Look 'em in the eye, aim no higher

[avidita]

Who: Team Pride (Mammon, Robin, Eiji, Eda, Agent 3, Vastra), Team Virgo (Minako, Usagi, Oscar, Namine, Frisk), and the Tech Team (Doc Brown, Sarah)
What: Time to kick robot ass.
When: During Flowers Over Bones/Crown of Thorns performances, and then for some time after
Where: The respective venues, and then elsewhere
Warnings: Violence of an indeterminate amount

Tonight's the night. Jobs have been wrapped up, preparations have been made, and now the groups that have agreed to this little mission are gathering. The targets are the managers of Pride band "Crown of Thorns" and Virgo's "Flowers Over Bones". Respectively, they have a gig at Cat's Eyes Casino and a little club called Sidewalk Innocence. Two places that are near enough that a rivalry scuffle could be blamed in the aftermath...

One last exchange on the communicators, and then the groups are on their own to take out their target.


OOC Notes:
1. The managers have enhanced strength, endurance, and speed. Teamwork is required to take them down.
2. Feel free to decide on posting order or lack of one OOCly with your team.
3. The relevant top levels will be: Team Pride VS An, Team Virgo VS Angel, and Tech Crew.

Comments

Communicator

[avidita]

[Mammon's voice filters over the communicator to Virgo Team.]

I assume you're all in place, so... consider this a last chance if you have anything important to say to each other. As a reminder, even if you can't take out your target, then the very least you can do is not get caught.

Brown, I assume you and your assistant are on standby. If all goes well, we'll see you soon.

[For Pride Team, the illusionist is patiently making sure their gloves are on and that Fantasma is secure in her spot on top of their head. Both of them seem quite pleased about something.]

[woomy]

Hey! I can Super Jump again, so I can get to places really fast.

[ And also get outta jams fast too if the need arises. ]

[avidita]

[They glance over to her at that.]

How far?

[woomy]

Um, I could probably jump to the top of that building.

[ It's a skyscraper she can see the top of. ]

If I can see it, I can go to it.

[avidita]

[Well then.]

Can you do that when you're in ink as well?

Action?

[thetruehistorian]

[Robin volunteered to stick close to the illusionist and make sure they aren't disrupted. She sips from a covered cup of coffee made to go.]

That's a charming little smile on your face. Did something make you happy?

[avidita]

Fantasma has finally recovered from the trip here.

[Pleased herself, the little frog swells up.]

We'll have a lot more time for this mission than I thought we would.

[thetruehistorian]

Because of the frog?

[Robin cants her head to the side, curious.]

[avidita]

Yes.

[Normally they'd give this a secret... But this is a team they have to work with. Mammon continues.]

Fantasma can store my energy. If I start running low from maintaining the illusion, she can give me more again. I tend to reserve her for emergencies, but... this should count, I'd like to think.

Pride Team

[candothismuch]

[Eiji had come as soon as he could after his own shift had ended, bringing his bag with him. He sets it down and opens it up and on the inside there's not much, just a spare pair of underwear, some change, a thin black case and a strange three-slotted belt with a round scanner beside it. He picks the belt up and puts it on, attaching the scanner to the side of his waist.]

[avidita]

[Nice underwear, Eiji.]

I take it your equipment is still in good condition?

[candothismuch]

Yes, it is.

[The OOO Belt was a rather sturdy piece of equipment, not showing any wear or tear despite being an 800-year old relic.]

[eversohungry]

[Interesting bit of equipment, Eiji. Vastra, scarf tied over her ridges but otherwise seeming to be ready for a sword fight, approaches him and peers into the bag curiously.]

...I do hope you aren't expecting to soil yourself during this encounter.

[candothismuch]

[He glances at her with mild surprise at the statement.]

Those? Oh no, they're my underwear for tomorrow.

[lightthedarkness]

If anyone needs to be healed afterwards, just let me know, but try and stay safe!

[avidita]

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. We'll let you know if anything happens on our end. Don't be reckless on yours.

[lightthedarkness]

We can do this.

Team Pride

[avidita]

[Backstage of Cat's Eye means a lot of area. It's a popular place, it seems, with plenty of popular names that have all performed there at one point or another. That means there's a lot of room for various things that might be brought in- equipment, instruments, outfits.]

