Infiltration Plans

[tohko_amano]

Characters: Tohko Amano, whoever she asked to show up, and any random person who feels like possibly dying for a good cause.
Setting: Floor 11, 28th, early evening.
Format: I'm starting in prose, but I'll match you.
Summary: Tohko, after getting Dax's note, has sent out a few notes of her own and told people to show up here to discuss plans. How well these plans will go is anyone's guess.
Warnings: If people like Ganon or Sephiroth try to show up, there will be arguments and scuffles to chase them out. I don't think that'll happen though.

It was cold in the eleventh floor, and the water was frozen, which made standing a little difficult. However, Tohko didn't think anyone would come in here, due to how cold it was..which was why she had told people to meet her here to discuss things.

She had sent out notes and tried to get other people involved. All she could do now was sit on the cold floor and wait for people to show up before starting to form plans. She had never been a leader of a fighting group..but there was a first time for everything.

Especially now.

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[oathshackledbird]

Don't worry, you're not alone.

[Diarmuid drops a blanket he brought along from his room around her shoulders. The cold affects him less than it would others, so this meeting place doesn't worry him for himself--just for the others who won't be as fortunate as he is. Hopefully, the cold won't distract them too much from the point of the meeting.]

And yes, I have destroyed your note. What's going on?

[He can guess it's something to do with what happened to Dax and everything else that happened last night, but what exactly would lead to Tohjo of all people to organizing such a group?]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko had been semi-lost in thought, so Diarmuid surprised her with his sudden entrance and the blanket. However, they weren't unwelcome, and Tohko smiled as she wrapped it around her.]

Thank you..I'm glad I'm not. And thank you for the blanket..and for coming here. I'm sorry about all the secrecy.

[Tohko then lowered her voice to a whisper.]

I got a note from Dax before he died. He left some information for us in the Administrative part of the Tower for us to find. He placed security there to prevent the other administrators from getting in though, so it will be a long, hard battle to get it. I..was hoping you would help me and anyone else who was interested in fighting for it. Please..I would really appreciate it.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid blinks in silence for a moment. A note. From Dax? He knew the administrators sometimes sent objects to people to taunt them, but an actual letter that wasn't meant to hurt?

His voice is as soft as hers when he answers, though there is shock and concern coloring his words.]

I don't wish to doubt since my doubt about Dax before seems to have been horribly misplaced, but how do you know this is truly a letter from him? It could be a trick of Ruana's to find those Dax was working with and punish them for being so brazen.

[donttouchthequbeley]

Not all news was kept secret. Puru Two had found out after sheer curiosity, and quickly grew angrier. Bad enough she had thought her life was just for the kicks of others, but now this suicide run? Needless to say, when she meets the group, she is less than pleased.

"Just what the hell do you think you're doing!?"

[tohko_amano]

Tohko looked rather puzzled when Puru burst onto the scene. She hadn't remembered telling her..did Kyoko let her know about this? Who had spilled the beans? If this mission was going to fail before it even began, it would be pretty horrible. Looking determined, Tohko spoke up in a whisper.

"Please, calm down. I have no idea who told you about what's going on here, but there's no reason to shout. If you don't want to get involved, that's fine. I understand, and I'm not going to force you. But don't ruin it for the ones who are trying to make sure this works. Please."

[donttouchthequbeley]

"Ruin it!? This operation is ruined the moment you try and do something!"

Puru Two didn't think she could get so emotional from this, but she was. She glares at Tohko more, raising her hand up at the young yet older girl.

"Do you even have weapons equipped to deal with them? And this small of a group too!? You'll all just be wiped out instantly!"

[puppy_lancer]

[Lancer is sitting to the side, letting his eyes dart from one guy to another. His note isn't destroyed, but its clenched tight in his hands.]

[He's always been more of a solitary fighter, so he'll sit and listen and follow any good plan that will come up.]

[At least this time, they'll be better than just an angry mob.]

[tohko_amano]

[There was no way Tohko was going to let this turn into an angry mob with no point. Dax's dying wishes had to be carried out. This was much more serious than some mob. However, she smiled and nodded at Lancer when he came in.]

I'm sorry that I had to be secretive here..do you know why I called you here?

[puppy_lancer]

[He gives a quick nod.]

I assume all these others were either called by you or brought along for the same reason?

[savedbyasong]

Shion hadn't been at work that day, the revelation about the souls had hit him hard and then Dax's death... He had been sick and spent the rest of the day in his room staring at his notes and wondering at the hopelessness of everything. Dax was dead, Reno was gone... They weren't even themselves, just souls... Souls trapped in this place and put into new bodies...

But about an hour ago he had caught himself, Turks, rookies or not did not sit around moping and if Reno were still here he would have dragged Shion to the gymnasium floor and had him running a million laps until he stopped thinking. Just because Reno was gone didn't mean Shion could forget everything, go back to the useless person he had been before.

So he had went to train, before heading down to the library, he had some research he wanted to do. He came across Tohko on floor eleven, she looked like she was waiting for something.

"Tohko..." He only knew her from the library, "Are you alright?"

Was anyone alright? Was there any way to be alright?

[tohko_amano]

Tohko tried to smile and nodded at Shion.

"Oh, good morning, Shion. I'm..fine for right now. Don't worry about me. How about you? How are you holding up?"

[savedbyasong]

He blinked, she seemed much more cheery than he expected... He nodded. "I'm alright..." As well as could be anyways, "Why are you here?"

[pinnaculum]

[[ooc: will tiny Sephiroths also be kicked out?]]

