Operation Reignition

[rekindlemods]

Who: Anyone who wants to participate in the event!
Where: Assorted places in and around District 3!
When: Sunday afternoon (the 30th)
Summary: POWER IT UP AND GO SHOPPING.
Warnings: None.

By late morning, it's obvious that there's something going on down by the bridges to District 3. Even if you missed the announcement on the network, it's pretty obvious that something is going to happen; townspeople mill about with interest as people set up tables. Irene and Mai are roaming the area, Mai mostly sticking to the medical teams standing by while Irene organizes the rest of the group. Keener eyes might spy one of the brothers responsible for the network, slipping off into the Third District through gates that stand open, but still guarded against any visitors who might attempt to approach before things are ready to go.

Off to one side, there's a shaded area, tents and a few chairs where visitors can wait to be allowed entry. There's a table full of water bottles and light snacks tucked up against the wall, to fortify you against the heat of the afternoon - and it is warm, and only going to get warmer. The natives seem to have accepted the baking sun as the normal way of things, but be careful that you don't get heatstroke.

At about half an hour past noon, someone brings out a little podium and sets it in front of the gate. Irene climbs up on it, holding a microphone in front of her mouth - her voice echoes from a number of speakers set up through the area.

"Alright, could I have my first group of volunteers over here, please? We've got your instructions ready for you to enter the district."

Looks like it's showtime. Are you ready?

((ooh; Event start! OOC information can be found here and here.))

Comments

[rekindlenpcs]

There are a few people gathered up by the cafe, but overall, there's no one looking to bother the group, much less impede their progress. One young woman gives the group a smile as they go past, then goes back to looking at the displays of flowers in front of her.

[primaveral]

Kanonno smiles back at the lady, but looks at her group members curiously when they're out of earshot. "How are the locals okay? I thought they couldn't generate their own energy."

[winged_knight]

"Braska and Kratos are correct," Wing chimes in, "It's up to us to complete this task and we should be at our best. We all have to resist this power drain and it will be easier done together."

Maybe it's a little melodramatic but that's mostly for the benefit of a certain blue-haired someone. He tosses Cu Chulainn a wink, "Would you like a better view? Maybe you'll spot the generator before anyone else..."

[cruxified]

Kratos is immune to pouting. He gives Cu Chulainn a blank look and lets go, expecting him to get back into position with the others. "If your energy is drained here, you will die," he says flatly.

His red gaze shifts to Kanonno. "It may be that they do not need the same energy to live, merely to power the city."

[beforetights]

He gulps. He doesn't want to die. He knows that heroes don't fear death, but he doesn't want to die quite yet.

"I..."

Then he hears Wing's offer.

"Yes, I'd like a better view."

[winged_knight]

"The consequences do seem dire but I'm certain we can prevail. It's a simple matter." Wing nods at Cu Chulainn, "Please, by all means then, climb up and hang on."

He pauses then, putting one knee to the ground and a hand out, offering the boy plenty of easy handholds to climb up his frame. Wing will help along the way of course, and there's a comfortable enough spot to sit or even stand between Wing's head and shoulder nacelle. "Let me know when you're settled and we can move on."

[beforetights]

Cu Chulainn more or less forgets his earlier fatigue when he sees the giant offering him a ride. He quickly climbs up to Wing's shoulder and sits there.

"I'm fine now. Wow! You're really tall! I can see much from here!"

[rekindlemods]

[Indeed he can - over the next set of buildings, Cu Chulainn and the taller memebers of the group will be able to see their destination, a smaller, round building tucked in behind the shops.]

[primaveral]

Kanonno nods at Kratos' answer, but any thoughts she has on the matter she keeps to herself with a puzzled expression. A dying city is nothing to sneeze at, but she was under the impression that the locals were also at risk of illness from the drain. She's not sure how to feel about the discrepancy.

...But that's not really important right now. She smiles at the group's new scout and calls out: "What do you see up there?"

[beforetights]

"A bunch of buildings. And one that looks different from all of the others."

He calls back to her.

[winged_knight]

"Well done, young one. You have good eyes." Wing moves in the direction of the round building, happy to carry Cu Chulainn the entire way or stop and let him down at a moment's notice.

