(Sai)
*lands where she had been, growling.* dammit....*glances over at Craze, then around the devastated mall.* eh heh....oops...*shrugs* as long as /I'm/ not getting stuck with the repair bill...*actually looks /sheepish/ as a few more signs explode around them- the lighting finally going out.* heh..

(Gild)
*He himself, straggles out the back of the store through the loading doors... Walking down the stairs and through the accessways. He's been to this mall thousands of times, and no one knew it better than him. Walking out the back, the door, flying wide open as he walks out in the daylight... He stumbles over Alan's body... Setting his wristband, he hunches over it. They'd want it anyway. And he would do anything to keep a good R.UN.er's body away from them. And he knew where YVETTEs house was.*

(Venin)
*not even aware of her surrounding she passes out*

(Craze)
SAI:*if he could see it, he'd see Craze was actually -smiling-.. extremely rare for this silent woman. She looks about and blinks yellow eyes slowly. Finally she glances back at him and gestures with a clawed hand to him... is he okay.*

(Yoshi)
Nightflash: .......*throws the knife aside in disgust.* all I know is you acted without even seeing if I would be friend or foe. *remains quiet. if only there was a way to tell his sister he'd been caught, to hide someplace else...* ..... *mutters something in Japanese. whatever his secret is- it's not one he finds easy to part with.*

(Nightflash)
WATER: *She chews her lip thoughtfully, watching him* Its okay. Don't -have- to tell me. Means more to them than me anyway. And they -will- find out if they want to. Dumbest thing you coulda done is what you did. Drawing attention to the fact you have such a great secret you'd have died to kept it. *she gestures* See? Cameras. They saw you. They can hear. *she whispers, leaning in close* You just buried yourself and exposed everything you wanted to hide...*but she seems more sad than gloating, indeed no kind of barb in her tone at all* I told you.. *she leans back again* I was doing my job.

(Gild)
*Appears on YVETTEs lawn, Alan had actually saved his life once. While he had long run out of tears from people who've died in this senseless fighting. He can't help but feel choked up, like he will cry. But he'd promissed himself... Never again after that day. All crying stopped with Chase... Looking around the farm, he sees YVETTE not too far away. Hopeing she's not dead as well.. Just looking between the two. He plugged two HUNTERs.... And came out virtually unscathed. But was it worth it?*

(Sai)
Craze: ..eh, well enough...*looking down at himself.* just got a few more holes.. *winces as the power gives out altogether.* unlike this place...I think I overloaded it's electrical systems..crappy things...um, maybe we should go now? before someoen gets the courage to try to bill us? I don't exactly get an allowance anymore...*the killer attitude completely gone- very much a sheepish 14 year old boy who's in trouble and he knows it.*

(Craze)
SAI:*he's rewarded with a soft breath of laughter... just a tiny puff of sound, far more than most get, and she nods, slinking over nearer him, checking him over herself, but not touching. One last look about and she motions again, for him to teleport first using the implant in the base of his neck. Simple think-do thing. She'll follow*

(Gild)
*He gets up, refused to believe he'd lost two friends in this battle. half running half walking as he gets to YVETTE... He'd noticed her first of ALL the R.UN.ers to see her in the tavern. Knew she wasn't ''Scratches Girl'' anymore and relayed it to everyone else. Falling to his knees as he reaches her. Hands tossing the gun away and falling on her stomach and chest.* YVETTE!!!*Voice choked.* Get up....

(Yoshi)
*eyes mostly closed- her words hit a nerve- HARD. without meaning to, he's betrayed Aoshi to them. he doesn't doubt, now that he thinks about it rationally- that they'd have a telepath watching over them.* ....I have a sister...I've been trying to keep her safe... *the words are so quiet, one can barely hear them.* *from the expression on his face- cutting his own heart out would have been less painful than saying that.* gomenasi, aoshi-chan...*burying his face in his arms- if they do have telepaths- then they probably not only know he has a secret- they know what she can do. and of her flaws.*

(Sai)
*Hears the security guards finally getting the courage to show up.* eh- see you back at HQ....*quickly vanishes. he's going to have a lot of explaining to do- he lost both Zora and the other- was well as that girl who came to Zora's rescue...about all he accomplished was leveling parts of the mall..*

(Venin)
*she utters a low moan, her eylids fluttering restlessly as she struggles to regain conciousness. The sudden weight on her chest barrely brings her ot the shallowest edges, still fighting she gathers what energy she can and forms a small (actually pathetic) blast. Slowly the actual sounds penetrate. with a shudder of revulsion and fear, revulsion at what at just occurred and fear that she oculd almost have harmed a friend, she releases the energy in another direction, searing a tree. still fighting for conciousness*Geoff?

