tvk | Video - 001 - Biting the Bullet

Video - 001 - Biting the Bullet

[Cover your ears, Prospero, because it's about to get noisy in here.]

Finally this wretched thing decides to work. I have one or two things to say to you.

Firstly, very funny. I would prefer it if you returned me to Shadow Moses right this instant. Things to do, people to fight, giant robots to pilot. You know how it is. And you clearly have the technology if you brought me here this easily.

If you're behind this, Mantis, I hope you realize you're in big trouble once I get out of this. And if this is VR... then GET ME THE HELL OUT OF IT RIGHT NOW OR ELSE I'M GOING TO MURDER YOU ONCE I GET OUT!

...

If this thing isn't working after all, I am going to break it.

[And also feel very silly.]

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Well excuuuuuuuuse me, Mr. I Look Like I'm Fifteen Sweeps.

You're a foreigner, aren't you? The word is "years". And no, actually, I am double that. Not that it matters to you. And my name is Liquid.

Well I guess you could call not human foreign. If you want to 8e dum8 a8out it.
Oh yeah, the years thing. Issei said something a8out that when he turned nine sweeps. Like they're dou8le our solar sweeps or something.

Hm. I see. So to you I'd be sixteen sweeps. Interesting.

Are you seriously going to claim to be an animal?

Ugh, no. No matter how much Nepeta roleplays one, we're not 8easts.
Actually, how a8out you see me? I'm really awake around midnight.

Fine then. Pick a place and I will meet you there.

[Instructions to a place where a lot of Shadows tended to gather go here. Because she wanted to blow off some steam and maybe walk up to him with Shadow bits on her claws]

Understood. I will be there.

[Hell, he's not going to mind the Shadows. He wants to see what they are, after all.

[Just as long as it's during the Dark Hour. Or else he'll just see a human teenager sitting there and counting down to the Dark Hour]

[Late that night, Liquid takes the easy route. Over the roofs. He doesn't see her there at first. No, he's too fascinated by the change. The light. The creatures. So that girl wasn't lying. Without even thinking about it, he vaulted down to the ground and hurled himself into the midst. He wanted to see what they could do.

...and it would kill some time until this person made themselves known.]

[It doesn't take too long. Before too much time passed, Vriska's cackling could be heard as she started her whirlwind through the Shadows, occasionally summoning Anansi to confuse a few others into attacking each other]

[The battle rush was intense.

These opponents were tough, powerful. They held abilities that he'd rarely heard of. Even if there were too many for him to handle alone, there was no way he'd back out of it. The rush had caught onto him.

There was a wicked light in his eyes, a pleasure on his face despite the injuries the Shadows inflicted. Then-

-laughter.

He whirled to face it, kicking out as he did to knock a Shadow back as best he could. Incredible. He could not see her yet, not in more than a shadow amidst the darkness - but he could see Anansi. What power was this?]

Let's try something new, Anansi! BURN! [And a Shadow near the spider burst into flames] Hahahahahahahaha! Oh no you don't, get back here! [Vriska pounced one trying to get away, the troll girl landing with her claws deep inside of it near Liquid]

[And that was the point where the entire world stopped turning.

At least it seemed that way, to him.

A blur of grey and black, a horned demon hurtling out of the darkness to impale a Shadow. Everything narrowed down to nothing.

He didn't scream (not that he would, he refused to ever imagine that possibility besides hadn't he seen worse things?). He didn't even speak (where did his voice go back to alaska haha what a weird thought).

All he did was take a step back, then two steps closer, staring at the... thing mutely.]

[Vriska slowly looked up at him, her blue lips turned in a wicked grin. Spider legs slammed down around her as she summoned Anansi again] Marin Karin! [And a scuffled broke out behind Liquid]

Soooooooo, you must be the new human.

And you must be the non-human with blue text.

[He barely paid attention to the sound behind him. What was this woman?]

So you didn't mean animal. You meant... alien, I'm assuming.

Troll. [She causally ripped the Shadow down the middle, then stood slowly] Don't be so stupid, standing here like this! You've got to fight the Shadows so your Persona gains aaaaaaaall the levels.

I don't have a Persona.

[Crouching, he vaults backwards, doing a triple flip and using a bench to vault up onto a windowsill.]

Yet, at least.

... show off. [Yes, she jelly. And whirling to grab another Shadow with her claws] Aw, look, it thinks it can sneak up on me!

What's the good of having skills if you don't have a little fun with them once in a while?

[Oh man, this is impressive.]

Besides, you look like you've got it in hand. I wouldn't want to spoil your fun or steal your levels.

Geez, you're like Lusus like that. [She continued to attack the Shadows around her until one managed to hit her head and opening a long gash across her temple, covering her eye in blue blood] Oh come on, I just got this eye back here!

I have no idea who that is.

[A laugh and suddenly he jumps, landing on the Shadow in question and tackling it to the ground.]

Now that wasn't nice!

[Hi there, he'll just be driving his fist into the Shadow's eye in retaliation.]

...

[Well, you've won this troll's heart.]

[Vriska continued fighting around her with one eye, laughing manically as the numbers slowly dwindled]

[This is no Snake murdering, but it's far from being anything less than "extremely fun". Persona or no Persona, he's confident enough not to give a damn about the risk.]

[Soon enough, the Shadow's numbers fell enough for Vriska to take a breath] Whew! Hahahahahahahaha, Issei never lets me have this much fun. [She grinned at Liquid, then looked up at the moon] Shit, I think it's about over too.

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