[Day: Wednesday, June 18th. Time: 4:45 p.m.] [Quick recap: You came to Nebel, a small town in the mountains in southern Germany, where Karin was born, looking for Dr. Akira Shibamura, former head Asahara scientist rumored to be in the area. On the way there, you were attacked by the seemingly indestructable Coffinmaker. You temporarily displaced him by dropping him off a cliff, but not before he ruined your car and gave Karin a concussion.] [After walking to Nebel, you discovered Karin's concussion was more serious than you thought, and took her to the only clinic in town. You then proceeded to the general store, only to find that the locals were not very friendly. You fought your way back to the clinic to look for Karin, only to discover the doctor had been killed with her gun, and was holding a syringe full of an unknown liquid.] [Next, you began to make your way towards the castle, temporarily confiscating a car. But then the car broke down. What's more, Coffinmaker reappeared.] [So!] [As it stands now, you're not far from the path that rises up the cliff towards the ominous but supposedly abandoned castle above. The villagers are all behind you, but are steadily making their way towards you with pitchforks, fire axes and other crap, and yes, now they have torches, too.] [And down a side alley to your right is Coffinmaker, who looks no worse for wear from the fall and has two enormous pistols at ready.] [I think that covers most bases. Session Start!] [And roll init!] 2d8+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8+12) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 18. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+7) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 10. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+7) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 16. 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 20. 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8+8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 15. ( waiting for Rose ) 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+8) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 12. (Sorry!) [Togo, Luana, Keiko, Heinrick, Coffinmaker, Roseli, Jamie] [Togo!] ( How far away is he? ) ( About... We'll say 50 feet. ) * Togo chucks a smoke grenade between the group and Coffinmaker. "Run for the castle! I'll rearguard and try to cover us as we go up!" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. ( GET TO THE CHOPP... CASTLE! ) (How far *are* we from the castle?) [Togo tosses a grenade and a pack of Marlboroughs falls out.] [I mean the alley quickly fills with smoke.] [Luana] * Luana runs! And hopes that the Coffinmaker can't see through smoke. [Keiko!] * Keiko frowns as she picks Jamie up off the ground telekinetically and moves as well. She comms, "And you will stop him how?" ( Didn't our comms not work? ) ( They don't. ) (They haven't been working.) (Oh, right.) (s/comms/says out loud) I said cover, not stop! * Jamie gets carried along with her helecopter. [Heinrick!] * Heinrick takes out one of his smoke bomb chemical compounds and adds it to the smoke to cover the area that Togo's doesn't quite cover. "Unfortunately, I don't believe we have much choice. We cannot take all of them." He retreats in the direction of the castle. [There's even more smoke! .................. yep. Sure is smokey.] [There's also the sound fo gunshots. But lucky you, they don't hit.] [Rose!] * Roseli makes for the running for the castle, glad that it at least SEEMS like the Coffinmaker can't see through smoke. [Jamie!] * Jamie 's getting carried by Keiko, so she just listens through the smoke for the sounds of their persuiers. [Togo!] 2d8-10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-10) and gets a natural 4 for a result of -6. * Togo drops more smoke behind them as they run, trying to keep a constant cloud between them and Coffinmaker. ( Do I need to roll to drop the smoke? ) ( Nah ) ( Actually at this point we can probably drop init. ) (RUN!) [So you run for the castle! Coffinmaker fires some more] * Jamie starts to com, remember that it doesn't work and raises her voice in hopes that at least Keiko will hear her. "The-there's fighting up there." She points up twords the castle. [And still misses.] Do you hear Karin? (If only I had weapon encylopedia, I could identify guns by sound! ;p) * Togo keeps tossing smoke behind them as they run, alternating with Heinrick to keep the cover as continuous as possible. I- I don't know. * Roseli nods