MISSION: GET TO ZE CHOPPA

[initiatesnpc]

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. ]]

Comments

[fortissimos]

[ SHE'S SORRY FOR BEING HELPFUL?? but she grins at that. ]

That's right! So you should just give up and let magical girl Sayaka take care of you. [ smooth ]

[ex_lecturing315]

( s i g h )

Fine, whatever.

[fortissimos]

[ barnaby don't be squall ]

Okay, so... [ She's only done this a few times before, so it takes a lot of concentration. One gloved hand moves to press against his shoulder, and she closes her eyes to focus; looking Deep In Thought as a blue light starts to knit the injury together. ]

[ex_lecturing315]

( he starts to flinch away from her touch - it hurts for one thing, and for another he doesn't like being touched even on his best of days - but pauses as her power activates. he can't feel the skin close or anything, but the pain and tenderness actually do start to go down. he's never heard of powers like this before, much less been the target of them, so it's a surprise that she can back up her healing assertions. )

[fortissimos]

[ Back home, using this much power would probably tire her out, but things were different here; her soul gem hadn't darkened at all in over a week, and so the exhaustion never had a chance to catch up with her. It feels good, to be able to help people like this — healing others takes longer than doing it for herself, but she's still finished in under a minute.

There's nothing to be done about the blood on his clothes, but at least that's the only sign of the original injury left. After a few more seconds, she pulls away with a grin, hands dropping to her sides. ]

Ahaha... just like I said, right? Try moving it now!

[ex_lecturing315]

( he finally relaxes, really relaxes his posture, and of course it doesn't hurt anymore. strange, and he feels his shoulder bemusedly, evident surprise at finding not even the smallest bit of discomfort. as if it'd never even happened.

it's suddenly hard to look at her. )

...yeah. It's better.

[fortissimos]

[ The annoyance from before is entirely forgotten in the face of having helped someone. She's all smiles and sunshine again, and waves a hand to get his attention. ]

So are you gonna tell me your name? A magical girl always remembers the people she's talked to!

[ex_lecturing315]

( oh, back to giving her flat looks. he really doubts this assertion but it might be too much trouble to flat out deny it. )

Barnaby.

[fortissimos]

[ dude stop being such a teenager ]

Barnaby, huh? I'm Sayaka! [ Because she hasn't introduced herself like five times already... ] If you ever need help again, I'll be there for you, okay? It's my job to protect people.

[ex_lecturing315]

( no!!! also lol what is thanking her )

I won't. Don't you have a lot of other people to look out for?

[fortissimos]

[ rude tbh ]

Well... yeah, kind of. But I'm handling it pretty well so far! [ NOBODY'S DIED YET?? ]

[ex_lecturing315]

( WELL IF THAT'S THE STANDARD )

If you say so.

[fortissimos]

[ ... OKAY SHE HAS TO FROWN NOW DUDE WHAT THE HELL ]

Why are you reacting like that, anyway? Everyone's way safer with allies of justice around! [ don't be a jerk!! ]

[ex_lecturing315]

They can't help everyone.

[fortissimos]

[ Actually, that does make her hesitate. She's been fortunate enough not to see the darker side of it back home — so far, her and Mami had always been there in time — but... ]

But they try, right? That doesn't make them any less of a hero.

[ex_lecturing315]

I wouldn't know. I'm not that kind of person - to be one, or look for protection from one.

[fortissimos]

That's okay. [ She shrugs. ] But heroes protect everyone. You don't have to ask or look for it.

[ex_lecturing315]

Is that all?

( aka can he go now he asks like the jerk he is )

[fortissimos]

[ She's never actually dealt with anyone this rude WHY ISN'T MAMI HERE TO HELP ]

... Yeah, I guess. [ but she'll look out for him anyway even if he's a jerk ] Just don't go getting hurt again, okay?

i'm sorry sayaka

[ex_lecturing315]

I don't plan on it.