Bride nods. "Yeah, just that she's all I have in terms of Blood, as humans put it. I worry too much, especially about her." She shrugs, chambering the first round into her shotgun, and then checking her pistol. "There's been too many times I've worried about her and Hanamura. I'm worried she's going to get her into danger, and I'll never be able to live it down. I don't know if you know it.. Birdie probably does, but - She is, as far as I'm aware, the only other prototype. I still wonder, since it's obvious they abandoned the project, or it's been shelved or something - that we're not the only ones. we're the last two out of 28, but god only knows if there's more. That's why I'm worried about her."
Honya responds with a mere few words. "I will tell you in a moment, Birdie-chan." she says, as she proceeds to unload, check the magazine, and reload the gun. The Drones step out and at range, start running around in the distance. She aims down the sights, aiming slightly above the leader's head. A rapid fire burst is seen from her gun, as they all hit and decapitate the first droid due to the sheer force of the rounds hitting it. A cold look demarcates her face as her processor prioritizes ballistic calculations, tactical information, weapon and health status, environmental factors and other information above all else, merely as a show of her ability. A burst of four shots are seen as they hit the second droid in the head again, her firing timed to the femtosecond for maximum accuracy. Although the AR-57 is a personal defense weapon, given it was shooting at targets from over 800 meters away, it would be easily mistaken for a Rapid-firing Marksman's rifle, however, it's questionable if it is due to modifications to the gun, or the barely armored droids. A third burst is seen from her, 5 rounds - all but one hitting, but even then, the shots kill the third droid, only for Honya to repeat once more with 3 shots to the fourth and what seemed to be final droid.
Honya looks to Nodoka, and waves, only to detect something off, as the fifth droid appears behind her and attempts to attack her. Sensing this, she proceeds to turn around quickly before it can strike, delivering a swift kick to center mass, causing the droid to fall. As it attempts to get up, she proceeds to bash its' head in with the butt of the gun, disabling it. "Zettai nai." she says to the corpse before looking to the group and dropping her serious demeanor for her usual warming smile, looking to the group. "How did I do?"
Mark sighs as he watches Bride ready herself. "I can understand that, Birdie's been like my sister for years..." He then comes closer, after making sure a slug is chambered "We both know how she feels about Hanamura, at least she's actually going for what she wants right?" He says quietly to Bride, he then moves to his own spot. "Let's skip easy mode eh Birdie? Maneuver Agincourt!"
Birdie begins laughing. "Damn Honya, pretty good reflexes ya got there! The first time I used that move on Seline, she ended up on her ass!" When she hears Mark, she turns almost serious. "Oh wow. Ok people! Get ready for things to get interesting! Spectators, if you don't want to get hit, please move to booths two, four, and seven, otherwise I hope you can dodge stun blasts!" She then taps a few inputs into her tablet, and the Range begins to change. Walls and Barricades begin sprouting from the ground, and several doors at the end open, showing a squads worth of Drones armed with Rifles begin to move in. The voice of Cassiopeia can be heard from the loud speakers "Are you sure want to do this? Last time we fought, it didn't end well for you."
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Honya laughs a little while rubbing the back of her head. "It's not so much reflexes as it was accuracy and body control~" She then looks to see the range change. A idea then forms. "Wouldn't it be nice for us to form a group and take them on together - CQC practice would come handy if we take on Lost Company on foot, no? If no one minds, I will take lead." she says to those not heading to observe. "Birdie-chan, you wouldn't happen to have some grenades, would you? Preferably smoke and Flashbang, unless these drones use thermal imaging.." she says, then looking to Nodoka. "Would you like to join us, Hanamura-sensei?" she asks her.
"I'd love to." Nodoka replies, checking her gun and heading back to the armory for a second to grab a few additional magazines and rounds for her revolver. Bride speaks up. "I'm in. I've been wanting to use my Saiga as a breaching gun for a while." She says while moving to form up with Honya. "Cass-chan, are you ready?" she asks to the AI.
"Eh... I'm afraid the dealer in Detroit Station wasn't too keen on selling me explosives. Besides, Even with the reinforced hull Alberts had put in... I'd rather not test how the inside handles Grenades. Oh and Noel, if you're going in with them, take this." Birdie hands Noel what looks to be a handle to a blade. "Oh? You finished the work this quickly? It's heavier then I expected. Noel presses a switch and squeezes the handle slightly. Upon doing so, metal parts shoot out and form a blade around the size of a Calvary Saber. Birdie nods in agreement with Noel. "Well. It's gotta be, I had to add more blade pieces, increase the size of the handle-but not by too much. increase the locking mechanism, again not by too much... I went through about twenty variants before I got THAT right... Sorry, didn't mean to ramble. Needless to say, bigger blade, more complicated work." Seline, raises an eyebrow at Honya. "Not a bad idea, plus I've been wanting to get back at Cassiopeia after her last victory, I'm gonna go look at the long arms real quick." Cass giggles and cheerfully says. "As soon as Seline returns I'll be glad to begin the operation."
