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MISSION: GET TO ZE CHOPPA

Date & Time: August 23rd, 2753 (OOCly forward-dated to the 1st)
Location: Uruguay National Defense HQ
Characters: All transports!
Summary: All transports are sent back to Uruguay to download a self-aware AI before it gets bombed out of existence by an early incarnation of the UE. Time distortion effects will be set right either on the way there or on the way back, according to player choice.
Warnings: violence, action movie tension, 3 terabytes of foot fetish porn.

The Transporter drops the entire transport population into what will quickly be established as Home Base, a mile from the vast, sprawling facility that is Uruguay's National Defense HQ. The low roar of helidrones moving above is pervasive, but the black ships can only be glimpsed here and there through the thick cover of trees overhead. If you keep calm and quiet, it's likely you won't be spotted. It's the UND HQ their attention is on, after all.

The population is quickly sorted by attending Initiate employees according to who volunteers to fight and who volunteers to protect, along with those with enough skill to access the computers, and those with enough skill to get them there. The fighters move out first, off to intercept the early UE's ships and ground troops, and to draw the automated defense systems of the facility alike. They'll be in a crossfire, and neither side will be happy to see them there.

The techies and their escorts are sent out far more quietly, in groups of three. Their task is to sneak past the front lines and into the facility itself. There might be alarms and automated defense drones, so those escorts may well be called on to earn their keep. The Initiative can't give any information about which building will house the AI's mainframe, that information was long since lost to history. All they can do is send out enough people to hope that one of them manages to find it.

And remember — as soon as the UE troops withdraw, there will only be minutes until the bomb drops. Everyone would do well to work fast.

[[ Mission information is here, and the techie/escort teams, along with their hacking results, are here. Each techie/escort group will have their own established thread, but Team Distraction and Team We'll Stay Here, Thanks are welcome to thread where ever and however they like! The newbie log that goes up on the 1st will also encompass the arrival back in Exsilium, if you'd like to play that out as well. ]]

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Neither would I.

[M'gann glances at Blue curiously.]

If you explain what you mean by "scramble", I believe I can help with that.

[Kids these days have no sense of fun, what a great pity. He quickly surveys the area, having already noted the turrets and the entrance to the compound a little way beyond. A pair of guards man the doors, an easy enough obstacle to overcome, and beyond that he imagines a door with access codes and identification measures to get through. Who knows what's beyond that? Motion detecting lasers, booby traps, more guards?

It feels like Christmas all over again.]

If you two would be so kind as to deal with those, I can take care of the guards and make some headway on getting into the compound. If the lock on that door is linked to the internal security systems I can see about hacking them from outside and making our lives considerably easier once we gain access to the main building.

[Blue's mouth opens and closes without a chance to reply, turning his attention to the resident ninja. on his own part, he's got an air of...well, uncertainty. he's got to take the both of them at their word and do what he can for them, but it's hard. he's never seen either of them in action, let alone know them well enough to guess at their choices.

he's not used to being so in the dark, not in the lead.

but he nods, looking to M'gann.]

If we cannot outright destroy them with our own power, we can at least make effort to cripple them. Disrupt their technical processes. [Scramble, in a word, came the thought, along with just a twitch of a smile.]

[The martian nods, reaching back and pulling her hood up over her head. She lets her hands drop, and quickly shifts to blend in with what's around them before floating upwards and heading towards the turrets.

When they hear her voice next, it's through a telepathic link. Easier than speaking aloud at this point.]

{Leave those to me. If you two are able to distract the guards and anything else that may come, I can hopefully get an idea of what we'll deal with inside.}

[It's a strange thing to adapt to a new voice in his head, and for just a moment Urahara is worried that Benihime might not take to kindly to having her exclusive rights to his personnage become less exclusive, but it seems the younger girl's presence is something the waspish spirit Zanpakutou will deign to tolerate and for that he is grateful. Telepathic communication is certainly an easier means of staying in contact than having to use devices.

It's a fascinating skill-set this one has, and he suddenly feels that the reiatsu shielding cloak he's sporting for this mission is desperately inadequate. Oh well, back to the lab to try and improve on his ideas for stealth camouflage when this job's been put to bed.

He nods at M'gann's suggestion and tests out the link for the first time.]

{Roger. Blue-san, would you prefer the one on the left or the right?}

{The choice is yours. I will support you.}

[for his own part, he remains rooted, steeling himself, drawing a long breath as he turns his attention forward, toward the guards a distance away.

psionic dream was more an artform with this comrades, those who worked together in unison to protect each other, but Blue is certain he won't need to get elaborate with these sort. sharp minds, yes, but untrained for an enemy of his like.

he began to glow, faintly, as he focuses on bending the perception of those guards, clouding their senses from any approaching danger, keeping the horizon bare and the air dulled of the sounds of the fray.

ready for closer contact, when Urahara draws near.]

[M'gann arrives at the base of the first turret, where she lands and, still camouflaged, begins to study it. After a moment, her eyes briefly glow, and the control panel's door is warped before it's telekinetically yanked off and tossed behind her. While the futuristic wires and circuit boards are a little much for her, she's sure enough to know that bent and broken equipment is bad. She narrows her eyes, now glowing once more, and wires are yanked out of place, components snap, and a few sparks fly before the machine is completely offline.

