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 Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:16 pm
(( η XI is entering Base from Boss Battle. HP: 19 ))
η XI trudged in, hunched over out of frustration. He had gained absolutely nothing, except maybe negative one third of his health and a headache. It wasn’t a problem finding his way back, since he was oddly good at remembering where everything was. In his teammates’ eyes, that could potentially be the only positive thing about him.
Plopping down on a cot after giving it enough of a kick as to shift it half a foot, he turned to the other ‘survivors.’ “S’up?” he asked with a jerk of his head in their direction. “Y’all still breathin’? Next time we find one of those, we is gonna catch it and use it like a tank. It sucks fightin’ them.”
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:05 pm
He sat perched on the edge of the cot, his feet placed shoulder width apart and with his forearms resting on the top of his thighs, his torso leaning forward and his head hung casually however as the tent flap opened he looked up to see Eleven walk into the tent. He stared hard at him for a moment, he hated his bravado he almost wanted to laugh in his face at that stupid remark, the whole group of them couldn't even inflict enough damage on it to hinder the creature at all, that crazed member of the Gamma squad even jumped on it's back to no avail and here was Eleven suggesting they 'caught' it. He chose to ignore the remark and just take a moment to rest and think for a moment and his thought drifted to Two.
Two had taken quite a battering, maybe not as much as the others in total but that whack he'd given himself to the head seemed to knock it out of him, he wondered how he had faired in amongst all the commotion that had occurred. He addressed Eight whom had had a grasp of him before he'd received the blow to the shoulder and the darkness had fallen, 'Eight, when the shadow monsters had appeared and we all got separated did you keep your grasp to Two, what happened?' He feared Two was suffering from concussion and was still left suffering back in the town square.
He awaited for an answer from Eight however at the back of his mind he heard the thoughts 'Why does it matter.' He pushed the thoughts down with the idea that it DID matter, they were all in the same boat at the moment and while he was rather cool and collected the vast majority of the time it didn't mean to say he didn't care underneath it all.
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:46 pm
He noticed the tension in the room, since it was practically a physical force taking over the air. It seemed that the others were missing people they’d formed groups with. Unlike them, η XI was honestly debating heading out on his own and keeping it that way. Although, maybe he could help them find their comrades that were MIA before he left for good.
“A’ight, really, what’s goin’ on? Y’all lookin’ for someone? Want me to go back and check?” He wasn’t sure if he could actually find whoever it was, but hey, why not give it a try? He had nothing else to do besides killing or avoiding being killed.
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:28 pm
Eta XII shook her head to clear it of the fog. She was still a little confused and groggy after waking from her sleep when there was suddenly a lot of commotion and noise coming from outside. The mayhem that ensued from there tossed her addled brain into another moment of mental chaos, and before she knew it the mischief was all over, but not without leaving its mark on her. Eta XII soon realized that she'd been hurt in the scuffle that had taken place even though she wasn't entirely sure of how it all happened. Not a good start in the long or short run of things.
She shrugged. Easy come, easy go. Can't keep a good girl down. She'd get the hang of it soon enough.
She smiled at Eta VI whom she'd noticed had been keeping close to her. Her head hurt too much to contemplate speaking more than she had to at the moment, but she gave an appreciative nod at Eta VI's cheerful greeting. At least she wasn't alone. She took a mental step back and gestured to Eta VI that she was fine and lucid now.
While others in her group slowly began to make their ways back into the tent, Eta XII kept silent and listened to the others as they interacted with each other. What better way to get up to speed on what was going on?
And apparently people were missing. Was someone forming a search party? Eta XII watched and waited.
((HP: 13? Please correct me if I'm wrong, I was attacked four times while in here, apparently. xD))
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:23 am
((Eta v is back from boss battle! HP: 18))
It took some time to make his way back to the tent, but eventually Eta V had managed to find it, his injuries making him a little slow. He was thankful to be on familiar grounds...well, as familiar as anything here could be. He walked through the opening, taking a quick glance at everyone that was here. Good, it seemed most of the team had made it back...all except one. He was happy to see them, but also somewhat guilty. In all the mayhem of the fight, he had lost sight of them, and was unable to located a single person during the fight. All in all, he hadn't done much save try to keep himself alive.
Listening to the others, he quickly gathered that someone had gone missing. Eta II, by the looks of things. He felt horrible, thinking that someone was off by themselves. There was every likelihood that if they didn't return..well, either they had moved off to somewhere else, or they were dead.
Well...as much as this place was trying to get them to kill each other...for as long as he could, he would stick to his humanity. He didn't want to abandon his morals, even at a time like this. So that meant, if someone needed help...then...as scared as he was to go out there again...he would try,
"If Eta II is lost, then I would like to help search for him" He told the group.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:42 am
(( Eta II is ENTERING Eta Base Camp ))
Lifting up the tent flap, Eta II revealed himself. His eyes darted furiously across the room, scanning for anyone unfamiliar or anyone he would deem an "enemy" at this point. None.
