[Closed] Different World

[niptuck]

Characters: Sugata Shindou and Valentine
Location: Shenyang, China
Rating: PG/PG-13 (Rating could be subject to change)
Time: June 9th, Early Morning
Description: Children missing in China and yet there appears to be a festival

Valentine had nothing to say, watching the progression down the street. A parade, but for what? There had been no report of a local festival going on today, but Intel said this may have been occurring for a while. Then again, their Intel claimed encountering a dragon with golden claws and teeth. The only dragon seemed to be the one in the parade which was far from suspicious, but perhaps... yes.

That was enough observation... Valentine rose to her feet, hand on her hip as she continued staring down from the rooftop they were perched on. This investigation would be simple enough if her partner could manage being bait. All the missing children had something in common; that was, they were all from upper class families. A pretty boy like Shindou appeared reasonably well-off despite his visiting status. No doubt whatever was behind this would snap him up.

"Time to get into position."

Comments

[niptuck]

"He'd deserve to die for his foolishness."

The guns still aren't dropping and the boss is barking harshly at his men. Valentine sighed, rolling her eye and slipped Sugata away for a moment, exchanging him for a saw-like instrument. Knee in the boss's back, forcing his face further into the ground, she held the arm straight out behind his back and gripped his fingers.

"No, no, bone saws don't make clean cuts if you struggle..." The first cut and scream made dozens of the armed guards lower their weapons. One seemed to be calling the police themselves.

[peacocked]

Sugata chooses to remain silent at that. Hopefully the poor guy will come to his senses and snap out of the stubborn attitude he's in. But he will agree with her on some levels that it would be his fault if he didn't come to his senses soon. Also sure, he could do something about it if he really wanted to, but he'd rather not step in between him and Valentine.

[niptuck]

As Valentine sawed and the boss yelled, she was snapping back at him, asking if he wanted to lose his hand and life. If he didn't get his mutts to back off, it would be his own damn fault. Offense was taken, but the boss seemed to come to his senses and screamed for the guns to be put down. Nothing immediately, but guns were shortly lowered to the ground. The bone saw stopped and she pulled it away after a few seconds of stretched silence. It was interrupted by the sirens outside.

Weapon snapping back, she didn't let go just yet, exchanging tools for a suturing needle. Boring, but at least the moron could think. She gave Sugata a brief tap. "You can change back now. I'll sew him back up and we'll let the police take care of the rest."

[peacocked]

And with that he transforms back into his human self. While Valentine is busy dealing with the director, Sugata immediately turns his attention to collecting the rest of the children outside. He makes sure to stay well within earshot though. Just in case Valentine needs to use him again should things go awry. He does have to stop a few boys from wandering inside though.

[niptuck]

There's more yelling inside and scrambling as the boss tries to get away from Valentine. She has him in a leg lock just to suture his hands up; what a baby. An overall pathetic man for kidnapping kids like this... She shouldn't even take missions with kids in any situation. Not after last time.

The police are there soon enough, helping Sugata with the children and locking down the hotel. The syndicate members were being taken out in handcuffs. She walks over to Sugata without much expression. "Mission complete. Lets go."

[peacocked]

Sugata's head definitely snaps up and whips over to the other room. He listens intently as he's trying to pick apart Valentine's voice in the mixture of all the yelling. The yelling stops the minute he starts walking over in that direction, so he'll turn his attention back to one of the wandering kids.

When they're all gone and taken care of he places his hands on his hips and looks up at Valentine as she walks into the room. "That went off without a hitch."

[niptuck]

She already has a new pair of gloves on. No need to ask where they were now.

"I didn't expect any less. In fact, I'm disappointed." She shook her head with a grin beneath her mask. "Given how long they we're allowed to continue, they became lax. An error on their part. Oh well, what's done is done and they'll be punished by whatever law here."

[peacocked]

He nods his head. "In the end they were taken out by their own doing." It was sad, but hey whatever made the mission easier for them! He bows his head slightly. "Thank you for working with me."

[niptuck]

Valentine almost cringed. "'Thank yous' aren't necessary. It's our job and we have to... work together. Besides, you're perhaps the only Weapon who wouldn't question my methods." Which is... curious for her. He's different then that fidgety red-head.

[peacocked]

He mostly thanked her out of habit. That's something you can blame on his upbringing. "If it gets the job done and doesn't go against anything the mission set for us, then I don't really see an issue with you doing what works best for you." If he were a meister he knows he'd do what's more comfortable to him.

[niptuck]

"... Wise boy. Bleeding hearts in war will find themselves sorely out of luck." And they should stay out of her way. Now, to get to that mirror and get back. She needed to clean off her tools and sharpen some blades.