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Who: Rip and OPEN
When: During the Event [Especially the blackout]
Where: Around
What: Rip wants to be one of the things that goes bump in the night.
Rating/Warning: PG-13/R for possible violence? Rip is not a nice person.

Technology becoming a hassle? Rip didn't care. She could do just fine without it. But, when the blackout started... She got excited. Her excitement grew when the sounds of creatures stalking the darkness made themselves known to her. A faint brush against her shoulder.. the feeling of breath against the nape of her neck and turning around to see that there was no one there. Every little bit called to her to go out and play! Rip didn't need to think twice about what she wanted to do, the darkness was a vampire's friend and she was just as much at home in it as in the light. Perhaps.. a little more so.

After making sure her dog was secure within her sparse apartment, Rip took to the streets. It was time to have a little fun her way... no strange computer games! Rip was on the hunt to scare people while she could~. Sadly, it was the only type of hunting she could do at the moment... not the type she truly wanted, but, a hunt was a hunt no matter what limitations there were.

Rip could can be found all around the place lurking in the dark and stalking random people. Does anyone feel as if they are being stalked~? Do they hear strange humming coming from out of nowhere~? It might be Rip... who knows~.

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[This was so much worse than being chased by a giant pudding monster in ViViD.

Gintoki hadn't managed to make it back to his apartment before the power outage after leaving his apartment for dinner, and it was a struggle to even know where he was once he reached the the edges of the food park. He'd barely finished his meal, and all he wanted to do was go home and take a rest, still a little beat up and bruised from ViViD.

He'll strain his eyes trying to look into the dark, also trying to ignore the wisps of shadows, both pale and dark, at the corners of his vision. This place. . . wasn't it too high tech for something like ghosts? The idea of ghosts was just ridiculous, right?

Admitting it or not, ghosts were one of Gintoki's greatest fears, and so as he makes his way slowly through the shopping district in the direction of home, he'll start, twitching a little at even the slightest sounds.

It wasn't any one feeling, more like the accumulated feelings of the whole exhausting experience that finally has him calling out in frustration. ]

Hello? Hello! Oi, hey, if you're out there and you're a ghost I need you to stay like, like 10 feet away! If you get any closer than 10 feet you'll be sorry! 20 feet is pushing it, assholes!

[ooc: hope this is ok. . .]

Edited 2015-06-14 22:02 (UTC)

[ooc: Perfect!]

[Rip had been sticking to the shadows, drifting around the city in the dark. Once the creatures hiding in the dark realized she wasn't bothered by them, they had started to ignore her which, suited Rip just fine.

However, hearing someone shout into the darkness about ghosts staying away~? That was hard to resist. It drew Rip like a moth to a flame as she made her way towards the origin of the shouting... There. She paused in an alleyway not far, hiding completely in the shadows as she stared out at him.

Sometimes being a vampire had its perks~. Her eye sight may not be the greatest, but her hearing and sense of smell was... and what she got was a human. Who was afraid of the dark~. Or what was IN the darkness. Rip grinned before she started moving towards him. She made sure to stay deep in the darkness, only letting him see motion coming close to him from the dark before stopping, hiding and beginning to giggle.

Lets see how he does with disembodied voices~.]

[. . . that. . . that was just some people who got stuck in the blackout, right? Like, maybe it was a couple, so when all the lights went out, that was the time to get busy, yeah. Man, some people had no respect for the single people in the world. ]

Tch, go make out somewhere else already. It's dark for a reason, so if you don't wanna get caught just sh-shut up already. It's not funny when your mom walks in on you, you know.

[Yeah, it's not like a ghost was laughing at him somewhere. Or like, laughing at his fear, or something. Gintoki was talking pretty loudly, to himself, maybe trying to make himself less scared? Nah, he wasn't scared. He'll speed up, steps sounding against the road now as he hurries towards home.]

[Only if a 'couple making out' consisted of one person~.She watched him, more amused than ever when he called out into the darkness. If he was trying to play tough, he was failing horribly. It wasn't hard to see that in the slightest~.

The giggling died down and she let it fall into silence without giving him a response. Let him worry about what it might have been. She shifted in the darkness, a tall form gliding through the shadows must like a predator stalking her prey and that was exactly what she was~.

Rip followed after him, silent for the most part. Though when ever he stopped, he might here someone playful humming in the darkness. The song was playful, up beat and... slightly ominous in the darkness.]

[More than anything he just wants . . . well, a flashlight, then, to be at home. Maybe with all the strawberry milk that's going to spoil in his new high-tech fridge. He does have his bokuto -- there wasn't really a time when he would leave home without it, especially in this place with all the strange people in it. It was still new to him, after all.

