Electronic Escapades [R, Hard]

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

Quest Name:[/b] [Electronic Escapades]

Who can participate?:[/b] [Any Race]

Quest Time Frame (How long it takes):[/b] [Days]

Quest Setting (NDE/DE):[/b] [NDE]

Quest Synopsis:[/b] [The participants, for whatever reason, have entered one of many laboratories spread out across the multiple Worlds. Inside these laboratories is a single computer and a laser. This laser has the ability to digitally deconstruct them and imprison them inside the computer. They must then break free by any means necessary.]

Maximum Number of Participants:[/b] [4]

Overall Goal:[/b] [Escape the Electronic Prison]

Number of missions involved:[/b] [4]

BASIC Synopsis of each Quest mission:[/b]

Mission 1: Captured
The participants entered the laboratory, for whatever reason, and found themselves captured. They are locked in cells that resist their efforts to break out, and stuck in chains that limit their potential. Charisma, Subterfuge, or Patience may be necessary to escape these bindings.

Mission 2: Enslaved
The participants that failed to escape their bindings find themselves trapped in the game zone, a set of gladiator like challenges that they must overcome or die. Some will be team games, others will be one on one duels, but by the hand of fate controlling them, they won't be pitted against each other. The participants that escaped their bindings will find that the only way to escape is to take down the very hand of fate controlling the whole system. The best way is to enter the games they escaped from.

Mission 3: Trial by Fire
Having made their way through the game zone without the majority of their powers or strengths, their skills will have attracted the attention of the Master. All participants will be placed in a game like no other they have played yet. A Tower Defense Game. They will be able to, through skill, gain their powers and stats back as enemies try to rush past their defenses.

Mission 4: Victors
Having survived the Gauntlet, all that is left is to face the Master. Defeating her means their freedom is a possibility.

Recommended Class for entry:[/b] [5 (If a Team Player, 3-2 if Lone Wolf)]

Note:[/b] Introductions should have the character finding out about the mysterious laboratory, investigating, or just stumbling into it. The computer should then abduct them. When they awake in the cage, they have all of their stats reduced to no more than 50, and all powers greater than class 7 sealed. Thus, all releases except Mod Soul level 1 would be sealed at this point. The powers will be earned back at a later time.

[Kisaku Oroki]

There wasn’t anyone here... He didn’t know why, or how really... But the squad 12 barracks was completely devoid of sound, save for the echo of his own footsteps. “Uhh... Hello?...” he asked, projecting his voice into the air. There was no response. It was by now, beginning to bother him. He was sure he’d followed the instructions exactly. He was in the squad 12 barracks. He had to be.

An under seated shinigami from the research squad had asked his assistance with a trial they were running on the blind -- he was apparently selected due to his high rank and ability in performing despite the condition. Reluctantly, of course, Kisaku let himself be badgered into it, the shinigami saying it was very important for his research and that he really needed Kisaku’s help -- Figuring out what effects the combat performance of those who are blind would be one of his crowning achievements.

Of course, in Kisaku’s mind if it was important to the guy’s job and career.. He didn’t really have much right to deny him. It was for the good of the soul society, he reluctantly told himself. And probably a good deed. Now that he had arrived at the place that he was certain the shinigami had told him to arrive at however... He was alone. Utterly alone.

He nearly walked into something. His foot hit the wall first.. But it was wooden, and rattled. A door. It was a door. “Hello?” He repeated himself, tapping his knuckles against it. No response. He was just about to turn and leave when he heard a faint sound within the room.. A chirp? Not like an insect chirp or bird. It was rather similar to the sound that his soul pager made when a hollow was detected near in the world of the living. Curious, he carefully slid the door open, taking a couple steps inside. “...Hell--” He tried to repeat himself, however.. He froze.

The chirp escalated in frequency, and he was stopped in the middle of a word. Unable to move. Unable to speak. Unable to breath. A panick started running through him, as he began to feel a tingling sensation run from the top of his head, slowly downwards towards his toes. Fear escalated. What was happening? What was happening?!

And then.... Silence.

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Stats:

Strength: 50
Speed: 215
Spiritual Pressure: 200
Reiatsu Strength: 250
Aura:

• Light Aura: 85
  
• Dark Aura: 15
  

Instinct: 100
Senses: 100 [3x = 300]
Energy Sensory: 100
Healing Expertise: 0

Abilities:

Zanjutsu: [2]
Kido: [2]
Acrobatics: [2]
Battle Analysis: [2]
Battle Focus: [2]
Pain Tolerance: [2]
Stealth: [1]
Mental Incantation: [1]

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

O. .kay. Now how did she get here among all places. This cage with white linings that trace the edges of the square room. Clear rectangle glass windows show what was happening outside of the individual large cell, but not much was going on or at least from she could tell. Her eyes still hurt a bit from whatever had caused that blinding light to hit her from before. Looking around the room didn't help much either since her eyes were too damn blurry to see anything. Harle could probably make out one other, but she not tell if she was alone or inside this room with another person. Hard to say really. Everything was blurry and the dumb lights were not helping either. "Let'z see. How did I get here in zhe first place?" the jester would think to herself sitting at northeast corner.

It was difficult but Harle could still remember somethings. Most likely it happened when she was planning to see the world of the living, to visit her homeland of France. Ages may have changed the way how her home had been since the last time and wanted to see the condition it was in. Of course she would permission or sneak her way through the gateway to go there. Seemed like a pain but still fun as well. After all, Harle was part of Squad Two. She was trained or at least suppose to be sneaky and stealthy like in this group. Even if the jester was not the best at it, she can least get past the more unfocused or someone who was distracted by something. But anyways, back to what led her to this dreary but cool looking place.

