[System]
Callsign: Flash
Age: 18

Voice: Sofia Boutella (Gazelle, Kingsman: The Secret Service)
Rachel stands at 176 cm and weighs 74 kg with a lean build. Rachel favors dark clothing with many pockets plus a few hidden ones. Anything that restricts her field of view or freedom of movement is a no-go. When it comes to spacesuits, anything that is not leaking will do.* Several thousand credits acquired through pickpocketing or odd jobs.
* Universal screwdriver
Short Bio: Born and raised in the suburbs of a large city on Mars, neither the neighborhood nor her family were particularly well off. And since no one would hire a little girl, Rachel took to thievery to give the household an income boost. Over the years. she's become proficient at sleight of hand, unarmed combat and getting from place to place without being noticed. But sometimes someone would notice, and so she learned to navigate urban environments quite well, often with officers at her heels. Until one day, one of the officers was faster. Upon her capture, the authorities took note of her agility and resistance to questioning. It wasn't long until her holding cell was visited by men in armor instead of policemen - the last time she saw her home.

Rachel was sent for "augmentation" and assigned to intelligence, namely a recon and deep strike team. Engineered and trained to enter and exit any compound, negotiate any terrain or obstacle and extract any necessary information from captives, Rachel was made to be a crossbreed of a black-ops operative and a master interrogator, with varying success. She has also picked up some basic engineering. However, several years of literally messing with people's heads also messed with hers, turning her into a cold, emotionless husk of a person with but a tiny shred of humanity, buried somewhere deep within.

She was grateful for the war's end, despite humanity's defeat. So when the ceasefire was announced, she laid down her arms and approached the nearest alien unit, a Rau've infantry patrol. In captivity, the emotionless young woman awaited her inevitable execution, until she and her fellow children were released. However, she couldn't return to normal life, if "return" was even applicable. All she knew was thievery and war. But her newfound freedom pushed reason aside and fanned the flames of vengeance that lay dormant in the back of her broken mind and seeing an opportunity, she took it, determined not to let go no matter what may lay ahead.
* Rapport (Mind): Rachel can give an order to a single person. To do this, she needs to perform a specific hand gesture and say the order out loud. Her target needs to hear her and understand the language. If the target loses consciousness or goes through intense pain (like gunshot wounds), the spell loses effect. The presence of others near her target makes it significantly harder and tricking a person when more than two other people are present has proven impossible at her current level as the other members of a group can interrupt the spell.
* Illusion (Mind): Rachel can create an illusion visible by a single individual. She has to concentrate on keeping the illusion and cannot do anything else that requires her mental faculties (she can create an illusion while running away from something, but not when solving an equation). The illusion can be virtually anything, but bigger or more detailed things require more focus and take a greater toll on her. Keeping the illusion for more than a few minutes also leads to headaches, nausea and general exhaustion. The illusion can only be seen by the affected individual, Rachel and cannot physically interact with the world. Rachel can only make a person see something that isn't there, not the other way around.
* Extraction (Mind): By far the most advanced and tasking spell Rachel has learned, Extraction allows her to "view" the memories of others. The process requires physical contact and complete concentration, sending both Rachel and her victim into a trance-like state. Memory extraction time ranges from mere seconds to minutes, depending on the target's mentality and training to resist such practices.
* Telekinesis (World): Rachel can manipulate objects at a distance, the farther and or heavier the object, the harder it is. Her current cap is around one ton. While she cannot use this to fly, she can use this to jump higher, slow her fall or make small adjustments to direction midair.
* Fire Surge (World): Produces a stream of flame from her palm as a desperate close quarters defense measure. Maximum range of the stream is two meters, flame temperature is around 1000°C. Casting this spell with gloves on is not recommended, as Rachel found out the hard way during training.
Exceptional Skills:
Exceptional Stealth
Trivia:* She is unable to use mind spells against the kaisoken species and the korta are naturally hard to get to due to their usually high intellect.
* While mostly detached from reality, Rachel became quite protective of children because of what happened to her and many others.
* Always keeps a knife on her.
* Her proudest moment is extracting the layout of a building her team had to navigate from a korta logistics officer.

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Five Days Later

Five days later, John Green would wake up the rest of the group, saying: "It's time to go on the trip! We'll be taking a freighter to Planet Cobalt; it's not going to be a Spacewarper, so we'll be flying the mundane way through a wormhole."

The cast of geniuses might need to review what they knew about space frieghters and wormholes, aka the poor man's method of FTL travel. The majority of non-military spaceflight involved sending goods and cargo on large space-borne vessels, whose engines were strong enough to head to interplanetary orbit. There, in the middle of space, awaited the wormhole, a rip in space-time that connected different planets to each other. This route was profitable but dangerous, especially as pirates might wait to ambush vulnerable ships on their way to their destination.

Basically, they were going to take a large ship, be carried there alongside cargo, and perhaps get ambushed by pirates on the way. Fun.

Timeskip to the Frieghter

The perhaps quickly turned for the worst though, as mid-way, as the cargo freighter was steadily heading for the wormhole, a ship, equivalent to the size of a cruiser, suddenly emerged from the nearby meteor belt, in utter discretion. The ship was painted black all around, shaped like a combination of a flying saucer and a cross, with guns placed messily all over the ship. At the head of the ship was a large skull, ornamented both for ramming purposes and for intimidation. The insignias on the ship was all too clear for anyone who came into contact with it.

The ship quickly exited the asteroid belt and caught up with the cargo freighter. Its engine was roaring with ferosity, and the thing would be easily able to catch up with the freighter if its captain decided to make a run for the wormhole. There, the space pirate ship's captain made his announcement.

"This is captain Kulora of the Simone, the pirate group in the region! We demand you, surrender your ship and offer all your cargo on your ship to us!"

In response, the Frieghter tried to veer away, attempting to return to the ringworld that was the Galactic Bazaar. Its engines were firing at full speed, taking advantage of the frictionlessness of space to accelerate faster than expected, jolting the cargo, which by now included the band of geniuses. But they would keep themselves steady among the boxes, containers, and other passengers that filled the cavernous cargo hold of the spaceship. Turning towards the group, John would say, "It is time to fight."

"Very well..."

The pirate captain handed down the order, as the targetted cargo freighter tried to drift away, ignoring their warnings. Their engines roared with mightiness, unbound by friction, as they began catching up with the cargo ship. Despite its initial outlook, the engine, bought from the most discreet but with utmost quality of black markets, was significantly faster than the cargo ship's. The ship quickly caught up with the cargo ship, drifting steadily nearer to the vessel.

And then suddenly, the pirate ship made a sharp turn towards the freighter. Seconds later, the front skull of the ship rammed onto the back of the freighter, sending the ship off its current trajectory, and sent the cargo onboard a tremor. The pirate ship then open fired their weapons onto the hull of the cargo ship, quickly tearing apart its shield and significantly damaging the hull and engine. As the freighter began to falter in terms of momentum, the pirate ship began to pull the cargo ship towards them, preparing to dock with each other. And finally, when the ship was near enough, a boarding party, consisting of hundreds of space pirates began pouring onto the ship.

Their target: the cargo bay.

[Assistant]
The last few days passed uneventfully, with little change - the only differences being the weather, and the ways Ace killed time. While the others played video games, Ace mostly spent his time either running or reading - both of which were some of the only activities he was allowed to do while in the custody of the Ascendancy. Still, reading novels that were not hand-selected by the organization was a breath of fresh air, and when not doing either of these things, he interacted with his fellow soldiers. As Ace expected, none of them shared his opinion on the announcement that had occurred a few days ago, and he made sure not to let slip his own opinions on the matter. Eventually, however, the fun and games were over.

Green woke up the rest of the group, but Ace had just returned from his morning run, a habit that he had developed ever since he escaped the Ascendancy's clutches. Luckily, Ace made it back in time in order to hear Green announce that they were headed out - finally. The journey to the freighter itself, as expected, was completely uneventful, with the group staying among the cargo of the ship rather than staying with the other passengers.

Still, at least the place was roomy - Ace had managed to find a small armchair, and upon sitting and placing his cauldron on his lap, he was prepared for a long voyage - he took out an older book, entitled "Flowers for Algernon." The novel was about a middle-aged man who, upon receiving treatment from an organization, received enhanced intellect. The writing was excellent, and Ace couldn't help but draw several parallels between his companions and himself to Charlie and the titular Algernon. Only a quarter of the way into the book, Ace was taken away from his reading by the sudden declaration coming from somewhere nearby.

"This is captain Kulora of the Simone, the pirate group in the region! We demand you, surrender your ship and offer all your cargo on your ship to us!"

The group steadied themselves among the various pieces of furniture and other forms of cargo as the freighter tried to evade the newcomer, and Green alerted the group to the danger that presented itself. Ace swore under his breath, realizing that he had no explosives with him - and even if he did, there was no way he would detonate them so close to other people's possessions and in a space ship. Unfortunately, he had to rely on ramming into these pirates with his incredible speed - something he didn't enjoy doing very often, considering the risk it prevented. Less than a minute later, massive tremors and crashing occurred all around him, and Ace began to breath heavily - he hated loud noises. Soon, the sound was replaced - the cold, metallic wurr of a ship beginning to dock. A hiss escaped from the docking area, and hundreds of men in exosuits began to pile inwards - upon seeing the various weapons they had slung across their backs and wielded in their hands that Ace finally grew truly terrified.

With their Anti-material rifles, the chances of them shooting through the hull of the freighter was massive - especially since the hull was already damaged. As soon as these pirates suffered a few losses, they could simply puncture holes in the ship, either causing explosive decompression, or simply depriving everyone in the bay of oxygen. Ace had never before been in a situation where his durability would not simply protect him from any harm - he was used to fighting on planets, not in space. Still, there was no choice but to fight - if he hid out of fear, the pirates would simply take him prisoner...

