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As the skirmish rages on, operatives navigate treacherous territory under the crescent moon, silently pledging allegiance to their factions' dominance in this occult underground war. After a relentless volley of shots, parries, and strategic fallbacks, The Temple operatives begin to gain ground. Key players like Ethan maintain focus on the objective while directing fire to eliminate hostiles like Sarah and providing cover for Declan's crucial work at the terminal. Amidst the haze of bullets and the cries of battle, unexpected interactions unfold, such as Owen's remark about Harriet's strikes and Samantha's concern for Crikey, the baby crocodile. Eventually, as the dust settles and many fade from the nightmare, The Temple claims victory, holding the gateway to the underworld terminal and repelling the infiltrators in a monumental testament to their prowess and coordination.
At Mon Nov 13 2023, in a warehouse near Miami, Florida
Mission: Get to the designated site and continue capturing the gate to the underworld terminal until the process is complete.
Taking advantage of the upheaval in Miami, The Hand has launched a full on assault on Port Miami, one of the largest trading ports in the world. A local rival of the Syndicate is known for trading large quantities of humans through the port, having a base of operations somewhere in the South Florida Container Terminal. The terminal is well-known in the occult underworld for its infrastructure when it comes to this business - said to be inspired by the Syndicate in part and shielded off from all sorts of natural detection with layers upon layers of security. Thick walls that block out thermal imaging, underground dorms to hold slaves for extended periods of times - sometimes years on end, massive refridgeration systems to keep food from spoiling without drawing attention from naturals with constant shipments of food, a multitude of access points from amongst the containers and even its own power generators and corpse disposal services. The Hand, for whatever nefarious reason, intends to take advantage of the current war between the groups active in Miami and capture this infrastructure for their own purpose. To wipe out the locals and establish a base of power before peace is restored and greatly complicates any potential conquest. By opening the gates and disabling the guards in the Nightmare, under the cover of night and then send their operatives in in the real world, they hope to take out their ability to resist - or strike back, in one, fell, swoop.
Underneath the South Florida Container Terminal It is night, about 40F(4C) degrees, and the sky is partly covered by grey clouds. There is a waxing crescent moon.
Ethan says "Shit. " Asa says "where to!" Harriet charges toward container. Samantha draws a rune in the air with her fingertip, water vapor trailing behind her finger.
Samantha charges toward crates. Sarah charges toward crates. Jett says "Those crates look nice." Ethan charges toward Samantha. Lanie charges toward crates. Ethan says "Move to the forklift." Sarah says "Crates. " Asa charges toward Owen. Tomas charges toward crates. Asa is bathed in moonlight.
Harriet takes off running as quickly as her long legs will take her across the terminal. "Dear me, are these drug dealers?" is gasped out as she sounds entirely offended.
Harriet charges toward container. Owen looks around, trying to figure out why he hasn't been shot at, yet. It seems like that's a net positive. Nice.
Samantha charges toward forklift. Ethan says "We hold the forklift. Prevent the Hand from moving in." Lanie charges toward crates. Declan says "Moving. " Asa charges toward crates. Tomas charges toward crates. Declan charges toward forklift. Annie charges toward forklift. Sarah makes a dash towards the crates, eyes flitting about looking for potential threats as she holds up a rifle. "5 templars... This will moderately challenging."
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Ethan which misses him.
Harriet charges toward container. Jett charges toward container. Asa says "we change targets or still the crates?" Owen charges toward crates. Tomas nods vaguely in the direction of where he'd last seen the blue-haired young woman, saying, "Watch out for that one. Throws lights into your eyes. Easy to attack the wrong thing when she's involved."
"We have decent cover behind the crates, just take pot shots at them -- there is an enemy off to the northeast closing in as well," Jett calls back to the others, pushing his luck as he tries to close the distance between him and his enemies.
Lanie charges toward crates. Asa charges toward crates. Asa says "aight. " Harriet fires off a shot at Jett which misses him.
Tomas charges toward crates. Annie charges toward forklift. Samantha says "Hand are heading into cover behind those crates." Ethan says "Shoot it if you can." Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Ethan which misses him.
"Agh, nope.. she out ranges me with that gun.. one of you go be a meat shield," Jett says after fire goes his way and he turns to scramble back to the crates.
Harriet charges toward container. Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it sparks off the ground near his feet.
Sarah charges toward crates. Ethan charges toward forklift. Samantha's gun looks like it suddenly jams.
