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[dragonsclaw]

♬ Broken Glass - The Blank Theory

WHO || Failboat and more... [closed]
WHAT || The Knights move on a warehouse in NYC to try and save Jeanne Gar & Rafael Giovanni
WHERE || New York City, New York
WHEN || Summer 2016
HOW || Actionspam or prose

The plan has been set, and the Knights are on their way to New York City once again - this time with the desperate hope fueling them that they can save two of their own, instead of simply endangering them further.  Jack and Buffy have greater stakes in this than anyone - as it is Jack's fiancee, Gar and the love of Buffy's life, Rafael, who are currently in the grip of the vile villains that have plagued them for the last four years.  Knowing fully well the risks that are inherent in potentially facing down the dangerous Mind Master, who shattered Myri's life in an instant by breaking Finnick Odair's psyche, their plan is to divide and search the warehouse as quickly as possible - knowing that every second counts, when an alerted team of bad guys could take the lives of their captured friends.  

It's an unparalleled gamble, but may be their only opportunity before Rafael and/or Gar are moved from the facility.  To that end, they converge at a nearby hotel...

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[recruited]

[ Steve doesn't remark. He just nods his head and moves with them. His eyes sweep cautiously for anything that might become a hurdle ( listen 12, spot 31). ]

[shootfirst]

It's awful quiet. [ both of them can concur. they see no movement within through the high windows, although there are lights on in the building. there's a very low noise of machinery running within that felicity can just barely pick up on.

the door on this side is up a wheelchair ramp that hugs the side of the building, a heavy duty brown door with a glass window. kat seems so eager to get up there that she considers the invisibility caution enough, her steps audible to both of them as she heads up the ramp ahead of them, encouraging them to follow close (move silently 12). ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity's approach is quite a bit more silent, inching forward like the cat burglar she is (move silently 23). She tips her head to the side a bit and focuses on the sound ahead of her.]

I can hear some kind of machine running in there.

[recruited]

[ Steve moves along with them (move silently 11). Apparently being big and lumbering doesn't make for great sneak, but he's trying. ] What sort of machinery? [ It's a dumb question as if she could tell from all the way out here. ]

[shootfirst]

Let's find out, shall we? [ kat keeps her voice low, and then she flicks her wrist at the handle, and there's the sound of the door unlocking as she casts a knock spell. the door swings open slowly with a creak, and they find themselves staring down an unlit hallway, that seems lined with office doors. at the end, it branches to the left and right. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity nods her agreement and starts to make her way through the doorway. As she does, she pulls out her gun and has it at the ready. She's not trigger happy, as she knows that will ruin their invisibility, but she has no illusions under what's waiting for them

She eyes the offices as they make their way through, keeping an eye out for any trouble (spot 25) all the while still trying to make out what the machine is (listen 28).]

[recruited]

[ He stays on point with them. He's got his shield on his arm and his posture tense. Always on alert for something to go wrong (listen nat 20 with 24 total (NOW YOU WANNA LISTEN STEVEN), spot 26). He's really hoping this doesn't go as fubar as the last mission. ]

[shootfirst]

[ there's no movement in any of the offices, and kat reaches back to draw her gun out of her waist band as they move along. steve hears nothing around the corner, and as they reach the end of the hall, they see stairs that head down to the left, and the hall disappears around another corner to the right. as felicity strains to make out what that machine is doing - possibly some kind of conveyor belt? - steve catches the distant sound of footsteps in the basement, although it sounds like one figure, at most.

kat looks left and right, before nodding towards the steps. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity makes a face as she tries to hear the conveyor belt before glancing back to the two of them. Stairs sounds good to her, but she'll glancing over to Steve to confirm.]

[recruited]

[ The stairs make Steve pause. Still close to Kat, but he listens. Head tilting and he looks at them. He holds up one finger and points down below them. Indicating that they got at least one body down there. ]

I can't hear anyone else.

[shootfirst]

We can take one guy. [ the words are mumbled under her breath, whether she believes them or not, and she looks ready to head straight down, but waits for steve's confirmation ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity reaches forward and grabs her arm, before shaking her head.]

We're looking for more than one person, remember? If there's just one dude down there, it's probably not them. You'd think they'd put more guards on the hostages.

