[jjb2158]

It was a clear, crisp winter morning at Beacon Academy. Here and there, a few students made their way to class through the cold, their coats being the only thing keeping the cold at bay. Making his way through the hustle and bustle, Oberon walked towards the Airship Hangar. Nodding here and there to the students as he passed them, he pulled out his Scroll to look at the time as his fur-lined coat kept him warm. Thirty minutes early...not bad. Would much rather be working in the warm forge right now though he thought with a smile. Putting his Scroll away, he pulled out his canteen and drank some of the warm coffee inside.

Turning the corner, Oberon caught sight of the Hangar and continued his brisk walk to it. Upon reaching it and not seeing any of the students there yet. he made his way to the Airship that was waiting there. Catching sight of the pilot, Oberon nodded slightly and shook the man's hand. "Top of the morning to ya" he said giving it a firm shake. "The others will be here shortly. Once they arrive, we can move out."

As the pilot made his way back into the Airship, Oberon proceeded by taking a cigar out. Cutting the tip off, he lit the cigar and took a few puffs from it. With the cigar lit, he pulled out his Scroll and began to look over the team he would be taking out. "Team Cobalt, huh?" he murmured as he went over each team member. "Camelia Sol, Bianca Li, Theodore Williams and Blanc Valiere" he said quietly. Looking over their combat results as well as their grades and not seeing anything noteworthy or troublesome, he put his Scroll away and leaned against the Airship. Taking a puff from his cigar, he let the smoke warm him up briefly before letting it out. Well, the faster we can get this mission done, the faster we can get back here he thought as he closed his eyes. By his estimation, the mission should take no longer than a day, allowing them to get back to the Academy by late afternoon. Let's just hope nothing crazy happens while we're out he thought, a smile creasing his grizzled face as he opened his eyes and continued to wait for the others to arrive.

[nathan67003]

Camelia was walking towards the hangar, her armor on top of her coat. She'd made sure that some locks of hair covered her ears to keep the cold at bay.

5 minutes early. Right on cue.

She walked into the hangar, enjoying the ever-so-slightly warmer air on her face. Spotting the vehicle she'd been assigned, along with the teacher who had done so, she bifurcated towards said airship. Upon passing by professor Falcov and the pilot, she nodded a hello - accompanied by a bright smile - to both. She also said a nice, quiet "Hello, professor Falcov!" to the person not currently going through a pre-flight checklist and continued a bit further before turning around, taking a wide stance and crossing her arms to wait for the remainder of the party. Why just a bit further, though? Well this way, she'd be able to look at everyone easily, as they'd all be in her field of vision.

[Zerco]

Blanc made her way towards Beacon Academy's Hangar where she would be supposed to meet the rest of the people that she was going to travel with during the mission she was assigned to. Whenever the chilly winter breeze was blowing she couldn't help but shiver as her clothes weren't providing enough protection against the cold. Should of brought something warmer... Blanc thought as she fastened her pace.
As she arrived in front of the Hangar she quickly pulled out her Scroll and checked the time.

4 minutes early.

Blanc hurried into the Hangar and sighed in relief when she felt the pleasantly warm air on her cold skin. As she was walking towards what looked like the airship she was assigned to she noticed that she was the 4th one to arrive. She recognised Professor Falcov and she could tell that the other person in the vehicle was the pilot but she didn't recall seeing the girl before who was standing a bit further away with a quite confident stance. She walked up to the professor and greeted him with a hushed "Good morning Professor Falcov." and leaned against the airship.

[The Mythic Scribe]

Bianca's ears were cold. She was also heading towards her first mission as a Beacon student, which would probably be important because of first impressions and all of that, but that was meh. Yes, she was wearing her cloak, something she didn't do very often on missions and shit involving combat, but if Bianca hadn't worn it then the rest of her would be cold too. Yes, her cloak had a hood, and no it wasn't up at the moment. She personally liked the crisp feeling of winter air on her face. Maybe her Vacuan background would suggest otherwise but she did. So she dealt with it. Bianca didn't own any earmuffs anyway and all of her hair was already pulled back into a thick French braid.

