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[paradisamods]

[This afternoon, the quirky merriment at Terre Haute has something very sudden cutting its way in. There's the very distinct sound of an explosion. It shakes the ground with a small tremor for but a brief moment. Those who are looking at a certain monolith in the distance may see that there is now smoke coming from it, parts of it crumbling and tearing away as black smoke begin to fill the air.

Something's happening at that strange "thing" that fell from the sky. But what? Dare you disregard the unsettling feeling that may begin to steadily fill the air?]


[REACTIONS | GIRAFFES | NEW FRIENDS | I DON'T LIKE THESE NEW FRIENDS]
(OOC: More sections will be posted as the event progresses!)

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[wilder]

[Yeah. Those guys? Do not look friendly. Zelos moves into a battle stance while drawing his sword and readying his shield. He very much doubts talking will merit anything with that explosion show]

Jeez, figures we'd run into a gang.

[gentleidealist]

[Lloyd runs up next to Zelos, twin blades out.]

Who invited these guys?!

[wilder]

[a shrug!]

Same guys who invite trouble every time we go somewhere?

[gentleidealist]

So basically they're chasing you?

[The bug guys are drawing closer, and Lloyd doesn't budge an inch.]

[wilder]

Ha? Me? Please! They so don't have any sisters cute enough to hit on.

[So not budging either, jeez these guys get uglier the closer they get]

So it must be you.

[And they're getting in range! One of them swings a nasty claw thing at Lloyd!]

[gentleidealist]

Every time someone shows up to kill us, it's because you're some kind of fugitive--

[Okay, enough teasing. They're in melee range, which means it's go time. Lloyd feels terribly slow, but he's gotten used to it by now. He ducks beneath the claw and slices at the Collector's side, aiming for a fleshy bit between natural armor.]

Damn, they're tough!

[The collector has a buddy, who lunges straight for Zelos, trying to use its extreme stature to grab him by the hair.

RUDE]

[wolfchild]

Zelos!

[ Arya runs up to him, for once not accompanied by Nymeria. Not even Needle is drawn. ]

Wait!

[wilder]

Arya?!

[He'll turn to see her. He notices the lack of nymeria or needle. Which you know is confusing]

What is it?

[wolfchild]

[ She's out of breath when she reaches him. ]

Come on! We can set up defenses back.

[wilder]

[he shakes his head]

Sorry my little wolf, but my place is up here.

[wolfchild]

[ Stubbornly: ] No, it isn't! You can help there! It's important too! No one will blame you if you do!

[not_mafia]

Z-zelos...

[Tsuna is off to the side, watching them advance with wide eyes. His hand's frozen on the dagger still in his hilt, and he might be trembling a little.]

I-I don't know if I...

[If he can fight them. They're nearly twice his size and all he has is a dagger.]

[wilder]

[yeah, he's noticing that. Oh man, the kid's about to hit into panic mode. Not to mention, a dagger would be HARD to get into that skin he'd imagine]

Then don't. Go back to the others- you're still a student so it's not shameful.

[not_mafia]

[Trust him, he's trying not to. His nervous eyes dart to Zelos.]

But, I...

[He wants to be useful. This is what he trained for for the past few months. If he ran, did that mean all his training was for nothing?]

[wilder]

[he makes a nngh noise. The Collectors are getting pretty close!]

Look, I doubt a dagger would pierce that armor anyway. But you better make up your mind fast.

[not_mafia]

[Tsuna stands there, frozen.

He should go--

No, he's trained for this. He's trained for months. He's going to do this-- he has to. He doesn't want to be useless anymore.

So he grits his teeth and steels himself, taking his position, trying not to let his nerves get the best of him.]

[luxe_can_kill]

[Mitsuru stood beside Zelos with her sidesword drawn]

Zelos.

[wilder]

[Oh hey it's here! He'll give a little smirk]

Hey there. Come to fight?

[luxe_can_kill]

What else is there to do? [She smirked back. Having Zelos by her side gave her a bit of confidence. He looks like a good fighter]

It appears our new friends would put up a fight. I don't need my Persona to tell they're going to have some resistance to our blades.

[wilder]

Ahaha, I guess so.

[They seem to be getting closer, very soon they will be in range] Yeah- they do seem kinda bug like huh?

[luxe_can_kill]

[Mitsuru used her binoculars to get a better look. It's a good thing she brought these along, apparently]

They are indeed. They seem to have some kind of organic armor.

[rose_of_battle]

[Sheena approaches, her katana drawn, and looking for any markings like that InGen one.]

Gang of what, though?

[wilder]

....Bug people?

[LIKE HE KNOWS]

[rose_of_battle]

[She's not even going to snap at that, since she's busy staring at them. trying to judge their weaknesses.]

I wonder how they feel about fire?

[wilder]

I don't think we have time for torches.