[WolfEx]

The loud whirring gears of his Wolfen Tank echoed throughout the wasteland as Wolf plowed through the desert like terrain of the infected planet to reach the region of Sector X's Crash Site. It wasn't his original tank he was used to battling and piloting with per say for interstellar journeys, but a replica he was able to help craft with some of the Life Sphere engineers with the tech they had available. It was to his benefit that the region wasn't too far away from the Life Sphere, but it was unfavorable however that this would be Wolf's first mission on this planet and first real chance to scout the hellish terrain fully geared up and prepared for anything.

He didn't know what to expect nor had the veteran prowess that many of the other fighters in the Life Sphere did when it came to familiarity with the surrounding regions, but he did have focus and determination and he was going to feed off of that to get him through. He started to see a walled perimeter a few miles ahead and the closer he got to the location the bigger the place seemed. For being the product of an epic explosion it certainly seemed in great structural shape out in the open like that.

"What kind of defensive capabilities does an old fortress like this even possess? Surviving such a blast in such good shape how can that be? The building material is clearly ancient, yet standing strong. Hmm...I'm running a scan." With a few swipes of his fingers Wolf turns on his rig's scanning capabilities and manages to get readings of life forms as well as a reading of the area's structural integrity. "Good shape indeed. And I see...1...2...3...no 13...no....well hello little birdies, my my there are alot of you aren't there." The radar on his scanner lit up with numerous little red blips signifying a large number of activity within the structure's confines. He may be unfamiliar with the setting of Li and what dwelled in and around its demonic surface, but he wasn't unfamiliar with the art of war or the heat of battle.

He was a survivor, a Bounty Hunter, and a trained top grade pilot and assassin. What didn't kill him made him stronger, or at least, richer. For a place this size he had to be smart and tactical. Though he had a tank and plenty of ammo, he wasn't going to accomplish what he needed by sheer force. This was a search and stealth mission. He had to be low key and undetectable until he got a strong whiff of Star Fox within those walls, then he could unload into the fray if he needed to. The amount of life forms beyond the wall did not scare him. He knew he has taken down so many more foes at once before in other circumstances, so this was just another work day for him.

"Going in dark and quiet. They won't suspect a thing." Wolf whispered to himself to keep him in a focused and amped mindset. He parked the Wolfen in a safe and undetectable location by a cluster of boulders just outside the wall's right flank. He jumped out of his tank and turned the frequency of his Deflector on real low so it didn't set off any energy sensors or security systems nearby(if there were any) and kept it at a silent murmur. He checked his blaster and equipment attached to his outfit's utility compartments to ensure they were loaded and ready for action immediately if things went sour. He felt ready to do some serious espionage at this point. He walked low and softly towards the back wall of the city trying to find any opening, so far he has had no luck, and if it had to come to it, he would need to climb up the wall's surface which he was more than fine with. Climbing to him was one of his specialties.

As he began searching for an opening to get inside he remembered what he read in the Life Sphere Law Book before embarking on this mission. "Not to engage in combat unless absolutely needed...and something about a diplomatic approach? Pfft. What kinda rule is that anyway. It's kill or be killed and dog eat dog out here. I will be the one to decide if a first strike is necessary or not, not them." He whispered to himself again as a way to keep himself calm and level headed and couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched and followed. He kept his eyes peeled and ears perked for any dangers as he scouted for a way in, fighting the frustration of finding a weak point in this fortress for entry. "I can't just blow a hole in the place....come on, there has to be a way somewhere..." He was adamant on breaking in and he was going to plan to do it alone.

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It was a long trek to get to the Walled City for Yumiko, in fact Yumiko was unaware of the Walled City until she was told of it's location on the mission board, and she was pretty excited to go into the city to find out more about it. As well as find Fox Mccloud, if he was in the city, but she was ready for anything. Yumiko knows that if she plays her cards right with her teammates then they were going to save someone and to Yumiko she would do anything to save lives...Even if she failed to save two back in her world.

If Yumiko knew of what Loki was going to do to Hiroyuki and Kyoko then she would of saved them if she had the chance, and now she hopes that Akemi will be alright, wherever he is.

