KoL

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Balthier, the only one who kept FFXII fun and sexy.

@The 42nd Gecko

Can't disagree with you. The only characters that are really worth anything on that game are Balthier and Gabranth... such a shame that the later one is a NPC.

@Guilty Spark

I'll explain a bit to you, Balthier is an sky pirate, the suave and gallant criminal type (imagine Han Solo and James Bond fused in a single person and you'd get close to Balthier) that had a totally lack-luster walking fanservice bunny girl companion (supposedly a hot Chewbacca) and a an awesome (as in Millenium Falcon awesome) flying ship that he used to plague the Empire of FFXII. Is anyone else following this?

Anyway, the thing is that Balthier is indeed a Solo expy and much like him, he used to serve said Empire (by being a Judge), before becoming a rogue for his own reasons. Balthier's father was an evil scientist named Cid, but this doesn't matters here, only what I have already said. So that you can understand what I'm talking about.

Just look at his introduction here to get a feel of "The Leading Man":

- first at 13:27 and the 16:15.

@Vocab

Same as Windel, but only tomorrow.

@TheWindel

You're the leader because you're the most evil around here.

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@Guilty Spark

It would be interesting, specially if by fate's decree Ciryn becomes a Balthier expy, such a shame that his father isn't a mad scientist... anyway, it could prove helpful in the long run, so you can do it if you want.

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@Lucius Cypher

Interesting, it seems that the only guardian that has the Imperator as his only concern is Yggdrasil, though that was to be expected.

I wonder if the fact that Eleonor is inspired by Charles-Henri Sanson will end up leading to her taking the head of the Imperator and the Librarian, much like Charles did with Louis XVI and pretty much half of the French revolutionary leaders, who were highly corrupt.

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Hey, @Lucius Cypher, is it just my impression or do you really like your characters being followed by hordes of thugs?

Either way, I think that we need the old man, aka Nifilheim, to make his first appearance while manipulating things from the beck ground doing this pose, for obvious reasons:

@Savo

Don't worry, this RP can be some many more things that you'll need a whole wikipedia to count it, if every goes "according to the plan".

@Guilty Spark

Also, Ciryn being a chef would be most appreciable to a certain person that has set her eyes on him. It's not every day that you can find such a cute young man that can cook as well.

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

Crap, I forgot for the second time to mention the one cute thing that Eris has in her room, so here it's:

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While I was searching for that, I found the cutest Kyoko doll that I have ever seen, I'll post her here just so that I'm not the only one fainting from so much moe.

Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

Eris

Just as Eris stood there, eating her supposed lunch while waiting for the capricious and almighty School Council President, Yoshino Tsugumi, she heard a voice coming from her side and turned to cast a look at the, apparently older, girl that was calling her.

When Eris looked the other girl from head to toes, she had to admit that the dark-haired girl looked like someone that even she would think twice before getting into a fight with. The reason was simple enough, the girl had beautiful eyes, but they were, for the lack of a better word, the eyes of a beast. Even Eris had to admit that this one looked like she was on a totally from her temper fueled rebelliousness.

Nevertheless, the girl addressed her politely enough and so, Eris was compelled to reply in kind, despite the dark-haired girl's hasty conclusion "Good afternoon," Eris said as she finished her hot dog and extended her unwounded right hand to her. "you seem to be confused, I'm not Yoshino Tsugumi. As you can see, I'm not even Japanese, but a student from Germany. My name is Eris Valkeyr and I would like say that you'll have to wait a bit before talking with her. I've come here to deliver a medical leave, so I want to be done with this hastily and go back home to get some painkillers." Eris gestured to her wounded hand as she waited for the other girl to reply.

@Kitsune

Eris, Yoshino & Retsu

—Collab between @KoL, @TheWindel & @Lucius Cypher—

Yoshino merely grunted as Eris walked into her office, the other girl announcing her presence. She had called out to give her permission to walk in but she figured Eris might have forgotten about it or something. Noticing another girl next to her but not really paying her any mind, Yoshino motioned for Eris to close the door before taking a seat across from her. While scribbling away at some business papers, she asked, "Yes? Do you require something Eris Valkeyr?"