Samantha charges toward forklift. Jett charges toward crates. Harriet takes aim with her old English fox hunting rifle, pausing her run to properly stance herself.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which sparks off the ground near his feet.
"We use cover to fight, then worry about capturing later. There's too many of them for us to be reckless." Sarah states colly, then furrowing her brow. "Take out the Maven."
Asa says "can we get her this away?" "Fuck." Samantha curses when her gun jams, starting to fiddle with the action to clear it.
Sarah fires off a shot at Harriet which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Declan charges toward Samantha. Owen starts staring Samantha down with the gun in his hand, closing his eyes with an uncertain hum coming from his lips.
Annie charges toward forklift. "What's with the crocodile?" Annie wonders as she sprints past it with a curious, lingering stare.
Harriet fires off a shot at Sarah which strikes the crates she's taking cover behind.
Samantha says "That's Crikey." Asa charges toward Harriet. Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Ethan which misses him.
Asa fires off a quick shot at Harriet which
Harriet charges toward container. Jett successfully ducks behind the crates, setting his bow aside as he adjusts the vest over his torso.
"Seriously?" Declan asks.
Continuing to charge with purpose as he takes gunfire, Ethan retaliates by quickly readying his rifle and taking a snap shot. "Asshole," Ethan mutters.
Ethan charges toward forklift. Samantha charges toward forklift. "Hi, Crikey," Annie calls out once a name is given to it by Samantha.
Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it
"Forklift's out of effectie range," says Declan.
Owen says "Hey, at least it's not raining, guys!" Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Sarah fires off a shot at Harriet which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Ethan says "Shit. " Lanie says "...Crocodile? " "I can try an' charge down the Warden," Tomas grumbles, peeking over the crate. "But I'm pretty sure that'll get me downed by the Temple, eventually. What's the call?"
Declan charges toward Ethan. Annie charges toward forklift. Sarah fires off several shots at Harriet, missing each. She squints her eyes, looking irritated. "It would be nice if she'd stop moving."
Jett says "That's the spirit. Going to peek out and see if I can pot shot at the containers." Ethan says "Hold at the forklift for now." Samantha slips into cover behind the forklift, putting her back against it as she keeps trying to work to clear the jam in her gun.
Jett charges toward container. Asa says "would be pretty great... yeah." Harriet fires off a shot at container which damages it.
Asa charges toward crates. Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Ethan which misses him.
Harriet charges toward container. Ethan charges toward forklift. Owen charges toward Jett. Declan fires off a shot at crates which damages it.
Annie makes for a spirited sprint once her destination is within a few feet, tumbling behind the forklift and skidding next to Samantha with her rifle tucked over her knees.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which impacts against his armor.
Owen jogs along like Jett's the way to go, taking a minute to lean over and try at lighting a cigarette while he books it.
Sarah fires off a shot at Harriet which strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
Samantha charges toward crates. Lanie charges toward Owen. Samantha goes down to one knee, aiming down her sights at crates.
Ethan says "Yeah. Kill the crates if you can." Ethan says "Make it unsafe." Tomas charges toward Harriet. Tomas draws and quickly fires an arrow at Harriet, it strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
Jett charges toward container. Jett takes aim at container, nocking a bone-tipped arrow. The projectile whizzes towards container, shattering on impact and scattering shrapnel across the area. The attack damages it.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Declan which misses him.
Samantha says "I'm not sure if crates can die technically, but I'll do my best." Declan says "Trafficker on me." Owen charges toward Harriet. Declan fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which impacts against his armor.
Once Jett has closed the range just enough he draws a special arrow and fires on the container. "Be ready to fall back to the crates if needed," he briskly informs the others.
Sarah fires off a shot at container which damages it.
Ethan says "Anyone on them?" Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at crates with her M4, it damages it.
Tomas charges toward Harriet. Lanie charges toward Owen. Annie charges toward Samantha. Tomas draws and quickly fires an arrow at Harriet, it strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
Harriet fires off a shot at Jett which misses him.
Annie fires off a shot at crates which damages it.
Jett takes aim at container, nocking a bone-tipped arrow. The projectile whizzes towards container, shattering on impact and scattering shrapnel across the area. The attack damages it.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Declan which misses him.
Declan charges toward local trafficker wielding a gun. Jett charges toward crates. Asa charges toward Jett. Ethan says "I'll need a breather at the forklift. The rest of you engage the crates. Fall back to cover if needed, Hayes." Ethan fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which strikes his armor with bruising force.
