Do I seem like the kind of person who would give you a cursed dog?
[ The woods, at least, have a clear path through them that seem to be well traveled upon. There's some trash littered here and there, from park goers who don't care about nature. They can hear some rustling in the foliage here and there.
Behind them, they can hear the cop curse. He's definitely going after them. ]
fuck, okay. hearing the cop swearing, ichiro nods and follows mabel, jumping over random trash and avoiding any too rustly foilage for now. spotting a couple of trees that are near enough to her he can get a visual if they separate. ] Can you keep the dog or do you want me to? Get up, if you can, keep Miku quiet, I'll stay down here -
And then the cop appears, walking down the path. It doesn't seem like he's noticed them yet. He continues walking, poking at bushes and looking up at branches in case they climbed.
Tanaka speaks. ]
I don't consider Miku cursed. She's a gift. Oh, watch out.
[ And that's about all the warning they get before a large wolf comes running out of some of the rustling foliage, to leap onto Ichiro and tackle him to the ground. It goes to sink its teeth into his upper right arm.
Miku barks loudly in fear, catching the attention of the cop. ]
[ haha!!!! wow, they were doing a great job hiding.
ichiro shouts, the noise a strangled curse as he's thrown to the ground by however many pounds of a wolf, and the pain from the bite lights up every pain receptor he's got - he feels the dig into muscle, the tear of flesh, and hits the ground hard.
ichiro's not just gonna give up and let himself get fucking EATEN though so he manages to lift his other arm and starts absolutely whaling on the wolf with his fist the best that he can, kicking and struggling to get this fucking thing off of him. no more yelling at the voice overlord he has a fucking wolf to contend with now. ]
[ That sure did catch the cop's attention. He heads straight for the commotion, and just stares at the funky wolf situation, before going to just try to scoop Miku out of Mabel's grasp as she tries to save Ichiro.
Meanwhile, the wolf lessens its grip on his arm slightly, especially after it gets hit on the head by a rock. It growls, and tries to scratch Ichiro with its claws to get him to stop struggling.
[ Mabel has to give up on fighting the wolf because now she has to deal with the cop again. She grips onto Miku and pushes her back towards her chest with all her might, and will try to kick the cop in the balls again and also headbutt him if she must. ]
[ christ well - he manages to narrowly avoid a claw to the face, but it rakes down his chest, which is not great. he can barely hear the pet store clerk's talking over top of being attacked, and reaches with a desperate hand for mabel's rock, squirming desperately and putting up a hell of a fight even as he's being brutalized by a wolf. ]
Fuck you! [ was that for tanaka-san or the wolf? yes. his hand wraps around the rock, and he brings it up to smash it harder into the stupid wolf's head, aiming for its eye with all of his might, and trying to push back and away from the jaws, trying to get free as aggressively as possible, kicking his legs up into its sides, too. ]
[ Well, the same trick won't work twice. The cop will pull out his pistol and aim it at Mabel's head. ]
Drop the dog.
[ Tanaka just stays silent.
Ichiro manages to hit it in the eye, and the wolf lets go of his arm as it shakes its head, growling in agitation over its new injury. He has a few seconds before it tries to attack again. ]
[ She'll glare daggers at the cop, but eventually the anxiety of having a gun pointed right at her head wins out, and her fierce expression wavers. Slowly, so slowly, she'll kneel down to put Miku on the ground before standing up and taking a step back, waiting for the cop to relent now that he's been given what he wants.
...which is when Mabel turns and makes a break for it. And because she still has the leash around her wrist, Miku gets dragged along too. ]
see the thing is, he's bleeding all over the place and incredibly injured and... he's from a world with no guns, so he does not know how to quickly get a good position to flick off the safety and fire a gun.
however! guns are very heavy metal! therefore! he's able to scramble backwards and grab onto a tree branch, pushing himself up to his feet. if that wolf gets his arm again it's going to fucking bite it clean off - so he grabs the fucking gun and this time pistol whips the absolute shit out of it with his left hand, slamming it into the top of the wolf's skull and shouting at the top of his lungs. he's loud! he's scary! fuck off!! he fucking hates this! ]
[ Ah. The cop chases after Mabel, and then fires his gun. The bullet hits the leash, slicing it in half so that Miku yelps and runs in a different direction. The bullet then hits Mabel on the foot, in the area where her toes are.
Pistol whipping... well. The aggressive way Ichiro is going about it seems to be working. The wolf tries to claw at him again, frantically, as he hits it. Finally, the wolf just backs off and tries to create space between them.
