[ A little smirk forms at his lips at Chisato's reply. That humility is a good sign, along with her positivity despite the grim surroundings they're in. He's certainly curious about her now, if he wasn't already, when he was told he'd be working with her. ]
Yes.
[ He waves his hand, and out comes a holographic projection from his suit of armor, showing a map of Micronesian islands in the Pacific, and an image of the typical grunt they're about to encounter. Humanoid in shape, reptilian in features, with weapons grafted into their limbs. ]
We first found that they made landfall here on Earth 20 years ago, in some remote islands in the Pacific. There, they buried themselves deep in the ocean surface to increase their numbers and regroup themselves. That volcanic eruption that was on the news was just a cover up of our assault on their hub, but a lot of them managed to get away and find new places to burrow in.
[ He pauses, showing a hologram of an obelisk ]
What we know is that they're a hive-mind, easily controlled by signals from these tower-like structures. With how the attack here is structured, we're sure that someone is behind this, and that someone is a human. So, that's where you come in.
[ A soldier calls out to Troy, saying the humvee is ready for him and Chisato. He nods, looking to Chisato and shedding a bit of his professional side with a smile that exudes the same energy she does. He gestures for her to get to the vehicle ports with him ]
That's our cue. Got any questions or do you just want to get this over with and maybe drive that humvee?
i accidentally deleted my dw inbox so i lost the last pm you sent me help
I'm sure I'll think of more questions as we go on.
[ her head is full of them, but she has a feeling that a lot of them will be answered simply by seeing them on the move. why waste time standing around when they can get things done in this super cool car? ]
Let's drive this humvee! [ she starts heading over to the vehicle, and pauses just so she can wave at the soldier that called out to troy. ] Thank yooouuu!
Wait, actually. Are all of the attacks this large of a scale?
nbd I just went and gushed about your good taste in characters in it lol
No. We've managed to keep them contained until now. It's hard for them to act on their own without someone directing their actions.
[ Troy can't help but feel Chisato's contagious positivity, but he keeps his smile soft and small to not rub it in the face of those who just went through hell. He matches her pace and opens the driver's seat of the humvee. His helmet forms over his head, linking up to her earpiece automatically that his voice would start coming out of that instead.
Normally he would be driving. But aside from the fact he's informed all Lycoris can drive and someone needs to man the .50 cal, it would be hilarious to see how someone as small as Chisato would drive something this big. He doesn't doubt the reach of her legs on those pedals, but it probably won't be easy. He keeps that thought to himself as he hops on the back, mounting the gun and keeping an eye on her. They have no time to waste. The directions are already in the tablet on the dashboard. ]
Let's move. Getting reports of a convoy that's pinned down near Shinagawa. That's our lead to where their human pals have retreated to.
[ this does, indeed, look really hilarious. at the very least, it's probably good for some soldiers to have some kind of laugh during times like this. ]
Aye, ayeee!
[ it really does help that she knows this city like the back of her hand. after some figuring out of how close to the wheel she has to sit in order to hit the gas, the vehicle starts to move. it also helps that no one is out driving in conditions like this, so it makes maneuvering to be a lot easier than it might have been on a crowded street. right now, she mostly just has to avoid rubble. ]
[ The evacuation did go well, only because of the knowledge of their superiors ahead of time. He won't be surprised if there's still a good number of people who believe the evacuation was due to a tsunami, if they haven't been updated of the truth yet. It's going to be hard to cover this up now that soldiers have seen and died from these aquatic monsters, but that's neither his or Chisato's problem right now.
He stands vigilant throughout the trip, letting Chisato drive away from the makeshift base near the center of the city as they may make their way towards the bay. The sight of Tokyo looking like a post-apocalyptic wasteland would be disheartening to anyone who isn't them, Troy can only focus on potential threats. When she speaks to fill the eerie silence of the ruined city, Troy spares her some of his attention. ]
Tokyo having protocols in place in an event of an earthquake have helped a lot. Everyone already knows what to do, and the professionals were good at their jobs.
