Babysitting Weapons of Mass Destruction

[gorgeous_sin]

WHO: Lust, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ira, Sheena Fujibayashi, Vincent Valentine, Selphie Tilmitt
WHAT: Cid has assigned various heroes to guard the remains of the Ultima WEAPON that were salvaged after their battle. Suspicious people try to sneak close, but they fail to be caught.
WHEN: September 11th - 13th
WHERE: Aqures Ixen - 12th District


Here sat the broken pieces of the enormous machine known as the Ultima WEAPON. The Heroes had gone through a lot of trouble to secure it, and even more trouble to subdue it. Now it sat sadly in a heap of wreckage at the airship ports, with few visitors save the occasional Hypello or dock rat.

This was what the Heroes had to guard. Prepare for boredom.


[OOC: Each Hero guard gets their own thread below. Pair up with whoever you want for guard duty CR!]

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Lust

[gorgeous_sin]

[Lust apparently has no problem with perching herself right on the weapon's "head", long legs crossed, resting her chin in the palm of her hand.]

[At least, that's how it appears. With a job like this, she thought being an Overlord was better suited to the task than an Alchemist might be. The real Lust isn't far away, having manipulated reality to her liking so she can keep a better eye on the weapon from a safe enough distance, and thus make sure she sees anyone who takes an unhealthy or keen interest in the device.]

[But it's still boring.]

[Her illusion can carry on conversations with anyone else she winds up working with, but don't expect her to say anything nice to the majority of those assigned to guard duty. There was only one among them who'd been neutral enough not to earn her disgust.]

[acceptedoblivion]

[Aw, come on. It's not as if he left the potato to whatever the other Heroes thought would be best. Oh right, he did, didn't he? Too bad he doesn't really care what others think much.

As it is, he's half leaning against the longpole he'd received with the Job, occasionally glancing up to the illusion of the instigator of the whole mess. If he didn't want that paladin job so badly he would have left the moment he noticed her.]

Can't be the most sturdy of places to linger.

[Oh look, a single tiny sprout of caring finally began to poke through the soil in his garden of f[KUPO!]s to give. If only he still had access to his darkness-sense right now so he could see it was misplaced...]

[gorgeous_sin]

My my, are you actually worried~?

[Her voice is calm and smooth, a velvet purr that does nothing to disguise her nonchalance. She doesn't seem like she's due for a fall, and she'd almost be insulted by the belief that she might...if she ever took offense to anything. She didn't look down at him, still gazing out over the city. But the real Lust was paying attention, her arms folded, one eyebrow arched.]

This spot affords a better vantage point. It's easier to see anyone who's stupid enough to approach.

[Her hand falls away from her chin to slide back, allowing her to recline on her palms.]

So. What are you getting out of this?

Re: Lust

[bloodypast]

[Vincent is quiet himself, and found Lust's presence pleasant enough. He's on a shoulder of the weapon himself, in between patrols around the area. Occasionally he'll patrol invisibly as well. Quiet himself, but he'd nodded pleasantly to Lust--illusion or not.]

[gorgeous_sin]

[So polite~ She still doesn't know much about the man, but she knows he's capable in a fight, and she can be satisfied with that. The real Lust watches him with mild interest when he chooses to slip into invisibility and patrol, wondering what it is he's looking for, but in general, the time passes peacefully.]

[When it seems like dawn has begun, the Lust sitting on the armor arches her back and stretches herself.]

What did you ask Cid for?

Sonic

[they_call_me_sonic]

[There was the sound of grumbling and growling as Sonic perched himself on the WEAPON. Oh, sure, do a job, get a JOB. He should have turned down guarding the stupid thing, but oh, noooo...]

BOOOOORING.

Re: Sonic

[acceptedoblivion]

It's guard duty. What did you expect?

[they_call_me_sonic]

Somethin' a little more exciting? I figured there'd be people crawling all over the place to get a piece of the WEAPON.

Re: Sonic

[not_most_days]

Fufufu, you have to be patient, like me kupo.

[Perched a bit higher on the weapon, the little moogle crouched as best as her little body allowed, her Assassin hood tugged nice and low.]

[they_call_me_sonic]

Tch, there's only so far patience can go with this job. Sheesh, I'm surprised no one hauled this thing away.