[ Mabel falls with an anguished cry, clutching her foot in agony, but then remembers what's at stake here. She looks up through tears, only to see the broken leash trailing behind as Miku runs off into the distance. Mabel reaches, but she can hardly squirm through the pain writhing on the floor, much less run after her. ]
Miku, no!!
[ she sobs and glares at the cop. ] Are you happy now?!
ichiro almost blacks out when he finally gets the wolf to back off a little - he's got a fresh set of claw scrapes on his cheek, now, and more scratches down his other arm to the point tha the is just a mess of blood, but he is at least standing, putting literally all of his adrenaline into flicking off the safety and firing at the wolf's feet. ] Get lost!
[ everything is happening so fast - his Parent Adrenaline kicks in when he hears mabel scream and ichiro shouts - ] Mabel! [ and tries to throw himself in that general direction. the dog's gone, they're not supposed to lose the dog, mabel is hurt and he is rapidly losing blood. this is bad. vision swimming, he manages to at least drag himself over, shoving himself in front of mabel where she's on the ground, protective even if it's the last thing he's gonna do. ]
Fuck... fuck you. [ once again, to the voice, or to the invisible cop. whos to say. ]
The cop is torn, unsure about whether he should go after the dog or deal with these two. The former seems to win out, because he just shoots a warning shot at them, that lands a foot away from where they are, and then he runs at the direction of where Miku went. The wolf follows after them.
[ Mabel isn't very well equipped to handle injuries like this, so...she just keeps crying in uncontrollable, heaving jags. Both from the pain in her foot, and for the loss of Miku. ]
ichiro is the strong one. that's what he's been his entire life. he doesn't really have anything he can do to fix this, so he's just going to hope that miku's well trained, as he brings two fingers to his mouth from his good hand and whistles, as loud as he can.
and even that much action is. a lot. wow he is going to bleed out on this forest floor. ] Mabel. Mabel, hey.
[ ichiro reaches out for her and fists a hand in her sweater, grabbing on tight and trying to get a look at her foot. mabel has to be okay. she's got to be okay. ] Let me see, are you... where'd he hit you?
[ and then, coughing, he shouts, again to the voice in the sky - ] Hey, asshole, do something!
[ and then almost falls straight over because he cannot stay conscious that much longer with this much bloodloss. it's fine. ]
The first is that Miku is a smart dog, so at the sound of the whistle, he does turn around to run back towards them. They can even hear the distressed barking as the dog runs closer. Unfortunately, the cop and the wolf are also behind him.
But Tanaka is also here. ]
Do something...? Hm. Maybe a scenery change?
[ The static noise returns. It gets louder, and the next time they both blink-- it's suddenly dark outside. They're in the same spot as before, but the cop and the wolf are gone. Miku is next to them, limping slightly; it looks like something hit him while he was running away, maybe. ]
[ well. shouting that out pretty much took the last of his strength, so. as miku comes running towards him, the entire world starts to tilt sideways, and ichiro grits his teeth. the last thing he thinks before he loses consciousness is something along the lines of iris is going to kill me
-- and then it turns out, he doesn't lose consciousness at all! that's nice.
maybe? ichiro blinks once, twice, three times from where he is just an absolute fucking heap on the ground, still, covered in blood and somehow alive, and it seems like their fucked up voice actually came through. incredible.
he pushes his weight up onto his elbow of his good arm and forces himself into a more upright position, struggling a little until he can prop his back against a tree. the good news is that his hoodie is already ripped thanks to varying wolf attack injuries so he uses his good hand to tear off a strip and motions for mabel to come over so he can bandage up her foot while he's bleeding everywhere. it's fine. ]
Home - yeah, yeah I want to go home. [ that comes with a wheezy, a little hysterical, not really full of humor laugh. he wants to go home to winter dorm - or better yet, to ikebukuro. to his brothers. not to wherever the fuck his place is taking him.
gotta keep moving to get back, though. can't slow down, now. ] ... Where's home? Like this? At least... least item drop a first aid kit or something.
[ they're just gonna have to walk. ichiro pushes himself up to a standing position unsteadily, hand on the trunk of the tree, turning his head to spit blood wherever mabel can't see him. is there a big stick somewhere he can use as a walking stick because that's just what he's got right now. he's too stubborn to stay down and the need for medical supplies is going to win out over everything else - otherwise he will bleed out in this forest and he is not going to die here.
so. first thing is bandaging mabel's foot, at least quick enough that she can hobble. second thing is using his teeth and the remainder of his sleeve to tie fabric tight as he can around his upper right arm, which is dangling uselessly now at his side, just broken bone and bloodied tissue. ichiro gives a jerk of his head towards the edge of the path, unsteady but worried. can they see the end of it anywhere close by? ]
[ They can't see the end, but at least they can see buildings sticking out over the trees, so they at least can tell they're not too far off from exiting the park.
