eastern mission

[promittere]

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:

On behalf of the City of Rain, we hope this letter finds you well.

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.

When he's finished reading, he folds it and hands it to Phillip.

"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!

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Comments

[dadsandals]

I can cover you.

[ Said confidently, even if he's not entirely sure himself. But he'll try, anyway. ]

I'll stick with Phil, in case he needs to cast his wider spells. As long as we don't alert them all at once, it should be fine.

[fullspbar]

If you got it, I'll stick with Hyakuya, then.

[ He's moreso used to someone else handing out the orders, but this'll do for now. The charm is still pulsing on the surface of his axe, so if it comes down it, at least it'll still go down quietly.

His gaze does flicker to Phil, however, despite the rain. Whatever small flicker he saw or heard, has Shinjiro's lips pursing. Hmmm. ]

...Could try casting that silencing charm over a wider area, but I haven't done it before, so I got no guarantees.

[ He'll also try and give the area a once over, to see if there's anything else that notably sticks out (7), but the rain sure is a bitch, as Ginger has likely already noted. Dammit. ]

[promittere]

[The rain still falls heavily on them all, making it hard to see much in the square at all, but it seems like it's only these seven automaton. The one on the fountain continues to sing while the four tinkering with the fountain continue in their toiling, paying them no mind—if they even noticed them at all, as consumed as they are.

The debris littering the square is plentiful, and there are places where the scraps and parts are piled up, but none of them are conveniently large enough for them to hide behind. The buildings in the square offer little cover, as well—many have awnings to hide away from the constant rain, but the square is designed to be open and easy to navigate.

However, as they look, it seems like the automatons are solely focused on the paths ahead of them, while the third path remains unguarded. It may be possible to slip right by without an altercation, if they don't raise any attention to themselves and head for the center path.]

[lustro]

Ah - before we move - Tell All One's Heart.

[ Ginger takes a moment to spell some of their clothing warmer. It was something he'd done for the North job, but being wet makes everything worse he thinks. How much it'll help for the rest of the mission is a toss up and really just depends on 1) Ginger's temperamental magic and 2) who gets the (8). And, sorry to Shinji (1), but when it's his turn, Ginger can't quite manage a spell warm enough. It's not because of the bear or anything,,, Ginger's not that petty,,, (real,,,) ]

[dadsandals]

[ He has no idea what just happened, but thanks, Ginger. Yamato will head towards the third path, in any case, keeping his guard up in case there's an ambush. ]

This way.

[mirristry]

[Phil follows quietly, being very careful to watch his footing on the wet ground. One instance of slipping in the mud and wiping out in the middle of a battle back at home was bad enough; he has exactly zero desire to repeat the same thing here.

He does notice that he feels a little bit warmer, though? It's much appreciated.]

[shortleash]

( Chilled to the bone as he is (being room temperature, and room temperature now is, well), he does notice the heat, which he appreciates for the sentiment more than anything. Ginger is a good (real this time).

Regardless, he's tense about the idea of sneaking through when it could have such catastrophic consequences if they fail, but it would be the greatest boon should they succeed, so he'll follow after the others, likewise moving quietly through. )

[fullspbar]

[ Shinji will do his best to lumber along quietly, keeping his grip on the axe tight so we don't have another unfortunate accident. His eyes do zip this way and that, to watch for any errant movement, but for the most part he manages to keep straight on task.

Being the unfortunate bastard once again, he doesn't really feel any difference, and there's a subconscious tugging of his wet hood further down with a faint grimace. This is going to bite him later for sure; his hands are already feeling pretty icy. ]