6TH FLIGHT ➥ VIDEO/AUDIO.

[crowing]

( the video feed clicks on abruptly to broadcast a clear view of the starry night sky. it's silent for a moment save for a noise that gets translated at static fuzz, gradually getting louder and louder until it comes out clearly. it's the sound of ragged panting, vaguely wet sounding. )

Fuck. C'mere, you stupid thing.

Light's on. You're broadcasting, aren't you? Then, broadcast this. ( the screen tilts to focus on ikki's middle finger, half covered by his fingerless gloves. ) I thought this place was a really bizarre dream for the longest time—

Haagh—

( the screen adjusts again as ikki moves it to show where he's sitting on a dune of sand, a monstrous carcass strewn across the ground behind him. not only that, but ikki himself has taken a good chunk of damage, which was only partly caused by the monster he just slew. )

I've come back for you, City! Weep no longer, the Great Ikki-sama has made his triumphant return! Geez. Is there even any city left? What the hell happened to this shitty place? I couldn't have been gone that long!!

Comments

[deadliest6]

[Head...tilt.]

You are standing in the City.

[crowing]

But—

It's all sand.

[deadliest6]

That is obvious.

[crowing]

Well, yeah, but.

( JUST HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN GONE. . . .?! slight alarm. )

C'mon, dude, this place used to look a hell of lot different. You know like a real city! Without sand!

WITHOUT SAND!! And these things. ( points back towards the dead monster. )

[deadliest6]

There is a glass one as well.

[A monster appears behind him and looks like it will eat him...

Until he aims a crossbow over his shoulder without looking and fires an arrow through its eye and into its brain causing it to fall down dead.]

The creatures are weak.

1/2

[crowing]

Glass? Is it all like clear and see-throug—

—!! Whoa, dude, watch out!

[crowing]

. . .

( okay, well, that was considerably easy.

. . . thinking about it, his wasn't too hard to handle either. but come on, easy monsters were boring!!

but damn. )

Wow! Nice shot!

[deadliest6]

[He looks over his shoulder at the shot he made before looking back.]

The shot was adequate.

[crowing]

No, dude!

It's okay. There's no need to be modest around me.

It was excellent. Bravo!

[deadliest6]

No. I have done better.

[crowing]

Better?

Like how?

[deadliest6]

It would have gone through the center of the eye instead.

[crowing]

Geeeez!

Where'd you learn to do a thing like that?

[deadliest6]

I taught myself to fire accurately the day I was given the weapon.

[crowing]

When were you given the weapon?

When grew old enough to be a man in the eyes of society, thusly earning the right to fight like a a man? Take on the trials of adulthood? The crossbow-y kind?

[deadliest6]

I received it over two years ago when Umi thought I needed a weapon to defend myself. Now, I carry it everywhere.

It is not a gun but it is suitable for killing.