log; and then everyone died

[subservience]

[... Jiros is actually not quite sure what to do in this situation. Or about being dead, really. His thoughts are somewhere along the lines of '... well, shit' and 'damn' and 'I guess I'm dead'.

...

Oh, and he's being attacked by frogs. That's kind of important too.

SO YEAH RUNNING LIKE THE WIND and half-looking for someone to partner up with though really how is he supposed to tell who else is dead—]

Comments

[subservience]

Then please be of use.

[come on, celandine!!]

AND THEN MONTHS LATER

[inexistence]

Is that really the attitude you should give to someone who's watching your back? [ you go first, jiros. ]

WOW YUN

[subservience]

[blank look]

What's wrong with it?

[no really he doesn't get it]

WOW TO YOU TOO [1/3]

[inexistence]

[ ................................. ] Never mind.

[2/3]

[inexistence]

[ and he gives his scissors an experimental snip, before giving the large, ungainly bear an even look. ]

You go for the left, I'll take the right.

[3/3]

[inexistence]

And if we make it out of this alive, you need a course on social etiquette.

[subservience]

But—

[He's been practicing it all his life!!

But yeah now's not the time for it. He cuts himself off and nods, before starting to move, tightening his grip on his daggers.]

[inexistence]

[ celandine's movements are slow, but sure, as though he is entirely used to approaching weird hazards and getting rid of them meticulously. he flicks something into the air, and catches it with a snap of his wrist.

a flash of flames. it's the fire pin. he grins. ]

This isn't so hard.

[subservience]

[Slashing! He'd really much rather have a pin for a long distance attack, especially to balance out Celandine's close combat style, but bahhhh what can you do.]

Don't let down your guard unless you want to die again.

[inexistence]

[ #deal with it jiros. he only laughs here. is it your imagination, or did it sound sliiiightly maniacal? ]

Oh, you won't have to worry about that. I'd worry more about yourself--

[ a gush of flames-- he walks up, flicking the pin and snapping it out of the air. heat bursts with every flick. ]

-- incoming claw! [ aaaand celandine ducks. ]

[subservience]

[aljskdasdasd oh god ducking—]

You little—

[okay no not finishing that sentence BUT HE DEFINITELY LOOKS DISPLEASED because a little more warning would be nice...]

[inexistence]

[ he can't see the future jiros!!! just take it as it comes--

and then, he'll smoothly duck behind the bear, and flick the pin again. the bear roars, singed, and it blindly twists towards him. ]

[subservience]

[welp sorry Celandine you're going to be a decoy here.

Since the bear is focused on Celandine right now, Jiros will just be moving to attack it from behind. TRY NOT TO GET HURT CELANDINE PLEASE he still needs you as his partner—]

[inexistence]

-- I hate being the bait-- [ he says this with a familiar tone of long-sufferance, as though he's, in fact, very, very used to playing the bait.

and being rather good at it. because before the bear turns its attention back, he distracts it with another burst of flame, before ducking out of its angry, graffiti claws. ]

[subservience]

[deal with it celandine

—which Jiros might've said himself if he didn't want to draw the thing's attention, so have some silence as he slashes at the bear.

YOU ARE REALLY NOT HIS BATTLE PARTNER OF CHOICE but at least you can take care of yourself, which is good...]

[inexistence]

[ YEAH, but he's not gonna take care of you.

like right now.

another burst of flame and suddenly, he ducks out of the bear's range entirely. leaving it to roar angrily and turn on you, Jiros. ]

[subservience]

[laksjdalsd!?

YOU BETTER STILL DO WORK CELANDINE as Jiros will be ducking to the side because wow thanks??]

Thanks a lot—!

[inexistence]

[ yw jiros.

but huh, it seems like you've dropped the stuffy attitude. even though he's kind of fighting for his life right now, he has to grin. ]

Not yet, Jiros. Goodness, don't be so polite-- [ aaaand, he flicks another pin into the air, before catching that one, too. focusing on a nearby bicycle, he imagines it careening into the bear.

.... one bicycle flying at an enraged bear, coming up. ]

[subservience]

Then I'll thank you for your assistance later—

[YEAH UM moving safely away from the path of that bicycle just in case.]

[inexistence]

[ aaaand bear is getting beaned by a bicycle. letting that pin recharge, he adds another burst of flames. ]

You'd spoil me! I'm looking forward to it-- [ aaaand gonna focus on trying to move this vending machine now. jiros go and be bait this time :T ]

[subservience]

[he is not going to punch you, so don't even hope for it

BUT FINE FINE moving in to slash at the bear please don't hit him with the vending machine—]

[inexistence]

[ he'll settle for some swearing--

whoops, it's a bit too heavy. he frowns here, and tries again, snapping at the pin. give him a minute more-- ]

[subservience]

[... NO.

come on, celandine...]

I would— [slash] —prefer it—

[dodgiiiiiing and slashing some more]

—if you were to hurry it up...!

[inexistence]

[ Celandine's brows furrow. he snaps at the pin with an audible crack. suddenly, the vending machine goes hurtling--

right at the bear. who keens when it crashes right into it, glass shattering.

... that might be a bottle of water falling out of the broken vending machine heading your way, Jiros. ]

[subservience]

[aslksda well he happened to be slashing at the bear at that time and is therefore not expecting something to be falling onto his head (also shattered glass ahem)—

... ow. SHOOTING A GLARE AT CELANDINE you're supposed to be attacking the bear, not him.]