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(Setting) Saint Homura's Hospital
| >The militia shake in their boots as the approaching horde of angry people grows closer, now carrying police armor and batons taken off of the fallen officers. Their chanting is loud enough to shake the foundations of the hospital itself...
| > A woman is hiding in a nearby alleyway, just several meters off the incoming masses.
"Chaos. More chaos!"
> Confused on where to go, she decides to freeze in place as the the chants are becoming clearer and clearer.
| >Suddenly, from the rear entrance, a large cargo truck blows it's horn, screeching to a halt rather quickly. Kazuki Nakamura jumps from the seat.
| >The militia turn to face the cargo truck, shaking in their boots at the newcomer.
| "Hey, hey! Back here, everyone!"
>Attempting to get attention of the guards and such. He notices the crowd and immediately runs for the back of the truck.
"C'mon, not alot time! I've got us a chance!"
| >Some of the guards follow you to the back of the vehicle...
| >From the back of the truck, Kazuki opens up to military grade rifles, machine guna and more. He draws himself a bolt action rifle with a five shot cylinder, looking to the military with light worry.
"L-Listen.. A fight is unavoidable.. But these patients in this hospital are innocent, fighting for thwir own lives.. fight for them! Will you? Get over here and give them a better chance!"
| (Their*)
| "Take what you can handle, there's plenty of crates for munitions. Find a place to set up and be ready!"
>He finishes his speech before moving himself out of the way for the soldiers.
| > The sudden arrival of the cargo truck had the woman surprised, she tries to peek out from her hiding spot.
"A rescue?!"
> She contemplates for a moment before running towards the cargo, hot in her heels are the people that had seen her sprinting out of the alley
"Ruffians!"
| >Within minutes, the staff members arm themselves with the military-grade weaponry and set up once again behind the barricade.
>And not a moment too soon, as the SUV from before barrels down the road, honking loudly...
| >Kazuki turns and without hesitation, aims the rifle towards the rioters, keeping his shot clear away from the woman.
"It's started.. Now or never!"
| "Open fire"
>Kazuki gives the order, knowing the massacre about to happen.
| >The SUV is shot to pieces, the passengers inside shredded thoroughly. The vehicle trips on itself and slams to the side, scraping toward the barricade on its sheer momentum.
>Behind it, the rioters continue their angry charge, even as several of their number fall in the ensuing attack. Others drop to the ground and return fire.
>You watch as a doctor next to you knocks their head back, a rifle round over penetrating their skull. It has become a firefight now.
| > One of the rioter had pulled the woman's shirt, forcefully slamming her down to the concrete road
"Get your hand off, you brute!"
> The woman was sure that the rioter had seen her augmentation, as the rioter's next action was to throw a punch at her before chanting and shouting incoherently. It was not long before the woman and the rioter had heard of an order.
"F-fire?! Wait a minute!"
| >Kazuki winces at the sight, turning and firing back. Targeting the stronger links pf the attackers. He silently prays to himself for.the survival of the hospital, although not religious himself.
| (Woops, I should've refreshed)
| >Kazuki spots the sight and yells as loud as he possibly can.
"Don't shoot the unarmed! Don't hit that woman!"
>He points for whoever pays attention.
| > The woman lays low on the ground as more and more of the rioters fall to the ground. It wasn't long before she was made a target again; each time she stood up, it was either the guns or the attacks of the rioters that she would avoid.
| (*gunfire, whoops)
| >Kazuki keeps her in his sights as he runs to hop the barricade. He keeps low and fends off attacking rioters.
"Cover my movement, I'm going for her!"
| > Innumerable protesters had leapt and started attacking the woman after several of them had shouted something relating to their hatred of the augmented
"C-.. curses! Don't touch me!"
> With more attacks, through words and punches, the woman kneeled as her body weakens, unable to defend against the assault anymore.
| >A motorcycle flies in from a nearby alleyway. it's IN1, in a cybermask. At his hip is a seven-shot revolver.
"Sorry I'm late. Got caught up with some rioters."
>IN1 dives behind cover and fires off two shots, one of which takes out a rioter.
| >A strong blast from Kazuki's rifle nails two of the attackers, Kazuki now close enough and swinging his rifle to crack another's skull. He pulls them off the woman and shouts his order for her while defending her life.
