KANAYA: *Kanaya answers the door after a moment and peeks out cautiously before opening the door for Nepeta.*
NEPETA: :33 < hi kanaya! did you hear we are suppawsed to play a game together???
KANAYA: Word Gets Around At Medium Speed Around Here
KANAYA: Are We Going To Do That Now
NEPETA: :33 < it does s33m to go a little slower than prefurred *shrugs*
NEPETA: :33 < well its not exactly like im busy with much! i would like to if you would
NEPETA: :33 < we should purrobably pick a third player though
NEPETA: :33 < i was thinking feferi!
KANAYA: If I Recall Properly Karkat Wanted Me To Ask Her Anyway
NEPETA: *steps back and beckons her over so they can pull up fef's door*
NEPETA: :33 < really? he just gave me open choice
NEPETA: :33 < eifur way i think she is our best bet!
KANAYA: *Nodding, she steps out, pulling the door closed behind her, and then turns the dial to Feferi's door and knocks.*
NEPETA: *clasps her hands behind her back to rock on her heels in wait*
FEFERI: *She was well aware that she was doing nothing less than wasting time in her room by herself but after her talk with Gamzee, she felt like it's what she needed. A couple hours of this tomfoolery and she still hadn't got her goggles back from Sollux. This was ridiculous. A measured knock at her door drew her out of her meditative laziness and she perked up from her bed, almost knocking the computer from her bed.* W)(at? )(i, come in!!! *calls out a little too loudly*
NEPETA: *opens the door anyway to wave*
NEPETA: *gon draw you out into our girly clutches*
NEPETA: :33 < hi! actually maybe you could come out here with us??? :00
FEFERI: *The door opens to a blinking, confused Fef who waves anyway before realizing it's Nepeta and Kanaya. She springs from her pile of blankets and pillows to go up and greet them, a little bit disheveled.* W)(oops, sorry! W)(at's going on again??
FEFERI: )(i Glubnaya! Nepeta! *beams at them, stepping out to meet them*
KANAYA: Do You Want To Play A Game
NEPETA: :33 < but not the fashion game quite yet!
NEPETA: :33 < the leaders all had a big m33ting and they picked us to purrlay pillar of fall
NEPETA: :33 < and we want to pick you as our teammate!
FEFERI: O)( yea)(!! S)(ore! *bobs her head in an enthusiastic nod, her energy coming back* I didn't even know t)(e leaders were even )(AVING a meeting. I'm just saying but... T)(at was a reely good nap!
FEFERI: *bounces on the soles of her feet, glancing excitedly between the two of them* Is it going to be us t)(ree??
NEPETA: *feferi is so cute with sleepy hair,,,*
NEPETA: :33 < yes! i think we can handle it, whatefur it is
FEFERI: O)(, I'm just asking in case SOM--E of us need to keep up wit)( t)(e pace. *snarky snark aimed at the old lady of the group kanay-e west*
FEFERI: *yes the bed head is amazing it defies at least two levels of gravity probably*
KANAYA: *She just folds her arms.*
KANAYA: Dont Worry About Me
KANAYA: Ill Try To Keep Up With Your Lightning Fast Banter
FEFERI: W)(ale good! I don't want to )(ave to slow down for ANYMOBY, )(e)(e)(e. *snickers, feeling totally pumped like she's just itching to take off as it was*
FEFERI: Water we waiting for? W)(ic)( game are we playing? Let's go rig)(t now!!! 3:D
KANAYA: Youre Very Excited For Someone Who Has No Idea What She Is About To Do
NEPETA: *she had already scurried to the terminal, but oh boy. She is listening.*
NEPETA: :33 < we are playing pillar of fall! um... *gonna tap at these keys now...*
FEFERI: Nope! But it doesn't mean I )(ave to be all 'tudey' about it. As in attitude. Like your attitude?? *hahah zing*
NEPETA: *fef that was weak*
KANAYA: *She joins Nep at the console.*
KANAYA: Ill Try To Tone It Down
FEFERI: *comes up behind Nepeta also who cares dont rain on my parade*
NEPETA: *fef gets an eyebrow raise from the nepeanut* :33 < oookay!
NEPETA: :33 < i think i got it to work
FEFERI: Cool!!! My turn! *enters her own information. This doesnt really occur to her that neither kan nor nep have played games before*
NEPETA: *watches her like ohhh okay so it's definitely this. right. gotcha. gonna glance up at the holoboard hmm our names arent there yet they DO only show up once we are in a portal*
FEFERI: T)(e Pillar of Fall, )(u)(. *glances down at her skirt. Will they be falling?? Wow thats kind of EXCITING. Good thing she has a bathing suit underneath*
NEPETA: :33 < i really have no idea what its going to be
NEPETA: :33 < i just know we have to play fast and get as many rings as we can so we can help tavros!
