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Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« on: August 13, 2018, 12:53:42 AM »
The outdoor testing range at Beacon's weapons workshop was a place that told stories. From the faded pastel remains of various dust explosions and cracked asphalt, to the far concrete wall where several well-abused paper targets valiantly hung as a triumph against the wide variety of bullet marks marring their surfaces, one could tell it was well-used by students of all years. And this morning was no exception, as exhibited by quiet swears of Jima Purpora as she stood, hunched over what looked like a slab of iron with a motor attached, resting on several car jacks and half of a workbench.

The woman had been working on her most recent project for awhile now. After the Vytal Tournament and some recent sparring matches against other students, she'd been left feeling underpowered, and underleveled. Two things she knew she wasn't. The concept of not living up to her full potential was infuriating, so she'd decided it was about time for an upgrade in firepower, literally - and thus, the plans for her new chainsword were born. It'd taken some... interesting petitioning of the companies that provided her funding, alongside drafting plans for an entirely-new way of capturing Grimm, in order to get the money to build the weapon. It'd honestly been about time to replace her weapons though, too - the frequency of capture with the Grab n' Go were too low to warrant constant reuse, and after serving by her side for 4 years at Signal and then another 3 at Beacon, Jima had been reaching the edge of her capabilities with Goliath.

So thus, the plans for Requiem Alpha and Beta, alongside the compact capture discs, were created. The CCD's had been easy to draft, fast to assemble, and more importantly, much cheaper than the Grab n' Go - something Jima's correspondents were very happy to hear. Requiem had taken a bit longer to assemble, given the need to custom order parts to assemble in Beacon's weapons workshop. But weeks of late nights assembling and experimenting had finally paid off with the creation of the massive broadsword and it's custom-built dust powered engine.

So as Jima screwed back on the cover to the motor and flipped the switch on the base of the pommel, there's a muted roar as the motor comes to life. The blade of the weapon quickly gains a white glow before it lifts up off the workbench it was resting on, hovering nearly two feet over it's surface. Jima takes a step back, a massive grin on her face as she observes the result of so much of all her hard work - and lets out an incredibly unprofessional squeal of joy.

Now all that's left is a proper field test.
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2018, 01:16:01 AM »
Routine maintenance and testing was a major part of weapons upkeep, and The Good News was no exception to that rule.  Sure, it hasn't seen much use, but in Smokey's defense, there haven't been many good targets for it.   Still, it's best to make sure the gun is in good condition when the time comes to use it.  After all, having a truckload of extremely volatile dust explode in his face isn't exactly Smokey's idea of a good time.

So every week or so, Smokey heads to the testing range to run standard maintenance.  He doesn't actually fire it, of course, but there are other ways to make sure it fires accurately and properly.  Smokey goes about cleaning the gun, making sure the action's clear and all the moving parts move and the non-moving parts don't, checking the sights to make sure nothing's obstructed, and even using Beacon's state-of-the-art equipment to "test-fire" the gun without actually loading it. 

Despite his rough-and-tumble fighting methods, The Good News is found to be in fantastic condition.  Shrinking it back down to it's boxy carrying form, Smokey steps out of the warehouse and starts on his way back toward the locker room.  To be honest, he really wants to field test it, but unless an opportunity literally falls from the sky, it's likely not going to happen anytime soo--

"Oof!"  Smokey wasn't paying to where he was going, and walked right into someone.  He really needs to be more careful, keep his head in the game.  "Uh, sorry 'bout that, wasn't watchin--wait, aren't you...?"  Smokey stopped his apology midway when he recognized a familiar face.  One he had tried to pound into the ground not too long ago, in fact.  Jima Purpora, the woman who "assisted" him in wrecking Beacon's weight room a few months back, had been admiring what could only be described as a floating hunk of metal.

"Uhh, new toy?" he asks, pointing toward the aforementioned hoverboard.
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2018, 08:14:14 AM »
Quiet and rhythmic footsteps echoed through the Academy's corridors as Kisha, humming softly to herself, made her way to Beacon's testing range. After she lost to Prism, she decided to become more diverse with her weapon and combat system. In other words, she ventured on new types of dust and modified some of her arrows with those. With the quiver on her back and Cocoa in its holster, she was ready to try out the new arrows. But before that happened, she saw two people outside the weapon workshop. While she couldn't remember ever meeting the older one, she did recall one time she saw, and also talked to the younger, and smaller one of the two. There was only one thing she couldn’t remember about him. His name.