[ He spoke in his own professional tone, hiding his compliment for the Lycoris especially, underneath that. But he can't just let himself stay in that professional soldier mode, so he empathizes with her: ]
Heard from your friends? Was told you had your own team, and a partner.
[ Troy has probably met Mika before sometime long ago, but is unaware of Mika's involvement in the Lycoris, let alone his connection to Chisato. That wasn't given to him in his briefing. ]
Mm, yeah... they're all split up right now. My partner was making sure the main evacuation route wouldn't get attacked, but last I heard from her was that they might be moving her elsewhere...
[ hq probably believed they needed takina for something that might need a little more skill, if evacuation was going so smoothly... and she knows the other three are out there, with kurumi helping to locate sightings of the creatures. chisato avoids mentioning that though, just in case someone else is listening in; kurumi's existence is still meant to be a secret. ]
But we'll probably see them all at some point! I can introduce you later.
[ it could be seen as a naive believe of everyone getting out of here alive, but chisato simply trusts the skills of her friends. and if anything, they would be mad if they missed a chance to yell at her for driving this thing without them. ]
[ He only smiles at the idea. Chisato really feels like a different breed, and he's beginning to see why she's rubbing the by-the-book authorities and agents the wrong way. This free-spirit does not usually work well with others who are so rigid.
They carried on, driving empty streets with images of destruction that never seems to end. There's still smoke in the distance that can be seen whenever they take a high road, coming from the destination they're headed.
Already, his enhanced senses are picking up movement. His armor helps in marking where the movement are specifically, and they're moving quick on the high floors of the rows of buildings that flank them. ]
Bad guys on our flank. Floor it.
[ The aliens noticed that Troy have spotted them, shattering the glass windows of the buildings and popping their heads out of the rooftop edges. Loud chittering and screeching echo on either side as the aliens open fire. Shards of blue crystalline spikes flying from up above, descending on the general direction of the car. Troy starts to fire back, to hinder their accuracy ]
I thought these things can go fast...
[ They might have to sacrifice armor that's rather useless against these alien weaponry for a little more speed... ]
[ wow... her curiosity really wants to peek for a better view of what they're fighting, but she knows right now is the bad time to take her eyes off the road without becoming a liability. so she just listens to the sounds, making note to memorize the type of noises they make. something to keep an eye out for later. ]
Hmm, how many...?
[ there's a sharp turn as she avoids abandoned cars. she makes a second mental note, and it's to start searching for the owners of these things later when it's safe... it always seemed very inconvenient when vehicles get destroyed in action movies. ]
There's an upcoming left turn I can take that might give you more room.
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Yes.
[ He waves his hand, and out comes a holographic projection from his suit of armor, showing a map of Micronesian islands in the Pacific, and an image of the typical grunt they're about to encounter. Humanoid in shape, reptilian in features, with weapons grafted into their limbs. ]
We first found that they made landfall here on Earth 20 years ago, in some remote islands in the Pacific. There, they buried themselves deep in the ocean surface to increase their numbers and regroup themselves. That volcanic eruption that was on the news was just a cover up of our assault on their hub, but a lot of them managed to get away and find new places to burrow in.
[ He pauses, showing a hologram of an obelisk ]
What we know is that they're a hive-mind, easily controlled by signals from these tower-like structures. With how the attack here is structured, we're sure that someone is behind this, and that someone is a human. So, that's where you come in.
[ A soldier calls out to Troy, saying the humvee is ready for him and Chisato. He nods, looking to Chisato and shedding a bit of his professional side with a smile that exudes the same energy she does. He gestures for her to get to the vehicle ports with him ]
That's our cue. Got any questions or do you just want to get this over with and maybe drive that humvee?
i accidentally deleted my dw inbox so i lost the last pm you sent me help
[ her head is full of them, but she has a feeling that a lot of them will be answered simply by seeing them on the move. why waste time standing around when they can get things done in this super cool car? ]
Let's drive this humvee! [ she starts heading over to the vehicle, and pauses just so she can wave at the soldier that called out to troy. ] Thank yooouuu!
