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Post by getsuga on Nov 24, 2018 20:24:32 GMT
Marietta stares down the door knob before giving it a turn. To her surprise the door is unlocked. The draft encourages the three to go with the flow and enter the room.
What lies before the three is a long room wide enough for all to walk in a line and long enough for to barley see the details of a woman bound by chains. The skylight view of the stars makes it somewhat easy to see where your step as the only light source. At the end, they notice two chains on each side of the wall holding Brooklyn up on her knees. From this distance, her unkempt hair obscures her face.
--------------------------------------------- Jack approaches Kuki and Yozora: "Hello you two. Is everything prepared for tomorrow." Jack says out of curiosity.
Kuki jumps out of her seat. Quickly setting down her drink and patting her leg."AHAHAHA! Talking about work at a social gathering Jack!? You almost made me spit out my drink."
"Yes, I don't think he has a single funny bone in his body." Yozora giggles.
"We got our people. Our tracking system is second to none!" Kuki flaunts a device similar to the shopping app that Tatsumaki gave you three when they first met. "Lady Tatsumaki is tailing President Grump himself? She hasn't been this excited in a long time. I just hope she doesn't go overboard and does something... Outside the plan."
"If she does, the boss will easily fix it. That is why he told me to oversee this mission."
"That's reassuring. Who was that girl that came in with the others?" Yozora asks. "She looks familiar."
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Post by kurohagane on Nov 25, 2018 16:35:43 GMT
The room is dark, permeates with a foul smell of urine... sweat... blood... Sana immediately gasps, covering her mouth swiftly and resists any urge to vomit on the spot. This visage of cruelty... no doubt - Brooklyn is being tortured, deprived of food, water. But why?
Just like any victims entering the world of Lovecraftian, she has seen something a normal schoolgirl like her is not supposed to see. One thing is even more certain, she wants to be even less involved with Paradiso's dark side.
Nervously, her head turns to Jace, for any advice."S...say... Mr... Synod... w...what should we do?"
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Post by Trixander on Nov 25, 2018 21:47:06 GMT
What were they going to do with her, Jace couldn't help but wonder. He still blamed Brooklyn for Marietta's death. If it wasn't for her turning Marietta against Paradiso, she'd still be alive. But now she was dead and her mother was in chains. It was likely, Jace surmised, that they would simply kill her. There was no reason to torture her now, they wouldn't need any more information from her. Nadar was stopped, it was only a matter of cleaning up the mess now.
Jace would say none of this, especially not to Sana. He felt bad for the girl, but there was nothing they could do. "We can't let her go," Jace says. "And even if we could, it's not like she could get away. The door was unlocked for a reason: there is nowhere for her to run." There was an entire party full of deadly Paradiso members just down the hallway. Not to mention the Boss would probably just erase her from reality or something like that.
Seeing the look of despair on Sana's face made Jace feel bad though. "You could always use her healing magic on her though. Not like that would help her escape." Jace was more concerned with alleviating Sana's pain as opposed to Brooklyn's.
After hearing Sana's warning Ace was on high alert. He was more concerned with watching their backs than with Brooklyn.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 27, 2018 1:21:26 GMT
Before Jace could end his sentence. Marietta leaps to her mother. The hardwood flooring presses her on with its creaking as she makes long strides across. Brooklyn remains unaware to the group.
Meanwhile... The rustling of the stools from the back alarms Tully. Roderick makes his move from the bar. The boy swats the crumbs off his purple vest and looks around. Without a word, he firmly makes his way to the door.
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Post by Trixander on Nov 27, 2018 17:01:59 GMT
“Not like that would—hey!” Marietta sprints past them towards her mother. Jace didn’t know if it was a fit of passion or an attempt to get away from him and Sana, but either way he had to pursue. He turned and ran after her. Despite being faster, Ace hangs back a bit. The Eevee was still concerned about an attack from behind, and so kept back to keep watch. He still chased after Brooklyn, just behind Jace.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 27, 2018 17:15:03 GMT
*click*
One of the floor boards sink under Jace's foot. A panel from the side wall open up to reveal a spear launching out towards the trainer's direction.
