EVENT: The Attack of the Clowns

[soul_mods]

Early in the morning, those who had brought one back would find the bird keychains they brought back from their trip to that skii resort doing something...strange. The small eyes on the things started pulsing with a faint light that might go unnoticed at first. It doesn't stop though, and keeps right on pulsing for the rest of the morning.

Shortly, before noon, the light stops pulsing and shines bright enough to be uncomfortable.

Two things happen at once when it does.

One of these things is this: within a 50 meter radius of every keychain, strange ripples appear in the ground. From these ripples, something that is barely humanoid in shape slowly ascend. Their colours range from red to silver to yellow to purple. When they've materialized all the way, the Clowns immediately spring into action, attacking anyone nearby and, if there is no one, move in whatever direction they were facing, seeking victims.

The other thing that happens is a voice, young, lilting and feminine, being projected through the keychains.

""Thank you for all that you have done: none of this would have been possible without your contributions. I would thank you all in person except I don't believe I am really welcome here. Which is a pity as I hadn't gotten to meet all of my lovely victims the first time around. Please accept these children as a token of my appreciation instead. They are a little, ah, crude, but I do hope you will all play nicely~."

((OOC: Please put [Character Name | Location | OPEN/CLOSED ] in your subject header! Event information can be found here.))

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Rosalia + Mondo | Outer Residential Quarter One | Closed

[bloodinbloom]

[It had taken a while to clean up after morning training, and during that time, Rosalia had noticed the two little hummingbird gifts with her begin glowing. It was weird, but she didn't think anything of it. It had to be between checking in and going to feed her cat that everything began. Screaming caught her attention and her eyes widened when something spotted her. She really didn't know; it looked human, but something was wrong.]

[Purple... That's all she caught before it came running at her. She squeaked, keychains jingling as she ran in the opposite direction. Where she was going didn't matter immediately. At the very least, she knew not to head towards the clinic with the thing coming after her. She needed to find help.]

[holdmydumbbell]

[While Mondo had participated on the trip to the ski resort, and had consequently had a key chain pushed onto his person, the hummingbird wound up left somewhere, forgotten, in his apartment. As it was, he didn't even get to see the thing behaving oddly before the sudden invasion of those... creatures. In fact, it hadn't been until he had decided to return home for the day after training that he realized anything in particular was happening.

It's awfully hard to miss those things that were shambling around, going after anyone in sight, and causing an unmistakable air of panic anywhere they were. Of course, the first thing that jumps to mind is 'make sure Fujisaki's okay', even though a couple of the clowns had spotted him and were currently making a bee-line in his direction. It won't be difficult to shake them off, he figures, and keeps heading in the direction he was headed, but... he isn't about to ignore another familiar face that he sees coming his way.]

Hey, over here! [He shouts out to Rosalia, to get her attention. Having one of those things right on her heels is troubling enough, but he's certain she wouldn't be able to hold her own alone.]

Akiha | Shibusen Steps | open

[ritsu_kouyou]

[She'd forgotten she'd even had the stupid keychain. It had been thrown into her purse at the resort and left there. She hadn't noticed it lighting up until she was on her way down the stairs, leaving Shibusen, and went searching for her lip balm.

So, it was on the steps with the keychain in hand, brow furrowed, when Akiha heard that little message. And really, with the way it was phrased, there was no doubt in the Meister's mind who it belonged to. Her free hand automatically went to touch the scar at the back of her neck where the madness chip had been from that time when the witches had captured and experimented on her.]

Hachi.

[And then as the air rippled nearby, she unleashed an angry yell and threw the keychain at the emerging silver figure.

...okay, so it had been a bit too much to hope that the witch herself was showing up, but it was best that wasn't the case. Akiha was without her partner right then. She was going to have to get to Sion... if she could remember where the alchemist was supposed to be right then.

In the meantime, the silver clown lunged at her far quicker than she was expecting and she raised her hands just in time to block the attack. But there was something off about the thing's hands, like it had claws but not, and it managed to cut her forearm.

Stumbling back, Akiha had to focus more on maintaining her footing on the uneven ground than launching any counterattacks. By the time she managed to gain the upper hand, using her unarmed skill along with both Soul Bite and Soul Menace, she was more than halfway down the steps. It launched itself at her again, head starting to elongate into what she could only assume would eventually become some kind of maw, and she finally was in the right position to use its momentum to launch it over the edge of the steps to splatter on the ground below her.

