The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2)

Admin Posts : 2171 Join date : 2013-01-08

As the group made their way into the room, the rest of the cast down below continued their drinks, almost ignoring them. They seemed more content with being along for the ride, even if they weren't chosen themselves. When the group was all together in the cabin, Lorielle gave a flew blinks at the group, and then a nervous smile. She was confused on why some of them were looking at her like that, and Valentine took notice of her discomfort. To remedy her friend's discomfort, she'd clear her voice to get their attention. "Yes, we're near the area, but first thing is first. Our target is an old classmate as ours. His name is Atsuki Kiryu. It seems his family has purchased a beautiful ruby. It's going to be kept his his household. Makes it sound simple, yes? Well, it's not. He seems to have constant security there. Not only this, but rumour has it he has some sort of super body guard. Whoever it is, they've apparently been able to wipe out several groups at once who's been after Kiryu's riches. Some even think whoever it is, is not human. So, instead of tackling this mission head on, we're going the round about way. The only image of this mysterious guard we have is this.." Valentine lifted up her device and passed it along the group. They'd be able to see a cloaked figure with burning red eyes. It looked like a man, but at the same time it appeared as though it could have been a Shadow aswell. Of course, in this world the girls had never encountered Shadows, so they wouldn't be able to come to that conclusion.

The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) - Page 2 Tumblr_nc7nu40Nzx1td5qjgo1_500

"What we're going to need from you all is simple. We need Atsuki Kiryu distracted. As long as you can keep his attention for thirty minutes, we'll be able to get in, get the ruby, and get out. Of course I can't share with you the details on how we will be entering and leaving the building, considering if you're captured we'd rather not risk sensitive information being leaked. After thirty minutes, we just need you to escape before they noticed the replica we're putting in its place is fake. Any questions?" Valentine's eyes scanned the room, and a single hand did raise. It was from Lorielle, who had stars in her eyes. "Valentine, why do you get so cute when you explain your plans?" The blonde laughed while Valentine's face turned red and she looked away. "Anyone else? We'll be arriving shortly."

Subject: Re: The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:54 pm

Daiki didn’t even realize that he wasn’t the only one staring. This was far too weird for his taste. It was like a ghost was staring at him, and it made all kinds of gears start running in his brain. Most of them were about how this world was secretly heaven. It would make sense. They were in the sky, a dead woman was here, and it seemed like a whole new reality. The only problem was that he knew that purple haired girl was still alive. So much for that theory. Then again, if this were heaven, that would mean he died. He would rather not be the case.

He would listen to the plan and see one major flaw: none of them were going with the main group. They could run defense all they wanted, but if something approached these girls, they would be unable to do anything. He felt the need to point this out to them, “And while we’re distracting Kiryu, what happens if his bodyguards aren’t around him, but with the ruby? Especially that special one?” He was hoping they would at least consider bringing one of them along for the ride. Preferably Tomoe or Kahn, since they were the fighters of the group. They didn’t have to be directly involved. Just close enough to protect the three in case they were attacked. If that guard really was a Shadow, they were the only ones that would have to power to fight it.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

She took a good look at the man described as the bodyguard. He seemed like what ever this was, it could potentially be similar to what they were close to fighting back in the tower. Was this anything similar? The group had to be grilled for more information after this was done. But in the meantime, Tomoe took a thought to herself as she passed the device along. Was it going to be this simple? Actually distracting Atsuki Kiryu....the old student council president...was that all it took to save Lorielle? She didn't think that was all there wa to do it. Tomoe nodded with Daiki though when he brought up a good point. Smart call; she had to try to build on it. "Perhaps one of us should go with you, even if it poses that risk. The last thing we need is the leaders of the heist itself to get into trouble if the rumors of this bodyguard are true, since we don't know much about them. No one would want to mess around with him, and smaller risks are better than large ones no?" She asked, while grinning to Lorielle with her childlike nature. Was she this way when she was alive in her own reality? Either way, even if they could not join them, they had to get something out of them. They could not walk into this blind, especially when one of the trio's lives was on the line.

Traits:

Subject: Re: The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:46 am

Kahn listened to the plan, it taking his attention off of Lorielle, however when shown the image of the bodyguard he felt more than a bit concerned. It reminded him of a Shadow, but if Persona's didn't exist then how could Shadows? But then again he was attacked by Shadows, so it was entirely possible that this was a shadow. Though it had wiped out several groups alone, at once? What the heck was this thing? It did raise a concern, if they were to die during this heist it would be because of that thing. If it held that kind of power, then Kahn shivered to think what it would do to the group of girls alone. Though they did not give them many details, which they explained in order to help prevent them from leaking information should they be captured. While he found that unlikely, it was most certainly possible.

