Day 162, closed first, then open. | Come get in more trouble with Colin!

[freedom_engineer]

Who: Colin, Paarthurnax, and others later
Open: Closed, then open
What: Colin wants something dead, and he wants a team to do it
When: Day 162, after Rin's been stabilized and things have settled. (Gosh, sound familiar?)
Where: The Dragonfield, then the Monument as he looks to grab people
Format: Any

PAARTHURNAX!

[The urgency in Colin's tone was evident. He'd taken another bath to get the blood off him, but that scent was unmistakable.]

I need you, we need to hunt!




[Now that Colin had enlisted his air support, it was time to get a strike team. He had no snacks for bribery this time, just an eerie look of serenity on his face as he headed to the monument to track down some heavy hitters. He snagged his amplifier from his lab, so that when he speaks, he's not going to be hard to hear.]

HEY! I need our big guns out here, post-haste! We've got a mission, search and destroy time!

[Dare you approach?]

Comments

[wayofvoice]

[As if Paarthurnax needs to smell Colin to know blood's been spilled. He's already done a sweep near the entrance to the Skyway once everyone had left, taking in the familiar smell of pain and death.]

[He's already waiting on one of the small hills, drawn up as properly as he can be and his eyes settled on the shards of land in the distance.]

Name it, then.

[He doesn't ask if things have been settled with Rin and Night- Colin wouldn't be here if they hadn't been in one way or another.]

[freedom_engineer]

We've got a figurative wild dog out there that needs to be apprehended or destroyed. I'm not picky about which, in fact, I've got a preference for the latter.

[He approaches Paar's hill without hesitation.]

I'm suspecting it's a Gasfella, I haven't had a chance to debrief Rin yet, but all the signs are pointing to something big with a bladed weapon. That limits our targets considerably.

Are you willing to be my air support? When this thing dies, I don't want it to have time to wonder what's happening to it.

[wayofvoice]

Greh.

[There's no hesitation, just the steady rhythm that Paarthurnax's voice always seems to hold. But there's no mistaking the predatory way his body shifts.]

Once you know of the creature, tell me and I could find it for you in short time.

[Out of everyone in the Bastion, he knows he's the best suited for going long distances the quickest.]

@ the Monument

[therealprotagonist]

Search and destroy huh?

[Raimundo walks toward the guy with the megaphone-thing. The --Xiaolin-- Heylin Dragon isn't going to pass this up. He spoke with Rin after it all happened and it isn't hard to guess what they might be hunting.]

Mind if I tag along?

Re: @ the Monument

[freedom_engineer]

Hey, fresh-meat. I haven't had the opportunity to commit your name to memory yet.

[Colin grins at Raimundo.]

If you can dish out the damage and have no problem doing it, I want you along. ... But we're not killing everything. We have one target. Maybe, MAYBE a small group.

You good for that?

@ the Monument

[therealprotagonist]

[Raimundo grins back at Colin.]

Name's Raimundo. And if you want damage, I can give it. I am the Xiaolin...or Heylin Dragon of the Wind. I got the skills. Just tell me what to hit and I'll hit it hard.

[Rai knows he isn't as hard a hitter as Clay is but he can dish out the punishment. After all, he did take out Kimiko and Clay at the same time with his element. It's be easier if he had some Wu but he's fresh out of those. He'll make due though.]

[windgod]

[Ippo heard Colin's shouting from the hospital room and seeing Rin still asleep, nodded and got up to leave. His eyes were gaunt and his jaw felt stiff...he had a feeling he knew what this was all about, but he'd reserve judgement until he was there to ask questions. He made a quick pit stop at his room to pick up his gauntlets, but as soon as they were strapped on, he was off towards where he'd heard Colin's voice; with his brisk pace, it didn't take long for him to get to the monument.]

Count me in.

[freedom_engineer]

Ippo, fantastic. Looks like you'll get to put those gauntlets to the test, eh?

[He nods gratefully at Ippo.]

I'm going to want to leave sooner as opposed to later, but we're not going to be leaving just yet. I need to get a little more information before we strike. I don't want to hit the wrong target and make an enemy we don't need.

Believe me... if we hit the wrong guy doing this, our posse is going to have a posse coming after it. And that's gonna be bad news for all of us.

[windgod]

[Normally, Ippo was soft spoken...a kinder individual was hard to find, but here, in this moment, that kind man was gone. In his place stood someone with a fire burning in his eyes, a man who looked downright ready to kill...but Ippo knew that he couldn't jump the gun on this; Colin was right, they didn't need any more enemies...he didn't want to strike randomly either. There was only one head he wanted, and it was the one who'd killed Night.]

I understand, but when we do find it...I'm gonna use these to tear it to shreds. I don't wanna be able to recognize it.

[stormsinbraids]

Its about the two girls - Rin and Night, isn't it?

[ The wind on the Bastion hadn't given her more than a few bits of voice, a snippit of a girl broken in another's arms.