Hands on her knees, sweating and bleeding from several superficial wounds, Akiha panted as she looked down at the smear of silver on the pavement and the other clowns running amok down below. Without her partner... how many could she handle on her own?

It wasn't looking like the odds were in her favor if they were all as tough as that one...]

[pure_lineage]

[It was more the loud familiar yell that drew Sephiroth's attention than the plight of the city. He stirred from the rooftop that he'd been meditating on. His glowing eyes reappeared as he opened them. Sephiroth didn't need to peer over the edge to know that there was trouble, he could feel it in the vibrations of the ground around him and the tang in the air.

A search through the link assured him that his partner was without injury, but knowing of the threat that appeared to be in the city had the once-General pushing himself up to stand. He needed to return to Cloud's side. The silvering blonde was more than capable of taking care of himself, but Sephiroth was hardly going to take any chances.

Moving to step over towards the edge of the building, his gaze coolly flickered down to regard the figure he'd heard moments before. Watching as the silver form was flung down the stairs, his impassive gaze shifted over to regard the other coloured figures causing trouble.

His hand gracefully reached out to the thin air at his side moments before his beloved weapon materialized from his palm out. The Masamune always remained an impressive weapon even if it was only so due to its length. It was an ordinary looking sword otherwise even if its length and weight made it near impossible for anyone else to truly handle its potential beyond himself.

Sephiroth moved with grace as he subtly pivoted his body to one side. Tightening the muscles along his left arm, he moved to sharply flick the sword through the air three times to form sharp slices of wind that sailed through the air to impact with the clowns closest to Akiha. The attack didn't slice flesh, it couldn't, but it created enough pressure on the target to knock them down to the ground with such minimal effort.

It wasn't that he cared one way or another about the irritating Meister, and if his motives were question, he'd simply brush it off as protecting the investment he'd made for his partner's coming day of birth.]

[this_is_keron]

[Giroro had, by now, managed to acquire some Weapons with the money he got from the occasional mission. However, his stock of ammunition was not what he'd like it to be and, nevermind that, he didn't tend to carry all his supplies when he visited Shibusen.

Giroro was firing at a Clown below when he heard a sound and barely dodged the silver Clown that flew past him and down to the ground below. He looked up and saw Akiha...ah. He remembered her and if he remembered correctly, she was a Meister. (Even if she weren't, he couldn't in good conscience leave her behind.)

He backed up a few steps before turning to run towards her.]

Where's your partner?

Amaterasu and Psiioniic | Park | Open

[motherofthesun]

[Any surprise that the wolf was there? If she wasn't in her apartment or at work, Amaterasu would linger around the park. Most of the day, after training, there she could be found. Still, not a good time.]

[The moment the clown appeared, she was on it. Red though it was, she picked up on it fast. Ears back, paws lightly brushing the ground, the blind thing had difficulty hearing her and more heard people scattering at a distance. The hummingbird charm with her lay abandoned on the opposite side as she circled and it seemed more interested in that. Still, she had to make a dash.]

[To the left, and back right, the noise she made drew its attention. Hair whipping from its head trying to tangling her, but who ever created this thing didn't appear to calculate fighting an animal. Around, looping, she tangled it through a tree which quickly began to spark and weighted it down with a rock. Weapons left scattered by morning training, she got closer and closer. It wasn't human, but the way it was built.]

[She swerved until, utilizing her soul as Stein taught in those classes she came into. Pinned down, her fangs are at its throat, and with a snap after a thorough beat-down, she stood over it, growling still. The voice coming from the charm made her snap, crushing it in her fangs next. The Goddess snorted; splendid. A little Witch playing this way.]

[Head rising, her ears rotated and nose curled. She was done here, but this wasn't the only one. Springing from the corpse, she picked up the closest weapon and dashed to help. First Weapon she crossed, well, that would help all the more.]

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii forgot about bird figure almost as soon as was handed it at skiing site. It stayed in jacket pocket, un-thought-of and unseen.

When voice speaks, he makes obvious connection, and hurries to bidirectional lookglass to see what it's talking about. Is there just in time to see bright yellow shape blunder past in street below communal hivestem. From second floor, can see creature's tell-tale eyes, and finds himself utilizing rare and heartfelt profanity.]

Oh, fuck.

[Then he heads for street, not really thinking much beyond have to stop this thing.

