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Who: Frontliners, Infiltrators, Kidnappees (See here for info)
What: The attack on the base!
When: October 11th (all day)
Where: Renegade Malnosso Facility
Rating: Varies on thread!

It had been over twenty-four hours since the infiltration. The Malnosso were notorious for their long work hours, many pulling twenty hour shifts at any given time. Fortunately, each department had its share of private resting areas with beds to allow the overworked staff - or infiltrators - get some much needed shut eye between tasks. But now there allies were arriving. All the information they had gathered and sabotaged planned was about to go into play. Would they be successful?

As for the kidnapped, John's pill was finally starting to cancel out the effects of the drugs. Already brighter and more alert than before, it would soon be time for their escape and either flee or help their comrades storm the building.

The front line attackers had met with their strategist before the battle and were now positioned in the forested area around the facility, out of sight and mind for the Malnosso inside. All they needed was the sign to attack from their person inside.

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OOC Notes: Note that when the front liners attack, security checkpoints and Shifting should be disabled. For those curious about Floor 3, there is still no access to it. HOWEVER, there is no longer a Shift protecting it. If any character is reckless or foolish enough to access it, do so while considering the possibility of your character being seriously injured (or even killed!) in what ensues.

To recap: read Albert's OOC marching orders. Security guards are armed with short swords, night sticks, and hand guns. Most have normal human abilities, but higher ranked guards in high security areas will be highly skilled and may possess some amount of superhuman strength and speed. The Malnosso droids/drones all possess superhuman strength and speed. Since everyone is at full power, they are at 'half strength' relative to what people are used to. Brute strength and strong electrical attacks will be effective on them. It's also possible the infiltrators will keep most of them from ever activating to respond to the attack. They are not invincible and with enough effort, people should be able to handle them.
Note: Thanks to the infiltrators, most of the drones have been disabled and won't activate during the alarm. A small number will be present, but no more than twenty at the most.

Finally, going back to Floor 3, there will be a separate thread within the log for that. If someone attempts to enter it after the battle, I'll setup the scenario there for people to interact with.

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[That went smoother than expected. Almost too smoothly, and Raine is slightly on edge, even if her calmness on the surface keeps it at bay. Even though John had given them the modified codes, there was always the chance that something might not have been right. After all, it wasn't as if they would be around to see what happened on the upper floor once the machines refused to start back up again.

The elevator stops on the sixth floor, but the doors don't open. ... For half a minute, anyway. One of the researchers mutters something about inferior technology still being primary in the building, while another mentions just how expensive it would be to Shift from one place to the other. Only one of them heads off of the elevator at the sixth floor with Albert and Raine, however, while a couple of others move past them to step inside. Time to swipe in and keep moving.]

[It takes a great amount of control to go through the security checkpoints with the same amount of patience that they had yesterday; time is even more against them now, and yet they still have their cover for awhile longer. Hopefully they would be in and out without any trouble.

They pass by a pair of drones on the way to the main Shift machinery room, as well as several security guards. He holds his satchel a bit more carefully, looking down at his companion.] How are you feeling?

[Not knowing how much time was available, especially in a more watched environment, was an understandable burden. There simply was no time to worry about time. Just enough to focus on the task ahead. As calmly as possible. She keeps her voice low, even after the guards are passed.]

... Stressed. [Which is probably refreshingly honest of her, even if it's putting it lightly.] I'll feel better later. You?

Understandably tired. An exhausting few days. [He keeps the conversation shallow but engaging, knowing they looked less suspicious conversing than they did silent the entire time.] Your bad habits pale in comparison to the other researchers here.

[At the next checkpoint, he swipes his card and passes through ahead of Raine.]

... Indeed, it's very understandable. [Raine swipes her card at the checkpoint after him. Why did some of those guards have to stare? She unconsciously steps closer to him. It would take a little navigation, if it was anything like the previous room. The droids standing guard really did not help.] Being cooped up inside this building all day has me looking forward to some fresh air.

A few more hours until you have that chance, I'm afraid. [He notes Raine move closer to him, coolly glancing at some of the guards as they continue walking.

