[Closed Journal & Event Post]

[danse_etoile]

Journal Post

Professor Kantai, I think I just noticed a student being dragged into a white van which just drove off, with masked individuals.

Mr. Haita, we're proceeding to head after a group that have kidnapped a student.

Comments

[thefrozenstorm]

I'll be at the location shortly. Did you inform the authorities yet?

[danse_etoile]

... Oh right, I'm used to the police being so hostile to this sort of thing I haven't.

[thefrozenstorm]

I feel like Haita will get annoyed at us if we don't give a heads up, at least.

[danse_etoile]

Added to my initial message, I'm following them on a D-Wheel.

[thefrozenstorm]

I'll track you down, then.

[Event]

[danse_etoile]

::You find Asuka in a light bomber jacket and a helmet on her head, on a white-blue D-Wheel she's trying to keep out of sight.

She's parked near a series of warehouses, using binoculars, waiting for you.::

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[thefrozenstorm]

*is coming up once he spots you, joining you quietly. ... it isn't until he clears his throat that someone might even notice him*

Here, then?

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[danse_etoile]

Yes. Whoever grabbed her, they apparently have guns and swords. ... Though I'm not sure how serious they are.

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[thefrozenstorm]

My expectation is that they're for show, but nothing is more dangerous than a weapon in the hands of someone who doesn't know what they're actually doing, let alone having any idea at all.

My immediate thought is that one of us should cause a distraction while the other frees the student, at minimum.

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[danse_etoile]

Not just that. They have.

Ridiculous accessories.

... Hrm, I don't have any super powers, so. Which position would it be smarter for me to take, do you think?

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[thefrozenstorm]

As much as I'd probably be quieter, I'm definitely the one with super powers, in this equation. So I think I should draw their attention, while you slip in to do the rescue.

Of course, it does mean they might try to field a complaint later, claiming ridiculous things... but that just means we need to get evidence, in case they try to escape.

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[danse_etoile]

... Such as?

::Blinks.::

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[thefrozenstorm]

Making a video recording on your phone might help, if you get the chance to. *clearing his throat*

I'd do it, but it takes a few times for anything electrical to actually function when I want to use it, for some reason.

Re: [Event]

[danse_etoile]

... I wonder if one of the more modern Duel Disks has a silent recording function...

::Holds up one that looks like a smartphone honestly.::

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[thefrozenstorm]

I'm pretty sure most of these have some form of recording function in them at this point, honestly.

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[danse_etoile]

Then I should be able to do that, record while also having my disk on in case I have to Duel.

And I... have something I haven't tried but that's a last resort of my last resorts.

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[thefrozenstorm]

Hopefully we'll be able to avoid that-- don't want to put all your bets on something untested, right?

I'll go cause a distraction, then. If I'm lucky, I can get up close enough to catch them off-guard, anyway.

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[danse_etoile]

Right. Just try not to reel too hard at how ridiculously they might be... accessorized.

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[thefrozenstorm]

I'll... brace myself for it.

*he goes on his way. he's going to try to stay out of sight at first at least as he approaches from the front way...*

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[duelacademynpcs]

::... You encounter three masked men with 'TactiCool' Gear. i.e. people who bought surplus JSDF equipment but don't know how to use it all properly.

One has duct taped his rifle to his head.

Another has a tutu around his waist.

The third has three 'Top Gun' logo hats and pink-green flippers on their feet.::

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[thefrozenstorm]

*oh, no, this is much worse than Asuka led him to believe.

once he feels he's close enough, he gently taps a foot against the floor. how about a little ice to make sure they can't get too close to him after this? And then again, harder, to make sound to catch their attention, even as he stays under cover.*

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[duelacademynpcs]

::They swivel around and you hear a "!". One of them fires a pistol, incompetently.::

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[thefrozenstorm]

*the bullet goes off into the distance and hopefully doesn't actually hit anything.

Tap, Tap, Tap. They may hear the cracking of something freezing, as the area seems to grow cold.*

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[duelacademynpcs]

::They're surprised, but turn their heads, noting it must be the act of a Spirit, and then there's a bunch of words inappropriate for your niece to hear. And cock their guns, and slowly move, enough to not notice the slipperiness.::

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[thefrozenstorm]

*well, I can see I'm not going to feel bad about whatever I do to them after this.

... hmm. It's getting cold enough to see one's breath despite the warmer weather, recently. Crick, crack, tap, tap. He touches a finger to the wall to let some ice run up it to the rafters, causing ice to form from there with cracking sounds above.*