[Voice Post]

[demonborntwice]

They're stronger.  There's something different about the air around them as well.

{Shirogane, do you have a gun yet?}

[private to Aya; difficult to hack]

Nemesis, please respond.

Comments

[greennotgold]

"They"? You mean the crabs? Is that what everyone is talking about?

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

Yes...on top of their power, they're much more aggressive now, if that were even possible. Be careful.

[greennotgold]

Oh, no... All right. Thank you very much.

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, but do you need protection?

[greennotgold]

No, sir, my brother and I should be fine. We'll stay inside and make sure where we live is safe.

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

You don't understand. Two of them broke into this hotel at the same time. They're out for blood, and they know where to get it. Blunt instruments will no longer work so well. Aim for their mouths, stab into the brain...or perhaps light them on fire. They will not hesitate, so neither should you nor your brother.

[squishyarms.livejournal.com]

I'm not even sure I want to mess with them like this.

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

Perhaps this would be a good time for that talk. Safety in numbers, after all. Shall I make my way over?

[squishyarms.livejournal.com]

Don't get yourself hurt on the way here. They're a handful even for you.

[Private to Riza Wildman; difficult to hack]

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

I didn't let Death stop me. They won't either.

[Private to Naoki; difficult to hack]

[squishyarms.livejournal.com]

I'm moving upstairs a few floors. I'll be hanging back in the lobby until you show up.

[Private to Riza Wildman; difficult to hack]

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

I'll meet you halfway there.

[ Private to Naoki // Unhackable. ]

[acrossthememory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I noticed.

What do you need?

[ Private to Aya // Unhackable. ]

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

The air around them tastes like you.

[ Private to Naoki // Unhackable. ]

[acrossthememory.livejournal.com]

How... do you mean?

[ Private to Naoki // Unhackable. ]

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

Just a sense I got as I killed them. A flash of your aura, if you want to be esoteric.

I don't understand it myself.

[ Private to Naoki // Unhackable. ]

[acrossthememory.livejournal.com]

I see. That's... unsettling, if nothing else.

If you notice anything else, let me know, okay?

[ Private to Aya // Unhackable. ]

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

I will...you be careful too.

Listen, there's someone here with me in Amsterdam Court Hotel. She's practiced with a pistol, but I don't have anything to give her. Can you give her something that would help her against these crabs, just in case they attack when I'm not here?

[noliektinyspace.livejournal.com]

Mutations, possibly.

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't doubt that. They're definitely far-removed from the crabs we fought before.

[noliektinyspace.livejournal.com]

Do you think one of us is affecting them...?

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I don't think so, otherwise they would have mutated many different ways much sooner.

[noliektinyspace.livejournal.com]

Maybe we triggered something.

[moralitychained.livejournal.com]

Different how?

[demonborntwice.livejournal.com]

Stronger. Faster. Tougher. More aggressive. I would wager that even professionals like us would need to be very very cautious.