Today was such a grand day. The day of the Reverie, an event which only occurred every four years. Nobles from far and wide were summoned to attend, though most of them probably weren't really interested in the politics that were to go down. Nonetheless since they chose to attend they were forced to exist in the now or risked being smitten by the malevolence of the world which they believed they ruled over.
Birdie was in attendance today to be the voice of this world and those it had forsaken. For all those souls who had been dealt a rotten card of hands at birth while these Nobles were given everything they ever wanted. If he could manage to taint their live's that were perceived as pure white snow with a single black dribble of his animosity he'd consider today a success. This wouldn't be possible without proper planning and connections however. For that very reason he had confided this ill intent upon Asher Kringle's ears and he was rewarded with an opportunity to lay a single stroke on the easel that was this world with his own paint brush. At least then there will be proof that Birdie existed on this plane, even if only for a moment.

Boat Team

For this short term Birdie and a select few of his underlings were enlisted in the ranks of the Marines under the leadership of Rear Admiral Mercy who actually operated under the guidance of her inferior and creator, Asher Kringle. Dressed in the garbs of a Marine for the duration of this dogma driven calling, Birdie's inferiors followed suit and dressed as Marines too, but as Ensigns. Navigating for them today was Marine Captain Zed J. Maxwell, but he was totally unaware of the events that were planned to unfold today. All he knew was that he was missing his Government issued documents for identification, so he was assigned to stay on the Queen Anne's Revenge for the duration of the Reverie and given special orders by Asher on what to do from there should chaos unfold. Supply Zed company were five other henchmen from Birdie's collective and a single Gatling Gun (Mk I). The aforementioned vessel is the vessel which all of Rear Admiral Mercy's battalion, temporary and usual, had arrived on and publicly disembarked from this day to observe and work as guards for the Reverie. Nothing unusual there.

This ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was in the port of Mariejois amongst many other ships, some of which Nobles had sailed in on. This port flowed with the water that lead to the mysterious New World. Quite copious with the amount of transportation under their reign, Birdie and Asher had also arranged for a vessel to be positioned in the water on the Paradise side of Mariejois. Zed J. Maxwell being the Navigator for the Queen Anne's Revenge, Bato, a Navigator under Birdie's direct command was stationed on the Owl Haven which resided in the water of Paradise next to the enormous shelf that held up Mariejois. Posted with Bato was Verde and 5 henchmen. Verde had a Proton Cannon for himself, and the five henchmen shared a single Gatling Gun Mk III and the Rocket Launcher Helios. With these mundane details sorted out, the actual manifestation of Birdie's ire was to be explained.

Ground Team

To act as the maestro Birdie himself had no interest in being inside the actual building the Reverie was to take place in. There were far too many government officials present for him to be able to remain in lucid state. For that reason he stationed himself inside of a 5 man Marine manned food stall that was outside of the main entrance of the Reverie. The 5 men all being Birdie's goons. Their stall wasn't alone and was amongst many others looking to capitalize on such a busy time of the year and make some money. Birdie's stall however was promoting a new energy drink, by giving out sample to the general public.  While this was more so a guise for Birdie to have a place to stow away, they were truly serving a beverage to the masses that boosted their natural energy levels and the public was actually enjoying. Additionally it was a modestly diluted as to not shock the systems of the masses, since the drink is actually based on a combat enhancement supplement. While Birdie himself wasn't serving the masses, he did reside within the stall, just an unseen part of it where the kitchen would be with the rest of his equipment. While he wasn't planning to engage in any combat today, he still came prepared and was equipped with his firearm Cerberus, an Eye Scope, three Firebombs, a Baby Den Den Mushi, and he had a Proton Cannon residing in the stall with him along with, but packed neatly in a black case like one would carry a musical instrument. The stall's contents were prepared and loaded back on the Queen Anne's Revenge, so in peaceful solitude Birdie sat and fixated his Eye Scope to his right eye."Alright, lets get things rolling." He said silently to himself.

Roof Team

Amongst the Marines called to the Reverie to serve as guards was Rear Admiral Mercy, which included her battalion. Such high value people being present today, everything needed to be surveilled including the rooftop. Delegated this task, the Rear Admiral who acted under Asher's orders allowed Birdie to supply 35 men for such a menial job. As a result of all the men she supplied being registered as Ensigns however, four Lieutenants that weren't of Birdie's party were assigned on the roofs as well, each took a 100 square meter quadrant of the 400 square meter building and were in command of all the Ensigns within it.

