Taking Her Out For A Sting [Yuri]

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Finally some free time~ Lifting one arm and then the other as she stretched her shoulders out with a smile on her face and only the slightest sense of tension in her shoulders, Lucy Roberts felt like she had spent entirely too much time in cramped corridors and confined spaces of late, and was looking to cut loose in more ways than one now that she had the opportunity.
And a chance to spread my wings properly, hm~? Shaking her head and then binding those wavy locks into a somewhat lazy but ultimately functional tail and then stepping up onto the balcony which led from the room which held her borrowed bed, the black beauty crinked her neck one way and then the next and felt some satisfaction in the crack which she created as a result, but that was nothing compared to the thrill she wished to create as she barely broke her stride and flung herself into the open air a moment later.

Let's see what I can do…! Always liking heights and for that reason opting for a safehouse with a nice overlook of the harbour and the town that surrounded her, the falling fox barely flinched as she felt the air rush past her body and showed a daredevil streak in fact in the way she welcomed the charge of the ground toward her not with a wince but rather a bite of her lip, and a flick of a switch in her mind that she had become increasing adept at employing. The swan dive she had taken soon seeming to halt because of that fact as among other things she found a pair of amber coloured wings exploding from behind her shoulders in more ways than one, instinct compelled the lass to flutter those long appendages as her body seemed to become engulfed in a skin tight black armour and a second set of arms bloomed from her shoulders as well, and so too did she follow that urge in order to allay the path she had taken toward the ground.

Still feels weird…! The wings on her back seeming to splutter to life as a result and give off a tell-tale hum because of that, due to the size of her hybrid form one could have been forgiven for thinking she was revving an engine rather than engaging the service of the waspish aids which she now sported, but then that was something that Lucy had to admit that she liked. Feeling something like a human hot rod, her transition made her sleek and sporty or perhaps more accurately ever more so than before, and yet even as she felt herself shooting back into the air thanks to the aid of such apt appendages the vespoid vixen knew that today wasn't about this particular refinement of her anatomy. No, it was about the other she had been given.

Let's go find a bit of fun, hm~? Able to command her hybrid state almost as well as she could her original all-human form but rarely one to rest on her laurels, she had gotten the hang of fight and flight in the combination with her insectoid anatomy, and yet she yearned for more and was going to find it. Wanting to learn exactly what she could do with the diminutive state which she had been offered in addition to her merged mix and for that reason shrinking down to it, Miss Roberts watched the world around her seem to grow as her fine form shrank to a matter of little more than an inch, and then looked to the rougher part of town with mischief in mind as she made a beeline for the area. No pun intended, of course…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #1

After he recovered from his clash with the Lion Pirates, Yuri decided that it was time to go hunt again. Surprisingly finding the right prey was incredibly easy. After just three days in the port with occasional checking of his collection of wanted posters and he found the right guy. Captain Matthew “Iron Fist” Cage was a leader of a small pirate crew, with a bounty of 12 million whose ship arrived just an hour ago. It was a small caravel, sailing under a false flag so the pirates on board could mask themselves as simple merchants for the time being, but the young wolf-man was certain that he identified their captain right. A tall man in his early thirties with a long and athletic physique resembling that of a career boxer, shoulder-length light blue hair horizontal scar across his forehead, these were the marks that gave him away. It was almost funny how the whole crew tried their best to mask themselves only for the captain to walk on the open almost as if his pride stopped him from using a wig or something.

Well, all the better for Yuri, who was quietly sitting on a small bench in the port, reading fresh newspapers, while watching the seagulls floating on the water’s surface. His only problem now was the number of people on the ship. While it wasn´t big vessel he still counted around twenty seamen on the board, so his current plan was to wait for them to disappear in the city and attack the ship with as few hostiles as possible on board. Or, the second option, to follow the captain whenever he´ll go and take him down in the streets. Either option worked for him, so he just had to wait and in the meantime…he tore a piece of bread from his lunch and threw it among the gluttonous birds…he can relax a bit.

