Chris smiled as the portly man spoke of slaying Grimm, and then his story transitioned to how he received his first weapon. However his story seemed to drag on forever, and soon the excitement in the air drained and was replaced by annoyance as the man continued to drivel on. The other man, a tall one who kept sipping from a coffee cup, detected this shift in mood and decided to cut the other man short. 

[quote=Tall Coffee Man]"Now that you've heard his words of inspiration, it is time for this test to get under way. You will all be taking one of the many Zip-lines located around this area, and riding them down the pass and into the basin of Forever Fall. The rules of partnership are simple, first come, first served. Eye-contact binds you together as a pair, and every pair must search around the basin for an artifact." "Two pairs with a matching Artifact will make a team of four, which, needless to say, will be your permanent team. Good luck to all...and uh, word of warning Students, there are Grimm a-plenty in there. Oh, and a train. Careful of the train. Now...any questions before you start?" [/quote]

Chris darted to the nearest zip-line and held on for dear life. He zipped through the trees, the red leaves forming blurs in his peripheral vision, a few smacking into his face. After a few more minutes of flight the end of the zip-line was fast approaching, Chris braced himself for the landing. He let go right before the end, running forward with the momentum. Using this momentum he continued to run through the forest. He heard the sounds of gunshots and the calls of various forms of Grimm all around. [i]"Oh wow, things are getting real. Crap."[/i] Chris thought to himself. He looked around trying to see a familiar face, but to no avail. Off to his left he heard what seemed to be something rushing through the underbrush. Chris hid behind a tree, and waited for the thing to run past him. [i]"I need to find someone soon...safety in numbers..."[/i]