[[Ran out of room in the title Updates are on page 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11.]]
A long, square building stands before you. You can clearly see stores of food, exercise machines, first aid, and training weapons. There is a single, long hallway that has several sharp right corners. It gives good cover though prevents you from seeing who might be lurking down the hallway. Many of the doors are flung open already, revealing makeshift rooms and scattered resources. Several of the doors are closed, and a few of them are locked. These doors generally seem more ornate and seem to be built of stronger materials than the others. They will be difficult, if not impossible to break—but thankfully there is still something interesting to seek out. Down the hall, something powerful calls to you.
The only problem is that there seems to be someone between you and them.
In the distance, a few corners away, voices carry. There is at least a small party of Negaverse Agents who haven't yet realized you are there. Slowly, your energy signatures are losing their concealment; you don't have much time to act—so prepare to take action! Do you start exploring rooms? Take care of the Negaverse Agents? Run away screaming? —The field is yours! Make a stand!
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For Order: There is a strange, whispering pull--like voices whispering into your ear, calling to you. It is down the hall, but distant and out of sight. There are numerous supplies lying everywhere, and you are free to explore--either the supply rooms, temporary housing, or you can follow the path down the voices...the whispers, and the Agents.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:00 pm
Myrrha's gaze continued to sweep her perimeter. She gave a sigh as she took in the array of items that her gaze picked out. With her power it would be wise to make sure that she had an weapon of offensive nature. She could also see first aid kits and knew that she would want to grab some of the kits as a just in case measure. The feeling of unease still persisted and as Myrrha glanced around at those that had chosen to investigate this location she could feel the hairs on her arms stand up. Her gaze found Phact and Sabine. It was strange to have come here and yet Myrrha honestly thought that she could help in the attack.
"I'm not sure about you guys but I'm getting a major case of the wiggins, ya know," Myrrha's quiet query broke any silence that might have existed. "Any idea on what to do know? I'm tempted to grab some of those first aid kits and a weapon."
Spacewatch was pretty sure she was getting looks for DARING to be there. After all, she could hear them via their stares, 'a darn kid fighting'. SHE WOULD PROVE THEM WRONG. Spacewatch had not a single clue just what she could do, but by god she was determined to get stuff done. And well, end up not dead and rather as a total hardcore fighter worth her weight in swag.
Armed with her fuku, her fists, a stolen venti mocha frappicho she'd chugged before coming so she'd have enough sugar and caffeine in her to totally not miss a beat, Spacewatch was jacked up and ready for a fight.
Just there was one problem- she didn't see anybody TO fight. But there was plenty of STUFF. And like any nerd she knew enough about RPGS to know to loot every single thing you came across.
So when she saw the first door? Spacewatch was not even hesitating to wanting to open that s**t up and ransak it like a dirty bard halfling with a sack of holding.
She opened the s**t out of the first door she saw.
Or she would had it not been locked. So Spacewatch did what any teenager denied entry did- "COMET FLASH!" She tried to break her way into the room.
Fancy door meant fancy stuff and Spacewatch was wanting into one of the rooms like nobody's business.
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:30 am
Castor Page Aptera
She had happened to be within ear shot when Myrrha had spoken and also thought it a good idea to pick up anything useful so long as it did not slow one down. Thus, she walked over to one side and began to examine the offerings of this place. These were supplies. More specifically, these were supplies used to furthering aims at terrorizing innocent lives. And with those added details taken into consideration, Castor Page Aptera felt an undeniable feeling sweep through her, over her, whatever. Right now, she felt anger, flaming white and hot inside of her. And she had no problem admitting to herself and anyone who might ask if she even may bother to explain given the sudden volcanic eruption that seemed to have blown her top with fury, that she was ready to vandalize the place. Well, this was, from what it quite clearly appeared to be to her if her senses were still intact, a training ground of sorts, and she was definitely feeling a want to get some training done in very energetic and creative ways.
