Catch-All

[getting_better]

Who ⬤ Bishop + You
What ⬤ May Substories + Event
When ⬤ May
Where ⬤ All over the damn city
Content Warnings ⬤ blood, fighting for shuten things

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[sharpestsword]

We've gotten reports of gang activity. Apparently they've been weaponizing the haniwa.

[ She is looking for any of those on their person as well. This could escalate quickly once those cursed things are involved. These are not something she can use her ability to find. Luckily he knocked them all out. That makes searching them that much easier. She frowns when she pulls one out of a cargo pocket. That could have easily been broken in the fight but it appears to be intact. She glances back at him again. ]

[getting_better]

They what?!

[ The he sees her pull the haniwa out and his eyes flash with anger. White hot rage that was only kept in check by the fact he had already beaten them senseless. Though that doesn't stop him from pacing like a caged animal. ]

How long has this been going on?

[sharpestsword]

It's fairly recent as far as I know.

[ She eyes him warily. He's more use to her out here than locked up. If he does anything stupid she has no choice. She gives him a look that he needs to stay calm. This does not mean that he needs to go out and beat up more random yokai no matter how much he may want to. ]

[getting_better]

[ He can break out if he wanted to even if she did. Of course, it'd be better if she didn't but it'd also be best if he doesn't give her reason to.

He continues to pace menacingly, but when he finally stops he takes in several deep breaths and runs his hands across his face. Suddenly he's calm, at least on the surface. ]

How many of these guys pop up?

[sharpestsword]

They're all over the place. You can tell it's them if they're all wearing the same color. If you want to take care of any more that you find and turn in any haniwa that they've got you'll be compensated for your cooperation.

[ So he's not going to behave but perhaps those destructive tendencies could be put to use. She's willing to work with him which she thought is what he wanted. ]

[getting_better]

[ His rage is just bubbling beneath the surface but does peak out in small ticks. A clenching fist, a deep scowl, a piercing glare out into the city. More than that, was the strange way he eyes the haniwa, hidden away or not, he glances at it as if it were a bomb. ]

I'll take care of it.

[ But he never said he'd bring them in. She may just find them in pieces, and maybe only after a few days. ]

[sharpestsword]

We need all the help we can get. If I find out more about what's going on with the collection I'll let you know.

[ She would have thought all that violence would have been enough for him to vent off whatever this is about. That he's still looking like he wants something to hit is disconcerting. ]

What's bothering you?

[getting_better]

[ He stops mid-step, her question bringing up a recent experience he'd rather not remember but the memory continues to play. His shoulders stoop for a moment but with a deep breath he's recovered, anger running a new through his veins. ]

It should be obvious ain't it? These guys using these things like weapons.

[ He won't admit the level of personal satisfaction he'd take from this, but he also thinks she's well aware of the personal nature of this hunt. ]

[sharpestsword]

Oh.

[ Right. And she's sending him out to find them. In that case she won't be surprised at whatever he ends up doing then. As long as he brings in those haniwa then it's an effective way of getting what she wants. She'll look the other way. That ought to be enough reward. ]

Do what you must.

[getting_better]

You're not going to come along?

[ He turns to her now wondering if she realizes just what she's about to let walk away. He doesn't look particularly concerned about having back up or not, he wants to know if he's going to have someone holding him back. ]

[sharpestsword]

[ That's enough of him for one day. She got what she came for. The less she has to do with this the better. She doesn't even want to know. Suddenly she has very urgent business to attend to... supposedly. She'll find something. ]

I have things to do at the station. I'd better get back there now.

[getting_better]

[ He silently walked away after regarding her for a moment. Equal voices in his head tells him this is wrong and it's also right, both sides fighting for supremacy to decide his actions. Neither win, neither control him, but both move his feet - one infront in the other - towards things he only saw as numbers that need to be added to his notch.

He disappears into the alleyway, footsteps fading into the shadows.

Some time will pass, and a few thugs will be brought into the precint - left near the station with a note that says 'for the Enma' they said - beaten badly, but still able to walk. Some were so badly beaten they had to be rushed to the hospital. Close to them were the haniwa, spread out neatly that they can be picked up and contained. Or whatever counts as contained. ]