[a little ways back from the heart of where the possessing is happening, Legato has found himself a nice place to watch the show. There are crates and broken things stacked to make the perfect seat, and he's there, lounging like a king on his throne. His head hangs, eyes staring at nothing... while around him, a milling mob of townsfolk battle the possessed and demonic, protecting him at the center]
[they're fighting viciously, some with weapons and some with nothing but their own bone and muscle. They're holding the demons at bay, but... slowly.. they are being whittled down. Pieces by piece, limb by limb, the fighters around Legato are being taken apart... and still continue fighting]
[better in the grips of an adrenaline rush, Rin is keeping her head above water, although she's not entirely in control of where she's going or what she's doing. she's in the pull of the crowd, fighting her way in what's more or less the general direction of the Caritas with her hair whipping loose and her sword bloody.]
[once she gets too close, suddenly, the crowd she runs into sets into her like an immune system ganging up on a pathogen. Hands, arms, weapons, are suddenly trained on her, dragging her into their mob so that she can be torn apart]
[HOLY FLASHBACKS BATMAN, this is almost like falling to the immortals in the prison. Rin goes nuts, kicking out as hard as she can, throwing some elbow into it too, hacking with her sword. They're people but no way is she dying without some kind of fight here. She'd bring out the knives, but she's not taking one hand off her sword for anything.]
[one by one, every one of her limbs is grabbed, sharp things and fingers all digging into her. They're not ripping her entirely apart now, however. It's as if they're slowly recognizing her, immobilizing and hurting her so they can see who she is. Twisting, so they can hear her voice when she screams, dozens of eyes leering in to see her face]
[hurting her? you do that, she can take a hit >( and she's not stopping, anyway. so what if she's outnumbered? she's still twisting and fighting against those hands, snarling.]
[more and more of them pile on, immobilizing her. Several of them, moving at once, grab her mouth, her chin, holding her face still so they can look at her.
They seem to consider what to do, all of them hesitating for just a moment. There was really very little reason not to tear her apart, but... well, some of Legato's curiosity wins out, for now.
All at once, they drag her, the entire crowd handing her through until she is forcibly spit out onto the ground inside the safe ring, where Legato still impassively sits]
Oof! [faceplants. STILL HOLDING HER DAMN SWORD. and then flounders to her feet because what the hell? she's gouged up and bruised and her eyes are black and her pupils are huge and she's probably, like, missing a sleeve, so you can see the knives strapped on her arm, but hey! it's definitely Rin! just like those townspeople confirmed!]
[well, don't you look lovely? The only thing that is in that circle, aside from the layer of bodies on the ground, is Legato, perched on his throne of rubble. He doesn't seem to notice her, in fact barely seems conscious at all, head hanging and eyes vacant]
[well. he looks like he doesn't want to be disturbed. Rin pulls out a knife and just cuts off her other sleeve, because only having one is annoying, and then turns around to locate the Caritas. maybe she can just get spit out the same way she got in. only in the direction she wants to go.]
[good luck figuring out where to go, and how to get there, from here. The wall of people around this little island is solid, growing steadily more bloody as they deflect the demons and possessed humans away]
[circles around a couple times, hopping up and down to get a 'better look' (ha ha... ha...), until she figures she knows what direction the Caritas is in, probably. Maybe.
Then turns to consider Legato again. Can she get his attention? Does she WANT his attention? All of these people around him... well. She's making some educated guesses, here.]
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They seem to consider what to do, all of them hesitating for just a moment. There was really very little reason not to tear her apart, but... well, some of Legato's curiosity wins out, for now.
All at once, they drag her, the entire crowd handing her through until she is forcibly spit out onto the ground inside the safe ring, where Legato still impassively sits]
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Then turns to consider Legato again. Can she get his attention? Does she WANT his attention? All of these people around him... well. She's making some educated guesses, here.]
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There is nowhere to go.
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They're regrouping at Caritas. [Or so Ukitake said...]
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