Siren's Call: an RP

[Condensation she/her]

Just now, ProfetessaOscura said:

The woman smiled. Suddenly, the ice pillar broke from the floor and shot at an intense speed, directly at Cadenza’s face. 

Cadenza ducked quickly, avoiding the ice pillar. She'd be more careful about that next time.

[Fallapede]

Brother Sparrow ascended the steps up to the door of the "school" Vespyr had established. Upon reaching it, he hesitated. It was his own fault for having allowed things to progress this far, but he was not sure that to step in now would not worsen the situation further. He suddenly recalled an old military adage. Do what you must now, and regret it if you live to. Not the most uplifting sentiment, but it would have to do. Brother Sparrow pushed open the door.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

29 minutes ago, Fallapede said:

Brother Sparrow ascended the steps up to the door of the "school" Vespyr had established. Upon reaching it, he hesitated. It was his own fault for having allowed things to progress this far, but he was not sure that to step in now would not worsen the situation further. He suddenly recalled an old military adage. Do what you must now, and regret it if you live to. Not the most uplifting sentiment, but it would have to do. Brother Sparrow pushed open the door.

The charming woman at the receptionist’s desk leaned over. “Good afternoon!  Are you another recruit?”

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

58 minutes ago, Condensation said:

Cadenza ducked quickly, avoiding the ice pillar. She'd be more careful about that next time.

The old woman snorted, then approached and pulled Cadenza to her feet. “Keep your stance steady, child. You can sway out of the way without losing your balance and focus. Ducking your head makes it hard to protect with your hands.”  She stepped back. “Don’t be afraid of me. Show me what you can do.”

[Condensation she/her]

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2 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

The old woman snorted, then approached and pulled Cadenza to her feet. “Keep your stance steady, child. You can sway out of the way without losing your balance and focus. Ducking your head makes it hard to protect with your hands.”  She stepped back. “Don’t be afraid of me. Show me what you can do.”

Cadenza raised her eyebrows. "Wow, the mo - I mean, the Siren's made you all gluttons for punishment." Ice slicked the floor and Cadenza rose to eye level with the old woman on a pillar.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

1 hour ago, Condensation said:

Cadenza raised her eyebrows. "Wow, the mo - I mean, the Siren's made you all gluttons for punishment." Ice slicked the floor and Cadenza rose to eye level with the old woman on a pillar.

“Siren’s got nothing to do with me,” she chortled. She glanced down at the ice and took a knee. “Trying to make me break a hip, are you?”  Her voice was accusatory, but she pressed something down against the icy floor, then stood again. 

[Condensation she/her]

9 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

“Siren’s got nothing to do with me,” she chortled. She glanced down at the ice and took a knee. “Trying to make me break a hip, are you?”  Her voice was accusatory, but she pressed something down against the icy floor, then stood again. 

"No. I'm just using what I have."

[Fallapede]

11 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

The charming woman at the receptionist’s desk leaned over. “Good afternoon!  Are you another recruit?”

"Not precisely. I wish to speak with the master of this establishment, Vespyr. He will know me."

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

6 minutes ago, Fallapede said:

"Not precisely. I wish to speak with the master of this establishment, Vespyr. He will know me."

"He's holding a class right now.  He'll be out in about four hours, if you'd like to come back?" she asked.  "He's also currently meeting with some higher up officials.  I can leave a note or...?"  The woman was infuriating.

33 minutes ago, Condensation said:

"No. I'm just using what I have."

She smiled slightly.  "And I appreciate it."  

The ice floor suddenly turned into blunt, jagged projectiles, then shot at Cadenza.  The woman held, in her hand, a stamp with her initials on it.  It had been wired to the battery in her bag, and there, in the ice by her feet, the melted indentation of this old lady's maker's mark seethed, steaming.  

[Fallapede]

33 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

"He's holding a class right now.  He'll be out in about four hours, if you'd like to come back?" she asked.  "He's also currently meeting with some higher up officials.  I can leave a note or...?"  The woman was infuriating.

"Then I shall wait here until such time as he becomes available. Please inform me when that happens." Brother Sparrow moved over to a corner of the room so as not to intrude.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

15 minutes ago, Fallapede said:

"Then I shall wait here until such time as he becomes available. Please inform me when that happens." Brother Sparrow moved over to a corner of the room so as not to intrude.

The woman shifted uncomfortably.  "If it's important, he's in the arena.  Two doors down."

