Vox Angelis
The Stargazer
Location: Wing Z, UNMRAS Headquarters, Los Angeles - Safe Zone
Time: 0830
While Casey was explaining the modalities to both the new and old members of the squad in the classroom, Angélique swiped at her phone, tapped a few words to some old partners, looked through the forum boards she managed, checked if the radio station was still up and running with music while she was away. The Head of Dreamers' words were nothing new to her. Just how many times did she hear his introductions and hopeful speeches? Over the years, multi-tasking and establishing a network of contacts and friend had become quite taxing mentally, but she would be damned if she would shy away from the responsibilities she made for herself and let down the community she built in this shit hole of an academy.
And despite she came to see him like a big brother, by God she hated what he stood for. This bureaucratic nonsense and fake diplomacy between the Dreamers and UNMRAS.
A girl's voice formally addressing Angel right next to her made Radio's bubble burst in a flash, pausing her mindless droning over her phone. Now whether she truly went absent-minded there or the girl was quiet as a mouse, Angélique could not tell, but one thing for sure, she was surprised nonetheless by both the statement and the sudden arrival.
"O-oh ! Nah, don't worry about it, I was talking about those two knuckle-heads over there." She nodded in the direction of the pink mohawk, its oversized familiar and... huh... Rai left? She didn't even notice Deva exiting the room. Even more surprisingly the door didn't slam on her way out.
Angel's brow raised in suspicion. They clearly haven't met before, she would recognize someone looking so exotic, yet the girl knew her name. She wasn't aware new students were briefed on their comrades, unless protocols changed with this special unit. And the way she spoke and acted... was a tad bizarre, moreso from a Hopeful.
Nonetheless, the girl was a Dreamer, and while most of her info were classified, Angélique never shied from meeting new peers and bond with them. Unity was indeed very important to survive in this hell, or at least it made the world make a bit more sense to her.
"Kamaria, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. Sure, I don't have anything right now, let's talk." the raven-haired young woman replied, pocketing her phone back in her pants. "I don't think I've seen you around before, have you just arrived here?"
OoC:
Bluffly
we can bring this conversation in DMs if you'd like Kamaria to have a lengthy conversation with Angélique. Soon enough after Casey noticed no one had any question for him and some students were filing away from the classroom, the young man dismissed class early and left the students to their own devices. Under normal circumstances, the group would be restricted to this classroom and forced to remain within the classroom's walls until periods were over, but Casey had taken special measures for this new squad. So long as they were not causing troubles and they would attend team exercises classes, they were allowed to skip classes and focus on themselves instead. Indeed, Special Unit they were, he had to at least give them some privileges.
They would need it. This squad was about to be put to the grinder sooner than later.
Location: Director's Office, UNMRAS Headquarters, Los Angeles - Safe Zone
Time: 1030
A frown was etched on the Director's face. This was the kind of stuff she didn't like hearing. Surprises. As if dealing with a lot of wild cards and volatile students in this academy wasn't enough. "I'm quite aware of it. The Oracle did mention of 'dark clouds surfacing'. A coming crisis, they believe."
Casey huffed slightly. Clearly, for someone who is not a Dreamer, Lang sure id know a lot about stuff that shouldn't even make sense to a normal human. The woman was a sharp one however, he'll give her that. "Right. So, I've done some digging on some students. Talked to Angélique before the rest of the class arrived as well."
Lang remained silent, a brow perked up with interest.
"There's something out there for sure. I can confirm what the Oracle and some few theories amongst Dreamers. There's an entity directly opposed to the Dream Eater, and it came to try something this night."
There was an uneasy silence in the room once more. The Director leaned on her closed fists resting on her desk. There were hundreds of questions spinning in her mind right now, but within the blink of an eye, her focus returned. She locked eyes with her Counselor. "What of the students?"
"They are special for sure, that's certain. I felt something different about them. Every single one of them. They are not like the other students for sure, as the Oracle has seen."
Director Lang sighed. Now this was an interesting development, one that she would require to watch closely. "Sounds like those kids are caught in the middle of an unseen war. If what I've been told is true, then it is of the utmost importance you monitor them to the best of your ability. The kids might just be the key to these new events."
The young man ran a hand through his long locks of brown hair. "No rest for the wicked, huh? Very well."
"Casey." the woman's voice was grave and the most serious Casey swore he ever hear of her. "By any means necessary. By all the resources available. We must prepare them for what's coming. Yesterday's battle was just the beginning."
