The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

[bluecrimson]

Rugal, Slin, Caim, Lucieon

Slindis shook her head at Rugal's remark. [color=c200]"If we leave here, nobody else will be heading after those supplies until it's too late. If it's really that mad, we need to be able to do something about it before it explodes, you know? We need to assume the worst until we have a good idea of the scope. Lucieon, you did a good job of keeping those forces in the warehouse locked down, so take some time to recuperate. Get some food, rest where you can, that sort of business."[/color] She gave the haggard man a firm handshake as she turned to Caim.

[color=c20000]"Send my regards to Angelus for handling that about as well as could be expected. I'd rather it didn't happen in the first place, but I'll not surrender to a corrupted guard."[/color] A quich glass of water was filled from the sink nearby and quickly quaffed as she addressed Rugal once more.

[color=c20000]"If we can get more contacts, that would be fantastic. Otherwise, I'd like to find an area where we can find an area map, both civil and topographical. There's a chance we could be here a while, so we need to find out what we can."[/color]

Ella, Devon, Cadolbolg, Jenny

Devon listened to the story intently and nodded. "Well, it sounds those guys aren't in a good place. They probably don't even have any water. You're looking for some help with this, right? If you have the name of a good late-night sushi bar, I'll be more than glad to assist. Ella, does that sound alright by you?"

"Hmm... This better be good, Devon. I really don't want this to turn into some kind of recurring joke, you know?" Ella seemed a bit miffed, but the way it sounded, she wasn't fully opposed.

"Oh, I promise I'll make it up to you. Jenny, Cadolbolg, mind coming along?" He turned to the other two there, trying to see if they'd be willing to help the man out.

Mele, Teri, Ton-Ton

Melethia nodded. "Well, it's nice to just get outside and relax, you know... Hmm, what's that beeping? Hold on, I'll be right back. It's a professional curiosity, if it's that important." Without any real warning, Teri's sister wandered off for the third time that day. At least she waved at the oddly foulmouthed deliverygirl while doing so this time.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slin, Caim, Lucieon

Rugal let out a sigh at Slindis's objection.
"I understand the gravity of the situation, but here's how I'm seeing it:
1. Someone managed to attack one of my secure depots. That's a big deal, only a handful of people would know where to find them.
2. Once he cleared the place out, he then set us up as "Terrorists", meaning that he, or she, is trying to frame us.
3. Whatever his plan was would most likely involve attempting to damage the image of the Rising Dawn, making life far more difficult for us. I just want to make sure we're not playing into his hand."
[color=c0000]"And what makes you think that's the case?"[/color]
"...It's what I'd do." He admitted, this sort of plan being thrown around in his head a lot back in the day.
"Now, I have maps of the whole region on my PDA, but that doesn't change the fact that we have no idea where the mastermind is, nor when or where he's keeping those weapons. Hell, I don't even know how he even got them out of the docks!" He cursed, clearly not enjoying being in the dark on this topic.

Shawn.
Location: Big Poppa's Mansion.

Shawn burst from cover and hosed down the gang members in his path, lead overwhelming flesh as he managed to down nearly all of his targets.
However, the round fated for the drug smoking member ended up hitting his bong instead.
"...."
A vacant look filled his face as he looked around and found all his friends dead.
"...."
He then returned to smoking his bong, the steel and lead from the round making it even better in his opinion (Though keep in mind he isn't in the right state of mind to make an objective conclusion.)

The Dancer screamed before running out of the room, screaming in Spanish for the others to show up before hiding behind the counter for cover.
6 more entered the room, firing at Shawn as they did.

 

[NotYetForsaken]

Avatar Adventure
Location: Los Santos
Time: Day​

Lucieon | Rugal | Slin | Caim

The Undead Merchant gave a soft smile and a sheepish laugh to both Caim and Slindis in turn. Is it really that obvious? He raised his hand to his face and inspected the Darksign and found the black tattoo glowing a dim orange. Someone's put out m bonfire... He grimaced.

