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Title: Walking the Beat [Bad End] [Closed]
Post by: NotSurprised on October 11, 2016, 05:32:50 PM

Frost 4th, 80 AC

On a rather cold and drifty day in Vale, like the weather usually is, the docks at Beacon Academy were bustling with people as they wait for their next ride out of Beacon. Multiple people of different kingdoms would wait as the Bullheads shuffle in and out as expected of the Vytal Festival. It was normal for Bullheads to come and go at certain times since people were always traveling around Vale in a sense of tourism. However, when a Bullhead pulls in at an unexpected time, it would surely draw curious glances towards it considering the brief pause of nothing happening. It would invite even more gazes to it as a recognizable figure comes out of the docked Bullhead and waits in front of it:

Eklipsei Gray, a Head of the White Fang Investigation Team.

What reason would such an authoritative figure to be at Beacon Academy? Well, four very lucky individuals of different years and kingdoms are going to be taken under his wing as a team for the day, and they’ll take a nice simple mission as a way to pass on Eklipsei's simple lessons to be taught to the future protectors of humanity.

Flicking his fingers left and right, Eklipsei held his scroll in his fidgeting hands. He had checked his scroll to pass the time as he waits in front of his designated bullhead for the mission, but now that Eklipsri was awaiting for the individuals he had chosen for his request, he might as well also shoot off a few messages to his peers and superiors. Especially to a certain retired huntress that is sneaking around Beacon Academy when she shouldn't be...

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on October 12, 2016, 08:59:21 PM

Dorothy was beyond excited, she couldn't believe that she would get the chance to do a mission here in Beacon! It was almost like a dream come true. Even though she was a hunter in training on paper it had been a while since she had actually done a formal mission. She was always tied up exploring ancient caves and looting her heart out. Sure finding rare and abandoned treasures was exciting but what was important was variety . Pondering the contents once over she readdressed an issue she had rolling around in her mind. Would she have to kill? The elements that she was dealing with today was not dangerous environments or Grimm but people. Due to the nature of her profession Dorothy had seen her fair share of blood in the sands. However that didn't mean she didnt have to get used to it...

Enough depressing thoughts! I wonder where the leader of the mission is...hmmm OH! I think I found him.
Hiding in a bush out of his vision Dorothy silenced her footfalls and breathing. 3 years of stealth training had taught her well as her cloak melded into the colour of her surroundings. Waiting until he was distracted by his phone Dorothy with extreme speeds sprung from her hiding place to silently place herself next to the man. Tapping him on the shoulder Dorothy whispered with a grin splitting her face,

"What'cha doin?"

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: snaketicus on October 12, 2016, 11:08:26 PM

Drowsiness.

A feeling of something missing.

Awakening.

Ah yes, the mission. Fionn hadn't forgotten it, his alarm had simply not gone off that morning. It wasn't a mad rush to get his gear so to speak but rather a stampede about his dorm as he threw his coat on, brushed his teeth, and tied his shoes in less than ten minutes. The cold expression on his face did not let up as he prepared for the day to come, pretending to be calm even in his own abode.

It was rather comical.

Fionn listened to ancient tunes of a long forgotten genre as he walked down the street. No one could quite appreciate the blues anymore like he could. In the poorer communities it had seen somewhat of a resurgence in recent years, almost nearing relevancy at times. He sighed as another song began to play. Some deep part of him knew it would never be as popular as he'd wish.

Woke up this morning, feel 'round for my shoes

You know 'bout that babe, had them old walkin' blues

He hummed along just silently enough to not be heard as he made his way through the crowds an crowds. Tourists, students, elderly, youth, they were all out for the festivities and various events. He pushed his way past, trying to take up as little space as possible. He didn't like being surrounded by so many people, it made him just ever so slightly uncomfortable. If the crowds alone were causing him to feel uncomfortable than the sun seeming to shine straight onto him was not helping.

Fionn reached into the depths of his coat as he walked, the cigarette in his mouth held between his lips. As he rummaged through an inner pocket he produced a small canteen of water. The man twisted the cap off before taking a long drink. His head immediately felt much clearer and he took better notice of his surroundings. The man looked for another bearing a description given of the mission leader.

Ah, could that be him?

Some girl was standing next to him too; another member of the mission? Fionn raised his arm and called out a greeting. "Are you Mr. Eklipsei? The name is Fionn." He said as he approached, the cigarette now hanging from the corner of his mouth.

People tell me walkin' blues ain't bad;

Worst old feeling I most ever had.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Kiith on October 13, 2016, 06:25:58 AM

'Let's do this'

With a confident smile on her face Xanh made her way through the stream of people coming from and walking towards the dock area. With the festival and everything around it going on the streets and paths had been especially full lately, but by now she had gotten used to navigating the considerable crowds created by the influx of foreign sutdents and curious tourists. And today it was especially worth it squeezing through inbetween the groups of people flocking towards the academy or waiting for one of the scheduled transports to arrive. After all this would be the start of her first real mission!

And not just any old assignment, no. Some proper crime fighting was the purpose of this whole deployment. With clues to follow, locations to observe and a big old baddie to catch. This was the real stuff! And then there was of course the guy who would lead them for the duration of the mission - Eklipsei Gray. Who around Vale had not heard this name before. He was quite the figure on account of him being the head of investigations against the White Fang alone. And Xanh's father had mentioned him from time to time as well, often sharing little anectdotes about the man and his feats he had overheard while working in less prominent and exciting departments of the Vale police force. Oh, she could not wait to see his face when she told him whom she had worked with on her first mission!

