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Post by Tadayoshi Teppei and Silence on Aug 24, 2020 0:10:00 GMT
The ExVeemon's eyes narrowed in response to Alucard's explanation. He crossed his arms and stared for an uncomfortably long time before looking down and shaking his head. "At least someone can do what they're told around here," he grumbled.
Meanwhile: "Tadayoshi, B Block, 222. I got the rest. Meet back here. One hou-"
"Whoever's talking, shut it!" It seemed unlikely that Dakota would give a specific instruction if he didn't already have a plan. Maybe he did. After all, it occurred to whoever heard him, he was just found guilty on eight counts of 'attempted escape from justice.' Unfortunately, one eagle-eyed Aquilamon behind him was watching him for long after he obediently shut his mouth, and with the eyes in the back of his head a spy like him had to have Dakota knew it. Perhaps, after eight alleged escape attempts, some of the staff had gotten wise to their problem prisoner.
The Exveemon rubbed his chin, completely ignoring his guard's outburst. "Hmm. We don't have space allocated for the extras..." He and Sealsdramon w"Ihispered to each other while running over the clipboard that the latter held for a little while before the blue dragon decided, "Just stuff 'em in whichever cell isn't over crowded. Now, where was I?" He cleared his throat then and stepped forward. "My name is... not your business. To you, I am Chief of the Guard, or 'Chief.' The names of your peacekeepers are, likewise, not your concern. You will address them as 'Mr. or Miss Peacekeeper-'" All three of a Deltamon's heads simultaneously cleared their throats loudly. "-or 'whichever pronoun they use Peacekeeper," ExVeemon amended himself. "And you will do as they say without question. That's the end of my speech here today, because that fact is all you need to know about your stay here."
"Yeah, same speech as last time," Dakota whispered. This time he wasn't caught.
At this point the order came for the line to split in two. Humans were ordered to one side, digimon to another. With escorts at the front and back, they were separated and led in different directions. For both groups, the reason for this quickly became clear: humans and digimon were housed separately. But while they were being herded, ExVeemon signaled for Alucard to come a little closer. "We're shorthanded in B Block, and we've got more humans than we expected because of your mix-up. If I contact the warden and make all the excuses for your transport duties, will you fill in for the day?" Unlike the apathy he showed the prisoners, this 'Chief of the Guard' was actually showing a fair amount of respect to the pegasus. Alucard no doubt got the impression that this was genuinely a request he could turn down if he wanted without consequences. "I don't trust it. Humans are always planning something funny."
Both lines were led through almost incomprehensibly twisty hallways that were pretty narrow for most champions. Metal gates barred the ways that prisoners were obviously not allowed to go, but fortunately for them easily readable signs in many languages pointed them to places they were allowed to be - the cafeteria, the bathrooms, the library, etc. The main differences were in the living accommodations.
The only light in B Block came from occasional slits built into the stone enclosure. Only the word 'enclosure' could really describe this place, really. It was a series of twists and turns but absolutely no ups and downs through a narrow hallway (for a champion, that is) which led into a very long, very wide rectangular room. It was only at this point that it became possible to climb to upper floors thanks to rickety metal staircases. The upper floor had a large hole in the middle of it which reduced the walking space but did let someone see down. No wonder Chief had been concerned about security here: the place was about at capacity, as a quick eyeball count would reveal there were about twice as many humans here as cells. This place wasn't built to house very many, though, probably because humans weren't expected to wind up here much. There were only about forty cells with the bare minimum in accomodations: a bed and a toilet alone, really.
In the middle of the lower floor was a sort of common area, which was where most of the rest of the wards were gathered to chat and... well, not much else really. There was nothing else for them to do in this place, it seemed; they weren't given tables or chairs nor board games nor books. It was a loud and boisterous environment for this reason. What made this wing of the prison even more cruel was that it reflected the usual demographic of chosen humans: that is, from almost all parts of the globe but a very narrow age range. There couldn't have been a single person in there over the age of 25 and probably very few over 16. "Just cram yourselves in wherever you fit, no one cares," growled a Garurumon who greeted the newcomers on their way in.
Obviously, prisoner safety wasn't a priority in this block. Then again, there might have been little of that to worry about. No one here looked like a hardened criminal or a long-time resident - not the tough, take-no-crap kind, anyway. The dejected, hopeless sort of face was aplenty. They weren't even separated by gender.
At this point Rebecca and Faust were just about free to roam as they pleased if they didn't try to access a secure area. If they did, someone would now: lining the walls were sparsely placed but awake and alert guards. Staff presence was light here - they were just lone humans, after all, without digivices - but it wasn't lax. Sadly, Faust got lost in this dense crowd quite quickly; Rebecca lost sight of him almost immediately, leaving her seemingly on her own at this point. Whoever looked at her didn't look for long - whoever didn't probably didn't want to make eye contact with those two poor souls. As far as Rebecca could tell Tadayoshi wasn't among those packed into the center like sardines, but she did have his cell number.
