<AdventFalls>    JUNKER Training Hall
<AdventFalls>    Rebecca walked down the hall, curling her gloved fists and still blushing.
<AdventFalls>    [She... she kissed me. She actually kissed me!]
<AdventFalls>    She wasn't focused on training per say, the thought consuming her mind

<Axel_Wildfire>    There's what sounds like a *pitched battle* coming from the training hall - Becca can make out Kenoko's voice, more an angry roar than her actual voice, and the Proto Driver howling in return, Ake's voice barely audible above the melee.
<Axel_Wildfire>    "Keh, alright, how about this -"

<AdventFalls>    [The hell?] Rebecca approached, trying to see what had happened.
<Axel_Wildfire>    >>STANDBY READY<<
<Axel_Wildfire>    >>FINAL ATTACK RIDE<<
<Axel_Wildfire>    >>DRIVE IGNITION<<
<Axel_Wildfire>    Rebecca walks in just in time to see Kenoko take a full on Rider Punch square in the face... and not so much as *flinch*. Ake, as Proto-DCD, almost seems to pause there, blinking... until Kenoko wraps her head in her hands and swirls her into a vicious rising knee that snaps Ake's head back, denting in Proto-DCD's faceplate and leaving her staggering. Come to think of it, there's blood dripping through from around the mouthpiece, and impact craters here and there on the floor - Kenoko, for her part, looks *totally fine*, if snarling. "What, you want me to let up? After what you did to her?"

<AdventFalls>    [...She isn't....]

<Axel_Wildfire>    Oh but she is. Ake drops to one knee, gasping for breath, and Kenoko doesn't give her any breathing space - she hurtles across the intervening distance, kneeing Ake in the face and standing her upright, follows with a harsh punch to the gut that bends the younger girl over... and sends a splatter of blood onto the ground, gushing through Proto-DCD's mouthpiece. Kenoko's expression is simultaneously grim and exultant. "Enjoying it? Being made to feel something you hate?"

<AdventFalls>    [She is. But.... but....]

<Axel_Wildfire>    Ake mutters out a reply and starts to pick herself up, but eats an elbow to the temple that causes her to stagger and fall to one knee again; she *barely* ducks under a spinning kick by dropping flat, and then rolls aside from Kenoko's followup stomp - which is sufficient to leave a crater in the ground. As Kenoko turns to chase her, Becca can see that her Rider belt hangs from her waist. "Well!?"

<AdventFalls>    "....What in the hell?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko doesn't hear her, instead preferring to pursue Akebara, who is in absolutely no shape to continue fighting - she tries to defend herself, but Kenoko is merciless, delivering blows that leave giant dents and fractures in the girl's armor. "I ASKED YOU A QUESTION, SLUT!"

<AdventFalls>    "KENOKO!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    *That* makes her stop, and she looks back as Ake collapses, semi-conscious, blood dripping from any number of cuts and gashes in her body. "What?" Kenoko looks at Becca, panting, her fists curled tight.

<AdventFalls>    "What in the flying fuck are you doing?!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... what's it look like?"

<AdventFalls>    Becca stared at her in shock. "....Why?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko takes a bit to respond, still panting lightly. "Because she... you..."

<AdventFalls>    "....You were going to kill her, weren't you."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "What? No!" she responds, shaking her head adamantly.

<AdventFalls>    "....This... this isn't...." She took a step back. "It's...."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "What?" Kenoko glances back at Ake, who simply lies there brokenly. "I-I didn't... after I saw you... I couldn't let this go!"

<AdventFalls>    "And you responded by beating her to a bloody pulp?!"
<AdventFalls>    Becca seemed.... scared? Angry? It wasn't clear which.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I...!" she doesn't really seem to have an answer and just looks down, ashamed. "She hurt you."

<AdventFalls>    "And the right thing to do was hurt her back?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko's silent again, looking ashamed. "I didn't think you'd... I..."

