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Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

Gerad replied to Gabriel’s comments about their ‘prisoner’ by simply shrugging and dropping the unconscious man back onto the ground. As the two furry scavengers got into an altercation with an ill-tempered Torros…was there any other kind?...he gave a little amused ‘snort’ when he was told to take cover.

“Nothing short of a dedicated anti-armour weapon is a threat to Militia powered armour.” Gerad added with more than a touch of pride in his voice. Moving over to the human, he looked questioningly at Gabriel. “Some questions just occurred to me Mr. Phoenix. You said you’re a bounty hunter yourself did you not? You stated those two small ones are worth 1.5 million credits, so why are you…or we…not apprehending them?”

He fell silent for a moment, drumming the fingers of his false-hands on his abdomen. “Has the machine…Ence…paid to ensure its assistants remain unharmed?”

Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

@Arthanus Okay, should I hold off replying until then?

RWBY: Grimm Fortunes

"So..any plans?"

“Win.”

The twins attack both did and didn’t catch Silvi by surprise. On one hand, she saw the minute tensing and shifting in both of them as they made ready to strike, on the other, finding her opponent at point blank due to a near instantaneous ‘teleporting’ was not something she had ever encountered. Even with seeing the two of them demonstrating it earlier, she was still caught out by it.

Furiously blocking and parrying with her sword and shield, she quickly found she was being driven onto her back heel, fighting defensively just to stay in the fight. Never let your opponent dictate the fight. Her aunt’s words echoed in her head as she gave ground. Use your semblance, find your opening, fight on YOUR term.

As Silvi moved to deflect yet another strike, she hit a trigger concealed in the grip of Aegis Hammer. Up until now, she’d been using it in its ‘unpowered’ state, just a physical barrier to intercept and redirect incoming blows; but now, pulling the trigger activated the small vial of dark purple ‘gravity’ Dust that was loaded into the handle. As the blade struck, the face of the shield flashed purple and gave a rather significant ‘push’ to the weapon.

Prior to starting her first bits of training with her aunt, her mum had added a ‘training’ setting to the shield, as at full power it was capable of reflecting blows with lethal force, and that was far to dangerous for sparring with.

Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

“I may as well give it a try.” Gerad replied in reference to Gabriel’s mention of a career change. “Like I said, my account is getting pretty light. I came here really to study the artifacts, but I am making little progress. Perhaps a break is in order…”

As he was speaking, he found his attention drawn to an approaching duo, and like Gabriel, Gerad found himself readying his weapon for just a moment before realizing the newcomers were not hostile. “Offal pickers…” He muttered as he watched the armoured furballs gather up anything with the remotest value.

Replying to Ulri’s mild distain for his weapon with a dismissive ‘snort’, he glowered through the armoured faceplate of his helmet. He’d seen the sign, and their boss, before, but had not had any business dealings with the machine, though it sounded like Mr. Phoenix had. As the loot laden duo made to leave, Gerad walked over to the one individual who had been restrained and gripped the man by the back of his jacket, hoisting him off the ground with ease. “We should see that this one tells us where his boss ran off to.” He stated. “Given that you required my intervention to remain breathing, I believe forty percent of the insect’s bounty is a fair deal.”

RWBY: Grimm Fortunes

She was right, the novelty had already worn off. Doing her best to keep her muttering to herself, Silvi drew Moonlight Shard from her hip and ejected the dark blue Dust vial from the grip, and deftly swapping it for a yellow vial from the pouch on her other side, with well-practiced ease.

Dust swap complete, she took Aegis Hammer off of its hanger and unfolded it. Moving her feet into a ready stance, with her left foot leading, she held her buckler at shoulder height, using her perspective from the twins to mask her upper torso. Her blade was held back over her right shoulder, ready to lung into an attack or parry a blow. Lastly she activated her semblance; some semblance caused overt changes with their users, Silvi’s was much more subtle. Her eyes merely glowed slightly, and her pupils dilated a significant amount, but that was about it from the outside.

To Silvi however the effect was much more pronounced. The world seemed sharper, colours brighter and even the slightest motions were noticeable. Staring at the twin over the top of her shield, she studied them, how the muscles in their necks twitched, where their eyes focused, how their body weight shifted, everything…or at least as much as she could; two opponents did make things just a tad more difficult.

From easy and relaxed, to full combat mode took her about eight seconds.

Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

@Skull I hope Ence won't get too upset if Gerad starts talking about dismantling him. It's nothing personal, he just wants to know how Ence works :p

Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

@ArthanusWell I figured it was appropriate considering Gerad is only a touch over 4 foot

Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

’Big Guy’? Gerad thought. Why do humans always think they’re so funny? Looking up at the human, he holstered his weapons before taking the proffered card. “Therak oz Gerad nil Mizol.” He replied, keying the comm code into his gear. “Gerad, since you humans tend to shorten everything anyways.” He rumbled; as he spoke, he began to rummage through the possessions of the dead for anything of value. A few credits here and there, personal doses of a couple of types of narcotics, and a fist full of cheap weapons, all in all a pretty poor showing.

“I have no need to think of it. Truth be told I am very low on credits and repair work only pays so much.” The credits he pocketed and the narcotics he left in a pile, sure they had value, but it was not something he knew much about and that just made them more hassle than he was willing to deal with. Most of the guns where not worth much of anything either, but a couple at least had some useful bits.

With one such weapon held before him, he set to work dismantling it for components with his tool studded secondary hands, while returning to where Gabriel was standing. “Though I find I must ask you Mr. Phoenix…do all your bounties get the better of you?”

RWBY: Grimm Fortunes

Silvi’s tail curled uncertainly around her leg as she tried to make sense of the duo who’d been sparring in the streets; their ability to instantly move from one place to another was like nothing she’d ever heard of, and their mirror imaging of each other raised even more questions for her.

"I'm Ebony."
"I'm Ivory."

"Who has fought grimm before?"
"Who has fought grimm before?"

Please tell me they won’t be speaking like that ALL the time… She thought. She was sure they must fine it ‘cute’, but to Silvi the novelty was going to wear off really fast. “I have,” She said in response to their question. “Nothing major, just a few boarbatusks. My aunt is a huntress, and she has been instructing me, on and off, when she’s been in town.”

Trylin Blues (Sci-Fi Space Western)

That sounds fine, whatever works best for you.