Titan Tower [HBR - Invite]

You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

“Hey now, he’s an ex-prison boy, so I’m sure he has a pretty enough mouth for some people~?” Enjoying the chance to share a little banter with the people around her, as Kanna joined in the discussion about their swaggering adversary’s dental state Miss Murasaki grinned, and tossed a line out to raise a few chuckles with the green eyed girl and their new friends in the enforcement of law, before returning to business, so to speak.

“Ohhhh~? Well, the victor gets the spoils, of course~” Amused to see the enthusiasm of her emerald eyed ally and smirking as her prized protégé seemed keen to get her hands on the head honcho, even though there was probably the most glory to be had in taking down this ringleader on this occasion the dark dish didn’t mind letting her blonde buddy have a crack at the big prize, simply because she guessed that the opportunity would bring out the best in her.
“So if you beat me to ‘em, he’s all yours?” Naturally still a little protective but also not the sort who would be so clingy that she would suffocate her star student, Maya nodded and offered a little approval for the eagerness that the enchantress showed, and also added a lick of competition to the situation as well which never seemed to go amiss when one considered their combination.

“Wow, well, I’ll make the most of it then?” The pugnacious pro somewhat surprised when the officer in charge seemed to cede to her own authority but certainly not off put by it, as the sensible Saito drew the attention of the room toward the Asian amazon she took a breath and narrowed her violet tinted vision while lifting her fingers to her chin, and began to turn the situation over in her head as she did so.
“But as much as I wanna go in there guns blazing, taking names and kicking ass, this seems like the sort of situation we need to go in smart?” Knowing all too readily that things would get really rather messy if they went about this half-cocked, the facts of the failed first strike were impossible to overlook in this situation, and if the sable siren wanted to make their second attempt better she knew she had to think outside the box.

“Somehow these punks got the better of a police strike team inside there, so we can’t let ourselves play their game?” As such open to suggestions as she looked over the room and moved to a table in the middle that was replete with schematics for the tower, Miss Murasaki hummed to herself softly and traced a few lines of the fantastic structure that had been a beacon in Tokyo for over a century, all while trying to see if she could spy some kind of opening that might have been overlooked by her enemies.
“We have to come up with our own…?” Nodding to herself as she did so as well, after a second or two the black beauty spoke with a certain wistfulness before lifting her gaze up and looking toward Kanna, hinting that she wanted to know what her perky partner thought of their situation, and how to get the better of it…

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

Her confidence is really growing, isn’t it? Once again allowing her cheeky pupil to have the last little line, while Miss Murasaki didn’t respond to the crudeness that Kanna threw her way verbally the smirk and lingering stare she offered seemed to say plenty about how amused she was by the way the blonde was blossoming before her, and clearly becoming far more at ease in her company. Always such a smart mouthed girl but there something different about the way she had started to talk to the black beauty recently that seemed to stand out, it was like she had begun to relax and perhaps reflect a little of the rowdy raven’s own attitude back toward, which was nice to see in so many ways.

“Hmmmmm, the security cameras, you say?” Nodding as she seized a little of the control of this gathering to the green eyed gal, once again her star student showed her shrewdness when it came to technology as she seemed to quickly size up the situation, and come up with a rather obvious solution to the question of how the strike team had been overwhelmed so suddenly and handily.
“That makes a lot of sense, given what we know about these guys?” Once again impressed by the girl, even though the situation and her focus on the problem meant that she wouldn’t get the usual flirty line and firm hand to her derriere once more the fair haired femme was showing her teacher she was more than deserving of the ‘A’ that she desired, whatever that might have been.

“If they can jack the body cams, who else knows what else they can see through? What they can hear through?” All too well understanding the value in choosing the right tactics for the right situation, while Maya was plenty strong in her own right she was more than used to dealing with and overcoming distinct disadvantages through the use of strategy and stealth, and now that her perky protégé had pointed out the problem that their forbearers had faced could readily understand her reasoning.
“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him…” Perhaps inspired a little by the battle poetry that the blonde had shared earlier in order to share a little wisdom that she herself knew, the dark dish flashed a grin as she showed that she too was more than a pretty face when she wanted to be, and then licked her lips as she ran her fingers over the schematic and began to think of a battle plan now that she knew a little more of what they were up against.

