Avatar Adventures | The Airship: Rising Dawn | The Hanger
Stage 1: Planning and Resource Gathering
Katya Rostikova | Most of the Rising Dawn Crew Members
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Unlike the previous two mission briefings that Katya had attended, the frequently mouthy hacker was silent while the mission objectives were outlined by both Doctor Violet and his less than respectful colleague. The excitement at being aboard one of the most talked about Airships on the internet and among out of the most rumored organizations on the internet had faded revealing the real Katya Rostikova that hid behind a mischievous troll mask. Despite this, the slightly introverted woman listened to the presentation, giving it all the attention she could muster.
With the presentation reaching its conclusion sans any discussion of an actual plan to fulfill the outlined objectives, the wayward youth sat back in the chair and closed her eyes. As the crew members broke into smaller groups to discuss various plans, Katya Rostikova not only maintained her isolation but reinforced it as she put on a song to drown out the raucous voices that surrounded her.
Despite the fact that Katya had zero in the way of military experience, asset management experience and tactical planning experience what the young gamer did have was a lot of experience with Real Time Strategy games and Tactical games. Games the likes of Command and Conquer, Warcraft, Starcraft and Total Annihilation were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to Katya's gaming resume. Given the high level of past media exposure that the Rising Dawn had received in the past and the fact that this M. Bison was more than likely familiar with the established members of the crew, it was likely that even if the senior members of the Heroes Squad went into the town with disguises on, they'd more than likely be discovered by the Zombied Townsfolk. This meant that the best option for the mission would be to infiltrate the town using a small group of the lesser known Rising Dawn Members that didn't look too outlandish... so Rory, Miia and Elise were out for the initial stages of the mission. It would also help if these members could disguise themselves using some sort of shape shifting or illusion to keep themselves hidden in plain sight but it wouldn't matter if the crew member only had a minimal amount of exposure.
Once on the ground, the small infiltration squad would enter Town Hall and locate whatever device was being used to control the civilians and order them to evacuate the town, allowing the Rising Dawn's Heavy Hitters to enter the town without fear of civilian casualties. Of course this was going on the assumption that M. Bison used some sort of machine to control the civilians and that the infiltration squad consisted of people who wouldn't freak out under pressure.
This left the final detail of the mission, which would be getting the squad to the site. While it would have been nice to teleport into the building where Bison was holed up, without knowing the layout of the building a blind teleport would have been stupid. They could have as easily teleported into a wall or the foundation of the building as teleported into a guard room filled with two shifts worth of guards that were armed to the teeth. The best method would have been the traditional method of getting dropped off in the outskirts of the town and driving in.
Pulling out her mobile, she opened up a new message and addressed it to Violet, who appeared to be the current person in charge.
Message to Doctor Violet said:
D.V.,
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Proofing the message to make sure she didn't miss anything, Katya once again leaned back in her chair and waited for a response from their newly appointed magnanimous leader who was not named Kim Jong-Un. Part of her wondered if it was right of her to suggest such a plan at this stage given the fact that it was more than likely that quite a number of the crew members already disliked her, not that she cared of course, they could all get bent as far as she was concerned... really... they could all go burn in a jet fuel inferno... seriously... right... yup.
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Avatar Adventures | The Airship: Rising Dawn | Shipping and Receiving
The Princess and the Pea Ish
Ruby Babbage-Lovelace | Farber
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Without the comforting presence of Miss Selmy and her lap, Ruby became quite aware of the fact that the bed in which she lay was incredibly uncomfortable. A medical facility that had invested as much as this one had in advanced medical equipment was unlikely to skimp out on their beds as some sort of cost saving measure and yet, the young child found herself trying to fall asleep in one of the most uncomfortable beds the minds of men had ever created. It was as if they had stuck the previous patient who had the unfortunate luck of becoming deceased under the mattress instead of properly caring for the departed. The thought reminded the young child of Titania and Deborah of the story of the Princess and the Pea only this time it was the Princess and the Poor Dead Person.
Ruby Babbage-Lovelace had a rather strong desire to look under the bed and see if there was something underneath the mattress upon which she slept only, she couldn't. Another thought took the place of a Partially Decayed Person being under her bed, namely something that went by the moniker of SCP-072.
While her Mothers, Titania and Deborah, had limited the amount of time that Ruby could spend browsing the internet and what she was allowed to browse, the time spent away from her mothers hadn't been all tears and searching. As any child would, Ruby used her newly found freedom to take advantage of the things that had been previously disallowed. This included spending more time on the internet than was typically allowed as well as browsing such websites as the SCP Foundation Website.
