<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/JHjOLwC.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Vivienne "Vivi" Kajahara (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=257949.msg12739552#msg12739552)<br/><strong>Alias:</strong>Black Ranger<br/><strong>Time/Date:</strong>October 1st, not so early morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Fountain -> Athletic Centre Track<br/><strong>Mentions:</strong><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Jake, Bence, Kara<br/><hr/><br/>With the murderous horde of students rapidly approaching, Vivienne wasted no time adhering to Jake's advice, firmly locking her arms around him so that their bodies were locked in a tight embrace. They couldn't really afford to hesitate, so it was a good thing that neither of them seemed to be particularly timid, and they managed to take off less than a second before a pack of charging people would have tackled them at full speed.<br/><br/>It all happened too fast for Vivi to even have any expectations about what flying might be like, but even if she had, they surely would have been surpassed by a long shot. Flying was awesome! Despite the dire and extremely confusing predicament which they currently found themselves in, she couldn't hold back an excited cheer as if she were enjoying the world's most extreme amusement park ride while they made the brief jaunt through the air from the fountain to the track.<br/><br/>Of course, she had to come back down to earth very quickly once they'd landed, both literally and figuratively...or did she? Some sort of alien persona had decided that her head was a fine place to take up residence, there was an angry mob lead by some grotesque thing straight out of a horror video game trying to kill her and her mostly new band of telepathic friends, and now exploding into blinding flashes of colorful light was apparently the brand new fad. Yeah, it all seemed pretty fucking far from 'grounded'.<br/><br/>Even with all of the other crazy shit she'd experienced and witnessed that morning, Vivi could still only stare in disbelief as Bence, Kara and finally Jake all magically transformed into badass looking space commandos. It was especially surreal watching the now heavily armored Bence swing a giant mallet through crowds of people, but honestly, she was done questioning it. One of the valuable lessons that Vivienne had learned was that sometimes, when shit gets absurd and crazy enough, you're better off just accepting it and going full crazy. It looked like the big guy was in serious need of some help, which was already enough for her to want to jump in, and then Kara jumping - or teleporting - into the fray only made her even more sure.<br/><br/><em>Luci...?</em>Her dark passenger had been uncharacteristically quiet for the last few minutes.<em>Please tell me we can do <strong>that</strong></em>, she added, now focusing her attention on Jake as he rained down electrical destruction all over the place. So much for the soccer field.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Lucida Console;"><em><strong>Right,</strong></em></span>he replied calmly. No scathing remarks or insults to her intelligence, which was a little off if not entirely suspicious.<br/><br/><em>Well, I don't mean to rush you or anything...</em><br/><br/>Vivi glanced back over her shoulder at the huge mob spilling into the field, with the big eyeball monstrosity lumbering along amongst them.<br/><br/><em>But now might be a decent time. You know, if you're not busy.</em><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Lucida Console;"><em><strong>No. Right,</strong></em></span>Luci repeated, his tone and cadence noticeably more deliberate than before when he'd been barking orders at her.<br/><br/><strong>"...Huh?"</strong>Just as she started to catch on and turn towards her right, Vivi's head was suddenly snapped back the other way by a vicious hook that caught her right on the chin, causing her world to momentarily go dark as she landed sprawled out over the grass. Thankfully, whatever magic which had infused her with ninja skills had seemingly also made her way more apt at taking a punch than she ever should have been, so she was only out for maybe half a second before the lights flipped back on. The guy who'd sucker punched her looked like he was getting ready to get on top of her, but before he could get close enough, Vivi instinctively locked one of his legs between both of her own, wrenching her hips to bring him down to the ground. Knowing exactly what to do, she broke his ankle with a single swift and efficient motion, a shrill cry of agony following immediately after the sickening crunch.<br/><br/>With it being highly unlikely that her assailant would be getting up anytime soon, Vivi rolled away from him and regained her feet, grimacing as she applied some pressure to her jaw with one hand while slowly opening and closing her mouth.<em>Très drôle.</em>Luci didn't need to say anything, she could just feel how satisfied he was with himself, the vindictive little fuck.<br/><br/><em>Are you done being cute? You wanted to fight, let's fight.</em><br/><br/>He still made her sweat for another few seconds before she could feel Luci's influence pushing her to act. With her feet planted firmly into the synthetic turf, Vivi's arms crossed themselves over her chest, the tips of a few of her fingers touching the simple black choker around her neck which she was pretty sure she's hadn't actually put on that morning, though she did own several. She wasn't sure if that was an attempt on Luci's part to be thoughtful, or simply his way of symbolizing that he was enslaving her.<br/><br/>In any case, she could see plumes of shadowy smoke emanate from her latest fashion accessory and feel them as they licked at her flesh, rapidly surrounding her until she was completely shrouded, unable to even see. It was a little unnerving, but only for a brief moment before the dark veil over her face materialized into a clear visor. Various numbers and readouts flashed before her eyes just like the heads up display of a first person shooter as she looked down to see herself covered in a sleek black bodysuit. It was lighter on the armor plating than the others, especially Jake and Bence, but it somehow felt incredibly durable despite also being feather light. She had to hand it to Luci, though, he was nailing it on the fashion  side of things.<br/><br/>Before she could spend too long admiring her new gear, Luci was already guiding her into the nearby melee, her legs pumping faster and faster until she was at a full sprint. Her arms drew back as if she were about to swing some large object, and right on cue a scythe materialized into her hands just as her armor had done. The glowing orange plasma blade effortlessly sliced through multiple foes who were attempting to surround Kara and Bence, leaving not so much as a drop of blood behind since the plasma instantly cauterized the wounds. Vivi just had to believe that the students truly weren't human to avoid descending into the same panic and despair as her red-clad friend.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Lucida Console;"><em><strong>This weakling will be our doom!</strong></em></span>the harsh voice sharing her head space spat in disgust, though Luci continued to help Vivi fight the onslaught of attackers all the same. She kicked one back right into Kara's waiting blades and batted a couple more away with the butt of her weapon before swinging the deadly end in another large arc to buy them a few precious seconds where they could breathe. Trusting the other two to handle any foes which her sweeping strike might have missed, Vivi dropped down to one knee in front of Bence, her weapon fading away into wispy smoke just as it had appeared.<br/><br/><strong>"Hey,"</strong>she started as calmly and soothingly as she could manage under the circumstances, placing her hands over his on either side of his helm, trying to steady his shaking and rocking so they could look at each other face to face.<strong>"Try to calm down, okay?"</strong>She thought of her visor retracting, trying to will it to happen, and thankfully it did, allowing Bence to actually see her face and her eyes. She hoped that might help somehow. The rumbling through the ground from heavy footsteps was becoming increasingly noticeable, but Vivi forced herself not to look, keeping her focus wholly on Bence instead.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Lucida Console;"><em><strong>This is a waste of ti-</strong></em></span>, Luci decided to chime in helpfully, only for Vivi to immediately snap at him this time around.<em>SHUT IT.</em><br/><br/><strong>"I know this is beyond insane, I have no fucking clue what's going on either, only that we're in it together."</strong>She kept her gaze locked on his visor for another second or two, hoping that the guy behind it was actually staring back and listening, then she stood back up and held an arm out to help him up.<strong>"I'm buying drinks if we make it."</strong>How could he refuse that enticing offer?