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Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-08-24 09:51 pm

[OPEN] Mission 155

Characters: Open to those who signed up here.
Location: An unmarked cavern system outside Death City.
Rating: Various.
Time: March 18th, sunrise.
Description: Shibusen agents brave underwater caverns to take out the first of three Madness emitters.

Missiongoers pile out of the mirrors early in the morning, just as the first hints of sun start to color the walls of the sandstone canyon red and purple; it'll be the last bits of real light they'll see for at least a few hours. The atmosphere is electric -- there're quite a few new (and old) arrivals who're eager to see some action, but just as many people who're feeling rather more apprehensive… And for good reason.

The only way to their destination is blocked by a few hundred yards of sunken tunnels. Luckily they've been provided with mouthpieces, breathing apparatuses with enough oxygen to last about ten minutes: more than enough time, provided that the guests don't lose their way in the dimly-lit, twisted caverns. It's as easy as following the person in front of them, right?

Upon emerging safely from the pool onto mostly-dry land, they'll find themselves in an immense cavern, illuminated by countless, blue fungi clinging to the walls and ceiling, looking like stars dotting a night sky. Already the first signs of the way Madness has been corrupting the wildlife are evident: the mushrooms exude strange spores that make some people's head pound the same way the increasingly noticeable Madness wavelength does.

As they travel further into the watery caves and explore its many branches, they'll begin to encounter creatures twisted by Madness: moles, snakes, beetles, centipedes, all grown to monstrous proportions, some with a venomous bite that quickly turns their victim feverish and delirious. The more daring fighters can easily dispatch those and delve even deeper, and it's near the source of the Madness, in the chamber housing the emitter itself, that they'll encounter the kishin eggs.

There're dozens of them-- eyeless, white, vaguely human-shaped things, but despite their blindness they have no problem finding their quarry, fighting with claws and exuding their own Madness wavelength. If the missiongoers can stand strong against the kishin eggs and the ever-present wavelength given off by the Madness emitter, Shibusen's specialists will have enough time to shut the machine down for good.


OOC NOTES.
- The event summary post containing all relevant links is located here.
- Make your own threads, but please indicate in your subject line [CHARACTER(S) | LOCATION | OPEN/CLOSED] and, if applicable, if you need a kishin egg NPC!
- The locations are the sunken tunnels, the medics area, the cave system, and the emitter chamber, but only the medics will have their designated sub-thread.
- If you have any further questions, the mod thread on the coordination post is here!
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, is that so? Sion thankfully kept items upon her being just for these situations. She plucked a tube out of a hidden spot and stepped beside Akiha. Taking the tube, she made sure to get a drop of two before corking it off and returning it to it's spot.

"That will be decided later. If it is poisonous, depending on it's effects, we could put it to use."
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Not with just two drops," Akiha retorted. "And how are you even going to analyze it?"
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
"That would take too much time to explain given our current situation." Which was true. If Akiha wished to watch her do it, that was certainly a completely different thing.
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"You can explain it while we're looking for more things to kill," Akiha replied, nudging the bear again. "Unless you want more from this carcass."
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Later!" She ended up saying that with a huff. Sion certainly had her reasons for delaying. "We have more and better things to concentrate on other than my voice."
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, so you don't yet have an acceptable answer for me then." Statement, Sion, not a question. "But you're correct that we do have better things to focus on."

Leaving the bear where it is, Akiha starts back toward the main branch of the tunnel to move onto the next area they'd been assigned.
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Even if it was a statement, there was no way Sion was going to let it stand.

"I do have an acceptable answer but the focus it would require would take away from the focus you need on this mission!"

Of course, she hoofed it after Akiha, not wanting her and her explanation to be left behind.
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I could take that as an insult," Akiha shot back. Implying that she was incapable of multitasking...

The main tunnel wasn't too far away and so far still clear. She checked around, just to make sure, before heading deeper toward the emitter and their next area.
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
"You could but it was hardly meant as one!" Whatever Akiha thought it was implying, that was certainly not what Sion was getting at. No sense in getting mad over nothing, Akiha!

Sion made sure to peek down any side tunnels they came across. She may not be able to see far down them but it was important to at least check, just in case.
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Which is why I'm not. Tch."

Akiha came to a stop at one tunnel as something caught her eye. She brought her hand up to run her fingers over some grooves in the rock about chest height. She pulled her hand away to look at the rock dust on her fingertips.

"Whatever gouged these into the rock is strong. I can't tell if they're from a weapon or something more natural."
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
"It may not indicate strength."

Though Sion was sure it did. But there needed to be a dissenting opinion, just in case. Either way, she tested the gouges the same way Akiha did.

"Certain chemical solutions could do the same."
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"In parallel lines? That seems improbable to me. This looks more like a claw mark be it a natural weapon or a specific kind of bladed weapon."

Akiha turned to look more down the tunnel. "Do you want to investigate this tunnel?"
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Hyper-vibrating blades could slice through rock with ease."

Another thing that might point towards less power and more finesse. Either way, it would still be hell to fight against.
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[personal profile] ritsu_kouyou 2012-08-31 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Didn't you say something just a bit ago about not speculating over things you don't have enough knowledge on? We don't know what made these grooves out of the various possibilities that exist," Akiha replied.

"And you didn't answer my question."
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[personal profile] computations 2012-08-31 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
A long suffering sigh.

"Let's go down the tunnel."

Short and simple; not a long story like she would normally let out. It was, in it's own way, a sign of her want to finish this mission.