[color=dark gold]"It is a little damage, really. I am absolutely fine,"[/color] Lucieon lied through his teeth. His Estus would not heal him as he had hoped, not with the bonfire smothered and dying. His eyes seemed deader than usual, a still cloudy powder blue instead of the intense sapphire that usually defined him. Using the Dark was a little more than I bargained for... in the end. Lucieon reached into his cloak and pulled out a small purple berry and popped it in his mouth. Some semblance of humanity returned to him, his skin regained it's color and softness and his eyes their sharp cobalt blue. His hair fell softly around his shoulders again, like spun gold. He would need to find a "willing" donor later, the fruit would keep his strength up until then.

[color=dark gold]"What's next?"[/color] he asked casually as he chewed.

 

[bluerocker]

Avatar Adventure
Location: Los Santos
Time: Day​

Lucieon | Rugal | Slin | Caim

With Lucieon appearing to be on the mend, Caim turned his attention back to Rugal and Slindis' discussion and listened intently as Rugal explained the situation. Upon hearing Slindis' request to give their regards to Angelus, Caim tapped into their link and did so, as well as explaining why they were attacked at all and was greeted with silence for a moment, and then, "So they are attempting to diminish the name of the Dawn... Should not the children be warned? If our collective is being attacked, then all of our number are at risk! Furthermore, if the law keepers of this place are corrupt, they could attempt to capture our scattered forces and ransom them against us in order to force you lot out of hiding. I'd suggest mentioning that, if not doing it yourself..."

With that, the link closed and Caim reported back what Angelus had to say on the manner, adding,

"What Angelus says is true. We're scattered. That's exactly what this enemy would want. Shouldn't we make a rendezvous point if things go rotten with the others? On top of that, if we need to vacate, I say we do this ASAP. The watchdogs around here could probably catch our scent quickly if we're not careful..."

Caim looked ready to cut something in two as he 'said' this; impatience showing on his face. Sitting around here and waiting for the plan to come together was not something he found ideal. Yes, he understood the value in plans and tactics; but if things were truly so terrible, action needed to be taken before their adversaries were able to cool their heels from the dragonfire being thrown at them at the moment.

Ella, Devon, Cadolbolg, Jenny

Cadolbolg remembered what his father had told him earlier, and then fluttered to the top of Devon's head, "Father said to stick with you, Friend Devon! So here I'll stick! Besides, I don't want to miss out on any possible fun! So what's first?"

After sitting around on the airship for so long, some adventure certainly sounded fun!

Mele, Teri, Ton-Ton

Teri waved at Mel as she waited for Ton Ton to finish off with his package, and called out, [color=0E59E4]"You keep in contact with me, alright? And don't stray too far!"[/color]

In the meantime, Garm could only shake his shaggy head, already well aware that Melethia might have been using this as an excuse to ditch. She was the kind of pup that liked to go off on her own...

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Pay and Spray

Rugal nodded to the idea of regrouping with the others and said "Good call. I'll go contact the-"
His words were cut short by a by distant *BANG!*.
"...What the hell was that?!" He shouted, clearly concerned as he peered out from the Pay and Spray.
A nearby neighbourhood was now coated in a sickly green fog.
"...No....Nonononononono!" He stammered before the Scanner in the police radio flared up with a rather desperate sounding 911 dispatch stating:

[i]"-Attention all units! Attention all units! Chemical weapon detonated in East Los Santos District, Repeat, Chemical weapon attack in the East Los Santos area. Be advised, Evacuate all civilian personnel!-"[/i]

"...That bastard...He set off a Bio-Weapon in the middle of the suburbs!" Rugal shouted as he punched the bonnet of the car with enough force to leave an imprint of his fist.
"We need to find the others NOW, before this madman sets off another one!" He shouted as he pulled out his ring and shouted "Teri! Melethia! Where are you!? Answer me!"

Glen Park

Melethia followed the beeping to its source, a discarded suitcase under the bridge.
A quick examination showed that the lock on it was damaged from misuse and it was basically unlocked.
Taking care in case it was something bad, she opened it up and found it was worse then bad:

Spoiler: I am a Bomb

Beside the explosive was a canister with a Biohazard symbol on it, this was a chemical dirty bomb and it was rigged to blow in another 5 minutes.