But first, she breathed in and breathed out. What was useful could be put to use for good, hmm. And with that notion striking her, she place a pocket sized first aid kit in one of her side pockets and hey, since she had another side pocket, she slipped into said place another one of those first aid kits in the other available compartment on her person. And then, it was the clusters of slender instruments beside those first aid kits that caught her eye next. But before she stepped to get a closer look of them, there was a bang!
She was feeling fairly sure that despite her questionable state of mind at the moment, she had never heard a comet flash before, if it even made a sound doing that. But, she reckoned if she happened to witness it someday, which now she felt a bit more inclined to being open to that being an actual possibility, then would perhaps it would sound a lot like that crash, so she'd keep in mind that if it turned out this was going to be the case in some far or not so far off extension of all this weirdness in the future, she would maybe recall this little mental note she was making in a probably crazed state of endeavoring at performing sound comprehension of things in these current circumstances. But, really, a part of her would not be surprised at a conclusion that she had just snapped and lost her mind.
Yet, still, she was going to try to be reasonable right now if possible for her.
"Hmm, perhaps now is an opportunity for action by any of those interested in making this spot within the entire location the center of attention," she commented as she pulled her eyes away from the place her vision shot to as presently housing the source of the noisy crash. Her hands trembled with the initiation of attempting to grasp two training swords, but she managed to calm and still her shaking in the following seconds and to pull the two tools she eyed from their slots.
She walked to the row of training dummies that lined the wall of the building in front of the one that had been given an attempt at being broken into. The dummies would likely have or would served to fulfill a role in the progress of a malicious criminal's growth, she considered. They could equally be used to train with by defenders of the innocent but were much too big to rescue from this beyond tainted dimension. Thus, she put all her effort into shoving at one so that it leaned far too much sideways and sent training dummies falling in a domino effect as they slid against the wall with a tip of each of their individual worlds.
Then, Aptera started to head across, over to the other side in the general direction of where the door that had been attacked was while keeping out of the way and posed her question to SpaceWatch, the door's attacker, as conversationally as she could manage as she approached while exercising her alertness on what she could take in with the reach of her peripheral and forward vision. "Have you got in mind to check if there's someone to rescue in there or to find anything you're interested in?"
Goretti had felt much better upon being welcomed by Chara; he had flashed him a quick smile before tagging along behind him. Goretti was usually incredibly chatty, but something about this whole place just gave him the shivers.
His eyes were open, keen on absorbing every little detail that he could.
Like how many chibis were around.
He felt odd, because some of them looked like they could be his age—or younger; he couldn’t tell. But he knew that he didn't want to be a Chibi anymore. He was seriously over the 'I should grow up now' point.
He watched as Spacewatch tried to break down a door and found himself nodding approvingly.
She'd probably be a real senshi in no time.
Of course, he wasn't going to hurl himself into a door to break it down, and his magic stuck things back together, so his glue would be useless for breaking them apart.
He wasn't as adventurous as she was, though, so he looked to Chara again.
"…Some of these rooms look empty. Uh. I kinda want to look through them, I think? Real quick. I don't have any really great weapons—I literally have glue, so…I don't know."
Plus, he was nosey.
He peeked into a room near to him and chewed on the inside of his cheek. Though he barely knew most of these people, he still seemed like he needed at least some small bit of reassurance. "—Is that cool if I poke around? You won't forget about me and leave me behind, right?"
Kapoodles
Sailor Adria, Senshi of Sunsets
Adria had followed the crowd as soon as they started heading towards the barracks; he was still skittish, but it felt safer to be in numbers. He was terrified of making some mistake, or of some monster jumping out and eating him, but he was surrounded by a lot of chibis and found himself far more concerned with their well-being than his own.
He pretended like this place didn't totally spook him out, and tried to hide how hard he was chewing on his lower lip. He stayed as close to Enif and Cassiopeia as he could without looking too clingy, but he hovered nearby the chibis, just in case something happened.