Location: Training Grounds, UNMRAS Headquarters, Los Angeles - Safe Zone
Time: 1500
The sun was quite high in the sky by the time the teamwork exercises for Special Unit A arrived. For today, Casey had cleared up the classes and the activities that would be taking place on the field, next to what the students had dubbed "Wreck Town".Time: 1500
A mock town that served as training grounds for all the Dreamers, and especially for the Nightmares that would need to blow off some steam and demolish some stuff without fear of wrecking UNMRAS property. At the strike of midnight, the town would be restored to its pristine appearance, for reasons unknown. A speculation was that of a ghost of a Hopeful remained in this quaint little plot of land, subjecting the area to a complete reset every night. The delinquent students who somehow manage to slip away from the curfew and be in this place at night would find themselves waking up the next morning somewhere completely random on the campus instead of the training grounds, with no memories of what happened that night.
When all the students would arrive on the field, Casey would greet them with open arms.
"Guys, welcome to today's exercises ! Now, I know you are used to train with your powers during these periods, but in the spirit of training you for battle and work as a team, I've set you up for something different today." The Dreamer Counselor walked to each student and handed them three flags of a color, from two sets of color in his hands. "Now, I expect you guys know the concept of flag football and capture the flag? Don't worry, I'll explain the rules of the game."
A portable white board hand already been planted on the field. With the flags distributed to the students, Casey took a marker and wrote down the names, separating them into two teams. Team Red and Team Blue. "Alright, so the main objective of the game is to capture the other team's flag, hidden somewhere in the town. Except, the flag in question is one of your teammate. See, this exercise does not solely involve taking the offensive, it's about defensive maneuvers as well. Let's see if you can coordinate to defend your allies as well as take the fight to your opponents."
Casey directed the attention of the group towards some marking on the white board. Scores. "To eliminate an opponent, you must take away all three of their flags. Each flag is worth three points. So in total, if your team eliminates all the other players, you will earn a total of 27 points. If your defensive objective is captured, you lose 10 points. If you capture the objective, your team earns 20 points." Two circles with a flag of each color were painted on the field. "You must bring the objective to the circle with your team's color. The objectives can fight back to prevents their capture, but..."
The Counselor, noting to the others the absence of Angélique and Nicholas from their ranks. "The objectives are not much of fighters. They will try their best to hide and contact their team, but they won't put up much of a fight compared to you guys. Team Red, Angélique is your objective do defend. Team Blue, Nicholas is yours. Look for them inside the city and bring them back to your team's goal to secure them. They know which team they belong to, but not who their teammates are."
"Game's over as soon as one team is entirely wiped out, objective captured or not. You guys can use your abilities, but just try to not hurt each other, yeah? Questions?"
OoC: Check the spoiler below for game rules.
Alright, so it's time for a little team-building competition. Here are the teams:
Team Red: Alvaro, Norah, Giyoshi, ***Angélique***
Team Blue: Rai'Shauni, Miyami, Kamaria, ***Nicholas***
LatinKnightz
Prior to the team exercise, your character will be meeting with Casey Smith for him to understand the rules of the game and will be escorted to Wreck Town's pharmacy, where your character will start off during the event.
The three little flags carried by your characters are velcro'ed to the chest, the back and the hips. Somehow, they carry the same magic-cancelling property as the ankle cuffs, so they can't be interacted with using your abilities.
Lose all three flags, you're out of the game. You will be escorted off the field and into a camper with snacks and screens to monitor the game.
The game's boundaries are set within Wreck Town and the training field next to it, so no leaving or else you're automatically out of the game.
Team Red starts off at the northern most entry point of the town. Their defense objective, Angélique, is located inside a jail somewhere or the northern part of town.
Team Blue starts off at the southern most entry point of the town. Their defense objective, Nicholas, is located inside a pharmacy somewhere on the southern part of town.
Team Red: Alvaro, Norah, Giyoshi, ***Angélique***
Team Blue: Rai'Shauni, Miyami, Kamaria, ***Nicholas***
LatinKnightz
Prior to the team exercise, your character will be meeting with Casey Smith for him to understand the rules of the game and will be escorted to Wreck Town's pharmacy, where your character will start off during the event.The three little flags carried by your characters are velcro'ed to the chest, the back and the hips. Somehow, they carry the same magic-cancelling property as the ankle cuffs, so they can't be interacted with using your abilities.
Lose all three flags, you're out of the game. You will be escorted off the field and into a camper with snacks and screens to monitor the game.
The game's boundaries are set within Wreck Town and the training field next to it, so no leaving or else you're automatically out of the game.
Team Red starts off at the northern most entry point of the town. Their defense objective, Angélique, is located inside a jail somewhere or the northern part of town.
Team Blue starts off at the southern most entry point of the town. Their defense objective, Nicholas, is located inside a pharmacy somewhere on the southern part of town.
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