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Third Floor Revisited - Begins 22nd
Selected Volunteers: Shikamaru (field leader), Tony Stark (hacker), Mia (healer), Tear (healer), Melaka, Sheik, Kazooie, Freyjadour, Caius, Joshua Bright, Jubei, and Leonhardt

I've bumped this latest one up to twelve people. Another mission will be up for next month, but I'm going to hold off posting it. The missions are still a work in progress, so I'm working on finding the right pace for them to keep them relevant and fun.

As before, you may use this post to plot and discuss! The log will go up either tonight or tomorrow morning.

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Oh hell yes. I am totally up for any and all shenanigans with this bird.

... She is very cartoony and won't be needing most of the usual provisions. Shikamaru, feel free to boggle. Everybody else can boggle too, actually. Nobody here knows her, unfortunately. Great time to meet, right?

She's a good fighter, can basically spam Eggs of various kinds and can do a ridiculous amount of damage despite her small size (and I mean small; three and a half feet tall to be specific). She also won't be ~~outwardly~~ fazed by any of the screaming behemoths. You can all question that, considering her looks and all.

... I am so psyched for this.

Edited 2012-03-22 05:13 (UTC)

Melaka is a slayer. This means a number of things but:

-Fighting Rank of 4, easily
-Super strength (it fluctuates with mood but at her best she can easily-ish lift a car)
-Super reflexes
-Above average
-Very super endurance (this is the real boon of Slayers they can take ridiculous punishment like falling off buildings)
-Super healing factor

Other than that she's surly and rude but agreeable to orders provided she doesn't like. Perceive them as ordering or the person is in a position to, well, give them.

She also has a lot of piercings and weapons. Hi.

Heck yes this is perfectly ~~horrible~~ the best timing for this.

Freyjadour is an average human (Though JRPG hero brand 'average'), but he a skilled fighter who uses a blunt weapon- a staff/nunchaku combination. As such he is very much speed based, prone to blocking attacks and turning them against opponents, dodging and the like. He has both healing and attack magic capabilities, which are elementally based in wind (Attack and healing) and fire (All damaging spells).

He takes missions seriously, and will usually follow all orders given to him. He'll also probably be slightly more driven then most at this point in time because ~~he needs a distraction~~ he tends to throw himself into work when he's upset and he isn't in a happy place right now.

Caius is a sword user who can throw out a few artes here and there to send out shockwaves, flip through the air with his sword and a bunch of other different attacks. There's no magic or elemental stuff here, just a pure physical attacker.

He can also transform into a stronger, more durable form where he takes on the appearance of a beast. Whilst like this he abandons his sword in favour of pummeling opponents with his fists. He really hates it when people call him a dog (or even worse a puppy) and prefers people call him a 'Leymon'. In terms of fighting rank it would probably be 3 for his human form and 4 when he's in his Leymon form.

He can be friendly and take orders because hey friends are cool, but if you tick him off he can be aggressive and start shouting and arguing over the littlest thing. This is his first mission so there'll be lots of new things for him to learn and what not, he's kinda dumb and naive when it comes to new stuff. ~~And stuff in general.~~

Yosh, okay. Gonna split this up into two separate spots - one for what you can expect from Shikamaru, and one for us to do more along the lines of plotty things.

So Shikamaru's your field leader here. He's also a ninja from Naruto, so he has a varied skill set along with some talents more specific to him, including:

-Fighting scale on the lower end of 4
-Above average speed
-Above average agility
-Quick reflexes
-The ability to ~~defy gravity~~ walk on walls/ceilings/etc
-Various general skill level jutsus, the only one of which I think bares merit here is the Replacement Jutsu, which allows him to transport and switch places with people/objects
-Proficiency with various weapons (mostly projectiles, but also explosives, ninja wire, a tanto, anything he can turn into a weapon)
-Above average tactical intelligence (this is what makes him a real threat - he can analyze things and churn out hundreds of plans in seconds)

Lastly, his main fighting style consists of weaponizing his shadow. He can manipulate to strangle and stab, as well as to pick up, throw, and otherwise manipulate other objects (like having several sets of hands). By attaching his shadow to someone else, he can also control that person's movements.

If any part of the creature casts a shadow, I am thinking he may be able to freeze it. Due to the immense size and power of it though, probably for no more than 10-30 seconds. But basically long enough for a coordinated strike on the heart, when they find it. Mods, you can chime in if I'm way off.

