Admission

Hikari sits at the top of a crumbling bell tower. Around her a ruined townscape in all directions with a giant warehouse stands out, undamaged, to the east. The Damnation Angel's corporate logo painted on its enormous wall. She takes a sip from a flask before setting it down, she presses a recording device that is clipped onto her Biker's cut before picking up a laser rifle and aiming down its sight. Finding her targets, two mechs that patrol a side street close to the bell tower, she squeezes off two shots and the victims explode into a tangled mess of wires and hydraulics.

She sighs as she brings rifle back "Nothing matters to me now bar getting my thrills in increasingly self-destructive ways. Motorbikes were the tamest of my latest activities, and when Kayleigh mentioned that she was looking for something to fill the void from there being no racing league now I jumped at the chance to bring someone else into my downward spiral. It started off good, showing her the ropes of a classic combustion motorbike. A couple other pilots that expressed interest joined and a few races got under way. Kayleigh was good, if she tries again she'll out-pace all of us all. Though I'm not sure she'll try again after her final lap.

"Jude was pushing his bike way beyond what it was designed to take. It stressed the engine and it shredded causing his rear wheel to lock and him to come flying off. Kayleigh was behind and tried to doubt the flying Civire and his bike. I think she managed to clear him but couldn't react to the corner in time. She came off too and round across the grass off the track. While all this was going on all I could think is that I wish it was me coming off and being disappointed that she only suffered a bruised shoulder.

Vince is probably the only person who knows what I am really like, and I can see the concern in his eyes when I tell him about what I get up to. I'm almost certain that he'd do anything for me, including following me down this path. But doing this to myself and allowing him to do this are not the same thing. I guess there are still some feelings buried in me after all. Vince, I love you. I'm not sure I've told you to your face, only agreed to such statements when you say it to me. I just wish tha-- " Her voice cuts off as explosions detonate beneath her and the bell tower starts to topple. Hikari cusses loudly as all she can do is brace herself as she is buried under the rubble.