OT3-nanigans!

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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. ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ 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?

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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.

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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 ]

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[ Calmly, ]

Goto.

I have guns.

I am not afraid to use them.

[stealwithit]

I wouldn't, if I were you.

[ And then, with a smirk. ] Your girlfriend would miss me.

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I'll tell her they took you up to the countryside, where you could run around on a farm all day, picking locks and getting into mischief.

Then, I'll get her a puppy.

[stealwithit]

I'm a hundred times better than a puppy, but I guess that'll just remain a mystery to you both.

[ And, finally, the elevators come to a grinding halt. ]

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[ The nice thing about these stupid elevators is that even while they're slow as shit, they're also slow as hell to come to a stop.

... Wait, no, that sucks too. ]

I'll distract 'em while you do your ninja cloaky thing?

[stealwithit]

[ She grins. ]

Just my style. Assuming, of course, Maya hasn't already killed everyone by the time these doors open.

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[ He nods. ]

Watch my back, then. [ A beat. ] But try not to get distracted.

[ The doors open at an abysmal pace, but once they part widely enough, Peter starts firing to more surprised shouts, blasts of flame and electricity sizzling in the air. ]

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[ Maya has not, in fact, managed to kill them all, but she's thinned the crowd significantly. The whole room is in chaos- some of the mercs have tried to find cover of some kind, and Maya does her best to keep them pinned there, taking shots at anyone who pokes their head out.

If anyone gets too brave, she simply pops them up in her phaselock, watching with an amused grin as the rest of the mercs try to scramble away from the explosion of elements.

Which is just what's happening when the elevator doors open- the mercs flee from their hiding places and right into Peter's blaster fire.

Nice. ]

[stealwithit]

Again--you wish.

[ Is what she says as the doors are opening and she fades out of view, making her way over to the goons that Peter's line of fire doesn't quite cover at the moment, reappearing behind one and righteously smiting him with her omni-blade before she turns, depositing a bullet into another square in the chest with her Phalanx and then fading out of view again. ]

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[ The funny thing about Star-Lord is that despite the guns, despite the fact that he's frequently out-matched strength-wise (because it sucks, sometimes, being a squishy human), is that he likes getting up close and personal with his enemies.

So he takes out a few dudes at range, hidden under cover from Maya's sniper rounds, but then he's wading in, drawing as much attention as possible to keep them focused on him -- instead of, say, the deadly Siren raining death from above, or the thief, darting in and out of existence. He keeps most of the dudes in range of him, shoving and kicking some one or two out of the small crowd he's assembled to fall victim to a phaselock or an omni-blade.

Between the three of them, it's easy work, and pretty soon Peter's shooting what appears to be the last man with a bolt of electricity from his blaster. As the man seizes, Peter waits for the sparks to fade before kicking him aside, sending his head into the ground with a crack. ]

We good, ladies?