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[ Maybe a bit. Nero's still got more tricks up his sleeve but he isn't going at full strength. Part of it is also due to his own arrogance and pride, but he nods. ]
Sure, plenty of times. A weird monster plant tried to kill me back home too.
[His blade swings down a few times and releases sparks.]
Try roasting them with fire.
Sure, plenty of times. A weird monster plant tried to kill me back home too.
[His blade swings down a few times and releases sparks.]
Try roasting them with fire.
[ Power-hungry assholes all across the universe. Yay. ]
They'd argue that whatever they did, they did for the betterment of mankind, no matter the atrocity. It turns out that ideal is pretty subjective.
[ If she sounds bitter, it's because she is. Velvet's gaze drifts over the crowd around them; they are like two dark fish out of water. ]
Hard to protect people from themselves, isn't it. I usually don't bother trying.
They'd argue that whatever they did, they did for the betterment of mankind, no matter the atrocity. It turns out that ideal is pretty subjective.
[ If she sounds bitter, it's because she is. Velvet's gaze drifts over the crowd around them; they are like two dark fish out of water. ]
Hard to protect people from themselves, isn't it. I usually don't bother trying.
Yeah. Planning on joining up?
[She'd considered it, briefly.]
[She'd considered it, briefly.]
[...Well what's he going to do, say "no" when he's being showed up like that?
Red threw his coat and shirt aside, kicking away a thrashing severed tendril. How dangerous could a little sap really be?]
Right.
[Still, they weren't going to be able to cut their way to this thing's heart any time soon, but that didn't mean that they couldn't carve their path through it. And they weren't the first giant, obnoxious plants Red had cut down in his line of work.
If she would keep slinging around the upper levels like that, he'd just cut away the proverbial 'roots' the hard way with his feet on the ground.]
Red threw his coat and shirt aside, kicking away a thrashing severed tendril. How dangerous could a little sap really be?]
Right.
[Still, they weren't going to be able to cut their way to this thing's heart any time soon, but that didn't mean that they couldn't carve their path through it. And they weren't the first giant, obnoxious plants Red had cut down in his line of work.
If she would keep slinging around the upper levels like that, he'd just cut away the proverbial 'roots' the hard way with his feet on the ground.]
I’ll hold you to that.
[Though of course, he’ll be the first to encourage her to get out of danger if it comes down to it. Still, it seems like she knows what she’s doing, which is more than he can say for some of the other kids he’s met since arriving here.
She takes off and 76 is quick to follow on the ground, pushing himself into a sprint as he fires a trio of rockets at the nearest cluster of vines.]
[Though of course, he’ll be the first to encourage her to get out of danger if it comes down to it. Still, it seems like she knows what she’s doing, which is more than he can say for some of the other kids he’s met since arriving here.
She takes off and 76 is quick to follow on the ground, pushing himself into a sprint as he fires a trio of rockets at the nearest cluster of vines.]
I'm thinking about it. Something tells me my stay here won't be brief and the more I work with familiar aspects from home, the easier it'll be to adjust. However, my main reason for joining up before is...not exactly here.
(Eren...You wanted so badly to fight off the titans, so badly to fight. You said it yourself: you can't win if you don't fight. Would she best honor those words by joining the Moon Knights...?)
What about you?
(Eren...You wanted so badly to fight off the titans, so badly to fight. You said it yourself: you can't win if you don't fight. Would she best honor those words by joining the Moon Knights...?)
What about you?
(Mikasa's grappling point keeps her glued to the wall as she runs alongside it, traveling with the fulcrum to lure out the vines around the ones blown up by rockets. As expected, they lunge towards her at the peak of her run, prompting the second grapple to shoot out to another building and leaving Mikasa to make a lawnmower out of herself.
For all of her skill at being the world's most murderous pendulum, it seems less effective than the rockets, the residual flames driving off the vines more than the severed ones. The burning ones shrink away while the cut ones flail uselessly, but either way has less of the plant causing trouble.)
For all of her skill at being the world's most murderous pendulum, it seems less effective than the rockets, the residual flames driving off the vines more than the severed ones. The burning ones shrink away while the cut ones flail uselessly, but either way has less of the plant causing trouble.)
(One attacking from the air and the other on the ground. It proves to be a viable tactic as they cover each others' bases. Red sicking to the ground lets him deal with vines as soon as they pop out of the ground and Mikasa's vertical movement makes sure neither of them get surrounded.
Honestly, she's glad he chose to stay and fight. The dense plant life here would be difficult for her to manage on her own.)
Is your sword also firing bullets?
(She has to ask with the mix of gunshots coming from his direction.)
Honestly, she's glad he chose to stay and fight. The dense plant life here would be difficult for her to manage on her own.)
Is your sword also firing bullets?
(She has to ask with the mix of gunshots coming from his direction.)
