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[jotun]

WHO || Loki Laufeyson & Natasha Romanoff
WHAT || Kidnapping.
WHERE || Moscow, Russia
WHEN || Night of June 7th onward.
HOW || Actionspam

[ The teleportation spell brings them to a chilly, but recognizable destination. Though it isn't exactly the same as the city that Natasha may recall, the Kremlin is impossible to misidentify, and that's precisely where Loki is headed.

Natasha's free will is returned to her the minute they arrive, leaving her slightly disoriented, and potentially questioning why she had even listened to his demands (pending a reasonable wisdom check). They touch down 500 yards from the front of the Kremlin. ]

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[krasnayapautina]

[Yep, questioning that (wis 19). She shakes her head slightly, like that'll help her reorient herself. One thing she feels is the ground cold against her bare feet, her shoes still somewhere in the room in India with everyone else. Oops.] Home sweet home. [So much sarcasm in her tone of voice there.]

[jotun]

Ahh! Good. It appears you do remember some things after all.

[ he tosses her gun aside without a second thought so that he can rest his hand at the small of her back and begin to usher her forward, directly for the front entrance with no intentions of stopping for the security checkpoints. ]

You should sincerely consider earnest cooperation, Agent Romanoff. It is, after all, your best chance of survival.

[krasnayapautina]

Da. [She answers in Russian because it seems fitting to start this who-knows-what-kind-of-adventure off with it as they move forward.] Noted. [It's not the most enthusiastic reply.] You still haven't said why we're here.

[jotun]

I would think that obvious.

[ Three security officers charge down the walk towards them in a line as Loki steps right on past the boundary lines. He casts burning arc to take care of them quickly, and the same blast of fire that had killed Desai and shattered the glass case of the decanter springs forward to incinerate Guard A, arcing to Guard B and burning him terribly (atk 17, dmg 31 to Guard A, dmg 9 to Guard B). Guards B and C both draw their weapons, holding their ground to defend the government building.

Loki leads Natasha past the pile of Guard A's ashes :') Hope you have a strong stomach for the smell of burning flesh and watching people get incinerated in an instant, because he doesn't appear to be done. ]

This world is not mine any more than this country is yours. I intend to change that. You see, I've found Asgard, ah, inhospitable to my needs of late. [ He turns his head, considering her, raising to brush his hand against the side of her face. ] I would see them sated here.

[krasnayapautina]

[She glances down at the ashes of the guard who was cremated alive, but keeps the expression on her face as neutral as she can manage (will save 16).]

So, we're both more than a little bit disconnected from our homes. [The 'and? so what?' at the end of the sentence implied in her tone. It just doesn't seem like that big of a deal to her -- well aside from the fact that apparently because of it, he's cremating people alive, etc. That part is ... a problem, a huge one. And then a side-eye at the hand.] That hand is something you do want to keep, right? Because I've heard it's polite to ask before just taking something. [Though, the actual number of fucks she gives about these kinds of manners is in the negative numbers.]

[jotun]

[ A broad grin spreads across his face and he pulls his hand back, holding it up in an apologetic gesture of surrender. ]

My apologies. Rest assured, the next time I lay hands on you, it will because you ask it of me.

[ Yeah, he's into it. Worst of all, his grin makes it apparent that he isn't taking her seriously as a physical threat in the least. He gestures ahead to the guards. ]

Now. If you would be so kind.

[ Work, bitch. His ranged attack is killer right now. He pulls two daggers from his belt and flings them in quick succession at both guards (atk nat 20, 18 dmg to Guard B, 28 penetration damage to Guard C). They both drop with the daggers embedded in their chests, but there are certain to be more where they came from. It would seem he isn’t particularly concerned with her running off or being any kind of threat at all. Sorry, girl. ]

[krasnayapautina]

Doesn't that imply that a "next time" has to happen? [ l o l. ]

[While he's busy tossing daggers into guards like a psycho badass, she's taking a couple of steps back. If she finds she has to take off running in the other direction, not being so close might give her a head start. The only reason she hasn't taken off running in that other direction yet is because she's glancing around for the closest thing she can grab to carry as a weapon -- maybe something off a wall, whatever -- which, so far, isn't going quite as well as she'd hoped it would (spot 7).]

[jotun]

[ She doesn’t need a spot check to see the knives in the guards’ bodies as her best options. Which is lucky, because she’s not seeing shit with a 7. On the other hand, Loki’s sense motive of 17 means he is noticing her urgent attempts to runaway. ]

I loathe to make the same request twice, Agent Romanoff. [ And usually the second time involves magic. He truly doesn’t want to provide more arcane motivation for her allegiance, but he’s certainly not above it. ] I wouldn’t try to run, if I were you. You won’t get far.

[krasnayapautina]

[There she freezes, having been caught before she even got a start. Which also means she won't be jumping to make an obvious move on the knives yet, because hi predictable.] I thought the attempt would beat standing back and being whatever kind of pawn you have in mind.

