OPEN PLAYER PLOT: OPERATION LOST BOYS

[forcevisions]

WHO: Anyone
WHERE: A research outpost not far from New Amsterdam proper
WHEN: November 28
WHAT: The Displaced arrive to save the captured Morningstar agents, including one of their own.
NOTES OR WARNINGS: Violence, mentions of interrogation/torture, etc.

> DEPARTURE BY TRAIN Early in the day on November 28th, Prompto and Poe will conspire to get an out-of-service train car onto the same tracks where the Displaced were guided by Cassius earlier this month. By all measures, the train car doesn't look operational. There are telling dents in the side, and it does not appear to be powered on. Yet those involved in the rescue operation already assembled are climbing on board like they know that this is their ride. Inside, the train is fairly battered. Some of the seats on the far wall seem to have been damaged when the train collided with something during the EMP, and the rattling of the crash took out some of the internal handrails as well. Once everyone is settled, though, the car begins to move. At the front of the car, Poe uses his power to move the train car on the tracks and out of the city. As they hit a checkpoint, the car doesn't slow down to be inspected; instead, it accelerates and blows right through the barrier, which makes for a pronounced jolt for all the passengers inside. Once the train is rolling outside of the city limits, the Displaced can grab scrambler masks that have been provided by Morningstar for use in infiltrating the outpost when they arrive. It is imperative, El suggests, that they don't allow their identities to be compromised. They will also remind the Displaced to keep this project under wraps, lest Morningstar as a whole has its operations compromised. This is a good time to solidify any plans about what to do when the outpost is reached. The train ride won't be especially long, but long enough for some tension to settle over the car. > INFILTRATE THE OUTPOST The outpost they arrive at is a less grimy version of what the Displaced saw earlier in November. The interior is almost identical to what was present there, with some wings repurposed as jailing sites. There are bright, fluorescent lights with white walls and a sterile smell throughout. Even cleaned up, these labs do not recognize any of those that the Displaced may have seen in their dreams. The description below is borrowed from the arrival log for reference: The building is six stories tall. The first floor has a lobby/waiting area, a cafeteria, and some office spaces. The second floor is the dormitory floor, which is where the employees would usually sleep if they chose to stay at the facility while working rather than returning to the city in between shifts. This is where the new arrivals woke up. Floors three through five are dedicated to lab spaces, which is where the actual research work is usually done. Most of these laboratories are going to be locked, but that won't stop Displaced from breaking into them if they want. Some of the lab rooms also have exam rooms. Displaced will be able to swipe lab equipment and medical supplies, such as syringes, vials/beakers, first aid supplies, scalpels, bandages, multi-lens microscopes, etc. The top floor is dedicated to offices for higher-ranked scientists, so think of it as the C suite. All floors also have bathrooms, of course, and the dormitory wing also has showers. ✦ Notably, this outpost is also empty of scientists. However, stoic soldiers stand guard at every door. These well-armed warriors are with the UNA, who has taken over the outpost. These soldiers are not an easy fight. In the fights with UNA soldiers, PCs might die and need to be revived in New Prague by Morningstar. ✧ DISTRACTION: Some of the PCs may choose to deal with the UNA by attempting to distract them using wit, charm, or apparent helplessness. PCs may search for a way to draw attention away from some of these doors to let others sneak past. ✧ INFILTRATION: Those who sneak past will find the jailing areas similarly guarded, and eventually, stealth and quiet infiltration is no longer an option. Rey and the other Morningstar agents are being held in well-secured cells, and UNA soldiers must be engaged in order to get past them. ✦ Inside the jailing sites, they find the missing agents in terrible shape. These Morningstar operatives have gone through extreme interrogation, and if they can get persuaded to talk sense--or talk at all--they might impart on their rescuers that the subject of that interrogation was most recently about the blue technology. However, most are catatonic, seemingly unaware of who they are or where they are, and some react negatively and violently toward anyone who displays the blue glow in front of them as the result of a conditioned response. ✧ Agents from the September raids will explain that Rey's arrival worsened the interrogation. Some of these agents may admit to confessing that Morningstar started helping a new group that emerged. It was clear in their interrogation that the UNA was not