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I have a question.

[Gilgamesh goes from looking at the "camera" to turning the book around to see what he's seeing - two of the 'berserk' residents wandering around the Palace district.]

Are we supposed to kill these things, or are we putting them down gently?

[Two bursts of light lash out from behind the camera and impact the affected citizens in the head, knocking each one over with a crack and laying them unconscious (possibly comatose) on the pavement. For a split second before the projectiles disappear, it's clear that that they were, in fact, swords - launched hilt-first.]

I ask because on the one hand, they sure as hell look like zombies. On the other hand, I just know there are a bunch of bleeding hearts here who don't want me killing things that might be human. But on the other hand: zombies. Also if they were normal humans this would probably kill them anyway. Since it's not, again: zombies.

I just wanted to clarify before I have to answer some thrown-together farce of a trial later from one of your knightly-types. Saber. Let me know, though, they're starting to get everywhere.

[Another crack of the same type indicates Gilgamesh has smashed another person's head off-camera somewhere before he ends the feed.]

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[She just rolls her eyes at that.] Am I that scary?

[She's just joking of course and- Oops. Another person on a rampage charges at her then, and she quickly reacts by grabbing her weapon and getting up to take care of it. The man charges at her and she dodges skillfully, before swinging her naginata around, using the long hilt to guide the man around by pushing it to his back, and making him topple over, right into a wall with enough force to knock him out.

And then she's quick to step back as another person comes flying by, courtesy of Orpheus continuing her scouting and neutralizing of targets.

Situation calmed for a moment, Minako returns to her communicator to resume her conversation.] Really though, I don't think they're zombies or anything, so killing them isn't right.

Not Ishtar scary, but a little bit.

[She pouts at that.] I don't bite, you know.

[And then she smiles.] Or it takes a lot to incur my wrath anyways!

[Is she joking? Is she serious? It's hard to tell!]

That would be another one of those "modern" social ideas, wouldn't it? Women not biting?

[Gilgamesh is never serious, so it's really hard to tell which part's the joke.]

[She chuckles softly. Right, she needs to avoid the more modern expressions with him, doesn't she?] Pretty sure it doesn't just count for girls. It just means that I don't have any intention of hurting you or trying to, so you don't need to find me scary.

[She's actually pretty uncomfortable with the idea of someone finding her intimidating.]

[Gilgamesh puts the book down to go start tying up the goons he knocked out. Presumably out of politeness, since he is laughing loudly in the background.]

Hey, it's not funny!

[She's being serious here!]

[Eventually, he comes back over, looking down at the book while he's carrying an unconscious "zombie".]

Forgive me. I'm about as scared of you as you are of a puppy. I'm just enjoying having the approval of a cute girl, is all.

[Guess who's pouting.] I know some fierce puppies, so!

[She can't help but laugh though. With everything going on, it's kind of nice to have a conversation like this as a distraction.]

Well, as long as you don't kill anyone you have mine.

I'll bear that in mind when I'm making this kind of decision.

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