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mingle a little Mor tonight

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Sure!
Action: The wonderful world of Mor, nearby way-stations, and ships!
When: The first week or so of arrival

[this is it-- Atroma's surprise vacation stay for you all! it's time to explore, speculate, relax, and totally behave yourselves. right?

how are you all dealing with the ever-so-educational volcano? have you played around with the visual toggle on those collars yet? aren't they cool? aren't these peasant clothes rad? if you haven't had a decent meal since Abeo, maybe you could afford some of that authentic farm-raised meat they have here. historical!

I bet you're all excited and completely thrilled to be here! who wouldn't be? ...so, make some discoveries, make some friends, and have fun!]

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[hiro looks way too proud for his own good here. he gives the a grin and a shrug in response to the appraisal, and nods toward the bushes to head for cover, so ready to do it that it's obvious he was thinking the same thing.]

You seem to know what you're doing, too, you know.

[his voice is low, though.]

I have a little experience in breaking and entering. [He keeps his voice low as well. There's no shame in the admission. Hey, he never did anything bad, really; he never stole stuff, it was always just to see if he could do it. Or, you know, gathering recon.

[Ducking behind the bushes and then holding the top of his hair down as he pokes his head up over the top (it sticks up too much otherwise!), Axel peers about for nearby guards, trying to get a sense of their spread. He drops back down and looks at Hiro.]

Okay, looks like the main gate is at our 1:00 from here, but you never go in the main gate, that's way too complicated. There's a couple of holes down near the moat, though, that look big enough to crawl through. I think they're runoff channels, so it might be a little grimy. There's also some windows up higher that we might be able to get to if we work together. Thoughts?

Let's take the channels.

[less like to make loud noises and it'll be harder for anyone to chase them.]

[Hiro's really into this! This is great! Axel hasn't had a proper partner in crime for a while, not since things went downhill with Roxas. A pang of loneliness hits him in the gut and he exhales softly. Naminé was right all along, and he knows it.

[Okay, this isn't the time for nostalgia. He gives Hiro a nod, then holds his hands in front of him like he's holding an invisible box.]

So the channels are along the same wall as the main gate. [He shakes one hand to indicate it's suppose to be the wall.] And this is us, over here. [He shakes the other hand, to indicate it's the bushes. Then he points to three spots in the air near the 'bushes' hand.] There's three guards near us, but there's another row of bushes just beyond them, so if we time it right, we can get to the next bank of bushes without being seen. [He points to two spots in the air near the 'wall' hand then.] Two guards near the main gate, but if we keep low, we can duck under the drawbridge out of sight, then regroup and figure out how to get across the moat from there. Sound good?

[the visualization works well with hiro. axel has clearly been staking this out, and he knows what he's talking about. hiro nods in agreement, and starts scanning for the other guards.]

Sounds great. Let's do this.

All right. [He pokes his head up over the tops of the bushes again and watches the guards a moment, counting seconds. Glancing back down at Hiro, he gives him a serious look.] I think we've got about a four second window where the guards are looking away. We can make it to the next line of bushes in that time.

You ready? On three, we go for it.

One, two, three--

[As the nearest guard turns away, Axel vaults over the top of the bushes and sprints for the next line of them, hoping Hiro's close on his heels. He dives behind the bush as the guards turn back in their direction, pressing his back against it and shooting Hiro a reckless grin.]

[hiro is surprisingly quick, right alongside with axel. he's got a breathless grin on his face, chest heaving with excitement.]

I can't believe we're doing this...

[his voice is so quiet. kind of like he's done this kind of thing before.]

[Axel laughs silently at Hiro's enthusiasm. For a moment, he kind of feels like a kid again himself.

[He crawls to the end of the bushes and peeks out to check for guards again. There's two at the edge of the drawbridge, and another off to the far left. Shouldn't be too hard. He sits down again and gives Hiro a glance.]

Wanna take the helm on this one and get us to under the drawbridge?

No problem. We're going under the drawbridge, right?

[he doesn't see a more efficient way to do this, anyway.]

[Axel nods.]

There's guards on either side of the bridge, but if we're under it we're out of sight. Then it's just a matter of figuring out how to get across to the channels. So long as we're quiet, though, I doubt they'll see us. Nobody looks for trespassers in the moat.

... Did we consider the possibility of alligators in the moat?

[did you forget about the most essential part of a moat]

You really think alligators are indigenous?

[He looks a little unsure. He didn't really consider the possibility of alligators. Perhaps this has been an oversight.]