Back to Birdie, he would take a moment to focus while he closed his unequipped eye and would have been bestowed a field of vision that wasn't his own. Some 205m away, across one 5m road and half the girth of the building the Reverie was held in (400 square meters) was where Birdie was now looking from, albeit multiple stories high up on the top of the building. There, these multiple meters away, was a bird perched atop the shoulder of a man in a Marine uniform and one other Marine. This man with the bird was Luther, a new addition to Birdie's crew, but nonetheless a man who had proven he was worth his salt. The other Marine was just a nameless henchman from Birdie's ranks, but he too had an important job.

First was the role of this bird. While it looked like a normal bird, color and all, it was actually one of Birdie's inventions, Hunter IV to be more direct. The Marine who wasn't Luther would approach this mechanical avian while the unaffiliated Lieutenant wasn't watching and strap a very important package upon its back from out the confines of his uniform and command it to take flight at maximum speed. It's mission was to get directly above where the Reverie was being held. Almost all the Marines on the roof were of Mercy's command, meaning allies of Birdie, but with the four non-affliates present, one could never be too safe. One random cloud having drifted above where Hunter IV was tasked to go, it would provide a bit of cover even if only for moment, for the bird to make it to it's destination. This spot was in the center of the 400 square meter building that had a peak height of 100m, was one story high, albeit the single ceiling was 30m high from the floor of the meeting room, and was 50m square.

Diving through this cloud's top surface and straight through the bottom for a flicker of cover, with Hunter IV's speed it'd be just a blur in the eyes of the sentient cloud. Hunter IV would then continue downwards to the rooftop of the meeting room, drop off the package, then fly back up and outside of the 400m building and perch on a bench somewhere near Birdie's stall along the outskirts where all the traffic was. Hunter IV would have ignored the cloud this time around since it's task was done and the volatile package was delivered.

This wouldn't be the end of this cloud's time in the spotlight however, as it was extremely suspicious. Should Hunter IV diving through it not disperse it or inadvertently cause harm to the true form of the mass, the eyes of a few watchmen would surely be trained upon it, maybe even one of the unaffiliated Lieutenants would address it as well. It was a cloudless day, but yet this single billow existed and in such a specific place. Luther would direct the Marine who was paired with him to keep his eye trained on it, while he continued to survey out beyond the grandiose building he was on top of. He stayed aware of his surroundings, of the buildings beyond him, the traffic down below, he also noted how hot it was today. Despite this he stayed ever vigilant. His rifle Vendetta was strapped on his back and he was also gifted Birdie's six shooter revolver in case he needed something more mobile.

Grunt Team

Last but not least were the pawns of the operation. While they were extremely expendable, they were very significant and couldn't be forgotten. There were 45 of them total, of this 45 8 of them were considered unique. This was because of the equipment they were gifted by none other than Birdie. This equipment was Birdie's signature Time Bombs, but he wouldn't be selfish or hasty with their detonation. Prior to parting ways on the Queen Anne's Revenge he set the timer for each of their bombs, giving the transporters a fair amount of time to get to where they needed to be, plant the bomb, and get to safety. If they failed, such a death was on them. For this reason Birdie wasn't hasty, he valued the lives of his men since they committed themselves to him. Four of the bombers were amongst the watchmen, their targeted areas being directly above the North, South, East, and West Entrances of the 400 square meter building. They'd be inconspicuous as they planted the bombs underneath the roof shingles which projected a bit beyond the actual walls of the building. There they'd be too high up to see from the ground and even if one walked near the edge they wouldn't spot the bomb unless they looked under the shingles which was highly unlikely. Additionally the shingles provided shadows for the bombs, so if one had any reason to look out of a window of the building and up, the bomb wouldn't be noticeable unless one was looking for it. Three others walked outside amongst the street traffic, but never in range of Birdie's stall or each other. They were acting as on duty Marines would, surveilling the area and ensuring nothing suspicious was going down. Their targeted areas were the whatever corners out of the four the building had, that they could get to and slyly drop off the bomb. This deliverance would only be done when literal seconds were left on the bombs timer, so no one would stumble upon the explosives.

The last bomber posed as Marine Captain Zed J. Maxwell. This being why the man couldn't find his identification papers. Hair long, helmet on, sword on hip, marine coat, regal clothing and all, this imposter was a perfect match. This mostly because the originals face was covered by a large portion of his helmet, so no one really knew his features. Being a Marine Captain and not a lowly Ensign, he was permitted inside, as a guard to Asher Kringle. Asher replacing his superior's spot inside for undisclosed reasons.
All the bombs carried were hidden underneath clothing and undetectable. Weapons were permitted inside (given no one else's were taken), so he wouldn't be patted down and at the most be asked for his identification papers which he would gladly supply. While he wouldn't enter the meeting room, he'd wait outside the room once everyone was allowed to enter and bide his time in the hallway. Many other inferior marine officers did so as well if they only served as an assistant to a superior that was in attendance. The seats were for people of importance and not just anyone, so it was understandable for inferior ranking marines to wait in the halls.

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