Hmm, he's just being an angsty teenager but we could set something up if you want.
Alright. I'll leave it to you then, if you have any interesting idea. If not then let's just left it at Lin being an angsty boi
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Alright. I'll leave it to you then, if you have any interesting idea. If not then let's just left it at Lin being an angsty boi
Waiting for @Lewascan2 and @Randomguy.
I don't think you need to wait for me, no? Our characters are no longer in the same place, like Satoshi had left for the T&I while Hikari had gone to the woods. I'm probably going to post tomorrow after work. Working on my master's thesis right now. Damned statistics just won't give me a good number lol.
Also @anothered am I understanding correctly that the suna shinobis near Hikari and the rest exploded? Oh also, is Lin's dislike of Hikari just a personal thing or is this something you'd like to work out in our characters backstory?
The possible exception seemed to be Skyrim. When Gehenna came, they probably still wouldn’t have Elder Scrolls VI.
lmao we can be in the 2100s meeting aliens, and Bethesda will send AI Todd to ask the aliens what gaming console they have so he can port Skyrim
Okay, kids I've posted an update. Would you guys want me to make a Discord server or do you guys want to talk here?
I'm good with either. Though I guess discord can help speed up process for questions like character building and whatnot?
Ian had just entered the living room when he noticed the door opening once more. He turned around, only to see Quentin ushering in a fellow member of his 'family'. A boy who almost looked like he was dressed for Halloween as a vampire, or perhaps some avant-garde new fashion that harkened to the gothic style. Of course, that was a privilege afforded only to a vampire whose apparent age was that of a child. Someone like Ian would look out of place were he to try hiding in plain sight like Enzo was. Ian did find it amusing that for his youthful look, in terms of experience in the world of vampires and the rest of the supernatural forces, Enzo was definitely on the more experienced side, having spent almost his entire life as either a ghoul or a vampire.
As Ian was about to greet his fellow latecomer, their 'mother', Edwina pulled the two of them into a hug. Truth be told, despite having been part of this family for a while now, Ian had never fully bought into the idea of this 'family'. Edwina and Ludwig were always kind to him, and Ian had no issue reciprocating and playing—what in his mind was—a charade family. Perhaps it was more his paranoia, having spent 93 years as a Kindred, but Ian had always felt there was something off about their entire idea of altruism. To Ian, Edwina and Ludwig's adoption was less out of pure altruistic reason but more so that they felt they had done something good, fulfilling their desire of having 'a family'.
Ian would be glad to be proven wrong, of course. And regardless of their reason, Edwina and Ludwig had helped Ian and the others a lot, including but not limited to seeing to their safety. Therefore, while Ian might not have fully bought into the idea of a family, he was more than happy to think of them as his trusted allies, a coterie in the truest sense.
“It is so nice to see you again. How have you two been? Your sister Elizabeth is here as well. Although I am not sure if the others are coming," Edwina said once she released Enzo and Ian.
"I'm well, Mother.Thank you," Ian greeted her somewhat jovially. Ian remembered that it was weird calling someone who looked much younger than he was 'mother'. But if that was what Edwina and Ludwig wished, Ian saw no reason not to do so.
He then continued, "Apologies for somewhat arriving late. You mentioned talking about an urgent matter?"
Edwina then ushered everyone to take a seat in the living room as she explained how Ludwig had been kidnapped, with the only clue left being a matchbook from a club named Sheol.
Ian's first thought was that if Ludwig was indeed kidnapped, they were most definitely dealing with someone who spelt trouble. Ludwig was an old Kindred of the 9th generation. In modern nights, after the Beckoning compelled many of the older generations of Kindred to the Middle East, there were not many among Kindred who could have kidnapped a 9th-generation Kindred like Ludwig.
But speaking of the Beckoning...Was it possible that—
“Don’t worry mutter (Mother) we will find Ludwig, right?”
Ian's train of thought was interrupted by Elizabeth, as she looked icily at Ian and Enzo as if daring them to disagree.
Elizabeth...she had always been the one among Ian's 'siblings' who bought into the idea of this 'family' the most, so Ian was not surprised that she was fully committed to finding Ludwig.
Edwina, perhaps trying to smooth things over before Elizabeth inadvertently caused unnecessary conflict, spoke again “Thank you, Elizabeth, but I do not want to force all of you to do something that could be very dangerous. But if you are going to investigate his disappearance, your best bet is to visit this Sheol club. I only hope you will be able to find Ludwig while keeping yourself from any serious harm."
Ian nodded at Elizabeth, "Don't worry, of course we'll help Mother out, won't we, Enzo?"
If nothing else, having Ludwig with this 'family' meant extra safety. While refusing to help would be detrimental to this mutually beneficial arrangement of theirs.
He then turned to Edwina, "Though, if I may ask, Mother...You said that Father was kidnapped, how do we know that? Do we have some evidence that points to that being the case? Just to be safe, he...hadn't exhibited any signs of the 'malady' that had beset many Kindred of your generation, had he?"
The Beckoning was said to affect Kindred of 9th-generation and lower, after all. Ian hoped that wasn't the case, because that would...complicate matters. And the matters were already complicated enough with them possibly dealing with someone that could took on an old 9th-generation Kindred like Ludwig.