Labramon, on the other hand, was brought to A-block. In many ways the area was similar but not the same. For example, the linings of this digimon-only wing of the prison was lined with metal instead of stone. Maybe the architect knew they needed something a little stronger given the damage a rookie can still do. It was also much, much bigger. The levels of cells went up four levels instead of two, was much better lit, and the accomodations were much nicer. Rookies of all shapes and many sizes gathered around tables to play chess or go or other such games, and they had sinks with running water in their cells - tiny and grimy, but functional. Security was much heavier in terms of staff numbers, and prisoner numbers, while higher, wasn't quite approaching its maximum capacity so closely. It was males only from here on out, too. If this prison even housed female digimon inmates, they sure weren't in this wing.
Where most humans arguably didn't deserve to be here, Labramon had better have been on his lookout he'd probably put together himself by now that many of the digimon here absolutely did deserve it. A couple of them, a Patamon and a Tsukaimon, made that clear when, once assigned cells and left to their own devices, they approached the goodest boy in any world from opposite sides. "Look at that fresh face of yours! Welcome to the suck."
"Softie like this one? Probably loses his mind in a week. Be seeyin' ya." The Tsukaimon who said that reached to pet the Labramon, but it was obvious this was an act of condescension and dominance, not affection. Dakota had left from here to his own cell on the third level, 393, but Labramon knew how to find him. If he didn't see the dog wander off himself, he'd find the wolf just by looking for his own cell. They were, after all, cellmates.
So the group had gotten in. Could they get out?
WARNING: RESTRICTED AREA. Digivices and Bit Store items are not allowed (except for artificial limbs). If prisoners are caught by prison personnel with this contraband, this could lead to an alarm and prison lockdown. If a digimon inmate is spotted using abilities, the consequences are likely severe. Digivolution beyond rookie level within the grounds is impossible due to a prison-wide interference field, which can only be circumvented by wearing prison staff's special badge.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Aug 24, 2020 0:49:00 GMT
Alucard wandered if incompetence was a regular thing judging by what ExVeemon said but made not a sound in response. As the lecture from ExVeemon was given, Alucard rolled his eyes. Since none of the guards were paying attention to him he doubted anything would be said. Dakota's comment made him slightly amused though. This digimon must of heard these instructions multiple times so it didn't take a rocket scientist to theorize that the Strabimon may have tried to escape more than once. Wiggling free from the cart he was pulling he listened to everyone around him even though his hearing as Pegasusmon wasn't as sharp as his rookie form of Lopmon. At this point it was a behavior that had long become a habit.
When asked if he would assist in B Block, Alucard wondered how sneaky humans could be in a prison considering any digimon with a good sense of smell could find them. Deciding to play along, Alucard said "Since you seem overwhelmed I would be glad to help you out." He still spoke with his cold voice to the ExVeemon.
As he followed the prisoners he saw the conditions the humans were in and it disgusted him. At some point Faust had dropped out of sight but Alucard didn't seem all that worried and figured he would see the odd man again later. Why they had so many humans here instead of a separate holding facility for humans and digimon was beyond him. Frankly he was surprised there were so many humans to begin with. Keeping his eye on the human called Rebecca he walked around following her at a distance.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2020 19:11:43 GMT
Thankfully Dakota gave Rebecca very useful information about where Tadayoshi was, including a brief hint that he actually had a plan in mind. Normally she would at least want a little bit more detail about what the plan was, but considering the current situation (and the fact that the guard told them to shut up,) she would just have to trust him on this one based on pure blind faith.
The ExVeemon would then make a speech to the prisoners, essentially stating the usual stuff, he would be regarded as Chief, the peacekeepers would be regarded as "whatever pronoun they use" Peacekeeper, and that the prisoners would do what they say without question. It was at this point that Rebecca was glad she decided to not become a criminal back in the human world. Even Agumon and Gabumon were rolling their eyes while they were in the Digivice.
The line would then split off into two as they were being herded, with humans and Digimon being housed separately. Rebecca noticed how Alucard would join in along with the human group, still posed as a guard. She felt bad for the Labramon though, since he was most likely going to be on his own in the Digimon cell block... hope he'd be okay on his own.
Following the human line to cell block B, the idol was amazed to see just how many humans were here. "Do they just lock up any human they see...?" Rebecca couldn't help but to ask herself out loud. She wondered if Dakota's plan was to bust everyone out or if it focused only on Silence...
No time to think about that right now... I need to find Tadayoshi.
Rebecca started to walk around the cell block - or rather attempt to, since it was pretty crowded. She got a glimpse of most people's faces, all putting on the hopeless and fearful looks that Rebecca was putting on in the cage, only these looks were actually genuine. She felt horrible, these people were only here because they were human. It reminded her of that airship at the beginning of last year, a bunch of captured humans held against their will... someone had to do something.
"Tadayoshi!" Rebecca would begin to call out, "Tadayoshi! Tadayoshi, are you around here somewhere? Please answer me if you are!"
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Post by Yuuya on Aug 31, 2020 23:18:34 GMT
It was the obvious conclusion that the digimons and humans would be separated in the end; anyone with a decent grasp of how partnerships worked knew that keeping them together wasn’t the best of ideas, and by a stretch. In the end, Labramon was sent to the admittedly more rowdy section of the prison; luckily for him, he didn’t think too much of this place, and didn’t find himself to be overly intimidated by his fellow inmates. He just raised a paw in a greeting manner towards the duo that had ‘welcomed’ him, and without minding the pet’s intent at all, set around doing his business.
