Tiāntáng (天堂 )
Yánjiū Jīdì 002 (研究基地零零二 )
Cafeteria
Limbs interlocked like a puzzle, Xiao and Sif tangled themselves with the Dog Soldier, her body twitching and squirming against them as she struggled to get free. Pressed tight against her however, the duo could begin to feel the true nature of their foe. Limp like a ragdoll, the toned muscles of the user inside the bodysuit had gone soft, but the suit itself flexed and tensed like a layer of muscle with a mind of its own. But not for long - Rikka's shining fingers came in to close around the helmet. Shining bright, the darkness was cast out with an inhuman screech, shadow and shade splattered out across the floor in a cone like paint flecked across a canvas. With the darkness driven out, the
Dog Form tangled in their arms and legs finally stopped stopped fighting, her breath ragged and thin, but as her suit rebooted, it was clear that she was still stable despite all the abuse.
Daqinren were tougher than
humans by far it seemed.
"What? Where are you two going? That's the wrong way!" Sif called out to Xiao. The sensation of horror crept down her spine as she realized that they were already spoiling for another fight.
"I'm not a crybaby!" Viz popped her head up from the counter. "Watch!" Waving her hands, the Dog form in Sif's arms glowed briefly, only to suddenly gasp for breath as she tensed, arms grasping about as she started to come to. "See? But look, you didn't finish the job feather-butt!" Pointing to the globs of darkness on the floor, it was clear that it was starting to come back together like mercury flowing into one larger puddle. Viz hopped over the counter, and taking the lead, made to 'roll up her sleeves' despite not having any, her hand glowing with cleansing light. "Darkness!" she loudly declared, the blob of shade seeming to turn at her. "I cast you out!" A bolt of light streaked out from the priestess's hand, but the shadow flowed around it with plenty of warning, the light fading as soon as it hit the floor. "I-I missed?" Realizing what had happened, Viz screamed, tossing her hands up as she ran out the way opposite Xiao and Brigid, the shadow quickly following after.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
As part of the squad went one way, and one certain member went another, Rikka could feel the unclean in either direction. But which would she choose to go and purge?
Tiāntáng (天堂 )
Yánjiū Jīdì 002 (研究基地零零二 )
Recreation Area
Past the winding hall, the room ahead was what the Daqinren called a recreation area. A place for them to relax and enjoy themselves. However, given how often they referred to the 'Virtual Realm' and the way they inhabited that instead, this room was more a formality than anything else. Something for the curious or the occasional guest-inferior. That meant they rarely bothered it at all, a phenomena that both Xiao and Brigid were well aware of. As it was, the multi-purpose room was configured as a lounge for VIPs, complete with multiple booths, cushy seats, a stocked bar and even a dance floor. However, the lights were not on, and their helmets automatically switched to black and white night vision to compensate. Sensing that they were searching for something, their suits activated additional sensor modes. They didn't feel it themselves given their suits, but the thermometer quickly dropped as the two entered.
The clank of a martini-shaker falling to the floor sounded like an explosion to the eerie silence. Rolling away from the bar, the silver container top came to a rest in the middle of the floor. The bar itself however, had what looked like a pair of martini's sitting atop its counter.
"Care for a drink?" the sleezy, slimy voice from before asked.
"Get out of there, right now! Stop feeding that thing and help crfiksvikgaru - " their radios crackled, cutting off Sif's voice. Immediately, their integrated EMF readers were giving a 3 out of 5, the interference cutting their comms off from the rest of the squad while the door slid closed behind them both.
