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[ Nonon chuckles, her confidence not even dented. She'll show him how music is really played. ]

Get ready to have your socks knocked off.

[ She points her baton dramatically into a cluster of trees in front of them. Her goku uniform activates (more like blares), and now a part of the forest is demolished to the tune of Beethoven's Fifth. Nonon lets it go for a few measures before she stops.

She turns to Gokudera, smirk at the ready. ]

How was the sound?

[ Shit— volume that high wasn't exactly expected, and he jumps a little bit, but hopefully Nonon doesn't notice. He narrows his eyes analytically and watches closely as the foliage is blown away, fighting the urge to cover his ears for fear of missing something important. Though he can't exactly figure out where the sound comes from or how she controls it, he's still quick to criticize when she turns back toward him— especially when she's looking so self-satisfied. ]

Tch, anyone can be really loud if they try hard enough! I thought you were gonna show me something interesting, but it looks like you're just wasting my time!

[ Oh, she definitely sees that jump, so while she's offended by his reaction, she's not bristling as much as she could be.

She tsks at him and sneers. ]

That's a lot of big talk from someone who doesn't want to touch a piano anymore. Your dynamics are off-kilter if you can't recognize proper volume for what it is. If I turned it on you, you wouldn't be able to move.

[ She points her baton straight at him. ]

Show me what you've got, if you think you can do better!

[ Her little canines show, and the sound of the gauntlet being thrown down is clear. Egos don't go down quietly. ]

Fuck you, we're not here to talk about m— [ my, hah, a Freudian slip ] that piano!

You wanna see dynamics? Fine, eat this— my cambio forma!

[ There's a flash of red light as the flames harnessed by the buckle on his belt activate, and when it clears, Nonon will see that Gokudera's now sporting a peculiar pair of tinted glasses, some flashy foot and arm gear, quite a lot of dynamite, and a cigarette-sized lighter between his teeth. ]

If you think this is all for show, then you'd better get ready for my rocket bombs!

[ He steps back, then lunges forward again— and in a well-practiced, lightning quick motion, launches two and a half dozen or so sticks of dynamite into the air. They zoom toward Nonon, but jerk upward at the last second, propelled not by standard gunpowder, but by the same red flames that appeared when his powers activated, before soaring into the forest and taking out another section of trees. ]

[ It's Nonon's determination to not back down no matter what Gokudera has up his sleeve— or in his belt buckle. However, she takes an involuntary step back when the dynamite sticks get too close for comfort. The flames don't catch her off guard, though, thanks to dealing with multiple people who come with their own form of lens flare.

There's some mild interest in her expression at the damage done and the control he has on his dynamite, but she schools her face back to looking unimpressed. ]

Is that all? Anyone can fling sticks of dynamites, and you're over accessorized. Are you trying to compensate for something?

Tch, [ pushing the glasses up the bridge of his nose, eyebrows twitching in exasperation, ] don't fuck around with me on that one. [ It's more complicated than it looks, and it's definitely not just "flinging" things around haphazardly. If he just did that, they'd probably both be toast! But despite the annoyance at having his moves brushed off, he knows she's just trying to provoke him. Does this count as taking the bait—? ]

And hah— don't talk to me about overcompensation. Not when it looks like you're just loud to compensate for being small. Unless you've got something a little more involved to show off, I don't think your criticism's legitimate.

[ As if he'd take it legitimately, anyway! ]

Is your criticism supposed to be legitimate? [ She flaps a hand, rude and dismissive. ] This is only a third of what this outfit is capable of. The jerklord didn't allow me to access all of it.

[ Because it could turn into a tank... and some kind of weird plane thing... Kill la Kill physics makes zero sense. ]

Don't you know proper acoustics are necessary?

Let go of the acoustics already. My criticism is way more valid than yours. [ But ah, a power cap? She could be saying that just so she doesn't look lame compared to the power he's displayed (hah!), but the prospect that she's telling the truth is actually more interesting. So he drops the exaggerated attitude for once (for a second), relaxes his offensive stance. ]

Oh? What, you didn't deserve the rest? Can't really see you kissing up to that asshole, though, I guess. What's it do?

[ She scowls. The thought of kissing up to the Landlord is absolutely disgusting. Her respect is hard earned and almost never given, and even faking it makes her skin crawl. ]

Like I'd ever give that asshole the time of day! [ She huffs, flicking her baton in agitation. ]

It can transform into two other forms. [ Sizable enough vehicles that one could sling accusations of overcompensation her way. ] One of them allows me to fly. It's not necessary anymore, but being prohibited is irritating.

[ She really misses flying sometimes even if it's only via jet propulsion. ]

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