Harle was prouncing around the Seireitei roof top to roof top, like she usually does, thinking of a way to get to the world of the living, until she heard from some of the lab coats about a computer that was being tested in research. They had said something about "molecules" and "virtual" but that didn't really hold meaning for the clown. That stuff sounded too complicated and during her academy years Harle remembers how hard it was for a old age woman to learn something modern like a computer. Still, she became somewhat proficient to at least use search. "Très bon [Very good]. Harle can use thiz computer to help with zhe problem Harle haz." she whispers softly after hearing the coats talk down below from the rafters.

Hearing about it was one thing but getting there was another story. This computer must be important or something since there were multiple guards at almost every corner she had passed before reaching the computer room. It was a good thing that they don't look up a lot of times. That was Harle's favorite part. Even an amateur stealth combined a high level in acrobatics helped the vice captain to pass all of the unaware guards. The tough part was over, now was even a more challenging part. How to work this stupid thing? Obviously this computer was not just an ordinary computer that she would find in the Seireitei. This machine had a bunch more buttons that most computers should have. That and not to mention that it towered over the clown at about ten or eleven feet. Somewhere in that region, but damn it was huge. "Qu'est-ce que la[What the]? What kind of machine iz thiz?" Awing the computer with glittering eyes can say that she was more than impressed with who ever built it. Well, whatever, as long as it helps her with what she needed then she was fine regardless. All Harle needed to do was find the "search bar" and type in what she wanted. Easier said then done.

This dumb machine was very practical and stubborn. On the screen will appear the word "Error" or "Unable to Find." This thing was either not meant to find things or it was telling her that "Damn girl. You stupid." Harle didn't like it one bit. Although she was patient with difficult challenges, but this thing was driving her nuts. Sure, she was not the best with machinery, but at least she was good enough to find the stupid search bar. It was only when Harle smashed the shiny red button is when the computer illuminated alive. Very pretty and hopefully that it will help her now. A status bar suddenly appeared on the screen saying something about being fifty percent? This clown had no idea what was going on but it seemed like whatever she did actually worked. Her excitement and joy covered the humming sound that came from behind. For when the status acknowledged that it was at a hundred percent is when the humming became a loud hissing sound. This sudden noise scared the crap out of the French woman, making her turn to face the source, but only to be blinded by gun shaped mechanism that pointed its needle point tip at her.

Ugh, it felt like she was spun around a couple hundred times while drinking aged drink with a moldy old croissant. The feeling was nauseating that she wanted to puke. But she didn't. It will smear her face paint off and leave a sour taste in her mouth. Harle didn't want that. During her joyful daze Harle could feel herself being dragged by two people. Barely able to keep herself conscious the woman was only able to see strange bright lights on the floor along with the two dark silhouettes that were dragging her. They were most likely the ones responsible for placing her in this cage chained. This absolutely stinks! All she wanted to do was search for a way to have a return visit to her homeland and this happens. This is now a fact, Harle hates computers. First she was at the Seireitei and now she has been taken to some place that she has no idea where it is.

Back to her current situation. Her hands are bounded behind her with chains, trapped inside a cage, and does not know who might be in the room with her. Might as well give it a shot to see it is anyone she may know. Remaining seated in her corner Harle lets out her soft voice. _{"Bonjour? Hello. Iz anyone there? Thiz iz Harle Quinn. Can anyone hear me?"} If someone else was in the cage with her or if they in another that is hopefully by her's, then they should be able to hear her. If not then the jester will have to find her own way out. That will be somewhat difficult but not impossible. Whatever this place was or maybe it was the chains, Harle did feel weaker than her usually self. She did not feel the strength the she had when she was in the Seireitei. This will prevent her from breaking these chains, but she had other skills that she use. After all she was a magician and there was no such thing as something being locked. Not only that but being acrobatic allows the body to be flexible, so she could work herself in slipping this chains. It was going to hurt but at least she will be free afterwards. Acrobatics and patience is what she will need to overcome this. Patience is strong since she is mature but everyone has their limits. With at least two attempts, if Harle did not break free of her restraints, then is going to get pissed.

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[Overall Points - 1100]

Type: ( Clown - Level 2 )

Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [200] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [150] Points (50% - 225 )

Reiatsu Strength - [300] Points (50% - 450 )

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [150] Points (35% - 97 )

Senses [100] Points (35% - 65 )

Energy sensory - [100] Points (35% - 65 )

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

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-Add more if necessary

[/li][li][Insert Skill #X Here] {Insert Level Here}


1. Mental - Learning [2]

2. Mental - Lack of Fear [2]

3. Battle - Weapons - Dagger [3]

4. Body - Mental Incantation [2]

5. Body - Other - Acrobatics [3]

6. Body - Stealth [1]

7. Utility - Pickpocketing [2]

SKP Total - 15


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Other Techniques:

Harle uses the Standard and Eishōhaki (Incantation Abandonment) methods when casting Kido :

Learned = *
Proficient = **
Mastered = ***

Hado

** 1. Technique Name: Hado #4: Byakurai (Pale Lightning)
Class: 7
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: Thunder

Incantation and Effect: "Arise god of thunder! Awake mother of storms! Unleash the lighting on the sinners!" When the incantation is spoken, the Reiatsu Strength used to determine the power of Byakurai is increased by 10%. (i.e. 100 Reiatsu Strength is treated as 110.)
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2. Technique Name: [Hado #23: Tama (Ball)]
Class: 6
Technique Type: Kido

Technique Description and Effects:

A small ball of green Reiatsu, about half the size of a Shakkaho, is fired from the palm. When this hits an enemy, second degree burns will form on the point of impact, no more no less damage. This is always a definite. The orb has a special condition that allows it to ricochet, or bounce, off of other things. Essentially, the orb can bounce off of other surfaces to hit enemies that are around a corner or behind a defense.