Eris eyed Yoshino with indifference, she wasn't really one to care for social finesse, but the Council President was at a totally different level of aloofness, if she could ignore someone as throughout as she did. Nevertheless, it wasn't of Eris concern, so the blonde simply followed Yoshino's direction, after nodding to the other girl.

"You are having a busy day, huh?" Eris said as a half-hearted greeting, before retrieving the medical license from her school bag. "I'm sure that you must know what happened earlier at the auditorium, this is what I got from it." As the German girl said so, she placed the license over Yoshino's desk and showed her wounded and, by now, half-bloodied hand to the Student Council President.

"Every day is busy for me," Yoshino answered without looking up from her papers. Only when she noticed the patch of blood cross into her vision did the Student President pause in her work. Glancing at the small note, she looked at it closer to read that it was a medical leave.

"And? Obviously I'm not going to stop you if you're injured and you need to take a few days off," Yoshino pointed out dryly, wondering if Eris was just here to waste her time.

"I didn't thought that you would. I just came because I wanted to be considerate, but I guess it's no use when I'm dealing with the pawns of the Interface." Eris looked down at Yoshino, not because she thought that she was better, but simply because she pitied those who couldn't see that their lives were being controlled.

To that, Yoshino twitched, the pen almost snapping in her grip. She rose her gaze up, looking through her glasses and straight at Eris with an expression that could freeze a heart. She took several moments to compose herself before saying, "I am no one's pawn Eris Valkeyr. You seem to be gravely mistaken."

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Having finally drawn a reaction from the Purple Crown's ice queen, Eris couldn't help but smirk, considering this a victory "Ha, you can trick everyone, Yoshino Tsugumi, but not I. Both of us know that there's no way for you to be as perfect as you look to be, or be on the position that you occupy without the support of that chunk of silicon." Since Eris had the entertainment that she sought when she came here at first, she got up from the chair and moved to door, before looking over he shoulder to say, "Everyone has their hidden skeletons, Yoshino Tsugumi, it's just a matter of how deep they are."

"Of course I'm not perfect," Yoshino retorted, not seeing the point of all this. "The fact that you think I am only shows how much you fail to understand. I will repeat myself again Eris Valkeyr. I am nobody's pawn. Now if you have nothing better to do, get out of my office," she said with ice in her voice, a slow calm about her.

There was a knock at the door. Retsu was on the otherside, and she had heard most ofst of the conversation. At least what Eris said; she wasn't being very subtle. Retsu knew she was a foreigner and rather strange. "Two-faced" in a way, though Retsu only knew about one face, leaving the other a mystery. Ultimately she didn't think much of Eris; just another girl with an attitude.

"I brought the reports, Tsugumi-san."

"Yes, come in Retsu," Yoshino called out, keeping her eyes trained on the back of Eris' head.

Just as another glasses wearing girl was comingin on Yoshino's office, Eris turned to face the Council's President. A last little act of defiance was all she wanted to do, before going back home "Yoshino Tsugumi, I'll be here even after you graduate, if what you say is the truth, then time can prove, once you come of age. Until then, I'm sure that I'll have the pleasure of seeing this side of yours many more times. I hate to admit it, but you actually get quite beautiful when you are seething with bottled anger." After saying what she had to say, Eris flipped her hair and would leave Yoshino's office, if she didn't said anything more.

Yoshino held in a sigh. Did this girl really think she had gotten to her or something? Honestly, the Student President was used to dealing with people's personal problems on a daily basis. Hearing this one spout on about how she had won or some nonsense was just annoying to say the least. She was about to tell Eris so before she paused, eyes slightly widening and pupils dilating as she noticed the blonde girl staring straight at her.

