[Open RP]
[Lua, Orokin Remnant Sanctuary, Secret Entrance]
[4/3 DR,
10:30]
~A general message goes out ot the Tenno of the Sanctuary, short and to the
point:
" @Active
Tenno, the time for our team building is here. meet me outside Sanctuary if you wish to train with me in
preparation of our assault on the Orokin Tower.
-Mataeru"
Those
that respond would see his Ash Prime is standing motionless outside the open Sanctuary exit while he himself
is standing facing down the hallway, Commodore Prime suit polished with it's hood closed, hands clasped
behind his back~
Muro:
~Mere minutes after the announcement had been broadcast, the sound of
heavy footsteps could be heard slowly thudding through the lounge and down the entrance hallway. Within a
few moments, the cause of the sound came into view: a Hydroid warframe, heavily armed with a Zarr over his
right shoulder, twin Gratakas hanging from his waist, and his trademark Fragor Prime holstered on his lower
back. He moved with purpose, but at the same time it was clear he wasn't in a
hurry.~
Muro briefly looked about the entrance at the end of the hall, mildly
surprised that no one else had arrived yet. True, years of working for Ballas had drilled into him the
art of being ready at a moment's notice, but among the Veiled Tenno he wasn't known as the most
punctual of the lot. Reaching the end of the hallway, he gave Mata a wave.
"Mornin' Boss!" he began, bowing
slightly, " Glad to see you're coming with this time. Can't
remember the last time we did a mission together, so I'm curious if you're as scary as I
remember." he spoke lightly, teasing him with the last sentence. Not wanting
to take up too much space, Muro walked to one the walls and leaned against it, waiting for more people to
show up.
~The barracks weren’t the particularly most comfortable place to sleep in. Any
Tenno could argue that better accommodations could be found in any of their orbiters, but that was only to
the picky. The darkened quarters were blanketed in a thick sheet of silence at the moment. None of the beds
were occupied, but that didn’t mean the room was empty. A Tenno had collapsed on the floor and was
experiencing the greatest sense of tranquility he had felt in a long time. He had lain down in the recovery
position with a small stream of drool escaping his open mouth. The teen was fast asleep, sinking into the
depths of his release from fatigue. Unfortunately, it would not last much longer.~
XerAI:
A soothing hum crescendoed through the
Tenno’s communications as XerAI initiated a transmission. She was here to wake her sleepy operator
up.
BEEEEEP BEEEEP
BEEEEEEEEEEPPP!!!!!!!!!!!
Disruptis:
Disruptis jerked upwards, attempting to assume a combat stance but
ending up smashing his head against the panel he was sleeping under.
“What the MUCK!?!?!? Are we dying?!” he
yelled.
XerAI:
“Oh
sorry, that was the last sound sample you gave me for an alarm. (・へ・)”
the cephalon responded.
Disruptis:
“Ah, I guess that’s my fault then,
whoops.” Disruptis rubbed the back of his head and stood up, revealing his
work. His equipment was now properly installed in the building, and quite unobtrusively too. New circuits
lay in small portions on the walls in appealing, straight lines. They would allow the sanctuary to
communicate with o’twelve in case of an emergency. It had always been picky about its
services.
“Wait a second, why in the Void did I ever use
something like that as an alarm anyway?” he questioned, wiping the drool off
his cheek.
XerAI:
“By the way, Mataeru is waiting for you at the entrance. -‿-” the cephalon
reminded him.
Disruptis:
“OH, that’s
right!” the operator exclaimed. He quickly summoned his warframe and hurried
out the exit of the barracks. The Limbo sped-walk through the halls, eventually coming up on Muro and
Mataeru. Upon arriving, he felt over his frame for his weapons. They were all in place and ready to finally
see some action.
“Ey, ey, ey! Told ya I’d be here on time for the
next one,” he greeted the two.
