[center] [h2][b][color=00aeef]Carmen[/color], [color=8dc73f]Hakeem[/color] and [color=b000fc]Liana[/color][/b][/h2] [img]https://i.imgur.com/N2hUtIy.jpg[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/hOvWe6F.jpg[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/hyZLjQt.jpg?1[/img] [hider=Interactions]Grace, Celestia, Shela, "Flowey" [@The One], Max [@PharaohAtem], Sigmund [@Oooie], Leval [@EurmalEye][/hider] [hr] [i]Grand Hall[/i][/center] Both Carmen and Hakeem smiled to Sig. [color=8dc73f]"Yeah, she's one of the good ones out there."[/color] Hakeem commented before Max approached them. The three agents were trying to get Max to back off, Carmen nearly threatening to use force before Grace spoke into their minds, using their real names! Liana (who's real name was Andrea) nearly flipped out, but she got her nerves together and was able to calm down, considering that Grace didn't seem to be hostile... [i]yet.[/i] However, both Carmen and Hakeem were [i]beyond[/i] scared. Once Sigmund put his hand on her shoulder, Liana turned to him. [color=b000fc]"Excuse us for just a moment..." [/color]Liana said softly to Sig and Celestia before promptly taking her two scared comrades to a more secluded area. Immediately, Liana took Carmen and Hakeem into a more secluded area in the Grand Hall (an alcove or second hall) where her comrades can panic alone, without the prying eyes of anyone else. Liana checked to make sure no one was around before speaking to them privately once Grace's mind dump was over, making sure no one was within earshot. [color=b000fc]"Hey guys, calm down. I was going to inform you of all of this-"[/color] [color=00aeef]"What are you fucking [i]nuts!?[/i]"[/color] Carmen whispered, anger and fear in her voice. [color=00aeef]"Someone just spoke into [i]our minds[/i] and already knows about who we are and what we're trying to [i]do![/i] She used our [i]real names[/i] for christ's sake!"[/color] Carmen hyperventilated before turning to Hakeem. [color=00aeef]"You're right homie, we never should've come here..."[/color] Hakeem was stunned, and shocked. He blankly stared ahead. [color=8dc73f]"We're so fucking [i]dead[/i]."[/color] Hakeem said, leaning against the wall before sliding down onto the ground into a sitting position. [color=b000fc]"Guys, listen! We-"[/color] Liana was interrupted, seeing how she got a text from Eagle Eye, with the attached picture of the Masked Man that Grace described. [quote][color=999999][b]F͏̸̶͜Ĺ̶͜͟À̢͞͞S̵͟͞͞H̷̛͞ ͝͞͏A͠͡D̶͜V̵̨́͠I͝͠҉S̡͘͝O̴̧̕R̸̷̶͠Ỳ͡͡:̶̢̀͟ ̷̴͘͞T͏̶à͠r̸̕͢g̸̵̡͘e̴̢͠͝t̵͜s̵̢̡̛̀ ̵́͘͠u̵̡̡p̷̢͞d͝͡͝a̸̡̧͘t̸́͘͡e̵͘d̶̷͟҉̕.