Wait, actually. Are all of the attacks this large of a scale?
nbd I just went and gushed about your good taste in characters in it lol
[ Troy can't help but feel Chisato's contagious positivity, but he keeps his smile soft and small to not rub it in the face of those who just went through hell. He matches her pace and opens the driver's seat of the humvee. His helmet forms over his head, linking up to her earpiece automatically that his voice would start coming out of that instead.
Normally he would be driving. But aside from the fact he's informed all Lycoris can drive and someone needs to man the .50 cal, it would be hilarious to see how someone as small as Chisato would drive something this big. He doesn't doubt the reach of her legs on those pedals, but it probably won't be easy. He keeps that thought to himself as he hops on the back, mounting the gun and keeping an eye on her. They have no time to waste. The directions are already in the tablet on the dashboard. ]
Let's move. Getting reports of a convoy that's pinned down near Shinagawa. That's our lead to where their human pals have retreated to.
grabs your hands. thank you :sob:
Aye, ayeee!
[ it really does help that she knows this city like the back of her hand. after some figuring out of how close to the wheel she has to sit in order to hit the gas, the vehicle starts to move. it also helps that no one is out driving in conditions like this, so it makes maneuvering to be a lot easier than it might have been on a crowded street. right now, she mostly just has to avoid rubble. ]
It looks like the evacuation is going well.
I'd love to play with them all someday o7
He stands vigilant throughout the trip, letting Chisato drive away from the makeshift base near the center of the city as they may make their way towards the bay. The sight of Tokyo looking like a post-apocalyptic wasteland would be disheartening to anyone who isn't them, Troy can only focus on potential threats. When she speaks to fill the eerie silence of the ruined city, Troy spares her some of his attention. ]
Tokyo having protocols in place in an event of an earthquake have helped a lot. Everyone already knows what to do, and the professionals were good at their jobs.
[ He spoke in his own professional tone, hiding his compliment for the Lycoris especially, underneath that. But he can't just let himself stay in that professional soldier mode, so he empathizes with her: ]
Heard from your friends? Was told you had your own team, and a partner.
[ Troy has probably met Mika before sometime long ago, but is unaware of Mika's involvement in the Lycoris, let alone his connection to Chisato. That wasn't given to him in his briefing. ]
no subject
[ hq probably believed they needed takina for something that might need a little more skill, if evacuation was going so smoothly... and she knows the other three are out there, with kurumi helping to locate sightings of the creatures. chisato avoids mentioning that though, just in case someone else is listening in; kurumi's existence is still meant to be a secret. ]
But we'll probably see them all at some point! I can introduce you later.
[ it could be seen as a naive believe of everyone getting out of here alive, but chisato simply trusts the skills of her friends. and if anything, they would be mad if they missed a chance to yell at her for driving this thing without them. ]
no subject
[ He only smiles at the idea. Chisato really feels like a different breed, and he's beginning to see why she's rubbing the by-the-book authorities and agents the wrong way. This free-spirit does not usually work well with others who are so rigid.
They carried on, driving empty streets with images of destruction that never seems to end. There's still smoke in the distance that can be seen whenever they take a high road, coming from the destination they're headed.
Already, his enhanced senses are picking up movement. His armor helps in marking where the movement are specifically, and they're moving quick on the high floors of the rows of buildings that flank them. ]
Bad guys on our flank. Floor it.
[ The aliens noticed that Troy have spotted them, shattering the glass windows of the buildings and popping their heads out of the rooftop edges. Loud chittering and screeching echo on either side as the aliens open fire. Shards of blue crystalline spikes flying from up above, descending on the general direction of the car. Troy starts to fire back, to hinder their accuracy ]
I thought these things can go fast...
[ They might have to sacrifice armor that's rather useless against these alien weaponry for a little more speed... ]
no subject
Hmm, how many...?
[ there's a sharp turn as she avoids abandoned cars. she makes a second mental note, and it's to start searching for the owners of these things later when it's safe... it always seemed very inconvenient when vehicles get destroyed in action movies. ]
There's an upcoming left turn I can take that might give you more room.