Seemingly Random Things (Open)

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

Philip was restless once again as he strode towards the sensoriums. Closing the door but certainly not locking it, he held up a hand as the DiEnd Driver appeared, his weapon of choice lately. Profoundly saddened he was never going to be able to get a hold of the real thing, he locked in the card.

KAMENRIDE

"Henshin!" he pulled the trigger.

DIEND!

Clad in the blue and black armor of DiEnd, he pulled out several cards from his pouch and started arming them into the weapon. KAMENRIDE: G3, OUJA, FOURZE, DOUBLE!

Firing it into the blank space, the copies of the Riders started fighting it out as Philip watched, seemingly impassive under his helmet.

What was going through his head?

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[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

Ren really was terrible when it came to dealing with his or anybody else's emotions.

It used to be easy, if not exactly healthy. He'd be careful and supportive for Yui, who'd been a lot like a sister to him. To Shinji, he eventually tried to treat him the same way he himself wanted to be treated--left alone to think his way through his problems, a show of respect.

But in the last couple of months back home, it had gotten harder with them, and it was hard with Philip. Ren didn't know what was wrong, other than that he might have pushed too hard about the Gaia Memories and had offended him to the point that Philip had hurt him seriously enough. And if anything was worse than not knowing what he was supposed to do, it was not knowing what was wrong.

So for now, he just watched, trying not to analyze anything as he watched this miniature Rider War play out.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

It wasn't that Philip was ignoring Ren, but he was focused on the Rider battle, studying moves and such. Almost calmly, he loaded another one into the DiEnd Driver.

"Hi, Ren," said Philip as Saga charged into the mix.

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"Researching?" Ren asked.

It was pretty disturbing to watch, and not least because it was a battle among Riders for no apparent reason. As he watched them--some familiar, some entirely new--he had to hold back a cringe.

"You managed to get Ouja down. Every bit as psychotic as the original."

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"I try to make it accurate," said Philip in reply. "And yes, researching fighting techniques helps me become more accurate when fighting as Double."

In the white space with nothing around them, it certainly looked like a fight for no obvious reason as Ouja made a disturbing cackle and struck G3.

[knightsurvive.livejournal.com]

Philip had really made this fight more unsettling than it needed to be. Ouja's attacks were entirely too accurate as he tore into G3's armor.

"Attacks or defense?" Ren asked, unable to look away no matter how horrifying it looked. It was all a simulation, he tried to tell himself. But he could still hear Asakura's voice, and the screams from G3 sounded no less realistic.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Both. Studying the whole extent of someone's capability of fighting helps me better understand everything about them." Deciding to throw Ren a bone, he summoned Femme who immediately kicked Ouja's ass.

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

It helped, but he knew it was wrong. Sure, Shinji was the one who'd known Femme best, but even without that, Ren knew that her fighting style wasn't powerful enough to outclass Ouja like that.

"Does it have to be a simulation like this?" he asked. "Why not a look-up?"

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"I've been going through the look ups and lately I've been hitting a wall," admitted Philip. "Maybe a fresh perspective would be a good idea."

"Want to spar with sensorium powers?" he asked, dismissing the Riders in a fizzle of light as the area changed to a generic street in Fuuto.

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

Ren's first reaction was a simple thought of "what?" He was still recovering from his surgery, and though physical therapy was going well, he still wasn't at the point where he could be--should be--fighting.

But he couldn't help but feel that something was wrong with Philip, and this might just be the only thing he could do to help.

"All right," he agreed, taking out his deck.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

Philip nodded as he thrust another card into it and summoned Hibiki. "Just keep it light then. I know you're still recovering from surgery."

[darknight-rider.livejournal.com]

Ren transformed and took out a card of his own, summoning Darkwing. With his knee still too weak to take the full stress of battle, he needed his contract Monster clinging to his back to help him fly.

And it helped him ensure that Darkwing was going to stay put and not attack Philip like it had attacked that cultist.

He held out his sword and flew forward, making the first attack

[memory-fang.livejournal.com]

In response, Hibiki charged forward, meeting Knight head on. The power was deliberately kept low but there was a definite jarring thud.

