Dancing in the Rain! Cheaters Never Win!

[Fox]

Vepar was on cloud nine. During her search for this white tiger that the Revolutionaries wanted to contact, she and Calcifer had split up. They’d arrived in Loguetown a couple days ago. Calcifer in his disguise and Vepar waiting around the docks. Vepar, of course, had gotten more than a little bored. She had the sneaking suspicion that Calcifer was off having fun and had forgotten all about their mission.

But, but! That had all changed one day when a gorgeous hunk of a sailor found her one day and asked her out on a date. Vepar’s heart had soared. Usually, men were so intimidated by her size that they avoided her like the plague. So, when a man who wasn’t, she just had to pounce on him! Not literally. Not after what happened the last time. So, Vepar was happily sitting across from the man in question on an outdoor patio of this adorable cafe.

Vepar laughed at all his jokes, reading his lips to follow along. It was likely that he wouldn’t even realize that she was deaf if she hadn’t told him. At first, he tried accommodating her - like speaking extremely slow and mouthing words, which only served to annoy her a bit. She was keen to ignore that and look past it if only for the fact that this man was smoking hot! There was a lot Vepar was willing to forgive for the sake of a hottie. So epic was her quest for romance!

She did wish the cafe served beverages in sizes more suitable for her though. She had a tiny cup pinched between two fingers and just dumped it into her mouth. Elegantly, of course. Vepar tried at all times to seem the picture of elegance or adorable. Either one worked. Unfortunately, the date was winding down to its natural conclusion. This was exciting in a way for Vepar. Her dates seldom got this far, being plagued by… accidents. A tap on her tentacle drew her attention back to the stud in front of her.

“Hey, babe, how do you feel about meeting up here again tomorrow?”

Vepar gasped, stunned. She nodded vigorously, but tried not to seem too eager. She had to be cool. She’d never been asked on a second date! This was amazing! He smiled - a dreamy thing that made her swoon - and stood up, leading her out of the cafe. She waved happily to him and danced happily down the street, heading back to the docks to wait for Calcifer and tomorrow.

As Vepar disappeared from sight, the man smirked and looked down the street. Another girl walked right up to him and gave him a huge smooch on the cheek. They turned back into the cafe and sat down again, proceeding to have yet another day. It was a busy day.

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Tags: Mr. Moon

[Mr. Moon]

Michael #1

Friday lunch, it was their tradition for day one, that Michael was taking Eve on the lunch every Friday. There was nothing romantic in it, at least not for Michael, just a simple thank you for all the hard work she was doing during the week.
This time they picked a cafe downtown, that was known for its delicious pancakes.
It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm, ideal for a date, so the lawyer wasn't really surprised to see all the couples in love around them. What surprised him however was the presence of the giant mermaid and her sailor boyfriend. Not that he would judge, but simply because the mere presence of mermaid in these waters was very rare.
"It's beautiful isn't it?"
Eve's voice pulled him back into reality.
"What?"
She smiled and gently nodded towards the mermaid and her boyfriend.
"These two, I mean the fact that they are loving each other despite all the prejudice and hatred that separates our kind."
Michael smiled and looked back on the table. Eve was a dreamer and romantic, he knew that, so he wasn't sure if he should tell her or not. Something in him wanted to protect that precious piece of innocence in her eyes, from the cruel truth. Truth, that was painfully obvious to him.
As someone with pair of working eyes, he could see that the mermaid was genuinely attracted to him. So much, that a puppy could envy her the purity of her feelings. But also, as someone who was hunting liars and backstabbers for a fun, Michael could tell, that he was playing her. All these smiles, all these jokes, and touches, everything he said and did was precisely calculated and fake.
"You think so?"
The lawyer asked with a glimpse of sarcasm in his voice as the two were leaving.
Eve puffed her face, like a small child when feeling offended.
"Yes, yes I think so."
She exclaimed.
"They are in love with each other, they will marry, will have children, and will be happy ever after. Just...just look how beautiful they are together!"
Eve paused, realizing on who she almost yelled, and quickly stuffed her cheek with large strawberry to hide the fact they turned red.
"I am showwwy."
She muttered to which Michael almost laughed.
"Don't be. We aren't in the office, so feel free to ignore the fact I am your boss. And to be fair you are right. They looked beautiful together. The problem is, some things are looking good from the outside, but are completely rotten from inside."
He nodded towards the entrance where the same sailor just kissed a different girl, leading her to his table.
"That…I…"
Overcome by anger, Eve raised on her feet, but stopped, when Michael grabbed her wrist.
"What do you think you are doing?"
He asked while her face became even redder than before.
"I...ehm...I am going to tell her. We can not leave it be like this!"
Michael relaxed his grip and gestured for her to sit down.
"Relax, I know from experience that karma works fast with these people and...look, your sundae is here."
He pointed on a waiter that picked the best possible time to show up. Still angry, Eve sat downn, piercing the conman withangry gaze. Michael smiled. Yes karma worked fast, especially when it was supposed to rain in evening.