But one steo at a time. Before bragging about anything, they would have to get the job done first. And for that, she would need to get to the rendevouz point before anything. Poking her head a little above the sea of people filling out the dock area Xanh had a look around the several occupied landing pads. Ships loading and unloading visitors. The usual ferries arriving and leaving towards Vale.
And an all too recognisable silhouette, standing next to a less frequented Bullhead. There it was! Without much more delay Xanh made her way over to Gray, almost fearing to be a little late, considering how there were already a few others waiting next to the ship.

"Hey everyone!", Xanh dropped as a short greating as she arrived at the little group, followed by a wave of her left hand. Yes. This would be good, she knew it.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: The Mythic Scribe on October 13, 2016, 06:54:55 AM

Absentmindedly flicking through various things on her scroll, Bianca made her way to and through the docks, lifting her head every once in a while to search for the mission leader, one Eklipsei Gray. She knew what he looked like of course, seeing as she didn't live under a rock, and was actually quite aware of him and his activities, thanks to the times he'd visited Vacuo on missions. And the times that she'd heard her parents complain about being requested to... off him... a feat they knew wouldn't be worth the effort, so they didn't use any.

What would they think when she told them that she'd accompanied him on a mission? Oh how things had changed. That would do for some nice stories to tell back home to the family and friends she had. She had to admit, it was pretty exciting to be out with a real hunter, and the head of the White Fang investigation team too. Doing good, or some crap like that, taking down a legitimate criminal... Nothing like her jobs back in Vacuo. And hey, maybe it would make a nice story for her teammates too. Maybe Tenne would try to start something if she kept on about it for too long. Or Blanc. Either one was fine, as long as some hell could be raised.

Unfortunately her scheming had to be stopped as Bianca caught a glimpse of a Bullhead that'd pulled in. More importantly, she'd also seen the mission leader beside it, as well as three others. One was dark-skinned and seemed to be sporting a grin all too familiar to Bianca, someone that would hopefully be fun. She also seemed to be quite toned, quite muscular, though not so much as to rely completely on strength. Probably someone more like Bianca herself, or simply focused on speed. Running took more than it seemed. Other than the interesting blemishes on the irl's skin, the only other important thing that could be noticed was that she wore a white cloak not unlike Bianca's, though this one seemed lighter. Wasn't really an important detail, but perhaps a strong friendship could be developed based on the fact that they both owned a white cloak. Or something.

Her eyes skipped over the 'Fionn' guy, as he seemed to be 'normal' and everything, even if his blade was definitely not. The third girl seemed fairly normal as well, except for her weapons. Again. Nasty looking sickle-like blades. Karma? Kama, right. Kama. Randomly deciding that this girl would be the best to approach first, Bianca strolled over to meet the girl she would learn was named Xanh.

"Well hey there indeed," Bianca said as she walked to the girl's left. "Mr. Eklipsei, White Riding Hood, Fionn, hey to you too. This is the mission group, right?"

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on October 14, 2016, 05:41:15 PM

Without any surprise when Dorothy tapped Eklipsei's shoulder, Eklipsei looked up - he swears he must be working too much if he's no longer surprised by things like this - and simply waited for the rest of the team members that had accepted the mission request Eklipsei had put out. As if being answered for his plea of time not being wasted, Eklipsei watches as the rest of the members shift into the little group with their own introduction to get acquainted with their new team members.

With a frown, he looks back down at his scroll only to find that there was no reply yet. Visibly sighing, Eklipsei puts his scroll away into his armor as he straightens up infront of the four he had gathered in front of him. Tapping his helmet, as sounds of armor hitting metal ring out, Eklipsei puts up a HUD in preparation for the mission this team will be going on.

"Ms. Li, Ms. Burgundy, Mr. MacGorm, and Ms. Kurstein, as a formal greeting..." At first, his tone was relaxed, but now it's a sharp yet soft edge, "I am Eklipsei Gray, White Fang Investigator, and I am glad you are joining me on this mission today." While he was talking, Eklipsei started to shift over to the backside of the bullhead and knocks on it (it had closed while Eklipsei had been waiting). It opens again, right when Eklipsei finishes his greeting, revealing some of the technology Eklipsei had been using to track down the "Lord of Nevermore". He steps onto the open door and looks back to the group with an inviting gesture.

"Come on in, we have work to do."

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on October 15, 2016, 05:21:08 PM

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Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: snaketicus on October 17, 2016, 05:09:54 PM

Fionn watched silently as the other members of the mission seemed to fall into place one by one. He squinted as the sun caught his eyes, looking around and trying to get an idea of the others personalities by their outward appearance. First he eyed Bianca as she approached, his eyes following the trail of her voice and the call of his name. She seemed respectable enough with her taste in jackets and jeans.

You could never go wrong with jackets and jeans.

Her skin colour seemed to suggest a foreigner, how intriguing. The man wondered if blues and jazz had a hold in her homeland if she were truly foreign. Perhaps they were still stuck a hundred or two years behind everyone else, oh how lovely that would be. Modern society was so drab and degenerate.

Eyeing the other one, who will henceforth be known quite formally as "the other one", he saw her skin was also quite tanned and she seemed to prefer a similar clothing style. What in the heck? The man, from behind his cold expressionless mask, wondered about the chances of such a thing. Perhaps they were both from similar areas? He'd have to ask some day, minute, or hour about this.

Oh how'd he love to escape to a less degenerate place.

