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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Open/Anytime

[andagain]

[A]

Causing destruction was a new thing for Keith. Normally he would be expected to cause the least amount of damage possible while at work. After all somebody has to be paying for all of this. But he reasoned with himself this was just like doing renovations. So he went about his business methodically, destroying each house one by one and leaving a little cute apology note by the mailbox or next to the pile of rubble. Anybody is welcomed to stop by when he's putting notes on the ground or get in the middle of him causing destruction via launching hurricane force winds in small packages carefully at houses.

[B]

Around evening, before the sun would set, Keith needs to go get a bite to eat. But he wasn't going to steal food, that was just wrong. So instead he tried to barter his way with the warehouse workers, asking for food in exchange for money from Exsilium.

Sometime later, he'll be sitting on a roof by himself just snacking on hamburgers and hotdogs. It's not the best food he's ever had, but it was food. And he would be more than willing to share with anybody who joins him for a late dinner.

A

[chore_boy]

[A number of drones, all poised to intercept Transports who had been spotted at some point came down the street, looking to apprehend them. Coby, knowing that robots could always be rebuilt, didn't feel any guilt in his approach. As a few rounded the corner close to a street Keith recently passed, Coby came out from the sky itself and swung his arms in an arc, cutting the wind with his fingertips and splitting the drones into pieces.

Their motors burst, sending up fiery sheets as they collapsed on the ground and Coby jumped, looking to escape immediate sight.]

What a troublesome mission. At the very least, I hope this improves their standard of living a little.

[andagain]

[Keith dressed in his usual hero suit that granted him flight, he hovered towards an undamaged house for cover. He still felt a little guilty about doing all of this, but Coby's words help reassure it was for the best.

Now on the ground, he leans against the wall and takes off his helmet for some fresh air.]

It's not something I'm used to doing, at all. But I hope the citizens have long since left this place.

[chore_boy]

Part of the problem involves how their lifestyles have poisoned them to exposure.

[Lifting one foot, Coby deftly snuffed out the remainder of one of the robots beneath his heel. It was crushed against the cement flat.]

They should be safe, otherwise. As far as I know, we've only been executing measures within safe limitations. Have you been intercepted by the drones before, Keith?

[andagain]

Yes I have. I just knock them off their feet. Just so it doesn't cause anymore damage to this place.

[And he demonstrates by doing so to one robot drone on the street with a strong gust of wind.]

Have you had any trouble yet?

[chore_boy]

A number of them managed to pinpoint me and fire a few bolts as I dropped my notes. The blasts themselves seem like they would do damage to someone less defensible than myself. [Coby reached down briefly, tugging at a singed part of his uniform to gesture. He smiled weakly from beneath the brim of his hat.]

At the very least, it's non-lethal. So, our fellow transports won't be killed. We should just make certain that no one gets captured.

[andagain]

Right. Is there a way we can disable them to prevent anymore trouble?

[He eyes the burnt part of the uniform but it looked like a glancing blow. He straightened up his posture in the meantime, wondering how many could there be.]

[chore_boy]

I have no idea. I'm not a mechanical expert myself and these machinations look as complex as Pacifista. I worry if I were to try it myself that I'd end up doing long-term damage, when these things are the residents' prime mode of defense.

[Which sounded horrible. Having unfeeling robots as defense units seemed to be absolutely terrifying.]

B!

[copia]

Surpriiiiiise, guess who is going to suddenly appear in front of the former King of Heroes? Certainly he is not expecting a fellow Hero's daughter, but here Kaede is, standing on some ice as she grins at Keith and lifts a hand.

"Hi!"

[andagain]

Keith jolts up from where he sits, eyes widen a little at the little girl standing next to him. Wouldn't Kotetsu forbid her from coming? But this wouldn't be first she snuck out on her own.

"Miss Kaede, you gave me a scare! Where's your father at?

[copia]

If he was around and could stop the Initiatives from forcing her to go, then possibly. Kaede probably would have gone to keep said Initiatives from doing anything to Kotetsu.

His comment makes her smile disappear, and she steps off of her ice ramp to be on the roof, placing her bag down from her shoulder. "Sorry about that, and...ah. He's not here. The Initiative sent him back home about a week ago. I'm only here because they told me I had to come like the day before."