and keeps running. Talking while running isn't impossible, but it's less fun than not talking. * Keiko has her shield up as she moves, and maybe at one point will get within 100 meters of someone relevant, but probably not! [You begin running up the path it zigzags up towards the castle at the top.] [Coffinmaker emerges from the smoke at some point and takes aim, but before he can fire he's struck over the head with a shovel from one of the townspeople.] [He then turns his attention to them for the moment.] That might be the distraction we need. Let's hope it holds. * Roseli glances back and comments, "Odd." But she keeps jogging. * Keiko mutters, "Mindlessness goes all ways." * Togo keeps on runnin' and droppin' smoke. * Togo looks back up the path. "Rose, what's Jamie have left in terms of firepower?" [You reach the top of the path, where the castle looms before you. Ooooooooo. There's also some bodies on the ground.] * Luana runs and doesn't talk out loud, but she's looking pretty peeved. ~We need a bigger cliff to drop him off of.~ [Luckily the portcullis over the gate is up, and there's no drawbridge or moat to worry about.] * Heinrick casually glances at the bodies to see if any are recognizeable. * Keiko says, "We've... got a cliff now, kinda..." * Keiko smiles weakly at Luana. * Luana smiles back, ignoring the bodies. [They're not recognizable, nope.] * Roseli gasps and replies to Togo, "Pistol - incapacitating and normal." * Roseli glances at the bodies and slows, slightly. Is she checked out on anything heavier? Not personally. Rifle on the chopper. Some wards. So...fairly limited. Though not surprising. * Heinrick takes a breath. "I'm running fairly low on chemicals when it comes down to it. Though I do still have some main stock available." * Keiko thinks at Luana as she looks at how the bodies _died_ and maybe how they're feeling, ~Ah, sorry about the lap. Wasn't thinking.~ * Togo nods. "Let's get inside first, see if we can drop that gate behind us." ~S ~S'okay.~ (Well yes, I was also checking out how they died too. ;P) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 11. (The feeling I believe is limited to you though) (Yeah. I was more making it explicit.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I'm a child of extremes. Have a crit, and a nice day to go with it." (Lucky!) (o/`) (Go you!) * Heinrick adjusts his glasses. "Well. That's promising at least." Hmm? * Heinrick looks at Togo. "It's possible that Miss Oswald is not only still alive, but possibly not quite as captive as we might have thought." * Jamie looks at Heinrick. * Keiko tilts her head. "Is she... fighting?" She shudders a little, "With magic?" * Heinrick gestures to the bodie. "More conventional firearms at least. Though we should hurry before that becomes her last resort." (bodies) * Roseli glances at Keiko, then tells Heinrick, "Better hurry." So saying, she moves it for the entrance. (Is the don't use magic thing even common knowledge?) * Heinrick nods to Rose and moves for the entrance quickly. (I was under the impression that only Rose and Jamie, and probably Keiko because of brane, know at this point.) (Not that I know of, though it wouldn't surprise me if Keiko knew, yes." * Togo heads inside as well. * Luana follows after. (But Heinrick does not know) ( Don't eat pork / not even with a fork / can't touch it! o/~ ) [You head inside. Behind the initial wall is a courtyard. There's a path that leads to the main keep of the castle, but there also seem to be doors to the towers on either end of said keep.] [Also, Roseli's phone suddenly rings!] ( Is there an obvious way to drop the portcullus behind us? ) [There is, in fact, a lever attached to a chain that's likely attached to the portcullis, but since it disappears into a hole in the wall, you can't be 100% sure.] Any objections to dropping the gate behind us? 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+4) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 12. (It's actually attached to Coffinmaker's leg and will instantly gain momentum to yank him through the castle wall and bring him to us.) * Roseli takes out her phone and checks caller ID. ( "Did you know your car warranty was about to expire?" ) * Heinrick heads towards the courtyard. "Actually, I was thinking it might be appropriate to invite Coffinmaker for tea. Perhaps have a nice friendly chat." [It's Felix Vollenstein] No objections from me. Sorry, no tea in my coat. *pulls the lever* * Keiko doesn't bother saying anything, instead floating there with her arms crossed across her stomach. ( Togo, gimme a body roll! ) * Roseli flips open her phone and answers it. "Tavares here." 