He'll keep his steps measured even when he hears the humming, though one hand rests on the wooden sword's hilt, but right now he's not going to say anything else -- just giving a swallow and being more determined than ever to act like nothing was wrong.]

Shit Rip, yer creepy as hell sometimes.

[There's amusement in the voice, though the laughter might not be due to as much mirth as the voice's owner would like to claim. That humming had given him the willies until he figured out who it came from.

Damn dead people.]

Jus' out for a stroll or y' got somewhere t' be?

[She was wondering how long until he figured it out~. Of course, now that he's called her out, there was no point in trying to scare him to death with her usual 'creepy' tricks.]

I'm out for a stroll in zhe beautiful inky darkness zhis wonderful blackout has provided. It almost feels like home~. Besides, I vas itching for a little hunting und this provides a perfect cover for it.

[He didn't have to say or do anything. Rip could tell that what she was doing was putting the boy on edge. So she kept it up, the humming fading in and out and occasion she let her foot steps be heard, always right behind them. Sometimes they sounded like they were in striking distance, sometimes several yards behind him.

Rip was having fun stalking him~. ]

[Keep it cool, keep it cool. There were definitely footsteps behind him, but nothing. . . nothing was happening yet. If anything, it could just be another person. More likely, it was something this city itself was doing; yeah, he'd heard about Christmas-time, vaguely. It definitely felt like this was on purpose -- the city going dark, the shadows and shapes flickering in and out of sight -- and those footsteps. ]

. . . Oi.

[He'll stop. He's terrified, but he'll stop and put on most nonchalant attitude. After all, even if he was afraid, whatever it was, it was just screwing with him, and that was more irritating than anything.]

Can't you sing a better song? There's one, and it goes like. . .charaaaa hecharaaaa . . . hmmmmm hmmm. . .

[He'll start walking, humming the song to himself and singing a few of the words.]

. . . urutora-z . . . hmm hmm hmm. . . Aye - yi yi yi yi sparking-- Hmmm hmm hmmm hmmmmmnnnnmmmm fly awaaaaaay. . .

[And he'll keep taking those careful steps home, humming his own tune.]

Edited 2015-06-15 06:44 (UTC)

[He can pretend to be nonchalant all he wants, it wasn't fooling her. Rip could smell the fear and terror rolling off of him and it just enticed her more and more. Besides, what he was attempting to sing she barely considered music.

But.. if he wanted something more interesting. She might think about it~. For now, she kept up the same eerie upbeat tune she had been humming. Though now.. a haunting verse or two came floating out of the darkness in German. The song itself wasn't important, it was the disembodiment that was~.

Her foot steps continued to echo behind his for some time, coming near and even sounding ahead of him at times. Rip was having fun with this~. At one point she even dared to come in close enough to brush a finger tip along his arm.. or let her long hair ghost against him in passing. Lets see how much longer he could last before freaking out.]

[Maybe it was a mistake by her, or a mistake by him, but the second Gintoki feels something on his arm he'll turn on a dime, fast -- maybe a bit too fast, although he's also turning around with a swing of his wooden sword, he can't really see where anything is, and he'll stumble over one of his own boots, falling back to sit on his own butt with a wince.]

OI, NOT FUNNY! SERIOUSLY NOT FUNNY! I'm gonna go home, and you're gonna go home, and we're gonna pretend like I never saw you and you never saw me! Got it! Go home and make some hell instant noodles and sit down and think things over for awhile! Dont' be that kinda ghost! Oi, are you listening!?

[Yeah he's still pointing his wooden sword in the general direction of behind him; maybe he hit her, maybe not. It's dark.]

[She sensed his movement seconds before the sword passed where she had been. Rip had barely managed to twist out of the way in time, thought it still brushed against the arm of her jacket.

She took a few steps back, twirling a bit before coming to a stop a few feet in front of him. She tilted her head and snickered. He was on his ass on the ground with only a little wooden sword. How pathetic~. Sorry, but she was not going ot take him seriously in the slightest. He stank of fear so why would she?]

Oh but ve are just getting started my pretty little playtoy. I'm not about to leave you so soon.

[He'll grind his teeth a little; if anything he was just relieved. Hearing someone's voice actually there meant, to him, that it was just a person and not the ghosts he'd been almost-seeing this entire time in the dark. While his vision may have adjusted some, it was still pretty difficult to see anything else around him that wasn't very close -- and even then he could't make anything out specifically. It had been a long time since he'd been anywhere this dark.

