D.I.C.E(Game Thread/PM to Join)

[DarkRawen]

"Well, let's go then. Lead the way Richard." Azkar leaned back and turned awkwardly, popping open her case and pulling out a grey hooded jacket, which she quickly put on, but left undone. "I recently found the joys of changing temperatures, I'm playing it smart."

Oh, yeah, that was right. There were a dress-code in places like that. However, all things considered, Richard had a feeling they couldn't refuse to let Azkar in. He lead the way, across the road and into the restaurant. While they did get a few looks when they arrived, people turned soon enough, and the waiter that seemed to be in charge of telling people where to sit, waved them over.

"Hello," Richard said, making it perfectly clear he didn't speak any French, so that there wouldn't be any confusion. "Is there any tables? We don't have a reservation, but it would be great if there was some room." The head-waiter - the word Maitre d' popped into his head from visits to fancy restaurants when he was younger- nodded. "Oui monsieur, we have a table over here. Follow me, it might be a bit hard with the... wheelchair, but we'll take care of that." The waiter turned to Azkar, smiling, seemingly not shocked by her attire and lack of legs. "Anything for such a beautiful mademoiselle. So, follow me, follow me," the head-waiter said, and showed them to their table. It was one with a lot of room around, so that the wheel-hair wasn't in the way.

"If there is anything else you need, just call for me," the waiter said, before handing them three menus, and returning to his post by the entrance. "So," Richard said. "You want to eat in the wheelchair, or do you want one of us to place you in a chair?" he asked Azkar. He then opened the menu. "Also, I can't read this, only things I know what are, I either don't want, or are wines."

 

[deathbydeath]

"Hey you two. We're headed to London. Come on"

Aaron shrugged and headed in their direction. He didn't need to go to his locker because he was so paranoid prepared that he always kept what he needed on him at all times. He took it off his jacket, as it was getting hot, and slung it over his shoulder, following Isabelle & Co. Right before they got into the portal, Aaron put his jacket on again, as he didn't want to pop out into the middle of England with two pistols clearly visible on his person. He adjusted his watch, and stepped through with them.

 

[Azkar Almsivi]

Azkar took her sunglasses off when they were inside, placing them in her bag. She then blushed at the compliment and soon found herself near the table.
"You want to eat in the wheelchair, or do you want one of us to place you in a chair?"
Azkar looked wheeled the chair to a nearby wall and folded her hangbag up, stuffing it in her case. She then put her arms out "Please." Azkar let Richard place her in a seat. then Richard and Kain both sat down. They each took a menu and began reading.

"Also, I can't read this, only things I know what are, I either don't want, or are wines."
Azkar leaned next to Richard and began listing what was available. Which took a while. Kain was still looking over his menu. "Well, have anything in mind now?" Azkar looked through her own menu. "I think I'll have... Steak frites. Not too exotic." Azkar smiled and looked at Richard and Kain "What about you two? As for alcohol, I have to pass. The smart asses who created my identification and such decided to make out I'm 15. So I guess I'll have water."

 

[DarkRawen]

"What about you two? As for alcohol, I have to pass. The smart asses who created my identification and such decided to make out I'm 15. So I guess I'll have water."

Richard over the menu again. Azkar had mentioned beef, right? It was... Entrecôte, yeah, Richard might have heard that word before. "I'd like Entrecôte with baked potatoes. As for wine... I don't mind any of the red ones, I guess I'll take what the waiter can recommend, unless it's too expensive." While he knew the names of different brands of wine, Richard had never really cared enough to get into the whole which is better, and old age and all that. It was simply too much of an effort to make when it came to beverage, in his opinion.
"I have a question for you two; are you intending to go back to HQ today?" Because, if they were, he would give them the pager. With all that had happened, returning wasn't the first item on his list.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

The group arrived through the portal into a sandlot behind an apartment complex, it was fairly quiet, very few people about to notice their sudden arrival. Isaac was busy using his locating device and inputting all the relevant information regarding the location of the Kouza origin point. Despite Isabelle saying that he was somewhat incompetent earlier, he definitely showed skill involving information.

"It's said the most frequent sightings are in Westminster. Between Hyde Park and the river." Isaac said, swiping his hand on the screen, then putting the locator device back in his jacket. "It shouldn't be too hard to stumble across one and see where it lives."

"That is a fairly large area we have to cover then for the search, and given the many side streets that existed within London; given the mixture of modern and victorian architecture that encompassess most of the city, we shall have to be thorough. Or we could just be extremely lucky and find the spot by circumstance." Isabelle remarked, recalling some knowledge about the area.

Spoiler: Search Area (Look Within The Red Line)

 

[Terratina.]

