[CENTER][img]https://i.imgur.com/9He8AI0.png[/img][/CENTER][COLOR=#a187be][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=#a187be][sub][B]Interaction(s):[/B] [COLOR=darkgray][I][@Omega Man] - The Shield | [@Birdboy] - Shuriken | [@WXer] - Dragonson | [@YourNameHere] - Apparition | [@Zaibatsu] - Gravitas | [@rocketrobie2] - Chemaxzord[/I][/COLOR][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][b]Post #2.09:[/b] [COLOR=darkgray][I]All Differences Aside...[/I][/COLOR][/right][/SUP][/color][/indent] [COLOR=SILVER][INDENT]In another area of the mall, Origami jogged down the mall corridor, turning her head slightly when she was flanked by another. Pulling on a red bandana that covered half her face, she nodded in greeting. She didn't know very much about Gravitas. Then again, she didn't know much about most of them. She hadn't exactly gone out of her way to do so, either. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"You look a bit ill. Don't puke. Anyway - you see those two?"[/i][/color] She pointed out a pair of red hoodies in sunglasses. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"They're the ones causing the chaos. Why? Don't know. I actually don't even care. But I've counted at least 10 so far and I've been here about as many minutes. We stop them, and maybe have enough time to catch the weekend sales."[/i][/color] Was that a joke? It was at least an attempt. Origami tucked an expensive looking earbud in one ear, under the bandana. A faint, thumping beat could be heard. Her head started to bob in time with it. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"Later, Gravitas."[/i][/color] With that, Origami leaned forward just a bit, and then picked up speed. It wasn't anything so flashy as a proper speedster, but ten steps down the corridor and she still hadn't hit full acceleration. The two kids in red were coming up quick, and they wouldn't know what hit them. There was the faintest sound of the rustling of paper, and then Billy 2 was promptly kicked in the back of the head. [colour=white][b][i]"Agh, what the f-"[/i][/b][/colour] His curse was cut short by a pair of punches as Origami popped him twice in the mouth, twisted and weaved out of the way of his return haymaker. Billy 1 came from behind, winding up for a punch. The paper that was twisting in the air got in the way, and was suddenly as thick as stone. [colour=white][b][i]"Owwww!"[/i][/b][/colour] He shook his hand, and Origami dropped to the ground on her back, legs helicoptering in a sweep that took him down at the knees. As Billy 2 moved in, she moved out of the spinning sweep, lifted herself up on her hands and pushed, kicking him in the face with both feet. Something unexpected happened, then. Billy 2 more or less exploded, ruining Origami's fluid dance and dropping her to the ground. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"Oof! Merde!"[/i][/color] She swore, wincing as she picked herself up and tried to find the rhythm against the last opponent.[/INDENT][/color] [CENTER][hr][/CENTER] [table][row][indent][COLOR=SILVER]After a roll of her eyes, Arina had dispersed once more, surveying the area. It hadn’t taken long for a thin layer of smoke to fill the area around Origami, and from above, she observed. As the girl was knocked down by the explosion she decided to intervene. The girl got to her feet and engaged with the last duplicate, however behind her, another duplicate appeared, silently advancing to attack from behind. The smoke didn’t seize him until the last second, his hand up to strike, it wrapped around his body, entering his eyes, nose, mouth and ears, filling his body. Gritting his teeth, he stiffly lowered his hand and stepped backwards, away from the girl. She inwardly scoffed, [colour=#de184b][i]‘Stop resisting, you’ll only hurt yourself,’[/i][/colour] His movements looked off for a moment as he jerked himself sideways and stumbled slightly before he slowly stood straight and stretched his limbs out, as if getting an idea of their mobility. As another duplicate spotted Origami, he was swiftly intercepted by the odd behaving clone and dropped to the floor. His gaze was dull as it slid sideways to Origami, [colour=#de184b][i]“You should be more careful,”[/i][/colour] his tone was apathetic as he stood straight, still looking oddly stiff. By the time Apparition had finished her hostile takeover, the Billy that Origami had been fighting was defeated. She gave the other girl an arch look, her body subtly swaying to the beat. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"Your assistance wasn't necessary."[/i][/color] There was a moment's pause, before she continued. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"But it was welcome. Do we know where the epicenter of these fools is? Can you sort through his mind and find out?"