As Yumiko approached the city, she wondered what the attitude her teammates were going to have were. She never had time to find out more about Wolf, Banjo and Kazooie but she was willing to partner up with anyone as long as they don't betray her or if there not Loki. Yumiko's jaw slowly dropped as she realised how big the city was as she got closer to it.

"I'm surprised that the tribe that lived here survived from the starvia this long." Yumiko thought, then again the infected are easy to fight, but places like everywhere else that's not Starpiece Meadow or the Life Sphere can be easily corrupted. She started to look around for her teammates, which judging by how she found a tank parked nearby, tells Yumiko that one of them is nearby.

And she was right, as Wolf was nearby trying to find a way to get into the city. She walked towards him, overhearing his last sentence. "Maybe we should find a gate. Most walls tend to have an entrance." Yumiko pointed out to Wolf as a way to make herself known, before realising that she hasn't introduced herself yet.

Judging by Wolf's appearance, it seems as though he's been through hell, so it should be wise to Yumiko not to bring that up. "Shirasagi Yumiko, I'm one of you're teammates here to help you find Fox." Yumiko introduced herself. She wasn't going to bother offering to shake hands with Wolf, since he would probably ignore her. She looked around, wondering if Banjo and Kazooie have arrived yet.

"It looks like Banjo isn't here yet. Once he is we should discuss a way to get over this wall if there's no door or entrance of some kind...And I think I already have an idea over how we can do that if Banjo doesn't have an idea." Yumiko looked over at the Tank, thinking they can use that as a boost to get over the wall if they need too.

And hopefully not use it to ram down the wall.

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"Are we really going to be going on a mission with that guy?" Kazooie asked incredulously. It had been a long trek to Sector X on foot, which was relaxing for Kazooie, if nothing else. Still, she couldn't help but feel dread, knowing who they would have to meet up with.

"C'mon, Kazooie, it'll be fine. I'm not sure why you're still so angry about...y'know..." Banjo responded. The bear didn't have any resentment, but he knew what it was like the last time they were played on Li, and it wasn't pleasant for either of them.

"Alright, I'll keep by beak shut. If this turns out to be a total failure, though, I'm blaming it on you. Got it?"

Banjo sighed. "Got it."

They stopped where near a rather impressive looking tank was parked. They looked around, and spotted their teammates nearby. Judging by the fact that Wolf apparently brought a literal tank with him, they both came to the conclusion that things would likely turn violent, which Kazooie respected. Banjo, though, wasn't happy about the idea. Wasn't this supposed to be diplomatic?

The bear of the Bear and Bird Duo walked over, and gave a casual wave. "Hey there. Banjo here, and this is Kazooie."

"Yep, long time no see. But who's the girl there? And how come she's the only human in the group?" Kazooie interjected.

"I'll ask her." Banjo said, turning to the Token Human of the mission. "Hey there, miss. I don't think we've met yet. Can I get your name?" With that, he extended his right hand paw, offering to shake hands hand/paw with the young girl.

"No, seriously, why is she the only human in the group? Did I miss something?"

[WolfEx]

The Fox Hunt - Wolf O'Donnell - FS: Hungry Like The Wolf - Highest Stat: DEX

Though Wolf expected to go at this mission alone, that was not the case. After a less than ideal reputation with the Life Sphere and assumption of disinterest by others to embark on this mission with him because of his past motives and beliefs involving Fox and the so called 'good guys' of the Life Sphere, his entire plan revolved around stealth and under the radar approaches, now that all changed. He stopped his sneaking and turned around after hearing the sound of a faint voice beckoning him about being an aid on this adventure and out of a trigger finger reaction, drew his blaster and pointed it at the stranger. A human. He was a bit surprised that this particular being was not one of the criminals in the Black Market he expected to draw in on this journey, it was someone he had never seen before. He knew nearly every piece of low life scum in the Black Market and dark alleys of the Life Sphere due to the large amount of time he spent taking their bounties and doing them favors, but this one...was different. Perhaps the wording in his mission log was a bit....generic and accidentally directed to a crowd he didn't intend to attract. Or maybe this human was a bit more mischievous than he believed. Keeping his blaster drawn Wolf responds to the stranger in grit.

