( An older man seems to stand nearby, scarf buffeting around in the wind, though he seems unbothered by it. It feels as if he's the only calm presence around, though his jacket and pants indicated him as a biker. )
"I suppose I'm flattered, even if the scenario confuses me. If they're that spirited, then... They're good people, I hope."
( He smiles, as he finishes his coffee cup, putting it down. )
"Of course, I'd like to hear it."
-channeling V3, there was a phenomenally powerful woman with the mantle of Tackle... but I did manage to get the name of the one who killed the kaijin."
( He raises an eyebrow mid-sip, intrigued by the idea. It felt weird that they could be defeated by... what he assumed were normal people. )
"Oho? Did you catch who the unlikely heroes were?"
"Right, well... you'll notice I said 'attempted' to get a foothold. Because, despite being in a world where riders are regarded as fiction, where there are no sentai, or metal heroes, or even ultras... they were still driven off; even after deploying kaijin."
"I encountered someone calling themselves the Great Leader recently. They have their own group. I'm unsure if it's the same, but both instances are troubling."
( He sighs wearily. It seemed he'd been put on the backfoot again. Endless war with Shocker was more of a reality. )
+ point, but he was cursed. Cursed to fight this eternal battle. However... )
"If it keeps the new generation from falling to Shocker's thralls... I'll fight until every bone in my body becomes dust. That is my resolve! You will not sink your treacherous fangs into them."
( The statement did ring true. Weary bones only holding on at times due to Shocker's own augmentation seemed to quiver more than usual, and even then, 50 years of solitude only broken by other Riders was a hell he wouldn't wish on anyone else. Tachibana was long gone by this +
β Hah .α£ Over 50 years, and you still havenβt stamped us out completely β arenβt you getting tired of it, Hongo .α£ Donβt you want a life without conflict, a day without throwing yourself into deaths domain to . . . βprotect human livesβ, was it .α£ β