KANAYA: *She examines her shoes, and then looks at the others.*
KANAYA: So How Do We Open The Game
NEPETA: *looks at feferi like ah this is your domain*
FEFERI: Glub yes!!! Okay, follow M---E. *springs forward towards the escalator. Yes, nothing about this has changed at all, cool. Hurray! She waves at Nep and Kan to follow*
NEPETA: *all but dashes after her, quite excited as well*
KANAYA: *She clips after 'em at a reasonably speedy pace, using her long legs to cover distance.*
FEFERI: Are you ready? I am SO ready. *feels like she could ride the escalator but naaah. She runs up the stairs, two at a time instead. Aint nobody got time for this, yo*
FEFERI: *zoop zoop zoop* I won!! *reaches the top*
NEPETA: *nep totally uses her hands to bound up these stairs really fucking fast behind her wheeee* :33 < you only won beclaws its narrow ;PP
FEFERI: Ps)(. -Early feat)(erbeast catc)(es t)(e worm! *grins and swipes her hand over the keypad* I'll go in first!!!
KANAYA: *She steps off after them, smiling at their antics despite her growing wariness about the game.*
NEPETA: *looks around at the surrounding portals, following Feferi to the one with the keypad and noting to mimic her actions to sign in*
NEPETA: *turns around to look at kanaya gotta check on mama* :33 < are you ready???
KANAYA: *She rolls up her sleeves and nods firmly.*
KANAYA: Ready When You Are
NEPETA: *beams at her* :33 < okay! ill go in next
NEPETA: *zeep zop zoop these are gills of action*
FEFERI: *gives them a stiff salute* I'll meet you on t)(e ot)(er side, ladies. >3:I
FEFERI: *cannonballs into portal* W)(ooo!!!
NEPETA: *there she go again*
NEPETA: *waits a bit before jumping into the portal after her* :33 < wh3333!
KANAYA: *She bides her time, sucks in a breath, sets her shoulders, and then leaps into the portal after her friends.*
[Upon entering the portal you immediately experience a very strange sensation; There is the tingly falling through the dark akin to being prodded all over with fiber optic cables, and then a sudden, more complete, darkness. When did you close your eyes? Did you fall asleep somehow? You can't say for sure. Either way, you are now lying down within a pod of sorts, unable to see or even move all that much until the door is opened.]
NEPETA: *gasps in surprise and also vague discomfort-- oh no, this wasn't anything close to what she had expected, not that she even knew what she had been expecting time to call out feferi and kanayas names in confusion*
FEFERI: *Everything is okay. The dark isn't scary, Nepeta! At least there seems to be a floor or a surface to lie down on. Hums, or tries to anyway, while she waits for the suffocating presence to loosen its grip on her voice and body. Do do doo do.*
KANAYA: *Kanaya is less than comfortable, but she knows struggling will only work herself up. She lies perfectly still and hopes her clothes don't get creases.*
[A muffled female voice relays orders with military calm, and you can tell it is coming over speaker from outside. "Attention, all combat personnel. Please report to your action-stations. 5th platoon, secure air-locks on deck II. 14th platoon rendezvous with 22nd tactical at Bulkhead 14." None of this will mean anything to you of course, but the underlying urgency of the situation is plain. You can just about hear Nepeta, though her words will be indistinct.]
NEPETA: *the voice is mildly startling, but mostly for the fact that yeah those words mean absolutely nothing to her what the*
FEFERI: *Oh snapper fish. We about to get deep fried ladies, brace urselves.*
NEPETA: *gonna frown and listen*
["This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill." As if to underline just how much of not a drill it is, just then the glass of the pod you are in turns translucent, enough for you to see out. You seem to have found yourselves in some large, gunmetal gray hangar with fantastically futuristic looking architecture. There are technological relays and panels all over the room, including a station right in front of where your three pods stand in a line. If you wave you'll be able to see each other, but that's pretty much all you can do for now.]
FEFERI: *Immediately waves at Nepeta to get her attention. Yo yo yo!*
NEPETA: *eyes widen as she takes in this scene, but then there's feferi waving and she waves back, glancing for kanaya*
FEFERI: *This reminds Fef vaguely of Eridan's stupid war movies tho. She may or may not have bitten off more than she can chew here but hey, they were MADE for the warfront. Let's not get cold feet just yet.*
KANAYA: *She turns her head to look at Nepeta and Feferi in turn, finding them trapped in a similar situation as herself.*
[A bright light flashes a piercing blue from a screen on the station as the voice calls out once more. "Attention all personnel. We are re-engaging the enemy. External and internal contact imminent." Then there is a hydraulic hissing sound as the pods open, and when you clamber out you can finally tell that you've been kitted out in some very neat space battle armor - dull khaki colors for the warmer-blooded amongst you and a cute if inappropriate pink for Feferi. The only thing missing are helmets, which are sitting waiting, horn holes and all, on the nearest clear surface.]
FEFERI: *clambers to her feet, feeling REALLY BADASS in this body suit armor. Stares down at herself and then looks around.* )(oly glubbing kracken s)(it, guys.
