Topic: Emancipation Operation (The Shackled Tavern)

Sylus Kurgen

Date: 2010-09-25 18:46 EST
Pregame preparation.

The dossier outlining their duties for the mission lay strewn across his desk as though thrown down. For in fact it had been. Of all the things they could go after with their first mission, Wolvinator sends them all after slavers. To say he was disappointed would be an understatement. Hands scrub at his face in irritation before rising moving to a black curio cabinet and pulling open the double doors.

"Sex slaves, at least there'll be some TnA to make it fun." laughing at the imagery of beating people to death amid a sea of mass nudity he pulled down several vials and jars, a pearl necklace, and then a strange belt with an odd buckle featuring an open compartment.

Pulling out the top drawer that ran across the entire front of the cabinet. Inside was lined in blue velvet showing several impressions that housed a variety of ass-kickery. His hand passed over a small browning .9mm, while multi-functional it's range was limited and the caliber didn't have any form of stopping power what-so-ever. He'd see a man get shot in the head by a 9mm, keep running, vault a wall and make it thirty yards before falling over dead when his body caught up with the brain. This is why he preferred all calibers above .45. Things that get shot with that, which can die, know they've been hit. The gun was bypassed for a set of serrated throwing knives shaped to fit snugly within the belt buckle. Each one had an odd multi-colored hue along the edge, his fingers picking them up carefully so as not to touch that color pattern. He didn't need to have an hallucinogenic episode.

Next to these lay an odd bracelet that looked like linked acupuncture needles, each needle no more than an inch long. Taking it up, Sylus wrapped the band around his left wrist, setting the leather cover on the outside to make it look like a beaded wrist-band.

They'd disputed over how to best go about handling the syndicate, but ultimately agreed something between infiltration and shock-warfare was the best course. He and two others would go inside to case the establishment while the other stayed outside with the welcome to the neighborhood gift basket.

Picking up a polished marble, Sylus turned his thoughts into it, reaching down that connection to the Psionicist it linked to. He'd need a special package since this was both Leuni's first mission as his student, and her first mission as part of a trained team. They still had a heap of ground to go over.

Rhaine

Date: 2010-09-25 20:22 EST
Pregame preparation.

She was spinning in front of the mirror, pale skin now of pearly seashell color, radiant and healthy, in perfect condition possible for a human. Rhaine had finished her modifications for the mission, and was quite satisfied with the result and with the makeover, whatever they meant by it, given to her by Aquira and Veia, her aides from the Four Moons of Mentar.

Pallid gray hair was replaced by dark bronze mane well down to the middle of her back. High content of lead in the artifical hair didn't make it look any way different from natural - only thick, heavy, luxurious hair falling down like water. The lead particles were used to mask the unusual content of matching combs and hairpins used to keep it together - miniature comm interfaces, and three snow obsidian hairpins were plastic-covered throwing blades made of a non-typical alloy, which could also be used to cut most metals, as well as for minor surgery.
Her face remained pretty much the same, except for the change in eyelashes and eyebrows color - Aquira and Veia had been more than thorough in their efforts to create a female image. Special contact lenses had to cover the faceted gem-like eyes of imGair - a feature that could undeniably hint on her origin and kind - but also contained message screens, digital watch and a minimap. Radiant silvery-blues now they were, with slightly large iris of a Mentari, surrounded by a thin dark blue coil. Lips were now fuller, which produced a stunning effect coupled with their color.

"You've turned me into a doll, 'Quira."
"I'll take that as a compliment," the redhead smiled.

From neck down there was a set of perfectly chiseled fragile shoulders, breasts a bit larger than her regular ones (Aquira insisted on enlargement, relying on her knowledge of male psychology), slightly pointed in shape, creating a devilish combination with the outwardly slender upper part of body. Same slim waist, and well-sculpted bottom part.
Flawless skin didn't bear any trace of a scar, however artifical "pouches" under the lower ribs concealed by that flawless skin held a set of capsules with sleeping gas and insulated gelcaps with C4-like explosive. A cut between ulna and radius of her left hand would have revealed a supply of monomolecular filament - both a strong rope and a dangerous weapon if used properly.

Matching black stone bracelets just above her elbows seemed non-removable, they held no sign of a lock or latch. The left one was her sword, Souldrinker, in the state of artifact compression. The right one was a combination of a monoatomic' knife, a blade only several atoms thick, and a container with mini-injectors of sleeping gas antidote.

"Here's a set of skin paints," Veia handed her the small box with assorted colors, brushes and swabs. Rhaine blinked looking at it.
"What in the Midnight they're for?"
"Oooh, you're still as silly as these outsiders, my dear imGair," the Chilian laughter was velvety. "Eyeshadow and liner, lip gloss, nipple tint, rouge. All of them are used in certain cases. The lip gloss and nipple tint contain pheromones, by the way. Perfume... well, I'd ask you to switch from your regular gamma to this," Veia handed her a pale pink oval bottle. The spray almost made vampiress sneeze. It reeked of sensuality, floral woody musk scent that she would have never worn otherwise. "It should unfold excellent on your skin."
"You really need to look and smell hellishly expensive, imGair," Aquira grinned.
"Like you know what's an expensive pleasure slave," Rhaine smirked. "Not that I know for sure either"
"Definitely not someone with mono'knife in bracelets and explosives under ribs..." Veia giggled.

"One question, ladies. Do you think we could give such a makeover to a pretty human girl? Implants excluded, of course..."

Jester

Date: 2010-09-26 10:47 EST
Within the darkness of a hollow beneath the Glen, a small light began to flash with insistence. The sounds of scales rasping against stone soon followed, as the Saurian began his preparations. A thorough inspection of his armor as it whirred and clicked, enveloping him in a red and black protective shell. Taking up his weapons, gleaming yellow orbs slowly took in the sight of the straight-edged blades, before his thumb-talon flicked a subtly hidden switch. Splitting lengthwise along the sharpened edge, the blade revealed hidden microcircuitry and emitters, before power flowed through connections, and a blade-shaped field of plasma formed, held in place by magnetics.

Half-again as long as the original blade, the gleaming halo of energy seemed shockingly bright in the deep darkness. With a nod, he shut the blade down, and sheathed it along one calf. His armor would provide the means to recharge the weapon, even for so little a use. Its twin soon followed, after the same inspection.

As he checked the onboard computer systems, the armor emitted a faint, high-pitched whine, as the built-in gravitics eased the weight of his bulk, lessening the pull of gravity upon him.

One talon tapped the blinking badge, as the Saurian reached upward to shift aside the boulder hiding his home.

"Here, am I. In readiness, all is. Arrive soon, will I. Jester, out."