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But the things you do for love are going to come back to you one by one (closed)
WHO? 9s (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
deem), Jon (northerndragon), Mamoru (amereswordsman), Mordred (bloodings), Rey (garbagepilot) & Ryuji (ryuji)
WHAT? Mhic Nathair has a corruption deep down in her heart. This is the heist that aims to pluck it from her consciousness and turn her to COST.
WHEN? The last week or so of the Arena games
ANYTHING ELSE? some gore, psychological horror, parental issues, etc
deem), Jon (northerndragon), Mamoru (amereswordsman), Mordred (bloodings), Rey (garbagepilot) & Ryuji (ryuji)WHAT? Mhic Nathair has a corruption deep down in her heart. This is the heist that aims to pluck it from her consciousness and turn her to COST.
WHEN? The last week or so of the Arena games
ANYTHING ELSE? some gore, psychological horror, parental issues, etc
[For a week, Ryuji's used the diversion of the Arena to scope out the infiltration plan. He knew, the second that he set eyes on Mhic Nathair, that nothing else mattered in all of Jhashch; the mission, the bullshit politics and dances that his fellow COST members had to do to curry favor. It consumed his thoughts like a viral outbreak- and at night, when he'd find himself laying in bed, looking at the ceiling, alternating visions of those soldier's throats being slit and past heists danced in his vision.
He checks again, opening the BCE, just to make sure. A palace is a palace is a palace- it wasn't going anywhere... but he still had to be sure of his course of action.]
Mhich Nathair, Gallipoli, War.
[Target located. Enter Navigation?
He grits his teeth. Tomorrow. Tomorrow this happens. He sends a text to his four companions, and a mental one to his Servant.
It's time.]
NETWORK;
INGRESS;
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Is this what Akira felt like when they made their plans to steal the hearts of all their targets? How in the hell did he keep so calm and collected? Maybe he felt the same way on the inside... Ryuji can't possibly think that anyone about to get into this would feel confident of any sort of victory.]
Let's go over the plan one more time.
[A hushed sort of voice, careful.]
The four of us head into the Metaverse. We look to find her shadow version. You two, [Pointing to Jon and 9S] are gonna try and talk her down, hack her, try to provide some sort of distraction while we [nodding over at Rey] try and make a grab for the treasure. On the outside, you two-- [his eyes connect with Mordred, the utmost look of trust in his features] attempt to make her confidence waver so that her internal cognition gets weaker.
Taunt her, make her angry, whatever. On the inside, we'll be working to steal the treasure or kill the shadow. Time moves differently in there, but Mordred, I'll let you know if we fail or succeed. If we fail, you guys... you know what to do.
[He doesn't like the concept of killing anyone. But the Regency can't know what Ryuji's powers are capable of if this fails... it won't work again, he knows it.]
But if we succeed, she's gonna pass out. You gotta make sure we can take her back to BASE. Everyone good? Any questions?
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Can I hit her? Just one time. That'll help soften her up for you guys, right?
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Uh... any other questions?
[Please don't beat her up unless you have to, Mordred.]
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Well, looks like it's going to be him]
A well-timed distraction might be necessary at some point, right? Might throw her off balance. If we need that, anyway.
[No one told him not to enable Mordred, shame on you all]
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Not you too...
This totally breaks the illusion of what they're trying to pull off here.]
Okay, so uh. From this point forward, we're all Phantom Thieves and we gotta start thinkin' like thieves. Beating the shit outta her is a last resort.
[Almost pleading with Mordred---]
Distract her if you gotta, though.
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[9S isn't sure how one strike, which could easily distract, would be akin to mauling someone. She looks human enough, and she's smaller than even he is, but he's certainly giving her an assessing eye now.
Not that anyone can really tell with his goggles in place, save that he turns his head in her direction for a good, long moment.
Well, anyway... Back to looking up at Ryuji]
If it becomes necessary, I can act as a decoy. Just in case something goes wrong, it's better me than others.
[This is something he feels it necessary to establish before something prospectively goes wrong]
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[The beauty of pulling a 5* out of the gacha, really. Not to mention that he's been feeding her mana for a few months already, and he knows on his own, with his magic he's pretty freaking sick in short bursts.]
Let's hope it doesn't come to that point.
[He feels heavy with responsibility for his new team.]
If shit starts hitting the fan, no one's gotta be heroes, aight? We're not. We're thieves. We get out, and we get out safe.
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[Noted. 9S moves right along, like there's nothing at all strange about it]
I'm not a hero, but I am a soldier.
[Small as he is, unassuming as his outward form may be, 9S is a weapon developed for warfare. He might never have been intended to last beyond a certain finite usefulness, but he's here now. It would be wrong to let others forget his purpose.
Well, the purpose he believes in, anyway]
So...not like I want to self-destruct or something if I don't need to, but contingency plans are necessary.
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[Jon has been quiet to this point, but after those words, he looks at Ryuji.]
What happens if we can't get out?
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Then, we die.
[Are you sure you're in, Jon?]
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[Should being the operative word, because 9S has never tried it.
Hacking anything organic is pretty new, but the cybernetics employed by their enemy have enabled this much]
ON THE OUTSIDE (Mordred & Mamoru);
ON THE INSIDE;