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exsilium MODS ([personal profile] initiates) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2012-04-03 10:50 pm

open log » ❝ mission oo1 briefing ❞

Date & Time: 04.04.3312
Location: Training Gymnasium in the Initiative Hold.
Characters: Everyone.
Summary: Everyone is summoned to a briefing and training, pre-mission for the very first mission.
Warnings: None.

There would come a demanding ping on every netbook at once. An urgent call to arms, a request for each and every transport to return to the Initiative Hold immediately. If ignored, the ping would continue until it reached its full volume -- overtaking the senses only until its owner complied, deafening in its insistence. At the Hold, there were several more Initiative attendees to rush each and every transport into a large training gymnasium previously unseen by all residents of the island of Exsilium. The auditorium was massive -- its walls whitewashed, its ceiling patterned with dim, purple ambient lighting.

There was a stage set up near the very back of the large room. A man, stern and young-looking, stood in the center of the stage and held a microphone in front of his pursed lips. Behind the stage was a set of time travel plates more populated than even the arrival room -- there had to be at least forty-five plates, all attended by a member of the Initiative, who stood beside the plate in wait and with a distant expression. Only once all of the transports were successfully congregated into their auditorium, did the astringent, black-haired man begin to speak. "This is a briefing," he began, his voice equally authoritative and matching the expression of great urgency on his angular features. "Tomorrow, we begin our very first mission. A mission into the past.

You will be sent to the year 115 CE, in the midst of a turmoil between the Romans and an Assyrian village. It is in both ours and imperatively your own best interest to help defend this village, and to send the Romans retreating to their own homes. You absolutely must comply with this mission. Not only for yourselves, but for your families at home in their own worlds. For all of us.

You will have twenty-four hours from this time to utilise this gymnasium. You will find an array of weaponry at your disposal, and will have access to your own chosen weapon. Use them. Train fiercely, as you have no choice in this initial mission to pick a different path. You all must fight. After your twenty-four hours of practise, you will be given your cloaking devices -- they will make you untraceable to the native people to the time in which you find yourself. Do not, under any circumstances, remove your cloaking device. It will not only be detrimental to you, but to your friends and your colleagues here, as well as your friends and family in their home worlds.

You will be summoned back from whatever your whereabouts at the success of your mission. Should you die during your mission, you will be summoned immediately and brought into the Initiative Infirmary and you will be healed. Do not die. Do not turn your back on your colleagues and your friends. Remain vigilant. The imperative nature of the success of your mission will be made clear upon your return to this world. There is nothing more that we can give than our word.

Finally, I will be coming with you. I will be your mentor and your guide during our mission and I will do my utmost to keep you safe, prepared, trained and informed. Slowly, our world here in Exsilium will become less and less enshrouded in mystery. Slowly, we are able to reveal our true selves, and with it we hope we will gain a much-needed trust. We do not withhold information easily, and it comes to us at a great cost. Thank you, everyone, and let your sessions begin!
"
xiaolindragon: (before i get myself arrested with these)

[personal profile] xiaolindragon 2012-04-11 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, man. These are fuzzy feelings. Because Kimiko is basically telling him she trusts him to get them through this and. Wow, okay Raimundo chill out. This is why you got picked. Because you're awesome and because you can do this. Right.]

You know it.

[Frowns.]

But to top this all off, Jack Spicer's here somewhere. We should probably try to keep an eye on him.
notthatjason: (Serious Moment)

[personal profile] notthatjason 2012-04-11 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Jason could understand that. He didn't consider himself the diplomatic type USUALLY, but he WAS a leader for his Camp and Legion which meant he had to take on jobs like that. Plus, his skill at this was going to determine the fate of the world and if the Greek halfbloods could get along with the Romans...this could be cake compared to that, or so he hoped.

"Well, in this case you'd be dealing with Romans and I guess, according to the people we're working with, our worlds are at stake. I just don't think fighting is our only option here but maybe I'm trying to be optimistic because I DON'T want to fight the Romans."
morsecodes: icon by judoflipped (⚙ to me like we've got)

[personal profile] morsecodes 2012-04-11 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
"'Course you will. You always do." Leo laughed a little nervously, rubbing the back of his head now.

