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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[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.]

[OU!ku isn't that surprised or disturbed by the sight of Lucifer - he's seen Personas before - but he is kinda intrigued by the monsters that John had...summoned? Or was released the better word?

Either way, he joins Naoya in starring down the elevator, grimacing slightly when he spots the gap.]

There is some kind of gap ahead, so it would probably be ideal if we all managed to share rides. If we can't, I volunteer to climb.

[He knows how to take a fall after all.]

[Sora, meanwhile, is surprised at the sight of Lucifer even though he's seen a Persona before. This one was...huge. Okay, well, so were Yu's, but. This one was a giant naked guy. It was a little weird.

The bird, though - THAT looked cool! So did the other monsters that John had. Sora wanted to ask about them, but he knew that now wasn't a good time to do that. They needed to figure out a good way to get down there.

He had to remember to do that later, though.]

It sounds like climbing probably isn't all that safe...

[He rests his chin on his hand for a moment, thinking. Meanwhile, Riku's (the one his age) Ryu Dragon - which had been hanging around Sora for awhile, actually - makes a noise, catching Sora's attention...and giving him an idea.]

Wait, I know! He--[Sora gestures to the Ryu Dragon - had Riku ever given it a name?] can carry some of us, too.

Ah! I can also offer a form of transportation down. [[Rose pulls out a pokeball and in a flash of light, a rather large dragon appears, cooing and snuffling at all the new people curiously.]]

I'm sure Vodka could carry at least two other people.

[[The moment she says carry, the Dragonite picks her up, almost cradling her in his arms.]]

...his shoulders and back are free, at least.

Climbing down? Let's keep in mind the admins are dicks and our powers are all fake. [Dave snaps his pokeballs off his belt and tosses them up. Another large dragon rises up to his left and a new dragon snaps at the air as he shakes himself and turns his gaze onto the others.]

Anyone who needs to, climb abroad dragon express. [Dave climbs up onto Bro the Salamence's back and gives his side a pat.] Can take at least another on Bro, and Snoop there can do the same as Vod- Why did you name your dragon that. Of all things you just randomly decided with a hey you know what would be dope, 'vodka'.

Climbing doesn't require powers.

[Though he isn't going to argue that further than that, now that it's been established that they have the space for all of them to ride rather than to try their luck with the cables.

Riku takes a step towards Snoop, starring up at the large dragon, before greeting it with a nod. ...He assume its tame, but given its size it does seem prudent to be respectful.]

...Do you really want to discuss naming choices now?

[Of all times? Seriously? ...Though for the record, OU!ku thinks that Vodka, Bro and Snoop are equally ridiculous names for dragons of all things.

...Then again, this is the guy who named his own pet-partner 'Highwind'.

Said pet-partner just seems to consider this the perfect time to materialize himself in and very pointedly land right on top of Riku's head; he is not going to be left behind this time around. :|

(Riku himself may or may not be sending a very sour look to the bat on his head, before muttering 'Oh, fine.' under his breath. If Highwind wants to invite himself along, there isn't much he can do to stop him at this point anyways.)]

Just our luck that we'd wind up with a team full of dragons.

[Riku snickers, reaching down to pet his Ryu Dragon, who gives a squeak in response.]

I think he can carry one more person besides Sora, if anyone wants to hop on.

[He's a bit on the tall side, so he doesn't wanna weigh his buddy down if he can avoid it, even if he can probably take it. Instead, he's moseying towards Dave's dragons, eying that Salamence closely. And when Highwind shows up, this Riku chuckles.]

And another joins the gang. [Cue a very excited trill from Riku's dragon. Hi!]

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[Well you guys have your partners, Naoya's gonna hang out with naked guy and be perfectly okay with this. But this seemingly unending pit is bothering him, as are the suddenly missing cables.

Hmmm...]

This could be a long descent...

[He turns around to the others.]

...and who knows what they might have planned or could just be expecting.

