Night on the Town
"One of us is gonna give up on convincing on the other at some point." Selene responded simply. "And I'm gonna let you in on a little secret: It's not gonna be me. I'm a huntress (in training) if I can't handle this, then I don't deserve to be one."
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Night on the town
Scarlet let out a groan of frustration. "You shouldn't have to handle this. This was my idea, my mission and I came alone so you wouldn't have to deal with the consequences. You think you're stubborn? You haven't seen me when I'm trying to protect someone. Keep pushing and I'll chain you up, drop you off in front of the police station and call your mom from your scroll before I ride off on my less than merry way."
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Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or.
Kitchen.
'...Right, pull yourself together. Focus.'
Exhaling and adjusting the goggles covering his eyes, he turned to Gage and nodded. "Well...as long as it's not...too...ridiculous, I don't think...that should be...an issue, really..." He managed to reply before giving an apologetic nod to Zoe.
With Cerise barely being subtle, James simply shrugged and was thankful he spent most of his nights sleeping in the library or workshop. "...on that note...if you haven't...gotten the key to our dorm already...I can go get it...Miss Cerise."
Dia speaking up just made him look a little uneasy. "I-I...can probably...run the game, but I'm...not sure if I...um, should be playing...at the same time...I-I mean, I could, if w-we need the numbers."
Hope you weren't expecting anything witty here. Maybe some day.
Rise Above Fate
Kitchen
Pulling his head out of a cupboard, Duncan ceased his foraging for food to see why everyone seemed to be congregating in one location.
Walking over with a half eaten muffin in his hand, Duncan asked the group "What're you lot talkin' bout? Somethin' excitin' happen?"
Stop Killing My Titles
Kitchen Nerds
"Hey there, Duncan." Raggy greeted the highlander with a nod and a grin. "Just planning out to play some G&G's. Wanna join?"
A faint chime on the radio announced the morning news on Radio 1, sponsored directly by the royal family as a go-to objective information outlet. Both the police and the military continued searching for clues regarding the terrorist attack on CCT a few days ago, having stacked it up with considerable defenses. Supposedly this did not sit right with Headmaster Ozpin himself, but a deal was brokered between both sides after some tense negotiations. Overseen by a heavy military force led by Captain Regis Boulderfist, it was to guard the tower at all times until the situation has been diffused.
grah
Weekend-Morning
Dia spoke in an encouraging tone as she turned towards James, eyes lightening up.
"I'm sure you'd be able to make a good GK. And I can understand, playing as the GK and a character at the same time seems taxing."
She would then look at Duncan. "Grimm and Grottoes, Duncan. Sounds like a interesting and exciting game. Would you want to play with us?"
...eheh
Night on the Town
"Gage. Gage Gage Gage!" Halle just sort of waved vaguely as Scarlet swerved away. Taking up the rear but afraid of hurting Dunc's bike she let their convoy just go right past it. "Um. Proposition: let's give her and Selene ten minutes exactly before coming after them. I got enough faith that that won't get them killed, but no more than that. Sound good?"
edited 24th May '16 8:12:07 PM by Taco
Rise Above Fate
Evening
Looking down at the card, Cain did his best to mask the mild embarrassment he felt when he saw just how stupid he looked in his old ring gear. Pulling a black marker out of a chest pocket, Cain quickly scribbled his autograph onto the card before patting Gage roughly on the shoulder and saying "You'd best be off kid. Have fun kickin' ass out there."
Hopping onto his behemoth of a bike, Cain and Duncan began riding off into the night, chatting idly
"Y'know Duncan, that shield of yours there is just too sweet, gotta lemme take a look at it later"
Night on the Town
"Shouldn't have to doesn't mean I don't want to." Selene responded. "C'mon. Don't make me beg for it." She continued as she rubbed up a little bit against Scarlet.
Was a more desperate maneuver from Selene, but Scarlet probably wouldn't know that...
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Night on the town
Scarlet stopped for a moment and turned to look back, not realizing her error until too late when she caught sight of the adorable cat girl clinging to her, looking up with big soulful eyes and...
Scarlet let out a long sigh. "Fine. But you listen to my calls on this one. I don't want you getting hurt because of me. And we'll need to make a stop." With that the biker took them down another alley, going away from the end goal. Within fifteen minutes they had arrived at a small garage at the foot of an apartment building.
Scarlet got off the bike and typed a code into a small pad next to the garage and entering briefly before coming back out with a helmet with what looked like ear decorations on it.
"I got this in case I ever had faunas friends who wanted to ride with me." Scarlet explained, handing it to Selene. "Never quite worked out."
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The Weekend - Morning, Dorm Sakura Kitchen, Beacon
"You can punch ogres an' stuff with magic and stuff that makes your bones like iron," Gage called, after taking a bite of food and a sip of tea. His eyes were moving so fast as he flicked through page after page, taking in the art.
