Techna: Breakdown

IC-Kal:"I may as well," Kal said, and yawned. "If only to see when that hot-head is getting married. The widgets could probably be due to insurance rates, I believe." He grabbed himself a citron and began to eat in the line.IC-Ryllia:"It'd probably be a good idea," I said to Esao, nodding my head. Tyrion generally knew what was serious and what wasn't.IC-Sihkar:The Sihkar walked through Tarei, avoiding the gaze of the various beings around him. Being a member of the old warrior-servant class, he loped along on all fours, searching for the team's head xenobiologist, Eidos.

IC: Esao (Special Agent in Charge's Office, CHI)I smiled a bit and moved in, kissing Ryllia and holding her softly."This is a great thing," I whispered in her ear as I moved away, plucking my gun from my desk. "The best accomplishment I've ever made."IC: Gust (Cafeteria, The Citadel)Gust flipped a couple of waffles off a tray and piled them high with strawberries, strawberry syrup, and whipped cream, plucking some bacon strips and a chocolate milkshake to finish off the meal. Gesturing for Kal to follow him, he sat down at a table and began to eat, merely giving the Secretary a nod in reply to his hypothesis.-Teezy

IC: Lekar (NMN)As the sun had already risen, Lekar decided to head into the city to find something to do. He wandered for a bit, simply watching as people got up and headed about their daily lives. After a while, he actually set a course for himself and headed towards the Wall of History, mind lazily wondering what he should look up. OOC: Lekar still open for interaction.Zakaro

IC: AuressThe younger Toa of Fire sneaked across the road into the other alley. She wasn't exactly supposed to be here, but they never said she couldn't. She actually was a tad disappointed nobody that nobody had seen her using her Huna, and that she hadn't recieved a message indicating that she would leave or else be followed by whatever security forces remain. The Citadel loomed above her as she scrounged about looking for anything of value.OOC: Open to interact at your pleasure.

IC: Ezraftin / Wreckage of Techna-NuiEzraftin ducked behind a barrier of rubble after coming past a wall, and gave the signal to stop. He pointed forward, beyond the corner. There was the entrance to the Housing District - well, a makeshift one, caused by Ryjaks shadow attacks. In front of it was a hulking Kranua, its imposing form blocking off the package. It didn't appear to be a guard, but it was here. That's all that mattered.Random encounter, one might say."Can you melt it before it turns to sand?" Ezraftin asked Hrunja.-Toa Levacius Zehvor

IC: TorchTime: 0700Tarei"You must be programmed by what's-his-name," Torch growled, crossing his arms over his chest. "You can't give a straight answer, either."

IC: Equinox (Torch's Cell, Tarei)Equinox shrugged benevolently and sat down across from Torch."Ask your questions, then. I will answer as...straightly...as I can."-Teezy

IC: Equinox (Torch's Cell, Tarei)"You should look into blood pressure pills," said Equinox, with that stupid grin Gust got every time he made a joke. "They would do wonders for your biorhythms, which, by my calculations, are going off the charts."He shrugged."Yes, I am the program that entered Gust's psyche during the Takadox mission. Yes, I can communicate with him. Yes, I can tell him you're here - he should be ecstatic to hear it, his girlfriend died during the battle on the ship and he's bordering on schizophrenic - and I will do so. I got here the same way all creations of the Umbrae got here. The Powers That Be programmed it into me. And, by saving you, I can give Techna another leader and I can give Gust the push he needs not to ingest the barrel of a shotgun. Without him, I'm hostless."-Teezy

IC: TorchTime: ~0700TareiWith a lack of mental preoccupation, Torch had begun pacing the far side of the cell. He slowed as Equinox's answer concluded. "Okay, I take back what I said about straight answers," he said, resuming his pacing. "But what can Gust do? I'm probably in the middle of enemy territory--"He froze suddenly, staring at the wall beside the door--And tilted his head to scratch his neck.Whilst scratching, he said quietly, "Equinox, can anyone else see you? There might be a one-way window here -- I caught an odd reflection in this wall."

IC: (Ckase - Krahzia)I had run off to an alleyway the moment I saw the swarm of bats. As I watched the Toa of Lightning fire a few bolts at the assailant, who had created many illusory copies of himself, I recognized him. Thazris, a powerful and skilled Hacker, who'd lived a life of luxury thanks to bribes aboard the Techna-Nui. What he was attacking the Toa for, I only had the wildest guess about. A Techna spy, someone who he simply didn't like... the possibilities raced through my mind.OOC: @Toa Levacius Zehvor is it okay if Ckase recognizes Thazris? Thazris's profile doesn't indicate any anonymity aboard the Techna-Nui, and keeping in mind that wealth attracts attention...

