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NCQ — Season I: Favors for Favors

Agatha Smith

Mess Hall, New Anchorage

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Agatha had been amazed by the sheer determination that Stein had demonstrated. She was fairly certain that the Ace hadn't even noticed her presence as they both ran the obstacle course. Considering there was a substantial margin in their performance- 4:23 being her best time on the unfamiliar course- and in endurance, as Agatha was forced to concede before the superior endurance of her running mate about twennty minutes before she had. Not being one to waste time she had made use of her cooling off period to read up on the dossiers of her fellow pilots and a bit on the support staff.

She lightly snickered to herself as she perused through her datatool. I wonder what the others will think of my dossier.

Having killed several hours being given a guided tour of the facilities and watching Stein run circles around her, it was time for the new pilots first meal at New Anchorage. Luckily she had hit up the dining car on the train for lunch, since they hadn't had a chance to actually utilize the mess when they first arrived.

Standing with tray in hand, having taken whatever was on offer for dinner, she moved to sit across the only other person there at the time, Ms. Kalfox. The younger woman had been silent for a while now, almost completely since they had finished the tour barring a sparse muttering under her breath, but Agatha didn't take offense from it. Her initial assumption of Stein seemed to have been validated by her dossier and their interactions with Moore, her actions and words more motivated by her own rationality rather than callousness.

The silence wasn't yet at the stage of being called companionable, but she was willing to accept that Stein wouldn't be breaking it without good cause. Agatha would have left it as well, but the silence had seemed to have been shattered by another who brought with him a surprising revelation about Stein's parentage.

"Huh, so you are Stein's father." Agatha asked the empty air. She hadn't put any thought towards the progenitor of New Anchorage's Ace, there just wasn't the time or immediate reasons to do as such. There was a vague familial resemblence, though her own daughters looked very little like their father so physical traits weren't the ultimate indicator of parentage. However, given the person that Stein has become she did question his parenting ability.

After her encounter with Percy Moore, Agatha wasn't going to vocalize those concerns. In regards to Stein a dossier only covered so much, and Agatha hadn't a name to match to the face of Stein's father so she didn't know anything on him. There was a sense of validation in berating Percy for his cowardise, especially since they will going into combat together, but this man wasn't dressed or carrying himself like a pilot. The standards were different, and unlike Ana, Stein was already a grown woman and accomplished pilot so nothing would come of antagonizing him based off first impressions.

Another pilot, one of the original New Anchorage pilots, sat down with them and bluntly asked the question on both their minds.

"Well, this man here seems to be Stein's father."

“Seems is oddly speculative isn’t it? I can assure you I most certainly am responsible for Stein’s existence in our world.”

"Ah, well then I suppose we owe you our thanks for your contribution." Agatha offered amicably. His tone was surprisingly welcoming, so she endeavored to match it. "So do you mind if I ask what you do here in New Anchorage, Mr. Kalfox? I don't take you for a pilot, so maybe vice-commander?"

“I have taken the offered position in charge of financial administration. Basically I deal with numbers and making sure that New Anchorage does not go broke. There was some other capacities I was requested to contribute towards but I’m afraid that information is confidential.”

"Of course. Operational security is important, after all." Agatha replied with a bemused smile. He seemed like an interesting man who was in a position of signifigant power in New Anchorage, though she was still curious how someone who was so congenial could produce such a stringent child. Then again, kids don't have to emulate their parents. Individual perogative is a thing, or someone else had a greater influence on her development.

"Well if you are half as capable as your daughter, New Anchorage can rest assured it's finances are in good hands. Though please, don't let us interrupt your time with your daughter anymore."

“Oh, no. That is the pilots table.” He chuckled as he waved his hand, “Really, I have taken enough of your time. Enjoy your food, I have to talk with those I will be working closely with. I will talk to you later, Stein. Cheers.”

