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The Vale Region / Re: A New Good Luck Charm [CLOSED]
« Last post by ReaperJoe on March 11, 2023, 11:23:58 PM »
"Uh, sorry, don't know any other back-alley dives other than this place," Lucas responded, pointing a thumb over his shoulder at the door they just left. Most of the time, if he needed extra time away from the team, he'd just hit up the closest fast food joint and eat there before heading back, so he didn't really know what kind of food the mall had. In fact, if he thought about it, he didn't even know where the mall was. He had assumed that Vale had one, considering it was the center of one of the four kingdoms, but he never had any real reason to go there.

"I've never actually been to the mall here before," Lucas said, uttering his thoughts out loud. "Why not? Let's hit it up; see if there's anything good there.
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Beacon Academy / Re: What the Night Owls See [Closed]
« Last post by ReaperJoe on March 11, 2023, 11:08:48 PM »
"Yeah, I figured it was something like that. It's pretty much the same thing for me," Lucas admitted, before adding," "Not that I'm getting much done. Pretty sure my mind wants to do anything but work, right now. Picking up his drink, he waits by the door and holds it for Prism as they enter the study room.

Taking the very first seat available, Lucas sits down unceremoniously and holds his book out in front of him, continuing trying to convince himself that he's actually reading, and responds to Prism's comments about the team, "Ya know, you say that, but I didn't think it was possible to say 'good morning' every morning until I met Cloe. Like seriously, how is that girl so full of energy from minute one? And as far as Juno's concerned, I can ignore the stink eye. It's when he decides to be 'direct' about solving his problems. Remember that time in the cafeteria when they got his order wrong?" It seems Lucas has no qualms bad-mouthing his teammates. Perhaps it was because he was speaking to Prism, who was also a member of his team. Or perhaps he was just too tired to really care.

Leaning back in his chair, Lucas changed the subject, asking, "Anyways, you said something about being productive, right? What're you working on this late?"
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Beacon Academy / Re: What the Night Owls See [Closed]
« Last post by Moth on March 11, 2023, 10:18:05 PM »
Prism distantly blinks up at the surprised sight of her teammate, trying to process his sudden appearance. She was the only one still awake, last she checked. "...You know how it goes. Couldn't sleep, tried to be productive instead, ended up wandering the halls." She eventually provides, stepping back to give Lucas access to the vending machine.

It's bit disconcerting to bump into one of her teammates this late at night. After all her hours, just. Laying awake at night, she'd been pretty sure she was the only consistent night owl on the team. At least, the only one who had a good reason to needlessly stay awake at night.

(At least, she hopes she's the only one.)

So where'd Lucas come from?

Right, he's talking to her.

"...Thanks for the warning?" She tries. After he's done, the hummingbird drops in her own change and punches in the code for the row of energy drinks along the top shelf. "I've noticed Cloe uh, tends to get..." She trails off, nose scrunching as she searches for the right words to describe the... pecularities, of their tea. "...grumpy, if she doesn't get her beauty sleep in. Not to mention Varia's stink-eye. I'll join you, it'd be easier than dealing with them in the morning."

Normally, she'd be a little more hesitant to talk badly about her team leader and their resident bad-boy behind their backs, but Lucas lived with them too. If anybody understood, it'd be him.
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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« Last post by MonsterManic 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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The Vale Region / Re: A New Good Luck Charm [CLOSED]
« Last post by Metroidhunter on February 14, 2023, 02:54:18 PM »
"No problem my dude," she responded nonchalantly to his expression of gratitude as the two of them left the building. It may have been a big deal in Lucas' eyes, but as far as Cloe was concerned, money was hardly anything to fuss over. While she certainly couldn't afford to cover the bill every time, today's purchase wouldn't be putting a dent in the family savings.

"... Yes! Lunch!" the faunus agreed excitedly with a thumbs-up. "I was just thinking we hit up the food court at the mall," she said while using her thumb to point in the direction she believed the place would be. "They have a nice salad bar. Or sushi, if you're feeling daring. Unless of course, you know any other secret back-alley establishments that got stuff cheaper than mall food. Heheh." Cloe didn't actually mean that last part, but she also didn't really have her mind set on anything just yet, so she did turn and look to him for some input. In the meantime, she began to slowly walk backwards in the direction she had pointed towards, unable to hold still even while they were still deciding on a destination.
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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« Last post by Aethon Shaan on January 29, 2023, 08:08:10 AM »
Pyre's fire was absorbed into the raging storm of debris the Gsist was summoning to itself to form its body. Four limbs; two arm-like and two leg-like pillars with the mask embedded in the top half of the body. Smaller fragments continued to spin around the Grimm's form providing both a protective shield and a method of disrupting attacks. Forced to bend at the waist by the close confines of the cave the Geist spun around with surprising speed and tried to slam it's arms into the Beacon students around it.

Cyrus met the downward slam with both of his blades, a loud thud rang out as aura protected steel clashed with Grimm powered rock. The giant was able to absorb the initial blow channeling his red aura into his limbs to keep them stable but the Grimm just continued to press down and eventually Cyrus had to disengage from the parry.

'The plan? The plan is we kill it before it kills us. Same as it always.

Cyrus responded frustrated and already out of breath. The Faunus had wasted a fair amount of energy in their initial clash and had nothing to show for it. Pulling his wings in tight Cyrus barreled through the Geist's protective screen and spun in a heavy upward swing at one of the Geist's legs triggering a spray of gravity dust to get the creature off balance. In this Cyrus was successful, the leg Cyrus stuck seemed to anchor itself to the roof of the cave but otherwise no damage was done to the Grimm infused rock.

