(open) stepping on every metaphorical lego brick in the entire city

[tsundog]

WHO: Inuyasha & YOU?
WHERE: Heropa, De Chima
WHEN: All of November
WHAT: Intro Shenanigans and minor mischief
WARNINGS: expletives, violence, comical incompetence at city dwelling

Heropa (11/3) For Sabriel

You know what's a good way of sticking it to the man? By blowing off the polite government entourage in favor of shoving their dumb intro pamphlet into some official's face and running off into the city. Fuck rules. Fuck pamphlets. Unless someone's gonna tell him how to get back home, he's not interested in doing favors for anyone.

You know what's a bad way of sticking it to the man? Getting hopelessly tangled in the barbed wire of a building in Heropa's outskirts shortly after telling the welcome wagon where to shove it.

"Shit!"

He finds himself half dangling off the wall as the wire hooks into his robe and skin. He wasn't quite bleeding, but it still hurt having the metal thorns dig in. It took some vigorous scrambling for him to get a good enough grip on the fence links to be able to muscle his way out of it. Crashing down onto the concrete below, an empty aluminum bin clangs on ground as he tries to get up, almost taking the entirety of some innocent local business' fence with him.

Ok.

Now to focus on ripping this stuff off him. Cursing just about everything under his breath, he begins to free his arms of the snaking loops.

De Chima: Forward Dated to 11/6 and on-

Running off and telling his specially prepared intro party to suck it seemed like a good idea at the time, but Inuyasha admittedly found himself a little lost and confused after he'd calmed down and stopped feeling like an antagonistic piece of shit. With a little help, he'd managed to make his way up north to De Chima, but he was still walking through a city so foreign to him the only thing he really recognized was that it was inhabited by humans and had food.

He'd only visited Kagome's 'modern' era once, and he didn't leave the plot of land that was mostly inhabited with familiar looking shrines to begin with. De Chima was a cavalcade of new sights and smells that inevitably caught his attention multiple times over.

(Open Prompts)

a. A threatening looking hover-truck that got a little too close earns a snarl, because it was looking at him funny, damnit! His hand closes cautiously over his sword as it slowly backs towards the rear end of a store, keeping an eye on the thing in case it wanted to try something fishy.

b. A noodle shop  gets an unwelcome visitor as he squats over its roof. He'd noticed that they sold some kind of excellent smelling broth. Curious, he climbs over the window and sticks his head inside, mane flopping over to basically create a disheveled white curtain between the cashier window and outside.

"Oi!"

One red sleeve reaches inside, ignoring the surprised shout of a teen who wasn't being paid enough to deal with this shit, claws reaching for the bowl they were about to pass outside.

"Hey, are you gonna eat that?"

c. Sometime later, he finds a strange and large block on the street. It was apparently called a 'Vending Machine', or some such. He didn't care. What he did care about was that it was full of food, and the last person pushed some assortment of buttons and got it to dispense the food.

Of course, figures punching in random numbers didn't solve the problem of not having any money, which makes him clench his fists in frustration.

Now, a reasonable person might investigate further why the magical metal brick wasn't complying, but Inuyasha had a simpler solution. Grip it with both hands, raise the entire damn thing right over his head, and vigorously shake it until food fell out.

d. Eventually, he finds a comfortable corner of concrete roof to sit on after a hard day of mischief. He reaches into his robe and takes out the folded pieces of paper he'd taken out of the brown folder, as well as the communicator.

The latter was some kinda mysterious small metal rectangle he'd resolve for another day, but the papers were curious enough to flip through one at a time.

e. Wildcard?

Prose or action is ok, I'll match format. :]

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De Chima - Post Nov 6 - Night time

[rassera]

[Despite actually learning how to cook food now, Kaneda still doesn't really give up his usual habit of going out for takeout. Part of the reason is convenience. He had money, so why not have someone else do it, and another is because of his own bottomless pit of a stomach. The grocery bill for this kid? Would probably put him in debt. So here he is making a night run to De Chima for some food. With a list in hand of what Ken and Tetsuo (he had to guess for Tetsuo) wanted, he's well on his way towards his usual eating spot.

That was the plan at least.

Kaneda knew the roads of De Chima pretty well. Not like the back of his hand like Nonah, but it was close. Of all the cities, they were the two he knew most. But no matter how much you know the roads or have them memorized, there's always something that's got to pop up and ruin your day.

He makes a turn onto one of the main roads of the city, slaloming inbetween cars and streetlights with ease. It was a quiet night, as De Chima usually was. So when he makes one more turn onto a quieter street, trail lights trailing behind him like a kite, his front light flashes to show a person standing in the middle of the road.

