You Can't Take Me

[fox_shuuichi]

WHO: Youko Kurama, and potentially: Dr. Franken Stein, Poison Ivy, Cho Hakkai, and Urameshi Yusuke. Others interested in the tree and crossover are perfectly welcome - just add your tags as you come in!
WHAT: Kurama and Poison Ivy have taken offense to the suggestions that the tree be either destroyed or dissected, and are determined to protect it

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[blackbloodchild]

Chrona sat down, unable to pry their power-hungry weapon away from the branch. He probably knew by now that it wasn't going to work, but that didn't seem to stop him. He had moved on to gnawing on a thicker part of the branch, thinking that maybe the power was in the sap or something.

They wondered when Maka would show up. She said she would be there soon. Maybe she could convince him. Chrona closed their eyes as the vertigo got worse. Somehow, it didn't seem to affect Ragnarok, or if it did, he didn't let it show. Resting their head on their knees, they noticed the strange white-haired person. He didn't look very friendly.

[fox_shuuichi]

Laying a gentle, long-fingered hand on the branch, he was surprised to feel discomfort. He hadn't expected that anything had happened yet, and when he pushed a little farther, he pinpointed the location.

Unaware that he'd closed them in concentration, Kurama opened his eyes, and his hard gaze fell on what appeared to be a pink-haired child, and a...something else. What was important, though, was that the something else was chewing on the branch. Not enough damage to cause it any pain, but enough to be irritating.

"I suggest you remove that," Kurama growled out, waving his free hand at the pair. "Before I remove it for you."

GAAAAH.

[kiss_you_deadly]

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Ivy was not far from the tree; she had not been since its appearance, and only drew herself closer as threats were made against it. Something so beautiful had to be protected-- and she would fight for it as she would fight for the jungle-- wildly, and without remorse. Come Hell or high water, she would defend it, regardless of the number of those who stood against her

[blackbloodchild]

Chrona's eyes grew wider as the strange man came closer. They could sense his hostility intensifying. They drew their knees to their chest and wrapped their arms tightly around them. Chrona couldn't look him in the eye.

"I-I didn't mean to. I only came here to see it. Ragnarok, he-"

"I don't think I like your tone. What's your problem?" Ragnarok didn't see what all the fuss was about. He stared down at Kurama in contempt and then at Ivy when she joined in. Chrona whimpered at him, wanting to avoid a conflict, but he refused to back down. They sank further down just wanting to disappear. It was their own fault, they thought, for not having control of their weapon.

[screwyinthehead]

"Oh, now, leave Chrona alone. He has little to no control over Ragnarok-- indeed, it seems to cause Chrona more trouble than anyone else."

The scientist's voice was affable, careless, even, as he strolled towards the tree through the sand. His trademark white lab coat trailed behind him in the breeze, and his glasses flashes-- completely unintentionally-- in the light as he smiled. While certainly, he would have been fascinated by Ivy with her verdant-hued skin and apparent florakinesis and the towering Youko Kurama and his animalistic features at almost any other time, right now, it was the truly fine specimen of flora before him that captured his attention, and so it was with little more than a glance that he walked by the tree's guardians, reaching out with empty hands to touch the bark and branches and leaves curiously, testing the texture of each, and examining the color of each with a keen eye for a long moment before taking a step back and reaching into his pockets for something...