Crashed and Burned (Closed, IC)

[Daakjenaar]

3 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

Kinsey barely managed to dodge the attack, slamming their amp into his shoulder and releasing a quick blast, looking increasingly angry as well. Two more blasts - both missed - were followed by Kinsey ducking into the void, attempting to dash through him.

His opponent did the same, dashing to the right, avoiding Kinsey. He stands up straight again a moment later, and fires a continuous stream of void energy around himself, pausing for a moment to recharge.

"Could you keep him distracted for a second?" Clogori asked over Kinsey's comms. "Just keep him still for a few seconds." Clogori was currently invisible behind the snowstorm now inside of the bridge.

[EscortAlpha]

4 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

He slid to the side, dodging the blast, before trying to knee Kinsey in the face. He seemed to be relying more on what martial prowess this body may have rather than just firing Void energy. he was surprisingly fast for someone who looked 12 years old at the most, and there was a surprising amount of power behind the strike for someone of his size.

3 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

Kinsey barely managed to dodge the attack, slamming their amp into his shoulder and releasing a quick blast, looking increasingly angry as well. Two more blasts - both missed - were followed by Kinsey ducking into the void, attempting to dash through him.

((I return. sorry about the absences: Things have been chaotic on my end.))

Out of seemingly nowhere, the fist of a Vauban flew through the air, hurtling towards Tarnas's Face. The glint of Chegar's Nikana could be seen trailing behind the Vauban, surging with energy.

14 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

His opponent did the same, dashing to the right, avoiding Kinsey. He stands up straight again a moment later, and fires a continuous stream of void energy around himself, pausing for a moment to recharge.

"Could you keep him distracted for a second?" Clogori asked over Kinsey's comms. "Just keep him still for a few seconds." Clogori was currently invisible behind the snowstorm now inside of the bridge.

Whether Chegar heard him or not was unclear, but To everyone in the room, it was obvious Chegar was as ready to kill at Tarnas was.

Edited January 27, 2018 by EscortAlpha

[Daakjenaar]

30 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((I return. sorry about the absences: Things have been chaotic on my end.))

Out of seemingly nowhere, the fist of a Vauban flew through the air, hurtling towards Tarnas's Face. The glint of Chegar's Nikana could be seen trailing behind the Vauban, surging with energy.
To everyone in the room, it was obvious Chegar was as ready to kill at Tarnas was.

Tarnas' operator tried dodging it, but ended up taking the punch to the torso. Several ribs shattered, and he coughed up blood as he was tossed several meters. He struggled to get to his feet, coughing up blood all over the ground. It was pretty friggin' gross.

"Alrighty, that was... unexpected." Clogori said moments later over comms. "Now, just make sure he doesn't get up for a few seconds. I can take this from there." He started walking toward the Operator slowly, raising his hand.

[bowiespoon]

9 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas' now-frozen arm was rather violently removed by the arrows, sending the frozen limb (and the scythe) skidding across the ground. Tarnas clutched at the arm, not moving for a moment. He simply stared at Leveret. Speaking of Leveret, a bunch of Infested material was now spreading out from the wound Tarnas had left. It was probably fairly distressing, honestly.

 

The cracks that had formed all over the canopy finally broke. Almost the entire canopy shattered after that attack. Immediately, snow started flying through the broken canopy, obscuring the vision of most of the crewmen. The wind howled even louder, blocking out even the sounds of gunfire.

Ebony leaped through the broken canopy, and began climbing on top of the ship, looking for an entry point that would drop her behind the blast door.

[rabbitsandroses]

 

5 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

((I return. sorry about the absences: Things have been chaotic on my end.))

Out of seemingly nowhere, the fist of a Vauban flew through the air, hurtling towards Tarnas's Face. The glint of Chegar's Nikana could be seen trailing behind the Vauban, surging with energy.
To everyone in the room, it was obvious Chegar was as ready to kill at Tarnas was.

((no worries, glad ta see you back)) Seeing Chegar enter the fight, Kinsey pulled back and tried to assess the damage of their warframe. It didn't look good.

