Huh? He was being chosen to go out? Well, it made sense when he thought about it. Looking at Sebastian, he would go off and get himself ready to go as well. Once he was packed he would be approached first by Ylva with Xanthe taking up the rear afterward. "Well, I see we going to be a small group. Greetings. Scarre Naito. The former model of Atlas, but turned military officer. I heard great things about you two. Well, read great things at least. I'm at least happy I don't have to be paired up with them" He commented pointing towards CADT. Looking at Xanthe and Ylva, he wondered what their semblance was. That was not in the information for briefing. Though, he kind of wished it was. He hated surprises. He didn't expect to actually be going on a mission. Looking at his scroll, he would small at the duo. "Ohh, A Mecca is basically a focal point. Like Mecca of food be an important to point that would most likely have the best and tastiest food. What we are scouting is a reported Mecca for those who escaped the grimm, but are not technically in the borders of Mantle or Atlas. I believe it was taught to you all maybe some underground bunkers with survivors. It is believed may be survivors who instead of being in bunkers recreated a civilization. If anything, it is probably more tribal in nature. These are just theories though. If this was true, I wonder why they didn't try to contact us. Or maybe they did and just couldn't. " He commented as he
A truck would be driven to the front of the base, a honk signaling that it was ready for them to go down and enter into. Large as the ship was, it wasn't just the ship being the reason it took so long for them to be ready for Atlas. They had to make sure to transport other things. "That's our ride. Go ahead hop in. Plenty of room in the back. If you want to sit up front you both can fit, but be a little snug. The truck is armored, but if we get attacked we will still have to defend it. But, let's get going girls" He commented as he would start to head down. There was a long flight of stairs that lead straight to the vehicle. There was also a lift elevator that they could use as well. Once down, he would go to the driver's side and get in. Once they got in and were settled, he would start to drive off.
"Anything hoping to see?' he asked them.
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:46 pm
┏━━━━━━━━┓ Aurelia Hayes ┗━━━━━━━━┛ ✬Deputy Head Mistress of Beacon Academy✬ Shadow Education Minister✬
Aurelia gave a soft shake of her head at the question of students with technical expertise. "Jules Maxim and Scarlet Demonde are scheduled to cross at a later date. Both are poor fighters and otherwise occupied in Vale." At least she knew what the Maxim boy was up to. Why Aurtrox wanted to retain Scarlet as well, she didn't have a clue. "Remus Reinhart will be your best bet. While not as skilled as the other two, he has been known to fix moderately complicated mechanical components and is decent in a fight. " Looking over the maps and what information the military had gathered, her attention was drawn to Morose. "Morose Medical Research Facility. They will still have laboratory equipment, and if anyone is still there, hopefully, someone to do repairs." Even if it was raided like Fort Reed, it was hard to imagine a facility that size wouldn't still have what they needed.
As the orders were officially given, Aurelia couldn't help but wonder how many students would return to the Fort. Many of them had never been to Atlas, and those who had were still children when they left. It was one thing for the teachers of beacon to tell them about the freezing winds and Atlas variants of Grimm. It was another for the students to face these elements for the first time. After six years who even knew if the Grimm codex was still up to date or if some new Grimm types had emerged in the wilds of ice and snow. "And what shall we do while we wait for them to return?"
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Remus moved outside along with Henryk. A slight smile on his lips as the cold air washed over them. A sharp briskness filled his nose as he took in a deep breath. He held it for a little, letting it warm in his lungs, before letting it out as a long slow stream of white mist before his face. The air warm enough that the mist lingered long enough to pass over his should behind them as they walked before cooling and fading from visibility. That was a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time. The deep chill of Atlas. His body remembered it swiftly after that breath. Remus didn't bother with his aura for the immediate time being. Instead looking around at the surroundings and just soaking it in as Henryk talked to Chlo. When they finished talking about Chlo's first impressions of Atlas Henryk had a question for him next. A vibrant blue aurora shimmered over Remus's body from feet to head as he also activated his aura before answering him. "I honestly couldn't say Henryk. Atlas was known for high tech. The military in particular had some good stuff. But that was back then. In the here and now it is more likely we will be equipped using what the Vale military has on hand for us. Assuming there is in fact not some unknown cooperation going on here that we don't know about." Remus paused and considered that Henryk might of been referring to more basic equipment. "Though if you meant on a more basic level then I would expect we will be needing signals for various reasons as well as a number of tools you might expect mountain climbers to have on hand. Things like ice picks and stuff that might help us get around on the ice and mountains around the fort."