Now she's ducking her head down a bit. Mikasa's kicking herself for spouting all of that on Koishi, especially since she didn't mean it to fish for sympathy. She'll offer her a smile, at least, no less appreciative for her kind words.
"If I'm all that's from my world, then you won't have to worry. I'll make sure of it."
Mikasa's shoving her own doubts and concerns aside to offer reassurance instead. Koishi could probably tell that with ease, that third eye of hers closing in and warranting an uncertain glance from the soldier. She's still not sure what a youkai is, so flying kids with weird attached eyes like that? Probably not the strangest thing she's seen so far, considering the Prismals themselves.
"...Can you see through that?"
It's an obvious question, but she has to ask.
"If I'm all that's from my world, then you won't have to worry. I'll make sure of it."
Mikasa's shoving her own doubts and concerns aside to offer reassurance instead. Koishi could probably tell that with ease, that third eye of hers closing in and warranting an uncertain glance from the soldier. She's still not sure what a youkai is, so flying kids with weird attached eyes like that? Probably not the strangest thing she's seen so far, considering the Prismals themselves.
"...Can you see through that?"
It's an obvious question, but she has to ask.
I don't have anything to burn them with.
(Just a couple of normal swords here, even if they're attached to her maneuvering gear. She could've sworn she heard Nero's sword revving when it somehow ignited those vines and cut through them at the same time. Gotta admit: that's impressive.
Even without any fire to work with, she's making short work of the ones trying to get close to her, her blades proving how bad an idea that is.)
My experience is with titans. They indiscriminately ate and murdered people; they could only be killed by a deep cut on the nape of their neck.
(Just a couple of normal swords here, even if they're attached to her maneuvering gear. She could've sworn she heard Nero's sword revving when it somehow ignited those vines and cut through them at the same time. Gotta admit: that's impressive.
Even without any fire to work with, she's making short work of the ones trying to get close to her, her blades proving how bad an idea that is.)
My experience is with titans. They indiscriminately ate and murdered people; they could only be killed by a deep cut on the nape of their neck.
"Maybe other people would come. And not the scary monsters. Then you'll be safe and you'll have friends."
So long as it wasn't a select few individuals...
Koishi blinked at the question though. "Oh. My third eye?" She looked down at it, reaching out and taking it, pulling it away from Mikasa. "No. I mean, technically it doesn't 'see' the way the eyes in my head do. But it doesn't see at all anymore. It's blind." She used a finger to gently lift the eyelid, revealing the milky white surface.
"It's how we satori youkai read people's thoughts. But I can't read people's thoughts anymore. Instead I can manipulate the subconscious. I like that power better. I can sort of 'feel' the shape of your mind though. It's strong and nice and full of geometric shapes and angles. I like it a lot."
So long as it wasn't a select few individuals...
Koishi blinked at the question though. "Oh. My third eye?" She looked down at it, reaching out and taking it, pulling it away from Mikasa. "No. I mean, technically it doesn't 'see' the way the eyes in my head do. But it doesn't see at all anymore. It's blind." She used a finger to gently lift the eyelid, revealing the milky white surface.
"It's how we satori youkai read people's thoughts. But I can't read people's thoughts anymore. Instead I can manipulate the subconscious. I like that power better. I can sort of 'feel' the shape of your mind though. It's strong and nice and full of geometric shapes and angles. I like it a lot."
Probably not. It's against tradition for people in my order to join planetary defense forces. So, I really shouldn't.
[Then again, maybe she should bend that rule too.]
I figured I'd operate independently, and rely on...Moonlacing...to make Chroma.
[Then again, maybe she should bend that rule too.]
I figured I'd operate independently, and rely on...Moonlacing...to make Chroma.
Seriously? That's disgusting. Not you, the titans.
[Nero's expression is just twisting away into anger. He takes it out on the vines, cutting them down]
Good thing you bagged those assholes and showed them who's boss.
[Mikasa knows where it's at. She's strong enough to take down a titan. So Nero can trust her to take care of herself in a fight.]
[Nero's expression is just twisting away into anger. He takes it out on the vines, cutting them down]
Good thing you bagged those assholes and showed them who's boss.
[Mikasa knows where it's at. She's strong enough to take down a titan. So Nero can trust her to take care of herself in a fight.]
[Time for him to show off a bit. He twirls the gunblade around his finger and momentarily rests it against his shoulder. He even ejects the first shell by hand, without jamming his gunblade.]
What, yours doesn't?
[Of course, they couldn't just try and hold their ground forever-- they had to eventually cut themselves a path out that would let them rejoin the others. And after a few more well-placed blows from the both of them, one small side street section was left considerably cleared...]
Over there! Think we should go for it?
What, yours doesn't?
[Of course, they couldn't just try and hold their ground forever-- they had to eventually cut themselves a path out that would let them rejoin the others. And after a few more well-placed blows from the both of them, one small side street section was left considerably cleared...]
Over there! Think we should go for it?