There would be no difference between that and being the Ascendency's soldier.

Maneuvering himself into position, Ace prepared to start running at a moments notice - should any of his companions be in a sticky situation, he would rush and ram into the attacker, like a human-sized bullet. Even with his immense speed, Ace felt he could reliably tank the damage from running like that - the only thing he wasn't sure about were the Anti-material rifles... Those may be able to put a dent in him.


[System]
Age: 17
Gender: female
Race: Human

weapon: Ichaival - Is a upgraded Multi Variable Assault Rifle customized to fit any situation it ranges from a sniper, machine gun, to a long barrel rifle(bladed). It has been modified to fire condensed dust bullets creating different effects depending on the dust cartridge. When in active it takes the form of a iron plated briefcase that is carried by a black leather strap. Formerly known as Byakko Ichaival has went through numerous upgrades overhauling the the weapon to perform better under stressful situations. Due to the strenuous events during missions caused damage to the inner workings of byakko. With the reworking of Byakko Cian was forced to make numerous changes as to best use what she had avaliable being able to add a shotgun form to the weapon as well.

Specialty: ranged support/gunslinger

Semblance: Her semblance is a more defensive oriented one in which it allows her to create a cyan colored honeycombed shaped shield to protect herself and others from life endangering attacks. The barrier though is powered by her resolve and the more she wishes to survive and or protect others the stronger it becomes. Though in theory its a absolute defense she can only keep it up for so long.

Personality: Cian can come across as rude at times if not a bit standoffish. She often prefers silence to loud noise though has been making strides to socalize with her fellow peers more often. With that said she has a soft side that is often seldom seen she doesnt like to but when push comes to shove she is more than willing to step up to the plate to deliver. Cian can be called stubborn refusing to quit doing things till she believes she is done this can lead to her overexerting herself at times to a point that isn't healthy. Due to incidents in her past she has a fear of faunus that she is slowly starting to get past but it is a slow progress in the long run.

Color: cyan

Emblem:

Appearance:

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Sapphire Rode - Airdocks
Sapphire rolled her eyes. She wasn't exactly surprised to know that Gren was aware of the significance of her last name. Fact was that she was surprised that more people didn't recognize it, especially at a school for hunters. Janus Rode was a known name here. She'd seen it on several awards and an old team photo from a long past graduate year. The fact that Gren went at her history so bluntly was a bit of a shock. She sort of thought the boar faunus had a bit more tact than that, though she probably wasn't the best person to be speaking of tact.

"You're right Gren..." Sapphire said looking out into the blackness of the lake. "I don't trust you. I don't know you, past the fact that you're a decent cook and a good fighter" which was admittedly high praise coming from Sapphire. "Nothing I've seen of you gives me any inclination that you're someone I should be confiding in." Sapphire turned to face him. There was an unusual fire in her eyes, something some would describe as wounded pride.

"There is something you should know though. You're not some tool in my arsenal, your my teammate which clearly means a lot more to me than it does to you. It means that you're my responsibility, it means that I have to look out for you and more than anything it means that we go through everything together. What it doesn't mean is that we're friends. That is earned. Being teammates means that when one of us is down the other three are there to pickup the pieces, it means that we have each others backs, first, last and always. But if it's not relevant to what we're doing at Beacon then it's none of your business. Unless it will effect how well we function as a unit then it's off limits. I let you have your secrets, and you leave mine alone."

Sapphire's concentration had slipped during her lecture of Gren. Normally she kept a vigilante eye on her surroundings at all times, searching for threats and targets. Now that she was done her surveillance returned to normal and the first thing it picked up was the other kid, Ebon staring at her with an evil eye. Sapphire tore one of the daggers from its sheath on her forearm and approached Ebon. "You got a problem?" She said in a voice that was deadly calm, the dagger's point pushing towards Ebon's neck, forcing him to take a couple steps back towards the cliff's edge to prevent being impaled. "Cause if you do, you better say it now." Sapphire snarled. She'd been all set to have a care free night but Gren had rather spoiled the mood with his talk about her family name.

Lakebed
The R-Types stirred something as they approached the pile of treasure. Shiro who was the only one of the four close enough to be detected was so full of bubbly enthusiasm and determination that it was almost impossible for the Grimm that lived deep inside the lake to get a good grasp on him. At least at the moment he lacked any sort of significant negative emotion that would draw its attention. The R-Types on the other hand were a different story, they were sending out an aura signal, presumably so that Ebon could detect them easily but that beacon combined with the fact that they were made of a rich alloy drew the beasts attention. This particular Grimm was old, old enough know to avoid humans on principle but still young enough that it would attack any that came near it. It used the metal it collected at the bottom of the lake as a sort of nourishment. It was an Ogdoad, an giant acid spitting frog, it ate the metal, using its acid to distill it down to basic elements which served to intensify the potency of the acid, a self fulfilling cycle. The more complex the metal the more desirably it appeared and the R-Types were at this moment looking like its next meal.

There was a loud grumbling roar from inside the underwater cave that Shiro was only now noticing. The rock shook under the weight of the creature and the water churned far more rapidly. A huge mass shoved itself through the opening of the cave and a long slippery tongue shot out snaring one of the R-Types on its barbed end. The drone thrashed and struggled but it was stuck. The Ogdoad pulled the tongue back inside its mouth presumably sending the R-Type down to be digested by the potent acid of its stomach. It screamed again agitating the water around it as it aimed for the second R-Type.

[Assistant]
Abel Fulgurate – Airship Docks

After receiving a bemusing and noncommittal response from Sapphire, Abel opted to leave her alone and make his way toward the airdocks to find the others and hopefully get the party started. The evening wouldn't last forever, after all, and now that he'd pledged himself to having a good time Abel was determined to make adequate use of every second.

On the way, he began to feel a strange and uncomfortable sensation in his pants. At first, he dismissed it as one of those random feelings, but the second time it happened the guardian reached down to investigate. He slipped his hand into his left-side pocket and in short order encountered a bizarre object which he then attempted to grasp a hold of. Now stopped completely and standing in the middle of the hall, Abel slowly withdrew a long, wriggling, furry shape from his pocket and a few seconds later finally identified, to his very great surprise, exactly what it was.

Fun!

"Oh, hi, Scoot. Rooming with me today?" Abel held the ferret beneath the arms, just the way the online guide said how to, and watched the little beast's bottom half stretch down ward. "Wow, you're like a living slinky. Don't tell any of the others, but at this point I'm pretty sure you're the best thing ever." He put the ferret on his shoulder and started walking again, grinning as Scoot nipped gently at his ear. "Seriously, I never knew little weasels could be so great." Now more or less happy, Abel continued on toward the airdocks.

He beheld Gren, Cobalt, and Ebon, waved, and then stood off to the side to wait for things to start. With Scoot around, he had something to occupy himself as he stood by, and did not in fact notice when Sapphire, Delta, and Grane arrived. The conversation between Sapphire and Gren went totally unnoticed, as important as it was.

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Gren Orchid

Gren let the topic of Sapphire's family go for now, getting her to speak a decent paragraph to him. She likely doesn't like him very much now, but at least he opened the door to further potential. Abel was soon arriving, but before he could greet his friend Sapphire turned her weapon on Ebon, which honestly confused Gren. Unaware of Ebon's telepathic powers Gren was worried that he might have annoyed Sapphire to the point that she was looking for blood now. "Whoa whoa whoa! I know Ebon can be an ass but what's this all about Sapphire?" Even Grane arrived to this unfortunate scene, and Gren needed to quell it quickly somehow. He couldn't quite just ignore Sapphire, knowing thinking that it may be his fault for getting her riled up like this. And he certainly didn't want Grane and the others to start fighting amongst each other right now. "Well hey, looks like everyone is here! Some of us were having a hard time waiting, but now that the guest of honor has arrived we can head into the city. Just got to wait for the next airship and I'll take you around town. Let's head over there, and we'll take about where we're going to hit up first."

[Assistant]
Krysthane: Gym + Duel

Krysthane grinned and muttered under her breath, "Won't I?" As soon as Emerald left the ground Krysthane leapt into the air herself, propelling herself upward with a mighty jump, aided by a powerful jet of water, along with a quick reduction of her own gravity. Since Krysthane had already been prepared to jump before Emerald was and since Emerald had to get both into the air and over Krysthane, Krysthane should be able to intercept her easily. And she did so by using her arms to flip herself forward, bringing her back leg into a powerful axe kick aimed directly at the center of Emerald's chest.

This was already exciting, Krysthane waited eagerly for the solid collision of her boot with Emerald's aura. Then, somewhat belatedly, she realized that she may have over-committed to an attack when her opponent could easily move into the air and could quite possibly move out of the air. Oops?

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Benjamin Lloyd (BASL Dorm)

"Look, Lor," Ben paused a second, as if reflecting on what he'd done. Thinking about what he had said. No, no that didn't work. Bad nickname. Back to the drawing board for everyone except Amy. He still had no idea what nickname to derive from 'Sangue', and 'Lorena' wasn't much better. Lauren was more casual, but no shorter. And BASL's leader was off track now. He shook his head once, refocusing and fishing another energy drink out of his nightstand. "Lauren."

"We're not going to find anywhere for that on campus. If we're going with that plan, we'll have to hop an airship to Vale." He glanced at the time on his scroll. "They run pretty much 'round the clock. We can make the next one if we want. Can run the few errands we have to do. Pick up some more painkillers. Get food. I don't think we've done a team burger run yet."