She didn't think much about it and just said the first thing that came to mind.
"Hey, Mister Grumpy, you still remember me?" She called out waving, before walking up to them.

"That’s your girlfriend?" She asked with a laugh and then turned to the girl "Hi, I think we haven’t met before. I'm Kihsa. Kisha Miles" .
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2018, 10:07:54 AM »
"Oh what the bloody hell." A voice is heard from the doorway as a tall and quite heavily built student enters the room noisily. "The one time I need to bash a few target heads in and there's a blooming lot occupying the place." In his right hand is what can best be described as a gigantic slab of metal welded to a shield, managing to match Jima's Requiem in length at first glance. Striding across the room the boy heads straight for the group, previous plans seemingly forgotten.

"Y'all mind if you vacate the premises in favour of someone actually usin-" he starts before his eyes fall upon the newly-built sword-dash-hoverboard and a grin springs to his face. "Well I'll be damned. A hoverboard. A working fucking hoverboard doubling as a sword." Only then does he seem to register the crowd he's standing among. "Any of ya mind telling me who this beaut belongs to?" the boy says, suddenly showing immense curiosity in the new gadget.
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2018, 06:55:55 AM »
Diana had been in the workshop for about an hour this morning. Mainly going over maintenance on Eclipse, not that it needed it as she was in here a few times a week double and triple checking each part. Still she disassembled it, cleaned it, and applied a thin layer of oil to all the moving parts, she hadn't actually dueled since last time so the blade was in no need of sharpening meaning she finished a bit early. Enjoying the zen of just working on things she took out a scope design she had been working on and continued developing it rather than head back to the dorm.

A few of the students that had been there when she came in had already left though there were two that didn't seem to be in too much of a hurry. Diana recognized the man as Smokey a fellow first year, though they hadn't spoken directly. The woman, however, was a complete unknown. Diana kept shooting glances over trying to figure out what she was working on but couldn't. As the morning waned a few students had come and gone, and as more joined there seemed to be a group forming around the unknown woman. Not able to keep her curiosity in check Diana packed up her weapon, put the scope in her satchel and headed over to the group.

Following a bit behind Tieren she was close enough to hear him call it a Hoverboard, which she could confirm for herself moments later. Having seen who had been working on it Diana addressed her directly "That's incredible, really well done" she said with her typical warm smile.

 sorry for the delay, had to leave town for a bit on short notice so got super busy out of nowhere, hopefully, shouldn't happen again.

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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2018, 11:37:43 AM »
Jima so enraptured in her new weapon that she barely notices someone running headfirst into her back, only twisting when she hears a familiar voice. Turning her head to glance over her shoulder confirms her suspicions, giving a grin to the short newcomer. "Smokey, long time no see! Yeah, this is-"

She barely gets the first sentence out before someone else approaches the two standing in the middle of the courtyard. Her nickname for Smokey makes Jima snort, and her characteristic snort just grows into a mischievous smirk as she asks if the two of them are dating. "Jima Purpora. And excuse you, it's fiance, not girlfriend. We're going to wed this summer, it'll finally end the blood feud that's been happening between our families for centuries. Isn't that right, dear?" She clearly jokes, glancing to Smokey.

Regardless of whether or not Smokey runs with the joke, two more curious students approach, both complimenting her handiwork. That earns both of them a blinding grin flashed in their direction, and Jima crosses her arms as she gazes proudly at her creation. "This beauty here wad designed and built by yours truly, thank you very much! Her name's Requiem, though right now she's technically in her Alpha configuration. Fully capable hoverboard with the classic three-crystal motor, only amped up in scale and size. She's capable of limited flight, high-powered dust effects, aaand," She steps forwards, yanking a drawstring on the side of the motor on the hilt. The sword immediately roars to life with one pull, before settling into a heavy purr as the blade of the sword opens up, a chain locking into place as it begins to rotate. "Inbuilt chainsaw!

