[EdgeyReyes]

Team MLDC,

With Nonus Nameticus career as a Hunter on hold, we have assigned a new team leader to act through this recent development and depending on the recovery of Nonus, might become a permanent member. While the student is new to Beacon her skills are up to par and should be treated equally. To test the new leader's abilities we have assigned MLDC towards the protection of a Schnee Dust Company transportation. Some guards will be also stationed as well as some of Schnee Dust androids. As well as an overseer to report any enemy activity (do ignore him to the best of your abilities). They decided to do this with the most recent increase of activities of White Fang hostility towards the company.

You are expected to meet any and all hostility with whatever means have been deemed necessary. You are to meet your new member on location.

That is all, Happy hunting

On location, preparations were finishing up. Shipping containers were being loaded and secured onto the large train. The engine, roaring with dust and the androids were already brought on as the shipment was starting to be loaded. In front of the train stood two characters, the first was a man, 40ish with white hair wearing a full white suit with hints of light blue and grays.

The other was very different, dark red hair, tanned shirt, and pants, obviously wearing clothes that only a huntress would think about wearing into combat. Plus the addition of the large motorbike that she was leaning on gave off an entirely different vibe.

If one could listen the Atlas Overseer was not having it. Venting his frustrations on the only other human being around with some profanity since it was nearly time to leave and he didn't want to fall behind track.

[Timeworker]

Xavier smiled and exhaled a breath of satisfaction. Today really was a wonderful day. He had a team again, his hair was finally agreeing with him on how to look, and the mission description included his favourite words.
"By any means nessesary"
Oh boy those words sent chills of excitement down his spine. No limits mean using Ashen Snow to her full potential. Did he feel like blowing up bad guys with the strength of a anti-tank artillary shell was NESSESARY? Not exactly. Did he think it was hella efficient and fun? Fuck yeah he did.

In fact it had put him in such a good mood that he decided to help with the loading before joining his team. Shrugging off his trench-coat and shirt, Xavier clad in his overalls, hoisted the shipping container into the air and onto the train. His bionic arms groaned and strained slightly against the intense weight. It certainly was a workout for his aura and semblance but it was a way to blow off all his pent up steam. After the last of the shipping containers had been loaded, Xavier joined the rest of his team...at least he though it was his team. Profuse swearing and motorbikes seemed to be the tell tale signs of a second year student.

Xavier walked up to the two, shirt and coat in hand and cooling down from the exercise. Looking closely one could see the scars where the metal of his arms met his shoulders. It was a little gruesome to see in full view. Brushing back sweaty hair Xavier spoke in a thick regional Atlasian accent.
"It is beautiful day for mission no? Reminds me of summer back in Atlas.
Though I do wish ever day of summer back then is as exciting as it is now. After all it's not everyday that you are escorting payload for Schnee dust company."

[jjb2158]

Whistling a tune into the air, Jett walked briskly towards the station where he would be meeting with his team. Though he knew two of them, he was intrigued to meet the newest member of his team. As hard as it was to not have Nonus around, he still smiled at the thought of meeting a new person. Continuing with great strides, he turned the corner  and spotted the station up ahead. Holding his pack over his right shoulder and fully suited in his studded leather combat gear, he quickly looked over himself to make sure everything was in order. Weapons? Check. Ammo? Check. Food rations? Check. First aid kit? Check. Smiling slightly again, he finished running through his checklist and continued down the sidewalk towards the station.

Arriving at the station, Jett looked around until he noticed the train and three people standing next to it. Noticing Xavier standing amidst the three, Jett smiled broadly and picked up his pace until he was within range of hearing their conversation. "Everyday can be exciting if you choose to make it so" he said loudly, slapping Xavier on the shoulder and giving his friend and teammate a broad grin. "Today especially since we're finally going on a mission again." Taking note of the other two standing by Xavier, one of them looked on the older side and was swearing up a storm. The other, however, looked to be right around his age and had a cool demeanor on her face as she leaned against, what looked to be, her own motorcycle. "You must be the newest member of the team" he said loudly over the sounds of the train and the other man. Walking towards her with a smile, Jett reached out his hand towards her in a greeting. "The name is Jett. Jett Davenport. It's very nice to meet you!" Giving the lass a broad grin, he looked forward to working with her alongside his other teammates.

[The Mythic Scribe]

A new mission. A new leader. Just a year of new beginnings it seemed. Lien walked steadily towards the train station where she would meet with Jett, Xavier, and the new leader of the team. It uneased her that she knew nothing about him or her yet, but that would change in time. Hopefully. Probably through much social interaction. Always a... lovely... thing. Meeting a new person was always nice though, even if Nonus had to leave for it. She hoped that he got well soon, though Lien knew that there was little chance he would return to Beacon. This new leader would probably be permanent if they fit in.

