mayfield_rpg | Chapter 11 - Armed and Dangerous

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Chapter 11 - Armed and Dangerous

[Around Mayfield, February 2nd, Throughout the Day]

[Upon being deposited in front of the hospital bright and early, Dakki was quick to leave the scene. None of that bleeding and moaning and blinking in confusion for her, no sir. She seemed very enthusiastic about being up and about, even, if the way her body held itself was any indication. Why, it's even taking her along her normal morning jogging route.

The alarming part is that, as she jogs, she's using those assault rifles that have replaced her hands to just... fire at things. Mostly people. The even more alarming part is that she looks absolutely horrified the entire while. The body is all business and violence, but the head is screaming and shouting and pleading every step of the way.]

No! No, no, no, not this way, absolutely not this way... aaah! Up ahead, you, up ahead! Get out of the way! RUN! I can't stop this...!

[But it's a long day, and Mayfield is very large, and Dakki can be found just about anywhere. Downtown, by the school, in the park, darting across Tiger Field... And if you look too familiar or too friendly, she'll be sending a spray of bullets your way.

At least her aim doesn't seem to be too good.]

(OOC: Dakki was operated on and is now possessed by weird black stuff that's making a valiant effort to kill everyone she knows. Tagging into this is probably going to be violent as heck. I am looking for someone who can take her down or disable her, if possible.)

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[ A white armored form strides into the street blocking her route to the school. His voice is soft, and he says, ]

I can stop this.

Garviel.

[One might wonder how one could be surprised by someone like the space marine, but Dakki was surprised. Astonished, even. She was wide-eyed, taking in the fact that he was there and that he was coming closer.

Her posessed body, for its part, noticed too. And it changed course, darted to the side, and opened fire on him with both "hands".]

Garviel!

[She's not sure if he's bulletproof. She's really not.]

[ The shots hammer into his armor, but between the solidity of the ceramite, and Rin's magical enhancement, it is more than strong enough to hold true. He stares at her for a moment. ]

I fear I may only be able to show you one kind of mercy, unless you have another idea.

[Aaah. Bulletproof. The expression on Dakki's face is one of something sorta-kinda related to relief. Her posture, meanwhile, is confused. Her body stops running. Both arms are still aiming, but there's a lull in the shooting.]

This all feels very, very familiar....

[Oh wait, there's another burst of fire!]

...that is some excellent armor.

[The arms drop in frustration, and then she's bolting on in towards him again. Dakki shrieks, not having expected this and having a slight clue as to what it's trying...]

Ch-chop them off! Disarm me! Literally!

[If she can close the distance between herself and Garviel, she'll be aiming for his head.]

[ Garviel countercharges, closing the distance in a posthuman blur, trying to shoulder barge her over onto her back with all his tank-denting force behind it. ]

No. You will die if I do that.

[Maybe if she herself had been in control, she'd have reacted fast enough to avoid Garviel's tackle. But she wasn't, it was whatever Ms. Johnson had filled her with that was calling the shots. And it didn't have nearly sufficient reaction time. Down she goes, her own armor scraping against his, exclaiming in something more akin to discomfort than actual pain.]

I'm an android! I can take that kind of damage!

[You'd think she'd be winded after a hit like that. Nope. At this proximity, he might also be able to hear that her voice sounds the slightest bit synthesized.]

What... what're you going to do with me, if you're not going to kill me, then?

[She's disbelieving. She's exasperated. She's scared. And the body is struggling and kicking and thrashing.]

We shall see. [ His chainsword slashes out in an elaborate figure 8 pattern, attempting to cleave her arms from her boddy as she suggested, the adamantine chainteeth screaming as they do so. ]

[The first thought to process across her consciousness was "what beautiful form". It was fleeting and soon forgotten, because her arms had been carved off. Pain is registered in the next moment, pain accompanied by subconscious system error warnings, and she tries to choke back a shout of fearful pain. Even if one can, objectively, survive such a thing, beings tend to reflexively avoid having such things happen.]

Gyaaah!

[The detached limbs fall lifeless to the ground, the guns no longer firing. The remaining stumps spurt thick black fluid for a moment, but the flow seems to be stopping itself. And she collapses backwards from the shock and pain of it all, back arching and heels digging into the ground.]