"I only really got her up and working, and I'm about to take her out for a field test." She explains, affectionately patting the motor. "I know this good Grimm spot a bit of a ways into the Emerald Forest and was gonna take her there - if you're all interested in seeing her work and feel like killing some large Grimm, feel free to tag along."
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2018, 03:28:50 PM »
As Kisha walks up and greets him, Smokey's countenance adopts a bit of mild annoyance at the nickname.  However, when he goes to correct her, the words stop in their tracks as Kisha makes her very bold assumption, leaving him kind of gaping like a fish out of water.  It's only when Jima makes her joke that his voice finally returns to him.

"*Ahem.*  Her family started it," he says, going along with Jima's imagination.  "Also, my name is Smokey.  Please, call me Smokey."  He has enough bad nicknames that he doesn't need to add any more to the list. 

As two more students approach, Smokey starts to feel the itch to leave.  Between Jima's bizarre personality and outlook, Kisha's..."outgoing" personality, and the loudmouth newcomer who seems to be the exact type of person to try and pick a fight, Smokey's patience might not last very long.  So, Smokey starts to subtely slip away.  He stops, though, when Jima mentions the idea of field-testing.

"...How large we talkin'?" Smokey asks, almost daring to hope.  The itch to leave is slowly becoming an itchy trigger finger.
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2018, 01:09:26 AM »
Kisha couldn’t help but laugh amused at Jima's answer. And when Smokey got in, it was just funnier. Oh yeah, Smokey. That was his name.
"Oki doki loki, Smokes... Smokey. Got it." So, whatcha doing here?
There was no time to ask the last part, as two students had already joined the group, both of which said something about Jima's newest built weapon

It wasn’t like she didn't notice the weapon, she just didn’t pay that much attention to it, but now that everyone was starting to talk about it, she also looked at the sword-hoverboard hybrid. And when Jima showed them the chainsaw function, her eyes widened in excitement. She wanted one.

She clapped her hands excitedly as Jima announced to try out the weapon in the forest, and she even invited her.
"Dude, I'm definitely coming with you! No ifs and buts, you can't get rid of me now"
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2018, 10:52:15 AM »
"Damn, now I feel rude for just barging in when you've just laid out such an enticin' deal. First impressions aside, I hope y'all don't have too many grumbles about me tagging along." The muscled boy adds. before slapping his hand to his face. "Probably past the stage of mentioning I don't have many manners, but better late than never. Name's Tieren Augus, Beacon first year. In case you couldn't figure it out." he grins, slapping the weapon on his right arm and stepping back a step. The weapon's blade unfolds to reveal the entire length of the steelwork, scarred and worn but undeniably razor-sharp. "Beats whackin' at fake heads every day. Where we goin'?"
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2018, 06:46:37 PM »
"I'm Diana, nice to meet you all." It seemed she was the only not initially excited at the prospect of looking for a fight, though as the conversation continued she started to convince herself that it wasn't a terrible idea. They would be five people, one larger than a regular team. Not to mention that Jima seemed to be older than the rest of the group, having a more experienced fighter with them should also help keep them safe.

"I'm not the strongest fighter but I can provide some support if that's okay? It would be nice to fight monsters again, not having to risk friends in duels." That was the tipping point, Diana utterly hated having to train by fighting other students and this was a chance to practice against the real enemy. Besides, it seemed pretty clear that they intended to go through with this plan regardless, and if someone did get injured they would be safer if she was there to treat them.

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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2018, 12:32:16 AM »
Jima’s signature grin gets bigger at Smokey’s question, deactivating the hoverboard mechanism and grabbing the handle just before the massive sword hits the ground. “Plenty big. We’re talking Deathstalkers, Creepers, and  probably a King Tajitu if we’re really lucky. And hey, the more the merrier! When it comes to fighting Grimm, the more firepower we’ve got, the better.” She confirms, before flicking a switch on the hilt of the sword. The blade collapses inwards and practically halves in size, letting her slide it into a sheath on her back, before she sets off out of the training range towards the Emerald Forest - beckoning for the herd of first years to follow.



