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[ Greed wanders through the many alleyways of Prospero. Though he's new here, and totally broke, he stills looks through the area for a potential spot to set up his bar. Prospero has a bar, sure, but it's not his bar. There's a definite lack of hookers, for one. Unfortunately, as the hour passes, Greed is unable to find any empty buildings he could take over. The sky has already turned to a dark black as Greed nears the hotel and his phone chimes loudly to announce the passing of an hour.

Greed shudders; the dark hour. He doesn't know much about it, but he does know he doesn't want to mess with the strange black creatures that crawl through the night. Being without his shield has left him feeling naked and vulnerable, and although he's a decent fighter even without his shield, he doesn't want to risk it. He's on his last life, his only life, and he's sure as hell not going to waste it.

He's nearly to the hotel when he spots a skittering blackness out of the corner of his eyes. He turns quickly towards it, fists up, back to the wall. The creature is small but fast, and it moves from shadow to shadow before Greed can even get a good look at it. For a moment it is still, hidden within the blackness of the night, and Greed thinks he may be able to leave without incident. But then it draws itself out, larger than before, tall and thick and dangerous looking. He can't take it, he knows; those razor sharp claws would tear him to shreds before he could even get a punch in. He takes a deep breath, centers himself; that thing may kill him, but he sure as hell is going to go down fighting.

As the monster rushes him Greed gets into a fighting stance. It gets closer and closer and just as he's about to strike out something lifts from inside him and suddenly there's a huge, green naga in front of him. It pulls its spear back, the skulls hanging from it clacking together, and thrusts it forward. The spear sinks right into the heart of the beast and it lets out an ear-piecing shriek before it shrivels away. Greed stares the creature in front of him for a long moment, unsure of what to think; it killed his attacker, yes, but that doesn't mean that it's friendly. And where did it even come from? Greed felt something draw out from his core but how could that come from him? There's no such thing as no such thing, and yet... ]

Uh, thanks, [ he says, unsure of what else to do. He doesn't even know if it can understand him, but he might as well try. ] You really saved my ass.

[ The beast turns to him, white eyes unblinking, and hisses low. For a moment it does nothing, simply looks him over, before its arm strikes towards him. With a yelp Greed ducks, the sharp talons just barely missing him. The naga hisses angrily at the miss and readies its spear instead. Greed thumps to the ground and he scrambles back, unable to quite get his foot to stand. His phone drops from his pocket as he pushes himself backwards and the video comes on. If anyone were to be watching, they'd get a pretty clear view of Greed and his attacker. The naga coils up, poised to strike again, and Greed manages to push himself up. He gets into a fighting stance, fists up; he managed to survive one brush with death tonight, perhaps he can survive another. Grinning like a mad man, he taunts the snakeman: ]

Come and get me.

[ooc: anyone is free to either watch greed get his ass kicked via video or to go see it in person. he's right beside the hotel so he should be easy to find. ]

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*Well, that won't do. He may not have control of his own Persona yet, but he wasn't kidding when he said he'd tangled with worse. True, he had his powered armor then, but he's no slouch without it. While the snakeman's attention is on Greed, David dashes around from behind it, avoiding the tail and aiming a leaping kick to the side of its head. Whether the kick lands or not, he'll be landing gracefully on both feet.*

Need some help?

[ The kick collides with the demon and it crumples to the ground. As it struggles to push itself back up again Greed runs over to David. ] Shit, thanks for saving my ass back there. [ The naga pushes itself up and picks up its spear again, hissing softly. Greed grins at David. ] Ready for more?

*He counters Greed's grin with an amused smirk, easily shifting into a martial artist's stance.*

Always. Hey ugly.

*And he doesn't waste any time. First priority is that spear, and he'll be aiming a sharp jab at the wrist of the hand holding it even as he makes his comment. If he can get the Persona to lose its grip, he'll be grabbing the spear for himself.*

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