[He can't rule out alarms or things setup without expecting them to barge in. In that case...well he may have an idea. It's stupid, but it may just work. Ergo, in the most serious of tones, he points towards the ceiling.]

Infirmary level 2 just above us.

Beds.

Let's toss them all in.

[Look, if he's going to die being squished falling somewhere, he might as well try to do it and say 'well at least I tried not to fall into a flat pancake'. They could turn into film, but it would still be film. At least they have to try. ]

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[Sora snickers a little when Highwind materializes next to Riku, but he's quietly glad that he insisted that Excalibur stay behind. What they were doing was dangerous - really, really dangerous - and he didn't want the little guy to get hurt. Thankfully, Excalibur is a good listener. Usually.

...right?

But once the chatter about their partners is over, Sora starts paying close attention to what Naoya is saying. He was right - it was gonna be risky, so what could they...

Wait, did he just suggest throwing down hospital beds?]

You mean, like...as a cushion in case we fall?

[...

Hmm...]

That's a great idea!

[Team "Terrible at thinking things through", assemble!]

[The Altaria flaps over to the shaft and John glances over the edge and down into the darkness, an unsure expression crossing his face.]

I dunno... Like it sounds like a pretty good idea but... [He leans back, holding up two fingers.] One: with how deep it is I don't know if it'll make much of a difference. And two: we're like... what? The fifth group to go down? We run the risk of hitting somebody else and mattresses are kinda heavy.

Basically, I think we might end up doing more harm than good with that. As long as we are on the dragons, we should be fine. We have more than enough to cover all of us. So let's just pair up and get going, yeah?

[[Rose smirks a little at the suggestion, even more so when John lists why they shouldn't go with that idea.]]

Though amusing it may be in the end, John's probably right.

If we want their help and not the stink eye, yeah let's not. [Dave offers up as he extends an arm out to help up whoever decides to climb on Bro with him. Snoop bends down, making it easier for Riku to climb on with a little tilt of her head. Dave keeps his dragons exercised and well fed (as he can), so long flights won't be too big of an issue.

Dave takes a moment to secure the blade to his back, tucking Caldescratch away into his coat. Now he's good to go.] Let's mount up and head out, speaking of the other groups they might need a hand down there.

[They will have to travel down some ways before they see anything except smooth walls. A glowing red light appears out of the darkness eventually, though, marking off a separation between two halves of the elevator shaft. The cables still cannot be seen.]

[Riku just shakes his head at the suggestion, but doesn't say anything - between John, Rose and Dav shooting it down, there really isn't anything that needs to be added - before he pulls himself up on Snoop, patting her side once he has found a good grip while Highwind takes off his head and flutters circles around Snoops.

The descent is smooth for the first while (that alone is enough to cause an unsettled feeling in OU!ku's stomach - nothing ever goes totally smooth in this place), and Riku frowns when he spots the red light. Oh yeah, bad feelings about this everywhere. Still, there is no choice but to cross it.]

Here goes nothing.

[As soon as the red light is passed, all superhuman abilities are disabled.]

[The other Riku takes Dave's hand as soon as it's offered and mounts up before long. Having tried riding on his Ryu Dragon a couple of times, it's not too jarring of an experience, even if their anatomies are fairly different.

As soon as the red light draws near, though, he feels a lump forming in the pit of his chest. That... can't be good. Who knows what'll happen when they pass it on dragonback or what awaits below?]

Yeah...I guess that's a good point.

[He hadn't thought of any of that, oops. Well, they all have rides, so it didn't really matter anyway.

Unlike Riku, Sora has never had a chance to try riding on a dragon of any sort before, so hopping on the Ryu Dragon does take some getting used to...but it isn't that hard, at least! The descent is pretty easy too, for a little while, but that actually makes him a little suspicious. It would be great if they could get down there without any trouble, but he was pretty sure that wasn't going to happen.

Once he sees the red ring ahead, he's even more sure of it.]

What is that?

Alright.

