Gato Community College. (game thread)

[Lunar Templar]

"I can see that you've certainly been kept busy whilst you were away. How was it working under Queen Riviera then?"

"Pretty good actually, she runs a tight ship though, and the staff I worked with made it very clear 'ignorance is no excuse for being dead weight, if you don't how to do something ask some one who does.' so us Keys end up learning how to do several things apart from opening doors and relics and stuff." Sierra started, stretching a bit. "The realm surprise was just how 'hellish' the Demon Realm isn't. In terms of topography I mean. It's got it's nightmarish places I'm told but if you sent some one there with out them knowing where they where, they'd swear they where still on earth. Least, until they saw some of the flora and fauna. Nothing says 'your not in Kansas any more' like a two storie tall, 6 eyed behemoth of a creature that is apparently their version of a Black Bear."

"I also got to spend some time at the the Capital of the Queens little slice of the 'Demon Realm', since that's where a lot of the orientation was. Other then that there not much I can tell you due to 'confidentiality' reasons. I am officially still under The Queens employ so, even here, I am still subject to their rules." She said, then paused "Well, I got pictures I can show, and there is some stuff I learned I can share, but I'd rather hold off till every one is gather before I break out the pictures and really talk about the stuff I'm allowed to talk about."

"All that said though, I should really get checked in. I'm back for now, and I do have some Intel to report so I should get on that before I do anything else." Sierra said, then gave Daniel a quick hug a wave 'goodbye' and headed toward the Gungnir building. Once there she talked to the receptionist, who confirmed with some one who she was and the validity of her story, then directed her where she needed to be. A short walk down the hall later she found her self in-front of Viktor's office, knocked and announced her self.

 

[Outcast107]

William

Will had changed into his training uniform, not wanting to get his school or normal clothes all sweaty from training today. Carrying his water bottle and towel to clean off any sweat that he would get from training. Opening the door as he felt the room a bit warmer than normal. Though he also noticed Yvette was the only one here.

Watching her do her training as he kept quiet. Not wanting to interrupt her at all as he waited for her to be done. Sitting down along the wall as he waited. As he waited, he began to think about the team. How much it seem to change since when they first started to now. Though out of all of them, he was a bit worried about Sol. While he was a bit of a loner, he seemed to be having problems with Luke. Hoping the two would get over this problem soon rather than later.

Tomas

Tomas just finished his letter to both his brother and mother. These past two months he been in contact with both and updating them on his schooling. As well as making sure both were ok due to all these attacks that have been happening. Though he wasn't too worried about his mother since she is fully human, but he wasn't sure if these assholes would like it that she had a relationship with a dragon. While on the other hand, his brother was a full dragon. Though attacking a dragon was a very, very unwise move to do. Though from the reports, these assholes don't care who they hurt, as long as they hurt non-humans.

Sighing as he got up and went to mail the letters. Leaving his room as he headed towards the mail room. Waving or saying hi to any bypasser that said it first. Getting to the room as he handed over his two letters to the receptionist and started to make his way towards the cafeteria.

 

[Athol]

Viktor

He was watching news footage from Minsk when the knock at his door came. The news report was talking about a gas main explosion that destroyed a large part of a ten story apartment complex, and set fire to the rest of it; but that was just the cover story. The truth was, from what Clan investigations could tell, was that Regalia loaded the apartment below one belonging to his friend Andrej?s with a hundred kilos of Composition B explosives, layered the bomb with a whole lot of anti-vampire shrapnel, then detonated during a party Andrej was holding. Four vampires, including Andrej and one another of Viktor?s friends, and six ?familiars? died when the bomb went off. The investigators were still unsure how many other residents were collateral damage.

The visitor said something but he had the sound up, and he missed what they?d said. Annoyed at the disturbance, he stood and yanked the door open, letting a thick cloud of cigarette smoke roll out of the room. ?WHAT?? He snapped at the demon he saw as the door opened; it took him another moment or two to realize that he actually knew the intruder. ?Oh...hello Ms. Talon.? Letting out a sigh, he looked down at the floor and shook his head. ?I?m sorry, I shouldn?t?ve snapped at you like that,? With his free hand he waved back towards his computer. ?It?s not like any of that is your fault.? Looking at her more fully now, he cocked his head to the side. ?Interesting new look you?ve got going on?so what brings you to see me of all people??