Lastly, while he's a lazy guy, he takes leadership very seriously. Before they head out, everyone will probably get a mini-speech that his priority is their lives, so cooperation is appreciated.

All right, now for the plotty stuff!

Expected threats/difficulties:

-Mission is in a building, so they be fighting in and navigating enclosed areas
-Delays in moving, due to time needed to hack passcodes to move between secure rooms
-The flesh creature (large, violent, uneffected by standard weapons, some immunity to Shifting, and possibly mind-altering powers?)
-Possibility of dealing with unknown toxins (note: show as little skin as possible)
-Possible encounters with MSF personnel controlled by the creature
-Unknown factors (ones being considered:)
----The building's stability
----Complications with the droids
----The creature taking control of other team members

THE PLAN (so far)

Due to the a) the size of the team, b) the narrow combat ground, and c) number of threats, Shikamaru will probably break the group into three smaller teams of four (with two droids per team). This will make mobility (and threading, for us) easier.

The teams will move in a line formation: Group 1 (being the hacker, Tony would probably need to be in this group), Group 2, Group 3. There would be one medic per team (Frey is not techincally medic, but he has healing spells so he can double as one if that's cool with Alisa).

Teams might also be assigned specific tasks. Like, say the flesh creature attacks at the same time some MPF goons show up. Shikamaru would be like, for example: "Team 3, handle the entity, Team 2 take out the MPF personnel. Team 1, get us a way out." And etc.

At the same time, they wouldn't be limited to those groupings. Say Melaka's all the way in the back of the line with Team 3, but they could use her strength up front to clear a path of debris. There's room to move people as needed.

Shikamaru will request radios so they can all communicate with one another, but they shouldn't be so far behind that they can't do it the old fashioned way.

....ALSO. None of this is set in stone, so if you guys don't like it, just give me a head's up and I'll change it. 8|b

Things I need from you!

-It'd be awesome if you'd let us know what your character is capable of, if you haven't already
-If we go with the smaller team thing, if there's any characters you'd specifically like to work with
-OOC concerns (live in a weird timezone, wanting to do something with your character)

Lay 'em on me. 8|b

Tear is a soldier back in her world, and thus capable of fighting on the offensive and defensive even though her specialty is the latter as a long-range fighter. Her main weapon is a staff which releases bursts of fonons more often for damage rather than just using it bluntly, though she is also talented with throwing knives.

Her strong point is in being a Seventh Fonist, specifically a melodist. What this means is that she uses hymns to heal a number of people and protect them from attack. Also adding to this are some spells that buffer a person's magic ability. While she does have some offensive spells, healing is her overall specialty and what she defaults to.

She will follow orders without hesitation, only questioning them if it means letting people get hurt unnecessarily and may take the blow for someone if it comes down to it. For the most part, her focus is on the goal with as few casualties as possible, doing what needs to be done to achieve it both solo and in a team.

-Listed his capabilities above.

-I am cool with Freyjadour playing medic for whichever group he gets placed in if we choose to go that route. He's been taking those field medicine classes with Law, and has a decent amount of healing spells. (Though I should note Suikoden has a limited 'spells per day' issue similar to old fashioned D&D. Magical potions and such can replenish it, though V in particular has none.)

-Of the people he knows in the group, there's Shikamaru and Tear, but otherwise he would be happy to work with most anyone.

Think that's it?

Oh and don't worry about his dressing stupid that battle outfit got tossed with his canon update and will never see light of day again.

Joshua's primarily a dual short sword user - on the fighting scale, he qualifies as a 4, with his abilities generally being fairly well-rounded (if somewhat above average)... except for his speed, which is by far his strong point. While he's best as a close-range fighter due to his weapons of choice, his speed means that he won't have much trouble closing distance when he has to; alternatively, he's also reasonably adept at using throwing weapons, so he can fall back on those if getting close isn't an option. Fighting in narrow areas also isn't anything new to him, so that won't put him at much of a disadvantage.

Aside from that, he can use his orbment to cast arts, which are basically his world's form of magic. His own preferences in that regard lie with offensive arts, all of which are ranged (and three of which can temporarily stun their target), but his orbment also gives him access to a few low- to medium-level healing arts (two of which can heal anyone within a small- to medium-sized circular area, and one which cures abnormalities like poison instead), as well as two buffs of sorts. One of them is a simple speed buff (in-game, it's either a 25% increase or a 50% one), whereas the other - Earth Guard - shields the person it's used on against the next hit, no matter how strong or weak it might be. He also has access to a variant of it, Earth Wall, which affects everyone in a small circular area instead of just one person, but it's a bit more draining to use.

