Abstergo East Campus: 'Greeting' Center (Floor 1); Cassidy, Jethro, Emily, Skora, Kardas, Ninaski, Ruri (!), Nanako*, Jenkins and 'The Captain'.
All eyes of the Abstergo 'team' were on Cassidy as she slinked over to the Captain. Jenkins was the only one to look away as he shook his head.
"Lucky bastard," He murmured.
"Listen... there are two really important things you need to know," The Captain said to Cassidy as she leaned against him, "The first.. I can't let you up there because she's locked herself in the dormitories. No one's been able to get in, and our VIP doesn't want us blowing a hole in his very nice, clean base. I guess it'd ruin the aesthetics or something.
"The other thing is I can't really get an erection when I'm locked in this suit," The captain tacked on, rather bluntly...
...Did he say locked?
The 'fight' suddenly broke out between Emily and Nanako, the medical officer completely unaware that Emily was even winding up a punch until Jethro broke up their fight. Snapping out of her intense concentration, she tried to leap over the Marine's arm, Jethro quickly finding that he had to hold her back with both arms, even as Skora pulled the fromer slave around from the group, whispering to her in confidence.
"You little...!" She shouted, Jenkins setting his rifle against the lockers as he came over to help calm the fiery red head down, "I-I was just going to administer a vitamin boost to try and get your body in order as an apology! Try to hit me, will you?!"
"Now... Dr. Hisagawa," Jenkins grunted, slowly pushing her back, "If you remember, this is why we had to put you in isolation." He gently patted the woman on the head, which seemed to calm her - but only for a second, Jethro quickly wrapping his arms about Nanako, essentially making her a flailing mess of red hair and fury only a short human could know.
"Cassidy," Kiera said into the Asari's headset, somehow overriding whatever block Cassidy had put in there, "There's seismic activity beneath you. I suggest you all leave immediately."
"Cassidy," Cassie's turn was next, breaking the uneasy silence sustainsed since she left Firelight, "Kiera's just told me about seismic activity in your area. There shouldn't be any on Titan unless it's construction - I say get out of there NOW."
The ground was already shaking as Cassie finished ordering Cassidy around. Nanako finished her tantrum, blinking as the building began to quake, Jethro dropping the woman to her feet. The group slowly looked around, hoping the quake would end... Only for a large, pink, fleshy tendril to rip through the floor, grab onto one of the 'soldiers' near the end of the makeshift armor, and drag him screaming through the massive hole it made. Everyone stared, dumbstruck, at the hole in the ground, the building no longer quaking... except Skora. She knew exactly what that abmonination was... But she wasn't expecting a waify, slime-covered woman with green hair to be 'spit up' from the hole, landing on the floor with a wet 'SPLAT'. With a little groan, the medic slowly stood to her feet, spitting out some slime and casually brushing some of it off her chest and legs, before looking up at the assembled group oddly.
"What?" Ruri asked, rather calm.
Kiera took advantage of the situation, knowing Jethro would be on full alert... and, using a very specific program to modify her audio output, perfectly mimiced Cassidy's voice:
"Directive Fuck-You-All-One-One."
Jethro spun around, quickly leveling his rifle and firing off a quick, 3-round burst at the nearest office-worker-turned soldier. Caught completely off guard, the soldier lets out a yelp before crumpling to the ground, the rounds penetrating through his armor. Without any of the other 'soldiers' in sight, Jethro spun, aiming at Jenkins, who quickly slid to his knees, hands in the air. Ninaski turned, aiming her rifle at the closest worker, who slowly put down his SMG in response. Skora and Emily could spot the final worker, and, in response to Jethro's shots, aimed their new pistols at the man, who responded much in the same way as his comrade - except he even went as far as to pull off his armored vest, staring at the two women. The Captain cleared his throat after a few seconds.
"...So... what the hell is going on?"
"Lockdowns, Captain... can be overriden. As for your more.. physical, needs.." Dip of eyes downwards, -almost- to his crotch before snapping back up, with a teasing grin.
"I'm Asari, surely that's obvious..? All I need is an inch of bare flesh and you're -mine-." Practically purred out, pushing closer still, knee gliding up armoured thigh... and all hell breaks loose.
In a surprisingly short amount of time, Cassidy is on the -other- side of Kardas and the Captain, with a pistol in her hand. It comes up, safety clicking off just in time for the Abstergo group to surrender. Behind suddenly cold, ruthless eyes, Cassidy's brain works overtime.
Seismic activity before the attack means it's a burrower. That wasn't a head, though, more like a limb. So bioweapon.. likely planted in the earth by the Orcs, and..
A glance at Skora confirms her prognosis.
Yep. She knows what it is. Striking in particular at this room... we're too far above the surface for it to be seeking the heat. Could be EM fields, could be noise, vibrations.. probably vibrations. Not particularly smart, though, so... got it.
"We're doing this the hard way, Captain. Jenkins.. weapon on the ground, then on your feet.. as for you.."
Booted feet ringing across the room, as Cassidy approaches the nameless Abstergo soldier that had given up his armoured vest. Pistol levelled, and she fires without hesitation - aiming to put one shot into each leg.
"..You stay here. If that thing comes back, give it my regards. Jethro, grab Jenkins.. we're going to the dormitories. Unless you'd rather stay with this one..?"
Pistol lifted towards Jenkins as incentive, before the Asari barks her orders, sharper this time.
"Come on people, MOVE. Green has the right idea! Dormitories! We're taking our Science Tech and getting the HEAVEN out of here!"
Always. Always got the idiom wrong.
"As for you, slimelady.. no idea who you are, and don't really care, but if you know what's good for you, you'll grab a weapon and come with us. Don't try anything. Else you're going back in the hole where you came from with a pair of bullets for good measure."
((Get Jenkins/Jethro on point, heading for the Dormitories.. get everyone else out of the room and GTFO. Oh, and kneecap the dude that surrendered.))
