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Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
Megumin just...hung there, from Hiryu's shoulder, her pupils enlarged and focused on Midna. "B-but it was the only magic I had left. That was strength. Blunt strength." She slid off the boy's back, rubbing herself. "I liked it. It was compensation. I liked it so much..." The pupils began to wobble as she fidgeted. "I won't kill you all, I promise. I just want to use it to give me the strength to kill Cobblepot...I just want to get Explosion back, and then I'll be a valuable party member again..." It felt like food was being dangled just beyond her reach. And, by God, she was going to go through whatever lengths were necessary to get it.
Lucky's tail slowly wagged as he stared back at Weiss, expecting her tongue to form a "Y" sound. Instead, her eyes froze over for the longest time, before a flat little "no" was uttered. Now that he knew the feeling was mutual, his ears fell. "...Oh." He nervously shuffled in place, wondering whether or not he should apologize to Weiss. This was abandonment issues up the ass, all right. So much for attempting empathy; Going off both Schnees' reactions, he just soured their moods. Especially Jacques's. The old man just kicked the rabbit square in the ribs, which he expected. What he didn't expect, however, was his whole damn species being insulted. Okay, he could take being kicked, but being accused of rolling in his own pellets? Nope, he wasn't taking that shit, forget his promise to become a Care Bear.
"Now, hold the FUCK UP!" Lucky hopped after Jacques, snarling. "I'll have you know that it's PIGS you're thinkin' of! If we're given an enclosure with plenty of space, and said enclosure gets a consistent bedding change, rolling in our own shit is very unlikely to happen! I know what you're thinkin' now, and there is a VERY understandable reason for it! The reason we eat our own cecotropes is because we need the nutrients that get stuck in it, and THAT is because our digestive systems don't agree with our diet! Not everyone is blessed with a human-quality digestive system at birth, and the surgery to get one is VERY expensive! Fuckin' Scrooge McDuck couldn't afford it!" He threw his nubs in the air. "God, I just thought I'd smooth things over, okay?! You really think I'm good at this shit?! Do I look like fuckin' Thumper to you?"
His rant was cut off by Jason, who signaled him to look at Megumin, who looked...not great. "...Okay, maybe you're right." Lucky's tail went between his legs. "Maybe havin' your heart closed up isn't for everyone. But otherwise, I don't really know what else to tell her..."
It seemed that things settled, but then Shujinko just HAD to call him "bunny" once more, and his voice flared back up. "RABBIT! I'M A FUCKIN' RABBIT! RAB! BIT!"
"You're more than a rabbit, Lucky..." Megumin began to stalk towards Lucky, her pupils still wide and trembling. "...You're...You're an enchanter..."
Even Lucky could see his mistake at this point. "Ummm, Lassie, I just thought we'd experiment, and it doesn't look like Barrijade is right for you. Maybe we could, y'know, get over the loss of Explosion the organic way?" He stalked backwards, his head low.
"I didn't lose Explosion in an organic way, Lucky!" Megumin protested, outstretching her hands. "They took it from me! B-but I can't believe I'm saying this, you have something better!" Her eyelid's twitching unearthed her lies. "I'll take that pretty stone off you, and use it to get Explosion back...then, then I'll give it back to you. What do you say?" Her grin was every bit as crooked and menacing as one from a crocodile on sugar.
"I-I say, I think I exacerbated your brain damage, Lassie!" Lucky hugged his jade tightly. His nose was twitching, and his ears were all the way back. "Jesus Christ, who knew dark magic gave you such a buzz?!"
"LUCKY! I WANT THAT STONE NOW!" Megumin tackled him to the ground, thrashing for his jade. "I must have its ability to reduce my mercy! I want Explosion back, and you're dangling the key right in front of my face! A good bunny doesn't do that!"
"I'm a rabbit! A-and you're a girl in desperate need of hot milk!"
Lucky:
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Mood: Creeped out
Location: Prison Complex
On nub: Paw O' Death, pistol obtained in Blood Gulch, Tesseract Watch, Communicator, Universal TV Remote
Powers/Abilities:
Barrijade: Strange pieces of enchanted jade that close off Lucky's heart, preventing him from having emotions such as love, compassion, and empathy. Is active, but shards aren't as powerful as the main piece, which is currently swimming in Twilight.
Rabbit senses-Lucky has a keen sense of hearing and smell.
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Megumin:
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Mood: The grand, holy mother of all power trips.
Location: Prison Complex
On hand: Manatite Staff, Tesseract Watch, Bud Light, Bill Cipher's hat, Dagger, Shank, Spartan Laser
Powers/Abilities:
Explosion: A one-use spell that causes a tremendous explosion. Disintegrates anything it touches. Because of its outrageously high MP cost, Megumin becomes too tired to move after casting. It was disabled via brain tampering in Blood Gulch, and it looks like it isn't back after all...
Barrijade: Strange pieces of enchanted jade that close off Megumin's heart, preventing her from having emotions such as love, compassion, and empathy. Is active, and exacerbated by Megumin's need to avenge her beloved Explosion.
Combat: Very, VERY basic combat training by Mao Mao and Samus.
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