So she wasn't the only one feeling the same. She spoke back to Slindis. "So I'm not the only one who suspects this place eh? Good thing you can see it to. Even if they are employed here there should have been no way for them to walk in to work if the police have it shut down... are they here all the time working like this? I mean I'm *so* sure they enjoy their work here..." she sarcastically stated. "But there is no logical reason for them to be here, there's no customers here, and the police wouldn't have let anyone in even if they worked here in case of a lock down." [small] "Let's hope my flashbacks to the Quori Mindsunder I destroyed long ago don't mean much." [/small] *ahem* "I doubt we'd find such a thing here, but I'm fairly inclined to say there's something similar going on..." She said, keeping her hand near to the blade at her waist.
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy AKA Generic Ass 80's Music [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbpzjbXUZI]
"Chill Yu, knowing him from basic Training, He'll most likely turn up in the restrooms or something. Ain't a matter of If but When." David said to the Student as Ella covered his drink as well as hers.
"Just if you did see him, might be best to not make any sudden movements or loud noises...Yo T! Want anything?" He then added after Ella before turning to the cleric and pulling out his own wallet, Least before Devon made her opinion known.
"Relax, I know not to go on a Bender while on a job. Besides, like those kids are legal anyway..." He then added, figuring neither Ton Ton or Cadolbolg being the drinking sort.
"[sub]Even with everything that happened, I can't imagine anyone working minimum wage being so..."Willing"...[/sub]" Rugal said hushed to the others, knowing how little low wages instilled professionalism.
Still, he walked on, glancing at the other employees as he did.
"I think I know why the police didn't kick them out...It's like they don't even see us...Caim, take the front door, No one in, No one out." He ordered the Knight, figuring his "Hospitality" would been enough to deter a escape attempt.
Jenny meanwhile was still at the door, covering the rear as Melethia went all SEAL Team 6 on the place.
Following after the Elf, she just sneaked behind her as the rest of the group. "...I don't like this...Are they being controlled or something?..." She said out loud, before she finally got a whiff of the place. "...*Sniff*...Ewwwww...I never understood what was with Humans and this "Fast Food"..." She groaned, the thick smell of grease doing little for her recovery from last night. "Uhhhh...I'll be in the restroom..." She groaned before making her way towards the ladies room.
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
I love this song unironically. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvFwP0nkROg]
Outside entrance.
Interior
There's also an upstairs area for private booths.
Cadolbolg tilted his head to the side with curiosity, and asked Devon again, "So you mean like the cake-shot things Teri made last night? These drinks are a no go too? Welp, if anything else, the music's kinda nice? I'm gonna look up top!"
With a flutter of his wings, the turtle-dragon baby floated up to the upper levels of the club and called out, "Er, anyone's welcome to join me?"
Ton Ton gave a shrug, and readjusted his spot on Devon's shoulder, [color=15650D]"Dunno. I don't know the Deadshot guy too well... But, if what Mr. West says is true, I guess we could check the bathrooms? As for the alcohol, Devon, you needn't worry. I think the stuff tastes terrible! But, I suppose I should wander around too..."[/color]
Taking a hop down, the little Tonberry began to wander the place for something of note, devoting his attention to the sound stage, and mumbling aloud about whether a body was hidden under there or not...
Teri gave a nod to David and called after him, [color=0E59e4]"I'll take a shot of Kraken [http://www.choosy-beggars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kraken_bottle.jpg] myself, if they have it. Besides, the legal drinking age is 20 over here, so no worries of legality on my part."[/color]
As she sat down besides the sniper and knocked back the first shot of the booze (and then ordered another), she answered back to her staff and Persona, the strained look on her face being more than clear to David and Yu (that and neither had really seen her drink all that much) as she talked back to those lying in her head, [color=0E59E4]"Yes, I'll admit it. I'm upset that Jake died and Annie just HAD to come and talk to me about Author stuff. There, my feelings are real and I'm expressing them-" "Through drinking? That shit ain't healthy for you or you're newly-sorta-legal liver. Just look at what it does to David. You need to talk to someone or do something to chill out after this battle, or we're taking it into our hands. It's not good for us to repress this shit in our heads. It feeds ME, remember? I thought you weren't for that..."
