Operationlogs
The Hands Operation In Los Angeles California 241122
In the heart of Los Angeles, amidst a protest swelling with thousands of voices against corruption and inequality, a hidden battle unfolds far from the public's eye. The city, shrouded in the mysteries of the sudden disappearance of several community leaders, becomes the battleground for the Hand and the Crimson Syndicate. The Los Angeles Times building, under Syndicate control, is the prize in a struggle for dominance. Both factions, human and vampire alike, converge in the eerie calm of downtown Los Angeles, setting the stage for an altercation that would ripple through the very psyche of the city's inhabitants. Ash, Autumn, Aristotle, and their allies make their move, charging through the urban landscape, magic and might ready to clash against the dark forces at play.
Ash and Aristotle spearhead their mission, maneuvering through the chaotic dance of combat with a blend of supernatural abilities and mortal weaponry. The fight intensifies around the Los Angeles Times building, where magic sings in the air, and gunfire echoes through the streets. Allies and enemies are not always clear in the fray—Autumn, once believed to be a friend, charges with an arrow at the ready against novel, marking her opposition. Amidst the chaos, personal vendettas play out; Luciano faces down against Ash's bullets, and harrowing magical creatures inflict havoc on friend and foe alike. Despite the tumult, our protagonists push forward, determined to secure the checkpoint and claim victory. But as the Nightmare enfolds them and their numbers dwindle, the outcome remains uncertain, hinging on every shot fired, every spell cast, and every decision made in the heat of battle. In the end, it is not just a fight for control over a building, but a testament to the resilience of those who dare stand against the shadows encroaching upon their city.
At Thu Nov 21 2024, in the city of Los Angeles, California
Mission: Get to the designated site and continue securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building until the process is complete.
Throughout the new networks, the atmosphere in Los Angeles is tense but hopeful as thousands of citizens gather to protest against corruption, inequality, and the growing distrust in the political and corporate elite. The sun shines down on the city, but the air is heavy with anticipation. The streets are filled with a mosaic of people young and old, of all races and backgrounds united in their demand for justice and accountability. The protests began after the sudden disappearance of several well-known community leaders and activists, all of whom had been vocal in their opposition to systemic injustice. The exact cause behind their disappearances remains a mystery, but suspicions point to shadowy forces, with many believing that powerful, untouchable elites were behind their silence. A growing number of people disillusioned with a city controlled by corporate interests and entrenched political powers took to the streets to demand transparency and the truth.
Within the shadows of the Nightmare conflict stirs riling up the combined psyche of populace of Los Angeles, the Hand mobilizes its Peacekeepers for a decisive conflict with the local power known as the Crimson Syndicate. Little is known about this secretive group, but it is clear that their ranks are primarily composed of vampires, with a contingent of human foot soldiers. Recently, the Hand has been spotted in the Nightmare, advancing toward the Los Angeles Times building, a key landmark in the downtown area, currently under the Syndicates control. This battle appears to be a struggle for dominance over the building, with the outcome likely determining who will hold sway over the heart of the city.
Downtown Los Angeles
It is afternoon, about 61F(16C) degrees,
Autumn chants a few words and a puff of black smoke appears.
Autumn charges toward taxi.
Ash says "Van? "
Lenny charges toward alley.
Autumn says "Taxi for now."
Ash grabs a glowing red and white orb from their hip, tossing it as they whisper to themself, "Briar, I choose you!"
Luciano charges toward alley.
Aristotle says "Yeah. Let's move for the van."
Sam charges toward van.
Aristotle charges toward van.
Ash charges toward van.
Elias charges toward alley.
Autumn charges toward taxi.
Luciano charges toward alley.
Sam charges toward van.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Aristotle makes a supernatural leap to van.
Ash charges toward van.
Elias charges toward alley.
Ash throws their Pokeball :tm: and leaps into the sky, spreading out their wings as they give themself a shifted push as they fly over to the van, shifting back in mid air and dropping right into cover. They turn to look for an enemy - and find a few.
"Ugh. Downtown Los Angeles is so... crowded." Aristotle says, voicing his minor complaint as he moves through the nightmare towards his comrades.
Making her return to battle, Autumn chants under her breath some words of power and, while the puff of black smoke appears, she runs to take cover behind the taxi.
Lenny charges toward alley.
A Black Flame warrior in dark robes's eyes suddenly look bloodshot.
Lenny fires off a shot at van which damages it.
Luciano charges toward alley.
Sam charges toward van.
Novel runs towards the objective.
Aristotle charges toward van.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Luciano says "It's rush hour! What'd you expect?"
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Luciano with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near his feet.
A lightning bolt flashes down from the sky to strike A glowing salamander with fiery wings!
Lenny charges toward alley.
"Egg on my face. Certainly." Aristotle says, managing a laugh as he watches Ash shooting over towards Luciano.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Luciano which misses him.
Luciano jumps and staggers to the side at the sudden shot. "Oh fuck!"
Luciano starts to move a bit slower.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Lenny fires off a shot at Ash which strikes the van he's taking cover behind.
Sam charges toward taxi.
Ash grumbles, complaining instead, "Ugh. Earth is so... unmagical." So, they are forced to rely on bullets instead of fancy magics. To Luciano's benefit, it seems... though not a great benefit.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at Lenny, it misses him.
Aristotle raises his pistol, aiming his own shot at Luciano, following Ash's lead. It's then to the latter, Aristotle wonders, "Any allies of ours on the field? I don't recognize the faces."
