The Vertix

[Time Travelling Toaster]

"That depends entirely on if anything happens, Grace," Misa sighs, her head still leaning on the table.

"For all we know, it's just sitting about on the carriage till we get there, standing about in the hall then leaving again," she shrugs, picking her head up off the table.

Stop your whining, snaps the Minister, First squad, go and get ready, you are leaving soon, everyone else, you have the day to relax and unwind, or train, it's your call. Go! The monitor cuts to black, as the Minister leaves the room.

 

[ThreeWords]

"Yes sir" nodded Jon, then looked to his squad, "Aurelius, Trent, we move as soon as Kylar returns"

Spoiler: OOC

Will we set off on foot, or by vehicle, or what?

 

[NeoAC]

"Well, I wouldn't exactly complain if that happened Misa, but still, it's nice to at least get out of here for a couple days." Grace leaned onto the table, propping her head up with her arm. "I mean, just to like break up the routine for a bit."

 

[Time Travelling Toaster]

Spoiler: OOC

Well, there is no "vehicles" per say >.> so you can use horses or walk if you wish.

"Yay for breaking the routine by standing still!" Misa cheers sarcastically, a light grin on her face.

"So what are we planning today then, since we have nothing to do...again?"

 

[NeoAC]

"Well I dunno," Grace admitted. "Gotta prepare for the big day of standing still! I was hoping breakfast would be ready by now, since eating was pretty high on the priority list at the moment. Other then that, I have no idea. There's only so much you can do in here before you start to get bored of everything, you know?"

 

[axle 19]

Kylar returned down the steps glancing at Jon, "Let's get this show on the road."

Spoiler: OoC

I won't be on till later tonight since I have two finals today so if you could control my character for a bit that'll be great. Thanks.

 

[AboveUp]

"I'm with Grace." Cygnus said "This may be nothing, but it may be big. Best prepare for the day ahead and make sure all our equipment is in order. I'd appreciate it if we could be ready the second we get the call from the Ministers to leave."

He stood still for a while, hearing his stomach go off. "But first things first, breakfast. It's nice to have a day without having to train on an empty stomach."

 

[Arkhangelsk]

"Yay, breakfast." Isaac said, he was starving. "Let's eat before I die. No way I can embark on a mission on an empty stomach."

 

[RavingPenguin]

Trent went back to the barracks to fetch his belt and wire. He kept his standard clothes on, they concealed his armor for the most part and if he was going to be gathering information then he needed to be incognito. Not sure what else to bring he headed back towards the mess hall where everyone else had gathered. "Right, so when do we leave?" Trent asked, "I'm eager to get going."

 

[Cinnonym]

Aurelius informed Jon that he was prepared to leave with a quick word and excused himself from the room to wait in the hall. As far as he was concerned, it was part of his job description to be ready to leave at a moment's notice--he made good on that.

 

[ThreeWords]

Jon nodded to Kylar, then said over his shoulder, "We're leaving now, Trent. I believe there are horses in the courtyard..."

Outside, they found four horses, quickly mounted up, and set of for the target town. They arrived in the early evening, and Jon wasted no time setting out a plan.

"Trent, you're doing what you do best; talking to people. I want to know anything thats going on tomorrow, who's running it and what they're being paid. Kylar, you go with him, use you tricks to help the poor sods talk. Oh, and keep an inner eye out for anyone casting spells"

"Aurelius," he finished, "You're with me. We're gonna check out those roofs"

 

[axle 19]

Kylar watched as Jon and Aurelius walked off, enjoying the fact that they actually had a plan of action. Exhaling, he glanced back at Trent before saying, "So are we just going to ask random strangers or do you have some kind of strategy?"

 

[RavingPenguin]

"Well Kylar, first we need to know where we can talk to someone, and seeing as its early in the morning I think it would be best to walk around town first. We need to find the slum districts and perhaps a few drinking establishments in the areas." Trent started walking as Kylar followed behind him. "We have roughly 24 hours to determine whether anything or not is going on in this town, and given that criminal activity generally tends to occur later in the day we should find a base of operations to operate out of and interrogate if necessary. Perhaps even....." Trent went on for a while, laying out what needed to be done more to remind himself than for the benefit of Kylar.

They had moved into a poor district and Trent had stopped in front of an abandoned building. "Ah, this should do nicely. We wont be staying long anyway." He moved inside and looked around, a bum slept in the corner, several bottles of alcohol lie scattered about, and old ramshackled furniture sat around gathering dust. Trent kicked the bum and adopted an accent, "Get outta here, ya lazy git! Werra terrin da buildin down, if you ain't moved yousa goin wit it."

The bum left with a look of confusion and terror in his eyes. Trent turned back to Kylar, "Well now, did you see any place we could start looking? Maybe any shady behavior?"

