[Deckard backpedals at the lunge. He'd begun to lower his pistol but it snaps back up on reflex, and then he tosses it down altogether as he brings his arms up defensively. He would not, HE WOULD NOT, shoot Kagerou, not even in self-defense. There was another way to handle this, there had to be. His mind is racing even as Kagerou catches himself at last instant. The shriek startles Deckard, and then Kagerou is leaping away. Damn!]
Kagerou! Kagerou, no! Come back here! Come back!!
[He can't follow. He can't fly, and even on foot, he's not fast enough. He knows Kagerou's speed. He's seen it in Shadowmaru. All he can do is watch . . . watch and hope that the broken ninjabot will be all right. He'd turn up again. He'd have to! And by then, hopefully Deckard would have better answers.]
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Kagerou! Kagerou, no! Come back here! Come back!!
[He can't follow. He can't fly, and even on foot, he's not fast enough. He knows Kagerou's speed. He's seen it in Shadowmaru. All he can do is watch . . . watch and hope that the broken ninjabot will be all right. He'd turn up again. He'd have to! And by then, hopefully Deckard would have better answers.]