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Novus 8th

Ieria bowed her head to the Royal women. "Your Highnesses." Ieria spoke to them both before righting herself. "I do not think any of us are willing to leave, we will do what is necessary, but we do require more information."

edited 18th Nov '15 9:45:33 PM by RomanianInquisitor

Pius stood with his team before Ozpin and royalty. "My teammates have a point, your Majesty. We want to help, but we need more information before we can proceed further. Which I suppose is to say that I am ready to serve however I can."

edited 18th Nov '15 10:03:17 PM by Insano

NOVUS 8

Jack was struggling to not shriek why didn't you arrest the fucker you stupid cow? at the Queen, so he decided to turn to Ozpin. There was something bloodthirsty about his eyes at the mention of Arcana. "Are Arcana involved in the Alexandros debacle?" He honestly didn't remember what Luna was, but part of him decided Alexandros being also in Arcana was too good to be true.

Novus 8, Dorm White Rose

Ai sat on the couch with a cup of melon pudding in one hand, feeding both herself and occasionally trying to feed Charisse—a sign of both great affection and trust, since Ai tended to horde it all to herself. When Alexia walked into the room, she looked and also took that moment to finish off the pudding on her own.

"That doesn't look like the face of mercy," Ai said, only half-serious. She threw a dark glance in Noa's direction, then turned back to Alexia. "What happened?"

Novus 8, Ozpin's Office

Ai trekked up to Ozpin's office alongside the others without argument. It was always nice up there; Ozpin's office had the best view of the grounds and it always managed to impress Ai. Unfortunately, there was no time to gawk, as with the Queen and the first Princess in the room, the situation looked rather grave.

As soon as the queen mentioned Alexandros, Ai instinctively grasped Charisse's hand. It had become a habit to do this every time someone mentioned Mia's father. Ai remained quiet for a moment.

It was only when Jack spoke up that she pitched in.

"Seriously, Jack? You get your moon and your tarot card themes mixed up? You've been with us day one. And what Alexandros 'debacle', specifically? We've got a whole bunch of 'em," she said, smirking. The smirk quickly went away, and she sighed. "I guess you're not wrong, though unintentionally. Arcana and Alexandros aren't affiliated, but they are connected somehow."

edited 19th Nov '15 2:37:09 AM by opnerf

Replacing Rufus: Ulti's Final Retcon

Simply retconning out Rufus and adding Geki, since KR has been with us in Next for a while, and Rufus has done nothing of significance.

The day of Novus 8th donned on Team GLOS (Gloss). They woke up in Dorm White Rose, the four of them.

Their leader, Yun. Sechs, their second. Sylvia and Geki.

The 8th, Headmaster's Office

Lucretia nodded slightly. "We understand, then. You are all very valiant. We are proud to call you Hunters of Vale."

There was a hint of approval and even affection in her words, although her tone was still very formal.

"As for the information...Alice, you may proceed."

Alice stepped up. "Let's start with an overview. Maximillian Alexandros is one of the most powerful businessmen in the Kingdom of Mistral. He has deep ties with the Council."

"Using his money, he funded Luna. Luna is an underground scientific organization led by Francisco Steiner, the disgraced ex-head of the SDC Research and Development department. Luna's goal is simple: the complete eradication of Grimm by any means necessary at whatever cost. Luna specializes in cybernetic enhancements and the creation of supersoldiers."

Alice let loose a breath. Alexia went over and took her sister's hand comfortingly and then put an arm around her.

Alice smiled slightly. "To create these cyborg supersoldiers...Luna kidnapped children and experimented on them. I...was one of them."

"Certain people brought down Luna but Max is still at large. We want Max because not only did he fund Luna, he gave them his own daughter to torture. Like a piece of meat."

As Alice said that, everyone in the room felt themselves become slightly heavier.

Mia making her presence known.

"Now, the VRIA's spies have been keeping an eye on the highlands situation since Glen tipped us off. On the 10th, there will be a massive weapons shipment, guarded by someone of great interest to us."

"Francisco Steiner's name was overheard. But Steiner is dead. We all know that. So why is his name being mentioned as the guard? Therefore our mission will be twofold. Seize the weapons, which are of course illegal, and investigate these rumors of Steiner's return."

"Now, before I move on to Arcana, are their any questions?"

Novus 8, Ozpin's Office

Ai stood patiently and listened. Though she knew the story already, the newcomers didn't. "Steiner's back?" she said. She shook her head. "Either someone's using his name, or...we can't rule out the possibility that Steiner cloned himself, right?"

Ai fell silent, thinking quietly. That's when she felt the subtle increase in gravity and continued to hold Charisse/Mia's hand, giving it a few gentle squeezes. Finally, Alice opened up the room for questions.

"Aside from what I said about Steiner...well, this isn't a question, but I have proof of the connection between Alexandros and Arcana," Ai said.

She looked aside, flashing Charisse/Mia a somewhat melancholy smile. She also gave Alice a knowing nod. Then, she turned back to Charisse/Mia to look them in the eyes. She bore no smile this time, only clear teal eyes revealing an expression of sympathy.

