Swire
The Ace of Spades, in a Uno deck
We will RP here when I start the first post.
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Kodama Furiko
Location: Central Hall
"There isn't much to do until the rain passes. The councilmen know that as well. They're getting anxious. And we are also old men and women, you know." Furiko replied, as she lifted her Kaigo no Bou before her. Swinging her arm out, several runes flew out of nowhere into the city and across the districts. "Just in case," she said smiling to Daires. "If you'll excuse me." She bowed and walked out, headed toward Tobu Chiku.
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Commander Rho
Location: City Outskirts -> Barrier Blockade HQ -> Expedient Chambers
"What the hell do you mean limited resources?!" Rhovanion shouted as he slammed his fists on the table before him. "Are you telling me we have to preserve when it comes to protecting our City?! What were those slackers doing while we were preparing for the Rain?" Rhovanion, tall and fierce in statue made quite a few people jump. He took a long breath. Pause.
"S-s-sir, I assure you we were doing everything we can but the Council-" Rhovanion sneered at the man who spoke before interrupting.
"We - and let me make myself clear - are not the council! Our job is to provide support in barricading the barrier, NOT to cower like mice in front of authority!" He paced back and forth by the table before a familiar voice broke through the silence:
"Quite ironic, considering the people before you are doing just that." Rhovanion turned to his second in command.
"Kiri" he called, "what news do you bring? Shouldn't you be at Valhalla (Azeron HQ) minding your post?" The slender female didn't falter. She walked toward Rho and held a hand up as he whispered in his ear.
"A message from a Master class who encountered Daires. He wants to meet with you at the High Arc region." Rhovanion immediately calmed down, but he looked puzzled. It wasn't often Daires wanted to deal with factions at all, let alone speak with Azeron's leader. He took a deep breath and turned to the round table of surrounding people.
"Dismissed. Our next meet is at dawn, and I better see some progress from all departments. The fortification sectors of Khēmeía and Semangat will be meeting with Kiri tonight to discuss Barrier interaction." He turned to her. "Are we clear?" She respectfully placed one arm across her chest and bowed.
"Of course, my lord," her calm reply came.
Shortly after, Rhovanion managed to trudge his way through his town and duties to arrive at the High Arc region of Central Hall. As expected, the man he should fear most was waiting for him. But, he asked himself, why fear an old friend?
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Rhovanion
Location: High Arc Region
When Daires told Rho that he had no bad news, he couldn't help but sigh in relief. With the Barrier Blockade's limit resources, he was affraid that Council was going to cancel the program, as they've tried many time within the past five years. Since Rhovanion took Azeron under his wing, the only person who agreed with his changes was Daires. In truth, Daires was the sort of man you could enjoy company with. His laid back stature and attitude makes seem to make light of the Rain. Honestly, they were nothing alike, but there was one thing that he liked about Daires: the man had his priorities straight. Protect the people from the Rain, rid the world of the witch. In the end, that was everyone's goal.
"Of course. Just give me time to inform HQ and I'll meet you there." As he went to walk away, Rhovanion seemingly read Daires' mind. "I know you want to meet at Fasmus Preer. You're the same as always."
Rhovanion
Location: High Arc Region
When Daires told Rho that he had no bad news, he couldn't help but sigh in relief. With the Barrier Blockade's limit resources, he was affraid that Council was going to cancel the program, as they've tried many time within the past five years. Since Rhovanion took Azeron under his wing, the only person who agreed with his changes was Daires. In truth, Daires was the sort of man you could enjoy company with. His laid back stature and attitude makes seem to make light of the Rain. Honestly, they were nothing alike, but there was one thing that he liked about Daires: the man had his priorities straight. Protect the people from the Rain, rid the world of the witch. In the end, that was everyone's goal.
"Of course. Just give me time to inform HQ and I'll meet you there." As he went to walk away, Rhovanion seemingly read Daires' mind. "I know you want to meet at Fasmus Preer. You're the same as always."
Location: The best tea shop in Avarice
The shop held a serenity that Fasmus worked tirelessly to keep. The room was just small enough to have a comforting warmth while not being to confining and the people kept a respectable volume which added to the peacefulness of the atmosphere. It was Fasmus's little slice of heaven; it was the antithesis of the chaos outside his doors.