She might not have been able to see the irritation on his face as he gets to his feet, but maybe she'll hear it in his voice; he'll also start walking again, taking a few steps back before turning around.]

Playtoy? You wanna play? Go get a robot dog. Or better, yet, the pet store is full of dog toys. Play fetch by yourself.

[He's rude, but only a jerk would scare someone in the dark, Rip.]

[And how could be be so sure she wasn't one of the creatures stalking the night? Rip was the reason the ghosts were not approaching right now~. Maybe he should have more fear of her than them.]

I am zomething much scarier zhan a stray dog. Besides, I prefer my chew toys to scream.

[Her footsteps started following his again before fading into silence. Rip was still following, only fading back into the shadows. Occasionally she would make a sound or move just out of the corner of his eye.

No one ever said she was a nice vampire. There are reasons she and the chief of police have a violent history together.]

[Namur nods.]

Ain't gonna argue that. So can y' eat these shits goin' bump in the night or are they all digital or whatever?

[Siiigh. No, nothing was worse than ghosts for Gintoki, except maybe his landlady when the rent was due. As scary as a troll hoarding money.

Still, he wasn't completely at ease, not by a long shot. Just because whoever this person was wasn't a ghost - probably - didn't mean that they weren't going to be a pain in the ass. He'll still firmly hold his sword, looking back after Rip's taunt.]

Aah? Most dogs, you know, they're happy enough with the squeaky kind.

[As he's talking, he has the thought to take his CeresVice out and open it up -- didn't it have a light? He'll turn it on, then turn around all the way and shine the small light at whoever was talking to him. At least, in the general direction. Well, at least he had a flashlight.]

Edited 2015-06-15 19:51 (UTC)

[Smart Kid. Rip chuckles softly as the light catches her long hair for a brief moment as she moves to avoid the light. She'll make attempting to catch a glimpse of her as much of a game as she can with him.

He wouldn't find it easy to say the least~. Her footsteps fell silently as she made it hard for him to pinpoint where to flash his CeresVice for light.

Maybe she was a ghost after all~. Or at least a Monster stalking the night.]

Hardly. Even if I could eat zhem, zhe question vould be vhether I vould vant to.

[And trust her, she didn't.]

Edited 2015-06-16 17:32 (UTC)

[He'll keep his phone out for now, at least using it to see what he could. He'll only catch a glimpse of something there, moving. After a moment of looking, he'll keep walking.]

Oi oi oi, you know, what's with someone who follows people in the dark. Are you bored? Are you a stalker? I really don't need another stalker. I seriously already had a stalker on Earth and she was annoying as hell.

What's your deal, hah? [who are you]

[He'll ruffle at his fluffy white hair some with his fingers, shuffling along the street, practically talking to himself unless she cares to answer.]

Edited 2015-06-16 21:25 (UTC)

[ Kagemitsu hugs Poko close, regretting that he even stepped out in this darkness. It was clearly not a good idea. He should just have dropped by his descendants' home instead, it would have been much safer and less unsettling.

But Poko alerts him, that what is following is not one of the ghosts, but a flesh and blood person, all solid. ]

S-stop hiding, already.. We know you're there.

A'ight.

[Namur crosses his arms over his chest and leans against a ragged concrete pillar, crossing his legs casually.]

Would y' wanna?

[Thing is, she doesn't care to answer. Not really. Rip's more entertained with trying to keep him guessing at where she might be and humming every once in a while.

Footsteps continued to fade in and out around him. Though, now she was getting a little bored... so, time to turn up the fun.

Her voice came from right next to his ear when she spoke next.]

My deal iz zhat I haf not had a proper hunt since I got here~.

[She wrinkled her nose slightly.]

I vould razher eat a Warg zhan vatever these things are.

[She doubted he knew what that was, but, he could probably figure out by her reaction that it didn't exactly taste pleasant. Rip would say that the beasts were an acquired taste if anything.]

[Stop hiding~? But what kind of fun would that be? Rip silently chuckles to herself and remains in the dark. Even if this person knew she was there, did they know WHERE she was?

Though, she was curious to figure out how they knew to begin with... It looks like Rip found someone interesting to toy with tonight.]

[just fiddling with his phone, then, until that.

He'll nearly drop it, fumbling with it then snapping it closed as he catches it. Come on phone; you're his only light right now, and that was damn unnerving. He'll catch his breath a little before complaining bitterly, glaring with some disgust at the darkness. ]

Now you're being a bully; an annoying bully. What a pain. . .if you wanna play a game, at least wait until the lights come on. Someone will trip and hurt themselves, right?

[He really hated being messed with.]

