#arc.rcm1c

arcsomi: 17:36 jeju island private estate mission 1 task c

when hayeon and somi work together, silence hangs over them. it isn’t bad. in fact, it’s a true testament to how close they’ve gotten. neither will admit it but the silence was comfortable. looping through them as they stood back to back. almost as tangible as the darkness is to hayeon and the light to somi. almost as comforting. maybe even more

that’s why hayeon knew somi noticed when her shoulders tensed. she couldn’t help it. they’d done a number of stealth missions together but this one was risky. hayeon would never say it out loud, but she could not lose somi. they both exchanged a look. fifty messages all jumping back and forth at the same time. mainly be careful. but also remember the plan. she did of course. they had to get to the estate as soon as they could. the information would likely be in the study. as would lee byunjun and kim mintaek. and a handful of armed guards. along the way there would be the rest of the crime ring scattered about. if they slipped up and exposed themselves. the ARC’s hard work would go down the drain in seconds. no pressure.

9:36. The men were in the sitting room by this time. guards on break playing poker, watching the door. guns on their holster and a rifle within reach at the corner of the room. the first floor was dimly lit at this time, only a few lamps were turned on. the orange glow cast on the men’s faces made plenty of room for the shadows. hayeon and somi were both still outside. they could sneak into the first floor no problem. it was the guards by the study that concerned them.

“one step at a time” hayeon said this aloud. a reminder to both her and somi. mostly her though. somi knew where to focus and her eyes were already on the back entrance. hayeon nodded and melted into the shadows. her body felt cold. colder still when she reached out to grab somi and cover her in darkness.

@arcsiyeon, mission A, task c. status: infiltration.

when it comes to gathering information, who makes a better spy than a ghost?

nora is uniquely equipped to move with stealth and precision. locks mean nothing to a girl who can walk through walls, and discretion is hardly all that necessary when one can be literally invisible.

thus, the approach is simple, to start. lee byunjung and kim mintaek are notably in cooperation on this front, and the collective has tasked her and another, siyeon, with obtaining the information necessary for the next plan of action. specifically, they are in search of maps and plan details, as well as anything they might happen to hear in the process. intelligence from prior tasks has given them the heads up that those involved in this criminal enterprise will be hosting a meeting of sorts, in a house in gangnam, and thus the pair are off.

nora is all stealth and silence, but siyeon? she's a little more straightforward. this is ultimately necessary, should nora get herself into a spot of trouble, the backup of a girl well versed in telekinetic combat is going to help her out far more than the dainty knives stashed around her person. its not that nora isn't a decent fighter- they all are- but the leg up that siyeon's powers afford her will be impossibly helpful.

the house is fenced off, predictably, one of the gated numbers the wealthy seem to favor, lest the plebian lowerclass peek into their lives. it means nothing to nora, who promptly floats through the stone and wood barrier, squinting at the locking mechanisms. fortunately security from the inside is never quite as tight as one might hope, so its easily disarmed with a few presses of buttons, the door sliding open near soundlessly to allow siyeon to enter. bless the rich and their desire for state of the art technology, she thinks, as the door moves back into place just as discretely as it had opened.