"Likewise," she finally said, raising a hand to fidget with her glasses. "You can see yourself out now Miss Valkeyr." And only when the blonde girl did see herself out did Yoshino finally look down, clutching a hand to her chest as she felt her blood pressure rise. She clenched her throat, tensing as she slowly forced herself to calm down.

"Well then, if you'll excuse me" Eris said, grinning, before she finally left Yoshino's office, taking the time to acknowledge both of the other girl's who stood in her path.

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Eris

"Excuse me, but I've fulfilled my objective here. I believe we shall meet again, farewell for the time being." Eris said to Junko, before going on her own way.

Just as Eris arrived back at her apartment, she took off her uniform, stored it safely and took a dose of the medicine and painkillers that the doctor prescribed to her, before laying down on her bed in nothing but her underwear. With a simple command Eris brought her message interface up and sent an email to Cassandra.

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To: Cassandra O'Shera
From: Eris Valkeyr
Subject: Change of Plans
Greetings, Cassandra O'Shera.

I'm writing this to ask if you are not willing to change our plans for tonight. Given that today is Friday, I thought that it would be enjoyable to go out and watch a movie. Don't worry about the expenses, I'll cover them as a token of my gratitude. I'll be waiting for you at the food court of shopping arcade, after school is over for the day.

Farewell,

Eris Valkeyr.

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After sending her message, Eris thought of login in on Deep Ground, but she was far too tired from this morning's events and had her mind all jumbled with weird thoughts, so the best thing to do was rest and let her body and mind heal themselves, even if for a brief.

Thus, Eris finished her preparations for tonight's outing with Cassandra, Eris set up her alarm clock and laid down on her bed to sleep until around sunset time.

@Caits

Yuuno

Having done all that she had to for the day, and with school finally over, Yuuno had just to wait for the appointed time to go on her... huh... "How would you call something that is not a date, but still looks like one?" Anyway, that was not the point here and all that Yuuno had to do for the rest of the time is wait.

With only the ticking of the clock in her room as company, it became increasingly obvious to Yuuno what she should be doing for the next couple hours or so, since she had to wait until Yoshino was ready as well. "I guess that I can play just for a little bit, can't I?" Yuuno thought as she laid on her bed and summoned her interface. And...

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Absinthe Blue

Welcome Back, Absinthe Blue!

Seconds later, Absinthe Blue had been materialized back on the world of Deep Ground, though it was still a light time when it comes to active players, so Absinthe could almost count on her fingers the number of other players that were also at the guild hall of the Cobalt Bruisers.

"Well, it only means that I'll have less competition for good turfs, right? Ohohoho, sometimes even I amaze myself..." Absinthe chortled loudly, before a momentary jolt run through her mind, remembering her of an important thing that she had to do today. Indeed, hunting insipid dissolutions could wait, because now... "It's time for business. And I have to run before I miss the big catch."

With that said, Absinthe grabbed a Land Claim that the Bruisers had secured recently and had been given to her by her beloved Mercury Titania-sama, flapped her gorgeous wings before the lesser earthbound beings around her and flew towards the Black City. Since it was quite a long trip, Absinthe summoned her interface and had a song to distract her:

And so, a singing star of Absinthe shot through the skies of the Faded City, if the omens she brought were good or ill, it was up to those she met to decide. Not that Absinthe cared for any of this, anyway.

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Now we can move onto phase two.

@Lucius Cypher

Let the end begin!

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True, but it doesn't mean that quiet, shadow of a man isn't going to regret it later xP

@Savo

But, that's the intention. He got shipped by a hell of a mama bear, though I bet that Fei will be the most aggravated party, once she figures it out.

@KoL What are members of the Judicial Division called individually?

@Guilty Spark

While popularly they are called Reds, or Blood Knights, the official title that they go by is Judges, with the highest ranked among them being called Magisters. Straight import from FFXII, if anyone knows it.

@Savo, @KoL

This is perfect though since I can introduce some characters in the sweet-shop. I'll post later today, but I sort of want to wait before @Lucius Cypher posts.

