[arcus_gray]

Once asked to Fallow calmly got to his feet and strode over to the launch plate. He waited until it was his turn and clearly spoke his name while he stood focused on the forest ahead of him not engaging in the waving the other students were partaking in. Fallow took a deep breath and then he found himself flying through the air. As he glided he flipped the Russet Grimoire open and ran a hand across the page that contained a large shockwave spell. as he begun to near the ground he extended his hand towards the ground and blasted through several trees while also giving him a kick back upwards slowing his decent enough that when he landed with a roll it didn't shatter his shoulder. Standing up and revelling a little in the destruction he had just caused with his landing strategy he prepaired another shockwave and sent it directly into the trees ahead of him to clear a path likely creating a tremendous racket but Fallow definitely wouldn't attract much as he was just radiating positive emotions I don't care how much i mature. Being able to destroy this much with a gesture and a bit of dust will always be incredibly fun.

[nathan67003]

As the students began sailing through the air, the long, complex cry of a Nevermore sounded from within the overhead clouds.

The hunt had begun.

[Marticus]

Arashi leaned forward frowning, and looked over at Miss Clannad. "Uhh, Miss? If I may ask, what exactly does landing strategy mean? Because I don't think I saw it mentioned in the brochure I GOOOOTTTT OOOHHH HOLYYYYY FUUUUUCKKKKK!" Arashi's concerned tone being replaced by pure undiluted terror as he was shot into the air at breakneck speed.

As it turned out, heights and high speeds, when combined, created a level of fear that almost results in pants being pissed. But at least Arashi got a nice view of the forest. And the tree that he soon crashed into, breaking through multiple branches as he made his way down. Crack "OW!" Snap "SHIT!" Thud "MOTHERFUCKER! I hate this stupid forest!" Arashi groaned as he lay in the bush he finally came to a halt in, staring up at the hole in the treeline that he had made on his way down. This was going to be such a long day. But at least he could have a quick rest in this bush while he waited for his aura to recover somewhat. That wasn't the worst plan in the world, Arashi decided.

[Sesh]

Cael looked around for a launchpad when instructed, but found that he was conveniently already on one. He braced himself for the launch, it was fairly obvious what was about to happen. This whole damn thing made no sense though, what if someone didn't have the ability to save themselves? Why the fuck was being able to survive a long fall a prerequisite for hunterdom?

The thoughts flew from his mind as he flew from the pad, the rush of the acceleration tingling in his stomach. Good god this was terrifying. He prepped his bow, unstrung, held between two hands. As he crashed through the trees he hooked the long bend of the bow around a tree branch. It did slow his fall, but it also made his shoulders scream in pain as they were almost ripped from their sockets. He let go, falling down towards the soft forest floor. His ploy with the bow had slowed him sufficiently enough to leave him able bodied from the fall, but not without pain.

Cael stayed on the soft earth for a long moment, inhaling the scent of the earth. He groaned as he got to his feet, just in time for the bow to fall from above, right on his head. Today was going to be a great day.

[Uncouth T-Rex]

Marlon was almost caught off guard by what came next. He was able to tense in time, and pushed off when the launchpad did, the wind and rain whistling past his face, forcing him to squint until he kept them at bay with Isenwachter. A landing strategy. Right. Inverno was a cussed fool. Why the devil did Uncle Siegfried respect him so much then?

As he felt himself start to descend, he ducked his head down and covered his brow with a hand, pulling his shield down in front of him and balling up. There, the gargantuan tree up ahead, the branches ought to be thick enough. Steady, boy, steady...now! He fired the grapple then, and it buried itself deep into the wood of the ancient monstrosity, allowing him to swing down through the foliage. The slapping branches would have bruised and beaten him if not for his aura, which he also locked and stiffened to take the strain of swinging at that speed. Marlon allowed himself to reach the endpoint of his swing and disengaged the grapple, and then buried the blade edge of the shield into an oncoming tree, halting his momentum as he planted his boots against it as well, to better absorb the shock.

He then pushed himself loose and hopped down to a thick branch, and made his way to the ground, where he had to land and roll due to the height of the lowest branch large enough to support him. Rising, he looked around, all sense alert to the hush beneath the canopy, only interrupted by the quiet whisper of rain falling on the leaves hundreds of feet above. The Grimm were near, he could feel it in the pit of his stomach.

