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Post by Joltz on Jan 13, 2020 19:15:16 GMT
Tensions are running high. List's death is tangible in the air, everywhere you go. Even though most people go about their days, you notice that everyone has this on their minds today, in one way or the other. You make your way to the Hunter headquarters as demanded by the Chairman, Cheadle. It's been a long time since this many Hunters gathered together in one place. The building is quite impressive. Not just by design and size, but also by the historical and emotional significance. When you stand before it, you notice that not all Hunters really know how to behave. Some are trying to sneak in, others seem to be making themselves unrecognizable, while many walk in casually, without a worry on their mind. Inside it all looks neat and organized. Friendly staff is there to greet you and log you into the system with a tablet. After you give your name and license number, they tell you that they require to take a quick blood sample. Otherwise you're not allowed into the event. When you look around, you see that everyone seems hesitant to allow a blood sample at first, but then goes ahead with it. Everyone is instructed to leave their Pokemon in their balls. The room everyone is waiting in is filling up quickly. It's a bruising atmosphere around you. Nearly everyone is talking about List and you hear speculation about every conceivable theory left and right. Then a loud sound of a gong fills the room and everyone is quiet. The big doors open and a soothing female voice is heard over the intercom: "You may now proceed inside and take a seat. The Chairman will address you shortly."
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Post by ventix on Jan 13, 2020 19:27:27 GMT
As Himeko take her seat, she begins to scan the room for any new tools talents for her to try and coerce recruit to her side. Hanako was a great help, but as her fame grew she would obviously need some more muscle. Two of the people who caught her eye were a woman with two shields by virtue of look like she can take a hit, and a purple haired man by virtue of being way too into himself.
Hopefully this Cheadle person doesn't take too much time beating around the bush...I do hate it when people waste my time...On the other hand, the more she talks, the more she risks giving away, which has value in its own right...
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 13, 2020 19:44:05 GMT
It was a hassle trying to allow them to let Guinevere bring her shields in as it was to fit them through the doors. The large girl made quiet apologies as she leaned her massive shield against the wall. An inconvenience, but she couldn't be separated from them. She thankfully sat down quietly, and looked about the room. She twiddled her thumbs as she waited for a speaker to come up. Guinevere didn't keep up to date with most goings on, but she was required to be here because of the tragic passing. She did hope to going soon, but she was curious as to what was needed of the entire hunter force.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 13, 2020 19:58:17 GMT
Rava plops down on the chair to rest his legs. Before entering, he lost himself staring at the spectacular Hunter building for almost ten minutes until a fellow Hunter bumped into him.
There's a lot more people here than I expected to show up. Probably bigger than the big guy's funeral. His eyes scan the room, but not really giving a second thought to anyone. A woman with a very large shields walks down his lane. She looked at bit anxious and she's only a few seats away, so Rava takes the jump and waves for her attention. "Hey! I'm looking forward to have you and you mammoth of a shield protect me from the inevitable riot that breaks out soon. Name's Rava by the way." He extends his hand to the armored girl
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Post by ventix on Jan 13, 2020 21:54:54 GMT
Himeko overhears the word "riot" and looks back to find the two Hunters she had taken note of earlier interacting with one another. Smiling mischievously, she silently teleports to an empty seat directly behind the pair.
"What's this I hear about a riot?"
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 13, 2020 22:40:41 GMT
Guinevere looks to the man who has started up a conversation. "Oh! Greetings!" Before she can go on, she jumps as a woman instantly appears next to the pair. "Oh!! Greetings once again! I don't know of what riot might or might not come, but don't fear as I am prepared to defend anyone of you from harm!" She chuckles out loud despite the gloomy atmosphere. "I'm Guinevere Lockheart, noble guardian at your beck and call! Who might you be friends?" The loud woman smiles brightly.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 13, 2020 23:07:59 GMT
Rava's legs jump at the newcomer's approach. There wasn't anymore in that seat when I got here... A teleporter? He thought it was a bold move to show one of her cards with all these Hunters in one place.
"Haha, the riot was surely a jest. Things like riots within a group of Hunter hardly exist... Probably." The Hunter Commandments wouldn't allow infighting anyway, but you never know. Rava hadn't assumed the notion of friends so quickly, he's barely had any traction to making friends within the Hunters organization. Maybe she'll be different. "I'm Rava Decidilas. You may have heard of my name leaking out from the dancing world. I will soon claim the title of most beautiful, but it looks like I'm starting to get good competition." The dancer replies with a grin.
