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 Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:13 am
There was a distinct look of utter gratitude on Before's face as both Bix and Boss rescued him from his rambling. When it became apparent their team had been formed he took it upon himself to come up with an appropriate team name (even if he was the only one who was going to use it). "Hey, hey, hey, just noticed we can totes be Betta Than Ever!" the Life Hunter trainee stated just low enough that Caelius wouldn't hear. "Whaddya think?" 833333
Before hoped he didn't have to explain the reasoning behind the name. He thought it was pretty clever of him. Of course, he'd overlooked that Tika wasn't a former Beta but but but but but SHE CAN TOTES BE AN HONORARY BETA, YEAH? YEAH? YEAH? Hmmmm, perhaps he can ask this of Boss?
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:14 am
"Oh! You were the ... Demon? Frost or ice demon or some s**t?" She remembered the name Gale. But the fact they'd been in golems at the time of the meeting had thrown off Tika. She had to admit.
Before Tika knew it, the group was complete. The teen gladly took Ariane's hand and shook it.
"Tika. Nice to meet you Ariane, or Boss? That seems to be what you've been deemed?" She gave the other female a teasing grin.
Befores enthusiasm made her a bit aware of her self. She wasn't sure if it was a good enthusiasm or if maybe Before had a sarcastic sense of humor like her. Maybe a bit of both? But she did feel welcomed amongst the group.
"So I guess... Ummm ... We should try to not end up like that charred guy? Go team?" Was there really anything else to say? Other then lets not die? Gale, Before, Bix, and Ariane were on her team. That meant Tika had some minor responsibility for them right? Working as a team?
"Betta for ever? I think that fits."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:27 am
Nicodemus was fortunately more astute about things at the moment than Cassandra was, warning her carefully that someone was approaching as to prevent the situation known as 'The girl shrieks and jumps out of her skin in surprise'. Though based on his own dabblings into her mind, he was relatively sure that...well... it probably wasn't possible to take her by surprise just by being sudden. That much was sure.
However, if Jude had been expecting Cass to argue with the sudden pairing... he was sorely mistaken, as the younger girl just linked her arm with his and grinned. "That sounds like a most excellent plan!" she beamed energetically. Nicodemus seemed to zone in on the physical contact and radiated a bit of distaste, but Cass ignored it easily. She was getting a bit too good at phasing out the Tonberry in her head. Even if he'd never quite be that people expected him to be. Alas, if only she could draw. Then she'd make a picture of that sunnuva b***h in her head.
"I'm actually looking for Marcus." she said, nodding. Certainly she wasn't gauging whatever team she would end up in on ability. She'd just....gravitate towards people she knew. But hey, if they could get Marcus and maybe two other people besides that, she'd deal.
Yeah. A group of five sounded good.
She paused after a moment. "If you see Leon, we should try to get him in our group too." Cass added. She only..vaguely..knew the guy, but he seemed tough and physically capable. Cass would sign up for that in a group immediately.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:46 am
" Ennea!" Madison called out as the younger girl approached, but she was distracted from Ennea's various clinging antics by her own weapon. Who is it? Kouki said, and she had a distinct mental sense of... well, craning necks. As if her weapon wanted to see something rather badly. Who claimed her?What on earth are you talking about?Can't you tell? She's been to the Cove. Look. Her attention was tugged to focus on Ennea's wrist and the charm bracelet there. That's a weapon? She looked at her own bracelet, the four beads lightly moving around her wrist. Huh. I wonder...So do we, so do we! Kouki said eagerly. Let's ask, find out-Not now. We have to find the others first, Madison thought firmly, then shifted to stand on her tiptoes. Robert and Petra had to be around here somewhere, right?
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:57 am
Leon was always one that loved to have his daily training, even if there was a mission or not. For the energetic boxer it just meant EXTRA training and that.... that was quite alright in his book. WHile he hated to be tardy for anything, it did take a few moments of scolding from Nidhogg to remind him to get his butt over to the meeting room in all its blueish wonder.
And yay, more helicopter rides. where they got the funding to use one regularly like this Stone had no clue, one more mystery to add to the pile that was their leaders. nevertheless, He kept an open ear throughout the long winded speech and to the mission details. Another survival camp situation from what he could gather in between all the gab that Master Caelius loved to go on about.
it was a bit of time before the brunette hunter got to fish through his supplies and cheer in glee over the lack of a gun in his bag. "******** yea, no more horrible guns for me, eh Nid?" he whooted mentally toward the dragon.
Chainsaw vs gun, chainsaw wins.
The whole group thing seemed like a staple for them as trainees, as bodies began to float toward one another as if they were on invisible strings, or clumping together like some kind of gravitational pull that didn't affect the physically fit.