Cheri powered her semblance to maximum when she saw the other students launching through the air. With a smile she went soaring far above the others, nearly touching the clouds in her ascent, hair billowing in the wind and Arashi's jacket barely handling the force and chill of the rain. There she was, a rainbow ball of radiance and hope, a beacon on a dark day, headed right for a sudden ray of sunshine that illuminated her just enough for the warmth to be felt on her cheeks before it ended. And so she turned on softshoe and began slowly descending in ever widening circles, searching for some friends she could buddy up with, her keen ears tuned in to any sounds they might make. The rain and wind were making that difficult though. Rats.

[Sesh]

Cael rubbed his hand through his hair, feeling for any tender spots as he did so. His skull seemed to be intact, so he grabbed his bow and starting walking away from his launch point. However, he heard a quiet crashing from the forest behind him, causing his heart to jump into his throat. It was Grimm, it had to be Grimm.

He drew an arrow and tentatively slunk towards the noise, bow at the ready. This forest must be cultivated for lumber, there was little ground cover which made for easy sneaking and a longer line of sight than he was used to. Cael stepped around a tree, opening up a long tunnel through the trees, allowing him to see into the clearing ahead. There was the mountain of the man from yesterday, standing still and searching the area around him. It would probably be best to call out to him first before just appearing from nowhere.

Cael yelled out to him, then walked into the clearing slowly. Marlon looked tense, best not to set him off.

[Uncouth T-Rex]

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For those reading who are not on the team, I'm taking minimal control of Kushii and Forrest for this thread only, just so we can get through initiation and not have to go digging or retconing stuff we already did. Afterwards the characters will leave the team at an unspecified time for personal reasons that allow their players to bring them back into any plots with relative ease. Their return is unlikely but I am a fan of keeping doors open.

Forrest was flying. Holy crap Forrest was flying! Barely able to think for the sudden panic erupting inside of him, he could only react on instinct, flailing helplessly until something swooped down from behind and caught him by the back of his raincoat. Which then tore off and set him falling again. A familiar feminine voice swore from above him, and then slender arms wrapped around his waist. Huh. Strawberries. That was a weird smell to catch a whiff of out here in the rain...Funny what you though about when you were careening down through the trees with a world-famous pop music icon awkwardly slowing your descent as you both kind of panicked. They landed with a whumpf on a bush, and tumbled out of it in a mess of leaves, limbs, and confusion.

"Hey, anything we can walk away from, right?" Cheri laughed, trying to ignore that her hair and makeup were ruined. At least the jacket was keeping her warm, although she'd landed awkwardly on one of the knives and she was now rubbing her back because of it. Forrest just wished she'd get off of him, this was weird.

Kushii was similarly out of sorts. While thanks to his skill he'd avoided injuring himself upon landing, mainly by jumping from branch to branch and balancing with Beast, his clothes were even further beyond saving than they already had been. Thanks the gods there were no cameras nearby.

Siegfried watched passively as the hidden cameras which allowed him to keep an eye on the other students tracked Mr. Utsu's progress. He looked decidedly unhappy.

Kushii started walking,choosing the direction in which the sounds of devastation were coming from. He knew enough about Grimm to tell that they usually didn't make explosions. At least not the common ones. He hoped. Ugh, what if he ran into that awful Russet fellow again? How dreadful.

[terexia]

As Violet stood on the launchpad all aspects of her landing strategy ran through his head. ‘ Jump off the side of the tree and use your momentum to pivot off the next,  worst case scenario,  I use my semblance to land. ` Watching everyone gets launched through the air sequentially she braces herself waiting for the push… where was it? she looked towards the teacher unsure and as soon as she relaxed her composure to ask her a question she felt the gut-wrenching momentum as she was thrust into the air.  Violet stabilized her tumble throughout the air by spreading out her body watching the ground beneath her as she fell. And directly in her path lay a giant redwood tree. With a reckless smirk, Violet braced herself in a ball and activated her semblance completely smashing through and eviscerating the midsection of the tree seconds later she made contact with the ground with a huge earthshaking crunch as she slid through hundreds of meters of foliage before she finally stopped. Violet staggered back to her feet covered in mud, looking back she sees the impact crater within a few trees, and a rout in the ground leading towards where she was standing. “Never gets old.” she thinks as she cracks her neck and tries to find her bearings. She didn't mind getting dirty and a little dirt never killed anyone.