Mariana Lockdown: Sector Zero

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Paolo Delucci
"Yeah, about that..." Paolo scratched the back of his head in contemplation. "I'd be plenty happy to help, but someone here needs to keep an eye on Cassandra. You know how it is." This was among the rare instances in which a criminally-hardened mobster was socially awkward. He didn't want to offset the young, purple-haired girl too much already. "Listen, you and your friend there can take the cafeteria exit and keep going left, eventually you'll see a locked door that goes up to Sector One. Move past it to the right and take the stairwell down. I heard the den has the best bar out in the Pacific. Contraband or not, it's the place to be." Paolo remained smug in his expression. He certainly had the urge to travel down there himself. Rekindling his expertise with gambling was a worthwhile activity by all means, even if the rewards didn't really matter in the end. Mr. Delucci was quite unsettled with the very idea of the Circus, but business was business. Challenger Deep and its obstacles could never change that fact.
 
Allora

Allora shrugged and giggled.

"Suit yourself. Thanks for the info."

And with that, she cartwheeled back to where she had been previously, where the ex=banker was at, then quickly sat down smiling.

"So, I have a place for us to go. We'll need to dupe the guards though, and they won't be happy if we get caught. It's a small den, apparently prisoner run. We can get contraband and bet down there, pretty good place to be, only one problem."

She smiled and giggled again.

"In the strip search they did I lost all my bargaining material. Though I suppose there is one thing that we both still do have, no matter what."

She smiled then waited for the woman's response.
 
Laryssa Avant
Laryssa's smile appeared as the woman went on with the joke, rather comically. Those were two possibilities, either she was caught by this doctor or she was actually open for business already... Probably the later. Still, the inmate was impressed by how far corruption had gone. Now that she thought about it, it was likely that every single person here was corrupt, with only rare exceptions, like the Batman she had met earlier. "Ara, I would never even suggest such a thing, Doctor. I'm merely seeing how kind you are to the inmates." With those words, Laryssa played the innocent as she cocked her head slightly.

However, what followed after was most likely a surprise. The woman suddenly wrote her another permit to walk around. This was going to be interesting. Laryssa would have a longer time to be able to do what she needed to do with the rats that were coming in. "Oh, I'd be glad to do so..." Laryssa said as the woman left. As soon as she was out of sight, Laryssa took out another paper from her pocket, it was the code of Tokko's cell and the dockyard she was supposed to go to. Laryssa sighed. This was an unpleasant surprise. If she had gotten herself a good position with the new staff or not was going to be answered later. Not wanting to further delve into these thoughts, Laryssa turned around on her heels and made her way to the cell block she was supposed to go to.

Upon arriving at Tokko's Cell, Laryssa was stopped by a guard. She showed the permit and the orders for her to clean the dockyard, which resulted in the guard's hesitant cooperation. Though he surely wasn't happy with having Tokko wander around with another inmate, he was likely happy that he wasn't going to be near her anymore. As long as someone else's skull was crushed with her bare hands, it wasn't his problem.

The door to Tokko's cell opened to reveal the woman with long white hair walking into the room. As soon as she saw Tokko, she made a rather respectful bow and went straight to business. "Hello, Tokko-sama, I come here because we have been ordered to clean the dockyards. I'll be your partner for the day... I hope we can work well together." Ah, for a second there, she felt almost like Sara... Except for being all respectful and stuff. As soon as she finished saying that, Laryssa stared at Tokko, awaiting for any kind of reaction.
 
Ayanna Dawson
The repetition of Allora's giggling almost became a way for Ayanna to tell time, a virtual sun dial of laughter down where no surface light dared enter. It amused her to think of how Allora evaded the police with such a perfected technique of cartwheeling. "Dupe the guards?" Ayanna repeated it to herself, clearly astonished. "I guess I'm interested in whatever plan you've cooked up." Her face went bright with a deviant grin, not to mention excitement. It was childish for someone of her age and condition. One would automatically assume that prison was the last place to behave childishly, and for Ayanna, that held true. But it was also the last place she'd ever step foot in, so the point was moot. The destination was neither appealing to her, nor did it have any value to her. Gambling and contraband were probably more to Allora's tastes anyway. However, the prospect of defiance proved all too tempting, and any hope of turning back was left abandoned in Ayanna's conscience.
 
