Mere moments after they'd been handed their ropes, Riley nodded and took note of who her team was. She put her hand on Roch to keep him at her side for a moment, before surveying the faces. So many unknowns. She saw the flicker of a look on the nergals face, and wondered if he recognized her. There was no time for it now, though she wished there was. And the younger boil, so new and ready to help. So full of promise.
So ready to dive into the fray, ignorant of the devastation that awaited him.
Riley's brow furrowed in frustration, but she said nothing. Her voice filtered only into the minds of her team-mates, now that she'd located each one. She'd been careful to watch each of them sign up - an eidetic memory meant she knew their names and faces by heart now. She would never forget it.
Well. Almost never.
Alex. Get on my left flank, you're taking north perimeter. Roch, you're on my right, south. Sharra, you're across, that way. Her fingers pointed each time she spoke. West. Marosa, Pokerus, you're northwest and southeast. Get to your positions and spread out accordingly, give each other enough space so you're not throwing hooks into anything but where Red wants us to. She paused, and her expression softened. And above all, please, be careful. If you're injured, or you need help, and you can't talk, you can still reach me if you think really really hard enough. Just.. don't get that injured. It was a pointless thing to ask, but she had to, anyway.
The hook gleamed up at her, beckoning her. Insanity, was it? She chuckled and kept her hands as far away from it as she could.
She and Insanity had been bedfellows for long enough. She was only too happy to be free - and Jericho would join her, soon enough.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:56 pm
Malodore swayed as snow suddenly surrounded it, as if it had been dropped into Christmas without actually moving an inch - a very strange feeling. However, Red's call focused it once more, and it watched attentively, tension growing, as she called out her orders. The fact that the end of the grappling hook was made from Insanity... well. That was something it would have to inquire about later. It had other things to do now.
It stood up straight as Red addressed it, taking a bell when offered; the thing felt familiar in its hand, and it remembered that long-ago foray into Christmas where it had met both Riley and Jericho both. Yes, it was fitting that it come full circle like this. "Va bene. It shall be done as you order, Professor," it said, simply, with a nod.
As it listened to the rest of her instructions, it had a strange sense, shifting faintly as the focus of its attention also shifted. A sense of.. hm, it was a bit like its own empathy, but not quite. A power of the bell, perhaps? It was quite sure that it would be useful, this sense of the strength of one's well-being and health... if that was, indeed, what it was. Nobody here was injured yet, after all.
... It was a little scared to focus on Red in such a way, though. It would abstain for now.
It turned to the rest of the medic group and bowed. "We will carry out our orders, amici, and bring him home." Its gaze lit for a moment on Junko - it was good to see her here, in this role. Thackery, too. The other two... well, Malodore did not know them as well, but they too received the same grateful nod.
Unknown to all save one, a thread of thought curled over the snow. Buona fortuna, mia cara, it breathed, carrying with it fondness and pride.
The orders were being issued hard and fast, and Poke had to be quick about orienting herself in this weird and creepy looking place. She received the rope with a nod (keeping her hands well away from the hook) and listened carefully to the instructions. They were simple enough; throw the hook at the red runes and hold on.
Rileys request to not get hurt was met with a smirk. Not get hurt? They were dealing with a 100 foot dragon, she was pretty sure a few injures were in order. She just hoped she could get out of this with her mind intact...
Scrambling towards the northwest of Riley and Red, she took up position and waited.
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Hadn't she been here a very long time ago? The fairy had to think for a moment before she realized where this place was. It was the first place she had ever gone to on a field trip. But she had to focus now, as Red was moving over to the medics.
Astra had seen these bells before. She was sure the boogeymen had used them before when treating students, so she was pretty happy to be given one to use here. Holding the bell carefully she turned to Malodore and returned it's bow. "I'll do my best!" She proclaimed, then had to fly fast to get out of the way of the other grapplers.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:34 am
The briefing session was a serious one, the mission seemed to be dangerous or even fatal. The Captains of Grapplers and Medics were ordering their fellows, where's that of the Infuser team?
Also, AJ looked at the slingshot he got, it smelt so good, possible to be.... "PEPPERMINTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!" Oh no.
He waved his hand to draw the attention of the Professor. "Professor, I've got a problem here! I am afraid the head is gonna chew on my slingshot, would you mind borrowing me a tape or a rope?" Since Red was a bit far away from him, the holler was heard by everyone.
When red came, he pointed to the baskets of snowballs and asked. "Are these snowballs contain the JOY candies we collected from the Christmasland earlier?"