[Assistant]
Robert Fallson - The Lake

The red-haired teen impacted with the water, causing quite a large splash. Robert stayed submerged for half a minute before sticking his head above the water and spitting it out like a fountain. "Only now, after already having had the lake water in my mouth, did I just realize that this might not be the cleanest source to drink from. Oh well, can't do anything about it now," he said. Taking a huge gulp of air, the boy dove back under the water. Unlike Shiro, he didn't have anything to keep his scroll dry so Robert left it with the rest of his belongings at the top of the cliff. With no light source and no re-breather, he was left with only one option, staying near the shallow ends of the lake.

Checking the shallow ends of the lake was boring and tedious work, but Robert didn't mind. It was certainly annoying that he had to swim back to the surface for air every minute or so, but just knowing that he was helping his friends was enough for him to not care. Since he didn't have any form of communication available to him, he had to keep looking at the blurry figures that were the other students checking the lake. It was when he looked to check on Shiro that he saw it. A large tongue shot out from the dark and grabbed one of Ebon's drones. Robert didn't know what type of Grimm it was, but a tongue that huge would have to belong to a pretty large Grimm. The redhead swam to the surface for another gulp of air before diving back down, this time toward Shiro. He wanted to fire his weapons at the Ogdoad, but even if his weapons weren't still unable to fire thanks to the fight with Megaladeus, the tiger-faunas was way too close for Robert's comfort.


[System]
The Fire Within The Ice

 As far north as north goes, there lies the crystalline city of Talii, populated by the reptillian Kirkos and the Laeros, a group of snow elves who have long held the north. The Kirkos and the Laeros used to be mortal enemies, destroying each others land and waging an endless war. Peace was eventually made when Paxillus, one of the last remaining dragons, descended upon them. Using the intelligence of the Laeros and the force of the Kirkos, they slayed Paxillus, and made a treaty. The ice queen Mallea married the Kirkos king Jarvos, and they bore their first child.

 The birth of Saaria nearly tore apart the peace of Talii. She was a strange mix of elf and dragon, and soon sprouted wings. (Kirkos sometimes grow wings, however they are simply aesthetic, and Kirkos cannot fly.) People began calling her the dragon child, or the demon of the north. She was locked deep within a dungeon after she first shapeshifted partially into a dragon, and destroyed a large portion of the castle in confusion. The citizens were terrified of her, of what she might do if she were to be free. The peace was uneasy, the races beginning to divide once more as Saaria lay isolated in her dungeon, unaware of the world outside of those four, dark walls. Nobody truly trusted eachother again,until the birth of Saaria's little sister, Lillia. She was truly a perfect blend of Kirkos and Laeros, with beautiful elven features, and scales outlining those same features. She restored the peace once again, unifying the two races,and all was well in Talii.

 Until a few years later, when Saaria broke free.

Lillia Morgossa
The Light Within The Dark

(Note: Lillia has horns and a tail, and her jawline and arms are graced with the occasional scale)

 When Lillia was born, the city of Talii took a collective sigh of relief. She was nothing like the monster her sister had been. She was a fair creature, a blend of Kirkos and Laeros that was more Elven than Draconic, whereas her sister had been more Draconic than Elven. Lillia is known for her immense beauty. Even though she is only 15 years old, she is one of the fairest creatures in Talii. She often freely roams the streets without guards, as all the people in the city love her. She will someday take over as queen of Talii, but in her mind, that seems far away.
 Until Saaria broke free.
 She didn't harm anyone on her way out, she simply scared a few people. But now that the demon of Talii had been released, the peace that Lillia embodied was once again uneasy. Her mother fell ill soon before Saaria escaped, and her father's warmongering against her older sister makes out Saaria to be worse than the infamous dragon that united Lillia's people in the first place. She'd heard stories of her older sister since she was little. People said she wasn't even humanoid, that she was deformed and monstrous. But Lillia had seen her make her escape. She looked relatively normal, despite her off-putting red hair. How can she protect someone she doesn't even know, when everyone else thinks they are a monster?

 Lenkai is an assassin from The Sept. He is one of the lower class citizens of Talii, as his hair is a brown instead of a fair white/blond. He was recruited to The Sept when he was arrested for poaching as a ten year old. He has spent ten years training with them, but still has much learning to do. Lenkai's special ability is the true reason he was brought to The Sept. He can see the world through the eyes of animals, making him a useful scout for the priests. He has a bond with The Sept's hunting beast Feiris

 (Note: Feiris is almost entirely covered in scales, and has a long, lizard-like tongue)

 Feiris was a jungle cat "blessed" by the fairies that The Sept worships. His true origins are unknown. He can breathe a toxic gas that will knock people out if inhaled directly. His claws are as sharp as swords.

 Vagner's sister, she is loved by everyone in the village. She begs the heroes to search for her brother, whom she knows is alive due to her powers. Nerissa can see things in her dreams that nobody else can. She senses that her brother is alive, she can feel his life force, can feel that he is being held somewhere by the enemy. The enemy seems to target her as well as her brother. Her, Adam, and Adam's father are the makeshift leaders of Unterosten.

Adam is Nerissa's fiance, and one of the makeshift leaders of Unterosten. The people look up to him because of his skills in the field. He has killed many Taken, and saved countless lives in the initial siege of the port town. He lives for Nerissa, and all he wants is to be with her. He originally came to the village from the dark elf city, where he was a noble. However, his father got a job in Unterosten, and they moved east.
 Places

 Talii, the crystal city of the north. Inhabited by the reptilian tribal Kirkos, and the snow elves (Laeros), the city is a mostly peaceful place. They are governed by the council of Talii, and The Sept, the Kirkosi religious group. The widespread belief in the city is that fairies blessed the crystals that the homes were made of, causing them to light up in the darkness. The Laeros believe it is because of a fluorescent chemical found in the crystals, but The Sept stands firm with their beliefs. Underground, however, lies a web of secrets, with Saariandara Morgossa somewhere near the center.

 Unterosten is a small town-like place that houses about 100 total villagers. These people took refuge in an ancient temple in the jungle as the Curse began.

Unterosten used to be a peaceful coastline town, until the Dark One descended upon them. Originally it was thought of as a plague. Strange marks appeared on people who claimed to have been attacked by a beast, and then they disappeared shortly afterwards. The mindset changed after the Taken rose back to life and attacked the small town, killing most of its population. The remaining villagers fled into the woods, led by the town's strongest wizard to a fortress in the woods. They stayed there, until the wizard himself was marked, and vanished from their midst. The town now lives in paranoia as the Taken descend upon the temple each night. The Dark One appears within the city each full moon, and marks anyone it sees. The Marked transform at night, their skin shimmering and vanishing, leaving them walking, talking skeletons. They still have their memories, however, once they are killed, the mark spreads, and they become one of The Taken, skeletal monsters who attack anything they see.

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Coastal Vigils

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More horns signaled more arrivals. Today was a busy day for the Vigils. Yet so far, only one new charge had earned their action. The robed skeleton had already met two natives.

And though it seemed unlikely he would, he could not be permitted to ever leave the Continent.

One Vigil ventured forth to carry out the deed.

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Gerald Pithers

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"WE AH IN SEARCH A ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, FAIRY-RICHARD." Gerald replied, "AN' OI BE UNFAMILIAH WIT DA LAYOUT A THIS FOREIGN LAND, SO WE WILL 'AVE TO SCOWEH THE AREA FOR A SUITABLE AVENUE WOT PEDDLES 'EM."

The trio came about an elevation of rocks, with a few lamp posts jutting from between the crevices. "AH, SOIGNS A CIVILIZATION." Gerald said, climbing over the lowest hurdles. "LET US ASCEND THIS NATURAL STAIRCASE SO WE MAY-"

He was interrupted as one brighter rock jumped upward before him. Gerald paused as a looming figure stood before him. Pale blue skin, rags, and the iconic shell-head.

A Vigil.

"AH, YET ANOTHA JUNGLE INHABITANT." Gerald called out, "BE YOU INTERESTED IN AH PURSU-"

A dark, undulating tentacle arose from one of the holes in the Vigil's head, and swiped at Gerald's before he could finish his inquiry. The skeleton fell back down the rocks, onto the sand near Saaria and Cia. The Vigil wasted no time in vacating the area before the other two could react, jumping up the rocks and disappearing into the jungle.

The slimy residue from the tentacle settled on the side of Gerald's skull, forming a bumpy spot of brown, writhing like a little mass of tentacles. He slowly picked himself up off the sand.

"WOT IN BLAZES..." He called out, darting his vision this way and that.

[Assistant]
Saaria fell to her knees next to Gerald.
 "Reechard!" She yelled. She shook him wildly, unsure of how to revive a skeleton. Maybe fire would wake him up. She sucked in a deep breath, her chest and throat turning an orange-red color as she readied a fiery exhale.

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Cia

Cia watched the vigil attack with amusement. "I think he's fine umm... I never got any of your names now that I think of it." Cia said realizing she didn't know the name of either of them. "Well, I'm Cia." Cia said introducing herself, giving a slight bow above each of them. "And mr. Skeleton, are you going to be alright?" Cia asked. She didn't bother to stop Saaria as she didn't see the fire harming the skeleton as bones weren't all that flammable.

[Assistant]
Gerald Pithers

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"WAIT, WAIT, HOLD YA BREATH JUNGLE-RICHARD, I'M FOINE!" Gerald called out, raising his hand to Saaria's mouth, inciting her to cease her incoming barrage of flames.

"EHHHH..." Gerald said, shaking his head, then turning towards Cia. "OI'M FOINE, FAIRY-RICHARD. JUST A BUMP ON ME..."