Allora

Allora smiled, happy to see that the ex-banker was ready and willing to play along. She smiled at the woman, then nodded her head over at one of the guards.

"Here's the plan, we bribe a guard, and he let's slip away with a pass to roam. Let me do all the talking. Normally i'd start with the male prisoners, but hey, whaddya gonna do right?"

With that, she casually strode over to one of the male guards, and motioned him closer. His partner raised his gun, and placed a bead on her in case she tried anything, and the guard strode over, and Allora whispered in his ear. His eyes grew wide then narrowed and he smiled. He stepped back and pulled a data pad out, and called out two names, the first was Allora's, the second was Ayanna's.

"Prisoners Ayanna please report to me immediately, you are being transferred to cleaning duty in the halls."

Already he was writing up a pass, and one of the guards was putting chains on Allora.
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tokko~~~~~~~~~~~


For the longest time, or rather what seemed to be, once the cell opens, the Korean stays facing away from the door way, humming a tune of some sort. In some manner this was more unnerving than if she had reacted at once, as if it was on her terms, or time, or a passing affair. "Oh? Cleaning? Hey? Cleaning?" Turning at once to face who it was, as if processing the thought, the red eyes seem to slightly glow as a rather normal smile shows on the womans face. "Hey..not a guard huh? Hey you get to li...ahh...so you are the one..eh...eh...eEHEHAHAHAHA!" Breaking out into an almost hysterical laugh, Tokko as suddenly calms. "Oh..hey, I work well..how we work together..hey..." Narrowing her eyes Tokko walks forward, her smile widening. "Hey..I love playing with dolls..just sit and watch...hey, I do have one..price for this, but hey, it'll make the others talk..always does, hey thats fine? Right?!" Suddenly opening her eyes Tokko heads out of the cell. Likely the pair would continue what was a heavily one sided conversation later, approaching the guard, Tokko bows slightly.


"Ehehehe..Hey, Don't worry I'll come back home once my work is done. Hey, keep my cell warm, yes?" Not awaiting a reply, Tokko pauses briefly, tilting her head towards her partner. "Hey..whats your name, where do we go?" Those were fairly sensible questions, though dress wearing prisoner seemed eager to get her hands dirty.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sara~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Looking at the various files on hand, Sara awaits the next transport, it was a pain to transport prisoners one at a time, or even in small groups, same with staff, and in rare cases visitors. Normally a protocol was to be followed in regards to this, though with her plan was a mix of truth and lies, cover for herself mostly, fortunately, there was a way to get done what was promised, which would give her more than a few useful contacts in exchange for risk. Either way these four would not be missed..not with twelve on the transport.

Standard pratice was two to four guards, but there were..situations that could arise. Namely containment.. Though if it was too major the area would have to be locked down, if too minor it would be dealt with later. In this case just a modified scanner that would go off with..a little bit of preassure just right. In this case it would pick up on a faint trace of caisson disease, with a tiny bit of nitrogen, given various factors the "bends" as it was called would show up time to time. Though not nearly as dangerous at the preassure the base was kept at, it did need to be watched, and in a few rare cases treated. So far only the four prisoners from China would be..positive.

Reading the names it wouldn't be too much longer now, then she would follow the rules, escourt them along the quickest route, then she would leave the..ambushed ones in the care of trusted cleaning staff..while she gave chase of the attacker..whom she was sure she would lose.
 
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Ayanna Dawson
Just as Allora was being restrained, so too was Ayanna, with the second guard looking far less enthusiastic than the first. It frightened her to imagine what Allora whispered into the man's ears, but that was none of her business. For some reason the phrase 'cleaning duty' made her cringe. Hygiene alone must have had its own bureau in a place like this. Ayanna's wrists quickly became sore as chains were clamped onto them, but as with most things in Challenger Deep, the only choice was to grimace and bear it. Sadistic, yes, but a small price to pay in the grander scheme. Soon the two convicts found themselves steadily approaching their destination, traversing through monotonous corridors of metal. No time tables, no posters, nothing but grey. Was this place designed to be soul-rending? Ayanna stared blankly to the floor as she walked, unable to mimic her partner's constant joviality.
 
