Strange Noises & Too Many Legs

[beholding_archivist]

WHO: Jon, Tony, Cal, Cayde & probably YOU? (some closed and an open prompt in here)
WHERE: Not!Library, Safehouse, Control Shed
WHAT: Giant spiders are invading the city and one Archivist doesn't have a good time.
WHEN: Spider Invasion Event thingie
WARNINGS: violence, injuries, idiocy, possibly huge spiders? No mothcats are being hurt.

Day 1 - Not!Library [ closed to Cal, later Tony ]

"Countess! S-stop it-- C-Countess!! I- OW!" Jon tries to duck from a set of clawed paws coming down on his head again, carried by a pair of fluttering wings before the winged feline with its long, feathered tail pushes away again with an agitated hiss and lands on the side of a nearby shelf, wings and feathers spread open wide while she hisses in a display of intimidation and fury. Jon looks up at the animal from where he has tried to crouch down in confusion, unsure what to make of the situation.

And he thought it would just be another, well... Day. But apparently the creature that has taken to live in the library as well has decided it doesn't agree with his presence or something. Haven't they been getting along just fine?

He carefully raises a hand towards the mothcat, attempting to calm her down again. "Look. I- I know you like to nap between these shelves, but I- W-well. Sometimes I have to walk between them? We both live he--AHHH!!" No, he doesn't even get to finish his sentence before the Countess pounces onto his hand and arm and sink claws as well as teeth into it viciously and tearing that scream of shock and pain from the Archivist.

Day 2 onward - Safehouse [ OPEN ]

When Jon wakes up, everything hurts. His head, his toes and everything between those parts. Heck, even his teeth hurt. It takes him a moment longer to realize another thing: He is alive. And that's the thought that really pushes itself into the foreground when he finally opens his eyes to figure out where exactly he is waking up.

The following days Jon remains at the safehouse. To recover and also gather information about what is going on, whether it be over the network by replying to people, or from those stepping by the safehouse themselves. Even though it quickly becomes obvious that its service is only really needed during the night. At the same time it's winter in Temba and the nights are clearly longer than the days and even the strongest among their group will need a night without having to deal with massive spiders every once in a while.

And so Jon will offer company for now. And maybe information. And maybe, maybe he can figure out what's the reason for all these spiders to suddenly attack the city...

Towards end of event - Control Shed [ closed to Tony & Cayde ]

It has been a quick audio message: 'I believe this is our fault. Has either of you noticed the countdown stopping? Meet me at the control room.'

Sending the message has been quicker than walking all the way back to the tower while still not fully recovered. Jon does his best to hide the limp, though, and he hopes they can get this fixed before it gets dark again and they end up getting attacked while stuck in that little shed that hardly offers any protection at all.

Jon makes a point to carefully avoid the nearby tower's area of effect when heading back to the hidden little building, pretty much expecting the other two to already be there by the time he arrives.

Comments

[beholding_archivist]

Jon smiles a little at those words then sets his phone away and shakes his head. "Thank you, Echo. I appreciate it. But- I feel I have already put people at enough of a risk with being in that mall. There... Were so many of them."

He contemplates his own words. "....I wonder if that's from where they have originally entered the city."

[on_repeat]

The clone frowns – not because of Jon turning down the offer, but more for recalling how crazy the first night went – shaking his head as he takes another sip. "They're nothing like the clankers– clankers can't bite anything. But they can still be taken out..."

During the pause, he sets his mug down on the table while looking over at the Archivist. "You know where they're coming from?"

[beholding_archivist]

"Clankers?" Jon repeats the word with a raised brow, blinking twice in slight confusion. It doesn't quite last with the clone voicing his question, causing the Archivist to give a vague shrug.

"More of an... Assumption, I suppose. They had to come from somewhere and they certainly seemed to be coming from the lower area of that mall when I first saw them."

[on_repeat]

Right, not everyone knows what Echo means by 'clankers' around here. "Droids, I mean," comes a brief explanation and a broader, more generalized term Jon has heard before.

At least it doesn't take away from the answer the Archivist provides. "They were all over," he says, recalling how busy it got. "Assumptions are better than nothing. I tried to search for any potential points of entry, but the numbers never trickled down to single one out."

[beholding_archivist]

"Oh. I had no idea there were other names for them..." Jon muses for a moment about the new information regarding droids. Is this a proper term he should use when referring to BD-1?

But this is something to figure out later, obviously. Right now he rather considers Echo's words about the huge spiders.

"When I first entered the shopping center, it was empty. They only started to show up when I started to look around some of the shops in the basement-area and followed me up from there. I- I don't think there is something like a parking garage underneath it. Christ, I'm still not certain if the Agrii even had cars... But... At the very least I assume there is a sewer system running under the city. Lots of things could be lurking down there we aren't aware of yet."

[on_repeat]

The corner of Echo's mouth quirks slightly. "It's more common among clones than anyone else and specifically used for the Separatist armies. Call any other droid that and they'll get snippy on you." And that's about as concise as he can put it in the way it's used.

His gaze falls away from Jon and across the room, but he's listening, lifting the mug to finish the rest of his tea. Having a sewer system underground makes sense, but he doesn't like the thought of it being a thoroughfare for giant spiders. "...Only one way to find out."

[beholding_archivist]

Jon tilts his head slightly at first, but then nods. "Right. So... I won't call BD-1 a clanker, I suppose." So there are acceptable terms for droids as well. Which is good to know.

The clone's words bring a small grimace to Jon's face, but he nods with understanding. "Yeah. There may only be one way to find out, indeed. We... Will have to find an entrance."

[on_repeat]

"The sooner we can do that, the faster we can deal with the threat." Which is usually easier said than done, but they have something to start with. "We may as well use the time we do have to search."

[beholding_archivist]

"Right." Jon nods. "I probably won't be leaving this building for a while, but I can gather what information I can from everyone stopping by of whatever crosses the network and make sure everyone is on the same page. We can coordinate the rest from there."

[on_repeat]

That's enough to get the clone to smile a little. "Good thinking, Jon." He lightly pats (punches?) the Archivist on the arm, careful not to do it too hard. "That I can work with."

To help with that coordination, Echo will do reconnaissance. He can do it right the heck now, but maybe he should still take the remainder of the break he's already on. But he'll be actively doing so in the future for sure.