Hati wanted very much to destroy this place. Striking such a big blow against the Negaverse... it would be a great day. Grim, too. This kind of work... Well, at least he could count on his strength.
And the explosives.
The safe seemed like too obvious a choice, especially for a group like the Negaverse. Hiding small things around the ATMs seemed like a smart idea, so he headed over there, waiting to see if anyone would start giving orders other than Cybele. He nodded at another Senshi, one he didn't know (Antares), but didn't strike up a conversation just yet.
The last thing he needed to do was mess up by doing something too early and setting stuff off.
Then he noticed someone already destroying the ATM cameras. Right. That was a thing. He picked up a hammer and bashed one in.
The crunch of the glass sounded exhilarating.
"Good eye," he said to the senshi (Myrrha).
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Knight Tanais Action: chatting up her fellow safe crackers
Tanais could feel multiple eyes on her as she looked about the interior. Not in a bad way, and she might have puffed up just a little, flexing as she repositioned the hammer on her shoulder and swept her long back hair over her shoulder. There had been some rather pretty ladies outside... and while it was not the main objective today, it was certainly not something she could ignore. Hopefully she'd get a chance to talk to a few of them... exchange names, at least. It was always good to know people.
She grinned as she heard 'martian lady' and looked back to see the few that had joined her; one a younger girl Tanais really shouldn't be making eyes at, probably, a petite blonde who seemed to be glaring at her (jealous maybe? Hell if she knew what brought on their ire), a dark haired page keeping close to them, and a guy with horns that looked really well made and realistic. Not an impressive turn out, but hey, they'd work with what they had.
"I don't know what we'll find in the safe. They could have important stuff in there, but why risk something important to mundane protections? They could have anything really important stored in Negaspace where no one could reach it. But if we're smashing stuff, inside is a good place to start." She offered the group a broad, winning smile. "I'm Tanais."
Squire Rainier Action Staying outside but not grabbing explosives
It would be a vast understatement to say that this mission left Rainier feeling more than a little conflicted. As a Destiny City police officer, these were the kinds of crimes that she often put her life on the line to prevent. Yet here she was aiding and abetting in the very acts, trying to convince herself that the ends justified the means if it meant stopping chaos.
Tangled in a mess of her own thoughts that roamed between morality, consequences, worry, and potential disasters that could rain down upon them, Rainier’s fingers subconsciously brushed against the silver bell hanging from her belt. A token, a gift, found on her wonder in a time when grief consumed her to the point of nearly giving up on life for a second time. The small charm emitted a sharp sound that cut through the muddled mess of thoughts and ushed in a sense of calm.
For this to succeed she needed to have a clear head, to remain aware and focused otherwise mistakes would be made, and when near explosives or fire that meant that the dangers of someone being severely injured, or killed, were very real; that was a guilt Rainier could not afford to have on her consciousness.
Although she never really had any involvement with the bomb squad, Rainier errored on staying outside with the group that congregated by the ATM’s a decision made more so because she did not want to end up below a pile of building debris if one of the explosives went off prematurely. Better to be a part of the rescue group than the remains of what is found beneath a fallen building.
Albireo nodded, feeling a rush of gratitude to Siegfried when he suggested that they stay outside. He…thank goodness he seemed as uncomfortable by this whole…thing as she was, and honestly, that was what made her feel able to be here.
“...I agree with that. And I’m so glad that you said it and it wasn’t just me…being paranoid…I…”
She was worried about Cybele. Worried that the Senshi had finally been pushed past whatever limit that people were supposed to not get pushed past…
Honestly, the whole explosives...it made her feel rather disgusting all things considered.
“...And if things go wrong, which. I’m sure they will. It’s the Negaverse after all…but. You and I can get her out of here.”
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"I don't want them to be able to use this place any more when we're done with it," Cybele told Tanais and Anser, with the distant, steely gaze of someone who had seen far too much of the Negaverse's work. "It's an old building. We can blame faulty wiring for any fires."
Albireo was probably right to be worried about her, but here they were.
"Take that as you will."
That was her parting statement as she went off to see what the other groups had found.
Tanais, Anser, Enceladus, Bilskirnir, and Daedalus chose to go to the safe.