Which had proven to be… fairly easy, all things considered. Coincidentally enough, Dakota ended up being Labramon's cellmate. Talk about fortuitous coincidences! Once there, he proceeded to greet the Strabimon. And, when it was obvious that no curious ears where listening
“I’m with Becky ’n the others.” He muttered in a low tone. “We plan on getting y’all out. You got anything thus far or…?”
Did Tadayoshi’s group have a plan? Or would they have to resort to the group’s ingenuity? Hard to know, but easy to find out. Only time could tell what could come from it, though.
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Post by Tadayoshi Teppei and Silence on Sept 6, 2020 21:47:48 GMT
Alucard must have noticed that even despite the limited personal space everyone had, humans parted like the red sea around him as he made his way around. When Alucard broke formation to strut through the human population (or so was how they saw it), children started packing themselves away in their cells, sensing trouble. Some of the more courageous ones followed along to be witnesses to whatever was about to happen, but none even had the thought of getting in the Pegasusmon's way.
Rebecca's calls echoed well off the walls because this stopgap block for humans was constructed out of mostly stone, a material that absorbed sound poorly. There still should have been other voices that interfered with those waves, but the Pegasusmon's presence among them was keeping their voices down to being just excited whispers in the corners, most of whom probably just couldn't resist out of anxiety or fear.
"Quiet her down!" was how a Lekismon against one wall scolded Alucard for her yellng, "She's making my ears throb."
"That's the name of the one on execution watch, ain't it?" The Gatomon beside her nonchalantly chatted.
"Since when do you learn their names?"
"That's the one who destroyed Gesshoku tower, isn't it? I'm going to remember that one."
"That one? Ooh... That's unfortunate timing. That's actually kinda sad."
The cell Dakota and Labramon shared was certainly private enough. In this environment with conversation providing most of the ambience, a couple of cellmates chatting wasn't exactly suspicious. "Yeah, I kinda put that together for myself." Dakota leaned forward on the bench and tapped his own temple, meaning to demonstrate his own intelligence. "You show up together, and the number of you was wrong. It wasn't hard to see something was up. So, ere's the deal. Esca-" Dakota stopped his own speaking because an Ogremon was putting little effort into feigning nonchalance as he leaned against the door frame of the pair's cell. The held eye contact for a while until Dakota asked, "Need something, boogerbutt?"
"Just keeping an eye on the troublemaker," the Ogremon hissed. "Wouldn't want you go get any ideas - any more ideas."
"Is this about how you got whooped that fourth time time? 'Cause it's cool, man. Seven on one isn't fair even for you. No thinks less of you for it. Glad to see you walking again, Mr. Peacekeeper." The Strabimon thoughtfully rested his chin on his hand. "Or was that the third time...?"
The Ogremon stepped inside and pointed a finger. "You're cruising for a-" Boom! Unmistakably, an explosion rang out from the lowest floor.
"It was that Shamanmon! He did it!"
"It was the BlackTerriermon!"
"You're the one who's always whacking stuff!"
"Should probably look into that." Dakota punctuated that suggestion with an arrogant lean back on his bunk, now totally ignoring the hostile officer. Ogremon growled, but on some level he must have agreed with Dakota because he went on to do just that. "Angel was made for this place. She might not wanna leave," the Strabimon chuckled. "Escaping's the easy part. The guards are big and mean, but they're also dumb and outnumbered. It takes a big group to cause a little chaos against all those champions, but I know where to find one." Dakota led Labramon to the floor outside their cell, and from this elevation they had an excellent view of all goings on. It was from here that the Strabimon pointed out many other digimon he'd claim he knew and trusted: a few Missimon, some MetalKoromon with the letters A through H painted on them, the BlackTerriermon who started the fuss (who was at the moment being held down by two champion digimon at once), a Jetmon, a couple of Rocketmon, a Rukamon (who, sadly, had to get around by flopping wherever he wanted to go), and a Searchmon. "...and a few other guys, but I can't see 'em from here. I bet it wouldn't be hard to get a couple more in on it, too. Some of 'em got human partners they wanna help, and some of 'em just want out. But there's two problems.
The Strabimon held up two fingers. "First, we can't reach the humans. If we make noise, they'll lock down that cell block so tight that there's no rookie who can force their way in, and I bet a lot of champs couldn't do it either. None of us can digivolve, so there's just no way through. But I've had an idea about that already: if someone can smuggle digivices into the humans' block, digimon can hide inside and give 'em some help. If we attack from both directions, they'll be sandwiched! They'll surrender easy, or they'll get beaten if they don't. I know a few guys who can maybe get around discreetly, or if you're feeling up to it we can leave that to you. You look like the strong, silent type." Dakota paused there for a little bit, letting that last part float in the air.
"But that's problem two: they need their digivices. Those are in the Warden's office at the center of the complex, under super strict guard on a path full of choke points. Digimon with weapons got their stuff stashed there, too. I swear, it's like the Warden likes the trophies or something, 'cause I can't think of any other reason to keep 'em there or anywhere else they might be. I never seen 'em, but... I been to where they got seized contraband, and the gear wasn't there. I... haven't put that part together yet."
At this point the wolf crossed his arms and leaned back against the railing. "I know what you're thinking: 'how does he know all this? How does he already have such a concrete plan formed?' You think all those 'attempted escapes from justice' counts were sincere attempts that got foiled? Nah... I knew they wouldn't just kill me in a legit spot like this, so I poked. I prodded. I tested where was strong and where was weak, and I learned how they'd change it up for next time. They think they're watching me, but I'm the one watching them."