Either way it still left him feeling like the last one picked for kickball, even though that wasn't the case anymore. But there was still the overwhelming urge for him to find a group before Cael did it for him.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:40 pm
Robert was here all right, and he had his baggage. It was swung over his shoulder, and he carried it easily over to the group, setting it down in front of him before giving everyone a great big, cheesy grin. "All right! I'm all packed! We ready to go?" The baggage, of course, was Petra.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:01 pm
Speak of the devil. Caelius stared impassively at Dr. H, and decided that all in all, it would have been a compliment to his esteemed colleague.
"And just when I thought you had collapsed somewhere and died- ah, Dr.H, nice of you to join us." Obviously, their feelings towards each other were mutual. He straightened his glasses and put a thoughtful hand to his chin. "I would really love to help my esteemed colleague with his back problems by picking up small objects, but I'm afraid I have been assigned to the tedious task of babysitting. We all know how that works around here."
As if goading the other had solved all his problems somehow, Caelius turned towards the beginnings of the ensemble of trainee groups. "I am rather relieved to see that some of you have not lost the ability to count, an intelligence IQ surpassing two digits usually does help in missions." He pulled out from the not-so-clean pile behind him a clipboard just as a strange crashing noise and a small roar was heard from the tent beyond. The Death Hunter did not even blink. "All right, teams who are ready, please write your names legibly on this clipboard here, anyone who does not have a team or wishes to volunteer for other...activities, please make a note so as well."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:26 pm
Well damn. Another round of 'lets see if the trainees will die today'. Sighing, Marcus wasn't going to fight the forces of fate. Even if fate consisted of two very very sadistic douches. One with a scythe, the other with science. He'd just keep his head down. There was no way he wanted to come up on anybodies radar as far as the mentors went. And from how Dr. H was treating Davey...poor guy.
Looking for possible teammates, it would be no surprise that when he caught sight of Cassandra, he gravitated toward her like a moth to a flame. He was male and she was his girlfriend. Not much thought put into that decision. Walking up behind her he smirked. "I didn't know you wanted me that badly. Good to know for later I guess." Bending down he gave a small kiss to her cheek.
Sorry team, You'd have to deal with it. It being the Marcass combo.
He didn't ignore the other however. "Yo, Don't think we've met. I'm Marcus Hasan, moon hunter. I am guessing we'll be forming our own little group?"
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:43 pm
From where she was draped over Robert's shoulder, Petra lifted her head to give the other members of Phoenix a warm, if slightly weary greeting, inclining it towards each of the others with a slight wave of a hand. Or at least, warm for her. By now, each of them likely had the ability to read her rather muted expressions if they so chose, although it was quite possible that perhaps it was more of wishful thinking on her part. At any rate, she didn't seem to be struggling from where she was perched, accepting her fate with a patience that was reserved only for Robert. Because really, what was she supposed to do? There was no way anyone could deny him if he really wanted something -- she was sure even their fearless leader would have been powerless, had Robert decided to pick him up.
Dangling from her own shoulders were both her and her buff fiance's backpacks. "I think we are," she replied, looking around at them. Her eyes, however, came to a stop on Jerry, her expression shifting a little further, this time with concern. "Be careful Jerry." The undertone of the statement clearly said 'if you die, I will kill every single one of the responsible party.'
