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promittere) wrote2024-05-11 10:12 am
promittere) wrote2024-05-11 10:12 am
eastern mission
LACRIMOSA FOR THE CLOCKWORK MOON
It's just as dawn breaks on this dreary morning when Lazuli seeks out Shinjiro, Yamato, Mikaela, Phillip, and Ginger. He isn't gentle with the way he handles them, and though he is typically stoic, things are a little different this time—there's an urgency, a pensiveness to the way he ushers them into the lounge.
Tatara is waiting for them there, pacing, uncharacteristically. Once the five are sat down, Lazuli locks the door and casts soundproofing over the whole room. Whatever this is, it's a sensitive matter.
"I know this is sudden," Tatara begins, still standing, his voice low and even. "But a letter came in from the City of Rain and I don't think this can wait."
He pulls out a letter from behind his back, bloodsoaked, and begins to read aloud:
"What with the blast, its possible connection to the moon fragments, and the City of Rain's role as a witness, I can't help but think this mission is going to be crucial. I need you to go to the City of Rain and free them from this siege immediately."
Afterwards, Tatara and Lazuli escort the five wizards to the manor tower. Tatara expresses his regrets that neither he or Lazuli can go with you, but he bids you the best of luck. He drops a mana stone into the mechanism, pulls the lever, and waves you off.
Tatara is waiting for them there, pacing, uncharacteristically. Once the five are sat down, Lazuli locks the door and casts soundproofing over the whole room. Whatever this is, it's a sensitive matter.
"I know this is sudden," Tatara begins, still standing, his voice low and even. "But a letter came in from the City of Rain and I don't think this can wait."
He pulls out a letter from behind his back, bloodsoaked, and begins to read aloud:
On behalf of the City of Rain, we hope this letter finds you well.When he's finished reading, he folds it and hands it to Phillip.
We would like to thank you once again for your assistance in cleaning up the blast site outside of the city. Our gratitude cannot be overstated.
However, we have another urgent request: Despite our best efforts and precautions, the city has fallen under siege by the very clockwork automatons we were attempting to scrap the week prior. It seems not all of the affected pieces made it to the scrap pile, and some have even found their way out.
We are unsure why or how these automatons have come to life—they speak and move as though they have sentience. They are hostile and aggressive towards us and refuse to let us leave our homes until their "plans" are ready. We do not wish to wait long enough to find out what those are.
Please help us at your earliest convenience.
"What with the blast, its possible connection to the moon fragments, and the City of Rain's role as a witness, I can't help but think this mission is going to be crucial. I need you to go to the City of Rain and free them from this siege immediately."
Afterwards, Tatara and Lazuli escort the five wizards to the manor tower. Tatara expresses his regrets that neither he or Lazuli can go with you, but he bids you the best of luck. He drops a mana stone into the mechanism, pulls the lever, and waves you off.
OOC NOTES
Welcome, Eastern wizards, to your mission!
Missions are mod-guided events that are partial CYOA, partial play-by-post instances. In general, you are free to interact with a scene as you please, and the mod will tell you how the scene reacts as a consequence of your actions. Some scenes will allow for more flexible threading, such as exploration or conversation, while some scenes will require strict turn order to preserve rounds, such as combat or other time-sensitive conflict. The mod will inform you if strict turn order is required at the start of a scene. Regardless, always be sure to bold any important actions you take.
This mission has been specifically tailored to Eastern disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the East on the locations page, and make sure to confer with your teammates too!
As a bonus, here's your theme music!
You will have until 11:59 AM EDT on Saturday, May 18 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
Missions are mod-guided events that are partial CYOA, partial play-by-post instances. In general, you are free to interact with a scene as you please, and the mod will tell you how the scene reacts as a consequence of your actions. Some scenes will allow for more flexible threading, such as exploration or conversation, while some scenes will require strict turn order to preserve rounds, such as combat or other time-sensitive conflict. The mod will inform you if strict turn order is required at the start of a scene. Regardless, always be sure to bold any important actions you take.
This mission has been specifically tailored to Eastern disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the East on the locations page, and make sure to confer with your teammates too!
As a bonus, here's your theme music!
You will have until 11:59 AM EDT on Saturday, May 18 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
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[ Thank you Ginger. He thought he'd have to sing another song for them to listen. ]
Alright. We'll be counting on you for that, then.
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[ To the spirit and to the group. ]
I don't know if my suggestions would work on them, but we could try that, too.
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Strike from a distance... yes, I should be able to manage that much. We would still need to be fairly close by, however-- say 20 feet or so. Would that be acceptable to everyone else?
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... It's going to have to be. We're just going to have to be extra careful about staying hidden.
( He doesn't like that they're basically white room
theorizing right now, but what better can they do when faced with a sudden and unknown situation?
He takes a deep, needless breath - a sign of his unease, in this situation. Okay, okay... )
... So Phillip is going to draw them out. I think Yamato and Ginger should see if their specs work on them - the curses and suggestion and stuff.
Once those two have made the target(s) more vulnerable, me and Shinjiro will clean up.
( Assuming he's seen Shinjiro or heard Shinjiro hold his own (or just seen it from afar like the stalker vampire he is), we blow kisses to Cocoa. )
Phillip, you can help Yamato and Ginger or me and Shinjiro. ( Depending on where he feels his strength lies after the initial bait-in. ) Ideally we'll get to test this on a single automaton first to see how well this works, but the situation probably won't be ideal. Which means...
( He looks at everyone with a sharp, serious gaze. )
... When things go wrong, because they will, everyone needs to drop what they're doing and evacuate. Help each other; ignore civilians. ( Can't save the city if you die trying to help one person. ) We can meet up on city limits, around the point we're flying in from.
( And he doesn't seem like he wants to argue on this. He's not too happy they have to risk themselves for these humans - he's only going along because it's probably tied to these moon problems. But he's not going to stand for anyone getting grievously wounded for people they don't know, who don't matter. )