Allora

Allora looked over at the woman walking beside her and smiled.

"After what I just promised him, you owe me."

and with those words she fell silent again and continued walking beside her to the destination. She was humming in tune with the steps they were taking, each step incorporated into the beat.

"This ought to be fun!"

And with that the guards halted them, two hallways away from the Angler Fish gambling den. The Guards took off their chains, and handed them some sanitation mops, then told them to get to work while they went back to the cafeteria, but not before the original guard pressed the hall pass into Allora's hand, as well as the sanitation duty work order, and then whispered in her ear, to which Allora responded out loud.

"Just come by my cell anytime to collect, pleasure doing business with you."

And with that the guards were gone, and Allora turned to her companion.

"Now, off to the den, it's two hallways that way."

She pointed down the hallway, and started moving down it, mopping as she went.
 
Ayanna Dawson
"I guess I do owe you," Ayanna quipped with a smile, among the few she had ever given during her tenure in Sector Zero. Following Allora with a mop of her own, the anticipation built up as they approached the Den, steadily pacing through the corridors. Ayanna whistled as she mopped, believing that such was appropriate for physical labor, especially when it was against your will. After all, that floor wasn't going to keep itself clean. The tune of her own whistling was mildly uplifting. It broke up the sameness entrapping every nook and cranny. The sound echoed and bounced off the segmented metal interior, becoming more intense as the two prisoners got closer to the den's entrance. "Hey, I think I see the door from here!" Ayanna gently placed her mop to the wall, and briefly sprinted to the entrance, feeling oddly competitive for a few obscure seconds. Upon the door was a large dial not dissimilar to the ones in bank vaults. Reaching out with her fist to knock on the thick metal door, Ayanna leaped back as it slowly opened, unleashing a tremendous screech.
 
Allora

Allora giggled as she saw her companion move forward in a sort of playful manor. Allora herself took up the challenge, doing a signature cartwheel towards the door and then giggling as Ayanna beat her. She then watched as Ayanna knocked on the door, and the door swung inward with a screech. Smiling, Allora moved past the hesitant Ayanna, grabbing her hand along the way and pulling her along into the unknown behind the door, and smiling and giggling all the way.
 
Ayanna Dawson
The mere sight of Angler Fish Den was truly something to behold. Its magnificence was rivaled only by its impurity. The walls were adorned with colossal water tanks, filled (literally) to the brim with exotic fish species, many of which Ayanna had never believed to exist. The whole room was almost identical to Las Vegas. The lights and sounds made the illusion stronger. Some tables were playing poker, others rolling dice. "I'll put down three switchblades for Larry to win the next Circus," "Heard the rumors lately? Someone was talkin' about adding a new arena for the real freaks," "You should have seen the guy after he got back from the labs. It's like they removed his brain or whatever," a bombardment of chatter floated in the air. Ayanna was intimidated, but no more than when she was around Allora, although that was quickly changing. On the far side of the room was the largest window Ayanna had ever seen. It looked out to the entire Sinful Circus, yet the seating for guests was entirely empty. It was fair to assume that prisoners came out more when there wasn't an event going on. It spared the trouble of security to explain to guests why inmates are watching the tournaments.
 
Allora

Allora smiled as the gloriousness was revealed around her. It was wonderful, fish tanks, prime seating for the circus, and gambling tables. She was smiling and chuckling. She had nothing to bet besides.... well herself. She smiled as she walked over to a bet taker, and quietly said something to him, to which he smiled and nodded, and then wrote down something on his bet pad. Whatever she had bet, it was sure to be.... close to her. She walked back over to Ayanna.

"So, feeling the excitement?"
 