He felt the mark on the side of his skull. "OHHH, CANNY..." He said, "WOT AN UNPLEASANTLY-TEXTURED BLEMISH THAT TALL BLUE FELLA BEQUEATHED TEH ME." He got back up on his feet and continued, "AH WELL. I'LL ASSESS THE DAMAGES TEH ME NOGGIN ONCE WE FOIND A MIRRAH, IN A TOWN I HOPE BE OVAH YONDAH."

He turned and restarted his ascent up the rocks. "ONWARD, ME RCHARDS. GERALD REQOIRES 'IS ANNUAL INTOXICATION RITUAL." He called out.

[User]
Saaria looked confused as Gerald stood up. He had an ugly bump on the top of his head, almost like the bumps all over the backs of the lizard folk back in her hometown.
 She looked at Cia.
 "Me name Saariandara. You say Saaria." She tried to explain. She then follower Gerald up the path, still staring at everything around her, trying to make sense of what the world was about.

[Assistant]
Cia

Cia gave a sigh, atleast one of them had answered with their name. "So all you want is booze? Fine let's get moving, but I expect a name Mr. Skeleton, or else I'm gonna start calling you flower butt." Cia said hoping he would give her some for of an answer about that.

She started to fly forward again hoping the others would start moving as well so they could get to this town. She had her satchel with her with some rather odd objects within it. Most of them crystals with multiple abilities. She also had a small glass vial inside of it. It was filled with medicine that she had been taking since she was a child. She never actually knew what it was for, only that whenever she forgot to take it she would pass out and wake up somewhere else entirely.

[User]
Gerald Pithers

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"THE NAME'S GERALD, FAIRY-RICHARD." Gerald called out behind him as he climbed, "GERALD PITHERS."

...

After the trio had ascended past the rocky climb, they moved further through the jungle until the trees began to turn twisted and barren. The ground beneath them was charred, with patches of dirt becoming more and more common.

"EHHH, THE SCENERY 'AS TAKEN QUOITE THE UNFAVORABLE TURN, 'ASN'T IT?" Gerald said aloud.

They went further along, seeing stacks of smoke in the distance. Weaving past the trees, the ground beneath them turned to cobblestone. They stood before clusters of dilapidated houses, some barely holding while the rest were piles of rubble. Lanterns and campfires in the rubble were posted all over. And among it all, there were men. Ragged, savage-looking men wearing tattered clothes and cloaks of fur.

They seemed rather oddly oblivious to the trio's presence. Many were seated near their campfires. Some were sharpening their weapons. Others were stumbling about, staring blankly into the distance. Quite a few of them seemed obscenely larger and more brutish than normal humans.

And many of them were mumbling to themselves.

"WELL NOW." Gerald said, looking around, "LOOKS LOIKE A PLACE WITH A DECENT CHANCE A HOUSIN' AN APPROPRIATE DISPENSARY A ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. LET US COMMENCE THE DISCOVERY A SUCH AN ESTABLISHMENT."

And forward Gerald ventured ahead of his companions.

[Assistant]
Saaria stared in awe at the village. It was so different from Talii, and vastly bigger than her cell. She ran over quickly to a random brutish looking man, leaning over close to his face. She stared at him with wide eyes for a few moments before initiating conversation.
 "I am good. How are you today!?" She yelled. She was bent over in a compromising manner, although her relatively innocent mind didn't realize the implicationS of all the cleavage her prison robes were exposing to this random man.


[System]
Age: 20

Birthday: May 16th

Magic: Crystal-Make: This form of caster magic, more specifically a molding magic, allows the user to solidify their magical power into a crystalline form and create structures out of it in just mere moments. These structures can be used for a diverse range of uses and are easily switched by "recycling" the crystal used to make an object and adding the appropriate amount of crystal to another. The user may also switch their surroundings into a crystalline state for brief moments before their magical power is consumed and, unlike Ice-Make, doesn't have separate branches, but rather, it can be used in any manner and all is dependent on the users imagination. The user also has the ability to wield and use any kind of natural crystals and gems in their surroundings, ranging from quartz, to jade, to ruby, to diamond and the like, each having different strength, properties, weaknesses, and abilities. Some crystals can be used to counter-act against different element attacks.

For example:

Pink quartz is the main crystal Marlene uses and while strong in its own rank, it's not the strongest crystal. It has no special features.

Jade has high defense against grass, wood, and earth based attacks. However, it is weak against fire and lava attacks.

Ruby has high defense against fire and lava attacks, and can even absorb them to add power to the user. However, it is weak against water based attacks.

Aquamarine has high defense against water attacks and is resistant to many fire-based attacks. And while it can resist ice attacks for a short while, it eventually will succumb to freeze.

Diamond is the strongest crystal ability in Marlene's disposal. It's often used in Phase 2 Attacks (Look below) and is known for unleashing powerful beam attacks and almost impenetrable shields. However, due to its rapid energy depletion of the user's magic abilities, it's often used in a final attack or a final ditch effort to save someone from a powerful attack, and vice versa. It's even strong enough to resist Etherion for a minute and a half, or so it has been recorded.

There's only 2 phases of attacks, the first concentrating more on melee and weapon attacks, and the second being projectile and beam attacks (while also keeping all phase 1 attacks).

Phase 1 Attacks Include:

Crystal Make: Sword: In this technique, the user creates either a single or multiple crystalline blades which possess remarkable cutting power.

Crystal Make: Javelin: In this technique, the user creates a large, sharp, spear in which it has a large amount of piercing power and can shatter through many defenses.

Crystal-Make: Floor: This technique creates a floor made out of crystal, which is highly slippery and has almost no friction. This makes it very advantageous against ground mages, though the user is immune to the effect, allowing him to take on these opponents easily.

Crystal-Make: Punch: In this technique, the user's fist of their choice transforms into a large crystaline-fist(s) of the user's choice and can deal a good amount of damage to those who are weak to the crystal's ability.

Crystal-Make: Shield: In this technique, the user creates a shield of crystals of the user's choice, which can reflect or absorb an element that is weak to the shield's element. If absorbed, the element goes to the user, allowing her to charge up in that energy.

Crystal-Make: Bow: This technique is one of the few Phase 1 projectile attacks. Here, the user wields a bow and can fire several crystal arrows of her choice at her opponent.

And a ton more...

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Phase 2 attacks are much stronger and drain energy much more quickly then Phase 1 attacks. To save and/or even collect more energy, the user prepares for Phase 2 via a special magic spell known as:

Crystal-Make: Phase 2 - Energy Towers: In this technique, the user can summon various sized crystals of the user's choice straight from the ground, usually up to 4. They are usually quite large, highly durable, and provide a ton of energy for the user in a 1 mile radius. This opens the gate for the user to create Phase 2 attacks without the worry of rapidly loosing power. If broken, theirs an hour cool limit in order to make another one.

 Phase 2 Attacks Include:

Crystal-Make: Beam: This technique allows the user to create a powerful beam from its hands, made of the crystal of the user's choice. It can be a devastating move if it hits a mage that's weak to the ability's element. This can come in small laser-like blasts, to large kamehameha-like blasts, depending on the situation and energy level. Beams can be used either with one or two hands.

Crystal-Make: Arm Cannon: This technique allows the user to create a powerful arm cannon that can unleash a volley of crystals at the opponent.

Crystal-Make: Crystal Barrage: This technique allows the user to levitate crystals from the ground, up to a hundred at a time, and unleash them on its opponent, the larger ones causing large explosions after hitting a solid object.

Crystal-Make: Gunlance: This technique is the same as the lance, but is significantly more powerful and can shoot opponents at point-blank range.

Magic Level: A

History: For as long as she can remember, she was always in love with sparkly things, especially if those sparkly things were gems. Marlene was born in Magnolia Town to a healthy middle class family and was obsessed with jewelry and gemstones. She would often visit the nearby Jewelry shop and browse at all the shiny gems, sometimes even begging her parents to buy some for her. Despite such obsession, Marlene was a good person, who was friendly, out-going, and a determined student. In fact, such determination lead her to become a mage based off what she loved most...

However, that was just merely a 'happy' accident. When Marlene was 9, she and her family went on a caving exploration to a massive cave, filled with many different kinds of crystals and gemstones, all in different shapes and sizes. She even said that, 'it felt like I was in heaven and that [she] would love to stay in that cave for all of eternity.' Yet what she was not expecting was touching a rare gem, a rainbow colored one, and giving her the magic ability: Crystal Make, the power to mold and create objects specifically out of her obsession.

When Marlene's parents found out, they were at first concerned that she may take her powers a bit too far. However, with Marlene's self training and control over the years, her parents are now much more relaxed. When she was older and much more experienced with her powers, her parents suggested that she should join a magic guild, with the closest and most popular one being Phoenix Wing, and use those powers for a greater cause. Marlene gladly accepted their suggestion to heart and moved in to become a powerful mage for Phoenix Wing, where she has remained ever since.

Personality: While obsessed with all things gems, Marlene is a good person, who's very friendly, caring, social and out-going to her friends. While sometimes showing her goofier side, she is incredibly determined to get any job done and save the lives of anyone and everyone.

Guild and guild mark location: Phoenix Wing; On her back

Team Members: None ATM

Three Strengths:
1. Determined
2. Smart and strategic
3. Usually comes prepared

Three Weaknesses:
1. Her energy towers, while incredibly durable, are not invincible. If one destroys a crystal while Marlene issues a Phase 2 attack, it can take a massive chunk out of her energy. If all crystals are destroyed, then she will not be able to use any of her Phase 2 attacks.
2. Sometimes, her determination can lead to her downfall against a much stronger opponent.
3. Without her glasses, she cannot see correctly (though she can make and copy a new pair for herself).

Greatest Love: Jewelry and gems (duh).