The group had moved inside the mountain fort as Remus spoke. Once there it wasn't long before someone showed up to get the show on the road. They called out four teams that they needed to get out into the field as soon as possible. The first one listed was theirs. This person specified for the called teams to get their weapons checked and gather supplies. Then he went one by one to tell them what they were to be doing. Since Harem was called first they were also told first. It seemed they wanted Team Harem to get comms back in working order. "This might mean we will come into contact with some Atlas tech. Since he said reestablish it could be they want us to go to a comm outpost of some sort and effect repairs, or at least evaluate the condition of the equipment and secure it for more technically skilled people if we can't fix it ourselves..."
Posts: 82 Company: Henryk & Chloris Condition: Determined Wearing: Winter modified version of shown Semblance Recharge: 0/0 Dialogue: "" Thoughts: ''
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✘ Profile ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ Henryk chuckled a little when he saw Chlo's reaction to the cold. Of the three of them, or four for that matter if he included Ella, she was the only one without having been to Atlas or a tie to it. He hoped, despite the serious nature of what they were doing, she would enjoy the visit. There weren't too many places you had snow year round after all. While juggling, she would respond to his question of how she liked it by saying it was colder than mountain winters but she liked it; generating a smile to his face. Her poke, while playful, almost caused him to lose the swing of things with his juggling and took a quick and frantic movement to keep things going...and so snowballs wouldn't land on all of their heads. 'Close one,' he thought with an internal sigh of relief. Where they were going, snow would soon run out. And he didn't want to lose his first snowballs in a while so soon. Looking to Remus with his next question, he would note he only activated his aura after a little bit of being out. 'He had way more tolerance than I would have had,' Henryk thought to himself. He was desert born...even if he had been here in past, he was definitely not made for it. Remus would say he wasn't sure, as most tech back then was good but it was also in the past. So they should expect to be using Vale tech primarily, unless there was some extra cooperation going on. Henryk hoped their would be; a portable heat generator would be nice here. He also added that, on a more basic level, signals and mountain climbing gear. Henryk was curious what he meant by signals, but didn't pursue it. The mountain climbing gear was a very good idea though; maybe even snow shoes if they had the option. 'Or jet skis or snowboards....' Henryk thought, imagining tearing across the snowy and icy lands at high speeds and having fun with it. Though that was probably a fantasy. Seeing they were going well on in, he would have thrown his snowballs up into the sky before heading into the base; maybe hitting some inadvertent people outside while he was safely out of sight now.
Before he could ask more, or for clarification, the main show would start it seemed. The rude guy from earlier would say sorry for short notice, and that they would be getting things underway quickly. 'We've yet to even stake a claim here!' Henryk thought to himself. They were the first teams selected right out the bat, along with a few others. They were told to go to the armory for weapons, supplies, and a GPS beacon to get to there mission location. If he could, his eyes would be swirls at the rapid onslaught of information. It was a lot to focus on just for their own parts, so he tuned out the other team sections be necessity for his mind. They had been tasked with...re-establishing communications? 'How are we going to do that?!' he wondered in surprise. He had no clue how to do that, and he was pretty sure Chlo did not either. Besides a mention of extra dust rations, that seemed to be all that was to be said for now. A bit dazed at the proceedings, Henryk would look to Remus as he spoke up. He seemed to be worrying about the same thing Henryk was, though offered that maybe they did not need to fix it themselves. "All I know is to whack a machine not cooperating or to turn it on and off again. If that doesn't work, I really hope there is an instruction manual there or we get some kind of repairman going with us," he would confide to his team. It did not really seem like they had an option aside from just going to the armory and trying to complete the mission. Come to think of it, the person never even said how they would get to their destination. "Hopefully we get some snowmobiles or something cool! We'll figure something out some way to fix things, we got this," he would announce confidently as he would head with his team to the armory. Once there, he would request some gear. The end result would be him equipped with a cane, some mountain climbing gear (rope, pitons, etc), snow shows, and a big hammer he saw that he took a liking too. Also a whole bunch of dust too, since they were being given a boost in it anyways. Also, if able, snacks and water since he wasn't sure how long this trip would be...anything recommended as well by his team. Along with the GPS device to find where their mission was. Once everyone on his team was ready, he would look at the device then them. "So uh...where to next?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head in uncertainty. ✘ Post count: 117 ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ OOC:
