[EVENT] LINZ ATTACK

[soul_mods]

Characters: OPEN to Linz agents, the initial agents coming in from Liechtenstein, and the refugees from Lucerne later on.
Location: Linz, Austria
Rating: PG
Time: December 20
Description: Shibusen Linz also gets its own attacker -- will it manage to fight the Black Clown off? Event Summary Here

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Thread 2: Madoka, Mami, Maka Soul (yay for posting order? :3)

[hesgotsoul]

[The Black Clown has moved off at an impossible speed, wounded but ultimately undeterred. It lumbered away from Soul and Maka, and was now looking out for its next target, destroying whatever else got in its way as it went along.]

ooc: Madoka and Mami can tag away for as long as they need to here, then tap Ash or me when you want us to jump in! Feel free to NPC what the Clown does when it's facing you guys. ♥

[moetier]

[Madoka had been fighting for awhile-- taking on the kishin eggs as they came at her, but.

This was different. She tightened her grip on Mami.]

Mami-san, there's something else here!

[ooc; Alright, will do! o7]

[magicgunworks]

[Oh yeah, Mami noticed it before they saw it. There was a strange uneasiness creeping up her spine, and no matter how many times she shook her head, it wouldn't go away.]

I know... be careful, Kaname-san. There's something different about this one, and I don't like it.

[moetier]

I don't like it, either. I'll be careful, I promise! [Because Mami's in her weapon form now, and they're working together-- she can feel the strange uneasiness that's there, and it puts her a little more on edge than she had been previously. She doesn't know what's doing it, but if Mami's feeling uneasy, well... she is going to be cautious.

She was going to do her best to be cautious, anyway. She promised Homura-chan, and she promised Koujurou-san.

She takes careful aim at the Black Clown with Mami, ready to fire. She won't allow this to hurt anyone.]

[magicgunworks]

[Mami couldn't do much in this form, but she could at least help with Madoka's aim up until she fired. Any shots that Madoka fires won't be too far off their mark, thankfully.

... But only at first. As the Black Clown moves closer, that uneasy feeling continues to grow. Mami doesn't know what it is about this thing; it's not that much more horrifying than the witches they fought back home. But she just couldn't shake off that feeling of dread and something pressing in on her.]

Do you... feel that?

[moetier]

[It was a vague feeling-- something she could only feel while resonating with Mami.]

Sort of-- are you okay, Mami-san?

[And she fires at the Black Clown. She has to keep it back. She has to keep it from hurting others. The shot hits, but the Black Clown isn't deterred. It just keeps moving forward, faster and faster. Madoka keeps firing, moving as fast as she can.]

[magicgunworks]

I'm... [She tries to say 'fine', but she can't even fake that. She's glad that all Madoka sees when she looks at her is her Weapon form; she can't see her grabbing her head, biting her lip as she tries not to make a sound. There's something scratching at the inside of her head and it won't stop and it's just getting worse and worse and worse.]

Just keep fighting. [She's trying to sound encouraging, but it doesn't really take the bond of their resonance to tell that something is seriously wrong with Mami.]

[moetier]

[Madoka can feel there's something off, but-- she continues fighting, like Mami said, even if she's worried about her partner.]

Are you sure you're okay, Mami-san? [And she keeps fighting, although the Black Clown is beginning to close in on them. There isn't much distance left between the pair and the enemy now. She'll back up, trying to do her best. She needs a little distance to fight properly, considering that she's using a gun.]

[magicgunworks]

Don't... [She was still trying to reassure Madoka when the worst possible thing happened at that moment.

In a flash of golden light, Mami had transformed back into her normal, human form. She's kneeling on the ground, hands clamped firmly over her ears and nails digging deep into her skin. There's a loud, static-y ringing in her ears, and it feels like there are a tiny thousand needles drilling directly into her brain. Her eyes are clamped firmly shut, so she's not hallucinating. For now.]

Make it stop make it stop make it stop....

[moetier]

Mami-san! [She knew there was something wrong-- she wasn't sure what, exactly, but now this was happening to Mami, and they were in the middle of battle and-- she did the only thing she could think of to do. She wrapped her arms around Mami, attempting to act as a shield, willing Mami to calm down, and for everything to be okay.]

It's okay, Mami-san. I'm here with you!

[magicgunworks]

[The hug seems to help at first. The noise and pain started to dull a little bit, and Mami got ahold of herself long enough to open her eyes and look up at her partner...

Only to let out an ear-piercing shriek. Mami's Madness-addled mind had warped the face of the girl holding her; instead of Madoka's alarmed, worried expression, all Mami saw was a sharp-fanged grin wide enough to split the girl's face. The hallucination looked down at her with empty, bloody eye sockets, and if possible, the grin widened, and she screamed again.]

Let me go!!!

[grigoriwings]

[Nearby, Maka hears the sound of a girl's panicked scream.

They didn't have time, needed to keep moving and catch up to the Clown, but at the same time she couldn't just leave the still unknown girl to face whatever it was that had caused that noise.

Maka makes an uneasy noise under her breath and changes course, heading for the two souls she senses nearby.]

[hesgotsoul]

[There's just a moment of irritation on Soul's part on that. He has a mission, yes, but he isn't an asshole. They fought because they had things to protect, and the guests have been doing a lot for them.

It's the least they can do.

The Death Scythe wordlessly lent what power he could to his Meister, giving her speed.]

[moetier]

[Madoka-- she's worried about Mami and why she's acting like this. One of her best friends is hurting and the Black Clown is still approaching, and what does she do? She's frustrated, but she's not going to stand down so easily.]

Mami-san, please calm down! Everything is going to be okay! [And if she has to, she will throw herself in front of Mami to protect her while she's like this, but-- she's hoping she won't have to, that Mami will be able to get past whatever is happening and they can help each other get out of here alive. She's unaware of Maka and Soul approaching-- and even if she knew, she would be too focused on keeping both herself and Mami safe, and protecting as many people as she could.]

[magicgunworks]

[Madoka's words sound garbled, warped... even without the horrible static ringing in her ears. The madness continues to wash over her, and she's losing the will to fight.

Until she feels it. A spark, a hint of warmth shining through the icy grip of insanity smothering her. She reaches for it, desperately using the last of her strength to push, fight against the Madness's icy claws. She reaches out, just barely touching that light...

It was like a bucket of ice water had been dumped over her, and she shudders violently in Madoka's arms once more before going still. Her breathing is shallow, but no longer erratic, and when she looks up at her partner again, her golden eyes are clear again.]

Madoka...? [She doesn't seem to realize that she slipped in her formality, and really, now's not the time to care.] What... how did you...

[grigoriwings]

[She arrives in time to see the one girl wrapped up in the arms of the other, clearly effected by madness.

Which then seems to disappear entirely a moment later.

Oh, thank Shinigami. They couldn't have had better timing.]

Calming Wavelength.

[She's grinning from ear to ear, then. This would definitely help.]