Ethan charges toward forklift. Owen charges toward Harriet. Owen busts a number of ill-aimed caps at Harriet with a particularly reckless abandon, aiming to throw them off. The effort strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
local trafficker wielding a gun fades out of the nightmare. Declan throws a punch at local trafficker wielding a gun, it kills him.
Declan says "Understood. He's down." Declan says "Understood. He's down." "Falling back," Jett announces as bullets strike near him and one has him wincing from the impact into his vest.
Sarah fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
"Change of focus, templars attacking our cover." Sarah orders, "Get them off of our backs."
Harriet says "I can hear you, honey. It's... Well, I am the only Orderite here, it would seem. Rather brutal. But I'm also hitting harder than anyone else." Annie levels her rifle in the direction of where most of the action is happening, getting a bead on the crates before sending off a shot there, and immediately takes fire for her efforts.
Tomas charges toward crates. Lanie charges toward Owen. Jett says "Yes ma'am." Annie charges toward forklift. Jett charges toward crates. Harriet swings her weapon at container, it damages it.
Samantha goes down onto one knee, firing a series of controlled bursts at the crates, sending splinters flying.
Lanie gets her cardio in while she's here, huffing and puffing after someone and Owen, knife in hand and ready to swing.
Tomas heaves a sigh, turning about to head back towards the crates. "Right," he mutters. "Any chance we could put the Warden onto their case before ours, you think?"""
Ethan charges toward Sarah. Owen retreats from Harriet. Owen slows down his breathing and tracks Harriet with a stiff wrist, aiming for a more vital shot. The hot lead strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
Declan fires off a shot at crates which damages it.
Lanie gets her cardio in while she's here, huffing and puffing after Owen, knife in hand and ready to swing.
Asa charges toward Annie. Bone armor appears on Asa.
Annie fires off a shot at Asa which misses him.
Declan says "Asa's charging. Engaging." "Unlikely. We're right between them." Sarah comments with a shake of her head
Asa says "aaack! " "Doubt it - Templars to the north if anyone missed 'em," Jett lets the group to the east know as he hunkers down behind the crates once more to recover.
Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at crates with her M4, it damages it.
Ethan says "Where? " Tomas charges toward crates. Lanie charges toward Owen. Harriet fires off a shot at Jett which strikes the crates he's taking cover behind.
Sarah fires off a shot at Samantha which misses her.
Asa pulls hard on his bow, shooting at Samantha which misses her.
Declan fires off a shot at Asa which misses him.
Owen charges toward Harriet. Declan says "The junkie, sir." Jett charges toward Samantha. Ethan says "Engaging. " Asa says "oh shit oh shit oh shit!!!" Asa moves protectively towards Sarah. Jett draws and quickly fires an arrow at Samantha, it misses her.
Owen fires off a shot at Harriet which strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
Declan says "He's protecting Sarah." Ethan says "Engage him." Annie charges toward Samantha. Annie fires off a shot at Asa which sparks off the ground near his feet.
A red dot appears on Asa
Harriet is perfectly happy. Well, as one as can be while in battle, but she's stationed behind the container and doing all right for this very moment.... but... that will likely be short lived.
Ethan says "Focus fire on him." Asa says "fuck! " Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at crates with her M4, it damages it.
Lanie charges toward Owen. Lanie throws a small knife end over end at container, it damages it.
Sarah's gun looks like it suddenly jams.
Tomas charges toward Sarah. Sarah fires off a shot at Samantha which misses her.
Declan fires off a shot at Asa which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Owen charges toward Harriet. Jett charges toward crates. Asa says "oh frack!" Asa charges toward crates. Owen fires off a shot at Harriet which strikes the container she's taking cover behind.
Harriet peers over at Owen, training her sights onto them.
Annie fires off a shot at Asa which ineffectually wounds his right arm.
Ethan says "Resume attacking the crates." Lanie says "Just breathe, it'll be alright." Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at crates with her M4, it damages it.
Owen says "Little close, isn't it?" Ethan says "He's behind cover." Lanie moves protectively towards Owen. Lanie throws a small knife end over end at container, it damages it.
Harriet greets rather cordially, "Well, hello there," to Owen as she stands regally with her rifle aimed.
Harriet fires off a shot at Lanie which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Tomas charges toward Annie. Sarah fires off a shot at Samantha which misses her.
Tomas draws and quickly fires an arrow at Annie, it misses her.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Declan which misses him.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Lanie which misses her.
