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[rollin]

Who: the idiots who think this will actually amount to anything
When: IC 11/23 onward
Where: Various!
What: The rescue mission Yata, Sheba and co. discussed at the citywide meeting!
Rating/Warning: at least PG because some people swear like sailors

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[ Once everyone arrives at the agreed meeting area, the CERES Metro-rail Station at the Residential District, Yata briefs the group on what to do. As discussed in the citywide meeting yesterday, the group will split into six teams that were decided by drawing lots. Everyone should know who they're teamed up with by now. Yata's instructions are simple enough: don't work alone (buddy system!), and if anyone finds anything, report to him. Should the missing arrivals be found, don't wait on anyone's orders. Yata admits that he's not smart enough to call the shots, but if he found who they were looking for, he believes that taking action should be the team's first priority. Anyone is free to protest, but he won't go back on his word.

Then he makes a special shout out to Hiccup and Toothless because look look guys it's a dragon how cool is that okay back to business.

By 9:15 AM, all teams should be on the move! ]

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT | SHOPPING DISTRICT | ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT | TECH DISTRICT | PLEASURE DISTRICT | VIVID

Comments

[alpako]

[ Dressed in the garb of a white mage with a staff in her hands, Saya doesn't know where to look. His tattoos are interesting, almost beautiful, but...at the same time it feels like she's staring at something that should be private. ]

N-Not a lot, but I've been training.

[ Every Friday, in order to try and practice, in order to try and understand her powers, she would come inside with Yata to test herself. It was somehow easier to use her powers in here rather than outside, and she was beginning to understand how to use them. ]

...U-Um, my name's Saya Konohana. [ With that, she offers a bow towards him. ] I'll try my best not to hold you back!

[masakados]

[Saya, you're a nice girl. He's watching her, somewhere between thoughtful and bemused, one of his hands planted on one of his hips.]

Training's still good. That's something, yeah? [He laughs a bit, other hand raising to the side of his neck to rub as he watches her bow. It takes him a moment but he does bow slightly in turn, as though he's out of the habit.] I'm Naoki Kashima. You can just call me Naoki if you want, Saya. [UNHESITATINGLY usin first names]

We're a team for the time being, so don't worry. Just say if you need or wanna ask anything.

[masakados]

[But he's not used to ordering humans-- Except Raidou, and those were more like suggestions than anything tbh.]

Same. I can't sense anyone besides you and me. [This really might be fruitless, but,] C'mon, assistant, the dungeon's this way. We'll run into more monsters there too while we're looking.

[psycholawgy]

[ She laughs at being called assistant. I mean, she does have a name, but c'mon. That was amusing. ]

I'm ready to kick and punch 'em!

[invisibleair]

Jackie-Chan?

[ This conversation is quickly getting out of Saber's knowledge of the current time period! She's a middle ages knight after all!! ]

Is this something women often do with each other? [ She's basically taking notes. ]

[dielectrics]

[ Screw the mission, this has chocolate. ]

As long as you bring me something. I'm gonna go punch a guy for you. Later, Yang!

[masakados]

[Hey, it's what she appointed herself as--]

And I guess I'm ready to be-- leaderly backup. [Even though it doesn't sit right with him still he's so used to fighting that someone else being in charge of it is... weird.]

[dielectrics]

[ Killua is so done with this. So done, he really doesn't care about keeping a low profile any more. Here he thought they'd finally found something — or at least something interesting, and it's a bunch of gangsters with dolls! Lame, this is totally lame.

He pushes Yata's hand off and makes a face at him. ]

It doesn't matter, they're totally useless.

[ The cronies arrive and loom. It's very impressing looming that lasts a few long seconds before the meatiest one says, gruffly: ]

What're you kids doing here? Sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?

[harepiece]

[It's too bad NOW HE'S STUCK. STUCK BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HYPERACTIVE CHILD...

Anyway, he tries to open a few drawers. One's filled with paperwork that he briefly rifles through, but there's nothing interesting in it, of course. A drawer at the top is locked though, and after pulling on it fruitlessly a couple of times, he glances back over his shoulder to Sousei.]

Do you think we should try getting this open?

[It might be more stressballs...]

[codere]

I don't really need a man to protect me. [ Except then there's Archer when she's anywhere, but here.

At least there's Shirou and Saber for this search party. They'll finish up here, return home, and never speak of this district again. Ever. ]

It does make a bit of sense though so I accept it.