East Los Santos

Meanwhile, At ground zero, the effects of the Chemical Bomb attack were near instant, the T-Virus C.R.A.S.H. had planted turning anyone unlucky enough to be in the affected area into a T-Virus Zombie. At first, the local Purple Ballas attempted to hold off the infection with their own weaponry, but they were quickly overwhelmed. Within the first few minutes, most of the neighbourhood was history.
And the shambling remains were starting to spread out.
As a result, the nearest target was Ganton, home of the Grove Street Gang.
Less than 10 minutes after the attack started, the area was full of gang members in Green engaging the undead threat, turning that part of town into a warzone.

C.R.A.S.H./???

All the while, Community Resources against Street Hoodlums and their new paymaster was in the observation deck level in one of the many Downtown skyscrapers, watching the chaos unfold.
"...Wow...I really wish I brought popcorn..." Said paymaster said as he sat back and enjoyed the show.

Spoiler: Notes

-The Zombies are your basic "slow moving, shoot them in the head" affair. Laughable on their own, threat only in large numbers.

-The Grove Street Gang is neutral to the Rising Dawn and won't attack unless provoked. If provoked, the gang will become hostile to the Dawn. They are only armed with basic 9mm pistols and other small guns.

 

[bluecrimson]

Rugal, Slin, Caim, Lucieon

Slindis quickly did her own checks with the others. SHe didn't have any doubts about herself being able to make it through, but they needed to regroup now. [color=c200]"Attention all members of the Rising Dawn: There have been multiple biochemical attacks on the city. Sound off and be ready to regroup at a safe rally point. If that's not possible, do not hesitate to evacuate the city or work with the locals here. Law Enforcement should be out of the equation at this time, so be ready to avoid them."[/color]

After she finished with that, she talked to Caim. [color=c200]"Have Angelus give us a sitrep on the area from what she can see. We need to know how wide of an area was affected."[/color] She quickly did a check on her potion and wand inventory in her smaller bag of holding, noting the supplies were getting low.

Ella, Devon, Cadolbolg, Jenny

"Slindis, this is Devon, Ella, Cadolbolg, and Jenny sounding off. The news is going crazy, but the four of us were about to head out to the countryside on unrelated business. I'll keep you posted if anything comes up." He finished the message as more reports filled in.

Devon saw the panicking people and turned to the others there. "Truth, right? We'll help you out, but it would really help if you could find a group, any group that we could work with for what's going on. I can call assistance, but there's only so much the four of us can do as-is. I really hate to do this, but I promise you won't regret it."

Ella was about to interrupt, but then she saw one of the news cameras that was passing over Ganton showing the report on the violence there. "That mass isn't human. No way. Humans would have gotten actual weapons to fight back on that area."

Mele, Teri, Ton-Ton

Mel snapped back at Rugal. "Shut up, Rugal! I'm disarming a bomb here, Sis is in the area, and I don't need any further distractions!" Sure, it was harsh, but she hated distractions when she was at her work.

So far, it wasn't too bad, but she couldn't get complacent. The mass of other explosions in the area made sure of that, and she wasn't going to have this one hit her sister. Not while she had any say in it.

After all, Teri may have gotten a bit stuffy, but she was family. And a member of the Vol Clan never never abandons their family.

 

[StormShaun]

Shawn.
Location: Big Poppa's Mansion.

After Shawn shot dead most of the people in the room he simply looked at the man smoking drugs.
Staring ...
Staring ...
Staring for multiple seconds.


"Hmm, least it isn't an aggressive drug. He seems cool." Shawn said to himself and possible the high man, it seems he was granted mercy out of everyone who now lay in a pool of dark red liquid. Noting the loud woman and another group. "Ah shit!" He said out loud and dived behind the bar, though catching a bullet in his shoulder. "AH!" He yelped as he fell behind the bar, he felt pain from bullets but it never lasted long and there were never any bullet wounds on him. (Strange Fact #2)

Shortly after the pain went away, though the HP counter in Shawn's Pip-Boy lowered a bit. "Assholes." He muttered but soon shortly his eyes lit up just like a kid and Christmas. It was two gang SMGs.
Once grabbing onto them something weird and mysterious happened, and Shawn did NOT have the Wild Wasteland perk on. The two SMGs morphed into the Greaser Guns he found in the Mojave.

