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[bowiespoon]

31 minutes ago, souldrive11 said:

"Be sure to take lots of pictures~" Celeste softly whispers, grin growing on her face as she twists herself up to their feet with Jane awkwardly following suit.

"We can compare notes and sell the results to the open market in the afterlife~" rolls out of her mouth before the blind operative silently sprints and over the rooftop shadows towards the foreboding gate, 

"...Can you please stop saying such ominous things?" Jane mutters lowly, the words still within earshot of the other two figures as she turns towards them.

"We'll stay within eye shot while we look for a way in. Please don't get yourselves killed." Jane straightens herself up and gives a short bend out of respect before sprinting after Celeste, arms ducking down under her cloak as she reaches for her sidearms.

The area around the gate is clear of buildings, with the nearest structures far away enough that even a tenno couldn't bulletjump over the gate. The armored figure became more and more agitated as the two tenno neared the checkpoint, shooting repeated glances towards them. A black, viscous liquid began to drip out of holes in its helmet roughly were its mouth would be. More of the strange liquid seeped out of its hands, running down each of its clawed fingers. The liquid sizzled whenever it dripped off the figure and touched the pavement below, melting the wet stone.

[rabbitsandroses]

On 2018-05-02 at 5:33 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

I really hope this isn't something I can get in trouble for...better think of something to say if I get questioned. Casually walking over - or at least, as casually as he could manage - he scaled the ladder and clambered onto the rooftop. He leaned on the low wall surrounding the rooftop ((assuming it's got one)) and looked around at the city, trying to get a sense of his location and the layout of the rooftops. I hope I don't end up having to run around up here, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to give it a try.

Every so often he'd look down at the warehouse, trying not to make it too obvious that it was what he was actually up there for.

@bowiespoon did this get buried?

[Daakjenaar]

Just now, souldrive11 said:

"Be sure to take lots of pictures~" Celeste softly whispers, grin growing on her face as she twists herself up to their feet with Jane awkwardly following suit.

"We can compare notes and sell the results to the open market in the afterlife~" rolls out of her mouth before the blind operative silently sprints and over the rooftop shadows towards the foreboding gate, 

"...Can you please stop saying such ominous things?" Jane mutters lowly, the words still within earshot of the other two figures as she turns towards them.

"We'll stay within eye shot while we look for a way in. Please don't get yourselves killed." Jane straightens herself up and gives a short bend out of respect before sprinting after Celeste, arms ducking down under her cloak as she reaches for her sidearms.

 

Just now, bowiespoon said:

The area around the gate is clear of buildings, with the nearest structures far away enough that even a tenno couldn't bulletjump over the gate. The armored figure became more and more agitated as the two tenno neared the checkpoint, shooting repeated glances towards them. A black, viscous liquid began to drip out of holes in its helmet roughly were its mouth would be. More of the strange liquid seeped out of its hands, running down each of its clawed fingers. The liquid sizzled whenever it dripped off the figure and touched the pavement below, melting the wet stone.

"Alright. Don't shoot yet. Save it for later." Atela whispered to Kamos. "Just tell me you silenced it before we got here. Please, please tell me you remembered to silence your gun."

"Yeah, yeah. I remembered. And would you please stop bringing it up? I already apologized for Mercury a billion times." Kamos put his gun away again, and crouched back down. "I guess we're doing this the discreet way?"

A wordless nod from Atela, and the two leaped into the nearby alley, and walked into the streets, cloaks held tight, shivering. They slowly made their way to the checkpoint, not saying a word to each other. Of course, under their cloaks, they were ready to open fire at any time.

[EscortAlpha]

On 2018-05-02 at 2:37 PM, bowiespoon said:

"No idea," Sarah said to VO, ignoring Svytoj, "But it definitely seems to be getting worse."

VO sighed, quickly tapping his foot and staring at the floor.
"<{ ẁe̵͜ ͘a͢͝r̴̷e͜.͝.̡. ̧͏̶q̧̡u҉i̵t͝e͟͝ ͞͝s̢̕ǫ̨͜rr̷y̧̨͝,̛ ҉͜Ş͡a͡r̛a̸̧͝h̨;̧ ̸K̨̕e͘҉e̢̕͢p̸͜͏i͢n̴g͝҉ ̢̛͞y̨o̴̶u̴͠ ̛͢a͘n̨d̸̷ ̧̀t͠h̀̀e̡ ҉̵̡Gàl͘͜e͜on̢ ̴̛fr҉͡ò̷m̵ ̸̷̨y̧o̷u͝͞r̴͡ ̸͘̕du̶ti̷͞͞é̵s͝.̧ }>" he said before looking over at Svytoj. "<{w͜e̷... ̶d͘͡o ́́͠ǹ̕ot̷̡͠ ̵̛́ķ̛n͏̴ow̵̛̛ ̷̸̛h̸̨ǫ͘w͏ ̛͢i̴͘͡n̴͢͝t҉e͡҉grà̛l̸͟ ̀́S̢̡v҉̡y̧t̴̢òj̶͟ ͘w̷͡íl̸͞͞l ̴͜b͞҉̶ȩ͘ ̡̀͡t͝o͜ ̨͘͞y̢ò͠u ͜͡͏à̴͞c̶̨h̴i҉͢e҉̵v̴́e̴ ̨́y̴̢o̕uŗ́ ͟i͟n͘t͡҉͡e̶̛҉nd̵̀e͏͢d ́҉͜o͟͠utc̡͡óm̀e͢ ̢̀͠y͡é҉t̡́.̕͠҉ ̨͝w̸͘͝o҉u̕l̛҉d͢͡ ̴ỳ̴͜o̷̧̨u ̀m̢̕í͟n̢d̵ ̵͘wa̡̨l͏k̶̛i̶͞n͘͜҉g͠҉ ̸uş̴͟ ̵̨͜t̵h̕ŗ̡̀o͡ug̷h̨ ͏wh͡a͞t̸͟ ̢h̶͡à̀pp̨e̕͡ne̛ḑ͝ ̴͡p̢ri͏̡o͞͠r̢̛ ̵̸t̶̕͝o̸̴ ͟͠͠our ̸a҉r̷̢ri̷͠val͢?̡҉ }>"
The Cephalon swarm actually looked... Jumpy; anxious.
"Sarah, Who is this guy? Seriously."

