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RWBY - Haze

I did some stalking, and capp is posting elsewhere, so we'll wait a bit longer. Hopefully we'll be next to get a post. Ryu sent a pm (right?), so I doubt we'll be forgotten...

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Now we just need a Maggie...

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-Enyo-

Oh dear. It seemed she'd be flying in, sans wings. She wasn't concerned. She sighed, braced herself for the initial launch, and when it was her turn, off she went. She almost wished she'd brought a magazine or something to pass the time while she flew, but it probably would have been blown out of her hands. Before long, the treetops grew close. She threw her arms up and prepared her aura, crashing through the canopy and into the forest itself. Seeing a tree trunk growling close, she used her semblance to compress the air before her and change course, pushing herself away. She then kicked off of another tree, and used her semblance one last time to cancel out most of her downward momentum, the rest of her drop being far from threatening. She landed in a crouch, stood back up, took a moment to stretch, and then looked around.

"Anyone but Felix..." she repeated out loud now that she had no witnesses. "One... two... that way." She pointed in a semi-random direction that should take her in the direction of her final objective. She was sure she'd run into someone eventually if she just headed in the right direction.

-Amalger-

"Might as well make a splash," he spoke to himself as he flew. As he reached the peak of his trajectory and began to head downward, he extracted a puck from his right weapon affixed it to the front of his left. Boosting his aura and semblance to the max, when he finally hit the ground, he hit it left fist first. To say he went in with a bang would have been putting it mildly. When the dust cleared, Amalger stepped out of a five foot wide, knee deep crater in the earth. The explosion had canceled out his momentum, and the mix of aura and semblance had protected him from the concussive force. "I guess I should add human meteor to my list of titles..." he mused and looked around. It seemed he'd landed by a clearing in the forest.

An inhabited clearing that was.

Within the clearing were two, no, three boarbatusks. They all eyed him rather intensely. It seemed a quieter landing may have behooved him, but it was too late now. He was in for a fight already. The first one charged at him rapidly, apparently eager to kill him. Amalger quickly loaded a puck into his right weapon's extractor arm and then flung it like a disc. It flew and hit the ground in the path of the charging grim, and then detonated when the beast was upon it. The grim tumbled and skidded to a halt a few feet from Amalger, who quickly stepped forward and then drove the massive spike of his left arm's weapon down into the beast's side, impaling it.

As he moved to pull the weapon free, the next boarbatusk charged. He pulled his weapon free in time to swing and swat the grim in the side of the head. It stunned the grim, halting its charge. He then quickly retracted the blade back into its housing, only to fire it back out full force, stabbing down and smashing it straight through the armored skull of the boarbatusk with a satisfying crunch. The last boarbatusk curled into a ball and spun, launching itself at Amalger.

"Never a moment to rest with these things," he sighed and weighed his options. He didn't have much time though and quickly came to a decision. he extracted another puck, and this time left his blade partially extended, affixing this puck to the rear of the weapon. At the last moment, he jumped aside, and as the boarbatusk rolled by, he set off the puck, launching the blade completely out of its housing. It was like thrusting a stick into a bicycle wheel, except much more violent and nothing like that at all really, but long story short the boarbatusk was dead with 30 pound hammer-blade sticking out of its side.

With the threat over, Amalger took a deep breath and let his adrenaline subside.

"It does get harder than this, right?" he asked no one in particular. Well, according to his studies boarbatusks were hardly the most threatening of grim. The biggest issue was their armor, and his weapon crushed that with ease. So yes, he was sure it would get harder. If only he knew.

"Hmm, not bad. You'll do." Amalger turned around to see a short, blond girl standing behind him, arms crossed with a tiny smirk on her tiny face.

"Will I now? I guess I'll have to since we're officially partners. You're that violent girl, right? I don't suppose you're as good at stomping grim as you are at stomping the faces of your classmates?" Amalger asked her, a ponderous expression upon his face.