IC-Jaron-About three miles outside of Krahzia:Jaron ran, Yeirstro on his shoulder, his swords on his back-there was a team of hackers after them. It turns out that they only let the two Toa out to have a bit of fun for themselves. He stopped for a moment, panting, and continued off again as he heard the tell-tale buzz of a hovercraft engine. He was barely keeping ahead, ducking behind large-ish rocks or into the eroded ruts in the ground.He ducked into one, his left shoulder slamming hard into the metal as he rolled under the slight lip of the rut. He stood and looked around himself as much as he could-this was a rather large ditch, and about eight and one-half feet deep. Just enough to make it hard to get out of, but he figured he would manage-until, that is, he heard the hovercraft come down."Blast," he muttered to himself, backing up and setting the still unconscious Yeirstro down against the wall. "I wasn't fast enough." The bloodied Toa of Fire drew his swords and activated his Hau, watching hackers file out of the troop-carrier craft, along with a couple small squads catching up."Let's see who can last longer," he muttered.

IC: Equinox (Torch's Cell, Tarei)"Why...yes, I suppose it is," said the AI in reply. "Where are you going with this?"IC: Esao (Bullpen, CHI)As Ryllia and I walked out of the office, Tyrion saluted and led us down the stairs leading from the offices on the second floor to the bullpen, where analysts were fidgeting and whispering excitedly."What is it?" I asked Tyrion. "What did you find?"Tyrion shook his head and motioned for some video to be displayed on one of the big screens. On the western wall of the immense bullpen, a giant, movie-theatre size video clip began to play between the CHI assassin and a gaunt, nervous-looking man: the timestamp was eight hours ago, at 11:25 P.M. We sat and watched for a few seconds, but nothing; the audio was grainy at best, and if I had a dime for every pixel in the security camera, I'd have...well, a dime."Blow it up," I said to one of the analysts with a nod. The squint zoomed in on the second figure, and I cursed."Run facial recognition," I said, not believing exactly what I was seeing. The analyst did so frantically, and a government ID popped up onscreen."Special Agent in Charge Gael Artayga," Tyrion said unnecessarily.-Teezy

OOC: Auron, here is some interaction.IC: Song, Outside the Citadel"You know, you probably shouldn't do that." Song commented, looking right at where Auress was currently standing. "There was an attack. You wouldn't be well received."The private eye leaned against a wall. Auress' mask might have hidden her from eyes, but she couldn't hide her mind.

IC: Lekar (Near the Wall of History)Lekar smiled as the Wall of History came into view. After showing his I.D., he was attmited into the building. Entering one of the Virtual Reality rooms, he pulled out the keyboard and sat, thinking. "What.. or Who.. to look up..." Getting an idea, his eyes lit up and he quickly input a command into the computer. >Show Toa: Lewa NuvaDoing as it had been told, the bleak walls melted away to reveal a jungle, with a silver-armored warrior standing in the middle. Lekar was quite sure that the computer didn't have enough knowlage on Lewa to allow him to have a conversation, but it was still inspiring to see Lewa. "Wow..."Zakaro

IC: Auress (Outside the Citadel, a nearby alleyway):The young Toa of Fire's eyes widened in surprise and spinned around to face the older Toa. Auress had reached back so a hand was upon her sword hilt, ready to draw the weapon if the other Toa tried to attack her."W-well... You don't go around on tablescraps!" Auress replied, she wasn't sure how anyone could have seen and followed her with her Kanohi mask in use, but anyone who could do that must be more powerful than her. If it came to blows, Auress wasn't sure what she could do against the other Toa, but she didn't intend on being left to rot in the wastes or in some cell because she didn't have a home to sleep in.

IC: Song"No, you don't." Song agreed. "But you also don't go robbing the people who can, and might, kill you. Especially after a terrorist attack." Song took a step forward. She smiled slightly. "Relax, kid. I'm unarmed." She held her hands out, palm up, to show she didn't hold any weapons. She frowned slightly. "What makes you think I'm gonna arrest you?" The Toa asked, reading Auress' mind.