Ethan says "Engage the hawk-faced man" Ethan says "Out of cover." Owen starts to jog straight up to Harriet, holding a kitchen knife in his hand. It's already bloody. How unprofessional.
Declan fires off a shot at crates which damages it.
Jett charges toward Samantha. Jett draws and quickly fires an arrow at Samantha, it misses her.
Asa charges toward crates. Declan says "Being shot by a trafficker." Owen charges toward Harriet. Owen cracks a joint as he reaffirms grip on the handle of his blade, aiming a sneaky stab at Harriet where it might hurt most! The dirty shot is parried by her riding crop.
Annie fires off a shot at Tomas which misses him.
Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at crates with her M4, it damages it.
Annie charges toward forklift. Samantha charges toward forklift. Lanie steps right up to the plate, so to speak, taking a bullet for Owen while whipping a throwing knife back at the container.
Declan charges toward forklift. Lanie throws a small knife end over end at container, it damages it.
Harriet swings her weapon at Owen, it is parried by his bloodstained kitchen knife.
Tomas charges toward Samantha. Tomas draws and quickly fires an arrow at Samantha, it strikes the forklift she's taking cover behind.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Ethan which misses him.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Lanie which misses her.
Declan fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Samantha fires off another burst and then turns to dash back towards the forklift, slipping back into cover before it as she reloads her rifle.
Ethan charges toward forklift. Sarah runs towards the objective. Owen launches a stab at Harriet, it is parried by her riding crop.
Lanie moves protectively towards Owen. Asa says "Harri using a whip? what the fuck." Annie fires off a shot at Tomas which misses him.
Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it misses her.
Annie charges toward forklift. Declan charges toward forklift. Lanie launches a stab at Harriet, it is parried by her riding crop.
"Perhaps we should change our focus towards the capture point, this trading of blows back and forth will not be eff-" Sarah stares at Harriet. "...Is this an operation or some weird sex thing for the Order?"
Harriet swings her weapon at Owen, it is parried by his bloodstained kitchen knife.
Tomas draws and quickly fires an arrow at Samantha, it strikes the forklift she's taking cover behind.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Owen, it deflects off his shield.
Owen says "So, do you get out of the leather lair often?" Ethan fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which misses her.
Declan fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which misses her.
Sarah runs towards the objective. Asa is bathed in moonlight.
Jett charges toward Samantha. Jett takes aim at Samantha, nocking a bone-tipped arrow. The projectile whizzes towards Samantha, shattering on impact and scattering shrapnel across the area. The attack
Asa charges toward Harriet. "Hey guys." Samantha greets Annie and Declan, "Come here often?"
Owen cracks a joint as he reaffirms grip on the handle of his blade, aiming a sneaky stab at Harriet where it might hurt most! The dirty shot is parried by her riding crop.
Lanie moves protectively towards Owen. Tomas says "Gettin' choked between two different groups ain't lucky for us." Both of Harriet's eyebrows are raising, expressing some sort of sick amusement over all of this and smacking around Owen with viscious whips of of her riding crop.
"Nah," Declan replies to Samantha. "That an invite?"
"Hey Sam," Annie offers casually as some hail of fire rains around them, ducking her head for the duration of that onslaught.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it impacts against her armor.
Tomas charges toward Sarah. Asa pulls hard on his bow, shooting at Harriet which
Jett says "Just focus on the Templar for now, I think Owen and Lanie have the Orderite." Readying his rifle once the bipod is set up on the nearby forklift, Ethan is seemingly thrilled with the prospect of a target-rich environment. "No shortage of hostiles."
Lanie launches a stab at Harriet, it strikes her armor with bruising force.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Ethan, it is dodged by him.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Owen, it impacts against his armor.
Ethan launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it impacts against her armor.
Declan throws a punch at local trafficker wielding a gun, it strikes her in the stomach.
Samantha places her rifle on the top of the forklift to fire at the drug trafficker. "Sure." She tells Declan, "This is a five star forklift you know, free breakfast."
"From the capture point, we can force them to come to us. There's no point focusing on the Templars right now, just endless kiting back and forth." Sarah states with an annoyed tone
Jett takes aim at forklift, nocking a bone-tipped arrow. The projectile whizzes towards forklift, shattering on impact and scattering shrapnel across the area. The attack damages it.
Asa charges toward Ethan. Owen launches a stab at Harriet, it strikes her armor with bruising force.
