[center][b][h1][color=2e3192][i]Kobalt Zaffre[/i][/color][/h1][/b][/center]
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Kobalt strayed not from his path - he didn't know if it headed to wherever he needed to be, but all he could do was hope that he was heading the right way. It wasn't exactly the most thrilling nature walk - the Emerald Forest wasn't the most diverse forest he'd seen. Sure, if you liked trees, you were in for a treat, but so far? He'd seen nothing but trees. It was much like some sort of forest maze. It wouldn't be too hard to get yourself lost in such a vast, similar looking place.

[i][color=2e3192]'Still... can't believe Ozpin just flat out dropped us into a place like this. Didn't think he'd be the type to do stuff like that - but that ain't a bad thing by any means. If you can't handle this place, you aren't fit to be a hunter.'[/color][/i] Kobalt reminisced, a hand onto his peaked cap - as the previous fight had thrown it slightly ajar. When he felt that his hat was back in the perfect place, he boarded his train of thought once more. [i][color=2e3192]'Speaking of which, can't help but wonder how the other guys are doing. Most of them looked pretty capable, so I doubt any of them got splattered onto the grass or bested by some second-rate Grimm. Hell, I haven't run into anybody, now that I think about it.'[/color][/i]

[color=2e3192][i]'Anyways, that partner system Ozpin mentioned... first person you have eye contact with, you're teamed with. Wonder how they enforce that. I'm sure some dumb sod's tried to lie about who they saw.'[/i][/color] Kobalt continued his walk, still not noticing anything of interest - but emerald green trees, as far as the eye could see. [color=2e3192][i]'I'll need a partner here, anyways. Apparently that's a prerequisite to whatever we're doing here, if I ain't remembering wrong or something like that. Sounds like I'm gonna have to be on the prowl for a partner, then. May as well get this whole business over with.'[/i][/color]

After a few more minutes of walking, something finally caught Kobalt's eye, far off in the distance. He was equally curious as to what it was, as he was excited to finally have seen anything of note within the forest. What he spotted as a mass of black - likely a Grimm - being assaulted by some form of thin blue projectile. Kobalt assumed they were arrows... though it didn't matter what they were.

What mattered, is that a person was nearby. It was in Kobalt's best interest to get a teammate, so he needed to catch up to whoever had shot that arrow... not that he'd seen them, but it was still worth a shot.

[color=2e3192]"Running ain't gonna get me very far... so, looks like it's high time for me to bust out a trick."[/color] Kobalt muttered to nobody in particular, as he pointed one of his gauntlets at the ground, then fired off a rope as far as he could. Said rope dug into the ground firmly... and then, Kobalt motioned with his fingers inside the gauntlet. With an audible [i]click[/i], Kobalt was pulled towards the rope with high velocity. Another motion of his fingers withdrew the rope from the ground, which almost instantaneously retracted back into his gauntlets. Eventually, Kobalt came to a stop utilizing his gauntlets to root himself to the ground. He'd reached the area where the Grimm was... if it hadn't been killed. The source of the arrows had killed the Grimm. [color=2e3192][i]'I think I'm close, at least... keep this up, and I'll find whoever this archer is, hopefully. Would suck if they're already in a team, though.'[/i][/color]

There was no sign of whoever this archer was, but they couldn't have gotten far - unless they had a Semblance or a weapon that allowed them to traverse the landscape quickly and easily. So instead... Kobalt thought it'd be best to yell out and hope that the person heard it.

[color=2e3192]"Good shootin', whoever you are! You got a partner!?"[/color] Kobalt yelled out. [color=2e3192]"We're screwed if we don't have a partner, don't think we'll be allowed to finish this whole course thing without one. I ain't a fan of that, and if you ain't a fan of that too, it'll probably be best if you join up with me or somethin'!"[/color] Kobalt ceased his yelling. It wasn't particularly his style to yell so loudly, but hey - he needed a partner... but, he could only pray that the archer was nearby and didn't have a partner, for it'd be incredibly awkward if that were the case. Hell, it was already pretty awkward to be yelling about requiring a partner...
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