{ Promotion Mission } Three's a crowd (Kat, Ceres)

[Zoobey]

The general atmosphere of Deus Ex seemed to have shifted back, for the better perhaps, as the days passed and everything dulled over. The buildings were still in various states of repair-

-Though it apparently did not stop two trainees from receiving two identical texts

Lilwolfpard

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[Lilwolfpard]

Time had passed since her.. incident with a certain electrical zombie, and she was now out and about of the life labs, but she still felt self conscious about the brand new scar that was on her left leg and hip. Not only was it kind of huge, but it had not faded to that lovely old-scar-brown color yet. It was still red, not as bright but still it stuck out like a sore thumb on her fair skin tone.

So today, she wore pants.

Only the text popped up on her phone while she was getting ready. Clumsily, she went to her phone in case it was some sort of emergency (if it was twitter again she might toss her phone..)

But instead? The phone dropped from her hand to the floor, so same thing really. Promotion!? Who cared if Allan clearly could not spell, use grammar, and spoke like a wee-a-boo, she just hoped she read right. Promotion! She looked around her room and grabbed all of her gear, holding it in her arms she dumped it on her bed. A moment after the initial excitement though, she felt the apprehension settle in the back of her mind ...Crap. Was she going to fail? WHat happened if she did?

Would she forever be a trainee?

Ceres did not allow herself any more time to think any more about this. Instead she quickly pulled on her gear, even putting on the detached sleeves she usually left behind. Who knows? Racing out towards the training fields, she quickly saw another form there as well. A familiar one, a sun huntress. "Kat!" She breathed before approaching the girls side, giving her a small smile. "What brings you here?"

How was she to know that they both got the same text?  

[Lilwolfpard]

She had a few days to get used to having that scar on her leg, but the life labs folks also told her to spend as much time as possible moving around so that the scar actually healed nice, and not tightened up in the process.

When the phone was brought out, she squinted at it to read (damn needed reading glasses!) the screen. Though she got the basic idea just from a quick glance, because in her pocket she held its twin. "Well I'll be damned." Ceres let out a soft laugh, flipping open her phone as well to show the screen with the exact same message back at Kat.

"Looks like Allan tried to be sneaky. Either this is a prank, and a really bad one, or we might just be going on a eclipse mission together." What she meant by that of course was a sun and a moon going on a mission together. That was what a lot of people called it when they were paired up and such.  

[Zoobey]

The first thing that literally smacked both trainees in the face was something bright white and yellow and extremely plush. A few moments later, Allan conveniently popped out of an unknown and oddly mysterious portal that probably and not as mysteriously lead to his notorious closet portal.

"Ohayo trainee-tachi!" Except there was no Sun lead, only what could only be explained as an extremely tall cactus sporting a bit of red hair with a beaming face peering out from a bit above where the cactus had a fake "O" sort of expression. Said six and a half feet plush cactus then proceeded to strike a pose. And continue talking while in that pose. "We are going to a very special place today for you promotion! It is not for the weak of heart! Remember, when everything seems dark and hopeless always to believe in your kokoro and remmember what true friendship is about!"

This explained nothing about what anything was about, especially the contents of said promtion mission. "Now, put on your protective gear trainee-tachi and we shall embark on our quest together!"

Kat fould next to her a chocobo outfit while Ceres a Moogle one. It was a full body plush outfit. It was also tropical heat wave weather outside.

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Kat needs to put on her chocobo plush outfit before continuing!

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Ceres needs to put on her moogle plush outfit before continuing!

 

[Lilwolfpard]

Like a fish out of water, Ceres could do nothing but stare and open and close her mouth.

He...wanted them to... WHAT.

Barely containing the laughing fit she wanted to go in to she slapped her hand over her face at how ridiculous the sun lead looked. Oh my god. She had heard from others how.... eccentric, the sun leader was, but boy she NEVER knew he was this bad.

Looking towards Kat, her eyes filled with humor, Ceres mouthed 'sorry' to her. Boy was she.

Though the idea of wearing something so...huge, and fluffy, was not exactly on her list of 'do wants' today, Ceres still slipped inside the white white thing and zipped up the front. She was immediately hit with the heat of the thing, and wanted to pull it off. The only thing amusing her at the moment was the giant red pompom that bopped around whenever she moved her head.

If anything, Ceres was amused at the costume.



No i look like a white marshmallow with a pompom.



Its part of the mission! I mean even the SUN LEAD is wearing one!



Hush. Just let me play along, its rather fun.

".....Allan.....Sir" What the hell did she call him anyways? "...Why do we need these things even?" Her breath was already puffy, she could feel the sweat starting to bead and fall down her skin.  

[Zoobey]

"... is darkness in everyone's hearts but you must not succumb! Stay strong!" Allan continued to blab as the trainees whined and moaned and put the costume on and sweat some more as he continued to talk. The Sun Lead suddenly thought it was a great idea for some inspirational song, whistling a rather familiar tune. He kept on getting confused on the last few notes, whistling the same seven notes over and over and over again until he was finally satisfied.

