[This CYOA will be nice and not interrupt their conversation, but as they're talking, they will get the feeling that they're told about their next mission.
There's a hideout that's suspected of being used in (hybrid) human trafficking. Their job is to infiltrate it (or just waltz right in, whichever works), confirm this, and free the captives, as well as arrest the people behind it.
They're given the coordinates of the locations, before they're led to a garage and given the keys to a car, which they'll be using to drive to the place. (Hey, Lalli and Lux can fly, but Yamato and Ichinose have to get their transportation somehow, unless the others want to carry them.) But they can keep talking as this happens. Also, pick your driver.
âI almost forgot, Yamato can leave SL behind unless he really wants to bring him.]
... Uh, it's a long story. I'll explain later. [ to both lux and lalli, because he's not sure how to begin to explain it! because he does not know why he is a cat, and because "ichinose's stalker hired someone to kill me" is a lot. his tragic cat orphan backstory is a lot. he also leaves SL behind with a very tender "i'll see you later" moment, because he loves his construct baby brother thanks. they're moving and talking as they get the mission, and yamato immediately grabs the car keys to hand them to ichinose once it's obvious they're going to have to drive. ]
Ichinose-san, you're the only one with a driver's license, so you'll be driving us. [ in a no-nonsense tone. he's already lost an eye he'd rather not lose a limb in a car crash too. he's calling shotgun though? that's important. ] Long story short, Ichinose-san has a stalker and I think he's the main bad guy of this... [ his cat ear twitches ] place, now? So we were hired because of that.
[Taking the car keys! Her car keys now. This car is also her baby now.
As they? Presumably? Approach the car and get settled.]
Remember to buckle up, everyone. The laws of the road are not to be ignored. [So lightly, like Yamato wasn't just explaining how she has a stalker.] ... But like Ishida-kun said, that's about the gist of it. His name is Rae-san. Ring any bells?
[Anyway! Assume she is at least a semi-competent driver. Respects traffic lights and everything, wow.]
[ well this is kind of like a carriage??? she guesses??? so lux will climb in. someone please help her to buckle up she does not know what that means. ]
... Never heard of him. We haven't really been getting to know anyone on our missions.
Don't know him. We met a lot of people, but not that person.
[Lalli immediately climbs into the backseat and lays down face-down across the whole seat. Unless all three of you want to sit up front and let Lalli commune with the seat, someone will have to poke him to move.]
[Sure hope they figure out their seating arrangement. Is someone going to have to sit on someone else's lap because Lalli has hogged three seats to himself? Respect car safety rules, children.
Anyway, as they approach the area, they'll see that it's a building blocked off by a tall fence. The gate is open, though, and just wide enough that Ichinose could ram the car through if she wanted.
Are you going for full-frontal assault, or will you park the car elsewhere and go for the discreet route?]
[ yamato is going to make lalli sit down properly if it kills him AND will teach lux how to buckle up. do not make him parent or he will make ichinose turn this car around. but then off they are to our actual plot and since we're on a timer, i guess they can vote on it ]
The gate's open, but-- park the car. We don't know what's waiting for us in there, so we should try and sneak in first so we don't draw a crowd.
[ ... and for the sake of not going in blind (more than he already is); ]
I don't know what kind of powers you guys got, but I can fight in close combat or with these knives, and Ichinose-san has these ... talismans. That do things.
[ could he sound less like he knew what they did? yes. because he has no clue. ]
[I mean, she is parking this car either way? In the nearest secluded spot she can find, hopefully away from the building's field of vision. Please do not destroy the car. They still gotta get out of here somehow.]
That's right. They do things. [Jazz hands! Yaaay!] ... Well, to be honest, I made a little mistake with my last batch. So they're kind of hit or miss. Oops!
[But, yeah. Were the shovel, knife and scalpel tragically killed by heterosexuality? Or does she still have them? Either way, she exits the car once they're parked, taking a look at the building.]
Are we ready?
[Is there any way to get in from the back, or is the opening in the fence the only way to go?]
anyway, yamato will peek around the opening to see if there's anything in the way and if there isn't, well. sneaking in time? ]
Last time, it worked when we pretended Ichinose was trying to bring me in as a new experiment, so... maybe we can try that again if we get caught. Until then, let's be careful.
[ this is just fun racism lore for lux and lalli, who is definitely present and sulking about his dead boyfriend ]
Lalli's powers wear him out, so it's best we save them. But I could fly us over one by one?
[ she twirls her broom like a baton! again, this should be a very difficult thing with the balance of a broom, but she manages. there's room for two at a time! ]
yamato's ears go flat on his head and he looks at ichinose to see if there is any way she can sell this again with her bad lying skills because racism means he can't even PRETEND to not be a terrible liar ]
Ichinose looks at this dude. Looks at the gang. Well.]