<AdventFalls>    Becca looked like she was about to burst into tears as she ran out of the room.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "B-Becca, wait!" Kenoko hurtles after her, somewhere between shocked and ashamed.

<AdventFalls>    Becca kept running, clearly crying her eyes out as she did so.

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko catches her quickly enough - Showaborg will do that - and catches up Becca's hand in her own freezing cold one, as usual, almost-unusually gently. "Wait...!"

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca struggled to get out of Kenoko's light grasp. "Please... let me go...." She was sobbing uncontrollably.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Rebecca..." she doesn't, looking... almost blank.

<AdventFalls>    She was crying, holding herself. "I..... I....." She seemed almost incapable of forming the words at that moment.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "..." Kenoko is silent, shutting her eyes. "I just..."

<AdventFalls>    "N-No one's ever done anything for me," she sobbed. "And then someone does, and... and...." She cried even harder.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I just... couldn't let her hurt you and..." She's not crying, but she does sound distraught - primarily at Rebecca's reaction.

<AdventFalls>    "Just.... just...." She continued to cry. "Someone was finally giving a shit enough... and...." She began pulling again. "Let me go!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    This time Kenoko does, recoiling as if she's been hit. "Rebecca -!"

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca started running again, gasping between cries.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "W-wait!" and again, Kenoko gives chase, but slower this time, hesitantly. /Why can't I ever do anything right!?/

<AdventFalls>    "W-Why?" Rebecca looked back. "The one time someone gives a shit, the one time.... You know what?" She shook her head. "Maybe that's why no one gave a shit about me."

<Axel_Wildfire>    She stops dead as Rebecca does. "Wh-what's that supposed to mean?"

<AdventFalls>    "Because I'm too much fucking trouble!" She began running again.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "What - NO!" Kenoko, again, flings herself into the chase. "Rebecca, stop...!"

<AdventFalls>    Either Rebecca didn't hear her or chose not to, continuing to run.
<AdventFalls>    "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko, being Kenoko, doesn't; she's too intent on chasing Rebecca down.

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca began slowing down, the combination of the crying and the running leaving her out of breath.

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko all but runs her to earth - they're outside now, in a small park, which is deserted save for the birds. She stops short of actually catching Rebecca though, breathing lightly. "How fucking stupid would I have to be?"

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca was sobbing like a ninny at this point, just shaking her head.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "To let you just run off? How many times did I make that mistake before?" she asks, almost more to herself than to Becca.

<AdventFalls>    She was continuing to sob, and now she was barely managing a jog.

<Axel_Wildfire>    Now Kenoko actively catches Becca, drawing the girl back into her arms. "I'm sorry."

<AdventFalls>    The woman in her arms was gasping for breath, feebly squirming to get away.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Becca, stop." Kenoko restrains her gently. "Please..."

<AdventFalls>    The squirming stopped after half a minute, with Becca still crying.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Becca..."

<AdventFalls>    "W-What?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I'm just... I'm sorry. She hurt you and I... don't want that..."

<AdventFalls>    Becca continued blubbering. "But I didn't want anyone to get hurt...."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I'm sorry..." the hug grows slightly tighter; Becca can feel Kenoko's Rider Belt pushing into the small of her back. "I'm just... I couldn't think of how else..."

<AdventFalls>    Becca's crying lightened up a bit. "J-Just ask! Ask someone! I-I was told to never throw a punch if you could help it!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... but she hurt you." Kenoko seems stuck on this.

<AdventFalls>    "Why do you keep saying that?" She sniffled.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Because it's true, and I don't... want people to hurt you." she mumbles into Becca's ear, squeezing her gently.

<AdventFalls>    Becca leaned into the embrace, and continued to cry.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I'm sorry... I just..." Kenoko raises a hand, stroking Becca's hair.

<AdventFalls>    "Just?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... just... last time I made so many mistakes and let her be hurt so badly..." she squeezes Becca against her, almost like she's unwilling to let go. "Not this time..."

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca continued to cry, no longer certain if it was out of fear, joy, or anger.