̴̸̀͜͝ ̴̸͜҉͠U̷̴͡͡n̢̕k͜n̛͘o҉̨w̶͟͞ņ ̴҉m̶̨͡a̧̨͘s̸͘͢k̴̵̀͡è͘͞d̴҉̴̧͜ ̵͏͟͠f͏̴̸͜i̶̸͢͟͞g̷̕ų̛͠r̴̨é̶̸͞ ̧̢͟t̀h͟͟͠͝a̶̶͟t̨̡͟͢ ̛̀͟͞m̷̴̛a̶̕͡͠t̀̀̕͡c̨͟͞h̵͘̕͜͡ę̨̛͟s̶̷͡ ̷̸̴a̵҉̴t͢͡t̴͘͜͜à̶̕͘c̢̡͝ḩ̛e̡d̛͜͞ ҉̡̡͢͜d̸̀҉̸e̵̴ś҉c͏̧́r̶͏̕i̛͟p̀͜͡͡t́̕i̴̢̢͢͡o̸͡ń̸͘͢͜.̶͠ ̴̨͞͠U̸̵͢p̵̷̨͜͞d̷̕͢a͡͏t̀͏͟͜è́̕͜d̸̨͟ ̨̛͞t͢͠á̢͠r҉̵̴ģ͟҉҉͝ę̕͡t̷̡̛ ́͏́c͠͝͠a̴̵̧͘͝l͢͟l̢͘͝s͟҉̀͡i̷g̨͘͠ǹ̸̡̧̧ ̨̢́҉N͢o̶̴m̷̧̧à̡d̸͝.̵͝ ̀͢͜͢B̶̀ù̢̕͡z̵̧̀z̢̢e͏͡d̶͟ ̨͟͝O̶͝҉͘p̶̸̨e̶̕͟͠r̵͞a͞҉҉͘t҉͢͠ì̷̵͡ǫ̴̕̕͞n͘͢͟͟ ̶̛͢͠T̢͏ò̴̧r̵c̸h̴̛͜s̵̨̢͘͡n̕͞͞҉ú̧f̵̧͝f̸̷̢ ̷̀͘͝a̵̶̸̧͟n̨͢͟͝d̨͠ ҉҉̡Ṕ̴̶͢e̷̢͜a̶̵̢c҉̸̢e͘͘ ҉͏̧̕S҉҉͠ę̷̶n̢̛̕͝t̸̨i͘͏̕͠͡n͢e͝͝ļ̷͡.̷͘͢͡͠ ̵̀͢͜À̶͟ļ̢͘͠l̷̴͝i͘͟é̸d̸̵̨͡ ̵̴̡͘͠w̷̢̛̕į̛́͠t̡̀͝͞͝ḩ̵̵̶͘ ̴̴͜͝Ţ̢̀͡͏o̶͟͢͝r̶͢͠c҉͟͞҉h͢͝.̧ ̸͝T͘͜͏o͝r͜͞͏̸c̕͡͡h̸̢̛ ̸͜á̕n̸͝d̴͏̴̕ ̸̕͜͞N͏̸̵̛o̷̢̧m̕҉á̷͢͡d̵̶̛ ̵́͘h̸҉͘á͢͡v̧̛͠͞e̷̢̕͞ ̡͡͏v̕͡͞o͏̶̷̡̕ć̷̴a̴̶͘̕͝l̛͟l̶̸̢̀̕y͠҉ ̡͠e͏̸̡x̡̕͘͡͠ṕ͜҉͟r̸͜͡͏͝e̢͘͜͡s̶̵͡҉ş̨́è͟͠d̴̛ ̸̢͡͏a̷̛g̷̨͡͏g͏̴̧̕r͟͡͠e̶̴̵͜͜s̶̶͢͝s͏̷̀i҉͢òn̶̴͝͞ ̧͠͞t̷̷͜͠ơ̸w̸̡a̶͜͏̨͞r̕͜͟͢͏d̷̴̡̛͡s̢̧̨͘͡ ̶̀͜͏̷t̴̡̢h̨͠e̸̢ ҉͞҉̴Ą̵͡͝͡ç̕͞a̧̨̛͘͟d̵̡͜ę͝m̶̛̀͞y҉̧ ̷̧à̴̧́͝n̶̨d̕̕͠ ̶̡̛͜͞P̕͠e̶̴̢͟҉á̸̴̵̴c̵̷͘̕͢é̵ ̸̨̧̀͠S̡̨͡͞e͝͝ǹ͡ţ̶̛i̴͘͝҉̨n̷̴̛e͜҉l̵̡҉͡.̨̨̛͜͠ ̷͝Á̴́͘p̛͜͝p̵͜͝r̷̸͟͢e҉h̵̶͟e̛͜ņ̶̶́͏d̸̸́͢ ͝͏͟͠͡á̶̷͟͠n̷̕҉͢d̶̛ ̸̡̢͟q̶́̀͢u̴̧e̵͠͠ş̵̴́͡t̷̢̧ì̡͡͠o̶̴n͜͏̛ ̴̢̀̀į̷̶̴f͢͠͝ ̷̷̡͜p̀͠o͜͢͝s̶͘͜͠s̸͢͟͠i͟͠b̸̸̢ĺ̀͜e̕͘͘͜͞,̸̨̛̀͡ ̵̨̢͠͡s͘͡͠h̛͘ǫ̸̶o̸̡̢͝t̨̡̀ ͏̶̢́t͟͡o͟ ̨̢͢͟͝k̸͜͜i̷̧l̢̧͝l̴͟͏̷ ͏̢i̧͟͠f̴̶̷͝ ̡̨͜n̡̧͘͘͡ę̵͜͠c̕̕͜e̡̕͏ş̴͠͝s͢͞͡͝a͏̵͘r̀͝͠ý̡͞͝.̨̧̨͞͡ ̵͟͟P̵̨͘r̢҉̕҉ì͘̕҉m̛̛͟͝ą̷̛͟͠r͢͟y̴͜ ̢̛́̀̕t̴̛a̴͘͘̕ŕ̡͟͟g̕͟e̡͜͝t̶҉̀͠ ͜͝͝r̵̨̢ę̵҉͏̸m̨̨̛͢͢á̧́͟҉i̢͟n͟͡ş̧̨̧́ ̸̢͞͏͞ù̸͝n̢̛c͞h͜͏̴a̡̕͜ǹ͏́̀͞g̸͞͞e̛͝͠͠d̵̀͟.̵̛̕͜͞ ̸̡̀͟͠B̷̢͞͞͝e̸͟ ̴̛̕͏á̴̷̕͜d̴̕͝v̧͠͝i҉̵̨͘͡s̡̧̛͏͝ę҉͟d́͢͡͝,҉̵͢ ҉̷̢́͟N͏̨o̴͠͞m͟͝a̧҉̕͘͜d̴̵ ̴̛͘͝͏h̸̸ą̶͘͟s̵̀ ̨́t̨̛͜͞͠é̕͡l̴e̵̢̡p̨͠ơ̢͟͝͠r͟t̨̛͏͘à̡͏t̨̀͢ì̵ǫ̵n͡͠͞ ̢̛̀͠a͏̧͏b̵̷͟͝i̶̛͟͡l̴̡̡̀i̷̡͝͝t̵̛͡͠i̢̡e̢͟s̵̵,̸̛ ̷̡̧̧̕a҉̕̕҉ņ̶̨҉d̴̡͏̸͏ ̶͘͟i͜͢͠s̷̶̛ ͢͞p͠͝ò̴ś̛̛s̸̶͡͠i҉̛͏b̵̢́͡͡l̷̀̀͏̀y̷̧̨͟͞ ̴́h̢͝i̵̸d̵͟i͞͠͠n͘͘҉g̷̢ ̸̡͢w̷̷͏̢ì̀t̶͏͝h̨̀i̧͜͞n҉̴̕ ͠͠t҉̨͡h̵̀e̛͡ ̸̶A̢͘͞O͢͢ ҉̢w̵̧͞í̴ţ̧́h̸̵́̕ ̶̧͢͞T̶͢͏̵o̸͢r̨̛̕c̛͘͟͟h͘̕҉.̶̨́͜͝ ҉̵͘͝͞A̵̡̛͏̶v̧͟͠͞ȩ̸͜͟n̸̴̨͘͡ģ̧́e͢͞͝͏r̨̕͠ ͟͢3̶̢̀2̨̨̀͜ ̶̧̀̀͞c̨̡o̶ņ̀͜d̸̕͢͠u҉̕͟͝ç̧͜t̶̨͜í̵n̸̡͢͠ǵ͏̨ ̷̡̀͘͝S̴̨͝͠͝Á͜͞D̷̛҉,̸̡́͠ ̡͟͜͞c͡͡͝͠o̧͢n̶̨͞t̛́͝a̶̡̨͡ć̷͟͟͝t̴̶̢͜͝ ̷̸̕̕͠f̧͢͏o̡͘͝r̵̵̸̨̧ ̴̨͟͝͡ş͢u̸͞͏p̡̛͢͝p̧͢ò̡͠r̛̀t̷̵͠͏.̷̶ ̧̀̀͜͠G͏͞҉o̴͏o̴̴ḑ̴̨́͠ ̢͟l̛̛̕͢ú͡͡c̵̢̛̕k̢͘͢͜͠ ̸̡͞͠ơ̶u̢͞҉͞t̸̴̵͞ ̡̕͟͠͠t̷̶͞͞h̶̛҉è̛͘͢͝ŗ̵̨e͘͞.҉͜[/b][hider=Decrypt]FLASH ADVISORY: Targets updated. Unknown masked figure that matches attached description. Updated target callsign Nomad. Buzzed Operation Torchsnuff and Peace Sentinel. Allied with Torch. Torch and Nomad have vocally expressed aggression towards the Academy and Peace Sentinel. Apprehend and question if possible, shoot to kill if necessary. Primary target remains unchanged. Be advised, Nomad has teleportation abilities, and is possibly hiding within the AO with Torch. Avenger 32 conducting SAD, contact for support. Good luck out there.