 

[Time Travelling Toaster]

Spoiler: OOc

Spoiler: OOC

Hey, TTT, any spots left, or am I screwed? Anyway, just in case, here's a Magus to even things out.

Name: Thanatos De Infernus
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Class: Magus
Weapons: Fire
Appearance: 6?7?, with midnight black hair and crimson red eyes, as bright as the fire he controls. Thanatos wears heavy boots, black pants, a bright red shirt, and a black sleeveless flak jacket. He wears a fingerless black glove on his left hand, with the family crest, two swords crossed over a blazing inferno on the back of the hand.

I've always played the Golem. I wanted to try a magic user for once.

Needs be as the crow flies, due to Sparrows 'banning' and Erana going to Japan, we need a Magus anyway, so welcome aboard Xero! Also go post in AG >.> I don't want that dying either D: Anywho! You'll be waking up in the infirmary due to the fact we've technically started >.> If anyone else wishes to join, PM me! Post in the thread and you will be ignored.

[sub]Only someone wishing to be a hunter need apply though >.>[/sub]

"I dunno about the rest of you, but I'm off to get in some last ditch training before I spend all day tomorrow watching the world go by," Misa smiles thinly standing up, "unless our glorious leader Cygnus has something he wishes me to do?" she asks sarcastically.

Spoiler: OOC

I forgot to do that bit first time round, so edeet >.>

 

[AboveUp]

The comment from Misa had left Cygnus baffled for a while. He never was good with women, he spent most of his time preparing for knighthood and missions and there weren't too many women in the service.

He tried to steel himself before replying. "Do whatever you want." He stared Misa straight in the eyes now. "Train, rest, eat. As long as you're still of use tomorrow, I don't care. I'm going to the library and look up information on the town. Anything interesting enough I'll forward to all of you the next day."
Cygnus looked at the others, "Same goes for all of you. Oh, and if anyone would be kind enough to send word to the kitchens that I'm eating in my quarters, I would highly appreciate it."

He walked off, deep in thought. "Maybe I was too strong on her? Or not... How am I ever going to face the princess if I can't even talk to a low Golem?" he mumbled to himself as he headed to the libraries in search of books on the town's history, folk and most importantly detailed maps and pictures of the areas the Princess would be going to.

 

[NeoAC]

Spoiler: OOC

I'd put that you're looking for a Hunter in the thread title, Trip-T. Might get the spot filled quicker.

Grace just stayed sitting down, even after Cygnus and Misa's exchange.

Man, everyone's so training focused. I wish some of these guys would just learn to relax once in a while. I mean this is going to be our first mission. Doesn't anyone want to enjoy that fact rather then thinking, 'OH I HAVE TO GO TRAIN RIGHT NOW!'? I dunno. I......ooooooh, what's that?

Grace smelled something, and instantly she figured it had to be the long awaited meal. The mess workers were putting out ham, as well as other side dishes.

"Yay! Breakfast!" she cried as she ran over to grab the choicest piece of meat.

 

[axle 19]

Kylar glanced around briefly before responding, "Other than the fact that this place seems to be mostly deserted for a poor district, no not really. I suppose I could probe a few of the drunks minds maybe see if they know anything about the princess's speech."

 

[RavingPenguin]

"Sure, though its a little early for the bars to be full of anything but addicts. You hit up a bar or two to see if you can find anything, I'll wander the streets and markets and see if I can discover something. We only have 24 hours and a lot of ground to cover. Meet back here when we finish?" Trent saw Kylar agree and set off.

Trent arrived in the markets, "If theres one place all kinds of people gather, its bars and markets." Trent said to himself. He looked around to find the areas where shadier business might take place. He spied a group of thugs discussing with each other off in a secluded corner. "I suppose I could listen in for a bit." Trent said adopting a harmless smile and moving to a nearby bench to pretend to stare at the sky.

 

[Cinnonym]

Aurelius answered gruffly, "Agreed. The town's buildings are classic architecture--too many places to hide." He rolled the collar of his undershirt up to cover the bottom half of his face; not self-conscious of his scar so much as aware of its potential as an identifier. Heading down the narrow walk between two shops, he said over his shoulder, "Meet me atop the target location in twenty."

The Guerrilla used the opposing walls to vault himself upward and disappeared onto the rooftops, intending to take log of nook and cranny above eye level before reporting back to Jon for a more detailed search.

 

[axle 19]

Kylar stood outside the door to the bar listening the movements and sounds within before calmly pushing open the door. The smell of the unwashed masses, the decaying clothing, and the barely passable swill briefly overwhelmed his nose before he continued his examination.

The bar was spartanly decorated with sodden drunks and rotten furniture. Very few people seemed lively enough to interrogate so he would start with the drunks. Making his way over, he seated himself beside two particularly drunk people and began to examine their minds.

Spoiler: OoC

Is the interrogation magic subtle or is it obvious when being done?