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Aurora - OOC

I'm here.

Ace Combat: The Global War

Lost Cause said
Kara No Kyoukai, if my reverse googling is up to scratch.

Rafale said
I think it's Mahou Tsukai no Yoru.

I'm laughing right now because they're the same person, Touko Aozaki. looks like you're both right as far as the character goes but the image itself is from Kara No Kyoukai.

Ace Combat: The Global War

Well then Slypheed, I think I've watched that show.

Ace Combat: The Global War

The Jaguar came gently down towards the runway, flaring just before the rear landing gear touched down. The nose wheel hit slightly harder that intended, jarring the pilot and bringing her thoughts back to the present. She applied the brakes and taxied in next to the others. As the whine of the engines faded, she sat in the cockpit for longer than necessary. Kate fiddled with the avionics, mostly as an excuse for anyone watching but party because she wasn't sure if her hands were steady enough to undo her harness.

After a few minutes the canopy was raised and she climbed out onto the ground, her usual confident self. With an easy motion she slung her helmet over her should and headed for the debriefing.

Aurora - OOC

Cross - Chapter 1: A Proposal

Cross through the long grass, following the pirate rumors. Second and third hand rumors were about all he was hearing up until now, but things were getting clearer. He'd been dropped off by a Zaitchek guild ship that had been picking up a small amount of Excessively rare Thanatite. It's rarity and usefulness meant that even the small amount would be enough to finance the entire expedition. They'd put down during the dead of night just north of Invidia, meeting with some Orcs that they'd formed a secretive working relationship with.

That was over a week past and now he was finding himself walking across the plains of Modia. As much as he would have loved to have gone north into Ira and visited his homeland, securing transportation was a much more pressing matter. As happy as he was to have found peace, it was disappointing in a way. There was no sign of war and so he had no reason to stay.

The road had been quiet and those that he saw quickly changed their path and disappeared into a group of trees or behind a hill, watching him from a distance. A lone traveler was unusual enough but one dressed for war was something to be cautious of. The last person he'd spoken to and had the chance to buy some food off of had been almost three days ago now and he was nearly out of food. The good news was that he'd also heard that there was a town nearby with a half decent tavern.

He idly wondered how the old man had done it. Traveling alone year after year was hard on a person. Sure, there was the occasional comrade fighting by your side or someone you spoke to during an airship ride but nothing that lasted. Perhaps humans were just different in that regard, more able to cope with solitude and immune to loneliness. He knew for certain that he certainly wasn't and could hardly wait until he could chance upon a town.

Hours passed and he continued to walk, pausing a handful of times for a drink of water. Even the water too ran out but soon a town come into view. The word 'town' might have been stretching it by the standards of other Spheres although he might have remembered other travelers calling it a city. Regardless, it was a town and people felt more secure there, more likely to speak to a stranger fresh from the road.

Cross stood still for a moment before beginning to ask about the airship that was spotted, finding people that looked willing to talk and might be adventurous enough to show him the way there.

Aurora - OOC

Go to the bottom of the page and hit Add Category. I think asuras might have to make the picture link though
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Wingless: From the Cracked-Open Sky

Dumont sat in his usual seat at the back of the room, able to keep an eye on his students without having to turn around. He monitored the exchanges and nodded a greeting towards each new arrival, the Fae showing up in more or less the expected order and with the expected attitude towards the heat. He had missed Kathrine's break from character on arrival but caught the slip in response to the question from Felix.

The briefing started and he leaned over onto the desk, tenting his fingers just in front of his mouth. Clark paid rapt attention, his expression not betraying his thoughts as a plan was put together in his head. The round of questions went by almost without reaction until it came to Felix. A hint of a smile played at his lips, half hidden behind his tented fingers. He fought down the laughter and composed himself once more, putting his mind squarely back on topic. There was a job to do and a plan was needed.

He stood up, walking quickly over to a map on the wall. Clark stood absolutely still for several seconds. He pulled several pins from the tray beneath it, outlining a slice pie that covered everything within twenty five miles of the town. Almost two thousand square miles, but this was a worst case scenario assuming that the he had been missing for six hours. Clark doubted that the child would be any further than ten miles away. He turned away from the map and waited for the commander to answer in questions in case his plan needed to be revised.

Aurora - OOC

I'm working on some info box templates. I'll put up a tutorial on the wiki later today

Aurora - Int. Check

Dropping in to say Hi, I'm interested

Wingless: From the Cracked-Open Sky

Clark lounged on the floor of the house he had built himself. He had placed it well away from any other building, the general attitude towards his showing up out of nowhere ensuring that he chose his actions carefully. He had come as a Fae with fully fledged Stage III wings, alone and just before losing his wings. he'd built this house with his own hands, a copy of the one he'd built after first joining the pod of Regana'Hier. When the pod was joined by a new whale, he'd built this house and then turned his wings in to Daedalus so they could give it to a new fae. All he had left of his life before was the sword, something he'd picked up during a stay in another pod. It hung on a pair of hooks next to his long black and red coat.He'd been up since before the dawn, having performed the dozens of small tasks to maintain his humble house and garden.

He sat up, tugging open the collar of his shirt and gazing out through one of the windows set high in the wall. He'd heard that they would be heading into a cloud soon. At least he would only have to bear with this heat for another day. In the north entering a cloud would mean hours of removing ice from buildings and tools with hatchets and hammers, storing the ice inside to melt for water. things were easier here, they just collected it in reservoirs. Steering his thoughts away from the past, he stood up and grabbed his coat and sword, hanging the former off of the butt of the latter. Taking a last moment to tuck his gloves into the back pocket of his pants, Clark climbed the stairs up to the surface.

The house was built below ground level, keeping it cool during the hot months. It was quite small, only being as large as he had time to build during his last few days of being Fae. Despite living on Era'Thet since it first joined the pod and being with the pod for nearly a decade now, he was still seen as an outsider, having only gained a small measure of trust from the people that had been there before him. He was happy enough that they had trusted him enough to help train their own Fae, having recognized the usefulness of having an experienced Coordinator.

The sun beat down on his dark hair as he walked towards the Daedalus headquarters. He skirted the center of town, avoiding as much of the crowd as he could. it took him nearly a full half hour to reach the building. Stopping around a corner nearby, he threw the coat on, belted on the sword, and pulled the gloves over his hands. Clark covered the rest of the distance with an air of confidence, stepping quickly and appearing to be unbothered by the heat. He opened the door with a smile on his face. He was happy to see that Doe and Overture had already arrived. Glancing at each in turn, he made eye contact with Kairn.

"Good morning Commander."