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airlockedmods ([personal profile] airlockedmods) wrote in [community profile] theairlock2017-07-20 01:24 pm
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Ask Some Questions, Get Some Answers (?)

[The Stardust Nebula is a large cloud, sprawling pink and purple across the dark void of space as you approach. There are no planets here, not even a planetoid, but that hardly means it’s devoid of life. Kip will easily be able to navigate to the place in question, a small collection of interconnected spaceports orbiting near the edge of one of the nebula’s hazy, rose-tinted tendrils. Floating signs hooked to these advertise “AIRLOCKED! Q&A”, with arrows leading towards what appears to be a convention center. A dome encloses the area, much like the one around the Fantasy Sweet, but there does not appear to be any kind of security restrictions on the port; it will open as soon as any ship pulls up to it.

Inside, there aren’t too many inconspicuous places to park your weird flotilla of offensively-shaped ships. You may just have to settle for the back of the docks, behind a large news van or something like that, and consider not sticking around the entire time. Getting inside was a quick process, so you shouldn’t have any trouble doing it again, especially with a military navigator staying with the ship. A line has already formed in front of the entrance, at least partially due to the scanners flanking the door. A large weirdly baby-faced alien in some type of uniform is standing there, apparently manning the machine, checking peoples’ belongings, and generally directing them. There’s an unfamiliar symbol on their uniform, clearly not the InterGal 7 logo. Despite being alone, they seem to be handling the line fairly efficiently - even if they occasionally appear to intentionally loom over some of the smaller aliens attempting to enter. There are a few cosplayers among the crowd, of course, but this time the majority are in plainclothes.

Some people are skipping this line and walking around to the back of the building. They’re all wearing or carrying badges, which do have the InterGal 7 logo on them.

For the moment, no one seems to have taken notice of your arrival.]
scourgingstars: (and i can't help myself)

[personal profile] scourgingstars 2017-07-22 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[That sound was all Ardyn needed to hear to know that something was definitely wrong. He looked back to the stage; wasn't someone missing?]

[This plan was always utter shit from the beginning. Really, he expected better of himself. Infernian damn it to hell, they knew it was a trap and they'd still let it get this bad. When he slowly took his hands from his pockets, Junpei might have noticed a pen in his left.]

[Only one thing left to do now. In a flash of light a bag of frozen sugar was in Ardyn's right hand, being launched at the guard's head with as much precision and force as one could throw a bag of frozen sugar. Hopefully before attention was back on them, he quickly snapped:]


Go. Find the others and regroup, I'll catch up.

[Might as well make catching them as hard as goddamned possible. Trusting Junpei and whoever was left with them to get after Jane, 'Nadir' bolted as soon as he said that, running in the direction of the stage with every intention of jumping up onstage and getting back behind it through the nearest available route. Bolton must have gone through somewhere, right?]
Edited 2017-07-22 02:38 (UTC)
misanthropicprinciple: <user name="joypandaah" site="tumblr.com"> (The Titanic is syncing!)

[personal profile] misanthropicprinciple 2017-07-22 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Dad--!

[God damn it, this has all gone to hell and it (mostly) isn't even Junpei's fault, for once. But the pen was enough of a signal for him to get ready, so he doesn't have to waste time being surprised and startled by this turn of events.

No, he's caught on the choice: follow Ardyn, or follow his orders?

It's not even a choice. It takes no time. Yuuri's holding on to him, so Junpei wheels around, swings a robot arm at the guard's walkie talkie in the second they cross paths, and bolts like the dickens towards the bathrooms.]


Sorry! Emergency! I have a condition!
serrata: (12)

[personal profile] serrata 2017-07-22 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't get a chance to protest before Ardyn's gone. And really, what could she say if she did? Ardyn's right and and order from the king is an order from the king.

