Teen Titans Practice Run

[theshortestbird]

Who: The Teen Titans
When: Thursday Night, April 5th, 8:00pm.
Where: Titans' Headquarters in the Warehouse in Sector 11.
Summary: First team building exercise!
Warnings: Possible language.

Red Robin had gone and split the group into pairs. They'd have to learn to work with another person before they could figure out how to work as a team. So, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, he'd picked a pretty good match for everyone.

And by match, that meant everyone was paired with their total opposite, except for one team that was going to be a threesome, since one of their members was not going to be a fighter, but more of a medic.

The Groups:

Mugetsu and Superboy and Cambion {Christina Nickson and Superboy and Kurosaki Ichigo)
Ikol and Oathkeeper (Loki and Sora)
Squinky and Imagine Breaker (Guybrush Threepwood and Kamijou Touma)
White Justice and Darkbeat (Momo Himori and Joe Fieldman)
Peregrinus and Grim Couture (Jack Kelly and Kanaya Maryam)
Blood Rose and Kusunoki Masashige (Amy Sorel and Yosuke Hanamura)
Occupational Hazard and Neophyte (Hiccup and Terezi Pyrope)
Sugar Plum and Red Robin (Ahiru and Tim Drake)

There will be four stations throughout this exercise, with everyone rotating between the warehouse, the docks, a sector ll alleyway, and the Titans' headquarters. There will be three different robots to fight, depending on where your team decides to go.

If they go down to the docks, the robots look like this. The tentacle hands will reach out through the water, and you need to destroy them in any way you can. Cutting them off might do the job, or, might not. The objective is to press the red button in the middle of it's body.

If they go to the warehouse, they can see that parts of the floor are covered in spider robots. These shoot little lasers at you from their eyes, and it's hard to reach them all in one go.

If they go down to any alleyway in Sector 11, they'll find that these robots ready to attack from the shadows. While these robots don't move as fast as the others, they make up for that in how heavy and guarded they can be.

And, lastly, once everyone has worked through the three courses, they can come on up to the Titan's Headquarters, sit back on one of the couches, eat some pizza, drink some soda, and just chill and hang out.

Tim does want to meet with each of you individually,. but don't worry! It's all good. He'll address any issues or concerns one on one.

Comments

[madeinoblivion]

White Justice. That's a good name for you. [He shoots her a sideways smile, his cape catches the faint breeze, and he squares his shoulders, trying to get the hang of a pose that feels super-heroic.]

Down to the docks? Sure. Just so I know...you're a good swimmer too, right? In case we end up in the water?

[plum_that_snaps]

I...I think so? I mean, I can swim... [Swimming in cold water while being attacked by tentacle robots might be a little more than she's ever needed to do before, though.] Are you a good swimmer?

[madeinoblivion]

Yep! I'm good. I'm from an island, so.... I've been swimming all the time as a kid.

[Sort-of true. Riku grew up on the islands, swam in the waves all the time- as his Replica, all the same skill sets were taken on.]

[plum_that_snaps]

That's so cool! You'll have to tell me about it sometime! [She gives him a bubbly smile and starts to run again.]

[She keeps heading towards the docks, slowing down as they near the water.] So. [She suddenly comes to a stop and goes dead quiet, surveying the scene.] If I understand correctly, there should be robots that we will have to fight.

[As if to prove her point, one curious robotic tentacle comes poking out of the water.]

[madeinoblivion]

That's what Red Robin said- ['Darkbeat' nods, extending a hand out at his side. A murky, violet-tinged miasma of darkness forms, solidifying into the shape of a keen, dragon-winged blade.] this is just practice patrols.

[His attention turns sharply, at the sound of a mechanical whirr] There!

welp, i'm just gonna switch to hero names. yea.

[plum_that_snaps]

[White Justice whirls to look and draws her own sword from its sheath.] W-where? [She stutters, before catching sight of the arm. So far, it's just kind of waving back and forth, as if taunting them.]

Okay. We have no advance knowledge of the enemy, their number, or their capabilities. The first priority is to assess the situation. Until we know the effectiveness of our attacks, we should avoid full engagement. [Her diction is precise and coldly analytical, being practiced in giving military reports on the front lines.]