Jett says "Alright, then send someone to the capture." Sarah runs towards the objective. Tomas says "I'm goin', but I'm a ways out." Asa says "goin' after that masked guy." Annie fires off a shot at Jett which misses him.
local trafficker wielding a gun fades out of the nightmare. Samantha lashes out at local trafficker wielding a gun with her spear, it kills her.
Tomas runs towards the objective. Jett says "Copy that." Harriet expresses, "I do believe my time is about up, but it was lovely to meet you," to Owen with a polite dip of her head.
Harriet fades out of the nightmare. Lanie launches a stab at Harriet, it mildly wounds her left arm.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Owen, it ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Ethan says "Focus your assault on the pale man" Sarah says "Harriet, please refrain from bringing my operatives into... whatever that whip thing is you're doing." Declan fires off a shot at Jett which impacts against his battle tested kevlar vest.
Lanie says "Bye bye now!" Ethan says "Nearly down. Finish him." Asa moves protectively towards Jett. Owen cracks a joint as he reaffirms grip on the handle of his blade, aiming a sneaky stab at local trafficker wielding a gun where it might hurt most! The dirty shot is parried by him.
Jett says "Thanks Stonehouser." Asa pulls hard on his bow, shooting at Ethan which
Owen says "She hits like a bitch compared to what I get at home!" Annie fires off a shot at Asa which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Declan says "Don't have any nades." Tomas runs towards the objective. Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at Asa with her M4, it sparks off the ground near his feet.
Asa says "where we goin' Jett..."
Owen fades out of the nightmare. Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Owen, it mildly wounds his right arm.
Jett says "Back to the crates, if I can make it." Declan fires off a shot at Asa which misses him.
Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it is parried by him.
Declan says "Who's the woman far off? Order?" Asa says "you're gona have to fucking make it." Ethan says "Think so." Asa moves protectively towards Jett. Ethan says "They're trying to cover for Sarah." Bone armor appears on Asa.
Declan says "Think we should charge?" Annie fires off a shot at Asa which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Tomas runs towards the objective. Ethan says "We should in a moment." Asa says "aaaack! " Asa says "Jett You owe me big for this..." Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Lanie, it is parried by her small hunting knife.
Asa fades out of the nightmare.
See society report battle 1 2 to continue. Declan fires off a shot at Asa which mildly wounds his left shoulder.
Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it strikes his armor with bruising force.
Lanie says "Owen's out. This was a pretty good practice run for us both!" Declan says "Asa down." Jett charges toward crates. "I sure do," Jett says as he ducks and flinched behind his comrade just before he fades out.
Ethan says "Good work" Ethan says "Move. " Ethan says "Charge. Now." Tomas says "God I fuckin' hate rifles." Ethan charges toward crates. Declan charges toward crates. Annie charges toward Tomas. Samantha charges toward Ethan. "I'm coming for you, Wilson," Ethan cheers in a sing-song voice, his rifle at the ready as he aims downrange.
Annie fires off a shot at Tomas which misses him.
Tomas runs towards the objective. Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Lanie, it is parried by her small hunting knife.
Ethan says "Kill the crates while moving. Get the man out of cover." Annie cracks a shot after Tomas after the initiative for a charge is ordered, falling in line right after the others with an occasional glance at a small baby crocodile.
Declan fires off a shot at Jett which strikes the crates he's taking cover behind.
local trafficker wielding a gun fades out of the nightmare. Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it kills him.
"Good job out there Lanie, you too Owen - if you can still hear us," Jett calls and then offers, "Did you get rid of the whip-lady?"
Ethan charges toward crates. Declan charges toward crates. Sarah continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Sarah runs towards the objective. Annie charges toward Ethan. Jett spots an opening, and fires off a shot at Samantha, hoping to hit them where it hurts. The attack misses her.
Lanie says "Yeah, the dominatrix is gone." Annie fires off a shot at Tomas which misses him.
Tomas runs towards the objective. Jett says "Templar rushing forward." "May want to preserve crates for us," Declan advises.
Lanie charges toward container. Ethan says "Agreed. Need to evict them from there though." Samantha curses when she gets clipped by an arrow. "Ow, fuck."
Declan fires off a shot at Tomas which deflects off his shield.
Declan says "Engaging the athletic guy." Tomas says "They're on my ass, now." Ethan charges toward crates. Declan charges toward crates. Sarah continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Tomas draws and quickly fires an arrow at Declan, it misses him.
"Cover the crates as long as we can," Jett requests as he lines up his shots.