How to use technique:

Point palm out and state the name of the Kidou. There is no incantation because it's meant to be used as a quick spell.

Incantation and Effect:

Allows the user to accurately fire the technique while in motion. ("All who should know, let it be foretold that the typhoon blows on!")
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3. Technique Name: Hado #33: Sōkatsui (Blue Fire, Crash Down)
Class: 5
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: Fire

Incantation and Effect:
“Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws!” With the incantation, this spell gets a 20% increase in Reiatsu Strength (i.e. if Reiatsu Strength is 100, this is treated as 120 with incantation).

* 4. Technique Name: Hado #63: Raikōhō (Thunder Roar Cannon)
Class: 4
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: Thunder

Incantation and Effect:
“Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!” With the incantation, this spell gets a 25% increase in Reiatsu Strength (i.e. if Reiatsu Strength is 100, this is treated as 125 with incantation).

Bakudo

** 1. Technique Name: [Bakudo #1: Sai (Restrain)]
Class: [7]
Technique Type: Kido

Technique Description and Effects:

Causes the target's arms to lock in place behind their back.

Incantation and Effect:

Incantation increases the strength behind the technique by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength of 100 would instead be valued at 110 for this technique.) "Man, shaped by Divine hands, revert to the form before limbs, clutch at your own throat and be afraid!"

** 2. Technique Name: [Bakudo #4: Hainawa (Crawling Rope)]
Class: [7]
Technique Type: Kido

Technique Description and Effects:

A rope fashioned from the caster's reishi is launched from their hand at the opponent.
Upon impact, this then entangles the opponent and ties them up.

Incantation and Effect:

Incantation causes the robe to elongate and gag even more of the target's body when used, and also ups the Kido strength by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength of 100 would be counted as 110 instead.) Incantation unknown.

** 3. Technique Name: [Bakudo #9: Horin (Disintegrating Circle)]
Class: [7]
Technique Type: Kido

Technique Description and Effects:

The second Bakudo of this number, Horin causes an orange tendril of condensed spiritual energy to spiral out of the caster's fingertips and attempt to enclose around and bind an enemy. These tendrils, once having bound a target, can merge to connect the targets.

Incantation and Effect:

If used, the incantation allows a 10% increase in reiatsu strength. (I.E. A reiatsu strength valued at 100 would instead be worth 110.) ("Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon yourself with horror and tear out your own throat!")


** 4. Technique Name: [Bakudo #30: Shitotsu Sansen (Beak Piercing Triangle Beam)]
Class: [6]

Technique Description and Effects:

This starts as a golden triangle between one's fingers, and then fires out three small sized pillars of yellow light toward the target. If even one hits, the others home in. Three parts of the target's body will then be pinned to a solid surface, such as a wall, by this technique. The pillars pin three places in the shape of a triangle.

Incantation and Effect:

The incantation increases the reiatsu strength behind the technique by 15%. (I.E. Reiatsu strength valued at 100 is instead weighed in at 115.) "Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into three!"

* 6. Technique Name: [Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro (Six Rods Prison of Light)]
Class: [4]

Technique Description and Effects:

Summons six thin, wide beams of light that slam into a target's midsection from all sides, holding them in place. This technique also results in total paralysis, and can even suspend targets in mid air.

Incantation and Effect:

The incantation increases the reiatsu strength of this technique by 25%. (I.E. Reiatsu strength of 100 is instead worth 125.) ("Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!")

7. Technique Name: [Bakudo #75: Gochutekan (Quintet of Iron Pillars)]
Class: [3]

Technique Description and Effects:

Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars which are chained together. These fall from the sky and slam at great speeds into a target, pinning them to the ground as well as causing physical damage to the body.

Incantation and Effect:

The incantation causes the speed of the pillars to double, while also causing immobility in targets trapped by this technique. ("Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end.")

Hoho

1. Technique Name: [Shunkassou (Flash Glide)]
Class: [3]
Technique Type: [Other]

Technique Description and Effects:

[This is yet another variation of the Shinigami stepping technique, Shunpo. Shunkassou gathers two pools of Reiatsu beneath the users feet, and basicly lets them float around on them. This technique was designed to be more manuverable and combat effective than the original Shunpo. It does not instantly take one to the destination of ones choice, rather, it lets you move around freely. Its cool because you can even use this to glide up walls and stuff, and even hang upside down! The Reiatsu creates a sort of friction between it and the object you're "gliding" on which prevents you from falling off.]

How to use technique:

[Pool Reiatsu beneath your feet, and glide on!]

** 2. Technique Name: Advanced Air Ground
Class: 7
Technique Type: Spiritual Technique

Technique Description and Effects:

This is a technique designed especially for breakdancing and parkour, utilizing a more advanced version of air ground. While in a terrain where air ground exists, the user can create more complex surfaces like air walls, air ceilings, air ledges and even an air push. This allows the user to perform handstands and windmills on air as if it were normal ground or even stand upside-down on air as if gravity was reversed. The air push makes the air ground very elastic so that the user can jump higher and allows for slight movement even when restrained by a bakudou.

For a reiatsu cost of 25, the user will be able to momentarily cast an "air ground" on areas such as soul society and heuco mundo, allowing the user to "double jump" or cast shunpo in midair. If this technique is mastered, the user will be able to create air

** 3. Technique Name: [Shunpo (Flash Steps)]
Class: 7
Technique Description and Effects:

A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the bases of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least amount of steps. Training and skill are what determines how fast a user of Shunpo can move; those of little skill in the technique or those who haven't used it an extended amount of time would obviously be out of practice, causing those individuals to be considerably slower, which requires the use of more steps to move the same distance and become winded far easier in a shorter amount of time. A single step magnifies speed for that step by 10 times. Uses 50 Reiatsu per step. This one is automatically learned in the academy. ALL shinigami know this when created.

