MISSION: RELEASE THEM BACK INTO THE WILD

[initiates]

Date & Time: April 27th - May 1st
Location: Wollongong, Australia, 2464.
Characters: All voluntary transports + maybe a few drafted ones.
Summary: Make those stay-at-homes leave their nerdcaves! My god, do they even know what sunshine looks like???
Warnings: none planned, will be updated accordingly!

The city is old, dark, and very, very quiet. A good deal of the buildings are crumbling and old, but the ones that are actually inhabited glow like candles in the dusk the Transporter has dropped you into. All of these buildings are infested by wiring pouring in from every angle, ensuring that each inhabitant in his or her little block of a room has every modern convenience available in 2464.

There is no one on the streets, no public transportation, and even cars look scarce. But that doesn't mean there's no movement. Maintenance drones, controlled remotely, run deliveries or work repairs. Armed law enforcement drones patrol on rounds through the city, although their mechanized attention is mostly turned outward. Still, they might come to investigate a ruckus within the city limits. And if the persons causing the ruckus don't respond to peaceful attempts to get them to cease, the drones might attempt to subdue them with paralyzing technology and haul them in for a night in the city jail — another dark, unused place.

If you get hungry, there are entire warehouses dedicated to the production of foods. It can't be that hard to sneak in and collect a meal, right? Or you can hack into the system and order whatever you want, if you're good with that kind of thing. Or you can just scavenge—or fast for four days, maybe—if thieving and hacking aren't your style.

And somewhere around here, in those glowing, secluded towers, behind the legions of automated drones, live the reclusive citizens of Wollongong. The methods are up to you, as long as you can get them to come out and breathe the fresh air somehow.

[[ ooc; Mission details are here! This will run from 27th of April to May 1st, with those on the mission returning to Exsilium at the same time that the new arrivals show up. It's an optional mission, but if you'd like your character to go along that would ICly sit it out, feel free to say that the Initiative drafted them for this one.

There aren't any teams or structured threads to this one, so go wild! ]]

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[alphonse]

[Al can certainly appreciate that someone is trying the non-violent approach, and as such feels obligated to help out.]

This might be one of those times when a little force is necessary.

[Breaking and entering is better than leveling the place, after all. He claps and places his hands on the nearest doorknob, transforming the lock mechanism so the door swings open harmlessly.

...Only to set off a blaring, high tech alarm just seconds later. Whoops?]

[chosenfake]

Wha--

[That's... a guy in a big suit of armor. And he definitely just did /something/ to the lock on the door.]

That was cool! ... But we should probably run before someone comes to investigate.

[alphonse]

--Right!

[Hearing someone speak is all he needs to shake off how startling that was. There's no time to stand around and besides, even if it's not what he intended, it's still... sort of accomplishing the mission objective.

Unfortunately, all the chaos in the city has the security drones on high alert, and two are already rounding the corner and bearing down on them before much effort can be put into an escape. Great.]

Actually, why don't you go ahead? [He turns, shifting into a fighting stance.] I'll cover you.

[chosenfake]

[Luke hesitates, looking up at the guy in the big suit of armor. He looks like he can handle them by himself, but there's no reason for Luke to run, either.

He draws his sword and assumes a ready position.]

Sorry, I don't think we need to retreat. Let's take 'em on together!