Samantha charges toward Jett. Jett draws and quickly fires an arrow at a small, dark green baby crocodile, it sparks off the ground near her feet.
Tomas runs towards the objective. Annie charges toward Tomas. Annie fires off a shot at Tomas which impacts against his ballistic vest.
Ethan says "Engage Sarah when in range." Declan says "Copy. " Tomas says "Oh, fuck's sake - Doc, were you takin' capture point the whole time?" Ethan says "The rest are chaff." "All we need to do is buy time. Given time, we will win." Sarah states coolly, "Tomas, sprint back to cover as quick as possible. Don't let them take you out. Anyone fully healed up, take his place."
Tomas fades out of the nightmare. Declan fires off a shot at Tomas which mildly wounds his right leg.
Declan says "He's down." Ethan says "Good work" Ethan sarah charge
"...Or not" Sarah mumbles, shaking her head
Ethan charges toward Sarah. Declan charges toward crates. Sarah continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Jett says "Yeah, I'm not making it over there either." "Hit confirmed," Ethan mentions as his bullet flies.
Samantha charges toward Jett. Jett draws and quickly fires an arrow at Samantha, it misses her.
Annie charges toward Samantha. Annie fires off a shot at Jett which strikes the crates he's taking cover behind.
As he pulls back the bolt of his rifle to ready another shot, the muffled voice of Ethan chirps with a sing-song voice. "Wilsooooooon."
Samantha ducks and weaves as arrows fly in her direction, still charging towards Jett and his crates.
Declan fires off a shot at Sarah which misses her.
Sarah shakes her head, "My apologies, no time to play."
Ethan charges toward Sarah. Declan charges toward crates. Samantha charges toward Jett. Jett fires off a shot at Samantha which misses her.
Lanie says "Should I move? I'm at the container." Annie charges toward Samantha. Jett says "They're already at the crates, probably not Lanie." Annie fires off a shot at Sarah which ineffectually wounds her stomach.
Ethan says "All Templar operatives are to center your fire on Sarah." A red dot appears on Sarah
Sarah's gun looks like it suddenly jams.
Lanie says "Got it." Declan fires off a shot at Sarah which ineffectually wounds her right arm.
Sarah says "At this point, kite them as much as you can. We aren't winning a straight contest but we can achieve a partial victory." Jett says "Fire on the crates once I'm down, just to be a pest at this point." Ethan charges toward Sarah. Declan charges toward crates. Samantha charges toward Jett. Sarah fires off a shot at a small, dark green baby crocodile which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Jett launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Samantha lashes out at Jett with her spear, it is parried by his tactical hunting knife.
Annie charges toward Declan. Lanie charges toward machinery. Annie fires off a shot at Sarah which ineffectually wounds her right leg.
Lanie throws a small knife end over end at container, it damages it.
Declan dives in behind the crates. "Keep him busy," he says, sighting someone still.
Declan dives in behind the crates. "Keep him busy," he says, sighting far off still.
Samantha leaps over the crates and stabs at Jett with her tridents, "Hey."
Sarah fades out of the nightmare. Declan fires off a shot at Sarah which mildly wounds her right shoulder.
Declan says "Sarah's down." "Hey bubbles-- agh," Jett winces as Samantha comes in hot with the trident.
Ethan says "Good. Finish the rest." Ethan charges toward Jett. Ethan fires off a shot at Jett which strikes the crates he's taking cover behind.
Jett launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Samantha lashes out at Jett with her spear, it strikes his armor with bruising force.
Annie charges toward Samantha. Lanie charges toward machinery. Annie wrenches Jett's arm in a move which strains his left shoulder.
Jett fades out of the nightmare. A small, dark green baby crocodile launches a slashing rake attack at Jett with her claws which mildly wounds his right arm.
Ethan says "Good work." Declan says "Down " Ethan says "Who is the woman?" Declan says "No idea." "Hey," Annie calls out as she joins the party, karate chopping the guy on the neck. "Forgot my knife apparently."
Ethan says "Fine. Moving to objective." "Good boy Crikey." Samantha tells a small, dark green baby crocodile, kneeling down to give him some scritches.
Ethan runs towards the objective. Declan says "Understood, cover the Commander." "Good work all," Ethan mentions fondly, his voice muffled but no less pleased by the results. "Move to objective."
