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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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

No one needs to stay here.

[...he shakes his head at the question. That's kind of an odd request...]

All right.

Guess we just do it the hard way, then. What's he look like? In case I find him first.

His name's Ryoji. Black hair, blue eyes and a mole under his eye. ...He usually wears a yellow scarf. [but who knows if they've let him keep that.]

[Derek nods as he files away.]

All right, then.

[And he suddenly tenses.]

Down!

[And he turns as a real security guard leaps around the next corner. Derek's gun is out and already aimed, the guard's knee suddenly spurting blood and bone. Derek strides towards the man, gun still aimed and ready, expression grim.]

[The attack is sudden but Minato's Shadow-trained reflexes cause him instantly to crouch down, low but ready to spring back up or roll aside. The expression on Derek's face calls for a different reaction, though.] Don't kill him!

[Derek doesn't take his eyes from the guard, or change his expression, but...]

I won't kill him. Unless he leaves me no choice. [To the guard]

...you follow? Because I won't repeat it.

[Said guard seems to be too busy clutching his knee to answer. His own handgun has spun across the floor and out of reach. He's still conscious though, for the moment.

Minato stands up, watching the scene warily but without more protests. ...It's been a while since he'd seen someone shot in front of him.]

['Seems' being the operative term as far as Derek is concerned. He doesn't waste time, knocking the guy out before he can get a chance to prove he's incapacitated by pain...or that it was a ruse.

A few moments after that, Derek's rigged up a battlefield dressing for the knee, as well as firmly gagged and trussed the man up with the sleeves of his uniform. Embarrassing, no doubt painful, and likely to leave the hapless Malnosso maimed for life, but still alive.

He stands, looking over at Minato.]

Ready?

[painful, but efficient. He nods.] Let's go.

[Derek silently leads the way, stopping at each door and peering in. Although he doesn't go into any of the rooms, he'll swipe his card at each door, propping them open by stuffing bits of the guard's uniform into where the doorknob catches would fit. It probably wasn't much help for anyone inside, but at least it gave them a chance.

They went through several corridors this way, Derek's stride becoming more predatory as they went.]

[The cells actually all seem to be empty. It's a little worrying... Minato isn't sure how many kidnapped people there are at the moment, but it should be more than this. What if Ryoji isn't even here? Catherine had implied this wasn't the only renegade facility...

...Well, they won't know until they search it all. Derek seems to know where he's headed somehow. Minato is starting to wonder if he has some kind of extra sense.]

[It helps that Giles, Sheik, and he had reconned the floors the day before. But there is</> something odd about the way Derek slides along the walls like a predator, pausing every so often to close his eyes. When he does, he takes several deep breaths through his nose, canting his head this way and that, as if listening for something.]

[He stops while Derek pauses, watching the corridor behind them in case more guards appeared.]

[Since he's been here, his senses had been torqued so high, it was almost painful, but he'd gotten used to it. Even so, it was still hard to track through steel and glass, and it takes Derek a few minutes to catch a hint of what he was looking for--tell tail signs left behind as the Malnosso transported their victim from cell to lab and back again.

Raphael's scent was faint, and almost masked by the constant use of the hallways by the resident lab techs, but it was there...]

...Think what I need is that way, [He finally says, looking over to Minato.] want me to go with you while you locate your friend?

[He considers for a moment, but then shakes his head] Splitting up might be faster.

[staying in this place any longer than necessary was probably a bad plan.]

All right. Watch your back. Took down most of them, but there's always the chance they'll send more.

[he nods.]

Thanks. You, too.

Will do.

[And with a parting nod, he disappears off into one of the side corridors]