Instead, he saw Eta I, III and XIII .....and IX who had left for scouting before the entire Crazy Horse fiasco. VI was there as well, and it seemed that XII was finally awake.
"Glad to see you guys alive"
Eta II was sure that some of them were giving him a look of whathadhappenedman, so he added,
"Got lost in the fog for awhile. Apparently, strange monsters lurk in those too, and they BITE. Gotta watch out for those." Eta II felt his hand hurt a little again. Yes he was still mad at that stupid little creature.
Strange though, he noticed that IV was still missing. Eta II shook his head and dismissed the thought for now. Or maybe he had concluded that he wouldn't bother about IV anymore.
Eta II shuffled his feet and flopped onto the nearest cot, feeling extremely drained. Manners, he reminded himself. He had been very self-inviting since his entrance, it was a wonder that none of the others had charged up to him and demanded him to prove he was Eta II. Or maybe they would, maybe right now! Don't just keep quiet! he reminded himself, give them something to believe that you're you. Talk. Whatever. Geez!
Heeding his own advice, Eta II made an awkward turn onto his side, facing them he asked
"Are you all alright? Looks like we've all sustained a few injuries here and there..."
As soon as he was done with the obligatories, Eta II realised that damn, he WAS pretty glad that he was actually looking at III and XIII again. Ah but he couldn't give that away, not in front of the others.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:30 pm
((Eta VII is entering Eta Base Camp
HP: 26))
Eta VII appeared behind Eta II, slipping quietly into the tent. She was holding a hand to her side, but the cut wasn't bleeding anymore, it just hurt. She glanced around, noting that most of the squad seemed to have made it back in one piece. At least relatively, a couple of them looked a bit woozy from the fight. "Is everyone all right? Nobody hurt too badly?"
Not that there was all that much she could do if someone was, the medical kit in her bag seemed to be more for major injuries. It still didn't hurt to ask.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:46 pm
Eta VI sighed in relief as she saw most of the team filter in. She smiled and nodded to XII, glad she seemed to have recovered from her earlier, disoriented state. Eta VI scanned the room, counting heads and glancing at the numbers. "... The only three still missing are IV, IX, and X." If they didn't show up soon, maybe they could go looking for them. Her gaze settled on Eta VII as she spoke. She nodded "Looks like everyone's in one piece."
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:11 pm
[η IX Entering. HP Left: 5]
Though the journey had been rife with pain and fear, Eta Nine eventually trudged through the tent flap of the Eta home base, an arm clutched around her wounded side. Her heart lightened as seeing other survivors, as wounded as they were, but now was no time for a reunion. She sat down quickly on the emptiest cot she saw, and nudged the backpack that had been on her shoulders off. Her hands shaking, she unzipped the bag and plucked out the first-aid kit hidden within. Opening it, she hastily grabbed the bandages and other medical supplies. Far from a trained medic (or so she assumed, not really remember any past life), Eta Nine struggled with the supplies, and it took her a good while to finally patch herself up.
Her wounds still remained, but with the help of the first-aid kit, Eta Nine no longer felt that she was minutes from death. Returning the unused supplies (she'd used about half of them, she guessed) to the metal container and snapping it closed, she then pushed it back into her backpack.
Feeling much better, her eyes then wandered over to the other Etas who were in the tent. Standing, she limped over to them, smiling under her mask. "I'm glad to see others made it, at least. Do you know if we lost anyone," she asked the group, her tone somber and pained.
[Eta Nine used her First-Aid Kit! HP restored to 30. One use left.]
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:16 pm
Eta VI shook her head. "Not that I know of. Not everyone has returned." She looked towards the entrance of the tent. "Eta IV and Eta X haven't come back yet..." She hoped they were alright, especially since Eta IV was so kind to her earlier.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:30 pm
((η X is entering from the boss battle: 19HP))
η X moved aside the tent flaps and entered, panting from the run. He had tried to sprint from the horse site all the way to the tent, but given how many blows he took, it was more than difficult. However, being alone with things like monsters and strange horses about made taking a nice walk out of the question.
"I'm.. I'm okay," he tiredly announced. η X slumped on an empty cot, glad to finally be able to take a rest. He felt as if he was safe now. Despite not having a full conversation with any of them, the idea of a group made him have trust. "That was... crazy. Monsters?" He was pretty sure they weren't supposed to exist, especially talking horses.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:39 pm
Before he got an answer from Eight however Eleven jumped into the conversation offering to go out and look for Two, he turned and looked at Eleven and then spread his hands, 'It's not been that long, I see no reason to panic yet plus there are still other members of the Eta group out there, lets see who comes back first before we assume people are missing.' Not long after, true to form, people began to roll in, he watched with casual eyes as the others walked into the tent, all of them had sustained some amount of damage but nothing he'd consider worse than a few cuts and bruises, his own stung and ached but it wasn't anything to worry about.
