TOKYO OPT-IN 2/4

[tokyodisa]

Who: Opt-in characters
What: Some exposition and then more monsters
When: Backdated to 12am, 21/July
Where: Tokyo... or is it?
Rating: PG-13

After all that confusion and weirdness, it looks like it might be over. The creature is encased in a translucent polygonal box, and doesn't look to be getting free any time soon.

[ MYSTERY LADY | MORE BULLSHIT HAPPENS | OH MY GOD SERIOUSLY ]

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MYSTERY LADY

[97995]

[The mystery lady is walking around the encased creature, typing on a small handheld device. She looks pretty busy, but maybe she'll actually tell you what the hell is going on.]

[princelyspirit]

[So, they're safe now. Great! Utena stretches her arms, thinking about what to say next. She has questions, hundreds of them, it feels like, but the last time she tried to get answers the woman was interrupted by her...whoever it is that's on the other line. Still, it can't hurt to ask, right?]

Again... thanks for taking care of that guy. Seriously, we all owe you for that. But... well, can you tell us anything about it? I mean, the last time I asked, your friend didn't seem too happy about it.

[97995]

[She keeps typing on her device for another beat or two, then glances sidelong at Utena.]

I'm not supposed to speak to you. I could get in a lot of trouble. [She pauses.] Then again, I'm in enough trouble as it is...

[princelyspirit]

[Hey, she seems like she's thinking about it! Woohoo, progress!]

And it might even help, too. I mean, there's a lot of us stuck in this place. If we're all on the same page, then who knows, maybe we can come up with some kind of plan... you know, just in case this guy has any friends with him.

[cyan_maid]

Ma'am?

[Jane looks a little shaken by all that's happened, but she won't let that stop her from learning about what's going on.]

Ma'am, excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you...

[97995]

[The woman pauses in typing on her device and glances over sidelong at Jane in acknowledgement.]

[deductiongeek]

[Conan is sitting on the ground with his injured leg stretched out before him. Some hasty emergency treatment had gotten his injury wrapped and the bleeding stopped for now.

But Conan refused to allow any of this to stop him from finding out more about the situation.]

What was that thing?

[97995]

[The woman pretty much ignores his injuries, or the injuries of anyone else. She opens her mouth to speak, but a digitized voice coming from her wrist cuts her off.] Do not say anything. You're going to get our license revoked.

[Rolling her eyes, she glances at Conan.] Does it matter? He's taken care of. As long as nothing touches the containment field, he can't get out.

[deductiongeek]

[Nothing irritated Conan more than having information kept away from him.]

Of course it matters! There is no point in keeping information like that away! What is that containment field made out of? What if it fails? What if there are more of them? How can hiding this information possibly be a good idea?

[therealrisette]

[Rise is officially freaked out. First she gets dropped into this eerie place, then finds out she's trapped, and then all she remembers is running. What was that thing, and where is she?!

Fortunately, it seems to be trapped now, thanks to... whoever this woman is. All the adrenaline is catching up to her now, but she manages to approach. If anyone can tell her what's happening...]

Wha... what's going on?!

[She turns to look around... it looks like she's not the only one here. Maybe this woman can help them all get out...?]

Why are we here? And... what is that thing?!

[And why did this have to ruin her perfectly good Tokyo vacation?!!!!]

[97995]

[The woman just gives Rise somewhat of a long-suffering glance, as if she's dealt with people in hysterics many, many times before.]

I don't know why you're here. You appeared on my transporter platform somehow and were taken into the cordon. That wasn't supposed to happen.

Re: MYSTERY LADY

[lonenoble]

[Six is eyeing the creature warily in its containment.] And you're sure that's going to continue to hold it?

[97995]

As long as nobody touches the containment field, yes. Ordinarily they're very stable, but my mechanism was damaged.

[nothingtobelieve]

[Vicious circles the contained foe at a bit of a distance, not out of wariness so much as a disinclination to join the group too directly. But he's listening to all the questions and their less-than-satisfactory answers nonetheless.]

Are we're supposed to be content with your empty reassurances?