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

"Why you little!
This'll teach yaAAAGGHHHHH!!!!"

The mere act of an urchin happening to bumble their way around a bend and happen to collide with the wrong figure something that many would not think would provoke anything more than a mutter of an annoyance, and certainly not the fierce edge of a backhand either, the whipping and flipping wasp that was now Lucy Roberts was certainly in the camp which considered such a deed one of overreaction and so acted accordingly. Tiny at the current moment at yet no more deadly for that fact, the lass lunged for the meaty mitt that been drawn back and intercepted it quickly and painfully with the needle in her abdomen, and perhaps would have liked to think that she did so out of civic duty. However, the longer she spent in her new state, the more she was convinced that wasn't quite true.

I shouldn't enjoy that as much as I do, eh? A liar if she said that the act of driving that small but none too insubstantial barb attached to her base into the flesh of something bigger and softer than her wasn't becoming one of the most satisfying sensations she could spell out for herself, had she a mouth filled with teeth the black bug would have grinned as she felt a rewarding little tingle run up her spine or whatever she had in its place now for doing so, and so instead simply settled for wiggling her mandibles like she was munching on something delicious instead. Which she was, really, especially with how something so slight as her bug form had made that bastard howl.

Sooooo… What's next on the agenda? Certainly feeling good about herself as she kicked those four fluttering wings on her back into overdrive and lifted herself higher and higher into the air, eyes which were once the colour of emeralds washed over the buildings that surrounded her and the streets which bisected them in search of her next little piece of moral mischief, and as she scoured the scene for her follow up, the soaring siren opted to indulge her sense of fun a little. She might as well make the most of this, after all.

And I thought Geppou was fun~? Really pushing this small but agile form to its limit as she did so, the vixenly vespa whipped and wove herself through the air in a manner which likely resembled free running, though without the cumbersome burden of needing to make contact with something solid to maintain her course. Instead simply seeming to thrust herself onward and dive around as she attempted to push the senses and skills of even a tarantula hawk to their limits to test what it was she was capable of, Lucy flicked and whipped herself around a world which seemed so much bigger and freer than anything she had ever known before, and was having the time of her life. At least, that was, until she had the ill fortune of attracting the wrong kind of attention with her antics…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #2

The young bounty hunter was observing the crew for two hours. Apparently lacking a quartermaster, the captain stayed behind on the ship, to pay every member of his crew their share, before finally going ashore himself, leaving only two crewmates behind as a ship guard. Seemingly very confident, the captain headed to the city alone.

As he didn´t want to raise any suspicion, the young bounty hunter gave him a bit of space, before following suit. He was tracking the blue-haired man through the city streets until they reached a big, but otherwise unimpressive inn that was clearly in the lower price range.

For a moment, the bounty hunter was afraid, that he was going to meet there with some elements of his crew, but it seemingly wasn´t the case, as the captain took a small and empty table for himself, ignoring all the other people present. Thinking about it for a moment, Yuri could imagine why. If he was forced to spend months with the same people on a very small and cramped ship, he would probably need some moments just for himself too.

As standing in front of an inn and watching in through the window would be too suspicious, Yuri entered and found himself spot near the table where the captain was sitting. He didn´t have to wait for long before the innkeeper found him. A large woman in her late forties, with shoulder-length dark blonde hair wearing a brown dress with a corset and white apron.

“What´s your poison?”

She barked at Yuri, who barely had time to go through their drink menu.

“Uuuh…I…hmmm, beer?”

The woman frowned.

“And do you have something to pay with?”

The bounty hunter sighed. His adventure with the Lions left his clothes in shambles and he didn´t have much money for replacement, that was also one of the many reasons he was hunting now, but he surely had enough for beer or two. However, before he could reach into his pocket and prove it another person stepped in.

“Hey, don´t bother him old hag and bring us some beer, I am paying.”

It was captain Cage, he approached Yuri´s table with wide smile and slammed a handful of coins on the table.

