The Golden Oasis Theater

Crap crap crap crap crap! Sora rushed to the meeting place for Team A, having signed up for the event earlier. However, as she had some time before the event started, she figured she could sneak in a quick nap before it went down. That ended up being a big mistake, as it was only after she woke up that she realized her alarm clock was broken. Hopefully, she wasn't too late, Otherwise this might leave a bit of an awkward first impression on her teammates.

Either way, she wasn't exactly brimming with confidence with how helpful she was going to be. She hadn't had as much time to play as she had hoped, since she still had to worry about keeping up in school. Additionally, she wasn't entirely used to the combat system (i.e., having to actually do the fighting yourself), so her attempts to level-up haven't gone up. So here she was, only at level 1 and still decked out in the starting equipment. What could possibly go wrong?

As the tall girl arrived, feeling like she should be out of breath and wearing an expression that reflected as much, she looked to the other members of the team and gave a small, apologetic bow. "S-sorry I'm late. I...er...lost track of time." It wasn't untrue. Sure, she conveniently left out the part where she took a nap and proceeded to oversleep, but they didn't need to know that tidbit. It wasn't important. Probably.

An announcement pops up before everyone's faces.

"You have allies on the other side."

The announcement pops, and suddenly, Canary's face splits into a grin.

''Oh fuck yes.'' she says.

''Welcome to the clusterfuck, Kiki caught you up good. Seems we have friends on the other side, so that means we need to get to contacting them right? And sure, I don't mind scouting, I probably can make it out easiest uh.'' the blonde adds on.

''So to recap: we're trying to get info and we've got spies. Kiki can possibly draw out and away one member. I can go ahead and scout, finish off any lost souls I find. Anyone else want to do something in specifically?'' she said.

Everything seemed to be falling together.

''Okay so, if our first spy answers, we can not focus them. Turns out we have a second one - I know how they are and they're feeding info to me. Basically put, Kiki and Theta, handle Sonic with extreme care. If you think you can get a back shot to kill him in? Do it. Do not hesitate. From the info, one of them is really pathetic - we can leave them until the end, get rid of the others. I will engage our spy in a mock battle, and draw someone else in, and then we can tag team them really quick, whilst Aklaid and Sora take care of the last one. Then we can focus on Areto.'' she says. The plan seems solid.

Good.

''If Areto engages us, flee. Try to draw his defense team away, and I'll try to distract him, alright? If anything, we can respawn. I would also suggest, before we head out, check your everything. Buy healing potions, get new equipment, make sure all your stat points are in. Once we go in, there won't be time to switch out or get something at the last minute. So make sure you get everything as ready as you can.'' she warns.

Soon, they would begin.

Sora blinked when she saw the message about the enemy apparently having a spy. That was nice and convenient. It was then followed by a message from said spy, giving them plenty of details about the enemy team and where they were. Just by looking around, she could already tell that she was this team's weakest link, so she was determined to pull her weight and at least be of some use. Even if it meant distracting an opponent long enough for someone stronger to finish them off.

It seemed rather morbid at first, killing other people. Like...actual people and not just NPCs. Of course, it was only a game, and the actual deaths, while a bit scary, were quite painless. But she hadn't expected there to be an event like this. Nevertheless, as they laid out their plans, Sora didn't really have much to say. She just nodded quietly to acknowledge the plan. It seemed pretty solid, and she didn't have much to add, so she mostly just kept quiet. This whole "interacting with people" thing was hard.

But she knew what she needed to do; apparently, she was going to support Canary as she scouted ahead. All she could do was pray she doesn't screw this up. When Canary suggested hitting the shops for some last-second shopping, she flinched. She didn't have much money, so she wasn't sure if she'd be able to buy anything. She was beginning to doubt whether she should have signs up for this.