"Get off my back, Toyotama." "Nope. If you don't stop this self destructive shit, me and kiddo are gonna take matters into our own claws. Mainly, sicking Ella and Mum on you again. And you don't want that. The moment all this shit dies down, you're gonna talk to someone, even if it's uncomfortable. Baby steps, dude... Or, you know, I could just hijack you and start forcing secrets out. Bet that'd end well..."[/color]
As for the Bartender, he gave the others their appropriate drinks and muttered to Ella, "Dunno what you're talking bout."
before giving a look at the rather large wolf standing next to the Cleric, "We don't allow dogs in this establishment. Get rid of the pooch or leave."
Outside. Wild Duck Burger is next to the local book store, and is on the lowest tier of several floors of shops in this shopping center. In the far left on the image below, you can see the stairs that lead to the other floors of shops.
Interior. Can't get much more explanation than that.
Caim did as was asked, and began a vigil of the door as the party began to pour in, scrunching his nose in distaste as he did so. Something was RANK. Angelus shared the sentiment, and muttered aloud, "Gods above, it smells as if the remnants of a battle between filth and refuse coalesced here, and the rot that follows after took residence. Now, I've eaten carrion before, but at least it smelt better..."
After Rugal knocked over the cup, a waitress walked over and muttered in a deadpan tone, "please sir, don't do that. Let me clean that up.. What were you drinking?"
Her eyes seemed vacant, and her expression slack. In fact, if the words didn't come out of her mouth, one could have suspected that the lines she spoke were pre-recorded in some manner.
As for Jenny, she found that the bathrooms were, to be frank, on the disgusting side. The bins were full of refuse, empty bottles [https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmXefuYvdDuSYvHH5s2nGp8X8viOaalY0dpf9PYL93LrOjfDE1] littered the floors, and the sink looked like it hadn't been cleaned properly in days. And let's not even talk about the toilets...
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
Keep Quiet - Protomen: Act II (Shout out to Ninjamedic!) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvnzAlh9PmA]
"Yeah, I'll be right up, Sparkz." David made an semi-obscure reference before getting up to join Cadolbolg in his search, but not before getting T her drink.
He paused for a moment when He saw her low mood, no doubt due to a certain death recently.
"...[sub]He was a good man. Don't do anything he wouldn't do.[/sub]..." He added before patting her on the shoulder on his way upstairs, It wasn't much, but since when were Soldiers good at that shit?
"We don't allow dogs in this establishment. Get rid of the pooch or leave." Stated the bartender, causing him to glance at him before Garm.
"...Humor the guy, Garm. We'll won't be here too long." He added before finally making his way upstairs with Cadolbolg.
"...It wasn't mine." Was Rugal's answer as the waitress began cleaning the mess, adding more and more evidence to what was extremely clear from the start: Something was up.
This along with the horrible smells and the lack of anything but these employees and waste led him to state:
"...I think we saw enough." He said before striding towards the Employee's Only door and bashing it down, figuring with how robot everyone was, it was unlikely they'd react.
Jenny meanwhile merely left the bathroom a LOT more pale then she did coming in, which is impressive for someone with white skin.
Rugal bashing down the door was unexpected, though the waitress's emotionless comment did support the suspicion of a claim on their mentality. While Rugal was investigating what was on the other side of the door, and Jenny apparently seeing the unspeakable in a place she didn't want to question, she kept an eye on the waitress to gauge if there was any reaction they would be set into. She didn't have much to do but wait for the first move. While Rugal certainly took the initiative in clearing a path... she didn't want to hurt the employees until there was need for such measures. and hopefully... there wouldn't be... "Well since Rugal's taking point I'll keep an eye on the laborers here to make sure they don't pull anything... and if they have any semblance of common sense, they won't. [small] No promises on them if they do though...[/small]" she said, eyes unflinching from that duty, at least temporarily. More than half expecting whoever was in control of them to try and use them as a defense. If someone isn't beyond mind control, they probably aren't above using pawns for their dirty work.
Akane had been quiet ever since her return from the shooting practice... and shooting. She hadn't said anything about it as David was okay and the rest of the crew didn't need to know. Jenny obviously had something deeply troubling her and Akane didn't want her friend to feel any worse. She couldn't catch Jenny's eyes though to give her a reassuring smile the Pokémon was that nervous and skittish.
Akane simply stood around, hand upon Jake's longsword, a foul look upon her face from the stench. Angelus was right. This was terrible. At Rugal and Kalastryn's words, the Kitsune was just about ready to start slicing. She had entered angry at this world, and the situation confirmed her anger. She stood right behind Rugal as he kicked the door in, ready to draw her longsword.
