004 - Do you wanna kill a snowman? Come on let's go and slay!

[coldstar]

Attleton:

[ Andy is not hard to spot in the quiet streets of Attleton. She looks like she's having a little too much fun with the current event, wielding a flamethrower that's currently slung on her shoulder as she uses a big Bowie knife against a gigantic snow beast as tall as a bus. Putting her knife in reverse, Andrea shows off her superhuman agility; jumping to one side to fool her opponent only to leap to the other flank once the creature fell to her feint. With it's entire side open and defenseless, Andrea jumps on the creature using her knife as a way to hold on to the giant, while using it's knee as a platform to step on. Jumping on it's back, Andrea stabs the creature repeatedly as it tries to wiggle and pry her off of it's back.

Once she had her fun she'll jump off of the creature, flipping her aviators down and taking the flamethrower to burn the giant snow beast into nothing. All of this happened within seconds, with Andrea seeing things in slow-motion through it all. Tossing the orb in her hand, Andrea watches the beast melt from the residual heat from the flamethrower, tossing the crystal like a fastball at the trapped spirit. ]

Just like the simulations!

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[maskedsmile]

Waaaait!

[Stumbling down the sidewalk (yes, sidewalk, he can't break rules even in emergencies!) is a rather feminine looking teenager boy. He seems to have as much a grip on the icy sidewalk as he does on his concern.]

P-Please don't hurt it! Or, er, too late, but-- Still, the violence-- [And then he trips on a smaller snow monster and falls face first.

He's been capturing spirits with relative success, honest.]

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[ Andy turns to see who it was, raising a brow and was about to say something until she sees Shi stumble and fall on the ice. ]

Okay...

[ She says in a nonchalant tone, taking a moment to stand there and just look at Shi. ]

You alive there, buddy?

[maskedsmile]

[Yoshiya quickly pushes himself off of the ice, sitting up and trying to look at Andy seriously. It's an effort spoiled by his shaking voice.]

Please don't hurt the spirits, they're super sad, they're made of snow, they're--- [he's out of breath, one sec.

Okay:]

I'm okay. I just hit my head a bit.

[coldstar]

[ ⓧ Doubt ]

No no no, come on lemme check.

[ Andy wasn't satisfied of his answer, as she isn't aware of his nature. Putting her flamethrower on her back, she walks toward him with an outstretched arm to brush those fringes away and check if he's really okay as he says he is. ]

[maskedsmile]

I-I don't need to be worried about, though!

[He's got a nasty bruise forming, but Yoshiya can barely feel it. His spirit is fairly disconnected from his body, given the corpse possessing and all.]

See? I'm fine.

[coldstar]

[ Touching Yoshiya's skin felt odd, although Andy was wearing gloves and it was cold, so she didn't put a lot of thought in it. But something was definitely off. She backed her hand off immediately when that bruise got darker, eyes narrowing and shaking her head ]

Kid, I'm fine, that new birthmark on your head that looks like Canada sure as hell ain't. Let's get that checked out, or do ya want me to take a picture first so you'll believe me?

[maskedsmile]

Like Canada?

[Shi squeaks in concern, only now realizing that he might actually be injured. He pats his cheeks, hoping his good looks haven't been affected. The last thing he wants is to look like a zombie kid.]

N-No, a picture isn't necessary... Ah, um... Ice-- Snow. I'll just put snow over it.

[coldstar]

Yeeeeah, I don't think that would help.

[ Andy chuckles nervously, scratching the side of her face in thought of what to do ]

The hospital is a tad far from here, but I'll carry you if I have to!

[ She'll do it, man! ]

[maskedsmile]

H, hospi---nooo.

[His hands press his cheeks together briefly before he waves them in front of himself. He doesn't want Andy to know he's a zombie kid, nor does he want anyone at the hospital to know either.

Shi is also the worst liar ever.]

N-No no, I'm fine. See? Nature can cure all of my problems, uh-huh! Sorry to worry you, um... [Is she convinced? He peeks up to check her expression.]