1 minute ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas' operator tried dodging it, but ended up taking the punch to the torso. Several ribs shattered, and he coughed up blood as he was tossed several meters. He struggled to get to his feet, coughing up blood all over the ground. It was pretty friggin' gross.

"Alrighty, that was... unexpected." Clogori said moments later over comms. "Now, just make sure he doesn't get up for a few seconds. I can take this from there." He started walking toward the Operator slowly, raising his hand.

"Sorry, no can do. Chegar's on a warpath and I definitely can't stop him in the current situation." Kinsey said, starting to sound a bit cold. Instead, they started trying to find and help any remaining operatives, starting with Efahz. "No way I'm risking my a$$ trying to help clogori..." they muttered as they started the search. (I forgot how to spell his name oops)

[bowiespoon]

1 hour ago, EscortAlpha said:

((I return. sorry about the absences: Things have been chaotic on my end.))

Out of seemingly nowhere, the fist of a Vauban flew through the air, hurtling towards Tarnas's Face. The glint of Chegar's Nikana could be seen trailing behind the Vauban, surging with energy.

Whether Chegar heard him or not was unclear, but To everyone in the room, it was obvious Chegar was as ready to kill at Tarnas was.

((HE LIVES!))

[Daakjenaar]

2 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

Ebony leaped through the broken canopy, and began climbing on top of the ship, looking for an entry point that would drop her behind the blast door.

On top of the ship, several feet of snow had piled up. Visibility was limited to a couple meters, and the wind blocked out all noise. For all intents and purposes, Ebony was blind up here.

2 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

 

((no worries, glad ta see you back)) Seeing Chegar enter the fight, Kinsey pulled back and tried to assess the damage of their warframe. It didn't look good.

"Sorry, no can do. Chegar's on a warpath and I definitely can't stop him in the current situation." Kinsey said, starting to sound a bit cold. Instead, they started trying to find and help any remaining operatives, starting with Efahz. "No way I'm risking my a$$ trying to help clogori..." they muttered as they started the search. (I forgot how to spell his name oops)

Efahz had taken cover under one of the consoles that had been scavenged for parts. He was only visible because his hiding place was  out of the way of the snow, for the most part. He was clutching at his right arm, rifle dropped at his side. He was hyperventilating, and blood had stained the gloved hand covering his wound.

"I... don't know if I'm... gonna make it... At least the cold... is numbing the... pain... One of those things clawed me..." He said, in between breaths. if someone could sound injured, he was doing a pretty good job of doing so.

[rabbitsandroses]

17 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

On top of the ship, several feet of snow had piled up. Visibility was limited to a couple meters, and the wind blocked out all noise. For all intents and purposes, Ebony was blind up here.

Efahz had taken cover under one of the consoles that had been scavenged for parts. He was only visible because his hiding place was  out of the way of the snow, for the most part. He was clutching at his right arm, rifle dropped at his side. He was hyperventilating, and blood had stained the gloved hand covering his wound.

"I... don't know if I'm... gonna make it... At least the cold... is numbing the... pain... One of those things clawed me..." He said, in between breaths. if someone could sound injured, he was doing a pretty good job of doing so.

"Hey, okay, it's okay, let me see how bad it is, yeah?" Kinsey said, trying to calm him down. "Chegar's got some serious healing mojo, so you just gotta hold out till he's done beating the stuffing outta Big Ugly."

The arm IS still attached, after all, so I've seen worse, they thought.

[Daakjenaar]

16 minutes ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"Hey, okay, it's okay, let me see how bad it is, yeah?" Kinsey said, trying to calm him down. "Chegar's got some serious healing mojo, so you just gotta hold out till he's done beating the stuffing outta Big Ugly."

The arm IS still attached, after all, so I've seen worse, they thought.

Efahz moved his hand, revealing the wound itself. Besides being a massive gash, Infested material was growing from it already. He was bleeding at an alarming rate already, something that wasn't helped by the growth.

"If he... can fix that... I'll be *cough* impressed." He said, still struggling to talk between short breaths.

[rabbitsandroses]

2 minutes ago, Daakjenaar said:

Efahz moved his hand, revealing the wound itself. Besides being a massive gash, Infested material was growing from it already. He was bleeding at an alarming rate already, something that wasn't helped by the growth.