Yvette

Her muscles were sore, sweat was dripping off of her in various places, and stinging her eyes, but she felt good. Finishing her set, she brought the sword behind her back, where the tattoo running down her spine glowed momentarily, before the blade vanished from her grip. As she began her post workout cooldown, she pulled out her earbuds and opened her eyes. ?EEP!? She yelped, when she realized William was sitting and watching her. ?Sorry? I didn?t realize anyone else was in here.? Going over to where she?d put her stuff, she drained her water bottle before mopping her face with her towel. ?So Will, how?re things going with you??

 

[Outcast107]

William

Will smiled as he watched Yvette thinking her movement were elegant. Though he was surprised when she made the Eep noise when she saw him. Not many get surprised by him as he chuckles. "Heh if anyone should be sorry, it should be me." He rubs the back of his head with his hand.

"And things are going..alright." He said as he gets up and walks to Yvette. "Mostly been studying and doing the training regiments Viktor has in place for me." He said wondering how Viktor was handling himself at the moment. "What about you? Enjoying your stay here?" Asking as he knew Yvette had come back just a month ago, wondering if she was enjoying it or regretting it. Hoping she was enjoying her stay.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Sierra was legitimately surprised when Viktor snapped at her. Slightly more when he actually apologized for it, while motioning to something on his computer.

"Well, I just got back I little bit ago, and since this is where I was told to go to get checked back in, so here I am." Sierra said as she made her way in to sit down in front of his desk. "So who'd you piss off enough to put you in charge?" she snarked, while she reached into her cloak to pull something out of one of the pockets, a folded piece of paper and handed it to Viktor, the piece of paper has a list of several items on it, some odd and unconventional ones as well. "That is a list of countermeasures against Regelia's Anti-magic ammunition." She said, listening to the news a bit. "So whats going on, why is every one on edge?"

 

[DarkRawen]

Sol wasn't entirely sure why he was doing this. He had been bored and impatient, and the hair had kept going into his eyes. Sure, it had been bad before, but now it was intolerable. Perhaps he was noticing it because he was spending more without his hat on, or perhaps it had been his idleness. Likely a desire to be noticed by Luke in one of their shared classes was present as well. Regardless of which it was, Sol was done, and pent up frustration certainly hadn't helped. So now he was cutting his hair, using a scissor he'd kept a little too sharp for his liking.

As he stuck his tongue out, concentrating, Sol closed the scissors again, listening to the sound to make sure he had done it sort of correctly. Locks of slightly curled, wet hair fell into the sink. He had already added some water and made sure to put the plug so that none of the hair would go into the pipes. And now he was cutting away. Now, it wasn't just some sort of unhinged version of love-sickness that had caused him to cut his hair. Sol normally cut his hair himself. He had nimble fingers and was good at seeing when it was even and when it was uneven, but more so, he knew how to do it. A... keepsake from his childhood, might be a good term.

Sol had watched his father cut hair since he was very young. Their father would also cut the hair of those in the family, no use spending money on something he could do for free. His had been good too, not magnificent, but skilled enough to have gathered a large amount of loyal customers. Of course, there were two issues; one being that all of their customers had as much money as they themselves did, and the other being that it was not a job where you could work your way up. Not where they had lived, not at that pay-grade. Once you had your shop, you were staying there. No earning lots of money, no getting anywhere but the same crappy old place.

It had been nice watching his father cut hair though, not exciting or something you would brag about at school, but Sol had still watched intently, his father even teaching him some. How to wet the hair before cutting it, how to cut it, how to keep it even. Nothing impressive, but given that Sol had lived for years without having much money to spend, he'd always cut his own hair. The scissor had been "borrowed" from a barbershop somewhere, at some point. It was useful to keep around.

Ruffling his hair, Sol noted how he'd already cut it above his ears, and that made him a bit nervous.

I might have cut it a little too much. Still need to do the touch-up, though.

He thought to himself, the him in the mirror looked a bit more mature. Not older, it tended to have the opposite effect on him, taking off the rougher edge, but he looked a little more like someone with a normal life.

I wonder if Luke'll notice.