[coldstar]

[ Not at all apparently, for Andy didn't waste any time to pick him up over her shoulder, smiling incredulously ]

[maskedsmile]

Huwaaauuuuauuauauu!

[Shi makes quite the sound in response.]

Wa, Waait wait wait! I can't go! They'll put me in the morgue!

[alwaysimpaled]

[There was an explosion nearby followed by a fine mist of hot water that quickly evaporates.]

Might want to keep your head on a swivel. Simulations are fine and dandy but you gotta watch your six.

[And there behind Andy will be Dante, wearing a pair of dragon-like ebony gauntlets and grieves, steam rising off him like he just stepped out of a sauna.]

[coldstar]

[ Andy's senses are pretty sharp, so she was able to dodge things and sense presences even without looking. It was part of her enhancements to make her a better dogfighter in space. Still, she was impressed by Dante's agility and doubly so when she turns around with a grin and see it's the Guardian of Attleton himself ]

You kiddin'? The Guardian of Attleton himself and his cool toys was watching it, so I don't need to.

[ She winks, expressing her confidence in him while exuding her own in a calm demeanor. ]

Looks like Attleton's tourism just went up a tad, ain't it? Got any places you want me to hit up?

[alwaysimpaled]

Hey, just because I saved your butt this time doesn't mean you shouldn't keep an eye on it. I can only be in one place at a time after all.

...well, most of the time anyway.

[He shrugs, shaking his head.]

Nah, my deputies and I have things pretty well covered, but we're not gonna turn away any help that's offered.

[coldstar]

Shame.

[ Andrea replies, confidently strutting a little passed him and glancing down at his weapons and finding them curious-looking. But she turns her gaze to the empty street with scorch marks on the white snow on the street. She manages to avoid the lawns and sidewalks to avoid pissing off the locals. ]

That's the same case in the other cities it looks like. Lotta people with powers runnin' and gunnin' in Nova and Genessia. Sure will make that guy who sells these crystals pretty rich by the end of the day.

[ And as she says that, another one of those giant snow creatures form from the end of the street, she looks to Dante as if to ask who will take that. ]

Rock paper scissors on who gets the big guy?

[alwaysimpaled]

[Dante glances at the creature forming at the end of the street before shrugging and turning his attention back to Andy.]

Y'know what, you take him. Call me curious but I'd like to see how you take him on. And hey, if need be, I'll be over here to turn up the heat on him as it were. Last resort though, I promise.

[coldstar]

[ Still holding her unique bowie knife, she waves at Dante in a "gotcha" manner as she takes this opportunity for some more exercise. She struts her way toward the creature, taking advantage of the ice that formed underneath the snow on the street to slide there once her target got more aggressive. Moving forward as if she's on skates, Andy slashes at the monster's knee and chops off the leg entirely and got behind the creature, causing the creature to fall with it's hand supporting it's weight on the side that got decapitated. Without wasting any more time, Andy uses her momentum to leap and turn for a 540 kick, landing directly on the monster's head with great force that it turned the entire creature into powdered snow.

She lands gracefully back on the road, twirling her knife back to it's scabbard as if it's a handgun, shrugging casually at Dante to wait for his reaction. ]

How was that?

[ As if she forgot the last second that these things need to be captured, Andy off-handedly tosses a crystal over her shoulder to capture the spirit escaping the snowy body. ]

[alwaysimpaled]

[Dante gives a slow clap.]

Not bad. I give it an eight out of ten. Had to deduct a couple points for the sloppy capture.

[coldstar]

[ Andy gives an exaggerated look of disbelief at the low rating, scoffing with an amused expression that contradicts her disagreement ]

Sloppy? Tell me which part of that was sloppy? That was totally cool, though! That casual toss over the shoulder because cool people don't look at what's behind them thing!

[ Andy waves her knife in the air to go along with the playful tone of her voice, pointing to another large creature with her knife as she sees it to her left and Dante's right ]

Alright, hotshot. Your turn, then!

[alwaysimpaled]

Toss me that stone thing and I'll show ya how it's done.

