[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/76evEBT.png[/img][/center] [@Banana][@floodtalon] [hr] As Unit-T carefully navigates through the Urchin minefield, she suddenly gets a pop-up message on her screen that a fellow ally wants to make contact with her via video connection. Pausing for only a second, Tina willingly presses the button to accept, which reveals Utada, who was also making her way down the same way as her through the sea urchin horde. [color=lavender][i]"I'm almost through Unit-T, what's your progress on making it to the city?"[/i][/color] the sniper asks. The pilot holds down a small green button as she initiates her response. [b][color=f49ac2]"I-I'm still inside the sea urchin field."[/color][/b] she responds in a quiet and monotonous voice, [b][color=f49ac2]"But I should be nearing the exit within~."[/color][/b] Before she could finish though, Unit-T's audio receptors picked up a nearby explosion coming from one of the urchins, which immediately detected several more just a quick second afterwards. Someone must've accidentally hit one of the spines or allowed them to cluster too close together as the explosions produce a gory mess of blood, guts and dangerous spines going in all different directions. Quickly realizing the precarious situation she's in, Tina quickly continues pilots the mech down and away from the explosions. However even as a few spines began to hit Unit-T, the minor shielding was able to keep them from scratching the silver paint and puncture any holes. [b][color=silver][i]""[/i][/color][/b] announces the onboard AI, [b][color=silver][i]""[/i][/color][/b] But even with such minimal damage, the three weren't out of the action yet. The blood and chum churns with the water, attracting hungry predators from nearby. Giant morary eels, up to 6 meters long, slithered from the shadows with mouthes full of razor sharp hooked teeth as they approach the Machina forces in a ravenous frenzy. While Bonesword was deep enough to avoid having the eels get him, Unit-T was right in their sights. [color=662d91][b]"Eel swarm incoming!"[/b][/color] warns Tobayashi from the comms channel, [color=662d91][b]"Take evasive action!"[/b][/color] However Tina wasn't deterred from the hungry mouthes that approached her. Taking control, she fires several laser-guided torpedoes from Unit-T's back that twirled towards the slithering bastards. However, the pilot wasn't planning to stick around. Positioning her mech downwards, she fires off the boosters at 75% max power and rapidly descends down with the rest of the group. Even if several eels try to come for Tina, she would fire off several more missiles to deter them before fully on her way out of the urchin field and into the Ruins. [b][color=f49ac2]"Threats neutralized."[/color][/b] she responds back to Utada and Tobayashi simultaneously, [b][color=f49ac2]"Proceeding down to the ruins now."[/color][/b] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/jKoTqco.png[/img][/center] [hr] Upon finishing his optic ray, he would suddenly remember underwater physics as a large explosion threatened to rid him of his sight. Lucifus growls in pain as he quickly closes his eyes to avoid any traumatic damage to his eyes, hearing the sounds of gelatinous creatures imploding on themselves. He soon realized what went wrong, considering how using intense heat-based powers underwater can be a very bad idea depending on where you shoot at. How foolish he was to forget this! Of course, considering he rarely goes underwater to due battle, this was an experience he won't forget the next time he descends. As soon as he opens his eyes, the environment was blurry for only a few moments until his eyes finally adjusted back to regular vision. The Archangel soon realizes that deadly tentacles were floating towards him, some of which would only be invisible if it weren't for the light being illuminated on his wings. Lucifus needs to act quickly if he is to remain unscathed. But not to worry... he had the perfect idea. His hands began to glow blue with an unknown aura as he pushes them out and quickly makes a circular swiping motion from his torso to his back. A low faint boom can be heard as the tentacles began to move the opposite direction, as if they were being repulsed by some unknown gravitational pule of energy. Even the water began to act rather strangely, with several air holes forming and dissolving within seconds at a time from one another. Lucifus' gravitational pulse has saved him from receiving damage too early in battle. He has now learned two things... 1). Don't use his optic beams underwater. And 2). Don't fuck with jellyfish. With that in mind, he carefully navigates his way out of the jellyfish swarm and descends into the ruins below. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/I8LjCOW.png[/img][/center] [@KoL], [@The 42nd Gecko] [hr] As Titanica stands over the nude Alchemist, Hoho finally begins to explain the deal to the vassal as she gets comfy on her Chimera. [color=gold][i]"To make everything as lawful as possible, we should write a contract. Sadly, I'm a little short on supplies... Why don't you go fetch me three down feathers of a roc's chick, a kraken's ink sac and a patch of black goat's leather so that we can write a proper contract before I begin sharing my wisdom with you, Miss Curvy Lizard?"[/i][/color] The Saurian Vassal's left eye slightly twitched in realization of her first "orders". A gathering mission... all just to sign a contact? The bitch didn't even say anything regarding "Give me a pencil/feather and paper"... but then again this is a girl of "perfection". Why have peasant materials when she can look and feel like a goddess with a fancy pen and writing surface? And why get it herself where she can always send out an "errands boy/girl" to do it for her. Just the thought of it disgusts her. Her shift gazes as if she's about to defy the Alchemist's reply, stating how she should get her own piece of paper and feather. [color=gold][i]"Or we can seal our partnership with a more... intimate method. Your choice..."[/i][/color] Hohenheim smirked, summoning her cape and wrapped it around her bare shoulders. Ah yes... the Vassals these days have stumbled to a new low. Sex for ____. Well, they've been always doing that really but it was usually a last resort. Then again, Hoho is a rather frail girl, and it'll be much less laborious then to go out into the jungle just to find those three materials. She's tall and powerful, being completely capable of overwhelming her and has the stamina to keep going for hours and hours. She could totally do this no problem... If only she didn't encounter that one faithful experience several thousand years ago... Titanica paused for a second before looking back, and then back at Hoho... and then she made her choice. [b][color=00aeef]"Cat."[/color][/b] the Vassal orders Zayata bluntly with a hint of disgust towards Hoho as she turns back into the bush, [b][color=00aeef]"Assist me in finding these... materials."[/color][/b] With that, Titanica continues walking into the bush as they head on a quest to get the three items... No wonder she hates the other Vassals...