Spoiler

The other group of enemies did not stop shooting, this did not stop Shawn ... it only flicked his switch more.
As a brief lucky pause happened due to the bomb explosion, Shawn took note of both events and decided to pop out of the counter like a Wack-a-mole game. "Spray 'n Pray bitches!" He yelled at them as both SMGs in his hand began to fire, hoping to put on a show for everyone.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Black. Darkness. Nothing.
IT is what happens to a character when an Author leaves. And there must always be an Author to have characters.

Tomoe Akane awoke to a completely empty void. Her memories blank, she drew her sword and threw a fireball high up into the air, revealing nothing as far as the eye could see. Only black. Only Darkness.

Another fireball. Continued nothing.

The Kitsune ran, her golden hair and tails billowing behind her. She ran and ran but nothing happened. Just as she was about to give up, she saw something. Something in this land of nothing, it spurred her on.

It was a body. As she got closer she could make out details. It was slumped on it's side, almost in the fetal position. The body wore an odd set of clothes, a long sleeve shirt and trousers coloured green but with a jelly bean pattern of various greens and browns on it, like camouflage. A series of black lines ran across the body's chest, making themselves clear into a black vest with pouches of all shapes and sizes on it. A sword was clutched in the body's right hand, still in it's brown leather scabbard. In the left hand, an odd pole of metal and wood. A wide brimmed hat was squashed underneath the body's head.

Akane skidded to a stop and fell to her knees as she took in the full sight. A young man, that much was certain. A dead young man.
No head could be twisted that far to the side without breaking the neck.

"Jake..." she whispered, not knowing why.

The Kitsune despaired. What cruel God would put her in this place then give her this cruel parody of life, such a sharp reminder of death?

"I am that God. The body you see before you is that of your Author. You are nothing but a character in a game. Do you not remember?" A voice said, coming from everywhere yet nowhere.

Akane clenched her teeth. Yes, she did remember now. "So it is true! There are Gods above the Authors!"

"There must always be an Author. Are you ready to return to the Avatar Adventure?"

Akane reached across to Jake's body and gently laid him flat, turning his head back to face forward and closing his vacant, empty eyes. She placed his sword and rifle upon his chest before crossing his arms over them, finally placing his hat over his face.

"...Yes. So Jake will not be there?"

"Only if you want him there."

Then, a flash of light, and nothing.
[hr]

The Rising Dawn

Akane appeared in the hanger of the Rising Dawn in a flash of light. She looked around, feeling oddly enough, at home again.

"G'day Stranger. Ain't seen you in while, Tomoe Akane." Jake said as he stepped around the corner of a container.

Akane ran and grabbed him in a massive hug, prompting the young man to blush furiously before returning the hug.
"Well this is nice an' all, but don'tcha think we oughta find tha others?"

Akane just nodded and the two began to search the ship. First stop, the Canteen.

 

[bluecrimson]

[hr]

The Rising Dawn

As they went to the Canteen, Jake and Akane got a few message through her head from a few people.

[color=c200]"Attention all members of the Rising Dawn: There have been multiple biochemical attacks on the city. Sound off and be ready to regroup at a safe rally point. If that's not possible, do not hesitate to evacuate the city or work with the locals here. Law Enforcement should be out of the equation at this time, so be ready to avoid them."[/color] Obviously from Slindis, and there was a small bit of panic even in the calmness of the message.

"Slindis, this is Devon, Ella, Cadolbolg, and Jenny sounding off. The news is going crazy, but the four of us were about to head out to the countryside on unrelated business. I'll keep you posted if anything comes up." This one was from the Author and Bard known as Devon, and there was the underlying tone of confusion from the man in that message.