A glance at her watch confirmed that she wasn't late yet, but Lien picked up the pace anyway, touching up the low twist that her hair was in in the meanwhile. To be honest, she almost didn't want to participate in the mission. The Schnee family was cruel, their work ethic nigh nonexistent, they used faunus labor and were fiarly racist. They reminded her of the Yaos, just richer. But the school had assigned her to this mission and she would have to protect them anyway. The hard work of the laborers, faunus or not, shouldn't be wasted. And they wouldn't be, as long as she was ready. Lien even had her weapons on hand, though they were still in their dormant form and would make doing normal activities a bit difficult. Oh well.

Lien smiled as she saw that her teammates had already arrived. Good, no more waiting around awkwardly. Jett seemed to be greeting the new teammate, whose face was currently obscured by the two teammates she already knew. Lien could see her long red hair and figure though, so the new leader was female. And the owner of a motorcycle. Beside them was an old-ish gentleman with snow white hair and wearing a suit to match, who had been saying some very profane things. Maybe gentleman wasn't the right word for it.

"Hello everyone," Lien said to announce her arrival. "It's great to be on another mission again, isn't it Jett, Xavier? Let's make it a good one alright? And of course  hello to our new-" Lien cut herself off quite abruptly. The new member looked... a lot like her. "You look like me." Oh, that was a little blunt. "Almost unnaturally so." And that was weird. "It's lovely what life will do to entertain sometimes, no?" Better. She smiled to reinforce the idea. "My name is Lien, you must be the new leader. Would you mind telling us your name?"

[EdgeyReyes]

The old man stopped his profanities for a moment and looked at each of the members that would be here to take care of any danger. Upon setting his eyes at Lien he scoffed at the idea of having a faunas on the train.

"Now the White Fang is a definitely going to be here. Don't you have an extra member that you could bring instead of her. In any case I think that she should stay as far away from me as possible. Lowly faunas." He grinned and turned his and went up the ramp to the train with the final preparations just about to be finished up.


"My name is Mythos Laurenstine. He's an asshole so just ignore him, he's been running his mouth for the last half an hour. If the White Fang do come you shouldn't feel obliged to help him in any way. Our mission is the cargo, not him." Mythos stopped leaning on her bike and actually got on it. She turned the ignition and the engine roared to life.

"The Schnee dust company have given us enough dust and ammo to last us the trip... the train leaves very soon so we should get on. There's a cabin quaters for us to hang out. We can talk more on there once we get going. First i'm going to secure my bike." Mythos went soft on the accelerator before she stopped and turned on her bike. "uh... Nice to meet you all. I hope we can enjoy our time at Beacon." From that Mythos came out very obvious that she wasn't use to slcial interactions. Her straight to the point kind of style was a bit odd. She revved Raptoria up the ramp and brought it to one of the cargo trains to secure it to the train. Feeling a bit nervous having to take charge of a team.

[Timeworker]

Xavier's grasp on his brief case tighten in anger. He hated when people were such embarrassment to his homeland. The reputation of Atlas would never change as long as people like him continued to exist in the world. Letting out a sign of resignation Xavier put on his coat and buttoned up his shirt. Well at least there was some bonuses to his day. The new leader was very straight forward and too the point. Just like how he liked it. He could tell she was a little nervous but that was to be expected, they did have a mission ahead of them after all.

Turning around to see the familiar faces of Lien and Jett. They were always reassuring to have around. Reaching around them both Xavier gave them a nice and firm pat on their backs.
"It is nice to see you two again and doing missions none the less! I hope you haven't gone soft on me Jett. Hopefully this leader decides to say a little bit longer then the last one did...speaking of which the new leader looks a lot like you don't you think Lien?"
Xavier's voice turned a bit curious at the end of his greeting. It was a tone that Lien and Jett would both have known very well by now. It was his 'insatiable curiosity' tone.
A tiny bronze mechanical beetle had flown out of his jacket and onto his shoulder.

"Well if you excuse me friends I need to go chat with the engineer on board, I need to make sure some last checks go through before we head off! Il meet you back in the lounge to catch up and meet the new leader."
Xavier smiled at them as he left to meet the man in charge of the locomotive. He hated to ditch his friends so soon but the safety of this cargo was priority. It was important and if the team was met with a sticky situation he had to make sure the train would be ready to go at a moments notice. While he walked Xavier began to ponder. The resemblance we between the leader and Lien was defiantly...uncanny. If Lien had a sibling she would have definitely the team beforehand. Interesting...absolutely interesting...something to talk about when he rendez-vous'd with them back at the lounge. 