Time passed and there was shuffling occurring about the large tent as people made themselves comfortable upon cots and checked up on the others, mummers rippled through the air along the lines of; 'Are you okay,' 'What just happened,' 'Where are the others.' When Two entered he looked up and nodded softly, he was well, part of him was glad to see him again; the guy had shown compassion in the heat of that battle, helping out Eight and really giving his best shot at trying to injure that creature, albeit it backfired a little. He looked at the guy and grinned behind his mask and made a joke, 'Hows the head?' he had a twinkle in his eye which would be hard to notice behind the mask but his voice carried his light harmless humour, however he continued to stare at Two really hitting the question home, it wasn't just a joke he was genuinely concerned.
He twisted his head then, catching out of the corner of his eye another two Eta's enter, dressed in the same navy blue garb but as he looked at the side of their gas masks he noted one as IX, Nine must have been one whom has left with the scouting party before he had awoken. He watched from his cot as the figure, male or female he couldn't tell this strange armour prevented it, limp to a spare cot. They looked in a bad way, far worse than any of the others, they sat on the cot and pulled out their first aid kit and worked, patching themselves back up. Looking at their wounds made him wince slightly, it looked painfully sore and they'd have some stunning bruises to follow tomorrow. They seem to take a breath and then focused on the rest of them. Three shook his head in reply, 'I don't think so.'
Six injected then with those still missing and as she did so one of the remaining two walked into the tent. He looked back at Nine then and questioned, 'Looks like it's only Four that's missing then, weren't they the final one of the three that went to scout earlier?' The question wasn't really whether Four had scouted more as to what Nine and Eleven knew of Four's character which might suggest if they'd now gone it alone. Whether Four turned up or not, he didn't care much, he'd never met the final member which made up Eta and as far as he was concerned they'd not reported back with their findings after scouting, that showed a lack of loyalty to the rest of them.
What did loyalty matter anyway? He questioned himself, Eight had been right initially saying that waking up in a tent together didn't mean that was a good enough reason to band together, loyalty went hand in hand with trust and trust had to be earnt. Besides this he concluded he needed to also judge a character to really be able to put his trust into someone and right now he needed a few people he cold trust. They were all in this together, they were all seemly clueless as to what was going on but as much as no one knew anything they could still watch each others backs, to help puzzle this out together.
He let everyone rest for a moment or two, to talk amongst themselves before he'd suggest that they split into groups again; he still believed in his first plan of dividing into smaller groups and exploring outside to see what was going on out there, what this was all about, but this time he married the plan with Eights principles, groups would be formed with those they had formed bonds with, who they had now begun to trust.
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:40 pm
η XI tilted his head to the side while he thought. “Four?” Wasn’t she at the windmill before the pugnacious pony battle? Yeah, she was pretty much the leader in the whole ‘truce’ idea. On the η side, anyway. It was possible that she could have joined up with some from the γ group and returned to exploring. “I didn’t see her on the ground dead or anythin’, but maybe she went back to that windmill we was checkin’ out before we was attacked.”
He sort of wanted to go see if that was the case, but at the same time, he wasn’t too into the idea of going after her in particular. She didn’t seem all that thrilled about him, and η IV was pretty good at taking care of herself. She was an independent little thing that would probably shun his company, even if it turned out that it’d help her out. Although, groups were probably the best plan, especially if there was the possibility for other groups to form small armies...
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:39 pm
When Eta IX began to patch herself up, Eta VII crossed the tent to help her. Her injuries looked bad enough that it would be a pain to bandage them by herself. Eta VII was surprised to find that something about handling the medical supplies felt right, much better than the fighting earlier had.
That done, Eta VII sat down on the next cot over. She still felt a little dazed by everything that was happening, enough so that she was happy to let others take the lead, although it was easier to ignore how overwhelming everything was if she was actually doing something. "If... if everyone else is here, maybe we can start planning what to do next? That way when Eta IV gets back, we'll be ready to get going."
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:42 pm
XII fussed around the table as the others talked. And when she was done fussing, she fidgeted. Given the situation at hand, she found it difficult to relax. It wasn't that she was nervous or scared or anything. On the contrary. She was just restless, itching to do something. There was a sense of urgency in the air, and, she thought, maybe it was time to act on that.
XII looked down at the table again, studying the map that had been deliberately carved into its otherwise smooth surface. They didn't seem to have a lot of options. She cleared her throat to get everyone's attention.
"I think it's about time we all moved out of here," she said, looking around at the others. "It doesn't strike me as a good idea to stay where we are now, and with one of our members either lost or run off on her own it seems most prudent to get proactive."
She made her way around the table, sliding her hand across the map. "I'd like to split up into groups to explore the other areas, maybe meet up with other people to gather more info, and then to rendezvous back here later to share what we find. That way we're also acting as a search party for IV, and if anyone else goes missing we'll know where to look. Kill two birds with one stone. We can also leave a note for IV in case she manages to make her way back here before any of us finds her first. Anyone have other ideas?"
She threw questioning glances at every face, open to suggestions.
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