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Who: Hajime (

wannabered), and Bakura (

shiromadoushi)
Where: The Dead District
When: Late afternoon, October 22
What: Checking out those snake statues.
Warnings: Tokusatsu style violence against snakes, I guess. Bug-monsters getting hit in the face with stone snakes. BUGS AND SNAKES I GUESS.

Hajime couldn't explain it, but he'd wanted to get over to the Dead District to check out these snake monsters ever since he'd first become aware of them. They were something he could fight. And though he had yet to realize he'd picked up a fair amount of his bug monster self's instincts and inclanation towards fighting such things, he certainly felt the effects. He wanted to fight the thing, prove himself stronger, win, and continue to survive. To exist. Not that he really cared enough to dissect the feeling to put it in such words.

At least he'd had the foresight to call up a couple of friends and ask if they wanted to check the snakes out too, right? And nothing could go wrong if they were all together in a group, right? Right?

Hajime looked like he was raring for a fight as they started their search for the snakes, at least. His transformation belt was out and ready, and he kept twitching his hand towards the card box at his waist despite not actually having any cards that would be useful for battle in there.

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The twitchiness, Bakura noticed and had sided eyed with a deepening frown. "What do you keep going to reach for?" he finally asked, hands deep in the pockets of his black trench. Part of him was more than aware that this was a bad idea. But Hajime wasn't an idiot and could take care of himself, even if Thomas... likely was an idiot and couldn't. Hopefully he'd at least brought his otaku gun...

If there was one thing Thomas hated about his echos it was the growing desire to throw himself into danger. Well that and the never ending nerdity. If he was honest with himself though, he wasn't about to have let Hajime go alone even if he didn't have these echos. The further they got into the Dead District the more certain he was not going would have been worse. The way Hajime was tensed had him scared.

"So Hajime, I see you're pretty prepared." Thomas gestured down to the heart shaped belt. "Do you really think it'll be necessary though? I mean, I've got my gun and Bakura could probably suck the thing's soul out." Yeah, Thomas was still REALLY unnerved by Bakura in all honesty. "No offense Bakura."

Edited 2013-10-22 01:48 (UTC)

Hajime looked down at his hand and reluctantly took it off the box. "I don't know. I guess the other me had more cards in there, maybe." He remembered taking cards from the other monsters he defeated, more than just the human he'd sealed into the one he had...not that he remembered what they did, anyway.

He glanced back at Thomas. "These things are supposed to be nasty. We want all the firepower we can get, and I can hit pretty hard. I'm changing as soon as we spot one." He smirked. "And I don't think Bakura works that way, even if the snake did have a soul."

"None taken~" Bakura grinned. "Besides. Haven't gotten that power back yet~" he teased before looking back over at Hajime, expression becoming more serious. "Shit, I had meant to have you test my cards to see if they did anything. Forgot after we tested yours..." he realized with a frown.

"And are you sure it's such a good idea to transform in front of those things? We don't know if they're bugged."

....

"With trackers, I mean."

"If you're sure Hajime. I think Bakura is right about being careful around them, even if that pun was terrible and he deserves to be left behind for it." Thomas just rolls his eyes at unintentional pun.

With a sigh, he pulls the gun from his pocket and looks around. "What IS the deal with your two and your cards anyway? Honestly, between the unanswered questions about you two, the fact there are at least 2 killer AI on the network, and Thundercorp I feel like we're all just running around in the dark and hoping we don't get hurt."

"Yeah, I guess they could be watching us..." Hajime was just going to avoid that pun entirely in the hopes of forgetting it ever happened. With that, he changed into Joker's form. He was a different sort of tense now, not anxious, but ready to jump on anything that moved. Any homeless people in the area would do well to stay put.

And to answer Thomas, he shrugged, which looked kind of weird coming from a hulking bug monster. "We don't know, but we've both been remembering monsters getting sealed into cards. I have no idea why they're looking so different."

"...I should have brought a mask or something..." Bakura half sighed to himself as Hajime transformed. "And what are you talking about, killer AI? The hell did I miss?" he asked, craning his neck to look over at Thomas.

"Uhh, well. Long story short, two people from my memories have shown up on the network?" Thomas gives a weak smile, not sure if he really should go into more detail. "I'm not sure how much either remembers yet, so for now they're just a pair of creepy twins I guess." He just shrugs after that and tries not to stare at Hajime, he still wasn't too used to the bug body.

"Creepy twins turned killer AI? Crazier and crazier..." Hajime thought for a moment, then remembered something else Thomas had said. "It's from your TV stuff, isn't it?" He was also well aware that his bug form appeared to be making Thomas uncomfortable, so...