"You...a human with the appearance of a petite mannequin coming to aid me? This concerns me...but I suppose underestimating you this early in the game would be foolish wouldn't it?" Wolf lowers his blaster sensing that the female human meant no harm, at least for now. "I hear the creatures within these walls don't take kindly to humans, so be on your highest guard and don't expect me to carry you as dead weight. They call me Wolf. Pull your own weight when you're in my squad got it?" Wolf's nose cringed for a moment, disliking the smell of humans. But she could prove useful in certain ways, with the first obvious way being supporting him in finding a way inside. "I don't know what powers or abilities you posses human woman, but let's start by seeing if you can help find us a way inside. I have yet to see an opening around here other than climbing the 50 foot or so gates and the more we expose ourselves in the open like this the more likely it is they'll spot us before we even set foot over the wall." As Wolf was chatting it up with the girl, yet another being made their presence known to Wolf in an unexpected introduction.

He noticed a bear and a bird duo approaching whom were anthropomorphic like him butting into their conversation. Not human this time, but not exactly the guest(s) Wolf was expecting once again either. Not a known hunter, or criminal, or fighter he has heard of at all within the Life Sphere, perhaps another risk to the team he didn't want to watch over. Or perhaps not. Either way he was getting out of this place with Fox locked up in his vessel and taken back to Life Sphere for a good old fashioned interrogation. Whether or not he was leaving with a full team still in tact was unknown and not mandatory. Wolf snidely introduced himself to the talking bear and his mouthy bird. "Looks like we just added some escaped zoo animals to our team. What circus are you from again? Name's Wolf." Wolf only had one setting when speaking to people he didn't know; guarded and skeptical.

In his line of work and years of experience in any battlefield setting, he has learned to trust no one. Building trust with this Bounty Hunter was like pulling teeth from a Cheetah; difficult and hard to obtain. "Well, at least you aren't a human...no offense." Wolf smirked at the girl known as Yumiko testing her mettle when it comes to how much of his attitude she could take before snapping. This was Wolf's way of seeing who was a team player and who couldn't hang. He would do the same annoyances to Banjo as well. He needed to be emotionally detached at all costs to prevent him from making empathically driven decisions in dire moments. Especially in this world.

As the three were making their introductions they were soon interrupted by the sounds of what seemed to be Jurassic roaring of some kind. "What the hell?" Wolf looked all around to see if any creatures or bogies were nearby but saw nothing. It must have come from beyond the wall. He then heard some riotous stomping coming closer to their side of the wall with the sound getting louder and faster by the second. Have they been found out? "Dammit. We must have been talking too loud and they heard us. Ok kids, I suggest finding a place to hide and prepare yourselves. We may have been spotted." Wolf dived behind the stack of boulders he parked his Wolfen near to try and prevent himself from being seen and waited to see if the others would do the same.

Ok people, you'll need to do a DEX roll to roll against being found by whatever the hell is coming the group's way. A DEX roll of 6 or above will be a successful hide from view. The wall parameters will automatically add a +1 mod to your DEX roll for no field of vision beyond the wall. The group was heard outside, not seen. I will roll my DEX roll next post.

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A petite mannequin? Well that was an odd thing to say to someone like her. Yumiko simply shrugged it off for now since Wolf is acting like those types of people that act tough. "Oh definitely. I have powers, although I don't like to brag about them and I more so wait until were in a battle before showing them off." Yumiko didn't want to say that she was the reincarnation of the goddess Izanami, since nobody would believe her despite being in a world where anything was possible, at least for now.

And soon Wolf pointed out how the tribe's people in this city might not like her due to being a human, as pointed out by Kazooie when she and Banjo soon appeared for the mission as well. "Well we don't know that much about the creatures that live here, and given the circumstances, I could understand why they wouldn't trust anyone outside these walls, especially humans. There's a lot of people that may have that view point like these creatures, or simply want to survive in a harsh world like LI." Yumiko pointed out. "Although given the fact that were basically sneaking into the city. I don't think they'll take kindly to any of us, animal or not." She continued, before being asked what she should do in order to get over the wall.

