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

[lostwisdom]

We cannot discount the native forces, as well. Esdham and Mysidia in particular have either openly pledged their support or allowed Cid to hint at rumors of aid. There would be a risk either way, but if we bolster ourselves with their numbers, the odds could turn more into our favor.

[shinrasfinest]

It does seem to be building up to a big battle again, whether it be here in Aqures or out on the Calm Plains has yet to be really discussed at length, or at least as far as I know.

Aside from the visions warning those seers among us that she will bring the WEAPON to destroy us all and Aqures, we've very little specifics to go on. For all we know there are forces still somewhere out in the world loyal to Garland and might well be coming along too.

It's not a positive situation. To still be missing facts like that.

[pole_position]

Where will the Esdham military be stationed during this, Sephiroth? They've pledged their support, haven't they?

[shinrasfinest]

Although Cid informed us all of Esdham's intent, I've as yet not received any orders with regards to it. That said, I've not been back since the-

[He pauses. It's still a little hard to come to terms with all that's happened in the last few weeks.]

-since the investigation ended.

I will say this though. Even though Esdham is no longer at war with Hera, between the personnel deployed between Mysidia, the Tower and security concerns in Esdham itself - resources are already stretched thin.

That they would pledge a sizable force to aid us next month concerns me where those other positions will be weakened, with regards to who or what might be waiting to take advantage.