Yeah, Thomas, he's just going to go stand a little too close next to you now.

"TV stuff? You mean that show the otaku-you is obsessed with?"

You gonna do that Hajime? Fine. Thomas loops an arm around one of Hajime's. "Y-yeah. Well, not the one you're talking about Bakura. I know it's them though! The sister seems to remember stuff. This isn't just mistaken identity or the actors. I know it!"

Thomas refused to believe he was wrong. "They're a serious threat."

Hajime looked down at that arm and for a brief moment, considered lifting Thomas into the air just to see how poorly Thomas would take it. "We've got enough threats against us as it is. Even if they do turn into problems, they'll probably just turn against the big one we're all fighting first." Besides, he figured he'd just giant bug steamroller anyone that threatened the rest of the people on the network.

A noise from somewhere nearby caught Hajime's attention, causing him to whip around in that direction...and it's entirely possible he dragged Thomas along for the ride. Whatever it was had sounded like stone scraping on stone. "Did you guys hear that?"

Bakura's reply was cut off by Hajime's question and he turned the where he was looking. "...Yeah... I think we might have found them..."

Almost without thinking his hand went to his chest. Diabound wasn't solid... he couldn't do anything against the statues... but still...

Thomas swore that had nearly pulled his arm out. The curses he was muttering to himself halted though as he heard the sound. "Sounds like it." Carefully pulling his arm out of Hajime's, Thomas pulled out his gun and took a couple steps away from the large bugman.

It looks like any hopes he had of this being uneventful died off. "It's like the caves all over again. Rocks, weird sounds, and a large bug by my side."

"Just stay behind me." Hajime's posture had noticeably shifted. He'd adopted a bit of a crouch, and he was holding his arms wider like he was expecting to have to grapple with something at any second.

The snake creature came into view, though it was doing it at a rate that suggested it could easily be outrun. Hajime probably should have been at least a little nervous. But no, far from it.

He was excited. He let out an involuntary growl at the snake, as though he were daring it to come closer.

...that... was not good.

"...Hajime, I don't think..."

He put a restraining hand on his friend's shoulder, knowing even as he did it that it wasn't going to work.

"Holy hell." Thomas looked from the snake to Hajime to Bakura. "I think he has a point man. This thing looks tougher than those verma things from the cave."

Thomas took a couple steps back, gun trained on the statue. "Maybe we should go."

Unfortunately, Hajime wasn't really listening. He didn't like being grabbed like that, and he turned to snarl at Bakura a moment before roughly pulling away. Thomas's gun caught his attention for a brief moment, but then he focused back on the snake.

Yes. This is what he'd wanted. This is what his instincts had been craving. He let loose a snarling, inhuman battle cry and charged at the snake.

Oh shi--

"HAJIME!" Bakura shouted, going to run after only to stop short when his own self preservation instinct kicked in. "You fucking moron WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Edited 2013-10-24 02:31 (UTC)

"He's being a giant raving bug man, what else?!" Thomas took pot shots at the snake, praying he wouldn't hit Hajime. "HAJIME GET BACK HERE!"

Thomas ran over to Bakura. "Ideas?"

Hajime ignored the yelling humans as he rushed in there to do what he was feeling like he'd been born to do. The gunshots irritated him a bit, calling up memories of that one guy in the red armor with the gun, but the feeling only lasted a fraction of a second as he found himself within striking range of the snake.

With a satisfied growl, he lashed out at the moving statue, hitting it as hard as he could. It seemed to have done some good; the statue was now sporting a brand-new crack. There was a victorious howl at that point, and he was so wrapped up in the fight that he completely failed to miss the now-familiar hollow feeling that suggested a new Echo.

Of course, the snake didn't really appreciate being hit, and it raised its head to strike back at the big bug.

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck FUCK...

Bakura's heart was beating so fast he almost missed the hollow feeling washing over him. Diabound... Please please please let it finally be his physical presence or ANYTHING that would help...!

One hand shot out to push Thomas back, the other going over his chest. "DIABOUND!" he yelled, entire body tensing. "COME FORTH!"

There was a dramatic gust of wind around him as a thirty foot tall half man, half snake monster erupted from behind the white haired teen, hovering a foot off the ground.

Ok, this was a lot of bullshit. He has a gun against a snake golem while those he's running around with are a giant bug man and the other seems to have just summoned some sort of ancient god.

Thomas tried not to drop his gun as he stared at the monster. "That's ... that's a pretty good idea."

