Just a jog. Then he could go home and go back to bed. He was restless! Jogging and expending some energy was a way to get rid of restlessness, right? Expend all the energy and all. He didn't want to bother his love considering he was already asleep...
He didn't expect to actually run into someone else.
Specifically, a senshi with absurdly long hair.
That seemed to be doing something bad to a civilian. Draining them? Probably.
He was supposed to do something here, right? Instincts told him yes, but Encke partially didn't want to get involved. Nothing involving the Negaverse ever seemed to end well. It usually just ended with him or the others on his side needing to retreat for whatever reason.
Encke pulled at his sailor collar a bit.
Uneasily, he stepped forward a bit, and attempted to project his voice. "Stop right there!"
... Dammit. That sounded idiotic.
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:08 am
Gadolinite's restlessness that night had taken an entirely different route than the unknown senshi approaching his position. He'd started off the day with a wine tasting in the morning, which had led to a rather pleasant afternoon milling about the vineyard, and had since eased into an evening of intent to go and fulfill some of his Negaverse quota.
He was now crouched beside a young woman with short, dark hair, Gadolinite's fingers resting against her jaw in a touch that was almost a lover's caress, her chest rising and falling slowly, her eyes shut. Asleep, she was pretty; awake, she had been pleasant, but Gadolinite had not been in the mood for any rendezvous this particular evening.
Just energy, which he was now siphoning off into a small glowing orb in his other hand, palm up. The brush of a new power signature near to his own made him turn his head, however, and a figure had appeared, uniform neon bright in the darkness.
Gadolinite, to his credit, did stop, but only because he'd already gotten the energy. He slowly straightened, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
"May I help you?" he asked smoothly.
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Wait, that... Worked?
How?
... Now what?
Encke stared dumbly for a few seconds as he quickly went over in his head what he was supposed to respond with, here. A punch? His attack? A question? A snark? Something that got to the point, maybe?
Yeah, that one sounded right.
Encke shook his head quickly to refocus himself and stood a bit more confidently. He was aware he likely looked like an idiot for a few moments there, but it was nothing he couldn't try to play off, right? He was an actor. All he needed to do was just pretend this was some kind of role he was playing.
"You could help me by giving that woman her energy back."
Encke quirked a brow, because that was what he was supposed to do in this situation... Right?
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:00 am
It seemed the other senshi was stymied. Gadolinite raised a brow, amusement dancing around the corners of his eyes, clear entertainment visible on his face. He may have been new(ish) to the Negaverse himself, but that didn't mean that it wasn't going to make him laugh to see the Order side of things flounder.
He considered the directive, Gadolinite's head tilted a little to the side as though giving it some serious, intense contemplation. Then he said, delicately,
"No."
A wide, electric grin had spread across his face.
"Make me."
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He honestly wasn't all that surprised to find that the simple request didn't really work, this time.
After all, he wasn't sure why it worked the first time.
Maybe this guy was just looking for a fight. That guy's wide grin was... Unsettling, to say the least. Chilling and disturbing to say the worst. And he offered the make me response, because of course he did. The Negaverse never seemed to do anything good, so why would he give that woman her energy back? It didn't serve his interests, whatever they were.
Encke grimaced.
This was his own fault.
"Alright."
He didn't seem like he was doing anything, for a few seconds, before he suddenly snapped his hand forward and screamed, "Ionization!"
"Ionization!" (Offensive / Attack) - Encke points his left pointer finger forward at his adversary and shouts, "Ionization!" Suddenly, the air around the adversary sounds like it is crackling, and before long, small purple-blue sparks begin to hit their body, causing the sensation of small shocks all over them. Effectively, the air around them has become conductive and ionized, like plasmas. (Usage: Twice per battle. Duration: The air around the adversary remains this way for about thirty seconds. Range: About a ten foot radius around the adversary is affected. Weaknesses: There is always the possibility for the adversary to just make their way out of the ten foot radius! Secondly, this attack does not really discriminate--if he is within the ten foot radius, he will get shocked just as much as the adversary is.
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:22 am
The uniform was so bright. Gadolinite was letting his gaze sweep up and down it with distaste visible on his face, though the amusement was still there, clear as day in his eyes. The Order signature as well, like a blinding taint; why was it that the Order brats felt the need to have things so sterile?
His fingers closed around the orb of energy just in time.
The magic seared around Gadolinite, ebbing and waning like the tide, pinpricks of shock rippling up and down every movement that he made. Gadolinite let out a hiss of mingled irritation and pain, hand grasping the energy so tightly that his knuckles were white.
"дерьмо́!" A laugh, ragged and rough escaped. "That hurts. You are fast."
Gadolinite forced his body to move, shifting his feet, and swung an arm towards the senshi, his expression glittering with amusement.
"But I am fast too."
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The one disadvantage to his attack was that he couldn't really try to get close without suffering its effects himself. Over the years he had somewhat gotten used to the way it pricked and pulsed, but Encke's movements towards Gadolinite were slowed nevertheless. Maybe he could just grab at the orb before he got over the--
Russian?
That was Russian, he thought. Sounded like it anyway. Or some other Slavic language maybe--
Oh hey, a compliment!
Probably one of the main things Encke had going for him was speed. He spent most of his time moving around in some way or form, and his favorite activity was probably anything that involved being active, quickly. Commenting on it was enough to bring a bit of a smug grin to his face, though it was quick to disappear when he suddenly noticed a swing towards his face.
He ducked over to the side, or at least tried to, resulting in the hit landing on his shoulder. Encke winced.
"Yeah, noticing that," came the dry response, as Encke's eyes searched out the energy orb again. There it was. Now how was he going to get it out-- "Bet you're not as fast as me, though."