Traffic he could handle. He could plan for traffic.

BUT THIS ASSHOLE?

SHIT.]

im sorry this suddenly turned into dog angst

[tsundog]

[Once Inuyasha had found the forest at the city's outskirts, his menacing of the locals in De Chima considerably lowered. He had food sources of his own, and a familiar environment of trees to retreat to when the frenetic pace of the city got too overwhelming for him.]

[But he still left the cover of the woods on occasion, sometimes out of curiosity, sometimes to check for any signs of Kagome or even the little fox brat. He thought he'd picked up a trail that night, but just ended up with an empty shampoo bottle in his hand by some apartment building.]

[Inuyasha stares at the label, sighing with exasperation before tossing the bottle over his shoulder. He assures himself he's just doing this to eventually go back to his original quest of finding the rest of the Shikon no Tama. She's the only one who can detect the shards. It's nothing personal.]

[Deep in thought, he only notices Kaneda's motorcycle after its too late and the headlight is blaring brightly into his eyes.]

What the hell?

[And then suddenly - impact, and a whole lot of it. The force makes him fly back, skidding against the pavement before finding his back slam squarely against the wall of a building with a loud grunt of pain. Even though he was of a sturdier composition, the abrasion of the concrete made his skin feel like it was on fire - and well, being smashed against bricks is never fun.]

[He grimaces as the pain from the hit begins to register, slowly scrawling back up to his elbows.]

You--!

way to make me feel bad for hitting a dog

[rassera]

[It's a last effort to try and avoid it, really. Turning the bike sideways to stick his legs out and scrape the pavement with the heels of his boots. Too little, too late, though. Because the ceramic casing of the motorcycle hits Inuyasha dead on.

You'd think Kaneda had hit a fucking brick wall, with how much it rocks the bike. Unfortunately, all the braking in the world can only do so much. Because while the bike may stop, it's rider doesn't. And with it tilted to the side and the way the seat is positioned, it leaves ample room for Kaneda to get knocked off, flying off the side and skidding onto the pavement onto his back. Feeling that somewhat familiar sting of Road Rash.]

Dammit...

[Throwing an arm over his eyes, he takes a moment to recollect himself before tumbling over onto his stomach, looking to see what was left of the idiot he just ran into. Because that was going to be tough to hide.

His surprise when he's not the only one walking from this collision with little to no injuries.]

The HELL'S your problem! You wanna get killed?!

[yes this is what we say to people you just fucking run over.]

its ok you wont feel bad for long

[tsundog]

You're fucking dead!

[Don't worry about him, Kaneda. It looks like he was alright. He's so alright, in fact, that he gets up on his two feet, fists clenched and ready to kick some stupid motorcyclist ass.]

[Another day, he might have been a little less inclined to want to snap Kaneda's head in half like a coconut. Not by much, but a little. The combination of being trapped in a foreign country and feeling like he'd lost the one person he'd cared about had ramped up his frustration to an 11. Now he just had a punching bag to take it out on.]

[rassera]

[Oh. Believe him. He stopped worrying the minute he saw Inuyasha get back up. The death threat's a nice touch, too, if he says so himself. Too bad he's all out of fucks to give right now. There's a look to his bike really quick, noticing what's mostly a cosmetic dent in his bike--

It is on.

There's a sharp turn back to Inuyasha as the dog advances, getting to his feet and throwing his coat off.

He didn't want to get this guy's blood on it, after all.]

You want to go at it? MY PLEASURE.

[tsundog]

[Oh, this is exactly what he needed. Anger and a little excitement rush through his body as the guy chooses to face him instead of flee. He can forget about his feelings for now and focus on POUNDING KANEDA'S DUMB FACE IN.]

[With a stir of supernatural wind around him, he bends down and practically flies at his enemy with reckless abandon.]

[Why? Because fuck tactics that's why. He's just going to try to send this guy through the damn bricks with one furious punch to the gut.]

[rassera]

[You know, this is just what he needed, too.

But he didn't expect the person to be that fast, or hit that hard as he's immediately sent back into the bricks behind him, feeling the stone hit his back (why is it always his back) and collapse beneath that seemingly titanium skeleton he's got underneath that skin. In the dust and rubble of the wall, Kaneda falls limp for a second, and a second is all he's going to give Inuyasha the pleasure of having. Because he's rolling himself out of it, getting his feet under him and standing.

As if the whole thing were just being shoved into the wall while walking past. He's covered in dust from the brick as he dusts himself off, dark eyes flashing dangerously.

What. the Hell.]

So that's how we're going to play it?

