DRAFT LOG #2: The Battle Game!

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone on the draft
What: Fighting bad guys!
When: Today (after 12PM) to the 19th, in the evening
Where: The Mining Facility
Summary: It's an underground mine! And the Malnosso want you to kill and capture all the bad guys! Oh, but don't let the rocks fall on you. That could hurt.
Rating: B for BLOOD. Seriously. People are going to die.

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[15th - 18th]

[eyesofpity]

[Leonhardt is mostly set to help out with the defensive forces, though from time to time he will go further afield, not that anyone will be able to tell because he's always at the base.

In fact, sometimes there is more than one of him. Kinda creepy, right? That and his sheer lack of hesitation in killing the enemy too.

But anyway, feel free to run into him anywhere, he really can be about anywhere since there will be more than one of him thanks to his abilities. Need some help fighting? Need a rescue? Any non-combatants need help?]

[ooc: If you have a thread planned for the 19th already, commenting here is fine. Just not open for anything else that day due to accident that will be happening.]

[19th]

[eyesofremorse]

[ When we last left off, after the two not-brothers escorted Caesar to the Underground City, the trio were on their way back to the Processing Area when they were ambushed by a group of Third Party elites. Since they're close enough to their destination by now, Caesar got to go ahead, accompanied by one of Leonhardt's shadows...

...but that means the two remaining still need to deal with the five elites on their own unless reinforcements should up. But that shouldn't be too difficult, right? It's not as if they haven't dealt with groups of enemies in the past, even if these are a bit different from the people back at home.]

[19th]

[eyesofpity]

[Five elites really should be nothing for these two. If anything it's like old times where they dealt with much crappier odds and had far less experience and overall strength. At least they were close to the Processing Area since having to protect Caesar would be harder with this sort of group.

For now, Leonhardt will go ahead and have another shadow appear. 3 against 5 is far better odds and if the Elites assume it's an illusion they will be in a world of hurt fast.

And then he'll quickly cast Earth Guard on Joshua too. May as well let his not-brother be protected from harm.]

[19th]

[eyesofremorse]

[Earth Guard, huh? That's a good idea, actually. There's a good chance that the elites can hit reasonably hard, so that should help... but having just one of them shielded isn't quite sufficient as far as he's concerned, so before he does anything else, he'll use his own orbment to cast Earth Guard on Leonhardt as well. Not on the shadow, though.

When that's done with... well, the logical thing to do would be to try to handicap how quickly the elites can act, right? And a fairly effective way to do that is to make use of Evil Eye in order to attempt to slow them down and do some damage at the same time. Hopefully that'll delay their first action a little bit.]

[any day]

[puppet_paladin]

[Cecil is relatively lucky. he found himself a nice, defensible corner in one of the mines, and defend it he does. His days spent examining everything available in the shops were not wasted; he's found himself a Sleep Blade, amongst other enchanted weapons, and he's not afraid to use it.

Of course, spells cast from items do not offer quite the same control as natural magic. Please do not worry too much if his Sleep, Poison or Flood hits you. He can heal that, and he'll even add in a few protection spell for free.]

[any day]

[mistlegacy]

[In a spectacular case of bad timing, Rydia's ribbon slips off as she's busy casting Bio on their enemies. Without the ribbon's protection, Cecil's item his her...and she crumples to the ground, asleep. GOOD GOING, CECIL.]

[any day]

[puppet_paladin]

[What, is it his fault teaching her how to shoot arrows at desert sahagins was more urgent than teaching her proper knots and their multiple uses?

Luckily, everyone around her is also asleep. This gives him enough time to take out an alarm clock and use it on her. He even scans an enemy with his other hand as he does.]

[any day]

[mistlegacy]

[Rydia awakens abruptly, scrambling to stand up. She steps back, taking a moment to concentrate before sending Bio at their targets. As much as she can, Rydia will avoid the more destructive spells that could cause a cave-in.]

[touchofrogue]

[ Day 1 ]
[In which we can assume the various picking up of strays? Threads for Melaka and Gambit joining in and general scouting here, in various ways?]

[ Day 2 ]
[In which there is a small. Cave-in. And Rogue gets an owie. Somehow.]

[ Days 3, 4, and 5 ]
[In which anything could happen!]

[Day 1]

[kineticcajun]

[Later on in the day, Rogue and Kurt will have gained (another) tail. As promised - sketchy wording aside - he's keeping an eye out for his fellow mutants. It probably isn't all that noticeable at first, since Gambit is pretty good at keeping himself hidden if he doesn't want to be known, but eventually, he can't keep the Third Party quiet anymore.

Watching the backs of the two X-Men hasn't been too terrible for the most part, but now he's gotten into a tight enough corner that he needs to charge up his bo to knock his attacker back. The scuffle is easily ruining the stealthy surveillance he's managed so far.

Not that he needs any help, but the fight might sound a little worse than it is if it's echoing up the tunnel.]

