Sunny Daze (Yuki)

[Lepa]

"Psh," Casey snorted. "He gave the nickname to himself. I think he wanted to start a rivalry with Omega or somethin'..." He explained, closing the door. "Usually we call him anythin' but Alpha." He lifted up a hand, counting off the fingers with various names they'd come up with over time. "There's Beta, Wolf Boy, Alphabet, ABC, Soup... like, Alphabet Soup... Stuff like that." He shrugged. "Not too sure m'self why I even called him Alpha just now." Casey trailed off, plopping down on the small couch. "Guess I was just distracted."

The trailer itself was surprisingly comfy. Maybe there was a cereal box on the table or a stray sock on the floor, but it was otherwise pretty sparse. Casey didn't really have many belongings to begin with, and the few things he did have were packed away in the trailer's many compartments. The only thing that really stood out seemed to be a picture of him and some friends tacked onto a cork board.

"Anyway, so what's up with yer creator or whatever?" He leaned back in his seat, crossing a leg over his knee. "I figured if ya followed me all the way back here, it'd only be fair if ya told me about 'em, too."

[Yuki]

Sunny jumped up on the table sitting down looking at Casey as he spoke, she just nodded, she waited till Casey asked about Yuki. When he did Sunny smiled, " Well, like I said a bit ago she is not really the hero type she just wants to live life ya know? And well believe it it or not she is just a 17 year old girl. Her name is Yuki." Sunny said leaving out her last name as he did not need to know that. " The reason she made me and my other brothers is because she was lonely, you see she has powers and her power if known to the world it would cause her trouble. So for her safety her Father kept her locked away from the world and one day she made Lucky, who is a robot dog to be her first friend, she had used her powers to help make him. Later she made Silver, who is a hawk and he became her eyes so she could see the city and lastly she made me. And I too became her eyes as I can get into places Silver can't. She did not program us we all have our own free will and personalities." Sunny said pausing before going on.


" After seeing the city through us she wanted to go out there herself and of course we encouraged her. Of course that did not sit well with her Father and they had huge fight over it. Yuki then left the house for the first time in years. The last time she was ever out of the house is when she was a little girl before her powers awakened. Sadly now her relationship with her father is strained but hey... He was foolish to think he could keep her locked up forever. So now Yuki just wants to catch up on things she missed through out the years and uses me and Silver as her eyes now days to keep track of the dangers of the city to better protect herself." Sunny finished and waited to see how Casey would respond.

[Lepa]

Casey's brow furrowed at the mention of this girl's father locking her up. He recalled how his own father had behaved similarly. Maybe he didn't threaten to do the same to Casey, but it did involve lording his power over him. It never sat well with him and it was the main reason he'd run away from home nearly a decade ago. (Nevermind that he'd somehow managed to run into the same situation with that doctor...)

"...Well, good fer her." He'd finally spoken once Sunny was done. "Cuz that sure as hell ain't no way to live," He grunted, getting back to his feet. His feelings were clearly strong on the subject. "Let yer creator friend know that the most important thing is to be free," he continued, apparent he was speaking from experience. He paused. "Bein' free and havin' good friends." He'd glanced to the photo on his wall. "...Least, that's what I think."

[Yuki]

Sunny tilted her head as Casey spoke, it was like something similar happened to him. She nodded and smiled at his comment about freedom. "Oh she knows, she is loving every bit of being free. She has made at least two other friends now besides, Lucky and Silver and I. Haha yeah she is super shy.. Has a hard time talking to people." Sunny laughed. She then took note of the photo. "Hmm, if you don't mind me asking, who's in the photo?" Sunny asked.

[Lepa]

"...Uh." Casey frowned. "Well..." He rubbed the back of his neck. Geez... First that kid, now this cat. Was he really going to spill the beans about his past to everyone today? He sighed. "...I guess it's only fair." He didn't have to go into too much detail, anyway.

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"This... was the old group. Ya can see me, Switch and Omega 'n here," he pointed to the three figures. "They're still 'round, obviously. Ya saw them outside with me. The others..." He furrowed his brow. "Jack's the redhead. X-Caliber's the big guy in back. They left for bigger things," he explained. He wasn't entirely sure what, though; Jack had talked about being offered a contract while X-Caliber had mentioned joining an order of something or other, but both of them were vague about it.

