[CENTER][img]https://i.imgur.com/9He8AI0.png[/img][/CENTER][COLOR=#de184b][indent][sub][B]Location:[/B] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][I]Midway City,[/I] - [I]Michigan[/I][/COLOR][/sub][sup][right][b]Episode #2:[/b] [COLOR=darkgray][I]Additional Adversaries[/I][/COLOR][/right][/sup][/indent][/color][sub][hr][/sub][INDENT][color=#de184b][sub][B]Interaction(s):[/B] [COLOR=darkgray][I][@Omega Man] - The Shield   |   [@Birdboy] - Shuriken   |   [@WXer] - Dragonson   |   [@Mistress Dizzy] - Origami   |   [@Zaibatsu] - Gravitas   |   [@rocketrobie2] - Chemaxzord[/I][/COLOR][/sub]

[SUP][RIGHT][b]Post #2.08:[/b] [COLOR=darkgray][I]Borrowed Bodies & Broken Bones[/I][/COLOR][/right][/SUP][/color]
[INDENT][color=silver]It was odd, she thought, that even without a corporeal form made up of organs and what not, she could still feel anxiety. Arina had dispersed herself and had been making the futile effort of trying to sense a freaking lighter. She sighed inwardly at her own stupidity, in all places, of all things, she had no clue what possessed her to think she’d be able to sense it. Instead, she focused on trying to find the original among the duplicates. She wasn’t sure, but she figured she’d found the general vicinity, sensing an area nearby where a group of them were clustered, so she floated that way. 

Upon entering the food court, one of the duplicates passed through her, attempting to wave the smoke away with his hand. As she swirled around the force of his motion, using it to further obstruct him. The smoke of her entire body entered his mouth, eyes, nose and ears - filling his body in mere moments. The duplicate gritted his teeth and it looked as if his muscles were restrained for a second.

This would go a lot easier for the both of us if you would stop resisting me.

She felt herself waiver for a moment before she focused, being careful to not accidentally oxidise him. After a moment of stillness between the two, he stretched his arms out, his fingertips reaching out and closing into a fist again. He stretched his neck from side to side and took an unsure step forwards - heading back towards the rest of the Titans. He stopped for a moment, catching his appearance in a shop window, 

[color=#de184b][i]“God, you look ridiculous,[/i]”[/color] he muttered, his voice sounding an octave higher than it had back in the arcade.[/color][/indent]

[table][row][indent][COLOR=silver]As soon as Chie put on her mask she noticed one of her fellow heroes had gone missing already. Frustration and fear were starting to get to her, but she had learned to stay calm and keep organized in her few days at the academy. Flash taught quickly and she was a fast learner after all.

[colour=purple]"[i]Woah, woah, Slow down. I’m not going out there without a gameplan.[/i]”[/colour] she said more shakily than she thought. Why was she choking up today? She'd been in far worse situations. Still, she fought through the fear as always. [colour=purple]“[i]Back up is coming, and they’re after the lighter, not us. Let’s search the arcade. I need to find something to throw anyway, without my Shurikens I’m at a disad-[/i]”[/colour] She began to reason her way out of a bold manuever when out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a familair figure. Without thinking, she reached for a nearby prize on the shelf, a lava lamp, and tossed it at the ‘enemy’ at break neck speeds.

[colour=gold]“[i]That’s not a bad throwing arm, ever play baseball?[/i]”[/colour] Shield commented back-tracking into the arcade. [colour=gold]“[i]The game-plan is to regroup with the others and give them what information we have. Flash might have a plan, but for now we’re just winging it.[/i]”[/colour]

[colour=purple]“[i]Baseball, basketball, pretty much any game that requires me throwing stuff, yeah...[/i]”[/colour] she replied casually. With him confirming her fears, Chie sighed in frustration, [colour=purple]“[i]I hate winging it, but you’re right. We can find Apparition later. Let’s go.[/i]”[/colour] She stated, readying her staff once more, clutching it with white knuckles.

Smoke still in a slight haze filling the area, the duplicate stiffly turned from the mirror, eyes widening slightly as his eyes landed on the lava lamp hurtling towards him. Instinctively his arm flew up just in time for the metal to connect with his right forearm, causing the glass to shatter, shards imbedding in his face, one in his eye. His ulna was visibly snapped, and the radius clearly fractured, and he fell to the ground, smoke pouring out of his eyes, nose, mouth and ears, allowing him to begin screaming as the smoke pooled in front of him, forming a now naked Arina. Her eyes were narrowed into a glare as her icy irises fixed on Shuriken. 
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[color=#de184b]“[i]You throw lamps at every man you come across?[/i]”[/color] she asked, folding her arms over her bare chest, she stood straight, as if she was not at all phased by her lack of clothes, her legs positioned so one partly crossed over the other, covering the majority of her lower area. [color=#de184b]“[i]No wonder you’re single.[/i]”[/color] her lips twitched upwards ever so slightly at her own quip.

[color=Purple]“[i]I only throw lamps at rampaging villians[/i]”[/color] Chie was quick to correct as she nervously averted her eyes. She had remembered Apparitions powers but the finer details had alluded her in the heat of the moment. Still, she was relieved no one was hurt, save for a miserable clone, she felt a sting at The comment about her relationships though, and it took everything in her power not to snap back.

[color=Purple]“[i]Look, just warn me before come up to us in a new body”[/i]”[/color] she clarified with a moan of frustration..[/COLOR][/cell][cell][sup][h3][right][color=2e2c2c].....................................................[/color][/right]
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