HIKARI HYUGA
"No need, this team is made up of decoys of some sort - The real objective is the Torture and Interrogation Division's HQ. See how they're not moving? They've been paralyzed before you even shot them, or they might be puppets; Suna has those. As it is, keep watch on them while I go."
Before Hikari could respond, the veteran Jonin left, leaping through the rooftops in the direction of Torture and Interrogation HQ.
...They weren't puppets. Hikari was sure of that, her Byakugan would have perceived that. It was possible they'd been paralyzed even before she shot them, however, but...for what purpose had their enemy purposely sabotaged themselves? It did not make sense. Either they had been subjugated by an irresponsible Konoha shinobi who had just left them unattended, or there was a third party at play here.
Satoshi's deduction about them being decoys made sense though, and she wished she could take a look at the T&I HQ. Unfortunately, that building was outside the scope of her Byakugan radius unless she switched to telescopic vision, but that would mean she could not keep an eye on the five shinobis she had incapacitated. She supposed she should just leave it to Satoshi...
It was then Hikari noticed two of her academy students, Shinya and Lin, were heading towards where the five shinobis were. She had noticed them in the range of her Byakugan vision, but she hadn't thought they were heading there.
She sighed as she put away her bow and arrows before using Body Flicker to where they were.
Hikari landed in front of Shinya and Lin, between the two of them and the five Suna shinobis.
"Shinya, Lin, I am unsure whether you are here due to coincidence or you noticed something was amiss. If it's the latter, then well done. However, please vacate the premises and return home. Do not speak of this to anybody else. I trust I do not have to reiterate the importance of secrecy?"
SHINYA ABURAME
Sinya watched as Lin suddenly tumbled into the ground. Despite his antics, Shinya was well aware that Lin was among the more skilful ones in their class, therefore, his sudden tumble into the ground must mean that there was something unexpected ahead. As such, rather than hurrying to help Lin—fall from this height was pretty harmless—Shinya opted to stop and took stock of his surroundings.
Not that far from them were five suspicious shinobis. From what Shinya could made out, all five had been incapacitated by arrows. Still...there was this nagging sense that something more was going on, the insects inside him were growing restless. Still...they were incapacitated, so perhaps it was safe to approach?
“Are you seeing this? What’s up with these, losers?” Lin suddenly shouted as he approached the five incapacitated shinobis.
Shinya lightly shook his head out of exasperation.
'Good grief, approaching without giving a second thought...' he thought.
Well, since Lin had already approached, he supposed he might as well follow. He jumped through the branches before landing beside Lin.
He took a closer look at the five shinobis. It was then, he realized that it was not the arrow that had them paralyzed. To be sure, they would not be walking any time soon—if ever—with these arrows, but they had been already paralyzed before the arrows hit them. In fact, the cause of the paralysis was clear to Shinya now. This was why his insects stirred. There were familiar traces of chakra around. These shinobis were incapacitated by one of his clan's techniques, or rather, a similar technique utilizing insects.
Still...it was weird. If it was incapacitated by someone of his clan, why leave them alone? They were still alive, protocol after live capture of hostile forces were to have them under observation until they could be put in confinement.
A burst of chakra surprised Shinya, and he immediately prepared for ambush. Before long, however, he realized it was one of his academy teachers, Hikari. Shinya immediately felt relief. This was a complicated situation and now someone with more authority was here, he could defer to her.
"Shinya, Lin, I am unsure whether you are here due to coincidence or you noticed something was amiss. If it's the latter, then well done. However, please vacate the premises and return home. Do not speak of this to anybody else. I trust I do not have to reiterate the importance of secrecy?" Hikari said.
Shinya nodded, "Of course, Sensei. We will do as you ask. Before that, however, I feel the need to inform you that these people had been paralyzed through one of my clan's jutsu or something of similar nature."
Mure Numachi
I like it. Suwanpugōto feels very Lovecraftian horror. From the backstory I guess he's part of the class Hikari would be in if she didn't graduate early, so they probably have talked at one point or another.
Also, is he supposed to be a jonin teacher? I guess this opens up a spot for @Vertigo (?)
I'm just of the school of thought that though Kakashi is a good person, he's a really not a very good teacher unless he's forced to be. He's an unideal instructor to use as an example for the masses, evidenced in no small part by the fact that all three of his students ended up having to abandon him as a teacher to actually get anywhere notable.
Funnily enough, out of Asuma, Kurenai, and Kakashi...Kakashi is probably the best teacher out of them? He got sasuke to be on Lee's level of speed in a month, while teaching him chidori on top of it. Sakura was also implied to have been trained on genjutsu by Kakashi to the point she dispelled a genjutsu that had many veteran ninja falling asleep to during the Suna invasion. And Naruto...well Jiraiya got Naruto to do a bigger rasengan in 3 years, Kakashi had a few days (weeks?) and had Naruto making rasenshuriken, something Minato couldn't do.