[bowiespoon]

On 2018-05-09 at 1:16 AM, EscortAlpha said:

VO sighed, quickly tapping his foot and staring at the floor.
"<{ ẁe̵͜ ͘a͢͝r̴̷e͜.͝.̡. ̧͏̶q̧̡u҉i̵t͝e͟͝ ͞͝s̢̕ǫ̨͜rr̷y̧̨͝,̛ ҉͜Ş͡a͡r̛a̸̧͝h̨;̧ ̸K̨̕e͘҉e̢̕͢p̸͜͏i͢n̴g͝҉ ̢̛͞y̨o̴̶u̴͠ ̛͢a͘n̨d̸̷ ̧̀t͠h̀̀e̡ ҉̵̡Gàl͘͜e͜on̢ ̴̛fr҉͡ò̷m̵ ̸̷̨y̧o̷u͝͞r̴͡ ̸͘̕du̶ti̷͞͞é̵s͝.̧ }>" he said before looking over at Svytoj. "<{w͜e̷... ̶d͘͡o ́́͠ǹ̕ot̷̡͠ ̵̛́ķ̛n͏̴ow̵̛̛ ̷̸̛h̸̨ǫ͘w͏ ̛͢i̴͘͡n̴͢͝t҉e͡҉grà̛l̸͟ ̀́S̢̡v҉̡y̧t̴̢òj̶͟ ͘w̷͡íl̸͞͞l ̴͜b͞҉̶ȩ͘ ̡̀͡t͝o͜ ̨͘͞y̢ò͠u ͜͡͏à̴͞c̶̨h̴i҉͢e҉̵v̴́e̴ ̨́y̴̢o̕uŗ́ ͟i͟n͘t͡҉͡e̶̛҉nd̵̀e͏͢d ́҉͜o͟͠utc̡͡óm̀e͢ ̢̀͠y͡é҉t̡́.̕͠҉ ̨͝w̸͘͝o҉u̕l̛҉d͢͡ ̴ỳ̴͜o̷̧̨u ̀m̢̕í͟n̢d̵ ̵͘wa̡̨l͏k̶̛i̶͞n͘͜҉g͠҉ ̸uş̴͟ ̵̨͜t̵h̕ŗ̡̀o͡ug̷h̨ ͏wh͡a͞t̸͟ ̢h̶͡à̀pp̨e̕͡ne̛ḑ͝ ̴͡p̢ri͏̡o͞͠r̢̛ ̵̸t̶̕͝o̸̴ ͟͠͠our ̸a҉r̷̢ri̷͠val͢?̡҉ }>"
The Cephalon swarm actually looked... Jumpy; anxious.
"Sarah, Who is this guy? Seriously."

"Quiet," Sarah said to Svytoj, turning back to VO. "So, after we made sure you couldn't slip through our security, Svytoj had the bright idea to wander into a void rift. We've been monitoring that rift for..... reasons I'm not going to disclose, and I was alerted when he entered. So I went in, pulled him out, and took him here. That's the long and short of-"

Then the lights turned red, and an alarm started to wail.

[Patient AE-1 has broken out of their containment. Security personal are authorized to use whatever means necessary to neutralize the threat. Do not let them reach the bridge.] A monotone voice droned over the intercom.

"S#&amp;&#036;!" Sarah swore, sprinting for the nearest door. The guards looked alarmed, but remained at their post.

Edited May 14, 2018 by bowiespoon

[bowiespoon]

On 2018-05-08 at 10:53 PM, Daakjenaar said:

 

"Alright. Don't shoot yet. Save it for later." Atela whispered to Kamos. "Just tell me you silenced it before we got here. Please, please tell me you remembered to silence your gun."

"Yeah, yeah. I remembered. And would you please stop bringing it up? I already apologized for Mercury a billion times." Kamos put his gun away again, and crouched back down. "I guess we're doing this the discreet way?"

A wordless nod from Atela, and the two leaped into the nearby alley, and walked into the streets, cloaks held tight, shivering. They slowly made their way to the checkpoint, not saying a word to each other. Of course, under their cloaks, they were ready to open fire at any time.

