The Mystery Monster of Hong Kong Bay

[caressthedarkness]

[So the Kaiju are gone for now, and despite the damage dealt to the city and Crimson Typhoon, Unity Group and the Jaegers were victorious.

It's rather odd, then, that people working at the docks continue to speak of a large creature lurking in the waters after the event. A monster...that flees at the sight of people.

If you stay around for a bit, you might catch a glimpse of it. In fact, as a UG member it seems to surface more often, though the most you might see is what looks like a giant snake's tongue popping up like a periscope, and the shadow of something waiting under the water.

And then...]

Ah...pardon me...would you happen to know of any place here that has some spare food...?

[How it's speaking is a mystery, but that voice sure sounds like Seta...]

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[brought_it_back]

That's...some teeth you have there...

[This is all Eva says as she sets about opening crates and shovel pound after pound of raw fish into the snake monster's mouth.]

[caressthedarkness]

[This is a very welcome flow of nutrition. Then again, it's no exaggeration to say that mouth is big enough to fit a standing Grungust and a half. It'd be a comfortably sized tunnel for even large vehicles. So, how much she can really eat before she's full remains a mystery.

As the maw stays open though, Seta seems to cringe ever so slightly. Raw fish is definitely better than nothing, but being in human form most of the time means she is still used to cooked food.]

[brought_it_back]

[As small as it is in relation to Seta, it's still a lot of food. Just a little bit over halfway through Eva sits down against the side of the truck, breathing heavily and sweating.]

...You may...have to go...somewhat hungry...tonight.

[caressthedarkness]

[First, the mouth closes. Then, there is a gulp.]

It is alright...

You should not burden yourself too much, Ms. Barton. This is more than enough.

...I am in your debt.

[brought_it_back]

There's still another 200 pounds to go...

[Eva pauses to think over Seta's words, and catch her breath. A favor, even a minor one, owed by the kijin could be a very powerful thing if she saves it. It'd be better if she didn't need it...but if she has to turn against the UG, that sort of thing could come in handy.

And yet...]

...I think...I'd like...to cash that debt. Now.

[caressthedarkness]

...Eh?

[Confused snake is confused.]

I...I do not know how much I could do for you as I am...but, I am listening...

[brought_it_back]

I want you to pose for a drawing.

[caressthedarkness]

N-now...?

[Many eyes that are now underwater start blinking. Seta does not know what to think here, and she's approaching this with the reluctance of a girl who was just asked to take off her clothes.]

...I will do my best...

However...it is likely that I can only show you my head here. I hope that will suffice.

[brought_it_back]

No, that's...that's fine. Drawing more than that would be...difficult, now. And...it sounds like you'd be embarrassed, somehow.

[Eva takes out a small notepad and a pencil.]

Um, if you could put your head above water, I can get started...I'll give you the picture once you're back to normal, so you don't need to worry.

[caressthedarkness]

[The water shifts. What surfaces looks more like an alien spaceship than a head: elongated, and almost triangular. The scales are silvery-white, like RB's armor, and thirteen vermillion eyes - the same ones that Leos saw way back when - light up like a mecha's as they focus on Eva.]

...Is this alright?

[brought_it_back]

It's plenty.

[Eva starts drawing! Aside from the skritch skritch skritch of her pencil on paper, she's totally silent-and very focused.]