Casey paused on the figure in the middle. He obviously seemed to be avoiding mentioning him despite him being the center of everyone's attention in the photo.

"...That's Aedan." A silence followed. "Founder of Ammo Clan. Former leader." He spoke rather curtly, almost as if he were being cold towards the man. "He..." Casey started but trailed off, unable to get the words out. There was so much he wanted to say about him; his fighting skill, how much he'd helped him, his uncanny ability to befriend anyone he fought... but he couldn't just unload all of these thoughts to a cat belonging to a sheltered girl. At least with Taylor, they'd both shared the misfortune of encountering the doctor, but Ammo Clan and Aedan were far more personal to Casey. His forced stoicism was just a poor attempt at hiding his emotions as he clearly tried to recollect himself. When he found himself losing the emotional battle, he tore his gaze away from the picture, looking to the floor instead.

"...We don't know what happened to him."

[Yuki]

Sunny listened as Casey went on to tell her who the people where in the photo, some had left the clan while one of them.... Was missing... Sunny;s ears dropped a little as she looked at Casey he seemed so sad... Aedan must mean a lot to him... Gahhh why did she have to be so nosy? She then moved a little closer to Casey and reached out her paw to touch his hand trying in her own way to comfort him. " Ahhh.. I see.. Sorry to be nosy and bring up something unpleasant.. " She said as she looked up at him with a soft caring expression. She then pulled away and started to head to the door jumping off the table. "I guess I will take my leave then. Thanks for letting me hang around a bit. If I could.. Can I visit again?" Sunny asked looking back at Casey with a smile.

[Lepa]

"Ahhh.. I see.. Sorry to be nosy and bring up something unpleasant..."

Casey lifted his head slightly at the soft touch of a paw. He appreciated the gesture. "S'fine," he tried to reassure her - or maybe reassure himself. He couldn't help but clear his throat and straighten himself back up. What was up with him today? He was the leader of a gang, damnit! He couldn't afford to look so vulnerable, especially to a cat who claimed to scope out the city for his young creator. It was... embarrassing. Oh god, was she gonna tell her about this? Ugh... Maybe he should've kept his mouth shut.

"I guess I will take my leave then. Thanks for letting me hang around a bit. If I could.. Can I visit again?"

"...Huh? Oh." Casey snapped out of his momentary daze. "Well... This place is pretty much open to anyone who wants to see guys fight, so if it suits ya, sure. Drop by any time." He scratched his head. "Just... don't go spreadin' word of it around to other folk, since yer always prowlin' 'round the city 'n all." He folded his arms. "The cops don't care enough 'bout what we got goin' on here because we don't bother nobody, but that don't mean I'm lookin' to invite trouble."

Casey honestly felt like he was taking a huge risk. He'd only met this cat today; he really had no idea what she was actually like. All he really had to go off of was Taylor's word, but... well, the kid seemed honest enough. Casey had spent years on the streets learning to read people, and after hearing what the kid had said, he knew one couldn't just lie about an encounter with the doctor like that. So, if the kid was honest, he just had to trust Sunny.

Besides - who else knows what she's seen? Maybe she'd encountered other people like him, but she didn't go blabbing about them to Casey... It must've been nice for that Yuki girl, being able to gather information through something that blended in so easily with the city. If only he had something similar.

...Unless...

"Before ya go... can... I ask ya somethin'?" Casey furrowed his brow, his expression similar to when he'd been talking about the photo. "I mean, you don't gotta if you don't wanna, but..." He rubbed at the back of his neck. "If... ya happen to see him..." He frowned. "Aedan, I mean. If ya see him around... I'd... like it if ya let me know."

[Yuki]

Sunny smiled when Casey said she could come back if she wanted to, though blinked when he asked her not to run around telling everyone about the place ether. As he was not wanting to bring trouble. "Oiiii of course I wont go blabbing about the place, I'm no blabber mouth." She said with a bit of a humph. She was very good at keeping secrets its not like she went around telling people about John, and he was someone everyone needed to know about.. But she did not even know what he looked liked and Taylor never really went into detail ether.


