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Remnants of the Past

Marlin was brought down into hiding by Eve, they were closer than he expected, he kept his mouth shut and his ears perked listening to the conversation. 'He's on to him,' he said to himself, able to read the situation and understand a conversation of hidden investigation and lying. Marlin tensed up a bit, placing aura into his feet ready to pounce when needed, though he remembered that Diana wanted dibs on the man. He didn't really have anything personal against the guy in white so he was willing to let her take the trophy. There was an explosion and Eve took off running before anybody realized what had happened.

Marlin jumped to his feet and sprinted in a couple steps, his speed increased by his aura and he was by Eve and Hansa in no time. He wasn't worried about the man knowing for sure that that was all on Diana's mind, no matter what happened she would go after the culprit they were hunting. Marlin looked down at the boy, sighing heavily as Eve tried to comfort him. Marlin wasn't always a type to care, but something about kids usually kept a soft spot in him, and seeing how much Eve cared about others opened him up even more. With a look in to Hansa's eyes, "This is going to hurt you a lot more than it's gonna hurt me," Marlin glanced at Eve, "Hold him down." The boy was now out of aura so he wasn't protected anymore, and his wounds were wide open and clean, at least the recovery will be short.

Marlin took a deep breath, closing his eyes and focusing, meditating. Alcohol in his system or not he could still perform astounding tasks like this one. He placed every ounce of aura in his body to his hands, grabbing large fire crystals he infused his aura to take on a scolding hot presence. What he was about to do was extremely dangerous to both parties and not easy. Marlin reached down and grabbed Hansa's amputated legs, he needed to close the wound before there was too much blood loss. With the aura his hands scorching hot he started to force his aura into the boys body, increasing the heat to cauterize the ends. It didn't take long but the wounds were closed, however Hansa now held all of Marlin's aura, and it was infused with dust. "There, now listen to me carefully," he knew the boy was in pain but he needed him to listen. "If you don't keep a straight head you'll explode, especially with how much dust is in your body now." He looked over to Eve seeing if she could help calm him down with some words of encouragement. "Close your eyes and listen to my words, I do this all the time. Imagine an empty room, pick your favorite color and that's the walls, now imagine the ceiling is leaking in the middle, a single drop of water falling every second, focus on the sound, focus on the calm stillness around the room, focus on the peace around you, the serenity."

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Marlin watched as the boy took off ahead of them, he was a bit concerned but if anybody wasn't going to be hurt by the man it was him. Eve was more worried about getting information rather than capturing the man, plus Marlin thought he was too dangerous to be held as a prisoner and transported back to a prison. When Eve spoke of losing her brother and her husband he couldn't help but feel bad. There was no hope to be in a relationship with her, at least not anytime soon, or ever, he didn't know. He still admired her, her body for sure but now how she thought and who she was and he began to learn more of her, though she was far different from him and he was just a rat living in the gutters.

Marlin sighed lightly, wanting to drink but too depressed to do so. This emotional unbalance was not good for his aura so he had to get out of it quickly if he was ever to stand a chance against anybody. Diana spoke up about fighting the man, she seemed confident in her abilities, something to admire as well, though she seemed to think too highly of herself. Though that's how he thought as well, a power house that believe he was better than all an no once was worth remarking until they proved themselves, he understood her just fine. "Hey if you wanna take the bull by the horns then by all means, I'll hang back." He wasn't going to put himself in harms way if someone else was going to do it, though he was going to step forward as initial contact before Diana beat him to the punch.

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Marlin recognized the description of the man the boy talked about, Eve glanced at him and he returned with a nod, "It's him, the one Yoki ran after," confirming the identity. There wasn't anybody that looked much like him, let alone in the business they were dealing with. Diana handed him another needle, he gave a small smirk and placed the needle in the same pocket as his flask. All his other pockets were filled with dust and he didn't want the dust to infuse with the compound in the needle. They began to follow the rabbit and Marlin could only think of the man, he's seen him in action and it wasn't pretty, and if Eve said the man has killed two huntsman before he really wondered what kind of challenge this would bring. "This mission went from research to capture huh, and you're still not supplied?" he said to Eve remembering she didn't resupply before they left for the ruins. This capture mission wasn't going to be easy, and he could already tell someone was going to get hurt. With all the money he's received and his usual self not really caring about other, being paid to work with a team has turned on light he hadn't seen in awhile.

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Marlin listened to the conversation that took place before him, although he was drinking he wasn't hammered like the time before with the meeting in Ozpin's office. The boy proclaimed his sister was being held captive by the White Fang, Marlin thought about the girl, though he didn't care about anyone or anything, a small spark of selflessness hit his insides and he felt like he was going to vomit. Marlin shuddered a little when Diana looked at him but his aura was rejuvenating from the incident with the door so her effect didn't last long. She spoke of wasting time and that's when he had to but in, "What are we in a hurry for? Last I remember we came to just study, not like there's a deadline," he stated taking another swig before putting it away.

He took a step towards Hansa and Eve, he bent down and reached for the mask that was once on the boy's face. He studied it for a bit, glancing at Hansa looking at his reaction, like that mask meant something to him. Marlin smirked before crushing the piece in his hand, turning it dust as smaller bits went flying. "You're done with them," he paused lowered his fist back towards his pockets. He wasn't a fan of the White Fang and he knew they played dirty, but he wasn't one to mettle in their business, he just knew they were bad luck. "You want your sister? Helping them isn't going to help her, you stay with us and they'll think your dead, she's of no use anymore, simple as that." He turned his head to look at Eve, "So what's next boss."