Briefly wondering if perhaps culture had not truly degenerated and he was looking at life through a lens his thoughts were interrupted by the voice of Mr. Eklipsei. Fionn watched the man as he walked up and around the bullhead, his movements seemingly precise and trained. He could respect a guy who flaunts his title about, shows a certain level of self respect. Not enough people these days carried confidence and bravado.

"Understood." Fionn exclaimed in his monotone, walking aboard the ship. His eyes bounced from wall to wall, studying the technology aboard. It would surely be interesting to learn of every function and form that these machines served. He wondered if the sound system on the thing was any good.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Kiith on October 18, 2016, 07:38:28 AM

During the small break between the last of them arriving and Eklipsei carrying on Xanh took a moment to glance over her partners for the upcoming mission, and as she did so, a quiet: "Hm...", escaped her. Two of them seemed to already be a little older - heck, that Fionn guy almost seemed like he was way past his time at an academy, just casually sporting a cigarette and a somewhat disinterested attitude in everything. With some older and maybe more experienced students as part of the team this surely could be an interesting experience.

And then there was of course Bianca. As the girl had approached the group waiting next to the Bullhead, greeting her first and the others directly afterwards Xanh looked to her left, where the girl had decided to settle for now. Her face, and especially the garishly white ends of her hair struck some familiarity, as if she had seen that girl before. Then again, Xanh could not remember anything else about this person, coming to the conclusion that she must have just noticed her in class one day or something. Probably. Maybe? But either way, on first glance she seemed like quite an alright person to hang around with. And so she opted to reply with a slight gesture of her hand.

"Yep, that's i-", she wanted to follow up in response to the girl's question, but abruptly stopped as Gray seemed to have come to the conclusion that it was time to begin. Turning her attention back towards Eklipsei, she gave herself a bit of a nod. Pretty much how she expected the man to act going by what she had heard and seen - straight to the point. Good, that meant they could get to the real meat of this soon!

As Xanh followed the investigator aboard the ship, her eyes curiously glanced over all the pieces of equipment scattered around the transport compartement. Of course she had no clue about what most of these really did, and aside from a few things she recognised from her father's work she could only speculate all the crazy things that stuff could be used for - and hopefully would be, too!

"So...what first? How are wo going to go about this?", Xanh finally asked as she had made her way well into the shuttle, eagerly rubbing her hands together. Maybe she was a bit too on the nose with this enthusiasm, but everyone had already gathered, so they might as well get into gear instead of just waiting around after all.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on October 19, 2016, 08:38:14 AM

Dorothy was unsurprising when her tap failed to surprise the man. If she'd actuall managed to get the drop on him she might have had second thoughts about this mission. Seeing everybody in ally arriving Dorothy got excited...really excited. The bouncing up and down excited. She couldn't help herself, there was so many people to meet and see. Undiscovered mysteries to decipher. Her excitement continued to rise as her semblance slipped into level one.
Time slowed down a bit as she became a small blur leaving after images in her path.

Taking all over team mates hands she shook them vigorously "HellomynameisDorothyBurgudyitsverynicetoomeetyouandIhopewehaveagreatandsucessfulmissiontogether!"
The time dilation cause her voiced to be comically sped up as she continued the rapid introductions. That is until she met Bianca. Dorothy's hand stopped mid handshake and she looked her dead in the eyes. Dorothy's eyes softened and her energy calmed itself.
"It's been a while since I have met another from Vacuo. My name is Dorothy Burgundy, council sanctioned scavenger and first global scavenger. It's an honour to meet you.
There was something about this girl that was familiar. Perhaps she was related to someone she knew...This is on the tip of my tongue I know it....

Soon enough pleasantries were over and it was time to get down to business. Her eyes betraying nothing but energetic kindness to Bianca she left her for the mission briefing.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: The Mythic Scribe on October 19, 2016, 09:58:43 AM

Becoming slightly more serious as the mission leader began talking, Bianca nodded when appropriate. As she listened to him and sent flickering glances at her teammates, two of whom were looking more and more familiar as she looked at them, she had to admire the conciseness of his actions and words, no extra fluff or anything, but still formal enough to not seem cold or harsh. Straight-to-the-point. Unlike some others she'd known, and a change from a lot of people at Vacuo actually, though still not all. Then again she'd only met a real hunter or huntress in passing there, mostly interacting with only friends and employers who were either far more informal or far more condescending. Of course she'd run into them in Vale and whatever, but this was different! Somehow. During these moments, she noticed that her temporary teammates for the mission seemed to be eyeing everyone around them as well, also taking note like she'd done. So now she knew that they were competent enough to know the importance of the time pre-battle/mission, whatever.

All of a sudden, White Riding Hood decided to speed all over the place, shaking everyone's hands and saying something about the mission going well. Until who was apparently one 'Dorothy Burgundy' reached Bianca of course. Another Vacuan. So that would've explained it. A scav too, and the first global one. Now she could've sworn that she knew her from somewhere... Good, because who doesn't like a little callback to home? Bad, because Bianca wasn't the most eager person to let anyone else know more about her origins than the word 'Vacuo.' Still, she answered warmly, though still with her signature half-drawl, cat-like tone. Along with a half-warm smile, Bianca managed to get in, "Name's Bianca, and the honor is all mine." After that, Dorothy had whisked herself away to the bullhead. Well at least now she knew why one was familiar. That other girl with the kar-kama, though, Bianca still didn't know. She didn't look like a Vacuan, but you never knew.

