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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Timezone: UTC+10 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)/UTC+11 (Australian Daylight Saving Time)
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@Krayzikk@Etranger

Dhṛtarāṣṭra - Night, School District 15, Inside Office Building

"Weird for you to pick a terrorist suit, hero!"

The leggy, endowed girl was very 'quick on the uptake'. It was not good for any skedaddling attempts, but it was making this night super exciting, you know?! He was the distraction, so the bigger the flash, the bigger the bang, the better it was for his friend's goal! Easy, right? Even in the dusty darkness, the wide grin was very visible on Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sharp looks. He was 'seriously pumped' right now, because he and her were really going to make a scene here.

He would have landed later than her, but her 'fast-thinking' meant he was gonna have to 'scratch that off the list'. The landing was a 'no-go' for him. The same moment the dust flew for his eyes and she stepped in, his fingers were pointing forth, and the air between them detonated like a firework, a flash of light, heat and noise that blew more and more of the dust into the air ... and sent him flying unnaturally (but purposefully, heat radiating from his back) away from her, his feet skidding along the wall of the room with loud screeches. If he was going to be rude about it, then he would say it 'hurt like a bitch', and his face was contorting into winces from the pain. It was not as intense as the one he had catalysed earlier, because all this wanted to do was simply push him away so he could get on the wall, right? But it still hurt a lot, and his eyes were all runny and red.

He dropped to the floor with an 'oof'. He was putting the distance between them. That girl was probably all okay, maybe a little more dazed than him after the explosion 'took her around the block' for a bit, but that would buy him some time to 'get his bearings' as well. Except he didn't get that time, because the moment the blonde staggered up, he had to deal with the chair coming at him 'completely out of the blue'. Not at all expected by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, right?

The windows had shattered opened and some new fellow had come in to throw a chair at him. It looked like telekinesis, but if it was something else, it still looked like TK. 'If it quacks like a duck, then it's a duck' was the idiom, yes?. He dove for the floor once again, but the edge of the chair caught him in his left shoulder, sending him spiralling into a roll along the floor. The pain was lancing through his arm like lightning.

Not good at all.

But his distraction was getting more people to see him. That was very good, yes? Very exciting as well, right? Dhṛtarāṣṭra decided that his plan 'had it in the bag'. He pushed himself up, gasping for breath from the stinging pain. He was closer to the newcomer and the window now, while the girl was further back. Two people. A broken window if he wanted to get out. A hole in the ceiling if he wanted to get out. Lots of things to play with in the office complex.

There should have been a need to worry here, but he did not mind at all!

He picked up the metal leg of the office chair, which had rolled near him after the chair had nicked him and crashed into the wall, splitting entirely in half. The casters were still connected, their wheels swivelling as he lifted it up. It was good to have a makeshift weapon, right? And it could be useful in other ways too, yes? He held it aloft, twitching it slightly to beckon his foes to come.

@Plank Sinatra@Avant

Gandharva - Night, School District 15, The Street

Despite his attempts at disguising himself from view, it appeared that one of the individuals had managed to notice his presence. If it had been in any other situation, he would have been in a great conundrum, and very much shamed by a failure to perfectly remove every single trace of himself. However, the focus he had placed on speed over properly, elegantly carrying out his tasks had ensured that the more perceptive and attentive would discover him. It was an unfortunate turn of events, and Gandharva could not say he was not disappointed in himself. Yet he had never possessed much choice in the matter.

His escape was undignified, and even as his feet pounded rhythmically against the cold tarmac, the lifeless, flaccid body upon his shoulders jerked to and fro, its distorted form serving as more discomfort for him in this unwanted and unfortunate task. It was too unsubtle an operation. As unsubtle as the screams of his pursuer, whose footsteps were becoming closer and closer.

Faster and faster.

In the nightly silence of the district's less-visited areas, the rapid advance of his pursuer could be incredibly intimidating. It was at an unnatural pace that the screaming demon seemed to run with, suggesting the presence of Esper powers. That was an irritating talent to deal with. Far more irritating than the wild pink substance that arced through the darkness above him, failing to reach its mark and instead colliding with a nearby lamppost, consuming the metal and blinding the once-dull illuminance forever.

Humankind was renowned for its ability to aim its throws, but if his location was unknown to that attacking Esper, then the dangers they represented were low, any shot of that strange substance diverging from his true direction. It was the beastly European that was at the forefront of the obstacles that could halt his retreat.

Gandharva's left hand unconsciously moved to his waist.