...It's probably worth mentioning that it's possible for someone else to use these arts as well if they borrow Joshua's orbment, but since it also improves the user's abilities as long as it's in their possession, he's probably going to be reluctant to lend it to anyone unless it's for an emergency. If that does come up, though, I'd be happy to throw the entire list of arts people can use with it up somewhere, plus the specific effect it has on the user's abilities. o/

Last but not least, thanks to the training he's been doing this year, Joshua can use a craft that allows him to create a shadow of himself - essentially, a controllable clone that possesses a portion of his own abilities. It's not going to be as strong, durable or as fast as he is, but if the group needs the extra assistance for something, it might come in handy. It's not an ability he can use often, though, and he can't maintain the shadows for more than a few minutes at a time at the moment. He also needs his orbment to make use of the craft in question, so if he lends it to someone else, he won't be able to use it.

All that aside... Joshua will be following orders without any objections as long as they won't needlessly put anyone in danger, and he will, rather noticeably, be completely unfazed by whatever they might encounter during their mission. ~~"Fear" pretty much doesn't exist in this kid's dictionary when he's focused on a mission.~~ He'll also be bringing a few pre-prepared herbal remedies with him, just in case someone ends up poisoned and healing magic proves to be inefficient.

I listed Joshua's capabilities in a comment below, and anything's fine with me in regards to the team idea.

But for OOC concerns... My timezone's GMT+01:00, so there's a chance I might not be online at the same time as the rest of us that often. It probably won't be that much of an issue since I tend to be up fairly late, but... it's worth mentioning, I think.

Edited 2012-03-22 00:10 (UTC)

Okay, GMT+1... probably means you'll have the best time working with people who are up and tagging earlier in the day (at least stateside), yes? As opposed to around this time of day - if I'm remembering right, it's already pretty late for you where you're at.

Either way, I'll try and do my best to match him up with characters you can tag with easy. o>

Yeah, at the moment, it's about 1am here - generally, I'm around from morning until the evening for people stateside, if that helps. Though considering my sleep schedule lately, I'm generally around until anywhere from 3am to 5am my time, which is why I said it probably won't be that much of an issue. o/

Okay, sorry for the lateness seems we had a tiny little mixup in names and I literally got notified a few minutes ago.

Anyway, as far as Leonhardt's abilities go. If you want the long version, I actually have a post with it complete with videos and arts list.

Overall, he's pretty similar to Joshua, they are from the same world as well so their magic works about the same. Very fast, very strong. He wields a single sword. His sword has weird magical properties and can cut through anything if he so wishes it too. He's very tough and can take quite the beating and still remain standing.

He's got arts that can buff and debuff and also has a good range of healing arts and can serve as a backup healer. He's also got a good range of attack arts that can be used at range and is a damn fast caster of magic.

Like Joshua, he has a craft that can make a shadow of himself, basically a clone he can control. However, he's a lot better at it than Joshua is. His can stick around as long as they are not killed themselves and he's able to concentrate enough for the sheer amount of multitasking needed with that. They aren't as strong as him and he can't duplicate the effects of his weapon, but they are sill are capable as well. In canon, it's been seen for him to have 8 of them in a battle, but he usually prefers to keep the number to 2-4. This could come in handy in many ways because they can be used for communication, decoys, etc.

Overall, he can pretty much be stuck into about any role needed and do fine with it. He can be a close ranged attacker or a ranged magic user.

And as far as OOC concerns, I work from home so I can tag all day, so would be fine being put with Joshua and ICly Joshua and Leonhardt would want that and they have worked together many times before.

Can do! And that makes plenty of sense, so I'll go ahead and stick them together. 8|b

EDIT: Sticking Leonhardt in Group 2, if you're cool with it. Let me know if I need to make changes. o>

Edited 2012-03-22 05:25 (UTC)

Dunno how it will affect things, but Sheik was on the draft to the facility in the first place whenever that was, so he would know the basic layout of most of the building. So for navigation purposes, he might be handy, depending on how much the thing has distorted the building since then.