Probably, he'd seen his... he wasn't sure what they were at this point, but he'd seem Luke look at him during lectures. He'd even thought to acknowledge the look, to smile and wave and motion for Luke to come sit by him. But he hadn't. And Luke hadn't either. Perhaps it really was over. Had he just cut his hair for a last try of getting some attention?

No, regardless of Luke, it needed cutting.

That didn't really feel like it, though. With a sigh, he finished up the details, it didn't look perfect, not at all, but it was passable, and passable was all Sol ever aimed for. With the hair neatly gathered in a small plastic bag, he went to throw it out into the bin -hair was biodegradable, right?- before heading towards his room again.

 

[Athol]

Viktor

"So who'd you piss off enough to put you in charge?"

Despite himself, he couldn?t help but let out a short bark of laughter. ?You have met Seth, right??

"That is a list of countermeasures against Regelia's Anti-magic ammunition. So what?s going on, why is everyone on edge?"

Viktor?s eyebrow arched as he accepted the paper, and made a mental note to scan it and get a copy e-mailed back home as soon as possible; her questions on the other hand, caught him off guard. ?What do you mean ?Wh- ?right? you?ve been out of the loop.?

Waving to a spare seat, he started the video playback again, with the sound muted. ?In a way it?s related to that paper you just gave me. Regalia has started showing its ass again, but this time on a much greater scale. I don?t know the numbers, but there are reports of attacks, well-coordinated, effective and with zero regard for collateral damage, all across the globe.? He paused the video on a wide shot of a shattered and burning apartment building. ?This was in Minsk, two weeks ago. They used a hundred kilos on military grade explosives to turn an apartment on the fourth floor into a giant claymore mine. They were targeting a friend of mine who lived on the fifth; they killed him, another mutual friend, two other Clan-mates and six ?Familiars??as well as at least a hundred and fifty civilians who lived in the building. Between my Clan and its allies, we suffered twenty-five hundred casualties globally, and I?m sure other non-human groups got hit just as hard as us.? He had to stop for a moment to keep a lid on his anger.

?What pisses me off the most is Regalia?s utter disregard for collateral damage. They attacked a ?Familiar? in Sarajevo as she was out for a walk, lit her up with an MG as she was walking past a school. They got her, a teacher and six kids?so yeah?that is why everyone is on edge.?

Yvette

"What about you? Enjoying your stay here?"

?Kinda.? Yvette replied, sitting down beside will. ?I miss my friends that haven?t come back, and I wish Karis would tone it down a bit?sure Nephilim are more durable than humans, but not that much more.? Almost as if on cue, some of her training bruises reminded her of their existence. ?On the other hand I?m getting to practice with both my sword and my powers more, and the course work in rather interesting. Plus,? She added, smiling at Will. ?I got to meet some cool new people.? The smile didn?t quite reach her eyes as she reminded herself that the angel was still there as well. I wish Dad would get here?

Elsewhere-Then

He awoke with a yawn and stretched fully as the train pulled into the station. The others can mock me all they like for ?Going Native?, but I like sleep, it?s so relaxing?which I guess it kind of the point. Stepping onto the platform, Raphael considered hiring a cab for the final leg of his journey, but then decided against it. If he wanted to, he had much faster ways to move about?but they tended to be noticeable to the very people he really didn?t want looking too closely in this direction.

Here-Now

Stepping into the courtyard, he saw a familiar face talking to a rather attractive looking demon. Wait, no?what IS she? While the woman certainly looked the part, and her wings and tail definitely moved like they were a part of her, she lacked the aura of a denizen of the Demon Realm. How peculiar. Waiting until the not demon moved off, he casually circled the courtyard, and came up behind his brother. ?Hello Raziel.? He said, quietly. ?It?s been a while.?

 

[Lunar Templar]

"Unfortunately, I have." She said in reply to Viktor come back to her little joke.

As Sierra listened to Viktor explain whats been going on while she was away, she could only sigh. "It was only a matter of time before that subhuman filth crawled out from it's hole again." she let out another sigh, and rubbed the side of her head a little, right around where her new horns where. "Hold off on faxing that over to your people till I've had a chance to explain what I've found out. I'm not keen on helping a Vampire clan, but since this is hardly the time for that, and your going to do it anyway, you might as well have a bit more insight in to how the weapon works and why this list of counter measures should completely nullify that weapon to pass along to your people. Anyway, what is Gungnir and the school doing? Besides tightening the guard I mean."

