* aim for the top.
mission: ENLIGHTENMENT (A-level) status: WEAPON RETRIEVED, ALLIES FOUND (@blckivory & @blckhangman) objective: REACH BONGEUNSA TEMPLE --- sub-objective: TOUCH 3 BUDDHAS
They meet with a familiar face once they’re off the Hangang Bridge.
Perhaps a “familiar face” is a strange phrasing -- the operatives of this twisted game never show their faces, after all. Instead, they have the same face in the form of a mask, making each and every one of them familiar -- robotic and distant, cold. Joker’s never been a fan of any of them, not with the way they look at him so clinically, like they’re so far above him and he really is nothing but a toy beneath them. Even if that may be true.
He casts a glance at the two he’s with, the girl named Ivory and the boy named Hangman, then steps forward from them to greet the masked operative without a hint of fear in his stride. “Greetings! I guess the game is truly afoot now?” He says, not actually expecting a response.
And yet, he almost thinks he sees the Masked One’s eyes smile. “Take it,” they say simply as they extend their hand, and Joker is caught off guard by the fact that their voice is feminine. “And good luck.”
They’re holding out an envelope. Joker glances at it, then looks back up to the operative with a smirk -- reaches out and takes the envelope while looking them right in the eye. They turn and leave without another word; Joker doesn’t expect anything different.
He turns back to his allies, holding the envelope in two fingers. “Instructions for the rest of the mission,” he explains simply, mostly to Ivory since she seems really startled and confused by everything, before opening the note and beginning to read its contents out loud.
“...Booby traps and ambushes, huh...” he breathes in a low tone once he’s done, eyes narrowing. “At least they had the courtesy to warn us beforehand. You never know, with these things.” Joker’s gaze snaps up, dark and haughty.
“So, do we go for the statues? It’s dark, but that means we can use it to our advantage, too. We see better in the dark than some random mercs.” He waves the paper between his fingers, thoughtful. They shouldn’t stay in one place too long, even if the mercs are probably all gathering back at the temple about now to get more kills, but they need a plan of action before they rush into danger. “But we won’t be able to avoid fighting completely. Not that we should expect anything about an A-level mission not to be dangerous...”
“Still, I think we can do it, but only if you’re both sure that you’re up for it, too. We’re a team for tonight, you know?”