Isa:
Isa was in the foundry, quietly watching it work on
the MOAs Mataeru had requested her to build when she receive the message. She immediately transferred into
her Saryn and strode towards the exit, her Argonak in its hands already. She rolled her left shoulder as she
approached the exit. She stopped a few feet short of Mataeru and looked down at him through the
warframe.
"Weapons are currently modified for combat against the Corpus.
Shall we find one my size for the mission?"
She said, attempting to
supply a bit of dry humor towards Mataeru's plan to her infiltrating them.
"A well placed shot to the head should leave enough of the uniform undamaged that
it could be easily repaired."
Vuko:
Being late for a mission, briefing, or even a
training session is not something that Vuko does. He usually is the first one to show up, as the
militaristic routine has been drilled into him during all those years served under Ballas. ’There is
no way I’m going to make it on time.’ He thinks to himself as he makes his way across another
ravine by leaping from one of the edges to the other and slamming his Kamas into the rocky wall to catch
himself. As he lift himself over the ledge, and stands on top he sees a big part of the broken Lua, and
below him, no more than a hundred meters away is the entrance to the Sanctuary. Vuko notices that except
Mata there are 3 more people present, including a familiar face - Muro. ‘Huh. Maybe I won’t be
that late after all.’ He tells himself, as Artemis appears in his hand. He takes an arrow out of the
quiver on his arm, takes the characteristic archer stance, right foot forward, right hand with the bow in
front and pulls the bowstring. With a ‘THWISH’ the arrow is released and quickly hits the wall
above the entrance forming a zip line between the two places. Without any hesitation Vuko takes out a single
Kama and jumps down, hooking himself on the zip line with the weapon. He slides down, hanging on the Kama,
and at the very end of the ride the line disappears, allowing him for a graceful landing. - “Hey Boss, hope I didn’t take too long.” - He says as he took his place next to Muro.
He twirled on his heels and slid down the ramp “Garhul! Git up yer lug! Trainin' day!” He yelled
out as he passed the Incubator, causing a sleeping behemoth to wiggle back from a bomb nap. Devros dashed
towards his personal quarters where he undresses from his casual clothes and puts on his Verida suit,
without the hood.
A few moments later, Devros in his Oberon and Garhul land, via Scimitar drop, a few
meters away from the gathering. Devros gives his gear a check “Venka prime here, Good ol’ Lenzy,
and the boom brick” Nodding his head, he walks up to the meeting with the kubrow trailing close
behind.
Upon arrival, Devros will throw anyone that looks his way a nod and a wave of his hand but
otherwise says nothing as he takes a seat on top of some nearby rocks. Garhul sits beside his legs and
nudges them. Devros smiles and starts petting his kubrows head as they wait for further instructions.
A familiar looking, dented Liset flew overhead, dropping
down Kapak's all too enigmatic Nidus, the dust covered ground being flung outwards ad he landed on one
knee.
"Apologies, thought I'd drop in dramatically, as if we were doing
a real mission." He stood
up to reveal a large block of cheese in his hand.
"Hmm. That's not the
Paracyst. Oh well, what can you do," he chortled, popping the light yellow cube of dairy into his mouth
and taking a bite out of it.*
"Devros," he said, tipping his imaginary
hat to the Tenno and his dog before turning to the others. "Isa. Vuko, my
mans. Greetings Muro and... oh my, Disruptis, you're not late this time!" he laughed to himself and turned to face the brooding leader of the Remnant. "And bossman." He saluted with two fingers before
moving off to the side.
The sound of music playing grew until the entrance opened
again and an Octavia stepped through, his resonator following closely behind as the source of the symphony.
As the sound dissipated, Cev’s neuroptics scanned over the group.
“Looks like I am running behind sorry mates.”
He
laughed to himself as he moved to lean against a nearby wall.
Mataeru:
He nods to Isa
"Very good. However, make sure you have weapons that can assault the Grineer as well.
There is no telling what we may run into first..."