NEPETA: *The second she's able, she does clamber out of the pod only to find that yes they were dressed for battle, and in an instant, the only uncertainty she had was for what they were to be fighting. Fighting was easy, fighting she could do--*
NEPETA: :33 < wow you are pink
KANAYA: *She hops up and out of the pod and looks herself up and down, and then the others, and then their immediate area.*
KANAYA: This Might Put Up A Good Fight Against The Fashion Game
NEPETA: *flexes her fingers to make fists, she turns her head and spots the helmets* :33 < we should purrobably put those on right about now
KANAYA: *She agrees and grabs her helmet, observing suspiciously the horn holes before donning it.*
FEFERI: *Quickly gathers her hair up in a messy bunch and snags the matching helmet. Hopefully this will work guys*
NEPETA: *Nep has no issue with the helmet her hair is short and her horns are pretty thick here we go*
[The light flashes again, and a hologram figure of a small scale blue lady who Jake would like very much appears from out of one of the stations on the other side of the room. She beckons you over, seeming unperturbed by the siren that has just begun to emanate from somewhere in the distance.]
NEPETA: *turns her head to look around when the siren starts, oh a blue lady we should go see what thats about*
FEFERI: GLUB GLUB, T-EST. CAN YOU )(-EAR M-E. *spots the hologram lady and follows nepepe's lead with eyes flickering up at the flashing lights.*
KANAYA: *Kanaya is resistant at first, but she signed up for this game so she steps forward.*
FEFERI: *pokes Kanaya's helmet with an armored gloved like lighten up. Hahaha, get it.*
KANAYA: *She flicks Feferi's helmet back, no joke involved.*
NEPETA: *i hear mischief but ill have to focus on it later for there is a small blue lady here in front of us*
[She sounds surprising human when she speaks, allowing herself a half-smile at the helmet antics. "It's good to have your assistance on this. The enemy has got us on the run, despite my best efforts. My sensors show inbound Covenant boarding craft, so you are to report to either defensive position Alpha or Beta and stand by to repel boarders." She seems to pause to survey you, tilting her head to one side and flickering briefly. Then a panel on the wall behind her slides back, revealing some rather intimidating space weaponry. There are hand guns, rifles, something that looks like a submachine gun - Not that they'll look even remotely familiar or useable to any of our blade-wielding lady friends here. "Would you like a brief instructional review on the use of UNSC weaponry before you go?"]
KANAYA: Can We Use Our Own Weapons
FEFERI: *It's just like one of the alternian space soap operas. Too bad no tridents though. Dang.*
FEFERI: *She held the crosshairs one time, does that count??*
NEPETA: *Surveys the weapons, squinting. How the hell do you use those things?*
["You are free to attempt to do so, yes, but it's not advisable. You don't want to get too close to Covenant soldiers, and most combat will be long range."]
FEFERI: So you... point it and s)(oot t)(em rig)(t? *gives the weapons a doubtful look* I'd like to sea t)(e instructional review, please!
KANAYA: I Second That Motion
NEPETA: *repeats a few of the blue lady's words under her breath* :33 < hmmm yes a review please
[“Very well. You may pick any of the weapons displayed here, though due to your inexperience I would recommend the more simple hand weapons for now. Either the M60 pistol or the MA58 assault rifle, depending on how strong you believe yourself to be." She points to first a single handed then a double handed gun. They look pretty lethal, but you can at least tell which is the blasty end and which is the trigger. "Once selected, the… point and shoot method is best. Crosshairs will appear on your visor screen to assist you in aiming. As for ammo, they are all fully loaded but you will likely still need to re-load as you go. Ammo can be found throughout the ship, and is picked up simply by standing near them. The same goes for health kits." All of this is spoken crisply and professionally, with no pause for breath. “Are there any further questions?”]
KANAYA: *She picks the double-handed MA58 without hesitation and raises it to her shoulder experimentally, squinting into the crosshairs.*
NEPETA: *eyes bounce between the weapons, but with just as little hesitation she selects two of the smaller guns, weighing them in her hands. Contemplative humming. She's getting in the zone.* :33 < this should be good
FEFERI: *Eyes flint between the offered weapons and she only hestiates for a second before arming herself with the assault rifle. She'd figure out whether this was a good idea or not, later.* Ooo)(. Deadly! *says with a pointed grin, holding it up at arm's length*
NEPETA: *testing the mobility of her arms with the weight of these guns yeah no she's good.* :33 < are we ready then?
FEFERI: Pew pew pew! Yep! T)(ink so! )(e)(e)(e! *also continues weighing it in her hands but then stands at attention at Nepeta's question*
[The AI hologram nods approvingly and opens her mouth to speak, but any further explanation is curtailed by the sound of a distressingly close explosion. She continues to look calm, most likely because she doesn't have a shootable body. You guys however do, so with another flicker from the blue lady a nearby door whooshes open. "And not before time. Proceed to either one of the defensive positions immediately - follow either the red or the blue arrows painted on the floor. You must hold off the boarders until the hyper-drive is ready to make the jump. Oh, and watch out for their Elites. Good luck."]
