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[color=tomato]"Is this RP dead?”[/color]

[color=888888]— Mika Fang[/color][/center]

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16 | Female | Gemini | Mad World (lesser)
Nails | Hands | Arcane | Cat Scratch Fever
Eye of the Tiger | Survivor
Spirit Animals  | Nature | ANIMAL
[Poison, Transform], MAD WORLD

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: B | SENTINEL: E | 500

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: B | CHAOS: C | 500
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Mika groaned.

Despite the importance of the operation, it seemed like both Ashley and Marrie were running late. She did hold either of them in especially high regard, even if they weren’t as involved with her mother’s death as she initially inspected. But this operation relied heavily on Marrie’s data, and Ashley was squad captain. It was fine to complain about your position, but at least [i]pretend[/i] that you want to honor your squadmates by showing up on time. The longer they delayed, the longer Fritzi and Billy were going to menacingly stare each other down. That was equally embarrassing. 

[color=bd71e8]"Cerberus.”[/color] Fritzi didn’t bother turning her head. [color=bd71e8]"Where are they?”[/color]

Right, Mika’s new power made her the operation babysitter. It was acceptable though. Marrie was a VIP and should have been under surveillance at all times, but you never knew. Mika opened her palm. [color=tomato]"Orion was held up by her neighbor.”[/color] Mika had some colorful comments to add about prioritizing listening to Olivia stroke her ego, but kept those to herself. She paused when she heard Olivia call out her mother’s last name, but shook it off as a coincidence. Then she focused on Marrie. [color=tomato]"Marrie is… wasting a lot of printer paper. I think she’s getting prepared.”[/color] Her eyes shifted to Billy. [color=tomato]"You look a few short. Need any help finding them?”[/color]

[color=lightgray]"I appreciate it little girl, but I reckon they’ll be coming around the corner with two shakes of a lamb’s tail.”[/color]

[color=tomato]"Right…”[/color] Mika looked to doctor Moller. 

Fritzi shrugged her shoulders. [color=bd71e8]"Everyone should know the mission, but here’s a recap.The target is located in room 1408 of the Golden Trove hotel. However, we are expecting heavy resistance from other high value targets. Many aliases of known dark web espers and high level monsters have been batched from Marrie’s data. Various members of the weretiger mafia are present. The situation is delicate because there are civilians involved.”[/color]

Billy held a whiteboard in one hand and pointed at it with a marker in the other. Even though it was the biggest marker and white board they could get, they both looked small in his hands. He pointed between a building and a slew of motorcycles. [color=lightgray]"Our main force is gunna ride up to this joint and say hello the Maverick way. We’re attackin’ in the middle of the day, so all the gusts should be upstairs or out and about. Just make a ruckus and get security coming to the bottom floor.”[/color]

A laser pointer in Fritzi’s hand pointed between a dragon and the top of the tower.  [color=bd71e8]"Once that’s started, Gemini will ride Boteg up to the top floor and descend to room 1408. There they should be able to destroy the target. It won’t be simple, of course. There are a few interesting rooms that we suspect might be housing something interesting. The build plans all have the center of the structure as completely empty, but we think it might be a large elevator to move something to and from the upper levels of the tower. That’s not to say things will be any easier on the bottom floor.”[/color]

[color=lightgray]"Gotta expect those nuns to show up again...”[/color] Billy sighed. [color=lightgray]"And the Bates. Hope we don’t gotta muff ‘em up too bad.”[/color]

[color=bd71e8]"It will be an evolving situation. Be prepared to adapt to changes on the battlefield.”[/color] Fritzi placed a hand on her hip. [color=bd71e8]”If there are no immediate questions, the Gemini agents may start boarding the dragon.”[/color]

[color=lightgray]"Mavericks? Rev those engines…”[/color]

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There wasn’t a great deal for Himiko to do by herself. She considered all she had accomplished while spending a fair bit of time patting herself on the back. At her core, Himiko had always been a mobster and had adapted their mind set. They all suffered from megalomania to the extent some would consider it a sort of madness. Typically, we allow the servants of patrons to be as mad as they like, though sometimes their delusions need to be viewed through the impartial lens of truth. And in the case of Himiko, things looked very different when viewed through that sacred spyglass.

Gemini [i]had[/i] tried to question her, but she immediately shut it down by speaking in riddles. She was far more interested in mocking the agents that trusted her and calling them accessories to a murder cult, essentially. Furthermore, it was clear that Himiko did not know what a honeypot was. A honeypot is one of several cybersecurity tools used to deflect cyber attacks from legitimate targets and monitor the attackers. It’s effectively a virtual environment that is designed to “look” exactly like the data structure the hacker is trying to access. While inside the virtual environment, the honeypot collects information on the attacker while they navigate the honeypot. There could also be things such as bogus reports and other such dubious information.  After Binky’s brainwashing was discovered, well before Himiko got anywhere near a Gemini database, Fritzi made the choice to upgrade security on everything. Trust was extremely low for new recruits, and Himiko checked all the boxes for a perfect candidate to be a spy. They did not need to ask her a single question, because the honeypot was able to gather all the information it needed on both Himiko’s unauthorized attempt to steal sensitive files and her partner she was working in tandem with. They would be thrown in a cell beside hers in less than 24 hours. She may have learned things about Gemini agents from talking to them, but she was unable to get any useful data from the computer system. Though she was likely still under the impression that she had outsmarted them. 

Gemini was also, definitely, not underestimating her. They just weren’t so heartless as to execute an esper because they happened to be against factions as an idea. Maybe someone with Himiko’s disposition would think nothing of killing someone just because they disagree with you, but that was not the reality for most sane and good natured people. It didn’t matter if she was the next Regina Bates or a trash esper. There are laws that need to be followed, and no one is above those laws. 

Though Himiko had been even more wrong regarding her identity outside of Gemini. See, turns out the government is actually kind of sensitive about its secrets. Almost as sensitive about having agents turn on them before a big operation and conspiring to bring them down. Additionally, Glimr doesn’t want to host espers that are going to turn on their employers. It’s also a violation of terms of service to create a second account to fake an identity. Finally, Maverick Alternative is similar to Gemini in that they want loyal freelancers that are going to do what they are paid to do. Fritzi just had to make a single phone call to get Himiko blacklisted from Glimr, and most of the faction in and outside of Pax took notice. She would have a very hard time finding work outside of the dark web and certain organisations. 

But for as wrong as she was, she was right about one thing. Ashley and the rest of Gemini would soon come to regret letting her live. They would wish that just this once they hadn’t shown her any mercy. 

And that started with black dust pouring through the ventilation system. It swirled about before finally manifesting into a form in the center of the room.

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[color=77BB99]"When you’re up to your chin in crap, try not to hang your head.”[/color] 

[color=888888]— Bookman[/color][/center]

[color=77BB99]"Hello there, miss.”[/color] The demon with a smooth, velvety voice squatted in the corner of the cell. [color=77BB99]"Gemini has gone off to fight, and they’ve taken the entire crew with them. I wouldn’t say it made reaching you easy, but it made it possible.”[/color] He opened a giant black tome. His fingers ran over Finn’s contract before turning the page. [color=77BB99]"I understand that you want to change the world. That’s kind of difficult to do from the inside of a cell. Maybe… We can make a deal?”[/color]