help me if you hurt her, you'll have to be buried in a plastic
bag..."
Derek . o O ( Maybe I should
just make his head explode and be done with it... -_- )
Derek . o O ( Damn..can't
make things blow up too well yet. He'd feel the pressure build up and hurt
Lyrae.. )
Yamazaki takes in a deep
breath and lifts up Lyrae as he looks over to Derek with a bemused expression.
"Back it off, like I said. There'll be a mess if you don't stay still."
He tightens his grip on her arm and pushes the blade at the base of her
neck drawing blood again.
Lyrae hangs in the air,
uttering another strangled noise, flailing her legs for a second before
going still again.
Bolt just waits patiently.
Tamahome crosses his arms,
as he stands at the edge of the ally. "What kind of _man_ holds a young
girl hostage at knife point?" he then smirks, and uncrosses his arms slowly
as he adds, ".....without paying any sort of fee."
Yamazaki nears where he
wants to be keeping Lyrae close by, careful fo leave no opening. Quietly
he says to her in a low cruel tone. "Ok...where off." With that he slips
behind a building and makes his way down the street.
Hino_Rei turns around from
her place and gives Tamahome a strange look
Derek narrows his eyes
dangerously, only focused on Ryuji and Lyrae..
Hino_Rei looks at Derek
Lyrae blinks o O ( Without
paying a FEE? ) She eeps to herself as she gets dragged off.
Bolt glances around once.
He begins to walk casually forward and toward the building that Ryuji disappeared
around. His hands are stuck in his pockets again, as well as the gun, it's
assumed.
Yamazaki and his captive
are no where to be found at the moment, he makes his escape..
Derek stands like a statue
as Ryuji makes off with his hostage. When they're out of sight, his head
dips forward for a moment. His right fist shakes and then he suddenly turns
and punches a nearby brick wall that's still standing, "DAMN!!!!!" The
wall is now not standing, looking like it was hit by a car..
END!
The secret word is..(Blender)
Player Name On For Idle Doing...
Foil_Riposte 00:04 1m [ n't cry to ME ohBABY! Die Die DIE My ]
Hino_Rei 00:12 9s
Billy 00:14 9m [ elieve me, the truth is we're not hone ]
Bebi_Pikachu 00:15 14m Listening to the Japanese Pokemon Theme!
Asellus 00:17 1m Humoring the madman...
Naomi 00:24 24m Blenders? What the?
Corona 00:36 11s Blenders make nice wedding gifts. ^_^
Lyrae 00:40 17s "Your blender is mine now!"
Zelgadis 00:40 57s Saving money. Lina may want food soon.
Amelia 00:40 30s Wanna blend?
Ravendark 00:45 8m *IC* Searching for the key...
Eria 01:25 45m [ ther, we can totally disrupt the syste ]
Cloud 01:26 44s Cloudie doesn't play that.
Ryuji_Yamazaki 02:07 0s "I'll be back for my blender!!"
Katsuo 04:04 1m Sign: <this space for rent>
Aerith 04:54 1m
Rachel 04:54 7m
Vega 04:59 16s Anti-glomp field: activated!
Luna Luna 05:49 25m Singing the day away. ^-^
Kaun 06:02 8m
Tifa 06:23 2h
Rouge 07:43 1h
Ildon 08:35 1h ...
23 players are connected.
(Max was 28)
Lyrae quietly says, "(OOC)
Tho you're both lunatics if you ask me ^_-"
Yamazaki n.n V
Amelia (OOC) *.* "Lunatics unite!"
Lyrae is now nearest the back of the alley.
Lyrae (OOC) giggles
Yamazaki says, "(OOC) Unite? Do we get to form a giant robot. Lets call it Lunaticor, or Omega Lunaticatron Mantis :D"
Lyrae (OOC) groans ^^
Yamazaki asks, "(OOC) By Bandai?"
Lyrae (OOC) swats :)
Yamazaki (OOC) erps. :o
Bolt says, "(OOC) Better
than Saban. c.c"
Lyrae quietly says, "(OOC)
True."