The other teams had all been setting up for this moment.
The Investigation team has already been here. The fact that the door to the safe is hanging open is proof of that.
The information that the Technology team had gathered also seemed relevant.
”It’s impressive that we have the technology to do something like this.” It was still hard to make out details in the tones of the voices, but it seemed to be another person replying, ”Yes, but it took a lot of energy for something we’ll hopefully never have to use. Could have just put that effort into the bank itself, instead.”
This seemed especially relevant considering the fact that there was a feeling of Chaos coming from inside the safe itself, noticeable now that they were this close. There was no agent visible inside, it didn’t seem to be an aura, but it was something, and it was in there.
Did they try to use the explosives on the safe? Or did they go for the more subtle approach and go in the safe, to find and destroy the source?
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Hestia, Onnie, Hyperborea, Drombeg, Siegfried, Antares, Undine, Kitty, Myrrha, Hati, Rainier, and Albireo chose to go to the ATMs.
Augusta Bank had a very nice set of ATMs. They were shiny, and even the number keys did not show much sign of wear and tear, like they’d been freshly installed. Myrrha was right that there were cameras at the top, but they did not seem to be turned on.
For now.
The drive-through windows were also in this area. They could see the other half of the team inside, looking very serious.
These people had agreed to be on the Destruction team, and here they were. Now it was just a matter of exactly how destructive they wanted to be.
Did they go carefully, trying to disassemble the ATMs and get to the money inside? Or did they go all out, trying to smash, burn, and destroy?
As she closed in on the ATMs, Hestia felt the exuberance of the senshi behind her, and turned to give Onnie a good look. What she saw, youthful vigor and a can-do attitude, had her smiling in approval. She felt her own enthusiasm growing in response. The smile widened further when she saw a particularly impressive looking knight join them.
More people followed until the group had fully split up. Listening attentively to Myrrha, she nodded. Prioritize the camera. Then ******** up the rest.
"I'm Hestia, Senshi of Housekeeping," she introduced herself to the group that had chosen to stay outside. Hearing others mention keeping a look out reminded her that it may come down to a battle. Which she was trying, very hard, not to look forward to. "I have an area-of-effect attack that causes a large circle of both a blinding glow and an extremely slippery surface, if you hear me shout sparkling, I'm about to cast it."
Glancing again at Onnie, who seemed fairly young, Hestia added, "It may be tempting, but I would suggest not trying to keep any of the cash from these, not unless you're fairly skilled at money laundering."
Choice: go in the safe, to find and destroy the source
As a result of the lengthy delay in the renovations to her family hotel, Shedir was running behind schedule. She had been trying to lend a helping hand as much as she could, but time got away from her. Despite her best efforts, there was still much to be done to the hotel but she knew her mission came first. So here she was out of breath. She had to get back on her feet and keep pushing forward and luckily she made it right in time.
She quickly chose to follow the safe route, since it was in the main area she figured the action would be there. As she arrived at the location she smiled and waved at everyone who chose the same area as her. "Hello everyone I'm Shedir - Senshi of Mummies, and it's a pleasure to work with you all." She figured introducing herself was the appropriate way to start even if she was the last one in the room. She was hoping to make a good impression and start off on the right foot. She was ready to get started and contribute whatever she could to the team. Even if that meant wrapping up their enemies in her mummy wraps. She was ready for it all.
"I know how to use a sledgehammer," Onnie said very fast, very reflexively, and with way way way too much confidence for it to be remotely justified, as someone who had never used a sledgehammer in her entire life, before she turned properly to look at Hestia. "Oh!! Uh. I'm Onnie! I poison people." She paused, like that explained everything, and did not expand on what she meant by that any further. "And it's not like I need money anyways??"
It would have been intelligent and cunning to go carefully, but someone had allowed Onnie to have a destructive weapon, and there was not much of an ounce of cunning in her brain most days in the first place that she didn't spend on convincing people to watch her AMVs. She just wanted to smash, burn, and destroy.