Daiki and Tomoe hit on the point that this bodyguard was unaccounted for, and they assumed he would be drawn off. Though based on what they knew...it was unlikely that this bodyguard would be drawn away so easily. "Yeah, I'm not liking the idea of us running a full distraction. It sounds to me as though this bodyguard is smart, he might see through it all. After all you said he demolished several groups at once, I doubt he will be interested in a distraction. That was his two cents, while he was certain he could cause a riot and a distraction, if this thing was what he thought it was...it would not have an interest in such things. Not to mention he was not going to miss out on a chance to protect his dead friend, he hoped that he would be the one chosen. Granted, he would leave that up to their discretion, he knew he wasn't the most subtle of person at times. He could when he had to be, but there were times when he would rather lead the attack. After all if he was the threat the enemy was focused on, then the others would be safe.

Posts : 267 Join date : 2013-08-11

This whole idea of a heist didn't sit well with Destiny. As the violet-haired girl explained the details, that unease grew and grew until the blonde was feeling a bit nauseous. Tight security. Stealing from a person who (at least in normal Ueitawa) was someone you'd rather not get on the bad side of. And that...thing guarding the grounds. Why on earth did these girls think this was a good idea in the first place? ...Well, they probably didn't know that someone on the heist was expected to die. Perhaps that was one reason for their confidence. Or maybe they were just comfortable with their abilities as thieves. Either way, leaving the three to go about this on their own already raised a glaring red flag. Luckily, the others jumped at the chance to try and remedy the situation.

The girl listened quietly to everyone's interjections. Throwing in another reason why the girls should bring one of them along would make them seem a bit too desperate, in her opinion. While the situation and stakes were rather dire, she would prefer not raising too much suspicion with the leaders of this band of thieves. After listening to the girls' response, she'd give a nod before straightening. "Did you have something particular in mind for this distraction, or are you leaving that to us?" she managed a slight smile before adding, "If you've attended school with this Kiryu, you must have an idea of what would grab his attention the most?" It was a fair question. There was a number of things the group could do as a distraction (summoning their personas was one that she thought would definitely garner attention), but it never hurt to make sure that these girls didn't plan something different.

Admin Posts : 2171 Join date : 2013-01-08

Gabby crossed her arms and closed her eyes. They brought up a good point, she thought, but it didn't really change anything. "Even if your distraction does not take all their attention, I'm sure we could handle anything else. We've been doing this for years now. I don't see how having one of you with us is going to change anything. Not like you're bringing anything more to the table when it comes to our skillset." She was very blunt, basically saying if one of them came along they'd most likely get in the way than anything else. Lorielle would look towards the blonde female of their group and give a smile. "Well, we'll leave that up to you. I'm sure you guys can come up with something that'll keep his mind off his defenses. You certainly got our attention here, right?" She gave a soft giggle while turning back towards the board.

"I'm also curious on what difference you'd make if we brought one of you with us." Valentine spoke up, looking at the group with her violet eyes. She seemed rather curious on this strange confidence even though this guard had such a track record with murdering those that opposed Kiryu.

Subject: Re: The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:27 pm

Daiki wanted to yell when the blonde pointed out that bringing them would not be necessary. He was going to makes this job even more difficult. Somehow, they would have to find out for themselves how to trail the three. Maybe it was possible to take on the brunt of the trouble by splitting up, but it was still dangerous. Somehow, they would have to convince the three to bring along at least one of them. They couldn’t just tell them about Persona though. That would be the same as kick themselves in the butt. He would look at the others out of the corner of his eye. Hopefully, one of the others would have a better idea of what to do next. Maybe they had a skill that would be useful to these three. As for Daiki, he was out of ideas. He was already out of his element. Maybe there was something else they could do instead. He would leave the thinking up to someone else though. This wasn’t his strong point.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

This girl was not exactly unlike Tomoe. She certainly knew how to be blunt. But she knew one thing: mentioning their Personas, or even the weapons they had posed heavy risk on them. She would have no idea how that would turn out, and the unknown, something that could surprise her is something she was't fond of. "I just mean that the possibility that the bodyguard will know about the plans in advance does exist. If you do not take one of us, please, I recommend a contingency in case it happens, but I imagine you guys were smart enough to have that in mind I assume, forgive me for my redundancy," she said, giving an embarrassed look. It was all she could do, the risk was just too great. She didn't like basically folding behind her hands when she just expressed concern over the possibility, but the risk was too great. She didn't want to cause more panic to them than Tomoe and the rest may be feeling, since they know one of those members was currently on borrowed time. Hopefully the group did have a plan or at least would think on it now that Tomoe brought it up.

