... Ouch.

[finalstanza]

[ah, the sound of panicked civilians fleeing in all directions. Lagrano's definitely having a problem today.]

[it's hard to tell if the wall exploded because he came right through it, or if he blew up the wall in order to come through it --]

[but from the look in his eyes and the Cracker in his hand, Ballade's not done yet.]

Comments

[mega_maiden]

[Did you want to call a Rockman here, Ballade? Because here is the gender-bent version of said Blue Bomber, in full armor to boot.

She fires off a warning shot at Ballade, arm cannon at the ready for another shot.]

Drop your weapon!

[finalstanza]

[Rockman he knows so very well; the details of what he sees prickle at the back of his consciousness, but for the moment Ballade's attention is in the here-and-now.]

[jerking aside quickly, he dodges the blast save for superficial blackening of his carapace and then slows, watching her intently as he approaches a pace at a time --]

If I drop it, it detonates.

[mega_maiden]

Then put it away. Trust me that whatever it is you need, hurting and terrorizing these people won't get it for you.

[Not backing away. She's also recalibrating her aim to take out the grenade in his hand.]

[finalstanza]

People?

Where?

[it's as if the comment prompts him to actually pay attention to his surroundings; and the slow pacing all but stops altogether. hard to read his expression -- his visor is currently deployed -- but Ballade seems almost confused.]

[but he doesn't dismiss the bomb, either.]