Telepathic message, during the Awakened battle

[kokuyoyo]

We're not getting anywhere. These things aren't the real threat, and they're only going to keep coming.

Second round, pay attention.

If your username had a wheel, immediately look for people who are murdering these things with apparent experience. Keep finding more of them. Make sure a group can keep you safe. Stay away from the lockers.

If you had a pair of blades, find the people being most targeted and defend them. If these things get rid of us Navigators, you'll die easily.

Do that immediately.

And for everyone... We need to lure the true form of our enemy out. These rats are just meant to exhaust us.

If we can find a way to a larger area like the gymnasium, we should set up bait. Since these things want Navigators so badly, some of us should be what sets the trap.

[There's the sound of a mental sigh that whispers through everyone's minds.]

Unless anyone has any better ideas...

Comments

[hachitaro]

[He's quiet for a few moments, before speaking up.]

I'll be the bait.

[kokuyoyo]

If you chicken out, it'll be annoying.

[hachitaro]

I'm not going to back down.

I'm already dead, so why the hell not?

[kouteipenguin]

Not alone. I'll be with you.

[hachitaro]

... Kid, don't be an idiot. It's dangerous. I'd rather one of us die than multiple people die. This is not a time to play hero, this is a time to take the chance to strike.

[kokuyoyo]

....I didn't say anything about dying....

It's a possibility but not a requirement...

[kouteipenguin]

This isn't up for debate.

[forsteri]

I can't agree to this!

[Normally he'd be less vehement about this, but thoughts are harder to control.]

[kouteipenguin]

... sorry, but you don't have to.

[beastfang]

If you're going then protecting both of you is needed then.

[Guess who is volunteering to meatshield for you Kidou.]

[kouteipenguin]

Genda...

[blackdogdown]

Stop.

[sociallyarcward]

They're both my friends to. Let me go with you.

First Taro and now Kidou. I am not going to have everyone I care about play big cheese for the rats.

[He hadn't meant for that last part to be projected out--but thoughts and telepathy, what do?]

[blackdogdown]

No

[kouteipenguin]

It's already been decided.

[touketsu]

You'll need someone whose specialty is defending. I'm coming with you.

[kokuyoyo]

[And in response to literally all of his friends flipping their shit- ]

The people you know are kind of stupid aren't they?

[megacurious]

Are you sure about this? You will be risking your life if you do.

[hachitaro]

You mean the life I shouldn't have anymore?

News flash: I'm dead.

[sociallyarcward]

Are you insane?

[hachitaro]

Possibly?

Probably.

At least the rats don't have guns. I hate dealing with guns.

[connivingbird]

>Good job, but it won't come for just one of you. It wants all of us or how many it can get at.

[hachitaro]

We'll have to have enough bunched up to be a good target, then.

The others will have to spread out.

[draculabackwards]

Are you certain of that? [For a newly Awakened or an about to be one? Ridiculously unsafe but what choice to they have?]

[hachitaro]

Yes. I'm not going to run away.