[Open] There and Back Again

[soul_mods]

Characters: Rescue Operation volunteers, kidnapping victims, medics
Location: Underground tunnel system, beneath Death City
Rating: Varies
Time: May 13th, 7 AM
Description: The mission's simple: Arrest the perpetrators, and get our friends back. Of course, the kidnappers aren't going to make it simple...



The first step was finding a way into the tunnels connected to the sewers. Thanks to Guest investigators and the Death City Police Department, two entrances were found, allowing for a pincer movement. The mirrors are primed and ready to go, situated in the sewers proper by dawn and ready for a quick extraction of the abduction victims. On the other side, in the Shibusen clinic, medics are on standby for medical treatment of the victims and the fighters heading in to clear out and apprehend the masked weirdoes.

But the masked weirdoes have tricks up their own sleeves: The tunnels are littered with pit traps, thin wire triggers waiting to be sprung (or disarmed) with darts, arrows, or even falling rocks and debris in store for any intruders that decide to enter these makeshift halls, and the perpetrators themselves are armed with melee weapons, smoke and pepper bombs, and sheer numbers.

Today is also the day that the kidnappers have decided that a little isolation would make the prisoners more compliant. Roughly hauled up bright and early one by one, they're on their way to individual chambers when they each get a message via clairvoyance as promised:



"We're coming."




[ooc: You know the drill; tag your characters in and make your own threads using the following format: [Character(s)][Location][Open/Closed], and the victims are welcome to make threads as well for interactions among each other and those that find them. The operation will be complete at around noon with arrests taking place for a few hours afterward, for those in need of a timeline!]

Comments

[Takuto][At the entrance to the tunnels][Open]

[tauborn]

[Takuto is more than ready to run into the tunnels at full speed to get to Yako quickly. It's a good thing he brought along a few friends to keep him from doing so, since he'd likely fall down a trapdoor or something if left to his own devices.]

/bothers

[diedforyoursins]

[one of those friends is keeping a firm hand on takuto's arm, very much aware of how much he must want to just sprint off on ahead. Kaworu understands, really -- he wants nothing more than for yako to be out and unharmed right this second -- but being reckless about this could prove disastrous.]

Relax.

/flails

[tauborn]

[He presses his lips together and forces himself to relax. Though it is quite an effort to not pull free of Kaworu.]

I'm not going to relax. [Because he's stubborn and about to go get into a fight. He's likely to need the adrenaline.]

[diedforyoursins]

You will not be able to help her if you are not thinking clearly.

[adrenaline is nice and all but charging straight into a trap is kind of wasting it.]

[tauborn]

[He forces himself to take a deep breath. He hasn't been thinking clearly for days, Kaworu, and you know it.

But this is why he brought you along.]

Okay. Well, let's just get going.

[peacocked]

[sugata sees the eagerness and determination in takuto's face. he knows how badly takuto wants to rush into things, but he can't afford to be foolish or reckless especially in this type of situation.]

Haste makes waste Takuto.

[tauborn]

[He makes a face at his friend.]

Slowness makes you left behind. I'm counting on you to watch my back, you know.

[peacocked]

I have your back, and I will always have your back Takuto. But if you rush into this blindly you could end up hurting yourself or worse your girlfriend Yako.

[tauborn]

[The idea of making things worse for Yako makes him contritely take a deep breath and walk forward very slowly. It is an almost excruciating effort.

Part of him just really wants to get Yako and get this over with, although there is a small part of him that would like to take his time beating up the kidnappers. But he really, really dislikes tunnels.]

Why is it always underground? [He's muttering to himself as the light from the entrance starts to dim.]

[peacocked]

[he can't help but chuckle at that.] Because the hero can never have it easy Takuto.

[tauborn]

[He shakes his head.]

I'm not the hero. [Unfortunately, tunnels have the effect of reminding him of that. He squints a little in the deepening darkness, trying to keep an eye out for any of the kidnappers.]

[peacocked]

[he looks over at takuto and gives him an incredulous look. yea, ok and he's the queen of england.]

You're the best hero I know of. And besides, you have a damsel in distress.

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura's been nervous and keyed up the entire day and right now is no exception. He's not even sure he should have come, what good was he going to be if they got into a tight spot? But if someone got hurt, he would never have forgiven himself for not being there to heal them as fast as possible...

So he's doing his best to try and be calm and not radiate his anxiety all over the place. He's there to support and help Takuto, the last thing his friend needed was to have more of that!]]

...I feel like I should have brought graph paper...

[[Maybe it was just his nerves, but the feel like they were stepping into a dungeon right out of an RPG was very strong...]]

[tauborn]

[Takuto frowns.]

Graph paper? What for?

[shiromadoushi]

Mapping out the tunnels. It looks almost like it'll be a maze... so keeping track of where we've been might be good, especially for when we need to leave again!

[tauborn]

[He stares for a moment, feeling like it was a very good thing he'd asked Ryou to come along. Knowing the right way to get out of the tunnels once they'd rescued Yako was something Takuto had never considered.

He really hasn't thought much further than getting to Yako herself.]

I suppose we'll just have to try to remember our way out?

[shiromadoushi]

[[nods]] If we go slowly, I can try and memorize it. Might be a good idea anyway, in case there are any traps or anything like that!

[[...detect trap would be an amazing skill to have. Maybe that was the unknown roll?

...no, not likely.]]

[tauborn]

Yes, but going slowly isn't really going to get us anywhere until tomorrow. Maybe we can just leave a trail with loaves of bread or something?

[He's pretty sure the story was a little different than loaves of bread but the point is the same, right? Ryou can figure something out so they can move along fast enough without getting lost.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura frowns slightly, pondering]] Maybe if we had something to mark the walls with... since I didn't think to bring any crumbs or anything like that...

Auron (with Aqua)

[nofarplaneyet]

*Good thing your not!dad is here to rein in some of your more foolhardy impulses.*

Slow down before you hurt yourself.

[tauborn]

[He frowns unhappily.]

I'm not good at being patient in these kinds of situations.

[Understatement of the year right there. If he'd known where the kidnappers' hideout had been, he would have showed up by himself yesterday.]

[blue_wayfinder]

You need to try, Takuto.

[You know what they say, the more people you have trying to stop a teenage boy from running head first into a dangerous situation the more likely you are to succeed. Or something.]

You won't be able to help anyone if you get hurt yourself.

[nofarplaneyet]

*Auron is kind of a walking billboard for what impulse control can do to you if left unchecked.*

We understand if it's difficult for you. You just have to keep a hold of rational thought.

[tauborn]

I am trying. [Look, he's even taking a deep breath in an attempt to listen.] And just because I'm impatient doesn't mean I'm not rational.

[blue_wayfinder]

Being rational doesn't help if your body moves faster than you can think things through.

[She doesn't say it unkindly even if she's not beating around the bush. Her voice and expression softens a little though.]

We'll definitely find her, Takuto. I promise.