[/hider][/color][/quote] Liana gulped, looking at the picture that Eagle Eye sent to her. It was a picture of the Masked Man, who was looking straight at the UAV camera. Liana blinked. [color=b000fc][i]Jesus Christ...[/i][/color] She gulped before looking to Carmen and Hakeem, who were trying to get over their panic attack. [color=00aeef]"Liana, hon, we gotta pull out. It's only a matter of time before the whole damn [i]school[/i] finds out... who knows what could happen? This whole thing is a bust-"[/color] Liana stared sternly, and there was a soft hum that sounded. Her red irises glowed like fire, and Liana stared at both Hakeem and Carmen. [color=b000fc][b][i]"Calm down."[/i][/b][/color] Her voice sort of echoed, and it came with power. Within moments, both Carmen and Hakeem got their nerves together, and calmed down. [color=b000fc]"Listen to me, okay? We have a friendly party involved that plans to help us out on this. We clearly have a new target here that is both a threat to this academy and to Hendrix."[/color] Liana said, using their cover organization just in case if anyone was listening in. She then showed them a picture of the masked man, who's callsign is now Nomad. [color=b000fc]"And since too many people already know what's going on and that there's an AI that's listening in, we have to switch up our game. Does that sound cool?"[/color] Liana asked. Both Carmen and Hakeem nodded slowly. [color=b000fc]"Okay, this friendly party that has been talking into our minds is the small purple creature, and she seems that she's willing to help out. Even though a few know about TS, we still need to keep up the facade just in case if they know to keep their mouths shut. Since our comms are being monitored and decrypted by god-knows-who, we're gonna switch things up and use S-Code. All of our reports are going to be written through it, and we'll be contacting E-Eye through it. We're the only ones who know S-Code so we should be golden from now on."[/color] Liana said. [color=b000fc]"I'm going to keep an eye on things, and I'm going to try to find out where these two motherfuckers are at. In the meantime, I want you two to set up FOB in the room you guys were assigned to."[/color] Liana said quietly. [color=b000fc]"Got it?"[/color] Both Carmen and Hakeem nodded. [color=00aeef]"Solid copy."[/color] Carmen said softly. [color=b000fc]"Alright, now you two go set up FOB in your guy's room."[/color] She turned around as she heard Cyber in the distance ask if anyone wanted to go explore with her. [color=b000fc]"I'll go scout ahead for our guys."