Luciano fires off a shot at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Luciano with precision but less impact misses him.
Sam smirks to Luciano. "Hey Italy, wanna dance?" a smirk goes across his face.
Elias opens his mouth and icy mist rolls out of it. The mist swirls into the shape vaguely of a fox.
a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
A glowing salamander with fiery wings hurls a small fireball at Lenny, it misses him.
Lenny charges toward alley.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Luciano which impacts against his armor.
Novel notches back his crossbows with his pommel, and quickly fires a shot at alley, opting to jockey into a different position and readjust his grips, damages it.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Ash points to Autumn. "Autumn's the only Knight - oh, no, she's not on our side today? Damn. Nope, just us."
Lenny fires off a shot at A glowing salamander with fiery wings which misses her.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Sam charges toward Luciano.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Luciano with brutal precision. strikes his armor with bruising force.
Luciano fades out of the nightmare.
"Alright. I'm shooting everything, then." Aristotle says, taking a moment to reload before aiming his pistol down the field. "We'll try to clear them out and then go from there."
A small ball of icy mist forms in the hand of Elias, hurling it directly at A glowing salamander with fiery wings which ineffectually wounds her right arm.
A glowing salamander with fiery wings fades out of the nightmare.
Autumn says "Destroy alley then take down new Sun Human."
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they misses him.
Novel suddenly freezes in place.
Aristotle fires off a shot at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Ash says "Okay, the plush is mine."
Lenny fires off a shot at Autumn which misses her.
Ash says "And the fox is Elias'"
A small fire suddenly ignites on Lenny's clothes.
"...Whoops." Aristotle says, averting his aim elsewhere. "Good thing I missed."
Sam says "Fuck it, I'm charging the black flame."
Sam charges toward a Black Flame warrior in dark robes.
Ash fires off a shot at Lenny which completely misses him.
Aristotle says "Don't get impatient, Sam."
Ash asks Sam, "Why? They'll come to us."
Sam says "Fiiine! "
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Novel abruptly snaps a shot at alley, using his free hand to help brace the firing of the bolt, damages it.
Lenny fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact
Sam charges toward van.
Ash explains calmly, focusing on their targets, "Operations aren't like hunting. Here, the key strategy is find cover, stay behind it, and fuck your enemy's cover."
A small ball of icy mist forms in the hand of Elias, hurling it directly at Novel which misses him.
Aristotle says "We'll want to push closer to the pair of them when we have a chance."
Aristotle says "I think."
Novel's clothes freeze
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they misses him.
Ash says "Wait... damn it, Elias! Shoot the fox."
Lenny fires off a shot at Novel which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Ash says "And Elias. He deployed for the Forged."
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact
Aristotle says "Oh. Nevermind."
Ash says "Fuck that alley."
Sam fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Aristotle says "All the way to hell."
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Novel is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.
Sam charges toward alley.
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Aristotle holsters his pistol, opting instead to remove the rifle from his back. Aiming towards the alley, he fires off a few shots.
Lenny fires off a shot at Novel which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into alley with brutal precision. damages it.
Sam fires off a shot at Lenny which completely misses him.
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Autumn charges toward taxi.
The wind picks up.
Aristotle says "We're shooting the fox, right?"
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they ineffectually wounds his right arm.
Lenny swings his weapon at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope, it is parried by her.
Sam charges toward Lenny.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it completely misses him.
"Hey fuck you." Lenny grunts as he notices a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope come to the cover just to start fucking it up. He turns on it to hack at it with his machete
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking alley with precision but less impact damages it.
Ash nods to Aristotle in agreement, annoyed as their firepower gets lessened by Elias's wind powers.
a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Turning, Sam heads towards Lenny, shooting a few shots as he readies his knife. "Flirting?"
a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope throws a punch at Lenny, it is blocked by him.
Sam fires off a shot at Lenny which completely misses him.
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Ash yells to Lenny, "Hey, leave Briar alone! She's too cute for your abuse!"
Autumn charges toward taxi.
A small amount of frost forms in the air around Novel.
Novel fades out of the nightmare.
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they mildly wounds his left leg.
Lenny swings his weapon at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope, it ineffectually wounds her right leg.
a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope fades out of the nightmare.
Ash says "Novel is down."
Sam charges toward Lenny.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into alley with brutal precision. damages it.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it completely misses him.
Ash says "Briar's going down."
Ash says "Shoot that bird!"
Autumn charges toward taxi.
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Elias(gyrfalcon)'s eyes suddenly look bloodshot.
Sam charges toward Lenny.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at Elias(gyrfalcon), it misses him.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. misses her.
Lenny swings his weapon at Sam, it is parried by his bowie knife.
Lenny disarms Sam.
Ash says "Footsoldier on our flank."
Aristotle says "I'm gonna try to get closer to Sam."
Ash says "Alright.... "
Aristotle fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which misses her.
Sam launches a stab at Lenny, it completely misses him.
Elias charges toward taxi.
Autumn starts to look a little more unsure of herself.
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. misses her.
As a foot soldier clad in dark red attire gets closer, Aristotle shields his firearms and readies his bat.
Lenny swings his weapon at Sam, it is parried by his bowie knife.
growling, Sam seems mostly to be trying to keep Lenny busy, grinning from ear to ear.
Autumn says "Let us duel."
Elias says "Sounds like a plan."
Sam charges toward van.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it is parried by his 1860 Light Cavalry Saber .
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Autumn which is parried by her massive katana.
Ash says "Protect me, Ari?"
