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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« on: February 14, 2023, 04:31:35 PM »
Now that the stairwell was abruptly lit with Pyre's flames, Tina could finally see their adversary - not that it really helped, since in lieu of darkness, the Geist had summoned a storm of stone as cover for its weak point and her target: the bone mask protruding just barely out of the rock that formed the Grimm's body. Shatter that and the Grimm should fall, but how to do so when shielded by so much rubble, even flame wasn't getting through?

She snapped open one revolver cylinder and removed a single loaded bullet, before reaching into the small bag on her waist and gingerly retrieving an identical one save for the brightly colored "DANGER" sign printed in red on the side. Loading that back into the cylinder, Tina started firing with her other revolver down at the Geist, both to further split its attention from the two Hunters down below and also to chip away at the screen of rubble shielding it. Sure, she doubted her regular ammunition was going to get through the storm, but on that same train of thought it was still a bullet smacking a rock. The rock would crack and splinter and eventually, with enough bullets, she'd theoretically thin the storm enough for her other gun to get through.

Theoretically. Probably didn't have enough bullets, realistically. Good thing she wasn't alone. "So uh, you think you can help weaken that shield?" Tina asked Nathan. "If so, I think this might be able to do a good chunk of damage to it." She waved her other revolver in the air.

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« on: December 22, 2022, 05:48:52 PM »
For the sake of not incapacitating herself with a migraine, Tine refrained from using her radar despite now being about the most important time to use it since she first crash-landed in the forest. The ruins seemed cramped enough that nothing too large could jump out at them without making noticeable noises, but she kept herself behind Cyrus just in case. If nothing else, the giant made a nice big meat shield.

Without her extra sense, she was forced to rely on Pyre's source of ethereal light as she lightly treaded the hallways, her soft footsteps eclipsed out by her teammates' louder clomping. Cyrus kept turning back to glance at the rest of the team - whether to keep count of them like a bear taking care of its cubs or just looking for reassurance - but the flickering purple flame combined with the giant's height often veiled his expression in shadow. Still, it was nice to know he cared instead of simply stomping ahead without a care in the world. Tina briefly considered just taking her scroll out and using it as another makeshift source of lighting, but nearly bumped into Pyre mid-thought.

They'd stopped before a drop into darkness, the purple glow barely illuminating the damaged remnants of the stairway. Wooden handrails along the walls looked mostly intact, but the same couldn't be said for the pillars that made up the structural supports. As the lightest of the group - and the only one without flight - Tina gingerly tested the first few planks with one outstretched leg while their leader dropped straight down. "You might need to give me another lift, Pyre -" She'd barely started whispering before the quaking of rocks drowned out her remaining words and all remaining light was snuffed out, save for Pyre's flaming hand.

From the top of the stairwell, Tina couldn't make out the large figure and wings of their leader. What she could discern made her whimper quietly - a pair of dim, blood-red eyes set in bleached bone amidst a curtain of darkness such that she had no idea what the Grimm they were facing was. The rumbling didn't help matters as to her slightly panicked senses, it felt like the whole structure might collapse on them. Tina pointed both revolvers down at the only visible target, but every working sense she had screamed DUCK! She threw herself backwards as a boulder crashed just below where the remaining members were standing. "So what's the plan, guys?" she shouted over the rumbling and tremors.

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« on: December 03, 2022, 04:30:29 AM »
"So these are the ruins..." Tina whispered to herself as she gazed around the remains of the mossy yet structurally intact stone constructions, devoid of civilization and reclaimed by mother Nature. While the others surveyed their surroundings, she knelt and brushed aside some dirt and overgrown foliage to unveil something that caught the corner of her eye. A rusted circular locket, its chain lost to time. Fiddling with the eroded clasp that held the two sides in a vice grip, it eventually yielded to her efforts - revealing a well-preserved portrait of a middle-aged man smiling brightly. Wordlessly, she slipped the trinket into her pocket and stood.

As Cyrus made to step through the opening, she pulsed her Semblance quickly - the long-term use over time had started giving her a dull ache, so she was more sparing with it - but saw nothing out of the ordinary. That being said, the floor plan was like a maze, additionally hindered by fallen rubble and such, which meant a harder time trying to figure out what was a passageway and what was actually a dead end. Looking back at Pyre and that boy she still didn't know the name of, she made a show of drawing both revolvers as a sign of caution before stepping in behind Cyrus.