Apollo's answer to Rin's query about the lack of faith for being prepared made sense. While there had been a few Atlas natives from what he gathered earlier, not everyone was. 'Still, you would think they would tell us ahead that we didn't need to worry about outfits for the day and save some time,' he thought to himself. He could have come here in pajamas then and not have to change twice; even if he was enjoying the new clothes provided. Apollo would then ask his own question, or observation in a way; why was Rin relieved and optimistic? It was an honest question, but one that had a simple answer in Rin's mind. "That is because this is my home. I've lived here most of my life; well, not in this base exactly, but on Solitas. You could say I was built to survive here, and I know we will be successful in liberating my home from the Grimm. Plus....I had a really good nap and dream of becoming the Snow King," Rin would say with a smile to his face, and chuckle at his jest at the very end. He truly believed they could succeed; it was why he and the other kids were sent to Beacon. To one day help reclaim their homeland and make it more safe again; to help avoid accidents like with what happened to his family. Dealing with his tribe...was another thing entirely though. But being back in the cold, snow, home, had Rin feeling good. With explanation done, he would gesture to the door and lead Apollo out. "Don't you feel a bit optimistic? You were born here too; and we finally reached the day where we can take back our home; even if its in different parts of Solitas," Rin would ask over his shoulder as he reached the outside. A rush of cool wind and snow would go past Rin as he stepped forth, shivering slightly from the temperature difference with the ship but not activating his own aura. It felt...nice, to be back in the cold. Soon enough, his shivering subsided as he got used to it and blew out his breath to see it form a cloud before him. One of the simple joys not afforded to him in Vale.
Before he could do anything else, they would get an announcement saying to pick out living quarters and devise battle plans before they were given missions; as the first wave, their success was the most important. Rin could feel some internal pressure building at the mention of that; his return was not a vacation even if it felt like it. However, he distracted his mind by focusing on the claiming living arrangements part. Looking to Apollo, he would flash a look to the guy. "Let's claim somewhere high with a view before someone else gets the good spot!" he would exclaim and calmly take off in search of the best spot to set up camp. He could spy some high areas and towers, but the only way up was to go in. As such, Rin would lead Apollo inside; or more so hoped he followed as he was a fox with a mission now. Unfortunately, before they could really settle in and get the best real estate, they would be stopped by a crowd of students and the blue haired guy speaking again. He was now talking about the missions starting already! 'He just said we would have time to pick out living quarters and everything!' Rin thought. This guy didn't seem to know how to make up his mind. What was worse was they were already being picked out for a mission! While Rin was all for going out to reclaim his homeland...he had expected a break and rest before it and was now being deprived of it. He was looking forward to customizing and staking a claim in the base. The crushing of expectation that was set by the guy sucked. As he listened to the briefing, silently annoyed, he would hear that he and Apollo would be joining another team to explore the...bunker region? 'At least scouting isn't too bad a mission. But the city areas are full of Grimm...unless this is away from the city?' he thought to himself. He hadn't seen any in the past, but he was always told to avoid those areas. Looking to Apollo once the briefing was over, he would sigh. "It seems we will have to claim our Crow's nest later. I was looking forward to setting up our base too," Rin would comment and head off to where the armory was. He would equip himself with a bag filled with some rope, climbing tools, snow/ice traveling shoe accessories, rations, water, fire starter kit, and a GPS thingy they were given. He also got some goggles and a face veil, just in case they ran into a blizzard or something and stuff started flying into his face. He already had his weapon thankfully with his carry on. "I think I am good to go. How about you; any suggestion to take as well?" He would say and ask as he turned to Apollo once more.
