Meta Runner: Demo

Chapter 4 - Sequence Break.

Previously...

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After being forcefully removed from the game, Tari has found out she, by some miraculous feat, brought Theo to the real world. Having acknowledged Lucks was the cause behind her moment of pain, she attempted to leave, ignoring his persuading actions to convince her to join TAS Corp. Being barried to leave the building, Theo attacked one of the blond's goons for them both to flee.

Having successfully left the structure, she's found out the green kid still believed he was in Ultra Jump Mania, which, made her, although hurt to have to, tell him the truth, which made the kid become devastated when knowing his super abilities were gone. Trying to cheer him up, she offered them both to get into a streaming palace, called the Hive.

Before getting inside the Hive, one guy from the speedrunners arena, whose helped Tari with information, has found them, offering himself to always help Tari, whenever the girl needs. He gave her a card, with his phone number. Yet, he hasn't revealed his name before leaving. Though, the blue-headed gained trust for him, believing he genuinely wants to help her.

When getting in the Hive, she and Theo has gotten inside a streaming pod, which turned to be a mistake, when her face was being recorded. Belle has found them, and quickly gotten inside the Hive... Something seems fishy about that lightning-speed arrival, though.

Theo managed to escape, but Tari was caught. When having noticed his best friend was captured, the kid lost hope, for having no idea on how to save her.

But one other man arrived, with the intent to rescue Tari.

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Currently...

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The truck, whose Tari was being carried by, was leading the way for another vehicle, a white car, presumably Lucks', following the armored vehicle. The blue-headed couldn't stop staring at Belle Fontiere, with a frowny, seemingly frustrated facial expression, in correlation to all of the moment towards them.

The redhead, becoming frustrated as well, over the fact the girl wasn't stopping to keep gazing at her, has told Tari, in a bit of a bothered voice tone: - Oh, come on. Lighten up a little. You look like we're gonna kill you and hide your body.

Tari, though, didn't feel at all motivated to lighten herself up, because of one thing: - You're kidnapping me. That's just as bas. - She said, replying to Belle's answer towards her frustration.

No, we're not. - Responded the redhead, trying to come up with a cheerful response to not make Tari think they were actually kidnapping the blue-headed. - Think of it as... temporarily borrowing your body as research. - But then, she quickly realized her choice of words. - Um, wait, hang on a second. That sounds worse. - She said, looking to the side for a second, before returning to gaze at the other lady. - Look, we're not going to hurt you, okay? We just wanna find out what makes you tick.

Tari, instead, got angry over Belle's talk, and responded in a little of a louder volume: - Is that supposed to make me feel better? How about we open up and drill into your arm and see how YOU like it.

Belle has also gotten angry, when the blue girl has come up with a talk about the red hot champion getting the pain the other girl did have instead, making her getting up from the seat of the van she was standing her big butt at, and also reply to her in a louder volume: - You don't think I suffered to get to where I am now? - Her voice starting to sound trembled, and cracking a little, as she continued her response: - Let me put it this way, an arm is the LEAST painful thing for a Meta Runner to give up! - She said, her teeth gritting, and her voice sounding even more cracked, when reminding of two old friends of hers, one that she lost, and the other who gave up on everything they've achieved for crazy-ass bullshit. - You don't know how many friends I've seen that have given EVERYTHING for this!