(no subject)

[straykitty]

Who: Renne, Donnie, Yuki and Aira
What: Routine raid turns cleansing cult installation and salting the earth
Where: A hidden research facility on Larendt
When: Mid-February in between normal Corsair operations
Warnings: Violence, potential mention of human experimentation

With the Isles Above on lockdown, finding a target had been difficult. However, with Renne's network, nothing was impossible, especially when one knew how to access Society archives and knew certain doting n'er do wells would probably look the other way if they saw it was her. The facility she found was a small research installation nestled in the forests of Larendt. They should have ample Ether stones for their purposes, but also shouldn't have been too hard to knock over.

After assembling a crew, she booked a Corsair ship out to the fallen isle of Larendt. The facility was fairly easy to find, as usual the Imperials never really thought to conceal their labs, even if they were within the Corsair's operating zone. The door was reinforced steel, but that wasn't a particularly large issue. Withdrawing her ENC, Renne, gave her team one final look. "Are you all ready?"

Comments

[testygirl]

"Right..."

Aira has no idea what she's going to say Renne when this is all over, but it's a damn good thing that the latter prepared and knowledgeable. It occurs to her that Renne must be the reason that the Corsairs are specifically equipped to deal with this. Though, of course, that knowledge came at a horrible price.

She forces herself to be patient, waiting for the two other kids to drink, and then accepting the water skin once Nyammy passes it along. Aira emulates the way Renne helped the first child drink—bringing the skin to the boy's lips and tipping it delicately, carefully and slowly letting the water flow. It takes some extra effort to keep her hands from trembling.

[nyammy]

Nyammy is a little used to getting somebody water like this. She's helped out at Iroha's animal clinic, after all - not much, but enough. The small, malnourished, and injured children remind her of the injured and sick animals she would see there.

She passes on the water quickly, though, intent on making sure all of the children have a turn with it.

"You're doing great," she tells the child. "We'll get you out of here soon, all right?" She doesn't expect a response, she's just trying to make her voice soothing and offer some hope to the child.

[straykitty]

The children drink greedily from the water, but don't seem to be able to speak - when they try they can make some basic vocalizations but otherwise aren't able to produce intelligible sounds. What is fairly immediate, however, is that they both clutch tightly to their saviors, their little bodies trembling with fear.

"We should get them out," Renne says, lifting the child into her arms.

[testygirl]

Aira acknowledges Renne with a nod. There really isn't more to be said.

"Good job," she tells the boy, maintaining an encouraging smile—though still with plenty of strain. "Aaaand up we go!"

She leads him towards the exit, holding his hand with a warm and firm grip. It seems he has the strength to walk, at least, which is the thinnest of silver linings. There's hope that he can make a full recovery, in time. She prays that all of them can.

[nyammy]

Nyammy helps the last child - or rather, the child she was helping - to their feet. She doesn't elect to carry them - they seem to be able to stand, after having had some water - but she takes their hand, leading them after Aira and Renne, slowly and encouragingly.

This situation is dire. But they'd make it out. Nyammy would make sure of it.