Maruki visibly pulls a face at that explanation about Combatants. Why on earth does Akira even live in 6? Surely it's better when Patience is in control, but that hardly seems worth it for how dismally violent things are right now.
The face twists further into discontent as he dutifully takes off his sweater, already a sticky mess of blood and torn fibers, and then sees just how bad his button down underneath is. He's listening to Akira, yes, but he does whisper a little come on, are you kidding... to himself as he begins to unbutton it.
It's a bit of a fumbling thing. His fingers are shaking again, and he hates it. There's nothing wrong with him, and he's already worried Akira enough– but there's no real normal way to react to seeing so much of your blood outside of your body like that.
Thank god Akira is still talking. He forces himself to focus, listen, not lose himself in the sense memory of the blade slowly twisting, tearing– ]
I'm inclined to agree. It wasn't weak, either. Obviously I know much less than you do about... all of that, but it was an impressive lightning strike. That seems like a power inherent to someone back in their reality that transferred over here.
[ Shirt successfully unbuttoned, he gathers it up with the sweater and hands it over. ]
I've already written these off as lost causes. If we put them in a bag, I'll just... throw them out somewhere. I'm sure this district won't look twice at some bloody clothes dumped into a garbage can.
[ A weak laugh along with his joke, a flicker of a smile. As he moves to the sink to wash his hands, finally, and start dabbing at the mess of his stomach, he remembers one more thing: ]
Even after Azathoth attacked him, and he was nearly knocked out on the ground... When I didn't run right away, he was able to start getting up again to continue the fight. Nothing was going to truly stop him.
[ Eyes trained down on the muted red water as he scrubs his hands. ]
I'm afraid that sort of strength points to someone summoned to the Amplitheater as well.
(through tears) y. yay. i love catharsis
Maruki visibly pulls a face at that explanation about Combatants. Why on earth does Akira even live in 6? Surely it's better when Patience is in control, but that hardly seems worth it for how dismally violent things are right now.
The face twists further into discontent as he dutifully takes off his sweater, already a sticky mess of blood and torn fibers, and then sees just how bad his button down underneath is. He's listening to Akira, yes, but he does whisper a little come on, are you kidding... to himself as he begins to unbutton it.
It's a bit of a fumbling thing. His fingers are shaking again, and he hates it. There's nothing wrong with him, and he's already worried Akira enough– but there's no real normal way to react to seeing so much of your blood outside of your body like that.
Thank god Akira is still talking. He forces himself to focus, listen, not lose himself in the sense memory of the blade slowly twisting, tearing– ]
I'm inclined to agree. It wasn't weak, either. Obviously I know much less than you do about... all of that, but it was an impressive lightning strike. That seems like a power inherent to someone back in their reality that transferred over here.
[ Shirt successfully unbuttoned, he gathers it up with the sweater and hands it over. ]
I've already written these off as lost causes. If we put them in a bag, I'll just... throw them out somewhere. I'm sure this district won't look twice at some bloody clothes dumped into a garbage can.
[ A weak laugh along with his joke, a flicker of a smile. As he moves to the sink to wash his hands, finally, and start dabbing at the mess of his stomach, he remembers one more thing: ]
Even after Azathoth attacked him, and he was nearly knocked out on the ground... When I didn't run right away, he was able to start getting up again to continue the fight. Nothing was going to truly stop him.
[ Eyes trained down on the muted red water as he scrubs his hands. ]
I'm afraid that sort of strength points to someone summoned to the Amplitheater as well.