Or like, maybe we can play hide and seek? I'll count, and you can hide, and I'll find you. If I can't find you, you win. What about that?

[and she will win, since he won't even look. On the other hand, his steps will pick up considerably after the creepy ear thing. Ugh.]

[Her laughter could be heard coming from behind him once his device snapped shut and the lights went out. Whether he thought she was a bully or not didn't matter to the Huntress! She was forbidden from harming humans, but that didn't mean she couldn't mess with their heads.

A match sparked to life just beside him, giving a dull illumination to a white gloved hand and the sleeve of a nice suit jacket with the hint of a pale purple dress shirt just under it. If he turned to look, he would see the eerie light glinting off glasses and a very large fang filled grin hovering near him. Even in this light, it wasn't hard to tell that Rip was tall, a good 6'2 in height and very much... not human.]

It's more fun to play in the dark.

[And then the match went out.]

[He could tell, mostly, from her voice that she was female, but right now Gintoki is still not sure if this is just something weird from the city, or from ViViD, or if it's actually someone else here. The brief bit of light gives him a better look at her, and he notes that she's tall - a good couple inches taller than him, at least -- and maybe wore glasses.

And had really, really sharp teeth. He's already backing away when the flame goes out he's just going to make a run for it. He knew from yesterday that lately, even the monsters from ViViD could hurt you enough, and he wasn't going to stick around any longer.

Maybe running from someone who said they wanted to hunt was a bad idea, in hindsight. ]

N-nevermind! You count first!

[Yeah, he's really running. The most bravest protagonist.]

[ Poko climbs up on Kagemitsu's shoulder and hisses at Rip. The animal was clearly capable of pinpointing her location.

Kagemitsu turned, following Poko's line of vision. He's glad he has his swords with him, because Poko is still hissing. ]

Come out from there.

[Running from her is the stupidest thing he could have done besides attempting to fight her and the moment she heard feet retreating, she was laughing. Rip would give him a few minutes head start before he would hear footsteps chasing after him in the darkness.

Let her fun begin~. She would terrorize him and run him to exhaustion and panic before giving up her chase. Not once would she touch him~. Let his fear overrun him at every turn! That is what she wanted from him.]

[She just stares at the hissing animal and studies it as it pinpoints her location. A pet obviously which.. meant she couldn't harm it just like she couldn't harm the other residents, for now anyway...

Rip turned her attention to the boy with the sword and eyed it warily. Did he know how to use that thing? Probably. She was right, this would be fun.]

Now vhy vould I do a zhing like that~? It's more fun to keep you in zhe dark.

[He wasn't sure what she was, but at the point, and with his phone now as a light, he's heading straight for the apartment where he'd been told he should live -- it definitely wasn't home for him, but it was home in this place.

He'll keep going for as long as he can, but eventually he'll have to stop, doubled over as he catches his breath. Looking around as much as he can, he'll at least be able to tell he's in at the edge of the gardens; the sky is more visible here and he can also see Cerealia's two moons, so it isn't nearly as dark as it had been on the streets of the city.

The gardens meant that his apartment building also wasn't too far away, once he's caught his breath, Gintoki will walking again, unless whoever - whatever - was bothering him was going to talk again.

He'll even start humming and occasionally singing the words to that song he was humming earlier, just to take his mind off of being a little nervous. There was still the odd shadow or shade, ghosts - or something made to look like ghosts - in the darkness.]

fly awaaay [lots of humming here; maybe he just hasn't bothered to learn the words . .or something. . . ]. . . ch-ch-charaaaa. . . heccharaaaaa . . .

[And sometime during that, a call is accidentally made. He's not so awesome at this technology thing.]

Edited 2015-06-20 00:13 (UTC)

[Snerk.]

Picky, picky.

[He's obviously teasing. Or trolling. It's kind of the same thing in practice when you get down to it.]

Find anythin' fun yet?

[ If she were to hurt Kagemitsu's Poko (or Gerokichi, as his descendants calls the tanuki) she would not get away with it.

He scowled into the darkness, searching for the source.

Because it's impolite to stalk people.

[The moment he stopped, she did to at some distance away. Rip noticed where they were and was slightly amused. The Gardens? He brought a predator to space with even more hiding spaces to try and get away from them...

This kid wasn't very smart was he? Rip shook her head and snickered before delving into the greenery with him. In the moonlight her movements were easier to see as it glinted off her glasses and nearly illuminated her pale skin. It gave Rip a ghostly quality... when she wasn't hiding in the darkness just out of sight.]

Not az picky as you vould zhink. I just... haf very specific favorite tastes.

