[IC]+Anima: Plus City[PG-13]

[Gamer_KM]

Rated [PG-13] for light language, heavy innuendos,raciest remarks,Gender confusion, and combat.

The year is 352st of the Astarian Calendar, an there is no love for the ones called +Anima, Humans with ability to take aspects of animals. Hate seems to flow from every settlement, But a rumor has spread in all the major cities, a city where +anima can live unmolested, for most it's just a rumor, but for you, it's a ray of hope.

[Arcus]

Lucy was hiding behind a trashcan in an alleyway, as a group of men each carrying something different. From a gun to a gardening hoe, the kicked angrily at the trashcan. As Lucy held her breathe, "GOD DAMMIT!" Yelled one of them, "I thought that brat would be easier to find now that a dog started hanging around her but it seems like it is even harder to catch her now than it was before!" Before firing his gun in the air from annoyance, it caused Lucy to flinch but she didn't make a sound. "I wonder why that mutt even likes her to begin with?" One chimed in, another answered "maybe because it likes to be with its own kind?" They all started walking away laughing at what Lucy thought was a bad joke.

Who cares that she lived like a dog, she was alive and that she was thankful for. She still didn't understand why that group went around terrorizing and sometimes killing homeless people, especially kids and anima. She was just thankful that they didn't know she was both or who know what they would do to her. She was about to turn around and run to another part of the city. When there was a bark from behind her, she whirled around in time for her to see a dark coated puppy with big ears jump on her. In its mouth was a loaf of breathe they had managed to snatch this morning. "Good idea, lets actually get some of this before we go." She said and broke it into different parts, a decent chunk for her, a small chuck for the dog, and the rest for later.

While eatting she looked at the puppy and still believed it had belonged to someone at some point. When they first found each other, she thought him to be a house pet but he kept finding her and now he looks almost as scruffy as she does. Not that she minded at least the two could trust each other, that was more then she could say for most things.

[Junko Enoshima]

The city seemed to be as bustling as it ever was, well, the portion were the middle class and below stayed at least. Atsuro was one of those many people that now found themselves living in this supposed Anima friendly city, but he had seen his fair share of Anima racism. It was to be expected, but it still sickened him to watch...and Atsuro wasn't the type to sit down and watch. You see, since he arrived in this place he has earned quite a reputation for himself, both good and bad.

If you asked the people in the know, some might say that he's a volcano ready to blow at any minute, others might tell of how he isn't afraid to beat the stuffing out of those that consider anima scum, and well...they aren't lying. Atsuro's actions from his arrival till now has been a mixed bag, a bag that grows full as the days go by..

The Anima yawned, scratching the back of his head a tad while he was making his way towards his place of rest after a decent amount of hours of work. It was a simple job, he worked at grill, wasn't his first choice, but it gave him the money he needed. Today was average at best, he didn't have any plans, but there was definetly a lot of possibilities.

It was then that he heard a gunshot not far off from his location, in broad daylight no less. We're these people brave or did they just not have a care in the world? Did they shoot someone? An Anima maybe? His first instinct wasn't to go to the exact location, but a little investigating never hurt, so Atsuro continued on.

[Gamer_KM]

James walked slowly down the city he had a scarf up to his neck and covering part of his face, his shirt covered most of his chest and arms, He was being careful, He walked calmly to the poor district, with any luck he could find someone who had heard about that Anima city...Then a shoot rang out...welp mind as well go look over there.


A large shape flew over the city, A teenage or early 20s anima with large black wings as he streaked crossed the sky. black feathers rained down.

[Arcus]

Lucy and the puppy finished their share of the bread way to fast. Her stomach growled as if it wasn't nearly enough, the puppy tried to take some more of the bread. Only for Lucy to snatch it away before it could and shove what was left in her pockets. The puppy whined, she looked at it. "You should find a nice family or something, they will be able to give you all the food you want." She said, before walking away. Ignoring its whines and cries for more food. It was nor I al for her to try to get rid of the puppy, not because she didn't care though. She just thought it would be happier somewhere else, though was glad that he stayed, she had gotten used to the puppys' presence.

