☆TRACK XIII: HIT THE BOTTOM PT 2

[interdimanagers]

It’s almost the very end of the Tokyo tour when it happens. There was no way for anyone to be sure when exactly Gold would strike, but at least with the information gained from Silver and their dreams, the rebels have been able to prepare and lay in wait. Despite some effort, contact with Gold has been impossible. It isn’t until Lesedi has presented herself on stage that Gold comes out of hiding. It’s a special occasion, presumably. Maybe our of arrogance, or maybe as some key feature of her plan, one of the final performances is Lesedi Santiago herself singing. The crowd loves it, irrationally so – it’s clear to anyone that knows what’s going on that by this point Lesedi could be making fart sounds into a microphone and the audience would swoon. The magic is thick, and the civilians are all but zombies in its wake. So much, so, that they don’t even seem to notice when Gold drops the entire metal lighting structure right onto the stage, on top of Santiago, mid performance. Gold rides the structure down, and metal bends and grinds, screeching as lights explode and sparks fly. It’s so brazen that even Lesedi doesn’t seem to be expecting it. That becomes all too obvious when the nebulae emerges from the wreckage, furious and literally glowing with astral energy. Her song and its momentum has been cut like a rope, and the stage has fallen down like the figurative piano. “What is this?!” she screeches, indignant beyond words but ostensibly not actually hurt. Metal shrapnel bursts into the air as Gold emerges as well, a powerful aura surging around their masked form as well. The remaining musicians that were dosed with Gold’s powder some months ago will feel a strange pull against their spirits. “You.” The word is cold, in contrast to Lesedi’s fury only a moment before. Gold only offers a theatrical shrug as they tight rope walk across twisted metal scaffolding. The crowd roars in appreciate for a performance that only they seem to understand. “This is where you swear you’re going to destroy me, right?” Gold says, with antagonizing ambivalence. “Well, here’s your chance, princess.” Yet, in this moment, Silver is nowhere to be seen. [This is mostly going to be one, big free for all log, though you can make separate top levels if they aren’t going to be related to the main fight. Remember, your actions here matter! What players characters do or don’t do will heavily affect the outcome.]

Comments

[candothismuch]

"Okay!"

Eiji isn't that far behind 3 when she starts to fire off her ink shots. He doesn't take long in transforming into OOO Tatoba mode and running into the fray. This was it; if winning this fight was what would help then he was going to fight with all he had.

[woomy]

She smiles with Eiji at her side and then leaving to fight. This isn't the first time they've fought alongside each other. It probably wouldn't be the last either as all the bad guys aren't being dealt with right now.

"I'm no Charger user, but I've got range enough!" She targets a few of the bodyguards near Eiji's path, and soon their faces are covered in a layer of bright green ink. "Take that!"

[candothismuch]

No, it was not. But having fought alongside each other once before, it isn't hard to fall into a rhythm of working together with 3. The bodyguards that she blinds, Eiji will knock down with a few punches and kicks.

"Hah!" He blocks a hit from another bodyguard before retaliating with his own blows. There were only a few now but there was no telling if and when more may show up.

[woomy]

3 keeps laying on the pressure, only stopping to swim through her ink to refill her ammo and to move to a better shooting position. She has plenty of room to swim around from the ink covering the ground. Any screams from the concert goers go unnoticed.

"Heads up!" She lobs a Burst Bomb at a bodyguard, and it covers him head to toe. An easy target for Eiji to handle. A good thing too because the bodyguards consider them a threat. More are coming.

[candothismuch]

"Thank you!" And Eiji proceeds to take down that bodyguard as well. With the ink blinding the bodyguard, it's very easy for him to dodge and get hits in before his adversary is down on the ground.

When more show up he's quick to engage them. One was trying to go for 3 and Eiji shoves one bodyguard away before moving to intercept.

[woomy]

3 doesn't notice the incoming bodyguard in time. She yelps and sinks into the ink in a frantic attempt to escape. As a squid, things like bullets and batons will move right through her harmlessly. But in this late of the ongoing battles, who knows if the bodyguards have been outfitted with something more potent towards her.

Unfortunately, as she's escaping to a safer distance and to reposition, that leave Eiji on his own for a few seconds. Only a few because she's not going to stay out of the fight for more than that.

[candothismuch]

Whatever he was going to do the bodyguard doesn't get a chance to do it because Eiji is on him and forcing him away. The Tora Claws extend outward and he he braces himself as another comes at him. The brief period without 3's cover fire isn't all that much trouble even though it is a short time that gives their opponents time to attempt to act.

Eiji fights back as best as he can, but with everything going on the bodyguards do get some hits in and one even tries to tackle him to the ground.

[woomy]

3 reforms back into an Inkling and sees that Eiji isn't fairing as well as he was when she able to provide support. Not bad, but not the best either.

"Group up! 2v1 strats!" 3 starts shooting whichever opponent Eiji is focusing on.