Are you for real? [She sighs, shoving her hands in her pockets.] Does no one tell you anything? This is ridiculous. Are you really supposed to be here?
[Unfortunately, this goon isn't as dumb as some of the others they've faced, so he knows that these people are not his coworkers?? Wow???
Anyway, he starts shooting. This unfortunately draws the attention of other people in the area, who come over and start shooting. I'm not going to make you all write out more fight scenes, so you can assume you wonâand hey, they conveniently have keys on their bodies that you can loot.
With that said, I rolled the following, so:
Yamato: 5, so he's probably getting skimmed by a bullet or something. Ichinose: 3... so she's probably getting somewhere not vital or immediately crippling shot. Lux: 6, so also skimmed by a bullet or something. Lalli: 2 WHY IS EVERYONE'S LUCK SO BAD
Anyway, you can make these as better or worse as you want. But you're not dead, and you have keys, so you can probably waltz in through the front door now?]
[ IM IN TEARS OUR LUCK IS SO BAD anyway now that it's over i rolled that yamato was skimmed on his arm because that seems about right. he lets someone else grab the keys and has both knives out so they can start waltzing in, i guess! ]
Forget stealth, let's just hit them first and hit them hard.
[ he'll like. take front because im first and also he is a close combat attacker now i guess im in tears ]
Ichinose gets shot in the arm right below the spot where she got stabbed several days ago because, you know, why not? Give her a row of wounds so she can play connect the dots later. It'll be fun.
Anyway, she will grab the keys! And a gun if there are any with bullets still inside, or one that's empty if they are all out of bullets. Just because she knows it's empty, doesn't mean everyone else does? Wow. But she follows after Yamato, one hand in her pocket and ready to pull out a set of talismans if they happen to come across anyone else. Across the fence they go!]
[ we're doing amazing. lux gets grazed along her thigh because you two both got hit in the arm so i'm switching it up. she will be sitting on her broom and flying instead of walking from now on, thank you. ]
[Ichinose can have a gun with bullets, as a treat.
They enter without any problems and don't immediately encounter anyone. In the interest of saving time, they'll soon come across a room where the door has been chained and locked shut, aka screaming THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE OPENED.
But if they take down the chains and use a key on the lock... they'll find a bunch of hybrids inside, looking terrified.]
You're... You're not the traffickers, right?
My grandfather! Have you seen my grandfather? They got him too when they abducted me!
[Among other such exclamations.
One girl starts crying, and it looks as though she might have some kind of telepathic superpower, because all four of them will find images flashing through their minds, sensations running through their senses.
Your father is shot down before you, when the assailants begin bickering with one another.
"Geez, what did you do? This was one of the mythical onesâthe ones who can transform. You should've waited until he did that. They're not worth much dead while human, but some people will pay for the transformed ones if they're stuffed."
Your wrists are cuffed together, and a spiked collar is tightened around your neck, digging into your throat. It hurts, it hurts, it hurtsithurtsithurtsâ
A human woman and a killer whale hybrid man are talking to a man who won't be familiar to Lux or Lalli, but Ichinose and Yamato will recognize him as Rae.
The woman holds out a bloodied sleeve. Rae reaches out, and in a flash of light, the blood is gone.
"Ugh, I'll be glad when we're done working with those people. They get on my nerves," the woman complains. "They keep giving Orca shit too, about being a hybrid capturing other hybrids, so I stabbed one of them to shut him up. As if humans don't also just hurt other humans for the hell of it..."
"We'll be finished with them soon enough," Rae says. "Ah, my heart goes out to the hybrids, it really does... but all of themâbe it them or those criminalsâare just stepping stones for our goals, after all."
Wowee.
But once that wears off, the group will learn a few things.
Most importantly, most of the hybrids were abducted with elderly or more feeble family membersâthe kinds who wouldn't be able to put up a fight. However, none of those relatives are here in this room, so... they're probably being held elsewhere?
One of the hybrids mentions that he can fight (he was just caught off-guard when he was ambushed), so he assures the group that he can watch over the other captives and protect them if anything happens. For now, though, the four should see about taking out the remaining traffickers; it might be too dangerous for the hybrids to escape the building until then. Also, you know, find the missing captives.]
I'm getting sick and tired of this place. [ he spits it out like a curse after all of that, and he's clearly shaking in rage. looks like their work contract is void! looks like YAMATO LEFT HIS CONSTRUCT BROTHER IN A HELLISH PLACE AND HE CARES ABOUT IT A LOT ] Let's find the rest of the hybrids and burn this place to the ground.