[andagain]

Keith's cheerful expression disappears. How awful of him to leave! He should have kept better tabs on them, but it had been a while since he had spoken to his coworker.

"I'm sorry, and very sorry again for that to happen." He offers her an untouched hamburger for comfort.

[copia]

"It's all right, and thank you, but no thank you. I finished eating a few minutes ago." She sits down, crossing her legs together. "How have things been going for you during this mission, Sky High? These people are pretty difficult to get out of their homes."

[andagain]

"It takes a lot of patience, but I've had practice. Don't worry about me." He sits the food to the side. "Do you have anybody looking after you now?"

[copia]

"Right, and you're very friendly and personable. There's a reason people in Sternbild have you as one of their favorite Heroes."

She shakes her head, keeping her eyes focused on the changing sky. "I have met two people above my floor who are going to help me with my weapon, and one of them has partnered with me in destroying a few of those power generators during the mission." She looks over and smiles, "I'll be okay with my dad gone, Sky High. I'll miss him, but I will make do without him."

[andagain]

"Well if you need any help, you can depend on me!" He flashes a thumbs up. Then he takes a bite out of his meal since he's pretty hunger after a day of deconstruction. "Do you have any plans for when you return back?"

A

[taggeda0]

[Nic can't decide what's weirder, the way this guy is taking down houses, or how he keeps leaving little slips of paper in the crumbling ruins. Nic's known some messed-up guys back in Ergastulum, but leaving a bill for payment's pretty special.

Still, curiosity killed the cat, and Nic's never been one to avoid trouble--he pops down the street when looks like the guy's just finished up another house, ostensibly to look for loot, but more to see what this guy's leaving behind--(maybe laugh at how much he wants to charge)--and sort of just...stares at what he finds instead.]

[andagain]

[Keith turns around after placing one note against the house and sees the fellow staring at him wide eyed.]

Excuse me, is this your house? [That was the conclusion he came up with for the looks.]

A~

[ringbeast]

Kousuke has been finding that his 'bang on the doors and hope someone opens up' strategy hasn't been super useful as of yet. But he's still powering through it when he hears a crumbling noise coming from down the street. Some guy's using crazy powers to break the buildings?! Awesome. He jogs down the road towards him. "Hey, hey need any help! Actually, I guess not..." He picks up a piece of paper that's seemed to have blown from the guy. The stationary is adorable.

"Still, you're lookin' pretty cool with those powers or whatever, man!"

[andagain]

"Why thank you and thanks again." He greeted the passerby. He grinned wide under his metal suit. It was nothing really, just putting his powers to a different use. "Actually I could really use your help too, if you don't mind." He motioned for the man to come closer.

[ringbeast]

Nitoh tilts his head at the weird and over formal way of talking. "Haha, okay! You're welcome two times, too!" He saunters closer. "What's up?"

[andagain]

"Could you check for me before I destroy the houses if there's any occupants still inside?" He offers a hand to him. "It would make my job faster, if you please!" And the faster it was completed, the more efficient he could be at his mission. But he wasn't going to penalize Nitoh if he declines.

[ringbeast]

He tosses a look over at the house, and then purses his lips. "Um... Jeez. They don't like to answer the door, you know?" He rubs the back of his neck thoughtfully. "I wonder if I got anything that can help..." He roots around in his pockets for his rings and looks at them one by one.

None of them actually give him any useful powers for finding people, so he shrugs and puts them back. "I guess I can just yell real loud."

[andagain]

"I know." He slumped his shoulders. "They aren't aware we're trying our best to help, but people are like. Still, don't hurt them or anything you wouldn't want to make them more upset! Just give it your all!" He cheers and then searches for the next house to destroy.

[ringbeast]

He grins and follows along. "Hey, yeah, you're right, dude!" He gives him a companionable bang on the shoulders that's probably more heard than felt, through the armor. "I'm Nitoh, just leave it to me, I'll make sure nobody gets hurt."

He rolls up his sleeves, or would, if he wasn't wearing a t-shirt, "Just tell me where to check first!"