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ʜᴇɪɴᴇ "babygirl (affectionate)" ʀᴀᴍᴍꜱᴛᴇɪɴᴇʀ ([personal profile] kampfgeist) wrote in [community profile] citynet2023-07-18 11:14 am

video » text | @stray

[ the video comes first!

heine films from where he's sitting on top of a mailbox on a street corner. it's a slow pan across an empty intersection just northeast of the bank—the bank building itself is visible, as a landmark for where he is, but he also makes a point of filming as much down each street as he can manage. master film director heine is not, but at least he manages to pick out a few identifying storefronts so people can triangulate themselves!

there's no talking, or really any sound at all (which for heine is still one of the worst parts of this place). once he's filmed enough that he thinks the location has been conveyed, the video cuts off.

when he uploads it, it's with a text accompaniment: ]


let me get this out of the way first: i'm not trying to die
and i also don't want to kill anyone
[ today, anyway! ]


but if you're also here without the weapons you're used to
don't want to get stuck with your thumb up your ass if shit goes wrong
and think you could use a good fight to keep your skills sharp

then hopefully you can figure out from the video where to go
if you can't then
[ he is judging you slightly ] ask for directions



rules:
1) i have knives but if you want to use something else that's on you
2) no sparring bullshit, we fight like we mean it
3) i'll go easy if you need but don't ask me to teach you
def: (pic#16521605)

[personal profile] def 2023-07-19 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
No worries, I didn't want anyone to think I'm using tricks.

I'll see you.


[ lemme toss something in your catchall in a bit! ]
limbical: (a long-haired gig or stuff like that)

[personal profile] limbical 2023-07-19 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
You never know who might end up too enthusiastic. I'd rather be prepared and not needed.
limbical: (cause everybody digs)

— private.

[personal profile] limbical 2023-07-19 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
I have my moments.

[look phones like this don't even exist where he's from, heine is a step up from him]

Depends on what you're looking to find out. The fact that death isn't permanent, or the consequences that follow?
limbical: (every time he plays)

— private.

[personal profile] limbical 2023-07-19 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Let me put it this way: it isn't impossible for something similar to happen where I'm from. There is technically a way to revive someone, in the right circumstances. Here, they don't seem to have the limitations my world does.

So yes. People don't stay dead so far. Two people died, and two people didn't stay dead.

I don't know if the consequences will remain the same, but the pattern shows to be the case so far, two out of two.

I will also say that I'm fairly certain those who bore witness to the most recent death also are experiencing repercussions. I suppose our observance was seen as complacence.
limbical: (when playin' jazz)

— private.

[personal profile] limbical 2023-07-19 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Would you mind if I asked about the method? I'll understand if you aren't inclined, considering the subject matter.

[He sighs heavily.] I'm also hoping for that. It's a real pain in the ass what ended up happening.

I suppose we learned some things, but I wouldn't say it was worth it.
limbical: (who knows where its at)

— private.

[personal profile] limbical 2023-07-19 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[hey. what the fuck.]

It sounds like someone was attempting to make some powerful soldiers. Am I wrong?
limbical: (a swinging cat)

— private.

[personal profile] limbical 2023-07-19 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[gottem]

I'm not surprised someone would go out of their way for such an experiment. I'm sure the person responsible doesn't see anything wrong with some side-effects if the soldiers die and return.

What a pain in the ass. ...Though I realize I'm merely venting at someone who is intimately more familiar with it than myself.
bemist: (No attorneys to plead my case)

text; un: gebura

[personal profile] bemist 2023-07-19 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
sure
why not
don't need any kind of coddling but i'm down a sword so if you're cool with a baseball bat
i'll take you up on that
zangetsu: (pic#15913349)

[personal profile] zangetsu 2023-07-19 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
he watches the guy in turn. the lift of the hand, the way the tension bleeds off in the wake of that meditative breath control.

(one of the first thing they teach you in any grappling art is how to fall, easy and boneless. less chance you'll be hurt. anyone who really knows how to fight knows how to let themselves go lax. not that he'd doubted the guy's experience, but it's a pretty clear indication of just how much he's looking at. the promise of a fight only settles one kind of soul.)

he finds himself grinning, just a bit. some demons you can't excise, you can only befriend. he's no zaraki, living and breathing and determined to die by a blade — but there's a reason he's always felt more at home around the twelfth division.


