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Post by getsuga on Jan 16, 2020 6:32:41 GMT
Rava points a hand behind himself to the elevator. "You... Botobai.. How..." Gathering his breathing and finding words does not multitask well together in Rava's case. He swears some of the Zodiac are monsters in human shells. Standing was manageable in the elevator, but he definitely broke into a sweat throughout this ordeal.
"Their elevator must've been faster than ours. Your shield was slowing us down." Rava whispers to Gwen with a dash a sarcasm.
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Post by ventix on Jan 16, 2020 20:22:19 GMT
To try and brush off the effects of the elevator ride from hell as nonchalantly as possible, Himeko waits a few moments for her legs stop wobbling before she stops leaning on the wall and steps out of the elevator. As she does, she checks out the other six Hunters that were summoned.
Hmmmmmm...No one I recognize... Seems like these guys are rookies too...Which begs the question: What would the new Chairman want with 9 rookie Hunters? No matter how difficult the exam, this is way too small of a number to be all the current rookies...which probably means that everyone here caught Pariston's eye somehow. It also means that whatever they want to talk to us about, is something they want specifically to handled by rookie Hunters...but for what reason?"
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 16, 2020 20:27:27 GMT
Guinevere entered the elevator, and grabbed hold of those shiny bars along the wall. Then the massive pressure nearly took out her legs, but her tight grip on the bars kept her grounded. "WEEEEEEE!" The massive girl squealed as they rocketed towards their stop. "Sorry for denting those bars. My grip is a thing of wonder, is it not? Hehehe!" She exited the elevator, and scanned the people in the room. They seemed important! Guinevere happily waved to them, and looked to Rava. "Maybe so! This shield is incredibly heavy! With some proper training, I'm sure you could use it!" Guinevere does not whisper this, she talks out loud, and waves her big shield around in the air without care.
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Post by Joltz on Jan 17, 2020 4:51:46 GMT
Pariston can't help but smile at the fact that the three of you are already acquainted. He deduces that it's a fresh bond, which pleases him. "Fate has a way to bring those alike together ... it always does." He says in a soft voice.
He then claps his hands in a gentle yet firm manner, and begins. "I understand if Cheadle's stepping down causes any frustration. She was well liked amongst the community. Aside from that her decision has been made and I accepted her request to lead temporarily for one reason. There's something bigger going on. List was hard to kill and the Angels Incorporated organization protect their top people well, as do we.
Over the years enough people have tried to take out our Chairman or one of the Zodiacs, yet we never yield …" He pauzes for a second.
"Are we so good at protection? Are we stronger than they are? Did they make a mistake? Or … is there something else going on …" Pariston looks you all in the eye, the tension rises. Then in a fraction of a second, his demeanor changes towards a nonchalant one. "Ah well, I guess we can speculate all we want. We'll need to come through our own conclusion by following the evidence."
He steps towards a laptop standing on a rollable table and presses a couple of buttons with rapid movements. He smiles and walks back to face everyone. "When you came into this building, you agreed to a blood test. The reason we did that is because I own the technology to measure elemental potential in a person."
He looks at the Hunters and sees some confused faces. "As you all know, our world used to contain Nen as a source of power. Nen was everywhere in nature, and everything had an aura. Those with potential could unlock that aura to achieve great feats.
Then the world was robbed of Nen and nobody knows how that came to be.
Instead we developed elemental powers.
Although not everyone who was a talented Nen user turned out to be a talented elemental user. In fact, there are Hunters such as Cornelius Unique, who had quite pathetic Nen abilities, but outshine us all when it comes to elemental powers.
Some individuals just seem to have more talent for it, a higher potential.
And we now have technology to measure this potential.
The 9 of you possess significantly higher elemental counts in your bloodstreams than any other Hunter in the Organization, barring a select amount of experienced Hunters." After he says that, Rava & Guinevere also notice that the nine Hunter here, including yourselves, are all relatively young.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 17, 2020 6:10:42 GMT
"No thanks Gwen, you can keep that unique specialty." Rava says as he sways his body away from the moving shield.
He sets his katana down on the table and sits to listen intently on Pariston's talk. Just as Guinevere said, he's very gung-ho on the idea that List was murdered. Pariston has every right to be when he unveils that the Association has had some bouts with these mysterious people. What's this 'higher elemental count'? Is that why I keep sweating so profusely in my sleep? Take it already man. I've been doing just fine without using them... Outside of a few incidents.
"So you need people with more than the Zodiac's current level of potential? Could it be that this assassin group was testing the waters with their new powers? Recruiting people just what we're doing right now?" Rava looks around the room, noticing how young everyone was. He wanted to make a 'elemental talent skipped a generation' joke but feared it would anger Cluck.
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Post by ventix on Jan 18, 2020 23:10:48 GMT
Himeko takes a seat. "At the risk of sounding rude, Sir Pariston, I take you did not call us her simply to inform us that we're special?"
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 19, 2020 4:15:29 GMT
Guinevere just shrugged as she didn't know what they meant by "high elemental counts." She was just herself for all she cared. She was really good at hitting things, and getting by things. Hopefully she was the best at both of those things! But if important people said she was special, than she probably was! Yay! So, she just smiled, and nodded along.