What a peculiar man. Agatha thought before returning to spooning up what she thought was a serving of mashed potatoes. She wondered what Stein thought of the man, but that was for another time. Answers came with time, and they still had a month till Graham was going to incite his final test which decided who was piloting and who wasn't. Agatha knew she was ready.

NCQ — Season I: Favors for Favors

My god, Ingram is Araragi, notorious lolicon and incestuous harem king! It all makes so much sense now.

Chasers - Boundary of the Crimson Sky [remake]

If one looked upon the street outside of Dangeki Pawn and Café, they would find an odd sight. Oddity being something that is relative, as a Dryad from Ireland would find the bustling Japanese city to be an oddity, just as a mundane citizen would find the peculiarly dressed woman dragging her feet down the street with an uninviting, dour sort of expression. Her callouses had built callouses upon blisters and sores, to the point she would hazard to guess that her feet were made of more dead flesh then living.

This was nothing new, of course. Walking was free and it saved her money where it cost her time, except in metropolitan areas with abysmal parking where I save so much time on by not needing to park, she amended. Catching sight of her destination the seemingly vagabond woman hastened her pace.

Passing through the front door to the café she was greeted by the melodic chime of a door bell, signaling Miranda Sinclair’s arrival at the Maelstrom of Strife’s beating heart. There were all kinds of odd sorts from Chaser’s to Youkai. The dejected bunny girl tending bar was an unexpected delight that could see herself enjoying in the immediate future.

Drawn in by the allure of bar seating, fetishist wait staff, and giving her tired feat a long awaited rest, Miranda plopped herself down on the nearest stool and slumped against the bar, boneless. “Excuse me miss. Can I get two servings of carrot cake and a drink to make me forget my aches and pains?”

As she waited for the bunny girl to hop-to-it on her order, Miranda reached down and unclipped the leather bound tome from her belt. With practiced ease she flicked it open to a dog eared page and pressed her palm against the paper, eliciting a puff of smoke that dissipated in moments to leave behind a blue, rabbit like Youkai with ears the length of his body and a ruby set in his forehead. Jeffers the Carbuncle sat beside Miranda, nose crinkling at the smells of sweets before staring at the Ellie with peculiar intensity.

Finding herself in the Mecca of the supernatural world, Miranda lifted her head off the wood to cup her chin in her hands. It would be harder to talk to anyone burying her head into the surprisingly clean bar top. “So, this is the famed Dangeki? Stories don’t do it credit if I say so myself. Jeffers and I came a long way and we aren’t disappointed.”

NCQ — Season I: Favors for Favors

501st. Vader's Fist, beotch!

Chasers - Boundary of the Crimson Sky [remake]

Nay, it's the best I can think of and she already goes there anyway.
Is there anything going on at Dangeki or is everyone out on the hunt?

EDIT: Gave Miranda her theme song.

Chasers - Boundary of the Crimson Sky [remake]

Since McFazzar (Awesome Magus Killer pic, btw) and another are supposed to be making characters as well, should I hold off on the intro post?
...actually, anywhere you need her to intro? Like showing up at Dangeki or somewhere else?

Chasers - Boundary of the Crimson Sky [remake]

Miranda Sinclair

Name: Miranda Sinclair

”A good Youkai is a terrible thing to waste. Better to record and rehabilitate them.”
Title: The Scholar of Spirits.

“Do I look like a demi-sexual, pan-dimensional, trans-Pac Man, Disaster-kin?”
Gender: Female

”Ara, ara, how rude is it to ask a lady so brusquely? But if I must…”
Age: 26

”Does it really need to be said?”
Height: 6’1” ft.

”This seems rude to just ask...”
Weight: 176lbs.

Miranda and Jeffers

“Oh, you actually want to know about me?”
Personality: A melancholic young woman who expected more out of life than she got. Having found it difficult to find anyone normal who would want to spend extended periods of time with her, she throws herself into the supernatural and spends most of her time expending or trying to commune with the Youkai bound to her treasure. When she rises from her depressed stupors she over-compensates with an overwhelming exuberance that is equally off putting, leaving her right back where she started.

