Under normal circumstances, Shu would have repulsed the attack, leapt for the doorway, met Donnie’s gaze, and facilitated his plan. But today… she is a few steps behind. As Donnie tries to meet her eyes, he will find that she is gazing down, mouth partially open in an ‘O’ of surprise, eyes wrinkled in a frown of seeming disbelief. A crimson flower has begun to bloom through her overalls. The greatsword had struck true. Blow for equivalent blow had been exchanged, and the blood streaming down Adolfus’s face is matched by the pooling liquid beneath Shu.
This did not happen.
Operator file: Nongye Tianshi Shu of Yan, ever happy to impart all the agricultural knowledge there is. Position: Melee Tags: Defense Healing Support Medical Records: No Originium infection detected Branch: 6* Guardian Defender Trivia: Of all Defenders, Shu is the only one to use nothing in place of a shield.
When queried, she had simply responded, “I don’t need one.” And she did her job admirably. Certainly, Feranmut could die. Certainly they could be injured. But the force necessary to truly cause her harm with a simple blade was something that few individuals on Terra could muster, and she had never truly considered herself to be in any real danger. Not in Dahuang and not ten thousand feet in the sky on a floating warship.
How stupid of her.
The rules were different here.
When she finally glances up to see Donnie, the self-assurance is absent for the very first time. It is replaced, for the most fleeting of moments, by fear.
Just one solitary moment.
Then she is stirring to action. Her non-dominant hand staunching her wound, she vaults the table between her and the door as Adolfus staggers sideways, trying to seize her as she passes. Her tail, so useful mere moments before, becomes a liability as he manages a tenuous grip and attempts to yank.
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Date: 2024-08-20 07:22 pm (UTC)This did not happen.
Operator file: Nongye Tianshi Shu of Yan, ever happy to impart all the agricultural knowledge there is.
Position: Melee
Tags: Defense Healing Support
Medical Records: No Originium infection detected
Branch: 6* Guardian Defender
Trivia: Of all Defenders, Shu is the only one to use nothing in place of a shield.
When queried, she had simply responded, “I don’t need one.” And she did her job admirably. Certainly, Feranmut could die. Certainly they could be injured. But the force necessary to truly cause her harm with a simple blade was something that few individuals on Terra could muster, and she had never truly considered herself to be in any real danger. Not in Dahuang and not ten thousand feet in the sky on a floating warship.
How stupid of her.
The rules were different here.
When she finally glances up to see Donnie, the self-assurance is absent for the very first time. It is replaced, for the most fleeting of moments, by fear.
Just one solitary moment.
Then she is stirring to action. Her non-dominant hand staunching her wound, she vaults the table between her and the door as Adolfus staggers sideways, trying to seize her as she passes. Her tail, so useful mere moments before, becomes a liability as he manages a tenuous grip and attempts to yank.