Then, Sierra had this look of revelation cross her face. "Wait, why are you even still here if your Clan is getting attacked like this? Shouldn't they have pulled you back home by now to help deal with this trash?" She asked. She thought it odd Viktor was still here, let alone while his clan was getting harassed like this.

 

[IFS]

The next month passed much the same as the last, with training interspersed with partying and various hookups. As usual most of them were new encounters though she found herself enjoying the company of the Satyr twins, Alexius and Kyros, once again. Like before the two fancied themselves acting as playboy boyfriends to her, though this time they seemed more earnest about it. Amused by the pair she accepted their offer and found herself enjoying the (of course very open) relationship, the twins enjoyed practical jokes and were more than happy to play along with her lighthearted attempts at fomenting rivalry between them.

That was not the only interesting development for her over the month though, as she awoke one morning to find an imp, among the lowest forms of demon said to be so feeble that anything more than the blood of a greater demon would not empower them but rather cause them to be destroyed in a rather spectacular fashion, before her doubled over in a subservient bow. The pathetic creature quickly explained that it was among the lesser demons that had directly served Val Ruk, and that they had elected him to greet her and welcome her as their new master. Having consumed Val Ruk's heart and power also granted her their service. She questioned the creature, taking enjoyment from its panicked responses, before accepting its service and the service of those it represented. For now she simply put them to task monitoring events in the demon realm, finding service among the houses of other demons so as to better spy on them for her, but now that the door was open she found herself occasionally thinking of the possibilities such service opened up to her. Perhaps she would be able to establish herself as a power in the demon realm, if she was clever and cautious of course. While she hated the place there was a difference from living in it as a servant or slave compared to ruling it as a master.

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She happened on Sol as he was walking back towards his room, taking note of his expression and his new hairstyle. Making a change huh? I wonder if its just because it was getting too long, or if there's something more behind it. From looking at him she got the feeling he wasn't particularly happy, though she couldn't be sure why.

"Hi Sol, nice haircut," she said, greeting him with a smile, then adopted an expression of concern "how are you feeling? You look a bit down."

 

[figment of mind]

Within the next month, Mira kept on with her plans, creating more of the peices of herself and working out more of the innards of her hammer. Viktor and Karis didn't seem to mind incorporating the hammer into the training here and there, with Karis even giving her a few tips on how to strengthen it so as to reduce the possibility of it bending even further. Still, she expected more resistance from the two of them over it...but with the recent rash of attacks from Regalia, she suspected that they just hadn't had the time for it, there lives getting busier and all. Besides, it allowed her to learn and improve her weapon a bit for the battles ahead.

Of course, all of the training would be near worthless without the specialised containers that were supposed to go into it, so in the mean time she got to work on those as well. Ideally, these would go into a hatch attached to the back of the hammer, where the liquid inside would be released upon impact through the holes on the front. In her mind, this would make using alchemy in battle far and again easier, what with the ability to use them at the same time as a weapon while still having a weapon on hand. Of course, she found that she was running into a few problems with that, in the form of not having any method to make the liquid come out on impact automatically. She was able to find a quick fix by adding a trigger mechanism to the base where the head and handle met but that was just one fix of many she had to do to just get close to the final result. Obviously she would need to take a different approach for later variations but eventually, even with the problems she was facing, she got it to a point where she could be happy with the weapon.

Socially, she tried to get out more and get to know Yvette more...of course, the fact that she seemed to be trying to get to know everyone helped with that. In the off times between training, classes, and her work, she found herself spending more time at the garden, either reading or just resting her mind, something that she figured was important in the goal of not wearing the gears in her head down with constant thinking. Along with that, she even once thought about heading off and joining Juliet in her partying, only chickening out when she really thought about the types of parties Juliet went to. Other than that, it was the same old stuff as usual for her.