As the fracas below started to disperse, the Jetmon Dakota had indicated before flew up to them and joined them by perching on the railing. "It's cool, he's with us now. Excellent listener, too. You told everyone the plan?"
"There's a problem," she reported, "I couldn't find Hagurumon or Sunarizamon during Angel's diversion, and I haven't seen the captain all day." This news made Dakota finally drop his cool and optimistic attitude, forcing his eyes wide open. He wasn't leaning anymore but standing up straight. "Dakota, you must stay-"
"-Whatever we do, we gotta figure it out fast. Our timetable just moved up."
"Keep your head!" Dakota didn't heed Jetmon, instead turning back into the cell with his forehead in one of his hands.
Back at Cell Block B, Rebecca's search for her ex-boyfriend continued. Alucard's did not, at least not so secretly. Eventually the Lekismon got curious enough to join the Pegasusmon's side and ask in a low voice, "What are you following that one around for?" with a skeptical look. "B duty is easy. All ya gotta do is make sure none of 'em are sick or dead or starting fights."
"I bet she's his girlfriend or something!" Gatomon mocked from across the way.
Lekismon laughed, but she also added, "Don't worry about her, rook. She always teases the greens. But seriously, what's the deal?"
Meanwhile, Rebecca could no doubt hear it when a familiar voice shouted from the floor above her, specifically from a room marked with the same numbers Dakota had given her earlier. It helped, perhaps, that the actual content of the cry was also well-known to her. "Rebecca!" And there he was. Like the others, no one bothered to give a human a prison jumpsuit, and it was apparent their laundry wasn't their greatest concern either. The collared shirt Rebecca had seen him in before should have been white, but now it was every range of colors between gray, brown, and black. His hair was long - well, not that long, but as long as a normal human boy and, therefore, long for him. His khakis had a couple holes in them now, and some of their threads and fibers were loose.
When he layed eyes on Rebecca, he was visibly breathing heavily. Maybe it was excitement. After all, that was the same moment his mouth formed into a wide, relieved grin. His expression suggested that he hadn't been languishing in a prison all this time even though it was dirty (but, as far as anyone could tell, uninjured). She'd found him.
So why were his hands behind his back? That was probably the work of the two Minotaurmon who followed Tadayoshi out of his cell, one of which used its gargantuan hands to control the young man by his head. "Oh, no, you don't," he grunted as he began pushing (thankfully, not pulling) the General where he wanted him to go. That turned out to be down the stairs and, if left unchecked, straight through the same gates through which Rebecca and Alucard had just passed. The dirty teenager kept eye contact with Rebecca as long as he could but dared not open his mouth when this minotaur looked like it could snap his neck with a casual twist or, heck, an accidental stumble.
"See?" Lekismon said to her counterpart Gatomon, "Terrible timing."
WARNING: RESTRICTED AREA. Digivices and Bit Store items are not allowed (except for artificial limbs). If prisoners are caught by prison personnel with this contraband, this could lead to an alarm and prison lockdown. If a digimon inmate is spotted using abilities, the consequences are likely severe. Digivolution beyond rookie level within the grounds is impossible due to a prison-wide interference field, which can only be circumvented by wearing prison staff's special badge. |
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Sept 6, 2020 22:24:58 GMT
Alucard watched as the prisoners gave him a wide berth which made sense considering they were likely afraid of him. Not that he could blame any of them considering how they may have been treated. The Lekismon began complaining about Rebecca, and while she was loud, since he was Pegasusmon his ears weren't nearly as sensitive as his rookie form of Lopmon. Glancing at the Lekismon, he said "Not my fault that you can't handle a little noise. Since she isn't trying to escape it isn't my problem."
Rolling his eyes he listened to the conversation between Lekismon and a nearby Gatomon talk about the human the group had broken in to rescue. When Lekismon asked why he was following Rebecca, Alucard didn't even look at the Lekismon as he said "As long as I do my job what I do is hardly your business. Since you seem obsessed with tailing me neither of you are exactly doing your jobs." Making a passing glance at Gatomon, he then said "If I were dating that human I would not be guarding her so instead of sticking your whiskers in my private life I suggest you leave well enough alone." With an irritated flick of his tail he increased his walking speed until the sight of a human with a Minotaurmon came in sight. No doubt about it, this was the human the group was seeking. Keeping his expression neutral was a simple matter for him by now as he kept an eye on the Minotaurmon's actions. This Minotaurmon was clumsy it seemed which Alucard could use to the groups' advantage. The trick was the right approach to take. An idea came to mind and Alucard walked up to Minotaurmon and purposely stepped on the its foot while bumping the young man aside. Though it was on purpose it sure didn't look like it since it looked like Alucard had simply lost his balance creating the chain of events before pulling himself upright and said "This prison isn't maintained well if I'm tripping on cracks in the floor."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2020 23:54:49 GMT
It wasn't as if Rebecca couldn't hear the Lekismon criticize her for calling out her boyfriend's name trying to find him. And quite frankly, at this point she really didn't even care enough to give Lekismon the middle finger. All she was concerned about was finding Tadayoshi and bringing him back towards the gates... somehow. Although it sounded like Alucard was having trouble being discreet about following Rebecca for the moment.
