~Ze GGs~Thread 1~

Combo: *Stands tall and staaaaaares at Poison Jam until they're a reasonable distance away* J< ... Hmph. *Joins the rest in covering the graffiti* ... ... ... *Pauses and looks over at Gum* Yo, Gum. Now, I'm not tryin' to nag you or anythin' here, but... Could you please just be a little more careful next time? I mean... not that you're not a tough cookie or anythin' but... Those were three big guys. o3o
Gum: ... *Slowly looks over at Combo* They ran, didn't they...? ;J *Returns to what she's doing*
Combo: *Just shakes his head* -w-; *Gets back to work*

Cube: *Opens her mouth to respond* ... *Stops, then just glances at Combo* -v-; *Keeps working, too*

Combo: ... ... ... *Suddenly pipes up to Gum again* Sorry, it's just... You're leadin' us right now. What if somethin' happens to you? :/

Cube: ... ... Yeaaaah... Combo's kinda got a point, y'know. :l What are we s'posed to do, then?

Gum: *Seems to be feeling much better after standing up to Poison Jam and giving them a scare* Heh...! Guys... *Turns to look at them both with an overconfident but friendly smile* NOTHING'S gonna happen to me. OK? Hey; I've lasted this long, right? ôwò C'mon; cheer up~! How are we s'posed to WIN this if we're all freaked out and nervous?
Combo: *Isn't sure what to say at this point, since Gum does kind of have a point about their morale* Ehhhhh... ... *Slowly gets back to work*

Cube: *Is similarly unsure of how to respond* Ehm... ... :\ *Silently resumes working*

*Meanwhile, Poison Jam are spread out across the area behind the playground, covering it with their graffiti*

(*A little while later* *The playground has been reclaimed by the GGs*)

Gum: *Stands and looks around at the place with crossed arms, smirking* That's better. *Looks at Combo and Cube* Isn't that better?? owô
Combo: Sure is. :J

Cube: Yep. Loads better. ;J *Stares out at the area behind the playground* So... Ready to keep movin'? Looks like there's even more where that came from...

*Poison Jam are still back there, all spread out to cover more ground while they work*

Gum: Oh yeah; let's flush 'em out! >J *Goes and grinds up the slide, landing on the higher ground*
Combo: *Follows Gum, landing beside her* *Looks around at Poison Jam* Heheh... They're all separated. >3
Gum: Yep. ;D Three of them, three of us... Let's split up and each chase one off!

Cube: *Grinds up the slide, landing with Gum and Combo* *Glances at each of the members of Poison Jam, giving a nod in response to Gum's order* Heh... Perfect. >;J *Dashes off in the direction of one*

Combo: Yeah! >J *Starts rushing towards another one*
Gum: >D *Takes off zooming towards the one holding a jar, which really seems to irritate her for some weird reason*

PJ2: *Doesn't see Cube coming*

PJ3: *Doesn't notice Combo coming*

PJ1: *Has no idea how quickly Gum is coming for him*

Cube: *Comes to a stop right behind PJ2* *Stands tall, glaring up at him* (In a serious, rather deep voice) YO. J< Just don't know when to quit, do ya?

PJ2: *Whirls around and stares down at Cube* RRRRR!? D8<

Combo: *Stops behind PJ3* *Roughly taps him on the shoulder* Hey kid. 3<
PJ3: *Spins around and sees Combo* D8<; RRGH...!

Gum: *Is zooming towards PJ1, grinning mischievously* >D *Suddenly comes in from the side and, after quickly gaining speed, shoves him aside a bit* MOVE. *Instantly gets to work painting over the huge tag he was working on*
PJ1: *Stumbles to the side* DD8< GRRRR. *Starts skating away, but pauses only a short distance away* *Grabs into the lid of the great and legendary random jar he's holding and twists it open, then holds it with the opening pointing in Gum's direction* *Some kind of strange bug flies out of it* ... Hurrhurrhurr. >D

*Meanwhile, the police are FINALLY catching up*

Cube: *Keeps her gaze locked with PJ2's* *Growls* Get lost. J< ... *Starts to hear the police vaguely in the distance*

PJ2: *Finds himself weirdly intimidated* o_________________________________________________o;; ... *Zooms away*

Combo: *Quickly motions his head to one side, as if silently saying "get out of here, punk"* J<
PJ3: e__e; *Begrudgingly leaves, grumbling*
Combo: Heheh. >:J *Calmly gets to work* *Pauses momentarily to glance at the police coming*

Gum: *Is intensely focused on her huge canvas, covering Poison Jam's tag with a huge, spectacular piece* o3o;

*The bug flies towards Gum*

Cube: *Watches PJ2 zoom away* ... >;J *Also gets to work, occasionally glancing back to watch out for the police*