It was a bit more time before a more localized message went through her head again. "If anyone's still on the Rising Dawn, I'd really like a response here. It's been going crazy down here, but it's probably only going to get worse. Come down if you want, but we really don't know how deep this rabbit hole goes!" The two passed by a few of the Imps that were associated with Devon that waved at them as they kept the ship well-cleaned.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

"G'day lil fellas. I see Devon still keeps youse around! Well, ain't no rest for the Wicked. Let's git ta work Akane. I'm off to tha bridge, see if I can get us into position to help or provide dust off."
"Understood. I'll stay onboard for now, and try and get some more information out of Slindis or Devon."

The Pilot and Kitsune sprinted through the halls, the bridge their target. Upon arrival Akane looked out over Los Santos from the main window whilst Jake stood at the Helm, taking in their situation.

"G'day Rising Dawn, it's good to be home. Miss Vermillion, are you here? I am initiating protocol and taking manual control of the ship in an emergency situation. In the absence of any other crew aboard, I hereby take command of this airship and assume responsibility for her and her crew. Bringing us around to shore, estimate feet dry in 5 minutes. Well fuck me... San Andreas. Setting course for Grove Street... And powering up automated weapons systems."

The course set, he left the helm and sat in the Captain's chair, his tablet PC beeping and integrating into the ship's systems. He grimaced. Los Santos was in the grips of a zombie attack.

Akane meanwhile, was seeking more information. She tried to communicate, unknowingly triggering the ring that she still had from the young Ensign Date so long ago. "H-hello? Slindis, Devon, this is Tomoe Akane. I have just arrived on the Rising Dawn with Jake, from I don't know where. Not important. Where are we and what is the situation? Jake has taken command of the Rising Dawn and is bringing us to some place called 'Grove Street'. He said 5 minutes until 'Feet dry' whatever that means."

She turned back to face Jake. "Message sent Jake. Do you think everyone is alright? Will we get there in time?"
"We can only make our way. This city should be rioting, if we're in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas... Not zombies from what I can get on the local news networks. Be prepared for some of the worst fighting you'll ever see. Masses of uncaring foes. Only destroying the head and inflicting mass body damage is the way to kill zombies. Incinerate them totally or remove the head or brain. I might actually be useful this fight, hah."

 

[bluecrimson]

The Rising Dawn

Slindis confirmed the contact with Akane. [color=c200]"I'll ask how you got here later, but the important thing may be keeping the ship off-scene right now. There's been the possibility that this is a set-up, although more feet on the ground will be appreciated. Still, multiple biochemical attacks on the city, and the radio's suggesting undead attacks. If they're anything like what they're like in Eberron, blades are the best way to go. Acid rounds as well, but the weak points on our side will be the Bard and Jenny.

If you got the message earlier, I need to repeat: Law Enforcement may be hostile. Find alternate people to work with. Locals are the best bet, perhaps even the gangs if you must. It will be some time before we can rally, but if you can establish relations in Grove Street, that would be an excellent area."[/color]

Shortly after, Devon tentatively tried contacting Jake. After all, he probably got one of those rings, right? "Jake, this is Devon. We'll be fine for now, although backup would help a lot. There's a small problem with training as a bard, you know: Can't do a lot against things that won't hear people out, and I don't know how my blade will hold up in an extended siege. [small]And here I went buying a new outfit...[/small]"

 

[Kalastryn]

Spoiler: New character, again, this time also from Eberron.

>Name: Tori Kondo

>Age: 26

>Race: Half elf, half... Kitsune?

>Origin: Eberron

>Title: Henshin Mystic

>Clothing: http://ddowiki.com/images/thumb/Vestments_of_the_Sun_Soul_shown.jpg/358px-Vestments_of_the_Sun_Soul_shown.jpg

>Appearance: She has the ears and humanoid appearance of an elf, but yet has a kitsune's tail, which she can will into being visible or not. (and she's a half elf, not a Drow like in the picture for the clothing)

>Weapons: http://ddowiki.com/page/Rahl%27s_Might (shock version, unsuppressed)

>Powers: Cauldron of flame (So long as she stays in the center of the area she creates, she summons a large circle of flame into the area around her, dealing damage that gets worse and worse every 2 seconds (up to 10-100)

>Serenity/contemplation: It is Rather easy to maintain concentration and Her "Ki." Even to the point where she regenerates Ki passively by 1 every 6 seconds. This bonus to Ki regeneration stacks with contemplation, which has an additional +1 for 2 Ki per 6 seconds.