Eligor was left in Adriana's hands as Isaac fiddled about with one of his devices. Not that Eligor was complaining, there was something special about the feminine touch, and plus, it was a rarity for him, most of his wielders in the past were hot-blooded males. Eligor looked around at the London cityscape, he could remember when all of it was just muddy ground. Then came Londinium and the Romans and they built their outpost in the cold reaches of the Roman Empire, only for the natives to build another city around it. Lundenwic, as it was known back then, went to grow like cancer throughout the years, absorbing small villages into itself. But the old walls left by the Romans still remain and mark the boundary between the two. Now, Eligor was only a short boat ride away from that ancient city, and it felt... somewhat nostalgic to be here.

"That is a fairly large area we have to cover then for the search, and given the many side streets that existed within London; given the mixture of modern and victorian architecture that encompassess most of the city, we shall have to be thorough. Or we could just be extremely lucky and find the spot by circumstance." Isabelle remarked.

Her remark brought Eligor's thoughts back to the mission. Isabelle's words were true, it was a large area to search. But you just chop bigs up into small things to it easier, right? Well, that was how mortals handled things. Eligor spoke up, "If you don't mind me saying, we should just narrow down the possible locations of the Kouza further, though it would help if we had some eyes in the sky..."

 

[Shadowstar38]

"That is a fairly large area we have to cover then for the search, and given the many side streets that existed within London; given the mixture of modern and victorian architecture that encompassess most of the city, we shall have to be thorough. Or we could just be extremely lucky and find the spot by circumstance."

"It sounds like we're gonna be here a while then" Adriana commented.

"If you don't mind me saying, we should just narrow down the possible locations of the Kouza further, though it would help if we had some eyes in the sky..."

"That might be possible," Isaac added. "We could probably say that whenever a single demon was spotted once in an area and never again, that was where it's intended target was. Every time someone reported multiple kouza in one area, or their were multiple sightings over time, they were seeing them coming from an emergence point. So that would knock it down too...Walton street and Royal Avenue. We could probably split up and search both spots, then just call the others if we find something"

Isaac turned to Aaron, remembering they were never introduced. Or if they were he couldn't remember.

"Sorry. What was your name again?"

 

[deathbydeath]

"Sorry. What was your name again?"

Aaron, formerly lost in thought, jerked his head around to greet Isaac, surprised. He straightened himself up and replied: "My name is Aaron Pertition, Division 4, nice to meet you." He stuck out his hand in greeting.

Aaron's face took on a visage of curiosity. "Pardon me, but I seem to remember seeing you somewhere before. Your name doesn't happen to be Specter, does it?"

 

[Shadowstar38]

"My name is Aaron Pertition, Division 4, nice to meet you." He stuck out his hand in greeting.

Isaac extends his hand and shakes Aaron's.

"Pardon me, but I seem to remember seeing you somewhere before. Your name doesn't happen to be Specter, does it?"

"Yeah. It is. Of course you've seen me before. You saw me earlier today when we were killing demons in your base"

 

[deathbydeath]

"Yeah. It is. Of course you've seen me before. You saw me earlier today when we were killing demons in your base"

"Huh. Yeah, I guess so. Say, you aren't from around here, are you? You freelance?"

Aaron didn't trust this guy. While that wasn't unique, it was notable because it was also setting off Aaron's ulterior motive alarm bells. He decided to keep his distance before any more judgements were made.

 

[Ruedyn]

Kain barely glanced over the menu. He wasn't feeling hungry, and didn't bring the money to pay for anything.
"Puis-je avoir un verre de vin rouge?"
"I have a question for you two; are you intending to go back to HQ today?"
Kain sighed,
"I have about a week in vacation time. Use it or lose it, right?"

 

[DarkRawen]

Kain said something in French, Richard didn't know to whom, and then he responded to what Richard had asked him;
"I have about a week in vacation time. Use it or lose it, right?"

"Yeah, I guess." Did Richard have any time in vacation time? He had only been there for half a year, so he doubted it. It seemed Kain didn't know what Richard was intending to do, which could be both a good thing and a bad thing. "I won't be going back today either. I figured I'd find a hotel and spend the night, perhaps travel to the country-side tomorrow." Were they supposed to spend that time together, the three of them? At first, it had been a short trip that he and Azkar, and perhaps a few other would take, but everything had changed in the few hours after returning from the mission. "So..." he realized that apart from DICE -which it was not the right place or time to bring up- they didn't really have much to talk about. "Ehm... people ready to order?"

 

[Ruedyn]

"So... Ehm... people ready to order?"
"Yes, I suppose." He leaned in a bit and spoke quietly,
"What is the REAL reason you made a spontaneous trip to France?" the waiter walked up, giving Kain a questioning glance.
"Oh, Puis-je avoir un verre de vin rouge?" he was glad he practiced that.

 

[DarkRawen]

"Yes, I suppose." He leaned in a bit and spoke quietly,
"What is the REAL reason you made a spontaneous trip to France?"