[He's anything but. He doesn't take well to kidnapping, unintentional or otherwise, and he especially dislikes being kept in the dark.]

[97995]

[She barely glances up from the device she's typing on.] I don't really care if you are or not. That's not my problem.

[nothingtobelieve]

We could make it your problem.

[Although he's not motivated to cause trouble just yet. But there were more of them than there were of her, and he was sure not everyone in the crowd would be content with the lack of explanations they were getting.]

MORE BULLSHIT HAPPENS

[tokyodisa]

[Suddenly, some weird creature comes out of nowhere and attacks the woman. Its flesh is gummy and a sickening beige color, its shape vaguely and unsettlingly humanoid.

But there isn't much time to take in its appearance, nor is there any time to help the woman -- the creature knocks her right into the beam she was queuing up to bring you all back to Tokyo.

She and the creature are both gone. She left her bag behind, though. There are a lot of strange-looking items in here (including what appears to be a giant, shrink-wrapped, gelatinous cockroach), and some of them are probably guns and bombs.

Now what?]

[nothingtobelieve]

[Well, that was sudden. And rather problematic.]

Wonderful.

[As if the situation weren't troublesome enough. Of course, it was possible the irritating woman would be back just as quickly, but in the mean time he had absolutely no problem going for her bag to see what had been left behind. Even if it wasn't familiar tech, he figured he could work most weapons. Someone would probably suggest team-work, but it wasn't going to be him.]

[princelyspirit]

[OH GODDAMNIT. "It had no friends," she said. "You'll be safe," she said. Safe her ass. Utena glances around, in case there's more of those things, before she spies the bag. Maybe there's something there that can help...Utena runs over, about to rummage for some explosives (hey, they worked pretty well earlier), when she notices Mister Tall, Dark, and Sour]

Hey, mister. You know how any of this stuff works?

[He's not the kind of guy she'd usually talk to, but the castle makes strange friends out of everybody. And hey, she's met enough superheroes, wizards, and space soldiers that this guy has a 50/50 chance of knowing how this crap works]

[deductiongeek]

[Conan doesn't waste any time in complaining about the situation. If they were going to survive this, they need to know about all of their options. He immediately crawls over to the bag, dragging his bad leg along, and begins to inspect the contents. He was showing a worrying degree of calmness as he inspects the possible bombs and guns.]

[therealrisette]

[Rise might have freaked out at the monster appearing. But seeing Conan injured, and still dragging himself to a bag which is probably full of dangerous things he shouldn't be trying to inspect anyway... well, there's no monster around now, so her protective instinct kicks in.]

Conan-kun!

[Rise stands over the boy, arms crossed and looking about as imposing as she can manage. Don't make her physically drag you away even with your injured leg, boy... she'll do it.]

Re: MORE BULLSHIT HAPPENS

[allthelinks]

[So their possible-savior is gone, and there's probably more monsters out there. Great. At least she left stuff that looks like weapons and... what the hell is that thing.

Souji picks up the cockroach thing to give it a look-over.]

Is this food...?

[He is pretty hungry. And if it's wrapped like this, it's probably still edible, right?]

OH MY GOD SERIOUSLY

[tokyodisa]

[Hey, remember that weird creature that knocked the woman all the way back to the proper dimension?

Well, here's another one. The gibbering that falls out of its multiple mouths is otherworldly and disturbing. Like a wad of walking, beige mucous; its flesh is malformed and textured; too moist to be dry, but not dripping, either.

It's walking toward the encased Zeiram.]

[princelyspirit]

[Another one?! Another one! This is bad, real bad. The woman said that Zeiram couldn't escape, but she's not going to take that risk. Utena picks up a piece of rock from the construction site and gives a sharp whistle as she tosses it at the things head. An effective attack? Probably not. But it is a distraction. Utena waits for it to notice her, prepared to make a run for it, and hopes that someone else can lay on the firepower while she acts as a distraction]

[tokyodisa]

[The rock bounces off one of its heads and the thing turns another head to face Utena, gibbering wordlessly. It seems to hesitate for a moment, but ultimately continues toward Zeiram -- except now it's running.]