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Post by ★|Sayu on Jan 13, 2018 20:38:30 GMT -7
The Moreau Academy of Magic and Technology. A place of study and a place for work. If there had ever been a place as pristine and prestigious you could become more intelligent simply from looking at the place it would be this one. Fortunately, that isn't all there is to this place.
Cliff makes his way through yet another grand hall, wondering if the place isn't somehow bigger on the inside than it appears to be on the outside. There are four floors leading up to the top of the building, with the large hallways cutting in between them. This main hallway seemed just like the one from the last building he had been in and that only added to his confusion. While he may have come here for loot and riches so far the only thing he's managed to find was himself; lost.
As he makes his way down the main hallway of Hall C he stares at the extravagant walls. There are staircases and pillars as far as the eye can see. Paintings, tapestries, and even a carpet. He had seen smaller hallways of course, but usually branching further into the sides of the building. And on that note, there was a bend right ahead of him. Seeing no reason to wander down the main hallway - after all there was neither good cover nor many things to steal about - he decides to descend down the significantly smaller hallway.
From the design of the building it's immediately clear that these hallways were designed to lead underneath or next to the various rooms available. With any luck he would find himself somewhere where money was to be made.
As he travels down the corridor some voices can be heard just around the bend of the next hallway. That wasn't uncommon. The Academy was busy afterall. But he hears a rather enticing young woman speak.
Cliff turns down the hall and finds the source of the voices. A security guard is talking to a rather cute looking girl. She seems to be apologizing and asking him for directions as she appears to be lost, just like Cliff.
The security personnel notices Cliff, as he wasn't exactly trying to be sneaky. After all that would just be suspicious and people are free to travel as they wish. For the most part, anyway. Sure enough the guard adresses him. "Hey you, could you by chance help this lady out? She seems to be lost and needs to get to an information desk. There should be one just down the hall you came from."
Cliff does recall the information desk. He passed it by a little while ago.
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Post by waifutrash on Jan 13, 2018 21:12:37 GMT -7
Cliff marvels at the at the massive arches and imposing columns. They were pretty. People pay good money for pretty looking things. Unfortunately, there's no way Cliff could fit a column into his bag.
When he turns the corner, a guard approaches him, asking him to help a young girl. The guard must've mistaken Cliff for a servant. Of course that was Cliff's cover, so it puts Cliff at ease to see his facade is working. He looked at what the girl was wearing. Cliff found the idea of clothes confusing. Sure they keep humans warm in the winter, but then why wear clothes in the summer when humans overheat. Regardless, clothes were very convenient for Cliff. You could tell if someone was rich or poor based off their clothes, and that's something to note when deciding who to pickpocket for obvious reasons.
The clothes the girl was wearing were quite bizarre. They looked like human swimming clothes, except they were made of metal. Cliff never saw clothes like these which must mean they are very exotic, and if they are exotic, that must mean they are super expensive. This girl must be extremely rich.
Cliff did his best to sound like one of the fellow dolls he saw in the library. "Certainly, I will guide her there immediately. Please follow me."
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Post by Eva on Jan 14, 2018 0:08:16 GMT -7
"Shit" Eva thought to herself. Running into this guard was the last thing she needed right now. She had already wasted enough time sneaking into the restricted areas of this glorified magical daycare while looking for clues on her mark's whereabouts. Who would have guessed it'd be so hard to break into a school? Usually they're more worried about the students trying to breaking out!
Quickly throwing a confused ditsy look on her face, she was easily (thanks in no small part to her succubus powers of seduction) able to convince the guard into believing she was a new student who got lost looking for the help desk. Unfortunately, the guard had believed her fake student rouse a little too well, and called over a doll to actually take her. "Wow, it still amazes me how easy weak minded men. My outfit is definitely not school issued to say the least, and the idiot didn't even bat an eye!"
Eva quickly followed the doll away from the guard. She began silently cursing herself for getting caught and then began thinking about her next action. "Obviously I can't let this moron take me to the help desk. I could just kill him but it would make things messy. Extremely satisfying, but sadly far too messy. Hmm, I wonder if he knows anything?" Dolls are everywhere in the place, and no one ever pays them any attention, so it would make sense that this doll might have overheard something about this Winters guy. "Now then, just have to get him to stop..."
