Bastion NPC ([personal profile] bastionpc) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2015-02-07 08:56 pm

Event: Day 278 [open]

Who: Vee, Zee, and you
Open: Open
When: Day 278
Where: The Skyway, in the Pyth Orchard
What: GIMMICK BOSS BATTLE
Format: action
Warnings: Both NPC and PC death is possible, based on choices made during the event

[At about midday on Day 278, the taller of the two teenage Ura comes running in to the Bastion from the Skyway. Anyone who has talked to this pair of boys will know how odd this is, because they are usually inseparable.

He's out of breath, but he will call out as he runs towards the monument.
]

Help! Help, it's Zee, he's- He's in trouble!
freedom_engineer: (Default)

Also later

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-16 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
[And just as Zulf went off to track down the little trouble-makers, Colin's bringing the possible core to track Nathan down. If it's not useable, he'll still learn something new.]

Hey Nathan, I've got something I need to ask you about.
freedom_engineer: (Impassive)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-16 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Colin reaches into his pack and pulls out the discolored shard/core.]

Someone decided to get cute with one of Pyth's bulls.

The power source had been stripped out, and this was inside in its place. I can't even begin to guess whether it's useable, or if we want to throw it over the edge and not look back.
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freedom_engineer: (Contemplative)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-16 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
The blackish-violet splotches seem to be where it was sticking out of the battery alcove on the bull. My worry is the swirls. In basic geology, that indicates mineral impurity, or at least a different composition from the rest of the gem.

[He frowns slightly, studying the core.]

Have you got a good test for core efficiency or stability? It seemed to be overloading the bull...
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-16 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Colin nods.]

... Preferably one that's been giving you trouble. From what I was able to tell by looking at it, the bull was cooking from the inside. An overload is likely.

I'll grab something to put the core on so we don't have to be holding it while we do this. ... You may also want to get some insulated gloves.
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-16 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[He was in charge of the engineering division on one of the largest ships in the galaxy. He's seen stupidity that Nathan would scarcely believe... He doesn't think poorly of people, but he likes to make sure safety's practiced at all times.]

[He gives Nathan a grin, and he reaches out to take the cables. After putting on his OWN insulated gloves, of course.]

Here goes nothing...

[He attaches the cables to the core, watching the core for reaction... he's sure Nathan will keep his eyes on the radio.]
bakegarasu: (look into his eyes)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-02-17 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately for everyone nearby, there's someone in the radius with a sword and the knowledge of how to use it.]

[Fortunately, he can't transform, or else there would be a lot of explosions.]

[Nevertheless, Otoha walks out of the training hall, katana in his hand. He twirls it idly while he looks around, and anyone who wanders nearby will need to move fast, because he's going to start trying to slice them up.]
freedom_engineer: (Irritation)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-17 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Colin isn't sure what he was expecting, but this definitely wasn't it. His eyes widen and his pupils dilate, and his eyes lock on the radio briefly.]

[He knew it. He KNEW it. He looks at Nathan, a look of anger on his face, before he turns to the radio and draws his pistol.]

[But, oh look, there's a swordsman who's come running out of the training hall. Were the waiting for this? A clever excuse to get rid of him, maybe?]


Go ahead and try it! I'm not going down that easy!

[So tempting to kill him, eliminate the threat, his gun is RIGHT THERE... but no, he's not going to kill someone just for being mad at him. Thousands of people are like that... if he killed every one of them, he'd just attract more attention. He can bring this threat down non-lethally, there's enough law here to deal with it when he's been incapacitated.]

[So yeah, he's just going to charge at Otoha.]
bakegarasu: (it's victory or nothing)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-02-17 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Otoha dashes forward with almost inhuman speed, katana slicing through the air towards Colin's chest. He's killed dozens of people, maybe even hundreds. This isn't a threat.]

[Well it sort of is, because this is someone clearly sent here by Eko. He knew the former Karas wouldn't give up so easily, but he was here first. This is his claim! He can slay as many mikura as he needs to. Machine enhancements or no, he can cut through them all. Maybe his yurine isn't here, but that doesn't mean he'll stop fighting.]
freedom_engineer: (Wicked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-02-17 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
YOU STUPID CHILD!

[Colin was so ready to take out the threat, but even with omnipresent Paranoia, his parents made DAMN SURE he wasn't going to turn into a psychopathic threat to the universe. So taking out Otoha is a secondary concern.]

[He probably can't stop Nathan from taking one cut.. but he can definitely tackle Nathan down and cover him. He throws his pistol at Otoha first, and his hand immediately goes to his waist. See, he's rather quick with grenades, for just this reason...]


Catch!

[He rips the grenade from his belt, popping the pin, and lobbing it up at Otoha's face next. He knows what's coming, he's not looking forward to it... but dammit, it's at least going to make dealing with Otoha more manageable.]