Streets are chaos, and Psii quickly loses target. Is mortified to see it's far from only one that's stolen his color. As if to add insult to injury, another of the mustard clowns comes from around corner of building, and sends blast that narrowly misses him. Clearly, they've stolen his powers, too. Psii is under no illusions about his combat abilities in this hardware. Needs Meister, and needs one fast.

Hoping has stamina to get to one, he sprints away from clown as it's taking aim again, dodges down next street, hardware already protesting effort, and almost collides with large white canine who seems in as big a hurry as he is.]

Amaterasu! [he pants,] Am very glad to see you.

Lily | Between the shopping district and the clinic | Open

[vintage_magic]

[Thanks to the overenthusiastic resort owner, Lily had returned to Death City with several of the little stuffed hummingbirds, handing some of the extras out to friends who had stayed behind. A couple remained in the bottom of her bag, forgotten under old dry cleaning receipts, the other contents of the bag obscuring the lights and muffling the message so that she didn’t even realize anything was amiss.]

[Not until she put up a ‘back in 10 minutes’ sign and stepped out of Yesterday’s Magic to visit the coffee shop down the street. It was coming back that the cobblestone in front of her started to faintly ripple. At first, she’d assumed it was just a small mirage caused by the hundred degree heat but then the ground swelled, turning red as a crude figure rose out of the pavement before. It reminded the witch of an oversized wax poppet or worse, those oily black creatures that had appeared when the floating carnival fell.]

[Even more alarming was the sudden chill she felt when it swung one of those long hair-like pieces at her and the scent of singed fibers as a flame burned a palm-sized hole in the skirt of her vintage dress and charred the crinoline underneath. She doused it with her iced coffee and fled as a second rose from the ground. She sure as shootin’ wasn’t going to stick around for a witch burning! And there was no way for her to fight the dang things alone. She had to find Lezard!]

[So, Lily was running through town, trying to get to clinic. She managed to lose the red ones quickly but those strange figures in different colors kept materializing out of the ground, forcing her to frequently backtrack or take detours.]


[OOC: It’s already planned that Neji and Lee will eventually find her and help her get to Lezard but I’m open to having Lily run into other people before that!]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[When Lily turned down another street, she would sight another red one a bit down the way. Thankfully facing away from her. Unfortunately, whoever it was focused on in front of it was smoldering on the ground - a victim of this attack.

It looked like it was starting to turn around when Akiha dropped down from the rooftop, accidentally tearing through an awning that failed to hold her. Once she hit the ground with a grunt of pain - she was clearly bleeding from several cuts along with an few odd splashes of silver - she charged the red clown. Ducking under the hairlike appendage as it swung at her, she hissed as her stained blouse caught fire on one side. She didn't stop, slamming her hands into the clown to steal her energy back. Then she channeled it into her strike, slamming the thing against the wall of the nearby building.

With another hiss of pain, she managed to turn it so it was facing the wall where she bodily pinned it. Then she looked back at Lily through the blood dripping down her face from a cut on her forehead as the fire died out.]

These ones need line of sight to be effective.

[She then slammed a crimson sparked palm into its back, jolting it with Soul Menace. The clown slumped as it was stunned, but wasn't out yet.]

How many are back that way and have you seen my partner anywhere?

[Near + Mello | Streets near Tartarus Terraces | Open]

[cardfortress]

[The biggest advantage of being the one in charge of every surveillance camera in Death City is, without a doubt, spotting the first signs of trouble when shit hits the fan. Near is going through the surveillance feed and hopping from camera to camera when he sees the first clown, and he wastes no time in reaching for his communicator to get in contact with his Meister, warning him of the city’s newest threat.

A quick check of a few specific cameras shows him that his way back home is mostly clear for now, but he knows very well that things can change in the blink of an eye. Still, he’s the half of their partnership that is better equipped to deal with damage-- they’re completely screwed over if they’re separated from each other, but his Weapon form can withstand a lot more damage than Mello’s body-- so he decides that it’s better for both of them if he runs back home instead of Mello running to meet him.

He’s definitely not as fast as his Meister, but he’s considerably faster than when he arrived to Death City almost a year ago, and the increase in stamina and general agility means that he makes his way back to Tartarus Terraces faster than he’d predicted initially, but not without dodging an attack and barely avoiding tripping over a wounded civilian. Almost there, less than a minute away if he keeps up his pace...]

