Rescue Party

[tastes_of_honey]

My kid's looking for help for a rescue mission for a loved one, so is there anyone on my list willing to step up? We're not sure exactly what we'll be walking into, though it'll definitely have danger involved, but it's in a good cause. ::Namely, making Nagi happy. That they're rescuing Yohji is an unfortunate but necessary side effect.::


((All comers welcome!))

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[man-of-means.livejournal.com]

Yo.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Hey, Greed. Nagi's loverboy has been kidnapped. Possibly badly hurt. The people who have him aren't normal or pushovers. Interested in helping get him out?

[man-of-means.livejournal.com]

Sure. I never turn down a chance to bust heads. I hate bein' locked up in the office.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Cool, man. Thanks. I'll let you know when we have everybody together and we're ready to go headbusting.

[handle-gently.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you had a child... :o

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

He's not mine genetically--he's small, Japanese, and older than he'd be if he were mine--but I'm kind of his mom figure. Of course he came to me for help.

[handle-gently.livejournal.com]

Oh.

Well... I don't know if I would be able to be of any help, but...

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

We might need healing help. We're up against some superbad sadists.

[handle-gently.livejournal.com]

Okay. Then should I go, or would it be better if I stayed behind and like... waited for you to call me or something?

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

You know your capabilities better than I do. What do you think is best? Be with us to heal as we go or wait for our call after? Would you need somebody as your bodyguard if you came with? I won't judge, Hana, and honesty helps me plan. We could really use a healer. They're important in a dungeon crawl!

[handle-gently.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. If I left my gigai, there isn't much that would be able to hurt me, but it'd be a problem if something happened to it and nobody could see me. I suppose something like a bodyguard might be helpful, but I don't want to be a burden on anyone.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

A healer is a big enough bonus that I'm sure we can have someone bodyguard you. No burden!

[lifetimedestiny.livejournal.com]

"Schuldig? What happened?" Sena's tail goes twitchy.

You had to know announcing a rescue mission would bring Weiss-kittens out of the woodwork.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Schu had hoped so. And Catboi Sena is so adorable!!!::

Yohji has been kidnapped by sadistic nutjobs. Nagi and I are looking for operatives to help us go in and get him back.

[lifetimedestiny.livejournal.com]

And now Schu gets to see Sena in Srs Bizness mode.

"How many people are going in?" Too many and they'd be tripping all over each other--or they'd NEED a lot of people, dependent on the situation. "And what are we up against?"

Yes, he is already including himself in on this. Yohji's part of his team, darnit.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Nagi is working on getting some people. Final count isn't available yet. And you never know how many people are actually going to show up when it all goes down. Lots of people talk big. As far as I know, it's not a big group yet.

We're still gathering intel, but it looks like seriously powered big hitters.

[lifetimedestiny.livejournal.com]

"...big enough that I'd just get in the way?" Because if that is the case, then Sena'd let his fur lie back down. He knows that it'd be better to stay out of the way and let the big boys handle things if he'd just be holding them back.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

It may be. If we can find another role for you, though, we will.

[lifetimedestiny.livejournal.com]

"D'ya want me to let Ken and Aya know what's going on?" And Schu would probably get that he means the 2-for-1 deal Ken and Aya that Sena lives with at the moment. They're better at the whole fighting (and staying alive) thing than he is.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Yes, please. That'd help a lot. ::smile::

[lifetimedestiny.livejournal.com]

Sena nods and PINs out. He's not wasting any time on pleasantries. Even if it wouldn't get Yohji out of trouble faster.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Awwwww. Schu would have gotten some ear scritchies in if he could.::

[survivorsguilt.livejournal.com]

And about...twenty minutes or so later, Sena has been replaced with a very angry looking Ken.

This expression says 'who do I have to kill.' And he's more than willing to do it.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

That's an attitude I appreciate! Yohji's been stolen. We haven't gotten all the intel yet but the ringleader as far we know is a deeply evil science and supernatural guy and his various, brainwashed superpowered minions. We're gathering a group to go in, get Yohji, and take out as many targets we can. After all, they could come after us again.