Currently, she was giving herself a bit of a check up, worried that some things had become loose and worn down within her. Of course it didn't worry her too much but she considered it better to know instead of just assume. Luckily, from all signs, she was fine so with that, she reapplied her mesh, got dressed, got some things, and went outside. She had considered for a moment the idea of heading to the training room to practice with her hammer more but she ended up deciding against it, feeling more in the mood to move around. Besides, she had some books to return to the library so she might as well go there, drop them off, and get some new ones. Along the way, she spied Daniel and someone else talking...but she ignored it. After all, it wasn't unusual to see him talking with someone she didn't know...something that she realized may be a problem if he was talking to someone who was a threat. Still, she would have to get what to do when that happpened cleared up with him later. Right now, she moved on and headed to her destination.

 

[DarkRawen]

"Hi Sol, nice haircut. How are you feeling? You look a bit down."

Sol pulled a hand through his hair. "You like it? I just cut it myself. And no, I'm fine," he gave her an extra cheerful smile, just to prove his statement. Not that it needed proving.

Besides, it's not like she can help me with Luke either.

"So, I've been hearing rumours about you and those Satyr twins again, how's that going? I'd not figure you for the relationship type. Of course, the whole relationship with two guys at once, twins no less, that seems par for the course," he teased. "I mean, me and..."

Oh right, that's not... a thing anymore.

He chuckled at his mistake. "No, nevermind, I forgot what I was about to say." Perhaps he should just have greeted her like normal, and left, entered his room. "Really." Then he went quiet for a bit, the gears in his mind turning, twisting. He knew what Luke would've been telling him, and what Vik had been trying to drill into his head -it certainly felt like that-, about trusting people.

"So, about what you asked before, I suppose I'm a little bit lonely," he finally admitted. "You know, Luke's been giving me the cold shoulder, because we've had some fights. Or, well, I've been giving him the cold shoulder too, because I don't know what to do. So there's a mutual cold shoulder giving going on," he chuckled. "And that's a bit lonely. But I'm fine, I just need to rest, because I feel a bit tired. I can't seem to sleep." As he said it, he didn't stop smiling once. It wasn't a forced smile, just how he naturally expressed it, making light of whatever worries he did have.

To think that I'm opening up to a sex demon. I wonder if they said anything about that in mass. It's certainly not mentioned in the bible.

"And no, that doesn't mean I'm up for anything, if you're curious," he said, teasing again. "Luke's not up for anything either, he's still a little bit mine." He bit his lip.

"Anyhow, just forget all you just heard. How's your day been? Having a lot of fun?"

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Daniel was glad to hear that Sierra was getting along well working under Queen Riviera, and it sounded as though they managed to uncover a few things; hopefully some of it would be useful in dealing with their current issue of Regalia. He wasn't at all surprised that there were some 'confidential' materials, no doubt something Riviera wanted to keep under her hat for the time being.

"All that being said though, I should really get checked in. I'm back for now, and I do have some Intel to report so I should get on that before I do anything else." Sierra finished on, giving the Angel a hug and a quick wave goodbye before heading off towards the Gungir barracks.

"Of course, don't let me hold you up. Looking forward to those pictures." Daniel gave a quick salute in response. Moments after Sierra had left his line of sight, he could hear the whispers in his head again, but this time, their song was different, it was more melodic and flowing than before.

"Hello Raziel." A voice said from behind, this time, there wasn't any distortion behind it. "It's been a while."

"Yes... yes it certainly has been a while," Daniel replied rather plainly before turning around and seeing his brother Raphael's face, suffice to say it hadn't changed much, but it didn't stop him from smiling just that little bit.

"but it is good to see you again brother." He then did something that he thought he wouldn't do given the circumstances, made the offer of a hug to Raphael, but he'd understand if it was declined.

 

[Outcast107]

The comment about cool new people made Will smiled a bit. "I know what you mean about Karis..but the one who going overboard I think is Viktor...but don't tell him I said that..." Will quickly added. Not wanting to seem ungrateful for the extra help he was getting. "Though lately..he been getting kind of...moody."

Will added as he sighs a bit. "I think it has to do with all these anti-monster attacks. Just wish we could do something about it besides nothing at the moment." Will lay his head back against the wall as he let out another sigh. "Though I don't think you came here to hear me negative," Will said as he stood up. "Anyways maybe we can help each other train, unless of course you're done for the day."