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((This thread takes place after a few other threads and the upcoming CIU for Yoko. Changes are being broadly summarized for reference in the intro, and all those actual changes should be ready by the time we hit actual combat in this thread. Stats and Skills will be listed as soon as the CIU is completed.))

It was Yoko’s first assignment now that she was back in the civilized part of the world, and it sounded like a fairly simple one. Kazura had located an abandoned laboratory that was rumored to have some serious tech in it. Yoko was sent to investigate the location and see if it was both truly abandoned and if there was anything that looked even remotely salvageable or useful. The chances that they had anything beyond what Kazura could already create were slim, but with the amount of rumors surrounding this place, it was definitely a possibility. Rumors were always based on some shred of truth after all. It was a simple assignment from the looks of it. Most likely, it was simply being used as a way to test Yoko’s development over the years she had spent away though.

Those years had changed her quite a bit too. The first batch of changes were physical. When Yoko left on her last assignment, she was still a young girl, not even finished with puberty entirely. Her body now resembled that of a young woman, rather than a somewhat androgynous teenager. Every aspect of her form was now filled out a great deal more. Were it not for the frigid look in her eyes, she would actually be quite attractive. She had also grown stronger in those years away, and it showed in her body. Her muscles were all more defined than they were before. All were toned and trim, but they still lacked the herculean size of men with similar strength. Her eyes had also changed a good bit. They had shifted to a yellow hue rather than the green they were before, and there was no simple explanation for that one. Puberty couldn’t explain an eye color change, so Yoko simply blamed that one on her powers.

More changes had taken place than the maturing of her body. Her left arm had been lost in a battle with an assassin, but it had been replaced with one made of spiritual steel by a Shinigami medic. Her style of fighting had changed as well. Most of the details of that are superfluous to this exact situation, but a few things deserve to be mentioned. While she was still naturally quite stubborn her strength of will had been forgone for a calm mind. She had also cast aside her previous training in Kenpo Karate to study the art of Kunlun. That style was found to be far more fluid and acrobatic, making it a better choice for someone who was often required to fight in three dimensions.

While there were still pieces of the old Yoko left, most of her old likes and habits were buried under a calm and collected exterior. She still got excited when games or anime were mentioned, but getting her to show it required you to have earned her trust. This was the result of her first deployment. She had been assigned as a paramilitary soldier, and she was surrounded by enough death and destruction that building a bond of trust became even harder for her. Every time she was ready to start opening up to someone, they were taken from her. After that happens over and over again, walls are built up and none but the strongest can tear them down. Only those with the power to show they won’t get killed so easily have a chance to see the old Yoko anymore.

But enough about the past and the changes that Yoko had gone through! Right now, she had a mission to accomplish. She set off to the supposedly abandoned laboratory dressed in her official Uzaki Enterprises Security Team Uniform. On her person were her dagger and short sword, both concealed, as well as the sealed form of both her fullbrings. Outside of that, she had no other equipment prepared. It was just an investigatory mission, so no extreme preparations were taken. She arrived at the laboratory and was unable to detect any presences inside, so she dropped into the building through a skylight. The inside was dark with the exception of a few patches of illumination from those skylights, but it definitely seemed to be deserted.

Yoko explored the area for a few minutes. It all seemed to be far more recent than the rumors had it pegged for. There was no dust on anything, and it all appeared to be fairly recent tech. Despite that, it was still clearly abandoned. Nonetheless, it was definitely possible that there was something here that could be salvaged to help Uzaki Enterprises maintain its number one status in the tech world. Just as she was getting ready to leave, a familiar sounding hum came on behind her. It was an electrical sound, but the spacious design of the building made it hard to pinpoint. Before she could manage to track it down, some sort of beam hit her and she lost consciousness.

She awoke later and appeared to be trapped in some sort of cage. The cage itself wasn’t normally an issue. Yoko had enough power that she could easily bust her way out in most cases, but she felt so very weak. Clearly she had been knocked out and captured, but the details were still a bit foggy. The old Yoko would simply have tried to force her way out, but that wasn’t her style anymore. Instead, she simply waited in her prison for some information to come her way. Captors had a habit of either taunting or interrogating their victims, and either one would give her plenty of information. For the time being, she opted to meditate while she awaited her captor’s presence.

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[Taien Hadohou]

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{B:OW Episode 4242: Tron Redux - Electric Boogaloo}

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"Yare yare daze. . . I do think this is the place."

Taien went up and opened a door on the face of the building. He had been contacted about an inspection on a building; an odd laboratory that had strange lights going about it, as well as other, various unexplained disappearances. The Gotei Thirteen had already had some Shinigami disappearances investigating the building as well. So, the Kidou Corps had been contacted. Ordinarily, Kyomei-Taichou(-san) would investigate, but he was already in some other case. Thus, it fell to Taien 'Kawada' 'Sunshine Slenderman' Hadohou, Vice-Commander of the Kidou Corps, to investigate in his place.

Thus, here Taien was, entering a shady looking building, where other people had already disappeared. Just a typical day in the life of a Vice. In any case, he had some exploring to do. Taien concentrated and flexed a small portion of his Reiatsu, causing his right arm to erupt in gold and blue colored flames, illuminating the darkness of the night and the room. With imprompatu torch in hand, Taien investigated the room to the best of his abilties. Which, due to his skills with Analysis, were quite good.