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Well, well, well, what do we have here? A dive bar? The passage of a few falling newspapers and angry swipes allowing Miss Roberts to really helping the transformed temptress to get to grips with how to handle herself in her new form, now she found in need of a little intrigue to go along with the workout she had given herself, and so now allowed her ever fluttering wings to carry her back to the rougher part of town.
Probably plenty of people winging their way to a stinging there, hm?/i] Perhaps like many in her line of work feeling an almost mystified sense of curiosity about how the criminal operated and sensing that this more discreet and disguised form was the perfect way to garner a greater insight into the mind of the gangster or pirate, though it was certain that the minx planned mischief all the while as she approached the slipshod sign and surveyed the sight of people tumbling over and slumbering in the gutters with a bottle of rum in hand, she was at least finding creative ways in which to exploit her new state of being.

Ah, the open window… Learning all the tricks of the trade and frankly finding a lot of glass half full moments to her new size and shape, though there were times when it had begun to feel a little tedious to transit over large distances at a scale which only made them that much larger, it was in moments of such innocuous entry that lucy knew she had made the right choice in taking a bite of this particular peach of enlightenment. Or more accurately, pear, one supposed.
God bless the seasonal warmth~ Seeming to gain a new appreciation for all manner of things and not least of them the fact that for all of the way in which her exertion seemed to be catching up with her she felt clean and crisp, it was everyone else who would need to swipe their brow and reach for the draft the breeze might have the good fortune bless them with, whilst this buzzing babe could focus on more interesting subjects.

Let's see what we've got going on in here, him? Principal among these the fly on the wall ability to take in a room and peruse the activities of the occupants with few to none really knowing what she was up to, while the vision of the vixen had gone a little bit on the fisheye side due to the compound eye she now possessed she was steadily adapting to that fact, and learning to roll with it. Especially when she could take practically the whole room in, all in one go…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #3

The young bounty hunter looked up to the pirate captain with a mix of confusion and surprise. Did the pirate notice that he was tailing him? And why did he approach him like that? No one could be stupid enough to start a fight in the middle of the city right or could be?
Fortunately, the captain didn't look hostile. On the contrary, it seemed like he had a very good mood.
"Hey man, I noticed you in the port."
He smiled when the innkeeper took his money and walked away, huffing and puffing like an angry train.
Upon hearing these words, the wolf-man tensed, but captain Cage continued almost immediately.
"You are looking for a job aren't you? Hehe, I can see the hungry look in your eyes. Let me guess, you are struggling to keep a job, your girlfriend left you for someone rich and so you would like to test your luck on the sea, am I right?"
Now, this was an interesting turn of events. One that Yuri didn't expect but welcomed nonetheless.
"Yeah, something like that."
He muttered, taking the beer, which the innkeeper slammed on the table in front of him with such strength that it almost shattered the glass.
"Well, in that case, you are lucky."
The captain grinned, taking a sip from his own glass before continuing.
"Because I think you are a guy who knows how to throw a punch or two and I am currently in dire need of such people, so….bloody h*ll get lost!"
He suddenly cursed, waving his hand with surprising speed against some strange wasp that just flew near him. The bounty hunter watched his movement without much interest, thinking about the proposal. After what happened with the Lions he didn't really want to join another pirate crew only to take the head of their captain, but perhaps it would give him a chance to take the captain out on the way back to his ship.
"Sounds good so…where is the catch?"

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Hmmmm… Not everything about it a blessing however and the sheer amount of visual information she was currently processing seeming to make the details less of a priority, while it was nice to be able to see things trying to swipe at her from either side at once and without blinding herself to forward motion either it did seem a little harder to recognise the faces of those pesky humans, even if Lucy did think she had seen them passed across her desk on a poster none too long ago.
That one looks sort of familiar…? Guessing that unfortunately swapping out of this state would likely draw the wrong kind of attention as well, it seemed that the only thing for it was a closer viewpoint, and so once more wondering waspette kicked those flickering wings into action and drew herself nearer in the hope of clarifying her understanding, and pushed herself through the air with the intent of getting a better look at the face she sought. Unfortunately, it seemed that she had been grossly underestimating the kind of attention someone her size should have been giving the scenario.

