[center][color=f6989d][h1][u]R A I L G U N[/u][/h1][b]( Runé Langley )[/b][/color][/center]

After being greeted by the automatic sliding doors that admitted her in silence, she glanced around - the tower appeared to be deserted, which was queer to Rune's sharp eyes: traces of fresh paint could be seen on the walls, and there wasn't so much of a speck of rust on any of the well-polished metallic surfaces. Signs that this place had frequent visitors dropping by.

A sudden rush of cold draft prickled her artificial skin dotted with microscopic chips to allow her experience the sense of touch like biological humans do - she balled her fists and took a defensive stance. [color=f6989d][i]Someone else is here.[/i][/color] She couldn't help but shudder as the surrounding temperature dropped lower and lower. She let out an irritated 'tch' through her gritted teeth and raised the shotgun barrel on her arm at the ceiling. [color=f6989d]"Show. Yourself."[/color]

[i]BANG.[/i]

All hell broke loose: water burst out of the sprinklers, showering the place with an angry roar; the sound of the alarm blasted throughout the building, which made Rune's ears ring to its steady beat. She shook her head, trying to refocus - she summoned the rest of her hidden armaments, feeling her body rising with excitement.

Maybe this could be a chance for her to show off her abilities to her recruiter, the Teen Titans.

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[center][color=Gray][h1][u]S A C R Y E D[/u][/h1][b]( Kenji Shihouin )[/b][/color][/center]

[i]The first time Beast Boy spotted Kenji was a random encounter along the streets of Harajuku - maybe due to his constant interaction with the ever-bizarre Starfire who tried to teach her alien customs to the team, he could read from that boy's awkward body language that he was definitely more that what he seemed. Curiosity got the better of him, and he decided to follow Kenji to find out more.

It didn't take him long to have his gut feeling answered.

Once Kenji closed his apartment door behind him, Beast Boy - who had transformed into a small rat and hid himself in the pocket of the teen's overcoat - watched in awe as the strange teen shedded his skin to reveal a silvery one underneath, his pretty face smoothed out into a plain metal mask. The boy turned his head and sighed at the faceless reflection on the mirror above the shoe-rack, then he changed back into the human appearance from before.

The Titan took his chance to slip away when Kenji removed the coat and threw it on the sofa - from the shadow of the space beneath the coffee table, Beast Boy took one final look at the tired expression on the boy's face before he snuck off silently, his mind lost in thought, leaving to his animal instinct to navigate out of the place.[/i]

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"Are you sure? Really [i]really[/i] sure about this?"

Kenji inched back as Lady Nana, the manager of the host club he had been working at, towered over him, her heavily penciled eyes scrutinizing him unblinkingly. He gave her a weak smile. [color=Gray]"Y-Yes. It's...an urgent family thing that I cannot decline."[/color]

Lady Nana seemed to falter a little at his half-assed attempt to charm her, but she quickly collected herself and closed her eyes. "Well, it appears that none of us are able to stop you from leaving, but we're going to miss you a lot, honey."

Kenji gripped the communicator in his pocket. He had already made his choice. [color=Gray]"I'm sorry about this too. Goodbye."[/color]

"Don't say that! Don't make it sound as if you're never coming back."

[color=Gray][i]I'm sorry[/i][/color], he apologized quietly at the saddened look on her heavyset face. [color=Gray][i]There's no turning back now.[/i][/color]