He was in the process of stacking sugar cubes in a small rendition of the structure of Avarice on the counter when Daires walked in. He grinned ear to ear upon the request; only the smartest of men knew to leave the choice up to him.
He moved swiftly, retreating to the counters the aligned the back wall behind the counter quickly for someone of his age. His limbs moved quite awkwardly, they looked frail enough to snap if a little pressure was applied. He was skinny no matter how much he ate. Many men would say he was wasting away and that his prime had long since passed. Fasmus knew better. His age brought him many upsides.
His hands were nimble and his fingers nimbler still, ingredients and herbs of countless verities being moved, sifted through and added to a small cup. It took a little less than a minute upon which the old man turned round showing his tombstone teeth in a jolly smile.
"Sir, you have made the right choice!" he exclaimed, placing the cup before him. "With my fine selection of carefully chosen—and secret, mind you—ingredients, I have crafted the most powerful and perfectly brewed tea to put the mind and body at ease. Just a sip will waste away the worries and purify the soul! Plus, as you are a recognised bonafide repeat customer, this first one is for free!"
He bowed. "Let me know if there is anything else you might need." With that in mind, he returned to the sugar cube Avarice. He was certain that this would attract customers.
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Damon
Location: Fasmus Preer
Damon did what he normally did when he came here. Sit around, observe the actions and behaviors of others. He saw an important-looking guy walk in, likely order something, and then sit down. He saw some other guy staring at the food that was for sale. That's when he saw someone familiar to him. It was none other than Ina Shafir, the girlfriend of the Tier 2 student Damon had stabbed back in Alchemy Academy. As she walked in, she noticed Damon almost immediately, due to the signature dark blue robe known to everyone involved in that incident.
Damon knew that she saw and recognized him. He needed a way out, as he figured that if Ina was here, her degenerate partner wasn't too far away. He looked around frantically as Ina approached him with the angriest look he'd seen on anyone since he got kicked out of Academy. She was visibly holding back the urge to sprint at him, because doing so would cause a bigger scene then there needed to be.
"Heeeeeyy, Ina," Damon chuckled, nervously, "how goes things? Your man Max been good?" She stared at him, maintaining that angry look.
Damon stood up. He needed to get out of there before something bad happened. "Why are you here?"
Ina said nothing, all she did is throw one quick punch across Damon's face. He rubbed his face where he got hit. She went in for another punch, but Damon stopped her fist with his hand, then lightly pushed it to the side and out of his hand.
"I'm not in the mood for fighting right now, Ina. If that's all your here for, perhaps wait until later." Damon stated. He started to walk off, but she tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around, and Ina grabbed him by the neck, held him above the floor, and threw him into the wall behind her. "Oh. Well if that's the case, Shafir, we'll play it your way."
Damon grabbed the half-shattered bottle he had in his robe, and held it by the bottleneck. He knew Ina, and how she fought. He knew that she couldn't take much damage before she'd stop fighting. He ran at her, holding the broken bottle out, which left a large, uneven gash up her right arm. She held her arm as blood dripped down to the floor. She quickly walked out of the store, trying to keep the wound hidden as to not freak anyone out. Damon put the bottle back in his robe, quickly regretting what he had done. People could have seen him. Law enforcement could have seen him. Instead of getting out, he stood still, waiting to see what would happen out of poorly-timed curiosity.
Daires
Location: Fasmus Preer
Daires was enjoying his tea, however Rhovanion seemed to be taking his time. It had been several hours, and it didn't take that long to let HQ know where he was going. Most likely something came up. Daires was beginning to get bored and was starting to look around for things that were entertaining. Most people were just sitting enjoying their tea, the place had a very relaxed atmosphere and wasn't somewhere you would expect much action, but he got lucky.
Upon gazing around he noticed, the man that was sitting in the back, about to get into a fight. Daires sat back and enjoyed the scene but he knew he couldn't interfere because if he did that would only make things way more annoying, he didn't want to alert anyone that might be watching. After a short time it quickly ended. Daires looked outside one more time and noticed that Rhovanion definitely was going to be late. So he had time.
Daires walked over to the man that seemed to be standing in place not sure what to do. "Well quite a show huh?" Daires had intended to talk to the man, however when he looked outside he began to see law enforcement running toward the building. Did the women call them? or perhaps someone who saw? Either way Daires didn't really want to be seen by them, as rumors could be spread. Daires smiled at the man, "I don't suppose you are intending to stay, are you?" He said pointing to the back door that would lead into an alley way. Daires intent to follow him if he left.
