soul_mods: (Witch's Soul)
Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-09-28 09:59 pm

[OPEN] Mission 156

Characters: Open to participants who signed up here.
Location: Lake Tahoe, CA
Rating: Various.
Time: March 27th, late morning.
Description: The second of the three Madness emitters outside Death City is the target for this mission. Bundle up, everyone -- it's gonna be a cold one.

The mission begins late in the morning, to allow the mission-goers as much sunlight as possible in the warmest part of the day. Not that it'll help much… Temperatures are well below freezing already -- unnatural even for early Spring in the mountains -- and a howling snowstorm threatens to blot out the sun, beginning up the mountain where the slope just begins to rise sharply.

The slopes themselves are fairly barren: a windswept-looking tree here, a cabin that may have once belonged to the snow patrol there, maybe a Madness-crazed bear or mountain lion. Those braving the storm are lucky enough to see five feet in front of their face in these conditions!

Those brave few who manage to make it to the top (enduring falling temperatures and defeating the corrupted fauna and hulking kishin yeti along the way) may come across their goal at the very summit of the half-mile-high mountain: the Madness emitter itself, in the eye of the storm… And one last obstacle: the Witch guarding it.



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thatkindofscum: (Petunia - resentment)

/super late I'm so sorry orz

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-09 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
And she jumped right into the thing he was hoping to avoid having mentioned. Unable to hide the sour grimace from his face, Obito ducked his head and moved a little closer. He wasn't going to be a baby about this!

"Petrov-san needs someone getting underfoot if only to slow him down," Obito muttered, stepping forward and attempting to press a thermos of hot chocolate into Kerrigan's hands. If he could get them away from the subject of Gai encounter with her in the clinic that would be a blessing. "Here, drink this. I don't need to worry about you freezing out here along with everyone else."

No worries :)

[personal profile] ghostofaqueen 2012-10-10 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh she enjoyed his change of expression, and her lips curved into an almost sadistic smile in response. She was surprised he bothered to come any closer to her, but she held her ground as he moved in. She kept her rifle barrel towards the ground even if she was on guard duty.

She looked off towards the tent at the mention of slowing Yuri down, and she huffed, a cloud of steam coming from her lips. "Mr. Petrov needs to do a lot of things, including show emotion and speak in normal conversations," she replied as she narrowed her eyes at the warm liquid pressed upon her. What did she need one of these for? Well... she took it anyway, tucking it up under an arm for the time being. "You don't need to worry about me freezing anyway."

Glancing at him again, she studied him out of the corner of her eye. "Aren't you one of those ninjas? Shouldn't you be up there," she asked, nodding her head towards the summit. "Or no partner?"
thatkindofscum: (Begonia - deep thoughts)

thanks ;3;

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-12 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
She was loving his discomfort way too much. He contemplated just marching back to the tent and ignoring her for the rest of the mission, but that would have been childish. He was going to be an adult for once (even if he still considered himself a kid).

"It's kinda my fault he was hurt, so I'm just trying to keep that from happening again," Obito admitted. Yeah, he knew Yuri was kind of a weird guy, but he hadn't thought he had strange conversations. Or maybe Obito just saw their relationship differently.

"Just keep it anyway." It looked like she was at least going to hold the thermos, though she really ought to drink it. But that was her business. Obito wasn't going to force her.

Obito sighed as he glanced up towards the top of the mountain. Gai and Kakashi were up there. Probably Neji and Hanabi, too. And all the others from his village. He glanced to the side at the mention of partners. "... Yeah, I don't have one."

[personal profile] ghostofaqueen 2012-10-19 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Unless you happened to have a direct hand on throwing the crazed animal at him, it wasn't your fault. I dealt with it anyway," she replied with a casual shrug of her shoulders. She found it interesting that he felt the need to protect Yuri though, and she would have to look into how close the two of them were.

"I will," she confirmed. She would perhaps make use of it when she was a little closer and taking a bit of a break from the howling wind.

Raising an eyebrow at his reply, she snorted and crossed her arms over her chest, keeping the thermos close to her body still. "A charming young man like you? How could you not have a partner? Or do you have your eye on someone and they aren't responding to your attempts to get them to agree?"
thatkindofscum: (Dahlia - dedication)

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-30 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe he hadn't been the one to cause the wildcat to attack Yuri, but he should have been the one to throw himself in front of it and take it down before it could reach the judge. He was the soldier. He was supposed to jump in head-first without thought of his own safety.

But he let it go. There was no use dwelling on the past. Dying had taught him that before making it here.

He snorted. Yeah, right, charming. "I don't trust anyone enough to resonate well. And the ones I trust... are either other Meisters or already partnered."

[personal profile] ghostofaqueen 2012-10-30 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Sarah noted that he had nothing to say in that defense, which meant that it wasn't his responsibility. She wasn't about to stop him from taking all the self-blame that he wanted, but at least he was quiet about it. If they went by his logic, she should have been mauled just as much given how often she watched over Yuri.