Nothing happens, other than the chirping of night critters that surround them. The park seems less busy at this time of day. ]
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[ The woods, at least, have a clear path through them that seem to be well traveled upon. There's some trash littered here and there, from park goers who don't care about nature. They can hear some rustling in the foliage here and there.
Behind them, they can hear the cop curse. He's definitely going after them. ]
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[ Mabel pauses when she hears the cop in the distance, following them. She panics and turns to Ichiro. ]
Quick, we gotta hide!!
[ she runs off the path into the denser trees, hoping to find one deep enough in and with a thick enough trunk that she can hide behind it. ]
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Yes! Answer the question!
[ you really do, tanaka!! you really do!!!!
fuck, okay. hearing the cop swearing, ichiro nods and follows mabel, jumping over random trash and avoiding any too rustly foilage for now. spotting a couple of trees that are near enough to her he can get a visual if they separate. ] Can you keep the dog or do you want me to? Get up, if you can, keep Miku quiet, I'll stay down here -
[ time to go hide in some trees? ]
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And then the cop appears, walking down the path. It doesn't seem like he's noticed them yet. He continues walking, poking at bushes and looking up at branches in case they climbed.
Tanaka speaks. ]
I don't consider Miku cursed. She's a gift. Oh, watch out.
[ And that's about all the warning they get before a large wolf comes running out of some of the rustling foliage, to leap onto Ichiro and tackle him to the ground. It goes to sink its teeth into his upper right arm.
Miku barks loudly in fear, catching the attention of the cop. ]
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ICHIRO, NO!!! Let him go!!
[ Mabel runs towards him and, in her free hand, she picks up a rock that she pitches at the wolf. ]
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ichiro shouts, the noise a strangled curse as he's thrown to the ground by however many pounds of a wolf, and the pain from the bite lights up every pain receptor he's got - he feels the dig into muscle, the tear of flesh, and hits the ground hard.
ichiro's not just gonna give up and let himself get fucking EATEN though so he manages to lift his other arm and starts absolutely whaling on the wolf with his fist the best that he can, kicking and struggling to get this fucking thing off of him. no more yelling at the voice overlord he has a fucking wolf to contend with now. ]
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Meanwhile, the wolf lessens its grip on his arm slightly, especially after it gets hit on the head by a rock. It growls, and tries to scratch Ichiro with its claws to get him to stop struggling.
Tanaka keeps talking. ]
Wow. How unfurtunate.
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You're not getting her! Miku did nothing wrong!
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Fuck you! [ was that for tanaka-san or the wolf? yes. his hand wraps around the rock, and he brings it up to smash it harder into the stupid wolf's head, aiming for its eye with all of his might, and trying to push back and away from the jaws, trying to get free as aggressively as possible, kicking his legs up into its sides, too. ]
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Drop the dog.
[ Tanaka just stays silent.
Ichiro manages to hit it in the eye, and the wolf lets go of his arm as it shakes its head, growling in agitation over its new injury. He has a few seconds before it tries to attack again. ]
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...which is when Mabel turns and makes a break for it. And because she still has the leash around her wrist, Miku gets dragged along too. ]
Let's go, Miku!
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see the thing is, he's bleeding all over the place and incredibly injured and... he's from a world with no guns, so he does not know how to quickly get a good position to flick off the safety and fire a gun.
however! guns are very heavy metal! therefore! he's able to scramble backwards and grab onto a tree branch, pushing himself up to his feet. if that wolf gets his arm again it's going to fucking bite it clean off - so he grabs the fucking gun and this time pistol whips the absolute shit out of it with his left hand, slamming it into the top of the wolf's skull and shouting at the top of his lungs. he's loud! he's scary! fuck off!! he fucking hates this! ]
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Pistol whipping... well. The aggressive way Ichiro is going about it seems to be working. The wolf tries to claw at him again, frantically, as he hits it. Finally, the wolf just backs off and tries to create space between them.
Tanaka talks again. ]
Oh no. Animal abuse.
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Miku, no!!
[ she sobs and glares at the cop. ] Are you happy now?!
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anyway
ichiro almost blacks out when he finally gets the wolf to back off a little - he's got a fresh set of claw scrapes on his cheek, now, and more scratches down his other arm to the point tha the is just a mess of blood, but he is at least standing, putting literally all of his adrenaline into flicking off the safety and firing at the wolf's feet. ] Get lost!
