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Paradigm Shift - Act 1: Paradise City

Part 10

What am I doing, Jiro thought, where am I going to go? That robot...

He slowed down not long after an errant car zoomed by him and made a sharp corner at the intersection, probably a delayed citizen getting away from the area of carnage, or at least it would have been, had the vehicle possessed a driver. He knew those authorities were on his tale, but he also knew he could afford to slow to a walk and think for a minute.

This was insane. Nothing in this city was familiar to him, and Jiro didn’t have the slightest clue on what to do next. He decided, first, it would be prudent to walk down a different street, and headed for the intersection he’d seen that car barrel down.

But that car barreled back and cut him off, stopping with the passenger side door only inches away. Jiro froze, ready for anything, noting that the car actually had a driver this time, a frazzled looking man in his late twenties. He was shaken up, likely gripping he steering wheel so tightly so his hands wouldn’t shake.

And the blood running down from his ear was smeared with his glove print. Nevertheless, he spoke curtly. "Get in."

Startled from this new development and having no intention of doing so, Jiro jumped back and decided he could still evade the authorities even if he ran back a little.

The car screeched into reverse and skidded in a controlled swerve, cutting him off again. The driver now sounded annoyed and rushed. And he was going to get what he wanted. "This is not negotiable!"

Hearing the sirens approaching, Jiro considered for a moment.

Slinging his guitar off of his back so he could sit down, he opened the rear door and didn’t close it until he had settled into the back seat.

The car took off, long before Major Dastun was down the street enough to see.

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Thanks to Jonesy and CW for their audience, advice, and general help.

A couple notes on continuity: yes, I’m aware the Armageddon Lord’s hands were pincer-claw type things and not proper hands with five fingers, but I took a creative liberty because I really wanted the thing’s severed hand to actually be able to move about and stuff.

For those of you who have only seen the Kikaider OVA on Cartoon Network; yes, Jiro survives the Armageddon Lord’s destruction. An entire scene is cut out from the end of the OVA’s final episode, showing us Jiro walking away in tears.

This story takes place after "Enemy is Another Big," as evidenced by Roger remembering Big Duo briefly, and acts as a sort-of replacement for "R - D" and the rest of the series.

Ref list:

-The act title is a reference to a Guns N’Roses song by the same name.

-The song Dorothy is playing on the piano is "Requiem for Hiroshima and Nagasaki." The most recent public use of this song I can think of was for the second half of an X2 trailer. I know too little about music to say for sure, but I doubt that it’d be possible to play this song this obnoxiously on a piano in real life, if at all. But then, Dorothy’s crazy enough to at least try.

-Major Dastun says to Roger; "oh no, every time you show up, something monumental and terrible happens" This line comes from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2.

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