[008 ☿] Cliff-Diving

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[There's a gorgeous view from up here: a rocky cliff face overlooking the sea. The breeze plays with her hair as Ami waits at the very highest point, right on the edge. She looks down, an angle likely to give vertigo but she only grins broader.

She's going to jump.

She lets go, and her body suddenly looks so small against the backdrop of open sky as she plummets towards the water and sinks beneath the waves. The movement is a thrilling rush and the moment she's immersed, she smiles. She lets herself stay there, savoring the feeling, and she rises to the surface only reluctantly and belatedly.]

(ooc: not necessarily theme, but I'm open to theme antics as well if anyone wanted to catch her here for them; let me know)

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[She can't help it.]

Were you worried?

[She says it teasingly, even as she walks towards the shore, her step confident and firm even on the rocky, uneven sand and silt and seaweed.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

O-Of course not! Why would I be?

[The luminescent blush tells otherwise.]

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[It's enough. She needs to know it - and she doesn't care half as much about words anyway, as she cares about that telltale blush. She can tell herself a thousand times that it's just both of them using each other, but that blush and her eyes that seek it out might suggest differently, if she'd only acknowledge it.

She's out of the water now, like a mermaid coming from the sea.]

It's nothing at all.

Shall we go up and dive together this time? [She's a brat.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

...Fine, but if I die, I'm haunting you forever.

[He can't die, of course--his levels are far too high for him to be killed by simply jumping into the water from a cliff. He's just teasing her, in that tsun-tsun, "I don't know the meaning of the word love!" way.]

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[He'd be far from the only ghost to haunt her - though perhaps the first literal one. Ami only smirks, and turns away without another word, heading up towards the clifftop again as her own way of teasing in return.]

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[It's a brief moment before he follows, grumbling something about how he will never truly understand girls like Ami. But he wouldn't be Laharl, the greatest Overlord ever if he turned down a challenge like this. Also, he did not want Etna to learn that he did.

So he climbs as well.]

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[Ami is not precisely what is known as 'sane'; thus Laharl is probably doing well if he doesn't understand her.

They're near the peak when she hesitates with a wary frown. There are people up ahead, and Ami hadn't expected anyone to be here. She calls out to them, but either they don't hear her, or their silence is simply obstinate; she's not sure which from this distance still.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

I thought you were the only one crazy enough to try something like that. Looks like I was wrong.

[How did these people get up here? He has no idea, but he's already preparing himself for battle. Little does he know about what, exactly, do some of these "people" possess.]

[1/2]

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They can leave.

[And Ami, with the brashness typical of when she wants to make a situation suit herself, keeps going until it's impossible to doubt she'll be heard, and tells the people so.]

This is our place to come. Leave.

[2/2] just as planned

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[The group turn their heads to look at Ami as though it's a single gesture from one person; she has to fight the urge to be put off by the perfect synchronization that just feels alien.

Then the one closest to her reaches to wrap both hands around her throat. Even as Ami brings up her hands to fend the woman off, it's too late and she has to pull against the tight grip just to get enough space to breathe.

A few of the rest start towards her while the others seem to be coming straight for Laharl.]

Should there be a sexy woman in here somewhere?

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[Laharl isn't far behind, but when one of them suddenly has its hands around Ami's neck, he quickly leaps into action, closing the gap between him and them with a Blade Rush and knocking down quite a few already.]

Let go of her!

[And just to add emphasis to his words, he brandishes his sword, his eyes blazing with fury.]

[1/2] absolutely. >D JUST FOR YOU, LAHARL

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[Ami lets out a low grunt of effort as she keeps straining against the grip; if she can just get free, she can transform or at least use her powers but like this she almost may as well be human.

But when Laharl gets close enough, her assailant is forced to pay attention to him, and Ami is left to fall to her knees to get her breath. She only takes a few great, gulping breaths before she climbs determinedly to her feet and finally speaks.]

[2/2]

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Dark Power, Make-up!

[In a swirl of black rose petals and dark water, Mercury takes Ami's place.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[Sometimes he just does not want to see that happen, because as soon as she transforms, Laharl's eyes widen in horror.

Why does he have to deal with sexy women at a time like this? Why?

He'll just freeze up, mouth open in a silent scream. One day he's going to learn his lesson, and it might be today.]

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What are you doing?!

[But there's no time for more than that as a swift bolt of energy heads straight for the source of Laharl's confusion.

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[There's no time--he closes his eyes and wills himself to action, counting himself lucky that he doesn't have to worry about optimistic sayings like "eternal love". He rushes to Ami's defense, bringing up his sword to block the bolt of energy.]

>_>

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[Ami uses the chance to regain her footing and sends her attack at the nearest-

What are they? She touches an earring, and her visor slips into place to analyze their foes.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[He'd ask the same thing, but nope--too busy slicing some of them apart and hoping he doesn't hit Mercury.]

totally screwed that up wtf self

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[Now that she has breathing room...

Her visor flies rapidly through several displays before showing her what she wants. Mercury's head snaps up.]

They're droids!

[One good solution for that:]

Dark Mirage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6ZhGCF15U)!

[The water pops in a series of small explosions as it hurls towards its target, where it breaks over several droids to freeze them and scramble their directives.]

That's fine!

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

The hell are those?!

[He doesn't give her much time to answer. He moves in on the confused droids, slicing through them in a Blade Rush before leaping into the air, growing glowy violet wings and diving down, leaving explosions in his wake.]

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Droids. [She doesn't bother explaining beyond that; time for that later.] Think of them as machines.

[Laharl's overkill attack clears out a nice radius.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[Which is, of course, the purpose.]

How many of them are there?

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[A quick readout to make sure none are hidden- no extra energy signatures.]

Five more.

[She slips right by Laharl, back to back. Her lips curve upward. This is the best type of time together.]

Shall we take them out?

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

Let's.

[His lips turn up in an evil grin. This is the kind of thing he likes to do.]

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[Oh look. Two on her side. Mercury makes another sword stroke against the air, and they stagger back against the force of her attack.]