[For tonight, thankfully, it's a decent amount of empty space. All the instruments that are needed are on the stage, the stagehands are in the wings, and Mammon waits until the manager is alone and the other few there have their backs turned.]

[Their illusion sweeps over everything like a sudden tide over sand, fooling the outside world and crafting an imaginary one inside the illusion's boundaries. While it may look like an abandoned plateau, it's just a trick of the eyes.]

[Mammon hopes the rest of their group is professional enough to get right to it instead of being surprised, because Xie An is already getting to her feet at the shift.]

[thetruehistorian]

[It doesn't take much to get bystanders' attention turned elsewhere so that Mammon can begin their illusion. The soft aroma of flowers and barely noticed fallen petals are all that remain of Robin's hastily sprouted fingers, which tapped several peoples' shoulders and immediately disappeared.

She wasn't exactly ready to find herself immediately transported to the outdoors, but responds quickly enough. The bystanders look around in confusion, and then fall to the ground, their necks turned with chiropractic precision so that they'd fall unconscious but not necessarily die. If they have nightmares about disembodied arms growing out of their own bodies and attacking them after this experience, well. It'd be understandable.

At any rate, Robin nods to others. The way is clear. Time to move.]

[woomy]

[ Agent 3 is ready as well. her Hero Shot is out and tanks's loaded with plenty of ink. As Robin takes down the backstage hands with... hands, she darts out from her hiding spot, shoots bright green ink at the security cameras, and covers the ground with more ink. She changes into her squid form and disappears with only a few ripples showing where she is.

This isn't exactly like an Ink Battle, but her aiming skills and swimming agility still works just fine. She'll be able to provide back up support in the form of shooting with more ink and blinding Xie An's sight with ink if need be.

For now, she's going to be swimming circles around Xie An and hop in and out of the ink to keep her attention. ]

[candothismuch]

[Eiji isn't far behind in jumping into action. Once Mammon's illusion had taken effect and Robin and Agent 3 had started to act, Eiji quickly slotted in the three medals he needed, twisted it, and ran the scanner over them.]

Henshin!

[A second after his call, the belt sings a short jingle of "Taka! Tora! Batta! Tatoba Tatoba Tatoba!" and when the transformation finishes, Eiji is clad in full body armor. He runs forward with a short battle cry, the Tora Claws extending outward as he does and he takes a swing at the manager with them.]

Team Virgo

[lightthedarkness]

[Usagi wasn't transformed into Sailor Moon just yet, as the point right now was to blend in at the concert. She took a deep breath as she watched Rei and the rest of Flower Over Bones playing. She glanced around the venue, spotting the others involved.

They would need to get backstage, and to Angel. Her hands clenched and she swallowed. The point of the mission was to get the manager, but she'd be lying if she didn't want to ask Rei and the others to come.

But the chips couldn't be removed yet, and the whole band would need to come, and could they even do that as they were now? She took a deep breath and glanced around, starting to move towards Namine and the others.

If they couldn't get backstage on their own, perhaps they could have Namine portal them in and then grab the manager and portal to somewhere like the park to ensure that no one else got hurt in the fight.]

[hearted]

[Minako felt that familiar buzz under her skin, the rush of passion just before a battle. She'd tried to make sure she hadn't gone soft from lack of practice, and hopefully that was enough. It would have to be.

But for now, her focus was entirely on Phase 1. She stood alone, her hair somehow all braided up and rolled into a black cap atop her head, matching the rest of her muted outfit. Over the communicator, she whispered:]

Anybody see a stagehand? What do they look like, anyway?

[lightthedarkness]

[Usagi looked around and saw two men wearing black shirts and with earpieces in front of a door. They were big, they were burly, they were clearly security. Usagi wisely moved a bit further away from them.]

I'm very close to security. They're big, burly, and mean looking. They're wearing all black.

Ah-

[Usagi had moved up close enough to the stage well, more she had been pushed up close enough to the stage that she could see into the wings of the stage.]

Stagehands are wearing ear-pieces, one of them has bright red hair with freckles, black turtleneck, and dark jeans. Minako, if you can get close to me you can get a look at him too.

[hearted]

Got it!

[Minako creeps over, her heart hammering in her chest. One wrong move could get them killed, so she keeps a good distance.]

I'm gonna disguise myself as one to get close. We pounce as one, then chain up and pull 'em through. Think that's okay?