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko just holds her, gently, but still.

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca's crying was now mere whimpering, trying to nuzzle her face into Kenoko.

<Axel_Wildfire>    She runs her fingers through Becca's hair, rocking her gently. "Ssh, it's okay."

<AdventFalls>    The whimpering began to die down as the tears began to slow down. "Mmmm..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko's hand runs down to cup Rebecca's cheek. "I'm sorry."

<AdventFalls>    The woman in her arms nodded numbly at the sentiment.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... forgive me?" The words hold an infinite amount of pleading, almost begging.

<AdventFalls>    "...Just promise to talk about hurting people first..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I promise..." Kenoko sounds more ashamed than words can convey.

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca hugged the woman, letting her action do the talking.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "..." now Kenoko starts crying, silently, shoulders shaking.

<AdventFalls>    Rebecca held Kenoko tight, desperate for the woman. "-n't leave..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "...?" she makes a small, confused noise, having not heard Becca properly - though she returns the hug just as tightly (and no tighter lest she accidentally crush Becca).

<AdventFalls>    "....Don't leave...."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I-I won't..."

<AdventFalls>    "Thank you...." With that she buried her face into Kenoko, not saying anything else.

<Athon>    "WHAT THE FUCKING HELL?" Haru rushed to the side of the girl in the floor, gasping in surprise at her state. Kneeling down, the carefully moving her on her back. Muttering a small curse as she sees the girl's state, the blue haired fangire brings her hand near Ake's nose, praying.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Ngh..." Ake *is* alive, and actually semi-conscious, one eye open just a crack (the other is blackened to the point of being swollen shut). "H-Haru..."

<Athon>    "Who did this?" She asks sofly, not knowing exactly what to do. "Damn... I need to... Fuck..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Ke... noko... urgh..." Ake manages to raise a hand - her arms are covered in cuts, presumably from blocking Kenoko's berserker barrage - and catch Haru's. She smiles as best she can, somewhat ruefully. "... guess... using Becca as a guinea pig... caught up with me."

<Athon>    She closes her hands with enough force to break skin, a few droples of blood flowing from her fists. She looks around, searching for anything that could be used to at least stop the blood. "I..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Just cuts... it's okay..." she starts to rise, and then lets out a weak cry and falls back, holding her side - her ribs are probably broken.

<Athon>    "Yeah. Obviously some cuts would make you cry like a little bitch." She rolls her eyes, getting up. "Damn... I recieved some training about these situations..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... just... help me get down to the med bay... would you?" Ake shuts her good eye, shivering; she's clearly using most of her effort to not cry in pain.

<Athon>    "..." She nods, kneeling down and cradling the woman on her arms, trying to be the most delicate and firm possible. "I can't promise this won't hurt. Because it will."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I know." she grits her teeth. "... just do it."

<Athon>    She pulls the woman up, firmly but slowly. She tries her best to keep her from moving. "Alright. Try to stay still..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Ngh..." Haru can hear Ake's teeth grinding together as she struggles not to groan in pain.

<Athon>    "Alright..." Haru moves the fast as she can without hurting Ake. "When I find that bitch..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    Each step is torture, and it shows; Ake feels like her ribs are on fire - her two left lowers, from the feel of it. Her grip on Haru tightens step-by-step. "Don't..."

<Athon>    "I don't care." She snarls as they finally meet the medbay.
<Athon>    "I am going to..." A few tears stream from her face, falling on Ake.

<AdventFalls>    "Oh god, I was hoping the camera feeds were wrong...."
<AdventFalls>    Yukari entered the medbay, a look of shock on her face.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Don't...!" Ake seems a little more forceful than usual, but she relaxes as she sees Yukari. "... heh."

<Nahd>    "... Mom..." Haru snarls as she puts the girl down.

<AdventFalls>    "...I...I was hoping my eyes were decieving me...."

<Nahd>    "Take care of her. I need to beat a bitch down."

<AdventFalls>    "You're staying right here, Haru."