This world would pay for it's sins in blood, as she couldn't raze it to the ground with foxfire.
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
I love this song unironically. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvFwP0nkROg]
Outside entrance.
Interior
There's also an upstairs area for private booths.
Devon ordered Cadolbolg a small root beer and smiled as she called up to her younger brother. [color=00c863]"I'll follow you. Ella, would you want to keep an eye on Ton-Ton down here?"[/color]
Ella was glad to respond and waved to her more focused companion. "Just be careful up there! I'll stick with Ton-Ton and Teri down here.
And barkeep, this 'pooch' is a service dog. My friend here needs it for her anxiety attacks. If you want to kick her out, I can easily call the cops on you and stir up a lot of trouble you don't want here. Are we clear, sir?"
Finally, Sadei delivered an unusually forceful retort to Teri, [color=b05fe9]"Teri, Tama's right. I don't want to, but I will pull rank on you. Honestly, if me and Tama can agree on something, then things have gone horribly wrong. Heck, I might even call that funny bard in! At least she's learned about having to take care of yourself."[/color] Yup, Sadei wasn't having none of that business
Outside. Wild Duck Burger is next to the local book store, and is on the lowest tier of several floors of shops in this shopping center. In the far left on the image below, you can see the stairs that lead to the other floors of shops.
Interior. Can't get much more explanation than that.
Slindis' eyes opened wide at the rote speech of the worker there and turned to Caim in clear concern. [color=c200]"THank you, Caim. Something's up here, and it's going to happen soon..."[/color]
Melethia, though, pulled out her returning knife and juggled it in preparation of the fight that was bound to happen any moment now.
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
Propane Nightmares - Pendulum (Celldweller Remix) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6cVcbkx8l8]
As Annie made her way though the changing rooms, a distinct crunching sound under her boot got her attention.
Glancing down, it was a small piece of red glass that seemed to have been dropped by the janitor on his way to the rubbish bin.
On a sudden hunch, he peered into the rubbish bin and found Deadshot's Trademark Eye-Scope, cracked and broken on top of a empty carton of milk....
Moar club music! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-eMgqCXdM]
As the next song came up Yu immediatly came to attention, not only did he remember this place from a while ago but, "Ah, this is my song." Yu said with his pokerface and drink in hand, soon he had begin to dance, dance like a true king of the dance (I can't think up of any moves). While dancing, Yu was not only enjoying himself, yet more memories of his friends came to him, then the king game. Thinking of that certain time, a smile came to him.
("I wonder if that will happen again.") Yu said and stopped dancing for a bit to take a drink, to everyone it would seem Yu is a totally different person, being cool in a new way. "[color=00c863]The King's Game again? Oh lord... Ton-Ton, Cadol, don't order any drinks here. Me, Ella, or Teri can handle it well enough.[/color]" Was the next thing Yu heard, this made his mind completely stop. There would be no way a person outside his investigation group would know this.
Stopping and beginning to move up stairs to a private room, Yu looked back once he reached the upper-floor. He noticed the face of Teri, he would do something about this. "Come up guys!" Yu's face said with a bit more happiness then usual, yet he was holding some weird objects which were numbered and one were red. ("Something seems wrong with Teri-san and Devon-san knows a lot about me too ... I need to do something about this.") Yu thought as he continued.
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
NSFW image with link, but catchy tune [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdS6FMB2620]
Outside entrance.
Interior
There's also an upstairs area for private booths.
Being that Ella was one for bluffing out of her ass, and the fact that the animal in question stuck so closely to the person with the "panic attacks", the lie seemed to be... Believable! The bartender gave Ella a hard look for a moment, then looked to Garm, and then the droopy Cleric before sighing and relenting, "He better not shit in the store...[small]They got a service animal for everything these days..[/small]"
Garm gave a fuzzy rub against the Cleric's arm to aide in the facade before sending to Ella, [color=365D60]"Thank you for getting him off me. Though, I think your lie might have some truth to it. Tear-ri hasn't taken the news of the most recent death in our group very well... I can feel it in her hands. They're shaking."[/color]
After Teri finished her third shot, she gave a sigh and closed her tab, not wanting to put herself too far into the gutter with the alcohol; and stood up, giving a nod of thanks to David as he made his way up the stairs. However, at the repeated calls for talking to someone from both Sadei and Toyotama, the Cleric shouted aloud, [color=0E59E4]"FINE! I GET IT!"[/color] before covering her mouth in embarrassment, and reverting into her thoughts again, [color=0E59E4]"Sorry for yelling like that..." "And this is what happens when you repress too damn much... But hey, it's finally sticking. Now, to find that dumbass with the mask."[/color]
Of course, if the yelling wasn't obvious to those downstairs (such as Ella or Yu), that might be easier said than done. Nothing to hamper an investigation like looking a tiny bit unhinged.