[recruited]

Normally I'd say there could be something else keeping them down there, but in this case--they're walking. I don't think they'd let a prisoner just walk around. [ But at the same time he doesn't want to leave an area unexplored. ] If you're sure we can take him quickly and quietly then we go. Otherwise we should try the other way. [ He keeps his voice low only for them. ]

[shootfirst]

[ kat stiffens at the grip, looking down at felicity's hand, then back up between them both. she purses her lips, then says firmly: ] I'm sure. [ and yanks her hand back ]

[allmydreams]

We attack him, we lose our invisibility. How about we not try to take him unless we absolutely have to?

[She doesn't mean to be the stick in the mud but stealth is kind of her thing.]

[recruited]

[ He wants to be smart and he wants to keep going, but he's already pissed Kat off enough. He wants to believe she can handle this. So he nods. ]

She says we can.

[shootfirst]

[ services to gods - yasushi ishii

kat doesn't wait for more than that, making her way back towards the steps, too overeager to really watch her footsteps (move silently 11). there's a door at the bottom anyway, and she puts both hands on the bar, which clicks noisily as its pushed in, leading into some kind of surveillance type room, with a computer terminal in front of a glass window that overlooks the next room. a single door leads into said room, sporting a complex electronic lock and the words AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. kat surges forward, forcing them to follow if they intend to stay in her bubble, and looks through the glass into the space beyond - metal stairs lead down about fifteen feet into a recessed area, where a stone altar has been placed. strapped to it by her wrists and ankles, dark hair spread out around her face, eyes closed and sporting no apparent injuries, is gar. kat grips the windowsill so hard that her knuckles go white as she stares down at the woman.

there's a door on the opposite side of the lower room too, but it's closed, and there's no one else in sight. ] What the fuck are they doing to her? [ the words come out in an angry hushed whisper between clenched teeth. ]

[allmydreams]

[Gar.

As much as she wants to rush in there and get her out, the question Kat asks is a valid one (wisdom 22). They can't just rush in there to go and get her without knowing what they're rushing into, and while the imagery is clear - strapping a woman to a stone altar as a sacrifice is not something she hasn't seen before - she doesn't know to who or why.

So she takes a breath and turns to Kat.]

Did you bring Dispel or Detect Magic?

[Felicity's not a magic user but she has a feeling either of those could come in handy. Especially if no one else seems to be around, but Gar is there.]

[recruited]

[ He really doesn't expect to find this. He doesn't have an answer to Kat's question. Instead he stares down at Gar briefly before his gaze switches to that door. The one he knows leads in there. Getting passed that won't be a picnic. He glances over at Felicity when she asks her question. ]

If we can get to her then I can probably carry her out if she can't walk. But we're gonna need a smart and cautious way in.

[shootfirst]

[ kat is already mumbling a spell and lifting a hand towards the window as steve talks, but she shakes her head vigorously ] I'm not detecting anything. [ instead, she moves almost unconsciously to the computer, her fingers beginning to fly across the keyboard (computer use 31). ] There's gotta be an access here. [ her eyes flash from the window back down to the screen repeatedly. ] Oh for fuck's sake.

If I get it open, it's gonna close again unless I stay here and keep battling it back. [ she lifts her head to look at them pleadingly ] You're gonna have to go get her out.

[allmydreams]

[okay. Felicity's not thrilled with this idea, but it seems like the only option they have, and if there's no magic down there, than they should be safe without the mage. She nods, because they can do this.]

You going to be okay up here on your own if someone comes down?

[recruited]

[ Steve's happy he's not the one handling the computer. He's gotten better with them since the ice and everything. You don't spend time around Tony Stark without understanding them, but he will admit there's some stuff he's not equipped for. Going down there and getting Gar out is something Steve's fully capable of doing. He steps to the door and pauses to look at them when Felicity poses a question. ]

[shootfirst]

I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that question was rhetorical. [ with that, she gets the door open, as signified by a clicking sound beside steve ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity won't bother to give that a response and will just turn to follow Steve down to where Gar is. She lets him go ahead of her, but keeps her eyes peeled for signs of traps or trouble (spot 34, listen 18).]

[recruited]

[ Steve happily goes first with his shield raised, his eyes searching and ears open (spot 31, listen 20) for anything that could come upon them. He's really hoping that getting Gar out of here goes easily. Not really for his sake, but for Gar. There's no telling how much she has left in her. ]