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"And that's what made me like this~"

Nyx stood leaning against a wall near the entrance to a nearby alley, her blue-grey gaze flicking over the passing people in boredom as she killed time. Thanks to a deal with her sponsor, she had made an effort to be 'good' today, instead choosing to use the day to dress up and get some air rather than her usual antics. As much as she enjoyed her games, she knew a proper Villain could show restraint, and so she would too.

Today she had dressed up in a thigh-length black lace dress and gone out to see the normies and find some less-violent ways to amuse herself. With her luscious mane held back by a black ribbon and a touch of make-up, she drew the gazes of quite a few normies that walked by and a few she winked at for fun. However, the scar across her eye that she hadn't bothered to cover kept most of them from approaching, rightfully assuming there might be dangerous surprise involved. Smart lil normies~

However as a voice broke into her thoughts she turned toward it to find herself the one surprised. The other woman wasn't what she would call a normie, but rather a fellow mutant she might expect to run into in a dark alley. Still, the other woman was rather pretty and Nyx grinned in response to her question, showing teeth perhaps not as jagged as hers but still closer to a wolf's rather than a human's.
"What kind ya looking for~?"

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"To the rhythm of the war drums~"

"Furry?!" Koontz straightened as a look of outrage crossed her features a moment before the kick slammed into her side with the distinct sound of a crack. With a sound that seemed more animal than human, she twisted and swung her arm at his injured leg, narrowing her empty hand to a point and trying to stab it into his earlier wound with zero hesitation.

The fact that the punk pissed her off right out the gate after Nyx fucked her over had Koontz royally pissed. It dulled a bit of the pain that screamed in her side as she twisted, but she embraced the pain and let it fuel her anger instead of inhibit her. She would deal with the consequences later.

"Fucking asswhipe!" She snapped back, sliding out her foot to catch herself from rolling away from the force of the kick and instead launching herself toward him to take a second shot at him. This time it was with the other half of the chopsticks she still had, fully aiming towards his neck and obviously no longer playing.

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"We're forever gonna have a fucking reason to sin~"

"tch." She felt her foot knocked off course and grabbed, but merely sank her nails as deep into his wrist as she could in response. Her ears flicked up as the sound of engines rumbled under the table, and as he suddenly rolled out of the seat she narrowed her eyes and swung herself up onto the table instead, crouching and gripping the edge for a moment as she locked her eyes on him. A dim blue glow faired in her gaze now as the excitement of fighting set in. Paired with the sweeping motions of her wolf-like tail, a happy wagging that severely contradicted the obvious glint of bloodlust in her eyes as she watched Ikki.

As he brought up his fists Nyx clasped the chopsticks in her hands and snapped them both in two, holding two halves in each hand as she stood up on the table ready to pounce. The problem with fast prey was catching them, and she wasn't sure if he'd fight her like a man or just try to buy time until the few remaining gawkers also cleared out. Nyx was faster than your average girl, but the masked hero was faster. Koontz would have been a better match-up, but the time for switching without the threat of an attack had passed so Nyx would have to make do.

"Oooh so tough~" Nyx giggled, leaning forward on the edge of the table and bending her knees until she started to tip off as if about to hop down. However as she felt her weight shift into the open air, she suddenly pushed off the table's edge and propelled herself at Ikki's waist. With one hand she swung her broken chopsticks towards his side just above his hip, her other hand with the second half of the chopsticks gunning for his opposite thigh.

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"Got venom in her kisses~"

"Sometimes settling for someone you're smarter then ain't so bad. Then you get them, and look better next to them." Nyx mused with a sly smile. "Someone has to be the accessory in every couple, why should it be you? You're cute enough to be the main attraction." Frankly she didn't even know the basics of trig or algebra. She knew it was math nonsense, but had absolutely zero interest in math that involved letters and shapes. That just seemed like unnecessary show-boating for nerds. "Knowing your matchups ain't being a pussy, it's knowing body chemistry, but you'll figure that out someday. But, If climbing mountains is your thing, you do you~"

She followed Ikki peacefully, grinning and skipping along without a single care in the world. As they passed the cameras she shot them each the peace sign and stuck her tongue out, posing for the footage with glee. To her it didn't really matter if they got footage of her, after all she would be pretty amazed, and disappointed, if they didn't have such evidence of her already. She wasn't exactly low-key when she did come out, but she had a knack for disappearing into the gutter when things got too hot. A girl like her always had options.

