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[linesofdeath]

Characters: Shiki Tohno & open
Setting: Residential Area
Format: action brackets, I'll follow!
Summary: Worker Units malfunctioning, and well, targeting him to be put down!
Warnings: Injuries, will put more as it goes on!


[Cut.

Another one cut down, as Shiki found himself staving off waves and waves of worker units attacking him on sight as he dodged his way through their shambling attacks, his glasses put in his pocket already as they don't stop coming onto him as lines continued to fill his sight.

Pain.

Ah, looks like one got him in the shoulder, and then his right leg. But it doesn't matter, with these kind of injuries, he can still fight.

He has to kill enough to get out of here, but at this point, this is just getting to be too taxing for him to keep on using his eyes.

Feel free to notice a guy killing off a bunch of worker units around the residential area, guys!]

Comments

[yumizuka]

[ Hello not!boyfriend, how you doin today? Just fine, and is that the scent of blood? Satsuki is no stranger to it, but there's just something more enticing about the scent of his blood. ]

Tohno-kun, are you okay?

hope this is okay and let me know if it's okay for her to malfunction as well

[culbutiri]

[A disruption. Someone was tampering with the order of things. Nesir moved towards the disturbance, blade fingers ready to deal with this. No one was allowed to disobey. No one was allowed to go against the tower. Rules were there for a purpose and as long as they were followed then everything was fine.] You will be standing down resident.

[concept_killer]

[At some point, Satsujinki stumbles in. You could say he looks normal...except for the fact that his body is sporting blue eyes all over.

But has he stumbles in, he holds up his arms, as if to ward off the other Shiki.]

Wait...! Stop for a second.

[snowyvalemaiden]

[Xue had wondered what had been this month's little game. And it all came rushing to light a few days ago. Ever since then she had been on the run and fighting her way through the worker units and avoiding the tower residents who had been turned.

It was easy for her to stay out of the way, being a rogue and all, but she had found different people who were in need of help. One such person was nearby right now, and she decided to cut her way over to him and help.]

Oy'! Bit of a bind eh mon? Care for a hand?

[atlasia]

[ Sion had noticed the fight between the drones and was waiting for the right moment to step in to help Shiki. But it was hard considering odds are he didn't want or need the help even if he was hurt. ]

If you're hurt then I can take care of the remaining enemies.

[planetcrusher]

[A thunderous **CRUNCH** rings out as a particularly unlucky worker unit is sent flying, joined suddenly by another and another and another still. It just doesn't stop! One would think it'd take some sort of tornado, or at least an elephant to throw things around with such strength, but no, the source is none other than your friendly neighborhood squirrel girl who happens to be quite literally punching around waves of the units.]

Hey!! You alright?! Stay calm, I'll take some of the heat off ya!

[lightofhumanity]

[Well, this was an interesting sight, even for chaos. However, he couldn't turn his back on a person in need, so he snapped his fingers a few times, sending some beams of energy at the worker units.]

Do you need help escaping?

[linesofdeath]

Y-yeah, I'm fine.

[Sort of, considering he's all banged up from his various encounters.]

What about you, are you alright?

[Crazy day to meet, to be honest.]

[linesofdeath]

Sorry, but I have no time to be standing down today.

[...Looks like one of the boss worker has appeared, huh. Well, that's just swell.]

[linesofdeath]

...-!?

[The automated movement of his knife slash stopped inches from the other figure's collar, as that's what he had been aiming for a while already.]

The heck happened to you?

[linesofdeath]

Sorry, but it doesn't feel right for you to be involved.

[And like always, her prediction is pretty correct on that matter.]

[linesofdeath]

[There's just this dumb look as he saw most of them flying off from the force of the blows the squirrel... girl? is dealing out.]

Y-yeah, I am.

[linesofdeath]

N-not really.

[Oh, hey, it's that one person from the maze, chaos, was it?

The recognition is at least present in Shiki's eyes as he put on his glasses again, no thanks to his eyes continuing to sap his already low stamina.]

But... thanks for the safe.

[linesofdeath]

Just make sure to not get in my way!

[It's a life-and-death situation, so it's only normal for him to not loaf around at this point.]

[concept_killer]

Things happened. Do I really need to go into it?

[He thinks it should be fairly obvious. Not that he wanted to talk about it in the first place.]

[linesofdeath]

...Nah, it's pretty obvious from the sight already.

[...But goddamn if this is not freaking him out just a liiittle bit.

And oh right, there's still those worker units trying to kill him too.]

[lightofhumanity]

[Yes, it was chaos. At least Shiki could escape on his own. chaos didn't mind having to help him, but if Shiki couldn't move, he would be in a bad shape.]

Do not mention it. We all need a little help now and then. I am just glad that I can help.

[concept_killer]

[Right. For some reason or another, those same worker units don't seem to be showing up anymore. Maybe Satsujinki just scared them away????]

Good. Because it obviously wasn't pretty.

[culbutiri]

Well you will be making time. [And she gets closer, some sort of liquid seeping through her skin.]

[snowdriftassassin]

[Sheesh, rude! Then again, considering the situation, she supposes she can forgive him.

She dispatches a few more worker drones with her magical blades and poisons before getting a bit closer.]

Not dat much be needed, but wat ya do ta be pissin' em off so much?

[linesofdeath]

[Surrounded, and then there's this 'newer' worker unit. Really, his situation is just getting worse at this point, but no matter.

Everyone can't really die here, and while that's fatalistic of him to think that way, that's really the only card he has against all these worker units, and his self-destructing power.]

Then we'll just have to see, won't we?

[linesofdeath]

I don't even know at this point. But it could have something to do with whoever is in charge this month.

[Yeah, he's one of the rare guys that don't really care about who is in charge.]

[linesofdeath]

You know, I met someone who had been tinkered with like you earlier on.

[That's another can of worms entirely.]

Are you going to try and kill me too?

[Just asking, bro.]

[linesofdeath]

Right.

[There's a nod before he went back into serious mode.]

Do you happen to know what's going on around this place?

[lightofhumanity]

[chaos returned the nod.]

Somewhat. It seems that Jason is experimenting on people and turning them into drones for his own amusement.