involved in the June firefight because they only then put together that the Displaced were involved in it. They're only aware because they were tasked with cleaning up after it. ✧ Some of the agents taken during the raids will still be resentful of the Displaced, and this will help convince the UNA that the Displaced are separate from Morningstar. Once the agents are freed, the Displaced can make their way back to the exit of the outpost, where Poe Dameron waits in an armored truck liberated from the UNA. This flying truck is meant to transfer large numbers of UNA soldiers for load-outs, so despite the Displaced and rescued agents' numbers, it will be sufficiently spacious to fit them all. Though it flies, it's smarter to stay low in the interest of staying off trackers on their way to New Prague, where they can hopefully wait out the heat of pursuit by the UNA. > NEW PRAGUE When they arrived in New Prague, El contacts local Morningstar agents to escort them to a safehouse. Notably, El will warn the Displaced that no other parts of Morningstar know about zeir identity as an AI. El is hoping that the Displaced will keep their secret, but is more concerned with helping than with keeping them separate from the New Prague Morningstar chapter. These Morningstar agents will bring the Displaced to an abandoned chain convenience store at the edge of town, Zesco. The convenience store is located near the edge of the city, and it's meant to be a temporary stop. The upper part of the store is just an empty space, though there is a wall where it's clear that there were once icee machines. All of the Morningstar agents will be held under an abandoned convenience store. ✦ The inside of the safehouse is like most safehouses, but since it's meant to be temporary, there aren't any clothes or food in place to help someone out. There will be Morningstar agents who come in to supply these things throughout the stay, showing up about an hour in to help out. ✧ It will be apparent that this safehouse is not one of the ones that's typically used in New Prague, but instead one of the miscellaneous ones that they've had around. Unlike New Amsterdam, most of the safehouses in New Prague weren't compromised. Of course, there is a high likelihood that this safehouse will be decommissioned after all of this. ✧ Notably, the New Prague agents are all quite impressed that the missing New Amsterdam agents were able to be saved at all—previously, NPC Morningstar cells had believed rescue to be impossible. ✧ Anyone who kept their scrambler mask on during the infiltration of the outpost is allowed to leave the safehouse and explore New Prague. Anyone else … can do that if they want, but it's not a good idea! The safehouse won't be fun, but jail will be worse. Please reach out to the mods if you do this. ✦ Beyond the safehouse, New Prague is a large, beautiful city housing around 30 million people. Unlike many of its brethren, it pays homage to the "Old" Prague in a number of ways: there are impractical cobblestone streets, and the architecture adheres to an older, gothic style throughout the city. In fact, there are ordinances that demand the city continues to look as if it harkens to an older past and time. Above all else, New Prague is very green: there are trees everywhere. Throughout the city, there is a large, man-made river that cuts through to the underground, causing there to be beautiful falls underneath the main city itself. This river is called the New Vitava River, once again paying homage to the Prague of Old. The New Vitava River is maintained to the degree that there is no littering in it, and there are strict local rules about doing anything lewd in it. (That includes using it as a toilet. Don't do that!) There are bridges all over the city to easily cross from one side to another, and all public transit has been constructed to adhere to the river and also offer its citizens views of it on the regular. ✧ The weather here is just as extreme as it is in New Amsterdam, so anyone who's not been checking the news will find that the world really was screwed over by Cassius. ✧ Food throughout the city is just as eclectic as it is anywhere else. Visually, it looks like they want to remember Prague, but culturally, it's just as varied. This isn't an Eastern European city in anything but aesthetic. > THE RETURN The train ride back to New Amsterdam will resemble the ride to and from New Tokyo, but it is a considerably shorter trip. There is no stop for the train at New Amsterdam, so they will need to devise a way to get off the train without dying in the process - this will be difficult, but not impossible. This should not be too much of a surprise, as some of the New Prague Morningstar agents will join them on this train ride, and will explain the situation. Once they're outside the city, these agents will get them back into the city, as they've done this rodeo before. They can sneak in easily through the opening made by Cassius earlier in the month, which if it has been found, has not yet been addressed.

