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Who: Pascal and any would-be rescuers
Where: Around the city
When: Backdated to Wednesday
What: Pascal fell under Renge's control and is causing trouble! Someone stop her and snap her out of it!

Tuesday evening, Pascal disappeared off the network as far as anyone who might try and contact her could tell - no responses to messages or anything.

Wednesday, however, would give them a chance to see why - possibly at one of a couple of banks or pawn shops around town, suddenly losing walls to precisely-placed explosive charges, a single figure dressed in the most stereotypical robber's outfit possible, complete with a bag of loot, charging in and raiding safe deposit boxes, cash reserves, and - especially - game collections. Each time, she has been in and out before the police could arrive.

Who will try to stop Pascal, and figure out why she's acting so strangely?!

(OOC: Hubert has dibs on actually stopping Pascal, but others can encounter her then try to save her.)

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"Pascal!"

Oops. Looks like she's been found by a certain sentai leader. A certain sentai leader who is... actually very sad to see this happening. But he has to be strong, and keep his cool. He is a leader, after all.

"Why are you doing this?!"

Pascal paused, slowly turning around towards Hubert, bag already full.

"Huh. Should've figured you'd show up at some point, Hu." Pascal's smile was present, but something was definitely 'off' about her attitude.

"Come on, guess why I'd suddenly go around robbing banks. I mean, there's gotta be a reason, right?"

Her other hand was already on her shotstaff, but she didn't attack yet.

Hubert hadn't removed his weapons from his uniform yet, but his hands twitched close to them, reluctant yet knowing he may have no choice.

"You were on our side! What reason could their possibly be for turning against your friends?!"

"My lady has determined that I will get her money with my talents. This is just the best way to get it done."

Well that wasn't a good turn of phrase.

"Please tell me you're not stupid enough to figure it out from that clue, Hu."

"Your--"

Oh. Hell.

"... so it wasn't bad enough that your gadgets kept getting brainwashed, was it? Also, you might want to rethink how you phrase that in the future."

Pascal couldn't help but chuckle. "Hrm. Perhaps. But for now..."

... Suddenly, the girl ran, not even bothering with a smoke bomb. Her orders if a hero showed up were simple - it was time to run away and spark a good old-fashioned chase scene. Only if it really came down to it would she fight.

Edited 2013-07-21 02:48 (UTC)

"... wait! Halt! Return those stolen items this instant!"

And the chase was on! Hubert yanked his blades out from his uniform, clicking them in to the pistol position and firing off a few rounds before taking off after him!

"Not getting me that easily!"

Immediately, Pascal slipped around a corner, dropping a smoke bomb, then moving for a nearby ladder.

Edited (Forgot icon) 2013-07-21 05:54 (UTC)

"And you're not getting away that easily either!"

Hubert was just enough steps back for the smoke bomb to cover Pascal's escape, but keep him from choking on the acrid smoke. He skidded to a halt, looking about until he saw her form moving through the smoke up above.

He fired off two shots before bolting after her again, scaling the ladder she had gone up.

As Hubert moved after Pascal, she quickly adjusted her plan, taking a swing at him with her shotstaff as he came into reach - intending to pull him towards her, and down to the roof hard enough to stun him so she could escape.

She didn't want to hurt Hu, after all - just get away from him.

He didn't want to hurt her either, which led to his shots missing more than they normally would. And, at the same time, not dodging as quickly either.

He was yanked down with a grunt, but as he went, a pistol fell from his hand and that hand snagged the end of her scarf.

The grab worked, stopping Pascal before she could get back to running away.

"Get off of me!", she shouted, even as she tripped to the ground.

Hubert may have appeared thin and wiry, but that body hid a lot of muscle, especially in his arms. He held her tight, practically laying on her legs once she was on the ground.

"I refuse! Not until you agree to end this life of crime!"

"... You still haven't figured it out, have you, Hu? You're never going to stop the Otaku Queen like this."

And then, Pascal tripped another device - a noise bomb, to try and get Hubert to cover his ears (and free her to get away.

"I can't just agree to stop being under her power, you know."

"Then at least let me hold you in custody until-- AUGH!"

Her plan worked, the noise going off and forcing him to let go and throw his hands over his ears.

"You'll have to do better than that, Hu!"

And she was off again, of course.

Hubert groaned and rolled on his side, shaking his head clear of the ringing in his ears.

"Damn... !"

She was getting away, and he was too far behind to try and get a leg up on her.

... And then, as she attempted a roof-jump to lock in her getaway, Pascal tripped, tumbling down onto an outside stairwell with a few unintelligible noises.

Hubert's luck wasn't out yet, it seemed...

Whoa. Was... not expecting that.