One thing is certainly surprising: he didn't expect this district to actually be inhabited and in use. If they have power to run cafes and flower shops, what exactly do these generators power?

He tucks the thought away for further investigation, focusing on the task at hand.

sorry my dw notifs are TWO HOURS LATE today

[cruxified]

Kratos is thinking something along the same lines as Wing though he doesn't voice it. With the threat of a runaway child absolved, he's back in mercenary mode. He follows the group towards the strange building that houses the generator, still resting one hand on the hilt of his sword.

[endsorrow]

Braska tucks away his own questions so that he might ask someone next chance he gets, even if it's Mai. He follows Wing's lead, not being nearly as tall, using his stave as a walking stick.

[rekindlemods]

A sign hanging near the building marks it as the location of the generator - they've definitely come to the right place. The door of the building is solid, with nothing to be seen through it, and it's a little on the short side for Wing to keep Cu Chulainn on his shoulder without bumping the poor kid into something. It's also unlocked, for when they're ready to go in.

[cruxified]

Kratos glances around. He can't sense anything strange, but he wants to make sure they aren't going to find some monster guarding the generator building. Once a JRPG character, always a JRPG character.

"Is it unlocked?"

[beforetights]

"Wow! Is this the generator? It looks so cool!"

He stands up from his position on Wing's shoulder and reaches for the door frame now that's he's high up enough. He wants to try swinging from it.

[primaveral]

Kanonno picked up on Kratos' caution and was about to offer to open the door while he keeps an eye out for anything suspicious, but Cu Chulainn's antics take precedence.

So instead, her babysitter mode activates to scold him.

"Hey! That's dangerous!"

[winged_knight]

Wing stands stock-still, freezing in place after his hands come up. He doesn't want to move forward out from under Cu Chulainn, but he is ready to catch him should he fall.

Sadly though, that means his bulk is blocking the doorway unless one is slim enough to slip under his elbows and open the door into the room.

"Young one, don't you want to be one of the first inside?" Emphasis on 'one of' since Wing is following along with Kanonno's notion of getting the door open and checking the room first.

[beforetights]

He looks down at the woman.

"Oh come on, I'll be care--"

And then he hears Wing's suggestion.

"Of course I do! It's my mission!"

He releases his hold on the door frame and starts scrambling down from Wing's shoulder.

[cruxified]

Kratos sighs, waiting for the rest of the group to enter. "At least be cautious. We don't know what could happen."

Even though nothing has happened so far, he's still not going to back off his point.

[endsorrow]

Braska calmly walks into the room, outwardly cheerful, but his eyes are scanning the room with a mixture of curiousity and caution. Though there have yet to be any threats to the group's safety, some habits are hard to kill, and so, like Kratos, Braska remains on guard. With Wing and Kanonno occupied with the child, that means he should be alert and ready in case something happens.

[rekindlemods]

There's no one in the room but them - it just seems to be a small entry hall. The door across from them is likely bit more secure than the one they just came through, with a security panel next to it, but it currently stands open, waiting for the group. Beyond it is a hallway and the faint sound of a man humming to himself.

[cruxified]

"Someone's here," Kratos warns as they cross the threshold, his hand moving to the hilt of his sword. Long before most normal people could detect the humming, he could hear it in the room beyond. And possibly breathing and heartbeat but he wasn't about to tell them that much.

That's just creepy.

[winged_knight]

Wing's been hanging back, waiting for everyone else to enter first, in case there's not much room for him. He's also keeping an eye on their rear guard just to be safe, though it's not out of any large amount of suspicion.

He starts at Kratos's comment though. "It's...occupied?"

The conversation he had with Irene comes back to him; she'd said all they needed to do was touch the generators.

It's then that it hits him. And he makes an awkward sound, slightly aghast.

Did they mean the generators were...people?

[beforetights]

Cu Chulainn, meanwhile, tries to imitate the man's humming.

"How'd he get here before us? Is he already hugging the generator?"

He pauses to look back at Wing.

"Do you think he's tired the same way we are? If he's alone in there, nobody's hugging him, right?"