[Fox]

A shadow fell on the cafe once more. The shadow of a woman. Vepar had rushed back to tell her new boyfriend something, but whatever that something was had vanished from her mind as she peered over a rooftop to see him sitting at the cafe with another woman. She stared at the two of them, who hadn’t noticed her yet. What… What was going on? Vepar backed away hastily, ducking and hiding behind a building.

Her heart ached and salty tears stung at her eyes, but she shook her head. No, no. That was probably just… his sister. There wasn’t any need to overreact. It was fine. Yes, a sister! Ha, that had to be it. Yes. Obviously. Vepar smiled shakily and tapped her forehead lightly to chide herself. Still, she… didn’t feel quite up to confronting him right now. She’d forgotten what she’d wanted to say anyhow. She could… she could just ask him about her tomorrow. It would be fine. He’d say that yes that was his sister and tell her about the delightful… second lunch he’d had with her.

Right.

Sniffling, Vepar picked herself back up and hastily made an exit to the docks. It wasn’t a long walk. Not for her anyway. She was careful not to step on anyone and dunked herself beneath the surface of the water gratefully when she reached it. Cal wasn’t there, but she supposed that was something to be happy for. She didn’t want him to get fired up over a little misunderstanding. Just a misunderstanding. It’d be fine. She’d clear it up tomorrow.

Shaking her head, Vepar swam out along the shore and away from the docks. She wanted to be alone, and cities were prettier along the coast. It took her a few hours to find a nice isolated beach to curl up on. When she did surface at last, a few gentle raindrops kissed her face. It was a light drizzle, but it looked like there was going to be a bit of a storm tonight. Well, not that it mattered much to Vepar.

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[Mr. Moon]

Michael #2

For a moment the sky above the cafe darkened, almost as if a large, rain cloud covered it. Confused, Michael looked up, but all he could see was a clear sky and even the shadow disappeared. Was his mind playing tricks on him? He was a bit off lately but was it so bad he was already imagining rain that wasn't there? He doubted it was that case, but then...he could swear he heard raindrops falling for another minute or so.

Aside from this incident, the rest of their lunch went great, so in the end, Michael paid for their meals and accompanied his secretary home, before heading back to the city, to take care of his obligations. When he finally finished it was already early evening. The light was already getting dim and murky, as the clouds he saw on the horizon arrived, promising him heavy rain and opportunity to finally clear his mind, which was clouded since the incident with the angel wannabe.

The water drops stared slowly falling on the pavement, making all the people around him to rush under the roof, but not Michael. He had his time, already researching the most probable locations of his next three possible victims. But before that, his curiosity drew him back, towards the cafe from the afternoon, just to look if...there he was. Standing near the entrance he was just giving a goodbye kiss to yet another woman. Before rushing through the street, probably on his way home.

Michael grinned, pulling his hat deeper in his face, before starting his hunt. As he said Eve earlier today, guys like this were never too far from being hit by karma for some it was faster than others.

