The stone-faced man grinned as Farrin struck at his face, his hunger for battle plain on display. Tilting his head he rolled with the blow and grunted when he found out there was much more force behind it than he'd been expecting. Despite the impact he'd suffered he reckoned his opponent got off worse, after all, stone is harder than flesh. Yes, the stone-faced man was looking very smug right up until the second blow broke his leg. There was as much surprise as there was pain in his yell when he went down, his bat swinging sideways at Farrin out of instinct as he fell.

"Fuck! Protocol C everyone!" The lanky blond man called out before breathing in with enough force to nearly suck his cigarette into his throat. His chest began to bulge as he pulled in more and more air, the buttons of his shirt straining against the pressure. The others did not stand idly either. The moment his call came each of them got to work with efficiency akin to a well oiled machine. With a kick from her digitigrade legs the mohawked woman leapt off the ground and towards the wall, promptly kicking off once more diagonally towards the other wall in an attempt to flank Farrin. Her eyes briefly flicked to Retsu, spotting her still in the process of trying to fight the mustachioed man in an attempt to get to her feet.

Not waiting for his comrade to finish whatever he's preparing the broad, shark toothed giant of a man charged towards Farrin with loud, thumping steps. Halfway through his charge he began to rear his arm back for a punch while laughing uproarishly. Before he reaches the time turner however he abruptly stoped and jumped to the side revealing his bug-eyed companion staring straight at their opponent. Should Farrin meet his now glowing eyes spots would dance in his vision for the next minute and a sense of dizziness would set in not unlike what one would experience suffering from a migraine.

With a pained hiss Retsu finally managed to untangle herself from her opponent, rolling to the side and managing to pull herself up to one knee while supporting herself with her left arm. Her head still swam and her vision spun but nonetheless she managed to shout at Farrin.

"Ah've got Legs up there if y've got the ones up front!"

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Tags: Farrin

"Fook, fook FOOK!" Retsu grumbled under her breath, each word sending another spike of pain through her cracked ribs. With her left hand clutching her side she squeezed the grip of her pistol with her right hand and bit her cheek to bear the pain. "Shoulda fookin' grabbed the bag and left but nah, jus' had to ask fer some chicken too didn' ah?"

Like the very blood running through her veins anger roiled through Bakuretsu, each heartbeat thumping loudly in her ears and agitating her further. This whole thing was just the cherry atop the pie and she'd had enough. To be beaten like a dog, hounded into hiding and trapped in a small store after everything she'd accomplished was too much for her to deal with and Bakiri Retsu only handled inconveniences in one way. By making them much worse for everyone else. Hissing through gritted teeth with a manic look on her face she once more arrived at the counter and waved her gun at the terrified hostages.

"Listen 'ere fuckers! Some two-bit kid thinks they're up for playin' hero and guess what? Y'all are gonna be the ones that pay the price." Ignoring the sobs and terrified whimpers she snatched her food-filled bag from the clerk's hands and motioned with her gun. "Everyone around me and start fookin' prayin' they don't try ta pull shit again 'r y'll be the one ta suffer."

Certainly Retsu could be said to be reckless, easy to anger and perhaps even foolish but suicidal? No, there was a reason she'd made it this far. She wasn't about to walk back out within the hero's range without having something between the attacks and her in all directions and as luck would have it she had several 'volunteers'. Five of them, in fact.

"You, up front." She said to the clerk and waited for him to get in place before she pressed her gun to the back of his head and started walking. With one person in front of her, one on each side and two behind her Retsu doubted the girl would try anything but she'd keep her eyes peeled nonetheless, scanning the vicinity as her little group stepped out of the store and over the broken glass. She knew far too little about her opponent and her abilities. As far as she could tell it was something along the line of telekinesis which was incredibly problematic. Retsu could only hope her reactions would be fast enough this time and that the girl couldn't just pluck the gun straight out of her hand.

Her motorcycle was parked in an alley right next to store. She had mere meters to go before she was home free. As she took another raspy, painful breath Retsu just hoped she'd get there without any further problems, as unlikely as she thought that was.

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Tags: Arataki Noa

Were she thinking straight Retsu would've turned tail and fled the moment security turned up. Especially given that she'd accomplished what she came to do. Unfortunately for everyone present her mind was clouded by hate. Hate and power. As her blade continued to fizzle and flicker she realized it would run out of power soon and while she could certainly grab one of the three spares from her belt doing so almost felt like a loss. Like admitting she was weaker than the ones in front of her and needed even more tools to win. Yet even so she might have done the right thing and just left if it hadn't been for one simple fact tipping the scales.

