#swordtoprotect

“They even brought children here...?” Yuri mused to herself, though perhaps not meant to be spoken aloud, so close to the girl that brought that thought up. Cheeks flush lightly at the blunder (slight or not), she couldn’t really take back her thoughts. 

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      They’re in the middle of getting out of the way of the activating beacon they’d just placed when the announcement is made. Immediately, Akira is concerned at the word ‘monster’, because that could mean any variety of things, and here he is, sans Navigator to help him figure them out. Not that he minds a bit of trial and error should it become necessary, but...

“--Temporary respawn workaround: Patched In. Accessing weapons archive to redistribute proper weaponry. Returning reality-defying abilities—” “ERROR. System: Overloaded. Territory: Insufficient. Abilities must be returned in temporary bursts.”

          The words are a danger sign, considering that part of Akira’s ability is in part dependent on secrecy, but before he can even say anything, there is a knife in his hand, a gun at his side, and the flickering presence of his coat and mask on his person. They fully manifest for a moment, and Akira stands, awkwardly tapping the curved toe of his boot against the ground, before it flickers and disappears.           The weapons, however, remain.            “I guess,” he begins, trying not to seem bothered and mostly succeeding, knife twirling idly between his fingers-- just as much a nervous gesture as it is a habitual one. “We should get going toward the nearest safe area.” 

     “Don’t worry, you’re safe now! But hanging around here is kinda      dangerous, so you better get into the safezone right now!”

It seemed like Monika had just came in time, along with the girl she had been traveling with to the nearest safezone, as some monsters had been attacking some of those NPC’s that were often wandering around the destroyed city. Maybe it was luck on their side ( or maybe it was just Monika doing her usual thing to make it so they had grown fragile and weak ), but the monsters weren’t too hard to take down and Lizzie was able to defeat them in a matter of minutes.

Waving at the NPC’s who were heading into the safezone, Monika turned back towards the other girl with her hands behind her back and a friendly smile.

The girl seems more than capable of handling herself, but Hughes is still worried. She can’t be much older than Ed, which increases his worry all the more. (Plus seeing a girl like her only reminds him of his own daughter.) 

Even as he watches her dispatch another monster with her swords, Hughes takes the opportunity to step in, throwing one of his knives at another monster. 

“Hey, it’s dangerous out here. I’d ask if you’re doing alright, but I can see pretty clearly you are... Still, better safe than sorry, right? You mind if I accompany you to cover your back?”

εїз     rushing through the thick of it all, narmaya grasps the hilt of her blade comfortably in both gloved hands. a silent relief veils over her body with her trusted weapon back in her possession, and with a bounding confidence she never takes keen sight off of the monsters. 

        her aim is to bring others to safety while fighting valiantly without pause. a single slice of her katana is all which needs to be enacted to dispose of any monster coming her way. soon, she eyes her first target to confirm their security. 

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