towerofanimus | [Massive Infiltration Plot] || [Semi-Open]

[Massive Infiltration Plot] || [Semi-Open]

Characters: All the characters who signed up for this infiltration, too many to write them all here. Characters who stay behind and do not infiltrate can tag into the mingle thread.
Setting: The Cafeteria, then the Elevator's Shaft and finally the Administrative Floors. The 29th of July, in the morning.
Format: Action most likely.

Summary: A month ago Ganondorf planned an infiltration to go and pay a visit to Riki's floor-- Given what has happened these last weeks, the 'Evil Alliance' has accepted to allow Enoch and the people he gathered to use the infiltration in order to do their own thing. Namely, retrieve scientific instruments from Jason's laboratory, so as to study the Collar Fluid. The infiltration will begin on the 1st floor, the Cafeteria.

The first thread is a traditional mingle thread, happening before the infiltration and briefing begin; anyone can tag into it. The second thread is a quick briefing before the infiltration starts, where Enoch and Ganondorf will explain to everyone what to do and what to expect in case they don't already know. Then there are the seven group threads, one for each individual team infiltrating.

The OOC post is here for more information. If you have signed-up but didn't pick a group yet, please do so here. While the infiltration takes place, the villains who stayed behind are unleashing a distraction on the tower and those who don't go.

Warnings: Administrative floors, danger, death, horror. Anyone tagging here is probably going to die, or at the very least meet with a terrible fate.

Mingle || Briefing || Meanwhile, in the Cafeteria...

Group 00 (Ganondorf, Sephiroth [OU], Veigar, Ocelot and Jin)
Group 01 (Enoch, Lancer [AU3], Patrick Dawn, Tohko, Raven and Ryoji)
Group 02 (Xion, Fon Master Ion, Yu Narukami, Asch, Luke, Jonouchi Katsuya, Dark Pit and Sheba)
Group 03 (Nesir Aeser, Zett Takajo, Kain Highwind, Solas and Minato Arisato)
Group 04 (Kyoko Sakura, Amelia, Shepard, Homura Akemi, Terra, Sephiroth [AU2] and Labrys)
Group 05 (John Egbert, Rose Lalonde, Naoya Toudou, Dave Strider, Riki [AU3], Sora and Riku [OU])
Group 06 (Zelda, Ruler [AU1] and Saber [AU5])

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((This thread is for those who favor raw power over stealth. Closed to [OU] Kyoko Sakura, [OU] Amelia, [OU] Commander Shepard, [OU] Homura Hakemi, [AU2] Sephiroth and [OU] Labrys.))

[A few groups have already gone down by time Kyoko has the opportunity to glance down the elevator shaft and her patience is about as it's end. She's managed to grab a couple people for her group, but it looks like she'll be depending on the strangers behind her. Well, that's fine. If they slow her down, she can just leave them behind. And if they get in her way, she'll kill them herself.

After confirming that the shaft's empty, she nods to herself and glances behind her. She speaks clearly, without missing a beat.]

...Right. Let's go. I'll carry someone down.

I can carry somebody too, if ya need it.

[The robot girl spoke up next, axe folded up and fixed to her back. Carrying someone the size of an average or even above-average human wouldn't be difficult for her, and flying with her axe's thrusters was more than simple enough.]

[Time to go. With one of the Actually Real Swords so helpfully provided by Ganondorf tucked into her belt next to her silver sword she's standing next to the elevator doors, mentally sizing up what people have tagged along in what appears to be Kyoko's group.

How exactly Kyoko seems to have turned into their leader, she's honestly not quite sure.]

I should be able to climb down myself as well, but if someone needs it I could probably carry one person down as well.

[The cables go down some ways--but somewhere below the cafeteria level they hook into the wall and stop. There are strange devices that seem built to decouple an elevator from its cables--this is where the switchover from residential functions to administrative functions occurs for this elevator shaft, and it will require crossing this cable-less gap.]