"If you can keep up, I'm sure you'll find out soon enough. This way." The girl pointed and began walking. "Oh, and I'm Enyo Allaway, partner."

". . . Amalger Brandt, a pleasure to make your acquaintance... partner." It seemed he'd picked up an interesting one, cocky as she may be. Oh well, she'd be sorted out by the end of this. Whether 'this' turned out to be this test or their time at Beacon in general was yet to be seen.

-Randy-

Yes... any moment now... YES! It was her turn. Her heart leapt as she felt the plate beneath her feet jerk and send her flying.

"Wheeeeeeeeeee!" she cried out in wide-eyed excitement as she flew like a bird. A bird covered in armor, blades, and guns, but still. Well, as fun as this was, she figured she should probably start thinking about how to land. It wouldn't be so fun anymore if her flight ended with broken bones and/or death. She reached down to her hips and stuck her hands into her bladed gauntlets. She braced herself, crashed past the first few layers of branches, and then quickly took aim. She found a mid-level branch and fired the under-barrel cannon on her right weapon. A grappling hook shot out and clawed into the branch. She swung forward and heard the mechanisms in the weapon creak as they struggled to handle all of her forward momentum, but in the end they held. She reeled herself in and stood upon the branch.

"Partner, partner, partner, where art thou?" she muttered, wondering where she should start.

-Felix-

It was the most free he'd felt in a while. This was something he could control. With every person who became a speck in the distance, he felt a weight lift off of him. As he flew through the air, alone, he felt weightless... until he started falling, then he felt really heavy again. Heavy, but not afraid.

He gripped his left wrist, and then dragged forward, extending his metal gauntlet out over his left hand with a series of clicks. As he neared the first tree, he stuck his hand out, raking his claw against it, slowing himself ever so slightly. He repeated this on the next tree, slowing himself much more significantly. He then vaulted off the side of the tree, swung from a branch, landed upon and jumped from another, before swinging from one last branch and then rolling to a stop on the forest floor.

He began carefully walking deeper into the forest until he heard a noise. His heart rate spiked, the soothing feeling of loneliness suddenly leaving him. He quickly a quietly moved to investigate and found a familiar face standing over a fallen foe. It was the girl, Aurelia. Was this to be his partner? Wouldn't they be an awful team though? But then again, she'd just proven that she could slay a grim. She didn't look all that nervous at the moment. Perhaps she was more calm in a fight, somewhat like him? Perhaps it would work, perhaps he'd at last found someone who could understand what he was going through!

Now he just had to make eye contact!

"Oh, hey!" Felix froze when he heard a voice. He looked over his shoulder to see a red headed girl waving at him. "I guess you're my partner then?" Wait, what? Oh, dust! He'd met her eyes, hadn't he? "I'm Randy Riley, boy's name I know, but it's not so bad! Now, what do you say we get going and finish this test and kill some grim?" she grinned. "Ah, but I guess this means I'm not partners with Melody..." She began talking to herself. "But then again, there's more than two to a team, so I guess there's still hope for that!"

This Randy girl was his partner. So far she talked way too much. He sighed, pouting, and looked over his shoulder. Aurelia had wandered off somewhere out of sight...

'. . . FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-'

"Anyway, I think I recognize you! No no, don't tell me! I got this!" Randy squinted her eyes and grabbed her head, clearly thinking hard. "Fernando... Fred... Felix! Felix, right? There were a lot of rumors about you and that Enyo girl back at Signal. She's here too right? Maybe we'll run into her too!" Randy said.

'-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-'

"So, which way should we go... umm... I kinda lost track..." Randy mumbled, looking at the ground and scratching the back of her head helplessly.

"-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-' On the outside, Felix just groaned and pointed in the direction he thought best. "-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-'

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I POSTED! Sorry that took a bit.