Meanwhile, I haven't seen any of Kurenai's team displaying anything that seems like was learned from her. I get they're not genjutsu users but come on, would be cool if they'd have a scene of them dispelling genjutsu and going, 'Pfft...it's nothing compared to Kurenai's'. While Asuma, uh...why none of team 10 had a knife with chakra conducting metal like Asuma is kinda weird. Considering after he died, Shikamaru used the knife and do stuff like pinning people by stabbing their shadow with the knife while having his chakra on it.
I rather like some of the fanon interpretation that the Jonin teacher is less a technical teacher but more mentor for shinobi life. So more taking them on mission, imparting the 'will of fire' and all that, with some extra training on the side. But yeah, the bell test is definitely more ideological. IIRC it's supposed to be passed down from Tobirama to Hiruzen to Jiraiya to Minato to Kakashi.
Wouldn’t mind some two cents from y’all I’m that case. The one thing I’m settled on is making a Caitif but here’s my different ideas;
First one is a 80s cover band rocker type guy, really leaning into the stereotype and having a bit of a more casual attitude to keeping up the masquerade, shrugging off any big accusations of his undead hood to his rockstar image. He’d be a bit famous to locals but not a real big shot.
Second idea is a more techie type, not sure about daytime occupation but in his mortal life he would spend hours on the computer writing on cryptic forums and investigating sightings. Now that he’s in the other side of the investigation he doesn’t know what to do with himself.
A third one that I haven’t put as much thought into but could be fun; a used car salesman. He’s got the gift of gab and the know how to back it up. Like I said, less developed but might be fun to flesh out
Well, we don't have a tecchie yet. But to my understanding we're supposed to be ~100 years old kindred, so I'm not sure how the mortal backstory would work in 1920s. But hey, looks interesting. The 80 rocker guy also fits the group well, because like, as of now the only that really belongs in a club is Elizabeth. Ian and Enzo are either too old or too young
@RandomguyWhen you write Shinya's reply, you should mention that he senses bug jutsu chakra from the paralyzed ninja.
You mean that the paralysis is caused by bug jutsu? Are the bugs still there and just paralyzing them or are they sucking enough to the point the ninjas can die?
SHINYA ABURAME
Shinya watched as Lin continued to rant, not giving Shinya a chance to properly finish his sentence. Finally, however, something Shinya said finally stopped Lin, before he laughed, “You - incapacitate… me? Bug Boy!” He then gave Shinya a pat on the back.
Shinya did not understand what was so comedic about his statement. It was not meant as a joke. Shinya WAS ready to have his insects devour Lin's chakra. Perhaps the other boy did not think he could do it? How foolish, not taking a threat seriously because of overconfidence is illogical.
“Hey, you’re pretty funny. You know what, follow me! I buried something cool in the woods!”
Lin then took off to the rooftop, motioning for Shinya to join him.
...For what purpose? Shinya almost asked. After all, they were academy students not on their off day. Their assigned role was to learn how to be a shinobi and after school, they should rest or do further self-study to prepare for the next training. Seeing something 'Cool' would be beyond the purview of their tasks. In short, like many things, Lin did, it was not logical, however...Shinya was aware that as humans, emotions were part of the natural order of things. Yes, perhaps attempting to be completely logical as a human, was, in fact, illogical.
Besides, maybe...just maybe doing things like these was what Shinya had been missing out on. Granted, he had no idea what people typically considered to be 'cool' let alone someone like Lin. For Shinya, rare or exotic insects would be cool, but he doubted that was what Lin meant.
Well...regardless...Shinya jumped and joined Lin on the roof.
He nodded, "Very well, show me this 'cool thing'. But since I'm taking time out of my day to follow along, this has better be the 'greatest cool'."
HIKARI HYUGA
Hikari saw her shot penetrating the knee of one of the Suna shinobis. Without missing a beat, she shot some more arrows at the rest of the intruders, repeating the feat.
As she saw the Suna shinobis simply standing stoically with arrows sticking out of their knees, however, she frowned.
'No cry of pain...no one is giving out any orders...not even any attempts to look for an enemy? What are they playing at?' Hikari thought.
It was then she noticed a certain someone heading towards her direction. Satoshi Shimura, a well-regarded Jonin who was a veteran of the 3rd Shinobi World War, famous for his space-time ninjutsu. Hikari was currently invisible through her Hiding with the Camouflage Jutsu, but she was not surprised that the seasoned shinobi detected her.
"They're not after the students or the civilian population of Konoha; they want our prisoner," Satoshi said as he landed beside her.
Hikari dropped her invisibility and gave Satoshi a nod of acknowledgement.
Prisoner...Hikari was not supposed to know about that as a mere Tokubetsu Jonin not in Intelligence or Torture and Interrogation. But...she had a feeling that the man would only be annoyed were Hikari to play coy, so instead she opted for a more neutral, "I'm not technically supposed to know about the prisoner, Satoshi-san."
She continued, "In any case...I've incapacitated the intruders. Though their lack of reaction to my arrows worries me that they are still planning something. If you would, please head over there and apprehend them," Hikari pointed to where the intruders were located.
"I will keep an eye out from here in case they have backups. Would that be agreeable?" she added, deferring to the more experienced Jonin.
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