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ironcommando smol aberration from Somewhere in space Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Abstaining
#126: Aug 29th 2018 at 4:35:01 AM

(Spinning a bottle? Is that what they consider entertainment? Good thing I brought my scroll along.)

Dia had been quietly standing at along wall near the window and reading/watching something on her scroll when Port arrived and spoke up.

The green-haired lady acknowledged the schedule in a formal tone.

"Noted. Capture the Flag sounds like a nice exercise."

(Survival Training. Could use a bit more, really. Mentor helped a good bit, at least.)

It was during her thoughts when Nadia decided to be a snark to James, obviously making fun of the Herculean meals.

Dia's rather shy leader was being replied to in a snarky manner and she had decided not to take that lying down, and stand up for her friend and leader. After a good bit of annoyance from ELDR earlier, this was enough that Dia decided to show a bit of her feelings.

Her tone was very slightly irritated as she kept a straight, emotionless face, before brushing her long ponytail.

"That sarcasm towards James was uncalled for."

Inside, she was quite a lot more annoyed, but she didn't show it.

...eheh
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#127: Aug 29th 2018 at 6:23:12 AM

Hunter's Camp

Nadia blinked, a little taken aback by Dia's reaction, before letting out a rather mirthless sounding chuckle and waving her off.

“Hey, chill. I was just teasing. Don't mean no harm, alright?”

She sounded fairly casual, but the way her brow creased slightly and how she bit her lip indicated otherwise, and she sent an apologetic look over to James.

“Did I offend you?” she mouthed to him discreetly, looking genuinely upset by the whole thing. She didn't mean to come across as an ass, but she tended to come out with stupid comments like that when she was in a more relaxed mood. Overprojection, she thought to herself in reprimand. She needed to tone down the brashness a bit.

The trouble with that was that the less caricaturist her performance became, the more difficult it would be to stop her true self leaking through. As long as she kept her momentum going, though, she'd be fine.

She hoped.

Keeping tabs on herself was harder than she thought it would be. But she had to keep it up. Otherwise certain... other parts of herself would come to light.

Edited by Enirboreh on Aug 29th 2018 at 2:25:00 PM

bork
TheRealWren Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or. from I...honestly have no idea. Since: Jan, 2011
Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or.
#128: Aug 29th 2018 at 7:01:55 AM

Instead of looking annoyed, James went a slight shade of red and getting somewhat flustered from the snark...looking like he was actually taking it seriously.

"Um, w-well, that w-would involve d-defining what h-herculean means...i-if it means making more t-than e-everyone here can eat o-or a really really big cake h-half the size of a table...w-well..." James glanced at the breakfast on the table. "O-Oh! O-Or if it's supposed t-to mean a c-challenge, l-like making a souflee without e-eggs... ...w-which is technically p-possible but t-then it wouldn't be a souffle..."

Of course, with Dia speaking up, the leader of CRCG found his face going a brighter shade of red and weakly smiled.

"D-Dia, i-it's fine...? I d-don't really mind, rea-" ...His reply to his team-mate got cut off by Nadia's apology, making him get even more flustered and shaking his head "R-R-Really, i-it's fine. J-Just...d-don't go making f-food with l-lead flour, o-okay? U-Unless y-you're going t-to make w-weapons o-or f-fancy glass."

Edited by TheRealWren on Aug 29th 2018 at 11:45:17 PM

Hope you weren't expecting anything witty here. Maybe some day.
ironcommando smol aberration from Somewhere in space Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Abstaining
#129: Aug 29th 2018 at 7:59:27 AM

Dia was quite busy eating her morning meal of pancakes and waffles via her crystal utensils, periodically putting them down to sip her hot coffee.Miss Rayfer's mood calmed down considerably as she nodded in apology. Her tone was friendlier this time and a somewhat apologetic look could be seen on her usually stoic face.

"Ah, it's alright. I apologize if I got a bit defensive of James there."

Seeing James' response to the sarcasm from Nadia earlier, Dia sighed a breath of relief and replied in a more lighthearted tone... while still keeping a rather straight face.

"I for one would not want to make food out of my crystals."

As Dia attempts to joke a bit, she points her index finger upwards near her chest and a small green crystal materializes at the end of her fingertip. This was her Semblance indeed, and quite a useful one.

...eheh
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#130: Aug 29th 2018 at 9:21:00 AM

Hunter's Camp

Hearing James's stammering apology ended up making Nadia lose all composure and burst into a fit of amused giggles, his awkwardness reminding her of herself a little. Sure, a little more literal-minded, but it was almost cute to witness as opposed to obnoxious, and she actually ended up ruffling his hair a little before she caught herself and leaned back into position, trying desperately to play it off as simply more teasing instead of her genuinely finding his demeanour adorable.

