OT3-nanigans!

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[nostalgiabomb]

[ Oh, thank God. He preps his blasters and activates his helmet -- as much for protection as it is for show.

They are, after all, trying to make an impression. ]

I'll take point, ladies. You ready?

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Certainly, if you'll allow me to get the door.

[ Because seriously, fuck subtlety. Maya reaches around to the digistruct device on the back of her belt and pulls out an honest-to-god rocket launcher. She rests it on her shoulder with a somewhat wicked-looking smirk ]

Shall we?

[stealwithit]

[ Well, now she feels super unprepared and super unflashy--except, not really, because her art is stealth and subterfuge, so she's really just amused at these two. She hasn't done anything nearly this flashy since she was with the Normandy crew (unless her first job with Star-Lord would count), and oh, look, this is just like that time Shep let Grunt hold a rocket launcher for the first time ever and for a while he refused to go through any doors without exploding them.

In any case, she stretches her neck from side to side and rolls her shoulders back and then assumes her stance, her pistol aimed forward. ]

Yeah. Let's rock their world.

[ Get it? 'cause they're using a rocket launcher? ]

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[ At their confirmation, Peter preps his guns, stepping to one side to allow Maya clearance to use her new toy.

... But then Goto says that and he falters. Pauses. Turns his red-eyed gaze on her. ]

We're going to discuss that later, just so you know.

[ He gestures with his blaster. ]

If you'd be so kind, babe.

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[ She... might have let out an undignified little snort at that pun. Maybe. Just a little one. Mostly because she did not expect Kasumi of all people to make a pun. It just caught her off-guard, okay?

But she clears her throat and gives Peter a nod. Is there anything better than a Siren with a rocket launcher? No, probably not.

She lets loose a trio of rockets toward the door, and if the explosion wasn't enough to knock the door down, then the corrosive effect certainly is. In a matter of moments, there's a gaping hole where there once was a front door. ]

Knock knock.

[stealwithit]

[ Kasumi waves her free hand at Peter in a dismissive fashion, as though to say oh, who asked you? At least Maya enjoyed the pun before she so graciously blew the door away to reveal an empty hallway with a door leading into the doctor's labs at the very end. No mercs in sight, yet, although she's sure they'll be joined soon enough once they realize that holy shit, someone just blew the doors open. ]

How rude of them not to send someone to greet us at the door.

After we came in with such a bang, too.

[ Can't stop, won't stop. Bite me, Star-Lord. is the look she shoots him when she drops that next pun. ]

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[ When the dust settles and the acid stops eating away at the masonry, Peter steps towards the opening.

Stops when he hears that pun.

Takes a deep breath.

Be the bigger man, here, Star-Lord.

And continues on, guns at the ready. ]

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[ Maya is certainly not helping matters by giggling to herself every time Kasumi makes a pun.

She swaps out her rocket launcher for her trusty SMG, giving Kasumi an admonishing look as she heads after Peter ]

Stop that. Can't you see you're hurting poor Peter right in his soul?

[stealwithit]

[ Uh-huh. Don't think she didn't see that giggle, Maya. She's onto you.

But, like a good sport, she sighs in defeat. ]

Fine, but only because you asked so nicely, dear.

[ And she joins them, pulling her omni-tool up as they continue on down the hallway, and in a moment she's patched through to their comm channel once more, the panicked responses of the mercs below clearly audible.

Shit, someone's coming through. Which one is it? Star-Prince and the Siren? Or Goto?

Dude, I'm pretty sure it's Lord-Star.

Uh... You guys. It's all three of them.

Fuck.

Well? Stop waffling about and go do your jobs, you idiots! That last voice is familiar, and distinctly salarian. And very clearly terrified.

Meanwhile, Kasumi shoots Peter an apologetic look. Poor Star-Lord. ]

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[ This sigh? This is the sigh of twenty years' worth of exasperation. It is a heavy, weighty, exhausted thing, like a cliffside being chipped away by the ocean.

No, just kidding, mostly it's annoyed.

It's why he takes it out on the door at the end of the hall by kicking it down. Unsurprisingly, they encounter no resistance once more. Tables line the walls, and stand in neat rows within the room, all of them holding experiments in various states of completion. Nothing worth stealing, as far as Peter can tell, but then again, his is an untrained eye, despite all the gadgets he typically uses.

There's a lift at the far end of the room, and a door at the far corner that ostensibly leads to an office. ]

We're heading down, right?

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[ Poor Peter. Poor, poor unappreciated Peter. She gives him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder. ]

I think so, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're all going to be waiting to blast us once those elevator doors open.

