http://soulsborderline.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] soulsborderline.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] tvklogs2011-07-26 11:56 pm
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Not a good start

WHO: The great Asuka Langley Soryu! And maybe some other people.
WHEN: July 26, Dark Hour
WHERE: The streets near the Bayview Hotel
SUMMARY: A new girl appears and gets the worst possible intro to Prospero
RATING: PG-13
WARNINGS: Violence, probable foreign cursing, and general prima donna attitudes

Nightmares, though she was unlikely to ever admit this to anyone, were not uncommon for Asuka Langley Soryu, Second Child, Pilot of Evangelion Unit 02, savior of mankind, and girl who had recently decided she could really use a formal rank instead of self-awarded titles. While she'd never discuss it, surely, Asuka is proud of herself for very quickly realizing this was a nightmare and, with the comforting sense of invulnerability that comes from lucid dreaming (or just being Asuka Langley Soryu), begins exploring the weird, twisted-looking city.

"All in all, this isn't so bad," she comments, noting how damn real everything felt when you were aware you were dreaming. She could even feel the humidity and smell sea salt, though that was clearly just because she really was on board a ship, asleep. "Weird moon, that's normal for me, coffins and bloody water, standard necrophobia...I guess my subconscious is getting ready to go into combat soon," she surmises aloud, kicking a rock.

...her expression gets less amusedly detached when she realized kicking a rock in these light summer shoes hurt. Why couldn't she dream up some combat boots...wait.

"I know I learned this...pain in a dream state is supposed to shock you awake..." she comments, smile fading completely as strange crawling black things start appearing from every corner and shadow, or so it seems.

She takes a deep breath. "Right. No panicking, Asuka. I am clearly dreaming anyway, but..." she begins, looking around for an escape route or a weapon, "there's no reason not to defend myself!"

As one of the gooshy black things gets to close to her and forms a white mask atop itself, she judges that to be a good weak point and plants a solid axe-kick right in the creepy thing's...face. Stunned, the Shadow burbles in place but another just as quickly whips at Asuka with a tentacle-esque appendage, causing her to shriek in revulsion and, with a decade of reflex training, dodge backward. The Shadow's 'arm' slices loose a stop sign - an American stop sign, Asuka notes in the part of her mind not occupied with combat, why am I in America?. Asuka picks up the unwieldy but sharp object and makes a rather clumsy swing, attempting and failing to dismember the black blob before backing off further.

That yell she'd let out, while rather embarrassing, could have also been fatal. Maybe she'd attract more of whatever these things were. Or maybe someone else...either way, at least she's armed now and can make a proper fight of it.

"LOS!" Asuka challenges the whatever-they-are in German. Even if she's somehow not dreaming, they've pissed her off.

[identity profile] greyerrant.livejournal.com 2011-08-02 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Garviel just looks down at them both without further comment for the moment, swapping in a fresh magazine into the automatic pistol he used during the initial exchange.

"A good question. I'm not sure any of us that are aware of the situation actually have medical skills... we may need to bring you to a hospital."

[identity profile] naildelay.livejournal.com 2011-08-02 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Syd is on one knee next to her, putting her hand on her shoulder. "Yeah, it takes a while to get used to it. When I get back to the hotel I'm going to crash. A shower can wait."

She gives Asuka's wound a closer look, narrowing her eyes. "It doesn't look that bad to me, but I haven't had much medical training. I could be totally wrong."

[identity profile] greyerrant.livejournal.com 2011-08-02 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Still, it should be treated. Do you need to be carried, or can you walk?"

Garviel's expression is still flat, but there is some concern in the huge man's voice.

[identity profile] naildelay.livejournal.com 2011-08-02 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Calm down." Syd sighs, and stands up. "If you don't want to get it looked at, whatever." If anything ends up happening, it is so not her problem. "The hotel's not far from here."

[identity profile] greyerrant.livejournal.com 2011-08-03 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Just follow us. It will be all right... one way or another. Your stoicism does you credit, but don't allow your pride to kill you. You can't do anyone any good that way, least of all yourself." Garviel is already walking towards the Hotel.