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Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-01-14 07:16 am

OPEN

Characters: Open to all Mission goers to Florence, Frankfurt, Prague and Vienna
Location: Florence, Frankfurt, Prague and Vienna
Rating: PG
Time: Jan 17, starts at about mid-morning
Description: Missions 151 and 152, crossposted to LJ


Florence
Florence had been immediately evacuated the moment Shibusen Florence recieved word from Death City about the danger to its population. Most of its citizenry had left, but the sentries, guards, and local militia (and mafia) had stayed to bravely defend the city. These were unfortunately the ones being affected by madness, to turn against each other with the same determination they had attempted to show their duty.

The streets of central Florence are plunged in chaos, with torches lit and some structures burning. Those who have managed to resist the madness to try to salvage the museums are hardpressed to defend themselves against those that have become crazy, but the light rain in the afternoon helps.


Frankfurt
It's cold and grey in Frankfurt but the streets are busy with activity. Germany has deployed its military to assist Shibusen Frankfurt in evacuating the people into shelters and taking down those that have begun to go mad. The problem is that even with their haste, it's still not enough, and they are becoming more overwhelmed by the hour. A number of makeshift forts and shelter are scattered throughout the city, requiring help to get through the crazed people outside. Kishin eggs in random areas are taking people down one by one in a frenzied eating craze.


Prague

The Prague agents are unlucky today with the weather, with the cold and chances of light snow. They're given coats or jackets before they leave Shibusen Prague, but are quickly urged on to the northwest part of the city. The heaviest of the violence and damage becomes concentrated there by afternoon, with people boarded up in buildings and kishin eggs preying on the people outside.


Vienna

It's snowing lightly in Vienna when the agents come in, and it seems that the situation there had gone from all right to downright crazy in the minute it took for the madness wavelength to sweep the city just an hour before. There is chaos as people run from murderous citizens and the police try to take them down. The prisons are already overflowing, some with people desperate to protect themselves from attack.

It doesn't take long before the first kishin eggs appear, people who accidentally kill others and eat their souls in madness.

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alastinglight: (jooi - pensive)

[Aqua & Takasugi] [Vienna] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] alastinglight 2012-01-14 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He had to transform almost immediately after they reached their destination - the madness wavelength knocked him off-balance, and it was all he could do to keep his head above water.

Now that he was in Aqua's hands and their resonance took the edge off of it, however, he was sure things would be fine. Now it was just a matter of making it out in one piece...]


We should stick to the side streets.

[Saying that as they're hiding out in one, watching the chaos taking place on the road directly in front of them. They haven't been noticed yet.]
thewarisover: (time to light up.)

[Roy & Lady] [Frankfurt] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] thewarisover 2012-01-14 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lighting up a cigarette from behind the safety of a barricade. Trust in Mustang to be cool and collected in the middle of a sea of screams, gunfire and general chaos.

He speaks quietly, just loud enough to reach his partner's ears.]


Let's stay here and provide some fire support for these guys first. We'll pull out and move to the next area once they're stable.
karmafree: (standing)

[Mukuro & Rhode] [Prague] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] karmafree 2012-01-14 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
From a desert to a poor excuse for a winter wonderland...

[Low and amused as they're walking along, heading for the more interesting side of the city.

You know.

The one with things to kill.]
suchselfishness: (all the drugs in this world)

[personal profile] suchselfishness 2012-01-14 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
A cold desert to a colder woodland. At least there aren't stairs.

[ Truth be told, she's not feeling up to this quite yet. She wants the souls, and she knows they will both enjoy the fighting, but she didn't realize just how miserable she'd feel once she was up and walking around. At least it doesn't hurt; Thanks to that, she managed to put on a lovely front of being perfectly fine all the way from Death City to Shibusen Prague. ]

It's a pretty town. We should come back to do something besides fight, sometime.
r_a_m_1982: (Stand alone)

[Amaterasu & Ram] [Frankfurt] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] r_a_m_1982 2012-01-14 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[The view of such chaos in the city was making Ram uneasy but at least he was unaffected by madness wavelength. He looked around as they walked tightening his white coat around him against the chill.]

Such a beautiful city, what a pity. [Ram muttered to Amaterasu, his breath forming visible clouds of fog that clung to the cold air.]

