quarry group and Bastion group! CHOOSE WISELY
make your choice
gotta love that subtle "clarify what they're doing" so you guys can decide who's screwed and how badly...
He would never do otherwise
It's more so we know where people are, in relation to where action is going to happen
So like. We don't magically have someone in the hospital reaching the dragon field in 30 seconds or something
Obzedat Your call for PAtchy and Megaera, unless Patchy would encourage Megaera to go
I'm trying to remember where the gazebo is in relation to everything else
northwest of the monument. it actually seems closer than anything else
Thank you! Saves me time
it's also close to the distillery
/sits Mitellux at the entrance of the Bastion
as a dragon or as a girl?
as a dragon
\o/ dragunnnn
she could just pop into dragon form near-instantly if she was in human form anyway
well
NPCs will react differently, based on if they see girl or dragon
Though yeah if she got ambushed in human form that would be bad
hahaha fair enough
rubberfaceokumura double pistols and a wink
I'm trying to decide where Ibuki would be hanging out at the moment
Ibuki: climbing Mitellux
Mitellux: >|
Mitellux: >|
(naw Mitellux wouldn't tolerate that at all)
everyone ride the dragun
pfffff
You have Paar for that. mitellux doesn't give rides XD
unless you don't mind being carried by her claws
Yeah, grampa is cool with that, he doesn't mind rides
Maybe I'll have Ibuki bother Zulf XD
Ibuki, pls, he is trying to be a lovesick loser
hahaha
jchaos important questions: where is Colin's public surveillance station and did he put a camera on the bunnies?
I think Patchy will want to stay back at the Bastion with Meg
rood zuko
I'll choose when I get home tonight. Still have five hours before that's happening.
HMMMM, sending myrrh in the quarry backup when I get home, where we want Aoi
protected by 50 dragons
aoi can absolutely ride paarthurnax
WHERE DO PEOPLE WHO AREN'T THE BAE WANT AOI
omg
Rin is going to the quarry the rest are staying
where's paar I absolutely want one last flight, END THINGS JUST LIKE WE STARTED: FLYING ON A DRAGON
Paar is just flying around the Bastion
wait how many people have arrived at the Bastion via Paar?
Well, Aoi and Zuko for sure XD
that's why I'm asking
that's why you two are useless lesbians, because you rode on the dragon
you're welcome
thanks grandpa dragon
Ibuki wants a dwagon ride too
impressive magic dragon matchmaking skills
Colin would have put the surveillance station in a public place, probably a corner of the distillery. >_> He's definitely got cameras at the farm, which is where the corralled bunnies are.
I might have Ibuki hanging around Colin for this part, wherever he is :x
If she's good making patrols, that's what he's doing. XD
Also, if nobody would have seriously protested, Colin would have paid for Red's amulet to get the healing touch ability.
l-lol she likes running around and can scream really loud if something shows up
And explained it to her.
/cackles, pats Ibuki
Good Ibuki.
so she... can make patrols she just won't be particularly useful in an actual fight
OKAY, just got back from work and everythin', skimmin' this over...
'Kay, so as before, we got a group goin' out and folks stayin' behind. You guys got any particular want for cannonkid in any of the groups?
maybe Ikuri can patrol with Ibuki and Colin?
Protecting home could be her base inclination, but she's got friends goin' to the quarry too...
The logic from before remains strong, though. Ibuki is in the Bastion, and if there's any possibility of an attack at home, that's a strong case for remaining.
On the other hand, Zuko's goin' somewhere dangerous herself, and yeah. |D Torn in two directions, she don't want another Crona. Gotta protect everyone, but can't be everywhere. (THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR)
Ultimately it'll be up to the crew to decide where she'd best be suited, as the lass herself probably has a buttload of indecision goin' on. Either way, she's gonna be worried.
MR SEPHIROTH
is
she. capable of being in a group with Red without wanting to murder her?
If you explain how important this is, yes. She's had time to calm down. Plenty of hate, still, but no murder-on-sight. Especially if it's Zuko-friend stressing the need.
However...just like with the Lagoon, if you want diplomacy, she's not the best choice.
If you want defense against a possible trap, though...
She's there to protect friends and kill enemies and little else, no matter how you look at it. 8D
"Seen and not heard" would be the recommended role until/unless hostilities break out.
also, I...misread the initial question, but the outcome's the same. 8D Technically, no: she can't not want to murder Red, but on the other side of the coin, she's capable of staying her hand.
Should the people in the backup group tag in in a separate thread from the main group?
Oh Ikuri might be a bad idea because
she was seen murdering one of them defenseless right?
yeah also that... animosity on both sides
Zuko would recommend she stay at the Bastion
Ikuri gives them something to definitely hate
was just thinkin' that too. 8D
Technically not defenseless, but retreating during a rout, so. same difference.