As they neared the checkpoint, the black-armored figure let out an inhuman shriek, and began to barrel towards the two at inhuman speed. Its claws were extended, and liquid poured steadily off of each tip now. The guards seemed surprised, but began to fire at the two after a pause.

On 2018-05-08 at 7:48 PM, souldrive11 said:

"Be sure to take lots of pictures~" Celeste softly whispers, grin growing on her face as she twists herself up to their feet with Jane awkwardly following suit.

"We can compare notes and sell the results to the open market in the afterlife~" rolls out of her mouth before the blind operative silently sprints and over the rooftop shadows towards the foreboding gate, 

"...Can you please stop saying such ominous things?" Jane mutters lowly, the words still within earshot of the other two figures as she turns towards them.

"We'll stay within eye shot while we look for a way in. Please don't get yourselves killed." Jane straightens herself up and gives a short bend out of respect before sprinting after Celeste, arms ducking down under her cloak as she reaches for her sidearms.

A burst of hysterical laughter, a burning sensation across Celeste's back and clawed hands are raked across them. No visible attacker.

They were being attacked by manics.

[bowiespoon]

On 2018-05-02 at 7:33 PM, rabbitsandroses said:

I really hope this isn't something I can get in trouble for...better think of something to say if I get questioned. Casually walking over - or at least, as casually as he could manage - he scaled the ladder and clambered onto the rooftop. He leaned on the low wall surrounding the rooftop ((assuming it's got one)) and looked around at the city, trying to get a sense of his location and the layout of the rooftops. I hope I don't end up having to run around up here, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to give it a try.

Every so often he'd look down at the warehouse, trying not to make it too obvious that it was what he was actually up there for.

Most of the warehouse was - naturally - indoors, but from what little he could glimpse the operation was extensive. The armored truck parked in a lot beside several identical vehicles, and a full squadron of armed guards jogged over to it. The armored truck opened up and men inside began to unload several large crates, one of them walking over to the approaching squad. They spoke briefly, and the guards moved over to assist in the unloading and transportation of the crates. They were taken into the main building, where Geordie couldn't see.

[bowiespoon]

On 2018-05-02 at 6:37 PM, Almighty_Jado said:

Cyrus caught the bullet midair before standing up and bowing. "P'kat'k you yit," he spoke respectfully before leaving the room.

He couldn't help but think to himself as he carried his helmet under his arm how often these people had actually come into contact with veteran Tenno warriors. Tenno were fearsome. They could take out entire ships full of elite Grineer soldiers in a matter of minutes. They alone could stand up against the terror of the Sentients long ago. But...

That was with their Warframes. Without them, they were more vulnerable, weaker. Not invincible, although their power remained immense. As long as they could isolate a Tenno from their Warframe and then suppress their ability to bend the power of the Void to their will, picking them off would be easy. And likely, the Tenno already within the city's walls were without their armour.

So, trying to find out from Ebony the details of a Tenno hideout was definitely the logical course of action. Cyrus scratched his chin as he stepped back into the open air upon the top of the fortress' walls, making his way back to the elevator where he'd come from. He did have one advantage; Cyrus knew Tenno. He'd worked with plenty before. If he could get one of his contacts on the line to pose as a Tenno attempting to establish contact with Ebony, it may allow him into her inner circle. Of course, he'd need to contact one of his neutrally-aligned contacts. Not one of the Lotus' warriors. An outcast, a criminal. Someone in it for the money.

Kapak. That sly, infested, always hungry fool. Halcyon had said yesterday that he'd tried to contact him. Perhaps he'd be able to get in touch with him and explain his case, and get him to pose just enough to convince Ebony.

It was certainly worth a shot.

Cyrus was taken back to the docks, where Ebony was standing. It appeared she had simply waited for him to return. She was speaking into an earpiece, seeming more than a little alarmed.

[bowiespoon]

On 2018-05-02 at 8:00 PM, Daakjenaar said:

"I'll wait a while, but I'd rather be out of here within a week." Clogori answered. "Gotta keep on top of things. Can't stay anywhere too long, or I could lose some business."

Clogori paused, looking around, and cleared his throat.

"Is there really a market for Warframe parts here?" Clogori asked in a hushed voice.

Ivan simply raised an eyebrow.

"How direct. Usually our clients like to play cat and mouse for a while before opening up."

He gestured towards a door.

"Shall we take our conversation elsewhere? Somewhere more private?"

[rabbitsandroses]

6 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

Most of the warehouse was - naturally - indoors, but from what little he could glimpse the operation was extensive. The armored truck parked in a lot beside several identical vehicles, and a full squadron of armed guards jogged over to it. The armored truck opened up and men inside began to unload several large crates, one of them walking over to the approaching squad. They spoke briefly, and the guards moved over to assist in the unloading and transportation of the crates. They were taken into the main building, where Geordie couldn't see.