Motivation: To become a powerful mage and to establish peace.

Additional Details: She also happens to adore cats. In addition, when determined, its been said that her eyes glow a bright green the more determined she is.

Ready For Battle!

Determined To Win!

[User]
Marlene Evangeline

Marlene chuckles a bit at Enma's response.

"It's cray-cray actually haha," she responds light heartedly, "And sure while I don't usually drink, this will really help me recover from this crazy~"

But as she was walking beside Enma, she happens to look to her right... and see Nolan. And what was Nolan doing? Kissing a girl that is! Now Marlene would normally ignore anyone kissing someone else... but this is Nolan.

"D-day..."

And for some damn reason behold, she's not only getting... should I say, 'hot'... but also kinda mad. I mean, literally mad. And that anger is rising! And I'm sorry, I don't know WHY! And even she doesn't even know why. Her eyes begin to grow a bright emerald green, almost covering her whole pupils. She clenches her fists as she starts to shake slightly in several violent jerks.

"W-W-Why am I a-acting like thi-this?" she thinks to herself as she struggles to control herself, "Why am I l-like this w-w-when I see t-that Nolan guy k-k-kissing that g-girl? W-what is this f-feeling I-I'm...?"

See. Even she doesn't know. But now her emotions have taken over. And almost like a stone-cold zombie, she sneaks past the crowd and approaches the two. She comes behind Ariel and looms ominously over her, her pupils' solid emerald, her aura intensely prominent, and her fingers squirming around to touch and bring death to anything they touch.

"HELLO... BITCH. WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?" she growls ominously as she looks down upon Ariel in a stare that would almost paralyze anyone in her gaze.

[Assistant]
@Lmpkio
NOLAN and ENMA

Nolan's eyes widened as soon as he realized what he was doing and his face flared up once again. What was his mind and body doing going on autopilot like that?! His first kiss too no less... "Oh god, I am so sorry Ariel. I couldn't control myself...these stupid vexing feelings. I know your magic is influencing my actions, but that isn't an excuse." He sighed, his fingers ran through his hair as he tried to gather his thoughts. Showing a rare soft smile he said,"Still...I guess under these circumstances I'm glad that at least my first kiss was with you and not some random person, charmed or not." His eyes widened against as he realized what he just said. "I mean it's still not okay that I kissed you like that nor telling you to take responsibility for what you did. Er, the kiss didn't feel bad, but erm, crap I'm only digging a deeper hole for myself aren't I?" Nolan took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. There wasn't a need to be so anxious. This will work itself out in the end, right? There had to be a silver lining to all of this.

"Listen, perhaps this is the charm talking or I'm really am going out of my mind, but maybe this is a blessing in disguise? It would be just about impossible for me to form romantic relationships or whatever you want to call his so maybe...Gah, no it wouldn't be fair for you to do that. I don't want you to force you into it if it's out of guilt or a sense of duty. That would only make us both miserable. Nolan heaved a heavy sigh and rubbed his forehead with his right hand. "I think I'm going to need a strong drink la-" A sense of dread shot through his entire body as he saw rage incarnate standing right behind Ariel. Wait a minute, wasn't that Marlene? What the hell was up with her and why did she look like she was going to murder Ariel.

Quickly he stepped in between them and kept Ariel behind him. Ariel was completely defenseless now that she had lost the ability to use magic for who knows how long. Judging by the choice of words Marlene picked he could guess that she was beyond livid with her at this point. "What in the hell has gotten into you Marlene? This isn't how you treat someone who's a member of your own guild!" The embarrassment and bewilderment from before had been replaced with Nolan's trademarked icy, cold son of a bitch attitude that he was known for.

Meanwhile, Enma stood with Gabriel still and scratched his head wondering just what had gotten into Marlene. "Huh, I wonder why she ran off."

[User]
Ariel
@Lmpkio
Nolan was babbling again it seemed. At least not he actually knew what was going on, not that he had any control of himself it seemed. He apparently was conflicted about the situation. While that was something Ariel expected she did not see him ever suggesting that this was a good thing. Like he said, it could be the charm doing the talking. So she had to take everything he said and did with a grain of salt.

While trying to work out what to say a sense of doom came over her. Turning around she saw the glowing green eyes of Marlene. She looked half crazy and Ariel suddenly felt quite small. Who the hell was this and what was her problem? Reaching behind her Ariel tried to find her chain whip but apparently didn't have it. Right, she didn't have it on her when she was teleported. Great, without that or her magic she was pretty well defenseless. However Nolan seemed to come to the rescue by stepping between them. Letting out a small sigh of relief it appeared that this was someone new to the guild. Likely just a misunderstanding, hopefully.

[Assistant]
But Marlene didn't listen to Nolan as her eyes were fixed straight on Ariel. She was pissed. Half-crazy? That's a total understatement. More like, BAT-SHIT crazy! Her hands begin to turn into crystals as she prepares for combat. Her inner mind is telling her stop, but her body and outer emotions refuse to listen.

"THAT WOMAN IS A TRAITOR!" she begins to growl, raising her voice, "SHE'S TRYING TO KILL YOU! ALLOW ME TO SAVE YOU NOLAN!"

And it was there... that hell breaks loose. Marlene's fist begins to retaliate as it would miss Nolan's head by a few inches, headed straight to Ariel's facial region. If Nolan would try to retaliate, his hand would most likely be accidentally destroyed by such an incoming force. It was then that Marlene would leap over him and lunge at the other woman like a savage tiger!

"GET AWAY FROM HIM YOU BITCH!" she roars as she starts a fight at hand.


[System]
Age: 16
Affiliation: The Hero Brigade
Wish: "I wish to be cool just like my big sister!"
Soul Gem Color: Crimson

Powers:
Akame's magic is not as flashy or as extravagant as her fellow Magical Girls, which bears in part some irony given her wish. But these are only her private thoughts on the matter as her peers are often left baffled by the nature and manifestation of her powers. Akame sacrifices magical prowess in exchange for an incredibly enhanced physique, bolstering up her strength, endurance, speed, and durability all around.

Secondly, she is followed around by a constant cloud of rose petals wherever she goes. She can use these petals as razor edged knives for projectiles or as bombs to detonate. The number of roses do not decrease as she fights, giving her an endless supply of projectiles in battle. Aside from this though and her increased physical nature, she is not able to use her magic for much else.

Weapon:
Akame's weapon comes in the form of dual cutlasses each stained the color of blood. As her magic goes mostly into improving her physique, these blades hold no special nature to them aside from being regular swords. Even so, her drastic increase in speed and power more than make up for her lack of magic, giving her the edge to cut down foes before they can react accordingly.

Personality:
Bright, bubbly, and cheery, Akame is the near-perfect poster girl of what a Magical Girl should be. She's always there to support her teammates firsthand and will never back down in defending them. As such, it's not hard to guess her actions sometimes as Akame will try to follow the morally correct path as much as she can, to the point of appearing naïve.

She does become self-conscious at her own nature however, always worrying if her personality can come across as annoying or off-putting. Even so, she is a firm believer in a positive mindset and will always put up a smile for others even if she doesn't want to. She likes to think she's come to terms with being a Magical Girl and if she's going out, she'll at least do it with a smile.

Bio:
Not much can be said for Akame's life before becoming a Magical Girl. In fact, she doesn't remember much about those times aside from the fact that she was incredibly unhappy. Unhappy and bored. Always living in the shadow of her older sister, Akame felt she had to compete with her in some way to feel self-worth. The worst aspect was that she often agreed with what others said of her, Akame feeling like she was an inadequate sibling.

So when she found out her beloved older sister had become a Magical Girl, she jumped at the chance in a vain attempt to be brought to equal ground. The Contractor did not hesitate in granting her wish and gifting unto her new magical powers. And although her older sister greatly opposed this notion, the deed had been done. That was nearly two years ago.

These days Akame has grown a little smarter and aims to train new Magical Girls. Her relationship with her sister has admittedly grown more unstable in all this time but she made her choice a long time ago. Now she's devoted her life to hunting down the Primordials of her precious Miso City and defending the future for those yet to come.

Or so she likes to think.

---

~Theme~

[User] Rose felt her hand being crushed be Elise. Rose tried to squeeze back but once she realized she would lose, she pulled her hand away. "That was very lady-like of you, but I guess that is just who you are. I wouldn't like you any other way." Rose rubbed her hurting hand. She did not know why she cared much about it. If her hand been crushed, it would have just mended herself. It would have hurt badly but it would have been fine. "I admit you are physically stronger than I am. Just goes to validate my reason for choosing the Urumi as my weapon. I have not aged a day. No, minute since I became a magical girl. My body now regenerates any wounds and it maintains my appearance. I cannot gain or lose weight even if I wanted to. I cannot get physically stronger like you can. I can however focus on magic. You however can get stronger. I would be honored to see you do so. Now, You seemed to have recovered your strength. Do you think you are up for another fight? The others are or should be fighting a Primordial as we speak. If not, we can go back to the party. I do kinda want to finish off that tea now that I do not need to share."

[Assistant]
The moment Rose withdrew from Elise's grip the red girl grinned. Her sides were still aching a bit, but she was back, no doubt about it. Rose said she liked her, which was the first time anyone said that to her. She blushed before she realized what was happening and then scoffed and turned around with her arms crossed as an attempt at keeping up appearances. She was accepted for what she was, and that made her happy inside, as much as she didn't want that to show on her face. Elise turned back to Rose after having recomposed herself as she explained herself being timeless; again, not a big revelation, but nonetheless interesting to think about. While being immortal would be great in terms of getting to fight for an eternity, there wouldn't be any growth in strength like she mentioned, which was something Elise valued even above brawling, and wouldn't give up on anything in the world.