Meanwhile upstairs, the tiny turtle dragon baby floated around and spoke aloud, "I don't see anyone.. But there sure to be a lot of orange bottles here. Wonder why?"
Sure enough, in one of the private booths, plenty of pill bottles [http://www.theweedstreetjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pill-bottle_21_G6.jpg] seemed to litter the floors of the upper levels. Maybe they didn't clean up too well in here? What was even more curious was that all of the bottles had the same symbol on them, most likely of a singular company....
However, this would not be investigated further, as Annie had made her way into the Manager's Office, a very angry looking man stood in her way. Balding hair, a rotund belly, and eyes the color of honey stared at her when she trespassed. However, what Annie did not realize was another item that was also in the room, a large machine [http://www.thewallpapers.org/photo/22361/motor-machine.jpg] that bore semblance to a human heart. With a simple scowl, the man in question ran to the machine and did something before shooting another glare, those honey colored eyes being the last thing Annie saw before darkness overtook her vision for a second time.
As for everyone else in the club, in whatever they were doing, it was quickly and systematically interrupted by the appearance of darkness that swept through the club, filling their sight with black and then...white.
Outside. Wild Duck Burger is next to the local book store, and is on the lowest tier of several floors of shops in this shopping center. In the far left on the image below, you can see the stairs that lead to the other floors of shops.
Interior. Can't get much more explanation than that.
Caim gave another nod while standing as a sentinel at the door, his family blade already drawn at the ready as the rest of the party barged into the Employees area. Angelus had readied Kingsblood in a similar manner, and readied herself with the rest of the party as the others burst through, seeing the wanted Nise Mono a the far end of the room they entered, a large mechanical [http://www.thewallpapers.org/photo/22361/motor-machine.jpg] item beside her. It looked somewhat like a cross between a human heart and an engine, but to some, they recognized it as the same generator recovered in the Shadow Zone. Then again, Mitsuru mentioned there being more of them than one. Either way, the old woman gave a deep, froglike smile before hitting a switch, and croaking out, "Die in the dark, like the animals you are."
As the colors around them began to invert, twist and remake the world about them anew, the woman faded into the shadow as well, glinting yellow lights being the last thing seen of her before the party realized the awful truth... They were in the Shadow Zone once again, and without a clear exit path this time around.
((Yo Crim, this would be about your spot, right?))
Paulownia Mall: Club Escapade "Moscow" : Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
Moskau! Moskau! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAKRw6mToA]
"What the hel-CONTACT! CONTACT! EVERYONE GET DOW-" Was all that David was able to get out before the darkness engulfed the entire building and everyone in it.
At first, there was nothing, no sound, no sight, just a state of pure non-existence.
The next thing the Sniper knew, he was face down on the ground and that ground didn't feel anything like the dirty sticky dance floor he was on less then a few moments ago.
Instead, it was painfully cold and covered in some kind of powder, his hands gripping it as he began to turn himself over, wiping some of it from his face.
"....S-s-snow?..." He shivered, his usual attire of a Leather Jacket with Jeans and a Tank Top EXTREMELY unsuited for the environment he found himself in.
Rubbing his arms as he picked himself up from the thigh high snow, he stood up against the freezing wind as he tried to make out where he was.
"....H-HELLO?!....ANYONE T-THERE?!..." He shouted against the howling wind as he began to advance.
Then he saw it.
The Russian City laid in ruin in front of him, it's dying moments captured frozen solid as the remains of the infamous European Anti-Terror Task Force deployment littered it.
The streets were covered with frostbitten E.A.T.T.F. APCs and Helicopters as well as horrific ice sculptures of wounded and maimed soldiers.
"...GUYS?!....[sub]I don't think we're in Japan anymore[/sub]..." He shouted again, hoping this wasn't his own personal prison or however these pockets of hell worked.
"Moscow" Inner City: Deadshot
"I'm telling you, you aren't ready for the truth."
After all your Yammering?! No, either you tell me what is going on right now or I'm walking back to my car and going to a bar that's actually open! "...You sure?..."
