The Story of Willamette (Quest / DE / R)

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Quest Name:[/b] The Story of Willamette

Who can participate?:[/b] Anyone with a reasonable explanation to be there. As DM, I hold the right to pick and choose who is allowed to participate in this quest.

Quest Time Frame (How long it takes):[/b] Unknown. More than three pages at least.

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

Quest Synopsis:[/b] The already sleepy town of Willamette has gone dark. When a town with a population of 53,594 suddenly goes quiet, it attracts attention. The factions of the Human World, Xcution and Uzaki Enterprise, express both interest and concern to what has happened to this Colorado town. Uzaki Enterpise, concerned that something nefarious is at work, sends in its own agent(s) to check out the situation. Xcution, curious, sends its own after the first recon agent never responded back. The Gotei is concerned how over fifty-thousand souls suddenly vanish in the Human World without a trace, and naturally respond with their own investigation. But what they discover is something none of them expected.

Maximum Number of Participants:[/b] 3

Overall Goal:[/b] Uncover the mystery of what has happened at Willamette.

Number of missions involved:[/b] 5

BASIC Synopsis of each Quest mission:[/b]

1: Welcome to Willamette


Difficulty: Easy (200 TP)

2: The First 24 Hours


Difficulty: Medium (400 TP)

3: The Second Day


Difficulty: Medium (400 TP)

4: The Final Day


Difficulty: Hard (600 TP)

Escape Willamette


Difficulty: Hard (600 TP)

Recommended Class for entry:[/b] 4-1

Special Note from the DM:

For the sake of clarity, I am not a confident DM. This will be my first real attempt at DMing in years, so I ask that the participants understand that. I aim to make a enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and hope the good I put in this thread outweighs my mistakes and shortcomings. I ask for patience with this, since everyone knows how my writing muse can be, and I will also be patient with everyone involved. Yes, this Quest IS based off something I love. So to the people who know what this is based off of, please don't ruin the story for the people that don't. I wanted to do something "easy" for my return to DMing, and feel the story from this piece of media was something I could play rather well and mold/shape to our sites universe.

That said, some special notes. There will be plenty of opportunities to acquire additional QP between each chapter, EXCEPT for the final chapter. As a DM, I certainly don't try to go out of my way to kill people. I follow the same train of thought Z had which was "if you put your hand in a blender and turn it on the outcome is your own fault." That being said, I want to give my participants a good time. Though, if I do end up taking a bit too long to reply when it's my turn feel free to kick me in the butt to try and get me going. Ya'll can weaponize Kaami for that.

[Shōkan Kawada Ⅺ]

I'd love to participate in this, I haven't been in any quests so it would be a fun experience. Plus, the progression in difficulty will be great as Shōkan gets stronger after every part.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

Reserving a spot for Marcus

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

I'll join!

[Shikitsuhiko Isayama]

I'll join, too!

[✱Paiva "Amalia" Vollbrecht✱]

I'd love to join!

[Nadezhda Esterházy]

I would join, but I haven't been approved yet.

[Akihiko Oasatsuma]

Let me join!

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[Due to the way this Quest is set up, I'll only be going with Shizuka and Marcus. Sorry Arashi, Ren]

It didn't matter who they worked for, the briefing they received had been more or less the same. Some words had been different. Some descriptions were not the same. But what each of them was told by their superiors had been, in their own ways, the same. Marcus Cole, Senior Employee of Uzaki Enterprise. Shizuka Sanamizu, the Number One of Xcution. Both had been selected for this mission. Their particular talents would serve their respective organizations needs best. Both were good infiltrators. Xcution and Uzaki Enterprise both wanted to know just what was happening in that town.

"Willamette, Colorado. Population of fifty three thousand five hundred and ninety four. What happened? We received information that the military had begun quarantine procedures around the town. Nobody allowed in, nobody allowed out. No information is coming out of the city. But why though? We need to find out just what has happened to the people in that city-"

"We want to know exactly what has happened. Whether or not this is some new weapon from an enemy of the United States, or something Spiritual in nature, we want to know. We're sending you in to collect information. This is a covert operation, Ms. Sanamizu. You are not to let your identity be exposed. Lethal force is authorized only when necessary. Understand that if something goes wrong, we may not be able to assist you. You are to update us every eight hours about the progress of your mission."

"Alright? We need you to get in, get out. Hopefully things aren't too bad. Because of the military operation in the town, we can only get you in by air. We have a helicopter chartered for you. Also, as a stealth mission, you need to create some kind of cover story for yourself. Frankly, I think journalist might be good for you...what with how much you use your phone."

"You will be delivered by air drop. You will be instructed on proper procedures for a parachute landing before you arrive. You're our number one, we're confident you'll pick up on it fast. You would do well to adopt a false identity while in the city, in case you're questioned."

For Shizuka, the hum of the engines of the plane would have been her only company for awhile. The private jet given to her for this mission was small. It didn't have much in the way of comfort. This wasn't a luxury flight or anything, after all, this was a vehicle being used to deliver her to her mission. She'd be seated near the hatch that would, within the hour, open up for her to jump out of. She was being trusted with jumping out of a plane near two hundred feet up. No pressure, right? Outside her windows she'd seen the rolling hills and green forests that were common to Colorado. Was something terrible really going on in such a sleepy state like this?

