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''You'd prefer to die another way?'' She smiled at Jingjing expectantly, as if the girl knew exactly how she wanted to die. ''I like leaving it up to fate. One final surprise before I go.'' She said it like she was looking forward to her friends and family throwing her a surprise party. ''I don't mind waiting around, maybe they'll let us out of the cell.'' For being taken hostage Kokoro was as calm as ever. ''Yeah, this could all be part of the fight club.'' She agreed with Tamaya, although she doubted they were going to fight each other with their hands cuffed since that wasn't really advertized.

She smirked at Tamaya when she reaffirmed that no was dying, flashing a double thumbs up to signal that she was ready to escape alongside the girls and the rest of the people that had gotten caught up in this scam. ''Nice! ~'' She snatched the keys from off the floor and turned to Jingjing, freeing her of her handcuffs before holding up her own so she could return the favor. ''Your swishy-swoshy precision has improved hasn't it?'' As the eldest of the three she couldn't help but be proud of Tamaya.

''They're breaking free, kill them!'' More guards were descending on the cell now. Luckily, some of them were wielding swords. ''Lion, if you could be a dear and get rid of those bars for us?'' She smiled at Jingjing while pointing at the bars of the cell.

Shirayuki Tamaya, Jingjing

''I can go look for it. You must be hurting.'' She was more than happy to, even if she was nervous for their upcoming conversation, all she needed to know was that Mark was comfortable and wasn't suffering or in pain.

''It is.'' She agreed quietly. ''Many people have told me that a quirk like that doesn't exist, but I have to keep looking. I've seen all sorts of quirks, you know? Is it really so outrageous to think there is one that can send you back in time?'' She smirked, she was trying to mask it, but she felt less and less confident about her mission with each week that passed by with no leads or answers. Even though her legs hurt, she got up and ran a small cleaning cloth under cold tap water, wringing all the wetness out of it to leave her with a damp piece of cloth. ''Here, let me hold this for you.'' She moved to sit in front of him, holding the cloth up to his head with one hand.

''Your brother betrayed you?'' Her tone was soft since she was sitting much closer to him now. ''That can't have been easy.'' She had been betrayed before herself, but only by people she considered temporary allies anyway. She couldn't imagine the pain she would feel if a family member turned their back on her. Someone Mark had grown up with, shared highs and lows with... How could that have happened?

She looked down at her legs briefly, before looking up at him with an apologetic smile. ''I'm not going to lie to you, Mark, they hurt a lot.'' And even though that was the case she said it so casually. ''If you have ever felt sore after working out, think of it like that, but it's worse because my quirk is what caused it.'' She wasn't really supposed to carry anyone with her quirk, but it was the safest way out of being chased by thugs all night. She wasn't going to tell him that though, she had made him feel bad or worry about her enough already. ''But, it's nothing new. I got off easy compared to you.''

lonewolf

She understood if he felt hurt or betrayed. She wasn't a hero herself or anything, but suppose she was... She would feel pretty upset with him if their roles were reversed. She hadn't quit on her original goal, she was still going to find that quirk, or person she was looking for, but she couldn't fight Mark here. If he deemed it was necessary to bring her in she wasn't going to protest. Besides, she had presumably ruined his investigation too, maybe this self-sacrifice could make up for it.

What she didn't expect was what he did next, their brief kiss sending a surge of positive emotions through her. She was so stunned for a moment that she didn't know what to say. However, she did catch the wink. ''Oh my, are you willing to take a risk like that? I could run away you know. ~'' She giggled, sticking her tongue out at him.

With a sigh she finally let her shoulders drop a bit as she felt the adrenaline from the brawl leave her body. They were safe, there was no more reason to be on high alert. ''A cold beer sounds good right about now. Helps relief some of the pain in my legs. There's a reason I don't use it more often. People who can create constructs or manipulate substances can use their quirk more easily in most cases. Me, I actually have to use my legs and I'm still just human after all.'' Unless he kept holding her wrists her hand would seek out his, giving it a squeeze. ''Hey, you saved me back there. Thank you.''

lonewolf

She wasn't used to working that closely with others either, but she had been a lot more fortunate that no one had snuck up on her and shocked her in the neck during that brief bar brawl. ''I'd be surprised, with how capable and strong you look. ~'' Even a life or death situation couldn't keep her from teasing him, or absolutely fail to grasp the amount of danger they were in.

Even if she was smiling most of the time, she still noticed that something was wrong with him. ''Mark, you're hurting...'' Her tone was full of concern as her hazel eyes looked him over. ''I'll cover for you.'' She still had her one sword after all. ''If you need me to, I can take us to the rooftops as well. Just say the word.'' She gave him a casual thumbs up. ''By the way.'' She was still smirking as she talked. ''If we die here, I want you to know that I had a lot of fun getting to know you.'' Footsteps were approaching from down the street. ''I also never meant to hurt you. Sorry about that.''

''Where did they go?!'' One of Sieve's underlings growled. ''They can't have gone far, keep looking or the boss will have our heads!'' Chimed in one of the others. ''Whenever you're ready. Darling. ~'' Kokoro smirked up at Mark as she held her sword close, ready to cut down anyone that got in their way.

lonewolf

''What an effective scam. ~'' Kokoro mused from where she was sitting, looking at Jingjing as she was thrown into the cell as well. ''I knew it sounded too good to be true, who knew this many people were broke?'' She looked down at her handcuffs and gave them a rustle. Maybe she could fight her way out if she got her hands on a sword, but it was going to be awkward wielding it with her hands tied together like this. When Tamaya spoke up Kokoro looked over and burst out laughing. ''I can't believe it, you're both here too! They really got us this time, didn't they girls?'' She laughed so hard that she got tears in her eyes. ''Money! I'm flat broke.'' She exclaimed with a big smile like it was something to be proud of.

''Do you think they're gonna kill us?'' She asked as if it was just a part of some exciting board game. ''They can't hold me for ransom, I don't know anyone rich around these parts that would pay for me.'' She hung her head, mock-sulking. ''And they took my swords too, what a drag. ~'' With a smile still on her face she leaned back against the wall, seemingly resigned to her fate. ''So, are you going to die with me? Do you think we'll be skewered, shot or hanged?'' She blinked her eyes and looked at Tamaya again. ''Hang on,'' she pointed at Tamaya's wrists. ''The handcuffs don't nullify our quirks last time I checked. Do these guys know what your power is?'' She looked over at Jingjing too. She wasn't dependent on her hands either, not the same way Kokoro was. ''And you too, can't you still do your head thing.'' She pointed up at her own head, referring to the horns Jingjing would grow when her quirk was active.

Shirayuki Tamaya, Jingjing