No, I've just been saying that for the last 20 minutes. So Tell me, Is this real? Yes or No? "...Wake up and see...Tell Packie I said hi..."
...Packie?...Isn't tha-....Oh no...NO! NONONONO! I CAN'T STILL BE THER-
It was then that Deadshot came to, finding himself in a place he thought he ever would again.
It was an old iced over corner shop, one that the assassin set up a meager encampment in.
Cold and pain flooded his sense's as he felt like he did back then: Freezing to death and nursing a gunshot wound on his face that was barely a few hours old. "...Here....Wh-....I-.....It.....it was....a dream..." He said, realizing the insanity of the last few years of his life was nothing more then a hallucination brought about by ice and blood loss.
Glancing over to a recently lit fire, he quickly resigned himself to his situation, though he wished he just died in his sleep.
Reaching over to the deceased body of a E.A.T.T.F. soldier known as "Packie" he had dragged into his camp, he then pulled it by the fire before picking up a rusted hacksaw and a cooking spit made from coat hangers.
He hadn't eaten in days and he needed the nourishment...
Iwadatoi Strip Mall: Wild Duck Burger Shadow Zone Akane, Angelus, Caim, Cz, Jenny, Kalastryn, Melethia, Ryan, Rugal, Slindis, Som
"Oh no you don'-!" Rugal shouted as he attempted to charge the woman before she could activate the machine, succeeding only in tackling her a second after she did, resulting in her vanishing before he could rip her head off.
"...Grrrrr....DAMN IT!" he shouted as he stuck the "Ground" in anger at their situation, glancing around the dark for several moments afterwards.
Unlike the training room, they didn't have a way out, least not one they knew of.
"Alright...EVERYONE STILL HERE?!" He shouted, praying that the group wasn't split up, otherwise they may never get out.
Jenny was rubbing her eyes constantly after she found herself in the Shadow Zone again, least until the realization kicked in. "No! NO! NO! NONONO! NOT AGAIN! AKANE!? ANGELUS!? ANYONE!?" She began screaming in panic at being trapped here, starting to hyperventilate as she held her head as her Shadow relished in the news. "Well, will you look at that? guess we'll be meeting up really soon and then? Then they will know everything about you."
Pacing around yielded no escape, so she just slowly went into a Defense Curl on the ground as she began to sob.
Someone was going to get killed again and the worse part was, it wouldn't be her...
Moscow Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
The shift to a much colder climate hit Devon especially hard, and it could be seen from how much she shivered. [color=00c863]"F-for fuck's sake..."[/color] She rubbed her arms to get warm then staggered through one of the buildings to meet Ton-Ton.
[color=00c863]"You o-okay, little bro? We gotta meet with the others..."[/color] Devon then sent out a small message over the rings to try and find out where the others were.
One of the first responses came from Ella as she met up with Teri and Garm. "Devon, I'm cold but otherwise okay. Just round up whoever you can and I think we'll meet up near one of the larger buildings." Before heading off, though, Ella kept it brief as she talked to Teri and Garm.
"I look after my own, Garm. Part of that, though, is realizing when one of us is troubled. And Teri? We need to talk when we get out hf here, and that will happen even if Garm's the one carrying you out."
Deep Forest Akane, Angelus, Caim, Cz, Jenny, Kalastryn, Melethia, Ryan, Rugal, Slindis, Som
The entry brought the group into an extremely dense forest that only had a little bit of sounds in the air. When Melethia saw it, though, she almost immediately sprinted off through the trees for some reason. Was it an ambush? No, it couldn't be, Melethia always kept up a bit of calm in these zones!
Almost immediately after her daughter ran off, SLindis turned to the others there. [color=c200]I'm sorry, but I need to find Melethia. I mean, I don't fully recognize this jungle, but it wouldn't have been out of place back at my home..."[/color] With that, Slindis tried leading the way only to narrowly jump out of the way of a concealed spike pit containing more than a few rotting corpses. It was clearly designed so if the initial fall didn't kill, the infections from the bodies would lead to a excruciating death via infection.
[color=c200]"Okay... is there anyone with a way to check the ground ahead of us?"[/color] Slindis looked to Rugal with a bit of concern, and she knew that this was going to be a miserable day.