Unfortunately for their motley little crew, what would follow would be nearly an hour of walking through the depths of the Emerald Forest. At the very least, Jima was an intrepid tour guide - spouting off a wide variety of facts about both Grimm and her weapon, barely stopping to breath as she rambled on and on about the composition of the alloy in her weapon, and the major weak spots of a King Tajitu. The path they’d be following could barely be described as more than a deer’s trail for the majority of it as Jima led them further and further, seemingly without end to the hike - until she’d burst through the sudden end to the treeline with a triumphant “Ah-ha!” and out onto an ancient stone road.

“C’mon, this way!”

Giving an abrupt about-face, Jima would beckon to the group to follow her down the worn-out road, overgrown with moss and dead leaves. In the distance would a massive stone wall nearly three stories tall, made from the same crumbling stone as the road. At the base was a worn-down arch, acting as the entryway for a rough-hewn tunnel that sloped upwards through the thick stone - and where Jima would promptly stroll as if she’d done it before.

“I found this place way back in my first year, when I was out exploring the Emerald Forest for the first time.” Jima explained, her voice faintly echoing off the walls of the tunnel. “According to what I could dig up from the library, this is a colosseum from waaay before the Greyed War - people from all over would come here to spectate fighting. I couldn’t find much else beyond that, but it’s still a really fucking awesome place to find.”

At the end of the tunnel, the motley crew of hunters-in-training would break out into the overcast sunlight once again, revealing the massive collueseam that stretched before them. The open field was nearly the length of a football field, surrounded by a high wall with a several large openings along the length of it. The group would emerge from the tunnel’s entrance into the stands where they could observe the ancient colosseum in all it’s glory - before Jima would beckon for her to follow them again, trotting down a worn-out staircase before picking her way down a section of the arena wall that had crumbled with age - leading them all to the arena’s floor.

“The reason this area is so convenient to us is the fact that with all the fighting that went on in ancient times - well, to paraphrase it lightly, there was a lot of bloodshed.” Jima said casually, unsheathing her sword to transform it back into it’s full length. “Even it was entertaining to people back then, this place has a history of tragedy - an ancient one, stretching back centuries, probably. With all that energy concentrated into one place, well, it’s a magnet for Grimm.” She answers, glancing back at the group that followed her. “Even to this day.”

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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2018, 05:06:22 PM »
Smokey couldn’t help himself.  A grin slowly formed on his face and grew wider and wider as Jima lists her quarry.  He might actually get a chance.  It might score a kill today.  And that was some good news.  This was going to be fun.



This was boring.  The group had been walking for what feels like an eternity through the Emerald Forest, and Jima won’t stop prattling on.  Sure, her ramblings were interesting at first, the girl’s really done a lot of research.  But this endless hike, not to mention the amount of weight he’s carrying, is taking its toll on Smokey’s enthusiasm.

So, when Jima finally reaches the end of the tree line and shouts in triumph, Smokey eagerly looks around her to see…a road.  Yay.

Fortunately, they didn’t have to walk much further, and as Jima walks the group towards a stone archway—with a path that slopes up.  Fantastic.  He doesn’t complain, though.  He brought this on himself, complaining won’t get him very far.  At least the slope didn’t last very long.

When they emerge into the colosseum, Smokey takes a moment to marvel at the size, scale, and architecture of the ruins—most notably the seats. But, well, Jima’s pressing onward, so despite the complaints from his legs, he carries on, too. 

When Jima finally settles on a spot on the arena’s floor, Smokey takes a quick look around.  The ruins are impressive, no doubt, but…

”So, uh, where’re the Grimm?” he asks, breaking his silence for the first time the entire trip.
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« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2018, 11:37:30 AM »
The excitement sprang up in Kisha as Jima started walking, gesturing the rest of the group to follow her. This was going to be so great! Killing Grimm is in itself an activity she enjoys way too much, but doing so with new friends? Nothing could top that!

She followed Jima out of the Academy and into the depths of the Emerald Forest, all with a huge, slightly dreamy, smile on her face and the melody of a song on her lips which she hummed quietly to herself. It was a long walk but time passed quite fast
for her, and it didn't take that long to arrive at the story road.

It may be a bit inappropriate to say that she was disappointed when they stopped in front of the stone wall, but that's exactly what she was. For a few seconds at least. However, after they passed the tunnel, her eyes widened.