FINE. We'll play.

[And that's met with him running headfirst at Inuyasha. Leaping to try and give a little bit back to him with a kick right into the midsection to send him back.]

[tsundog]

[Inuyasha suspected that one hit was all he needed to end it. Kaneda may have shown himself to be resilient when he bounced onto the pavement, but he still smelled utterly human. Shock admittedly dances across his face as Kaneda shakes it off like nothing happened, but it's quickly replaced with a cocky mid-battle anime grin.]

[So he'd found a worthwhile opponent for this, huh? He brandishes his claws, cracking the knuckles as Kaneda prepares his next attack. Inuyasha was a lousy planner, but at human speeds he was more than ready to counter the business end of his boot.]

[Squaring his posture, he tanks the kick with a grunt, taking a step back as the impact hits him right in the gut. It hurts a bit, of course, but not as much as his retaliation will. With Kaneda's leg conveniently within arm's reach, he seizes his ankle - making sure to dig his claws in - and flicks him up!]

[Of course, what comes up most come down, and who was he to fight against that? He'll just slam his opponent in a brutish attempt to make a Kaneda-shaped dent into the street.]

[rassera]

[He feels the ball of his foot connect with Inuyasha's stomach, pressing in as much as he can to get the impact he wants. Although he knew the window of opportunity was open, and in hindsight, it probably wasn't a good idea to leave yourself so open to a counter. Too late to consider that now as he feels those claws (claws?) grip onto his boot, wrapping around his ankle like a vice. The leather softens the blow of those claws, but he's certainly not liking that this guys got his gross fingernails embedded in them.

But he'll deal with that later. Because right now? He feels himself thrown into the air. Granted, THAT got a yelp out of him--despite being almost as much at home in the air as he was on the ground. Thanks, Tetsuo. Unfortunately, Inuyasha's right, though, as what comes up DOES have to come down, feeling the man literally shove him into the pavement.

...A Kaneda-shaped hole really wasn't such an inaccurate assessment either. Pavement caves beneath him as he's thrown into it, arms shielding his head as much as they can. It's all too familiar to the August Swear-In, and not a memory he wants to revisit anytime soon. He can feel the nerves in his back screaming underneath the crumbling beneath him, jagged pieces poking every which way.

OW.

He doesn't move for a few seconds, almost long enough for the battle to be over right then and there. There's certainly no sound or movement aside from the pieces of the blacktop slowly crumbling.

That is...until a hand works its way through it, Kaneda hoisting himself to the solid edge of the 'crater'. There's a shake of his head to get his hair out of his eyes, dust literally flying from it as he locks sights with Inuyasha, and then to his bike. Then back to Inuyasha. A devious smile forms on his lips as he raises his hand, snapping his fingers to make that bike disappear.

Because now? Now he wants a fight. And he's not leaving til he gets one. Pulling himself to his feet, he rolls those shoulders and taps the toes of his boots against the pavement.]

That's the best you've got?

[tsundog]

[Inuyasha watches as Kaneda lays there in the pavement, wondering if he'll get back up again. He certainly isn't dead, Inuyasha was focused enough on him to hear the breath still enter his lungs, but would he get up?]

[Ah. Apparently that answer is yes. He watches with an admittedly impressed expression as Kaneda shakes off the attack, waiting for him to gain his bearings. Hey, he may have hated the guy a few minutes earlier, but the sheer audacity to keep going when he was clearly outmatched (in Inuyasha's opinion) was something he could respect.]

Keh.

[He fires a shitty teen boy grin right the hell back.]

Not bad, for a human. You might even make for a good warm-up.

[He readies his stance, getting curious with how far he could go. Come and get him, kiddo! He'll even let you go for another blow!]

[rassera]

[Kaneda's gloved hand raises up to wipe his lip, now split from the impact and the smile forcing it open. Out of everything that COULD make him bleed from that incident, he'll take this. There's a moment to inspect it, before looking up and flipping the hair out of his eyes.]

And what are you supposed to be? Some kind of--

[His eyes catch those ears, noticing how they move...almost...JUST like Koro's.]

...Dog?

[tsundog]

Why's it matter? Unless you're buying yourself some time before I crack open that thick skull of yours.

[The answer is ITS COMPLICATED.]

[And he's not here to chat, he's here to kick some ass. So he'll just ready his stance to give Kaneda another chance to move before he takes the initiative and punches the guy through another wall. Which do you prefer, buddy?]

[rassera]

Yeah? How's that working for you so far?

[Tauntingly, he opens his arms out wide, as if to say 'look how UNHARMED I am'. Is it a little cocky? Yeah, but this guy wants to fight, and he's all for giving one.