"If he... can fix that... I'll be *cough* impressed." He said, still struggling to talk between short breaths.

"Oof...okay, uh, this is gonna really hurt....on three, one..." they heated an orb of void energy in their hand, "two..." and pressed their red-hot palm into his arm before saying three, trying to kill the infested and cauterize the wound. A string of apologies followed Efahz's inevitable yell of pain.

[Daakjenaar]

8 minutes ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"Oof...okay, uh, this is gonna really hurt....on three, one..." they heated an orb of void energy in their hand, "two..." and pressed their red-hot palm into his arm before saying three, trying to kill the infested and cauterize the wound. A string of apologies followed Efahz's inevitable yell of pain.

"AAAAAUGH!" He screamed in pain as the searing hand touched his arm. "Ooooh, that hurts..." He clutched the arm again, leaving his weapon dropped on the ground. Unfortunately, his screams managed to attract the attention of a few of the Infested. Three of the twisted and warped Corpus troops rushed Kinsey and Efahz, who was in no condition to fight.

[rabbitsandroses]

1 minute ago, Daakjenaar said:

"AAAAAUGH!" He screamed in pain as the searing hand touched his arm. "Ooooh, that hurts..." He clutched the arm again, leaving his weapon dropped on the ground. Unfortunately, his screams managed to attract the attention of a few of the Infested. Three of the twisted and warped Corpus troops rushed Kinsey and Efahz, who was in no condition to fight.

Kinsey blocked the path to Efahz, aiming shots at the heads of the Infested, the blasts becoming larger and less controlled as Kinsey became more and more frustrated at the current situation. "GET! THE HELL! AWAY!" they yelled between shots.

[EscortAlpha]

4 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas' operator tried dodging it, but ended up taking the punch to the torso. Several ribs shattered, and he coughed up blood as he was tossed several meters. He struggled to get to his feet, coughing up blood all over the ground. It was pretty friggin' gross.

"Alrighty, that was... unexpected." Clogori said moments later over comms. "Now, just make sure he doesn't get up for a few seconds. I can take this from there." He started walking toward the Operator slowly, raising his hand.

4 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

((no worries, glad ta see you back)) Seeing Chegar enter the fight, Kinsey pulled back and tried to assess the damage of their warframe. It didn't look good.

"Sorry, no can do. Chegar's on a warpath and I definitely can't stop him in the current situation." Kinsey said, starting to sound a bit cold. Instead, they started trying to find and help any remaining operatives, starting with Efahz. "No way I'm risking my a$$ trying to help clogori..." they muttered as they started the search. (I forgot how to spell his name oops)

Another swift blow slammed into Tarnas, this time slamming into his head. But it wasn't from the Vauban, which was now kneeling in the snow. This was the hand of an operator: Chegar. In the flesh. Chegar's amp clung to his arm, serving as a pair of brass knuckles during the strike. But that wasn't the only weapon he had on him. Hanging from his suit, a silver Lex, and several magazines, gleamed.

[bowiespoon]

2 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

On top of the ship, several feet of snow had piled up. Visibility was limited to a couple meters, and the wind blocked out all noise. For all intents and purposes, Ebony was blind up here.

Ebony closed her eyes, and began to pace over to where the entrance that the infested were spilling out of was. She was counting each step, having previously memorized the amount of paces it would take to get there.

Once she was reasonably certain she was standing over the entrance, she knelt down and began to dig, pushing aside the snow so that she could reach the metal below. When her fingers were able to touch the metal. she poured all of the energy she had left into the metal, causing it to crumple and re-seal the entrance door. She even tried to collapse the hallway beyond the door, but she wasn't certain if she had enough energy.

Her energy depleted, the various kunai orbiting her fell to the ground landing, with a clank as they fell through the snow and struck the hull. She knelt there for a second before rising to her feet, marching back to where the canopy was.

Edited January 27, 2018 by bowiespoon

[souldrive11]

5 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

Tarnas' operator tried dodging it, but ended up taking the punch to the torso. Several ribs shattered, and he coughed up blood as he was tossed several meters. He struggled to get to his feet, coughing up blood all over the ground. It was pretty friggin' gross.

