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[faithfulflame]

[Raising an eyebrow, Rei can't help but chuff a vague laugh. Knives. Of course.]

Are you any good with them?

[punchesyu]

I've got a little bit of practice.

[He winks as he tries to do some kind of fancy trick with them- and ends up almost dropping one of the kunai because he is super smooth.]

[faithfulflame]

[She doesn't laugh. she does smile though, saying nothing.]

Is this the sort of game where we have a...class?

[punchesyu]

Nah, I didn't set it up for that. I heard whatever we do in here effects us when we're outside of it too. You know, like getting a workout and stuff.

[He embarrassingly keeps a better grip on his kunai.]

No time like the present though, right? Come on, let's go check out what's behind those doors. [He walks up to them, and pushes. It takes a lot of effort from him, because they're really heavy doors and he's not particularly strong. Outside though, they can see the remnants of whoever "kidnapped" the king, little cartoony midget medieval swordsmen in primitive animal skins. He scratches his head, baffled.]

Man, maybe I should of made my own instead of this lame preset...

[faithfulflame]

[She nods and takes a step out the door, leaving the heavy lifting to Yosuke. That's only proper, right?]

Well, I don't know. They might look menacing in the right light. I guess though, we're supposed to dispatch them?

[punchesyu]

Yeah, if you mean they're gunna menacingly bite my ankles. [He doesn't look impressed, but subsequently freaks out when one of them decides to charge him and try to take a swing at him. He dodges out of the way, but falls on his behind.]

Woaaaahhhh!!! What the hell, dude?! You could kill someone with that thing-!

[faithfulflame]

[Rei blinks when it comes charging up, and skips back a few steps before drawing back the bow and taking a shot. The arrow sticks in the little guy before he can keep attacking, and he flops over and vanishes in a pile of pixels.]

Apparently! That looked really sharp. [A sigh.] You said this was a Preset?

[punchesyu]

Yeah- [He says with exasperation, because that was hella lame of him...] I thought it would be faster just to use something they already set up.

[He picks himself up, brushes himself off, and stares down at the other remaining minion. It freaks out, and starts to run.]

Hell no, you're gunna pay for this! Get back here! [He doesn't go running off without Rei, but he does want to give chase so he could get revenge for making him look like a loser.]

[faithfulflame]

[But he is a loser...]

CERES has some interesting ideas, then.

[She follows, drawing out another arrow and advancing slowly, keeping him between her and the monster. If it was going to stab someone, it may as well stab the meatier of the two of them. She knew first aid, so it'd be okay, Yosuke.

~_^]

[punchesyu]

[He rounds a corner in pursuit, almost caught up to the little bastard when...

He sees the room has a dozen of the devil munchkins in it.]

Uhhh...Rei?

[The one he'd been chasing turns around, and sticks its tongue out at him, raising its sword and pointing it at Yosuke.]

[faithfulflame]

Yosuke...get ready.

[She doesn't answer more than that, she just skips backwards a step and fires a quick shot over his shoulder. The arrow takes the leader, pinning him to the ground and disintegrating him.]

[punchesyu]

[This was his chance to look cool, kunai at the ready since that shot Rei took seemed to upset them. It's also time for semi-serious mode.]

Hey. Let's let them come to us. You mow 'em down, I'll take care of whatever gets through.

[And he readies himself and tries to look all awesome while he does it. And as if on cue, they charge the duo, their swords raised and little midget cries sound.]

[faithfulflame]

[Rei nods, drawing back the bow with a creak. Firing off arrow after arrow, she does her best to keep him covered, but backing up periodically to be sure she isn't pinned down.]

Careful! To your left!

[punchesyu]

Noooooo problem! [Brandishing his kunai, he takes on the little fur covered midget thing and somehow, successfully blocks a swing from his opponent. Not without realizing that despite all the fighting they'd done in the TV world, he still had a ways to go in the strength department.

Heaving the sword out of the way, he goes in quickly for a kill with a quick swipe of his kunai, making it explode into pixels.]

See what I mean? [He didn't look all that cool while he did it though.]

[faithfulflame]

Don't get cocky!

[And as she says this two more break around him and go for her. She'll probably get one without help, but two? That's pushing it. She isn't Legolas.]

[punchesyu]

[The little cheeky midgets taunt Yosuke as they brush past him on their way to try to get at the archer that was reducing their numbers from what they'd consider too safe of a distance. It clicks in his head what's happening, and breaks out into a run to try to nab the one on the right. Thankfully he is quick on his feet, and his first thought once he catches it is to tackle the creature before it can get to Rei.

Both go down in a heap, and weapons skid across the floor from both of them, leaving creature and teenager unarmed. Yosuke takes a punch to the face and is knocked back, landing hard on his back. But strangely enough, he doesn't feel the pain of the blow, which baffles him and lets him at least scramble to his feet, looking around frantically for his kunai. He spots one, and runs to pick it up. These antics have bought enough time so that both shouldn't be able to jump Rei at the same time, but Yosuke is determined to take the thing out that sucker punched him like that.]

[faithfulflame]

[Well, the other one? Rei simply just stabs with an arrow. It's a little stupid, but it does have a sharp point and it gets the job done so she can go back to covering for Yosuke as he rolls around on the ground.]

Good job. Thanks.

[Man her concentration is just intense, though, but they're beginning to thin things out...]

[punchesyu]

Hell yeah! [He waves to her looking proud, but that little distraction leads to his opponent picking up its sword and charging at Yosuke for knocking him flat. That scrabble continues on, the sword flashing to try to cut the teenager in half. After quite a bit of difficulty on Yosuke's part to defend himself, he finally snags an opening to charge in and slashes in just the right spot to take out the little guy.]

[He turns, seeing that there's only a few more left because arrows are hax.]

[So he charges on with its back turned to him, taking it out quickly to only leave two to deal with.]

[faithfulflame]

[Rei draws back her final arrow and looks at Yosuke. Obviously she can only take out one till she can recover a few arrows from the pixelated dead cave-gremlins, so he'll have to deal with one.]

Ready? You go right.

[punchesyu]

You got it.

[He looks rather confident now that the numbers are down, taking the right as instructed and flipping a kunai backwards in his hand to take a slash at the creature like they do in the movies. Now that their group has dwindled, they exhibit the same behavior as the other two had- cowardly, making it easier for him to take out his opponent. He'll turn and grin like an idiot after he's made sure that Rei's taken out her own target.]

[faithfulflame]

[By the time he's turning to face her, she's lowering her bow and smiling vaguely, starting to saunter towards the fallen collection of arrows amid the pile of pixels.]

Very good, Yosuke-kun. You're a lot better with that than I'd have thought.

[punchesyu]

I've got some practice in with these babies. [He smiles proudly. Maybe he did look awesome!]

Man, if that's all this place is going to be, then maybe I should of turned up the difficulty level!

[He says as he picks up a few arrows too for her, presenting them.]

[faithfulflame]

[She accepts them and sticks them back in her quiver, of course.]

I wouldn't know by looking at you. Consider me surprised.

[Which begs the question...]

But why?

[punchesyu]

It's a long story.

[And he really isn't kidding.]

I kinda had to figure out how to defend myself and others back home. It might be easier to show you than to explain it. [He starts to head down the hallway, leading to some stairs that would lead them downward into the castle.]

[faithfulflame]

Well, I'm more than willing to be shown.

[Rei trots off down the hallway after him, happy to cover his behind. Whatever it is she's going to be shown, well...she's sure it can't be as weird as her secret.]