[u][b]Kuhaku Shiro - Friday Morning, Assembly Hall[/b][/u]

Gathered into the Assembly Hall, Shiro stood amongst his teammates. Ever curious and fidgeting, he constantly looked to and fro at the crowd of his fellow students. Picking out familiar, friendly faces and enthusiastically waving should he be lucky to catch their eyes. As the general Assembly went underway, Shiro paid attention for the most part. Nervous energy coursing through his body prevented him from being fully attentive and still, constantly wired. From his understanding, today would be the day that the organized Hunter Teams would be taking on their first missions/assignments. He partly wished that Professor Port would just get straight to the point so that they could move on. He got the feeling that most everyone in the Assembly Hall felt the same way. Seeing his team's name and their faces on the large screen in the center of the Hall filled him with a sense of pride.

Learning the particular mission that his team would be undertaking, he pulled out his Scroll and expanded it. He wasn't sure if he was supposed to have it and be playing on it during the Assembly but he quickly dismissed it with a shrug. If he got in trouble, he would simply apologize and put it away. He couldn't help himself, though. He just had to know more. Locating information on 'The Shelter' assignment, his mouth slowly hung open and his eyes grew big. 

[i]Mission: 'The Shelter'
Difficulty rank: B
Overseeing staff: Headmaster Ozpin
Reinforcements: None[/i]

As Shiro read, he was surprised that his team would already be tackling a 'B'-ranked mission. One assigned by the Headmaster, no less! Smiling, he was sure he and his team could successfully complete it. He wasn't sure if they would be biting off more than they could chew, but at least it wasn't some boring and mundane job. He briefly backed out of the mission's details to view what other teams would be doing.

He snickered.
[i]"Reconnaissance, Escorts, Patrols, and...Riot control? Ha ha, glad we don't have to do anything dull like that."[/i] Shiro thought, rather pleased with their team's mission and empathetic towards some of the other teams.

Returning to view the mission's briefing, his smile gradually faded into a look of worry. Something about some shady experiments being conducted on wildlife and Aura. That detail worried him a bit. Placing the mission into perspective for a moment, he pieced together the facts.

[i]"Hmm...We'll be boated to an island. So, we're going to be isolated. No reinforcements have been planned for us..."[/i] Shiro's concern grew.
Something about this didn't quite sit right with him. 
Shaking his head, he collapsed and put away his Scroll and his smile returned.

[i]"Aww, shucks. No matter! We've got this! Our first mission! OUR FIRST MISSION!"[/i] Shiro repeated the line over in his head until his boundless stores of enthusiasm and energy returned in full.

Balling and clenching his gloved fists next to his face, he was practically vibrating. Trembling with ridiculous amounts of vigor, a big grin on his face. Reaching his 'limit', Shiro turned to Gren and pounced onto his back. Grabbing the Boar Faunus by the wide, broad shoulders, Shiro attempted to shake him too.

[b]"Our first mission, Gren! It's our first mission!"[/b]
He laughed heartedly.
Turning to Abel, he leapt from Gren to Abel's back and wrapped him in a big flying bear hug. Attempting to rock and sway the large man same as Gren. He was feeling particularly touchy this morning.
[b]"Did you hear, Abel!? We've got our first mission! Aren't you excited? It's gonna be so fun! We're going to do so awesome, all the other teams will be jealous!"[/b]
It was true, he was getting so worked up his golden brown eyes began to take on their glowing icy blue color. Black stripes started to streak through his white hair and mark his ears, ringing his white tail. Turning to Sapphire, practically incandescent at this point from all of his beaming, he contemplated 'glomping' her too. Thankfully, a thought interrupted him from doing so. Probably saving his life.
[b]"Oh wait, I need to get my equipment ready!"[/b] He thought aloud.

Hopping off Abel's back, he scrambled to leave the Assembly Hall. Not once considering that perhaps the Assembly wasn't quite over with or that he was even allowed to leave. Low and on all fours, he tripped over himself a few times in his overzealousness. Hands and feet unable to quite grip the ground to gain traction. If nothing stopped him or got in his way, he would've surely bolted out of the Hall outright.

[b]"Gotta get ready! Gotta get ready!"[/b] He panted deeply and heavily, his tongue lolling.
The question being raised if Shiro was honestly feline in nature or not. More often he resembled a canine with all of his ridiculous vim.