Tailing his prey through the city, the killer walked soon disappeared form the main streets, walking through side alleys, that he knew leaded toward the port. They were deserted as everyone who could already hid from the rain. At one moment, he lost the cheater from sight as he turned around corner, only to see him again, this time walking straight against him.

“Hey! You, are you following me?!”

His angry voice almost disappeared in the heavy rain, yet Michael heard him just alright, letting his accusation without response nevertheless.

“Hey, are you def or what, I asked you why are you following me? Did one of these b****s hired you or what?!”
As they were just a three steps away from each other, his prey reached for Michael´s coat with both hands, probably to grab it, but before he could just a touch it, the killer swung his right arm horizontally, unleashing powerful blade of compressed air, that cut through that man´s neck.

“Sword”

The lawyer didn´t even slow down, walking around the body just as it fell to the ground. Not a single muscle move in his face.

[Fox]

The gentle tap of rain on her skin was at least a comforting thing, but Vepar couldn’t let what she’d seen earlier that day go. She laid on the beach, curled up. The more she dwelled on it, the more she wanted an answer. Vepar didn’t know where he lived though… or even how to reach him. Big tears pooled in her eyes. That was just his sister, right? Just… Or maybe even just a friend? That he was really close to? Vepar stared down at the sand.

No. She pushed herself up, getting to her feet. She wasn’t going to wait here and feel sorry for herself. If… if he was a cheater, then she wasn’t going to waste her time feeling miserable! And if he wasn’t, then even more reason to not feel miserable. Nodding to herself, Vepar wiped the sand from her face and marched into town. She at least knew his name, and that was a place to start!

She went around asking the people that didn’t run away from her or keep their doors shut. It was difficult, but not impossible. Questions of where could she find him or did they know him soon progressed into did they know if he was seeing someone else. The answers ranged from vague to certain, which only upset Vepar more. Eventually, her search brought her back near the port. She sat down on top of a building and sighed. No luck. And she was only getting increasingly upset. Maybe this was a bad idea.

She sat there for a long time, mulling it over, until she felt a sharp pain in her back. Vepar flinched, and turned her head to see a terrified woman in the road behind her. She was pointing up at Vepar surrounded by Marines who all had their guns pointed up at her. Vepar furrowed her brow, confused, until she saw the beheaded corpse on the ground.

Vepar jolted to her feet, earning her another volley of gunfire from the Marines. She lifted an arm to shield her face and grimaced. She peeked down at the humans to read their lips, but it was incredibly difficult to do in the rain from this far away. And then she saw it. Her eyes widened. Her ex-boyfriend’s head lay on the wet pavement, bleeding out and staining the road red. Stunned, Vepar’s mind went blank. The Marines were hastily reloading their firearms, which prompted Vepar to some action.

Gathering up some ink onto one of her tentacles, she flung it at them as she turned and ran away. It exploded at it hit the ground, covering the Marines in ink that weren’t outright incapacitated by the impact. Vepar ran blindly through the city, her mind racing. She sent out an inaudible emergency call to Calcifer, wherever he might be. She hoped he’d come find her. Why did these things always happen to her?! Just when she thought she’d found a good man too.

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[Mr. Moon]

Michael #3

After the deed was done, Michael found himself a nice restaurant in a much better neighborhood, than was the one where he left the cheater. He didn't have to rush. It was Friday evening after all and he already finished all of his obligations, so he could afford to treat himself to a good dinner before going home.

The food was great and the service even better, so when Michael finished eating and paid his bill, he was in a good mood, already switched back from Michel to Jonathan. A shadow however fell on him as new customers entered the restaurant with news from the city.

Marines found another body in the streets and this time, together with the murderer. Apparently, a giant mermaid was responsible and the Marines were chasing her down right now.

Michael frowned. He had no problems with letting “innocent” people get punished for his “crimes”, but getting one of the cheater´s victims involved? That was something different.

