We're more than carbon and chemicals

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: Fighting Third Party
When: 26th, 27th, 28th, 1st, and 2nd
Where: The Southern Farmlands
Summary: See here for overall details.
Rating: Probably gonna be gorey in places :|a

DOESN'T NEED A CUT. People should know how this works, if not, just follow other people's lead. I'm gonna set up some strategist threads at the top, for the four strategists to use if they want to, otherwise people should start their own threads.

((Mod Note: Since this has been asked a few times, just fyi, the livestock do not talk. Happy hunting!))

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/reads everything very carefully a million times

[herotypical]

[ she nods. ] I'm going strong. [ she wrinkles her nose at the scythe blade before wiping it off on the thigh of her jeans. ]

XD SAVE THE DOOR! SAVE IT!

[all7seas]

Perhaps I will get the chance to clean you up after all. [He doesn't wait for her reaction.] The elites---hard to kill?

i feel woe for the door.

[herotypical]

Hardish. And those wings...armoured. But, lucky me, I'm harder.

[ she therefore saves her reaction for post-answer. catching his eye for a moment and judging his sincerity. the keyed up energies of the battle lead her mind to a particularly physical scenario that she has to shake out of her mind. since when should she ever realistically imagine jack sparrow in the shower, anyway? ]

yus

[all7seas]

[When Jack Sparrow was still living in the heat and hot water world of C4, he adored showers. The sensual creature in him enjoyed standing under the hot water for an hour at a time, especially as the weather got colder and he began to miss the Caribbean heat.

The case was different, of course, in the cold wilderness of Cullen House. But the draftees' hotel had its perks.]

You are a hard sort, mmm. When you've a mind to be.

[Jack kneels by the body of the soldier he just dispatched, removing a dagger from its waist and stashing that in his coat.]

[herotypical]

[ she looks away from him, scanning the field. ]

When I have to be. [ it's a point of contention. her friends would often say she goes too cold, becomes like a wall to her loved ones -- too often. buffy doesn't like to think of herself as a permanent cold fish. ] So...do we head towards or away from that pack-o-three cresting that little hill.

[all7seas]

Toward.

[herotypical]

C'mon, then. [ she shoulders her scythe after switching it to her off-hand, unslinging the bow and holding it at her side. ] Watch my back.

[all7seas]

I'll watch all of you, Annie. [Jack has used up powder and shot; it will be swordwork from here on in.]

[herotypical]

Don't forget to watch the big scary bad guys, too. [ she doesn't turn her head, but the joking deprecation is unmistakable. ]

[all7seas]

[Jack does not answer. This is not his kind of warfare, not even close. Still, he knows that they won't be allowed back until the mission has been achieved, and this keeps him going.]

[herotypical]

[ the party-o-third-partiers has clearly spotted them, now. alarm bells should be ringing. such a small contingent of soldiers coupled with the fact that the shifting works on all in the vicinity -- including their own soldiers.

buffy brings the crossbow up and lets off a bolt when they've come into range. at this point, her aim is still fine although the bolt (thanks to the distance) doesn't make much of a difference.

she reloads from a narrow quiver. ]

[all7seas]

[The pirate draws the new dagger in his free hand and waits to see whether this next shot will do them any good. He will stand just behind her.]

[herotypical]

[ the next few bolts are off the mark. realization is setting in to buffy's mind -- the ultra-battened-down california girl swears colourfully under her breath and abandons the crossbow. discards it to the ground. plan b was always going to be a terrible plan because what were bolts against these guys? stupid medieval weaponry and their limited ranges and maybe a gun would have been g--no.

she keeps advancing, despite knowing that at least one of the approaching figures must be a shifter. ]

[all7seas]

Bugger. Annie! [Jack's tone is sharp as he catches up with her.] Be wary!

[herotypical]

It's too late to run. Let them get away and they'll get someone else. Or us again. [ fastidiously avoiding the word me despite the fact that she is the only one of their duo affected by the shifting. ]

[all7seas]

[The pirate consults his compass, and mutters several choice swears as he goes forward to meet them.] Then you will do me the honor of staying behind me, madam.

[herotypical]

[ reluctantly, she falls a few steps back. it isn't exactly obedience. there are three of them -- she won't be left unemployed. ]

Gee, since you asked so nicely. [ she sounds hostile, sure. but she's not hostile towards jack. ]

[all7seas]

[Jack wastes no time with a comeback. Even though he hates doing it this way, he charges in with sword drawn, aiming to cut the Achilles tendons of the first of the fighters--a regular soldier, nothing special about him. Once the man is moaning on the ground, he leaves and launches against the second...an Elite.

This is going to be significantly more difficult. The Shifter remains just behind, eyes glowing.]

[herotypical]

[ buffy has no intention of hanging back more than is absolutely necessary; in fact, she is keen on distracting that shifter for jack's sake so he isn't left engaging two enemies at once. the elite will be challenge enough.

she circles the two engaged in combat -- keeping half a glance on the downed soldier in case he should prove to be a problem again. her slayer abilities may be gone but her tactical training under giles is still firmly at play. ]

[all7seas]

[The pirate dances in and out, just out of reach of the other soldier. He is badly outmatched.]

[herotypical]

[ it's a thing she hates to see but joining that particular match would be a worse decision that going after the shifter. the sooner he is out of the way, the sooner she could clean up the one on the ground and give jack a hand. but the important question is whether she can get him out of the way at all.

she stops just short of the shifter's reach. the valentine's fight with kadaj was just over a year ago but she can still remember the shocks of pain and the debilitating hits. it puts more hesitation into her than she is used to. ]

1/?

[all7seas]

[It's not going all that well for Sparrow. He has landed a few superficial cuts and taken a few as well--to the arm, the side, the jaw. His quickness and canniness are keeping him in the game.]

[all7seas]

[At one point, though, he seems to catch a break; he darts in and opens a long, bloody gash along the elite's throat.]

[all7seas]

[And celebrates maybe too early.]

[all7seas]

[And doesn't realize his foe is still more than capable of delivering a crushing blow to his knee...]