it's the combination strategy planning afterparty night!

[namelesslancer]

[ well... that's all perfectly fine and dandy. sigma will try to gather people to the common room. there's no drinks or snacks here, though obviously whoever wants to bring their own stuff is free to do so.

he really wishes that he could be taking a nap, but there's things that have to be done first. when people arrive, he's leaning against the wall, arms crossed against his chest. ]

According to...whoever it is, there's a big fight tomorrow. I imagine that it's a fight to break out of here. If that's the case, it's better to have some sort of strategy so that we don't all die. Even if it's simply knowing each others' skills or weapons at hand- anything will be useful. Even if at least one of us survives, then that'll mean something. I think.

[ he pauses, thinking of what else to say. ]

Let's just compile what we're good at. And don't hide it either. At this point, it doesn't matter what your background is, so long as you can pick something up and fight.

Comments

[bethorns]

Well...I'd like to get my hands on some of the kitchen knives if it's going to be a fight. I'd honestly prefer daggers or needles but that's probably the nearest thing...

[ Raising her hand as she talks like she's in school. ]

I'm pretty good unarmed but I'm more deadly with anything sharp, basically?

[namelesslancer]

I see.

[ sigma won't say it out loud, but he figures that she's some sort of killer. ]

We'll probably have to raid everything that we can. Even those plastic knives can be useful if we whittle it down until they're sharp.

[underinworld]

The scissors in the art room are sharp. Very much so.

[Mordawwa feels it's a bit of a faux-pas to bring that up, but it's a fact and also it's an easily carried sharp implement, and there are several scissors]

[dharmicrevelation]

As you may have noticed due to last time [ Not dodging around his attempted killing of Ianthe last time, lmao ] I'm an expert when it comes to archery. That says all you need to know.

Though, I've also managed to procure some additional weaponry, beyond my main weapon that I will be using. [ The bow and arrows, thanks. ] Additionally, if anyone is currently unarmed, I happen to have two baseball bats, and...four of these.

[ Arjuna will hold up one baseball that looks like it has been definitely been modified into a grenade. ]

[namelesslancer]

Archery skills will be useful. Would you prefer to stand in the backlines, then?

[ since long range fighting is probably more suited to archery.

still, he eyes the baseball-grenade a little cautiously, like it'll explode in the room right now. ]

If anyone needs help on how to set off a grenade, let me know. I've used many of those in my life.

[underinworld]

[Erin, or Mordawwa, or whichever one wants to name her, is just...hovering over the entrance of the common room because truthfully it really feels awkward to be here after she killed someone and survived the trial because of something unexpected. Goodness]

...I used to have a sword back in hell.

[Far less need of precision, more 'swing and harm']

[namelesslancer]

I don't know if we can get you another sword, but maybe you can ask Keiichi to share.

[ he shrugs. they're low on weapons! ]

What about a baseball bat?

[ocenon]

Really? Would a bident not be more appropriate, given your station?

[ not he doesn't think that's any less amazing. you're so cool, erin. ]

[yuritrash]

[ Nio sighs, a drawn-out sort of noise. ]

I hoped not to have to say it, but... I'm not exactly one hundred percent the happy-go-lucky cheery type.

[ Her demeanor shifts, her stance loosening a little as she leans against a nearby wall for effect. ]

I'm Nio Hashiri, arbitrator of Class Black... a secret class full of the greatest teenage assassins in the world. Which means I'm a bona-fide contract killer, and the best one my age to boot! Surprise!

[ She exhales, considering. ]

If we're going to break out of here, we're going to need weapons. And if we're going to fight Ianthe, we're going to need to be really coordinated and probably at least a little lucky.

[ A beat. ]

Also, if the SNART isn't real, we're going to have to settle with the possibility that our way home dies with her, if it comes down to a fight to the death. Just putting that out there so no one can say we ignored the possibility.

[namelesslancer]

[ very blandly: ]

I figured you were one. Glad to see I was right.

[ so now they have three contract killers... well, it's not like anyone has asked sigma what his job was. ]

That's fair. Holding her hostage could be a viable solution if we can get around her bizarre necromancer powers. There must be a way to turn them off the same way that ours have been turned off.

[picnicked]

I suppose that explains the wording on your profile.

[He can't even be surprised at this point.]

