Video (and optional Action)| UN: Ladybug

[de_evilise]

[ Here's an unfamiliar face to probably many. A girl in a red and black spotted leotard with matching mask is grinning into the video. From her surroundings, it looks like she's somewhere outside the city. ]

Hey everyone, Ladybug here. Got a question for you. I was out patrolling the area outside the city and came across some nasty creatures chasing after - [ She turns the feed around to show an injured Korok, sitting a short distance away with a bandage she had tied around its leg. ]

One of these little guys. I personally haven't ever seen one before, but I thought it'd be a good idea to ask around in case someone else has come across the - [ She's distracted by a growl from out of view of the camera, and she scowls. ]

Persistent things aren't you.. [ Mutter. She pulls her yoyo out and turns to prepare to go on the defense, though she tosses one last comment. ]

Gotta run - but if anyone's seen these guys around or knows anything about them, drop a message here, I'll get right back to you!

[ OOC: unless someone happens to be outside the perimeter as well and comes across them, that's a thing also. ]

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@ciscodelamancha | text

[franciscoramon]

[ Well this is just... bizarre, and he feels like his answer might not actually be that helpful, but Cisco would feel bad not saying anything if the information might help. ]

kind of yes?
i've seen something like them but where i'm from they're only fictional.
they're supposed to be forest spirits.
don't know a whole lot beyond that.

@Ladybug | Video

[de_evilise]

[ It's a bit before she manages to answer, since said monsters were particularly nasty, but when she does she's sitting on a fallen tree, watching one of those 'forest spirits'. ]

No way, really? I've never seen one like them where I'm from -er [ Oops, no personal information. ]

Forest spirits like protectors, I take it? At least, assuming that's how they were written in the tales you've read?

[franciscoramon]

basically. i could tell you all the lore from the different games but it boils down to they take care of trees and kind of worship them.

you might want to try stopping by the zoo, see what the folks there think?
even if they've never seen one before they're gonna know a hell of a lot more about unidentified species than i would
especially when the details might not line up between fiction and reality.

you said they're getting attacked?

[ That's... a bit worrying, if he's honest. ]

[de_evilise]

You might be right, there. I'm not so sure they'd know about these guys, but it won't hurt to ask.

Yeah, there was a hunting pack of some weird.. monsters I guess you'd call them? They were chasing one of the little critters until I caught sight and stepped in. [ She glances away from the feed distractedly. ]

Now I'm just escorting them to the river since those things don't seem inclined to give up so easily.

[franciscoramon]

law of the jungle i guess
predators and prey and all that.

nice of you to look out for the little guys. just, uh, maybe take some backup next time,
the monsters can get pretty aggressive

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[de_evilise]

I can handle myself, for the most part. They only got the jump on me because I was distracted.

[ Though she knew a lot of her battles back home only went as well as they did because she had Chat Noir aggroing the enemy. ]

[franciscoramon]

i don't doubt it.
but even the best heroes ought to have backup.
even if it's just over comms.

[ Cisco has very firm views on this; every time Barry's gone off comms, run off to do something on his own without support, things have gone very poorly. ]

[de_evilise]

I agree,... although sometimes that's not always possible.

[ She wasn't against having support, but if someone was in trouble, she wasn't going to sit around waiting for a response either. ]

[franciscoramon]

[ Cisco doesn't know this lady, and it's probably not his place to pry or offer his opinion, especially since he is not really a front-lines sort of fighter. All the same, he is too used to fussing over Barry, and some of that spills over any time he sees someone risking themselves - particularly if they're doing it in a brash way while wearing a mask. ]

i mean, that's true, obviously, but there's a ton of hero types here. must be someone you can work out a buddy system with?

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[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie has not see those things but that isn't what catches her attention.]

Why are you wearing a mask? [She's also on the perimeter guard and will keep a look out, even if she doesn't say as much.]

@Ladybug | Video

[de_evilise]

[ The response comes a little delayed, for obvious reasons. ]

Huh? Oh, that. It's part of the costume, why?