IC-Jaron:Jaron felt himself beat to the ground, the lengthy, bloody battle ending. He tried to stand, fists of fire held high to strike before he was jabbed in the back by a taser rod, falling to his knees again. His swords were lying on the ground in front of him-he desperately reached for them, but the hackers holding him tightened their grip on his wrists, stopping him.He sighed, deactivating his mask. There was no point in using it now. The Toa of Fire glared at the lead hacker, a Toa of Shadow, undisguised hate flaming in his eyes. The Kra-Toa just laughed, picking up Yeirstro and slapping the Toa of Plantlife awake."I...what?...Grah!" The elite Toa gasped, feeling himself beat down and being pulled back by his mask. The Toa of Shadow held out a hand, one of Jaron's swords coming into it.Yeirstro looked over at the former hacker across from him, who nodded. Yeirstro nodded back, closing his eyes as the sword was run quickly across his throat. Blood spurted out as Yeirstro reached his hands up involuntarily, falling to the side. After a few seconds he was unconscious-soon after, dead.The Toa of Shadow turned to Jaron, holding the other sword now. The former hacker spat at his one-time comrade, still glaring hatefully. "I'm going to be laughing with Mata-Nui as your group crashes to the ground," the Toa of Fire growled, trying to force his way up. The shadow-hacker remained impassive, raising the sword. Jaron felt himself pulled back by his mask, baring his throat."And in the end, as the darkness takes me, I am nothing," he said to himself. "Now I know how you felt, old friend." Jaron felt a quick tearing at his throat, and his vision quickly grew white as he fell to the side. In the light he saw, a figure approached slowly. Jaron smiled, stepping into Tillian's waiting arms.

IC: Auress (Outside the Citadel, a nearby alleyway):The Toa took her hand off her weapon, relaxing a bit, not sure what to make of the other Toa."Uhm... W-what do you want with me? I'm not exactly stealing... It's mostly junk that gets thrown away back here that nobody wants anyway, and what terrorist attack?" Auress had thought about taking a step backwards, she didn't know what the other Toa was talking about when she said terrorist attack, and she didn't know what the other Toa wanted either, she thought what she said was true, you wouldn't find something really expensive in a alley. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest, last thing she wanted was not being able to eat for the next planetary rotation after being busted by someone.

IC: Song"It's not the stealing I was concerned about. I was trying to keep you from being killed. They heightened security after the Hacker bombings." Song took another look into Auress' mind."I said relax, kid. I'm not gonna bust you, I'm not gonna turn you in. I'm not even a cop."

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel, a nearby alleyway):A chill of fear went down Auress' spine, could the other Toa read her mind?"Well, if you're not a cop, do you have any food?" Auress asked, the thought having this other Toa see what she was thinking at any time it pleased her scared Auress. She felt like taking a step back, getting as far away as possible from this other Toa, confrontations weren't her greatest strength.

IC: SongSong sighed, and removed her sunglasses, revealing golden eyes. "Yes, I can read your mind. And yes, I have food. Would you like some? Maybe a place to stay?"

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel, a nearby alleyway):Auress wasn't sure what to say, getting offered stuff wasn't a common occasion, especially if it was food and a place to stay. However, the fact that this other Toa could read minds still scared her. She was torn between accepting the older Toa's offer, and trying to run away. Eventually the former won out, and she swallowed her fear, hoping that this was something she could get used to."Yes... Please, that would be really nice thank you," Auress remembered her manners while she spoke. While she didn't remember a bunch of different things, she knew that saying her pleases and thank yous would be better than not doing so, especially if food and a bed were on the line.

IC: Song"You don't have to act like I'm going to snatch it way from you if you don't remember your manners." Song smiled slightly, as she replaced her shades. "I'm not that much of a-" A loud crash drowned her out."Come on. It's not far." Song turned, and started walking toward her apartment/office. It was only a few doors down.

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel):Auress followed alongside the older Toa, walking double-time to keep up with her and she glanced about nervously after she heard the crash, "What was that loud crashing sound? And... Uhm... What's your name..?" She asked this question a bit nervously, she didn't like asking other people's names.

IC: Song"I'm Song." Song answered, as she stopped, and unlocked the door she stood in front of. "And I have no idea what that crash was."She opened the door, and took a step inside. Clearly printed on the door in gold lettering were the words Song the Ace, Private Eye.

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, Song's office):She followed inside and gasped a bit, "You own all of this? Wow!"Auress hadn't been in many buildings since she woke up a bit outside of New Metru Nui, and she was so used to fashion a flimsy shelter at night that she didn't remember what it was like to actually own something you didn't need to take apart in the morning.