*Roll athletics to evade the trap or any skill necessary*
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Post by madandy on Nov 27, 2018 17:18:25 GMT
Tully looks around for a moment, checking to see if anyone noticed Roderick leaving and, if they did, whether they seemed to know what it's about.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 29, 2018 5:58:02 GMT
He sees the bartender doing a small wave goodbye to Roderick. Gurner and Yvette did not bat an eye when Roderick walked past. The two show obvious signs of discomfort and not because they're surrounded by enemies.
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Post by madandy on Nov 29, 2018 19:02:55 GMT
Tully hums a little to himself before slipping out of the party as well, following Roderick while keeping enough distance not to be noticed.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 30, 2018 17:10:27 GMT
Roderick kneels down to investigate the floor. He pulls out a pokeball from his belt, sending out his Toxicroak, M.I.A swings into action.
"Find those guys. They couldn't have gone far."
MIA sniffs the floor, leading to the elevator. Roderick brushes the toxic sack on her neck in appreciation before pressing the button. Tully notices him timing the arrival of the elevator with his fingers.
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Post by Trixander on Dec 3, 2018 17:04:56 GMT
Despite the traps in the hall, Jace continues his pursuit. He makes it a point to step where Marietta stepped, trying is best to avoid triggering traps. Ace follows suit, although he is much smaller and lighter and may not even be hit by any traps.
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Post by kurohagane on Dec 4, 2018 16:44:30 GMT
"W- wait!" Sana stands aghast at the whole scenario. Traps coming out as if they knew intruders will come. Sana prepares a Revive, planning to revive Brooklyn. Even enemies should be treated with kindness. Sana moves forward very carefully, following Jace, knowing where the traps may pop out.
Ruby ponders one question - Why are they not sent to Officer Jenny?
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Post by getsuga on Dec 5, 2018 0:19:49 GMT
Without setting off anymore traps, they all make it to Brooklyn. Marietta is seen carefully inspecting the chains that hold her upright. The chain looks like regular shackles one would see in an old prison cell. The ends are screwed into the wall.
Attached is Marietta's mother. Limp, skinny, and exhausted. Her eyes dulled along with her now pale skin. Like a sailor stranded out at sea, all they can do now is wait for either the Sun cooking them or becoming food for the marine life. Any hope of getting out is a fantasy.
"Mom! Get a hold of yourself, please!!" Marietta yells. "Can you two cut these shackles? She's alive but not well!"
The three of you see Brooklyn trying to get more air in her lungs, as she slowly starts to understand what's going on.
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Post by Trixander on Dec 5, 2018 14:44:03 GMT
Despite his stance on what was currently going on, Jace was not an unsympathetic monster. He may not share Marietta’s love for her parents, but Jace knew that if he had ever found Ace in the state Brooklyn was in, he would want to free him too. There would also be hell to pay for whoever did it to him.
Still, Jace was not an idiot. This situation was different from that. “You know that we can’t do that. We can heal her, but we can’t let her go,” he says. “Marietta, if you free her what will you do then? There are a dozen Paradiso members between her and freedom, all of which are powerful elementalists and master trainers. There’s nothing we can do for her now except ease her suffering.” Jace hoped that he could reason with her, but he knew that was unlikely. He knew that if he was in her situation, he would be completely unreasonable.
Ace wasn't paying attention to Brooklyn. Instead he was facing the other way, paranoia driving him to stare down the empty hallway from whence they came.
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Post by getsuga on Dec 7, 2018 21:17:55 GMT
"SHUT UP!" Marietta points her fangs at Jace. "I-I know there's no hope out of here for her. But I just wanted to try. It's not impossible she'll make it out of here. You two faced a more impossible task than this."
Marietta kneels towards Brooklyn and wraps her arms around her mother. In some time, she lets go and requests that Sana heals her.
