what is your name? what is your quest?

[adelphoi]

Who: alisaie (adelphoi) & a whole bunch of youse guys
What: january catch-all! COME GETCHUR QUESTS.
When: all month
Where: errywhar
Warning(s): ??? idiots probably, also violence probably, will update if necessary



[ prompts will come in the comments below!! ]

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[crosspear]

[Gaius is usually content with his position as a member of the Royal Guard, but he's particularly thankful for it now. Thanks to his work, he has plenty of dark clothes to wear. He's dressed from head to toe, jacket, shirt, pants, shoes...all in black. The only thing with him that wasn't black was his hawk, Zeo, who now rests outside, watching. Waiting.

He's not here for revenge himself. There are good reasons for it, sure, but his primary goal here is to assist his friends as much as possible. He's quiet as can be, feeling the wind, reading the air. A floor above, he can sense movement. A few rooms over, something small scurrying. Nothing to worry about yet. The elements in the air? Balanced.

He pats Prompto on the shoulder.]

I understand what you were trying to say. [But moving on immediately:] There's nothing stirring the air unexpectedly. We won't be running into a crowd tonight unless we're unlucky.

[adelphoi]

[ silent as the grave... SIGHS..

but for as much as he can be a giant boob, she trusts him to handle himself here, when it counts. x'rhun and gaius of course will need no babysitting, and man, that wind talent of his will certainly come in very handy. between that, x'rhun's ears, and prompto and alisaie's sharp eyes, she's certain they will be able to infiltrate the archives without a hitch. perfect. ]

Wonderful. If you sense anything at all while we're moving, tap me. This way, then.

[ she says, softly, beckoning them through the door and closing it silently behind them, before she's slinking down a corridor to the right, and down a flight of stairs. ]

[punshots]

[ Silently this time, Prompto nods his assent and follows after Alisaie. He's somewhat familiar with the Institute from times he had visited her here before, but not enough to really have it memorized or anything. So instead of any kind of navigating, he focuses on watching corners and shadows for any signs of movement, any sort of detection that might not welcome outsiders.

Down the stairs they go, and then into another hallway on their left. No trouble yet...but tell that to his racing heart. ]

[verflair]

[ Alisaie had not mentioned that her friend- Gaius, if he remembers correctly from their somewhat hasty introduction- had such abilities. Being able to sense disturbances in the air will no doubt be a boon in this little endeavor.

He, too, falls quiet as they follow the younger red mage, X'rhun bringing up the rear, the incantation for a tether spell ready at the back of his mind should they be unfortunate to run into anyone. He'd rather not hurt the people here if he can help it, but he can and most certainly will magically stick their feet to the floor. ]

[crosspear]

[He's thankful to X'rhun for moving behind him. Gaius has never been inside the building before. He recalls, as he moves, a time when he'd been asked to break into the institute to look into rumors of illegal plant-growing once he'd joined the Royal Guard. He'd been new to the planet by then, and it didn't feel right to go on a crusade like that. If he were to take the back position, he wouldn't be able to lead them to an exit quickly. For that reason, he gives the cat man(?) a nod and a polite smile before falling into line behind Prompto.

But at least he feels like his counterterrorism training has come in handy. As he opted not to bring his spear, his right hand rests on a pocketwatch-looking device on his hip, the chain removed to cease all jingling it might have done. He's moving carefully, body relaxed but his eyes vigilant. If anyone were to look back at him, he'd shake his head—he doesn't sense any threats to their discovery yet.]

[adelphoi]

[ given the very handy abilities and attributes of all involved here, it should - and does - prove easy to make their way to the destination. the archives are, naturally, quite deep in the building, so while it is simple, it is not quick. down corridors and winding stairways they go, into the bowels of the institute, until at last they reach a wide set of doors.

boy, it's sure handy having been a former employee. in all the mayhem and disorder of olympia's evacuation, she had not made it back here to return her keys to evras, which makes this easy pickins. she doesn't know how to pick a lock, and has no idea if the others do either, but the silver key she pulls from her pocket fits right into the lock. just according to keikaku..

the door swings open, and the archives are dark and silent within, there are no signs at all of anyone working, everything is still and quiet. holding back the door, she motions for them to slink their way in. ]

[punshots]

[ Even for how easy their descent to the archives is, it doesn't ease Prompto's nerves much. It was almost a little too easy...but that's probably just his paranoia talking. Evras was either too lax in his security, or rather believed no one would dare break into his Institute for fear of retribution if they were caught. Prompto doesn't like to think of what might happen to them if they're discovered, in any case.

He's quieter than they might expect as they make their way to their destination, but this isn't his first stealth mission, and he acts accordingly. After Alisaie unlocks the door, Prompto creeps into the large room, glancing around quickly to make sure no one is in there before turning to face the rest of them. ]

How do we wanna do this?

[ His voice is hushed low and serious. ]

[verflair]

[ X'rhun slips in after everyone else has entered, easing the door shut behind him. He takes up position there, in the doorway, one ear cocked back to listen for the sounds of approach in the hallway behind them.

Like Prompto, he keeps his tone low as he speaks. ]

Loath as I am to suggest it, we can cover more ground were we to split up. However, I am not familiar with this place, so I will ultimately leave that decision up to those of you who are.

[crosspear]

I'll support whatever decision you come to, but if we split up it'll be best if I accompany someone who's been here before.

[His voice is as quiet as the others. He doesn't feel like the immediate area is of any threat to them, but Gaius is equally for and against splitting up. He turns to Alisaie who is clearly the person in charge here.]

What do you think, Alisaie?

[adelphoi]

Yes, I think that wise. I would rather not spend more time here than is absolutely necessary.

[ she says, while shucking off her heavy coat and rolling it up, shoving it along the lower seam of the door before flicking on the lights at last. the archives are large, but thankfully not too sprawling that they won't be able to keep track of one another without too much difficulty. ]

This area should be deserted at this time of night, but stay wary nonetheless, and as quiet as you can manage.

[ don't knock anything over or play bookcase dominoes.. not naming any names, prompto argentum ]

[punshots]

[ Hey, he made it this far without giving them away!! Give him some credit...

He doesn't necessarily love the idea of splitting up, but Alisaie is right - they need to get this job done as fast as they can, or they risk getting caught. They'll make better use of their time this way. ]

Okay, so...buddy system. Everyone grab a buddy, and let's get sleuthy.