Which meant that when he found the computer and other device, he gave them a measure of respectful caution. Who knew if this was what was making everyone vanish? Still, he didn't have really any other choice but to go and interface with the computer. It was the only other object in the room, and whatever the other device was, it didn't seem to be able to be tinked with, other than with the computer presumably. Which, Taien being Taien, he happily did. Walking up to the computer, Taien began to access the systems of the machine.

Taien did his work for a while, not finding all that much of anything of note, sadly. What he didn't notice, however, was the laser behind him powering up. The reason in question was hard to pinpoint; whether the laser was non-spiritual in nature, or was simply hidden via other devices was a question Taien had after the whole adventure. At the moment though, it kept charging quietly, as if waiting for the perfect, opportune moment to strike at its unsuspecting prey. Said moment came swiftly, as the computer required Taien to answer a password he didn't know.

A moment later, after the wrong password, Taien knew no more. . .

And then found himself in chains, in an unfamiliar environment, most likely in hostile clutches. This was most likely where the other Shinigami had been 'ported to as well, though Taien couldn't tell where exactly. One thing he did note, however, was how weak his own powers were at the moment. It was odd, but he couldn't really feel the huge well of power within him. That implied that either A) the cell itself was designed to negate/weaken the captive's own natural powers, or B) the chains/cuffs he had on did it. Definitely one or the other, now that he looked around a bit.

Hmm. . . well then, investigation continue!

Taien found that he was able to stand after a bit of concentration, and wandered over to the cell bars. He tapped on them a few times and called out,

"Hello out there! Anyone around?"

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{Stats & Skills}



Strength - [50] Points

Speed - [350] {50} Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] (600) {50} Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] (1200) {50} Points

Light Aura - [100] Points

Dark Aura - [0] Points

Instinct - [70] {50} Points

Senses - [70] {50} Points

Energy sensory - [60] {50} Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

{} = Stat Drain

Total SP: [1200] Points

Abilities

• [Reiatsu Manipulation Mastery] {2}
  
  
• [Charisma/Leadership] {2}
  
  
• [Learning] {2}
  
  
• [Analysis] {2}
  
  
• [Battle Analysis] {2}
  
  
• [Strength of Will] {2}
  
  
• [Mental Incantation] {1}
  
  
• [Pain Tolerance] {2}
  

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

The three shinigami and the fullbringer were captured. They didn't know how, but the laser that had been behind them had broken down their physical and reiatsu structure and absorbed it into itself, putting them inside the network of the system. Yoko was in a different computer, but they were all linked, so she was downloaded to the same cell block. The large terminal housing the four captives was somewhere in the Land of the Living, which really spoke volumes to the power of this technology. It had the power to transmit reiatsu across worlds. Inside this terminal, there was a system of incredible processing power. Boosted by spiritual forces, it was capable of storing and maintaining living beings, as well as artificially created intelligence on a mass scale.

Kisaku and Taien had been jailed in the same block. Not being able to see, all the Third Seat from Squad Three would hear is "Hello out there! Anyone around?" The blind Shinigami had been chained to the corner, and seemed quite small in comparison, so the Vice Commander of the Kidou Corps might have overlooked him. Or he might have seen him and not talked to him yet. As Taien tapped on the bars of the cage, he would see that it was merely a farce. The bars were just an image overlaid over an entire wall of electrical current. It wasn't painful, but by touching the gaps in between the bars there was a small light that appeared wherever his hand touched. He wouldn't be able to squeeze anything through the bars.

Harle's skill in patience and acrobatics allowed her to get her arms out of the handcuffs, slowly, and with a little bit of discomfort, but she did manage to escape the bars. If she looked around her cell, she'd find no other prisoners, and seemingly no way out. The bars were the same as Taien's, being not actual bars but a barrier of force keeping her out. Her acrobatics wouldn't help her there and she didn't have the raw force to bust out. She'd find that it wasn't the chains that kept her power down, it was the computer system itself that was absorbing her physical and reiatsu power, harnessing it for itself in order to survive and grow stronger. She was alone, and there was seemingly no way out. The ceiling above her was clear, from which she could see a yellow sky. There were no clouds, but blue lines that crisscrossed the empty space above her.

Yoko wasn't alone in her cell. There was a man that had been crippled in the imprisonment process, his left leg switched with his right arm. The captors hadn't even bothered to handcuff him, instead they just chained his right leg to the wall and left him to hobble around and pee on himself. In fact, he looked like he had been there awhile, since he reeked of urine and was covered in wet spots. "Well howdy there, pretty lady... Why don't you come over here and give me a good time in my crippled old age..." Not only was he crippled, but he was also a pervert. People don't get much worse if they are at smelly old crippled pervert status. She could do what she wanted to the man, but she still was severely weakened by the system, and was handcuffed tightly.

All three of the cells would be visited simultaneously by a guard. They were solid white, except for a red core at their center. The faces of these guards were completely blank, and when they spoke, where a mouth should be flashed in various random colors. "Welcome Newcomers. The Master will see you soon. If the shinigami and fullbringer stopped trying to escape, then the Master of the system would arrive at them shortly, but the guard hadn't left yet, so they still had a chance to escape through charisma or guile.

OOC: Posting order is loose in this thread. This is to ensure that characters that want to do their own thing are not punished by being forced to wait for others. If I have posted for your character, or have given permission for you to react to one of your teammates, then you may post. You have 2 posts until the Master shows up, or you can speed it up by "giving up". Either way, whoever wants to post may post now. Don't forget that you cannot use any Kidou higher than Class 7, and have stats like Taien's, no greater than 50 in any stat.

