[Locked to Residents]

[malnosso]

[Appearing on the journals is a written message as follows. A voice option is provided for a computerized reading of the text.]

Attention Luceti Residents.

The following names are being called to participate in a strike against the cultist hordes:
[the names listed here appear on the journal.]

All subjects are required to arrive at the tunnels at 8AM on the 27th of March for deployment. All listed individuals are required to be present. Subjects will then be escorted to TERRACE for battle preparation and further details.

Target will be Region One, a former Malnosso stronghold, presently in cultist hands. Subjects are advised to prepare for combat in forested areas. Further information will be made available at TERRACE. Questions and answers will not be provided at this time.

[The Malnosso will not reply to this message, but everyone is free to use this post to discuss among themselves, whether using voice options on the journal or doing action threads.]

Comments

[Voice]

[eyesofstrength]

That merely means they need more soldiers on the field and all of us are expendable to them. If it was a crisis we'd not get time to prepare like we did last time.

[Locked, Written]

[complicatedliar]

I'd offer to remove all doubt, but as I said. I'm a taken man.

[Voice]

[most_unwanted]

Did you ever stop and think that it might HELP your cause to provide a little Q&A once in a while?

[Sigh, no, but that would be too easy, wouldn't it. Time to get as ready as he can here.]

[Locked, Written]

[fleurdesel]

I'll simply ask her opinion of it at a later date. Out of medical curiosity, of course. It'd be terrible for you to come into surgery and leave with less than you have.

[Written/Action]

[dragoon_pride]

[By now, Kain is used to it. He's always on that list. Not that he minds a chance to get out there into some real combat.]

I'll prepare.

[That just means more extra training for him, so he'll be living in the Battle Dome from pretty much the announcement up until leaving.]

[willpowered]

[For the first (and hopefully last) time in his life, Pearl is the last one to join them.

He busts into the room, fingers gripping his journal. He's relieved to see them together, honestly; that makes this a lot easier.

"This" being slumping down on the other side of Diamond.]

We're drafted!

[Of course it's Pearl who brings it up. Why wouldn't it be? He's angry and-- scared, but he wouldn't admit it.]

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

Expendable...? Because we can return from death?

[That does not make it okay...]

Re: [Voice]

[thisismylife]

I'm just kidding. [She laughs it off, even though she... wasn't entirely.] I'm a city girl. The closest I get to camping is a stakeout on a roof across from a convenience store.

Re: Voice

[thisismylife]

Can't? [That's a new one, and it doesn't really clear up Artemis' confusion.] Why not?

Voice

[shenevermisses]

I'm one of at least a few, probably several, people who died in their worlds before they came here. We're fairly common around.

action;

[precipitous]

[ She could sympathize with the feeling of needing to fight. ]

What was it like?

[Voice]

[wildbluevagner]

At least there you wouldn't need to go far for marshmallows. [As often, humor seems like the best tool for dealing with this.]

Re: Voice

[thisismylife]

You... [Oh. Crap.] Uhh. Sorry?

action;

[precipitous]

I can hold my own, Aang. [ She was saying it as much to smooth her own worries as his. ] You don't need to worry about me.

[ Even if she has no idea what she's getting into. ]

[Voice]

[eyesofstrength]

And our losses can be removed.

voice;

[precipitous]

Yeah...me, too.

[ Just...not a full-on war. There hadn't been one of those since Avatar Aang ended the Hundred Year War. And everything she heard about that? Was terrible. ]

[Locked]

[deathsdoctor]

[Hey, here's another locked comment. It IS the thing to do. Coming from this doctor guy. ... who finally has a beer.

Much better.]

So I'm guessing you're getting tired of 'TERRACE, huh?' by now.

[... yup. He hacked Buffy's filter too.

But then again, he hacks everything, so there's no surprise there.]

[heartofthematter]

[Despite the circumstances, or maybe because of it, Diamond's heart soars at the sight of his two friends!

And then drops.

Because as Pearl said, they're drafted. He pats Platina's hand comfortingly, leaning his shoulder against Pearl's for the same reason, and wishes he had made something for the three of them to eat.]

Uh huh.

Voice

[shenevermisses]

It's what happened. There's nothing to be sorry about.

[All Encompassing Action]

[ribbonbon]

[When Rin enters, Pilouette looks up at him, unsure of what to say or do.]

Did...Did you see it?

action;

[markofthewise]

I'd fought in a war before. Big battles. The siege of the North, the day of Black Sun, and Sozin's comet... [Big battles, all of them. Noe all of them successful. Some with heavy losses.]

But it's different here. I know it's easy to think that this isn't our war. That we're being forced to fight in something we shouldn't have to. But it's not like that. These cultists are monsters. They won't be reasoned with. They won't listen. They kill anyone they can. It doesn't matter if you're a fighter or not.

[He shakes his head.]

After that first one, I was still pretty mad. But I didn't want to have to go out there anymore.

Re: Voice

[thisismylife]

[Except, apparently, she was dead.] It still kinda sucks, though. I guess I... can't really blame you for wanting to cooperate with the Malnosso then, and figure out a way to stay here.

action;

[savedtheworld]

I can't help it, Korra. [He'll go to sit next to her.] When I first got drafted... I was afraid and confused. But Katara talked to me, and... [He makes a difficult swallow.] helped me to understand what I had to do. I have to do the same for you, Korra. No... I want to. What you read in the Guide isn't the same as actually hearing about what happens firsthand.

Re: voice;

[universal_charm]

_{[ He can hear it in her voice, and he wishes he was there to give her a comforting pat on the shoulder. He knows. Believe him, he knows. ]}

Hey, just keep your head cool and on your shoulders and you'll make it through. We got each other's backs.

[voice/action]

[ribbonbon]

[In this case, Cross would be right. Pilouette has no combat ability nor much physical strength, which makes the draft that much scarier for her.]

Cross...Th-thanks. I've never used a taser or anything before, so you might have to show me how to use it. Um, i-if it's not too much trouble.

[After all, the last thing she needs is to accidentally electrocute herself or something.]