[ yamato is turning into a budding arsonist, wow! he's got his knives out and he is just going to fucking. walk out and go without looking for anything im so sorry he's going to rush because he's so pissed bye yamato ]
[IT BETTER NOT BE MORE HETEROSEXUALITY, OR SO GOD HELP HER...! But Yamato is nyooming off again, so she sighs.]
Welp, there he goes again! [She pulls out the scalpel from 10 years ago "it was like weeks" 10 years ago and hands it to to the hybrid who swears they can fight.] Farewell, everyone. Stay safe!
[And off she goes, following Yamato. What are their options, anyway? Where are they going?]
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There's a hideout that's suspected of being used in (hybrid) human trafficking. Their job is to infiltrate it (or just waltz right in, whichever works), confirm this, and free the captives, as well as arrest the people behind it.
They're given the coordinates of the locations, before they're led to a garage and given the keys to a car, which they'll be using to drive to the place. (Hey, Lalli and Lux can fly, but Yamato and Ichinose have to get their transportation somehow, unless the others want to carry them.) But they can keep talking as this happens. Also, pick your driver.
âI almost forgot, Yamato can leave SL behind unless he really wants to bring him.]
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Ichinose-san, you're the only one with a driver's license, so you'll be driving us. [ in a no-nonsense tone. he's already lost an eye he'd rather not lose a limb in a car crash too. he's calling shotgun though? that's important. ] Long story short, Ichinose-san has a stalker and I think he's the main bad guy of this... [ his cat ear twitches ] place, now? So we were hired because of that.
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As they? Presumably? Approach the car and get settled.]
Remember to buckle up, everyone. The laws of the road are not to be ignored. [So lightly, like Yamato wasn't just explaining how she has a stalker.] ... But like Ishida-kun said, that's about the gist of it. His name is Rae-san. Ring any bells?
[Anyway! Assume she is at least a semi-competent driver. Respects traffic lights and everything, wow.]
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... Never heard of him. We haven't really been getting to know anyone on our missions.
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[Lalli immediately climbs into the backseat and lays down face-down across the whole seat. Unless all three of you want to sit up front and let Lalli commune with the seat, someone will have to poke him to move.]
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Anyway, as they approach the area, they'll see that it's a building blocked off by a tall fence. The gate is open, though, and just wide enough that Ichinose could ram the car through if she wanted.
Are you going for full-frontal assault, or will you park the car elsewhere and go for the discreet route?]
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The gate's open, but-- park the car. We don't know what's waiting for us in there, so we should try and sneak in first so we don't draw a crowd.
[ ... and for the sake of not going in blind (more than he already is); ]
I don't know what kind of powers you guys got, but I can fight in close combat or with these knives, and Ichinose-san has these ... talismans. That do things.
[ could he sound less like he knew what they did? yes. because he has no clue. ]
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That's right. They do things. [Jazz hands! Yaaay!] ... Well, to be honest, I made a little mistake with my last batch. So they're kind of hit or miss. Oops!
[But, yeah. Were the shovel, knife and scalpel tragically killed by heterosexuality? Or does she still have them? Either way, she exits the car once they're parked, taking a look at the building.]
Are we ready?
[Is there any way to get in from the back, or is the opening in the fence the only way to go?]
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I can summon demons.
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Anyway, there is only the one opening in the fence. Theoretically, you could also go over the fence, although it doesn't look climbable.
Also, unfortunately, Ichinose's shovel died from heterosexuality. She can have the scalpel and knife still, though.]
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anyway, yamato will peek around the opening to see if there's anything in the way and if there isn't, well. sneaking in time? ]
Last time, it worked when we pretended Ichinose was trying to bring me in as a new experiment, so... maybe we can try that again if we get caught. Until then, let's be careful.
[ this is just fun racism lore for lux and lalli, who is definitely present and sulking about his dead boyfriend ]
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She immediately perks up at Lux's description of her powers, though.]
Really? That's amazing! You have to show me how it works sometime, Luxanna-chan.
[Pours one out for her shovel... Glad she has this terrible knife memento of the day heterosexuality struck, though. Wow.]
Hmm... It's too bad we can't climb that fence. If only we had a way to go over it.
[Well. Technically Lux and Lalli could, but.]
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Lalli's powers wear him out, so it's best we save them. But I could fly us over one by one?
[ she twirls her broom like a baton! again, this should be a very difficult thing with the balance of a broom, but she manages. there's room for two at a time! ]
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... Hey, who are you fourâ!?
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yamato's ears go flat on his head and he looks at ichinose to see if there is any way she can sell this again with her bad lying skills because racism means he can't even PRETEND to not be a terrible liar ]
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Ichinose looks at this dude. Looks at the gang. Well.]