[Day 1]

[onebluebamf]

[It's not hard to hear that. But that could mean anything. And it's better to be careful than to rush in.]

You stay put, yeah? I'll check this out.

[Without giving time for argument, Kurt will quickly bamf away, reappearing on the ceiling above where Gambit is fighting. He could jump in now... but it doesn't look like he really needs it. He only lingers a moment to make sure Gambit isn't going to get himself killed before returning to where he was.]

It looks like we have a Cajun on our tails. We could probably lose him now if we wanted.

[Day 1]

[touchofrogue]

Son of--

[She cuts off her epithet and glances back towards that sound.]

Is he on his own?

[lightningcute]

15th-16th

[Pao-lin's out there getting down and dirty with the rest of the offensive forces. She can be found in any area of the mine, usually distinguishable by her neon blue lightning attacks and her nimble, flowing acrobatics as she weaves around enemies, striking to disable them or knock them unconscious before hopefully tagging them. If she's in a more open area, you'll find her using her Hero staff, but in closer quarters she'll have switched to her butterfly knives, her nunchaku, or just her bare hands (well, okay, she's got gloves on and is also sporting her brass knuckles).

Also, she may possibly suddenly swoop into one of your fights and take out that Third Party jerk you were tussling with. It's not kill-stealing, dammit -- it's kill-assisting.]

17th-18th

[Suddenly, Third Party soldiers! Hundreds(?) of them

19th

[mydearapple]

[In the afternoon, Caesar is in the Processing Area taking care of his usual duties. He's already had a chance to check things out briefly in the morning, but now that he knows what to expect, he's a little better prepared this time around. He waits outside of the buildings here for Pao-lin and her friend. He's hoping for a more thorough exploration of this Underground City.]

Pao-lin → Caesar → Kotetsu? :Db

[wildkotetsu]

[Wild Taigaaaaaa is here!! Well, he's just here because Pao-lin asked, and he's not one to deny a fellow hero some help! He walks out in his usual full armor-face hidden beneath a robotic face-and spots the guy.]

Oi, are you this Caesar fella'?

Sure thing! Let's rock, baby. :Db

[lightningcute]

[Pao-lin arrives not long after Kotetsu does. She's smiling, but it's clear that the days of fighting have taken a toll on her.]

Sorry I'm late! I was checking up on a few friends here.

1st Day - Locked to Vivi, Sanji, and Lindsay

[odastillhatesme]

[The mission has barely even started, and already Sanji's a volatile pile of nerves - the exact reason for this being the return of a nakama at the most inopportune of times. As happy as he is to have Vivi with them again, and not laid out on some medical table being prodded at like a shitty animal, this isn't how he imagined the reunion - surviving underground long enough to be sent back to the village.

But she's here now, informed of the situation, trailing beside him, and that's all there is to it. The chef doesn't spend long wallowing in self-indulged pity. Instead, he keeps his senses alert for any approachers as they make their way down a dimly lit path. They've been lucky so far - and by virtue of being Straw Hats, that won't last.]

1st Day - Locked to Vivi, Sanji, and Lindsay

[alabastajewel]

[Vivi can sense the tension in Sanji, and she knows she's probably the reason for some of it. She supposes she can't blame him; if positions were reversed, she might feel much the same. Still, she thinks she's nearly recovered from the Malnosso drugs lingering in her system, and she's making an extra effort to appear unaffected, so as not to worry him further. The cool metal ring of one of her Peacock Slasher reassures her as she touches it with her fingertips--she hasn't kept up her practice with the weapons as well as she might have after Crocodile was defeated, but she's still confident in her skill with them

1st Day - Locked to Vivi, Sanji, and Lindsay

[magiconcehad]

[It'd just meant to be a short poke around some of the caves after some of the larger groups, sort of awkwardly tagging along so to speak, but it'd gone wrong when she'd gotten lost.

So for now she's trying to find something familiar, maybe even someone else, and definitely not any Third Party. She clutches her stave, edging around, listening. There was a corner up ahead. She should probably try to remember what Cass and the others did, in that one cave while they were in Otherworld. Even though this place really was very, very different from there.

They'd... they'd look around a corner before just walking, right? So... maybe try just... sort of peeking a little first?]

1st Day - Locked to Vivi, Sanji, and Lindsay

[odastillhatesme]

[He returns Vivi's look with one of his own, and nods. Oh yes, he heard something, and while he can't judge the distance any better than her, he keeps his eyes trained on the tunnel split dead ahead. If he had a gun, it'd be cocked and at the ready, but instead his body tenses in case he needs to spring into action. He keeps his steps slow and deliberate, to help muffle the noise on their end.

... And then he sees a head poke around the corner, in a way that doesn't strike him as malicious. Um.] ... Oi, who's there? [He's taking a chance, calling out like this, but the element of surprise has been stripped away on both sides.]