“So it’s nice to know you have an idea of how to level the playing field, cause…” Grinning as Kanna seemed to suggest herself for the mission but by this point the girl having done such a thorough job of impressing her mentor that leaving her behind was not an option, while Miss Murasaki approved of the idea that they might be able to fight fire with fire so to speak in this contest by using her, this was not the only idea she had.
“I think I have one too?” Another even more reckless idea seeming to form in the mind of the rowdy raven that could potentially double their odds of success if they could pull off both plans together, she could see a ‘window’ to success that most others would not have considered, but it was probably a pretty understandable shortcoming really. They weren’t used to having a woman like her on their side, after all…

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

I’m starting to think… I should have gone for the Helicopter? The wind whipping about Maya Murasaki as she clung to a surface that no one in their right mind would probably have ever chosen to be hanging off, as the black beauty took a deep breath and looked at the distance that separated her from her goal and then the one that stood between her and the ground, she was most assuredly rather glad that she did not suffer from acrophobia. As great as this workout is for me, it doesn’t have the same sense of style, does it? Everything that she had once been standing next to like tens and cop cars now small enough thanks to the tricks offered by perspective that she could pick them up like pieces on a chessboard, even though she was usually rather fearless the femme couldn’t help but feel a little bit intimidated by that fact alone, and idly wonder to herself if she should start questioning the choices she had made in her life.

Imagine… Throwing myself out of it without a parachute, and landing smack dab in the middle of those fools like one of those guys from the old superhero movies? Perhaps the decision to scale the side of the Tokyo tower blessed with the boon of surprise given how insane it was but certainly no easy task even when one stood beyond the pinnacle of conventional human perfection, as she climbed in altitude Maya found that the gusts around her became increasingly gale-like and threatened the tenuous grip she had on the structure she climbed, and couldn’t help but find her mind flicking between imagination and a memory that she found unexpectedly prominent in her recollection.
I wonder what she’d think to that, huh? Suddenly and intensively seeming to recall the image of her plucky protégé stubbornly clinging to a tree she had decided to clamber up not long after their first encounter, the ebony enchantress didn’t know exactly why it felt like she had to do things that might impress her student, but still seemed to be compelled by them all the same. It seemed like idolization was something of a drug, didn’t it?

Speaking of, I wonder how they’re getting on? The memory of the blonde seeming to hang in the young heroes mind and as she plucked her body upward and pushed herself onto another sweet section of relatively horizontal sub straight that bond she shared with her making the Asian amazon more anxious for the fate of her fellow femme than herself, in spite of the noticeable challenge she faced in scaling this skyscraper-sized structure like the world’s smallest majesty of apes she couldn’t help but think of the success of her student, and as such lifted her hand to her ear almost the very second she was stable on the beam she had climbed upon and activated the bud within it to check on the girl.
“This is Black Hawk… Come in Cuddle Monkey?” At the very least finding her newfound leadership of the operation a boon if only for the fact that she had been afforded the authority to decide on the code names they might be using over their comms, Miss Murasaki smirked as she clung to the beam with one hand and turned to see the world behind her while she waited on the word of the young woman she had partnered with, quietly marvelling at the rooftops she could see from her perch and even more so the fact she had managed to climb this high under her own strength entirely. Even without a sweet helicopter landing, she was total a badass, wasn’t she?

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

“You know, it’s a bit chilly~?” More relieved to hear the voice at the other end of the radio than she let on verbally, a small smile spread across the lips of Maya Murasaki as she heard Kanna speak back to her which carried far more sincerity than she would probably ever show in person, and no shortage of satisfaction either as she was provided with the chance to chat with her prized pupil as she continued her path upwards.
“You’re missing out really… My shirt is like a pair of tepees right now~?” A few deep breaths preceding a jump upwards that was followed quickly thereafter by the grabbing of a metal beam that stretched out above her, the dark dish masked the grunts and groans she might have otherwise given because of her exertion via the conversation she shared with her star student, and smirked as she offered her a juicy little line that would hopefully give both of them something other than the danger that waited for at least a few seconds yet.