>Quarterstaff training: She trained in, and does well, fighting with a staff. She increases the multiplier of any staff she uses by 1, causing the weapon above to have 4x it's normal damage on a critical hit, and, she increases the threat range by one. Meaning if she rolls a 20 OR a 19 on her attack roll, she hits critical hits either way.

>Every light casts a shadow: Monks of her philosophy of the "Henshin Mystic" believe strongly in having a perfect balance in light and darkness. Due to this, she gains an ability against that goes against her chosen Philosophy of "path of harmonious balance" and gains a dark ability which adds 2 more dice rolls for her damage for that attack alone, and should she actually hurt them, they take 1-4 negative levels (making penalties be as though they were that many levels lower... spellcasters less powerful, less mana, less healthy, less strong, etc.)

>Path of harmonious balance: She has a light based physical attack that applies a reversed shield around her target, healing any that strike them for 2 HP each time they are hit. This does not prevent any damage done to the target however, as a shield would imply. Using this ability 3 times activates a heal around the area, for about 50 HP, which also cures diseases, removes blindness, and cures poison.

>Embrace the void: She meditates, gaining Ki at an even more rapid rate for 25 seconds, as she does so, a shield is created in a large area around her, which prevents a limited amount of damage to herself and her allies. Once 100 damage has been avoided, the shield refreshes every 5 seconds. Until she stops meditation.

>Diamond body: A monk of her level is immune to Natural poisons and all diseases. She can still be poisoned from other sources, like some sort of supernatural poison or ability, or a poisoning spell.

>Rise of the phoenix: when she has and maintains over 100 Ki at once, should she be killed, or suffer an attack that would normally kill her, she is vaulted back to life in a ball of fire, fully healed, after a few minutes. The weakness to this, however, is that if below 100 Ki at the time, it cannot activate.

Grandmaster of the sun: She has +4 strength, gains 4 Ki every time she hits an enemy, alongside her regeneration timer, and 6 Ki every time she critically hits.

>Perfect Self: This isn't so much a power, as it is something she became, at level 20, monks gain this trait and are treated as "lawful outsiders" meaning she's not really a half elf when things like adverse effects are thrown into consideration. She maintains her appearance, but she's also a lot more resilient than a normal half elf would be.

>Vorpal Strikes: Should she be forced to use her fists, they bypass slashing damage reduction, as they are actually "sharp" enough to cause serious bleeding when she wants them to be.

>weaknesses (finally: Her weakness is that she depends on one thing to be able to perform ANY of these abilities AT ALL!

>centered: A monk must be "centered" to use any of their abilities, meaning she can't wear anything protective, no chainmail or anything similar, hell, they get locked out if she so much as wears a bulletproof vest. She also can't use any weapons other than Shurikens, Staffs, and her own 2 fists, lest she lose her centered state. Despite also her heightened strength, carrying anything too heavy, to the point of slowing her down or restricting her movement, she loses being centered then too.

>Backstory: A long time ago she also lived on Eberron alongside Slindis, Kalastryn and such... when her world was destroyed, she was rescued into another plane, Daanvi, the plane of order, and law. She trained there for quite some time, while they found a suitable world for her to be moved to... ultimately settling on this one, at Los Santos. One where her skills wouldn't waste, where she could be a useful force for the law where it was needed. The process of traveling through the planes of existence took a toll on her though, and she doesn't remember her time on Eberron, or what she really is... but in due time, with just one familiar face... she might remember it all. In the meantime, she finds herself perhaps one of the only uncorrupted police officers at the Los Santos Police.

