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 // She's a Ghoul of Toreador clan with one point in Celerity and three points in True Faith.
 
+// black vampire hunter Sailor Moon
+
 VAR showed_mace = false
 VAR preparedness = 0
 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ And you're off to see… some sad old guys loudly arguing about their cars. You
 
 * [<ell> (Follow the scent.)] You can't track it, you just know it's near.
 -> choices
-* [<ell> Tap one of the guys on a shoulder.] <q>Excuse me&mdash;</q>
+* [<ell> Tap one of the guys on a shoulder.] <q>Excuse me&ndash;</q>
 <q>Get lost, kid.</q>
 -> choices
 * -> start4
@@ -137,12 +139,11 @@ And you're off to see… some sad old guys loudly arguing about their cars. You
 
 You wander around. Why did He send you here?
 
-There's a crowd now, and a guy shouts from inside:
+There's a crowd now, and you see a tall guy in a motorcycle helmet shouting, his voice loud and clear:
 
 <q>To the end of this street and back here! Go! <q>
 
-The feeling of <em>wrongness</em> rises in you. The lot is filled with roar of the cars speeding away.
-The crowd cheers.
+The feeling of <em>wrongness</em> rises in you. The lot is filled with roar of the cars speeding away. The crowd cheers.
 
 You see a figure across the street jumping four stories right on top of an office building. This is your target.
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ You hit the wall with the pommel. The sturdy wings leave a nice impression in th
 It's a quick climb to the roof. And here's your guy.
 
 He's hunched over a body of some old man, you hear the <em>slurping</em> sounds, he's still drinking blood from the body.
-That's good, that means the victim is still alive and you got here on time.
+<> That's good, that means the victim is still alive and you got here on time.
 
 * [Pose and start a full speech]
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ Then you pose with the mace. Now you feel truly confident.
 And you get a heavy fist to the stomach. You lower your hands, snagging the mace on his hand – he <em>screetches</em> and jumps back.
 
 He screams, and I have to paraphrase everything except the pronouns here:
-<q>Who the hell are you, crazy woman grabbing my precious flesh with her dirty hot hands?</q>
+<> <q>Who the hell are you, crazy woman grabbing my precious flesh with her dirty hot hands?</q>
 
 -> explain
 
@@ -200,23 +201,94 @@ The attack throws him off the victim, but then he just shrugs and starts to stan
 
 = explain
 
-  * * Explain what he's doing is wrong
-  ->explain
-  * * Explain you don't want him anywhere near the city
-  ->explain
-  * * Explain your Lord wants him out
-  ->explain
+  * * [Explain what he's doing is wrong]
+  <q>You're killing this man. Leave and never try this again.</q>
+
+  <q>He's not a man, he's a snack. They don't sell this kind on gas stations.</q>
+
+  <q>Barbarian.</q>
+
+  <q>You're the second course if you take a step further.</q>
+
+  -> attack
+  
+  * * [Explain your Lord wants him out]
+  <q>My Lord called for me. I will not stop until you leave this city.</q>
+
+  <q>Your Lord does not own <b>me,</b> little lap dog. He and his clan and the friends of his clan are dirty greedy hoarders, and you are his walking spare snack.</q>
+
+   -> attack
 
 = attack
 
-  * * Try to push him to the end of the roof
-  -> attack
-  * * Jump straight over him
-  -> attack
+  * * [Push him to the end of the roof]
+
+  // -> attack
+  * * [Jump straight over him]
+  Suddenly you jump <em>high</em> and land behind him. It's a perfect opening for a slam to his back.
+
+  <em>(crack.) Aaaargh!</em>
+
+  He screams in agony. You cut his jacket and shirt, and his back is smoking. You raise the hand to hit again, but he dodges and trips your leg.
+
+  <q>Stupid useless human.</q>
+
+  He takes you by the leg and pulls you to the end of the roof.
+
+  * * * [Kick]
+    -> dangling
+  * * * [Scream]
+    -> dangling
+  * * * [Cut him]
+    -> dangling
+
   * * [<ell> Climb down]
   You think about climbing back down the wall, just to meet him on a safe ground. Not your best idea.
   -> attack
 
+=== dangling ===
+You try to stand, to kick, to cut his hand, but he's too strong, does not even acknowledge your kicks and you're lying on your back, completely defenseless.
+
+And now you're dangling upside down four stories up, flailing your limbs like a scarecrow. He laughs.
+
+<q>I wonder if I can time it to the streetracers when they race back? Oh well.</q>
+
+And now you're falling.
+
+* [Close your eyes]
+You are not ready for this.
+
+You feel the wind wooshing past, and then <em>something</em> hoists you up and pulls to the side. You open the eyes to see the dirty asphalt.
+-> dangling2
+* [Embrace the earth]
+Not how you've imagined it, but your life didn't provide you with the best choices.
+
+You feel the wind wooshing past, and then <em>something</em> black appears from below, lifts you and pulls to the side. And all you can see is dirty asphalt.
+->dangling2
+
+=== dangling2 ===
+You slowly stand up to see a tall gangly man in motorcycle helmet. He was with the streetracers before, wasn't he?
+
+<q>Apologies for this rough jump. Are you okay, miss?</q>
+
+His voice is very different now; it's coming quietly from inside the helmet, and he has a strange accent. You can see your reflection in the black helmet - plain awful.
+
+* Better than I could be, and I'm grateful for that. But who are you?
+
+<q>Just a friend. I expected your <em>patron,</em> though. If you see him, tell Jim wanted makeup again.</q>
+
+* * <q>Is it a rare makeup?</q>[]
+-> dangling3
+* * <q>He doesn't sell makeup.</q>
+-> dangling3
+
+=== dangling3 ===
+<q>No, he just knows people who can really work it. I have a sensitive skin.</q>
+
+* [(Nod and smile.)]
+
+<q>I must retreat, the young man who did this to you shouldn't see me here.</q>
+
 === battleends ===
 Clap. Clap. Clap.
 
@@ -224,6 +296,8 @@ Oh shit, it's Him. He was here and He watched. Drat.
 
 <q>Thou art the most gracious person, dear.</q>
 
+He glides to you, his walk even and perfect as always. It's an old ritual. You kneel.
+
 * [State your pride]
 <q>I am proud to be the best, my lord. This man won't try this again.</q> -> battleends2
 * [State your mission] 
@@ -241,11 +315,17 @@ He throws you something small and you greedily catch it. Your fingers trace his
 
 <q>I'm sure the city will be safe tonight.</q>
 
-You skip on the way out, throwing a last glance at the scene. He's hunched above the unconscious girl. You know she will be fine, now that your lord is here.
+You're still kneeling before him. He extends his hand and touches your chin.
 
-And you spend the night sleeping with his locket, tight in your arms.
+* [Drink and get out]
 
-<h1>THE END</h1>
+  His palm is bleeding; you lap at his blood, trying not to spill a drop on your clothes.
+
+  You skip on the way out, throwing a last glance at the scene. He's hunched above the unconscious girl. You know she will be fine, now that your lord is here.
+
+  And you spend the night sleeping with his locket, tight in your arms.
+
+  <h1>THE END</h1>
 
 // You can outrun and jump over anyone, even in your puffy skirts. (He's obsessed with nice clothing, and honestly you caught a bit of this too. You can't go out in anything <em>drab.</em>)