[ Mariko's been keeping to herself ever since she arrived here, only talking to Konoka, Dante, and a few others she recognizes in her previous time here. She took this bounty just for the extra money and for the thrill of investigating she couldn't get at the Holodeck. She didn't expect this to escalate so soon, as the target of her bounty is apparently found by a local crime group and is protected by them. A shoot-out ensue when the guards of the disgruntled employee sensed that Mariko is on their tail, rendering a small block of street into a danger zone. Armed with rifles and live combat training, they manage to make this tough even for a superhuman like Mariko.

She could just use her magic to make this easy, but there's too many people in these buildings and she doesn't have enough money to cover the property damage she'd cause. Feigning a retreat, Mariko covers herself with a barrage of shots from her magical rifle. Bright magic-circles flashing from the muzzle starts a symphony of gun fire that could be heard a few blocks away. Mariko starts running once she made a good distance, warning any soul she encounters ]

Run! Get out of here! Go!

[ Mariko demanded just as a stray bullet from a longer ranged rifle got her on the shoulder. Luckily bullets only give her some discomfort. It still hurts like hell, but not enough to put her out of commission just yet. Mariko gets knocked down, but she quickly recovers on her knees to fire back ]

[ Well that hunt should keep her snoopy curiosity down for a while. Now a little high on painkillers, Mariko realizes that she's been feeling particularly deprived on human contact. She feels like she's been here forever, and yet she only knows certain people who aren't always there to talk. So she takes a chance and makes her presence felt through the network again: ]

A little weird to ask out of the blue, but any of you here play video games? What are your favorites? Kinda been looking to play some new games, I need a break from my usual ones (ﾉ≧ڡ≦)