"Well seeing as how we can't seem to find any sort of entrance, were going to have to climb over it if we want to get into the city. Why don't we use something to climb over the wall, like your tank over there by those boulders." Yumiko pointed to the large tank that Wolf came in with before she finally turned to Banjo and Kazooie to introduce herself to them. "It's nice to meet you two. My name's Shirasagi Yumiko. I'm new on this planet since the past few weeks." Yumiko extended her hand for Banjo to shake. Hopefully he won't accidentally scratch her with his paw, but seeing as how he was more nicer then his bird companion, she wasn't worried that much.

"You two have a history with Wolf?" Now this was interesting, and it might make the mission a bit awkward due to Wolf's aloof personality.

"I've come to help out in finding this Fox guy, unless he's actually a fox. Even if I am a human." Yumiko explained why she was here to Kazooie. "Besides this is a less strange group then the ones I seen back in the Life Sphere so far. Also I want to help out and pull my weight around here, and what better way to do that then to find a missing person?" Yumiko finished, before turning when she heard a roar.

A prehistoric roar...It was time to hide. As Yumiko looked around, she wondered what that noise was and what was coming. "Was that a dinosaur? Woah, this is going to be interesting. If we get caught. Hopefully we won't." Yumiko thought as she tried to find a hiding spot.

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Yumiko soon found a tree that was big enough for her to hide behind. It was near where her teammates were as she quickly hid behind the tree and looked past it to see if she can see whatever was going to happen next. "Looks like our chances of getting over the wall without being noticed by the residents of that city have become slim." Yumiko thought.
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"Zoo animals? You're one to talk. You look like an employee at Witchyworld." Kazooie snarked back. She wasn't expecting a compliment, but didn't want to be insulted either. Talking to this guy really soured her mood.

"We're not zoo animals, sir. We came from a place named Spiral Mountain, and-" Banjo began to speak, but stopped when Kazooie pecked him on the head, signaling him to skip the explanations. "Right, sorry. Nice to meet you, Wolf."

"With Wolf? Not exactly..." Banjo replied. Shirasagi probably wouldn't understand if he tried to give a complete answer. Ever since leaving home, trying to talk to people sometimes led to the listener being confused, asking them "What are you talking about?" simply due to a lack of Medium Awareness on their parts. It was like an odd form of Culture Shock.

When they all heard the roar, the two were put into a state of initial confusion. That confusion turned to panic when they began to hear loud stomping. They did not want to get into a fight right now. Their relationship with angry dinosaurs was a mixed bag, at best. Thus, when Wolf went to hide, the two of them followed suit.

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Banjo crouched and let Kazooie place her feet onto the ground. From there, they made a mad dash to Wolf's hiding spot. Hopefully he wouldn't mind sharing. Once they were out of sight, they approached where Wolf was attempting to hide. Banjo got back onto his feet, since he was better at tiptoeing, and pressed himself against the pile of boulders, making sure not to press himself too hard and risk harming Kazooie.

"Hey Wolf, do you think we can still go the diplomatic route?" Banjo said quietly. He still had hope they'ed be able to do so, but it seemed at the moment that the Bounty Hunter didn't care much about being nice.1d20+2

[WolfEx]

The Fox Hunt - Wolf O'Donnell - FS: Hungry Like The Wolf - Highest Stat: DEX

The Bear and his pet along with the woman were currently adding a pounding headache to Wolf's thinking complex on how to get out of this situation with their concerns and questions, Wolf tried to respond to their inquiries as quickly as he could while the stomping entity came closer. "Keep your voices down! Lady, at this point human or not, my only desire is to find Fox and relocate him. Right now yes, climbing the damn wall is the only solution with a chance of not getting caught immediately if we climb in the right place, but if we are caught it all won't end up mattering and we can blow a hole in this joint. Using a giant machine like my tank is most certainly going to get us caught." Wolf then turned his attention more on Banjo after hearing something about a diplomatic route and scoffed. "Diplomacy is for weaklings. But if you and your parakeet think you can get them to let us get Fox out quietly, then by all means, chatter away dudes. But right now, get down and shut it!" Wolf was hunkering down as low as he could behind those boulders but whether or not it was good enough shelter for him to not be spotted, he was about to find out. The others would have to make due in their own spots to stay low and keep silent.