Once they were both set, with Rin getting any additional equipment Apollo recommended and dust, he would head back to their wait area with him. As they came back to their area, at least where he was directed when he asked a guard where team Ra should go, he would see a duo already there. He recognized them as Narx and Danae; even if only one of them had introduced themselves before. The guy was nice at least, even if his girlfriend had ignored him when they were talking earlier. It made him wonder if they were the team they were supposed to be paired with. He would give a brief look to Apollo, a silent ask if he was alright with interacting and joining him, before he headed towards the duo. "It seems we meet again, Narx," he would say as he reached the two with a friendly smile to him. Given she had ignored him before, he was returning the favor to Danae by not greeting her. "You wouldn't happen to be part of team Sweet heart, would you? I realized I never did ask what team you were part of earlier, or introduced mine. I'm part of team Ra and just trying to find out who I will be going out to the field with," he would ask him, keeping his attention just on Narx. What he was doing was childish but...his pride and vengeful nature made him have to repay the favor. Thankfully, he didn't have a prank in mind to pull quite yet or else he may've done that instead. If Apollo were with him, Rin would also introduce him. "This is Apollo, the A of Ra," he would add, still smiling, as a small shower of sparks would go off behind Apollo as Rin introduced him.
Wakana Scroll Bag filled with some rope, climbing tools, snow/ice traveling shoe accessories, rations, water, fire starter kit, and a GPS thingy they were given. Snow goggles and face veil. Dust (to be specified next post).
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As all three of them walked to and in the fort, Chloris looked between her teammates as each spoke. Her mossy-green eyes turning to Remus from time to time as they walked while he spoke on the facts on what they would need. Ironically, this information would become relevant all too soon. Her smile turned to a frown as she heard their team name called. In truth, she had not wanted to go out so soon. But, she couldn't deny that it was exciting to get to go and be the first to explore. Getting equipment, including dust, she grabbed what she needed and followed with the rest of her teammates."I don't know a thin' about that skill, but I just hope we get to ride the Grimm before they die,"Chloris stated, referring back to their first mission with a smile. The question made her giggle before she would ask those who were equipping them where to meet up with their officers.
"I hope Ella's alright,"The young woman sighed as they would meet with the rest of the teams going. Deciding to take a look at them, it seemed there were more than a few pairings than full teams. Among those that were joining them, she only recognized two individuals; both males, one from the far past and the other from the ship. Looking to all as they were close enough though, she would wave and share a genuine smile."This shall be interesting."Chloris was curious as to where all were to go."I wish y'all luck and safety on your missions. 'Til we meet again,"Chlo told them all with sincere kindness and optimism, but with a maturity to her tone.
Out of Chamomile~!: Post(s) Count: 115 Profile Location: Fort Reed / Team HARE, Team RA, Team SH, and Team XY Semblance Activation: ==== Outfit/Equipped:Outfit // Winter Wear // Hairstyle // Satchel with things in it // Primary Weapon // Quarterstaff // Dust Types: (will be listed in next post)
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Ylva sighed as Xanthe mentioned dust as they had to get equipment; the shackle quieted by the scarf around her neck."I'd prefer not to...Tribe tradition,"She replied...though a part of her reasoned that this was unknown territory, so it would be best to get what was needed, just in case. It wasn't blasphemous to use dust, it was just frowned upon. After internally arguing, she would sigh."Fine,"The petite wolf-girl growled. Collecting dust before walking with Xanthe and greeting the soldier that would be escorting them out into the field."What the..."Ylva thought as the hackles on the back of her neck rose.
She unintentionally snarled as she saw the vehicle. The airship was big enough that the wolf faunus hadn't really registered it like the trucks...this, she would not get in; she mostly walked where she went."I am not getting in That,"The petite wolf-girl growled; visibly upset and distrusting of the truck. It took Xanthe's convincing...and promising to cause utter chaos should anything go awry on the drive to finally get her in though."Okay...I can do this..."Ylva thought as she would get in back with Xanthe; since there was more room back there. Hearing Scarre's question, she would give him a slightly bemused stare; unease clawed at her stomach as they moved.