Well... there's gotta be a ledge for the drawbridge to rest on, so there's probably space beneath it that isn't actually in the moat. So we can check for alligators when we get there?

[Maybe they can toss one of the guards in the moat to distract the alligators. Insert Wilhelm Scream here.]

[if there are alligators in the moat i am climbing a wall and leaving you there]

... Yeah, you're right. It'll probably be fine.

[he's gonna go ahead and get in position to run and hide under the drawbridge.]

You ready to go?

[If there are alligators in the moat, I will help you climb the wall and follow you quickly thereafter.]

Ready when you are.

Okay. [he's watching for his opening.]

... Three... two... one... now.

[ZOOM, off he goes like lightning!!]

[Grinning, Axel takes off after Hiro, headed for the embankment at the edge of the moat, for the space under the drawbridge. They zoom past while the guards are looking in the other direction, and skid underneath the bridge. It's muddy and kind of steep, a little slippery, but so long as they don't make any sudden moves they won't fall in. The moat water is murky and still--it's impossible to tell how deep it is by looking.

[Axel leans forward a little, breathing heavy, his heart pounding with excitement and exertion.]

Well, I don't see any alligators... [He looks at Hiro.] I don't think I wanna go swimming in that, though, anyway.

[hiro glances back at him and makes a face.]

We're gonna be swimming in worse in a minute.

[he's looking for the channels now]

[Axel wrinkles his nose when he spots the channels, dripping with brownish water that trickles into the brownish moat.]

Eull, should'a worn a hazmat suit. [He looks down the length of the bridge, rubbing his chin a bit.] You know... we might not have to go swimming at all. [He points to about the halfway spot on the bridge.] There were no guards at the actual entryway into the castle, only at the entrance to the drawbridge. If we shimmy out about halfway and can haul ourselves up the side quietly... They're not gonna be looking for someone behind them.

[he just kind of stares up above them at the drawbridge.]

... We are so gonna get arrested.

[he does not sound nearly upset enough about that]

[Hiro's tone belies the severity of his words, and Axel can't help but grin.]

I know, right?

[He's a terrible influence, but hey, it's all in good fun, right? YOLO

[He carefully gets to his feet, hunched over beneath the bridge, and reaches up to grip the ledge. He picks his feet up and hangs there for a moment, like he's testing it, then shuffles his hands to move out a few inches. Then he shuffles back and puts his feet back down, giving Hiro a nod.]

I think we can do it. How are you at doing pull-ups, though? Getting up over the ledge might be tough.

[He can go first and pull him up if necessary, but they need to get this stuff squared away before they get halfway across the moat and wind up fumbling.]

Oh, don't you worry about me. Climbing is a specialty of mine.

[my brother is like 10 feet tall compared to me and i climb him regularly

he moves to the edge and squints at it, shuffling out as far as he can on the bank before jumping up and grabbing it. he's silent as he pulls himself up.]

[He watches, impressed, as Hiro makes his way out and then pulls himself up over the ledge. He's quite the little acrobat! Following, Axel hauls himself up over the egde and shoots a quick glance toward the guards, then silently makes a shooing gesture at Hiro.

[They hurry to the castle doors, and Axel gives it a tug. It appears to be unlocked. He grins, but his grin quickly vanishes as the door makes a loud creaking sound when he pulls it open enough for them to sneak inside. There's a shout from the guards, and Axel's eyes widen as they turn to run across the drawbridge to apprehend.]

Run for it! We gotta find someplace to hide!

Get inside! Fast!

[he yanks the door a little more open and darts inside of it, taking no time to revel at the inside. he runs to the first side hall he can find, looking for an open door or a kitchen or something. there has to be a cupboard or a table he can hide in.]

[He doesn't bother closing the door behind them, he just bolts after Hiro, dashing down a hallway and pointing to the first open door.]

In there!

[They dart inside. It's a drawing room of some sort. There were a couple of couches and low tables, all with flower arrangements on them. There were heavy curtains on the high windows, and--perfect! It looked like there was a closet.]

Hiro, throw open one of the windows, then follow me.

[He pulls open the closet and has a quick look. It'll be a tight squeeze, but there's space for Hiro to curl up in one corner, and Axel to stand in the other, obscured by someone's fine outerwear.]

They'll think we went out the window, so hopefully they won't bother checking in here.

[If they did, well... Axel could always see how he fared with a Sleep spell...]

[oh, perfect! he throws the window open violently so that... maybe they can even hear it, and then he slides into the closet. good thing they're both so damn skinny.]

Shh!

mingle a little Mor tonight

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