Which, he seriously hoped it didn't.
Kaefaux
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:09 am
Castor Page Aptera
"How possible would it be to pull off getting some of us to sneak towards what seems to be a pull for help while noise created over here serves as a distraction? Perhaps the open rooms can serves as launch points to sneak from when attention is drawn to potential diversions?"
To add to her feelings at the moment, she was feeling inclined to being a clear target for any racket that can shift attention away from others, but she would certainly put as much fight she could into not being an easy target.
It was getting harder and harder not to just turn around and head back towards the portal. Myrrha inhaled deeply of the atmosphere in the barracks building as she entered it fully. She cocked her head to the side almost like she heard something. Her gaze traveled down the hall where it seemed to originate from and she cast an uneasy look back towards Aptera as she caused the dummies to topple over. Any other time and Myrrha would probably be chuckling at the scene.
Spying a sword that looked light enough to wield with one hand Myrrha pulled the blade free from its sheath and tested its weight. Tiny etchings had been made in the blade itself. Giving the design a once over the senshi decided that she could wield the blade with dexterity. Maybe after the battle she would take this home as a trophy. She picked the sword's sheath off the ground and hung it over her shoulder.
Picking up a few first aid kits Myrrha stuffed them into the bag that she still carried. She knew it would come in handy. Her eyes locked to Aptera as the page voiced her suggestion.
"That is an interesting idea. I'm game for either a surprise attack or staying here as a distraction."
shyanimegrl
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:24 am
Sailor Cadmus, Chibi Senshi of Cranberries
It seemed as though the boy's fear were worse for wear when he discovered the barracks weren't as safe as he made it out to be. Unsurprisingly, it seemed there was danger looking there as well—but this time in the form of a small group of Negaverse agents rather than the army he sort of expected. Still, that didn't dumb down the threat at all, and he felt a shiver run through his body that seemed to transfer into Iduna's for a millisecond until he controlled it.
The most intriguing aspect of all was the whisper-like pull that penetrated deep into his ear. It wasn't like the energy signatures that he did know; like the Negaverse, which just elicited pain from his earlobe when they were near. No, this was different, to the point it bothered the boy—just what was it? Why couldn't he decipher what it was?
But worst of all, Cadmus was at a loss of what to do. Did he pursue the pull? Pursue the Negaverse agents? Just what?
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:34 am
Sailor Chara of Chocolate
Once inside, Chara gave the entry a quick look around. Eeh, pretty standard, all things considered. He wasn't too impressed, but he felt something, and feeling something ALWAYS meant there was freaky s**t going down. Like spooky crystal man. Now that was a freaky feeling.. But this one, he wanted to find out what is was, but there was still these people he wanted to see and take care of.. Ish. Some of these kids were just fine on their own.
Before his mouth even opened, some little s**t was already casting their magic about, like they weren't already shining beacons of power!
"Holy ******** s**t.." He just glared at Spacewatch, automatically wanted to go over and slap the s**t out of her just for making loud noises without addressing the rest of the group. Too late now for anything else, so he quickly addressed the other he was with, Oberon, Perdita, and Goretti, Along with a rather awkward looking red-head chibi, by the name of Cadmus.
"Well, since someone's already being a loud a*****e, let's just go quickly. No real time for planning now that Noisy McDickbag has already started."
Did this kid...? Oh. The poor thing was frightened. Well, s**t, it was to be expected, was it not? And that was fine, Chara could help him if he wanted, but he REALLY wanted to see what was pulling at his head.
"Don't worry, we're not going to leave you behind." Chara was never any good at reassuring people though he still offered his words to Goretti. All in all, honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that they could be KILLED at this point in time, and it wasn't just one agent, but probably hundreds, he would have done the same thing as Spacewatch. This whole operation was way bigger than he was, and even his stubborn a** knew that.