He chuckles at
Muro's remark before quietly observing the group for a few moments -after Cev arrives- in silence before
crossing his arms and shifting his weight
"Greetings Tenno and thank you for
joining me here. This exercise was designed to help us get at least some familiarity with each other's
combat prowess. We will be separating into groups of four and moving to different parts of the ruins in this
area. Several of my security systems have detected several squads of Grineer and Corpus soldiers within our
outer base perimeter that need to be dealt with."
he sighs looking at the
seven tenno before him
"I had hoped more of us would show for this, but
eight will suffice."
he looks to Muro, Cev, and Devros
"You all have support Warframes, so what I need to know is, Muro, Devros. Are you
both built for combat, or team support?"
Devros von Inie
The Oberon lifts
his head from the kubrow to look towards Kapak, with a smile he will tip his own imaginary hat at him.
Garhul looks over too and his stubby little tail starts wagging at the sight of food, but stays put while
his dull yellow eyes follow the cheese like a hawk gazing at prey. Devros shakes his head at his companion
and playfully covers the kubrows eyes with his hand, only for him to dip his head to the side to lock on to
the cheese again. Devros covers Garhul’s eyes again but he tilts his head to the side again. This
little antic goes about till Devros hears his name being mentioned and he quickly whipped up to look at
Mata
“Ah no, more af a bruiser. I’m always up in front lines as a
crasher but when need be I’ll back out and assist, 'ave Phoenix Renewal for when thigs gae
hectic” He said in his more formal tone, his accent pulled back a bit
Muro:
Muro greeted the others as
they approached, or at least the ones who spoke to him. He offered a friendly wave to Disruptis and Kapak,
then gave Vuko a playful punch in the arm once he settled in. "Nice
entrance." He teased. Looking up at Mata, Muro was surprised that he even
needed to ask, given their history. "I'm capable of both Boss. I get
in the thick of things and keep people alive, but I can do some damage if its needed." He motioned with his thumb to the cannon slung over his shoulder.
Disruptis:
The Limbo chuckled at
Isa's slight wit. “What? Isa making me laugh? How is this
possible?!” he mused, returning Muro’s wave at the same
time, “Are you good with a bulky bundle or are you looking for a slim
fit?”
Isa:
"My gammacor will be less than optimal, but my
rifle and sword should suffice well enough against Grineer as well."
She
turns her head to face Distruptis.
"Yes, despite what it may seem, I am
human and thus capable of humor."
She looks back down the hallway now,
rolling her shoulder again.
"More would have been ideal, though at least
we have enough to operate in groups of four, standard for the Lotus's tactics. We would not want to
appear too different from her Tenno yet."
Mataeru:
He nods at Devros and
Muro in turn
"Alright, Muro, for the sake of balance, I would like you to
fill in a supporting role. Each squad of four will have one dedicated support Warframe. So Muro and Cev, you
will be the starting points of two teams."
he looks to Isa and
nods
"Very good. I will place you on the same squad as
Cev."
looking to the other Tenno in the group, he continues
"Disruptis, Kapak, and Vuko, you will team up with Muro. Disruptis, I will have to act
as squad captain. However, if you do not want to lead the squad, you may pass it off to Muro or
Kapak."
He then turns to Isa and Devros
"You two and I will join a squad with Cev."
He then
turns to face Cev
"Would you like to take squad lead?"
Kapak:
The Nidus pumped his
fleshy fist and offered high fives to the others he’d been assigned with. Fortunately he’d been
put with people he knew and could stand. The only one he wasn’t familiar with was the Veiled Tenno
Muro, but he seemed to be pretty close with Vuko, so that was fine.
Cev:
Cev stood in silence for a
moment, lost in thought as his finger tapped rhythmically against his opposite shoulder.
“I mean, sure mate. I just thought you may want to lead because, well, you’re the
boss after all.”
He pushed off the wall and moved closer to Isa and Devros,
bouncing on the balls off his feet in time to the music he had playing in his ear. He clasped his hands
behind his head as he spoke with a child-like excitement in his voice.
