'Saka Deek

[VIP A is here] Sasha reports over the comms, just as Susie's car comes into view and parks outside the church.

Ori was already scanning the street with some electronic binoculars, the heavy sniper rifle set up at his side. Valentinos patrolled the street, most heavily armed and waiting for the conflict to start. Thankfully, Susie and her entourage make it into the church unscathed and unbothered.

"Alright, high alert now guys, shit can hit the fan at any moment..." Ori states, both to the comms and to Lucy and David nearby.

"You really expect something to happen?" David can't help but ask.

Ori nods, "I hope it won't but there's a lot riding on this. More than just the Mox and Wakako's Tyger Claws teaming up."

"Arasaka won't let it happen." Lucy spits venomously with her eyes glowing with data, "They'll do anything if it means the barest gains."

"Sounds about right," Ori mutters, "Fucker's helped kill my entire family so they could open up a subway... They were worth less to those fucking japs than a goddamn tunnel."

David slowly nods, deciding not to mention the fact he was a dropout from their school. Maybe hearing that he kicked the shit out of an Arasaka execs' son would soothe it though?

[Any eyes on VIP B?] - Ori

[A couple blocks away, should be there any minute.] - Kiwi

Ori leans over the edge of the building as Wakako's car comes into view, escorted on either side by some Tyger Claw bikes, though, they were coloured differently than normal. Instead of being brightly coloured, they were dull blacks, greys, and whites, despite still wearing the familiar demon masks, swords, and Japanese clothing.

"Looks like Wakako's guys got a makeover," he remarks.

[Better to distinguish themselves now than get shot at later when something happens.] - Sasha

[Wonder if it'll stick? Maybe I can convince them of pink superiority?] - Rebecca

"Doubt they'd be willing to steal Mox colours..." Ori drily retorts.

Wakako enters the building with her men, as unmolested as when Susie arrived. Which was honestly surprising to Ori. "Maybe they're just planning to bomb the place while both VIP's are inside...?"

[Are you trying to Jinx it? Heads up, unauthorized AV flying overhead, no identification.] - Kiwi

The trio all look up as a completely black AV slowly hovers over the area. It gracefully manoeuvres between buildings and even flies above the church, yet after ten minutes of this, it just leaves without doing anything at all.

"Huh, must've just been a noob driver." David mutters, prompting Ori to turn and glare at him. The imminent scolding was cut off however as he notices something odd. The door to the roof that'd been left ajar by David was now firmly closed with its locks engaged.

He rapidly looks around, eyes scanning the rooftop but he doesn't find anything of interest. Regardless, he activates his Monowire and swipes it in a wide arc... It cuts through the air, buzzing all the while... But stops as if it'd struck an invisible wall.

"What the fuck!?" David's eyes widen.

"I fucking knew it!" Ori exclaims.

"Shit!" Lucy growls, "'Saka Ninjas!"

Ori tugs his Monowire back to him, wrenching it out of the grip of whoever had caught it before raising the sniper rifle. Its weight may have proven problematic for someone else, but he just hefts it up as if it were an SMG. Through its sights, he could see the heat signatures of four men, even then, they were extremely faint, as if they had technology hiding it.

*BANG!*

"David! Mario this shit!" Ori shouts as he fires, his eyes widening as the ninja barely tilts his head to the side to avoid it. He expels the shell but has to discard the weapon and throw himself to the side as two ninjas charge him.

Unable to see them without the sniper scope, he grabs a nearby can of cola an sprays it in their vague direction. "Thirsty!?"

Somehow it works, the ten Eddies soft drink sprinkling their high-tech suits with the sticky fluid, providing a silhouette to their invisible bodies. This doesn't stop their charge however, both raise their katana to cut him down.

Ori fires a shot from his revolver but the ninja literally deflects it out of the air, allowing his partner to slash at Ori.

*SliK!*

It slices right through his jacket and into his chest, barely nicking his lung. The guy goes for another attack but Ori pulls the cord of his grapple hook and entangles the blade with it, even if the oscillating sword was slowly cutting into the metal.

"You will die, barbarian!"

"You first, 'Samurai'."

"DO NOTO USE DAT NAME!!" he shouts, pushing harder into the cord.

Ori takes the chance to check on David, spotting the kid running in circles with Lucy in his arms, spamming his Sandevistan like his life depended on it... Which it did...

Then, the second ninja charged in, Ori steps to the side while pulling his Monowire out, but they just tangle that too with their blade, leaving him stuck wrestling with the two soldiers.

Thankfully, Lucy hadn't just been acting like a useless princess. The four Ninjas suddenly scream as their Cyberware goes haywire, their camo disabling and leaving their black armoured figures visible to all.

*Crunch!*

With that distraction Ori fiercely raises his foot and kicks the nearest ninja in the crotch, breaking through the codpiece and sending shards of metal into the man's groin.

"HIYAAAAAEEHHH!!"

"'FACKO YOU!" Ori taunts, slamming the severed grapple claw into the guy's visor. It doesn't break through, but the sharp metal inches away from the guy's eye is distraction enough.

With that, he sends a grin at the guy wrestling against his Monowire, then tugs him as hard as possible to the side, right towards the ledge of the roof. Maybe it was his training to never drop his weapon, or maybe it was some sense of honour, regardless, the guy goes sailing right over the edge with a surprised yelp.