[want_the_world]

[And Mello has the advantage of the only other place in Death City with access to Near's surveillance feeds, the room in their flat set up for precisely that purpose. As soon as he gets the message, he goes there for a quick look at what they'll be up against, and doesn't like what he sees one fucking bit.

He also doesn't like Near coming here from the Agency, but it's too late to tell him to stay put, and he wouldn't, anyway. After very quick visual reconnaissance of the four types of clowns and their attacks--not all of them of clear on sight, but Mello knows he'll have first-hand knowledge soon enough--he pauses only long enough to put on his boots and get his gun, and is out the door and running to meet his stubborn partner.

Who's practically right outside their door, to Mello's surprise, but his relief at seeing him is quickly overtaken by a rush of concern (it's concern, not worry) when he sees the streak of blood bright on one white sleeve.]

I would've come to you, idiot. You're hurt.

Allen (and later Kaworu) | outside Shibusen/around/places | open

[likethelight]

[ Screams--?

Given Allen had no keychain (and wouldn't know what they are, that was before he even showed up in Death City) and hadn't wandered back to the residential area yet from morning training, he wasn't privvy to still more what is his life even monster clowns appearing at his feet immediately. But he could hear the city's reaction to them, certainly. And given his instincts, well—

There's no mistaking sounds of looming battle. And that's why he startles only for a moment, looking for the source, before taking off running. Without really thinking about, well—he's by himself at the moment. Just how much could he do

That doesn't make a difference.

One thing's for sure though. Wherever the sounds of screams or fighting might be loudest?

That's exactly where he's heading. ]

[5thchild]

[ kaworu hears the screaming as well, and wondering what was going on, he left the library where he was staying at that time. For a moment, he doesn't understand at all since there are no giant beings floating around the city (Angels or Evangelions. In a way, it was his first reaction), but when he finally sees a clown, his surprise turns into worry.

Shinji.

The angel never really run before, but he will now, rushing towards the residential area and without realizing that running was incredibly tiring. Only when he stopped for a second to decide which turn to take is when he realizes he is gasping for air.

No good. If he is like this, he won't be able to do anything when he meets Shinji.

After a minute to regain his composure, Kaworu is ready to go again, but in the corner of his eye he spots someone familiar.

Ah- ]

Allen!

I am a thousand years late to everything.

[nolicenseyet]

[Eve's first priority should be finding Keroro, but she can't help but take a detour when she hears screaming.

After all, she was fairly certain she had a better chance of outrunning these things than the average citizen. That, and she had an ability that could allow her to heal so, really, she was more likely to come out of this whole thing alive (the fact that she needed Keroro to use this ability wasn't important at the moment).

When she ran out of the alley she'd turned into earlier she pretty much ran into Allen.]

Neji + Lee | Everywhere | Open

[heavenly_earth]

[The ripples in the ground surrounding the Watch office are alarming, and Neji instantly removes himself from one, ordering the rest of those in the office to do the same. Veined eyes watch the beings emerge; grotesque and accompanied by a sickly sweet voice he knows without question belongs to a Witch.

He watches the circles appear in the rest of the city, the strange beings emerging everywhere. Defenseless without his Weapon, Neji retreats outside, calling to Lee through their resonance to meet him.

And as he stands up on a roof above ground, he watches the peaceful air of the city collapse into chaos.]

[awokentospring]

[Lee rushed as fast as he could, cursing his lack of chakra. Of course he would be running on rounds when an attack was unleashed on the city. And all because of those damn, adorable keychains. Lee growled, rushing as fast as he could to meet Neji on the HQ's roof.]

Neji!

[Lee called out just as he launched himself towards his Meister, twisting into his weapon form mid-air and cutting through the air the rest of the way as nunchaku.]

What is our status?

Chika and Asuka | Triple A | Closed

[scatterflower]

Chika had been really lucky that she hadn't been crushed by a flying arcade machine. Thankfully it hadn't been all that busy at the arcade in the middle of the day, so there was only one of those clown things there.

But even one of these monsters was more than enough, and Chika had to duck behind the desk as it kept lifting game machines and stuff into the air with it's mind and, well, trying to smash her with them.

Her heart was beating pretty fast, and she couldn't help almost panic as she grabbed her communicator. But no. No panicking. Panicking wouldn't do anything but just get her killed. She needed to be calm.