Grabbing his cane, the lawyer rushed from the restaurant back to the streets. The rain already almost stopped, so he had no problem tracking them down. Unsurprisingly, giant mermaid running through the city with several squads of marines behind her was hardly to miss. Even than he had to help himself with several careful “Blinks” to catch up to them.

The marines froze on place in surprise, when suddenly person came out from one of the side alleys. Tall, dark haired gentleman in perfectly fitting suit, with a walking cane in his hand yelling at them to stop.

“Wait! Wait! Don´t shoot! She is...”

Alright, a small confession. He rushed to the place so much, that he didn´t even prepare his speech. The first impulse was to yell “sister”, but that would be he worst lie ever, so he said

“she is my client!”

This was stupid and he knew it, but maybe it would be stupid enough to buy him enough time to think about something more clever.

[Fox]

Running through a city and being a giant mermaid did not make things easy for her. Vepar constantly looked back to see if she had lost them, but no. In her initial panic, she’d probably run exactly in the opposite direction that she should have gone - which was toward the water. It was impossible for her to hide in a city like this. She just stuck out like a sore thumb. She stopped, trying to get her bearings. As she did, several things happened.

The Marines chasing her drew closer only to be stopped by the sudden appearance of a man that she didn’t recognize. He was facing away from her, so she couldn’t understand him if he said anything, but she could see the Marines’ reactions. They looked… unconvinced and still markedly hostile.

“She is the prime suspect in a homicide investigation! She refused to obey commands and resisted arrest. That woman is a criminal! It doesn’t matter if she’s your client. Who even are you?”

Presumably, the commander spoke up to address her apparent savior. Vepar blinked down at him, confused as to why he would intervene when she had never even seen the man before in her life. Regardless, she knew that the Marines would likely not rest until she had been arrested. And, once she was in custody, it was only a matter of time until they discovered her Revolutionary ties.

This man, whether out of some misplaced chivalry or sheer mistaken identity, was now likely going to be in trouble too for obstructing justice. While some part of her thought that was adorably sweet, the cold practical side of her knew that he was an idiot for sticking his neck out. So, she scowled down at the Marines as a blur at the edge of her vision informed her that backup had arrived.

“I’ve never seen this man before in my life,” she said, a wicked smile curling onto her face, “But… I’ll take a hostage!”

Throwing out her hand, she caught Calcifer as he flew into it.

“Secret Squid Art: Super Squidly Hardening!” he cried out dramatically as his body formed into the shape of a scythe and hardened to be like that of steel. Vepar was only vaguely embarrassed by it, kneeling down and attempting to scoop up Michael in one hand. She was gentle, but firm. They didn’t have time to be delicate.

“If you follow me, he dies, along with whoever else is around!”

The threat was enough to give the Marines considerable pause now that she was wielding a scythe the size of a building. Good. She glanced down at the man that she was kidnapping, wanting to apologize immediately, but that would ruin the illusion. She’d have to run the instant she was sure she had him too, so she moved to hastily stuff him in between her breasts.

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[Mr. Moon]

Michael #4

The lawyer's sudden appearance had the desired effect. It shifted the attention from the fleeing mermaid to Michael, although only briefly. They didn't believe him of course which was something their commander made pretty clear, but he didn't care, all he needed was a time to weave his story.
"Yes, I figured that out…"
The lawyer growled angrily. Given how humans usually treated her kind, Michael wasn't surprised that her first instinct was to run, but why did she have to resist the arrest? Making his job harder like this…
"But you have to trust me, this is just a huge misunderstanding. She didnt kill anyone, she…"
Right at the moment, things went from not so good to simply bad, when the mermaid decided to completely ignore what he said and pull out her strange weapon that simply had to take the form of a bladed weapon.
"What...are you deaf or something?"
He yelled at her angrily, when she declared him to be her hostage. Behaving like this in front of the Marines was pretty much the same as admitting her guilt, so why was he even here, wasting his time and risking his cover for her? That was his reward for trying to keep the "innocent out", next time, he will leave them to their fate. But before there will be any next time, he had to deal with what was happening right now.
As she reached for him, the lawyer seriously thought about cutting her hand with his. Sword, but in the end decided otherwise. Showing his techniques in front of the Marine would cause him only further problems. Better to play a delusional victim and get himself out of trouble than…
His conviction was shaken again when he realized where exactly she wants to stuff him.
"Wait, don't even think about…"
Now, this was undignified. Did she mistook him for a lost animal or something?