Suddenly the teen girl heard a familiar voice call out for her, from the floor above. Almost immediately she ran upstairs, towards the room with the same numbers that Dakota gave to her. And there he was... Tadayoshi Teppei. He looked dirtier than before, and his hair was certainly longer, but there was no doubt that it was him. Rebecca's mouth formed a relieved grin as well, and she was close to tears. After all this time they finally found each other once again.
Before Rebecca could run up to hug him though, he was immediately being brought out by two Minotaurmon that were pushing him towards where they wanted him to go, just simply walking right past Rebecca. She locked eyes with Tadayoshi as they pushed him off, a look of fear in her face, as she knew where they were taking him.
No, I can't let that happen...
Rebecca would tail close behind them (without letting them know that she was there) and she would notice that they were going through the same gates that she and Alucard just went through. Suddenly, Alucard came along and showed off his clumsy side, tripping and stepping on the Minotaurmon's foot.
Now's my chance!
While the Minotaurmon and the other guards were distracted, Rebecca would sneak past them and quickly make her way out of the cell block. From there she would find a spot to hide until those Minotaurmon came back down that path with Tadayoshi, then she'd stealthily follow them to where they were going... hopefully whatever Dakota was planning would work.
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Post by Yuuya on Sept 18, 2020 5:33:17 GMT
Dakota was, indeed, a lot smarter than what the Labramon had initially though. It seemed like he had traced quite the plan, and alongside his associates, they were on their way to initiate a riot of sorts. How that would go was at anyone’s guess, even though Labramon knew for sure he’d help as much as he could. What was the role the canid would take in such an endeavor, though? He wasn’t really sure, and in all honesty, that might have been a bit too much information to take at once.
A pensive expression flashed through his face for a couple of seconds. “Can adapt. Jus’ throw me anywhere and I’ll do my best.”
In the end, and despite the carefulness that had been used to trace the plan that would soon unfold, it seemed that there were some unaccounted factors in the whole equation. Quite vexing for the Strabimon, it seemed. A question lingered in the air after that. Where could the missing beings be.
“Any ideas on where they could be?” Labramon asked Jetmon. “Was there anything said in case something like this happened. There must be a clue of sorts somewhere…”
Sure, not his brightest moment, but there wasn’t really a lot for the dog to work with. This would have to do for the time being.
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Post by Tadayoshi Teppei and Silence on Oct 20, 2020 0:48:16 GMT
Alucard's gutsy, spirited stings in answer to most questions made the Gatomon and Lekismon exchange looks from across the room with the message that resonated with something like, 'who does this arrogant snot think he is?' The horse's clumsy little stumble didn't exactly help build a good rapport, either. As soon as the horse's hoof came down, all hell broke loose. The guard he had stepped on reflexively shoved him with the one hand that wasn't binding Tadayoshi, though it was less of a 'hand' and more of a 'mace' the way he used his cannon. His partner followed up, using both arms with little restraint to push at Alucard still farther, possibly even tip him over if the horse wasn't careful. "You watch it!" that second Minotaurmon guterally growled. Humans were either herding themselves into their cells, or the more courageous ones among them were spectating in a circle around them.
"Hey, what's your malfunction, new guy?" That was Gatomon, who was just joining this pile and now getting in close, "I've never even seen you before, and you're gonna walk around like you own the place?" Her eyes dropped to the floor where Alucard had claimed to trip and, "...The floor's fine, weirdo. You probably tripped over your own clumsy feet."
"What's goin' on down there, eh?" That was the masculine voice of a Gargomon from the floor above, which got the attention of the rest of the real peacekeepers. "Ya really want the Chief to show up? Y'know he gets pissed when he's gotta come to this cell block, so rein it in." Lekismon glared at Gargomon, then Alucard. Gatomon glared at Alucard, then Gargomon. The Minotaurmon both continued on their way after a pause, but not without an arrogant huff and a turn of the chin from one, then the other.
Rebecca still faced the problem that a Growlmon and Greymon stood by the gate inside, something even most morons wouldn't leave unguarded... but the savvy girl also probably noticed that they were both craning their necks to see past the sea of humans at the chain reaction Alucard had set off. The girl was slick enough to crouch low and step softly, and that's how she crept past them - literally, under their noses.
The wolf digimon was pacing as he held his head with both paws, silent but obviously struggling to stay that way. It took a while for him to stammer, "Look, look, OK, I'm gonna take the new guy and a few others and we'll... we'll improvise, I guess. If we're not back in..." Dakota did a second to think about the time constraint he'd given Rebecca earlier. "...fifty minutes, make your move anyway. We're not getting another chance to save everyone."
"They'll be ready." To answer Shutmon, "It's... not a coincidence those are the ones unaccounted for. If they're not here, they've probably been transferred out."
"To the plaza!" Dakota finished. "Come on, we're going now. Hey, what's your name, anyway?"
Two narrow paths in a L-shaped intersection led Rebecca out of her cell block, and without knowing which was the one the Minotaurmon would take her toward, the only place to stop and hide was the wall just behind the gate. Anyone coming from either direction would have seen her hiding there for sure, but she only had to wait there undetected long enough for the pair of Minotaurmon to pass by. Maybe she noticed one now had a slight limp."Quit being a baby." "Those hooves hurt, though!"