[He really hopes everyone else doesn't want to kill him, because he won't be in much of a condition to protect himself when the B&R grenade goes off...]
bakegarasu: (when will i be rid of you?)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-02-17 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Otoha slices through the pistol, deflecting it, and gets hit by the grenade, the neurotoxin spilling everywhere. He pauses for just a moment, before his body decides that it really does want to start vomiting and expelling waste.]

[He's alarmed for a moment, but even through the fluids he's going to keep going. Never abandon a mission. Die before you fail. He has to keep people safe. He has to do what he can. He has to, otherwise his life has no meaning.]

[So his accuracy is a lot worse, but he's still coming towards Colin, aiming to slice through him. He doesn't really want to kill Nathan too, but... well. Sacrifices have to be made sometimes, right?]
twinked_witch: (That makes no sense.)

[personal profile] twinked_witch 2015-02-17 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
[As Otoha started to approach Colin, the door burst open suddenly, and a figure that was vaguely familiar stepped in.

"Vaguely" was the word, because while the red hair and green dress clearly suggested Megaera D'Ashland... Most of the rest of the woman's body didn't. Megaera didn't have horns, after all. Nor red glowing eyes, a long devil-like tail, or cloven hooves in place of her usual booted legs. As monstrous as the form was, it was also beautiful in a strange, unearthly fashion.

Megaera had shifted to her true form as she ran towards the sound of the blast she'd heard a minute ago. There was something wrong, and she had to stop it. Even her panicked fear of revealing her true form had been overruled by the rage and desire to stop what was happening...

And then, she saw Otoha. Or rather, she saw something that resembled him, but was busy defecating, throwing up and coming at two people she more properly recognized with a katana. She didn't even manage to think, before her reflexes took control, adding targeted magic to the first words she spoke...]


Put the sword away. These people are no threat.

[To Colin and Nathaniel, it was nothing more than a now obviously familiar voice being extremely authoritative. To Otoha, it would attempt to slam against his mind, to tell him, on some level, that her words were true and should be followed.

Of course, it also might just turn him towards her if he resisted...]
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twinked_witch: (Wait what did you just do???)

Over at the Hospital...

[personal profile] twinked_witch 2015-02-17 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Over at the hospital, this fear wave happens to hit a certain green-dressed redheaded person who has been trying to hide her real identity for a while. Her eyes freeze for a few seconds, pupils dilating as she suddenly grasped her head.]

Something's... Here...

[For the moment, she's narrowly resisting the urge to transform to her true form entirely and freak the hell out.

Who wants to bring her over the edge?]
cyan_maid: (Unsure over here)

Outside by the Barn

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2015-02-18 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Jane hears it, faintly, a great commotion in the distance. The cannery's walls muffle it considerably, but it's enough for her to emerge and look around, concern furrowing her brow. It seemed to be...coming from the direction of that radio tower, but she can't exactly see anything. Anyone else would shrug and go back inside, but she's certain she's not hearing things, and her investigative urge compels her to at least try to get a better view.

She goes around the barn until she can see straight to the radio tower, and there's...definitely something going on over there. There's a figure of...something, she can't quite tell, and more yelling, and her first instinct is to run over and help - but if anything she was told about trouble stuck in her head, it was that you do not go in alone. If you're by or in the barn or any of the buildings near it, Jane may call out to you,]


Hey! You can hear that too, right? That commotion? That doesn't seem good at all!
findsrisks: (m'_'m)

[personal profile] findsrisks 2015-02-18 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Nanaki had been working nearby, and she frowns as she watches Jane. She can't quite see the radio tower from where she is, so she doesn't see the commotion quite yet.]

It should be okay, right? I mean, even if people do fight, the Bastion has that 'calm down' thing going on, so nobody should get hurt.
cyan_maid: (Eerm)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2015-02-18 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The "calm down thing"?

[Yelling still doesn't seem like a good sign of anything...also, hi Nanaki.]
findsrisks: (concerned)

[personal profile] findsrisks 2015-02-20 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's like, if people try to attack each other, suddenly it feels like the air is heavy and everyone just calms down a bit? I'm not sure how it works, but apparently it's the Bastion doing it. It just gets rid of everyone's will to fight.

[But she will come over to stand by where Jane is, so she can see what's going on over there too.]
cyan_maid: (I really don't...)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2015-02-20 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's...quite useful, actually.]

I'm not sure it's happening over there, though. I know I heard yelling...and it looks like something is going on...
findsrisks: ((゚.゚*)(*゚.゚))

[personal profile] findsrisks 2015-02-22 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Well...it couldn't hurt to go look, right?

[It's a bit of a distance, so the violence would be done by the time they got over there, at least.]
cyan_maid: (Come now!)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2015-02-22 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
That's what I think, but I'd rather not go alone. Will you come with me, Nanaki?

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