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[paradisanator]

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[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan halts as soon as it's in clear view, dropping into a crouch to help avoid being spotted.]

You see him?

[variare]

[ thank goodness for bushes. he's totally dropping down next to yuan while peeking around and whispering ]

Yeah. His helmet's even off.

[ trying to get a better look, squintiiing. incapacitating this guy and interrogating him would be gravy, but it doesn't really look possible from this vantage point D: ]

...Damnit. I could take a shot now, but that would just kill him. No good.

I don't think these bullets can pierce that kind of armor. Should we just follow him?

[paradisanator]

[he just keeps fiddling for a second, and then looks up.

Immediately, the top portion of his mask slides down into place, and there's a bright glow from the eyes.]

[cloakand_danger]

...Looks like it's too late for that.

[Yuan reaches for and draws his sword, shifting into a more balanced stance, still down low to the ground for now in case it's the most heart-stopping coincidence ever.]

[variare]

[ big 'OH SHI' moment, yes. he's just got one hand resting on a pistol as he grits his teeth. maybe the guy's just getting ready to fly off. ...or maybe he's getting ready to attack them.

MAYBE JR. SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT HEAD SHOT WHEN HE HAD THE CHANCE ]

[paradisanator]

[the suit raises an arm, and within seconds, there's a huge pulse of energy on its palm, blasting at the two travelers.]

[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan rolls to the side as he sees the attack begin, ending the movement standing.

A quick check reveals that it was a very close scrape - the hem of his cloak is on fire, and he hastily jerks the clasp off and flings the garment aside.]

[variare]

[ rolls to the opposite side. see, yuan...that is why you don't wear cloaks or effing CAPES. although if he'd been wearing his badass longcoat that might have been hit, too... as it is it just barely misses him, and he skids into a crouch just behind a nearby tree ]

Hey, wait! We don't have to fight, all right?! We just want to talk!

[ totally has both guns in hand just in case, but he's not firing juuuust yet. shoot that thing one more time though and we will find out if that armor's bulletproof ]

[paradisanator]

[the suit just continues to blast away, with higher and higher frequency, and then speaks, seemingly to itself:]

Come in, base camp. We have slugs in our garden. Permission to terminate?

[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan knows the sound of someone talking on a communicator when he hears it, and being referred to as a slug is neither reassuring nor making him inclined to want to try diplomacy even if it looked like an option.]

Something tells me he's not going to listen. ...We should get out of here. [Except running won't be an escape unless this guy lets them go, so maybe it's better to see the attacks coming. That and the fact that Jr. is still here are the only things keeping him from fleeing.]

[variare]

Yeah, no shit! That asshole.

[ oh man, been barely able to dodge so far. one of his jacket sleeves are kind of smoking...literally. not a fan of being called a slug either >/ ]

But that guy is way faster than us. He was faster than Clark! If we run now, we might as well paint targets on our backs.

[ short breath as he glances around. weighing options. none of them are pretty. he's fought guys way stronger than this...but he had his special abilities. at least this dude talking into his communicator gives them a second to chat. HOW'S THAT WEATHER? ]

We can rush him and get killed. We can run away and get killed. Or one of us can try to work as a decoy and buy the other one time to run.

[ and with a sigh, he tenses. oh yeah, he's about to go for it B) ]I've got a better chance of distracting him with my guns. I can keep a distance and dodge a little more easily. You'd have to get close to use your sword on him, and he'd fry you before you had that chance

[paradisanator]

[The suit advances on them, moving a few feet into the air with the jets on his boots, and fires again, and again, just short of them.]

Attention Travelers: Castle residents are not allowed in the Freedom. Return to the castle immediately or face death.

[cloakand_danger]

[Jr. is right, and Yuan knows it, no matter how much he hates the very thought of leaving the younger man out here to die permanently. It would make even less sense for both of them to get killed, but that doesn't make the decision to run and live any easier...

The suit's words give them a possible out, though. He starts backing away, ready to flee the moment he needs to, but calls back anyway.]

We're going! We didn't mean to trespass. [This is totally a lie.] How far does your territory extend, so we can be more careful in the future?

[variare]

[ mutter ]

...Oh sure, the guy just has to try and prove me wrong.

[ although really they would have been dead already if they hadn't been so lucky with dodging. so does this still count as civil? he slowly edges out from behind his torched tree, but no way is he lowering his guns this time ]

Why aren't we allowed out here?! If we don't like the castle, don't we have the right to leave it?

[paradisanator]

You have five seconds to start headed back before annihilation.

[aims]

[cloakand_danger]

Fine. [Yuan shoots the guy one last glare, and turns, walking away. So much for trying to learn a little more.]