((what shape are the crates? :O))

[bowiespoon]

Just now, rabbitsandroses said:

((what shape are the crates? :O))

((Rectangular prisms))

[rabbitsandroses]

24 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

Most of the warehouse was - naturally - indoors, but from what little he could glimpse the operation was extensive. The armored truck parked in a lot beside several identical vehicles, and a full squadron of armed guards jogged over to it. The armored truck opened up and men inside began to unload several large crates, one of them walking over to the approaching squad. They spoke briefly, and the guards moved over to assist in the unloading and transportation of the crates. They were taken into the main building, where Geordie couldn't see.

The shape of the crates caught Geordie's eye. Yep....those look like people-shaped boxes from up here....hopefully warframe-shaped boxes.

Geordie took mental note of the warehouse location, planning to come back later if he needed to. Deep in thought, he made his way back down to the street, hoping he didn't look all too suspicious. Once he reached the street, he dusted off his hands and looked around. What now? I can't go in there alone and wreck shop...especially with all the guards. He sighed, readjusting his cloak. The utter....grayness of Perennial bothered him.

Hoping to fend off the mild sense of ennui, Geordie wandered back towards the hotel. Maybe he could find something interesting to do on the way, or, if not, perhaps he could ask at the desk. Maybe I can do some eavesdropping or something...

[Daakjenaar]

51 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

As they neared the checkpoint, the black-armored figure let out an inhuman shriek, and began to barrel towards the two at inhuman speed. Its claws were extended, and liquid poured steadily off of each tip now. The guards seemed surprised, but began to fire at the two after a pause.

 

In the split second before the figure was in melee range, the two nodded. Well, the guards probably knew they were Tenno, so they may as well make a distraction. Just like that, they both threw their cloaks at the face of the armored figure as a distraction, and both of them disappeared into thin air.

A moment later, Kamos and Atela were behind the guards. Kamos started firing his pistol, each shot embedding themselves in some vital organ, while Atela started firing full-auto in the direction of the armored figure, emptying an entire magazine in moments into this thing with as much accuracy as the pistol allowed (not much).

"HEY! TRY ACTUALLY HITTING SOMETHING FOR ONCE!" Kamos shouted, swiftly reloading his pistol six shots later. "SERIOUSLY! THIS IS DEPRESSING!" They were both wearing their jumpsuits, having used their cloaks as a distraction.

[Daakjenaar]

3 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

Ivan simply raised an eyebrow.

"How direct. Usually our clients like to play cat and mouse for a while before opening up."

He gestured towards a door.

"Shall we take our conversation elsewhere? Somewhere more private?"

"Yes, let's." Clogori made his way to the door, trying to match pace with Ivan if he was doing the same. "I would normally wait a while before asking, but time is money. Especially with this market." His grip on his briefcase tightened slightly, and he hoped his fake facial hair was staying in place.

[Almighty_Jado]

12 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

Cyrus was taken back to the docks, where Ebony was standing. It appeared she had simply waited for him to return. She was speaking into an earpiece, seeming more than a little alarmed.

“Hey!” Cyrus said cheerfully as he exited the boat, “I’m back already! Just a quick visit, in and out.”

He scratched his chin and tilted his head. “What’s up, Ebony? You appear troubled.”

[EscortAlpha]

On 2018-05-13 at 7:59 PM, bowiespoon said:

"Quiet,"

"Excuse me...?"

On 2018-05-13 at 7:59 PM, bowiespoon said:

"Quiet," Sarah said to Svytoj, turning back to VO. "So, after we made sure you couldn't slip through our security, Svytoj had the bright idea to wander into a void rift. We've been monitoring that rift for..... reasons I'm not going to disclose, and I was alerted when he entered. So I went in, pulled him out, and took him here. That's the long and short of-"

Then the lights turned red, and an alarm started to wail.

[Patient AE-1 has broken out of their containment. Security personal are authorized to use whatever means necessary to neutralize the threat. Do not let them reach the bridge.] A monotone voice droned over the intercom.

"S#&amp;&#036;!" Sarah swore, sprinting for the nearest door. The guards looked alarmed, but remained at their post.

VO Was right on her heals, dashing off beside her to investigate the issue. He was also still standing next to Svytoj: the swarm had splintered itself again.
"<{W͘͠h̨͟at̶̶ exa̵̡͟c̶t̶l̶͢y̡ ̀ar͢e͜͠ w͟҉è͝ ́͟ḑ͘é͢á̡̀l̀͘ing̛҉ ͏̢w҉i̴t̢͡h ̴̀͘h̕e͜͝r̀̕͢e̡̢̛?̵ }>" VO- Α asked, his splintered frame keeping pace with Sarah.
Meanwhile, VO- Β remained behind, looking over the now thoroughly miffed Svytoj.

