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_{( sulu's voice sounds a little belabored, like he's been exercising. his words are curt and to the point. )}

Apparently going for the head isn't going to cut it. In case you were wondering.

_{( there's a sound of something slicing, the ring of metal, and then the feed cuts out. )}

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_{( most people would run away from the creepy skeleton creatures, but sulu is determined to find a way through them. he can be found in various city locals, taking them on with a super cool^TM sword. you should come say hi. or help. or get into a damsel-y scenario. whatever works, really. )}

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yes good

[excelsiors]

<sub>( it takes him a second to register what's happened, when the boneys just crumple before him. the ground around him is littered with bits and pieces of others, and quiet frankly it's all a bit disgusting. still, sulu's still braced for an attack, though he takes a moment's reprieve to clean some of the gunk off his katana and look around for the source of his unexpected aid.

john's not quite close enough for sulu to see--or gawk at--his face. )</sub>

Thanks. _{( that comes out as a not-quite question. because sulu could've handled it. probably. )}

[olduvai]

[ he edges closer, anyway, just to see of the guy's really alright. julie says something about not being bitten because they'd turn into one of them ( that sounds incredibly familiar, honestly ). ]

You sure you want to be taking on these guys on your own?

[ it's a genuinely curious question. not to underestimate him or anything - he knows a soldier when he sees one. ]

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_{( sulu runs a hand through his hair, which only serves to make it grimier. he looks over at john, double takes, and then--after composing himself--just shrugs exaggeratedly. )}

Ideally I wouldn't be taking them on at all. But here we are, anyway.

[olduvai]

Right.

[ he saw that, and it's not the first time that that looks' been directed at him. he lets it slide, though, because there are more important things to focus on, such as the boney that he shoots down with a few well-placed bullets and watching it crumple down on to the floor. ]

Headed somewhere specific?

casually timelines this before trekcast meetup okok

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_{( he's only spoken to a few people so far, gotten a few locations. it's hard to prioritize people, but that's the kind of decision command trains you for. he shrugs, a small gesture, before nodding in one direction. )}

Back towards the fountain. Easier to get anywhere else from there.

<sub>( and, he suspects, that might be where the boneys are coming in from. since everyone else appears near there anyway.

he pauses, again, turns on his heel to swipe his black across a creeping boney's shoulders and take the thing's head clean off. )</sub>

I'm Sulu, by the way.

i am ok with this

[olduvai]

I'm passing by that place, anyway.

[ so you get a temporary companion with a loud rifle that shoots down whatever's approaching him. a perfect conversation partner. ]

Is that a first name or a last name?

[excelsiors]

Surname.

<sub>( sulu takes the lead, blade at the ready. the streets are an eerie pendulum, rocking between roars of action and then deceptively quiet moments. they keep no kind of rhythm or pace, just waves of chaos and quiet.

his eyes narrowed in quiet focus, sulu doesn't really realize he's let the conversation lapse. )</sub>

[olduvai]

[ the silence works well for the both of them as sulu hacks and slash his way around the place and john shoots down whatever he's missed. he's a good shot and sulu's a master at the sword apparently, so they're a better team than what john initially thought they would be.

in a brief moment of respite, john finds that he forgot to say his name in the wake of the then-oncoming skeletal storm. ]

John Grimm's my name. You can call me either.