“Hehehehe, I’m not quite in position yet, still got a bit of this ‘tree’ ahead of me~?” Shaking her head and chuckling as her perky protégé reported the fact that she had reached the target she looked for, the competitive spirit within Maya was quietly disappointed to discover that she had been beaten in the ‘race’ to the starting point in this mission, and by quite a lot it seemed, though to be honest with the distance that she had to cover it was probably rather obvious her cute Kouhai might be at a distinct advantage.
“How were the stairs, by the way? You don’t sound all that out of breath, I take it my training is paying off, huh?” That without considering the other pro that her pupil possessed in the form of the terrain, while the black beauty had been scaling the side of a building her juicy junior had the comparatively easy route of steps to reach her destination, and yet despite this obvious handicap a small part of her had still wanted to win, though she did not languish in defeat either.

“Say, did I ever tell you…” The moments of quietness and reflection seeming like they would be ample opportunity for the two to take advantage of this pre-storm calm to have a little radio-enabled heart to heart, Miss Murasaki threw herself upward and found the ‘company’ that her comms provided her with seeming to quell much of the anxiety she felt, and because of that opted to share an old war story with the young woman waiting within for her in order to stave off the tension.
“I was about your age when I did my first gig like this~?” Unsure exactly of how much Kanna might know about her given the fact that the green eyed girl was such a dab hand with her quirk empowered research, the tower-traversing teacher couldn’t help but wanna test the homework of the girl as she found her mind falling back to another situation where a bunch of thugs had caused her problems, and she had fought like hell to aid another special someone in her life as a result…

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

“Oh, and what kinda view are you thinking of there, bad girl~?” Smirking and licking her lips at the sinful suggestion of her star student and not for a second doubting the answer to the question she asked as a result, even though she knew that her situation was rather precarious currently and she had little time to waste the temptation to take the teen up on her offer was impossible to ignore, and as such once she had reached another flat little section she plucked her phone from her pocket and took a little snap with it, though didn’t send it just yet.
“Well I suppose I can grab one or two, just for you, eh?” Really grabbing quite the marvellous shot as it had her in it with her cheeks a bit red and the sleek shine of sweat on her brow as well while the lights of Tokyo hung in the background behind her, Maya smiled to herself as she took a look at the pic but chose to hang onto it for the time being, though if the green eyed girl had a sharp enough ear she might just have heard the simulated shutter sound her selfie had created when grabbing her image to confirm the fact she hadn’t been joking.

“Hahahaha, sure… Then how about a little race next time, hm~?” Grinning as she pushed the device back into her pocket before she continued to throw herself higher and higher with every upward lunge, given how cute Kanna had looked when climbing the tree on the day they met she couldn’t help but find a sense of amusement in the two of them doing something like this together, and the dark dish also had a nice little angle to put on such a situation as well.
“Winner gets one wish from the loser, or something~?” Biting her lip a little bit as she added a little wager clause to the proposition she offered to her prized protégé and immediately imagining what such a suggestion might inspire in the mind of her juicy junior as she did so, Miss Murasaki wondered whether the simple common sense of such a situation would override the prideful approach of her protégé, but honestly given how long she knew her she doubted it. That eager emerald eyed lass loved a challenge almost as much as she did, after all.

“Well, you gotta think about the hurdles you overcome as you mount new ones, right~?” Tilting her head as her star student questioned the timing of her impulse to share a story and Maya playing that question off coolly, while there was certainly some truth in what she said about her effort making her that bit misty eyed about her memories, she chose not to reveal the fact that her fondness for the fox she talked to was also making her seem like a surrogate sibling to her, or perhaps even something more than that.
“So yeah, I was with my sister at this unveiling of a new mini-mall in Tokyo cause she had a modelling gig there… Have I told you about her yet~?” Sighing as she began to weave her tale as she fought her way upward, each and every time that the black beauty found a moment to rest she piped up with the details of her very first ‘job’ as a vigilante, though at the time she did not know to call it that.

“And these guys burst in with guns and stuff, wanting to make a big noise about quirks… They were against them, I think~? Lucky for me I’d hit the bathroom when they showed up, and was adept at the old air vent action as well?” Instead just a young woman who was more scared than she might ever admit, though more so for the soul she shared her experience with than herself, even with what was becoming closer and closer to a decade’s worth of days since that date she could remember everything so vividly, though that was probably rather understandable given the impact that it had upon her. It had been a moment in her life that had been like few others, and impossible not to define herself by because of that.