The snake hit Hajime right as Bakura summoned Diabound. It hit about as hard as one might expect a snake made out of stone to hit, which was to say pretty hard. Hajime seemed to be feeling that, although he wasn't going down quite yet. Diabound's appearance caught his attention pretty quickly, and for a moment, at least, the bug's attention seemed to be elsewhere. There was a new thing in the area to fight, and it was certainly much larger than the cracked snake.

The snake, however, was going to strike at the distracted bug again if Hajime wasn't careful.

Not solid. Diabound wasn't solid. Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck

And now Hajime was distracted. Fuck!

"Damnit, Hajime!" Bakura yelled. "MOVE!"

Fuck it! Without even half of a plan in his head, the white haired teen dashed forward, Diabound rushing out ahead of him. C'mon, c'mon, anything!

Sadly, it seems anything was going to be Thomas. He took off right after Bakura, cursing under his breath. He wasn't about to let the kid get hurt too. The red inlays of his gun began to glow as heroic music formed in the air and Thomas seemed to be getting much faster.

With the bout of speed he dove at Hajime, managing to knock the bug out of the way of the snake's strike. "Hajime! You ok?! We need to get out of here!"

Hajime wasn't paying Bakura's warning any mind. He was too wrapped up in having so many potential powerful enemies nearby. The snake's swing at Hajime missed thanks to Thomas's heroics, but Thomas had made a bit of a mistake there. If he managed to get a look at Hajime's eyes, he'd get definite confirmation that Hajime wasn't really all there right now.

And he was angry that a pitiful little human had gotten in the way of his fight. Good job, Thomas, the giant bug is going to thank you for saving him by taking a swing at you with one of his arm blades. The crazed snarl that accompanies this is surely reassuring.

Wait. Music? Now it was Bakura's turn to be distracted at the worst time, head turning to watch-- holy shit Thomas was fast. How did--

What happened after was too fast of a blur. First the alarm of suddenly there being something in front of him, followed by the pure panic of realizing he was about to barrel head first into the snake that was coming right at him and the desperate reaching out to Diabound to do something...! Then an almost dizzying feeling of something changing as his kaa wrapped around him...

...and then he was on the opposite side of the snake.

Stone.

The snake was made out of stone.

So that's what...

The hysterical laugh that boarded a full out cackle was cut off short, however, at Hajime's growl. He turned, eyes widening as he saw the giant bug going to take a swing at the wrong target before realization tumbled unpleasantly into place.

First the statue, now Thomas... Shit!

Now it was Bakura's turn to try and tackle the rampaging bugman. With a burst a speed that was pure adrenaline, Diabound following behind him, he took a leap at his friend, aiming for a full on body tackle.

"HAJIMEEE!"

Look at him. Look at the god behind him. Focus on him. Aim for the Kaa who couldn't be hit who's far more impressive than anything else around.

Thomas' eyes widened as he realized how stupid his decision had been. "Shit." He rolled away, not quite making it as his shirt was cut open in the front by the blade.

This was such a terrible idea. His hand went to the cut, checking to see if he'd just been eviscerated when he heard Bakura's yell and leap. "God dammit!" They needed to get Hajime away from the snake and back to his sense fast.

Before Hajime could try again to finish Thomas off, he heard a yell. Whether or not he turned towards the sound because it was just a yell or because some fuzzy part of his brain was finally able to recognize his name again was anyone's guess, but the distraction worked. He turned away from Thomas to face the oncoming Bakura--and Diabound.

Yes, that was definitely the biggest thing in the area. Worth fighting. Thomas now had a chance to get away from the crazed giant bug, as the crazed giant bug was making a mad charge at Bakura and Diabound now. He seemed to think he was going to meet Bakura's flying tackle with his blades.

Bakura's eyes narrowed as Hajime turned. Good...

With a sharp twist of his body, he jerked to the side, glancing off Hajime and tumbling onto the ground, rolling once before scrambling to his feet, breath coming quickly.

Diabound continued moving forward, seemingly to take Hajime's attack, only the lack of solidity of the spirit monster meant that Hajime's efforts would pass through it like air.

Thomas rushed over to Bakura, hand pressed on the slice through his shirt and looking over to the berserk Hajime. "Ok, we've got some distance now. I'd rather not shoot him, so any ideas oh how to calm him back down?"

Just to be safe, Thomas leveled his blaster as Hajime and looked around. "We still gotta look out for that fucking snake too."

Hajime continued to snarl and try to attack Diabound, but the other monster's continued intangibility was frustrating. That was good; the irritation kept him rather focused on it. Hajime's movements were starting to slow, and if Bakura or Thomas had a particularly keen eye, the might notice that he was dripping green blood from where he'd been hit by the snake. Battle fury could only carry him so far, and the injury was starting to catch up to him.

