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 Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:16 pm
When they landed, Diesel could still feel the thrum of a General and a Senshi nearby, so he had to assume it was Rakovanite and his new bestie. Unfortunately, he didn't know with complete clarity what their location was, just that it was close enough to feel, and this was likely as near as Diesel could get with teleportation. He didn't think he was familiar enough with anything between him and his brother to try and get closer, and definitely not with a passenger he barely knew.
He'd just opened his mouth to comment that they'd probably be walking until they caught up with his General when he was suddenly berated? The fiery Senshi turned on him in a ******** instant, smacking her balled first into his shoulder and screaming about her sister.
"Eyyo, why you comin' after me; I didn't do anything?" Diesel snapped back, swatting her away with his hands while he stumbled backward. "I'm not a mind reader. I don't know where they went." Or why. It wasn't like they'd discussed anything beforehand! And belatedly Diesel wondered if maybe they should've discussed beforehand. If he should've spoken with Rakovanite about what they were going to do, instead of just charging in and hoping his uptight older brother would relent to Diesel's whim to help these girls.
Hmm... Maybe it was kind of his fault. They shouldn't have gotten involved. The Senshi were more likely to be able to fend off bugs than Rakovanite...
"Alright, alright, stop hitting me," he seethed, tenuous patience already finding its limit. "And stop shouting. I want to help you out, but you're, like, embarrassing yourself and s**t. Come on, get up..." He extended a tentative hand. Not to be the 'bad guy' or anything, but if the girl made it too difficult on him, he wasn't above just bouncing. He was sure she'd feel those auras eventually, even without his help. Maybe Diesel didn't want to be around for whatever happened between Rakovanite and these two Senshi.
But if this one could pull herself together a bit, he might have some advice on how they could proceed.
"We have to walk- walk," he enunciated the word very carefully. "Out to where they are. I don't know the area well enough to teleport further. Sorry. And if we run, y'know, get too close, too fast, he'll bounce again. So, you're not gonna like this, but it's not really about us getting there before whatever happens, happens. It's more about us approaching in a way that doesn't add more pressure to the situation. Do you get it?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:29 pm
Eleonora fell silent before him, hot tears streaming down her face as she lifted her sister’s coat off the ground and held it to her chest. It was still snow-colored white with blue-fur trim save for a bit of dirt from when it had fallen from her shoulders and a smear of blood from her own injuries. The acid those insects spit at them was nothing to laugh about; despite the cool breeze offering minor relief, it still caused a persistent burning sensation. It took a long moment to gather herself enough to finally look up at the Corrupt; her vision was still blurry but his uniform, a myriad of colors, was at least something to focus on. “I’m sorry, I don’t get it.” Eleonoral reached up and took his offered hand, knowing fully well he owed her no such consideration. “I don’t understand why you can’t take us to them.” She understood that Negaverse Agents possessed the power of teleportation but was uncertain about any constraints on their movement. Her primary worry, however, was the possibility of them arriving too late if they were forced to travel by foot, especially if running was not an option.
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:23 am
"Dunno if the 'why' matters; just told you I couldn't." Diesel said with a shrug as he tugged her to her feet. It wasn't a lie, but he didn't think he should be just giving away whatever flaws existed in teleportation if she wasn't aware of them, and he'd definitely said plenty already. He was sure some White Moon had more information; she could get it from them- y'know, provided no one died at the end of this.
And if she thought he was leading her into some trap or deliberately being obtuse to make sure Rakovanite had the time to accomplish whatever he set out to do, that was her problem.
Girl could either take what he was willing to give or leave it.
"Are you going to follow me or not? I think I've done my part in proving I'm perfectly willing to help you out, but I can't make you trust me, and I'm for sure not gonna run my a** over to help that other girl if you're not tagging along." This one, this fiery Senshi, had saved Gremlin, and Diesel felt like he owed her something for that. He'd been happy to help with the insects; he loved blasting s**t with his magic!
But dealing with Rakovanite was... different. Diesel wasn't afraid to stand up to his brother, but he also... Well, he put more care into picking his battles with Nataniel than anyone would ever give him credit for, and he'd accepted that. Making the General fight giant ******** insects to 'save' a couple of White Moon Senshi was one thing. Going and taking a Senshi that he'd gone out of his way to abduct was... something else. And there was always this little warning buzzer going off in the back of his mind: if he did just the perfectly wrong thing, Rakovanite would kill him. Diesel tried to keep the thought well away from the front of his mind, but it was still there.
His brother would kill him with the right recipe for disaster.
And this situation felt like it could be in the same cookbook.
"I'm just saying we need to be careful. You can agree to that, right?"
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