Preparations for a Fierce Battle

[forcegalactic]

Who: Everyone
What: A meeting to discuss the plan of attack against Palitutu
When: July 13th
Where: Old Observatory
Warnings: Threadjacking and discussion is heavily encouraged

[Anyone approaching the Observatory can smell the meeting long before they enter the building. Mordecai and Ellena worked hard the past several days cooking dishes for the Heroes and any guests they brought, resulting in a tiring contests of who could cook the most.

Dishes from Mars. Dishes from Ellana's world. Pastries. Any snack the two of them could find the recipe for. If there were some people that were unsure whether to come to the meeting or not, free food is the strongest argument.

The largest meeting room is prepared with tables and chairs for everyone to sit down, with sofas lining the sides. When everyone settles down and grabs a plate, Mordecai steps onto an area at the end of the room devoid of tables and chairs.]

Alright, alright. We got food in our stomachs, so it's about time we get this started.

Now, we all know why we're here. Palitutu's comin' in less than a month, and we still need to come up with a plan of attack. Seein' how big this team grew, there's gonna be a wide differences in opinions. Last thing we need is all of us disagreein' on what to do at the last minute.

[Like a few days ago. That was a disaster.]

We have plenty of reason to believe that she's not gonna listen to anythin' we say and kill us at the start, so we'll need to prepare our openin' move. There's plenty of ways to fight a WEAPON, but we gotta work together to do it in an efficient manner.

So. Now that I got your attention, what ideas do you have to offer?

Comments

[im_pancake]

"That doesn't make it any better!" Twilight replied, snapping at Jack. "I mean, look at what you just said - you've practically said we're disposable just because we're here and we can keep dying and coming back to life! You're saying that we should just keep throwing our lives away on the off-chance that other people not dying will help protect this world."

"I don't want my life to be meaningless just because I can die and come back to life! That's what it is right now the way you're talking! What good is this... this... immortality if we just get back right up after a fight?! What's the point that everyone else around me can die and I can't unless some monster decides that I should be killed to prove a point?!"

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

The pony gets a glare. "Did I say we're disposable? No. I'm also saying that the people of this planet aren't disposable, and I'm not hiding behind them, when we were the ones Palitulu asked for."

"I don't think we're going to die out there, but I think that if Aqures Ixen brings an army out there, they are going to die. Because that wasn't the deal. The deal was for us."

[im_pancake]

"And what if you're wrong, Jack?" Twilight said. "What if we don't bring out an army? What if she does kill us?" She glares back at the human. "Are you seriously betting on the idea that Palitutu's mind is chivalrous? She's totally and completely nuts!"

She gets up on her hind legs as she throws her front legs out. "I mean, I'm surprised that she doesn't have some sort of mad scientist laboratory down below! I mean, if she isn't an Ancient, she's probably developed all of her little abilities from some...where..."

"...has... anyone bothered to check Palitutu's lab recently?"

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

"Because armies never get anybody talking." Damn you, Doc, if you're not here, then Jack will be the one to stand here and say that. "If all she actually wants is to talk to us and hear how we're going to stop the Calamity, stopping the WEAPON will get us talking. And the army can't do that. We can. I like Ales' plan to hack the damn thing again, personally."

"Because the problem is that she isn't nuts. Insane is harder to plan for. She's flat out told us what she's doing."

"You want the army to do something, leave them in the city as the second wave. If she attacks the city directly, then, yes, she gets everything she deserves, and Aqures Ixen rises to defend itself again. But she's drawing the best defense we have, namely us, out of the city. Let's not commit everything to one front."