Whatever the crew wants. 
But she'll be very worried for Zuko.
But she'll be very worried for Zuko.
I foresee hugs and quiet pleas not to die, even if it's off-camera. :3
asdfwhew
Zuzu has like zero concern for her own safety, she'll be so confused
you are friend, she loves you.
but she always survives???
Didn't Crona, up to that fateful point? 
the people she's attached to in this place are pretty much her meaning of life. no exaggeration: without them, she's got nothing here.
so ironically she's joining zuzu in the zero concern for own safety camp.
things that have not killed Zuko:
- her ship exploding with her on it
- having no food or water for three weeks
- being lightninged by Azula
- the Calamity
- her ship exploding with her on it
- having no food or water for three weeks
- being lightninged by Azula
- the Calamity
LOOK IF THERE' S ANYTHING CRONA PROVED, IT WAS THIS:
all it takes is an instance of lowered guard and a bunch of arrows.
all it takes is an instance of lowered guard and a bunch of arrows.
you are still a squishy human zuzu. well-trained and well-honed but you're still not otherworlder.
look the universe apparently wants her to suffer, not die
Zuko believes this
anything can happen out there okay
she's scared, she's not wrong to be scared. :<
not according to actual logic, no. according to Zuko logic, why be scared??
because you can get hurt or worse at there, you're not going to convince her it's impossible.
the battlefield is a chaotic and unpredictable place at its heart. sometimes people don't come back. nobody's immune.
Even to Ikuri, by now, to strike at the people dear to her is to strike at her heart - to kill her without touching her.
she is going to worry herself like mad and you're not talking her out of it.
nah it can all be one thread, all the action is going to be happening in one thread
(for the quarry)
need to figur out where mine are...
Tobias is with the backup group at the quarry, whoever else that may be
AZ is just going to be hanging back at the Bastion because. How do fighting.
Ryu is apparently part of dragon squad at home.
... Otoha's probably brewing up some potions because he trusts nothing.
otoha is wise. :|b
And Rob's taking a pile of them along to the quarry so that splits the stockpile
Hm... I think I'll send Alucard to the quarry and Ghaleon will stay home, because bookending.
...Which just begs the question of whether to send Alucard with the primary or secondary group? :|a
your choice!
...Eh, I'll go for secondary. Someone has to protect the more squishy peeps.
doot doot stuff happening at the Bastion Floogy you get first go since Mitellux is right there
AZ is there, too, right?
... Colin help plz
oh-ho, right as I'm goin' to bed
will see this in the morning |'Db
will see this in the morning |'Db
whoa nelly
Black Dragon just mows them down with acid breath-no I'm kidding
hey now they're being nice
for now
I know hahahaha
being suspicious is good tho
there may be a couple in that group who are on edge when they see Ikuri yes
oh my god though Mitellux is... not... a diplomat
I WILL MAKE THIS MAYBE-TERRIBLE TOMORROW
/woosh
/woosh
the other group will get a response too, once the rest have commented
does Mitellux need diplomacy help?
Rose can help with that
XD
yeah
I'll tag tho
What kind of weapons do they have? Any firearms?
oh ho thing happening
if they're visible in any fashion
this is a lot of people how can we possibly throw them a welcome party
Ibuki's music can reach them all
also I can throw in Paar for diplomacy help too
Either or
/rolls giant pink woman in there
greet them with all the dragons, A+ idea
please help assassin dragon mama, giant pink lady mama
dragon ronpa incoming
lol
all dragons all the time
Jeni, you going first and then me next?
yeah
aight aight 
and go
"how can we possibly throw them a welcome party" fk;fghl
courtney, just in time, assumption that aoi is on paar'x neck as he comes in for a landing, y/n
HELL YES
excellent
and there's grampa's septim
I meant to write a different thing whups 
when your brain thinks one thing and your fingers type another
/petpets
for Zulf
did someone call for dragons
whoa hold on, if we throw even more dragons at them they might start getting twitchy XD
ZAHI NO
im so glad that the giant group is coming to first meet 1) a dragon, 2) another dragon, 3) a giant woman and 4) aoi
5'3" entirely unimposing and apparently very happy to see you
gotta represent ourselves accurately
more like ZAHI YES
Zayna please tell Zulf you did not tell your father about him asking you out because now he's scared sob
... it... might have slipped out in conversation...
muffled sobbing
He's happy for us?
but yeah the teasing might get worse... sorry...
There is a thing such as "too much happy"
if you need someone to commiserate with, Zulf, talk to Zuko
she knows what it's like to be shipped
RIN IS STILL SORRY ABOUT THAT OK
LMAO
Where should I put Colin's "I'm not showing myself, but I am discretely preparing defenses" tag? XD
Hilda and N are probably out with all the battle ready pokemon together
Golurk is probably around too.