[Fox]

“She is actually. Deaf that is,” Calcifer quipped in his scythe form, feeling more than a little bemused by this random man who had some to help his mistress apparently. Well, he could appreciate that at least. “Listen here, bud - ow - dy!”

Calcifer’s swords were interrupted whenever Vepar slammed him on a building, the ground, or basically anything.

“I apprec- oof - iate you trying to help the - ow - lady here, but - urk! - wh-whoa! Vepar, no!”

Both of the men accompanying Vepar were simultaneously appalled when she stuffed the man she’d kidnapped in between her breasts. Calcifer knew that she used it as a pocket sometimes, but for a person?! C’mon, honey. Her naive little brain knew nothing of how filthy men could be. Calcifer squinted murderously at Michael, silently communicating that if he tried anything, he was a dead man.

Vepar was totally oblivious to the struggles or conflict between the two boys, hyper focused on escaping the city. She vaulted over buildings, causing some minor structural damage, but eventually made it out of the city into the vineyards by the shoreline. Vepar scanned the cityscape for their pursuers, but her urban parkour seemed to have bought them some time. Still, it wouldn’t be hard to track her down. Pulling Michael from between her breasts, she set him gently onto her palm and unruffled his clothes.

“I’m sorry, dear,” she said softly, “I can’t understand you when I’m not looking at you, so I hope that wasn’t too uncomfortable. And it was really nice of you to step in and help, and I’m just so thankful, but…!” Tears welled up in her eyes as she tried to fan them away. “I’ve just had the worst day…? My boyfriend, well, maybe ex-boyfriend now…? I… I saw him with another woman, and at first, I thought, you know, it was just a sister or something? But now I’m really not sure, and I couldn’t find him to ask him…! And now, I’m just…!”

Vepar sniffled, looking up to the sky.

“He’s gonna find out that I have a bounty and that our love couldn’t be anyway…? You know he was a Marine Captain? And I just thought that…!” Vepar pouted and fanned herself, “I was gonna tell him, of course, but that’s not something you really bring up on a first date, and… I just… I just thought I could change him…! But now I’m going to have to leave, but I have to break up with him first, but I can’t find him, and…”

Calcifer released his super secret squidly technique and crawled up Vepar’s arm to pat her on the shoulder. He hated seeing her all heartbroken like this. He hadn’t even known the guy or seen him, but he knew that her feelings were very raw and very real.

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[Mr. Moon]

Michael #5

"Hmm, that explains a few things."
Michael muttered for himself when the strange animal/scythe mentioned that its mistress is deaf. But it definitely wasn't explaining her utter lack of common sense and decency. I mean, who would stuff a random stranger between her breasts?
Her partner was upset about this solution too, giving Michael a warning look as if he was to blame for that. The lawyer didn't care. Actually, he was trying to ignore not only him but also the whole situation he got himself into. Instead, he was focusing on the upcoming defense. It won't be easy, she had a motive and was caught with a possible murder weapon at the crime scene, and instead of giving up to the Marines, she started running, but it still wouldn't be impossible. Since she was deaf he could always…
His line of thoughts was interrupted when they suddenly stopped at a vineyard out of the city. There she finally put him back on the ground apologizing for her behavior.
"It's alright, I can imagine it was very confusing since you can not hear."
The lawyer said with his usual, tired tone.
"Now…"
He wanted to continue with the strategy for her defense, but stopped, as she mentioned among the tears, that his latest victim was marine captain and that she was wanted anyway.
Now, that was clearly changing the situation and not for the good. While it wasn't the first marine he killed over the years, however, it would still be advantageous for him, if the blame fell on the mermaid in front of him.
With that being said, he could easily leave. He felt no pity or sympathy towards the crying mermaid. Even his initial attempt to help her was more a matter of professional pride than anything else, but even that was gone now. Still, he felt that a normal person would say something at the moment and he was trying his best to impersonate one.
"You don't have to cry for that man."
He said impassionately.
"You probably didn't notice me, but I was in that restaurant where you two were on a date too. Aside from you, that guy met there with several other women and from the look of it, they weren't his sisters. So as far as I am concerned, Marine or not, he got what he deserved."