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Apparently Yoko wasn’t alone her in cell. That was… troubling. Sharing a cell wasn’t the bad part. It bothered her that she hadn’t even realized she was sharing a cell with someone. Had her power faded so much that she couldn’t even detect someone beside her? The world seemed almost foggy and devoid of color compared to how sharp it normally was for her, and it was clear this was going to be a problem if her strength did not return fairly soon. She still seemed to have most of her mental capabilities in place, and no knowledge seemed to be missing, so there was that at least. Still, she was nearly powerless and currently imprisoned. It wasn’t going to be easy, so she really just needed to rely on her first plan for gathering some information.

Before that could be accomplished, she endured a greeting from both the old man and the guard. She would deal with the old man in a second, but first she took note of what she already did know. Whoever had captured her was powerful enough that he – or she, assuming gender was unwise – had been able to take her down in a single hit. On top of that, he was able to reduce her abilities to what seemed like normal human levels, judging by her senses. That did have one upside though. She could barely smell the urine on her cellmate. It would’ve been unbearable with her senses as sharp as they normally were. Whoever was responsible for this also seemed to have a great deal of resources at their disposal. She could see out into the rest of the prison, and it seemed spacious enough that it likely housed a great number of prisoners.

Before she could act on any of that, she needed to deal with the lecher in the room. It was not until the guard had left that she moved even an eyelash. Once it was clear, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the pervert was chained to the wall, and she was out of his reach. The fullbringer had been kneeling on the floor, seiza-style, and she felt no need to even turn around to address this man. [smear:0000dd]”It is only because I don’t wish to dirty my hands that your head is still on your shoulders old man. You will tell me everything you know about the situation. This includes where we are, who is holding us captive, and what powers are at their disposal. In addition, you will tell me who you are, and how long you have been here. Do that, and I will let you live. If you’re quick to apologize, you may even find freedom if I should escape this place.[/smear:00ffff]

This scenario offered a powerful glimpse into the changes that had swept over Yoko these past few years. Her response bordered on emotionless in tone. It was obvious from her words that she didn’t care for this man, but neither anger nor disgust colored her voice. Her mind was calm, despite the fact that this man had hit on one of the fastest ways to anger her. Not only had he treated her as a woman, but he’d actually gone so far as to solicit her for sex. If this was the Yoko from a few years ago, he wouldn’t have gotten off with a mere warning for that one. Every bit of her reaction was measured and controlled, and that was a feat quite surprising coming from the girl who used to exclaim that everyone else with powers was some kind of supervillain.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

"You think I know? I know about as much as you do. I've been here... maybe a few hours longer than you. This is just the staging area before you meet the Master. If you're here, you haven't met her yet. At least, that's what the guard said last time I asked. Coming in scrambled gave me the unfortunate horror of being awake for everything. The dragging, the chaining, everything. Maybe I picked up a little bit more, maybe I didn't. But you don't have time to force the information out of me, and freedom isn't something that will gain leverage over me. Just look at me. My limbs are mixed up. I'm going to die here and I've already accepted that fate." It seemed that Yoko wasn't going to get a lot out of the pervert in the corner, and she was running out of time. The Master was approaching and she hadn't even tried to escape.

Yoko's Posts to Escape: 1/2

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Well, that man was nearly useless. Still, he had devolved one key piece of information. He had referred to the master as “her.” That had given Yoko a gender. It wasn’t much, but it did mean she at least knew something about the situation. It also meant she could cross off most of her list of suspects right there. The majority of Kazura’s enemies were businessmen, with a strong emphasis on men. It was a male dominated world, and thus most of his enemies were men. There was one name that came to mind. Elizabeth. She was basically the only woman who actually posed a threat to Kazura. Her company was powerful enough to rival Uzaki Enterprises, and that said something. If she was strong enough to be a rival to Kazura, then there was definitely a possibility that she could be behind this trap.

With a harrumph to show her disapproval at the response she had received, Yoko proceeded to go back to ignoring her predicament until she was taken to meet the master. It mattered not who was responsible in the end. She would have confirmation of that soon enough, and further resistance would serve little purpose other than to drain her limited strength even further. Having concluded as much, Yoko simply returned to her meditation. There was no reason to waste any more energy on trying to figure a way out of this situation. If a chance was going to come for her to escape, it would happen when she was being transported back from meeting the master. If she never showed up when she was expected, that would be too suspicious, but overpowering the guard on the way back was definitely a possibility. Until that chance presented itself, she could do nothing but wait.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

OOC: Yoko has given up on trying to escape. Her story will continue when the other participants have escaped or fallen to the Master as well.

[Kisaku Oroki]

“Hello out there! Is anyone around?”

That was the first thing that Kisaku heard.. A voice, a human voice. Someone must have stumbled into the lab! “O-over here..” He was immediately surprised that he could actually speak again, a relief washing over the soul reaper. It was short lived however. He found himself sitting in the corner of a room, the walls seemingly warm.. but when he went to stand, he felt his wrists cut into by manacles of cold metal, binding them wide apart to either side of his body. A touch of fear cut into his mind as he instead pushed himself further against the corner, struggling against his bindings. “W-who are you?” He demanded, his voice soft, yet with some small scratch and gravel in the back of his throat. His right hand struggled against the manacle as he twisted, trying to put his slight weight into reaching down for the hilt of the katana at his left side.. A beautiful sword. Undoubtedly a zanpakuto, with bamboo laden hilt, wrapped with scarlet cloth and fitted with mirror-polished brass fittings. It’s circular crossguard reminiscent of a spider, with eight brass legs supporting the outer ring.