Comments

rey (star wars)

[forcevisions]

> THE OUTPOST (closed to rey rescuers)

[ behind an exam room door on the fourth floor, rey lies strapped to an examination table. the front of her shirt has been cut away from her sternum to expose the area that usually glows blue with their powers, and needle marks have left tiny spots and smears of blood behind. when the door opens, rey isn't entirely conscious. on top of going several days without sleep, she seems to be under the influence of a minor sedative that slows her responses.

as people draw closer, though, she tenses up, wrestling against the medical restraints the keep her on the examination table. the light of the scrambler masks eventually processes, though, and she settles down as she's released. it's incomprehensible that people have come for her. it shouldn't be, but it is. she'd attributed finn's choice to do that on starkiller to exceptionality in finn, setting aside anything it reflected about her being worthy of that sort of overture.

through the jumble of her thoughts, she manages to croak out a confused— ] Ben?


[ later, as she's being carried out, she's still too dazed for coherent gratitude, but she does manage to say: ]

They're holding others here. [ she's not positive it's the agents like she suspected, but she's positive that they've been going back and forth between interrogating her and interrogating other morningstar agents. ]

> NEW PRAGUE SAFEHOUSE (open to anybody)

[ the agents of new prague make it explicit: rey isn't to set one foot outside of this safehouse. one of the agents who arrives with supplies, alexei, has seen the videos on her cooltalk and knows her for a troublemaker. he seems to take it upon himself to keep an eye on her while distributing the supplies. she's just stupid enough to be a flight risk if she made those, even though she keeps assuring people she isn't.

she's finally coherent by the time the supplies arrive. the drugs haven't entirely worked themselves out of her system, but a shower and a new shirt helps her feel human again. so she's ready to have a real conversation with those who come around. a. anyone who was directly involved in her rescue, she'll start with thanking them very sincerely. others might get, b. "Where are we?" c. or "Did we find them all?" ]

> THE TRAIN HOME (open to anybody)

[ alexei and the other agents warned them that there was no stop in new amsterdam on this line, not given the damage done during cassius' attack. that doesn't make it less alarming to be hurtling towards it so close. sleep has made rey feel more herself, and something had happened while the UNA had her in custody. whatever they did to successfully provoke her power seemed to draw out more of it. ]

I can do it. [ she interjects this into the discussion around how to get off the train safely. ] If we jump off near the city, I can slow our fall. I can do it.

the outpost

[warfares]

I know.

( by now the agents will have been moved from their cells, ushered toward whatever transport they've managed to commandeer for themselves, and while he would like nothing more than to revel in the triumph, he has greater concerns right now. namely, getting rey out of her restraints. touching as much of her as he can to assure himself that this is real. that she is real. )

They're safe. ( an assumption, but he tries his best to force sincerity — the scrambler flattens out much of the inflection, turning the words rumbling and electric. a funhouse mirror's take on his original mask's vocoder. ) Now it's your turn, turhaya.

safehouse (aka let's do some more h/c)

[inherited]

[Riku worries.

If anything, that's what Riku has always done best. His mind is always racing, rushing, trying to find a way to deal with a problem. Growing up, he always had the problem where he thought too much. He could never get out of his own head. He's trying to be more relaxed about it now, but after Caroline disappeared and Rey subsequently followed? He's starting to realize he should be worrying more. Not just following his heart. Not just assuming things are fine.

It's doing a number on him.

But it's easier when he has a focus. Right now: that focus is Rey. He waits until other people have had their time with her to sit down beside her. He's been out already, and intends to go walking around some more.

Still ... she's his friend. That counts for something. His friends are who he worries about the most.]

Hey. I know you probably didn't plan on this, but what you did—I think you saved all those lives, too.

the train home

[followhim]

[ the only thing that leaves him feeling worse than literally every aspect of this journey (because he is Responsible and rey belongs in his dexter kill room despite being alive) is rey seemingly ready to yeet herself into an aneurysm. like he did no less than 24 hours ago. he hates being kristy thomas. it gives him stress hives. how did leia do it?? ?? ]

You sure about that?

train home

[recompleted]

[Roxas very nearly hadn't made the train to this rescue mission. Sora and Riku had gone, the only people he actually knows in this world, but they're not his keepers and he has no intention of following them wherever they want to go. He doesn't know this world, doesn't know Morningstar or UNA and doesn't trust either.

But he remembers waking up alone and lost in that hospital, hunted by monsters before he could even make sense of what had happened. He doesn't have a real reason to go on this mission, but he has even less to stay behind, passing the time doing not much while someone else needs help. So he'd gone, pipe strapped to his back in a makeshift sling, and he'd done his part. Now he's ready to jump and roll and take his chances, but Rey's sudden declaration has him holding back for the moment.]

What? How? Is that your power?

SAFEHOUSE

[tribridfreakshow]

[She wasn't directly involved with infiltration, using her more rudimentary abilities and lack of magic to simply cause distractions for the soldiers, but she had been glad that it was enough to get the job done.

Every piece of the puzzle was important, after all.

By this point, they're sequestered in the New Prague safehouse, supplies having arrived and passed out as necessary. She sits down near Rey, carrying a couple of pre-packaged snacks and/or rations of some kind, and she holds one of them out to the other girl.]

Want some? [She just trying to help pass things out, and she noticed the young woman across from her looking worse for the wear just an hour or two earlier.] I don't know what it is, but beggars can't be choosers, right?

➤ safehouse

[kgbs]

You look terrible.

[ of course he was going to be blunt about it. he has no bedside manner and besides, he imagines that she knows what she looks like. several days in enemy hands means you are not going to come out looking your best. ]

But, I am glad to see that you're awake.

i can't be tamed by your prompts

[dragonwarder]

[When the signal is given, Daenerys does not waste any time in leaving the outpost. There are plenty of others to handle the agents -- she has drawn too much attention to continue to be of use without risking herself unnecessarily.