[Fox]

Vepar was a little confused. She didn’t have to cry for him? Why? The man swiftly explained, saying that he’d been there at the restaurant too. At least, she thought he might be some sort of creeper who spies on people’s dates, but then sense kicked in and Vepar figured that she was rather hard to miss. Not many people saw the likes of her in the Blues. Vepar sniffled one last time before he dropped the bomb on her. One girl was one thing, but several other women? The emotion abruptly drained from her face.

“Uh oh.”

Her expression became cold and impassionate, her anger like an icy blade just under the surface. She grabbed Calcifer from off her shoulder, which was all the indication that he needed to know that she wanted him to resume scythe mode. He did - mostly because she was squeezing him so hard that he thought his eyes would pop out of his head.

“Where is that lying, cheating bastard?!” she roared, brandishing Calcifer and looking into the city, “I’ll kill him!”

“Oh boy. Now you’ve done it,” Cal commented.

Despite her anger, Vepar knew that she needed to leave the island and lay low. She knew that but…! Neptune, she just wanted to tear the city apart looking for him. Her eyes darted down to the man that had come to her rescue. A sweet, kind, considerate man who had the decency to let her know that her ex had been cheating on her. Her expression softened just a little bit as she felt a pang of longing in her heart. She kneeled down, pressing a hand to her face, blushing slightly as if considering him as a man for the first time.

“Thank you for telling me, you darling man. I really appreciate it. Could I ask you a favor? Could you go into town and get my ex for me? There’s something we need to discuss, I understand if its too much trouble, but… ah, maybe afterwards… I could…”

Vepar’s face flushed red, unable to finish the sentence. Still, her request was there and up in the air. And also a half spoken offer at a date with her later. Gosh, she was being so forward.

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[Mr. Moon]

Michael #6

"Now that is something"
The lawyer muttered for himself as he witnessed the Vepar's transformation from a sad and heartbroken woman into a raging beast of vengeance. Well, he would be lying if he said that he didn't understand how she felt. He saw it, again and again, people devastated by a betrayal of these they considered to be their closest friends and lifelong partners. He experienced it himself all these years ago and since then was punishing those who committed such grievous crimes. He had to wonder if her rage could be exploited and forged into something colder, something more lasting, but then he decided to not tempt it as it seemed, that she was getting a little bit too affectionate towards him, than he would like. Not to mention that it could easily turn against him because as it turned out, she missed one important detail.
"Now that would be hard."
The lawyer muttered without a hint of emotions in his voice.
"Because that dead body you were crying above when the marines found you, that was him. And I am not really sure if the marines would be fine with me, walking through the city with a dead body of a murder victim, sorry."
Now he was dancing on thin ice and he knew it. With how unstable she was, there was a very real chance of her directing her anger against him. Especially if she would see past her rage and realize, that given the circumstances, there was no way for him to know, who the victim was if he didn't wasn't the one who killed him in the first place.
It was a dangerous situation to be in but the lawyer was still confident that in the case everything would go south, he would be able to defend himself and disappear. And who would believe to the word of a wanted mermaid over his?

[Fox]

“Oh.”