Rhea and the security guards were in between her and her bike. 

Parked right around the corner of the alley it was less than a dozen meters away if she ran straight past them but more than a hundred should she decide to go around. Her rage and her practicality agreed. Circling around only to return to the same place would waste crucial time that'd allow law enforcement to show up. In her line of work it was an open secret that returning to the scene of the crime was how people got caught and she wasn't interested in going to jail. Nor in giving up her motorcycle if she was to be honest, old it might be it still did the trick. 

Whether all of these thoughts were merely to rationalize what her burning anger was pushing her to do or whether there was merit to them wasn't something Retsu considered or even cared about. Instead with a manic laugh bursting out of her mouth she charged.

"You cannot stop me any more than you can stop the sun from setting! Move or be destroyed!"

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Tags: rhea

Retsu had an entire speech planned, ready to mouth off to the unarmed girl that didn't seem equipped to take her on in the slightest. But no, the one time she tried to solve something before bullets started flying it came back to bite her. Earthquakes weren't exactly uncommon around here so it took a moment for Retsu to realize it was only inside the store that things started had shaking. In fact, she only came to the conclusion that something was off a mere moment before everything went to hell. The girl standing outside of the store didn't seem the slightest bit out of balance and neither was she herself. This was no earthquake.

Almost out of instinct she threw herself to the floor right before she was pelted by half a beverage rack. She was halfway down when the first containers started hitting her. A bottle struck her shoulder with far more force than anything made of soft plastic should have leaving a nasty bruise and a can of diet coke hit her hand in such a way that her pistol went off a single time before it was knocked out of her grasp. Retsu only vaguely registered the sound of shattering glass and had neither the time nor capability at the moment to check whether her stray bullet had hit the girl outside or not. 

Covering her head with her arms as she crashed to the ground she weathered the blows with stoic grit, biting down on her cheek to stop a shout of pain from escaping when she felt one of the things hit her in the side with a crack. She hoped the sound came from whatever had impacted with her ribs but given how painful trying to breathe was afterwards she doubted it. 

With adrenaline roaring through her system she managed to wrench herself upright the moment the assault died down, scrambling for her gun and hoping the distraction caused by the gunshot was enough to buy her the time to grab it and maybe get a few more off. 

Should she manage to reach it Retsu would grab her pistol and fire three more shots in Noa's direction before trying to duck into the next row to remove herself from the girl's line of sight.

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Tags: Arataki Noa

For a moment Retsu couldn't believe her eyes. The test was a startling success. Not only did it take down its target but with some elbow grease from the civilians -albeit she was starting to doubt they were just civilians- it even took down two more. It wasn't just that either. Even the grenade she handed to Brooms up there had some effect. The latter did much to motivate her decision to move on the moment they manage to take the big one down though. The authorities would probably find a way to blame her for the civilian getting caught underfoot no matter how little Retsu was to blame for maybe adding a bit more downwards force to the step by adding an explosion to the top of it. Hells, it was the Brooms up there that threw it anyway. They'd have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to pin the blame on her but she had no doubt the authorities were already limbering themselves up.

Other than that everything was going surprisingly well though. Really, really well. Almost to the point that she wondered when the other shoe would drop. 

''KILL ALL... KILL ALL...''

There it was.

"Oh, great."

She didn't bother to help the civilian that was tossed her way. Retsu had seen exactly what had happened to the last person who tried and with another one of the big lug's limbs about to be coming her way she was in no rush to share the same fate. Now she just had to make sure no one else would run in front of her bike the moment she took off again.

"Oy, you! Dreads! Take dese and 'vacuate 'im in that direction, he'll be safe there!" She lied while reaching into her backpack and tossing several random grenades -with the pin still inside- at him and pointing in the direction opposite of where she was going before she sped away. Leaving a wide berth around herself and the giant golem she circled to the other side of it tossing another sticky at the small golem closest to her on the way there. 

Now, how was she gonna take a crack at this thing without putting herself in harm's way? Looking up she got an idea and slipped an arm out of her backpack's shoulder strap before pulling the entire thing diagonally in front of her. Keeping her bike steady with one arm and circling around the thing without hitting any of the fleeing civilians was a pain but fighting that thing head on would likely be much more painful. Which was exactly why she tried her best to manage her bike's speed so she could try to stay behind it and decided to leave the dangerous parts to everyone else.

"Oy, Brooms and Fumes up there! Demolitions are working, come grab some!"