(Nightflash)
WATER*She suddenly explodes in an odd rage, her arms thrusting thru the cell bars, reaching for him* YOU BASTARD!! I'll kill you for hurting my friends!! *then she whispers, still wriggling to reach him, but her face is strangly sincere* You can beat it... cover it up. Put something else in its place. Make what IS important seem not important, understand? YOU CREEP!! I"LL HURT YOU!!! they have him stretched so thin he might not notice.. but you have to play it off, play it down, don't let them know... and play along. Be a good boy, say you wanna join.. say you'll do whatever they want... you still have a chance. JERK OFF MOTHER *&^&%!!!

(Craze)
SAI*As soon as he's gone... so is she. Still smiling under her mask*

(Gild)
*Seeing YVETTE come to life again is more than he /can/ bear. Pulling her up and into a hug. The tears, as he passes them off to be, ones of joy. Muttering a few things in an English/Japanese slang that he picked up in Tokyo. Then just going limps beside her, holding himself up on her actually.* I thought i'd lost you too ya old HUNTER... thought i'd lost ya too...

(Yoshi)
Night: *blinks. this......was a decidedly odd way to do things...* *but takes her advice- and follows the precedent set by her own actions- though hot headed rages aren't something he's given to, or even good at faking. cold come-backs are for more his style* If those were your friends, you need far better ones...*the artic seems like a summer vacation spot in comparison to that tone.* *lower voiced* if I join, Aoshi is still in danger....how could I keep them from learning of her? *louder* if you have nothing intellegent to say, speak with some of your western breatheln. firth best undelstands itserf, ol so I'm tord..*Letting his accent take over there- which usually does happen when he's angry.*

(Nightflash)
WATER: Sez you, butthead! You don't even HAVE friends! *lame, but who cared?? She was just trying to throw -them- off* *low tone* I -told- you... put a unimportant memory in her place.. push her side, make her not so.. -there-. Hide her, let them overlook her. He will, too, he's too thin. Just do -it-, Water Weird.. you don't have any other choices. PUSSBUCKET JERK FACE! They might not even see her if you do what I say. I can't guarantee but its better than nothing at all, right? Freaking FAGGOT!!

(Venin)
Gild: I think so, I was there when Pole took him down *shakes her head they got some new psi that did the work for him, Alan got a few good ones in though *S* and if they got pole out, I doubt it was in one piece, eveeryone was taking some good shots. *she looks up her tear-flled green eyes cathing and holding your gaze* Don't beat youself up over it, you had your own hands full *sniffles* how were we all to know that they had a sale on?

(Gild)
Venin: *He continues to look at her, face contorting, the saddness taking hold. He migh have been able to hide it if he hadn't had sen the tears in her eyes. Hold it back, act like he was older than he should be, like usual. But if she was going into tears over the affair his emotions would strive for no less.* I don't like loosin' my friends VETT. *Shaking his head as he wipes his nose along his arm.* Made too many o' the compromises already.*Shakeing his head some more. Words growing deathly quiet.* Price's too damned high.... Too damned high. They bled us too much today, an' the didn't lose a one..

(Yoshi)
night: Spoken like a tlue blainress westelnel. *sneered- even as he does what she told him to- though he blinks* Water Wierd??? *louder* if that is what you amelicans carr insurting, then it is no wondel you ret machines think them up..you obviousry cannot think of them on youl own. *undertone* I am NOT. *referring to faggot. he's been called that alot since coming to this side of the ocean- he has YET to figure out /why/.*

(Venin)
*her voice cold and calm as she thinks, old plots she had abandoned to keep her anymotiy resurfacing* We might get our vengeance yet *she labouroiusly regains her footing her gaze falling upon alans body, their current needs overiding her future plans. She painfully walks to alans body, help me put him on the porch. we'll take care of him when we have rested*

(Gild)
*Watching as VETT gets up and goes over to the body, he stands as well. Walking over to grab his feet. Helping her take the body to the porch. He didn't feel safe, had thought SAI was one of AERIK's friends, though they had never really met. But if he was working for the GUARD. That meant others might have been turned too... He didn't want to go home. For the first time since RAE invited him to live there he didn't feel safe going there..* C'n I stay here tonight? I'll be out by morning if you want me gone.

(Nightflash)
WATER*She blinks.. and stifles a giggle, speaking softly* Oh that's cute... MOTHER HUMPING INBREEDER!!! yeah, yer filename now. Sorry, but what you did was, well, weird... YOU SHOULD TALK! YOU CAN"T EVEN SPEAK PROPERLY! Really..? *a look of relief* I mean... BIGOTED BASTARD!! PREJUDICED ASHOLE!! Cuz i didn't think you were or anything...

