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]

... 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]

Rest assured. We won't.

[hachitaro]

It's dangerous. I'm squishy. I know the risks.

I'd prefer not to die, but If I do...

[kokuyoyo]

....I'm starting to think we need someone more stable to be there with you...

[And hey if Kidou has already volunteered...]

[hachitaro]

... Stable.

I...


[The link goes fuzzy for a moment, before he's back.]

Maybe. I just fucking died, so... I don't know.

[kokuyoyo]

Then he'll go with you.

More Navigators will make better bait anyway, so long as we make sure not to put too many of ours on the line.

[hachitaro]

How many do we have, do you know?

[kokuyoyo]

[There's a rapid click of thought- too fast to keep track of, but definitely mathematics.]

Around ten, I think.

[hachitaro]

Seven or eight to coordinate attacks and herd them into traps. Two or three to be central bait. Put the defenders in a semicircle, leave an opening for the rats, then once they're in close the circle and we'll have them trapped.

[kokuyoyo]

So that leaves one more person to act as bait then.

[hachitaro]

Since we'll have to have enough of a concentration for them to go after us, not the others around...

We'll have to keep the Navigators spread out so that they don't pose enough of an enticing target.

[kouteipenguin]

This isn't up for debate.

[hachitaro]

I wasn't saying it was. Stay back, kid. Gonna need people to pick them off.

[kouteipenguin]

I need more range than I have or more room to maneuver than I get for my weapons to be as effective. I might as well be your backup.

[hachitaro]

Fine. Just keep enough distance. I don't want you getting hurt. What are you, like thirteen?

[kouteipenguin]

Yes. However, I have some experience with this.

[hachitaro]

Oh excellent I just kind of guessed.

Though you shouldn't have this experience at thirteen.

Whatever, we can talk about that later. Geez, I'm ten times your age...

[kouteipenguin]

Yeah. Right now, we should be focusing on the task at hand.

[How about never, can they discuss that never?]

[hachitaro]

[How bout I do anyway~]

Yeah.

We need to push through. It's hard to tell when it's this dark, but I think the gym is to our... east? I'm not sure.

[kouteipenguin]

Yes, it is.

[hachitaro]

We need to start driving the battle that way, then. Hopefully not blow open a wall or something, the last thing we need is for someone to investigate the property damage.