There is relief in her eyes when she spots Rey on her way to the showers, safe and sound if not dizzy and run down. She has to break into a light jog to catch her arm in the hallway, and when the other woman turns around, she will find Daenerys struggling to unpack and repack her emotions. She is relieved, but she is also concerned. And somewhere in there mixes frustration and anger -- anger that she had gotten into this situation, frustration that so many people were now at risk because they had to come for her.

And then relief again, knowing that they still managed to succeed. All of the emotions momentarily steal her words from her as her eyes drop to the hole in her shirt. The talk she'd had with Octavia comes rushing back to her in an instant, and bile sticks in her throat.]

So...that is why they spared you.

[She finishes closing the gap, and only forces herself to release Rey's arm once they are mere inches apart.]

I was not certain the others would reach you in time.

safehouse

[lighthearted]

[ Strange as it is to be in a new city, for once Sora doesn't have much interest in going out and exploring. It's not that he isn't curious, because he is and he knows they won't always get the chance to see another part of this enormous world.

But really, he's just worried about Rey. He, Riku, and the others had made space for another group to free her and the other people who'd been abducted, and he's glad that they were successful in that. He hasn't yet had a chance to talk to her himself, though, and he won't feel at ease until he does.

First Caroline, now Rey. Why does this keep happening to his friends? Sora wishes that he could make sure it didn't happen to begin with, rather than having to rescue them or check in on them after the fact. But he knows it isn't always that simple. He'd had to do a lot of rescuing back home, too. Some of those people had been lost or in danger for much longer.

He waits until Rey's alone and doesn't look completely overwhelmed before approaching. When he catches her attention, she asks him something ("did we find them all?"), but Sora doesn't respond, at least not immediately.

Instead, he marches right up to her to give her a hug, his face pressing into her shoulder. ]

new prague ..... ish ......

[ex_dictator317]

[ When Kylo moves to wander outside, it falls to Octavia to hover in the interim. Never mind that she's still sore, the wound on her back freshly healed and scarred over — rubbing uncomfortably against the back of the chair she's taken up at Rey's side.

Vigilant, watchful, and unnecessarily so — but Octavia knows what will happen if they're found here, and who they'll choose to target in the chaos. Rey doesn't deserve that fate; even a few moments with her have solidified she's a better person, better than most Octavia comes across. Maybe even too good for Morningstar, Octavia thinks bitterly, for what she's been through.

She's taken an interest in a less than fascinating spot on the wall when she sees Rey stirring, shifting to get up. Octavia's eyes move, betraying none of the concern she harbors, despite the question that comes out of her mouth. ]

Shouldn't you stay in bed? [ This is how nursing someone back to help works in her mind ? ? ? She's no good at it, she knows; Clarke would be an improvement over Octavia, but like hell she'd trust Clarke with this when Octavia barely trusts herself with it. ] You're still safe. The UNA hasn't found us. [ That bears repeating, especially when it's followed by, ] Go back to sleep.

illya kuryakin ( ota )

[kgbs]

▶ 01; OUTPOST

---

[ perhaps it should be concerning that he takes any opportunity that he can get to find and face the una. perhaps he should try and let go of the anger he has towards them.

perhaps he will examine that later but for now, he is going to try and take out every single una soldier than he can. where some people sneak and try and stealth their way past these men, illya goes right for them. it's easy to access the anger, to feel it pour through him and give him the power that he needs to stay alive.

hopefully. the first soldier he encounters gets the heel of his hand driven up into his chin which is effective in knocking him backwards and giving him time to step closer and twist his head aggressively. he drops.

the second soldier that approaches catches him from behind and drives the butt of his gun into the back of illya's head. that...hurts. he drops to a knee and the soldier steps on his hand, effectively crunching a few of those bones and why is it always his hand? why?

adrenaline surging, illya throws himself into the soldier and grabs the gun with one hand and using the surge of power to jam it up into his face, cracking his helmet and giving him time to get up and get into the outpost.

that's mercy, leaving that man alive. perhaps he'll come back for him later.

the interior of the outpost isn't as bad as the building he'd been in just a little while ago. it's dank but it doesn't give off the air of death. cradling his hand close to his chest, he inches down the hall, peeking into different rooms to try and find either rey or one of the agents. most rooms are empty. some are filled with various items. he slips in a room or two, filling a discarded bag with various medical supplies, papers, and other items that might be of use. he's stealing from the una so he does not feel bad about it.

he doesn't dare call out because if there are more soldiers within, he doesn't want to draw their attention. ]

▶ 02; NEW PRAGUE

---

[ it takes incessant convincing to get him to see someone about his hand but he eventually does. and, as just as he expected, there are two broken bones. people need to stop going for his hands. but, he lets them put a bandage on his hand and then he makes himself scarce, letting those that need serious medical attention have their time.