"I could go for a fight, but if you want to sip I'm down with that too." Elise decided to throw all the decision making on Rose; she was part of the group who orchestrated this all so she'll take responsibility for it too. Besides, she gained a bit of humility after her defeat and decided not to deliberately push her luck and charge head-on to another battle the first moment one would reveal itself, unlike previously.

[User]
"No you wouldn't," Chiyo said loud and clear, her words directed to Miyako with a smile. "No, you would have assumed you had the ability to destroy it, only for the Primordial to reveal one final trick that you couldn't have possibly predicted. And then you would be killed in a most brutal fashion. And Natsuko-san here would be cursing you for stupidity."

The dark haired girl glanced at Akame, who was now transforming out of her Magical Girl attire. She was blunt, that much was noticed. And the smile-which came off as a bit arrogant-was off-putting to say the least. Still, she had saved Nanako just at the last second and that was good enough.

So why did Akame feel strange being around her? The answer was quite simple. It was because Chiyo waited until the last moment to step in. She didn't recall the girl helping out at all in their battle just now, though that was probably because the others had weakened the Primordials before they arrived. Even so, it felt odd at the most.

"We're leaving," Akame announced, turning on her heels and picking up the two black stones left behind in the dust. Seriously, what use were these things for anyway?

"Komatsu-san, please carry Emiri with you. I know it would mean a lot to her to see your face first when she awakens," Akame said before leaping away in the direction of the school.

"Let's go too Nanako-chan," Chiyo said, offering her hand.

Back at the school, the Contractor watched Elise and Rose interact with a blank expression. When the others arrived back, Akame gave it the black stones. Apparently it was a food source for the creature as it opened up the mark on its back to take in the stone.

"Good work everyone! We're one step closer to completing our goal," it praised.

[Assistant]
It was so quick. So frightening. As always, it all happened so fast. Though, Nanako tried her hardest to heal Emiri, she never took into account that the Primordial would attempt to attack her. If Chiyo was less than a second slower, she would most likely, no longer exist. The sight of the monstrous beast from then on began to sit in the back of her mind. The breath of the primordial... The drips of its froth splattered on the ground in front of her.

Chiyo stopped the Primordial from killing her. From ending her young life. The shock of that event, shattered Nanakos' transformation, reducing her back to her small human form. Her small pigtails flopped down past her head. Sudden tears formed. Small drops from her little eyes fell dripped on the ground. Rubbing her eyes, Nanako thanked Chiyo for saving her.
Nanako held Chiyos' hand when she reached out.

"I'm sorry... Thankyou... Thankyou so much for saving me Chiyo-san...I don't know how I could ever thank you properly,,, *sniffle*"

[User]
Miyako frowned as Chiyo countered what she had said with a smile. Seriously? Did she not just see that whole thing? What was she going to have to do to prove to these people that she wasn't just some wet behind the ears rookie like Nanako? Apparently killed a Primordial like that and having the backing of the Contractor himself for her status wasn't enough, so she'd just have to come up with some other method to get the respect that she deserved from them all.

"Geez," she said once Chiyo had finished, her attention fixed for now. "You make it sound like I'm a one trick pony or something. I could have handled whatever other tricks that Primordial pulled out." Not that they would ever know now, but it was her certain belief that that would have been the case. The Best Magical Girl in the World would not fall so easily as that, that much her confidence said.

She then glanced over at Akame, nodding at the instruction. "Sure thing," she replied as she sent her weapon away and picked up Emiri. She followed after the others, carrying the fallen magical girl bridal style for ease of transport and for the sake of the injured girl she had to support. Any other method wouldn't really help the wounds she had. Which was why Miyako hadn't shifted back, since she didn't want blood on her normal clothes. That was a reasonable worry, at least to her.

They managed to arrive without incident, and Miyako strode in with a grin. "The conquering hero returns," she said aloud before looking for a good spot to put Emiri down. "Oh, and the Primordials had a thing for support types," she added as way of explanation. Still, she would definitely call it a success.

[Assistant]
Rose was surprised that Elise actually left the decision up to her. Rose knew Elise would not be able to handle another full fight, but Elise was wise enough not to charge into battle for the sake of battle. This would be a good lesson for Elise to learn. Rose had already decided to go back to the tea party when the other magical girls came into veiw. Rose smiled, "Well, Elise, Looks like their isn't a fight after all."

Rose waved at Akame to get her attention once she landed on the roof, "Hey, How did the fight go? I held down the fort here while you were off. We did come under attack, by a Primordial. I was able to defeat it." Rose's eyes wandered to the other magical girls. The others seemed to be in good health. Her eyes stopped at Emiri, "What happened to Emiri?!"

[User]
"Seems like it," Elise responded neutrally once the others arrived. It seemed like one of the older girls was beaten; the one who never introduced herself but Rose called her Emiri. She was the one who seemed really childish for her age, if her costume and rabbit slave was any indication. And the kindergartner seemed to be shaken by the ordeal. What an incredible twist, she sarcastically thought to herself. She's going to be so useful with her crying.
Elise didn't have much to say on the subject until a certain loudmouth decided to pollute the air with her voice:

Elise had an expression of annoyed refusal to believe what she heard. "Really? Looks like Miss Perfect doesn't have a perfect score anymore, seeing as how you let her bleed like that. So much for being the best," she added in a mocking manner, before she returned back to being serious. "But still, the Primys are dirty cowards for targeting weak opponents first. I spit on them."

[Assistant]
"Don't you worry about it Nanako-chan," Chiyo said happily as the group of girls leaped away from the battle scene. The boundary placed forth by the Primordial was shattered, gone from sight and existence. Arriving back at the high school, Chiyo placed Nanako down before giving her hair a quick tussle.

"The fight went about as you can imagine," Akame reported back to Rose. "Emiri used up a lot of her magic so she'll have to recover overtime. That means no fighting for her until she's well rested."

She then turned to Miyako before saying, "I apologize for the inconvenience. Please, wait a little longer for Emiri to join us again before training. I know she's been waiting for an experience like this for a long time."

Akame smiled, both at Miyako and the newly recovered Elise. Striding up to the crimson Magical Girl, she bowed her head slightly. She could guess that Elise would brush off her apology, probably even proclaim that she enjoyed their battle. Still, it was good manners to state her apologies all the same.

"Forgive me for battling so roughly against you," Akame put in. "Please understand that my actions in battle do not reflect the emotions I have now. I hope we may still work together with your training alongside Rea."

As flawless as always and it seemed even the environment had to agree with Akame's words. The rain had stopped pouring and the sun made its presence known to the world; a vibrant rainbow appeared in following of the rain. The sight was nothing short of beautiful.

The Contractor remained silent, though he did cast his gaze briefly to the newly assembled group of Magical Girls.

"Oh my. What a lovely way to end our first day spent together," Chiyo commented. "However, I'm afraid I won't be enjoying the coming tides for much longer."

"You won't join us then?" Akame asked.

"Oh, I didn't say that. I still have every intention of becoming a member of our new team. It's just that I'll be gone for the next few days or so. You see, I have some business I simply must take care of in Mitakihara Town before settling in Miso City."

Mitakihara Town?


[System]
Talent:
SHSL Cross-dresser

Gender:
Taka is a male persona, Taya is a female persona.

Appearance:
Taya / Taka has amber eyes and waist-length beige hair. They stand at 1m69 and share the same general build, but the similarities end there for whatever persona they don at the time.

Taya leaves her hair untied and lets it flow freely. She also wears just enough makeup to make her eyes, nose and lips look a little smaller but not enough to make you notice she's wearing any at all. Her style of clothing is very much everything she deems cute, with the clothes she prefers always being some kind of sailor or school uniform. On her feet are always pumps, never any heels or sneakers. Black skirts and white blouses are her go-to standard, although she actively avoids showing too much skin so she can hide herself. Her voice is rather high pitched and clearly feminine.

Taka, on the other end, dresses more masculine. He ties up his hair into a low ponytail so it doesn't stand out as much as Taya likes to have it, but still applies makeup. His makes it so his jawline is more pronounced and make the eyes stand out, giving Taka a more imposing and hostile look as opposed to Taya's cuteness. He often wears brown & black male school uniforms and suits to hide his body in, but his shoulders are noticeable broader than Taya's. He also likes to wear very business, or just plain old-fashioned, shoes. His voice has a medium pitch and is clearly that of a male's.

Personality:
They act differently based on the persona.

Taya is a very sweet and gentle person who has everyone's best interests at heart. She can be a bit of an airhead and doesn't pay much attention to detail, but her bubbly attitude makes her very sociable and tolerant. She's very easy to get along with and it takes quite a bit of effort to upset her, but her trusting nature also makes her naïve. She prefers to think with her emotions rather than her head, so whenever people start fighting Taya will try to act as a mediator and defuse the situation.

Taka, on the other hand, is foulmouthed and abrasive. He'll constantly try to push everybody away from him and dislikes interacting with other people. He's a very logical but also nihilistic thinker, constantly pondering about everything and everyone. He's got his head on straight, but is relatively easy to anger if you get confrontational with him. He has an easier time concentrating and thinking logically compared to the Taya persona, but his lack of social skills make him a terrible diplomat.

Backstory:
Taya/Taka have practically been cross-dressing since birth. Even back in Kindergarten, they'd dress up as a male one day and a female the next. At first the kids thought they were twins, alternating one day after the other, but as Tsuin grew older people started to realise it was the same person dressed in different outfits. The female persona always garnered a lot of attention and was doted on by everyone, while the male persona was often left ignored and even bullied. Still, they soldiered through life and had nothing much to complain from when it came to their parents, as they were very accepting of the nature of the cross-dressing. Their life wasn't particularly exciting, but the family got by and was relatively happy with each other.