"Run!"
| > Another four shots take out three men attempting to run after the woman.
| >Kazuki takes his time to face IN1, nodding his thanks, "No problem with that.. help that women over there, could ya'?" >
>He goes back on guard, a Rioter charging him from behind with a baton.
| (Whoops*)
| "A.. Wh-who—"
> The woman notices someone was clearing out the rioters from around her, defending her from them.
"..!"
> She didn't respond and tries to stand up, weakly; one of her leg is heavily injured.
| >IN1 fires off another shot and then curses.
"Damn it."
> He hastily reloads the revolver.
"Should have brought my rifle."
| >KN backs his way out of a few rioters, finding himself taken more hits than he wanted . He gets close to IN1 and draws a Lightfire. Offering to the fighter.
"Looks like you could use this."
| "Ah yeah, that'll work great. Thanks."
>Holstering the revolver, IN1 takes the Lightfire and starts shooting.
| "No problem.. Let's get back behind the barricade. More weapons beyond there!"
>Kazuki fires back at the crowd while making his way into safety. He soon turns to catch up with the girl, suddenly beginning to pick her up without notice.
| > Lightheaded and mostly trying to bear with the pulsing pain, the woman wasn't paying much attention before she realizes she was being picked up.
"We.. knew this would happen."
> Weakly, the woman voiced her words. She was unable to push forward any more of her energy.
| >Kazuki takes her words into thought, keeping them in the back of his head until he gets her behind the holding line. He quickly searches for a doctor that's not fighting and asks for her care immediately, offering zenny after the fight.
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>A pediatrician nearby with a bleeding head wound runs over, awkwardly carrying what appears to be an empty LMG. He drops it to the ground and begins administering to the woman as best as he can given the situation.
| >Kazuki gives his thanks, returning to the battle quickly and keeping an eye out for everyone, including IN1.
| >IN1, meanwhile, is still firing at the incoming crowd, though becoming visibly strained.
"I don't know how much longer we can hold these fuckers off. Any ideas?"
| >Kazuki grunts a bit, biting his lip before nodding.
"Gather a couple of people and tell them to head inside and get as much alchohol, gas, anything flammable that they can find. We're going to give firewall a new meaning."
>He turns and slings his rifle over his shoulder, running for the Cargo truck.
| >Among the crowd there is a person covering behind a car door used as a shield, the word "AID" is crudely painted on red letters on the door as that person struggles to get trough the crowd while shaking the door shield
| >Kazuki comes back from the truck, this time bringing it with him. He's pulled out most crates and weapons for those still fighting and left only little inside. He stops and see's the shielded, focusing on the person to see what their plans are.
| >The person pushed protesters left and right while blending with them in the middle of the chaos and at moments reaches his free hand out to point at the word "AID"
| >Kazuki takes a second before nodding, stepping out and shouting once more, pointong at the shield.
"Clear a path for the door stamped with AID! Don't let anyone get near it!"
>He begins firing once more, but stops soon to finish his task with the Cargo truck.
| >IN1, noticing this, says
"Let him through, but keep a gun
pointed at him the whole time he's here."
| >The person behind the shield takes chance and charges forward, getting trough as many protesters as he could before getting behind the safe line, once in he dropped the door revealing to be a young man with two augmented eyes and a left arm implant barely noticeable under his clothes, He's looking around for he's disoriented where he ended up at after the crowd
| >a Toy Soldiers green helicopter begins to fly towards the hospital, another much larger one soon passes and begins to make a landing on top, people dressed in fatigues begin to propel and pile out.
| >A glass bottle with a flaming rag attached to it flies over the barricade and crashes to the ground! It ignites immediately, catching one janitorial worker on the legs, igniting him!
>He screams as he rolls on the ground, trying to put out the fire!
| >One of the glass side door windows shatters above you as buckshot breaks through it!
| >Kazuki watches them come down and takes a second to think, turning and aiming the truck for the opening in the barricade. He slams the truck into drive and hops out, letting it drift it's way into the crowd and shortly gets hit by crossfire, causing an explosion to keep the Rioters at bay for a lengthy time.. Enough for the fatigued men to get off the roof.
| >The fatigued soldiers begin to fire on the man who through the bottle, several others begin to charge at other rioters with bayonets with laser blades.
