Sir Skrubbins
The Dude
Kazuma Satou
Interactions: jigglesworth (Booker) 2Bornot2B (Tanya) ButtDanceClaudette (Claudette, Oni) Rhysie (Rhys) @fellowkids
Mentions: PolikShadowbliss (Hunter)
Having exchanged pleasantries with some of his fellow victims, Kazuma couldn’t help but feel that he’d, in large part, wasted his time.
He was still just as confused as he was before, and, though it would be unfair to put the blame on them, nobody seemed to know anything. Nobody seemed to have anything. He had no idea where his party was, or even if they were alright - knowing them, they’d already gotten themselves into trouble. Megumin probably already destroyed any semblance of peace, Darkness was probably allowing herself to get ravaged by monsters, and he knew that Aqua would have been airheaded enough to encourage it.
Thinking about his dysfunctional party only soured Kazuma’s mood and stressed him out even more. Trying to take his mind off it, he looked back towards the well-dressed man, as he nodded in the adventurer’s direction and began to speak. "It's tough to come up with a plan at this point, considering we don't know jack,“ he began. “I think we'll have to wait. Meantime, call me Booker."
“So you mean to tell me that all we can do here is sit with our thumbs in our noses while they sharpen the meat hooks?!“ Kazuma bitterly responded, his face scrunching up in annoyance. Despite his irritation, he knew that he couldn’t argue with him. Booker was right.
“No cash, no equipment - I bet my mana doesn’t even work, either. So I have to start from scratch again. Perfect. If I’d have known being an adventurer involved being kidnapped and trafficked, I’d have - !“
And then, just as Kazuma was beginning to enjoy his recent return to consciousnes...
SMASH!
Completely unbalanced, Kazuma was slingshotted at turbo speed to the other side of the container, with his face being all he had to cushion the blow.
———
“Ough... Eris-sama, Aqua-sama... alright, I admit it. I was a shut-in NEET. Please just kill me and reincarnate me back in the other world.“
With his ears ringing, his face numb from the impact and his vision barely just starting to get rid of the spinning stars, Kazuma, at the very least, knew that the crash hadn’t killed him. He didn’t know whether or not to thank his Luck stat for that, considering he really felt like going to the afterlife and having a word with Eris right now. If he’d known that this was part of the deal, he’d have chosen reincarnation in Japan the first time!
For what it was worth, Kazuma was relatively unharmed, save for his throbbing face. The group was able to climb out of the wreckage through an opening in the shutters, and was met with a rather... unsettling sight. Blood trails going straight into the woods, blinding fog, and monsters afoot. Never before had Kazuma felt so naked without his sword.
Noticing the teenage girl from earlier receiving medical attention, Kazuma moved over as fast as he could. Part of him just wanted to book it, but they did need safety in numbers.
”Can you walk?“ He heard the girl giving her medical attention ask, as Kazuma briefly closed his eyes and shook his head.
”Hey, am I interrupting something? Give it a rest!“ Kazuma hissed, being careful to keep his voice down. “We really don’t have time for this right now! We‘ll give her and the others some real medical attention when we get to safety - stopping here just means we’ll all get killed. I’ll carry her on my back - I’ve done this kind of thing before.“ Kazuma may be heavy-handed, but he is not callous - he died the first time in an (unnecessary) attempt to save someone’s life. No way was he going to just leave someone here if he could help it - and especially not a kid. Assuming she agreed to it, Kazuma lifted the wounded girl up into a piggyback, just as he would do with Megumin after she cast her explosion spell and fell limp.
Throughout the time it took for this to happen, there was a mish-mash of different happenings. Some people began to bark orders, form plans, scavenge - even split up, at a time like this.
What he was sure they couldn’t have planned for, though, was the earthquake-inducing roar of a monster straight out of the deepest depths of nightmares, which then came barrelling out of the forest, straight towards the wreckage!
Barely suppressing the urge to scream in terror, Kazuma gave a brief, horrified look to those behind him - to Booker, in particular, exclaiming: “I think that’s more than enough investigation time! Let’s hotfoot it out of here!“ He sincerely hoped nobody was airheaded enough to try to fight the demon with their bare hands - a few of the others had already began their sprint to the city, and Kazuma was more than happy to follow suit. Making sure that the wounded girl wouldn’t fall off of his back (if she was there), Kazuma soon joined them while the monster seemed to be “cooling down” from its attack, trying to stick reasonably to the forest so he could duck for cover if he had to.
”Hey! You, with that robot arm! Get in front of us and shine that light it has! We’re gonna be eating the dirt at this rate!“ Kazuma cried, speaking to the man in the light blue shirt and sci-fi clothes. Anything that could help with the fog would be more than welcome.