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Post by Joltz on Jan 19, 2020 9:25:34 GMT
Rava makes his remark about the Zodiacs and the 4 Zodiacs in the room all raise an eyebrow, you sense from Cluck that she's contemplating teaching Rava a lesson. Pariston extends his arm towards her, giving her the flat-hand stop sign. Cluck turns her head while crossing her arms. The tension is gone and Pariston responds. "This organization has the potential to thrive when we're able to harvest more and more top talent. If we keep relying on a small group of Zodiacs for every challenge that arises, it would be a severe weakness, wouldn't you agree?"He then nods towards Himeko and goes on. "You're correct, that is not all. It would be a cliché to state that it takes pressure to create diamonds. And right now I would say you’re all raw material, carbon waiting before it is formed into a structure. Your immense potential gives you the opportunity to be challenged in a way you haven’t been challenged before, and as a result, have the opportunity formed into the most elegant structure a diamond possesses. It is however imperative you understand that if you were to accept the mission, this pressure might even be too much for you now. Survival cannot be guaranteed. Although if you choose to walk down the path that we propose, you might even make it as far as one of the Zodiacs." Imaginary violins keep playing in the background as he speaks. Sparkles shine all around him. His explanation is both inspiring and beauuuuutiful. “So …” he smiles gently. “What do you say?”
One of the male Hunters immediately responds. “What is the mission?”Pariston looks him in the eye and waits for a moment to respond. “Does it matter?”The others stay silent.
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Post by ventix on Jan 19, 2020 20:09:07 GMT
Well, this certainly turned out to be interesting. This is an excellent opportunity to cement myself in the Hunter Organization. But first...
Himeko claps her hands once to call attention to herself. "Well now! Seeing as we are all on Sir Pariston's watch list, it stands to reason that we are likely to see quite a lot of each other, regardless of whether we accept the mission laid of before us now." She says, addressing the other newbie Hunters. "As such, I'd like to take the chance to introduce myself to my future colleges. You may call me Himeko, and I am in the business of buying and selling information."
She returns her attention to Pariston and gives hime a slight bow. "My apologies for snatching everyone's attention away from the matter at hand, Sir Pariston. This one shall accept this mission, whatever it may be."
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Post by getsuga on Jan 19, 2020 21:36:33 GMT
A sigh spills from Rava's prideful smirk. He needs no one to reassure his status of diamond, but it is nice. He has heard the same praising metaphor from the people in his hometown. He continues to nod his head in agreement during Pariston's speech. This is surely the quickest way into gaining trend. Some quick training and in and out mission.
"Indecision can be an ugly monster. When a one of a kind path lies before me, I just have to cross it." He comes to his decision. He introduces himself again while letting his hand go through his soft hair that falls back into place. "I'm Rava. This will be a nice change of pace."
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 19, 2020 22:22:31 GMT
Guinevere lets out a loud chuckle. "People used to tease me by saying that if you rubbed a piece of coal on my abs, you'd get a diamond! Haha!" She pounds her chest with a fist, and smiles brightly. "If ya needed my help, all ya had to do was ask! I'm Guinevere Lockheart by the way!" If her two new acquaintances were gung ho, and ready to go, she was even more ready to jump into action.
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Post by Joltz on Jan 20, 2020 5:29:53 GMT
Rava, Himeko & Guinevere make their decisions decisively. The other 6 seem to let go of their doubts when they see that they don't have to be first, and also agree. They all introduce themselves. "I am Hugh, it's a pleasure to meet you all." Very vanilla. "Fletcher here, ready for duty." He says with a wink, this seems like a confident guy. "I am Kamiko. Let's do our best to work together." She says while making the V-sign with her hand. "Mhm Daizen." He nods. "My name is Atomo. This is a perfect opportunity to hone my skills. I am humbled by the opportunity." He seems quite soft-hearted and sweet. "Hhh .. hi, my name is Hunter." She seems quite shy, her face goes red. It appears as if she wants to say more but her shyness is blocking her from doing so. Pariston seems quite pleased. He is used to having Hunter groups that aren't quite as harmonious. He then grabs the attention in the room by raising his hand. Everyone feels compelled to turn it towards him. "I commend you all for making such a bold decision. You’ll be divided in teams of 3. Each team will be given a mission. Every team’s mission will pertain the investigation of a lead regarding List’s murder. Your mission will be communicated only to the team that will execute the given mission. This is to prevent cross contamination."He raises his hand and shows an amount of fingers to match the team numbers when he names them out loud. "Then now the composition of the teams.
Team 1: Hugh will be the team leader. The other two members will be Fletcher & Himeko.
Team 2: Kamiko will be the team leader. The other two members will be Daizen & Rava.
Team 3: Atomo will be the team leader. The other two members will be Hunter & Guinevere."
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Post by getsuga on Jan 20, 2020 6:16:11 GMT
If Rava had been drinking something, it would have been all over the table and the person across from him. "By cross contamination, what do you mean? Aren't we all after the same goal?" He thought he was going to team up with Himeko and Gwen, but chances are looking slim. He may not ever have the opportunity to talk with them.
