Galactic Society (Open/Lounge RP, but READ FIRST POST)

[Razuel]

*** Dragon'taan ***

Fawn looked through the cockpit window, squinting his eyes as a telescopic view appeared on his helmet view, he then out reached a finger, "There! Do you see that black field? There!"


*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

Gypsie set a hand on his gut, feeling for any uncommon movement, but he only felt muscle spasms, "Sir... no ailments are in... no parasite...", she then pointed to her own head, tapping it, "Parasite in head... magic trick..."

A patron was litsening closely, "Magic tr-... an illusion?", other patrons had already gone out as some had become scared of the tiger.

Gypsie nodded, "Illu-sion... All in head!", she then returned her hands to caress his body

[Blaiiine]

Blaine backed up, lit a cigarette and looked to Frosty. "Roger that," He said, before the door opened. A marine looked in and paused, feeling the tension. "What do you want?" Blaine asked, putting his sidearm in his leg holster. "Sir, the prisoner requested you three," The marine stated before returning to his post. Blaine sighed, then looked to the others. "I guess let's hear what he has to say now."

[Romulan_Furry]

*** Dragon'taan ***

Mathayus looked and saw what Fawn indicated, then turned the drop ship toward it. "How low do I need to get?" he asked.

*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

The tiger cast a melancholic look at his mechanical hand and arm. "I tried to save them... I tried... but there were too many... kill them from afar, gunny said... but one got too close."

*** UNSC Allegiance ***Frosty put his helmet back on and secured it, and wordlessly marched out of the room with Zuko.

[Blaiiine]

They arrived in front of a cell, the prisoner was sitting inside on a bench rubbing his jaw. He looked up and walked over to the bars. "Let me get a smoke, spook." He asked, Blaine obliged and lit him one. "Alright, what'd you call us out here for?" Blaine asked, crossing his arms. "I heard your little dysfunction and his whole rousing speech," The prisoner said, gesturing to Frosty. "I know where the next meeting is. On Victoria, 111 Tauri system. I believe you're familiar with it." Blaine looked to the others, "Camp New Hope. Got schwacked back in '31 by Spartans. Guess they rebuilt." The wolf smirked, "Ding ding! Correct! That's where you'll find your Sith. And your cousin's envoy, and that Predator will probably crash the party too." Blaine groaned and turned around, ruffled his hair back. "Looks like we're going to Victoria..we'll have to contact someone important about this...ONI high command." He said, checking his mobile comm unit.

[Romulan_Furry]

"Take care of it, but keep a lid on it," Frosty told Blaine. "We don't need the slightest detail getting out."

Zuko leaned closer to speak to the prisoner. "You said, 'my cousin's envoy'. Who is it? Does Luro never come himself?" he asked.

[Blaiiine]

Blaine nodded and entered the interrogation room, sliding the door shut behind him. He took a drag off his smoke and used his mobile comm unit to call ONI Commander in Chief, Admiral Serin Osman. A few minutes passed before the call connected. Osman came on, clearly irritated. "Sergeant, do you have a good damn reason to be calling me in the middle of the night?" Blaine held back a laugh, he forgot about the time difference between Sedra and Earth. "Yes ma'am, Ackerson briefed you on my operation. We made a major discovery. Luro's remnants are backing the URF, and they have a...a Sith, ma'am." Blaine finished, a long pause stood until Osman came back on. "What do you need, Sergeant?" Osman asked, her irritation gone and a calm voice taking over. "Admiral, the next meeting is on Victoria. At Camp New Hope, we'll need assets. This is most likely going to become a combat operation." A long pause again, then Osman replied, "Your current location, the Allegiance. I'm clearing it for combat. If things go south, you have express permission to nuke that camp for all I care. Send me a report with your current intel. Osman out." The call ended and Blaine sighed. He sent the report and sat down in the interrogation chair.


"No he doesn't. Probably thinks we'd kill him for the weapons on some grudge thing. He always sent some Sangheili in extravagant armor." The wolf replied, taking another drag from his cigarette. "He always sent recordings though. Crazy rants about how we'd be spared from the Great Journey for our help. Guy was insane." He said, sitting back down on the bench. His face was already swollen and his left eye was blackened.

[Razuel]

*** Dragon'taan ***

Mathayus looked and saw what Fawn indicated, then turned the drop ship toward it. "How low do I need to get?" he asked.