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TL;DR: Retsu leaves the civilian and Elijah to their fate, tossing a few grenades with the pins still in them his way and telling him to evacuate the civi. She then circles around to the other side of the golem while tossing a grenade at the closest small golem and decides to pull her backpack full of bombs to her front for easier access and shouts at Shion and Claudio to come get some. All the while she paces her bike's speed to try to stay behind the big golem.

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Tags: Fanthes  Shion Utsui  Claudio Bernardo Elijah  Emilia Hall

The moment Rui mentioned losing eyes Retsu's hand was halfway to her knife's sheath before her brain could catch up to her actions. It took another moment for her to realize Rui was asking Sonya about the loss, not her. At about the same time she realized it probably wasn't a great idea to hint that she had a weapon on her -despite the fact that everyone with a quirk always carried their weapon with them- what with 'safety' laws and likely club regulations as well. So instead of continuing towards the knife on her back her hand moved towards her thigh, motioning as if to grab something and finding it missing. She patted her clearly weaponless leg before feigning a brief grimace that she pretended to quickly get back under control. 

"Hardly a hero, just someone who makes weapons for them." 

She could respect that. After all she was doing basically the same thing, albeit for the other side of the equation. Her disdain turned to interest and she was about to speak up when Sonya continued.

"Stare any harder and I might think you want something, dearie."

Raising her eyebrow again Retsu considered how to reply, wondering what the woman getting at.

"Want me to make you a new eye? Might give you a discount since you're cute."

Interest turned to rage as she figured out what Sonya was implying. She had to grit her teeth to stop herself from lashing out at the smug-looking woman. Rich looking, savior complex, kind to Rui and above all not taking her serious in the slightest. The woman was looking at her like she was a charity case. Retsu bristled at the implication at merely being another tool amidst a long line of feel good projects. Had she been anywhere else she might've said 'fuck it' and tried to punch the arrogance right out of her.

"Nah, ah'm good."

''I'm totes getting wasted! Bottoms up!''

"Hmm? Yah, sure. Cheers." Retsu replied while downing her entire drink before the next one arrived. 

"So, given that none a' us seem up for doin' anythin' remotely serious fer now what say y'all our little coven go finds a place to sit? Railing here's comfy 'n all but ah've been on mah feet enough fer today."

"Sounds lovely."

She only vaguely acknowledged Sonya's reply with a hum and a half-nod before turning her attention to Elias.

"Oh, but of course, would the three of you prefer our VIP seating or a visit to-"

"KAMIYA!"

Retsu's eye twitched at the interruption, chiding herself for her lack of focus. She just had to look away from the crowd below, didn't she? Every time. Every single time she's even the slightest bit careless something like this happens. Even so the thought didn't stop her from accepting the drink Mawatari handed her and casually continuing to lean over the railing.

"Excuse me, ladies. I shall return in but a moment."

After all, it wasn't her problem this time. She had to admit that she was curious how the Hibernacula's boss would handle the situation. Maybe she could even learn something? Loath as she was to admit it her recent victories had left her with a much wider area of influence than she knew how to handle. She smirked as she took a sip of her expensive drink, casually leaning sideways up against the railing while she looked down. Retsu had to admit, the whole thing he did with the music added a lot of oomph to his presence. Yeah, she'd definitely be taking notes here. As the discussion turned to shouting however she wondered how far it was going to escalate. Right up until she heard Rui shout back. She was glad she was on the opposite side of Elias so the girl didn't end up hitting her while doing whatever the hells it was she was trying to accomplish.

"Oh, Tamotsu, what has wisdom done to prove itself your enemy so?"

Retsu let out a whistle. Such a raw line, she'd have to remember that one. In fact, she was so impressed she barely paid attention to the man dropping half a sewing kit on his enemy and using it to jank him into the air.

''Do we fight them now? Someone gimme a knife!''

Retsu wasn't going to lie, she was tempted to give hers to the little devil if only to see how much she'd manage to accomplish with it. The reason she didn't was the exact same as before, revealing she had a concealed weapon on her was more trouble than it was worth. Either way, she thought as she watched Rui fall, it was no longer necessary.

Finally she was rid of the annoyance. Ah, no, it stood back up again. Shame. Oh well.

Her gaze was briefly drawn away from the conflict when Sonya moved over to the railing as well, standing where Rui had been but moments ago. It didn't stay there for long however, no, she was much too curious about the events down below to pay attention to what the socialite was doing.

''Give us all your money! Or Timtim here gets it!''

...She didn't know what she was expecting. 

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TL;DR: Retsu replies to everyone while misinterpreting a bunch of stuff and being dramatic along the way after which she decides to simply spectate the whole mess on the ground floor.

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Tags: Elias Rui Matsui Sonya Chernovna