Hubert got up and crawled to the edge of the roof, looking down.

"... Pascal?"

".... Ow...?"

It seemed that between Hubert forcing her to flee and where she'd ended up, Pascal had managed to wear out her ability to flee for now.

Or she was trying to trap him again. Stupid unnatural personality changes.

It could be a trap, but he knows his guilt won't let him leave her down there.

He finds a ladder and slides down, landing with a thunk next to her.

"Can you get up?"

As Hubert approached, Pascal more or less flailed, swinging her shotstaff in his direction.

"D-don't! Let me..."

But she wasn't getting up. Her leg didn't look broken, but she definitely had pulled or damaged her thigh something serious.

"I... I need to escape..."

Hubert let out a sigh, dodging the swung shot staff easily. He shook his head, approaching another foot in and kneeling to examine her leg.

"You're not going anywhere, I'm afraid."

"... 'Twas my own vanity that bested me..."

"I'm afraid so."

The faintest of smiles appeared on Hubert's face, but only long enough for him to scoop an arm under Pascal and heft her up.

"You did make for a surprising villain if nothing else."

"Heh... It's always the escape that fails, isn't it? Even back home..."

"Indeed it is. But don't beat yourself up too badly; it really could have been worse."

"From whose standpoint? I can't just..."

Pascal knew she couldn't get away now, but she still felt a need to try. She wasn't even sure it was just The Otaku Queen's influence talking, though that certainly was a factor.

"You could have wound up seriously injured. Or worse - killed. You're lucky that I have enough mercy for not only my former allies, but my enemies as well."

Even if she tried, he had a pretty good hold on her, and wasn't planning on letting her go any time soon.

"And instead, I probably get locked up or put through some crazy super-shrink for a week."

Even that sounded rather glum.

"I have a better idea. If you promise to behave, I'll take you to an inn, and we can wait until this silly nonsense with this girl is over and done with."

Because as much as she probably deserved it, even a little, Hubert couldn't bring himself to leave her in some prison or mental asylum.

"Can't. Hypnothingy, remember?"

"I didn't say I was going to leave you there alone."

"Fooey."

"Trust me, it's for the best."

"Right, right..."

"Well then, that's settled."

Yes, he's just going to carry her there.

Pascal still feels wrong just letting this happen, but... Somehow, it also feels kind of right?

She really had to work on this whole emotions-towards-Hu thing.

Sad to say, that's just how it works. Curse or not the feelings are obviously still there.

But it does make him more compassionate to a would-be villain, so there's a plus side to it at least.

[Akashi obviously hasn't made a move since the curse began. He has quietly observe the situation and rest his pet for a little while to prepare a fight. and certainly, he knows this girl is not one of the villain he knows. something must be off here. he then decided to go and stop her before this madness continues, of course, accompanied by his delinquent pet. She may already sense the dreadful aura around Akashi and his pet. Or maybe she was too distracted to feel that.]

"And where do you think you are going with those things?"

"Sorry, I'm not sharing that," Pascal responded. "My lady's command and all that."

And then, she took off running.

[this disobedient girl. Does she even know who she is speaking with? Well it doesn't matter. But she said something about "My Lady?" is she an underling or a servant of certain villain? Maybe. Akashi then ordered his pet to stop her and the giant just leap in front of her, blocking her way. Akashi, slowly walked towards her.]

"Don't misunderstand, girl. Anyone who opposes me will only tastes despair. Better follow along my rules and tell me who is the lady behind the curtain right away."

"Mmmm. Nope. I don't have a choice in the matter."

And she takes off down an alleyway, instead.

[tsch. this girl is persistent. this of course angers Akashi. He commanded his pet to go the other way around to stop her while he himself chased her from behind. Alas, Akashi's pet (let's refer him as Grapha) blocked the other side of the alleyway and Akashi, from behind took out a scissor and managed to slice a bit of her arm and cornered her. He then took a stance before her.]

"This is just a warning. The next hit will be fatal. You are in no place to oppose me girl. Now you don't have any other escape routes. Hand them back now."

"You would so casually murder the victim of a mind control plot?", Pascal responded with a small, rather creepy laugh.

"I'd say that makes you worse than my Lady. And it only gives me more reason to get away from you."

"Mind control plot? I see. Why don't you say so earlier? I would likely kill anyone who opposes me, but you are an exception.

So tell me, how can I free you from whoever this lady is?"

Pascal paused. "Hrm. I wonder. It's not like she'd tell me, you know? Casually revealing such things fell out of favor two decades or so ago. Kinda unfortunate, buuuuut there it is."

And then, a gas bomb on Pascal's belt suddenly went off - full of a knockout gas, of course, the better to cause this would-be hero trouble so she could escape.

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