She was about to turn to the door when Casey seemed like he had something to ask. Sunny looked back at him tilting her head to one side.


"If... ya happen to see him..."
"Aedan, I mean. If ya see him around... I'd... like it if ya let me know."


Awwww how could she say no to such a look and heartfelt plea, "Sure, no problem. Its the least I can do for letting me hang out and friends help friends out right?" Sunny said with a smile as she then jumped back on the table moving closer to the photo. Her eyes then started to glow as she started to scan the Photo to copy Aedan's face into her memory. Once done she blinked and her eyes went back to normal. "Ok, saved his face to memory so if I see someone matching his facial structure. You will be the first I tell if I see him." Sunny said a she jumped off the table heading back to the door and waited for Casey to open it for her.

[Lepa]

Casey had been bracing himself for a no, so he was relieved when Sunny agreed. He was a little surprised when she scanned the old photo, though he really shouldn't have been considering he knew her true nature as a robot. Still, with looking so much like a normal cat, the sudden display was enough to momentarily throw him off.

"Ok, saved his face to memory so if I see someone matching his facial structure. You will be the first I tell if I see him."

"...Thanks." Casey nodded, stepping over and opening the door for her. "Now, uh... take care of yerself. And yer creator." He formed a small smile. "But I reckon you don't need me to tell ya that."

[Yuki]

Sunny smiled and nodded, "Of course I will." but instead of leaving she ran over to the bar where the others where. She looked at them with a smile, "Calhoun said I could come back to visit~ May I know what to call you guys?" She already knew Switch and Omega's names but she still wanted them to tell her so they would not know Casey had told her already. Wanting to hide the fact she had seen that photo and learned about Aedan. Her eyes landed on Omega though, he stood out the most to her and she wondered if she could have some adventures with him.

[Lepa]

"Calhoun said I could come back to visit~ May I know what to call you guys?"

"Ooh, ooh! Introduction time?" Ricky stood up straight, clenching his fists excitedly.

Omega smirked. "Silence, fool!" He lifted a hand to quiet the bartender. "Clearly the Immortal Golem of Nine Suns addresses he who was born of the Black River!"

"Could you at least go last?" Riki frowned. "How are we supposed to follow your introduction?!"

Omega looked over in his direction, narrowed his eyes, then grinned. "Try harder." He challenged him plainly. Riki gasped comically, covering his mouth with one hand while grasping at Ricky's shoulder with the other. Omega ignored him and stood up.

"SHE WHO HAS SLAIN THE WOLF!" He bellowed, addressing Sunny. "You venture into my domain, the Tribe of Demon Fire, and dare to stand before me? You dare ask my true name?" He grinned wickedly. "Then listen well! I am kin of the Dark Oracle... The Harbinger of Doom...!" The man lowered his head, showing off an eerie glow in his odd colored eye. "I am the Dark Prince of the Void!" He raised his head again, backing away to give himself more space to show off. He grasped the mop fastened to his back, lifting it into the air. "With this spear in hand shall I cleanse the fools of this world and bathe them in the Fires of Destruction!" He brought the mop back, twirling it impressively as he reached the climax of his speech. "I am The End of All things, Omega Reload!" The twirling stopped as he caught it under his arm in a fighting stance. He grinned again, then lowered his voice back down to conversational volume. "...Do not forget it, Immortal Sun."

As Omega relaxed his stance, the OHaras wasted no time in taking up the Dark Lord's challenge. Riki jumped off his own stool while Ricky leapt over the counter, with the pair posing back to back with each other.

"Not so fast, Omega!" Ricky smirked similarly to him, crossing his arms. Riki did the same as they both looked down, posing like a pair of campy anime villains from the 90s.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves..." He chuckled, holding a pencil and tapping the eraser end against his chin.

"We'll punch out dudes with devastation!"

"Kick their face in without hesitation!"

"We grief the Boss with truth and love!"

"And we fight in sync to avoid his shove!"

"Ricky!"

"Riki!"

The duo separated, striking their own poses.

"The OHaras are here to show you what's right!"

"Don't mess with us, or prepare to fight!"

Omega couldn't help but snerk, both him and Switch amused at the display.

