☆TRACK VIII: I'LL REACH YOU BELOW

[interdimanagers]

Who: All rescuers!
What: The trio is here to give you the deets.
When: The evening of February 18th.
Where: An abandoned subway.
Warnings: Nothing predictable, but you never know.

“Word has it on the wire That you don't who you are. Well, if you could jack into my brain, You'd know exactly what you mean here.” ☆I'LL REACH YOU BELOW The notification is sudden. A several hours in advance, all rescuers will receive a ping over the network from Shep that they are to gather at a specific location late that evening. The location will not be given out until one hour in advance of the meeting, but they are advised to be ready to receive it and move out immediately. When they arrive, the meeting is taking place in an abandoned subway. At first it doesn't seem like there is a way in, but after slipping through the rubble in some collapsed tunnels, you'll find it. Shep, Gold, and Silver are all present, and will spent the first while doing a careful headcount of those that show up, until approximately 15 minutes after the starting time. The results seem to be disappointing. People who were here the first time are missing, that much is obvious just from looking around – the leaders’ unease with it is clear. However, it doesn’t cause them to panic or change the point of the meeting, either. At 11:15 PM on the dot, then Shep will begin the meeting by explaining what they are all there for: information. There have been details that the team has been holding back on giving until now, and Shep will somewhat sheepishly explain that it’s because they didn’t want the risk the change of it being leaked in the event that new recruits were incapable or unwilling to blend and lay low for the time being. Thankfully, he’ll explain, everyone here has more than proven themselves capable of working within Vista’s system. So, they’ve been brought together so they can be fully brought up to speed. Information will be delivered in three parts, by each one of the leaders. Afterwards, questions can be asked, and the rescuers will be allowed to mingle and discuss for a few hours. All the information is concise, and in the end the actual explanation will end up taking a half hour or less. Afterwards, Gold has brought snacks to share, as has become customary. Hopefully you like pastries. “So, if you've got the time, Set up the tone to sync. Tap in the code, I'll reach you below.”

Comments

[woomy]

"If I could go around shooting it. But I can't really do that around here without getting into trouble."

Except for the time when she used it to get on top of a roof. That was completely justified in her eyes, and it was in an alley where no one could see her.

[lightthedarkness]

"No no, that's not what I mean... what if.. I mean, no one can see through your ink, right? And I'm sure it could mess up gears and the stuff. What if you used your ink to block cameras or to blind machines, that should work, right?"

[woomy]

"..." Agent 3 gives an absolutely stunned look at Usagi. It's not her usual way of pushing forward, but maybe that could work.

"I didn't think about that. I've thrown my bombs as a distraction technique before too."

[lightthedarkness]

"Well see! Your ink isn't useless. We just... have to figure out when and where, yeah? Though I'm not the best for that."

[woomy]

"Oh! I think I know who I could ask. They're really smart."

And also a greedy baby but... details.

[lightthedarkness]

"Well, then that's great, please let me know how it goes? I know you'll be amazing at it, whatever they come up with. But who are you going to ask?" just in case she could ask them for help as well.

[woomy]

"I'm going to talk to Mammon. They have some good ideas and helped me research Vista City."

And she thinks they're friends, so it's all good.

[lightthedarkness]

"Ah isn't he great! He's super sweet. He was actually one of the ones to ask me to come. He doesn't like to let people know how sweet he is, but I know." She pressed a finger to her lips and winked. "And you do too. But it's a boy thing about having everyone thinking they're big and tough. So as his friends we should indulge a tiny bit."

[woomy]

"They are!" Agent 3 doesn't know if they are a boy or a girl, but it doesn't matter to her. "I got recruited by Master Riku."

Then a worried thought comes to her. "... Have you seen him anywhere?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Riku? He lives with me, I see him every day," she assured. "He's still here, safe and sound, he's just running late to the meeting."

[woomy]

"So he's okay!" Agent 3 gives a huge sigh of relief. She didn't realize how worried she was about him until she realized he wasn't around. With all the missing rescuers, it was a valid concern. "If he doesn't make it to the meeting, you tell him to show up next time, so he doesn't scare anyone!"

[lightthedarkness]

"He's quite okay, we just celebrated his birthday, in fact. "And don't worry, he's coming tonight, so you can scold him too for worrying you. Ah you know, Agent 3, why don't you come and visit me and Riku?"

[woomy]

"Oh, I will scold him. It's not nice to worry teammates like that." He's one of those lone wolffish types, isn't he? Still, that's not a very good thing to be when they need each other's help.

"But could I? That'd be awesome, and if anything ever happens, I'd know where to go."

[lightthedarkness]

"I don't see why you couldn't come and visit? But, what do you mean, where to go, aren't you staying with J?"

[woomy]

"I am, but in case of emergencies! Like I'm in the area and there's bad guys. Or I don't hear from any of you for a really long time. Or I'm too tired from all this walking and need a place to crash for the night."

The latter is unlikely. She usually tries to make it back to her place before she reaches that point.

[lightthedarkness]

"Ah, okay, good. I was worried there for a second that something happened. And no problem, you can come by any time. Why don't you meet me at my flower shop tomorrow and we'll walk to my house after work?"

[woomy]

"Okay! I'll see if I can bring some day old pastries with me. J gets to bring a lot of them home, and it's nice to bring something when you visit someone's house, right?"

At least, it's something that's sometimes done back home, and given the money everyone needs to make, a few pastries could help out.

[lightthedarkness]

"Ah that would be great. Riku and Minako work at Brad's Diner and a sandwich place so they bring stuff home. I'm in charge of grocery shopping since I'm not allowed to cook. And yes, it's polite to bring something like food or something to drink when visiting."

[woomy]

"The pastries are really good too." Breakfast, whenever she happens to wake up, is always a good meal. She was worried about what humans ate when some of her roommates started to cook, but normal human food isn't too different from Inkling food. "What time do you normally get off work?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Well, I love donuts, and muffins... and danishes... really I just love food."

Except carrots.

Stupid gross carrots.

"I'm done around 4 since we open early in the morning."

[woomy]

But isn't she a sea bunny? She should like carrots!

"Okay. I'll come by around 4 with pastries. I hope you like chocolate and fruit jam filling things."

[lightthedarkness]

Moon bunny, actually. And it's that very logic that has made her come to hate carrots.

"4? We're way more than 4 at the house. There's myself, Riku, Minako, Haruka, and Namine."

[woomy]

"I meant at 4 o'clock. I'm going to bring as many as J will let me." She's not stingy, and she'll help out her friends.

[lightthedarkness]

"OH! Oh of course, right, sorry!" she had misunderstood and blushed a little in embarrassment.

"Ah, well... that's super early for me, in that case, don't let Kirby eat my share." That pink marshmallow puff always ate her food!

[woomy]

"But I won't know where you live, so Kirby can't eat your share. I'll see you first." Agent 3 frown and looks directly at Usagi. It was Usagi's idea to meet her at her flower shop and go together... "Are you feeling okay?" Is there some brainwashing going on?