NEPETA: *She snaps her gaze to the door and tightens her grip on her guns, entertaining a brief moment of disquiet upon hearing the explosions and figuring that yes there were other things out there with weapons probably scarier than the ones they had. Well, now or never* :33 < come on! *and she darts forward, immediately seeking out the blue arrows on the floor to follow them*
*Your guide flickers one last time and then disappears, and the corridor you step into seems like more of the same: Windowless, utilitarian and above all else gray. Apart from those arrows of course, the blue ones leading right and the red ones pointing left. It's quite a long corridor actually, with more doors visible at either side.*
KANAYA: *She follows Nepeta swiftly, looking to either side swiftly.*
FEFERI: *Woah! Nepeta's setting the pace here and Fef has no trouble darting off after her. That explosion was pretty close, but she can't see exactly where it came from. That corridor doesn't look all that appealing for guns though. She tails Nepeta closely and keeps one eye out for Kanaya. Just stick together! This could turn out to be really fun!*
[Luckily for you, when you're about half-way to the door indicated by the blue arrows it is the one at the other end that is destroyed by yet another fiery blast, leaving that way completely impassable. You feel the shockwave, but it should give you more of a boost along than knock you to the ground. Only one way to go, then.]
NEPETA: *Flinches a little at the sound and tremor in the air, but does indeed use the momentum to push herself faster, trusting that the other two girls were behind her and would make it to the door at the same time*
KANAYA: *She glances behind her quickly at the sound of the explosion, but keeps running at Nepeta's heels. She's enjoying the armor and the feel of a gun on her shoulder and is considering adopting this look for good.*
FEFERI: *Zoom!!! The boost enhances her sense of EXCITEMENT and this girl could probably run forever with a great big smile on her face. Let's get to that door ladies! This was going to be such a fun story to tell to people when they got back.*
[The door slides open automatically, leading into a narrower, darker hallway that is lit predominately by a flashing red strip overhead. You can hear the sound of a low but persistent siren now, and the hallway slopes downwards towards another door. That door is half open, and looks scorched. You can't see much through it yet, just another dark grey room lit by a light could be fire. The voice from before chimes in with some encouraging words. "Alert! All hands! Boarding parties on port decks 4, 7 and 12! Move to engage!]
[Once you do squeeze through the gap in the jammed door you step out into a more open area, coming through from the side into a wide rectangular room.]
[There are open entranceways on either side, and a number of crates and computer stations scattered about at waist height. One of said computers is indeed burning, casting an eerie glow over proceedings. The floor shudders minutely, and there is the sound of heavy footfalls approaching from the entranceway to the left.]
NEPETA: *The lights and confined space were things she was not used to in the slightest, and in order to get through this smoothly she has to compare it to what she knows best. This is just a patch of trees so thick she needs to run in a straight line, that's all. When they get to the next room, she tries not to pause despite looking around for where they were supposed to go. At the sound of the footfalls, she snaps her head to the side to look before motioning for the girls to follow her behind a wall of crates* :33 < back here!
NEPETA: :33 < duck and we can see how many there are first *sinks low and positions one of her pistols at a space between two crates wow i hope this works*
FEFERI: *Fef immediately follows Nepeta's lead behind the crates, their first wave of enemies just within their line of sight. She scoots over to make room for Kanaya too, nodding at Nepeta's orders as she kept her head low. If anybody knew anything about hunting, it was going to be her. The gun slinged over her shoulder wasn't as easily mobile as Nepeta's pistols though but she kept her hands itching to grab them in case they needed to.*
KANAYA: *She has accepted Nepeta as their leader and crouches down beside her and Feferi. She scans the room around her and then checks to make sure her gun is loaded and ready to fire. She clicks the safety off.*
[Around the corner come two tall, stiffly moving humanoid shapes clad in blue-gray armor. They have very little neck, weirdly shaped feet, and they are pointing loudly beeping weapons in your direction. You have maybe two seconds before shots are fired.]
KANAYA: *She doesn't wait the two seconds before peering through the crosshairs at the neck of the nearest creature and pulling the trigger. What will happen? She has no idea how the f*ck this gun works.*
NEPETA: *Those are two seconds she is not going to waste; there's no question about what they were supposed to do here and she squeezes one eye shut as she focuses her aim at, coincidentally, the neck of the other guy. You always go for the neck.*
[The shells fired are not so much bullets as they are beams of piercing white light that rocket across and zap singed holes right through the weak points in that armor. You do not want to get hit by that at all, and those guys made that mistake, so they collapse silently to the ground.]
[For now, there is no other sound of anyone else approaching, but both entranceways remain open. They do appear close able however, with control panels embedded in the wall beside them. You are currently open to attack from both sides; will you attempt to see if one or either can be closed somehow?]
NEPETA: *exhales heavily when the enemy falls, keeping her pistol propped in place while reaching the other across her middle under her lifted arm, quickly glancing to the sides.* :33 < duck forward i want to try something
NEPETA: *she's going to try to shoot at the control panel of one of the bigger doors, to see if it closes. no use getting up and out in the open, just in case*
NEPETA: :33 < okay no im going to run over there and look too
NEPETA: :33 < somebody cover me
FEFERI: *The gun is now slinged into Feferi's hands but their first couple of enemies are soon demolished thanks to Kan and Nepeta. She looks over the crates and spots the open entrances. The goal was to keep the intruders at bay, right?* Pfft. I was totally about to suggest t)(at. *nods and scrambles to a more attentive, kneeling position, her eyes glued on either entrance for signs of movement* We've got your back!