"This.Is.AWESOME!" she shouted in high spirits and couldn't stop herself from exploring everything down to the smallest detail, meaning that she jumped excitedly from one position to the other without spending more than a
single second at the same spot.

"AhhhThisIsSoCoolHowDidYouFindThisPlaceDoTheProfessorsKnowAboutThisHaveYouBeenHereOftenAhhhThisIsSoCoolICanBarelyHoldMyselfHelpINeedAir- "

At the end of this... sentence, Kisha took a deep breath before repeating her words a little more calmly. "This place is incredible! Do the professors in Beacon know about this, or is that supposed to be a secret? Oh, are we allowed to
tell?"
she finally asked, still exploring her surroundings.

After a couple more seconds passed she walk back to the group, just in time to hear Smokey's question "Right, shouldn't it be full of Grimm here?"
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2018, 06:43:43 AM »
Getting to test his mettle against big beasties like Deathstalkers and King Taijitu? Something Tieren would leap at the chance to do. Having to walk miles to do so while having his ear talked off? Jima sure knew how to dampen a man’s mood.

Judging by the look on the other muscled boy’s face Smokey was feeling the exact same, and that made Tieren feel just that tiny bit better to know he wasn’t the only one suffering. Seriously, judging by the giant piece of metal on his back, who cared about weak spots. Personally, all he’d need to do is just raise his hand and chop, but whatever Smokey’s lugging around, it was heavy and would do a lotta damage.

In any case, though it was nowhere as large as Smokey’s weapon/workout routine, his own sword could only be carried on his arm and it was beginning to smart, so actually being able to see their destination was a relief and a welcome break from nothing but greenery for an hour. The colosseum was impressive, to be sure - but something about it seemed off. No way a stage this big was only discovered by like one person - especially if it still attracted Grimm like Jima claimed.

For some reason, Tieren expected the stadium to be larger. Not to say it didn’t trump whatever Beacon offered, it was just…slightly underwhelming, nothing ageing well at all. ”Yeah, all that talk about Grimm being attracted to this place and lookie! Nothing here.” he said, leaping from the broken stairway and landing heavily on the floor. ”Or if there are Grimm, maybe they just need a little emotion juice to get them going.”
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Re: Big Game Hunting [Closed]
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2018, 06:56:16 PM »
While thrilled at the prospect of fighting monsters rather than her peers Diana couldn't help but shot a concerned glance towards Jima at the mention of the larger Grimm types, surely she was just saying that for dramatic effect, right? Looking down at Eclipse she detached the scope she had been working on, she wasn't too happy with the design and certainly didn't intend to fight with it now. As she followed the others out the door she pressed a button on the rotating handle of her rifle which caused the stock to split in two and wrap itself around the blade for storage.



When they had barely set foot inside the forest off the academy grounds Diana prepared her rifle, she retracted the bolt to check what dust round she had loaded, ice. She enjoyed Jima's tour guide narration and in a moment of distraction from the fight before them she couldn't help but admire the nature around them, the nature in Vale seemed so welcoming compared to Atlas.

Diana was quite intrigued by the colosseum in particular that it was from before the greyed war, wondering to herself if it could have served any function similar to Amity for the fighters from before the academies. The mention of its history with bloodshed snapped Diana back to reality and why they were there. She glanced around for any sight of movement, so far everything was still. Absentmindedly she pulled back the bolt of her rifle to check which round she had loaded, ice.

While she was certainly nervous for the fight ahead of them it wasn't out of fear, this had just become her role on her team. To be the one who was a bit more cautious and careful, she might not have the typical personality of a leader but she would make sure her teammates were safe and looking at her new impromptu teammates she was glad to see how excited they all were. She positioned herself as central in the group as possible, hoping to avoid a melee fight if possible, and for the third time she found her hand on the bolt of her rifle ready to check the round, ice.

"Well Grimm aren't blind, the energy of a place like this could certainly attract them but if they come and can't see anything they would look elsewhere, but it certainly means there are more Grimm around this area than a random place in the forest."

I'm terribly sorry for the massive delay, I've mentioned the reasons on the discord but wanted to keep everyone in the loop. I've been on sick leave for about a year now and I'm trying to sort everything out so I can study again.

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