[Open, Major Event] Drag My Feet Along the Floor

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Class Log #001, 14 June 2066 (Monday)

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Comments

[deadline]

[Someone's talking to me! Someone who actually knows what she's doing! Okay, don't screw it up...]

If you want. Hope I don't slow you down.

[That's... not how you don't screw things up, self.]

trips in here

[bloodsinger]

Roomie.

[ Sophie says the word as both a passing greeting and an announcement they are teaming up. Segan might be blunt, but Sophie isn't even stopping to give them a choice for now. She'd rather do this alone but maybe it was better to start off without having to shoot her roommate...who was probably better at guns than herself.

Sophie simply has a handgun, because she knows that bigger guns will probably get in her way anyway. She's probably going to try and physically overpower whoever gets too close to her anyway.

Oh hey, there's someone else here. ]

So I guess it's us three, then?

tagging order: segan > ela > sophie

[interceptive]

[ And just the woman she was looking for. ]

Looks like it! I can take care of long shots, and you can go for the short ones.

[ Yes, Segan seems perfectly content with calling the shots. Speaking of... turning to the other girl now. ]

Um, what's your name? I guess you'll be cover fire for Sophie, and mid range for our team.

ou!

[deadline]

Elanora Marasigan, though, call me Ela, I guess? Glad to make your acquaintance, um...

[She totally forgot to ask your names. Um.]

[bloodsinger]

[ Sophie gestures to both Segan and herself. ]

Segan, Sophie. Nice to meet you, Ela.

[ She turns to Segan; girl knows her guns. She can appreciate that. ]

Sounds like a plan. Anybody gets too close and they'll have to deal with me.

[interceptive]

That's the plan.

[ Time's almost up. She takes another cursory look around the area, mind already occupied with some quick, economical calculations. ]

Let's get into position already and wait for the countdown. Suggestions on where to go, guys?

[ Angela Brennan, after all, did not mention that being against the rules. Some of the other teams have started moving. ]

[deadline]

[In your heads:

Shadows. I can hide us there. Find the darkest, most trafficked path. We could maybe spring an ambush from there.

Then, out loud:]

I think we should stick to well-lit places? They can see us, but we can also see them, right?

[bloodsinger]

[ Wow, Sophie wasn't expecting that. She checks with Sigma for a moment, but the Bloodsinger isn't all that surprised. ]

We might as well lure the reckless in first, I suppose. Bigger teams will try to surround us. but they'll risk losing cover at the same time. As long as everyone keeps everyone else's backs covered we should be fine.

[ And she looks at Segan as if waiting for the girl's input. ]

[interceptive]

[ Nodding, as she starts leading the party over to a spot she found. Just the kind that Ela is looking for. ]

That sounds like a good strategy. We'll stick to where we've got a clear line of sight too.

[ With a particular smile at Ela now before focusing on getting them to their destination. She got your message: she approves. ]

[deadline]

[Clearly this "working with people" experience is pleasant, but she's not drawing any hasty conclusions yet. It might just be that she got paired with exceptional individuals.

... Granted, Segan and Sophie both do seem to be exceptional.

Guess we'll see...

She nods at Segan once, briskly, once she catches that look. Glad to meet people who get things.

With that, she does a quick check of her guns, then safeties them and walks with them pointed down. As exercises in violence go, this one won't involve people dying (probably). She is surprised to be okay with that and wonders if it's because of the people she's with.]

[bloodsinger]

[ Sophie examines her gun once more, her whole body language obviously showing she's not completely comfortable with it. She's been shot once already, not to mention she prefers a katana any day. Still, once you get close enough is less a matter of accuracy and more one of speed, and Sophie is certain she can cover her shortcomings well enough to let them win.

Besides, just because it's a paintball game it doesn't mean she's limited to just shooting. ]

Oh, before we run out of time. Ela, what sort of supernatural are you? I'm a Bladian, myself. [ She'll let Segan talk about herself if she wants to, but Sophie is a bit curious, plus knowing as much as possible never hurts, she figures. ]

[interceptive]

[ Noting that down with Sophie, but she can help her roommate out later. She's pretty sure, at any rate, that the three of them will be able to hold out and figure out where they went wrong afterward.

The buzzer goes just as she's found a good spot for all of them. Setting up now, and glancing over at Ela just as the firefights start in the other areas. ]

Spell: Shadow Sculpting | Roll: Gnosis(7) + Death(6) + Ext. Affinity(3) = 5 successes

[deadline]

[At Segan's cue, darkness eats the light around the three of you, rendering you invisible to the naked eye. At the same time, shadowy outlines in your general shapes appear at a lamp within Sophie's striking range, standing around and practically inviting attack.

In Sophie's head:

Moros mage. Demon, numbering among the Thrones.]

Activating Heightened Senses, no roll.

[bloodsinger]

[ Sophie nods at Ela. No time for idle chat now.

She then takes a breath, focuses and allows her senses to expand, focusing mostly on her sight and hearing. Letting out her breath, she takes in every little detail. ]

[interceptive]

[ Segan, in the meantime, is acclimatizing herself to the area and letting her body get into position. Her breathing is calming down, just like her older siblings and her father taught her.

Time to test something.

Ela, if you can hear me: can you set a network up for us? ]

Spell: Network | Roll: Gnosis(7) + Mind(5) = 7 successes

[deadline]

[She heard you, alright, because she was listening for your thoughts (she's worried about that being improper, but she'll ask about it later).

She gives an imperceptible nod. A moment later, the three of you can hear each others' thoughts so well that it would definitely be disconcerting. On a moment's reflection, Ela puts up a box of sorts between your minds, where all communication between the three of you can go.

Is this what you intended, Segan? Sophie, you can hear us?

In her mind and outside the box, she thinks that this teamwork thing is working out pretty nicely, and really probably because of present company.]

DYNAMIC ENTRY! (Will I have to roll to see how many guns he was able to conceal on his person?)

[nimble_fingaz]

[ And just as the team starts getting into position, they come across a classmate: Clearly a vampiric fledgling to those with supernatural sight.

He's just finished stuffing as many small arms into his clothes as he can, and is darting in and out of cover like some killer meerkat. ]

No, you don't. Tagging order: Mason > Segan > Aura > Ela.

[interceptive]

[ It's a calculated decision on her part: here's a guy that she's been observing from a distance in their common classes. He's working on his own, and seems to have no allies.

They could use another man. ]

Hearing you loud and clear. Stay dark: going to see if I can rope another ally in. If I'm caught out, adjust your tactics accordingly.

[ Waiting until Mason is close enough, and then, when she's right within arm's reach: ]

Need a team, Turner? If you do, nod and take six steps back.

Ela, rope him in if he says yes. If not, we're moving away and leaving him high and dry.

Re: No, you don't. Tagging order: Mason > Segan > Aura > Ela.

[nimble_fingaz]

[ He's smart enough to know that the mere mention of the word 'team' means there're probably two or more other guns trained on him at the moment, so he follows the instructions to the letter. He nods and takes exactly six steps back while putting on the least harmful smile he can manage. ]