Rava glances over to Kamiko and Daizen. They both look pretty capable Hunters to him. "I hope you both give a stylish flavor to our team dynamic. I'm talking max flamboyance. My reputation is on the line here. And before you ask, yes I am the same Rava you once heard of in the media." The thought of not being the team leader irked him, but it can't be helped. Complaining about it now would mark him as a sore loser.
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Post by ventix on Jan 20, 2020 21:47:19 GMT
Himeko leans over towards Kamiko and whispers in her ear. "I feel kind of bad for you having to deal with Mr. Peacock over there, so I'll let you know what I can dig up on him in case you ever need anything to get him under control." She gestures towards Rava as she says so.
"Free of charge of course."
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 21, 2020 5:43:54 GMT
Awww. It seemed that Guinevere wasn't going to be teaming up with Rava, and Himeko. They seemed nice, but she would have to make friends with new-new people! She smiled, walked over to her two team members, and gave them both rough pats on the shoulders. "Haha! Greetings, friends! I'm Guinevere Lockheart! No harm will come to you as I'll be your unfaltering shield!"
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Post by Joltz on Jan 21, 2020 8:17:37 GMT
Daizen scoffs at Rava's remarks but Kamiko chuckles. "I'm honored to be in the team with you. I hope we can meet your flamboyancy standards." Her fluffy personality makes her quite likeable.
When Himeko leans over to her, she smiles as if not to break her composure - to keep her teammates happy, Himeko assumes - although she nods as if she's very much interested in your offer.
The Hunters in all 3 teams are shuffling around the room, to huddle towards each other, standing with their new team mates.
Pariston appears to want to say some closing remarks, but then things happen really quickly. In order to comprehend what happens, we would need to slow down time and break down a couple of seconds.
The tension in the room changes. Pariston and the Zodiacs put their full focus towards the ceiling, and lift their chins, as if the ceiling is going to attack them. You don’t sense any danger yourselves, although you see their reaction and you want to prepare yourself, but you’re too late.
A fraction later, Bobotai Gigante leaps towards the ceiling, mid air he prepares to launch a move.
The ceiling breaks away by a bright beam of energy. The pressure of this energy is immense. The brightness of the light is blinding. This beam of energy is so powerful that it should wipe out the entire room in one blow.
Rolls: Please everyone roll a Perception roll and a 1d10 personal event roll (can't use AP on the event roll). This will determine what your character will see in the chaos, while the event roll will determine what will happen to them.
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Post by ventix on Jan 21, 2020 20:26:55 GMT
Himeko sees a beam heading right for Kamiko's head! Thinking quickly, she grabs Kamiko with her tails and pulls her out the way. As she does so though, she see Fletcher get shot through the heart out of the corner of her eye. Clicking her tongue, she assures herself the she's not to blame as she dodges several other beams and reflects several more with psychic barriers. Unfortunately, the added weight of Kamiko inside her tails causes her to misjudge one of her dodges and she ends up smacking Rava aside with her tails...which ends up positioning his head in the perfect position to get beaned from behind by something that was sent flying in the chaos. Himeko winces, instinctively turning around to apologize.
A big mistake.
The second she takes her attention away from dodging, one of the beams hits her square in the gut, and though it isn't enough to fatally wound her, it's more than enough to knock her out. As she falls to the floor, she pulls Kamiko close, hoping to at least save at least one person from the horrid assault.
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Post by oddeyes on Jan 21, 2020 20:52:54 GMT
This went from quite ominous to hell breaking loose! Guinevere's instincts kick in she grabs Atomo by the scruff of the neck, pulls him in, and she brings her massive shield around to guard them. Guinny also reaches out for Hunter to pull her close too, but the force of the beams hits the shield causing it to strike Guinevere in the head. Things go dark, but hopefully she was quick enough...
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Post by getsuga on Jan 21, 2020 21:05:32 GMT
Rava also looks up innocently at the ceiling. What could possibly be so important about the chandeliers at this time? "Hmmm." His gaze wonders to Chairman Pariston. He squints at something strange a fraction of a second too long as the ceiling comes tumbling above him.
"HMMM?" In his scramble to unsheathe his sword, a figure blocks the light beam coming down. He sees Botobai triumphantly braving the blast for the time being. Rava's face creeps from a worry to an excited smile. He goes to backup the Dragon Zodiac before he's completely consumed by the initial beam. As he picks up his sword, and a familiar fox tail bumps against him. Causing him to stumble over his chair.
"HHHHHRGGGG" A piece of debris hits Rava upside the head. Knocking him out. Damnit Himiko.
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Post by Joltz on Jan 22, 2020 7:26:16 GMT
Guinevere, Himeko and Rava were able to escape a horrid yet sudden attack from above. Even though they're considered rookie hunters, their first instinct in a combat zone is to save their comrades. Some with more success than others.
Fletcher sadly died in front of Himeko's eyes.
What happened to Hugh, Daizen and Hunter though?
What happened to Pariston and the 4 Zodiacs?
For now the barrage of attacks managed to subdue all of the rookies. A chunk of the top of the Hunter Association building has been destroyed.
What will happen next ...
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