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[hackles]

You're out of your league, girlie. Run along and play somewhere else.

[ SAYS THE ONE WHO WON'T EVER SHUT HIS TRAP ]

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[dualized]

[ HALLELUJAH... >8| ]

I would advise you behave yourself.

[hackles]

[ ♥ ]

Ohh? Are you going to come over here and make me?

[dualized]

If I must, I will.

[ Try her. ]

[hackles]

[ An indolent grin. ]

I guess we'll just call this an invitation then, Miss Perfect Super Soldier. You should be grateful I'm being so polite.

[dualized]

I don't reward dogs for petty tricks.

[ Something about you just always rubs her the wrong way. ]

[hackles]

Woof.

[ He does try. ]

[dualized]

[ ...ha. ]

Bad dogs get put down.

[ Would you like her to put you out of your misery? She sure would love to.... ]

[hackles]

[ Heh! ] That's rich! Weren't you just the perfect pet rolling over and begging for treats from those HRL people?

[ Go on. ]

[dualized]

[ She purses her lips. ] My loyalty has nothing to do with this.

[ She doesn't want to hear about that from you. :T ]

[hackles]

[ What are you talking about, he's perfectly loyal. B) Hallelujah just barks a laugh, if you'll excuse the pun. ]

Sure it doesn't! Just the kind of thing a good little guard dog would say. Point you in the right direction and you'll shoot!

And you think we're so different.

[dualized]

[ U h h u h. ]

I am nothing like you!

[ Oops. She's mad. So she screams, but whether that is because he's closer to the truth then she wants to admit or simply because the idea bothers her... it's hard to tell. ]

[hackles]

You're right. [ He's drawling, slow. Instigating. ] I'm not just all bark, sweetheart.

[dualized]

If you're looking for a fight then that's fine.

[ Her fingers are really itching to close around his neck. ]

[hackles]

[ Give in, then. Or do you want him to dare you? ]

Should I tell you a secret then?

[dualized]

[ She creeps closer, and her feet shift. Soma needs help from no one. ]

I'm not interested in any lies that would come from your mouth.

[ The next opportunity she gets, she probably will - pounce, and squeeze his neck tight until he has no choice but to close his big mouth. ]

[hackles]

[ Oh he sees it, all liquid aggression and kinetics. He grins. ]

Heh, always the same, aren't you? It's not a lie.

I'm always looking for a fight.

[dualized]

[ That's enough for her. Enough to trigger her rage. ]

And you'll have it.

[ She practically snarled, lunging for his throat. ]

[hackles]

Predictable!! [ Hallelujah laughs, ducking into her attack and aiming to catch her hands before she could rip his neck apart. Too early for that.

Blood, bones, muscle--something about hand-to-hand was always sweeter. ]

[dualized]

Tch...

[ It's not over yet. She twists her arms in his hold; too fast and forced to be anything but painful, even for her. But it allows her to grab his wrists in return and -- putting pressure on them and thrusting her knee up into his thigh. ]

[hackles]

[ He wouldn't expect anything less. Hallelujah takes the hit and it visibly ripples through him, enough to make the corners of his eyes pinch. He flashes a fanged grin and slams the flat of his arm against her, using the opportunity to lash out and grab the leg she'd kicked him with.

Care to take a fall with him, girlie? ]

[dualized]

[ She stumbles back, but if anything, her grip tightens.

If she's going down, she's taking you down with her. The idea is that if she changes the direction, she might get enough momentum to end up on top and pin Hallelujah down. She can't free her leg just yet, so that's a disadvantage, but like hell if she isn't going to try. ]