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Post by ventix on Jan 14, 2020 5:26:39 GMT
"You may call this one Himeko, but a humble info broker, or Info Hunter as this one's fellow Hunters call her. This one may have low combat abilities, but you may count on her for support and information." Himeko says with a wink.
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Post by Joltz on Jan 14, 2020 6:55:38 GMT
The same voice over the intercom can be heard loudly: "The meeting will now commence."The room goes quiet and you feel compelled to do the same. Two individuals walk on to the stage, one is very recognizably Cheadle, the other is hard to identify. Although in the front rows people seem to be mumbling in a distraught manner. Cheadle stands before them, and gives them a look, the mumbling stops. There is pain in yer eyes, and also disappointment, although she has clearly made up her mind about something. "Dear Hunters, for the last 10 years you have trusted me at the helm of this organization. I have proudly served as your Chairman and did the best I could. Aside from that the world is changing, things have been going on beyond my control and the recent death of List has made that very apparent." She pauses, her eyes start to become watery but she powers through it. "I will resign as Chairman of the Hunter Association effective immediately. The position will be filled by Pariston. The current climate doesn't allow for a lengthy voting process. 10 years ago .." The mumbles from the same people before become shouts of disbelief and unrighteousness, interrupting her. Cheadle raises her voice in the microphone. "10 years ago .. Pariston won the election to become the Chairman and handed the position to me. This is why I searched for him and asked to take over. My decision is final."You can't make out from where you're sitting who exactly is causing the ruckus in the front, but for those who know a little about the Hunter Association's organization structure, you can catch that it's a group of Zodiacs who are fiercely protesting this decision. Pariston smiles and steps forward. *imaginary dramatic violins start playing in the background* "Hi everyone, thank you for your hard work so far. I understand that this may come as a surprise. Under this state of emergency that we're in, I will make sure to find List's killer and take this on as a personal mission. Afterwards I guarantee we'll hold democratic elections again, in order to choose a Chairman fair and square." He pauses and smiles at the Zodiacs. Now their outbursts will seem even more emotional and irrational, which should turn a part of the public to his favor. "We will need everyone here to work together, as a community. Make sure to keep your eyes and ears open. My door is always open for relevant leads regarding List's killer. That will be all for now."They both walk off stage and people close to the front rows are standing up to see what's happening. Must be some kind of brawl, it's very hard to see, everyone is trying to catch a glimpse of it.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 14, 2020 14:25:55 GMT
"Woah woah woah! Ain't this a bit too sudden?" Rava's eyes grow wide. "Ten years of peace and you decide to hightail it out of here with one mistake?" He says to himself, but with a volume Himeko and Gwen are able to hear clearly.
Rava is torn in two with Cheadle's choice of handing the title of Chairman to Pariston. He leaves a bad taste in people's mouths wherever he goes, mainly the Zodiacs, BUT the beauty of him and his words should not go unobserved! When Rava notices the crowd riling up he looks to Gwen's shield, "Hehe, I may take you up on that offer of you being riot police, Gwen." Rava's curiosity gets the better of him when he sees everyone standing up towards the front. Among the protestors is Botobai Gigante, the greatest Hunter, showing a silent steaming rage.
"Hate all you want, but it's a fair deal to hold reelection when the killer is brought to Justice. Paristion knows what he's doing, probably a bit too well." Hopefully everyone's eager to hunt every nook and cranny in this world for him.
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Post by ventix on Jan 14, 2020 18:40:14 GMT
"Tis not too surprising to this one. After all, Lady Cheadle appears to be the overly serious time. I think it likely that she views the death of Sir List to be a personal failure as a leader." Himeko says, scanning the crowd for any suspicious reactions.
"Still, stepping down at a time like this seems a mite short-sighted to this one. A change in leadership always begets chaos, especially when it is as poorly received as this seems to be, and thus is sure to make the hunt for Sir List's executioner all the more difficult. Might I suggest the three of us stick together for the time being? There is strength in numbers after all."
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 15, 2020 0:08:46 GMT
Guinevere happily listened to the others talk until it was time for the meeting. It seemed quite sad that the chairman was taking this so hard she didn't want her job anymore. Guinevere then clapped as the new chairman took the stage, but that quickly died as not everybody was too happy about this. I thought people clapped at these big announcements... Something did stick out to Guinevere as the chairman spoke over the unruly crowd. She looked to the others sitting next to her. "Did you hear that? Did he say 'List's Killer?' Did you know that he had been killed? Haven't we been told he just kinda...died? There wasn't some formal address that he was killed? Maybe I wasn't paying attention...." She frowned at the crowd growing more restless, stood up, retrieved her shields, and looked to the others. "Perhaps it's time to go."