What the?! That green gaze closing on the face she recognised and her sense of intrigue perhaps getting the better of things more common, it was only in that moment did Miss Roberts truly appreciate just how much of a threat that one meaty mitt could pose when she found one flung toward her idly and largely without provocation, and catching her off guard just enough to provoke a little reflex. Perhaps showing just how much time she had spent sparring with masters of the martial arts as she seemed to spy something akin to a fist being flung toward her and tense her body because of it, the buzzing beauty found herself going stiff as she used what was the closest approximation of tekkai that she could in this form, which spared her the brunt of the attack of course but severely limited her ability to dodge the attack.

Hunnnfff!!! Taking it head on in fact and seeming to be sent skimming through the air because of a backhand which seemed positively beastly at this scale, her small and somewhat spindly body was spared harm thanks to the skill that she had used reflexively, but that did not mean that it didn't leave her dazed and disgruntled as she spun around and seemed to skim across the less than spotless floor of this back alley bar soon after.
Ohhhhh, looks like I found my next appointment…! Thankful for her reflexes and ever more so the skill that seemed to make her far more enduring than any insect had a right to be, but perhaps too overwhelmed by the instinct of her new shape to dwell on that fact for too long, the woman turned wasp flicked those wings again and made a beeline right for the bastard who had tried to swat her, and only felt more satisfaction from one of his friends words about a 'dumb bug' to drive that stinger into any and every piece of skin she saw on the fool who had taken a swipe at her…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #4

After bating the wasp away, the captain smiled at him, showing of his near perfect, white teeth.

“Well, there is no catch. Actually it´s really straightforward job. You will sail with us. Help us earn some gold by smacking few faces, and when we´ll hit next port, you will get your share of the money we´ll make. It´s simple, clear and what´s most important, fairer than any other job you could hope to score in this port.”

Yuri laughed in response.

“So, are you recruiting me to become a pirate or what?”

Captain Cage tensed, but when he noticed the expression in the Wolfman´s face, he grinned.

“Maybe? But keep your voice down, will you? You never know who is…ouc, for a god´s sake, what is this thing even doing here!”

He cried out in pain and anger when the wasp he previously batted away returned with revenge, piercing the skin on his arm with it´s stinger.

“Get the h*** away from me you f***er!”

The pirate yelled, jumping at his feet as he took another swing against that flying menace, trying to chase it off.

Yuri laughed. Watching the grown-up man going into all out war against little insect seemed to be so incredibly absurd, that it summoned smile on his face despite his best attempt to stay professional. Speaking about being professional, the bounty hunter realised another important thing. His target was now completely obsessed by the little wasp that was attacking him for his previous rudeness, if he just jumped on his back and strangled him it would be the easiest job in his life, but was it smart thing to do? There were lots of people around who would probably mistook him for the attacker or even worse, would try to steal his bounty and he would also like to avoid getting stinger for that angry bugger.

As he was pondering about it he realised that he missed his opportunity, because the doors leading to the inn opened as three men entered the establishment. Yuri vaguely remembered their faces, they were Cage´s subordinates.

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Damn…! Moving on instinct and making a mockery of a fool who seemed so sluggish compared to her own agile and aggressive moments, it was all too easy for Lucy to find a prime patch of flesh to jam her stinger into and more effortless still for her to do so, with the girl only realizing that she had lurched forward and drove the painful probe into his skin because of the way it made her feel to do so. And hell, if it didn’t feel good.
A girl could get used to this? Almost seeming to shiver or do whatever it was that wasps had as an equivalent of such an act as she felt that barb sink in and found what felt like a wave of satisfaction for doing so, the moment of temper and tension gave way to an odd but enjoyable sense of achievement, like she was scratching an itch that she never knew had existed but now could only too happily feel she could indulge again, if given the chance.

