09-13-2015, 10:55 AM
"Lubbock... I'm getting a vibe from Red Riding Hood that says you should probably assist him in misdirecting the conversation..." Syura resounded in the assassin's mind, and he stood stock still. And?! What do you expect me to say?! he replied, struggling to find words to use...
And in the end, "Yeah, the uh, dwarves might be wondering where we've gone." was the best answer Lubbock could think of. To his delight, though, it seemed to have diffused the situation somewhat... Or more accurately Gin had already conked out once more before he could even catch a single word that was elicited. Alain was already off, leaving Mami and Lubbock to deal with the drunkard.
"Well, let's just keep it simple and pick him up, a side each, I guess..." Lubbock suggested the obvious with a shrug. "Yeah, and hope you don't pop the poor guy's shoulders out of place." Syura interrupted, and it took all of Lubbock's power to keep from scowling - that would probably look a tad random in Mami's eyes... Then again she had seen the assassin acting crazy on one occasion.
The two finally forced the redhead into their grasp. Reason for having to force him being the boy unconsciously wriggling in his nigh-hungover sleep. Lubbock knew from experience that he wasn't a fan of being hungover; the party after saving Tatsumi from Esdeath (or more do just picking the swordsman up after he executed a near-perfect escapade) had him rather smashed when Night Raid had to defend the base. Fun times.
"Please tell me he's sober." Were the gruff words the three - or more correctly two, as one wasn't really 'there' - were met with. The duo briskly sat the drunkard down and began a conversation over the top of Gin's intoxicated ramblings...
But in due time, the alcohol seemed to have just evaporated into nothing from the redhead's body, as he was back to normal, or as normal as you could possibly get with Gin. The bright side was that he was energetic as ever and raring to go. Lubbock had to give him points for that. The dark side, on the other hand...
"Buuuusteeed..." Syura echoed in a sing-song tone within Lubbock's mind, and he gave a nervous chuckle as he attempted to think of something to cover his ass, but alas nothing came to mind. Instead, he meandered over to the two beasts, poking the dragon gently, snapping his hand back as the Sleeping Beauty was hellbent on taking the assassin's right arm for waking it up.
Lubbock observed Mami's battle plans intently with his one visible eye. It seemed like an alright plan, but complaining would only mean that someone had a better idea, which evidently no one did. Lubbock received his role loud and clear, and responded with a swift salute... But that salute moved the overhanging hair just enough for him to catch a glimpse of a figure in the snow outside the cave.
Lubbock's head turned, and he kept his right eye trained on the silhouette. He needed to tell the group, but Mami was talking and...
"I don't think we're alone." He finally interjected as the figure grew near. Mami began to give a logical response, but Lubbock was already on his way to the exit. His view focused... And what he saw frightened him. No... Please... No... Not her... Not here... She can't be... Lubbock's heart began to pound, his head spinning. How was Esdeath there too?! There was no way... It had to have been some illusion...
But Lubbock took it seriously either way. "We need to get ready. We're going to have a bigger problem on our hands than just a dragon soon." He stated to the presence that approached his side. He looked down at Mami and nodded, the two turning and making their way back into the safety of the cave. Lubbock was about to call over the top of the crowd to shut them up, but that deed was swiftly taken care of by a lengthy blue spear of ice sticking out of one of the dwarves' raised arms. Silence enveloped the crowd, and the scene moved in slow motion...
Until the icicles began to rapid fire into the place of solitude. Spears off ice struck armour and flesh alike, tearing through flesh and leaving freezing pain behind. Lubbock's reaction was to unravel his wires and begin whipping at the icicles, taking out more than a few of them, but they only kept coming. He took a step out to get a better look at the assailant, and Mami rushed past him to investigate. More whips of wire lashed out over Mami's blond curls, striking the icicles heading both towards her and the cavern...
But Esdeath was quick to leave, shooting off as soon as Mami made it out. Lubbock's heart was still racing; she couldn't have been there too! The assassin's fists clenched and unfolded at his sides, his mouth shut as mixed thoughts combated within his mind. Only one thing other than his contemplation he could think of was a word to Mami. "Go make sure everyone's alright." He requested, his gaze still out over the frozen plains.