Melethia immediately recognized the dark and dense forests as those of her old home... and if that were true, there were certain to be ambushes and traps designed to make an attacker's life pure misery. And if she didn't take charge here and scout ahead, then she'd be
"Dead weight. It's what you've been since you got here, and you know it. A true Vol clan member would have taken out all of those backstabbing angels from the start."
That strong line of thought pierced through the young elf, and she took off in a practiced sprint through the trees and undergrowth, and she passed by quite a few bodies that were Dead Weight along the way.
"Oh, we both know they look familiar, don't they? You always said that you'd never become dead weight, but that's one grand lie. Their lies about you just living a normal life is just them trying to ensure that you remain Dead Weight."
From where David was overlooking the frozen city of Moscow a familiar voice instantly called out to him. "No kidding." It was Yu Narukami, he was sitting down near David, except the dirty bur comfy club couch had turned into a metal, cold and snowed-over seat. Yu himself had his calm face on but judging by his stance, un-buttoned shirt and frozen drink he still held up, he was cold.
"My bet is on this is either Deadshot's shadow zone ... or something sent us to a different version of Russia, my money is on the former." Yu said back to David as he got up, placed the frozen glass on the seat and began to button up his shirt. Rubbing his naked arms for a second, Yu joined David in observing the scenery. "Okay, judging by this world it looks more of a hazard then any we have faced before. It would be good if we could get into some shelter and form a plan." Yu said once more to David before shivering and sneezing.
A big gust of wind came across wherever the group was, this felt more like a cutting blade to Narukami. Yet thankful soon after, he had spotted his jacket, hopping right over he placed it right on obtaining his previous look. Still feeling the cutting cold of the environment, Yu immediately remembered that this might be a shadow zone. Pulling out his glasses from his jacket and his two-handed katana from somewhere, Yu prepared himself.
"We definitely need a plan." He went back to clutching his body for warmth, his katana now in a awkward position.
Kala awoke next to the group, and was in shock about where they found themselves. This certainly couldn't be? No... it wasn't right. After Melethia ran off she started shaking with panic... then, of all things, it was her shadow that calmed her down. "Oh please get yourself together, just because the place looks as dangerous as it used to doesn't mean it's any more dangerous right? You, Slindis, and Mel practically traversed the place to knowing where every bush was planted! You survived this place every time you set foot in it right?"
She had a point... and it would Seem they were more than one short. Even in the face of this she was visibly calmed with the realization that this place is likely equally dangerous as home... as strange as that sounds to be comforting. "Alright, where do we go from here? Mel probably ran off trying to scout ahead, and it'd likely be safer to follow where she went, for us AND for her." She suggested, as though it wasn't on everyone's mind already. "Although this particular neck of the woods doesn't seem like something I'd recognize..." She said pondering... waiting for the next move. Though she certainly had the intellect for it, she never felt comfortable being a leader. as uncomfortable perhaps as some people that used to work with her were with *letting* her lead.
"Moscow" : David, Yu
Soviet Connection - Michael Hunter [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6mFNznjmbM]
David glanced over at Yu who seemed to be slightly better equipped for the Zone then he was.
"...No...This is Deadshot's. There are only 2 p-people who got out of here alive. And I'm one of them." He explained as he motioned for Yu to follow as they made their way deeper into the frozen wastes.
Another harsh wind blew when he had an idea, summoning his Persona by crushing his tarot card.
"Apollo!...Got something for this?..." He asked, motioning to the thick snow and ice in front of them.
Appearing on one of the frozen rooftops, Apollo reached into his Red Weapon's chest and pulled out A flaming Sniper.
The next thing they knew, Bolts of flame began to rain from sky above them, melting away the cold as well as helping to warm them up as they walked.
"ooohhhhhhh THANK GOD! Brrrrrrr...Man, I wish I had that weapon the last time I was here..." He exclaimed as he rubbed his hands beside one of the fires.
Now thawed out, David then sent over the rings "West here. Report. Yu is with me, we are just beside the ruins of the Kremlin. State your position. We have to regroup."
As he did this, a shadowy figure stood on one of the nearby rooftops, watching the pair before walking off.
He had been planning this for a while and he wasn't going to let it all go to waste.
Deep Forest Akane, Angelus, Caim, Cz, Jenny, Kalastryn, Melethia, Ryan, Rugal, Slindis, Som
"Melethia! Wait!" Rugal protested when the Elf ran off like she did, only to stop dead in his tracks when he saw the spike pit and the bodies in them.
