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[Action A: Anyone out during the Dark Hour tonight will hear an altercation a few dozen yards away. It ends with a loud CLANG and the sound of someone running off. If you check it out, you'll find one Kaiji Ito out for the count, crumpled to the ground in a heap. He's got a head wound that's still bleeding.

Video: Elsewhere in town, the feed on Kaiji's phone kicks on to see that unmistakable face on screen, but with a few notable differences. Those eerie gold eyes are one clue, of course. But he's dressed like a construction worker - helmet, goggles, work gloves, smeared with dirt and carrying a shovel.]

Pathetic. This whole place is pathetic. You, me, everyone in this town. You don't even know what you're fighting against. Everyone just goes about their day and tries to ignore the fact what's going on here. People kidnapped from their homes, these "Personas", mysterious calls... No one can figure shit out. Especially not me. Not us.

Useless. A worthless, pathetic fucking loser like us aren't getting anyway, you should all stop even trying to rely on us for an instant. Thinking that a place like this is some sort of second chance, some sort of hope... Bullshit. Someone else is pulling the strings, that's obvious. No matter where you go, you're someone's dog. You'll never amount to anything, even in a place like this. Don't forget it! [The feed cuts off.]

[Action B: After that, Kaiji's shadow will be roaming around during the Dark Hour, looking to see if his other half has gotten back up yet. Feel free to approach or engage, but beware - he's way stronger than actual Kaiji, and getting too close to him for too long seems to have a negative effect on your psyche. You may just end up as miserable as this shadow.]

[[OOC - tags might be slow to the holiday weekend, sorry!]]

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[he starts walking towards her, shovel over his shoulder.]

[Miki goes into a ready stance.]

You started it long ago when you tried to run me over.

[As he approaches, Miki can't help but feel that maybe... he has a point? No, that can't be right...]

[Miki starts to look a little bit uncertain. Usually people challenge her formally or just ambush her from a garbage can. They don't really ask her to attack them.]

N..no, I'm not holding back, you.. you just need to go first.

[As the shadow gets close, he darts forward and swings the shovel at her. Hopefully she doesn't feel too worthless to move out of the way.]

[This is what Miki's been waiting for over the past month, no matter how negative Shadow!Kaiji's aura may be, the satifaction that she'll now get to cave in the face of who she thinks is Kaiji is enough of a high to get all her hormones into high gear. Miki barely dodges under the swing of the shovel, since it was a lot faster than she had thought Kaiji capable of, moves in close and comes in for a right jab, only at the last moment to pull it back and aim a roundhouse kick at shadow!Kaiji's ribs.]

[The hit lands, but he takes it pretty well. He stumbles, and then turns to swing the shovel downwards, hoping to knock her legs out form under her. The shadow hits a hell of a lot harder than the real Kaiji ever would.]

[Miki manages to jump over the shovel arc, just seconds before it would have impacted her knee, and takes a swing at Shadow!Kaiji's face. She is still not entirely adjusted to how fast Shadow!Kaiji is, as it is almost as if he's not human.]

[Instead of bringing the shovel back up for another swing, the shadow keeps rolling forward in an effort to bowl Miki over, whether she hits his face or not.]

[Well usually people don't run face first into her punches. She manages to brace her other hand on Shadow Kaiji's shoulder and slides backwards with him but manages to stay up.]

[Shadows are only just a little unhinged. They can also use Personas! So when he doesn't manage to knock her down, he summons Atropos, and casts a lightning spell.]

[Well shit, that's harder to dodge. Miki becomes fried Miki and while she is still up, she is obviously stunned.]

[If Miki doesn't move, she's getting clocked with a shovel in about 3 seconds.]

[Still a little bit wiped out by the spell, Miki tries to block the shovel with her arm both forgetting that it's better to dodge and that Shadow Kaiji is a lot stronger than a half unconscious person. As the shovel crashes into her wrist, the pain is enough to jolt Miki back in her senses long enough to allow her use the the shovels remaining momentum to throw her out of the way in what appears to be a clumsy sideways jump.]

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I THOUGHT I RESPONDED TO THIS ugh sorry :(

Re: I THOUGHT I RESPONDED TO THIS ugh sorry :(