We should focus on the lesser Kishin Eggs, it's our first mission paired up together and the first time we are on the field. As much as it frustrates me to say this, I don't think we are ready for the larger ones. If we try and then we need help that would only cause more trouble for Shibusen.
motherofthesun: (The sun rises)

[personal profile] motherofthesun 2012-01-14 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Amaterasu's amber eyes swept around the desolate city, but she made no sound. Instead, she just nodded in agreement with Ram's statement. It did appear to be a lovely place... too bad the Witches had to ruin it.]

[Hmph, lesser Kishin Eggs. She snorted. It wouldn't take long to sort them out. She woofed at him, prepared to move if he was.]
blue_wayfinder: (srs face || determined 2.0)

[personal profile] blue_wayfinder 2012-01-15 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Keeping to the side streets was a good idea. There was enough space for them to move and also made it less easy for them to be overwhelmed. She understood this.

But she couldn't help but purse her lips at what was going on in the road ahead. Had this been back home, she might have chosen to fight out there. But different worlds, different rules. Besides, she wasn't alone, she wasn't about to take unnecessary risks when someone else's life was on the line as well.]


Agreed.
r_a_m_1982: (To be or not to be)

[personal profile] r_a_m_1982 2012-01-15 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[For some reason, Ram always expected Amaterasu to speak back at him, like Blair did even when she was in cat form. But he got over that problems quickly, he was used to non verbal communication when he raced with Tron against others in the Game Grid Arena.]

Let's try the Saint Bartholomew's Cathedral first? The kishin eggs there aren't as strong due to the lower madness wavelength in that area.
motherofthesun: (White-Light Majesty)

[personal profile] motherofthesun 2012-01-15 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[No, she was not Blair still. She would certainly like being able to communicate properly, but she would just have to carry on as she had in the past.]

[At the suggestion of the Cathedral, she nodded, but didn't move. Exactly which way was this cathedral?]
championing: (5)

[Hawke and Fenris] [Florence] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] championing 2012-01-15 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ The first thing Hawke noticed stepping through the mirror - but for its reflective properties, she would have been unpleasantly reminded of the Eluvian - were the gunshots. She'd heard guns being shot before at morning training, but it still took her by surprise, as did the second thing she noticed - madness.

Madness was in the air. It poked and prodded at the edges of her thoughts, causing her to doubt everything from herself to this quest to Fenris to their safety and sanity.

Perhaps bringing Fenris here hadn't been the best of ideas after all. While there were no other designated Weapons she'd trust at her side more, this kind of psychological attack might prove only too effective in crippling their ability to work together properly - which, to be honest, was already quite shot. It was only the day before that they'd finally made up, after all.

At any rate, there were enemies to take down and a city to save. Perhaps the familiarity would do them both some good. Hawke turned to her partner, extending her right hand. ]


Ready when you are. Try to ignore the madness. It's unsettling, but I believe we can push right through it.
knightime: Art by milkmanner (bleed in pink)

[Dave & Davesprite][Frankfurt][CLOSED]

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-15 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
The first thing Dave really does is curse a bit because, fuck, it's cold. He'll take the hot Texan days anytime over the colder temperatures. He'll bitch and moan about the ridiculous, freezing temperatures later though.

He just barely touched base with any of the representatives in Frankfurt. Dave wasn't particularly interested in getting friendly and just going straight to what they were here for. Was he excited? Nervous? He wasn't sure. He just knew that they had shit to do.

"We all up and ready to take these fuckers down? This shit is fucked up." He doesn't know what's worst. Watching people being taken down because they've gone mad or the kishin eggs taking people down. It's both kind of sickening.
forbearanced: (the retainer.)

[Auron & Koujurou] [Prague] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] forbearanced 2012-01-15 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Surveying the area they're about to charge into from a distance, like a good general.]

We should move soon.

