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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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> PRESS TO CONTIN▩E 

[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]

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[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.]

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

[So, basically, the door to the Light Tentacles of Doom is being left unguarded and they have no idea where in Mictlan it is?

Craaaap. Arturia can already feel the itch to go looking for it to rescue the Seven.]

Do you have an estimate on when a rescue can be properly organized amongst all of us?

Runes? You mean the face?

Edited 2013-01-30 06:38 (UTC)

ASAP? We've been working on it since the other night, but then everyone saw the video.

Then will you please let us know when you're prepared to venture there again?

That was a face?

[someone's been stalking this conversation but that pings her, since it sounds familiar.]

Does that mean that for them, it's likely very little time has passed?

[...Oh, Light. This didn't remind her of anything at all. But then, if the next thing that takes place is others wanting to help (which she can see plainly)- okay, so she wants to help, too. But still-!]

[Ugh, she needs to get better faster so she can. Also so that she can even help her friends and make sure the more severely injured are looked after, and since others have said what she would have already...]

Of course. Just make sure you rest up!

I don't really know. I don't even know if they're in the city anymore!

Edited 2013-01-30 07:38 (UTC)

Yes!

(⌒▽⌒)☆ <-- see it's happy.

Right.

[Are you okay. :( He's been worried since the fight ended.]

It's possible that they couldn't be?

I don't see why it wouldn't be possible. It seems to happen all the time around here, don't you think?

Well, people coming into the city, and going home... but I don't think that normally involves tentacle monsters.

That's true. That just makes it all the more dangerous though. It's not the leaving the city part I'm worried about, at least.

Understandable, but four of the seven were bordering on irresponsible. Although it is admirable that they would put themselves forwards so that weaker and less experienced Persona users would not be in danger, it still would have been best if you did throw us 'into the fire'.

[This will be an argument neither of them will back down on. Yamato was far too used to sending JP's grunts to their death in such things and not losing a wink of sleep over it. His months spent in Hinoto-Ri haven't awoken his compassion that much for him to change his views in this case]

I suppose what I was mainly criticising is that you have lost four of the seven when it could have been easily avoided by sending less valuable people inside.

[that's right. Expendable people. Red shirts. Although note he is including himself in the 'less valuable people' label]

It looks like they've been kidnapped by that... thing.

Sure, but not everyone and their grandmother was put in the hospital. Besides, how long does it take to heal up?

Hell, I could heal some of them up if I wanted to.

[Keywords here being 'if he wanted to.']

...Corrupted data, huh?

[Well Atsuro's found something to do in the hospital.]

Guys, can someone bring me my laptop from my room? I'm going to try to restore as much of this file as I can.

...
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...And has anyone figured out who decided to play this file to us? Doesn't this feel a little like how they lure in new victims in horror movies...?

No, I don't see.

*Selphie watches the video with eyes and mouth wide open. When it's over, she blinks, sending a shudder down her spine. Something out those...whatever they were...reminded her of her own death, in another world. Taking a deep breath, Selphie stares into her screen*

We have to get those things.

Do you suppose that's what's inside the Mictlan?

They'll be fine I'm sure.

[Well, she hopes.]

Where are they anyway? I don't remember seein' that place mentioned or anything.

the recording was set to be automatically backed up on the network, as Reiko, Ciel and I were monitoring the situation from base

as for why it automatically played, i have no idea. i managed to get the network up and running while all this was going on, and it just popped up on it's own. we hadn't even gotten all of this video when we were monitoring it live

Yes.

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