It was enough to have Chime flying to visit Rin, and for Tris to be crawling with some minor lighting. She has a very special spot of hatred for things that kill people - particularly those that she knows. Things that shake up her home, whether its somewhere she's staying - or all they have left. ]

I can help with both. And I can ask if Rin would like it to rain or something, because sometimes feeling like the sky is crying too makes people feel better.

[freedom_engineer]

Tris, good. I was hoping to have some force-of-nature level firepower on this one.

[He nods, and then he smiles a little sadly.]

I'm grateful for the help, and... I suspect Rin will be grateful for it too. She's been through too much, and this... Well. I don't know if I have the words to say more.

the Monument

[superdrowningskills]

[Considering the likelihood of the target of the search and destroy mission? Oooohhhhh yes, Alucard is most certainly approaching, and for once looking... rather distinctly like he's more angry than his expression alone is showing.]

I wish to join the hunt.

[freedom_engineer]

And I wish to have you along.

[Colin nods at Alucard.]

With apologies for the speciesist generalization... vampiric power is an object of horror stories for a reason, and I will be glad to have that turned on our enemy.

This... creature needs to be taken down hard and fast.

[dragonform]

[Ryu had gotten into a particular habit since coming to the Bastion. He would never really call himself a religious type, but he found himself visiting the memorial at least once during any particular day and offering a small prayer to the god of his people. Ladon may not have been able to hear it at all, but he felt that he should at least pay his respects to his people.

It's on his way home that he hears Colin's voice.]

What do you need?

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin watches Ryu's approach, and he nods.]

I need people who are able and willing to hit a target fast and hard.

And capable of holding back if needbe. We don't need to go on a killing spree. We need to bring down the RIGHT person...

[skysung]

Kitten's sense of hearing is somewhat higher than human, and Colin's voice is unavoidable. When she gets close enough, the lingering smell of blood is just as hard to miss. The blood isn't Colin's, she doesn't think. No injuries are evident on him, and the scent is half washed away. Someone else was hurt. Or worse.

She bares her teeth, looking up at Colin. "Destroy what?"

[freedom_engineer]

Colin looks at Kitten, and he gives her a sad smile before he shakes his head. "Something killed Night, and seriously wounded Rin," he explains. "They were two of our strongest, and it took them apart. We need to find what it is, and bring it in, or bring it down."

He crouches next to her. "We've had run-ins with things out on the Skyway before," he adds. "Some things don't want peace..."

[daughterofursa]

[Colin doesn't need any bribery for this one. Since moving the body, Zuko has already changed and retrieved her swords. Her thought had been to training, but this sounds like a better use of her time.]

You're going after the thing that got Night, aren't you?

[Her voice is too flat for it to sound much like a question.]

[freedom_engineer]

You got it in one.

[Colin nods in confirmation.]

Seem to have plenty of interest, too. I guess everyone can come together if they get riled up enough about something.

[Colin smirks slightly, though there's no pleasure to it.]

I'm gonna want to leave some people behind to defend this place while we're out, but we've still got room for a few more people. If you want to come along, I won't turn you away.

[findsrisks]

[Don't mind Nanaki, she's making a beeline for Colin. She's trying to catch them before they leave the Bastion.]

Stop, you can't do this!

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin blinks, and looks at Nanaki.]

What's up? You find something out?

[amphibian]

[Aoi has cried her fair share of tears today—she didn't know Night, but it was still a life lost, an awful slap in the face telling her that even here, she isn't safe.

But her eyes have dried for now when Colin rushes towards the monument, yelling about destroying, looking far too peaceful. She catches bits and pieces of the other conversations: they're talking about vengeance, killing, executions, justice, all in the same breaths—and it's just a Gasfella, but the ideas all ring too familiar, and she's left frozen and fearful.]

H-hey, don't you think we're sounding like some kind of mob here..?

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin looks at Aoi, and he gives her a sad smile.]

Yes, sadly.

[He shakes his head.]

But right now, we've got a major threat on our hands. And we need to get this creature while it's injured. Anything that can take down Rin and Night at the same time is not something I want to give the chance to recover.

[amnesiadragon]

[Ryu wanders out to the monument, looking drained and vaguely sick. He looks up at Colin, staring at him for a few long moments before shaking his head. He's not sure he wants to get involved. A friend has been hurt, which makes him want to go... but he knows what happens when he loses control.]

I don't... I don't know if I can really help...

[His voice sticks in his throat. He has questions for people, but he knows that now isn't the time to get answers.]

[freedom_engineer]

You don't have to, Ryu.

[He offers the younger man a warm grin.]

In fact, I daresay we probably have enough people now to handle this. I'd feel better if some of our stronger fighters stay behind, now.

This might be a trap, or a lure to get us to over-commit forces outside of the Bastion. I want some good, strong guards here, just in case.

Think you can handle watching over this place? Keeping it safe?