[ All he has is Monika. And thank goodness, all he needs is Monika. Bruce and Takame are too far behind, no one else is coming. So it's not like he got any choices, does he? Once she was sure he was safe, Monika ran at the creature before them.
Her strategy was simple yet effective: stab it till it's dead. And giving all the emotions she'd had to deal with this evening? It was the perfect outlet for her to give it her all.
Or rather, it would have been, had she had any energy left. For every stab she gave the creature, it hit her too. Of course, it couldn't grievously wound her. It had no weapons and it was already broken. But... By the time the creature fell motionless on the ground, Monika dropped on her knees. Even she had her limits. It wasn't like the game where she could get a night's sleep in a matter of seconds because the player sped the text up. ]
Urgh...
[ She slowly stood back up and came back to Okuyasu. She was bruised with a thin line of blood dripping from the corner of her lips, but otherwise she was physically unhurt. Mentally, this was another thing entirely. For all she'd done in the game, she had never actually directly hurt anyone or anything. She'd manipulated files, she'd deleted her friends, but actually causing harm with her very own hands...? That was something else. The hand holding the knife was trembling and this time she was unable to contain her tears any more. She was crying silently though, she wasn't going to complain and be selfish now of all times. She had promised she'd be better, right? ]
You okay...? [She coughed and leaned against the wall, sliding down until she was sitting.] The... The exit is right next corner... Can you go alone...? I... I need to recover a bit.
[ She rested her head atop her knees. She needed to rest for at least ten minutes or so. Enough that she could gather herself and pretend she's a fearless heroine once she's out. ]
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Her strategy was simple yet effective: stab it till it's dead. And giving all the emotions she'd had to deal with this evening? It was the perfect outlet for her to give it her all.
Or rather, it would have been, had she had any energy left. For every stab she gave the creature, it hit her too. Of course, it couldn't grievously wound her. It had no weapons and it was already broken. But... By the time the creature fell motionless on the ground, Monika dropped on her knees. Even she had her limits. It wasn't like the game where she could get a night's sleep in a matter of seconds because the player sped the text up. ]
Urgh...
[ She slowly stood back up and came back to Okuyasu. She was bruised with a thin line of blood dripping from the corner of her lips, but otherwise she was physically unhurt. Mentally, this was another thing entirely. For all she'd done in the game, she had never actually directly hurt anyone or anything. She'd manipulated files, she'd deleted her friends, but actually causing harm with her very own hands...? That was something else. The hand holding the knife was trembling and this time she was unable to contain her tears any more. She was crying silently though, she wasn't going to complain and be selfish now of all times. She had promised she'd be better, right? ]
You okay...? [She coughed and leaned against the wall, sliding down until she was sitting.] The... The exit is right next corner... Can you go alone...? I... I need to recover a bit.
[ She rested her head atop her knees. She needed to rest for at least ten minutes or so. Enough that she could gather herself and pretend she's a fearless heroine once she's out. ]