[Fallapede]

55 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

The woman shifted uncomfortably.  "If it's important, he's in the arena.  Two doors down."

"But you said that he was engaged in important matters. Do you regard my time as being more valuable than his?"

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

3 hours ago, Fallapede said:

"But you said that he was engaged in important matters. Do you regard my time as being more valuable than his?"

She seemed oddly uncomfortable.  "Are you sure you wouldn't rather come back?  His class is scheduled to go for a long time."

[Condensation she/her]

8 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

She smiled slightly.  "And I appreciate it."  

The ice floor suddenly turned into blunt, jagged projectiles, then shot at Cadenza.  The woman held, in her hand, a stamp with her initials on it.  It had been wired to the battery in her bag, and there, in the ice by her feet, the melted indentation of this old lady's maker's mark seethed, steaming.  

Cadenza raised her hand instinctively, and a thin wall of ice followed. Both the shards of ice and the shield shattered upon impact. Cadenza took a deep breath in and restored the ice floor, then began to skate. 

[Fallapede]

2 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

She seemed oddly uncomfortable.  "Are you sure you wouldn't rather come back?  His class is scheduled to go for a long time."

"I am in no hurry. As I have said earlier, please inform me when he becomes available."

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Is this you out of character telling me to bug off? If so, I'll do something else

 

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

42 minutes ago, Condensation said:

Cadenza raised her hand instinctively, and a thin wall of ice followed. Both the shards of ice and the shield shattered upon impact. Cadenza took a deep breath in and restored the ice floor, then began to skate. 

She knelt and pressed the stamp down again. The floor shattered a second time, and this time, it just became rough, gnarled terrain. 

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

38 minutes ago, Fallapede said:

"I am in no hurry. As I have said earlier, please inform me when he becomes available."

 

((Nope!  I just expected you to go in.))

 

She frowned. “Wait here for a minute.”  She tottered off, then shortly returned, flustered. “He’ll see you,” she said, surprised. 

[Fallapede]

2 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

She frowned. “Wait here for a minute.”  She tottered off, then shortly returned, flustered. “He’ll see you,” she said, surprised. 

"Thank you for your assistance." Brother Sparrow followed behind the woman.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

1 hour ago, Fallapede said:

"Thank you for your assistance." Brother Sparrow followed behind the woman.

Sparrow would find himself entering the seated area of the arena, with multiple fighting pairs down on the field.  A couple of politicians were thumbing through papers and trying animatedly to speak with Vespyr, whose mouth remained closed.  He was likely using the wind as his voice, perhaps to remind them who really had power, or perhaps because the wind was just as much his voice as his vocal chords.

[Condensation she/her]

17 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

She knelt and pressed the stamp down again. The floor shattered a second time, and this time, it just became rough, gnarled terrain. 

 Cadenza tripped, landing on her hands and knees. She made a face as she stood back up. "All right..." Making a smaller pathway beyond the reach of the old woman, she built up speed again. 

[Fallapede]

17 hours ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

Sparrow would find himself entering the seated area of the arena, with multiple fighting pairs down on the field.  A couple of politicians were thumbing through papers and trying animatedly to speak with Vespyr, whose mouth remained closed.  He was likely using the wind as his voice, perhaps to remind them who really had power, or perhaps because the wind was just as much his voice as his vocal chords.

"Vespyr, if you have a moment to spare, I would like to speak with you privately."

[Channelknight Fadran]

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Aight. I'm timeskipping our subgroup to Lena's island. We'll say it coincides with Cadenza's timeskip.

Janice tied the boat to the dock using one of the only skills she actually possessed: knot-tying. "Alrighty. We're here. Now let's go find Cruz."

@Vapor @Random Bystander @Matrim's Dice

[Random Bystander she/her]

39 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Janice tied the boat to the dock using one of the only skills she actually possessed: knot-tying. "Alrighty. We're here. Now let's go find Cruz."

@Vapor @Random Bystander @Matrim's Dice

Shade unzipped her bag and grabbed her weapons. After closing the bag, she got out of the boat. "What does he look like? I forgot to ask earlier, but this could be important."

[Channelknight Fadran]

2 hours ago, Random Bystander said:

Shade unzipped her bag and grabbed her weapons. After closing the bag, she got out of the boat. "What does he look like? I forgot to ask earlier, but this could be important."

"He's a snakey guy. A sylven, I think they're called."

[Random Bystander she/her]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

"He's a snakey guy. A sylven, I think they're called."

She nodded. "Got it."