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Inferi

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Into the Storm

Well, Gareth was right about one thing: it was certainly a lot stormier outside than he had expected. Even with the door open, it wasn’t anything like being out in the middle of the tempest. Rain pelted the falling figures, and wind buffeted them this way and that, making it feel like they were about to hit the side of the vessel that they had just exited from.

As they passed the bottom of the ship, though, Gareth found that he was wrong about his other assumption: that there were no enemies out here. The ship that he and Alicia, who had wrapped her arms around him in a near death-grip from the second that they had exited the hold, fell past and nearly bounced off on the way by told him otherwise. It was somewhat difficult to see through the sheets of rain, but a few things about the craft were clear. From the vantage point he had, there were no identifiable markings, the ship was sleek and black in color, and it was completely different from any vessel that he had seen before.

If he was looking carefully enough, he would see another vessel as well. It was little more than a silhouette above the ship that they had jumped out of, impossible to make anything distinctive, but it was there.

As they fell past, the black ship began to reposition itself, or rather continue the movement it had been going through when they had jumped. It moved up above them, underneath the the passenger ship, and obscured the majority of that vessel from view. It looked like they weren’t being immediately pursued, though, as it made no move to decrease its altitude. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

28-Nov-2017 21:59:48

Inferi

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They fell for a short time before it was time to activate the gear, although once Gareth had he became acutely aware how hard the wind was blowing. The gear functioned using a matrix, and generated force to slow the descent of the individual, or individuals, that were falling. It also contained a self-righting mechanism, although it would align the gear in a set direction which necessitated those bailing out to put it on correctly.

The slowing of the descent had nothing to let them direct their course, however, and so the wind was now buffeting them this way and that as they continued downwards. If the magnitude of the storm decreased as they fell, they weren’t able to notice it, and the visibility was poor enough that the ships were out of sight before too long. However, their disappearance was followed by the appearance of something else from below: a swaying mass of green.

Gareth and Alicia were headed directly for the trees below.

Bridge

The Captain looked around at everyone assembled before sighing and telling Bridgett, “I would prefer not to have to order one of my people to walk into what is likely a death trap. If you need it, I can go, but if all you need is direction then just go all the way down. The hold is at the base of the vessel. Shutting the door is as simple as pressing the button on the wall next to it. There’s no security protocols.”

Before she left, or before he left with her, he added, “I expect you’ll find it full of hostile soldiers or empty. It seems likely to me that they would use it as an escape route, as the deck that they dropped onto would make for a difficult re-boarding of their own vessel. They all seemed to be heading that way before you came in here as well, which probably means the Princess found her way down there, perhaps with a similar plan in mind.” Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

28-Nov-2017 21:59:58

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Annie1227

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Annie was shocked when the man who threw Chloe out the cargo door caught her arm when she was attacking the man with a dagger and lifted her up a foot off the ground. It made her so scared for her life. Also his comment to her about age-appropriate to have a dagger made her so angry. She was shocked that the man told the rest of the group to pull back as according to plan and when he laughed for the men was killed. She felt relieved that she wasn't thrown out the door like Chloe was. She tried to wiggle her hand free so she can escape from them. -Dances-

29-Nov-2017 01:22:41 - Last edited on 29-Nov-2017 03:28:29 by Annie1227

NotFishing

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Gareth Arenar

The moment Gareth's feet touched open air was the precise moment when he realized he probably made a mistake. Rain and wind lashed at his face, and they nearly collided with a ship which would have turned them into a glob of jam before they hit the ground - much earlier than anticipated.

Between the winds, the moisture, the speed of their fall, and his own terror, it was impossible to breathe. He let out a scream, but could not hear his own voice over the noise of the gale. Maintaining a death grip on Alicia, fully aware that if he lost her there would be no point to this madness, he looked up. He immediately noticed a third ship, but it was too far for him to notice any significant details, and then it vanished from sight.

Then Gareth steeled himself, and looked down, for he had to know when they were close enough to deploy. When that time came, he acted without hesitation. His descent was slowed, but his terror did not subside completely - there were still thousands of feet between him and the ground, and adrenaline coursed through his veins, even more so than when they were running and under fire.