"I haven't even told you the fake one," Richard said without thinking. And then he closed his eyes, and face-palmed. "I mean, nothing much. I just needed to get away for a while, I was getting tired of everything." He then looked at the waiter. "The Entrecôte with baked potatoes and a salad. I want it very rare. Also, I'll take a good red wine from about the upper middle of the price-class." The waiter looked at him with the "Oh, another tourist" look, but nodded. Richard stopped there, and decided Azkar could order her own food, she spoke the goddamn language.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"If you don't mind me saying, we should just narrow down the possible locations of the Kouza further, though it would help if we had some eyes in the sky..." Eligor commented, responding to the earlier comment about there being a large area to cover.

"That might be possible." Isaac added. "We could probably say that whenever a single demon was spotted once in an area and never again, that was where it's intended target was. Every time someone reported multiple Kouza in one area, or there were multiple sightings over time, they were seeing them coming from an emergence point. So that would knock it down too... Walton Street and Royal Avenue. We could probably split up and search both spots, then just call the others if we find something."

"Thats certainly sounds like a good idea Isaac, thank you for suggesting it. Dividing the team in two will mean we can cover both of the suspected targets with relatively ease and a short amount of time." Isabelle remarked, although she was stating what was probably the obvious, she had to commend Isaac for figuring out the locations quickly.

"Right then, here is how the team will be split. Myself and Vayle, along with Sophia and Adriana will investigate Royal Avenue; whilst Garath, Eligor, Aaron and Isaac will search Walton Street. Any objections to the way that teams have been organised?" Isabelle asked wanting their opinion.

 

[IFS]

"Right then, here is how the team will be split. Myself and Vayle, along with Sophia and Adriana will investigate Royal Avenue; whilst Garath, Eligor, Aaron and Isaac will search Walton Street. Any objections to the way that teams have been organised?" Isabelle asked wanting their opinion.

"No," replied Garath, it sounded like a good plan to him, and while he didn't really care for Isaac he had to admit the man was skilled. He hoped Isaac had some concept of subtlety though, he doubted he could aid Isaac much with his illusions otherwise.

As for Aaron he wasn't sure about him, he hadn't worked with him closely before, he knew he had been on the Russia mission but couldn't remember what the man was capable of.

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Huh. Yeah, I guess so. Say, you aren't from around here, are you? You freelance?"

"Always. The call from Christina was actually the first I've heard of DICE. Well...DICE as it is anyway"

"Right then, here is how the team will be split. Myself and Vayle, along with Sophia and Adriana will investigate Royal Avenue; whilst Garath, Eligor, Aaron and Isaac will search Walton Street. Any objections to the way that teams have been organised?"

"That sounds fine. Means I can get better acquainted with Mr. Pertition" Isaac stopped talking and furrowed his brow. "Pertition. Pertition..." He stared off into space for a moment as if he was trying to think of something, but shook his head and snapped back to reality. "Adriana. Any objections?"

"None here"

"Alright cool"

Isaac took Eligor back from Adriana and stepped towards Vayle. He forced his free hand to glow green and touched her lightly on the forehead for about 12 seconds, then broke off with her and stepped over towards Aaron and Garath.

"Alright. If we're all done here we can get moving"

 

[Azkar Almsivi]

Azkar smiled at the waiter and ordered "Pourrais-je s'il vous plaît jeter les steak frites, moyennes rare, et un verre d'eau? merci." The waiter gave a little nod of approval. Azkar turned back to Richard and Kain's conversation "I don't want to go back to base, my room is a shoebox. Also I have some money due to back pay. No thanks to D.I.C.E. The UN may have only had a report with everything classified on me, but when an accountant over there noticed that one of the blacked out sections changed to Human, they put through paperwork demanding I be compensated." Azkar smiled and went to put a napkin on her lap, but kind of sat there awkwardly realizing she didn't have one anymore, what was left was too short. The waiter gave her a sad smile and helped push her chair in a little more. Then went off on his way.

Azkar turned back around and smiled "Well now, secret reason for being here implies there is an actual reason. Sharing is caring Richard."

 

[DarkRawen]

"Well now, secret reason for being here implies there is an actual reason. Sharing is caring Richard."

"I just told you guys, I wanted to leave DICE for a while. I'm not... well, accustomed to working together with people, and I don't like the restrictions and obligations the place gives me. Not that I had any choice but to join, but that's another story completely." Richard sighted. "Anyways, let's talk about something else, please?" He didn't want to be put in a bad situation. He tilted his head and smiled innocently. "Please? Por favor?" he said, not realizing it was Spanish.

 

[Shadowstar38]

Since the three of them entered the building, a blond man wearing a white suit and white gloves has been looking over at the group. After they sat down, the man continues to stare over at their table; taking a particular interest in Azkar.

When Azkar catches a glimpse at him looking over at her, he gives her a warm smile and waves at her. He doesn't at all seem put off by the wheelchair.