TRAIL #14 [action/video] 4TH WALL

[trailweblaze]

[video]

<sub>[The video starts with 'Gear bouncing over the ground, as if it was dropped which it probably was if you consider what comes into view.]

[Perched on top of one of the high buildings typical of Saffron City is something large. Something enormous with big, black claws and small, green-glowing eyes, and it's leering right down at you.]

[There's a horrible sounds as the strange abomination leaps, the views is jumbled as the 'gear is hastily picked up and then abruptly turned off.]</sub>


[action]

A WILD STONE JAGUAR APPEARED

>Fight >Poké
>Item >Run

Can't escape!

Tulio and Miguel are running for their lives anyway because there's no stopping this thing. It seems to have it's lock-on targeted on them, and it's relentlessly crashing everything that gets in its way to get to them.

_{(Or, ignore the immense jaguar made of stone and ungodly magic and just have nonsensical 4th wall fun with us anyway /o/)}

Comments

[exeggutorhead]

[Wow you guys, and Envy thought he got into trouble a lot.]

[He catches up to them easily, now that he can run at his full speed, and keeps pace.]

What did you guys do to piss that thing off?!

[greatbigrock]

_{[Oh stop looking so damn EFFORTLESS, Envy, that's not helping at ALL.]}

We stepped on its tail? How the hell should I know?!

_{[Funny story? He really doesn't have a clue. Ah, canon points.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[He can't really help it! At least he's not actively teasing them with it this time.]

Well what is it?! [He looks back over his shoulder as he runs.]

Some kind of Pokemon?

[greatbigrock]

_{[Ah yes, there's that. He can have points for not being a douche with it, yes.]}

If it is I don't want to find out what the hell it'll do once-

<sub>[ROARRRRrrr thump thump]

[Yeah, cringing, shutting up, and trying to find an alley or other cover or something.]</sub>

[trailweblaze]

Does it really matter right now?

_{[Thankgod for their endurance or it would've already caught them by now]}

[exeggutorhead]

Not really!

[He glances back over his shoulder at the jaguar before returning his attention to running.]

But it sure seems to want you two!

[trailweblaze]

Yeah, no kidding.

_{[Saying anything while running is hard, and not recommended, so Miguel'll just stick to running for now. He's trying to zig-zag between buildings, but it's hard to concentrate when there's 23 feet of death on your tail.]}

It's not a Pokémon, that's for sure.

[usedmask]

Ho-lee SHIT! [It's not like he hasn't taken on bigger, but he also doesn't have the magical Mayan mask of steroids and snark. K, running from that now.]

[greatbigrock]

_{[Good call, my friend, good call. You'll be getting some company in that running business.]}

Run run run run run --

_{[Yeah just please to get out of the way, all of everyone. It's hot on their heels, but at least it's big and a little slow around the corners, so Tulio will be trying to get into an alley or something. If he can FIND one.]}

[usedmask]

[There is no way in hell Rick would try and outrun that. He'll be ducking into a nearby alleyway as well.]

[trailweblaze]

[It's been surprisingly few other people who have come in their + the jaguar's way, which was just good because they'd rather avoud casualities..]

Oh no... Run! _{[as if he needed to be told?]}

[usedmask]

No shit! [No need to tell Rick twice. Oh, if only he had the steroids mask.]

Jesus! What the fuck is that thing?!

[wants_the_gold]

Can we ever meet up when we're not being chased by something?

[greatbigrock]

Ha ha, very funny.

<sub>[NO WE CANNOT.]

[That's muttered out while trying to get his breath back and stay out of sight of the damn thing.]

[.. and in his usual manner, it takes him a second to realize that oh wait YOU.]</sub>

... wait. Chel?

[wants_the_gold]

Nah, I'm her evil twin sister- of course it's me! Thanks for noticing.

[Oh, right. Giant jaguar of doom. Chel's just... gonna duck behind you now, Tulio, hope you don't mind.]

So, what crazy evil witch-priest didja piss off this time?

[trailweblaze]

<sub>[You!]

[when-]

[what-]</sub>

Apparently not! What are you doing here?! _{[Cause that is obviously the most important question right now]}

[wants_the_gold]

Oh, you know. I just felt like running for my life. You?

[used_trick]

[Giant kitty rampaging through a large city, causing massive amounts of chaos. Of course Harley would be there; any other time, there would be a good 40% chance that she would be involved in causing it somehow.]

[She can appreciate the work of others, though. So for the moment, she's just perched on the roof's edge of one of Saffron's many buildings. With a large tub of popcorn.]

DODGE AN' WEAVE! CATS GET CONFUSED BY THAT KINDA THING!

[greatbigrock]

<sub>[Wh- ... oh it's YOU.]

[Her voice calling out distracts him to slow down as he tries to find the source for it, and when he sees her he's about to yell something back at her, but then there's a roar from behind him and he yelps, clicks his mouth shut and sprints forward.]

[After a while, he reluctantly 'dodges and weaves', too. ... and it does help, which kind of pisses him off even more than if it hadn't.]

[So he does NOT look too happy when he finds cover, at least momentarily.]

[Enjoying the show, Harley?]</sub>

[used_trick]

[Yes, she definitely is. In fact, she gives a big wave and grin as Tulio ducks under cover. This is the kind of quality entertainment you can't buy.]

[Like street theater, or an impromptu mugging.]

[trailweblaze]

[Dodge and weave? isn't that what they have been doing for, say, the past five minutes?]

Don't you think we are trying?! _{[Some help would be appreciated!]}

[used_trick]

TRY THROWIN' SOMETHING TO TRIP IT!

[She's totally helping, what are you talking about. This is quality advice.]

[greatbigrock]

<sub>[Oh well this would be a TON of deja vu, especially the part where Tulio's going to push Miguel ahead of him, but well, because of reasons, it isn't.]

[Still though, they very much fall into the same pattern as their 20-minutes-into-the-future-selves.]

[Just -- really need to find a good place to GO. and it's hard when you're running for your life, but then again, that hardly stopped these two before, did it?]</sub>

[trailweblaze]

<sub>[Their pseudo-parkour skills sure come in handy though. One of the few benefits of being a conman on the run.]

[Except you don't usually run from enormous jaguars made out of stone, so Miguel's gonna throw a worried glance back at you, you have to keep up it's important]</sub>

Hurryyyy-!

[greatbigrock]

_{[Oh trust him, he's running about as fast as he can. Besides, he is the faster one - hence why he keeps a hand outstretched to make sure Miguel's right there in front of him.]}

I'm going, I'm going!

_{[He's panting, but he could go on for a while - and bizarrely, impossibly, the buildings seem to shift frequently around them, whole cities flashing by as they run.]}