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

[hostage]

You're doing a shitty job.

[Because as far as Jesse's concerned, he's well within what should be a perimeter of safety. How's Mr. Stick-Up-His-Ass blaming him for walking where he's supposed to be walking?]

[a_million_blossoms]

You're not doing anything. Unless you plan on changing that, moving away from here should be your priority.

[Excuse him, slicing some beastie.]

Unless that is another human battle technique I have never heard of, of course.

[hostage]

[Jesse pinches his cigarette between his lips and switches guns - trading the dart gun for the one with actual bullets, because he's not sure whether monsters this size are affected by elephant tranquilizer. As far as he's concerned, shooting these bastards is infinitely easier than shooting humans on a battlefield. He steadies his aim and waits until one's close enough for a clear shot at its eye. Then he fires.]

[a_million_blossoms]

[Well, that's better.

Byakuya has never seen a gun in use, but from its effect on the beasts, he can guess that he doesn't want to end on the wrong end of it. Thankfully, Flash Step makes it relatively easy to dodge while cutting the beasts that evade the bullets, at least once he's figured out what type of velocity and trajectory he's dealing with here.

Which, in turns, would make them a surprisingly efficient team in dispatching the rest of the beasties. Who would have thought?]

[hostage]

[He shoots at any remaining beasts until they're all dead between the two of them, not wasting a single bullet more than he has to. But if this guy expects some kind of thanks for the help, he's out of luck. Jesse's just sour enough about the attitude to keep an arrogant air. He lowers his gun and rolls his shoulder out like none of this was a big deal to begin with.]

[a_million_blossoms]

[And Byakuya will only nod, expressing his own recognition fo the other man's skill. No matter what bad blood there could be between them - and as far as Byakuya's concerned, there is none, they just aren't on the same level - that is some skill Jesse displayed, and he can acknowledge that.

He sheathes the sword and closes his eyes, trying to get a feel for any other energy sources in the area.]