Sophie was really beginning to dislike this way of travel. Especially when she was sitting beforehand. Without warning, she found herself dropped into a pile of snow, almost covered. It was cold enough to make her shiver and the bottom half of her pants were wet. She stood up, dusting clumps of snow off her as she made her way over to Red and the rest of the medics. To them, she gave a brief nod of acknowledgement. It was obvious this wasn't the time for idle chatter.
She clasped the bell firmly in her hands, eyeing it curiously. What a wonderful contraption. She dusted snow off the top of her head and peeked at Malodore. This was someone she'd not yet met and she was a little nervous. She shuffled and cleared her throat. "My.. My FEAR ability also heals." Rubbing the back of her head, she kicked at the ground a little bit. "Just thought I might mention it."
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:59 am
The sudden drop into the cold snow was not something Vanya was expecting. Sure, she was actually wearing clothes but it wasn't like she was wearing much. Enough to protect her from the cold; not enough to protect her from being dumped into snow. And her hair. Ugh. Cold just wasn't great for it; especially freezing cold water. She frowned and stood from where she landed, dusting snow off herself and ruffling her feathers. Her arms folded around her body, wings covering her torso and providing some warmth.
Eyes glancing around, she made her way towards the other scrappers; a little surprised to find that the majority of them were female. A little surprised; mostly impressed and proud. She gave each a nod, including the only boil. Idly, she picked at a feather from her wing, pulling it loose before her eyes gazed up at the ghoul who was their leader. "Any specific attack plan?" She asked, claws scratching at the snow.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:52 am
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Roch nodded. "I think the third years should go fist," he said to Riley, expecting the others to listen. "We've got more experience with stuff like this--and it'll be easier to hit him after a few of the hooks have already caught. "Second years next, then first years. Jericho's badass when he's normal--this ain't gonna be pretty at all."
He still remembered when Riley changed. It wasn't one of his fondest memories.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:55 am
Sammy went to speak, to acknowledge Red, but before she could utter a word the Werewolf had already turned her back and made her opinion of Sammy crystal clear again. The look on her face flickered between blind rage and a twist of sadness before she turned her own back towards Red looking at the other Scrappers. Purple eyes flaring and leaking out her eye sockets.
Two of them she didn't know the names of, she assumed first years, three including herself where third years, and one teacher who had a track record of fire, fighting, and a high chance of making a few team members uncomfortable.
"You heard Red," She said to Vanya, "We attack when the Infusors give us the go-ahead, any sooner and we risk Jericho likely not having enough FEAR to re-form." Her eyes shifted to Aymet and Christof, "You two know what we're fighting, not just Jericho, we could run into Insanity creatures, or Hunters. I want each of you to pick one of those two." She pointed to Canon and Vanya, "And stick with them."
She turned last to Pyre, "Since that leaves the two of us, we'll be working together Professor." She flex her bone arm with a grim look, "Thankfully I've... somewhat... gotten over the whole 'fire' thing thanks to Red."
Turning to the group as a whole again Sammy addressed them one last time. "When it comes to Jericho, we attack at the order. If we run into anything else that attempts to harm the Grappler group or Infusors we protect them. You see someone in a white coat with a glowing weapon? For the two of you who seem to be new here don't worry what they are, stay with your partner and fight them to protect the others, same for anything else going after them. Double team whatever it is then retreat back behind the Infusors once you stop whatever it is. Save you FEAR abilities for Jericho, we need to pack as much punch as we can for him."
"And one last piece of advice? Don't dissipate. Insanity is a b***h."
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:57 pm
Riley's voice in his head was slightly unnerving to start with, but he shrugged it off as best as he could. Her best friend? Well, that was something Alex could relate to, as he found his eye flickering towards Mort, something deep in his gut clenching tight at the thought that his own best friend might soon find himself in the same situation as Jericho if they couldn't do something to help him. He had already told himself that he would do everything he could to help to bring the dragon boil back, but now his conviction became more firm, and he nodded at her in understanding.
"Alex. Well, Alexander, but Alex is just fine." He gave her a small smile, then let some others do the talking as he again let himself mentally prepare for what they were about to do. Psyching himself up, telling himself that he would be able to help, no matter how much he tended to mess things up in the past.
When Red began to speak all attention was on her alone, and then he found himself transported in a most familiar way, and while his legs trembled slightly beneath him at the sudden change in scenery, he kept his feet beneath him and made his way over to Red with the rest of the group when she called, eyeing the ropes with their insanity hooks at the end warily. So it seemed some amount of aim was going to be needed in this particular job as well. Stupid, he should have realized that to begin with. Still, he hoped that only having one eye to see with didn't impede him too badly, and with Riley's orders to flank her left, he gave her a firm nod and grabbed for a rope before he began to move, taking in a deep breath not because he needed the oxygen but just to help and steady his nerves.