Subject: Re: The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:37 pm

Well this Gabby sure knew how to put someone down gently. Kahn thought sarcastically! They didn't seem to offer much insight into their plan, nor were they interested in seeing what they could do or even prying about it. A shame really, but then again even Kahn was limited to what he could do...he had to keep it within his human capabilities. So he had his strength, some skill at remaining undetected, and his ability to detect supernatural beings...damn he wish he could have handled that better. Tomoe asked if they had contingency, which they most likely did, but Kahn had a few questions that might be of some importance that they would be willing to answer.

"Well if you're not going to take one of us then, yeah, I got another couple of questions. Where will you guys be entering the building from and where is our this ruby that we are going after? We would make a pretty bad distraction if we led the people we were supposed to distract straight to you all. Therefore, can you at least give us an idea of where we shouldn't lead the guards or security that might be there?" Kahn inquired, granted he had an another motive by giving them the location where the girls would be headed it would allow them to later locate them should they need help. "Also is there going to be anyway to communicate with you all? So we can let you know what is going on with the distraction, or so you can contact us should you need a bit more help?" If they didn't then this plan had a lot of flaws and well he wasn't sure why these girls were so confident in their skills. Given the fact that their plans had gaping holes of issues in them.

Admin Posts : 2171 Join date : 2013-01-08

The young women looked at each other before looking back towards the group. Valentina decided to be the one to speak, so she'd cross her arms and close her eyes. "You bring up a good point, however knowing our entry point isn't need. The ruby is located on the tenth floor of the building, so naturally your distraction will need to keep them away from that floor. That should cover anything major you'd need to know here." As she said this, the sudden descent of the makeshift air ship would begin to lower. It appeared as if they were nearing their destination, so they were setting down so they could continue on foot. Lorielle would rub her chin before taking the communication device Valentina had given her, and would give it to the red haired young man instead. "Here. Since I'll be with these two, you can have this. It's a direct communication line to us. We usually don't give this to others, but I figured why not. You guys seem trustworthy enough." The young woman gave a smile as she moved a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Lorielle, no. I am against this. Those are to be used by us and only us. Do you know how hard it was to get my hands on these devices?" Valentina was obviously upset, but Gabby would give her a smile and nod.

"It'll be fine. We'll all be together, anyway, so it's not like we all need a device. Let's try to wrap up this meeting, cause we need to move soon." The young female crossed her arms over her chest and Valentina simply nodded in response. It bothered her, but compared to the other two girls, perhaps she was being too uptight in this situation. If the other two wished to do it, she didn't have much say in the matter. With a sigh, she'd bow her head. "It's time we started getting started. You all will be the first to head out, and we'll come along later. Seeing how you'll be able to contact us, we'll have you lead the way out there.

During this time, there'd be some rough bumps before the makeshift air ship would come to a halt. The passage way to leave the blimp would open out in the bar area, and the three girls would remain in their small lobby; expecting the others to go now. If the group were to go, they'd notice the ship at sat down in a forested area. Over the hills was a city, and towards the outer rim, where they currently landed, was where the largest building would stand. It seemed to be over fifteen stories. Considering the rest of the area, it was obvious this was the target. There was a path way down to the building from the hills, of course there were turns here and there. But it'd practically be leading them to the front door, and that's what mattered here.

Subject: Re: The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:50 pm

Daiki’s eyes would look towards Kahn when Lorielle handed him the device so they could stay in touch. This was both good and bad. Having that device meant they would have an idea of when those three would be in trouble, but if they ever split up from one another, they wouldn’t be able to tell where she was. That was dangerous. Still, if they didn’t take it, the three would be completely unreachable. It was a double edged sword being passed right to them and they had to decide which way the blade was going to stab. At the rate this was going, they were going to end up impaling both sides. Why did it have to be so difficult to save one person’s life? It was if the gods were truly against them at the moment. Then again, who was he to question? He wasn’t very smart, and he mostly just danced through life hoping nothing went wrong. This was not his field of expertise.

His body would shift slightly as the blimp came to a halt. They were out of time to convince the three that it was better to keep somebody with them. That made this entire thing all that much harder. He was confident they could still do it, but it would be harder. He would leave the nitty-gritty to the others and just follow whatever plan they came up with. He could at least be their support. He wouldn’t be the first to move this time. Instead, he would follow after whoever moved first. He had to wait for one of them to say what the plan was before anything. Goodness, what happened to the days where he only had to worry about making enough medicine for the people that came to see him?