She slaps her free hand onto her head, only able to think that they'll draw even more attention if her stupid wig falls off and god why didn't she just dye it and get a haircut and-- she's in such a tizzy that yes, that really does seem like the most important thing in the world all of a sudden. ]


Where-- where are they? [ the bathrooms? their fellow idiots? WHO KNOWS ] Someone needs to get back to the ship!
shikosuki: (EW HE LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S DAD)

[personal profile] shikosuki 2017-07-22 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh hey guys what's-- OH GOD ]

G-Guys?!
cyan_maid: (Oh my God!!!)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2017-07-22 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[HELLO YES WE'RE IN THE GIRLS' ROOM JUST RESOLVING TO GET THE HELL OUT AND THERE IS NOISE WHERE ARE Y'ALL]

Oh God - c-c'mon, let's go! Now!
Edited 2017-07-22 03:08 (UTC)
misanthropicprinciple: <user name="keycrash" site="tumblr.com"> (Action hero to the rescue!)

[personal profile] misanthropicprinciple 2017-07-22 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, good! That was easy! Junpei laughs like a maniac.]

It's all gone to shit, guys! Why are you still here?! Move!
cyan_maid: (Running bloody)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2017-07-22 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
It's called "mustering up your gosh darned courage in the face of imminent doom", thank you very much!

[BUT YEAH NO C'MON CHORO LET'S SPLIT]
shikosuki: ("SIT ON MY FACE")

[personal profile] shikosuki 2017-07-22 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
BECAUSE WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU, DIPSHIT!!

[ said not in an angry tone but a Y'ALL GIVING ME A HEART ATTACK I WAS SO WORRIED one

but yeah let's go :V ]
misanthropicprinciple: <user name="twilightsaphir" site="tumblr.com"> (FUN. YA. RIN. PA!)

[personal profile] misanthropicprinciple 2017-07-22 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
I told you to go back to the ship!

['We'll take notes on what you miss if you need to go back for anything!'

As they run, he reaches into a jacket pocket with his free hand, retrieving something that... well, it doesn't look like a weapon, and Officer York didn't confiscate it...]
shikosuki: (Oh Jesus our whore days are numbered)

[personal profile] shikosuki 2017-07-22 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
YEAH BUT I COULDN'T JUST LEAVE YOU GUYS!!
cyan_maid: (AUGH WHAT THE FUCK)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2017-07-22 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Neither of us could!!
misanthropicprinciple: <user name="waifujuju" site="tumblr.com"> (Fluffy smile)

[personal profile] misanthropicprinciple 2017-07-22 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Junpei laughs again.]

You godawful stupid heroes, keep running!
scourgingstars: (you need to confess)

[personal profile] scourgingstars 2017-07-22 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
You'll need more legs than that to catch me-! [why not taunt the guard as a distraction for team 'get the hell out', too]

[But you sure the fuck do have a situation, because ardyn lucis izunia caelum tenmyouji is on the goddamn loose and his legs are like 75% of his body.]

[He'd sprint through the nearest backstage entrance he could see, pen still in his hand and debating on if he wanted to risk the Armiger; there was nothing but junk and Siegfried in there, and only one of those was something he could utilize. He could probably throw a bottle or two if he had to and trip up anyone after him, but first things first; get backstage where trouble wouldn't lead to a lot of casualties.]
kingshaming: (2)

[personal profile] kingshaming 2017-07-22 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Sorry Ardyn, but you're not his King. Xander takes off after him and the crab]

Siegfried, now!
scourgingstars: (my affection it comes and goes)

[personal profile] scourgingstars 2017-07-22 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, far be it from him to argue. Ardyn snapped his fingers mid-stride, and in a flash of crystals Siegfried appeared in Xander's hands sheath and all.]

Don't forget we're not here to cause collateral damage, save it for the people who deserve it!
kingshaming: (9)

[personal profile] kingshaming 2017-07-22 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
I can stay my hand. But I can't let you attempt a noble sacrifice alone. I have a reputation to maintain.

[... is that a joke? Bitch it might be]
scourgingstars: (another head aches another heart breaks)

[personal profile] scourgingstars 2017-07-22 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Ardyn laughed at that as he kept right on running, bright and defiant. Maybe it was the adrenaline or maybe he was just insane, but something about that was actually funny.]

So it's a competition, then?! Let's see which royal looks better coming back to their kids-!
kingshaming: (76)

[personal profile] kingshaming 2017-07-22 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[he can't help a bark of laughter as well]

I'll feel bad, disappointing your friends so badly when we all started getting along. But in any contest of looks you already lost I'm afraid.
scourgingstars: (and not have to face the facts)

[personal profile] scourgingstars 2017-07-22 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
We'll see about that once I get this damned hardlight off!