Like the others, Bianca followed in suit of Mr. Eklipsei and now Dorothy, though she made sure to be the one to enter last, so she could be in a position appropriate to constantly survey the others. You couldn't be too careful or anything. This was Beacon, yada yada yada, honorable combat school and whatever, but you never knew if someone you did or didn't trust was going to stab you in the back. It was like she could still feel the wounds that'd stemmed from that very thing. But her teammates weren't the only interesting thing anyway, looking at the interior of the ship. Now, Bianca was no rocket scientist, and really far from one, but were these some fancy gizmos. A stray thought in the back of her mind reminded her about how much Winnie would go gaga over them if he was there. But he was back in Vacuo and she wasn't.

Back to business, Bianca listened eagerly for the answer to the question posed by Mini Reaper, the other one who looked familiar. "Yeah, I was wondering about that too. How are we going to go about this whole thing?"

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on October 19, 2016, 10:48:23 PM

Without a pause to explain all the technology Eklipsei had pulled aside for this mission, he immediately heads over to the most relevant item to their current topic of discussion. It was a blank, white, and large table, but after a rather complex pattern Eklipsei was very used to, he input a series of finger taps on the side of the table as if it was some code. After the last tap, the table seems to turn on with a hum of power, as the very top of the table starts to slightly glow with light. A time delay of a few seconds soon reveals that it is projecting a map for their viewing, as buildings and landmarks pop out as small holograms on the table. Currently, it's viewing their current location of Beacon Academy, but every inch of it is scaled and properly written down so that everything Eklipsei does with it is mostly accurate, as Eklipsei had made sure of it. After configuring all the little settings that were required for his preference, Eklipsei swipes on the table, moving the map to the relevant location of this mission. Although it seems normal compared to everything else, there is a very clear trail going to their destination and off of the table to what could be assumed as Beacon Academy. Once everything was set to his liking, Eklipsei looked back to his team with a beckoning gesture to come closer.

"This," Eklipsei pauses to point and draw their attention to the marked destination, "is our intended landing zone as we had received a tip that the criminal, known as 'Lord of Nevermore', is going to be around this location at a certain point of time." Eklipsei straightens once more, as to draw their attention back onto him. "Otherwise, that would be the most I can brief you at first. Once we are in the air, I can explain the rest during the flight." He starts to move towards the pilot's section of the Bullhead to inform the pilot to take off, but not before giving off one last glance to the team, "Any questions? Otherwise, take a seat. Travel time shouldn't be too long."

(OOC: You get one last post before we take off. Choose your questions wisely, as my next post will involve Eklipsei answering them to the best of his ability. EDIT: If you ask about money, extra credit, or even internships, he will most definitely answer them ;) )

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on October 21, 2016, 09:21:35 AM

Dorothy relaxed a bit as she listened to Eklipsei drone out the instructions for the mission. The hologram was quite impressive coming from the point of view of someone who's job is so explore and make maps. However Dorothy noticed right away there were some missing parts. She had taken the liberty to scout out most of beacon and the city and there were ways to get in that weren't on this map. Perhaps the assassin was going to use one of those routs.

After he was done Dorothy tried to think of some questions to ask him...to very little success. She was used to working mostly alone so disguising things in groups wasn't exactly her strength. However at the last second one idea came to mind. "Sooooo this Lord of Nevermore guy, is he white fang? You are the leading investigator of that project and it would be strange for them to hire you to conduct this mission without any connections to the white fang. Distracting you from your righteous duty would be such a waste of precious resource." Finishing her sentence with a little bit of sarcasm to lighten the mood. Dorothy's mouse ears seemed to twitch at the mention of white fang. She hadn't exactly heard much about them, coming from Vacuo. However she has had some nasty run-ins while on expeditions. Of course these run-ins were few and far between but they were still there. She held no particular like or dislike for the group but anyone who stood between her and her job was liable to become well acquainted with the metallic taste of sharpened dagger.

Of course Dorothy knew why she was REALLY chosen for this mission. Or...at least she had a hunch as to why. The power to slow down time is an extremely useful ability when dealing with assassinations.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: The Mythic Scribe on October 23, 2016, 10:40:35 AM

Bianca watched curiously as Eklipsei brought up the hologram map, eyes scanning and noting any unknown passageways, just in case she ever needed to use them. She'd already come closer when the team leader beckoned everyone to the map, trying to take in as much as she could of the destination. It would definitely be in her best interests for the mission to go well, and furthermore, for herself to do well. The criminals that garnered nicknames? They were always worse than those who, y'know, used their own name.

Curiosity piqued at Dorothy's question, which was quite good, a few questions of her own popped into her head. "Nice one White Ri-Er, Dorothy... Yeah, Dorothy. What has this Lord of Nevermore guy done to warrant a biggy like you? I've only heard of things unrelated to the Fang from my so-research." Was her source not fully updated? Maybe just checking in with her source and not doing any research was a bad idea, considering the circumstances and frequency of the visits. God, homework was such a bitch. Not to mention she had to keep the visits to her Vacuan/wanderer sources discreet. Usually meant that they were short, and only covering uber-important events. "Oh," she added, a slight drawl creeping in again, "I don't want to be that person that brings it up first, but really, I bet you're all thinking it, and I'm perfectly fine with being that person. You mentioned a cash reward? Any uh, any elaboration on that? And will this count for extra cred?" At this question, Bianca awkwardly looked away and crossed her arms. "If so, which subjects?" 'Cus I'm doing pretty badly in Battle Ethics right now...

