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Help! [Open]

Who: Jendayi and YOU!
What: Explosions, all kinds of explosions. (And eventual death because I'm mean)
Where: All over central Haven
When: Most the week. Tell me what day, okay? Okay.
Wharning: She's not gonna make it. ;^;

Jendayi has been driven from the house and separated from Woo, her faithful drone. Those frightful explosions seem to be after her! She ducked into places to hide, only to be rushd out again at the heat and bang so near her. Wh-where was Lea?!

On the edge of tears she keeps moving looking for anywhere or anyone that might offer shelter, or at least company.

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Y'know going out on patrol and suddenly EVERYTHING IS EXPLODING might make for a pretty cool story, but it sure is a pain in the ass while it's happening. Still, Gunmax thinks he's a badass, so here he is, outside riding Gunbike and making sure nobody gets caught out in whatever the hell this is supposed to be. He just so happens to spot Jendayi and pulls his bike up next to her.

"Are you nuts, runnin' around out here like this? Lemmie give you a ride."

He'd had good luck avoiding getting KABOOMED so far, so hey.

"They're chasing me!" There is muc distress in her voice as she scrambles to him. She didn't know him and she didn't care. He was offering safety.

Yeah they're kinda chasing everyone buuut he's not going to say that. Poor kid's already freaked out enough. He pops the sidecar on the bike open. It's tiny and people sized how and even has a tiny human sized helmet how neat.

"I know, kid! Hop in, I'll get you out of here!"

He doesn't have to tell her twice! She scrambles in awkwardly, and about slips to the floor rather than staying up in the seat. Give her a moment, Gunmax, she just needs to deal before she can pull herself up properly and put that helmet on.

Gunmax takes off as soon as she's in the side car, but he's sure to drive carefully until she gets settled in. And yeah shit's still exploding what is WITH THIS SHIT.

"Th-thank you," she's shaking hard, and flinches every time she hears a new explosion.

"Th-thank you for h-helping m-me."

"Don't thank me yet, we still gotta get out of this dump."

Man he is driving fast as shit let's get the fuck away from this crap kid.

She’s trying to get that helmet on her head. It’s a little big, but also awkward thanks to her ears, so she’s got her arms hugged over the top of it to keep it on. “D-do you know who’s doing this?”

Because they’re mean and need to stop.

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"I wish I knew, kid."

Hang on he's gonna kind of swerve a bit away from a small explosion. SO FAR SO GOOD THOUGH, RIGHT? "haven't really had time to worry about who's doin' what!"

“I-I just want it would stop.” She curls up in her seat, a tiny little thing.

And...for now, seems to get her wish. The explosions slow down...and then stop completely. She’ll finally uncurl to look around.

How NICE of everything to stop exploding. Frankly, it makes Gunmax a little uneasy, but he does slow down some. Mostly so the kid has a chance to calm down a bit, driving this fast is probably scary for her too you never know.

"Well that was. Different."

“Y-yeah.” She shifts to look back the way they’d come. “Th-thank you, for helping me. I’m Jendayi.” Who are you mysterious biker bot?

The answer was, Lea was being pursued by his own explosions and had actually left to try and get them away from Jendayi. And maybe find out what was causing them. He kept intending to call Sam to watch her, but every time he tried to take a minute to call another one would go off. Dammit all!

Imagine his surprise, then, to see Jendayi running up the street toward him, a small explosion on her own heels. "Jendayi!", he calls out. "What're you doing out here? It's dangerous!"

"It's after me!" It comes out a near wail of fright as she shifts her step race towards him arms spread. When she's nearly to him she'll take a leap at him, a burst of air pushing her to him through the air.

Lea catches her easily, instinctively turning away from where the last small explosion originated and trying to shield her. "They're following me too," he says. "That's why I left. Didn't think they'd come after y-"

Another loud bang from nearby cuts Lea off as he once again instinctively moves to shield Jendayi. Which one of them it's there for is immaterial at the moment; time to move again. "Shit," he mutters as he starts off at a jog again, forgetting for a moment to moderate his language around little ears. "We can't keep this up..."

She clings to his coattails for all she’s worth. She’s completely freaked out, and the next near explosion will draw a frightened cry from her. As he jogs off, she scrambles to move with him, her air helping to push her along to keep up.

“Wh-what will we do?”

Jendayi doesn't have to keep up for long as Lea scoops her up into his arms and carries her. Even with the added weight, it's still faster than trying to accommodate her shorter legs.

