Pandora Idols; closed to Seiko

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[ Takane can tolerate a lot of things. Stuffy people, rude people, long lines, society's expectations.

But there are other things she cannot, and one of those happens to involve any sort of threat to those she deems important. Which, in this case, happens to be a surprisingly mobile walrus-like beast attacking her fellow singers. Naturally, when it flees, she... follows it.

Because an eighteen-year-old girl getting into a fight with a giant walrus is something that won't attract any attention at all. Especially when she gains the upper hand by singing at it.

She is, however, not used to any of this, so perhaps some assistance might be in order. ]

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[ it's a ritual by now, an ingrained and thickly oppressive habit of his to hunt chains. for some in pandora, it's their job—for gilbert it's his life.

for the time being, anyway.

because everything about his life is for a purpose: everything that happens, everyone he meets; they're all a means to one specific end. and gilbert's heart bleeds and burns in a never ending torture as he waits for the day that he may actually be considered to have repented enough to deserve the chance to have what he lost. his most precious person, the one he lived for, the one he still lives for. it's not if he will have him returned to him, it's just when. but waiting is hard, sometimes even unbearable. so, for gilbert, everything that is his life is a distraction to pass the days (pass the hours) that need to singe themselves away into nothing until the time comes.

usually chain hunting is straightforward. usually, the chain is typical and it follows the same patterns as its brothers and sisters. they all have a common instinct and necessity to ensure their survival.

sometimes, though, the characteristics that bloom in a chain that make it unique throw gilbert for a loop enough that things get complicated. or, at least, annoying because it usually ends up with gilbert locating and confronting the chain only to be dumbstruck by some ridiculous and unexpected action it does. and then of course, they sometimes decide to run instead of attack after shellshocking their opponent (how stupid they are, that's for sure).

so he's been searching for this chain for quite some time, wondering how something of its size and sound could disappear so easily, but it all eventually does come to light when he hears some off in the distance screams. he's too late, though; at least, too late in terms of the chain has fled but he's managed to get some basic idea of where to go from the would-be victims that were able to talk without hysteria hindering them. before he departed, however, one had stepped forward, stopping him and begging him to help someone—another one of them that had pursued the chain when it retreated. he'd reluctantly accepted the request, particularly when the girl received support for her wish, but even as he ran through the streets, he cursed himself every step of the way. the chances he would make it in time before she was injured or worse were slim.

which is why when he hears singing along with some unpleasant familiar sounds that he follows it. he could question why the hell he's hearing such an... unique... commotion but if he was confused before arriving, as he halts his run as he turns a corner and they come into view, he doesn't even know what he is considered to be now.

...is she... singing at it? better yet, is it actually affecting the chain? that's a first. that's... ]

. . .

[ so messed up he doesn't even want to know, really. she's pretty close to it and if it gets agitated enough it could flail and she could end up getting hit. which is why gilbert decides having to track the chain down again may just be worth the trouble to avoid having to bring a lifeless body back to a bunch of crying girls. he doesn't think he could handle that. yes, chasing the chain later is much more preferable which is why he pulls one of his guns from where he stands and takes aim, firing three precise shots that hit the wailing creature. if it didn't like the girl's singing, it likes the singing with a couple bullet wounds even less and the actual injuries are enough to startle it to reel back and try to feel despite being... obviously severely handicapped from that girl's voice.

which would normally be ridiculously convenient, but, well, he doesn't want to take chances nor does he want to take advantage so he lowers his gun when he's sure the bullets hit their target before running to the girl and reaching to grab at her arm before she can get any bright ideas like maybe chase after it again. ]

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