Putting on her ditsy façade once again, she speaks the doll. "Um, excuse me, could you like, show me where the restroom is first?"
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Post by waifutrash on Jan 14, 2018 14:29:27 GMT -7
Cliff found this slightly annoying. There were no valuables in the bathroom. Cliff had checked all he found was soap. No matter, this was just a slight detour, or better yet, an opportunity to pickpocket the girl.
"As you wish" He replied calmly. "You'll be needing one of these." Cliff adds, handing the girl a bar of soap from his bag.
Cliff turns around and resumes guiding the girl. "Right this way."
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Post by Eva on Jan 14, 2018 19:17:14 GMT -7
'T-thank you?" Eva replied, following him to the restroom with the bar of soap in hand.
"A bar of soap? Why would he hand me a bar soap? What is he trying to imply? I certainly do not smell! If anything HE is the one who needs the soap! You'd think such a prestigious academy would have less rude servants! Maybe I should teach him some manners while questioning him..." Either way her plan had worked out, the doll was no longer taking her to the help desk. Once secluded in the bathroom, she would hopefully be able to charm him out of information on Winters...
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Post by ★|Sayu on Jan 14, 2018 19:49:26 GMT -7
Cliff leads the girl to the washrooms. They pass by a few people, none of which are particularly noteworthy, and eventually arrive at the restrooms. Contrary to Eva's plans the washrooms are divvied up between Male and Female. There is a good bit of chatter coming from inside both of them - there are people inside. In hindsight that makes a lot of sense given how big the academy is. There was bound to be someone inside.
As she considers whether to follow through with her original plan or change it up Cliff notices a group of students walking their way. They are all crowded around a handsome man maybe about in his early 20's based on his appearance. He is balancing three green fireballs in his hand, spinning them around his palm as he walks down the hall, and chatting with the others. The other students seem to be excited to see him. Clearly he is someone important.
Despite the fact that there is plenty of room the man stops in-front of Cliff and Eva.
"Hey." the student to his left says. A rather wide man who has clearly seen his share of food on the way over. He's wearing a school uniform and has short brown hair and a chubby face. He grimaces at the two. "You're clearly in the way. Why don't you step aside."
One of the other students speaks up, this time a girl to the right. "Yeah, and what's with that Servant, it's so run down." she makes a disgusted face. Ironic, too, because she has very messy hair despite her pretty face and her clothing doesn't seem to be in great shape despite being clearly new.
The young man in the middle doesn't say anything. He simply continues to juggle his fireballs whilst staring down the young succubus. His expression shows some disdain, but his eyes tell a different story. One of sadistic intentions. Clearly he is up to no good.
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Post by waifutrash on Jan 14, 2018 20:16:27 GMT -7
Cliff marked his target. The boy in the middle seemed to be the alpha of the group, but Cliff really didn't want to risk taking a fire ball to the face, so the next best option was the fat kid. After all, if he's well fed, that must mean he has money to afford food. First step was the diversion.
"You are very correct young miss. I am dirty. I should take better care of my hygiene. In fact, all of us should." He hands the girl who called him dirty a bar of soap. Then places a bar of soap on the popular boy's shoulder, delicately trying to avoid disturbing the boy's fire juggling trick. The to pick pocketing is distracting the victim, so that they are less likely to pay attention to your hands and where those hands are digging. Then he approached the fat boy. That's when he 'accidentally' tripped, landing on top of the boy as he attempted to pickpocket him.
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Post by Eva on Jan 14, 2018 23:22:30 GMT -7
"These kids are really pushing their luck right now" Eva thought to herself. "Its obvious the pricks think I'm a student, and it seems they wish to assert themselves as the "Alphas". Dammit...now I really wanna hear these bitches squeal. If only I had more..." She wasn't able to finish her thought before the idiot doll fell onto the fat kid.
"Great, could this get any worse?" she uttered under her breath as the doll laid upon the fat kid. "You'd think with all that money you people would be able to hire better help" Eva stated to the group of students. She was starting to reach her limit for bullshit, and the fact that the lead student was playing with fire wasn't helping her keep her cool.
"Listen up you privileged brats, I don't care how rich your mommy and daddies are, I will individually break every single bone in your bodies if you don't politely fuck off." She then shoots a glance of pure hatred towards the lead student. "And I'd put those flames out now if I were you..."