IC: SongSong shrugged. "Nothing like what I used to have before the crash, but I like it. I saved everything I could from the wreckage."The inside of the home was divided, with an office off to the right, and a door leading into Song's living space. Song walked toward her kitchen. Her home was furnished well, but it was far from extravagant. She had a small living room with a couch and an armchair. A bookcase was off to the side, almost overflowing. Her kitchen was mostly shades of black and silver.Song opened her fridge and sighed. She really should clean the thing out. She grabbed a package of yogurts, and set them on the counter. "You can have these, or you can have anything else in the cupboards. Help yourself."

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel):A look of glee in her eyes, Auress rushed over and started to peel the cover off a yogurt, and started to eat. It had been a day or two since she had found enough scrap to sell to get food, and she eagerly enjoyed the yogurt. Small blessings in life, she decided.

IC: SongSong, for her part, started to munch on some celery. She watched Auress with amusement. "A few days, huh?"

OOC: It would be funny if song was able to break the fourth wall with that mind-reading trick of hers...IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel):She blinked in confusion before remembering that Song was able to read her mind. She simply nodded in reply, more focused on eating to hold a serious conversation.Man, getting used to her knowing what I think is going to be a chore... Auress thought to herself, she then blushed beneath her mask, remembering that Song could read her thoughts.

IC: Most of Wotsiznaim's chars (Everywhere)Suddenly, random beings all over the game began to suffer from Cardiac Arrest, until they died.Trakuda survived though.

IC: SongSong smiled. "Why do you think I live alone?"

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel):True... Auress thought, she couldn't speak with a mouthful of yogurt, so she figured it was one way to have a conversation.

IC: Song"Most people can't deal with living with a Psionics user."

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, outside the Citadel):Auress nodded in reply, getting used to having her thoughts read like a open book. Psionics..? She thought, What's that?

IC: Song"My element is the mind. I can read minds, move objects, communicate telepathically. Among other things."

NPC-Raxa:The Guard Raxa quickly, silently moved outside the gate as he was asked. There was one being waiting for him, a large bag in his hands. Raxa activated his Akaku, looking through the container. It was made of a material he couldn't see clearly through, but he could tell that there was no bomb in it, at least. He looked up to the glatorian holding the bag, rifle at the ready."There's two other, small bags inside this," the Glatorian said in a mechanical monotone-he had to have his entire jaw replaced at one point, apparently. "The one marked with a 'G' goes to Gust. The one with the 'E' goes to Esao." He tossed the bag forwards, next to the feet of the Toa of Crystal in front of him. "Tell them that Ryjak wishes them a very merry christmas." The glatorian then faded off, obviously aided by some form of implant.Raxa carefully stepped up to the bag, grabbing and pulling it back with him. He opened it, pulling out the bag marked with a red 'G' and the bag with a green 'E.' He handed the second bag to another guard, named Corik."Take it to Esao," Raxa commanded, before slinging the bag he carried over his shoulder and walking to the citadel.

IC: Esao (Bullpen, CHI)The video rolled to a stop after a minute or so, when the now-deceased assassin noticed the camera and shot it out with a single blast of dirt and rock. Immediately, the Ops Center blew up with activity; analysts began to send Gael's CHI file to each other's screens, while others began to search for any sort of whereabouts for the camera that had been piggybacked in to. I, meanwhile, turned to Tyrion."Get to the Barracks," I said quickly. "I want five people mobilized and ready to form a TOA team, ASAP. I want Gael in here, now. Top priority."-Teezy

NPC-Corik:"Er...sir?" Corik said, walking up to Esao with the bag slung across his shoulder. "I've got a message for you. From Ryjak. Says "Merry Christmas." He set the package on the table in the room, hurriedly leaving.Raxa:The guard stepped up to Kal and Gust, watching them eat. "Sirs?" He said politely, catching their attention. "I've picked something up for the two of you." Kal looked inquisitively at Raxa, who avoided his eye as he set down the bag."That wouldn't happen to be a bo-" Kal began to say, before Raxa interrupted him."I believe so," the Toa of Crystal said, unsipping the bag and flinging it open from where he sat on the table. He recoiled upon seeing Jaron's body, the throat cut in a perfect curve. Kal stared at the body for a moment, before pushing back his chair."You! Drokan, get over here!" Kal yelled at an internal affairs assistant he saw. "Tell CHI that I'm heading over there. Make sure Esao hears the message." He bent down, withdrawing a slip of paper from Jaron's dead hand.'Merry Christmas,' it read. Kal set the note on the table, before finishing off his citron."Coming, Gust?" He asked the Toa Techna sitting beside him.