Payback Time

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PAYBACK TIME
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The daemon base was large, a massive obsidian skull carved from the base of a black, foreboding mountain within the Outlands and surrounded by a forest of dead trees. This was inevitable, as accompanying faculty could explain. As much as it could influence the human world, the Outland was heavily influenced and shaped by human thought and culture. Weaker daemons, such as those within the base, would find their personality, forms, and even desires inexorably shaped by the thoughts of humanity and what was perceived humans would expect and fear.

The focus of the two main assault groups would be the clearing of the main hall and the lower dungeons. The groups will be divided as follows:

Main Hall:
Ky
Mav
Kanata
Tyzias
Gunvolt
Bumblebee

Main Hall Support:
Toki
Kano

Dungeon:
Valvatorez
Goro Akechi
Ren
Minako
Naoki
Keith

Dungeon Support:
Ekkehardt
James

Control Room Supervisor:
Yang

To get through to the fortress proper, the students will have to make their way through the forest. This is an open log, even for those who didn’t sign up and will consist of clearing a path and fighting off living trees and mimics in the form of any number of objects that would otherwise be expected in forests such as rocks, brambles, bushes, and other foliage..

The Main Hall is lined with massive rooms full of daemons such as the banquet hall, treasure vault, and throne room where the daemon lord resides. The Daemon Lord is the target here, and he’ll be well-guarded. Beware! Many of the rooms are trapped with mimics taking the form of treasure chests, braziers, boxes, barrels, and just about any other item.

The Dungeons are where captured humans are kept and tortured. The objective is to free the humans and defeat the Jailer, a powerful Daemon who runs the chambers. Students should beware, doppelgangers are said to be commonly slipped in amongst prisoners to ferret out rebellion and will be hidden in with those who are to be rescued.

The Control Room is located in the Citadel, with a massive monitor visualizing the area with floor plans and video feeds. All students and faculty will be wearing small cameras that will record live footage, and will be wired with a communication earpiece that will let those in the Control Room communicate freely. Students working in the Control Room will be able to relay data and information, and use the powerful supercomputers to analyze items on the ground in near real-time.

code bases by tricklet

Comments

[yokeye]

[Toki knows he's more than a little unstable and shouldn't be here, but he wants to try and no one's banned him from missions yet. He's of the same opinion as James; arguing here is a bad idea, no matter the circumstances. There probably also shouldn't be much small talk, but it might help lessen the tension somewhat for a minute.]

Is it? You're so calm, I thought you'd done this a lot.

[Everything seems to be going okay in the forest right now, and most people had apparently not been too upset with his warning.]

[onebetter]

[ James is glad that he comes off to Toki this way. And he might just be a little shallow, so it might just warm him up to his coworker just a little bit. He glances over for a quick second. ]

'Fake it 'til you make it' isn't always bad advice.

[ And it helps when your natural reaction to nervousness is to sink into yourself instead of making a fuss outward, that's for sure. James knows that as soon as he leaves this room and adrenaline drops off, he'll be shaking like a chihuahua. ]

[yokeye]

[Toki has been getting to the point where he has trouble faking it anymore. He thought that was okay, to stop. But he's been getting hints and reinforcement that he should just pretend everything is fine all the time and keep smiling, like he used to. It's what everybody wants.]

It's very good advice, indeed~!

[Perhaps James is faking too, maybe everyone is. Toki used to think that. Maybe it's true. It's certainly the best course of action for the rest of the mission at least.]

[onebetter]

[ James nods again, completely unaware of Toki's inner conflict. ]

Let's do our best and get everyone home safe, then.

[ This time he allows himself a small encouraging smile. Annoyance dealt with, he can try and sink back into the 'perfect supportive classmate' mode of action that has gotten him so far in life and used to make him so popular with peers. ]

[yokeye]

Agreed~!

[Toki smiles back, before turning his attention to the monitors. It was less awkward now and the mission should proceed without further incident, on the control room end.]