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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!
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onemoredeath: (kiss to make it better)

[personal profile] onemoredeath 2012-04-14 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, you expect it would be a special ring, just like what everyone else has with their weapons of choice."

No, he wouldn't try anything, not with her. Raven might be smart enough to be the kind of person he enjoyed being around, but there was a mixture of morality and self-honor that told him not to try anything. There was also her abilities - from what he had seen earlier, she was not a simple teen.

She was not going to drop the subject now that she was on it. He was secretive about what the rings did for a reason - it was a weapon for a killer and an assassin, not someone who was just charming his way through life. He knew that and he knew what other people felt of such things.

"Maybe it is. Maybe it is not."
feel_nevermore: (Who?)

[personal profile] feel_nevermore 2012-04-16 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Well yes. Wouldn't you expect it too if you were me?"

Such a careful man, Takegami. And even if she had no idea what kind of killer he was, she'd already understood he was far more dangerous than he let on. There was something dark about him. But maybe that was what attracted Raven. She wasn't a criminal herself but she was far from being your typical hero either. The fact that she would choose Red X as her boyfriend would be proof enough of that. Of course, if Takegami was to attack one of her teammates, her opinion would change. Yet for now, she kinda enjoyed his company.

"If we spar and I win, will you tell me?"
onemoredeath: (now what)

[personal profile] onemoredeath 2012-04-17 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
He arched one perfectly teased eyebrow at her question, his lips quirking into an amused smile. Smaller built than he was, with the body of a teenage girl, she didn't look like she could handle him in a fight, even if he was as soft as he played at being. But Takegami knew that he should never, ever judge a person by what they looked like. Especially someone who was a member of the Teen Titans group that had been popping up over the Network.

"Wouldn't sparring with you be dangerous for someone like me?"
feel_nevermore: (Delicate flower)

[personal profile] feel_nevermore 2012-05-01 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
She gave him a small smirk in return. "I can promise not to use any magic if it makes you more comfortable." Every time she spoke with him, she became more and more convinced that the vain and harmless escort boy was just an act. It didn't mean she thought he'd never been an escort boy, he was handsome enough for that. Some part of her told her she shouldn't try and find out. That she might not like what she'd find. But being a demon herself, whatever she'd find was most unlikely to scare her.
Edited 2012-05-01 18:12 (UTC)
onemoredeath: (you cant see me)

[personal profile] onemoredeath 2012-05-02 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
It was really tempting to drop it and let her believe whatever it was what she wanted to believe. But in all honesty, Takegami was a bit egotistical as well as being vain and a little twisted. Her words made him feel like she was poking a little at his unwillingness to fight.

Snorting, he shook his head lightly and flexed his fingers. "I suppose I will have to take you at your word. Fine, a duel then."
feel_nevermore: (Fierce)

[personal profile] feel_nevermore 2012-05-02 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Raven nodded and fell into a fighting stance. "Your move."