KANAYA: *She rises to her knees so that she's a little above Feferi and their lines of fire don't conflict.*
NEPETA: *she takes the confirmation as cue to speedily tumble out from behind the crates and dash over to the nearest control panel. How easy should they be to operate?*
[There is now the noise of strange hysterical gibbering coming closer. For now though there's nothing to be seen. The panel itself is thankfully inscribed in English, with only 5 big red buttons that look like they could mean "Close."]
NEPETA: *That's a chance she's going to be taking considering that weird furickin' noise. Beep bop zoop haha please close now*
[While Nepeta presses all five buttons at once, the source of the chattering voices moves into view. It is four stunted little figures in dull red armor, who despite being barely above waist height are bearing speedily down upon her, waving their guns and shrieking. Their arms and legs are very short, and they have absolutely no necks to shoot. Aha.]
FEFERI: *Doesn't mean she's not going to try taking them down. At the sight of them, Fef pulls her rifle into action and makes it rain laser bullets, aiming for their stupid goblin sized chests. PEW PEW PEW.*
KANAYA: *SHE SHOOTS THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. Aim for the chest! She's not sure she's a good enough marksman to hit the heads of moving targets, but since they're standing together she has a good chance of hitting at least one in the chest. Blam blam blam.*
FEFERI: *Get out of there Nepeta!!!*
NEPETA: *Recoils back and raises her weapons, tensing as beams fly past her to land upon them before she leaps to get out of range*
[A door begins to slide agonizingly slowly down from the ceiling. Meanwhile two of the grunts go down instantly, one is staggered, while the last gamely dodges. It skitters surprisingly quickly after leader girl and makes a grab for her leg.]
FEFERI: *Aw hell nah. Fef shoots vindictively at the dude trying to go for Nepeta's leg. BACK THE HELL OFF GLUB*
KANAYA: *She is pretty sure she can't make that shot without hitting Nepeta, so she growls in frustration and holds her fire.*
NEPETA: *In her leap she had made a motion to tumble again, what with needing her hands to hold onto these darn weapons, and so yes the little gremlin does grab her leg. In time for her to finish the roll via slamming the thing down under her nice shiny leg armor, thanks momentum. Please loosen your grip sir.*
[Close enough that Nepeta should be able to feel the heat of it graze her shin Feferi's shot scorches through the thing's arm, around about at the same time as Nepeta curb-stomps it. Its shrieks of pain are far from pretty, and it rolls away. In the meantime the third one manages to get a shot in in Kanaya's direction, the gun making a pinging charging up noise before firing what looks like a spike on a line]
NEPETA: *She does feel the heat of the laser and hisses to herself in acknowledgment of the close call, swiveling where she now sits in order to assist the thing in rolling via kicking it away and firing at it one more time for good measure.*
FEFERI: *Nepeta is in one piece thank god, but there isn't enough time to think before it's Fef and Kanaya's turn to get shot at. There is one sharp ZING over her head, coming in contact with something but hopefully not Kanaya herself. She grits her teeth and turns her rifle and openly fires at whatever targets she can reach, their heads, chests, legs whatever. They were ANNOYING.* Just die already!!!
KANAYA: *Kanaya throws herself to the floor just in the nick of time, and the spike only grazes her armor. She wastes no time raising her gun from her new position to assist Feferi in the taking down of the enemy she now has a PERSONAL vendetta against.*
[The unfortunate mister rolling is neatly finished off by both Feferi and Nepeta, and the one who'd been attempting to hook Kanaya also promptly goes down in a smoking heap. By this point the door is still only halfway shut, with plenty of room for the three more nasty critters making their appearance.]
NEPETA: *Turning to face this new fold in the fray Nepeta raises her own guns as she hefts herself into a crouch, waiting just to see if they even needed her help - no use wasting ammo until they knew where to get more. Suddenly there are more of them all over again, and she springs to her feet to start shooting at them, instead.*
[They all emerge into the room at the same time, their timing good enough to fire a simultaneous barrage that will make our heroes appreciate those cover crates all the more.]
KANAYA: *They only have to hang on for a little while longer-- or so Kanaya convinces herself. They've had more close calls in the last few minutes than she can remember since the boss battle. She pokes her head around a crate instead of over it, aiming for knees and chests alternately and drawing back intermittently to protect her face.*
FEFERI: *With a fresh rush of irritation, Feferi ducks behind the crates. Now she was really pissed off. As Kanaya takes them out from the ground, she rears back up and unloads at them from above. Duck and shoot. Duck and shoot. Shoot and duck. When the hell was that door getting closed?? She aims exclusively at the gremlins closest to the door in hopes Nepeta will get the damn thing closed soon.*
[One goes down clutching his leg (which is difficult with such short arms), but the other two keep shooting, still yelling incoherently as their aim becomes increasingly accurate. The door does finally close behind them.]
FEFERI: *Okay, that's enough. Feferi just leaps to her feet and shoots at these two resiliant assholes because she has now decided that warfare with guns was DEFINITELY not nearly as satisfying as just stabbing shit. Rawwwwwgh!!!*
KANAYA: *Kanaya COVERS HER BACK. Kiss kiss, bang bang.*
[While one gives up and turns to run, ending up just getting shot in the back, the other is thrown bodily back against the door by the fire and slumps unmoving.]
