[05] Enter the (agitated) oni [Accidental... ish video]

[greatpandmonium]

[It's late evening, there's been another murder... but Suika doesn't seem to care. It starts at audio, goes to text and shows nothing, then to video, and settles there. It seems she forgot how to work it, or in her agitation can't remember. The video shakes because her hands are shaking. She looks exhausted; clearly the past week or so she hasn't

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[Action] I said I'd do it >.>

[struck_first]

[ There's that pacing again. He isn't even checking the network -- honestly, he's only home to get some fresh clothes after this shift, see if anyone left mail, or if the servants would report any strange behavior.

Neil hasn't exactly been home much since that incident, and wasn't directly involved. He has a few people to protect and that self-appointed guard duty has had him running around a fair bit these past few days.

Now that he finally had a moment to himself, that pacing was grating on his already tense nerves. ]

OY! Could you take a BREAK once in a while? [ He turned his back to the wall, satisfied that he said something and didn't just let it slide.

Now, where did he put that-- ]

[Action] Yeah? And now you suffer the repercussions mwahahaha~!

[greatpandmonium]

[There's a long, low growl that bubbles up out of her throat]

Would you rather I hit things? I'm good at that!

[struck_first]

[ Distracted, he doesn't even consider it a threat. ] Yeah, sure, if that'll get it out of your system faster.

[greatpandmonium]

[She lets a long, loud snarl... and then rears back for one hell of an oni punch. Directed at him.

Is it a threat yet?]

[struck_first]

[ The sound earns her a scoff; all bark and no bite, he thinks.

But he thinks wrong.

Though he's turning he still catches that slug through the goddamn wall in his shoulder, and it ends with one Meister sprawled out over his low table. ] Ow! Shit.

[greatpandmonium]

[And the hand withdraws through their new glory hole, as the oni lord lets another long, whimpering whine and clutches it. Punching through walls, even papery Japanese ones, is not something human bodies are meant to handle well, and since she's pretty much equivalent to that...

Well. She definitely hurt something there]

[struck_first]

[ That makes two of them. He brings fingers up to his lip, and glares at that hole. ] A fat lot of good that did you. Now look at this... [ Neil rolls off of the table and moves, carefully, over to that spot. ]

[greatpandmonium]

... At least I feel better. [She 'hmphs' and flops down on the ground, cradling her now damaged hand]

[struck_first]

Yeah, I bet. [ He huffs, rubbing his shoulder. If that bruises, he has no idea how he's going to explain it to Anew, who would certainly notice.

With some hesitation, but still on guard. he puts his hand on the wall and leans to look in through the hole. His anger dissipates a bit at the sight of her, thinking back to how jolly she seemed before. ] I pegged you for a happy drunk. What in Hell's all this-- [ Gesturing emphatically at the damaged wall. ] --about?

[greatpandmonium]

... The last...

... My friend- my... [... her what? Best friend? What did she think of Aya anymore?] One of my best friends was... killed.

[struck_first]

Oh. The... [ --well, doesn't he just feel like an ass. He gestures behind him. ] From Shiruku, right? The reporter? [ He barely knew Aya, but there haven't been so many people dying that he can't put two-and-two together. Especially when they were very, erm, prominent at that one party. ]

I'm sorry. [ It sounds lame after what just happened, but his options weren't exactly clamoring over one another to get his attention. ]

[greatpandmonium]

... Yeah. [She takes a deep breath] Sorry... I shouldn't take out my frustration... on... someone unrelated to it.

[struck_first]

Heh, it happens. [ It's not a hum of amusement, but something close to it. ] All's forgiven... 'cept this hole in our wall. [ He sighed, pulling at a strip of paper that just caused it to tear a little further. Whoops. ]

[greatpandmonium]

[She winces. At least it's just rice paper]

Well... not like I do anything incriminating in here [humor? Here? Maybe]

[struck_first]

No? Could've fooled me. [ He smirks a bit, looking in through the hole again. ]

Still.. I'm sorry for running my mouth. I was just in a hurry, and the noise was making it hard to think.

[greatpandmonium]

Yeah no prob. What'cha in a hurry for... if you... don't mind me asking?