She really wished she hadn't done that.
As far as the nine year old girl could remember, the thing known as SCP-072 took on the form of a bed and while the subject was asleep, it would wake them up, paralyze them and then slice off chunks of the subject's feet. It was the thing that lurked underneath the bed at night and left puddles of drool as it waited for its victim to fall asleep. It was the thing that would grab you if you didn't jump 3 feet away from the foot of the bed. It was the thing that made the bed feel like it was moving and lumpy even if it wasn't. It was the thing under the bed upon with Ruby currently lay.
The fey-child could feel it now, its breathing causing the mattress to lift slightly as it tried to stay still while it waited for its victim, in this case Ruby, to dangle her feet off of the side of the bed.
"
[small]Oh no.[/small] Ruby whispered to herself as she found herself unable to move. Whether this was from the thing known as 072 or from the fear that was overtaking her body was irrelevant in the child's mind. What was relevant was getting out of there before she was eaten.
The Child of Titania and Deborah stopped. This wasn't how she was raised. She was supposed to be brave and utterly without fear. She was able to free climb the advanced rock walls during her Rock Climbing classes without need for rope or harness. She was able to spar with man twice her size during her fencing classes. Why should she be afraid of something that was so cowardly as to strike from the darkness? Why should she be afraid of something that needed to do this to compensate for its own lackluster skills? The answer was that she shouldn't.
Murmuring a spell under the breath, Ruby caused the ribbons of her dress to unfurl into four limb rending binding. Poised like snaked they waited for their mistress to command them and command them she did. With the speed of a striking serpent, the ribbons quickly struck and found their target before dragging it from the darkness of the bed into the Medical Bay's light.
"
You'll never eat my..." The nine year old started to say before she realized that she'd dragged another kid out from under the bed, "
feet?"
The child was obviously not human as he had a tail and pointy elf like ears. His clothing was a patchwork of hastily repaired holes combined with an odd assortment of rough materials. The only thing familiar about the young boy was the fact that he had chocolate smeared all over his mouth.
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Um... hi?" Ruby greeted the boy before setting him down on the ground and releasing him, "
I'm ... sorry I thought you were something else. You didn't see anything else under there with you did you?
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Avatar Adventures | The Airship: Rising Dawn | The Canteen
Better Red than Dead...
Rory Mercury | Eddie the Dead | Naamah
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Unlike Sloth, Rory had no need to go to a briefing and strategy session for the next mission. She was never one for stealth anyways, considering the fact that her main weapon was nearly one and half times her size not easily hidden from view. Besides, she would know when she was needed and when that time came, she would appear in the midst of whatever battle had erupted between the crew of the Rising Dawn and their enemies. There was still the fact that the Rising Dawn and their history didn't necessarily sit right with the Demi Goddess of Death all that well. By assisting them in their current mission, she could have unwittingly triggered something calamitous.
The Warrior known as Big Boss was not forgotten. As she, Naamah and Eddie traveled along the corridors of the massive Air Ship, Rory flagged down an idle crew member and informed them about the comatose man's condition and location. Assurances were made in regards to the proper care of the newly arrived Hero and that he would be taken to the Medical Center aboard the ship.
Smiling cheerfully, the Demi Goddess completed the task of showing Eddie where the Canteen was located and where the Bartender was most likely to be. Opening the double doors, the Demi Goddess of Insanity entered the establishment and paused to look around, this being her first time in the Canteen. It was far and away more ornate than anything she was used to. The last tavern like establishment she'd been in had been the one in the Special Region's Refugee Camp with its unfinished stone walls and rough wooden tables. But this place, it was something that Rory had never imagined could exist outside of the Realm of the Gods.
"That should be the one you seek, Eddie." Rory stated as she gestured to the bar and the man behind the bar.
Looking around, Rory Mercury took a seat at an empty table... well they were all empty... and waited for the serving staff to arrive. She was surprised to see that the serving staff consisted of small fire imps rather than the typical assortment of Catgirls or Bunnygirls that one would find in the Special Region. It was unfortunate for the imps that they also reminded Rory of the Special Region's Lady of the Underworld, Hardy.
Addressing Naamah, Rory's voice was nervous sounding and filled with a tinge of fear.
"Tell me, are these the minions of Hardy?" The Young Looking Lolita asked as her grip tightened on the haft of her halberd. Rory's muscles seemed to tense as the chittering and jabbering Imp approached, unaware that if it got any closer, it was likely to find itself a flying fire imp.
