Valentine's Day Massacre - Action

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Katina was never someone who minded Valentine's Day; even when she's been single for it, i.e. most of them, even if she complained about it, something inside of her could never really hate it. A holiday of love, and love's a good thing. Who could complain? And now, now she had Rita, Kazumi, and a few people she could have asked for a more casual date.

...this time it just reminds her of the conflict between the best and worst Valentine's Day gifts she could have possibly gotten. Kazumi, older but still herself, back in CO. Ryouko... older and so changed... also here.

If she ever meets a love god, she's kicking the shit out of them. ]

[ It's almost a wonder that Katina made it to the simulation chamber in one piece, without being stopped, when she's this drunk. Only almost, because she knows how CO works, still has enough awareness to time her foray.

She arrives bleary-eyed and unsteady, sometimes muttering something or other under her breath, mind spinning... cursing herself, cursing CO, cursing everyone. Her story here, meeting someone, coming to care for them deeply, losing them... she'd rather have not gotten anyone back if it meant not knowing about this Ryouko, a world that made her suffer enough to turn into that. There has to be something that can make it all go away...

Standing straight, she raises her hand into the air. ]

Change... [ She swings her hand at the watch, missing, letting out a growl of frustration. ] Dammit! [ Another swing, this time, hitting the watch. ] Change... Gespenst.

[ Fortunately, the transformation doesn't require any sort of particular posture. In fact, the Gespenst's computer and stabilizers steady her wavering stance, compensate for her drunkenness in a hundred ways. It makes her feel strong, stronger than she has in... how long?

She makes her choice of simulation. A massive warehouse, a dozen football fields in size, completely empty save for a series of opponents. Enhanced. Heiwa. Tsume. Ryouko. Satoko. Any limiters on her are turned off for the simulation, turning what would be a good fight on the grounds into a massacre here. Those who are or were enemies, like the arrogant blond who'd wounded her... only months ago... they were killed, Katina utterly ruthless, hacking them apart with her plasma cutter, blowing through them with anti-armor shotgun shells, crushing them with punches that could put holes in a tank. Friends... still receive bruises, concussions, even broken bones. They can fix that easily enough, right?

The simulation cycles at random, sometimes fighting friends after friend - some of them Enhanced versions of Agents who've gone to the world - one time fighting Tsume seven times in a row. She doesn't slow down. This is easy. This is something she can understand.

Slowly, though, her state of mind is catching up to her, little mistakes she wouldn't make, the weapons and powers of her opponents wearing the armor down. Katina ignores the damage, ignores even the possibility of hurting herself like this. She's not stopping. She can't stop. ]

[[OOC: ajskd;lf long post. Walk in at any point, early on or while she's damaged, while she's fighting someone specific or leave it to me. Just... don't expect her to be very amenable to much of anything.

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[famed-mage.livejournal.com]

*Rita was going to the simulation chamber to train, when she spots what Katina is doing. She rushes in, fling fireballs at the sim people.*

Katina, what on earth are you doing?!

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Katina ignores Rita for a moment, breaking the arm of a target who'd been fireballed. She turns as the opponent collapses. ]

Get out! Leave me alone!

[ Even if you can't see her face, her tone says it all. ]

[famed-mage.livejournal.com]

Why the hell should I?!

*Rite fireballs someone else.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Computer, pause!

[ Every simulated thing in the room stops for the moment, frozen in place. ]

I don't... don't need help.

[famed-mage.livejournal.com]

Oh like hell you don't. I may not be the best people person, but I can tell something is bothering you big time.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Sure, yeah, something's botherin' me! Just lemme pummel some shit until I feel better god dammit!

[famed-mage.livejournal.com]

... While I am all for that sort of approach some of the people you are fighting...

[still-an-otaku.livejournal.com]

*hey, Katina, guess who just overrided the simulation and shut it down?*

... Katina?

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Katina looks around, growling in frustration before she hears the voice. ]

Kazumi?!

[still-an-otaku.livejournal.com]

You met her, too, didn't you?

*between what Ryouko basically admitted and what Matsu had told her, she wasn't sure she even wanted to think of her as 'Ryouko' anymore*

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

...both of us, huh?

[ She sounds so incredibly bitter. ]

Yeah... that 'Ryouko'.

[still-an-otaku.livejournal.com]

...

Katina... *she starts stepping towards her*

... please transform back.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ ...Katina gives in just a little, taking off the helmet. Her face is red, her hair is a mess, and there are obvious trails of dried tears on her face. ]

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Computer! Safety Override, Suspend Simulation!

Katina, what are you doing.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Katina growls, punching the air a few times. ]

Turn it back on!

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

You're not acting like yourself, and look at this... this.

[He gestured at the carnage, particularly one of the enhanced in mid-air being pulled apart by injury and gravity]

And is that alcohol I'm smelling?

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Katina stared up at the target... who was that? She couldn't remember. ]

If you can smell it over there, means I'm doin' it right!

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

You're Drunk. What's wrong? Why are you so... so -

[He bit his lower lip]

what's going?

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Nothing... just... go away!

[ She aims her shotgun at the suspended Enhanced. ]

Tch... guess I need to restart...

[chasedbydeath.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...

[He's standing there, by the sideline. Watching.]

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Katina isn't paying attention as long as you don't get in the way.

...and there goes a head sailing through the air. At least Plasma Cutters don't leave a bloody mess. ]

[chasedbydeath.livejournal.com]

[And he just sidesteps, all the while moving closer to Katina.]

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Next up is... Satoko. This is actually a fight, and she's done more damage than any other Enhanced the couple times Katina has run into her.

...she's still bleeding and unconscious in a fairly short amount of time though. ]

[chasedbydeath.livejournal.com]

[And he gets closer!

...Does he has a deathwish or something?]

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Sensing something sneaking up on her, Katina whips around with a massive metal fist aimed at whoever's nearby. ]