The trees were coming up to meet them now, and all Gareth could do was pray to the gods he didn't believe in, and hope that they would land without heavy injury. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

29-Nov-2017 03:19:07

Azi Demonica

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Ben

Quite a lot of things happened, most of which a drunk guy could not possibly comprehend or care about. Ben continued to search, and just as he seemed to be walking towards the locker at the corner containing all his stuff, he stopped, and continued searching through other things. Apparently, he didn’t notice, thus far anyways.

Sometime after the new guy made his moves, and presumably the remaining threat not immediately reacting lethally, it gave Ben enough time to spot his gear. He stared at it blankly, and by this time, all his makeup had probably washed off from the rain and wind. Once he acquired his weapons, Bowie knives sheathed, and revolvers holstered, he was ready to do something. Being rather old-fashioned, he did not know anything about combat matrices, so he had to rely on what he knew.

Up ahead, two soldiers approached, one still affected by the bottle tossed at him earlier. Still feeling heavy-headed from drunkenness, Ben knew he had to make everything count. Still, two six-shot revolvers were probably not much against assault rifles, but he had cover, whereas the two approaching soldiers thus far were walking out in the open.

Not wasting anymore time, Ben partly leaned out of cover and fired each revolver thrice at the appraoching soldiers, either revovler firing at either soldier and following either along. Ben was unsure if he shot anyone due to so much rain and wind, but after firing three times with each revolver, he spun back behind cover, wondering if the soldiers returned fire. Hopefully, the gunfight would give anyone else some time to commit whatever action they intended.

29-Nov-2017 04:59:45

Westenev

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Bridgett:

Bridgett heaved a sigh at the captain’s response. So everyone seemed to be in a hurry to leave, huh? That either meant this little incursion had reached its endgame, or was at the very least nearing it. She didn’t like going into the situation blind, but it sure beat wasting time up here, where she could only watch things unfold haplessly…

“So, all I have to do is press a button, right? Maybe dodge a few bullets… Seems simple enough.” Bridgett grinned sincerely, turning toward the porthole. “Thank you for the help, Captain. I’ll be off.”

Exiting into the 3rd deck, Bridgett heard the porthole door slam shut behind her. As she passed by the stairs, she carefully avoided glancing at the two dead men. She couldn’t stop and pray, had to push onwards down the stairs. She didn’t have the time to pray for these men… nor the right. All she could do right now was continue downwards.

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29-Nov-2017 23:19:14

George Rozas

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Travis realized pretty quickly that kicking the bleeding out soldier down the steps wasn't going to get him much of an advantage - mostly due to the fact there was a wall in the way. Probably should have paid more attention to that before he threw caution to the wind, but fuck it, turning back would lose him his momentum and make him an easy target. Not that he heard any gunfire coming his way, which felt odd, but he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

He hopped over the unmoving body, either too weak from blood loss or stunned from the fall, or both, and stepped onto the catwalk - hurriedly taking in the scene as he ducked low. Not that the thin railings would save him from being seen or shot at, but a lower target was a smaller target, and he wasn't exactly staying still. From the onceover of the scene he got before ducking to one side of the catwalk, vaulting the railing and dropping behind one of the many crates lining the cargo hold, Travis got a vague idea of the situation.

Two soldiers had their backs to him, walking towards the cargo bay door that was wide fucking open. In front of said door was another soldier with some kind of visor, holding a little girl with a knife in her hand up by her arm - with the child struggling in futility. He got a glimpse of an oddly dressed guy - come to think of it, hadn't he been in the lounge earlier, the girl too - ducking behind a crate further back, and he thought he got a look at the uniform of the ship's crew elsewhere.

No sooner had he landed behind the crate and pressed his back to it did gunshots sound off, but not the gunshots of the rifles he heard before. These were loud shots, more single fire than autofire, but the fact his cover wasn't peppered by rounds told him he wasn't the target... or someone was a godawful shot. He chanced a peek to keep up with the situation, making another snap decision that could end badly - or extremely well.

That is to say he broke out from behind the cover of the I am Inferi.

