002 ⚡ Video

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ Abel sits on top of his bed, legs tucked beneath him. It'd look meditative, if he wasn't surrounded by candy wrappers and a half-sewn lion plushie. ] I'm having trouble fighting a certain type of...Shadow. Visceral Mara, I think it's their name. [ Or so says this dossier. ]

...I need a partner to fight these things. I promise I won't slow you down. [ Abel trusts he doesn't look like someone who can't fight. ] I've been doing well against the Shadows that aren't immune to physical attacks.

I'd...appreciate any sort of help. [ He grabs at the phone, blocking the camera's view with a scarred, blurry palm, until he mutters something in French. ]

I almost forgot. [ His tone shifts into steely seriousness. ] ...there's a woman Juri Han who arrived not too long ago. Please, try to avoid her, and if you can, don't fight her. She's... [ A pause. ] ...not your typical fighter.

Thank you.

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[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

I get bottom carded to some crap about the Shadows? I'm almost offended. Which do you really think is more dangerous, frog prince...

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

I forgot, okay? [ He grimaces, pursing his lips almost into a pout. All this chocolate, sugar high set in. ]

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

No no, big boy, you gotta make up for this one.

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ Eyebrow raise. ] So, you want to see me now? [ Exploitable... ]

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[greyerrant.livejournal.com]

And what is she like, exactly? I mean, we get a lot of unusual people here.

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

You said you needed a partner, riiiiight~?

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ OH NO NO NO. ] ...a partner who won't kick me in the face when I turn around and isn't associated with my psychotic twin 'brother'.

Which, by the way, we haven't resolved.

Yet.

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

But you know what I'm capable of.

video.

[willdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

[Hakuno tilts her head to the side questioningly.]

What does she look like?

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ How to tell the tale of Juri Han... ] She's...sadistic, psychotic. Second-in-command to a weapons trafficker [ And my evil twin 'brother'. ] I've been chasing for two years now.

And she's strong. I've...experienced that first-hand.

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ There's a catch. There's always a catch with Juri Han. Abel crosses his arms, pensive. ] Yeah, I know. [ Oh, does he know... ] But excuse me for being a bit...unsure of this arrangement, considering how many of my friends you've beaten.

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

Oh... -The cop, the soldier, and the ex-doll...- Were those your friends? Oopsie.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

About... [ Abel raises his hand right below his pectorals. ] ...that tall, black hair tied in two pigtails wrapped in purple...wiring, I think it is. A purple, spider-like leather top with straps, and loose pants.

Mostly barefooted, a Tae Kwon Do user. She's Korean, and...associated with someone I seek.

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ Abel growls. ] Don't play dumb with me, Juri Han. You know I'm with Chun-Li, Guile and Cammy. What you did to them is why I'm hesitant to this little arrangement, even if I know you're one of the most capable fighters in this place.

I don't want to end up in a freezer, cut up into parts for Seth's study, which is why this seems like a bad idea to me.

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

Oh, you don't have to worry about anything like that...

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[willdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

[The gears are turning... Click. Oh. Actually...]

I've spoken to her before. She's... socially difficult, but she didn't seem that bad.

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ I'm making a deal with the devil, but.... ] ...have you fought these things before?

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

'Socially difficult' is the kindest term I've ever heard used for Juri. [ He smiles a bit. ] She's the second-in-command to a weapons trafficker, which is part of an international crime syndicate in my world.

...I don't think I need to tell you what she's capable of.

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

Nope.

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

Then how are you supposed to be an asset? Physical hits don't work on these things, and last I checked, I can't do Sonic Booms.

[byeontae-geomi.livejournal.com]

Guess you're out a partner, then. Because I can't either.

[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ His shoulders sag. ] What happened to all that...purple energy of yours? Or was that part of the eye? [ WHY CAN'T I HADOUKEN. ]

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[willdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[So she's a criminal. So much for Hakuno wishing that she wasn't right with her assumptions.]

There doesn't seem to be a body count yet, at least.

[For someone that has an appearance of a high school student, Hakuno didn't have much of a reaction beyond one of minor discomfort. Like she was familiar with hearing about these kinds of people or something.]

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for it. [ Sadly, Abel doesn't notice the small things, unless they pertain to his past. ]

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[willdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

[Well, then that works just fine between the both of them.]

We have a lot of experienced-but-morally-sound fighters here, so things won't be that easy for her if she tries anything.