It didn't take long for her to straighten and assume her usual lax pose again though, throwing a lazy smile on just as a bonus. Meanwhile though, she was contemplating the significance of the White Fang. Vacuo didn't really have the White Fang, not really. But Mistral, Mistral did. And she'd traveled there a good number of times, you could be sure of that. She'd even run into a number there, and her parents of course had done some jobs for them too. Personally, Bianca had mixed feelings about them. She got their message, and knew that if you wanted to pull something off like that, you had to go big. But they were also harming innocents. Still, Bianca couldn't help thinking about all of the misguided people that surely could be helped. This Lord of Nevermore guy though, he even had a nickname, so again, probably no inner qualms about this mission.

Unlike her teammate from the same kingdom, she was not pondering why she was chosen for the mission. Then again, if she was, she would've just written it off as not important. And hey, she wasn't the worst fighter, nor did she possess the worst semblance, nor was she green and all to missions.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Kiith on October 24, 2016, 05:40:17 PM

Xanh could not help but snicker quietly as the alias of the criminal they were after on this mission fell once more. "Lord of Nevermore", sure. Man, this guy must have to deal with some serious edge, thinking he was the hottest shit in town. But she really did not need to know what exactly he had done to deserve such a name - or to think he deserved it. She was sure that when this little assignment was over this Lord truly would be...never more.

But jokes aside, it really was not all that known to the public what this criminal actually had done, only that he apparently has been a thing beyond the boundaries of Vale for a while already. So while for the greater scheme it truly was not important why the hell the Lord of Nevermore was on the hitlist of someone like Eklipsei Gray, it might be interesting to hear what he was up to anyway, thus nodding towards the investigator in support as the two other girls asked for some further context on the matter. As Xanh herself really had no questions that came to mind right now and she just wanted to get on with the mission she remained silent though, already making her way to one of the the free seats to the side of the cargo compartement.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on October 25, 2016, 11:50:17 PM

Hovering at the doorway to pause and listen to their questions, Eklipsei carefully thinks about his answers before replying to them. In an out of order way, Eklipsei replied to what is considered the most important question first with a lighthearted tone, "Price reward is enough Lien to cover average amount of dust purchases for the next month or two. Extra credit is for any class, however, it's not enough points to boost you up to the next grade unless you are borderline. Unfortunately, I couldn't negotiate more out of Beacon and Vale's Council to compensate for your time. Sorry." Eklipsei decides to turn around back to the group to answer their second question, since it would be better to get it over with now instead of later, "As much as I like to continue looking into the White Fang, when you've done all you could to investigate with no leads and that there is currently a more relevant issue, well, a prestigious role like mine would be sent out." You can't tell from his expression, considering he's wearing an armor, but the displeasure in his voice can be clearly heard as it rings throughout the bullhead.

Turning back, Eklipsei taps the side of the doorway as if it was in an absentminded way as he walks in to inform the pilot that they will be taking off, before taking a seat as they pass the time as they reach their destination...

Some Time Later...

Eklipsei stands at the entrance of the bullhead, waiting to open it as the team gets ready to jump out onto the target landing zone, which happened to be a rooftop of a rather small building. As they prepare, Eklipsei takes the time to slightly brief them before they jumped off the bullhead and onto the landing zone. "We're going to land on this abandoned building, then jump off the rooftop onto the streets below. There, I'll give you the rest of your orders." It looked like Eklipsei was about to say more, but the bullhead's doorway opened before a word can be said. Instead of waiting around as they're about to miss their drop, Eklipsei instead charges out and jumps into the air. At an approximately safe height - for Eklipsei anyways, those students can easily land here - Eklipsei lands into a roll, skidding off the roof from his momentum. Eklipsei then properly lands on the street in front of the building.

(OOC: Post a reaction if you wish, but do separate them with a linebreak for the second part of the post. Also, if the Eklipsei's text color is hurting your eyes, let me know, I'll switch it out.)

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on October 26, 2016, 07:42:30 AM

Dorothy nodded at his explanation. If she was in his position she would be PISSED. Seriously if someone took her from one her treasure hunting mission to do something menial in comparison...let's just say there would be more bodies to loot. Looking at him with what was a ghost of a look of empathy on her face they took off.

As the Bullhead hovered over the roof tops Dorothy gazed over the rooftops. It was quite...a beautiful sight in Vale. Shaking herself from those thought she redirected herself to her landing pad. Backing up from the edge, to an unknown observer it would have looked as if she was scared. Then she took a running start and jumped.
"Last one down is Grimm chow!" she screamed as she fell.
Barley touching the roof she vaulted off of it onto the wall of an adjacent building and did a zigzag pattern down the two walls before landing right beside Eklipsei.
Dramatically bowing multiple times to an invisible crowd Dorothy celebrated,
"Raaa Raaa, And the crowd goes WILD!

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: The Mythic Scribe on October 28, 2016, 12:01:59 PM

Bianca listened intently at Eklipsei's answers, cheering about the money part. Extra cred wasn't too much... but any would be nice. The second part interested her far more though... Telling the head, the biggie himself, of the White Fang investigation team, to focus his efforts elsewhere? A little strange, when there were plenty of other huntsmen and huntresses in Vale as well. Unless this 'Lord of Nevermore' guy was important enough to warrant a higher-up like Eklipsei. But his importance and significance was apparently going to be kept vague for now, as their team leader decided to not answer that portion. Either way, it made very little sense. Whatever. She knew better than to wonder about things that were none of her business.

While the bullhead was flying low over the rooftops, Bianca took a place just beside the opening, half-listening to Eklipsei's orders, but mostly surveying the scene. God, she loved Vacuo, she did, but she would never get over how different Vale was. Not to say she didn't venture out of her home region, Mistral and Vale were occasional destinations, and she'd been staying in Vale for awhile now... But still...

