let's do the time warp again [semi-open?]

[nayotake]

WHO: Kaguya, Yukimura, and anyone Yukimura recruits to drag back on a trip to the past with him?
WHAT: Going back to Ueda Castle to fix a screw-up.
WHERE: Main camp, to start, then back in time to Ueda.
WARNING(S): nothing yet!



[The main camp is starting to get more full, although there were still plenty of faces missing - but every new arrival is good for morale, even the ones nobody likes, really, because they at least represent a unity of cause that can bring even the most bitter of enemies together, and - maybe Kaguya is just being sentimental, but she at least finds the idea of Shu and Wei, Eastern and Western armies, Dong Zhuo and anybody being able to find common cause to be somewhat inspiring.

Every new arrival also means leads to a few more, as everyone wants to know what they can do to find missing comrades or save dead ones, and so she's been busy - but there's no time to rest, and with everyone else doing everything they can, it's not as though she can do any less.

She's been back from her last trip for a little while now, though, and she's savoring the few moments of downtime before the next inevitable mission.]

Comments

and saving Suo

[koneko_chan]

[Guan Yu found herself in the same position as she had before but this time, this time it would be different. This time she wouldn't draw the attention from the enemy towards her. She couldn't help but think it was one of the reasons why Suo had died in the first place.

Instead, she silently searches the battlefield for him until she found him.]

Guan Suo! We have to get out of here.

[emulates]

M-my lady...? What do you mean?

[There was no way out of here, was there? Guan Suo had somewhat resigned himself to death at this point, even if there was so much more that he'd wanted to accomplish. Now wasn't the time for regrets, however - they'd simply have to do their best with what they had.

Though if he could protect her, that was far preferable than seeing her be hurt by those monsters.]

[koneko_chan]

It's alright, just follow me!

[She takes her free hand to grab onto one of his. Actually, she really had to struggle her urge just to hug him right now, but she could do that later.

She knew the passage where she got out of here now and they could take that. There had been a surprisingly small number of demons there and even if one of the reasons was probably because they cleaned it up so neatly before... it would still be a normal amount. Not the amount she had summoned before.]

[emulates]

W-what do you mean, follow you...? Where are we going?

["Confused" was an understatement to describe how Guan Suo was feeling at the moment, but he decided that it would be better to go along with her. Besides, he trusted her - so surely she knew what she was doing. Even if he didn't really have any idea about what was going on. So he followed along without protest, trying to keep up with her pace.]

[koneko_chan]

Like I said, we have to get out of here!

[She gives him a reassuring smile as she leads him the way. She had even found means for a diversion - the rest was still up to luck, but she was positive it would go better this time around.]

Get your weapon ready. There are some barrels with sake. If we light them with fire it might draw enough attention so that we can escape from here.

[emulates]

I, um- all right. I'll do my best to follow your lead.

[Even though he's not entirely sure that he knows what's going on around here, but she seems fairly sure of what she's doing - enough so to make up for the both of them.]

[koneko_chan]

[She nods firmly and leads him underground. Just a bit of commotion - that was the best they could do for buying time. She takes one from the torches off the wall and leads him towards the barrels.]

Help me roll them over.

[She points to one direction, then towards another.]

We are going to escape there then.

[emulates]

[How could he argue with a means of possible escape? Though Guan Suo did his best not to get his hopes up too quickly-- that would certainly be a recipe for disaster. But there seemed as though there might be the smallest chance...

Nodding, he started to move one of the barrels in the direction that she'd indicated, trying not to waste any time.]

[koneko_chan]

[She gestures him to step back.]

Come behind me.

[She focuses on the barrel and once it has rolled far away enough, throws the torch at it, causing an loud explosion.

Success!

But they weren't out of yet.

She takes Suo by the hand again to lead the way from where she had escaped the last time.]

Come!