@TheWindel

I would like to wait for Cypher as well for the bigger events, in the meanwhile I'll continue moving the story. Also, I'm curious as to who you'll be bringing there.

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@Savo

Eleonor is kinda simple minded, so that was to be expected.

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Asgard

"Ah, I see." Eleonor said once she listened to Acerbus and Fei (ignoring the shouting from the monkey girl for her own safety, there was no need for more executions tonight), to say the truth, Eleonor knew that this would happen sooner or later. It's natural for a girl of Fei's age and looks, to be sought after by boys, though she never expected that her daughter would grow up so fast.

In a sense, Elonor felt anxious at the revelation that soon enough Fei would be taken apart from her and, unconscious, clenched her fists, knowing that it was probably her own fault for not being able to spend more time with her daughter.

Then again, wouldn't this mean that she would become a grandmother soon? The thought of such almost made Eleonor smile and she decided to let things follow their natural course, after all, Fei's life was hers to live. Even then, for the brief time that she still had before going back to her duties, Eleonor wanted to stay with her daughter, even if it meant to bring her boyfriend together. No, actually that would be for the best, since needed to see with her own eyes what kind of man was the one who would take her daughter away from her and, if he were ever to hurt her in any way... Vladimir wouldn't bother with a few more lines added to its pages.

After her quite long revelry, Eleonor turned back to Fei and Acerbus "I'm sorry for not noticing it before, I'll have to leave soon, so please stay with us and take care of Fei once I do. However, for the time being there's place I'd like to go." After saying so, Eleonor had the couple follow her to a nearby small café that had the best cakes in the whole Imperium, probably the only other thing that brought pleasure to Eleonor's life other than Fei.

@Savo@BlueAjah

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Emilia

Next to the execution grounds, many people were already gathering, hoping to see the final demise of the wretched scum that dared to oppose their beloved Imperator and threaten their so hard to achieve peace. It was almost an hour until the time for their heads to roll, but the murmur was already reaching near deafening levels.

Among those who had managed to snag a place at the front of the crowd, a girl in her late teens, cradling a doll in her arms, had an indecipherable gaze fixed on Cyrin almost like she wanted to be noticed by him, however, her intentions remained a mystery. When their gazes inevitably crossed one another, she whispered slowly (so that he would be able to read her lips) "Shall... we... play?" before disappearing in the crowd in the direction of a nearby inn frequented mostly by the high nobility and the richest merchants as if she was beckoning Cyrin to follow her.

Optional: True Sight

If the Duelist used his tome, it would reveal an aura of dark desire around the girl, the strength of which completely overwhelming the auras of those around her.

@Guilty Spark

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Linea & Siena

"Would you mind if we had some of these too?" said the brash voice of girl dressed in maroon garbs and carrying a sword that was about as big as she (not that she was really tall to begin with) to Meihou just as the monkey girl offered her peaches to the gate guards. "By the way, you're not tryin' to get in from the front gates are you?"

"A wasted effort, do you want throw yourself on their spears so much?" Said the cold voice of Linea, of a girl near identical to the other one, but dressed in teal colored garbs carrying a silvery tome and rapier. One didn't need to make a too great mental effort to divine that they were twins when looking at both girls from this close.

"We're the reinforcement party. We just came to the city 'cause we were exploring some ruins. Name's Sienna Aquarian." The maroon dressed girl said.

"Likewise. Linea Aquarian. You must be Měihóu Niángniang, your appearance and behavior matches the description." The teal girl said.

"Anyway, if you wanna to break in there, we'll need to find the last member of the strike party and creep in from bellow. Don't worry, we are experts in dungeon crawling." Siena said, before turning away from the palace. "We sent her the location of our meeting point a few minutes ago, let's just hope she isn't the type of forever-late woman."

"Please, follow us." Linea said as they went to a simple tavern that was the meeting spot they assigned for the rendezvous with Sierra, hoping that the older woman would already be there, since they had little time left to spare.

@The 42nd Gecko@Vocab