What’s the matter, haven’t had enough? Today it seeming that the world was only too happy to offer up opportunity as well as a hurried hand seemed to fumble its attempt to swat her and leave plenty of room for Miss Roberts to launch herself back into the air, once more those wings were twitching as she used them to catch her weight and flick it away from possible reprisal, and once more unwelcome mitts seemed to beg for her to repeat what she had just done.
Well then…! Almost surprised that such a potent application of pain from her hadn’t sent the fool screaming for the skirt of his matriarch or something but at least provided with a chance to test her tiny form out in a proper fight now, the wicked wasp wove a path around flailing arms in order to line up her next attack, and perhaps later would bless reflexes which had been honed for battle as she found herself forced to steer her way not around meat but rather steel only a second later.

Shit! Clearly her little victim none too happy to be made a mockery by a mere insect and therefore throwing all thought of restraint or equal measure right out of the window as he plucked a crooked edge from his waist and flung it in her direction, the vision of the vixen widened for a moment as suddenly the reach of her victim extended with razor sharp aid, but lucky for her she was small and fast for that fact.
If only I had a toothpick, hm~? Tipping herself over in the air and perhaps only showing all the more that the brain she possessed rather did not match the body she currently used, the former brunette would have beamed as she let that weapon sail harmlessly above her if she could and so instead only played deeper into the irony of the moment, and wondered if she could only further emphasize the humiliation she wished to inflict by duelling him like this, and naturally, getting the better of him as well…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #5

Was it some kind of duel? Dumbfounded, Yuri was watching the fight between pirate captain and tiny wasp that quickly escalated from annoyed chasing away into all out battle between cutlass and stinger.

“Hey captain, what´s going on here?”

One of the newly come pirates asked with a hint of laughter in his voice as he saw their boss swinging around his sword into the empty space.

“Is their sake so strong or what?”

Captain Cage only growled in response swinging his sword one more time, without really hitting anything.

“No, there is wasp…that little **** already got me twice I won´t let this slide!”

Another pirate laughed.

“Come on captain, it´s just little bug!”

He laughed, rushing to his commander´s aid together with the remaining two.

“Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Please stop or you will hurt someone!”

The innkeeper cried out with a mix of anger and desperation, giving Yuri an interesting idea.

“Hey, I´ll help!”

He called aloud, getting up just in time to get in the way of a fist thrown by one of the three pirates. It was a terrible punch, clumsy and weak so the young wolfman barely feel it, yet he still played stumble backward, putting hand on his “injured” face.

“Hey, what´s your problem!”

He yelled at the pirate, who turned right at him.

“My problem? You are the one who…. urgh!”

Yuri didn´t even let him finish, punching him directly in the face, with enough force to send that poor fellow flying.

“What the ****!?”

Another pirate cursed, punching Yuri in return, this time with enough force, to put the young man down on the floor.

“STOP IT!”

The innkeeper cried out as the captain Cage unleashed barrage of incredibly fast slashes against the wasp that were just a step bellow blinding speed, while Yuri jumped back on his feet, with wolfish smile on his face, hoping that the crazy bug won´t stab him in the upcoming brawl.

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Not bad actually, now he’s revved up…! certainly starting to feel the pressure as the captain let loose the best and fastest strikes against her which his blade could offer, even with that sense of irritation bubbling beneath her belly Lucy was not so blind or stupid to think her diminutive state stood much of a chance against such fleet ferocity, and as such found that she had to back off with only a narrowing distance between those buzzing wings and the wall to protect her.
Congratulations… You’re stronger than a lone wasp! Impressed by this, or at least very slightly so, she opted to move the ‘difficulty level’ up for him in light of such performance, and was curious to see just how well he will cope with an enemy who was a little more able to counter that blade than an inch or so long insect.

Tight…! Opting to switch back not to her human form but rather her hybrid state, however, all too suddenly and very nearly instantaneously did she find the room and the airspace space which protected her growing a whole lot tighter when it had to accommodate a slim but human sized frame as well as wings and six limbs, and so drastic measures were once more necessary. Though also, on this occasion, more impressive as well.
Well then… Reading the path of the sword well and actively moving to intercept it this time rather than avoid it now that she was back to her full size, with such oomph being put into those hits Miss Roberts had to wonder just how well they’d cope against her guard, and showed that she was now a whole lot more than a pretty face and a razor sharp stinger.