Other:
N/A

Name:
Ayu Usui

Talent:
SHSL ???

Gender:
Female

Appearance:

(source)

Ayu is pretty short, standing at only 1m52. Her jet black hair is just shoulder-length for the most part, but her front bangs are cut so it doesn't fall in front of her eyes. It's already hard enough with glasses covering them at all times, so Ayu doesn't need to have her sight messed up further by being unable to look at what's in front of her. She likes to dress in very loose clothing, sometimes even a size too large for her, which gives the girl a very baggy look to her. Her skin's fairly pale compared to most people, showing that she doesn't come outside as much as others. Her eyes are always unfocused and staring off in one direction or the other, giving her a very dazed look at almost all times. Her voice is also very soft and almost a little strained, but the pitch fits for someone of her size.

Personality:
Ayu can't seem to settle on one particular mood. She's often daydreaming or staring off into space and talking to her is always a shot in the dark. It's hard to tell whenever she's having a good or bad day, so her reactions to people approaching her can vary wildly for no seeming reason. In truth, she's a very deep thinker and doesn't like to be disturbed from her thoughts, except when they take a turn for the worse. Since she concentrates on thinking so hard, though, her face is always blank and empty as she forgets how to emote.

In general, Ayu is a serious individual with an extreme amount of apathy for those around her. She's more of the loner type and won't hesitate to speak her mind if people are annoying or upsetting her, preferring quiet solitude as opposed to crowds or having lots of friends. She'll try to be polite, but her way of thinking is abstract and incompatible with most people, so she won't notice whenever she says something strange or rude. Ayu is also too stubborn to realise when this happens, so getting an apology out of her only serves as an exercise in frustration. She doesn't actively try to be hostile or unfriendly, but her extreme boredom to the things happening around her usually come across as this anyway.

Backstory:
Ayu is a child born into a wealthy family, with her father being the CEO of a popular soft drink manufacturer. She's their only child, and is raised to take over the company once she's old enough. She's always avoided her parents, caretakers and the resident butler though, namely by hiding around the mansion she was living in. It didn't accomplish much, but she had peace and quiet.

Ayu was mostly left alone in schools too. Whenever kids tried to interact with her, she'd pretend to be busy or have something else to do. It was never true, of course. She just disliked social interaction and wanted to be by herself. The lessons were boring to her, but she was able to keep up without any issues.

Her life's been pretty boring, honestly.

Other:
N/A

Name:
Momoe Mizuno

Talent:
SHSL Smuggler

Gender:
Female

Appearance:
Momoe has long, grayish black hairs that reach all the way down to her wait, mostly unkempt. She only keeps her right eye open at any time, with a cross-shaped scar running through the left one. Her right eye is a hazely brown, and a bag of exhaustion are permanently stuck underneath it. Momoe also likes wearing a long, torn duster that looks to be a size too large for her, coloured in a slightly lighter tone of gray compared to her hair. She still stands at a respectable 1m75; taller than your average woman, but not gigantic.

Her mediocre assets are well hidden beneath the chocolaty brown button-up she wears underneath her coat, but only the right half of it is tucked into her pants while the other side lazily dangles out. Said pants are plain and the same shade of gray as her duster, but again a size too large as well. It's elevated on the right side and slightly sagged on the other, but with a black belt wrapped tightly around it to make sure it doesn't fall off completely. Momoe walks around in sandals, with some plain white socks to keep her feet warm.

Personality:
Momoe doesn't have much patience for other people. She's rude, blunt and always walks around with a rotten expression on her face. She's mildly foulmouthed, but is above petty name-calling for the most part. Talking to Momoe leads to her one eye constantly watching you like a hawk, as she's very on-guard and quick to judge people. Trying to get on her good side can be difficult as she's inherently suspicious of people, in part thanks to her talent.

Momoe isn't afraid to call someone out. That isn't to say she's going to chew your head off for merely talking to her, though. If there's some benefit to be gained from talking to someone, or someone has a skill or item she could make good use of, Momoe can be a surprisingly reasonable and lucid individual. It's just that most people bother her with so much 'useless shit' that it caused her to become so toxic and hostile.

Backstory:
Momoe grew up in a pretty bad household. Her father left her before she was even born and her mother often neglected the girl growing up. She often snuck things into the house and hid them somewhere, or stole something from her mother to share with the people she met at the local station. One of her friends was Kei, a sort of big brother figure to her. He was a working adult, as far as she knew anyway, and looked out for the girl while she got him alcohol and cigarettes she nabbed from her mom. Kei always helped her in a pinch, but wound up being a bad influence in the end.

Any other information you'd like to share:
Momoe smokes, and seems to have an endless supply of the damn things on her at all times.

[User]
She nodded slightly at Ginshi's statement about the fact that they can't lose control now, this wasn't the time to just randomly accuse people of murdering someone. We have to find the real killer together even if they have to go through the lies, tips, and mistakes of the real killer. It didn't occur to her sooner that Aurel, the ultimate Thief, would know more about this lock or at least give them some kind of detail they would have missed and could be of great help for the investigation.

After the small discussion about the fact if Taka killed Noami or not she cleared her throat a little before speaking up. "If you don't mind me coming in between your conversations." straightening her back and adjusting her skirt a little to calm her nerves for speaking up she continued. "We can already confirm that Snow, Taka nor Ryuma have a possibility of killing Noami if I heard it correctly that is… Only leaving 12 of us that could have killed her."

Her big blue eyes focused on Hisakawa as he talked about the time where the murder could have occurred. "Let's see… I'm sure this happened during the nighttime. Since our Monopad says that the time of death was probably between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM, the beginning and end of nighttime." She glanced over to Monokuma for confirmation but kept her focus on the investigation when she came up with a small solution to find more information about the time of death.

"I want to propose something to all of you. What if we start by telling each other what we did during that time… This may sound super silly and obvious, you may think, 'Yeah sure Yukimori, but the killer could lie about what they did during that time?'"

She sighed and continued "Yes, I know. I thought about that too, believe me. This is where the handcuffs come in handy… they have partnered us all up with someone right? Leaving us alone with that person for a whole day, besides the 20 minutes you could unlock the handcuffs. That time resets during nighttime… So going over who used their 20 minutes that day won't be useful. But what might be is a small sketch of what you did during nighttime and if you noticed anything weird about your partner or things around you that might help us further with the investigation."

With this, she grabbed her chest lightly, while she breathed out calmly. Hoping that this would be helpful otherwise she just pulled all her courage together to give this speech for what? Nothing... At least she tried, right?

[Assistant]
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A finger twitched, an eyebrow raised, a feet tapped the floor. It was all Snow could do to contain herself from going all out when Momoe and Taka insulted and accused her. They had already proven to be trouble-making brats, but pointing their barbaric tendencies at Snow just made her feel gross. As she glared daggers at the two, she took a step back from the counter. The conversation went in all kinds of directions to prove her innocence, but she didn't need help; didn't want it. and Aurel and Maiya trying to white knight her didn't score any points either. Yet when Maiya spoke again, Snow just had to comment on it.

"Tinkerbell, you cannot be this Gullible." She sighed. "Of all the things to ask, why this trivial question? I can tell you right now that I was asleep during the night, and good luck finding a different answer from the others. Even if they were awake, telling us all now only makes you more suspicious!" In tune with her pent up frustration, she raised her voice as her arms started moving to her words. "And don't even try asking about the 20 minutes rule, because every single one of you is dense enough to continue sleeping like a sheep as your partner uses their 20 minutes! Like, my god, it's like you're trying to derail the trial when you know that our lives are on the line. You do know that right?" Not feeling ready to settle down, she took another breath and pointed her finger towards Momoe. "And don't you dare say something witty and obnoxious again! I am sick and tired of your attitude and if you can't behave like a proper lady, just stay back with that cross-dressing prick and let us get out of trial alive!" Releasing all the stress, she breathed out slowly and crossed her arms.


[System]
Age:
15.

Gender:
Female.

Appearance:
Camryn has brownish skin and straight, black hair as a result of her Māori heritage. She's fairly tall (5' 10"), and usually wears her (quite long) hair in a ponytail. Her eyes are a light hazel color, over which she wears a pair of slim-framed glasses. She's generally seen wearing jeans and various space-themed t-shirts under her school uniform.

Personality:
Camryn is very gregarious and lively, always talking to people and trying to get to know them. However, if someone causes her to dislike them, they will know immediately, as her personality when talking to them will do a complete 180; she will become cold and harsh, throwing out sarcastic remarks like candy and never raising her voice.

History:
Camryn was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to an employee of Industrial Illusions' New Zealand branch, her mother, and a stockbroker, her father. As she grew up, she took an especial interest in two things: her mother's work (and Duel Monsters by proxy), and space. Over the years, she helped her mother design several cards, including some of the new Cyber Dragon support. Her parents got her a telescope and a Duel Monsters deck for her 13th birthday, and she's used both almost every day since. Her father heard about Duel Tower from a friend of his who sent his son there, and after talking it over with Camryn and her mother, they decided that she would enroll there to learn how to become a pro duelist.

Favorite Card/Archetype or theme:
The Gradius monsters (Falchion Beta, Victory Viper XX03, Blue Thunder T-45, etc).

Chosen courses:
Turbo Dueling/Xyz Summoning.

Current dorm:
Wind.

Chosen Structure Deck:
Deepspace Rebellion, a custom structure deck.