[darknight-rider.livejournal.com]

Knight felt the attacks collide solidly, making his wrist ache. He was going to need a stronger weapon for this, so he quickly scanned his Sword Vent card and attacked with that.

[handpuppeeet.livejournal.com]

Ankh wasn't going to waste all of his time in a crowded area of strangers. Besides the fact that it was frikkin' hard to breathe in there, it was a waste of time. He needed information of his own about what was going on around here.

The Hawk Candroid had already been sent out to look for anything of interest; it flew in the Sensoriums momentarily before leaving, and not long after that Ankh came in, carefully opening the door just an inch to peer inside. Obviously this guy was a Kamen Rider; though that was easy enough to pick up what with it saying 'KamenRide.' He recognized Double, but he couldn't quite place his finger on the other ones that were fighting.

A few minutes or so of waiting, and Ankh knew he wasn't getting much from just watching. So, he pushed the door open wide and strolled inside, the Hawk can flying around aimlessly above his head. "Hey. What are you up to?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Studying fighting techniques," replied Philip as he turned around and his expression under the helmet lit up. "Ah, another one of OOO's companions I take it?"

Philip did his research after all.

[handpuppeeet.livejournal.com]

Studying the other Riders' techniques? This guy was a smart one, that much was sure. Not usually the ones Ankh liked to deal with, but whatever, he'd deal with it for now.

"Huh?" More importantly, how did this guy know Eiji? Was he Double, or worked with them? But then, he'd only seen Double while he was an arm, so how would he know? He hesitated a moment before continuing. "Yeah. How do you know about that?"

"...And what do you mean by 'another'?" He continued, voice sounding a bit more pushy. Were Birth or Hina around here...? It was extremely unlikely, but....

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Ah.... my apologies. I meant to say another from OOO's area of the city," said Philip as the Riders continued to fight one another, keeping an eye on them. "Philip, Kamen Rider Double, though I'm using the sensorium to mimic DiEnd."

"I also meant the other Greeed here."

[handpuppeeet.livejournal.com]

Ankh scoffed at the correction, looking away from Philip in favor of looking around the sensorium. He was rather disappointed to hear that, or annoyed that Philip had made that error. DiEnd huh? He'd have to look into that one.

"You're the green half, huh?" He added, finally settling on watching the illusory Riders that were fighting. "You met Cazali huh?" Totally not anger or anything at that part, nope.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"That's right," replied Philip. "Forgive me if I'm not 100% accurate as usual. I've been feeling under the weather."

He loaded his gun and fired it into the crowd, summoning Blade who immediately went to down on Ouja. Another shot fired and he summoned Kabuki.

"Cazali is... interesting to say the least."

[handpuppeeet.livejournal.com]

"Tch. Like it matters." Whatever was up with this guy was certainly no problem of his.

Ankh looked back at Philip and watched as he loaded and fired the gun. It was a pretty useful simulation, that was sure. "The least said about that idiot the better. Besides, without his medals, he's no problem."

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"He's not fully restored I take it," said Philip, watching the opponents fight one another, keenly studying their styles.

[handpuppeeet.livejournal.com]

"He was; now he's probably only got about one left." So he was admittedly a bit disconcerted by the fact that this guy knew so much about the Greeed without him telling him (unless Cazali spilled the beans), but at least it might mean this guy would have some good information.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Explains some things then," mused Philip, tapping his chin with the butt of the DiEnd Driver. "Well well, how interesting. So basically we've got him where he doesn't want to be..."

"Still, there's no reason ostracizing him for now. Even a cornered cat is dangerous."

[handpuppeeet.livejournal.com]

It'd be lying to say Ankh wasn't entertained by the thought of Cazali on the ropes; he gave a half-hearted laugh and had the start of a smirk on his face, but they were gone once he looked at Philip again with disbelief.

"What, you want to work with him?" Hmph. Maybe this guy wasn't as smart as he thought.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Better to leave be than antagonize," pointed out Philip. "If constantly harassed, he'll cause more threat to the city than he would be left alone. And yet we can't leave him unchecked..."