Tekkai! Lifting the pair of arms she had on one side to challenge the weapon in an act which would have been foolhardy if not for the extreme degree of tension that she could add to her body, the black beauty did not know if her resilience was boosted even further by the stiffness which currently surrounded her body by virtue of her exoskeleton but either way the combination of iron hard muscles and the ‘skin’ of an arthropod proved more than enough to block the blade, and provoke a wail from the metal as well as it did so for that matter. Enough to draw practically eye in the room toward her if she had to guess? If her new shape hadn’t already done that of course…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #6

The situation became even more chaotic, as the fight between Yuri and the remaining sailors outgrew into all out brawl. Fists were flying left and right, sometimes followed by more or less successful kick or push. And while Yuri was no pushover, these Grand Line pirates weren´t really weak either so in three against one situation the young wolf-man quickly found himself in the defensive. He would probably got a good beating if no for a sudden distraction in the form of wasp that suddenly grew into much larger, humanoid form.

“Son of a b*tch, she is Devil Fruit user…”

Yuri growled in surprise while looking at the woman through a swollen eye. And as if her ability to transform into hideous bug wasn´t enough, she stopped an all out sword slash with her bare body just a few seconds after the transformation. Suddenly everyone froze on place as if the time paused, the three pirates, together with Yuri and their captain looking at the dangerous vixen with jaws dropped.

“F*ck no!”

The captain suddenly cried out, reaching into his pocked with nearly blinding speed, before dropping a small iron ball between him and the Devil Fruit user. Ball that was ticking faster and faster.

“Grenade!”

Yuri cried out running to the bar counter jumping behind it. Many other guests had a similar idea, hiding behind a tables or other pieces of furniture, while the captain himself turned around and jumped out of the window. His feet didn´t even land on the ground outside, when the ball started spinning around, releasing a clouds of colourful sparks and small flaming tongues.

“It´s just a firework?”

Yuri felt like a fool that he fell for such a simple trick, but he had no time to cry about it as his pay-check was running away!

“His bounty is mine!”

He yelled on the woman as he assumed she is bounty hunter as him, running straight after the captain.

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Take it in, boys, you know you love it~ Certainly not hating the sense of astonishment which she seemed to have brought to the establishment with her transformation and the block which followed it, having finally found a reason to feel like she was taking centre stage, Lucy couldn’t help but flick her hair a little and enjoyed the chance to flaunt herself properly after being so small and sneaky for so long.
“Now, how about we-” Letting loose a steady breath as she settled on the ground and raising her fists soon after however, the sable siren prepared herself for a proper fight now that she was back to a more typical sense of scaling, but was caught a little off guard all the same as the figure opposite her seemed to turn down any notion of a straightforward fight in favour of tossing something into the air instead.

“Shit!” The voice of a stranger alerting her to the threat which the item was purported to possess and kicking her into an instinctive reaction, Miss Roberts flung herself across the room through both the use of her legs and the wings on her back as well, and pulled a table over with her for protection as she sought to evade such a reckless use of explosive. Or so she thought.
Just a flashbang? Damnit… It seeming that she was disappointed then that the only response of the so-called ‘grenade’ was a paltry light show and an underwhelming one at that, she clicks her teeth and straightened herself back up as she realized the act of subterfuge, and feels all the more annoyed to see that her enemies had seemed to use the opportunity to bolt from the building rather than face her like anything close to men.