[magician_0f_words]

[Out of all the things he thought might be wrong with Nio, that is not one of them. He's wordless for a moment, and then points at her, dramatically!]

Seriously?! An assassin? Should I have been calling you Moran this whole time?

[justlikemob]

...you're an assassin, Hashiri-san? But you're a kid too.

[Now that he remembers what she said to him during Ji-Woon's execution, he's extra concerned about it now.]

[idecidethetruth]

I had a feeling it was something like that.

[ Lots of killers-for-hire to go around here, aren't there. What are the odds, really? ]

Really, not killing her might take even more luck. We can't expect her to hesitate to kill us.

[ocenon]

As far as fighting is concerned, I'm adept with swords and the like, though I can make the most of what I have available to me.

[ fairly putting it mildly, but most of it doesn't matter here, so its not worth expounding on. ]

[namelesslancer]

I know you can handle yourself.

[ ... ]

Don't be stupidly reckless. Ayaka will be mad at you if you don't come back to her in one piece.

[picnicked]

[Well lucky Grimmer is here because he HAS brought snacks. You're all welcome.

That said, he looks a bit pensive at Sigma's rallying cry. No hiding anything anymore, huh.]

... I've said already what my background is.
[A spy.]

But... If things get especially harrowing tomorrow, I want all of you to give me a wide berth.

[bethorns]

Why is that?

[namelesslancer]

[ sigma is not even mildly shaken by this. he nods, noting it down in his head. ]

What would happen if we were caught in your perimeter?

[justlikemob]

...I could probably use a baseball bat?

I'm sorry, I don't think I'll be much help against Ianthe-san unless I get access to my psychic powers again by some chance. If there's anything you need me to do though, please tell me.

[picnicked]

[Stop]

Your what now?

[idecidethetruth]

The sword I have is close enough to what I'm used to, but I'm much more confident with a gun. Most of the melee combat I've done has been with benefits I don't have now, but I'm confident I can handle myself.

[ All the high-pitched TV-ready pep is gone from his voice, leaving him sounding every bit a bitter, snappish teenager. Why bother, really, if all the cards are on the table and this whole thing's been a scam. ]

I'm not the type to hesitate to kill, either.

[namelesslancer]

I'd offer the gun that I have in exchange for the sword, but unfortunately it only has two bullets. I'm not sure how useful that would be for you.

[ wow, they sure are having a lot of killers around here. sigma figures that akechi must have killed before, with that certainty in his voice, but he won't bring it up. ]

Good. Though I think Nio's idea of taking Ianthe hostage might be a good first option. Let's keep killing as a second one for now.

[modularized]

I mean, I'd like to have a gun or explosives of some sort, but since I don't think she's going to give me my gun back I'm an expert in CQC too if we don't have to worry about taking anyone alive! And I'm probably more durable than some of you?

I've definitely torn apart machines with my bare hands before, so if that's what we think we're fighting and you need help figuring out what to target, just let me know and I'll be happy to give pointers!

[ they're all very fine and normal here, it's fine. ]

... But if we can find a gun I can do cover fire too if we reaaaaallly need it?

[namelesslancer]

Arjuna will need someone to cover for him while he fires his arrows. If you can cover the front, then he won't be left as vulnerable.

[ he crosses his arms. ]

Finding more guns would be more useful.

CW: DRUGS. THEY AREN'T USED BUT THEY'RE HERE.

[magician_0f_words]

[Keiichi actually arrives a little late, and when he does, it's immediately noticeable that he's only wearing his red shirt, because his school shirt has been repurposed as a makeshift knapsack.

He sets it on the ground, revealing... drugs. It reveals drugs. The stimpacks, the psycho, the mentats, and the buffout.]

If it's life or death, we might as well use these things, right?

[He's frowning. His eyes are a curious mix of furious, empty, and rebellious.]

There's also the pitching machines. The previous inhabitants turned one into a gun, somehow, so if we can replicate that...

[He really regrets smashing that thing. It seemed like a good idea at the time.]

[picnicked]

[Keiichi can you stop being concerning for five seconds.]

I don't know if that's a good idea. We don't know what exactly these all do.

[sourtime]

[ She's just kind of standing around, covered in dried blood, listening to everybody confess to murder proficiency!!! ]

... I can fire a gun? Look, I'm not -- I'm not special like you guys or anything. I just live in a town with a curse on it.