RULES FOR THE FOREST -

1. You may control beowolves (no alphas), ursa (the smaller ones, no majors), and boarbatusks. Anything else will be thrown at you by either me or Ryu.
2. You are free to launch yourself into the forest in your next post. No need to wait for me or Ryu for that.
3. Don't rush too far ahead into the forest. Me and Ryu have plans for you. Oh, yes... *insert evil laugh*

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=Everyone=

After an hour, the sky took on a warm, orange tint. An hour after that, it was a pleasant, dark blue, pure blackness held at bay only due to the glow of the fractured moon hanging in the sky. All had finally gathered in the ballroom, making preparations to sleep. Some were already asleep, some were restless, and some tried to take advantage of the large number of people so that they could get noticed. But, in the end, everything finally went quiet. No one could fight the coming of the end of a very long day forever.

Some already suspected it, but tomorrow would be even longer.

~The Next Morning~

A wake-up call, a quick meal, and then straight to the locker room.If anyone had missed it before, it was impossible to not realize now. The entrance exam wasn't the last test they had to pass. Of course there would be many tests to come, but there was one last obstacle barring everyone's way into Beacon. The only thing was, no one seemed to know exactly what this test entailed. Less than two hours after waking up though, it seemed they were about to find out.

Sixteen of them were marched out to a large cliff, overlooking a forest. Before them stood Professor Ozpin and the woman who had directed them to the ballroom the night before.

"This... is the Emerald Forest," the woman told them. The forest seemed to stretch on almost endlessly. They certainly couldn't see where it ended. "Your task is simple, but it will be dangerous. This will be a live fire exercise to test your abilities in an uncontrolled environment and it will also be how we will decide your teams. I believe Professor Ozpin wishes to explain the rest."

"Yes, thank you Glynda," Ozpin cleared his throat. "I'm sure you've been wondering about teams for some time now, well let me shed a little light on that subject. It's really quite simple, though also a bit of a gamble, so be careful. The first person you meet eyes with will be your partner for the rest of the year. Now, I know what you're thinking: a partner does not make a team, and that's correct. However, you will have to wait and find out the rest later. As for how to pass this test, you and your partner will have to find a 'treasure' hidden toward the center of this forest, and then you must make it back out alive. That is all. Any questions?"

-Felix-

The first person he met eyes with? The rest of the year? Oh dust, he felt bad for whoever he got stuck with. He was going to be a terrible partner, he just knew it. This was a recipe for complete and utter disaster. His eyes fell to the ground, and the strange stone squares he and everyone else were standing on. Well, there was a question. What exactly were these squares for? Maybe it was like a base and they had to make it back to their squares to win? But he hadn't said that...

-Enyo-

'OK, so the first person I see in the forest, who isn't Felix, will be my partner. So as long as I find someone, who isn't Felix, that doesn't suck, I'll be fine...' Enyo thought to herself. Why did she have to be taking the test with Felix? Why not another batch of more competent students? If she got stuck with Felix, she was pretty sure she'd just kill him and find someone else. Maybe she should ask if murder was allowed for the duration of the test...

-Amalger-

Hm, Nevin was in his test group. Would that work? If he got stuck with Nevin, competing would be... strange. Counterproductive might have been the right word. They'd be a formidable pair, sure, but somehow Amalger came to the conclusion that he didn't want to meet up with Nevin in the forest, at least not until he found another partner. As for the whole team? Well, he didn't know enough to have any idea on how to avoid that just yet. Luck, maybe.

-Randy-

Randy looked around. Who did she have to pick from? Well, she supposed she had limited control. It seemed like it would be more luck based, though she supposed if she saw someone she didn't like from behind she could try to sneak away. Well, there was Enyo. She wasn't sure how she felt about her. She was smart, so that wasn't bad... but then there was the rest of her, so maybe not so good.

There was a really pretty girl among them, she vaguely recalled her having a panic attack on the airship. Oh, and the large boy who had yelled at her in an attempt to keep her from passing out. She knew less than nothing about the girl, but the boy seemed... OK she knew nothing about him either. And... was that guy part fish? Oh, Melody was there too!