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. ( Made by a bunch ) [The lever is heavy, but Togo manages to move it without much trouble anyway, and the portcullis drops.] "Had a run in with Coffinmaker, and the villagers seem possessed. Straight out of a horror show. Ran to the castle; Karin's gone missing, trying to find her. Couldn't contact due to electronics malfunctioning." * Roseli nods to Togo. * Jamie blinks as she realizes that electronics work up here and listens to the castle. 2d8+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+1) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 11. * Roseli frowns. "Nene gave us this mission." * Jamie rubs at the side of her head. * Keiko uses the same idea to comm for Karin, ~Check?~ * Roseli keeps walking and/or running with the group, assuming they're going somewhere. * Heinrick slows a bit as Roseli's conversation takes a turn for the worse. He starts listening in. [The comms, odly enough, are still full of static] "Take it up with them." * Luana takes out a piece of chocolate and starts nibbling on it as they go. * Togo walks over to Jamie, and holds out his pistol-sized SMG. "Take this. There's an extra clip in the back acting as a stock. Use it if we run into groups or armored targets, or if you run out of ammo for your chopper." ( http://authorpics.improfanfic.com/Authorpics/JesseLman/Togo%27s%20Weapons/Togo%2 7s%20SMG.jpg for the record ) "Then get us out of here. Our transport's destroyed." * Roseli doesn't sound angry, just matter of fact and clipped. * Jamie nods and takes the gun from Togos hands. [Meanwhile, you walk through the courtyard.] * Heinrick says low to Keiko. "Sense anything at this point?" * Togo nods back at Jamie, then drops back next to Luana. (Do I? I figure not?) * Luana smiles up at Togo briefly before giving her attention back to her surroundings. (Brett?) * Togo smirks down at Luana. "Better living through superior firepower." (I'm... just... gonna go with no?) ( Keiko does sense something about 100 meters ahead. ) Definitely! * Roseli responds, now sounding angry, "Did you hear what I said? The villagers are *possessed*. The nearest police station is *not safe*. We literally can't report in, and we're still missing Karin." * Keiko glances to the gun bunnies, then says back to Heinrick, quietly, "Just at the edge of my senses." * Heinrick nods slightly. "Keep an eye on it. And for Miss Oswald. Though I think it need not be said..." He flicks out a dagger blade. "We need to be on guard. It is sounding as if we are on our own as usual." * Togo walks over to Rose, holds out a hand, and whispers "Let me.". "Hang on. Togo wants to talk to you." * Keiko murmurs back, "Yeah, that's not a change." (Oh. Nix what Rose just said.) * Roseli scowls and practically spits the next series of words. "You have no idea what kind of clusterfuck we're in. If we head for the station, we'll be killed. I'll give you a full report later. Tavares out." * Jamie keeps trying to listen for anything out of the ordinary, as she follows and clutches her new machine gun. * Roseli slams her phone closed and tucks it away. "Might be fired," she comments to the others, before storming off looking like she VERY MUCH wants to kill something(s). * Heinrick rubs his forehead, looking very irritated. "Yes. And we might be killed in the immediate sense. I believe that is more pressing at the moment." * Jamie blinks uncertainly. ... damn, I wanted to do that. * Keiko rolls her eyes and thinks at Luana, ~Who's surprised Blitzkreig are being stupid jerks.~ * Luana swallows her chocolate. "What, get fired?" No, tell them to go fuck themselves with a back of schnitzel. ~I actually miss Lydia. She was never this bad.