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Post by kurohagane on Dec 8, 2018 16:53:44 GMT
"Cruel..." Only whimpers and sobbing can be heard from Sana. She was taking the gruesome photo in case she needs it as her defense. Enemy or not, any torture inflicted onto living beings are unforgivable and wrong. Moreover, she watched Brooklyn performed before. To see the performer reduced to this state is just... saddening. Sana could not disagree with Jace's judgment, but if she does not help Brooklyn now, it will weigh her heavily on her conscience. "Why didn't they take her to Officer Jenny?"While applying Super Potion on the tortured soldier, she noticed a faint bloody wound from Brooklyn's ankle. She could remember it very well, ankle wounds were commonly used in the feudal era to cut slaves to guarantee their immobility. "Marietta, her right ankle has been cut..."Kowai can smell the scent of death, she gives an eerie laugh, releasing herself from her host while illuminating the room. " Sana uses Super Potion on Brookyln.
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Post by getsuga on Dec 9, 2018 0:45:51 GMT
"I understand" Marietta says solemnly. "Even if she got out, she couldn't run. Even if she could run, the traps would get her. If she passed the traps, there'd be no way Tatsumaki couldn't find her immediately."
"Nee... Never tell me the odds. That doesn't sound like the Marietta I love." Brooklyn lifts her head with a smirk of life. Her face is full of fatigue and disorientation, but she's using everything she's got to speak. "You got older, but I'm so happy you're back."
*ding* The elevator reaches Tatsumaki's quarters. Ace sees Roderick, Toxicroak, and Drapion exiting. "No one comes in our out, ok?" Roderick orders Drapion to hold a position at the elevator. The ogre gladly obeys and put on his mean face.
You all here a viper calling from the end of the hall. "I didn't know there was an after party going on. Doesn't look like this one is much fun yet!"
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Post by madandy on Dec 9, 2018 18:09:52 GMT
Tully raises an eyebrow as he reaches the bottom floor. Even for someone as good as running as him, keeping up with an elevator was a hard task, and the sling didn't help. Still, he arrived just as Roderick and his Pokemon did. Seeing Drapion being set as a guard, an idea occurs to Tully. Ducking back into the stairwell, he releases Tobias and whispers his plan to him. Once Roderick has walked down the hall enough, Tobais darts silently in front of Drapion. Before Drapion can even move or make a sound, the lights on Tobias's body flash in hypnotic patterns, instantly putting the ogre to sleep. Once that's done, Tully slinks out and, helped by Tobias's telekinesis, silently picks up Drapion's sleeping form and places it in the elevator. He presses the button for the top floor, then turns around and stalks behind Roderick. Tully binds Sneak Attack onto Tobias
Tobias uses Hypnosis on Drapion, cannot miss.
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Post by Trixander on Dec 10, 2018 1:06:42 GMT
When Ace saw Roderick exit the elevator, he growled at him. Hearing his warning, Jace turns to see Roderick. At first, he thought that he was just coming to see what they were doing. The three of them probably weren't supposed to be down here, but fortunately Marietta hadn't done anything stupid. It's not like they would get in huge trouble.
But then Jace saw him leave the Drapion behind. He also saw Tully put the Drapion to sleep and sneak up on Gurner. Whatever Gurner was here for, it wasn't just to check on them.
"Hey Gurner, what's up?" Jace waved non-chalantly. "We were just about to take our leave." The whole time, Jace held a Psychic in the front of his mind. If Gurner attacked, Jace would blast the Poison/Fighting type into the next dimension.
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Post by getsuga on Dec 10, 2018 3:16:49 GMT
"Gurner? You FUCK!" He spits through gritted teeth. Intentional or not, Jace getting Roderick's name mixed up causes the boy to march headfirst in the room.
Toxicroak follows through the room as well. Roderick notices a hole in the wall, big enough for a spear to fit but pays no further attention. "This is gonna get real ugly for all of us if you don't apologize! Last chance, but if you want to fight, I'll gladly let you land the first hit." Roderick says in a confident, yet rageful display. He spreads his arms in embrace.
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