"No one is left behind, no matter how stupid their asses act on their own. You can poke around, but be quick. No single person's information or resources is worth being seperated for long. And if you see any first aid stuff... Grab it or trash it. What we can't use, they can't use."
Finally, Chara looked to Oberon and Perdita. They looked tough, and maybe, just maybe, not too afraid.
"I'm going to go see what has it's finger in my mind and keeps jabbing at it, down the hall. Ya'll can come with if you'd like, or stay with the others. I'm pretty damned quick on my feet, so if there's any issues... I'll use my magic as a signal. Oberon, you can get that prepped and ready to go under some expecting bed, or in a supply closet. Just make sure people are smart enough to notice there's a fire going. No one can fight if it's filled with smoke!" Though his hands shook a little bit from his own nerves, he gave them a thumbs up and a confident grin.
"In and out, still alive, that's the goal." And with that said, he began to head slowly, cautiously to the pulling. And he could feel the agents standing right there too.. Damn. Well, like he said, he was quick on his feet. And hell, if there were too many, he could shout. Gods knew he was loud enough!
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:12 am
Babylon
Giving a bunch of orders and then setting off alone was a really great way to get yourself killed, Babylon thought with a quick look to Chara, but he had his own group to worry about. Now that he'd seen what they were dealing with, he wasn't sure it was realistic to hit here and the castle before their time was up - so they'd just have to make the best of their time here. If their plans could intersect with the other strike teams, then that was all the better.
"The Negaverse'll be armed to the teeth," he said, turning towards his group - Cordoba, Alsafi, Avalon, Harmonia, Shangri-La, and Maia. "Let's find a way to even the field. Whatever weapons we find here will useful later, too."
He kept that vague - it had been a minor miracle that everyone who'd flocked to him right out of the portal was willing to go along with the plan, or at least wasn't outright contesting it. He wasn't willing to jeopardize that now, with the Negaverse right down the hall.
"We check each room. We clear it. We take what we can. No one sneaks up on us from behind."
Even the playing field? Cordoba blinked, head tilting. She couldn't really use weapons properly yet, and clung to her disc for dear life before blinking.
A disc. Music! She, she couldn't DJ out here without the equipment, but she could do the VOCAL portion of DJ work, which meant she could talk. Talk led to action, and hopefully, that meant keeping the Negaverse away... Or rousing the others, and she grinned, bowing as she followed Babylon, voice slipping into her work voice easily.
"I think I should be able to smoothe out any rough points with the right accoustics, and if we need, I'll certainly be able to take verbal requests~" The tone was smooth, easy, and relaxed - the voice she needed on the radio as she winked. "Battle I'm still getting, but if it's anything like radio anywhere, you can count on your friendly neighborhood PVC DJ for the latest, hottest moves"
Alsafi however, still seemed... mostlu clueless, but at taking anything they found, her eyes went big and she grinned, beginning to almost vibrate in excitement.
"Pillage? PILLASGE!" And Alsasfi released a hearty, maniacal laugh.
"Yes, bring untome your offerings! Bring unto me they hidden treasures, you drab owners of a dismal lair; for I will WRECK YOU AND STEAL YOUR s**t. AND BURN IT!"
This was followed by another hearty maniacal laugh, Alsafi ignoring the odd look from at least Coordoba, and she pumped a fist as she began to briskly trot for the rooms with bounce in her step and a cheer, singing a battle tune merrily.
Truly, she was clueless.
Silverah
YOU JUST LET THE DRAGON FURRY LOOSE ON PILLAGING BABYLON. AND SHE DOES, IN FACT, HOARD. GJ MATE. THERE WILL BE MANY SHINIES IF SHE CAN HELP IT.
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:22 am
Maia / Shangri-la
Maia was happy to follow Babylon into the barracks, it was the least she could do, and his directions were sound and she felt there was just something not right about Caedus. However, a moment later she had balled fist side eyeing Alsafi and feeling like maybe the girl was going to get them into a tight spot. She hoped she could at least wield what she found, assuming it was a weapon.