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Post by ventix on Jan 15, 2020 3:29:32 GMT
"Indeed. Shall we head to my residence? We can discuss our next move over tea."
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Post by getsuga on Jan 15, 2020 4:35:00 GMT
Rava was shocked how fast the fresh team dynamic was forming. "Leaving so soon? We have no tips to investigate and besides... that old man looks mad for more reasons than Pariston. I'mma go ask!" Rava darts off to the front of the auditorium. Usually people have a distasteful, ugly and putrid look when they're that pissed, but this fits Botobai like a fine Chinese artwork.
Rava steps into the dragon's rage. "Heya!" A pause. "You look like you want to pull every bone out of Pariston's body and beat him with it. Should I call him back here, sir?" He ends with a nod. Truthfully Rava is used to being in front of a tough crowd, but this is suffocating him slowly.
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Post by ventix on Jan 15, 2020 4:49:36 GMT
Himeko sighs. "Might you be so kind as to make sure Sir Rava doesn't get his own bones pulled out of him, Lady Guinevere?"
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Post by Joltz on Jan 15, 2020 12:16:51 GMT
There is a crowd of people surrounding the Zodiacs. Most Hunters are keen to get a chance to see them in action, potentially even catching a glimpse of their powers. But Rava suddenly sees a pathway to Bobotai Gigante and approaches him. The tall Hunter turns his head towards Rava and raises an eyebrow. At that moment a very loud bang can be heard, accompanied by an intense shockwave of air and pressure and the entire room goes from being a UFC venue at main event, to an absolute silence. A single "DAAAAAAMN ITTTTT!" can be heard coming from Kanzai's mouth. Bobotai's attention immediately goes towards the loud bang, as it appears that Kanzai punched a hole in the wall from frustration. An extraordinary looking figure approaches Rava immediately afterwards, seemingly unphased by the event. He's quite cheerful. "Hello, my name is Mr. Beans. I'm the private secretary for the Chairman of the Hunter Association. I would like to invite you to a meeting that will take place in 10 minutes. Could you accompany me?" He asks Rava. Behind Rava he can also see Himeko and Guinevere. "Ah that's convenient. You two are also on my list."
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Post by getsuga on Jan 15, 2020 15:39:13 GMT
Rava eagerly agrees to follow. A solid exit strategy! He gestures the other to two come with him.
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Post by ventix on Jan 15, 2020 20:31:53 GMT
Himeko follows as well, partly because she smelled some deliciously rare info, partly because she was curious what put her on Mr. Beans' "list", and partly because she was curious about what the heck Mr. Beans actually was.
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 15, 2020 22:11:40 GMT
Guinevere follows after Rava by using her shield as a snow hunter plow. The quite dapper man approaching them, and dropping the info that they were needed was a major surprise. "The Chairman? He wants to see us specifically? Oh my stars! I get to meet the Chairman!" Guinevere happily smiles, and follows Mr. Beans as she pushes and shoves people out of the way without a care,
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Post by Joltz on Jan 16, 2020 4:50:04 GMT
"Be careful with your fellow Hunter when shoving them, they're all working hard." He says in a cheerful tone, holding one finger up. He walks at quite a fast pace, you have to do your best to keep up without actually running. Mr. Beans leads the way to an elevator. He presses the button for the Top Floor and then says "Going to the top floor" out loud. The panel on the left side slides open mechanically and reveals a set of technologic security measures. He gives his thumbprint and an eye scan. When that's finished the elevator starts moving at an insane speed. The G-force slams you in the chin and the pressure is enormous. Mr. Beans seems unaffected. (roll Athletics checks and based on the outcome the effect will be more strenuous: 5 or less makes you require to kneel down - 5-9 you need to grab the wall - 10-19 you can keep standing - 20+ you are more or less unaffected) The elevator says "Ding" and you get out into a beautiful antique hallway. Mr. Beans wastes no time and immediately sets a pace for the meeting room a couple of doors ahead. He opens the door and says "Ahh seems we were the last ones to arrive."When you enter the room, you can see Pariston and 4 Zodiacs: Cluck, Ginta, Saiyu and Bobogai Gigante. The five of them are facing six other people, whom all turn their heads when you arrive. You assume they're also Hunters that were called here for this meeting. Mr. Beans leaves and closes the door behind you. Pariston smiles.
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