Checking her scroll Bianca could see that she only had a few minutes to the set time. Knowing this she finished the rest of the hot apple cider and threw the foam cup into a trash can nearby before quickening her pace towards the Hangar. All about impressions and being late wouldn't make a very good one now would it? She found herself right behind some girl with blue hair and not enough winter clothing. By the looks of it they were headed towards the same place and later she would find out that they were headed towards the same aircraft as well.

Entering the Hangar and still right behind the aforementioned girl, Bianca let a breath out at the slightly warmer air compared to the rest of the place. She might've liked the cold but that didn't mean that she was any used to it. Ahead she could see the Beacon professor Oberon Falcov leaning against the airship that she'd been assigned to, and Blue walking up to greet him. Still hanging back it seemed like she was the fifth to arrive, after Professor Falcov, Blue, some girl with very nice assets and the pilot. Seeing nothing too noteworthy Bianca continued to her destination, nodding to the other two girls and saying, "Good morning Professor," to-well, that should be obvious. Also taking a spot against the airship, Bianca spent the little time she had to quickly assess the other two. 

[Mikelobmike]

Before Teddy left the apartment, he triple checked his bag. 'There's something missing in here I know it.' he thought, running down the checklist. Water, check. First Aid kit, check. Spare ammo, check. Rope, check. 'Crap. I need my knife.' he thought, hurriedly walking over to the closet to grab his camping knife.

"Teddy, if you don't keep that racket down, the grimm are gonna be the least of your problems." Mac groaned from his bedroom. Teddy just slipped on his coat and backpack, shaking his head. "Love ya too, uncle Mac." Teddy said, heading out the front door.

Teddy arrived at the airship just a minute before the deadline. He took off his hood as he stepped closer, finally seeing the three girls and professor. At this point, his mind hit a snag. 'Wait...he's the professor we were supposed to meet. That means my team is...OhGodNoWhy.' Teddy thought, the fear of god striking his heart when he found out that he would essentially be forced to interact with the opposite gender, as they composed the rest of his team. He opened his mouth briefly to attempt to say hello to the professor, but he could not seem to manage the whole talking thing with where his mind was at. He just ended up standing there, fiddling with his thumbs and keeping his head down.

[jjb2158]

Watching each student walk up to the Airship, Oberon nodded his head and said his good mornings to each of them. With Theodore being the last one to arrive, Oberon moved away from where he was leaning to stand before the four students. "Good! Now that everyone is here, we can begin" he said, his gruff voice echoing slightly through the empty air. "As you may all know, my name is Professor Oberon Falcov. You may call me Professor Oberon, Profesor Falcov, or Professor. Now that I've gotten my introduction out of the way, how about we go ahead and start our mission? I will give you your debriefing on our way to the location. You may also go ahead and introduce yourselves to each other since you have each been chosen to work together as a team for this mission."

With that said, Oberon boarded the airship. Walking over to where the pilot sat, he spoke briefly to let him know that they were ready to board and set off. As the engines were started, Oberon took a seat in and awaited the others to join him before they took off to their location.

OOC: Sorry for the short post. Been busy and haven't had much time to do a well detailed post. I'll have a better one for my next post.

[nathan67003]

After having listened to her teacher's brief instructions, Camelia uncrossed her arms and walked forward a bit, keeping herself turned towards the other students. Socialize? Don't mind if I do! "Hello everyone! I'm Camelia Sol. I've lived in Vale all my life. I'm mostly an all-around close range fighter, and my semblance is gravity manipulation. I'm looking forward to working all!"

Add to that super-cheery tone a large, honest smile and you had a picture of Camelia at that moment. She was somewhat ecstatic to have the others present themselves.