[Granted maybe throwing all the beds in was a bad idea, but he did quickly run up to grab a few pillows and other soft things and used the pharmacy's straps to tie them around his legs and arms. He might look silly (naked man aside) but at least no one was getting random beds and worst off he could remove them once they got down enough.

Speaking of which, once he hits past the red ring ahead, there's a strange feeling as Lucifer completely disappears above him.]

Oh!

[Well, someone's on his way to starting a freefall.]

[And Naoya isn't the only one. Since Chandel was sticking close to him as her master requested, once she passes the red light, the little ghost suddenly loses the ability to stay airborne since candles are not supposed to be able to float on their own.]

[Well there goes the theory about being able to use her as a scout.]

Shit!! Somebody catch him! [Unfortunately, Liv is too small to support both John AND Naoya, and she lacks a nice set of talons to at least grab his shoulders or something, so there's nothing John can do on that front. From his place on Liv's back, several feet behind them and still above the red line, John takes Chandel's Pokéball off of his belt and attempts to pull the Lampent back into it, if the barrier allows for the operation of Pokéball technology.]

[The Pokeball fails to pierce through the red light, and Chandel continues to fall alongside Naoya. Provided no one catches them, the cables will come up quickly enough, slicked with blood though they may be in places.]

[Riku's eyes widen in realization when he sees Lucifer disappearing, it doesn't take much to figure out what's happening and he is already tightening his grip around Snoop and hisses "Go!", before yelping at the speed the Dragonite is diving downwards as she makes a grab for Naoya. Hopefully she will manage, because Riku is a bit too distracted with doing his very best to hold onto her right now to reach out himself.

Highwind meanwhile is attempting a rescue dive of his own, trilling as he tips back his wings and tries to catch up to Chandel and grab her with his (admittedly very short) claws(?). He knows he's not an Eaglider or Halbird, but he is trying. :(]

[They should be able to catch up with their falling companions--while maneuvering to grab them will be a bit tight, it should be possible as long as they don't get tangled in the elevator cable when it resumes.]

[Naoya hisses slightly when he starts to freefall, but sees the approaching dragonite and attempts to make a grab at it as he spies metal and blood on the side of his view. One of the cables snaps close to him from the falling motion, thankfully not tangling him, but causing a cut on his arm that would probably had been worse if he hadn't thrown a pillow there. As he finally manages to get a grip on the dragonite, he does his best to attempt to use his legs and touch the wall, hopefully lessening the added weight on her.

He's running on the adrenaline and doesn't notice his open wound at first.]

S-sorry. You alright?

[And he's worried more about them having to do that than himself.]

[Riku is still clinging tightly onto Snoop, though he is slowly working on relaxing his grip now that Naoya is caught and they aren't diving at potentially neck-breaking speed anymore and looks around in search for his Komory Bat while he answers.]

Just fine.

[At about the same time, Highwind has caught up to Chandle and somehow managed to get a grip on her... and for just one second it looks like he might be able to stop her descent...

...But thirteen kilogram are just way too much for him to carry, never mind stop in free fall, no matter how much effort he puts into slowing them down and so the Dream Eater can only squeal in alarm as gravity wins and both of them fall, alerting Riku.]

Highwind!

[Why a ghost even weighs that much, we will just never know. But needless to say, Chandel is just as distressed as the little bat is once they start plummeting again, if those ghostly wails are anything to go by.]

Go, Liv! [John didn't need to tell the Altaria twice, she had begun to dive the moment the beam of light stopped at the barrier. John shifts so that he's laying flush against Liv to hopefully cut down on wind resistance and better avoid the wires. Once they're past the arrows, he tries calling the Lampent back again but urges Liv onward just in case it fails a second time.]

[If if doesn't work, they should hopefully be able to pull out of the dive a fet feet below the smaller creatures so that John can catch them. If it does work, it won't be until Highwind has the strength to support himself again that the two pull out of their dive. If need be, John will catch just the bat.]

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