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Post by ★|Sayu on Jan 15, 2018 14:47:44 GMT -7
The female student makes an equally confused and disgusted grimace as Cliff hands her the soap. "The hell is this thing for? Is this trash bin broken or something?! What a joke."
The Lead Student doesn't seem to have much of a reaction to the soap, and it just slides off his shoulder and falls to the ground. His eyes seem fixated on the young girl in front of him as she is becoming visibly more and more annoyed.
Finally Cliff stumbles and falls onto the fat kid and manages to pickpocket him.
"Hey, you stupid idiot!" the kid yells as he tries to get Cliff off him. Despite the fact that he confuses him with a Doll from the Academy he punches Cliff in the side of the heat. Surprisingly it hurts far more than it should have and the student in question shoves the doll off him and gets up again. "What garbage." he says and adjusts his uniform.
Finally Eva has enough and she tells the group off. Though she doesn't seem particularly intimidating, yet, so the female bully takes a step forward and stands in a pose that speaks of more attitude than brains.
"Listen here you rotten dog. That's no way to speak to Royalty. Lucien here is the son of a Knight you know?" She points her thumb back towards the lead student who is still casually spinning around his fireballs within his palm. He himself seems to show no concern what so ever and continues to stare at Eva with his sadistic expression. "So... you better watch your manners before I beat them into you." the girl finishes and crosses her arms in front of her chest.
The fat bully looks as if he was about to say something as well but he takes one look at Eva's eyes and stops himself from saying anything more than "Y-Yeah that's right." He then pulls out a collapsible security baton although he doesn't look confident wielding it.
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Post by waifutrash on Jan 15, 2018 15:11:08 GMT -7
Cliff made sure no one was looking at him before tucking the wallet into his pocket. He stood up and dusted himself off.
"Young lady, I believe we were on our way to the information desk. Perhaps we should let these students carry on with their business."
Cliff was offering Eva a chance to avoid confrontation, but he was prepared for her to decline. If a fight did break out, Cliff would have a chance at swiping another wallet, preferably from the 'son of a knight'. On the other hand, a fight could draw unwanted attention. It's was a high risk/reward situation.
Cliff positioned himself a safe distance away from everyone and waited to see what Eva would do.
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Post by Eva on Jan 15, 2018 17:10:42 GMT -7
A very sadistic look flashes across Eva's face as she starts to give off an intimidating aura. She had given the students a chance to back down and they didn't take it, which at this point suited her just fine. "Time for some fun" She mused to herself. She very quickly closes in on the group, standing just inches from them.
"Royalty you say? Well, let me tell you something about royalty sweetie. It doesn't really matter where you come from, everyone always ends up in the same place. Its called 6 feet under, and you three are about to earn a one way ticket" Before anyone has a chance to react she reaches down inside her bag and pulls out a home made pipe bomb. Holding it right in front of the girls face where she can clearly see Eva press down on the activation button, Eva begins to laugh.
"Ever seen an explosion victim? I have to admit its quite a ghastly sight, although I personally find it quite erotic" She taunts with a wild look in her eye. "An arm here, a leg there, maybe little brain splattered on the ceiling" As she says this Eva starts looking around the room lustfully. Its clear she is getting far to much joy out describing this.
"Anyways" She says as she finally turns her attention back to the group, "The second I let go of this button we all go BOOM! So I'd suggest turning around and walking away, before this hallway gets a lovely new coat of red paint"
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Post by ★|Sayu on Jan 15, 2018 22:12:43 GMT -7
The female bully leans back as Eva closes in. Despite her initial threats she seems quite opposed to being this close to her. She initially begins to protest but then turns pale when she sees the explosive. She backs off and, in fact, steps behind the lead student, who is still watching Eva intently. The girl stutters as she hides partway behind him "L-Lucien, you can't let that punk talk to you like that?!" The fat kid immediately runs the opposite direction upon seeing the explosive, not wanting to take any chances.
Lucien, the lead student, flashes a smile and steps forward. As he does so his fireballs quiver and zap forward, suddenly turning into lightning that zap Eva's hand, and the explosive which is now steaming and inoperable. "With such outdated technology?" his voice is smooth, gentle but somehow sinister. Like the calm before the storm Eva can feel the effects of his voice sink deep into her skin. She can feel his magic at work, slowly pricking away at her mental defenses. Fortunately for her being a succubus gives her a fighting chance against this kind of magic.