[ everything is happening so fast - his Parent Adrenaline kicks in when he hears mabel scream and ichiro shouts - ] Mabel! [ and tries to throw himself in that general direction. the dog's gone, they're not supposed to lose the dog, mabel is hurt and he is rapidly losing blood. this is bad. vision swimming, he manages to at least drag himself over, shoving himself in front of mabel where she's on the ground, protective even if it's the last thing he's gonna do. ]
Fuck... fuck you. [ once again, to the voice, or to the invisible cop. whos to say. ]
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The cop is torn, unsure about whether he should go after the dog or deal with these two. The former seems to win out, because he just shoots a warning shot at them, that lands a foot away from where they are, and then he runs at the direction of where Miku went. The wolf follows after them.
What now. ]
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Wh-what are we s-s-supposed to--to do n-now?
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ichiro is the strong one. that's what he's been his entire life. he doesn't really have anything he can do to fix this, so he's just going to hope that miku's well trained, as he brings two fingers to his mouth from his good hand and whistles, as loud as he can.
and even that much action is. a lot. wow he is going to bleed out on this forest floor. ] Mabel. Mabel, hey.
[ ichiro reaches out for her and fists a hand in her sweater, grabbing on tight and trying to get a look at her foot. mabel has to be okay. she's got to be okay. ] Let me see, are you... where'd he hit you?
[ and then, coughing, he shouts, again to the voice in the sky - ] Hey, asshole, do something!
[ and then almost falls straight over because he cannot stay conscious that much longer with this much bloodloss. it's fine. ]
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The first is that Miku is a smart dog, so at the sound of the whistle, he does turn around to run back towards them. They can even hear the distressed barking as the dog runs closer. Unfortunately, the cop and the wolf are also behind him.
But Tanaka is also here. ]
Do something...? Hm. Maybe a scenery change?
[ The static noise returns. It gets louder, and the next time they both blink-- it's suddenly dark outside. They're in the same spot as before, but the cop and the wolf are gone. Miku is next to them, limping slightly; it looks like something hit him while he was running away, maybe. ]
You should head home.
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[ She sniffles, and then...the time of day changes? Mabel blinks through her tears. ]
What...? [ she spots Miku at their side and tries to gently reach out to him. ] M-Miku...you're hurt too?
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-- and then it turns out, he doesn't lose consciousness at all! that's nice.
maybe? ichiro blinks once, twice, three times from where he is just an absolute fucking heap on the ground, still, covered in blood and somehow alive, and it seems like their fucked up voice actually came through. incredible.
he pushes his weight up onto his elbow of his good arm and forces himself into a more upright position, struggling a little until he can prop his back against a tree. the good news is that his hoodie is already ripped thanks to varying wolf attack injuries so he uses his good hand to tear off a strip and motions for mabel to come over so he can bandage up her foot while he's bleeding everywhere. it's fine. ]
Home - yeah, yeah I want to go home. [ that comes with a wheezy, a little hysterical, not really full of humor laugh. he wants to go home to winter dorm - or better yet, to ikebukuro. to his brothers. not to wherever the fuck his place is taking him.
gotta keep moving to get back, though. can't slow down, now. ] ... Where's home? Like this? At least... least item drop a first aid kit or something.
[ jesus. ] Is Miku bleeding anywhere...?
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[ Miku seems to have gotten scratched by claws; his side is bleeding. He just curls around Mabel, snuggling close to her.
Tanaka talks again. ]
If you follow the path through the woods, there's a doctor's office along the way. You can break in and treat Miku.
[ Tanaka does not care if Ichiro and Mabel treat themselves. :/ ]
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An apartment...? A doctor's office? [ those things sound so good, so helpful right now, but... ] H-how are we supposed to get there?
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[ they're just gonna have to walk. ichiro pushes himself up to a standing position unsteadily, hand on the trunk of the tree, turning his head to spit blood wherever mabel can't see him. is there a big stick somewhere he can use as a walking stick because that's just what he's got right now. he's too stubborn to stay down and the need for medical supplies is going to win out over everything else - otherwise he will bleed out in this forest and he is not going to die here.
so. first thing is bandaging mabel's foot, at least quick enough that she can hobble. second thing is using his teeth and the remainder of his sleeve to tie fabric tight as he can around his upper right arm, which is dangling uselessly now at his side, just broken bone and bloodied tissue. ichiro gives a jerk of his head towards the edge of the path, unsteady but worried. can they see the end of it anywhere close by? ]
Come on.
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Nothing happens, other than the chirping of night critters that surround them. The park seems less busy at this time of day. ]
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