Making sure that the communicator was just a text message, Chika focused on sending a message out to Asuka. No need to even make it grammatically perfect or, you know, use actual words.

Asuka! I need your help. Where R U?

Cloud Strife | Near the Watch | Open

[de_faulty_hero]

He had been on his way to doing a check to his district when he had heard the disturbances around the city. It was not unexpected for some kind of attack to the city, but the sight of different coloured clowns caused him to frown. He had fought black clowns before, and they were very nasty and tended to respond to attacks. These seemed to be keyed in on certain people or objects.

He drew one of his katanas from his back before not having to reach far within himself to make contact with his partner. He knew Sephiroth would come, but it would take the man time, and he had some battling to do. He needed to get people to safety, and once Sephiroth arrived, they could start to cut a proper path through these clowns.

He gathered himself to resonate with himself and began to head towards the nearest sounds of trouble.

[pure_lineage]

Sephiroth had pulled himself out of his meditation not due to the threat the city now face, but due to the possible threat it could pose to Cloud. He had made his way from the rooftop half the city away and over to where Cloud was. The sound of fighting followed his every step as he leapt from rooftop to rooftop in order to clear ground much faster. The targets hadn't yet climbed up high enough to cause him a problem, and he felt no desire to make the journey through the streets - such a tactic would only delay him, after all.

He moved with the grace and ease of a seasoned fighter. Sensing Cloud nearby, the ex-General didn't hesitate in leaping over the edge of the next rooftop in order to send him spiralling down towards the concrete. Cloud was near, and as he came down to land heavily against the path, a flash of silver was the only indication that his beloved weapon had been snapped out to slice through the flesh of the few targets around him.

Genesis, Edgeworth, Neji, Lee, Near, Mello | The Agency | Closed

[recitings]

[Ever since the ski trip, Genesis had kept his share of hummingbird keychains at his desk in the Agency. So, he didn't really notice them glowing or even letting out that painfully bright light around the time before he heard a voice... a Witch's voice. He knew something was up when he stepped out and saw Near making a run for it. And so he rushed over to Edgeworth's office so they could move together. However, they were a little too late.

As soon as he exited his Meister's office with the prosecutor in tow, the ground around the Agency's entrance began to ripple and from it rose three of the clowns: one purple clown, one mustard yellow clown, and one red clown.]

Well, looks like we've got some work ahead of us, partner.

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth had been examining those bird keychains since returning home from the ski trip, but found nothing out of the ordinary. He had kept them in his office ever since without much fanfare - and when the eyes had begun to glow, he tried to figure out why that was so, only to get nothing and dismiss it as a silly feature...that had been activated at an odd time. That was when his suspicions were roused for the first time.

The second time was when they suddenly blinded him. His office had seemed unaffected, he himself was unaffected...and then he heard the voice. He pushed himself out of his chair and before he could act, Genesis was at his office.

Before they could leave, clowns erupted from the ground. He stepped back and gasped in surprise. Oh...so that's what she meant. Edgeworth gritted his teeth and turned to Genesis, thrusting out his hand toward him but keeping his eyes on the clowns.]

Then what are you waiting for?

Takuto and Shinji | Outer Residential Quarter two | Open

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Having not participated at all in the ski trip, Shinji was largely unaware of the existence of the keychains, and even less so of their odd behavior through the day. As it was, after training, he was looking forward to going back to the apartments and taking some time to cool off.

The odd rippling in the street was more than enough to stop him in his tracks, and the silver colored... thing that followed the odd occurrence drew a strangled "A-ah..." from Shinji's throat. Rather than stay frozen to the spot, though, he slowly began to back away, hoping that it had neither heard nor spotted him. Ah, is only he could be so lucky...

[tauborn]

Takuto is just barely out of the building at Death City Heights when the keychain's glow vanishes and it starts speaking with the voice of a witch. Hastily he removes his keys from it and tosses it on the ground, where the ripples start forming and he suddenly understands that Death City is in a lot of trouble.

The silvery clown-like blob that rises first is where Takuto heads, even though the creature is shuffling away from him. Fortunately, he'd been on his way to work, so he's armed with his matching swords. He draws one as he nears the clown, and then skids to a stop when he catches sight of Shinji backing away slowly. The clown hasn't noticed Takuto yet, but its arms--or tentacles, Takuto's not really sure what those blobs are--are raised, outstretched, towards his roommate.