The eye contact she was able to make with Tadayoshi was fleeting, but he definitely saw her. He looked terrified. He dared not say a word to her, risk exposing her.
Obviously this hallway was always supposed to be a low-traffic area. It was so narrow that the bull without Tadayoshi had to walk directly in front of the one with him in single-file just to fit through. It was helpful for the girl that signs on the wall pointed her in three directions. One of them was the way that she had just come: CELL BLOCK B. Two more pointed her in a couple more directions. One led to GUARDS QUARTERS, SECURITY HUB, CELL BLOCK A, STAIRS. However, the bulls were leading their prisoner in the opposite direction labelled, INFIRMARY, CAFETERIA, SHOWERS, VISITORS CENTER. All of these were routes Rebecca could have taken if she could take if she thought she could get away with it, but the guards took Tadayoshi down none of these paths.
The girl no doubt had the wits to duck down behind a corner again when it became clear she could pass no further inconspicuously. The corridor to the visitors center was barred by a metal gate with a Stingmon posted on each side of it. They let the Minotaurmon through, of course, but there was just no sneaking through that way. As he rounded a corner with the bulls out of her sight, she caught one grunting, "Time to face justice," which probably clue Rebecca into just where he was going if she didn't already know.
Dakota gestured for Labramon to follow him, and hopefully the dog did because the wolf was in a hurry. The Strabimon led Labramon back to the ground as he grumbled, "If I disappear again, everyone'll know what's goin' on. Make too much noise, and these guys are probably already itching to throw me in solitary. I'm staying here. But..." Dakota waved someone over then - eight someones, actually. They were eight MetalKoromons that levitated slowly to reach the pair. Thankfully, each one had a letter between A and H painted on them to distinguish them individually. "No one'll notice them missing. Guys, cling."
They did. They clung to... Labramon. How did magnets stick to organic matter? However it worked, they managed to cling onto Labramon's paws, legs, and underside. "That's all the backup you're gonna get, K? These little guys don't talk to us, but they communicate with each other on their little antenna... things. You can use 'em like scouts, bugs, trackers, whatever." Each MetalKoromon beeped at a different pitch as if to affirm that all those things were true. "Oh, and they can explode. That's a thing. So, find those digivices; bring 'em back here, and then we'll smuggle some digimon into Block B. Oh, hi, Marco!"
'Marco' was apparently a hulking Leomon, who manned this wing's gate alongside a Guardromon. Dakota's demeanor completely changed when it came time to chat with him from tense and scared to easygoing and relaxed. "How're things with the wife? Did our little talk help?"
The Leomon... smiled. "She changed her mind. She wants to give it another chance! I won't make the same mistakes again, that's for sure."
"Great, that's great. So I was hoping to collect on our little favor, then. D'you think you could let my friend here, start his trash duty a little early, get some brownie points? I promise he won't make trouble. He's a very good boy." From the Leomon's tall perspective, he couldn't see the MetalKoromon below as long as Labramon didn't reveal them.
'Marco' frowned, but apparently he felt the need to give in. Obviously it was a euphemism, but he still agreed, "...No more favors." The gate opened just a crack for just a moment, but if Labramon was swift he could dart through it unmolested. Escape was that easy!
His task was not. Like Rebecca, he also had two choices of routes: GUARDS QUARTERS, SECURITY HUB, CELL BLOCK B, STAIRS, or, KITCHEN, LAUNDRY ROOM, BOILER ROOM, INCINERATOR. Unfortunately, neither route explicitly led to the Warden's office where Dakota had advised Labramon to check.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Oct 20, 2020 1:27:16 GMT
It seemed Alucard's false stumble worked better than he expected as the human known as Rebecca was able to make a move as subtly he watched her disappear out of the corner of one eye. The aftermath of his so called accident, though he had to brace himself as he was shoved out of the way by Minotaurmon, resulted in him not being very liked by Lekismon or Gatomon. Not that he cared since he wasn't here to make friends just assist with a jailbreak. At Gatomon's statement about his clumsiness and, without changing from his cold tone of voice, merely shrugged before he said "My malfunction is hardly your business. I'm only here to do a job and that's it. Maybe you should remember that."
The Gargomon that appeared yelling only caused Alucard to calmly fly up to him before he said "Sorry about the disturbance. I lost my balance and tripped into one of the Minotaurmon. I didn't mean to cause trouble." Sure he was lying out his ass but considering he was good at lying if need be this was an easy enough feat for him. It would be a matter of time if his efforts to passify the Gargomon would pay off or not.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2020 21:44:27 GMT
Get out of the room, get out of the room, get out of the room...!
This is what White Wolf thought in a panic as all hell broke loose when Alucard provided his "distraction" by stepping on the Minotaurmon's foot. She was faced away from the chaos so she didn't see what happened, but she definitely heard yelling and sounds of physical violence. At least it caused a distraction, as not even the Growlmon and Greymon were paying attention to her as their attention was drawn to the commotion behind her.
Thank you, Alucard... I'll repay you someday, I promise, she also thought as she ran down the corridor.