“Either way I can’t wait to see what tricks you guys got up your
sleeves.”
Disruptis:
Disruptis perked up,
standing with his back straight and one hand on the rim of his Limbo’s built in ‘hat’. He
gave Mataeru a deep and flourishing bow. “Why yes sir, I do believe I
shall accept that responsibility then.” he replied in a dandy accent. The
Tenno hadn’t gotten the chance to see Vuko or Muro in action, but felt they would had some great
tricks to show. The picturing of a million ways to creatively use Vuko’s wire-arrows already got him
excited. He sauntered over to Kapak and received his high-five, motioning for Muro and Vuko to come
closer.
“Don’t worry, it’s most likely going to just
be a free-for-all anyway, so you won’t have to follow any orders,” he
whispered near the Nidus’s audio receptors, “and I’m sure
we can all handle ourselves in these situations.”
Isa:
"Yes... tricks. I don't have the equipment
do perform the sort of tricks I prefer. I doubt Mataeru would appreciate controlled demolitions so close to
the base."
She said looking down at her Argonak.
"My primary 'trick' when I'm unable to utilize demolition is to
place spores on the enemy, then shoot them until they stop moving, then put one more bullet in their head
for good measure. I just hope you don't intend to rely too much on stealth. Sneaking is... not my strong
suit."
Devros von Inie
The flora
patterned Oberon Prime nods his head and hops off the rock to meet his designated group half way with his
companion trailing close behind. Devros will let out a loud cackle and aim to playfully slap the Saryn on
the shoulder as a form of greeting
“Aye, I feel ya, I’m more of a
party crasher meself, stealthing aboyt is dull. I like to spread panic and give ‘em a fighting
chance”
He points with his thumb over his shoulder to his polished
Lenz. Of course, the Lenz is not really a “fair” weapon but Devros likes the pocket explosives
and it feels empowering to shoot that in a cluster of them or just to flush them out from cover. Tilting his
head towards the bouncing Octavia, he nods his head and says in his rusty voice
“Disrupt, distract and crash, those are me tricks...if all else fails den just let
de kubrow out!”
He chuckles and will throw Cev a fist bump as a
greeting.
Garhul remains close to Devros, throwing looks at the unfamiliar “faces” but
doesn’t make a move for anything just yet.
Vuko:
He stands in a
stoic manner, emotionally distanced from everyone, similar to Mataeru. However the root of his behavior
seems to stem not from the need to exert domanince and leadership, but from a personal need of solitude.
Vuko responds to Devros’ nod in a formal fashion with a sharp and mechanical nod.
However, as Mataeru announces the squad he lightens and
looseness up. Being assigned with both Muro, who is basically his younger brother, despite them not being
related, and Kapak, who he bonded with since he woke up, put him in a good mood. Vuko gave Kapak a high
five, despite the fact he had to jump up to reach his hand, which looked almost comically, as the difference
between the towering Nidus, and the short Ivara is quite drastic.
Overhearing what the Limbo said, he added in a tone low enough for no one
other that the freshly assembled squad to hear. - “I appreciate that you
are giving us a lot of leeway in our combat, but I think it would be beneficial for you to get used to
commanding us. Muro and me have been trained over many years to fight in tandem. You need to learn how to
use that efficiently.” - He explained in the robotic, scrambled
voice. - “To add to that I have quite a few tricks up my sleeve.” -
He added, this time one could notice a hint of excitement about the use of his
quiver, at which he pointed with his head.
Muro:
Muro nodded along with
Mata's speech, listening carefully as he assigned teams. He visibly perked up when he and Vuko were
assigned the same team, and went over to join the other three members of his squad, enthusiastically
returning Kapak's high-five. Upon hearing Disruptis' plan, however, he became confused. He had never
had a leader who wasn't giving orders before, so that took a moment to process. Besides, wasn't the
whole point of this exercise to learn how to work as a team? Muro was about to voice his concern, but
Vuko beat him to it.
