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

[deathbydeath]

"Hello, I wouldn't think you'd be here. You were in France right?"

Aaron turned around, startled. "Hmm? Ah, Richard, good to see you. Yes, I was in France, and I believe you were too. You killed Zorrama, correct? If so, congratulations." Aaron resumed looking around the room, clearly looking for something specific.

 

[DarkRawen]

"Hmm? Ah, Richard, good to see you. Yes, I was in France, and I believe you were too. You killed Zorrama, correct? If so, congratulations."

"It seems he doesn't know the details around what happened, which is good, considering that what happened is now secret." "I'm not sure congratulations are in order, but thank you." The man looked around the room. It was clear he was there for a reason. Richard tried to see what it was, but it seemed the man in the bowler hat didn't even know where it was. "I lost a bit of my memory back there, so I can't remember if we have met officially or not. Either way, this might seem rude, but what are you looking for?" Richard asked, both curious and wary of the man.

 

[deathbydeath]

"I lost a bit of my memory back there, so I can't remember if we have met officially or not. Either way, this might seem rude, but what are you looking for?"

"Ah, such a shame. I'm Aaron Pertition, in case you don't currently know. I put in a request for some equipment, and I'd like to pick it up and make sure it works before a field test." Aaron chuckled, remembering the last few times field accidents had happened.

"However," Aaron went on "the main reason I came down here personally was because I heard some interesting rumors." His voice lowered and his head tilted down in an attempt to not be overheard. "I heard that you guys uncovered and were restoring an interesting artifact you dubbed "the Zodiac". There were some ... colorful rumors that were flying around, and I was hoping I could uncover the truth."

 

[DarkRawen]

"However," Aaron went on "the main reason I came down here personally was because I heard some interesting rumors." His voice lowered and his head tilted down in an attempt to not be overheard. "I heard that you guys uncovered and were restoring an interesting artifact you dubbed "the Zodiac". There were some ... colorful rumors that were flying around, and I was hoping I could uncover the truth."

Richard looked around, and while he didn't lower his head, he pretended to rub his nose with his index finger so that people couldn't see what he said. He spoke a bit softer than usual, making what he said hard to tell for anyone not standing there. Besides, from what he knew about it, anyone who wanted it obviously didn't want it for research. "Interesting," he smirked. "I've heard a few things about it, and it's function is... somewhat known to me. Although it's not my field, talking about secret projects within the department is as common as talking about the weather here. You won't be able to get access to it though, they keep it hidden in one of the storages, only a few members can enter that storage room to it due to what the item is supposed to do. And yes, the rumors you've heard about it are most likely true."

Richard stopped. How far was he willing to go? To what extent was he supposed to keep an eye on the divisions? Was it only D6? Well, that didn't matter, because not doing what he was supposed to was a way to use his freedom. Besides, Aaron seemed to be plotting something, and considering it was not with DICE's consent, it could be related to something that could help him out in the long terms. Worst case scenario, he had something to tell Voltaire about. "Geez, I why do I worry about this? I'm supposed to just be doing whatever I want, which is figuring out the demon DNA. Instead I do this. Perhaps... no." he shook his head slowly, letting the thought go. There were no way out of now, they would find him again, and he doubted he'd get a third chance. "Listen, I can't help you right now, and I doubt anyone else would be willing to help you with this. It is a secret, after all. However, I might be able to later, depending."

 

[Terratina.]

"We can head back. Just got to try this again I guess" It was then that Isaac realized something he hadn't thought of before. "Hey. You were just kind of floating around when I found you. Who do I give you to once we get back?"

"No-one in particular." Eligor replied, "I just... lay around."

Eligor thought for a while, the truth that sentence had biting into his mind. His relationship with D.I.C.E. was rocky to say the least. But this little outing on the arctic ice presented a nice little opportunity. One that had been denied him for quite a while now. Isaac had the power and Eligor had the brains. With this, he could be rid of D.I.C.E. and even make steps to get rid of the pesky curse. But then again, what would be the point? Would you rather be an all-powerful slave or a free weakling. He then scoffed at the thought of the angels, they had clearly made their choice long ago. No free will, just divine vengeance for anything not of the Divine. He mentally shrugged and left that question for later. After all, asking wouldn't hurt, would it?

"Can you conjure up a portal to any location? How about somewhere a little hotter, perhaps?" Eligor said with a mischievous glint in his eye, "After all, I do have some unfinished business to attend to over there."

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Can you conjure up a portal to any location? How about somewhere a little hotter, perhaps?" Eligor said with a mischievous glint in his eye, "After all, I do have some unfinished business to attend to over there."

"Yeesss?" Isaac responded; unsure about the last bit Eligor said. "I can take us anywhere as long as I kind of know where it is in space. Havn't had much trouble in the past weeks" Isaac cocked his eyebrow, a little confused and not getting the hint. "Where exactly are you planning to go? Brazil? Africa? You know that place has malaria right?"