Bakura moved to put his hand over Thomas's to push the blaster down. "Put that fucking thing away, you're not shooting anyone but that damned statue!" he half hissed before turning to watch Hajime, frowning in worry. "I think Diabound is tiring him out.... When he gets too tired, maybe--"

He broke off, eyes widening a touch at the splatter of green. "...shit. When did that--"

"That's the plan." Thomas hissed back as he watched Hajime start to slow. "Shit, I don't know. How the hell did he even get hurt?"

Thomas looked around before backing up a bit. "Ok, he's hurt. So how about you use Diabound to lure him back toward my car. If he's hurt we need to be able to get him somewhere and fast when he turns back." Hajime turning back into a human once he exhausted himself made perfect sense to Thomas.

All the punching and swiping and attempted stabbing Hajime was attempting to do to Diabound, coupled with being a little sore from where he'd been wounded by the snake, was starting to take its toll. Hajime's movements slowed even more, until he stopped dead in his tracks, swayed a little bit, and fell face-forward onto the ground. He was out cold.

Good news! The bugmonster had stopped rampaging. Bad news! He showed no signs of transforming back, and he was still bleeding a little.

"Shit!"

Bakura ran over to where Hajime had fallen, kneeling down next to him, hand on his friend's shoulder. "Hajime! Hajime, are you--"

He swore again before turning back to Thomas. "Bring your car over here, I'll get him back to normal!" he instructed, shifting to work on turning Hajime over onto his back.

If he could get the card from the holder and run it through his belt, Hajime would turn back... Wouldn't matter that it wasn't Hajime himself that did it, right? Bakura was a monster-card person too, he should be able to use that card, he was sure of it!

"Right! I'll be back in a second!" Thomas turns on his heels and runs off back the way they came. This was bad, this was very bad. Hajime is stuck as a bug right now and bleeding out.

He returns a few minutes later, car going quite a bit faster than is safe before turning the cat, parking it, and opening up the back. Thank god Priuses are silent. "Get him in there! The backseat's too small if he's still a bug."

Bakura looked up just briefly from the once more human Hajime. "He's stopped bleeding..." he pointed out, turning back to finish mopping up the pale green mess that passed for Hajime's blood before closing his friend's shirt again. "This stuff runs like water, but it's already clotted and healed over...." he frowned. "Hell, if it weren't for this mess, you'd never know he was bleeding..."

He paused, scowling a bit at the stained tissue in his hand. "...Got a plastic bag in that thing?"

Not that it mattered, some of it was on the ground anyway...

It wasn't like Hajime was in any position to tell Bakura and Thomas he was pretty sure he'd gotten an echo of some sort there when they'd been fighting the snake, and that he was also pretty sure he'd been hit hard enough to cause some sort of damage under his exoskeleton. He would have been surprised that he was only badly bruised up at this point, if he could have remembered that much of the fight.

But hey, at least he'd be cooperative when it came time to haul him into the Prius. None of that complaining about being seen in the car they might have had to deal with otherwise.

"Yeah, hold on." Thomas got out of the car and rummaged around the backseat, before walking around the back. "Here." He handed Bakura the crumpled plastic bag before squatting next to Hajime's prone body.

"Well, since he's back to human, lets drop him in the backseat. More comfortable for him that way." Thomas got to his feet before moving to Hajime's feet. "See that snake anywhere or are we safe for now?"

Bakura almost absentmindedly took the bag, stuffing the gross tissue init and wrapping it up before stuffing it into his pocket.

"Haven't seen any sign of it.. with luck, Hajime hurt it enough that it won't be back..."

He paused, blinking. "What are yo-- Here, just help me get him on my back," he sighed, shifting to grab hold of Hajime's arms to put them over his shoulders to haul the former bugman up. "Not like he weighs much like this..."

Hajime grumbled a little bit at the movement, though he didn't show any signs of regaining consciousness. At least it kept him from getting into any more trouble.

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the pun was accidental, and then I had to leave it.. :D

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Guess who accidentally closed the log tab and forgot

It's cool, sleep had to be a thing at that point anyway

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Sorry Thomas!

You should be. Look what you made him do.

Whoops, Hajime's turn to be sorry.

Welcome to the shonen/toku idiot's club

Do we get team jackets?

Only if they're not Hawaiian print or covered in anime characters.

They can get colour coded trench coats! :D

I call red!

Green or black over here!

Sure sure, take two of Bakura's 3 colours. He'll get blue, then :D

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