Spoiler

"Okay, Seriously, who and what the F#ck are you?"
"<{Ý́͝o̷u̶̸҉ ͏h̴o̡͞ņ̀e͢s͢͝t̴l̕͡y̷͘ ̷d̴́o̧̡̡n̶'͘t̡̀ ҉͡r̡̧è͢m̀͡e̷m͞͝be̷͜r̵͢?͠҉́ ͘͝th͘e̕ ć͡l̢̀͘óc̕k̵͡w͟o͡͠r̸̛k͢ t͝o̴͘͝w̡̛e͝r̢͘͜? ͝t̛́͟h̨̛e̷ ̷͢͝ć͢h̢i̵l̀d̷̢ŗ̵eǹ͢ o͘͝f́҉ ̡t́h̷̵͜ȩ̶̢ ̛́e̕͟͠nd͘̕?}>"
Svytoj scrunched his face; it sounded familiar but he couldn't place it.
he shook his head. "Still doesn't answer my question."
"<{̷I̴̶̷t w͏o̴̸n҉̵͞'͢͠t ̡́m͠ą̶̷t͞҉t͘͝e̴r͟͠ ̕i͟͢f̶͝ ̸͝͞g̢͘͠e̷t҉ ͏y̧o̵u̷ ҉͜t̵̸o͢ ͞͝r̡͝e̵͞mém̵̕b̀͡͡e͜͞ŕ̕͡ ̧͝t̷̴h́e̸ ̷e͞v͘͞e͞n̢̨͟t̵̶s ̢͏̧o̸͠f̴͝ ̵̨t͜h͝ȩ͢͢ ͞l̷a͠st́ ̀͟͞y͞e͘͠á̢r҉.͞.҉ }>" VO-Β said bluntly "<{ I̵͢f̛ ͘͏w̶e̡̢ ̢͢c̛͞a͘n͢͡ ̵̨get̡҉҉ ̴͠͠y̧̛ò̶u̶̴ ̕̕co̴͟͞n͢n͜ęc͘͞t͝e͜d ̨͝t̀o̸͟ t͘hȩ ͢wéą̴́v̢é̶-͝͠ }>"
"The weave: that's something only cephalons can access directly."
"<{ Yo̕u҉̧ ͟c̡o̡ù҉̡n̢̢t͠҉ ̶a̷͡͡t̵ ̶͡ơǹ̢e̶͝, ͞҉S̛̀v̴͞y̸t̡o̕͏j̶:҉̶͞ ͏̧̀a̸ l̀͘o҉w̴̕͠ ̢͟g͜͠ŕ͘a̷̕d҉̶è̢ ̛ò̸n͟͜ȩ,̸̨͝ ͞͝bu҉t ̴̧s̡ti̴l̷͘l҉́ o҉̷҉ne̡͠҉.̡ }>"
Svytoj paused for a moment, thinking over what VO-Β said.
"<{Y̸̷o̢̨u̴'v̕͡e̡̕ ̸m̡͝͠à̴dè ̨d̨̀͜a͏́͜t̴̀͝a̕͘ ͜sç̸͡ape͜҉͡s̛҉ ̢i͢n̶ ̵th͠e͟ ҉p̢͏̸a͝śt͢,̕ ͠Ś̨͟v̨͡y͠ţ͜o̢j̨. ̢̧T̶͠h̷i҉̴s̵̛ ̧͡í̛s̨͜ ҉j̡u̕̕ś͠t̴ ̀͘ą͏̶s ̴e̶͠a̧͠sy͢;̛͟ ͘Á͟ĺm̨o͟͢͝s̶̸t̶ ̢̛͝l҉i̴̸͟ke͘͟ ̡͟f̶̨al̴̡l̕in̷̛ģ͟ ̵a̵͠sl̛̛e̵̛e͠͞p҉.̷͘͡ }>"
"I don't need sleep."
"<{T̸̨ơ҉d̴ay҉͟ ҉̧͡y̡ǫu̢͜͝ ̷d̵̢o̢.̵ }>" VO-Β replied. "<{N̵͝͞ow,̨͜ ҉͘We ͢ne͘e̷͏d͢ ̡̀͟yo҉́ù ̷t̛o͡.́҉.̴.͏̷ ̡̛l̢͟͝é͜͢t͡ go͢͠; nò̷̧t͝ ͝͠f͜u̡҉l̛̀͜ļy̧̛͢;͢ ͟͡͡j͟u̴͝s̕͟͠t͏ ̛e̢ń͢o̶͠u͞͠g̕͜h̢ ̛͞t͜o ̡fo̧͡c͠u͏s҉͘ ̧́y̨̛ou̢͝r ̵́͟è͝ņ̸͡e̵̕r̴̡g̡y̛͡ ò͏n ̷͝y͢͢ơ̷ưŕ̷ ̛͝t͘h̸̵̕o̴̧̕u҉̨g̀h̛͘͡t́҉̛s.͟͠ }>" VO-Β Continued, pixels fluttering around him as he waited for Svytoj to begin.

---

Acambria finally made it back to his ship. Still swearing, still raving, he spun up the engines and began take off procedures.
"Come on Come on Come on Come on damnit damnit damnit damnit !"

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by EscortAlpha
wft? everything was missing! and I said 'I' not 'We'. whoops.

[souldrive11]

On 2018-05-14 at 1:05 AM, Daakjenaar said:

In the split second before the figure was in melee range, the two nodded. Well, the guards probably knew they were Tenno, so they may as well make a distraction. Just like that, they both threw their cloaks at the face of the armored figure as a distraction, and both of them disappeared into thin air.

A moment later, Kamos and Atela were behind the guards. Kamos started firing his pistol, each shot embedding themselves in some vital organ, while Atela started firing full-auto in the direction of the armored figure, emptying an entire magazine in moments into this thing with as much accuracy as the pistol allowed (not much).