If they got any closer, then he would need to deal with them as quickly and elegantly as possible.

He continued to run, rapidly turning a corner into a dark alleyway. He had a destination in mind, a place where he could rendezvous with his comrade. Relying on a public arena to mask his movements was undignified, a risk that could as easily turn upon him if he were to make a single misstep. However, the Dianoid was the chosen location for his rendezvous. It would simply have to do.
@DarkwolfX37 Nothing stopping Shion from noticing that the body's gone, and maybe chasing after that crazed Irishman who threw himself in front of a bus, or if she wants to, go pursue the guy responsible for the explosion who very prominently dropped a hole in a rooftop.
Checking up to see how everybody's doing.
@Plank Sinatra@Shiyonichi@GarlandDaHero@Krayzikk@Write

Connacht Airspace, Earth

As the entirety of UTX Team took to the skies, they were joined by the personnel of the Irish base that had been available to respond to the deployment order. It was a limited number available to assist the experimental unit, with only six Federation Armoured Modules forming up in a V-formation alongside them. Four of them were the standard RAM-004 of Lion produced by Isurugi Industries, but the two taking point were slightly more distinct. One possessed a larger railgun, identifying it as the F variant, while the dazzling emerald colouring of the flight lead and prominently equipped Assault Blade immediately revealed it to be the improved V variant, a sign that its pilot was a commander.

The comms were opened, and the face of a lantern-jawed man with an aquiline nose and wavy white hair (streaked with black) tied back into a ponytail appeared on the screens of the UTX Team's machines. A certain sense of smug bemusement seemed to infuse his being, which the half-smile he was sporting did nothing to disprove. And most importantly, when it spoke, it was immediately clear that he wasn't a native to the country he had been deployed in.

"Hell of an introduction to the country, eh UTX?" he remarked wryly. "I'm sure you were looking for something more hospitality, but what can you do, eh?"

With the speed at which Personal Troopers and Armoured Modules travelled, the five kilometres between them and the confirmed DC hostiles was not exactly a great distance to cover, and the Irish base's flight lead was keenly aware of it. His joking greeting out of the way, the man was ready to do business, attention shifting towards the enemy units that were entering range.

"Oof, tally sixteen hostiles at two o'clock, DC's on its A-game."

Nearly an entire squadron of Armoured Modules in DC colours had come to meet them, their composition as remarkably diverse as that of the defending Federation group. Two teams of four Lions hovered above the waters of the Abha na Sionainne, with two Guarlions each taking point respectively. Six Landlions, very likely equipped with Screw Modules, were slightly ahead of them, zipping across the surface of the river below them, clearly seeking to emerge at the Loch Aillionn.

They had a goal, and were ready to engage to achieve it.

"Hope a bit of action's a good enough welcome, UTX," said the flight lead with a chuckle. "This is Maine 1, we're going buster to the Lions to the east. UTX, good hunting on your end! Don't bug out too soon, eh?"

Even as the entire squadron of DC Armoured Modules fired off an opening salvo of Homing Missiles at the exact same time, the Irish team broke off from the formation, thrusters blasting them forth as they drew off the incoming attacks, attempting to weave towards the easternmost enemies.

Victory Condition: Destroy all enemies.
Defeat Condition: Any UTX unit shot down. Maine 1 shot down.
Battle Mastery: ???
Vague reference for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Blonde prettyboy. Not actually super deformed.

@The Jest

The High Priestess - Meredith Fong

All the sensations was really working against the "dreaminess" of the dream she was having, if it was actually a dream in the first place. Was it a really vivid dream, or had her PJs been stolen away and replaced by stuff in her closet without her even knowing? That was a question that she didn't know the answer to, but Meredith didn't know if she could get a solid idea to what was true any time soon. Everyone else was just as confused as her, and she couldn't really blame them. People who were figments of her brainwaves would think like her, right?

She let out a ponderous hum. She really had to give it to her brain; the sheer verisimilitude was making it almost indistinguishable to reality (or maybe a mass hallucination?). So the jacket-clad youth decided on her course of action. If she couldn't tell if it was real or not, then she would just have to be safer than sorry, er, it was better for her to be safe than sorry - Meredith shook her head, squishing her palms against her cheeks. What she wanted to say was: it was better to be safe than sorry, so she'd just have to treat everything in this place as real!

So, that meant she was definitely in a place called the Butter Daisy Forest, although maybe she was misunderstanding that. And if the rabbit who was most familiar and knowledgeable with this place wanted her to run, then she'd run, right?

