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003 -- [Voice || Action]

Oct 09, 2010 05:59

[After a certain conversation with Albert, Shikamaru has a job to do. He has other things he'd much rather be focusing on - Naruto's been missing for presumably days and he didn't even hear a thing - but his idea doesn't do anyone any good if he doesn't bring it up to the people who could put it into action.

This deal with Malnosso really threw a ( Read more... )

dammit naruto, will tag after work/sleep, so freaking troublesome, man with a plan

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[filtered] knighted_lion October 9 2010, 18:30:50 UTC

Yeah?

[filtered] its_troublesome October 9 2010, 22:06:42 UTC

I have this idea I wanted to run past one of you guys - hrm. Something just came up though. Is there someplace I could meet you in an hour or so to talk about it?

[Read: It shouldn't be discussed on the journals.]

[filtered] knighted_lion October 9 2010, 22:50:01 UTC

In an hour? I should be near the outskirts of town by then. The side nearest the mountains. We could meet there?

[filtered --> action] its_troublesome October 9 2010, 22:59:15 UTC

That'll work. See ya in an hour then.

[And sure enough, about an hour later he'll be there, walking with his hands in his pockets.]

[action] knighted_lion October 9 2010, 23:56:19 UTC

[And right on cue, there's Squall, Lionheart like over his shoulder just like usual. He offers a nod when he gets close.]

[action] its_troublesome October 10 2010, 00:16:01 UTC

Yo. You the guy from the Blue Rogues?

[action] knighted_lion October 10 2010, 00:28:39 UTC

Yeah. What did you need?

[action] its_troublesome October 10 2010, 00:39:37 UTC

I spoke with Albert Silverburg last night on the possibility of the Malnosso retaliating against the village when this infiltration business gets going, and what we might be able to do in preparation should that happen. It was suggested that I talk to your group about it.

[action] knighted_lion October 10 2010, 01:46:54 UTC

[He nods]

It depends on what sort of forces the send against us. For all we've been here we don't really know what sort of forces they can offer or even what they're capable of. We'll need to prepare for unknown forces, or possibly some manner of Shift.

[action] its_troublesome October 10 2010, 03:10:10 UTC

Which means we need to be on the lookout for anything, without making ourselves obvious. Albert mentioned that there's some patrols that regularly scout the area, but he said they're only equipped for basic observation and policing, as opposed to fighting off any Malnosso drones. It would be ideal to keep them and everyone else as close to the village as we could, but that's not going to happen. There's too many people to keep track of, for one, but it would also make us look more suspicious.

[He pauses to make sure Squall is following.]

[action] knighted_lion October 10 2010, 03:17:04 UTC

[Squall nods. He understands just fine.]

I'm one of them. It gives me something to do and doesn't actually hurt anything in the long run.

[There's a pause as he thinks things over.]

It's not an option I'd suggest unless things get pretty bad, but some of us were given back an ability to summon creatures from our own world. The side-effects they stated for it are pretty steep, but if it's that or die...

[action] its_troublesome October 10 2010, 03:46:36 UTC

I agree that it should only be used as a last resort. If you start summoning things when you shouldn't be, then they'll know the game's up. We need more than that if this actually happens - especially if it could be a bad end for the people having to use it.

If it meets with your approval, I have an idea. It depends on subtlety, but it would get the job done.

Re: [action] knighted_lion October 10 2010, 03:48:46 UTC

[Again, he nods.]

Right. We don't want to let them know they've got us panicking unless we can't help it.

I'll listen to anything, right now.

[action] its_troublesome October 10 2010, 04:09:10 UTC

Like I said before, keeping people out of the forests and the other places they go to will just seem strange. So the idea is to slip in a defensive unit. They would act as casually as they would if they were just going out for a stroll, but their real mission would be to keep an eye out for anything weird. Some people here have certain abilities that could let them survey a lot more area than others, so they'd be ideal for it. We could also use teleporters to relay information.

If anything happens, these guys would have the advantage of acting against the Malnosso when they least expect it, and helping anyone that strays from the village. Meanwhile, the unit closest to town are still nearby to help if they strike there first. It covers nearly all of our bases.

[action] knighted_lion October 10 2010, 04:15:46 UTC

How soon could you have those units arranged?

[action] its_troublesome October 10 2010, 04:24:50 UTC

That depends on how much information I get. I haven't been in Luceti long enough to know everything that the people here can do. I know about three people who'd be reliable for sure, if they're up for it. And a couple more who might be trustworthy volunteers. If you have anyone that you could recommend for the job, I'm all ears.

Once I knew who we can use, I could have the units arranged in an hour. Picking them is the tough part.

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