TWENTY-FIVE
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Once, this curse was old, familiar, but no less nettlesome to Ishida Uryuu. He had gone and returned without those memories - but that did not make him naive. Practicality demanded a search of the network each day. He had had the opening shift at the crafts shop, but happily the devices were portable ( Read more... )
Once, this curse was old, familiar, but no less nettlesome to Ishida Uryuu. He had gone and returned without those memories - but that did not make him naive. Practicality demanded a search of the network each day. He had had the opening shift at the crafts shop, but happily the devices were portable ( Read more... )
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[...and guess who just saw you. |D]
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From across the concrete, through the darkness as this is, of course, an alleyway between buildings, Uryuu knew when she spotted him, because their eyes met.
As, again, the last time he saw her she almost broke his nose, it is perhaps understandable that Uryuu was not overjoyed but instead found his face pulling into an instinctive grimace that might have made Hirako-san proud (not that he has any interest in doing such an inane thing). He also pivoted swiftly and began to walk in the opposite direction.]
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[shouts at his back]
HEY!
[and that space you worked so hard for is going away VERY quickly now, srry]
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[o shi- yes, the space is dwindling! He is tempted to use hirankyaku, especially as she is obviously different like Hirako-san, but -- well, he's not in the habit of using it so publicly, without an obvious, proper threat.
Though she certainly should apply. He looked back over his shoulder, shouting,]
Why are you following me?! I am aware that you're clinically deranged, but I am not interested in dealing with it!
[The slightly panicky shout may seem a little excessive, but she is chasing him when there is mistletoe everywhere - and last time she tried to break his face]
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[...well, part of the reason for pursuit is because she hasn't gotten to kick him yet, which he clearly deserves even more after RUDELY running away like this, and the other part...is because he's running away in the first place, and it's kinda like INSTINCT]
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU RUNNING? AND I AIN'T CRAZY, YA STUPID BALDY!
[Conversely, shouting is the norm for her, as I'm sure you know. Hiyori just sort of lives in capslock.]
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[Thank the Quincy for long legs. Still, the absurdity of the situation is spinning through his head-- why on earth is he running away? How ridiculous. How completely ridiculous. Still, he must stand his ground (if not literally, as literally it would be running his ground, and that doesn't quite fit).]
YOU WERE RUNNING FIRST! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! AND "BALDY" IS A TERRIBLE INSULT; I HAVE PLENTY OF HAIR AND I TAKE FINE CARE OF IT, FURTHERMORE A RECEDING HAIRLINE IS NOT GENETIC FOR THE ISHIDAS! MORE IMPORTANTLY: YOU ARE INSANE.
[Really, it reminds him of the moronic catastrophe that was Pessche Gatiechu. At least the Arrancar hadn't been trying to kill him. ... Sadly, all that shouting requires air which kills his speed a bit.]
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[askjhf SCREW YOUR LONG LEGS really determined + putting on the speed now]
I AIN'T CRAZY, DICKHEAD, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I WAS RUNNING FIRST, YOU'RE STILL RUNNING NOW! AN' IT'S YER FACE THAT'S BALD, YA DUMBASS!
[gonna be swiping at your legs with her (sheathed) sword the instant she's in range FYI]
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[He's noting the speed, and that his legs won't help him for much longer. Hirenkyaku? Or--]
YOU EXPECT ME TO SIMPLY STOP AND LET YOU DO WHATEVER DERANGED THING YOU'RE PLANNING? AND--
[But, instead of carrying on to explain how she was misusing the word "bald" as it was understood with regard to hair, Uryuu abruptly skidded to a stop. A streetlight helped with this, and also allowed his next move. Seizing it to stop himself, he employed the force of his continuing forward movement to launch himself around the pole, not completely around but sharply to the left.
Ideally, she wouldn't have expected it, and would plow onward. Better: crash.]
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--!?