 

[Athol]

Viktor

Viktor gave Sierra a nod when she said to hold off sending the information she?d given him; he only knew a tiny bit about the kind of magics and materials needed for enchanting, but he knew enough to know that some of the stuff she?d listed could go very wrong if mishandled. Her tone of voice when she mentioned not being overly fond of helping vampires made him raise an eyebrow; sure the two of them didn?t get along too well, but this seemed as bit more than that?but that was definitely something for another day.

Anyway, what is Gungnir and the school doing? Besides tightening the guard I mean?Wait, why are you even still here if your Clan is getting attacked like this? Shouldn't they have pulled you back home by now to help deal with this trash?"

He grimaced a bit and sighed as he sat back in his seat. ?To answer your last two questions first, I?m still here to lend support and expertise to our Japanese operation, should they need it. Clan Yurchenko has a very limited foothold in Asia, and so far none of our operations here have been attacked, but the Elders want me out here in case that changes. Back home, they?ve got enough people on the ground that my missing presence won?t affect things.? Absent-mindedly he plucked a smoldering stub of a cigarette out of the rather full ash tray and took a drag, exhaling towards the ceiling.

?As to your first question?that?s it.? He said with more than a little disgust. ?The Admin is just ?turtle-ing? up and I guess praying that this shit show blows over. .? He took another drag, burning the cigarette down to his lips before stubbing it out. ?I know Seth, Karis and more than a few others have been pushing for us to be ?proactive? about any local Regalia operations, but to no avail so far. To be honest I?m surprised Karis hasn?t hit anyone yet.?

Yvette

"I know what you mean about Karis... but the one who going overboard I think is Viktor... but don't tell him I said that? Though lately? he been getting kind of... moody."

?My lips are sealed.? She replied stretching a bit. ?But yeah, I know what you mean. I know I don?t know Mr. Zu- Viktor, as well as you, and I know everyone has been on edge since the newest attacks?? At least they didn?t hit the school again. ?But he seems to be taking it a bit harder than most. Maybe he knows somebody who got hurt?? She gave a small shrug, not knowing what else to say. So many people? She thought sadly.

"Anyways maybe we can help each other train, unless of course you're done for the day."

She thought about it for a moment or two, pushing back the sad thoughts about the victims of Regalia?s attacks. ?Sure, I think I?ve got a round or two left in me.? Standing, she turned and offer her hand to William, to pull him up.

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"Yes... yes it certainly has been a while, but it is good to see you again brother."

Raphael smiled as well an embraced his brother. ?You too brother. I wish I had more time to talk, but I?m pushing my luck as it is.? He said, releasing Daniel. ?You wouldn?t happen to know where Yvette is right now would you??

 

[IFS]

"Anyhow, just forget all you just heard. How's your day been? Having a lot of fun?"

Juliet listened as Sol talked about his relationship troubles, nodding sympathetically as he explained.

"Sorry to hear about you and Luke," she said "I'm probably not the best for relationship advice but everyone appreciates it when you listen to them."

She perked up a bit thinking about how to answer his next question "As for how I'm doing, well you already heard about the twins," she smirked "they've certainly been fun, my relationships don't tend to last long, hazard of being a succubus I suppose, but I do like feeling appreciated."

The twins had even seemed to be trying to pace themselves, as far as she could tell at least, to avoid becoming exhausted as they had before. Not that she minded of course, a sustainable food source could be hard for a succubus to come by and they certainly kept her feeling appreciated with dates and even gifts. She felt fairly certain they enjoyed throwing their money around and at her specifically, and they certainly seemed to have more than enough to spend.

"If you're feeling bad about Luke I could let you know where the next big party is going to be," she said "although it might get in the way of training."

 

[DarkRawen]

"Sorry to hear about you and Luke, I'm probably not the best for relationship advice but everyone appreciates it when you listen to them."

"No worries," Sol said, and then he chuckled a bit at what she said. "I'm not laughing at you, it's just... I think the issue was the opposite. I didn't talk as much as Luke would have wanted. Not about the important stuff, apparently. That's... kinda what started the whole thing, me not talking about stuff. Oh well. Done is done. It's not that significant anymore."

"As for how I'm doing, well you already heard about the twins, they've certainly been fun, my relationships don't tend to last long, hazard of being a succubus I suppose, but I do like feeling appreciated."