"...But seriously," Riki relaxed, resuming conversation as if he and his best friend hadn't just recited a 20 year old anime motto. "Long story short... Ricky and I have the same name, kind of." He shrugged. "His is Irish, mine's Japanese, but they're still the same? It very weird!" He laughed.

"DUDE, yeah," Ricky agreed, circling back behind the bar counter. "Sh*t's wild! Ooh, man, the first time we found out there were two of us in Ammo Clan..." He trailed off, fondly recalling the memory to himself.

"Like, it's not just the name." Riki tilted his head. "We have the same birthday and even our parents share the same names..."

"So! We embraced it! Eventually." Ricky laughed, reaching over the counter and patting Riki's shoulder.

"Believe it or not, these two wanted to kill each other when they first met," Switch also laughed.

"Yeah, now they just wanna kill me," Casey piped in dryly.

"We love you too, Boss." They answered in unison. The recital in their tone made it clear it was something the OHaras said a lot.

"...Ah. Call Switch, by the way." He introduced himself modestly, then glanced around for a moment. "It comes from Dead Man's Switch." He explained. "It does not refer to... anything else," He reassured. Though he kept a smile on his face, he turned to the OHaras with a slightly darker expression. The pair smiled nervously.

"...W-What?"

"We weren't gonna say anything!"

The expression vanished, and Switch's pleasant demeanor returned. "Thank you."

[Yuki]

Sunny eyes got big and started to sparkle with excitement as the introductions started, Omega was the first to step in even though Riki protested. Sunny watched the theatrical display when it got to the part where he started to swing around the mop. Sunny awkwardly stood up on her two hind legs and did a few mock punches with her front paws just for the fun if it, before going back on all four legs.


Then it was the OHaras turn.


Sunny watched them tilting her head a bit as they got ready, when they started their routine Sunny started to giggle she knew the motto thing they where copy catting. At the end of it Sunny ran over and did a pose with them " Sunny, that's right!"" She said in a goofy voice before going back to where she had been standing giggling. It seemed like the theatrical intro's where over and the OHaras started going into how they have the same names and everything. "Wooow that's funny." Sunny said with a smile.

She then looked at Switch when he said his name but tilted her head when he gave a dark look at the OHaras making them nervous for whatever reason. Meh whatever.



"Hmmmmm... You guys can call me Immortal Sun!" Sunny said deciding to take what Omega had called her moments ago as a nickname, she smiled and looked at everyone. Yes these guys where gonna be fun to hang out with!

[Lepa]

Omega folded his arms, giving her a smirk with a single nod of approval.

"Aw, but Sunny's so much cuter!" Ricky rubbed at his cheek with a look of endearment.

"She has decided the name," Omega responded frankly.

"I'm sure both are fine," Switch shrugged. "We'll try to remember, but no promises." He smiled. "Or at least, please don't get mad if we forget..."

"I mean, unless Sunny's a super embarrassing name or something," Riki added, clasping at his chin again. "Then we'll definitely try." A mischievous smile made its way across his lips. "For example, Boss doesn't like when we use his first name, or the nickname-"

Riki couldn't even finish before he suddenly felt a familiar heat on the back of his neck. Casey had stepped in close behind him, his fist engulfed in blue flames and mere inches from the Ohara's head.

"I swear to God if yer 'bout to say what I think yer gonna say-"

Riki quickly turned to Casey with a reassuring grin. "Nope!" He held his hands up as if in surrender. "Not gonna say a word!"

"...Good," He grunted, the flames suddenly dying out as he lowered his hand. Both he and Riki knew that Casey wouldn't really have hurt him, but the friends all knew once the Boss showed off his powers, he was being dead serious. It especially held more weight since Casey himself didn't like to use his power in Ammo Clan fights, let alone show them off to outsiders; nevermind the fact that he'd inadvertently showed it off to Sunny without realizing it.

"Anyway," he started again, turning back to the cat. "Sunny, or, uh... 'Mmortal Sun, whutever ya'd like to be," Casey continued, scratching at his head again. "Yer welcome back any time." He folded his arms in thought. "...'N I guess feel free to share anythin' excitin' you learn, too." He gave a small nod, subtly referring to his request.