Custom Structure Deck List:
2x Deepspace Scout
1x Deepspace Stunner
1x Deepspace Infiltrator
2x Deepspace Berserker
2x Deepspace Suffocator
1x Falchion Beta
1x Lord British Space Fighter
1x Jade Knight
1x Blue Thunder T-45
1x Victory Viper XX03
2x Gradius
1x UFOroid
2x Gearspring Spirit
3x Cyber Larva
1x Cyber Eltanin

1x Deepspace Beacon
2x The Depths of Space
2x Solidarity
2x Burden of the Mighty
1x Riryoku
1x Berserker Soul
1x Mystical Space Typhoon

1x Solar Ray
1x Call of the Haunted
1x Ojama Trio
1x Beckoning Light
1x Painful Escape
1x Draining Shield
1x Compulsory Evacuation Device
1x Magic Cylinder
1x Rare Metalmorph

Chosen Pack:
Cybernetic Revolution.

Current deck:
2x Deepspace Scout
1x Deepspace Stunner
1x Deepspace Infiltrator
3x Deepspace Berserker
3x Deepspace Suffocator
2x Falchion Beta
2x Lord British Space Fighter
1x Jade Knight
1x Blue Thunder T-45
1x Victory Viper XX03
2x Gearspring Spirit
3x Cyber Larva
1x Cyber Eltanin
1x Machina Fortress
2x Cyber Dragon

1x Deepspace Beacon
2x The Depths of Space
1x Solidarity
2x Burden of the Mighty
1x Riryoku
1x Mystical Space Typhoon

1x Call of the Haunted
1x Ojama Trio
1x Beckoning Light
1x Draining Shield
1x Compulsory Evacuation Device
1x Magic Cylinder

Collection:
Chaos Emissary, Split Persona
Spellbook of Equilibrium x 3
Chaos Emissary, Lord of Summoning
The Depths of Space x 2
Deepspace Berserker
Chaos Emergence
The Chaos Emperor's Castle
Cyber Dragon
Gravesoil Sediment Golem
1x Steam Gyroid
1x Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei
1x Tyranno Infinity
1x Cycroid
1x Shien's Spy
1x Doitsu
1x Wroughtweiler
1x Steamroid
1x Cyber Archfiend
1x Berserker Soul
2x Gradius
1x UFOroid

Points:
50.

[User]
Megan woke up to the screaming of some infernal demon that caused her to roll out of bed startled and promptly slam onto the floor. "Ow" She muttered to herself. What a great way to start off her day. Still rubbing her head Megan slowly got dressed and made her way outside. At least the uniforms weren't too bad, she would've liked to wear sweatpants and was debating the merit of disobedience but figured it wasn't worth getting in trouble on the first day. Following the instructions she arrived at the cafeteria via the elevator rather quickly. It looked like they had bread, bread, and... more bread.

 Goody, at least there was milk. Megan grabbed a couple slices of bread and a glass of milk before grabbing a seat and glancing at her red duel tranciever as she ate. They were supposed to get their lessons through this? Did they still like, go to classes and have teachers? On the other hand it might be fun not having to sit in a stifling classroom. Megan wondered what action dueling would be like, hopefully she'd be a little better at it than standard dueling, being a track star didn't exactly help in a game of strategy and luck.

[Assistant]
Last night

"Bloody hell, this guy talks a lot. Still, he's not actually that bad." Camryn thought. "Y'know, Ben, I think we could be pretty good friends. For now, though, I'm gonna go set all my stuff down and explore the school a bit. See ya later!" And with that, she left Ben's dorm room, suitcase trailing behind.

...A few seconds later, she stuck her head back through the door and said "Sorry about my leaving kinda abruptly. I do want to be friends with you, honestly. I just want to find other people to be friends with too. Have a nice day!". Kinda cheesy, but oh well. She figured it'd get the message across well enough. Then she left for real, suitcase bumping along behind her.

Her room turned out to be pretty nice, though the bed was a bit creaky. She tossed her suitcase down, set out an outfit for the next day - A dark blue NASA shirt, another pair of jeans, and a school uniform - and, upon flopping onto her bed belly-first, realized she was incredibly tired. "Must've been the flight over. I've been jet lagged." She muttered groggily. Exploring the school would have to wait; right now she was utterly bushed. She crawled under the sheets and fell asleep almost immediately.

This morning

"EVERYBODY GET UP!!"

"GAAGH, JESUS-" *thump*

Camryn was just in the middle of an amazing dream about being aboard the ISS when some screeching asshole decided to make himself known in her room. She tumbled to the floor, sheets twisted around her. She flailed blindly as she tried to remove the sheets, yelling all the while. "WHO THE FU- oh." As she managed to lift the comforter from her face, she realized that nobody else was in her room. She did manage to catch the intercom announcement, though. She spent a frantic few minutes trying to find her Duel Tranciever, before realizing it was still in her pocket. She changed clothes, making sure to transfer her Tranciever to her other pants, and went down to get some breakfast.

"Let's see... bread, bread, bread, toast, jam, jelly, peanut butter, marmalade... Not a lot of choices, are there." She ended up grabbing two slices of toast, a mug of coffee (with as much sugar and cream as she could fit without it being sweet sludge), and some strawberry jam, then went to find a table to sit down at. She ended up next a girl with bright red hair. Between crunchy bites of jam-covered toast, Camryn asked her "So what's your name?"

[User]
Leander lazily opened his eyes when the loud announcement came through. He was used to loud announcements from his family to wake up, and although this one was much louder than his family, he didn't mind it too much. Flipping over onto his stomach and crawling on his bed over to his deck, he picked up the D-ceiver to look at the time. Too early, Leander thought as he pushed away the sheets and got up from the bed. Yawning loudly, he went to the sink to get ready for the day.

Leander put on one of the Light blazers above his black-and-blue pajamas, placed the D-ceiver into a pocket, and went outside, still half-asleep. He began to make his way to the cafeteria to get some much-needed breakfast. Leander hoped that there would be something good. Leander then spotted someone, and decided to make his first friend here (or at least try to).

"Hi!" Leander said to Shinrei with a goofy smile on his face. "Great first day here, am I right?"

[Assistant] Ben had woken up earlier and had left school grounds temporarily. He had decided to get his morning workouts in before class started. He needed to keep his body in shape after all. He was covered in sweat from head to toe when he finally got back to his room in his old school track suit. It was a bit tight now but it still fit the bill and he was glad he managed to get everything clean. He took a sip of his water from a bottle he had brought with him and then sealed it and threw it down onto his bed. Lucky for him his thing was vacuum sealed. However before he could even get out of his current clothes he was awakened by the sound of someone barking at him to get get food. Well hey it wasn't going to be good for him if he missed out on breakfast. He quickly threw on his uniform and left it unbuttoned and grabbed his duel disk but didn't attach it instead he carried it with him and left his deck in his deck box. Running out of his room he somehow ended running into his little posse. "Hey sir want to go get lunch together?" asked Henry as the others nodded at him as Ben smiled and shook his head. "Sorry guys I'm going to have to leave that for tomorrow. I'm just going to go and grab some food then meet up with some other dormies. But hey if we got time I'll chill with you guys later. Now come on we can still walk together." Ben said as he led his group to the cafeteria as he watched other Wind Dorm guys and girls mope and groan about the time and waking up while others like him were prepared. He would cheer them up if it wasn't for the fact his stomach demanded food. Ben's belly groaned as he blushed and ushered them quicker towards the food court.

[User] Megan looked up from her D-ceiver in surprise. She'd anticipated eating alone again, maybe this would a chance to make a new friend. "Megan.", it looked like the girl was a wind dorm. Someone else better than her, this time Megan wouldn't make the mistake of asking for help. "Your entry duel must've been pretty good to have gotten wind. What deck are you using?" Megan asked curiously very aware of her own earth uniform. Maybe if she could look at a bunch of decks from people who placed higher than her she could learn how to fix her own deck. It was worth a shot at least. As Megan took a quick glance at the other girl, she saw that the other girl wasn't wearing a skirt. Megan would have to see if she got in trouble or not. Hopefully they could wear shorts or pants without getting punished, skirts sucked for doing... anything really.

[Assistant] "Good to meet you, Megan." *crunch* *chew* "I'm using a Deepspace deck. To be honest, I think I only got Wind because of my finish. I had a bunch of copies of Solidarity and a full field of monsters, so I let my Deepspace Berserker end it in one massive shot. Otherwise, I think I would've gotten Earth." Camryn said around a mouthful of toast. She pondered a moment (and swallowed), then said "Not that getting Earth's a bad thing, of course. It just means you've got a bit farther to go, that's all. And the longer the journey, the more cool stuff you'll see and learn along the way." She took a sip of coffee. "What deck do you run?"

[User] Akira growled at the announcement having moved from meeting new people and finally got back to his room and to sleep before oh so very rudely getting awoken. Scrambling to get dressed, grabbing his deck and duel disk. Running down the hall bursting into the cafateria believing he was late.

[Assistant] Solidarity! That would make her deck so much better. She only ran warrior-type monsters and an 800 attack point boost was as strong as any of her equip cards AND it applied to every monster! "Um, its a sort of warrior equip card deck. I've never heard of deepspace monsters before, what do they do? Oh and you said you had a lot copies of Solidarity. Maybe you'd be willing to trade me something for it? I don't have any extra cards so I can only offer you one in exchange but I have some good ones, like Malevolent Catastrophe or Mystical Space Typhoon" Megan explained her offer as she set out her cards for the girl to look at. Megan was confident having at least one copy of Solidarity would make her deck better. Though she wasn't sure if trading cards was legal, if she didn't get caught it didn't matter. "Oh and you haven't told me your name yet." The girl's statement about earth not being so bad made her feel a little better. Megan could probably end up learning a lot, maybe even become better than any of the light students! Well that was a long way away, better to focus on the present. She took another sip of her milk as she patiently waited the other girl's response.