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Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-03-27 09:08 pm

Phase 3: Mission 153

Characters: Grand Canyon mission goers, victims, medics
Location: Grand Canyon
Rating: R
Time: Feb 5, 2009, mission starts at dawn
Description: Event links list.


The scouts had done their jobs well and the mirror deposits its travelers just at the end of the area Shibusen has closed off as their mission target. It's still dawn, the sun barely visible over the horizon. The witches hasn't noticed them there yet, the scouts say, so it's still possible to take them by surprise.

This is what the agents are told: In the rock face of the Grand Canyon is a cavern system made up of many small caves and three large ones. The large caves contain a kishin egg pit, the kidnapped agents and civilians, and what appears to be a machine at one end. There are about five dozen zombies crawling the area, and an equal number of ants, spiders, and ravens on top of it.

Worst of all, the scouts report that they had sighted a few of the agents patrolling for the Witches. The scouts hadn't been certain if these ones had soul perception or other abilities, and had given the area as much space as they could in order to avoid an early confrontation. Still, it's bad news and it looks like a fight with some of the kidnappees themselves is inevitable.

Not much time is given to the agents after the briefing before they're being ushered into place. A few scouts are going to be causing a commotion some distance away to distract the familiars and zombies, clearing a path for the agents. After that, it's all up to them.


[ooc: Just put up your own threads with the subject line [Characters][Feeding Cave/MMM Cave/Kishin Egg Pit/Elsewhere][Open/Close]
Kidnappees can go thread in the caves while waiting for the rescuers, too.
For those who want to thread with a witch, please add it in the subject line so we know where to go!
This day change will be one week irl.
The mirror will stay open for anyone who needs to be rushed back to the medics.
For those handwaving, please put your summaries here for the meister points and soul tally record.]

lionborn: (no smoke without fire)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-29 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Unlike Allen Leo had had enough time to worry about entering the fray without having a partner to back him up. It was a worrying detail in his plan to say the least, but ever since he had found out that they had taken Ryoki the Half hadn't been able to find any rest. He just had to go, no matter if it meant that he was risking his neck or not! Even if they were no longer friends, even if he now might be seen as an enemy... Leo had chosen to sever their bonds due to fear and disappointment, thinking that it would ultimately be for the best of both of them, but not going now would have meant more than just to betray what there had ever been between them.

Ryoki had come for him that day, even if he ended up hurting Leo more than anybody else. Leo had to go.

He had hoped that he might be able to pick up Luke once again once he was on the other side, but the redhead hadn't come. If he thought about it he hadn't seen him for quite a while now. Ignoring the sting of guilt for not checking on him sooner, he stretched upright to scout the new arrivals for anybody who might look like a partner-less Weapon. If there wouldn't be one soon he'd have to just go in and try his luck on his own, but he- hey, he knew that white hair and the nasty hand!

"Hey! Al!" Calling out to the human, Leo shoved his way towards him as soon as he saw him come through the mirror and was sure that he was on his own.
clowned: (→ it's hard to just forget what they say)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-03-29 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Allen keeps walking for a couple seconds before it dawns on him that the voice is calling for him. But who does he know around here? He whirls around in the direction he's coming from, muttering "It's Allen" at the same time. Finally he places a face to the voice, and he breaks out into small smile.

"Leo!" He begins making his way sideways through the people still coming in from the mirror, trying to reach him and not get in anyone's way at the same time. He can't help wondering why Leo was also alone, did he plan on fighting by himself too? He didn't think very many people did that in this place.
lionborn: (Hey sweetie (missed me yet?))

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-29 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
He feels a small bout of relief when the other not only hears him but also seems happy to see him here. After their last encounter he hadn't been sure that Allen would be happy to see him again, but, well. Different times, different conditions, right? Shooing the thought away, he stepped up to him, flashing him a cocky smile of his own. It showed more confidence than he felt, but being scared never helped anything, especially not winning over a potential partner in crime.

"Hey. 'Sup, don't tell me you're planning on going in there all on your own even though you're just a vanilla human!"
clowned: (→ you've got the scars to prove it)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-03-29 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Leo's reaction is just as surprising to Allen, although he can't really say it didn't please him. His smile only widens, and he scoffs a little at his question. What does that even mean?

