[center][color=SteelBlue][h2]James Varrock[/h2]
Level: 1
Day/Time: Day One; Evening
Location: Erion-Abandoned Castle
Interacting: Samus Aran[@Lmpkio], Luigi[@Bright_Ops], Amaterasu[@Gentlemanvaultboy], Hapu[@ToadRopes]
Mention: 
Seeds Planted:0
Word Count:517[/color][/center]

Watching Mario and Luigi, James smiled slightly behind his helmet as he turned away, holstering the Imago Loop and waiting for a plan of action to be determined. Being stuck rescuing a Princess, well, it wasn't something the Nightstalker was familiar with. In all his battles against the enemies of The Last City, it was all about survival and intel. And even then, the intel runs ended up becoming battles of survival; something that the Nightstalker wasn't going to complain about, since the more heads there were to bust, the more fun it was. But saving a princess...he'd never met royalty before unless you counted Oryx, and the Taken King was not the kind of royalty you ever WANTED to meet if you could help it. When Brigan announced he'd be leading the way to the Abandoned Castle rather than leading the charge against one of their rather powerful foes, James couldn't help but frown. [color=SteelBlue][i]"So I'm really not liking the vibe I'm getting off this guy. You find anything out of the ordinary yet?"[/i][/color]

Charger didn't answer right away, presumably still watching the general, but when he did, he seemed disturbed. [color=LightCoral][i]"No, nothing yet, but I don't like that our contact is insisting on putting himself in a position that could bring the Demon King's wrath down on him. Your instincts are most definitely correct, something about this is not right."[/i][/color] James didn't respond as his partner knew his response, but when Luigi came back to them and asked for a run down of their abilities, the Guardian sighed in defeat.

[color=SteelBlue]"Well, normally I'd have access to a Voidwall grenade, smoke bomb, double jump, and my Shadowshot, amongst other abilities, along with a heavy weapon, but after leaving the Cosmodrome, I've only got Charger, my hand cannon, my sniper rifle, and a single jump. All that said, I'm still a nimble bastard with a penchant for putting bullets in an enemy's head on the first trigger pull."[/color] The trip after was relatively silent, and James maintained a consistent swivel as they walked, the Imago Loop free of it's holster and held at the ready for when some beastie eventually jumped out at them.

However, the presence of the General must have scared any beasts likely to attack them away and they reached the site of their mission without incident. Upon arrival, Brigan suggested that team two wait while Team one went and got the Shadow Knight's attention with the help of his valkyries, a plan that James didn't argue with. The vibe he got off the giant made him feel more confident about besting him the less back up he had if it came to that. Luigi attempted to redirect the General to a the other team and James took the opportunity to approach their leader and speak with him quietly so only he and his teammates could hear. [color=SteelBlue]"Luigi, I think it might be better if he stays with us. I don't trust him and if he decides to stab us in the back, that would leave team three to dangerous enemies two deal with."[/color]