Lenny starts to move a bit slower.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
Lenny smirks, watching Sam as he tries to pull away. He waits patiently before he finds the right moment to rush out of cover to try and take out the man
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact
Lenny charges toward Sam.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Sam which ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Sam fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Sam which mildly wounds his right leg.
As instructed, Aristotle slips in between both Ash and a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, trying to shield him from harm. "I'll do my best." He promises, eyeing a foot soldier clad in dark red attire in the process.
Lenny says "Dumb fuck"
Lenny launches a tear gas grenade at van.
Aristotle disarms a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
Ash says "Yeah, that's what happens, Sam. Good job getting him out of cover, though."
Ash says "FUCKING TEAR-"
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Autumn which is parried by her massive katana.
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
And unfortunately, moments later Aristotle finds himself coughing up a the only two lungs he has. He flails with his weapon, managing to disarm a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, but ooh boy this whole breathing thing isn't working out for him at the moment.
Ash says, coughs and hacks, "Shitbag exhaust pupe fuckers?"
Lenny charges toward alley.
"I see I have much to improve after over two months," Autumn comments, parrying and swinging her massive katana against Elias's blade while taking the blows. "Been long time since."
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
As their blades clash against each other, Elias grins to Autumn, "Yes, it seems you have been training. Very good. That is the sword you were speaking of before?"
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Autumn which deflects off her shield.
Ash says, tries to impart some lesson, but too busy choking, "Sfergruhd!"
Bone armor appears on Elias.
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Lenny charges toward taxi.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It strikes her armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Autumn says "Yes. This is all I can do at this point of power."
Aristotle flails again as weaponry strikes him. He can't see. He can't breathe, but he managed to club someone with a bat, so, there's that. "Gah fuck this burns!"
Lenny says "I'm just in the battle and was gonna take out some guy but he stepped into a bunch of bullets before I could do the honors"
Lifting his sword into a high stance, Elias strikes down forcefully at Autumn which ineffectually wounds her left arm.
Autumn fades out of the nightmare.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Lenny with brutal precision. misses him.
alley fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle says "Ah. Alright. I'm moving in."
Aristotle charges toward Lenny.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Lenny which misses him.
Ash charges toward Aristotle.
Lenny charges toward van.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Lenny, it is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Lenny, it is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Lenny says "I dont know what you look like. If you look like a cuck. Then maybe it was you?"
Lenny swings his weapon at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, it impacts against her armor.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle charges toward Lenny.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Lenny which misses him.
Ash charges toward Aristotle.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Lenny, it is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Ash uses a mixture of flight, tactical deascension (falling), and swift legwork to make their way through, eyeing that feathery target.
Lenny swings his weapon at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, it is parried by her.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle makes a supernatural leap to Lenny.
Aristotle trips Lenny.
Lenny shoots Aristotle with a tranq dart.
Aristotle swings his bat at Lenny. It is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Elias charges toward bus.
Ash charges toward Lenny.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Lenny with brutal precision. misses him.
Aristotle lands in front of Lenny, lashing out with his foot and swinging at him with a bat just as he takes a tranq to the shoulder. It leaves him unsteadied, and he lets out a little, "The fuck?"
Lenny swings his weapon at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Ash growls, "Shit...," seeing Aristotle take a tranq.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Lenny! It is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Lenny charges toward Ash.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Lenny with brutal precision. deflects off his shield.
Ash flips Lenny off. "Man, fuck off - deal with the guy with the bat, no?"
Lenny charges toward Ash.
Lenny swings his weapon at Ash, it is parried by his 1860 Light Cavalry Saber .
Lenny trips Ash.
Aristotle charges toward Lenny.
Lightning crackles across Aristotle's skin.
Aristotle swings his bat at Lenny. It impacts against his armor.
"Ow what the fuck." Lenny grunts as he gets smacked in the back with something that knocks the wind out of him. He stumbles forward. Getting distracted from his attempts to try and off someone
"Ow what the fuck." Lenny grunts as he gets smacked in the back with something that knocks the wind out of him. He stumbles forward. Getting distracted from his attempts to try and off someone
Ash disappears as Lenny knocks them down, leaving Lenny alone to fight with someone once more.
Ash disappears as Lenny knocks them down, leaving Lenny alone to fight with Aristotle once more.
Lenny swings his weapon at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
"Ow what the fuck." Lenny grunts as he gets smacked in the back with something that knocks the wind out of him. He stumbles forward. Getting distracted from his attempts to try and off the spritely person..but they are gone now
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Lenny! It impacts against his armor.
Lenny fades out of the nightmare.
Elias charges toward Ash.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Elias(gyrfalcon) with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near his feet.
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Ash, they misses him.
"Over here." Aristotle says, swinging his bat as Ash 'disappears', leaving the other fellow out of the nightmare.
Aristotle charges toward Ash.
Elias charges toward Aristotle.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash sucks their teeth in disappointment to Elias. "You should have been with us...."
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists with precision but less impact misses him.
As Elias charges in, Aristotle throws him over shoulder, before calling in on his radio.
Aristotle speaks swiftly and quietly into a radio
Elias says "Yes, I should have, but I got pulled for the Forged."
Ash reminds Elias, "That's why I asked! I gave time to check your deployment status!" Nag, nag, nag - it's what they're best at.
Elias charges toward Ash.
Elias says "Yeah, being half a sleep is always the curse of things."
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it is parried by him.
Aristotle charges toward Elias.
Aristotle swings his bat at Elias. It is parried by his steel katana.
