Problems in 235 (Squad Training Jericho/Dime)

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Rai wouldn't be completely conscious yet, but his body would already show signs if healing, thanks to Barkers experimentation.

[Jericho]

Jericho heard Dime's call, reminding him of the closed walls of the city of Jericho. It was a call for him to open up himself to human emotions, rather than being only analytical. He wasnt sure how she meant it in this particular instance. But he trusted her nonetheless and examined himself before moving his attention to what she called him to.

Jericho gazed at the window as he broke off the hook that was on his chest. Subsequent to dropping the pipe, he peeled off the severed hand from his chest as he moved to the window. He picked up his mask along the way, placing it back where it once was.

After a quick examination and plotting of his course, Jericho ran up the wall and used his hook to latch on to a piece of metal holing a vertical pipe in the wall. From there he swung himself up to where his hand could grab the window ledge, and from there he would pull himself up and over, ready for what could await him in the room inside.

[Dime Price]

Fortune was on their side a sigh of relief she would lye Raikotsu in a more comfortable position and turn to her comrade and eye him waiting for a response. She would move on his mark when ready.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Jericho wouldn't notice anything in the room, it seemed empty. However, for the first time, the curtains wouldn't be moving...

[Jericho]

Jericho wasn't satisfied with nothing. There had to be something.

"Seems to be clear," he called out to Dime. "Searching now."

With the hook in hand, cautious and watchful, Jericho made his way through the apartment, scanning each room as he walked in it. There had to be something.

[Dime Price]

She went to the body of the dealer who dealer them this horrible hand.

She looked at the death blow on his neck and wondered if Jericho actually did it. she hadn't seen it but if the boy went overboard it would explain but something was off and she might be feeling a bit guilty about it.

She decided to try something else, Truthfully her mind connection only works when the someone is in her sights but she might look through the windows of the building Jericho would be searching and if she sensed a mind to connect to other than those she was familiar with maybe she can connect with what can't be seen by the naked eye.

Qi Use: 6/8
Telepathic communications: while looking at one person she can send a mental note heard by that person only. She connects their Qi to communicate. The connection can be one way but should the other party allow it they can complete the connection to trade messages back and forth.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Dime would hit something but she wouldn't be able to connect to it, rather she would know undoubtedly that there was something there and she couldn't connect to it!

Jericho would come into the next room which would seem to have gusts of wind filling the room. He would then see a hooded figure. The clothes would look identical to the ones that the dealer was wearing. Then with a chuckle and a wave of the hooded figures hand Jericho would go flying backwards out of the building!

Rai would come to just in time to see Jericho to come flying out a building he would leap up to catch Jericho before landing on his feet, Jericho in his arms.

"What the hell?!"

[Jericho]

The second Jericho saw the figure he raised his hook to throw, but it was too late. Before he could do anything he flew out the apartment. Thankfully the window was open.

Flying through the air, Jericho prepared to hit the ground by extending his spinal plates into what would almost seem like ribs, but to only to one side. The idea was to form the dense bones in such a way that when he hit the ground he would roll to one side, turning his vertical kinetic energy into horizontal kinetic energy, lessening the blow to his body. It wasn't that he was afraid of pain, but any damage to his body lowered his performance in battle. 

With the bones extended out from his spine, he fell through the air, only to fall into what felt like arms of solid steel. They also came toward him by a leap, increasing the impact, and instantly his exterior bones broke in the catcher's arms, and all the wind in his lungs was instantly knocked out of him. Jericho opened his eyes to see the sun behind the dark hair of his king. As he landed with a thud, a little more breath was taken from Jericho. 

As soon as he could Jericho would escape from Rai's arms and begin to run back to his entry point to the second story he had used the first time. The others could try to say something to him but everything would seem to go in one ear and come out the other. He had to get the hooded figure. 

He extended a hook from his right knuckles, and ran up the wall and attempt to hook onto the same metal piece he had used last time. This time, however, the piece was weakened (most likely due to the swinging force applied to it on the last successful attempt), and ripped from the wall, rendering itself useless to be used. Without it, there was no way to access the second floor in time. 

Defeated, Jericho landed on his feet as he fell from the wall. Without thinking, he dashed toward the wall and punched it with his right hand, from where the hook extended. The protrusion would instantly shatter as it his the wall, and when his fist followed the mortar between the brooks would crack.  The wall caved in ever so slightly at such a force. 

Jericho would stand there, breathing heavily, his fist up against the wall and his head down. Silent. 

[Qi remaining: 2/7

Protrusions: Out of points such as his fingertips, elbows, knees, knuckles, and really anywhere there's bone, Jericho can eject it from his skin and form it into different shapes such as blades, hooks, needles, etc. (+50% Eng to Atk)]

[Dime Price]

She would indeed be able to sense them and she would pinpoint where they were. When Jericho flew out of the building a moment later she realized she was a bit late to announce someone was there. But more importantly, it was Rai who'd be quick enough to save him from absolute injury. It broke her mental concentration all the same.

She breathed a sigh of relief for him and yet would not lose focus. Jericho was fine and this wasn't over yet. Actually, he seemed more than fine as he was bolting back in before she could collect herself. His attempts to reach whatever had attacked him were... coming up short. Dime exhaled with a deep concern for his well being.

She looked up to the room he flew out of to shout. "Do You intend to lose potential customers or is there something else going on?" She would look to Raikotsu wondering with his recovered strength if he would be able to plan a better course of action.

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

"This was a trap."

Rai would say in response to Dime as he watched Jericho. His anger was understandable. Rai felt the same. He would activate his Seikatsugan and watch as the strangers aura proceeded to get further away, rapidly. He would sigh as he deactivated his eyes and would limp over to Jericho clasping onto his should gently.

"I understand. But it's too late. That man has incredible speed. I'm not sure that I could catch him at my top speed. Come on, let's regroup and figure out how to proceed back at the mansion."

[Jericho]

Dime shouted out the attacker who was probably already absent.

"He can not hear you Dime, nor do I think he will answer. But I do believe there is something else going on."

Jericho stood straight and put his hand down. Why did the king say he understood???

"I did not say anything. What do you understand."

All this he said, as if he had been reset. No emotion cracks whatsoever. Whatever dam of emotion that was slowly crumbling had been fixed.

[Dime Price]

Dime pressed her lips tight together. The other two, having a higher battle prowess than she, already noticed the man was fleeing. She would allow them to converse and banter but she would have nothing else to say. Other than an agreeing nod to Rai she began to look off in the distance to think about the situation they might have run into. Where they went wrong, what could have been done to better their efficiency. Barely giving herself time to realize what really happened she drew a blank on the matter altogether. Suppose a defeat like this makes one a bit illogical. All the while she stood there an elbow resting in the palm of her opposite hand while the other hand had fingers cupping her chin in deep thought

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Rai would just shake his head at Jericho's response.

"Never mind..."

Then he would turn to Dime.

"Penny for your thoughts?"

[Jericho]

Jericho stood awaiting Dime's answer, for he too was curious what his friend pondered.

[Dime Price]

She furrowed her brow and exhaled. She opened her lips a time or two and closed them with no less than a peep or a grunt as if stopping her self from saying incomplete thoughts. She kept wanting to say what she was thinking but it made just as much sense to her as giving a dog catnip.

"I don't think he was planning on doing business with us if I were to state the obvious... you say it was a trap... but what for?" She tilted her head to look at Raikotsu. "To be honest it felt like yet another test you made Raikotsu. Mostly I am quite ticked he ran off like that after his other was killed. He was out-manned and I wonder who ended up being the bigger fool."