12th oath of moment: Gauntlet Run. Backdated over the course of this weekend
[It began, as many things do with Garviel, with an Oath. In this case an oath to keep Merem from feeding on the blood of drones for 3 days. Unlike every other oath he has made since he came to mayfield, Garviel is having a truly difficult time keeping it. Because the monster is -fast- Fast enough to outrun bullets. Even a transhuman in speed-
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[He slams into the shield, momentarily stunned.]
Sorcery?
[No.... this is familiar.]
Eiki. What are you doing?
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You were about to run into me, or perhaps try and avoid me which at the kind of speed could have caused a problem. It's rather dangerous to run like that in areas where others walk.
[She pauses a moment to look back towards the way the first person went. She knew who it was, it was easy to tell.]
Why are you chasing him?
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[ Turning to the rest of the group, she begins chattering at the drones. ]
You know how these drills are, we need to be careful at all times.
What? Oh, no - I'm sure this will all be cleared up soon, once we get the instructions from the Civil Defense coordinator uptown.
[ At the back of the pack, she turns only to make a complicated movement with the fingers of one hand in Captain Loken's direction, and continues herding the rest of the group. ]
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What the... Garvi! Sorry about that man, I'll turn 'em off!
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I.... thank you, Ken.
[He forces himself to move on, stinking of sweat and the more subtle smell of the combat drugs that keep him fighting so long after he should have stopped.]
[He waits for a moment, as if grateful for the respite, but he's lost Merem's scent. This is bad.]
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Dude, what's up, you look like you got flattened by a steam roller.
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2. The games persist. She watches impassively as he keeps on the chase, from far up away. She also began to take showers both before and after patrols, something like extra precaution: he's likely too focused to notice her, especially when she has put some effort into concealing herself. It'll be simpler, if she escapes both his sight and his acute sense of smell.
3. The brat had it coming, but she knew best that this wasn't the end of it. ...Should she sit Merem down somewhere tomorrow and lecture him? This is starting to get ridiculous ( ... )
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No, she was more calculated than that. Calling too often would be suspicious, but this has gone on far enough. She knows he passed out earlier that day and she knows he's home now. So...]
Hello?
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Yes?
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She could ask about what happened to get him droned. Or the marks of his chase left all over town: they may reset themselves, but she goes outside often enough to notice. Or ask him if he's too tired. If he needs rest, then she'll leave him be and call back later.
Plenty of ways to act as if nothing was going on. She would have liked that, truly, but she can't. He's already gotten far too deeply involved. She would have continued to turn a blind eye - but the moment that what happens at night starts to blend in with the comfort that daylight is supposed to provide and the cover that it gives to the secret and the lies, she has to step in.
She doesn't introduce herself, but he should be able to recognize the voice. Soft-spoken and relaxed, it's how she always sounded, even at night sometimes, but the tone is more subdued now.]
I shouldn't need to tell you that this is going overboard, Garviel Loken. Please rest and stop.
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[...To poke. Or not to poke that armor.]
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[He struggles to get his legs under him.]
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