She now moves from her crouching position to head to the next one.]

{One down.} [Flying overhead, she scans the area for potential problems. An aerial view is always good in this sort of situation. Movement catches her eye, and a mental image of overhead as well as a warning are sent next.]

{There's a drone coming from the northwest, rounding the corner in roughly thirty seconds. If one of you can meet it before it arrives, that would be ideal.}

{Thirty seconds? Goodness, you'd think it'd have the decency to move with more urgency than that.}

[He vanishes in a split second, blinking into shun-po and appearing behind the drone with enough time to slam something against its back before it even registers his presence. There's a fizzling sound and bright sparks of visible electricity that ends with a distinct 'pop' before it crumples like a pack of cards and he flickers back to where he came from.]

{My apologies Blue-san, I hope I've not shortchanged you an opponent. I thought it was best to get a move on.}

[Blue finally pushes forward – from tip-toe to a close hover, quickly gaining speed to catch up with Urahara...and passing, his eyes glued on the two guards ahead beginning to stir out of the psionic haze he layered them in. explosions and close sounds – sounds of drones being crippled yards away– tend to do that.]

{You thought right.} [he lands before the pair of them, turning his attention to just one.]

{But I will still need your help with one.} [the one stirring, snapping quickly out of it while Blue bares down on the other, sifting through memories for a better look at the path they'd need to take within, the things they'd need to clear.

he can see the other raising and tilting his weapon out of the corner of his eye.]

[The second turret is quicker, now that she knows where to look and what to do. Disabled in about half the time, M'gann's on her way to meet the others as the second guard raises his weapon at Blue. With a flash of green, glowing eyes, she lands between them and raises her hand, not camouflaged any longer. The gun-- at least it appears to be one-- jerks from his grip and hovers in the air.]

{Should I leave you the honor, Urahara?} [It's obvious she means knocking him unconscious, though whoever decides to do so had better be quick before he can call for help.]

[Urahara's always been something of a people watcher. There's something fascinating about watching the way a person's emotions shift and change, how their body language could say a thousand things with just a twitch of a muscle, but to him, there's nothing so easy to comprehend as a man's face going completely white with surprise as his weapon mysteriously hovers from his grasp without any warning. The way his eyes bulge upon suddenly being greeted unexpectedly by a charming young lady with green eyes is a pretty impressive reaction too.

Kisuke quickly salutes by touching the brim of his hat and leaves the hapless guard no extra time to ponder what this could mean for him as he smartly knocks the man out with a sharp jab to the temple with the end of his cane.]

{Alright then, let's get down to business shall we? If you two would be so good as to take care of further distractions.}

[He heads over to the door release panel, pulls out a small device from his sleeve which flashes up a small holographic screen which he connects to the panel, and immediately sets to work on trying to get it unlocked.]

[the still-standing guard in Blue's focus wobbles and begins to drop; Blue slows his fall with a little pulse of power and settles him down to the ground the side opposite the other guard. maybe he'll live through this ordeal.

he exhales, drawing his attention back to the team, catching enough of Urahara's request to do as asked, glancing toward M'gann.]

{The drones. Are there more coming near that you can sense?}

{I don't sense them; that was just a telepathic image I sent from above. I could do another aerial sweep, but getting in is more important, don't you agree? Keep a look out, please.

Urahara, give me a moment to go inside and see what's around.}

[Without leaving either of them much option in the matter, M'gann approaches the door and shifts through it without missing a beat. Once inside, she sends the two a mental image of her surroundings: another door, she ghosts through that one, followed by a long hallway with a handful of room and adjoining hallways.]

{If you're able to get a map off the panel, it'd be a good idea.}

{Agreed, just allow me a few more moments to crack this encryption and- right I'm getting onto that now.}

[The panel beeps, and Urahara remains still except for his fingers dancing over the keypad on his portable device. About ten seconds later the door slides open and a green light on his device illumiates. Satisfied, he smirks to himself and disconnects his device.]

{Done and done. We need to head to the basement.}

[with a halo of pale blue around him, Blue steps inside, halting a bit short, expecting some kind of retaliation, finding none.

good.]

{There is a shaft close-by.} [his head turns in the direction the guard's memory places it.] {Stairs further along the way.}

[he'll not make the choice for them; he's here to support and protect.]

[M'gann's all too used to missions like this, leading squads on several occasions, so when they've got options involving their objective, she's quick to make a call. Swiftness matters, after all. Besides, she has no idea if either of these two are qualified or able to do that.]

{I'll take the shaft, Blue, Urahara, take the stairs. I'll keep the link up, so let me know if you need help. We'll meet as soon as we're able. Objections?}

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MISSION: GET TO ZE CHOPPA

/slides in~

iyaaan~

snaps latex glove

now spread em

I hope your hands are warm

well thNO I HAVE HIT THE THRESHOLD WITH THIS SUBJECT LINE ADENTURE

pshaw

But we didn't even get to anyone's threshold yet :(

it's ok we can just have ice cream or someth

as long as you pay

this is a good plan I like this plan, can I have gelato please

i am not paying extra for sprinkles :|

insert milkshake joke here

and I'm like it's better than yours (ack sorry, busy weekend and work week!)

ain't no thang we're in a time travel game iT'S LIKE NO TIME PASSED AT ALL

badumtish