*The bug eventually lands on Gum's knee*
Gum: *Feels a slight tickle on her knee, but doesn't even glance down* :/ *Keeps all of her focus on her vibrant work of art*
*The bug sits there for a moment, then suddenly bites, and quickly flies away*
Gum: *Feels very strange all of a sudden* o___o; ... e___=; Mmmngh... *Looks down at her knee confusedly, having felt a small, pinching pain* *Doesn't really see anything* Uhhhhhhhm... ... *Looks at the wall again* ... ... ... ... *Slowly keeps painting, but the quality of her work rapidly decreases* *Is now drawing squiggly-looking smiley faces* Heheh... <w<; *Suddenly loses her balance* O___O;;; AH-...! *Rolls back a bit, when suddenly, her feet fly out backwards from under her, causing her to fall hard on the pavement, front-first* *Ends up getting various scrapes, even a little one on her chin* URGH!! OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHH!! ;~;

*Poison Jam are gathered on the other side, by the crane near the big dropoff, roaring with laughter at Gum*

Combo: *Suddenly hears Gum cry out* o.o! Gum?! *Looks over and sees her on the ground* *Has no idea what happened* What the-...?! o___O! *Rushes over*

*OVER THERE!!*
*The police slowly and stubbornly start climbing up*

Cube: *Hears Gum as well* Huh...?! *Also looks over* ... ! Gum...?! o____o; *Rushes over with Combo* You... OK? What's up??

Gum: ,<~>;;; *Starts sobbing helplessly when everyone gathers around her* D,x;
Combo: *Is surprised at this sudden, loud crying* O____O;; *Kneels down* Whoa, whoa! Calm down...!! *Briefly looks over at Cube with a wide-eyed, extremely concerned expression* *Turns his attention back to Gum* What's the matter?! *Is afraid that she's actually seriously injured, and not just embarrassed or frustrated, with the way she's crying*

*The police start actually making it to the higher ground* *A few of them are standing by the edge, near the top of the playground's slide*
One: *Notices the commotion* !8O THERE! LOOK!!

Cube: *Kneels down next to Combo, looking back at him with a greatly concerned and confused expression* O___O;? *Looks over Gum, searching for any obvious signs of injury* *Sees nothing more than scrapes* Gum... What is it...?! ... *Suddenly hears the cop who called out* !! Oh man... Combo, we've gotta get her somewhere safer. Now. O_O;

Another Cop: Looks like one of 'em's down...!! :O
Yet another: If we can just chase off her friends, then...! D<

Combo: *Looks back and sees the police standing a short distance away, staring at them* D: Shoot...!! *Turns his attention back to his friends* No kidding... *Leans down, closer to Gum's level, and tries to talk to her* Hey, Gum...?
Gum: *Is now resting her head on her arms, eyes closed, whimpering and whining* ... *Forces one eye half-open to look at Combo* Rmm...? ,-mè,?
Combo: *Is sure not to speak too harshly* Hey; we just... we need to get you outta here. D: Can you stand up...?
Gum: ... ... *Shakily pushes herself up, sitting with a slouch* *Wipes an eye, looking strangely drowsy* ,<~(\, *Awkwardly tries to get to her feet, but looks extremely wobbly*
Combo: Whoa; careful...! o-o; *Nervously glances back at the police again, knowing that there isn't much time* ... Look, I know you're not gonna like this, but think I should carry you. We've really gotta move, and you... kinda... don't look so good.

Cube: I've gotta agree with Combo... We need to get movin' right now. O__O *Keeps anxiously looking back over her shoulder at the police*

*The police notice Gum trying to stand up, and the others trying to help her escape the area*
One: D:< Quick! Don't let 'em get away!!
*They come running*

Gum: ... *Suddenly flops* *Sobs* D,x;
Combo: *Hears the cops coming* O_O; Dang!! *Quickly but carefully takes Gum's arm and helps her up again* *Bends down a bit, holding his free arm out* Come on; I can't let 'em get you...! D<
Gum: ... *Siiiigh* *Clumsily rolls forward into Combo's open arm, allowing herself to be carried* ,<m>;;
Combo: *Breathes a sigh of relief* >o>; *Quickly rises again, looking at Cube* C'mon; we've gotta find Beat and the gang...!! *Takes off and rushes past the police, then hops down into the playground*
Gum: ... *Appears to be drifting off* =.=;

*The police are flustered when Combo suddenly passes* *They turn around and pursue him*

Cube: *Also rises, looking back at Combo* Right. O_O; *Zooms off with him, leaping down into the playground*

Combo: *Suddenly remembers something* O.O! Oh yeah, wait...! *Suddenly grinds up the slide again, back onto the ledge*

*The police are very, very confused*

*Poison Jam is now nowhere to be seen*