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Fine. I feel sick, and not just in the physical way.

I'll fight, but only with someone who wants to. Someone I know. It's only... just until you call it quits. I don't think it counts if we hold back, but- no hard feelings. For anyone. Promise me that.

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on 2011-06-11 03:26 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
He's a friend of yours?

[She leans forward a bit to get into his view even though he's looking down.] I'm tired, but it's okay, Jack. [Puts a hand on his shoulder.] Hey.

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on 2011-06-12 02:47 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
Yeah, he is. He's a good friend.

[He looks up, smiles a little.]

There are a lot of people here who aren't fighters. And we can only save one.

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on 2011-06-12 03:00 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
If that's all we can do, then... [She takes several steps back, still looking at him.] I don't want to hurt you. No hard feelings, whatever happens, okay? [The air around her grows slightly warmer.]

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on 2011-06-13 03:43 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
Okay. Same to you.

[Fingersnap. Here come the plasmids. He starts out with Electrobolt, his go-to for stunning rather than killing.]

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on 2011-06-13 01:19 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[She sees that coming. In her head she's already trying to remember what she's seen him use: fire, lightning, and... bees?]

[Part of a wall between them bursts outward, throwing debris and cement in the way of the bolt. It doesn't stop all of it though, and now Elaine can add electrocuted to her growing list of injuries. She lets out a yelp at the jolt, for a moment finding herself unable to move, but hoping she'd thrown enough rubble Jack's way to delay him.]

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on 2011-06-15 03:02 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
[It works; there's really not a lot he can do about rubble. He's efficient at fighting his way through it, but he still has to do the grunt work. The wrench comes out, cracking a large sheet of drywall that blocks his view, and then he's through, coughing and dusty.]

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on 2011-06-15 07:11 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[Elaine almost hesitates, but she knows this has to be like a real fight. She turns, twisting to bring herself into one of the rooms, her back against the wall, the door next to her. It's dark, and exhaustion comes in waves as she doubles over to breathe hard. She thinks he might follow her in soon, so she backs from the door, ready to send some fire in its direction.]

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on 2011-06-17 02:54 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
[He pauses, looking from door to door; one or two are open, and some are hanging from their hinges. He crouches quietly, listens for the sound of breathing.

There. She's winded; that helps him hear her. But she's around a blind corner, and she could throw anything at him.

When he finally ducks inside with a fist full of ice spikes, he has his shoulders hunched and his arms up, to protect his face from the worst of whatever debris comes his way this time.
]

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on 2011-06-17 12:29 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[Those spikes look alarming, but Elaine doesn't give herself time to think about it as she sends some force his way. Just a blast like a brick wall, though to be honest she didn't even know if she could keep up its strength. There's a part of her brain that knows she's fighting and is doing things automatically, guiding her hands and her feet. But the part screaming tired is getting stronger by the second.]

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on 2011-06-20 02:23 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
[It bowls him over--many kinds of raving mutants he can handle, but brick walls are far from a specialty. He throws his ice at her from the floor. His aim is a little wild, but the plasmid's radius is fairly wide.]

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on 2011-06-20 02:32 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[It gets her on the arm. There's a rising feeling of panic when she sees her right arm encased in ice, and she tries to do what she did when fighting Minato: there's a burst of heat from her hand, but she's too tired to make it any stronger. The ice doesn't budge at all.]

[She falls to her knees, still panicking, the weight of her arm pulling it down against the floor.]
Wait, I- [She clutches at the point of her arm that's not iced over. The arm is rapidly becoming numb, and she has no way to get rid of the ice.]

Okay, okay. You win.
Edited on 2011-06-20 02:33 am (UTC)

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on 2011-06-20 02:46 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
[And just like that, a piece of candy drops to the floor between them. Jack picks it up and pockets it as he limps over to Elaine, kneeling beside her.]

Are you okay?

[He's a little winded himself, bleeding and bruised here and there, but nothing too serious. He snaps on Incinerate, keeping it carefully to a dim glow, and holds it over her frozen arm without touching her.]

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on 2011-06-20 02:54 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[The initial panic is subsiding now that things have quieted down, though there's still a lot of adrenaline in her system.] Yeah. Tired. [She watches blankly as he gets rid of the ice, flexing her fingers once they're free.]

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on 2011-06-20 03:01 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
Sorry. The ice...it isn't as bad as it seems. I froze Sinclair solid all over once. It just melts off in a couple minutes.

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on 2011-06-20 03:05 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[She nods vaguely. Then looks up at him suddenly.] The candy...?

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on 2011-06-20 03:08 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
I have it. I'd better call Mark, he's probably getting sick by now.

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on 2011-06-20 03:16 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
Okay. Jack. [She holds on to his sleeve. She still hasn't gotten up from sitting.] I'm not used to fighting, I need to sleep.

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on 2011-06-20 03:18 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
Sure. [NO PROBLEM. He simply scoops her up into his arms.] Let's get you to bed.

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on 2011-06-20 03:23 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
[She lets out a soft, surprised laugh. Which was ridiculous because she was so tired and really didn't feel like laughing. This certainly felt easier than walking, though.] Thanks.

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on 2011-06-20 03:36 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
I wasn't just going to leave you there. Are you sure you're going to be okay?

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on 2011-06-20 03:42 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
I really just need sleep. [She smiles sort of half-heartedly.] Just get that candy to your friend. No sliding it under doors.

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on 2011-06-20 04:07 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
I'll hand it to him.

[He delivers her to her room, and sets her directly on the bed.]

Get some rest. I'll check on you later.

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on 2011-06-20 04:23 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com
Okay... [She settles in for sleep.] There's no need, but I'll see you around, I guess.

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on 2011-06-23 04:09 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kindly-done.livejournal.com
[He smiles, and limps off.]

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