Are you for real? [She sighs, shoving her hands in her pockets.] Does no one tell you anything? This is ridiculous. Are you really supposed to be here?
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Don't listen to her. I'm sure your job is just as important, even if your higher-ups leave you out of the loop.
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Anyway, he starts shooting. This unfortunately draws the attention of other people in the area, who come over and start shooting. I'm not going to make you all write out more fight scenes, so you can assume you wonâand hey, they conveniently have keys on their bodies that you can loot.
With that said, I rolled the following, so:
Yamato: 5, so he's probably getting skimmed by a bullet or something.
Ichinose: 3... so she's probably getting somewhere not vital or immediately crippling shot.
Lux: 6, so also skimmed by a bullet or something.
Lalli: 2 WHY IS EVERYONE'S LUCK SO BAD
Anyway, you can make these as better or worse as you want. But you're not dead, and you have keys, so you can probably waltz in through the front door now?]
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Forget stealth, let's just hit them first and hit them hard.
[ he'll like. take front because im first and also he is a close combat attacker now i guess im in tears ]
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[OUR LUCK IS SO BAD
Ichinose gets shot in the arm right below the spot where she got stabbed several days ago because, you know, why not? Give her a row of wounds so she can play connect the dots later. It'll be fun.
Anyway, she will grab the keys! And a gun if there are any with bullets still inside, or one that's empty if they are all out of bullets. Just because she knows it's empty, doesn't mean everyone else does? Wow. But she follows after Yamato, one hand in her pocket and ready to pull out a set of talismans if they happen to come across anyone else. Across the fence they go!]
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I've never liked sneaking around, anyway.
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It's painful, and he's going to have some trouble running or climbing things, but he just grits his teeth and keeps going.]
We're all going to die.
[So optimistic.
But yes he'll follow the other three in. He's no coward, running away isn't an option.]
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They enter without any problems and don't immediately encounter anyone. In the interest of saving time, they'll soon come across a room where the door has been chained and locked shut, aka screaming THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE OPENED.
But if they take down the chains and use a key on the lock... they'll find a bunch of hybrids inside, looking terrified.]
You're... You're not the traffickers, right?
My grandfather! Have you seen my grandfather? They got him too when they abducted me!
[Among other such exclamations.
One girl starts crying, and it looks as though she might have some kind of telepathic superpower, because all four of them will find images flashing through their minds, sensations running through their senses.
Your father is shot down before you, when the assailants begin bickering with one another.
"Geez, what did you do? This was one of the mythical onesâthe ones who can transform. You should've waited until he did that. They're not worth much dead while human, but some people will pay for the transformed ones if they're stuffed."
Your wrists are cuffed together, and a spiked collar is tightened around your neck, digging into your throat. It hurts, it hurts, it hurtsithurtsithurtsâ
A human woman and a killer whale hybrid man are talking to a man who won't be familiar to Lux or Lalli, but Ichinose and Yamato will recognize him as Rae.
The woman holds out a bloodied sleeve. Rae reaches out, and in a flash of light, the blood is gone.
"Ugh, I'll be glad when we're done working with those people. They get on my nerves," the woman complains. "They keep giving Orca shit too, about being a hybrid capturing other hybrids, so I stabbed one of them to shut him up. As if humans don't also just hurt other humans for the hell of it..."
"We'll be finished with them soon enough," Rae says. "Ah, my heart goes out to the hybrids, it really does... but all of themâbe it them or those criminalsâare just stepping stones for our goals, after all."
Wowee.
But once that wears off, the group will learn a few things.
Most importantly, most of the hybrids were abducted with elderly or more feeble family membersâthe kinds who wouldn't be able to put up a fight. However, none of those relatives are here in this room, so... they're probably being held elsewhere?
One of the hybrids mentions that he can fight (he was just caught off-guard when he was ambushed), so he assures the group that he can watch over the other captives and protect them if anything happens. For now, though, the four should see about taking out the remaining traffickers; it might be too dangerous for the hybrids to escape the building until then. Also, you know, find the missing captives.]
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[ yamato is turning into a budding arsonist, wow! he's got his knives out and he is just going to fucking. walk out and go without looking for anything im so sorry he's going to rush because he's so pissed bye yamato ]
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Closes her fucking eyes at those memories.]
What in the world are you planning, Rae-san...?
[IT BETTER NOT BE MORE HETEROSEXUALITY, OR SO GOD HELP HER...! But Yamato is nyooming off again, so she sighs.]
Welp, there he goes again! [She pulls out the scalpel from 10 years ago "it was like weeks" 10 years ago and hands it to to the hybrid who swears they can fight.] Farewell, everyone. Stay safe!
[And off she goes, following Yamato. What are their options, anyway? Where are they going?]
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