”This is feeling a bit invasive...”
Bio: Miranda was always the kind of person who pined for an escape into the supernatural and fantastic, even before she knew it existed. When she did stumble across the Crimson Sky, Miranda had hoped her entire life would change for the better. Unfortunately things would not be so drastic or saccharine. Comfort was found among the mystery and intrigue of a Chaser's life, but she still couldn't mesh with all the other super powered, Youkai slaughtering, gun toting Chasers.

Youkai, however, never lost their charm for her. With their own diversity and mercurial nature the feeling wasn't always mutual, but she put her best foot forward when dealing with matters of the Crimson Sky. Outside of her night job she bounces from job to job, failing to hold anything down for long. This has contributed to her being a heavy drinker, not that anyone notices since Chasers often hang around bars and cafe's.

Miranda has been drawn to the Maelstrom of Strife in order to find work and meet interesting Youkai to add to her Book of Companions.

Powers: Youkai Summon: Null

Null

A Youkai of substantial physical ability that hungers for the Spiritual Power of Youkai and human alike. While its desire is endless, it is intelligent enough to not go on a rampage and bring down the wrath of the Chasers. It is believed that it allowed itself to be sealed within the Book of Companions in order feed off the Spiritual Power of Youkai targeted by the Hunter’s Association, but since he has been bound to the book since before Miranda came into possession of it this is merely supposition. While perfectly capable of verbal communication, has yet to find reason to do so.

Youkai Summon: Jeffers the Carbuncle : More a pet than a weapon. Can perform minor wind magic through spitting balls of compressed air like the Youkai equivalent of a bean bag fired from a shotgun, but prefers sleeping on Miranda’s shoulder.

Skills:
-Can seemingly live without a steady source of income.
-A depressing drunk, but exceptional tipper.
-Through her Treasure she is able to capture Youkai alive. Makes payment for bounties a bit difficult, but she likes to think at least Spirit Junction appreciates the effort not to kill everything.

”It’s a surprisingly good business giving Youkai piggyback rides into the mundane world. The issue is they never pay in cash...”
Equipment: Book of Companions : A Treasure in the form of a leather bound tome. Capable of storing and sealing Youkai inside of the tome on individual pages as well as releasing them. Youkai kept inside will not suffer the loss of Spiritual Power as they would outside of the Crimson Sky, and are capable to perceive their environment around them. It's possible to communicate so long as their page is open. The Book of Companions doesn’t give the owner control of sealed Youkai beyond being able to release or seal Youkai. There are only two residents of the book that would actually aid the user at the moment, having been dubbed Jeffers the Carbuncle and Null, do so for their own reasons.

Other:
“Sad to say, my love life is deader than disco. Most days it isn’t an issue, or I can cuddle Jeffers and not be bothered, but others it’s just a bit much.”
“I find myself waiting outside the Dangeki Pawn and Parlor Café till night descends because I just want to pretend that cute barista is actually interested in my life beyond being a customer.”
“I wouldn't mind being an elf, but these ears are just a mutation. Sometimes Jeffers nibbles on them.”
"My favorite drink is vodka and coke, but after a few I'll let the bartender talk me into buying the expensive stuff even if I don't like them."

Theme: Elfenlied - Lilium

NCQ — Season I: Favors for Favors

The post is fine, Voltus. Don't need to put yourself down because it wasn't a 3 page collab

Chasers - Boundary of the Crimson Sky [remake]

So KoL said you were looking for more people to get in on this. Here goes nothing:

Miranda Sinclair

Name: Miranda Sinclair

”A good Youkai is a terrible thing to waste. Better to record and rehabilitate them.”
Title: The Scholar of Spirits.

“Do I look like a demi-sexual, pan-dimensional, trans-Pac Man, Disaster-kin?”
Gender: Female

”Ara, ara, how rude is it to ask a lady so brusquely? But if I must…”
Age: 26

”Does it really need to be said?”
Height: 6’1” ft.