"I could fight by myself if I wanted to!" Not that he actually wanted to. He wondered if Leo didn't either, was that why he had come over? It was hard to say with him, but he seemed to be alone. "What about you?"
lionborn: (True friends stab you in the front)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-30 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Same here. My Meister ability is pretty nasty." He joked, trying to ignore the pessimistic part of himself that pointed out that it also made him lose sight of who was friend or foe.

Turning a little more sober, he nodded towards the cave system. "But it seems like stuff looks really nasty in there. They somehow got some of the people they took to fight for them and I can't do anything about that while I'm without a Weapon." Because he would end up killing some poor bastard again if they got in his way.

"Do you have a Meister for this?"
clowned: (→ now collapsing like the rain)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-03-31 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Allen looks a bit sheepish at the question, it's clear just how much thought he didn't put into this. Or didn't care to put into it, at any rate. The wait for the rescue mission had taken long enough, all he wanted to do was get those people out.

"No, I came alone." His expression changes as he looks from the entrance to the caves back to Leo, becoming more thoughtful. Although initially hesitant to work with anyone else, the other guy certainly seemed the type to be able to hold his own. Still, he pauses for a moment before finally throwing the question out there; "Did you want to try something?"
lionborn: (I hate it when I actually like you)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-01 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Depends on what your Weapon form is and if I can hold it without getting burned by it." He had picked up on the point quick and Leo respected him for that.

He still didn't feel at ease with the thought of just going and attempting a resonance with somebody he didn't fully trust, but then again he didn't think that he'd ever be fully comfortable with letting somebody close to him ever again so the point was pretty much moot. He needed to get in there and make sure they got his friend out and with a weapon it was just a safer bet. Trying to still look comfortable and confident with the situation and slightly panicking inwardly, he smiled. "Working together ups both of our chances in this, so wanna give it a try?"
clowned: (→ a little bit cold)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-01 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
The exorcist briefly wondered if now was the time to tell Leo he had never actually achieved full resonance. Then the moment passed and he gave a slight shrug of his shoulders Giving a slight shrug of his shoulders, deciding against it. Right now the other man had a point about working together being better for both of them, and that was all that mattered.

"I don't know how much you'll like it," was all he admitted, "but we can try if you think that will help."
lionborn: (waiting for good news)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-01 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Leo grimaced a bit, but grinned and shrugged his shoulders at the same time. He could tell Allen the one or other story about all his horribly failed resonances as well, but this wasn't the time or place for having a chat like that. "Guess I'll just have to try my luck. If push come to shove we can still go in together with normal weapons and watch each others back."

Since when had talking about using bringing and using weapons for serious become so normal for him? The Half pushed the thought down. "Is there anybody in particular ya want to look for?"
clowned: (→ with no avail)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-03 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"No." He didn't know anyone well enough to have one person in mind, but that didn't leave any kind of dent in his motivation. As far as he was concerned, all of the people in there were important. It made him wonder how he would act if someone he cared a lot for had been kidnapped, and it leads him to ask the question back. "What about you?"

Because Allen realized not everyone was like him, willing to jump head first (and weaponless) into danger for people they hardly knew. Maybe Leo was like that too, or maybe he had someone he was looking for.
lionborn: (these hips don't lie)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-04 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
"My former best friend." He looked to the ground, face closed off and expression distant. There was nothing connecting him and Ryoki anymore and yet... "Actually, I'm not even sure if that matters or not. We're not friends anymore."

He flicked his cigarette to the ground and ground it out. Stemming one hand against his hip, he gave Allen a challenging look. "I hate seeing people die, that's all. You're welcome to pick a fight if you have a problem with that."
clowned: (→ leaving nothing but the memory)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-04 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
Who would have a problem with that? But judging by Leo's defensive stance, some people obviously did. "I won't let anyone die if I can help it." Is his only response, voice low and determined.

Then he brightens up a bit, as it sinks in that he actually has someone to fight with. "We shouldn't stand around anymore if we want to save anyone. Let's go find your old friend, okay?"
lionborn: (keep going but count me out)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-04 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
He huffed a bit but relaxed. Right, humans thought that it was good to think and feel that way, unlike most Halfs from where he comes from.