To Taen, the reason for this question might have been obvious. Though he was a fellow soul reaper -- An impeccably clean shihakusho upon him, though the right sleeve had been entirely removed. He was small and seemingly frail, like a delicate bird, though lithe and in seemingly good shape. Messy black hair spiked forwards at an angle, giving him an appearance somewhere between ‘punk’ and ‘conventional’. None of these were the reason why it might be obvious to him however. The real reason, was the scarlet band of cloth wrapped around the fellow soul-reaper’s eyes. A blindfold. Though.. In this situation, it probably wasn’t clear that it was worn voluntarily.

Kisaku didn’t feel weaker than normal, as opposed to some of the others in the cell... But he felt so sluggish. So slow. Like he had been drugged harshly. His mind had been weighed upon, his senses strangely without him.. It was terrifying, to be able to -actually- hear nothing, or close to nothing, if he were to hold still. The rustlings of the chains kept him slightly at ease as he struggled, though his mind was on another topic.. The voice of his.. Captor?

Then however.. Then he flinched again as another voice spoke out suddenly. He didn’t even hear this person’s approach. And who was ‘the master’? He wasn't even sure where he was anymore. Was he still in the lab? What was going on? What was his future? These were his immediate questions, and to them Kisaku had no answers to comfort himself with.. Merely the knowledge that there was someone near. He didn't know who, or if they were here to do him harm, and that was worrying too.

[Kaijin"Harle"Quinn]

This was just peachy. Now there is a guard who does not even appear to be human of any kind. Neither human nor Hollow but something else entirely. A solid white mass with a red core in the chest. This place was more weird than she was. . this was going to be exciting. On the other hand meeting this MASTER was not fun at all. Since Harle was imprisoned like this, it would appear that they do not want her to roam around freely. Not only that but the jester is getting the feeling that something else that much worse will coming shortly. The jester's eyes were able to return to normal from when she first woke up and found out that she was alone in this place.

Harle had managed to escape her chains by dislocating her shoulders and wrists. With the flexibility of her acrobatics that was simply done but hurt like hell since she had little to no pain tolerance. As a result, the clown let out a small cry of pain but bit down on her lip to prevent herself from screaming out loud. However, with this guard watching Harle did not want to move around freely because of the thought that he may alert more guards or this "Master" before she could come up with something. With this "Master" approaching soon Harle had to take this time to escape. Looking around and observing her new environment it seemed to be the perfect cage to hold, at least while she was feeling this weak. If she had to plan an escape it will be through this guard watching her will be her means to get out of the cage. Well, it has to be obvious that most guards would have some means to open the cage to tend to their prisoners. It was a good thing that Harle was not in battle because she would not be able to think things through carefully before acting.

First things first, the cage. No doors or windows. Just bars that keep herself inside this dumb cage and a clear ceiling that showed a pretty neat looking sky. So for right now, no clear signs of breaking out alone. On to the second notice. Her strength was definitely weaker than before, even when breaking out of these chains. So, this must be due to the cage that must be in or this entire place that she is in that must be affecting her. In this case, go with worse of the two. If Harle did plan on trying to break through with force it would have to be with her Kido. That would be the solution, however, if she had done that then the guards and the Master will be on her like a French man during tea time. "Que faire, que faire [What to do, what to do]?" Harle thought to herself. This will be difficult. If she broke out like that it will create a ruckus. Not only a ruckus with a lot of guards on her tail, but with feeling this weak she will not have the strength to fight off every guard. She will have to take them on one by one at a time and look for place to hide to rest.

Alright, plan time. If this works Harle will be free and will have some time before the guards or the Master sound the alarm when they find out she was missing. Step one, getting the guard to enter the cage to check on her. Depending on the guard and her acting out, the guard may want to investigate personally to find out what is wrong. At that moment when the guard investigates, Harle will have to subdue the . . 'thing' before escaping. During this time Harle will observe and learn how the guard enters the cage. This will show Harle how to escape the cage. On the acting part will come to be difficult. Even though she is an illusionist Harle has not done acting in a while so she will be rusty at this, but pain on the other hand is real. Since the jester has hardly no pain tolerance, her cries for pain will be real. This is something that can not be faked. Harle will use her acrobatics to dislocate her left shoulder to stimulate the pain and cry out. While using her right hand to subdue the guard. Harle does not know what Kido will work and does not want to cause any destruction that may blow her cover, so a Bakudo will have to do. It will have to be a very weak one since she is already feeling weak and does not want to exert unnecessary energy either. Harle does have the mental incantation proficiency, so she does not need to call out the phrase to use the spell.

The second step will be after the guard is bonded. Once the guard is down, the jester will search the guard to see if 'it' has anything useful that she could probably use. It will be at this moment Harle will exit the prison area using her stealth skill very carefully to get pass any unsuspecting guards. This will be better if the hallways have some height to them since people rarely look up at all. That will require her acrobatics to climb up the narrow hallways to remain above the guards and silently etch pass them with her stealth skill. However, since she is not proficient in stealth, Harle will have to be extremely careful. That will not be possible for very long since Harle dislikes to wait not periods of time. Well, she only needs to be patient to escape the cell blocks to find a isolated area to rest and obtain some information her own way. Particularly somewhere out of sight and in the shadows, and maybe somewhere high up so she can survey the place she is trapped in.

Okay. Time to get the show on the road. Harle keeps her arms behind her while remaining seated, to keep up appearances that she is still chained. The clown adjusts her body so that she falls to the right, allowing her to lean on her right side. Next, taking a deep breath Harle pops her left shoulder as hard she could to give it that loud cracking sound.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" the jester cries out in pain. "My. . . arm. . .My left arm. . . . What did you . . . do to me. .before putting me in this cage? My. .left arm. .hurts. ." letting the tears form at her tear ducts while she continues to cry out in pain. She would attempt to move her left arm weakly to show the guard that she was injured and in pain.