"HEY! TRY ACTUALLY HITTING SOMETHING FOR ONCE!" Kamos shouted, swiftly reloading his pistol six shots later. "SERIOUSLY! THIS IS DEPRESSING!" They were both wearing their jumpsuits, having used their cloaks as a distraction.

On 2018-05-13 at 9:06 PM, bowiespoon said:

A burst of hysterical laughter, a burning sensation across Celeste's back and clawed hands are raked across them. No visible attacker.

They were being attacked by manics.

The sharpened digits hit Celeste's back with a resounding CLANG, sparks flying past the manic's fingers as they get intimate with a flickering visage of a golden knife inbetween the female operative's sudden holes in her cloak.

Spinning herself horizontally around in an attempt to avoid the majority of the Manic's force, Celeste drops hard to the ground before flinging herself forward like a spring, making like an excited grasshopper as the pair double their efforts heading towards the thickened artificial wall and the gated checkpoint in the middle.

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On 2018-05-17 at 11:18 PM, souldrive11 said:

The sharpened digits hit Celeste's back with a resounding CLANG, sparks flying past the manic's fingers as they get intimate with a flickering visage of a golden knife inbetween the female operative's sudden holes in her cloak.

Spinning herself horizontally around in an attempt to avoid the majority of the Manic's force, Celeste drops hard to the ground before flinging herself forward like a spring, making like an excited grasshopper as the pair double their efforts heading towards the thickened artificial wall and the gated checkpoint in the middle.

As she spun to face the manic, a second one appeared behind her, snaking its foot around her ankle and tripping her up before diving on top of her to begin clawing her up. The first one simply laughed, its voice joined by others as more and more of the grineer assassins appeared around the two. For whatever reason, they were currently ignoring Jane, letting her run towards the gate unhindered.

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On 2018-05-16 at 3:41 AM, EscortAlpha said:

"Excuse me...?"

VO Was right on her heals, dashing off beside her to investigate the issue. He was also still standing next to Svytoj: the swarm had splintered itself again.
"<{W͘͠h̨͟at̶̶ exa̵̡͟c̶t̶l̶͢y̡ ̀ar͢e͜͠ w͟҉è͝ ́͟ḑ͘é͢á̡̀l̀͘ing̛҉ ͏̢w҉i̴t̢͡h ̴̀͘h̕e͜͝r̀̕͢e̡̢̛?̵ }>" VO- Α asked, his splintered frame keeping pace with Sarah.
Meanwhile, VO- Β remained behind, looking over the now thoroughly miffed Svytoj.

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"Okay, Seriously, who and what the F#ck are you?"
"<{Ý́͝o̷u̶̸҉ ͏h̴o̡͞ņ̀e͢s͢͝t̴l̕͡y̷͘ ̷d̴́o̧̡̡n̶'͘t̡̀ ҉͡r̡̧è͢m̀͡e̷m͞͝be̷͜r̵͢?͠҉́ ͘͝th͘e̕ ć͡l̢̀͘óc̕k̵͡w͟o͡͠r̸̛k͢ t͝o̴͘͝w̡̛e͝r̢͘͜? ͝t̛́͟h̨̛e̷ ̷͢͝ć͢h̢i̵l̀d̷̢ŗ̵eǹ͢ o͘͝f́҉ ̡t́h̷̵͜ȩ̶̢ ̛́e̕͟͠nd͘̕?}>"
Svytoj scrunched his face; it sounded familiar but he couldn't place it.
he shook his head. "Still doesn't answer my question."
"<{̷I̴̶̷t w͏o̴̸n҉̵͞'͢͠t ̡́m͠ą̶̷t͞҉t͘͝e̴r͟͠ ̕i͟͢f̶͝ ̸͝͞g̢͘͠e̷t҉ ͏y̧o̵u̷ ҉͜t̵̸o͢ ͞͝r̡͝e̵͞mém̵̕b̀͡͡e͜͞ŕ̕͡ ̧͝t̷̴h́e̸ ̷e͞v͘͞e͞n̢̨͟t̵̶s ̢͏̧o̸͠f̴͝ ̵̨t͜h͝ȩ͢͢ ͞l̷a͠st́ ̀͟͞y͞e͘͠á̢r҉.͞.҉ }>" VO-Β said bluntly "<{ I̵͢f̛ ͘͏w̶e̡̢ ̢͢c̛͞a͘n͢͡ ̵̨get̡҉҉ ̴͠͠y̧̛ò̶u̶̴ ̕̕co̴͟͞n͢n͜ęc͘͞t͝e͜d ̨͝t̀o̸͟ t͘hȩ ͢wéą̴́v̢é̶-͝͠ }>"
"The weave: that's something only cephalons can access directly."
"<{ Yo̕u҉̧ ͟c̡o̡ù҉̡n̢̢t͠҉ ̶a̷͡͡t̵ ̶͡ơǹ̢e̶͝, ͞҉S̛̀v̴͞y̸t̡o̕͏j̶:҉̶͞ ͏̧̀a̸ l̀͘o҉w̴̕͠ ̢͟g͜͠ŕ͘a̷̕d҉̶è̢ ̛ò̸n͟͜ȩ,̸̨͝ ͞͝bu҉t ̴̧s̡ti̴l̷͘l҉́ o҉̷҉ne̡͠҉.̡ }>"
Svytoj paused for a moment, thinking over what VO-Β said.
"<{Y̸̷o̢̨u̴'v̕͡e̡̕ ̸m̡͝͠à̴dè ̨d̨̀͜a͏́͜t̴̀͝a̕͘ ͜sç̸͡ape͜҉͡s̛҉ ̢i͢n̶ ̵th͠e͟ ҉p̢͏̸a͝śt͢,̕ ͠Ś̨͟v̨͡y͠ţ͜o̢j̨. ̢̧T̶͠h̷i҉̴s̵̛ ̧͡í̛s̨͜ ҉j̡u̕̕ś͠t̴ ̀͘ą͏̶s ̴e̶͠a̧͠sy͢;̛͟ ͘Á͟ĺm̨o͟͢͝s̶̸t̶ ̢̛͝l҉i̴̸͟ke͘͟ ̡͟f̶̨al̴̡l̕in̷̛ģ͟ ̵a̵͠sl̛̛e̵̛e͠͞p҉.̷͘͡ }>"
"I don't need sleep."
"<{T̸̨ơ҉d̴ay҉͟ ҉̧͡y̡ǫu̢͜͝ ̷d̵̢o̢.̵ }>" VO-Β replied. "<{N̵͝͞ow,̨͜ ҉͘I̛ ͢ne͘e̷͏d͢ ̡̀͟yo҉́ù ̷t̛o͡.́҉.̴.͏̷ ̡̛l̢͟͝é͜͢t͡ go͢͠; nò̷̧t͝ ͝͠f͜u̡҉l̛̀͜ļy̧̛͢;͢ ͟͡͡j͟u̴͝s̕͟͠t͏ ̛e̢ń͢o̶͠u͞͠g̕͜h̢ ̛͞t͜o ̡fo̧͡c͠u͏s҉͘ ̧́y̨̛ou̢͝r ̵́͟è͝ņ̸͡e̵̕r̴̡g̡y̛͡ ò͏n ̷͝y͢͢ơ̷ưŕ̷ ̛͝t͘h̸̵̕o̴̧̕u҉̨g̀h̛͘͡t́҉̛s.͟͠ }>" VO-Β Continued, pixels fluttering around him as he waited for Svytoj to begin.