"Ex-friend," he corrected Allen almost automatically. "We were close but that's changed." Offering his hand to him, he added, "Can you change? We better try if we can work together out here first unless you're keen on having our resonance broken while we're in that killer of an ants nest."
clowned: (→ how i'm supposed to feel)

asdfghjk wow i'm sorry this is so late

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-15 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
"I can try." He admitted, not exactly wanting to point out that changing was still kind of difficult for him. "I hope you can work with my Weapon form."

Allen reached out his own hand, taking hold of Leo's and letting all his thoughts slip into that of transforming. It took a couple seconds, but then he felt his body shift slightly. A moment later and the other boy would find himself holding a silver mask in his hand. It didn't seem very impressive at first, he was sure.
lionborn: (come again?)

wb!<3

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-16 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
He caught the mask with a small surprised noise, almost instinctively clenching his hard around it. Recovering from his surprise he looked at it better, giving it a small skeptical look.

At least it was no sharp-shooting dildo again.

"So.. If I want to use you I have to put you on?"
clowned: (→ i've come to talk with you again)

<33

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-16 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
If he wasn't currently taking the form of a very odd weapon Allen would have shrugged. Where else would a mask go? The feeling of this form was still completely new to him, and he concentrated on staying that way while Leo handled him.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure my abilities don't work otherwise." At least that's what he assumes, considering he's never actually used any of them. It made sense to him, though.
lionborn: (no smoke without fire)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-17 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright. Try not to burn my face off if this doesn't work..." The last part was mumbled under his breath as he hesitated only briefly before putting the mask on, fastening it behind his head. The metal felt cold and strange, but not too terribly so. He could see pretty much normally with it.

Taking a deep breath, he forced himself to calm down. "How is it?"
clowned: (→ and then restart)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-19 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
It was strange, to say the least. Getting used to his weapon form was difficult enough without trying to resonate on top of that. It wasn't as bad as he had expected, though. Just slightly uncomfortable.

"It's not so bad." Which was true, he could easily withstand a fight like this. "What about you?"
lionborn: (because I'm human?)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-20 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm fine," he really was, which surprised him a little. Usually he was way more clumsy with trying to do things like this but apparently his good luck had things working in his favor once the situation got dire for once.

Flexing his fingers, he gave the mask a questioning look. Or tried to, as good as one could do it while wearing the thing - person - in question. "How do you work? Damn, I'll never get used to that."
clowned: (→ i've come to talk with you again)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-21 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
Even if he couldn't exactly see Leo's expression, he could still sense the look he was trying to give him. He would have shrugged at the question if he was able to- instead all he could really do was mumble. Allen didn't really feel up to admitting he wasn't exactly sure.

"You have to touch them, the aku-- the kishin eggs." He knew that much, although the extent of what it actually did was beyond him at the moment. "It should do some damage."
lionborn: (I hate it when I actually like you)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-22 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Just touch them?" He looked at his hands, instinctively flexing them into fists and back to check if anything felt different than before. It didn't really, but then again he wasn't trying to hit anything. "I'm pretty good with that if that's all. I've been fighting without weapons most of the time before I came here."
clowned: (pic#3209477)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-23 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"I think that's it." He spoke perfectly honest. "There might be more eventually, but you should only need to touch them. It's sort of like the power I had back home."
lionborn: (because I'm human?)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-24 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright." He took a deep breath and nodded once, both to himself and his temporary 'partner'. "Let's do this."

He started walking towards the entry of the caves that held some of their friends and a whole lot of nasty things that wanted to gnaw on their bones.
clowned: (→ we will find your sayings to be parado)

[personal profile] clowned 2012-04-26 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Okay, let's go." Allen was more than ready to go rescue everyone, although he was definitely still shaky in his weapon form. He watched from Leo's face as he brought them into the cave, studying their surroundings.
lionborn: (suspicious)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-04-29 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
At first they walked still close to other groups but the further they got inside the cave, the more people began to split up. Watching them go their own ways, Leo silently thought to himself 'Stupid. Why are they moving all over the place when those monsters can be everywhere? Don't humans have no survival-'

His monologue was cut off when a pained yell followed by an inhuman shout echoed through the corridor they were moving in from the other end. "Shit!" Focusing and trying to channel his thought to Allen, he asked 'What should we do? Try'n look for what that was or keep our heads down and look for your friends?' Moving on without finding the source of that nasty sounds sounded more appealing to him, if he had to be entirely honest. A big part of his survival strategy entailed not getting himself into danger unless he had a good reason to.

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