Out Of Caves!: Fears activated: █ ▬ Amaxophobia (riding in a car); Cleisiophobia (Being locked in enclosed spaces) Posts Count: 78 Profile Location: Fort Reed // Xanthe and other teams Outfit/Equipped:Hairstyle / Winter wear / Ulv Lofte (PW) / Travel bag with things in it / Other Weapons // Dust (list in next post) Semblance Activation/Rest: -----
Auburn needed to burn off some steam still, but, she doubted the idiots in charge here would either realize how stupid they were being or allow her to go find something to do to work out her irritation. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see someone approaching and, even before Dee could tap her on the shoulder, she turned her head to look at him, avoiding the contact."No offense Dee, but touching me in not a good idea right now. That little b***h pissed me off and the ******** in charge of this bullshit have their heads so far up their ******** asses they are completely clueless. ******** restraints...I need to hit s**t."She noticed he was carrying extra winter clothes and cocked her head, still not used to the idea of someone looking out for her."What's up with the extra coats and s**t?"
Weapon(s): Judgement is a massive sword that is 77" long, 14" wide and weighs 54 lbs, but, has no unique properties other than that. Auburn is able to wield this beast of a blade, even one-handed, because of her Semblance.
However, her boots and gauntlets are equipped with mini cannon-like guns that fire off dust rounds.
She wondered what people were saying about them and if it was about the windmills. Or the fires. Actually neither of those were that great. "Oh." She nodded as he explained, it was somehow not what she'd been expecting but she couldn't put into words what else it could have been and so decided to roll with it. "Got something against tribes, city boy?" She asked in a flat tone, before flashing him a grin after letting him stew. Following his chain of thoughts she assumed that the reason they hadn't reached out was because they were coping without outsider intervention. It had been the reason why her village had decided to forgo help, of course they had been overwhelmed eventually but for a time the grimm had seemed to leave them alone. It was a problem with perspective of course, the reason they had been spared for so long was because something else had been distracting them and eventually that something failed. She suspected if Scarre's survivors were the same then it was just a matter of time before they were also wiped out. She followed the officer outside, raising her aura to stop herself from freezing.
Ylva started acting strange as soon as they reached the truck, thinking back she didn't think she'd ever seen her partner in a car but had never really thought anything of it. It was entirely possible Ylva had told her about her fear of cars and wide open spaces but it seemed more likely that it had never come up before, they did just meet places and the both walked a lot in general. Xanthe was at a loss for a moment with what to do but quickly thought of a solution, she grabbed her friends hand. "Exactly! A truck of undetermined origins... Probably in league with the windmills!" As soon as she'd said the words she had pulled out her knife and dragged Ylva towards the back bumper, where she proceeded to carve an X into it and hand the knife off to her friend. "Gotta mark it, that's how you prove you've conquered it." She slung her pack into the back and stepped back to look at Scarre while Ylva took a minute to herself. "If you trust the truck, we'll use it but if anything does go wrong there'll be hell to pay! Mark my words." With that said, she climbed into the back, helped Ylva up and pocketed the blade. She mouthed You okay? when they were alone in the back. "The library." She answered Scarre without any of the previous flair. "I need to loose a book somewhere. What else is there to see?" She assumed he would know the good tourist traps. Assuming any were left.
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:55 pm
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Narx would be in deep thought but he would stick with Danaë in getting equipment and dust and all the gear they needed for the mission. Though it didn't feel right to prepare without knowing what was ahead, but this must be like what real missions were like. Much less intel than Beacon missions. Which made sense. Children were protected, and most of the students at Beacon were minors. Though some were older. "My head?" Narx responded to Danaë's comment, but they would move on quickly from that point. "Wise." he said in response to what Danaë said about survival usage of dust, he really just didn't use it much in combat. It wasn't that it wouldn't be useful. He just for some reason had a strong aversion to it. Something about it felt unfair. Or maybe that was an excuse for this odd sense he got when he did use it. Like a painful memory trying to resurface.
Eventually they'd be all setup and ready to go and Rin would approach. The kind faunus from before, "Rin! Glad to see ya. This cold and unfamiliar place could use more kind faces like yours." Narx responded with a bright smile. He genuinely felt a sense of comfort from Rin. It was odd to like someone he only just met. "Yes, team Sweetheart, Danaë and I are a duo. We've had some rough luck with our past teams..." A dark look took over as Narx thought on the terrorist attack at Beacon and how one of their members was shredded alive by the bomb that devastated the gym. It was so tragic. After that their team fell apart. The replacement duo wasn't any better. One was nearly lost in the caves and the other lost mental stability. Ultimately they both dropped out of Beacon.