"Alrighty, that was... unexpected." Clogori said moments later over comms. "Now, just make sure he doesn't get up for a few seconds. I can take this from there." He started walking toward the Operator slowly, raising his hand.

42 minutes ago, rabbitsandroses said:

Kinsey blocked the path to Efahz, aiming shots at the heads of the Infested, the blasts becoming larger and less controlled as Kinsey became more and more frustrated at the current situation. "GET! THE HELL! AWAY!" they yelled between shots.

31 minutes ago, EscortAlpha said:

Another swift blow slammed into Tarnas, this time slamming into his head. But it wasn't from the Vauban, which was now kneeling in the snow. This was the hand of an operator: Chegar. In the flesh. Chegar's amp clung to his arm, serving as a pair of brass knuckles during the strike. But that wasn't the only weapon he had on him. Hanging from his suit, a silver Lex, and several magazines, gleamed.

Celeste runs out of her cover and proceeds to sprint at Tarnas, the sudden loss of visibility and drop in temperature not slowing her down at at all; the benefits to still being bundled up for icy conditions. Leaping through the bridge, she proceeds to land a two legged drop kick squarely onto Tarnas' chest, the air filling with a reverberating roar as she somersaults back, launching off yet another arrow cluster at the infested by Kinsey, this time the tips glowing with a dangerous light.

[Daakjenaar]

9 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

*snip*

"Oh my God... you saved my life... again." Efahz said, his breath slowly returning to normal. The Infested that had charged had been taken out either by Kinsey's amp, or by Celeste's arrows. In fact, one of the arrows had detonated, wiping out the group that had split off to hunt Efahz.

 

9 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

*ssnip*

9 hours ago, souldrive11 said:

*sssnip*

The punch splattered blood from Tarnas' mouth all over the ground, staining the snow. He had rolled onto his back, clutching at his now likely concussed head. The kick not only knocked the wind out of him, but managed to shatter the rest of his ribs and make him cough up even more blood.

((As someone who's been punched, kicked, and kneed in the solar plexus during boxing practice, I know for a fact that a strike like that will a) knock the wind out of you, and b) basically incapacitate you.))

9 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

*ssssnip*

With that, the destroyed Bridge door seemed to fix itself to the people currently in combat. The flow of Infested stopped, and the ceiling was now slightly lower in the hallway outside. Realizing they had been cut off, the Infested did something strange. The ones still on the bridge grabbed Tarnas' Loki and jumped out of the now-broken canopy, disappearing in the storm.

Edited January 27, 2018 by Daakjenaar

[rabbitsandroses]

1 hour ago, Daakjenaar said:

"Oh my God... you saved my life... again." Efahz said, his breath slowly returning to normal. The Infested that had charged had been taken out either by Kinsey's amp, or by Celeste's arrows. In fact, one of the arrows had detonated, wiping out the group that had split off to hunt Efahz.

 

The punch splattered blood from Tarnas' mouth all over the ground, staining the snow. He had rolled onto his back, clutching at his now likely concussed head. The kick not only knocked the wind out of him, but managed to shatter the rest of his ribs and make him cough up even more blood.

((As someone who's been punched, kicked, and kneed in the solar plexus during boxing practice, I know for a fact that a strike like that will a) knock the wind out of you, and b) basically incapacitate you.))

With that, the destroyed Bridge door seemed to fix itself to the people currently in combat. The flow of Infested stopped, and the ceiling was now slightly lower in the hallway outside. Realizing they had been cut off, the Infested did something strange. The ones still on the bridge grabbed Tarnas' Loki and jumped out of the now-broken canopy, disappearing in the storm.

"Heh, yeah..." Kinsey relaxed, kneeling to check the seared hand print on Efahz's arm, making sure there was no longer any infestation continuing to grow. "That's what, three times now? How's your arm doing?"

They stopped in the middle of the check-in when they noticed the infested escaping with Tarnas' warframe. "UGH! F-CK!" they punched a clump of fallen snow in frustration. "My frost is too messed up to follow them, and it's too cold out there to go like this."

