[Event] Operation Arizona

[soul_mods]

Characters: Those who signed up for Mission 128: Operation Arizona. List of participants here.
Location: Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Rating: PG or higher, for death, destruction and the like.
Time: November 25, late evening for the pre-mission posts, then November 26 at 00:00 hours all the way until the whee hours of the morning of the

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Cloud & Sephiroth, Sendo, Shinjiro

[pure_lineage]

Sephiroth had wanted to be in Weapon form when the call for assembly had happened, but Cloud had denied it of him. So he had remained silent and off to the side so as not to cause any undue conflicts for his Meister. The words Riku had previously spoken to him weighed heavily at the back of his mind, but he had kept his promise and remained silent on the topic. That silence continued as he made his way through the mirror and followed along with those assigned with his Meister.

He had no interest in the camp, and merely waited on the outskirts for the mission to begin. His movements were silent as he finally returned to Cloud's side. The last time they'd invaded a factory, they'd discovered the difficulties of fighting against the Witches.

That battle remained in his mind while he swiftly made his way down the hall. His senses were alert to any signs of danger, and given the distant sounds of battle, the ex-General knew that they would come across it. Knowing their luck, it would be sooner rather than later.

[ooc: It can be either action or prose! I just kick-started with prose to get Sephiroth in his frame of mind, so don't pay it any mind if you want action.]

[naniwarocky]

[Sendo made sure the gauntlets on his fists were put on securely. He had never been in a war type battle, but he had been in battles before. Not life and death, but still dangerous enough. Still he wasn't afraid of this. He would say that he isn't afraid of anything. He held his hand out and flexed his fists a bit. Since he didn't have a weapon, he would just have to make do with these.

He cast a glance over to the other members of this little squad.]

[de_faulty_hero]

[Cloud had entered this battlefield with the utmost confidence in his abilities and his weapon. This time was going to be different, and so he would make it different. He wouldn't allow Sephiroth to take only weapon form, and he had been personally involved in finding out their strategy.

He walked closer to the front of the room, at ease and feeling in control of the situation. He knew Sephiroth well enough to allow the silver-haired man silence, but he glanced to the other two members.]

You're Sendo, right? You been involved in any of these large-scale missions before?

[naniwarocky]

[He set his gaze on Cloud when he heard him speak.]

Yeah. That's me. What's your name? I didn't catch it. [He was too focused on the upcoming battle to ever catch any of their names.]

Nah. I do fight for a living back home, but it's more of a one on one thing.

[pure_lineage]

[Sephiroth remained silent while the other two talked. He felt no need to include himself in the conversation, and once he felt that there had been enough introduction, he began to head out.]

Let's move.

[His words are curt, and it's obvious that he's in mission mode to those who know him.]

[de_faulty_hero]

[So little time for a debriefing with the members of his group, Cloud was pleased that he had guessed right. He gestured to himself and then Sephiroth, aware his partner wouldn't make any introductions on a mission.]

I'm Cloud, and the tall, silver and gloomy guy is my partner, Sephiroth. [He carefully avoided any looks Sephiroth might send him.]

[He followed the tall silver-haired man, but his attention shifted to Sendo again.] War is a little different, especially here. We'll back you up, so if you need help, just holler. We're all here to see the end of the day, right?

[adiosasshole]

[Like Sephiroth, Shinjiro had no interest in adding to the conversation. Instead he just stood near by with his Watch issued axe on his shoulder. he had a Weapon, but she was only 13- like hell he was going to ask her to fight in this.

But when Sephiroth moved out he followed easily enough. it was pretty easy to tell who was in charge, and he had no problem following his lead]

Doubt this will really be like a war either way.

[naniwarocky]

I'll keep that in mind. [But he probably won't holler even if it would be wise to. He follows along with the rest of the guys.]

So how long y ou guys been here?

[pure_lineage]

[There seemed to be at least one that had any level of sense. That was something, and he wondered if it would make the situation just that little more bearable. Doubtful, but he could lower himself and attempt to hope.]

[His attention remained fixated on their surroundings while they made their way down the hall.]

Attacking and infiltrating a factory would hardly considered fighting in a war.

[While his words are directed at Shinjiro, they were loud enough for the others to hear.]

[de_faulty_hero]

[Nodding his head simply, he glanced back to the last member of their group. There was three meisters and a single weapon, so he wasn't quite certain how it was going to work out. Most likely he and Sephiroth would be needed for killing blows on Kishin Eggs.]

Eh, it's similar to a war that I fought, so I won't complain.

[He followed Sephiroth's lead, folding his arms behind his head casually even if he was tilting his head to listen for signs of battle.] A few months for me.

[adiosasshole]

I wouldn't know, personally. [Shinjiro replied, aimed at Sephiroth. No point in hiding where his experience was]

But I mean there's no generals or back up. At least not close enough to matter. [He looked over at the other two and shrugged] Few months for me too.

[naniwarocky]

How many times has their been an infiltration missions like this since you guys have been here? Or is this the first? [He tosses out a few punches into the air as he walked along as if fighting an invisible opponent.]

[pure_lineage]

Then you will learn quickly.

[The lack of knowledge didn't come as any surprise. That seemed to be a common theme among the guests.]

[The mention of there not being any generals or back up caused his lips to quirk up, but he didn't make any mention of it. The subtle smirk disappeared in the next moment though.]

If you are not confident in your skills without such aid or back up, then you are not fit for this mission.

[de_faulty_hero]

This war seems to always be guerrilla style. Only the numbers within Shibusen keep it from getting overrun.

[These small-scale weasel missions were fine by him. He disliked the thought of serving in a large-scale warfront; they were tedious. He also disliked listening to orders as he had to for the Adachi assault.]

This is the second to a factory like this. There was another mission on one of the witches bases, but usually it's city defense.

[adiosasshole]

[Shinjiro snorts, arching a brow at the silver haired man]

Just 'cuz I notice something doesn't mean I need it. I sure as hell didn't have anything like that back home. [There's a thread of pride in his voice. SEES were on their own all the time, and when he was fighting regularly it was just him and two other people.

...though Shadows were a bit more mindless then Witches.]

[naniwarocky]

[Sendo fell silent thinking over everything. Hopefully if this sort of thing happened more often, the next time he actually have a weapon to go into this with.]