"I don't know," Lea confesses."I've barely had a minute to think since these things started up. But when I find whoever's causing them..." He lets the threat hang leaving the likely fate of the 'mad bomber' up to the imagination. But juginig by his tone, it's unlikely to be anything pleasant.

He can threaten this jerk all he wants. She’s just going to tuck into him and cling for all she’s worth!! “I just wish they’d stop!”

"You and me both, kiddo," he says.

"We can't just keep running forever, though," he says. "We need to find someplace that's at least sorta out of the way of these things. Somewhere we can catch our breath and figure out what to do." He begins scanning the streets as he runs, looking for any buildings that the explosions seem to be avoiding.

Avoiding? Not likely, though they do seem to concentrate in some areas more than others. Jendayi looks around too, and will point to a place that seems.....okay...ish. “There?”

Lea looks where Jendayi point and nods. "Works for me," he says.

Lea ducks inside... what proves to be a storage building of some kind. A number of crates are stacked along one wall; most of them seem to be labeled 'cat food'. But more importantly than the room's contents is that it's relatively quiet. Any explosions are few and outside, muffled by the building's walls.

"Well, any port in a storm," Lea says with a sigh, sitting down on a crate to catch his breath. "We seem to be safe in here. For now, anyway."

Jendayi clings to him, burying her face against his chest. “This is horrible. I hate this.” She chokes out a soft sob, just not able to keep it in anymore.

Lea holds Jendayi close, gently petting her hair. "I'm not too fond of it myself," he says. "If it's anything like the other miasma induced craziness, it won't last forever, though."

The question of course, is whether or not they can outlast it, but he's not about to bring that up to a frightened child.

And if they can’t outlast it? That’s what frightens her. She doesn’t want to die.

“Lea? I-I’m scared.”

Lea continues the gentle hair petting. "I know," he says. "It's a scary situation, so I won't tell you not to be scared. But I will do everything I can to get us both through it safe and sound. OK?"

“O-okay.” She’s nodding. An explosion can be heard outside. She gasps and clings tighter. It was coming for them!!

Lea hugs her a little tighter himself. "It's OK, I've got you," he says.

He knows they can't keep this up, though. He needs to go find help; maybe see if there's a way to get the explosions to stop chasing them, at least. But he can't leave Jendayi...

Then he gets an idea. "Hey Jendayi," he says gently. "Let go for a second, OK? I'm gonna give you my coat; it's fireproof, so the explosions won't be able to hurt you while you have it on."

She’s shaking, and it’s hard to make herself let go. Even with knowing that he plans to give her his cloak, it takes a moment for her to pry her hands open so she can step back. She looks about ready to pounce him again.

Once she's let him go, Lea hastily removes his black coat, wrapping it around Jendayi's much smaller body. He even flips the hood up to shield her head and face. The coat is heavy, made of some kind of leather-like material with metal accents, but that just makes it feel more solid. And like anything Lea wears for any period of time, it's warm.

"There," he says. "Now you're as safe as I am." He pauses. "Jen, I need to go see if I can find help. Maybe someone who knows how to make these things quit following us anyway. I'm gonna need you to stay here til I get back, unless it gets too dangerous, in which case you run, and I'll find you later. Can I count on you to do that for me?"

She gives him the most pathetic look, hugging herself, clinging to the jacket to keep it closed around her. She swallows hard a few times, and finally just nods. “Y-yes. I can do that.” Her voice is small and weak. She wants to beg him to stay, but she knows he’s right, and so will be brave for him.

Lea gives a somewhat strained smile. "That's a good girl," he says and gently ruffles her hair. He really wants to give her a hug, but if he does, he worries he might not let go.

He stands and heads for the door. "I'll be back as soon as I can; I promise," he says.

She catches his hand for just a moment...and finally makes herself let go. “Okay...b-be safe.” Her voice is soft, quavering with her effort to hold back tears. She has to be brave, so Lea can do what he needs to do.

“.....I love you....” He may or may not hear her whispered words.

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Help! [Open]

first day? last day? MAN IDEK

Last day is best.

LAST DAY

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY, 24 HOURS REMAIN.

FUCK

C8

D:

I'm horrible

we all are 8)))))

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Oh nooooo... ;A; (Later on the first day and I'm also mean. X3)

We shouldn't be allowed to do things like this.

We really shouldn't.

Yet we do.

Yep. Someone should stop us.

That’s just not possible.

True. But someone should try.

They would only fail or get drawn into this horror themselves.

Re: They would only fail or get drawn into this horror themselves.

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And wrap here before awfulness?

Probably for the best. XD;;