"It's mercy, compassion, and forgiveness I lack, not rationality."

[lightningbride]

[There's a familiar girl walking the streets of Luceti today with an intense, focused expression, newly returned from her mallynapping. But those who know her will quickly realize that something is very off. Very, very off.

The more innocuous difference is that she's taller, with longer hair and a more mature face, though she still wears her yellow-and-black striped jumpsuit. She's also toting around a katana -- an odd choice, considering her weapon of choice as a Hero.

Ah...Heroes and HeroTV. That's where things start to get interesting with this one. If you come up and talk to her, maybe you'll find out just how interesting they are.]

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[lunadickery]

[He maneuvers himself out of the way, and remains in the air. He's unprepared for this fight, and without his crossbow, cannot go on the offensive without getting close—something he's not planning on doing at the moment.

Her behavior is highly troubling, and her words more so. Jab at Thanatos aside, everything she's said has contributed to his worst fears about Hero TV come true. Oh, he'd always known it was corrupt—what happened to his father was more than enough proof of that—but to the point where they'd purposefully kill them off? And Maverick—he knew there was something suspicious about that man, and now he has a witness.

A witness that's trying to kill him, but a witness nonetheless. For once, he's asking first and shooting later.]

Hmph. Hatred has consumed you, and caused you to be both reckless and foolish. I have no quarrels with Heroes so long as they do not get in my way, and even then I would not conspire with those corrupt corporate executives. Now answer my question:

What did you mean when you said that I conspired with Maverick to kill the Heroes?

[lightningbride]

[Boy howdy, he's really starting to get on her nerves. To think that she'd once talked to him as though he were a rational, sane adult. Why is he asking her questions that he should already know the answers to? Is he trying to rub salt into a still-bleeding wound, making her relive memories she'd rather bury six feet under?

Pao-Lin swings a free hand, using her powers again, but instead of the quick sharp bolts of earlier, it's a whip of lightning she's flinging around, hoping to catch Yuri with it. shut up lightning can totally do that now okay okay]