The Weekend - Near Midnight, en route to Candlemas Avenue, Vale
For a good few minutes, Gage just stood there, eyes transfixed by the scrawled signature on faded old trading card he kept in his wallet. A treasure from his first fight back as a child and now upgraded to full-on relic status.
Like it was his firstborn son, he held it up to the light, childlike wonder his expression and unheeding of Halle's attempts to bring him down to earth.
Dorm Sakura (Morning)
Aoi looked up from the G&G book when Dia addressed her. She was quiet for a second, and then she slowly muttered, "Er.... no. Doesn't look like it would be my thing, but I can't judge having never seen it. I'll just watch, I guess." With that, she turned her eyes back to the informational volume in her hands.
"Doki Doki Lit. Club" is a happy game where nothing bad happens. seriously tho? not for the faint of heart.
Night on the Town
Selene examined the helmet briefly, admiring it. "Oooooooooooh nice." She finally said with a smile as she slipped it on. "So we're all ready to go now? Nothing more that we need to do?"
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Night on the town
Scarlet nodded. "You should find cutouts for your ears in there so they won't be smashed against your head. Keep that on tonight, if you're going to come with there's no need for them to know who you are. Now we just need to get out of here before..."
A light in one of the apartments turned on and a woman with vivid red hair, similar to Scarlet's stepped out on the balcony. "Scarlet Fraxinella Amagi! What have I said about using the garage for storage and not visiting?"
"Crap." Scarlet muttered under her breath before revving the engine of her bike loudly. "Sorry Ma! I can't hear you! Bike is too loud! I luv you and I'll visit soon!" She called up before speeding both her and Selene away as they headed for Candlemass ave.
A faint shout was carried on the wind: "You'd better young lady!"
edited 27th May '16 3:01:24 AM by guyshane
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Night on the Town
Halle had little patience for idol worship. She was the one with an actually verified creator entity, and she sure as shit didn't give that fat fuck any special treatment. Watching Gage transfixed in wonder of something like that just set her circuits buzzing. She dismounted the motorcycle, walked up to Gage, and said, "Hey, let's move, please."
Except she didn't say so in any language the meatbags spoke; she instead converted the raw text of "Hey, let's move, please" directly into a binary screech, then rapped her knuckles on the body of Gage's bike. "Look alive, fuckboy, there's exposition to discover!"
The Weekend - Near Midnight, en route to Candlemas Avenue, Vale
His face still quietly reverential, he put his wallet away, his eyes dreamily scanning the environment before he remembered what he had to do.
"Can't a man have a moment?" He pouted childishly at one of his oldest friends and a robot before remounting his bike and leading the way, more or less on the same route but taking different paths from Scarlet and Selene.
For one of the liveliest districts in Vale, the weekend rush was noticeably... Not that much of a rush. The food trucks were doing light business and the crowds were very thin.
And of course, there was the presence of roaming patrols of cops, which Gage made sure to avoid.
But it still held up. People were making their way towards the clubs and bars, no matter that earlier in the week saw a rather dangerous terrorist almost wreck the greatest link of communication in Remnant.
"This is gonna get tricky," said Gage after they'd stowed the bikes and grabbed some sandwiches. "Normally, we can go see the Hands no problem, but with all the extra popo, things might get hairy."
Night on the Town
"I feel like I'm being delayed right now." Halle said as she blankly watched Gage eat, not even bothering to sit at the table they'd grabbed. "Like either someone's trying to buy time to run away, or to buy time to actually set up for us, but that second one's more out of experience with corporate types than criminal types. Please just scarf that down so that we can go." She clicked her fingers back and forth. "My dad's stories told me that there are a lot of people out there with dumbass plans whose main strength is nobody knows about them, so if we head that shit off now by getting some information I might be able to continue staying way the hell away from his legacy."
Night on the Town
As the two sped off into the night Selene glanced at Scarlet. "So, that was your mom, huh?" She asked in a slightly teasing tone.
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Night on the town
"Yeah, that was her." Scarlet replied almost hesitantly. "She's really quite nice once you get to know her, which if we're going to do this...us...dating...thing. You'll have to at some point. I really should have visited her sooner given how close the school is but I needed to stay away from there for a while, too many memories."
The bike slowed to a stop near Candlemass avenue, Scarlet frowning at the large crowd nearby. Damn it, it's past midnight why are all these people still here? Scarlet paused as another thought occurred to her.
"Oh and one more thing, Selene, even think about repeating my middle name to anyone and well...I sleep five feet away from you." She threatened, teasingly.
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Morning in Dorm Sakura
Cerise sat, twirling a d20 ("funny looking dice") in her fingers. She set the die down on the table and leaned forward, elbows resting on the table with her head propped on the back of her hands.
"Oh?" she said. "You're giving me the keys this early in the relationship?"