"I'm happy you're happy then. And who knows, perhaps this is a relationship that will last for long. Then again, I'll easily admit that I don't know what you think of as long. Years? Decades? Centuries?" He shrugged. "Regardless, it sounds like you've met a couple of someones who really likes you. I'd enjoy it for what it's worth."

"If you're feeling bad about Luke I could let you know where the next big party is going to be, although it might get in the way of training."

Sol looked at her. For a moment, he considered saying yes, asking her where it would be. He felt like he might need a party, something to take his mind of this issue. However, he knew that he wasn't as happy as he should be, and he still had that one rule, the rule about not drinking when he was unhappy. His smile faltered a bit, but it was still there when he replied.

"Uhm, no, sorry, I don't think that's a good idea. It's best if I just don't do anything like that." He rubbed his neck. "I think I'll just head into my room now, sorry." He grinned, though it felt forced this time. "Lot's of stuff to do. Mostly sleeping, though, but sleep is important too. I just need a few days and then it'll be fine, you know? I just..." He stopped.

 

[Outcast107]

Will smiled as he took her hand and help lift himself up while she pulled. "Alright." He said as head towards the fighting pad.
Walking a bit away from Yvette to give themselves space. He would turn to face her as he would then get into a fighting position.
Counting down from three and when he reaches one, he charged forward. He wasn't going to use his powers unless Yvette does so first.
He threw out a right hook which Yvette block and counter with a knee to the stomach.

Though William was ready as he blocked it with his free hand and push himself backwards. Not wanting to get caught up in another counter attack. He smiled lightly as he saw her do her own attack. Rushing and trying to do a leg sweep, making William jump over her and kicking at her chest. Yvette rolling to the side and dodging just barely as she rolled back up to her feet in a defense position. Though William kept up his attack as he charges forward, hoping to keep her on the defensive and off pace. Though Yvette was ready as she block and dodge his attack.

After his fifth punch, Yvette got in close to do a grapple. Grabbing his shirt and trying to sweep his legs out from under him.While William was falling, he moved his legs to hook up at Yvette's neck. Trying to pull her down with him so he could perhaps get her arm in an arm bar.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"You too brother. I wish I had more time to talk, but I'm pushing my luck as it is." Raphael soon released his brother from the embrace, and for once in a long while, Daniel was happy to be amongst one of his kin. "You wouldn't happen to know where Yvette is right now would you?"

"Hmm, well I did overhear earlier that Yvette was heading towards the Gym for some practice, so I reckon that is where we'll find her. Come on, I'll show you around on the way." And with that, the two Angels headed to the Gym, albeit the slightly longer way than usual; this may or may not have been intentional on Daniel's part. A few other students passed them by along the route though they didn't stop to chat, and certainly, Daniel didn't spot the others from the Gungir team. They had made a little bit of small talk the pair of them, but it was mostly benign matters.

"Ah, here we are Raphael. Now, let me see if I can spot your daughter." Daniel remarked as they arrived at their destination and he peered through the window, sure enough, he spotted Yvette, who appeared to be grappling with Will of all things.

Well, I guess he's got to learn. He then opened the door and entered, gesturing Raphael to follow. He then coughed loudly to announce their presence.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Viktor's answer to why he was still around made sense. His answer to what the school was doing, made her frown. "They could be scared of those anti-magic bullets they have and fear what ever team they send in would just get slaughtered. least that the only reason I can think of for just 'circling the wagons'." She said, looking like she's thinking about something. "Surprised Seth cares though, he's got his own people after all, he could just have them start dealing ... hmmm ... no ... it's unlikely any of his people are sitting on they're hands, he's probably been hit in all this as well."

"As for 'dad' not hitting anyone. I took the time to ask around about him while I was out. From what I've heard, he's way more likely to run a shadow op then knock some one on they're ass in situations like this. Though that would require a target to assault and I don't know what Intel you have in that regard." Sierra crossed her arms.

"Well ether way, I still have a 'lecture' to give in regards to what I've learned, and what we can do to nullify Regalia's known ace. Probably wouldn't hurt to spend so time 'working a bag' or something, I haven't really done lot of training over the last two months."

 

[Athol]

Viktor

?[That] would require a target to assault and I don't know what Intel you have in that regard."