~ ( s/back/bag ) [Meanwhile, you head into the castle keep, since you didn't say otherwise if you wanted to check out one of the towers. It's cool. The keep opens into a long corridor with several rooms to the sides.]] * Luana says serenely, "As long as they don't fire you for it." * Roseli curses in Portuguese for a while, then says, "For not reporting to the POLICE STATION. I'd like to get killed over something worthwhile, not red tape. Let's find Karin." It would be somewhat ironic that we would not get fired for arresting the president but might for trying to avoid our own deaths. * Jamie looks up and down the coridor and then timidly stands a little bit behind Rose. Agreed, Miss Tavares. * Roseli looks around, then asks Jamie and Keiko, "Catch anything?" (Still forward?) ( Yup ) (And it's not Karin?) * Jamie shakes her head and says softly. "It's there's too much static." ( Nope. ) (... so what are they thinking?) * Keiko replies, "Forward of us. Someone not Karin." * Heinrick heads forward cautiously, trying to catch first sight of anything out of the ordinary * Keiko murmurs, "They're a little nervy." * Roseli nods to Keiko and keeps going, because there aren't many other options, so. She checks her gun. * Jamie , is holding a machine gun, so she checks to make sure the safty is off and there's actually bullets in it. * Heinrick quirks an eyebrow. "Nervy in what way?" * Keiko licks her lips and rubs her collar as she replies, "Worried about someone getting too close. Now there's a few people. Level lower, though... Karin's there." * Luana pulls a pistol out with her free hand and keeps walking. * Heinrick nods slightly. "If worse comes to worse, it cannot be any worse than facing the villagers or what we have to face upon our return." * Jamie follows softly. * Keiko sighs. "Can't follow any of their thoughts. Except one's worried. Great." * Roseli narrows her eyes. She glances around for any direction that seems likely there'd be a staircase. Preferably down, and preferably avoiding these people. [Rose finds one in one of the rooms!] * Togo pulls out his assault rifle as he follows along. [In fact, it disturbingly looks less medieval and more modern.] * Roseli tilts her head to the staircase. "Going down," she comments, before heading thataway. * Jamie follows down the stairs still worrying about Rose being worried. * Heinrick follows along that way as well, making sure everyone else makes it * Jamie stops suddenly at the foot of the stairs, she whispers. "I hear the counting again." (Correction, the head of the stairs!) They have bots. * Keiko murmurs, "You and me both." She rubs her head. * Togo nods, and swaps out for his machine gun. * Heinrick swaps his daggers for some liquid nitro, just to be on the safe side. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. * Luana pockets her chocolate and switches to another pistol. * Roseli murmurs, "Have them, Jamie?" * Jamie shakes her head. "I'm. Not yet." 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-5) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 10. (Gigantic piles of DICE HAT) [There's a skittering noise and what looks like a four-legged metal spider comes scurrying up the stairs towards you. ] ( Togo can give me a mil sci. hardware roll +3 if he wants ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 5. ( Made by 2 ) ( And Togo and Luana can do something before it gets to you, if they want :P ) ( I will after I figure out what it is. =P ) ( Oop. Heinrick and Keiko can go too. ) (I also have milsci!) Spider bomb! Take it out before it gets to us! *fires a burst at it* 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 7. ( But only Togo has probably cause for recognizing it. ) (Ah.) ( Made. ) (How... big is it?) * Luana raises the pistol she just pulled out and fires. (Homing Bullet.) ( It's got a +3 to hit due to its size. ) (I also have milsci, but it's all good.) ( Okay, should I reroll? ) ( Go ahead ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. (Can we all act or is it JUST Togo and Luana?) ( Made. ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-4) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 8. ( ( Oop. Heinrick and Keiko can go too. ) ) (Well, I was figuring I'd try to grab it.) (Miss.) [Togo sends a hail of bullets towards it. And Luana shoots it too. The mine explodes well out of range, lucky for you.] ( Ara? ) ( Huh, Thought Luana had an 8 CV ) (Nope) (So it's small Brett?) Plus you said +3 to hit.) (+()) (Oh yeah, homing bullet) ( Yeah, it's pretty small. But it doesn't matter. Togo destroyed it. ) (Okay) * Roseli keeps going, now on the lookout for homing spiders. (Homing, exploding spiders.) I think it pretty likely they may have heard that though. * Heinrick keeps walking forward quickly and keeps his eyes peeled. Yeah, but they might think it got us. * Togo moves a bit faster down the stairs, gun still at the ready. "Those things crawl up to you and explode." It would be pretty foolish of them not to investigate...*he considers for a moment* Then again, this *is* the opposition... * Jamie tries to find and disable the other bots. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 6. * Keiko smirks faintly to herself and, uh, tries to point their way to the group-of-4. [You get to the bottom of the stairs, where there's 4 security bots that look like vaccuum cleaners with machine guns mounted on the sides. They're surrounding a door, but begin to swivel your way as you reach the bottom of the stairs.] * Roseli glances to Jamie. * Jamie stares at them for a moment and they fall silent, then she smiles up at Rose. * Keiko murmurs, "Karin's in there with one other." Most likely Shibamura. Though we can't assume. *he sighs* That or an unknown contender... * Roseli nods approvingly to Jamie and even manages a small smile. "Ahead, Keiko? Jamie, can you take a bot or two with us?" * Jamie nods. "There are more than twenty left" * Togo tenses as he sees the bots, then lets out a soft 'phew' when they stand down. * Keiko nods slightly. Take one for firepower and keep shutting the others down. * Roseli keeps going. 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-5) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 5. * Heinrick switches to his regular daggers. "When we're all ready. Hopefully we can finish this before reinforcements arrive." * Jamie is followed by a vacumecleaner bot. * Jamie then thinks through the wall to start turning bots ahead off. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-3) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 2. [They're pretty silly looking things that are unlike anything you've seen on the market before, but that said, they don't seem any more impressive than other brands.] [You hang out in the corridor.] * Jamie looks at Keiko. "Uhm... who's in that room?" * Keiko replies, "Karin and someone I don't know." They're ... looking up cloning? * Roseli moves to one side of the room and looks to Togo, gesturing to the door with her head. (s/room/door) * Togo nods, goes up to the door, and tests the handle or whatever. [It's locked!] (KILL EET) (Oh, just blow the handle off and let's bust their asses.) (Or we could use acid or liquid nitro, the universal lockpick) (Do whatever!) (Up to Togo!) ( Metal door? Wood? ) ( Metal. The whole place is more like a secret lab than a castle. ) * Togo steps aside for Heinrick. *whisper* "The lock." * Keiko frowns and says, "The other person disappeared. I don't like that." * Jamie looks at the door and tries to simply listen through it. * Heinrick frowns over to Keiko. "It couldn't be Eileen. You would recognize her." He takes nitro out and freezes the lock to a brittle state. It'll be quieter and less smelly than acid burning. (Liquid nitro obviously.) * Keiko murmurs, "You never know with her." [It freezes.] * Heinrick nods and readies his other weapon. "On three, kick the door, Togo." * Togo nods as Heinrick steps back, and grins at Heinrick as he waits for three, then kicks the door open and charges in clear of the door to let the others through. * Roseli charges in after, gun at the ready. * Heinrick rushes in third and takes a tactical position off to the side, daggers ready and eyes scanning the room quickly. * Keiko floats in after the all of them, shields up. * Jamie is a bit better at rushing than some of her previous attemts, but sore feet don't help much. * Luana hurries in, gun up and ready. [You burst into the room. There's a bunch of computers and SCIENCElike equipment. Karin's at one of them. She swirls around, raising her own gun, but quickly lowers it when she sees who you are.] (Anyone else in the room?) ( Nope! ) * Roseli takes a quick look around and lowers her own gun, pacing farther into the room to make sure she's all right. "Karin. What happened?" Karin, you're okay! (How's Karin looking?) * Jamie blinks and waits near the door. ( Unsteady ) (Any other exits to the room?) ( Nope. ) * Keiko smiles a little at Luana's cheer and moves back near the door and Jamie, then. Best not to let her get surprised alone! * Heinrick looks at her as well. "If it weren't for your handiwork out front, I would think you a rather welcome guest here." He lets out a breath and lowers his guard just slightly. ["I was attacked at the hospital. I had to run. I tried to get word to you, but my comm stopped working. Are you alright?"] * Roseli nods. "Also attacked. Coffinmaker found us again. Figured you were here, so tried to track you down." Got a call from HQ. Looks like we might be fired or arrested. Not sure yet. How did you get in here? We are. But more importantly, do you have an idea of what is happening in town? If this has occured before or is this recent events? [She nods. "It seemed too cliche to be true, but they really did build a secret base in the abandoned castle."] [Karin shakes her head. "I don't know."] * Roseli nods and takes a look at what's on the monitor Karin's examining. * Keiko asks, impolitely, as is Keiko's way, "Who was in here with you." ( Gimme a bio sci roll Rose! ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. (Made by two!) [Karin glances to the side. ".... Catherine Wyatt."] * Togo stands guard near the entrance to the room while the others work things out. (... whoa, whoa.) (Claude's mage?) Old classmate? The one working with Sherman? * Roseli eyes the monitor, then waves Heinrick over. "Take a look at this." * Keiko tilts her head a moment, then finds herself in a significant lack of caring as she looks back out the door. "Who thinks in math? Is that one of them?" * Heinrick raises an eyebrow at Rose for a second then makes his way over to the monitor as well. [She nods. "Or was. She says she's not working with Sherman anymore, but a Mitsuji Ueda." As Rose inspects the monitor, Karin gestures towards it herself. "She was looking at these cloning files of Shibamura's. I don't know what for."] (What's the BioSci specialization, Brett?) ( Physiology I guess ) * Keiko looks back towards them. "Cloning?" * Keiko floats that direction now too. * Jamie nods slightly. (I would have suspected genetics but...) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5. [Karin frowns. "I know I should have arrested her, but I'm in no condition to fight with her. Plus she helped me escape from the bots. If only for a little while."] (Anyhow make by 5.) (Err, 6) Don't worry. We won't report it if you won't. Any idea why the group broke up? * Togo snaps his head back around at the mention of Shibamura cloning. "... what kind of clones?" (7 if I'm right about the genetics stuff with cloning) [Karin shakes her head at Rose. "She saved me, but we're still on different sides, even if she is an old classmate. She didn't tell me much." She looks at Togo next. "I'm not sure. Something for this Ueda." She pauses, then says, "She kept talking about him. I think she might have feelings for him."] Jamie, download and erase what you can. * Jamie nods and gets on that. [Karin holds up a hand. "Wait, there's one more thing. Catherine mentioned this base was built by the Society."] * Togo nods, pauses, then shakes his head and relaxes again as he goes back to guarding the entrance. * Heinrick ponders as he reads for a moment. "Did she mention anything about where this file was last used?" * Roseli sighs. "Even better." She moves to take up a guard position, too. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-4) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 2. [Karin shakes her head. "But this proves Shibamura is here."] Take him out? HQ wants us back immediately. * Keiko groans quietly to herself. ["And the Society has someone called the Head Scientist. He might be here, too."] * Roseli gives a small snerk at that. "Director told us to report to the police station." * Keiko blinks. "The Head Scientist?" Here? Isn't that... a lot of scientist in one place? [Karin frowns. She looks to Keiko. "I don't know for sure.... but how many secret bases can they have?"] * Heinrick shakes his head. "It's a pretty skillfully written entry." He frowns. "Though the consciousness of cloning has always been in suspect." He shakes his head. "But in theory, you could have a veritable army recreated in days with the proper resources. Possibly sooner." ["Actually, I haven't seen a single person in this base so far."] Shibamura's Asahara. They always had tons of bases. But nowadays... (I hate saying this, but I need to be up at 7:00 or so tomorrow morning, so I have to sleep soon. :() I'm only sensing a handful. So that would make sense. * Togo pulls out his medpak. "Anyone need medical attention while we have a minute?" There's a Doctor Shibamura in the records... he started a few months ago. Lines up. * Luana shakes her head. The townspeople turning still bothers me though... Mind control device. Remember? Yes but it required a power source last time. * Roseli nods, slowly. * Keiko sighs a little, thinking at Luana, ~Y'ok?~ ~I'm fine. I'm glad Karin's alright, I'm just worried that the Coffinmaker will catch up to us.~ And why not affect the team directly if it had that sort of impact? I mean, some would probably be immune but if the rest turned... * Togo shrugs, and gives himself a shot with the medpak before putting it away. * Keiko nods and thinks back at her, ~Maybe, s'shy we gotta go faster than we are.