"Just—give me a moment before I say anything, yeah?"

She pulled Charisse/Mia into a hug. Both of them, really. She knew many of their emotions had become synced, and that they shared a hatred for Alexandros.

edited 19th Nov '15 11:31:30 PM by opnerf

Meeting

Charisse felt her aura getting eaten away by Mia's semblance. She also felt Mia's rage, her fury, mixing into her own emotions. She wanted to scream, she wanted to kill that bastard and be done with it all.

Her fists balled up and her face betrayed her frustrations.

But then Ai hugged her. Almost immediately her anger subsided, though she did not show it. Her hand slowly moved up to Ai's ear and gave it few thankful little scratches.

Rheia blankly stared ahead.

Alexandros - the pompous asshole who thought he was the greatest thing since Dust - had formed an organization that had experimented on children. And the heartless bastard threw them his own daughter to start them off.

She remained calm. But that alone was more than enough reason for her to sign on to the ride they were about to undertake.

"None," Rheia stated, with a harder edge to her voice than before.

Novus 8 - Dorm White Rose

From a lifetime of training, Geki Shirobara woke up with the dawn.

Still clad in his sleeping robe, the tall and tanned young man sat before the red war mask of the first Shirobara he'd enshrined on his desk and murmured a sutra of greeting to the world. The room filled with just the lightest scent of burning herbs, which he quickly cleared away by opening the window just a fraction.

He washed quickly and dressed silently, as every Shirobara had been bred to do, tying on his tie with sure gestures. His dark hair tied in a low-hanging pony tail, Geki stood over the bed of his new leader and began to gently shake him away.

"My leader," he whispered, his hand on Lei Yun's shoulder. "It is dawn."

edited 14th Mar '16 8:44:47 AM by KR_Vandal

Dawn of the 8th

Yun soon opened his eyes as Geki shook him out of a dreamless sleep, and propped himself into a seated position. "Morning." He greeted his teammate. "Are the others awake?"

Meeting

"Actually, I got a question." Ayers leaned back in his chair and raised a hand. "We bringin' anyone else along? I ain't askin' fer Alice to come along, but I wuz wonderin' if'n Carol'r Beth wuz. I figger Carol'd wanna see her boy, and keep'im safe, and Beth cuz, y'know, gotta git a little more firepower on board." He dropped his hand and pointed it at Lucas. "I'll hold off on any judgment about yer relationship fer now, and just focus on how much shit'd git done if'n we had someone that violent on these ops."

JACK

And you're the fucking queen! Powerful or not, disappear him and put someone in his place! Tyr knows that's what you're good at!"

Jack instead said to the queen, the one he would listen to. "Quick question, may I ask why you haven't just made a public investigation on him? Wouldn't that put him in a lose-lose situation?"

Novus 8 - Dorm White Rose, Team SIGL Dorm

"Good morning," Geki sketched a short but respectful bow. "You were the first I roused. I shall attend the others at once."

Yun would find, just like it had been since they had known Geki for a while, that their uniforms were not only laid out and ready, but cleaned and pressed for the day. It was something the young man had taken it upon himself to do. It might have been a sign of his impatience at how comparatively late his team awoke, but hey, clean uniforms.

Geki was now shaking Ochre and Sylvia awake, whispering in their ears as he shook them gently, reminding them to get a head start on the day.

edited 22nd Nov '15 6:31:03 PM by KR_Vandal

Novus 8th - Briefing

"I honestly wouldn't put it past somebody like Steiner to clone himself." Remus said in agreement with Ai, finally speaking up from by the elevator entrance to Ozpin's office. He was leaning against the wall, dressed in his casual attire, the in a bit of a change, and a possibly a nice sight for sore eyes, he had opted to wear his bandanna instead of his scarf today, tied specifically so his hair would poke out a hole in the back and tied off in a ponytail from that point on. Glancing at Jack every now and then as he fingered a sleeper dust crystal, he returned his gaze to the Queen and Princess. "Definitely can't be too cautious. If Steiner in any form or variation is still around, he definitely needs to be taken care of. And quickly at that."

"That sounds like a poor idea." Hope countered Ayers' suggestion with a shake of her head. "Regard Epsilon and his... remote control of the people mentioned."

"If Alexandros has such ties to Luna, it is fair to assume he could do the same as a bargaining chip or a desperate measure."

Novus 8, Briefing

"Yes, you'll be given backup for this mission. We aren't stupid enough to send you out alone." Alice told Ayers, a frown appearing on her face.

"Not Beth, she has...something else to do. Carol however, has made her preference to be on this mission clear. However, we are also not letting her and Lucas be on the same mission."

"We feel that she would be easily...compromised." Lucretia explained briefly.

Alice sighed. "Right. As for Hope's concern, remember that Epsilon...Shane was unique in that he was created as a living interface and that his abilities are only his own and no one else's. Furthermore, we have made countermeasures, just in case."

Alice tapped the back of her neck, showing off a small silver cube attached to her.