For now though, they had to becareful and not get caught by the guys from earlier. So stuck to the shadows as she moved, ready to run at a moments' notice.

[GoldenMyth]

"Here's your stuff, Ma'am!" A medium-sized crate was set on the doorstep on a middle aged woman, the delivery girl beaming up at her as she was thanked and paid for her service, the four lines marking either cheek crinkling with her bright smile. Mina didn't truly have a job of any sort, but the actual carrier had tripped and injured his leg. Hopefully he was still where the +Anima had left him with two other bystanders, or she would have to keep the money for herself...

Her worries were interrupted by the sound of a gun being fired, not even that far from herself. Having walked off moments ago, she gave a start, almost following her instinct to run, get out of there, it's not safe. But... "Someone's in trouble," Mina breathed, running to the alley she heard the shot from...

...Only to run right into the girl trying to leave the place unseen. "I'm sorry! Are you okay?!" she cried, jumping back and grabbing onto the other's shoulders to look over her for any injuries.



Even with the city as busy as it was, not even the rush of activity was enough to prevent eyes from being drawn to the enormous kim-un-kur awkwardly weaving through the crowds, seeking out some sort of relief from the stares. If it wasn't his foreign race that was gaining attention, it was the sheer size that Mattis bore even as he hunched over, making himself as small as he possibly could. He should have avoided such a big city in the first place...

He was pulled from his nervous thoughts when something soft landed directly on the bridge of his nose. With crossed eyes the man stared at the dark feather, afterwards noticing more fluttering down from the sky. There were no birds when he looked up, but he just barely caught traces of a flying man: a +Anima. Without thinking twice Mattis gave chase. The strange man might need help if he was willing to show himself so recklessly.

[Arcus]

Lucy jumped as a girl ran into her, when she was about to run the*other*direction. The other girl grabbed her shoulders, she stiffened up. When the girl asked if sge was ok, all she could do was force a nod. Then the puppy came out and started locking up some crumbs that had fallen out of his pocket.

[Junko Enoshima]

Upon his un-hasty arrival, he noticed two girls conversing, one seeming a bit worried, and the other less so. Atsuro was sure that this alleyway was the source of the sound, and he disregarded them, and entered to see of there was a body or blood, but nothing was there aside from the shell leftover. That was a little odd to him, but he didn't put too much thought into it. Today was a day where hopefully he'd relax. "Just a shell, no dead people, no blood. Eh, I shouldnt have wasted my time then." Was all he said, adjusting the one strap bag he had hung over his shoulder, as he got back on his feet after the brief investigation.

Turning around, without trying to draw any attention to himself, he exited, though running into someone was probably inevitable since the sound of gunfire has a tendency to draw many towards it.

[crazydawg444]

Strix paced the streets of the unfamiliar town and studied the people. They seemed exactly the same as all other people.Normal in every aspect. He expected that, people were rarely more than average. The bustling of the town was overshadowed by a gunshot. People started panicking and rushing around. Some went toward the shot, curious and righteous, others went inside their homes and shops with hopes to avoid any trouble. Strix didn't pay much attention to the event himself.

Then he witness three men harassing a homeless man in a back alley. Strix cocked his head and walked toward them. The men took notice of him and glared at him, and seemed unnerved by his vibrant eyes.What do you want!? The men started moving toward him, each with a blunt weapon. Strix examined the situation and prepared himself. One man attacked and Strix disarmed him, then the other struck. Strix was able to dodge the second but the third slammed across the back of his head. The man laughed and then struck Strix in the gut. Strix was good, but one mistake had cost him.

He was still able to beat down one man and injure another. The three retreated after a few minutes of pure violence and Strix watched them wander away. Then he leaned against the wall and held his head. There was blood, he couldn't tell how much. His perfect vision grew blurry and he sunk down. Who could have guessed this ending? He blinked and then closed his eyes, and laid half unconscious.

[GoldenMyth]

Seeing the girl's discomfort, Mina gave one last check over her before stepping back. "Oh! I'm sorry! I just heard a sound, and since you're the only one here, I thought you might have gotten hurt or something? I'm really sorry if I scared you!" she cried out, bowing her head in apology. It was while she straightened up again that she noticed two more spectators in the alley. "The sound was so loud, certainly you must have heard it too, right?" Although she didn't specify who she was addressing, her attention darted rapidly between both the small dog and the man with his back facing them all, anxiously searching for confirmation.