[Zerco]

Blanc paid close attention to the teacher's little speech while still leaning against the airship. After Professor Falcov finished talking the girl with the rather confident look, who later said her name was Camelia, stepped forward and introduced herself with great enthusiasm. "Gravity manipulation? That sounds interesting." Blanc thought. "Hi... I'm Blanc Valiere. I'm also a close ranged fighter... She said with a rather hushed voice, rather, that was her usual voice. This was all she managed to say as Blanc wasn't really good at introductions in the first place.

[The Mythic Scribe]

So. The last member of her team was a guy. Who was just... twiddling his thumbs. Was he going to just stand there? He did open his mouth to say something, but that didn't go anywhere. Bianca could almost laugh at the poor dude, but she didn't really want to be an asshole to someone who was clearly either uncomfortable, nervous, or shy. Hmm, the professor was starting to talk anyway.

She listened closely to him as he spoke, though still studying the currently nameless guy through narrowed eyes. Part of it was because she was a little suspicious. Playing quiet and meek could mean that the person beneath was much, much different, and in a bad way. And the other part was that if he really was a little on-edge, it'd be fun to watch him squirm.

Bianca also listened as the first two to arrive introduced themselves as Camelia and Blanc, both apparently close-range fighters and the overly peppy, annoying one that was apparently taking control of the whole situation from that stance and that position, could do some gravity manipulating shit. Great, please, show us all of the aces up your sleeve. Maybe she should be next. Twiddles didn't seem to be the type to jump at socialization. "Bianca. I fight close range too and my semblance is seeing in the dark, even if I'm not a Faunus. Kind of useless knowing there are nightvision goggles and shit, but comes in handy where I come from. That'd be Vacuo by the way, and knowing Vacuo, you can know that I do my best against people." Here, she inserted a smile just to unnerve the others. It wasn't creepy or wicked, simply a smile. "Especially if I don't have to restrain myself." The former Vacuan made sure not to mention absolutely everything she had, namely her gun, her actual semblance, and her ability to stay hidden when needed. You never knew...

[Mikelobmike]

Teddy listened attentively to the professor's speech, desperate to get his mind off of his current situation. As he boarded the airship, he listened to each of his teammates introduce themselves closely, although his body language would not tell you that. He was seemingly petrified, the single part of his body that seemed to be moving was his index finger, which tapped against the corresponding knuckle on his other hand rapidly, like a rabbit thumping its leg against the ground before it runs off. He felt the solid stare of one of his new teammates the whole time, not daring to reciprocate the eye contact in fear that his heart would stop beating on the spot.

A few seconds of silence was all that it took to get Teddy a bit back to the situation at hand. He needed to introduce himself. He opened his mouth briefly, snapping it back shut when he realized he didn't know what to say. "Um...I-I'm T-Teddy. I...uh...I-I'm a close-range fighter as well." he said, scratching the back of his hand with increasing pace as he spoke to where it seemed he would claw his own skin off. The two ears on top of his head jolted upward as he realized he was doing so, before they laid flat on his head. He just put his head down, trying to avoid eye contact and briefly considering sprinting away and transferring schools.

[jjb2158]

Putting out his cigar so as to not fill the seating area with smoke, Oberon placed the half-finished cigar in his coat pocket. With each student entering the Airship, the pilot started the ignition and took off. Listening to each of the students give their introduction, Oberon also took his assessment of each student, noting their fighting capabilities as well as their personalities. Raising his eyebrow slightly at Bianca's intro and then trying to suppress his amusement as Teddy gave his introduction, Oberon couldn't help but find this newly formed team to be rather amusing. It'll be amusing to see how well Bianca and Camelia's personality get along, not to mention Teddy and Blanc seem to be a bit more passive and shy... he thought as they completed their intros. "With all that out of the way, how about I debrief each of you now?"