In fact with it's new leverage the Geist was able to rain down a new volley of blows including a kick directed at Cyrus who again went for a parry. Another loud bang sounded through out the sealed cave as Cyrus channeled more of his aura and try to overpower the Geist.
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The Vale Region / Re: A New Good Luck Charm [CLOSED]
« Last post by ReaperJoe on January 24, 2023, 11:53:35 AM »
Lucas could say nothing (except "Ow!" after Cloe nudged him) as Cloe casually handed her card to the shopkeeper, who arched a bushy eyebrow in Lucas's direction. At least, it looked like it was in Lucas's direction. It was hard to tell with all of the hair. Nevertheless, Lucas was only able to massage his arm after Cloe elbowed it with her prosthetic, the metal proving very unforgiving against flesh. That earned a grunt from the shopkeeper, who proceeded to process the exchange. It seemed he didn't care where the payment came from, as long as it ended up in his pocket.

After making a few more arrangements to have the dust sent to the dock for them to pick up on their way back (what, you expected Lucas to carry it around all day?), Lucas turned to Cloe as they walked out of the establishment. "Uh, thanks, I guess," he started, scratching his temple. He was a little conflicted about her reasoning for paying. It was true that he bailed her out of a bad situation during initiation, but she was only there in the first place because he inadvertently lured her in. She didn't need to know that part, but he still felt a little bit guilty.

"You said something about lunch, right? I suppose that's the least I could do to make it up to you. Did you have any place in mind?"
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Beacon Academy / Re: [sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« Last post by Kaliot on January 23, 2023, 04:37:14 PM »
Considering how it went the first time, Pyre smiled brightly at Tina's request, but that feeling was short-lived as she dropped to the floor, barely dodging a large rock that was tossed their way. Getting back to her feet, Pyre quickly attached her backpack to her weapon while the others devised a plan of action. As soon as Nathan was finished, she leapt off the edge of the stairwell with one of the palms facing back toward Tina and Nathan gesturing "stay".

Pyre momentarily shot her weapon's thrust toward the ground just enough to avoid the shock of landing, switching it off to readjust the direction toward the Geist, and flipping it on again to engulf the monster in flame, blinding it from seeing the team and helping the team see it. Pyre, a bit worried that her stalling tactic might piss off the Geist, turned her head back and yelled out, "Plan!"
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The Vale Region / Re: A New Good Luck Charm [CLOSED]
« Last post by Metroidhunter on January 21, 2023, 08:06:20 PM »
"Meh," Cloe replied casually to his voice of concern, giving only a slight shrug. Truthfully, she was more worried about stepping into this spooky establishment than she was about the price. Cautiously taking a glance inside, Cloe wasn't exactly impressed. Okay, maybe it wasn't quite as scary as it looked on the outside, but it wasn't gorgeous either. Was it worth the discount? That could be argued. To her, the price made absolutely no difference. After all, she wouldn't even be spending her money. Her parents would be covering this one... She would just have to remember to tell them that later.

Approaching the counter slowly, Cloe did her best to wait patiently for their order to be brought out. All the while, she couldn't help but stare at the peculiar looking shopkeeper. Why wasn't he saying anything? When the hell was the last time he shaved? Did he even have eyeballs? Cloe had lots of questions, not one of them relevant to today's purchase. Thankfully, Lucas was there to steer her brain back on course before she had the chance to say something stupid.

Cloe took only the briefest of glances at the price before whipping out a card, her trademark grin finally returning to her expression as she handed over the lien to pay. "Hush hush! My treat! You totally did help me not die that one time, so let's just say I owe you this one." She gave Lucas a playful nudge with her metal elbow as she spotted yet another opportunity to tease him. "You're buying lunch though!"
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The Vale Region / Re: A New Good Luck Charm [CLOSED]
« Last post by ReaperJoe on January 15, 2023, 01:25:48 PM »
"Bwa?" came the familiar response as Cloe made her offer. "A-are you sure? It's a lot of dust, ya know? I mean, I know I said it was cheaper, but--" she did realize that he wasn't just picking up his own dust right? This was supposed to be a restock for the entire team! And it was supposed to last them for quite a while (it won't, obviously, because Juno--and, yeah, probably Lucas, too--will go through it like an addict on a snow day).

His mind distracted by Cloe's apparent boundless ability to short circuit Lucas's thoughts, his hand pushed the door open, causing the bell to ring and shaking Lucas from trying to talk Cloe down from spending all of her money. Inside, as expected, is a dust shop. But rather than glass display cases and dispensary tubes, there are crates of crystals and barrels of powder, with sacks and scoops tacked to the side for easy packaging. At the back of the store, there was a door with a sign that said "Employees Only", but the windows revealed a warehouse full of even more crates and barrels. Perhaps dust shop was a bit too generous; this place looks more like the retail side of a distribution center.

Off to the side, there was a raised wooden counter and behind it was a man sitting on a stool, black hair covering every inch of his face except his big red nose and his bald white head. Turning towards the sound of the bell, the shop keeper let's out a grunt of acknowledgement, though his eyebrows were so thick it was hard to tell if he was looking at the pair of students or just the door in general. Taking one last look at Cloe, Lucas stepped inside, announcing, "Excuse me, I had an order under 'Meridiem'?"

The question earned another grunt from the shop keeper, who then hopped off his stool to waddle to edge of the counter and retrieve a large sack filled to the brim with dust products (all of it safely packaged, which he confirmed by hand by retrieving each item from the sack and displaying for both Lucas and Cloe to see). The purchase was clearly not just for Lucas, who turned to Cloe as the man rang up the total price. "You sure you still want to pay for all this?"
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