“Oh, man, that'd be something. Could be the key to finally defeating the Grimm, y'know? Kill 'em through food poisoning,” she suggested, giggling even more at the thought of it, before turning her attention to Dia and shooting her an assuring smile.

“And don't worry. I'd be the same way, honestly. Though now you're making me wonder if putting fire Dust in spicy food will make a new trend. And those crystals could make good cake decorations...” she added upon the sight of Dia using her Semblance, inwardly feeling a little envious of it.

Edited by Enirboreh on Aug 29th 2018 at 5:22:08 PM

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AtlasStratus Knight Cheesebeam from Frouphut, 1337 Impossible Avenue Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Knight Cheesebeam
#131: Aug 29th 2018 at 10:40:17 AM

As she came back from returning her glass(es) of soda, Wu took notice of the crystal emerging from Dia's fingertip. "Aww, that's pretty...I don't have that much control of my semblance. Nor is it half as nice to look at, it would probably wreck the bunk, at least. Maybe." She recalled one previous survival training, when she tried to make a shelter with her semblance. And tried not to think where all those trees went. And the taste of dirt.

"Cooking, not something I do usually...dammit you got me thinking of a weapon that shoots rotten mashed potatoes!" She tried quite a bit to suppress a guffaw at how ridiculous a thought that was. "For real though, I'm not much a cookery person, though I could make cookies or something in a pinch." Saying that reminded her of something. "Oh, right! I packed a few of those babies for the camp in case of emergency. Maybe I could share some?"

Timers to measure time, thermometers to measure thermomets, mometers to measure mom, and measuring containers to measure measurements.
JumpingFruit An Ordinary Oddball from R'lyeh Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
An Ordinary Oddball
#132: Aug 29th 2018 at 12:14:36 PM

"Cookies! I love cookies! But better save 'em for after capture-the-flag. I was just talking about the dangers of fighting with a full stomach," Auolish prattled, eager to divert attention from the secret message hidden in her food analogy.

"I've never had too much problems with my Semblance, 'coz it's always turned on. It makes me stealthy, but not like camouflage or invisibility like some peeps. It tricks folks into thinking that I'm not there and that I'm really, really quiet. It fades a bit when I'm talking, though."

She frowned. "Well, one problem I have is people mistaking me for dead when I sleep. It's happened several times already. My heartbeat is hard to detect until I wake up, so I almost ended up in the morgue a coupla times. I gave the undertaker a huge scare when I woke up!"

Auolish chuckled at that memory.

I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
ironcommando smol aberration from Somewhere in space Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Abstaining
#133: Aug 29th 2018 at 5:31:11 PM

The green-haired girl smiled when she heard about using the crystals as cake deco. That was actually... not a bad idea since she could "remove" her own crystals if needed. She gave a faint smile as she held her own Scroll in one hand.

"Using them as cake deco... That... is actually a neat idea."

Dia sympathized and frowned internally as she heard the problems the others had with their Semblances. Wu had a huge destructive power that wasn't fully controllable, and Auolish... having being mistaken for dead was not fun at all.

"I am sorry to hear about what happened with your Semblances. I do believe that there's definitely a way to use them well," she replied with concern.

(My mentor taught me how to fight with mine.)

Miss Rayfer herself had problems with her own Semblance too, but for a different reason.

She was valuable thanks to her crystals. Dia had been the victim of kidnapping a good few times because people sought after her. In fact, she had taken combat training and joined Beacon after that because she never wanted to feel helpless again.

Her tone was somber as her facial expression hid the pain she had felt before, but there was a hint of sadness in her green eyes.

"My Semblance has brought me some pain in the past as well."

(Actually, it was a lot.)

It was at that moment when Dia realized that she shouldn't have said that. She didn't want others to pry more about her past — or even worse, discover the weakness with her Semblance. There was a competitive capture the flag coming up after all.

Thankfully, a discussion about cookies was a good thing to change the subject too.

"Thank you for the offer, Miss Wu. I would not mind having some cookies if I didn't already have breakfast."

Her tone and expression definitely looked a lot more lighthearted.

...eheh
JumpingFruit An Ordinary Oddball from R'lyeh Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
An Ordinary Oddball
#134: Aug 29th 2018 at 6:19:47 PM

"I'm sorry 't hear that, Dia," Auolish said. "It's okay if you don't wanna say anything."

Auolish crossed Dia off of her jealousy list, because Dia seemed nice so far, with no sign of haughtiness. She felt a bit ashamed for being jealous in the first place—she'd judged someone before she'd gotten the chance to know them. She should have known better.

