EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

[initiatesnpc]

Date & Time: October 24 - October 31
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Transports return from their mission to find the island crawling with monsters.
Warnings: Violence, possibly injuries (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

The Transports return from their mission to Medieval Russia, but the Initiative Hold is eerily deserted. Normally, their would be a number of Initiative personnel prepared to meet the Transports at the end of their mission for debriefing.

Instead, there is only silence.

That is, until a distant thumping sound can be heard. It is growing closer, and suddenly the beast is bursting into the room. It lets out a roar and charges. Within minutes, it is easily defeated, but damage has already been done -- it collided with the Transporter machine, which is now making a low fizzling sound and lets off a couple sparks. The commotion is enough to draw the attention of the few remaining Initiative personnel who still inhabit the Hold, who arrive immediately afterwards. They are able to tell the Transports two things: that the machine is broken and currently unable to sent anyone back in time, and that the island has been overrun with aggressive, mutated beasts sent by the United Earth. They have been under siege for months, with the island's population reduced to a mere fraction of what it had once been.

Comments

[rota]

[Well, stubborn is something she can do too-- Naoto can run with the big boys, after all.

She crosses her arms over her chest, ready for the inevitable argument.]

We not only need a healer-- we need someone like Rise, who can help give us information. We need more than just the two of us.

And we need rest. We just returned from what had been the-- [Shakes herself.] It was bad, I agree. And that's why we need to recuperate, and just think of ourselves right now.

[punk_cute]

I know. I know. Just!

[He makes a frustrated sound.]

Everybody here needs rest. Nobody's up for these monsters. I hate this shit. They say we're fixing things but things are just getting worse.

[rota]

It may seem like coincidence, but what if it's not?

[It's definitely not outside the realm of possibility.] No one could have predicted that it would happen. It may not have been a bi-product of our excursion at all, but of something else that may have happened while we were away.

[punk_cute]

Does it matter? Whatever the hell happened, things are just gettin' worse and worse!

[He's so very frustrated and sick at heart. He's not so sure people didn't die because of him in the past and--

It sucks.]

We didn't ask to be involved in this shit.

[rota]

Kanji-kun. [If the stern tone isn't enough to stop him from venting so ferociously, then maybe the firm grip on his upper arm would.]

Do I have to tell you to calm down before we continue this conversation?

[punk_cute]

[It stops him in his tracks and he looks sheepish for a while. He's still got that stubborn look on, under the sheepishness but he's settled.]

Sorry. I'm just--

This sucks.

[rota]

It's all right to display emotion, Kanji-kun, but don't let it get destructive. We will not be able to do anything if that happened.

[Pause.]

Will your friends be fighting out there again? [Because she needs to know if he's going to throw himself into the fray again. And figure out who these friends of his are so she knows who to lineface at.]

[punk_cute]

I understand.

[He's trying very hard to stay calm.]

Maybe? I dunno. Probably. You're right that we gotta rest an' find backup first though.

[rota]

Go. [Pats his arm once before releasing it.]

Go to your room and... sleep. Or rest. If you need me, you can call me.

[punk_cute]

Yeah, I could use some rest. You too, Naoto-kun.

[He shuffles slowly, glancing back, instead of going off with any kind of confidence.

Being idle doesn't sit well and there's also the fact that even if they were arguing, Naoto is familiar...]