[color=#E34234][b]Takumi Minamoto - In The End[/b][/color]
[i]Third Ward, Sakura Clinic, Fourth Floor[/i]
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Takumi was feeling really good about himself right now, which obviously meant something was going to go wrong. Still, such a possibility, though acknowledged, was placed as far away as possible from his current train of thought. After all, it was rare that his attempts at diplomacy actually appeared to have [i]worked[/i]; although as much as he'd hate to admit it, that was because diplomacy was rarely the first thing on his mind. At any rate, Asoka wasn't stoking the flames and had even allowed a short grace period, Hana hadn't become how she was with Itsuki, the newcomer was playing nice... If this weren't the middle of Tokyo, he'd have expected birds to be chirping and woodland creatures to be frolicking about. But this was no children's movie, and there were important points to go over before they could skip the formalities and be all buddy-buddy. [color=#E34234]"Thanks Asoka,"[/color] Takumi called out gratefully before turning back to the girl.

[color=#E34234] "Right, so,"[/color] Takumi began, scratching the back of his head before lowering his arms to his sides in a show of non-aggression, [color=#E34234]"I guess the first thing is-"[/color] He raised an eyebrow at the girl's strange gaze. The overwhelming sense of desperation was something he'd been on at least one end of before. [color=#E34234]"Everything alright in there?"[/color] he inquired as the girl's expression changed to something more resembling a sparring partner, flinching before the first strike. Did she think there'd be a fight erupting? [color=#E34234]"Don't worry, I'm not- Oh!"[/color]

Then she pounced at him with the celerity associated with ukaku ghouls. Though he figured he should have been surprised, he was by far more excited by the girl's sudden change in demeanor. He'd needed to blow off a little steam considering recent events; so as much as this sudden assault upset him, he'd happily accept the opportunity to go with the flow as it came  For a moment there was a vicious, merry grin that flashed across his face, which was quickly replaced by a focused expression as he set his plan into action, and like flicking a switch, he turned off his brain and let his body do the work. First, a step inward to disrupt her trajectory. At the same time, he would grasp her arms in turn; her attempt to provide leverage for herself had done nothing to stop [i]him[/i] from gripping back at her forearms. It was a strange action to say the least, but the intention behind it quickly became clear. 

[color=#E34234]"Real sorry,"[/color] the one-eyed ghoul quipped, tone sounding quite embarrassed with himself. Whether it was to Hana and the kids for being a terrible role-model and judge of character, or to his combat partner for what was to come next, was left up to the air. Knowing him, it was probably both. But if she'd come after him thinking his concern made him the weak-link, she was in for a surprise. [color=#E34234]"HRUH!"[/color] With zero hesitation, Takumi pulled her in and slammed his head forward with his all the force of his ghoulish strength and all the sturdiness of his bullheaded-tenacity. Though he was fairly confident that his headbutt would go through, he followed up by leveraging his larger build in an attempt to force and pin her down.