[jjb2158]

Looking first at Mythos leaving and then at his outstretched hand that she had ignored, Jett couldn't help but smile. I think we'll get along just fine he thought as he suddenly felt a firm pat against his back. Laughing loudly, he returned it with a hard pat on Xavier's shoulder. "Nothing to worry about man! You know I wouldn't let the loss of a teammate get me down!" he said gaily before shooting a warm smile towards Lien. "Glad to see both of you are well!" he added, placing a hand gently between Lien's antlers and patted her head out of endearment and amusement.

Watching as Xavier made his way towards the engineer, Jett turned to face Lien. "Guess it's just you and me, huh?" he inquired. Picking up his bag, he began making his way onto the train and towards the cabin quarters. Turning to face Lien, he shot her a big grin. "Shall we go?" he asked, motioning towards the train with his head.

[The Mythic Scribe]

Lien frowned internally at the Schnee man's words. That was hurtful, not all Faunus were White Fang members, and it wouldn't do him any good to assume. Of course, on the outside she simply averted her gaze down, no reason to make a fuss over such a small thing. She couldn't help but think about what the others would think as well, before shaking it off and reminding herself that they were her friends, and Mythos seemed decent enough about racism judging by her response. Xavier seemed more preoccupied with the resemblance between her and their new leader anyway. Which was something she was surprised about as well. Surely it was just a coincidence.

Feeling the hand between her antlers, Lien looked at Jett, responding to his smile with a small one of her own. "Of course, we should try and get situated." Lien picked up her own bag and started walking to the quarters with the remaining teammate she had there. "Oh," she said, "um, if you don't mind I think I may have to stop by the lavatory on the way. Better to take care of it before we're involved in a life or death situation, no?"

[EdgeyReyes]

Mythos brought her motorbike into the cargo hold which the quaters was closest to. It was also the same one which held all the ammo they were given for the trip. Nearly organised with the matching calibre to their weapons. Even amounts for all of the ammo types needed, the same with dust.

But for now Mythos didn't pay attention to it. She grabbed several of the straps which would normally hold crates in place. Mythos funneled two through the wheels and one under the plate, over the seat and under the other plate. She moved the buckles up and down until the straps was kept in place but didn't leave any marks, especially careful with the one going over the seat. With that done she made her way to the cabin.

Inside the cabin was several decent couches, not the beightest but they were comfy, large enough for one to fit two people sleeping on one comfortably without having to bend their legs. A metal coffee table secured with several bolts on each leg. A small fridge with bottles of chilled water and soft drinks/soda. Sliding doors on two sides, one outside and one leading into the cargo hold. Mythos made herself comfortable on one of the couches, laying down and moving her pistols that were on her belt to her stomach and resting her rifle underneath her legs. She placed her hands over her chest with nowhere else to place them besides the back of her head, she also didn't want to deal with pins and needles before a fight.


Right around the time Mythos had taken her seat the loud apeaker over the entire train blurred to life. Lord and behold a faimlair voice came over the speakers, high and mighty. "All personnal are to leave the train aside from non-essential personal. We are departing now so grab onto something that is secured if you aren't." The sound of the speaker being turned off and a brief moment of silence was enjoyed before it came back on. "To team Melodic, I advise you keep your faunas in line. Wouldn't want her running off and signalling any White Fang along the way." With that the speaker went quiet again and thankfully it didn't turn back on. His tone during his moment of fame reeked of superiority and "I'm better then you. Not just you, I mean all of you."

[Timeworker]

Xavier was just wrapping up his chat with the engineer. Everything seemed to be in working order! Honestly Xavier was impressed, it had been a while since he was last able to inspect such an intricate machine. With parting words exchanged he was ready to re-join the others when the blaring speaker came on. Xavier's eyebrow twitched in annoyance as their...guest rambled on in that insufferable tone of his. As the microphone clicked off Xavier got a spur of the moment idea. Pressing some of the controls on the keypad nearby the train lurched forward suddenly causing some personal to grab onto something to avoid falling down.  To Xavier's fortune that man did not, how could he tell? Well loud profuse swearing from the communication cabin was a tell tail sign that somebody's head had just been violently acquainted with the floor. 

Dashing out of the room before the engineer could look at him funny Xavier made his way back to his team chuckling slightly. It was a good thing he did because seconds later an angry Atlasian burst through the door to the engineering car. Only to be faced with an unimpressed engineer and a few mechanics. Sometimes you needed to take the small victories.
Taking a seat in his teams waiting room Xavier set down his briefcase on the floor beside him and pulled out a small box to tinker with. Smiling at Mythos from his seat he gave her a small wave with screwdriver in hand. This was going to be a good mission indeed.

