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[no_kyouken]

Who ⬤ Majima & Sneaking Crew
What ⬤ Investigative sewer mission
When ⬤ A time
Where ⬤ Kappa tunnels
Content Warnings ⬤ N/A can be added


HEY CREW. Sorry this took me a hot minute to get together, life has been a diggity drag.

Here's what we know:

* Majima and Azem went to the Kappa family offices and got a map of the sewers.

* Ethan gave them a tip about how the Kappa's path correlates above ground as well!

* From the mini-event description we know a little: "they’re building something down there."

* The mods approve us to find:

They will probably even catch a glimpse of... the machine.

Which without someone with extensive mechanical engineering experience, they'll genuinely have no idea what it is or what it does. What they can figure out is:

1) The machine is hooked up to the main waterworks, and seems to need a lot of water to function, whatever that function might be

2) It's location is pretty conspicuous, lining up with the location of the central stop on the parade route.

Our crew's skills:

* Majima - Moderately stealthy, has his catnip mouse that lets him walk silently
* Aerith - Sewer sneak extraordinaire
* Azem - Ninja stats
* Six - Assassin stats
* Emily - On distraction duty for escapes

General plan:

* Use the map and Ethan's tips to figure out where to station each person so they can signal to others to proceed.

* If you want to get caught you have the option of either escaping their capture with Emily's help, or actually getting caught and punished! If you want to get caught for real consequences, head over to the Substories page to let the mods know.

Format:

* I'm going to make a a couple of top levels for a full group thread. I'm going to suggest that we don't pay too much attention to tagging order so that it can flow freely. (I know I'm not moving too quickly atm and I'd hate to hold you guys up.)

* Group thread 1: The plan and heading out

* Group thread 2: The machine? (If we do anything to it, we should note it to the mods.)

* The reason I suggest that is you can then make your own top levels below it and break into pairs (or whatever) to tag with whoever meets your speed, so please don't feel like it's exclusionary. It's just to offer different options for engagement. Choose the one that works for you!

* Get with Emily (medicative) if you want a distraction/escape thread! She has a TL here!

* Definitely please try to do whatever you're feeling, I'm not here to constrain you. I really tried to think up a format that would be flexible to everyone.

Comments

[no_kyouken]

[ He keeps just behind the stairwell's housing, leaning around to peak with his good eye. ]

Gonna be too much t'hope their roof door's unlocked but we could go try it.

[starshepard]

I might be able to help with that if it is. [ While picking locks isn't something she's ever had to do, after all, magic was used for pretty much everything back home, she could possibly brute force it.

Though it would be easier if the door was unlocked. ]

[no_kyouken]

[ He gazes around, first to the other surrounding rooftops for anyone up there smoking or meeting a friend for lunch... Then his eyes scan for any open windows they might get to instead. ]

Might make too much noise if we bash it open, it'll echo down th'stairwell.

[ But he's going over there anyway because if they have to find a window, it will be able to climb down from there. ]

[starshepard]

No bashing necessary. I might be able to force the lock with a bit of magic. [ She flashes a little grin, though doesn't make a move for the door just yet. She'll wait for his opinion on the matter. If there's a window they can use instead, that'd probably be better. ]

[no_kyouken]

[ He inclines his head. Well, hey, he sure doesn't have any magic at his disposal. ]

Let's try it.

[ If it's quiet enough, they can fail gracefully and try something else. ]

[starshepard]

[ Azem nods and moves over to the door. She gives it a careful try just to make sure it's not unlocked before leaning down to inspect the lock. She can't tell much about it so she shrugs before pressing the palm of her hand against it. She has no idea what the inside looks like but still, she makes an attempt at creating a magical key.

There's the soft creak of metal before being forced into a position it wasn't meant to go but it doesn't unlock. ]

Well... [ She draws back with a frown. ] I could try again...

[no_kyouken]

Go ahead, I'll look around.

[ Take a glance on the other sides of the building for open windows and ways down. ]

[starshepard]

[ Azem bobs her head in a nod and gives it another go. While there is a discouraging creak from the metal, this time she manages to force it open. ]

Lock's probably broken but... [ She slowly opens the door, praying it doesn't make a lot of noise as she does so. ] We're in.