Elias says "There we go. What I was looking for."
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Aristotle which is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
A casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it is parried by him.
Aristotle does his best to avoid Elias' swing, raising his bat to deflect it. "Maybe you'll be with us on the next one, yeah?"
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Elias! It is parried by his steel katana.
Elias says "Yeah, that sounds good. Owww."
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Aristotle which is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Ash gives an enthusiastic, "Oooooooooh! There we GO, Ari! Get it!" As his bodyguard comes to play.
Aristotle starts to look a little more unsure of himself.
A casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge swings her weapon at Elias, it ineffectually wounds his right leg.
It seems Aristotle put a bit more oomf into that swing than they should have, because he's not very steady on his feet anymore.
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Aristotle which is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Aristotle swings his bat at Elias. It ineffectually wounds his right leg.
Aristotle disarms Elias.
A casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge swings her weapon at Elias, it ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Elias says "You really do hit hard Ari."
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
"I try." Aristotle says, stepping in close to try and twist Elias' weaponry from his person.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it ineffectually wounds his chest.
a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists fades out of the nightmare.
Elias swings his weapon at Aristotle, it completely misses him.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Elias! It ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Elias fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle sidesteps Elias' swing, rearing his own bat overhead to force him from the nightmare. "Focus on the soldiers." He says over to a casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge, before looking to Ash. "Can you head to Times?"
Ash runs towards the objective.
Aristotle charges toward a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near her feet.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it is parried by his 1860 Light Cavalry Saber .
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It impacts against her armor.
Ash continues to play tag with the icy fox, laughing along as they swing their blade. But, when a foot soldier takes away their prey, Ash immediately switches tactics, heading for the times even before Aristotle speaks, taking shots as they run - only to get a blade in the gut. "Triage," they cry out in pain, doing their best to make it.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which strikes her armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle runs towards the objective.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Aristotle fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Aristotle says "I'm on my way!"
Aristotle charges toward a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Ash grunts in acknowledgement, focusing on their opponent - then, their eyes light up a triumphant gold! With a wave of their hand, prismatic light shimmers over them... and they're gone, once more.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It is parried by him.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
One hit is what Aristotle can offer before he's struck and forced to take a knee. Though, Ash' tending to him gives him a bit of reprieve. "Thanks, Ash." He says, stepping in between Ash and a foot soldier clad in dark red attire as he seems to have a second wind.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It strikes his armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash murmurs, "It's what I do, best damned battle medic you can find, righchear."
"We have a bit of a break before more arrive." Aristotle says, taking the breather. "Let's try and knock this out in one piece. Who took Sam out?"
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash says "A foot soldier."
Ash says "Can you bandage my wounds, Ari?"
"I don't know how." Aristotle admits, glancing at Ash with a small frown.
Aristotle says "Where do you see the soldier?"
Aristotle says "Oh - sorry, misunderstood. The soldier took him out. Got it."
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash blinks... then they start scolding their president. "That should be the next thing you, learn! Everyone on the field should learn field triage! It's a basic need! That's like not having any skill with a ranged weapon! I can teach you if you need to... but you should never go on the field without the ability to support your teammates!" They probably keep nagging for a while longer, while bandaging their own wounds. It's immediately evident that doing it themself doesn't have the bes result, but it is what they've gotta do, here.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
"I know, I know," Aristotle says, much like a child would to a parent. "They /did/ teach me that during training, but... like, I didn't really pay attention." He admits.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with precision but less impact misses her.
Ash sights, drawling, "Well, I'll teach you again. That's a *major* blindspot."
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
Ash moves protectively towards Aristotle.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near her feet.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire starts to glow slightly.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
"Ah, there you guys are." Aristotle says, failing to duck in time a bullet that draws his attention westward. He shifts gears, withdrawing his pistol. "Alright, tag in. You work on the times, I'll try to fend them off."
Aristotle fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which misses her.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Ash which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Ash which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash nods, taking over wordlessly as they set upscome cameras - then cry out in pain as they still take Aristotle's shots. "Protect me?" They ask with a bit of embarassment, but it's better off this way. "I can take care of your wounds better, anyways."
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
Aristotle disarms a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
a casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it ineffectually wounds his right leg.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it ineffectually wounds his right arm.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It strikes her armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Ash eyes the next foot soldier, pointing out to Aristotle, "I can't take too much more of these fuckers...."
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by him.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it impacts against his slate-grey drab tactical vest with ceramic plates.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It is parried by him.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it impacts against his slate-grey drab tactical vest with ceramic plates.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash finds themself having to focus more on keeping themself standing than securing the location.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It impacts against his armor.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which impacts against his bulletproof vest.
Ash fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it mildly wounds his right shoulder.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which impacts against his armor.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it impacts against his armor.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which impacts against his bulletproof vest.
Aristotle fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it mildly wounds his left shoulder.
Ash and Aristotle spearhead their mission, maneuvering through the chaotic dance of combat with a blend of supernatural abilities and mortal weaponry. The fight intensifies around the Los Angeles Times building, where magic sings in the air, and gunfire echoes through the streets. Allies and enemies are not always clear in the fray—Autumn, once believed to be a friend, charges with an arrow at the ready against novel, marking her opposition. Amidst the chaos, personal vendettas play out; Luciano faces down against Ash's bullets, and harrowing magical creatures inflict havoc on friend and foe alike. Despite the tumult, our protagonists push forward, determined to secure the checkpoint and claim victory. But as the Nightmare enfolds them and their numbers dwindle, the outcome remains uncertain, hinging on every shot fired, every spell cast, and every decision made in the heat of battle. In the end, it is not just a fight for control over a building, but a testament to the resilience of those who dare stand against the shadows encroaching upon their city.
