Ryonara

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The first two would get to the junk pile before Shiro does since they don't have a problem with the currents, but that's before Ebon remembered he didn't know what he was looking for. By the time the second two arrive Shiro would be in the middle of texting. Unfortunately his R-Types don't have darkvision, so they have to use a searchlight. Shiro should be able to see them, if not because of his night vision, then because they have a bright light to scan the bottom of the lake.

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Well, unless sometimes stops the R-Types hopefully Ebon finds them first. He's got plenty to use and they're not easy to take out either.

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The two R-types dived ahead of Shiro, capable of cutting through the currents better than he could. They were smaller and had way less drag, though the occasional current did batter them around. They reached the lake floor first and began to scan the ground for weapons, specifically daggers. That's when Ebon realized he was missing an important bit of information: He didn't know what Sapphire's daggers looked like. He assumed there would only be one set, but there were many weapons down here. A lot of daggers, some in pairs, others scattered about. Any of these could be the weapons Shiro was looking for.

Back at the surface Ebon also had the displeasure of listening to Gren talk. He was tempted to jump into the lack to stop listening to his drivel. However before he debated if he should take a dive into the lake himself Ebon turned towards Sapphire. It was her daggers he was looking for and he needed to know what they looked like. So letting his R-Types sit at the bottom of the lake for a moment, Ebon switched his concentration from them to Sapphire.

Reading one's thought was easy enough, but digging through memories was more difficult. Ebon needed to have eyesight on the target and focus. If they aren't moving it'll be easier. It looked suspicious for Ebon to be glaring at Sapphire so intently, but fortunately the pig faunas seemed to be distracting her. It took Ebon a few minutes before he was able to get an idea of what Sapphire's daggers looked like: White, can take dust cartridge, and has a pointy crossguard. He thinks he might have seen a few daggers like those so Ebon turned his attention back towards the lake. His previous R-Types were too far away now, so he sent another two instead.

Now knowing what he's looking for Ebon had the Midnight Eye R-Type scan for daggers matching the description of Sapphire's dagger. There were a lot of false leads, things like bleached scrap metal or pieces of glass. There was some broken gun parts that might have been Sapphire's daggers, and every so often he did find an old knife, but none of them looked like what he was looking for. If he had to guess they might have been taken deeper into the lake, so Ebon had his R-Types move towards the deep end.

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Well in my next post Ebon just glared at Sapphire for some reason, so if you want to have her take notice feel free. It'll even give Shiro some time to find those daggers before he does.

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WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE FOR DOING THIS?! XDD

SHIRO HAS DONE NOTHING TO EBON!!

-Furiously thwaps with newspaper-

Either way, extremely intriguing plot tweest.

@harinezumikouken

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About a foot long, white blade, silver handle which is tricked out with a booster and dust cartridge compartment. The crossguard is kind of pointy. No she doesn't. She took out the same type of weapon from the school armory but without any of the fancy tech (also not collapsible, or form fitted to her grip). I should warn you that if Sapphire realizes that your reading her mind she's going to blot you out with a really annoying song.

Is Ebon in the lake right now?

@Prince of Seraphs

Most people don't really notice having their minds read anymore then they could notice someone listening to them. And yes, Ebon isn't standing too far away, at least not far enough not to hear Gren. I'm actually debating having Ebon jump over the cliff just to stop hearing Gren talking.

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This is my way of having Ebon help, but yes. He's going to do this to blackmail Shiro.

Heck, you can have Seraph torture Shiro if you'd want. Ebon is just going to keep looking for those daggers while you fight for your life, and take them while you're busy. And even if Shiro somehow survives he'll never find those daggers because Ebon will have them.

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What does Sapphire's daggers look like? Would they look similar to the ones she has now? And does she have her daggers with her right now? I might just have Ebon read her mind to figure that out.

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Just give me a moment and I'll trivialize this encounter.

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How is it any different than before?

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"You moron." Scornfully Ebon walked away with his scroll out. A few seconds later a rocket locker came crashing in and Ebon nonchalantly strapped the Kingdom to his arm. "You idiots and your stupid pride. I don't even need to read your minds to know that your egos are the only problems here." The Kingdom opened up and one Midnight Eye and one Claw R-Type flew out. Together they went over the cliff and down into the water. Ebon just stood on the edge focusing his concentration on his two little ships. If he was closer he could send out even more, but if he had to search the entire lake then two was all he could manage. The Midnight Eye would help him spot the daggers or other dangers while it was the Claw's job to actually get the daggers if he finds them. Ebon quickly noted the other swimmers but ignored them. He wasn't close enough to use his telepathy on them as he was having a hard enough time trying to maintain the link between his R-types. "Aren't you suppose to be at a party? Or is everyone a no show?"