Viktor made an unhappy face at Sierra?s comment. ?Unless Seth or Karis haven?t been sharing with me, fuck all.? He said. ?Yurcheko and Milankovitch teams hit Regalia cells in Ukraine and Serbia, but either they knew the teams were coming or they?d bugged out immediately after their operations, because both site had been thoroughly sterilized.? He drummed his fingers on his desk for a moment.

?Pack Kuznetsov also hit a cell, though this one was still active. Unfortunately from an Intel point of view, none of the Regalia members were taken alive. ?We? did get an intact safehouse, which does let us study the gear they used, but so far nothing Kuznetsov has found tells us anything we didn?t already know from a technical point of view, when it comes to their capabilities or operations. Each cell is annoyingly well insulated from the others.? Somewhere deep in the back of his mind, he laughed at the irony of finding himself fighting an aggressive and capable de-centralized fighting force. The Universe does love a good joke.

?Probably wouldn't hurt to spend so time 'working a bag' or something, I haven't really done lot of training over the last two months."

Looking up from his desk, he smirked a bit. ?I thought you were looking a bit doughy.? Raising his hand, he waved it towards her wings. ?Also, what?s with the wings an? horns? Thought you didn?t like being all demon-y??

Yvette

She winced as she hit the mat, with Will wrapping his legs around her; unfortunately she took a moment too long to realize what he was going for, so by the time she started to try and break out of the arm bar, he?d already locked up her left arm and was starting to hyperextend it. She tried briefly to see if she could the brute force her way out, but her greater reach had now become a liability and was now just better leverage for Will.

Faced with mounting pressure in her shoulder and elbow joints as Will began to arc his back, she tapped out about the same time she heard an attention getting cough. Looking towards the source of the sound, she grimaced when she saw Daniel, only to have that sour expression vanish when she saw the figure standing slightly behind him. As soon as Will released his grip, she rolled free and shot to her feet. ?DADDY!? She yelped, rushing to embrace her father in a crushing hug.

Raphael laughed and returned the hug, the two of them just holding one another for a minute to two. ?Hey there little one.? He said, despite the fact she was about four inches taller than him. ?Sorry it took so long for me to get away?? ?Its fine, I know you can?t just pop off on a whim, but I?m so glad you?re here.? After they broke their embrace, Raphael motioned to Daniel.

?Let?s get the serious bit over with. I know you can?t have been comfortable hanging about with an angel, despite what I said over the phone, but yes not all angels are a threat?I know I know, that?s not what I taught you when you were younger, but honestly I never thought you?d encounter a Exiled like Raziel and for that I?m sorry for the worry I caused you.? He said. ?But Raziel was right, when said he means you no harm. He?s a good man?he?s just bad at meddling with the affairs of humans.? Raphael said with a smirk. ?Like you, except he got caught.? Yvette replied, poking her dad in the ribs; Raphael just laughed.

Still smiling, she turned to Daniel and offered her hand. ?I?m sorry about the way I acted when we first met; however justified I may have seen it at the time, it was still rude.? After shaking Daniel?s hand, she motioned to William. ?This is Will, he?s a team-mate. We were just sparring when you arrived.? ?I saw?and he appeared to be winning.? Raphael remarked. Yvette scowled good-naturedly at her dad, while he just smiled slightly, shook Will?s hand and offered a small greeting. ?So dad,? Yvette asked. ?I?ll introduce you to the rest of the team!?

Raphael?s smile faded and he shook his head. ?No can do.? He said sadly. ?I really need to get back to my post. The ?Higher Ups? are concerned about Regalia potentially effecting things on our end so they want me and my people keeping an eye on things?that means I can?t be away for very long; I?m meeting with a contact as we speak.? He added with a wink. Yvette was disappointed, but not surprised; it was rare that he actually got away for longer than a brief ?Hi-how-are-you?? visit. She enveloped him in another hug and kissed him on the cheek, savouring the moment.

?Well then you?d best get going.? She replied, letting go and stepping back. ?Don?t want your bosses asking too many questions?love you dad.? ?Love you to honey, say hi to your mum for me; nice to meet you Will.? Raphael said. Turning, he wrapped Daniel in another hug, before stepping back and turning towards the door. ?Take care brother.? With that he was off and out of the gym, making his way off school grounds and back to what his superiors thought he was actually doing.