[As pissed off and intent on pursuing Taro as Yusuke is, it's hard for him not to notice it when the ground beneath his feet suddenly begins vibrating, especially when it's accompanied by the sound of several other feet, big and small, thundering along behind him. Despite being struck with a distinct feeling of foreboding, one which promised that he absolutely would not like what he saw if he looked over his shoulder, Yusuke, still running, hazards a glance anyway, his fury at being so CALLOUSLY BETRAYED by his dog temporarily numbed by a rapidly rising sense of mixed bewilderment and panic. Big mistake: almost immediately upon turning his head to look behind him, he meets the eyes of Hungry the Hippopotas, as well as the eyes of several other Pokemon, all of whom, in one big damn interspecies flock, are now on his tail. Some of them, he notices, look confused, as if they're not sure why they're running but hey, fuck it; others, well, they're looking just a bit too enthusiastic about chasing him for his liking, and quite frankly, he's not sure which is more alarming.
Either way, that sound Parker may or may not have heard just now? That might've been a yell, and it might've sounded a bit like...]
AGH!!
[FUCK HIS LIFE.
Now, for all the ire Yusuke was previously putting on display, he hadn't actually been running after Taro and Sophie all that fast - to be honest, it actually was less of a run and more of a VERY INTENSE jog, which he occasionally paused in the middle of just so that he wouldn't accidentally trip over or stomp on either of the little Pokemon. This, though? This thing he's doing, now that he realizes he's being chased by, like, every single member of the animal kingdom? This is definitely running, and GODDAMN, can this kid cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time!
Eyes wide and teeth visibly gritted, Yusuke abruptly changes directions and barrels, zig-zagging, away so that neither he nor the herd of Pokemon go crashing into the cluster of trees that had been just up ahead, his arms pumping with each step. It's a mystery to him how in the hell all those Pokemon manage to stay right on his ass even after he does this, but they do, and it only belatedly occurs to him as he's GOIN' FAST that neither Taro nor Sophie are in front of him anymore. It's just as well, he thinks: he's running out of ideas on how to get himself out of here even without the added difficulty of having to consider the possibility of collateral damage, and the fact that he's starting to tucker out certainly doesn't help. UGHHH. Seriously, he thought he was done with this whole "getting chased by ginormous things that won't fuck off" thing!! Where the hell is Hiei when you need someone to pull your ass out of a jam!?]
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Either way, that sound Parker may or may not have heard just now? That might've been a yell, and it might've sounded a bit like...]
AGH!!
[FUCK HIS LIFE.
Now, for all the ire Yusuke was previously putting on display, he hadn't actually been running after Taro and Sophie all that fast - to be honest, it actually was less of a run and more of a VERY INTENSE jog, which he occasionally paused in the middle of just so that he wouldn't accidentally trip over or stomp on either of the little Pokemon. This, though? This thing he's doing, now that he realizes he's being chased by, like, every single member of the animal kingdom? This is definitely running, and GODDAMN, can this kid cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time!
Eyes wide and teeth visibly gritted, Yusuke abruptly changes directions and barrels, zig-zagging, away so that neither he nor the herd of Pokemon go crashing into the cluster of trees that had been just up ahead, his arms pumping with each step. It's a mystery to him how in the hell all those Pokemon manage to stay right on his ass even after he does this, but they do, and it only belatedly occurs to him as he's GOIN' FAST that neither Taro nor Sophie are in front of him anymore. It's just as well, he thinks: he's running out of ideas on how to get himself out of here even without the added difficulty of having to consider the possibility of collateral damage, and the fact that he's starting to tucker out certainly doesn't help. UGHHH. Seriously, he thought he was done with this whole "getting chased by ginormous things that won't fuck off" thing!! Where the hell is Hiei when you need someone to pull your ass out of a jam!?]