[The Red Girls are everywhere. She swings at one and another appears behind her, by her side, everywhere, all laughing, all mocking, their faces split in wide and unnatural grins, their eyes cold and pitiless. Just like before.
Why hadn't she realized before that they were here? Doing this, sending her and the humans down into the belly of this ship to die like animals? She should've known, she should've —
Nier pushes her backward and she reels some, drunken almost, unsteady, before righting herself again. Her eyes are so wild, focused so intently on some place behind him, beyond him.
She's faster, without the Circle's limitations, and much stronger, rage and paranoia both driving her to be relentless in her strikes. When their swords clash again she pushes against it, hard, the ruined vestiges of her face too close to his own.]
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[The Red Girls are everywhere. She swings at one and another appears behind her, by her side, everywhere, all laughing, all mocking, their faces split in wide and unnatural grins, their eyes cold and pitiless. Just like before.
Why hadn't she realized before that they were here? Doing this, sending her and the humans down into the belly of this ship to die like animals? She should've known, she should've —
Nier pushes her backward and she reels some, drunken almost, unsteady, before righting herself again. Her eyes are so wild, focused so intently on some place behind him, beyond him.
She's faster, without the Circle's limitations, and much stronger, rage and paranoia both driving her to be relentless in her strikes. When their swords clash again she pushes against it, hard, the ruined vestiges of her face too close to his own.]
Stop laughing at me!