At Thu Nov 21 2024, in the city of Los Angeles, California
Mission: Get to the designated site and continue securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building until the process is complete.
Throughout the new networks, the atmosphere in Los Angeles is tense but hopeful as thousands of citizens gather to protest against corruption, inequality, and the growing distrust in the political and corporate elite. The sun shines down on the city, but the air is heavy with anticipation. The streets are filled with a mosaic of people young and old, of all races and backgrounds united in their demand for justice and accountability. The protests began after the sudden disappearance of several well-known community leaders and activists, all of whom had been vocal in their opposition to systemic injustice. The exact cause behind their disappearances remains a mystery, but suspicions point to shadowy forces, with many believing that powerful, untouchable elites were behind their silence. A growing number of people disillusioned with a city controlled by corporate interests and entrenched political powers took to the streets to demand transparency and the truth.
Within the shadows of the Nightmare conflict stirs riling up the combined psyche of populace of Los Angeles, the Hand mobilizes its Peacekeepers for a decisive conflict with the local power known as the Crimson Syndicate. Little is known about this secretive group, but it is clear that their ranks are primarily composed of vampires, with a contingent of human foot soldiers. Recently, the Hand has been spotted in the Nightmare, advancing toward the Los Angeles Times building, a key landmark in the downtown area, currently under the Syndicates control. This battle appears to be a struggle for dominance over the building, with the outcome likely determining who will hold sway over the heart of the city.
Downtown Los Angeles
It is afternoon, about 61F(16C) degrees,
Autumn chants a few words and a puff of black smoke appears.
Autumn charges toward taxi.
Ash says "Van? "
Lenny charges toward alley.
Autumn says "Taxi for now."
Ash grabs a glowing red and white orb from their hip, tossing it as they whisper to themself, "Briar, I choose you!"
Luciano charges toward alley.
Aristotle says "Yeah. Let's move for the van."
Sam charges toward van.
Aristotle charges toward van.
Ash charges toward van.
Elias charges toward alley.
Autumn charges toward taxi.
Luciano charges toward alley.
Sam charges toward van.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Aristotle makes a supernatural leap to van.
Ash charges toward van.
Elias charges toward alley.
Ash throws their Pokeball :tm: and leaps into the sky, spreading out their wings as they give themself a shifted push as they fly over to the van, shifting back in mid air and dropping right into cover. They turn to look for an enemy - and find a few.
"Ugh. Downtown Los Angeles is so... crowded." Aristotle says, voicing his minor complaint as he moves through the nightmare towards his comrades.
Making her return to battle, Autumn chants under her breath some words of power and, while the puff of black smoke appears, she runs to take cover behind the taxi.
Lenny charges toward alley.
A Black Flame warrior in dark robes's eyes suddenly look bloodshot.
Lenny fires off a shot at van which damages it.
Luciano charges toward alley.
Sam charges toward van.
Novel runs towards the objective.
Aristotle charges toward van.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Luciano says "It's rush hour! What'd you expect?"
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Luciano with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near his feet.
A lightning bolt flashes down from the sky to strike A glowing salamander with fiery wings!
Lenny charges toward alley.
"Egg on my face. Certainly." Aristotle says, managing a laugh as he watches Ash shooting over towards Luciano.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Luciano which misses him.
Luciano jumps and staggers to the side at the sudden shot. "Oh fuck!"
Luciano starts to move a bit slower.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Lenny fires off a shot at Ash which strikes the van he's taking cover behind.
Sam charges toward taxi.
Ash grumbles, complaining instead, "Ugh. Earth is so... unmagical." So, they are forced to rely on bullets instead of fancy magics. To Luciano's benefit, it seems... though not a great benefit.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at Lenny, it misses him.
Aristotle raises his pistol, aiming his own shot at Luciano, following Ash's lead. It's then to the latter, Aristotle wonders, "Any allies of ours on the field? I don't recognize the faces."
Luciano fires off a shot at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Luciano with precision but less impact misses him.
Sam smirks to Luciano. "Hey Italy, wanna dance?" a smirk goes across his face.
Elias opens his mouth and icy mist rolls out of it. The mist swirls into the shape vaguely of a fox.
a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
A glowing salamander with fiery wings hurls a small fireball at Lenny, it misses him.
Lenny charges toward alley.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Luciano which impacts against his armor.
Novel notches back his crossbows with his pommel, and quickly fires a shot at alley, opting to jockey into a different position and readjust his grips, damages it.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Ash points to Autumn. "Autumn's the only Knight - oh, no, she's not on our side today? Damn. Nope, just us."
Lenny fires off a shot at A glowing salamander with fiery wings which misses her.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Sam charges toward Luciano.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Luciano with brutal precision. strikes his armor with bruising force.
Luciano fades out of the nightmare.
"Alright. I'm shooting everything, then." Aristotle says, taking a moment to reload before aiming his pistol down the field. "We'll try to clear them out and then go from there."
A small ball of icy mist forms in the hand of Elias, hurling it directly at A glowing salamander with fiery wings which ineffectually wounds her right arm.
A glowing salamander with fiery wings fades out of the nightmare.
Autumn says "Destroy alley then take down new Sun Human."
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they misses him.
Novel suddenly freezes in place.