[Like the exquisite taste fear gave the blood after she was done terrorizing her victims, sometimes even slowly breaking bones or tearing off limbs... Rip missed those days.]

I've found a few play toys so far. Zo many people are afraid of vat goes bump in zhe night that it iz such easy pickings~.

[Whether she could or could not get away with harming the creature didn't matter. The question really is should she try? So far, it was proving to be an inconvenience... but, she did unfortunately have... orders and those she's not too willing to fight against just yet.

Otherwise, Rip's just amused and staying hidden in the dark. Lets see how good he is at playing a little game of Marco Polo in such darkness. Rip shifts her position, silently stalking around him and his look out before speaking again.]

Vould you razher I give you my name und zhen tell you to run~? Vould zhat be polite enough for you?

[ Tell him to run? He wouldn't like to run, but he doesn't like the sound of that, or the tone in her voice, for that matter.

He turns toward her new location, and pets Poko to help him calm down a little. ]

What you are implying is not.

[Unless she does something more, he'll just quickly make his way home. If she leaves him alone long enough Gintoki will start to wonder if maybe she was just a ghost in the darkness, or a monster from the city or ViViD. His humming will grow quieter and quieter as he makes his way through the gardens. He'd walked them a few times during the daylight just to get out of his apartment.]

[Rip remains where she is when the creature spots her and turns her 'guest' in her direction.]

Vat a pity, zhat is about as polite as I get on nights like zhis~.

[Maybe it would be more fun to leave him guessing. Was she real or just another creature created by this place~? Rip continued to follow, humming as she danced through the darkness and then as suddenly as she started, she stopped and let the silence fill the void her humming left.]

So yer joinin' up with the shitty monster brigade, huh?

[He winks, then stands up straighter, cracking his head from side to side with a couple of shrugs.]

Think yer boss's comin' t' check on yer work.

[A massive treelike creature turns its head toward them, sniffing the air. Blood drips out of its mouth. Looks like it already got its dinner started.]

Wanna go say hi 'fore I knock its shitty block off?

I've alvays been a monster~. Zhey should fear any predator zhat need stalks zhe night for their food.

[About the time he's straightening up, she heard the monster approaching and smiles in delighted.]

I only haf one boss und zhat isn't it. So please, be my guest und get zhis little part started.

Picky an' bossy, damn. I see how 's gonna be.

[He sounds not at all upset about the situation though, sniffing at the creature and then making sure he has Ifrit junctioned up to help him. If you gotta get rid of an annoying tree, there's no better way than fire. Namur doesn't give the creature the benefit of the first move, he simply darts for it, slipping underneath its massive claws and throwing an uppercut from directly beneath its giant maw. Flames spark on impact, flashing bright in the darkness.]

Und you enjoy it.

[Tease as she might, Rip was studying the tree monster and looking for weaknesses. It almost reminded her of some of the creatures she tended to avoid back in Ruby City... except less intelligent and not so human looking.

Now, how does a vampire harm a tree? That was the questioning she was pondering as Namur rushed in. Was that a spark? Fire? She blinked and focused more on him.

Admittedly, the fire made her a little wary, but, it.. was a lt better than what she could do to the thing in front of them.]

[The creature drops, trying to squish Namur beneath its bulk, but he started moving out the moment his fist caught fire. He handsprings out from under the maw, but loses his footing as the creature crashes down and shakes the earth, so he winds up tucking into a roll before he can hop back up. Massive vines quest forward, keeping Namur moving lest he be caught and consumed. He sparks fires wherever he can manage to land a blow, but the creature's only reaction to the pain is rage. It sweeps at Namur with massive claws, slamming him into the side of a building with enough force to make it crack around him. He drops forward, dazed, and a vine whips around his leg, lifting him high into the air and angling him toward bloodstained teeth.]

[It was impressive, but obviously not enough. Rip grinned as she launches forward with a hunting knife in her hands just in time to slice at the vine holding him. The creatures screeched as Namur landed on the ground and Rip came skidding to a halt a few feet away, giggling.]

To bad zhis creatures izn't flesh und blood.. I could really uze a drink right now~.

[With only a few moments of recovery she was dashing into the fray carving at the tree creature and nimbly avoiding its vines or hacking at them. Rip was a predator enjoying a very exhilarating dance of predator and prey~. The creature just didn't know it was her prey, yet.]

[As long as nothing was attacking him, Gintoki is going to steadily make his way home. Once he reaches the apartment district and his building, he'll give one more last look into the darkness.]

Hey, I wanna know something, if you're even there anymore. Are you still there, shadow lady?

Are you, you know. . . real, or are you part of the computer game?

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