[ In Velvet's view, that's more than respectable. She could think of a plethora of worse reasons to become a soldier, and the contradiction hardly even registers – perhaps because it resonates closely with her own priorities. ]
You know, I could use someone serious to train with while I'm here. What's your name?
You know, I could use someone serious to train with while I'm here. What's your name?
[76 moves smoothly for his (apparent) age, keeping up with Mikasa seemingly with little issue. He hits the vines with the rockets and she cuts through the rest of them, so all that's left for him to do is go after the stray plants.
This proves to be effective, despite the fact that it fills the alleyway with smoke and steam. For good measure, he activates his visor and lets that do the rest of the work, using it to pick off any that remain with pulse fire.]
I think that's all of them.
[That he can see, anyway.]
This proves to be effective, despite the fact that it fills the alleyway with smoke and steam. For good measure, he activates his visor and lets that do the rest of the work, using it to pick off any that remain with pulse fire.]
I think that's all of them.
[That he can see, anyway.]
I've heard about Moonlacing. It's a strange concept, but not much stranger than anything else here. Does it actually work?
(She figured that'd be something a local would have, something they'd be born with. Is it really because she and the other new arrivals aren't locals at all...?)
(She figured that'd be something a local would have, something they'd be born with. Is it really because she and the other new arrivals aren't locals at all...?)
Good eye.
It's Velvet Crowe. I'll consider it a win if you can make me sweat even just a little.
[ Velvet is confident, but she also has a mind to stoke the fire of competition. If she can get a reaction from Mikasa, that would feel like a win, too. ]
It's Velvet Crowe. I'll consider it a win if you can make me sweat even just a little.
[ Velvet is confident, but she also has a mind to stoke the fire of competition. If she can get a reaction from Mikasa, that would feel like a win, too. ]
(Smoke and steam are far more preferable than plants. Once they're all taken care of here, Mikasa flicks the remainder of the sap and plant remains off of her blades before sheathing them.)
I'll do a second survey of the area to be sure, but everything seems clear right now.
(She breathes a sigh.)
The evacuations are nearly complete, last I checked, but I don't know how far along they are in finding a way to destroy the plant.
I'll do a second survey of the area to be sure, but everything seems clear right now.
(She breathes a sigh.)
The evacuations are nearly complete, last I checked, but I don't know how far along they are in finding a way to destroy the plant.
Do it. We won't waste this opportunity.
(It's small enough to work and they've proven themselves capable of handling what the plant can throw at them. Mikasa's concerns are about him being grounded, so her making the first move is to help clear the way as much as she can to ensure his safety. Even in another world, she can't shake that soldier's mindset.
Still, it's looking a little dense where's she's swinging. Hopefully she and Red can make their way out of here soon.)
(It's small enough to work and they've proven themselves capable of handling what the plant can throw at them. Mikasa's concerns are about him being grounded, so her making the first move is to help clear the way as much as she can to ensure his safety. Even in another world, she can't shake that soldier's mindset.
Still, it's looking a little dense where's she's swinging. Hopefully she and Red can make their way out of here soon.)
"You can sense how I feel instead?"
It's...not exactly like mind reading and to Mikasa, that's probably for the best. As invasive as either power is, at least she isn't picking up the images of what titans look like and what they did. She'd rather not inflict that on anyone.
"I imagine you have control over who you can read; standing in the middle of a festival with that kind of power would be overwhelming, I assume."
It's...not exactly like mind reading and to Mikasa, that's probably for the best. As invasive as either power is, at least she isn't picking up the images of what titans look like and what they did. She'd rather not inflict that on anyone.
"I imagine you have control over who you can read; standing in the middle of a festival with that kind of power would be overwhelming, I assume."
"Ohhh nono. Hehe. My power doesn't turn off. And it's kind of indiscriminate." She tugged the edges of her hat down a little. "It's a whole bunch of noise to me. Rolling as excitement rises and falls. Just like normal sound. It's just how we satori see the world."
A pause.
"Or, rather, how I see the world. Since most satori aren't blind. Actually reading thoughts is a little different. It's much louder." A pause. "Well, it's why sis doesn't like big crowds. But she doesn't like a lot of noise regardless of if its in her head or not."
A pause.
"Or, rather, how I see the world. Since most satori aren't blind. Actually reading thoughts is a little different. It's much louder." A pause. "Well, it's why sis doesn't like big crowds. But she doesn't like a lot of noise regardless of if its in her head or not."
We were nearly done routing them before I found myself here. The rest of the battle is up to them.
(There are good people back there who needed the push and Mikasa did what she could for them. Armin has a good head on his shoulders and there are other strong fighters there besides her. They'll be fine.
Or so she hopes)
Were you mid-battle before arriving here, too?
(There are good people back there who needed the push and Mikasa did what she could for them. Armin has a good head on his shoulders and there are other strong fighters there besides her. They'll be fine.
Were you mid-battle before arriving here, too?
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