Kinsey sighed. "Let's try and see if anyone else needs help."

[EscortAlpha]

On 1/27/2018 at 9:01 AM, Daakjenaar said:

The punch splattered blood from Tarnas' mouth all over the ground, staining the snow. He had rolled onto his back, clutching at his now likely concussed head. The kick not only knocked the wind out of him, but managed to shatter the rest of his ribs and make him cough up even more blood.

For loud pops rang out, bullet landing in Tarnas's Hips and shoulders from Chegar's Lex. He then grabbed the downed operator by the ankle, And began to drag him Over to Clogori. Chegar's finger still loomed over the Trigger; a terse scowl over his face as he anticipated another chance to use His Lex on the rouge Tenno.

[Daakjenaar]

9 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

For loud pops rang out, bullet landing in Tarnas's Hips and shoulders from Chegar's Lex. He then grabbed the downed operator by the ankle, And began to drag him Over to Clogori. Chegar's finger still loomed over the Trigger; a terse scowl over his face as he anticipated another chance to use His Lex on the rouge Tenno.

"I... uh... see you got him." Clogori said, sounding surprised. With a flick of his wrist, the Operator was frozen in place, now in the Rift. "Now, then. We should probably fall back to the crew quarters. Someone broke the canopy, and I'd rather not have the rest of the crew freeze to death." Clogori enters the Rift, picking up the unconscious operator.

[EscortAlpha]

9 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

"I... uh... see you got him." Clogori said, sounding surprised. With a flick of his wrist, the Operator was frozen in place, now in the Rift. "Now, then. We should probably fall back to the crew quarters. Someone broke the canopy, and I'd rather not have the rest of the crew freeze to death." Clogori enters the Rift, picking up the unconscious operator.

Chegar release Tarnas's ankle as the rift engulfed him. he holstered his lex, and in a flash of green light, His Vauban stood in his place. Chegar cracked his neck, looking back at the Rouge Tenno, disgusted obvious even behind the Vauban's helmet.

On 1/27/2018 at 9:01 AM, Daakjenaar said:

"Oh my God... you saved my life... again." Efahz said, his breath slowly returning to normal. The Infested that had charged had been taken out either by Kinsey's amp, or by Celeste's arrows. In fact, one of the arrows had detonated, wiping out the group that had split off to hunt Efahz.

On 1/27/2018 at 12:01 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

"Heh, yeah..." Kinsey relaxed, kneeling to check the seared hand print on Efahz's arm, making sure there was no longer any infestation continuing to grow. "That's what, three times now? How's your arm doing?"

They stopped in the middle of the check-in when they noticed the infested escaping with Tarnas' warframe. "UGH! F-CK!" they punched a clump of fallen snow in frustration. "My frost is too messed up to follow them, and it's too cold out there to go like this."

Kinsey sighed. "Let's try and see if anyone else needs help."

Chegar slowly approached Kinsey and Efahz, looking over the situation to see if medical attention was still needed.

[rabbitsandroses]

3 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Chegar release Tarnas's ankle as the rift engulfed him. he holstered his lex, and in a flash of green light, His Vauban stood in his place. Chegar cracked his neck, looking back at the Rouge Tenno, disgusted obvious even behind the Vauban's helmet.

Chegar slowly approached Kinsey and Efahz, looking over the situation to see if medical attention was still needed.

"Oh...hey," Kinsey looked up from shuffling through the wreckage, "Is Tarnas...uh...taken care of?"

"We could probably use your help, Tarnas got my frame and Efahz got swiped at by one of the infested." They rubbed their hands together, "Also we should see what all we can salvage of the heaters, we're going to need them."

Their frost lay nearby, the frame's back a mess of hasty burn marks along the dull glow of the large wound dragging from shoulder to hip.

((edited for...better-ness? My first version was bothering me so I rewrote it))

Edited January 30, 2018 by rabbitsandroses

[souldrive11]

5 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Chegar release Tarnas's ankle as the rift engulfed him. he holstered his lex, and in a flash of green light, His Vauban stood in his place. Chegar cracked his neck, looking back at the Rouge Tenno, disgusted obvious even behind the Vauban's helmet.