"I hope we're teamed up. If not this mission, on one of the future ones. I really wonder how they decide this stuff in the background." Narx would smile and offer a hand to shake to Apollo when introduced. "Nice to meet you, Apollo. Have you guys been friends for a long time?" It was nice to meet others while awaiting the final orders for their mission.
❝ —location Fort Reed ❝ —profile ❝ — post count 162 ❝ — company Narx ❝ — Dust Allotment 2 Large red crystals, 4 vials of red dust, 2 large blue crystals, 4 vials of blue dust, 1 large black dust, 4 vials of black dust, 1 large purple crystal, 4 vials of purple dust. ❝ — out of calamusOutfit If you have any questions about my wording, please let me know ^.^;
Danaë would lean into Narx. I mean, maybe you'll get some memories while you are here, silly." She would giggle, and then lean away. She would continue to keep moving.
Once they were settled down, a young fox male would come towards them. She would tilt her head in an owl like way, and give a light Hoot. Why would he approach them. Then he seemed friendly enough. Narx seemed to know him, and introduced them again. "Oh, yes, I am Danaë Hallþóra Svéd, the leader of Team Sweetheart, nice to meet you both!" Danaë would put her feathered hand out for a handshake. When Narx mentioned their luck with Team mates...her face looked down as well. She failed as a leader. He grabbed the necklace that had horns on it, that was under her plume of feathers, it reminded her not to fail again. "Oh, Narx, They are the team we are doing our mission with." She would then look to Rin, and Apollo. "Did you remember to take your dust ration? Even if you don't use it for fighting, we should use them for emergency heat." She would then Grab Narx's arm, gently, leaning against him.
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:38 pm
A young female officer approached the group of SH and RA. "Danaë Hallþóra Svéd, Narx Hellhorns, Rin Fannar Rupa and Artecius "Apollo" Crimson." She said looking up from her scroll to study the group. It wasn't a question but a statement. "Artecius Crimson, you will need to stay in Fort Reed. There seems to be a problem with your paperwork. Danaë, Narx and Rin, snowmobiles are waiting for you out front. I've forwarded coordinates and a map to your scrolls. Our preliminary intel have picked up what appears to be a settlement just over a days ride from here. Your assignment is to investigate if anyone is living there, determine if they are friendly or hostile, how they have managed to survive on the surface and start diplomatic relations. Until the communication tower is repaired you will not be able to contact us and will need to rely on the map and built in compass on your scrolls. Once you have all of your supplies head out immediately."
((Akira asked me to put his characters on hiatus for the time being. Do as many get ready posts as you like, but make sure you are on the snowmobiles and traveling by Jan 29th. If you start traveling sooner I will post your next prompt sooner. Move to the Mσяσѕє thread once you leave fort reed)
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Narx would nod at what Danaë said. "That would be nice..." But would it really? He wasn't so sure with the little he did know from Ora. They were interrupted by a young female officer who gave them some commands to investigate some place that may or may not be inhabited. He would finish gathering his dust, mostly fire and gravity, but he also made sure to grab one large and small electric.
"They are the team we're going with?" he said in response to what Danaë said. How had he missed that?! He was excited now.
Once they were done prepping and suited up Narx would inspect the snowmobiles they were to be using. They were quite nice. They had a military officer instruct them on the proper use of course. It was simple enough. Narx would also make sure to load his snowmobile up with some rock/ice climbing gear and an extra battery source with the proper wires. "I'm ready when you guys are." Narx said giving Rin, Apollo, and Danaë a nod. "Danaë, you going to ride with me or on a separate one? Might be better to split up, but I am happy either way."