Lanie says "Owen, appointment at eleven if you can hear this..." Lanie charges toward machinery. Annie charges toward Ethan. Samantha says "Err... " Declan runs towards the objective. Declan says "We'll cover the Commander with our bodies if need be." Ethan runs towards the objective. Ethan says "Trafficker in the distance. Eyes open." Lanie throws a small knife end over end at local trafficker wielding a gun, it misses her.
Lanie charges toward machinery. Annie charges toward a small, dark green baby crocodile. Declan runs towards the objective. Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Lanie, it is parried by her small hunting knife.
Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it sparks off the ground near her feet.
Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it is parried by her.
Annie hugs her longrifle close to her chest and starts making a casual jaunt towards the objective, glancing over her shoulder as she hears gunfire ensuing behind her.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which sparks off the ground near her feet.
"Close to objective," Ethan remarks, temporarily lifting a hand from his rifle to press against the receiver in his ear. "Countering Hand progress shortly."
Annie charges toward crates. Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Lanie, it is parried by her small hunting knife.
Ethan runs towards the objective. Lanie says "Everyone else is out?" Samantha charges toward local trafficker wielding a gun. Samantha goes down to one knee before firing off a three-round burst at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it sparks off the ground near her feet.
Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it is parried by her.
"That leggy lady really did us a solid back there drawing all their fire away from us, huh?" Annie makes to mention now that they're mostly in the clear.
Annie charges toward container. Lanie says "How... how am I still alive of all the people..." Declan charges toward Ethan. "She really did. I'd raise her pay if she was on the payroll," Ethan mentions as he makes ready to reach the terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Samantha which misses her.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Lanie, it impacts against her worn kevlar vest.
Declan says "Who's she?" Ethan runs towards the objective. Ethan says "On objective." Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which misses her.
Samantha charges toward local trafficker wielding a gun. Samantha lashes out at local trafficker wielding a gun with her spear, it is parried by her.
Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it impacts against her armor.
Annie charges toward crates. Declan runs towards the objective. Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Samantha which misses her.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Lanie, it strikes her armor with bruising force.
Pulling what is likely the equivalent of a USB cable from a retractable part of his armor, Ethan hooks it into the terminal and simply lets whatever countermeasures that he has been provided to do their thing. "Alright, Templar R&D. Do your thing." As he lets the tech do most of the work, Ethan sets himself up by preparing a bipod for his Springfield. With eyes downrange, Ethan prepares to fire on the nearby trafficker.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which impacts against her armor.
Samantha charges toward local trafficker wielding a gun.
local trafficker wielding a gun fades out of the nightmare.
local trafficker wielding a gun fades out of the nightmare. Lanie launches a stab at local trafficker wielding a gun, it kills her.
"One less target," Ethan muses, pulling back the bolt of his rifle to ready another bullet.
Annie charges toward crates. Samantha charges toward crates. Lanie says "There's no way I'm gonnna make it through all of them to the capture point." Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Ethan says "Ah. Declan has it." "Think you're a better shot, sir," says Declan, minding the terminal now, though really he's just making sure it doesn't hang.
"My legs feel like jello now," Annie complains, slowing the stride of her pace as she decides right now is as good as a time to take a breather. "Time to hit the gym, I guess." She glances down at her feet, then at the objective point, squinting. "It's like I'm not making any progress," she comments.
Lanie says "But they're not even coming after me. I'm not that short..." Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Seemingly relaxed once more being in a prone environment with his eye trained through the scope of his Springfield, Ethan searches to and fro for any signs of hostiles be they faction or otherwise. For a moment, Ethan lets his scope rest on the incoming figure of Annie before he quickly moves it elsewhere. "You did good, Ann," Ethan mentions.
Ethan says "Fuck. You all did fantastic." "As long as I make it there before Crikey I won't feel so bad," Annie doles out some self-motivation, trying to pick up the pace after some encouragement is heard from the capture point.
Annie charges toward Ethan. Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
"Leave it to the Hand to start recruiting supes with massive drug addictions," Ethan comments as he continues to look downrange with his rifle, his bipod shifting to accommodate the weight of the Springfield it is hosting.
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Lanie does a robot dance near the machinery, purpoisely trying to get the attention the others in the psychic plane.
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
"I recognized a few of them, yeah," Annie replies after she's finally made it to the capture zone, dropping down on her bum with her legs sprawled out in front of her. With a long-winded exhale, she leans back against some of the walling that wasn't shot to pieces in the drawn out firefight they managed to squeeze out a win. "What's all this stuff for anyway?" she asks, gesturing to Declan and the work he's conducting.