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

She wasn't liking the idea of taking Lorielle in particular's mic, but she'd rather know they were in trouble then not know if they were attacked. She would look to the rest ad nod to them, stading up and beginning to walk out, stopping at the door if the others did not follow. When viewing the forest area and building, she'd simply walk ahead into the trees, concealed by the bushes. She would await the team to join her before talking to them, and discussing with them a possible plan. It was fairly risky, but maybe better than simply setting fire to the surrounding area. She would suggest Destiny and Kahn stay in the forest area but follow Tomoe and Daiki while the remaining two would walk down the actually revealed path on the way to the building, to scout out. Assuming the two did not lose them, Destiny and Kahn just had to stay in the forest tailing them, while Tomoe and Daiki could approach the building. This was a test, and perhaps a good idea since if this was a building that was heavy on security, then would they simply expect opposition to walk up to the door? "Well then, I think we have an appointment with Atsuki and his friend," she said, before taking her steps out onto the path if and only if everyone agreed to it, and if not would remain there and continue to wait for discussion. If they agreed, she would begin making tentative steps towards the building itself and looking very carefully at what was around the building, on the building itself, and near the path. Tomoe would be able to notice certain things before they could show up to it directly. She could only hope she could gather info from this.

Strengths:

Subject: Re: The Hatchet and the Pirates (Reality 2) Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:18 am

Kahn put the information they were told to memory and while he was not particularly thrilled with taking Lorielle's, but he took it and nodded toward them. Better to know than not know in his own opinion, but they would be on the tenth floor. "I'll take good care of it." He said clipping to the back of his pants and letting his jacket cover it up. When Tomoe began to move he of course got up and followed, and that was when he heard her plan after seeing where they would be going. Evidently he would be tailing Tomoe through the forests and be there in case anything bad happened. Boy was he glad to be wearing a green jacket, granted his hair would stick out, but some camouflage was better than no camouflage. As Tomoe turned away, "Alright, I think we need to scope the ways in, other than that expect me to act if things start to turn bad."The young man said nodding toward her, and he would take to the forest unless the group needed more time to discuss, since this was the scouting mission and they would not really be doing anything unless the opportune moment landed straight into their lap. If they were moving along the path Kahn would remain about ten feet away from the path moving slowly and silently through the dense forest, trying to avoid giving their position away as much as possible.

Posts : 569 Join date : 2013-04-13

The pathway to the building was relatively clear and seemed to be man-made, in a sense. Perhaps it was a pathway created for easy access to the building for vehicles who were delivering goods. The true purpose of the building wasn't well known to the public, but the fact Atsuki was usually there meant it was an important point of interest. There were obvious patrols around the building, but they didn't go as far as the pathway. They watched the front entrance, and the back entrance. Each gate to get within the building seemed to have a guard post and an area where a key card needed to be provided. The guards were arm with what appeared to be a regular hand gun, and a stun baton. Whatever they were protecting, it seemed necessary to have firearms on hand. There were a few approaches they could take, but it was up to them to choose the proper one.

Posts : 6498 Join date : 2013-07-06 Age : 29

Seeing the guards posted around the building, Tomoe took note of the matter and would immediately grab Daiki's arm, and would attempt to pull him with her into the forest With Kahn and Destiny. Simply walking up to the area would not work since the pathway was most likely meant for large vehicles. Well, it was not a good idea to simply walk there period. They wanted to cause a distraction, but not to where they got caught. So Tomoe had a different idea. "Kahn, be ready to bring up heat if this doesn't work. Let's just keep getting closer, but don't get caught. Make sure to have your friends come out of the forest away from us," she said pointing to her head, referring not so subtly to the Personas. What in the world was on Tomoe's mind, aside from impressing the team, saving the girl, solving this mystery, and strangely how she looked in her kimono? Well, everyone would find out as she bid the others to join her as she suddenly summoned her Persona Gwenhwyfar through a tarot card, the sound only audible to the small group, but the Persona itself appearing next to a tree and then floating off to the path itself. She would then begin to walk into the forest closer to the building while the Persona was walking down the pathway towards the building, most likely noticeable after a certain point. Tomoe would be advising them to stay low to the ground along with her as she crouched during this trek until she was close enough without being caught, behind some bushes and trees. The Persona itself would be walking closer and closer to the building until she was some distance away, making sure the guards would be focused on her as she walked towards the front entrance.

Once close enough, the Persona would twirl around like a beginner ballerina, and the ground reaching from her to under the guards around the front entrance would suddenly find themselves standing on a much quicker plain of dirt, almost akin to quicksand. They would be pulled under only to their mid-torso if they tried to run outside of the field, but it would stop there, and keep them there, also preventing them from both moving around, and pulling out the weaponry they probably kept on their hips and potentially in their hands. They wouldn't go any deeper, but from where they were, they would have to be careful or risk falling into what was essentially mud. No doubt this would call forth other guards, potentially even larger ones to face this odd woman who had obviously just used some sort of trick to sink them, which was exactly what Tomoe wanted.

Personas Equipped:

Skill Used:

» The Letter (Reality 1)
» The Crest (Reality 0)
» The World that May Be (Reality 4 - All)
» The World that May Be (Reality 4 - Mir Side)
» Escaping Reality [Movie]