[ Depending on where Yuffie outside the wall she might hear the distant growls of the beasts Ladybug had been fighting and was keeping at bay. ]

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie does hear something though the echo between what she hears and the phone is a little disorienting.]

Why do you need a costume to fight? It looks like that'd give you a really bad weggie.

[de_evilise]

Well, without it I wouldn't have my weapons or powers. Though it's not so much the costume that allows me to fight, it just .. comes part of the package.

You don't have superheroes where you're from, do you?

[thegreatninja]

What? I am a super hero! Don't you know? I am the Great Ninja Yuffie! The Defender of Justice and the Peace of Wutai!

[She pauses.]

On that note. Do you need help?

[de_evilise]

[ She giggles a little to herself. ]

I didn't know that, no. I haven't run into too many other superheroes - whoops!

[ This last as she catches sight of a beast taking advantage of her distraction to try to charge past her - she abruptly casts the network device aside mid-conversation (how rude) to turn her attention to what she deems a potential emergency. ]

No no, I've got it -- I think..! Mayb-gah!

[ she...might need a little help. she's probably not too far in fact! ]

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[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie watches the screen with interest.]

It sounds like you need help. Just sayin'~

[With a grin Yuffie flicks her phone closed and stashes it into one of her many pockets. She then runs her fingers along the metal gauntlet that runs down her arm. A red clock ticks quickly under her feet and she's off, bounding through the woods at twice her usual speed.

When she runs into the red spotted figure she flicks out the long blade that's protruding from her back, twisting it until it snaps into a shuriken that's larger than Yuffie's torso. She then throws it towards her target, and readies to catch it on an adjacent branch.]

Don't worry! The Great Ninja Yuffie is here!!!

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[de_evilise]

I won't say no - [ Is what Ladybug was saying at the time - when Yuffie happens on the scene, she'd see Ladybug already fighting one of the beasts - a total of three, they looked like angry velociraptors. Quick on their feet, one dodged Ladybug's swing with the yoyo - though her target was for the third one that was about to pounce the Koruk. She hooked the yoyo around its neck and gave it a yank - the third turned to pounce on Ladybug while she was distracted, only for a shuriken to fwwip past, slicing along its side and drawing its attention - and ire - for the ninjette. ]

Be careful! [ Ladybug called over. ] They have some kind of paralytic venom.

action!!

[maskerading]

[ It just so happens that at the same time, Yuuto is outside the perimeter. Morgana may be gone, and they may have established during their first venture around the abandoned city that running solo may not be entirely wise, but now that he knows what it's like there's very little stopping him now. He's a restless spirit that wants to live a little, okay.

Too busy snooping around, Yuuto hasn't checked his cellphone in the past couple of hours to check what's happening on the network, but the noise in person is just as easy to catch. Currently decked out in the full black attire and white mask that makes up his thieving appearance, Yuuto perches upon the roof of an abandoned cottage; age has done it no wonders, with old wood splintering and caved in to make way for the twisting tree roots and branches to grow through. But it's... somewhat intact. Enough that Yuuto could teeter on the ledge and the worse that happens is wood creaking underneath his feet.

He doesn't seem worried. Even as he looks down upon Ladybug guarding a scared, hurt... whatever that thing is, surrounded by a few growling beasts, the masked stranger on the roof holds the demeanor of someone taking a casual stroll through the park.

This shouldn't be too bad. ]

Mind a little help down there?

action!! YAsssssssss! :D

[de_evilise]

[ Not entirely wise, no, but Ladybug never once considered teaming up with anyone else. It wasn't until she spoke to a guy a little earlier that the thought of joining up with the Perimeter Guard - at least in part - to be an option. For the most part she was holding her own, something in her hand spinning quickly enough to protect her from the projectile ..grunk that they kept spitting out at her.