[A glance, then, in his partner's direction.]
nofarplaneyet: (Default)

[Auron & Koujurou] [Prague] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] nofarplaneyet 2012-01-15 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
*Auron has added another layer of clothing under his traveling coat and gloves to both hands. It's too cold to fight in a one-armed style. Bundling up was the better idea.*

Where's the best place to move, you think?
nolicenseyet: (001)

[Eve and Keroro] [Florence, shortly before the thunderstorm] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] nolicenseyet 2012-01-15 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[There should be one more shot. She thought to herself (though it probably wouldn't be hard for Keroro to pick up on it) before taking aim and firing at the Kishin Egg. It gave one last scream and fell to the ground at the same time the beam rifle created by Keroro's Weapon ability disintegrated leaving her only holding the Kero-ball.

There weren't any other enemies in sight and Eve might have asked him if he wanted to transform back, to take a break. Except he'd been acting...strange since they arrived. It was like that time when it rained in Death City, except worse.]


How are you holding up?
dungenessmaster: (within the weapon 2: under seige)

[Selendis and Karkat] [Vienna, right as it begins] [CLOSED]

[personal profile] dungenessmaster 2012-01-15 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Karkat was already in Weapon form and comfortable in Selendis's hands before they even stepped through the mirror. This was bad -- the information they'd gathered from the abandoned camp had turned out to be real after all -- and the scattered attacks meant their already ragtag group of fighters was even more splintered than usual. It was their first time back in combat since the disaster just before Christmas, and Karkat at least was a little on edge.

At least they didn't have to wait for the attack. Vienna was already well on its way to total chaos by the time they hit the streets.
turnbeaktime: (ticking)

[Dave & Davesprite][Frankfurt][CLOSED]

[personal profile] turnbeaktime 2012-01-15 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Ready and fucking able. Gonna slice up and scarf down some demon souls. And we're going to ignore how creepy that sounds." Dave doesn't have a whole lot of practice with this, but he can at least shift into weapon form and he figures that in itself might be enough.

He's going to be wielded by himself, after all, and if he knows anything it's that he can handle a sword with the best of them. Soon there is one ninja sword ready to be gripped in his other self's capable hands.

...

"...Request to keep the euphemisms at a low. Save them for when it's really fucking funny."
seafares: ([ pressed buttons ])

[Motochika and Shizuo] [Frankfurt] [Closed]

[personal profile] seafares 2012-01-15 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
[The weather was miserable, but that didn't seem to slow down those who were affected by the madness wavelength. They weren't medics nor were they particularly good at handling the injured so rather than helping people evacuate and treating the injured they had decided to go on the front lines and fight.

The Kishin eggs were attacking randomly so when one was taken down they'd have to rush over to wherever the next one was. Motochika could feel the madness wavelength running on the edge of his perception and he did his best to keep his mind focused on the job at hand, unwilling to lose control like that one time when he was dragged into Mitsunari's madness.]
shihandai: (✿i could spend a lifetime)

[Kaoru and Rangiku][Vienna| Morning] [OPEN]

[personal profile] shihandai 2012-01-15 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Kaoru stood against the falling snow in a bright, hot pink scarf. In her hands she was talking quietly into a device, her expression, firm, serious. For a minute it sounded like she was laughing (if anyone was near when she had distanced herself to make the call, it sounded shaky), but the feed ended, and the girl slipped it into the pocket of her navy hakama, her hand bumping against the hilt of a very real japanese katana.

Not my first weapon of choice..a shinai has always been fine. She thought grimly.

Like it or not, she had abilities that would be useful. Had been useful. She knew she shouldn't stray too far. Kenshin was around and she should have expected him to be there--near, close. It was a comfort and a terror.

Here, Kenshin could easily succumb to the wavelength again. Here, people were being slaughtered by each other--(How could she ever help heal Kenshin's scars in this environment?) --Here..was war.

Kaoru had never seen war, not in the literal sense. She had lost her family to it, seen the reprecussions of it--but never --ever fought.

And yet people were suffering. She couldn't ignore that. She could only promise herself that she would fight as she always had, in her own way, as efficiently as possible to help who she could.

"I'm..really counting on you, Rangiku." Her voice was quiet, as she stared down at the katana on her hip, her smile a bit strained.

"Hey--this scarf? It'll really come in handy--you know? People can tell it's us and--"

" It's warm..---" The girl quietly lowered her blue eyes, taking a deep breath, before she looked up again, seeming to gather her strength.

"...I think I'm ready now. So let's do all we can together, alright? We've practiced a lot."
r_a_m_1982: (Stand)

[personal profile] r_a_m_1982 2012-01-15 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[They would figure out things eventually. Ram stared at her for a brief second.]

