[Voice, locked to residents] --EMERGENCY--EMERGENCY--EMERGENCY--EMERGENCY--

[malnosso]

[At 2:15AM, the journals suddenly blare out an alarm, followed by this message.]

EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY. This is an emergency.

The following occupants of the Luceti enclosure must report to the teleporters in twenty minutes. You are required as reinforcements in Region 13. Bring all necessary armaments with you. You will be teleported directly into combat.

Anyone who fails to comply will be forcibly escorted to the teleporters by droids.

This is not a drill. I repeat: this is not a drill. You have twenty minutes.

[The message repeats twice more, the alarm continuing until the twenty minutes has elapsed. No questions will be answered.]

Comments

[wise_maiden]

Odd, but convenient. I'm not complaining.

[ Though that quick jump to the air takes her a little off guard, and she's quick to adjust her grip so that she's holding onto Albert once they're in the air proper. ]

[chikaidestroyer]

Certainly better than droids coming into the house.

[Albert tilts his head to look down at the ground. Biliruben knew better than to land in the middle of the plaza -- but this was going to be an exception to what he had told him before. They have to first land on the school rooftop, and then ease down onto the plaza itself.]

Brace yourself.

[That's all the warning Albert manages before the sudden stop as Biliruben lands. Then there's the controlled fall -- a hop, for the giant owl -- from the rooftop to the ground.]

[wise_maiden]

Oh -

[ She keeps her hold on him. The landing is a little jarring by the suddenness, but there they are in the plaza. ]

Well that was a rush. [ Of adrenaline, which helps the situation. Though she's not letting go until the owl is ready to let them dismount. ]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He waits a moment, tugging on the owl's bridle so he crouches again. He dismounts first, taking a moment to dust himself off before gesturing for Raine to follow him down.]

If you need anything from the stores, you should still have a minute or two before you leave.

[wise_maiden]

[ Carefully she follows him down, mulling over his suggestion. ]

Hm... well, I know I'm set for supplies as far as I go, though others might not have a chance to make those preparations. Think we could quickly stuff an extra bag or two in the item shop? Otherwise...

[chikaidestroyer]

[He's just going to stand there next to the owl as Raine thinks.]

It's admirable that you're thinking of others, but packing an extra bag may be a bit much. You may be able to grab extra food from the grocery store before you have to head down.

[wise_maiden]

... Right. It's closer, anyway. I'd better get to it.

[ She nods in the direction of the store. ] -- Are you going to wait?

[chikaidestroyer]

...We may just serve as distractions over here while people make their way to the teleporters. It would be best if we said our farewells here.

[wise_maiden]

Heh, fair enough.[ The smile is wan, brief. ] There's not even time to talk about what we could be heading into. At least things will be quiet on your end here.

[chikaidestroyer]

Indeed. The timing is concerning, though; this draft has even less of a preparation time than when we were sent to Vaskoth.

[And they all knew how that had gone down.]

I will see you when you return.

[wise_maiden]

[ Well. No need to march into this with a solemn look; they just needed to get in and hopefully get back out without too much trouble. Most of them were battle-ready; the ones on the list who weren't... they'd sort that out when they could. She nods firmly to his words; Vaskoth's situation was not too soon forgotten. ]

... I'd better get going. Take care until then.