since he'd use the id scrambling mask, he steps out into new prague and is immediately struck by familiarity. it's...well, it is not russia but it is close and he feels slightly nostalgic as soon as his feet hit the street.

he walks. that's all he wants to do is walk. he takes a few pictures of some of the architecture and trees but otherwise, he just enjoys a city that reminds him of something familiar. illya doesn't get homesick often but right now, he almost feels it.

he has to remember what he is here for and that there are people in danger constantly so he doesn't get too caught up in the sights. ]

▶ 03; WILDCARD

---

[ up for anything, tbh. feel free to throw some stuff at me! ]

[realists]

[ with daisy busy at work, jyn has subbed in as illya's bodyguard and she didn't even think twice about it, despite illya having over a foot of height on her. this is meaningless, she has beat up taller men.

her diminutive height does mean she is a little more beat up than he is, but this doesn't stop her from hitting the town with illya. at least part of the town, once she has been checked out by one of the doctors on hand. it's no injuries she hasn't had before and once they pop her shoulder back into place and give her a sling for her arm, she heads out of the safe house.

she strolls up with a half eaten kolache, a little stiff but pleased with her snack. ] This is delicious.

[ worth getting beaten up for? maybe not. ]

riku | kingdom hearts | ota

[inherited]

i. the journey there

[If nothing else, the journey to the outpost is tense. Maybe Riku is making that up in his head. He recognizes that there is some chance of that, but he's not used to traveling with these many people to a destination. Heading to the Keyblade Graveyard had been different. Had been unique. And it wasn't long before they got divided and had to do it all over again. And then divided again. Yet those people were linked in a way that these people aren't.

Maybe this link is just as important, though. Yes, he thinks. That might be right.

When they're still far away from the outpost, he looks to the person next to him and remarks,] I used to have a long coat to hide my face. This is a lot less bulky.

[He holds up the mask to show what he's referring to.]

ii. new prague

[Somehow, getting to experience a new city is like getting to see a new world. That's the one thing about this weird planet. Earth has a lot of different places to see, and they're all so varied. New Prague reminds Riku a bit of Radiant Garden. The streets are all different, not necessarily ideal for slick conditions, but it looks nice.

He'll be wandering the city during the day there, trying to take in the sights. That means stopping at the river to overlook it, inhaling it. It's different from the river in New Amsterdam, but similar, too. He can tell it's not natural, but he doesn't care, either.

At some point, he'll stop to do some homework under a tree. There are a lot of them, and it seems to be natural.

But once it's cold at night, he'll return to the safehouse with a sour look on his face. Stupid Cassius!]

iii. train fleeing

[Is hopping off a train without Rey's help stupid and dangerous? Yes. This train is moving fast. The thing is, he knows that she needs to get a lot of people out, and he doesn't want to put too much on her. Besides ... he might be fine. They might be fine.

He looks to the person near him as they come upon their exit point.]

I think if we hold on to one another, we'll be okay. You're ready, right?

[No, he didn't ask. Riku just extends his hand to them. Right now, he's calm, focused. He wants to make this part easier on Rey, so his determination has sealed his fate.]

i.

[998]

[jon, at least, is definitely radiating tension. he wears plain black clothes devoid of potentially identifying embroidery details and has removed all accessories from his sword harness, with his mask hanging off a strap for now. longclaw itself has its distinctive hit wrapped in black tape. he's trying to think of how they're going to deal with the fallout of breaking into a una outpost and freeing their captives. he's also trying to think further ahead, to ways they could possibly win this war without blowing the planet to pieces. he's trying not to think of what could happen to rey. he's not paying much attention to chatter, but one thing riku says strikes him as so odd he can't help but ask]

How does a coat cover your face?

[it's not meant to sound rude--he likes riku, his odd non-sequiturs remind him of his younger siblings (all right, mostly rickon), and he's definitely a good kid jon intends to protect, but it comes out a little more snappish than he intended.

and it's not as if nobody in his world hides behind a hood, they are just usually attached to a cloak. he's just too distracted to apply that sartorial progression towards a coat.]

caroline forbes ( open! )

[gasping]

001: damnit el i'm a cheerleader not a soldier

[ having been otherwise occupied during cassius' side-mission earlier in the month, caroline is unfamiliar with the six-story building the displaced are presented with. however, lack of familiarity or general recommendations to take it easy have never done well against her — it is only the sheer wall of black-on-black armored soldiers guarding the presumed main entrance that gives caroline even the slightest bit of pause.

