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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

GROUP | ROLLING OUT

[no_kyouken]

[ Majima lays out the map on a table in a small bar near the Parade route. He has a nice scorch mark on his jacket from the quest to get this thing, as does Azem. But they did it, that's all that matters. He's already marked the points that Ethan had noted to him, circled in a blue pen. ]

All right... It's Kappa turf so we're at a disadvantage, only thing's gonna save us is if we look out for each other. I ain't got any of Chijoku's powers right now, but I can go quiet.

[ A gift from the Farm Goddess of Hakagemachi: a small cutesy token that allows him to walk silently. He's not going to show it off, the catnip mouse is kind of embarrassing. ]

Em's gonna be nearby to create a distraction if they drag ya up outta there.

crawls here slowly...

[wray]

[ six keeps to himself, for the most part, listening to how the plan is going to be laid out. this should be fairly easy — they go in as quietly as possible, check out what the kappa are up to, and then get out without alerting anyone to their presence. the only tricky part is not having any access to skills that would make this a ton easier, but it's not like any of them are particularly helpless.

he looks over the map majima has laid out and points out an intersection close to one of the areas marked in blue pen. ]

I can scope out this area first. It's the closest point to where we're entering, so if there are any guards, I'll be able to take care of them quietly to let the rest of the group proceed.

[no_kyouken]

[ He observes where Six has pointed, eye scanning thoughtfully. ]

Looks good. The rest of us can follow in after ya give the signal.

[ He takes a sheathed tanto blade from the back of his slacks, looking it over contemplatively. ]

Let's avoid weapons if we can, better not t'scratch up of 'em more than we gotta.

[wray]

[ six nods quietly, confirming that he agrees with the plan as it is. it's a mission he's done several times before so he doesn't think it should be difficult to pull off. (or so he hopes.)

he looks over the tanto blade and nods again. ]

That shouldn't be a problem. I'll drag them someplace out of sight if they need to be subdued.

[ if they encounter any at all. ]

Where is Emily going to be waiting for us?

[no_kyouken]

[ Majima would like to keep her as far away as possible, but in reality she needs to be close enough. ]

Somewhere she can see where we go in. Can't watch every point, but that's as good as any.

[wray]

[ six understands what that implies so he won't question it any further. he nods once. ]

As long as everyone knows where to find her, that's fine. [ ... ] Is there anything else we haven't covered?

[ they have their way in, their way out, and what to do in-between. ]

[no_kyouken]

[ He puts his hands down on the map for a moment, head bowed to try to run it all through his mind one more time. ]

Just take'a yerselves, ain't gonna have a good time if th'Sutokus find out. Could send off all kindsa shit ya don't understand if yer a rival clan.

[wray]

Understood.

[ just like majima, six does the same thing: he keeps a mental note of the quickest way to get to where emily is going to be waiting for them. just in case. ]

... Once we're done, I'll be the last one to leave. That way, if it comes down to it, I'll take the fall.

[ not that he plans on letting himself get caught, but. better him than anyone else. ]

[no_kyouken]

...If that's what ya want.

[ He clearly doesn't like that, but someone has to come out at the end and he's not here to argue who gets to be the big damn hero here. ]

[wray]

[ he's sure he'll never hear the end of it if emily finds out he volunteered himself like this, but— ]

Then... that's all of it, right? Everyone knows what to do.