He starts to move, but more like in a circular pattern. Much like an animal starting to circle another.

If Inuyasha wasn't going to move, he'd certainly be willing to go, but he wasn't going to go headstrong into it like last time. As much fun as it is making snow angels in pavement, he'll pass.]

[tsundog]

I'm just getting started.

[He was perhaps a little too giddy to deliver on his threat. In the back of his mind, he knew Kagome would have had his face planted into the ground three times over if she were here. Well, she wasn't here, and he was free of the damn things, so that had to count for something, right?]

[Kaneda was being hesitant, circling around him like that. BORING. He'll just leap over to try and plant his ass right back down into the pavement, this time with some company to keep him there.]

[rassera]

[Well. That certainly was something that was happening. Inuyasha's on top of Kaneda before he realizes it, although this wasn't exactly a bad thing. His back hits the pavement as he feels the weight of the demon on him. It brought the dog(??) to him, and despite him having the higher ground, that meant that he could fight back.

His hand reaches up while the other tries to block with his forearm, reaching to throw a punch at the stupid asshole's face.

Although the sheer impact was enough to knock the wind out of him a little, his punches land. That's all that matters.]

Son of a bitch....

[tsundog]

[The punch does land, and even manages to force Inuyasha’s face to the side as his knuckles dig into his cheek. Nice. Kaneda’s certainly got the right idea of hitting him in the face, but now its his turn.]

[Grimacing and fangs bared, he’s going to just.. Force his head back around, like some kind of freaky doggie Terminator. He’s just missing some nighttime sunglasses to punch off his face. ]

[Seizing the wrist by his head, he raises his fist and aims to slam it right below Kaneda’s ribs to really knock all the wind out of him.]

[rassera]

[Huh, he expected a little more reaction out of that punch. Not that Inuyasha hadn't proven himself to be a worthy opponent, but hey, that was a surprise. Congrats, Inuyasha, you're already better than half the people he's gone toe to toe with in the underground.

The admiration's short lived, though, as that fist comes slamming down into his torso, the energy rippling off him as yes--the wind IS knocked out of him. Granted, it's not so much fun on Inuyasha's end either. For all that strength, hitting him right there has about the same feeling as a human punching a steel beam. And aside from a rather nasty bruise that'll form later, no visible damage can be seen.

His muscles recoil from the impact as he coughs, turning to the side to try and catch his breath because SHIT.

Where was this guy PACKING that power?!]

[tsundog]

[Inuyasha's fangs bite into his lower lip as he grits his teeth from the sudden pain, small beads of blood forming where they cut the skin. Punching this asshole's liver sent a shock up his arm far more intense than any of Kaneda's lousy attempts at hurting him. He couldn't quite dig his knuckles quite as far as he wanted, either. What the actual fuck!!!]

[As entertaining as blindly wailing on Kaneda was initially, he briefly considers just using his claws to slash him apart and end it - but unexpectedly finds hesitation holding him back from going through, even without the beads. Hesitation that didn't used to be there.]

[Shit. Whatever!]

[With a snarl that betrayed some legitimate frustration, he doesn't wait for Kaneda to catch his breath. Letting go of his arm, he sends another fist to Kaneda's temple before he presses the other forearm down over his exposed throat, trying to prevent him from sucking in any more of the air that had been forced out.]

[This guy may have had an admittedly impressive resistance to blunt force, but he was still human. He just needed keep to keep Kaneda's windpipe and arteries pinched shut just enough to get him to stop squirming, and the fight would be over.]

[rassera]

[He notices Inuyasha's struggle with that fist, feeling those knuckles turn into his skin. It hurt like hell, and while his skeleton withstood the blow, he could tell there was going to be a nasty bruise to follow. Damn...and he just got rid of the last ones.

Although it's too late to really think more on that, because he feels one hand grip at his temple, claws squeezing there as the other grips around his throat, slowly trying to crush that windpipe.

Shit. Shit shit shit.

Durability was good, very useful, in fact. But it did nothing when it came to breathing, and what happens when you're cut off from it. Panic seeps into his brain, the sink-or-swim part of him activating as he tries to think of SOMETHING. Because fuck, he is not dying to this asshole. Not after the August Swear-in, nor the October one.

Eyes clench tight, his hands reaching out to search for anything. Figures that when he's in an actual bind, he leaves all his equipment at home. But there's something, it's not anything substantial, just a bunch of broken asphault from the impact. They weren't very big pieces, but his fingers trace the edge of one, finding it dull, but pointed.


It would do.