Looking at each student, Oberon met each of their gazes with a hardened stare with his brown eyes. "Today's mission is simple: We've received word that a small coastal village that helps provide Vale with fish and other commodities was attacked by a group of bandits. After looting mostly everything from the village and killing off all of the fighters, the bandits left the remaining villagers to die from either lack of food or from a Grimm attack. Your mission today is to provide protection for the villagers as they attempt to rebuild and restock their food supplies. There is a battalion of guardsmen that are coming from the neighboring villages that will take over the protection, but they won't arrive until tomorrow at noon. Therefore, you will protect the village until they arrive. You're mission is accomplished when the battalion arrives and the village is still in tact. You fail if the village is destroyed."

Letting his words sink in for a moment, Oberon smirked slightly at the students. "Do not feel like you are alone in this. The village has a few fighters that survived that will help you and I will also be there to provide assistance should things go bad." Clenching his fists, which caused his knuckles to crack in rapid succession, he in turned cracked his neck. "Lastly, there has been mentioned that there is a large pack of Grimm nearby that may come in to finish the job. Not only that, the bandits could come back to finish the job. Now, with all of that, does anyone have any questions?" Looking at each student, Oberon arched an eyebrow at them as he awaited their replies.

[nathan67003]

After carefully listening to the Professor's briefing, Camelia raised her right hand and asked her questions - for there were several.

"Are there any precisions available? For example, how many fighters are garrisoned there at the moment, where the Grimm pack is coming from relative to the village, about how large the village is, neighboring environment and terrain, number of people to defend, things like that?"

[Zerco]

After taking a seat near the window Blanc turned all her attention at Prof. Falcov and listened carefully to what he said, soaking in as much as possible. After he finished his briefing and asked if there were any questions Blanc shook her head and quietly said "No, Sir." as it seemed like Camelia already asked every question she wanted answers to.

Blanc glanced at each one of her team member, taking a bit longer on Teddy. While still listening to the conversation, she proceeded to look out of the window.

[The Mythic Scribe]

Looks like it was a whole team of close-ranged fighters. Hopefully their styles weren't too different, as close-ranged covered a variety of different types. Plus, maybe someone else had a ranged option too. Or some kind of semblance that could work. Judging by the lack of eyebrow raising at Camelia's intro, she was out.

Bianca took a seat on the aircraft next to the Blanc girl, who seemed to be the best choice and was coincidentally the only one sitting as well. In the meanwhile she payed close attention to the professor's briefing on their upcoming mission, nodding when appropriate and meeting his gaze confidently. Protecting a village, didn't seem too bad, though she still felt that it was a little unfair for the village's safety to be in the balance. What, they couldn't send actual huntsmen and huntresses that'd already graduated to secure the safety? Or maybe that was the point of it, to ensure that they had a reason to succeed. Better than not sending anyone at all, she supposed.

As the professor asked if anyone had any qualms or questions, Bianca stayed silent at first to listen to what others wanted to say. Looked like dear old Camelia was just trying to push that 'perfect' image, wasn't she? They were smart questions, she just hated how much the girl just took control of everything. "I have a question," she announced as soon as Blanc stopped talking. "Say, we're engaging in combat with the bandits, who've returned to finish the job. Do we fight to kill or fight to disable? Or is killing allowed but not advised? Also, do you know which bandits these are? Some of them are prominent and have distinctive styles, or have more power or strength compared to others." Some wanted her head. Some were powerful enough that they could try getting their revenge. "Lastly, do we know exactly what kinds of Grimm the pack has? I mean, I think everyone would agree that a pack of Beowolves isn't as bad as one with a shitload of ursae or something. Or Nevermores, I hate those fuckers."

[Mikelobmike]

Teddy briefly raised his hand, finding himself getting talked over by Camelia. He slowly lowered his hand and his head fell back down, with him deciding it was best to just sit down. He moved as far away from Bianca as he could manage on the ship, sitting with his backpack on his lap. From over it, the top of his head poked out, his eyes looking through the space created by the handle on top of the bag. He looked over at Bianca, with the look of a child staring at the devil himself. He hugged his bag close, in the vain hope that it would protect him from the seemingly aggressive woman. He tried to pay attention to the questions asked, but he never took his eyes off Bianca, in the paranoid fear that she would suddenly charge him.