[survivorsguilt.livejournal.com]

Ken nods. One thing though.

"What do you care?" Not that he's taking Schu's involvement for granted. Definitely not, because he likely wouldn't even have known what was happening if not for Schu telling Sena telling him. He just wants to know why Schu's getting involved in the first place. Motivations are fun things to know.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

I'm involved because Nagi wants Yohji okay and back. Nagi's my kid.

[survivorsguilt.livejournal.com]

"So it's not just out of the goodness of your heart. Good. I'd really think something were fucked up if you tried to tell me that."

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

I do have some goodness in my heart, but Yohji and I don't get along so this is all for my kid.

[traumkonig.livejournal.com]

Morpheus would shrug, but he has a baby green fire-lizard sleeping on his shoulder. "I don't have much of anything keeping me busy at home now. The Tower's fallen, I let the vessel wake up, and I have a new apartment so Crawford and the remnants of Eszett won't be bothering me."

Plus he likes Schu and finds the Nexus versions of Schwarz interesting, but like hell is he going to actually SAY that.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Great. We could use people with your experience, especially since we're up against some nasties. I'll let you know when the group is together and ready to go.

::Awwww. Sweet.::

[traumkonig.livejournal.com]

"I'll be sure to bring more toys with me, then," Morpheus comments. The green on his shoulder stretches and yawns, blinking her eyes open. He reaches up to stroke her absently.

"Will there be a briefing later on just what we're up against, or should I get you to tell me now?"

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

More toys are always appreciated!

We're still gathering intel. I'll give you a better picture once we have it. But the broad picture is that boss guy could have been running a Rosenkreuz program and he has a lot of brainwashed and/or crazy minions. We're still working on who, how, and what on the minions.

[traumkonig.livejournal.com]

"I'm assuming the 'boss guy' is intended to wind up very dead," Morpheus states, lips thinning. Nii has a gift for stirring up bad memories even when he's not actually there! The little green croons in an attempt at comfort, eyes whirling in yellow distress.

"I take it decisions on what minions end up dead will be made after the 'who' is worked out."

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

If we have our way, hell yeah.

Yeah. Some of the minions are victims that some members of our party will want to save and try to rehabilitate.

[traumkonig.livejournal.com]

Morpheus pets the little green, sending wordless reassurance. "Hush, Hokuto-chan. I'm alright."

It's amazing how many volumes of cynicism Morpheus' eyes can express. "Good luck to them. They'll need it if this guy is any good at what he does."

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Hokuto. Schu isn't going to say a word.::

::The two I know of I'm not endangering my butt for. If anyone needs to take them alive, they're welcome to try fighting them off without hurting them. At least Yohji hasn't been mentally tampered with, just scared shitless.::

[traumkonig.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Morpheus does not need his fixations poked. : /

'I have access to tranq throwing darts and knockout gas grenades. I can bring enough to share. Needless to say, if I'm in danger, I'll be fighting to kill, though,' Morpheus thinks in reply, his mindvoice matter-of-fact.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Good idea. Me too. And Hakkai, for instance, is a very powerful youkai. Hell yes, I'd defend myself to the fullest if I faced off with him.::

[sinofsurviving.livejournal.com]

Aya cannot believe he is here. Schuldig helped to rescue Kakyou. It is only right that helps Schuldig.

Schuldig has a child? He shudders internally.

"What do you need?"

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Yohji has been kidnapped by a bunch of overpowered sadists. My boy Nagi is looking for able-bodied fighting types to go in and help get Yohji out. Are you game?

[sinofsurviving.livejournal.com]

"Of course."

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Wunderbar. Thanks. We're still gathering intel on how many people we might face and what they can do and gathering people to help us go in. The kidnappers aren't pushovers. I'll contact you when we're ready to move.