[Sephiroth has a sword of his own, obtained from one of the monsters. When wielded, it looks much too big for him, but he can use it without difficulty. Currently, it is sheathed. He follows the others, quietly, observing them carefully. He knows he is supposed to report to Ganondorf, and he will do so, especially if there is anything of note to report. Certainly, the capabilities of the others are worth including in his report.]

I can carry someone, if necessary.

[He says this in spite of his small size, but with so many people willing to carry others, he doubts he will be called upon to do so, and in truth, he would rather keep his hands free and remain as mobile as possible.

He pauses when they reach the gap. As he can teleport, it won't be any trouble for him to make it to the other side.]

Do any of you require assistance?

[He says this politely, but they all seem quite capable, in his estimation.]

[Terra's remained quiet thus far, listening to all the offers to carry one of the others and wondering if anyone besides himself, the robotic girl, or the woman in full-body armor would even be capable of it.

He shakes his head at the question posed to everyone by the silver-haired one.] I'll be fine.

[He peers over the side of the elevator shaft, and makes a 'hmmm' sound as he looks over the gap between the cables, trying to gauge the distance. That... would be tricky.]

[Kyoko spares the rest of the group a glance, nodding once.]

Great. I won't worry about getting dragged down then...ah, that's right. If any any of you have any ideas on how to get past that gap, I'm listening.

[Her spear appears in her hand as she speaks, not missing a beat.]

Until then, we'd better get going. They're gonna figure out something's up if we just stand around here. Only three of us can fit, so somebody's gonna have to get carried, but I'll leave that for you to figure out.

[And without waiting to see how her companions would respond--whether in agreement or arguement, Kyoko jumps into the elevator shaft, grabbing hold of the cables.]

[Labrys followed suit, thrusters on her axe flickering to life as she jumped in behind Kyoko. Better she saved room on the cables for the ones that actually needed it.]

Geez...sure looks like a heckuva long way down. [And on that note, she turned to extend a metal hand to the group remaining.]

I can carry somebody too, if y' want. None a' ya look all that heavy.

[She's confident in her ability to climb down the cables, but there's no point taking a needless risk. And if she's being carried by Labrys, she'll be able to pay better attention to what's happening around them. It seems like a good idea to her and she reaches out to take Labrys' hand, actually a bit tense because she's unused to flying in general.

Looking down for a moment does not help with that, but she manages to keep her voice mostly steady.]

So what do we do if something goes wrong?

[Sephiroth thinks over the situation. If there isn't room for all of them, then he doesn't mind volunteering, even if being carried is not his first choice.

As he surveys the drop, there is no expression on his face. He is aware that it's likely he will die. He has already accepted that. Although he would rather remain alive as long as possible to report more information.]

If someone else needs to be carried, it would make sense for it to be me, as I am the smallest one present.

[Well, at least a couple of them were thinking this over a bit more than the girl that had already started going down. Terra just sighs, and looks at ] If someone gets hurt, I can try to heal them. If anything else happens...

[Like death, or miscalculating a jump or landing... he shakes his head.] We can figure that out when it happens.

[As opposed to 'if' something happens. He looks at the silver-haired boy next, and nods in agreement.] Good idea. If you want, you can come down with me.

[He looks back down the elevator shaft, and at the gap between the cables. He has an idea, but there's no telling if it will work or not.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. He quickly calls his Keyblade, then changes it to that chain whip form he had been getting used for the past month or two. Here's to hoping he could hook into something on the way down.]

[Well, he said it for her, really. There's no point in worrying about something that hasn't happened yet.

Shepard had been surveying everything quietly; there was little reason to add to the commotion when she needed to file off was much as possible, make notes of what does and doesn't work, and such. ...She has to wonder though, if that whip form will be useful later on -- if only to at least make the trip that little bit easier once the cables inevitably cut off.

"Figure it out when you get there", she supposes--she'll look to Labrys after mulling it over for a while.]