Beyond that, he's got all the ninja speed, stealth and attack styles. Flexibility and small size make him good for squeezing into small spaces. Unfortunately, unless the thing has eyes somewhere, Sheik's magic is about useless. By physical abilities alone though, he still should be able to keep up. he takes orders well, and prefers to do so, but can and will take up a position of leadership if it becomes necessary. He also doesn't actually know anybody, so there's no real preference where he's put.

Oh, you have no idea how happy this makes me. I was hoping someone would come on this mission with a little more experience. He can give them a rundown of things! 8|b

I am thinking (should check) that they will get some information for how to navigate the building before they head out, but having someone who knows will be useful. Between that and Sheik's take charge attitude, I think Shikamaru might put him in the back. Since that's the time most at risk of being cut off, having someone who can get everyone caught up would be useful. Thoughts?

Also, any timezone concerns for you?

US EST but I stay up until stupid times, like five and six in the morning some nights.

I agree that's probably a good place to put Sheik. He's got a good watchful eye, so he can keep track of things from that angle too. Actually, now that I think about it, Sheik's illusion magic might not be so useless. As long as he's got all the details, he can make a sort of mock-up map thing or pictures so others can see what he's thinking. Less effort and time wasted with drawing things on paper. He can give everyone a rundown of what he remembers that way beforehand - so that way there's a visual to go with the information presented.

I'll write up a what she can do thing below.

Mia doesn't actually know any of these characters but she's given to trying to save everyone no matter what team she's on. So no preference.

Jubei is a fighter on the mission and overall deals in brute force. He may not look it, but this cat is one of the strongest living beings on his planet and ranks high 3 to low 4 on the scale. The only thing that really holds him back from higher is that he doesn't really have any special powers and is more or less normal for his species. He does have a special eye that can do some cool stuff, but won't use it on this mission because it could damage things in such a closed off environment and also because the canon doesn't quite confirm what it can do, so I don't want to accidentally contradict myself for later if we get more info...

But outside of brute force, he can also use a pair of Kodachi blades and they apparently have the power to cut something that normally can't be cut, like magical barriers for example. Not sure how that how that would help exactly, but needless to say if he slices at the monster it should do some damage considering they're not very "conventional". In Blazblue it's called a Nox Nyctores, which is the strongest level of weaponry in the canon and were created to fight the Black Beast. Just think of the Black Beast as a giant Eldritch monster thing - Jubei won't even be surprised by how this thing looks.

He also has quick speed as part of his cat reflexes and small size. While he will be focused on attacking, if he sees someone in danger he'll quickly break out of it to help them too.

So tl;dr, lots of brute strength, with some rough technique + special weapon that can cut things that aren't usually able to be cut + speedy cat.

Oh, that's definitely A+. I can see them using that.

Thanks for letting me know!

Mia is a healer pretty much first and foremost, but she packs some ridiculously powerful ice "artes" (Psynergy is hard to type), including a rain of ice spires and a wall of the frozen stuff. She can also produce fresh water, and knows an excellent Cure Poison spell that is going to be very useful in this debacle.

Her weapon is a staff; she doesn't have a whole lot of physical strength but she's learned how to use it when it counts. Her other "weapons" are a (small) set of Mercury Djinn - one for healing, one for revival, one for a killer attack.

Adepts are lucky enough to be able to project a subconscious barrier of sorts if in certain kinds of trouble; I don't think non-adepts can see it, but if you can see it, it would appear when she gets too tired or if the environment starts to become too toxic. More or less it will be a clue for herself.

The main thing I think will matter here, for her, is that Mia regains Psynergy as she moves around. The quarters are tight so it won't be as workable, but she has a lower chance of exhausting herself energy-wise as long as she can keep moving - which means she won't run out of juice for healing or unpoisoning for a good while.

OOC stuff: I have access to DW at work so I can reply, I just can't guarantee how fast about it I will be. Once home, though, I am fair game except at dinner time.

Sounds awesome! So when you say calling him a 'Leymon', you mean that form and not as a name, right? (They'd still call him Caius, basically)

I'll also point you to the general plotting thing below. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you there. 8|b

Oh, the Cure Poison spell is going to be perfect, I imagine. \o/

About what time of day are you off work? Or well. I guess I should be asking about time zones, since it sounds like you're off in time for dinner, but you know what I mean. XD

Haha, I'm EST and when not focusing so hard I forget clocks exist, I'll be off by 4 tomorrow and 3:30 Friday.

Oh right yeah, he'd still be called Caius, he's just picky over what people call his other form. Sorry for not being clear!

Alrighty, I'll mosey on down there now. o7

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