1 When The Clock Strikes Thirteen - Part Two Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:39 am
Supaku
D-rank
Supaku listened intently to Sensei Hanbei as she explained the parameters of their mission. It was beginning to get dark as the mine came into view, which was somewhat worrisome for Supaku, she was not overly fond of the idea of not being able to see while they carried out this mission. Looking from Yori to his sister Ko, Supaku tried to come up with a plan of attack. They both seemed to be capable, if somewhat annoying, shinobi. Though she’d always wanted to be in a position of authority there had never truly been an opportunity for her to be in one before. And now that the moment had arrived, she was more than a bit nervous about it, especially with Hanbei’s earlier speech about losing team members. More than just not wanting to be responsible for losing anyone, she didn’t want to lose anyone at all. And the revelation that the mine itself was not enclosed was a terrible one. That meant that they would be fully exposed to all manner of danger, which did not bode well. Though looking at the setting sun gave her a sudden burst of inspiration.
“Alright, so the sun is setting. I’m thinking that probably the best thing we can hope for is to get in there unseen. If it’s as open as you say, walking in in broad daylight isn’t going to give us the advantage. So if we wait until twilight then we at least have some semblance of cover. Until then though, we should get as close as we can without being seen, we need to find out exactly where that VIP is, and how to extract her without any of us being hurt.”
She sized up both Ko and her brother Yori; Ko would probably have an easier time of actually acquiring the VIP, but then again, she would also likely be better at defending her brother. Where as he had earlier stated, Yori was likely useless in a close up fight, but based on other things he had said, she guessed he was probably pretty sneaky. She would sigh quietly as she ran several plans over and over in her mind. The problem she could see was the her and Ko were evenly matched in terms of what they were capable of, and Yori just wasn’t. She didn’t know what to do with him, she wasn’t even sure if she could leave him alone. She decided she probably couldn’t, and would draw herself up as tall as she could, leveling her gaze at the siblings.
“I think I’d like to have Yori with me, if that seems alright with you. How’s your stealth Yori? You think you can sneak in and get the VIP while Ko and and I watch your back? Once we scout out the area, I’d like for you and I to get as close as possible to the VIP while Ko secures our exit.”
She would wait to see if anyone balked at her plan, she hoped it sounded reasonable. She really thought that it was the best division of skill, she was confident that Ko could handle herself, and she wanted to make sure that nothing happened to Yori. But she wasn’t sure that Ko wouldn’t do anything stupid trying to save her brother, so separating them seemed the most logical course of action. Time would tell if she was correct.
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“Alright, so the sun is setting. I’m thinking that probably the best thing we can hope for is to get in there unseen. If it’s as open as you say, walking in in broad daylight isn’t going to give us the advantage. So if we wait until twilight then we at least have some semblance of cover. Until then though, we should get as close as we can without being seen, we need to find out exactly where that VIP is, and how to extract her without any of us being hurt.”
She sized up both Ko and her brother Yori; Ko would probably have an easier time of actually acquiring the VIP, but then again, she would also likely be better at defending her brother. Where as he had earlier stated, Yori was likely useless in a close up fight, but based on other things he had said, she guessed he was probably pretty sneaky. She would sigh quietly as she ran several plans over and over in her mind. The problem she could see was the her and Ko were evenly matched in terms of what they were capable of, and Yori just wasn’t. She didn’t know what to do with him, she wasn’t even sure if she could leave him alone. She decided she probably couldn’t, and would draw herself up as tall as she could, leveling her gaze at the siblings.
“I think I’d like to have Yori with me, if that seems alright with you. How’s your stealth Yori? You think you can sneak in and get the VIP while Ko and and I watch your back? Once we scout out the area, I’d like for you and I to get as close as possible to the VIP while Ko secures our exit.”
She would wait to see if anyone balked at her plan, she hoped it sounded reasonable. She really thought that it was the best division of skill, she was confident that Ko could handle herself, and she wanted to make sure that nothing happened to Yori. But she wasn’t sure that Ko wouldn’t do anything stupid trying to save her brother, so separating them seemed the most logical course of action. Time would tell if she was correct.
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