"What the hell was that!?" Erupted from the nearby blocks to Rugal and Slindis as she stood in the center of the "Nearby Neighborhood" where the T-Virus was now spreading, and despite choking and coughing on the gas for a minute, she seemed untouched the by the infection... running out of the smoke, getting into her car, and following the Stolen Cruiser (Rugal/the rest) without turning on the sirens, didn't need to while there was already one blaring a few cars ahead.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Pay and Spray

Rugal was taken aback that Melethia was already working on another Bomb and was now trying to figure out what to do next.
"Okay...Jake and Akane have the ship en route, but there is another device, Melethia is disarming it. So we can assume that there is several devices in the city. [sub]this was only a fucking shopping trip...[/sub] Okay, Get Dimitri to scan for any other devices with the Dawn. There should be a faint signal coming from them [sub]if they are the model I think they are[/sub]." he ordered as he got back into the cruiser, ready to head out.

Glen Park

A quick examination of the bomb showed quite a lot: The timer was connected a brick of C4 under the canister which would send the Virus within into the air.
The Canister was extremely highly pressurised, meaning so much as a ding could release the contents into the air.
Add this with the C4 and this thing had a blast radius of several hundred feet.

There was also a failsafe on the circuit board, if that was removed, boom.

Truth

Once the word of the outbreak spread, the Truth seemed indifferent.
"Government bastards. I knew they'd try this someday! Alright...ummm....Try Grove Street, high strung cats but honest. Shit, I need to get out of here before the NSA gets here! Remember: Arco del Oeste in Bone County!" He shouted before he began to run off to get out of the city (As well as nick a new pair of pants on the way out.)
Jenny meanwhile was watching it all unfold on the TV in a nearby shopfront.
"Oh god...We need to get over there and help them!" She stated the obvious as they set out.

Shawn.
Location: Big Poppa's Mansion.

As the gang members were too worried about the sudden Chemical attack on the city, they were clean pickings as Shawn was able to down them all rather quickly.
Moving into the next room, A built in gym, he heard someone shout "Deadshot set me up!" before making a break for the exit and out of town.
He was flanked by several other gang members all trying to get out before they were killed, judging by how many of them there were, that had to be Big Poppa.

 

[Kalastryn]

snip

Among all the alerts flashing over the Radio audible to Rugal and Slindis, a voice came over it speaking specifically to that car. To Slindis, the voice was oddly... familiar...

"So, you slaughter half a dozen police officers, then set off a bomb, then steal a police car and haul yourselves away? You must be crazy if you think you'll get away with that!" As she performs a PIT ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIT_maneuver#Procedure ) to stop the car, turning the front and side of her car into theirs at a higher speed. This caused the stolen car to lose traction, stop, and face sideways relative to the road... she then gets out of the car with her pistol and shoots one of the tires. "Congratulations, end of the road!" she says sarcastically, waiting for them to step out.

 

[Ninjamedic]

Glen Park





"Shut up, Rugal! I'm disarming a bomb here, Sis is in the area, and I don't need any further distractions!"

As Tommy looked over the area, he heard the beeping... Alright, better deal with this crap now... He got up and walked over to the tunnel, the caffeine finally beginning to perk him up. "Hello! Anyone here? I doubt you're having a Skype talk down here!" As he walked down the tunnel, he spotted Melethia, fully concentrated on the bomb. Fantastic, its one of the wonder twins again. Probably not a good idea to get involved..... Ah screw it.

Not looking to distract her while he worked on what he assumed was a bomb, he leaned over slightly to see the contents of the device. "I wouldn't touch it if I were you. Looks like it will go off it you so much as breathe on it."

 

[NotYetForsaken]

Avatar Adventure
Location: Pay and Spray | Lost Santos
Time: Day​

Lucieon | Rugal | Slindis | Caim

Lucieon swallowed the berry and walked up next to Rugal, staring out at the spreading green fog. He grimaced. Technology, what a terrible creation of humankind. If he could, he would of spat at the fog in distaste. But fog being an ethereal being wan unable to be affronted by such an action. Instead the Undead Merchant looked to Rugal, his eyes giving a knowing look, [color=dark gold]"What exactly did you have use for such a weapon in any manner? Are we not the 'heroes' of this adventure?"[/color]

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Location: Rising Dawn
Time: Day​

Red Mage | Titania | Akane | Jake

Red Mage waited patiently for any response, but heard none. His heart fell a little. Have we've been gone that long I wonder? He stepped away from the bed, his green eyes shining in the afternoon sun. Titania murmured something, but had long fallen asleep. The thought of a Fairy resting confused RM somewhat, but in the end he did not see himself fit to question it. After all, was he not merely a creation of some other man's magic? If that was so, then why did he feel so alive?