[Sephiroth, being both curious and interested in recent events, had set out to see what he could do or discover. It's difficult to know where to start, so he makes his way through the floors, from bottom to top. He is resistant to cold, so the lower temperature on the eleventh floor doesn't repel him. When he catches sight of what seems to be a meeting, he can't help but draw nearer, wondering what it might be about. He moves very quietly and quickly, teleporting to the edge of the gathering, listening attentively.

He hasn't attended any meetings in the Tower before. Maybe it will be interesting. Maybe he can help.]

[tohko_amano]

[ooc: Nope! Little Sephiroth is fine, since Tohko hasn't met him before.]

[Well..this was interesting. Tohko couldn't help but notice the much younger Sephiroth standing at the edge of the room, listening. Smiling, she spoke to him.]

Good evening. Do you know why we are here?

[pinnaculum]

[Sephiroth didn't smile, but nodded politely.] Hello.

It has something to do with recent events.

[That much he'd gathered already.]

And there are warriors here.

[Diarmuid he recognized, but some of the other people present also seemed like they knew their way around a battlefield.]

[the_white_rider]

[ Gandalf did not send a written reply to Tohko's answer to his own letter, but he would come at the floor she indicated. The white wizard had obviously been affected by recent events and Dax's death, but overall he seemed much less troubled than the other residents.

Being older than the world itself, he's gone through his share of morose and desperate situation before, that helped to cope with such sad events. Upon arriving he was smoking with his pipe. ]

Quite an interesting story about "Valentine's Day". [He took the pipe down and turned the fire off, smoking was very normal in Middle-Earth but he noticed people in the tower kind of found it weird for some reasons.] I wish I could offer you something back, but all I have is pipe weed and-- [He raised an eyebrow] I doubt this would be of much interest to you.

[ With that he would smile warmly and create a great fire above them with his staff-- It would last only a couple seconds, but that should warm up the floor for a little while. ]

[tohko_amano]

[Not that Tohko would have minded if he kept smoking. She knew that it was something he usually did. However she returned the smile and nod at his fire.]

I'm glad you enjoyed that story..but you are right. I'm not a smoker, and I wouldn't want to deprive you of your pipe weed. Thank you for the warmth though..and thank you for coming on such short notice. Leading a group is a bit more difficult than I thought it would be.

[boxingemperor]

Akihiko arrives close to right on the dot in terms of timing...and falls right on his backside upon stepping on the ice. His ego is more bruised than his bottom though, and he quickly pulls himself up off the floor.

[tohko_amano]

And Tohko jumped up when she saw her good friend slip and fall on the ice. Of course..he seemed to be fine, but there was nothing wrong with asking.

"Oh, are you alright?"

[proteusmoon]

Cecil didn't know about the little group's plans. She'd had no idea they were planning to meet on the very same floor that she'd picked for personal training that morning. The cold and the ice served as a good challenge for her and given all that had happened lately, the white knight felt the need to do something, to possibly overexert herself. She needed to feel as though she were still in control of something, still useful somehow, and if there had been one thing Cecil had been very good at before she'd taken her paladin's oath and had begun to think for herself, it had been killing with neither hesitation nor second thought.

Suffice to say that when she found no monsters on Floor Eleven, but instead fellow residents of the Tower congregating as though they were having an important meeting of sorts, Cecil was more than a little surprised.

"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting... I didn't think anyone would be here," she said. She put away her sword and shield, not wanting to seem threatening to them.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko turned to the newcomer and smiled, shaking her head.

"Oh, you're not interrupting anything! I'm sorry if we're inconveniencing you in any way..this is a pretty hastily-built meeting, so I do apologize if we're bothering you."

[carabina]

[ Once it was time to join up with Tohko, Mami had transformed into her magical girl uniform. She peeked in, seeing a few familiar faces and gave them a polite nod. Once she spotted Tohko, she walked up to the girl (making sure she didn't slip) and gave her a small bow of the head. ]

I hope I'm not too late. I apologize if I was keeping you all.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko smiled and bowed her head in return.]

Oh, you're not late. Don't worry about it. Thank you again for coming..I know this is risky, so I do appreciate it.

[prayed]

Kyoko was late by a few minutes, carrying a bag of chalky candy hearts with her. She sympathetically shovels handfuls of them into her mouth. She didn't feel like being here, not really, but it sounded important enough that she couldn't ignore it. She kept her expression as neutral as possible, refused to let even a bit of the hurt and uncertainty that had weighted her down since Dax's death show through. Instead she popped a few more candy hearts, a reminder that she was still alive, still capable of doing this, even if another person was not, and looked around the room before she finally spoke.

"...this is a pretty weird spot to hold a meeting, y'know." She shrugged at her own assessment, sounding perhaps a touch tired, "So, what'd you call everyone out here for?"

[tohko_amano]

Not that Tohko really minded that Kyoko was late. Better to come now then to never come at all and miss things. Tohko smiled and nodded at Kyoko's comment, but whether the smile was genuine or a mask was impossible to tell at this point.

"I know it is..but this ensures that not many people will walk on on us. After all, it is a bit cold here."

Hearing her question, Tohko lowered her voice to a whisper before explaining.

"Just before he died, Dax managed to put a note into my mailbox. He left some information for us in the Administrative part of the Tower for us to find. He placed security there to prevent the other administrators from getting in though, so it will be a long, hard battle to get it. I was hoping you would help me and anyone else who was interested in fighting for it. Please..I would really appreciate it."