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« on: November 17, 2022, 12:30:33 PM »
Despite expecting a response from her teammates, Tina still jumped slightly when Pyre patted her on the shoulder. Internally, though, she was grateful that Pyre volunteered instead of the two boys. She just...didn't think she was ready for that yet. Cyrus was the one to take off first, but she barely registered his flight as her wide eyes were fully focused on whatever Pyre's plan was. As she ran off and jumped on her rocket-powered broomstick, Tina mentally prepared herself for what was about to happen, slowly backing away in the opposite direction towards the river.

For a few seconds, Tina was worried Pyre would stall mid-ascent since she was doing nothing but go up at a scarily rapid pace, but clearly she underestimated the broom's horsepower as Pyre did an about-turn and zoomed back towards the ground with ease. As she came closer, Tina noticed she was holding a hand out and gulped, but raised her own as high as possible. The next moment, her arm felt like it was being yanked out of its socket as her feet left the ground. She couldn't help screaming a little as it seemed like they were going to crash into the trees on the opposite end, but the part of her brain that wasn't overwhelmed felt Pyre's grip loosen as they crossed over and did the same.

Unlike Cyrus, the smaller girl stumbled and landed on all fours as she wasn't prepared for the impact, while Pyre presumably landed a touch more gracefully nearby. Thankfully, the ground was mostly mud and it softened what would otherwise be a more jarring landing, though she had to wipe the mud off on some foliage nearby. "N-never again, please..." she managed to stammer, patting her waist to check if either of her revolvers had fallen out somehow.


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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« on: November 04, 2022, 04:53:52 PM »
In lieu of having to force awkward conversation with her new teammates, Tina made efforts to stick closer to Cyrus than the other two, who had struck up a brief conversation over impromptu hairdryers. At least Cyrus had gotten the hint and made little effort to make small talk, instead focusing on bushwhacking a path for the four Hunters - a bit louder than necessary to her; there was always the possibility of attracting the attention of more Grimm. Despite her wincing each time Cyrus hacked down an entire tree, however, nothing turned up on her radar at all. Perhaps the noise was doing the opposite and actually driving away the small fry instead?

Eventually, the group stopped at a fast-flowing river. Tina looked around for viable crossings and pulsed her radar, but nothing satisfactory turned up either way. Ignoring the fact she wasn't a very good swimmer, her guns and Dust weren't waterproof either. As Cyrus showed off his impressive wingspan by stretching, the other boy started fiddling with his metal rod for reasons unknown to her. She could only assume he had some plan to get over. Pair that with Pyre already showcasing her capability of flight in the previous battle, and that left her - stuck on their side of the river with no personal way of fording. Trying her best to swallow her anxiety, she squeaked "Can someone give me a lift?"


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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: October 11, 2022, 12:27:07 PM »
Watching from a distance as Cyrus jumpscared the other duo with a giant wing-hug (or as much as one can scare people with that overly loud voice), Tina raised one dainty hand to chest height and waved nervously when she heard her name being mentioned. Pyre's name she managed to catch from her cheerful introduction, but there was no way the other's sullen response could carry that far, given the boy's lack of emotional reaction from the handshake...or the involuntary hug, judging by the vigorous shaking-down when Cyrus was looking the other way towards her. Tina mentally filed that tidbit of information away, not that she would ever be approaching them for bodily contact in her lifetime.

With the feeling that Cyrus had nominated himself as the de facto leader from his confident approach, she meekly followed him into wherever he was going, passing by the duo with nary a word or even a sideways glance, her eyes instead staring down at the floor in front of her feet - like she was determined to avoid eye contact. Hopefully at some point they'd mention the other male's name in passing conversation, or she'd be going the entire initiation without knowing it. That would make for quite the embarrassing situation when she inevitably needed to get his attention...

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: October 03, 2022, 03:17:24 PM »
Tina mumbled something under her breath about there being no more immediate threats, but when Cyrus kept looking her way expectantly she just shrugged and refused to make eye contact. He probably got the message, since he turned to watch the remaining two students duke it out with the insectoid monster. Without anything else to do, since she wasn't adequately armed to actually do anything to the Deathstalker, she quietly reloaded both revolvers and joined Cyrus spectating the ongoing fight.

The human rocket had about the same effect as its namesake, obliterating a sizeable chunk of the Grimm's body and legs and leaving it for dead. The two students were sent flying and tumbling across the riverbank like some higher entity had picked them up and used them like skipping stones, but Tina knew there wasn't too much cause to worry. Like Cyrus's non-bleeding wing proved, their Aura would protect them so long as it held strong, so potentially their only concern would be broken bones from the impact.