“So yeah, I could have gotten out but they had my Sis, so there was no way I was running away from that, right~?” That day more than any other seeming like the one that had set her upon the path she now found herself travelling, while there was certainly a case to be made that issues with a paternal parent most assuredly had a weighty contribution to the woman she became and probably also affected her in that moment as well, it was the experience she mentioned now where she first felt like the figure she had become.
“So there I was, a skinny teen with a black belt or two, up against would-be terrorists, in a minimall…” For all the understatement that she offered as she casually spun her yarn that the moment that she realized just how powerful she could be, while the event probably paled in scale and potential threat to the endeavour she undertook now it showed Miss Murasaki who she really was, and for that she would likely be eternally grateful.

“And it was… Well honestly, it was amazing? Like it was scary and my heart was pounding and I spent the whole time feeling like I was going to throw up but…” Not only proving to the pugnacious pro the prowess she possessed and how she might use it best but also teaching her more than any sports or sparring match that she had been through that the thing she craved most in her life was the drug known as thrill, it wasn’t just the sense of achievement or the challenge that she had learned to love that day, but also the danger that she faced.
“It was such a rush, and afterwards I couldn’t stop thinking about it? It was the most exciting thing I’d ever been through and I wanted more… A lot more? So I suppose, it’s down to those idiots that I am who I am today, in a weird way?” Never having felt so alive like that before in her life, though there had been larger successes, greater adversities and bigger rushes afterward, none had felt quite as special as that day had in her mind. Not yet at least. She was still young after all, and she was still trying her hand in competition, in so many wonderful ways…

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

“Well, you’re Miss Technical Whizz Kid, her name is Mina and she’s a model so I’m sure you can find out all about her when you have five minutes…” Smirking at the interest that her student seemed to show in her sibling, despite the difference in their occupation Miss Murasaki had always been proud of her familial fellow femme she had grown up with and even a little envious of her at times, this one included, though tried not to let that cloud her judgement really. After all, while she sensed a strong chemistry between herself and the blonde beneath her that didn’t mean she felt she should have any claim over the girl despite the daintiest desire to do so, which seemed to only push her in the opposite direction than anything.

“And if you’re a good girl, maybe I’ll introduce the two of you one day~?” All the more so amused by the prospect of seeing how the two might interact with each other given how the emerald eyed enchantress was in many ways like a ‘junior’ version of herself, even though she didn’t mention it the tigress on the tower was also curious to see how her prized protégé might think the two of them compared, and that probably reflected the hint of friendly competitiveness she felt with her sister. They were so similar in some ways and yet so different in others, tomboy and girly girl, and these factors couldn’t help but fuel a little bit rivalry between them, but ultimately there was always far more love than contention between the pair.

“Well, you should know with my climbing skills that was kid’s stuff for me, no~?” Grinning as she threw herself upward and spied the lofty level that she aimed for getting closer and closer, bigger and bigger, with each jump that she took, Maya licked her lips as she found her audacity being praised by the green eyed girl and flicked her hair for the benefit of nothing more than her own compulsions as she delivered a cool response on the matter, which seemed rather fitting indeed given her current ambitions.
“Heheheheh, you think so~?” Chuckling a moment later when she found her frankness about her intentions as a heroine seeming to meet with a surprised sense of approval from her star student, though the ebony enchantress was hardly the sort that placed much weight in the opinions of most other people she was used to anticipating disappointment from people in regard to her naked desire for thrills, and as such questioned the attitude of her cute kouhai playfully because of this.

“I mean I’m not crazy about people getting hurt either, if they don’t deserve it? But I know myself well enough to know that isn’t all there is to it?” Most assuredly understanding that people could be moved by empathy and a sense of nobility but perhaps a more jaded part of Miss Murasaki feeling like very few folk were ever motivated solely by these factors, she decided that she was simply the sort of girl who chose to be more honest and understanding with her interests than most folk, and found had peace with the facts because of this thinking.
“What about you~? I bet you’re not doing this stuff for entirely ‘conventional’ reasons either, eh?” This line of thinking seeming to provide her with the chance to question Kanna about something that she suddenly felt curious about, however, and as such that something that the sable siren chose to enquire about as the upper deck loomed above her only a matter of meters away, while she knew that they would only have a minute or so of conversation left at this rate before their operation would begin in earnest she couldn’t help but ask the emerald eyed lass about what drove her since it was something they had yet to discuss, and yet suddenly felt rather important an issue between them…

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