*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

The tiger cast a melancholic look at his mechanical hand and arm. "I tried to save them... I tried... but there were too many... kill them from afar, gunny said... but one got too close."

*** Dragon'taan ***

Fawn looked at Mathayus, "Firstly, do you have grappling rope? Or something that can get me down there without being too noisy? I say this only because the plant reacts badly to high-pitched noises... I wouldn't be surprised if Private Johnson is still stuck in there... well... his bones maybe...",  Fawn looked at Mathayus, "Oh... in the corps records, there was a Private, named Johnson, nice guy, but terrible cook, anyway, he got drunk one night and disappeared, then one night when I was sent out to his last location with a recon team, we came across a small version of this very same Bulb Thorn forest, and his pecker was impaled, he was pale and frothing from the mouth... I managed to recover his head and torso only as the plant's corrosive thorns melted his pecker and limps to mush to petrify them... his vocal chords seemed to have been petrified too, showing heavy screaming strain... so that's what I deducted is that he was screaming; it upset the plant; he was impaled by said screaming...", Fawn had a look of sadness on his face, despite speaking about the death in a quick and monotone voice, "Reece made me brake the news to Johnson's family... well before I left the corps, by the way."


*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

Gypsie looked worried, swiveling around to in front of him and hugging the tiger, "Cry... is good... do..." , she continued to caress his head and stroke his back,  "IS okay.... no worry of past... Come... Let go back my home... I give peace to you."

[Romulan_Furry]

Zuko frowned in concern. "That... doesn't sound like him. Cousin was always proud, even to a fault. He was always ready to be directly involved. And what you speak... sounds highly unusual. Cousin was never so... ardent. Either cousin has suffered some form of mental trauma, or..."

"... Or someone is posing as him, trying to drive a wedge between the Sangheili and their allies," Frosty said. "Which raises two questions... first, do you have a copy of one of these rants, or know where we can locate one; and second, this Sangheili in extravagant armor... he or she got a name?"

*** Dragon'taan ***

Mathayus hesitated, then put the drop ship in hover mode, then spoke: "Maria, take the controls... Doctor, I know you have no cause to trust me... but while we have no such rope on board, I can still use the Force to float you down and get you back up. I only ask you trust me this once, Private Fawn. We will work as one."

*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

The tiger was close to crying, but pulled away just enough to look Gypsie in her eyes, and for a brief moment, his eyes shifted to a beautiful shade of sapphire-blue, during which he reached up to touch her face with his mechanical hand, but hesitated just shy, instead using his natural hand to touch her, slowly heaving a trembling sigh. But such a sentimental moment, before he could allow her in, take her shoulder to cry on, was short-lived, it seemed. He visibly shuddered, his eyes slamming shut, inhaling through clenched teeth, and when his eyes opened again, they flushed red again. But when he looked again in Gypsie's eyes, they flushed purple, with brief glints of blue. He looked behind her, then back at her. Determined, he picked up his rifle, pulled out the magazine, and hit the green button on the side of the base. "Come on, come on..." he muttered. The magazine chirped, and he loaded it into the weapon and cocked it, starting to shakily get to his feet. "You have to go. They come for me, and if they see you, they'll kill you. Run. I'll delay them as long as I--" Pain interrupted him, and his left leg gave out under him, causing him to nearly fall completely to the floor. "I... will de... delay them... as long as I can... don't risk yourself for me... run... Run!"

In this moment, time seemed to slow to a stop, even the tiger seemed frozen, and a disembodied voice would speak to Gypsie: "He refuses to listen. He refuses to acknowledge the destiny that lie before him. He seeks to sacrifice himself... for you. A noble choice, but one you brought him to make. You stand poised to do what no one ever has in so many years. Will you let him sacrifice himself for you, a woman he has never met? Or will you risk yourself to save him, a choice no one has ever made for him? Choose, but quickly - the enemy approaches." The voice fell silent, and time resumed, the tiger again getting to his feet and shouldering his weapon. "Don't be a fool... run!" he whispered.

[Blaiiine]

"Thel 'Lodamee, he kept yelling that and how he was a major in the Covenant. It's was really obnoxious. And do I look like I carry audio files on me? You'll probably find one at the meeting. I doubt he was a double. Unless a double can run a whole remnant and flies an assault carrier." The wolf replied, then yawned and laid back on the bench.