As they watched in silence, the male peeled himself off the floor casually, so clearly he was fine. The same couldn't be said for Rocket Girl, who lay limply with her head stuck in the ground like an ostrich. While her mind conjured up a "revive" symbol floating over the girl's body, she didn't move to offer any assistance since she didn't know how to give any. It wasn't like a game where she could just press a button over a downed ally and bring them back to fighting shape, after all. Instead, she shyly glanced over at Cyrus to see if he could be more useful, then turned her head back, saw the position the male had assumed while trying to help, and felt her face going red. Cyrus probably wouldn't hear a peep out of her for the next while...

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: September 16, 2022, 08:54:27 AM »
The way the Beowolves floated by was almost comical, their arms flailing and swiping at thin air as they drifted harmlessly over Tina's head. A bullet to their very exposed noggin sorted both weightless Grimm out and Tina turned back to see Cyrus dealing with another that decided it wanted a course of chicken wings. She winced in sympathy, taking careful aim not to put two holes in Cyrus's already injured wing, before firing through the Grimm's neck with both revolvers. Hopefully, severing its spinal cord would instantly relieve some of the jaw's pressure before the head would fully disintegrate.

Still fully aware that there was one Grimm left on her radar, Tina beckoned with one revolver-grasping hand for Cyrus to come closer to her, away from the treeline so that she'd have more time to nail whatever decided to emerge instead of being jumped on like they previously had been. Behind her, the Deathstalker screeched in displeasure, prompting her to turn around and look. She wasn't expecting the other Hunter to be riding it like a rodeo bull at an arcade, but it seemed to be a pretty good distraction while Rocket Girl did her thing.

Speaking of, her new position afforded her a prime position of the other girl falling like a meteor, fully encased in flames and all. So, a giant with an equally large guitar, a Deathstaker-mounting hunter, and a burning girl with a rocket-propelled...broom? She couldn't tell from this angle, but it was a stick with a bulbous end - broom was the first thing that came to mind. In spite of everything happening around her, Tina sighed deeply. Why couldn't I have found people that aren't as loud and boisterous...

Combat Stats: ShowHide

● Aura: [█████████▄] 94%
● Ammo: Sunrise - 6/12, Nightfall - 6/12

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: September 12, 2022, 01:25:28 AM »
Grimly observing the Deathstalker back off slightly before continuing its slow advance down the slope, which could only mean her bullets didn't hit their mark, Tina would have continued raining lead on the oversized scorpion had the girl on the streambed not rocketed off like...well, like a rocket. She stared in wonder as the girl swiftly soared out of line of sight from her position, and could only assume that it wasn't her beating a hasty retreat. Given that her bullets would do little against the Deathstalker's thick carapace, she would be more than happy if Rocket Girl was gonna sort out the big critter for them.

"Take care of the beowolves! This guy's after me, I'm gonna keep 'im busy 'til she comes back down!"

Oh right, the Beowolves. Tina scarcely had time to turn around fully before one lunged from the thick bushes, pitch-black throat growling gutturally and razor-sharp fangs dripping with drool. She threw herself backwards, still getting clawed across the right shoulder for her troubles but double-tapping the Beowolf in the head in retaliation. Now with two large holes through its brain, the Grimm's corpse tottered and slumped across Tina's prone body and legs, making her kick and flail her way out from under the slowly dissipating darkness.

"Cyrus, they're coming!" She shouted, somewhat pointlessly. "Two on your left first, then two on your right, and one straggler that's lagging behind!" Scrambling to her feet, she took up a position behind the guitar-wielding giant with guns trained on the treeline, sparing nary a glance at the man brandishing his pole in front of him.

Combat Stats: ShowHide

● Aura: [█████████▄] 94% -6% Beowolf Claw
● Ammo: Sunrise - 8/12, Nightfall - 8/12

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: September 10, 2022, 03:17:39 AM »
Give you a yell? Sure, easy for you to say when you're this large and confident... Tina internally sulked, but nodded to show that she heard and agreed. Thankfully, the giant seemed to get the hint and didn't try to start any conversations with her for now. Part of her wanted to make the excuse that speaking less would draw less attention to them by virtue of making less noise, but the more rational half just scolded her for being antisocial. Besides, Cyrus was making a hell of a lot of noise just pushing his way through smaller bushes and brushing past low-hanging branches that the smaller girl would have just slipped past silently, so even that was out of the question.