[Junko Enoshima]

"It was a gunshot, I'm sure a LOT of people heard it. But how many have actually seen the person who did shoot it, I can't say. What I CAN say, and by your questions not too long ago, this little girl has something to do with it, don't you?" Atsuro stated in a blunt tone, turning around and approaching the two girls and dog with a facial expression that made him look as if he was rather annoyed, not at them though....maybe.


Atsuro looked down at Lucy, his arms folded as his mouth opened to speak. "It doesn't take a genius to put together puzzle pieces, but I wanna know why your hear. Did the gunshot have anything to do with you? Do you know the people that did it?.............was it because of what you are?" He added at the last second, a touchy question of sorts but one that could be disregarded if she chose to. You can't distinguish most anima from regular human beings, unless they have something distinct that makes then stick out, he was just making sure. If what Atsuro suspected was true....well, let's not think about that yet.

[Arcus]

Lucy looked in one direction the other girl was there, in the other a dude who was moving closer. She felt her fear level shoot up again and was forcing her wings to not come out. She started trembling slightly and backed up against the wall. She gulped, "I have nothing if that is what you mean, yes I am poor without money or anything alot of people have. So what? I still manage tosurvive." She hsdhad a feeling that wasn't what he was talking about, but she wasn't about to admit that she was an anima. Then decided to back track and answer the first question. "Do I know them? Guess you could say that, any homeless person that has lived here a while or anime seen using their power knows them. They have fun beating up or worse to those society feels like shouldn't be there. I have gotten good at hiding from them though, which mean if or when they do finnaly catch me. I will getwhat they give everyone ten fold." She said matter of factly, switching her gaze from the boy to the girl and back. She knew that if they decided to attack her as well, that she didn't stand a chance against the guy but the girl was another matter completely.

[crazydawg444]

Strix faded in and out of consciousness, he had completely lost all perception of time. It could have been a few moments on the ground, or maybe a few hours. He blinked and tried to stand only to fall back down. He stood, supported by the wall, and inched way forward. He did not know where he was going but he felt the desire to move. He felt his head, and found it very wet. It was thicker than water, and red as a flawless ruby. He stared with mournful eyes at his bloody hand.

He came around a corner to find a little girl with two older individuals. Something about the group spoke to him. It was nostalgic yet unfamiliar. He glanced at them for a moment then turned at the smell of food. A bakery perhaps. He was more hungry than curious. He moved along the wall slowly towards food.

[Gamer_KM]

James watched the people gathering, then over head there was the flap of wings and a teen dropped out of the sky his black wings fold and vanished. "Hello~" he said in "Been a while for this many to gather in one place~"

[bioshock]

Izumi for ones decided to go into town, she had been traveling for three months now because it had started to get unsafe in the forest she fled to when her anima had first shown up. She hid her tail and ears under a cloak having heard a gun shot not to long ago she went to take a look at it a group of people gathering and noticed at least one of them was a anima. Not wanting to be discovered as one she decided to stay quite and just watch what would happen.

[Junko Enoshima]

"Is that so?....so they enjoy picking on the weak, but moreso....Anima." Atsuro trailed off as for the most part he obtained all the information he needed for the time being. If these goons enjoyed preying on the weak around these parts then they wouldn't be too difficult to find.. "Well, and here I thought today would go without having crap to do." He stated bluntly, it was an obvious indication as to what he planned to do later on in the day.

More and more people started to show, it was inevitable but standing around in an area that was drawing so much attention...wasn't wise, Atsuro didn't want to stick around longer than he had to right now. Not knowing who these people were,and at that moment, not wanting to know, he started walking away without another word.

[bioshock]

seeing someone walk away who looked of interest Izumi started following him/her to see if they were as suspicion as she thought.

[Arcus]

As more and more people were coming, Lucy felt her fear and anxiety reach critical. She was struggling to keep her wings hidden and felt like she was going to cry. The puppy on the other hand couldn't be more happy with all the new and seemingly friendly people. So he was running from one person to another, while Lucy simply curled up into a ball. Her back still against the wall still, as she trembled in her ball. Why were they there? What did they want? Why couldn't she be left in peace?