Aristotle fires off a shot at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope which sparks off the ground near her feet.
Ash says "Okay, the plush is mine."
Lenny fires off a shot at Autumn which misses her.
Ash says "And the fox is Elias'"
A small fire suddenly ignites on Lenny's clothes.
"...Whoops." Aristotle says, averting his aim elsewhere. "Good thing I missed."
Sam says "Fuck it, I'm charging the black flame."
Sam charges toward a Black Flame warrior in dark robes.
Ash fires off a shot at Lenny which completely misses him.
Aristotle says "Don't get impatient, Sam."
Ash asks Sam, "Why? They'll come to us."
Sam says "Fiiine! "
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Novel abruptly snaps a shot at alley, using his free hand to help brace the firing of the bolt, damages it.
Lenny fires off a shot at Novel which misses him.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact
Sam charges toward van.
Ash explains calmly, focusing on their targets, "Operations aren't like hunting. Here, the key strategy is find cover, stay behind it, and fuck your enemy's cover."
A small ball of icy mist forms in the hand of Elias, hurling it directly at Novel which misses him.
Aristotle says "We'll want to push closer to the pair of them when we have a chance."
Aristotle says "I think."
Novel's clothes freeze
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they misses him.
Ash says "Wait... damn it, Elias! Shoot the fox."
Lenny fires off a shot at Novel which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Ash says "And Elias. He deployed for the Forged."
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact
Aristotle says "Oh. Nevermind."
Ash says "Fuck that alley."
Sam fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Aristotle says "All the way to hell."
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Autumn charges toward Novel.
Novel is buffeted by a sudden gust of wind.
Sam charges toward alley.
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Aristotle holsters his pistol, opting instead to remove the rifle from his back. Aiming towards the alley, he fires off a few shots.
Lenny fires off a shot at Novel which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at alley, it damages it.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into alley with brutal precision. damages it.
Sam fires off a shot at Lenny which completely misses him.
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Autumn charges toward taxi.
The wind picks up.
Aristotle says "We're shooting the fox, right?"
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they ineffectually wounds his right arm.
Lenny swings his weapon at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope, it is parried by her.
Sam charges toward Lenny.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it completely misses him.
"Hey fuck you." Lenny grunts as he notices a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope come to the cover just to start fucking it up. He turns on it to hack at it with his machete
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking alley with precision but less impact damages it.
Ash nods to Aristotle in agreement, annoyed as their firepower gets lessened by Elias's wind powers.
a Black Flame warrior in dark robes fades out of the nightmare.
Turning, Sam heads towards Lenny, shooting a few shots as he readies his knife. "Flirting?"
a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope throws a punch at Lenny, it is blocked by him.
Sam fires off a shot at Lenny which completely misses him.
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Novel charges toward taxi.
Ash yells to Lenny, "Hey, leave Briar alone! She's too cute for your abuse!"
Autumn charges toward taxi.
A small amount of frost forms in the air around Novel.
Novel fades out of the nightmare.
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Novel, they mildly wounds his left leg.
Lenny swings his weapon at a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope, it ineffectually wounds her right leg.
a Vulplope - a plush vulpine jackalope fades out of the nightmare.
Ash says "Novel is down."
Sam charges toward Lenny.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into alley with brutal precision. damages it.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it completely misses him.
Ash says "Briar's going down."
Ash says "Shoot that bird!"
Autumn charges toward taxi.
Aristotle fires off a shot at alley which damages it.
Elias(gyrfalcon)'s eyes suddenly look bloodshot.
Sam charges toward Lenny.
Autumn draws and quickly fires an arrow at Elias(gyrfalcon), it misses him.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. misses her.
Lenny swings his weapon at Sam, it is parried by his bowie knife.
Lenny disarms Sam.
Ash says "Footsoldier on our flank."
Aristotle says "I'm gonna try to get closer to Sam."
Ash says "Alright.... "
Aristotle fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which misses her.
Sam launches a stab at Lenny, it completely misses him.
Elias charges toward taxi.
Autumn starts to look a little more unsure of herself.
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. misses her.
As a foot soldier clad in dark red attire gets closer, Aristotle shields his firearms and readies his bat.
Lenny swings his weapon at Sam, it is parried by his bowie knife.
growling, Sam seems mostly to be trying to keep Lenny busy, grinning from ear to ear.
Autumn says "Let us duel."
Elias says "Sounds like a plan."
Sam charges toward van.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it is parried by his 1860 Light Cavalry Saber .
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Autumn which is parried by her massive katana.
Ash says "Protect me, Ari?"
Lenny starts to move a bit slower.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
Lenny smirks, watching Sam as he tries to pull away. He waits patiently before he finds the right moment to rush out of cover to try and take out the man
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact
Lenny charges toward Sam.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Sam which ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Sam fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Sam which mildly wounds his right leg.
As instructed, Aristotle slips in between both Ash and a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, trying to shield him from harm. "I'll do my best." He promises, eyeing a foot soldier clad in dark red attire in the process.
Lenny says "Dumb fuck"
Lenny launches a tear gas grenade at van.
Aristotle disarms a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
Ash says "Yeah, that's what happens, Sam. Good job getting him out of cover, though."
Ash says "FUCKING TEAR-"
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Autumn which is parried by her massive katana.
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
And unfortunately, moments later Aristotle finds himself coughing up a the only two lungs he has. He flails with his weapon, managing to disarm a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, but ooh boy this whole breathing thing isn't working out for him at the moment.