By then approximately five minutes had passed but under the weather and costumes, it probably felt like five hours.

"All right trainee-tachi, assemble!" Allan struck another cactuar pose, it was probably more incredible that he could balance on one foot like that. "A sighting of hollows has been spotted in one of the world's most sacred places! We must go and protect the area and save everyone trapped inside at all costs!"

While whistling and continuously still repeating the same notes over and over the Sun lead managed to carve a slightly crooked portal and beckon the trainees after him before he hopped in.

It was even warmer on the other side, though thankfully less humid, steam visibly coming from the sidewalks. The area was densely populated with small apartments and commercial highrises, though there was only one very visibly large building in the center that had a single logo in red plastered above. The good news was that apparently everyone around was also dressed in costume, so a giant six foot six cactuar running around was not the oddest sight amongst the multitude of other brightly coloured outfits and oversized swords. The three of them passed by a giant tank of a half naked man, several plush stands, a long line up that said "FINAL FANTASY REUNION" and finally into a more abandoned looking reception desk.

"Ah," A tired-looking asian lady at the reception looked at Allan, then at the other two trainees and then sighed, in defeat. "If you would like to buy tickets, please line up." Her English had a slight accent, though it was for the most part fluid. She bowed politely.

Allan - or rather, the cactuar bowed in return. "No, we're here for the special job." He pulled out a card, which had a familiar blue-crested logo - a Hunter pendant embellished with a D with wings - and handed it over.

The receptionist's eyes went wide. "Yes, please, this way, please." The ground shook slightly, she squeaked, but continued to move until she unlocked a very ordinary office with very comfortable office seats and a large square table. The receptionist bowed once again. "Wait here, he will come shortly. Thank you."

The Sun lead seemed extremely satisfied as he grabbed practically every single beverage off the table - each one covered with smiley faces of cute mascots - and propped began to examine each one in his corner of the table.

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Lilwolfpard

 

[Lilwolfpard]

She turned the moogle head so she could actually see what the costume looked like on kat... and she could not stop the series of giggled that erupted from her mouth. Bird. She was a giant...freaking...yellow bird. She looked like some sort of cousin to big bird. Only... fluffier. She really hoped the costume muffled her laughter, but Allan stole the attention from them once more and saved the woman, hopefully, grief. Then again who was to know if Kat wasn't glaring at her behind that costume?

The word "hollow' is what actually gained her attention though, Ceres actually knew what that term meant. She was figuring Allan meant there was some sort of monster on the loose in the human realm. Well... More human then themselves. Before she could chime in and ask what level of hollow it was, he was already on his way and moving. At first it wasn't too bad, but by the time they reached the cave... hooboy. She was huffin and puffin. The weight on the top of her head felt odd, and every once and a while she could see a flash of red through the tiny little moogle eye holes.

Huh, so there WAS a few portals still working on the island, who knew?

Stepping through the portal she paused, right next to Kat, as she saw what was before her. Only her reaction was SLIGHTLY more amused, a grin forming on her face. A convention! ...Maybe? Either way, a NERD GATHERING! She had been to a few conventions before... not too many, and definitely not one that was square enix themed. Oh Ceres knew of Final Fantasy and such, but she was never really huge on the gaming world.

She at least knew what Her costume and Kats costumes were.

Still though as they passed the statue of Sephiroth, Ceres agree'd under her breath with Kat. I mean hell, a man THAT good looking...what the hell did he have to hide? Fiction character or not.

Still though she looked around at all the sights. All of the plushies...figurines... not to mention other people cosplaying too! Someone even stopped Ceres for a moment asking for a picture... huh. Apparently, Allans costumes were decent enough that people wanted pictures. Who knew?

She followed for a while, marveling in the sights up until they were pulled back stage.

Thats when she saw the drinks.

"....Allan can i please take off the head long enough to uhm... borrow...one of those...."

A pause.

"Elixers?" If she talked like a nerd would she get the drink? She hoped.  

[Zoobey]

There was a loud clunk as cactuar-Allan jumped right up onto the table and posed on one foot. "This is about inner strength! Poise! Believing in yourself! This wouldn't be a test of strength if you did not endure trainee-tachi, so find the darkness in your kokoro, the fear and doubt, and cast it aside! Believe that you can-"

- The door clicked open, two asian men in business suits looked straight up at the table, at the trainees and everyone in their outfits, and with a very polite sort of slow bow, they closed the door and exited. There was some muffled talking outside, perhaps just the beginning of a light dispute, before the door opened again.