with her scrambler mask snug around her face and her hair tied at the nape of her neck, caroline is all action. she is here as a thank you to el, whose creative solution has ensured she'll be well fed even in the face of literal trauma, and so it is for the morningstar agents currently suffering in captivity that she acts.

a. work with her, and provide distraction that allows her to zoom past unseen. she won't bother to hide her abilities at this point, so even those who are unaware of caroline's supernatural status will be able to watch as she seemingly disappears — gone in a literal blur at her own top speed, the only proof of her previous presence the kicked up dirt and dust from the ground.

b. help her with rescue. her own kidnapping and torture has made it clear that the una thinks the blue in her chest is a tie to morningstar, and when she spots one agent jerk away from someone sporting that glow after a brief touch, caroline is careful to avoid presenting it herself. instead, she busies herself with gingerly lifting and carrying those that cannot carry themselves, bringing them back and forth from the jailing sites to the armored truck waiting outside. unlike before, caroline won't speed — because, apparently, that makes people sick, and she doesn't really want the agents throwing up on her.

c. operation wildcard her. caroline hopes to avoid outright murdering anyone, but if any of the displaced are put into direct combat who can't protect themselves, or if someone is at risk of getting hurt, that hesitation will go straight out the window. because her scrambler mask will need to stay on, she'll mostly be dependent on snapping necks or kicking an agent into a tree into a nearby wall. her strength does not match expectations, so characters are welcome to comment if this is a surprise! ]

002: obligatory new prague tourism

[ caroline does not stay in the safehouse for long. she wants fresh air, she wants to explore... and mostly, she wants an opportunity to feel normal for a few hours before they have to go back.

a. she spends the majority of her time in a prazak vintage shop, trying on dresses and skirts and other garments meant to harken back to a more gothic-romantic time period. though these clothes are mostly new (or recently secondhand), they feel more comfortable than the overly futuristic clothing found in new amsterdam. caroline's pile of clothing is far larger than she has any right for it to be, but she just can't decide what she likes best. help her out?

b. at the riverfront, caroline spends a few hours with something very familiar: a small fabric bag serving as a makeshift picnic basket, from which a selection of easily-transported foods are pulled out. it's a riverside picnic in the fall, and though it's out of season (picnics are a summer tradition in mystic falls), it feels considerably comforting after the last few weeks. maybe you'd like to bring your own snacks to join her?

c. travel wildcard her! she'll be wandering the streets until it's time to go back, and though she won't seek people out, feel free to interrupt her at any point ... or just run right into her! (or maybe she ran into you?) ]

1b.

[flyfightwin]

[rescuing people. being a hero. she's barely gotten her feet wet in this dystopian future that they now call home before carol's joined the mission to save these missing agents. the mask isn't quite the same as a helmet, but she grabs it all the same, understanding the importance of not being made, as much as she might want to just yeet in then yeet right back out. she's been doing her best to run interference and go toe to toe with the una when she spots a woman trying to help a limping man easily twice her size.

carol can't help but offer her aid where it clearly looks like someone is struggling. the tiny blonde girl? seems like she could use a helping hand.]

You look like you're both about to collapse under his weight. Want me to help you brace him from the other side? [her tone more statement than question.]

2a

[tribridfreakshow]

[Hope manages to catch Caroline on her way out of the safehouse; she doesn't like the idea of being cooped up in here any more than the blonde does, clearly.]

Want some company?

[As she jogs up beside her, eyebrows lifted and hopeful. It's not like she's afraid to go out there on her own, but wandering a city is better in at least pairs, right?]

➤ 001C

[kgbs]

[ he doesn't need any assistance but someone provides it anyway. a soldier manages to get in close enough to him to get his hands around illya's neck though illya's stopped him from actually doing any squeezing by getting his own arms up.

he's got this handled but that doesn't stop someone from dragging the soldier off of him and neatly snapping his neck, something illya gets a front row seat to watch. the soldier's eyes got blank and he falls into a heap on the ground.

when illya looks up, he's surprised to see a young woman there. he looks past her, behind him but there's no one else here but the two of them which meant she had just done that. ]

I had that under control.

[ was he impressed? yes. was he going to admit that easily? no. ]

2b (or not 2b)

[realists]

[ there wasn't a ton of time to chit chat during the raid itself and jyn could honestly only recognize a couple people despite the masks; illya because they came together and caroline because they'd met up on the train. once inside it had become familiar chaos and they'd been separated for the most part, flitting through each other's line of sight -- jyn had watched caroline steal a una soldier from illya and snap his neck, caroline had watched jyn go truncheon to gun with a soldier and come out bloodied but victorious.

she notes that caroline and her tank top are on the truck, but she doesn't check on her, slumped next to illya and trying to hide her smile because he looks so silently annoyed with her existence.

it's not uncommon.

once in the city, it isn't until the river that jyn spots caroline with her little picnic set up. it's cute, caroline is cute. jyn had sat next to the river to clean blood off her hand from finding a previously undiscovered cut on her ribs (she's happy to note her blood is red again), but she stands when she sees the blonde woman, moving over to her. ]

Hey.

