Russia arc

[Shukuen]

The tent flap opened briefly as Lt. Gihei stepped in. He quickly saluted the assembled officers and sat in his seat, waiting for the meeting to begin.

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC: Black spoke softly, wary of any sonic sensors in the area that he was unaware of.

"I apologize for the intrusion, Doctor...but I've been instructed to bring you back to work." He replied flatly. Ordinarily he wouldn't have bothered with such platitudes...but the man sounded on the verge of hysteria, and, unless handled carefully, would impede their escape efforts.

[Dracos]

"Who are you?" Dr. Andonuts backed up his cot away from the darkened figure of Cardinal Black.

Fearless Leader

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC:

"I am called Cardinal Black, doctor. I've been assigned to bring you back to the Inquisition."

Black continued to speak carefully, but his patience was beginning to wear thin.

[Dracos]

"How do I know you aren't here to kill me?" the old man looked paranoid.

Fearless Leader

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC:
Black had the almost irrepressible urge to sigh.

"Doctor...The Inquisition may not speak openly about me...so I will assume you don't know. If I'd been sent to kill you, you would already be dead."

[Dracos]

"hum...   you are him.  But I thought he disappeared in China.  If you are him, then get me out of here."

Fearless Leader

[Asrana]

Laika's eyes opened on her officers from a brief bout of planning. She had to do this right.

"With the information provided by Relm, we will not be heading into China. It is currently hostile to the Inquisition."

She paused to walk a cold gaze over them, "Instead we are heading east-north-east along the road to Magadan. There we will be picked up via Leviathin.

Before anyone asks about our scouts, we don't have the time to wait for them with the main body of our troops. I'll be leaving a small unit behind to tell the scouts what happened once they return. If we make pick up before they can catch up we'll leave a Leviathin. I'm only taking volunteers for this mission." She walked another cool gaze across them. "I want your units in position to move ASAP. We're already mobilized so I expect you all moving by the time the snipers get back. Unless any of you have something to say, you are dismissed."

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC:

Black let a small bit of irritation creep into his voice. "Which was my stated intent, doctor." He set down the nitrogen cannister and examined the door panel.

"Is it too much to hope that you saw how this the grid was deactivated?" He asked icily.

[Dracos]

OOC:  feel  the luv...   heh

IC:

"Ah...yes..I wrote  it down somewhere....."

Dr. Andonuts starts fiddling in his suit  as if looking for something.


Fearless  Leader

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC:

Black watched, calmly.

"Time is of the essence, doctor. Eventually, my arrival will be discovered..."

[Dracos]

"ah...yes...I hid it in the donut box."  hobbling over to one of the boxes, Dr. Andonuts pulled out a grimy scrap of paper.  Reading it he rambled off a stream of numbers.

Fearless Leader

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC:

Black began entering the numbers into the panel beside the door as the Doctor rattled them off. He marveled both at the riduculous length of the entry code COR used to keep Andonuts under wraps, and at the memory of the man who was able to memorize and transcribe a number of that length...

[Dracos]

"Access Granted Commander Seyan, Noting in security log."

The laser doors opened and Dr. Andonuts ambled out.  "Well, lead away Cardinal."

Fearless Leader

[Bean Bandit]

OOC: St Petersburg

IC:

Black opened the release valve on the nitrogen tank slightly wider, and the faint hissing grew nominally louder.

He then pointed the fire extinguisher back the way he came, squeezing off a short burst.  The swirling mists from the cannister illuminated the locations of the hidden infrared beams.

"Are you up to the task, or do you require assistance, Doctor?"