Ayanna Dawson
"It's hard not to," Ayanna stated, believing every word wholeheartedly. There was a bar in perpendicular designation from the main window. "I bet anything they have here is better than in the cafeteria." she stepped over to the oak countertop, beaming with glee from its obscurity. Sitting down, Ayanna focused her attention towards the small television screen that hung over the head of the bartender, who was obsessively cleaning every glass and plate. He was murmuring angrily. "Breaking news, coming directly to you from Leviathan Broadcasting, your local information provider from Sector Zero!" a grey-haired anchorman hollered to any random viewer. He, too, was wearing an orange jumpsuit. It was fair to assume that he spent enough time here to earn a comfortable position among the inmates The television was not the hologram projectors that dominated communication outside The Den. The footage displayed two guards dragging a prisoner into a miniature cage. Nothing strange there. "It looks like Challenger Deep newcomer Paolo Delucci, former mafia boss from the Big Apple, has been drafted to partake in tomorrow's Circus! Already audiences are jumping with excitement!" Ayanna was stunned. She had only spoke with the man minutes ago.
 
Allora

Allora smiled up at the screen and chuckled. Come to think of it. She was a canidate for the sinful circus just for the sheer amount of murders she had committed with her bare hands, teeth, and melee weapons. She almost wondered why she wasn't being thrown in one of those cages. Then again, it may have simply been a case of her not being in the cafeteria at the right time. She giggled at the thought.

"Well then, poor Paolo. Didn't even get a chance to look into my offer to him. Oh well, I wish him the best."
 
Ayanna Dawson
"I can only imagine what it's like to go in the Circus this early." Ayanna muttered, herself knowing very little about the specifics of the monolithic battle arena. The anchorman went on about the new features of tomorrow's grand event. The labs in Sector 7-A apparently spent months on their latest project, and the hype around it was palpable. The only hint as to what it was came from the name, "Fangtooth Dweller". Of course the name had to be overkill. Ayanna continued, listening intently to the television, up until the anchorman made an alarming announcement. "Just coming in as we speak, Leviathan Broadcasting is proud to unveil our latest update on this story! Ruby Vossen, Sector Zero Chief of Staff, has confirmed that tomorrow's Circus is only accepting new inmates. Reports suggest that the event will be held in order to test the new Dweller Experiment." A screech surged from the other side of the Den as the door was forcibly opened. Six riot-guards secured the area, with one of them taking the time to pull out a handheld radio. "Chief Vossen, we have located the prisoner. Ayanna Dawson has been secured." he declared from the thick, black visor that shielded his face. The guards kept the sights of their guns aimed towards her head, preparing to escort her into the Circus antechamber.
 
Allora

Allora looked at the six riot guards in the room, with the weapons pointed at Ayanna's head. Allora could not help but feel a little protective, besides, she had a promise to upkeep. She had Ayanna's back, and Ayanna had hers, so what if it came a little soon? Allora giggled and stepped in front of Ayanna, pulling the woman behind her and giggling again.

"Why hello there boys. How's it going? You know, I once fought a couple of riot guards for fun, they had shotguns too."

Her eyes glinted dangerously. It hadn't been to long ago that had happened. It had been during her max sec breakout. Not that she was quite crazy enough to take on six riot guards by herself.

"Where she goes, I go. Dems da rules boys, besides, check your little data pads, i'm new too. Maybe you've heard of me, the name is the body count killer. Besides, I won't resist."

She smiled and held out her arms in a motion that indicated that she was willing to be handcuffed.

"Come on, i'll make it worth all of your whiles...."

With that promise she giggled again.
 
(OOC waited more than long enough. I won't go to far, but if the delay continues I'll auto resolve events on this end myself. If you make a reply Yz I'll address it in my next post with Tokko.)

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While Tokko and Laryssa held their conversation and headed towards the location given to them by Sara. Along the way they would likely have to show a pass and at least pretend to be working, all the while finding where they wished to...carry out the..questioning as it were.

As time passed Sara made her way to the prisoner recieving area. She was a bit curious on why the one non-triad that was arrested with the other three neeeded to die, though he was scum judging by his record. And Sara learned not to ask questions that didn't concern her. Being all knowing was not something man should have. Or so was her justification. Humming a bit as the submarine docks with the opening hatch, first off was the staff, next security walls were brought up, armed guards looked on from the ramparts, the security and admission staff waited in their own stations. It was a typical happening, nothing strange or overly special, if anything seemed odd, it would be the firepower on hand facing the various corridors that went into the prison, and the other docking bays. Namely Automated guns, to discourage any foolish attempts at taking over one of the transport subs. What good it would have done, plans were already in place to deal with all sorts of problems in the prison..or the lose there of.