 

"One of the operators made by the Hierarchy. They've been trying to create their own tenno by sending children through improper void-jumps. This one defected, and attempted to join our cause. Turns out that the HI's been in her head the entire time. We're trying to break his hold over her, but that's easier said than done. Holding tenno captive is rather difficult to do, it turns out." Sarah said, blue/green energy welling up in her right hand and illuminating the hallway. A group of guards ran past as they neared an intersection.

"Dammit Abigail," Sarah muttered, "Where the hell are you?"

.......................

As Svytoj and VO-B talked, a flash of red could be seen in the corner of the amnesiac tenno/cephalon/whatever's eyes.

[souldrive11]

45 minutes ago, bowiespoon said:

As she spun to face the manic, a second one appeared behind her, snaking its foot around her ankle and tripping her up before diving on top of her to begin clawing her up. The first one simply laughed, its voice joined by others as more and more of the grineer assassins appeared around the two. For whatever reason, they were currently ignoring Jane, letting her run towards the gate unhindered.

Jane sprints into the shadows on the rooftops and swiftly slides behind a nearby exit on the building she was on, breathing at a haggard pace. Keeping her red tinted dagger up at chest lever, she digs into her backpack with her gun hand and pulls out a cylindrical object.

Taking a steadying gulp of air, she leans around the corner and tosses the object at the manic in the middle of the bunch, claws being desperately parried by Celeste's knives.

Hearing the incoming weight, Celeste swings an arm and a knife at the manic's frontal head, a roaring explosion of sound tailing the gleaming edge. As she does so, Jane takes aim with both hands, and shoots the flashbang grenade as it arcs downwards half a meter away from the manic's face.

In the moments right as the grenade goes off, Celeste creates a sphere of silence, blocking out all other forms of sound before sinking out of the current world of blood and steel into the dreaming plains and launching herself through the abyss over to Jane's position. Right afterwards, the blind operative tears herself back out into reality, whereupon Jane grabs her by the shoulder and the two tumble down off the roof and into the alleyway below. Even through the rough landing and the two struggling for air through subdued breaths, Jane vigorously keeps her knife wrapped around herself and Celeste in a tight hug, hoping to both of them within it's cloaking abilitites.

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On 2018-05-14 at 11:19 AM, Almighty_Jado said:

“Hey!” Cyrus said cheerfully as he exited the boat, “I’m back already! Just a quick visit, in and out.”

He scratched his chin and tilted his head. “What’s up, Ebony? You appear troubled.”

"Something's going on at the border to the refugee district. I can't get a straight answer on what exactly is happening, but it sounds bad. We need to get over there ASAP." Ebony says frantically, already scanning the area for transport.