[jjb2158]

Smiling at Lien, he waved at her as he turned to continue on towards the cabin quarters. "I'll see you there, then!" he called out loudly so that Lien could hear him. Whistling a merry tune, he continued to make his way through the train until he heard the conductor come through the loud speakers. Furrowing his eyebrows at the tone and attitude of the man's treatment towards his faunus teammate, Jett quickly grabbed hold of a nearby pole as the train began to move. "So it begins" he murmured softly to himself.

Chuckling slightly, Jett continued making his way through until he came up to the lounging area that the others should be in. "Well, let's try this introduction business once more" he said to himself. Taking a deep breath, he beat his chest a couple times before opening the door to which he found Xavier and Mythos sitting. "Well!" he exclaimed gaily, looking first at Xavier and then at Mythos. "You look mighty comfortable there, Mythos!" he continued speaking loudly as he walked over to one of the open chairs. Setting his bag down, he unharnessed Scath and Svart and laid them down next to his bag.

Looking around the cabin, Jett spotted the small fridge and, with a grin on his face, walked over and opened it up. Spotting the bottles of water as well as soda, he grabbed one of the sodas and  popped the cap off. Guzzling down half of the bottle, he let out a loud sigh of satisfaction. "Looks like water and soda here. Any of you want one?" he inquired, shooting a glance at Xavier and then at Mythos.

[The Mythic Scribe]

Lien frowned as she headed back towards the lounging area. She didn't suppose that the Schnee man wanted her monitored in the lavatory as well, did he? People would be people though, and Lien shook it off. He was quite obviously not the most savory individual, so his words had little meaning. She instead busied herself with re-attaching her weapons. Pretty as they were in their dormant form, they made daily tasks incredibly difficult.

Opening the door to the lounge room, Lien found Xavier and Mythos relaxing on the couch, while Jett seemed to be more occupied with the fridge. Lien chuckled softly to herself. Ah, Jett. "I'll take a water, thank you!" She then proceeded towards the couch adjacent to the two that were already seated, crossing her legs and setting her bag beside her on the seat. "Hello again!" she said in greeting to her teammates, giving them a friendly smile in the meanwhile. "I guess if we're to protect this dust shipment, a lounge room where we're able to relax when, well, not being in danger."

"Mythos," Lien started, clapping once to enunciate. "You're, um, our new leader. I would just like to say welcome to the team. We're glad to have you. The circumstances were a bit undesirable, but... " Here, she suddenly went blank. She smiled tightly, trying to telepathically communicate to Xavier to introduce them and ask get-to-know-you questions about Mythos. He was a talkative, curious, lad. Hopefully he'd jump in for the sake of not making it terribly awkward.

[EdgeyReyes]

"I'll just go for a water."Mythos moved her hands and grabbed her revolvers off of her stomach, she placed one of them in one of the holsters on her back before she opened up the cylinder of her it and started turning it slowly, an audible click as it turned, she stopped and looked up at Lien and a slight frown came upon her face. For a moment she looked lost, like a kid who was looking for their mother at a supermarket and going towards a complete stranger thinking that it was their mother. Lien blinked and looked towards the cylinder of her revolver, moving it up and letting the bullets fall out onto her hand.

"You want to know more about me, right?" Mythos thought about it for a moment, she had bits of memories in her mind. Unfortunately it was small amounts at best. She reloaded her revolver, one by one at a incredibly fast pace. Obviously a movement repeated hundreds of times over. "Let's start with the practical stuff. I'm sure you see but I guess I'll be the designated sniper. If you need a target shot from a distance or someone to give callouts about positioning, come to me. If you are looking for things like my history there isn't that much. Not to say that it wasn't boring... I just don't know my past. I have little moments, all blurry, mostly of sand, some of silhouetted people, but anything beyond that is just a good a guess as any." Mythos felt her right thigh and thought about showing the photo. She thought about it for a moment but then she looked at Lien a moment longer then what most people considered normal. She had this weird sense in her stomach, like butterflies, something that felt vaguely familiar but so foreign. Without much to say she said the only thing that came to mind. "You're very pretty." Mythos smiled, just a regular kind smile, something to get off the fact that she knew almost nothing about herself.

[Timeworker]

Xavier repositioned himself so he was facing Mythos and glanced around the assembled group. The gadget he was tinkering with was safety tucked away as he got down to business with the rest of them.
Listening to her explication Xavier deduced that this leader was a pretty good fit for their team...at least in the combat aspect. Socially however she seemed a bit rough around the edges but that just might be nerves or her...interesting history only time could tell.