WOW RUDE RANDOM NPC DUDE
...someone needs to point out
that on the Skyway
you really do need to prune those flowers
shit's dangerous
LMAO
YEP
XD!
Aoi please say this because Paar is too good a grampa to do so
Mitellux is unhappy with the response D:
...
yeah ok
MITELLUX. CALM YOUR GIANT REPTILLIAN TITS THAT YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ON THAT FORM.
lol
I also tagged Takane, and indicated that Colin sent Ibuki to the safehouse. Though if Ibuki wants to divert to grab people she's worried about... That's certainly her perogative.
fffff
Aoi, you are a treasure.
she is doing her best
Rose is just like
that was funny
but I'm in leader mode
so shh
she isn't even being stupid this time it's her being like OK, WELL, BEING LESS SERIOUS MIGHT HELP BECAUSE NOW THE DRAGON IS MAKING MEAN NOISES AT OUR VISITORS
TIME TO USE MY REPUTATION AS THE AIRHEAD FOR GOOD!!!!!
XD
aw
With all them people and talkin' goin' on...I'm wonderin' how possible it is that the kid saw them, but didn't make it a point to stick around.
I'unno, just woke up, so still processing.stuff, but. They're carrying weapons in the first place so she'd assume that they came to fight. |D (Despite that, not striking right away because ya'll talkin'-
so obviously there's something going on but she doesn't trust it in the slightest.) So maybe she runs off to Colin bein' all "INTRUDERS INTRUDERS PLZ HELP D:"
Nobody knows what's what. Colin is feeling rather pleased with his assessment, though. "Just a few, my ass. I KNEW there were a lot of them."
jchaos: Megaera guessed as much as well...
Fortunately, if things turn ugly, Colin's got plenty of turrets tracking them...
And he does enjoy a target rich environment.
Anyone else have anything to say or should I go ahead with Paar? With that agreement of weapons being watched, he's inclined to let the groups he stated earlier come in
especially after the messes that happened before
I'd think you could go ahead, but... I also think it's early in the morning so you're not going to get many responses. XD
why do you need sleep
at first I thought "early in the morning" was sarcastic and then I remembered time zones
Durn east coast time travelers. /shakes his fist tiredly.
J when you're saying "just a few my ass" are you referring to Zero's group? Because he did say later that they got more people. :x
and no Mitellux has nothing to add right now
No, no. XD He's talking the enemy group.
... Of course, there's no saying they're completely different groups!
Colin was just figuring that they were WAY too capable a group to have so few people.
ahhh okay XD;
I'm...not sure what I could/should do at this interval, so I'll abstain. :'D If you guys see an occasion where she can be put to good effect...
Megaera is staying back as well. She's very concerned to say the least.
Colin's line of thought at the moment.
"Are you seriously open to the possibility of negotiation?" "Yes, I am. Of course, should the matter be pressed, I am ALSO open to a demonstration of my weapons systems' firepower."
omg
... With Floogy's question, it occurs to me. Someone should probably ask who they are. XD IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THERE ARE TWO GROUPS.
Or more.
"Sorry we were jerks, we're expecting an attack from a large group." "And we showed up with weapons. Boy, do we have egg on our face." "Be glad it's JUST egg. I'm looking at you, Colin."
well Ibuki didn't keep quiet about Zero's group so, that should be common enough knowledge even if I didn't thread her telling people
Paar did state they were threatened recently, but that's not exactly a direct question 8Ta
Yeah, we still don't know who these people are. XD
/may have Colin run by and say "Hey, real quick, you guys got names?"
ok Mitellux is going to ask the question-
hahah
don't worry Mitellux will ask
:3 Good Mitellux
there
do you really want 300 names
do you
/SNORK!
yes
If the leader answer "Purple", I think that's enough to tell them what they need to know.
... I mean.
Yes.
We want you to name every one of those NPCs.
how many colors can you name
And detailed histories.
/beams cutely.
no his name is obviously going to be Mr. Green.
it's professor PLUM, not professor purple
Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth. XD "All a misunderstanding because someone was named the way someone ELSE was code-named."
yep
oh, beautiful. XD
/loves husbando forever for the Clue reference
\o/
If any of them start offering Singing Telegrams, dibs on pulling the trigger.
XDD
husbando are there any higher points around the quarry that would give a good view of the area? watchtower, telephone pole, etc?
there is a watchtower, yes!
That would be the best place for a vantage point
time to put those 400 shards to good use
and tagged. invisible not-spycams can come in handy
Red with the group, or did they leave her behind? XD
Red is with the group
husbando I take it Rob and the other people keeping eyes out aren't seeing anything of interest?
yep, only Grey out there. And the core.
for now 