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[ladytakamaki]

ann takamaki

deserves better

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[cattack]

[She shakes her head.]

Truth be told, I am not sure if she wants it treated.

[ladytakamaki]

...What's her deal? She sounds like...I dunno, crazy or something!

[cattack]

I would be hard-pressed to disagree.

[She sighs in frustration, running a hand through her hair.]

A scabbard demanded to know what good we have done for the world. I have my sword, which Maggie requested to borrow. I assumed she had planned to put the sword in the scabbard, as seemed obvious, but instead, she... cut her finger off. Saying she'd never done anything good before, but sacrifice was the essence of good.

Things went downhill quickly after that.

[ladytakamaki]

...What the heck?

[ ANN IS...SO CONFUSED?? AND CONCERNED??? ]

I--What was she thinking?! I mean, I know you just said it, but still-! That's just insane!

[cattack]

Insane, unreasonable, stupid. I don't understand it. Apparently she tried to leave the finger behind to make sure it could not be reattached.

[she is so Tired]

I hope your group has had better luck.

[ladytakamaki]

Tell me about it. She sounds like an absolute nightmare.

[ her condolences, cleo... ]

Our group's totally fine. I haven't had any problems with anyone on my team. They all work hard and, well, we're doing just fine.

[cattack]

Her heart seems to be in the right place, but I rather wish it had brought her brain along.

[this is the sickest burn she has ever delivered in her life

But she sighs in relief at Ann's report, at least.]

I'm glad to hear it... Thank god for that.

[ladytakamaki]

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. It sounds terrible...

[ i mean if she had to deal with a teammate losing a finger

ann would probably panic. just a little. ]

[cattack]

[SHE'S DEFINITELY BEEN PANICKING.]

It could be worse, at least. I half-expected such things to be required, rather than a mistake.

[ladytakamaki]

That's...true. These missions are actually tamer than I thought they'd be.

[ hmm... ] Well, okay, I lied; one of my friends apparently fell off of a roof trying to kill a monster?

[cattack]

-- Are they all right?!

[WHY CAN'T EVERYONE JUST STAY UNHARMED???]

[ladytakamaki]

Yeah...he's fine. He's not in my group but he had to go to the hospital, apparently.

[ smh...you people... ]

Should we get going?

[cattack]

... I'm glad he's all right, at least.

[WHY ARE THEY ALL LIKE THIS.

let's just, conveniently not mention how much she got her ass kicked by tree monsters. her group has a healer it's fine.]

Ah- Right. [SHE ALMOST FORGOT THEY WERE STILL OUTSIDE...] Hop on, I'll take you back to your home.

[ladytakamaki]

[ RIGHT. at least ann's trying to be smart about this!

(just wait until she gets punched in the face later) ]

Okay. Thanks, I appreciate it.

[ so uh. ann's never been on a motorcycle before? she'll just awkwardly swing her leg around and scoot a bit to find her proper footing. she's also...kind of nervous. it's always seemed cool but also scary, riding on one... ]

[cattack]

[Cleo can't help but grin, glancing over her shoulder at Ann.]

Is this your first time on one?

[ladytakamaki]

Yeah... Guess you can tell I'm a little nervous, huh?

[ juuuuust a little ]

[cattack]

[okay

she laughs, and pulls her helmet off, handing it off to Ann.]

Put this on. Then you put your feet on the footholds above the back wheel, and put your arms around my waist. It may seem scary at first, but I promise, once I get up to speed, there's no feeling like it in the world.

[ladytakamaki]

Okay...

[ ann's going to do just as cleo instructed: feet on the footholds, arms around cleo's waste. helmet's on. she's ready. ]

Alright. I'm in your hands now, Cleo.

[cattack]

I'll take it slow at first.

[She kicks the bike up, flipping up the kickstand, and starts off. Slow enough to hopefully not freak Ann out, but fast enough to get her a feel for the speed.

The bike itself, oddly, while making noise, doesn't seem to be giving off the loud roar, more a quiet hum, and the light displays on the dashboard show a language that is definitely not from Earth.

Also, that's definitely a sword hilt between the handlebars, just stuck in there like she stabbed it through her bike.]

What do you think? Ready to gun it?

[ladytakamaki]

[ ann can't see the dashboard but she's pretty much clinging onto cleo, even though they're not going too fast yet. she's still pretty nervous about losing her balance and falling off the bike or something, but once she starts to get more adjusted, she feels more ready to amp up the speed a little more. ]

Go for it!

[cattack]

[Yesssss.

She revs the engine, letting the bike rumble and roar, and shoots forward, letting the speed balance the bike, and the ride actually becomes smoother at a higher speed.

Cleo's grinning like an idiot while she drives, though, flattening her ears to make them more comfortable with the wind.]

So, how is it?

[ladytakamaki]

Whoa-!!

[ ann seriously wasn't expecting that at all but oh my god this is fast--ann closes her eyes, holding on tightly to cleo as they go. ]

S-Scary?! But it's--it's kinda fun!

[cattack]

Isn't it great?

[well

now it's time to scare her, taking a turn surprisingly fast, leaning the bike down into the turn until it looks like she might lose control and fall... and then the bike rights itself easily, Cleo looking smug as fuck.]

[ladytakamaki]

Whoo-hoo!!

[ looks like ann's starting to enjoy herself a little despite her still clinging onto cleo. her eyes are still closed, but damn if it doesn't feel like a roller coaster. she screams a little as cleo tilts the bike as far as it can go, and once it's back up, ann breathes a small sigh of relief. ]

You're killing me here, Cleo!

[cattack]

Nonsense. I'm a very safe driver!

[it's a joke.

...

she's trying, okay.]