I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#135: Aug 29th 2018 at 6:38:40 PM

Hunter's Camp

Nadia's cheeriness fell flat a little as the others detailed their struggles with their respective Semblances; and bit her lip in thought and a slight amount of shame, diverting her gaze to the ground.

Her own Semblance felt disgustingly incomparable to the types of things the others had to deal with. Though she hadn't exactly... used it much. Or at all in a significant way. She truly didn't know the extent of what it could do, but at the moment, she felt as if she couldn't relate to the others' troubles as much as she wanted to. Which honestly made her feel horrible.

“I... can't say I've had anything that bad... though I guess those things always catch up to us,” she muttered, half to herself, before looking up at the others again with a forlorn, empathetic look on her face.

“I'm sorry you all had to go through all that. I... I admire your courage...” she added genuinely, letting a part of her full feelings shine through for a moment.

Now if I only had an ounce of it I could start to get somewhere...

bork
TheRealWren Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or. from I...honestly have no idea. Since: Jan, 2011
Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or.
#136: Aug 29th 2018 at 7:21:41 PM

James couldn't help but seem a little embarrassed at Dia defending him and Nadia ruffling his hair didn't help matters as he continued to nervously fidget and anxiously glance away, pretty red at this point.

"I-I-I guess some of people would wish it'd b-be that easy. A-And even if the 'food' wasn't f-fatal, I g-guess y-you could...p-potentially w-weaken Grimm s-stupid enough to try. N-No shame i-in trying t-to get every advantage y-you can against a m-merciless opponent, r-right...?" He idly commented in response to Nadia's suggestion and looked around the table.

"W-Well, practice makes p-perfect...both w-with cooking and using your semblance, I-I suppose. A-And well, I-I guess that's one r-reason why we're h-here? T-To get stronger a-and um, p-prevent whatever m-might have happened in the past happening again..." James pointed out, trying to give Wu and the others some encouragement while avoiding the subject of having to talk about his own semblance, trying his best to smile.

"S-Still, t-that's actually a g-good mindset to h-have, never know when y-you could end up short on f-food i-if you're s-stuck out here, an army d-does march on i-it's stomach, a-after all. A-And I w-wouldn't mind a few cookies, a-actually, could probably e-even do a trade if you wanted." The young man actually gave a sincere smile, grabbing his backpack of supplies and rummaging through it before putting a stack of small boxes on the table.

Edited by TheRealWren on Aug 29th 2018 at 11:54:02 PM

Hope you weren't expecting anything witty here. Maybe some day.
4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#137: Aug 29th 2018 at 7:25:00 PM

Oxley chewed slowly on the last of his food, savoring the taste before washing it down with a glass of water. Only half paying attention to the conversation of his peers, he raised a hand to get Professor Port's attention, "Sir, what are the rules of Capture the Flag going to be?"

ironcommando smol aberration from Somewhere in space Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Abstaining
#138: Aug 29th 2018 at 7:25:35 PM

Dia tried to keep a positive face and a small smile towards Auolish.

"It's alright, really."

Miss Rayfer was hoping that nobody here knew about the kidnap incident that happened in Atlas many years ago. She had so many things and much emotional baggage that she had hidden from the rest, her past trauma, her mentor... heck, her hair was actually blonde, she used her green crystals in powder form to "dye" it! All the trauma from the past had broken her and she tended to be stoic and emotionless, hiding her real feelings because of that.

Hearing Nadia's compliment on her courage, Dia responded in a rather encouraging tone, still keeping her stoic expression.

"Thank you, Miss Neelam. I joined Beacon so that I could learn to protect myself and others, while forming good relationships with others."

(I just hope that the people here can protect me if bad people tried to kidnap me again...)

She then looked slightly lost in thought as she wondered how this Capture the Flag would be like. If there would be any form of sparring, she might get the chance to see the others' Semblances first-hand while showing off the training she had under her mentor.

Edited by ironcommando on Aug 29th 2018 at 10:26:35 PM

...eheh
JumpingFruit An Ordinary Oddball from R'lyeh Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
An Ordinary Oddball
#139: Aug 29th 2018 at 8:16:29 PM

Auolish tapped her foot idly.

"S'not courage that got me here," Auolish said, shaking her head.

"It was just me diggin' in my heels when I brought the thought of bein' a Huntress up and my family said I couldn't do it. Stubborn don't mean brave."

"And I want to help people and, uh, get attention because of it, and I'm not sure if that's selfish or not..."