Daires also put one of his cubes inside the tea shop so when Rhovanion came to the shop he would know.
Damon
Location: Fasmus Preer
Damon took the advice of the man, and ran full speed into the alleyway, hoping law enforcement didn't catch a good glimpse of him. He ran to the end of the alleyway and grabbed hold of a wooden ladder that went up to the roof of a neighboring 3-story building. When he got to the top, he pulled the ladder up so no one could follow him up, just in case...
Damon sat up there and waited, checking periodically, for the cops to leave. After a while, he got impatient, and quickly concocted a distractive solution. He grabbed a few paper bits that must've been blowing around in the wind before they ended up here. He put them in an empty bottle, and held it over his hand.
"In manus movere ignis." Damon whispered to himself. With that, his empty hand lit on fire. He held it under the paper-filled bottle as he put a cork in the hole. He watched as the paper heated up and burned. Soon all that was in the bottle was a dark gray smoke. He had made a small smoke bomb. He moved to the edge of the rooftop, to where he could see the policemen at the door of the shop. He threw the bottle at the ground in front of them, and it broke. The glass shattered, the smoke clouded around the police. Fearing it was some sort of poisonous gas, they scattered. He set the ladder back up against the wall next to the alleyway, and slid down. Damon entered the store through the back...
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Damon
Location: Fasmus Preer
As Damon entered, he heard the same guy's voice asking him something.
"What? Oh, it's a long story. That woman that attacked me is the girlfriend of a rival student of mine back at Alchemy Academy. He's the reason why I got kicked out. I'm not exactly sure why she'd attack me on sight." Damon explained. He knew that he should leave before law enforcement returned, but he didn't. Instead, he hung around.
(I kinda had a bit of a writer's block on this one. I'm sorry that it's so short.)
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『 Lana Dothraki 』
『 Lana Lana eyed the rat sighing, kneeling down to the rats level she gave a look of disgust, " I guess you also have a family to protect. " she said this nodding her head pointing her index finger towards the rat, " This is a one-time thing. " getting up she had been ready to open a cabinet when one of her men came coughing to make his presences known. Lana turned to face smiling, " Is something wrong? " she said walking over to him the young man shook his head fixing his hat, " Well it's that man. " Lana didn't seem to know what the man had been talking about shaking her head she shrugged showing her puzzlement.
The young man sighed, " He wishes to see you. " with that he left closing the door behind him, Lana still very much confused followed after the man. The confusion that had been clearly plastered o her face vanished when her ebony orbs landed on Daires. He was very easy to spot having that aura around him it was odd to see him here again, Lana tilted her head whispering to herself something senseless.
Walking over to Daires she eyed him up and down, glaring at him she stretched out her slender arm lifting Daires's 'hat' he looked much like a witch with it. Lifting the front side of the hat she gave him a scornful look but quickly smiled, "Are you still wearing this? " taking the hat of his head she eyed it, " It seems that it true what they say...the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. " she said smiling handing the hat back to him.
Lana had been waiting to bring up the council she hasn't heard anything from them lately, " How's the council? Are you here for business? " 』
『 Lana Dothraki 』
『 Lana tilted her head, " Strange I thought the council knew everything. " she said smiling, pushing her hair back. Lana thought the head council was people to be respected but at times they truly were lazy old people she wonders when will the day off retirement come. Lana nodded completely understanding, " I think for most leaders it's going to be hard. " saying this with worry in her voice, " For me, I think it's my mother's illness that worries me. " Her mother was terrible ill leaving her there is not telling what could happen to her, " As you know the Illness is unknown it seems to be depression of some sort, I might leave and return with a funeral to plan. " Lana paused for a second, " That is if I return. " there was not telling what could happen to go along with strangers anything could go wrong. She did have a close ally with one of the leaders but the bond was broken once her sister died off. Lana nodded at the suggestion, " Dinner would be nice? " Lana scoffed in surprise, she lightly clapped her hands, " Really it's on you. The council must be giving you a decent amount. no?" extending her hand outward she nudged her head forward motioning for Daires to lead the way. 』