Eventually the teenage girl made it out of the cell block, and with very few options she went to where the only place to hide in the area was: the wall just behind the gate. The Minotaurmon wouldn't be able to detect her, but someone else might be able to... she basically had to watch all around her to make sure she didn't get knocked out or grabbed from behind all of a sudden. She watched as the Minotaurmon Alucard stepped on had a limp... she made a mental note of it, as it may come up later.
Once the Minotaurmon walked past, Rebecca sneakily followed them, allowing her to get a better look at Tadayoshi. He had definitely seen better days, and he looked absolutely terrified. She couldn't blame the guy though, Rebecca herself was terrified with all of this! Still though, celebratory hugs and kisses would have to wait until the jailbreak was successful.
Rebecca continued following, noticing the two pathways in front of her, not counting the pathway she had just come from. One path led to places like Cell Block A and the Security Hub, but the Minotaurmon took Tadayoshi down the other path, the one leading to the Infirmary, Cafeteria, Showers and the Visitors Center. What were they doing with him?
She probably wasn't going to find out unfortunately. She quietly gasped as she saw the two Stingmon on either side of the door the Minotaurmon had walked into, meaning she had to hide behind the corner again. "Ughh, what am I gonna do...?"
"Wolf, what's the problem?" Gabumon asked from inside the V-Pet.
"I'm so close to getting to Tadayoshi, but there's a door I can't get to without being spotted, and you two still can't Digivolve here! This is hopeless..."
"But wait, weren't there powerful Digimon at the prison as guards or something?"
"Agumon is correct, maybe they possess something that lets them bypass the limit. Were they all wearing similar pieces of clothing?"
"Well, each guard has a badge, that's how Alucard managed to disguise himself as a guard after all... but I have no idea where you'd even get them- wait a second, I think I know just the place!"
Rebecca would quietly yet quickly run back and go through the other corridor, searching desperately for the Guards Quarters. If there were going to be any badges, they'd have to be in there. Hopefully Tadayoshi would still be alive before then...
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Post by Yuuya on Mar 22, 2021 3:33:44 GMT
As things stood, the situation seemed to be both controlled and dire at the same time. It was an amazing feat that the digimons behind the prison break and the following escape plan had gone so far as prod around the prison’s defenses to ultimately increase their chances of succeeding. They had no doubt done their homework, even though it was hard to say if that’d be good enough for them to get out or not.
Not like being doubtful would help the situation in the slightest, though. This was, without a shadow of doubt, the best shot the group had. And nothing less than making the most out of it seemed like the logical way to approach it. Labramon gave a nod towards Dakota and Jetmon, finally deciding to trail behind the Strabimon once the plaza was chosen as their next destination.
His name, though? That one seemed fairly easy. “Labramon.” He said simply as he followed. Ultimately, the duo reached the plaza, resulting in the Choromons and Labramon becoming acquaintances. And on them forming a single ensemble, and fairly quickly to boot! The canine didn’t know how that worked out exactly, but as long as it did… the added weight wasn’t something too bothersome. He could move quite comfortably at least.
Once again, Labramon nodded at Dakota before they went ahead for the last place they’d go together before going on their separate ways. Marco, also known as a Leomon guard with whom the Strabimon seemed to be on amicable terms, for a reason the dog learned soon enough. While a snicker wasn’t too out of context, Labramon limited itself to grin with entertainment at the Leomon’s previous dilemma. Passage was promptly granted, and Labramon was now free to venture in hopes of reaching the Warden’s office.
So, what path would he take? If there wasn’t any olfactory or visual cue sides the possible destinations each path covered, he’d take the Guards Quarters -> Security Hub -> Cell Block B -> Stairs path.
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Post by Tadayoshi Teppei and Silence on Mar 28, 2021 1:25:08 GMT
Where Rebecca and company were clearly on a mission for a specific room, Labramon was left to wander a bit lost and (almost) alone. The MetalKoromon did not make for good conversationalists, but their little bodies barely weighed the canine down. Unfortunately for him, the scent of Tadayoshi's Loader itself, or any other digivices in custody for that matter, were not familiar enough to Labramon to get him there. What he could detect, though, was the presence of other digimon before he could hear them. Hopefully, few or none of them had detection to match or exceed his. Then again, these digimon were all hired to work security, after all...
Signage and visual cues were almost equally unhelpful except for one theme on which the canine might have picked: his choice of path was one in which inmates were absolutely not allowed, unlike its alternative. It was good news for someone looking for a restricted area like the warden's office. Signs and clues he had passed weren't going to get Labramon directly there, but as he approached the guard's quarters he would have picked up a helpful scent at last.
By that time, Rebecca had already snuck her way into it. Foot traffic seemed light around here; the girl detected close footsteps and muffled voices once or twice but through a combination of wit and luck encountered no resistance. She easily found where she wanted to be, which turned out to be about the size of a two car garage. No doubt she knew she had to creep in quietly, but a peek through a slim window would have shown her no one about. This 'break room' of sorts featured sparse amenities, including a fridge, a basic wooden table, two tattered sofas, and one wall lined with bunk beds for the guards working those extra long or stressful shifts who needed a load off, a sink, a set of lockers and some other very basic amenities.
The news in her search for a badge was mixed. The good news: she found one. The problem? It was pinned to the glove of a Gaogamon who was snoozing away on one of the bottom bunks. The peek earlier hadn't revealed them! They must have been out of view. The boxer was well and truly out, that was for sure, but how deeply and for how long? This was the only badge in plain sight Rebecca could see without a longer, perhaps riskier search.