Beacon: Before the Fall

As Glas stood just inside the room realizing she was the only female, the others took their spot. She blinked a few times coming to her senses before looking at the remaining bed, next to Hansa. She headed over while Charon claimed a statement to her, "You all are pretty cute to me so push my choice," she said taking a seat on her bed and dropping her suitcase. She started to unpack, only packing what she thought was necessary. Hansa asked about where everyone was from and she had to speak up quickly, "Mistral!" She shouted, proud of where she was from, though she didn't specify what part. She laid back into her bed pulling out Neverland as a panflute, she began to play softly, not loud enough to cause a disruption in the conversation but still loud enough to lift her body off her bed, she floated like laying in an invisible hammock.

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Marlin continued to watch the shadows as the girls discussed the cube of dust that was now an extreme power source beyond most comprehension. With a drink in his hand, his eyes looking for Grimm and his thoughts on the recovery of his tail he didn't realize what was going on behind him. Figuring it wasn't a big deal since he couldn't really hear them quickly, entirely unfocused from the situation, Marlin turned around to see himself alone in the cavern that was once bright, "Well fuck me." With his light source gone the area was dark, he scanned around till he saw what looked like sunlight coming from outside. Marlin took his time towards the new tunnel, sipping every now and then from his flask. "Eh I'll take my time, they can handle themselves," he said to himself thinking that the fact there wasn't any cry for help there was no reason to hurry.

Though it wasn't till he was approaching the end of the tunnel and back outside that he heard an unfamiliar voice. Eve and Diana seemed to be having an interrogation set up with a young Faunus. Marlin approached and stood behind Diana, keeping a face of seriousness but he really didn't care about the boy. As true as it may be that most Faunus stick together and help when in need, Marlin still never cared about anyone unless money was involved. "Tough luck kid, I'd give them what they want if I were you, especially her, she scares me," he nodded his head towards Diana.

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Marlin winced in pain as the needle jolted in and out numbing his tail. He was glad the pain was at least gone but he had no way of knowing what kind of internal damage there could be. He stood still and calm as Diana bandaged and wrapped it around his waist. He gently placed his hand on his tail and rubbed it, feeling that it's secure and safe till they got out, "Thanks," a quiet but sympathetic tone. Diana created a light and simply went after Eve who found her way deeper into the cavern. Marlin followed, though hanging back a bit, the room didn't seem to go much further unless there was a door but he knew if they were gonna be attacked it would be where they just came from, not that they could with the tunnel collapsed, but just to be safe anyways.

Marlin admired the walls for a moment, reaching down into his pocket to take a swig from his flask. Some alcohol to take his mind off his tail and to relax while they had a moment of peace. Eve caused some commotion in the walls and the light started to move, it funneled its way into her relic of a box. "I don't know but I tend to stay away from hocus pocus shit like that," he layered his body in a thin blanket of aura, a barrier in case anything were to happen.

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Marlin was glad that she took the crystals and used them for light so that the three of them could see in the cavern a lot better, lighting the place up. He didn't pay too much attention to his surroundings, even though part of the team he didn't have the intellect that Eve did, he was a fist for hire that was the best he could, might as well stick to it. He followed her around till Diana called out to him, asking for his tail. He sensed that she wasn't exactly proud of what she was going to do, and he didn't exactly want to give him. He spotted the box on the floor and a device in her hand, Marlin stepped closer to her and unraveled his tail before gently placing it in her hand, a small twitch in his face from the pain. He had his back slightly turned and he was looking the other way, watching Eve from a distance and keeping an eye on the especially darker places. "Why are you doing this?" he asked in a tone that was very serious, "As far as I know you hate me, why not let me suffer."

Beacon: Before the Fall

The team names were announced and Glas jumped with glee, she was happy to be on a team of her own, especially with her new friend and partner Hansa. Though she hadn't ran into the other two members before she couldn't wait to learn all about them and fight by their side. Hansa gave their first order for them to unpack, "Yes Sir!" she said standing at attention quickly and giving the worse salute in history. She then smiled before heading off to their dorms. Upon the teams arrival she noticed it was one large room with four beds, she then looked at her team, "I'M SHARING WITH ALL BOYS!" she exclaimed, not expecting to be sharing rooms.

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Marlin sat still in a fit of rage, angry at the stone doors for wounding his precious tail. Diana snapped at him, telling him to control himself better, her words held no sympathy either. Marlin turned in her direction, his face hot and he was about to yell at her for her comment but then Eve spoke up. She spoke of only how his body was fairing the incident. Marlin immediately calmed down and his anger towards Diana vanished. "It's sore, won't using it much for anything now," he returned, his voice heavy and filled was remorse of his mistake, he should have wrapped the tail around him rather than have it swing loose. Marlin stood up haphazardly, his tail wrapping lightly around his leg so it wouldn't get caught in anything again. "No problem Misses," he said with a slight smile glancing at Eve before returning to Diana, her sigh told him she at least cared but didn't want to. The team was only on their first mission and relationships were still building, though Marlin hadn't done anything to progress with Diana, knowing she didn't like him from the start. If he was going to be paid with the group he might as well act like part of the group. He thought about grabbing his flask, reaching into his pocket pulling it out slightly. He shook his head and dropped it back down to where it was changing his mind on wanting a drink. He left his position to go follow Eve. Wanting to help in some way besides his fists, he tapped her on the shoulder and extended his hand. Opening his fingers so his palm was up his hand was filled with a bunch of tiny fire dust crystals, "Here, so we can all see," he said softly and calmly, still in pain from his tail but he dind't show it.