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

[great_king_of_evil]

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])

Comments

[earthshards]

[Well, that gets a very wry, if pained-looking grin out of him.] I've had worse.

[If only he could use Curaga. If only.]

[prayed]

[The loss of supernatural powers slows Kyoko's progress down the elevator shaft to a far more reasonable pace, and for a brief moment she almost finds herself plummeting, but with some effort she's able to continue jumping from wall to wall and work her way down. Upon moving down the cables--enough that Homura behind won't have to come to an abrupt halt, and also to avoid smacking into the people below her--, she'll make an attempt to jump from the wall she landed and onto the cable itself, aiming to grab it with one hand, while wrapping buckling her knees around it.

If she's able to grasp the cable with one hand, her other hand, still holding her spear, will move forward to stab her spear at the opposite wall. Ideally, she'd be able to drive it into it and bring her to a halt or at least prevent her from skidding.]

(ooc: let me know if i need to edit any of this.)

[animusnpcs]

[Kyoko lands with no real difficulty, given her mostly controlled descent, though the elevator cable does wrap around her legs somewhat. Her spear doesn't pierce the wall, but it does prevent her sliding just from the force alone.]

[rewindingly]

[ As much as Homura wants to assure herself that Kyoko is okay, there is hardly any time for it. She has to focus on herself. Like Kyoko, she manages to mostly keep herself from freefalling helplessly by forcing herself from wall to wall.

Unlike Kyoko, she doesn't have a spear for slowing herself down. All she can do is to grab the cable when it comes into view and count on the rappelling techniques she read over to get control over her fall. She doesn't want to risk hurting Kyoko with her landing. ]

[animusnpcs]

[Homura's arm wrenches painfully, her wrist being twisted almost to the breaking point--but not quite. Aside from that, she manages well enough.]

[rewindingly]

[ Homura clenches her teeth. It takes a lot of willpower not to let go of the cable, but the rest of her body's safety trumps her wrist. Sorry, wrist.

When she lands she is slightly pale and shaky, but a few deep breaths and internal pep talks help smooth this over. She silently and carefully moves her wrist to make sure it isn't broken before returning her attention to the team. Kinda. Mostly to Kyoko. ]

[prayed]

[The second Kyoko is able to stabilize herself she begins the process of shaking the cables off of her legs, one at a time, in a careful movement to prevent making it any worse. A safe landing will do her no good if she gets tangled up.

Her head jerks up when Homura lands though, snapping her back to the reality that she's has other people to worry about, with Homura at the top of the list. Her eyes narrowing as she watches the Puella Magi secure her position on the cable, moving down it best she can to accommodate her. She's drop her spear to try to catch her if needed, but fortunately that doesn't prove necessary.]

Oi! You okay up there?

[She glances down and as an afterthought adds,]

What about the rest of you? Everyone still alive?

[gradosfinest]

[Amelia has since started to lower herself on the cable she's on, trying to get down to the same level Shepard and Labrys are on since she grabbed onto the cables quite a bit further up from them. She's careful about it, and there's certainly something different about the way she's carrying herself. This isn't like messing around on the other floors.

They're neck deep in a dangerous situation, and there's more on the line than just her own life.]

I'm alive, but we've got a couple of people injured. I know Labrys isn't in good shape, but by the sounds of it we're all here at least.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I-I'm...I can keep goin'.

[Labrys' one-handed grip on the cable faltered slightly, and she slipped down an inch or two before holding on tighter.]

I don't wanna slow anybody down, though.

[animusnpcs]

[It's eerily silent in the elevator shaft. The whole thing seems to be shivering a little, though it doesn't affect the cable at all.]

[earthshards]

We're fine! [It takes about a minute and a lot of wincing on his end before he gets his arm untangled from the cables. Once that is finished, though, he starts to slowly head down the cables, hoping to catch up with the others that were further down.]

Latest bloody tag ever, SOB.

[risingshepard]

We could be a lot worse off than this!

[Don't jinx it, commander.

Shepard starts heading down either way, also careful on the approach, due to the amount of blood coating the cables.]

[animusnpcs]

[It's very cold in the elevator shaft. In fact, it seems to be getting colder.]

[gradosfinest]

[Amelia remains adamant on climbing down the cable to roughly Labrys' level, frowning at her situation.]

Just hold on for a moment, we can get you the rest of the way down I think... anybody know which door we're trying to go through down here?

[... something is wrong though, when the elevator shaft seems to shiver she looks up again for a moment, eyes trailing along the wall as though expecting something to leap out and attack.]

... why is it getting so cold?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I c-can handle it myself. Don't worry 'bout me.

[Labrys swallowed any sense of lingering pain, looking up and down the shaft nervously before muttering:]

...am I even supposed t' be able t' feel that?

[She shook her head, carefully loosening her grip enough to slide down the cable slowly.]

I ain't sure what door we're aimin' for. I'd say just pick one before this turns any worse.