 

[Evrant-Knight]

It was a few hours later when Isabelle awoke. As she rose from her chair, she noticed that Vayle was still asleep, a little smile formed as she looked upon her trusted assistant, finding it to be rather cute. Realising that Christina would want the report soon, Isabelle quickly gathered it from her desk, put on her coat and tie then her quarters, leaving Vayle to sleep in peace.

The corridors leading to Christina's office were quiet, an occasional voice could be heard, but the details couldn't be picked up on. Lighting gave off a warm fire like glow, looking more archaic in comparison to the electrical lighting of other floors. When she first arrived here as a young teenager, she heard that the corridors of Division Two used to be lit with traditional fire torches; though a few accidents had occurred with magic users unintentionally setting themselves on fire with a backfired spell, forcing them to rethink their choice.

Isabelle arrived at the office door, it being made from a thick sturdy wood instead of metal for some reason. With a few moments to adjust her clothing, she knocked on the door.

"Miss Noble, its Isabelle, I have a report her for you regarding the London mission from yesterday."

 

[Terratina.]

Eligor sighed. Subtly was lost on this man. He would have to spell it plain and simple. But that would not ease the impact of the words. Nevertheless, Eligor wondered if Isaac even knew where Hell was situated in the grand scale of things. It would be good to go back home after all these centuries anyway. Was Hell still an eternal battlefield filled with flame and chaos or had they done some redecorating while he was away? Eligor had so much to catch up on. And there was the matter of whether he would still be recognized by its denizens. He turned to Isaac, who was going on about malaria or something or other.

"No." Eligor bluntly responded, "I'm talking about Hell. Can you or can you not open a portal there?"

 

[deathbydeath]

"Listen, I can't help you right now, and I doubt anyone else would be willing to help you with this. It is a secret, after all. However, I might be able to you later, depending."

Aaron mildly lit up with interest as he both heard Richard's words and spotted something out of the corner of his eye. "Lovely. Now, as much as I'd like to hound you for details, I see my package being moved, so I need to move in to intercept it. Here's my number, though. Call me know when you have more info, and I'll do what I can." Aaron handed Richard a business card and moved off to intercept a woman carrying two small packaged cylinders. After hassling the woman for a minute to convince her that he was Aaron Pertition, Aaron picked up a stray welding mask off a table, muttering something about "just in case" as he headed to the central elevator.

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Miss Noble, its Isabelle, I have a report her for you regarding the London mission from yesterday."

The voices within the room fell silent when they heard the knock at the door.

"Oh yes. Isabelle. Please come in"

The door slowly swung open as if on it's own accord, allowing Isabelle entry. Christina was sitting at her desk in bright red robes. There was a gentleman sitting opposite her. When he turned, Isabelle could see he was wearing the uniform of a member of the British Special Air Service. A long, brown beard came down to his chest, and he wore a thin pair of spectacles.

"Ah. Hello there ma'am" The man got up and offered his seat to Isabelle as he stood up and braced against the wall.
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"No." Eligor bluntly responded, "I'm talking about Hell. Can you or can you not open a portal there?"

"Hell?" Isaac was taken aback by the request. That would be new on his list of places he's been to. Still, he questioned if it were possible.

"Maybe. That does kind of have one problem attached to it. Where is hell, exactly? Is it actually below the ground? Is it in another realm? How does it even work?"

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Isabelle could hear voices on the other side of the door, they fell silent as she announced her presence.

"Oh yes. Isabelle. Please come in." Christina said as the door swung open by itself. As Isabelle stepped into the large office, she could see Christina sitting at her desk in bright red robes, a sort of contrast to the dark red coat that Isabelle wore. However, it was the other occupant that caught her attention. The man was roughly in his 40's and 50's, his slightly wrinkled face suggesting as such; and he wore a military uniform, its emblem being one of the British Special Air Service. There was a long brown beard that came halfway down his chest, as a thin pair of spectacles rested on his nose.

"Ah. Hello there ma'am." The man got up and offered his seat to Isabelle, as he braced himself up against the wall. Isabelle politely nodded her head in appreciation as she took the seat, placing her report on Christina's desk.

"I hope I wasn't interrupted anything between the two of you. Though, it does lead me to the question, and I don't mean to be rude here, but why is there a member of the British Special Air Service here at the base." Isabelle asked politely, her question directed at either of them.

 

[Shadowstar38]

As Aaron was leaving, Richard felt something furry touch his shoulder. When he turned to see who it was, it wasn't a person, but a black furred grizzly bear standing on it's hind legs. He was wearing a brown mink coat, and walking with an oak can, with a diamond on the handle. The bear's right eye was covered by a gold plated monocle, with diamonds on the rim.

He managed to pull the cigar from his mouth with his paw before addressing Richard.

"Hey kid. You're Richard Johnson right?"
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"I hope I wasn't interrupted anything between the two of you. Though, it does lead me to the question, and I don't mean to be rude here, but why is there a member of the British Special Air Service here at the base."