(Venin)
Gild: you can stay as long as you want. *Looks over at Geoff* to be honest, since I found out about Sai, I've been contemplating bringing a few of your group here. Your probably all watching your backs *opens the door* come on in, We both need osmething strong

(Gild)
*He nods, and walks in with YVETTE... Getting FUCKED up sounded perfect right now.... And with a friend it's never a lost cause.*

(Yoshi)
Night: cute? *louder* You ale the one with the clude wolds and messed up language! you lead backwalds because you /think/ backwalds! *quieter* are you sure of that? *giving her a look- betting she DID think he was*and gomenasi for this...*shouting* Westlen whole! you shourd realn not to speak so to youl bettels! *quiet* I must be going insane..*this is the MOST bizarre ''conversation'' he's ever had..*

(Nightflash)
WATER*She's very hard pressed not to laugh.. his accents was hilarious and he looked so funny all concentrated on what he was saying, gping back and forth with the accents..* Cute, yes, very. Love the accent... I DON"T SPEAK ANY KIND OF "CLUDE" WORD BUDDY BOY!!! ...well, okay maybe for a second but -only- because you were.. well, nice-looking. YOU A BETTER?? HAH!! RUNNER SCUM!! Runner scum?? Who -talks- like that? *The guards come back now, through the door, eyes on Nightflash. She quickly puts nothing on his discarded dagger, 'spirits' it away, andher actions grow more frantic, heated.. like she'd rip through the bars and tear his throat out. The guards, grimfaced, were obviously here for HIS protection* JAP RAT BASTARD!! SLANTY EYED FREAK! Sorry, but I'm running out of insults. *she smiles apologetically and continues* RICE EYE!

(Yoshi)
Night: actually- it's rather embarrassing. two months ago- I /would/ have sounded like that. *louder* you wourdn't know a clude wold if it warked up and intloduced itserf to you because you use them so much! *quiet* being nice looking makes you gay in this country? anoo...*the way most people say ''oiy vey..''**louder* Fal bettel than /you/, lound eyed bitch! *quiet*bad movies talk that way? *louder* Westlen guttel chird! *quiet* Hey, I /started/ the race slander, here. why apologize? *louder* chird jumpel. *quiet8 that was pathetic.I know I can do better...

(Nightflash)
WATER:*trying to hold a straight face and yell at him was difficult, but she was a good actress when she needed to be* NOW YOU"RE BEING INFANTILE! COURSE, IT SUITS YOU! Oh man.. I'm losing my touch here.. and well, yeah, it -can- get ye pegged as one. You know.. all the good ones are either married or gay. You married? GUTTEL CHIRD?? NOW YER MAKING THINGS UP!! I don't even think -they- talk like that... FISH BREATH! I think we're both tired. *the guards stand to either side of her now, grab her arms and start pulling her away* That's enough.. *one rumbles in a low tone. Night keeps fighting tho, to try and claw at Yoshi, and still hold to the bars* I"M GONNA RIP HIS GAY HEAD OFF!!

(Yoshi)
Night: you wourd be the expelt on infintarity. *snidely* *quiet* you're losing /your/ touch? I can't believe how bad this is...and I am not married. *doesn't even have a girlfriend.* *louder* Just because youl westeln mind is too smarr to undelstand it does not mean it so not so. *quiet* or soemthing like that- *louder* you ale the one who must resolt to tlury petty insurts! *quiet* oh, they can be. the japanese are experts on bad movies. after all- we made the original Godzillas. *loud* You courdn't lip the head off a chicken, gilr. *to the guard* is this learry the best youl countly has to offel? *having a very, very hard time keeping a straight face at how that last word came out..*

(Nightflash)
WATER: OH YEAH?? YER THE ONE WHO -LIKES- KIDS! LITTLE BOYS, TO BE EXACT! oh, yer not? *she smiles, as if hearing a bit of good news* AND JUST CUZ YER EASTERN MOUTH IS SO BIG DOESN'T MEAN IT IS SO!! yeah.. just what I said, right there.. hmm boy. *she rolls her eyes and then screams at the gaurds* Cut it out.. lemme go!! BULLIES!! *She struggles, but is torn away from the cell* Yeah, and the gamerra ones too! Even worse! *she hides the grin and thrashes around* I WANT RICE BOWL HEAD DEAD!!! Oooh.. I rhymed... *one man turns to look at him as she's dragged away* What's it to you? *she winks between fading insults, still fighting the whole way asnew guards replace the old, cold and stoic, offering no chat, just a watchful eye. And for now.. she's gone*

(Yoshi)
*blinks as she's dragged away, muttering in Japanese* She's seen the Gamera movies? anoo....poor woman...*claps his hands together twice and then clasps them- how the Japanese pray at shrines or for the soul of someone- then promptly collapses- he's lost too much blood to keep this up.* (ciao!)

(Venin)
*she sways with his weight, struggling for the words* Alan, zora... I think...who else?

(Gild)
*HE pulls away from her for a minute... Looking over to where the body is.* Alan didn't make it...*Sounding utterly faulted at this, as though he could have done something about it.* found 'im liein in the ally out back..*He shakes his head at the other girl.* Everyone made it out but this one wierd guy who was controllin water. They got him too.... But POLE went down, and I took out BlackDagger AND MER-SEA...*No hint of pride in his voice now... The repercussions of his minor victories were pale indeed. Glanceing at the body again.* I...is he really dead Yvette? *Having only ever killed one person... and that was messy, but this was almost at the edge of belief.*