✗ 02, Video, February 2nd ✗

[snatching]

This place sure did go to hell pretty quick, didn't it? And here I thought I scored some kinda weird vacation.

[Kid doesn't look as cheery as she did last time, that's for sure. She's crouched next to a garbage can in a narrow alley, with her knees drawn all the way up to her chin, looking exhausted. Her knees are skinned, and there's blood and guts all over her boots, one of which has a hole burned through it from whatever it is those damn ants are spitting. Her hair's got globs of some unidentified substance in them, but she's pretty sure it came from those damn spiders.]

Any of me mates out there? I think--

[She groans, and furiously scratches the back of her head, her expression getting more angry.]

There's these damn birds circlin' around. One of 'em grabbed me arm and I had to stab the bloody bastard in the leg. [She holds up a kitchen knife, the one he's been carrying with her since the madness started. It's clearly not made for combat, the thing's already losing its edge.] He ain't goin' away. Don't get me wrong, I ain't in the habit of beggin' for help, so if somebody's got a gun or somethin', I could make it worth it for ya later.

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[dragneel]

Oi! Where are you??

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[snatching]

I'm uh... [Kid looks around, trying to find out, herself. Cities are a lot smaller where she's from.] Next to a buildin' with a big burger sign on it.

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[dragneel]

[ Burger sign, burger sign. He could probably find it! ]

On my way. If y'gotta leave the place for some reason, leave me a clue. Somethin' of yours. That way I can smell ya out.

[ His sense of smell had been dramatically lowered here, but it was still strong enough to pick up things if he was focusing on them. ]

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[snatching]

Ya think I got stuff I can just leave around in the street?

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[dragneel]

A piece of cloth or some hair or somethin'! Y'don't need to wear ALL those clothes, right? S'long as you're mostly covered!

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[snatching]

[She doesn't wear very much clothing in the first place...]

What do ya have to sniff me hair for? I ain't even goin' anywhere.

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[dragneel]

[ Psh. A bra covers just fine. Lucy's always getting her clothes blown away in battle. ]

Just in case ya do! Those things ain't givin' up so easily.

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[snatching]

I can't leave, the feathery bastard'll just snatch me up.

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[dragneel]

Then I'll get there and take it out. I think I see the burger sign right now. Just hang on!


[ OOC: Should I action this or hit up your post in the event log? ]

video; action's fine!

[snatching]

Alright, mate.

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[dragneel]

[ It's times like these when Natsu really misses his powers -- when he wishes for just one moment he could send out a fireball from a distance and take down those damn, feathery bastards!

But at least he's quick on his feet -- running, jumping, using the side of the building as something to push off of so he could launch himself up and slam his foot right into the chest of the dive bombing bird. He lands in a crouch, gritting his teeth and whipping around toward the alley. ]

Yo! Kid! You in there??

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[snatching]

[Kid's ears perk at the sound of his voice, and she looks up. The bird looks even more pissed off than it did before, but that pink-haired guy from the other day really did make it.

What a weird dude.]

Course I'm still here, where the hell else would I be?

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[dragneel]

Heh! Just makin' sure I got to the right place. [ it wouldn't have been the first time he got lost ] You hurt?

[ He stoops downward to pick up a rock -- or rather it seemed to be some stone debris from the steps of the building, clenching his fingers around it. This will have to do as far as weapons go. ]

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[snatching]

No damn bird's gonna hurt a god.

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[dragneel]

Thought so! When this is all over, you owe me a good fight!

[ He reaches out his free hand for her. ]

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[snatching]

Alright, alright. [She looks at his hand, and then up at him again before she takes it and hoists herself to her feet. The raven is cawwing at them, sticking its head into the alleyway as a threat, because its wings are too big for it to go in there and grab them up. Kid grips her knife tighter, and looks around her for something she can use.] Now what?

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[dragneel]

We're gonna have to bust our way through. I'll go at it head on. Could probably tackle it outta the way while you make a break for it. Y'gotta be pretty fast, right? Godly speed and all?

[ It was risky and it wasn't much of a plan -- but Natsu feels confident in it. If there's one thing he CAN feel confident in, it's his ability to fight and improvise. ]

Maybe y'can take one of those trash can lids and use it as a shield? Hold it up over your head and it won't be able to grab ya from above.

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[snatching]

'Course I'm fast. But yer damn nuts if ya think tacklin' that thing's gonna work. It flies.

[It really wasn't much of a plan at all, but Kid wasn't much for planning.She went ahead and grabbed the garbage can lid, though, it couldn't hurt.]

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[dragneel]

I'll knock it out before it can even take off.

[ He tosses the rock up in his hands and catches it with a smirk. ]

Just leave the distracting to me and get yourself into one of those safe places they got set up. I'll meet up with ya once I take it down.

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[snatching]

[Kid isn't very confident in his abilities at all, but she can still use him as a distraction. With even the tiniest bit of success, it would grab him instead of her, but maybe if they dd it right, they could both get out.]

If ya say so, mate.

[With the knife in one hand and the lid in the other, Kid steps closer to the entrance of the alley where the giant raven has its head.]

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[dragneel]

Alright. Get ready to run.

[ Natsu slides his feet apart, prepared put everything he has into a sprint. He looks toward Kid one last time, giving a single nod to indicate he's going for it before he races forward -- launching himself at the creature and cracking it in the face with the stone. It shrieks out, and he jumps up and through the opening, onto the raven's back. Arms wrap tightly around its neck and it backs away from the opening in an attempt to buck him off. ]

GO! NOW!

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[snatching]

[Kid doesn't stop to check on him, or even look, she pushes herself into a sprint at the moment he starts moving.

The raven distracted, Kid turns the corner in the opposite direction, only to have another one swooping down on her. She yells, using the trash can lid to keep its talons at bay.]

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[dragneel]

[ Natsu struggles to keep his arms around the raven, exerting all his strength into choking the bastard. His head snaps up when he hears Kid's yell, allowing the raven to knock him off its back. ]

Kid...KID!

[ He prepares to run to her aid only to be stopped by the feathered monster he's currently fighting, the creature's beak latching a hold of the scarf around his neck. His one, precious, remaining reminder of Igneel. His teeth grit and his fist closes, driving as hard as it can into the raven's breast bone. This knocks the thing down and gives him the chance to start in her direction. ]

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[snatching]

[She's able to bat it off a few more times, until the raven flies up into the air, and swoops back down with enough force to take her off her feet. Kid falls on her back, dazed, and the bird goes for her legs.]

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[dragneel]

[ Natsu can see her, but he's not sure he can make it in time. He's running as fast as he can and if he just had his fire -- he'd be able to do something. A piece of debris is snatched up in his sprint and he lobs it forward. ]

GET AWAY FROM HER, FEATHERED BASTARD!

[ He's not sure if the rock connects, and even if it does, who knows if it's enough to deter the raven. However, Natsu's dash is cut short when he gets surrounded by zombies out of no where. ]

Goddamnit, I don't got time for this!