She regarded him soberly for a long moment, looking passed the red hair that blew in front of her face. So, there were others out there in a similar position as herself. It was kind of funny that it was a kid to make her realize that.

"Yet you follow at Yuri's heels now," she remarked, yet it wasn't unkind this time. "He trusts even less, I assure you. As do I. You aren't alone in that, so don't lose heart."
thatkindofscum: (Love in a mist - perplexity)

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-30 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Obito shivered, unable to fight the natural impulse brought on by the wind and snow. He knew better than to dwell on things that had happened in the past, but it didn't make those things any easier to face or accept about himself. Here, he was supposed to be better than he was back home. What else did he have here if not his shinobi training?

He grimaced at her wording, even though her tone wasn't bad. "I'm not a puppy or anything..." But he was listening to her words. He wasn't too surprised that Yuri wasn't a person to trust others. Why should anyone trust anyone, really?

He blinked at her. That was... probably the most up-lifting thing he's ever heard from her before. "Yeah. It's hard to remember that."

[personal profile] ghostofaqueen 2012-10-30 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Sarah had lost faith in much because of what had been done to her in the past, but there were some things to bring it back little-by-little. She didn't wasn't interested in trusting quickly or easily; it was something to be earned. She honestly assumed it was like that for most people here.

"No... I suppose you aren't. But like a loyal pup, you'd throw yourself in front of him to help him avoid injury, wouldn't you?" She wondered if he was trying to slowly get in close enough to Yuri to make a partnership work. Ah, that was an interesting thought. Though, wasn't he a meister too?

She shrugged a little at his reply. "Forgetting is... a frightful thing. Almost as bad as being alone," she said softly, just above the howl of the wind.
thatkindofscum: (Candytuft - indifference)

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-30 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
"It's my job. It's what I'm supposed to do..." But he also wanted to do it because he liked Yuri. That man... there was something about him that drew Obito's interests. Maybe it was the purely selfish thinking that Yuri was one of the few who took him seriously at all times. Whatever the case, he was worth protecting, whether it was his job to do it or not.

"Hmm," Obito hummed thoughtfully. Maybe she was onto something. It was kinda hard to tell. Kerrigan seemed to like to pick at him enough that she could just be bullshitting him, for all he knew.

"Yeah, being alone sucks," he said at length with the brash honesty of a child. Then he shrugged. "But I guess that's why there are people like Gai out there. Even if you want to be alone, you'll always have someone annoyingly trying to get in your face about things." Not that he was one to talk, given his recent attachment to Yuri.

[personal profile] ghostofaqueen 2012-10-30 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"And yet you are out there freezing half to death speaking with me," she commented casually, raising an eyebrow at him. She reached up to adjust her earmuffs and smirked at him, taking a little of the sting from her words. "Why do you care for him so much?"

She shrugged again, having gotten used to being alone. There were plenty of times when she preferred it honestly, but missions like these made her crave the action of the battlefield. Nothing could be done about it though, not when she didn't have a partner.

"Some of us aren't so lucky," she replied but said nothing more to give herself away on the matter. She told herself it was better to be alone anyway. There were less complications. "You should go back inside before you freeze."
thatkindofscum: (Pine - hope)

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-30 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe because he's not an asshole?" That came out a tad sharp, so the next time he spoke he tempered his tone. "He also doesn't treat me like I'm some annoying kid, though... I don't know, maybe he does feel that way. He listens."

He shifted in his boot a little. He hadn't thought about that, how others might not even have a Gai to keep around. Now that he thought about it, she and Gai had not had the best conversation that day in the clinic...

"Hmm..." He nodded, knowing he should be going. It was cold out here, and his nose was numb. Still... "Well, maybe it's a good think you don't have Gai around. At least you get to avoid being kicked in the face."

[personal profile] ghostofaqueen 2012-10-30 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
She glanced at Obito, wondering if he thought that she was an 'asshole'. She supposed that she was a tad harsh with him, but she wasn't about to coddle him. If he was out in the war, he could take care of himself. He was enjoyable to mock though. "Hmmm... I suppose he does."

She was staring up at the mountain again, pushing back some hair that was plastered to her face. "I would break anyone's toes, feet and knees and dislocate their hip before they could land such a hit on me," she said simply. She was serious; she already had done such things in the past. "Some of us are better off with loud-mouths like that to badger everyone else," she added before easing away to return to her patrol. "Get inside before your nose falls off."
Edited 2012-10-30 05:33 (UTC)
thatkindofscum: (Casablanca - celebration)

[personal profile] thatkindofscum 2012-10-30 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
He smirked. "Well, I hope Gai tries that on you someday. I'd like to see the end result."

Would she managed to do as she said she would? Or would the taijutsu master of Konoha throw her for a loop? Either outcome would be enjoyable, in Obito's slightly sadistic opinion. Of course he'd feel bad for the one who was hurt, but that's what the clinic was for, right?

"Fine, fine," he sighed, sounding put-out but obviously glad for an excuse to run back inside. Before he left, though, he gave her another glare.

"Make sure to drink that!" He pointed to the thermos, then started making tracks back to the tent.