<Nahd>    She shakes her head, snarling violently. "I..."

<AdventFalls>    "Haru." Yukari looked at her daughter. "Listen to me. You don't know the whole story."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... can I lie down now?"

<Nahd>    "O-oh..." SHe puts Ake down on a bed. "S-sorry..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    Ake finally lets out a groan as she lies back, clutching at her broken ribs. "Ngrk..."

<AdventFalls>    "Akebara, there's medical staff on their way.... as for Kenoko.... I can't necessarily blame her for wanting to considering her ties, but this crossed a line."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Khk... it's cause... Becca." she mutters out through clenched teeth.

<Athon>    "..." Haru punches the wall by her side. "I know Ake was wrong in doing what she did... But this is *WAY* past the fucking limits!"

<AdventFalls>    "I'm well aware of that, Haru. But if you go throwing punches at Kenoko, you're going to lose."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    A medical contingent finally made their way in, preceded by a rather peeved-looking Haruka. "...Well, shit. Only one good reason Akebara would be in sickbay."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "I'd like to say the other guy looks worse..." Ake groans again. "- but that'd... be a lie."

<AdventFalls>    "Yeah. I'm guessing you saw the feed too?"

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Of Kenoko wailing on her over the car? Naturally."

<Athon>    "... And what you want me to DO?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    Ake catches Haru's hand. "Stay."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "...well..." The white-haired woman is lost in thought for a moment. "...I think this is as good a reason as any to get that thing properly checked out."

<AdventFalls>    "You do that, I'm finding Kenoko. ...I'll figure something out on the way."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... what thing?" she catches Haruka's eye as best she can.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "The car, Baraen. Unless we find a way to rein in that psychic current, it'll cause JUNKER more harm than good. I think getting your shit kicked in by Ni'Chulainn is testament enough to that."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Nhk.. that's cause... I was experimenting... with Becca." she mutters out, forcing each word.

<Athon>    She squeezes the hand back, biting her lower lip.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "...I would've expected as much." Haruka sighs. "Ake...you should likely be thankful history didn't repeat itself completely."

<Athon>    "What are you talking about?!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Ngh...?"

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "...Do you remember the LAST time I had to deal with someone getting whisked into a high-speed vehicle for strange and sadistic ends?" The commander's face becomes surprisingly dour. "...Now imagine Kenoko was me, Ake...and you're the noodly pissant looking to acquire power by any means necessary."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... ooh." *Now* she gets it.

<Athon>    A simple snarl, as Haru releases Ake's hand. Stained glass seems to creep from under her shirt, slowly creeping towards her face.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "... H-Haru?" Ake recoils from her, then gasps as her ribs flare up again.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Haru, what..." Haruka's expression quickly turns to one of shock. "Don't DO that around Ake! She's..."

<Athon>    Another snarl, the stained glass taking most of her face. The girl seemed to try and fight it, reaching her hand to cup her face...

<AdventFalls>    "...Oh, no."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Oh God...Akebara, I know it's kinda obvious by now, but...I'm so sorry."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "..." she's silent, her expression completely flat.

<Athon>    Instead of staying in the room, Haru tries to struggle away, slowly, almost painfuly. However in the middle of the way... Her skin breaks outward, almost like glass...

<AdventFalls>    Stained glass began to appear on Yukari as well. "She was doing so well..."

<Axel_Wildfire>    Ake doesn't speak. Not a single word, and her silence is more telling than anything she could say.

<Athon>    A black, red and yellow figure appears where Haru was. Taller then the girl, it snarls and growls. From where Ake was, only a dorsal fin could be seen, together with two 'wing'-like formation in each of the arms. The head resembled the one of a shark, and a powerful tail hit the floor with a loud noise.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Haru! Haru, c'mon! Please, snap out of it!" Haruka's eyes seemed to well up as they began to flash red, her own patterns of stained glass creeping forth...

<AdventFalls>    A white haired woman with pitch-black skin appeared in Yukari's place, a red scarf around her neck. "We plead- calm yourself."