[Upon recieving the stone, he'll slip it into one of the holsters on his back before launching himself forward at a rather large abominable beastie bearing down on the two of them. He sinks a fist deep into the snowman's gut, a jet of flame shooting out from the beast's back, with a roar that alerted several nearby smaller enemies of the scuffle. As they converge on them, Dante pulls his fist out of the snowman's gut, kicking the ailing creature into the air. As it flails Dante produces a pair of serrated jewel scimitars that he links together into a single weapon, spinning them over his head as a tornado of flame erupts around him pulling the smaller enemies into the display. Once all the creatures were airborne, Dante draws Ivory, loading the capture stone into the barrel and aiming it upward.]

Jackpot!

[A single gunshot later and the stone was launched into the air, sucking up the escaping spirits as snow drifted down around him, glittering in the sunlight. A second later, Dante catches the stone and tosses it back to Andy.]

I hope you took notes because that's not something I can repeat on command.

[coldstar]

[ Andrea tosses him one of the capture stones. Then she watches Dante... The way he leaps forward to engage and how magical his weapons seem to be just left Andrea wide-eyed and jaw dropped. As he finished, Andy just watched him in silence and a blink after, she puts her hands on her hips and shrugs her shoulders, playing a teasing and feigned expression that she wasn't impressed. ]

Meh. Whatever, I can do probably that.

[ No she can't, but that's why she smirks at him as she catches the stone casually ]

Nice moves, dude.

[alwaysimpaled]

[Dante chuckles a bit. It's been a while since he could show off for someone like that.]

Eh, these mooks are several pay grades under what I'm used to dealing with. But I've also got an unfair advantage so I wouldn't worry too much about that. You were pretty impressive out there yourself.

[ivegotadream]

Woah! That's hot, hot, hot.

[Rapunzel had been nearby and she could feel the heat from the flamethrower as she fanned herself to try and cool down quickly, which really didn't do much.]

But congrats on the trapping. It was amazing how you did it.

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Woops! You okay? Still gettin' used to this baby.

[ She taps the side of her flamethrower, flipping her glasses up after to see Rapunzel with her naked eyes ]

Well you look okay...

[ Andy shrugs, answering her own question ]

And thanks, it's nice to have fans! Oh, but better duck down.

[ Andy was quick to get behind Rapunzel, intercepting an incoming snowball with her flamethrower. She moved those few feet so quick it's as if she glided over there. ]

You don't happen to have any of those crystals, do ya?

[ivegotadream]

I'm peachy!

[She gives a thumbs up to show that she was, in fact, fine. But at the words duck down, she knew what to do. Following orders and moved to drop down to the floor, landing on her stomach for the moment, hand on her head and waiting until there was the all clear, which didn't seem to be that long until it was.]

I have some, do you need them?

[coldstar]

I don't mind having a couple. Depends on how many ya got!

[ Andy managed to burn the snow creatures along with their thrown projectiles in one go. She taps Rapunzel's head to signal it was all clear, just as the snow creatures were starting to reform. ]

I'm down to my last, you can take these two if you want. Feeling pretty generous today!

[ She said, tossing one into the reforming creature in the middle before it could fully regenerate. There's two more creatures to her left and right ]

[ivegotadream]

I have a few. I didn't count how many exactly. They just kinda shoved them at me.

[She made sure to get them out and passed at least five over for the moment. That should be enough right?]

So long as they get taken care of that's all I care about. We don't want anyone getting hurt or...getting a cold.

[coldstar]

[ Seeing the five crystals being handed to her, Andy looked at it for a moment and studied Rapunzel's expression. Andy takes the crystals into her grasp, nodding and patting Rapunzel on the shoulder with that same hand ]

You got it.

[ The two creatures to their sides were slow, so Andy had the time to reply to Rapunzel before blasting the one to her right with fire. ]

You might wanna move though. Get behind me.

[ivegotadream]

[She nodded going to move behind, her trusty frying pan now firmly in her grasp. She wasn't going to be a heck of a lot of us, but Rapunzel considered it as some form of training in her mind, using what she had to deal with a situation that might look impossible.]

I'll make sure to protect your back.