"Oooh, yeah!" Ricky agreed, excited by the prospect. "I guess you'd see more things if people just think you're a regular cat, eh?" He smiled, giving a thumbs up. "We're always down for juicy deets!"

[Yuki]

Sunny smiled at the different reactions she got when choosing her new nickname. She giggled when some of them said they may not remember and hoped she would not get upset. "Nah its ok if you guys don't remember, just thought it cool to have a nickname and feel more like part of the group is all" She said happily. Though what happened next was a bit of a shocker when Riki started talking about Casey's old nicknames. When he threatened Riki with what looked like blue flames Sunny's ears perked up in shock as she now stared at him. She then remembered the beat up brick wall and how frazzled Taylor looked. She had not seen what had happened but now it was clear for whatever reason Casey must of thrown a fit and beat up the wall. Meh better a wall then hitting Taylor.. So it showed Casey did have some restraint. " Ahhh... Soo that's how the brick wall looked so beat up..Oof no wonder Taylor looked a bit scared... " Sunny murmured to herself.



"Sunny, or, uh... 'Mmortal Sun, whutever ya'd like to be,"
"Yer welcome back any time."
"...'N I guess feel free to share anythin' excitin' you learn, too."


Sunny smiled and nodded, "RIght, I will." She said.


"Oooh, yeah!"
"We're always down for juicy deets!"

Sunny laughed, "Pfttt Hahahaha! Sorry but I only tell my info to a select few.. What kinda informant would I be if I told my info just anybody huh? Well I hope you guys enjoy the rest of your day. Bye~" Sunny said happily as she then made her way to the exit of the warehouse. "Maaan I hope none of them think Casey asked me to tell him somthing.. Well if someone figure's out it can't be helped... At least I tried." Sunny thought to herself as she left.

[Lepa]

"Aww, fine..." Ricky conceded. "Well, see ya!"

"Farewell," Omega muttered, folding his arms. He closed his eyes and leaned back against the counter for added effect. "...Until we meet again."

"Take easy," Switch waved.

"Yeah! See ya!" Riki clapped his hands once. Once she was out of sight, he looked back to Casey. A furtive smile crossed his lips.

"...What?" Casey raised a brow, his hands since shoved back in his pockets. Riki said nothing, which... only concerned him more. "...All right, what? Whutizzit?" He questioned, starting to get more suspicious. He knew the OHaras were up to something. As he eyed Riki, he suddenly heard Ricky lean over the counter and mumble something into Casey's own ear.

_{"...Minigun."}

It was shortly followed by the OHaras screaming as they ran away from their Boss, both of his fists ignited in blue flames as he hollered threats, swears and many other unpleasant things at them. Omega cackled as the Boss gave chase to the pair of troublemakers, while Switch couldn't help but notice that something had fallen out of Casey's pocket. Omega noticed and spoke up when Switch reached for it.

"Be wary," He warned, though it was more out of courtesy to Casey more than anything. Omega knew Switch was the most responsible of their friends. Perhaps he'd known him the best; they were two founding members of the gang, after all. If Casey had any secrets to keep, it was safe with Switch. The latter nodded in acknowledgement.

"...Hm?" He brought the card closer to his face. "A business card? For... "Kaleo Kasser"...?"

"...Hmph." Omega sounded uninterested, but he'd straightened himself up. "...Familiar..."

Switched glanced in his direction. "Private Detective" ring any bells?"

"...Ah." Omega's eyes widened slightly. "...Yes." He snerked, recalling the memory. "She entrusted it to the Azure Flare on the day of..." he paused, deciding to drop his schtick. "...police questioning." He shrugged.

"I see..." Switch looked back to the card. He'd contemplated asking Omega why Casey would've kept such a thing on hand, but he quickly came to his own conclusion. "...I think I'll borrow this." He shoved the card into his pocket. "If Calhoun asks for it, let him know I have it."

Omega looked away in thought. "I have a feeling he wouldn't be interested in asking for her help, anyway." He seemed a bit solemn as he spoke. "...But perhaps my assumptions are entirely off." He nodded. "If it is needed, I will let him know."

"Thanks, Omega." Switch patted him on the shoulder, earning another in-character "hmph" from the man.

One day, Switch decided, he'd pay the detective a visit himself.