but okay. they squint at him, trying to figure out what is going on here. what he said doesn't sound like someone who doesn't have an affliction, but honestly? whether or not they can figure this out isn't really at the top of their priority list. ]
... I see. Well, I am sorry for this, Lucas.
[ they will move to attack first, but instead of trying to stab they just kick a barrel at him. there's.... bugs on it. ]
[MY BRAND. keeps typing my brain first that as well
BUT HELP!!!! Lucas reflexively moves like he's going to slash at the barrel but immediately FREEZES WHEN HE SEES IT'S COVERED IN BUGS. HE'S SO FUCKING PETRIFIED HE JUST HULK SLAMS THIS BARREL INTO THE GROUND goes to add that to evidence i guess. Also he absolutely tears up over this. Just stands there in shock staring at these bugs on the ground in paralytic fear that overrides even the Bourreau instinct. Tastee tears on the ground i hope someone tries to eat these.
there are many things saber could do right now. the main, smart thing would be to run away and escape before lucas returns to his senses. after all, the notice board pointed out all of those super useful hiding spots to use!!
unfortunately, saber is not a coward and they do not believe in running from a fight, so they are just going to run after lucas. help. get back here. ]
[That notice board message was so funny, i hope it was a targeted attack against someone or an elaborate part of a different murder.
HOW THE TURNS HAVE TABLED THOUGH. i guess they just run entirely through the convention car Lucas really just said wholeass FUCK those BUGS so hard that he dashed through an entire location. But once he reaches the Italy car and has perhaps run a bit, he's finally in a less ridiculously afraid state of existence and thinks to turn back around so he can finish what he started. Lucas you fool. The blood droplets he's been dripping this whole time that I keep forgetting to mention are even bigger after all that dashing, though.
Nearby, there is the canal with its gondola boats... They beckon invitingly...]
[HE DOESN'T so when they fucking charge in he only barely manages to perry and dodge. He clips the sword upward and it slices into his neck a bit and he just STUMBLES BACK INTO THIS GONDOLA oh no how could this have happened. Fortunately it doesn't rock and tip over. The invisible gondola rider that i assume propels these boats through the canal is just waiting for Saber to join because they are obviously just going sight-seeing!!]
WAHOO!! THE GONDOLA TAKES OFF. Lucas blocks the strike and goes in for another. They're like 2 of the 3 musketeers just getting into some wacky swordfighting shenanigans on the canal as their stupid little boat tips and rocks. They are probably going to put so many holes through this wood. Once again they are looking sooo cool though. Must emphasize what a tragedy it is that everyone is so asleep right now.
As they fight and make their way along the water, the arena comes into view up ahead.]
[ it's such a tragedy!! also we forgot to chop off saber's hair. well back in wild west area that happened and then bugs make a nice nest out of it. mods i am so sorry for this thread maybe you shouldn't use this.
but the fighting is getting rather intense for such a small boat... once they get close enough, their joint blows ends up cracking a giant hole into the gondola. ruh roh.
saber tries to jump out of it while also swiping at lucas. ]
[OH FUCK WE DID HELP I'M LOSING IT. SORRY MODS WE'RE DOING OUR BEST WITH OUR OWN CHAOS.
Well anyway this is fine. He dodges and almost falls into the water but manages to catch himself, but since he's busy with his balance, Saber can jump away and get some distance. LUCAS HOPS AFTER THEM.
And then just turns and picks the whole gondola up out of the water to throw it their way.]
saber is just going to try to jump out of the way, but some of the wood hits them... owie. saber will try to slash at him again, getting lucas in the ear. ]
[OWIE... There goes the little dangly bit of his earring, chopped off and flying into the gondola wreckage. His tendie bleeding earlobe... itai. Fortunately he does not seem to notice or care!
HE CAN'T LET SABER GET TOO FAR FROM THE WATER OR HOW WILL THEY THROW THEIR PHONE attacks more. Though at some point he slows a bit as he considers... like... maybe he should let them get their affairs in order... Leaps back a bit to put some distance between them, though he's still keeping his blade leveled their way.]
[There's a pause, like it's taking him a while to parse what they're saying or what he wants to say in return. Now that they're not in the middle of FIGHTING SO COOL-LIKE it's probably more clear that he's talking strangely, too; there's an airy, drifting quality to his voice, and he speaks slowly, like someone on the verge of falling asleep or having just woken up.]
...A peaceful passage is what I wish to give you, with no regrets... After all, to me, you are still no demon...
[SAID DESPITE FIGHTING ACROSS SO MANY CARS but it's fine listen IT'S NOT HIS FAULT SABER CAN FIGHT BACK.]
...Before I... send you off, so that your soul may be cleansed... Do you have words for others that you may wish to share...?
