[ti]spawn[/ti]Blessings of The Hunt I

There's always something refreshing about the scent of ozone in the air... which is also probably not all that great for the body when there's a lot of it, but the wonders of UNOVR is that none of this is actually what it seems. Not real ozone, not real fields, not real thunder in the distance.

But, it seems real and it feels real, and it's still much fucking nicer than just sitting inside all day (which Mars is actually doing, but this is pretty complex, okay?)

Should log off for a while soon. Tuesday thinks regardless. The cats are probably bored.

The mention of trips bring thoughts of the one Mars has arranged for tomorrow — no pleasure, all business. It will be a long flight, hours long, but at least there will be Internet so, if he were to have the time and the energy after finishing with all the work he can do in-flight, he could log into UNOVR, relax, and catch a break from sitting around all day in a giant steel box. This is his life now, apparently. Mars travels a lot.

Tuesday travels too, but her trips are general short and on the back of a dragon, which is doubtlessly much more awesome. Even like this. Even when they're wandering through the plains in search for prey. Perhaps especially when it's like this.

<'Totally not circles, I'm telling you! We'll see something else soon!'>

Orm goes on and on and on and Tuesday just lets him be, listening to him while watching the grasslands as the Dragonair slithers westward. He's right, of course, they'll see something else soon, and if it just so happens to be a Steel type, she should probably message Yuze, no?

She'll decide when the time comes.

When Yuze had received the message, he had expected to find a scene similar to their last encounter with a Duraludon: Tuesday's spear jabbed into the dragon, keeping it trapped and making the battle significantly easier. It still got in a few hits back then, but it was contained. Here, though? This is much more chaotic, even with the Dragonair coiled around their duralumin prey.

"Looks like this time you do need a hand." He smirks, nodding at the pair of Espurr for them to attack.

Of course Yuze himself won't join the fight, although lately he does feel a strange itch to jump in during situations like this... a need for aggression... one that also extends to the Pokémon that accompany him. Must be the influence of the parasite...

He plays along because there's no reason not to; this had been their deal and since the Espurr will keep attacking until he tells them to stop, Yuze just needs to find a spot to sit and watch the show. Except that, well...

ĐØ₦'₮ ɎØɄ ₩₳₦₮ ₮Ø ⱧɄⱤ₮ ł₮ ₮ØØ? ĐØ₦'₮ ɎØɄ ₩₳₦₮ ₮Ø ⱧɄⱤ₮ ⱧɆⱤ?

Sighing, he clicks his tongue and goes to sit down by a spire, forcing himself to ignore the dripping acid that is the parasite's voice in his head. If it were in my actual body, that would mean it has access to my brain, but since I'm in UNOVR, it definitely does...

He thinks of the biology of it to distract himself. There's no way the Parasite's influence could extend beyond the game, right?

It could for some people. It could be bad if it sounds like this for all of them....

Some are more susceptible than others.

ⱧɄⱤ₮ ⱧɆⱤ.

ł₮ ₩ØɄⱠĐ ฿Ɇ ₴Ø Ɇ₳₴Ɏ.

₴ⱧɆ ₩ØɄⱠĐ ₦ɆVɆⱤ ₴ɆɆ ł₮ ₵Ø₥ł₦₲.

"Why do you even want to hurt her?" Yuze asks while watching the battle, Dragonair, two Espurr, and a catgirl against one single Duraludon. It still manages to hold its ground, of course.

The parasite doesn't respond, of course. Every time Yuze asks it a question, it goes silent, as if refusing to speak unless under its own term. He makes mental note of it, just as he notes every single thing he knows about its behaviour.

The parasite says nothing and neither does Yuze, which he honestly prefers. With Tuesday busy taking part in the battle, he can watch and analyze every decision made. Who knows, maybe it'll help him come up with a plan to make his own team be more efficient when in combat.

So, he studies the fight, and as he does, he also watches how his little Espurr hold their ground against this dragon that is much larger and stronger than them. Good. That's exactly what he wants from them at this moment.