[ He stands above her, staring down. He points his bolter directly at her face, and asks, in a very soft voice. ]

This is the only mercy I can offer you. Do you wish it?

[The expression on Dakki's face is wide-eyed and slowly growing to be accepting. Mercy via death, then. A death that the town may not bring her back from. But a death that would be preferable to bringing pain to everyone else.]

I...

[The body, however, is having nothing to do with this introspective, self-sacrificing moment. Its heels are kicking at Garviel. It's thrashing in the dirt, trying desperately to get back on its feet. She's hardly staying still, although a clear shot is still likely possible.]

...don't shoot my head off. Snap my neck. Make it clean. Maybe I can be repaired.

[Even androids that believe in the Holy Light and the persistence of the soul can still bargain and plead against their end. Her body has rolled belly-down into the dirt, and with a shoulder braced against the ground and some kneeling, she's beginning to unsteadily rise.]

Mercy. Please... yes. Yes.

[ He makes it swift enough, reaching down to snap her neck with the deft, powerful motions of someone made for killing. ]

I am sorry I could not do more.

[There's a final vocalization as he snaps her neck. It might have been the start of a word, but it cuts out several times, rises to a high pitch, and then ends. Control systems severed from power systems, she shuts down. The body goes limp, and hits the ground heavily.]

(Yay, Chen finally found Dakki! But she seems to be shooting people...and she has a lot of bullets. This greatly concerns the little neko and she's going to fly down low enough to talk to her. Ammo or no ammo, prepare for a kitty confrontation!)

Dakki-chan...? What happened?

[Dakki's reaction is immediate when she hear's Chen's voice calling out to her. Absolute horror. Her head snaps around and she screams out a warning.]

Chen! NO! Get away!

[Her body reacts, too, arms coming about and a hail of bullets being unleashed upon the kitty.]

Unyaaaaaa!

(Fast kitty, with her past experiences on dodging bullets, manages to dodge the incoming hail while still flying closely around Dakki. But then she wonders something...

...and immediately flies around and clings to Dakki from behind. Being this close could be dangerous, but there was a saying about the balance between danger and harm.)

Aah! [That's a sound of delight that Dakki's making. Yes, Chen! Dodge! Dodge, you adorable little thing! The body turns, still firing at Chen... but the quick kitten successfully latches onto her back.]

...excellent idea!

[This just seems to confuse Dakki's limbs. The arms flail and try to reach backwards, and she starts to sidle around in a circle. Why can't it kill the kitty? Why?!]

I'm really sorry about this, Chen. They did something to me, I'm not in control of my body!

(The neko is clinging to her back not only to avoid those wacky arm turrets, but there's a noticeable amount of happiness from it.)

It's not your fault, Dakki-chan. I'm sorry I wasn't there to try and save you...

Oh, Chen... [Dakki lets out a laugh that drifts into a sigh.] This is still dangerous. You should get away!

[That body of hers had more strategies available than just flail around foolishly, after all. It suddenly broke into a run, dashing forward as fast as Dakki could go, seeing if that would shake the kitty off.]

(Chen was still managing to hold on, if only for the fact that she was now flying fast enough to match Dakki's running speed.)

But what about you? I don't want you to be left alone in the streets!

[She ran, and ran, and rounded into someone's yard...]

I'll be okay! It's everyone else I'm worried about! I don't want to h....

CHEN, LET GO!

[An instant later, the body gives a bold leap and spins around, aiming to smack against a big thick-trunked tree, smushing Chen against it.]

Nyaaaaa!

(Chen had come SO CLOSE to being splattered against that tree, but it was the combined effort of Dakki's warning and her kitty reflexes that made her let go and fly out of the way. It wouldn't be much longer before those guns fired at her again.)

Be careful, Dakki!

(She then regrettably flies off and away from the area, hopefully before those guns lock on to her.)

[She made a sound of relief when her back hit the tree and there wasn't a kitten there to act as padding. It was uncomfortable and jarring, but much better than the alternative.]

Go! Go!

[Already, both gun-hands are trained on Chen, firing bullets at her as she speeds off.]

Tell Gat I'll be okay! Tell him not to find me! PLEASE!

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Chapter 11 - Armed and Dangerous

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