[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

[consider8]

Aranea agreed, and looked across the way the path splits. "I think this is where we need to decide which path to go. Although the trap is a good indication of where they may be holding the captives, we may also be aware of the diversionary tactics. They must be counting on more at this point than their numbers and intend to divert our numbers. Whichever direction you choose, be mindful that we will need to continue with caution."

And with that stated, Aranea became a pair of glasses once more, nestled on the ground for Kanji to pick up and adorn.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Akiha gave Sion a glare at her comment about the meister being a poor judge of her own condition. It wasn't that she was a poor judge of her own condition as much as she tended to ignore it. She refused to yield unless she must. Which would be why sometimes her partner had to drag her away from a situation where she was in no condition to handle.

Plus, she did have a reputation to uphold and she'd be damned if either Kanji or Aranea came out of this thinking Akiha was anything less than as good as she knew she was. She was just... prone to injury because she took too many risks than her BREW diminished capacity allowed. Sion, thankfully, knew how to handle her.

That didn't spare the alchemist from feeling Akiha's irritation with her clearly through their resonance.

Dropping her skirt back down to hide the wound, she stepped off the wall and brought the staff up to the ready with the commotion up ahead.

"Yes, enough about me. What was that thing you were carrying before, Tatsumi? And before you even suggest it, no we're not splitting up at this fork. I'm not leaving you."

[computations]

If this is the level of weaponry they have, I would more estimate that they are either desperate or this weaponry is more of an attempt to dissuade us rather than cause us much harm. Otherwise, they would have set these traps with shotgun shells rather than arrows.

Sion agreed that they should stick together so she didn't toss in her opinion on that matter. Sticking together, even if they were going the wrong way, would leave them less open for ambush.

[topgun_textiles]

Which left him torn. He wasn't the most tactical thinker, and usually followed with the group, but this seemed to be his ship now. He had to kind of think like these guys to figure out what path worked best.

But he strongly felt like he should somehow go both ways, even if he knew that was stupid and impossible. But he scooped up and placed the glasses back on his nose, established that connection. "Then... the path with the most resistance. They don't want us to get to 'em, so they'd make the right way more messed up than anything."

As he clutched the pocket watch to his stomach, he went pink. Guarded. Does he admit to the sentimentality of the gift or does he answer in a simple truth? "Uhm... j-just a watch. Has a function on it connected to a watch she wears."

Okay, so the simple truth was a little embarrassing and a 'between them' sort of thing, but today it was achieving a very handy goal in its function rather than the sappy purpose it truly contained. To change the subject, he turned and headed toward the path with the noise instead of the quieter one. Sounded like resistance to him!

[consider8]

Aranea noticed the flare of warmth he had to the watch and was gladdened by the admission -- however uncomfortable it may be. Though she won't say anything, the resonance of her soul got a little warmer, and that much more determined to make sure that Naoto is okay.

I would be mindful of the other meister, Kanji. Don't make it obvious, though. She has a stubborn streak that would preclude aid of any kind. I would fear this might extend from her weapon too, though I am not certain. I wonder how that sort of partnership would work.

She didn't get too into it as it wouldn't be polite. Also, be aware, that the noise that we're approaching probably means conflict. Get ready for a fight.

[ritsu_kouyou]

"That's very convenient. I'm glad you have it," Akiha commented in regards to the watch. "Any advantage we have to locate Shirogane is appreciated."

Spinning the staff back up into a ready position, Akiha bounced on the balls of her feet a few times, testing out her leg, before reaching back with one hand to stretch her quad.

Everything feels fine, she told her partner and she followed behind Kanji.

"Same choice I would have taken," she said to him, supporting his decision.

[computations]

Sion wondered if it was a form of stalking. Handy at this point in time, certainly, but wasn't that type of thing illegal in most countries unless it was used from parent to child. If the function was what she was presuming it was. But rather than distract from everything, she didn't bring it up at all.

The next time something like that happens, Akiha, allow me to guide you so we can avoid any more unfortunate accidents.