[/color] She patted them on the shoulders. [color=b000fc]"Keep your eyes sharp."[/color] As Carmen and Hakeem left the hall towards their duffel bags, Liana grabbed her [url=http://www.waltherarms.com/wp-content/uploads/mp5-sd-beauty.jpg]MP5SD[/url] from her backpack and slung it to her side, grabbing ammo for it and leaving the backpack behind. Liana headed towards Leval, Shela and Sigmund. As she did, she sent a text to Eagle Eye. [quote=Bard 01][b][color=b000fc]Wk gxk hkotm sutozuxkj. Scozin zu Sktzotkr Cujk. Covnkx 32. Wgzin uax hgiqy, gtj muuj natzotm.[/color][/b][/quote] [quote=Bard 02][b][color=b000fc]Wofgxj, Suxikxkyy, ju eua xkgj? I corr hk nkgjotm uaz cozn Somsatj, Lkbgr gtj Snkrg zu mu yiuaz uaz znk oyrgtj. I corr rkz eua qtuc cnkt I xkzaxt.[/color][/b][/quote] As Hakeem used his telekinetic powers to lift up all of the dufflebags, including Liana's packing bags and headed to the staircase to make their way to their new home, Carmen replied. [quote=Sorceress 01][b][color=00aeef]Suroj iuve. Hkxk'y zu nuvotm tu utk corr igzin gte ul znoy.[/color][/b][/quote] Carmen put her phone away before moving with Hakeem, disappearing up the stairs with him with the rest of their bags so they can put their stuff away, and set up a base camp in peace. [hr][center][h2][b][color=b000fc]Liana Washington[/color][/b][/h2] [img]https://i.imgur.com/hyZLjQt.jpg?1[/img] [i]Grand Hall → Rainbow Field[/i][/center] Liana then grouped up with Leval, Sig and Shela, looking ready for action! With a submachine gun slung to her side, it was obvious that Liana didn't want to take any chances when exploring the island. She smiled to the both of them. [color=b000fc]"Sorry about that... I had to take care of important business."[/color] She said softly, looking around before sighing a little, trying to relax after that whole ordeal. If anyone asked why she had a military-grade submachine gun slung at her side, she simply smirked. [color=b000fc]"I work for Hendrix Tactical, they literally pay me to be prepared for anything. Old habits I guess."[/color] She lied, giving a smirk and a shrug, walking with the group calmly. While heading to a place called [i]The Rainbow Field[/i] did [i]not[/i] sound like a place where Torch (Sekhemi) and Nomad (Masked Man) would hang out at, it didn't hurt to do some scouting with some of her friends. Just in case if they did show up, Liana did want to be prepared, hence why she brought her submachine gun, loaded with silver-jacketed bullets. Liana then saw the Rainbow Field in the distance, looking like a set for half of the US commercials for food and medication in existence. If anything, Torch and