"...This land is trapped?..." He remarked before sharing Slindis's concern, If this was a Shadow Zone, then it would be based off someone's personal experiences and he had a good idea of whom's...
Kalastryn suggested that Melethia was just scouting, but that did little to ease his doubts.
"Ryan, Take point. Expect everything, Pit Falls, Tripwires, Snares, Bear-traps, everything." He repeated as he gazed into the pit Slindis had triggered.
"...And everyone stay together. These traps are designed for pain over everything else..."
After David's persona lit up a bunch of fire around the two, Yu copied David and threw his arms our to warm them up and his body. "I would say something about no attracting attention ... but survival also seems to be a priority now. I never knew Shadow Zones could be made into this." Yu said to David who was just about to contact the others.
Feeling his six sense warning him, Yu looked behind at the buildings surrounding them, yet nothing was out of order. Shrugging Yu had thought that eyes were watching him. After David had tried to contact the other groups, Yu looked around more. "The only thing we should hope for is that shadows will be less active in this kind of weather ... maybe we should pick something up along the way so we don't have to keep giving our position away." Yu gave a shy smile as his right hand touched his left forearm for more warmth.
"Hopefully ... the enemy, w-won't have tanks ... especial-especially little girls ... with tanks." Yu huddled near a dying fire to savor some warmth.
David looked up at Apollo's perch before nodding, prompting the Persona to fire off another flaming projectile beside the fire they were warming up at.
"Yeah, Well, If this is Deadshot's "Zone" then I'm not surprised. Lisbeth really did a number on this place..." He said as he awaited an answer from the oth- "...Lisbeth?..."
"...Few years back, In our world, some jackass unsealed a hoard of massive monsters on the world. Back then, I wasn't with the Dawn, I was with a group called the European Anti Terror Task Force. We were sent in to repeal Lisbeth's attack, Didn't work out too well...I thought I was the only one who lived...Clearly that wasn't the case." He explained to the Student, though it was clearly a topic he wasn't fond off. "Hopefully ... the enemy, w-won't have tanks ... especial-especially little girls ... with tanks."
After that comment however, David turned slowly to Yu and said "...Yu, I'm reasonably sure that there were no little girls in Tanks...
...
...Vaguely remember something about a girl with Jet Engines for legs though..."
"A girl with jet engines for legs ... no no no." Yu waved his hand denying their existence. "Even if that happened in your world, it surely wouldn't happen here ... haha." Yu gave a light uncertain chuckle. The fire was lit once more and Yu had to quickly jump a bit backwards to avoid the flames, yet he did not complain about stealth or risk of burning himself alive due to the Persona.
"Sounds like you have been through a lot ... just like many characters among us. Even I or Mitsuru-san have gone through our own adventures. It seems that all this bad stuff is attracted to us it seems." Yu sat near the fire, keeping his calm face on. It had seem that whatever he drank had worn off.
"If we don't get in contact soon, moving should be our task ... I would hate to be pinned here if we were attacked." Yu said with a stern and serious look to David.
"First thing I learned after Moscow: anything is possible." David smirked, if Yu's half was half as eventful then he was going to see a LOT of weird shit before he was even 30.
"Right...Lets get out of the open." He then said before making a hand gesture towards Apollo before the Persona began making his way across the roofs scouting for the pair. "Repeat Message. Its West and Yu. at Kremlin. Report your positions. And keep low and quiet, I have a feeling Deadshot's Moscow mightn't be as pleasant as my own." The Sniper then sent though the rings as he and the student made their way though the snowed up streets.
As Apollo scanned the area, he noticed a blonde woman (Annie) making her way though the snow.
Pulling out a scope equipped with a flash light, he pointed it at Annie before flashing it rapidly in a style like Morse Code, though it was mostly to get her attention as the flickers though the dark sky.
"Moscow" : Annie, Cadolbolg, Constance, David, Devon, Ella, Garm, Teri, Ton Ton, Yu
The *pop* in the sky got David's attention, as well as Apollo's.
A few more coded flashes stating "I'll Cover You." from the Persona and the Archer of the Gods said before picking out a New Rifle.
"Oi, Polly, What was that?" David asked from below, only to be answered by the Persona sticking his head out and mouthing "Annie".
With the message passed on, The persona then went about covering Annie's approach as she made her way past ruined APCs filled with Frozen remains of young soldiers that looked no older then herself.
While they were frozen, a lot of the wounds didn't seem consistent with freezing to death as many had stab wounds and bullet holes.
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