"Vuko has a point," He
whispered, " I'm sure each of us could do this alone if we really
had to, but we need to have each other's backs here. "
Oro'Kino:
Oro'Kino had
been painting yet a new monstrosity of art on a new piece of scrap metal. He raised his masked face once
hearing the annoucement, and transferred into his Rhino. He had decided to give the helmet on his shoulder a
bit more of colorful pigments - a mix of drawn flowers on it. Oro'Kino made his way with his selection
of weapons - his Jat Kitaag and his lenz. He was one of t he last to make it, waving as he walked towards
the exit.
Mataeru:
He Nods to
Cev
"I know how to lead a squad. I just thought you might like the
opportunity to call the shots for an operation. If you do not wish to lead that is
fine."
he then turns to Orokino as he approaches teh group
"Ah, Kino, I was beginning to think you were not going to make appearance like the rest
of our brethren."
He looks at the two currently formed
squads
"We need to rearrange our numbers..."
He pauses eyeing the current group composition before slowly pointing to Cev and then to
Vuko
"Cev, you will take command of a third squad. Vuko, you will join Cev
and Orokino. That should spread our balance of power relatively evenly."
He
stops once more, looking at each group before him one last time for a power balance analysis before
nodding
"Any questions?"
Disruptis:
Truth be told,
Disruptis possessed quite excellent leadership skills. (There was a reason behind his Naramon focus.) His
most recent failures merely clamped a damper onto his self-confidence. Fortunately, the voices of his fellow
Tenno were re-assuring him once again, if just a little.
“Alright well,
in that case I’ve got some great ideas if you’re willing to listen.” he stated in slowly growing excitement.
His posture sank a little as he grew disappointed at the thought of Vuko’s transfer. He
didn’t feel too bad however, the Ivara would be in more than capable hands. His old friend Cev was no
pushover when it came to strategy, and might even work better than Disruptis could. When it came to a good
plan, the Octavia easily won the race between the two of them on a good day. He would only place second next
to Disruptis’s incredible proficiency in winging any given situation.
“Guts,” he cursed. The Limbo still expressed some
concern over the composition of Cev’s team, but didn’t voice his worries. An Ivara, Octavia, and
Rhino weren’t necessarily the easiest things to play around with. The Tenno would have his work cut
out for him.
Muro:
Muro marveled at the oddly
decorated Rhino that now stood before them. Were the flowers supposed to intimidate enemies? He doubted it,
but who knew what scared Grineer these days? Admittedly, he wasn't initially paying attention as Mata
was talking, but his head snapped towards Mata when he announced Vuko's transfer.
"Aw, seriously Boss?" He said disappointedly, his
arms spread wide as if to demonstrate shock. A quick look at Mata's face made Muro reel in his emotions.
Even with his hood up, he knew the face Mata was making. Questioning the leader was never a wise
choice. He sighed resignedly, dropping his arms to his sides "Oh,
alright." Muro had really wanted to fight alongside Vuko again after all
this time, but he had a feeling he'd get his chance. 'Besides', he thought, looking at his
remaining squad mates, 'these two look like they're pretty interesting too.'
Mataeru:
He nods at the silence
from everyone in the group and sends general messages to each squad members inbox.
"Attached to the message I just sent you all is the path your squad will be following. I
could not pinpoint the location of each hostile group, so be wary. If you do not encounter them on your
initial sweep, double back and widen the search area."
Mata disappears
from view as his Ash begins moving, pulling the Attica off its back
"Lets go
Tenno!"
he then gestures to his squad and moves off in the direction his
squads path
Disruptis:
The Limbo brought up
the augmented reality within his neuroptics with a focused thought. With a few swipes, he navigated to his
messages and added the location coordinates to a waypoint on his warframe’s HUD.
“Squad ‘Sadly Vukoless’ is rolling out, let’s go.”
Disruptis announced with a hint of reluctance to Kapak and Muro, walking forward.