[ their first reaction is to want to say no, because so much of this is just wrong and they can't tell what's wrong with lucas. they think back to the memory they saw, the one where lucas said that wasn't what happened, and they have to wonder...
well. no time for that. they realize they can try something. ]
... yes. Like the others did. I wish to write a letter on my phone.
[ they pull it out of their pocket with their hand. ]
[He watches their movements carefully and closely like he's expecting some pocket sand or fungus nonsense, but when they extract their phone, he just smiles. It's such a lovely and compassionate expression! It is so deeply unfitting for the context they are both currently in.
Still, he'll incline his head after that.]
Of course... Please, go ahead.
[Just fucking puts their murder on pause to allow Saber to text out their last will and testament. True to his word, he'll stay where he is, though he's still clearly on his guard.]
okay, they will start to type this out. normally it takes them so long to write stuff out because they are bad at this, but since they are currently in a rush, rip to the people in trial who have to try to read through this typo filled mess.
once they reach the end, they will simply
toss it into the canal. they do not understand how electronics work. ]
[NOT A TYPO NOTE they are doing their best... Anyway Lucas will watch and watch and then blink, startled, as they turn to chuck their phone into the canal. He just follows it with his bleary-ass gaze.]
[Well he'll figure out what to do about that later except he will forget about it. For now, he'll pick his blade back into proper attack stance and charge at them once more!! The arena is nearby. These lions are about to go through it.]
saber will lift their sword to block, trying to strike back before turning to run! towards the arena! they are not even thinking about the lions just like they forgot about the dogs until they came cutely at them!! ]
[HE ALSO FORGETS ABOUT THE LIONS UNTIL THEY'VE FOUGHT SLASHED AND STABBED THEIR WAY INTO THE CENTER OF THE ARENA AND THEN THE LIONS START GROWLING OFF TO THE SIDES.]
Time to FIGHT SOME LIONS. They continue being so cool and so sexy but also they are jingling like jesters for being in this situation as all. THE LIONS ATTACK. Lucas actually looks kind of surprised about this like he is for some reason expecting a different outcome.
BUT THIS IS FINE. COMBATING LIONS. JUST SCRAPPING ALL OVER THE ARENA GETTING BLOOD AND SHIT EVERYWHERE AS YOU DO.]
there is a point, however, where a lion jumps at saber from their blind spot. they manage to get out of the way, but because they're distracted by the first lion, they miss when a second one comes knocking into them.
their grip on their sword loosens and it clatters to the ground. ]
[Truly the way he just watches the lion knock into Saber and pauses for all of .002 seconds since his initial instinct is to jump to defend them—because even now, he doesn't really want to see them come to harm. He thinks of the reflections, those snatches of memories and emotions he'd seen in the surface of so many mirrors, painting Saber as a dutiful monster, a tool to be used and discarded, scorned and feared by even their flesh and blood. He doesn't want them to hurt, no matter whose lives their hands may have taken. He doesn't want them to suffer. If he did, he wouldn't be here in the first place.
But that hesitation passes quickly and then he's also joining the fray! Yippie!! He comes charging in as soon as they dive and moves to tackle them over. While this is happening the lion bites into his torso a bit... Chompy. HE JUST PUNCHES IT UNCONSCIOUS gooby stop distracting him he's got a job to do.
But he's just aiming to get them onto the ground and down onto their back, a hand darting out to grab at their wrist and straddling them so he can use his knee to try pinning their other arm down as well.]
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but okay. they squint at him, trying to figure out what is going on here. what he said doesn't sound like someone who doesn't have an affliction, but honestly? whether or not they can figure this out isn't really at the top of their priority list. ]
... I see. Well, I am sorry for this, Lucas.
[ they will move to attack first, but instead of trying to stab they just kick a barrel at him. there's.... bugs on it. ]
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BUT HELP!!!! Lucas reflexively moves like he's going to slash at the barrel but immediately FREEZES WHEN HE SEES IT'S COVERED IN BUGS. HE'S SO FUCKING PETRIFIED HE JUST HULK SLAMS THIS BARREL INTO THE GROUND goes to add that to evidence i guess. Also he absolutely tears up over this. Just stands there in shock staring at these bugs on the ground in paralytic fear that overrides even the Bourreau instinct. Tastee tears on the ground i hope someone tries to eat these.
AND THEN HE JUST
FUCKING BLASTS PAST SABER AT MACH FUCK.]