Hearing someone comment on how she had a good eye, Myrrha spun around quickly from the task she had been keen on completing before feeling the corner of her mouth quirk up into a smile. It was always nice to be complimented unexpectedly. Her gaze took in the super senshi like herself before she allowed her sledgehammer to rest on the ground. A murmured, "thanks," was offered to Hati before she shook her head and sighed and continued to speak, "really, thank you. One can't be too careful when it comes to technology. Can't have it easier for those on the other side to be able to identify us. I thought it would make sense to at least make it harder for any of our images to get out there."
Pushing back a lock of hair that chose at that time to fall into her face Myrrha pushed it back before extending a hand to Hati. "I'm Myrrha, super senshi of scents. Pleasure to meet you ..." and she trailed off hoping that he'd offer up his own name in return before she eyed the ATM machine she was working on. There was no question that there could be money inside but unless they either had access to a set of keys or someone's ATM card (and information) ... just how easy would it be to get at what cash could be there?
"I feel like there's only one logical solution here but yet at the same time I wonder if there's chances to get into these machines," Myrrha wasn't one to overly feel the crushing need for better finances, but it would be nice to have cash stashed away for rainy days. Movement inside had Myrrha glancing in through the window that was nearby to watch the individuals mill around, seemingly discussing something. Wonder what they are looking so serious for, ... Myrrha grimaced before tapping the machine's front panel before swinging her hammer up and away before directing the swing at the ATM screen. If one couldn't read the interface, then one couldn't use the machine. But inwardly she still wondered if it was feasible to get keys to get into the front of the machine.
Myrrha wasn't sure who it was that would have the open phone line but perhaps someone could relay her message to those that did know.
"Whoever's with Investigation, maybe look for some keys for these ATMs. It's feasible we could get into them and rob the Negaverse of some much earned cash."
Hyperborea looked around at the others assembled to destroy the bank. She didn't really get the decision, maybe it was because she had so much money all her life but she saw no purpose in wasting time and possibly risking the mission just to get some quick cash. Additionally she did not want her enhancement to end before the job was done. "I'm Hyperborea, Transcended Knight of the Cosmos. It's a pleasure to be working with you all." She said following the other's introduction. "If I may, I suggest we raze these things to the ground and be done."
"Why waste time on getting them open, we'll be robbing the Negaverse of funds either way and we didn't come here to get money. The less time we spend doing this, the less chances something could go wrong." She said hefting her sledge over her shoulder with ease. She waited to ensure the others agreed with her assessment.
She also didn't like the looks the other half of their team was wearing. She could see their serious faces through the drive through window. Had something happened already? It wouldn't be out of the ordinary, big gatherings like this seemed to always attract trouble. Well, she figured they would just have to deal with whatever comes. They were not lacking for power if nothing else.
Antares, Super Senshi of Scorpions is All for Smash, Burn, and Destroy
Antares absently nodded along with the other senshi’s (Myrrha) opinion on destroying the camera’s on the ATM’s. It was a good call, them and any other recording devices had to go. What they were doing was seriously dangerous and not just because they were messing with the negaverse. “If you spot any other cameras or something that even might just be a camera smash it, just in case. Better safe than sorry.” She spoke out loud to the group as a whole, well aware that most everyone there likely already knew.
When faced with the choice of trying to break into the machines Antares instantly decided against it. “Messing with the Negaverse might be one thing but messing with the FBI? No thanks, they are almost as bad as the IRS. Destroy them, don’t rob them. The bank might be insured but they have ways of tracking stolen cash, that includes ATM’s.” Agreeing with what Hestia was saying to one of the younger participants even as she picked up her own sledgehammer that was provided and started to go after one of the machines. This was one risky job they were running… it had to be worth it right?
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Enceladus, Senshi of Reservoirs Note: Enceladus is a DSS but looks human. Choice: Safe - Go in the safe to find and destroy the source.
“You didn’t have to agree to come,” Enceladus huffed as he frowned after the others. He didn’t really know what he was doing there, but he saw that someone needed help taking out Chaos, and somehow this was the way they were going to do it.
“Why would everyone want to start blowing things up if this isn’t the best option?” he couldn’t help but ask Bilskirnir as he trudged onward. “This is the only place in the city that we know the Negaverse is associated with. If we get rid of all their possessions then they can’t do their evil magic thing, right?”