“Oh~? Well, you can have the prize then, handsome~” Shrugging at the wolf man as he demanded ownership of whatever pot rested atop the head of the lead and confirming he could keep the reward in a manner laden with the friskiness she is fond of, Lucy felt a little funny aiming for her usually dulcet tones and finding a pitch instead which a little more growly thanks to the mix of her womanly and waspish characteristics, and so she shook her head and sighed as she followed after him in pursuit of the pirates.
“Minus a pound or two of flesh, of course~” Flicking those wings into action to hover along right on the tail of the furred follow as they rushed into the streets, perhaps some of the fury which the fox felt seemed to ebb away now that she was removed more her full transformation and had the chance to admire the gifts she was given in her hybrid state. After all, it was pretty convenient to skirt along the ground like this without the burden of ambulatory motion, wasn’t it? Gave her plenty of time to crack her knuckles in preparation for the violence which was to follow…

	Lucy Roberts – Cipher Pol	### words
	@tag, Waspish

[Mr. Moon]

Yuri #7

Knowing their captain well, the three pirates followed their leader out of the window with only a short delay, gaining quite the head start. Something, Yuri didn´t want to let slide like that. So right after he realized that there won´t be any murderous detonation, he sprinted behind them, shouting at the second bounty hunter, or rather huntress that he was the one, who will get the money. He expected all forms of an answer, but not the one that came out of her mouth. Surprised, he nearly tripped over the window frame, needing three or four steps to gain his balance back.

“Pound or two of flesh? Why did she have to choose her words like that…”

The Wolf-Man cursed for himself, as he was still very sensitive to these kinds of remarks mainly because he almost became dinner of some seriously messed up pirate just a few weeks ago.

Shaking his head, he took another cautious look at that wasp-woman, before focusing on the road ahead of them again.

The pirates themselves were already too far for him to see, but fortunately, four adult men running at full speed through a busy part of town were leaving a trail of destruction, that was impossible to miss and so he followed that. And while he wasn´t the best runner on the planet, it turned out, that he was still better than these pirates as after a few minutes, he caught up to them at a dead-end alley.

“Alright, alright, you got us…”

The captain gasped for air with his two subordinates standing around him, swords in hands. What Yuri didn´t realize in his adrenaline-driven rush was, that at the beginning of their little race, there were three underlings and not only two. So where did the last one disappear to?

[Jess]

What~? Think I can kill you with looks alone~?

Quiet, isn't he? Perhaps not sure exactly what to expect when 'running' alongside a figure of such furry ferocity but surprised to discover that he seemed to show himself to be surprisingly silent, lucy couldn't help but tip her head to one side and tighten her gaze as she noticed that fact, and was left to muse over the reason for this.
Perhaps he's the sort who's shy around girls?? Seeming to be entertained by such a stoic stance even if she knows too little about him to guess much of the reason for it, the girl with the green gaze made a broader guess for the reason which lay behind his reticence, and one which certainly would do little to diminish her ego the overriding effect that she could have on others. I suppose it was a compliment to consider such a powerful effect when she looked like this, eh?

They're giving up… Easy? Bringing her wings to rest however as they seemed to find their enemies waiting for them and only too willing to surrender shortly after, the flying fox found herself frowning as her toes touched the ground and she found her foes all too willing to give themselves up, and some element of her experience and expertise made her suspicious of the simple ease of their apprehension. Though not quickly enough, it seemed.
“Wait, whe-” Looking the pair over for a second, though Miss Roberts was only a beat behind Yuri in his realization that a body of their bunch seemed to be missing, unfortunately that left her disarmed for an instant too long as she spotted something lurch out behind her and seize a sudden sense of initiative because of that fact.

“Arrrnnnggg!” Thankfully the responses of a martial artist allowing her the chance to lift at least one of her arms up in order to protect her head as she noted the shape of someone swinging a long and hefty object toward her skull, she gives a yelping groan as she feels something heavy collide with her forearm with force enough to yield an audible crunch, and leave her to spill over onto the ground as sheer kinetic might and the effect of painful injury seemed to overwhelm her stability.
Little bastard! Wincing as she hits the deck as well and feeling her limb throbbing already from the battering wound she had suffered, Lucy pull her arm close and flickers those wings once more as her anger and agitation only grew even further, and made her only more determined to pay them back. I mean, she might have broken an arm there, but lucky for her, right now she had three more, didn't she~?

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