"My apologies," Christina said, placing the report in front of her so that she could get to reading it. "You havn't met the colonel. Sir. If you will"

The old man bowed to Isabelle in a gentlemanly fashion.

"I am Colonel Trenton Mercer. Leader of Division 3. Pleasure to meet you my lady. I was just here discussing with Ms. Nobel about her leading me one of her agents"

 

[DarkRawen]

"Hey kid. You're Richard Johnson right?"

a bear said. It was a bear, a talking bear, with a mink coat. And a monocle. And a cane. It had a lot of diamonds, and was smoking a cigar. Richard couldn't help but stare for several seconds. And then, he nodded, slowly, looking for any kind of indignation of that it was an illusion. It had to be, right? This just wasn't logical, at all. He then cleared his throat, nervously, because it was a bear, illusion or not. "Yes, I'm Richard Johnson," he finally answered.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"My apologies." Christina said placing the report in front of her so she could begin reading it. "You haven't met the colonel. Sir. If you will..." The old man then bowed to Isabelle in a gentlemanly sort of fashion.

"I am Colonel Trenton Mercer. Leader of Division 3. Pleasure to meet you my lady. I was just here discussing with Ms. Nobel about her leading me one of her agents."

"And a pleasure to meet you as well Colonel Mercer. Just, for what purpose would you be needing someone from Division Two then Sir?" Isabelle asked in a inquisitive manner, wanting to learn more. Though her mind told her that she needed to rest after the events of the past few hours, she would at the least hear the man out.

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Yes, I'm Richard Johnson,"

The human man looked flabbergasted by the sight. The bear kept his calm, seemingly use to people gawking at him.

"That's excellent. I've been sent to find you by high command. It looks like you're in the running for the new head of this outfit" I few of the scientists there looked over their shoulders at hearing this. Many of them likely wondering the "whys" of just what was going on. "You thank you can follow me up to their meeting room. I would be much obliged to show you where it is"
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"And a pleasure to meet you as well Colonel Mercer. Just, for what purpose would you be needing someone from Division Two then Sir?"

"It's a very dire situation ma'am. The Americans and the Italians are awfully cross at each other. The Vatican want to send their own agents into the States to capture a Priest that they believe is bringing follows into the employ of demons. Seems outright preposterous, but they claim to have solid proof. Which of course, will not leave the walls of the church. I need an outside mediator with a cool head to speak with the church and find out exactly what their issues are with this man"

 

[Ruedyn]

Kain had his tests done, and as he left the room, he looked around.
"... Is that a bear?" he wondered out loud, a bit loudly. He decided to walk up to him,
"Excuse me, are you a bear? Because that would be awesome."

 

[DarkRawen]

"That's excellent. I've been sent to find you by high command. It looks like you're in the running for the new head of this outfit" A few of the scientists there looked over their shoulders at hearing this. Many of them likely wondering the "whys" of just what was going on. "You thank you can follow me up to their meeting room. I would be much obliged to show you where it is"

Richard didn't look at the scientists around, he had to fight with himself to keep what calmness was left. "I understand, lead the way then," he said, smiling. Voltaire really had a lot of influence, for this to even be possible, that he even had a chance. Now, what he had to do was to make it happen.

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Excuse me, are you a bear? Because that would be awesome."

"Well yes I'm a bear. What does it look like? One could hardly mistake me for the son of man", the bear said, taking a drag of his cigar.

"I understand, lead the way then,"

The bear nodded and started walking out of the labs using his cane for support. He nodded over at Kain as he walked.

"Are you that impressed with my looks young man?"

 

[Ruedyn]

"Well yes I'm a bear. What does it look like? One could hardly mistake me for the son of man."

"I was wondering whether you were in the same boat as me." Kain began to follow the two, as prompted.
"So, if you don't mind me asking, how does a bear become like you?"

 

[Shadowstar38]

"So, if you don't mind me asking, how does a bear become like you?"

The bear lead the men into the elevator that began taking them up to the first floor, where the D1 offices lay.

"Spellcasters have been fighting alongside the beasts of nature sense the first demons walked the earth. My father was one of these spellcasters. A demonic wizard that would often call on animals to do his bidding as well as demons. He used my mother as his companion in many a battle. But soon, he began to fall in love with her. Later in his years, he took the form of a bear. And lo, did he fornicate with his companion many a night. Until their loins produced that which you see before you"

The men got off of the elevator and walked over to the office next to Lin's. The Bear opened the door to it and ushered Richard in.

"They shall see you now"

Richard saw within a large, circular room that was painted an off white. A man in a mask was sitting in a large oak seat near the back of the room. 2 men sat next to him on each side in smaller chairs, each of them old greying men in suits, and a table rested in front of them.

There was but a single metal chair in the middle of the room were they likely wanted Richard to seat himself. As soon as he stepped into the room, the door snapped shut behind him.