While Cyrus busied himself with bushwhacking a path, Tina stayed on alert and pulsed her radar every so often now that she wasn't alone. Despite the noise, it somehow seemed that the Grimm weren't attracted by the noise, or they didn't hear it? Instead, the dots encircled the pair at a reasonably safe distance...not attacking, but not content to let them roam in whichever direction they pleased either. Since the growling from the pack was fairly obvious at that point, she didn't feel the need to alert Cyrus or draw her weapons - yet. But with their numbers, it was imperative that they find other Hunters, whether Tina liked it or not.

It didn't come as a surprise to Tina to see two students half lying, half standing in the river - she'd observed the irregular movement long before she actually laid eyes on them, one girl - Praise be, I won't be surrounded by only males for the next few years! - and one boy, black pole raised defensively and staring in their opposite direction. In a flash her own revolvers were out and trained at the same slope. The other male's senses must have been sharp, for a pair of beady red eyes poked over the edge. Then two more, and two more, two more - with a razor-sharp, amber yellow stinger dangling overhead. Without a word, Tina opened fire on the Deathstalker, aiming to blind at least an eye or two and possibly deter it from attacking the closer duo on the streambed. Obviously this would draw the attention of the pack behind them, but better Beowolves than a Deathstalker.

Combat Stats: ShowHide

● Aura: [██████████] 100%
● Targets: Deathstalker - 6 regular rounds fired at eyes
● Ammo: Sunrise - 9/12, Nightfall - 9/12

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: September 01, 2022, 04:26:58 AM »
Tina gingerly accepted Cyrus's outstretched hand, painfully aware how small her dainty arm was compared to Cyrus's thick, bulky one. Now that she didn't have to stare upwards to make eye contact, her partner's unique features became more readily apparent. His choice of clothing did little to cover the mass of scars dotting his chest and arms, and his fire-red mohawk paired with the electric guitar - Wasn't he holding a pair of swords just now? - simply screamed rock star guitarist. Compared to such a noticeable, imposing presence, it only made her nondescript clothing, body and small handguns look even smaller.

"I-I'm Tîna Allan...um..." Now that she could meet Cyrus's eyes on a level gaze, she couldn't bring herself to. What should she talk about? What she could do? Maybe ask Cyrus about himself? "I, uh..." As per usual, faced with what was essentially a complete stranger, she was left grasping for anything to say. What she wouldn't give to be staring at a Scroll in ignorance instead...

Thankfully, Cyrus solved her dilemma by speaking up again. "O-oh, uh...sure, let's." While Cyrus was still kneeling, Tina closed her eyes and concentrated on her Semblance, her mind working to understand the blips on her underground radar. After a while, she turned and pointed to the right. "If you, um... wanna avoid fighting, there's enough space between anything that moves in that direction. It should allow us to go past without drawing attention." Swiveling left with her arm still extended, she continued, "But if you do want a tussle, there's a pretty sizable pack of Grimm over that way. About...two Ursa, and a group of Beowolves not far off - I think there's five? Six? They won't stop moving for me to count..." Tina's brow furrowed as she tried to make sense of the blur of dots blinking in and out of existence. Cyrus was right, the number of Grimm would only get larger further in, but that unfortunately meant her Semblance would start getting harder to understand. Cram enough entities in range and all she'd be good for would be acting as a proximity detector.

Eventually, she sighed and gave up, blinking the dots out of her eyes. "One more thing...there's a few people around as well. Maybe they're already paired up? We do still need another two..." Just the thought of having to interact with another two people made her wanna lie down and curl up. A giant and a waif...what a strange duo they made. "So...uh...u-up to you, Cyrus..."

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: August 26, 2022, 07:20:55 AM »
Her radar kept filling up with blips, of Hunters and different species of Grimm both. The further Tina delved into the depths of the forest, the harder she found it to slip past the dots that danced in circles around each other, until their partner in combat disappeared off her radar. But since everyone seemed to be roughly heading in the same direction as her, it should be alright to -

"Eep!" she squeaked as the tree to the left of her exploded into splinters, jolting her out of her radar sense and back into reality. The rapidly dissolving body of the Boarbatusk was the answer to her first immediate question, but who could hurl an already sizable Grimm with enough force to completely smash through a tree?

Oh.

The giant's muscled body alone would have been enough to blot out the sun from where she stood, but if that weren't enough, from his back extended a pair of glittering wings that she thought she could just barely recognize as peacock plumage. Eyes in the center of each feather seemed to stare down at her imposingly, and coupled with the skull rings on his ears and hands, it was a miracle she didn't just run away as fast as she could. Tina couldn't even look up high enough to meet her to-be partner's eyes, such was the disparity between their height. She didn't even come up to his shoulders, for crying out loud! How was she expected to even talk to this person, let alone work with him for the entirety of her school years?