[The poor soul who's adventuring career has been put a stop to by a shot through the leg however, he has managed to roll to the side relatively unnoticed in a last ditch effort to fire at both Feferi and Nepeta.]
NEPETA: *Nepeta was more out in the open than she might have liked. Managing to get close enough to one to aim straight for its head with one pistol, she pulls the trigger just in time for something to sharply pierce the right side of her face mask. Twisting to the side with a short cry, she screws up her face to keep any glass from spraying into her eye as she momentarily loses her balance.*
FEFERI: *Oh shit. The shots fired at her just narrowly miss its target, grazing hotly just over her shoulder with a hiss. She hardly blinked though because it's Nepeta's cry that sends Feferi leaping over the crate to come up and basically shoot the wounded imp in the face. WHAT DID SHE SAY ABOUT BACKING THE FUCK UP, BUB. Nepeta stumbling over didn't help her sudden thirst for vengence.* Are you okay?? *demands sharply, not caring much that they were now both out in the open*
KANAYA: *Kanaya emerges from the crates cautiously and begins to inspect the enemy bodies.*
[Their assailants are all dead and there is a lull, with no further sound for now.]
NEPETA: *She caught herself by slapping her hands down on the ground, and before Feferi even finishes her question she is snapping her head up quite fast with a nigh feral glint in her eye.* :33 < are they all dead?
NEPETA: *pushes herself to stand again, shaking her head and tapping the back of her helmet with the butt of a pistol to get the glass out. Half the face mask is still intact and she's right as rain save for some scattered scratching, one mark more prominent than surrounding flecks.*
KANAYA: By Troll Standards At Least
NEPETA: :33 < how are you both on ammo?
FEFERI: *not very happy with this turn out and just glares at the bodies. She perks up at Nepeta's question.* I )(ave no idea! *weighs it in her hand as if she can tell*
KANAYA: Last Time I Checked It Was Still Shooting Bullets
KANAYA: It Wouldnt Hurt To Restock Though
[Somewhere on your weapons there is tiny indicator ranging from green to red, with all of them reading far closer to red than the other way around. There is no ammo visible in this room, but there are all these crates lying around. They provide good cover, yet look oh so smashable…]
KANAYA: *She whips out her chainsaw and saws off the top of a nearby crate, then peers inside suspiciously.*
NEPETA: *watches this hopefully, drawing a bit closer but still gripping her guns in case something awful pops out*
[Upon being opened, the crate dissolves into nothing, Kanaya gets a look at something that looks like a glowing green battery, then that disappears too as her indicator moves back to green, all within three seconds.]
FEFERI: *Encouraged by Kanaya's find, Feferi brings the butt end of her rifle down on one of the opposite crates, relying on simple brute strength to smash it open.*
FEFERI: *Gimme presents, pls!*
[Feferi is on the nice list too, and the recharge is repeated for her as well. Merry Christmas!]
NEPETA: *Nepeta just delivers a harsh kick to one in hopes that it will also open. gurl is diffusing her need to smash a thing whew much better*
[And one for Nepeta Leijon, you go Nepeta Leijon, but none for Gretchen Weiners bye.]
[Now something with the heaviest footfall of all is deciding to join the fray, making his way to come through the other door.]
[He is far more heavily armored, very tall, and is wielding something that would be best described as a massive sword-gun, which he raises over his head as he runs, meaning to swing it down to land on Kanaya's head, as she is the closest.]
KANAYA: *She youth rolls out of the way!*
[Was it mentioned that his face is located somewhere mid torso? The least neck possible; negative neck.]
NEPETA: *she tries to cut to one side in order to shoot at this guy without risking hitting kanaya*
[With a roar he follows after Kanaya, powering up for another blow.]
FEFERI: *Feferi is ready for this and turns on this ogre brute quick as a fish. Now she knows what to expect and she wastes no time zapping the tank guy the first few times. Her aim is for the arm that's wielding the massive sword gun weapon thing he's holding. Eat laser, jerkass!!!*
KANAYA: *Since he wants to play hand-to-hand and they're already so close, she tosses her gun away and lunges forward from her knees, swinging the chainsaw at his knees.*
NEPETA: *Nepeta glances back at the crates, and bounds back to hop onto one and climb up for a better vantage point to shoot. Is that his face? Since Kanaya is so low maybe it's good to aim higher up on his midsection.*
[Bellowing again, this time in pain, our outnumbered heavy is shot in the wrist and torso and drops his weapon - which then falls down in the direction of Kanaya's head.]
[If it's any consolation in the event it does hit her, the saw blade does screech across the surface of the armor plates with an eruption of sparks, then black glutinous blood as the metal buckles.]