Blaine had already came back out, coughing to make his presence known. "You mean Resplendent Fervor, Luro's headship. That'd be all the proof I'd need, but that's just me." He stretched his arms and stood in front of the cell. "ONI has your ship cleared for combat operations on Victoria. If things go south, we can always call in fire support." Blaine stated, before hitting the mute wall on the cell. Now, it was only them and the lone Marine guard who had pretended to pass out at his station. "This time around, we'll need those drop pods we talked about. It's a quick, stealthy entry. And a fire team of helljumpers."

[Razuel]

*** Dragon'taan ***

Fawn hit a button on the wall, opening a hatch, looking and turning around to Mathayus, stepping to the edge of the hatch, standing on the edge by his toes, smiling to Mathayus, "As long as the means of helping the sick, the alliance has meaning... besides, you haven't threatened my life yet, so I have no need to hate either of you... also, just call me Doc or Fawn... and one more thing... CATCH!", and with that, Fawn hopped back and started falling to the ground, keeping his body still, hoping Mathayus would catch him.

Fawn had a happy look on his face, and yes, they could have landed the ship, most of the stuff he said was bullshit; he just wanted to have the feeling of grappling again, as whenever he was assigned to think of a PT exercise, his choice was always some form of grappling and climbing.... however, the plants will stab if one makes high-pitched noises.


*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

With immense strength, Gypsie picked him up, clicking the safety back on, "No... you cry, I carry and we go my home... I no run.. I strong... quick... danger scared of me...", she gently caressed his check, "But danger scar you... why?", he grasp was gentle yet firm, holding onto the tiger as a tail wiped away a tear from his face.

[Romulan_Furry]

*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

The tiger hesitated, his eyes flushing blue for a second, before he said softly, "It's a long story... for a secure location. Take the back--"

"You, nomad!" shouted a voice. "Put the tiger down! Do it now!" A rodent and three mice stood arrayed in front of the door, all of whom wearing identical armor and pointing E-11 Blaster Carbines at her. The tiger's eyes went deep red, and his throat made that hostile, draconic growl. "They want my blood," he hissed in Gypsie's ear. "There's a back door on the other side of the kitchen behind us. Take the back-alleys, we can lose them there - keep to the shadows all the way to your home." He subtly slung his rifle and made sure his lightsabers wouldn't fall off before bracing himself for his protector's move.

*** Dragon'taan ***

Mathayus reacted instantly, using the Force to keep Fawn from hitting the ground, and allowing him to work.

*** UNSC Allegiance ***

"Done," Frosty agreed. "We go in, we smash them. You have the ground op. We'll keep orbit secure, and if the Covenant come knocking, we'll keep them off you. If Nazar or the Predator makes an appearance, alert me, and I'll send a team of Sangheili Marauders."

"Whether this Luro is false or a wayward cousin... I will not allow him to stain my family's honor," Zuko said. He turned to Blaine. "Permission to join the ground op."

[Blaiiine]

"Completely granted." Blaine replied, putting his hand firmly on Zuko's shoulder. He was never good at apologies, but this was his way of doing so. He quickly turned and gestured for Zuko to follow him. "Frosty, let me know when you're on the bridge and we're outside Victoria," Blaine hollered, walking to the armory. "We're going dark, so silencers and night vision are necessary." He said to Zuko, gripping his helmet. They eventually made it to the armory, where a few of the ODSTs' were prepping. Blaine found his armor, freshly repaired. As he put it on, piece by piece, he looked to Zuko. "So when was the last time you saw Luro?"

[Razuel]

*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

Gypsie could easily deal this situation with brute force, she then whispered to the tiger, "Hold breath... close eyes... green gas sleep...", and at that, one of the piercing on her tails opened up and dropped a green twine ball, it breaking on the ground and releasing a suffocating green smoke, and as itwent past her and on the floor, she kicked it up and it started to fill the tavern as she got to the tavern back door in a moment, and once outside, she knelt down, the area around seeming to sink around them before she made a jump, making the ground crack around her as she pushed off it to get up onto a building's roofed balcony.  The building seemed abandoned.

