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T▋ME ΙΖ:ΩΙ Ι/Ζ▋/Ι▋A▋

[The feed turns on. It seems to be a recording that the nanomachines are picking up - but the sound is distorted. The voices echo and the lighting is dim at best. There's a persona lighting the the way, but most of what you can see and hear is water. Rows and rows of waterfalls are reflecting the reddish night of the 13th hour. Strange glowing mushrooms provide most of the light that isn't from the four figures walking forward.

The video stops and static causes it to skips ahead. The roar of the waterfalls is now even closer, and the camera shakes constantly to the rhythm of footsteps.


The area they are at it gigantic. More than forty feet, the giant robotic figure behind them is not having any troubles moving along with them. It is easy to guess that this is Brainstorm. The cloaked figure, Orpheus. The pointed hat, McGonagall. Someone else behind her, and it looks to be Q.

For some reason half of the Seven are here during the 13th hour...]

▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋▋ don't like ▋▋░▋░ look ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋. ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋ door suddenly appear ░░░▋▋▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░an ▋▋░▋░ of the open ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░ 13th hour ▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░ ill omen.

[That sounded like Orpheus' voice]

While ▋░▋▋░ I would agree ░▋▋▋░▋▋▋▋░, ░▋▋▋░▋▋▋▋░▋▋░▋░▋▋ cannot wait,▋▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░ opportunity will ░▋▋▋▋░▋▋░▋░. Fortune favors the bold,░▋▋▋▋░▋▋░▋░. ▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░▋ perhaps another message ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░░░ ghostly fellow...

[And that was Q...]

Regardless, ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░░ carefully, lest this is a trap. ▋░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░ enough bloodshed ░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░░ tournaments ▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋...

[Mcgonagall]

▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋ is just one blasted surprise after another. ▋░░░▋░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋░░░▋░ checked to ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋ fool of a mayor ▋░░░▋░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋░░░ spreading any more asinine rumors.

[If the condescension didn't give Brainstorm away, the mechanical resonation of his voice would have.]

▋▋░▋░▋▋░░▋░░░▋▋▋░ agree with Q. ▋░░░▋▋▋░░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋░░ figure out ░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋░░ being asked ░▋▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋░░. ░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░ there are no monsters yet.

[Wait who was that voice? Those who had meet or conversed with Eiichiro would recognize him, and understand that the recording came from his own nanomachines. That would explain why the camera was shaking so much.]

░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░ Jinx the expedition! ░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░ what ░░▋▋▋░░▋▋░░ and creatures lurk only ready to--

[And Orpheus again]

--oh do stop ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░▋░░ prattle of yours! ▋▋▋░░▋▋░░░▋ move on...

[Q rightfully interjecting.]

ERROR FEED U▩STABLE DATA INF▩RMATION.
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> DATA L▩AD COMPLET▩
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[The video flickers off again, and suddenly the sound of the waterfalls is behind them.

There is now a large door, with strange cryptic runes that look more like a mixture of different human civilization and culture than a single entity. Greek-Egyptian pillars, writing that doesn't seem to match any language current or past on earth known. Aztec and Japanese-style paintings on the wall.

It's hard to see, and the feed seems to be getting worse and worse.

There is, however a symbol appearing before them]

> REPAIRING _

[The feed flickers again and it seems that the door was somehow opened, and they area already inside.

This time it is much easier to see. There are strange glowing crystals lighting up the room.

Looking around, humanoid figures are forming a circle, pointing to it. And in the dead front, three ten feet tall statues of strange creatures.

There is deadly silence.

Wait...

...is one of the statues starting to mov--

The feed cuts again.]

ERROR ERROR ERROR FEED UNSTABLE DATA INFORMATION.
> REPAIRING

> CONTINUING FEED
> PRESS TO CONTINUE⌛▋▋??▋

[Some time seems to have passed. Eiichiro appears to be breathing heavily with one hand being healed by Q's persona. It looks like they were locked in battle. The statues are still there, but have changed position.]

▋▋▋░░▋▋░░░▋ over?

[And now a pedestal rises from underground, the glow from the center crystal blinding even the view for a few seconds. When you can see it again, it appears to be a strange block spinning in the air.]

▋▋▋░░▋▋░░░▋ personally ▋▋░▋▋░▋▋▋▋░░▋▋░▋ want to--

[Suddenly the feed cracks and pops, and flashes of images appear in rapid succession.]

MINERVA! HOLD ▋▋░▋▋▋▋░░▋▋ HAND!

[That was Q's voice. Frantic.

The crystal has expanded. It looks like a large glowing white mass- and in another change, it seems like both Minerva and Q were pulled inside by gigantic white tendrils.]

▋▋▋░░▋▋ really, ▋▋▋░░░ all it has ░░░▋▋▋▋░? ░░░▋▋▋▋░░░▋▋░░▋▋ blasted tentacles, I swear I wonder why I work ░░▋▋░░▋▋ people ▋▋▋░░░▋ sometimes...