On the other side, approaching the town from the opposite side, the whirl of the helicopter blades was the only noise for a little while. Marcus had been chartered a chopper to take him into the town. The private helicopter pilot, a man by the name of Ed Deluca, sat in silence for the most part as he flew the machine. A man in his thirties, with red hair and a ponytail, Ed didn't really seem like an ass. As the green scenery passed them by, he would look backwards at his passenger before motioning to the headset. "Say, buddy..." He'd pause to let Marcus realize he was being talked to. "You mentioned something about research for a story. In a nowhere little town like this?" He'd ask, clearly curious why a mute journalist had chartered his helicopter.

Two hundred feet back in the air, the headset on Shizuka's head...if she was wearing it...would crackle for a second before coming on. The voice over the line wasn't the pilots. "You're approaching the town. You'll be in visual range in five minutes. Ready yourself. Do you have any questions or concerns before you jump?"

[Marcus Cole]

With Kitai’s leave of absence, Marcus was Uzaki Enterprise’s best stealth operative. It made sense that, for serious matters, they would rely on his skills to gather intelligence. Although the fullbringer was slowly working on rebuilding his combat strength, his reconnaissance abilities had already returned since he had awoken from his coma. It’s been almost a year since Marcus regained consciousness. He wasn’t quite confident in his combat ability, but a simple infiltration was not beyond him.

The fullbringer wasn’t the most creative man, so he failed to come up with a better cover story than that provided to him. Sure, I’ll be a mute journalist, he thought to himself indifferently. He could roll with that. He’d just need to come up with a new agency that he worked for and a plausible story he was going to cover. A journalist was something believable, and the odds were that no one would question his identity anyway.

"Say, buddy... You mentioned something about research for a story. In a nowhere little town like this?"

Shit…

Marcus hadn’t even made it into Williamette and he was already getting interrogated. It was time to think quickly on his feet. Uh… maybe I’m meeting a source to inquire about a potential story? Sure, that sounds convincing. The fullbringer typed his response into his phone, pressing the device to the microphone of his headpiece so that the helicopter pilot would be able to hear. “I’m meeting a source to inquire about a potential story.” Fortunately, the text-to-speech had a more confident tone than Marcus was capable of. Hopefully the pilot wouldn’t press much further. With their landing coming up, Marcus prayed that they were out of conversation time or he’d need to spend some time hashing out his cover a bit more clearly.

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{Stats, Skills, and Items}

Strength - [100] (60) Points

Speed - [400] (600) Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] (800) Points   

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [150] (112) Points

Senses - [150] Points

Energy sensory - [0] (0) Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [1400] Points

Abilities

• [Martial Arts: Escrima] {2}
  
  
• [Weapons: Throwing Weapons] {1}
  
  
• [Battle Analysis] {2}
  
  
• [Strength of Will] {2}
  
  
• [Special Skill: Movement] {2}
  
  
• [Stealth] {2}
  
  
• [Acrobatics] {2}
  
  

Items:

15 Kunai

Kunai Canon

Suit MK I

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

"I'm good to go."

Shizuka peered downwards at the ground beneath her as the jet came closer to it. Two hundred feet wasn't a sufficient enough distance for a jump for any average human, but she wasn't any average human. Even if they were to gain a bit more height within these few minutes, it wouldn't make a world of difference for her. Air Ground would have been enough to catch her and ease her way down, but she was a Fullbringer. She wanted to do things in a Fullbringer way. That would make it more fun, and possibly more rewarding for herself. She liked doing things in style even if she had to keep a low profile.

Obviously Xcution would send only the best operative for this kind of mission. Shizuka was heavily known within the organization for her interrogation skills and she enjoyed that quality about herself. Even if they were dwindling in numbers, she managed to keep her status alive and did her best to revive Xcution as much as she could. It was a big task for only one girl, but she never backed down from a challenge. She welcomed it, just as she welcomed her assignment to this exploration. If something was really going down in this place, she was going to figure out what it was. She just needed to find the right people.

"Just give me the 'OK' and I'll head out."

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{Shizuka's Stats}

Strength - [100] Points

Speed - [300] Points

Spiritual Pressure - [200] = [500] Points

Reiatsu Strength - [400] = [1000] Points

Light Aura - [60] Points

Dark Aura - [40] Points

Instinct - [200] = [100] Points

Senses [200] = [100] Points

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [0] Points

Total SP: [1400] Points

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{Shizuka's Skills}

[Weapon: Firearms] {3}

[Stealth] {3}

[Strength of Will] {3}

[Charisma/Leadership] {2}

[Analyzing] {2}

[Battle Analysis] {2}

[Martial Arts: MMA] {2}

[Honeypotting - The art of manipulation to obtain information. Basically, a girl gathers enough information about her target - male or female, doesn't matter - and dresses accordingly or changes how she acts to be able to get them to do whatever she wants or tell her what she needs to hear.] {1}

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Ed was a little surprised, at least by his facial expression, when Marcus responded to his question with his phone. But he decided not to ask. For all he knew Marcus was some sort of disabled individual. But, even so, it wouldn't stop him from talking. "Really? In a nowhere little town like Wilamette, huh? Hah." Ed laughed, shaking his head a few times. "They sure didn't mention anything on the TV." Ed joked, as he resumed focusing on his piloting. The questions Ed was asking Marcus didn't seem to be anything interogative. Really it just seemed like a curious man wondering why his private helicopter had been charted by a mute journalist and wanting to fly over some Colorado town. Marcus wasn't even in the city yet and his nerves were already wound up? Regardless, Ed seemed done with his questions as he fiddled around with some switches and knobs, his attention back on his piloting.