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The roaring and stomping suddenly ceases and the stomping sound seemed to reverse the other direction back inwards towards the base instead of heading to the outer walls. There is a shout beyond the wall which echoed a statement of somewhat broken english, but it was loud enough and competent enough for most to understand. "Talky Talk Gone. Must Resume Post!" Whomever this creature was, by the noise level of their thrashing feet and the volume of their voice, Wolf was going to guess it was one big frickin fella. Once the coast seemed clear and things fell to silence again, Wolf crept out from behind his boulder hiding spot and gestured the rest of the team to huddle around him. He kept his voice, and his stance, low to the ground playing it safe and quiet. Once they were around him he began to speak.

"Look, clearly they got some Godzilla Giga Whatevers over there who sound extremely loud and extremely dangerous and probably posses ZERO patience for outsiders like us. Best thing to do is head to the back flank since this side of the wall is likely more closely monitored now because of that big mother checking it out just then, we should try climbing at the back flank around the corner. But our success rate will only be a high one, if we have some sort of cloaking devices. So that's our first designated plan. Anyone got anything that can turn us invisible? Or at least bring less attention to us?" Currently Wolf didn't have any tech that could cloak him or the group, but he did have his brain, which did come in handy sometimes to ask such questions. But if nobody had any supportive items or other ideas, they would all surely need to climb uncloaked and undetected which would prove difficult. Wolf suggested something else as well. "Or maybe a device or some form of attack that can blow a small hole in the wall enough for us to climb through without making too much noise and alerting the angry Chia Pets on the other side?" It was worth a shot to ask.

Wolf was all for tactics and teamwork, but as a creature hardened to survive in any situation and very much on his own most times, he began gaining the reputation and coining the popular term throughout the galaxy as Lone Wolf, not just for completing big jobs himself, but also famous for leaving behind others for the sake of a bounty or an order. He glanced in thought at the other two partaking on this mission with him and was already calculating a plan in his head how he can be the escapee if things go south and the other two end up in trouble. He had to always be on his toes and think ahead. It's what always kept him alive. No hesitation means no mistakes. He was intrigued to see how the group would like to proceed with the task at hand next.

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Yumiko watched Kazooie shoot an insult towards Wolf. This is going to be a long and awkward mission by the looks of it. She just hopes that Kazooie and Wolf's attitudes don't risk the group's life.

"I think he's just trying to get at you, hence the zoo animals insult." Yumiko said to Banjo and Kazooie as she looked past the tree again to see if the creature was here yet.

She ignored Wolf scolding her about keeping quiet, instead she scolded him. "Shh, it'll hear you." Yumiko warned quietly this time. She remained silent until the creature passed the area and left, and once it did, Yumiko quickly moved from the tree to the boulder nearby where she joined Wolf, Banjo and Kazooie in the huddle to discuss their plan into getting into the city.

"I mean, without diplomacy then places like the Life Sphere would be sent into total chaos where dangerous people can go around doing whatever they want. I also think Kazooie is a red seagull or eagle, not a parakeet." Yumiko pointed out.

"Sorry, I just had to point that out. I do have another idea, seeing as how the tank idea's out of the window either way." Yumiko revealed.

"While I don't have anything that will make us invisible, I can try and create an underground hole that we can use to get into the city. I would try and make a small hole that we can also climb through at the wall, but someone might discover the hole or worse, the starvia can get through it and cause destruction to this city." Yumiko began to explain her second idea.

"And with an underground hole, we can easily get rid of it to clear our tracks." Yumiko finished before looking at her three teammates.

"Anyone else got an idea?" She asked.

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The creature was gone, and it was safe to come out. The group soon found themselves in a group huddle, discussing what they could do next. It would've reminded Banjo and Kazooie of the group huddles commonly associated with American Football, except for the fact that they were British, so it reminded them of Rugby instead.

"Invisibility? Sorry, but we don't have anything we could use to turn us invisible." Banjo pointed out. It was clear that Wolf didn't have anything related to invisibility prepared, which made it seem as though he hadn't even thought of being stealthy, let alone diplomatic. They also couldn't do anything to silently blow a hole in the wall. They could use a Grenade Egg, but those weren't silent. In fact, they were very loud, so they weren't an option.

When the girl suggested getting in through a hole in the ground, Kazooie actually thought about it for a second or two, before suddenly chiming in.

"Hey Banjo, you have any experience with holes or caves?"