[There's the sound of an energy weapon discharging a few times, then a pained noise from Brainstorm.]

▋▋▋░░░▋ Stop that! No! I'm ▋░░ smart to die ▋░░ ▋▋▋░░░▋▋░!

[It grabs both him and Orpheus and they disappear.

The camera flickers again, as another tentacle comes closer to the view, and then violently grabs Eiichiro by the leg before dragging him into the white light--]

ERROR LOST CONTACT!
ERROR LOST CONTACT!
ERROR LOST CONTACT!
ERROR LOST CONTACT!

[...and then the feed shuts down completely.]

> ...REPLAY? _

[Note: This video will be available in the databanks, so if your character is still out cold, they can find out about this later.]

Comments

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[putonagoodshow]

no, you will do the exact opposite

you will rest and recover your injuries

[greyerrant]

I'm fit for war.

[notifwhen]

they went in with a full team of support after alerting people involved that werent involved in the tournament

assuming things is a stupid move

[f u c k you]

[greyerrant]

I understand the concept, but remember, I am this way for a reason. I chose this fate, this honor.

[voice because typing one handed is hard]

[whereibelong]

If you knew where I am you'd know I'm not going anywhere right now.

[Frankly she's going to be surprised if she's allowed anywhere that might be dangerous for a while.]

[Voice]

[stolemylook]

...idiots.

[Yeah, there's a bit of bitterness in Dark Pit's voice, but at the same time...]

So. Who's going after them, and when?

[voice]

[forceofnature]

Ooh, very snazzy. Eldritch abominations always add some pep to the plot.

Is it time to build another Lunar Sanctum? I think it's time to build another Lunar Sanctum.

[Voice]

[whereibelong]

I haven't done much exploring under the city, so I wouldn't know.

I know some places change during the 13th hour, too.

[There's just... too many possibilities]

[drakenguard]

[this is what yamato gets in trying some humour (inappropriate time for it though Yamato...)]

I was merely being facetious.

However, if that is the case, then I retract my earlier criticism. I can admit mistakes. But, the fact of the matter is is that this was not a mission for four of the seven to attend to without knowing the dangers from reports of an earlier reconnaissance.

[putonagoodshow]

we know where most of you are, but it's still dangerous to state it

the network isn't stable enough for me to risk locking things, and the more able-bodied might try and be heroes

i am not losing more people

[forceofnature]

Just a regular ol' eager beaver, aren't you?

How about 'you' and 'right now'? Go, Pittoo, go, Pittoo, go~!

[putonagoodshow]

there is a time for war, and there is a time for defending

[stolemylook]

Shut up, Viridi.

[...it was such an automatic reply; like as soon as Viridi opens her mouth, that's the response that comes out. He's such a nice guy.]

I'm not that anxious. Just going after them is obviously the next level.

[greyerrant]

And that is what I am proposing! Someone must undertake the task of retrieving our lost comrades!

[Voice]

[sageprincess]

It... has not exactly been a priority of mine, either, regrettably.

[She inhales deeply, clearing her mind.]

I suppose those places would be the first place to look, when given the chance. I doubt such a place would have gone undiscovered for so long without it being removed from the majority of the population in one way or another.

[pistolsakimbo]

[Rune made a face and let out a rude noise.]

...sorry, I just don't understand that way of thinking.

[forceofnature]

[Honestly that's the reasonable response to 99% of everything that comes out of her mouth anyway.]

Let's tone down the difficulty level for this one. As much as I love watching humans destroy themselves, there's usually less blood involved when I do it.

It's kind of icky.

[notifwhen]

there was no way to get reconnaissance without going inside

or did you miss the distortion and TENTACLES

[greyerrant]

How can I explain it to you?

[itsfromtheshow]

Don't even hesitate to ask for help. Moon-based space stations happen to be a technical specialty, child!

[whereibelong]

[There's logic in that and even slightly frustrated (though if she's honest the frustration is at a lot of different things) she can see it.]

All right.

[a sigh]

But what's going to happen?

[They aren't going to do nothing, are they?]

[putonagoodshow]

considering we are stronger persona users than you, and what happened during the tournament, we couldn't risk something else going wrong

its not our place to throw you lot in to the fire

as for reconnaissance, we did have some. it didn't exactly lead to this

[The demons made it in and out without any incident, and the Seven /were/ being the human element, so...]

[stolemylook]

Agreed.

[...whoa, they agreed on something. But... considering how much blood was shed the other night, it was to be expected.]

I won't be betting any hearts on this one, just to play it safe.

[pistolsakimbo]

Honestly?

Don't try. Not yet anyway.

[forceofnature]

You can offer them all to me instead! I might even come forward a half-picometer or so on your screen this time!