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[ He's dreaming. He has to be.

But even once Valmont's done rubbing his eyes in disbelief, they're still there. All twelve talismans, lined up nice and neat on his nightstand.

Well then. He still doesn't know what's going on with this world, but if it brought the talismans here, to him... he might not dislike it quite so much as he did before.

And so, if you see a guy this weekend levitating around town, occasionally shooting fire out of his hands and/or laser beams out of his eyes, and looking giddier than anyone here has ever seen him... Well. That's probably V. Feel free to talk to him/try to keep him from blowing up something of yours. He's in a good mood. He might listen. ]

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[There's someone coming down the street, and he's... well. Clad in armor, and heading right for Valmont. He lifts his gun and shoots right for him, purple energy ripping through the air like a bullet.]

[Think fast.]

[ Fast, you say. Fast he can do. The rabbit talisman activates, and Valmont nopes the hell out of there before the energy beam can hit him. Once he's reached a safe enough distance, he yells at the... armored... thing: ]

What on earth was that for? You could have hurt me!

[ Hypocrisy, thy name is Valmont. ]

[He doesn't answer verbally, but in an instant his gun is gone, replaced by two throwing discs. He throws one at Valmont, and then the other in the direction he thinks Valmont is going to go.]

[ Bad day, as Chan would say.

He registers that lateral movement may not be the best option in this case, and so - up he goes. Hopefully being several feet in the air above Micchy's head will deter him from throwing any more things at him? Maybe. One can hope. ]

What is wrong with you?

[Nope. He throws them again, though this time he clutches his chest after he throws them as smoke appears around him. He growls in pain, but it doesn't deter him from his attempts to knock Valmont out of the sky.]

[ All right. Enough running. The rooster talisman can levitate more than just people, after all. He concentrates on the discs as they spin toward him, and slowly, they come to a stop in midair. A little too close to him to be comfortable - he'll have to work on that - but he's the one who's got hold of them now.

And he lets them fall. Hope you're good at dodging, Micchy. ]

[He is, actually! And the discs disappear to be replaced by the gun again. Have some quick-fire blasts!]

[He pushes through the pain to start running around Valmont, attempting to get to him from the side or the back. He's not going to lose this battle.]

[ Oh, for god's sake. Fine. Two can play at that game. Narrowly dodging one of Micchy's shots, he sends a pair of eye lasers straight for him. And another. Let's see how you like repeated laser blasts, kid. ]

[He dodges the first set but takes the second, and is about to shoot at Valmont again when -]

[- that's a Vulpix running up the street and trying to get in between them. He jerks his head, trying to get the Vulpix to go away, but she just sits down and stares up at Micchy before looking at Valmont. Please stop fighting?]

[ Wait a second. Isn't that the brat's fox thing? The one with an unreasonable aversion to fighting and an unreasonable interest in befriending his own skunk thing? Which means this maniac currently attacking him is - ]

You're the brat?!

[ That revelation might have had more impact if Valmont actually knew Micchy's name. Or cared about it. ]

[There's a laugh from the armor - a very unhinged laugh, as he clutches his chest again and smoke goes up. Through the smoke the flying discs shoot out again, and the Vulpix yelps in surprise and dismay. She runs up and tries to pounce at Micchy's leg, but he moves it away from her.]

Stop it.

[His voice is strained and weak as he looks up at Valmont.]

I have to do this.

[ He stops the discs in midair again and holds them there. Really, now that he knows all the boy's tricks, this is getting boring. ]

You have to do this why, exactly? It doesn't sound like it's particularly good for your health. [ He tilts his head at Micchy. He's starting to think that smoke may not be just for effect. ]

['It's almost like he cares', says a voice in his head. 'Interesting, because he's the only one who does.']

You wouldn't understand!

[The discs disappear again as he tries to keep himself upright.]

If this showed up again... maybe... it's not over. I can still win! But I have to prove that...

[He gasps and drags himself forward.]

That I'm strong enough to defeat whatever comes my way!

[Even if he doesn't deserve it... his vision of the world has to be better than Kaito's. And he's the only other one who's qualified. But he's not here... so he'll have to show his strength another way.]

[ Care about him? Hardly. ~~B-baka.~~ He just doesn't want to see the boy kill himself when Valmont could go ahead and do it for him. It'd be such a waste of his powers not to, really. ]

I haven't a clue what you're talking about.

[ And so saying, he sends a blast of fire straight at Micchy. Might as well shut the boy up. ]

[Micchy moves to avoid it, but Vulpix jumps in front of him and... absorbs the fire. She lets out a high-pitched whine. Please don't hurt him!]

[Meanwhile Micchy drops to one knee and clutches his chest again. Damn. He's not going to last much longer like this... but he can't cancel the transformation.]

[ Well. He wasn't expecting the fox to absorb his attack. Let's see how well it can absorb eye laser beams, then! Or how well Micchy can. Really, he's not fussed who gets hit at this point. ]

You really might want to give up, you know.

[He takes a direct hit, and growls in pain and frustration.]

Never.

[Though he does try to flip up the lockseed, but it won't stay closed.]

If you insist.

[ Have some more laser eyes, then. Valmont's pretty sure he's got the upper hand in this fight. ]

[He does, unfortunately. Micchy takes a few more shots at him with the gun, but he's wearing down. Maybe he should withdraw...]

Are you sure you don't want to surrender? Perhaps if you do we can discuss why you're so hostile towards me. Really, just because I defeated you in that battle earlier...

[ He pauses in his lasering for a moment, just in case the boy wishes to answer. ]

You didn't defeat me.

[His Vulpix is getting really worried now, though. She yips at him, trying to get him to back up. No, no, no! No more fighting!]

I certainly didn't lose to you. And will you shut up that creature of yours? [ He'd cover his ears, but when one of your hands is currently capable of blasting fire... Even with immortality and healing, he'd rather not risk it. ]

I -

[She leaps up, trying to paw at his armor.]

Tch. Fine. Let's go.

[He turns a bit. He's not running away. He's just putting it on hold. But she runs off after him. Wait up, friend!]

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