Xavier could feel the waves of an awkward silence that set in after Mythos had finished talking. Winding that was his queue to introduce himself Xavier playfully elbowed Lien beside him to break the ice.

"T'is great that we have somebody who recognizes beauty when they see it! The name is Xavier Cendres and I am the team's combat and utility unit. But that probably mean nothing to you so...let me SHOW you what that means."

After finishing his monologue Xavier stood up out of his chair and brought out his scroll. Suddenly tiny brass beetles flew out of his trench coat and flew around the room. Different cameras appeared on the screen and by using all the different perspectives a small map was being constructed. While this was happening Xavier gave his new leader an explanation.

"Inside and outside of combat situations I have many skills. I use these bugs to scout area ahead of team. My arms can lift over 1000 pounds to clear way for allies. I am effective in both ranged and close-combat. Using cannon and heavy artillery from the back of a fight and my hammer for when a Grimm's skull needs to be bashed in. Heck I am even willing to tank a few hit for you with my dust shield so whenever you need a position filled, you call me"

Smiling and sitting backdown feeling like he had explained his purpose well Xavier was about to go back to tinkering when a jolt of pain shot up his arm. Right...he was a jack of all trades but even he had his limits. Reflexively rubbing his right shoulder as he remembered forcinly tearing it off to save a woman's life. The fateful day that the Bombs over Vale had dropped.
Shaking off his temporary trance Xavier steadied his voice the best that he could and added to his introduction.

"I may be able to cover many positions but when I am stretched too thin it can prove dangerous. My multi tasking and reaction time could use a little more work then I am proud enough to admit. Also I tend to avoid small areas as often as possible...to maximize efficiency of course! You try swinging a hammer in a small room and not breaking anything."

Quickly covering up his sudden nerves Xavier contently ended his speech having gone over his strength and weaknesses. Trying to ignore the sweat that had appeared on his forehead Xavier brought out the device he had been tinkering with earlier. In his slight panic he had forgotten to seigway into an intro for Jett.

[jjb2158]

Pulling out two bottles of water and an extra bottle of soda, Jett listened to Mythos give her introduction. Trying to hide his surprise, he handed the first bottle off to Lien, a warm smile and nod of his head to acknowledge her. Listening to Xavier give his introduction, he walked over to Mythos and handed her a bottle, giving her the same warm smile he gave to Lien. It was then that it hit him that the two of them did look oddly similar. Trying not to gawk at this sudden realization, he reverted his gaze to where his things were and leaned against the wall as he continued to listen to Xavier flourish himself before their new leader.

Listening intently, Jett took note of Xaviers abrupt finish and the indication that it was his turn. Standing up, he walked over to where Xavier was seated, he placed a hand on his comrades right shoulder and gave him a firm, yet gently squeeze and handed him the bottle of soda he was holding. Despite not being too accustomed to technology, Jett was still capable of noticing the minor details with his, including when they felt out of sorts. Guess that comes with being the oldest of five siblings... he thought, hoping that time would allow him to become better acquainted with Mythos.

"Where Xavier might be weak in, those are usually my strengths" Jett replied simply, beating one of his fists against his chest. "As stated earlier, my name is Jett Davenport. I may not be good with tech, but I try to make it up with my fighting capabilities." Walking back over to his belongings, he picked up Scath and Svart. "As you can see, what Xavier doesn't end of smashing, I end up slashing" he said, hefting both of his weapons so Mythos can get a better look. "I am primarily a close quarter combat fighter. Although..." he added, putting both Scath and Svart together and transforming them into Semurhat. "I can also hold my ground at mid-range with my automatic shotgun, Semurhat."

Resting Semurhat on his seat, Jett turned to face Mythos again. "Lastly, I am primarily the tank of the group and best fighting in the frontlines while keeping the enemies focused on me. Here is where my semblance comes into play." Sticking his foot so that it touched the shadows underneath the seat, he activated his semblance. Letting the shadow of the chair as well as his own shadow engulf his body, he focused his now glowing eyes onto Mythos. "My semblance allows my defense to grow exponentially. The more shadows I consume, the stronger the defense is." Deactivating his semblance, Jett took a seat next to his belongings as the shadow armor dissolved off of him. "As for getting to know me, I'm come from a simple lumberjack family and have five younger siblings. Aside from that, feel free to get to know me more."

Giving Mythos a big smile, Jett made himself comfortable in his seat by leaning in it while resting one arm over the chair holding his belongings. Taking a sip from his soda, he turned his attention over to Lien and motioned slightly with his head to let her know that it was her turn to speak up,