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huh??
there are many things saber could do right now. the main, smart thing would be to run away and escape before lucas returns to his senses. after all, the notice board pointed out all of those super useful hiding spots to use!!
unfortunately, saber is not a coward and they do not believe in running from a fight, so they are just going to run after lucas. help. get back here. ]
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HOW THE TURNS HAVE TABLED THOUGH. i guess they just run entirely through the convention car Lucas really just said wholeass FUCK those BUGS so hard that he dashed through an entire location. But once he reaches the Italy car and has perhaps run a bit, he's finally in a less ridiculously afraid state of existence and thinks to turn back around so he can finish what he started. Lucas you fool. The blood droplets he's been dripping this whole time that I keep forgetting to mention are even bigger after all that dashing, though.
Nearby, there is the canal with its gondola boats... They beckon invitingly...]
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well, right now saber has the advantage because lucas does not know that they followed after him. they wait a moment when they spot him.
...
and then just fucking charges at him to try to stab him straight through like a kebab. hello. the gondola beckons. ]
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stupidly, saber does jump into the gondola to try to stab lucas yet again. WAHOO ]
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WAHOO!! THE GONDOLA TAKES OFF. Lucas blocks the strike and goes in for another. They're like 2 of the 3 musketeers just getting into some wacky swordfighting shenanigans on the canal as their stupid little boat tips and rocks. They are probably going to put so many holes through this wood. Once again they are looking sooo cool though. Must emphasize what a tragedy it is that everyone is so asleep right now.
As they fight and make their way along the water, the arena comes into view up ahead.]
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but the fighting is getting rather intense for such a small boat... once they get close enough, their joint blows ends up cracking a giant hole into the gondola. ruh roh.
saber tries to jump out of it while also swiping at lucas. ]
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Well anyway this is fine. He dodges and almost falls into the water but manages to catch himself, but since he's busy with his balance, Saber can jump away and get some distance. LUCAS HOPS AFTER THEM.
And then just turns and picks the whole gondola up out of the water to throw it their way.]
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saber is just going to try to jump out of the way, but some of the wood hits them... owie. saber will try to slash at him again, getting lucas in the ear. ]
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HE CAN'T LET SABER GET TOO FAR FROM THE WATER OR HOW WILL THEY THROW THEIR PHONE attacks more. Though at some point he slows a bit as he considers... like... maybe he should let them get their affairs in order... Leaps back a bit to put some distance between them, though he's still keeping his blade leveled their way.]
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... do you wish to speak?
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...A peaceful passage is what I wish to give you, with no regrets... After all, to me, you are still no demon...
[SAID DESPITE FIGHTING ACROSS SO MANY CARS but it's fine listen IT'S NOT HIS FAULT SABER CAN FIGHT BACK.]
...Before I... send you off, so that your soul may be cleansed... Do you have words for others that you may wish to share...?
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well. no time for that. they realize they can try something. ]
... yes. Like the others did. I wish to write a letter on my phone.
[ they pull it out of their pocket with their hand. ]
That is fine?
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Still, he'll incline his head after that.]
Of course... Please, go ahead.
[Just fucking puts their murder on pause to allow Saber to text out their last will and testament. True to his word, he'll stay where he is, though he's still clearly on his guard.]
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okay, they will start to type this out. normally it takes them so long to write stuff out because they are bad at this, but since they are currently in a rush, rip to the people in trial who have to try to read through this typo filled mess.
once they reach the end, they will simply
toss it into the canal. they do not understand how electronics work. ]
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Oh.
[HE ALSO DOESN'T KNOW HOW ELECTRONICS WORK.]
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saber will lift their sword to block, trying to strike back before turning to run! towards the arena! they are not even thinking about the lions just like they forgot about the dogs until they came cutely at them!! ]
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...
[Well. He has made many mistakes this evening.]
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... pause for a moment.
[ time to
fight some lions i guess ]
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Time to FIGHT SOME LIONS. They continue being so cool and so sexy but also they are jingling like jesters for being in this situation as all. THE LIONS ATTACK. Lucas actually looks kind of surprised about this like he is for some reason expecting a different outcome.
BUT THIS IS FINE. COMBATING LIONS. JUST SCRAPPING ALL OVER THE ARENA GETTING BLOOD AND SHIT EVERYWHERE AS YOU DO.]
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there is a point, however, where a lion jumps at saber from their blind spot. they manage to get out of the way, but because they're distracted by the first lion, they miss when a second one comes knocking into them.
their grip on their sword loosens and it clatters to the ground. ]
...
[ they dive to grab it. ]
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But that hesitation passes quickly and then he's also joining the fray! Yippie!! He comes charging in as soon as they dive and moves to tackle them over. While this is happening the lion bites into his torso a bit... Chompy. HE JUST PUNCHES IT UNCONSCIOUS gooby stop distracting him he's got a job to do.
But he's just aiming to get them onto the ground and down onto their back, a hand darting out to grab at their wrist and straddling them so he can use his knee to try pinning their other arm down as well.]
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