[They don't really group up before going in: radio communication in the middle of the night means taking alternate routes to the observatory (and splintering off to prepare for a simultaneous shutdown) something that appears-- at least on the surface-- about as casual as anything.
Because all transports are armed. Every last one of them on the base. Seeing a pair or two roaming the halls late at night with a gun strapped to their hip or a magical book that can teleport someone right to the edge of the universe isn't unusual. To be fair, using the weapons Chloe and Charlie's teams have lashed around them isn't part of the game plan. Alternate teams sorting out distractions for a few days ought to buy them enough time to sort out a bargain with the Initiative for something better-- with a little luck, it might take less. And god knows they'd prefer not to, but time does much to make everyone a bit more jaded; a touch more impatient.
Put a proverbial brick wall in front of someone like that and what happens next isn't likely to be anything short of desperate.
So they catch up to one another in the observatory-- the last team-- on the far end where the low electrical hum of of power lines can be heard through thick metal doors. No one should be in this late if Charlie's predictions are correct. ]
Ready for this? No bathroom breaks before we seal off the doors, so if you've got to go you'd better say so now.
[CLOSED] Mutineers + Initiative Staff: it's a boarding party; we brought streamers
Because all transports are armed. Every last one of them on the base. Seeing a pair or two roaming the halls late at night with a gun strapped to their hip or a magical book that can teleport someone right to the edge of the universe isn't unusual. To be fair, using the weapons Chloe and Charlie's teams have lashed around them isn't part of the game plan. Alternate teams sorting out distractions for a few days ought to buy them enough time to sort out a bargain with the Initiative for something better-- with a little luck, it might take less. And god knows they'd prefer not to, but time does much to make everyone a bit more jaded; a touch more impatient.
Put a proverbial brick wall in front of someone like that and what happens next isn't likely to be anything short of desperate.
So they catch up to one another in the observatory-- the last team-- on the far end where the low electrical hum of of power lines can be heard through thick metal doors. No one should be in this late if Charlie's predictions are correct. ]
Ready for this? No bathroom breaks before we seal off the doors, so if you've got to go you'd better say so now.