[center][h2][b][color=ec008c]Ayame Masahiro[/color][/b][/h2][/center]

Ayame pursed her lips as everyone began to explain what their abilities could do. She knew that little fox had something to do with it, but aside from causing a ruckus in the classroom, she wasn't sure what it could do, or even how to control it. [i][color=ec008c]Great, first mission and I'm already useless...[/color][/i] she thought, but then she took a deep breath. Saito wouldn't have scouted her if she was useless. She just needed to focus and think about that fox. She imagined it standing next to her, tried calling it with a mental dog whistle. Suddenly, she felt a fluttering in her chest, and she looked down to see the fox sitting in front of her with a somewhat cocky expression.[color=ec008c]"Ah, I did it!"[/color] she cried, glad that she was able to repeat the effects of her powers, but now what? Everyone was already strategizing with Suzue and she didn't even know how her powers could help. 

[color=ec008c]"So..."[/color] she began, wondering if the fox could even understand her. [color=ec008c]"There's something in those woods that we need to catch. Do you think you can help us?"[/color] The fox gave a wide yawn, stood up and started sniffing the ground. It walked several feet towards the woods, and then paused, looking back at Ayame as if to say, "You coming or what?" [color=ec008c]"Suzue!"[/color] She said excitedly, glad she was finally able to figure something out. [color=ec008c]"I think my fox can help us track whatever we're looking for. That should be a good start, right?"[/color]

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[center][color=0054a6][h2][b]Saito Ryuuji[/b][/h2][/color][/center]

Saito gave Akira a mildly annoyed expression when he snatched the newspaper, but it quickly turned to an amused one when he saw what the boy was doing with it. [color=0054a6]"Careful,"[/color] Saito said. [color=0054a6]"If it thinks you're trying to be clever, you'll just piss it off. Also,"[/color] Once Akira turned his back, Saito flicked his fingers, sending a tiny spark to the back of the delinquent's head. It might have been painful for the other students, but to him, it would just feel like a really bad static shock. [color=0054a6]"I wasn't done reading that. Ask next time."[/color] With that, Saito crossed his legs on the bench and took out his phone, pulling up the same news story he was in the middle of. 

[center][b][h1]Elsewhere in the woods...[/h1][/b][/center]

The creature could hear voices coming from the beginning of the path. He wondered what kind of recruits Saito had sent for him to play with. [color=f7941d]"Let's see how brave these lads and lasses are,"[/color] it muttered, giving a toothy grin as it went to work. It assembled a pile of sticks, twigs and leaves, then made a seal with its furry little hands. The pile of foliage rippled and warped before forming a human. skeleton sprawled out on the ground. [color=f7941d]"Hmm... we can make it more convincing yet, I think..."[/color] He whipped out a calligraphy brush and splashed some ink onto the skeleton. Again it rippled, and bits of flesh and blood hung from the bones. It looked like it had been picked clean by some forest animal. One more fleck of the brush and some flies appeared, buzzing over the corpse, complete with the faint smell of rot. With a chuckle, the creature swiftly leaped into a tree branch, waiting for them to stumble across his little surprise.