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EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

Date & Time: October 24 - October 31
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Transports return from their mission to find the island crawling with monsters.
Warnings: Violence, possibly injuries (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

The Transports return from their mission to Medieval Russia, but the Initiative Hold is eerily deserted. Normally, their would be a number of Initiative personnel prepared to meet the Transports at the end of their mission for debriefing.

Instead, there is only silence.

That is, until a distant thumping sound can be heard. It is growing closer, and suddenly the beast is bursting into the room. It lets out a roar and charges. Within minutes, it is easily defeated, but damage has already been done -- it collided with the Transporter machine, which is now making a low fizzling sound and lets off a couple sparks. The commotion is enough to draw the attention of the few remaining Initiative personnel who still inhabit the Hold, who arrive immediately afterwards. They are able to tell the Transports two things: that the machine is broken and currently unable to sent anyone back in time, and that the island has been overrun with aggressive, mutated beasts sent by the United Earth. They have been under siege for months, with the island's population reduced to a mere fraction of what it had once been.

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[ The frantic beats of her wings level out as they gain altitude, and in a short while it's a relaxed, steady pace. She ignores the natural inclination to tuck all limbs under her body, and keeps the talon gripped around him out far enough to keep an eye on him. ]

If you'd had a rope, this wouldn't be an issue.

[ There's not much heart in that, though, because her attention is more fixed on the ground, and the beasts roaming below them. She hadn't noticed before, but man, she's starving. One or two of those would suit her nicely... ]

...are you blaming me for not having rope? [He is incredulous at this.] I just found out you were a dragon 2 minutes ago and you're blaming me for not having rope to strap myself to your back?

[He's still clinging to her talons/claws/what have you, not that it would matter if she decided to let him go; which is why he stops antagonizing her with questions. He just... tries to relax and look around. It is a nice view, despite the shitton of monsters that are roaming around down there. He is seriously questioning himself on why he agreed to this.]

[ She hardly hears him, lucky for Blaine. Now that she's noticed her hunger, it's nearly all she can focus on. Up comes the familiar pound of blood in her temples, and she swoops down a little lower, to pick a target. She has just enough presence of mind to pause at a rooftop and hover long enough to drop him a short ways to the concrete of the roof. ]

Wait here.

[ And off she goes, diving straight down the side of the building. The shrill screams of an animal start along with a jarring thump, but don't last long. Immediately after comes a grizzly snapping and tearing, and it won't be a pretty sight if he happens to look over the edge after her. ]

[She's sweeping down and he is getting this bad feeling about why she's lowering her altitude like this. It's only confirmed when she releases him and he falls through the air to land solidly on his feet. Lucky for him... maybe.] Don't you leave me here!

[Oh, too late.] Damnit.

[He pulls out his gun and looks around to make sure nothing is nearby before inching over to the edge to look. Yeah, that is so not kosher. He inches his way back.] Nasty.

[ Fortunately, Khisanth is a fast eater, and there's a good amount to pick from for her next dish when she finishes the first one. She makes three more kills before she's satisfied, and then makes three more to mark the area as property of a very large predator. It's completely cleared out by then, for several blocks, and Khisanth is content that it will stay that way for a while.

She wings her way back up to the roof she'd left Blaine on, taking a vulture-like perch at the very edge, and still licking the blood from her jaws as she does. ]

We won't be bothered here. This will do.

[Blaine has found a place to wait for her after he scouted out there was a stairway going down. When she appears again he is giving her a dirty look. He heard the screams of the other animals and he is definitely noticing there is a distinct lack of monsters around them now where there had been at least a few visible at all times before. He gives a large sigh.]

Are you full now? [He puts his gun up and walks towards her.]

For now.

[ One last lick of that long, forked tongue, and she starts forward. One step taken as Khisanth, and the next taken as Dagger, who runs the back of a hand over her lips just to be sure she's gotten all the blood off. It still stains her fingers, but that doesn't bother her much. She drops her hand and smiles. ]

Where do we start?

[Okay, he now puts flying under terrifying instead of exhilarating, thanks to you. Blaine walks around and finds a few pieces of rubble to line up for her to practice on. He only has one clip of bullets. If he knew she was going to fly away with him he would have been a lot more prepared.]

The basics. [He pops out the clip and the round in the chamber. He beckons her forward.]

[ And forward she goes, already watching the gun with interest. There are parts to it?? Will the wonders never cease. At some point here she's going to notice that she's freezing again, but for now he has her whole attention. ]

[He finds a fat space and sits down. He looks up at her and crotch in his face. He lets out a sigh.] Put this jacket on before I change this to a sex lesson instead.

[Takes his jacket off and holds it up for her. While she's putting it on he sets the gun and clip down for her to look at.]

[ Man, humans and their nudity. She rolls her eyes, but obliges, sinking to take a seat next to him when the coat is on. And while she's at it, makes to help herself and pluck the gun up for a closer examination. ]

I saw a lot of these on the Initiative mission... It seems to be the most effective weapon humans own.

[He watches her pick it up.] When you pick up a gun, always assume it has bullets in it until you check it yourself. You don't want to accidentally shoot yourself or someone else.

I'll show you how to check it for ammunition. [He held his hand out for it. When she gives it to him he'll show her how to pull the slide back and check the chamber.]

[ She hands it back willingly enough, watching closely as he demonstrates and committing it to memory. She's a good student, when it comes to learning something she wants to know. She even manages to quell her pride and temper (for the most part), and falls pretty easily back into the pattern of being a student that she's lived for most of the life that she can remember.

And, hey, when it gets to it, her aim will even be pretty good. ]

[Blaine was a patient teacher, so he answered her questions and made sure she understood before they moved on. He was a bit surprised she wasn't total crap, but he gave her praise when it was due. He kept one bullet from being spent just in case and prepared to go once the ammo was out. This time he would be carried with a lot less flailing.]

[ She's pleased with the lesson, and even before the end of it she's taken to thinking about where to find a gun of her own. Surely someone in the Initiative could get her one. They have enough weapons in that room, don't they? Oh yeah, totally gonna look into that.

She sits back, mentally reviews the process of changing and loading a clip one more time, and looks over to Blaine. ]

Thank you.

[ Hey, it's not even grudging this time. Manners! She's getting better! ]

[You get a real smile from him. It is pleased and warm as well as encouraging. She did well, and he does like results that show he's a good teacher.] You're welcome. You did well.

Of course. [ So much for humility. ] I'm a fast learner, and a good student.

[His smile turns more playful.] Only when you want to, I'm betting.

[ so not bothered this time, she only shrugs. ]

Why would I ever bother to learn something I didn't want to learn?

Well, that's the end of that. You can practice more back at the Hold when I get more bullets. [He stands up and stretches, looking around still just in case the monsters came back.] Time to go back.

[[ This thread continues here in this log with a bit of a time jump! Because pervy things are gonna go dooooooown.]]

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