"Shinji!" And it's quite apparent that the clown has noticed Takuto when a giant, black eye suddenly opens on the back of its head. Takuto's next call is a little more insistent and he raises his sword, one hand outstretched to the weapon. "Shinji!"

Kanji and Naoto | All over da place | Open

[topgun_textiles]

He wasn't down to Clown.

Goddamn Clowns. It was enough that another Witch had a plan, but he had to wonder why. Nothing about this felt 'normal' among attacks upon the city, and his suspicions would only build as he took on the creatures with twisted smiles and strange powers. He thought they fought with blood because they WERE blood.

"..You sure? There's nothin', I dunno, weird about 'em? Weirder than usual??"

[pishirogane]

"Hm... They are exhibiting a strange color."

Taking down clowns like this was rather old hat. They weren't as strong as the ones that attacked during the Nocturne Bazaar, but they weren't entirely weak. The purple and red clowns especially though...

"... Tohno-san and Atlasia-san.... That time we fought them in Chile. It's reminding me of that fight."

L Lawliet and Light Yagami | Outside the Condos | Closed

[dead_black_eyes]

Things had been quieter lately. Though L and Light had opted not to go on the ski trip, they considered it an indicator of the fact that, despite the war and the international missions, things were not so dire that occasional leisure trips could not be scheduled and executed. They had shrugged, moved on, and given it no further thought. In hindsight, the two of them probably should have known better than to let their guards down so easily and regard the entire thing with so little suspicion.

The silver apparition appeared suddenly in a sea of ripples, barely giving L time to blink and question whether or not his lack of sleep was catching up to it before it started barreling toward the pair.

L Lawliet and Light Yagami | Outside the Condos | Closed

[takeapotatochip]

Light had hardly been without his suspicions, given the way he'd come to expect Death City to operate. A calm in the waters was never without a catch, and that had been entirely why he'd refused the city-wide nonsense of the ski trip and chosen to endure the heat wave instead.

He had not ended up regretting the decision, even when nothing out of the ordinary had happened, as it had afforded him and his weapon the chance to get more productive things done. With several more kishin souls beneath their collective belt and the framework in place toward beginning their own business, Light believed things were moving in a better direction.

For the mostpart...

"Look, are you even listening?" he asked in exasperation, having not received a response for the second time in a row as he'd attempted to go over the last of the paperwork on their way to the building site he had leased. By now he was led to assume L was pouting rather than genuinely spacing out, and had been about to call him out on such when the clown bearing down on them all at once made itself impossible to ignore.

For a split second, the two of them were a perfect portrait of deer caught in the headlights before Light, reflexively, made a grab for L's arm, fully expecting him to fall in-step with his role.

Morgan | In the Streets | Open

[pirateninja]

[The clowns are kinda freaky looking but Morgan doesn’t especially care about helping when she first sees a silver one chasing after a screaming local. She just shakes her head and crosses her arms and keeps walking. The Pirate Hunter’s Code says not to kill anyone without being paid so unless there’s a bounty for those things, it’s not her problem.]

[But that doesn’t mean the clowns won’t try to make it her problem. A purple one materializes out of the ground in front of her and reaches for her arm, causing her to feel a moment of tiredness.]

Hey! Get your hands off of me!

[She pulls her arm out of its grip, gives it a kick and draws her cutlass.]

[consider8]

[Aranea herself was walking previously unimpeded from the training grounds after enjoyed a rather thorough bout of talking someone's ear off, when her eyes caught the attention of the pulsing lights. Her native element, she was curious about it but ultimately didn't pay it too much mind.]

[The large burst of light caught her attention. Then her ears quirked at the voice that was spoken. Before she knew it she was already upon a reasonably uncomfortable girl who had brought one with her and had cupped her ears to hear. She had only heard the last part when an audible, "Oh, crap." escaped her lips. Then she saw them. Hundreds of them flying around. Clowns. Oh by the gods, why did it have to be clowns.?]

[She knew that being out in the open would be suicide. So without much thought she barreled through the streets and came across a woman that seemed to have been having trouble with one of her own. The weapon. Yes. That was what was needed at this very moment. And the woman using it looked skilled.]

Hey good job! [Aranea called out, covering her head as she ran up. Cautiously she looked at her arm.] Are you okay? [...though taking her eyes away from the clown at that particular moment might have been a bad idea...]