As they approach the area with the Shifting machinery, the same strange sounds they had heard on the upper floor become audible.]

... Indeed. [She tenses a little when it's evident they're closer to the area. Upstairs it had been easier. There seemed to be more of the machinery on this floor, and for the moment it seemed unoccupied, but that could change at any moment.] ... All right. Keep an eye out. I'll try to be as quick as possible.

Fine. We have a schedule to keep. [He finds himself repeating what Raine had said just the other day, and he steps away to open his satchel and pull out a few papers he had scribbled vague, useless notes on. He stands in the hallway, pretending to scan over his notes while he waits. A pair high-level administration managers walk by, talking about waiting for breakfast in the cafeteria...

The more employees he sees, the more he is convinced everyone in the facility is either complaining or barely repressing the urge to complain. He returns to waiting and keeping watch of the hallway.]

[Raine moves over toward the machinery in the back. They still seem to be in working order, unaffected by the ones above. It takes her a little more time to locate the proper consoles, but she begins the process as quickly as she can. Cutting the right wires. Inputting the right codes. All the while glad that yes, there was a safe way to do this without having to worry about any self-destruct mechanisms going off while they were there.

One. Two. She moves toward the last machine. ... There's an employee already there, and he gives her a somewhat questioning look.]

You should get some breakfast. I'll take over here for now. [He doesn't seem too impressed by that, but after some more persuasion - Raine continuing to bluff her way through, hoping that those other machines wouldn't start signaling anything before she got started - the Researcher hands her a few sheets of coded-paper and instructs her to keep the program running. He watches her critically for a moment before walking down the hallway.

Not much time now... she quickly starts to input the code once she manages to locate the keypad.]

[Albert moves to one side of the hallway as he sees another drone, holding his breath and frowning as it marches past. All the security points seem so far away while he waits for word from Raine.

He notices a researcher walking out of the room where Raine was supposed to be working on disabling the Shift machinery, taken by the grimly serious expression on his face.]

Is something wrong? [He calls out, slipping a pen out of his bag and writing on some of his "notes." The researcher twitches at the question, looking over at him before gesturing down the hall with a strangely discreet turn of the head.

"There's someone accessing all the machines in the back -- and she's definitely not running calibration tests. I'm going to call for security."

He glances down the corridor even as his mind races. Was Raine almost finished? Their escape may have just been compromised. He needs to buy time.]

Is that necessary? Shouldn't you confirm with others?

["Do you know of any tests other than calibration being conducted at this hour?" Albert remains silent, but shakes his head; the man was already too suspicious, and he didn't have the knowledge necessary to refute him. "That's what I thought. I'm going to call security."

He quickly pointed off to a corridor away from the direction of the elevators.] I saw a few patrolling down that way.

[The man nods and heads down the way Albert pointed out, leaving the strategist in the momentarily empty hallway. He places a hand to one ear and whispers quickly.]

Someone is suspicious of you. He's calling security.

Edited 2010-10-12 19:00 (UTC)

[While Albert talks to the man for those few minutes, Raine quickly finishes up what she has to do. Luckily the process itself doesn't take long, so moments after his whisper, she reemerges from the machinery filled room to join him, visibly tense. That security could be back here at any minute - unless they had been already alerted to the upper floor's troubles - and there wasn't much they could do about that.]

We need to get out of here, now. [Her eyes dart down the hallways, looking back at the path to the elevator.] I'll try to hide if necessary -- don't compromise yourself. Lets go.

[Albert nods curtly, not bothering with speaking further; there is no time to waste talking. He walks ahead, straight to a security door that opens before he can swipe his card. A yellow-coated employee blinks in surprise at the two frowning "researchers," then hurriedly moves out of the way to let them through.

One door down. But with both security guards and drones on the floor, they were far from safe at the moment. He can only keep moving forward, retracing their steps.]

[It doesn't help that these outer rooms are a little more populated. There seem to be more people ahead by the next checkpoint - a pair of security guards, an administration employee, and a Researcher are gathered around. Their voices are hushed, but words like "complications upstairs" and "technical staff" can be heard.