"You don't think-- if we don't fight, that they'll...you know, make us stay longer, do you?" It was a thought that crossed his mind. He only voiced it because...well, they needed to get home. Badly.
notthatjason: (Unsure of Next Move)

[personal profile] notthatjason 2012-04-11 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Well, the burden of leader wasn't always light, but this was one time he didn't mind it. He was born for this kind of thing and if he couldn't get other Romans to listen what chance did he have of helping to unite the camps back home? At least, that was how he saw it. He hoped this would work out in their favor.

"Who knows. I'm still trying to figure out their goal here. What benefit do they gain in preventing a legion of Rome from taking this particular village. Rome conquered most of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia. What's one village to them? But they didn't say specifically we had to FIGHT the Romans, just that we had to defend the village. If we prevent the Romans from attacking at all then it shouldn't be a problem." Or so he hoped.
bellonaborn: (Praetor)

[personal profile] bellonaborn 2012-04-11 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Even if Jason vouched for Leo, Reyna wouldn't believe it until she saw it. Besides, with their plan, setting himself on fire would be very convincing. Reyna's fingers grazed over her SPQR lightly before clenching into a fist and dropping them to her sides.

It was one thing for quests to be given by the Gods, and for the Gods to deem who was to go. It was another thing entirely to feel inadequate as far as being able to help with this. Her mother was exceptional with warfare.... but that didn't make anything that was good for a show when they needed it. "This could very well work, Jason," she managed quietly. "Even without the Gods watching over us, this could work."
thleepy: (hugs?)

[personal profile] thleepy 2012-04-11 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nik grins. Handshakes! He likes handshakes. They're not as good as hugs but probably the only thing in the world better than hugs are juiceboxes, sometimes. ]

Uhm... uhm I'm not sure, miss. [ He scratches his chin thoughtfully. ] I don't think so....
boughtabookstore: (pos: pride)

[personal profile] boughtabookstore 2012-04-11 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Slowly, she grins back. Interacting with kids has never been necessarily a strong point of hers, but his enthusiasm is hard to resist. ]

Do you have someone you can stay with when they send us on the mission?
thleepy: (Q^Q)

[personal profile] thleepy 2012-04-11 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nik decides that Miss Agent Small is not that scary after all. And she's not mad at him! What a good day! Except. ]

They didn't tell me anything about that. I think... I thought that I had to go on the mission, too. Do I?
boughtabookstore: (neg: do not impress me)

[personal profile] boughtabookstore 2012-04-11 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
I think you do have to come. [ Which she is supremely not happy about, but she's doing a pretty good job of not showing that! ]

But one of us can look after you. Make sure nothing bad happens.
yakuza_otaku: (Sweatdrop?  What sweatdrop?)

[personal profile] yakuza_otaku 2012-04-11 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...

[She pauses awkwardly, before pulling out a small box and holding it out towards the agent]

Pocky?

[She's used to it being called pocky...]
boughtabookstore: (neg: what are you on)

[personal profile] boughtabookstore 2012-04-11 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ros looks at it, back at her, back to it, and then raises an eyebrow and turns her attention back to the rest of the room. ]

No.

[ Way to be polite, Ros. ]
yakuza_otaku: (Big eyes small mouth.)

[personal profile] yakuza_otaku 2012-04-11 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... okay. I'll leave you to your observing, then.

[She pulls out a stick of pocky mikado and starts chewing on it, before starting to wander away]

sorry for the late!

[personal profile] hammerkind 2012-04-11 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
John smiles awkwardly; it's hard to miss then how Leo falters. It isn't reassuring. "Yeah, uh! I hear the Romans are pretty scary, but we'll be okay! We have guns and stuff, those are pretty strong." He pauses and looks over the crowd.

"I dunno, I have faced some pretty scary stuff, but I don't wanna fight someone who hasn't done anything to me or my friends. The way they are talking makes it sound like we'll have to kill people." He swallows and moves on from that particular aspect of it all rather quickly. "But yeah, no offense dude, but you do not look psyched at all. Neither am I, though, so we are on the same boat? I dunno. This mission stuff... it sounded cool but now that it's here, I'm really worried."
boughtabookstore: (neg: your life choices)

[personal profile] boughtabookstore 2012-04-11 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Barely paying any attention to her leaving.