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Bride looks to Mark, wondering if he'd join her. "Mark, you want to join us?" she says, only for Honya to recieve a message from THP's neighborhood lackadaisical man accused of being a terrorist, Elroy Carpenter, as Honya is still recieving Nodoka's and her mail. "Hanamura-sensei.." she says, turning to her and causing Nodoka to bat an eye. "They have rung at the door. Should we approach them first or let them come to us?" Nodoka stops to think for a moment, and turns to Jason. "Alberts! How fast can you get this thing to Kemmerer? I think we should give our friends a humble welcome." She stops for a second is to continue. "And by Humble, I mean - Interrogation."
Jason looks over and smiles. "We can be there within the hour. Cassiopeia! Disengage! AND ALL HANDS TO STATIONS!!" He shouts out causing the Harpies, save Birdie, to scramble. Birdie however begins to work at her tablet. "Better idea!" As she says this, all of the stalls open onto the range. "All personnel aboard the Hecate are non targets Cass, Activate all Drones and set them to designate all THP asset's as watch and enforce, understood? The walls and barricades drop and show at the end of the range around twenty five Drones moving in formation. "I understand Birdie, if they try anything they'll regret it in the morning."
On the bridge of the Hecate Mark moves as quickly as he can in junction with Cassiopeia to ready the ship to unmoor with the Freeport. "Captain, on your orders." Mark looks to Jason, who calmly responds "Launch and make best speed, if something get's in our way, plow through it.""Yes Sir! We are away!" Mark announces as the Carrier rumbles forwards.
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"Bride, Honya, take point and set up a choke point at the mooring point. Birdie, give me a few droids under my command, have Mark and Seline at my rear once Mark's away from the bridge." The group heads to the aft Airlock corridor, taking position at blind spots beside the airlock while Nodoka stands before the door, a few droids in front of her with guns at the ready. "Hanamura-sensei, I've alerted them that we'll be arriving to collect them. Are you sure you want to put them at gunpoint?" Honya asks, concerned that this plan may backfire or take a bad turn. "I'm sick and tired of waiting. I want answers and I want them now, and if they're not willing to answer questions at the end of various barrels, then We'll find another way to convince them to talk. Just keep hush until I call you forward or they try something." Bride looks at her, tilting her head and wondering what the hell she's thinking, where as Honya stands there with a worried expression, only to prepare herself with a aggressive look on her face for a moment, similar to that of a bank robber. "I am ready.. Hanamura-sensei." she says to her.
"Good. Birdie, do you have a deployable shield or something? I'd rather not be a sitting target." Nodoka says, communicating to her via a neural net commlink.
Jason moves to the helm moving Mark away from it "Off with you Conway, our client has need of you. Birdie and I can handle the ship, just make sure if they start to fight that they don't make it here." Mark looks to Jason and smiles "Hey, between Us,
Nodoka, and Cass's Army of terminators I'm pretty sure they won't make it far." Cassiopeia huffs indignantly. "Isn't that little too sinister for what they are? And I don't mind setting up some of the Droids to follow you Ms Hanamura... It makes it easier for me actually!"
Mark and Seline take their positions with Noel standing directly behind Hanamura. Birdie, watching from the bridge checks her inventory for Shields or barricades. "That's a Negative Boss lady... The best I can suggest is have two of the Vindicators stand in front of you." Seline looks over to Nodoka with a raised Eyebrow. "Are you sure you don't want us to handle first contact? Pretty sure having the Drones in attention with Mark, me, and Noel greeting them weapons holstered would leave a better impression then having the girls with weapons at the ready for a flanking maneuver... Either way, you're the client, so it's your call."
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Nodoka looks to Seline, and nods. "Yes, You two take point with the Vindicators reinforcing, Honya and Bride will be out of sight due to the indent in the airlock's entrance, what with the door protruding out, should allow them to prevent Brooks and her goons from seeing them until they're a ways in. We want to go for a show of force, and in this situation, we have abide by the old latin saying, Per ratione aut vim. Honestly, I want a little of both reason and force." She points to her friends beside the airlock. "Honya, Bride, keep hush, keep your guns trained on them when they enter. if they show aggression, show them the same, but don't kill them. We may be using force, but that doesn't mean we have to be barbarians." The two simply nod in agreement, waiting for their arrival. Nodoka steps back to allow Mark and Seline to take point.
A slight shudder runs through the carrier, "We've begun mooring procedures with Kemmerer. Stun rifles armed and at the ready." Cassiopeia reports through one of the Vindicators. Seline gives a quick once over of the area, checking the power on her tachyon rifle. "Good, keep them ready, but don't aim them at door, they're guests, not prisoners undergoing transfer." Mark looks to Noel, and his eyes light up. "Better idea! Noel, take point. Seline on her right. We're supposed to look professional, right Seline?" Seline stares at Mark, debating on whether or not to smack him. "I highly doubt they care about professionalism here, but you're half right. Noel, on my right." As Noel moves to her new position she chuckles. "Well as long as you're sure about it."
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