When Albert and Raine get close enough, the researcher approaches them, reminding them that they're having a 'mandatory meeting of all Shift personnel in twenty minutes, in area 06-111-03'.

Then they can swipe through. Another door passed. So far so good. Nothing questioned yet. Perhaps that other Researcher had a difficult time finding security after all.

... There are drones in the next area. The way to the elevators seem to be blocked.] ... Time to detour.

[Albert doesn't bother nodding since he's in front of Raine, but he turns down another corridor to bypass the section of the long hallway where the drones are patrolling. They pass by another security guard down this hallway, and Albert can't help but notice the guard pause. He forces himself to keep the same stride, turning the corner as he hears the female guard call out, "Hey!"

His hand clenches into a fist around his bag. In this new hallway, a janitor looks up from sweeping, confused by the guard's shout. Albert keeps walking. They needed to get more distance between them and the guard -- not to mention the drones that could be alerted any second now.

On the wall, he sees a sign that indicates that there is a stairwell ahead.]

[Raine keeps up the pace with Albert - though that guard noticing them - noticing her, especially - doesn't bode well. They're moving quickly, but the guard is faster, and her hand catches Raine by the arm as the pair reaches the stairwell.

She seems to be a younger woman, a little taller than Raine but similar to her in build. "Shift personnel on this floor have a mandatory meeting. Where are you going?"]

All Shift personnel? [Albert manages to sound exasperated as he looks back at the two women. He keeps in mind what had been said by that other researcher.] What could we possibly be meeting for at this hour?

[The security guard doesn't seem to think this is an odd question, though she doesn't quite look apologetic. "Something about the equipment upstairs being shut down? That was what I was told."]

Absurd. Someone can't simply shut down-- [He gives the guard a condescending look, turning back towards the corridor that would lead to the elevators.] Fine. We'll be on our way to the area, then.

[The guard releases her hold on Raine's arm, and waits for them to start walking, with a muttered. "Good. I know you won't be the last pair I need to redirect."

Once they're left alone once more, Raine speaks to Albert quickly, in a hushed voice.] You should go - I'll take cover until our next move. If that man is there ...

Precisely what I was thinking. [He doesn't move right away, though.] Get to the recreation floor at least, and be careful. [Even at this hour, there were still many employees milling around there.

Area 06-111-03, was it? That was on the opposite side of the building. He gives Raine a longer look, then turns heel and walks towards the elevator lobby.]

... Right. Signal me when you can.

[She turns away as he does back to the stairs. The way was clear, and there was no need to waste any more time.

Two floors down. At least there were extra rooms down there - rooms that wouldn't seem suspicious to duck into. Staying out in the open wasn't an option. Her pulse can't help but race once she's alone, though. She forces herself to take her time on the steps and calm down.

There was the fifth floor. The doorway was open - yellow jackets seemed to be milling about, apparently discussing mysterious 'incidents' that had started to take place earlier the next day. She continues downward. In her haste, she managed to miss the fourth floor exit completely - but that was no matter. The third floor was still curiously sealed off, much like any reference to it had been on the elevator. Something about the area seemed different, somehow, but -- it was better to stick with the plan.

Back up the stairs to the fourth floor - the exit door is closed, but she listens for any sounds outside of it first. The hall seems to be momentarily clear. Cautiously, she steps out of the staircase, though stays alert for any conversation that might float her way.]

[Albert uses the length of the hallway to take a deep breath, knowing this detour was something he would have to handle alone, like that cleanroom. He sees another security guard talking to another researcher, who promptly turns around to head to the opposite side of the building. When the red-eyed man notices Albert, he frowns. "Did you hear about this 'shut down' they are talking about?"]

No, I just found out from another guard. You would think we would know have been provided a hint before security found out.

[Soon enough, the two of them are on the same route as other Shift researchers, and Albert finds himself able to breathe a bit more freely.

...Until he recalls that he would still be on the floor when the other Shifting machinery shut down.]

Edited 2010-10-13 00:19 (UTC)

[There's a large room nearby, with a television. Raine lingers near it for a few moments, though there aren't that many personnel present. Yellows once more at work - one approaches another in a near panic, and the two take off further down a different hallway -, a blue and a green shirt deep in discussion, though it's impossible to tell about what from this distance. She can't help but notice that her energy level feels back to normal, as well. Perhaps proof that the shut down had worked properly- at least her magic was there. Not that it would do much good now, until they were in more of a position to help the injured. She moves on.