Lanie says "Do you guys even know the robot dance?" "Dunno, but we won't let the Hand have it for free," says Declan, nodding at Annie at her arrival. "You need to run more."
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
"Operational intelligence says the Hand was trying to capture this infrastructure for reasons that I can only speculate at," Ethan muses, his eye still trained downrange as he watches for any incoming targets that have yet to reveal themselves.
Lanie says "Robot dance!" Lanie throws a small knife end over end at Samantha, it misses her.
With a grunt as he uses the lull provided to lift his head and rotate it a bit in an effort to relieve the tension, Ethan resumes his position once he sees the distant Lanie engaging with Samantha.
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
"I do," Annie has no qualms agreeing with Declan, unslinging her rifle from her shoulder. "I was going to start going to the gym today, in fact. But I kinda slept in. And then was promptly kidnapped," she shares her day with the gang, glancing over towards Ethan, studying the loadout he's brought. "Oh. Where's Sam?" she asks that magic question.
Samantha charges toward Lanie. Samantha lashes out at Lanie with her spear, it is parried by her small hunting knife.
Ethan says "I don't have a shot so you're on your own down there, SAmantha." Samantha twists out of they way of the thrown dagger and comes dashing around the back of the machinery, launching an attack at Lanie.
Lanie launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Lanie says "Hi! " "Hey." Samantha replies as she parries an attack. "Nice spot you've got here."
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Lanie says "Yuu're friends are kind of slow, huh?" "The fuck," Ethan curses at mention of the word 'kidnapped', something finally seeming to break his gaze at the scrap between Samantha and Lanie. "Who kidnapped you?"
"They're just doing the actual mission and stuff." Samantha explains.
Samantha lashes out at Lanie with her spear, it impacts against her worn kevlar vest.
Lanie says "Lame excuse!" Lanie launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Lanie says "Well, bye!" "I'm still figuring that out. I thought it was some busybodies sent by White Oak for skipping class," Annie alleges skeptically while she watches the two off in the distance duke it out. "Apparently not, but I was brought to that Wilson lady." She pauses to ask an awkward, "Shouldn't we go and help?"
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
"Right." Samantha replies flatly as she stabs Lanie out of existence.
Annie says "Oh yeah."
Lanie fades out of the nightmare. A small, dark green baby crocodile launches a slashing rake attack at Lanie with her claws which mildly wounds her left shoulder.
Ethan says "Out of range." Samantha fires off a quick shot at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it sparks off the ground near his feet.
"I totally had that one." Samantha complains to a small, dark green baby crocodile.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which sparks off the ground near his feet.
"Demolishers carrying," says Declan, mashing in an occasional input when the machine demands it.
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
Annie springs right back up onto her feet, scrambling for her rifle and braces the stock against the crook of her shoulder, promptly delivering a returning shot to the local traffickers sending withering fire her way.
"Why I insist on treating them as normal as possible," Ethan mentions as he watches the incoming presence of the new band of traffickers. "They're valuable assets."
Samantha charges toward local trafficker wielding a gun. Samantha launches an attack at local trafficker wielding a gun which is parried by him.
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Samantha says "Lot of traffickers..." Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which misses him.
Samantha lashes out at local trafficker wielding a gun with her spear, it impacts against his armor.
"We're getting hit here," Annie states the obvious, just in case the fire pelting their location wasn't enough. "I might need to like get patched up soon."
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
a small, dark green baby crocodile fades out of the nightmare. Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Annie fires off a shot at local trafficker wielding a gun which strikes the crates he's taking cover behind.
Ethan says "Shit. " Samantha charges toward machinery. Annie says "They've got cover at the crates, but we might be able to hold out." Ethan says "Deploying smoke." Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
Local trafficker wielding a gun launches a stab at Samantha, it is parried by her pair of fighting tridents.
Ethan throws a smoke grenade down at his feet.
Annie fires off a shot at crates which damages it.
"I believe in you," Declan declares as halfhearted moral support, crouched now in smoke.
local trafficker wielding a gun fades out of the nightmare. Samantha lashes out at local trafficker wielding a gun with her spear, it kills him.
Declan continues capturing the gate to the underworld terminal.
Local trafficker wielding a gun fires off a shot at Annie which misses her.
Annie fires off a shot at crates which damages it.
Samantha fires off a quick shot at local trafficker wielding a gun with her M4, it misses him.
The Temple has proved victorious.