[madeinoblivion]

Right in front of you! [He hisses, squinting through the foggy dark that rises over the waterfront.

But her analysis catches him off guard- sounds almost scientific, to him, because he's never heard military jargon before. It makes him glance back at her in surprise.]

Hnh. Well- Well I wasn't going to just rush in-

[Except he sort of... was, but White Justice gives him hesitant pause.]

[plum_that_snaps]

[His defensive reply makes her hesitate in return. She's not a lieutenant here, and he doesn't have a rank. It makes her uncomfortable. Is she supposed to lead or follow?] G-good. [She stumbles a little on the word, unsure whether it's a command to a subordinate or a... a colleague. Equal rank; equal share. They would have to be partners on this. Just like her and Rangiku-san. Or Kira-kun. Abarai-kun. Hisagi-san. But she couldn't think about them right now. She had a new person to protect. Darkbeat. He was her responsibility now, but she also had to trust him to hold his own. At least until he proved otherwise.]

Do you have any long-range attacks?

[madeinoblivion]

Uh-huh. [He nodded sideways at her, unsure how someone who called themselves 'white justice' would react to him using the darkness of his heart itself to fuel his firaga into a deadly miasma.]

Should I go for it? Or do you wanna keep scouting for more of them?

[plum_that_snaps]

[She nodded.] Let's try it. I have some, too, if it doesn't work. We should stay at a safe distance and be prepared for more to come to its aid; we don't know how many there are, or if they can communicate. Or, for that matter, whether they can come out of the water. [She looked at him and tried to show him a face that was both reassuring and cautioning. She didn't know Darkbeat well yet, but she would do anything not to see him hurt. And she knew just how fast a battle could go sour when facing unexpected enemies.]

[madeinoblivion]

Okay. [He shot a sideways glance at her, nodding firmly.] Got it. We'll be all set to take on anything.

[He calls to his stormier emotions, embracing that power until it forms concentrated in his hand, a black and throbbing energy that burns like fire. He hurls that towards the robot hand, when it resurfaces.]

assuming you want me to npc the robot(s) for now? i love doing it, just don't want to be godmody

[plum_that_snaps]

[White Justice can't help but be mesmerized by his attack. It's stormy and dark, but powerful. It reminds her a little of Hollow reiatsu, though she can't fathom why.] W-whoa...

[Head back in the game, Hinamori.]

[The attack snaps one of the fingers off the robot's hand. Apparently they do have some sort of internal sensor system, because said robot is now pissed off. The water starts to churn as it rises out of the water, and two more arms surface, waving wildly through the air. But a small blinking red light can now be seen in the middle of the robot's body.]

[White Justice watches patiently, though alert, as the robot reacts.] At least it seems to just be this one, for now.

I'm cool with that!

[madeinoblivion]

Hang on- [He catches sight of that little red light and ducks behind one of the shipping crates, tugging at her wrist to pull her over and out of sight.

Crouching, Darkbeat whispers] Even if they've got sensors, these things might not even be able to track us so easy. We should see what they can do, how far they'll come out of the water.

:3 feel free to write in any reactions you want, though, at any time

[plum_that_snaps]

[White Justice nods. It's a good plan.] Hang on. Let me try something.

[She fires her own attack, a ball of bright red flaming energy coming from the center of her hand, at a pile of wooden pallets near the water's edge. The pallets explode into flame, pieces dropping all around and into the water.] I hope those weren't important... [But it has the desired effect. The robot swims over to investigate the commotion, hands latching onto the pieces of wood in the water and crushing them until they snap.]

It seems to react to sound, and possibly heat. Our attacks damage, but don't disable it. And those arms look... strong.

[madeinoblivion]

Yeah, those look nasty-powerful. [He winces slightly, watching how easily the wood snaps withing their claws.

Monsters are... fun to fight. There's something very viscerally pleasing in the grossness of flesh and muscle and blood and bone, squelching.

Machines only make him think of Xion, and a haunted look in her eyes, muttering over broken plates on the kitchen floor.] Okay, so-

What's the battle plan! Looks like there's only one, for now.