[jotun]

Oh, I didn't bring you here to watch.

[ Three more security officers are running towards them! Loki lets out a breathy, cruel sort of laugh. ]

It's your help that I require.

[ Come on, gurl, be complicit in your own kidnapping, it'll be fun~~~ Also pretty convincing with his 30 diplomacy. ]

[krasnayapautina]

Seriously? Help with-- [She doesn't even finish that sentence because what even. And also because what the hell, with her will save of 6 she'll take him up on that offer of fun. Fun times to be had for all, yes. With the three new people running towards them, now, not later, is a super good time for those daggers, so she makes a run towards them -- even though this not how she was expecting to use them.]

[jotun]

[ Guard B jogs to a stop about 20 ft away, shouting in Russian at them to stop while holding his gun. Loki raises a hand and acid splashes in his face (dmg 3), burning him. The others use their full turns to get up to the same range that Guard B is in, so all of them are within 20 ft. and Natasha is free to close the distance. ]

Do make it quick. I have an appointment to keep.

[krasnayapautina]

Getting your hair and nails done, are you? I had other plans for today, too, you know. [You know, until SOMEONE rudely interrupted those, *siiiiiiigh*. Whatever, can't fix that, and there's no getting out of this unless she gets into it. So. Daggers now in hand, she moves to get right in their faces and swings the dagger in her right hand at one of the guards - guard c (attack 19; damage 3).]

[jotun]

[ Loki makes a concerted effort to keep Natasha by his side in the day that follows, keeping her at his side as an advisor for the purposes of explaining her presence to the other officials of the Russian government. Any who disagree face fear of death, particularly after the announcement makes his position official.

In an office on the top floor, Loki sits at a golden throne that he’s made out of what used to be an office chair behind the desk in the presidential suite. Government officials pass in and out to update the two of them on policies and procedures, right down to finding out their coffee orders.

Down below, dozens of guards stand between the team of Knights and the presidential suite. Your move. ]

[krasnayapautina]

[She's a little bit " r u srs? :| " at the golden throne, but he does in fact seem to be quite serious about it, so she'll just keep that thought to herself. For now, she mostly does as she's guided, because she'll need a lot more resources than she has at the moment to work on reversing this problem, so figuring out how to acquire those is gonna take a while. She'll take notes both to occupy herself and to look like someone in the role of an advisor.]

[asap]

[Welp. Now that they know where Loki is it's time to... try and free all of Russia, get Natasha back, and defeat Loki. Easy?!? Hahaha. Anyway, it's time for our resident sneaky-ass speedster to try and zip around the castle unnoticed and see what she can scope out. Her move silently is a 20, and her search is 5 action point says 19! She's looking to find Loki and Natasha's positions, the evil pitcher, and maybe some uniforms so the less speedy members of the team can sneak in too.]

[jotun]

[ There’s good news and bad news.

The good news is that Andie manages to speed straight past the guards and into the room where the pitcher is being held. The bad news is that room is adjoined to the presidential office, so she has to speed right past Loki and Natasha.

And she’s not quiet or quick enough to dodge his keen senses (22).

He casts close on the door of the adjoining room where she finds the pitcher, shutting Andie inside and getting to his feet. He looks to Natasha and remarks, ] My, my. You do have a way of attracting quite the persistent group. It would seem your friends haven’t forgotten about you, after all.

[asap]

[Craaaaap. Well. At least he's locked her with the thing she was trying to get at anyway. The pitcher is in a locked display case, but Andie's been working on her lock picking (open lock 23). She starts working the lock, hoping against hope that she can... at least smash the pitcher or something before Loki gets in here.]

[jotun]

[ That opens the case! ]

[asap]

[Hooray! Andie's gonna grab it and drop it... hopefully this will cause it to break.]

[jotun]

[ clunk thunk.

it falls to the ground, undamaged. ]

[asap]

[Gdi. Time for plan B. If she can get past Loki, at least. She picks it up and... tries the door.]

[jotun]

[ It opens, and Loki is standing


right in front of it. :) ]

Leaving so soon?

[asap]

[Oh crap. Andie looks up at him nervously, letting out a frightened little giggle.] Well, you know how it is. I'm a really busy person and I'd love to stay and chat but... um... bye.

[She dives past him (tumble check 24 to avoid attacks of opportunity), rolling back to her feet and running to grab Natasha's hand.]

Comeoncomeoncomeon...

[She can't help it. If she can make a rescue attempt, she will.]

[jotun]

[ Actually that tumble check was under 20 and therefore

a failure. :) Thanks for rerolling.

And Loki will step in before she gets to Natasha, grabbing for Andie. While she lashes out at him, he dodges easily and secures his hand around Andie's throat. He uses that grip to pin her against the wall with a particularly rough slam. He leans in close, gripping her jaw. ]

I suggest you tell me how many are in your number and precisely what it is you plan to do here.