Kazumi's probably better off without her.
]
musclebeast: Vouloir ♐ ? (D --> Scowl)

[personal profile] musclebeast 2012-04-11 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[He merely dusts himself off and starts to walk over again.]

Yes, it certainly was, so it shouldn't be too difficult to form words in a way that at least sounds like apologizing.

Do it now.
thleepy: (Q^Q)

[personal profile] thleepy 2012-04-11 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay! I'll stay close! I'm not... going to fight anyone though.

[ He sets his mouth in a frown. Nope. Not happening. ]
eyecontact: (kinda funny)

[personal profile] eyecontact 2012-04-12 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Jericho gave him a smile, rather surprised he caught on so quick! He imagined it to be more of an ordeal...but less stress and embarrassment was always the better way to go, wasn't it? The association with the Teen Titans gets a very certain nod and a broader smile, very pleased. And at the next question...

His eyebrows lifted as he listened, then began to look embarrassed, smile smaller and shier. His shoulders shrugged up as he nodded, head tilting and hand lifting in gesture. Sure, why not?
eyecontact: (pending)

[personal profile] eyecontact 2012-04-12 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! The netbooks. Hardly novel, but Raven was the first to go ahead and bring on into a face-to-face conversation like that. It was...very considerate of her, actually. Despite what little he'd known of her before, he liked her well enough by the company she kept. An encounter like this only made a better impression all around.

His mouth quirked a little as he scooted over to give her less reason to keep turning the screen so much after typing. After giving the questions a glancing over, he looked up, nodding, half-squinting as he held up his hand and made a pinching gesture. Only a little.
curepotion: (➔ that's the very moment that.)

sorry about lateness!

[personal profile] curepotion 2012-04-12 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ooc: alright, all noted! I'm thinking it'd probably be best to interpret it as Entropy from the description. ]

When he hears Anders' voice, his head jerks up and the first thing he sees is that staff--or is it a lance? Riku's not sure what to classify it as--it's nothing he's ever seen before. Unfamiliarity strikes uneasiness in him already, long hair curling around his face.

"Sounds like they're pretty bad tacticians," he mutters as he straightens from his crouch, having previously been about to indulge in meditation. Fireballs, huh? Riku pauses and looks Anders over.

"I don't know. Maybe, it's worth a try."
curepotion: (➔ coming up over the pacific.)

[personal profile] curepotion 2012-04-12 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ with his senses heightened ever since he trained blindfolded, he hears that small 'uh' and although he doesn't turn around, he recognizes it as Martin's voice. he pauses until the crowd's mostly cleared before he looks over at him. ]

So, you are fighting?
curepotion: (➔ that's the very moment that.)

[personal profile] curepotion 2012-04-12 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it really fighting if you're just defending some place?

If you just stay on the defensive, maybe it'd be easier.

[ a beat; he looks back to Jason. ] Unless you want to stop everyone from fighting at all.
curepotion: (➔ all sink in.)

it's alright! |D; I'm late too.

[personal profile] curepotion 2012-04-12 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
... how did she know him? Her visible surprise caused him to tense a little--and he quickly, mentally, went through his list of whoever knew him that could possibly look like this girl. It only took a split second for him to grow a little more defensive. Anyone who knew him while he didn't know them could easily be trouble here. Maybe she was a friend of Sora's, or she could be something otherwise.

"How are you meditating like that?" but his voice is a little more closed off now, quieter. "And how do you know me?"
fivetimesover: (surprise)

[personal profile] fivetimesover 2012-04-12 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, well no it's not that, but I guess it is still kind of scary. This is the first time I've had to go without my friends.
fivetimesover: (excite)

[personal profile] fivetimesover 2012-04-12 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? I don't want to fail the first mission.
curepotion: (➔ who i am hates who i've been.)

[personal profile] curepotion 2012-04-12 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he pauses. ]

If it makes you feel any better, a lot of people here are probably feeling the same way.

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