~ She then points down, saying out loud, "2 people below us, and that's it." We would need to find the power source before transport is a viable option. * Roseli lets out a sigh, then says, "Listen." * Jamie finishes going through the records, but doesn't say anything due to new orders. [Karin speaks to Heinrick. "There's an agent they have to inject before it will work."] [She shudders. "It almost happened to me."] * Roseli grimaces, then continues: "Vollenstein called me and told me that our mission - take out Shibamura - is null and void." [Karin stares at Rose. "What?"] * Heinrick turns to Karin. "The sample we have?" He then looks over at Roseli and quiets. You heard me. Director followed up saying that we should abandon you and report to the 'nearest police station'... [She scratches her head. "I don't know. Science is not really my department."] * Roseli really makes those air quotes come across. "And by not doing so, we'll be arrested." [Karin frowns. "I see.... So that's why..."] So now we're criminals. If Shultz is to be believed. Rescue chopper should be here in forty-five. * Keiko frowns and glances to Heinrick, then Rose, then says, annoyed, "The math guy is rushing to do something!" * Roseli looks to Karin and waits for her to finish. * Jamie feels very confused by conflicting orders and stays silent. * Luana 's eyes widen and she covers her mouth with one hand. Right. Let's go kill some criminals we shouldn't. Jamie, done with the computer? ["I thought something was strange when Nene gave us this mission. It would be easier to get her by chopper. What's more, even though I grew up in the area... face it, you wouldn't really need me to find Shibamura."] * Togo nods. "We'll deal with the suits when we get back. Shibamura can't get away." * Roseli nods to Karin. * Jamie nods and firms up. "I copied everything I don't understand, there's another resercher here named Peter Klien." * Heinrick then readies his daggers. "As I said, until the town is a viable option, our mission still stands." He smiles slightly. "Unless sacrificing agents is a long term business strategy. It would not surprise me." ["And one more thing, she told me not to bring Cyra. I didn't think much of it at the time, since I didn't want to bring her back to a place that holds such terrible memories for her, but... Guardians and their wards are never ordered to be seperate. It undermines the fuction of Blitzkrieg."] * Keiko exhales quietly, thinking at Luana, ~Made a promise. They'd die first.~ * Roseli nods to Karin again, then ask Jamie, "Anything about him?" (+s) * Heinrick then raises an eyebrow at Karin, and then rubs his eyes. "Of course. Nene was also present during the missions with the President. How blind of me." * Luana nods and lowers her hand. She's breathing heavily. I...'m not sure what he was doing. We can speculate later though. Something to do with the mind controll machine. * Keiko floats over near Luana and puts her hand on her shoulder, before saying, "Peter Klien is probably the nervous one downstairs." [Karin frowns at Heinrick. "Can we?" She shakes her head. "No, nevermind. We've got to get back quickly. I need to see Cyra."] Destroy the computers. * Luana grabs Keiko's hand and manages to not hyperventilate. * Heinrick nods slightly to Keiko. "All I needed to know." He makes his way towards the doorway slowly, weapons at the ready. * Heinrick also keeps his eye peeled for more threats. (Rather, erase what Rose said.) (Sorry. She did tell Jamie to erase all info on there, right? That's about as good as it gets and isn't immediately noticeable.) (Yep) (Unless she can stick a virus on there. XD) (But it's not as cathartic. ;_;) * Jamie makes sure to go after the backups too. (I could) (Sure! It'll be FUN.) (And goddamn we need catharsis) * Keiko 's eyes widen and she grabs Luana's hand back, before whispering to her, "Come on, girl," and heading after Heinrick. She adds in thought, ~Stick with me here, huh?~ * Togo notices Luana's reaction, walks over, and ruffles her hair. "Don't worry, kid. I've been dealing with bureuacratic bullshit like this for years. They'll yell, they'll scream, but they damn well need us, so nothing'll come of it." (Also, I'ma need to sleep. ^^; Can we end soon?) * Keiko frowns a little. "Klein is running for their underground train." [As Togo says that, somewhere far away, a figure hidden in a shadow gives an ominous laugh.] [End.]