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 Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:01 pm
This was it. This is what death felt like, batting away at her futile resistance like a parent scolding a child. Zircon had tears stinging her eyes, grasping for anything that might buy her more time, but it was no use. He was going for her throat, and as a last resort she batted at him with her nearly-healed hand, feeling nothing even as she heard something in her bones scrape. There were fingertips on her neck, but she refused to stop fighting, even as she felt his nails press into flesh. There would be no surrender, no pleading, the lieutenant would never stoop to give him such satisfaction. All she had for this senshi was murder in her eyes, even if the rest of her was too weak to carry it out.
And then, release. Zircon breathed, she inhaled fresh air and her lungs sputtered in shock at the sudden loss of weight upon her. The inevitability of her death had felt so certain that for a moment, she just lay there, gasping for air. Was that blood trickling down her face, or tears? She couldn't tell, she was too numb to even know which way was up, never mind other silly details.
There was a voice in the fog, a clarion call, a command. Shaking off her jitters, the lieutenant stumbled to her feet, placing eyes for the first time on her savior. Zircon coughed and sputtered, but she was alive. "Just in time," she breathed in response, clamoring over to the Captain's side. "Thank you."
With a huff, she glanced over at the senshi, trying not to betray how frightened she'd been and still was. She tried to think of something clever to say, some poisonous quip to leave him with, but her heart was still in her throat, holding still her tongue. For now, she was just grateful to be breathing.
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Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:21 pm
Thraen shifted up from his roll to a crouch, then sucked his teeth in annoyance. A captain. I've....got one use of my magic left and then I'm dead in the water. The question is, woudl it be enough? 15 seconds, if it caught both of them. A big if. That isn't enough to kill both. One? Only if it did catch both. Otherwise I'll end up in a two front battle- though the lieutenant still looks harried. She should be, but I'd rather she took the message to heart. Probably just take it as senshi are evil rather than accept responsibility and think about what she's done- why anyone would execute her. How that's even a leap of logic, idon'tevenmurderisillegal.
But this new one's given me time? Showboating? She could have pressed the attack...checking on the lieutenant. Putting the wounded soldier as a priority? Probably. It's an out for all of us....for now. "Another time." It was growled, low and in the base of his throat. He hated to retreat, but it was the wisest option. A few sudden leaps and he was to the nearest building rooftops and running. Damn it all.______________ Schörl wound and unwound her thongs on her wrist while the senshi weighed his options the few seconds before he scarpered. When he did, she gave a short laugh and turned more fully to the Lieutenant, "Bit of a hot house that one? I'm glad you're up, I was worried you might not be able to. We might consider beating it ourselves before we get the boys-in-blue for an audience, since there were some plain clothes running in a panic. "
Bravado helped diffuse panic and give something grim a little instant perspective. It also smoothed over rather than shaming the Lieutenant- the whip wasn't always the best grooming tool.
"Can I escort you somewhere? What's the damage?" Schörl let her weapon return to Negaspace and looked the other woman over more closely for signs of shock in case she needed carrying- dilated, slow pupils, shivering, flushing and paling according to blood re-allotment. "I'm Schörl."
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:36 am
And just like that, the senshi retreated. It seemed so painlessly easy after all the panic Zircon had just been through, and she watched with bewildered eyes until his signature faded into the distance. With his presence gone, the lieutenant's shoulders crumpled, and she touched her neck, feeling to make sure she still had all her skin. It continued to be a shock to her, she was alive, she wasn't going to die, she was going to make it back from her lunch break and not have fourth period wondering where their crabby lab coordinator was.
Again, the Captain's voice drew her back to reality, though she stared blankly for a moment as she collected her thoughts. She nodded meekly at the notion of escape, and began to scan rooftops for the best route back to Crystal. "I've never fought a senshi with that kind of drive before, not one on one," she admitted slowly, still rubbing the side of her neck as if it might spurt blood any moment. She glanced down at her injured hand, which slowly cracked as she flexed her fingers. It didn't hurt for now, but the starseed was still in her veins, sweeter than morphine. She was going to need to break out the wrist brace again for sure.
"I would appreciate a tail, especially with that nutjob probably still lurking around," Zircon added, gingerly holding her wrist. Her face was flushed for sure, but otherwise she appeared to be steady on her feet. "It feels a little broken, but I've had worse. I'm Zircon."
"Thank you, again," she added with a nod. "I think I'd be dead without you."Ivynian Sorry about the wait! orz
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:57 pm
Schörl gave a nod, "Admittedly, I haven't met one that was that keen on killing before- beating us bloody yes, but never seen just right for killing. Maybe that was just a matter of time? We rip starseeds all the time, why not them? "
"I'm glad to have stolen his catch." She liked the implied keeping Zircon as her own catch though. Maaaaaaaybe I'll let you go, cutie, since you're hurt. But my hands work well enough for both of us. "And if I get a promise to see you again sometime, I think I could be convinced to escort you to safety."
She made the tone obviously playful, not really needing to be bribed just to do her job making sure one of their own didn't get jumped. "If he's waiting in the wings to see if we separate, then I can just clip them."
Fallen_kitsune_thief No problem~ This one might be at about a close? It could fade with them riding off into the proverbial sunset?
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:09 pm
There was something about the way Schörl looked Zircon over, the coo in her voice, that gave her pause. It felt like she had just been signed up for something she couldn't fully comprehend, but the vast majority of her psyche told her to simply be grateful that she wasn't a lieutenant-shaped blood splatter, and with that, she forced aside her reservations about the decidedly feline way the Captain eyed her.
Schörl's request seemed modest enough, given the favor she'd just done for Zircon, even if her tone was in jest. "I am at your disposal, whatever you might need of me," Zircon affirmed with utmost sincerity, trying to stand taller so that she would seem more like a proper lieutenant and less like wounded prey. With a nod of her head, she decided the fastest route back to Crystal, pointing up to one of lower rooftops. Were those sirens in the distance? It was hard to tell.
"It isn't far," she said, looking back to her escort and protector, "I'll show you the way." And with a powerful leap, Zircon was airborne, up on the rooftops and bounding back to safety. Her heart was still pounding in her skull, but she felt no fear with the warmth of Chaos so near. After all, with Schörl at her side she knew that for the moment she was out of the woods.
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