Vepar’s rage went from burning hot to instantly cool the moment that Michael revealed her former boyfriend’s fate. His face was surprisingly devoid of emotion as he said it. No pity. No fear. No nothing. It was curious. And, now that her rage had cooled into her usual cold calculated and logical mindset, she thought it was strange. Strange that he knew that with such certainty. Strange also, that he basically had no reaction. It clicked for her almost immediately.

“You killed him.”

“He WHA-“

Vepar tossed Calcifer carelessly over her shoulder, in part because she didn’t need him in scythe mode anymore and in part to shut him up so that he didn’t interrupt her. Vepar didn’t say anything for a moment, putting a hand to her chin.

“Thank you. Then, I’ll take the blame. It’s the least I can do after you stuck your neck out for me.”

Vepar kneeled down and smiled. The smile was cold without any trace of mirth and just a little sad.

“Then, we should make it look convincing so you’re exonerated of any involvement with me. Even if that means we don’t get to go on a date… Do you have any ideas? I think the fact that I used you as a hostage helps, but is there anything else that might help sell it more?”

Vepar kept her green eyes locked onto Michael so that she could read his body language and lips. Now that romance and revenge were both off the table, she had withdrawn back into herself. Her bubbly romantic personality was gone as was the icy rage from before. All that was left was a faint sense of melancholy and an overriding feelings of exhaustion that seemed to weigh her whole body down.

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[Mr. Moon]

Michael #7

She found out. Well, after what he said it would be strange if she didn´t, but still, the last thing Michael expected was, that Vaper would be so unaffected by it. Given to her overly romantic disposition, he expected a nervous breakdown, accusations, or direct physical assault, but not this cold and calculating reaction. He had to admit for himself, that he was starting to like this strange woman, especially when she offered to take the blame for the dead Marine voluntarily. Not that he would be planning to blame her anyway, but it was definitely easier like this. Then she asked how she could help him to get away with this murder, almost as if it wasn´t obvious. Or was she simply too shy to offer it on her own? He didn´t know and didn´t care.

“Attack me.”

The lawyer said simply, without any unnecessary emotions in his voice as he didn´t feel any need to pretend anything.

“I am a lawyer by trade. I can spin the story in a way, that I wanted to make money by representing you at court, but you were simply too violent to see a reason and attacked me, while I was trying to convince you to hand yourself to the Marines.”

Michael paused for a second, before continuing.

“The local captain will yell at me, but that won´t be anything new.”

As he finished a sound of angry yelling appeared in a distance. The Marines probably found their trail and still wanted to capture them. Judging by the strength of their voices, they had only few minutes to put up a show for them if they wanted to make it look real enough, while still giving enough time to Vaper and her companion to escape into the relative safety of the ocean.

[Fox]

His answer was curt and direct. Yes, that was the most straightforward solution, but some men balked at the idea of a forty-two foot woman attacking them. Vepar could quite easily crush him with her weight alone. For that, she felt her heart turn to jelly for just a moment before hardening up once more. No, she couldn’t get attached. Romance was off the table. Vepar nodded and stepped back, allowing Calcifer to swirl up her dress back onto her shoulder.

“You may want to start running then, Mr. Lawyer.”

The black on Vepar’s dress seemed to move, pooling down toward her hands as ink dripped from her fingertips. With a slash of her hand akin to a blade, she flung the first Uchisumi - or ink shot - at Mr. Lawyer’s feet. The impact blasted away the dirt and grass into the air, painted black by her ink. The force would be enough to intimidate anyone, but Mr. Lawyer needed to stand strong, for the next one he would have to dodge himself.

Another chop of her hand, and another black bullet leapt from her fingertips toward Mr. Lawyer. It wouldn’t be difficult to dodge if he had any skill and coordination, but it did look rather lethal. Grabbing Calcifer off her shoulder, she roared loudly as he went into scythe mode, swinging him down in an overtly threatening show.

“HOW DARE YOU?! What were you doing there, you pervert?!”

"What. Er- I mean, ah... YES, YOU UNCOUTH... BARBARIAN!?!"

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