That buff, Australian fellow seemed like a good reason to.

Meredith immediately turned, legs pumping as she broke into a run.
Hello hello, are all comrades still alive?

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In case of further interruptions, decided to go for the tried and true popular tactic of creating a Discord server.
Post up.

TN: ジイザス ジーザス means Jesus ʿĪsā.
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Dhṛtarāṣṭra - Night, School District 15, Nearby Rooftop

The secrecy of their cause was indeed 'shot to hell'. But even if there was no way to sneakily snatch the snitch away from the crowd, he still should not lose help. It was not, if his English idiomatic language was 'on point', a situation that had become 'FUBAR'. There was still time to nab a victory, you see? Dhṛtarāṣṭra was not too worried. If the distraction got everyone to focus on him instead of the dead woman, then the connection from the body would be 'out of their hands', easy.

His explosion was the very example of 'bang for his buck', right? The people of the crowd were all laid low or coming right for him, so his trying to 'take one for the team' had been a success. For the goal of his friend, he had 'gotten them off his back', so there were no groundbound steel railings. There was an airbound steel railing flung his way, and if it hit him, he might end up like a 'shish-kebab'. That wasn't good. So he needed to get rid of it, right?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra pointed as fast as he could, fingers pretending to be a gun.

This was a situation where he needed to 'think fast'.

"Catalyse."

Where there was once a piece of railing was now many pieces of brown-orange metal. They were like flakes, moving fast (but slowing down at an intense rate) at him but falling right apart mid-journey and losing altitude before his very eyes. Something like a speedy steel stake would kill Dhṛtarāṣṭra, but if it was a decelerating clumpy cloud of coppery chunks, then he could get right out of the way, yes? And give him time to see the blob of pink coming at him.

He simply had zero clue on what it was, so there was a need to worry here.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra was 'taking one for the team', but that was no reason to be 'blindsided' by a fist of pink he knew not of.

There was a simple solution: 'skedaddle'.

But running 'at full blast' ran itself into an obstacle.

It was a Japanese girl, and she and her toned legs had managed to silently jump all the way onto the rooftop with him. That was 'completely out of the blue', just like her vest. This was a big worry. Her Esper power was sneakier than he thought it could be, you know? Dhṛtarāṣṭra tried not to panic, but there was very little time. He needed to think even faster.

What could he make use of right now?

Floor is ... stone? It is not too thick, hopefully? Yes, that is simple then, right?

"Catalyse!"

Before they could react, and before the pink blob of something could strike him, the ground beneath him and the physically-endowed Japanese girl crumbled into a mass of dust. Both of them immediately fell in.

The pink blob flew past his head as he 'took a dive'.
Gandharva - Night, School District 15, The Street

The plan was an inelegant one. Yet despite how bereft it was in any dignity and subtlety, it was the best option available to them. It was an option he found distasteful. However, the explosion of heat and air around the unfortunate soul with the mobile device had been successful in serving as a distraction. A distraction that had stunned the crowd and drawn the attention of some individuals. Attention that, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra having incited the some of the crowd in front of that aging building into action, could no longer be directed towards him.

Thus, they did not notice his descent into the chilly night from the rooftop, nor were they aware of the pounding of his footsteps as he darted across the black tarmac, sounds drowned out by the ringing aftermath of the blast. He had discarded decorum for alacrity. In order to contrive a competent solution to the conundrum foisted upon them by that unprofessional, unsubtle individual, there was a need to act as quickly as possible. As suddenly as possible. He clamped down on the quiet dread within the confines of his stomach, his senses focused entirely on that body, likely to be the least of the crowd's worries after his comrade's shocking intrusion.

Under the dull illuminance of the lampposts, his body could not be seen. He was invisible to the naked eye, the shimmering layer distorting light to leave no sign of his presence. Only sound, drowned out by the chaos around them, emanated from his footsteps. The footsteps drawing him closer to the body.

He ignored the crowd. They did no matter in any form to him.

The body was what he sought. A mistake borne from the actions of another. The cornerstone of the unfortunate scene he had to rectify.

He darted past the boy with the phone, now prone from the blast. He ignored the rising heat from the indigo-haired individual, shaken by the sound. With his dignified strength and graceful dexterity, he scooped the corpse off the ground and threw it onto his shoulder, light shifting around them to make the body disappear as well.

It was not at all elegant.

However, Gandharva had no other choice.

That was why he had begun his escape down the street.
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