"I guess I do. I mean, I am a bear."

"Good. If that's the case, you can help dig the hole."

"What about the cave being found? What about the Starvia?"

"We'll just have to dig the hole on the opposite side of the wall. After all, Not-So-Big Bad Wolf here said that the other side should be less monitored. As for the Starvia, we'll just cover up the entrance with something. That, or just dig where the threat of the Starvia getting in is minimal."

"Wow, Kazooie, that actually sounds like a pretty smart idea."

"That doesn't mean much coming from you, y'know."

[WolfEx]

The Fox Hunt - Wolf O'Donnell - FS: Hungry Like The Wolf - Highest Stat: DEX

Admittedly Wolf didn't entirely think this whole rescue mission through, if you can call it that. He expected to sneak in on his own and an opening of some kind to already be at this dump. He was thinking about the explosion that caused many lands on this planet to crash down like asteroids and assumed a location such as a so called, Walled City, would be cracked and split in all sorts of areas for some entry points, but it was in pristine condition which means someone, or multiple beings, have been upkeeping the place. Digging underground as his two current comrades suggested seemed to be the only way to go. Wolf had no access to any invisibility tech back at the Life Sphere since he was limited to what he could access in a community that shared virtually everything, and in small rations. He hated that. Sharing wasn't exactly his thing. Shimmying up an old replica of his tank was the best the Life Sphere could do for him with the scrap metal they had. Seeing as Wolf wasn't exactly smart enough to bring any supportive camouflage or espionage equipment, it would only be fair to aid with the digging idea.

"Yeah yeah I get it. I'm the dumb dumb for not bringing any cloaking devices. But I honestly didn't think anyone would wanna help someone with a criminal reputation rescue his rival. Doing this alone would have been easier for detection purposes and I would have thought of something should I have got caught, but I'm trying to say, digging is a good idea and thanks for helpin or whatever. I'll assist with the digging, my claws can cut pretty deep. Maybe we can all jump in on that action to get that hole dug double time." Sometimes Wolf just had to go into humble mode and admit when he makes a mistake, such as in this case, not completely thinking the whole mission through. Again he reminds himself that it was his first real mission after all on this planet, so there was room for error. Ofcourse he wasn't going to admit that to the group out loud, but he knew within that his brain these days didn't work like it used to. Maybe it was because the aftermath of the crash, maybe it was...other things. Emotions....that wasn't his game and he can't let it be his game now.

Wolf slyly made his way over to the center area of the back wall behind the base gesturing the others to follow. He then began to lightly tap the dirt with his feet around the surface beneath him to check for hollow ground and soft soil. After a few moments of tapping his feet and doing that thing canines do when they sniff and crawl on all fours in a circle to find something, he believes he found a sweet spot. He stops his doggie scouting and points below his feet with a rigid claw aiming downwards. "Here is where we wanna dig. Me and Banjo can claw our way through the top layer of dirt to till the land, then once we get to the deeper layers, Yumiko can use whatever voodoo magic she has to make a bigger hole and create a tunnel for us to crawl through allowing us to penetrate to the other side. Yumiko should keep guard while me and Banjo get through the first layer of the soil, then we can trade places and guard Yumiko as she forms the tunnel to the other side." Wolf just then thought about the consequence of having an exposed hole from outside the wall lead inside and how that could be an act of war and allow Starvia gas to infect whatever oxidation methods the community had on the other side. He came up with a plan to remedy that however.

"I have a remote control that allows me to operate my tank at a distance. Once we are all inside, using the monitor on my control, I can guide the tank over the hole to block the Starvia from getting into the place." Wolf was proud of himself for sounding at least somewhat smart after all, but he doubted such words would cover the negligence of not fully thinking out a way in before. "Then when we get outta here we can all cover the hole back up with the dirt we shoveled out and the nearby boulders if need be. If we get caught the instant we get into that base, since we essentially don't know where we will dig ourselves up to, I can use that tank theory as a bargaining chip that they either let us get Fox and leave, or Starvia is gonna flood this place in two shakes of a tail and we expose the place to the gas. They won't know WHAT my remote will do and it's also a damn good bluff." Wolf knew that was a risky plan and a possible act of war, but it was clever for the situation and a backup that made the most sense. "If nobody has any other plans or objections, shall we get to diggin?" He figured the rest of the team would be on board, but if anyone objected, they better have a better idea or he'll do this all on his own whether they like it or not.

