Demon City Tokyo

Chapter 29

"Fuck. I can't believe I'm off for WEEKS," Mari complained, the young woman's face bandaged and ribs bound.

"And you'll probably be unable to get laid too," Victoria Seres said dryly, the stacked blond sitting with her at the table.

"Bitch," Mari said, but fondly.

"Slag," Victoria responded mildly.

"You two know each other?" Mayumi asked, amused. She knew both were from the British branch of NERV...

"Yeah, we trained together under Sir Integra Hellsing. She ran a tight ship," Victoria admitted.

"She was a MANIAC," Mari countered.

"Oh?" Asuka asked.

"Five AM wake up every day, running ten miles, cold showers, hours of combat training," Mari remembered.

"That maniac Alucard," Victoria nodded.

"Yeah, HER," Mari shuddered.

"Alucard? Isn't that Dracula, backwards?" Mayumi blinked.

"She also named a Ree 'Carmilia' and another 'Varney.'" Victoria noted.

"As we said, Integra's NUTS," Mari sighed. She paused, "Admittedly, fucking good at killing demons, though."

"Yeah, or Yui would have fired her by now," Victoria agreed.

"And her creepy butler, Walter," Mari shuddered.

"What was wrong with him?" Asuka had to ask.

"Former British Naval SEAL, war vet, TOTALLY had PTSD," Victoria nodded, "if you startled him, he'd GUT you."

"... sounds like a fun place to work," Mayumi blinked.

"I do miss it though," Mari admitted thoughtfully.

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Mana Kirishima was a trainee hunter at NERV.

"Miss Cheyenne, we agreed to keep contact to a minimum," Mana said tersely as they met in a outdoor cafe in Tokyo.

Rally Cheyenne sipped her coffee, "There's no active security cameras here. And you KNOW I took precautions."

Mana was ALSO a double agent, working for the UN and, directly, for the AMP looking into what was REALLY going on at NERV. A military brat, she was a 'perfect' recruit for NERV, and great care had been put into setting up her cover.

"Your handler contacted me," Rally added, "she said you were spooked."

"My HANDLER isn't supposed to be randomly calling you," Mana groaned.

Rally just sipped her coffee.

Mana sighed as she said, "I was taking a turn in the labs, we dissected a youma that the hunters brought in."

"Bad?" Rally asked.

"There was undigested human remains inside," Mana said flatly. "A kid, looked like."

Rally winced.

"And caring for baby Ree," Mana drank some coffee. "They're so cute... then there's feeding time, and you see them ripping monster flesh with pure white teeth."

Rally nodded, having seen footage snuck out of NERV.

"I just had a moment," Mana shook her head, sighing.

Rally reached out and squeezed her hand. "I know this is difficult," Rally said gently, "and this whole situation is hard on you."

"I volunteered," Mana shrugged.

Rally looked at her searchingly, "We can pull you out at any time. Just ask."

Mana shook her head, "We'd lose all the progress I've made. And getting ANOTHER agent in would be that much harder."

"Conceded," Rally admitted.

"no, I'm sticking it out," Mana met her eyes, "I won't let you down, ma'am."

"Good," Rally finished her coffee, "be careful, though. I don't want to see you hurt."

Mana smiled faintly, "I will."

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Katsumi Liquer was drinking. She didn't normally DO that much, but she figured it was a special occasion.

Her boyfriend, Roy, had left her. Well, not LEFT left, but he had told her that they should take a break for awhile. He knew about her 'thing' with Kiddy, and he felt they should try to figure out what was going on.

"Another," Katsumi told the bartender.

"You sure about that?" Ryouko asked.

"I can handle my booze," Katsumi replied.

"Well, it's YOUR hangover," Ryouko shrugged and poured her some more rum.

Weird bar. Katsumi hadn't heard there was a ladies only bar in Tokyo like this.. and it was apparently cosplay night, as everyone was in weird outfits. Still, wasn't her problem.

Katsumi downed her drink then sighed, "Kiddy..."

Kiddy Phenil had been a member of the AMP when Katsumi joined, and there had been a... spark between them right at the start. But she had also just met Roy, and had fallen for him pretty hard. So she had just kind of ignored the thing with Kiddy.

The attraction, though, had persisted. And they flirted, a bit, though Katsumi had assumed Kiddy was okay with that. But apparently NOT.

"That BITCH Mari," Katsumi grumbled.

Katsumi had been very surprised at how jealous she had gotten. The idea that little SKANK had slept with Kiddy had made her furious. So much so she had arranged things to go out and confront Mari... and beat the crap out of her.

"Another," she waved the bartender down.

Ryouko gave her a look, "You driving?"

"I walked," Katsumi shrugged.

"Well, it's YOUR hangover," Ryouko said and poured her another. "You might want to order some food too," she suggested.

Kasumi sipped as she felt every bruise and scrape from that fight. Hell, it STILL hurt to pee after being kneed there...

And the BIG question: What should she do about Kiddy?

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"Hello, Yui," Lilith looked amused as the woman entered the underground chamber, the demoness relaxing on her bed.

Yui ignored her, circling the room with a hand held device.

"You KNOW I'm sealed down here," Lilith smirked.

"Just making sure," Yui sighed, "it's not like I can send in a tech, you'd just eat them."

"Or keep them as a pet," Lilith noted, amused.

Yui looked at Lilith, "You changed how you look."

Lilith was a flaming redhead, now, and while still wide hipped, had more modest breasts. She rather looked like Kyouko Soryuu, actually.

"I thought you might like to fuck Doctor Soryu, that crazy bitch," Lilith confirmed, amused.

"That is SUCH a creepy thought," Yui shuddered.

Lilith just laughed.

Yui pulled off her labcoat, then unbuttoned her blouse, "I wish I knew WHY you and the demons were here."

"Your SEELE friends opened the door," Lilith shrugged.

"Maybe," Yui undid her pants, "But you were here before them... at least based on the legends we followed to you."

"Are you asking where I came from? Finally?" Lilith smiled. She sat back as she admitted, "Honestly, I no longer remember."

"Seriously?" Yui looked surprised.

"Do you remember your childhood in detail?" Lilith asked. "Multiply that by over 2000 years."

"Point," Yui conceded, nude.

"Come, Doctor Ikari," Lilith gestured, "lay with me."

Yui did, looking at Lilith oddly. "I can never tell if you like what we do, or not," she admitted.

"I'll never tell," Lilith purred, then bit her shoulder.

To be continued...

Note: Katsumi ended up in my multiversal bar, Arisugawa's Locket.