If this worked and the guard enters the cage to assist her or to investigate, it will be the moment when she will begin her mental incantation of Bakudo #4: Hainawa (Crawling Rope). The Vice Captain will use her concealed right hand to use the spell for when the guard is within range. Time to keep her fingers crossed here.

OOC : Will put down the cost for the Level 7 Bakudo with the current reiatsu stat, due to the lowering in this world, if the guard does investigate.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

OOC: I like your style Harle. Kisaku will be posted for when Taien posts, since they are in the same room and Kisaku didn't really do anything to attempt to escape.

Harle's cries did get the attention of the guard, whose core shifted from a red color to a more yellow one. Her cries of real pain definitely caused the faceless thing to point in her direction. This would be interesting information, because it would show that these things could hear, and could possibly see. The cage door turned yellow as well and the guard simply walked through the force field. If the Vice Captain of Squad 2 tried to make a break for it, she'd find that the force field still existed for her, and only the guard had been able to walk through. The Master is not responsible for any damage caused by the transfer process. Be still.

As soon as it finished speaking, the yellow light of Harle's Bakudo wormed out of her hands like a snake and grabbed the guard. Its arms were bound to its waist, and the whole upper body was held tightly together. But it was to no avail. The yellow core turned red, and then became black. It was not a lack of color, but an actual shining darkness coming from the guard. The Bakudo shattered as it strained, the pieces becoming cubes that fell off the faceless body and disappeared before even touching the ground. The Master does not appreciate unruly prisoners. Harle's punishment came in the form of a sharp electrical shock that jumped out of the guard's hand, filling her with pure pain but no lasting damage. The punishment was programmed to just inflict pain, and it was good at it. The more she struggled, the more she would feel pain. Was this enough to cause the Clown to give up trying to escape?

Harle's Posts to Escape: 2/2

[Taien Hadohou]

"O-over here. . ."

Taien blinked for a moment as he realized that the particular person was actually behind him. Apparently he had missed his cell mate! How rude of him. This whole being kidnapped and dragged off to who knows where apparently had degraded his manners a bit. He had to rectify that post haste! Turning around, Taien was greeted with the sight of another Shinigami. Most joyous of joys! He had someone to plan an escape with. That was going to be fun. Though the fake jail bars would be interesting to get past. Taien took a look at the man for a few moments, taking in his appearance. It was interesting to say the least.

The Shinigami had his Zanpakuto at his side, a beautiful work of art in itself. As it was a reflection of the man's soul itself. . . he must have had a fairly, if not completely, pure soul. Or something like that. Taien wasn't always sure about Zanpakuto, seeing as he lacked one entirely. Anyway, he guy had a blindfold over his eyes, and was fairly thin as well. If he had to hazard a guess, which he did, he was blind, and therefore it would be rude of him to point that out/poke fun at it or anything like that really. Anyway, he seemed to have trouble standing up and such. Moving towards him, Taien spoke after he asked his question.

“W-who are you?”

"Taien Hadohou, Vice-Commander of the Kidou Corps. Name and rank, would you kindly?"

Taien being Taien, there was no malice or anything dark behind his words. Just a cheery question asked by someone who obviously wasn't really in any fear of the situation he was in. Before anything else could be said though, someone new popped up! Or rather, it didn't look like a person. If anything, it looked more like a robot of some kind!

"Welcome Newcomers. The Master will see you soon.

Taien's mind rocketed into action. How could he take advantage of this situation. . .? Mentally glancing at his new companion, Taien attempted something either daring. . . or foolish. Really, the guard's reaction would be the only indicator of whether he failed or not. He had hope though. Taien could be a fairly charismatic person, when he tried to be one.

"Ah, excuse me, Mr. Guard? Wouldn't it be easier to simply take us to see the Master, instead of having him waste his time coming over to see us? I mean, it's not like we can really harm you or anything, so trying that would be silly. If it is not too rude to ask, would you remove our bindings as well, if it is acceptable? Also, if it would not be too much trouble, may I carry my companion? He is very weak at the moment, and is in no shape to run or anything, and I'll be bogged down carrying him to get very far walking or hobbling.

That is, if it is acceptable with you, Mr. Guard."

Well. Time to wait and see. If necessary, Taien had a different approach to try if the guard declined. The thing that helped Taien a bit was that every word was sincere, and there was no trickery to be found within them. Each word was genuine. However, Taien was a practiced artist of the vaunted "Half Truth' school of thought. Each word was true, but there were other things he failed to mention or otherwise. Whether the guard would ask or not would be seen to in the next few moments. Either way though, Taien went over and helped Kisaku up. He was going to do that anyway when the guard showed up.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

"Ah, excuse me, Mr. Guard? Wouldn't it be easier to simply take us to see the Master, instead of having him waste his time coming over to see us? I mean, it's not like we can really harm you or anything, so trying that would be silly. If it is not too rude to ask, would you remove our bindings as well, if it is acceptable? Also, if it would not be too much trouble, may I carry my companion? He is very weak at the moment, and is in no shape to run or anything, and I'll be bogged down carrying him to get very far walking or hobbling.

That is, if it is acceptable with you, Mr. Guard."

The guard's red core shifted to yellow, then to green. Unit is amused. The faceless head shook up and down, as if it was laughing with mirth at a joke as it thought over the funny words of the man in the cage. Suddenly, it stopped, and the green light became an icy blue. No. The Master Would not allow it. Despite his charisma, the fear of The Master in the guard was too great. Taien had pushed it too far by immediately asking for release, and had caused the guard to seize up and be afraid. If Taien had no more attempts to soften the guard's core and get free, the Master would be there soon anyways.

Taien/Kisaku's Posts to Escape: 1/2