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Yumiko smiled when her underground hole idea seemed to be the popular idea. Although Wolf somewhat berated at himself for not bringing any invisible technology that they can use to get into the city, which Yumiko shrugged at. "We can't dwell on the mistakes too much, besides none of us have brought any invisible items with us either, so were pretty much on the same boat regardless." Yumiko then proceeded to smile again.

"The point is we at least have an idea to get into this place safely and easily if we play our cards right." Yumiko soon stood up when everyone was planning to head to the back flank.

"Meh, we wouldn't be here if we didn't want to help, but its to save this Fox guy and I can't ignore that kind of feeling that someone could be trapped here in a city filled with Dinosaur creatures that can easily tear you limb from limb if they so much give you a stare and only one person is willing to do something about it...Even if they do have a criminal history." Yumiko explained to Wolf about coming here to help out with the mission as she began to follow everyone to the back flank of the wall.

Once they did, Wolf discussed their plans to create the hole. He and Banjo were going to start on the hole first and then Yumiko can expand upon it with her "voodoo magic" once they go deeper. Yumiko rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, voodoo magic, let's roll with that." Yumiko said sarcastically again, now she knows how Kazooie feels. Although she was annoyed at Wolf, she was surprisingly not annoyed to the point that he was seen as a hindrance...For now at least. Yumiko stood around as she began to go on lookout duty.

"While I think that tank idea might get the creatures in this city more angry instead of worried over the fact that they could be exposed to Starvia, i'm not objecting to it. Since it is a last ditch effort to rescue Fox if everything goes wrong. Let's just hope nobody at the other side of this wall notices the hole. Judging by that voice we heard earlier, their at least intelligent enough to have people on lookout." Yumiko leaned by the wall as she began to look around to see if there was anything suspicious in the area while Wolf and Banjo (And maybe Kazooie?) Start work on the hole.

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Once they made their way to the opposite side of the wall, it was time to start digging. Once Wolf picked out a spot, Banjo began inspecting the dirt closest to the wall. Scraping it with his claws, he found it to be very loose, and easy to move. Wolf really had picked a good spot.

"Using a tank to bluff? I like it." Kazooie had to admit, as annoying as he seemed to be when they first met, Wolf actually seemed pretty cool. She still didn't like how he had insulted her, but she insulted him back, so they were even.

"Alright. Maybe we should go just underneath the wall. That way, we'll know once we're able to start tunneling upwards." Banjo started to dig next to the wall, making sure the hole was just large enough so everyone could get inside. "Hey Kazooie, are you gonna help with this?"

"Do I look like I want to get my feathers dirty?" She snapped back. It seemed as though Kazooie had no interest, and probably wouldn't help much anyways.

"Alright then. Come on Wolf, help me dig."

[WolfEx]

The Fox Hunt - Wolf O'Donnell - FS: Hungry Like The Wolf - Highest Stat: DEX

To Wolf's surprise everyone seemed to be in agreement with eachother and followed along with his plan without fuss. Perhaps there was a positive for Wolf in this whole team ideology on this forsaken planet after all. He could learn to enjoy working together on missions as opposed to regretting the company, or maybe he just got lucky to be paired with a somewhat competent party of folks. It was still early in this mission however, thus plenty of room for mistakes to yet be made. He was confident that if they continued to be on the same page and work together like this, then they would have no problem completing this mission and getting out alive together as well. It was a different vibe than Team Star Wolf, which was more like a group of individual thinkers that knew their stuff. In this situation there was delegation and execution and less lashing out at eachother like his Star Wolf Team often did.

This wasn't a battle of egos or who was the better pilot, this was survival and life and death. Working together is the more surefire way to survive in a wasteland than working against eachother, or working alone. In unknown territory Wolf was going to do what was best, and it wasn't going in bull headed without backup. He was happy to see that he had support for this mission and a moment of humbling himself as well to the notion that his brain isn't always correct. Not just in the physical sense, but also metaphorically they were all digging a hole to a better world, another step to hope. Hope was a term Wolf started to forget....but maybe he can get a reminder this day.