Gasping for air, he uses an ounce of energy he has left to fight it, shoving that piece he'd grabbed onto right into Inuyasha's eye. Vision was blurry himself, so he's not sure if he made contact--going off of the guy's body language for any kind of cue that it worked. Hopefully it did, because air is severely needed at this point.


Sorry Inuyasha, he's a bit of a scrapper.]

[tsundog]

[Inuyasha could take a good, hefty beating himself even without the protection of his robe. But his eyes - well, they weren't particularly armored. Kaneda's strike hits, sending intense pain rocketing through his skull as his vision in the eye suddenly blacks out. There's a short cry of pain as he stands up to get away and deal with suddenly having his damn eye socket get embedded with a chunk of the road.]

[Kaneda gets a moment to recuperate as he seizes the shard and starts to pull it out. This was no where near the first time he's had this kind of injury, and once the shock wears off he does a surprisingly good job of removing the damn thing without protest. His damaged eye was shut and bleeding, but that's alright. Kaneda can see how incredibly fucking pissed off he was without it.]

You son of a bitch. I'm done being nice.

[A strong gust of youki wind flares from his body as he charges his claws to rip this guy in half. That's it, buddy. You've just used up all the 1.5 ounces of mercy he was holding for a fight as stupid as this.]

let me know if this is okay?

[bindsthedead]

Kaneda! Get back!

[Sabriel had been looking for the imPort she'd removed the binding from- had tracked him to De Chima, even.

She hadn't expected to see Kaneda on the ground, prey to someone blazing with supernatural power. Sabriel leaps forward, putting herself between Kaneda and Inuyasha- she's wearing her hauberk and has her sword out and in a guard position.

Kaneda might remember her demeanor from October's swear-in - no gentleness, just carefully controlled fury.]

I see why you were bound, now.

[And I will bind you anew, she silently adds as she hurls the beads, hoping her aim is good.

If it isn't, this will get messy.]

THIS WORKS!

[rassera]

[No need to tell him twice, although it takes him a moment to really process who said that. His feet scramble, shoving him away from Inuyasha and back a couple yards--as fast as those arms would carry him. Distance...he needed distance. His neck hurt like hell from those claws, and his midsection was aching horribly. Lungs...lungs hurt too.

But then someone's in front of him, and the voice he heard earlier clicks. Sabriel. Boy was he glad to see her, taking this moment to get onto his hands and knees to catch his breath. His eyes flick up, noticing that defensive position, and the way her posture seems rigid, lacking any of the timidness that she usually displayed.

She still wore that look well, and he's a little bit impressed.

He doesn't comprehend the next part, focusing on catching his breath and getting to his feet, but he does notice the beads in her hand. And watching as she hurls them at Inuyasha.

...

Sabriel wouldn't do something without a plan, right? He was hoping she had a plan.]

[tsundog]

You again?

[His hand goes to Tessaiga as Sabriel steps in between them. He already gave this woman the warning not to mess with him. Kaneda brought this on himself, but if she wanted to die for him then so be it -]

[Wait. What the fuck is that?]

[A look of surprise dances across his face as the familiar rattle of the nenju beads is hurled at him. Oh fuck no, he's not dealing with that again! He crouches down to jump away, easily moving out of the way of Sabriel's throw...]

[But it was too late, the beads activate as his youki brushes past them, glowing a bright white. The necklace explodes as the individual beads find the spirit they were originally bound to, reforming once again around his neck. Was this woman some kind of priestess?! In a panic, he looks back at Sabriel and raises his claws to attack, leaping forward - maybe if he reacted quickly enough... ]

[bindsthedead]

[Sabriel has a plan- a rather simple one, that had been hastily revised when she saw Kaneda being attacked. Renewing the binding she'd so foolishly undone had been the obvious course of action, but if this imPort was willing to kill Kaneda, how many others had he attacked?]

[When Inuyasha dodges, Sabriel's breath catches- and then resumes when they reform around his neck, even as she gets ready to his attacks if her understanding of the beads turns out to be wrong- if it is, then at least one person will die tonight.]

Stop it! [The words are practically shouted, and aren't as confident as Sabriel means them to sound. Still, she keeps her arms from shaking as she holds onto her sword.]

[tsundog]

[The beads glow in reaction to Sabriel's command...]

You bitch! I'll split you down the middle! Sankon Tes-SSIAGGH!

[That's the sound of the beads slamming him face first into the concrete, making an Inuyasha-shaped dent in the ground to match Kaneda's. He lays there for a good couple of seconds, feeling his hurt eye aching. He's just consumed with stunned silence, Sabriel. Don't mind him.]