Kasumi, is there a vantage point I can use from the second floor to pick some people off? I have a sniper rifle in addition to my phaselock.

Then you and Peter can take the lift down and take care of the rest of the goons.

[stealwithit]

[ Kasumi pulls the schematics up again, and zooms in on the area where they are. ]

Good thinking.

[ Luckily, the doctor's office downstairs is large and open, as needed to house more equipment, experiments, and interns and the level where they are at the moment is almost like a loft, overlooking the space below. Kasumi points over to the far corner of the room after glancing at the schematics. ]

Right over there. It's pretty much a blind spot from downstairs, and you'd have plenty of cover just in case.

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[ Peter frowns a little, glancing over at the space in question. Plenty of cover, like Kasumi noted, and that's a blessing -- but still. Quietly to Maya, ] -- Watch yourself, alright?

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[ That... actually draws a surprisingly gentle smile from the Siren. She puts her hand on Peter's arm (sorry, Kasumi, they're having a moment), and says quietly in return, ] I'll be fine. Give em hell, Star-Lord.

[ She steps away, swapping her SMG for her sniper rifle ] Give me a few to start some chaos and then head down. I'll keep you covered.

[ With that, she makes her way over to the spot that Kasumi mentioned, propping her rifle up to overlook the railing and to the floor below. Looks like she was right, as most of the mercs are gathered around the elevator doors. They're all looking kind of antsy- clearly this was more than they signed up for. She almost feels bad for them.

Almost.

The crack of the sniper rifle is thunderous in the near-quiet, and her first victim drops, liberally splattering his comrades with bone fragment and brain tissue. Almost as one, they whirl around, trying to figure out where the shot came from, and Maya picks one near the middle of the crowd and pops him up in her phaselock.

Maya's phaselock has upgraded significantly since Kasumi last saw it, because the merc in question explodes in a flurry of elements- fire, slag, lightning and acid- and anyone standing too close does not fair well either.

Some one shouts, It's the Siren!, and Maya puts a bullet through his head for his troubles. That done, she gives Peter and Kasumi a little wave, telling them to go ahead. ]

[stealwithit]

[ Are lady boners a thing? Because Kasumi totally has one right now.

Anyway, she turns on her heel to make for the elevator when Maya gives them the signal, but she glances over her shoulder at Peter. ]

You sure you're okay leaving her? It's okay for you to say you'd rather be stuck in an elevator with your girlfriend, you know.

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[ He makes a scoffing noise, then heads to the elevator himself, hitting the call button with the butt of his blaster. ]

And deprive you the chance to watch me work up close? Please, Goto, I might be an asshole but I'm not cruel.

[ The doors open, and he gestures for her to enter first. The elevator has doors on either side, and ostensibly the opposite doors will open once they've reached the lower floor. ]

[stealwithit]

Oh, you wish.

[ She takes his cue and enters, already taking the liberty of leaning against the wall because she knows they're going to be in for a long ride. Why are elevators always so slow? You'd think they'd have figured this crap out by now, but at least it gives her a few minutes to talk. Once the doors close behind him, she hits the key to take them down, and then folds her arms, her pistol tucked beneath one arm. ]

So. You guys are adorable. I have to say--I'm a little jealous? You guys are even having moments and everything.

[ Jealous of Peter or of Maya, who knows.. Either way, she says it with a light, joking tone. ]

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[ He shifts his weight from one foot to the other. Peter's not typically the kind to get embarrassed, but he's toeing pretty dangerously close to that line at the moment. ]

Yeah, yeah. Get it out of your system now, Goto.

[stealwithit]

Get what out of my system?

[ She tilts her head. ]

That was it, really. That, and... I'm happy for you two. Seriously.

[ This is probably their odd version of a moment. Which Kasumi is of course going to ruin. ]

I bet she totally owns you in bed, though.

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[ Peter nearly drops his fucking blaster oh my god Kasumi. ]

What the fuck, Goto?!

[stealwithit]

[ She laughs--that reaction was just too good. ]

Oh my god. She really does, doesn't she?

[nostalgiabomb]

Oh my god.

I am not talking about this with you.

[stealwithit]

Are you seriously embarrassed right now? You? Of all people?

You are in so deep.

[nostalgiabomb]

Dude. I am not embarrassed.

[ He's really not. But thank god he's wearing a helmet so she can't see the way the tips of his ears are reddening. ]

Just-- time and a place, man.

[stealwithit]

[ Totally unconvinced: ]

Uh-huh.

I bet you're totally red under that helmet.

[ #unstoppable ]