"Alright, diggin time!" Wolf expanded his claws out from his furry paws and began slashing at the ground as quick as he could. Chunks of soil and dirt began to fling into the air. Some of these chunks had blotches of purple decorating them which signaled that the toxic air had cultivated somewhat in the ground. Other chunks were riddled with what appeared to be dried blood and dead insects likely from numerous battles fought on and around this land. Wolf attempted to use more of his arm strength to cause the digging to progress a bit quicker and kept his claws moving at a continuous rate despite the amount of unsanitary planet gunk was getting caught in them.

STR Roll For Digging Speed is VDwYBSsNp_1d20 + 1 (Well, it wasn't the worst hole digging method he's ever accomplished but he's also done better.)

Even though he was really putting his back into it and pushing effort on slashing away at the dirt, he wasn't getting very far with it. He looked up at Banjo as he dug and urged him to give it max effort. "Come on then, dig dammit. Just because I'm part dog doesn't mean I can always dig fast for that bone." Wolf did a loud whisper to Banjo and Kazooie keeping the voice tone down. They couldn't waste anymore time trying to make their way into the base. They needed to work fast and pave the way for Yumiko so she can do the real collateral work with the tunnel. As he dug, Wolf tried to maintain a concentrated low volume shoveling motion so he didn't attract anymore unwanted attention like before. The speed at which he did it sucked with his arms not giving him the benefit of the doubt, but his tenacity was strong and he wasn't about to stop anytime soon. With Banjo's help they may still be able to make some good progress to the inside at a decent rate.

Wolf was eager to see how much muscle the bear and his bird buddy was packing; another test to see if Wolf could rely on such a teammate to increase their overall odds of success. Another roar of the dino like nature echoed beyond the wall, this time it was much farther away into the base then before. The occurrence of the sound could have been for any number of reasons, but Wolf didn't want to be stuck out here to find out much longer. At least inside they had more places to hide. "Hurry it up too, double time." Wolf barked in a low tone and dug faster and faster with every breath and felt like he was still not making much impact, but he had to keep going. This mission called for a quick and easy in and out getaway, they weren't even a quarter of the way there.

Quill, you can do a STR roll for effect but it is not required for the dig. If you can detail and fluff your post enough during the digging, that can set the bar for what your character(s) can do in terms of speed and impact for the hole. I rolled for Wolf because he isn't that strong, and is an older aged character so it made sense to roll for effect to do an energy level gauge. With him it just depends. Sometimes his body won't always cooperate.

1d20 + 1

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While Wolf, Banjo and Kazooie were busy creating the hole, Yumiko continued to look around to make sure that there aren't any dinosaurs nearby or at least nothing suspicious that could get to the group into trouble. She ignored Wolf berating Banjo and Kazooie as she continued to lean by the wall, thinking about what the creatures will look like, and snickered a little bit because of Kazooie's snarky attitude when it comes to people like Wolf.

So far there wasn't anything suspicious that she had spotted. She looked down at her fingers due to the fact that she was going to prepare to expand the hole soon so they can get into the city. "I hope that dinosaur from earlier doesn't start walking around here. Hopefully if it does, then we would already be at the other side of this tunnel by then." Yumiko thought as she continued to wait until it was her turn to work on the tunnel.

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Banjo was surprised just how gross the dirt was here. Sure, soil and dirt weren't exactly fun to work with, but most dirt didn't have dried blood in it. It seemed like Kazooie had the right idea. Speaking of the Bratty Bird, she was doing just fine. The backpack was closed tight, but not tight enough so that breathing became a difficult task. She decided to take the opportunity to get some sleep.

Meanwhile, Banjo continued to dig.

"You okay, Wolf? You don't look so good." He didn't like pointing it out, but Wolf already seemed to be getting worn out. It seemed as though he would have to put in more effort to compensate. He began to dig faster, digging his paws deeper into the dirt, trying to avoid thinking about about how gross it was. He did his best to ignore the blood and insects, even when he felt something small get stuck inside of his arm-fur. He still took a glance at it, though, and saw that it appeared to be a dead centipede-like insect. He took a second to swipe it away out of impulse.

'Hopefully this won't take much longer.' He thought.