I'm fine with going down the cable. Wouldn't want to send you crashing down if something happens.

[She is in her armor, after all...]

[Kyoko listens as they sort it out amongst themselves, moving down on the cable to make room for the next person. Seeing that it's starting to come together, she adds,]

The kid told me that he's got some kinda barrier set up down there. I dunno what that means, but it doesn't sound like powers can get through it.

[Or at least not telepathy. She still doesn't quite understand what he means by "hurting herself" trying to contact someone down there, but she hasn't been eager to try.]

[She's tense. This isn't like the other situations she's been in before, this is going somewhere in the Tower she knows she isn't supposed to be and her personal assumption is that death could come at them at any time from basically anywhere. So when she speaks, her voice is considerably more serious than normal.]

So we're probably not going to be fly all the way down, but it looks like those cables don't go all the way down... should we just fly down as far as we can and see if we find something useful? That sounds...

[Stupid.]

Risky.

I ain't sure we got much choice. The whole thing's pretty risky if ya ask me.

[Sephiroth nods at Terra.] Yes, that is acceptable.

Would it be advisable to send a scout ahead who could report back to inform us of any anomalies? As the elevator shaft is an obvious weakness, they must have put some precautions in place.

All right. [That's one matter settled.

Hm... that suggestion has some merit, but...] The longer we take to head down there, the more time we lose to find what we're looking for.

[Which means they really should get going... but carefully.] Let's stagger our descent a bit; if there is some kind of defenses, it won't hit all of us at once.

[Well. Hopefully.]

That's a plan I can work with.

The only thing I can suggest to that: no slowing down once we're on Jason's turf.

[And as it is, they have a lot to find. Doc's equipment is down here somewhere, and if they're found before they can even lay a finger on it...]

There's no telling what they'd put into an elevator shaft like this, and as risky as moving ahead without scouting is? I don't think we have time to send a single scout and take it that slowly.

[Although still unused to the fact that she's basically being carried by a robot using a jet to stay in the air, she seems to be staying focused alright so far.]

We should probably go down two or three at a time. Labrys, myself and one other first? That is, if Labrys can carry two of us at once?

I ain't got a problem with goin' first. And I got two arms, so I oughta be able to manage.

[She nodded, shifting slightly so one arm was holding Amelia securely in place.]

Anybody gonna volunteer?

Edited 2013-08-01 05:59 (UTC)

[ Homura had stayed quiet. And she would continue to stay quiet. She was here primarily so that she could keep up with the new information and to keep an eye on Kyoko. Since the moment of joining the team she had assumed that all of the other participants could and would probably die or suffer somehow. At the very least, she could prevent Kyoko from being one of those people.

For now, her gaze quietly surveyed the others. Who would volunteer? Certainly not her. That would put too much distance between Kyoko and herself. ]

[Kyoko doesn't even give the offer a moment of consideration. Instead she shakes her head, glancing back at Homura. Likewise, she doesn't want to stray too far from the other girl. Homura is, after all, one of the few people in the tower that she might trust with her life.

She speaks up, but only to count herself out.]

...I can get down on my own.

[There wasn't much deliberating on her part, either. Time is precious to begin with -- especially in situations like these.]

I'll go with them. [Might as well risk it herself. They'll have to deal with the bulkiness of her armor if she gets killed on the way down -- but that's only if.

She had no intention of dying so soon. ~~Let's just hope fate is much less of a bitch than it was to everyone else. :|~~]

Alright, let's quit waitin' around and get goin'.

[Labrys locked her other arm around Shepard, making sure her hold on both of them was secure but not painful before she started descending. It would have been suicide to just dive straight down, but she made sure not to move too slowly either. Fate forbid they took too long and something catastrophic happened.]

[What that catastrophic thing could be, Labrys wasn't sure. Flooding the elevator shaft with monsters, probably.]

Group 04 || Team Bows, Swords and Axes (Jason's Floor)

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