Squash

Date/Timing: after "Something New, Blue" in 2019
Setting: Sydney Shatterdome sim
Inspiration: OTPprompt
Notes: Jason is running the comms in the sim as part of his training to be the reserve Incident Commander; it was totally Logan's idea, but Jackson did the design and programming
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Chuck and Pietr tromp along a beach, /Striker's right shoulder nearly brushing the waterfront skyscrapers.
=<LOC>STRIKER YOUR RIGHT ON TOP OF IT
=<CO>THERES NOTHING HERE EGAN
=<LOC>TRACKING SAYS ITS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU
=<CO>WELL ITS NOT 
Pietr huffs, gives Chuck a mental poke, gets annoyed static in return.
Movement in his peripheral.
He zeroes in.
=<LOC>MAYBE THERES A GLITCH IN THE SIM
=<CO>YA THINK 
Movement! 
Eye level rooftop!
Chuck follows his attention, recoils, sends wave of fear through the Drift—
=<CO>HOLY
=<SYS>ERROR: SPEECH UNINTELLIGIBLE
Pietr fights it with calm.
—/Striker rocks back a step.
The rooftop shadow leaps—
=<SYS>ERROR: PITCH EXCEEDS RANGE
—latches onto /Striker's sight with eight scaly legs—
Chuck punches—
Pietr deflects the swing before it connects with /Striker's visor—
—buries /Striker's fist in the side of the building, shattering concrete and glass—
—scrabbles for a better hold, applies Blue-dripping fangs to the glass.
—reels, catches one of /Striker's wings on a building.
—flails their arms—
=<SYS>ERROR: SPEECH UNINTELLIGI
=<LOC>JONESES SHUT UP CANT TOO 
=<LOC>HES SO SCARED--
=<SYS>ERROR: SPEECH UNINTELLI
=<CO>FUCK YOU ASSHOLES 
—gives up, braces for impact.
/Striker crashes into a luxury hotel, carves a cavern in its side.
The Spider-Kaiju rides their face all the way down.
And then the building collapses on them.
Crushed Spider-Kaiju oozes across the entirety of the glass.
Chuck dims, whimpers.
Pietr dumps a headful of bulldog puppies on him.
Chuck squees from under the pile of wrinkles.
Pietr takes a deep breath, snorgles a puppy of a his own.
=<SYS>ERROR: UNINTELLI
=<LOC>STOP LAUGHING OR LEAVE
Chuck shakes his head clear(er).
Pietr sighs; the puppy evaporates.
=<CO>YOU ARE SO FUCKING DEAD WHEN I GET OUTTA HERE 
=<SYS>ERROR: SPEECH UNINTELLIGIBLE
=<LOC>IS POOR WHITTLE CHUCKLES AFRAID OF A WHITTLE SPIDER
=<CO>YOUR DEAD KLINGON 
Pietr rolls his eyes, starts digging them out of the wreckage.
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