And in the end, "Yeah, the uh, dwarves might be wondering where we've gone." was the best answer Lubbock could think of. To his delight, though, it seemed to have diffused the situation somewhat... Or more accurately Gin had already conked out once more before he could even catch a single word that was elicited. Alain was already off, leaving Mami and Lubbock to deal with the drunkard.
"Well, let's just keep it simple and pick him up, a side each, I guess..." Lubbock suggested the obvious with a shrug. "Yeah, and hope you don't pop the poor guy's shoulders out of place." Syura interrupted, and it took all of Lubbock's power to keep from scowling - that would probably look a tad random in Mami's eyes... Then again she had seen the assassin acting crazy on one occasion.
The two finally forced the redhead into their grasp. Reason for having to force him being the boy unconsciously wriggling in his nigh-hungover sleep. Lubbock knew from experience that he wasn't a fan of being hungover; the party after saving Tatsumi from Esdeath (or more do just picking the swordsman up after he executed a near-perfect escapade) had him rather smashed when Night Raid had to defend the base. Fun times.
"Please tell me he's sober." Were the gruff words the three - or more correctly two, as one wasn't really 'there' - were met with. The duo briskly sat the drunkard down and began a conversation over the top of Gin's intoxicated ramblings...
But in due time, the alcohol seemed to have just evaporated into nothing from the redhead's body, as he was back to normal, or as normal as you could possibly get with Gin. The bright side was that he was energetic as ever and raring to go. Lubbock had to give him points for that. The dark side, on the other hand...
"Buuuusteeed..." Syura echoed in a sing-song tone within Lubbock's mind, and he gave a nervous chuckle as he attempted to think of something to cover his ass, but alas nothing came to mind. Instead, he meandered over to the two beasts, poking the dragon gently, snapping his hand back as the Sleeping Beauty was hellbent on taking the assassin's right arm for waking it up.
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Lubbock observed Mami's battle plans intently with his one visible eye. It seemed like an alright plan, but complaining would only mean that someone had a better idea, which evidently no one did. Lubbock received his role loud and clear, and responded with a swift salute... But that salute moved the overhanging hair just enough for him to catch a glimpse of a figure in the snow outside the cave.
Lubbock's head turned, and he kept his right eye trained on the silhouette. He needed to tell the group, but Mami was talking and...
"I don't think we're alone." He finally interjected as the figure grew near. Mami began to give a logical response, but Lubbock was already on his way to the exit. His view focused... And what he saw frightened him. No... Please... No... Not her... Not here... She can't be... Lubbock's heart began to pound, his head spinning. How was Esdeath there too?! There was no way... It had to have been some illusion...
But Lubbock took it seriously either way. "We need to get ready. We're going to have a bigger problem on our hands than just a dragon soon." He stated to the presence that approached his side. He looked down at Mami and nodded, the two turning and making their way back into the safety of the cave. Lubbock was about to call over the top of the crowd to shut them up, but that deed was swiftly taken care of by a lengthy blue spear of ice sticking out of one of the dwarves' raised arms. Silence enveloped the crowd, and the scene moved in slow motion...
Until the icicles began to rapid fire into the place of solitude. Spears off ice struck armour and flesh alike, tearing through flesh and leaving freezing pain behind. Lubbock's reaction was to unravel his wires and begin whipping at the icicles, taking out more than a few of them, but they only kept coming. He took a step out to get a better look at the assailant, and Mami rushed past him to investigate. More whips of wire lashed out over Mami's blond curls, striking the icicles heading both towards her and the cavern...
But Esdeath was quick to leave, shooting off as soon as Mami made it out. Lubbock's heart was still racing; she couldn't have been there too! The assassin's fists clenched and unfolded at his sides, his mouth shut as mixed thoughts combated within his mind. Only one thing other than his contemplation he could think of was a word to Mami. "Go make sure everyone's alright." He requested, his gaze still out over the frozen plains.
Quote:I guess you could say Lubbock was providing Mami with 'covering wire')
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Quote:There is no way to train your heart to be invulnerable.- Lubbock, Akame ga Kill