30-Nov-2017 01:07:37 - Last edited on 30-Nov-2017 16:10:55 by George Rozas

George Rozas

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crate, using the howling rain and wind as a mask for his footsteps to rush towards the soldiers heading towards the door. If either of them had gone down from the gunshots fired at them Travis would go for the other one, his approach inaudible over all the other loud noises going on - plus the distraction of being shot at on the other side of the cargo dock, making it extremely unlikely they'd even glance his way. On the other hand there was the visor guy, thus Travis made sure that -while he moved - he kept one of the soldiers between him and visor-man.

But if he got there unmolested the Guild member would drive the stolen combat knife into the side of the neck of whichever soldier he reached, rip open a gaping wound, and physically keep the bleeding-out soldier between him and the barrel of any other guns.

On the other hand, if both soldiers were still up from the gunshots, Travis would slash his karambit across the tendons of the nearest soldier's leg - then drive the combat knife into his neck. Tear the blade out messily to open the wound fully, then lunge for the second soldier (who hopefully would not immediately notice) and drive the knife into the back of his neck - bodily forcing him to stay turned towards the visor-guy. I am Inferi.

30-Nov-2017 16:21:14

Inferi

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Descent through the Ship

Bridgett would find the interior of the ship to be strangely quiet. Some of the passengers were looking fearfully out and around whatever deck they were on, but nobody was speaking or even making any noise at all. It wasn’t exactly silent, but it was enough to feel deafening after the panic from earlier. The door to the lounge was open, but the only sign of movement in there was that of the individual in the chair near the window silently raising and lowering the glass they held still on the table next to them.

As she continued down the stairs, she would come across two bodies, both invading soldiers, that had been taken care of in a rather messy manner. It was certainly a strange sight after having seen all of the other corpses, since those had all been dispatched with bullets of some kind and these two were clearly knife victims.

Still, she did not have a great deal of time to examine them, as reaching the second would effectively put her on the catwalk and she would be able to see down into the cargo hold. Unfortunately, she would have arrived just in time to see the three soldiers that were still alive jump out of the open doors, and her vantage point would allow her to see that their jump was directly onto the outer deck of the military vessel that was positioned below the airship. Once all three were on, the ship began to rise before moving away and vanishing from her sight, although not before one of them, a man wearing a visor that she had not seen before, raised his hand and gave a wave in the direction of the airship. It wasn’t quite clear, but Bridgett would get the feeling that the wave was very much directed at her.

Once they were gone, it left her on the catwalk above a cargo hold that had two crew members, one of whom was injured, and three others: a child, a man holding knives, and another man behind a crate with two revolvers in hand. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Dec-2017 18:13:24

Inferi

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There was no sign of any further hostile forces, and the only real sound was that of the wind coming in through the still-open door.

Cargo Hold

Annie’s attempts to wriggle free met with absolutely no success. The man’s grip was like a steel vise, and she could do nothing except hang there and wait to see what he was going to do. It seemed like he really didn’t care about her and considered her inconsequential - which was not surprising given that she had shown no signs of any military training or experience and therefore was far too young to pose any kind of serious threat - although this attitude seemed to extend to everyone else in the cargo hold as well. Unlike the rest of the soldiers, this one looked as though what was happening here really didn’t matter.

This even held true when six bullets whizzed through the air, all but one embedding themselves in the floor and walls. The final one did manage to hit one of the targets, but with a rather drunk individual attempting to aim it wasn’t even close to a lethal hit. As it was, it struck one of the two remaining soldiers in the shoulder, forcing them to stagger with a grunt of pain, but it did little to actually impede anything.

What it did do was prompt a return fire from both of them. Ben may have found some cover, but it wasn’t the most solid of such, and wouldn’t just remain fully intact from the second or so bursts from the rifles of the soldiers. It didn’t look like they were actually trying to kill him, though, since although they did aim - and did so much more successfully than he did - they didn’t make moves to make it an prolonged assault. At this point, it seemed they were more concerned with simply getting off the vessel, as their immediate motion towards the door once firing indicated. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

01-Dec-2017 18:13:46

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