'First blood' is meaning it to you?

it's a cheeky little riposte, and he tilts his chin up with a jerk. there's a certain cocky affect to how he holds himself and speaks, but it's got a foundation to it — solid and sure.

Let's just go until we're done. Nobody dies.

great way to work some tension off after a month in this weird-ass place, anyway.
wrenchedup: (🔧 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐)

[personal profile] wrenchedup 2023-07-19 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
and point. well i'm bored and available now if you're game. [ read as: dealing with shit and finally sober enough to walk. ]
wrenchedup: (🔧 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚜)

Action!

[personal profile] wrenchedup 2023-07-19 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ yeah, its fucking lame but whatever he'll limp his ass over cause who doesn't love a good knife fight? actually, haven't been in a knife fight in awhile... not very good at knife fights, but knowing full well he'll get his ass handed to him has never stopped him before!! anyway, eventually Wrench gets there with a flick of a wave and a smoke hanging out of wherever it manages to hang out of. ] nice perch. how's the view up there?
Edited (derp) 2023-07-19 16:35 (UTC)
wrenchedup: (🔧 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚔)

[personal profile] wrenchedup 2023-07-19 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah , real high up there Obi-Wan. Wrench stopped and cocked his head to the side for a moment. Had to wonder if this was all for something more like, oh I dunno, trying to deal with things. Not like processing emotions through fists was a novel idea but he wasn't one to judge. Give him a sec to scan the area though for prying ears and eyes, looking at you Morticia Dench. ]

Aww, I thought about bringing a surprise but I decided to save my grenades for someone prettier. [ Heart eyes flicked over his display for a moment. Which!! Isn't to say Heine isn't pretty, by the way. Cause he is, but. You know. He likes to egg people on. ANYWAY. ] Real talk, I am not good at either. and i wanna be, eh well. I don't, actually. i like my way of doing shit but this place doesn't so here we are. before— you say anything, though. i'm not looking for "lessons" don't worry. doing IS how I learn, so.
Edited 2023-07-19 17:18 (UTC)
zangetsu: (pic#15913321)

same re: whatever ~fight flow~ u wanna go for!

[personal profile] zangetsu 2023-07-19 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
any illusions he'd possessed about keeping this a Just Guys Being Guys fight are instantly thrown out the window. heine's fast — it's no shunpo, but it's more than just well-trained human. he's spent too long fighting for his life to really be caught off-guard by it, but it's surprising just the same — his weight shifts onto his back foot, braced for the impact.

he has a split second to decide what to do. if there are already people running around with powers, and no way to open a senkaimon — it's not like old man shunsui can roll up on him with a reprimand. he has a hard time thinking even a stickler for the rules like byakuya would be much offended by breaking decorum here. being normal, protecting his own identity, his abilities... in the end, that neither serves nor saves anything but him here.

and frankly — that's just not how he's built.

ichigo doesn't really want to hurt the guy without knowing exactly what he can take — so his first forays lean more defensive. heine throws out a blow and ichigo moves a bit, lets it connect against his shoulder. gauging the strength and technique with the canvas of his own tolerance. the impact has a gravity to it, a sense of heaviness behind it — and somehow he doesn't think it's his full strength, either. the first steps of a fight are always a little more like a dance, feeling each other out. if this were serious, or done for anything but the alleviation of boredom and the chance to keep up on necessary survival skills, he'd suspect otherwise. but the guy seemed pretty aligned with ichigo's own desire not to do any permanent, lasting damage to anyone who can't take or doesn't deserve it.

rather than trade blows, ichigo closes his hand around the man's wrist and drops one shoulder for leverage, aiming to fling him back down the street. it's less intended to harm and more to gain a brief distance so he can say —


I hear property damage gets people handcuffed. We might wanna cool it on the mailbox massacre.

you know, or not.
bemist: (No opiates to send me into outer space)

[personal profile] bemist 2023-07-19 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds good to me
if that's it i'll come find you

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