Rin was glad to see Narx was just as friendly as beforehand, giving him a jubilant response to his sudden re-introduction. And complementing him to boot, in that he had a kind face. A bit ironic, given his current mentality to Narx's feathered companion, but still well received nonetheless. As the initial introduction began, his girlfriend would speak up; introducing herself as Danaë Hallþóra Svéd, the leader of team Sweetheart, and that it was nice to meet him with a hand outstretched. Rin was still half tempted just to leave her hanging from her earlier behavior, but decided to be nice for now given Narx's warm welcome as he shook her hand. Narx would speak again now, mentioning that he and Miss Svéd were a duo due to rough luck with past teams. Both of them seemed to simultaneously bear dark expressions on their faces from whatever experience that had been. While Rin was intrigued by this, and whatever drama may lay beneath with the information hinted at, he did not pursue it for the time being. Given circumstances with Kitsuko who had left as swiftly as she came back...things were not completely better if he were to share information as well. Narx would then seem to have misunderstood Rin, as he said he hoped they would be teamed up at some stage with however groupings were decided. Rin was about to correct him when Danaë spoke up and informed him they would be doing the mission together already. 'That saves me a little bit of effort in informing him at least,' he thought to himself as Narx would go to interact with Apollo and ask if they had been friends for a long time. Rin would choose to pipe in then. "Not too long. We only met one another in the last few months. How long have you two known each other?" he would respond and ask politely of them in return. As Danaë would ask if they had packed their dust rations to full allotment, Rin would nod. "The frozen tundra is unforgiving to the unprepared traveler. Having been on Solitas till little under a year ago, I ensured I took as much as was allowed. You never know what might happen," he would respond, revealing he was native to here until recently. While Narx seemed genuinely surprised by the news they would be working together, a female officer would approach them then. She would begin by merely addressing their names, to which Rin nodded when his was said to confirm his identity. Rin was curious why they were being approached, but soon learned why with swift bad news; Apollo would have to stay while he went out on a mission due to a problem with paperwork. 'What!?' he thought in slight panic, not hiding it well. They had already come alone without the rest of their team, and now they would be further separated as well. It seemed unfair. "What? There has to be some mistake, we both came here as a team. You can't just separate us," Rin would protest but be met with swift denial in this changing for the time being. Dejected, Rin was forced to accept he would be the only member of team Arctic going on this first mission now. Only passively listening as he was deeply upset, he would gather they got a map to their destination on their scrolls and would need to take snowmobiles out to it. It was some kind of settlement apparently, and Rin doubted it was one of his tribe. "How do we drive a...snowmobile? And what do we do once done; whether people are there or not?" he would ask with doubt in his voice. He had been here on the continent a long time, and heard no such thing as another surviving settlement. Even if this wasn't exactly close to where his tribe had lived. Further, despite being a Rupa, he had no idea how to pilot one of those things. Advancement, even technological, was still a disputed subject among his family and the Lat so this was not as widespread. He also didn't really pay attention to vehicle driving while he was there.
After some explanation and an answer should their objective be completed one way or another that they return to base to report, Rin would go with team Sweetheart after a goodbye to Apollo and promise to meet up once he was back. He would slowly load his own stuff onto the snowmobile once there, attaching it securely to the vehicle while making sure wakana would be securely attached to himself in the case of something causing him and his ride to be separated. He also specifically attach a small cyan dust to each side of the snowmobile as emergency defenses; in case of attack from any of those sides he could activate it to form a temporary hard-light barrier to protect himself; or perhaps change them to something more offensive for ramming. It gave him flexibility and security nonetheless. This did take him a little more time to set up though with this in mind, so when Narx asked if they were ready he would get a quick response as Rin set up. "Not quite but almost," would be what he said as he was focused on his task. After a few minutes, he would tentatively mount the vehicle and experimentally start it. It was one thing to be told and shown what to do versus actually doing it as he accidentally went forward a bit before immediately hitting the "breaks" of the vehicle and almost throwing himself off. During which Narx would ask if his girlfriend wanted to ride with him or not, which Rin's heart was beating too fast to hear after that scare. "I-I think i'm ready...more or less.." Rin would pipe up, being very careful not to touch anything for the moment as he waited on the others to see if they were all in agreement.
Wakana Scroll Bag filled with some rope, climbing tools, snow/ice traveling shoe accessories, rations, water, fire starter kit, and a GPS thingy they were given. Snow goggles and face veil.
Dust:
Large (6): 3 Pale blue, 2 Purple, 1 Red Small (16): 4 Red, 4 White, 4 Cyan (one on each side of snowmobile), 4 Blue
