014 ~*~ It needed ketchup...

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Action : John Doe Park ]
[ The park, more or less, looks like a warzone. A myriad of scorch-marks and holes pockmark the grass, trees, and benches. Someone has been busy peppering the area with danmaku, but the damage is actually pretty minimal. It was done to catch the attention of the drones and anyone else who had been present, but no one was actually hurt in the crossfire. An amazing thing feat, and tiring, but then again she has yet to kill anyone (that wasn't a ghoul or a zombie) her whole time here and would like to keep it that way. ]

[ Meiling is currently resting against the base of the statue of the Mayor ... or what's left of it. The monument in question is missing most of if above the knee. Arms are broken off and cast to the floor, but the top half is missing. Are those... teeth marks? Hard to say, but there is no other traces of it. It couldn't have just vanished.

All there is now is a stump against which the gatekeeper is resting, bloody bandages wrapped around her neck and forehead. Despite her slumped over position her brilliant blue eyes are alert, watching for any police officers or other town workers who might try and scold her for what she did. If it's a distraction that man wants, she is happy to oblige. ]

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[badladyscramble]

[There's a crash and now the stump barely remains, fragments of statues flying across the park.

In its place is Remilia, smoking in a rather concerning manner but apparently unfazed thanks to her regenerative abilities... she's panting, but she looks rather intense.]

Oh, I didn't see you there Meiling... though I suppose this sort of thing looks like your work.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Meiling tumbles forward, landing in a heap on the ground and staring up at the upside-down figure of her vampire mistress. ] ...oh! It's you. You're going to help out, too?

[ She laughs a little and rolls herself into a seated position, facing Remilia. ] I think I went a little overboard. Hurp. [ Meiling puts a hand to her stomach and winces. ]

[badladyscramble]

Of course. How could I sit still after what they did to Flan... to Patchy...

[Her look changes to something more frustrated for a moment... before returning to that devilish look of reckless abandon.]

So I'll destroy anything I can. And you should too. For this enemy, there's no such thing as overboard.

[not_so_great_wall]

Mm. [ That was her motivation, too, so of course she did not feel any surprise to hear Remilia say those things. She slowly reached down and picked up her cap, wearing it on low and tight over her bandaged forehead. ] I will. I just... don't want to hurt innocent bystanders. They've got nothing to do with this.

[badladyscramble]

Hmph. I guess not. [She's still distinctly of the opinion SDM rules, everyone else should get out of the way or it's their own fault] But I could care less about the drones. They're just part of this evil system.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She frowns at the idea. ] They can't help it. Some of them used to be like us, or will be like us later on.

[badladyscramble]

Hmph. They're just shells, not the people they used to be. Well, it's not like I'll go out of my way to harm them. They just need to know to stay out of our way.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Meiling nods lamely. ] I'll make sure they see us coming, for sure. [ Danmaku was good at getting people's attention, after all. ]

[badladyscramble]

Good. I'm not feeling particularly patient today, for some reason.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She rises to her feet and reaches out a hand for Remilia. ] Where do you want to start?

[badladyscramble]

[She pulls the warrior to her feet with strength that seems unlike her small size]

We can probably start moving into the downtown area. Anyone with half a brain has probably evacuated by now with the destruction others are causing. [Plus it'll be less open so Remilia won't sizzle as much]

[not_so_great_wall]

[ It does surprise her. So much that she doesn't immediately register what was said. ] —oh, do you have your strength back? [ Duh? Maybe. Meiling has not felt the most attentive the past few days. The only reason she was so aware right now was because of a significant charge of emotions, food, and the fact that her nausea was overpowering the drowsiness from the energy spent keeping all that blood inside her body. ]

[badladyscramble]

Mm. Since after November, when I got my true body. The natural magic of a the vampire enhancing my speed, flight and regeneration came after December.

[The former of which she demonstrated as she started to charge towards the town center]

[captainofthe10th]

[ Garviel just looks puzzled, having been patrolling through town after his epic duel with Cu Chulainn. ]

Excuse me mamzel, are you all right?

[not_so_great_wall]

I'm fine. [ She says rather weakly. When recognition kicks in, she looks up and straightens up. ] Oh, it's you! Hi!

[captainofthe10th]

Yes, it is me. Has there been a battle here? Did a daemon attack? I recently had to face one berserk.... thing down. It was a hard fight, but I was able to confine it.

[ He looks at her wounds, concern visible in his almost rock-hewn face. ]

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Meiling looks to one side, then the other. ] "Daemon"?

I don't know what that is, but it's just me here.

[captainofthe10th]

Best that you do not, then.

[ He sighs a little, looking at the statue. ]

It would seem destruction has been visited here. I am unsure if it will accomplish what we had hoped. Doing things at the behest of the masters of this town has a very... dangerous feel to me.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She leans back where she's sitting and stares up at what's left of the statue. It looks even worse upside-down. ] No one else visited here. It was just me. [ Meaning she did all of this. She groans and rubs her stomach. ] Maybe it wasn't a good idea, but I couldn't just sit still.

[captainofthe10th]

... You are impressively destructive.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She smiles at him. ] Thanks! [ A compliment is a compliment. ] No one even got hurt.

[captainofthe10th]

Still, I should warn you. No matter what the keepers of this town promise, it may not be a good idea to obey their orders.

They do not have our well-being in mind.

[not_so_great_wall]

If it lets that man fix the machine that brings people to life, it doesn't hurt, right?

[captainofthe10th]

We shall see. [ He thinks for a moment. } Your name... is Meiling, yes?[ Well at least someone doesn't just call her china. ]

You were fairly intoxicated the last time we talked.

[not_so_great_wall]

That's right! [ She smiles and reaches up to scratch at the side of her head. ] Aheh, yeah I was...

[ Meiling stands and clasps her hands in front of her to bow her head. ] I want to thank you again for your hospitality. I don't normally expect that kind of thing from strangers.