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:51 pm
Dr. H just flapped his hand at Caelius in a small shoo-ing motion, muttering under his breath about people who had little more than hair-care products on their brain and where the hell was his gimpy minion and halfwit assistant? Clarice paused a moment, wondering if the trainee had just given her an order, and replied lightly, "Oh sure, he was probably going to have me do that anyways, trainee. And these ones don't contain rabid...things, so it should be fine. I'm Clarice, by the way! And you, trainee, your name is Davey, right? Davey...uh... Jones? Well don't worry Davey, I'll assist you in your time of need. Those boxes can be pretty heavy and I wouldn't want you to lose your balance. Doctor H never has any consideration for other people's disadvantages, even if they're just, you know, trainees."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:06 pm
"One of these days she's going to kick your a** for that," Jordan said solemnly to Robert. Then he grinned. "Just not today, apparently." He nodded greetings to Ennea and Petra; there was still a twinge of muffled guilt in the back of his mind at sending Jerry off without them, but the man had volunteered, and they were limited to five. Putting the rather alarming goings-on with the machine out of his mind, he looked around at his team. Time to focus on the mission at hand. "All right, guys," he said seriously. "Here's the deal. Whenever possible, I'll get everyone's input and opinions before we do things. But there are probably going to be instances in which something's going to have to be done and done fast; if you guys are still willing to accept me as a leader, I'm asking you to go by what I tell you when there's no time to talk it out. I'll do all I can to keep all of us safe and get us through this mission. If anyone's got issues or arguments, we'll deal with that now or afterwards. We'll be safer and more effective if we're all working together and functioning as a unit." He took a deep breath. "Good with you?" Ferros chuckled softly in the back of his mind; he could feel his weapon's approval. Thanks for the moral support, he said dryly to his hammer. Was that serious or sarcastic? Ferros laughed. I don't know either. Now shut up a minute, I'm talking to my team.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:17 pm
Madison had to admit to a faint twinge of guilty relief at Jerry's volunteering - after what had happened with Robert the other day, she had been struck with sudden terror that she would be the odd one out. And then none of the other Hunters would want her... These are yours? Kouki said, interrupting her maudlin thoughts with bright curiosity. How interesting.Oh, that's right... Startled, Madison realized that Kouki had never met Phoenix Squad, at least not all of them at once. Not like this. Yeah. That's them. Her fists clenched at her sides for a moment. She was not going to ******** this up. She wasn't going to be the weak link any longer - and not by passing that weakness on to someone else, throwing someone under the bus for her own sake. She was going to become stronger. "That's fine, Boss," she said, quietly, giving Jordan a nervous but genuine smile. "I trust you guys. All of you. And I want to earn your trust too," she added, lifting her chin slightly. Her gaze darted to Robert just for a moment.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:18 pm
Davey felt a twitch developing in one cheek. He tried to remain calm and polite with Clarice in the face of a sadism that had clearly been encouraged to thrive under the evil b*****d of a doctor. "Brant," he grated out. "My last name is Brant, not Jones."
Clearly the woman spent too much time invesitgating monsters and other supernatural things if the first thing that popped into her mind with a figure from scary sea stories. That, or like with her repeated use of trainee, she was showing him that even as an assistant, she was still above him. Whatever. Davey just wanted to muzzle her and her doctor both.
He forced himself to acknowledge this. It would be the first time he had to work under dickheads who didn't deserve their ranks - or might have at one point until the power went to their heads. Davey tried not to grind his teeth - he doubted the doctor had a decent health plan here, more like 'if it's damaged, remove it'. "Thank you. Your help would be most appreciated."
The infirmary wasn't far. Good planning, really. Someone was clearly familiar with Doctor H and his M.O. The tech was passed over with a shrug and an empty look when Davey was asked what had happened. Doctor H had happened. Anything beyond that, Davey didn't have a clue.
Exiting, Davey paused in the hallway. He tried to bring up a map of the compound in his mind. It was full of holes. He needed to get out more and explore this place.
"So the lab was... this way?" he asked Clarice, pointing off in the direction he thought was correct.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:30 pm
Candace didn't notice Jerry staring at her. Okay, so she felt the staring but she was pretending not to notice. She was staying quiet for now, arms crossed comfortably just under her chest and eyes trained on Caelius. Caelius. Beautiful, glorious Caelius and his beautiful, beautiful scythe. She almost missed everything that was being said, everything that was around him. That scythe. Ugh. How she craved it.
He's staring at your a** again, darlin'. Atropos chuckled. Candace rolled her eyes but said nothing. She was ignoring Atropos as much as she possibly could. It would be wise to follow some of what Caelius was saying. Not that I blame him. You do have a lovely little butt, huh? And you wear those teeny little shorts. It's like you're ASKING for it. Candace groaned a bit. Shut up, Atropos.
They were separated into groups, or rather separated to make groups. Wait. What? They had to make groups? She looked around for someone to bother, noticing Jerry seemed to force himself to be the odd man out. She frowned. Well...his fault for being such a push over. That man really needed to grow a back bone. "Hey, Jerr-bear." She called to him as she folded her arms behind her head and walked over to the lonely Hunter. Before she continued she draped her arms over his shoulders and leaned her weight into him, giving a childish whining sound and rubbing her cheek against his. She was forcing Jerry to support her and hold her weight up. "Be on myyyyy teeeeeeam? Pleeeeeeeease?" Candace pouted her lips a bit and looked up at him. Pweeeeeease, Jewwy?
But then she heard reference to a very familiar room and her hug on Jerry tightened a moment. She was grinning now. "In Caelius' defense, he lost the game he was playing." She piped up in Dr. H's direction, swaying side to side with Jerry and humming. Had she feathers she would be puffing up with pride. Heh. Slaughter. It was a beautiful day, yes.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:41 pm
"You got it boss." Robert would have listened to his instructions even if there was time to debate, but his loyalty was no secret. He had missed the conversation concerning who was the odd man out, so when he looked around, it suddenly hit him. He asked in the most eloquent way he could. "Oi. Where's the nerd?"
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