Even as he stepped into position he took a moment to turn and locate his friends, seeing that Aymet had arrived at some point, locating Mort and Belladonna together and feeling some comfort in that they would be out of the fray at least to start with.
And then his sister. He waited until she was looking to lock his eye with hers and gave her a small smile as well, then mouthed the words 'stay safe'. to her, a feeling of pride welling up inside of him despite his worry over her safety. She was meant to be a healer, she would do well, and hopefully would be smart enough to stay out of harms way if danger came barreling towards her.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:52 pm
The Scrappers were quite an interesting assortment of characters, Canon thought, as she looked to each of her comrades. Wanting to get to know them, as well as mentally lock them into the 'Do Not Hit During This Battle' list. As Sammy, the Scrapper Leader addressed them, Canon added 'White Coat/Glowing Weapon' to the 'Do Hit' list. Mental lists checked, she took a few moments to stretch and warm up. Once she was satisfied with that, Canon took a few extra minutes to study the senior students. They both looked very strong, and for the moment, she was glad they were choosing, because she would have found it difficult to pick between them.
The briefing session was a serious one, the mission seemed to be dangerous or even fatal. The Captains of Grapplers and Medics were ordering their fellows, where's that of the Infuser team?
Also, AJ looked at the slingshot he got, it smelt so good, possible to be.... "PEPPERMINTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!" Oh no.
He waved his hand to draw the attention of the Professor. "Professor, I've got a problem here! I am afraid the head is gonna chew on my slingshot, would you mind borrowing me a tape or a rope?" Since Red was a bit far away from him, the holler was heard by everyone.
When red came, he pointed to the baskets of snowballs and asked. "Are these snowballs contain the JOY candies we collected from the Christmasland earlier?"
Red turned to glare at the student. "Talk to a medic and borrow a bandage!" She shouted back, "Or take your shirt off and use your sleeves to tie it shut! You're a student, you figure it out!" Looks like AJ wasn't going to be expecting any help from her.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:01 pm
"Ah, va bene," Malodore said, turning to the younger ghoul with approval. "I do not believe we have met... though I believe I saw you in Nurse Cricket's last training, did I not? You too are interested in the healing arts?"
It was always happy to meet another undead with such proclivities. As it spoke, though, it kept a close eye on Red. Team bonding was all well and good, but it wasn't going to be caught off guard.
The sudden feeling of Malodore's thoughts, slipping their affectionate tendrils into her mind, made her take a deep breath. She didn't know when, exactly, she was going to get used to having someone so easily connected to her. It was.. it was nice, actually. Nice, but still surprising each time it snuck up on her. She turned her head just slightly, her eyes searching until she found that figure in red, leading its own group of medics to work. Her response was only for Malodore, of course; the briefest touch, the tender caress, and then it was back to work.
Roch, that's an excellent idea. You heard the man - if you're a third year, you'll be expected to shoot first. I think that's about half of us. This side, in fact, so we'll be holding Jericho down while the other side shoots to pin him.
She started walking backwards to get to her position. It all seemed pretty cut and dry.. until things started going wrong.
Good luck.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:34 pm
When Professor Red brought out the snow globe, he spread his legs apart and bent his knees to brace himself, whumphing down in the snow.
When Professor Red singled him out, Marosa nodded. "Understood." He shoved his dark regrets from his mind, now focusing on the mission. If this worked out for the better, the fey wouldn't actually mind wearing outfits as silly as that. If it helped in the long run... anything was worth that price.
Once he'd heard Riley's orders, he gave a swift nod. "Aye." Running towards the location that was pointed out for him, he picked up the rope and ran his fingers over it, bracing himself to get ready to attack.
He could feel it. It would start soon.
Glancing back a last time, Marosa found Sharra and gave him a solemn nod for luck.
The Gancanagh gripped his rope tightly. If worse came to worse... he only hoped that Sharra wouldn't hate him for any decisions he would make. Professor Red had already said he could help if he found the chance.
The harsh words from Red didn't upset the amphisbaena boil at all, maybe she was so anxious about the mission, AJ thought. No harm, he will find his way to deal with it. Instead of taking off his shirt, he just pulled off his red scarf and tied around the head. "Listen bro! This is something serious. We are going to save a student and nothing should disrupt the plan. So behave well." He held the head with the red scarf in his hands, watched into the eyes of it and addressed to it.
Yep, the head might be greedy on foods, but it knows how to prioritize things. Currently, the mission was more important than its food. So it will be a good boil. Since it can't speak, it gave AJ a nod in return.