KANAYA: *Kanaya does not have time to savor their victory because a sword-gun hits her in the head, dents her helmet, and knocks her back onto the floor.*
NEPETA: *a couple more shots at the big bad just to ensure he's done for as she hops off the crates*
KANAYA: *After a moment, she sits up and begins to unclasp her helmet, then thinks the better of it and leaves it on.*
NEPETA: *leave that on it just saved your life have you nefur s33n saving threshecutioner ryan*
FEFERI: *There goes Kanaya's gun skidding across the floor. What was- Oh. Feferi's eyes just widen as the revving of the chainsaw is heard and the jadeblooded troll aims to cut the guys literal legs out from under him. Just. Wow. Her brief distraction is cut short the split second the tank brute drops his weapon. About to fall over Kanaya's head.* Kana- *she's already propelling herself forward but Kanaya has already fallen back. Dammit!! Fef stands her ground and glares murderously at the tank. This asshole is about to get what for.*
[Stumbling backwards the Elite is indeed in harms way, at risk of either trampling on or aiming a stray fist at Feferi.]
NEPETA: *as fefeta close in on this motherfucker, it's Nepeta's turn to stay somewhat low and steadily aim for its middle as Feferi does whatever she's planning to do here*
FEFERI: *There is no planning only murder. As the Elite stumbles backwards, Feferi lunges forward with feeling and vindictive intent. Her rifle was tossed aside in favor of getting her hands on the giant's discarded weapon, the sword gun. It's massive and probably weighs a ton but she lifts at it with a lot more strength than seems natural for someone her size. If she's quick enough, she's planning on swinging it around to turn it on him. Whale's ain't got nothin' on this bitch.*
NEPETA: *Time to duck out of the way oh yep. While Feferi does this, Nepeta scurries around to Kanaya, kneeling by her and inspecting her helmet* :33 < are you alright?
KANAYA: But I Think Its Time For Us To Put A Dent In Someone Elses Helmet
KANAYA: *She gets to her feet and follows Feferi after the ENEMY.*
NEPETA: *that feral look is back in her eyes but this time accompanied by a smile. Cat's outta the bag, bruh.*
[The Elite, being as hardy as the name implies, is still up on his feet and recovers his balance. He's not going to be going anywhere quickly though, so instead he reaches for a spherical device hanging from his belt, preparing for a throw. Better think fast, ladies.]
NEPETA: *gasps THAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD* :33 < take cover!!! feferi, watch out!
FEFERI: *Here goes nothing. Feferi fingers are on the handle of this bad boy and her first instinct is to STAB RIP KILL. But at the same time, it's way too big to allow for fast movements. The other part of her totally forgets that this weapon is also part gun so when she squeezes her grip along the armored hilt, she may or may not have set off the triggering mechanism at the Elite himself. What are the chances this turns into a fireworks show, who knows. There's barely an instance for her to register Nepeta's warning.*
KANAYA: *She throws herself behind a crate and drags Nepeta with her.*
[Ah if only this unfortunate soul's face was on view and not covered by a mask, because that split second of panicked realization of what she has done would have been priceless. Luckily for all of you his last act apart from a classic D:! face is to drop his grenade in shock, and so the laser blast does not make direct contact with it. But there is still quite the explosion nonetheless.]
NEPETA: *She had been in the midst of attempting to yoink Feferi out of there, and is pulled backwards with an 'oof'*
[Bits of Elite and Elite armor and wooden crates go absolutely everywhere. Grody.]
NEPETA: *wrestles a bit out of Kanaya's grasp* :33 < feferi!!! *please dont be............ /pink mist/*
KANAYA: *She lets Nepeta go and pokes her head up over the crate.*
FEFERI: *Being out and exposed like she was, Fef took the brunt of this explosion. She was blasted back by the force of it, the very breath knocked out of her as it dealt a very vaccum-sealed blow to her whole front. She pelted back against the metal wall behind them and landed very heavily, her armor protecting her from the debris itself but the force of it all still causing a stunned ringing in her hearing ducts, teeth, and horns. She'd be feeling this one in the morning. Her sides mostly, given the slow onset of pain spreading there. Mother carping shit, she shouldn't try moving just yet.*
NEPETA: *she hurries to her side as fast as she can, skidding to a knee beside her* :33 < feferi??? can you hear me, are you okay?
FEFERI: *pained gurgle but she pushed herself up on one elbow* Yea)(, I t)(ink so. *says through gritted teeth. Her pretty pink armor now has all that gross elite sludge all over it. Great.*
KANAYA: *She hops over the crate and strides towards Feferi... and the Elite. Whatever's left of him. She kicks a piece of smoking flesh and searches for anything useful.*
[Amongst the charred remains of the brute there is a small heap of golden coins glinting up at her, a small dull green orb the size and shape of a bouncy ball and two small rectangular white boxes marked with a red "H".]
KANAYA: *She collects all of these.*
NEPETA: *reaches to get an arm behind Feferi's shoulders to help her up, glancing to Kanaya and the Elite*
NEPETA: :33 < what are those?
FEFERI: *She gets to her feet very stiffly, noting that the pain was spreading all down her side and stopping right by her knee. She is very glad for Nepeta's support to stand.* Glub, t)(anks Nepeta. *says, muffled*
KANAYA: Im Not Really Sure What The Red And Green Things Do Though
KANAYA: I Think The Red One Might Be Health
[As soon as Kanaya has picked up their treasure, the voice of the blue lady echoes through a nearby speaker. "Assailants successfully repelled, mission complete!"]