[...Well, that little trick certainly bought you back some of that lost space, but you still have considerable cause for both worry and haste, for we are small and corner well.]
--YA BIG COWARD, USIN' LAME-ASS STUNTS LIKE THAT! HUMANS LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK--EVEN ANT-GIRL HAD THE BALLS TO TRY 'N' TAKE ME ON, AND SHE'S A CHICK, SO YOU MUST NOT HAVE ANY BALLS AT ALL!!
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[Practicality and instinct had had him running after that move, though Uryuu was increasingly chagrined by this inane and unjust predicament. His shouts quiet, because no, Uryuu doesn't yell this much, even with as much as he talks]
Strategy isn't cowardly, nor is being disinterested in a baseless fight! And you really ought to consider being a little more discreet if you don't want to be called insane, unless you routinely chase down regular humans and call them as much in our world!
[And with that, because he really did not want to be hit nor continue this, Uryuu manipulated the spirit particles beneath his feet, hirenkyaku, and sped into the air.
It had, of course, occurred to him that she probably possessed something like it. This way, at least, he would feel less out of place using his bow to block whatever blow she eventually dealt.]
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[Yeah, can match that. Takes off after him this is TTLY the Bleach version of Aurora & Philip's Waltz in the Air RITE ONLY 394,508,602 TIMES MORE ROMANTIC |DDD, too determined to stomp on ur fais a little to care about being seen. It's late anyway, and enough strange things happen in the City that even if someone does see them, it probably won't matter. Still--]
OH YEAH, 'CAUSE TAKIN' OFF INTO THE SKY LIKE THAT IS DISCREET!! AND WHAT'S SO STRATEGIC ABOUT SWINGING AROUND A POLE?! YOU DIDN'T PLAN THAT, YOU WERE JUST CRAPPING YOUR PANTS 'CAUSE I WAS CATCHING UP AND SO YOU DECIDED TO TRY WHATEVER DUMBASS STUNT CAME TO MIND!!
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[His suspicions are proved correct: she does have a similar means of quickening her movements, but because canon has not specified whether it is shinigami or arrancar-like, uh, yeah. She keeps shouting in that coarse, awful voice, and he wishes she would shut up already. Incredibly irritating.
But, her "slip" does allow him to go further.]
I was referring to discreet in our world, you ignorant buffoon! Making use of my surroundings certainly is strategic, though that is obviously a concept you know little about, so I don't expect much from you! More importantly-
[Stopping abruptly in mid-air, he maintains the spirits beneath his feet and summons his bow, firing off a volley of shots. Though he can well predict that she'll accuse him of all sorts of things for it, he misses intentionally. Perhaps the warning shots will slow her speed. If not; the bow does better as a shield than his
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[INORITE give us some more details on that already Kubo]
STRATEGY MY ASS! THAT KINDA SNEAKY SHIT IS JUST--
[ALKAJFLKs SHOOTING AT ME]
[and OH OH YOU DID NOT it is ON LIKE DONKEY KONG now] WHAT THE HELL YOU STUPID BALDY?! I AIN'T DONE NUTHIN' TO YOU BUT IF YOU WANNA GO THEN YOU GOT IT FUCKFACE!
[Aaaaaand the sword is out and she's not slowing down at ALL--if anything, she's coming at him faster.]
[ooc; AND IF THERE IS ANOTHER ERROR OF ANY SORT IN THIS COMMENT, IT CAN EFFIN' WELL STAY THERE BECAUSE I GIVE UP]
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[What choice has he but to yell it back with absolute conviction? To weed any hint of a stutter from his tone. No choice, of course. He notes the sword with what is almost a grimace. How in all the worlds had it reached this point?
Ah, right. Because this thing, this sorry excuse for a woman, was a maniac. His eyes narrowed. But, still -- he wasn't about to actually aim to hit.]
You started chasing me, remember? I don't even know you!
[She's faster, and rather than keep running, he braces himself to shield. This absurdity has got to end!]
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