[WORLD TWO | THE OTHER HALF]

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Who: Others not on the list of the Chosen 12
Where: Around Shehui
When:
Open/Closed: Open to All, though top levels shouldn't be made by Chosen 12 members -- however, direct telepathy links can be sent to Chosen 12 members, and Chosen 12 members can respond to open telepathy prompts. This post is meant more for those who aren't part of the Chosen 12 so they can react with others or plot their next move.

[ While your name isn't on the list that has been circulating, it doesn't mean that you're unaffected by this issue. Did someone you know -- someone you have a fondness for, perhaps? -- wind up on that list? And did they manage to evade the monitors or have they been captured?

You may have the resources to do something about it, or you may want to stay out of harm's way. Either way, changes are on the horizon -- and that horizon is now looming closer than ever before. ]

Comments

[deem]

That's good to know. Julius said he's alright too, and I told him that Riza's a soldier like him. Different experiences I'm sure, but... I thought it'd benefit him to know he's not the only one.

I hope they won't need to rely on that before we can help them.

[Because of course they're going to help them. As different as they all are, it's clear they're of one mind on this matter. At the very least, that it can't go unanswered]

None of this debt talk though, okay? This sort of thing's what we were made for. And we're a team now, anyway.

[insubordination]

[ there's a soft 'hrm' at the what we're made for line. he's not so sure he's satisfied with that answer, but roy will let it go. ]

My thanks all the same. The faster we move, the better. I don't think they're going to wait around to make their move; we should strike the moment we have enough intelligence to do it.

[deem]

I agree with you. There's no telling what they might do, and the less time we give them for it, the better.

[He knows what it is to be a captive, and furthermore, to be subjected to invasive and brutal treatment. The others, he's quite sure, can't be hacked into... But he imagines, much as he hates the thought, that other methods exist.

And he'd rather they not find that out]

It looks like others are thinking the thing.

[insubordination]

All of this would be easier if I had my abilities from home.

[ it's a quiet frustration that slips through, angered, for the first real time, at what's been taken away. had roy had his alchemy, the door to this damn prison would be crumpled and tossed aside, and these people would be safe by now. ]

What an aggravation. We'll make do with what we have, and move quickly. You and your team are already on the move?

[deem]

I can imagine. YoRHa like me are products of technology, so we're not affected in that way. If we can be of use then, especially in a situation like this, we'd want to be.

[Their combat abilities are unchanged, nor is his hacking, which is more than can be said for others. That means they're a resource that ought to be used accordingly in a place like this.

Knowing this man has been in a position of command, he only thinks it right that he know that information]

And yeah, we're scouting now. This...is far closer to what we were intended for than shopping trips and odd jobs, so we know what to do.

[insubordination]

I'm glad some of us do.

[ unfortunately, this has happened to roy before. being being taken in the dead of night, people being moved without their consent. shadow governments aren't a new thing, to him, and this is fairly by-the-book in how king bradley operated whenever people disobeyed him.

people just go missing. or they go awol, and run as fast as they can, like marcoh. either way, you tended not to hear from them ever again, unless you were roy mustang and his band of merry misfits. ]

I doubt they're anticipating such a rapid response from people who know what they're doing, at any rate. We'll be fine. We just need more information.

For one, what connects the prisoners? Are any of the people taken people you know, closely?

[deem]

I've wondered that, myself. It seems like the only unifying factor is that they're part of this coven-thing we were conscripted into. But only taking some of us...maybe they're testing the waters, or felt a small number would be easier to control.

I know Julius better than I do the others. He thinks he knows where he was taken, so we'll check that out. When he went without resisting I didn't see the sense in it, but maybe...

[Maybe going without a fight might have allowed him to see where they had been taken to. 9S can only hope it's an accurate lead to follow, because it'd be incredibly helpful if it were.

No point in telling everyone they do know unless they've got confirmation however]

[insubordination]

Colonel Hawkeye went without resistance as well.

[ but he sees why. resisting when you don't have the cards is a pointless exercise. better to play stupid and play along with their game until you get your moment to do otherwise. riza did the right thing, even if roy can't say for certain he would do the same if he were in her position. ]

Certain people have certain connections, but some make no sense. I know nothing about some of the people who were taken, and the others I have weak theories at best. They certainly left a lot of capable people on the outside.

[deem]

I'm pretty surprised they left me out here. But then, I'd be just as much of a problem for them either way. Still, what's to gain from who they chose? Doesn't make much sense.

[At least they're equally stumped on the matter, for what that's worth. The selected group could be a random sampling, but then it would suggest scientific experiments...and he doesn't want to consider that a viable possibility]

Guess we'll just have to find out.

[insubordination]

Guess we'll have to find out.

[ it's repeated, quietly. he's tired. riza has been absent for too long, and the longer they wait, the more danger she will be in. ]

Stay safe, and keep me in the loop. We can't afford anyone else going missing. [ there's a pause. ] And if you manage to find Colonel Hawkeye on your journeys, remove her from the situation without paying mind to what she says. She'll argue. Don't listen to her complaints or ideas about what to do with the complex, she can just be removed.

[deem]

Yeah, I'll do that. As soon as I've got some data, I'll share it. My memory's pretty accurate, as an android. I can relay exactly what I find.

[And it's one area in which he's relieved to be of some use in this situation, not that there's much room to feel relieved when people are in danger]

And don't worry, if I find your friend I'll make sure she's safe. And hopefully recover her equipment. I'd bet they took all that, and I don't like the idea of them keeping the firearm I made her.

People around here not having to reload sounds pretty inconvenient for us, not that I think they could replicate it.