She caught Melody waving at her discretely. She then made an "I'm watching you" gesture, and then gave her a thumbs up while mouthing "good luck." Yes, Melody would be a good partner, right? Someone she knew, someone she trusted. Perhaps her luck would be better today. Yesterday had been awkward, but today she could do better!

"No? Then let's begin. You'll be using your landing strategy to enter the forest, and from there... well... good luck," Ozpin suddenly concluded, and glanced at Glynda who began pressing buttons on a holographic tablet she held in her hands.

"Um, wait... landing strategy?" A boy near the far left of the line asked.

"Yes," Ozpin replied simply. Suddenly the boy at the very end of the line, and the previous boy's direct left, was launched into the air and over the forest by the stone square beneath his feet.

" . . . oh," the boy's face went white before he was abruptly sent flying.

'That looks like fun!' Randy grinned, eagerly awaiting her turn now.

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If anyone wants to post again, do so soon. Otherwise, I plan to move things on later today/tonight.

And yes I do have wifi here... it's almost better than at home... TT_TT

Edit: Lugu's post moved things in an awkward direction... I request that all y'all move things back towards the ballroom. Ryu, you have permission to time skip things to bedtime when you see fit. I'll get us to the next event after you've done so. I don't want to cut anyone off in the middle of anything, but I do want to get things moving. Character development, and everything else really, will go more smoothly once everyone is officially in a team.

I probably won't get another chance to post until tomorrow night after I get home, assuming I'm not completely exhausted. In that case, probably will post the following night. We'll see. Hopefully everything will be all smoothed out by then.

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Warning: I'm leaving tomorrow (well, technically today) until the 27th. I will be bringing a computer with me, but I won't necessarily be on it very often. So try to finish your explorations of Beacon by then so I can move things onward when I get back! :P

Though like I said, I will probably find some time here and there to post, so don't think you need to drag things out.

Edit: Just realized I have no idea what the internet situation will be where I'm headed. If there isn't any, I'll log in on my phone and let you know, but god knows I'm not going to be making big posts from my phone... that would be hell.

P.S. Hero, for some reason, I really like that post you just made. Punishment... lol

So what is this, three characters that suck at dealing with people/crowds? Oh dear. XD

Edit 2.0: Btw, for anyone who cares, I updated Felix to have a proper description of his outfit on his character sheet. I realized he was the only one who had no description whatsoever for his appearance.

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All of my characters are open to be interacted with as you please, if you want. Otherwise, just say the word and I'll jump this RP to the next day when you're all ready. I just posted to give one little nugget of info you might find useful, for the sake of being thorough.

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-Felix-

Felix figured he should just go straight to the ballroom so he could find a good spot to sleep. This was terrible, how was he supposed to sleep in a room with dozens of other people? By finding a corner, he figured. It only got worse. He and a few other students, soon learned that they would be expected to deposit their gear in the school's locker room before entering the ballroom. Changing clothes and showering were optional, though preferred he assumed.

He hadn't considered that before. Would he have to be naked and showering in a room with other people? Even if there was a curtain or door to protect his dignity, he was pretty sure he'd mentally fracture if he were to be in such a vulnerable state within ten feet of another individual.

'Dear mother, I think I see my death on the horizon...' His face was suddenly very, very pale. Ozpin's speech had been one thing, and he was fine with that. Hardship was nothing new to him. Difficult exams, dangerous tests, and high expectations were something he could live with... assuming he lived through the night.

In the end, it took him a good five minutes to convince himself to put his weapon into a locker, and then another five to convince himself to walk out of the locker room and leave it behind. His plan was to then wait until everyone else was done with the showers, and then MAYBE take his turn.

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Will be getting us going again tonight, though technically you four could go ahead without me for a bit if you so chose.