It made sense to him. If they took all of the Negaverse’s money that they had in the city, and if they blew up their building… although…
“Why would they even have a bank like this unless they were taking advantage of the people who live here? Wouldn’t they be smart to keep everything in their underground fortress or whatever they have? So, are we just destroying stuff that belongs to other people?”
That... he was more uncomfortable with. As a Senshi he served his people, and although he’d apparently been asleep for the past thousand years, that urge to help keep the people happy was strong.
He lowered the disgusting smelling bag down to the floor and gestured to the safe door that he could feel weird energy coming from.
“Come on. Put your muscles to work,” he suggested, although couldn’t help but make a face when another Senshi cheerfully introduced herself. At least she wasn’t setting up bombs to pointlessly set off against a large metal door.
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Page Undine of Neptune Action: Smash, burn, destroy???
The pink-haired and scantily dressed boy that strode so breezily up to him did not do much to instill any additional confidence in Undine. The guy seemed a little too pleased to be lighting things on fire to give the page any sense of security, despite the 'friendly' tone of his voice and... 'helpful?' advice.
"It isn't fear," Undine retorted, because 'fear' made it seem like he was only worried about himself getting hurt. He'd be lying if he tried to claim that there wasn't at least a mild concern for his own safety, what with all the smashing and burning going on, but it was just that: a concern and not something that would paralyze him against acting. His hesitation, his 'nervousness,' as the senshi said, was more from doubt if this was the right action.
Did this really seem like something they should be doing?
Or did it matter if he participated or not? Everyone else was very actively lighting things on fire. ...This just wasn't what he'd really expected from the whole "magical man" powers thing. Didn't figure they'd be bombing private property. If it was what he was supposed to be doing with these abilities, though... The pink-haired senshi definitely didn't seem like he had any hesitation at all. And 'doubt' wasn't usually Calder's style.
Undine hesitantly extended his oil-rag-in-a-bottle to accept the other guy's light. He wasn't enthusiastic, but this was somehow doing something to 'help people,' or stop Chaos, or something. Stuff that was still a little over Undine's head.
He just didn't really like to be shown up, and at least for the moment, they weren't attacking people. He checked his lit bottle at a cluster of ATM machines.
"Anser," replied Anser, brightly, with some amount of admiration. Tanais was so cool. How did she get that ripped? Anser was fairly ripped, she had her brother's build as much as genetics would let her, but also-- just. Body goals. "They probably got a lot of the most important stuff in the Negaspace, true, but they probably also got a lot of stuff stored on site. Gotta pass regulatory s**t to have a bank, right?"
She wasn't exactly a banking expert, but she knew there were a lot of laws surrounding banking and s**t. There were probably some laws surrounding where stuff could be kept. And maybe they could hope some of that most important stuff was here...
Besides, there were some of the most important pieces right here, like the damn bank itself for once. They couldn't run some bank op without a damn bank.
When the next guy came directly up to their little group, Anser paused, thought about their new guest to greet him happily, and then did a double take. Unlike Tanais, she had at least known of alien senshi, so her reaction was an excited, "Yo, you got horns?" Why were all the people she was surrounded by now so cool? Tanais was body goals, but Daedalus was like, fantasy body goals. She'd love to be able to headbutt with some head horns, honestly...
"There's definitely something in there. We gotta destroy it."
She lightly tossed the explosive in her hand, careful not to jostle it too much. Little bit too early to explode yet.
"I say we blow it up." She smirked. "Time to start a riot, right?"
The feeling of Chaos in the safe made Daedalus's skin itch. It was familiar, uncomfortably so, even if it wasn't exactly like the poison that infected his world.
He briefly inclined his head towards Anser, smiling wryly. "I do," he said, "and yes, they are real." He smiled a bit wider, to reveal the points of his fangs; those, his horns, and his ears were perhaps the most obvious markers of his inhumanity.
His eyes moved to the safe.
Curiosity itched at him. Whatever the Negaverse had inside...perhaps getting his hands on artifacts of Earth's chaos might help him determine how to fix the infection on his world.
"Actually," he said, "I'd like to investigate. We can destroy it after, certainly, but having as much information about what they're up to here as possible seems prudent. It could give insight into future plans, and getting ahead of such things is critical."