[morecowbell]

Nanami didn't have one of those cheap keychains she had noticed popping up a lot in the past few days. She had shrugged it off a some silly fad people would get over soon enough.

This morning found Nanami on her balcony at home on the third floor of Fatality Condominiums. A commotion had carried its way up and through the windows and walls of her apartment and she was observing it from behind her safety rail.

"Seriously? Again?" There is far more annoyance than fear in her voice. Nanami moved back into the apartment to collect some items and when she emerged again, she had several bottles of wine both empty and full, dish washing cloths, tape, dish soap and a lighter. At least the monsters here made themselves easy targets. She prepared a few moltov cocktails, only vaguely aware of how to make them from books she had read before leaning over the rail with a bottle in one hand and the lighter in the other. Luckily for her, all her roommates had been wine people.

She had mastered the art of hitting targets with shoes last time, this time the projectile was heavier and on fire so it might take a few practice shots to get it right. She could only hope that wine was a workable substance since she didn't have motor oil or gasoline in the apartment.

Momentarily she was raining glass and fire down on and near unsuspecting colored clowns while making an honest attempt to not hit innocent bystanders.

[feelsgoodinyou]

Bakura could be hardly called a bystander the way he kept dodging in and out of the chaos with a manic grin on his face, and the knife that left bleeding gashes on friend and foe alike whenever they came too close would have ruined even the most well-intended attempts of calling him innocent.

However, this didn't mean that he appreciated being almost suddenly set on fire from above or as much as thought that it'd be okay. "What the fuck?!" The thief had barely the time to jump to the side and towards the Condominiums' entrance before more bottles came running down and spewed what seemed to be burning blood at the first moment.

"Is that- Wine?!" Bakura stared at the most decadent Molotov cocktails that he had ever seen - for that was what they had to be - before he stared upward to where they were coming from Nanami's place. Of course. What was he thinking to assume that it could be anybody else. "What the hell is she thinking this time again?!"

Abandoning his plans to make it towards Shibusen, Bakura started to ring her doorbell furiously.

Akiha + Sion | Closed

[computations]

[ Hiding her worry was one of her bigger concerns. She had lost contact with Akiha for a while and Sion was searching for her. Almost frantically (she had to keep her cool, just barely), she searched for her partner across a good part of the city. Sion hoped that she would find the half-demon in good shape. Being apart from her this long, it felt like any problems Akiha would have would be Sion's fault. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha has lost track of how many clowns she had fought along her search for Sion. It didn't help she'd gotten distracted by the clowns she knew were attempted recreations of her demon ability. When she'd first realized it, she'd gone on a mini-vendetta against them.

Such impulsive actions had landed her in a few problematic situations and she hadn't made it out unscathed. Finding Lily and the man that had been a victim was a sharp reminder that she needed to find her partner. So, instead of heading to the Clinic, she continued to work her way back toward Fatality, hoping Sion was nearby. Really, they needed to set up a standard meeting place if things like this happened again.

Akiha had turned a corner, right into a purple clown, about the same time she finally felt Sion's wavelength tugging at the corner of her mind. Feeling weaker as the clown attacked her, Akiha called out to her partner as best as she could over their link as she started to fight the clown.

Soul Bite was helping her take back the energy the clown took from her, but she was tired. Bleeding from a lot of superficial wounds including one on her forehead that made her look worse than she was, one side burned, and a noticeable limp, Akiha didn't know how much longer she could hold out on her own.

She needed Sion. She needed her badly. It didn't seem like she was doing much damage to this clown compared to the others...]

[ Eve | Near Metokkori R | closed ]

[nolicenseyet]

[Eve had noticed the strange stuffed bird's eyes glowing when she'd gone to her bag to get something after she left for an early lunch. She was staring at it curiously when the voice started speaking.

She clenched her jaw and dropped the thing on the ground and turned back the way she came.

She dodged the Clowns that were starting to emerge as best she could. Luckily she hadn't been that far...]

Re: [ Eve | Near Metokkori R | closed ]

[starfruitfrog]

[Keroro's first instinct on hearing the voice and seeing the keychain glow was to chuck that freaky thing out the nearest window. That didn't stop the clowns from appearing, but it made him feel better at least. Vindicated, almost. He could have made a way better keychain than this. It wouldn't be freaky, for starters.

Thankfully, he was much smaller than the average person, so running between the clowns was easier. Too bad that it took a lot more effort for him to run away, too.

He had to find Eve-dono.]