As he said that, he lifted a leg in an attempt to kick Gadolinite.
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:39 pm
He was staggering a little, the little frissons of pain rippling up his body from the magic making it difficult to move properly. Gadolinite's swing, aimed at the senshi's face, mostly missed, instead cracking against his shoulder instead, Gadolinite shifting on his feet.
He hastily shifted, already feeling the magic beginning to wane a little, and saw the man lifted his leg just in time. Gadolinite's hands shot out, snagging ahold of the senshi's ankle, jumping a little in the process to keep from falling over.
"That is assumption," he said with a laugh, and then promptly skidded a little, shoving the senshi back. The push made Gadolinite lose his balance, stumbling and slipping until he landed with a little crash on the ground, his hair pooling in a black current around him.
"дерьмо́," he said again, breathless with amusement, Gadolinite's palms scraping on the pavement. He pushed himself up, shaking his head.
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That was definitely a failed attempt at a kick, then. Encke threw out his arms to catch his balance, trying to stop himself from toppling over when he got shoved backwards. While he stumbled a bit, he seemed able to keep himself upright, unlike the man with ... quite extensive black hair.
Seriously, how was that not hurting his neck?
Never mind that, what was that phrase he kept saying?
Never mind that, the guy was on the ground what was he doing?
Encke yanked his wandering mind back into the battle, moving in closer to Gadolinite again and deciding to try to keep him down. He lifted a leg and attempted stamping his foot on the other guy's hand to keep him on the ground.
Not that he was really sure what he'd do with him once he got him to stay down.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:35 am
The hair really did get in the way; a highly irritating inconvenience that Gadolinite could have done without, even though it had come in good use once (or twice) during a few select encounters. He dragged himself to his knees, then let out a vicious sort of shout as a foot came cracking down on his hand.
Pain exploded, bright and hot, and Gadolinite lunged instinctively, free hand grappling for the senshi's leg to yank him to the ground. He wasn't sure if anything was broken, but it sure felt like it, his fingers throbbing with each small movement.
"ты что бля!" Gadolinite snarled, hand tight around the senshi's ankle, expression one of fervent pleasure and mingled anger. "You kick vhile down, I vill break your neck, senshi."
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He couldn't exactly go help the civilian while trying to keep this guy down he didn't really think this through--
That was his ankle--
Encke had a dim awareness of this as he continued to wobble unsteadily, attempts to keep himself upright resulting in him taking his foot off the other guy's hand and sort of awkwardly hopping on one foot. It wasn't very effective, really.
Awkwardly, he fell forward a bit and pressed his hands to the ground to stop himself from falling into his face. There was a momentary thought that maybe he'd try to return the favour so Encke attempted to snap back upright.
He should probably respond to the threat right? Encke tried to stare into the other's eyes, but found himself a bit disturbed by his expression. "That seems a little extreme, don't you think?" He glanced away, purposefully keeping his eyes on the civilian he had interfered in this nonsense for in the first place. "Why don't you just give that energy back and we can be done with this--"
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:25 am
Gadolinite yanked his rapidly swelling hand out the second that the senshi's foot lifted from it, swearing both loudly and creatively. His little maneuver had gotten the other to stagger, and then tip forward, so that now the pair of them were grappling on the ground.
Not ideal, nor with any finesse, really, but workable.
Gadolinite's eyes were glinting in the dark.
"No," he said, hissing through his teeth, but there was a wide, thrilled grin on his face, the anger melting away. "Extreme vould be leaving you to die on street. But this is my fight. And this is my energy. You haff no right to it, ублю́док. All you Order are same. Соси́ мой хуй!"
Gadolinite lashed out, violently and unhesitatingly in the best way he knew how - which was to grab ahold of the senshi's head of hair and slam his forehead into the other's.
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"You don't get to take something from someone and declare it yours, that's--" what the hell was this guy doing--
Encke's mind blanked for a moment at the impact, and he likely would have fallen backwards if it wasn't for the fact the other was holding onto his head. His mind spun and his pupils retracted for a moment as he tried to regain his focus.
It took a few moments for him to get his head back into the game.
"You Nega are crazy," he bumbled out, instinctually throwing his hands out to shove the corrupt senshi away. His head was throbbing. What the hell was the point of that? Wouldn't that just hurt this guy too?
Encke stumbled backwards, attempting to establish some more distance between the two of them.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:20 pm
Gadolinite had really only been putting to use one of his best features - namely his head. Still, one could not headbutt someone and come away entirely unscathed, even though he'd done this several times in the past and had learned where to aim and how to not knock himself out.
His fingers let go of the other man's hair and Gadolinite clambered to his feet, yanking his trailing hair out of the way and flipping it behind him in an exaggerated show of movement.
"That is whole point of Negaverse," he said lightly, a grin flashing across his face.
"This is mine. You Order can bite me."
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Bite him?
"No thanks," replied Encke, quirking a brow. "And it's not yours, it's hers." He jerked his head in the direction of the civilian, only to immediately realize that was a terrible mistake. He could feel the blood pulsing in the veins in his head. For a moment, he thought he might unceremoniously topple to the side. Aloud, he attempted a snarky front, "That's how ownership works."
Did he seriously imply the point of the Negaverse was to be crazy? Encke squinted at the other for a moment, though that was partially because he went blurry for a few moments. Encke shook his head in an attempt to bring himself back into focus.
He had another usage of his attack left, he was fairly sure, and with how utterly dizzy he was, he had little chance of chasing off this guy without it. Desperate and not wanting to flee away from the scene when he was still worried for the sake of someone who literally couldn't defend herself, Encke managed out another, "Ionization!"
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