"Oh?" Nyx only blinked at him innocently as he mentioned her killing him if it came down to it, but made no attempt to convince him otherwise, either. She was enjoying teasing him too much at the moment to bother attacking him, but she wasn't entirely blind to how fickle she was either and knew it was a good possibility. Granted she wasn't interested in his life itself, as much as seeing what kind of torment could warp his pretty little face, but he didn't need to know that.

She slid onto the bench across the table from him and glanced around, her gaze flitting over the faces in the room casually. Not dead, but not too busy either. As the server appeared she smiled sweetly and acted surprisingly normal, ordering and watching them walk away before looking over to Ikki. As much as she enjoyed this little game, and was rather curious what ramen actually tasted like, the normalcy of the scene coupled with the fact that she wasn't putting on an act was making her... jittery.

"You're precious," She spoke up once they were somewhat-alone again, swinging her legs up under the table and putting her feet up on his seat between him and the isle, making it difficult for him to flee without causing a scene trying to get past her legs. "But the number-one rule to be a Hero, is you should take evil fuckers away from the public." She continued, picking up a pair of chopsticks and twirling them in her hand before pointing them at him to emphasize her words. "What if I had a bomb? I've carried those before." She sighed and shook her head before looking at him, this time an odd focus appearing in her eyes like a cat homing in on a mouse.

"If you hide behind others you'll never be a Hero~. You so scared of little ol' me you'd sacrifice the people in here?" She raised an eyebrow at him and giggled. "Maybe you still just need to learn... think our server would make a good example?" She smiled at him sweetly, but her tone left little to the imagination of what she meant as she glanced at the server making their rounds among the tables, her smile taking on a more wicked look.

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"Never trust what you see~"

Nyx grinned as Ikki seemed flustered under the mask, giving her the odd impulse to pet him on the head like a puppy but knowing he'd probably bolt if she moved to do so. Due to how they met, she couldn't really pull her usual tricks with his guard up and she didn't bother trying to. Honestly she found it funny how the interaction had been going thus far, more-so as he asked if he'd have a chance with a person at school out of the blue.
"If it's a girl, you have a great chance so long as you smarten up, and she isn't too tall. If it's a guy, you're fun-sized and have an even better chance.~" She answered with a smirk. "You got that broody-beauty thing going for you."

"Ramen sounds good." She skipped ahead of him, but her ears remained angled back toward him. Truth was she had other plans than ramen, as tempting as it was. But when faced with pray that could out-speed you, you had to get a little more creative. She knew chasing him would be pointless, even Koontz would struggle to keep up despite having the advantage in narrow areas like the side-streets. She had the feeling the moment she made a move he could zoom off hoping for another do-gooder to come deal with her. Which frankly wasn't that bad, but she was enjoying this little game and didn't want it to end yet, so to Ramen Naji she would go. "Do you always ask strangers out for a bite to eat?"

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"I ain't afraid to shoot one either.~"

As the hero-to-be mentioned her making a pass at him Nyx couldn't help but giggle at the thought.
"I'm an appreciator of beauty.~" She replied in a sweet tone, humoring him with a wink. Honestly Nyx couldn't even imagine having that kind of interest in anyone less imposing than her. She respected violence and power over everything else, and to her the boy in front of her looked like a puppy in comparison to her type. Still, she was enjoying the little game.

"Café Racer?" The name rang no bells to Nyx, though she typically didn't pay much attention to other Villains unless they happened to catch her eye. They were usually already broken and therefore less fun, frankly. Still the image he painted of the guy snatching his shoes brought another amused smirk to Nyx's face. Though his next words started the gears turning in her head almost immediately as she raised an eyebrow. After a moment of thought, she tightened her hands behind her back and gave him a coy smile.
"Sure, I have plenty of time. Do you know a place around here?~"

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"'Cause you know I can't help myself~"

Flames licked the sky as Nyx's gaze swung over to the sound of an engine. No bike in sight, she tilted her head to the side as if confused before her ears flicked forward and her silvery-blue eyes focused on Ikki. The boy? Now that she was looking at him the corner of her mouth raised into a smirk, what a little looker.~ As he struck his little pose Nyx clasped her hands behind her back and walked towards him casually, her eyes shifting to the flames for a moment of thought before looking back to Ikki.
"I didn't know they made Heroes this cute.~" Nyx giggled softly and stopped out of arms-reach, leaning to the right and looking him over as if he were something interesting on display.

"You old enough to have a license, pretty hero?" Nyx smiled and raised an eyebrow, walking off to the side but not getting any closer, rather walking around him as if circling him instead. Her gaze flicked around the street as if searching for something before returning to the boy, her smile broadening a little. "You look like you shouldn't be alone.~"