”This seems rude to just ask...”
Weight: 176lbs.

Miranda and Jeffers

“Oh, you actually want to know about me?”
Personality: A melancholic young woman who expected more out of life than she got. Having found it difficult to find anyone normal who would want to spend extended periods of time with her, she throws herself into the supernatural and spends most of her time expending or trying to commune with the Youkai bound to her treasure. When she rises from her depressed stupors she over-compensates with an overwhelming exuberance that is equally off putting, leaving her right back where she started.

”This is feeling a bit invasive...”
Bio: Miranda was always the kind of person who pined for an escape into the supernatural and fantastic, even before she knew it existed. When she did stumble across the Crimson Sky, Miranda had hoped her entire life would change for the better. Unfortunately things would not be so drastic or saccharine. Comfort was found among the mystery and intrigue of a Chaser's life, but she still couldn't mesh with all the other super powered, Youkai slaughtering, gun toting Chasers.

Youkai, however, never lost their charm for her. With their own diversity and mercurial nature the feeling wasn't always mutual, but she put her best foot forward when dealing with matters of the Crimson Sky. Outside of her night job she bounces from job to job, failing to hold anything down for long. This has contributed to her being a heavy drinker, not that anyone notices since Chasers often hang around bars and cafe's.

Miranda has been drawn to the Maelstrom of Strife in order to find work and meet interesting Youkai to add to her Book of Companions.

Powers: Youkai Summon: Null

Null

A Youkai of substantial physical ability that hungers for the Spiritual Power of Youkai and human alike. While its desire is endless, it is intelligent enough to not go on a rampage and bring down the wrath of the Chasers. It is believed that it allowed itself to be sealed within the Book of Companions in order feed off the Spiritual Power of Youkai targeted by the Hunter’s Association, but since he has been bound to the book since before Miranda came into possession of it this is merely supposition. While perfectly capable of verbal communication, has yet to find reason to do so.

Youkai Summon: Jeffers the Carbuncle : More a pet than a weapon. Can perform minor wind magic through spitting balls of compressed air like the Youkai equivalent of a bean bag fired from a shotgun, but prefers sleeping on Miranda’s shoulder.

Skills:
-Can seemingly live without a steady source of income.
-A depressing drunk, but exceptional tipper.
-Through her Treasure she is able to capture Youkai alive. Makes payment for bounties a bit difficult, but she likes to think at least Spirit Junction appreciates the effort not to kill everything.

”It’s a surprisingly good business giving Youkai piggyback rides into the mundane world. The issue is they never pay in cash...”
Equipment: Book of Companions : A Treasure in the form of a leather bound tome. Capable of storing and sealing Youkai inside of the tome on individual pages as well as releasing them. Youkai kept inside will not suffer the loss of Spiritual Power as they would outside of the Crimson Sky, and are capable to perceive their environment around them. It's possible to communicate so long as their page is open. The Book of Companions doesn’t give the owner control of sealed Youkai beyond being able to release or seal Youkai. There are only two residents of the book that would actually aid Miranda at the moment, having been dubbed Jeffers the Carbuncle and Null, do so for their own reasons.

Other:
“Sad to say, my love life is deader than disco. Most days it isn’t an issue, or I can cuddle Jeffers and not be bothered, but others it’s just a bit much.”
“I find myself waiting outside the Dangeki Pawn and Parlor Café till night descends because I just want to pretend that cute barista is actually interested in my life beyond being a customer.”
“I wouldn't mind being an elf, but these ears are just a mutation. Sometimes Jeffers nibbles on them.”
"My favorite drink is vodka and coke, but after a few I'll let the bartender talk me into buying the expensive stuff even if I don't like them."

If anyone knows D. Gray-Man, then they can imagine who I was channeling for this...

Fate/Stagnant Apotheosis

Feel free to have Tamamo. She would love Georgio, though he would have to choose between Tama or Penny so good luck with that