[Alle9009]

"Shawn, wait up!" Gil panted, running through the crowd. For his part, Shawn merely grinned and flitted ahead, putting on a burst of speed to keep ahead, nearly running into a humongous Kim-un-kur with blue beads and black feathers in his hair before doing a last minute twist that set him out of sight. Sighing with irritation, Gil sped up and charged through the crowd. His experience in pick pocketing and living on the streets allowed him to weave through the crowd with grace, never bumping into any of them.

His brow twitched with irritation as he remembered where Shawn was heading. They had been walking to what they considered home (a small shack that creaked in high winds but ultimately held together) when a gunshot rang out. Before Gil could say a word like 'no' or 'stop, gunshots are dangerous', Shawn had flashed a grin at him and ran, which was why they were currently holding a impromptu marathon.

That little brat, Gil thought, gritting his teeth. He put on a burst of speed; Shawn had already disappeared into an alley and great, what if something happened to him?! No wait, Shawn had his knives. Hopefully no one set him off; Gil seeing a laughing, bloodstained boy sitting atop a dead man holding a knife covered in blood was not something Gil wanted to experience ever again. Once was enough, thank you very much.

Besides, Shawn didn't need any more blood on his hands - "whoa!"

Lost in his thoughts, Gil hadn't noticed the white haired teen until he bumped headlong into him. The impact was enough to cause Gil to fall to the ground with a grunt. "Ow..." He winced. That hurt.

Sitting up and rubbing his head, Gil looked around frantically just in time to see a flash of orange and brown duck into an alleyway. Dammit, he was too late. Hopefully nothing traumatic would happen. Knowing Shawn, he'd just give one look at the body before going towards the nearest person and asking what happened with a bright smile on his face.

Standing up, Gil looked over at the white haired boy. "Sorry," he apologised gruffly. "You ok?" Another thought occurred to him, and he added somewhat urgently, "did you hear the gunshot? What happened?"

[bioshock]

Izumi heard two people run into one another and one of them asked about the gun shots, she decided to turn around and walk over to the two young man "I do not know what happened but it sounds like something fun to investigate" she said with a small smile.

[Alle9009]

(Can't believe I forgot about him... Sorry!)

Shawn grinned as he ran into the alley (he had gotten here first, Gil lost, he won!), but skidded to a stop as he noticed the scene. His smile faded, and he blinked with something that resembled confusion, looking around him curiously.

In front of him was a man with grey hair, a girl around his age with dark brown hair and another girl curled up in a ball near the wall. There were two other guys there too, one with dark hair and the other in black. Shawn's nose wrinkled as he smelled blood, and he slowly approached the man, staring at him curiously. Had he been the one to get shot?

Aww, he wasn't. There was lots of blood and a head injury that seemed pretty bad, but nothing that even remotely resembled a bullet hole. Shawn pouted for a moment; most people rarely use guns (they were new and expensive and although they could kill more easier than a slash of a knife, they left evidence behind and had a high chance of jamming) and he really wanted to see a gun again. It was why Shawn had rushed here before Gil said anything, but all that running had been for nothing. And the guy looked like he was about to pass out too, so he wouldn't be of any help.

Loosing interest, Shawn looked dejectedly away from the teen (that just wasn't fair, leading him on like that!) but brightened when he remembered the two girls. Ah, right! Maybe they knew what happened! Then they could direct him to the guy with the gun and then Shawn could try to convince the man to hand the gun over to him!

Of course, Gil had said no killing, which made things harder, but he could deal with that later. Running over to the girl with brown hair and eyes, Shawn skidded to a stop in front of her. "Miss!" He smiled brightly at her, and his shoulders hunched up with excitement. "What happened? Do you know who did this and where they're at?"

[Arcus]

Even more people came and Lucy simply didn't know what to do. Maybe she should try to sneak away? She uncurled slightly, but even so she continued to tremble as she did so. Gulping, she saw that one had walked away and one of the others were about to be distracted. Lucy started to try and crawl away.