[/i][/color] She wasn't sure that was something that Apparition could actually do. Honestly, this whole 'team' thing was a tricky business. The clone turned to give the girl a blunt stare as she criticised the intervention - his lips tugged upwards, his eyes growing softer. The amusement was short lived however, she felt herself wavering again as the body struggled against her, there was a moment of struggle as he hunched over and grunted gritting his teeth. [colour=#de184b][i]‘You’re the only one who is going to suffer here,’[/i][/colour] her voice sang through his head, yet he didn’t seem to care. She felt herself slipping, the smoke beginning to seep into the wrong areas as she tried to hold on, but the struggle was exhausting. He threw his head back with a cut off yell as the smoke within him oxidised, suffocating him before it poured out of him and pooled on the floor. The duplicate dropped to the ground, dead as she reformed on her hands and knees gasping for breath. After a moment, her widened icey eyes narrowed as she glared at the duplicate’s now lifeless body, [colour=#de184b][i]“Idiot,”[/i][/colour] she breathed. Her eyes flickered back up to Origami, her gaze softening as her hair fell over her face slightly. [colour=#de184b][i]“I didn’t need to sort through his mind to know he’s in the food hall somewhere,”[/i][/colour] her voice was slightly hoarse as she pushed herself upwards to her feet, folding her arms over her still bare chest. [/COLOR][/indent][sup][h3][color=2e2c2c][b]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[right]▅▅▅▅▅▅[/right][/b][/color][/h3][/sup][/row][row][cell][/cell][cell][COLOR=SILVER][colour=#de184b][i]“It’ll be a stretch, but I can probably possess one more time,”[/i][/colour] she mused, stretching her neck until it clicked, [colour=#de184b][i]“You got any ideas?”[/i][/colour] [COLOR=#a187be][i]"Huh."[/i][/color] Origami paced over as Apparition reformed. She yanked the red sweatshirt off the cooling body of the duplicate and held it out to the other girl, gaze politely focused elsewhere. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"I didn't know that was lethal."[/i][/color] Arina tilted her head ever so slightly at the girl, her blank gaze flickering between the shirt she offered and her face, which was still turned away. She didn’t see the point in putting on clothes considering she’d just lose them again, but it occurred to her that she perhaps made Origami uncomfortable - and in the team spirit, she decided to meet the girl half way. She mused a [colour=#de184b][i]“Thanks,”[/i][/colour] as she took the sweatshirt and pulled it over her head. It fell to her mid thigh, incredibly large on her small form, and she pulled at the material slightly, trying to get comfortable. Her eyes were fixated on the collar of the shirt as she wrestled with it, [colour=#de184b][i]“Dude said something about a dude called Constantine and a lighter that summons a demon lord or some shit,”[/i][/colour] she tried to explain, [colour=#de184b][i]“In any case, he’s looking for the lighter, I don’t know why it’s here, but apparently this Constantine thought it a good idea to lose demon lighter in the middle of a mall… what an idiot…”[/i][/colour] Origami snorted, shaking her head. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"Agreed. I hope he isn't on our side, because that would be an embarrassment. I suppose we could find it, and make him come to us?"[/i][/color] Once she realized Apparition was redressed, she scanned the mall ahead. [COLOR=#a187be][i]"Well, they were headed in that direction. Shall we?"[/i][/color] She tapped her earpiece, the thumping bass just barely audible from the outside. Arina looked in the direction Origami had directed and her gaze flickered between the girl and the Food Court for a moment before she nodded slightly, not bothering to disperse into smoke as she trailed behind the girl, her bare feet raised to their tip toes, as if she was trying not to touch the ground. She outstretched her arms as if she were balancing on a tightrope before she took a large step forward and elegantly clasped her hands behind her back as she strode in time with her teammate. Her ice blue eyes slid sideways at the girl and she pondered sparking a conversation, but the most she could come up with was, [colour=#de184b][i]‘Why so moody all the time?’[/i][/colour] Which, she thought, was rude. So she decided against it, and walked with the girl in silence. [/COLOR][/cell][cell][sup][h3][right][color=2e2c2c].....................................................[/color][/right] [sup][img]https://i.imgur.com/u7EbCGO.png[/img][color=2e2c2c]...[/color][/sup][/h3][/sup][/cell][/row][/table]