Edited by JumpingFruit on Aug 29th 2018 at 8:23:28 AM

I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#140: Aug 29th 2018 at 8:43:17 PM

Hunter's Camp

Nadia not only had to suppress a grin at James' continuous blushing but also had to resist lunging for the poor guy and giving him a colossal bear-hug. Chuckling to herself at the thought, she sent a smile towards Dia at her thanks, one that seemed to read as clear as day a warm "you're welcome".

She's got almost exactly the same goal as me... well, wish us both luck then.

Nadia let out a hum of thought at Auolish's conundrum, tapping her finger with her chin as she tried to think of how to encourage her. Having a sudden epiphany she looked up, initially slowly constructing her sentence before gradually quickening as she got a better idea of what she wanted to say.

“Well... that's good ol' fashioned stubbornness. And as bad as that can sound, it's really not. You're adamant in your decisions, which is also very admirable and a useful trait to have. Just be careful though; you might wanna loosen up a little from time to time. You might end up losing yourself a little if you're too tough on your choices. Unless you make loosening up a... goal...” she trailed off, furrowing her eyebrows in self-directed confusion before shrugging it off and continuing. “Huh. Setting yourself an adamant moral standard to avoid being too adamant. Sounds like an adamance paradox. I like it,” she grinned humorously, flashing the owl Faunus a thumbs up.

“And that other thing? You just wanna be popular. Nothing inherently wrong with that. Everyone wants to be well-liked. At least... I hope they do. Again, just... um, don't let it get into your head or anything,” she finished, having faltered slightly due to her realisation of how long her speech was. Blushing slightly and inwardly berating herself, she combatted the urge to pull her hood entirely over her face. She sounded like a complete dork! Worse, a philosophical dork! A philisophidork!

And evidently, her escalating inner thoughts weren't helping that sentiment in any way.

bork
JumpingFruit An Ordinary Oddball from R'lyeh Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
An Ordinary Oddball
#141: Aug 29th 2018 at 9:01:38 PM

Auolish gave Nadia's statements a bit of consideration.

"That's deep," she decided at last. "Thanks for th' advice."

Stretching, Auolish shuffled on her feet, eager to get started on the exercises of the day.

I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
TroyandHawk The Blinder from Back Home. Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Blinder
#142: Aug 29th 2018 at 11:00:12 PM

Camp

"There is plenty wrong with seeking the approval of others." Azure spat as she stormed back, clearly frustrated by her adventure.

She sat down, running a hand over her masked face in annoyance, noticably focusing on not looking at Auolish.

Good to be back
guyshane Combat mode, engage Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Combat mode, engage
#143: Aug 29th 2018 at 11:37:20 PM

Camp

Scarlet who had been half paying attention and idly spinning a bullet she had produced from somewhere looked up at Azure's return. "Oh ease up, buckethead, it's not like there's any harm in letting them do what they want. Besides it's really to early to start a fight. If you're so hungry for one you should have just begged Peach ta' take you with." She grumbled, the bullet pointing towards herself after a spin.

"Dammit, every time." the red head mumbled.

-dramatic music ensues-
AtlasStratus Knight Cheesebeam from Frouphut, 1337 Impossible Avenue Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Knight Cheesebeam
#144: Aug 30th 2018 at 12:43:10 AM

Camp

Wu quizzically looked at Nadia as she droned on about stubbornness and all that. There was something odd about how she's been talking these days. Or maybe it's always been there and she only noticed recently. She couldn't exactly pin it down, though. And if the reason's what she thought it was, in front of a whole lot of other people is not the nicest place to confront her about it. A more private time would be needed, at least.

Hearing Dia's motives, though, struck a chord with her. "Same here, Miss Rayfer, or would just Dia be fine?" Wu had the idea that she should speak a little softer with high-class fellows like her. "It's always the people you meet that makes the hard times worth it."

At that moment, Wu noticed Oxley just kinda doing his own thing, asking about the rules of capture the flag coming up, so she went to try and include him in the goings-on. "Well, I do know at least one rule: No kicking below the belt!"

Timers to measure time, thermometers to measure thermomets, mometers to measure mom, and measuring containers to measure measurements.
ironcommando smol aberration from Somewhere in space Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Abstaining
#145: Aug 30th 2018 at 1:45:42 AM

The greenette nods politely and responds to Wu, her face still quite expressionless.

"Dia would be fine. I'd say that you're right too."

(It's great to see others of high status around here. And yet I have to be in a group with two delinquents...)

Hearing about "no kicking below the belt", Dia couldn't help but laugh internally. Her own belt was her weapon, which made that statement doubly hilarious.

(But what if that belt is my weapon?)