NEPETA: *looks back to Feferi and nods, then back to Kanaya* :33 < well thats lucky
NEPETA: :33 < how many were there? just one?
KANAYA: Not Counting The Small Apes Preceding This One
NEPETA: :33 < no i mean how many health thingies
KANAYA: *embarrassed laugh.*
NEPETA: *nod* :33 < you both take them right now to be sure! you got hit pretty hard :((
FEFERI: T)(ere better be a LOT of loot from t)(is! *complains loudly on the side*
[As if on cue, Kanaya's hand on one of the white boxes causes it to disappear, and her headache from earlier melts away. The air around them is beginning to get bright as it did at Urn Temple, but before everything gets too indistinct it's still possible to hear the sirens in the ship stop ringing.]
FEFERI: *breathes a relative sigh of relief. So it looked like they won! She makes herself hobble over to take the second health pack because it's just like the saying goes. Never look a gift hoofbeast in the mouth.*
KANAYA: Does This Mean We Can Leave
NEPETA: *attempts to help her over to that health pack, looking up and around* :33 < i think so
[Feferi is also healed, just as everything goes fully white. She may still have a few small bruises, but nothing major.]
FEFERI: *Glub, it's like drinking a fresh glass of water! She straightens up with a lot more energy now.*
NEPETA: *twilight zone music*
[And once full snow-glare is achieved, it only takes a few strange moments of a feeling of falling upwards until they are deposited gently back in the hub with a final bright flash of light.*
[PS you got 24 coins in total, so 8 each.]
KANAYA: *She blinks and looks around. Have they been........ redressed?*
FEFERI: *Cheapskates. Oh yeah, that's a good question! Looks down at herself.*
[Sadly the armour is gone and you all have your boring non-armour duds back. It might be available somewhere in Divine Desination, however.]
NEPETA: :33 < that was really cool! a little scary but really cool *smiles at the two of them, caring little for the damage to her face* :33 < youre both okay?
NEPETA: *nods enthusiastically*
FEFERI: I'm fine!!! *bounces around on her feet but then decides not to because wow ow. Stiff muscles still*
KANAYA: *Not looking at Nepeta's blood.*
KANAYA: That Seemed Highly Successful
NEPETA: :33 < how many rings did we get???
NEPETA: :33 < you have them right?
FEFERI: T)(at's not even a lot. 38/
KANAYA: Well It Will Have To Suffice For Now
FEFERI: *long whining gluuuuub*
KANAYA: Would You Like Some Or Shall I Hold Onto Them Until We Can Use Them
FEFERI: )(old onto t)(em!
KANAYA: You Should Take Care Of Those Scrapes Nepeta
NEPETA: *blinks, and reaches up to touch her face oh huh* :33 < 33k, yeah
KANAYA: Im Going To Retire And Perhaps Put My Head Together With Someone Else Who Has Already Cashed In With These Rings To See What We Should Do Next
KANAYA: *She exits, thinking about excuses to see Vriska.*
FEFERI: Sounds like a-- Wow. T)(ere s)(e goes. Didn't even say bye!
NEPETA: :33 < sounds like a-- okay!
NEPETA: *looks at Feferi* :33 < :00
FEFERI: *they were totally gonna say the same thing. All Fef does is sniff in annoyance at the retreating jadeblood before turning her attention back to Nepeta and the scrape of green on her head.* Will t)(at be okay?
NEPETA: *waves a hand* :33 < oh of course
NEPETA: :33 < it was much better that you two got healed
FEFERI: )(e)(e, -Equifis)( isn't going to be too )(appy w)(en )(e seas it. I can already tell.
NEPETA: :33 < he will simpurrly have to deal with it! its not even bad
NEPETA: :33 < if anything maybe he will want to play pillar too and beat up a big cr33py guy for more rings h33h33
NEPETA: *wonders if he woul even fit in the pod things at the beginning. this is a valid question.*
FEFERI: Pss)(, I'll say! We've all dealt wit)( worse! *stretches her arms over her head trying to push some life back into the stiffness in her side. Grimaces as she tries the other arm* Blub.
NEPETA: :33 < that healing pack was sort of hokey wasnt it >://
FEFERI: *drops her arms at her side* )(u)(! At least nofin is broken or twisted up! I'm going to be fine. *she nods* I just need to lie down for a little bit! I t)(ink t)(at's all.
FEFERI: I'll be back in action in NO time! *grins*
NEPETA: :33 < thats purrobably for the best yes
NEPETA: :33 < recharge! *grins back*
NEPETA: :33 < i think im going to wash up in that case
NEPETA: :33 < ill s33 you later?
FEFERI: Take a nap! Yesss. T)(at sounds great. *wistful*
FEFERI: Dolp)(inately! We s)(ould play games toget)(er more often! 3:D
FEFERI: I )(ope you )(ad fun!!!
FEFERI: *fondly ruffles Nepeta's hair before turning to take off* Glub glub glub!
NEPETA: *was going to respond but then hair ruffles and departures so she smiles at her retreating form* :33 < glub glub glub!!!
NEPETA: *wonder if they have kitty bandaids*
FEFERI: *with a swish of her hair and skirt Fef's gone*