002c

[lighthearted]

[ Sora had his own mission to worry about during their raid of the facility, so he hadn't had any run-ins with Caroline at that time, but he does catch glimpses of her on the getaway vehicle and then in the safehouse. All of them are tired at this point, drained from all the expended adrenaline, and so he's surprised when he spots her getting ready to leave and go explore the city.

Now that Sora's had some time to rest and also spoken with Rey, he's more open to the idea of checking out New Prague. But more importantly than that, he wants to check in on Caroline. He doesn't know much about what happened other than that she'd also gone missing and been questioned about her involvement with Morningstar.

Either way, he's sick of his friends being targeted. More than anything, he just wants a chance to make sure she's okay. ]

Hey! [ He calls out as she's opening the door to go. She's got a packed bag with her, he can't help but notice. She probably plans to be out for a good chunk of the day. ] Can I join you?

kylo ren - star wars - ota.

[warfares]

› OUTPOST;

( even having been briefed on what to expect, the outpost manages to catch him off-guard; it’s a large building, six stories in all, and by all accounts swarming with soldiers.

dressed in dark tactical gear, his face concealed by a scrambler mask, kylo ren carries himself with the kind of purpose that promises violence to anyone foolish enough to get in his way. in one hand he carries what could easily be mistaken for a riot baton; a flick of the wrist reveals otherwise, however, as it expands into a staff, its tip carrying an impressive electric charge.

while he won’t actively seek out any soldiers, any that try to stop him will be dealt with quickly and cleanly. the strikes are hard, fast and target the vulnerable points of their armor. starting from the first floor, he’ll work his way up through the labs until he’s able to locate rey.

once he has her, he’ll have to be more cautious. their descent will be slow, as he’ll be unwilling to place her in further risk. anyone willing to help distract any wandering soldiers will be welcome. otherwise, feel free to encounter him at the transport, rey in his arms. )


› NEW PRAGUE;

( so, they survived, much to the shock of the new prague chapter. the safe-house they hole up in reminds him a little too much of the place casper had brought them too in june. with rey settled, he’s encouraged to shower and take a walk, with one of the agents generously offering to find him a set of spare clothes.

he goes, albeit reluctantly. wanders aimlessly until he finds himself in the old town square where he purchases something to eat and a mug of mulled wine. the vendors are helpful in their suggestions of other places he might find interesting, such as exploring the little quarter or taking in the view of the city from the bridge.

mostecká street eats up an impressive chunk of his time, with his purchases running the gamut of food (pastries, teas and blocks of wafer-like treats he’s assured he’ll be dreaming of long after he’s peeled the last one from its wrapper) to liquor and clothing.

it’s almost a shame that they only have the one night. )


› WILDCARD;

( have an idea? hit me up. i'm reachable either here or at resurrectionist if you'd like to plot. otherwise, feel free to encounter kylo wandering the streets of new prague taking snaps, eating food or juggling a collection of purchases. )

new prague

[forcevisions]

[ Rey had slept through the car ride to New Prague. On arrival at the safehouse, she'd slept some more on one of the cots, and eventually, one of the Morningstar agents had chased Kylo off. She wakes up while he's gone, and one of the local agents, Alexei, has to keep her from trying to leave the safehouse to find him.

Her position is clear in the question she keeps asking: 'But he was here, right?'

Hallucinations would be a fun new addition to her stack of symptoms from the sleep deprivation and experimentation of the interrogation, but she can't rule it out. Kylo was gone when she was captured. She knew better than anyone since she'd been sleeping at his apartment more often than her own for the better part of a week.

They shepherd her into the shower and get her clean clothes. She's been wearing her current clothes for a week. It's probably time to just burn them and take the loss, particularly with how her shirt is cut up, but she won't let them take her jacket and she won't let them take the golden chain of dice that she clips stubbornly around her neck when she gets out of the shower. The new clothes are patchy and secondhand, but they're comfortable, and they're clean. She feels more human already, but she's still dragging her feet.

Someone pushes her back into her cot. Hope brings ration bars. Rey chews at them and dips in and out of restless sleep while they wait it out. Right up until she sees him come back in. Rey's on her feet too fast, staggering towards Kylo when she sees him, but she's underfed and overtired still and weak from days of mistreatment, so she has to grab onto a bed railing to keep herself on her feet when her vision goes black.