Nomad would [i]not[/i] be hanging out in a place like that, unless they were villains that had a sense of irony. Maybe Nomad... but Torch is too much of a proud idiot for that. She walked with the group, looking around, taking in all of the sights and smells. While the sun did make her somewhat uncomfortable, she was glad that she was born with enough melanin to keep the sun from turning her into ash. Liana walked alongside Sig, looking around. [color=b000fc]"I swear, if the Academy ran commercials, this place would be the first place that they would shoot them in."[/color] Liana chuckled, looking around. She saw the flowers, the birds were chirping... just add in a harp and some chipper strings and the scene would be complete. She watched as Shela ran through the field happily. [color=b000fc]"Quite a lot of spunk for a girl who just got possessed, huh?"[/color] Liana asked Leval, giving him a little nudge. Once Drake mentioned that he had a bad feeling about this, she nodded. [color=b000fc]"Yeah, shouldn't there be a film crew here?"[/color] Liana joked before thinking about it. [color=b000fc][i]It is deceivingly peaceful and beautiful over here...[/i][/color] She thought, looking around the place. It does feel like a facade, a saccharine place filled with hidden meaning... hidden [i]danger.[/i] [color=b000fc]"Stay close."[/color] Liana told Sig as her right hand started to grip on a little tightly on the MP5's pistol grip. And then a sunflower popped up in the field, causing Liana to turn towards it. She looked at it curiously. It was a sentient flower... one with a creepy ass smile, and one with a strangely friendly voice that had some... undertones to it, to say the least. She would freak out a little but at this point she was getting used to all of this odd shit happening around her. She heard Sig's bewilderment. Liana nodded. [color=b000fc]"Yep. That's a fucking talking flower, Sauer."[/color] She sighed, unintentionally rhyming at the end. She looked at it as it introduced itself as 'Flowey', and began singing a song. If Liana didn't know any better, it sounds like a song that would come straight from some fucked up Disney World ride. The flower was singing about how the soul needs love, and how love is not far, etc. Flowey soon finished its song, and Liana looked at it skeptically. [color=b000fc]"What kind of love are we talking here?"[/color] Liana asked, squinting at Flowey. She knew that this flower was sketchy as hell, so she warned Shela. [color=b000fc]"Shela... I think you should step back from it."[/color] She said, her grip on her submachine gun slightly tightening.