"H-hi..." Tina stammered, her voice barely louder than a murmur. She hoped her legs weren't trembling as she nervously glanced upwards, completely covered by the man's shadow. "Partners, huh? I, uh...p-pleased to meet you..." Her hands clasped together, but she was squeezing so hard her knuckles were white, completely unbeknownst to the girl.

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: August 21, 2022, 07:44:30 AM »
She didn't need her Semblance to realize that the Emerald Forest's more lethal inhabitants weren't very welcoming to the Hunters who had been launched headlong into its depths. All around Tina were the sounds of fighting, distant yet noticeable. Defiant shouting, steel clashing against claws and bone, unidentifiable Grimm growling. Despite the sun overhead, Tina shivered, her hands drifting towards and stroking the handles of her twin revolvers nestled snugly in their holsters. The familiar texture of the intricate engravings was reassuring, reminding her that she wasn't helpless in the face of danger and was more than capable of defending herself - by blowing their heads clean off, if need be.

Internally, she knew she wasn't actually in much danger. Unless she actively went in search of Grimm to fight, they were highly unlikely to get the jump on her thanks to her Semblance giving her tabs on everything that touched the ground. The only Grimm that would catch her off guard would be the flying types, and only Nevermore of a sufficiently grown size would pose any trouble for her solo - and those would be too large to approach without rustling the treetops. By that logic, she'd also be able to sense any Hunter that was headed in her direction too, which led to her next train of thought.

Eventually, she'd have to pair up as per the academy's rules. That gave her more anxiety than coming face to face with any Grimm in the forest, and it necessitated finding a partner before being able to claim a relic. The person she was originally headed towards had either moved out of range of her Semblance, or she'd lost his prints among the trees, Grimm or other Hunters. Without much other alternative, Tina sighed and kept moving at a steady pace. If she kept moving in the general direction of the ruins, she was bound to either find the relics or someone else eventually...

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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« on: August 14, 2022, 02:04:30 AM »
The headmaster's speech - at least she guessed it was the headmaster, given his authoritative attire and manner of speech - almost went completely unheard in Tina's ears, along with most of the background noise that the people around her were making. Only a dull, humming buzz in her ears remained as she stared at the wide, expansive Emerald Forest that seemed to go on forever and ever. The beauty of the lush, green forest canopy would surely have been appreciated by anyone... if only she wasn't on the verge of a panic attack.

Of course she knew what was coming. Find a partner, get the relic of the day, go home. It seemed simple enough in her imagination - until she saw the sheer number of potential candidates for Hunters in training, all with their unique quirky clothing and array of diverse, strange armaments - and her brain went Sorry, I'm not dealing with all this. Only the thought of being viewed as inadequately prepared stopped her from huddling up into a ball on the spot where she stood, on the edge of a towering cliff. If anyone gave her so much as a nudge, she would probably just topple over.

She got far more than a nudge as the launch pad under her feet triggered and she was rocketed into the air, limbs flailing and screaming in fear. Onlookers or even the closest student would probably be left wondering "What a strange bird" as Tina reached the apex of her flight and started plummeting.

At this point, the usual Hunter would pull some suitably epic piece of equipment out of their belt to break their fall or alter their velocity to a safe level, or just straight-up start flying with their flashy semblances to control the wind, etc etc. Her plan was far simpler, one borne out of necessity and lack of options: pray. Fortunately, the canopy was thick enough from years of unimpeded growth that Tina was basically guaranteed to not hit the ground instantly and turn into a meat puddle, but branches, leaves and vines didn't make a nice comfy mattress either, especially if you were travelling at high speeds like she was.

Without her Aura, she'd definitely have taken on some lasting damage - broken arm, twisted ankle, something along those lines. Instead, she fell out of a tree and landed on her butt, her clothing and hair adorned with a crown of disheveled leaves. Wincing and rubbing her rear, Tina shakily got to her feet and half-stumbled, half limped over to the nearest tree, using it as support before pulsing her Semblance to find the nearest moving human. Once she was sure it was actually a living, moving person and not some Grimm, she started heading in that direction, away from the cliff.

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Approved Characters / Re: Tina Allan
« on: August 05, 2022, 03:40:12 AM »
Edits:
- Rewrote backstory, slight changes
- Reworded semblance, combat behavior, weapon descriptions to better match backstory
- Rewrote personality, slight changes

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