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A Shadowy Cabal (Mod Acct) ([personal profile] synergismus) wrote in [community profile] multiversallogs2011-05-27 08:05 pm

plot } the creatures descend.

Who: Everyone!
What: Creatures descend!
Where: All across the city, although attacks will be most fervent at its heart.
When: Friday/Veerdi evening and into the week.
Notes: Slow and back-tagging is, as always, permitted. If you are confused, look at these two posts for more information.
Warnings: Violence, creepiness, swearing knowing these characters.
On Veerdi, the presence of the creatures reaches a fever pitch. Something has provoked them into launching an all-out assault, though it is one that begins slowly. The pipe-crawlers, generally harmless though they may be, are seen across homes in Baedal, sneaking up through the pipes and into bathtub drains or sinks. They come by the dozens, and their keening makes most homeowners nauseated--but it's their appearance that leads to a number of distressed Network calls.

This is just the distraction for the rest.

The call of the crawlers draws in the armored, sickly creatures with the tiny primates carried inside of it. They are inelegantly lumbering, but much faster than one might expect, and certainly hostile. They trudge across the city, barreling over anyone who gets in their path and leaving them half-crushed in the street. They're certainly unsettling in their obvious unhealthiness, and the disease-ridden animals they carry are downright vicious, especially once they escape (messily, bloodily) from their fleshy cage.

It's the birds that are the worst, though; the cleverest, and the cruelest.

These strange black birds are resistant to typical attacks and flying in large groups. They descend on pedestrians, picking at their eyes and faces, ready to rapidly tear flesh from bone until there's nothing left but skeletal remains. They fly out of range when they can, only to divebomb anyone who might think they've escaped.
wearyheadtorest: (expounding)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-06 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
He offers a grim smile in return. "Shotgun's good for the birds. So I've been all right. You want some company? Seems we can help each other out with part of the monster equation here."
ironshodboots: (just - no)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-06 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
"I won't say no. Frankly, it's been awhile since I've had such a practical application for my skills." Which was to say she had people to do these things for her, at home, and her sparring had been mainly recreational. Still, he'd already seen her fight on the boat, and she's no beginner, either.

"Any rumors on where they've come from?"
wearyheadtorest: (expounding)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-06 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Far be it from me to deny you the opportunity."

He shakes his head, tucking the gun into his waistband for the moment. "I haven't heard a damn thing. I think everyone's too busy fighting them off, dealing with the wounded, or battening down the hatches to try to figure out where these bastards came from. You ever seen anything like it?"
ironshodboots: (oh gods)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-06 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, nothing quite like. Better than the eels, I suppose, but not by much." Nazca scans the sky; it's become a quick habit. "It seems like some sort of sorcery to me, but none I've encountered."
wearyheadtorest: (looking up)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-08 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Dean follows suit, he can't help it. "That makes sense. The birds--they talk. And when you shoot them--"

He reaches into his coat pocket; he hasn't had a chance to stop by the guild hall and drop off what he's collected. He hands Nazca one of the tiny spheres of baedalite. "That's what they turn into, when you kill them."
ironshodboots: (just - no)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-08 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
She nods, taking one and tossing it once, as if to test for weight. "I saw these drop, but I left them alone. I thought whoever made the things might come back for them."
wearyheadtorest: (Default)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-09 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
He frowns, thoughtful. "Integra says they've had a few at Hellsing for a while. No one's come for them yet--but that might not mean anything. For all we know this is them coming in. Anyway. Shall we?"
ironshodboots: (manners of a pirate princess)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-09 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
She grins sharply. "Yes, let's. I could do with watching you shoot a few."
wearyheadtorest: (gun too bad so sad)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-11 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
The grin Dean favors her with in return is downright delighted. In a vaguely bloodthirsty kind of way.

"You take the ground, I'll cover the sky. Let's roll."

He starts moving, scanning the sky above them--and the street before them, too. Not out of any lack of faith in Nazca's abilities, just his custom. And, truth be told, if she was gonna take something out? He didn't want to miss it.
ironshodboots: (just - no)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-11 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Nazca scans both ground and sky too; old habits. But Dean won't be disappointed in wanting to see her skills. A couple monkeys, previously released from a host, round the corner. She doesn't waste times, throwing a knife neatly for one of the first monkey's eyes and shifting the grip on her stiletto dagger to sweep down and take care of the second in the moment of surprise she can calculate.

Which is all well and good, until three more appear around the corner as she she's still lunging to take care of the original one.
wearyheadtorest: (gun leveled)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-12 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Dean's impressed, but taking a moment to share that is a luxury they don't have right now. He snaps off three shots in quick succession, dropping two monkeys in their tracks. The third is only grazed, and it launches itself at Dean's midsection.

He doesn't dare fire again, not at such close range. He tries prying it off, getting clawed for his troubles. Then, with a muttered curse, he thumps it on the head, twice, with the butt of his gun. The monkey loosens its grip enough for Dean to tear it free and pitch it to the ground.
ironshodboots: (tired)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-13 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
By the time he throws it, Nazca's ready again, and she flicks her wrist. A knife pins the creature to the dirt by way of its throat.

"Nice shooting," she says, glancing around to make sure they have no more company.
wearyheadtorest: (door frame)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-13 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Nice throw," he replies, impressed. Dean's all right with a knife in hand-to-hand combat, but he can't even come close to what she can do with one.

His gun stays out--their attackers have been coming in without warning, and he's not about to leave them vulnerable--but he lowers it, also taking stock of their situation. "Think we're good for now. Let's see if we can get out into the street without getting jumped again."
ironshodboots: (so damn elegant)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-13 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
She nods, retrieving her knives and wiping them clean. "If we keep on at this rate, we may even make it to a building by dark," she observes, wryly.
wearyheadtorest: (expounding)

[personal profile] wearyheadtorest 2011-06-19 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
"That'd be nice."

He's spent all day protecting everyone else, fighting everything else. A little shelter and a brief rest would do him good. But if it's not to be, it's not to be. His sense of duty overrides all.

"This way," he says, tilting his head at the street after a quick check of the sky above.
ironshodboots: (just - no)

[personal profile] ironshodboots 2011-06-20 11:41 am (UTC)(link)
She nods and keeps pace with him; it's really better doing this with someone else. Especially as she has the uncanny feeling the birds are getting smarter.

"Are you making for a specific destination?"