Isa:
Isa remains silent as the
others head out. She follows a short distance behind Mataeru, Argonak still at the ready, Taxon hovering
about her head.
Kapak:
The Nidus coughed
and sulked away behind the Limbo, stealing one last glance at Vuko.
Oro'Kino:
Oro'Kino bowed
his head to Mata, both in greeting and in goodbye. Once he was told of his squad he straightened his
posture, taking hammer in hand. It was his weapon of choice after all. The Rhino hadn't fought much but
small pockets of Grineer that dared to approach the Sanctuary - hence his latest art projects. The Rhino
approached Cev, coming quite close to him, almost uncomfortably so. Oro'Kino was a natural follower, and
as always, obedient to the words of his peers. He loomed his head next to Cev's, as if awaiting
command.
Cev:
He watched the other teams
begin to leave as the rhino approached him. Taking a few steps back he tilted his head to the side as he
looked the oddly painted rhino over. Cev pressed his fingers together nervously, his gaze darting back and
forth between Vuko and Oro’Kino.
“Well this will be an interesting
set to fight with…”
he stated, trailing off as he lost himself in
thought. When he finally snapped back he looked to the rhino next to him.
“Okay, you take the lead since you’re our shield. Make sure no one touches me
‘n Vuko. Vuko, you stay near the back and pick them off. With that, let's get rolling
mates.”
Oro'Kino:
Oro'Kino only
scooted closer when Cev stepped away. Listening intently, the Rhino nods in understanding and backs away
once knowing his objective. Looking towards the other teams and the way they went, he stepped forward and
clenched a fist. Swinging it up in the air then pulling it back down, his Warframe's outermost layer is
coated in golden moving layers of energy. The several odd paintings on Oro'Kino's warframe shined in
the radiance, wonderfully highlighting their colors and making their edges much more bold. Hammer in hand,
he looked back to Cev and questioned,
"WHERE.
GO?"
Muro:
Muro pulled his Zarr off his
shoulder, cracking his neck in the same fluid motion. Giving a low chuckle at Disruptis' clever naming,
he strode after the Limbo, cradling his weapon in his hands. He spoke with enthusiasm, delighted to be
going on a proper mission after all this time.
"Aye aye, sir, lead
on."
As he walked away from the other groups, Muro looked over his
shoulder and gave a regretful wave to Vuko. 'Maybe next time', he thought.
Vuko:
He
approached his squad without saying a single word, or even making a single sound, and only nodded in
agreement to Cev’s orders. As if to show his readiness, he took a polished and well taken care of
Vectis off his capeless back.
//[SEVERAL HOURS LATER]\
Disruptis:
"WOOHOOO!" Disruptis
hollered over transmission as he penguin-dived off the last cliff near Sanctuary. The Limbo hit the ground
in a hard slide. The momentum of his fall plus the special anti-friction provided by his modifications
carried him the rest of the way to the base entrance. His slide slowed down to a crawl and finally stopped
before the door. Disruptis got up and lifted his arms above his head, locking his fingers behind his
neck.
"AH. That was pretty refreshing, I'm not gonna lie. I even
managed to save a crude simulacrum replay for later."
Muro:
Muro arrived behind
Disruptis a few moments later, moving at a moderately paced jog. He wasn't in any major rush to get back
to the Sanctuary, as he was still enjoying the nostalgic rush of combat, in addition to his sudden windfall
of platinum.
"A replay?" Muro asked,
jokingly. "Of what? the fight was over in less than a minute."
He laughed for a moment. "Its a shame they
can't all be that simple."
Mataeru:
a handful of minutes
after the third group returned Mataeru falls into step a short ways behind Muro
"Good to hear your mission was a success. We destroyed both squads and managed to
procure a suit for Isa that looks like it will fit. That being said, we will be able to begin the first
steps of our mission to commandeer an Orokin tower shortly. Well done Tenno."
[End RP 4/3, 17:23]