Chegar slowly approached Kinsey and Efahz, looking over the situation to see if medical attention was still needed.

4 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

"Oh...hey," Kinsey looked up from shuffling through the wreckage, "Is Tarnas...uh...taken care of?"

"We could probably use your help, Tarnas got my frame and Efahz got swiped at by one of the infested." They rubbed their hands together, "Also we should see what all we can salvage of the heaters, we're going to need them."

Their frost lay nearby, the frame's back a mess of hasty burn marks along the dull glow of the large wound dragging from shoulder to hip.

((edited for...better-ness? My first version was bothering me so I rewrote it))

"Temporarily incarcerated? Maybe." Celeste muses as she shuffles over to the impromptu group, bow and arrow fading into transparency as she holsters them back behind her. "Taken care of? I doubt it."

Grabbing two nearby toppled heaters, the bundled up girl pulls out several handheld tools from one of her coat's pockets. Giving one a quick tap, she quickly goes to work dismantling the device.

"Busted...busted...ooh, this is still worth something on the market..." Celeste says singsongly, her fingers flying like mad. Opening the other device, she plies and extracts parts from the other before swapping them in into the first heater; whatever bits too broken to reuse she swiftly throws it behind her, fading from sight.

"One slightly used heater, ready for the patient's use." she say with a tongue click before whacking it on the top with a screwdriver; the radiators coming to life as she rolls it onto Efahz's lap. "That'll be twenty five credits. I'd also take toiletries or batteries."

[Daakjenaar]

23 hours ago, rabbitsandroses said:

*snip*

On 1/29/2018 at 6:25 PM, EscortAlpha said:

*snip

18 hours ago, souldrive11 said:

*snip*

Efahz removed the energy cell from his Lanka, tossing it at Celeste. "Does that cover it?" He asks, shakily standing up. He reloaded his Lanka with another cell, and checked his Cestra. The rest of the surviving crewmen (yes, all twelve of them) walked up to the group, most of them trying to catch their breath.

"Now, let's get out of here, shall we?" Clogori asked, carrying Tarnas over his shoulder. "The quarters are still secure, and we should be safe there for a while." He led the group to the nearby maintenance passage to the crew quarters, letting the crewmen go ahead first.

[souldrive11]

3 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

Efahz removed the energy cell from his Lanka, tossing it at Celeste. "Does that cover it?" He asks, shakily standing up. He reloaded his Lanka with another cell, and checked his Cestra. The rest of the surviving crewmen (yes, all twelve of them) walked up to the group, most of them trying to catch their breath.

"Now, let's get out of here, shall we?" Clogori asked, carrying Tarnas over his shoulder. "The quarters are still secure, and we should be safe there for a while." He led the group to the nearby maintenance passage to the crew quarters, letting the crewmen go ahead first.

Celeste grabs the power pack mid toss, quickly storing it in the void behind her back. With a click of her tongue, she brings up part of the rear. as the group begins to head through the cramped quarters in-between the downed bridge.

"All the same, I'm going to keep the mad zombie 'downwind' of my weapons thanks." She says broadly, giving her covered neck a quick rub.

[bowiespoon]

22 hours ago, Daakjenaar said:

Efahz removed the energy cell from his Lanka, tossing it at Celeste. "Does that cover it?" He asks, shakily standing up. He reloaded his Lanka with another cell, and checked his Cestra. The rest of the surviving crewmen (yes, all twelve of them) walked up to the group, most of them trying to catch their breath.

"Now, let's get out of here, shall we?" Clogori asked, carrying Tarnas over his shoulder. "The quarters are still secure, and we should be safe there for a while." He led the group to the nearby maintenance passage to the crew quarters, letting the crewmen go ahead first.

Ebony stepped back through the shattered canopy, brushing snow off her frame.

"About that..." she said, her glaive curling up around her wrist. "I might've um, what's a better way to say 'irrevocably sealed the only exit'?"

Though she said nothing, she was actually surprised that these mercenaries were still alive, tenno included.