Her facial expression was of course hiding any of that as she proceeded to raise the Scroll in her hand and write something down in a notepad/journal app as she waited for the exercises to commence.

Learning about others' Semblances was always an interesting experience for Dia, and she was quick to write down on her Scroll about what they could do. If they were her allies, she could learn how to work alongside them and more importantly how they could protect her. If they were temporary opponents such as in a spar or a competitive thing, or if heaven forbid one of them tried to kidnap her, she could try to find a way around their weaknesses without hopefully exposing her own.

Edited by ironcommando on Aug 30th 2018 at 5:01:49 PM

...eheh
TheRealWren Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or. from I...honestly have no idea. Since: Jan, 2011
Omega Overlord. Or superjwren329. Either or.
#146: Aug 30th 2018 at 2:33:19 AM

Glancing up from the boxes he'd put on the table, James was about to talk about the boxes of sweets he'd brought along before Azure walked back in.

"U-Um, w...w-well, while that's your o-opinion...y-you don't need to say i-it in such a s-spiteful matter...okay...? W-We're all h-here for our o-own reasons s-so..."

While he didn't say it, a small nod of agreement with Scarlet's exasperation at having to deal with a team-mate causing a headaches on a...regular basis, unaware of her probably talking about the bullet.

Hope you weren't expecting anything witty here. Maybe some day.
FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#147: Aug 30th 2018 at 3:28:17 AM

Team ELDR, Incoming Fight

There it was. The faint sound of gunfire, the wooden barricade. The road to the village had been blocked off, no doubt by the villagers themselves. This meant either bandits or Grimm, and Rogaedyn had doubts whether any petty warlord would be dumb enough to set up shop nearby a Huntsman camp. He was excited. Finally, after this uneventful trek that they could have very well avoided, finally they were about to reap the sweet fruit of reward.

"I am the Flame. Let Darkness fear me!" He intoned with zealous fervor as he scaled the barricade in a single jump and then set off down the road, guns at the ready. It was impossible to control himself at this point. There were Grimm out there he hasn't killed yet.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#148: Aug 30th 2018 at 7:35:48 AM

Team ELDR - Charging In

The barricade, the sound of gunfire. Adrenaline rushed through Emi, energy and excitement coursing through her veins with bone-chilling cold.

"For House Han and its honor! All who stand in our way shall be cut down and scattered like leaves in fall!"

She raised Meikyo-Shisui above her head as she ran alongside Rogaedyn into battle, screaming a war cry. The purple ribbon of her outfit and her cape-scarf whip around in her gallant charge towards the gunfire.

I just hope we aren't too late to do something.

svenorzokarkoff Since: Apr, 2013
#149: Aug 30th 2018 at 10:12:11 AM

Camp

"Shoot, listenin' to y'all talk about yer reasons for comin' to Beacon are gonna make me feel mighty selfish." Adrian remarked with a smirk. "All this heroic sh...speak about protectin' others and makin the world a better place, while Ah just came here ta get mah license an' follow mah Pa's footsteps in becomin' a courier. He's been workin' his ass off ta provide for the both of us since Ma died, and Ah wanted ta ease his load."

Nadia's talk with Auolish made him tilt his head in thought. Adrian wasn't one for philosophy, but something about Nadia's words made him think Guess there's more to Mah leader than Ah cared to realize. He mused. Wish Ah had her way with words...socializin's already a damn pain in the ass as is if Ah can't beat the shit outta assholes in this school.

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#150: Aug 30th 2018 at 10:33:03 AM

Hunter's Camp

Somewhat relieved that nobody seemed to think her opinion on the subject was a bit silly (quite the opposite, to her surprise), Nadia relaxed once more, letting out a quiet sigh. Azure only got a brief, neutral look for her outburst, Nadia evidently not wanting to make a big deal about it. She looked a little roughed up, so she could excuse some of the rudeness.

Adrian's explanation of his reason for attending, however, tensed her up again, and she had to place her hands between her knees to hide the trembling. He thought he was being selfish. At least he was actually doing this for something other than himself though. Which was more she could say for her. And she vocalised this fact.

“...I think that– (ahem) I uh... actually I think that's really noble of you, Adrian,” she smiled, having cleared her throat to disguise her momentarily slip into her actual, more soft-spoken voice and regaining a bit of her mask's bold tone. “I mean... you're doing it to help out your dad, right? I don't think that's selfish at all.”

That aside, her voice was still a little quieter than her façade-self was typically known for. But it was appropriate. Acting bold didn't necessarily have to mean acting callous, she reasoned.

Edited by Enirboreh on Aug 30th 2018 at 6:35:58 PM

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