More barely audible sinister chuckling.
"I'll get them myself. I need to go get my things later anyway."
Night
"Cops are getting cozy tonight."
Cerise tucked into sandwiches with gusto. Her eagerness to move forward seemed easily placated by food. Her ears twitched slightly; she had all her focus on her hearing, seeking out any irregular footsteps hidden in the sparse crowds of nightgoers.
"The stench of roaming pigs," she said. She swallowed. "Errand bot is right. We've wasted enough time. How are you with the Hands recently, Gage? Any beef?"
edited 30th May '16 9:34:41 PM by opnerf
The Weekend - Near Midnight, Candlemas Avenue, Vale
Gage texted Scarlet and Selene their location (food truck lot across intersection Dust Charging Station) had prepared another place next to him, leaving a paper plate loaded with a BLT along with a bottle of Sola tea.
"We'll know soon enough. Nucky and Rocco might still be pissed at me after the truck job I pulled."
For Halle's benefit, he explained that the Manos Nox were the largest of the neutral gangs who could be found dotting the central ways of Vale. Based around Candlemas Avenue, where a lot of visitors to the city could be found cooling their heels, they made their business catering to Vale's international neighbors. Or preying upon them.
As such, one of the largest hubs of the black market could be found around here. Incidents involving travelers causing red tape and paperwork that lurked in every cop's nightmares. But it had to be shown that the VPD was dedicated to keeping everyone safe.
"Ya damn right Nucky and Rocco are pissed at you, 'Sura." Sometime during the talk, the seat next to Gage had been filled up. Demolishing the sandwich, he was dressed like a scene kid, loud shirt, fashionably tight pants, wrists loaded with gaudy fake jewelry. The short horns on his head showed that he was a Faunus, a chameleon by the looks of him.
The newcomer snorted as he popped open the bottle of tea. "Lookatit, Rocco and Nucks spend all that time casin' the joint and what does Genius here do? Break in in record time! Not even studyin' the place or nothing! He was already cock o' the walk, then he gets himself pinched by the Man!" Gage sighed at the references to the third time he made local news.
edited 30th May '16 8:14:21 PM by KR_Vandal
Combat mode, engage
Night on the town.
Scarlet was distracted from the oddly silent catgirl by the buzzing of her scroll. The redhead pulled it out and saw a message from Gage.
"Oh for the love of...."
Scarlet quickly typed out a quick message in reply. You really don't know how to take a hint do you? Allow me to make myself clearer: No.
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Night on the Town
"Gage, you said no more delays." Halle slammed her jaw open and shut for emphasis. "Who the hell are you?" She gestured to the scene kid with her one working arm. "Where the hell are Scarlet and Selene? Where the hell is Candlemas Avenue, and my fucking information? We're doing the exact thing I warned you about, we're gonna get sidetracked by bullshit and we will lose our opportunity to find out more about this bastard really soon." She planted her hand on the table palm-down. "Look, I don't want Selene and Scarlet dead, but if they aren't coming then waiting for them won't get anything done, and neither will entertaining scenesters."
The Weekend - Near Midnight, Candlemas Avenue, Vale
Gage read the text and made note of that. He responded by saying that they'd give them a proper meet-up as soon as possible. The contact introduced himself as Rowell and was rather calm in the face of robotic death.
"By the way, Halle, this is Candlemas Avenue. We're here because the Hands have the pulse of what moves in and out of the city If you wanted to wander around sneaking around and picking fights with everything, you coulda gone with Red an' her girlfriend," Gage popped the last bite of sandwich into his mouth. "What've you got for us, Ro?"
Rowell passed a slip of paper to the center of the table, which was an address to an abandoned warehouse of the type that could be used for whatever the renter wanted to at the moment.
"Lotta noise came from that a couple of weeks ago. I get the impression that you might find whatcher looking for 'round there." Rowell chowed down the last of the sandwich. "This one's on the house if you can find a way to get the cops to tone it down. If not, Gage and Cerise know how to pay us off." He stood up and sketched a lazy salute before wandering off to one of the clubs a little deeper into the avenue.
From the address they texted, it wasn't too far off from where Scarlet and Selene were. It was close to a series of fairly open areas that had been makeshift airship docks during the last incursion. One would be hard-pressed to find a better place to hide and move a ton of materiel.
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Weekend-Morning
Miss Rayfer nodded silently at Cerise's comment. That... wasn't going to be something that James would like. Then again James wasn't the sort to sleep in his dorm, and would usually do work on his weapon.
Dia had also heard the term "Grotto King", she was initially unsure but started to understand as she read the books. It was basically the guy running the campaign.
She would then quietly ask James about what he would play as to get his mind off Cerise's comment as well as Raggy's and her own answer to it, as well as Aoi to try and get her interested in joining.
"James, who would you like to play as? Aoi, would you like to join us?"
...eheh