>ones that landed on top of the facility begin to make their way down the hospital building.
| >A blue helicopter circles overhead
| >The man of the door shield backs up towards the doors of the hospital, almost falling from the sudden turn and muttering "Fuck" repeatedly while moving
| >With no ammo left for himself, the young Kazuki watches the soldiers fight with them. He looks back to the rest of the fighters, the staff and all, and decides to put them to rest. Making his way to the top of the highest point on the Barricade, he watches his back so he won't be hit by a stray bullet.
"Everybody! Look around you... You did it! We've made our sacrifices. You lot of everyday people have just done something big. Those of you who fought, thank you. thank you all!"
| >A cheer erupts from the weakened staff, who by this point have been reduced to over a third of their number- many of them are injured, and a few... didn't make it.
| >He clears his throat, watching the soldiers.
"Now, I know.. I know this was difficult, I know most of you have just lost someone here. Therefore, anyone willing to stay, after this is over completely.. Help return the fallen to peace. Everyone needs a proper burial, even the Rioters. Thank you, for protecting those who couldn't fight. You all did your best. Let's hear it one more time!"
| >A roar comes from the remaining defenders!
| > With noise from left and right, the woman was unable to take focus; the moment she wakes up, she was already in a place she doesn't know.
"Wh-what?"
> Her wounds have been cleaned and treated, some are bandaged, even.
"Just.."
> Putting the missing pieces of puzzle together, she had already guessed what happened before. That was the moment when she heard Kazuki's proclamation.
| >Toy Soldiers personel make it into the room with all the people, and begin to move to take defensive cover for them.
>some with TS riot shields
"Everyone, we have an evacuation helicopter prepared on the roof for all who need it."
>several soldiers move to barricade the door
| >The man of the shield door makes his way out while everyone is cheering, not looking at anyone
| >Climbing off the Barricade, Kazuki scans the crowd for the shield door, not seeing it himself, he begins searching for IN1, biting his cheek and whispering to himself.
"Just enough hope for everyone, it looks like.."
| >The blue helicopter lands on the roof
| >Kazuki takes note of this unique heli and makes his way for the roof, entering through the front doors of the hospital and keeping himself alert, although lightly dazed from a few wounds.
| >as people get into the Toy Soldier's helicopter, some TS personnel talk with those in blue giving them details on the situation around the city
| >Finding his way to the roof, Kazuki approaches the TS soldiers and the ones in blue, speaking to the newer arrivals.
"Came a little late, the green guys beat you to us."
| >The security for the blue helicopter head downstairs to the entrences while the helicopter idles waiting for anyone who wants to stay far from the city
| >Watching them, he sighs without an answer, following downstairs, but this time searching for the woman he saved.
| "Haha—"
> Seeing people back and forth, passing by her; not one was minding her muted laughter.
"Everything devolves to chaos. Everything.."
> Without a direction, she had walked towards the depths of the hospital herself. She looks almost ambivalent, and her gait is awkward, as if trying to support her whole body with only one leg.
| >out in the distance a Toy Soldiers VTOL blasts by and turning back towards central.
| >one of the toy soldiers goes to help the woman walk
"We'll get you into the evac ma'am."
| >Without notice, Kazuki stops her once more, having found her through some questions, this time letting her know he's there.
"H-Hey.. Are you alright, Miss?"
| > The woman, dazed in a state of confusion, panic, all blended to one, was unable to respond with anything but a nod; not a single word was uttered by her despite her absence of silence moments before.
| >the soldier in green begins to move her on the path to the evacopter.
| >Kazuki watches all this happen, waiting for a bit before calling out to the soldier before he's gone, "Hey, get me her name later!"
| >the soldier looks over
"You mean for security reasons?"
| "Yeah.."
>Kazuki sighs.
| >the soldier nods and continues working his way with the woman back up the hospital towards the evac
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| >An impromptu barricade has been created in front of the hospital, blocking the street from the oncoming rioters with ambulances and cars. Behind them, a very, very thin group of security guards and able bodied doctors and nurses and janitorial staff stand ready, armed with nothing but a couple pistols, mops, surgical tools, fire hydrants, and other such weapons.