<Axel_Wildfire>    Even at the sudden change in all three of them, Ake doesn't speak... or move... she just stares at what used to be Haru, looking disgusted.

<AdventFalls>    "DAMN IT!" Orpheus ran after, worried sick. "HARUKA, HURRY!"

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "ARGH!" The Sirknight Fangire isn't built for physical assaults. "R-right!" It IS, however, built for high-speed space-fold-jump pursuits, such as the one Haruka was engaging in to catch up to Orpheus and Haru.

<Athon>    Various walls are destroyed as the Shark Fangire passed through them, searching for the woman it wanted to kill.

<AdventFalls>    "Dammit dammit dammit.... Haru! We demand you cease this!"

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Haru! Don't do this! I thought you'd already forgiven Ak...oh God." /Orpheus, it's Kenoko she's after! I had this ass-backwards!/

<AdventFalls>    [And Kenoko was running after Becca..... Dammit our systems lost track after that!]

<Haruka_Emmerich>    /Maybe not.../ Another fold-jump, albeit shorter in distance. /I'll need time to get a lock! Keep after Haru, I'll catch up!/

<Athon>    She crashes through the last wall, jumping outside. She crashes the floor, causing it to explode under her massive weight. Another mighty wall as she dashes towards the nearest concentration of people.

<AdventFalls>    "HARU! DO NOT MAKE US STOP YOU!"

<Athon>    Not caring about the threat Haru kept her rampage towards the park.

<AdventFalls>    A wall of fire sprouted from the ground between Haru and the park. "You will calm down immediately or we will force you to calm down."

<Athon>    She passes through the fire grunting at the other side. She heat starled her enough she had to stop.

<AdventFalls>    The firewall faded as Orpheus attempted to grapple Haru.

<AdventFalls>    Orpheus succeeded, pinning Haru to the ground. "SUBMIT!"

<Athon>    She did try to break the pin, roaring and trashing around. Yet it didn't work against her mother's strenght.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    A strange fwooshing noise, and Haruka popped into existence alongside the scuffle. "Haru...you don't have to do this...we're already gonna take care of everything, don't worry..."

<Athon>    Another powerful roar, as the eyepatched shark kept trashing, not really caring about anything but destroy the source of her anger.

<AdventFalls>    "SUBMIT."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    A faint green light enveloped the Sirknight Fangire as it closed its eyes. /Haru...we're here for you. We all are. Relax.../

<Athon>    She keeps trashing the words not even reaching her mind filled with rage.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Ergh..." Haruka grunted at the interference from Haru's anger. "I'll have to...get serious...Keep her still, Yukari..."

<AdventFalls>    "We are on it."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Well this is good." Kenoko's voice drips sarcasm; she backs Becca up, interposing herself between the melee and the other woman, her eyes narrowed - they can't quite hear the words from here, but Kenoko knows *something* is up since both Haruka and what she assumes to be Yukari are out in force. "Stay back."

<Athon>    That smell... She shifts around, growling and trashing even harder, her head going from side to side. Then, she finally finds the woman.
<Athon>    She growls even louder, as she tries to push her mother away with even more strenght.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "This is gonna suck."

<Athon>    She breaks away, throwing her mother away quite forcefully. She turns away, Dashing towards Kenoko, the ground breaking with each of her steps.

<AdventFalls>    Becca stared, cringing. "Not again...."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Go." Kenoko warns Becca off instantly, not wanting her to get caught up when - as she's rapidly realising - the monster is after *her* for whatever reason.

<AdventFalls>    "I'm not leaving you!"

<Axel_Wildfire>    "Go, damnit. I can take one of these freaks." she hisses a breath out and hurtles forwards, meeting the Shark Fangire halfway - it initially seems like she's going to go low, but then Kenoko suddenly bounds *high*, her fist looping in a wicked overhand right that smacks square into the Fangire's snout. "Got you!" She's not quick enough to turn it into a clinch like she wants, but it's still gotta be hurt.