Shang looked at Babylon, turning is weapon upside down and wielding it like a sword. It couldn't cut because it wasn't a sword, but it was easier to wield and with enough force could serve a bit of damage. He thank his stars it was metal. "I'll bring up the rear, okay."
Maia looked toward the other's, she wasn't sure where to be exactly, but she knew her magic would be helpful to throw in front of behind them if someone saw fit to attack them. "My magic basically makes people and youma feel heavy and calm, its slows them down a lot. It will certainly help if we get ... what the word ... um bum rushed. Or even just giving us a little edge, so to speak."
Harmonia walked with the group into the barracks. Her eyes flitted from door to door. Some were interesting in appearance while others were more basic in nature. Several were already open and some people were already exploring those rooms. "I've not used a weapon before." She noted to Babylon.
She pushed on a door that was obviously open. It swung inwards onto a rather drab room that looked like housing of some sort. Nothing looked all that interesting in the room that seemed to only house a bed and bare minimum furniture. "Nothing in here that seems useful." She noted aloud before popping out of the room.
Alsafi's loud voice caused Harmonia to cringe. What was the girl thinking? They were here to surprise the negaverse, not completely tip them off that there was an attack coming. "Hey, shhhh. I don't think we want to be too loud right about now."
Something caught her interest down the hallway. The sound of far away voices could be heard. She glanced at her own group and a few others that had begun to check out the barracks. They were all too close for the voices. "I think there's someone else here."
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:25 am
Chibi Oort
As Oort got closer to the building that he had first seen from a distance he found himself starting to feel a...
Well it was hard to describe, but it felt kind of like a pull, felt like something or someone was calling him.
"Did you hear that?" he asked and whilst the words were mainly directed to the orange tabby walking close to him, he wasn't particularly trying to prevent his words from being overheard.
He glanced at the building that had turned out to be a fairly long building, his reddish eyes taking in the single corridor that stretched straight down, taking in the doors - some open, although a lot of them seemed closed - before it wound around a corner to the right.
He could hear the sound of actual voices too, although they sounded further away.
He couldn't help but frown slightly as a blonde-haired girl (Spacewatch) tried to break down one of the closed doors because if he could hear the voices then didn't it mean that the voices could hear them too?
Although perhaps that was the point given that they were superheroing and all.
He turned and edged towards one of the open doors, curious despite himself and then found himself staring in fascination at the practice weapons because wow.
And then someone (Aptera), he couldn't see who, was talking about surprise attacks and distractions so that others could check out the pull thing which meant whoever it was could obviously feel it too.
"I'd be happy to go check out the thingy" he said, because perhaps his magic could in useful - or at least it could if it did the making things fast thing.
He darted forward with the intention picking up a nearby wooden thing and then abruptly changed his mind and turned back to look at Tomlin instead as he asked "Will you come with me?"
Even with the slight speed increase brought on by being a senshi, it still took Sabine far too long to reach the barracks and get inside. Taking a moment to catch her breath she fanned herself with a hand. "I really need to start working out..." She muttered darkly to herself, before she finally felt good enough to stand up properly and get a good look around.
She felt the tug from the far end of the hallway. Heard a ton of voices - some friendly (as she could see them all for the most part) some she assumed were... not so friendly.
Still... She didn't like how bunched up everyone was. Granted, she hadn't made it to 'clearing buildings' in her readings on tactics yet - as it had not seemed to be prudent when she'd picked up the books - but she had a feeling having this many bodies in one spot was probably a bad idea.
She didn't like all the corners either.
Worrying her bottom lip with her teeth, she sighed, and slowly, carefully, started to make her way down the hallway as quietly as she could, stopping at every corner to try and peek around it before proceeding.
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Anyone is free to see her trying to sneak her way down the hall!