Smiling a bit with her modified detector, like clockwork the four men are picked up from among the group and set off on the side. Looking at the guard to her left, the riot guard sighs, flipping her mask down with her left, as her right rests on her shotgun. "Hey Johnson, I'll take these four in, think on the service corridor, just light work going on there today, you fine with that..right?" Johnson already knowing a bit on how things worked...and the fact these three were rats and high criminals, assumed someone would try offing them..while the guards didn't take matters into their own hands unless forced, they knew when to look the other way, when house cleaning was called for.

"Nah, thats fine, me and the squad will be out of radio contact though, bad reception in that damn area, remember your first priority is your own safety and the escourt of the guards..I don't think these four will give your trouble, just keep the binders on, should be fine. Watch your self though. I think the computer logs have been messed up lately. No telling whos down there right now."

Smiling a bit behind the mask Sara was pleased. Johnson was always..understanding with matters like this. Corruption was ripe with some guards, they knew they had a job, but they also knew men with targets on their backs, that where the scum of the earth, weren't worth dying for. Thats not to say the guards wouldn't drop the hammer themselves however. "Yeah I seen that. IF anything happens I'll just chase down the attackers, close the area down. You know how it is." Seemingly the white prisoner was relaying to the three Chinese what was being said. Exchanging nervous glances, they didn't like this one bit...but what choice did they have..

"We'll get a move on Jackasses, I ain't got all goddamn day." Nudging one with the rear of her shotgun, to encourage them of course, she mutters to herself. "Let yee without sin cast the first stone...and the lord said to punish the wicked and offer up thanks to the Lord, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen." Whistling to herself, the group of five head off down the various halls, if all was according to plan, the vig should be around. She was half curious if he would end up going back to watch what happens after losing her. Unless he was total shit at this, and she shot him herself at any rate. However...it seemed likely someone else would see these events..though to Sara's arrangement...after all she had work from...others in the prison that wanted to what the prisoners in this farce were able to do.
 
Ayanna Dawson
The guards looked to each other, an expression of bewilderment laid underneath their inscrutable masks. After what seemed like a full minute of unbroken silence, one of the men held up their radio once again, and phoned into the chief's official communications link. "Ma'am, we have an uncooperative prisoner attempting insubordination. Request to contain and deploy for Circus." he spoke firmly and cautiously. Allora was an especially dangerous inmate, however, they proceeded to handcuff her and begin the escort to the Circus antechamber. Ayanna, on the other hand, was utterly baffled. Why was someone else volunteering for such madness? "Allora, you didn't have to do this!" she yelled. A swift hit came to the side of Ayanna's face. It bruised in an instant, and the escort squad continued with their despotic march. The antechamber itself was little more than a row of cages that sat under a constant red light. At the push of a button, those cages would be lifted to the arena, and from then on, the only goal was survival.
 
Allora

Allora giggled as they walked. She could not speak, simply because when she was moved by a group of guards she was required to have a human muzzle on in case she attempted to bite someone. Two guards had learned the hard way that she needed a muzzle back when she was in the maximum security prison. They wouldn't ever be able to write again. She smiled as they marched her along. This would be fun. She specialized in utilizing only her hands to kill, and it only got better when she got a hold of a weapon. She was going to enjoy this.
 
Paolo Delucci
Somehow the cage in the antechamber was more cramped than the actual cells. The moisture in the room was soul-rending, as was the heat. Clearly this place was made to irritate; to hype for combat. There was no bed, nor was there any kind of utility fit for detainment. It was just iron bars on all sides. Some were more rusted than others, and Paolo could have sworn that blood was dripping from the ceiling. Somehow he wasn't surprised when Allora and Ayanna had made their way down into the barbarous pit. "Glad you two ladies came for the show." Once again his sarcasm worked only to deflect his inner terror. "So, I'm guessing Vossen wasn't happy with you, too?" An awkward, defeated laugh came out with little positive effect. Paolo had a history with the chief, even if he did not remember it, and it was only a matter of time until he was properly reminded.
 
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