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[color=DEBA42]LOCATION:[/color] Edge Of The Blue - Bottomless Sea 
[color=DEBA42]WORD COUNT:[/color] 1,230(+2 EXP)[color=#FF0000]L[/color][color=#FFAA00]e[/color][color=#AAFF00]v[/color][color=#00FF00]e[/color][color=#00FFAA]l[/color] [color=#0000FF]u[/color][color=#AA00FF]p[/color][color=#FF00AA]![/color]
[color=DEBA42]MENTIONS:[/color] Shippy, Mr. L, Peach directly. Supporting Ms. Fortune's Shippy defense and then Sakura's rescue effort!
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[Hider=New Strength Unlocked!][color=DEBA42][b]Engineering Knowhow -[/b] Mirage is certified in mechanical and electrical engineering, able to fix, modify, or create machines based on the materials on-hand. This can make him helpful for general repairs on vehicles and equipment the party may have, and he can also find his way around a computer effectively, though he's not a hacker by any means. His true specialty is Holo-Pilot tech, technology based around deception and invisibility in and out of battle, ranging from full-body holo-suits to cloaking devices for items or even entire vehicles, if the resources he has allows it.[/color][/Hider]
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Mirage nearly toppled over onto Blazermate as Shippy got snappy, the explosion having gone off a bit too close for comfort. [color=DEBA42]"GaH! [i]So[/i] sorry![/color]" He spoke quickly, the situation around him getting into an overwhelming state as people came down from the Atomos, showering Link and Ace Cadet which was funny, but he didn't have time to admire slapstick at the moment. He saw something weird though, noticing Link crush the spirits he had leftover, the bundle turning into... Equipment? So they could break them for goodies, too? That was a tidbit he'd keep in mind for later, but now wasn't the time. 

Geralt wasted no time in absolutely wasting that moob monster, as some of the others closed in at different paces. Though he was getting beaten to begin with, so this was only bringing forth results quicker as the Seekers drew in. He wasn't sure if he should be going out to help, and as they seemed to continue to fight, Mr. L was smarting off about him being a mook again. [color=DEBA42]"I can swim!"[/color] Mirage defended himself against Mr. L's words, the returned sass causing the man's hands to raise to his hips in annoyance. [color=DEBA42]"Who're you calling a mook anyways, huh? 'Least I don't have an L above my forehead and stories from King Bowser to prove you earned it, buddy! Why don't you just jump into one of those bottomless pi--"[/color]

Mirage would've kept going, but Nadia called everyone to arms: It seems like the grenade plan had truly sunk after all, and now they were like fish in a barrel for the creatures in the sea. Or... Fish on a ship. Ah, shit, [i]they were being attacked for real now![/i] Mirage's stubbier legs scampered across the deck, figuring if the opposition was in the water, then the cannons would be a better idea than the Wingman. He slipped into the seat, quickly looking over the weapon in front of him in a moment of childish admiration as his fingers graced the controls. [color=DEBA42]"Hah, reminds me of [url=https://micky.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/YT_Apex-Legend-Rampart-Sheila.jpg]Shelia![/url]"[/color] He said aloud to himself, eyes tracking the forms in the water. An audible yelp escaped him as a shark had the guts to jump straight out at the cannon, and him. In his panic his thumbs pressed down, opening fire and shredding the shark into nothing but splashed saltwater and dissolving shark bits. Oh yeah, that felt [i]good.[/i] The creatures began to swarm, Nadia seeming to fight those that'd be reachable by her own equipped cannons or brutal fists if they dared get too close. Holy cow, that girl was nuts!

Mirage had no time to gawk though, as he began aiming at the fins popping out of the water. Sure it wasn't fancy, but when it came to weaponry, you didn't need it looking fancy to kill the opposition. When you looked as good as Mirage, however, you were always styling on the competition. Mirage opened fire, shells connecting with the main target and the impact AOE damaging a few more, but only enough to startle them back as their friend was reduced to pounded fading fish paste. He would have went for the other sharks, but the Mofish caught his eye: They swam together like a unit and he'd seen some already try and board. Well, the school of them in Mirage's sights weren't boarding anytime soon, as he'd apply man's greatest violent solution: More dakka.

[color=DEBA42][i]"Dakka dakka dakka dakka! Brrrr!"[/i][/color] Mirage made additional noises with his gunfire, some of his firepower missing the smaller targets but the ones that connected not only killed their intended target, but the AOE of the shells was much more of a shock for them than it was for the sharks. Oh, this was just like back in the Games! Racking up kills, finding thrills, and--

[b]click click click click[/b]

[color=DEBA42]"Nuts."[/color] Mirage exclaimed, having run out of ammo in his recklessness. Aw, well. At least he had fun while it lasted! Thankfully it seemed to begin an automatic reloading process, but he knew these damn things took forever, so he was cautiously scanning the battlefield making sure nothing was coming up on him.

Mirage was horrified by the distracting sight of Scylla not only taking out the eye of her opposition, but then throwing it at the Atomos as if it was mocking them for their choice in the fight. [color=DEBA42]"Well screw you, too!"[/color] He shouted, invested in this fight now that he'd spilled blood-- Or, Spirits? On the battlefield. Usually Mirage was fairly cool-headed, he knew how to disengage and instigate a fight again in his favor, but as of late he'd been guns blazing until his opposition was gone. Most of his jobs required everything to go bye bye anyways back at the Guild, but there were surely better ways he could have handled some situations.

He wasn't very sure of who Bella was personally, but he witnessed her get caught in a nasty situation and knew they were on the same side, so helping was the right thing to do, yeah? The only thing that kept him from opening fire in the distance was the fact his gun was still reloading, and Peach's loud voice startling him into falling out of his seat with the help of Shippy's speed increase. As he pulled himself up, her instructions were clear, and he pulled his wingman from it's holster. That crazy-ass school girl was jumping onto the appendage and trying to free Bella already, but Mirage figured putting some pressure on wouldn't hurt, right? You never leave a squadmate behind, after all! [color=DEBA42]"Numero Dos of the rescue team, on it ma'am!"[/color] He confirmed his duty to Peach, taking position near the railing while deploying a decoy near the railing as well in a semi-empty space, figuring if anything lunged at it they would be alerted to it's presence. And it was way better than him or Nadia getting chewed on right now. He lowered his armor plate before putting both hands on his gun, taking aim at the appendage that Bella and Sakura were struggling with. As he fired, his shot obviously whiffed; The kick from his revolver in his smaller form a little above what he expected, his bullet flying off course and into nothing but air. He attempted to regain his composure quickly as he noticed Sakura seemed to have an escape method for Bella, but she wasn't exactly in a place to defend herself from oncoming threats while attempting to pry Bella free. [color=DEBA42]"Come on, [i]Elliot![/i]"[/color] He lectured to himself, grip tightening on his firearm.

Focused now, Mirage began providing covering fire for Sakura's efforts: Anything that poked out of the water to try and attack her would be getting a heavy revolver round through it to tell it to piss off. That being said, he had five shots, but if he could make them count with his cover fire then maybe they'd get Bella free quickly. Then they could focus on kicking that eel-girl's ass! Because despite Peach's orders, Mirage wasn't ready to just retreat from this now! Fortunately she might know his condition and not judge him as harshly for it, though seeing this battle through to the end was just boiling in Mirage's veins. A glint in his eyes and a smirk on his face as he focused, waiting to blast anything that tried to harass Sakura's rescue efforts.