She didn't know what to call it, beyond gross. Also not good, since the Koruk got hit with that once and it couldn't run away now. Still spinning her 'shield' in front of her, she skirted a quick glance up at the masked stranger, and then back to the east with a nod. ]

Sure, a little help would be lovely, join the party~! But watch out for that stuff they spit - it seems to be some kind of paralytic venom.

[maskerading]

[ Paralytic venom. Sheesh, how many monsters around here spit?

Nonetheless, Yuuto drops from the low ledge and hits the ground in one smooth motion, drawing out a long dagger from underneath his black coat. With practiced ease he twirls the weapon around red gloved fingers as he approaches Ladybug's side, in part because he is a bit of a showoff... ]

Thanks for the heads up. [ Here, he grips the hilt of the blade proper, staring down one of the creatures with fire in its eyes and bared teeth. ] How durable are they?

[de_evilise]

[ They're all rude, They all spit.

Ohboy, how did she get lucky enough to encounter ANOTHER show-offy masked person? ... it kind of made her miss Chat. Now THAT was a weird thought. ]

One or two hits can take them out, but they're quick and annoyingly dodgy. [ Ladybug answered, glancing back to one and snapping her wrist forward, the shield revealed to just be a yoyo, which swung forward to coil around the raptor's neck, only for it to quickly dodge to the size and snarl. ]

See what I mean?

[maskerading]

Yeah.

[ So the trick wasn't to strike first. He doesn't particularly care about killing them—they're basically wild animals, not intelligent beings—so if there was a way to ward them off, at the very least...

Yuuto breaks off from Ladybug's side, eyes focused on the raptor-like creatures before them, careful and guarded; for all the growling they seem to be doing, however, they don't appear super eager to go in wildly attacking. If nothing else, they have a basic sense of strategy. ]

Here's to hoping they don't have any understanding of the spoken word— [ Briefly, he flicks his eyes over toward her. ] But I'll grab their attention. Go smack 'em around when they're not looking at you.

[ They'll be harder to hit so long as they see it coming, after all. ]

[de_evilise]

[ She'd like to scare them off herself - killing was definitely not her style. But as long as the little Koruk couldn't move, they weren't willing to back off yet - and since before it was just Ladybug versus three of them, they had felt confident they could get around her. Now that there were two, on the other hand, .. not so much.

Ladybug glances at Yuuto when he moved away, nodding firmly to the plan. It was a solid plan - and funny enough, was usually the tactics she employed when she worked with Cat Noir. ]



All right, go for it. Stay sharp.

[ That said, she started spinning her yoyo string again, readying herself for an attack once Yuuto's gotten their attention. ]

[maskerading]

[ Sharp he certainly is—but also kind of reckless.

Evidenced by him closing the distance between himself and the monsters, Yuuto whistles at them, as if calling for a dog. ]

Alright, all eyes on me, fellas. That means you, too—!

[ As the third of the bunch still kept some of its focus on Ladybug, Yuuto swings a kick towards its head; as expected, it didn't land, but if the way one of the others hisses and snaps back with its maw, it manages to aggravate the group. Luckily, he's likewise quick enough to roll out of the way, flipping himself back up into a crouch in another swift motion. From here, he begins poking the hornet's nest, so to speak, harassing the creatures enough to anger and dodge when they snap back. If nothing else, it definitely keeps them from minding the presence of anyone else.

Though, he's also hoping Ladybug will make it quick. If she manages to knock one away, with them caught off guard, hopefully he can hit another right after. ]

[de_evilise]

[ She knows reckless. She can be reckless herself. Hell, her own partner back home tended to be a little reckless. She doesn't tarry, fortunately, as the minute the third raptorlike creature turned away from her, she took advantage of the distraction, hooking her yoyo around the neck of the creature and yanking it backwards hard enough that it went flying onto a tree and hit the ground, stumbling to its feet only to run off in the opposite direction. The other two raptors were still being kept busy by Yuuto, but now they were moving to try to get him between the two of them - he can't watch them both at the same time! ]