Ira

[acceptedoblivion]

[Ira was prepared for long stretches of nothing. Perhaps he was even trained to stare off into space for hours on end as he waited to see even a glimpse of activity. So far, nothing.

Believing Dragoon would likely be a better idea to equip, in case the speed was needed, he stood near the wreck, occasionally looking about for anything unusual.

He sighed.] Beats the shop, I guess...

Re: Ira

[not_most_days]

[While some Heroes have been assigned to guarding the machine, that doesn't stop others from dropping by as well. Kidd is actually a bit relieved to see how bored Ira is. Such a serious young man as him doesn't strike her as someone who would slack off on this task.

She raises a hand in greeting as she wanders up.]

At least if things are quiet in a case like this it usually means nothing has gone wrong.

Re: Ira

[acceptedoblivion]

[For a split second he almost looks relieved when Kidd approaches. He remembered them from the battle, but even before then... didn't they meet before? They obviously cared for Saori, so...]

Yet. [She gets a nod out of him in greeting.] Call me paranoid, but things rarely stay quiet with my luck.

Selphie

[boomchucka]

[Selphie's done the whole guard duty thing in the past but never over something that had almost killed her a couple of times. It's a boring task and one that Selphie is happy to do even if it's one of the most boring things in the world.]

Hmmmm...

[She eventually settles herself on part of the arm and scowls at the remains of the turret that had almost taken her out of the battle entirely.]

Cid must have a sick sense of humor...

Re: Selphie

[acceptedoblivion]

No kidding, though I guess I can see why he'd want this thing watched...

[Doesn't mean it isn't boring as the Underworld on a slow day, though.]

[boomchucka]

Heya!

[Selphie smiled at her fellow guard. She knew her fair chunk of the other heroes but she'd never encountered Ira before.]

Yeah, it makes sense. Besides, I'm pretty sure that the military has already salvaged all the usable parts already. The rest of the WEAPON is just scrap.

Finally tagging!

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sheena looks at her new partner incredulously. ]

You honestly think he has one?

[ She nods to the machine. ]

Though, with someone having disappeared during the battle, it makes sense. They may want it back.

[ninjainviolet]

[ Guard duty. The last time she had guard duty had technically been while traveling with Colette and the others. At least that had kept them moving, and not staying in one place for hours on end.

Still, Sheena's still going to move, as she paces back and forth, practicing the Disguise skill of the Illusionist Job. At each turn, she's someone else--until she grows bored with it and takes up residence on the WEAPON's arm. ]

Do you really need guarded, big fella? Or is Cid just being Cid?

[acceptedoblivion]

Well I'm not the WEAPON, but...

[Says the Dragoon who refuses to even touch the wreckage.]

--I'd say it's probably a mix of "both."

[neverfirstclass]

[Cloud makes no effort to hide his presence as he walks over, so Sheena will be able to hear and then see him coming as he approaches.

He keeps a safe distance from the WEAPON, but his expression is serious as he looks it over, taking in the wreckage of the great thing they so recently fought.]

[neverfirstclass]

(ooc: sorry, I saw the date on the log and realized it didn't work, Cloud was out of town)

Vincent

[bloodypast]

[Still holding on to his gunner and ninja job, both maxed out. Guarding he might be, but that doesn't mean he's not also being productive. Or trying to, anyways. A set of throwing knives, and he's practicing--not as skilled as with his firearms, but he's hitting targets more often than not.]

Re: Vincent

[acceptedoblivion]

[Then Vincent wouldn't mind perhaps another quietly watching for a bit, taking some interest in what the taller of the two was doing. It was slightly more interesting than watching ants crawl up a wall. Though when he finally missed, Ira couldn't resist commenting.]

Nice one. I almost feel sorry for that bit of dock.

[He'd join in on the practicing, but he really only has one weapon to throw. So, favorite pastime of snarking his elders it is!]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sheena's also being productive--if changing her appearance while he's practicing can be called "productive". With his last throw, she reverts back to normal and nods. ]

You are definitely getting better at that! It doesn't cover as much distance as a bullet does, but this will be a good backup for you. [ She grins. ] How are you at concealing knives?

Re: Vincent

[neverfirstclass]

(ooc: sorry, I saw the date on the log and realized it didn't work, Cloud was out of town)