Ash says, coughs and hacks, "Shitbag exhaust pupe fuckers?"
Lenny charges toward alley.
"I see I have much to improve after over two months," Autumn comments, parrying and swinging her massive katana against Elias's blade while taking the blows. "Been long time since."
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
As their blades clash against each other, Elias grins to Autumn, "Yes, it seems you have been training. Very good. That is the sword you were speaking of before?"
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Autumn which deflects off her shield.
Ash says, tries to impart some lesson, but too busy choking, "Sfergruhd!"
Bone armor appears on Elias.
Autumn swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Lenny charges toward taxi.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It strikes her armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Autumn says "Yes. This is all I can do at this point of power."
Aristotle flails again as weaponry strikes him. He can't see. He can't breathe, but he managed to club someone with a bat, so, there's that. "Gah fuck this burns!"
Lenny says "I'm just in the battle and was gonna take out some guy but he stepped into a bunch of bullets before I could do the honors"
Lifting his sword into a high stance, Elias strikes down forcefully at Autumn which ineffectually wounds her left arm.
Autumn fades out of the nightmare.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Lenny with brutal precision. misses him.
alley fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle says "Ah. Alright. I'm moving in."
Aristotle charges toward Lenny.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Lenny which misses him.
Ash charges toward Aristotle.
Lenny charges toward van.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Lenny, it is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Lenny, it is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Lenny says "I dont know what you look like. If you look like a cuck. Then maybe it was you?"
Lenny swings his weapon at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, it impacts against her armor.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle charges toward Lenny.
Aristotle fires off a shot at Lenny which misses him.
Ash charges toward Aristotle.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking Lenny with precision but less impact misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Lenny, it is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Ash uses a mixture of flight, tactical deascension (falling), and swift legwork to make their way through, eyeing that feathery target.
Lenny swings his weapon at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire, it is parried by her.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle makes a supernatural leap to Lenny.
Aristotle trips Lenny.
Lenny shoots Aristotle with a tranq dart.
Aristotle swings his bat at Lenny. It is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Elias charges toward bus.
Ash charges toward Lenny.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Lenny with brutal precision. misses him.
Aristotle lands in front of Lenny, lashing out with his foot and swinging at him with a bat just as he takes a tranq to the shoulder. It leaves him unsteadied, and he lets out a little, "The fuck?"
Lenny swings his weapon at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Ash growls, "Shit...," seeing Aristotle take a tranq.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Lenny! It is parried by his a rusty machete used as a sword.
Lenny charges toward Ash.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Lenny with brutal precision. deflects off his shield.
Ash flips Lenny off. "Man, fuck off - deal with the guy with the bat, no?"
Lenny charges toward Ash.
Lenny swings his weapon at Ash, it is parried by his 1860 Light Cavalry Saber .
Lenny trips Ash.
Aristotle charges toward Lenny.
Lightning crackles across Aristotle's skin.
Aristotle swings his bat at Lenny. It impacts against his armor.
"Ow what the fuck." Lenny grunts as he gets smacked in the back with something that knocks the wind out of him. He stumbles forward. Getting distracted from his attempts to try and off someone
"Ow what the fuck." Lenny grunts as he gets smacked in the back with something that knocks the wind out of him. He stumbles forward. Getting distracted from his attempts to try and off someone
Ash disappears as Lenny knocks them down, leaving Lenny alone to fight with someone once more.
Ash disappears as Lenny knocks them down, leaving Lenny alone to fight with Aristotle once more.
Lenny swings his weapon at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
"Ow what the fuck." Lenny grunts as he gets smacked in the back with something that knocks the wind out of him. He stumbles forward. Getting distracted from his attempts to try and off the spritely person..but they are gone now
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Lenny! It impacts against his armor.
Lenny fades out of the nightmare.
Elias charges toward Ash.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into Elias(gyrfalcon) with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near his feet.
A small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists conjures and launches a half dozen spinning jagged ice shards at Ash, they misses him.
"Over here." Aristotle says, swinging his bat as Ash 'disappears', leaving the other fellow out of the nightmare.
Aristotle charges toward Ash.
Elias charges toward Aristotle.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash sucks their teeth in disappointment to Elias. "You should have been with us...."
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists with precision but less impact misses him.
As Elias charges in, Aristotle throws him over shoulder, before calling in on his radio.
Aristotle speaks swiftly and quietly into a radio
Elias says "Yes, I should have, but I got pulled for the Forged."
Ash reminds Elias, "That's why I asked! I gave time to check your deployment status!" Nag, nag, nag - it's what they're best at.
Elias charges toward Ash.
Elias says "Yeah, being half a sleep is always the curse of things."
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it is parried by him.
Aristotle charges toward Elias.
Aristotle swings his bat at Elias. It is parried by his steel katana.
Elias says "There we go. What I was looking for."
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Aristotle which is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
A casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge swings her weapon at Elias, it is parried by his steel katana.
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it is parried by him.
Aristotle does his best to avoid Elias' swing, raising his bat to deflect it. "Maybe you'll be with us on the next one, yeah?"
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Elias! It is parried by his steel katana.
Elias says "Yeah, that sounds good. Owww."
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Aristotle which is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Ash gives an enthusiastic, "Oooooooooh! There we GO, Ari! Get it!" As his bodyguard comes to play.
Aristotle starts to look a little more unsure of himself.
A casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge swings her weapon at Elias, it ineffectually wounds his right leg.
It seems Aristotle put a bit more oomf into that swing than they should have, because he's not very steady on his feet anymore.