[plum_that_snaps]

Well, I... personally, I'd prefer to stay at a distance, where it's safe and I have a good view of the whole area. I have some spells that would probably be able to stop or slow down the arms long enough for you to get attacks in. I don't know whether you prefer to be up close—[she indicates his blade]— or use what you just did again. Either way... [She trails off; there's so much she could say. "I'll protect you." "Please be safe." "I can heal you if you get hurt." "Let's do this." But she just gives a curt nod.]

[madeinoblivion]

It's really no fun, unless you get in close. But I'll try and be quick about it- finish it off before it knows what hit it.

So... I'll sneak in closer, then you hit it with some spells- I'll get it while it's distracted. Sound like a good plan?

[plum_that_snaps]

[She doesn't say what she's thinking—fighting isn't fun—instead, she just nods.]

[She concentrates, closing her eyes for a moment, then opening them and beginning to mumble the incantation for Bakudo #4: Hainawa. She'll delay releasing it until Joe can get closer. She also begins to think of ways she could incorporate shields into the spell, something to help her keep him safe from those arms.]

[madeinoblivion]

[He edges around crates, calling the darkness up around his boots to lend a whisper-softness to his step. Normally sneaky isn't his style, but Riku's taught him a thing or two over the past year about subtlety, and so has witchhunting with Ahiru, and so he's soon nimbly set on a cargo pile, watching the robot below still crushing up ruined pieces of the pallet.

Glancing quickly behind him, he waves a 'go!' signal back at his partner.]

[plum_that_snaps]

[The crackling ropes of energy emerge from her hand, flying across the space and wrapping themselves tightly around all three arms. If they had been made of actual electricity, they might have done some damage to the robot, but made as they are of spiritual particles, they merely succeed in restraining it.]

[She's caught them just below where the 'hands' form, so while the arms themselves are held in place, he should still watch out for those fingers.]

[madeinoblivion]

[With a flutter of his cape, a 'HAH!' that's not exactly subtle, he leaps down from the crates, Soul Eater crashing into the waiting let of lassoed hands, striking hard on the landing once before springing back up for another barrage of swiping blows.

....it doesn't seem particularly effective, on metal, but the boy does seem to take pleasure in wailing on it, despite only suceeding in small dents and a good crack at the mechanical 'joints' on one arm- it whirrs and falls still.]

[plum_that_snaps]

[White Justice smiles at his shout. Despite her worry and dislike of fighting, she still enjoys seeing others take pleasure in what they do.]

[She shortens the ropes, dropping the one connected to the arm Darkbeat's disabled, using her spiritual power, not her physical strength, to try and rotate the robot. Assuming the things are symmetrical, which they appear to be, there ought to be a fourth arm underneath.]

[And there is! But she's too slow to get another kidou binding around it before it starts coming after Darkbeat. He's only got to maneuver around the one arm, but still.]

[madeinoblivion]

Maybe if I try and break the sensor-

[ he shouts aloud in thought, tucking up into a forward roll to dodge the arm, but wincing as some of the splintered wood jams into his hand - a stupid way to get hurt, but that's what tweezers are for.

Better thanbeing crushed up by the arm, anyway, and Soul Eater glows with an aura of malice, thrust forward between the bound arms, toward the heart if the machine. ]

[plum_that_snaps]

Darkbeat! [Hinamori shouts in horror. Fast as she can, she's got another binding around that arm. Oh, I hope he's not hurt...

Soul Eater just barely misses the blinking red light in the center of the machine (which, on closer inspection, also seems to be a button one can simply press) and lodges just to the side of it, slicing through easy-to-cut electrical cables and wires and getting stuck in the twisting, tearing metal.

Water and electricity are not such a good combo, though. Sparks fly around the area Soul Eater's become lodged in, and shocks crackle over the surface of the machine.]

[Hinamori's reaction is just more horror. No, no, no, this can't be happening...]

[madeinoblivion]

[Oh. Oh, that doesn't occur to him until the device is already crackling with live electricity, prickling in purple flares like tiny bits of lightning ( or like that time Roxas put a foil-wrapped burrito in the microwave!)

...Or that time he was thrown back across the floor, limbs twitching, by a horrible blond with a cruel laugh.

Either memory is enough incentive to drop the blade immediately, the immediate loss of contact sending it dissolving back into the rage of his heart, evaporating in another cloud of black. Joe scrambles to his feet and hauls himself up on a pier post by one arm, watching the machine thrash and snap at itself.]