Post by Jade on Jan 8, 2020 14:48:34 GMT -5
"Hey now, how the hell did I break the rules?!" Harley's cocky grin shifted to an angry grimace in an instant as she stormed across the plaza toward the man, hands clenched into fists.
The strongman backed up instinctively, and then continued to do so as it became clearer that the giant of a woman wasn't going to stop moving toward him. "The game was to ring the bell, and... You just broke it! You never rung the bell...!"
The sounds of the crowd jeering - calling her a cheater - got the big brute's attention off of the cowering man in front of her. The telltale sound of rock grinding against rock filled the plaza air for a moment as Harley stood there, an instant away from-"STOP! EVERYONE PLEASE CALM DOWN!!"
She turned her head around, and sure enough, there was Guy. It seemed like he had put some interesting clothes on over the top of the outfit they'd last seen him in - apparently a result of a favor paid to that old tailor from the day prior - and was now here to remind the girls of their promise not to go breaking things. "Ain't my fault this guy's test of strength was made of glass and tape..." she grumbled, but, at least for the moment, she unclenched her fists.
Before she could even finish turning back toward Lea and Guy, though, the crowd raised their voices again. "That's right, run back behind the other beast's tail, freak!" "Get out of here, tree killer! Someone call the Marines and run all of these freaks out of town!" The jeering culminated with someone tossing a rock at Harley, which smacked against her back. That single act was enough to open the floodgates - rocks, food, beverages, hard rubber balls from another one of the festival games, and anything else the crowd could get their hands on were thrown at the trio.
Harley stood there, her back to the crowd. "Tell it to me again, Guy," she demanded, looking at the man in front of her, "about how you want to keep living in this place. Do it, or let me go all out."