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it ineffectually wounds his forehead.
Spreading his stance while his blade in its sheath, Elias takes a quick, clean slice at Aristotle which is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Aristotle swings his bat at Elias. It ineffectually wounds his right leg.
Aristotle disarms Elias.
A casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge swings her weapon at Elias, it ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Elias says "You really do hit hard Ari."
Ash charges toward a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists.
"I try." Aristotle says, stepping in close to try and twist Elias' weaponry from his person.
Ash swings his weapon at a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists, it ineffectually wounds his chest.
a small fox-shaped entity make of swirling icy mists fades out of the nightmare.
Elias swings his weapon at Aristotle, it completely misses him.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on Elias! It ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Elias fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle sidesteps Elias' swing, rearing his own bat overhead to force him from the nightmare. "Focus on the soldiers." He says over to a casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge, before looking to Ash. "Can you head to Times?"
Ash runs towards the objective.
Aristotle charges toward a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near her feet.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it is parried by his 1860 Light Cavalry Saber .
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It impacts against her armor.
Ash continues to play tag with the icy fox, laughing along as they swing their blade. But, when a foot soldier takes away their prey, Ash immediately switches tactics, heading for the times even before Aristotle speaks, taking shots as they run - only to get a blade in the gut. "Triage," they cry out in pain, doing their best to make it.
Ash runs towards the objective.
Ash fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which strikes her armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Aristotle runs towards the objective.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
Aristotle fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which sparks off the ground near his feet.
Aristotle says "I'm on my way!"
Aristotle charges toward a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it ineffectually wounds his left arm.
Ash grunts in acknowledgement, focusing on their opponent - then, their eyes light up a triumphant gold! With a wave of their hand, prismatic light shimmers over them... and they're gone, once more.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It is parried by him.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
One hit is what Aristotle can offer before he's struck and forced to take a knee. Though, Ash' tending to him gives him a bit of reprieve. "Thanks, Ash." He says, stepping in between Ash and a foot soldier clad in dark red attire as he seems to have a second wind.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It strikes his armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash murmurs, "It's what I do, best damned battle medic you can find, righchear."
"We have a bit of a break before more arrive." Aristotle says, taking the breather. "Let's try and knock this out in one piece. Who took Sam out?"
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash says "A foot soldier."
Ash says "Can you bandage my wounds, Ari?"
"I don't know how." Aristotle admits, glancing at Ash with a small frown.
Aristotle says "Where do you see the soldier?"
Aristotle says "Oh - sorry, misunderstood. The soldier took him out. Got it."
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash blinks... then they start scolding their president. "That should be the next thing you, learn! Everyone on the field should learn field triage! It's a basic need! That's like not having any skill with a ranged weapon! I can teach you if you need to... but you should never go on the field without the ability to support your teammates!" They probably keep nagging for a while longer, while bandaging their own wounds. It's immediately evident that doing it themself doesn't have the bes result, but it is what they've gotta do, here.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
"I know, I know," Aristotle says, much like a child would to a parent. "They /did/ teach me that during training, but... like, I didn't really pay attention." He admits.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
Ash fires a quick shot from his rifle, the bullet striking a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with precision but less impact misses her.
Ash sights, drawling, "Well, I'll teach you again. That's a *major* blindspot."
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
Ash moves protectively towards Aristotle.
Ash's rifle booms, the recoil jolting him slightly as the shot slams into a foot soldier clad in dark red attire with brutal precision. sparks off the ground near her feet.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire starts to glow slightly.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
"Ah, there you guys are." Aristotle says, failing to duck in time a bullet that draws his attention westward. He shifts gears, withdrawing his pistol. "Alright, tag in. You work on the times, I'll try to fend them off."
Aristotle fires off a shot at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire which misses her.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Ash which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Ash which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash nods, taking over wordlessly as they set upscome cameras - then cry out in pain as they still take Aristotle's shots. "Protect me?" They ask with a bit of embarassment, but it's better off this way. "I can take care of your wounds better, anyways."
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
Aristotle disarms a foot soldier clad in dark red attire.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
a casually-dressed bodyguard with a police badge fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by her.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it ineffectually wounds his right leg.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his left arm.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it ineffectually wounds his right arm.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It strikes her armor with bruising force.
a foot soldier clad in dark red attire fades out of the nightmare.
Ash eyes the next foot soldier, pointing out to Aristotle, "I can't take too much more of these fuckers...."
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which misses him.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it is parried by his spiked baseball bat.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It is parried by him.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his left shoulder.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it impacts against his slate-grey drab tactical vest with ceramic plates.
Aristotle raises his baseball bat overhead to swing it down on a foot soldier clad in dark red attire! It is parried by him.
Aristotle moves protectively towards Ash.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which ineffectually wounds his right shoulder.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it impacts against his slate-grey drab tactical vest with ceramic plates.
Ash continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
Ash finds themself having to focus more on keeping themself standing than securing the location.
Aristotle swings his bat at a foot soldier clad in dark red attire. It impacts against his armor.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which impacts against his bulletproof vest.
Ash fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Ash, it mildly wounds his right shoulder.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which impacts against his armor.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it impacts against his armor.
Aristotle continues securing the security checkpoint of the Los Angeles Times building.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire fires off a shot at Aristotle which impacts against his bulletproof vest.
Aristotle fades out of the nightmare.
A foot soldier clad in dark red attire launches a stab at Aristotle, it mildly wounds his left shoulder.