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[heavenly_earth]

Characters: The Watch & OPEN to everyone
Location: Death City
Time: May 10th-13th
Rating: PG-13 for now
Warnings: Potential violence
Summary: The city is in chaos and the Watch is trying to do their job, but it's a little more than they can handle on their own.


The civilians have taken to the streets in a formal march of protest, holding signs both insulting and critical; some simply vulgar while others call for action- for change. They come from everywhere and don't stop until they reach Shibusen's stairs to rally with a growing mob of protesters. Shibusen agents gifted with Calming Wavelength stand by to allow attempts at mediation, but while they aren't violent, the protesters remain unyielding in their convictions.

In other parts of the city, trouble-makers work tirelessly to disrupt or sabotage businesses, paint graffiti over any untouched wall of known guest establishments, and harass the unusual-looking passerby. Don't go out alone, or you might find yourself cornered by these troublemakers with unpredictable temperaments.

The Watch is on the move in every district, working to protect its citizens and try their hand at peacemaking, but they're stretched pretty thin...


[OOC: Coordination post is here and as always, feel free to make your own threads!]

Comments

[morecowbell]

Nanami threw a scowl at the person speaking. "What kind of a man curses in front of a lady? Rude." She tightened her grip on her dagger with her left hand and held herself back from making the first move.

The group fanned out a little forming a semi-circle around the two girls looks were exchanged amongst them in a form silent communication. "I don't see any ladies here, just a couple of little girls pretending to be tough."

[blue_wayfinder]

Aqua didn't really think of herself as a lady. On the other hand, she also didn't particularly care to be called a little girl either.

She shifted a little when the crowd around them moved so that more of her back was to Nanami.

[morecowbell]

"We'll see who's pretending," she retorted quietly through clenched teeth, these guys were getting pretty irritating and she was ready to let the punches fly which was good since a few finally decided to act on their threats. She figured that was enough to claim to be a victim so Nanami shot off toward a couple of the larger guys using her speed to her advantage.

[blue_wayfinder]

Aqua also didn't hesitate to go after their attackers. There was no room for hesitation when you fight.

The men were obviously not trained, possibly just street thugs. It meant their movements were easy to read and not difficult to react to.

They were also obviously not expecting them to react so quickly and because of that, Nanami will find that the first few she goes after will not be much trouble to take down and it was the same on Aqua's end.

[morecowbell]

After dropping the biggest threats on her side Nanami glanced at the others in the group who seemed to be reconsidering their plans. A few who were in back were already beginning to slink away.

She turned a bit farther noting Aqua had dispatched her fair share. If it was going to be this easy, she wasn't even going to need her dagger; with bare fists she could control the damage a little better seeing as how she sometimes had a hard time holding back. Nanami slid her dagger back up her sleeve and placed her other hand on her hip.

"Any other takers? Don't be shy."

[blue_wayfinder]

The thing about fighting a crowd was that often times if you take down the first quickly enough, the rest are less likely to attack after.

They were angry, that was true, but seeing people from their group taken out so easily makes you wonder just how much your anger is worth.

It was one thing that made dealing with these people easier than dealing with the Unversed who would continue to attack regardless of danger.

Aqua held her stance, just in case though.

"We're giving you one more chance to disperse peacefully."

[morecowbell]

If they were lucky, the group would back down without much more of a fuss. Nanami normally wasn't very lucky but in this case it was looking more and more like they were going to get off easy for once. Confidence here was clearly key and Nanami kept a stern look on her face while staring down what was left of the crowd.

There was some murmuring and finally the mob began to disperse.