Video 1 - Night of Day 128

[bloodbonds]

[The feed is shaky and focused on SHIKI's face. He doesn't say anything at first. He seems to be focusing on something past the screen and the background shows he's moving backward. He hops to the side, glaring at something and finally addresses the feed.]

Hey, you veterans out there! How do you deal with this thing?

[A blade suddenly appears in front of SHIKI, but he quickly deflects it with a knife. After he maneuvers around something again, he fiddles with the touchscreen buttons. The feed switches to audio, back to video, and finally fixed so he can move it around. He points the feed at a black figure wielding a household knife of its own. SHIKI dashes in, strikes it from the lungs to the heart, and backs away, but it seems unaffected.]

It won't just die!

Comments

video;

[this_chair]

[Wow why are you a loser.]

Will you hurry up and get inside somewhere!

Re: video;

[bloodbonds]

Yeah, and lead this into a place filled with people. [rolls his eyes] I'll find a place after I get rid of this guy.

Re: video;

[this_chair]

You're obviously not doing anything to it, idiot.

Re: video;

[bloodbonds]

I'm keeping it away from going after others, aren't I?

Re: video;

[this_chair]

People who are just as capable as you are.

Re: video;

[bloodbonds]

So it'll end up like this no matter who I pushed it to, wouldn't it?

Re: video;

[this_chair]

No, the point is, you get away and hopefully it'll get lost somewhere.

audio;

[extradite]

Run... run!

audio;

[bloodbonds]

I've tried! It won't stop following!

[Curse these human limitations!]

audio;

[extradite]

Bush? Ah... tree?

audio;

[bloodbonds]

How would that-[He gives an incredulous look at first, then it hits him.] Maybe it can't climb!

[sidesteps another wide swing and looks around for the nearest tree]

audio;

[extradite]

[ He actually keeps silent for a while, because personal experience has taught him that a man undertaking a dangerous operation can only take so many distractions.

Also, climbing trees is hard. ]

Are you... up?

audio;

[bloodbonds]

[Some leaves rustling and tree climbing sounds can be heard. A short while later, it's followed by soft sounds of something hacking at wood]

...Yeah. Can't stay here forever, though.

audio;

[extradite]

[ Oh, he heard that. ]

Is that... is...

[ Horrified silence. ]

Is it coming up?

VOICE。

[refute]

If it won’t die, then the most you’re doing is making it want to attack you more. [ at this point, she huffs despite being, well, in a similar situation. ] I’d advise you to get your running shoes on and make your way indoors.

VOICE。

[bloodbonds]

Can't do that, I've already decided I'm taking this thing down.

VOICE。

[refute]

Idiot! Do you have some kind of death wish!? Stop burdening the rest of us and just get inside already! We have enough to deal with without having more wounded people to look after.

VOICE。

[bloodbonds]

Then don't heal me. This isn't much at all! [swerve, stabbity sounds]

...Except the not dying part.

wow i am so late please feel free to ignore me CRIES

[ryougi]

The just kill it till it's dead of course! [Shiki what kind of advice is that...]

Never!

[bloodbonds]

It'd be dead by now if I could kill it! [WHAT IS THIS SHIROU LOGIC?]

you're too kind...!

[ryougi]

Then you're probably just not killing it right. [The price of being from TM... NO ONE MAKES ANY SENSE EVER...]

or desperate for more CR, depending how you look at it

[bloodbonds]

What other way is there? I tried crushing the brain, heart, lungs, stomach, and throat. [For good measure, he tries again at each part as he mentions them] Even when I stab it, it feels like the blade never reached it.

that's a good answer too okok

[ryougi]

Then reach harder. If it doesn't die right away, you just gotta keep doing it until it does. [Or you're just the most unhelpful person ever Shiki did you ever think about that.]

[bloodbonds]

Any deeper, and I'd be aiming for something past the physical level. Afraid I can't do that. [anymore]

[ryougi]

Haa, this place really is a mood killer when it comes to things like that, but I guess it can't be helped.