A pair of Scientists start to pass by her, deep in conversation about malfunctioning in their labs and the frustrating lack of Researchers downstairs, when they notice her presence.

"We were hoping there would be an extra one of you around. The machines are out of control down there. Hurry up and fix it instead of dawdling around here."]

... Malfunctioning? When did that happen?

[One of the scientists rolls his eyes, while the other informs her. "Fifteen minutes ago. Hurry up."]

Edited 2010-10-13 01:17 (UTC)

[There is a security guard -- possibly higher rank, by the way he was flanked by two drones -- waiting in the lab with the other researchers. No one sits; many have their arms crossed or seem to be multitasking, and Albert does his best to blend in as the security guard stands with two Shift researchers at the front of room. The Shift machinery upstairs had been shut down and technicians were trying to figure out what had happened. The security guard also mentions that a female researcher had been seem acting suspiciously around the machinery while calibration tests were being performed.

Had anyone seen her? Had she been seen with--

A frazzled security guard suddenly enters the lab, looking at the many frowning researchers in the room. She doesn't even bother apologizing: "This floor's been hit too; two of the machines are already down."

There is outrage and bewilderment amongst the researchers. Many of them push out of the lab, hurrying over to the sabotaged machinery. Albert follows after, not wanting to be trapped in the lab with such a smaller number. He can attempt to break away from there.]

Edited 2010-10-13 01:26 (UTC)

[Raine finds herself following the scientists back toward the Basement levels. At the very least, she'd be able to first hand see the chaos she had created. If the others had seized an opportunity in the confusion --

The elevator area seemed very busy. Apparently there had been a ... stall? The Scientist grumbles about having to wait, but eventually the doors are opened and the group take the elevator down. There's some hushed talk as floor three is passed, but mostly the chattering is on the unfolding mess at their hands. Some security exits at the B2 level. B3. B4. Raine can't get off the elevator until it hands on the last level. It was still just too crowded.

... There's a lot of activity. Almost too much, as cards are hastily swiped in to get through the checkpoint and the guards eye them all. Room numbers are shouted across the halls where issues are being reported present, and frazzled Researchers who never made it upstairs are running back and forth. Another group of scientists start mentioning the animals getting loose.

... She couldn't afford to get stuck down here. But already she's finding herself rushed along with a crowd to one of the malfunctioning areas. Maybe if she tries to look busy, she can find a way out of the chaos. For now, this looked like it was going to be a headache. A frustrated Researcher pushes her toward one of the machines and barks some orders at her. None of which she understands.

... Hopefully he wouldn't watch too closely.]

[Were any security guards following? No, it didn't appear that there were any behind him. He keeps walking, slowing as they turn through several hallways on the way to the Shift machinery.

Before long, he is trailing behind the other researchers, and he slips down another hallway before he reaches their destination. He can hear their irritated voices fading as they walk further away, followed by the swiping of several keycards as they head into another section of the floor.

Similarly, he swipes his card for the door he wants to enter, finding empty labs to either side of the hallway. He sidesteps a sign cautioning that the floor is wet, swiping his card again to enter a new corridor.

He freezes as he finds himself face to face with a drone walking down the same hallway he was in. Pressing up against the wall, he stays silent in hopes that it will pass by him -- which is does without hesitation. It was still running patrol, or perhaps heading to the Shifting machinery. Albert continues on, glancing into the elevator lobby before pressing the call button. Only a yellow coat occupies the elevator when it reaches the floor, and Albert enters before fluidly pressing the button for the first floor.

It isn't time to rest quite yet.]

[Thankfully, some relief comes in the form of Buffy Summers, so Raine isn't stuck in one place for too long. She and the woman will become a little occupied with aiding the chaos of the floor, so she won't be coming up just yet.

Every so often, she will find a chance to check the communicators, just in case there's something to learn--but mostly, she'll be preoccupied with this task.]

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