[codere]

Geez, I said all of that and it didn't even phase you. What's on your mind anyway?

[ Besides the sex. ]

[codere]

[ Horrible plans. ] Yes, I'm sure of it.

Archer is very insistent that we learn to use other weapons besides the ones we've been trained in.

[psycholawgy]

Leaderly back-up?! No way, Naoki! You're charging head first!

And I'll throw potions at you!

[ A beat. ] And maybe deliver the finishing blow with my... super cool twig!

[deontology]

[Oz... what is he, your muscle...

Sousei gives it a brief glance, but a quick look around the desk doesn't turn up any keys (twice in one day would be too much, wouldn't it...)

So he lifts his sword, still sheathed, and brings the hilt down on the side of the drawer, visible from the side of the desk.

It knocks it right off its hinges, but also clearly snaps the lock. Carry on.]

We may as well be thorough.

[harepiece]

Thanks!

[Yes. Yes, Sousei is the muscle of this operation... He steps to the side in case any lock or drawer pieces come flying at him, but when that's obviously not the case, it's ONWARD TO INTREPID EXPLORING.

Oz stands on his toes to peer into the drawer.]

—Oh.

[It's a collection of tiny glass animal figurines... Which Oz promptly starts carding through to make sure they're all in one piece after that lock destruction!!] I hope we didn't break any...

[faestra]

You t- oof!

[HELP SHE'S BEING HUGGED by a person she also thinks is cute but wow slightly awkward]

Yeah, great way to meet new people... [better than she knew, apparently...! But at least it was a quick hug.]

Two jobs? No... three? Oh, wait, you must be a lawyer at home and then both of those here. The cosplay cafe sounds fun.

[faestra]

... But, people are coming through here all the time, aren't they? If it was that easy to get there then they wouldn't be stuck.

Unless... since they haven't come out of VR yet, they'd just think it was some long dream?

[faestra]

[and then a brief awkward moment settled in because Yuzu did stare a little at the use of "young master." Definitely not an honorific she hears every day... it sounds really butler-y, and therefore kinda strange coming from a person of Peko's age. It must be a very unique situation. ...And probably shady.]

Well... I wasn't that bothered about that, but it's definitely good to know.

[Since they're the ViViD group, she'd be tough enough to protect herself against any not-duelist. Anyway, she does have a point that Hope's Peak isn't relevant here. And if it's just one miniature heir, maybe he won't go around causing trouble for people without the rest of his yakuza brothers...]

I'm still gonna help you two, don't worry. We all need to figure out what's going on with CERES, so there shouldn't be any reason for us to cross or whatever. As long as he doesn't start bullying people around here.

[Don't mind that little footnote, Peko. She's just thinking about her own childhood friend that sometimes needs protecting.]

[psycholawgy]

[ She nods as she lets go of Yuzu. ]

Yeah, I'm a lawyer back home. I wish I could do it here too, but there aren't any laws here. The CEO's kind of a dictator.

[masakados]

Oh, good.

[ACTUALLY THAT'S EASIER]

I've got healing abilities, so you don't need to worry too much about potions.

[psycholawgy]

Oh, wow! Sounds like you can do without me.

[ She stops in her tracks and starts tearing up, humming... ]

All by myself...

[deontology]

[Oh........ Sousei stares down at those figures for a long moment, before actually reaching out to pick one up--a unicorn, and it looks ridiculous.

He's not exactly enchanted, though. Honestly, it's more that--]

Did anyone actually perform their job here?

[rollin]

[ Yata knows they could take the men on with their eyes closed and one hand behind their back, but it doesn't mean that whatever they're doing is completely irrelevant. That's exactly what they want you to think, Killua! But no, here they are with their chance at a decent lead, ruined. He laments this lost opportunity until one of cronies speaks up.

And makes his blood boil. ]

What'd you say?

[ This time, the henchman cracks his knuckles. "I said beat it, kid."

Silence hangs in the air. ]

... Killua, this one's mine.

[ If Killua thought Yata would stay still for another moment, he thought wrong. ]

[invisibleair]

[ If Rin thinks this is a good idea, then what can Saber really say against it?! ]

I do not see the point in learning anything besides my own sword. But I will do as you wish, Rin.

[ BRB buying a sword dildo. ]

[masakados]

That's what I was thinking-- they might not know it's a VR. I didn't realise in the very beginning up until a point...

[And there were other people around then...]