exsiliumlogs | EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

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.

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[She wastes no time in running after him - recognizing her or not, this was Edgeworth. That was all the reason she needed.]

I could ask you the same thing! [As far as she knew, exploring wasn't Edgeworth's style - she'd pegged him for purely shouting and pointing and slamming tables] Isn't it dangerous to be out here on your own? [...And she's also a hypocrite, apparently]

It indeed sounds like we both have questions to answer. [ Yet he doesn't, instead slipping his hand into his pocket to wrap around the Swiss army knife. It's not much, but it's something. Maya, on the other hand, doesn't look armed at all. ]

Just... get back into the safe zone before you get hurt.

[ He definitely doesn't need that on his conscience, too. ]

So why don't you start answering then? [Maya has no pockets to slip her hands into, as much as she felt inclined to mimic the movement at that time.]

[She isn't budging, though]

Only if you go back!

[ His hand tightens, and he lifts his chin stubbornly. ]

You go on ahead. I'll be fine.

[Sigh, Edgeworth]

Not a chance! I guess we'll just have to investigate together, then.

[ He sighs audibly. Was she really so determined to prove herself? ]

Investigate what?

[ Seriously, Maya, what are you doing here? He doesn't want to be feel responsible if something happens to her... ]

What's-- [But Maya uncharacteristically falls silent. It might have been a source of relief if it wasn't because of another set of noises - loud thumping, growling - wasn't interrupting.]

[The source of the noise, a huge and monstrous creature, has spotted them and quickly making a beeline for them. The color's quickly draining from Maya's face]

M-Mr. Edgeworth!!

[ He'd almost made a game of comparing the monsters to animals, but he's not sure what to make of this particular one. If he squints, he thinks he can see a beak. Of course, all this is just distraction from the fact that he's frozen to the spot, staring, terrified, any words he may have had dead in his throat.

He manages to make a noise after what feels like a lifetime, but surely can't be that long as the monster has only made minimal progress towards them in the mean time.

The noise sounds like a cross between a yelp and Maya's name. ]

[Instinctively, she backs up, pressing closer to him, pale as a sheet. Something inside's telling her to grab him and run, but it's moving quickly - maybe more quickly than they can run.]

[Regardless]

M-M-M-Mister Edgeworth! We have to run!

[ The call of his name jolts him out of his daze, yet that just leads to a more conscious sense of panic. There's some hideous creature bearing down on them and he doesn't know what to do. He isn't trained for this, never should have come out here in the first place, and should have been more insistent that Maya return to the Hold proper.

All these things he should have done, yet he's neglected to do any of them. It's pointless, he tries to remind himself, to dwell on mere possibilities. What matters most is what he could do now.

Feeling as though his feet are acting of their own accord, he shifts his body sideways so that he's standing between the monster and Maya.

Well, what now?

This situation is ludicrous. He is an idiot. A terrified idiot. He's--

No, don't think about that. He does his best to force those memories down; this is just different enough.

The monster continues to approach and Edgeworth flings an arm out as though it'll delay the abomination's approach -- although to be honest, he really isn't thinking things through right now. ]

Maya! Get down!

EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

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MONSTER STUFF NEXT TAG or two? Y/N/CRAVATS??

YYY. Do you want to NPC or should I?

We can both! But you can start, if you'd like?

IS THIS OKAY

YES

AW YEA

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