tvk | Unit 9 [Action/Video] - This one's a killer, don't die.

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gaignun kukai (nigredo)

Unit 9 [Action/Video] - This one's a killer, don't die.

For the past few dark hours, people around town may have caught a brief sight of a young woman disappearing in to the shadows. Her movements are fluid, and practiced, and she is clearly tracking someone.

It's the Dark Hour between Friday and Saturday that she catches up with her wayward prey, dropping down in front of him. Gaignun's phone drops out of his pocket, flicking onto Video once it hits the ground, the camera staring up at the two figures. The woman is the first to speak, the first words out of her mouth were not a greeting, or an insult, but a simple question.

“Why are you in control? Where's father?”

"C-Citrine?!"

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[In his defense he was on his way home from the store when the Dark Hour hit, and Citrine had made sure he was on his own because she's smart like that.]

Hiyono? I'm near the business district, but I'll be alright! You concentrate on getting back inside. [He refuses to give Citrine more targets.]

[She'd already thought as much, so even though the direction itself is vague she's got a pretty good idea of where he is.]

Sorry, but I'm not going to rest that easily. Try to hold her off as well as you can, alright?

[And with that, she begins heading over, summoning up Lakshmi to constantly scan the area around her for Shadows in her vicinity. She can only hope the one Gaignun is facing will happen to have an exploitable weakness.]

[Once she gets in range, Hiyono's scans will reveal that while Citrine has pretty average defense, her agility and strength stats are pretty high.]

Alright, but this will have to be a running fire fight! [Time to dodge a few attacks himself, while getting off a shot here and there]

Roger that!

[In fact, he might not even need to listen to the feed, because there's definitely some backup fire aimed at the Shadow!Citrine, particularly her legs. And Hiyono's aim isn't too shabby to boot.

The girl herself isn't too far away; she stopped to take aim the minute she spotted the two, although for now she's keeping back to offer support more than a direct attack.]

[The addition of the second source of firepower is rather helpful in that it forces the shadow into a more defensive posture instead of constant attacking. Which was a plus considering she could bounce off walls and all those moves that one would associate with ninja movies.]

Hiyono! Keep moving!

Got it!

[She begins to move, although she's still got an eye on Citrine. Her shots cease briefly as the figure of a woman appears.]

Bufu!

[She may not have a weakness to ice, but it's always good to test out your options nevertheless.]

[while Citrine may not be weak to ice, she certainly isn't strong towards it, so at least it hits and does a decent chunk of damage. Also, Gaignun cast the same spell right after Hiyono did so she got a double dose.]

Ganging up on me won't save you! [The shadow is rather angry now, and sends out a shockwave style blast that will do 666 points of damage if it hits. Thankfully she only aims it at Gaignun however. The blast manages to knock him into a building with a loud thud. With him momentarily out of the way, Citrine now turns her attention to Hiyono]

Walk away child. Quiet---. [She stops, and falls. A shot to the back of her head being her demise is revealed before she fades away.]

That...ow....was interesting. [Gaignun hauls himself the rest of the way up.] Are you alright Hiyono?

[It's probably for the best that she'd been hit from behind, because otherwise the woman likely would've gotten a bullet to the face. Hiyono lowers her own handgun only when she's sure the Shadow has dissipated, giving a sigh of relief.]

You took more damage than I did. I'm perfectly fine.

[She casts a concerned look in his direction, beginning to walk towards him.]

Will you be alright? I can help you back to the hotel if you need it.

I'll be alright. She didn't have much of a chance to get going before you showed up. [His back hurts like hell and he's sure he's at least bruised a couple of ribs but hey...]

Thank you for your help, she would have been a lot more trouble once she got going.

It's not a problem at all! Besides, I still begrudge them for the Shadow they made me face.

[She says it brightly, but... there's definitely a certain coldness to her tone.

At the very least, I'll head back to the hotel with you. Safety in numbers, after all!

I won't say no to the company, and I wouldn't be comfortable with you going off by yourself and getting into trouble right after helping me.

But life is so much more exciting with a little trouble here and there.

Shall we?

[And so she begins to walk! She's still got her handgun in case they encounter the usual Shadows, but at least outwardly she's much more relaxed.]

I don't know about that, I've had quite enough excitement in my life. I'm ready for a little boredom. [And he's just going to walk slowly beside her.]

What were you doing out by yourself anyways?

Adventures are good for teaching you about yourself, I think. Even if you try to keep a facade, it really forces you to consider your true nature.

But that may just be me.

As for why I'm out and about... Well, my Persona grants me the ability to analyze Shadows, so I thought I'd put it to use by identifying any "newcomers" we came across. It looks like most people are wising up, but I think it's still best to have someone on backup if possible.

Ahahah...[His laughter is a little bit embarrassed] Yes, indeed. I hadn't meant to be caught out in the open by myself, and I have to admit, I hadn't considered that they would use her.

As for adventures, they can also interfere with self discovery if they prevent you from thinking.

But that just made her a little bit more effective, didn't it? It gave her the element of surprise.

Hmmm... even if you have the time to think, who's to say your thoughts won't be manipulated? You have to rely on your own strength of character to realize your own failings and overcome them, even if analyzing the situation logically would indicate there is no possibility. And even if it turns out you can't... You will still know whether or not you are the type who can get up after a defeat.

[Her expression was thoughtful for a bit, before going back to her usual silly smile.]

Eheheh, somehow this conversation got kind of serious. We should really lighten up! After all, we did just manage to stop another one of those pesky Shadows.

I suppose so, Allen faced a shadow that would have been the worst for me so I just assumed they'd pick someone who I would be happy to shoot in the head.

[Ugh...manipulated thoughts. Yeah, not going there with a ten foot pole. When it actually happens to you, that hypothetical concept starts to get really troubling.]

That's true, we did, didn't we. One less of those ones on the street. It will make a difference.

[Ain't that always how it goes.]

I've been trying to keep track of who has met with a Shadow so far, but I'm not sure how many have been broadcast and how many might involve people who have managed to keep their phones off. Counting the both of us, I'd say it's around... fourteen now? And if you assume there's one per person, then...

[They've still got a ways to go before they've eliminated all of the threats.]

Well, it may not be correct, but it seems to be a valid observation based on what we've seen so far. Also, the one per person thing falls in with some of the other stunts this place has pulled.

Still, we may yet be proven wrong.

I hope it turns out to be less than expected, then! This is really troublesome. I'm not a very violent person, but even this is pushing it!

[So sayeth the girl who tried to attack a boy on crutches.]

I know. This place is forcing people to fight like its own private arena.

Forcing people to fight against potentially traumatic opponents.

I hope they don't think they'll get away with this sort of thing for much longer.

They wont, and thankfully, as far as I can tell, when we leave this place there are no memories of it.

[Oh thank goodness, there's the hotel. Soon he'll be able to sit down. Soon.]

Even if we don't have memories when we leave, that doesn't make it okay! And it's not like all of us have somewhere to go outside of this place.

[She's lookin' at you, dude.]

Even though it might not affect our lives in our own worlds, our lives here still mean something.

[Aaaand arrival! She'll quicken her pace to get the door for him.]

Perhaps not, but it's better then being paraded about for someone's amusement or power struggle. [Oh Hiyono, you kind girl you.]

Of course our lives mean something here. Any life means something where it is being lived.

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