"I am sorry." One of the corporate workers began, seating himself at the very, very far end of the table away from the three stooges. "I mistook your identity for someone else. It is very nice to have you here. We will need your help as soon as possible with the problem." An awkward shuffle as they opened one of the folders, containing several photos, passing them to the Sun lead and trainees. All the photos contained offices in various states of disarray, yellow caution tape, and a white outline imprint of where a body would have been. "As you can see, several of our employees have gone missing in the past week. Police cannot explain these murders, but we were referred to your company. You see why this is a huge problem, as relocating would cost a lot of time and money for us, but we cannot continue like this."

Allan nodded solemnly, as solemnly as one's face could sticking out of a cactuar costume. "We'll do what we can, you can be sure the problem will be taken care of. In the meanwhile, can you evacuate everyone to the bottom floor, we're going to do some research."

While in general research didn't sound so bad, the word plus Allan sounded like a really bad idea. Unfortunately the two white collars had no reason to be either suspicious nor concerned. "Yes, of course. Thank you." They bowed out, and closed the door behind them.

The Sun lead turned to the trainees, looking extremely, extremely delighted, as if he couldn't believe he was actually here. He might have even kira-kira'ed. "Well, you heard them! Let's get going. We're gonnna do some researching."

Again, potentially dangerous.

OOC

- The elevator to the second floor doesn't take long. It's pretty quiet, and everyone has indeed been evacuated from the second floor up. Allan gives you a huge thumbs up and tells you to meet up with him back here.
- There are TEN FLOORS in this building. Each floor needs to be EXAMINED. Ceres and Kat can SPLIT UP, so each one can take five floors (up to them which one they take). Post which floor you are claiming in BOLD at the top of your post.
- Now you are EXAMINING signs of what the "assailant" could be. Roll a 100-sided dice and match your dice rolls to the results below. You have to do it for each of the floors (5 per person). RP it out as needed and then when you are done, meet Allan back on the 2nd floor.
1-20: - You see deep gouge marks all over the floor, long and narrow.
21 -40: - You faintly see something glow in the distance, a glimmer of white perhaps. It is barely visible in the darkness, in the least-lit sections of the floor
41 - 60: You hear a strange plunk coming from the washroom. Upon stepping inside, you see the water has overflowed, and there are footsteps heading away from the washroom right into the wall.
61 - 80: You could have sworn you saw something staring at you, baleful yellow eyes glimmering, but when you turn around you see nothing.
81 - 100: In some rooms there is wreckage everywhere. You note that it always seems like everything was clawed and chopped apart, the slices extremely precise.

Lilwolfpard

Lividpeas

 

[Lilwolfpard]

CERES IS TAKING... Floor 10! Starting from the top and working her way down~


Ceres listened a little....drolly. Not only had Allan ignored her request for a drink of water, he was now going on again about the heart of the cards or some s**t. All she wanted was that damn drink. She whined softly to herself as the two men came in to the room. She listened curiously... a company huh? Well, the hunters needed to have some sort of front she guessed. It was a good way to make money they needed to operate... It was good to know for future use. Apparently monster extermination while in cosplay was their specialty. ...Hahahaha.

The whole thing was nothing but a JOKE. This was a joke right? This could not possibly be a promotion mission...

Still she listened though, Apparently Allan was better at talking to these penguin suits than he let on. Or maybe he was just...too happy to be here.

Either way, they now actually had a task.

Turning her head towards Katcobo, which she now thought up name wise, she realized that the moogles head did not turn when she turned her head..... drats. Turning her whole body this time, she pointedly looked at the big-bird wanna-be costume. "Ill take the even floors, you the odd? .. These wont get stuck in the elevator will they? ... We best go one at a time." She did not think they would...both fit. She did not trust going down stairs in this thing either. She might sooner leap down the stairs and hope this costume was plush enough to break all of the falling.

Either way with a smile, she went to the elevator and took it alllllll the way to the top. What did she find when she find up there? .... Mostly just small office cubicles. Nothing too super strange was on this floor, nothing really looks too out of place? Still though she navigated as best she could through the small pathways in the huge costume. A plunk of something behind her made her turn around to notice that she knocked something off a desk... whoops.

Though oddly enough her eyes went over towards something she thought she saw. Just in the corner of the room there was a flash of yellow.... eyes? Maybe? it was there for a heart beat and suddenly vanished a blink later. Was the heat of being inside this costume getting to her?  

[Lilwolfpard]

Ceres is on floor 8


Well, once searching the top floor for yellow eyed ghosts proved to be unfruitful, Ceres decided that she needed to move down two floors. So far this.. monster was proving to be nothing but her own imagination. Killing things? Feh. Seemed so far like nothing was happening.

When she did step out onto the next floor though, her suspicions about things being just 'hocus pocus' were wrong. She originally walked out thinking yeah, nothing will be here. THis was one of Allans tricks... only Allan did not have HUGE claws.

Right?

The floor was covered here and there with long, narrow gashes. Something had had a field day scratching at this floor as if it were a giant cat scratch post.

A voice rumbled from within, The raven haired woman did not even reply, she knew now that maybe she was not crazy about the 10th floor after all...