He begins to slowly approach her, and his fingers begin to fizzle with lightning.
At this point there are a good few people staring at the scene. Some see the disabled explosive and begin running for their lives. Others look on in awe of Lucien wondering what he'll do.
There is hushed chatter and whispering from the students standing a safe distance away from the group and it's doll. Lucien suddenly looks up as he sees two security guards round the corner. His sadistic smile disappears and all magic worked on Eva dissipates in record time. "Well, I guess we're not allowed any such fun in a crowded space like this." He holds a hand up to the guards running up before he turns and begins to walk off. As he does so he whispers. "Intriguing."
"Hey you!!" one of the guards yells. They're both standing at a safe distance from Eva and the Doll, making sure not to get too close to the explosive.
Just at that moment another group turns down the hall. A student-teacher followed by a young rogue with long rabbit ears and cozy attired and a rather handsome pale man with horns protruding from under his dark hair. The latter of which looks so finely dressed he immediately catches Cliff's attention.
The student teacher slows her pace and mid-sentence asks "Huh. What's going on here?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 23:13:00 GMT -7
As Selene rounds the corner with her group she sees a cluster of students and the back of what appears to be a man. no judging by how he was acting he was smug. She was guessing though still riled up from the experience not to long ago. "They actually allow this kind of stuff here? Fighting with magic?" She turns to Kaavi. Though she is still irritated her concern for the safety for everyone over something as trivial as a fight quelled that anger. She inhales deeply and lets out a huge sigh. Her heart rate slows back to the usual. She turns to Rey. Her eye contact flickering up and down. "Sorry..." She whispers. "It wasn't your fault..." She pauses. "Well maybe a little." She looks up at him and softly smirks. "You DID mess up my hair." She turns her attention back to the crowd when someone yell. Selene points past the students. "Could that be the security?" She asks in a sly tone. "See? They do exist!" This caused her to laugh at her own sarcasm. She sees the boy with the lightning stop his power, and turn and walk away.
He was actually walking towards them. He to had that look about him. Does every guy here look like this?? She looks at him baffled. There is like...no date-able material here...what the hell?!?!?! This irritated her on a childishly girlish level. Whatever. I'll just have to whip one into shape. Take 'em down a few pegs. Her face could of appeared as a shark toothed grin with stars in her eyes as she thought that. Yet as the boy passed her heart rate shot up. Time for her slowed. Every step he took was like ages to her. Don't say anything. Keep calm. Don't be stupid don't be stupid. Hush hush hush. Don't- "Pansy!" she said as the man walked right by her. Though she was still looking at the crowd of students stone faced in her mind she OH SHIT!!! Thinks to herself.
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Post by ☆|Atrium on Jan 16, 2018 17:18:08 GMT -7
Reymondo smiles and pets the top of Selene's head. "I think you messed up you hair when you were flailing around, but it's fine. Nothing bad happened, water under the bridge."
He ignores the student that Selene insults, mostly because he is focused on one of the students ahead of them. He had followed where they were running to and saw the face of a girl he hadn't seen in a long time. "I'm sorry, please excuse me! I will be right!"
Rey then runs over to the girl so he can confirm. He doesn't bat an eye when he sees the explosive, just kicks it away from them. He smiles bright when he sees her face but he quickly relaxs and turns to speak with the guards.
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Post by waifutrash on Jan 16, 2018 18:08:12 GMT -7
Cliff had made a terrible mistake. He should've dragged Eva to the information desk. Too late now, all he could do was try to make the best of a bad situation, throwing Eva under the bus in the process. He turned to Reymondo.
"Sir! Wait!"
He shoves Reymondo back, trying to pickpocket him in the process.
"We are in the middle of a very dangerous situation, you must keep your distance!"
Cliff turned to the guard "Sir, I believe this girl is some sort of terrorist." Cliff pointed at Eva "I was tasked with guiding her to the information desk, but we made a detour to the bathroom. The two of us ran into the three students there, they began arguing, the situation escalated, and then she pulled out the bomb laying on the floor over there. Arrest her immediately."
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