Oh, right, Sorry. [He grabbed the map he kept in one of his pockets and checked for directions.] All the way to the east, it'd that big building in the distance, the one with the pointy towers.
draculabackwards: (Default)

[Alucard and Raidou] [Frankfurt] [closed]

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2012-01-15 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
*So much chaos and destruction here. They would have to fight and work harder than ever before in order to make a difference.*

Raidou, what should we do? Should we go hunt for kishin eggs or should we guard one of the camps here? *because both seemed like important jobs!*
lyriumreserve: ([UGH] don't want to deal with this)

[personal profile] lyriumreserve 2012-01-15 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Try to ignore the madness.

[Fenris shakes his head, violently, before mumbling under his breath - perhaps a little too sharply, a little too cynically.]

Yes ignore in intangible wave of paranoia infesting every inch of this blasted city, let's try to do that shall we? I'm sure it'll be simple.

[Yup. He's doing really well. He doesn't care for this feeling at all - it feels... well, it feels exactly... like how he felt up until just before arriving here. Like everything is watching him, everything could attack him or harm him. He keeps expecting Hawke to suddenly turn on him, and if he stops to think about it when not surrounded by madness oozing into every inch of his mind, there's no one he trusts more than Hawke.

With a non-committal grunt, Fenris closes his eyes and focuses on becoming that... horrible, ironic weapon his body has decided to take. He's used to being a human weapon, but not a literal one, and he can't see this transforming thing getting any easier for a while.]


timelessummoner: (o rly)

[personal profile] timelessummoner 2012-01-15 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Protecting the people is our highest priority. Let's find a camp that requires protection the most at the moment.

[The madness wavelenght makes the air feel heavy. Raidou grits his teeth; he can't let it get to him this time.]
championing: (14)

[personal profile] championing 2012-01-16 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ So snippy... Though Hawke can forgive him. This isn't hard on anyone. At least there are a few people around the city using Calming Wavelength, though it's sort of weak here at the mirror. No doubt there will be areas where no Calming Wavelength will penetrate at all. Hawke trusts herself to be able to sense the subtle change of atmosphere before they get too deep into such an area, however.

She doesn't count on that being particularly difficult while simultaneously attempting to "ignore the madness" as she'd suggested and down a kishin egg in one on one combat, however. ]


I'll attempt to stay out of the crazier parts of town for both our sakes.

[ Hawke attempts to reassure him as he transforms, a process that, despite her magical training, still manages to intrigue her beyond many other forms of magic she's seen. In preparation for this mission, she'd read up on the theory of resonation and how Weapons and Meisters came to be, and it's all incredibly fascinating as far as she's concerned. The gauntlet soon settles around her right hand, heavy but still manageable and most definitely familiar. ]

All right! off we go then, to kill the bad guys! [ It's exciting! Even through the shroud of madness in the air, Hawke's enthusiasm for a good fight after going over a week without is obvious. She only hopes it's catchy, too. Maybe then Fenris could stop being a prickly grump.

Off they go, into the city! ]
motherofthesun: (Soulful Eyes)

[personal profile] motherofthesun 2012-01-16 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods and then nods her head to her back. Get on; she'll be able to run them both there.]
justiceisdue: (>:)

[personal profile] justiceisdue 2012-01-16 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Selendis hated how quickly this had happened. If they'd found the map sooner, would they have been able to prevent this? Or had finding it tipped off the Witches and sent things into motion? Shibusen may or may not have the answers, and she was going to have to deal with accepting that. She would continue to fight, but this would never be her war.

She took to the rooftops not too long after finding the streets to be a complete mess, and her presence wasn't going to calm anyone down. Everything was getting slick and icy thanks to the snow, but for the moment Selendis ignored it, scanning for real trouble. The Madness wavelength was heavy on her mind here, but her resonation with Karkat was strong enough this time. The trip to the Congo had been a small test, but this would either make them or break them.

The kishin were harder to spot here, most of them freshly turned from feasting on one another in all the panic. They still looked like people, not that that would make her pause, but a lot of innocents were still mixed up with them. The first one she spotted was half a block away, terrorizing what it thought its next meal ought to be.

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