The Tiger In The Shadows (Testrun)

[tiger_ken]

[1]

[It's late at night at one of the Unity Group bases, and one can't help but imagine that everything would be nice and quiet as everyone tries to get in a good night's rest.

Yet as you pass by the hangar, whether you were up late, coming back from something, or perhaps just popped to the toilet, you can't help but notice... someone, standing there, looking up at the machines in silence.

He kinda looks like a highschool student.]

[2]

[Well, after giving the guards the slip for a while, the intruder was finally caught and tossed in a cell, though he got out of his handcuffs easy enough. Getting out entirely on the other hand was another matter, as his body spasming for five minutes on touching the bars made clear.

Now he's banging on them with a stick, looking around.]

Heeeeey, is this how you treat guests around here?!

[His voice echoes for a bit, ignored by the guards.]

[3]

[After getting a few things sorted out, Ken's now free to wander the base a bit - albeit not off it for the time being - and so takes the chance to find himself some space. Removing his jacket, he undoes what appears to be some kind of scroll that he slips out from a pocket, and briefly gives it a glance over. Then, putting the scroll away again, he takes up a stance, clasping his hands in front of him, his breathing beginning to slow...

And then his fists fly in a flurry of movement, broken up by the occasional kick into the air.

Comment on this behaviour, or...?]

Comments

1

[star_of_sad]

Umm.

[Hey, it's a stranger and an intruder.]

Hello?

Re: 1

[tiger_ken]

!

[The young man glances over his shoulder when he realises Setsuko is there, and almost immediate, makes a dash for a nearby exit. Wanna try and catch him?]

[star_of_sad]

W... wait!

Oh no. Someone, please help! It's an emergency!

[Setsuko might not be too fast but she gives chase and most importantly, calls for others! So much for a stealthy approach.]

[tiger_ken]

[The boy runs along a corridor for quite a bit, and makes a quick turn whilst Setsuko is several metres behind. If and when she'd reach the corner herself however...

She'd find that it leads into one of the teleporters, and its stone cold.

Whilst a slight shadow is cast upon her from above, a ninja in (not quite) training ready to pounce!]

[star_of_sad]

Aah!

[What do? Raise hands in defense? Grab a weapon? How about "totally lose your cool" because that's what Setsuko is doing.]

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[actuallyselfish]

Dido walks by, clipboard under her arm, when she notices fine young man standing the the shadows of mechas. A fine young man she recognizes from her work at Solaris!

"Hey!" She shouts, walking up behind him. "Kentaro, my man! What's up?"

Casually, she puts a hand on the young kid's shoulder from behind...

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[tiger_ken]

[Aaaaand he almost immediately brushes it off, turning to face Dido as he looks up at her.]

What do you want?

['And how fast can you leave', is the unspoken question in his tone.]

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[actuallyselfish]

[At least she didn't get thrown]

"Christ, man!" Dido says, recoiling a little. "What's with the attitude? Isn't it enough to want to greet a fellow Solarius buddy?"

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[tiger_ken]

And when exactly did we become buddies?

[...Yep, blunt as ever.]

If you don't have anything else to say, then so be it.

[And so he's back to staring at the robots... Though one catches his eye in particular. Slim, mobile figure, intended for movement and speed. Almost like a giant robot ninja...]

...were you ever involved with SolShinobi?

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[actuallyselfish]

Dido thinks back to the Solaris debrief reports she's read through.

Then she decides to do some lying.

"Yes." she says. "Why do you ask?"

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[caressthedarkness]

[Well, that's odd.]

...Pardon me.

Are you a newcomer?

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[tiger_ken]

[Turning slightly towards the girl, the young man seems to consider things a moment...

Before hopping up onto one of the nearby mecha, using it like a climbing frame to reach the catwalks above.]

[caressthedarkness]

A-ah! Wait!

[The girl surprisingly follows suit. In fact, she just leaps right up onto the catwalks with little difficulty.]

...There's something very important that I have to ask you!

[tiger_ken]

[The boy stops suddenly, clearly stunned at what just occurred. Even as she tries talking to him, he runs the opposite way, hands fumbling through pockets...]

[caressthedarkness]

Eh? Why...?!

[You now have a pursuer, stranger person.]

Please...! There's usually no one else up at this time, so...I need your help!

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[empress_without_a_throne]

[And who should it be but the Savior team's leader.]

Feeling nostalgic there, Ken?

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[tiger_ken]

What's there to be nostalgic about?

[He averts his gaze a little, tightening his fist.]

Barely been here a month...

[empress_without_a_throne]

Come on, a hangar full of heroes ready to fight against the schemes of malevolent beings? You don't feel reminded of what your parents did? What the follow-up teams did at all?

[tiger_ken]

Y-You're wrong! I just... I just got curious. That's all. How some things might compare...

[empress_without_a_throne]

Things compare because it's the nature of things to repeat. Faces, factions, and roles change but there's always common trends.

Also, you're not fooling anyone.

2)

[not_a_prize]

Nope, but you deserve it for walking into the girl's locker room ya perv!

[Admittedly said 'walking in' only lasted as long as opening the door and eating a fist to the face. The woman said fist belonged to was one of the guards, clearly completely nonchalant about the whole matter.]

Re: 2)

[tiger_ken]

I was trying to leave, but I clearly got some bad directions.

Not as if there was anything worth seeing anyway.

[not_a_prize]

I... what?

[Yeah... she doesn't seem to get it.]

[tiger_ken]

I broke into a secret government facility. In what world is it sane to try and stick around when found?

[Though, he shakes his head a bit, clearly questioning some aspects of the whole thing.]

But I was tricked into heading to the locker room, upon which you punched me. There, easy enough to follow, or do I need to break it down further?

[not_a_prize]

... Huh, I guess you musn't be that easily impressed then.

Seriously? Not even a little amazed at all the things they've got around here?