Gypsie then helped the tiger down and onto the wall, sitting him down before sitting down in front of him and bringing a finger to her lips as a helicopter went by, and when it shined a light on them, Gypsie hid their faces and the tiger with her tails, pressing into a kiss to make the copter look away.  When gone, she pulled back, smiling at him, "Good kiss...  We leave night... relax now..."


*** Dragon'taan ***

Fawn looked up and smiled to Mathayus as he touched down, looking down at the bulb, readying his omni-tool to cut the bulb at the base; gently aiming the laser to cut the base of the bulb, and as he did, a panick could be felt in his emotions.

In a moment, Fawn turned his omnitool on, causing it's high-pitched start-up to agitate the plant and once it did, Fawn grabbed the bulb after cutting it off, screaming, "Pull me up! NOW!!!", Fawn took the powercell out of his omni-tool, damaging the cell and throwing it at the ground for a powerful rocket jump, making him get up halfway to the dropship as the roots quickly zoomed towards him, "NOWNOWOWNOWNOWNOWNOW!!!"

[Romulan_Furry]

*** UNSC Allegiance ***

As Frosty headed for the bridge, Zuko followed Blaine. He was neither good with apologies, but he still spoke: "Blaine... what happened in the interrogation room... was a grieving Sangheili who heard the name of his kin spoken by a rebel calling him a traitor. I don't want to believe my cousin betrayed Sangheilios... but if he did, I will personally take his head. As for you... I am sorry for lashing out. I feared for the sake of my family's honor." In the armory, when Blaine asked about Luro, Zuko sighed as he grabbed a plasma sword, a Storm Rifle, and another rifle that seemed alien even for a Sangheili. "I haven't seen Luro for many years. The last time I spoke to him... was after the war against your UNSC ended, just before the Alliance between our peoples was made official by my father. When I spoke to him, he was... distraught, disturbed - unheard of in him. He was always so fearless, but then... he was weary. Kept saying that an ancient evil, far older than the Forerunners were, had awakened again... I tried to ask him what it was, but he kept telling me he couldn't describe it, that it was... something he felt. A disturbance, but he couldn't describe how." He stopped there, and then said, "I can feel the disturbance, he said..." His brow furrowed in deep concern, as though coming to a revelation he hadn't considered. "The map..." he whispered. He looked up at Blaine, then casually picked up some power cells for his rifle from a locker near Blaine as he whispered in his ear, "I have to show you something... this threat may be larger than we originally thought."

*** Dragon'taan ***

Mathayus did as requested, pulling up Fawn with the Force, hauling him up to the drop ship and setting him on his feet. "Did you get what we need? And did you get enough?"

*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

The Tiger was breathless at the sudden "kiss", but soon started to fear again. He gently grabbed Gypsie's wrist, looking in her eyes with an apologetic expression. "We have to... we have to keep moving," he said, struggling to stay awake. "We may be... safe..." he winced, groaning softly as something in his shoulder with the mechanical arm pained him. "... we may be safe... at your house... for a day, maybe two... maybe more, depending on... where it is. But they saw you... help me. They'll be... looking for you... we can't stay... here. I... I'm... so... sorry. I should... never have... put you in dang... danger. I'm... I'm sorry." A tear left his eye.

[Razuel]

*** Dragon'taan ***

Fawn landed gracefully on the hatch door, holding the crystaline bulb in his suited hand, "I did... but I need constant light on it, all natural... I can stand on the ship's roof, but the dragling must get outside without having to move him much at all right now as from what you showed me, their scales would have stuck to whatever bed it lays on, and moving them would tear those scales off painfully as possible... but this bulb will fix that when the dragling consumes it's juice...  So call wherever the dragling's being kept and tell them to get it outside to an area that the dropship can land, and to NOT pick him up at all or touch him right now, or else they will be stuck to him and any movement from them will hurt him badly.

*** Dragon'taan, Indari Manor, Raz's room ***

Raz soon woke up crying non-stop like a baby who had just woke up from a horrid nightmare, and this would cause a motherly instinct in whomever possessed the instinct to cradle the child, but only if they felt obligated to.

Raz was crying from his scales on his back having bound to the sheet beneath him.


*** Katrina City, Tau Dewa ***

Gypsie wiped the tear away with her tail, leaving it there for him to hug if he felt like it, "No go... too bright... we stay.", she took another seed out of her pouch and held it to his lips, "Eat... help pain... taste bad... feel good after..."