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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.]
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.]
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She stepped away, half-afraid they were back up for Neji, but there was an audible sound of relief when she heard it was Hanabi.
"Hanabi-san!" It was undeniably Lain in control, and though there was a stab of worry (Hanabi seemed far too young, even if she wasn't that much younger then Lain herself), she was glad to have the back up. A small smile appeared, a sort of greeting and way to show that she's still in control of her senses for now.
Though Lain seems unharmed at the moment, her limbs are trembling, and her attention focuses back on him. "...Neji, please. You have to come back with me--I won't allow it any other way." Though her voice is quiet as always, there's a steel to it, a determination that she won't back down and so very different from the shrinking violet of before.
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"I'll save using Soul Menace for when I get the chance to hit his legs," she said. "He'll be a lot less dangerous if he can't move them for a while because they're numb."
Several low and wide stances were a part of Jyuuken's fighting style. Well placed strikes to the legs would prevent him from using it effectively, and would prevent him from being able to move around very well in general. She'd have to wait for an opportunity and try to hide her intentions from him in the meantime.
When Neji finally spoke, she tensed up. She'd been afraid that clan problems would come up while Neji was like this. The only good thing about this was that Lain was still sane, and that helped Hanabi focus. Good. She and Karkat weren't up against the two of them.
"You've never been a pet to me, Neji-niisan," she said. "You're my cousin and I won't leave you to the witches." Glancing around at Lain and at Karkat in her hands, she added, "None of us will. So please stop this and come home with us."
Lain was more likely to get through to Neji than she was, but it couldn't hurt to try to help. Still, she edged in closer. If Neji resorted to violence, she had a better chance of fighting him than Lain did, especially with Karkat helping her.
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The drama, as it turned out, was apparently pretty bad. More ninja social politics. Like Karkat wasn't already up to his nubs in the extravagant interpersonal messes his troll friends made on a regular basis? A lot of the details of the exchange were flying over his head, but he caught enough. The madness was playing off some past bitterness Neji held onto, just like the way it had played off his fears a few days ago.
"Look, nubsucker, you're coming the hell back to Death City if I have to personally divide you into sections and mail you back piece by goddamn piece! It'll be a lot like your human red chimney douchebag holiday, except more repulsive somehow."
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He lifted his chin, inherently defiant, and settled back into a stance Karkat may or may not recognize, depending on his familiarity with Hanabi.
"I don't care for any such intentions. You'll soon realize that I'm making my own decisions, and I most certainly don't need any of yours." His smile turned crooked as he kept his eyes on Hanabi, matching ivory lighting up with a malicious sort of glee.
"You can't stop me, Hanabi-san, and we both know where Hyuuga's true talent lies. It's something you'll never match."
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A moment of hesitation (because Neji was unarmed, and as good as he was all Lain can see in her mind's eye is a misstep and the blade actually connect, hurting him... or worse). But Bold's voice in the back of her mind screams at her to draw it (along with several words Lain wasn't aware Bold knew and had no idea where she'd learn such vocabulary).
The hiss of the sword sliding from the sheath sounds obnoxiously loud to Lain's ears and she grips the handle in both hands. "Neji! This isn't your own decision, though! The witches are just using you too, aren't they?"
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Still, Hanabi didn't back down. She remembered Naruto, hopelessly outclassed against her older cousin during the chuunin exam finals and still coming out victorious in the end because he refused to give up. Her own efforts to bridge the gap between the head and branch clan, initially met with disdain and certainty that she would give up. Three years later, there were still skeptics, but there were those who sincerely welcomed her when she stopped by to visit, too. Thinking of those clan members, and of living here in Death City with Lain and Neji, and thinking of Karkat who agreed to be her Weapon partner today...how could she face everyone if she backed down like a coward?
"It's true. They call you the genius of the Hyuuga clan for a reason, Neji-niisan," she acknowledged. She got into a low and grounded stance, palm facing toward Neji while her other hand held Karkat. She couldn't hesitate.
"But I don't need to be a genius. I just need to be stubborn. I meant what I said. If I have to fight you to get you away from the witches, I'm sorry, but that's what I'm going to do to bring you home."
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"Yeah yeah, passive-aggressive back-and-forth about ninja clan bullshit, heard it before, are you done yet? If you're done sputtering out of that huge pink gash in your face, let's DO this!"
He shifted some of his anger through resonation to Hanabi. He had enough experience by then to know better than to shove too much rage onto his partner all at once, but if this match was going to be as close as it seemed, she might need the boost.
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"You truly are a naive child, and I see you've chosen a suitable Weapon to match. Very well then, I'll demonstrate the differences between us again."
And he flew in, past Lain, to engage the pair.
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The boost of rage she received from Karkat startled her, but it helped strengthen her resolve. Hanabi grounded herself when Neji darted in, glaring at him. The anger she felt was enough to galvanize her.
"I'd rather be naive than blind," she snapped at Neji. When the word 'blind' was used to refer to someone with the condition, it wasn't intended as an insult in the slightest. To those in the Hyuuga clan, whose Byakugan gave them vision that was greatly enhanced beyond a normal person's capabilities, it was even more insulting than being called impotent. To add to the insult, Hanabi's Meister ability didn't even function like Byakugan. It functioned like Jyuuken instead.
She brought Karkat up defensively, preparing herself. She had to be mindful of Karkat's injuries, so she would dodge where she could and take Neji down as fast as she could manage.
"I'll make you see the truth."
The best way to fight Neji effectively was to make use of her small size. He had her outclassed in terms of experience, physical strength, and natural talent. She had the advantage of being a smaller target, holding a Weapon, and her Soul Menace.
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He kept his attention focused on Neji, waiting to see if he would break Hanabi's blocks and force him to use a shield.
idek i suck at fight scenes sorry sob
If it was a normal weapon, he'd just wrench it from Hanabi's grip and slam his palm into her chest cavity, but as it continued to sabotage his efforts, the Jounin abruptly switched tactics and threw a leg out, spinning rapidly, then threw a sharp punch to the girl's face straight for one of the eyes she was so proud of.
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Gritting her teeth and trying to focus herself, she realized she hadn't managed to land a significant blow on Neji yet. The precious few openings she'd seen hadn't been viable options - she wanted to take him down without permanently crippling or killing him. She needed to strike his legs with her Soul Menace, and to do that, she'd need to fake out a genius from a clan known for its powers of observation.
But then, she was from the same clan as well, and self-preservation instincts could be used against a person. She shook off the blow as best she could and prepared herself. When she darted in, she raised Karkat as though she meaned to slash at Neji's chest with him, projecting that intent in her body language as best she could until she dropped low at the last second, striking with her palm at the back of Neji's knee. A surge of her soul wavelength pulsed into the joint, as well as into his calf and thigh. Springing up, she aimed a punch at his ribs and then hopped nimbly out of reach - for the moment at least.
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There wasn't much for him to do, really. Different partner, different sort of enemy, very different battle style. He settled in to keep an eye on Neji and focus on keeping their resonation steady as Hanabi moved in quick and landed what looked like one hell of a hit.