It was almost impossible for Labramon not to know Rebecca was in there with his strong nose, but it wasn't yet a given that he would choose to reunite with her. From what he, as well as Rebecca, had seen up to this point, the both of them knew that if they turned back from Labramon's path they would pass an upward stairwell on their way to the digimon cell block, whereas backtracking Rebecca's path could take straight back to cell block A. Alternatively, just a few dozen feet down and across this same corridor, the security office was an option.
Meanwhile, Alucard was still tending to the humans in Block B, or at least he was trying to make his very best show of it. He at least accomplished part of his mission with Rebecca and company off on their way, only the irony seemed to be that now he was stranded - or, at least, he knew it was unlikely he could up and leave without a very good reason. On the other hand, unlike his comrades, he had a lot more free run of the place. The illusion was working so far.
"Forget about it." Gargomon waved Alucard off with a dismissive hand-slash-machine gun. "It's not my business who steps on who. I just don't want the boss in my ear again. He goes through a shift leader a month lately, and I already used up my one pass. One whisper that I can't keep order around here, and the curse'll pass to some other joker in a second. And you know what? I like my promotion, thank you very much."
Gargomon peered over the railing at the dense crowd of humans, just becoming brave enough to emerge from their cells again. "And what do you expect me to do, anyway? They might not fight each other as much as the digimon, but you can't keep 'em in a place like this and expect them to go along with it. Humans are crafty and sneaky. Schemers, every one of 'em. There's a reason we wanna keep 'em out, and the punishment for trespassing is keeping them in! It's absurd." When he looked Alucard dead in the eye, Gargomon warned, "I hope you know what you signed up for. They look like a bunch of sad faces now, but turn your back for a second and the little things are gone in a flash. You need to keep a close eye on them."
In an ironic twist, the rabbit digimon dismissed the horse with a huff, a step away, and, "Which means keep the personal chit chat to a minimum." Who was it that was just doing all the chatting again?
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 28, 2021 2:20:24 GMT
Luckily Gargomon didn't seem to put off by Alucard but he couldn't do much to help the others at this point without raising suspicion and that was the last thing the group needed in this mission. Though he had been put off by Gargomon in his face he kept his cool as he looked at the humans nearby. "Hard to believe the humans have to be locked up now that I think about it seeing as despite being sneaky they are of very little threat to us digimon. Makes me wonder why the humans weren't just removed from town. Oh well." Alucard said with a shake of his head. "I take what work I can find so you don't have to worry about them escaping with our combined efforts."
Looking at the humans Alucard wondered if they could be useful in regards to the rescue they were on. Maybe they could but it would likely take a full on prison riot with all inmates involved for this group to be useful. Glancing back at the other guards who seemed to have lost interest in casual conversation so he moved over towards the humans but not in a way the guards would find suspicious before standing near them. Now that he was out of hearing range at the other side of the room, being a Lopmon as a rookie gave him quite the perspective about sensitive hearing on a digimon, he looked down at one of the humans and whispered just loud enough for the human to hear him. 'Listen if you want a chance to get out of this hellhole you'll have to plan a bit more than a small riot. I don't care how you get the word around as long as the other guards are unaware.'
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 3:14:48 GMT
Thankfully Rebecca and the twins had managed to successfully sneak into the guards' quarters with no resistance from anyone that happened to be walking by, which was luckily no one. After peaking to see if anyone was in there or not, the trio would find themselves in a room that seemed as big as a two door garage, and they were met with the essentials for any break room. A fridge, a table, a couple of sofas, and even a wall with bunk beds lined up for the guards.
"Well it seems that this prison treats their guards pretty well if they installed bunk beds for them," Gabumon mused in whisper. "I wonder if those beds are actually comfortable?"
"Now's not the time to chit-chat, guys," Rebecca whispered. "We need to look around this place for a badge of some kind, so you guys can digivolve. And oh my god, please don't wake up that Gaogamon over there, we have enough problems as is."
So they quietly spread out, searching in every corner of the room for a badge that they could use. Eventually, it was Agumon that found what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the location of this badge made him gulp slightly. "Um... guys?" Agumon whisper-yelled to the others. "I found a badge, but you're not gonna like where I found it."
Rebecca and Gabumon looked up from their searching and regrouped with Agumon, with all three of them now staring at the sleeping Gaogamon. And unfortunately, the badge was pinned right onto his boxing glove.
"...oh you have got to be kidding me right now."
"We can possibly look in one of the other rooms-"
"We can't risk it. This is our only option," Rebecca declared. She looked at the boxing glove... stared at it for a few seconds... "You take it, Agumon," she said as she hurried behind him, pushing him up to the batting plate.
"Wh-whuh? Why me?"
"Because you're the tough one. Just please do it Agu, I'm begging you."
Agumon sighed. "Alright alright, I'll get the stupid badge." Agumon turned around to face the sleeping Gaogamon, and basically just yoinked the badge off of his glove. If the guy did wake up, they could simply threaten to Digivolve since the 'mon would revert back to rookie, right?
"...that was utterly careless, Agumon!"
"I got the doohickey, didn't I? Come on, let's just go already!"
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