<Athon>    As a shark, Haru winces and stumbles, almost failing to stay on her feet, as the punch managed to steal completly her sense of direction.

<AdventFalls>    Becca could only stare at the ensuing chaos.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Gh...Did Kenoko really have to..." Haruka's eyes flare green as the Sirknight Fangire grits its teeth. /Time out, young lady!/ The air around Haru suddenly seemed quite thick...

<Athon>    As if it losing her sense of direction, Haru struggled with something that seemed to press her against the floor. Hard.

<AdventFalls>    [WE DEMAND THAT YOU CEASE THIS AT ONCE.]

<Axel_Wildfire>    "You *are* joking." Kenoko asks drily, raising her fists after that punch. "I wasn't aware we did the reasoning thing."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    Haruka's concentration rattled at that shout, but with Haru sufficiently restrained anyway... "Tch...you heard her. ALL of you, I take it."
<Haruka_Emmerich>    "...Something tells me that once Haru regains her senses, the five of us and Akebara are going to have a LONG talk. One that will likely result in a certain Trans Am getting impounded."

<Axel_Wildfire>    "..." Kenoko puts two and two together and looks down at the Shark Fangire at her feet. "*That* is Haru?"

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Yes. And she was about to maul you for railing on one of your comrades over something we can't afford to keep private anymore."

<Axel_Wildfire>    Kenoko *literally* throws her hands up in the air. "I'm going drinking."

<AdventFalls>    Becca's eyes widened. "...Kenoko?"

<Axel_Wildfire>    She raises a hand, clicks the memory at her throat. >>ACCEL<< "I shouldn't have to remind some people about how I feel about my allies suddenly trying to kill me."

<Athon>    Haru groans under the weight, almost being flattened against the ground

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Dammit, Kenoko, this was an isolated incident! Once we make Haru explain herself..." A glance at the restrained icthyoid on the ground. Haruka STILL wasn't sure it was safe to let up yet.

<Axel_Wildfire>    "You shut the fuck up." Kenoko growls bitterly, turning away. "I take it you can handle it from here, 'fearless leader'."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Ni'Chulainn, this is dereliction of duty! You get back here RIGHT NOW!" A jade fist balled. "You and Baraen are at the center of this fuckup, and you're BOTH going to have to deal! Preferably RIGHT NOW!"

<AdventFalls>    Becca flinched as Yukari stared at Kenoko.

<Axel_Wildfire>    She laughs, and it's not nicely. "What are you gonna do, throw me out? Of course not, that'd be giving me what I want." Kenoko looks back, amused. "Call me if the skunk-striped cunt can speak in the morning."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "You're not supposed...to want...ARRRRRRGH!" It's a human fist slamming into a nearby lamppost, Haruka gasping for air as she watched Kenoko walk off. "D...dammit..."

<AdventFalls>    Becca meekly followed after Kenoko, scared silent.

<Athon>    Haru groans, letting a tired noise, as she slowly starts to revert to her normal form.

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "Tch...how many times, Yukari...how many times do I have to see one person tear everything the fuck apart?" A perfunctory rub of the knuckles that had just smashed against steel. "How many times..."

<Athon>    Haru let a wimper as her body fell flat against the floor, still being crushed by the stronger gravity.

<AdventFalls>    "I don't know," Yukari sighed as she returned to her normal form. "But we've got more immediate matters to attend to."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    A wave of the hand, and Haruka's gravity field was dismissed as she moved to pick up Haru. "Yeah, but still...how many misunderstandings and double-dealings do we have to put up with? How much longer does it have to be before everything goes right?"
<Haruka_Emmerich>    "...how many times do I have to kill that little girl on the altar?"

<AdventFalls>    "It's not the same."

<Haruka_Emmerich>    "It is when my niche gets corrupted, and so much more stands to be violated alongside..." The white-haired woman begins to trudge back towards JUNKER HQ. Haru was going to need the rest...and so was she.