Her little thought session was cut off as Eklipsei and Dorothy jumped off of the aircraft. Taking a few steps back to give her a little extra momentum, Bianca took a... quickly walking start? and followed the two off of the bullhead. She, though, did no fancy stuff, simply rolled as she landed on the roof, then made the jump down to the street, landing to Dorothy's right. Hearing her temporary teammate's self-announcing, Bianca couldn't help but crack a smile, applauding for her. Now this girl had a sense of humor, however peppy. Still better than her teammates. "Bravo indeed, Dorothy." After a quick check to make sure she had everything, Bianca took the time to re-do the bottom half of her braid, then turned slightly towards the team leader and awaiting the other two students, along with Eklipsei's further instructions.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: snaketicus on October 28, 2016, 11:14:28 PM

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Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on October 29, 2016, 01:47:37 AM

(OOC: I'll be a little busy on Saturday, and it's way too late for me to post today. Expect a late post on Saturday, or an early one on Sunday. Sorry!

Edit: I'll edit this post later with an actual post, unless Kiith posts before I can.)

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Kiith on October 29, 2016, 11:47:09 AM

Leaning forward a bit Xanh tried to get a better view outside the Bullhead from where she was standing. Being pretty far back inside the vehicle she was a little disappointed about how all the others would get their chance to hop out before her, but it probably was not the time and place to make a fuss about that now. So as the others made their way down the girl just quietly watched the space infront of her clear out until she was the last one left.

After walking up to the edge of the open cargo door Xanh shortly threw a glance downwards, mockingly yelling at the others down below: "Watch out you showoffs!" What followed was her forcefully pushing herself off the ramp at an angle, the slightly offset momentum causing her to do a few quick rolls as she pulled her legs towards her body. Only as she was about to come into contact with the rooftop Xanh straightened out a little so that it would be her feet hitting the ground - and not her forehead. Once more she utilised the momentum to do a roll, cushioning the impact a little, before she fully straightened, doing a little jump and, at last, came to stand upright next to her teammates. "Let's do this!", she once more exclaimed enthusiastically - even if they basically were already in the middle of 'doing it'.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on October 30, 2016, 12:34:52 AM

Eklipsei gave a quick glance backwards, doing a quick check to see if all members had made it out, then tilting his head upwards to catch the sight of the Bullhead leaving them. With a tired sigh, he looks back to his team members as he straightens up once again. "We're going to be walking in this direction," Eklipsei pauses as he points towards the direction the team were facing, "since information states that they'll be somewhere along this route around this time." Eklipsei unholsters "Dragon Fire" as he starts walking in the direction he had pointed out, as he glances around the area they are in. It's rather dirty, empty, and there were often patches of destruction that was incompletely fixed. It was as if the neighborhood was not managed because of outside influences, but there were areas that seemed like there were attempts to clean up the place.

Moving at a slow pace alongside the hunters so that they can hear what he has to say, "Keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior, or anything out of the place." Eklipsei turns off the safety on his gun with a clip loaded in, as a way to prepare for the unexpected. Eklipsei glances back before adding on a little tidbit, "Get your weapons ready, however I do recommend to not have it completely out in the open." Eklipsei then looks back to the direction he was walking in, picking up every single detail as he is walking.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on October 31, 2016, 05:46:43 PM

Dorothy smiled at the orders that Eklipsei doled out with practised professionalism. She could tell this was not his first rodeo nor would it be his last. She admired his frame of attitude. It was toned by years of conflict and missions. She was confident that she could put her trust in him. However that trust came with a bad habit of Dorothy's, opening her huge mouth. Often she would spout utter nonsense to keep the mood light and casual while simultaneously gaining comradery. However sometimes, just sometimes she would let a phrase or two slip. For a moment one could hear the years of experience that had hardened the girl in the unforgiving wasteland. Sure she didn't have the academic experience of a fourth year, but as a famous hunter once said "Every day out there is worth a week in that place". She never found out who said it but she held the phrase as a mantra. This was one of those times where what she had to tell wasn't all sunshine and rainbows.

"Hey leader, I know you're the head honcho but if I could offer a suggestion. Perhaps it might be better if I trail behind for a bit. Stealth is my specialty and it might be useful to have an upperhand on the enemy if things go south. If he underestimates our numbers a flank could be a game changer." Dorothy whispered so only Eklipsei could hear her.
"Besides, my combat style is much more effective like this than it is in a straight up fight. That being said if you are deadset on having us stick together like this I won't object. You are the captain after all."
Dorothy made her comment straight and to the point getting rid of any cheeriness and sticking to a serious tone minus the pun. She didn't want to annoy the man with any ideas that could be easily dismissed after all. After she had finished she instantly went back to smiling. She couldn't help it, it was a beautiful day afterall.

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Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on November 05, 2016, 11:59:57 PM

(OOC: I'm gonna give y'all till Tuesday to post, since I know people are busy.)

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: The Mythic Scribe on November 06, 2016, 08:37:15 AM

Bianca watched as the rest of the team members landed on the ground beside the ones that already had, the Finn character with a cigar of all things. When did he have time to light that? He landed with it and didn’t even have it in his hand in the bullhead, so he would have to take it out, and then light it after she jumped and before he did. Impressive. Bianca resisted the urge to ask him if he had another, as it probably wouldn’t be the best course of action. Not that they were the devil’s spawn as so many people thought, but they hadn’t done her any couple of years ago when she was first acquainted with them. Inconvenient as well. Plus, she was underage and even if it might’ve not been a problem back in Vacuo, this was Vale, and she didn’t think that it would fly with Eklipsei there. Even if he did allow it, which was highly unlikely, it wouldn’t do much in the ways of a good impression now would it? And she kind of wanted to impress them, as surprising as it was.

