Endgame: In This Last of Meeting Places

[animusmods]

Characters: Aria, Zo, open
Setting: floor 001 for now
Format: action brackets
Summary: Aria and Zo reappear quite suddenly.
Warnings: standard animus event warnings

Aria and Zo tumble out of the elevator more than they step out of it. They look worse for wear; Zo's covered in minor scrapes and bruises, and Aria'a left arm hangs at her side uselessly, bloody and mangled. As soon as they're on solid ground, Zo turns and forces the elevator doors shut without touching them, leaving the broken car lodged in place behind it, and Aria slides to the floor, gasping for breath. They're both on high alert even for all their exhaustion.

SPEAK TO ARIA
SPEAK TO ZO
ESCAPE
-FLOOR EIGHT

Comments

[sageprincess]

[Zelda will follow, hovering rather obviously. She's been terribly worried.]

Were you followed?

[animusnpcs]

Whatever their plans are for all of you. [She looks at the elevator shaft again.] Probably. We should keep moving.

[no_longer_a_king]

Where do you need to go? [She glances at Zelda.] We can have people escort you and keep them from following you. [Because if those things are still following them, then they can ask further questions later.]

[sageprincess]

[She nods firmly, also giving the elevator a glance that's more like a glare.]

We will not let them harm you or Zo any further.

[morphballin]

[Having been sticking to the fringes while Zelda and Arturia see to Aria - they know her better, so she's letting them handle that part.

However, when the subject of defense comes up, Samus' face shifts to one more serious, and after a flash of light, she's enveloped by her power suit - now fully operational.

Ready, willing - prepared to fight.]

Just put me between them and you two.

[animusnpcs]

The hidden floor. [The elevator shaft groans and crunches, like something is trying to tear through it.] They're not after all of you right now. Be careful.

[She starts to head toward the staircase with Zo.]

[no_longer_a_king]

[And this will be when Arturia climbs on the table to rally everyone together. Feel free to skip her if you guys continue the thread.]

[sageprincess]

[Zelda will trot after Aria and Zo. If Arturia is rallying the residents, maybe she's free to--]

Please, allow me to escort you. [Her voice is tinged with a bit more desperate concern than her words imply.] I know my barriers likely cannot hold a candle to Zo's, but I can hold them off should they break through our barricades.

[morphballin]

I...

[Samus glances between Zelda and Arturia, then down at her gun. A decision needs to be made here, but she's not certain where she's best suited - so she'll defer to the wisdom of her friend.]

Shall I go with you, or help with this?

[As she says this, she gestures toward Arturia's barricade efforts.]

[animusnpcs]

[The elevator doors burst open.]