By the look of it, that's not going to stop her ontinued attempt to get to him. ]

poe dameron | ota

[followhim]

for prompto
[ at first, tbh, he's dubious about this pairup. once again, between rey, caroline, and now prompto, he still feels like the president of the babysitters club. (and not even a very good babysitter, don't remind him.) in the train yard where trains sleep, they come across a train car that seems to have been put out of service for a very good reason. it's seen some better days. maybe it was a victim of the emp? but it's their best bet, he realizes. which is why he turns to prompto and says ]

Okay, that one. How are we gonna do this?


train

[ so, it turns out that using his power to yeet the train onto the tracks, with very little training or attempting to do something of that scope before, took a lot out of him. like, a lot a lot. it's only by the grace of the force, the fact that it's a short ride, and his driving/piloting instincts to be reflexive that everything goes more or less okay on the way to the outpost. when the train stops and everyone starts filtering out, you might see him shambling around the car looking pale with his nose bleeding like he is going to put on a scrambling mask and head the fuck out with everyone else.

(he should definitely not do that.) ]

new prague

[ after the harrowing adventure as uber driver while being a sim with all red bars, he's ready to… take a minute to recharge in new prague. drink a juice box. since he didn't actually go out to the outpost and wore a scrambling mask while hijacking a flying truck, he feels confident in his chances at not getting kidnapped and dragged away somewhere. it's nice to have some time to stare dramatically into this distance on a bridge.

you can also find him in at least one bakery asking way too many questions about how x and y baked goods are made. he only has so many things to live for and one is becoming a master chef/baker. ]

wildcard

[ if you wanna do anything else, let me know! pm or ruthnor ]

second brain cell reporting for duty

[mercurio]

[the train car is spotted, poe moves towards it (prompto had no idea this guy even existed until a few hours earlier—but it's cool), and prompto walks past him and through one of the partially opened doors. it looks like it's jammed.]

The trains run on electricity.

[climbing up, bag with tools on his back, prompto takes a few steps inside and looks around before deciding for one of the ends of the car.]

If the circuit board isn't too messed up, I could try and fix it to get it running. Get the circuits to connect together, and all that. [he pushes up towards the high chair of where a conductor would seat—even if their sole job was to keep order and make sure people paid. but his idea is not to climb up on the seat, but rather to dig under towards the floor and pick at the cables.] Gonna have to—keep it to manual drive though.

[a frustrated sound comes from him, legs kicking up in the air before he puts them back on the ground; he turns to poe, settling down on the floor to look through his bag.]

—you got a flashlight or something?

reyscue: team distraction (closed to riku, sora, and prompto)

[dragonwarder]

[The jolt is what knocks Daenerys into her senses and out of her concerned thought loop thinking about the circumstances of Rey's disappearance. She's gravitated toward Prompto, as he is the one she is most familiar with in the group of those who haven't assigned themselves directly to infiltration. She would be of better use providing a distraction so they could sneak inside. Nobody had to instruct her on that.

So, once the other volunteers make their way over to her, she introduces herself and makes a point to sit a little straighter when she speaks.]

We should expect a hostile response to our approach. How would any of you propose our first engagement?

[lighthearted]

[ It's yet another train ride into yet another dangerous situation, though Sora doesn't have a single regret about being here. Rey's a friend and there's no way he wouldn't be part of the group that's set out to rescue her. As much as he'd like to be directly involved in busting into the base and finding her, he doesn't have the powers for that.

A distraction, though? That he should be able to manage. No one's ever called him stealthy.

When he spots Prompto sitting with a silver-haired woman, Sora gestures for Riku to follow him over. The other people on this rescue mission have already assigned themselves to breaking in and fighting, so it falls to the rest of them to make sure they don't get overwhelmed. ]

Well.. there's probably gonna be way more of them. We have to be careful.

[ He's learned now that if someone dies on this world, there's actually a way to bring them back. But that doesn't mean that they should risk it, especially when he's pretty sure he's here on borrowed time. ]

Ojiro Sniper, OTA

[deicider]

New Prague
[Sniper has a decent collection of wounds, but none of them are priority when their power can keep their broken arm straight and the gash in their arm unbleeding. They move around the safehouse helping out with all the various little chores need doing while the more injured get settled.

Finally, they sit down and strip enough to start dealing with things. The blue glow spills out from the edges of their clothes, illuminating the red gash along their bicep. It looks very fresh, like it should be actively bleeding. In fact, blood is visible, it's just all... staying put.

Sniper frowns over the wound, then shifts their attention to feeling out the broken bone in their forearm. Their power keeps the bone in place so it doesn't look too gruesome, but it's a very thorough break.

They'll glance up at anyone nearby.]

Do we have anyone who can heal? [ Back at the other safehouse, maybe. This is all going to take weeks to heal on its own, and they have work to do.]

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