Interactions: jigglesworth (Booker) 2Bornot2B (Tanya) ButtDanceClaudette (Claudette, Oni) Rhysie (Rhys) @fellowkids
Mentions: PolikShadowbliss (Hunter)
Having exchanged pleasantries with some of his fellow victims, Kazuma couldn’t help but feel that he’d, in large part, wasted his time.
He was still just as confused as he was before, and, though it would be unfair to put the blame on them, nobody seemed to know anything. Nobody seemed to have anything. He had no idea where his party was, or even if they were alright - knowing them, they’d already gotten themselves into trouble. Megumin probably already destroyed any semblance of peace, Darkness was probably allowing herself to get ravaged by monsters, and he knew that Aqua would have been airheaded enough to encourage it.
Thinking about his dysfunctional party only soured Kazuma’s mood and stressed him out even more. Trying to take his mind off it, he looked back towards the well-dressed man, as he nodded in the adventurer’s direction and began to speak. "It's tough to come up with a plan at this point, considering we don't know jack,“ he began. “I think we'll have to wait. Meantime, call me Booker."
“So you mean to tell me that all we can do here is sit with our thumbs in our noses while they sharpen the meat hooks?!“ Kazuma bitterly responded, his face scrunching up in annoyance. Despite his irritation, he knew that he couldn’t argue with him. Booker was right.
“No cash, no equipment - I bet my mana doesn’t even work, either. So I have to start from scratch again. Perfect. If I’d have known being an adventurer involved being kidnapped and trafficked, I’d have - !“
And then, just as Kazuma was beginning to enjoy his recent return to consciousnes...
SMASH!
Completely unbalanced, Kazuma was slingshotted at turbo speed to the other side of the container, with his face being all he had to cushion the blow.
———
“Ough... Eris-sama, Aqua-sama... alright, I admit it. I was a shut-in NEET. Please just kill me and reincarnate me back in the other world.“
With his ears ringing, his face numb from the impact and his vision barely just starting to get rid of the spinning stars, Kazuma, at the very least, knew that the crash hadn’t killed him. He didn’t know whether or not to thank his Luck stat for that, considering he really felt like going to the afterlife and having a word with Eris right now. If he’d known that this was part of the deal, he’d have chosen reincarnation in Japan the first time!
For what it was worth, Kazuma was relatively unharmed, save for his throbbing face. The group was able to climb out of the wreckage through an opening in the shutters, and was met with a rather... unsettling sight. Blood trails going straight into the woods, blinding fog, and monsters afoot. Never before had Kazuma felt so naked without his sword.
Noticing the teenage girl from earlier receiving medical attention, Kazuma moved over as fast as he could. Part of him just wanted to book it, but they did need safety in numbers.
”Can you walk?“ He heard the girl giving her medical attention ask, as Kazuma briefly closed his eyes and shook his head.
”Hey, am I interrupting something? Give it a rest!“ Kazuma hissed, being careful to keep his voice down. “We really don’t have time for this right now! We‘ll give her and the others some real medical attention when we get to safety - stopping here just means we’ll all get killed. I’ll carry her on my back - I’ve done this kind of thing before.“ Kazuma may be heavy-handed, but he is not callous - he died the first time in an (unnecessary) attempt to save someone’s life. No way was he going to just leave someone here if he could help it - and especially not a kid. Assuming she agreed to it, Kazuma lifted the wounded girl up into a piggyback, just as he would do with Megumin after she cast her explosion spell and fell limp.
Throughout the time it took for this to happen, there was a mish-mash of different happenings. Some people began to bark orders, form plans, scavenge - even split up, at a time like this.
What he was sure they couldn’t have planned for, though, was the earthquake-inducing roar of a monster straight out of the deepest depths of nightmares, which then came barrelling out of the forest, straight towards the wreckage!
Barely suppressing the urge to scream in terror, Kazuma gave a brief, horrified look to those behind him - to Booker, in particular, exclaiming: “I think that’s more than enough investigation time! Let’s hotfoot it out of here!“ He sincerely hoped nobody was airheaded enough to try to fight the demon with their bare hands - a few of the others had already began their sprint to the city, and Kazuma was more than happy to follow suit. Making sure that the wounded girl wouldn’t fall off of his back (if she was there), Kazuma soon joined them while the monster seemed to be “cooling down” from its attack, trying to stick reasonably to the forest so he could duck for cover if he had to.
”Hey! You, with that robot arm! Get in front of us and shine that light it has! We’re gonna be eating the dirt at this rate!“ Kazuma cried, speaking to the man in the light blue shirt and sci-fi clothes. Anything that could help with the fog would be more than welcome.