During the mission leader's instructions, Bianca looked down the road that he said they'd have to follow, finding that it was slightly familiar, the rundown-ness of it. . She'd taken her time to get acquainted with the main city of Vale of course, like any good criminal would do, former or not. In fact, that store over there, if she wasn't mistaken, the owner was a friend of a friend... Hmm, she'd make sure to steer clear for now, getting recognized wasn't the best idea right now. Hmph, just her luck. Oh, but the place next to that was a nice little diner that she would have to stop by sometime. Diamond-in-the-rough like. Despite its surroundings, wasn't bad. Noted. Absentmindedly, Bianca placed her right hand on her gun, making sure her cloak covered it for the moment. Though she was better with her tonfa, her gun would do better in a pinch, especially the threats didn't just bump into them, and were at a distance. Lucky she brought her cloak, it would come in handy. Though sadly she would probably have to be discarded somewhere for the moment when the real action started, to allow for more movement. And it was white too...

Thinking of a question, Bianca walked a little faster, as to catch up with Eklipsei, and Dorothy as well, who seemed to be telling him something that she couldn't quite catch. "Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question. What uh... What course of action do you want us to take if the 'Lord of Nevermore' appears, or other threats? Do we shoot? And do we shoot to kill? Or, assuming that they can use aura, if they are worn down, do we finish them off? So basically, what're we going to do with the baddie and how far?" Bianca's query, unlike Dorothy's, was spoken with no discreetness, actually a little louder so the rest could hear as well.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Kiith on November 09, 2016, 02:08:11 AM

'Keep an eye out for anything that seems out of place', Gray had said. She of course knew what the Huntsman intended to convey with this, and yet Xanh was not entirely sure what to look out for. In the end, everything here looked kind of 'out of place', with all those dirty, half abandoned looking buildings and the occasional dilapidated ruin inbetween to the sides of the scarcely populated street the group was walking down. Especially with all of this more or less still being inside Vale proper the whole area just screamed 'suspicious' and 'something's off'.
'Well, I Guess that's exactly the place to run into someone like that Nevermore guy', she thought, taking her eyes off a small gap between two buildings that led into a badly lit alleyway. Yep, places like these were where you always would find the bad guys doing their shady business - well, in the movies at least. Whether it would also prove to be the case here was yet to see. But the fact alone that someone decided it would be worth to spend the time and resources on sending someone down here indicated that the chances were pretty good.

"I mean, we're here to take that dude and his posse in, right?", Xanh interjected upon hearing Bianca looking for further details on how to deal with the opposition once they actually came across it, assuming the question was directed at everyone. She turned her head away from what seemed like a small, dirty pub - with a few people standing next to the entrance, already throwing one or two wary gazes her direction - to look back at the rest of the group, giving them a faint shrug. "Makes it sound pretty clear to me. Go in, knock 'em out and bring them back for...ugh...interrogation or...whatever the cops got planned. Preferably in one peace, I suppose".

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: NotSurprised on November 16, 2016, 12:22:47 AM

Eklipsei seems to have a pause in his movement for a moment, before continuing on forward. He had heard Dorothy’s input on team positioning, and he was currently mulling over whether or not that would be a good idea. Eklipsei COULD possibly lose Dorothy if she was to be found by their target, however he imagines that she theoretically could handle herself. Eklipsei would have to adjust for the what would essentially be the missing person, but he can probably handle that with the assistance of the students currently with him. Solidifying the evidence within his mind, he decides to voice his conclusion.

”That is a reasonable idea, we’ll speed up so that we’ll distance ourselves.” Eklipsei’s body moved in a way that suggested he was gonna say more, but suddenly the ground started to rumble beneath them. He quickly brought his gun up, quickly twisting and turning in all directions to see what might be causing it. It was a good idea, but unfortunately Eklipsei forgot the most relevant direction. The ground in front of them broke apart, as a Grimm that looks like a King Taijitu comes roaring out of the hole.

With a roar, the both heads of the Grimm rampaged around the area as it left the hole. Buildings fell as Eklipsei quickly fired upon the Grimm in reaction to its rampage. One head continued to rampage as if Eklipsei’s attacks did not affect it, further ruining the area around it. However, the other head quickly turned to Eklipsei and slammed into him. With his armor not built to take on Grimm, Eklipsei gets thrown into a building, destroying more of the area around them.

Eklipsei had been incapacitated, and is currently trying to recover their bearings and weaponry. With a blurry vision, Eklipsei starts trying to get up, only to fall back onto the ground in pain… After a few seconds, both heads of the King Taijitu turned to the group of students as their new targets. With a roar, the Grimm bares their fangs at the group as both heads start to slither around the area.

(OOC: I’m going to be extremely informal for combat in this thread, so you don’t actually have to do aura counts. However, I will call BS if need be, and politely ask that you edit it.)

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: Timeworker on November 16, 2016, 09:30:23 AM

Dorothy made a pumping motion with her fist. it felt good to have one of her ideas approved by a higher up. An emotion swelled within her...pride maybe? No matter, putting her plan in motion Dorothy moved to disappear into shadows, when she felt a faint tremble. A small quake in the surrounding area that anyone who was used to the city probably wouldn't have felt. It reminded her of the way the sands moved in the Vacuoian desert wastelands. It was a bit too familiar...pausing in her stride Dorothy glanced back at the group to see if they felt the same thing as her, only to pale as a King Taiju burst out of the ground.