Then, Alice turned to look at Ai and sighed again.

"Yes. Regarding the data I sent you. I guess this is the right time for us to talk about it? It involves Mia..."

At the mention of her name, Mia took control of Charisse's body briefly.

"Me? What are you saying? How am I involved with Arcana?"

Novus 8, Ozpin's Office

Ai flattened her ears slightly as Charisse scratched them. Eventually, she let go and nodded to Alice, then turned back to Charisse.

"Mia?" she said, tentatively. Those red eyes were hers, for sure.

Ai reached into her pocket and took out her scroll. She unfolded it and quickly pulled up Alice's message with the attached file. It soon became clear why she had started out with a hug before saying anything else.

"I found your mom. Er—" She glanced at Alice. "—We found your mom."

She handed Mia the scroll. Though some VRIA-specific details were blanked out, everything Mia needed to know was there. Name, age, and spousal records.

"Her name is Marianne West now. But we know her better as Arcana's Empress."

edited 20th Nov '15 7:09:28 AM by opnerf

Novus 8-Dorm White Rose

Geki would, as always, find Sechs' bed empty, and unmade.

Coincidentally, the door to Team SIGL's room rattled quietly and in stepped the man himself, throwing off a quick wave to Geki as he made for a few of his more personal effects stored away.

Morning/Midday Meeting.

With his team racing off to some sort of meeting, Falken simply tagged along. Most of it probably would fly over his head but he'd at least try to smile and be polite. Of course, when the first subject ended, the air-head brightened up a little.

"Well, uh, I weren't sure who that Max guy was and considerin' how much of a horrid guy he sounds like, kinda wish I didn't. Still, gotta appreciate ya fillin' some of us in, since, aheh, kiiiiiinda been in the dark and still sorta am 'bout half the enemies you guys seem to be tryin' to stop."

With everyone looking rather serious or in some cases and to put it mildy, 'irked' about these Max and Steiner guys, Falken leaned back in his chair. "Sounds like ya have it all figured out already. I'm in, y'know, if I'm actually goin' along. ...but I guess everyone's gonna have to be quick 'bout it though. 'Cuz if he made a copy of himself or somethin' like that, I 'spose he ain't keen on gettin' caught or beaten to a pulp or whatever."

"If the ties to Luna Alexandros has are genuine, it's not folly to assume he might have something quite like Epsilon available on-hand." Hope shook her head with a grunt.

"Regarding the clone of Steiner and the course of action Falken mentioned..." The gray-hair shifted a bit in her wheelchair. "I presume we will have to take him alive?"

After quite a while of being silent Imuka spoke up to Hope, "L-Luna is completely wrecked, as is Stella, from what I heard around Becky, the they have the third one.... there is no place left to produce any thing else like Shane, Mister Max is quite simply the last of his kind..."

"A-Added to this, trying to control us is not advised any more... counter measures have been devised to prevent intrusion via the electronic spectrum, it is not something that just being similar could bipass"

And with that the fox sighed slightly, and returned to looking at her feet and being quite.

edited 21st Nov '15 10:41:49 AM by Imca

"What?!" Mia roared, a shocked expression appearing on Charisse's face. It was quite obvious that the ghost girl was shocked, confused, and very upset.

The fact that random things around them were floating evidenced that.

"What?! How did you...Why is she with Arcana?! What's her condition?! Where can I find her, damn it?!"

Novus 8 - Dorm White Rose

Geki bowed politely towards Sechs, even as he bent to rouse Silvia.

Novus 8 - Ozpin's Office

Geki Shirobara, of Team SIGL stood at attention, nary a thread out of place on his uniform and his tanned features serene as a duck on a lake. And just like said creature, his thoughts were paddling and roiling fast and panicked beneath the surface.

Too many questions. First he had one, now he had too many.

edited 22nd Nov '15 6:53:08 AM by KR_Vandal

Ozpin's Office

Some time after the raid on Epsilon's lab, Ai realized with a Semblance that acted like a literal opposite of Mia's, she made a pretty good candidate for the person responsible for keeping Mia calm. She kept a hold of Miarisse's hand, grasping both of them comfortingly.

"I already happened to meet a redhead called Mari," Ai said. She gave a wry smile. "Heh. I kicked her ass twice, in fact. Wish we could meet on better terms."

Ai sighed.

"I'm only guessing here, but I think your mom's still bitter about everything that went down between her and your dad. I think that's why she's in Arcana. She hates men and she hates big businesses. That's basically Maximillian Alexandros," Ai said. She thought back to her last meeting with Empress, months ago at the mall, with a slight smile. "She's still pretty, even after all this time. Minus the tacky tiaras. But I wouldn't be able to tell you where she is now, or how to contact her."

edited 22nd Nov '15 12:25:18 PM by opnerf

OZPIN OFFICE MEETING

"Oookay..." Jack said looking at Charisse/Mia/thank god he didn't have someone sharing his body. He looked at the queen. "Are you going to drop any more bombshells or can you just tell us where they frigging are already?" He asked the Queen with his usual amount of respect for royalty.