EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth sat up, though not at all on her own. She wasn't motivated to do anything herself, but rather was just going along with Janius. She sniffed and kept her head low, not making eye contact during the lengthy pause after Janius' question. "Yes, the entire time, mostly. I had nothing to help me survive, nothing to help me get back home. Father had taught me how to stay alive and how to find my way back, and I tried to do what he said, but...I was always afraid. It felt hopeless; I made so many mistakes. I got turned around, I had a hard time finding food because my spears kept breaking, and it is hard to find plants you can eat in the swamp, at least in some places. After a few days, I felt hungry all the time. I did find my way home, but I hated the entire trial. I felt like just giving up after getting lost a few times, but I did have at least a bit of hope of finding the village again. Now, though...now I am always afraid, always unhappy, and I have no hope of seeing home again."

Meesei sat down on her bed in a meditative stance, breathing in and out slowly. Certainly, she agreed that Kaleeth would be happier in her village, and it wasn't a complete impossibility, but it was unlikely enough that she had to temper her expectations. "I would like to be able to return her to her village, but if that is even possible, it will take a long time to happen. For now, we need to worry about our current troubles. Provided we receive a task from Neesa, it could be something we find objectionable. We cannot afford to refuse, however, so if it comes to that, I will perform whatever acts are necessary, if at all possible. Hopefully, you will not have to do anything you find wrong."

The Depths of Deception

"It looks like this hanger has been out of use for some time, but you're right. They are not numerous enough to maintain a presence on the entire station at the same time. Still, be on your guard; we don't know how often they send patrols down here." Rareth observed before activating her wrist computer and projecting the schematics of the station in front of her. "There are a few data centers that the rebels might be using to store their records. I would say we might try getting in remotely, but that opens up more room for detection. Plus, they might not even have that information on the network. Our best bet will be to access it directly. The closest location is three floors up, and about halfway to the far south side of the station. Patrols on the bottom floors should be sparse enough that we can use a direct route, but after that, we may need to get creative. Shuo, have your drones take point, I'll take the lead behind them. Anyone who isn't good as staying hidden, stay back a bit. If we encounter anyone we need to avoid them, or kill them quietly. Now, let's move."

With the insect-sized drones scouting for them, they were able to move through the corridors without much worry of running into someone accidentally. To get up to the proper floor, they were heading to the nearest elevator. They were not actually going to use it, but rather climb up maintenance ladders in the elevator shaft. Fortunately, the station didn't rely exclusively on mechanical labor, so they still had need of said ladders. It was not too far from the hanger, but they had to stop short, as Shuo's drones spotted a group ahead...right at the elevator. Two of them were obviously guards, while the third seemed to be performing repairs on the elevator itself. They didn't need the elevator to work, but they did need to get through, and there was no way they could sneak in while the rebels were present.

"Okay, we can't get past while that group is there, so we'll have to neutralize them. I need someone to help me take them out quickly." Rareth requested.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Well, they have trillions upon trillions to work with...

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I know, I always spoil everything with my physics and stuff. Maybe I can spoil things in astronomy too? How is the rest of the universe after the world ended? Earth is a pretty insignificant part of the Universe, overall.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Lucius Cypher said
I'm kind of hoping this kills her. I just found and image of her arms getting torn off.

Realistically, it wouldn't tear her apart, it would just pull her into the river. Her grip, or her traction on the ground beneath her, would break far sooner than anything else. Ssarak's lending a hand, though.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Ssarak wanted to stop Alaira, but she was too quick to grab. He wished he could yell at her inside her head, but having her scream out in pain while sneaking up on them would make the situation immediately worse. The first mistake he might forgive, but now it was like she was just trying to sabotage them. He had not believed it was a good idea to bring her along, but not for this reason; he had more anticipated her weakened state would be the issue. It mattered little at the moment, however, as he needed to focus on keeping the bridge stable, an idea that Meirin shared.

Meirin was a bit quicker to reach the rope than Ssarak, but he was right behind her. She shouted for them all to cross, but there was no way in Tien he was leaving her to be dragged into the river by the weight she was supporting. Besides, falling into the river wouldn't be an issue for him if he was pulled down by the rope. He rushed over to Meirin and grabbed onto the post and rope as well, adding his considerable strength to the mix and, more importantly, reducing the stress on Meirin.

"Darius, help us!" Ssarak shouted telepathically. It was possible they might hold it up long enough as it was, but Darius could only make it easier.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Eh, I'll just have Ssarak give her some help. He doesn't train those muscles for nothing.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

You may need to edit, as I don't think what she tried would work. In their current situation, the fire is going to burn one side of the bridge, but that is going to take a few minutes. On the other side, the bandits are going to cut the other. I don't think she would be able to get over there in time.

Edit: I also had an idea of how to stop them from cutting the rope in the first place, but I am awaiting a response from Lucius.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I have a question, then. I'll message it to you.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I probably need a bit more information. What kind of bridge is this exactly? It's a rope bridge, obviously, but is there any other mode of support? How high up is it?

Ssarak might also try a bit of last second psychomancy on the bandits, something to get them to take their hands off the ropes before Alaira struck.