[ 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 won—and 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 ones—the 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 hurtsithurtsithurts—
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 them—be it them or those criminals—are 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 members—the 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?]
Anyhow, they wander looking for the other captives, but once they've been searching for a while, this is where things escalate very quickly because time.
Someone (or multiple someones) will sneak up on them! Bonk. All of them will feel something hit them in the head, hard. And then, they're out like a light.
...
When they wake up, they're now in a small, enclosed room, with a strange smell in the air. The only exit is locked from the outside and won't open. Actually, if any of them would know what one looks like... this room resembles a gas chamber.
Maybe it's because of getting hit in the head, or because of something else, but if Lalli or Lux try using their powers, they'll have trouble focusing. Which is to say they can absolutely still try—it just might not have the results they're hoping for.
As for Ichinose, her talismans have been looted from her! Wow! No more talismans. Technically, Yamato isn't drastically affected since his qualities are more inherent furry traits, but his cat abilities probably aren't going to get him out of this room.
That aside.
A voice, unfamiliar to any of them but sounding like some kind of terrible person, probably, speaks from an intercom.]
Y'know, I think I've seen two of you on TV... Yeah, you're heroes from Ladle, aren't you? Well, maybe this'll teach your organization not to mess with us.
You see, some of our product doesn't really sell much, alive or dead. But there are a lot of freaks out there who'd pay for snuff films, it turns out. I wonder, how interested would they be in watching some wannabe superheroes bite it?
[The gas seems to be growing, as they'll feel increasingly light-headed, their vision blurring.
Remember when you were just dealing with goose vore and anime girls?]
[ hm. yamato has decided he refuses to die while explaining snuff films, and also he's pretty sure the other two can guess from context. so. lalli truly jinxed them ]
Shit!
[ yamato will at least try to cover his kitty mouth and nose with his shirt, but considering they are in a gas chamber, there isn't much point to that. what else is there in the room? is there anything they can see around them? where are the vents exactly? is there a door for him to beat against uselessly! he will also do that if there's nothing else around, but if not, you know, just. frantically looking around for an exit strategy here ]
I assume?? They took Ichinose's gun and knife away, too, right? She will hold her breath as long as she possibly can, ignoring the evil villain speech in favor of searching for an exit — or anything they can use to stem the flow of the gas. Anything on the ceiling? Walls? Floor?
[ lux is covering her mouth with her hand because that's about all she can do for it. ]
Lalli - your pill.
[ she doesn't want to speak much with the gas coming in, but she wants him to take it himself. so that comes out as an order. in the meantime, she is drawing a summoning circle on the wall. they didn't take her pen, did they? mr. demon king sir, please come help us again!? somehow???? if she can even manage to summon him??? ]
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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 four—!?
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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 won—and 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 ones—the 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 hurtsithurtsithurts—
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 them—be it them or those criminals—are 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 members—the 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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she doesn't love this whole hybrid trafficking situation, either! ]
We didn't have to deal with anything like this, before.
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[But that must be who was antagonizing Yamato and Ichinose, hmm.]
Those old people are probably dead. We shouldn't have gotten everyone's hopes up.
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Anyhow, they wander looking for the other captives, but once they've been searching for a while, this is where things escalate very quickly because time.
Someone (or multiple someones) will sneak up on them! Bonk. All of them will feel something hit them in the head, hard. And then, they're out like a light.
...
When they wake up, they're now in a small, enclosed room, with a strange smell in the air. The only exit is locked from the outside and won't open. Actually, if any of them would know what one looks like... this room resembles a gas chamber.
Maybe it's because of getting hit in the head, or because of something else, but if Lalli or Lux try using their powers, they'll have trouble focusing. Which is to say they can absolutely still try—it just might not have the results they're hoping for.
As for Ichinose, her talismans have been looted from her! Wow! No more talismans. Technically, Yamato isn't drastically affected since his qualities are more inherent furry traits, but his cat abilities probably aren't going to get him out of this room.
That aside.
A voice, unfamiliar to any of them but sounding like some kind of terrible person, probably, speaks from an intercom.]
Y'know, I think I've seen two of you on TV... Yeah, you're heroes from Ladle, aren't you? Well, maybe this'll teach your organization not to mess with us.
You see, some of our product doesn't really sell much, alive or dead. But there are a lot of freaks out there who'd pay for snuff films, it turns out. I wonder, how interested would they be in watching some wannabe superheroes bite it?
[The gas seems to be growing, as they'll feel increasingly light-headed, their vision blurring.
Remember when you were just dealing with goose vore and anime girls?]
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Shit!
[ yamato will at least try to cover his kitty mouth and nose with his shirt, but considering they are in a gas chamber, there isn't much point to that. what else is there in the room? is there anything they can see around them? where are the vents exactly? is there a door for him to beat against uselessly! he will also do that if there's nothing else around, but if not, you know, just. frantically looking around for an exit strategy here ]
We need to cut off that gas, now!
[ thanks yamato!!!! always helpful ]
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I assume?? They took Ichinose's gun and knife away, too, right? She will hold her breath as long as she possibly can, ignoring the evil villain speech in favor of searching for an exit — or anything they can use to stem the flow of the gas. Anything on the ceiling? Walls? Floor?
If not, well. It's been a nice ten years, y'all.]
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Lalli - your pill.
[ she doesn't want to speak much with the gas coming in, but she wants him to take it himself. so that comes out as an order. in the meantime, she is drawing a summoning circle on the wall. they didn't take her pen, did they? mr. demon king sir, please come help us again!? somehow???? if she can even manage to summon him??? ]
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