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On 2018-05-14 at 2:05 AM, Daakjenaar said:

In the split second before the figure was in melee range, the two nodded. Well, the guards probably knew they were Tenno, so they may as well make a distraction. Just like that, they both threw their cloaks at the face of the armored figure as a distraction, and both of them disappeared into thin air.

A moment later, Kamos and Atela were behind the guards. Kamos started firing his pistol, each shot embedding themselves in some vital organ, while Atela started firing full-auto in the direction of the armored figure, emptying an entire magazine in moments into this thing with as much accuracy as the pistol allowed (not much).

"HEY! TRY ACTUALLY HITTING SOMETHING FOR ONCE!" Kamos shouted, swiftly reloading his pistol six shots later. "SERIOUSLY! THIS IS DEPRESSING!" They were both wearing their jumpsuits, having used their cloaks as a distraction.

The figure let out an alien wail when the two disappeared, then turned and covered the distance between them in but a second. The remaining guards dove out of the way as the armored figure charged at the tenno. As the creature neared the two, Atela's volleys began to hit more consistently, though most of the bullets just glanced off the armor, scratching off the black paint. It singled Kamos out, moving to skewer the operator with its massive claws.

[Daakjenaar]

Just now, bowiespoon said:

The figure let out an alien wail when the two disappeared, then turned and covered the distance between them in but a second. The remaining guards dove out of the way as the armored figure charged at the tenno. As the creature neared the two, Atela's volleys began to hit more consistently, though most of the bullets just glanced off the armor, scratching off the black paint. It singled Kamos out, moving to skewer the operator with its massive claws.

Kamos slipped into the Void disappeared a split second before the armored figure could land a hit, and reappeard a split second later behind the figure. He quickly emptied the pistol's magazine whilst backing up.

Atela reloaded while the figure attacked Kamos, and opened fire again. Even though the shots had little effect, they were extremely distracting, and would likely force the figure to split its attention.

[EscortAlpha]

7 hours ago, bowiespoon said:

"One of the operators made by the Hierarchy. They've been trying to create their own tenno by sending children through improper void-jumps. This one defected, and attempted to join our cause. Turns out that the HI's been in her head the entire time. We're trying to break his hold over her, but that's easier said than done. Holding tenno captive is rather difficult to do, it turns out." Sarah said, blue/green energy welling up in her right hand and illuminating the hallway. A group of guards ran past as they neared an intersection.

"Dammit Abigail," Sarah muttered, "Where the hell are you?"

.......................

As Svytoj and VO-B talked, a flash of red could be seen in the corner of the amnesiac tenno/cephalon/whatever's eyes.

Several pixels splintered off, displaying several images, iterations, of Abigail; each with their own number set next to them.
"<{A̡͘͜r̕͏e̛ ̵̷a̷͡n̸̛̛y̶ ͝o̵͝f͢ ́͞the͟͞s̸̕͜é͡ ̸À̶b͠͠i̴̡g̡͠a̕i͢ļ͡'͘͝s̷͡͡ ̵̧̧c͏̨u̸̢ŕ̨͝r͢e͡ņt́͜͞ ͏v̶o̵͝id ̸͝sí͘g̸n͠a̢͏͜t̴̛u̴͢r̸̵͝è̸͡?͞ ̴W͢e m͡ą́͟y҉ ̴͡b͏e͠ ̷̛a̸͘͜b̵͘҉le̶͝ ͠t̷̛ò͠ ̛f̷̨͏i̷͠n̴̵͝d ͏h͜e҉̢r҉̷͜ ͞mư͝ć̵͜h̛ f̀͝as̷҉te̕r͠ ̨͟t̡h̢̕͘i͏̧s̷̶ ̷w̸̕͢a͢y̢͟.̷̢ }>" VO- Α Said, waiting for Sarah's response as the two continued on their way.
.......................

((is this flash actually in Svytoj's eye, or "out of the corner" of his eye?))

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5 hours ago, EscortAlpha said:

Several pixels splintered off, displaying several images, iterations, of Abigail; each with their own number set next to them.
"<{A̡͘͜r̕͏e̛ ̵̷a̷͡n̸̛̛y̶ ͝o̵͝f͢ ́͞the͟͞s̸̕͜é͡ ̸À̶b͠͠i̴̡g̡͠a̕i͢ļ͡'͘͝s̷͡͡ ̵̧̧c͏̨u̸̢ŕ̨͝r͢e͡ņt́͜͞ ͏v̶o̵͝id ̸͝sí͘g̸n͠a̢͏͜t̴̛u̴͢r̸̵͝è̸͡?͞ ̴W͢e m͡ą́͟y҉ ̴͡b͏e͠ ̷̛a̸͘͜b̵͘҉le̶͝ ͠t̷̛ò͠ ̛f̷̨͏i̷͠n̴̵͝d ͏h͜e҉̢r҉̷͜ ͞mư͝ć̵͜h̛ f̀͝as̷҉te̕r͠ ̨͟t̡h̢̕͘i͏̧s̷̶ ̷w̸̕͢a͢y̢͟.̷̢ }>" VO- Α Said, waiting for Sarah's response as the two continued on their way.
.......................

((is this flash actually in Svytoj's eye, or "out of the corner" of his eye?))

((Out of the corner, my bad))