Hacking Punishment

[animusnpcs]

Characters: those who participated in the hacking plot
Setting: the Tower; nighttime
Format: any
Summary: You can't go digging without a cave-in or two.
Warnings: monsters
Note: This post will not be NPCed--please play your own monsters!

[It seems almost as if they got away with their scheme. The day passes without incident, and soon night falls just as innocently. But then, no matter where they are, those who participated in either the distraction or the hacking portions of the ploy will find a floating, film-like computer screen in front of their faces. Riki stares back at them, and he looks annoyed.]

If you're gonna mess with my things, you'll get punished by me no matter whose turn it is. Feel lucky the kid wants me to go easy on you.

[All of the characters will grow dizzy and black out. They awaken on the first floor--the cafeteria. All their abilities, while not gone completely, have been severely dampened and are much more exhausting to use than normal. They cannot teleport, flash step, or otherwise travel great distances using their abilities at all. A strange, blinking light has been attached to all of their collars and cannot be removed.

They will now attract monsters--mostly uncommon and rare ones--to their location. No electronics work for them--the elevators refuse to open and will not move while they are near, even if they try to get someone else to aid them, and the terminals will not turn on and let them call for help.

The only way to get out alive will be to climb up through one hundred and one floors to the dormitory levels, where they will be safe in their rooms. Good luck.]

Comments

[looselips]

[So they'll have to take the stairs up, all the way from the first floor. That must be what this is about.]

H— Hah. [Shinji shakes his head, scoffing.] Is that all? If that asshole thinks we'll just roll over and die because of this, he's got another thing coming.

[bowandblade]

Then this is child's play. [He backs away from the elevator, already looking over in the direction of the stairs. Without further commentary, he again crouches -- this time to sweep Shinji up and onto one shoulder.

He makes a face when he finds holding Shinji somewhat different than normal; the boy was still light to carry, but his weight was more ... obvious against his arm.]

That fool has done something to my powers as well.

[looselips]

[Shinji has already grown accustomed to Archer carrying him on his shoulders so, and he isn't surprised when his Servant bends and scoops him up. In fact, he's come to enjoy being being carried this way; the idea that Archer might drop him doesn't so much as register on his radar any longer.]

[When Archer informs him of his status, Shinji scoffs a second time, the sound lower and more irritated now. It's not like the administrators won't just put them back together again even if they do lose this stupid game, but more importantly than that—]

Then we'll just have to show him that he can stack all the conditions he wants on us and it won't mean a thing, won't we?

[He doesn't like to lose, and he can't think of a better way to show the admin what he thinks of his punishment than making it back to his room alive.]

[bowandblade]

[Shinji's words are met with laughter from Archer, and he smiles as he heads for the stairs. That competitive, challenging edge to Shinji's words just underlined that ambitious personality that he had found so interesting in a child his age.]

Of course! Who does he think he is trying to punish? [He is already climbing the stairs with Shinji balanced on his shoulders, his steps steady and sure.]

There is no way he can stop my relentless advance!