Higher up in the air, the stealth jet remained above the cloudline so that it wasn't detected. With Xcution's advanced human, and spiritual, technology there were zero chances of the jet being picked up on by normal human radar. It was silent as a bird unless you were next to it. "Then allow me to repeat. We're delivering you to the last known location of our lost field agent. You're to figure out what has happened to him, as well as what's happening in this town. Good luck then, Ms. Sanamizu." and then the unknown individual on the other line suddenly went dark. "We're approaching the town, Ma'am." came a new voice, one much younger and less harsh sounding. The pilot of the jet.

"Heeere she is! Wilamette, Colorado!" Ed's voice boomed over the headset as, after passing over one last hill, the town came into view. Marcus would get an excellent look at the town. The entrance to the town was connected to by a bridge built over a man made river, but that wasn't what was important. The town looked...uninteresting. It looked like what you'd expect from a farmers land city. No skyscrappers, no hundreds of buildings. It was a rather small city. Various farms were seen on the edges of the town. From this distance it really didn't look impressive at all. "Distinguishing characteristic: jaaaaaack shit, hahaha!" Ed laughed, clearly having been to this city before.

"About the only thing to do in this town is kill time at the shopping mall." Ed commented with another snort as his chopper began passing over the bridge. Marcus, if he was looking, would then notice something. He'd spot the barricade built across the entrance into the city, and the distinct military vehicles and personal standing guard. Seems like the information UE got was right. There was a military presence in the town. Taking the chopper was the right choice, as by this point every entrance to the town had to have been roped off by now. "What was that...the army??" Ed suddenly questioned. Seemed like he saw it as well. "Man...well...what do you wanna do? You want me to fly over the town or get you closer?"

"Alright ma'am. We're directly above the landing zone. I'm opening the hatch." The pilots voice came over the headset before the sound of moving metal screamed through the cabin. The floor hatches would open up, revealing the town down far below them. Directly beneath them was what Shizuka would recognize, if she read her briefing, as the towns mall. She'd know that that was were Xcution had lost their first agent at. Whenever she was ready she was good to make the jump.

[Marcus Cole]

"Heeere she is! Wilamette, Colorado!" Marcus took note of the city’s geographic features, taking note of the bridge, river, few local farms, and searching for the ‘downtown’ area of the city. "What was that...the army??" Marcus noticed it too. It seemed that the military presence was successfully kept quiet if the pilot had no clue that the army had positioned themselves in the city.

"Man...well...what do you wanna do? You want me to fly over the town or get you closer?" Marcus responded through his phone once more. ”Please fly slowly as low as you can over the river, somewhere out of the bridge’s sight. I’ll drop into the river.” Marcus’s request would likely puzzle the pilot, but that didn’t matter. The pilot was going to head back home, and Marcus would swim to shore before walking toward some of the farms on the outskirts of the town. He’d look first to the locals for information.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Shizuka waited patiently for the hatch to finish opening before she made any moves. The Earth beneath her was truly magnificent in its own way. She almost never grew tired of it, especially since she was always thrown at something that it had to offer. Unfortunately for her, however, she wasn't here to socialize. She was here to find someone who had gone missing, and she needed to follow that assignment. The only lucky part of the entire mission was the fact that she would begin her search within a mall. Honestly, how lucky is that? Maybe while she went around to look, she could do some side shopping.

"Okay, I'm going!"

Shizuka, geared up with a parachute and other safety equipment, made her leap of faith into the air from the jet. The wind rushing against her face gave her a serious jolt of excitement, similar to the feeling people get when they go down a roller coaster. The Fullbringer smiled at it. She couldn't quite tell if it was a reaction or a genuine motion, but she accepted it. Skydiving was fun! Why wouldn't she be excited about such a death-defying thing, even if it wasn't really capable of killing her? Regardless, it was over within minutes. Shizuka pulled the cord to release the parachute and allowed herself to safely glide down behind the mall.

It was large enough that she doubted anyone would be able to see her, but if they questioned anything, she'd just say she was doing a stunt for a movie. Simple enough. The only problem now was figuring out where to go. If she were a missing agent, where would she be? Or rather, who would have taken someone from Xcution at a place like this? Shizuka looked around as she walked herself to the entrance of the mall and tapped her finger to her ear, getting the device she was wearing ready for when she spoke. She just had a couple of questions, so she hoped someone was still listening.

"Landing successful. I've entered the main entrance to the mall and I'm standing to the side, unnoticed. Where should i go from here? Should I discard the earpiece?"