Dorothy had her blade in her hands within seconds as the beast roared. Much to her expectation she saw Eklipsei engage the beast. Rushing in to follow up Dorothy stopped short as she saw Eklipsei get thrown into a nearby building. Reeling back in shock Dorothy changed her plan, collecting the injured Eklipsei, Dorothy ran him up to the roof of a building. Laying him down to rest with his injuries she briefly looked over him and made sure his aura wasn't broken.
"Rest up and get back in the fight when you can, me and the others will hold it off as long as possible. This is a pretty good vantage point for the gun of yours but it won't do much against the Grimm."
Giving him one last look of re-assurance accompanied by a smile Dorothy back flipped off the building into a nearby ally cloaked in shadow.
The Grimm didn't know she was there so it would only be focused on the 3 other students in front of it. She would have to be careful to not be seen by the second head but if she was successful then she could get a clean blow in on it's eyes hopefully taking one head with her. Her cloak with the use of some dust changed color to a black and a mix of ice dust glamoured into the clothing made her heat signature hard to read against her black backdrop. She sat there and waited weapons drawn for the Grimm to let it's guard down.

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Event]
Post by: The Mythic Scribe on November 17, 2016, 04:59:37 AM

Bianca nodded as she considered Xanh's words. Sounded reasonable enough. And the baddies probably had aura or something, right? Even if they didn't, a few bullets to the shoulder wouldn't do that much. This though, was not the right concern for the moment. As the ground rumbled, Bianca looked around to search for the source until it emerged out of a hole that it made. She certainly didn't remember it being there before, so that was a safe bet.

Her first instinct was to slip her gun out and take a few shots at the Grimm creature, aiming for its eyes. She wasn't really paying attention in Grimm studies, but as a general rule, eyes were usually the thing to aim for. Unless King Taijitus had some kind of clear eye protection thing. They didn't, right? Damn it, maybe Grimm studies was important after all. Either way, she still took shots at the creature when she had a clear shot, which really wasn't often, backing up as to not get too close to the Grimm or the destruction it was causing to the surrounding area. Sheesh, the place was bad enough already, and now it just had to send buildings down too. In the corner of her eye Bianca could see the few people already out on the streets running for cover and more emerging from a few of the buildings. Lucky the place wasn't too populated.

Oh but unluckily, their team leader was down for the count. Bianca watched in surprise as one of the heads slammed into Eklipsei, sending him into one of the still standing buildings. Not wasting a moment, Bianca took advantage of the Grimm's close proximity, loosing a few more bullets its way, again targeting its eyes. Unsurprisingly the King Taijitu looked unaffected by Eklipsei's shots, and he wasn't even shooting with a pistol. So it was safe to assume that her regular old gun, even if the bullets were infused with fire dust, wouldn't do much to it if she aimed anywhere else. Sometimes she regretted how little she took on Grimm during jobs. Experience might've come in handy, especially as the heads now had a new target in mind, which would be, oh yes, her team, which as a matter of fact, contained Bianca. Dorothy was nowhere to be found though, and looking back, neither was Eklipsei. Hopefully they were waiting it out. Or at least Dorothy, Eklipsei didn't look so great at the moment.

"You guys have any ideas?" Bianca asked as she replaced her pistol with her tonfas. Shooting at it now would probably only anger it further. "Because snakey doesn't look so happy and snakey is also drawing nearer by the second. At least one of you paid attention in Grimm studies, right? What's the deal on these?"

Title: Re: Walking the Beat [Bad End] [Closed]
Post by: Dr. Gustave on December 08, 2016, 12:44:30 PM

The Grimm let out a deafening hissing noise as both of its head slammed through buildings to it's side. The many faunus in the area ran, screaming, from the beast that had been let into their homes. While the Taijitu's black head began to swing back and forth, sweeping the running civilians off of their feet and into walls, the white head locked eyes with the three young students in front of it.

Fionn: Show

Xhan and Bianca: Show

Dorothy: Show

Fleetwood was the first on the scene, Graviton trailing slightly behind her. Horror overtook her face as she looked down at the damage the Grimm had done.

Buildings had been caved in, the street was a mess with signs of a battle, bodies… too many bodies. All too familiar.

Graviton quickly caught up and passed her, turning back only to bark at her to “Get your ass into gear!”

“Its an Emperor, I’ll get the ones still alive out, you take care of the Grimm, got it?”

He was met with silence.

“I said, got it!?”

“I got it.”

As Graviton lifted his arms and lifted any of the bodies with life left in them up and out of the battlefield, Fleetwood leapt into action. She quickly drew her scimitar and pistol before firing off several rounds into the back of one of the heads. As soon as she had its attention, she shot forward and plunged her blade into its neck before using it as a foot hold and launched herself above it, quickly coming back down with a kick and sending the head crashing into one of the puddles of water. She watched as the water splashed up and covered the bottom of the neck.

As she landed next to it, she swiftly ripped the blade from its neck and placed her hand against the back of its head, sending electricity coursing through its body frying the head. Fleetwood glanced back and saw the other two heads writhing in pain. With a sneer, she pumped her semblance up to the next level, sending even more electricity through the Grimm.

After a few moments of convulsing, the two other heads fell to the ground and began to fade away. Looking around, she began to look for any survivors Graviton had missed. Above her, the sound of bullheads filled the air.

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RPG World of Remnant => The Vale Region => Topic started by: NotSurprised on October 11, 2016, 05:32:50 PM