He placed a hand on the door and slid it open before walking outside, moving swiftly and silently through the empty hallways of the Rising Dawn. Once this place had been full of life. So much that I couldn't stand it. Now the halls seemed desolate to him. The cleanliness of the metal an insult, the uncontested hum of the ship's engines sad. His long willowy white hair floated gently behind him as he walked, eyes trained ahead unseeing. Then a faint sound jarred him from his thoughts. Two voices. The swish of cloth on skin and the tapping of electronics. Without a moment's delay he found himself in front of the bridge door. His eyes staring dead ahead as if trying to peer through the blank steel. It was a whim, but one he could not expressly ignore. It weighed his heart as heavily as his affection for Titania.

He knocked. "Akane? Jake?"

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal

After Lucien pointed out that fact, Rugal replied "...Well, I...used to sell them...Used to."
Before any more objections could be raised, the police officer tailing them managed to stop their car before blowing out the tires.
"...I got this..." He said to the others as he turned off the engine, a enraged calm about him as he got out of the vehicle and faced the attacker.
"I have no idea who the hell you are, but I'm not in the mood for this shit." He warned as he used his Slashing Aura to cut off the driver's door before picking it up and flinging it at the officer, aiming more for the car behind her rather then outright trying to kill her.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Akane nodded at Slindis' message. "Jake, Slindis thinks it would be a better idea not to bring the Rising Dawn over the city, keep it as a trump card. Local law enforcement may be hostile, she suggests relations with Grove Street if we can."

To Slindis she sent back, "Understood. Once we get the ship on autopilot I'll be right down. Where are you? Jake seems to know the area, and could get a map anyways I think."

"Got it Akane, just got a message from Devon. Setting the Rising Dawn to Autopilot, we'll find something in the Hanger to fly. Well, I will." Jake replied to the Kitsune.

"And here I am, a Pilot and Marksman, mostly useless in the big scale fights of the AA. So, would you like to be picked up by Helicopter or Tank? I'm easy as to what I save your arse in. Where are you at, I can be there in under 10 minutes for dust off. Slindis is asking us to try and recruit Grove Street as well." He sent to the Bard.

The Rising Dawn came about to skirt the coastline, her automated systems taking over. Then, someone knocked on the door.

It opened to reveal a Mage in Red. "Akane? Jake?

Jake grinned, getting out of the Captain's chair and offering a handshake. "G'day Red Mage. As you can see, we're back from the dead or whatever. Timeline fuckery, ho! SITREP is as follows: City is under zombie attack, crew are scattered as usual, I've set the Dawn to patrol off the coastline, and Akane and I are about to go be Big Damn Heroes. You want in? Could use your firepower mate."

 

[Kalastryn]

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Tori thought for a moment that he was aiming for her, and actually dodged... into the door's path, getting hit in the head and falling under it. Rugal would have thought himself the victor... until by some miracle, she had both seen slindis through the window of the car, and gotten hit in the head *very* hard with a metal door... she started remembering things, she put the gun down, and there was a distinct sound of rending metal, and cracking glass. She had cut through the door with her fingertips. Standing up, she said. "You want to run that by me again?" She says as she dusts herself off. Maybe it would have been at that point Rugal notices her ears, are quite similar to Melethia's? "That accident aside, I won't go down that easy..." She boasts with a smile.

(HP 400/438)

(Ki 40/350)

(Activates Grandmaster of the sun stance, +4 strength, 4 Ki gained on hit, 6 on critical hit.)

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal

Given the nature of the situation, All Rugal could see was red.
"Listen, I've been framed, My friends robbed and my 2 daughters are standing right next to one of those bombs that just went off so I REALLY don't have time for this Superhero bullshit!" He growled as he eyed up the opponent, noting how cleanly she cut though that projectile.
"See you block this!" He said before sending out a quick but weak fireball towards Tori