ABS FIESTA REDUX

[carolcat]

Cualli welcomes Arkhip into her house. "Hey," she smiles, letting him in. "Glad you could make it."

She shows him to her living room, furnished with a comfortable-looking couch and armchair. "I'll go grab the drinks. Make yourself at home."

[Ad Bot]

[Lockebox]

Ash enters Recroom and takes a look around. It smelled like cheap snacks and there was an outdated television in the middle with a console that looked like it had been ablaze earlier.

He see's Morten and Nagato (as a player i'm unsure as to what they're doing) and walks over.

"Hey fellas. Either of you got a lighter or know where i can grab a spare? Don't worry I won't light it up in here."

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy heads for the Rec-room looking for something to do

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko leaves the chopper, thanking the Sergeant and his men for the opportunity to ride along, and looks around. His kit and guns are left with the SAR team. He notices Yamashiro and Musashi, and begins walking their way.

He is anxious, Yamashiro hated his guts, it wasn't hard to see, but he reasoned that it is his responsibility to return Matsumoto's helmet. He finally gets to them, holding the helmet in front of him against his gut.

"Yamashiro," he says.

[Qwepir]

Cualli welcomes Arkhip into her house. "Hey," she smiles, letting him in. "Glad you could make it."

She shows him to her living room, furnished with a comfortable-looking couch and armchair. "I'll go grab the drinks. Make yourself at home."

Eremit takes a seat and simply looks around the place.

Ash enters Recroom and takes a look around. It smelled like cheap snacks and there was an outdated television in the middle with a console that looked like it had been ablaze earlier.
He see's Morten and Nagato (as a player i'm unsure as to what they're doing) and walks over.
"Hey fellas. Either of you got a lighter or know where i can grab a spare? Don't worry I won't light it up in here."

Morten is reading the latest issue of Guns and Explody Things, and Nagato is watching television. Or, more accurately, blankly staring through the television.
: Ask Frisk or Virvel. I don't smoke.

You get no response from Nagato.

He is anxious, Yamashiro hated his guts, it wasn't hard to see, but he reasoned that it is his responsibility to return Matsumoto's helmet. He finally gets to them, holding the helmet in front of him against his gut.
"Yamashiro," he says.

She stops talking with one of the technicians to look at you, then at the helmet. She just sighs.
: I take it that's all you found.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy enters Rec and sees Nagato sitting on the couch staring at the television. She makes her way over and slowly sits down with her. She looks at Nagatos empty thousand yard stare and frowns.

"...Hey. You ok?"

[NoZoner]

Pop Pop. Pop Pop. Pop Pop.

The pistol's slide locks open as the last bullet leaves the barrel. Brass casings fall to the floor below, pinging against the concrete surface. Lorens tilts the gun to confirm that the magazine is spent. He releases the slide lock, deroosters the hammer, drops the magazine and sets the articles down on the table. Though he wasn't counting, Lorens imagines he's fired at least a hundred rounds today. Shadows cast by the targets downrange stretch ever longer across the landscape as the sun sinks further below the horizon.

That's probably enough for today.

Content with the day's plinking and eager to see everyone's safe return, Lorens quickly fills the magazine, slides it back into the pistol, engages the safety and holsters the firearm. He gives the PPE back to the armory attendant and briskly walks back to the main complex.



Lorens stops by the rec room and peeks through the doorway. Inside, he finds Captain Tippy, the big guy from Djuriskas, the Kintharian lady with the chic bob cut, and another figure facing away, whose appearance is uncannily familiar.

[Lockebox]

Ash shrugs and heads out the door.

"Alright thanks anyway."

Ash heads for the gym. Surely he'll find something there.

[Operator¹]

Ellie switches from looking at the parked Fenrir to find the Foxbat that was shipped to the base.

[NoZoner]

The figure turns around and walks out through the doorway, right past Lorens. He stands there, staring at the far wall for a few seconds in disbelief before turning around.

"... Ash?"

[Qwepir]

Tippy enters Rec and sees Nagato sitting on the couch staring at the television. She makes her way over and slowly sits down with her. She looks at Nagatos empty thousand yard stare and frowns.

"...Hey. You ok?"

She snaps out of it.
: Not really, no.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Well," Jaakko says solemnly, "Well, we found her seat, and an unused medkit. There was a lot of blood, but no sign of Matsumoto. There were the burn marks of an Imperial VTOL, so- I think that they captured her. I'm sorry..."

He looks down and shifts the helmet around.

"Looks like nothing got inside though," he says, turning the helmet upside down.

[Lockebox]

The figure turns around and walks out through the doorway, right past Lorens. He stands there, staring at the far wall for a few seconds in disbelief before turning around.

"... Ash?"

Ash thought he saw someone familiar in the corner of his eye and he turned when his name was called out, recognizing the voice.

"Lorens?" Ash say's with his eyes widening in shock

[Tayasaurus]

She snaps out of it.
: Not really, no.

Tippy stops frowning.

"Honestly, kind of a stupid question on my part. Lay it on me if you want to talk about it..."

[NoZoner]

"Ash!" Lorens runs to his brother and gives him a quick hug. "[Holy forgetin' Ark, I didn't think I'd get to see you so soon! How've you been?]"