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http://zouichi.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-01-11 03:21 pm

Target Practice (Open!)

Zouichi had heard about the Sensoriums from other people aboard the ship, and though he'd been a little apprehensive at first, had decided to pay them a visit. Or rather, he'd decided to pay Earth a visit.

After all, it was hard to go for a real ride on a disturbingly squishy ship.

If there had been any police left, he would have been pulled over for speeding and quite possibly reckless endangerment. But there weren't. What there were was vast expanses of jet-black concrete laid empty for miles ahead of him, honeycombing through levels of the massive megacity at insane angles.

So he punched it, hard. The motorcycle surged forward toward the city, its display ticking steadily past a series of numbers: 100, 200, 300...

Now he was blazing across the city connector bridge, rising quickly with the road as it extended upwards on struts held high above the level of the water that surrounded the old metropolis. Fuyu chirped an alert to him, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the machine rising up seemingly from beneath the raised concrete, its thrusters a bright blue blaze in the reddening light. Zouichi slowed; it kept perfect pace.

It was sleek, newly manufactured. The model number 4-D was stamped neatly across one gleaming wing. As he watched, the shutters beneath both wings snapped open, revealing two long, wicked metal barrels.

Before him, the gates of the city yawned open. From here, he could see the beginning activity of the drones inside, shambling forward mindlessly in the direction of sound and perceived movement, searching for something.

Something they could really sink their teeth into.
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Unicorns? Seriously?" Howard's run into aliens but not unicorns, yet.

"Back in your homeworld? They must stock up on some serious baby food. For my world you'd have grown up more than fast enough, unless your years are slower than ours."
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Was the elf blue? Because I met a mad scientist and I guess he could be an elf. Maybe."

Right. Test Tube Baby. "How many of you guys were there? And I'm fifteen."
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah, not my guy. My guy was bald."

He points a finger at Fuyu, then back to Zouichi. "So you're two halves of a duo, right? How does that work?" He approves very much of strategical twosomes.
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"So you're the ghost in the machine," Howard says, cocking his head and giving her a scrutinizing look. "Have you tried interfacing with the electronics on the ship?"

Then he looks back at Zouichi. "Eh, hasn't been a problem so far. I'll file a complaint with you if he gets to be too much trouble."
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Howard nods. "I've heard a lot of talk that not everyone here trusts Stacy, especially after she tortured someone. Was just wondering if Fuyu here could do intel, but not if it's potentially dangerous."

He shakes his head. "Not yet, which doesn't make much sense. If they brought me they should have brought Orc. On the bright side, I haven't seen the psycho we had tied up in the basement or the telekinetic megalomaniac up the road, so there's an upside."
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Idea, not a suggestion. Not to mention we don't know what we'd do without her. Since, you know, I like atmosphere. It's generally pretty handy." He doesn't look immediately concerned anyway. It's just a fear to be aware of, not one to go out and act on, at least not while there are more pressing matters like universe-destroying aliens.

"The second half of my own duo. Brawn to my brains, not to mention the major one of those reasons I didn't die back in the FAYZ." He looks a little nervous, though. He's fairly certain Orc wouldn't fare well at all on his own. "Anyway, he's got way more practical application than me, so I figure if I made the cut he'll be in one of those pods."
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-15 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Replacement? Nah, Orc and I had something special. We had a system." And by that, he means a somewhat creepy form of codependence. "But I might still need to find someone to hide behind whenever things hit the fan."
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[personal profile] iselldrugstothecommunity 2011-01-16 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think that's where they mostly come from, but I've heard some stuff about things onboard too. Bombs and people going crazy and the like."